No Decision to Cancel, No New Talks Scheduled

After two days of what an N.H.L. executive called "extensive and constructive talks," the two disputing sides in the lengthy lockout parted company with no resolution.


Emessi da Dda contro persone coinvolte in operazione Nepetia


FOOTBALL: BARTON'S Â£60,000 FINE FOR CIG FIGHT

JOEY BARTON has been fined a record six weeks' wages after being found guilty of gross misconduct at Manchester City's Christmas party.


Gonzalo Gavira, who created the sound effects on horror classic The Exorcist, has died in Mexico aged 79.


Un potente terremoto (8,9 gradi Richter) con epicentro al largo di Sumatra ha colpito il sud est asiatico, causando una serie di maremoti che hanno inondato le coste di Thailandia, India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Malesia e Maldive.


The Motley Fool - In November, IBM (NYSE: IBM - News) chairman and CEO Sam Palmisano announced that his company would be investing $100 million to fund business ideas generated by its InnovationJam -- an online, company-wide brainstorming session. The jam and the $100 million commitment are just two additional reasons why I think IBM is the best blue chip of 2007. But what I found interesting about the announcement was that Palmisano announced the news in both the physical world (in Beijing) and the virtual world. ...


Israel says it will resume fuel supplies to Gaza, two weeks after stopping shipments in response to rocket attacks.


SYDNEY Multiplex Group, Australia's third-biggest property developer, on Monday offered 1.3 billion Australian dollars, or $930 million, for Ronin Property Group to gain access to its rental income and become the nation's fourth-largest property trust.


Google Inc. on Saturday published on  its Belgian website a court order which forbids the Internet  search engine to reproduce snippets of Belgian press on its  news amalgamation service.


Private forecaster AccuWeather said Friday record-breaking heat was expected to move eastward, resulting in temperatures that could reach 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 Celsius) in New York City and Washington, D.C. early next week.


The Federal Communications Commission levied a $1.8 million fine against Fox TV for an episode of Married by America featuring Las Vegas dancers.


Progress made on new Iran sanctions: U.S. official

Major powers on Thursday made progress toward agreeing on new sanctions on Iran for its nuclear program and hope to have their U.N. ambassadors begin drafting a formal Security Council resolution next week, a senior U.S. official said.


Brazilian Grand Prix Fact File - the 700th F1 GP

As its name suggests, Interlagos was located between two lakes when the circuit was built in the 1940s. Today, however, the setting is no longer as picturesque, with the sprawling city now extending almost up to the circuit's crash barriers.


Maybe it is time for the Redskins to hit the panic button. After all they just suffered their third straight loss and it came to the Cleveland Browns, a team that was supposed to battle for the No.


BAGHDAD - An Islamic militant group on Sunday released a video claiming to show the suicide bomber who carried out the deadly attack on a dining hall at a US Army base in Mosul.


The one-bag rule will still apply at NI airports despite changes elsewhere in the UK from Monday.


The Government came under more pressure in the Commons today over plans for a major reorganisation of Scottish regiments. Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon is considering plans to scrap one of Scotland's six infantry


Nokia to lay off a few hundred R&D staff

The exact number of layoffs, which are focused in Nokia's multimedia division and mostly in Finland and Germany, will be decided later, said Kari Tuutti, head of the division's information department.


Reid-Limbaugh spat raises $2.1 million for children

Conservative commentator Rush  Limbaugh raised $2.1 million for children of fallen Marines and  law enforcement officers on Friday by auctioning off a letter  from Senate Democrats denouncing him for a remark about "phony  soldiers."


Metronidazole/Nystatin Effective for Vaginosis

NEW YORK  - For the treatment of vaginal  bacterial infections, ovules containing the combination of  metronidazole plus nystatin are significantly more effective  than metronidazole gel, according to results of a trial  conducted in Lima, Peru.


Fukuda is elected head of Japan's ruling party, assuring he'll succeed Shinzo Abe. But can he  address the issues Japan cares about?


Ashcroft Heralds Success in Net Crime Crackdown

"America's justice community is dedicated to stopping economic crimes before they spread through the online community," Attorney General John Ashcroft said as he announced the results of "Operation Web Snare" at a Washington news conference.


Surgery Resumes to Separate Conjoined Twins

Surgery to separate year-old twin girls joined at the head resumed at 6 am in Baltimore, four days after the operation had to be halted because the condition of one became unstable.


An audit by international observers supported official elections results that gave President Hugo Chavez a victory over a recall vote against him, the secretary-general of the Organisation of American States announced.


ABUJA, Nigeria Huge quantities of arms and ammunition have poured into Sudan's Darfur region in the past two weeks and the government is poised for a major military offensive, the African Union said Friday.


Thanksgiving plea: don't gobble up turkeys

As cooks across the United States roll up their sleeves to prepare a Thanksgiving feast, animal-rights activists are urging Americans to keep turkey off the table on Thursday.


Mark Cueto is the only debutant in the England starting line-up for Saturday's Twickenham Test against Canada but there are plenty of new faces lining up behind the Sale wing.


An inquiry starts after a 32-year-old man is killed in a fall from a mountain in Gwynedd.


HBO gets a "Life" with virtual-world documentary

HBO has snapped up a  documentary film that was created and produced entirely within  Second Life, the 3-D virtual world that boasts more than 9  million residents worldwide.


Arafat's condition worsens as Palestinian officials argue with ...

Yasser Arafat is in a coma and his condition worsened overnight, a hospital spokesman said Tuesday, as Palestinian officials sought to visit their critically ill leader over his wife's angry objections.


Brutal, no-holds-barred fighting should be banned, doctors say.


In vendita prodotti realizzati nelle terre requisite a Mafie


Tom Brady and Randy Moss have established an instant connection this season, but they had a harder time than usual connecting Sunday in the Patriots' 20-10 win over the New York Jets.


NEW YORK -- The nation's service economy expanded at a faster-than-expected pace in June, a resesarch group said Thursday suggesting soaring gas prices and inflation aren't dampening strength in industries such as banking, retail and travel.


Falcons 'D' stops Rams; Seahawks win again on road

FALCONS 34, RAMS 17: At Atlanta - Michael Vick brought his running shoes to Atlanta's home opener, but the defense saved the game.


By Dan Voorhis, The Wichita Eagle, Kan.  Dec. 16--When community leaders returned from a trip to Richmond, Va., in September, they were fired up over how to improve Wichita.   It has been three months since the trip.


Chavez Visit to Spain Sparks Coup Controversy

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's  fence-mending visit to Spain sparked political uproar on  Tuesday when Madrid for the first time backed his allegations  that the former Spanish government backed a coup against him.


Microsoft Pins Web TV Hopes on LiveStation

If you dream of being able to watch CSI: Miami or Survivor on your cell phone while you dash out to the store for some snacks, take heart: LiveStation, a Web TV service created by Microsoft and a software company called Skinkers, might soon make it possible.


China's central bank tells US not to blame others for economic woes

A senior Chinese central bank official has warned the United States not to blame other countries for its own economic difficulties, a report said.


Insurance firms settle World Trade Center dispute with developer

A group of insurance companies has reached a two-billion-dollar settlement with the developers of the World Trade Center over payouts related to the September 11 attacks, officials said Wednesday.


Boeing eyes $15 billion in Indian work: report

Boeing Co.  said it may bid for $15 billion of Indian military orders in the next decade, as it seeks to benefit from closer ties between the U.S. and India, a Bloomberg report said on Friday.


The Nationals announce a series of appearances by Manager Manny Acta and a few players at various events throughout the region.


Atomic Power Station Halted in Russia, No Radiation

One reactor at a Russian nuclear power  station was closed down after a malfunction, but there was no  leak of radiation at the site near the city of Saratov on the  Volga river, Russian news agencies reported on Friday.


A Mortgage-Securities Hedge Fund Suspends Payouts

The Horizon ABS Fund said it made the decision when a major investor sought to leave the $650 million fund, managed by United Capital Markets.


Today's "Terrorism and Security update": A survey shows most of the 21 nations polled believe Bush could make world more dangerous.


