In the lobby of TrimSpa's headquarters, framed clippings of tabloid newspapers trumpet Anna Nicole Smith's weight loss. Smith is also shown smiling in banner ads featuring photographs before and after her extreme weight loss.


Sharp rise in appeals over primary school places

More than 20,500 families in England won their children places at popular state schools in 2005-6 after being initially turned down, government figures reveal.


Many in GOP Wary of Social Security Plan

If there will ever be a year when the political stars are aligned for President Bush to revamp Social Security, it may be 2005. But he still must persuade wary Republicans in Congress to follow his lead.


U of Michigan Gets $44 Million for Diabetes Research Center

The University of Michigan received a $44 million donation for a Type 1 Diabetes research center from Bill and Dee Brehm. Mr. Brehm is a 75 year old information technology entrepreneur and Michigan alumni.


A Western man checks through lists of dead persons erected at the relief center at city hall in Phuket proviince, southern Thailand Thursday, Dec. 30, 2004.


Gregg Popovich recently bought 47 acres of land in Vermont, where he plans to build a home. He's not happy the news got out; credit the Bennington Banner for that. But it's not as if he's going to turn into Bob Newhart overnight. Suffice it to say that the first shovel will hit the ground when Tim Duncan walks out ...


Kerkorian to Offer $1.4 Billion for 16% of Tesoro, an Oil Refiner

Kirk Kerkorian, a 90-year-old billionaire, plans a $1.4 billion tender offer to acquire a 16 percent stake in Tesoro, a United States refiner whose profit jumped tenfold in the last four years.


At least nine people are killed by a suicide car bombing in Kirkuk , while clashes kill others in Mosul.


The swimming judge who disqualified gold medal winner Aaron Peirsol at the Athens Olympics is standing by his claim that the American backstroker broke the rules.


Pirelli weighs sale of stake in Telecom Italia

Italian tyre, cable and real estate group Pirelli is weighing the sale of its controlling stake in Telecom Italia, a move complicated by concerns over price as well as reluctance on the part of the Italian government.


Sudan's Foreign Minister strongly criticized US Secretary of State Colin Powell today, for saying ethnic violence in western Sudan amounted to genocide.


AMERICA/ARGENTINA - ÂSe ci impegniamo insieme, cresciamo tuttiÂ Ã¨ lo slogan della Colletta annuale della Caritas argentina che si realizzerÃ  domenica 10 giugno: il bene comune si ottiene con l'aiuto di tutti Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - "Se ci impegniamo insieme, cresciamo tutti" Ã¨ lo slogan della Colletta annuale di Caritas Argentina che si realizzerÃ  domenica 10 giugno in tutte le parrocchie ed istituzioni cattoliche del paese, per poter rispondere a...


The Bank of England is expected to keep interest rates at 5.25%, but another rise remains a possibility.


In the wake of the last two Olympic Winter Games, American interest in the long-obscure sport of luge has warmed considerably.


U.S.: Drug Imports Can't Be Safe and Cheap

President Bush dangled his support for legalizing prescription drug imports before voters during this year's campaign, but his administration declared Tuesday it's too costly to do safely.


TV Ad Focuses on U.S. Military Wounded in Iraq

A new television ad sponsored by U.S. veterans strongly questions President Bush's case for war in Iraq, but the group behind it said on Wednesday the spot was not meant to benefit either presidential candidate.


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A doctor taken into custody while trying to fly out of Australia was the eighth person detained as British investigators focused on several foreign-born doctors believed to have played a role in the attempted terror attacks in London and Glasgow over the weekend, Australian officials and sources said.


Two-time MVP and all-star guard Steve Nash misses the Suns' game in Portland on Tuesday night because of inflammation in his right shoulder.


Olmert says ready to free Palestinian prisoners

SDE BOKER, Israel  - Israel will be prepared to release many jailed Palestinians, including long-serving prisoners, in return for a soldier militants seized in June, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Monday.


Cavaliers surge past Pistons to reach finals

The Cleveland Cavaliers eased to a  98-82 home victory over the Detroit Pistons on Saturday to  advance to the NBA finals for the first time in their 36-year  history.


Bush approves 4,400 more troops for Iraq

President George W. Bush has approved adding 4,400 more U.S. troops to a force buildup already ordered to try to bring security to Iraq, the White House said on Saturday.


Building catches fire next to White House

A fire broke out near Vice President Dick Cheney's ceremonial office in a building next to the White House on Wednesday, forcing hundreds of people to evacuate.


Sutter Delta Caregivers, Locked Out of Work, to Hold Candlelight ...

ANTIOCH, Calif., Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The following statement was issued by the Health Care Workers Union, SEIU 250. Today, 180 health care workers, including licensed vocational nurses, certified nursing


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Kevin Pietersen targets England's Test team after another century in the final ODI against South Africa.


When Annie Simon starts class this month at the University of Southern California, she won't have to worry about finding only strange faces in the sea of 16,000 students. She saw to that this summer.


Boom in Commodity Prices Makes Perth Attractive to Many, Unaffordable to Others

Perth, Australia, is in the midst of what local newspapers call a housing affordability crisis, as home prices jumped 46 percent last year.


A naval chief petty officer found guilty of raping a female colleague on a warship is jailed for five years.


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Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas extended his hand in peace Monday, his first gesture toward Israel since his landslide victory in presidential elections.


Emerging India set for special partnership with EU

Once written off as the poor cousin of Asian powerhouse China, India is to open talks on Monday to forge a strategic partnership with the European Union, a status so far restricted to just five big countries.


Matsushita seeks to boost strategic product sales, cut more costs

Japanese consumer electronics giant Matsushita Electric Industrial said it will increase sales of "strategic" products and further cut costs in coming years.


Vonage is getting sued?again. This time telecommunications maker Nortel Networks has filed a suit against the company.


Drunkenness Comes Faster After Gastric Surgery

THURSDAY, June 14 (HealthDay News) -- Oprah Winfrey's influence may now reach into medical science: her show led researchers to confirm that gastric bypass causes people to get drunk faster.


Rickshaw riders help British police get their man

A pair of British rickshaw riders turned unlikely crime fighting duo earlier this week, helping police race through the streets of a central England town to apprehend a suspect on the other side of town


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Throne is mine, mine, mine, hopefuls claim

Hundreds of hopefuls have stepped  forward to claim the throne of England after a worldwide quest  by genealogists to find a rightful heir.


For the BBC's most famous detective, a final act

New on DVD: Oscar-winner Helen Mirren's seventh 'Prime Suspect.'


Battered stock markets get breathing room, but fear contagion

Global investors will be watching nervously for signs of contagion from the US housing meltdown and a credit squeeze in coming days, even after a broad stock markets rebound over the past week from recent turbulence.


Paul Stalteri scores an injury-time winner to deepen West Ham's relegation worries.


EU ministers wait on ties to Palestinians

The European Union will wait until a Palestinian unity government finalizes its policy toward Israel before deciding whether to restore financing to the Palestinian Authority.


McCain Approaches Nomination With Super Tuesday Wins

Bloomberg - Feb. 6 (Bloomberg) -- John McCain dominated the Super Tuesday race for delegates, scoring victories in California, New York, New Jersey and Missouri and taking a commanding lead for the Republican presidential nomination.


Il grande problema degli ultimi anni, legato alla diffusione del file-sharing e delle piattaforme peer-to-peer, non sembra preoccupare gli artisti, anzi per molti si tratterebbe di un evento positivo per la propria carriera.


Australian airline Qantas rejects a controversial $8.6bn takeover deal led by Australian bank Macquarie.


At times, she was sure she'd get picked. Other times, she wasn't convinced. "It was," said Alison Walshe, "kind of uneasy at times."


GAINESVILLE -- The young Florida Gators needed to grow up all at once here Saturday night. They weren't ready to. They didn't know how.


Move comes on a day when Obama easily wins the Maine caucuses, completing a decisive weekend sweep of Democratic contests in four states.


Russia's President Vladimir Putin on Thursday warned strongly against new international sanctions on Iran, saying they would lead to a dead end.


The 71-year-old partner of a woman found dead at her home over a year ago is accused of her murder.


BAGHDAD, July 14 -- Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Saturday that the Iraqi military and police are capable of maintaining security "any time" the Americans want to leave the country.


Riverdeep close to Houghton Mifflin deal: sources

Riverdeep Inc., an Irish educational  software publisher, is close to a deal to buy U.S. textbook  publisher Houghton Mifflin for about $3.5 billion including  debt, two sources familiar with the situation told Reuters on  Wednesday.


NASA Presents Details of Plans for Moon Base

NASA announced new details Thursday about its plans for a Moon base that included a pair of small, pressurized rovers with a range of nearly 600 miles.


Latest updates as Denise Lewis prepares her bid for heptathlon gold.


Kidnappers threaten to kill western journalist

The kidnappers of an American-French journalist in Iraq have threatened to execute him within 48 hours unless US forces withdraw from the holy city of Najaf.


Bush urges release of Bulgarian nurses in Libya

President George W. Bush said on Monday it was a high priority for the United States to win the release of five Bulgarian nurses sentenced to death in Libya for infecting children with HIV.


GAO: Ex-Medicare Chief Should Repay Salary

The former Medicare administrator should repay his government salary because of his efforts to keep higher estimates of the cost of a prescription drug plan from Congress last year, congressional investigators said Tuesday.


A public transit bus crashed into a strip mall Wednesday, breaking through the front of check-cashing store and leaving six people injured.


A man who urinated on a dying woman and shouted "this is YouTube material" is jailed for three years.


CHIBA, Japan  - Thousands of Japanese rocked to the rhythm of a virtual techno beat act on Saturday in the second of nine concerts worldwide aimed at persuading the globe to go green.


The fabled heart of the city's largest manufacturing industry continues to shrink, buffeted by cheap labor overseas, rising rents and an exodus of skilled workers.


Hungary PM Set for Victory Over Citizenship Vote

Hungary's new prime minister looked to have scored a major victory on Sunday when the opposition failed to garner enough votes to pass a referendum giving citizenship to millions of Hungarians abroad.


Civil servants still sticking unencrypted data in the post

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Roma, 13:15 - CALCIO, SERIE A: GLI ARBITRI DELLA 27/a GIORNATA

Questi gli arbitri designati per le partite della 27/a giornata del campionato di Serie A, in progra...


IBM price deal offered to Mercury and Borland users

Digs deep IBM is making a play for customers troubled by the acquisition and spinout machinations of rivals Hewlett-Packard Co and Borland Software.â¦


A fisherman accused of stabbing a sea lion with a steak knife after the animal stole his bait was charged Thursday with violating the federal Marine Mammal Protection Act.


