Williams, Estrada Help U.S. Improve to 4-0 at the Worlds

Featherweight Raynell Williams defeats Khedafi Djelkhir and middleweight Shawn Estrada defeats Artur Zlatopolski to give the United States a 4-0 record at the world championships.


England beat Australia in the Sydney final for their first major overseas one-day trophy since 1997.


Powell and Japanese Leaders Urge North Korea to Join Talks

Secretary of State Colin L. Powell joined with Japanese leaders today to appeal again to North Korea to resume the stalled negotiations over the future of its nuclear


US and Iraqi forces have pushed into the western edge of insurgent-held Fallujah and taken control of the city's main hospital and two key bridges over the Euphrates river.


Sudanese security forces have again stormed a refugee camp in the troubled region of Darfur and attacked crowds. At least four jeep-loads of police arrived at the El-Geer camp near Nyala in the early hours, according to a BBC correspondent at the scene.


The Tories attack the government after it says its "deep clean" scheme will not be centrally monitored.


Prefetto convoca parti, forti ritardi nei decolli


Dopo intervento Corte dei Conti e governatore Bankitalia


On October 22, President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma met with Henry...

On October 22, President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma met with Henry Kissinger, former US Secretary of State.


Pluto loses its claim to being the biggest dwarf planet after being outranked by newcomer Eris.


Windows Media Center survives in shrinkwrap purgatory

Microsoft's Media Center has survived the New Year cull, but it now looks set to inhabit the strange zone of purgatory between being a fully-marketed product and the remaindered bin.


Software is designed to allow free video calls between Skype users with Windows or Mac machines.


Car Bomb Near Rebel Iraqi City Kills 7 U.S. Marines

A car bomb attack on a U.S. patrol  outside the rebel-held city of Falluja on Monday killed seven  American marines and three Iraqi National Guardsmen, in the  deadliest single attack on U.S. forces in five months.


The presidential campaign season is underway, so be careful what you do and say in the federal workplace -- especially in an e-mail.


Sulla ThyssenKrupp, 'Non rassegnarsi, non e' una fatalita''


Swatch announces new Swatch Smart Watch with MSN Direct Service

Swatch has joined with MSN Direct, a division of Microsoft Corp. to launch a new watch known as Paparazzi. With four new multicolored styles, Paparazzi offers wearers some exclusive entertainment information and the opportunity to meet celebrities.


Durst Pleads Guilty to Gun Charges in Pa.

Robert Durst, the millionaire New York real estate heir acquitted last year of murdering a neighbor in Texas, pleaded guilty to federal gun charges in exchange for a sentence of up to nine months.


Antibiotic Overuse Linked to High Resistance Rates

Overprescribing antibiotics to patients is associated with high rates of antibiotic resistance in southern and eastern Europe, according to a report from the Netherlands. If the situation is not corrected, "we will lose the miracle drugs of the 20th century," the investigators write in this week's issue of The Lancet.


DURHAM, N.C. -- Duke University has reached an undisclosed financial settlement with three former lacrosse players falsely accused of rape, the school said Monday.


Bayern Manage Last-ditch Draw Against Dortmund

Bayern Munich narrowly fought off its second defeat in the Bundesliga season in the last three minutes of Saturday's match against Borussia Dortmund.


Ozzy Osbourne fights burglar in Â£1m jewellery raid on home

Ozzy Osbourne grappled with a burglar yesterday after catching him stealing jewellery worth more than Â£1 million from his country home.


Charles Hayward, a former top executive with The Daily Racing Form and Little Brown Publishing, was named yesterday to the top management position at the troubled New York Racing Association.


Tampa Bay Devil Rays Team Report - September 22

(Sports Network) - The Tampa Bay Devil Rays are trying to close out what could be the most successful season in franchise history, as they host the Kansas City Royals in the rubber match of a three-game series today at Tropicana Field.


Seven Iranians working for the Iranian Electricity Ministry are arrested by US forces in Baghdad.


Karzai dice a Onu di avere informazioni su soldati scomparsi


Lawmakers gear up for patent system overhaul

Key House panel is all for introducing a patent reform bill, but agreeing on details could prove a daunting task.


More than 40,000 Malaysians have watched Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ" after authorities in this mostly Muslim nation allowed the movie to be shown to Christians in designated movie theaters.


Using His Best Sales Pitch, Wadsworth Receives a Chance With the Jets

Despite the odds against him, defensive end Andre Wadsworth, who has been out of football since 2000, is pursuing a comeback with the Jets.


Ex-aide says Rice misled Congress on Iran

Controversy over a possible missed U.S. opportunity for rapprochement with Iran grew on Wednesday as former aide accused Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice of misleading Congress on the issue.


Conditions from Asian Tsunami Worsen, Death Toll Climbs

To make matters worse in South Asia, the disaster zone is now being threatened with outbreaks of disease. The World Health Organization is warning that if fresh water and medicine


Il presidente del Consiglio replica alle critiche sulla ManovraAl commissario Ue Almunia dice: "L'Italia rispetterÃ  i patti"                                          Conti pubblici, Prodi a Bertinotti 'Non opprimeremo i pensionati"


Gstaad, 14:48 - TENNIS, ATP GSTAAD: RISULTATI QUARTI

Risultati dei quarti di finale del torneo Atp di Gstaad (terra battuta, montepremi 421.250


Reuters Poll: Bush Leads Kerry by 1 Point

President Bush leads Democratic  rival John Kerry by 1 point with six days left in a tight race  for the White House, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released  on Wednesday.


News Corp. move to United States hits snag on pension fund opposition

Tycoon Rupert Murdoch's plan to move his News Corp. media empire headquarters to the US state of Delaware hit a major snag as an alliance of pension funds branded it unacceptable.


Expect this New Year to be really hot and sizzling.


Rescue teams save a whale stuck on the Lincolnshire coast after its companion died.


Charges against three people following a nursing home fire in which 14 people died are dropped.


WASHINGTON, Oct 15: Top officials from the Group of Eight (G8) powers met here on Friday to discuss ways of making Iran give up its alleged nuclear weapons programme.


Since December 1 was set aside as World AIDS Day, almost all the themes commemorating the day have been eluded by one fact- that poverty fuels the spread of the pandemic.


Keyhole surgery? Drunk student swallows doorkey

A British student swallowed his door key to prevent friends from forcing him to go home because he was drunk, reports said Wednesday.


By Houston Chronicle  Feb. 15---- NASA shuttle astronauts traditionally take questions from the news media before their mission countdown begins during a training session at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.


Burma Says Constitutional Convention Will Resume Soon

Officials in Burma say they will resume the national convention to draft a constitution at the end of the rainy season next month.


Anita Guha, who played the role of 'Santoshi Ma' in the 1975 blockbuster Jai Santoshi Ma, died here following cardiac failure.


Militant, Policeman Killed in Kuwait Gunbattle

A security officer and a Muslim militant  were killed in a gun battle in U.S.-ally Kuwait on Sunday, the  latest clash in the oil-rich Gulf state facing a surge in al  Qaeda-linked violence.


The opposition says the country is ripe for a Ukraine-style revolution, but its leader warns of possible dangers.


Poll: Bush gets convention bounce in heavily Democratic New York

President Bush got a convention bounce even in heavily Democratic New York, a statewide poll reported Wednesday. The poll, from the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute, showed


Some questions and answers about the Iowa caucuses this Thursday:


The Iraq Study Group's long-awaited report on how the U.S. should overhaul its effort in Iraq will be released online on Wednesday, with members of the panel expected to testify on Capitol Hill the following day.


Slovakia have called up striker Mario Breska in an 18-man squad for next month's World Cup qualifiers against Russia and Liechtenstein.


A Dog or a Cat? New Tests to Fool Automated Spammers

Several Internet companies, including Microsoft and eBay, are working on new ways to keep spammers from infiltrating their sites.


World remembers 9/11 but many not crying

The nations of the world joined Monday in solemn remembrance of Sept. 11 — but for many, resentment of the United States flowed as readily as tears.


Hewlett C.E.O. Announces Resignation of Chairwoman

Patricia C. Dunn became the first casualty inside the company over the disclosure of its internal spying operation. She will be replaced by Mark V. Hurd, right, the chief executive officer, who disclosed the change at a press conference Friday in which he for the first time publicly discussed the scandal.


The first minister is to announce that the Scottish Executive will be rebranded as the Scottish Government.


Diplomats at the UN make "substantial progress" towards fresh sanctions on Iran over its nuclear activities.


Brazil Tribe Has Great Excuse for Poor Math Skills

Some people have a great excuse for being bad at math -- their language lacks the words for most numbers, US-based researchers reported on Thursday.


The athletes have packed up. Olympic banners are coming down. But another challenge for the city of Athens is just beginning. It's a realization that's just starting to hit the Olympic hosts


Afghan and U.S.-led coalition forces have killed more than 40 insurgents in a 12-hour battle in a restive southern province, taking the guerrilla death toll to nearly 200 in a fortnight, the U.S. military said on Thursday.


Federer, Hewitt to Face Off in Masters Cup Final

World No. 1 Roger Federer will try and cap off a career year Sunday, adding a Masters Cup title to three slams when he faces Lleyton Hewitt in the final of the 2004 Masters Cup.


German heroes who helped Allies against Hitler

A new book reveals the bravery of the men who joined the British forces to liberate Europe.


Fed Chief Says Housing Is in a ‘Correction’

Ben S. BernankeÂs remarks reaffirm the view that the Fed will keep the lending rate unchanged at 5.25 percent for the remainder of the year.


Fear not, MTV fans. Episodes of âLaguna Beachâ and âThe Real Worldâ will soon be back on the Internet, free of charge. But this time, viewing is on Viacomâs terms.


Potter 1st edition sells for nearly $41K

A copy of J.K. Rowling's first Harry Potter novel sold at auction Thursday for almost $41,000. The copy of the hardback first edition of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone," published in 1997 and signed "Joanne Rowling" on the back of the title page, was sold to an anonymous private bidder for $40,326 at Christie's auction house.


Sarajevo, 17:35 - CALCIO: RISSA CON TIFOSI CROATI IN LOCALE BOSNIACO, 24 FERITI

Ã di 11 arresti e 24 feriti il bilancio di una rissa provocata da una cinquantina di tifosi della Di...


Bush, Kerry Set Aside Personal Battles for Sept. 11

WASHINGTON/BOSTON  - President Bush and Democratic  challenger John Kerry muted their war of words on Saturday to  commemorate the Sept. 11 attacks in ways that managed to  underscore their campaign themes.


The Prison Service paid Â£2.5m in compensation to prisoners in England and Wales last year, figures show.


