Iran postponed crucial nuclear talks   with the European Union on Wednesday in apparent anger at an   exiled opposition leader's visit to the European Parliament,   but the meeting will go ahead on Thursday.


Tiger Woods swooped again on the 18th   at the Grove on Friday to wrest his WGC American Express lead   back from his Ryder Cup partner Jim Furyk and an opponent last   week in the match at the K Club, Padraig Harrington.


Da parte di forze afghane e coalizione internazionale


The worldâs biggest maker of corporate storage gear said fourth-quarter profit rose to $525.7 million, from $388.8 million a year earlier, on strong revenue growth across a broad range of products.


In January 2001, the British Parliament passed a bill that authorized government funding for human embryonic stem cell research.


Iraqi Police in Control of Najaf Shrine-Ministry

Iraqi police took control of the Imam  Ali Mosque in the holy city of Najaf on Friday after entering  the shrine and finding that militia loyal to a radical cleric  had left, the Interior Ministry said.


U.S. to build military base in Australia

The United States is to build a new military satellite communications base in Australia, the government said on Thursday, after three years of secret negotiations between the two allies.


The Australian owners of the Northern Bank say  they will bear the cost of a Â£20m robbery in Belfast.


The British and Irish Governments are considering tabling their own proposals to break the power-sharing deadlock.


Italy PM mulls whether to quit or risk vote

Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi had to decide on Thursday whether to resign or risk a confidence vote he would be expected to lose, obliging his centre-left government to step down anyway.


A mortar and rocket attack on a US military dining hall killed 22 people and wounded more than 50 in Iraq's northern city of Mosul on Tuesday in one of the deadliest attacks on US forces since the war began.


Firenze, 19:24 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA; PRANDELLI: NOI PROPRIO BRAVI OGGI

In questo momento è probabilmente la squadra che offre il miglior calcio. Anche oggi la Fiore...


Heavy gunfire was heard in Chad's capital Ndjamena Saturday as rebel fighters entered the city from several directions, a diplomatic source told CNN by telephone.


Heath Ledger was found dead Tuesday at a downtown Manhattan residence in a possible drug-related death, police said. He was 28.


AirTran's expansion in Chicago may be bumpy.


U.S.-Israeli Consortium to Modernise Bulgarian Army Helicopters - Report

A consortium made by Israeli defence industry company Elbit Systems and U.S. Lockheed Martin has won an order to modernise 18 Bulgarian Army helicopters, a report said Saturday.


Al-Qaeda calls for release of British hostage

Hopes for the kidnapped British aid worker Margaret Hassan rose yesterday after al-Qaeda terrorists in Iraq called for her release.


Patients Won't Be Asked Immigration Status

The Bush administration said that it was backing off plans to require hospitals to ask emergency room patients their immigration status.


British troops start perilous Iraq mission, Japan defiant after kidnapping

Hundreds of British soldiers left southern Iraq on a risky mission closer to Baghdad to free up US forces for a possible assault on rebel-held Fallujah, as Tokyo stood firm after militants threatened to behead ...


Lord Forte, the hotel and catering magnate, has died at his London home, a spokeswoman says.


Ethiopia frees 38 jailed opposition figures

Ethiopia on Friday released 38 opposition figures, days after sparking an international outcry by slapping them with heavy jail terms over incidents that followed disputed 2005 polls.


Merv Dillon takes 5-29 as West Indies brush aside Bangladesh by 138 runs at the Rose Bowl.


Smart asset allocation can guide you to great long-term results with less effort.


HONG KONG: HK press says people still want full democracy

The record turnout in Hong Kong's legislative council elections shows that the territory wants full democracy, newspapers said on Tuesday.


Season series: The Padres are 11-5 against the Giants this season, including a 5-2 edge at Petco Park. Today's pitchers: Jason Schmidt is 15-4 with a 2.64 ERA against everyone but the Padres this season .


Talks between the Sudan government and Darfur rebels are ending with no deal on halting the fighting.


Alaska Oil Spill Takes Toll on Animals and Fisheries

A rare break in rough Bering Sea weather is allowing officials to gain a better sense of damage from a large spill in the Aleutian Islands.


Music and film fans will be able to control their digital media players just by speaking to them.


CIA Official Suggests Tape is That of Bin Laden

A day after the release of an audio tape, purportedly from Osama bin Laden, a CIA official indicates the voice is likely that of the world's most wanted terrorist.


Iran agrees to full uranium enrichment freeze, diplomats say

Just a day before an international deadline, Iran agreed Sunday not to test any centrifuges as part of a total suspension of nuclear activities that can yield uranium for atomic weapons.


American NASA astronaut Leroy Chiao, bottom, Russian cosmonaut Salizhan Sharipov, center, and Russian Yuri Shargin, top, wave just before their launch at the cosmodrome Baikonur in Kazakstan, Thursday, Oct. 14, 2004.


Capital One warns on lower-than-expected earnings

Capital One Financial Corp.  said on Thursday it expects to report fourth-quarter earnings of around 60 cents per share, and warned that its full-year results would fall below its previous outlook.


Aging: For Uninsured, Medicare Makes a Healthy Impact

Uninsured people 55 and older significantly reduce their risk of declining health after they enroll in Medicare at 65, a new study suggests.


Argentines seen voting for continued prosperity

Argentines vote for a new president on Sunday with first lady Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner poised to succeed her husband in a rare democratic handover between spouses.


A gun that may have been used in the unsolved 1986 murder of Swedish PM Olof Palme is found, police say.


Family Asks Yahoo for Access to Slain Marine's E-Mail

Offers of help have been pouring in for a Michigan family who is trying to persuade online giant Yahoo! to allow them access to the e-mail account a Marine killed in Iraq.


InfoWorld - Hewlett-Packard, IBM, and Sun Microsystems will this week announce an effort they are spearheading to extend the open source Globus Toolkit for grid technologies to commercial enterprise deployments.


Celebrity partygoers exposed to Hepatitis A

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


Russian President Vladimir Putin names a new cabinet but it offers few clues as to who may succeed him.


Live poultry market not for fainthearted

When his turn came to pick a Thanksgiving turkey among the birds squawking and flapping in their Manhattan lair — some snow-white, others pitch-black — Onnie McIntyre chickened out.


Suicides among US soldiers are heading for a record high, army data released on Thursday shows.


FOXBOROUGH -- Quarterback Tom Brady challenged his teammates in the days leading up to yesterday's win over the Texans. He liked the way they responded.


He's a lawyer who never attended law school. His name is Doug Rich, but it's actually Wayne Malloy. His wife Dahlia — or is that Cherien? — is a drug addict (really) and a dental hygienist/personal assistant (not really). His youngest son is a girl, his next-door neighbor is a married gay alpaca breeder and his priest doesn't believe in God.


Former top soldier says government failing troops

A former army chief has criticised the government for failing to recognise the changes in Iraq and Afghanistan, warning that "inadequate" funding was putting soldiers at risk there.


One-third of amphibian species called threatened

By Carolyn Y. Johnson, Globe Correspondent | October 15, 2004. The first vertebrate species to begin hopping and crawling on land 350 million years ago may be the first to die out, according to a study released


The Minnesota Timberwolves signed forward John Thomas on Saturday to a contract for the remainder of the season.


Chris Bosh scored 20 points and Rafer Alston hit a key 3-pointer down the stretch to lead the Toronto Raptors past Utah 104-95 Wednesday for the Jazz's first loss of the season.


A small company claims that Cisco stole its intelligent routing technology, and the company's lawyer is looking for a big pay-out.


Magny Cours, 09:39 - F1, CADE ELICOTTERO A MAGNY COURS: TRE MORTI

Tre persone sono morte e altre due sono rimaste gravemente ferite in seguito alla caduta di un elico...


Red Wings defensemen Chris Chelios and Derian Hatcher and forward Kris Draper signed with the Motor City Mechanics of the United Hockey League on Tuesday for the remainder of the season.


An Enron Trial With Big Stakes for Ones Ahead

s the first criminal trial stemming from the financial deals at Enron opens in Houston today, it will be notable as much for who is not among the six defendants as who is - and for how little


CHICAGO, March 1 -- A fierce line of storms stretching from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico spawned deadly tornadoes and blizzards Thursday, killing at least seven people in Alabama, state officials said, and burying chunks of the Midwest under a foot or more of snow.


Stocks Open Lower as Oil Nears $50/barrel

U.S. stocks opened lower on Monday as  investor concerns were fueled by oil prices hitting a fresh  record high, marching closer to $50 a barrel, on supply  concerns emerging from Nigeria.


Hollywood star Owen Wilson drops out of his latest film, following reports that he tried to commit suicide.


Londra, 16:23 - CALCIO, MANCHESTER CITY: LUIS FABIANO PER IL DOPO BIANCHI

Ceduto Bianchi alla Lazio, il Manchester United punta su Luis Fabiano. Il tecnico dei 'citizens', Sv...


Iran says ban on its uranium enrichment program 'illegal'

Iran said Sunday that demands from the UN atomic watchdog agency that it freeze all work on uranium enrichment â-echnology that can be used for nuclear weapons â -e "illegal.


The US military judge hearing the Abu Ghraib abuse case suggested Tuesday he would compel top military intelligence commanders to testify unless the prosecution moves


MEMORIES A Farm Called Egypt. . . In the Heart of the East End

YOU'D be forgiven for mistaking today's picture for a country scene but in reality it was taken at Egypt Farm in Tollcross back in 1949.  The farm is said to have been given its name by a soldier who served in Egypt and named his farm after it when he returned to Scotland.


Seeking to avoid another Vioxx debacle, the House voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to give federal health officials more money and power to police the safety of prescription drugs.


BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd    has launched Facebook software designed  especially for its smartphones to make it easier for users to  browse the popular social networking Web site.


BBC's Johnston thanks world as returns online

Freed BBC correspondent Alan Johnston on Friday used his first written piece for the broadcaster's website since his release to thank those who helped him through his "psychological battle."


Infant's Body Found in Park: Baby's Umbilical Cord Attached; Canton Case Treated As Homicide

By Sandra M. Klepach, The Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio  Sep. 15--The body of a full-term baby girl was found Thursday afternoon floating in the spillway of a park lagoon in Canton, police said.


A new think-tank study urges the Bush Administration to begin planning for containing the fallout from a complete collapse in Iraq


Rockets and mortar rounds struck a US base in the northern city of Mosul on Tuesday, killing at least 22 people and wounding 50, a Pentagon official said.


Tape drives are fast enough, says Quantum

Rules out LTO as it begins the hunt for DLT's fatter successor


FDA Tells Merck More Arcoxia Data Needed

The Food and Drug Administration told Merck & Co. that the company needs to supply more data for its Arcoxia pain treatment to gain approval, the pharmaceutical company said Friday.