Fraud case for "Sarah" author heads to NY jury

A best-selling author who pretended to  be a 19-year-old male prostitute covered up her identity to  profit from her novel and gain a movie deal, a lawyer for the  film company suing her said in closing arguments on Thursday.


The leaves swirling outside the Cambridge Boat Club yesterday weren't just a sign of the season to Fred Schoch , executive director of the Head of the Charles Regatta. They were a sign that he might have to shorten the race's 3-mile course today.


China-made Chryslers to reach U.S. by 2010

The first Made-in-China Chrysler cars, built by local partner Chery Automobile Co., could reach the United States or Europe within 30 months, as ambitious Chinese rivals race to penetrate the world's big auto markets.


The manager of the China Under-23 football team has apologised for a mass brawl which led to the abandonment of his side's match with Queens Park Rangers here this week.


Iraq and Turkey See Tensions Rise After Ambush

Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice intervened to ward off a strike by Turkey on northern Iraq after an ambush by Kurdish rebels left at least 12 Turkish soldiers dead.


Blog: VA Software has become SourceForge after selling its collaborative programming software to erstwhile rival CollabNet.


CARE suspends operations in Iraq following kidnapping of aid ...

(Sydney, Australia-AP) Oct. 20, 2004 - Australia's government says it's working with the British and Iraqi governments to help win the release of an aid worker kidnapped in Baghdad.


Powell Tours Sri Lanka's Tsunami-Ravaged South

GALLE, Sri Lanka  - Secretary of State Colin  Powell toured Sri Lanka's tsunami-ravaged south on Friday,  surveying a crippled tourism hub and relief efforts just hours  ahead of a visit by U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan.


Blog: Founding CEOs often outlive their effectiveness. Boards seem reluctant to carry out their primary function: hiring and firing the CEO.


Poetic "Fugitive Pieces" opens Toronto film festival

The Toronto International Film Festival opened on Thursday with drama "Fugitive Pieces" telling a poetic tale that asks audiences to find hope even when faced with atrocities of war.


A top lawyer given special clearance to represent terror suspects in court has resigned in protest at the government's anti-terror laws.


Pakistani officials lower the death toll in the massive train derailment in the south of the country on Wednesday.


Marisa Tomei set to star in CBS comedy pilot

Marisa Tomei will play  the title role in CBS' comedy pilot "The Rich Inner Life of  Penelope Cloud."


Cazenove faces scrutiny over merger talks

Cazenove, the Queen's broker, will tomorrow be under pressure to divulge the state of merger talks at its annual shareholder meeting, with US giants circling the firm.


Moose Wanders Onto N. Michigan U. Campus

MARQUETTE, Mich. - A moose that wandered onto the Northern Michigan University campus and broke a dormitory window might have been looking for love in all the wrong places, a wildlife expert said.


Serena, Capriati, Roddick Advance at Open

NEW YORK - Coming close to a perfect serving day, Andy Roddick rolled into the U.S. Open's round of 16 Sunday by overwhelming No...


Medal of Freedom for key figures in Iraq war

Washington -- President Bush bestowed the nation's highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, Tuesday on three of the central architects and executors of the war in Iraq, one of the president's strongest efforts yet at putting a formal


No USC coach ever defeated his archrivals three consecutive years, but Pete Carroll is two weeks from history. With a victory over Notre Dame tonight and UCLA next week, Carroll


Sci-fi film Alien vs. Predator grosses $38.3m (Â£20.8m) at the US box office during its debut weekend.


Ascoli, 15:18 - CALCIO, ASCOLI; TESSER: CON LA SAMP SUBITO DELVECCHIO

La presenza di Delvecchio è l'interrogativo che anima la vigilia dell'Ascoli in vista della p...


The funeral of a policeman who was stabbed to death during a 999 call out in Luton is to be held later.


Fed chairman Ben Bernanke revives fears that the crisis in the sub-prime lending market could derail the US economy.


Photographs of the 'World Series' Eclipse

Earth cast an eerie shadow on the Moon Wednesday during a total lunar eclipse that delighted skywatchers on several continents. It was the first total lunar eclipse ever to coincide with a World Series game.


Il presidente Ã¨ determinato a tentare solo con un'ampia maggioranzaIl Cavaliere: di lui mi fido, anche se certa sinistra vuole forzargli la mano                                          Marini, primo messaggio a Berlusconi "SarÃ² leale, non farÃ² governicchi"                                                                                di CLAUDIO TITO


: US troops clashed Monday with Sunni insurgents west of the capital and gunmen assassinated Baghdad's deputy governor as fresh American soldiers arrived in the capital _ a move that will push US military strength in Iraq to its


Chinese United by Common Goal: A Hot Stock Tip

A record bull market is pulling in new investors but causing concern among the countryâs senior officials.


Mets Still Want Delgado to Want Them. Please.

On Monday, the Mets were still competing with the Florida Marlins and the Baltimore Orioles to sign Carlos Delgado.


Two more doctors charged over bomb attacks on UK

Two more doctors were charged on  Saturday with involvement in the failed car bomb attacks in  London and Glasgow, one man in Britain and one in Australia,  bringing the number accused to three.


Protein Linked With Poor Prognosis in Early-Stage Breast Cancer

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 30 (HealthDay News) -- High levels of a protein called Ki-67 are associated with poor prognosis in women with early-stage breast cancer, but this protein may not be useful in identifying patients who would benefit from additional chemotherapy, an Italian study suggests.


After Cardinal Spellman lost its second South Sectional final in a row in 2003, coach Pat Lamb warned his team against becoming the Buffalo Bills of basketball. But having lost a third straight final in March, Lamb is taking a different approach heading into the 2004-05 season.


FRANKFURT -- A car that can go 80 miles on a gallon of renewable fuel such as soy and canola would seem like an ideal solution to oil prices bumping around historic highs of $50 a barrel.


Europe approves the pharmaceutical's new drug to help smokers quit.


Patriots' Neal trying to pin down the NFL

It had been seven years since Stephen Neal played football, and now he had to play at the highest level, against men who had dedicated their lives to the sport. Safe to say, his challenges were different from those of his teammates. Much different. Even in the locker room.


Network computer maker Sun Microsystems Inc. Thursday said it agreed to pay $92 million to settle a long-running patent infringement lawsuit with Eastman Kodak Co.


Washington takes handgun ban to US Supreme Court

The city of Washington is asking the US Supreme Court to uphold a three-decade ban on handguns in the nation's capital in a case that could have ramifications on gun control laws in other states.


UNNAO, India -- Early in September, a lawmaker here celebrated his 41st birthday with a packed poolside party of dancing, drunken, gun-wielding guests at a highway resort called Fantasy motel. As the party moved into full swing around midnight, people began firing into the air in delirious joy.


* PULLING RANKS: NC State is 8-47-1 against opponents ranked in the top 10, including a 1-5 record under Chuck Amato. The Pack has twice beaten a team ranked as high as No.


Le nuove entrate, per il bilancio dello Stato, della Finanziaria 2005 saranno racimolate anche letteralmente dalla strada. Sono circa 3 miliardi di euro che lo Stato conta di intascare dallâintroduzione


The Court of Arbitration rules it cannot intervene over the lifting of drugs bans on Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif.


Soccorso dai colleghi e trasportato in infermeria


A California consulting company steered group life and disability policies to insurers in exchange for secret payoffs that drove up the cost of employee-paid premiums


A federal judge in Washington Monday ruled that an al-Qaida suspect at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, cannot be tried for war crimes in secrecy.


Since 9/11, Rich Arabs Again Frolic in Lebanon

Lebanon, once a byword for terrorism, has turned into the destination of choice for wealthy families from the Mideast.


RFK Stadium may not be pretty but it has been home and the Nats are preparing to say goodbye to that beautiful dump of a park.


Se si applicano le metodologie degli studi di settore


New Overtime Rules to Take Effect Monday

In an unprecedented overhaul of the nation's overtime pay rules, the Bush administration is delivering to its business allies an election-year plum they've sought for decades.


Jasper Conran, Paul Smith charm London shows

British designer Jasper Conran sent models sashaying down the catwalk on Monday in sculpted dresses and bright emerald, clementine and carnation tights.