Russian Minister Defends Political Reforms

Russia's foreign minister on Wednesday defended sweeping political changes announced by President Vladimir Putin earlier this week, telling the United States and other critics that the plans ar


Apple's iPhone open to software developers

InfoWorld - Third-party software developers can create Web 2.0 applications to run on Apple's forthcoming iPhone, company CEO Steve Jobs said Monday.


Iran Says Its Missiles Can Now Reach 1,250 Miles

Iran has increased the range of its  missiles to 1,250 miles, a senior official was quoted as saying  on Tuesday.


Security in Sudan Deteriorating, UN Official Warns

Throughout November violence in Sudan increased and there has been "a marked deterioration" in Darfur, a senior UN official told the Security Council December 7. Undersecretary-General for Political Affairs


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Bush urges extension of kids health program

President George W. Bush on Thursday said he would veto a Democratic-backed bill to expand a children's health care program and urged Congress to temporarily extend the current one while lawmakers work out differences.


Glaxo Hypertension Drug Safer for Diabetics-Study

A GlaxoSmithKline blood pressure  medicine proved significantly better in keeping blood sugar  levels from rising in diabetics than another widely used member  of the beta blocker family of hypertension drugs, according to  a large clinical trial.


Too Few Friends? A Web Site Lets You Buy Some (and Theyâre Hot)

FakeYourSpace.com offers users of MySpace.com a way to enhance their pages by hiring âfriendsâ for money.


A wildfire that had consumed about 125 acres and continued to burn Thursday was started by a camper who lit a signal fire after getting lost in a national forest, authorities said.


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LONDON  - The race to save the British Grand Prix descended into acrimony with Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone issuing a libel writ against Jackie Stewart.


NTL offloads its TV masts, including UK's tallest tower

NTL, Britain's largest cable operator, yesterday sold its television transmission business to an Australian-led consortium in a Â£1.3bn deal.


Ukraine, Russian Leaders Paper Over Differences

Ukraine's new president, visiting Moscow  on his first foreign trip, pledged an eternal alliance with  Russia in talks with President Vladimir Putin on Monday, but  said his country had its sights set firmly Westwards.


The families of the men killed by a mob in Iraq travel to London to see the findings of  a report into their deaths.


Sweden's Supreme Court hears evidence from six doctors on the mental health of politician Anna Lindh's killer.


Dow Up 22, Nasdaq Gains 9 on GDP Reading

NEW YORK - Investors sent stocks modestly higher Friday, embracing a sluggish gross domestic product reading that was nonetheless better than expected, hoping that falling oil prices would help spur the economy. The major indexes all finished the week higher...


Ask Amy: Daughter Needs More Than Hug After Breakup

By AMY  Dear Amy:   My daughter is 14 years old. This summer, she had her first "real" boyfriend.   My husband and I were not happy that this boy was 16 years old, but we let her date this boy with a lot of strict rules.


Armies of Lawyers Gear Up for Election Battles

Four years after scrambling to get lawyers to Florida to fight a recount battle, the Republican and Democratic parties are deploying thousands of attorneys across the country ahead of the Nov. 2 presidential election.


Four Navy commandos have been charged with prisoner abuse in Iraq, including involvement in the case of a prisoner who was beaten and later died at Abu Ghraib prison, the Navy said Friday.


Golf Roundup: At Home at Riviera, Mickelson Leads by 4

A year after losing at Riviera in a playoff, Phil Mickelson played a spectacular game at the Northern Trust Open, finishing with a 20-foot birdie putt on the final hole.


Chiron Corp. delays release of flu vaccine

Chiron Corp. of California says contamination concerns will delay the release of its flu virus vaccine until October. A spokesman said Thursday a final internal release procedure


The convenience store chain's sales growth depends heavily on high gas prices.


Champion snaps Chelsea's streak Porto power

RUSSIAN oil billionaire Roman Abramovich suffered two rare defeats yesterday as reigning champions FC Porto downed his Chelsea side 2-1 ensuring it avoided the ignominy of becoming the first titleholders to exit in the first round.


Three of the men were seized in a "pre-planned" operation by officers from the Metropolitan Police anti-terrorist branch at a hotel in Brent Cross, north London.


Retail sales rose 0.1pc in November, for the third straight monthly increase. Auto sales declined 1.3pc in the month, after falling 0.5pc in the previous month.


Mass grave of 51 people discovered in Germany

MENDEN-BARGE, Germany -- Authorities have unearthed the remains of 51 people, many of them children, in what may be a mass grave for murdered victims of Hitler's Nazi regime.


The operators of the online hangout Facebook wanted to help users save time by highlighting changes their friends make to their personal profile pages. Instead, the new feature has drawn complaints from thousands of its users and even threats of a boycott.


Shanna Zolman scored 21 points and No. 5 Tennessee made a school-record tying 13 3-pointers in a 99-67 win over Mississippi on Sunday.


The radical Islamic cleric was deported from Germany late Tuesday ...

Turkish officials were doing what was necessary in regard to the return of Metin Kaplan, who was deported by Germany on Tuesday after a Cologne court ruled he could be extradited, Erdogan told reporters.


NATO allies agreed to expand the alliance's training mission for Iraq's armed forces after allaying French concerns that had delayed the plan for a week.


Ministry of Defence confirms a helicopter pilot has been seriously injured in an attack in Iraq.


Feds Warn on Children and Antidepressants

WASHINGTON - Federal health advisers considering more stringent warning labels for antidpressants linked to suicidal thoughts among children told the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday that they may consider more than just a label change.    One member of the panel asked the drug agency whether they could require that those prescribing the drugs undergo training to better recognize warning signs...


UNITED NATIONS - The U.N. Security Council approved a resolution Saturday threatening oil sanctions against Sudan unless the government acts to rein in Arab militias accused of violence in the Darfur region that the United States has called genocide...


For Leonard, Itâs All About Fairways, Greens and Rock ânâ Roll

Justin Leonard started this season with a tie for eighth place at the Mercedes Championship and he is now in the hunt at the same tournament he won in 2005.


Samsung signs deal with USA Today for Web on TV

Samsung and Sharp are trying web TV, but a cheaper version that what people have done in the past.


By Roselee Papandrea, The Daily News, Jacksonville, N.C.  Feb. 7--There were 50 fewer inmates in the Onslow County Jail Tuesday night.   And if all goes as planned, the once-overcrowded jail may be close to the number it was meant to accommodate when it was expanded in 1988.


Persistent depression after heart trouble harmful

NEW YORK  - Persistent depression is associated with worse physical health a year after heart attack or severe chest pain -- known by the umbrella term "acute coronary syndrome" (ACS), researchers from Canada report.


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The head of a Sunni insurgency umbrella group is captured in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, media reports say.


Two more people linked to a nationwide investigation into the illegal sale of steroids were arraigned yesterday on drug-related charges as a published report implicated more athletes, including the winner of a bodybuilding event named for California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.


U.S. faces flu vaccine shortage after Britain shuts down plant

KRT) - British authorities shut down one of two makers of the flu vaccine used in the United States, prompting a call Tuesday for healthy Americans to delay or forego their flu shots to give priority to those ...


Provisional ballots cause delays in Ohio count

With the critical state of Ohio too close to call, election officials are focussing on as many as 250,000 provisional ballots, which could determine the outcome of the US presidential election.


Summary: Yanukovych leads Ukraine election

UKRAINE VOTES: Near complete results from Sunday's presidential election show Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych with 40 percent support and opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko with 39 percent.


Rain Puts Leaders Out Front at Darlington

The contenders for the Nextel Cup championship moved to the front of the field without turning a lap Friday at Darlington Raceway.


LOS ANGELES  - Halloween is Sunday, and  Hollywood is ready for another weekend of fright.


French court says non to pre-loaded Windows on Acer laptop

Man wins â¬811 damages over â¬599 laptop A French man has won a lawsuit against computer maker Acer over a laptop he bought that came pre-loaded with Microsoft's Windows XP and other applications he didn't want.â¦


Bedsores may seem simple, but they are a serious matter for medical professionals.


Samsung to launch 'â¬400' Blu-ray/HD DVD player next month

Watch out, Toshiba Samsung will launch its promised dual-format HD DVD/Blu-ray Disc player in Europe next month, the company has said, and industry insiders are already claiming the machine could be priced at just â¬400 ($548/Â£271).â¦


Goodall Says Environment at 'Crossroads'

Dr Jane Goodall of England, world-acclaimed conservation biologist and pioneer for her work on chimpanzees in Africa, delivers her keynote speech entitled "Reason for Hope" Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2004 in Singapore


Egyptian troops pull back, Gazans flood over border

RAFAH, Egypt  - Egyptian troops kept their distance from the breached Gaza border on Saturday a day after a security guard was shot in the foot, allowing thousands of Palestinians to stream unhindered into Egypt.


Marvin Gaye's divorce album to be reissued

Marvin Gaye's maligned 1978 album  "Here, My Dear," which chronicled his divorce from Anna Gordy,  will be reissued on January 15 with a bonus disc of reworked  material.


(Article Central) Macromedia announced on Monday that it is offering a customized version of Macromedia Contribute 3 that simplifies online store creation and customization for eBay sellers.


Police investigating the death of ex-UDA leader Jim Gray issue an appeal for information.


Government lab, company lead project to develop nuclear fission ...

SALT LAKE CITY -- If hydrogen created in a nuclear reactor ever winds up fueling cars and homes and businesses decades from now, it might all owe its thanks to a pottery kiln.


Colombian Drug Kingpin in Miami Prison Cell

The former boss of Colombia's Cali cocaine cartel was in a US prison cell on Saturday after an extradition that capped a 14-year investigation into his multibillion dollar drug business.


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The REIT says the $1.9 billion price tag for Summit Properties is justified by the target's portfolio.


Laboratory tests found that regular cups of green and black tea inhibit the activity of certain enzymes in the brain that bring on Alzheimer's, a form of dementia.


Hotel heiress Paris Hilton walked out of a Los Angeles-area jail early today with a big smile on her face after serving 23 days for violating her probation on a reckless driving conviction.


The whale is descended from a deer-like animal that lived 48 million years ago, according to fossil evidence.


A mortar attack on an Iraqi National Guard headquarters north of Baghdad killed at least four National Guards and injured 80 others, officials said Tuesday.


Hospitals are told they must do more to tackle infections - including the MRSA superbug - at Welsh hospitals.


Roma, 20:26 - CALCIO, CAGNI: HO DETTO NO A PANCHINA IRAN

Gigi Cagni ha rifiutato la panchina dell'Iran. ''Per il momento non ho l'intenzione di allenare una ...


US Seeks Strategy with Japan for New N.Korea Talks

Secretary of State Colin Powell said on  Sunday there was still time to resolve a nuclear crisis with  North Korea through six-party talks despite Pyongyang's refusal  to resume the negotiations.


