Aussie scientists develop revolutionary TB vaccine:

[Health India]: Sydney, Nov 5: Researchers at Sydney's Royal Prince Alfred Hospital's Centenary Institute have developed a new vaccine for tuberculosis to stem the spread of the disease.


Putinâs aide says interventionist policy could hamper growth ...

LONDON, December 28  - The dismantling of the Russian oil giant Yukos (YUSA.FSE) and the governmentâs growing intervention in the economy could have a negative impact on the countryâs foreign investment inflows, Russian President


The US urges Egypt to secure its border with the Gaza Strip, after thousands of Palestinians flooded across it.


Women Allegedly Brawl Over Child's Uniform

DANVILLE, Pa. - Give me an F-I-G-H-T! What does that spell? Trouble...


'Rwanda and Burundi were responding to the massacre of more than 150 Congolese Tutsi refugees in Burundi.


How will companies and investors fare if the storm spawns moderate damage?


Bush arrives for tour of hurricane damage in Florida, Alabama

PENSACOLA, Fla. President Bush has arrived in the Florida Panhandle to tour areas in Pensacola and in neighboring Alabama devastated by Hurricane Ivan.


The top U.S. commander in Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus, faced a tough challenge on Tuesday from both Republicans skeptical about war strategy and Democrats who want a swifter withdrawal of American troops


Mary J. Blige, Dixie Chicks lead Grammy nods

The Dixie Chicks may not have been "Ready to Make Nice," but the Recording Academy was nice to the country-pop trio, giving them nominations in the top three categories for the 49th annual Grammy Awards.


PAKISTAN's pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar took five wickets to restrict Sri Lanka after Thilan Samaraweera scored a hard fought hundred on the second day of the first Test today.


Barghutiâs Nomination Triggers Divisions

NABLUS, December 2 (IslamOnline.net & News Agencies) - Fatah West Bank leader Marwan Barghutiâs u-turn decision to vie in the presidential race triggered angry reactions from the mainstream movement.


Pilots at Delta Air Lines Inc. DAL.N  on Thursday ratified a concession package that will save the  carrier $1 billion a year, in a move the company hopes will buy  it time to restructure outside of bankruptcy.


The unbearable heartache of witnessing her sonâs torment at the hands of his Iraqi captors proved too much for Lil Bigley. Just hours after making a desperate plea for mercy, the 86-year


Giochera' su due piazze intensifichera' la sua immagine


A possible new case of mad cow disease has been found in the United States, the Agriculture Department said yesterday. The agency said the brain of a cow tested positive three times


Hours after a bomb ripped through their mega concert at Colombo, the team of film artistes, including Shah Rukh Khan and Saif Ali Khan, who had participated in the show, arrived in Mumbai on Sunday.


Stewart pursues extension to stay at JGR

When Tony Stewart signed a five-year extension back in 2003, many believed it would be his final NASCAR contract. Turns out, he's not going anywhere. The two-time champion said Wednesday he's working on an extension to stay at Joe Gibbs Racing past 2009.


Italy president to decide on gov't crisis Saturday

Italy's president will decide on Saturday who should now lead the government, leaving acting Prime Minister Romano Prodi in suspense over whether he will be asked to return to power or sent into political retirement.


NZ woman dies after power cut off: media

A New Zealand woman on an oxygen machine died after her electricity was cut off for being late paying the bill, local media said on Wednesday.


Oil prices rise above $43 per barrel ahead of OPEC meeting

NEW YORK, December 6  - Oil prices increased today on fears of the announcement of an output cut by the OPEC during its meeting scheduled for later this week.


Soccer: Chelsea United the key for Mourinho

LONDON : Jose Mourinho is amazed by the team spirit amongst his Chelsea stars and insists it is making them unbeatable. The Portuguese boss guided Porto to Champions League glory last season with a team that


On the eve of the final faceoff between the two major party candidates, President Bush stumped in Colorado and Arizona Tuesday, while Sen. John Kerry holed up with aides in a New Mexico


Oak Hollow Mall Hosts District Science Fair

By Katisha Hayes, High Point Enterprise, N.C.  Feb. 6--GUILFORD COUNTY -- The school system's best science projects will be on display this week in High Point, highlighting the work of some of the district's youngest scientists.


MO, israeliani abbattono la casa del terrorista suicida di Tel ...

Forze israeliane hanno abbattuto prima dell'alba la casa del campo profughi di Ashkar, presso Nablus,dove abitava Amar al Far, il terrorista suicida sedicenne che ieri si Ã¨ fatto saltare in aria in un mercato di Tel Aviv uccidendo altre tre persone e


Austria smashes global child porn operation

Austria has smashed a child pornography ring involving 2,361 suspects in 77 countries who paid for Internet videos showing children subjected to "the worst kind of sexual abuse".


NASA Spacecraft Tracks Global Air Pollution

A NASA spacecraft has begun the first-ever daily tracking of how air pollution moves across the globe, a scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory said on Wednesday.


With his factories spread out from Mexico to China to Finland, Kemet Corp. chief executive Per-Olof Loof can't assemble all his troops in one place.


Death Certificate: Carson Died in Hospital

"Tonight Show" legend Johnny Carson died in a Los Angeles hospital, not at his Malibu home as earlier reported, and his body was cremated, his death certificate shows.


Police Won't Plant Explosives for Training

French police on Sunday ended their practice of hiding plastic explosives in air passengers' luggage to train bomb-sniffing dogs after one such bag got lost, possibly ending up


Kevin Spacey swings and sings as Bobby Darin in Beyond The Sea

TORONTO (CP) - The final frames of Beyond The Sea tell the audience, "Bobby Darin is still swinging.". Not only does the spirit of Darin swing in the film, but so does Kevin Spacey, who wears the many hats


Kenyan Nobel Prize winner pledges to continue planting "seeds of ...

Kenya's environmentalist Wangari Maathai said Friday that she feels "very excited" to win the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize and pledges to continue to plant the seeds of peace with her fellow Kenyans.


Google-Postini deal: More than meets the eye

Blog: The e-mail marriage makes sense:Postini adds vertical integration for Google's outsourced Gmail business.


Usher accepts the award for favorite male artist-soul/rhythm & blues at the 32nd annual American Music Awards, Sunday, Nov. 14, 2004, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill).


Meghan O'Hara, producer of "Sicko," questioned Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee's motives in criticizing Moore


By Anna Jeys  IT wasn't exactly the right weather as rain threatened to put a damp-ener on the launch of Birmingham's latest beach.


NFL Wrap: Bettis Sinks Bengals in Steelers Win

Jerome Bettis ran for 129 yards and the Pittsburgh Steelers used a stifling defense to edge the host Cincinnati Bengals 19-14 for their eighth straight win Sunday.


Weitz & Luxenberg Responds to TCE Contamination in Dayton, OH

Contaminated groundwater tainted with trichloroethylene has led to a  dangerous plume that is now affecting the air quality in homes near the  Behr-Dayton Thermal Products Plant in Dayton, Ohio. The U.S.


FOR the first time in 86 years, there was no last-minute home run and no fielding error to break the hearts of the Boston Red Sox fans.


Livorno, 19:00 - CALCIO, ASCOLI; SONETTI: SIAMO SULLA STRADA GIUSTA

Molto soddisfatto dello 0-0 di Livorno il tecnico dell'Ascoli, Nedo Sonetti: "Sotto il profilo psico...


Births benchmark for AMD, Intel and the server crowd Not afraid to help itself while it helps others, VMware today rolled out a public version of its homegrown virtual server benchmarking tool.â¦


Grammy Award-winning singer and actress Brandy will not face charges in a December 2006 car crash that killed a 38-year-old woman, prosecutors said on Friday, citing insufficient evidence.


The Military Hospital of Santiago said Pinochet suffered a stroke, but "has overcome the critical condition," and might be released in a few days.


The quest to find traces of life on Mars looks gloomy after Nasa says the Red Planet was 'too salty'.


At churches, an 8th sit-in begins amid hope, closing

Anger, hope, and sadness pervaded at Boston-area Catholic churches yesterday, where parishioners staged more sit-ins at closing churches, prayed to


Clinton, McCain or Paul? New Website Tells You Who to Vote For

A new website uses a well-designed Q&A format to help voters find the presidential candidate best aligned with their beliefs. It's part of a new wave of web technologies trying to focus on issues, not hairstyles.


Confronting Poland's Anti-Semitic Demons

A raucous book launch offers a glimpse of the passions unleashed by a historian's account of Poland's treatment of Holocaust survivors


United Online Cancels Classmates.com IPO, Cites 'Market Conditions'

Although the overall market for tech IPOs has been strong, United Online has chosen to nix its planned IPO of Classmates.com.


He may leave Iowa a proven winner, but the onetime underdog also leaves behind much of his evangelical support and faces new scrutiny and rivals


Rice admits 'bumpy' ride to bolster NATO force in Afghanistan

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Wednesday played down fears that Afghanistan could become a lost cause but admitted Washington faced a "bumpy" ride to press allies into sharing the burden there.


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Oil giant Shell is reportedly set to announce the largest profit in UK corporate history on the back of record oil prices.


Puri Negri: bilancio ottimo, domani esame piano industriale


Study: Maryland Needs To Improve Bioterror Preparedness

BALTIMORE -- National researchers claim Maryland has made some progress but more needs to be done when it comes to preparing for a bioterror attack.


Pehin Dato Seri Paduka (Dr.) Haji Awang Hussain, the Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, lauded diplomatic relations between Brunei and Germany that have been strengthened over two decades and said that more ...


The wedding of Brunei's crown prince is set to become Asia's most lavish ceremony in years.


With a chance to pop champagne, the Cleveland Indians couldn't even clinch a popup.


Reid backs temporary rise in troops in Iraq

Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid said on Sunday he would support a short-term increase in U.S. troops in Iraq being weighed by President George W. Bush if it is part of a broader withdrawal plan.


Mobile Phone Virus Augurs Growing Threat

Ken Dunham of iDefense called the availability of the Cabir source code on ominous sign. "Whenever you see the source code available on the underground, the more likely it is to be exploited," he said.


Estimates by U.S. See More Rebels With More Funds

The core Iraqi resistance numbers between 8,000 and 12,000 people, with many more sympathizers, according to officials.


In a slip of the tongue, Republican Mitt Romney accused Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama of urging terrorists to congregate in Iraq.


Fourth- and eighth-grade American students still have work to do to catch up with their counterparts in Asian countries in math and science, international school officials reported Tuesday.


Iraq's interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi says the rebel-held city of Falluja must surrender the nation's most wanted man or face attack.


MORNIE, Sudan - A U.S. aid chief got a firsthand look at the anger among Darfur's beleaguered population Friday, when residents of a refugee camp beat up a government worker who tried to stop them from complaining to the visiting diplomat...