Cannes Marks 20th Anniversary of 'Platoon'

When his Vietnam saga "Platoon" appeared, Oliver Stone felt it was a painful reminder of an aggressive mentality he hoped America had left behind.


NL: Green Homers Lift Los Angeles Past Atlanta

Shawn Green hit two home runs, including a grand slam, as Los Angeles defeated the Atlanta Braves 7-4 in a battle of National League division leaders at Dodger Stadium Saturday.


Victorious Venus targets return to elite

MEMPHIS, Tennessee  - Venus Williams has targeted a return to the world's top 16 by the French Open.


NEW YORK - Former Disney CEO Michael Eisner built his career trying to identify and shape hit movies and TV shows. Now he's at it again, this time on the Internet. His investment firm, The Tornante Co., will announce Monday the formation of a studio, Vuguru, that will acquire and develop slickly written, produced and acted Web video.


The Cleveland Cavaliers are just one defeat away from losing the NBA finals, yet star forward LeBron James is refusing to throw in the towel.


Mao's urbane English tutor dies in China

The debonair Chinese diplomat who tutored Chairman Mao in English has died, ending an eventful life that began as an abandoned child and brought her next to Mao and U.S. President Richard Nixon as they shared toasts and jokes.


U.S. Drops Spy Charges Against Accused U.S. Airman

The U.S. military dropped spy  charges against a Syrian-American airman who worked as a  translator at the anti-terror detention center at Guantanamo on  Wednesday after he agreed to plead guilty to several lesser  charges, officials said.


Milano, 19:37 - CALCIO, ATALANTA: PRESENTATI COPPOLA E DE ASCENTIS

L'Atalanta ha presentato i due nuovi acquisti Coppola, ingaggiato dal Piacenza via Milan, e De Ascen...


St. Louis - Jim Edmonds reacted with conclusiveness. On contact, he punched both fists in the air. Then he ran around the bases and into the waiting arms of a relieved city.


It sounds crazy, but itâs true! Scientists have developed wearable solar panels that can be sewed into clothing, helping charge music players, mobile phones, light batteriesâ¦ This innovative product is likely to hit the market in three years time.


The EU and US agree to start talks on ending subsidies given to aircraft makers, the EU trade commissioner says.


Evander Holyfield was suspended indefinitely by New York State boxing officials in the wake of his loss on Saturday in New York City to a journeyman fighter, Larry Donald.


RED BANK, Tenn. - Police are investigating after a man wrote about launching a "feline jihad" to rid his Chattanooga suburb of stray cats.  Max Gerskin wrote a two-part series in the Chattanooga Pulse weekly publication, the first of which was published Aug.


Russia suspended participation in a European arms control treaty that governs deployment of troops on the continent, the Kremlin said today.


Governments around the world hailed as a victory for democracy the Ukraine Supreme Court's declaration Friday that the country's disputed presidential runoff election is invalid.


Mitch Kupchak and Jerry Buss issued a four-point statement through the Lakers' staff. Rudy Tomjanovich offered words of praise outside the locker room.


Nuclear impasse hangs over two Koreas' talks

The two Koreas will try to mend relations at cabinet-level talks on Tuesday, but the North's refusal to act on a nuclear disarmament deal could lead Seoul to delay rice aid promised to its impoverished neighbor.


Global stocks fall, haunted by economy fears

Shares in Asia fell 3 percent on Monday as concerns over the health of the global economy returned to haunt stock markets, sending investors to seek safe haven government bonds.


Bush Trip Revives Israeli Push for Pardon of Spy

JERUSALEM -- A balding, bearded visage loomed over President Bush's visit here last week, peering down from banners and from posters on buses barreling along quiet streets. The face was that of Jonathan Pollard, an American who pleaded guilty in 1986 to passing top-secret information to Israel.


A series of powerful earthquakes and aftershocks rattled northern Japan on Saturday, killing at least seven people and injuring more than 700 as buildings crumbled, a


Books of The Times: The Tenant Who Wrote âMacbethâ

Charles Nicholl's book opens a window onto Jacobean London and the swirl of sights and sensations that surrounded William Shakespeare and inevitably found their way into his plays.


For about six months of the year, bursts of a h


In Blog, a Military Man Writes About His Own Death

âI died doing a job I loved,â U.S. Army Major Andrew Olmsted wrote in his final online piece.


Rumsfeld: Fallujah Offensive 'Will Deal a Blow' to Terrorists

The Defense Department's top civilian today predicted victory for US, coalition and Iraqi forces as they launched large- scale attacks on insurgent positions in the Iraqi city of Fallujah.


Deal reached in Volkswagen labour dispute

HANOVER - Management at Volkswagen and union leaders Wednesday agreed to a 28-month pay freeze as part of plans by the giant German-based carmaker to drastically cut costs.


Spain's San Sebastian festival shows filmmaking still a man's world

Filmmaking is still largely a man's domain, if the offerings of the San Sebastian film festival in Spanish and similar events are anything to go by.


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Accordo da 430 mln, italiani subentrano a Rockfeller Group


Taking a page from the music industry's playbook, the movie industry filed lawsuits in St. Louis and elsewhere Tuesday as part of a national campaign to crack down on piracy online.


Cinephiles, Pack Your Bags. An Uncut Version Awaits.

The phenomenon of so many people visiting Hong Kong to see uncensored films has highlighted changing attitudes toward government censorship of the arts in China.


Mathieu Schneider had a goal and an assist to lift the Anaheim Ducks to a 3-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday.


Philippine Army Fights Muslim Rebels, Talks Intact

Philippine troops exchanged heavy  gunfire with Muslim rebels on the southern island of Mindanao  on Monday, breaking a 17-month cease-fire just weeks before  peace talks hosted by Malaysia were due to restart.


BAGHDAD, Nov. 15. - Prime Minister Ayad Allawiâs office confirmed today the release of two of his women relatives kidnapped last week.


InterContinental says U.S. hotels performing well

British hotelier InterContinental Hotels Group  said on Wednesday that revenue per available room (revPAR) had risen 10.2 percent at its U.S. InterContinental hotels in the eight months to August 31.


Europe Orders Full Safety Probe of Cox-2 Drugs

The European Commission has ordered a full-scale probe into the safety of five remaining Cox-2 arthritis drugs, following last month's


More delays for British Airways passengers in London

British Airways cancelled four more flights due to what it called lingering problems from a staff shortage at London's Heathrow Airport which delayed thousands of travellers earlier in the week.


Britain's Lewis Hamilton claims pole position in his McLaren for Sunday's British Grand Prix at Silverstone.


Pakistan fight back despite Strauss hundred

England captain Andrew Strauss scored his second century of the series against Pakistan but his exit to the last ball before tea left the third Test finely balanced on the fourth day here at Headingley.


Russia's No. 2 oil producer OAO Lukoil saw its 2004 third-quarter net profit double on the back of high oil prices and rising output, the company said Tuesday.


Gossip sheet: Should we expect news from Facebook this week?

Signs are pointing to a potentially big announcement out of the company this week, but the notoriously tight-lipped social network isn't providing any answers.


Thai Tiger Zoo Keepers Declared Safe from Bird Flu

The bird flu toll among tigers at a Thai zoo has risen to 83, but the keepers who looked after them are free of the deadly disease which has killed 31 people in southeast Asia this year, officials said on Friday.


McKinnon extradition drama turned into radio play

Haxploitation The plight of accused Pentagon hacker Gary McKinnon has become the subject of a radio play due to air on the UK's Radio 4 on Wednesday afternoon.The play, due to air at 2.15pm will tell the story of McKinnon's fight against extradition to the US.â¦


The son of former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher, an ex-race car driver whose business career has been dogged by accusations of questionable arms deals and shady ventures, was charged Wednesday with helping finance a foiled coup plot in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea.


Bush's Iraq, Afghan, Tsunami Plan Due Next Week

The White House is finalizing an $80  billion to $100 billion package that will pay for military  operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and could release details  early next week, sources close to the deliberations said on  Friday.