Tengono conto dell'inflazione e del +2% dei prezzi a consumo


By JIM MYERS  WASHINGTON -- The Senate rejected a proposal Wednesday by Sen. Jim Inhofe designed to streamline the permitting process for refineries and offer economic incentives to Indian tribes and communities hit by base closings to build such facilities.


A woman suspected of stealing other people's identities and duping some of the country's top universities into admitting her and giving her student loans has been arrested in a Chicago suburb, federal investigators say.


APN accepts $2.2 billion Independent bid

Australia's APN News and Media   on Monday agreed to a revised A$2.8 billion ($2.2 billion)  offer from a consortium including Tony O'Reilly's Independent  News and Media Plc. .


Pakistan steps up security; blast toll 16

Police in the Pakistani capital stepped up security on Wednesday, as the death toll rose to 16 from a suicide attack outside a court where the country's suspended chief justice had been due to speak.


Life & style: At this time of year, even the shyest sunglasses-wearer can don shades without looking like a Paris Hilton wannabe.


Bolton sign Spanish defender Cesar Martin until the end of the season.


Lone Star Buys $4.4 Billion Defaulted German Loans From Hypo Real Estate

Lone Star Funds, which tried and failed to acquire Bankgesellchaft Berlin AG last year, agreed to buy 3.6 billion euros ($4.4 billion) in mostly defaulted German loans, the biggest such purchase in the country.


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Limited's young spin-off cleans up nicely.


Rivals Launch Competing Windows-on-Mac Products

Both VMWare and Parallels update their virtualization software.


Verizon Wireless adds mobile payment with Obopay

Blog: Verizon Wireless is getting into the mobile payments with a deal with Obopay.


Mom Hugs 'Miracle' Baby After Ovarian Transplant

Ouarda Touirat, her day-old baby daughter nestling in her arms, said Friday she had never lost hope that she could conceive after cancer treatment left her infertile.


Scientists Dig Deep for Global Solution: Carbon Capture Could Help to Curb World Warming

By Frank D. Roylance, The Baltimore Sun  Feb. 4--Amid continuing warnings that greenhouse gases are driving up global temperatures and raising sea levels, a handful of industries and a small army of scientists are trying to drive those gases underground, where they can't do much harm.


European stocks upbeat as oil prices slide

European stock markets rose strongly in early deals after Wall Street enjoyed sharp gains overnight in the wake of plunging oil prices.


Afghans flee town as Taliban dig in for NATO raid

SPIN BOLDAK, Afghanistan  - More than 1,000 villagers have fled a southern Afghan town as Taliban fighters dig in to repel NATO efforts to drive them out, residents and officials said on Wednesday.


U.S. Judge Bars Limits on Imports of China Textiles

A U.S. judge temporarily blocked the  Commerce Department from imposing emergency restrictions on  imports from China in a move that backs clothing retailers and  opposes the wishes of domestic textile producers.


Real User Recognizes a New Take on Security

Jim Melonas wants you to forget the dozen passwords you use to log in to your employer's computer systems and applications, your online banking account and your e-mail, and concentrate on remembering that attractive face in the top right corner.


JosÃ© Manuel Barroso, the new European commission president, yesterday risked provoking an institutional crisis in the EU by defying MEPs' calls to dump Rocco Buttiglione, an outspoken opponent of gay and women's rights, as justice and civil liberties


Rupert Murdoch's News Corp agrees a tentative $5bn takeover of Dow Jones, the Wall Street Journal reports.


Hundreds dead, injured in Russian hostage drama

MOSCOW - At least 100 people were killed and more than 600 injured after commandos stormed a school in southern Russia on Friday where armed militants held hostages for the past three days.


Bits : AT&T and Other ISPs May Be Getting Ready to Filter

An AT&T executive says the company is considering the use of anti-piracy filtering technologies on the network level.


Londra, 18:10 - CALCIO, PREMIER LEAGUE: MANCHESTER UTD KO CON WEST HAM

Risultati della 20/a giornata della premier league inglese: West Ham-Manchester United 2-1, Chelsea-...


Sebastian Bergmann's Blog: Benchmark of PHP Branches 3.0 through 5.3-CVS

Sebastian Bergmann has posted the results of some benchmarking on the compilation he's done on the branches of PHP from version 3.0 all the way up to 5.3-CVS.   As people keep asking me for an update to my previous benchmarks (PHP / GCC / ICC Benchmark, PHP 5.1 / GCC Benchmark (Update), and PHP 5.1 Performance, I quickly ran a new benchmark today.   He rendered the results out into a series of charts defining the number of total seconds taken for the compile and how long each of the components took. It's impressive to see how much of a jump there was between the 3.0 series and 4.3.   He also includes his compile settings (and machine information) as well as the numbers for the results if you'd like to graph them out yourself.


Wendy Wright, senior policy director of Concerned Women for America, said, "When women's lives are at stake, this is unacceptable.


Government says war objector abandoned unit

FORT LEWIS, Wash  - The U.S. government began its case against an Army officer being court-martialed for refusing to fight in Iraq by accusing him on Tuesday of making "disgraceful" statements and abandoning his unit.


The NASD and NYSE are to consolidate regulatory functions.


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A British former soldier criticises the military campaign in southern Afghanistan after quitting the Army.


Two senior members Israel's cabinet say the government should consider any serious offer of a ceasefire from Hamas.


Golfers to face sloped greens at U.S. Open

Feel like a hike? A little jaunt up the first green at Winged Foot would probably do the trick. Every U.S. Open course has its devilishly tricky areas. This year's "thorough examination of golf" is highlighted by Winged Foot's severely sloped greens, most of which angle downward from back to front.


Apple Releases Security Update for Mac OS X

PC Magazine - The security update, which aims to fix 12 flaws in the company's Mac operating systems, comes at a time when Apple's security practices have come under an increasing amount of scrutiny.


Vaughan confident England can cap memorable season

ENGLAND captain Michael Vaughan leads his side against the West Indies today quietly confident of claiming his first major one-day trophy in the ICC Champions Trophy final against West Indies.


Conservative MP's marriage definition bill won't get Commons vote

OTTAWA (CP) - The Commons won't vote on a Conservative MP's private bill to define marriage as a union between a man and a woman.


Il mezzo era carico di lavoratori, nel centro della capitale


Medical examiner wants to see Smith's computer

The Broward County medical examiner wants to examine a computer that belonged to Anna Nicole Smith before announcing her cause of death, a spokesman for the county state attorney's office said.


France faced a second day of paralysing public transport strikes Friday as smaller rail unions decided to prolong their a stoppage over planned pension reforms.


The drifter and self-proclaimed prophet accused of kidnapping Elizabeth Smart was removed from his competency hearing twice Wednesday for singing a religious song — the third time he has done that in court in recent months.


Preziosi caccia De Canio dopo l'eliminazione in Coppa Italia

GENOVA - Serse Cosmi torna su una panchina: il Genoa ha affidato a lui la panchina, dopo aver esonerato l'allenatore Luigi De Canio. Il club ligure, fra i piÃ¹ seri candidati alla promozione in serie A, ha


The world's best-known mime artist, Marcel Marceau, has died, France Info radio said on Sunday, saying his family had informed it of his death.


US drugs firm Mylan says it will buy a majority share in India's Matrix, accessing emerging pharmaceutical markets.


Cell phone owners currently enjoy a kind of privacy through obscurity: Wireless numbers aren't listed with directory assistance.


Chile's Inland Revenue files tax evasion charges  against the former military ruler Augusto Pinochet.


EBay confirms China venture with Tom Online

EBay Inc.  on Tuesday  confirmed it is forming a joint venture with Chinese partner  Tom Online (8282.HK) as the U.S. Web auction giant  switches strategies for tapping the promising China market  where it has so far struggled.


Justice Gomery to stay as head of sponsorship inquiry, says he's not biased

OTTAWA (CP) - The man leading the inquiry into the sponsorship scandal apologized Tuesday for interview comments he made but insisted he is not biased against Jean Chretien and refused to resign.


Animal Rights Groups Argue That Vick Should Be Jailed 57 Months

A consortium of animal rights groups filed a 31-page document that argues Michael Vick should be sentenced to 57 months in jail.


English cricket chiefs hand the sport a Â£30m cash injection in a bid to develop the club game and improve facilities in the country.


NAUDERO, Pakistan  - Benazir Bhutto was buried on Friday in her family mausoleum after the opposition leader's assassination plunged Pakistan into crisis and triggered violent protests across her native Sindh province.


A Layered Look Reveals Ancient Greek Texts

An ambitious international project to decipher 1,000-year-old moldy pages is yielding new clues about ancient Greece.


They swore it would be easier this time around, proclaiming that, really, seriously, this was the best way. The computers wouldn't carry as much weight.


Messina, 18:00 - CALCIO, MESSINA; GIORDANO: TANTI ITALIANI CON NOI

Bruno Giordano affronta con il suo Messina la capolista Inter, domenica pomeriggio a San Siro. Il te...


Ferrero, ricetta del governatore di Bankitalia e' sbagliata


Hip Protectors Won't Prevent Fractures in Elderly

TUESDAY, July 24 (HealthDay News) -- The use of energy-absorbing hip protector pads won't prevent hip fractures, new research suggests.


Suicide bomber hits U.S.-led convoy in Afghanistan

A Taliban suicide bomber targeted a U.S.-led coalition convoy on Tuesday in Afghanistan, but there was no immediate report of any casualties.


Bergamo, 27 novembre 2004 - Â«SembrerÃ  strano ma sono pienamente d'accordo con PezzottaÂ». Ha cosÃ¬ commentato il presidente di Confindustria Luca Cordero di Montezemolo l'intervento di Savino Pezzotta nel


N. Korea gets reminder on missile freeze

The United States expects North Korea to maintain a freeze on missile tests, and a test-fire would draw an appropriate response, President Bush's spokesman said Sunday.


Some Lawyers Seek Changes in Vioxx Settlement

Several plaintiffsâ lawyers have asked the judge overseeing the $4.85 billion settlement to allow them to keep some of their clients outside the settlement while others accept it.


Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei threatened to boycott nuclear negotiations if European states press Tehran to totally suspend the process of uranium enrichment, as a new round of talks ended Wednesday without reaching an agreement.


Armati, portano via 10 mila euro e augurano buon Natale


Nel primo trimestre dell'anno il numero delle persone in cerca di occupazione Ã¨ risultato pari a 1.556.000 unitÃ                                           Istat, disoccupazione in calo Si scende dal 7,6% al 6,4%                                                                                Il tasso destagionalizzato Ã¨ al 6,2%, livello minimo dal 1992


Well, probably not US spooks will not get access to English and Welsh census information even if the census contract is won by US defence firm Lockheed Martin.â¦


Insanity plea planned in microwaved baby

The 19-year-old man accused of putting his 2-month-old daughter in a microwave, causing burns to her face and hand, was insane at the time of the incident, his lawyer said Friday.


