Illusionist escapes cement box in Times Square

U.S. illusionist Criss Angel appeared to escape on Tuesday from a cement box suspended above Times Square in New York after it crashed to the ground without anyone seeing him emerge.


BAGHDAD, Iraq - The militant group led by al-Qaida ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi posted a gruesome video on a Web site Monday showing the decapitation of a man identified as American civil engineer Eugene Armstrong and said a second hostage - either an American or a Briton - would be killed in 24 hours.    The grisly beheading was the latest killing in a particularly violent month in Iraq, with more than 300 people dead in insurgent attacks and U.S...


JOHN Howard's Coalition is clinging to a narrow election-winning lead despite strong support for Labor's Medicare package, an exclusive Herald Sun poll shows.


The main union at the Dow Jones group claims billionaire Ron Burkle is looking at a rival bid for the firm.


3 Va.-Based Sailors Killed In Explosion in Baghdad

Three Virginia-based sailors were killed in Iraq on Friday when  a makeshift bomb detonated near their Humvee during combat operations in Baghdad, the Navy said.


Bush: U.S. economy remains 'envy of world'

President Bush, in Russia for a meeting of the world's economic powers, on Saturday credited his "pro-growth policies" for new U.S. budget deficit figures that are lower than earlier estimates.


OECD says Fed needs to raise rates a bit more

The OECD called on Tuesday for the  Federal Reserve to tighten interest rates a bit more as it  projected U.S. economic expansion was set to stay solid this  year before easing slightly in 2007.


The U.S. Embassy in Algiers on Friday ordered its employees to tightly restrict their movements and urged other Americans in Algeria to do the same, citing indications of possible terrorist attacks.


Japan's banking revival starts with a cleanup

"Revival starts with a cleanup," said post-World War II finance minister Juichi Tsushima on August 17, 1945. And a convoluted cleanup in Japan's banking business is what is under way today.


Spanish Clinic Launches Embryo Adoption Scheme

A Spanish fertility clinic launched a scheme on Thursday to let women adopt frozen embryos to save them from scientific research just as Spain makes investigation with embryo stem cells fully legal.


Two races at once Giants sweep themselves back into a good ...

These confounded Giants. With 22 weeks of the season gone and four to go, they remain harder to read than "Beowulf." Lose, lose, lose, aaaarrrrggggh!


Japan's Abe in China for ice-breaking summit

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held talks with Chinese leaders in Beijing on Sunday, seeking a thaw in relations chilled by wartime history and consulting his hosts on North Korea's nuclear threat.


To prosecutors, Robert "Roy" van de Hoek is a vandal with pruning shears. To supporters of native California shrubs and trees, he's a martyr. Once again, he's in court.


Sony Expects Wider Loss in Game Division for Fiscal 2006

By Kyodo News International, Tokyo  Jan. 31--TOKYO -- Sony Corp. expects losses in its game division to  expand by 20-40 billion yen from last October's estimate of a 200 billion yen  loss for the 2006 business year ending in March, company officials said  Wednesday.


Lawmakers reached an agreement yesterday on a Senate bill that clears the way for the first major overhaul of the nation's consumer product safety system in a generation.


While Republican Mike Huckabee wishes voters Merry Christmas in a television ad, a group organized by his supporters makes automated phone calls slipping the knife into his opponents.


A popular pro-Tamil website accuses the Sri Lankan government of blocking access to it.


British soldier killed in Afghanistan: defence ministry

A British soldier was one of two NATO troops killed in Afghanistan on Wednesday, the Ministry of Defence in London said


PARIS An Iranian opposition group said Wednesday that Tehran bought blueprints of a nuclear bomb and weapons-grade uranium from the same Pakistani scientist who admitted selling atomic secrets to Libya and other countries a decade ago.


Livorno, 15:45 - CALCIO, LIVORNO; SPINELLI: TUTTI A DIETA, GIOCATORI SOVRAPPESO

Il presidente del Livorno mette a dieta la squadra, ultima in classifica. "Ci sono troppi giocatori ...


Le misure speciali decise dal premier al Maliki annunciate in televisioneI valichi con l'Iran bloccati per 72 ore, incerta la durata della misura verso la Siria                                            Iraq, frontiere chiuse e coprifuoco parte il nuovo piano di sicurezza


MEPs investigate why EU funding for African peacekeepers in Darfur is not reaching the soldiers.


Paul Sorvino will guest-star as a futuristic U.S. president in the WB Network's new coming-of-age drama series "Jack & Bobby."


The Goonhilly Earth Station in Cornwall is a key part of the global network that keeps us talking to each other.


FOR GEORGE W. BUSH, as for any president seeking a second term, the party's convention presents a different, and in many ways more difficult, task than that facing his opponent.


Less than a decade ago, economists at the International Monetary Fund were jetting into the capitals of countries stricken by financial crises, patching together rescue plans aimed at staving off global economic chaos.


Children are being given Ritalin by parents who want to boost exam results, claims a psychologist.


WASHINGTON, Feb. 14  â The Securities and Exchange Commission has completed an investigation of Gradient Analytics and is taking no action against the firm in a case that created a furor last year over subpoenas issued by the S.E.C. to journalists, Gradient said Wednesday.


A Bleidt falls on investors: Ex-honchoâs shenanigans may leave ...

Regulators are scrambling to determine how much money disgraced radio-station owner and self-anointed financial guru Brad Bleidt may have swiped to start his mini-media empire


By James A. Carlson Associated Press  MILWAUKEE -- All 18 endangered young whooping cranes that were led south from Wisconsin last fall as part of a project to create a second migratory flock of the birds were killed in storms in Florida, a spokesman said.


Pain of War Draws Bead on New York Region

Since Nov. 7, 19 servicemen from New York, New Jersey and Connecticut have been killed in Iraq.


CES: Microsoft to phase out Pocket PC, Smartphone brands

LAS VEGAS - Microsoft is gradually phasing out its Pocket PC and Smartphone brands in favor of an overarching Windows Mobile brand, a company representative said Thursday.


Matthew Wins Wendy's on Han Playoff Bogey

Catriona Matthew rolled in a short par putt on the first playoff hole to beat defending champion Hee-Won Han and win the Wendy's Championship for Children on Sunday.


Economix: Health Care as if Costs Didnât Matter

A big reason for the high cost of health insurance is the explosion of expensive, medically questionable care.


Pettigrew to attend Arafat funeral in Cairo

Yasser Arafat was remembered in Canada on Thursday as a Palestinian leader who made great strides for his people or as a man whose death may bring a new chance for peace in the war-torn area.


Roma. L'Ammiraglio Agostino Straulino, figura storica della marineria e dello sport velico italiano e internazionale, morto questa mattina, era nato a Lussinpiccolo, sull'isola di Lussino nel golfo del Quarnero


Tight security in court as terror suspects remanded

Eight terrorism suspects charged with conspiracy to murder and to launch radioactive, chemical or explosive attacks were remanded in custody amid high security at their first court appearance yesterday.


A US woman astronaut is charged with trying to kidnap a rival for the affection of a space shuttle pilot.


Israel denied Saturday spying on its  main ally, the United States, responding to suspicions a  Pentagon analyst passed secret papers to the Jewish state about  one of its most bitter enemies, Iran.


The death toll from the Indian Ocean disaster rose dramatically to 125,000 after Indonesia said almost 80,000 had died in that country alone.


Lugo (Ravenna), 18:56 - CICLISMO, GIRO DI ROMAGNA: VINCE SERRI A TAVOLINO

Eddy Serri, ravennate, è il vincitore del Giro di Romagna. Il portacolori del Team Miche ha t...


A Clearer Muddy Story: Fast-Flowing Water Can Form Deposits

New findings suggest that fine clays may be deposited by relatively fast-flowing water.


Thousands of federal lawsuits claiming the drug Vioxx caused heart attacks and other conditions that killed or injured people cannot be pooled into one national class action, a judge ruled yesterday.


SuperGen Inc. on Monday said it has  withdrawn an application to market its pancreatic cancer drug  in the United States due to insufficient data, casting a cloud  on the drug's future in the world's biggest market and sending  the company's shares down as much as 16 percent.


Music Review | Screamfest: Impromptu Summit of Kings in New York

A traveling teeny-bopper tour produced one of the yearâs definitive hip-hop moments: T. I., Jay-Z, Mr. West, Diddy and 50 Cent, all sharing the stage on Wednesday.


Dal 25 al 30 agosto: V Settimana di Formazione e SpiritualitÃ  Missionaria ad Assisi Roma (Agenzia Fides) - ÂLa Parola in cammino con la storiaÂ Ã¨ questo il tema scelto questÂanno per la 5Â° Settimana Nazionale di Formazione e SpiritualitÃ  Missionaria organizzata dallÂUfficio Nazionale per la Cooperazione missionaria tra le Chiese del...


STRASBOURG/SAN FRANCISCO - The European Commission on Tuesday approved Oracle Corp.'sproposed US$7.7 billion ($11 billion) hostile takeover of rival business software company PeopleSoft Inc.


You could say that Kenny Chesney, with a top tour, hit after hit and another multiplatinum album, enjoyed an amazing last couple of years — but you'd be wrong. Yes, he accomplished all that. But, enjoy it? That's another matter.


Carlos Tevez sealed a narrow victory for Manchester United as the Premier League champions opened 2008 with a 1-0 victory against Birmingham City at Old Trafford here on Tuesday.


Paris - Yasser Arafat's wife on Sunday despatched a key Palestinian official to the West Bank with a mysterious message for the leadership concerning the health of her husband and its political consequences.


Qualcomm acquires obscure Brit software house for $36 million

FAB-LESS CHIP SUPPLIER, Qualcomm, has gained a useful toe-up into the European/GSM market through its acquisition of Cambridge, UK based Trigenix - formerly known as 3G Lab.


A ballot of postal workers is expected to reveal strong support for the first national postal strike since 1996.


Belgian serial jail breaker escapes for fourth time

A Belgian inmate made a dramatic escape from jail for the fourth time on Sunday evening after his armed accomplices landed in the prison grounds in a hijacked helicopter, prosecutors said on Monday.


Beyond solar system, planets that look familiar

The universe looked a little more familiar and friendlier on Tuesday. The roll call of planets beyond the solar system swelled significantly with the announcement of a trio of newly discovered worlds much


WOOLWORTHS chief executive Roger Corbett has three great advantages over Coles Myer's John Fletcher. Unless Fletcher recognises and counters these advantages, then Corbett will win with devastating effects on the long-term Coles share price.


âFirst look: Apple offers 802.11n, and a wireless wowâ

Ken Mingis writes for Computerworld, âWith its latest Airport Extreme base station, Apple has done more than revamp the look of its popular wireless routerâ¦In addition to adopting 802.11n  â  a whole new standard in Wi-Fi that promises faster transfer speeds and better range  â  it is also making a foray into home storage networks.â


American Electric Power said its third-quarter earnings rose 54 percent, helped by a warmer than normal summer that increased energy usage.