WASHINGTON Oct. 1, 2004 - The Bush administration, struggling to show progress in attacking this country's soaring trade deficits, won a commitment Friday from China that it would move "firmly and steadily" to a flexible, market-based currency.


Discounting key to boosting holiday sales this year

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


Brazil's Lula struggles to avoid run-off

BRASILIA, Brazil  - Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva struggled to avoid a run-off in Sunday's presidential election after public disgust over corrupt politics eroded his support in the final days of campaigning.


Retail discord ringing over charity's bells

As the Salvation Army kicks off its annual red-kettle program today, a growing number of retailers, from Best Buy to Target, are banning Salvation Army bell ringers


Broadcasters say the hesitancy of some CBS affiliates to air a powerful Sept. 11 documentary next week proves there's been a chilling effect on the First Amendment since federal regulators boosted penalties for television obscenities after Janet Jackson's breast was exposed at a Super Bowl halftime show.


Death Wish most copied film in history: Winner

Flamboyant British director Michael   Winner is in no doubt -- his vigilante movie "Death Wish" is   the most copied film in the history of cinema.


Australian mining firm WMC Resources says it is worth up to 30% more than a hostile $5.8bn takeover bid by Swiss rival Xstrata.


Canadian train maker Bombardier cuts more than 700  UK jobs in Derby and Ilford, and a further 1,500 posts in Germany and Canada.


Column: Tiger has rough start without dad

He walked by himself a lot, muttered under his breath a little and couldn't play a lick. Whether any or all of it had to do with the loss of a father who shaped his swing from the beginning, Tiger Woods wouldn't or couldn't say.


In Studies, Umbilical Cord Blood Shows Promise for Adults

Umbilical cord blood, now used mostly to treat children with leukemia, could save thousands of adults with the disease each year who cannot find bone marrow donors.


Bush signs law cutting student lender subsidies

President George W. Bush signed student loan legislation on Thursday that slashes federal subsidies to lenders such as Sallie Mae, Citigroup, Bank of America and many others.


The state has an unusually high number of people with no health insurance, doctors are hard to come by and safety nets are eroding.


Curfew imposed at Pakistani mosque after 11 killed

Pakistani authorities imposed a curfew around a mosque in the capital on Wednesday after 11 people were killed in clashes with security forces, and militant Islamic students were ordered to lay down their weapons.


Militants' families evacuated from Lebanon camp

NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - The Lebanese army has evacuated families of Islamist militants who have been fighting troops at a Palestinian refugee camp, a military source said on Friday.


New Drug Looks Good for Treating Overactive Bladder

NEW YORK  - Once-daily treatment with a  drug called solifenacin improves all the major symptoms of  overactive bladder, according to a UK study.


Variety of Funds Land in Mid-Cap Category

Large-cap funds have long served as core holdings for individual investors, and several years of outstanding performance have put small-cap funds in the spotlight. But you rarely hear about the benefits of owning stocks in the middle market.


Ventura: 'Marini avrebbe dovuto essere onesta dal principio'


The city of Cork and several towns were severely flooded Wednesday as the year's strongest Atlantic storm arrived with heavy rain and wind gusts of more than 70 mph. No deaths or injuries were reported.


Head injury drugs 'may have killed 10,000'

Anti-inflammatory drugs routinely given to patients with serious head injuries may have killed 10,000 people over the past few decades, according to research.


Hockey lockout bites into Canadian economic growth

TORONTO: A labour shutdown in North Americaâs elite professional ice hockey league has not just left Canada bereft of its premier sporting love - it has started to bite into the countryâs economic prosperity.


North Korea nuclear talks said at crossroads

The United States and Japan demanded real progress when talks on scrapping North Korea's nuclear arms resume this week, warning Pyongyang on Sunday that sanctions and isolation were its only alternative.


San Pietroburgo, 19:15 - TENNIS, ATP SAN PIETROBURGO: VERDASCO IN FINALE

Lo spagnolo Fernando Verdasco è il secondo finalista del torneo ATP di San Pietroburgo (sinte...


It was three plays that stood out like Howard Stern in a crowd of pre-schoolers. Three plays that made your eyes bulge and mouth flap in disbelief.


Oil hits record above $92 on weak dollar, Nigeria

Oil prices shot to an all-time high above $92 a barrel on Friday as the tumbling dollar and Nigerian output disruptions helped extend a rally that has lifted prices nearly 30 percent since August.


Lowery Wins in Playoff After Collapse by Singh

Three shots behind when he stood on the 15th tee, Steve Lowery made up quick ground when Vujay Singh made three straight bogeys, then won on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.


Greenspan predicts years of oil uncertainty

The world will be living with volatile oil prices for years to come, but this yearâs price spike should not be serious enough to push the US into a recession, US Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said yesterday.


US space agency Nasa is criticised for issuing an incomplete and unanalysed   report on air safety.


Doctors were told yesterday to restrict the use of the NHS's frontline painkiller for very sick patients in an attempt to eke out supplies.


There were so many times he could have quit, so many times he could have given up. Instead, Rashad Jones-Jennings has become one of the nation's most unlikely success stories.


Recording Industry Sues 762 for Net Music Swaps

A recording-industry trade group said on Thursday it had filed a new round of lawsuits against 762 people it suspects of distributing its songs for free over Internet "peer to peer" networks like Kazaa and eDonkey.


Grave trauma addominale causato dal lancio di un masso


The question to be asked in the referendum on the EU constitution will be "Should the United Kingdom approve the treaty establishing a constitution for the European Union?", the Government said.


Beleaguered Henry Confident of Progression

Thierry Henry insisted Arsenal could still top their Champions League group as he embarked on a fitness battle to recover from injury in time for Sundayâs clash at Liverpool.


Isle of Man Police Seek Witnesses to Serious Assault

Police in the Isle of Man are appealing for witnesses after a man suffered serious facial injuries in what's being described as a serious assault at the Venue Nightclub, in Douglas.


Petraeus: Iran Trying to Bolster Influence in Iraq

Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, accused Iran today of seeking to "create a Hezbollah-like force" in Iraq to exert Tehran's influence there, but denied that he was preparing the ground for a U.S. attack on Iran.


New Orleans area reelects congressman under probe

U.S. Rep. William Jefferson won a ninth term to Congress in a surprising landslide on Saturday as loyal black voters shrugged off a federal bribery investigation into $90,000 found in his freezer.


CRIMINALITA' - Un morto e un ferito nel Napoletano

Un uomo e' stato ucciso ed un altro ferito a Melito, centro alle porte di Napoli, in una sparatoria avvenuta poco prima delle 10.30. Domenico Riccio, titolare di una rivendita di tabacchi in via Salvatore


France: Lyon extend lead at top of Ligue 1

LYON, Nov 27 (SW) - Lyon stretched their lead at the top of Ligue 1 to six points over idle Lille with a 2-1 victory over Auxerre at the Stade Gerland on Saturday.


Newark city officials and the Devils sign an agreement Wednesday to build an 18,000-seat arena that is scheduled to be completed in time for the start of the 2007-2008 NHL season.


A PLANE carrying the body of murdered Australian peacekeeper Adam Dunning has landed in his hometown of Canberra. The 26-year-old Australian Protective Services officer was shot twice in the back by a sniper


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One of the hunt supporters who invaded the House of Commons denies being helped by an insider.


Tribe agrees to reduce number of slots at planned Bay Area casino

Facing a firestorm of opposition, a small Northern California tribe has agreed to dramatically reduce the scope of a new American Indian casino that will be built in the San Francisco Bay Area.


Today on the presidential campaign trail

Cut federal spending, GOP presidential rivals say in final pre-Iowa debate ... Romney says 'attacking religion' going too far after Huckabee questions ... Clinton official:


TOKYO, Sept. 12 -- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who resigned abruptly on Wednesday after a year in power, has for weeks been a walking political corpse.


Creditors have approved plans by Air Canada to restructure its business, paving the way for the airline to come out of creditor protection.


They are separated now, scattered in various locales across this vast country. That is how life evolves. But so, too, are they together forever. That is how football shapes the spirit.


Asian Stocks: Hang Seng Index Rises for 2nd Year; Taiwan Gains

Hong Kong's benchmark stock index completed a second year of gains, its first consecutive advance since 1996. Banks and developers rose in 2004's final trading day on optimism a rebound in the property market will be sustained.


Pinch-hitter Shea Hillenbrand hit a go-ahead single in the eighth inning, and the Toronto Blue Jays overcame a tying, three-run homer by Jason Varitek to beat the Boston Red Sox 7-6 on Monday night.


OutKast, Usher And A Bunch Of Other Americans Dominate MTV Europe ...

You have to dress up if you're going to win an award. And nobody does it (both winning and dressing) better and more often than that duo from Atlanta, OutKast.


History Through the Eyes of a Frightened Child

"Machuca," which is Chile's submission to this year's Academy Awards, is both sweet and stringent, attuned to the wonders of childhood as well as its cruelty and terror.


Tension-Filled Nights Loom for Europe's Big Guns

The remaining seven vacancies in the first knockout stage of the Champions League will be decided this week with some of Europe's biggest clubs anxiously considering their fates.


Prince Harry questioned over slain birds

Police questioned Prince Harry over the shooting of two threatened birds of prey near a royal estate in eastern England, Buckingham Palace said Tuesday.


Incubator fire badly burns Minn. newborn

Oxygen ignited inside a special hood worn by a prematurely born infant in a hospital, burning the boy's head and face and leaving him in critical condition.


The US Supreme Court heard arguments yesterday involving two cases that could determine whether states can ban interstate, direct-to-consumer shipments of wine.


Hopes are high that a peace conference later this month will lead to an end to the killing in Darfur. But a key rebel leader tells TIME why he won't be attending


South Africa strike after sending England in

South Africa's decision to send England in to bat paid off as the tourists lost three wickets on the first morning of the second Test against South Africa at Kingsmead.


Three senior intelligence officers are reportedly jailed in further fallout from an apparent high-level power struggle.


New York, 11:38 - BASEBALL, MAJOR LEAGUE: RISULTATI

Risultati delle gare della major league di baseball disputate nella notte.


Segretario di Stato, Cnn '85 voti a favore, 13 contro'


20 Iraqis Killed, 29 Injured, in US Air Attack on Falluja Monday ...

The Iraqi Red Crescent ambulance that was hit in the US airstrike in Fallujah. . At least 20 people were killed and dozens wounded when US warplanes struck Fallujah yesterday.


Julie Andrews, whose film career has ranged from magical nanny in an Oscar-winning performance in "Mary Poppins" to regal queen in "The Princess Diaries," will receive a life achievement award from the Screen Actors Guild.


The dollar falls further against the euro while the pound remains at a 26-year high against the US currency.