BAGHDAD, Iraq - Followers of radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr trickled in to police stations in Baghdad's Sadr City district to hand in weapons Monday in a first step toward bringing peace to the Shiite militant stronghold after weeks of fighting with U.S. forces...


Matthew Pinsentâs coxless four team, sailor Ben Ainslie and cyclist Bradley Wiggins all struck gold on a day to remember for Team GB at the Olympics in Athens.


SIRTE, Libya  - Sudan's government declared an immediate unilateral ceasefire as Darfur peace talks opened on Saturday, but one rebel leader voiced doubts about Khartoum's move, saying it had failed to honor past such undertakings.


IATA: World Air Travel Continues Recovery

Global air passenger traffic continued a steady rise in the first nine months of this year, rising 17.7 percent from the same period in 2003, the International Air Transport Association said Wednesday.


Tsunami-detecting network in development

Researchers are hoping to develop a network of ocean-floor and mobile sensors that would help detect tsunamis in the Indian and Pacific oceans.


OPEC may be considering cutting its production to stem the recent steep decline in oil prices.


Vaccinating children against chickenpox has proved more effective in preventing the common childhood disease and more cost-effective than anyone predicted, according to new US research.


African twig brushes offer all-day dental care

Brush your teeth every day, dentists say. In Africa, that can mean keeping your toothbrush in your mouth all day long.


"Smokable" pain drugs promise faster action

All self-respecting painkillers these days offer "fast-acting relief," a promise we accept to mean anywhere from 15 minutes to more than an hour.


Dwarfed by the Saturn V rocket's immense size, 10-year-old Adam Brauscum stood in awe as his father described how such massive machinery carried man to the moon.


Gates Tops Forbes List of Richest in US -- Again

The Nasdaq may be well off its highs of the dot-com era, but tech tycoons still top the list of the wealthiest Americans. For the 11th consecutive year, Microsoft Corp.


The Claim: Never Drink Hot Water From the Tap

The claim has the ring of a myth. But environmental scientists say it is real.


Troubled Navy contract spurs delay, and possible earnings hit.


U.S. Soldier Faces Court-Martial in Prison Scandal

A U.S. soldier photographed holding a  naked Iraqi prisoner on a leash will face court-martial on 19  charges that include sexually abusing and assaulting detainees  at the Abu Ghraib prison, the Army said on Monday.


The Reds picked up Sean Casey's contract option for 2006 on Friday, an indication they have no intention of trading the popular first baseman who is among the team's highest-paid players.


The man once known as Mr ten per cent, Asif Ali Zardari, husband of self exiled former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto is finally set to walk free after 8 years in police custody.


Mastella: sono da riformare, spero Parlamento se ne occupi


Suspected Taliban militants shot and killed five Afghan laborers bringing construction supplies to a U.S. military base in eastern Afghanistan, police said Tuesday.


The alleged ringleader of US troops who killed Iraqi civilians in 2005 in Haditha will not face murder charges, officials say.


No One's Looking Sideways at Georgia Tech Anymore

Four games into Georgia Tech's season, it is hard to find a trace of the cowboy bravado usually associated with a program suddenly on the rise.


âNo Country for Old Menâ received another major honor when it was selected best feature film by the Producers Guild of America.


Newmont trial in Indonesia postponed for two weeks

An Indonesian court hearing due on Friday for a high-profile pollution trial involving U.S. firm Newmont Mining Corp.  has been postponed for two weeks, officials said.


Rescued bells heading back to Russia with love

MOSCOW -- At the Danilov Monastery in a grubby industrial section of the Russian capital, the knots of believers inside the high walls share a sense of expectation.


Dr. Judah Folkman, who discovered that tumors generate their own network of tiny blood vessels to nourish themselves, has died at the age of 74, Harvard Medical School said on Tuesday.


Officials debate the future of Italian football as thousands of people join the funeral of a policeman killed in a riot.


It's a stately old building with looming columns, worn marble stairways and arched doorways — dedicated in 1900 "to the conservation, advancement and dissemination of American Heritage."


Intel Corp. later this year will help server network interfaces take advantage of the major recent advances in data centers: multiprocessor systems, multicore processors and virtualization.


Sweeping ban imposed on trial of B.C. woman accused of assisting suicide

DUNCAN, B.C. (CP) - A two-page publication ban signed by a B.C. Supreme Court justice was taped to the doors of a courtroom Monday where a Victoria woman is facing charges of helping two women commit suicide.


Molson Issues Profit Warning on Slow Sales

Shares in Molson Inc. slumped Friday after the brewer warned its summer-quarter earnings would be lower than expected due to slow sales in Canada and problems with profitability in Brazil.


Iraq, Katrina, terror dominate News Emmy Awards

Reports by the late Peter  Jennings on ABC News' "Iraq: Where Things Stand" series and a  range of coverage of Hurricane Katrina and terrorism issues  were among the winners Monday night at the News & Documentary  Emmy Awards. CBS' "60 Minutes" led all shows with three wins.


SUMMARY: Poland Opens Communist-Era Files

HISTORY REVISITED: Poles getting their first look at secret police files from the communist era are shocked to see a famous Solidarity activist among the alleged informers.


Wal-Mart cuts prices on food ahead of holidays

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  slashed prices on hundreds of food items on Tuesday, putting more pressure on mainstream grocers just two days before Thanksgiving.


Marion Jones Sentenced to Six Months in Prison

Marion Jones pleaded guilty in October to lying to federal agents about her use of performance-enhancing drugs.


Ford sees challenges in first half of 2008

Ford Motor Co  expects a challenging first half of 2008 for all automakers in the United States with a drop in industrywide retail sales, Ford's North American president said on Monday.


Police briefly intervened Friday when England and Germany soccer fans confronted each other on an otherwise peaceful evening.


CHICAGO Talk show host Oprah Winfrey is back in Cook County Criminal Court today for another day of service as a juror on a murder trial.


Evidenziati aspetti illegittimita' costituzionale


A relatively unheard-of gut disorder is becoming much more common, say US researchers.


British Labor government to step up anti-terror laws if wins next

British Home Secretary David Blunkett on Sunday unveiled proposals for more far-reaching laws to tackle terrorism if the Labor government wins the next election widely expected in May next year.


Milosevic's group claims UN war crimes tribunal violated his ...

Slobodan Milosevic's support group at home on Friday called a decision by the Netherlands-based UN war crimes tribunal to impose a defence lawyer on the former president a violation of his rights.


Teen who shot 5 in Utah buried in Bosnia

The teenager who killed five people in a Utah shopping mall and died in a police shootout was buried Saturday in his native village in eastern Bosnia.


Corpi trovato in un'auto a Peschici, mille salvati via mare


Nigeria, Britain to jointly run Nigerian national airline

Nigeria and Britain-based Virgin Atlantic Airline here on Tuesday signed an agreement for the take-off of Nigeria's new national air carrier, Nigerian Aviation Minister Malam Isa Yuguda said.


Inco urges shareholders to support CVRD offer

Canada nickel miner Inco Ltd.   N.TO on Sunday recommended that shareholders accept a   C$19.35 billion ($17.12 billion) all-cash takeover offer from   Brazil's Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD) VALE5.SA.


At Florida Polls, Touch Screens and Crossed Fingers

MIAMI -- There will be no "hanging chads" this time around in Florida. The punch-card voting that plagued the 2000 presidential election in the state is long gone.


Arafat feeling better, leukemia ruled out

The ailing Yasser Arafat was feeling better and "more lively" Sunday, his top aides said, as doctors in France tried to determine if the Palestinian leader has a viral infection or some form of cancer after ruling out leukemia as the cause of his health


The UN nuclear watchdog is to release a report into Iran's nuclear plans, as Tehran says it will halt uranium enrichment.


France's Chirac bows out of frontline politics

French President Jacques Chirac announced on Sunday he would not seek re-election next month, bowing out of frontline politics after a 45-year career that consisted of symbolic gestures as much as concrete policies.


Dalle 10 alle 18 nei voli in partenza da Venezie e Napoli


Deadly bombings target US, Iraqi security forces

BAGHDAD - At least 10 Iraqi police officers were killed and 48 others wounded Saturday in a car bombing outside a US base in western Iraq.


FBI probes purchases of US aircraft by drug lords

A Venezuelan man has been charged with laundering drug profits to buy U.S. aircraft to smuggle cocaine, according to U.S. court documents, as the FBI broadens a probe into South American cocaine kings.


Lorenzo Alberton's Blog: Things are moving...

Lorenzo Alberton has posted some updates about the PEAR packages that he maintains to his blog today including MDB_QueryTool, Mail_Queue2, MDB2, and Translation2.   Even if lately I've been coding way more in C/C++ than in PHP, I still keep an eye on PEAR developement: I reckon in the last month I've closed a bug a day, on average. And after my last call for help about my PEAR packages, I'm also pleased to announce that someone did indeed offer a hand. I'm happy to welcome not one, but two new developers!   Each of the items has links to their PEAR homepage and a few quick words on where the package stands (including developers involved or wanting to get involved). He also reminds developers out there that they can help out too if they want to jump in and get into PEAR.


The death toll from a tanker explosion in the southern Philippines has risen from 27 to 50 after authorities accounted for the remains of more victims, officials said Saturday.


Kabul kidnappers demand foreign troop pullout

ISN SECURITY WATCH (01/11/04) - The breakaway Taliban group Jaish-e-Muslimeen (Army of Muslims) has threatened to execute three foreign hostages unless all international troops leave Afghanistan and all Muslim prisoners are freed from US jails.


I am surprised this is still making news after so many days. However, if someone pays 28000 dollars for a grilled sandwichâ¦ it is something.


Here are a few companies primed for growth.


On 12 July, Microsoft and Time Warner, both US companies, sought clearance under the European Union's Merger Regulation for plans to jointly acquire ContentGuard.


Warner Music will not make a bid for British rival EMI

Warner Music Group has decided not to make an offer for British rival EMI Group, the company said in a statement on Tuesday, but left open the possibility of a bid in the next six months.


NEW YORK - After preliminaries stuffed with enough lawsuits and trash-talk to make Don King proud, the first of TV's battling boxing series faced its opening round Tuesday.    Fox's "The Next Great Champ" takes 12 amateur boxers and has them compete for a contract with Oscar De La Hoya's promotional company and a title fight within the World Boxing Organization...


FTC squelches Ethernet patent squatter's price hike

N-Data is its parent company's keeper The US Federal Trade Commission is barring a patent-squatting firm from raising its royalty rates for a now-standard Ethernet technology.â¦


Everton change tack, but still set for Russian revolution

Everton could follow in the footsteps of fellow Premiership club Chelsea by naming a Russian businessman as a major benefactor.