Blair calls for long-term effort to overcome 'global catastrophe'

Prime Minister Tony Blair called for a long-term effort from the international community to help overcome the tsunami tragedy in Asia which he said was a "global catastrophe".


US retail sales grew 1.4% in May, suggesting that US economic growth may recover faster than expected.


ASIA/COREA DEL SUD - Si aprirÃ  il Processo di Beatificazione per 36 Servi di Dio, missionari nei campi di lavoro durante la guerra di Corea Seul (Agenzia Fides) - LÂOrdine di San Benedetto di Wagwan ha annunciato la prossima apertura del processo di Beatificazione per 36 Servi di Dio, che morirono nelle prigioni dei campi di lavoro e di detenzione fra il 1949 e il 1952 (anni della guerra...


Ayman al- Zawahiri, second in command of al-Qaida, said last night that the US faced defeat in Iraq and Afghanistan. In a videotape broadcast by the Arab satellite television station al-Jazeera, he said: "The


Mexico arrests senior drug cartel member

Mexican troops arrested a leading member of one of the country's two main drug gangs and seized nearly a million dollars, a victory in President Felipe Calderon's fight against traffickers.


Now that Apple Computer has its shitake mushrooms together, it apparently is being coveted by IBM. [Missing Links]


Leaping into a burgeoning price war with low-cost exchange traded funds, Fidelity Investments has slashed fees on five index mutual funds widely used in group and individual retirement accounts.


WASHINGTON - Several hundred union members marched outside the Labor Department to protest new overtime pay regulations taking effect Monday, with two senators pledging to roll them back when Congress returns from recess.    Protesters, many wearing union T-shirts, carried signs such as "President Bush: Hands off my overtime pay," and chanted, "Come on all you billionaires, give us wages that are fair."  "The fight is not over yet," said Republican Sen...


With Summer Here, Aqua Pennsylvania's Reservoirs Ready for Peak Water Demand

Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc. (Aqua) announced today that its water reserves  are full to capacity heading into the Memorial Day weekend, the "unofficial"  start of Summer 2007. Aqua operates five reservoirs in southeastern  Pennsylvania, which hold 10 billion gallons of water.


Karzai Leads With 56 Percent of Vote From Presidential Election

Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai is leading in the country's first direct presidential election with 56 percent of the vote, according to the election Web site.


Intel Corp. is betting on a big expansion of "ultra-mobile" computing, an idea that could hinge on how many gadgets people are willing to tote around.


Defending league champion Werder Bremen suffered its first loss of the season Sunday at the hands of VfL Wolfsburg.


The Toronto Maple Leafs didn't beat the New Jersey Devils just for the much-needed two points in the playoff hunt. They also did it for defenseman Tomas Kaberle.


Beckham aiming to play beyond 2006 World Cup

England captain David Beckham has denied reports that he plans to retire from international soccer after the 2006 World Cup and says he wants to play for his country as long as possible.


Four star Chelsea reclaim top spot from Arsenal

Chelsea reclaimed the top spot in the Premiership with an emphatic 4-1 victory over Fulham as champions Arsenal edged a 5-4 thriller against Tottenham.


FDA Scientists Issued Early Warnings on Drug Approvals

A previously unpublished internal survey of Food and Drug Administration scientists points to potentially dangerous gaps in the approval and marketing of prescription drugs, according to documents jointly released today by the Union of Concerned


The New Orleans Hornets are going to have their work cut out for them in the 2004-05 season. When the NBA approved its realignment plan, the Hornets became the newest member of the Western Conference as the expansion Charlotte Bobcats were placed in the East, giving each conference 15 clubs comprised of three divisions of five teams.


Mac OS X Tip of the Week: Become the Ultimate Menu Master

Did you know that you can access your menus without touching your mouse?


Storage Expo Hopes to cut losses through cheaper tapes


Per metodo e merito, governo sappia del no di sindacato


Japan Tobacco to buy Gallaher for 19 billion dollars

Japan Tobacco Inc has said it has reached an agreement to buy British rival Gallaher Group for 2.25 trillion yen (19.1 billion dollars) including debt, in Japan's biggest ever corporate acquisition.


A guerrilla marketing campaign for a cartoon show about a box of french fries and his milkshake pal set off a scare that nearly shut down Boston's commercial district yesterday, as bomb squads closed highways and two bridges in search of what turned out to be magnetic-light versions of the cartoon...


Apple's iPhone is used by 50% more people to browse the Internet than all the phones running Microsoft's Windows Mobile operating system, according to data from Net Applications.


A Swiss pilot trying to fly 8,000km  in a light aircraft crashes into a block of flats in the city of Basel.


Champions League: AC Milan tops its group after 0-0 draw at Celtic

AC Milan held host Celtic to a 0-0 draw in its final Champions League group match on Tuesday and finished at the top of the Group F standings.


Ebersols Released From Colorado Hospital

NBC Sports executive Dick Ebersol and his son were released from the hospital on Monday, a week after an executive jet crash that killed three people, including Ebersol's youngest son.


Italian Hostages in Iraq are Freed, Berlusconi Says

Two Italian aid workers have been freed in Iraq after being held for three weeks by captors who threatened to kill them if the Italian government didn't give in to their demands.


LIVERPOOL Striker Wayne Rooney of Everton has slammed his club's handling of the transfer request that is likely to see him in a Manchester United shirt before Tuesday afternoon.


Aare, 11:02 - SCI, MONDIALI: LE AZZURRE PER LO SPECIALE

Il ct Flavio Roda ha annunciato le quattro azzurre che domani gareggeranno nello slalom peciale dei ...


Finn E. Kydland and Edward C. Prescott won the 2004 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences on Monday for their work in determining the consistency of economic policy and the driving force behind business cycles worldwide.


With a view to encouraging the  creative contribution to Indian cinema, President Pratibha  Patil on Friday directed that the prize money of national film  awards be increased five times.


Bush to unveil second term agenda during convention

After a tumultuous first term in the White House, US President George W. Bush will unveil his policy priorities for an eventual second term at next week's Republican National Convention.


Lisa Cagle had one burning question she wanted answered at the Multiple Sclerosis Society's national conference two weeks ago in Denver.


No TV, except for sports, for Peterson jurors over weekend

Jurors considering the fate of Scott Peterson on Friday afternoon faced a choice imposed by the judge â-ither wrap up deliberations quickly, or look forward to a long weekend


You don't need new stocks to juice your returns.


UN watchdog says ready to go back to Iraq if asked

VIENNA, Oct 13  - The UN nuclear watchdog, blocked from returning to Iraq since the US-led war, is ready to send inspectors back after reports of the disappearance of high-tech equipment that could be used to make nuclear weapons, a spokesman said


IRAN Days after the UN International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) approved a resolution demanding that Iran suspend all uranium-enrichment activities, a defiant Tehran announced that it had started the conversion of some 37 tons of uranium oxide (yellowcake


Elizabeth Edwards, the wife of ex-Democrat vice-presidential candidate John Edwards, is diagnosed with breast cancer.


Brown wants to lift Iraq protests restriction

Britain's next prime minister, Gordon Brown, reportedly wants to reverse a law introduced under current premier Tony Blair which restricts anti-Iraq war protests outside parliament.


Check out Matt Asay on the CNET Blog Network

Blog: The Open Road looks at emerging open-source business strategies and opportunities.


Northern Ireland should be an inspiration to those around the world seeking peace, the Pope has said.


Sir Paul McCartney admits working with other musicians is a let-down after his partnership with John Lennon.


'Contratto? Lo mando a casa Col Bayern era da schiaffi'

Roma, 21 ottobre 2004 - Le voci dimercato sul talento barese sembravano le classiche sparate da giorno feriale dei quotidinai sportivi, invece: Antonio Cassano? Â«Non lo so se lo tengo. Ci sono dei problemi


The Archbishop of Canterbury faces widespread criticism after saying some Sharia law in the UK is "unavoidable".


More than half the world's children are suffering extreme effects of poverty, war and HIV/Aids, denying them a healthy and safe childhood, according to a report published today.


In life science, Harvard publishes more but MIT profits

When it comes to hatching new biotechnology ideas, who's number one? It's Harvard. No wait, it's MIT.


A student who tried to assassinate French President Jacques Chirac is sentenced to 10 years in prison.


Trump's hair on the line at Wrestlemania

Donald Trump is putting his hair where his mouth is.


First pallindromic version number? Apple has posted Mac OS X 10.4.10, the pallindromic - well, sort of - version number to be applied to it's Unix-based operating system. The update includes fixes and tweaks for both Intel- and PowerPC-based Macs.â¦


2 birds test positive for West Nile virus

Two more birds found dead in Ventura County have tested positive for West Nile virus, and environmental health officials say they expect more birds to get the disease.


An astonishing new fossil uncovered in a remote region of China has overturned accepted views of the relationship between dinosaurs and early mammals.


DealBook Blog: Judge Rules Against United Rentals in Deal Lawsuit

A judge in Delaware ruled that Cerberus Capital could not be forced to complete its $4 billion deal for United Rentals, a rental equipment operator.


Lord Attenborough is to exhibition more than 140 pieces of Picasso pottery from his private collection.


SEC begins formal probe into Activision: filing

U.S. regulators have begun a formal probe into stock option practices at Activision Inc. , the No. 2 U.S. video game publisher, according to a company filing.


Ayad Allawi's ultimatum yesterday to the rebel Shia cleric Moqtada al Sadr - who is holed up with his fighters in the holy city of Najaf - was notable for one thing: the lack of a deadline.


Corner Shops Double as TB Clinics in India

Officials estimate 1.8 million Indians develop the disease every year, of whom 800,000 are infectious, the highest incidence in the world.


European and Asian countries with U.S. troops have braced for the changes for several years, but Bush's announcement Monday that up to 70,000 uniformed personnel and 100,000 dependents will gradually be moved ...


Hollywood actor Ryan O'Neal is arrested in California for allegedly assaulting his son, Griffin, police say.


Health Plan Used by U.S. Is Debated as a Model

Though candidates suggest adapting the health care program that covers Congress and offering it to millions of uninsured Americans, such a plan would be unlikely to cut costs.


Regular columnist Bill Thompson says more can be done to encourage young filmmakers from all walks of life.


As Google tells it, the company wanted to hire two engineers who lived in Seattle. The engineers didn't want to move to Mountain View, California, Google's headquarters, so the company opened up a Seattle office.


Chechen Rebels Offer $20 Million Reward for Putin

Chechen rebels are offering a $20 million reward for the capture of Russian President Vladimir Putin. A Chechen separatist web site posted the offer of a bounty Thursday, a day after Russia offered $10 million


Of All the Hurdles to a Merger, View on Technology Is the Highest

A smooth integration between Microsoft and Yahoo will not be a matter of simply swapping one set of software or hardware for another. It may hinge on changing deep-seated mind-sets.


