The owner of a dinner cruise boat that capsized last year off the coast of Manama, killing 58 people, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and sentenced to 10 years in jail, his lawyer was quoted as saying Thursday.


Henkel, the German consumer goods group, said yesterday night it would swap its 29 per cent stake in Clorox for a combination of the US companyâs operating businesses and its stake in a joint venture with Henkel, and about $2.


Britain's Prince Charles gets warm welcome in north Nigeria

Britain's Prince Charles received a warm and noisy welcome in the ancient Muslim city of Kano in northern Nigeria, the same venue visited by his mother 50 years ago.


Employees of some of Wall Street's top  banks were among more than a dozen people charged on Thursday  in what authorities called one of the most pervasive insider  trading rings since the 1980s, accused of using leaked  information and even blackmail to make millions of dollars.


NEW YORK -- The Dow Jones industrial average reached a milestone Thursday in Wall Street's nearly seven-year recovery from corporate upheaval, economic recession and terrorism, briefly trading above its record high close of 11,722.98 set on Jan. 14, 2000.


Report: Wannstedt Accepts Pittsburgh Job NFL coach will come back ...

ESPN is reporting that Wannstedt has accepted the coaching job at Pittsburgh, his alma mater, after announcing last week that he was not interested in the position.


Carragher urges Liverpool not to concede title race

Jamie Carragher has urged his Liverpool team-mates to keep their nerve as Rafa Benitez's side battle to stay in the title race.


The California congresswoman leads the Democrats with a fiery style that could make her the first woman Speaker of the House


Hamza, 47, was held this morning on suspicion of involvement in the "commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism".


Chrysler says to recall over 489,000 vehicles

Chrysler Group said on Friday it would recall over 489,000 vehicles, including recent models of the Jeep Liberty, Dodge Durango and its all-new Dodge Avenger sedan.


As the bassist for the pop-funk band Tower of Power, Victor Conte laid down a song's backbone by playing a predetermined series of notes.


Iraq's majority Shiites have unveiled a major alliance ahead of next month's landmark elections that is backed by their highest religious leader - but which excludes radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr.


Obama dips but still has big South Carolina lead

FLORENCE, South Carolina  - Democrat Barack Obama's big lead over rival Hillary Clinton has slipped but is still substantial two days before the presidential primary election in South Carolina, where candidates were competing vigorously to win support from black voters.


Doesn't anyone watch The Apprentice? The Donald drove home the point Thursday night that you never underestimate your enemy, and that's precisely what Notre Dame did apparently assuming it could low-ball Meyer


Army Historian Cites Lack of Iraq Post-War Plan

The United States invaded Iraq  without a formal plan for occupying and stabilizing the country  and this continues to undercut the military effort there, the  Washington Post on Saturday quoted a U.S. Army historian as  saying.


"Prodi Ã¨ di passaggio" e slogan anti-Visco da An, FI e LegaPolemica con l'Udc assente. Cesa: "Manifestazione inutile"                                          Finanziaria, la destra in piazza An lancia i "caroselli tricolori"


Australian Policeman Killed on Solomon Islands

An Australian policeman was shot and killed in the Solomon Islands today - the first fatality since Canberra deployed security forces last year to help stabilise the troubled archipelago.


Advanced Micro Devices said that it lost $600 million or $1.09 per share, for the three months ended June 30.


Mexican Court Restores Warrant For Ex-President

MEXICO CITY, Nov. 29 -- A Mexican court reinstated an arrest warrant for former president Luis Echeverr?a on Wednesday, just four months after a federal judge had dismissed the same charges of genocide in connection with a 1968 student massacre.


Milosevic Defense Team Asks to Withdraw from Case

Former Yugoslav President Slobodan  Milosevic's two court-assigned defense lawyers have asked to be  withdrawn from his case, The Hague war crimes tribunal said  Wednesday.


Hours after he was sure he had won, Rafael Nadal still had some work to do to reach the fourth round at Wimbledon.


Il premier risponde alle contestazione del No-Dal Molin


ROME: An Italian freelance journalist remained missing in Iraq yesterday, authorities said, while the vanished reporter's editor expressed hope that the man had not been taken hostage.


Stocks fell sharply on Tuesday as bond yields shot to their highest in five years, stoking fears that higher borrowing costs could cut into corporate profits and discourage takeovers.


Big Brother's Nicky Maxwell is the fifth housemate to be evicted from the reality TV show.


Ken Bigley, a British hostage kidnapped in Baghdad last month, has been killed, Sky News television reported, quoting government sources.


Chronic Kidney Disease Soars in United States - CDC

The number of Americans suffering from chronic kidney failure more than doubled in the 1990s due to rising rates of diabetes and hypertension, an aging population and improved survival of kidney patients, a federal study said on Thursday.


Bolivian President Evo Morales met with Cuba's ailing Fidel Castro during a day trip to the island on Wednesday, state television reported.


A former imam in New York state is jailed after being caught in a sting operation involving a fictional plot.


Men's laps may not be good spot for computers

All that computer time on the road or at home may be taking more of a toll on some men than they realize. Reproductive experts warn in a new study that heat generated by laptops can have an adverse effect on male fertility.


CBS News Apologizes Over Bush Guard Story

NEW YORK - CBS News apologized Monday for a "mistake in judgment" in its story questioning President Bush's National Guard service, claiming it was misled by the source of documents that several experts have dismissed as fakes.    The network said it would appoint an independent panel to look at its reporting about the memos...


A mother of a schoolgirl shot dead in her own home admits possessing the gun that killed her daughter.


SAN FRANCISCO -- Ending 18 months of hostility, Oracle Corp. has raised its takeover bid for rival PeopleSoft Inc. by 10 per cent to seal a $10.3-billion US deal that will create the world's second-largest maker of business applications software.


The next round of bargaining sessions intended to strengthen Major League Baseball's steroids-testing program have yet to begin, but the position taken by the players


The Navy temporarily lost communication with a submarine off Florida's coast and sent ships and aircraft to search for the USS San Juan before the vessel was contacted early Wednesday, military officials said.


U.S.: Show of Cuban Military a Diversion

Large-scale exercises by the Cuban military are an attempt by Fidel Castro's government to distract people from the hardships of their lives, the State Department said Monday.


MLS, Players' Union Reach Tentative Deal

Major League Soccer and its players' union tentatively agreed on a five-year labor contract Thursday, ending nearly 1 1/2 years of negotiations.


A look at three of the early contests for the Republican and Democratic presidential nominations in 2008:


Ex-Colombian hostage tells of chains, battle fears

Many of the hostages held by Colombian rebels are kept chained in jungle camps surrounded by barbed wire and are terrified by encroaching army artillery and machine gun fire, a freed captive said on Friday.


Trinidad returns with a vengeance, TKOs Mayorga

Felix "Tito" Trinidad is back, and back with a vengeance. Trinidad, the Puerto Rican icon and former three-division champion, came out of a 29-month retirement and destroyed


Alcatel-Lucent builds "first" German WiMAX network

French-American telecoms equipment group  Alcatel-Lucent  said on Monday it had won a contract  from Germany's VSE NET to build the country's "first  commercial" WiMAX network in the Saar region bordering France.


HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - U.S. President George W. Bush said on Wednesday that Russia posed no threat to Europe despite its vow to target the continent if the U.S. deploys a missile shield in central Europe.


Nasa awards a multi-billion pound contract to build the next spaceship to take humans to the Moon.


France to vote on Turkeyâs EU membership

STRASBOURG, France - President Jacques Chirac said Friday that France will decide in a referendum whether it wants Turkey to join the European Union - a potential blow to the Muslim-majority country's bid.


Death Toll Rises in Russia School Standoff

BESLAN, Russia - President Vladimir Putin promised on Saturday a tough response to what he called an "all-out war" by terrorists against Russia, as the body count from the school hostage-taking rose to more than 340 dead and some relatives still searched for their loved ones amid the confusion.    A grim-faced Putin addressed the nation on television after a pre-dawn visit to the scene of the hostage-taking in Beslan...


Ue, Buttiglione: ''Mi dimetto da commissario''

''Sono pronto a farmi da parte e quindi do le dimissioni per favorire il percorso della Commissione Barroso''. Lo ha annunciato il ministro delle Politiche comunitarie, Rocco Buttiglione, in una conferenza nella sede dell'Associazione stampa estera.


Back in Moscow after campaigning for Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych, two prominent Kremlin-connected spin doctors sought to deflect criticism of their role by turning on Yanukovych, saying his criminal past ...


LONDON, England -- German Berti Vogts has resigned as Scotland coach after 2-1/2 years in charge following "disgraceful abuse" by a "tiny minority" of fans.


ROME Pope John Paul II on Sunday put the last Austro-Hungarian emperor, Charles I, on the road to sainthood in a solemn beatification ceremony in St.


Ryder Cup Captain Sutton: Don't Expect Mr. Nice Guy

As captain of the United States Ryder Cup team, Hal Sutton will be more dictator than diplomat.


Lawyer says Paris Hilton starts jail term

Paris Hilton has begun serving her Los Angeles jail sentence for violating probation, her attorney said on Sunday.


'Fed teme ricadute crisi mutui subprime su crescita Usa'


A Swiss man goes on trial, charged with insulting the Thai king, under the country's strict lese-majeste laws.


UPDATE 2-Open-Safin suffers, Henin-Hardenne suffers scare

A 15-year-old newcomer had defending champion Justine Henin-Hardenne on the run at the US Open on Tuesday and an experienced campaigner put paid to former winner Marat Safin.


Briton among three men seized by Iraq gunmen

Gunmen have kidnapped a Briton and two Americans from a house in an affluent central Baghdad neighbourhood, the latest in a nearly six-month campaign of abductions of foreigners in Iraq.


The Redstones, the family that controls Viacom Inc. and CBS Corp., have taken their private squabble public in a battle that throws into question succession plans for the global media company.


BEIJING - Former Chinese president Jiang Zemin yesterday relinquished his last official post as head of the military. The move completed the first peaceful power transfer in China since the Communist Party came into power in 1949.


Armed rebellion against President Musharraf 'obligatory', al-Qaida leader tells followers.


Milano, 21:54 - CALCIO, MILAN; RONALDO: RIENTRO? ANCORA NON SO

''Un rientro è sempre difficile e complicato, stiamo lavorando bene. Chiedo solo ai miei tifo...


The players come from towns as small as 200, cities as big as Philadelphia. Most were told they weren't tall enough, fast enough or athletic enough to play big-time college basketball.


Militants kill 14 in attack on Iraq town: police

Suspected al Qaeda militants killed 14 people in a predominantly Sunni Arab town north of Baghdad on Sunday, Iraqi police said.


In arrivo in tempi brevi una contestazione disciplinare


As expected, the European Commission announced Tuesday it has ruled that Oracle Corp. can proceed with its hostile acquisition attempt of PeopleSoft Inc.