BANCHE: CASSAZIONE CHIUDE GUERRA INTERESSI, VIA AI RIMBORSI

ROMA - Ultimo passo decisivo nella 'guerra degli interessi' tra banche e correntisti: a vincere la battaglia definitiva, in seguito a un'ultima sentenza della Cassazione, sono stati i consumatori e ora per circa dieci milioni di correntisti si apre la


L'eletto non mantiene la promessa e parte la causa all'ufficio del lavoroLe promesse del presidente della provincia di Udine all'ex vicesindaco al voto del 2006                                          Voto di scambio messo per contratto 420 preferenze ma resta disoccupato                                                                                di GIUSEPPE CAPORALE


By Katherine ConradBEAR VALLEYSTAFF  WHEN FIVE MEN determined to make Bear Valley a year-round resort destination rode the new Polar Express ski lift for the first time last month, they promptly tumbled off into the snow.   Of course, it was all in good fun.


Camara and Novo get retrospective red cards

CLARENCE Darrow could not have saved Nacho Novo and Henri Camara from the guilty verdicts imposed on them yesterday by the SFAâs disciplinary committee as a consequence of their offences in the Old Firm match at Ibrox on 20 November.


Dave Wannstedt Named New Head Football Coach at the University of ...

More than three decades after captaining the Panthersâ 1973 Fiesta Bowl team, Wannstedt was named the new head football coach at the University of Pittsburgh today by Athletic Director Jeff Long.


Since his Kansas City Chiefs fell to 0-3, Dick Vermeil has gotten phone calls and e-mails sending words of encouragement.


Amazon Burning Makes Brazil a Leading Polluter

Burning of the Amazon and other forests accounts for three quarters of Brazil's greenhouse gas emissions and has made the country one of the world's leading polluters, a long-delayed government report showed on Wednesday.


Sharon Revives Ties with Abbas, Officials Meet

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon lifted a ban on contacts with the Palestinians after new leader Mahmoud Abbas ordered Gaza security forces to halt attacks on Israelis, and officials from both sides met within hours.


Clip and Save Holds Its Own Against Point and Click

Tradition and decades of consumer expectations are, for now, helping paper coupons survive online competition.


French MP says contact lost with Iraqi group holding French reporters

A French parliamentary deputy heading an unofficial and widely criticized operation to free two French journalists held by Islamic militants in Iraq said Monday that contact had been lost with the kidnappers.


Third of world's amphibians 'on edge of extinction'

Almost a third of the world's frogs, toads, salamanders and other amphibians are threatened with extinction within 100 years, according to a study.


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AMD, IBM Use Strained Silicon Transistor Advancement in 2005

Engineers from IBM, AMD, Sony and Toshiba have developed a strained silicon transistor technology aimed at improving processor performance and power efficiency with up to a 24 percent transistor speed increase.


Rain didn't stop the St. Louis Cardinals from taking a 2-0 lead over the Houston Astros in the NL championship series, but it may hold up the AL series in Boston.


WASHINGTON -- The war in Iraq has now lasted longer than the US involvement in the conflict that President Bush's father fought in, World War II.


GOOD looks and a cheeky grin will make swimming sensation Jodie Henry a millionaire before Beijing 2008. And the triple gold medallist with the sparkling smile could still be making money out of Athens in 20 years time, sports agents predict.


Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden is alive but the trail is "completely cold", Pakistan President Musharraf admits.


Death toll in Indonesian quake rises to 11

A strong quake in the Indonesian province of Papua on Friday has left 11 people killed and 75 others injured, a local officer said Friday.


Bangladesh begins giving polio vaccines to 24 million children in a fresh effort to eradicate the disease.


General Motors offers consumers chance to lock in today's rates, but there's this five-year clause.


The TV Watch: One Last Family Gathering: You Eat, You Talk, Itâs Over

It was almost fitting that âThe Sopranos,â a series that was neither comedy nor tragedy, should defy expectations in its very last moments.


Egypt fires water cannons at border, warns of closure

RAFAH, Egypt  - Egyptian forces fired water cannons at Palestinians trying to force their way across the Gaza-Egypt border on Friday and warned over loudspeakers the border would close at 3 p.m. (1300 GMT), witnesses said.


TUESDAY, Jan. 1  (HealthDay News) -- Children who get less than nine hours of sleep a night are more likely to be overweight or obese, new research shows.


MPs vote in favour of maintaining the 28-day limit on holding terror suspects without charge.


and hopefully so are your shopping and wrapping - now is the time to just enjoy. New films have filled the multiplexes - and there's something for everybody from the


White House hopefuls wield potent Internet weapon

The business of US politics is booming on the Internet, as 2008 White House hopefuls rake in donations, organize, and get their message out, hoping that online efforts will yield real-world votes.


Roma, 20:23 - CALCIO, ITALIA-UCRAINA: OLIMPICO VERSO IL TUTTO ESAURITO

Olimpico probabilmente esaurito per la gara tra Italia e Ucraina, in programma sabato 7 ottobre e va...


Leading members of the T&G union vote to merge with Amicus, creating the UK's largest union.


Officer: Army May Change Reserves Policy

Stretched thin by the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Army is considering a National Guard and Reserve policy shift that could result in part-timers being called to active duty multiple times for up to two years each time, a senior Army official said Thursday.


European Court Strikes Down âVolkswagen Lawâ

The ruling struck down a 47-year-old German law that had blocked Porsche from taking over Volkswagen.


The US Department of Justice has targeted a group known as the Underground Network for its first criminal investigation into intellectual property piracy over peer-to-peer (P2P) networks.


Lawmakers rewriting the No Child Left Behind law want to loosen testing rules for students with limited English skills.


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Science ; Canada Not Trying to Kill Web Drugstores, PM Says

Federal Health Minister Ujjal Dosanjh warned in a speech at Harvard University on Wednesday that Canada cannot act as America's "drugstore.


Cold Winter Months Fuel Fire Prevention Tips

By Ben Aguirre Jr  FREMONT -- For most people, cold weather and fire danger are terms not often linked.   But firefighters know not to be fooled by the weather or the holiday glee. This could be a tragic season for folks if they don't exercise certain safety measures, they warn.


Red Sox get some measure of redemption after beating Yankees

Since the Boston Red Sox sold Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees in 1920, the team has suffered through years of futility, leading many fans to believe the team is cursed.


A history professor from Ohio beat the collective efforts of 10 investigative commissioners and some 80 Washington wonks to win the National Book Award for nonfiction Wednesday night.


Winter storms that have brought high winds, heavy snow and rain to the US west kill at least three people.


U.S. tycoon "behind Man United bid approach"

Manchester United has received a bid approach, boosting its shares as industry sources said U.S. sports tycoon Malcolm Glazer planned a bid of more than 650 million pounds.


Foley Fallout Spurs Finger-Pointing Among Republicans

House Republicans are grappling with political fallout from a lurid scandal and the way leaders dealt with Mark Foley and the now-former congressmanÃ¢ÂÂs salacious electronic messages to teen-age congressional pages.


A three-story Elks Club building partially collapsed as its members gathered for a dinner, injuring several people and trapping some inside.


The US District Court for the Western District of Washington has issued a temporary restraining order against the import and sale of counterfeit video games.


The Net's a lonelier place for users of PayPal and MSN Instant Messenger. Blame a software glitch and a suspected virus.


Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo implored dozens of fellow African leaders Sunday to work together to overcome the poverty, disease and conflict afflicting the world's poorest continent.


IBM Corp. plans to announce today that it has built the world's fastest supercomputer at one of its facilities in Rochester, Minn.


Novell Tells Terms of Microsoft Linux Deal

Novell has released details of its landmark partnership with Microsoft.


The latest twist in a landmark file-sharing case could lead to a world where open wireless networks constitute a legal liability. In Listening Post.


Microsoft Dismisses British Objections to Anti-Linux Ad

Microsoft sources said Wednesday that a British regulatory agency's objections to an anti-Linux advertisement published as part of its controversial "Get the Facts" campaign are moot because the ad is no longer running.


General Motors sends an early warning to shareholders that 2005's payout is likely to be less than last year's.


Medical-care ratio concerns trip up shareholders.


Sir Paul McCartney says he left record label EMI after 45 years because it had become "boring" and formulaic.


Roma, 14:18 - CALCIO, ROMA; TOTTI: NON CONOSCO FLAVIA VENTO

Intervenendo con una certa rabbia sulla vicenda di 'Vallettopoli-2 che lo vede  coinvolto in quanto ...


At least 21 people were killed and 200 seriously injured when a magnitude 5.0 earthquake shook southern Rwanda on Sunday, police and the U.S. Geological Survey said.


Only diplomacy can avert bombs in Iran row: Sarkozy

French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Monday a diplomatic push by the world's powers to rein in Tehran's nuclear programme was the only alternative to "an Iranian bomb or the bombing of Iran".


Former FBI liaison to Saudi Arabia alleges discrimination

NEW YORK -- The FBI's legal attache to seven countries including Saudi Arabia during and after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks sued the Department of Justice on Thursday, saying the FBI all but sabotaged his efforts in a petty ...


TB patient's relative to be investigated

A federal microbiologist, the father-in-law of the man quarantined with a drug-resistant form of tuberculosis, will be investigated to see how he was involved in the case, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Saturday.


South Korea completes deployment of 2,800 troops in Iraq

SEOUL : South Korea's defense ministry said it had completed the deployment of around 2,800 troops on a relief and rehabilitation mission to northern Iraq.


Israeli helicopters fire missiles on Gaza camps

Israeli helicopters Friday night firedtwo or three missiles on a refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip,witnesses said. The witnesses said that the missiles hit a warehouse in theMughazi refugee camp and set it on fire.


Photos of insurgents do not prove anything: Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia on Tuesday cast doubt on claims by neighbouring Thailand that it has photographic evidence that Thai militants had trained in Malaysia.


VIRGINIA TECH-Cedric Humes 27-110, Bryan Randall 13-34, Justin Hamilton 3-11, - Team 2-MINUS 2, Mike Imoh 3-MINUS 4. MIAMI FLA-Frank Gore 13-46, Tyrone Moss 4-14, Sinorice Moss 1-2, Brock Berlin 4-MINUS 11.


The film, which is about domestic violence, carries the tagline: Would you feel good if your wife was dead?


Afghan Militants Threaten to Kill Foreign Hostages

The kidnappers of three foreign election workers in Afghanistan say they will kill their hostages by Wednesday if a list of demands is not met.


Taiwan elections, new tensions with China

Taipei (AsiaNews) - Polling stations will close at 4 pm (local time, GMT +8). Over 16.5 million Taiwanese voters will have had the opportunity of casting their ballot to elect 225 members of parliament.


Sunni bloc ends boycott of Iraqi parliament

Iraq's main Sunni Arab bloc has ended its boycott of the Shi'ite-dominated parliament, officials said on Thursday, in a positive sign for the country's faltering attempts at national reconciliation.