Owners of the Pleasant East apartments in East Harlem are done with renovations. But, as Jake Mooney found for this week's Dispatches feature, residents there say they still have reasons to be nervous.


Hutchison unit begins $1.5 bn IPO marketing

HONG KONG, SEPTEMBER 6: Hutchison Telecommunications International Ltd (HTIL), a unit of conglomerate Hutchison Whampoa Ltd, on Monday began marketing its IPO worth $1.


Tragedia in una casa dello Yorkshire,abbattuto il rottweiler


Palermo, 18:47 - CALCIO, PALERMO: IN UEFA CON QUATTRO PRIMAVERA

Per la sfida di Uefa contro il Fenerbahce, Guidolin non ha convocato gli infortunati Biava, Bovo, Ca...


New Delhi - Scientists have discovered a new species of monkey in north-eastern India, 101 years after the last species of its kind was found, a member of the investigating team said on Thursday.


Goals from Djibril Cisse and Milan Baros secured a 2-0 victory over last year's beaten finalists Monaco in a Group A game. Monaco looked a shadow of the side that made it all the way to the rinal last May, but


MINNEAPOLIS -- Just like that, the White Sox' little statement game went up in flames against the Minnesota Twins. The Twins ended Freddy Garcia's no-hitter in the sixth and then scored nine runs in the inning on their way to an eventual 10-2 victory.


Microsoft's IE and Office, Apple's Mac OS X and people themselves are among the Internet's weak links, the security group says.


Of all the comments on the hard drive, and there have been hundreds, this one explains it best. I'm sorry to hear about your experience at the Apple Store. I was a "genius" for a year and can assure you that the policy regarding HDs was frustrating to us as well. In warranty it wasn't so hard to justify, but out of warranty customers often had a problem with it. My recommendation to them (and to you) is the same. AASPs often do not have the same contractual obligations with HD manufacturers that Apple does, so they may very well let you keep it. If you still wanted to have it done through an Apple store, take a magnet to it before you hand it over. The techs have better things to do than trawl through your personal data (there are exceptions, of course), but if it sets your mind at ease- go for it. Honestly, I would do this in your position because I have read of people getting reman drives with other people's data still on them. But that would have nothing to do with Apple and everything to do with the companies contracted to remanufacture the HDs.Not much more to say after that. I will probably write a summary tomorrow.


FCC cites commentator Williams for payola

U.S. communications regulators cited conservative commentator Armstrong Williams on Thursday for violating a ban on "payola" in promoting the Bush administration's education plan.


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Manufacturing activity rose in August for the 15th consecutive month, but at a slower rate than in July, according to a monthly report released yesterday by the Institute for Supply Management, a research group.


Tribal people are facing starvation in eastern India where cholera has killed scores in recent weeks.


Posh and Becks strip down for hot photos

Victoria and David Beckham, aka Posh and Becks, strip down in steamy photos for the August issue of W magazine.


People are being warned about a scam e-mail which uses the US presidential poll to part them from their cash.


47 killed in Sri Lanka fighting: military

At least 40 Tiger rebels, five troopers and two civilians were killed when troops repulsed an attack by the guerrillas on army camps and the town of Muttur in northeastern Sri Lanka, the defence ministry said.


Katy Folven never leaves home without her insulin pen, but the busy Boston social worker sometimes forgets to track her daily doses. When that happens, she must prick one of her already-calloused fingertips to measure blood sugar. That can mean as many as 10 punctures in a day.


An Episcopal Switch Reflects Divisions in Church

By Marc Parry, Times Union, Albany, N.Y.  Mar. 7--ALBANY -- A retired assistant bishop in the Albany Episcopal  Diocese has joined a controversial splinter group at the forefront of a  worldwide fight over the future of the Episcopal church.


Notre Dame's Clausen to Start at QB Against Penn State

Notre Dame freshman Jimmy Clausen will start at quarterback Saturday against Penn State, with the Irish looking to rebound from a season-opening 33-3 loss at home to Georgia Tech.


US troops have found a massive weapons cache in the former rebel stronghold of Fallujah. As the grim toll in the fight for the ruined city passed 2000, Iraqi soldiers combing


Mia moglie ha bonificato e subito un tentativo di attentato


Russia says it is deploying a mobile version of its most important long-range nuclear missile.


Pierre-Alain Joye's Blog: Zip finally reached stable!

Pierre-Alain Joye ha posted some great news about the Zip PECL package today on his blog - it's finally reached stable.   Zip is stable since two releases. I lacked the time to report it :) Three bugs were important. Once PHP 5.2.0 is out, I will focus on the new features. Write stream support, unicode (php6+ support), pattern based addition/extraction and crypting functions.   The three bugs he mentions were a problem with zipArchive::addFile, comment/cdir problems with new archives, and setting properties in extended classes.   You can check out the homepage for the project here or just view the Changelog for complete updates.


Palermo, 16:19 - CALCIO, PALERMO: CAPUANO NON DOVRA' ESSERE OPERATO ALLA SPALLA

Niente intervento alla spalla per Ciro Capuano, il difensore del Palermo infortunatosi domenica scor...


The UK saw unemployment fall in the last three months of 2006 according to the Office for National Statistics.


Mankind to blame for global warming say scientists

Mankind is to blame for global warming, the world's top climate scientists said on Friday, sending governments a "crystal clear" warning they must take urgent action to avert damage that could last for centuries.


Chelsea Newton scores 19 points, and No. 11 Rutgers ends a 12-game losing skid to No. 10 Connecticut with a 76-62 victory on Sunday.


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Russia's foreign minister warned Washington not to use force against Iran and criticized what he described as the United States' unilateral approach to other global crises in an interview published Wednesday.


Gold rallied to its highest level in more than seven weeks on Monday, hovering near a record high of $850, on a weak U.S. dollar and tensions in Pakistan after the killing of politician Benazir Bhutto.


With longtime captain Claudio Reyna sidelined with a thigh injury, Coach Bruce Arena feels comfortable tapping 22-year-old phenom Landon Donovan to captain the U.S. squad.


Blockbuster Inc. BBI.N on Wednesday  posted a $1.42 billion quarterly loss due to large impairment  charges prompted by Viacom Inc.'s VIAb.N spin-off of the  video chain and also said its chief operating officer was  resigning.


Colombia Offers Meeting on Venezuela Dispute

By Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA, Colombia  - Colombian President AlvaroUribe offered on Saturday to meet his Venezuelan counterpart,Hugo Chavez, to defuse a widening diplomatic dispute over thecovert of a top Colombian rebel in Venezuela.


Andrew Strauss says England are only looking to bat once in Port Elizabeth after his hundred puts them in a strong position.


Blair Announces Plans for Troop Drawdown in Iraq

LONDON, Feb. 21 -- Prime Minister Tony Blair announced Wednesday that 1,600 British troops would return home from Iraq in coming months, but stopped short of announcing any clear exit strategy from the hugely unpopular war. He said a further 500 soldiers may be withdrawn by the end of summer, and...


Viewpoint: 'Soviet' grip on Russian media

The former editor of one of Russia's best-known dailies says media control in the country is comparable to Soviet times.


Drivers face $3.50 gasoline this spring: gov't

U.S. consumers will pay record prices for gasoline this spring, with national monthly pump costs peaking near $3.50 per gallon when the busy driving season begins, the government's top energy forecasting agency said Tuesday.


Hallandale Beach Trash Plan a Stinker to Many: Northwest Hallandale Beach Residents Don't Want a Trash Transfer Station in Their Part of Town -- Even If It's in an Industrial Area

By Jennifer Lebovich, The Miami Herald  Dec. 14--To Hallandale Beach officials, it's a "transfer station," but to residents of the city's northwest section, it's a garbage dump, and they don't want it in their area.


WHEATON, Ill. - A judge has ordered a 17-year-old to pay a $750 fine and perform 120 hours of community service for contaminating salad dressing with semen and returning it to a suburban Chicago high school's cafeteria.


City Funding for North End Backed: Finance Chief Endorses $8.5 Million in Aid

By Tom Daykin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel  Dec. 9--City financial assistance proposed for a $175 million downtown housing development received support Friday from Milwaukee Comptroller W. Martin Morics, paving the way for Common Council approval.


President Fidel Castro fell as he left the stage after a televised speech Wednesday night, but he quickly recovered his composure and assured Cubans he was "all in one piece."


Cagliari, 13:47 - CALCIO, CAGLIARI: I CONVOCATI PER IL MILAN

Sono 20 i giocatori convocati dal tecnico del Cagliari, Marco Giampaolo, per la gara di domani col M...


Books of The Times: Flood-Damaged Souls Finding Opportunity

In his latest novel James Lee Burke bears witness to the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.


The Yankees' Gary Sheffield has a pulled muscle and bursitis in his troublesome left shoulder, but can continue to play.


'Non cambieremo una virgola dei trattati', ha detto


Yemeni Languishes at Guantanamo Long After U.S. Approved Release

SANAA, Yemen -- The word came in May 2006: Ali Mohammed Nasser Mohammed, a slight, 24-year-old Yemeni with curly black hair and a wispy beard, would be freed from Guantanamo after more than four years. He got a checkup. His photo was taken, as were his fingerprints. He was measured for clothes and...


Sick note for German firm Poorly NHS software provider iSoft Group said today that it favoured a revised buyout bid from Aussie outfit IBA Health.â¦


Printer maker Lexmark International  said on Tuesday its net profit rose, although revenue fell.


An Armagh man is charged with money laundering linked to an alleged Â£5m fuel smuggling fraud.


Crude prices rally past $53 on speculation and Mexico pipeline ...

Crude oil futures rallied back above $53 a barrel Wednesday after a pipeline explosion in Mexico heightened supply concerns. Traders were also nervously monitoring developments in Nigeria, where


Australia's Coles accepts 18.7 billion dollar buyout offer

Australia's second largest retailer Coles said Monday it had agreed to a 22 billion dollar (18.7 billion US) buyout offer from conglomerate Wesfarmers, the largest corporate deal in Australian history.


Feeding kids simmers down to the three Ps

Welsh parents fall into these three categories with half of mothers described as "unperturbed" because they take little or no interest in what their children eat for lunch, figures out today show.


Photographer Larry Birkhead, a former boyfriend of Anna Nicole Smith, tells Us Weekly magazine that, no matter what a national TV audience was told Tuesday night, he's the real father of the reality TV star's newborn girl. And he's seeking a DNA test to prove it.


US welcomes Sudan's acceptance of expanded AU mission in Darfur

The United States welcomed on Friday Sudanese official's announcement to accept a larger AfricanUnion (AU) mission in the western region of Darfur and urged the speedy deployment of AU troops.


The growth of government databases on children can split families, says a report for the Information Commissioner.