"This is not about profit, it's about cost increase"  According to a government report released Tuesday, the amount of beer sold in Germany fell to the lowest sales figure since 1993 - dropping by 2.7 percent in 2007 to 22 billion pints, down 612 million pints ... via SF Gate


There are 900 sex offenders living in Northern Ireland - an increase of 300 since June - it is revealed.


Blair faces impeachment procedure over Iraq

A British lawmaker announced the launch of impeachment proceedings against Prime Minister Tony Blair, reviving a near-extinct rule to argue that he misled his country in order to join the US-led invasion of Iraq.


Wagah (Amritsar), Oct. 4. (PTI): A 15-member delegation of Pakistani journalists on Sunday crossed over to India on their way to perhaps a first ever visit to Jammu and Kashmir by a team of scribes from that country.


Hours before he was to be married, a man leaving his bachelor party at a strip club in Queens was shot and killed in a hail of police bullets.


New Zealand were clinging on for dear life at 149 for five as play came to a close at the Adelaide Oval on the fourth evening. Their main hope was rain, for the fifth-day forecast


Nato in Italia ma clandestino. Ebbe promesse da politici


Barack Obama said Friday that even if Democratic rival Hillary Rodham Clinton doesn't think he has the right foreign policy credentials to be president, many of her husband's former advisers do and are supporting him instead of her.


Microsoft said Monday that it is sponsoring a series of free concerts over the next month to help promote its Zune music player.


Clinton backers have ties to media firms

Two more black South Carolina lawmakers endorsing Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton have ties to a media consulting firm hired by the White House hopeful.


Timisoara, 16:10 - CALCIO, ROMANIA: SI DIMETTE IL TECNICO DEL POLI TIMISOARA

Il tecnico dell'FCU Politehnica Timisoara, Alin Artimon, si è dimesso nonosytante la sua squa...


Syria denies giving up previous negotiating achievements

Syria denied yesterday that it was forgoing Israel's commitment to withdraw from the Golan as a basis for negotiations. The commitment was made by former prime minister Yitzhak Rabin.


Hackers use porn to target Microsoft JPEG hole

Malicious hackers are seeding Internet news groups that traffic in pornography with JPEG images that take advantage of a recently disclosed security hole in Microsoft Corp.'s software, according to warnings from antivirus software companies and Internet security groups.


Return to Ancient Greece enthralls athletes

OLYMPIA, GREECE -- Brad Snyder's shot put travelled just more than 19 metres, but the arc of its flight spanned more than 1,600 years.


It's not every week George Bush takes time out of his Thanksgiving holiday on his ranch in Texas to phone a Northern Ireland politician.


Sexual harassment still dark cloud in workplace

When former Fox News associate producer Andrea Mackris accused commentator Bill O'Reilly of making lewd and threatening remarks, she reignited an issue that


The dollar dipped to a four-week low  against the euro on Monday before rising slightly on  profit-taking, but steep oil prices and weak U.S. data  continued to fan worries about the health of the world's  largest economy.


Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Monday his moderate Fatah party and the ruling Hamas party have agreed to form coalition government. The two sides have been negotiating for months to form such a coalition, which apparently would ease the current Hamas-led government's militantly anti-Israel stance.


An oil company controlled by the Russian government, Rosneft, said it had bought the company that had won Sundayâs auction for the largest arm of oil giant Yukos.


An Israeli aircraft fired a missile at armed Palestinians near Gaza City on Tuesday, killing one, a militant group said. The man killed was from the Islamic Jihad group.


EarthLink to Trim Work Force and Close Offices

Shares of the Internet service provider EarthLink climbed sharply Tuesday after it said it would cut 900 jobs â about half its work force â and close four offices.


Blog: CNET Asia covers CommunicAsia in Singapore


Lebanese army resumes shelling of Islamist group

NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Lebanese troops resumed their shelling of a Palestinian refugee camp on Tuesday, trying to force the surrender of al Qaeda-inspired militants entrenched amid thousands of civilians.


Bush Raises Questions About CBS Documents

President Bush questioned the authenticity of documents aired by CBS News that said he received special treatment during his Vietnam-era service in the National Guard, according to a Bush interview published on Saturday.


As opening statements go, this was something along the lines of the Beatles on Ed Sullivan and JFK's inaugural address. In the first true "big" game of the season -- the series opener against the potential playoff foes from Anaheim on the very eve of September -- the Red Sox batted around and put a 4-0 lead on the board ...


Landis Agrees Not to Race in Tour This Year

Tour de France winner Floyd Landis said he will not race in France until the end of 2007 and the French Anti-Doping Agency agreed to postpone its investigation into the cyclist.


CHEN, LU SEND CONGRATULATIONS TO TAIWAN GOLD MEDALISTS

Taipei, Aug. 27 (CNA) President Chen Shui-bian and Vice President Annette Lu each sent congratulatory messages Friday to Taiwan's two Taekwondo gold medal winners at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games.


Scientists tell Exxon to stop anti-climate change campaign

The Royal Society, the UK's premier group of scientists, has written to the British arm of energy giant ExxonMobil, demanding the company withdraw support for groups that attempt to undermine the consensus relating to climate change, a newspaper has reported.


US troops launch offensive as 29 die in insurgent ambush of elite ...

US forces launched a new offensive Wednesday against insurgents in an area south of Baghdad dubbed the ''triangle of death,'' while


Two French journalists are missing in Iraq and have not been heard from since Thursday, the Foreign Ministry in Paris says. George Malbrunot of Le Figaro and Christian Chesnot of Radio France


Report: Britain Faces Pension Savings Gap

British workers will have to save more and retire later to make up for a looming gap in pension savings, said the author of an official report being released Tuesday.


NY film critics name "United 93" best picture

"United 93," a tense drama focusing on one of the hijacked planes used in the September 11 attacks, won the best picture prize on Monday in the New York Film Critics Circle Awards.


Russia to investigate opposition challenger

Russian prosecutors accused opposition candidate Mikhail Kasyanov on Tuesday of forging signatures for his presidential bid, a step that could pave the way for his disqualification from the election.


Fidelity makes higher-interest checking offer

Firing back at banking competitors that have attempted to poach customers with offers of free stock trades and other perks, Boston mutual fund giant Fidelity Investments and other investment houses are rolling out some of the nation’s most attractive checking accounts.


Web Sites Spoof Bush, Kerry With Parodies

If you're not ready to feverishly debate Iraq or the deficit in this bitterly divisive election year, you can always surf the Web, where politics is frequently nothing but a big joke.


Peres facing attack from Labor MKs over continued talks with Likud

Labor Party Chair Shimon Peres is facing growing opposition from his party over his decision to continue coalition talks with Likud despite the Likud convention's resolution last week against bringing Labor into the government.


Boxing: King promises very heavy night extravagant

Don King has promoted dozens of interesting fights in the past but tonight's heavyweight extravaganza at Madison Square Garden in New York promises to be something very special.


Payton ... again Padre torments Schmidt, wasting No. 701 by Bonds

Giants fans need not feel left out if they didn't make the after-party. It was not nearly as good as the main event. A day after Barry Bonds hit his 700th home run, he encored with his 701st Saturday, ripping


There was very little that could be called pioneering or avant-garde about the program presented by Kim Robards Dance on Friday night at the Joyce SoHo.


West Point Man Is Trump's Second Apprentice

Real estate mogul Donald Trump hired  another "apprentice" on Thursday, offering West Point graduate  and software executive Kelly Perdew a six-figure salary job in  the culmination of the fall season reality show "The  Apprentice."


Cabrera holds nerve to win maiden major title

OAKMONT, Pennsylvania  - Argentina's Angel Cabrera held off Tiger Woods and Jim Furyk to become the second South American to win a major title with a one-shot victory at the U.S. Open on Sunday.


Experts Link Iran Missile Development to Nuclear Concerns

I ran's development of ballistic missiles has sparked concerns about the missiles' possible application to nuclear technology.


GOP hopefuls assailed for debate absence

Republican presidential candidates discussed the importance of reaching out to people of color during a minority issues debate Thursday night and criticized the leading four GOP contenders for skipping it.


Report: Missing Israel Airman Died in 1996

A former German official who negotiated prisoner swaps between Israel and the Lebanese Hezbollah militia says an Israeli airman shot down over Lebanon in 1986 died 10 years later, The Jerusalem Post newspaper reported Monday.


Avrebbe venduto annunci a due siti per scaricare film


The company earned $1.07 billion in the fourth quarter, helped by steady but moderate growth in its core operations.


Time Warner sets up $500 million legal reserve, profit dips

Time Warner Inc. reported a 7.8% decline in third-quarter earnings as it set up a $500 million legal reserve related to continuing investigations into its America Online unit.


Fish Farming's Bounty Isn't Without Barbs

Observers agree that fish farming could transform the way Americans eat -- and, to some extent, work and live -- in the next two decades, but environmentalists warn that aquaculture facilities also threaten to cause ecological damage.


Dow soars nearly 300 points as banks rally

Stocks snapped a five-day losing streak on Wednesday, with the Dow surging nearly 300 points on optimism that a government plan to rescue ailing bond insurers is taking shape and could prevent billions more in credit losses.


Electoral officials were counting ballots Thursday to find out which Protestant and Catholic parties will control the Northern Ireland Assembly _ and hold the key to revived power-sharing in this British ...Comment


VATICANO - Papa Benedetto XVI ai partecipanti a un colloquio interaccademico: ÂÃ¨ importante piÃ¹ che mai educare le coscienze dei nostri contemporanei affinchÃ© la scienza non diventi il criterio del bene e l'uomo sia rispettato come centro del creatoÂ CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - ÂEÂ importante dare voce alla ricerca antropologica, filosofica e teologica, che permette di far apparire e mantenere nell'uomo il suo mistero, poichÃ© nessuna scienza puÃ² dire chi Ã¨ l'uomo, da dove viene e dove va...


France's Socialist Party votes "yes" in an internal vote on the European Constitution, party officials say.


Despite the obstacles, the president said progress has been made in Iraq this year and expressed continued confidence that the oil-rich nation will be transformed into a democratic beacon in the Middle East.


Processo Juve, assolto Giraudo, condannato Agricola

TORINO - Antonio Giraudo assolto e il Dottor Riccardo Agricola colpevole di Â«abuso di farmaciÂ». Questa la sentenza emessa dal giudice Casalbore, chiamato ad esprimersi sul processo che vedeva inquisita la


President Bush on Friday offered former President Bill Clinton, who faces heart bypass surgery, "best wishes for a swift and speedy recovery."


Mickelson withdraws from Travelers event

Phil Mickelson withdrew from this week's Travelers Championship to rest his inflamed left wrist that he injured while preparing for the U.S. Open, a spokesman for his management company said Monday.


There is no evidence a barge accident that spilled more than 2,500 gallons of diesel fuel near a killer whale habitat in Canada has caused any damage or harmed the orcas, officials said.