The human side of the firefighters' lives

Ladder 49 is the story of firefighters and the sacrifices they make in saving people. Unlike a standard action flick (although it does have plenty of that), the film focuses on the effect


HONG KONG - If Hong Kong political candidates finish in a dead heat, the election will be decided by the luck of the draw - from a bag of numbered pingpong balls.    It may sound more like bingo than politics, but under Hong Kong electoral rules, the tied candidates must each pick a ball at random...


Angry Aceh residents disable tsunami warning system

Angry residents in Indonesia's Aceh have disabled a tsunami warning system after a false alarm spread panic in a province still traumatised by the deadly 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, an official said on Thursday.


Nice to look at, but gem had some big flaws

Buckle up, folks. The 100th World Series is off to a, shall we say, perversely entertaining start.


Thunder? It's the sound of Greenland melting

ILULISSAT, Greenland  - Atop Greenland's Suicide Cliff, from where old Inuit women used to hurl themselves when they felt they had become a burden to their community, a crack and a thud like thunder pierce the air.


Weyerhaeuser Co.'s third-quarter  profit rose on higher prices for lumber and a large gain from  the sale of timberlands in Georgia, the company said on Friday.


GTC Telecom Announces Departure of CFO in Conjunction With Pending Merger

GTC Telecom Corp. (OTCBB:GTCC) today announced that Jerry DeCiccio, the  Company's Chief Financial Officer and member of its Board of Directors,  has resigned from both positions with the Company to pursue other  interests, effective immediately.


A Russian military court sentenced a soldier to four years in prison Tuesday for severely injuring a colleague in a case spotlighting persistent brutality in the Russian military.


Mourinho wrestles with Chelsea striking dilemma

Frustrated Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho says he would love to recall Carlton Cole from his loan spell at Aston Villa to solve the growing strikers' crisis at Stamford Bridge.


Israeli blockade deepens hardship in Gaza

Gaza hospitals will run out of drugs and fuel for generators within a few days unless Israel eases the border blockade it imposed to curb Palestinian rocket attacks, international organizations said on Monday.


United States 96, Argentina 81: Americans Proudly Take Home the Bronze

Dwyane Wade scored 18 of his 32 points in the fourth quarter, helping the United States pull away Argentina in the third-place game at the world championship.


AFRICA/BURUNDI - ÂOltre agli aiuti umanitari occorrono gli investimenti per assicurare pace e sviluppoÂ chiede il Ministro degli Esteri burundese in visita a Roma Bujumbura (Agenzia Fides)- La Chiesa cattolica e le altre confessioni religiose hanno un ruolo indispensabile per riportare la pace in Burundi. Lo ha affermato il ministro degli Esteri del Burundi, la signora Antoniette Batumubwira, nel corso di una ...


Over half million expected stranded at China station

Over half a million passengers could be left stranded at a railway station in south China on Monday ahead of the biggest holiday of the year after snow cut power to more than 136 trains, state media said.


PALO ALTO, Calif  - Bill Goldsmith has converted   the upstairs floor of his two-story California home into a   radio studio that broadcasts his favorite rock, blues and folk   tunes over the Internet.


Google Says Microsoft-Yahoo Merger Would Stifle Internet Innovation

In Google's first public reaction to Microsoft's unsolicited bid for Yahoo, it says the merger could pose a threat to the internet, and could stifle openness, innovation and protection of privacy online.


Caterer exposes celebrity party to Hepatitis A

A Sports Illustrated bash for its annual swimsuit issue has turned into a health scare for stars in Hollywood after a caterer working for celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck may have exposed them to acute Hepatitis A.


Wall Street was expected to edge higher at Friday's open as the price of crude oil slipped, in thin trade ahead of the New Year celebrations.


Bonaiuti: tempo scaduto per governo, nessuno lo prolunghi


Josh Godfrey, a defenseman ranked the 141st North American skater by NHL central scouting, goes 34th overall to the Capitals.


Shares of Saber Holdings , owner  of the Travelocity Web site, rose as much as 10 percent early  on Monday, following a report that Saber is in advanced talks  to be sold to private equity firms.


The Arkansas players have rallied around coach Stan Heath, even as he has exhorted them in meetings to play for themselves, not his job security.


O2 and Nortel demo super-fast wireless broadband

O2 and Nortel have completed live mobile test calls using an emerging technology known as High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA), which the firms claim is three times faster than today's commercial 3G networks.


Paulson welcomes banks' steps on subprime debt

ORLANDO, Florida  - U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said on Monday that moves by some big banks to bring off-balance sheet investments tied to subprime mortgages back onto their books would help ward off a widespread credit crunch.


U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton announced on Monday he will give up his job in days after he was unable to satisfy Senate opponents concerned he would pursue a unilateral U.S. foreign policy.


ATHENS, Greece - Bad judging has become a tradition at the Olympics, almost its own event really. From the robbery of Munich, where officials stole a basketball gold from the United States and gave it to Russia


Kansas City, Kan. - Dale Earnhardt Jr. said Friday that he should have been punished for using profanity in victory lane last week at Talladega Superspeedway but taking 25 points wasn't the proper thing to do.


Jodie Sweetin, who starred on TV's Full House" for eight seasons, is a new bride, a celebrity Web site reported Friday.


Designer Ralph Lauren, who has helped  create a classic American style, celebrated 40 years in fashion  on Saturday with a collection of his trademark looks that have  made him one of the industry's most successful and influential  figures.


North Korea has claimed it developed a poultry vaccine against the deadly H5N1 type of bird flu and is inoculating chickens as part of stepped-up efforts to prevent the disease following outbreaks in South Korea.


Digital TV Shift Will Affect Millions of Consumers

The switch from analog to digital TV broadcasts will be complete in just one year, on Feb. 17, 2009, and many consumers are puzzling over how the shift will affect them. What exactly do they need to make the transition?


People power brings Athens finale to halt

An extraordinary display of "people power" brought pandemonium to the final evening of Olympic gymnastics. The crowd's gasps of awe turned into howls of fury on Monday night when the score flashed up on the


Broadway Musical Composer Cy Coleman Dies

Cy Coleman, composer of the Broadway musicals "Sweet Charity" and "City of Angels" as well as such pop standards as "Witchcraft" and "The Best Is Yet to Come," has died of heart failure. He was 75.


Hamm Pleads Case as the One and Only Champ

is Olympic gold medal safe in his parents' Wisconsin farmhouse, lovingly tucked into a white gym sock, the gymnast Paul Hamm had one goal in mind when he boarded a plane for Europe last week: to remain the Olympic all-around champion.


Manager in Securitas raid tells of kidnap terror

The manager of the security depot raided in the largest cash robbery ever carried out in Britain yesterday told a court of his terror as he was kidnapped by men pretending to be police officers.


ATHENS, GREECE - The tattoo on Maurice Greene's biceps reads GOAT That stands for Greatest Of All Time. It was 22-year-old Justin Gatlin who blazed to victory in the heavyweight event of the Olympic Games, winning


Tehran - Iran on Monday will suspend its sensitive nuclear activities surrounding the enrichment of uranium, in accordance with an agreement reached with Britain, France and Germany, state television said.


Google can bid in wireless auction: regulators

Communications regulators have  cleared Google Inc  to bid in an upcoming auction of  coveted wireless airwaves, according to auction documents  released by the Federal Communications Commission on Monday.


A revised plan on the final status of Kosovo is unlikely to overcome Russian objections at the UN, France says.


U.N. Health Body Warns Against 'Kitchen Killer'

Some 1.6 million people, mainly small  children, die each year from a "kitchen killer" -- disease  brought on by inhaling smoke from cooking stoves and indoor  fires, the World Health Organization said on Friday.


LAKE LOUISE, Alberta -- American Bode Miller held off the legendary Hermann Maeir to win his third successive World Cup race and join a select ban of skiing greats.


AP Poll: National Security Captivates U.S.

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...


Tiger Woods is reveling in the longest golfing break of his career, making the most of quality time with his wife Elin and young daughter Sam Alexis.


Shamed 'alternative medicine' quack silences web critic

Jelly spine cure urgently needed by ISP A discredited doctor has forced an ISP to silence a website that aimed to debunk claims made by his "Royal College of Alternative Medicine" (RCAM).â¦


Hurricane Ivan leaves 12 dead in Grenada

ST. GEORGE'S, GRENADA - The most powerful hurricane to hit Grenada in a decade killed at least 12 people, damaged 90 percent of the country's homes and destroyed a prison, leaving criminals on the loose, officials said Wednesday.


After suffering embarrassing security exploits over the past several years, Microsoft Corp. is trying a new tactic: inviting some of the world's best-known computer experts to try to poke holes in Vista, the next generation of its Windows operating system.


CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuelans turned out in unprecedented numbers Sunday to decide whether to force leftist President Hugo Chavez from office, waiting in mile-long lines as election officials promised to keep polls until everyone got to vote.    The sheer number of voters - believed to be a record in Venezuela - along with problems with electronic thumb-printing machines overwhelmed election authorities, who twice postponed the polls' closing to midnight, eight hours later than originally scheduled...


US contingency plans for possible air strikes on Iran include most of its military infrastructure, the BBC learns.


Jose Maria Olazabal and Paul McGinley are on the bubble for the European Ryder Cup team.


CORRECTED: Britain's fastest supercomputer unveiled

A supercomputer that could help answer  some of science's biggest questions will be unveiled on Monday.


GM in preliminary talks to buy Chrysler: source

NEW YORK/DETROIT  - General Motors Corp. is in preliminary talks to buy Chrysler, the struggling U.S. arm of DaimlerChrysler AG, a source familiar with the situation said on Friday.


Attorney General Alberto Gonzales received an emotional and staunchly supportive send-off in the final hour of his last day on the job at the Justice Department on Friday.


Air Force Alters Rules for Handling of Nuclear Arms

The Air Force has made substantial changes in its handling of nuclear weapons in the wake of a B-52 flight last August during which the pilots and crew were unaware they were carrying six air-launched cruise missiles with nuclear warheads, according to a policy directive approved last week.


Lo ha detto il numero uno della societa' Scaglia


New CBS pilots follow exorcist, '70s swing set

CBS, which is looking to  develop nontraditional, often risky concepts for next season,  has ordered pilots about an exorcist and 1970s swinging  couples.


A late try by Damien Traille handed France an undeserved 16-9 victory over Scotland in their Six Nations clash here.


Keegan makes dramatic return to Newcastle

Kevin Keegan has made a dramatic return to Newcastle after being appointed as the Premier League club's new manager on Wednesday.


"Occorre fare in modo che i ragazzi vivano il quartiere"


Issue May Really Be How Far Players Will Go to Gain an Advantage

With items like over-the-counter pills and prescription injections, baseball playersâ medicine cabinets have expanded as unmistakably as their physiques.


Administration sees opening for peace in Arafat death

WASHINGTON It won't happen next year as he originally proposed in his road map, but President Bush says he'll spend the next four years trying to help "a truly free state" for Palestinians develop alongside Israel.