Roma, 16:00 - Calcio, Roma: i convocati per il derby

Il tecnico della Roma, Luigi Del Neri, ha convocato 20 giocatori per il derby con la Lazio di domani...


Nets Nip Hawks 85-84 to End Losing Streak

Jason Kidd scored 19 of his 23 points in the second half as the New Jersey Nets ended a four-game losing streak with an 85-84 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Monday.


Brutality suit seen likely in pepper-pellet death

Boston police will almost certainly face a brutality lawsuit seeking millions of dollars in damages in the fatal shooting of 21-year-old Victoria Snelgrove


Cable's Rivals Lure Customers With Packages

CableÂs two hungry rivals Â phone companies and satellite providers Â are stealing cableÂs disgruntled customers with cheaper all-in-one packages that bundle TV with Internet and phone services.


Knicksâ Lineup Gets New Look, but the Result is the Same

Coach Isiah Thomas reshuffled bodies in a vain search for identity in a team that has none. But there were still no clear answers after the Knicks lost 110-96 to the Orlando Magic.


Perth, 11:17 - TENNIS, HOPMAN CUP: SERBIA-TAIWAN 3-0

La Serbia ha battuto 3-0 Taiwan nel gruppo A della Hopman Cup, il torneo misto in corso a Perth (Aus...


Piattaforma Civica, primo partito con 41% dei suffragi


Germany's carnival season bursts into life

Thousands of people in costume took to the streets of western Germany as the annual carnival season started with a series of events that will go on until February.


Birds overcome sluggish first half to blast Washington

PHILADELPHIA - The Eagles can clinch their fourth straight NFC East by beating the New York Giants next weekend at the Meadowlands.


California's $3 billion stem cell agency withstood another challenge to its constitutionality when a state appeals court rejected claims by abortion foes and anti-tax advocates that the agency's managers had conflicts of interest.


Microsoft Won't Give SP2 Security Fixes to Older Browsers

"The most secure version of Windows today is Windows XP with SP2," Microsoft explained in a statement it issued. "We recommend that customers upgrade to XP and SP2 as quickly as possible.


Volkswagen repeats threat of possibly moving jobs abroad

Volkswagen again threatened to move jobs abroad as management sat down with unions to resume wage talks at a time when Europe's biggest car maker is seeking to impose controversial and painful cost cuts on its workforce.


Icahn raises bid 3.5% for auto parts maker Lear

Carl Icahn raised his bid for Lear Corp. by 3.5 percent to $2.9 billion after opposition from investors. The auto parts maker delayed a vote on the sale again, by four days to July 16.


Australia full-back Mat Rogers's hopes of playing against world champions England at Twickenham this weekend were left hanging in the balance as he awaited the outcome of a disciplinary hearing.


Progress in Baghdad will take time-U.S. general

A U.S.-backed Iraqi security plan seen as a last-ditch attempt to halt violence in Baghdad will not produce results overnight, a U.S. general warned on Sunday, after a one-ton suicide truck bomb killed 135 people.


Bayer HealthCare stopped a late-stage trial of Nexavar in patients with non-small cell lung cancer after a monitoring committee concluded the study would not improve overall survival.


Lo sciopero e' stato rinviato al 26 ottobre dalle 9 alle 17


In Pakistan, 2 bombings kill dozens at Sunni rally

MULTAN, Pakistan Two bombs planted in a car and motorcycle exploded at a gathering of Sunni Muslim radicals in central Pakistan before dawn Thursday, killing at least 39 people and wounding about 100 others in what police suspected was a sectarian attack.


Petsmart Earnings Rise, But Shares Slump

Petsmart Inc. (PETM.O), the top U.S. pet supplies chain, on Thursday said quarterly earnings rose on improved pet services sales, but its stock sank as much as 12 percent as results lagged analysts' expectations.


Jack Straw attacks a Lords' ruling that detaining foreign terror suspects without trial breaks human rights law.


What is the future of the global food system? In this speech delivered at the AAAS annual meeting, Cornell Professor Per Pinstrup-Andersen, argues that the food system is broken and needs to be fixed. Alexis Madrigal reports from Boston.


Backgrounder: African Union's efforts to end Darfur crisis

The United National Security Council will begin a two-day extraordinary session here on Thursday to push Sudan's north-south peace negotiations to a conclusion and to stop a


L'accordo dura 4 anni e prevede anche una linea maschile


Delta Air Lines quarterly net loss widens

Delta Air Lines Inc.  said on Wednesday its net loss widened due to reorganization costs, but reported its first full-year operating profit since 2000, and said it was on track to exit bankruptcy protection this spring.


Two brothers are jailed for a hammer attack which left a man severely and permanently brain damaged.


Unlike Rip Van Winkle, a fellow New Yorker who snoozed for 20 years, Michael Strahan's nap lasted just one night, but he was just as bewildered when he arose.


Dolphins Hire Cowboys Executive Ireland as G.M.

Jeff Ireland, who spent the past seven years in player personnel with the Dallas Cowboys, was hired Wednesday as Dolphins general manager.


Michael Howard will unveil a 'timetable for action' for a Tory government in a bid to win back voters.


Peru Rebel Siege Over, Weapons Surrendered

LIMA, Peru  - Rebels who laid siege to a police  station and parts of a southern Peruvian town four days ago  demanding the president's resignation decided to surrender  their weapons Tuesday, a government statement said.


A second lawyer for terror suspects held without charge in British jails resigns.


Center of E. Coli Outbreak Is Also Center of Anxiety

The halt in the spinach harvest has rippled through three California counties where the outbreak has been centered.


When the News of the World broke the story of David Blunkett's affair, it did so in an extraordinarily gentle, almost apologetic, way.


Annan: World sleepwalking to nuke spread

U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan urged the 65-nation Conference on Disarmament Wednesday to take action to stop the world from "sleepwalking" toward nuclear proliferation.


Former Education Secretary David Blunkett says too few teachers have been trained to give citizenship classes.


Discounting key to boosting holiday sales this year

U.S. retailers offering the widest discounts were the winners of this year's holiday shopping season, as budget-conscious consumers scrounged for deals in a challenging sales environment, according to a national survey released on Sunday.


Tayshaun Prince scored 23 points and Antonio McDyess had 14 points and 11 rebounds as the Detroit Pistons beat the Golden State Warriors 109-87 on Sunday.


Elvis Presley is poised to claim the 1,000th chart topper, according to the latest retail figures.


White House: Economy solid but uncertainty exists

The White House on Friday reiterated its view that the U.S. economy is on a "solid foundation" but acknowledged that the country was going through a period of economic uncertainty.


The man who patented the "comb-over" hairstyle for covering the heads of bald men is one of 10 winners at the 2004 Ig Nobel awards.


Russia to try Litvinenko suspect if guilty: Ifax

Russia will try the chief suspect in the murder of Alexander Litvinenko if Britain supplies sufficient evidence of his guilt, Interfax news agency quoted Russia's chief prosecutor as saying on Friday.


[World News]: Zhengzhou (China), Oct 22 : The death toll in a coal mine blast in central China Friday rose to 64 following the discovery of two more bodies, reports Xinhua.


Sport: Bowler ruled out for whole of England's Test series against India due to hernia operation.


Gardner: Mat's all, folks: Champ retires with a bronze

Shortly after he had been declared the winner in his bout against Iran's Sajad Barzi last night, Rulon Gardner returned to the mat at the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall, sat down, and quietly removed his shoes.


Titan's surface like an icy eggshell, images show

The surface of Titan, Saturn's largest moon, looks like a cracked eggshell, a windblown landscape dotted with propane lakes, according to images that NASA released Thursday.


New Hall of Famers Darrell Green, 47, and Art Monk, 50, were honored by the franchise for which they played a combined 34 years Tuesday at Redskins Park.


Falluja Battle Erupts, Unrest Spreads Elsewhere

A battle erupted near a mosque in  northwest Falluja on Friday just hours after U.S. Marines said  insurgents were now trapped in the south of the city.


We consume more every year, and the building industry is no exception. But more complex buildings are creating bigger problems when it comes to dealing with waste.


BAGHDAD -- During Christmases past, Iraqi Christians crowded into the Virgin Mary Church on Karada Street, jovial congregants young and old spilling out noisily onto the sidewalk to celebrate Mass. Even last year, the first Christmas in the shaky postwar era, the pews were nearly filled to their 800-person capacity.


NewsCorp won't pull videos from iTunes: Chernin

News Corp.  will not pull its television shows from Apple Inc's  iTunes as rival media group NBC Universal has done over a pricing dispute, President Peter Chernin said on Tuesday


Su 25 paesi europei, An perplessa su 'sufficienti indizi'


Coppia condannata a 5 anni aspetta armata la polizia


Evo-devo researchers are finding that development appears to have been one of the major forces shaping the history of life on earth.


Home Builders Halt Campaign Funds After Setback

The National Association of Home Builders, one of the top 10 corporate donors to politicians, has stopped contributing to congressional candidates after it failed to get what it wanted in recent anti-recession legislation.


A fare la macabra scoperta stamane tra i boschi della Sila alcuni operaiI cugini Falcone e Iannoccari erano giÃ  conosciuti dalla magistratura                                          Catanzaro, vendetta della mala Trovati carbonizzati due pregiudicati


London-based BT Group PLC said Monday it will strengthen its presence in North America and Asia by buying Infonet Services Corp., an international managed voice and data network services provider, for $965 million.


Heels star has grown into king of the court

The announcement was made during Roy Williams' postgame news conference that Rashad McCants was dressed and ready to meet the media.


Password-plagued workers burden help desks

Also: Earth storms lead to space storms. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.


Uncensored transcript posted online Exclusive Highly-sensitive documents that disclosed secret information about the inner workings of the technical strategies adopted by rival Formula One (F1) teams were exposed for all to see on the internet.â¦


Si sta muovendo verso nord-nordovest a 20 km all'ora


Tom Hunter is donating Â£1m to rebuild schools destroyed in the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster.


Martyn century puts Aussies in charge vs. India

Damien Martyn smashed a defiant century to pull Australia out of a precarious position Sunday and give it the edge over India in the second cricket test.


Alitalia, Italy's largest airline, said it plans to cut 5,000 jobs, or about a quarter of its regular work force, and split into two companies to save $1.


Google is sharply criticised in a report looking at the privacy policies of popular net firms.


New Ukraine Poll Looks Likely Way Out of Crisis

A new Ukrainian poll of some sort looks  increasingly likely once again on Thursday as parliament and  the Supreme Court press ahead with efforts to resolve a  national crisis over a disputed presidential election.


Chris Carpenter pitched seven innings of six-hit ball and the St. Louis Cardinals got first-inning homers by Larry Walker and Scott Rolen in beating the San Diego Padres 4-2 Wednesday night for their fifth straight victory.


Dance Review: Itâs Sensuous. Itâs Lyrical. Itâs Also Fragmented.