Frozen North Korean funds released from Macau bank

An end to the deadlock stalling a nuclear disarmament deal with Pyongyang came into sight on Thursday after North Korean funds long frozen in a Macau bank were released.


Iran says will do all it can to help Iraq

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Iran would do whatever it could to help provide security to Iraq amid warnings the country was on the brink of civil war.


Inspectors say one in four schools in England fail to offer suitable lessons in citizenship, which became compulsory four years ago.


All 27 EU member states have approved a police and justice mission to Kosovo but a date is still to be decided.


Stocks, currencies subdued, await Fed meeting

Asian stocks took a breather on Monday after four straight weeks of gains, with expectations of a U.S. interest rate cut this week helping to offset renewed worries about a global credit squeeze.


Mauresmo, Davenport reach semis in Germany

FILDERSTADT (Germany) - Amelie Mauresmo and Lindsay Davenport took their battle for the No. 1 ranking and Porsche Grand Prix title into the semi-finals with straight-sets victories on Friday.


Yi Jianlian poised to challenge Yao as China's top export

Before flying to the United States to pursue his NBA dream in April, Yi Jianlian said he wanted to step out from the shadow of Yao Ming and carve out a career in the world's top league in his own way.


Dell Breaks With Tradition to Offer Desktops at Wal-Mart

Dell, the personal computer maker that pioneered selling directly to customers over the Internet, said Thursday that it would start offering desktop systems at Wal-Mart Stores in a bid to challenge Hewlett-Packard.


Little-Known TV Actor Cast as Next Movie Superman

Landing one of the hottest roles in Hollywood, little-known television actor Brandon Routh has been cast as the Man of Steel in an upcoming "Superman" movie from Warner Bros. Pictures, the studio said on Friday.


Sony also plans to release some new flash-based players with both MP3 and Atrac playback as early as this year in Europe. As for North American customers, a Sony spokesperson would not committ to a time frame for MP3 support.


Scientists plan stem cell cure for blindness

British scientists plan to use stem  cells to cure a common form of blindness, with the first  patients receiving test treatment in five years.


Milano, 12:22 - CALCIO, DIRITTI TV; RUGGERI: ASSURDO ANDARE IN TRIBUNALE

"Non capisco perchè Galliani dovrebbe ricorrere in tribunale, c'è un regolamento e va ...


Reds general manager Wayne Krivsky sought an explanation Tuesday for why Cincinnati was unaware that reliever Gary Majewski had a sore shoulder when the team acquired him in a trade with Washington.


Zimbabwean Opposition to boycott election

The Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) is calling on the Government to introduce electoral reform. The MDC says it will not take part in Zimbabwe's 2005 general election because the poll will not be free and fair.


Gateway has released two additional Media Center PCs in the hope that consumer excitement over multimedia will boost what is forecast as a weak Christmas season for consumer PCs.


but almost half admit to having unprotected sex without knowing their partnerâs sexual history, a survey reveals today.


Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul was sworn in as Turkey's president on Tuesday despite the objections of a powerful military that fears a creeping subversion of the country's secular order under the former Islamist.


"I want to remind everyone that we are still dealing with a restless volcano," said Tina Neal, a geologist with the US Geological Survey (USGS) in a daily press conference on Oct. 13.


Two Orange County sheriff's deputies were shot Wednesday near Walt Disney World as they interrupted a car burglary, authorities said.


Starbucks will begin rolling out next week the in-store CD burning service it announced in conjunction with Hewlett-Packard back in March.


Scientists may be a step closer to uncovering the cause of certain types of debilitating migraine headaches.


Lehman Brothers beats up on Universal Technical Institute.


Showtime has given a  pilot order to "The United States of Tara," a single-camera  comedy from Steven Spielberg and DreamWorks Television centered  on a mother with multiple-personality syndrome.


Porn Star Jameson Hawks Cellphone 'Moan Tones'

This is one cellphone you might not want to set to "High & Vibrate."


Il 9 febbraio la consegna, Franz Ferdinand protagonisti


Arafat Buried Amid Chaotic Ramallah Scene

Yasser Arafat was buried Friday in the place where he spent his last years as a virtual prisoner, seen off in a huge and chaotic outpouring of grief for the man who


American football film Gridiron, starring former wrestler The Rock, tops the US and Canada box office.


Marsh responds to NY Post story on "evil eye" ads

Marsh & McLennan Companies said it was outraged by a New York Post story in which critics of an advertising campaign by the insurance broker say models in the ads appear to have reflections of the World Trade Center's Twin Towers in their eyes.


Prime Minister Tony Blair announced Monday $2 million in funding to back Islamic studies at British universities as he urged the public to listen to the religion's moderate scholars rather than to its radicals.


The arrival of image-based attacks has resulted in a stunning renaissance in unwanted e-mail.


wind, water and Makybe Diva â-ll came together to create an unforgettable Melbourne Cup yesterday. The Diva raced through driving rain to win for the second year in a row.


Palestinian Doctors: Arafat Going to Paris

RAMALLAH, West Bank - Palestinian officials prepared to move the ailing Yasser Arafat (search) out of his sandbagged headquarters to a hospital in Paris Thursday as associates described a Palestinian leader who was too weak to stand, appeared confused


Sale di 774 milioni di euro e l'utile operativo del 17,9%


SAO PAULO, Brazil : Jenson Button said he will give his all for BAR-Honda next season despite admitting he is disappointed to be staying with the team beyond the end of the year.


Palermo, 15:41 - CALCIO, PALERMO; BRIENZA: FASCIA CAPITANO SPETTA A TEDESCO

Franco Brienza è stato ancora una volta a un passo dall'addio al palermo, come ogni anno. Con...


BIS-Central bankers cautiously optimistic on outlook

The world economy has  weathered sharp drops in asset prices well so far but could  face a slowdown if market volatility continues, central bank  chiefs from key developing nations said on Saturday.


Spain says terror suspects were targeting court

(Madrid, Spain-AP) Oct. 19, 2004 - Spanish officials say they've broken up a terrorist cell that was plotting to bomb the country's National Court.


Iraq Nuke Sites Were Stripped by Experts-Diplomats

The removal of Iraq's mothballed nuclear  facilities took around one year and was carried out by experts  with heavy machinery and demolition equipment, diplomats close  to the U.N. said on Thursday.


The English countryside ain't as quaint as it used to be--just ask the Osbournes. Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne had quite the scare about 4 am Monday as a jewel heist unfolded at their Buckinghamshire mansion.


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Halliburton considered bribing Nigerian officials to win contracts

NEW YORK, September 3 (New Ratings) - An internal investigation into Halliburton Co (HAL.NYS) reportedly revealed that the company had considered bribing Nigerian officials to win contracts a decade back.


Dai 24 ai 29 anni, oggi ancora segue i Narcotics Anonimous


Lays off half the staff Motorola is pruning its Cambridgeshire presence by laying off 155 people at TTPCom, the technology firm snapped up by the American phone manufacturer in March 2006.â¦


As key technical obstacles restricting the niche RNA interface (RNAi) industry were overcome this week, insiders are anticipating its transformation into a major biotech moneymaker.


Italians urged to measure up in battle against the bulge

Fresh from introducing what he described as the world's toughest smoking ban, Italy's health minister is turning his attention to obesity.


Pesacara, 17:35 - CALCIO, SERIE D: TEMPIO CAMPIONE D'ITALIA

I sardi del Tempio si sono laureati campioni d'Italia del campionato di serie D. Già promossi...


Microsoft prepares to ship new corporate IM server

Microsoft plans to sell two different versions of the new Live Communications Server with the 2005 version release: a Standard Edition and an Enterprise Edition designed for large corporations.


Four Russian officers detained in Georgia are charged with spying, officials in Tbilisi say.


Reggio Calabria, 14:39 - CALCIO, INTER: 20 CONVOCATI PER MATCH CON CSKA MOSCA

Sono 20 i giocatori convocati dal tecnico dell'Inter, Roberto Mancini, per la sfida di Champions Lea...


NASA will make a second attempt today to set an aviation speed record after an instrumentation problem forced the agency to scrap a planned flight test Monday.


Mars photo evidence shows recently running water

Water, or debris heavily laced with the liquid, appears to have flowed in one gully between 2001 and 2004.


Canada boosts Bangladesh cyclone aid to 4.2 million dollars

Canada Saturday said it was boosting its humanitarian relief aid to disaster-stricken Bangladesh to 4.2 million dollars (US) to help the victims of Cyclone Sidr that killed more than 3,000 people on November 15.


Russia says Britain politicizing poisoning case

Britain is using the case of murdered Kremlin critic Alexander Litvinenko in a political campaign that is harming ties with Moscow, Russia's foreign minister said on Friday.


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Midsize digital cameras can offer features you generally donât get with S.L.R.âs, like a movie-capture mode and a âliveâ back-panel screen, at a price often under $350.


The US House of Representatives, dominated by President George W. Bush's Republican Party, adopted controversial reforms of the US intelligence structure which many Democrats argued give too much power to law enforcement.


Formerly conjoined twins Carl and Clarence Aguirre now have even more space between them, with Clarence having been moved into a separate room as a precaution against infections, the Children's Hospital at Montefiore Medical Center said Monday.


Scientists trace London's inexorable sinking in a study that will be critical to the planning of defences against sea level rise.


With one conference call and one unprintable word, Sallie Maeâs chief executive learned a $3 billion lesson.


A Thursday headline misstated the rank of retired Salt Lake County Sheriff's Capt. Lloyd Prescott.  (c) 2007 Deseret News (Salt Lake City). Provided by ProQuest Information and Learning.


A two-year-old boy dies after falling into a duck pond at a caravan park in north Wales during a family holiday.


Bills aim to keep big retailers out of banking

U.S. House of Representatives  lawmakers this week will propose restricting ownership of banks  by commercial companies in a legislative push to derail the  efforts of retailing giants to move into financial services.


WASHINGTON -- The road to Alberto Gonzales' confirmation as the first Hispanic US attorney general might run through two controversial places: the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq and Texas' Death Row.


Automaker Chrysler Group announced plans Wednesday to cut 13,000 jobs through 2009 as it attempts to stem rising losses.


Japanese football ace Matsui makes mark in France

Japanese midfielder Daisuke Matsui is proving a hit both on and off the field at French side Le Mans.


The French economy will surpass European Commission estimates, figures from the Bank of France indicate.