Inter Milan complete the signing of former Arsenal midfielder Patrick Vieira from Juventus for Â£6.5m.


CAPE TOWN -- Lawyers defending former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher's son against charges he helped finance a coup attempt in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea challenged the legality yesterday of a South African government subpoena to question him. Mark Thatcher, a 51-year-old businessman who has lived in South Africa since 1995, was arrested in Cape Town Aug. 25 and charged with ...


Colo. university selection upsets campus

The man nominated to lead the state's flagship university is an oilman, not an academic. In a sea of Ph.Ds, he has only a bachelor's degree. But he does offer this: A reputation as a formidable fundraiser.


S. Korean Official Denies Tests Violated Nuclear Pact

South Korea's top nuclear energy official on Tuesday  denied claims that scientists in his country had produced near-bomb-grade uranium, seeking to ease concern that the previously undisclosed experiments were in apparent violation of international law.


SPORTS NETWORK - New York Jets running back etched his name in the NFL record books on Sunday, joining Hall of Famer Barry Sanders as the only players to reach the 1,000-yard rushing plateau in each of their first 10 seasons.


Tens of thousands of people from a 300-mile swath of the Gulf Coast fled Hurricane Ivan and winds of 140 miles per hour.


Piazza Affari inverte rotta, Mibtel cede 0,2%


Tar Heels Suspend 3 Players Indefinitely

CHAPEL HILL, NC Oct. 11, 2004 - North Carolina suspended wide receiver Adarius Bowman, linebacker Fred Sparkman and defensive tackle Isaiah Thomas indefinitely after they were cited for possession of marijuana by campus police, the school said Monday.


Norwegian, American Win Nobel Economics Prize

Finn Kydland of Norway and Edward Prescott of the United States won the Nobel economics prize Monday for research that laid the groundwork for more


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Roma, 09:08 - CALCIO, BRASILE: RISULTATI

Risultati delle gare della 27/a giornata del campionato brasiliano.


Sindaco Giorgio Pighi, 'gli intitoleremo teatro comunale'


The Mozilla Foundation today officially launched the Thunderbird email program - a companion to the Firefox Web browser. If you're on a POP3 or IMAP email server, check out Thunderbird.


Benches clear when Beckett beans Ordonez

The Boston Red Sox and Detroit Tigers nearly came to blows after Josh Beckett hit Magglio Ordonez in the side of the head with a breaking ball. Mark Prior had his own problems on the mound — he couldn't get the Kansas City Royals out.


Singer Olivia Newton-John files a legal action claiming she is owed more than $1m from the Grease soundtrack.


Indonesia briefed on Australia's missile plans

Indonesia says Australia has provided a briefing about its decision to arm navy destroyers and fighter jets with missiles capable of hitting targets up to 400 kilometres away.


Potter 1st edition sells for nearly $41K

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


Milano, 18:08 - CALCIO, INTER: PROBLEMA ALLA COSCIA DESTRA PER SUAZO

Risentimento del quadricipite della coscia destra per David Suazo. Lo hanno evidenziato gli esami do...


Yoko Ono says she still might write a memoir

Yoko Ono may yet write her autobiography despite a reluctance to deal with hostile critics -- Beatles fans who still blame her for breaking up the band.


Things aren't as bad as you think heading into the new year.


Erano conservati in abitazione privata, una denuncia


Director Terry George said he had made Hotel Rwanda to show that 'human beings are a much more important


U.S. and Russian generals, undeterred by recent political tensions over a proposed American missile shield in Europe, said Thursday that their joint training exercises in Germany should expand because of a common enemy: global terrorism.


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DePaul signs women's basketball coach to contract extension

CHICAGO - After leading the DePaul women's basketball team to NCAA tournament appearances the past two seasons, Doug Bruno has been rewarded with a contract extension, the school announced Tuesday.


50 Cent may have to dig in for a lot more change than that after being pulled over by police Friday in midtown Manhattan while taking his silver Lamborghini for a spin.


Japanese electronics maker Toshiba might withdraw its HD DVD next-generation video format, Kyodo News agency reported Saturday.


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EADS shares fell sharply Wednesday as investment banks slashed their ratings on the stock after the parent company of planemaker Airbus extended to two years the production delay for its superjumbo A380 jet.Comment


Israeli Leaders Approve West Bank Pullback

Israeli leaders approved on Thursday a troop pullback from West Bank cities and a plan to release Palestinian prisoners, measures crucial to the success of an Israeli summit with the Palestinians in Egypt next week.


Bertelsmann, the world's fourth-largest media company, sees profits surge during the first half of 2004, lifted by its music and TV businesses.


Pakistan picked up the key scalp of Australian wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist to give itself a great chance of building a vital first innings lead over the home side on day three of the second Test at the MCG.


Warner Bros. Pictures announced that Brandon Routh, a little known television and film actor has been cast as The Man of Steel for the upcoming Superman movie.


Colombia Nabs Reputed Drug Cartel Leader

Police captured a reputed leader of the Norte del Valle drug cartel Tuesday, the latest arrest in a U.S.-backed effort to dismantle a gang accused of trafficking half of all cocaine sold in the United States in the 1990s.


The government's terrorist screening database flagged Americans and foreigners as suspected terrorists almost 20,000 times last year. But only a small fraction of those questioned were arrested or denied entry into the United States, raising concerns among critics about privacy and the list's...


Prize-winning novel features Thatcher era

LONDON -- British author Alan Hollinghurst won the Booker Prize, one of the world's most prestigious literary awards, yesterday for the tale of a gay hedonist living in Margaret Thatcher's Britain of the 1980s.


Judge: Media Can't Show Priest's Accuser

A judge on Friday barred the media from using photos or televised images of an alleged victim of Paul Shanley during the defrocked priest's upcoming child rape trial.


This week Microsoft launched nearly 80 lawsuits against resellers it claims were distributing used or fake certificates of authenticity.


Roma, 23:30 - CALCIO, JUVE; RANIERI: FELICE SOLO PER I TRE PUNTI

Claudio Ranieri si gode i tre punti raccolti contro la Lazio ma non è soddisfatto del gioco d...


A Digital Camera Accessory With a Creative Bag of Tricks

The Lensbaby 3G might look like a mini-hibachi grill, but it actually creates odd images by allowing the point of focus to be selected anywhere in a scene.


Pakistan arrests opposition leaders as election draws near

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - With President Pervez Musharraf facing an election in just two weeks, police last night arrested key opposition leaders who had vowed to try to block the general's plans for winning a new term.


Oil prices fell to a fresh five-month low on Monday as a bout of fund-led selling countered a cut to supplies by top OPEC exporter Saudi Arabia.


Harris Says He'll Return To Hokies After All

Virginia Tech cornerback Victor "Macho" Harris changes his mind about entering the NFL draft and will return for his senior season.


Salvation Army sees donation totals down

Christmas may be the season for giving, but the Lancaster Salvation Army will not be receiving as much in donations as in past years.


India's out-sourcing capital Bangalore is to get an $87m (Â£48m) new toll motorway in a fresh bid to tackle congestion.


RFID tags promise to all but eliminate the annoyance of misrouted luggage at a time when more bags go missing than ever. But at up to 20 cents a bag, airlines aren't racing to the solution. By Dave Demerjian.


Sult, se non si troveranno soluzioni positive a vertenza


IRAQ, GIP DI BARI: SONO STATO FRAINTESO,HO AMMIRATO QUATTROCCHI

BARI - Giuseppe De Benedictis , il gip di Bari che in un provvedimento aveva definito ''mercenari'' i bodyguard italiani in Iraq ha detto ai tg di essere stato frainteso. ''Io ho ammirato, come nessuno mai


Alaska Oil Spill Crews Seize on Calmer Weather

About 150 people were ready to begin cleaning up an oil spill threatening endangered animals on Sunday, four days after a ship broke apart and six people died in a helicopter rescue attempt.


Roma, 18:46 - CALCIO, LAZIO; RADU: FELICE DI VESTIRE QUESTA MAGLIA

Il neo acquisto della Lazio, il difensore Stefan Radu, commenta i suoi primi allenamenti a Formello....


Colourful clowns mark start of carnival time

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


UN Agency Suspends Food Convoys to Darfur, Sudan After Rebels ...

About 260,000 people in Sudan's strife-torn Darfur region will miss their food ration this month because the United Nations' World Food Programme (WFP) has been forced to suspend its relief convoys after rebels yesterday launched a large-scale attack on a


Millionaire businessman Tom Hunter pledges to donate more than Â£6m to Band Aid.


The huge U.S. current account  deficit widened in the third quarter to a record $225.6  billion, as gushing oil prices and strong demand for Chinese  and other foreign goods pushed imports higher, a U.S. Commerce  Department report showed on Monday.


LOS ANGELES  Having made Donald Trump a prime-time television star, producer Mark Burnett is next focusing his attention on another very wealthy mogul: Martha Stewart.


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Astronauts Start Up New Solar Panel Plant

A software problem delayed the process, which was supposed to start before midnight Eastern time on Wednesday.


Hope, cynicism shadows U.N. peacekeepers

It was the fourth day of the war, and an Israeli army loudspeaker boomed a warning across the border to this village: "You have two hours to leave."


Appello agli alunni, no al bullismo.Omaggio agli insegnanti


Cisco has given Apple until February 21 to respond to its lawsuit concerning the iPhone name.


The Optimistic Prediction of Warren Buffett

In 1999, the world's greatest investor made the most dour prediction. How has his prognostication stacked up?


British hostage Kenneth Bigley is killed by his kidnappers in Iraq, his family confirms.


Justices Hear Case on Immigrant Drug Offenders

The Bush administration urged the Supreme Court to declare that legal immigrants can be deported for drug offenses that are felonies in some states but only misdemeanors under federal law, as the court heard its first oral arguments of the new term yesterday.


Maria Sharapova defeated Justine Henin 6-4, 6-0 at the Australian Open and Serena Williams was ousted 6-3, 6-4 by Jelena Jankovic.


Mexican conservative declared president-elect

Ruling party conservative Felipe   Calderon was finally declared Mexico's president-elect on   Tuesday, ending a two-month legal battle over election fraud   claims that has plunged the nation into crisis.


Aid workers in Chad's capital collect bodies from weekend street battles as France's defence minister visits.


Operazione da 4,2 miliardi di dollari in titoli e contanti


The following equity and convertible debt offerings are expected this week:.