The dance theater of Trisha Brown consists of happy paradoxes, and so does my reaction to it, not least to her current program at the Joyce Theater.


Department store group House of Fraser was today poised for a Â£25m (â¬36m) boost from a partnership with Barclaycard to run its store card scheme.


A group of men are arrested after three teenagers are stabbed in an incident in an east London suburb.


A strong heavy blast exploded in central Siberia Thursday morning killing 12 and injuring 23. 103 people were underground in Listvyazhnaya mine at the moment of explosion and 45 miners were in the region of the accident.


More studios ax producers as strike persists

CBS Paramount Network TV  and 20th Century Studios terminated production deals as a  result of the Hollywood writers strike on Monday.


Study: Hunters off hook for bison population crash

Big game hunters may be off the hook in the latest twist of a prehistoric whodunit that tries to explain why bison populations sharply crashed thousands of years ago.


Il mercato prende fiato dopo il rally di ieri


David Duffield, PeopleSoft founder and acting-CEO, said the firm might have considered the Oracle takeover bid more seriously if terms had been different.


The dollar ceded some ground to the  Japanese yen and crept up against the euro on Friday as  holiday-thinned Asian markets prepared for technical  adjustments at the start of 2005 and a longer-term dollar  downtrend.


Phillips led Tulsa to the NCAA tournament in his first two seasons, but the Golden Hurricane slipped to 9-20 last year and have lost four of their past five games this season.


Baghdad: la comunitÃ  mondiale e il mondo arabo sono con noi

SHARM EL-SHEIKH - Strette di mano e grandi sorrisi di fronte alle camere del MÃ¶venpyck hotel. Ã stato ieri pomeriggio alle quattro e mezzo, dopo un ultimo incontro con il ministro degli Esteri egiziano Ahmed


French hostages in Iraq are still alive: Raffarin

Two French journalists taken hostage in Iraq in August are still alive, and "indirect" negotiations have resumed to try to free them, French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin told officials and party leaders.


If swimmer Michael Phelps, gymnast Carly Patterson, and sprinter Justin Gatlin can leverage Olympic victories into sales of Wheaties cereal, can horses get the same bump?


Simple test may help predict breast cancer return

A simple test to measure tumor cells circulating in the blood could make it easier to tell which breast cancer patients are at greatest risk of their cancer returning after treatment, a German researcher said on Monday.


The DHS adopts a common way to exchange facial data.


Fears of labor-related disruptions at US Airways failed to materialize at Pittsburgh or anywhere else in the airline's travel system Wednesday as the nation's busiest travel season began.


Prince Fielder hit his National League-leading 40th home run of the season, Ryan Braun had three hits including a homer and the Milwaukee Brewers completed a three-game sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates with a 7-4 victory on Sunday.


Terrorist Attacks On Us Consulate In Saudi Arabia And Seven Spanish Cities

Militants gained entry to the US Consulate in the Saudi port of Jeddah on Monday and engaged a firefight with US security forces inside the consulate resulting in deaths and injuries.


Spanish police arrested four Moroccans on suspicion of belonging to an armed Islamic group, including one man believed linked to the March 11 train bombings that killed 191 people, the Interior Ministry said on Friday.


Iranian president spars with academics in NY

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad clashed with an American university president who called him a "petty and cruel dictator" at a forum on Monday where Ahmadinejad criticized Israel and the United States and said Iran was a peaceful nation.


Avrebbe presentato 485 mln euro rispetto ai 138 di AirOne


Congress gave overwhelming final approval last night to legislation that would send government payments to most American households and grant tax incentives for business investment, sending President Bush a $152 billion stimulus plan for the faltering U.S. economy.


The minutes of the Federal ReserveÂs Aug. 8 meeting showed a general expectation that the economy would perform at a sub-par level through next year.


Palermo, 14:12 - CALCIO, PALERMO: FRA I CONVOCATI NON C'E' CASERTA

Fabio Caserta, ultimo acquisto del Palermo, non è tra i convocati per la gara di domani con i...


More Infant Deaths Found to Be Due to Premature Birth

Scientists now say  one-third of infant deaths are  because of premature births -- a much larger percentage than previously thought.


Telenor urges fair regulatory system in Thailand

Telenor, the Norwegian telecommunications company, on Thursday called for "a level-playing field" in Thailand's mobile industry, urging a newly-established Thai telecoms regulator swiftly to create a fair new interconnection regime.


Sharon Patrick is out as CEO of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia. She's being replaced by Susan Lyne (LYN), the former ABC entertainment president who helped to put the smash hit "Desperate Housewives" on the air.


US voting moves online in Democratic global primary

The Internet and the voting process are developing a manifold relationship. In February, US voting will actually move to the Web with the Democratic Party's first ever online global primary.


China admits it's worried over stalled N.Korean nuclear talks

China admitted Tuesday it was worried about the apparent stalling of six-party talks about North Korea's nuclear weapons program and blamed the lack of trust between Pyongyang and Washington.


AMERICAN sports magnate Malcolm Glazer is poised to seize control of Manchester United with an audacious Â£790 million bid to buy the world's richest football club.


'Illustrata ai soci la situazione del riassetto societario'


Tokyo's Nikkei opened 0.79 percent higher on Monday as technology shares, such as Tokyo Electron Ltd., mirrored a rise in their U.S. peers.


Roma, 10:36 - CALCIO, TOSEL: PERPLESSITA' SU ARBITRATO

Il giudice sportivo Giampaolo Tosel boccia l'arbitrato come ultime atto della giustizia sportiva: ''...


TV Guide Channel(R) Struts Out New Weekly Series With Style and Sass - The Fashion Team; Hosted By Fashion Insider David Evangelista and Quick-Witted Comedian Daphne Brogdon, The Fashion Team Will Premiere Tuesday, October 10 at 8:00 P.M. ET/PT

TV Guide Channel, an entertainment destination channel available in nearly 80 million homes nationwide, today announced a stylish new weekly talk series - THE FASHION TEAM - that will capitalize on the network's expertise in covering the colliding worlds of Hollywood and fashion.


'Sideways' wins LA critics award for Best Picture:

[Hollywood News]: New York, Dec 13 :'Sideways' starring Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden Church and Virginia Madsen has emerged as a forerunner for the Oscars after bagging five Los Angeles Film Association awards, including that of Best Picture.


Heart drugs cut blacksâ death rate in half

NEW ORLEANS -- A fixed-dose combination of two rarely used heart drugs cut death rates among black heart-failure patients almost in half, researchers reported Monday.


In the PGA Tour's last full-field tournament of the year, Jeff Sluman and Jonathan Byrd are tied for first after two rounds. Byrd birdied five holes on the back nine


Google Inc., the new kid on the block in TV advertising, has signed up with The Nielsen Co., the venerable TV audience measurement company, in a deal that will increase the data available to participants in the Google TV Ads program.  The agreement, ...


Israel PM Olmert says has early prostate cancer

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told Israelis on Monday he will have minor surgery to remove a cancerous growth on his prostate gland but assured them that it would not affect his ability to govern.


"My Winnipeg" a bittersweet ode to a sleepy town

"Docu-fantasia" is too mild  a label for "My Winnipeg," Guy Maddin's simultaneously  heartfelt and mocking ode to the hometown he describes as the  coldest, most soporific city on Earth.


James Hardie signs asbestos pact with unions

James Hardie Industries NV , the biggest US home siding maker, said on Tuesday it has signed an initial agreement with unions and asbestos sufferers groups to set up a special purpose fund to support asbestos disease sufferers and their bereaved families.


BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- The No. 1 rule of doctors and Ryder Cup captains is "Do no harm." It's way too early to tell if Hal Sutton is guilty of golf malpractice but he's flirting with it.


MONTEREY, California  - World championship leader Casey Stoner claimed pole position on his final qualifying lap for the U.S. Grand Prix at Laguna Seca Raceway on Saturday.


Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. reported a wider-than-anticipated loss in the third quarter as higher costs related to programming initiatives and customer acquisition offset revenue gains.


Child care talks begin, but funding in question

Ottawa and the provinces are starting talks to create something many Canadian families only dream of right now: quality, affordable, and universal day care.


Democrat Barack Obama has a new ad in Iowa that seeks to distinguish him from his rivals on curbing lobbyists, improving health care and ending the war in Iraq while casting voters as the agents of change.


Rice says to use Security Council to pressure Iran

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Thursday world powers planned to use all available channels and the UN Security Council to get Iran to halt its sensitive nuclear work and start negotiations.


Kobe Bryant was suspended one game by the NBA on Wednesday for striking a player in the face, his second penalty for that action in a little more than a month.


The Sudanese government said Saturday that rebels from Darfur killed 41 of its soldiers in a raid outside the region, adding to fears that the conflict is spilling into the rest of Sudan.


One Republican presidential nomination. Two primaries.


The wait for a baseball team is over. The debate over the name begins.


Bomber kills 60 in Baghdad, Bush to review policy

A suicide bomber targeting poor laborers killed 60 people in Baghdad on Tuesday as President George W. Bush prepared to review his unpopular Iraq policy in a video teleconference with U.S. military commanders in Iraq.


Gli indagati fra Torinese,provincia di Taranto e Catanzarese


Four months after promising to rectify an anomaly that occurred at the Australian Open, Serena Williams has kept her word.


After busy Black Friday, shoppers downshift

Shoppers spent their money on Friday and browsed the rest of the weekend, according to a retailers' trade group. The Retail Council of New York State reported an erratic


A subcontractor for the Disney Movie Club was caught selling customer credit card numbers and other data.


British police say no evidence for CIA flights claim

British police say they have found no evidence to support claims CIA planes transporting terrorism suspects to face possible torture in secret prisons in Europe landed illegally at British airports.


Catania, 21:08 - PALLANUOTO FEMMINILE: FIORENTINA CAMPIONE D'ITALIA

Battendo a sorpresa per 6-7 (3-1, 2-2, 0-1, 1-3) in gara-4 della finale tricolore l'Orizzonte Geymon...


Names Defending Pilot Pen champion Jennifer Capriati was upset yesterday in New Haven, losing, 6-4, 7-5, to eighth-seeded Nathalie Dechy . It was Dechy's first career win over Capriati in six tries. "When you never win against somebody, you think it's going to be one time," Dechy said. "This morning I felt really well and I thought, `Today will be ...


Captain Jack Sparrow is Hollywood's newest billion-dollar baby.


Omnifone Unveils Rival to IPhone, ITunes

Omnifone, a British mobile music company, is unveiling a new music service Monday aimed at cell phone users who crave music while on the go, in the first of what is expected to be many challenges against Apple ...Comment


Former Kan. Junior College Coach Indicted

WICHITA, Kan. Dec 14, 2004 - A former junior college basketball coach was indicted on charges that he provided false academic information about his athletes to Division I schools looking to recruit the players.