"Now that the country is awash in Reagan nostalgia, some observers are predicting that you will enter politics. Would you like to be president of the United States?"  "I would be unelectable. I'm an atheist. As we all know, that is something people won't accept."  "What would you do if Senator Kerry asked you to be his vice president?"  "I would question his sanity."  "Do you ever go to church?"  "No. I visit my wife's sangha."  "So you sometimes practice Buddhism?"  "I don't claim anything. But my sympathies would be in that direction. I admire the fact that the central core of Buddhist teaching involves mindfulness and loving kindness and compassion."  So lets get this straight.  He's an a ...


Rugby: Captain Jonny spells out England ambitions

LONDON : Committed, thorough and excited - three of the qualities Jonny Wilkinson said he wanted to see in the England team he takes charge of for three Tests next month.


Voters skeptical but more think Kerry plan would cut costs

WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- If you're looking for the starkest difference between President Bush and Democratic challenger John Kerry, don't look to Iraq or tax policy.


The Bush administration asked Congress on Tuesday for permission to transfer nearly $3.5 billion from Iraqi water, sewer and electricity projects to pressing security, economic and electoral


GOVERNO: GIANFRANCO FINI E' IL NUOVO MINISTRO DEGLI ESTERI

ROMA - Il presidente della Repubblica Carlo Azeglio Ciampi ha firmato il decreto con il quale, su proposta del presidente del Consiglio Silvio Berlusconi, vengono accettate le dimissioni presentate da Franco Frattini dalla carica di ministro degli Esteri.


The puzzling site that Israeli jets bombed in September became more curious with the release of a satellite photograph showing new construction there.


Britain's biggest brewer - Scottish Courage - will be labelling its bottles and cans of beer with a health warning.


Togo refuses landing to a plane carrying a top African team trying to resolve a constitutional crisis there.


Kevin Millar was the odd man out of Boston's starting lineup in Game 3 of the World Series against the Cardinals on Tuesday night.


Two rockets found near Pakistani parliament

Pakistani police defused two rockets attached to mobile phones near Parliament in the capital Islamabad on Thursday, the morning after a blast in a park close to President Pervez Musharraf's residence in nearby Rawalpindi.


'Chemo Brain' in Cancer Survivors Is Real: Study

THURSDAY, Oct. 5 (HealthDay News) -- "Chemo brain," characterized by chronic problems with memory and attention, afflicts a sizeable minority of cancer survivors.


Long lines form in Japan where shoppers finally get their hands on the portable gaming device. Sony Computer Entertainment's long-awaited PSP (PlayStation Portable) went on sale in Japan Sunday to long lines


French Ambassador to Iraq Says Hostages Are Alive, AFP Says

Two French reporters who are being held hostage in Iraq are alive and in good health, Agence France- Presse reported, citing the French ambassador to Iraq.


Newcastle have fined striker Craig Bellamy 80,000 pounds in a move that appears to signal the exit for the Wales international following his bust-up with manager Graeme Souness.


Trading standards officers are to check weighing equipment at hospitals across the UK because of concerns over accuracy, the BBC has learned.


O's Stockstills Know All About the Farm System

Baseball has always been the bond between brothers David and John Stockstill now the pair are reunited in the Orioles front office.


Summary: Sri Lanka tsunami train victims

QUEEN OF THE SEA: Sri Lanka officials say 1,000 tickets were sold for an excursion Sunday from the capital, Colombo, to beach resorts on the train known as "Samudradevi," or "Queen of the Sea.


ASIA/TIMOR EST - Nuovi insegnanti diplomati a Timor Est, grazie al contributo dellÂUniversitÃ  Cattolica Australiana e dei Fratelli Maristi Baucau (Agenzia Fides) - La ricostruzione a Timor Est ha un punto strategico nel settore dellÂistruzione: il governo, la Chiesa, le forze sociali si stanno adoperando per ricostituire un sistema educativo adeguato per la giovane nazione asiatica, che...


Iranian Leader Rules Out Halt in Uranium Enrichment

Iran's supreme leader threatened Wednesday to pull out of negotiations if European countries press their demand for total suspension of uranium enrichment, as a new round


Christchurch, 12:22 - RUGBY, TRI-NATIONS: NUOVA ZELANDA-SUD AFRICA 33-6

La Nuova Zelanda ha battuto il Sud Africa 33-6 in un match valido per la quinta giornata del Tri-Nat...


Stocks plunge on fears about China and growth

U.S. stocks tumbled on Tuesday, pushing the benchmark S&P 500 index down in its biggest one-day drop in almost four years, as a sharp sell-off in China's stock market and weak U.S. data fanned concerns about global economic growth.


Sudan's humanitarian affairs minister says accusations against him of war crimes in Darfur  are political.


EU hopes to push mobile TV with the help of satellites

InfoWorld - A European Commission plan to simplify the licensing of Europe-wide mobile satellite services could boost the nascent market for broadcast TV services over handheld devices.


Experts call for ban on under-16 catwalk models

A panel set up by the British Fashion Council to investigate health problems among models today ruled out mandatory weight checks but said girls under 16 should not be on the catwalk.


The co-pilot of a jet that crash-landed at Heathrow tells a newspaper he feared a "catastrophic crash".


Five years on, Americans mark 9/11 attacks

Americans stood in silence and leaders   paid their respects on Monday, five years after hijackers   crashed airliners into icons of U.S. power in the deadliest   attack on American soil.


St. Joseph's picked a bad place and a terrible time to start life without guards Jameer Nelson and Delonte West. With the two stars who led the Hawks to an unbeaten 2003-04 regular season now in the NBA, St.


Rulings leave GuantÃ¡namo in legal limbo

George Bush's administration faced renewed demands yesterday to abandon the separate legal system operating at GuantÃ¡namo Bay and to try detainees at military and civilian courts.


Ministro Damiano ha consegnato ai sindacati proposta governo


Unable to cope, wife dumps sick man in hospital

THE well-dressed man was found alone and confused in the casualty department of a London hospital. He was a casualty himself - dumped by his wife because she could no longer cope with caring for the 82-year-old man, who had Alzheimer's disease.


Sweden uses tradition, technology to banish dark

On Wednesday, girls across Sweden took part in an age-old celebration of light. They donned white robes tied with red sashes, settled crowns of candles on their heads, and served their families coffee.


Ha tagliato previsioni di crescita per l'economia nipponica


Claire's Stores shareholders approve merger

Claire's Stores Inc.  said on  Thursday an overwhelming majority of its shareholders voted to  approve the merger agreement with an affiliate of Apollo  Management LP.


Ketchup maker H.J. Heinz Co. HNZ.N on  Tuesday reported a 9 percent drop in quarterly profit after  spinning off some brands, but demand for new items like Ore-Ida  Extra Crispy fries helped to boost sales.


Oil  breaches the $81 a barrel mark on worries about rising demand amid constrained supply.


L'esplorazione dello spazio continua Sonda europea punta su Venere

Torino, 4 ottobre 2004 - Nel 2005 partirÃ  alla volta di Venere, alla scoperta dei misteri del pianeta piÃ¹ vicino e per certi versi piÃ¹ simile alla Terra, anche se con un'evoluzione radicalmente diversa.


Hurricane Jeanne rumbled toward the Southeast coast with 105-mph winds Thursday and is likely to roll into Florida this weekend, the fourth hurricane to hit the storm-crippled state since mid-August.


A defiant Peter Hain has made clear that he has no intention of resigning amid donations row


Blast kills 13 at Shiite party office in Baghdad

BAGHDAD A suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden car into the Baghdad headquarters of the Shiite political leader Abdul Aziz al-Hakim on Monday, killing 13 people and wounding dozens more.


The NHS is facing a blitz of inspections as a health watchdog uses new powers to crackdown on infections.


By Sharon Dunn, Greeley Tribune, Colo.  Feb. 11--Valentine's Day is coming and that means there can be romance in the air at your workplace!   According to business etiquette expert Barbara Pachter, this holiday can bring office romances out into the open.


Calif. Attorney General may file charges in HP case in a week

California Attorney General Bill   Lockyer may file criminal charges within a week in its   investigation of tactics used by Hewlett-Packard Co. HPQ.N in   an inquiry into boardroom leaks, a spokesman said on Wednesday.


Interpol head Jackie Selebi quits after being suspended as South African police chief over corruption allegations.


Latvian lawmakers to vote for successor to President Vike-Freiberga

Latvian lawmakers will Thursday vote for a successor to President Vaira Vike-Freiberga, who has stamped her personality and vision for the Baltic country on the largely figurehead presidency.


Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho was left disappointed after his side were defeated 2-1 by his former club Porto. Mourinho blamed a lack of motivation as Chelsea sunk to their first Champions League defeat of the season.


People who love to hike find taking along a four-legged companion can have physical benefits for both ends of the leash. Studies show people are more successful at losing weight when they do it with a friend. What better friend than a dog to provide company and keep a person on track.


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The Paul Fundraising Machine Keeps Chugging

Mitt Romney and John McCain may be fighting for the front-runner mantle in the Republican presidential race, but it's Texas Rep.


Royal Flush: Kentucky Deals Cards Tough Loss at Home

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Sports Network) - Patrick Sparks sank  three foul shots with 6/10ths of a second remaining in the  game, lifting ninth-ranked Kentucky to a 60-58 come-from-behind  win over No. 13 Louisville at Freedom Hall.


Parker, not Duncan, might be Cleveland's biggest headache

Lost amid the hype surrounding the match-ups of big men in the NBA Finals is Tony Parker, the tiny guard who could be the key to the series.


IN a shocking incident over eighteen people were injured today in two separate bomb blasts in Jalna and Poorna towns of Maharashtra yesterday.


Judge: Reporters must give Libby documents

Time magazine must give I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby drafts of articles so the former White House aide can use them to defend himself against perjury and other charges in the CIA leak case, a federal judge ruled Friday.


Really?: The Claim: Motherâs Heartburn Means a Hairy Newborn

It is an odd adage that has stuck around for ages: women who suffer heartburn during pregnancy will have babies with full heads of hair.


Photophlow enlivens the Flickr experience with photo-sharing chat rooms--and shows what the Yahoo photo-sharing could be. Next up: a new face on Facebook.


By Michael Chow, USA TODAY. The United States men's basketball team Saturday kept its streak alive of having won a medal in every Olympic basketball competition in which it has competed


Four US oil workers kidnapped by armed gunmen in Nigeria's volatile Niger Delta are freed after weeks in captivity.


A panel of experts is expected to recommend whether girls should be vaccinated against the virus that causes cervical cancer.


QB Rivers expected to start for Chargers

San Diego Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers was expected to start for the San Diego Chargers against undefeated New England in the AFC championship game Sunday despite being slowed by a sprained right knee.