The digital generation gap shows up in the attempt for schools to ban cell phones outright.  Teens and parents are pushing back against the attempts to take away the phones they have come to depend on so much.


The costliest international warplane  project, the F-35 Lightning 2 Joint Strike Fighter, safely  completed its first test flight on Friday, advancing a $276.5  billion program financed by the United States and eight other  countries.


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Downed blogger Murray vows to continue Usmanov attacks

Ex-ambassador defiant in libel row Former UK ambassador to Uzbekistan Craig Murray has vowed to carry on making allegations against billionaire Arsenal shareholder Alisher Usmanov, despite attempts to silence him and his supporters.â¦


Istat: media Italia 449,77 euro, Sicilia in coda


JERUSALEM: Syria is directly involved in terrorism and will not be granted immunity by Israel, the deputy defence minister said on Monday, but stopped short of claiming formal responsibility for the killing of a Hamas leader in Damascus.


Cisco Systems has unveiled a 40% jump in quarterly profits, lifted by equipment able to support video downloads.


Astronomers Contemplate Icy Volcanoes in Far Places

A discovery now has some astronomers entertaining visions of icy volcanoes roiling on some of the tiny worlds circling beyond Neptune, at least at one time.


Firenze, 19:36 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA: CON LA ROMA FORSE STADIO NON PRONTO

Il 18 marzo per la partita Fiorentina-Roma, lo stadio Artemio Franchi doveva essere pronto per riapr...


Based on the memoir of his widow, Mariane Pearl, the stunning 'A Mighty Heart' revolves around the 2002 kidnapping of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl.


EMC Fourth-Quarter Profit Rises 35 Percent

EMCâs quarterly profit beat Wall Street expectations, as the seller of data storage hardware and software posted double-digit percentage gains across all its major business segments.


The state takes full control of one of Zimbabwe's main food processors by buying out US firm HJ Heinz.


Moroccan UN unit accused of sex abuse over 3 years

Moroccan U.N. peacekeepers in Ivory Coast are alleged to have sexually abused girls as young as 13 over a three-year period as units rotated through the West African country, U.N. officials said.


Bush has everything to lose in upcoming debates

With John Kerry apparently lagging in the polls, a poor showing in the upcoming debates may not make much of a difference. The support for Bush is hardly likely to increase much more than it is at the moment


Nel quarto trimestre contro gli 1,24 precedenti


U.S. consumer sentiment stagnated in early September, according to a survey released on Friday, as doubts about the economy and the job market persisted.


The innately powerful film, starring Tommy Lee Jones and Charlize Theron, is an antiwar statement dressed up as a murder mystery.


Allen licenses commercial space flight technology

Paul Allen's backing of commercial space flight received a boost Monday, as a startup called Virgin Galactic plans to build an aircraft based on the technology used by SpaceShipOne, the Allen-backed plane that flew into space in June.


New Delhi: A day after his remarks created confusion and threatened to affect Indo-Russian ties, Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday clarified that he supported Indiaâs case for getting the veto power in an expanded UN Security Council.


Business & money: Proposed closure of Berkshire brewery in 2010 would mean the loss of loss of up to 360 jobs


Alou Will Be 11 Miles From Two Murders That He Canât Forget

For Mets outfielder Moises Alou, hardly a day passes when he does not think about the night of July 27, 1995, when his father-in-law and a brother-in-law were shot to death during a robbery attempt in Brooklyn.


Roma, 20:07 - CALCIO, LAZIO: TRIBUNALE NON DISSEQUESTRA DENARO MEZZAROMA

Il Tribunale del riesame di Milano ha respinto la richiesta di dissequestro di circa 4 milioni di eu...


told reporters on Sunday, though some officials said the last vote could be counted on Monday. waist, according to Lieutenant-Colonel Patrick Poulain, spokesman for the NATO-led peacekeeping mission.


Il ragazzo sedicenne che medita nella foresta Ã¨ ritenuto una reincarnazione del Siddharta GoutamaA dicembre era stato ritrovato ai piedi di un albero, dopo nove mesi in cui se ne erano perse le tracce                                            Sparisce di nuovo il "Piccolo Budda" era riapparso in Nepal da pochi mesi


China rejects U.S. criticism of military build-up

China dismissed U.S. criticism of its military build-up on Tuesday, saying the world's most populous country was an important force for world peace.


A female zookeeper at Denver Zoo in the US dies after being attacked by a jaguar in its enclosure.


Yankees Take Dramatic 12-Inning Victory Over Twins

Hideki Matsui hit a sacrifice fly to score Derek Jeter in the bottom of the 12th inning, giving the New York Yankees a dramatic 7-6 victory over the Minnesota Twins in the American League Divisional Series Wednesday.


(CBS/AP) Prosecutors and defense attorneys in Kobe Bryant's sexual assault case get a chance this week to see potential jurors eye-to-eye for the first time.


Roma, 14:42 - CALCIO, LIPPI: GRAZIE AL NAPOLI PER AVERMI REGALATO LA JUVE

Napoli-Juve di sabato prossimo al San Paolo avrà uno spettatore dal cuore diviso in duo. Prim...


Someday soon, Warren Buffett may have to apply his legendary stock-picking skills to the candidates clamoring for his endorsement in the 2008 presidential race.


Hope for progress toward peace in the region is tempered by a Palestinian power vacuum. By Ben Lynfield | Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor.


IMMERSE YOURSELFShipwrecks, Sharks and Sea Creatures Lure Visitors to Renovated, Expanded Aquarium

By SUSAN LADD  PINE KNOLL SHORES __ You hear it before you see it __ the unmistakable sound of a waterfall. As you come within sight of it and move closer, the temperature actually seems to drop, just like it does in the mountains.


Well, it's "Patch Day Tuesday" again, and Microsoft just released another raft of security bulletins. We got ten bulletins this time, but that amounts to something upwind of 20 separate vulnerabilities


Realizing the Benefits of Real User Monitoring in Less Than an Hour

(Source: Symphoniq) You can't manage what you can't measure.  Learn why traditional performance tools can't deliver the visibility and control required to manage today's complex architectures.  Also learn about key requirements an optimal solution should provide.  View this 5-Minute solution preview.


Bosnian director Emir Kusturica, who has won the Cannes film festival's top prize twice, will chair the jury this year.


Foxâs Coverage of World Series Has Taco Filling

Game 1 of the World Series was won by the Red Sox. But it belonged to Taco Bell, which is not related to Cool Papa, Buddy or Gus.


Former diplomats offer candidates advice

Foreign policy gurus, from Richard Holbrooke to Henry A. Kissinger, are providing advice to presidential candidates on a long hopeful march to the White House.


Talk show host Oprah Winfrey was picked to serve on a jury Monday at Cook County Criminal Court. The murder trial was expected to start late Monday afternoon.


Networks wont run church spot featuring gay couple; say ad runs contrary to company policies. By Steve Hargreaves, CNN/Money Staff Writer.


BMC looks to simplify network operations

BMC Software is expected to announce upgrades to two of its systems management products on Monday.


US Secretary of State Colin Powell rejects Russian claims that the West wants more influence in Ukraine.


VANCOUVER, Wash. - State Sen. Don Carlson is an oddity in his party, a Republican in a largely Democratic district. The unusual status makes some Republicans nervous.


Candidate has ad about opponent's affair

A Democratic House candidate has launched the first TV commercial to focus on his Republican opponent's affair with a woman who claimed Rep. Don Sherwood abused her.


Post-'Friends' Climate Warlike for Big Four

Fasten your seat belts, folks; it's going to be a bumpy fall.


Israel's release of Palestinian prisoners delayed

Israel is unlikely to release from prison 100 members of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah faction ahead of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, an Israeli government official said on Sunday.


Maryland court rejects paper requirement for e-voting

SEPTEMBER 03, 2004  - A Maryland county court yesterday rejected a challenge to the use of electronic voting machines that sought to allow voters to opt out of using the technology.


Panama president frees Cubans; US denies role

Bush administration officials denied any role yesterday in the pardon of four Cuban exiles by the outgoing Panamanian government. Three of the exiles â-ho were convicted


Hanging out with the band Vampire Weekend at its old stomping ground.