Ex direttore intelligence fu sempre autorizzato da Governo


Adrian Beltre homered twice, including a ninth-inning drive off Ron Villone that gave Seattle a 6-5 victory over the New York Yankees on Tuesday night and stopped the Mariners' 11-game losing streak.


Will Sunday's Ukraine vote break political deadlock?

The Orange Revolution parties, mired in infighting, reached an impasse with pro-Russia President Viktor Yanukovich, spurring emergency elections.


BNP Paribas profit up; concerns over French retail

French bank BNP Paribas  beat  forecasts with a 28.8 percent rise in fourth-quarter net profit  on Thursday, but some analysts expressed concerns over the  performance of its French retail banking division.


Closer Mariano Rivera, who had not pitched off a mound this month, made 26 throws off a mound during batting practice and reported no pain.


Imponevano e riscuotevano il pizzo a commercianti Palermo


U.S. oil and gas producer XTO Energy Inc.  on Tuesday said its fourth-quarter profit fell as lower natural gas prices weighed on results.


PeopleSoft is worth substantially more than $24 a share, according to its own board of directors. So saying, the board rejected Oracle's latest offer to purchase the enterprise software company.


Putin warns west against isolating Russia as Ukraine run-off looms

President Vladimir Putin of Russia criticised the United States unusually sharply yesterday, suggesting that its stand on the Ukrainian election crisis could be intended to destabilise his country.


LOS ANGELES The St. Louis Cardinals are back in the National League Championship Series for the third time in five seasons. Albert Pujols (POO'-hohlz) drove in the last four runs and the Cards advanced by


Egypt arrests five suspects over Sinai bombings

CAIRO  - Egypt said it had arrested five suspects accused of carrying out a wave of deadly car bomb attacks in Red Sea resorts almost three weeks ago.


Severed heads and bodies found in Iraq field: police

Police found nine bodies and 10 severed heads in an abandoned field north of Baghdad on Tuesday, in a region where U.S. and Iraqi forces were pressing ahead with offensives against al Qaeda forces.


Leaders to Pledge to Halt Attacks in News Conference Under Way

The leaders of Israel and the Palestinian Authority are expected to announce their intention to suspend attacks after four years of conflict.


Tracking down online images is mostly hit or miss thanks to inaccurate text tags, but a new technology could help you find what you're looking for more precisely. By John Gartner.


A beaming David Hasselhoff said Friday he had won a long-running legal battle with ex-wife Pamela Bach over custody of their two teenage daughters. "The judge said, `Enough is enough,'" Hasselhoff said outside Superior Court after a closed hearing.


Confratello,rapitori hanno deciso luogo rilascio con polizia


3 DeLay Aides Facing Charges in Fund Inquiry

Three aides who helped run a political action committee created by House majority leader Tom DeLay were indicted Tuesday.


Kayak team all charged up after medals wins

The Olympic kayak team is full of inspiration after Hamish Carter and Bevan Docherty's medal winning feats in the triathlon. Ben Fouhy and Steve Ferguson watched the race on Greek TV, with the sound down!


US astronomers show that wherever there is room for a planet to form around a young star, it does.


U.S. Troops Kill at Least 3 Iraqi Civilians in Raid

BAGHDAD, Feb. 5 -- U.S. troops killed at least three Iraqi civilians and injured a child during a raid north of Baghdad on Tuesday, U.S. and Iraqi officials said. The attack came a day after the U.S. military said it had inadvertently killed nine civilians in an airstrike in Iskandariyah, south of...


Humpback whales have 'human' brain cells -study

Humpback whales have a type of brain cell seen only in humans, the great apes, and other cetaceans such as dolphins, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.


A new partnership will allow indie artists and established rockers to sell mp3s of their songs directly to fans on MySpace.


POLITICAL MEMO For Kerry, a Few Words That May Be Debatable

Senator John Kerry and President Bush devoted four and a half hours and nearly 45,000 words to three detailed and substantial debates.


AMD licenses graphics technology for mobile devices

(InfoWorld) - Advanced Micro Devices on Tuesday made its graphics technology available for licensing by handheld device makers, and announced plans to step up its development of graphics technology for mobile applications. AMD hopes the move will allow it to tap growing demand for mobile devices and mobile applications that require better graphics. Among the first to license AMD's mobile graphics technology is STMicroelectronics. The company has licensed graphics cores for 2-D and 3-D graphics, as well as related software, to combine with its family of Nomadik multimedia application processors, AMD said. The Nomadik chips are designed for use in 3G (third-generation) mobile phones and PDAs (personal digital assistants). AMD has its own line of mobile graphics, which it acquired when itÂ bought ATI Technologies. Called Imageon, the chips can be found in a wide range of handsets, including Motorola's Pebl, Razr, and Rokr handsets, as well as phones from Samsung Electronics and others. Financial terms of the licensing deal with STMicroelectronics were not disclosed.


British casino chairman rakes in 36 million pound jackpot with stock sale

Stanley Leisure chairman Lord Steinberg has hit a 36 million pounds jackpot by selling shares in the company to a Malaysian casino giant.


Fans at the African Cup of Nations encourage -- no, they demand -- that their teams play an attractive, attacking game that results in lots of goals.


Cephalon gets some good news about its drug PROVIGIL.


Director Quentin Tarantino acts in cult Japanese director Takashi Miike's next film, a Django remake.


As Earth Warms Up, Tropical Virus Moves to Italy

Aided by global warming and globalization, Italy suffered the first outbreak of a tropical disease in modern Europe.


No truce until Hamas stops rockets: Israel's Peres

Israeli President Shimon Peres said on Friday the Jewish state should not agree to a truce with Hamas unless the Islamist group first stops rocket fire from the Gaza Strip.


Spector jury deadlocked, returns Wednesday

The jury in the trial of legendary rock producer Phil Spector said on Tuesday it was deadlocked on murder charges after seven days of deliberation, but the judge held off on declaring a mistrial.


With Fruits and Vegetables, More Can Be Less

hat determines how much we eat and how much we weigh? Is it the amount of fat in foods, the presence of carbohydrates, the size of our portions, what we drink with our meals, that elusive trait called willpower?


Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton on Monday denounced oil giant Halliburton's planned relocation to Dubai.


Help's on the Way for Bad Dates Via Cell Phone

The peak time for dates from hell in New York City is Friday at 8 p.m. - judging by the cell phone calls delivering emergency excuses to bolt. Truth is, they're fake "rescue" calls - now being offered by two cell phone providers, Cingular Wireless and Virgin Mobile USA.


House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said President Bush lacks the authority to invade Iran without specific approval from Congress, a fresh challenge to the commander in chief on the eve of a symbolic vote critical of his troop buildup in Iraq


A decade and millions of pounds later, British healthcare languishes

The Christian Science Monitor - On the eve of his election victory in 1997, Tony Blair famously declared that Britain had 24 hours to save its derelict National Health Service.


'Nessuno si senta marginale, ogni vita e' importante'


The children of wealthier parents, particularly those with working mothers, are more likely to be obese or overweight, a study says.


NEW YORK Oct. 2, 2004 - Richard Avedon, the celebrated photographer who revolutionized the art form over the last half-century, amassed a body of work that included lush fashion spreads in extravagant locations such as the pyramids of Egypt.


Tokyo's Nikkei hit a two-week closing  high on Wednesday as favorable earnings lifted companies such  as drug maker Eisai Co. and Mitsubishi Electric Corp. while  steelmakers gained on anticipation of a rise in steel sheet  prices.


ROME, Italy -- European leaders on Friday signed the EU's first constitution, which is designed to give the union a sharper international profile and speed up decision-making in a club now embracing 25 nations.


Artist Hirst unveils diamond-studded skull

British artist Damien Hirst, notorious for preserving a shark in formaldehyde, unveiled his latest work Friday: a 50 million pound (74 million euro) diamond-encrusted cast of a human skull.


Pakistani forces say capture 40 militants

Pakistani forces captured 40 militants in South Waziristan region on the Afghan border, a military spokesman said on Saturday, a day after up to 90 militants were killed in two battles.


How Does MS Office for Mac Compare to Office for Windows?

Take a look at how the new Office versions for Mac and Windows are rolling out, feature by feature.


Sources expect Apple to announce next week that Deutsche Telekom will sell the iPhone in Germany.


New York braced Sunday for tens of thousands of demonstrators in the largest scheduled protest of the week against the Bush administration, as Republican delegates descended on a heavily fortified convention city.


Umbrian villagers want their chariot back

A tiny Umbrian village is taking on the mighty Metropolitan Museum in New York, claiming that one of its most exalted exhibits, an Etruscan chariot, was illegally exported from Italy 100 years ago.


Microsoft Research, at 15, looks ahead to more innovations

Microsoft Research, the software company's university-style pure research arm, celebrated its 15th birthday by showcasing some of its recent greatest hits.


President Joseph Kabila accused Rwanda on Friday of trying to create a confrontation with Congo in an effort to disrupt Congolese efforts to secure the country and move toward 2005 elections.


Il corteo dovrebbe svolgersi a Milano, oggi la decisione


L'ex campione del mondo aveva 64 anni, viveva in Islanda


OPEC chief expects oil prices to ease from recent high levels

By Channel NewsAsia's Indonesia Bureau Chief Haseenah Koyakutty. JAKARTA : The head of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, or OPEC, says he expects global oil prices to come well off their current crippling highs.


Bush May Be a Cowboy But Republicans Love That

The thousands of Republicans in New York may not agree with President Bush on abortion rights or gay marriage but they know what they like about him -- and it's often the same things his critics hate.


MANCHESTER, N.H., Jan. 8 -- Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton narrowly won the New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary on Tuesday night, a surprise victory for the onetime front-runner that revived her sagging fortunes and reshaped yet again the fight for the party's nomination.


The companyâs Office Open XML document fails to meet two criteria for a standards designation.


First women's football tournament ends in Muslim Bangladesh

The first-ever women's football tournament in mainly Muslim Bangladesh played to a close after defying calls for the "un-Islamic" event to be scrapped.


Shahid Kapoor Dances to Dandiya with Falguni Pathak!

The happy dancers at the famous Sankalp grounds in Mumbai had another reason to celebrate last night- the presence of the dashing Shahid Kapoor!!


World Business Briefing | Americas: Consolidation in the Timber Industry

Brookfield Asset Management of Toronto said it would buy Longview Fibre, a specialty paper and packaging company, for $1.6 billion. Longview has a pulp and paper mill in Longview, Wash., and 15 corrugated-container plants, but its chief asset for Brookfield appears to be its 588,000 acres of woodlands in Washington and Oregon. They will join other timberlands owned by Brookfield, including 635,000 acres in British Columbia it bought from Weyerhaeuser in 2005. As part of the Longview deal, Brookfield will also assume about $550,000 in debt. Longview put itself up for sale in 2006 after rejecting a $1.33 billion bid from two private equity firms.