Detroit Still Can't Kick Its Habit Of Ever-Rising Auto Incentives (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - Cash rebates and cheap loan offers have never been so hefty. And auto analysts expect them to keep rising -- despite Federal Reserve rate hikes and signs that incentives may be losing their punch.


Two residents got the keys Thursday to what are believed to be the first homes built in the Lower Ninth Ward since Hurricane Katrina hit 18 months ago, and officials hope the houses — elevated against floodwaters and designed to withstand 160 mph winds — will help spark a revival in the devastated neighborhood.


O.J. Simpson held without bail in Las Vegas robbery

Former football star O.J. Simpson, who was acquitted in 1995 of murdering his ex-wife, was arrested and held without bail on Sunday in connection with a suspected armed robbery in a Las Vegas hotel room last week.


And developers into AIR-heads Adobe Systems today lets loose beta code for Apollo, a software developer platform that runs web applications such as Flash, HTML and Javascript on a browser and integrates them with applications running on a desktop PC.â¦


Temperamental Tursunov wins first title in Mumbai

Russian Dmitry Tursunov won his first Tour title on Monday when he defeated Czech world number 13 Tomas Berdych 6-3 4-6 7-6 in the rain-interrupted final of the inaugural Mumbai Open.


Republican  presidential candidate John McCain predicted on Sunday he would  do well in the Florida primary election this month after  winning South Carolina and took a swipe at rival Rudy Giuliani.


Hundreds of thousands of minority and moderate-income home buyers would become eligible to get low-rate, low-down-payment mortgages insured by the federal government under an agreement struck yesterday in the Senate.


Patent infringement decision against eBay upheld

MercExchange, a tiny Virginia-based company that has taken eBay to all levels of the US court system for patent infringement, has won at the District Court level in Virginia.


Hamstring Injury Hampers Ravens' Sanders

Prime Time playing in prime time: Deion Sanders on "Monday Night Football."


Iran has arrested more than 10 people since March for spying on its atomic projects, the intelligence minister has said. Ali Yunesi claimed the spies had been working for America and Israel and said three


GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas  - Azeri, Horse of the Year  in 2002 and a near certainty for the Distaff Race in the  Breeders' Cup at Lone Star Park Saturday, is to run instead in  the tougher but much more prestigious $4 million Classic.


Scontro aperto tra il Pm milanese e il capo del Viminalesul caso dell'espulsione del marocchino Daki                                          Spataro risponde a Pisanu "Il ministro accusi altri, non me"                                                                                "Sottovalutazione del terrorismo? Io ho visto cadereal mio fianco colleghi e fratelli come Galli e Alessandrini"


China blogging leaps 30-fold in four years

The number of blog sites in China   reached 34 million last month, a 30-fold increase from four   years ago, state media said on Tuesday, despite a series of   curbs on media and dissent.


Six killed in tense Gaza, world concern grows

Gun battles raged between Hamas loyalists and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's forces in Gaza City on Tuesday, killing at least four people and reviving fears the Gaza Strip was sliding into civil war.


Il si' del governo coerente con politica estera e di difesa


Lo stilista: continuano voci infondate circolate un anno fa


Culpepper wins his third NFC honor for 2004

(Oct. 20, 2004) -- Quarterback Daunte Culpepper of the Minnesota Vikings, cornerback Lito Sheppard of the Philadelphia Eagles and punter Sean Landeta of the St.


Top UK Court Rejects Anti-Terror Detention Policy

Britain's highest court ruled on Thursday against the detention of foreign terrorism suspects without trial, in a major judgment on how far human rights can be restricted in the "war on terror."


By calling himself Olâ Dirty Bastard, the late Wu-Tang Clan rapperâs Russell Jonesâ admission of his âdirty bastardâ ways somehow acted as an excuse for him to cover up his insecurities and continue getting away with murder.


Lawyers Request Pretrial Gag Order: Prosecutors in Gondor, Resh Murder Cases Say Talk Could Hamper Trial

By Ed Meyer, The Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio  Feb. 21--RAVENNA -- Portage County prosecutors have asked a judge to issue a gag order to Randy Resh, Bob Gondor and their defense lawyers before they get a new day in court in a decades-old murder case.


Londra, 13:07 - CALCIO, GB: SOUNESS SI AUTOCANDIDA PER PANCHINA EIRE

Graeme Souness si candida alla panchina dell'Irlanda, ancora vacante dopo l'esonero di Staunton: ''P...


France's Ban on Head Scarves Put to Test

PARIS Sept. 2, 2004 - France's bold effort to reign in Muslim fundamentalism was put to the test Thursday, with a new law that bans students from wearing Islamic head scarves taking force with the start of the school year.


Mexico Struggles to Preserve Ancient Ruins

MONTE ALBAN, Mexico  - The majestic pyramids and  temples of the ancient Zapotec kingdom of Monte Alban sit  spectacularly atop a hill in Mexico's southern state of Oaxaca.


Veneti battono 2-1 Sporting Braga ma portoghesi al 2/o turno


Carabinieri Peschiera del Garda sfruttavano connazionali


KHARTOUM, Sudan -- "More needs to be done" to end the humanitarian crisis in Sudan, Britain's Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said after visiting a refugee camp Tuesday.


Coronation Street is cleared by TV watchdog Ofcom after 31 viewers complained about a violent storyline.


First Russian space tourist to fly in 2009

A Russian spacecraft will deliver the  first Russian space tourist to the International Space Station  (ISS) in 2009, the head of the national space agency Roskosmos  said on Friday.


Harry Redknapp quit Portsmouth after the relationship with chairman Milan Mandaric became untenable, though the manager diplomatically said he simply felt it was time for a break.


Ribelli per liberarlo chiedono rilascio di 10 loro militanti


Nvidia options probe ends in $127 million charge

(InfoWorld) - Graphics chip maker Nvidia found some irregularities in past stock-based compensation practices during an internal probe, and took a total of $127 million in non-cash charges over associated expenses, the company said Wednesday. The figure fell within theÂ $150 million chargeÂ Nvidia said it might have to take. The company also amended financial results for its fiscal year 2006 and the first two quarters of 2007 as a result of the internal probe. The non-cash charge and amendments to previous financial statements ends its internal probe, but an inquiry by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) remains ongoing, Nvidia said. The restated earnings reports did not have a material impact on Nvidia's operating results, it said. The company plans to cooperate fully with the SEC. A number of technology companies have launched reviews over stock-based compensation to employees, finding instances in which stock options have been dated back to a time when the stock had hit a low. The practice is unfair to shareholders and was made almost impossible to legally execute by Sarbanes-Oxley, and for good reason. Stock options were designed as a way for employees to share in the success of the company and give them an added incentive. But by back-dating the options, employees -- often executives -- were essentially given shares that were already valuable. So far, stock options probes, carried out either by companies themselves or by the SEC, have affected over 160 companies.Â Investigations at memory chip developer RambusÂ andÂ security software vendor McAfeeÂ  have led to the resignation or firing of top executives.Â Apple ComputerÂ could be kicked off the Nasdaq by Dec. 29 if it fails to submit its SEC Form 10-Q for the quarter ended 1 July 2006, and any required restatements linked to its stock options probe by that time. Other companies have faced shareholder lawsuits over the issue.


Utility rate plan will cut average bills $32 year

THE REGION Average NStar Electric residential and small business customers would save about $32 this year under a rate change the utility plans to file with state regulators. NStar spokeswoman Caroline Allen said the $110 million reduction for 1 million electric customers comes from a move by the utility, the Massachusetts attorney general's office, and others to get federal regulators ...


Turkey's devout Muslim prime minister said Wednesday that the constitution should be changed to remove a ban at universities on head scarves, the most potent symbol of the national divide over the role of religion in politics.


The lives of thousands of Americans may depend on whether President Bush insists that members of his party approve the key recommendation of the 9/11 Commission: that one person oversee all intelligence operations.


Soelden, 12:19 - SCI, CDM: INFORTUNI PER RIEDER E ROBERTO

Doppio infortunio per l'Italia nella prima prova della coppa del mondo maschile di sci alpino. Nel c...


A motherÂs story of trying to treat her anorexic daughter at the kitchen table.


President Karzai cuts short a trip to south-eastern Afghanistan as a rocket strikes as he comes into land.


NEW YORK  - The use of beta-agonist inhalers, which include drugs such as Proventil (albuterol), for asthma appears to promote the accumulation of immune cells called type 2 T cells, according to a report in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. The results reinforce the importance of including anti-inflammatory steroids, note the authors.


Iraqi exiles from Australia to the United States began registering on Monday for elections at the end of the month, many of them voting for the first time in a poll they hope will help bring democracy to their country.


Prosecutors in Germany Expand Tax Evasion Inquiry

German prosecutors said that they were investigating several hundred people on suspicion of tax evasion in a case that claimed the job of Klaus Zumwinkel, the chief executive of Deutsche Post.


Pacific Rim finance ministers called on   Friday for some emerging Asian economies to show greater   currency flexibility to address global imbalances and for the   group to work toward reviving world trade talks.


Golf: Stenson Leads by a Stroke at The Heritage

Swedish golfer Henrik Stenson shot a five-under par 67 to hold a one-shot lead going into the final round of The Heritage in Woburn, England.


Life & style: We burn fossil fuel in the developed world - and plant trees in Africa. It sounds like a win-win situation. But is it? Mark Honigsbaum reports.


Typhoon Nears Tokyo; Seven Dead, Transport Snarled

Typhoon Tokage is moving toward Tokyo, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The storm has been blamed for at least seven deaths, Kyodo News reported.


Ex-Enron executive sentenced to 2 years in prison

The former chief operating officer of Enron Corp.'s broadband Internet division, Kevin Hannon, was sentenced to 2 years in federal prison for his role in the fraud that led to the giant energy company's collapse, a court official said on Monday.


A day after he turned 21, Lorenzo Matthews was killed under murky circumstances by suburban Atlanta's DeKalb County police in the department's ninth fatal shooting this year — more than even New York City has recorded.


By Eric Zorn, Chicago Tribune  Sep. 19--The Great Computer Relocation Project of 2006 seems to be going well at the Zorn compound.


TV phone-in quizzes have been "sloppy" and viewers' trust is at "rock bottom", says phone regulator Icstis.


I’m playing the devil’s advocate here, so keep that in mind in case I end up trampling all over anything you hold dear :) Google has taken a lot of flak on a lot of issues in the past few years - it’s a price an industry leader invariably has to pay.  Apart from Blogger spam [...]


Universal Music Group labels the free video pioneer and MySpace "copyright infringers," and threatens to take action against the popular sites for streaming music videos. How much does the record company think it's owed? Think "tens of millions of dollars."


Police shoot dead one of Rio de Janeiro's most notorious suspected drug barons, ending a year-long manhunt.


Elbow bend common in Test cricket: Murali

Sri Lankan off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan says he is not the only bowler with a suspect action playing under the current International Cricket Council (ICC) regulations.