CORRECTED: Howard backs Bush on Iraq as APEC begins

(Corrects U.S. secretary of stateâs name in paragraph 20 to...Condoleezza Rice ..., not Condaleeza)


Beyonce in bikini is swimsuit cover girl

Beyonce has hit another high note, claiming the coveted cover shot of this year's Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue in a yellow-and-pink bikini.


Exchange-traded funds are a nifty idea, but itâs easy for investors to make mistakes with them. Here are four ETFs Morningstar likes.


Mitchell steroid report spreads baseball guilt

Dozens of baseball stars from Barry Bonds to Roger Clemens were named on Thursday in the long-awaited Mitchell Report on steroids use, which Major League Baseball hopes will help clean its tarnished image.


Business talk: It is best during weekends

Slowly and gradually, the box-office trends in India are following the U.S. and U.K.


A woman splits with her beau and then apparently falls in love with someone who fancies someone else - that's no hackneyed Bollywood plot but a real life drama starring Mahima Choudhary.


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Oil prices extended their slide Friday on a growing sentiment that the country might be headed for a recession that would depress demand for oil.


Stocks rose on Monday, lifted by news Merrill Lynch  plans to sell a lending unit and with investors eyeing retailers as the busy holiday shopping season draws to a close.


Is it flu or malaria? New disease test has answer

A new diagnostic tool called a gene chip can tell with a single test if a patient has malaria, Ebola, influenza or a bacterial infection, researchers said on Wednesday.


MSN HAS introduced a "preview" version of MSN Music in the US which allows downloading of music using Windows Media Player 10 or a web browser.


Nuova produzione vita +9,1% a 4,6 miliardi di euro


Larga maggioranza favorevole, 5 contrari 4 astenuti


Essay Linking Liberal Jews and Anti-Semitism Sparks a Furor

The American Jewish Committee has recently stirred up a bitter debate by posting an essay arguing that liberal Jews are feeding a rise in virulent anti-Semitism.


Person Trapped in Parking Garage Collapse

A six-story parking garage under construction at the National Institutes of Health collapsed Monday, pinning one person in the debris, authorities said.


Avant-garde design promised Hardware Widow LG is to launch an "avant garde" Prada-branded mobile phone early next year, the company has revealed. LG's not saying much about the handset, beyond the fact it will incorporate an "advanced touch interface" to "eliminate the conventional keypad".â¦


Toshiba Corp., the Japanese electronics and computer maker, said Friday it posted a profit in the first half of its fiscal year, rebounding from losses last year on restructuring and rising sales of digital video recorders, semiconductor memory chips and personal computers. It boosted its forecast for the year.


Deadly Clash in Ivory Coast as Mbeki Seeks Peace

Gunfire killed at least 10 and wounded  hundreds in a clash involving French troops, protesters and  local security forces in Ivory Coast on Tuesday, the fourth  straight day of chaotic violence in the West African country.


Prince Harry's Injury Delays Army Career

Prince Harry will delay his entry into Britain's prestigious military academy to allow a knee injury to fully recover, royal officials said Tuesday.


Republicans on Monday laid the groundwork to contest the gubernatorial election, airing a litany of allegations and concerns over the way the election and its three counts were administered, particularly in King County.


Tyco Electronics quarterly earnings rise

Tyco Electronics Ltd , a maker of connectors and other components used in cars, airplanes and industry, reported a higher quarterly profit on Wednesday, boosted by a tax benefit and strong demand from telecommunications customers.


Prescription-drug recalls aren't common, and they're almost always controversial. Now that Merck (MRK ) is voluntarily withdrawing its Vioxx pain medication around the world, due to a heightened risk of cardiovascular


A bomb killed 34 people in Baghdad's   Sadr City Shi'ite slum on Saturday as Iraq's minority Sunnis   began the fasting month of Ramadan, which U.S. commanders said   might see a rise in sectarian bloodshed.


US STOCKS-Dow ends at record high, profits boost optimism

U.S. blue-chip stocks ended higher on Thursday as optimism about strong profits from companies, including Exxon Mobil Corp., pushed the Dow to a new record close.


Up to 10,000 troops could deploy in southern Sudan in the next few months to secure the peace, says UN envoy Jan Pronk.


FL judge rules investigators acted OK when seizing Limbaugh's ...

(West Palm Beach, Florida-AP) Oct. 6, 2004 - A Florida appeals court has dealt a blow to Rush Limbaugh. The court ruled investigators acted properly in seizing the talk show host's medical records in a drug probe.


Green Rubber Global, a Malaysian  tire-recycling company, plans to list in London and has roped  in Hollywood actor Mel Gibson to help.


Alitalia rescue plan agreed after all-night talks

ROME : Alitalia bosses and union and government officials forged a deal to save the troubled Italian flag carrier after thrashing out the details of redundancy payments for 3,700 workers who will lose their jobs in a restructuring plan.


Severe winter weather leaves hundreds of thousands stranded in China ahead of New Year celebrations.


A fourth man who took part in   Tuesday's attack on the U.S. embassy in the Syrian capital has   died of his wounds, a Syrian official said on Wednesday.


Dual TB, HIV treatment key to Africa AIDS battle

African, especially southern African, nations must link tuberculosis testing and treatment with HIV prevention programs if they are to win the AIDS battle, a top World Health Organisation official said on Thursday.


Isuzu may build truck plant in North America

YOKOHAMA, Japan  - The head of Isuzu Motors Ltd.  said on Wednesday the Japanese truck maker was considering building a truck factory in North America as it focuses on growth overseas to make up for an expected stagnation in domestic demand.


British Airways Plc. plans to sell its A$1.12 billion ($773 million) stake in Australia's Qantas Airways Ltd. in the next two days to cut debt and take advantage of future consolidation in Europe.


President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Russia's test-firing of new missiles this week was a response to U.S. plans to build missile defense sites across Europe, and suggested Washington is pursuing an imperialist policy that has triggered a new arms race.


Judge Again Denies Michael Jackson Lower Bail

The judge in the Michael Jackson  child molestation case refused on Wednesday to lower his $3  million bail, citing evidence that the pop star once planned to  flee to Brazil with his young accuser's family.


The late-night chance encounter between a Harvard graduate student and a cook lasted barely a minute, but when it was over, the student had plunged his knife into the teenager's body five times.


Tubes, Pump and Fragile Hope Keep a Baby's Heart Beating

In a move to save an infant, doctors sought a device they had never tried before: a miniaturized pump called the Berlin Heart.


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Government proposes to catalogue DNA of those convicted of making ...

OTTAWA (CP) - The federal government is proposing that DNA samples be collected from people convicted of making child pornography.


For a good idea whether stocks have shrugged off the subprime blues, look at the charts.


Sarkozy calls for 'new French success model'

Nicolas Sarkozy, in his first speech yesterday as newly elected leader of France's ruling, rightwing party, appealed to his compatriots to build a "new model of success" to ensure the future became a hope rather than a threat.


Harrahâs said the National Indian Gaming Commission approved the companyâs $17.7 billion purchase by Apollo Management and Texas Pacific Group, pending final review.


United Airlines (UA) on Thursday launched the first daily flight service to Vietnam from the United States since 1975. The flight represents the first such service by an American air carrier since the end


Avery Johnson joined the Dallas Mavericks this summer to be a player-coach. He was going to serve as the third-string point guard while learning how to one day run the team.


Some Small Law Firms Find Strength in Numbers

Small boutique law firms often lack the brand name of their larger counterparts. But some hope a new network will give them additional credibility.


Officials were today still trying to identify the body of a western woman found in Fallujah as US marines continued attacking insurgents in the city.


The subprime mortgage mess has created a mixed blessing for potential homebuyers.


DevShed: Finding Paths, Timestamps and More with the DirectoryIterator Class in PHP

DevShed continues its look at the DirectoryIterator functionality in PHP5 with the second part of the series today - "Finding Paths, Timestamps and More with the DirectoryIterator Class in PHP".   Are you interested in having at your disposal a quick reference for working with the "DirectoryIterator" class that comes with PHP 5? Then this might be the article that you've been waiting for! Welcome to the second tutorial of the series "A Close Look at the DirectoryIterator Class in PHP 5." Over the course of this set of installments, you'll find complete coverage of the most important methods bundled with this class, and learn how to take advantage of their excellent functionality.   They cover even more functions in this part:  rewind, current, valid getFileName, isFile getMTime, getATime, getCTime getPath, getPathName  Each set is supported by code and explaination to help introduce their concepts in a useful way.


After Controversy, Jets End Up on Other Side

At his news conference Monday, Baltimore Coach Brian Billick said Jets defensive players tried to disrupt the Ravensâ offense by barking out signals on snap counts.


Mongolia's parliament appoints a new prime minister, after months of deadlock brought on by disputed elections.


Abuja - A leading Nigerian opposition figure told AFP on Saturday that he had been released by the secret police after being detained and pressured to drop his support for an impending general strike.


The Nasdaq says it may work with a group planning a rival  trading platform if its London Stock Exchange bid fails.


WASHINGTON Under heavy pressure from regulators, Fannie Mae, the US mortgage finance giant, has forced out its chairman and chief executive, Franklin Raines, days after the company was found to have violated accounting rules.


CA, Partners Move On As Kumar Faces Charges

Concern over the fate of former Computer Associates International chairman and CEO Sanjay Kumar accompanied the collective sigh of relief felt by CA partners last week when federal prosecutors settled a two-year-old accounting fraud investigation with the


Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has been banned from leaving the country, her Pakistan People's Party (PPP) says.


The age train is leaving. Will you get left behind ... or cash in?


Mount St. Helens Releases Lava After Weeks of Quakes, Steam

Washington's Mount St. Helens released new lava into its crater after weeks of rattling earthquakes and repeated bursts of ash and steam.


Red Crescent halts Baghdad work after abduction

The Iraqi Red Crescent suspended operations in Baghdad after gunmen in police uniforms kidnapped about 30 people from one of its offices in the capital on Sunday, an official of the humanitarian body said on Monday.


Train drivers at South West Trains are to hold two one-day strikes in a dispute over working rosters.


White House: Haditha details to be public

The White House said the details of an investigation into the killings of Iraqi civilians in Haditha in November 2005 will be released to the public when the probe is completed.


Cisco to Sell Faster Switch for Flood of Remote Data

Cisco Systems plans to introduce a network switch that will increase traffic capacity to 15 trillion bits of data a second.


Oscar-winner Helen Mirren is being lined  up to star in a film set in the Gaza Strip, as a woman whose  journalist daughter falls in love with a Palestinian and is  killed, the company making the film said on Thursday.


Van Hekken gets plenty of help in Saturday loss

In his next-to-last start of the Toledo Mud Hens' season, Andy Van Hekken could not escape being tagged with another loss. This time, however, the Holland native had a lot of help.