Turkey must satisfy EU obligations, says minister for Europe

Minister for Europe Geoff Hoon has joined Greek foreign minister Dora Bakoyannis in calling on Turkey to satisfy requirements set on its European Union candidacy, including opening its ports to Greek Cypriot ships and aircraft.


Home loan demand drops as rates hit 4-year high

U.S. mortgage applications fell  slightly last week, led by a decline in home refinancing loans  as interest rates hit their highest in four years, an industry  trade group said on Wednesday.


Italian soccer players wore black armbands on their uniforms during the Olympic bronze-medal game against Iraq on Friday in honor of an Italian journalist killed by Iraqi militants.


IAEA Notifies UN About Missing Iraqi Explosives

The United Nation's nuclear watchdog agency has informed the UN Security Council that more than 340 metric tons of explosives have been looted from a previously secured site in Iraq.


Britain Charges Cleric Sought by US for Aiding Terrorism

A radical Muslim cleric who is wanted on terrorism charges in the United States was accused by British prosecutors Tuesday of encouraging others to murder non-believers, including Jews, and inciting racial hatred.


The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-Earth is a fantasy-based strategy game that lets players command the armies of good or the forces of evil in epic battles that rage across an enormous map in a title that spans all three books of JRR Tolkien's


British firm wants answers from Bangladesh

British company Asia Energy said it is seeking answers from Bangladesh after the government bowed to protestors' demands to cancel a 1.4 billion dollar open-pit mine project.


Willie Nelson is charged after marijuana and magic mushrooms are allegedly found on his tour bus.


Ballistic brylcreem boys for Blighty The head of the Royal Air Force (RAF) has said the UK should have a manned space programme, and that his organisation should provide astronauts.â¦


Call President Bush a lame duck, a weakened leader, a disappointed president whose party lost control of Congress — and the decider when it comes to a new approach in Iraq. After all the studies and recommendations and talk, the president will call the shots.


Sentex Sensing Technologies, Inc. Signs Binding MoU to Acquire Vitelcom Mobile Technology, S.A.

CLEVELAND and MALAGA, Spain, Feb. 9, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Henrik Rubinstein, President of Sentex Sensing Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB:SNTX) (http://www.sentextech.com), signed today a Memorandum of Understanding to acquire Vitelcom Mobile Technology, S.A.


Space crew cuts down food, awaits resupply

Astronaut Leroy Chiao is instructed to return by the flight controllers because of a food shortage on the international space station.


U.S. Describes Confrontation With Iranian Ships

Five Iranian boats took aggressive actions around three U.S. naval vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, an official said.


Oil Prices Slip After Weekly US Energy Report

Crude oil futures rose Wednesday ahead of an extended weekend for traders, even though weekly government data showed rising domestic inventories of crude and distillate fuel, which includes heating oil.


IBM bolsters blade family with Cell upgrade

InfoWorld - IBM announced an upgraded version of its blade server based on the Cell processor on Wednesday, adding memory and data throughput for better performance on high-end applications, such as graphics and finance.


U.S. Researchers Claim New System Kills Worm Outbreaks

Technique claims to be able to stop Internet worms within milliseconds of an outbreak.


Another week, another set of negative ratings records for broadcast television.


After weeks of charge and countercharge in the presidential campaign, comedian Jon Stewart tried Tuesday to get to the bottom of the debate over Democrat John Kerry's military service in Vietnam.


FRANCE: PSA sets âmodestâ target for stop-start fitment of ...

PSA is targeting fitment of its new stop-start technology, officially launched at a press conference in Paris yesterday, of 50,000 units by 2006.


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Conservative Felipe Calderon is acting more like Mexico's president-elect every day, preparing a transition team and announcing plans for a national tour despite efforts by his rival to overturn the election results.


The U.S. current account trade gap  widened to a record $164.71 billion in the third quarter, data  showed on Thursday. The deficit, the broadest measure of U.S.  trade, was not as great as feared, spurring a dollar rally.


Big Issue founder John Bird scraps plans to run for London mayor next year and will fight poverty instead.


Inter crush Anderlecht 3-1 to lead group by three points

Inter Milan beat Anderlecht 3-1 away to open a three-point lead in Champions League Group G on Wednesday. Obafemi Martins put Inter ahead in the ninth minute when he turned in a low left cross from fellow striker Adriano.


It's not hip-hop. It's blip-pop. That's what the Gameboyzz Orchestra Project calls the sounds it squeezes out of a half dozen Game Boy consoles. [Missing Links]


In Telecom siamo stati i primi a tagliare catena controllo


Treasury debt prices rose on Tuesday  after July inflation figures proved subdued and soaring oil  prices pointed to slower U.S. consumer spending down the line.


Oil prices raced to new record highs above $50 on Tuesday, despite a pledge by OPEC producer Saudi Arabia to increase production, as rebel threats against Nigerian oil facilities threatened to inflict further strain on global supplies


Sickle Cell Treatment Moves to a Faster Lane

By Julius A. Karash, The Kansas City Star, Mo.  Sep. 5--Sickle cell disease, an inherited blood disorder, afflicts more than 70,000 people in the United States.


Hockey Fans Are Silent, and Union Is Listening

On Thursday, union boss Bob Goodenow stirred up the suffocating dead air by unveiling a shocking offer to end the N.H.L. lockout.


Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton faced questions Saturday from New Hampshire voters skeptical about her stand on the Iraq war, including one who demanded that she repudiate her 2002 Senate vote to send U.S. troops into battle.


New York Times, three other US dailies endorse Kerry for president

The New York Times endorsed John Kerry for president, becoming the first major US daily to announce its presidential preference, and was joined by small papers in the swing states of Ohio and Minnesota in backing the Democratic senator.


Forget this wacky, complicated wild-card puzzle. The Giants ought to go for the whole kit and caboodle now and make things simple.


GROTESQUELY muscled men. Tainted records. Suspicions of drug use. Sounds like professional wrestling - or is it Major League Baseball?


L'americana della stazione spaziale ha collezionato fino 22 oree 27 minuti di attivitÃ  extraveicolare. E domani uscirÃ  ancora                                            Il record della cosmonauta Suni ha fluttuato piÃ¹ di tutti nello spazio                                                                                di LUIGI BIGNAMI


Nigerian kidnappers threaten British girl

Gunmen who kidnapped a three-year-old British girl in southern Nigeria said they would kill her unless her father takes her place, the girl's mother told the BBC on Friday.


Pope Benedict XVI warned Sunday against seeking happiness in drugs or other "artificial paradises" and the self-centered quest for "pleasure at all costs."


President Bush and Sen. John Kerry on the issues at Friday's debate:


Don Mayo and Nora Blackall Reach for the Heavens in NYMF's 'Last Starfighter'

Playbill - Broadway veteran Don Mayo has joined the cast of The Last Starfighter, the romantic sci-fi musical adventure blasting off Sept. 28 in the New York Musical Theatre Festival.


Ethiopia govt say European hostages "safe"

MEKELE, Ethiopia  - Five Europeans and eight Ethiopians kidnapped by gunmen in remote northern Ethiopia are safe and in a good condition, the Ethiopian government and a local community leader said on Friday.


German Far-Right Fracas on Eve of Auschwitz Ceremony

Germany is struggling to contain an embarrassing and potentially explosive debate on the Holocaust, just as it prepares to join other nations in commemorating the victims of Nazi aggression at Auschwitz.


Castro does not have cancer, seriously ill: Chavez

CARACAS, Venezuela  - Cuban leader Fidel Castro does not have cancer, but is fighting a "great battle" against a "very serious" illness, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Friday.


An art gallery which lost nine Banksy prints in two burglaries offers another piece by the guerilla artist as a reward.


NAACP head wants barred delegates seated

WASHINGTON Â A prominent civil rights leader has told the Democratic National Committee that refusing to seat delegates from Florida and Michigan would disenfranchise both states' minority communities.


Russia helps solve a North Korea banking dispute, which had hindered a nuclear deal, US officials say.


Traghetto Palermo-Napoli, una notte da Titanic

PALERMO - E' stata una notte da incubo per 472 passeggeri del traghetto Palermo-Napoli in avaria dopo che a circa 18 miglia da Palermo un improvviso black out elettrico ha provocato lo spegnimento delle macchine.


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


Wholesale Prices Rise 0.5 Percent in Nov.

Wholesale prices climbed by 0.5 percent in November — an improvement compared with the previous month's surge, but still fresh evidence that inflation is picking up as the economy gains momentum.


Italians wear black armbands to honor slain journalist killed in ...

Italian soccer players wore black armbands on their uniforms during the Olympic bronze-medal game against Iraq on Friday in honor of an Italian journalist killed by Iraqi militants.


New Test Speeds Diagnosis of Lethal Avian Flu Strain

The new test takes less than 12 hours, federal health officials said Monday.


New York City begins an ambitious project to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 30% by 2030.


On the eve of his much-anticipated trip to Turkey, Benedict XVI hosted the Archbishop of Canterbury and got a glimpse of the perils of running a worldwide religion like a democracy


With Gaza lost, Abbas wins international support

Western powers rallied behind Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday after Hamas Islamists routed his forces in the Gaza Strip and began imposing a new order in the enclave after days of bloody civil war.


The only opportunity this year to increase the minimum wage and renew popular tax breaks will be linked to a reduction in the estate tax, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., said Tuesday.


New program inspects your hardware Dell will accept any old reason for jumping onto its data center service wagons and sniffing around your machinery.â¦


Mayans, miners vie for box office supremacy

LOS ANGELES  - It's likely to be a photo finish at the box office this weekend when three wide releases targeting adults -- "Blood Diamond," "Apocalypto" and "The Holiday" -- are sent out into the marketplace.


Carlyle to buy Manor Care for $4.9 billion

Manor Care Inc. , the largest U.S. operator of homes for the elderly, said on Monday it agreed to be acquired by Carlyle Group for $4.9 billion, becoming the latest health care provider taken off the public market by a private equity buyer.


Iraq fires Democrats as 2008 rivals square off

Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama and fellow Democratic presidential hopefuls were unleashing their first direct blows of the 2008 campaign, as their ebullient party targeted the White House.


CA issues false warning on JavaScript apps

Pete Tong on New Year's eve A mis-firing anti-virus update from CA issued on Monday wrongly identified legitimate JavaScript files as a virus.â¦


More than 40% of wired Americans have used the net for information about the US election, a study finds.


AFRICA - Milioni di persone colpite dalle inondazioni nellÂAfrica australe; i bambini sono i piÃ¹ a rischio Roma (Agenzia Fides)-Le alluvioni che hanno colpito alcuni Paesi dellÂAfrica orientale hanno creato vittime e gravi danni materiali. Il sud dello Zambia Ã¨ stato sconvolto dalle inondazioni seguite a settimane di pioggia. Stando ai dati ufficiali, olt...