Iran's hard-line judiciary makes a rare admission of error in a case against Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi.


Spain unveils memorial to Madrid train bomb victims

A small glass tower channeling light into an underground chamber was unveiled as a memorial to victims of the Madrid train bombings, meters away from where the blasts killed 191 people exactly three years ago on Sunday.


For Super Tuesday, McCain's edge is substantial

McCain leads by 19 points nationally, but Romney could benefit from anti-McCain votes.


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A man who died after being stabbed in Lancashire is identified as an off-duty military police constable.


Stakes, uncertainty high as voting nears

A deeply unsettled nation takes the first step this week in choosing a president to confront a world of challenges that have flummoxed the current administration and undermined Americans' confidence in government.


Yushchenko won presidency by more than 2 million votes, official results show

KYIV, Ukraine  - Opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko won Ukraine's presidential election by more than two million votes, officials said Tuesday, but his rival refused to concede defeat and claimed that almost five million people had been unable to cast ballots.


Sony Unveils 'Cyber-shot M1' Camera With Hot Button for Video

Sony this week unveiled its new Cyber-shot DSC-M1 digital camera that features a swivel screen design that can automatically record video while snapping pictures.


Bob Metcalfe Takes Helm of Biofuel Company

Tech veteran of Xerox Parc, 3Com and a VC, heâs now trying his hand in biofuels.


Canadian officials are reporting that their government's immigration Web site has been swamped with traffic since George W. Bush gave his acceptance speech on Wednesday. [Missing Links]


The diamond industry hits back ahead of the release of Blood Diamond, a film about illegally traded diamonds.


Slide.com: Millions of widgets, widgets for me

The widget powerhouse has announced that there are more than 1 million widgets being created every day across its network.


Dell adds plasma TVs, printers to lineup

NEW YORK _ Dell Inc. ventured deeper into consumer electronics Thursday, adding plasma televisions to its growing lineup of home-entertainment products.


One of the world's largest optical telescopes, based in Spain, will peer into space for the first time.


Germany has indicated it would possibly send troops to Iraq if Democrat Sen. John Kerry is elected US president, the Financial Times said Wednesday.


Roma, 18:26 - CALCIO, LAZIO: 12 RETI AL FORMIA, TRIPLETTA DI PANDEV

Test contro il Formia (promozione) per la Lazio a Formello. 12-0 il finale con tripletta di Pandev, ...


Romanian President Traian Basescu, top, adjust his microphone as ultranationalist leader Corneliu Vadim Tudor, right, carries a banner depicting Basescu behind bars, and shouts attempting to interrupt the ...Comment


Zimbabwe bans bulk buying as shops run empty

Zimbabwe authorities ordered businesses on Thursday to stop selling basic goods in bulk to avert shortages after an official price freeze triggered a frenzied buying spree that has emptied most shop shelves.


Liverpool are fortunate to emerge with a draw from their opening Champions League Group A game against Porto.


What you don't know can hurt your portfolio.


The government is to launch a review into whether there should be British astronauts to take part in space exploration.


US Justice Dept approves Cingular-AT&T deal

US antitrust authorities on Monday approved Cingular Wireless' plan to acquire rival AT&T Wireless Services Inc. (AWE.N: Quote, Profile, Research) for $41 billion in cash, creating the nation's biggest wireless carrier.


E-Mail-Authentication Problems Spawn New Apps

Port25 has released a new version of its PowerMTA, geared to address E-mail-authentication specs and accreditation services. By Thomas Claburn.


Iraq's interim president says Ghazi al-Yawar the 30 January poll must go ahead, despite continuing violence.


Firms sign blogging 'self-discipline' pact in China

Yahoo China and MSN China confirmed Friday they had signed a code of conduct for their blogging operations that committed them to protecting the interests of the Chinese state.


In seguito a blitz Nato, sono rimasti feriti


Dublino, 18:41 - RUGBY, SEI NAZIONI: IRLANDA-FRANCIA 17-20

La Francia ha battuto 20 a 17 l'Irlanda a Dublino nella seconda giornata del Sei Nazioni. (Nic. A...


Rescued Gulf camel jockeys become misfits in Pakistan

RAHIM YAR KHAN, Pakistan  - Hameed Moosa is lame. Nasir Hussain's face is disfigured by burns.


Police Say Dozens Hurt in Ga. Refinery Blast

An explosion shook a sugar refinery, starting a fire and injuring dozens of people, the authorities said.


Will Warming Lead to a Rise in Hurricanes?

As the annual hurricane season begins, scientists are pressing on a number of fronts to learn how to tell with greater precision when and where they will strike.


West Brom Replaces Team Manager Megson With Assistant Burrows

West Bromwich Albion replaced manager Gary Megson with his assistant Frank Burrows after the English soccer club slipped to 16th in the 20-team Premiership on Saturday following a 3-0 defeat at Crystal Palace.


Michigan introduces Rich Rodriguez as new head coach

The University of Michigan, traditionally one of the top college football powers, introduced Rich Rodriguez as its new head coach on Monday.


Palestinians to Elect Arafat's Successor on Jan. 9

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinians set Jan. 9 as  the date for presidential elections to replace Yasser Arafat on  Sunday as the United States hinted it may be ready to resume  Middle East peacemaking shelved since 2000.


China successfully put its earth resource satellite, the third of ZY-2, into the orbit with a Chinese Long-March 4-B rocket that blasted off at 11:10 am Saturday from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province.


British men lacking when it comes to hygiene: study

The majority of British men don't believe in spending much time on their hygiene, according to a report published by a market research company.


The controversial EU constitution is set to be the main focus on the final day of talks at a summit in Brussels.


Australia, fresh from their triumph in the Tri-Nations, rallied in the second half in Philadelphia to avert the biggest international shock in the history of the game.


Carlo Bonini davanti agli investigatori della Finanza di Brescia Convocato come testimone, ispezionato il suo computer                                          Sismi, interrogato per 10 ore giornalista di Repubblica                                                                                Il ministro Parisi: "Fiducia sull'operato del servizio e sui suoi vertici"L'inchiesta sul rapimento di Abu Omar potrebbe essere "sfilata" ai magistrati di Milano di FERRUCCIO SANSA


A down day, but stocks gain in '07 despite subprime

Stocks fell on Monday, but the market managed to make a modest advance in 2007 after gains in energy and technology offset the dramatic sell-off in financials from the mortgage market meltdown.


Pamela Anderson was recently spotted kissing Rick Salomon  in Los Angeles.


DALLAS - Bishop T.D. Jakes isn't easily intimidated...


TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Kenneth Darby rushed for 197 yards and scored two touchdowns, on a run and on a pass, as Alabama beat No. 24 Southern Mississippi, 27-3, yesterday for its first win against a ranked opponent in nearly two years. Southern Miss (4-1) had been averaging nearly 29 points per game, but the Crimson Tide (5-2) limited it to ...


Bucks request meeting with Chinese draft pick Yi

The owner of the Milwaukee Bucks has written to first-round draft pick Yi Jianlian requesting a meeting with the Chinese power forward, according to a newspaper report.


Actress Vardalos's Acropolis dream comes true

Greece has granted American actress and  writer Nia Vardalos the rare privilege of shooting parts of her  new Tom Hanks-produced film in the classical ruins of Athens's  Acropolis.


Milano, 12:47 - CALCIO, JUVE; COBOLLI GIGLI: NO POLEMICHE PER NAZIONALI

Dopo le polemiche per lo spostamento della partita della sesta giornata di Serie B tra Juventus e Br...


Aggiornamenti Consob sulle partecipazioni rilevanti


Polemica su gap tra inflazione e retribuzioni


Firenze, 15:24 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA; MUTU: IO E TONI LA COPPIA PIU' BELLA

Adrian Mutu e Luca Toni, la coppia gol piÃ¹ bella del campionato. ''Con Toni stiamo dimostrando di es...


Talks on North Korea's nuclear programme will enter a fourth day on Sunday with a deal still elusive.