Powerful typhoon Songda has made landfall in southern Japan, pounding the region with torrential rains and high winds that forced evacuations, caused blackouts and brought public transport to a virtual standstill.


Embattled Incumbent Is Leading in BrazilÂs Presidential Race

With three-quarters of the ballots tabulated, BrazilÂs president had 49.4 percent of the vote, but it is unclear if he will avoid a runoff.


Home Depot cutting 300 jobs at headquarters

Retailer Home Depot Inc.  on  Wednesday said it would cut 300 jobs at its Atlanta  headquarters, or about 5.6 percent of the location's total  staff, as it shifts resources to invest in store improvements.


Anna Nicole Smith tried to revive dead son

NASSAU, Bahamas  - Anna Nicole Smith tried   frantically to revive her 20-year-old son even after he had   been pronounced dead at the Bahamas hospital where the former   Playboy centerfold had given birth to a baby girl days before,   her attorney said on Wednesday.


A ministerial 'champion' is needed to co-ordinate governmental efforts on climate change, MPs say.


Increase your earning potential with an accredited online degree. Enroll at Kaplan University - the trusted name in education. Point, click, get ahead. Choose your field of study.


TOKYO Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group, Japan's No. 2 bank, agreed on Friday to provide Â¥700 billion in emergency funding to its takeover target, UFJ Holdings, in a transaction intended to block a rival bid for UFJ.


Alvin Harrison accepts four-year suspension

He looked me straight in the eye last July at the Olympic Trials for track and field and said, ''I'm innocent.''.


New Jersey senator denies federal report

A powerful New Jersey politician accused of being paid for a job that required no work at a scandal-ridden state university denied the report from a federal monitor who had investigated the school's finances.


For most visitors, stately Vienna evokes images of the blue Danube, of waltzes and minuets, of Mozart and Freud.Comment


It is rare, N.B.A. team executives say, that a player like Greg Oden possesses the physical prowess and crisp fundamentals that could alter a franchiseâs future.


In the Studios' Shadow, an Avant-Garde Eye

Pat O'Neill, whose virtuosic films engage with Los Angeles as a subject but eschew Hollywood blood sport, is the subject of a retrospective at the Santa Monica Museum of Art.


Researchers Expand on Dangers of Vioxx, Drugs in Same Class

Tens of thousands of people may have been seriously harmed by the painkiller Vioxx, and many more may be at risk from taking other popular drugs of the same class, known


US military kills 25 insurgents in Mosul clash

American troops and warplanes repulsed a massive insurgent attack against an outpost in the restive northern city of Mosul, killing at least 25 insurgents, the military said yesterday.


Ex-Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is bundled out of Pakistan as soon as he arrives. But it may mean more trouble for Musharraf


Hamas says still seeks Israel's destruction

The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas rejected on Monday criticism by al Qaeda's second-in-command and said it was still committed to Israel's destruction despite a power-sharing deal with the Fatah faction.


US Targets Alleged Zarqawi Loyalists in Iraq Strike

U.S. forces launched air strikes on the rebel-held city of Falluja Monday, targeting what they said was a meeting of key loyalists of their top foe in Iraq, Jordanian militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.


The government plans to limit grain exports, selling no more than 1.1 million tons of grain in the marketing year that starts July 1. The total represents about 10 percent of what Ukraine exported a year ago. The government plans to limit exports to 3,000 metric tons of wheat, 600,000 tons of barley...


A gunman shot and killed two people, wounded another and then fled with a hostage on Friday night, police said.


Nepal's Maoist rebels call a  general strike in the capital, Kathmandu, in protest at key government appointments.


Ford Motor Co. F.N needs a new   business model in order to turn the automaker around, according   to a memo addressed to staff by its Chairman and Chief   Executive Bill Ford and seen by Reuters.


A Greek policeman is held after a soldier is shot dead providing security at the Athens Games.


Bush, Bernanke both back lift for economy

A consensus that the struggling U.S. economy needs rescue emerged on Thursday as the powerful Federal Reserve chairman backed the idea and President George W. Bush urged a quick and temporary fiscal package.


Britain says its considering American request to redeploy forces in Iraq

LONDON  - The British government said Monday it would be failing an important ally if it refused to redeploy British troops closer to Baghdad and free up American soldiers for anti-insurgent operations.


United's Ted Starts Flights from Chicago's Midway

United Airlines on Thursday said its  low-cost carrier Ted will begin service from Chicago's Midway  International Airport in April, putting Ted in closer  competition with discount rivals such as Southwest Airlines .


Il rapporto annuale: 24 milioni di giocatori, soprattutto giovanissimie in percentuale maggiore al Sud. E per la prima volta si affaccia il fenomeno della pirateria                                             Videogame, passione nazionale quasi mezza Italia ci gioca                                                                                di AGNESE ANANASSO


With families every day making agonizing decisions about a loved one in a coma and famous "right-to-die" cases of the past such as Nancy Cruzan and Karen Quinlan, what is it about Terri Schiavo?


New PM unveils 'constitutional settlement' to make government 'better servant of the people'.


AC Milan and Brazil star Kaka beats Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi to the title of Fifa world player of the year.


Where do these suicide bombers come from?: John Abraham

Kabul Express is the first international feature film to have been shot entirely in Kabul after the end of the Taliban.


Rare Cable Rupture 'a Wake-Up Call' for India

NEW DELHI, Feb. 1 -- In the heart of an industrial zone and up an ordinary flight of stairs, young computer engineers buzzed with activity Friday in front of a huge screen tracking Internet connectivity in this country's booming service sector.


In a statement read by the state television anchor, the Cuban president says he 'will not block the path of younger people'


Famiglie italiane contestano governo e minacciano vie legali


The Treasury offers to guarantee more of Northern Rock's liabilities at the request of the troubled lender.


Huckabee: Another overachiever from Hope

Mike Huckabee's first day as Arkansas governor is remembered most for the Four Hour Crisis.


Researchers have cracked the mystery of why eating garlic can help keep the heart healthy.


Fierce fighting eased in East Timor  overnight as Australian commandos secured the main airport  ahead of the arrival of hundreds more troops on Friday.


F-35 fighter safety completes first test flight

The Pentagon's costliest acquisition project, the F-35 Lightning 2 Joint Strike Fighter, safely completed its first test flight Friday, advancing a $276.5 billion program co-financed by the United States and eight nations.


Abbas, Olmert to meet again to try to bridge gaps

Israeli and Palestinian leaders will meet on Friday in another attempt to bridge gaps in talks over a joint document to be presented at a U.S.-run conference on Palestinian statehood.


Short-Term Home Rental Limits Will Go to Public Hearing

By DREW DIXON  NEPTUNE BEACH - The City Council agreed Monday to take a proposed ordinance that could limit short-term home rentals to a minimum of 28 days to a public hearing.


FOR MANY Americans, 2003 was a year of economic stagnation and increasing insecurity, according to Census Bureau figures released yesterday.


Iraqi police say a tanker has exploded north of Baghdad, killing six people and injuring more than 100.


CBC SPORTS ONLINE - The Toronto Raptors shoot for a second-straight road victory when they visit the Orlando Magic Wednesday night.


CEO Michael Robertson says the Linux company "won't be forced into a cut-rate IPO."


Nestle axes quarter of workforce at chocolate factory

Swiss food group Nestle has said that it would slash 645 jobs at a chocolate factory in the northern English city of York.


'Friday night lights': Students debate sports' values

It's been a long time since Buzz Bissinger moved to Odessa, an epicenter of Texas high school football culture, and spent a season with the Permian Panthers.


Source: Bowden to take Washington GM job

The Washington-bound Montreal Expos have found someone to take one of the most tenuous jobs in sports. Jim Bowden, Cincinnati's general manager from 1992-2003, will be announced as Washington's GM on Tuesday


Mibtel -0,60% e SP/Mib -0,71%, deboli le altre europee


Bittersweet Sunshine: Four Decades of FOIA Wins and Losses

Wired News celebrates the 41st birthday of an open-government law and lists the top five filled and unfilled Freedom of Information Act requests.


Historical developments and Future prospects: The Yemeni community in Britain

The relationship between Britain and Yemen was developed through British trading exploits in India via the East India Company (EIC), founded 1600.


The parents of a missing 4-year-old British girl on Friday released 50 helium-filled balloons over a beach in southern Portugal near where their daughter disappeared 50 days ago.


SYDNEY A fund managed by Macquarie Bank, Australia's largest investment bank, said Thursday that it had agreed to buy NTL's transmission towers in Britain for Â£1.27 billion, or $2.47 billion.


Four Israeli troops killed by checkpoint mine

Four Israeli soldiers were killed last night and at least 10 others wounded when a tunnel was blown up by Palestinian militants under the checkpoint on the Gaza-Egypt border.


Leap Wireless to restate financial results

Leap Wireless International Inc  said on Wednesday it restated some annual and quarterly financial statements from 2004 to 2006 to correct errors related to the timing of revenue recognition. The errors had no impact on operating income or net income, it said.


Leader Udeur incontra Prodi, Rutelli e Fassino


Scheckler, Nyquist Win Again on Dew Tour

CLEVELAND -- Ryan Sheckler and Ryan Nyquist won their second consecutive titles on the Dew Action Sports Tour at the Right Guard Open on Friday.


UNICEF Appeals for $576 Mln for Sudan, Other Crises

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Wednesday appealed for $576.1 million to help millions of children in countries in crisis, ranging from Sudan to Ethiopia and Angola.


A.L. Roundup: White Sox Fall Into Tie for Last After Another Loss to Red Sox

Manny RamÃrez homered and drove in four runs, Mike Lowell added a three-run shot and the Boston Red Sox held on for an 8-5 victory yesterday against the Chicago White Sox at Fenway Park.


The New York City Chief Medical Examiner's office reported Monday that former National League MVP Ken Caminiti died from an accidental drug overdose.


Description: A major Iraq reconstruction contractor, Contrack International, has decided to terminate its work, citing security issues and other costs.


Campaigning by Democratic candidates ground to a halt Monday as their focus shifted to preparing for the first presidential debate in which the questions are posed by members of public via Internet videos.


German Art Show Stokes Row on Nazi Compensation

A show of modern art belonging to the millionaire grandson of a convicted Nazi industrialist opened in Berlin on Tuesday, and stoked a row over whether the owner had done enough to atone for his family history.


Tutela per: olio di noci, sfrionzola, costolaccio, axridda


Beijing shutters schools for migrant kids

Authorities crack down on many of the schools, which operate outside the public system and whose quality varies.


U.S. Spy Satellite Is Said to Be Falling From Orbit

A large spy satellite has lost power and propulsion and could hit earth in late February or March, government officials said.


Blast at Mittal's Kazakh mine kills at least 18

At least 18 people were killed and some   25 were missing on Wednesday when an underground explosion tore   through a coal mine in Kazakhstan belonging to Mittal Steel,   the company said.