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London, England (Sports Network) - American businessman Malcolm Glazer might not be taking over at Manchester United after all. Glazer, the owner of the National Football League's Tampa Bay Buccaneers, was


From prescribing overdoses to sticking a tube in the wrong vein, doctors-in-training made one-third more serious mistakes during typically long shifts than they did during "short" 16-hour ones, a Harvard study found.


GM and Honda are inching closer to commercial fuel-cell vehicles, but creating the hydrogen infrastructure for refueling will take an addtional decade.  In Autopia.


NTT DoCoMo (NYSE:DCM), Japan's leading mobile phone operator, is considering consolidating its regional sales subsidiaries in an effort to streamline its bulky operations so it can more effectively compete with rivals that are gnawing away at its market share.


A colleague of an Italian journalist abducted in Iraq said she received a call from the cell phone of Giuliana Sgrena on Saturday — but heard no voices, only Arabic music in the background — as Italians hoped the strongly anti-war stance of Sgrena's paper could help win her release.


Iranian uranium enrichment suspension and UN nuclear meeting next ...

VIENNA - Iranâs reported rush to make uranium gas that could be used to make nuclear weapons raised alarm bells but the week ahead will show if international efforts to rein in Teheranâs atomic ambitions are still on track, diplomats said.


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Terrorismo. Nuove minacce all'Italia, "il Vaticano mai costituira' ...

Per non aver rispettato l'ultimatum con cui si pretendeva il ritiro delle truppe dall'Iraq, scaduto il 15 agosto scorso, nuove minacce al governo italiano e al presidente del Consiglio, Silvio Berlusconi, sono state lanciate attraverso un sito filo


Mauritanians vote in democratic handover by junta

Mauritanians voted on Sunday to choose a president and restore civilian rule to the Saharan Islamic state after 19 months under a military junta.


Movie monsters get DVD documentary treatment

LOS ANGELES  - Elite Entertainment, a 13-year-old independent supplier known for restoring and distributing horror, science-fiction and cult DVD titles, is about to unmask some of the horror genre's most despicable villains.


DUBLIN - Robbie Keane scored off a Damien Duff cross to give Ireland a 1-0 victory over Croatia in an exhibition soccer match Tuesday.


If you're sifting through all the teenage pop stars for a ringtone that really floats your boat, maybe you need to try something ... flufferer. In Sex Drive Daily.


G.M. Expects to Take a $1 Billion Charge for Delphi Costs

The automaker will take $1 billion charge and pay a total of $7 billion to cover retirement costs for workers at the Delphi Corporation.


Ericsson and Telstra Achieve World First 200 Km Cell Range in Nationwide Network With Up to 14.4 Mbps

Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) and Australian  operator Telstra will  achieve two significant  milestones  when later  this  week they  launch  the world's first  200km  cell range  in  a commercial  mobile  broadband network and maximum network  downlink speeds of  14.4Mbps.


LONDON  - Arsenal striker Thierry Henry was happy enough with a 2-2 draw against Chelsea here at Highbury yesterday despite twice putting the champions ahead only to see the Premiership leaders draw level each time.


Bring on the superzooms: Tamron's 28-300mm lens is due to ship in Japan next week for Canon SLRs.


President Bush on Sunday got a firsthand look at Hurricane Ivanâs devastation during his third trip to Florida to assess the damage from this summerâs fierce storms in the South.


Evgeni Malkin scores a goal and sets up three others as the Penguins increase their Atlantic Division lead.


Washington Post to Buy Web Magazine Slate

Washington Post Co. WPO.N on Tuesday  said it would buy Microsoft Corp.'s MSFT.O online magazine  Slate, whose mix of politics, news and culture has built a  loyal following but failed to yield significant profits.


Democratic candidates and McCain lead on climate

The top Democratic presidential candidates and Republican John McCain are leading on the issue of energy security and climate change, a new environmental report said on Tuesday.


A U.S. soldier was killed Sunday in a roadside bomb explosion, the military said.


'Fahrenheit 9/11' Gets Election-Eve Pay-TV Airing

Filmmaker Michael Moore and distributors behind "Fahrenheit 9/11" have clinched last-minute deals to bring his anti-Bush documentary to pay-per-view television and the


Pop star Britney Spears parts company with the manager she has been with since she was 13.


Revealed: Secrets of the Camouflage Masters

After decades of dives, a scientist offers a theory to explain the spectacular deceptions of cephalopods.


Mobile phone makers get a choice of new technology plus existing MediaFlo for services.


Md. Hepatitis C May Be From Medical Tests

A company that makes substances used in some common medical tests has suspended operations at a nuclear pharmacy in Maryland as state and federal health officials investigate several cases of hepatitis C in the Baltimore area, authorities said Thursday.


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Three Palestinians die in the Gaza Strip in fresh clashes between rival Hamas and Fatah factions.


Turkish parliament adopts new penal code to help EU entry talks

Turkey's parliament last night bowed to European Union demands and passed a liberalising penal code which should open the way to talks with Ankara on EU membership.


Interest rate decision was on a knife edge

Business & money: Bank of England's governor wanted to raise rates to 5.75% this month but was out-voted, monetary policy committee minutes show.


Sinn Fein leader warns Northern Ireland peace process in trouble

Gerry Adams, head of the political wing of the Irish Republican Army ( news - web sites ), warned that the Northern Ireland peace process was facing new problems following allegations that the IRA had been ...


Fox will post episodes this week of returning series such as âPrison Breakâ and âBones,â along with new shows such as âK-Ville.â


A huge drawing showing a naked Prime Minister Tony Blair and his wife Cherie leaving the Downing Street office was unveiled Wednesday as his premiership enters its last days.


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Google si ridimensiona: prezzi più bassi in Borsa

Si scende a 85-95 dollari rispetto ai 108-135 precedentemente previsti. Ridotto di molto anche il numero delle azioni ...


Ukraine court to hear election appeal as break-up threat mounts

Ukraine's supreme court was set to hear an opposition appeal that the presidential election was rigged in favor of pro-Moscow Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich, amid threats that the country could split in two.


Police hunting for Madeleine McCann describe a man seen near her apartment on the night she disappeared.


Obama: U.S. can't fail New Orleans again

Democrat Barack Obama said Sunday the country cannot fail New Orleans again and that as president, he would keep the city in mind every day.


Groupe Danone SA, the maker of Dannon yogurt and Evian waters, is strengthening its baby food business with a bid yesterday to buy Royal Numico NV for $16.8 billion.


Hours after the two top clandestine service officers at the CIA resigned yesterday, Director Porter J. Goss asked employees to remain loyal to the agency and rebutted allegations that he had a partisan agenda.


Citi's Rhodes sees credit woes taking economy toll

DALIAN, China  - Turmoil in the credit markets will take a toll on the U.S. economy but the full impact will not be clear for another two or three months, William Rhodes, senior vice chairman of Citigroup Inc, said on Thursday.


THE Irish Republican Army announced was willing to resume disarmament and promote a "totally peaceful" Northern Ireland, it said today.


Credit cards promise clear, simple language

Several bank credit card companies, responding to growing pressure from U.S. lawmakers, said on Wednesday they are working to do a better job of explaining fees and charges to consumers.


Legendary football boss Brian Clough died in hospital earlier today after a battle against stomach cancer aged 69, Derby City Hospital said.


Milano, 20:12 - CALCIO, INTER: MANCINI NON REPLICA A COLLINA E PREPARA JUVE

Mancini, presente oggi alla riunione tra arbitri, allenatori e giocatori, non ha replicato al verdet...


Islamic Web site shows footage of attack on US base in Mosul

BAGHDAD, Iraq A newly released video shows three militants describing their plans to carry out last week's suicide bombing on the US military base in Mosul, Iraq.


Sales of new U.S. homes tumbled at  the sharpest rate in more than a decade in November, the  government said on Thursday, but a separate report showed  consumers' mood still buoyant near the end of 2004.


Anti-tobacco senators agreed late Friday to stop delaying a tax bill that includes a bailout for tobacco farmers and pass a separate bill calling for Food and Drug Administration regulation of tobacco, Sen.


Davenport wins Porsche GP after injured Mauresmo quits

Lindsay Davenport won the Porsche Grand Prix on Sunday when top-ranked Amelie Mauresmo quit after losing the first set because of an injured left thigh.


Japan Princess to Marry Municipal Official - Media

Princess Sayako, the 35-year-old only daughter of the Japanese emperor, is set to marry a commoner and leave the imperial family, Japanese media said on Sunday.


UK.gov not ready to share on data sharing

Should they call it something else? Six months after the government announced it would review whether data protection laws were a "barrier" to its information sharing plans, it is still not ready to share its views on the matter.â¦


The Aids epidemic is posing a serious threat to Europe's social and economic stability, warn experts.


The German man who found the remains of a 5,300-year-old frozen mummy in 1991 has gone missing in the Alps.


NCAA rejects Bloom's bid to play football, accept endorsements

The NCAA has denied Jeremy Bloom's request to play football at Colorado while accepting endorsements to support his skiing career.


The lawyer of one of the U.S. Army reservists accused of abusing Iraqi detainees at Abu Ghraib prison said Tuesday that military prosecutors have agreed to drop some of their charges after the soldier agreed to plead guilty to the rest.


Coup fears mount as Fiji troops cut off capital

Heavily armed Fijian troops put up roadblocks throughout the capital on Monday night as fears of a fourth coup in 20 years gripped the South Pacific nation.


Sridevi all set to make a grand comeback

Her  refreshing appearance at   the  Filmfare awards  has stunned the nation, and also reaffirmed   the film industry's


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How Rumsfeld Plans to Shake Up the Spy Game

The Defense Secretary pushes his generals to field a larger and more aggressive clandestine force to spy on terrorists worldwide and attack them


Il ministero dell'Economia prende atto della scelta del Cda di accettare l'offerta franceseIl presidente della Lombardia accusa: "Decisione folle e inaccettabile che penalizza il Nord"                                          Alitalia, Formigoni all'attacco Botta e risposta AirOne-Air France                                                                                Il ministro dei Trasporti: "La partita non Ã¨ ancora chiusa"


Candidates tap heavy hitters in homestretch

Republicans and Democrats are calling on some heavy hitters to help attract voters as the presidential campaigns enter the homestretch before the November 2 election.


Bombs kill 25 in Baghdad, 3 UK troops in Basra

A car bomb killed 25 people and wounded 40 on Thursday at an intersection in Baghdad where minibuses pick up and drop off passengers, Iraqi police said.