The Australian government has been accused of humiliating Aborigines plagued by a blinding infection after offering to provide their community with a gasoline pump if they agreed to make their children wash their faces twice a day.


One hundred and twenty eight of the world's fittest men started the French Open with dreams of lifting the Musketeers Cup on June 10.


3Com Corp. on Wednesday said it could not come to an agreement with federal authorities reviewing the national security implications of a proposed buyout by a private-equity firm and Chinese telecommunications company.


World's bravest orchestra plays on in Iraq

When the Iraqi National Symphony Orchestra (INSO) holds a concert in Baghdad, organizers don't like to advertise: in fact they would prefer as few people as possible know about it.


Desperate families searched through the early morning hours Thursday for scores of missing Nicaraguans on the Caribbean coast where Hurricane Felix blew away villages, flooded rivers and killed at least 18 people.


Euronext profits hit by costs of merger with NYSE

Pan-European market operator Euronext, which was acquired by the New York Stock Exchange in April, reported a 19.8-percent fall in net profit in the first half of the year.


Home Visits by Researchers Would Boost Alzheimer's Trials

MONDAY, June 11 (HealthDay News) -- Home visits by researchers may help increase the number of caregivers who are willing to enroll Alzheimer's disease patients in clinical trials, a new study finds.


GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba Aug. 25, 2004 - An Australian cowboy accused of fighting with the Taliban against US and coalition troops in Afghanistan pleaded innocent to war crimes charges Wednesday before a US military commission.


An American Idol attraction where the public can audition before an audience is to open at a Disney theme park.


Things That Go Bump in the Closet (Oh, My!)

Only glimpses of the monster are seen in Stephen Kay's supernatural thriller. Unfortunately, the same is true of the movie's plot and character.


Blog: In an internal memo to Verizon Wireless employees,  Chief Operating Officer Jack Plating responds to AT&T's launch of the heralded iPhone.


Iraq Rebels Down But Not Out After Falluja Assault

The U.S. offensive on Falluja, launched  a month ago, has hurt but not broken Iraq's insurgents and  violence will go on even if Iraq holds successful elections, a  senior U.S. intelligence officer in the town said Thursday.


Criticata la scelta di Air France da parte del cda


More children being prescribed 'unsuitable' drugs

SOARING numbers of children in the UK are being prescribed anti-depressants and other mind-altering drugs, research revealed today.


Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. will begin the construction of a flat-panel display fabrication facility in Tanjeong, Korea, despite the LCD retail disaster year that was 2004.


Erdogan Rebuffs EU Plea for Gesture on Cyprus

Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan rebuffed a European Commission plea on Friday to make a gesture toward recognition of Cyprus before EU leaders decide next week on opening membership talks with Ankara.


Foreign ministers of the US, UK and France call on Burma's regime to respect its people's human rights.


Union Protests Carlyle's Bid for Manor Care

About 150 members of the Service Employees International Union staged a boisterous demonstration outside the Carlyle Group's District headquarters yesterday to protest the private-equity firm's proposed acquisition of nursing-home giant Manor Care.


La Suprema corte ha bocciato il ricorso di un 30enne di Bolzanoil reato sussiste anche se fatto "in modo non completo" e di "durata brevissima"                                          Anche una 'manata lampo' sul sedere per la Cassazione Ã¨ violenza sessuale                                                                                Il giovane, oltre alle spese processuali, dovrÃ  versare mille euroalla cassa ammende per aver fatto perdere tempo alla giustizia


Software giant Microsoft Corp. hopes an impending court ruling on its five-year antitrust battle with the European Union will bring both sides back to the negotiating table, but EU regulators still balk at resuming direct negotiations, officials said Thursday.


Airline workers make backup plans for future jobs

Brian Jansen hopes his longtime employer, US Airways, can pull out of bankruptcy-court protection again. But just in case, he has taken out a little insurance policy on his future: a second job.


Tycho:  Illusionz was too far away to enjoy often, and even if we had made it out there our twenty bucks - administered biweekly - wasn't going to save the place.  An imposing acre-wide indoor cavern, its unchanging arcade selection came to resemble a kind of mausoleum - still inside, with the heroes of another era laid 'round.


Circuit City profit jumps on TVs, computers

Circuit City Stores Inc. CC.N, the   No. 2 U.S. consumer electronics chain, on Wednesday reported   higher-than-expected quarterly profit driven by strong sales of   flat-panel televisions and laptop computers during the   back-to-school shopping season.


Kerry's Running Mate Earns $39 Million Over Decade

Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards had income of nearly $39 million over the past decade, and paid more than a third of his earnings in taxes, the Washington Post reported on Saturday.


By Cassie Tarpley, The Shelby Star, N.C.  Jun. 24--SHELBY -- Each year, more than 22,000 inmates are released from North Carolina's state prison system. Ninety-eight percent of the inmates in prison today will be released in the future.


News.com Extra: Interview with a convicted hacker

Plus: Steroids sold on MySpace? Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.


HOUSTON -- Roger Federer dangled, Andy Roddick got mangled, and the nerves of 6,510 devotees were tangled and jangled during a breezy, bleak afternoon as the four best tennis players of the universe jammed with each other to see who would remain standing for the Masters Cup final.


Hundreds pack a public meeting held after a paedophile absconded from an open prison near a town.


Gulf fishing industry takes hit from Ivan

By 6 pm Wednesday the 60-mile buoy off of Alabama's Gulf Coast was already recording 52-foot waves. That occurred with the eye of Hurricane Ivan still more than 75 miles away.


US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld acknowledged setbacks in Iraq during a visit with US marines today at their main base outside Fallujah, where the military ousted insurgents last month in some of the bloodiest fighting since the Iraq invasion.


HSBC sees 'modest' rise in bad debt charges

Global banking giant HSBC has said that its bad debt charges rose modestly in its third quarter but noted that its overall financial performance was better than in the same period a year earlier.


Sky nets four-year deal to air live cricket

British Sky Broadcasting has strengthened its grip on live television coverage of sport with a deal giving Sky Sports exclusive rights to the live broadcast of all home international and domestic cricket in England and Wales.


When: Tonight, 9 Where: San Diego TV: ESPN Mark Blaudschun's analysis: The bowl season opens with what should be a wide-open affair. However, Navy will be without coach Paul Johnson, who took the Georgia Tech job two weeks ago. Still, Johnson's touch will remain and his offense is never easy to deal with. Utah will have all it can do ...


Friday is predicted to be the busiest time on Britain's roads over the festive period, with a peak expected at 1500 GMT.


US retail sales rose 0.3% in January, official figures show, bolstered by sales of new cars and petrol.


ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A federal bankruptcy judge has granted approval for US Airways to cut the pay of its union workers by 21 percent through February to help the nation's seventh-largest airline stay in business and emerge from bankruptcy...


LOS ANGELES  - Artemis Records  chairman/CEO Danny Goldberg is leaving the independent label he  founded in 1999 due to what sources said Wednesday were  "philosophical differences" with its owners.


Young people should be given free condoms to reduce high teenage pregnancy rates, an MP says.


Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations

Israeli Occupation Forces have perpetrated more human rights violations against Palestinian civilians in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.


US Airways Group Inc., which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last month, will eliminate hundreds of management and nonunion jobs and impose wage cuts to save $45 million a year.


We check in with online music store Amie Street, delisted from MySpace last year. Was Murdoch's social network threatened by the upstart's innovative pricing structure? In Listening Post.


Russia test-launches a new intercontinental ballistic missile with multiple warheads.


Champagne da 300 euro a bottiglia scorreva a fiumi


A gas explosion ripped through a coal mine in China's northeastern rust-belt province of Liaoning, killing at least 203 workers in the worst disaster in 15 years to hit the world's most dangerous mining industry.


Ky. Lawmakers OK Bill Addressing Obesity

Legislation to get rid of junk food and limit soft drinks in Kentucky schools was approved by a House committee as health advocates renewed their quest to fill schoolhouse vending machines with healthy snacks.


Americans have opened nearly 1,000 new graves to bury U.S. troops killed in Iraq since Memorial Day a year ago. The figure is telling — and expected to rise in coming months.


The Bruins are in a much different place with their goaltending than they were a year ago, back when Tim Thomas (still on the job) and Hannu Toivonen (now with St. Louis) were the two huge question marks in net.


Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton was strongly supported by Hispanics and people seeking an experienced candidate, but held only modest leads with women and whites, two of her usual strengths, in early national exit polls Tuesday. A coalition of black, young white and higher-income voters were flocking to Sen. Barack Obama.


Intruders break into church in Jerusalem, set it ablaze

JERUSALEM - Arsonists burst into a Jerusalem church and set the building on fire, church officials said yesterday, raising suspicions that Jewish extremists were behind the attack.


Queen's 'great sorrow' at death of Ogilvy

Sir Angus Ogilvy, the aristrocratic businessman who married the Queen's cousin but insisted on paying his own mortgage, died yesterday at the age of 76.


British soldiers began withdrawing Sunday from their last base in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, paving the way for fresh troop cuts and fueling worries about the security of the country's second-largest city and the surrounding region.


Scorsese wins Directors Guild award for best director

Veteran filmmaker Martin Scorsese took a giant step toward winning his first Oscar on Saturday when he was named the Directors Guild of America's best director for 2007 for his crime thriller "The Departed."


Messages of Condolences following the death of President Yasser

1820CET-- President of Malta Edward Fenech Adami, Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi and Foreign Affairs Minister


The Boston Red Sox have won the American League Championship Series and are heading to the World Series for the first time since 1986.


Gene linked to 30 pct of breast cancers: study

Extra copies of a certain gene found in about a third of breast cancers may be responsible for their unchecked growth and survival, researchers reported on Thursday.


Morocco's King Mohammed calls on the EU to help his country tackle the problem of illegal migration to Europe.


John McCain's forte is national security, not economics.


By Richard Read, The Oregonian, Portland, Ore.  Dec. 14--Portland architect Nathan Corser flew to Vietnam two years ago,  expecting to meet fellow designers and plan an eco-friendly Nike shoe factory.


Torino, 19:28 - CALCIO, TORINO: DIFESA A QUATTRO, ABBRUSCATO UNICA PUNTA

Il Torino è arrivato nel primo pomeriggio a Coverciano, sede del ritiro prima dell'incontro c...


The Writers Guild of America, the International Animated Film Society and the London Film Criticsâ Circle announced their awards.


Eufrosina Cruz runs for mayor, says Constitution trumps indigenous laws.


India will survey the shuttered Union Carbide plant in Bhopal where the world's worst industrial accident occurred 20 years ago Friday, the BBC reported.


Amputee Disqualified for Running Out of Lane

Oscar Pistorius, a double-amputee sprinter who has divided and perplexed track officials and fans, made his debut Sunday in competition against world-class able-bodied runners.