GM CEO: U.S. needs 10 times more ethanol stations

Hybrids, ethanol, and batteries are on the mind of General Motors' Rick Wagoner at CES 2008.


CARACAS, Venezuela, Feb. 11 -- The Venezuelan government on Friday dismissed U.S. criticism of its plans to buy Russian rifles and helicopters, suggesting that the Bush administration was angry because the country was not buying U.S. weapons.


Stem Cell Molecules Repair Genetic Damage

Researchers report that embryonic stem cells sent molecular signals that repaired fatal genetic damage to heart cells in laboratory mice.


'We Thought Clough Was Indestructible' - Birtles

Accolades are often tossed around like confetti when any sport mourns the passing of a legend, but there can be no doubt in describing Brian Clough as âthe best manager who ever livedâ is a simple truth.


A years-long legal battle over Web browser technology is over, but neither Microsoft or Eolas is talking about details.


Iraqi firemen walk in front of heavy black smoke billowing from a sabotaged key pipeline pumping oil exports from northern Iraq to Turkey and a local supply line west of the main northern oil capital of Kirkuk.


It is not as though they need any more reminders. It is not as though they are not aware of the consequences. Boston College has Rutgers and Mississippi State and, to an extent, Pittsburgh as prime examples of what can happen to a Division 1-A team on any given day against a Division 1-AA opponent.


By JOSEPH COLEMAN  TOKYO - Japan's beleaguered Mitsubishi Motors Corp. reported its first quarterly profit since 2004 as the weaker yen lifted earnings in the October-December period.


Ulivo. Prodi: "E' tempo di scelte". I capigruppo del Listone: un terzo degli elettori ci ha votato per questo progetto. "L'invito di Romano Prodi a dar vita rapidamente alla Federazione risponde ad una esigenza


Two armed men who hijacked a public bus and threatened to blow it up surrendered just after midnight Wednesday and released their six remaining hostages, ending an 18-hour standoff.


However, because it is coming out earlier, Longhorn will be trimmed of some of the more innovative stuff that has been seen in earlier builds.


Â«Baldoni? Ucciso perchÃ© ritenuto una spiaÂ»

Parigi: nessun riscatto pagato per la liberazione dei due reporter. A Baghdad morti quattro marine. Â«Il 18 settembre un carceriere ci ha detto che un italiano, rapito contemporaneamente a noi, era stato poi ucciso perchÃ© era una spiaÂ».


Lots of virulent reactions to Charlie Cooper's later News.com column, titled "Rating Al Gore's tech cred."


New orders at U.S. factories fell  unexpectedly in August after a sharp drop in demand for  civilian aircraft, government data showed on Monday. But  excluding transport, the data showed reasonable strength.


Investing: Shedding Stock-Market Vertigo

Bank C.D.âs, bonds and money market funds may offer peace of mind to nervous investors.


The Washington, DC-based satellite radio operatorâs new service - XM Radio Online - will launch early next month and will be free from commercials.


Ukrainian President Criticizes Court Order for New Vote

President Leonid D. Kuchma of Ukraine criticized today the Supreme Court's decision to order a new presidential run-off and accused the opposition leader


U.S. stocks extended their  post-election rally for a third session on Friday, with the Dow  striking a four-month high after a government report showed  strong jobs growth last month, boosting hopes that the economic  recovery is taking hold.


Man City boss Stuart Pearce will take charge of England U21s against Spain next week and for this summer's European Championship.


Toshiba To Sell Next-Gen DVD Laptops by 2005

called "HD DVD" -- is in competition with the Sony-led Blu-ray disc to become the dominant next generation DVD. Toshiba said the HD DVD's strength against


The data storage vendor said second-quarter profit rose to $334.4 million as it recorded double-digit sales gains at its biggest businesses.


LONDON - Anglicans hope a long-awaited report will resolve divisions within the church that have intensified with the ordination of an openly gay bishop in the United States.    The ordination last November of Bishop V...


Fidel Castro a no-show at military parade

Tanks rolled through the streets and jets roared overhead on Saturday in Havana's first military parade in a decade, but ailing leader Fidel Castro did not appear at what had been viewed as a test of his political future.


A cavernous, dirt-floored livestock barn in Springfield, Ohio, is worlds away from a college auditorium in Coral Gables, Fla. But as President Bush addressed a rapturous crowd in Ohio on Monday afternoon, the


Ice-creams, vacuums -- is a kiss still just a kiss?

LOS ANGELES (Reuters Life!) - There's the flicking kiss, the ice-cream kiss, the vacuum kiss, the Hollywood kiss and another 50 or so smoochy variations.


Roma, 12:48 - CALCIO, SERIE A: FARINA ARBITRA UDINESE-MILAN

Questi gli arbitri designati a dirigere le partite della 19/a giornata d'andata del campionato di se...


BERKELEY, Calif. -- Human-rights activists are using high-resolution satellite cameras to keep watch over imperiled villages in the Darfur region of Sudan and posting the images online to enlist help preventing violence.


States to roll out subprime guidance for brokers

U.S. state officials plan to issue guidance next week to tighten subprime mortgage lending by brokers and originators not regulated by the federal government, the Conference of State Bank Supervisors said on Friday.


AIDS programs fail to reach high-risk groups: UN

Surveillance for the HIV virus is weak in most of the world and prevention and treatment programs often fail to reach high-risk drug users, homosexuals and sex workers, the World Health Organization said on Friday.


E.ON, Germany's largest power producer, has said it plans to submit its final offer for Spanish electricity utility Endesa after rival bidder Gas Natural dropped out of the race.


Make Shouts of "Taxi!" Easier in Norfolk, Beach

We can't risk destabilizing the Norfolk The context for Swystun's dubious remark is a commonsense idea bubbling up in the Virginia Beach City Council: Let Norfolk cabs work in Virginia Beach, and let Beach cabs work in Norfolk.   Hampton Roads is one interdependent economy.


Florida's prepaid tuition program thriving

Already the biggest of its kind in the country, Florida's popular prepaid-tuition program expects to count its millionth customer during a sign-up period that runs Monday through Jan. 31.


Il presidente Ã¨ favorevole a far ripetere le elezioni dall'inizio

Solana invita il capo dello Stato a trovare presto una soluzione pacifica. A Kiev anche i presidenti polacco e lituano. KIEV - Il l Parlamento dell'Ucraina ha approvato a voto segreto una delle mozioni di sfiducia


Red Sox lead Indians 5-2 after 7 innings

Daisuke Matsuzaka pitched five solid innings, Dustin Pedroia hit a two-run home run and the Boston Red Sox led the Cleveland Indians 5-2 after seven innings in Game 7 of the AL championship series Sunday night.


VIGNA: OMICIDI CAMORRA PER ALLEANZE E SCISSIONI TRA I CLAN

ROMA - ''I circa cento clan della provincia napoletana non sono stabili ma subiscono alleanze e scissioni che sfociano in tragici omicidi''. Lo ha detto il procuratore antimafia Piero Luigi Vigna in una intervista


The storm that seemed like it would never arrive finally did yesterday, as Hurricane Frances kicked up 100 mph wind gusts and heavy rains that left 1.4 million homes


Downing Street defends Tony and Cherie Blair against newspaper claims about the two flats they let in Bristol.


Trump May Reduce Stake in Hotel-Casino Co.

The company that controls Donald Trump's casinos plans to restructure its debt, which will save $100 million in annual interest payments, according to a published report.


Colombia Seeks Help Demobilizing Militias

Colombian government officials said Friday they need support from the international community to assist in the planned demobilization of thousands of right-wing paramilitary fighters.


Apple Computer Inc. released this week a security patch for its Mac OS X iChat instant messaging client, which contains a flaw that could a hacker could use to takeover a person's computer.


White Kids More Likely to Be Allergic to Peanuts

BOSTON  - Perhaps because of differences in  feeding habits, white children appear to be at increased risk  for peanut allergy compared with their non-white peers, new  research suggests.


An Austrian politician calls for Arnold Schwarzenegger's  Austrian nationality to be terminated.


Dot Earth Blog: â50 People Who Could Save the Planetâ

A left-leaning British paper assembles a list of "50 people who could save the planet" that includes a movie star, two Nobel Peace Prize laureates, and a "skeptical environmentalist.".


Photojournalist Chris Usher usually relies on digital technology. When he wants something special, though, he reaches for a film camera.


Intruder at U.S. Capitol Causes Brief Lockdown

A man crashed his vehicle into a security barricade, ran into the building and was arrested, authorities said.


The location of sensitive items of property that belonged to Princess Diana remains an "unanswered question", an inquest hears.


Parla Mastella: "Nelle accuse della sinistra c'Ã¨ aria di antipolitica""I miei uffici stanno ancora lavorando su quei pm che violano le regole"                                            "Ho agito in base ai fatti mi chiedano pure le dimissioni"                                                                                di LIANA MILELLA


Messaggio del Pontefice letto in Vaticano. "La corsa al nucleare getta ombre minacciose sull'umanitÃ "Appello a tutti i cristiani: "Siate strenui difensori della dignitÃ  della persona e dei diritti umani"                                            Il Papa: "Eutanasia e aborto sono attentati alla pace"


Yukos Ordered To Pay $1.3 Billion in Tax Debt

The Russian government is demanding a total of $4.09 billion for 2001 from Yukos. Apart from the fines, more than $3 billion in back taxes are being docked from the oil giant's frozen accounts.


CHICAGO A leading doctor says physicians and patients are obliged to keep a close watch on new prescription drugs for side effects.


US Judge Halts War-Crime Trial at GuantÃ¡namo

A federal judge ruled Monday that President Bush had both overstepped his constitutional bounds and improperly brushed aside the Geneva Conventions in establishing


Japan is preparing to launch this week its first lunar explorer, in a bid to get the country's space program back on track after a string of failures in the last decade.


Tre contusi, occupata linea ferroviaria Caserta-Foggia


What is a player's responsibility to stay focused, or at least appear to stay focused, before a big game?.


European Union leaders agreed Thursday to open talks with Turkey next year on eventual EU membership, despite widespread misgivings about admitting such a large and mostly Muslim country.


The Gmc's Lingering Culture of 'Mutual Self-Protection'

todayâs report marked a black day for the watchdog supposed to be regulating Britainâs doctors. The aftermath of


Collect, Track Right Data To Spot Strategic Trends      (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - When Anita Campbell began noticing that corporate America was embracing social networking Web sites, she pounced.


The United States is set to impose fresh sanctions on Sudan over the conflict in Darfur, officials say.


Crisis-hit Italian airline Alitalia agrees a deal with its ground staff, paving the way for 2,500 job cuts and a reduction in staff benefits.


Luke Donald Wins European Masters Golf Event for Ryder Cup Lift

England's Luke Donald won the European Masters golf event in Switzerland by five strokes, getting a confidence boost before this month's Ryder Cup.