Don't write off the 2007 holiday shopping season just yet. Consumers are set to cash in $60 billion worth of gift cards in the next seven days, experts say.


Tra un mese perizia sul bimbo paralizzato

Si metteranno al lavoro tra un mese, i periti che dovranno comprendere le cause che hanno provocato la paralisi totale di un neonato. Il giudice delle indagini preliminari di Como, Pietro Martinelli, ha dato


After touching $53 a barrel, light crude for November delivery settled with a gain of 65 cents at $52.67. Oil prices have risen more than 20 percent over the past month, largely in reaction to news that output


THOMASTOWN (Ireland) - It has taken a force of nature to stop Vijay Singh. The world No 1 withdrew from the American Express Championship on Monday, wanting to stay home with his family in Florida and cope with the damage left by Hurricane Jeanne.


Somali pirates have hijacked a Japanese-owned chemical tanker in the latest such seizure in the Horn of Africa nation's notoriously lawless waters, a regional maritime official and a piracy watchdog said on Monday.


Dubai, 13:39 - CALCIO, MILAN: ATLETICA IN GRUPPO PER RONALDO

Primo allenamento del 2008 per il Milan. Al Maktoum di Dubai, dove i campioni del mondo sono in riti...


Is there a Santa Claus rally underway? Look no further than Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM). The stock has traded up as much as 5% on news that the CEO and CFO have left the company and the auditors have been dismissed.


Antawn Jamison immediately contributes with 22 points and six rebounds as the Wizards snap a four-game slide with a narrow 93-92 win over the Hawks.


Yushchenko to Meet With Ukraine President

Demonstrators waving Ukrainian National and orange flags gathered and blocked entrances of the Ukrainian government building, in the background, in Kiev, Friday, Nov.26, 2004.


The nation's fourth-largest bank plans to shore up $3.5 billion


David Miliband should challenge Gordon Brown for the Labour leadership, ex-minister Charles Clarke says.


Thai leader praises crackdown that killed six in Muslim-dominated ...

: Thailand's prime minister said Tuesday a military crackdown that left six rioters dead in the Muslim-dominated south was justified, arguing that such rioting is aimed at sowing chaos and cannot be tolerated.


For 1 battle-weary Marine unit, a surprise Thanksgiving

Lt. Sven Jensen's US Marine unit survived for weeks on military rations while living rough in Iraq's Fallujah, so he wangled a truck Thursday and drove his men to the


Among the biggest challenges Tony Blair will face in his new role as Middle East envoy is Arab anger over the wars in Iraq and Lebanon, and perceptions that he speaks for President Bush.


An independent investigator who will review claims that Home Secretary David Blunkett abused his position is due to be named on Monday.


By JAY FITZGERALD  The eBay Live! convention in Boston finished up yesterday by making it clear that selling to eBay sellers has become a lucrative business.


Rwandan Ex-Army Officer Denies Genocide Charges

A Rwandan ex-army officer denied helping plan the central African country's 1994 genocide and distributing weapons to some of the killers, the U.N. court trying the architects of the slaughter said Tuesday.


Up Close: D-Link's DivX Connected device

Before the CES show floor closed for the year, we got some face time with D-Link's DivX Connected device.


Microsoft to Judges: Eolas Didn't Invent Patented Tech

Software company asks appeals court to cancel patent infringement judgment.


Sharon Faces Pro-Settler Wrath Over Gaza Pullout

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon,  unmoved by tens of thousands of people rallying against his  Gaza pullout plan, faced a vote Monday by a traditional  political ally over whether to desert his minority government.


Perhaps no single event creates as much demand for exotic stretch limousines as the Super Bowl, and this year's game in Jacksonville has prompted a high-stakes frenzy.


Campbell Brown to Leave NBC for CNN Prime-Time Slot

Campbell Brown, the co-anchor of âWeekend Todayâ on NBC, will join CNN as the host of a prime-time news program.


Campbell Soup Co  on Thursday posted a quarterly profit below analysts' estimates as the company overhauled its supply chain in Australia and Indonesia, pushing its stock down almost 4 percent.


Williams-Sonoma Lowers 4th-Qtr. Forecast

Williams-Sonoma Inc. (WSM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday posted a rise in third-quarter earnings, but the housewares retailer lowered its fourth-quarter forecast, citing volatile


Hungary votes in local elections two weeks after violent protests over the prime minister's admission that he lied.


The FTC has won a settlement against a spyware operation responsible for installing malware on users' computers that tracked Internet activity, changed home-page settings and inserted a large frame onto browser windows that displayed ads.


A Foolish roundup of new-issue hits, misses, and no-shows.


Gunmen kill some 30 civilians in Darfur: U.N.

Gunmen on horseback attacked a truck carrying medicine and aid in Sudan's war-ravaged Darfur region and killed around 30 civilians on board, some of whom were burned alive, the United Nations said on Sunday.


You could see it coming. The family of the late John Ritter has filed a wrongful death suit in Los Angeles County Superior Court. Ritter's wife Amy Yasbeck and his four children claim the hospital misdiagnosed Ritter's torn aorta as a heart atta...


ABB ready to sell off several divisions, CFO says

Swiss-based engineering giant ABB   is ready to sell off several divisions, including its  U.S. subsidiary Lummus and its German building technology  operation, the company's finance chief said at the weekend.


State of economy depends on point of view

The economy is a political Rorschach test, and Richard McHugh and Claude Carpenter present two of its competing interpretations. McHugh's company in this western Wisconsin city shows an economy on the rebound.


Snow, ice, winds slap central U.S., delay flights

Snow, ice and howling winds hit a broad section of the central United States on Friday with a first-day-of-December punch that closed roads, disrupted air travel and left hundreds of thousand of people without power.


Vice President Dick Cheney joined President Bush in a sharp challenge of Sen. John Kerry's fitness to serve as commander in chief on Wednesday, still basking in GOP supporters' cheers for his debate performance.


Houston: Federer fatigue? Not as long as Roger Federer keeps dominating menâs tennis in style. Rarely have an extended series of mismatches been more pleasing to the eye, and those few thousand fans who


Taliban Renews Threat as Afghan Campaign Starts

The campaign for Afghanistan's first  direct presidential election opened to little fanfare on  Tuesday, but the Taliban -- ousted in 2001 in a U.S.-led  invasion -- vowed again to disrupt the Oct. 9 poll.


Republican and Democratic candidates issue their final appeals before tomorrow's caucus


Russia Sends Troops to Guard Nuclear Sites

Russia deployed extra troops to guard dozens of nuclear facilities across the country on Wednesday after militants seized a school in the south and a suicide bomb attack in Moscow, the nuclear authority said.


EU nuclear deal with Iran puts hardline US on spot: analysts

VIENNA - The EU deal that got Iran to freeze key nuclear activities puts the United States on the spot since Washington must now decide whether to continue confronting Iran as an enemy or join Europe in trying to engage it, analysts and diplomats told AFP


Microsoft Withdraws EU Antitrust Appeals

After the deal it struck with the European Commission, Microsoft is withdrawing its appeals as no longer necessary.


CHINA evacuated hundreds of thousands of people as Typhoon Aere lashed neighbouring Taiwan yesterday, triggering landslides and leaving at least seven people feared dead.


China unveils likely successors to top posts

China's ruling Communist Party unveiled a new leadership line-up on Monday, including two men positioned to eventually succeed President Hu Jintao and government head Premier Wen Jiabao.


The deep-discount retailer misses earnings projections and lowers its outlook.


PeopleSoft Reviews EU Approval of Oracle Bid

PeopleSoft said it would review a ruling by the European Union that gave Oracle's hostile takeover bid the green light and stood by its position that the offer undervalues the company.


Blair stokes debate on religious tolerance

Prime Minister Tony Blair stoked a simmering debate over religious tolerance and cultural assimilation on Friday, saying it was the duty of all immigrants to integrate into British society.


UN Calls for Immediate End to Congo Fighting

The United Nations called on Monday for an immediate cease-fire in eastern Congo as fighting between rival army factions flared for a third day.


SuperSonics name Carlesimo new head coach

P.J. Carlesimo, who was attacked by one of his own players during his last NBA head coaching job, was confirmed as the new head coach of the Seattle SuperSonics on Thursday.


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


Tired Nadal routed by Youzhny in Chennai final

CHENNAI, India  - Exhausted world number two Rafael Nadal suffered a setback before this month's Australian Open after he was thrashed 6-0 6-1 by Mikhail Youzhny in the Chennai Open final on Sunday.


Corporate tax breaks ready for vote today

The Senate late yesterday resolved a dispute delaying passage of a sweeping corporate tax bill and two spending bills for disaster relief and homeland security, clearing


Bush vs. the Laureates: How Science Became a Partisan Issue

Where scientists see selective research to suit Bush administration policies, the White House sees partisanship.


Michigan State's Liz Shimek goes up for a shot against Utah's Kim Smith during the second half of a Rainbow Wahine Classic game Friday, Nov. 26, 2004, in Honolulu.


Arizona celebrates Christmas, leaves PC squabbles to others

At least two Arizona organizations think so, along with TV broadcaster Bill O'Reilly, Catholic League founder William Donohue, and other individuals and organizations around the country.


Walter Reed panel vows broad examination

The Bush administration must examine all military and veterans' hospitals to see where the system has failed, one of the leaders of the presidential commission to investigate the problems said Sunday.


U.S. Soldier Sentenced to 8 Years for Prison Abuse

A U.S. military judge sentenced Staff Sergeant Ivan Frederick to eight years in prison on Thursday for sexually and physically abusing detainees at the Abu Ghraib jail in Baghdad.


Germany to curb immigration by ex-Soviet Jews

Germany, which has one of the world's fastest growing Jewish communities, is set to tighten liberal immigration laws granting automatic entry to all Jews from the former Soviet Union.


Hamas, Fatah truce collapses in bloodshed, 8 dead

Palestinian gunmen fought inside a hospital and fired on the prime minister's offices after a truce collapsed on Monday, killing eight people in factional violence that cast fresh doubt over the future of the unity coalition.


La vittoria sara' proclamata ufficialmente oggi


U.S. Rolls Into Softball Gold-Medal Game

ATHENS, Greece - Lisa Fernandez pitched a three-hitter Sunday and Crystl Bustos drove in two runs as the Americans rolled to their eighth shutout in eight days, 5-0 over Australia, putting them into the gold-medal game against the Aussies.    Australia set up the rematch by defeating Japan 3-0 later Sunday behind Tanya Harding, who has beaten the Americans twice during her Olympic career and is likely to face them again for the championship...


Itâs mid-morning and a cold breeze scuttles leaves and small debris past Kenny Banks as he stands in the shade of Kmartâs entrance, ringing his bell.


Massoud Barzani, leader of the Kurdish area of Iraq, says Kurds will defend themselves in the event of a Turkish raid.