Sudan Police Again Raid Camp in Darfur, UN Says

Sudanese police raided a camp in  Darfur on Wednesday during which they destroyed makeshift  homes, fired into the air and shouted at terrified villagers,  the United Nations said.


U.N. Presses Washington on Afghan, Iraqi Inmates

A United Nations human rights body said  on Friday it had asked the United States to spell out the legal  status and treatment of people it is detaining in Afghanistan,  Guantanamo Bay and Iraq by the end of the year.


Israeli leader Ehud Olmert is due to deliver a major speech outlining his vision of a future Middle East peace deal.


Ha la testa fracassata. E' stato aggredito davanti al Teatro Mercadantein piazza Municipio. Era con la moglie e una coppia di amici                                            Gli scippano il Rolex turista in fin di vita                                                                                Napoli, americano di 71 anni passeggiava in centro. Ha reagito alla rapinadi IRENE DE ARCANGELIS


Streaking Red Sox Flutter by Blue Jays 6-4

Tim Wakefield pitched eight strong innings and the Boston Red Sox moved a season-high 15 games over .500 with a 6-4 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday night.


Al-Qaeda's North Africa wing says it carried out two attacks which killed at least 50 in the past two days.


Drivers have been paying about 10 cents more for a gallon of gas since Dec. 31.


Stores Are Hoping to Do Well by Urging Shoppers to Do Good

This Christmas season, Americans are the focus of a different kind of retail marketing: campaigns that appeal to people's oft-stated wish to share with the less fortunate.


Air France's 800m euro merger with KLM seems to be paying off as it reports upbeat second-quarter profits and forecasts full-year growth.


Thieves Find Just What  They're Looking for on EBay

SAN JOSE -- Stealing the merchandise was the easy part. The ring of young men and women had become pros at snatching cashmere sweaters, perfumes and other expensive items from the likes of Abercrombie & Fitch, Victoria's Secret and Pottery Barn.


Inflammation Plays Role in Starting, Stopping Cancer

MONDAY, Sept. 20 (HealthDayNews) -- The immune system's inflammatory response tends to help promote cancer tumors, but researchers at the University of California, San Diego believe that response could be used to attack cancer as well.


Londra, 23:07 - CALCIO, PREMIER LEAGUE: VINCONO MANCHESTER UTD E CHELSEA

Vincono Manchester United e Chelsea nella 25/a giornata del campionato inglese. Il Manchester ha bat...


This Year, Networks' New Shows Are Actually Attracting Viewers

Two weeks into the fall prime-time season, new series such as ABC's "Desperate Housewives" and "Lost" are among the most-watched shows on network television.


Deutsche Telekom has clinched an  exclusive deal with Apple Inc to sell the coveted iPhone in  Germany, an industry source told Reuters.


Citigroup targeted in Germany in market manipulation probe

BaFin, the German financial market regulator, is investigating US banking giant Citigroup for possible market manipulation in the eurozone government bond futures market, the Financial Times reported.


Yesterday's market is today's chalkboard.


Wipro goes green as India's e-waste mounts

(InfoWorld) - Indiaâs Wipro Ltd. has introduced new PCs that are compliant with the European Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) directive. The move by Wipro to offer RoHS compliant products follows a 2005 demonstration by activists of environmentalist organization Greenpeace International who dumped old PCs outside the Bangalore headquarters of Wipro, one of India's largest computer manufacturers and IT service providers. In September 2006, the company announced an e-waste disposal program for its customers. Wipro is the first Indian computer maker to offer products that are RoHS compliant, said Ramapati Kumar, team leader for toxics at Greenpeaceâs Bangalore office. The RoHS directive, adopted in 2003 by the European Union, went into effect in July last year. This directive restricts the use of six hazardous materials in the manufacture of various types of electronic and electrical equipment. How much impact the Wipro initiative will have on India's e-waste problem remains to be seen -- but it's a start. The government estimates that around 146,000 tons of e-waste are produced annually in the country. But Greenpeace's Kumar said the figure is actually twice as high because the government estimate covers only e-waste generated in big cities. Moreover, about 150,000 tons of used PCs, printers and other IT devices enter India illegally each year, according to Kumar. Some of the equipment is intended as donations to local charities but is sold before reaching Indians too poor to afford a PC, he said. Indian government regulations on handling e-waste are notoriously lax and do not measure up to the RoHS directive, he added. Wiproâs entire PC line will be RoHS compliant by the end of this year, said Ashutosh Vaidya, vice president of Wiproâs Personal Computing Division. The division, which targets primarily corporate customers, sold about 170,000 PCs last year, and expects sales of 250,000 units in the companyâs fiscal year ending March next year, Vaidya said. âIt is a good start, but we still have a long way to go,â Kumar said. The Indian government is still framing rules for proper handling of e-waste. Ahead of those rules, Wipro has promised by 2009 to phase out the use of some hazardous chemicals still used in its products, including a brominated flame retardant (BFR) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC). These chemicals are not covered under the RoHS directive.


Udine, 18:56 - CALCIO, UDINESE; SOLDATI: IAQUINTA NON ANDRA' ALLA ROMA

Niente Roma per Vincenzo Iaquinta. Lo ha detto il presidente dell' Udinese, Franco Soldati, all' usc...


Torino, 13:27 - CALCIO, JUVE: BUFFON SALTA LA SFIDA CON LO SPEZIA

Sono 19 i giocatori convocati da Giancarlo Corradini per Juve-Spezia di domani pomeriggio: Birindell...


Wall St slides on worry about China, growth

Stocks tumbled on Tuesday, sending the benchmark S&P 500 index to its biggest one-day slide in more than 3-1/2 years as China's equity market sell-off fanned worries that stock valuations there are too high and some data indicated U.S. economic growth may slow.


Foo Fighters enter new territory on sixth album

"It has always been my dream to mix  Steely Dan with No Means No," Dave Grohl told Billboard of the  eclectic sound of the sixth Foo Fighters album.


France's foreign minister appealed Monday for the release of two French journalists abducted in Baghdad, saying the French respect all religions.


In rare meeting, tribesmen tell officials of survival

JIRKATANG, India -- Members of the ancient Jarawa tribe emerged from their forest habitat yesterday for the first time since the Dec. 26 tsunami and earthquakes that rocked the isolated Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and in a rare interaction with outsiders announced that all 250 of their fellow tribespeople had survived.


A Soyuz craft carrying two Russian cosmonauts and Malaysia's first space traveler left its docking port at the international space station on Sunday, starting a return trip to Earth, footage from Russian mission control showed.


Saudi-American Hamdi, Held as âEnemy Combatant,â to Be Freed

NEW YORK, 24 September 2004 - In a major setback for the Bush administration, a Saudi-American captured in Afghanistan is to be released from a military prison without facing any criminal charges and will be allowed to return home to Saudi Arabia.


Philippine Mkts Sink On Arroyo Comment, Inflation Worry

MANILA (Dow Jones)--Investors wary of inflation and the specter of higher interest rates sold down Philippine assets Tuesday, a day after President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo spooked markets by saying the country is in a "fiscal crisis.


ABN Amro chief says Barclays takeover bid likely to fail

ABN Amro, at the centre of the world's biggest banking takeover bid, said Sunday that a three-bank consortium led by the Royal Bank of Scotland would likely beat a rival offer by Barclays.


Militants attack Shell oil facility in Nigeria

Militants in speed boats  attacked an oil pumping station operated by Royal Dutch Shell  in a remote creek in southern Nigeria on Monday, an army  spokesman said.


Japan's Nikkei average fell for a fifth  straight day to hit a one-month closing low on Wednesday as key  exporters and techs such as Kyocera Corp. dropped on renewed  caution about the country's economic outlook.


Protesters Attack Soldiers in Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan - Demonstrators stormed U.N. compounds and stoned U.S...


ARM to show Google phone prototype on Monday: source

British chip designer ARM   will show a prototype mobile phone based on Google's   Android platform next Monday at the Mobile World  Congress wireless show in Barcelona, a source close to the  company said on Wednesday.


Automakers contest California's tough vehicle emissions rules

FRESNO, Calif. Automobile manufacturers filed a lawsuit today in Fresno to block California's tough vehicle emissions standards.


Nessuna indicazione su arma delitto, morte 3 ore dopo pasto


Russia upbeat but wants changes on Iran U.N. measure

Russia praised a European draft U.N. resolution imposing sanctions on Iran's nuclear materials but objected to a travel ban and wanted to ease a freeze on financial assets on Tehran officials.


Two men arrested on suspicion of illegally selling magic mushrooms are told the law is too unclear to put them on trial.


FDA to Look Into Claim of Toxic Lipstick

WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration said Friday it would look into claims from an advocacy group that certain lipsticks contain potentially dangerous levels of lead. Similar claims in the past have not been confirmed, the agency said.


UPDATE 6-Coventry Health to buy First Health for $1.8 bln

Coventry Health Care Inc. (CVH.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday agreed to buy rival health plan First Health Group Corp. (FHCC.


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Local boxer Gary Russell  Jr. inches closer to qualifying for next year's Beijing Olympics with win at the World Boxing Championships.


Keep coaches off the court, says Mauresmo

Allowing coaches on court during a match is a step too far in moves to make tennis more interesting for spectators, says women's world number one Amelie Mauresmo.


NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon, Sept. 2 -- The Lebanese army seized control Sunday of a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon after a fierce firefight with members of an al-Qaeda-inspired group, ending a siege that lasted more than three months.


New UK demands hit prospects for EU treaty deal

Poland softened its tone on the eve of a crucial European Union summit due to launch negotiations on a reform of the bloc's institutions but Britain angered its partners by trying to gut foreign policy provisions.


Polizia, 3.679 ingressi in discoteca per guida senza alcol


A Year Since Aristide, Haiti Impoverished

Haiti's normally raucous carnival became an afterthought this time last year as gangsters joined by ex-soldiers sparked a deadly march that led to the ouster of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.


For a glimpse of the conflagration to come, check out the dueling reactions to Judge Charles Pickering's retirement from his short-lived tenure on the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals.


IRS Watches Churches in Mid-Term Campaign

The Internal Revenue Service in Washington said it is watching the participation of church and charity groups in the 2006 mid-term election very closely.


The UK and US are discussing whether to site a US anti-ballistic missile defences on UK soil, sources say.


Harrah's accepts $17.1 billion private equity bid

The board of the world's largest casino operator, Harrah's Entertainment Inc. , has accepted a $17.1 billion buyout bid from private equity groups Apollo Management and Texas Pacific Group .


Angry Egypt cancels talks with EU officials

Egypt has cancelled talks with senior  European Union officials after the bloc criticized the Arab  country's human rights record, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry  said on Saturday.