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A Palestinian suicide bomber blew herself up on Wednesday afternoon and killed two Israeli policemen who had confronted her at a busy intersection in Jerusalem, officials said.


The chief executive of Barclay's bank, John Varley, tells the BBC that his bank has passed a "stress test".


Greenspan: Economy Has Regained Traction

"The economy is doing reasonably well," says Fed chief Alan Greenspan. "Despite the rise in oil prices through mid-August, inflation and inflation expectations have eased in recent months.


A global credit crisis has increased the threat to growth, the European Central Bank said on Thursday, as G7 governments asked for a report on the genesis of the turmoil for next month's meeting of finance chiefs.


Canadian electronic publisher Thomson  Corp  won conditional permission from the European  Commission on Tuesday to buy Reuters , a deal that will  create the world's leading provider of news and data for  professional markets.


N.Korea says U.S. to remove it from terrorism list

North Korea said on Monday the United States has agreed to remove it from its list of countries that support terrorism, a move long-sought by Pyongyang to better its status with the outside world.


UK budget aims to woo online gambling firms: paper

British finance minister Gordon Brown  will reveal a plan in his budget next month to encourage the  online gambling industry, the Daily Telegraph reported on  Friday.


Bush Picks Chertoff to Head Homeland Security

President Bush on Tuesday nominated  federal judge Michael Chertoff, a former prosecutor and  architect of the anti-terror USA Patriot Act after the Sept.  11, 2001, attacks, to become secretary of homeland security.


Paulson says strongly committed to strong dollar

The United States is strongly committed to a strong U.S. dollar and financial markets there are recovering from the subprime crisis, some quicker than others, U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said on Tuesday.


Shares of WebSideStory Inc. jumped nearly 17 percent in their trading debut Tuesday after the Web statistics firm - making its second try in four years to go public - boosted the size of the deal and priced in the middle of its expected range.


Lucent Technologies Inc. (LU.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , among the world's largest makers of telecommunications equipment, on Wednesday said its fourth-quarter earnings


Oil prices rose on Friday as tight supplies of distillate fuel, including heating oil, ahead of the northern hemisphere winter spurred buying.


Sir Elton John takes to the stage with pop star Prince for a cover of The Beatles' The Long and Winding Road.


Iraqi oil exports slow for repairs to pipelines

BAGHDAD Iraq's southern oil exports are expected to remain reduced over the next five days as engineers work on repairing sabotaged pipelines linking oil fields to export storage tanks, an oil official said Monday.


Bergamo, 12:14 - CALCIO, PREFETTO BERGAMO: STADIO PRONTO IN 10-15 GIORNI

Il prefetto di Bergamo, Cono Federico, ha detto oggi che lo stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia, dove dom...


The public is urged to check if they live in areas at risk of flooding, on the anniversary of the 1947 floods.


Winning attitude helped Moya give Spain flying start

Spain's Carlos Moya credited two months of mental preparation for his straight sets victory over American Mardy Fish in the first rubber of the Davis Cup final on Friday.


Wow!  There have been big events in the Ruby universe recently.  I’ll be writing about several of them over the next couple of weeks, but today I want to touch on one that gets pretty deeply into Ruby.


By announcing on Nov. 3 that it's creating a $500 million reserve related to federal investigations into its accounting practices, Time Warner (TWX ) took a giant leap toward removing what has been a debilitating overhang on the media giant for two years.


Colombia rebels free two hostages from jungle

SAN JOSE DEL GUAVIARE, Colombia  - With tears, smiles and long hugs, two women hostages were freed by Colombia's Marxist rebels on Thursday after years in the jungle, raising hopes for dozens more languishing in secret camps.


That "Candle in the Wind" is starting to smell like hyacinth,   freesia, rose and jasmine.


Unraveling Enigma of Smell Wins Nobel for 2 Americans

Two American scientists who solved the enigma of how people can smell 10,000 different odors and recall them later were awarded the 2004 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.


Analyzing cells from milk ducts doesn't reliably detect breast cancer, researchers reported Tuesday — dashing hopes that the experimental technique could diagnose high-risk women sooner.


Dirk Nowitzki had 30 points to help the Dallas Mavericks outlast the Toronto Raptors 122-113 on Sunday.


Women who work shifts are more likely to retire early due to ill health than male peers, a study suggests.


A woman planned to kill her husband by putting ecstasy tablets in his food, a court is told.


Shares in UK Coal,  the UK's biggest coal producer, sink as the group unveils a fall in sales and warns of rising costs.


Italian opera star Luciano Pavarotti, hailed by many as the greatest tenor of his generation, died in the early hours of Thursday, his manager Terri Robson said.


Investor activist who targeted Yahoo is at it again

Blog: Eric Jackson, the man who asked Yahoo CEO Terry Semel if he had a "fire in the belly" for his job, is preparing to launch a new Internet-based campaign against another under-performing company.


Just when the Miami Heat were getting back on track, they may have lost the person they can least afford to be without.


Chicago charity hands out $500,000 "genius" grants

An eclectic blues musician, an artist who draws on barrels and a biologist who studies spider silks were among 24 scholars, scientists and artists given no-strings $500,000 "genius" grants, a foundation announced on Tuesday.


Luxury trip for Panasonic's 150-inch plasma

You think fitting a gigantic TV in your house is tough? Try getting it on a plane.


Brazilian Lucas di Grassi scored his first two wins yesterday in Thruxton in the British F3 championship.


High Court Asked to Block Ore. Assisted Suicide Law

The Bush administration asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to block the nation's only law allowing doctors to help terminally ill patients die more quickly.


The space agency says it has added new lunar imagery to Google's Moon Web site.


Update 4: Fannie Mae May Have to Restate Earnings

The Justice Department has begun a criminal investigation into mortgage giant Fannie Mae, which has been accused of earnings manipulation and ordered to revamp its accounting, it was learned Thursday.


MORDECHAI VANUNU, the former technician who exposed Israelâs secret nuclear weapons programme, was detained by Israeli police for several hours yesterday, seven months after completing an 18-year prison sentence for treason.


SC Johnson top place to work for U.S. seniors: study

The best place in the United States for senior citizens to work is SC Johnson, the family-owned consumer goods maker, according to a study released on Tuesday.


Freed Italians Eye Return to Iraq They Love

Safely home in Italy, two women aid  workers spoke of returning to Iraq on Wednesday despite a  three-week hostage ordeal as their overjoyed nation shrugged  off reports that a ransom was paid to free them.


A project that uses Sony's PS3 to help understand the cause of diseases is recognised by Guinness World Records.


Cinque sono gia' morti, tutti per negligenze mediche


Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. announced yesterday that the company's long-rumored cable-TV business news channel will launch Oct. 15.


Plenty of music available online is not just free but also easily available, legal and Â most important Â worth hearing.


Africa needs regional vaccination campaigns for its children, Wade ...

DAKAR  - Africa needs to coordinate vaccination campaigns for its children on a regional level, Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade told a conference on immunisation and child health.


LONDON, Oct 19 (SW) - Chelsea misfit Adrian Mutu has admitted that he failed a routine drugs test after taking cocaine. The Romanian international is âdestroyedâ about being found out, but hopes that he


Top seed Justine Henin and former champion Serena Williams meet in the quarter-finals on Centre Court.


European no-frills airline Ryanair's profits have risen a forecast-beating 18 percent in the first half of the year, the carrier has announced, with an upbeat view for the full year also cheering investors.


Obama, Clinton turn battle to New Hampshire

PORTSMOUTH, New Hampshire  - Democrat Barack Obama, fresh from a dramatic victory in Iowa, took his presidential campaign to New Hampshire on Friday, where he hopes to deal a potential knock-out blow to one-time front-runner Hillary Clinton next week.


Aid worker Margaret Hassan believed dead after TV receives video ...

Margaret Hassan, a kidnapped aid worker who spent decades bringing food and medicine to Iraqis, was believed murdered after Al-Jazeera television said Tuesday it received a video showing a hooded militant shooting a blindfolded woman in the head.


U.S. Treasury debt prices fell for a  second straight session on Wednesday, pressured by a wave of  profit-taking after repeated failures to break recent lows on  yields.


Royal Dutch/Shell Group on Wednesday announced a $150 million increase in the amount of money it will spend in 2004 on exploration and production in Europe, bringing the total to $1.8 billion.


ARE, Sweden  - Norwegian Aksel Lund Svindal powered to victory in the men's giant slalom on Wednesday to bag his second gold medal of the Alpine skiing world championships.


Responding to the requests of its more advanced users, AOL has begun developing a new lightweight AIM client that includes just the basic instant messaging functionality without all the frills. Called AIM ET, the software is available from AOL's Greenhouse site that offers previews of new products.


Weekend Fire Destroys 2 Crystal Potato Houses

By JEN LYNDS; OF THE NEWS STAFF  CRYSTAL - A weekend fire flattened two potato houses along a section of Route 2 known as the Pine Tree Road.


Intel has dropped plans for 4GHz version of its flagship Pentium 4 chip, making a shift in approach.


An international conference in Spain is looking at the benefits of a diet rich in olive oil.


Democrat Barack Obama has stepped up criticism of front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton, sending Iowans a mailing noting that he opposed a measure that critics warn could lead to war with Iran and was supported by Clinton.


Talks to resolve a dispute between the European Union and America over alleged unfair subsidies to plane maker Airbus ended in deadlock yesterday, raising fears of a trade war between the two blocs.


UPDATE 2-Langer fights back after Pakistan pace barrage

Opener Justin Langer made a glorious 181 not out to lead Australia's recovery from a top-order collapse to reach 357 for eight on the first day of the first test against Pakistan in Perth on Thursday.


Restaurants on list of top 100 US retailers: report

In a sign of the growing influence that restaurants have on how and where consumers spend their money, a major retail trade group has included for the first time six restaurant companies on its list of the top 100 retailers, released on Friday.


Doctors said a 66-year-old Romanian woman became the world's oldest woman recorded to give birth when she delivered a daughter by cesarean section. The child's twin sister was stillborn, they said.


Controversial Bangladesh election chief steps aside

Bangladesh's controversial election chief has bowed to pressure to step aside, the president said, after thousands of opposition supporters poured onto the streets to demand his removal.


GM option in UAW talks excludes health trust: report

General Motors Corp  in its  contract negotiations with the United Auto Workers union has  proposed one option that excludes establishing a union-run  healthcare trust but calls for deeper cuts in several areas,  the Wall Street Journal reported in its online edition.


U.S. says N.Korea nuclear talks at fork in the road

The United States and Japan said there must be real progress when talks on scrapping North Korea's nuclear arms resume this week, warning Pyongyang that only sanctions and isolation lie down the other "fork in the road".


Household chemicals are being linked to a rise in the number of children with asthma. A study of 7,000 youngsters has resulted in signs that bleach, paint stripper and carpet cleaners used in the home can lead to the condition.