CEO Jim Whitehurst pilots Red Hat into future

When Matthew Szulik left Red Hat abruptly for family health reasons in December, many people were scratching their heads over the company's new choice of CEO: a young executive from Delta Airlines, Jim Whitehurst. But Whitehurst's chief operating officer title at Delta and position outside of the technology industry are misleading; a peek into his past reveals a computer science degree and a passion for open source technology, not to mention a smooth operator who helped bring a struggling airline out of bankruptcy.


Obesity Linked to Leukemia in Older Women

NEW YORK  - Being obese more than doubles  the risk of a type of leukemia -- acute myelogenous leukemia  (AML) -- in older women, according to a new report. The risk is  only slightly diminished in women who are overweight.


The Supreme Court agreed Monday to review whether judges are required to impose dramatically longer sentences for crack cocaine than for cocaine powder, stepping into a long-running dispute with racial overtones.


DC judge loses $54 mln lawsuit over trousers

A judge in the U.S. capital lost his $54 million lawsuit on Monday against a dry cleaner over a pair of misplaced trousers in a case that became a symbol of the United States' lawsuit-happy legal system.


Britons pay almost three times as much as Americans for gas, and London commuters pay nearly $16 a day just to get into the city. But they do have their limits.


Fredrik Modin scores twice and the Columbus Jackets beat the Red Wings 5-1 on Friday night, handing Detroit its fifth-straight loss.


He planted the seeds for this most improbable ascension to national prominence nearly 20 years ago, shortly after becoming a member of the PGA of America. Back then, Jim Remy was an assistant pro at Worcester Country Club, and while he was just one of the thousands of PGA of America members, hardly anyone could have envisioned him being their ...


Iraq. Autobomba a Anah: almeno 10 morti. Allawi: nessun cessate il ...

Ancora incerto il bilancio delle vittime causate dall'esplosione di un'autobomba nella localitÃ  irachena di Anah, 250 chilometri ad ovest della capitale Baghdad. Obbiettivo dell'attentato, che ha causato


E' successo nell'Ennese, i video poi diffusi sul web


Dow ends at record, scores best week since November

The Dow Jones industrial average posted its best week since November on Friday, helped by optimism about merger activity and reassuring comments about inflation from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.


Israeli F-16 fighter jets roared lower and lower in the summer sky, and Zakaria Zbeida broke out in nervous ticks: He twisted a short, black curl on his forehead


The Thoroughly Modernized Museum of Modern Art

The Modern's galleries are an eloquent reaffirmation of the enduring beauty of the museum's historic account of modernism.


NEC workers faked orders, took kickbacks

(InfoWorld) - A group of 10 employees at NEC ran up $18 million in fraudulent costs over seven years, the company announced Tuesday, about a year after reporting a similar incident in 2006. Stopping the scam allows NEC to reduce payments to contractors and boost income. However, the Japanese company does not plan to issue new profit statements because there was no change in revenue, said NEC spokesman Kosuke Yamauchi. Likewise, instead of paying extra taxes, the company will reduce the amount of loss listed on its asset sheets by a total of $32 million under its agreement with the Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau. The news is another blow against the company as it struggles to meet accounting standards set by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and to ward off a threat by regulators to remove its stock from the Nasdaq exchange. NEC recently announced it would begin to calculate its earnings with Japanese GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles) because the company was not able to file its fiscal 2005 annual report to the SEC under U.S. GAAP guidelines. NEC also had to make accounting changes in 2006 after workers created fake transactions at its NEC Engineering division last year. The latest scam was discovered when tax investigators looked at the company's books between fiscal year 1999 and fiscal year 2005, ending in March 2006. They found that the accused employees had convinced 17 contractors to pad their orders or create entirely fictitious orders for the software, maintenance, and installation purchased by NEC, the company said in a statement. In return, the workers collected $4.1 million in kickbacks. NEC has taken "strict disciplinary actions" against the employees through an internal inquiry that could eventually lead the company to file criminal complaints or seek compensatory damages from the workers. However, Kosuke said he did not know whether the workers had been fired. He also declined to name the contractors or to say whether NEC planned to continue doing business with them. The company also launched a plan to prevent future fraud with stricter oversight. The workers in this scam avoided detection for seven years because they were able to confirm the validity of their own fraudulent orders. NEC will now require a third-party department to confirm all orders as part of a reformation of business practices in its order and sales recording and materials procurement departments. "NEC deeply regrets the occurrence of these fraudulent transactions at a time when strengthening of corporate compliance and the improvement of internal controls is being strongly sought after," the company said in a statement. "NEC will continue to take every action possible to further strengthen countermeasures ... in order to prevent a recurrence of these types of fraudulent transactions."


Singaporeans Risk Fines in Drive Against Dengue Fever

Singapore is to fine people who allow  mosquitoes to breed in their homes in a bid to curb dengue  fever, a sometimes fatal disease that has soared to a 10-year  high in the island-state.


Hamas scores victory against Fatah in municipal elections

The radical Islamic Hamas movementdid well in the first round of the Palestinian municipal elections,official results which was announced in Ramallah on Sunday showed.


US Mulls Higher Troop Level in Iraq for Election

The Pentagon is considering delaying the departure of some troops in Iraq and speeding the arrival of others already due to deploy to boost force levels for the January elections, US officials said on Tuesday.


After last night, Celtics guard Ray Allen will always have an odd story to tell every time he drives past this city.


Austria Has New Bishop After Porn Scandal

Roman Catholic Church leaders in Austria formally installed a new bishop Sunday in a diocese rocked by the discovery of a vast cache of child pornography on computers at a seminary.


War was classroom for Sierra Leone child soldiers

Abu is not sure exactly how old he was the first time he killed.


Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho was delighted with his side's performance in the 3-0 win in the Champions League against Paris Saint Germain.


Sen. Barack Obama yesterday slammed Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton for "ducking the issue" of ensuring the solvency of Social Security and signaled that he will take a more aggressive approach to the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination.


Find the perfect career school in your area. Search our listings for business, culinary, computer, health, technology, art, and many other degree programs near you.


Boeing says Vietnam Airlines to order four 7E7s, amid push to ...

SEATTLE - Boeing Co. said Thursday that Vietnam Airlines would become the latest taker for its brand-new 7E7 jetliner, with a plan to order four 7E7-8s to be delivered in 2010.


Oracle Corp.  said on Wednesday it has taken control of PeopleSoft Inc. , now that about 75 percent of PeopleSoft's shareholders have tendered their shares.


E' accaduto alla stella di Broadway Idina Menzel


Coke Sets Largest Ice Cream Float Record

ATLANTA - The world's largest beverage maker on Friday kicked off the holiday weekend by creating a 10-ton ice cream float to break a world record the company set nearly a decade ago.


McGrath and Symonds the keys to success - Ponting

Australia captain Ricky Ponting singled out pace bowler Glenn McGrath and all rounder Andrew Symonds for praise after his team's seven-wicket win over New Zealand in the Champions Trophy on Thursday.


Frank Quattrone, who was sentenced to 18 months in prison for urging employees to destroy documents during a probe of Credit Suisse First Boston, was permanently prohibited by the NASD from working in the securities industry.


Dodgers Beat Mets, Maintain Division Lead

Robin Ventura reminded the sinking New York Mets of their past and helped show why the Los Angeles Dodgers are looking ahead to October. Ventura hit his 17th grand slam, tying Jimmie Foxx and Ted Williams for fourth place on the career list, and the Dodgers went on to a 10-2 victory Sunday.


Some of the thousands of trailers sitting unused since they were purchased by the Federal Emergency Management Agency in 2005 for Gulf Coast hurricane victims may finally be put to use Â to help victims of last week's tornadoes, officials said Tuesday.


Presidente, 'Canova Finanziaria' non e' un venditore


Dear Ron Paul, MD,                           11/20/2007  It is a real honor to be able to write to you today, Dr. Paul. First, I want to assure you that it is with all due respect that I ask you the following question(s). So here goes: given that you believe in a Christian interpretation of the Constitution, have the support of the Christian right for your pro-life stance, are being called "the Zionist choice for president" by Israelis, and even have the Stormfront skinheads on your side, I have to ask: why do you hate America so much?