Fallujah Strike Targets Zarqawi's Followers, US Military Says

US forces bombed a house in the Iraqi city of Fallujah, west of Baghdad, where supporters of suspected al-Qaeda operative Abu Musab al-Zarqawi were meeting, the US military said.


straight to your cell phone, according to security experts. The experts, including Symantec Corp. and SimWorks, which specializes


The last time the Jacksonville Jaguars were facing a goal-to-go situation at Nashville Coliseum with time winding down, they went away disappointed.


Auto. A novembre in leggera crescita le immatricolazioni a +0,92%. ...

Nel mese di novembre la Motorizzazione Civile ha immatricolato 171.700 autovetture con una crescita dello 0.92% rispetto a novembre 2003 durante il quale erano state immatricolate 170.131 autovetture. Lo rende


New Yorkers are doing all they can to preserve the way Sept. 11 is commemorated, and with it falling on a Tuesday for the first time since 2001, the day is another trigger of tragic memories.


Nuovi canoni di bellezza sulle passerelle di Madrid


Rogge welcomes Rio bid for 2016 Olympics

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge encouraged Brazil's bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics on Thursday despite Rio staging the most expensive Panamerican Games in history.


Online fantasy game site "Second Life" has suffered a security breach in which the data of 650,000 users may have been exposed, including real names, addresses and billing information.


Colombia Paramilitaries to Return to Peace Talks

BOGOTA, Colombia  - Colombia's far-right  paramilitaries said on Tuesday they will return to peace talks,  despite the death of one of their chief negotiators, who police  said was gunned down by his own men over the weekend.


Jarvis admitted yesterday it was in a race against time to raise enough cash from asset sales to satisfy lenders and keep trading beyond January.


Life & style: Robin O'Sullivan talks to food writers and producers to find out how we learned to love local food


Cellist Rostropovich released from hospital

Cellist and conductor Mstislav Rostropovich has been released from hospital, Interfax news agency said on Wednesday.


News: NASA Extends TRMM Operations Through 2004 Hurricane Season

NASA will extend operation of the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) through the end of 2004, in light of a recent request from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).


Somalia is a quagmire with no easy solution, but anything and everything must be done.


8 US soldiers die in Iraq, 7 from roadside attacks

BAGHDAD -- Eight American soldiers died yesterday in Iraq, including seven killed in roadside bombings, the US military said, bringing to 30 the number of US service members whose deaths were announced in the past six days.


At least 23 coal miners died in an explosion at a mine in Kazakhstan, the BBC reported Sunday. All the bodies had been recovered after the blast in the mine during the early hours of Sunday.


A prison in the Philippines was once infamous for violence. Now, it's famous for something much different: Orange-clad prisoners twirling in unison, thumping to the beat of hit tunes. An alleged murderer tells CNN's Hugh Riminton dancing has taught him "love."


US stocks fell at the market open on Friday after a government report showed weaker-than-expected job growth in September, a sign the economy may not be as strong as Wall Street had estimated.


New video game company to tackle film licenses

A group of video game and film  industry executives said on Monday they have formed a new video  game company with $400 million in backing from investors led by  private equity firm ABRY Partners.


SHIITE militiamen loyal to radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr offered today to surrender heavy and medium weapons in return for the release of prisoners and a role in Iraq's political process, a spokesman for Sadr said.


The world's richest soccer club Manchester United says it has received a takeover approach from an unnamed suitor, sending its shares higher and fanning speculation that


Mickelson rates Europe as Ryder Cup favourites

OAKVILLE (Ontario): US Masters champion Phil Mickelson thinks the United States will start as underdogs in this weekâs Ryder Cup against Europe at Michigan.


The French president hails billions of euros of business deals as a sign his Chinese trip has been a success.


Israel's army received approval Monday to broaden its ground operations against Gaza Strip militants who have been barraging Israeli border towns with deadly rocket fire, military officials said.


Members of the K-Paz de la Sierra band vowed to go ahead with a planned tour despite the murder of their lead singer, Sergio Gomez, who was killed Dec. 2 in the latest in a string of slayings of Mexican musicians.


Stars Seize Their Chance to Shine at SAG Awards

In a year when a writersâ strike has all but shut down much of Hollywood, the Screen Actors Guild Awards drew an inordinate amount of star wattage.


British Muslim leaders call for calm over terror suspects' arrest

Muslim leaders were appealing for calm ahead of weekly prayers, in a bid to defuse tensions over the arrests of nine suspects behind an alleged "Iraq-style" kidnap and beheading plot.


Vlasic, Duncan Hines maker to be sold for $1.2 bln

Pinnacle Foods Corp., the maker of Duncan Hines baking mixes, Vlasic pickles and Aunt Jemima breakfast foods, has agreed to be bought by private equity firm Blackstone Group  for $1.2 billion, Pinnacle said on Monday.


Air France-KLM confirms Alitalia bid details

Air France-KLM on Monday detailed its offer to buy all of Alitalia , confirming details given on Sunday by its chairman to Italian newspapers.


Iraq. Appello di al-Sadr per la liberazione degli ostaggi francesi. Anche Hamas chiede il loro rilascio. Si intensificano gli sforzi della diplomazia francese per ottenere il rilascio dei due giornalisti sequestrati dall' "esercito islamico in Iraq".


A doctor who handed out leaflets to shoppers criticising hospital management, is suspended.


President Hu attends inauguration ceremony of Macao bridge

and Macao SAR Chief Executive Edmund Ho Hau Wah at the inauguration ceremony of a local bridge. (Xinhua photo). Sai Van Bridge in Macao.


La manifestazione si rinnova con dibattiti sulla coppia


Prince Harry, third in line to the British throne, is getting his wish to serve in Iraq.


Spanish in the clear as HBOS decides against bid for Abbey

HBOS, the UK's fifth largest bank, surprised the City yesterday when it announced it would not be making a bid for Abbey National, walking away from what its chief executive, James Crosby, recently


Shawn Crawford led an American sweep of Olympic medals in the 200 metres in Athens, ignoring the jeers of a hostile crowd livid that their local hero was not on the starting line after missing a doping test.


McNamee's lawyers: evidence backs client

Brian McNamee gave federal prosecutors syringes and other physical evidence his lawyers say back the personal trainer's allegations of drug use by Roger Clemens, who returns to Capitol Hill on Thursday in hopes of rebutting the accusations.


French video game  publisher Ubisoft is entering the CGI entertainment business in  a big way, with plans to invest almost $400 million in an  expansion of its production center in Montreal with a goal to  make movies.


With Checkbook in Hand, Think of Uncle Sam

Four financial advisers provide tips on how to make the best use of the tax code's provisions on charitable gifts.


A new initiative will work on cell-based toxicity tests for chemicals.


Ukraine official 'sacked for exposing government fraud'

A Ukranian law enforcement official claims he was fired because his investigations into a multi-million pound fraud and money laundering scheme showed the money had been used to fund the election campaign of ...


Rather Says Won't Duck Controversy Despite Scandal

Anchor Dan Rather said on Tuesday he  would learn the lessons from a report that slammed CBS for  faulty reporting about President Bush's military record, but  said it should not lead journalists to shy away from  controversial stories.


Lanciato allarme tsunami, epicentro in mare vicino Timor Est


Council workers in Argyll and Bute begin a fresh three-day strike after talks over conditions break down.


PLO's New Leader Urges Hamas to Hold Fire Before Election

Mahmoud Abbas, the new leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization and the man expected to be elected the new president of the Palestinian Authority, has been making


Colorado police begin an inquiry into a high school siege which left one hostage and the gunman dead.


For the first time in its 11-year history, Nelson Mandela will not be attending the annual Children's Christmas party at his home in Qunu tomorrow.


Barak Obama raises more money than Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton, figures show.


La flessione dopo il dato in aumento sulle scorte Usa


NASA canceled Thursday's scheduled launch of the space shuttle Discovery when clouds rolled back over Florida during the critical 10-minute window.


Torino, 18:31 - SCHERMA, MONDIALI; SCIABOLA: AZZURRI DELUDONO

Giornata da dimenticare per l'Italia della sciabola maschile ai Mondiali di Torino. Gli azzurri non ...


Lee gets visa; LDP is told to steer clear

The government issued a visa Tuesday to former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui and China quickly reacted by urging Japan to cancel the move.


Yahoo's board is reported to be planning to reject Microsoft's unsolicited offer as being too low.


De Niro non si presenta alla Provincia di Roma

ROMA - Va in scena il secondo tempo del film Â«De Niro in ItaliaÂ». Dopo essersi preso del Â«maleducatoÂ» dal sindaco di Milano per non aver accettato il premio dell'Â«Amborgino d'oroÂ», c'Ã¨ un nuovo forfait


Two Huge Galactic Clusters Are Colliding Millions of Light-Years ...

Astronomers have spotted two monster galactic clusters slamming together in one of the biggest collisions ever recorded. The smash-up poses no danger to Earth -- it is about 800 million light-years away, and


Cable Competition Pushed ; Legislation Touted As Way to Save Consumers Money

By ADRIANA COLINDRES STATE CAPITOL BUREAU  A bipartisan group of state lawmakers on Thursday touted a proposal they say would save money for Illinois' cable television subscribers.  But opponents of House Bill 1500 do not believe those claims.


Al via il primo febbraio 2005 il tour congiunto Paoli / Vanoni

VerrÃ  inaugurato il prossimo primo febbraio al teatro Sistina di Roma il tour congiunto che Gino Paoli e Ornella Vanoni intraprenderanno per promuovere dal vivo il disco âTi ricordi? No non mi ricordoâ: la


Londra, 14:09 - CALCIO, NIGERIA: VOGTS NUOVO CT

Il tedesco Berti Vogts è da oggi il nuovo commissario tecnico della Nigeria. L'allenatore ha ...


The father of a seriously ill premature baby has pleaded with the High Court not to allow doctors to let her die. Charlotte Wyatt weighed just one pound when she was born and has serious heart and lung problems.


William Jackson never thought he would be grateful for going bankrupt.


Google, the increasingly powerful internet search engine, could overhaul the way books are sold with a planned service that allows users to search full texts and buy titles online.


Apple Rolls Out iPod Photo, Rocks with U2

SAN JOSE, Calif.  - Apple Computer Inc. rolled out  on Tuesday a new iPod that allows users to view and share  photos, a dramatic expansion that takes the most popular  digital music player squarely into the multimedia realm, while  spurring its rivalry with Microsoft Corp. and others.


Firenze, 14:56 - CALCIO, JUVE; RANIERI: BUFFON FORSE IN CAMPO DOMENICA

Claudio Ranieri è fiducioso sul recupero di Buffon per la sfida di domenica prossima con l'Ud...


Yahoo responds to reports of site outages

Blog: The site's downage was not actually downage, representatives say, but rather a network carrier issue that slowed it down.


China raises interest rates, 5th time in 15 months

China raised interest rates on Friday in the latest of a series of tightening steps aimed at keeping inflation in check and preventing the world's fourth-largest economy from overheating.


American acceptance of nuclear power grows

As the price of oil rises, so has the  number of Americans who believe nuclear energy is an acceptable  source of power, although the pro-nuclear camp is still a  minority, a study showed on Monday.