U.S. judge tells deadlocked Black jury to resume

The jury in the criminal fraud trial of former media mogul Conrad Black said on Tuesday it was deadlocked in trying to reach a unanimous decision against the four defendants, but the judge presiding over the trial ordered the panel to resume deliberations.


Presidential hopeful John Edwards said Thursday the Washington establishment is corrupt and suggested — without mentioning her by name — that rival Hillary Rodham Clinton has been part of that corroded system.


The maneuver frees the hatch on the docking station that the crew members will use for work sorties in January and March. In addition, the launch of an unmanned Progress cargo ship has been postponed one day to December 24.


Suicide attack on Afghan luxury hotel kills seven

A suspected Taliban suicide attack killed seven people on Monday at a luxury hotel in Kabul where the Norwegian foreign minister was staying.


Kolkata: India put themselves on course for their first home series win in two years, as their famed spinners exploited a wearing track to push South Africa on the mat in the decisive second cricket Test here today.


North Korea urged to end nuclear plans swiftly

South Korea urged North Korea on Wednesday to act quickly to end its nuclear arms programme when the rival states met for their first high-level talks since Pyongyang's missile and nuclear tests last year.


Germany arrests 3 in alleged airport, U.S. base plot

Germany has arrested three men it suspects of belonging to an Islamist terrorist group and planning attacks on Frankfurt international airport and a major U.S. military base, German officials said on Wednesday.


'Flying Daggers' proves sharp, if somewhat silly

Zhang Yimou's ''House of Flying Daggers" is, hands down, the most visually ravishing movie of the year. It has sequences of balletic martial arts action that can


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Storm Glazes Roads From Rockies to Plains

Motorists and pedestrians slid on slippery pavement Wednesday morning as a storm spread snow and thick layers of ice from the Rockies to the Northeast, cutting off electricity to thousands of homes and businesses and giving some children a holiday from school.


Network Rail and the RMT union agree to attend talks in a bid to avert two more 48-hour strikes.


Explosion damages Muslim school in southern Netherlands town

EINDHOVEN, Netherlands  - An explosion blew the door off a Muslim school in a southern Dutch town and shattered windows across the street Monday, Dutch television reported.


N. Korea Nuke Talks Resume on Positive Note

BEIJING, Feb. 8 -- Six-nation talks on dismantling North Korea's nuclear weapons program resumed Thursday, buoyed by signs North Korea is ready to return to serious negotiations.


Australian nickel and copper miner WMC Resources has turned down an offer from Swiss-based Xstrata that valued the company at Aust.


A car bomb killed an anti-Syrian lawmaker and at least seven other people in Beirut on Wednesday, less than a week before Lebanon's parliament was due to elect a new president.


Mel Gibson's effort to find an indigenous cast for his new movie "Apocalypto," which depicts the end of the Mayan civilization, is drawing praise from American Indian leaders.


Roma, 11:51 - CALCIO, PROCURATORE KAMARA: PIACE ALLA ROMA MA DIFFICILE CHE ARRIVI

Kamara alla Roma? Un'operazione difficile a sentire Fabrizio Ferrari, procuratore dell'attaccante in...


Il progetto e' stato promosso dalla Comunita' di Sant'Egidio


Sudan Government, Rebels to Sign Permanent Truce

Sudan's government and southern rebels will agree the final chapters of a peace deal on Friday, paving the way for a comprehensive agreement ending Africa's longest-running civil war in January, delegates said.


Caterpillar net rises on international sales

Caterpillar Inc.  said on Friday its profit in the latest quarter rose more than 10 percent as strong international mining, energy and construction sales offset a decline in U.S. equipment and engine sales.


Sharon Accuses Far-Right of Inciting Civil War

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon  accused far-rightists Sunday of trying to incite civil war over  his plan to withdraw from Gaza, while tens of thousands of the  premier's opponents massed to denounce the pullout.


BEITUNIA CHECKPOINT, WEST BANK - Family members were reunited Monday with 159 Palestinians released from Israeli detention. Israel said it freed them as part of a prisoner swap with Egypt and as a goodwill gesture to the new Palestinian leadership.


By Penelope M. Carrington, Richmond Times-Dispatch  Dec. 19--Alex Bentley figured he'd tackle two writing challenges -- a weekly assignment and a national contest--with one essay about his favorite patch of nature.


The Body of Her Work: Hearing Questions of Life and Death

Anna Deavere Smithâs first major show in more than a decade is rich in anecdotes and observations, but also frustrating in the scope of its reach.


Vladimir Putin repeats his threat to target neighbouring states over the proposed US missile defence shield.


Dal 13 settembre torna il reality show di RaiDue condotto dalla VenturaNon piÃ¹ dalla Repubblica Dominicana ma da un arcipelago dell'Honduras                                                  "Isola", al via la quarta edizione "Questa volta piÃ¹ dura l'avventura"                                                                                Montepremi di 200 milioni di euro, metÃ  da devolvere in beneficenzaDodici i concorrenti, i piÃ¹ anziani Casadei e Aceto, l'inviato Ã¨ Paolo Brosio


Tony Parker scored 17 points to lead the Spurs to a 95-80 win over the Denver Nuggets last night in San Antonio.


Holiday shoppers may worry about whether the toys they buy contain lead, but some scientists are urging consumers to focus on the thousands of chemicals in everyday household items.


Vital Signs: At Risk: Where Smokers Congregate Outside Bars, a Cloud Hovers

Preliminary findings suggest that outdoor secondhand smoke could constitute a health risk.


Defender Terry Scores Again to Ease Chelsea's Attacking Woes

John Terry made up for Chelsea's attacking deficiencies by scoring in a third straight Champions League match and helping shut out CSKA Moscow in a 2-0 win.


Photos: Navigation devices from Nokia, Motorola

Both companies are ready to launch their own navigation services--and the devices that work with them.


Researchers at Cornell University say the antioxidant quercetin found in apples and some other fruits and vegetables appears to protect brain cells against oxidative stress, a tissue-damaging process associated with Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative


Eli Lilly and Co. (LLY.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday said it expects 2005 earnings to rise as higher sales of its newer drugs offset a decline in its top-selling schizophrenia drug Zyprexa.


Blog: Gartner forecast says while PC shipments worldwide will increase more than previously thought, average selling price should continue to drop after this year's brief bump.


Eminem Satellite Radio Channel Sets October Debut

Controversial rapper Eminem will  launch his widely expected satellite music radio channel called  Shade 45 on Oct. 28 with a live broadcast of a concert from New  York, the Sirius network said on Thursday.


Da domani nelle scuole britanniche i ragazzi si cimenteranno ai fornellicon lezioni, teoriche e pratiche. Previste 24 ore di corsi per medie e superiori                                                  GB, arriva la "cooking lesson" per gli studenti l'ora di cucina                                                                                Il ministero dell'Educazione vuole migliorare la cultura del cibo dei giovaniche sono tra i piÃ¹ a rischio obesitÃ  e disturbi legati all'alimentazione scorretta


YouTube vows to protect video makers in InVideo ads

Google Inc. has promised to give content makers control over advertisements overlaid on video clips they post to its YouTube video-sharing Web site.


Don't get him wrong. Prince Fielder is plenty pleased with becoming the youngest player to hit 50 homers in a season.


Il leader radicale sciita guida preghiera in moschea Kufa


Rio de Janeiro, 15:38 - CALCIO, COPPA DEL BRASILE: CHIUSI 14 STADI

In Brasile è sempre piÃ¹ emergenza stadi. Ben 14 impianti infatti, tra i quali il Pacaembu di ...


Crude oil futures in New York vaulted up 3.9 percent Friday, as supply fears continued to rattle the market following Hurricane Ivan.


Dell admits 'we blew it' for bullying blog

After a former Dell sales manager posted bargain-hunting tips in a blog, Dell tried to have the blog deleted. Later, the company said that effort had been a mistake.


Recchi, mates shocked at NHL dismissal of union's offer

Like his colleagues, Penguins winger Mark Recchi figured the NHL Players' Association made a fairly dramatic proposal last Thursday.


Time Warner Inc. said yesterday that it is creating a $500 million reserve in response to the federal investigations of its America Online unit and that it also will restate AOL Europe's financial results for 2000 and 2001.


By Brian Foley, STAFF WRITER  PLEASANTON -- The City Council gave its nod for the construction of a $4.6 million reservoir at the Vineyard Corridor, a decision previously delayed because of lingering questions over how to pay for it.


Hasbro profit tops forecasts; CEO stepping down

Hasbro Inc  posted a better-than-expected quarterly profit on Monday, boosted by strong demand for its Transformers, Nerf and Furreal Friends product lines, helping to send its shares up as much as 4 percent.


A step-by-step summary of TechRepublic's project to take apart the Wii. Caution: This will seriously void your warranty.


Mistakes overshadow offensive production in loss

Looking as if he had just let the family dog run away, Joe Dailey stood in front of glaring camera lights and condemning stares and did his absolute best to try and make sense of it all.


Cyprus should not determine question of entry to the EU

Sir, If the Turkish attitude towards Cyprus is to be so key to its European Union entry talks, should not some thought now be given to the fact that the Cypriot Republic is a totally artificial construct?


Troubles continue with Ukraine presidential election

Ukraine's prime minister says he won't concede defeat in this weekend's presidential runoff. Instead, Viktor Yanukovych says he'll go to the Supreme Court to challenge the results.


Memo From France: A Candidate Abroad, or an Innocent Abroad?

The Socialist nominee for president found a dangerous place for a diplomatic debutante.


A bookmaker stops taking bets on the next James Bond after several large wagers on actor Dougray Scott.


Federal judge throws out Pa. child porn-blocking law

PHILADELPHIA A federal judge has tossed out Pennsylvania's law that requires Internet service providers to block child porn Web sites.


The Toronto Blue Jays have fired pitching coach Gil Patterson and first base coach Joe Breeden.


Truce pledge could end Ugandan insurgency

The Ugandan government and the rebels of the Lord's Resistance Army have pledged a truce, raising hopes of an end to one of Africa's most vicious conflicts.


Irish PM Bertie Ahern is to answer questions in parliament on loans and payments he received in the 1990s.


For Patriots, 16-0 Could Be Forgotten, but Not 19-0

If the Patriots defeat the Giants, then fall short of a championship, what will they have accomplished?


New Drug Shows Promise in Cutting Risk of Breast Cancer Recurrence

A new type of drug shows growing promise as a more potent way for many breast cancer patients to significantly cut their risk of a recurrence, researchers reported yesterday.


Kremlin urges environmental improvements

President Vladimir Putin and his likely successor called Wednesday for sweeping environmental improvements, saying cleaning up Soviet-era pollution and reducing industrial waste are crucial for Russia's economy and public health.