ROME -- Italy's Marco Materazzi said he insulted Zinedine Zidane's sister, revealing nearly two months after the World Cup final what provoked the French star to head-butt him in the chest.


NASD Warns of Risky Home-Equity Investing

Too many house-rich Americans are  borrowing money against their homes to play the stock market,  brokerages regulator NASD warned on Wednesday.


Report: Tougher testing on the way for MLB

NEW YORK (Ticker) - With the dark cloud of steroids continuing to hover over baseball, it appears a tougher drug-testing policy may be in effect by spring training.


After Shakti Samanta's ANUSANDHAN, Big B's first Bengali film in the 1980s


The Lib Dem leader urges a "wholesale review" of laws on peerages following the cash-for-honours inquiry.


Rasmussen to start stage, Tour chief slams DCU

MONTPELLIER, France  - Tour de France leader Michael Rasmussen will start the 12th stage, race director Christian Prudhomme said on Friday.


Alitalia pursues rescue talks with Italian unions

MILAN : Alitalia headed into eleventh-hour talks with unions to clinch plans to avoid bankruptcy, after winning a key deal with pilots.


A police chief says forces across the UK have not paid enough attention to prostitution.


Dipartimento Energia Usa comunica calo stock distillati


Sensing a Shift, Reid Will Press for an Iraq Exit

Senator Harry Reid and the Democrats are increasingly confident they can assemble majority opposition to administration policies.


Levine dislikes being called 'male Paris Hilton'

Singer Adam Levine doesn't mind his reputation as a ladies man but hates being tagged the "male Paris Hilton".


Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has resigned, an official said on Monday, ending a controversial tenure as chief law enforcement officer that blemished the administration of President George W. Bush.


Matrix Service Gets $40 Million Plains Contract

By Staff and Wire Reports  Tulsa-based Matrix Service Co. announced Wednesday it has signed a contract for above-ground storage tanks that will be worth $40 million for a unit of the company.


By Shawn Cetrone, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Sep. 15--SHERRILLS FORD -- Judy Krueger woke to a "loud whoosh" in the middle of the night last month.


ABC Draws Lackluster Audience to Emmy Awards

ABC's telecast of the 56th annual Primetime Emmy Awards proved to be one of the least watched editions of the show in years, with 14 million viewers tuning in, according to preliminary figures on Monday.


Against a backdrop of war and squalor, Chechens voted Sunday for a replacement for their assassinated president, in a vote the Kremlin hopes will bring some stability to a region wracked by a decade of violence.


Ancient carving used as stray cat's gravestone sells for huge sum

A 10th century stone carving used for many years as a headstone to mark the grave of a British couple's cat sold for 175,000 pounds (250,000 euros, 330,000 dollars) at auction.


Iraq military, clerics targeted in violence

BAGHDAD -- A series of car bombings, ambushes, and assassinations across the country's most restive regions yesterday killed several civilians, police, and clerics. An insurgent leader said a day earlier that fighting in the western Iraqi city of Fallujah had drawn hundreds of fighters to rebel ranks.


A school governor is challenging a decision to give England's schools copies of Al Gore's film.


Howard Men's Soccer Coach Arrested in Youth Sex Sting

Howard University men's soccer coach Joseph E. Okoh is arrested for trying to set up a sexual encounter with a person he met on the Internet and thought was a 13-year-old girl.


Torino, 20:22 - CALCIO, TORINO; MUZZI: DELLA LAZIO TEMO TUTTO

Roberto Muzzi grande ex attesissimo nella gara di domenica con la Lazio. "Stiamo facendo dei passi i...


Federal officials don't suspect tampering, but they are still working to pinpoint the source of the contaminted Spinach


If he threw the cup, it wasn't fan's first offense

This isn't the first time Pistons tickets have led to trouble for John Green. The 39-year-old West Bloomfield man who authorities said threw the blue plastic cup at Indiana


Man Jailed in Theft of Cash From Tyson Home

JOHNSON, Ark., Feb. 16 -- A college student was arrested in the theft of a briefcase containing more than $140,000 from the home of the chairman of meat processing giant Tyson Foods Inc., police said Saturday.


The best of baseballâs divisional playoffs finally made it to prime time on Monday night and the result should serve notice to followers of the Flock in St.


An deal is in sight at the UN climate summit, but without specific targets for cuts in greenhouse gas emissions.


Microsoft Could Stumble in Quest for Ad Speed

Microsoft wants to give its online advertising and online services business a major boost, ending years of business and technology defeats at the hands of Google.


DMX has X-ed out a plea deal from prosecutors in White Plains,   New York, stemming from last month's arrest for a series of traffic   violations, his attorney, Murray Richman, confirmed Thursday to E!   Online.


West Indies ended a 25-year wait for a major one-day title by pulling off a dramatic two-wicket victory in the ICC Champions Trophy final against England here at The Oval.


Ralf Will Race in Japan and Brazil, Says Williams

LONDON  - Ralf Schumacher will race for Williamsin the last two races of the Formula One season despite anapparent disagreement with the team in China at the weekend.


Hamstring Injury Forces Johansson Out of Sydney Event

Joachim Johansson faces an anxious wait  before learning if he will be fit for next week's Australian  Open after a hamstring injury forced him out of the Sydney  International Wednesday.


Brown and Sarkozy unite in push for peace in Darfur

Ramping up the pressure on Sudan, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and French President Nicolas Sarkozy have united to boost peace efforts in Darfur, warning Khartoum of sanctions if it got in the way.


Taiwan Island Fortress Hopes to Leave Past Behind

Lin Cheng-pin has never fought a single battle, but he knows what it is like to live in a time of war.


World Conservation Union:16,300 species threatened

From the lowland gorillas of Africa to corals of the Galapagos Islands, more than 16,300 species are threatened with extinction, the World Conservation Union said on Wednesday in its annual Red List.


The wife of John Edwards, the Democrat vice-presidential candidate, has had a biopsy revealing that a lump in her breast has not spread, a spokesman said.


Artest Says He Asked Carlisle for Off Time

Indiana Pacers forward Ron Artest said Wednesday that he asked coach Rick Carlisle for time off because of a busy schedule that included promoting a soon-to-be released rap album, which led to his two-game benching.


Just after 9 a.m. on Aug. 29, a group of U.S. airmen entered a sod-covered bunker on North Dakota's Minot Air Force Base with orders to collect a set of unarmed cruise missiles bound for a weapons graveyard. They quickly pulled out a dozen cylinders, all of which appeared identical from a cursory...


SAO PAULO, Brazil -- Brazil is seeking to buy military technology from France that could help it become the first country in Latin America to have a nuclear submarine, the Defense Ministry said on Monday.


La neve scende su tutto il Nord Italia, vento forte in LiguriaNessun problema per gli aeroporti milanesi                                          Maltempo, nevica in pianura ora il pericolo Ã¨ il ghiaccio


Lâicona di Kazan torna a casa, tra luci ed ombre

Un gesto significativo che conferma la volontÃ  di dialogo, ma che non risolve i problemi spinosi tra la chiesa cattolica e quella ortodossa. Questa mattina, lâicona di Kazan, venerata dal popolo russo e


Renovation of Finnish National Opera House to cost millions of euros

A renovation project expected to last six months is being planned for the main stage of the Finnish National Opera in 2007.


Camper who died refused food, cadets say

A 13-year-old cadet at a private military academy who died while camping at a state park refused food throughout the excursion, the father of two fellow cadets said Sunday.


Boy in Blue unzipped We're very much obliged today to Hampshire's finest for demonstrating that when knocking up ads for the backs of buses you really need to consider just exactly where the exhaust will sit:â¦


German hostage freed in Iraq after five-month ordeal

A German woman held hostage in Iraq since early February has been freed but her son remains in the hands of the kidnappers, Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Wednesday.


Mantova, 17:50 - CALCIO, MANTOVA: ALLA RIPRESA ASSENTI DO PRADO E DI CESARE

Allenamento di ripresa per il Mantova in vista della trasferta di Messina. Il tecnico Tesser ha fatt...


First AU peacekeepers arrive in Mogadishu

Ugandan soldiers landed in the Somali  capital Mogadishu on Tuesday, the first African Union  peacekeepers to arrive in the city where the interim government  and its Ethiopian allies face almost daily guerrilla attacks.


Da 1,52% a 1,43%, per il rallentamento dell'economia


In San Francisco, Itâs Work to Find Toys

San Franciscans searching for the perfect toy this holiday season have had the added hurdle of finding a place to buy it.


Le prime stime parlano di oltre 250.000 persone, ma secondo la prefettura potrebbero essere molte di piÃ¹. Accorse tutte per festeggiare la conclusione dell'ultimo trionfale tour di Vasco Rossi: una invasione


Bomb Blasts Strike 3 Egyptian Resorts Used by Israelis

At least 23 people were feared dead from the biggest explosion at the Hilton hotel in Taba, Israeli media said.


You bet he has UMass flashbacks. "A couple of times this year, we walked into a hotel and it immediately reminded me of the hotel in Chattanooga," says Mark Whipple, the quarterbacks coach of the defending Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers. "And it all came back."


Vodafone reports a Â£14.9bn loss - a record for a UK firm - after writing down the value of assets.


They customize the headrests of their Rolls-Royces with "Harry Potter writing," sip martinis poured over diamonds and buy $130,000 watches on a whim.


Death Toll Nears 700 from Haiti Flooding

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti  - The death toll in Haiti  from flooding and mudslides triggered by Tropical Storm Jeanne  rose above 660 on Tuesday and government officials were still  struggling to reach areas cut off by flood waters.


From OPEC, Conflicting Talk of Output Cut

Conflicting reports about the timing and the size of any output reduction sent energy markets on a roller coaster.


Udine, 15:17 - CALCIO, JUVE; STADIO FRIULI APPLAUDE BUFFON AL RIENTRO

Tutti gli spettatori allo stadio Friuli di Udine, dove si sta giocando Udinese-Juventus, hanno appla...


Nobody ever proved Santos Gusman Batista stole the missing DVDs. He was just thrown into prison and told to wait 10 days to learn the charges against him.


Senate Passes $136 Billion Corporate Tax Bill

The federal tax bill was approved by the Senate 69-17 after passing the House a week earlier by 280-41. Mr. Bush is expected to sign it, claiming it as support for the economy -- even though


Roma, 28 settembre 2004 - L'aula della Camera ha approvato l'articolo 34 del ddl di riforma costituzionale, relativo alle modifiche all'articolo 117 della Costituzione che comprende anche la devolution. L'articolo


Annual Competition for Public Space Flight

Hoping to build on the momentum sparked by SpaceShipOne's dash into space, supporters of opening the heavens to civilians are turning the winner-take