Russia won't bargain over Kosovo, missiles: Lavrov

Moscow is not prepared to bargain over  Kosovo or Washington's plans for a missile shield in Europe and  the West must understand this, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei  Lavrov said on Monday.


A Downtown Star Who Aspired to Be Out of This World

"The Nomi Song" chronicles the short and haunting life of Klaus Sperber, a trained classical singer from Germany who came to New York as a young man in the late 1970's.


Con Ocean's 13 cominciate le grandi uscite estive


Lawyer denies Kovtun in critical condition

Dmitry Kovtun, a contact of poisoned  Russian ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko, is in satisfactory health  and media reports he is in critical condition are wrong, a  lawyer told Reuters on Thursday.


Millions of origami paper cranes yesterday rained down upon Thailand's three violence-torn southern provinces in an extravagant government-sponsored gesture aimed at bringing peace to the predominantly Muslim region.


McData a McRevenue helper Brocade's profits took a beating during its first fiscal quarter of 2008, as the company's legal fees and lossy investments gave revenues a once-over.â¦


(InfoWorld) - Nokia introduced Skype Internet-calling software for its N800 Wi-Fi tablet on Wednesday, providing another alternative to using a cell phone, while a debate in the U.S. over what networks such devices may be able to use in the future heated up. When the N800 was introduced at the International Consumer Electronics Show in January, Nokia and eBay's SkypeÂ division said they were working on including the popular software in the device. Nokia delivered it on Wednesday with an upgrade to the N800's software. Current owners of N800s can download the software from Nokia's site. Skype, with a claimed 196 million registered users, has expanded from its roots as a popular PC-based free calling system and offers text messaging, video calling, and low-cost dialing to and from traditional phones. There are already Skype clients for mobile devices and even some cellular smart phones, but some mobile operators try to block VoIPÂ calls because they can eat into their voice business. Unlike the Apple iPhone -- available in the U.S. only through AT&T -- the N800 doesn't have cellular connectivity, only Wi-Fi and short-range Bluetooth technology. So the device can access the Internet in a home or office, at a public hot spot, or on a municipal Wi-Fi network, but not in the vast areas covered by cellular data networks. The N800 is available at retail stores and Nokia's Web site for a list price of $399.99. eBay is among a group of companies calling on the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) toÂ encourage more competition against incumbent mobile operatorsÂ when it auctions off prime radio spectrum in the 700MHz band. FCC Chairman Kevin Martin is advocating setting aside part of the spectrum for a network that would allow use of any application on any device, getting away from carriers' limited handset offerings and "walled gardens." But Skype's parent has joined consumer groups in calling for rules that would force spectrum holders to sell access to their networks wholesale to competitive service providers. In addition to the Skype client, the new software version includes an Adobe Flash 9 Web browser plug-in and lets customers use larger capacity memory cards up to 8GB. The N800 has slots to accommodate SD (Secure Digital), MicroSD, MiniSD, MMC (MultiMedia Card) and Reduced-Size MMC cards. The Linux-based device also has a built-in camera and an on-screen touch keyboard and uses the Opera browser.


An American woman due in court today charged with killing an expectant mother and cutting the baby from her womb was allegedly showing the child off to admirers just hours before she was arrested.


Renault Reveals New Investment in S. Korea

French automaker Renault SA said Tuesday that it will invest 600 billion won ($571 million; euro431 million) in its South Korean affiliate over the next three years.


Viewpoint: The GOP candidate's positive image on the stump, says Joe Klein, is at odds with his negative media campaign


Hillary Rodham Clinton on Friday called for Congress to pass an economic stimulus package that could cost as much as $110 billion to help low-income families keep their homes, to subsidize heating costs this winter and perhaps refund some taxes.


Manchester City striker Robbie Fowler has escaped disciplinary action by the Football Association (FA) following his gestures towards Manchester United supporters during last Sunday's derby game at Old Trafford.


Philharmonic expanding iTunes, Ringtones

The New York Philharmonic's new season will take the orchestra deeper into the non-classical world — with iTunes, cell phone ringtones and the Web.


Children are being presented with healthier choices for school dinners and in vending machines.


Google limits data retention in compromise with EU

Google Inc. is scaling back how  long it keeps personally identifiable data accumulated from its  Web users, seeking to mollify a European Union watchdog that  has questioned its privacy policies.


UN chief urges European Union to commit more troops

The United Nations secretary-general, Kofi Annan, has appealed to the European Union to play a bigger role in UN peacekeeping operations.


Movie Review | '10 Questions for the Dalai Lama': Spiritual Q & A

â10 Questions for the Dalai Lamaâ is a tedious title for an anything-but-tedious film that expertly merges the mystical and the mundane.


UN moves to boost farm output as food prices climb

The United Nations' world food body  outlined steps on Monday meant to help the world's poorest  nations combat soaring food prices, including a new voucher  program for farmers and a review of food-guzzling biofuels.


U.S. Stocks Rise; Oil Prices, Pfizer Help

U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday, a day  after the blue-chip Dow hit a 3-1/2 year high, as oil prices  tumbled more than a dollar and battered-down drug stock Pfizer  Inc. PFE.N rose more than 3 percent.


Pessimism grows in "Lucky Country" Australia

A decade and a half of economic growth,  rising incomes and a housing boom hasn't made Australians --  traditionally proud of their country's "Lucky Country" moniker  -- any happier.


Per rilanciarsi nel futuro malgrado mancanza fondatore


Like a potential hit movie, the 79th Academy Awards come equipped with any number of promising storylines.


UK Hostage's Brother Says Bigley Handed to New Group in Iraq

UK hostage Kenneth Bigley, who's been held in Iraq since Sept. 16, has been handed over to a new group who may want a ransom in return for his freedom, Bigley's brother Paul said in an interview on Sky News.


After a stroke, the brain tries to reorganize itself.  However, sometimes this process goes awry, leaving one woman to feel sounds on her skin.


Senior Iraqi ruler killed by drive-by assassination

A senior member of the US-backed Iraqi government was assasinated in a drive-by shooting by insurgents today. Deputy Governor of Baghdad Hatem Karim


AMD chases Intel with quad-core Opteron chips

(InfoWorld) - Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) showed a laboratory version of its promised "Barcelona" quad-core Opteron 8000 server chip to analysts on Thursday, saying it planned to begin selling the product in the second quarter of 2007. AMDÂ will pitch the chip to users of high-end, commercial workstations and servers, who could see performance improvements of up to 70 percent in database applications and 40 percent in floating-point applications compared to AMD's dual-core "Rev F" Opteron. The demonstration Thursday, to analysts gathered in Berkeley, California, was AMD's second effort to show that it is keeping up with quad-core chips from rival Intel Corp. AMD also launched its "4x4" Quad FX Platform, a motherboard with two dual-core Athlon 64 FX-70 series chips intended for the desktop gaming market. Intel lost significant market share to AMD in 2006Â as it was criticized for being slow to produce chips that emphasized power efficiency instead of pure calculating speed. Intel hasÂ bounced back in recent monthsÂ with the launch of dual-core chips including the Core 2 Duo for desktops and Xeon 5100 "Woodcrest" for servers. On Nov. 14 Intel reached the market first with quad-core chips, with the Core 2 Extreme QX6700 for gamers and Xeon 5300 for servers. Intel has alsoÂ led the industry in converting its chip designsÂ from the 90-nanometer process to 65 nm, including all four processors mentioned above. In response, AMD has criticized Intel's quad-core design as merely gluing two dual-core Woodcrest chips together, whereas the Barcelona chip includes all four cores on a single piece of silicon. Analysts are divided on the impact of that distinction, and say they cannot measure the difference until they compare benchmarks from both finished versions. Still, AMD trumpeted Barcelona as an engineering achievement that marks the company's shift to 65-nm architecture. By shrinking the processor die, AMD is able to improve power efficiency and squeeze an extra level of shared cache memory onto the design, said John Fruehe, AMD's worldwide market development manager for server and workstation products. "As you add more cores, it becomes less about brute force and more about the efficiency of how many things you can do at once, and how efficiently you can order them," he said. "From a customer perspective, those who will see the biggest bang for their buck with quad-core are people running applications like larger databases. The more threaded an application is, the more benefit you get." The users who will see the greatest return on their quad-core investment are users of multithreaded applications like CRM (customer relationship management), ERP (enterprise resource planning), e-commerce and virtualization, Fruehe said. AMD will first launch the Barcelona design on a four-socket board (running four quad-core chips) and a two-socket board (running two quad-core chips). The company will wait until later in 2007 to launch single-socket Barcelona boards, which are used mainly to develop new applications for the larger servers or to run Web farms to handle multiple simultaneous processing requests. AMD expects servers vendors such as Dell Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co., IBM Corp. and Sun Microsystems Inc. to adopt the new technology for their servers in 2007, although none of those companies has yet made a public announcement.


The government has eviscerated Russia's Western-style oil company, Yukos, in what has been widely viewed as political payback.


P&O is to hold a meeting on Tuesday when it will announce the results of its review into the future of its ferry services.


A large explosion shook downtown Baghdad on Sunday night, but its cause could not immediately be determined.


University grieves between classes for students

At the University of South Carolina, the campus is quiet, but students were still heading to their classes after six students were killed in a beach house fire during the weekend.


Ex guardia giurata, disoccupato, rifiutava abbandono


The rocket attack on a huge American military prison did not kill or wound any U.S. servicemen, a spokesman said.


Bobby Brown faces arrest over child support

A Massachusetts judge has issued an arrest warrant for singer Bobby Brown after he failed to show up at a hearing on overdue child support payments for two of his children, a court official said on Tuesday.


Lage Raho Munna Bhai Director Rajkumar Hirani chats with Rediff Readers.


Nunez officially joins Liverpool; Alonso close

Antonio Nunez arrived at Liverpool Tuesday as part of the deal that sent Michael Owen to Spanish giant Real Madrid.


Amburgo, 12:43 - F1, SCHUMI PENSIONATO DA 20 MLN A STAGIONE

Un pensionato d'oro da 20 milioni l'anno. Michael Schumacher smette di correre ma non di guadagnare ...


Report: North Korea Says Explosion Was A Planned Demolition

_ North Korea said Monday that a huge cloud caused by an explosion several days ago was the planned demolition of a mountain for a hydroelectric project, and the reclusive government invited a British diplomat to visit the site to


As Brazil prepares to vote, its economic capital faces a different kind of contest


Detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is unsatisfied with the progress of her meetings with a representative of Myanmar's military junta and cautions the public to "hope for the best and prepare for the worst," a member of her political party said Wednesday.


Gates dismisses Putin remarks as blunt spy talk

MUNICH, Germany  - Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Sunday dismissed as the blunt talk of an old spy accusations by Russian President Vladimir Putin that the United States sought to force its will on the world.


Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades' training in Gaza

Members of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades take part in a military training session in Gaza Strip's Nusseirat refugee camp 21 August 2004.