Minority Liberals to oppose Bloc amendment, put government on line

OTTAWA (CP) - Paul Martin's minority government is set to put its political life on the line Thursday by opposing a Bloc Quebecois amendment to the throne speech.


Exxon Valdez, other spills taught Alaskans to be ready

DUTCH HARBOR, Alaska - In the first few days after 1989's Exxon Valdez disaster, fishermen were forced to fell trees and drop them across favored spawning streams to halt the spread of oil.


Hillenbrand's HR lifts Blue Jays in 11th

Shea Hillenbrand homered in the 11th inning to give the Toronto Blue Jays a 3-2 win over the Chicago White Sox on Saturday.


High winds cause problems for drivers and rip the roof off a new Northern Rock office in the North of England.


IRAQ: AGGUATO A BAGHDAD, UCCISO IL VICEGOVERNATORE

BAGHDAD - Un gruppo armato ha ucciso il vicegovernatore di Baghdad Hatem Karim e ha ferito quattro delle sue guardie del corpo, secondo quanto riferito dalla polizia. L'agguato in cui e' morto Karim e' avvenuto


Aaaar! Linux leader uses salty sea-dog language to introduce 2.6.18 update to the kernel of the open-source OS.


D'Alema, all'Onu il 20 marzo proporremo conferenza di pace


Gianni Letta, non ho mai seguito l'operazione Rcs


Take precautions to protect yourself from West Nile Virus

As most human cases of West Nile Virus (West Nile Virus) occur from August through September, the Clinton County Health Department would like to remind citizens on ways to protect themselves from West Nile virus exposure.


Understanding Ligand Binding Effects on the Conformation of Estrogen Receptor [Alpha]-DNA Complexes: A Combinational Quartz Crystal Microbalance With Dissipation and Surface Plasmon Resonance Study

By Peh, Wendy Y X Reimhult, Erik; Teh, Huey Fang; Thomsen, Jane S; Su, Xiaodi  ABSTRACT Estrogen receptors are ligand-activated transcription factors that regulate gene expression by binding to specific DNA sequences.


Sven: 'It's three strikers or Wright-Phillips'

Sven-Goran Eriksson says that he will select either the three-pronged strikeforce or Shaun Wright-Phillips on Wednesday night, but not both.


The dollar edged up on Tuesday as weaker  oil prices helped it to recover losses made on data showing  overseas demand for U.S. assets may have stalled. U.S. light  crude traded around $53.21, easing from a fresh record high of  $55.33 hit in New York and helping to keep the dollar away from  near eight-month lows hit overnight.


Is the state trying to take over the role of the parent asks  the BBC's Mike Baker?


RAWALPINDI, Pakistan  - Pakistan opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was assassinated by a suicide bomber on Thursday, plunging the nuclear-armed country into one of the worst crises in its 60-year history.


Ex-bad boy author finds a legal pleasure - wine

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - U.S. writer Jay McInerney, the quintessential chronicler of 1980s excess in New York, says he has mellowed with age, now preferring Bordeaux and Burgundy wines to the illegal drugs of his youth.


Among the new challenges: keeping Sarbanes-Oxley expenses under control and "their CEOs out of jail."


'Superman' fought his toughest battles offscreen

The news of actor Christopher Reeveâs death rippled across Michigan on Monday, prompting tributes to the man whose role as medical activist nearly eclipsed his earlier


Bangalore, Dec. 21: More than a thousand infotech professionals signed an online petition to Manmohan Singh as the industry rallied behind Baazee CEO Avnish Bajaj, who was granted bail today after his arrest


Number of teams in NFL history -- the 1972 Dolphins, '84 49ers and '85 Bears -- to finish undefeated in conference play. The Eagles can join that group with a win tomorrow night.


The soldiers of the Queen's Royal Hussars are traveling light, borrowing tactics from the British army's desert campaigns of World War II as they target arms smuggling across the rugged Iranian border.


Firefox Leaves No Reason to Endure Internet Explorer

That should have been said a long time ago. After Microsoft cemented a monopoly of the Web-browser market, it let Internet Explorer go stale, parceling out ho-hum updates that neglected vulnerabilities


This wasn't just an exercise designed to poke a stick at the world champion Red Sox. George Steinbrenner is enamored with the idea of signing one of the Yankees' all-time antagonists.


Vijay Singh became the first golfer to earn $10 million in a single season, after completing victory at the PGA Chrysler Classic at Palm Harbor in Florida on Sunday.


Dow rises for 3d day as inflation fears ease

Stocks rose for the third straight day yesterday, regaining most of the ground they lost last week as concerns about rising interest rates were eased when key economic indicators showed no signs of inflation.


Hurricanes Lead to Spike in Jobless Claims

WASHINGTON Sept. 23, 2004 - The number of new people signing up for jobless benefits rose last week, mostly reflecting the impact of hurricanes that recently ripped through Florida.


Palestinian officials scheduled presidential elections for Jan. 9, pushing forward Sunday with steps to a secure a new leader after the death of Yasser Arafat. Meanwhile, on Sunday, gunfire erupted in the tent set up for mourners of Arafat Just after his successor arrived.


Hamas and Islamic Jihad say they are not bound by the Palestinian truce agreed with Israel in Egypt.


S.Africa civil servants agree to end 4-week strike

South African trade unions called off a four-week public servants strike on Thursday, with most accepting a 7.5 percent general pay rise offered by government.


Roy Horn Says Tiger Bite Was Bid to Help Him

A Las Vegas-based magician who was mauled and dragged from the stage by his white tiger during a show last October said in an interview to be aired on Thursday that the animal was actually trying to help him.


Universities win Senate fight over anti-P2P amendment

Blog: Sen. Harry Reid withdraws legislation that would have required universities--in exchange for funds--to use technology to "prevent the illegal downloading or peer-to-peer distribution of intellectual property."


NASA Pondering a Future Grapple on the James Webb Space Telescope

When it launches in 2013 the James Webb Space Telescope will settle in an orbit roughly one million miles from the Earth. That distance is currently too far for any astronaut or any other existing NASA servicing capability to reach.


Priapic litigant sues health drink outfit

Hard time after swilling extra vits A US man is suing Novartis pharmaceutical company after its Boost Plus health drink allegedly provoked a nasty case of severe priapism.â¦


Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain, trying to mount a comeback in his U.S. presidential bid, will gain the endorsement of independent Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman, a former Democratic vice presidential nominee, on Monday.


Russian President Vladimir Putin began talks with Turkish leaders, Monday. Mr. Putin's visit -- the first by any Russian leader in 32 years -- is aimed at boosting trade and political cooperation between the former regional foes.


More defense witnesses take the stand in Scott Peterson's murder ...

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. More defense witnesses are scheduled to take the stand today in Scott Peterson's double-murder trial. Peterson's attorney Mark Geragos is expected to present the forensic expert who examined the remains of Laci Peterson and her baby.


US Olympic 400m relay gold medallist Alvin Harrison has accepted a four-year ban for drugs offences, according to the United States Anti-Doping Agency.


Accolta proposta distribuire ad azionisti dividendo da 6 mln


Morgan Stanley in Another Deal for a Hedge Fund

The acquisition of Brookville Capital Management is the firmÂs fourth investment in a hedge fund in two months.


Single molecule may lead to nicotine addiction

A single molecule may be partly to blame for nicotine's addictive allure, a finding that researchers say could lead to potential therapies to help millions of smokers quit.


Ted Stepien, the former owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers whose propensity for trading away draft picks resulted in an NBA rule change, died yesterday at his home in Willoughby Hills. He was 82.


More than 100 hopeful Wii owners came from as far as New Jersey — some as early as 6 a.m. with kids and grandparents in tow — to get their hands on the gaming console best known for its wireless, motion-sensitive controller.


New Orleans saxophonist Branford Marsalis didn't even check his ticket to see where he'd be sitting for Monday's New Orleans Saints-Atlanta Falcons game at the Louisiana Superdome.


Al Qaeda slips further from political goals

Egypt's security state has pushed Islamic radicals who once reigned in neighborhoods like Imbaba to the fringes.


A summit of Francophone nations says a UN-backed pact is the only viable way to end war in Ivory Coast.


Presidential Race Still Undecided in New Mexico

Democratic challenger Sen. John Kerry has conceded, President Bush has laid out his plans for a second term and New Mexico still does not know who won the election in the sparsely populated state.


Flood Waters Recede in India's Assam, Death Toll Rises

At least 62 bodies were recovered after flash floods in Assam state, taking the death toll from fresh flooding in the past three days to 88, police and rescue workers said on Sunday.


They've bumped and grinded and sung their way to the top and on Tuesday night the raunchy girl band The Pussycat Dolls break into the world of TV reality to find a new member -- and promote girl power along the way.


'Aumento pensioni non e' la priorita' dell'Italia'


After a Flat Week, Riders Turn to the Mountains

After a week of six long road stages, the Tour de France heads into the Alps on Saturday for four days of grueling mountain stages sure to cause a shake-up in the standings.


FDA and Merck Vioxx Probe by House Energy and Commerce Committee

The House Energy and Commerce Committee is investigating how Vioxx was approved and then taken off the market. It has written to Lester Crawford, FDA, and Ray Gilmartin, CEO of Merck, requesting documents about Vioxx.


China, Russia offer alternative UN resolution on North Korea

China and Russia introduced a draft resolution in the Security Council to counter demands for mandatory UN sanctions against North Korea over its missile tests but got a cool reception from the West.


IRAQ Kidnappers Tighten Screw on U.S. Allies in Iraq

Militants piled more pressure on the  United States' military allies in Iraq on Thursday, seizing a  Polish woman and holding a Japanese man under death threat.


First Lady Favored in Argentine Presidential Election

BUENOS AIRES, Oct. 27 -- If the latest polls are right, the only real suspense that remains in Sunday's election is whether Argentine first lady Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner will receive enough votes to win the presidency outright or be forced into a runoff next month.


The Cassini space probe has taken a stunning image of Saturn's moon Mimas against the blue-grey backdrop of Saturn's rings.


500 million dollars lost in Internet 'phishing' scams in US

US consumers and businesses have lost an estimated 500 million dollars to a relatively new Internet scam known as "phishing," according to a survey released this week.


U.S. remembers 9/11 attacks in solemnity

Americans stood in silence at the times of the Sept. 11 attacks on Tuesday, while the man behind them, Osama bin Laden, surfaced again to praise the suicide hijackers who killed nearly 3,000 people six years ago.


Study: Racial, Economic Gap in Appendicitis Care

In another sign of racial and economic disparities in the U.S. health care system, researchers said on Tuesday that minority children and those without private insurance are more likely to have a ruptured appendix.