Hyatt, Gripped by Family Lawsuit, Buys AmeriSuites

Hyatt Corp., the Chicago-based hotelier owned by the infighting Pritzker family, agreed to buy the AmeriSuites chain of 143 hotels to tap rising demand from corporate travelers for upscale self-service rooms.


Green groups warn of global extinction crisis

More than 180 species added to the World Conservation Union's annual threatened species list


Winning the 100 meters at the Olympics isn't simply a tradition carried on by generations of American women sprinters, it's an exercise in domination.


France and Germany on Tuesday urged Syria to stop supporting forces that "want to destabilize Lebanon," and said Damascus could enjoy warmer relations with Europe if it helps revive stalled Middle East peace efforts.


Reggio Calabria, 19:34 - CALCIO, REGGINA: NEL TEST CON NORVEGESI SI RIVEDE TOGNOZZI

Amichevole contro i norvegesi del Lyn di Oslo per la Reggina. 1-1 il finale. In campo anche il neo-a...


Brad Richardson's goal 2:41 into overtime Sunday lifts Colorado past Detroit, 4-3, for the Avalanche's second win in its last 10 games against the Red Wings.


Warsaw set to get first woman mayor, Kaczynski twins dealt blow

Poland's capital is set to get its first woman mayor, liberal Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz, after voters in weekend municipal elections dealt a symbolic blow to the conservative government of identical twins Lech and Jaroslaw Kaczynski, final results showed.


L.A. Porn Industry Stung by First Condom Fines

The lucrative Los Angeles porn film industry was reeling on Friday by news that two production companies had been slapped with the first fines for allowing actors to perform without condoms.


Iraq War Planner Feith to Leave Pentagon Job

Douglas Feith, the  Defense  Department's top policy officer and an architect of the  U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, announced on Wednesday he would  leave his job this summer for personal and family reasons.


Granada, 20:01 - BASKET, EUROPEI: RUSSIA-SERBIA 73-65

La Russia ha battuto la Serbia 73-65 nell'incontro che ha aperto il girone A degli Europei di basket...


Google Inc. doesn't have all the answers -- a fact underscored by the Internet search leader's decision to abandon a four-year-old service that hired researchers to field questions on everything from school homework to sports trivia.


Pakistan troops regain key tunnel in northwest

Pakistani forces recaptured a  road tunnel leading to the volatile tribal belt on the Afghan  border on Sunday after killing around two dozen pro-Taliban  militants in a fierce battle, the military said.


Il Wp scrive che e' stato l'evento musicale del 2007


Cheap Seats Provide View of Troubles at Exchange

The price of a seat on the New York Stock Exchange has been collapsing, down 63 percent from its peak in 1999. Why?


U.S. tells embassy staff to raise Algiers security

The U.S. embassy in Algeria has instructed employees in Algiers to tighten security due to a risk of terrorist attacks in the city, a message to U.S. expatriates said.


Private-jet schedulers say their seeing record bookings for Super Bowl weekend flights, and that an epic traffic jam could ensue in the skies.


Phillies become America's biggest losers

The Philadelphia Phillies are officially the biggest losers in U.S. sport.


Head of subprime-hit German bank resigns

The head of German bank SachsenLB, which was stricken by losses linked to investments in US subprime home loans, has resigned, the bank said on Thursday.


Lobster Traps Discussed: The Commission Extended the Suspension of the Lobster Trap Reduction Program Through the 2007-08 License Year

By Susan Cocking, The Miami Herald  Dec. 10--Lobster, Goliath grouper and sea trout dominated Thursday's meeting of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission in Key Largo.


RICHMOND, Dec. 12 -- Gov. Timothy M. Kaine proposed an expansion Wednesday of Virginia's effort to subsidize health care for the uninsured, targeting some women and small-business employees.


AFRICA/GABON - ÂLa chiamata alla santitÃ : Ã¨ questo il messaggio che Papa Giovanni Paolo II non aveva smesso di annunciare a tutta la ChiesaÂ ricorda il Prefetto della Congregazione per lÂEvangelizzazione dei Popoli nella sua omelia in occasione del 25esimo anniversario della visita del Pontefice in Gabon Libreville (Agenzia Fides)- Si Ã¨ conclusa la visita pastorale in Gabon di Sua Eminenza il Cardinale Ivan Dias, Prefetto della Congregazione per lÂEvangelizzazione dei Popoli (vedi Fides 31 maggio 2007 ). Nel corso della visita il Cardinale ha presied...


UK staff feel the squeeeeze CSC will not be paying its employee bonuses in the UK this year.â¦


A rugby nation lifted its head once more last night. The surprise was that it was South Africa, not Australia or New Zealand, who emerged into the light clutching the coveted Tri-Nations trophy.


Ryan McGinness, the graphic artist and designer, invited a passel of friends over on a soggy mid-November night to play parlor games.


LYNWOOD, Calif.  — Paris Hilton has reported to a Los Angeles County jail to begin a three-week stay for violating probation in an alcohol-related reckless driving case.


WINSTON-SALEM, NC -- Wake Forest alternated between thrilling and ragged in its debut as the second-ranked men's basketball team Monday.


Angels skunk A's, are 1 win from West title

OAKLAND - The weekend showdown and pitching matchups were perfect for a season-ending billing, but the unheralded stars Friday night became even more amazing for pennant-drive stories.


Mosley eases to interim title win over Collazo

Shane Mosley eased to a comfortable points victory over Luis Collazo to lift the interim World Boxing Council welterweight title on Saturday.


Amelie Mauresmo recovers from a nightmare second set to beat Serena Williams 6-4 0-6 6-2 in the fourth round of the US Open.


A cease-fire between northern fighters and the Ugandan government is expected to be signed Friday. By Abraham McLaughlin | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.


Sinn Fein's Gerry Adams says he "regrets" the Birmingham pub bombings on the 30th anniversary of the attacks.


A woman says she refused to join her parents in a suicide pact which they blamed on her Asperger's syndrome.


At a time when resource conservation is at the forefront, the days of eating 200 pounds of meat a year may also be on the way out.


Indonesian Presidential Campaign Ends with Challenger in Strong ...

In Indonesia, campaigning is has ended, and the country begins a three-day reflection period prior to Monday's presidential run-off election.


What could have been a passionate scene in a movie really happened to Danny Glover. The movie star was arrested on Wednesday in Washington after a protest.


British Tamils pressured into donating money to Tigers

Ethnic Tamils living in Britain are being pressured into donating money to support Tiger rebels in their native Sri Lanka, facing harassment if they refuse.


Questions Persist on Canadian Subs as Funeral Held

Military officials and family members  attended funeral services on Wednesday for a Canadian naval  officer who died as the result of a fire on a second-hand  submarine that Canada bought from Britain.


A little known company has bought the main production unit of embattled Russian oil company Yukos, for around USD9.35bn. Little is known about the auction winner Baikalfinansgroup - named after a Siberian


Time Warner settles with DOJ, SEC for $510 mil

Time Warner Inc. on Wednesday settled criminal securities fraud charges the government leveled on its America Online unit, agreeing to pay $210 million to end the Justice Department's probe.


Thousands converge on Bhopal for 20th anniversary of Union Carbide ...

Shouting slogans and waving signs, thousands of demonstrators and survivors marched through the streets of Bhopal on Friday, demanding justice for those still suffering the effects of the world's worst industrial disaster 20 years ago


The Pentagon has released the names of the following US service members killed recently in Iraq and Afghanistan. According to an Associated Press count, at least 3,510 members of the US military have died since the Iraq war began in March 2003. At least 25,830 have been wounded, the military says. In Afghanistan, at least 395 US personnel have died ...


Another Step Toward Invisibility for the Cellphone Headset

Motorolaâs H9 Miniblue headset is so small that it resembles a large hearing aid, with everything fitting inside the ear.


UPDATE 3-Kumble fells Australia, Warne equals record

Leg spinner Anil Kumble captured seven wickets for 48 runs as Australia were dismissed for 235 on the first day of the second test on Thursday.