Swedes Burn Candles in Memory of Tsunami Dead

Candles burned in many windows across  Sweden on Sunday in memory of the victims of Asia's deadly  tsunami, as the government offered its distraught population  hope by cutting the number of missing by one-fifth.


(InfoWorld) - Sony's core electronics business more than doubled profits in the last quarter of 2006, but failed to offset price cuts to itsÂ PlayStation 3 game console, leading to an overall profit decline of just over 5 percent, the company said Tuesday. The company said sales and operating revenue increased 9.8 percent to Â¥2.6 trillion ($21.4 billion) while net profit fell 5.3 percent to Â¥159.9 billion. Sony Computer Entertainment, the division responsible for its PlayStation gaming consoles, was the only one of Sony's main business units that registered a loss in the quarter. It lost Â¥54.2 billion primarily due to the retail price of the more expensive of the two consoles being reduced from a planned Â¥62,790 to Â¥49,980 in Japan. The cut was made, Sony said, due to negative feedback from consumers. Sony's electronics business saw profits more than double to Â¥177.4 billion on 16.9 percent higher sales of Â¥1.9 trillion, the company said. The unit had a generally positive quarter with sales of Bravia LCD (liquid crystal display) televisions and Cybershot digital still cameras increasing. Europe saw the biggest percentage sales jump, up 21 percent, thanks to better LCD TV and Vaio PC sales, while tough competition in the U.S. TV market meant sales there increased by just 3 percent. Sony Pictures returned to profitability as sales there jumped 47 percent, but sales in the financial services division fell 9 percent. Underlining the generally positive results, Sony revised its full-year profit forecast upward for the year to the end of March. It now expects to record a net profit of Â¥110 billion for the year, up from its previous forecast of Â¥80 billion, although still lower than the Â¥124 billion it reported last year. The sales forecast was left unchanged. Sony's mid-term business plan has targeted a profit margin of 5 percent for the coming fiscal year. Sony's electronics business is already meeting its part of the target and will continue to do so next year however the games unit needs to improve, Sony's chief financial officer Nobuyuki Oneda said at a Tokyo news conference on Tuesday. He expects to bring the company's games unit closer to break-even in the second half, he said. Sony will target cost savings in the PlayStation 3 by introducing more advanced chips and consolidating components to reduce the overall number of parts, he said. The company is already on the way to the first of these targets, with the recent start of production of a new version of the Cell processor built with a 65-nanometer production process. The chip in current consoles is built using a 90-nanometer process and the upcoming switch will mean a chip that is 40 percent smaller. Costs will fall in line with the size reduction, Sony said. It did not say when the new chip will appear in consoles. Sony wouldn't provide anyÂ PlayStation 3 shipment estimatesÂ for the coming financial year but said it remains confident it will ship 6 million consoles up to March. It also revised upwards its PlayStation 2 shipment forecast from 11 million units to 13 million units. Sony counts shipments as finished consoles leaving its factory for Sony warehouses and distributors. Oneda ruled out the possibility of further price cuts in the near future, but hinted that this could happen in two or three years' time. Â


The commemoration of Pearl Harbor Day, held on the steps of the Linn County Courthouse Tuesday morning, was a study in contrasts: Gray-haired men bearing M-1 rifles from the American


Criticato il governatore Bassolino,accusato di inefficienza


Suns wins 13th in a row against the East

The Suns are perfect in the East, where the Nets and Heat are trying to keep playoff hopes alive despite losing records.


Several people are injured as thousands of customers flock to the opening of a new Ikea store in north London.


Macao Journal: A Gambling-Fueled Boom Adds to a Churchâs Bane

For the past 30 years, the number of Roman Catholics and their proportion of Macaoâs population have been in steep decline, a stark contrast to the 45 percent increase in the number worldwide.


An upbeat Bill Clinton expressed optimism Friday night that his bypass surgery scheduled for next week will be successful. In a telephone interview from his hospital bed with Larry King, the former president


Stowe, 00:05 - TENNIS, FED CUP: RUSSIA IN FINALE, SFIDERA' ITALIA

E' la Russia l'avversaria dell'Italia nella finale di Fed Cup. In <a href="http://www.kataweb.it/spo...


Microsoft tests photo sharing, hosted storage in Windows Live services.


A Clearer Look into Jupiter's Eye ; New Satellite Images to Offer View of Stormy Great Red Spot

By Michael E. Ruane  WASHINGTON -- If you think we have crazy weather, consider this storm:  It's about 7,000 miles across, with winds topping 500 mph and clouds that have just turned red.  It's a mega-hurricane, sort of.  It has a weird, pale center, and rotation.


Many consider the presence of the three women in the most important race in the IndyCar Series as a drawing card.


What to do when bad news strikes a company you're watching.


Ominous gray clouds hung over Billy Joel's sprawling estate on Centre Island Saturday, but there were no rain drops to dampen the spirits of friends and family who


Taboo-breaking Bollywood actress Parveen Babi is found dead at her home in Mumbai.


Sixteenth-seeded Francesca Schiavone of Italy recorded the first victory at the US Open on Monday, beating Klara Koukalova of the Czech Republic 6-1, 6-3 as the final Grand Slam began under gray, cloudy skies.


Adriano Garuti - PATRIARCA DÂOCCIDENTE ? - Ed. ESD Roma (Agenzia Fides) - Recentemente Benedetto XVI ha rinunciato ad usare per sÃ© il titolo di Patriarca d'Occidente. Eppure il giovane teologo Josef Ratzinger aveva un tempo giustificato quest'appellativo del papa. Successivamente il suo pensiero si Ã¨...


Before Eileen Burden began taking the popular arthritis drug Vioxx, her joints ached so much she could barely get dressed in the morning.


Compagnia assicurativa britannica accetta offerta 4,9mld


Viacom Sues Google Over Video Clips on Its Sharing Web Site

Accusing Google and its YouTube site of âmassive copyright infringement,â Viacom said it was seeking more than $1 billion in damages.


UK orchestra musicians have "woeful" pay putting the profession at risk, the Musicians' Union says.


Death toll mounts: Quake, tsunami kill more than 22,500

GALLE, Sri Lanka -- Bodies stacked up in hospitals and on beaches Monday, raising fears of disease in an arc of destruction left by a monster earthquake and tsunami that killed more than 22,500 people.


Landon Donovan becomes the U.S. career points leader as the United States advances to the quarterfinals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup with a 2-0 victory over Trinidad and Tobago.


GAZA CITY, Oct 22: Israel's killing of a top Hamas fighter in Gaza prompted calls for vengeance by the radical Islamic group on Friday, days ahead of a critical parliament vote on Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's plan to evacuate the territory.


Sharapova Sets Up China Semifinal with Kuznetsova

Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova  swept into the semi-finals of the China Open on Friday when  opponent Jelena Jankovic retired hurt in the first set with an  ankle injury.


Sudan Peace Talks Set To Resume in Nigeria

The Sudan peace talks being held in Nigeria are expected to enter their second week after several delays, including a rebel boycott to mourn the loss of civilians they claim were killed recently by government forces.


Blair holds private talks with pope at Vatican

Britain's Prime Minister Tony Blair met Saturday with Pope Benedict XVI in a private audience at the Vatican, heightening speculation that the outgoing premier may convert to Catholicism.


After an absence of a decade, Philips Electronics is making personal computers again, the company said on Thursday. The Netherlands-based electronics conglomerate, which abandoned the


Ministers see off a backbench revolt over a bill which critics say would legalise euthanasia "by the back door".


"Soul Food" actress ventures to "Nowhereland"

"Soul Food" TV star Nicole  Ari Parker will play the separated wife of Eddie Murphy in the  comedy "NowhereLand."


I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here contestant Natalie Appleton is given oxygen after feeling fainting.


Prince Harry hit in face in scuffle with photograher

Britain's Prince Harry was hit in the face with a camera in a scuffle with photographers outside a London nightclub in the early hours of Thursday, royal officials said.


Hector Lavoe served as both an inspiration and a warning to Marc Anthony.


Clive Clarke, del Leicester, perde conoscenza in spogliatoio


Luciano Pavarotti: A tenor like no other

Luciano Pavarotti was bigger than life — the oversized belly, huge handkerchief, grandiose lifestyle and ever-present grin that shone like a beacon. He backed it up with a voice of intense focus and immense carrying power, which rang to the rafters on stages throughout the world.


Montecatini, 20:41 - IPPICA, MORTO NELLO BELLEI: FU GRANDE DRIVER DEL TROTTO

E' morto oggi a Montecatini, all'età di 76 anni, Nello Bellei, uno dei piÃ¹ grandi driver di t...


Serena Williams looked so ill she could  barely lift her racket at times as she suffered a 7-6, 6-2  defeat to Russian qualifier Alina Jidkova in the second round  of the Linz Open WTA tournament Wednesday.


Italy Train Crash Kills About 10 - Police

BOLOGNA, Italy  - A passenger train and a freight  train crashed in fog-shrouded countryside in northern Italy on  Friday, killing at least 10 people and injuring more than 50,  authorities said.


MySpace music deal poses multiple threats

Rivals iTunes and record labels Comment News Corp's MySpace may just have found a way around the piracy laws that dog the sale of online music, and may, as a result, throw up the most likely candidate to challenge iTunes.â¦


BEA, HP tout SOA capabilities with repository, services

(InfoWorld) - In separate SOA-related announcements this week, BEA Systems is upgrading its repository while HP is adding to its roster of "SOA Competency Centers." BEA is introducing a BEA-branded version of the former Flashline repository, gearing it to SOA environments. BEA acquired Flashline in August. The BEA AquaLogic Enterprise Repository 2.5 is intended to assist customers with governance in SOA, specifically in dealing with managing IT assets in these architectures. Information is maintained about Web services types and definitions, service dependencies and ownership of services, said Paul Patrick, vice president and chief architect for AquaLogic at BEA. New features include support for XPDL (XML Process Definition Language) and support for the BEA WebLogic Server 9.2 application server. XPDL is used for business process assets management. "The real business value that [XPDL] brings is you can connect the business process management activities with SOA activities," said Charles Stack, BEA vice president of engineering. While SOA deals with Web services, WSDL, and schemas, business process management is concerned with business processes and workflows. WebLogic Server 9.2 features zero-downtime capabilities, although this was first offered in the Version 9.0 release of the application server, according to BEA. BEA's repository also can run on the IBM WebSphere and Apache Tomcat platforms. HP, meanwhile, is expanding its SOA Competency Center program, with the company planning to open facilities in Cupertino, Calif.; Singapore; and Bangalore, India. The Cupertino and Bangalore facilities open on Monday; the Singapore site opens next month. The company in 2005 opened its first SOA Competency Centers in Sophia Antipolis, France, and Tokyo. HP bills the SOA Competency Centers as "comprehensive experience centers" enabling customers and partners to evaluate SOA technologies and implementations. HP capabilities in IT architecture, management, security and governance are showcased at the centers. Customers at these facilities participate in executive briefings, discovery workshops, and demonstrations and learn about horizontal and vertical solutions for SOA, said Terri Schoenrock, executive director for SOA with HP Services Consulting and Integration. Partner technologies also are featured and proofs of concept are developed. "For our customers, one of the key questions around SOA is, is it going to work for me in my environment?" Schoenrock said. HP anticipates the three new facilities will host hundreds of visits per month. The centers are part of HP's $500 million investment in SOA, HP said. To HP, SOA is "an architectural approach to business services that a customer uses to really achieve a business initiative," said Schoenrock. Concepts such as loose coupling, reusability, discoverability and service composition are considered critical.