Sprint Near Deal to Buy Nextel for $34 Billion

Sprint is near a deal to acquire Nextel Communications for more than $34 billion in a transaction that would lead to further consolidation in the rapidly changing telecommunications industry


Intel Corp. , the world's largest maker of computer chips, said on Wednesday it would double its quarterly dividend to 8 cents a share, the second time this year it has doubled its cash payout.


The Motley Fool - While the market's topsy-turvy conditions this summer have led some investors to feel that picking stocks is analogous to, say, playing bingo, there is one REIT that just might have their winning number. However, the run that Essex Property Trust (NYSE: ESS - News) has experienced has had little to do with luck.


Blood Pressure Drugs May Slow Alzheimerâs

Some types of blood pressure drugs that penetrate the brain may slow the deterioration of Alzheimerâs disease, according to a new study.


Weinstein Co. makes deal with striking writers

The Weinstein Co., the film and TV company run by sibling media moguls Harvey and Bob Weinstein, has reached an agreement to allow striking Hollywood writers to return to work for the company, a company spokesman said on Thursday.


The piracy-battered music industry will for the first time sue British, French and Austrian music fans, including a French school teacher


Swans fitted with transmitters in bird flu fight

Outfitting swans with super-light Teflon backpacks containing solar-powered GPS satellite transmitters is the latest way scientists and researchers are trying to fight the spread of avian influenza.


HAMILTON, Bermuda  - Hurricane Florence bashed   Bermuda on Monday with pounding surf and powerful winds that   knocked out power to about 25,000 homes and businesses on the   mid-Atlantic British island.


New tool aims to secure Facebook for corporate users

WorkLight unveiled a tool that will allow corporate employees to use Facebook at work, while keeping private company information confidential.


The British government is developing a plan that would include a new tax on trash pickup aimed at bolstering recycling in the country.


Ford is understood to have chosen three investment banks to help it sell Britain's Jaguar and Land Rover.


Leading a sedentary lifestyle may make us genetically old before our time, research suggests.


Russia ready to work with EU to resolve Chechnya conflict: Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday he was prepared to work with Germany and the European Union to help resolve the bloody conflict in Chechnya.


Search for "Lonesome George" mate is "long shot"

PUERTO AYORA, Ecuador  - While scientists search for a mate for "Lonesome George" -- the last known survivor of a species of Galapagos tortoise -- some say the effort to fend off extinction may be in vain.


LG aims to sell 38 pct more handsets in Europe

Korean cell phone maker LG Electronics  Inc (066570.KS) aims to sell 38 percent more handsets in Europe  in 2008 than last year, helped by new models like Viewty, it  said on Wednesday.


Buffett to start up municipal bond insurer: WSJ

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett is set to launch a bond insurer targeting local governments, seeking to profit from troubled credit markets, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.


Ukraine Officials Fail to Vote on Reforms

Lawmakers fought over and failed to pass legal reforms aimed at ensuring a fair rematch of Ukraine's fraudulent presidential runoff, accusing each other Tuesday of acting in bad faith as several thousand orange-clad protesters besieged parliament and chanted, "Parasites! Parasites!"


A look at the interesting background of Maya Bazaar producer Raj Kishor Khaware.


Former world No. 1 Tiger Woods has  married Swedish model Elin Nordegren at the luxury Sandy Lane  resort in Barbados, The Daily Nation newspaper reported on  Wednesday.


Democratic presidential hopefuls on Monday brandished their labor credentials and tried to outdo one another with political promises as they competed for the support of two powerful labor unions.


Rice believes Chavez is "destroying" Venezuela

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Wednesday she believed Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was destroying his country economically and politically.


Travelers Get Different View on Airfares

DALLAS _ At least every other day, Nancy Sido clicks through a list of travel Web sites, monitoring airfares for upcoming vacations and setting up alerts to learn about sales.


US Airways set to announce Airbus order: reports

US Airways Group Inc.  is set to announce a large order of Airbus jets that could be worth more than $10 billion at list prices, according to published reports.


MAREMOTO: FINI, RIENTRO ITALIANI FERITI PRIMA PRIORITA'

(AGI) - Roma, 28 dic. - Individuazione e rientro dei connazionali feriti, identificazione e rimpatrio delle salme di quelli deceduti, concentrazione dei supestiti dei principali punti di evacuazione. Sono


Prison officers in England and Wales strike in a protest over pay, the association representing them says.


Key events in the seizure of a school in Beslan in southern Russia. All times are local; some are approximate.


Allawi Threatens New Offensive To Take Over Al-Fallujah

Interim Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi says time is running out for Al-Fallujah residents to evict foreign fighters from the city of face a US-Iraqi military operation to do so.


Rumsfeld says to build stronger ties with India

U.S. Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said on Thursday he would build stronger defence ties with India, a day after New Delhi warned Washington against selling warplanes and weapons to nuclear rival Pakistan.


A little birdie says Weir is in lead at Kapalua

KAPALUA, Hawaii - Mike Weir finally got one last birdie putt to fall, and it was enough to put him in the lead yesterday at the Mercedes-Benz Championship.


In a 9/11 Survival Tale, the Pieces Just Donât Fit

A remarkable tale of survival and loss in the World Trade Center comes under scrutiny.


Landmark Aboriginal ceremony opens Australian parliament

Australia's parliament opened with its first ever Aboriginal welcome ceremony Tuesday as new Prime Minister Kevin Rudd prepared to give a landmark apology to the minority's "Stolen Generations."


Banca inglese era emersa tra azionisti rilevanti a dicembre


Stormont minister Margaret Ritchie meets UDA leader Jackie McDonald to discuss funding for a loyalist initiative.


OAKLAND, California  - The Oakland Athletics beat the Minnesota Twins 8-3 on Friday to sweep their three-game division series and book a place in the American League Championship Series.


Barack Obama has the aura of a rock star, says George Clooney, who also had some kind words for other Democratic presidential candidates.


An experimental vaccine against one strain of the human papilloma virus blocked most infections by the virus and, more important, prevented development of a precursor of cervical cancer caused by the virus, researchers said Monday.


Economics has got its groove back. Who are the economists doing influential work on crucial questions facing modern society today?


Supreme Court: Sentencing Rules Not Mandatory

A divided U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that federal judges no longer have to abide by the controversial 18-year-old sentencing guidelines.


German Far-Right Surges in Eastern Elections

DRESDEN, Germany  - German far-right parties  surged in eastern state elections on Sunday, riding public  anger against government welfare cuts and fanning fears among  mainstream parties that the country's image could suffer.


Il triplice omicidio avvenne nel 2006 a Urago Mella


-- For women who have struggled with the symptoms of menopause but are fearful of taking risky hormone pills, there is at last a bit of hope.


A probe finds the bureau abused its expanded powers to obtain Americans' private records. Time to put the G-men on a shorter leash. Commentary by Jennifer Granick.


Lockerbie bomber to finish sentence in Libya: news reports

A Libyan man jailed for blowing up a US-bound passenger jet over the Scottish town of Lockerbie in 1988 will be sent from Scotland to Libya to finish his sentence, BBC and Sky News reported Thursday.


Madrid, 12:14 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA: UJFALUSI VERSO L'ATLETICO MADRID

L'Atletico Madrid è vicinissimo al difensore della Fiorentina, Tomas Ujfalusi. Il viola, in s...


Si vota fino a questa sera alle 22. Gli elettori del centrosinistrascelgono il candidato tra Boccia (Margherita) e Vendola (Prc)                                          Puglia, grande affluenza per le primarie della Gad                                                                                Secondo gli organizzatori, giÃ  diecimila alle urne nei 112 seggi


A U.S. jury on Friday found former media mogul Conrad Black guilty of multiple counts of criminal fraud and a single count of obstruction of justice but acquitted him of racketeering and tax charges.


Protests in Venezuela Reinvigorate Opposition

BOGOTA, Colombia, June 1 -- Venezuelan President Hugo ChÃÂ¡vez's decision to pull the plug on an anti-government television station has prompted days of protests and generated international condemnation, giving a weak and demoralized opposition a rallying cry after years of setbacks.


How much longer can Intel, AMD take different quad-core approaches?

Some observers believe the two arch-rivals will wind up adopting the other's design.


Lenovo Unveils Its Highest Performing Notebook: A Linux Workstation

TechWeb - The ThinkPad T61p has a 15.4-inch wide screen, runs 10% cooler than previous models, and is three decibels quieter.


Regulators approve Nokia's acquisition of Loudeye

Plans by Nokia Inc. to acquire U.S.   based digital music distributor Loudeye Corp. LOUD.O for $60   million have been approved by regulators, the companies said on   Monday.


Finocchiaro: piu' significativa vittoria legislatura


With Katrina in mind, Bush views Calif. fire damage

Determined to avoid the mistakes made with Hurricane Katrina, U.S. President George W. Bush toured fire-ravaged Southern California on Thursday and promised to do everything possible to help the region recover.


Erano impegnati nella ristrutturazione di un casale


Greek Church Suspends Bishop Amid Scandals

Greece's Orthodox Church suspended a senior bishop Friday as it struggled to deal with growing corruption scandals that have brought deep embarrassment to the institution.


Microsoft-Yahoo the mother of all clusterbombs

To pull this off, Microsoft's Steve Ballmer will need to throw one hell of a hail mary pass, says CNET News.com's Charles Cooper.


West Virginia 92, Providence 79: West Virginia Makes the Most of the Long Ball

With both teams needing at least one victory to make the N.C.A.A. tournament, West Virginia delivered a record-setting 3-point performance to defeat Providence.


Nasrallah says no army can disarm Hizbollah

Hizbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah   on Friday rejected international calls to disarm his Lebanese   guerrillas and told a huge "victory" rally they still had more   than 20,000 rockets after a month of war with Israel.


After exam break, NU faces a big test in Harvard

After spending the last two weeks on hiatus for exams, the Northeastern University men's basketball team (3-5, 0-1 Colonial Athletic Association) will face Harvard in a nonconference game tonight at Matthews Arena.


New Palestinian govt won't recognize Israel: Hamas

The Palestinian unity government which will be formed under an agreement reached in Saudi Arabia will not recognize Israel, a political adviser to Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said on Saturday.


In a country already plagued by skyrocketing sick leave costs, a new survey found that 40 percent of the population thinks it's acceptable to skip work because they feel tired or have trouble getting along with their colleagues.


Nebulizers Improve Asthma Outcomes in Kids

BOSTON  - Following an asthma flare-up,  children who are given inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) with a  nebulizer are less likely to be re-hospitalized or need to go  the ER than are their peers using steroids delivered by a  non-nebulizer device, a new study shows.


ST. LOUIS -- Cardinals manager Tony La Russa always has been a sore loser, quick to lash out at the slightest provocation during postgame news conferences.