Adobe has announced version 7.0 of its Acrobat family of products. New capabilities permit workgroups to use Acrobat 7 and Adobe's PDF format to manage business activities including form building, assembling documents from multiple sources and secure collaboration on projects outside of firewalls. In addition, the free Acrobat Reader will now have integrated commenting tools. Adobe has also introduced a new content type for PDF: 3D computer-aided design (CAD). Acrobat 7 will ship before the end of the year with retail pricing starting at $299 USD.


Microsoft debuts a preview of its long-anticipated desktop search as part of a toolbar suite that integrates with Windows, Internet Explorer, and the company's Outlook e-mail client.


But here is what Andy Roddick, abruptly ex-US Open champ, is wondering: Of all the thousands of Johanssons on the loose in the homeland of Bjorn Borg, Stefan Edberg, Mats


IRVING - They never trailed and had no turnovers. They had five sacks and strong play from a rookie cornerback forced into action when a starter was hurt.


DataBank: Tech and Retail Stocks Lead a Late-Week Rally

Whipsawed all week by conflicting economic data, stocks finished with a flourish after the last statistics to be released Â the growth in nonfarm payrolls.


Jeremy Roenick has shelved his retirement plans and signed for the San Jose Sharks for a chance to win a first Stanley Cup and reach 500 career goals.


L'inchiesta di Potenza Ã¨ ormai diventato un caso politicoSu alcuni giornali il tentativo di estorsione al portavoce del governo                                            Berlusconi: "Su Vallettopoli imbarbarimento inaccettabile"                                                                                E la "Velina Rossa" parla di voci di dimissioni di Sircana


West coast mainline still out of service and London station partly closed, leaving thousands stuck


Roma, 15:30 - CALCIO, AGENTE CANNAVARO: IMPROBABILE UN SUO RITORNO IN ITALIA

Gaetano Fedele, agente di Fabio Cannavaro, intervenendo a "Unico Grande Amore", programma trasmesso ...


Nearly 50 Hurt in Bangladesh Strike Violence

Opposition activists in Bangladesh  attacked railway stations and battled police in several parts  of the country on Tuesday as a two-day strike called to protest  a deadly grenade attack at the weekend got underway.


Rules Eased to Expedite Green Card Applications

Facing a huge backlog of visa applications, authorities will allow some immigrants to become permanent residents without F.B.I. background checks, officials said.


Entertainer Tom Green, who allowed cameras to film his battle with cancer, plans to film an operation on his broken leg for his online talk show "Tom Green Live." "It worked with my cancer special so why not try it with my broken leg," Green told The Associated Press on Tuesday.


Russia intensifies efforts to rebuild its military machine

Its burgeoning military-industrial complex is increasingly capable of turning out cutting-edge weaponry - and selling it.


UPDATE 1-Paradorn powers past struggling Costa

Fifth seed Paradorn Srichaphan added to Albert Costa's woes at the Vienna Trophy on Wednesday, winning 6-4 6-4 to reach the second round.


Hurricane Ivan Takes Aim at Mobile, Ala.

MOBILE, Ala. - Hurricane Ivan and its 135-mph winds churned toward this historic port city with frightening intensity Wednesday as the storm began its assault on the Gulf Coast, lashing the region with heavy rain and ferocious wind, spawning monster waves that toppled beach houses and spinning off deadly tornadoes...


Oil Falls to 4-Month Low on Signs of Heating-Oil Supply Rise

Crude oil fell to the lowest in more than four months on speculation that warm weather and increased refinery production bolstered US heating-oil stockpiles last week.


Actor Heath Ledger, the gifted leading man acclaimed for his role as a gay cowboy in the film "Brokeback Mountain," was found dead in his Manhattan apartment on Tuesday, possibly of a drug overdose, police said.


Illinois Governor: Blagojevich (D) 48%; Topinka (R) 36%

Rasmussen Reports - The latest Rasmussen Reports election poll in Illinois shows incumbent Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D) leading State Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka (R) 48% to 36%. This represents Blagojevich's biggest lead of the campaign, and the closest the incumbent has come to reaching the 50% level of voter support.


Federer plans to dominate for another five years at least

World number one Roger Federer is planning to continue his domination of the sport for another five years at least.


An alleged Mafia boss suspected of four murders in Italy agrees to be extradited from the UK.


âWonderful newsâ: Malcolm Wilson is delighted with the new ...

Ford yesterday announced a new four-year deal with the Dovenby outfit to keep the car maker a leading contender in the World Rally Championship.


Bahrain urged to probe prisoner abuse claims

Bahrain should investigate complaints that detained opposition activists have been repeatedly abused in jail, Western human rights groups said.


The Delhi High Court demands explanations from witnesses who retracted  statements in the 1999 Jessica Lal murder case.


Two groups of tourists, including at least seven French nationals and five Britons, are believed to have been kidnapped in a remote and inhospitable area of Ethiopia where separatist rebels operate.


Scientists say a blood test could accurately measure the amount of potentially dangerous fat coating the body's organs.


PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - A gunbattle broke out between UN peacekeepers and supporters of ousted Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide yesterday, wounding a peacekeeper for the first time in the force's 4-month-old mission.


AKRON, Ohio - A former postal worker who poured urine into his co-workers' coffee must serve six months in a jail work-release program.


Bush Welcomes Scandal-Plagued Berlusconi

Days after he was acquitted in a corruption trial, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi got a warm welcome Wednesday from President Bush, who is grateful to Italy as a rare European ally willing to send troops to Iraq.


Google targets nonprofits with Outreach program

Google has launched a program to help nonprofits use Google Earth to raise awareness of their missions and better demonstrate what they do


North Carolina Tops Clemson in Double-OT

Tyler Hansbrough scores 13 of his 39 points in the first and second overtimes to help No. 3 North Carolina rally from a 15-point deficit.


U.S still top British ally: new foreign minister

New British Foreign Secretary David Miliband, seeking to squash speculation that London may distance itself from Washington over Iraq, has insisted the U.S. is still Britain's number one ally.


An intense Pacific storm slammed into the West Coast, bringing heavy rain and snow to California Friday.


Council ponders draft resolution on deploying UN troops in Darfur

The UN Security Council held private talks on a proposal to deploy a robust UN force in Sudan's Darfur region with the expectation of Khartoum's consent and decided to vote on it.


IRAQ: 48 ORE DI TEMPO E UN RISCATTO PER I REPORTER FRANCESI

DUBAI - Un gruppo iracheno in un comunicato diffuso su un sito internet chiede un riscatto di cinque milioni di dollari per i due giornalisti francesi presi in ostaggio in Iraq e da' un ultimatum di 48 ore.


Numerosi voli cancellati, problemi su voli internazionali


cARACAS, 11:54 - CALCIO, COPPA AMERICA 2007: A NOVEMBRE IL SORTEGGIO

Si terrà il prossimo novembre nella città venezuelana di Maracaibo il sorteggio per la...


Jerome Robbins, below, will be celebrated by New York City Ballet in performances of 33 of his dances during its spring season, running from April 29 through June 29. The tribute at the New York State Theater, featuring 10 all-Robbins programs, each showcasing a different aspect of his work, will commemorate the 90th anniversary of his birth. Guest artists participating in the event will include dancers from American Ballet Theater, the Paris Opera Ballet and the Royal Ballet.


Bush Promises Long-Term U.S. Tsunami Aid

Speaking before about 500 employees of the U.S. Agency for International Development and representatives of more than two dozen private aid organizations, the president said the United States has a "duty" to help the tsunami's victims "get back on their feet."


Computer giant IBM says 500 of its software patents will be released into the open development community.


Kmart, Sears pair up to create No. 3 retailer

The parent company of the Sweetwater Kmart, Kmart Holding Corp., announced on Wednesday that they are acquiring department store chain Sears, Roebuck and Co.


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


A former US interpreter says Washington pressed Indonesia to secretly hand over Abu Bakar Ba'asyir.


Francoforte, 14:49 - F1, RENAULT: BRIATORE NON HA DATO ADDIO AL TEAM

La Renault ha smentito, per bocca di un suo portavoce, che Flavio Briatore non abbia annunciato l'ad...


DirecTV Reorganizes Latin American Satellite Business

Rupert Murdoch's DirecTV Group Inc. will pay $579 million to consolidate its Latin American operations with other Murdoch-controlled satellite-television businesses in Brazil, Mexico, Colombia and Chile.


United Defense Industries Inc. on Thursday said it received a $48.2 million contract modification for the Marine Corps Systems Command to upgrade amphibious assault vehicles that transport troops and cargo from ship to shore.


NFL Wrap: Rams Join Jets in Playoffs with OT Victory

Jeff Wilkens booted a clutch 31-yard  field goal to earn the St. Louis Rams a playoff berth with a  32-29 overtime victory over the New York Jets on Sunday as the  NFL postseason picture gained sharper focus.


Rwanda's president has assured the African Union that Rwandan military action in DR Congo will target Hutu rebels and not Congolese forces.


Tiger has another chance to pounce upon Vijay at World Challenge

THOUSAND OAKS, United States  - Tiger Woods has one more chance to defeat world number one Vijay Singh this year and this time Woods has a home-course advantage.


Matthew Hayden suffers a fractured big toe and is a doubt for the start of the World Cup.


Britain relaxed a bit, as the security level was lowered, but the investigation into the failed bomb plot--and a possible Iraq connection--continued apace.


Actress Liz Dawn, best known for playing Vera Duckworth in Coronation Street, is to leave the show due to ill health.


Ariz. Schools to Get Solar Energy Systems

Six local schools will have solar energy systems installed over the next year. The systems are expected to lower utility bills and teach students about renewable energy.


Google Earth Goes Socially Relevant, Reaches Out to Non-Profit Organizations

Showing that it is not only a profit-oriented company, Google launches its own socially relevant program called Google Earth Outreach. Utilizing the power of its mapping technology,Google Earth Outreach aims to leverage the power of Google Earth to illustrate and advocate for the kind of work they do and where exactly they do their work. [...]


Gideon Mendel's pictures of flooding in east and west reveal striking contrasts and unexpected resonances


L'intesa con Berkshire Hathaway e' di 300 mln di euro


Software maker Adobe Systems Inc. on Thursday posted a quarterly profit that rose more than one-third from a year ago, but shares fell 3 percent after the maker of Photoshop and Acrobat software did not raise forecasts for fiscal 2005.


Fayrewood in talks with North Atlantic Value LLP

Possible bid to follow? IT distie Fayrewood Plc has confirmed that it is in talks with potential bidder North Atlantic Value LLP.â¦


ABC News Gunman Kills 4 at Ohio Heavy Metal Show

Guitarist Dimebag Darrell Abbott, right, and singer Patrick Lachman of the band Damageplan perform Nov. 28, 2004 at the Rock Club in Pittsburgh, PA.


Vilma Espin de Castro, 77, a daughter of privilege who became one of the most powerful women in Communist Cuba -- as the de facto first lady for her brother-in-law, Fidel Castro, and as a champion of women's rights -- died June 18 in Havana. Her husband, Defense Minister Raul Castro, is acting pr...


(HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch:


Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas accuses Hamas of trying to set up its own state in Gaza.


A British Airways jet continued with a transatlantic flight despite flames coming from an engine on take-off.


Online safety needs to go beyond 'Don't talk to strangers'

Blog: A new study shows that this well-intentioned advice is not sufficient to protect children from unwanted sexual solicitation and harassment.


Mark Grudzielanek hit two of Chicago's six home runs and Glendon Rusch pitched seven strong innings to lift the Chicago Cubs to a 9-2 pasting of the Astros in Houston on Friday.


Clash of generations emerges in Palestinian race

Marwan Barghouthi's decision to run for the presidency empowers younger activists largely excluded by the old guard.


Cancer Survivorship in U.S. Keeps Rising

THURSDAY, Dec. 2 (HealthDayNews) -- An American adult diagnosed with cancer today has a 64 percent of surviving for at least five years, while almost 80 percent of children with cancer can expect similar outcomes, according to new data presented Thursday.


Nortel Wins $5M Virtual Call Center Contract with BT

A new system from Nortel will replace British Telecom's existing distributed infrastructure based on Nortel Meridian private branch exchange products.


Pinnacle acquires Carl Icahn's Sands Casino Hotel and the adjacent Traymore site in Atlantic City.


SAN FRANCISCO--IBM will upgrade its Opteron-based e325 server for high-performance computing with Advanced Micro Devices' dual-core chip in 2005, the company plans to announce Thursday.


PARIS Paris did not pay a ransom to secure the release of two French journalists freed by Islamic militants in Iraq, Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin of France told party leaders Wednesday.


Democrats in Wisconsin and Hawaii were heading to the polls Tuesday in a presidential campaign that has grown increasingly negative with charges of broken promises, plagiarism and petty partisanship.


A9.com is designed to compete with existing search sites, including Google.


Conferma cosi'performance in gestione dei conti problematici


Arts & entertainment: Check out Shehani Fernando's pictures of all the excitement from the shindig in Mali


Merom-based Celeron M CPUs too Intel will ship its first Core 2 Duo-derived Celeron M budget notebook processors in Q1 2007, Taiwanese industry sources have claimed. At the same time, the chip giant will offer low-voltage versions of its current 'Merom' line-up, they say.â¦


U.S.-Backed Iraq Government Losing Support -Survey

Support among Iraqis for the  U.S.-appointed government in Baghdad has plunged since it was  installed this summer, a U.S. survey released on Friday said.


LSU didn't need any small-school sacrificial lambs on its early season schedule to post a couple of gaudy blowouts. The tenacious Tigers made Virginia Tech look like a pushover instead of the ninth-ranked team in the nation.


Illinois residents will soon be able to  buy lower-cost prescription drugs from Canada, the United  Kingdom and Ireland, sidestepping U.S. regulators' objections  to imported drugs, Gov. Rod Blagojevich said on Tuesday.


A proposed change in how the federal government measures water for fish in the Sacramento-San Joaquin river delta has environmental groups alarmed and California officials concerned about potential harm to wildlife habitat.


Madrid, 18:03 - CALCIO, SPAGNA: SLITTA SCELTA FUTURO CT, ARAGONES RESTA

Luis Aragones sarà il ct della Spagna fino al termine dei prossimi Europei. La federazione sp...


Il cadavere Ã¨ stata recuperato a sei miglia dalla Gorgona

LIVORNO - Il corpo ripescato venerdÃ¬ in mare, sei miglia a sud ovest dell'isola di Gorgona, appartiene a Laura Barcella, la ragazza di 22 anni di Bergamo, la ragazza di 22 anni di Bergamo dispersa in mare il 9 ottobre scorso al largo di Capraia mentre


Highest Ranking Officer on Trial for Abu Ghraib Pleads Guilty

Sergeant Ivan Chip Frederick of the US army reserves, on trial for torturing Iraqi captives at Abu Ghraib prison in Bagdat (Baghdad), has pled guilty.


(InfoWorld) - Apple Inc. will launch itsÂ iPhoneÂ in the U.S. on June 29, it said in TV commercials that began airing on Sunday. The much-talked-about iPhone combines the features of an iPod music and video player with those of a cellular telephone and will be available through AT&T Wireless Services Inc. AT&T, which acquired Cingular Wireless LLC, hasn't yet announced details of how it will sell the phones although long lines outside outlets are almost assured if the phone will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis. Two models will be available. One with 4G-bytes of memory will cost $499 and a version with double the memory will cost $599, the companies said previously. Announcement of the launch date ends a five-month guessing game that began on Jan. 10 when Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the iPhone during his keynote speech at the MacWorld Expo in San Francisco. During the keynote Jobs touted the iPhone as "revolutionary" and demonstrated its features to an enthralled audience. Chief among them is Multi-Touch, a touchscreen display system that can differentiate and react to simultaneous touches from two fingers. Typically touchpanels cannot handle input at more than one point on the screen. In addition to the 3.5-inch display, the phone will feature a 2-megapixel camera, headset and audio jacks, and an iPod dock. The first iPhone model will be quad-band GSM (global system for mobile communications), meaning it should work in almost every major country in the world. Exceptions to this will be Japan and South Korea, where GSM is not used. Data transmission will be supported by Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and EDGE. Behind the iPhone's slick user interface is Apple's Mac OSX operating system. Apple had previously said that third-party developers wouldn't be able to write applications and load them onto the phone, but speaking last week Jobs said Apple is working on a way to allow developers access to the phone. Apple has also posted three of the TV commercials on its Web site. Â


The New York Giants will be without Shaun Williams for some time after the strong safety suffered a tear in his left knee during Friday's practice.


Gymnastics-Hamm Can Keep Olympic All-Round Gold-Court

American gymnast Paul Hamm will keep his  Olympic all-round gold medal after the Lausanne-based Court of  Arbitration for Sport (CAS) rejected an appeal from South  Korea's Yang Tae-young.


Iran backs down on its demand to exempt some of its technology from a nuclear freeze, diplomats say.


Isiah Thomas will not be suspended, even though the NBA says there was contact between him and the official who ejected him.


A full scale emergency operation is under way to rescue a Canadian submarine drifting off the Irish coast.


Baltimore Sun Considering Buying Small, Nearby Rivals

BALTIMORE -- After Landmark Communications announced that it is considering selling its businesses, Baltimore Sun Co. officials are exploring a bid for Landmark papers in nearby Anne Arundel and Carroll counties, the Baltimore Sun reported Saturday.


WASHINGTON - Fannie Mae chief Franklin Raines told Congress on Wednesday that the huge mortgage company did not intentionally manipulate earnings to boost executives' bonuses.


Spaces and Places: 100+ Years and Counting for Highway 9 Landmark

By Katherine Conrad, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Feb. 6--Any fears that the 100-plus-year-old La Hacienda Restaurant and Inn would become yet another notch on a housing developer's belt have been laid to rest with the news that the onetime stagecoach stop is under new ownership.


BeyoncÃ©, Lara e Sharon facce e storie di oggi

La Knowles regina della bellezza secondo Sports Illustrated. E poi il bacio Stone-Gere e gli auguri virtuali alla Croft


Alleged Botox Botulism Cases Traced Back To Fort Lauderdale Clinic

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Health officials are asking hospitals across South Florida to watch for cases of botulism after four people fell gravely ill after they thought they received botox injections at a Fort Lauderdale clinic.


Treasury debt prices slipped on Friday after a jump in US retail sales and a speech by Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan persuaded bond investors that the Fed would continue to push interest rates higher.


WBU light welterweight champion Ricky Hatton knocks out Ray Oliveira in 10 rounds at London's ExCel Arena.


Roma, 09:37 - CALCIO, ARBITRI; MATARRESE: E' UN ANNO DI SOFFERENZA

Antonio Matarrese difende gli arbitri dopo l'ennesima domenica di errori. ''Questa caccia all'arbitr...


Udine, 20:32 - CALCIO, UDINESE: 6-1 NEL TEST CON IL SEVEGLIANO

Test infrasettimanale per l'Udinese, che in vista della gara con la Reggina, ha affrontato i diletta...


Pension Troubles Weighing Down a Factory Town

Pension and health care costs for Lockport, N.Y., have grown to 14.5 percent of the cityÂs budget last year.


(WebMD) Exercise may slow the onset of Parkinson's disease, a new animal study shows. A pilot study is under way to test this theory in Parkinson's disease patients.


Update 3: Sources: Sony, Partners OK MGM Acquisition

Sony Corp. and several financial partners have agreed in principle to acquire movie studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for about $2.94 billion in cash, sources familiar with the talks said Monday.


ASIA/COREA - Nomina del Direttore nazionale delle Pontificie Opere Missionarie CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - Il Card. Ivan Dias, Prefetto della Congregazione per lÂEvangelizzazione dei Popoli, in data 1 febbraio 2007 ha nominato Direttore nazionale delle Pontificie Opere Missionarie in Corea per un quinquennio (2007-2012...


The Cook County cops bolster the company's legal position.


Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton wistfully recalled her husband's presidency on Friday, saying the Bush administration had squandered the nation's economic strength under Bill Clinton to fund tax cuts for the rich and the war in Iraq.


Electricity available day and night is due to come online for a small island community for the first time.


The Army and General Motors Corp. are collaborating to help the military learn more about the uses of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, a potential aid for soldiers on future battlefields.


Rising construction costs and potential climate legislation in Congress halt at least 18 proposed power plants in the past nine months.


Arab Nations are seeking an early vote at the UN Security Council on a resolution calling on Israel to halt a massive tank raid that has killed more than 70 people in the northern Gaza Strip.


Findings on Caesarean Deliveries Rekindle Debate

Women who have delivered a baby by Caesarean section face a small risk of complications that could endanger the baby if they attempt a vaginal delivery the next time, a large new study has found.


Best Buy initiates a battle of the brands

With HP and others offering direct sales, the brick-and-mortar giant is fighting fire with fire, offering its own products alongside theirs.


Pakistan court gives mother custody of British girl

LAHORE, Pakistan  - A Pakistani court on Wednesday ordered a British girl at the center of a custody dispute, Molly Campbell, to be returned to her mother in Scotland.


Annan Urges Security Council to Take Action in Sudan

Secretary General Kofi Annan urged the Security Council today to take swift action in Sudan's Darfur region where he said violence was on the rise, the number of displaced


MLB: Yankees Lead AL Championship Series

In the Major League Baseball playoffs, the New York Yankees have taken the first game of the American League Championship series, hanging on the beat the Boston Red Sox 10-7 Tuesday night.


Yankees' Pettitte admits to using growth hormone

New York Yankees left-hander Andy  Pettitte said on Saturday that he used human growth hormone in  2002 but did so on only two occasions.


Americans more wired, new-media survey finds

NEW YORK  - About 38 percent of U.S.  consumers are watching TV shows online, 36 percent use their  cell phones as entertainment devices and 45 percent are  creating online content like Web sites, music, videos and blogs  for others, according to a new-media survey from Deloitte &  Touche.