Researchers who gleaned DNA from 500-year-old bone slivers said Friday that preliminary data suggests Christopher Columbus might be buried in Spain, rather than a rival tomb in the Dominican Republic, but for now they can't be sure.


Microsoft has begun sending Windows XP Service Pack 2 to home users via of its automatic update system. Despite a few flaws that already have been found in the massive patch, the update will strengthen system security for most Windows XP ...


Business Objects acquires SaaS firm Nsite

Business Objects will acquire Nsite Software, which develops a software-as-a-service delivery platform, in a move to offer more of its own products over the Internet, the companies announced.


IBB, Yemen  - Dozens of people were killed and   injured in a stampede in a Yemeni stadium where President Ali   Abdullah Saleh was holding a pre-election rally in the southern   province of Ibb.


Half-Life 2 maker Valve has won a legal battle over who controls access to its games in cyber cafes.


Ramirez injured as Red Sox beat Tigers 5-3 for 10th win in 11 ...

Manny Ramirez banged a ball off his knee. Keith Foulke had a stiff back. Neither was available at the end of the game, and yet the Boston Red Sox keep winning.


Black Watch troops spent their first day off the front line and thinking ahead to Christmas at home. The troops have returned to Basra after their controversial month-long mission to Camp Dogwood near the Sunni "Triangle of Death".


Milano, 14:12 - CALCIO, INTER: STIRAMENTO PER CRESPO E GROSSO

Brutte notizie per Mancini, Herman Crespo e Fabio Grosso hanno sostenuto in mattinata una serie di e...


Robert Pires and Sol Campbell have expressed their concern over alleged racist comments by Spain national team boss Luis Aragones about their Arsenal teammate Thierry Henry.


The US-led coalition in Afghanistan admits it did not have permission to attack Taleban suspects in Pakistan.


This is how the hostage crisis in Iraq unfolded: Thursday September...

Thursday September 16: Kenneth Bigley and two Americans - ' Jack Hensley and Eugene Armstrong - ' are seized by militants in a dawn raid in the wealthy Al-Mansour district of Baghdad.


President  Bush says better job figures show his policies are working, as a new opinion poll puts him in the lead.


Roma, 20 ottobre 2004 - Le reti pubbliche verso la privatizzazione . Lâiter prendera' il via nella primavera 2005, in linea con i tempi previsti dalla legge. Lo ha annunciato il ministro delle Comunicazioni


Actor Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje has become the third cast member of ABC's Lost to be arrested for traffic violations in Hawaii.  The actor who plays Mr.


It's a Warmer World, But Does That Mean Armageddon?

When bears wake early from hibernation,  Australia suffers its worst drought in 100 years and multiple  hurricanes hammer Florida should we believe The End is nigh?


Postal union leaders agree a deal aimed at solving a bitter dispute over pay and conditions.


Indian-born designer hit with more sex assault charges

An Indian-born celebrity fashion designer has been charged with 13 more counts of sexual assault as six new victims were added to his rap sheet, Los Angeles justice officials said Tuesday.


Australia's economy grew by 2.8% in the final three months of 2006, despite a severe drought.


BAQUBA, Iraq  - U.S. soldiers tightened their cordon around al Qaeda fighters holed up in the Iraqi city of Baquba on Saturday, advancing carefully through streets lined with roadside bombs and booby-trapped houses.


JAPAN'S top mobile carrier has begun marketing a mobile phone for corporate customers that works over both the local wireless and cellular networks.


Blog: Phoenix Motorcars, the company that wants to bring you all-electric SUVs and trucks,won't be coming out with their cars this year after all.


Hopkins hopes Calzaghe is serious about fight

Bernard Hopkins hopes British world super-middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe is serious about wanting to fight him and said on Wednesday he was eager for a showdown.


Bin Laden Family Business Denies Liability for 9/11

NEW YORK -- The Saudi Binladin Group is not liable for the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks because it made Osama bin Laden surrender his stake in the company 14 years ago, attorneys for the multinational engineering firm argue.


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Unique Observations of Comet McNaught Reveal Sprinkling Nucleus

Comet McNaught, the Great Comet of 2007, has been delighting those who have seen it with the unaided eye as a spectacular display in the evening sky.


U.S. stocks climbed on Wednesday, driving the Dow to a record close after the Federal Reserve left rates steady and flagged no new concerns about inflation that would have merited higher borrowing costs.


Two of Branden Ore's three touchdowns were set up by Virginia Tech's dominating defense and special teams in the 16th-ranked Hokies' 35-10 victory over North Carolina on Saturday.


The federal government has agreed to pay an Oregon lawyer $2 million to settle part of a lawsuit he filed after the FBI misidentified a fingerprint and wrongly arrested him in the 2004 Madrid terrorist bombings.


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Ben Kingsley basks in Sundance's youthful glow

PARK CITY, Utah  - He is an Oscar winner and veteran actor, but if there is one thing Ben Kingsley loves to do, it is roll up his sleeves and work with young and inexperienced actors and filmmakers.


Tide, the biggest detergent brand in America â sold by the biggest advertiser in America â will appear for the first time on the biggest day for advertising in America.


Intel Corp., the world's largest chip maker, on Tuesday introduced a powerful mobile chip running at 3.33 GHz for notebook computers.


Singapore biotech drive loses star UK scientists

Top scientists David and Birgitte  Lane are set to leave Singapore next year to take up new  positions at Scotland's University of Dundee, dealing a setback  to the city-state's multi-billion dollar biotechnology  ambitions.


Barcelona: AMD Gambles on an Evolutionary, Not Revolutionary, CPU

COMPLETE ANALYSIS of perhaps the most important CPU architectural release in AMD's history, the long-awaited response to a swarm of challenges from Intel. BetaNews talks exclusively with AMD worldwide market development manager John Fruehe, and examines five major issues which could make or break Quad-Core Opteron, and which could have lasting influence on how AMD's strategy proceeds over the next several years.


Skip Chemo? That could come soon for more patients

Doctors are closer to predicting which cancer patients can skip chemotherapy and avoid the brutal side effects of that staple of cancer care, doctors at a major medical meeting said on Tuesday.


An elated President Bush claimed a re-election victory Wednesday after a tumultuous night of vote counting and a concession by John Kerry, as he pledged that he would seek to earn


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Pittella (Pse) chiede rilascio immediato di tutti i fermati


Do low hemlines spell bad news for the market?

Lower hemlines are coming back in fashion for spring and that could spell bad news for the U.S. stock market.


Serbia pulled between Russia and West in election

Serbs face a choice between a nationalist who leans towards Russia and a liberal favoring the West in a presidential election run-off next month.


Two young children and two adults are killed in a crash which left five more injured on Saturday.


Last year was great, but next year remains up in the air.


Gates says U.S. trying to ease tone in Iran dispute

SEVILLE, Spain  - Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Friday dismissed suggestions that Washington had raised its rhetoric against Iran, saying the Bush administration was trying to soften the tone as tensions with Tehran climb.


Sri Lanka players seek to halt NZ tour after tsunami

The Sri Lankan cricket team wants to reschedule its tour of New Zealand in the wake of the devastation caused by a tsunami, which has killed over 10,500 people in their homeland, officials said on Tuesday.


Le agitazioni sindacali non riguardano la compagnia aerea


Global Crossing stock falls 25 pct on funding worry

Shares of Global Crossing Ltd. (GLBCE.O: Quote, Profile, Research) fell 25 percent on Monday amid concerns the company could face a second bankruptcy after it said it is cutting


Jack Bond's hospital pharmacy needed 2,800 flu shots, but his supplier couldn't provide them. Plenty of other distributors were ready to meet his needs, though — for a price: as much as $600 for a vial of 10 flu shots that normally costs around $80.


China triples securities stamp tax to cool stock market

China's finance ministry late Tuesday announced the tripling of securities stamp tax to curb the country's soaring stock markets.


U.N. expert faults U.S. on human rights in terror laws

The United States apparently  violated international law in its military tribunals by using  coercion to extract confessions and writing counter-terrorism  laws that restrict immigration on questionable grounds, a U.N.  investigator said on Friday.


Court won't review 200-year child porn sentence

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday let stand a 200-year prison term for an Arizona man convicted of possessing 20 child pornography images, turning down his appeal arguing the sentence was excessive or cruel and unusual punishment.


Israel Plans to Rezone Settlements to Build 533 New Units

Israel plans to rezone land within existing settlements to allow for the construction of another 533 housing units, most of them close to Jerusalem, Israeli officials said today.


The number of laid-off workers filing claims for unemployment benefits declined last week, providing a slight break from a recent rise in layoffs.


ETA Seals Off Madrid with 5 Bombs, 2 Police Hurt

The Basque separatist group ETA set off five bombs at petrol stations around Madrid on Friday in its most serious attack in months, putting a stranglehold


The measures announced to combat climate change means major changes for how Europe gets its energy


The vote by the union representing almost all the Broadway stagehands is a necessary step before a strike.


A map of the mouse brain down to details of individual cells has been completed, the first project of an institute funded by Microsoft Corp. co-founder Paul G. Allen, it was announced Tuesday.


Largely out of the political debate in Iowa and New Hampshire, Republican Rudy Giuliani tried to turn the bickering among his presidential rivals to his advantage, arguing that voters appreciate candidates who stay positive.


Ex-N.F.L. Player Pleads Guilty in Balco Case

Dana Stubblefield pleaded guilty Friday to making false statements on his use of performance-enhancing drugs.


Three persons and eight corporations were indicted yesterday on charges that they made illegal campaign contributions through a political action committee created by House Majority Leader Tom DeLay.


Thomson to Sell Media Group for $350 Mln

Thomson Corp. (TOC.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Friday it will sell its media division to investment group Investcorp in a $350 million cash deal that will tighten its focus on electronic publishing.


Crackdown closed 18,000 Internet cafes in China

A high-profile government crackdown on Internet cafes in China resulted in the temporary closure of 18,000 Internet cafes between February and August, but few cafes were closed permanently, according to the official Xinhua news agency.


Valve prevails in cyber-cafe rights case

Judge rules that VU Games is "not authorized" to distribute Valve games in cyber-cafes; other claims, amount of damages remain at issue.