Club Gunman Once Accused Slain Guitarist Of Stealing Lyrics

Nathan Gale, 25, who shot and killed Dallas heavy metal guitarist âDimebag Darrell Abbottâ Wednesday night in an Ohio nightclub, once told a friend that Abbottâs former band, Pantera, stole his lyrics.


With two-10ths of a second left and the score tied at 75, Boston College senior forward Clare Droesch got set to take a jumper. Her shot was blocked and Droesch ended up on her back. When the referee blew the whistle signaling a foul, the crowd of 1,024 at Conte Forum became vocal.


Dal 13 al 15 marzo, dopo accordo su disarmo del 13 febbraio


Children with learning disabilities can enter the UK School Games after a move by the equality commission.


Love, Couch share lead at Chrysler Classic

Davis Love shot a 4-under-par 68 in rainy, cool conditions yesterday -- on a course he redesigned -- to gain a share of the lead after the third round of the Chrysler Classic of Greensboro (N.C.).


MONTEREY, Calif. - A menagerie, some 86 critters in all, were found in a Fort Ord home.


Lindsay Lohan and her personal problems have enlivened the punch lines of late-night TV hosts. Now, Britney Spears is taking a turn. In a posting on her Web site titled, "You'll Never See It My Way, Because You're Not Like Me," the 25-year-old pop princess asks her "most die-hard fans" to help name her upcoming album.


Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak says he will not quit PM Ehud Olmert's coalition over the 2006 Lebanon war.


Tra le motivazioni curiosita' e piu' opportunita' carriera


A revolt against a national driver's license, begun in Maine last month, is quickly spreading to other states


The explosion in the Philippine capitalâs financial district was caused by a bomb, the countryâs police chief said.


Week's data to show slipping eurozone confidence, slowing British growth

Economic data to be released this week are expected to show slipping business and consumer eurozone confidence in September and slowing economic growth in Britain as rate hikes braked expansion, economists said.


Family and friends attend the funeral in France of murdered student Amelie Delagrange.


Alinean, Developer of ROI-Based Sales Effectiveness Tools, Celebrates Its Five Year Anniversary

ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 11  /PRNewswire/ -- Five years ago, on September 11, 2001, four Orlando-based entrepreneurs were prepared to launch their new software company.


FINANZIARIA: IL GOVERNO SCONFITTO SUL PRIMO VOTO ALLA CAMERA

ROMA - Il governo e' ''andato sotto'' sul primo voto in aula sulla Finanziaria. La seduta della Camera e' stata quindi sospesa. Il primo comma del primo articolo della Finanziaria fissava il saldo netto da


The House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to endorse further enlargement of the NATO alliance, after a brief debate in which no one mentioned Moscow's nervousness about such an expansion.


Harry Potter author JK Rowling says she felt "devastated" writing the last words of the final book.


Israel's Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is to name opposition leader Shimon Peres as his deputy in a coalition deal.


Candidates offer modest health reforms for '08

More Americans without insurance and  higher costs have thrust the health care issue into the 2008  U.S. presidential campaign but candidates this time are far  less ambitious with their plans than in the past.


Oracle wages proxy battle for control of PeopleSoft

Oracle nominated four candidates to serve as directors of PeopleSoft's board and said it would fight for control of the company at its annual meeting next year.


This tropical island nation that has long been an ethnic cauldron of disagreement and violence remains one today, even in the face of a national tragedy that's seen 12,500 people perish in monster tidal waves.


This toolkit contains essential command-line utilities for MySQL, such as a table checksum tool and query profiler. It provides missing features such as checking slaves for data consistency, with emphasis on quality and scriptability.   This release of MySQL Toolkit adds a new tool, fixes some minor bugs and adds new functionality (especially the ability to run as a daemon) to several of the tools.  Download:  http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=189154  Changelog for mysql-deadlock-logger:  2007-09-20: version 1.0.4     * Added --interval, --time, and --daemonize options, and signal handling.    * --askpass did not allow different passwords on --source and --dest.  Changelog for mysql-duplicate-key-checker:  2007-09-20: version 1.1.1     * Exit code wasn't always defined.  Changelog for mysql-query-profiler:  2007-09-20: version 1.1.5     * Documentation didn't specify how queries in FILE are separated.  Changelog for mysql-slave-delay:  2007-09-20: version 1.0.1     * Added a --daemonize option to detach from the shell and run in the background.  Changelog for mysql-slave-restart:  2007-09-20: version 1.0.1     * Added a --daemonize option to detach from the shell and run in the background.  Changelog for mysql-table-checksum:  2007-09-20: version 1.1.15     * The CHECKSUM strategy was always disabled.  Changelog for mysql-visual-explain:  2007-09-20: version 1.0.3     * filesort wasn't applied to the first non-constant table.


Commandos stormed a school Friday in southern Russia and overcame separatist rebels holding hundreds of hostages as crying children, some naked and covered in blood, fled the building through explosions and ...


NEW YORK - Krispy Kreme Doughnuts announced that the US Securities & Exchange Commission notified it yesterday that it is investigating it, without specifying any further details.


Four Los Alamos National Laboratory workers were fired and one will resign under pressure for their roles in a security and safety scandal at the lab, the lab's director said Wednesday.


Cynthia Moore — single mother, moderate Democrat — is the living embodiment of one of Sen. John Kerry's biggest challenges in the presidential race. There are things she doesn't like about President Bush, she says, but the president will get her vote on Nov. 2 because she thinks he'll do a better job of protecting her two daughters.


London, Oct. 17: British Prime Minister Tony Blair last night stood accused of conspiring to use British troops in Iraq as a âpolitical gestureâ to help George W. Bush in the US presidential election.


NEW DELHI -- Software maker Infosys Technologies Ltd. was set to become the first Indian company to join an elite Nasdaq grouping when the US stock exchange opens for trading today.


Uruguay elects leftist leader for first time

was enough to ensure he would be able to govern. Vazquez declared himself winner a few hours. after compulsory voting ended in the nation of 3.4 million, and his two challengers conceded.


The Coming Wave of Gadgets That Listen and Obey

Devices that incorporate speech recognition are starting to hit the mass market, giving users the ability to let their mouths do the walking â and the searching.


Ieri da Libano in "flagrante violazione" di risoluzione 1701


HILLIARD, Ohio -- A high school student who tricked football fans from a crosstown rival into holding up signs that together spelled out, "We Suck," was suspended for the prank, students said.


Climate Change Conference Heralds Winds of Change

The UAE's first conference addressing the issue of global climate change and implications for the Middle East had a positive effect on local business leaders, organisers reported.


A forthcoming video game aims to educate children about the global fight against hunger.


At Least 8 Killed in Blast at Australian Embassy in Jakarta

The Indonesian police chief said the blast was the work of the Al Qaeda-linked Islamic group Jemaah Islamiyah.


com Arabic Editor Caroline Faraj. Born June 6, 1959, in Kobar near Ramallah, eight years before the Israeli occupation of West Bank and Gaza.


Georgia has too many babies born with infantile paralysis caused by the serious birth defect spina bifida. If all women of reproductive age consumed enough of the B vitamin folic acid


Kraft Foods Inc., the largest food company in the United States, said Monday that it agreed to sell its sugar confectionery business to Chicago-based Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co., the world's largest chewing gum maker, for $1.48 billion.


Nowhere to run Michigan's defense stifles Iowa's running game ...

refrain from stealing a glance or two at the mammoth Michigan Stadium scoreboards during Saturday's game against Iowa. "Don't tell the coaches," he said afterward, putting a finger to his lips and smiling.


The software giant's CFO says a target as big as SAP is less likely, but some big buys could be in Microsoft's future.


M2Z networks may sue the FCC over its handling of the startup's proposal for national free wireless.


The Most Overlooked Investment Opportunity

Most investors are missing out on this segment of the market -- are you?


Bollywood star free on bail in poaching case

Top Bollywood actor Salman Khan was Friday released from prison on bail pending his appeal against a conviction for killing protected wildlife.


Owen expects great things from McClaren's revamped England

Michael Owen is convinced England coach Steve McClaren has given him the perfect conditions to help his country win their Euro 2008 shoot-out with Russia.


Roma, 14:34 - CALCIO, GIP ROMA: ARCHIVIATA INCHIESTA BERGAMO-SENSI

Il gip del tribunale di Roma ha archiviato l'inchiesta contro l'ex designatore arbitrale Paolo Berga...


Weak revenue growth causes analysts to reduce estimates for AMR, dragging the entire sector lower on Wall Street.


Birth Rate for Young Teens Lowest Since 1946

The birth rate among adolescent and  young teen girls in the United States fell sharply in the  1990s, hitting a 58-year-low in 2002, the Centers for Disease  Control and Prevention reported on Monday.


Edward Behr, a noted British foreign correspondent and writer who penned books on history, good eating and his career as a journalist, died over the weekend in Paris, his family said Sunday. He was 81.


Hispanic rights groups unite to fight voter discrimination

US civil rights groups expressed concern over alleged intimidation of Hispanic voters and said they will work to ensure their ballots are counted in the November 2 presidential election.


Lexmark lancia due nuovi modelli di stampanti per la stampa delle ...

Lexmark International presenta due nuove stampanti fotografiche in occasione di Photokina 2004: Lexmark P915 Photo Printer e Lexmark P6250 Photo All-in-One. In occasione di Photokina 2004, fiera dedicata al


The antioxidants vitamin E and lutein, from both food and supplements, may reduce womenâs risk for cataracts, researchers report.


Italian Fashion Ad Says 'No' to Anorexia

An Italian advertising campaign featuring photos of an emaciated girl won praise Tuesday from designers and the government for targeting anorexia, but campaigners warned it could encourage the disease. Italian photographer Oliviero Toscani, famed for h...


Venezuela Floods Claim at Least 37 Lives

Rescue teams in helicopters searched Sunday for dozens of people missing in floods and landslides that cut a trail of destruction through small Andean towns and killed at least 37 people over the past few days.


Google: Microsoft-Viacom deal helps our DoubleClick defense

Search giant argues Viacom's agreement to shift its ads from DoubleClick to Redmond's ad platform shows online ad competition concerns are unfounded. Microsoft, naturally, disagrees.


Head-on train crash in India called 'brutal murder'

NEW DELHI - India's Railways Minister Lalu Prasad says the collision of two passenger trains in the northern Punjab state was "nothing less than a brutal murder" rather than an accident.


Lubavitch Hasidim launch Hanukkah mobile in suburban Detroit

Hanukkah is going mobile in suburban Detroit this year, as members of the Chabad-Lubavitch organization strap giant candelabra to the roofs of cars and vans to mark the start of the Jewish freedom festival on Tuesday night.


Florida State Faces Eligibility Questions

Florida State could be forced to forfeit some of its seven wins this season if the team used ineligible players in those games.