Where is the love? Northern Ireland workers may end up asking 'Where's the love?', according to a new survey on mobile devices.â¦


Cosi' il direttore generale di Finmeccanica Giorgio Zappa


All three of its units slid lower in the quarter. McGraw-Hill's results were not a page-turner.


MILAN, Nesta: "PiÃ¹ forti della Juventus

Alessandro Nesta e il Milan ricominciano la loro rincorsa alla Juventus, con l'idea di poterla raggiungere con la convinzione di essere piÃ¹ forti della squadra di Capello. "Se dopo la partita di Torino con la Juve ci sentiamo piÃ¹ forti di loro?


California's not the only state willing to throw money at the controversial research. Wisconsin's governor plans to spend $750 million building two research centers and supporting scientists studying cardiovascular illnesses and other diseases.


Treviso, 19:14 - CALCIO, TREVISO: 21 CONVOCATI PER LA TRIESTINA

L'allenatore del Treviso Ezio Rossi ha convocato 21 giocatori per la gara con la Triestina di domani...


President George W. Bush gave a vote of confidence to Colombia on Sunday, promising to secure more aid and a trade deal for his close ally President Alvaro Uribe as he fights a rebel insurgency and drug traffickers.


US Jobless Claims Rise More Than Expected

The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits rose 25,000 last week to 349,000, a government report showed on Thursday, with some analysts citing the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday as distorting the data.


New poll: Kerry continues to hold edge over Bush in NJ

John Kerry is apparently ahead of President Bush among likely voters in New Jersey, with the Massachusetts Democrat holding a 45-38 percent edge in a poll released Friday.


Three U.S. Presidents Urge U.S. Relief Aid

President Bush brought together  former presidents George Bush and Bill Clinton on Monday to  launch an appeal for Americans to make a donation to help  victims of the South Asia quake and tsunamis.


Hurricane Ivan looks set to cost tour operators as they race to get customers out of harm's way, though future bookings may not suffer too much.


Rumsfeld has eye on Iraq pullout in '05, with strings

Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld said Sunday that the United States could begin to withdraw some troops from Iraq beginning early next year, if newly trained Iraqi security forces can shoulder more of the burden.


Congressional Black Caucus wives apparently don't see anything   wrong with a little "Bump n' Grind."


Call it the CG dance -- CG as in "computer generated." A day after Pixar (PIXR ) and Disney (DIS ) announced they would delay for seven months the release of their next animated feature, Cars, DreamWorks SKG Animation (DWA ) said it will do the same with


Taliban fighters have killed four Afghan police and wounded four others in a drive-by shooting at a checkpoint in south Afghanistan, police say.


(InfoWorld) - Yahoo Taiwan agreed to buy popular blog site Wretch.cc in a deal the companies expect to push them into the Web 2.0 era in Taiwan. Wretch.cc is the most popular site in Taiwan offering Web services broadly defined as Web 2.0, which entails mixing user-generated content and multimedia applications such as video. The site offers blogs, video blogs, and photo albums, and had announced plans to expand to video publishing similar to YouTube next year. Teaming up with Yahoo will help it invest in new services and give its users access to Yahoo technology and resources, the company said in a statement Thursday. Wretch.cc, Taiwan's most popular blogging site, with around 2.8 million members, will continue to operate independently, it said. Terms of the deal were not disclosed by the companies. Yahoo said the companies hope to finalize the deal early next year. The Yahoo-Wretch.cc deal requires approval by Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission and other regulatory agencies before it can be finalized. The deal highlights the continuing trend of U.S.Internet giants such as Yahoo to expand into new services by buying Web upstarts. Google, for example,Â agreed to pay $1.65 billionÂ for video sharing Web site YouTube earlier this year, whileÂ eBay acquiredÂ Internet phone company SkypeÂ last year in a multi-billion dollar deal. For Yahoo, it's one of many acquisitions, including Flickr, andÂ De.licio.usÂ in recent years. It's also another Yahoo purchase in Asia, where U.S. Internet companies have had a tough time attracting users on their own. Yahoo Taiwan grew out of Yahoo's 2000 purchase of Kimo.com, the most popular portal on the island at the time. And last year, YahooÂ agreed to pay $1 billionÂ in cash and transfer all of its Chinese businesses to Alibaba.com for a 40 percent stake in the company. Jason Chiang, an analyst at Access Rating Online (ARO), said the deal makes sense for both companies, but noted that Yahoo had already seen significant success with its own blog site in Taiwan. Yahoo opened its first blog site for users late last year, but by the end of August, had the second largest number of hits per month after first place Wretch. MSN Spaces took third, ARO said, followed by Yam.com's blogs and Xuite blogs.


Leno to Retire from 'Tonight Show' in 2009

Jay Leno, America's leading  late-night comedian as host of NBC's "The Tonight Show," will  retire in 2009 and be replaced by Conan O'Brien, the offbeat  comic whose own show airs an hour later, the network said on  Monday.


General Motors Corp , which has struggled to reinvigorate its passenger car lineup in recent years, on Sunday took car-of-the-year honors at the Detroit auto show for the second straight year.


Blood Pressure Rates on Rise in US Study Finds

More Americans than ever have high blood pressure and the number has risen by nearly a third over the past decade, researchers reported on Monday.


Israel's national airline is to stop flying to Turkey and Cyprus from the beginning of March.


In many ways, Mike Lawrie seems to be just the sort of guy software maker Siebel Systems needs to lift it out of its dark days. It's true he doesn't exactly ooze charisma and intensity.


âRogue Traderâ Is Remembered as Mr. Average

Until JÃ©rÃ´me Kerviel was charged by SociÃ©tÃ© GÃ©nÃ©rale with perpetrating an unprecedented banking fraud, there was nothing superlative about him.


SAITAMA, Japan  - A United States team eschewing   the trash-talking swagger of previous incarnations find   themselves two wins away from the promised land.


Gli e' stato assegnato con il romanzo 'Come Dio comanda'


Police Dog Bites Nude Man in the Genitals

MINNEAPOLIS - A naked man was bit in the genitals by a police dog while being arrested for running nude and entering homes in a Minneapolis neighborhood. The man was taken to the hospital for treatment of his injuries.


Centuries-Old Makeup Reveals Roman Beauty Secrets

an ancient Roman beauty cream made of refined animal fat and tin-oxide -- have recreated the formula. They found that contains


Kennedy Scion Accused in Lawsuit of Sexual Assault

Sen. Edward Kennedy's nephew William  Kennedy Smith, acquitted of rape in Florida in 1991, has been  accused of sexually assaulting his former personal assistant  five years ago in a lawsuit filed by the woman.


Weather hampers spill response around grounded freighter

An unforgiving Bering Sea thwarted efforts Friday to stem a major spill from a broken freighter, but pollution responders said they managed to begin setting up initial


"Finland's sexiest man" ends romance with txt msg

Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen, dubbed  Finland's sexiest man, broke up by text message with the  girlfriend he had met on the Internet, she said in a magazine  interview.


Amid Grief, India Asks: 'Why Weren't We Warned?'

For two and a half hours the tsunami sped toward the Indian coast, yet nobody was warned.


Depp seen propelling 'Pirates' prosperity

Who knew a good Keith Richards impression could be so lucrative? "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest," which earned a record haul of $135.6 million in its opening weekend, is a sequel full of special effects, plot twists and pretty heartthrobs.


CNN employee kidnapped by armed men in Gaza

GAZA CITY, Sept 27  - A group of men armed with assault rifles and revolvers kidnapped an employee of US television channel CNN in Gaza City late Monday, CNN and witnesses said.


OGGI SU INTERNET/ITALIA - Evangelizzare un mondo digitalizzato: i nuovi modi con cui la Chiesa comunica con i giovani Roma (Agenzia Fides) - Trasmettere la fede alle giovani generazioni Ã¨ diventato un compito piÃ¹ che mai difficile in un mondo sempre piÃ¹ secolarizzato. Un libro pubblicato di recente offre alcune raccomandazioni per riuscire a far arrivare il messaggi...


A deal for Countrywide and airline consolidation had investors in a tizzy as trading closed in New York.


Consumer confidence rises, factory index up

Falling energy prices and better job  prospects boosted U.S. consumer confidence in September, while  a regional manufacturing index rose, tempering some concerns  about an economic slowdown, according to reports on Tuesday.


Iraqi and U.S. forces killed a top official of radical Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's organization in a raid on his home north of Baghdad on Sunday, calling him a "rogue leader" of Sadr's Mehdi Army militia.


Plus, the future's bright for Flamel, and Martha's scarier on Halloween.


France's foreign minister says he "understands" two Israeli soldiers captured by Hezbollah last year are alive.


The last time the Senate convened with a perfect balance of 50 Republicans and 50 Democrats, the two parties struck a power-sharing agreement.


A US intelligence report on Iraq describes a perilous situation if the level of violence continues unchecked.


Afghan coalition forces kill 45 militants

Coalition forces attacked Taliban militant camps in southern Afghanistan, killing about 45 insurgents, coalition officials said Saturday.


Progress M-51 delivers presents to ISS after Christmas pilgrimage

Unmanned Russian cargo spaceship -- Progress M-51 -- docked with the International Space Station (ISS) early on Sunday, delivering vital food supplies and belated Christmas presents to ISS crew.


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

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


Merck Should Have Pulled Vioxx in 2000 -Study

US drugs giant Merck & Co Inc. should have pulled its Vioxx painkiller from the market four years ago, because data showing it raised the risk of heart attacks has existed since 2000, Swiss scientists said on Friday.


Film maker Revathy Menon's new movie 'Phir Milenge' has come in for high praise from the UN for its attempt to break ignorance, fear and stigma surrounding AIDS.


Working with a fastball that was past its prime, Pedro Martínez made a vintage comeback.


Wash. Teen Found Alive 8 Days After Wreck

Wash. Teenage Girl Found Alive in Back of Wrecked Car Eight Days After It Plunged Down Ravine. Laura Hatch's car is seen at the bottom of an embankment where she was found alive, in Redmond, Wash.


Whatâs one year and 335 days between brothers? At Alcoa, it is nothing.


South Africa: Findings On Traditional Anti-Aids Medicine to Be ...

The Medical University of South Africa (MEDUNSA) has announced it is just months away from concluding research on an anti-AIDS traditional medicine.


Leaving behind two French reporters still held hostage in Iraq, France's foreign minister headed home from the Middle East but said they were still believed to be alive and that efforts to free them would continue.


L'ambasciata italiana a Manila 'sta lavorando intensamente'


Protesters Get Prime Spot for Inauguration

The National Park Service has agreed to give thousands of anti-war demonstrators a prime spot along President Bush's inaugural parade route that will allow them to protest during the procession.


Pro-Taleban rebels free six Pakistani soldiers from among scores being held hostage, officials say.


Sport: Fifa president Sepp Blatter has lambasted the Premier League's plan to stage matches overseas


Fred Anderson, who served as Apple's chief financial officer from 1996 to 2004, leaves the company's board of directors after an internal investigation reveals details of stock-manipulation tactics that maximized execs' profits. In Cult of Mac.