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ROMA, 22 OTTOBRE 2004 - Dopo Enrico Letta, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi e Silvio Berlusconi, nel file recuperato dal computer del brigatista Roberto Morandi spunta anche il nome di Romano Prodi. Sull'attuale presidente


U.S. warns of attack threat to athletics event in Kenya

The United States warned its citizens on Tuesday of a possible "unspecified terrorist attack" targeting this month's World Cross Country Championships in Kenya.


Roma, 22:41 - CALCIO, LIVORNO-JUVE: IAQUINTA AMMONITO NEL TERZO TEMPO

Primo ammonito durante il terzo tempo. Si tratta di Vincenzo Iaquinta, punito dall'arbitro Morganti ...


A woman in a vegetative state will be given a sleeping pill which may "wake her up" against her family's wishes.


AMERICAN tycoon Malcolm Glazer has launched a defiant push to take over Manchester United by approaching Deutsche Bank to raise the Â£600m he will need to seize control at Old Trafford.


PORTLAND, Ore. Allen Iverson and Andre Igoudala (ih-goo-DAH'-lah) combined for 50 points in Philadelphia's 111-to-104 win at Portland.


Ex-BNP candidate admits hoarding chemicals for 'civil war'

A former election candidate for the far-right British National Party has admitted stockpiling explosive chemicals because he believed the "political and financial condition of the country" would cause a civil war, a court heard.


DELEGATES gathered in Brighton this week for what will almost certainly be Labour's last annual conference before the general election.


An increase in smog sparks a small but measurable increase in deaths, scientists report in a study showing the strongest link yet between smog and damage to health.


ABUJA, Nigeria -- The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries said yesterday it will take a half million barrels a day off the market beginning in February, cementing its apparent intention to do or say what it takes to keep oil prices around $60 a barrel.


U.S. consumer spending rebounded  sharply July, government data showed on Monday, erasing the  disappointment of June and bolstering hopes that the U.S.  economy has recovered from its recent soft spot.


Michael Moore fest ignores plea to pull film

Ignoring a request to  remove the documentary "Jesus Camp" from its lineup, Michael  Moore's Traverse City (Mich.) Film Festival plans two  screenings of the film, one Friday and one Saturday.


Aubrey Huff hit a three-run home run in his Houston debut and Lance Berkman had three hits to lead the Astros to a 5-1 victory over the Florida Marlins on Thursday night.


AT&  T Girds for iPhone Launch on June 29

By Leslie Cauley  For consumers eager to get their hands on an Apple iPhone, here's the good news: It will be available in all 1,800 AT&T phone stores at 6 p.m. sharp on June 29.


Apple TV to Play YouTube Clips: ADDED MEMORY OFFERED AS OPTION FOR CUSTOMERS

By Elise Ackerman, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  May 31--Apple will begin featuring YouTube videos on Apple TV within weeks, as the computer giant continues to explore ways to work more closely with Google, which bought the video-sharing site last year.


Canadian Groups Accuse Salmon Farm Company of Sea Lice Double Standard

By TERRI THEODORE  VANCOUVER (CP) - Canadian environmentalists and aboriginal people have travelled to Norway to accuse one of the world's largest seafood companies of being more careful about the way it farms fish at home than it does in Canada.


Military recruiters have increasingly resorted to overly aggressive tactics and even criminal activity to attract young troops to the battlefield, congressional investigators say.


Salim Stoudamire and freshman Jawaan McClellan each scored 19 points and No. 21 Arizona pulled away in the second half to rout Wyoming 98-70 on Tuesday night.


On October 14, President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma met with Minister...

On October 14, President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma met with Minister for Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan Elmar Mamedyarov.


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BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. forces battled insurgents around the rebel stronghold of Fallujah on Sunday after two American soldiers died when their helicopters crashed south of Baghdad...


IRAQ: NOVE MORTI IN UNA SERIE DI ATTENTATI NELLE ULTIME 24 ORE

(Asca-Afp) - Baghdad, 23 dic - Otto iracheni, sia civili che appartenenti alle forze di sicurezza, ed un militare americano sono rimasti uccisi in diversi attentati in Iraq nelle ultime 24 ore. A Baghdad, la


British troops in Iraq head north on risky mission

A battle group of British troops rolled out of southern Iraq on a US-requested mission to deadlier areas near Baghdad, in a major political gamble for British Prime Minister Tony Blair.


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Nutrition information and calculators from many popular restaurants.


Modena, 17:37 - CALCIO, MODENA: DIFFERENZIATO PER BASTRINI

Partita in famiglia per il Modena, alla quale hanno partecipato anche alcuni ragazzi della Primavera...


Cuts to Iraq's debt won't go much beyond half: German source

It should not be much more than 50 percent, the source said on condition of anonymity, adding that an agreement on reducing the war-torn country's debts could be reached before the end of this year.


READING - Two decades ago, already deep into a Hall of Fame career that would have college coaches emulating him, Peter Moscariello walked through the corridors of Reading Memorial High School with a satisfaction that only its administrators, teachers, and students could properly articulate.


Former Surgeon General Says He Was Muzzled

The first U.S. surgeon general appointed by President George W. Bush accused the administration on Tuesday of political interference and muzzling him on key issues like embryonic stem cell research.


U.S. panel against cold drugs for kids under 6

SILVER SPRING, Maryland  - Widely used over-the-counter cough and cold medicines should not be given to children under 6 years of age, a U.S. advisory panel recommended on Friday.


Following several high-profile Internet reports of damage being caused by its Wiimote controller, Nintendo on Wednesday gave some friendly advice on how -- and how not to -- use it's unique capabilities.


Siemens will help 3Com provide service support for enterprise customers around the globe.


Sprint and Nextel have officially announced plans for a "merger of equals" to create the third largest wireless carrier in the US and phase out Nextel's iDEN network.


It was not like the defending Super Bowl champion New England Patriots needed any extra motivation for their upcoming AFC Divisional playoff tilt against Peyton Manning and the high-powered Indianapolis Colts.


Germans urged to give foreign travel a rest to curb global warming

As the global warming debate heats up, Germans are being urged to swap their holidays on faraway tropical islands for trips to less glamorous Baltic beaches to help save the planet.


Indian Police Urged to Tap Cybercafes to Fight Terrorism

An organization in Mumbai, India has proposed that police use key-logging software at cybercafis to keep track of communications between terrorists.


U.S. Sees Chances of Saddam Trial in 2004 'Remote'

The chances of trying former Iraqi  leader Saddam Hussein in 2004 are remote, a U.S. official said  Friday, casting doubt on remarks by Prime Minister Iyad Allawi  who said the trial could begin as early as October.


EA is to release a free version of the popular Battlefield game supported by adverts and micro payments.


Inmates Appear Before U.S. Panel in Cuba

Two prisoners with alleged ties to the al-Qaida terrorist network appeared Saturday before a U.S. military review tribunal in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.


The Detroit Lions think running back Kevin Jones has a Lisfranc fracture dislocation, a mid-foot injury that requires surgery and a lengthy recovery period. Jones could be back in time for training camp or he could miss part -- or all -- of next season, the Detroit Free Press reported yesterday.


Police in Johannesburg raid a church and arrest some 1,500 homeless people and Zimbabwean refugees.


NEW YORK Aug. 29, 2004 - Filmmaker Michael Moore and Jesse Jackson carried the banner Sunday for tens of thousands of protesters who peacefully swarmed Manhattan's streets on the eve of the Republican National


Bush campaign cuts website off from foreign access for "security reasons"

President George W. Bush's reelection campaign said it had cut its website off from access from certain foreign countries "for security reasons," but declined to elaborate.


A team of psychologists and economists is reporting today what many Americans know but do not always admit, especially to social scientists: Watching television by oneself is a very enjoyable way to pass the time, and that taking care of children -- bless


Labour chairman Hazel Blears is expected to join the contest to be the party's deputy leader.


Art Exhibit Draws Large Crowd in Germany

An exhibition of masterpieces from New Yorks Museum of Modern Art closed in Berlin the same way it began seven months ago _ packed with enthusiastic visitors and plagued by long lines.


Prison Guards Find Basketball Full of Pot

McALESTER, Okla. - Basketballs are usually puffed up with air, but somebody found a way of inflating one with a substance usually associated with puffing of another kind...


Netflix, TiVo team up on broadband movies to the home

MacCentral - Netflix Inc. and TiVo Inc. have signed an agreement to let TiVo subscribers access Netflix's library of movies over broadband Internet connections, the two companies announced Thursday.


The crippled Canadian submarine HMCS Chicoutimi arrived by tow on Sunday at the British naval base at Faslane, on Scotland's west coast, where investigators were hoping to establish the cause of a fatal fire on board.


Davenport Helps Steelers Beat Rams 41 - 24

The Pitsburgh Steelersâ top-rated defense was porous again, but Najeh Davenport scored three touchdowns to help his team break out of late-season swoon.


Priyanka Chopra is just back from New York but her euphoria over the attention she received from non resident Indian fans at the India Day Parade there hasn't died down.


Karzai Rival Refuses to Concede Election

Afghan presidential candidate Yunus Qanooni adjusts his glasses during an interview in Kabul on Sunday, Oct.17. 2004. Hamid Karzai's closest rival in Afghanistan's landmark election refused to concede defeat


Tech shares lift market before Apple results

The Nasdaq composite index jumped on Monday, outstripping gains on the Dow and S&P 500, as investors piled into technology shares ahead of Apple Inc's  quarterly earnings report.


One day after raising hopes that underwater golf might win future consideration as an Olympic sport -- like water polo or beach volleyball -- Vijay Singh found New England's partly cloudy weather more pleasing to the eye, easier on the footwear, but tough to read on the scorecard.


Greg Maddux slogged through five innings — issuing his first walk in 10 starts — and the San Diego Padres beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-3 on Tuesday night, the fifth straight win for the NL wild-card leaders.


Senate Boosts Spending on Its Own Committees

The Senate decided on Thursday to raise its committees' allowances, prompting Senate Rules Committee Chairman Trent Lott to note that lawmakers were off to a poor start after pledging to curtail spending.


Democrats seek info on bad nursing homes

Democratic lawmakers are pressing the Bush administration to disclose the identity of more troubled nursing homes, saying earlier efforts to alert consumers did not go far enough.


Paris Club may write off 80% of Iraqi debts

The Paris Club of creditor nations was considering on Saturday a plan to relieve Iraq of as much as 80 percent of the debts it owes them.


Aid workers say they are still struggling to reach or even locate displaced people after the tsunami in Aceh.


Crimea's Tatars -- A Return To A Homeland Burdened By Ethnic...

Crimean Tatars were brutally deported from their homeland by Stalin in 1944. From that time, the peninsula was mainly inhabited by Russian settlers and military officials.