Mt. St. Helens blew off more steam Monday, shooting a billowing white plume several hundred feet above the volcano. ''Wow.


A Supreme Court that has been defending states' rights and supporting a law-and-order agenda finds itself in a quandary. A medical marijuana case the court heard Monday pits the two interests against each other.


Four soldiers are charged with the murder of an Iraqi general who died in custody in Iraq, the US army says.


Blair bids to calm crisis engulfing government

Prime Minister Tony Blair is expected to vow to resign within a year to stop an increasingly damaging crisis engulfing his government, officials said, but calls for him to go sooner remain.


Tropical Storm Jeanne Headed for the Bahamas

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic  - A  strengthened Tropical Storm Jeanne was headed for the Bahamas  on Saturday after an assault on the Dominican Republic that  left seven people dead and forced thousands from their homes.


Argentina reached the Davis Cup final   for the second time when victory in the doubles gave them an   unassailable 3-0 lead over Australia in Buenos Aires on   Saturday.


Rescuers race to free 15 trapped Polish miners

Emergency crews worked  through the early hours of Wednesday to try and rescue 15  miners trapped with little or no air in a deep coal mine in  Poland after an explosion killed at least eight other men.


Kenya's streets tense after bloody protests

Kenyan riot police patrolled the capital on Saturday and rival tribes faced off in a southwest town, after 23 people were killed in three days of protests called by the opposition over a disputed election.


Actress Julia Roberts Gives Birth to Twins-Report

Actress Julia Roberts gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl, in a Los Angeles hospital on Sunday, People magazine reported on its Web site, citing an anonymous source.


Hardliners fixated on the past face a backlash in Poland's election.


WASHINGTON - Like a majority of Americans, nurse Peggy Branan feels her job is satisfying and that she is paid fairly. Many workers express concern about job stress, retirement benefits and health care, according to an Associated Press poll, but Branan is not one of them...


The J. Paul Getty Museum announced Monday that it would return to Greece an ancient gold wreath and a marble bust that Greece claims were illegally spirited out of the country.


Huge steam column shoots from Mount St. Helens

MOUNT ST. HELENS, Wash. -- Mount St. Helens, the volcano that blew its top with cataclysmic force in 1980, erupted for the first time in 18 years today, belching a huge column of white steam and ash after days of rumblings.


Bailout plan shelved for Donald Trump's casinos

Donald J. Trump may have a new project for his apprentices â-elping him try to figure out how to take his troubled casino company private after a proposed bailout fell through.


Lame-duck coaches insisted on seeing seasons through

Urban Meyer of Utah and Walt Harris of Pittsburgh will coach the final game at their respective schools in the Fiesta Bowl on Saturday night before moving on to new jobs.


The third-ranked Huskies will face No. 20 Louisville on Monday in a Big East semifinal.


Istat, ma e' positivo saldo con Ue, +217 milioni


Oracle shows sales and earnings growth in Q1

Oracle Corp. reported revenue and earnings growth in its first fiscal quarter, with its revenue from new software licenses rising 7 percent, to US$563 million.


China retakes center stage in North Korea crisis

Delegates to six-party talks converged on the Chinese capital on Wednesday in efforts to resolve the North Korean nuclear crisis, but envoys and analysts cautioned that final agreement could be a long way off.


House a lock for GOP, as Dems pin hopes on Senate

Republicans are poised to renew their grip on the House on Tuesday, and Democrats' faint hopes of a Senate takeover hinge on close races in a string of southern and western states that favor President Bush.


A shortage of donor bodies is putting medical teaching at risk, the Royal College of Surgeons warns.


Germany finally honours the 'traitor' spy who gave Nazi secrets to America

Few visitors to Berlin's vast concrete and glass foreign ministry building take much notice of the brass plate bearing the name Fritz Kolbe, affixed just three weeks ago to the door of one of its elegant ...


Movie Review | 'The Brothers Solomon': Sexually Inexperienced and Repellently Awkward

The spirit of Steve Martinâs early hit-or-miss slapstick oddities lives on in the crass goof âThe Brothers Solomon.â


Weight Loss Companies Seek to KO Low-Carb

Proclaiming an end to the low-carb diet craze, U.S. weight loss companies are launching a marketing blitz aimed at winning over consumers resolved to shed flab once and for all in the New Year.


CANNES/HELSINKI  - The world's largest mobile  phone maker, Nokia, and software giant Microsoft struck a deal  on Monday to make it easier for consumers to buy digital music  on-line and play it back on their handsets.


10 reasons elections in Iraq will succeed

from Britain, Australia, America, and countless other countries -- will be in action to make Iraq safer. In


U.S.-born Hispanics may have poorer health than immigrants

Hispanics born and raised in the United States may be in poorer health than new immigrants -- with higher rates of diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.


Motegi, 16:40 - MOTO, GP GIAPPONE; CAPIROSSI: DECISIVA LA TATTICA DI GARA

Finalmente sul gradino piÃ¹ alto del podio. Loris Capirossi è il vincitore del gp del Giappone...


Lo ha detto Gros-Pietro, quadro regolatorio chiaro


Iraq. Trovato cadavere, forse e' del giapponese rapito. Governo ...

Il cadavere di un asiatico Ã¨ stato trovato oggi nei pressi di Tikrit in Iraq. Ne dÃ  notizia stamani l'agenzia di stampa giapponese 'Kyodo', che cita l'agenzia di stampa 'Nuova Cina'. Non si sa se l'asiatico ritrovato abbia qualche relazione.


'Buono andamento 1/mo trimestre, siamo ottimisti'


On Thursday, Microsoft's (Nasdaq: MSFT) MSN division launched a beta version of a search engine that appears designed to compete directly with Web search leader Google.


These low-rated picks show that a stock doesn't have to be loved to outperform.


Howard becomes Australia's 2nd longest serving PM

Australian Prime Minister John Howard on Tuesday paid tribute to Bob Hawke after the former prime minister congratulated him as he broke Hawke's record and became Australia's second longest serving prime minister.


Novartis Breast Cancer Drug OK'd for Wider U.S. Use

Novartis AG      won U.S. approval to promote the drug Femara for women who have finished standard therapy for early-stage breast cancer and run out of options, the company said on Friday.


'Fraudster' posts confidential eBay member info on forum

A data dump by an individual eBay describes as a "malicious fraudster" exposed names and contact information for 1,200 users of the auction site online. The information led to the closure of the discussion group in which the information was released -- a discussion group devoted to, ironically, security issues.


Illegal immigrants spared the gamma-ray scanner

French ban Calais lorry probes The French have banned Brit border guards at Calais from deploying immigrant-hunting gamma-ray scanners, claiming they breach EU health and safety regulations and can only be used with the intended targets' written permission.â¦


Spain said Tuesday that Italy has handed over Rabei Osman Ahmed, an Egyptian who is considered a key suspect in the Madrid train bombings.


Jon Lester returns to the mound for the Red Sox on Monday, nearly a year after he was diagnosed with cancer.


Goldman raises Citigroup debt to outperform

Goldman Sachs raised Citigroup Inc  debt to "outperform" from "in-line" on Friday, a day after the company said it plans to rescue $49 billion of structured investment vehicles.


Diligent Trotter is used to making the cut

His story would make Thomas Wolfe proud. All about coming home, coming back to a place he felt didn't want him. Or didn't want to pay him as much as he felt he was worth. For Jeremiah Trotter, this season has been redemption. A year ago, the 6-foot-1-inch, 262-pound linebacker was finishing his second season with the ...


New IBM Power5 Server Fires Linux Salvo At HP, Sun

In an attempt to grab business from Hewlett-Packard's and Sun Microsystems' entry-level Unix market, IBM this week plans to introduce a Power5 processor-based server tuned for Linux.


U.S. President George W. Bush, trying to counter Iran's growing military clout, made clear his commitment on Monday to go ahead with a major arms sale to Saudi Arabia as he began his first visit to the Islamic kingdom.


Film on Mexicoâs Disputed â06 Election Stirs Emotions

A documentary about last yearâs disputed presidential election has drawn big crowds and generated controversy in Mexico.


Credit crunch unlikely to let up soon, IMF warns

Turmoil in global credit and money markets will likely continue as investors worry about the size of financial losses and where they might appear, the International Monetary Fund warned on Monday.


Asian Stocks Slip as Oil Moves Above $55

Asian share markets fell on Monday after oil hit a record above $55 a barrel, with investors cautious ahead of earnings reports from bellwether firms IBM and Texas Instruments later in the day.


Microsoft sees progress in getting Windows on XO

Microsoft Corp  has made  progress in getting its Windows software to work on a low-cost  laptop computer for poor children that currently runs on rival  Linux software, an executive said on Thursday.


Turbolinux's Wizpy multimedia player due in February

Japan's Turbolinux will begin selling its Wizpy Linux-based multimedia player in February. The Wizpy can also be used to boot a PC with the Linux OS.


Downey Inks Album Deal at Sony Classical

Robert Downey Jr. is stepping up to the mike with a solo recording deal at Sony Classical.


U.S. Pressed Halliburton in Kuwaiti Deal

The U.S. ambassador to Kuwait and  other senior U.S. officials put pressure on Halliburton HAL.N  to award a contract to a Kuwaiti company suspected of  overcharging to bring fuel into Iraq, according to State  Department documents released on Wednesday.


IBM and Advanced Micro Devices have tacked a three-year extension onto their December 2002 collaboration agreement that could see the two companies work on chip-making technologies based on a 32-nanometer process.


About 35 percent of teen girls online blog compared to 20 percent for boys, but 19 percent of boys post video, nearly twice the percentage for girls, according to Pew Internet study.


Princess Caroline ends charity work here

Princess Caroline of Monaco returned to her homeland last night, ending a three-day visit in Manila and left in her wake a deep sense of admiration from scores of homeless streetchildren whose lives she had ...


NEW YORK  - A new finding may explain how  stress could ultimately lead to premature aging.


EU to Advance with Serbia After Suspect Surrenders

The European Union is set to approve a  first step toward closer ties with Serbia and Montenegro Monday  after a Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect turned himself in to  the U.N. tribunal for former Yugoslavia, diplomats said Sunday.


Australian winemaker Southcorp dismisses as inadequate a A$3.1bn takeover offer from brewer Foster's.


Senators focus on border security issues

Republican and Democratic senators working to save President Bush's stalled immigration bill are focusing on toughening border security and workplace enforcement to attract more bipartisan support.


what, meet the wedding guests, meet the godparents? Oy vey, there are enough already in this, Meet The Fockers, sequel to Meet The Parents.


Southampton head coach Steve Wigley has been granted a stay of execution by the Premier League despite him not holding the necessary qualifications.


Judge Declines to Dismiss U.S. Airman Spy Case

TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.  - A military judge  denied a motion to dismiss spy charges against a  Syrian-American airman on Monday despite defense arguments the  government had failed to make a case over the past year.