Soaring fuel costs continued to cast a shadow over British Airways today, despite better-than-expected half-year results from the airline.


Europe should soon see its first handful of complex structured debt vehicles backed by different exposures to commercial real estate, but the rating of these deals is proving difficult, Standard & Poor's argues.


Burma imposes a huge rise in fees for satellite TV in a move which critics say restricts access to media.


Cingular goes 'big' with ads in fourth quarter

NEW YORK - Cellphones are among the most popular tech toys for holiday gifts, with carriers making about 30% of sales in the fourth quarter.


Transazione sara' completata in seconda meta' anno


Just sit right back, and you'll hear a tale ... a tale of a new reality show.


Kiefer Sutherland arrested for drunk driving

Kiefer Sutherland, who stars on the hit TV thriller "24" as a secret agent with nerves of steel, was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving on Tuesday, hours before he was due to be honored by a Canadian actors' union.


Due to some technical difficulties on Wednesday, we have decided to extend the 2006 Search Blogs Awards nominations into the weekend and voting will commence on Tuesday December 19th.  Ideally we wanted to have voting take place before the holiday week, but we’ll just have to hope that not all of our readers are out [...]


The US economy added 337,000 now jobs in October, a seven-month high and much higher than Wall Street expectations.


Bosnian police seize the passports of close relatives of wanted war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic.


Grant Hill missed a game for the first time in this season Friday night, a precautionary move because of a badly bruised right shin.


A Suffolk couple  have both been jailed for manslaughter and neglect of their 22-month-old daughter.


The placards made clear this was not your typical immigrant rights march: "We played by the rules, now it's your turn," read one. "Legal immigrants keep America competitive," read another.


Magazine: addio a Pavarotti tutta la settimana online

Commozione nel mondo per la morte del tenore. Ci lascia anche Gigi Sabani stroncato da un infarto. Stretta del governo sulla scuola. Fatti e personaggi degli ultimi sette giorni


Hands On With Verizon's New HTC Smart Phone

Our cell phone expert puts the HTC SMT5800 through its paces and finds out how it stacks up against Verizon's other Windows Mobile phones.


More British troops could be sent to US-run zone in Iraq if needed

More British troops could be sent to US-controlled areas in Iraq if needed, the second in command of British forces in Iraq, General Bill Rollo, said.


'Astro,' 'Moxie,' and AIR on display at Adobe Flash confab

Adobe is readying tools, including the next version Flash Player, to make video-rich Web applications.


Jack Straw to urge Sudan to end Darfur crisis

LONDON: Britainâs Foreign Secretary Jack Straw will fly to Sudan on Monday to press the government to end the humanitarian crisis engulfing the western region of Darfur.


In a virtual world, an actual job may be waiting

For some job seekers, a trip to a  virtual world may hold the key to an actual job.


MANSFIELD -- The players were free to go. The team photo shoot was done, there was no practice scheduled, and their coach was not on hand. But the Lady Predators were not ready to leave. They wanted to play.


St. Louis flexes muscles and shows everyone it means business by tying playoff HR record. BY DAVID LENNON. ST. LOUIS -- In most baseball venues, the curtain call is reserved for very special occasions, but not


Fidanzato di Chiara e' indagato per l'omicidio del 13 agosto


Johnny Carson Kept Americans Up Late for 30 Years

Johnny Carson, the iconic host of  the most enduring U.S. night-time talk show, kept Americans up  late for 30 years.


U.S. military commanders said Friday the troop buildup in Iraq must be maintained until at least next summer and they may need as long as two years to assure parts of the country are stable.


Microsoft's patent on the File Allocation Table disk format has been rejected by the US Patent Office, on the grounds that it should never have been granted in the first place.


Party official says jailed Palestinian leader will seek presidency

Associates of Marwan Barghouti (mahr-WAHN' bahr-GOO'-tee) say he's decided to seek the presidency of the Palestinian Authority -- a move that will sharpen a power struggle within the ruling Fatah party.


Attorney General Eliot Spitzer listens during a press conference in New York, in this Monday May 24, 2004, file photo. Spitzer said Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2004, that he would run for governor of New York in 2006.


Exercise May Beat Fatigue in Prostate Cancer

NEW YORK  - Staying active through moderate walking may help prevent fatigue in men undergoing radiation therapy for prostate cancer, a UK study shows.


Aid agencies look to Jakarta summit for direction on tsunami relief

International aid agencies say they hope an emergency summit of world leaders in Jakarta this week will offer direction to overcome logistical problems in the fight to help tsunami victims.


By Marcus Wholsen, Associated Press  SAN FRANCISCO -- Two whales lost on the Sacramento River swam 14 miles toward the ocean on Sunday after lingering for a week near a bridge about 70 miles from the sea, officials coordinating the rescue said.


A Canadian submarine damaged in the mid-Atlantic by fire is due to arrive at a Scottish naval base.


How many $$$s does Apple make from an iPhone?

Number crunching with Apple Apple's figures came out on Tuesday, revealing that all is going well in Cupertino, but analysts crawling over the details are trying to work out if they reveal anything else besides - such as the revenue cut Apple is getting from every iPhone in use.â¦


Windows, Office Security Flaw Fixes to Come in Next Patch Tuesday

Patches cover critical flaws that attackers could exploit even if you do nothing to help.


Brazilian officials investigate what caused a passenger jet to slide off a runway and crash, killing some 200.


John Danforth, the US ambassador to the United Nations, will leave his post in January after less than seven months on the job. In a letter of resignation sent to President Bush on November


Saudi Arabia is pushing ahead with plans to build a fence to block terrorists from crossing its 560-mile border with Iraq — another sign of growing alarm that Sunni-Shiite strife could spill over and drag Iraq's neighbors into its civil conflict.


âDay afterâ sales boost profits for area stores

Long lines and crowded parking lots did not stop scores of shoppers from mobbing stores Sunday to take advantage of sales or return unwanted gifts.


Harvard's Feldstein Backs Bush Economic Policies

President Bush's plans to set his tax cuts in stone and to launch Social Security private investment accounts are sound ones, a Harvard University professor seen as a potential successor to Fed chief Alan Greenspan said on Wednesday


Domani in Aula: Lega assente, Prc vota contro


A major league official said Carlos Beltran and the Mets have agreed in principle to a seven-year, $119 million contract.


KEY WEST, Fla. - The only whooshing sound Hurricane Ivan stirred in the Keys and populous South Florida on Sunday was a sigh of relief from residents no longer fearful the 150-mph storm would make a direct hit...


Apple plays DoCoMo against Softbank over iPhone launch

Apple Inc  is playing Japan's top  mobile operator NTT DoCoMo Inc  against No. 3 carrier  Softbank Corp  on selling the iPhone in Japan, meeting  executives from both companies, sources said on Tuesday.


Thousands of war veterans from Britain and the Commonwealth have marched past London's Cenotaph memorial to honour their fallen comrades.


Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, the architect of the Gaza withdrawal plan, has reportedly been threatened and has been put under tight security after harsh reactions by religious groups.


BRUSSELS -- Canada and the European Union said yesterday they will co-operate to ensure the maximum effect of sanctions they plan to impose on the United States in retaliation for US steel industry protection measures.


Catania, 20:28 - CALCIO, CATANIA: DAL SIENA ARRIVA ANCHE MENEGAZZO

Oltre a Serafini, il Catania ha prelevato dal Siena anche il centrocampista Fernando Menegazzo, che ...


The main attraction at the Project Rebirth Web site is the time-lapse photography capturing the rebuilding at ground zero.


US judge gives Oracle greenlight to pursue PeopleSoft

After a three-month trial a US Federal Court judge has ruled that Oracle Corp.'s hostile pursuit of bitter rival PeopleSoft Inc.


Fast-food operator beats target despite rising costs

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Yum Brands came in slightly ahead of Wall Street's third-quarter forecasts with a 13 percent gain in earnings even as commodity prices rose.


Brazil Pop Producer Drunk at Time of L.A. Crash

By Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES  - A Brazilian pop producer who waskilled earlier this month when he slammed his motorcycle into acar after leaving the Latin Grammy awards was under theinfluence of alcohol at the time of the crash, a coroner'sspokesman said on Tuesday.


'Saving Private Ryanâ not aired in Triad

WINSTON-SALEM - Private Ryan apparently wasnât worth saving Thursday evening over the Piedmont Triadâs public airways. Sinclair Broadcast Group, which owns the ABC affiliate in Winston-Salem, WXLV (Channel


Roma, 21:35 - VOLLEY, A2 MASCHILE: VERONA VINCE A SPOLETO

Risultati della 15/a giornata del campionato di serie A2 maschile di pallavolo: Tonno Callipo Vibo V...


Reactions to the 65th annual Golden Globe Awards, announced Sunday at a news conference held by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association in Beverly Hills, Calif.:


Hewlett-PackardÂs Longtime Financial Chief Is Set to Retire

Hewlett-PackardÂs longtime chief financial officer, Robert P. Wayman, will give up the post this month and his seat on the companyÂs board in March.


It was the kind of game Phillies fans had seen thousands of times before.


UAW strikes GM as talks fail to produce a deal

More than 73,000 General Motors Corp workers walked off the job on Monday after marathon contract talks between the United Auto Workers union and GM stalled and the union called the first national strike since 1970 against the top U.S. automaker.


The top anti-spyware products are reviewed at Adware Report. In-depth, side-by-side comparisons of popular spyware removal applications help you find the software that's right for you.


Pesa il tonfo della Borsa di Shanghai (-6,8%)


31 to Stand Trial in CIA Kidnapping Case

A judge Friday indicted 26 Americans and five Italians in the abduction of an Egyptian terror suspect on a Milan street in what would be the first criminal trial stemming from the CIA's extraordinary rendition ...Comment


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Microsoft's Silverlight gets Linux treatment

Genuine cross platform - not by us An open source version of Microsoft's potential Adobe Flash challenger, Silverlight, has been developed within two months of being unveiled as a beta.â¦


Gunmen stormed the compound of a Saudi company in a fashionable Baghdad neighborhood Monday, seizing an American, a Nepalese and four Iraqis after a gunbattle in which a guard and an assailant were killed, police said.


EUROPA/ITALIA - Il Cardinale Segretario di Stato, Tarcisio Bertone, presiederÃ  lÂinaugurazione del nuovo Anno Accademico della Pontificia UniversitÃ  Salesiana Roma (Agenzia Fides) - LÂUniversitÃ  Pontificia Salesiana si prepara ad avviare le sue attivitÃ  per lÂanno accademico 2006-2007. In questi giorni si stanno svolgendo i corsi di italiano, latino e greco a cura della FacoltÃ  di Lettere Cristiane e Class...


NBC's Telemundo, Xtra want Mexico TV network

NBC's Telemundo Spanish-language  network and its Mexican partner Xtra said on Thursday they  asked the government to auction more frequency bands so they  can launch a new broadcast television network in Mexico.