Powell Speaks of China, Taiwan 'Reunification'

Secretary of State Colin Powell on Monday spoke of the eventual "reunification" of China and Taiwan, a comment likely to annoy Taiwanese officials who regard the island as an independent nation.


Americans rely on team spirit for Davis Cup final

Facing a battalion of sturdy Spanish baseliners and a partisan, vocal crowd, the United States will rely on team spirit as they fight for the Davis Cup this weekend.


Study Uncovers Memory Aid: A Scent During Sleep

A familiar scent can help a slumbering brain better remember things that it learned the evening before.


Disney Had Good Reason to Fire Ovitz, Witness Says

Walt Disney Co. should have fired Michael Ovitz rather than paying him $140 million in severance, a legal expert testified on Thursday in support of shareholders suing the Disney board.


Scarlett Johansson, Eric Bana and Natalie Portman are among the stars expected to attend the Berlin Film Festival next month.


com. Greg Maddux returned to his golden throne, and the Cardinals remained the National League's leading ministers of defense when the NL's Gold Glove Award winners for 2004 were announced Wednesday.


France Enforcing Ban on Religious Symbols in Public Schools

French authorities say at least six Muslim schoolgirls have been expelled this week for defying the country's new ban on conspicuous religious symbols in the classroom by wearing Islamic headscarves.


Damon Stoudamire scored 33 points and Zach Randolph added 22 points and 18 rebounds to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to a 110-98 victory Friday night over the Milwaukee Bucks.


Hong Kong's pro-democracy parties are on course to net fewer seats  than expected in legislative elections.


Anteprima alla mosdtra del Cinema di Venezia per "Espiazione"La giovanissima star: "Basta con i pirati, tre Ã¨ il numero perfetto"                                            Keira Knightley e McEwan Amore, letteratura e lacrime                                                                                dal nostro inviato CLAUDIA MORGOGLIONE


Blair Flies to Stand by Bush in Post-Arafat Plans

As George W. Bush formulates his plans  for a Middle East without Yasser Arafat, British Prime Minister  Tony Blair will be standing where he says he belongs: right by  the U.S. president's side.


Starbucks Corp  on Monday  said its chief executive, Jim Donald, is leaving the company,  effective immediately.


Kylie Minogue is happy to be back in show business and will wear her trademark glittery outfits on her


The unauthorized use of an attic as accommodation most likely caused a fire that killed 25 people in a care home for the disabled in western Latvia, firefighters said Saturday.


Brazil plane crashes over Amazon with 155 aboard

SAO PAULO, Brazil  - A Brazilian airline passenger plane with 155 people on board disappeared over the Amazon jungle and was believed to have crashed, local officials and news reports said.


Washington, Sept. 30.(UNI): The expansion of the global economy could hit a 30-year record in 2004 but will likely slide in 2005 as a result of higher oil prices and other factors, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) sources said.


Verizon turns down abortion rights group

Saying it had the right to block "controversial or unsavory" text messages, Verizon Wireless has rejected a request from NARAL Pro-Choice America, the abortion rights group, to make Verizon's mobile network available for a text-message program.


Airbus expects air passenger traffic to treble in the next two decades, creating global demand for 24,300 aircraft.


Scientists in California say they have produced embryos that are clones of two men, a potential step toward developing scientifically valuable stem cells.


U.S. High Court Gives Judges Sentencing Discretion

In a major criminal law decision, a  closely divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that  federal judges no longer must follow the long-criticized  sentencing guidelines in effect since 1987.


An image gallery containing creatures and objects made with Blender, an open-source 3D tool.


Astros' Pence knocks Brewers behind Cubs

Hunter Pence singled home the winning run off Matt Wise in the 10th inning and the Houston Astros beat Milwaukee 5-4 Wednesday night, dropping the Brewers out of first place in the NL Central.


An inquest hears the last words of a mother-of-two shot dead by her estranged husband, who also killed their son.


Falling prices of flat-panel displays hit revenues and profits at Fujitsu, the Japanese electronics company.


Deborah Kerr, Actress Known for Genteel Grace and a Sexy Beach Kiss, Dies at 86

The versatile actress projected the quintessential image of the proper Englishwoman but was also indelible in one of the most sexually provocative scenes of the 1950s.


Oil company and US regulators reach deal over 2005 Texas City refinery explosion, last year's Alaska oil spill and a propane price-fixing scandal.


Stomach virus likely caused Olive Garden illnesses

A contagious stomach virus is likely to blame for sickening about 370 people who ate at an an Indianapolis Olive Garden restaurant last week, a county health official said on Monday.


Republican lawmaker introduces subprime legislation

The top Republican on the U.S. House Financial Services Committee on Thursday introduced legislation that would create a national registry and set new standards for mortgage originators in response to the subprime mortgage crisis.


A mini bus carrying a bomb exploded outside an army recruiting center in Baghdad and killed 16 people Monday, the deadliest of a string of attacks that left 29 Iraqis dead. A U.S. soldier also died over the weekend.


A 416GB flash drive--but probably not for you

Bitmicro's flash drives have capacity approaching that of conventional hard drives, but they're designed more for the military than for high-end PCs.


Microsoft enters Google Territory with MSN Spaces

In the last couple of months, we have seen Google invading the Microsoft territory with GMail and Google Desktop Search. Now Microsoft is responding.


Weather Outlook Improves for Friday Shuttle Launch

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The weather forecast for Friday's evening liftoff of the shuttle Atlantis has improved and NASA officials are optimistic launch will take place as planned.


Roundup: Iraqis see no dramatic change in US policy on Iraq ...

Most Iraqis believe that no major or drastic change will take place in the war-torn country after the US elections since the coming White House


Real-world Q Branch at the mayhemware expo

Damn shame Milk Tray man's gone - he'd love it here DSEi In our pleasant time at the DSEi kill-kit show we've already seen the airborne route for steely fellows in black outfits to get to work: but there's also the choice of going in underwater. This is probably a lot slower, but does at least seem to offer more chance of getting away afterwards. That could be important, assuming you're there to do something other than drop off a box of chocolates (and nowadays it seems that's out of fashion). Certainly, if you prefer swimfins to parachutes there's a lot of nifty stuff here for you too.â¦


Intel has added a high-end model to its range mobile processors. The Pentium M 765 is based on Intel's market-leading 90nm manufacturing process technology and features 2MB of integrated, power-managed Level 2 cache.


Cherkasky: Marsh Clears Its Board Of Insiders

Another new policy at Marsh & McLennan Cos. (nyse: MMC - news - people ): The insurer said yesterday that five directors--all company executives--are leaving its board.


A recipe for losing another peace chance

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is not the only one who wants his unilateral disengagement plan to succeed. Many on the Palestinian side would like to see it work, certainly


As the SuperComputing 2004 show kicks off in the US city of Pittsburg this week, Linux technology will be well represented among the big honking processor, storage and networking technologies on display.


Company claims cloned humans and made stem cells

A California company said on Thursday it used cloning technology to make five human embryos, with the eventual hope of making matched stem cells for patients.


Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho insists there will be no need to panic if the Blues drop points during the festive programme. Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger and Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson both believe


The head of a technology industry trade group that for years encouraged aggressive legal action against Microsoft Corp. for antitrust violations personally received nearly $10 million as part


France's Chirac signals departure from politics

French President Jacques Chirac has given his clearest signal yet that he will stand down in May, saying in a television interview that he envisages life after politics.


Tony Saunders has tried to purge the memory of the night when his throwing arm nearly snapped in half as he unleashed a fastball. As if that wouldn't be hard enough, it happened again.


Oprah Winfrey has dealt with every conceivable human torment on her talk show, but she said Wednesday deciding the fate of an accused murderer was sadder and more eye-opening than almost anything she's known.


Iran yielded to western pressure yesterday to freeze its uranium enrichment programme, but only after several days of confrontation with the EU and after Britain, Germany, and France came up with a verbal formula much more generous to Tehran than


PBS has moved up the premiere of a one-hour documentary on Julia Child that had been set to air next year. The 6-foot-2 kitchen icon, who shared her delight of French cuisine through her TV show and cookbooks, died Friday, just two days before her 92nd birthday.


Brazil Embraer says suspends US Airways deliveries

Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer (EMBR4.SA: Quote, Profile, Research) (ERJ.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Wednesday said it had suspended aircraft deliveries to US Airways (UAIR.


Kasparov won't run for Russian president

Kremlin critic and former world chess champion Garry Kasparov will not run in Russia's presidential election after authorities repeatedly blocked supporters' efforts to hold a nominating conference, his spokeswoman said Thursday.


Arab Actors Hope for Change in Hollywood Stereotypes

Sayed Badreya doesn't act very well, but  then he never really had to -- Hollywood has only ever wanted  him to look crazy like a terrorist.


More Flu Vaccine Will Be Available, Health Officials Say

US officials say manufacturer Aventis Pasteur can produce another 2.6 million doses of flu vaccine, but the shipment won't arrive in America until January.


British-based relatives of an elderly Alzheimer's sufferer abandoned at a hospital have been in discussions about his future care with the council looking after him.


New Greek Orthodox patriarch of Alexandria enthroned

The Greek Orthodox Church's new Patriarch of Alexandria and all Africa, Theodore II, was enthroned in this coastal city in northern Egypt.


Troops have been deployed to put down a riot in the Pakistani city of Sialkot which broke out after an attack on a mosque which killed at least 30 people.


Qaeda "leader" claims beheading of Sudan editor

A man purporting to lead an African   branch of al Qaeda claimed responsibility on Tuesday for the   beheading of a Sudanese newspaper editor who was found dead   last week.


MOJAVE, Calif., Oct. 4--The PM.Zone was on the scene again today to watch aeronautical engineer and designer Burt Rutan and his crew at Scaled Composites in Mojave, Calif.


Landis Promises Vigorous Defense as Doping Case Heads to Hearing

Antidoping officials this week formally charged Floyd Landis with using performance-enhancing drugs during this year's Tour de France.


A multi-million pound drugs trial on a conspiracy to supply cocaine has collapsed at the Old Bailey.


Orders at U.S. factories rose 0.5  percent in October as demand for military equipment surged, the  Commerce Department said on Thursday, but orders were flat when  defense was excluded.


Belgian king reappoints Verhofstadt prime minister

"The king received Mr Guy Verhofstadt this evening at the palace in Laeken (Brussels) and named him prime minister"  Belgian King Albert reappointed Guy Verhofstadt as prime minister on Friday to head an interim government charged with trying to bridge Belgium's ever-widening linguistic divide. via Reuters


The UK expels four Russian diplomats after the refusal to extradite the suspect in the Litvinenko murder.


A former rebel commander who was questioned by war crimes investigators is voted in as Kosovan prime minister.