U.S. airlines withdraw fuel fee increase

Major U.S. airlines on Tuesday rolled back a fuel surcharge increase aimed at offsetting soaring oil prices as consumers balk at higher fares, and worries over the health of the economy grow.


Manager Jacques Santini leaves Tottenham for personal reasons

Jacques Santini quit as Tottenham manager Friday for personal reasons after five months and 13 matches in charge. Santini went to Tottenham in the off-season after his contract with the French national team ended following Euro 2004.


Dell is patching up its mashed-up enterprise support model by retooling some elements.


Rice goes to Iraq to push for reconciliation

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met top Iraqi officials in Baghdad on Tuesday after Iraq's parliament passed the first in a series of critical laws aimed at reconciling warring Iraqis.


Madrid, 12:52 - CALCIO, GETAFE: AZIONE LEGALE CONTRO SCHUSTER

Se davvero Bernd Schuster ha firmato un accordo già prima di Pasqua con il Real Madrid, subir...


A VIDEO games company from Scotland is causing outrage in America with a title called JFK Reloaded, which allows players to look through the crosshairs of Lee Harvey Oswaldâs rifle and assassinate the late US President.


Mwadi Mabika scored 22 points and Tamecka Dixon had 17 points, nine rebounds and five assists to lead the Los Angeles Sparks to a 71-57 victory over the Sacramento Monarchs in the second game of their WNBA first-round playoff series Sunday.


Efforts to Introduce Ordinance Could Start in Onalaska, West Salem First

By Rindfleisch, Terry  A smoke-free workplace ordinance could be introduced in Onalaska or West Salem before it comes to La Crosse city officials.  Dr.


Serve logica del sistema.Basta rinvii sulla competitivita'


Dow Jones +0,04%, Nasdaq +0,45%.Euro in rialzo a 1,2938 dlr


Chinese Police Patrol After Deadly Riots

Chinese paramilitary police stand guard near a bridge leading to the town of Langchenggang in China's Henan province Monday Nov. 1, 2004.


In a bid to further differentiate itself from open-source rivals, Microsoft this week says it will expand its indemnification program to cover the vast majority of its customers.


Portavoce Perino esclude che sia in corso recessione


Iran president urges West to follow God's path

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad   urged the West to turn to God's path and said on Wednesday that   failure to do so would tempt fate.


Breast milk loses antioxidants when stored

The journal Archives of Disease in Childhood has published a study that says breast milk loses antioxidants when it is refrigerated or frozen.


Risky business IT systems have become so integral to businesses that their failure can have disastrous consequences for an organisation, according to analysts Gartner.â¦


Former American President Bill Clinton uses his speech to Labour's conference to praise Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.


Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O on Monday  said it had revised its proposal to weed out "spam" e-mail to  win over skeptical Internet engineers who have been reluctant  to adopt technology owned by the dominant software company.


Six Egyptians Snatched in Two Iraq Kidnappings

Gunmen seized two Egyptians from their  Baghdad office, the third in a new series of audacious  operations to kidnap foreigners in the Iraqi capital this  month.


Protesters, police clash after Rostock anti-G8 demo

ROSTOCK, Germany  - German police clashed with hundreds of protesters in the port of Rostock on Saturday following a much larger peaceful demonstration against next week's Group of Eight summit in a nearby Baltic resort.


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An ex-employee of the US space agency, Nasa, has pleaded not guilty to charges he falsified reports of safety checks on the space shuttle Discovery.


Sen. Kerry wants to ban Internet images of dog fighting

Blog: Sen. John Kerry, a Massachusetts Democrat, said in a press release on Friday that he wants to make it "illegal to transmit images of dog fighting, to run websites that cater to dog fighting." Thanks for your strong support of the First Amendment, senator.


While many actresses fantasize about wearing Valentino or Zac Posen on the red carpet, Ellen Page has a completely different idea.


AP Poll: Security Top Issue for Americans

WASHINGTON - National security issues such as the war in Iraq and terrorism are dominating voters' attention in the final weeks before Election Day, Associated Press polling found.    Along with security issues like war and terrorism, the economy and health care were near the top of the list of the nation's most important problems in an AP-Ipsos poll...


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Photo from the CEATEC technology showcase in Tokyo.


House Republicans say legislation they introduced Friday will make America safer by including the Sept. 11 commission's suggestions to improve intelligence, immigration and national security.


Soccer / Champions League - Clinical Chelsea axes PSG

Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba netted twice to fire last season's semifinalists Chelsea to a clinical 3-0 victory over hapless Paris St.


Aduc / Giornata mondiale dellâAids: sicuri dei fatti?

La giornata mondiale dell'Aids, di domani primo dicembre, ci offre lo spunto per alcune considerazioni sulla diffusione della malattia, in relazione ai dati che vengono forniti sulla diffusione dell'Aids in Africa; sicuri dei dati? Vediamo.


NBC ends contract on shows with Apple's iTunes: report

NBC Universal has decided against renewing its contract to sell digital downloads of television shows on Apple Inc's iTunes after failing to come to an agreement on pricing, the New York Times reported in its online edition on Friday.


Per la giustizia francese Cesare Battisti, 51 anni, da oggi e' un latitante. L'ex leader dei Pac e' stato condannato per 4 omicidi risalenti alla fine degli anni '70. E' in Francia dal 1990. Arrivo' nella


Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Sunday he does not think voters have a litmus test on religion, whether evangelical Christianity or his childhood years in a largely Muslim country.


Agencies Share Information By Taking a Page From Wikipedia

When President Bush challenged Congress to cut the number and cost of earmarks by half, the administration's budget chiefs turned to their wiki.


Prime-Time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen Media Research for Oct. 15-21. Listings include the week's ranking, with viewership for the week and season-to-date rankings in parentheses. An "X" in parentheses denotes a one-time-only presentation.


Microsoft: Oops, XP SP3 still set for '08

Microsoft to users: Ignore that press release from earlier this week. Service Pack 3 for Windows XP won't be out until next year.


Taiwan to hold UN membership referendum after policy u-turn

The Taiwanese cabinet is to hold a referendum on joining the United Nations under the name "Taiwan," following a policy reversal on Thursday.


Lyrics Celebrating Bank Merger Impress Only Copyright Lawyer

Universal Music is accusing the Bank of America of copyright violations after a video of two of the bankÂs employees singing a version of U2Âs ÂOneÂ hit the Internet.


U.S. foreclosures fall second time in 3 months: report

Home foreclosure filings fell in November from October, though they may remain at elevated levels as rising payments on adjustable loans pressure borrowers, a real estate data company reported on Wednesday.


At least two people die in the Italian city of Milan when a building collapses, Italian news reports say.


Univision Communications Inc. said Monday it dropped a lawsuit against Nielsen Media Research Inc. over the firm's new TV rating system, which the Spanish-language broadcaster claimed miscounts its viewers.


The African Union (AU), which is trying to help bring peace to the troubled region, said one of its monitoring helicopters had come under fire.


Yet another serious Explorer security hole

A new Explorer hole will make online scam artists lives even easier, by allowing them to make a fake website look more like the real thing than ever before.


More leaders hail Venezuela's recall referendum

BEIJING, Aug. 18 (Xinhuanet) -- More leaders of various countries and international organizations lauded Venezuela's recall referendum on Tuesday, and some sent congratulations to President Hugo Chavez on his victory in the voting.


U.S. says 10,000 troops in major Iraq offensive

The U.S. military said it had launched a major offensive against al Qaeda north of Baghdad on Tuesday involving 10,000 soldiers, in one of the single biggest operations against the Sunni Islamist militant group in Iraq.


As the second half of the 1990's proved, a robust I.P.O. market isn't necessarily the same as a healthy one.


Mangini Has the Jets on Track, and ItÂs Getting Better All the Time

First-year coach Eric Mangini has guided the Jets to a 7-5 record and into A.F.C. wild-card contention.


New study blames Columbus for syphilis spread

New genetic evidence supports the theory that Christopher Columbus brought syphilis to Europe from the New World, U.S. researchers said on Monday, reviving a centuries-old debate about the origins of the disease.


Opposition Party Faces Official Ban Ahead Of Elections

Lawyers for the embattled Democratic Choice of Kazakhstan (DVK), the country's main opposition party, failed yesterday to persuade an appellate court to overturn a ban imposed on the party earlier this month.


Former paramilitary sparks mayhem at Northern Ireland Assembly

A former paramilitary has sparked chaos in Northern Ireland's Assembly by storming the building with a gun and throwing a device, protesting efforts to restore power-sharing in the province.


Library of Congress Settles Scottish Spat

Card-catalog classifications hardly seem the subject of trans-Atlantic imbroglios, but the Library of Congress recently settled one when it agreed to reinstate a past policy of classifying works by Scottish authors under the heading âScottish literature.â Early last year the library started classifying about 600 titles by Scottish writers as âEnglish literature,â with subheadings like âScottish authorsâ or âScottish poets.â That offended the National Library of Scotland, which complained, enlisting the support of an American congressman, Mike McIntyre, Democrat of North Carolina. Early this month, the librarian of Congress, James H. Billington, wrote to the National Library of Scotland and the British Library, informing them that the Scots would get their own catalog distinction. As of now the Library of Congress is still classifying the works of Irish and Welsh writers under subcategories of English literature, but a spokesman, Matt Raymond, said the library has yet to receive any complaints.


Search for Sailor Called Off: MASSIVE HIGH-TECH EFFORT BY `FRIENDS OF JIM' REVEALS NO FRESH CLUES

By Truong Phuoc Khanh, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Feb. 17--Three weeks after Jim Gray, a renowned and beloved computer scientist, sailed out of San Francisco and vanished, a happy ending would have been miraculous.


Dell to invest $30 mln to build Indian PC plant

Dell Inc., the world's largest maker   of personal computers, said on Friday it would set up   manufacturing operations in India in the first half of 2007.


Pacers brawl with Detroit spectators in NBA nightmare melee

Get INQ7 breaking news on your Smart mobile phone in the Philippines. Send INQ7 BREAKING to 386. AUBURN HILLS, Michigan, United States of America -- An epic brawl involving Indiana Pacers players and angry


Iraq's Oil-For-Food Program -- Much Worse Than We Thought

I last wrote about the "Oil-for-Food"program in Iraq in May shortly after the United Nations (UN) engaged former Federal Reserve chairman Paul Volcker to conduct an internal investigation of the scandal.


State Department calls latest audiotape a "message from terrorists ...

US officials are calling the latest audio tape said to be from Osama bin Laden a "message from terrorists". A State Department spokesman says the identity of the speaker on the tape has not yet to be confirmed.


TAIPEI, Taiwan -- President Chen Shui-bian of Taiwan, in a conciliatory gesture aimed at China's newly consolidated leadership, proposed a fresh start yesterday on long-suspended talks to improve relations and lower tension across the Taiwan Strait.