In Venezuela, It's Vote for Chavez -- Or Else

With only two weeks to go until election day, the radical leftist leader is fending off his opponents with a divide and conquer strategy


Listed Firm Chief Killed in China Plane Crash

The general manager of the main listed  unit of Shanghai's Fudan University changed tickets at the last  minute to board a commuter jet that crashed in north China  killing 54 people, a source close to the company said on  Monday.


A woman advertised on the popular Internet site Craigslist for an assassin to kill the wife of a man with whom she'd had an affair, authorities said Saturday.


Texas man dies from flesh-eating bacteria that entered cut on his leg

HOUSTON  A man has died from flesh-eating bacteria that entered his body through a minor cut on his leg.


NORMAN, Oklahoma (Ticker) -- Adrian Peterson hopes to carry over his stellar start to Big 12 Conference action when second-ranked Oklahoma hosts Texas Tech on Saturday.


Logan offering reserved parking plan at Terminal B

Logan International Airport officials have begun enrolling members in a new reserved parking service in the garage of Terminal B, between American Airlines and US Airways. The Parking PassPort Gold service offers, without requiring reservations, guaranteed spaces or free valet parking for a $5 daily premium over $24-a-day rates, after a $200 enrollment fee. Travelers can sign up ...


Life & style: Study into eating habits also shows that we eat later, faster and increasingly in Asian restaurants


La citta' dedichera' alcuni luoghi alle vittime


Greenspan says carry trade should turn at some point

The carry trade in which global investors have borrowed cheaply in yen to buy higher-yielding assets elsewhere has got to turn around, said former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan on Wednesday.


Cagliari, 19:14 - CALCIO, CAGLIARI: SI E' BLOCCATO CONTICCHIO

Test infrasettimanale per il Cagliari, che ad Assemini ha affrontato la squadra Allievi. Il tecnico ...


Israel Pushes Into Gaza Strip, Killing 3

BEIT LAHIYA, Gaza Strip - A large force of Israeli tanks, armored vehicles and troops pushed into northern Gaza in an overnight raid aimed at militants who have fired rockets against nearby Israeli towns. The incursion, which continued Wednesday, killed at least three Palestinians, Palestinians said...


U.S., Europeans Planning Own Iran Sanctions

The United States and its European allies are preparing to impose their own broad military and economic sanctions against Iran if Russia and China balk at voting for a tough new resolution at the United Nations, according to U.S. and European officials.


New rules for the types of identification U.S. or Canadian citizens must present to cross into the country shouldn't cause significant delays and won't be strictly enforced at first, a senior federal official said.


The dramatic rise in leasing in the past decade, along with the alluring financing plans available, has made getting in a new car every two or four years easier and more tempting.


ATHENS - Klete Keller has been seen at the top of the Olympic medal stand for the last time in 2004. Michael Phelps and Amanda Beard probably haven't. Even Ian Thorpe might make another appearance.


New WiFi distance record: 382 kilometers

Blog: How can you stretch WiFi? Communicate between peaks in the Andes


Residents of two tiny towns stayed up late to give Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain early victories in the New Hampshire presidential primary.


CBC SPORTS ONLINE - The NHL Players' Association's chief negotiator says league commissioner Gary Bettman is no longer the right man for the job.


Real, Roma seek cheer in Champions League

Nobody has more problems at the start of the Champions League season than Real Madrid -- unless it's Italian side AS Roma. By coincidence, they face each other Tuesday in Europe's top club tournament.


Sometimes what at first seems like a minor change can actually signal major shift in understanding. Last week, Kenyan deputy environment minister Wangari Maathai won the Nobel Peace Prize - a wonderful achievement for two reasons.


In Umbria e Marche: 30mila sfollati, 90% e' tornato a casa


Politicians in the Australian state of Victoria are asked to donate sperm to replenish dwindling supplies.


DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Syria and Iran are willing to help stabilize Iraq, as the Iraq Study Group recommended yesterday, but both countries will want something in return and neither has a magic solution to the chaos, Mideast officials and analysts said.


Theater lovers can only be dismayed by the news that the Shubert Organization will rename two of its Broadway theaters after two of its executives.


Is Mayor Gavin Newsom's problem adultery or a lack of personal loyalty?


Insurgents Kill 21 Iraqis North of Baghdad

Guerrillas shot dead 17 Iraqis working  for the U.S. Army and killed a National Guard commander and  three bodyguards in attacks north of Baghdad on Sunday that  took the toll from three days of violence to more than 70.


Picking the Right Toys Isn't Child's Play

SUNDAY, Dec. 16 (HealthDay News) -- When you're Christmas shopping for toys, ignore the latest fad, experts say. Instead, choose toys that promote healthy childhood development and reinforce personal relationships.


Retailers reported a modest gain in May sales yesterday, easing some analysts' concerns about consumer spending after April's drop.


Nearly a quarter of parents expect to have to put off their retirement in order to fund their child through university, a survey says.


Motorola to develop FOMA handset for DoCoMo

TOKYO - NTT DoCoMo Inc and Motorola Inc of the United States said Wednesday they will jointly develop a handset for DoCoMo's third-generation FOMA mobile phone service.


College Basketball: Kentucky, Michigan St. Win

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sports Network) - Randolph Morris poured in  a career-high 25 points on 11-of-14 shooting, as eighth-ranked  Kentucky rolled to an 82-50 victory over Campbell at Rupp  Arena.


ABOARD PMâS AIRCRAFT: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday appealed to the Left parties to realise that the hike in the prices of petroleum products had become unavoidable if the government wanted to execute social programmes for the poor as well as


A tentative $1 billion agreement reached by Delta Air Lines and its pilots union late Wednesday seemed to come at a painful, but practical cost.


SEC charges hedge fund manager, funds in PIPE case

The Securities and Exchange  Commission on Thursday filed fraud charges against hedge fund  manager Robert Berlacher and the Lancaster group of hedge  funds, alleging they engaged in an illegal trading scheme  involving at least 10 unregistered securities offerings.


Yahoo unifies ad sales as key sales exec leaves

Yahoo Inc.  is merging the two main parts of its U.S. advertising business after veteran sales executive Wenda Harris Millard resigned, the latest in a string of executive departures.


The city's iconic St. Charles Avenue streetcar line returned to partial service Tuesday for the first time since Hurricane Katrina, but it has a long way to go before serving the full length of its old route.


The company reported third-quarter net profit of $4.4 billion (3.09 billion euros), citing higher maintenance costs and shutdowns at crucial refineries.


The second presidential debate of 2004 had some marked contrast to ...

If the first debate between President Bush and Sen. John Kerry was marked by substance, and it was, then their second encounter in St.


Marion fails to medal in long-jump final

ATHENS, Greece - Marion Jones of the US finished fifth in Friday's women's long-jump final, her only opportunity to win an individual medal at the Athens Olympics.


Five hostages have been released by two armed groups in Iraq, but the fate of two French journalists remains unknown. Four hostages were released by the self-titled Falluja Mujahidin, the Jordanian foreign


S.Korea Enriched Uranium Close to Atom Bomb Fuel

South Korea has admitted that government scientists enriched uranium four years ago to a level that several Vienna diplomats said was almost pure


Sources: N.Korea May Be Preparing Missile Launch

The United States and Japan have detected  signs that North Korea is preparing to launch a ballistic  missile capable of reaching almost anywhere in Japan, Japanese  government sources said Thursday.


WASHINGTON - Consumer prices barely budged last month, suggesting that inflation isn't currently a problem for the economy and Federal Reserve policymakers can stick with a gradual approach to raising interest rates.


Civil servants and teachers are the latest to go on strike,  as protests against public sector job cuts continue.


Political battles over gay marriage still spreading

12 more states may vote on bans in 2006, while some of the just-passed measures already are being challenged.


Viceministro Economia: sostegno a categorie piu' deboli


US Space Agency Says Shuttle Repair Worries Remain

The US space agency, NASA, says work continues on safety improvements on the space shuttle design in anticipation of the shuttle's return to flight in 2005.


Microsoft says no plans to cut Xbox Japan price

Microsoft Corp.  has no plans now  to cut the price of its Xbox game console in Japan, the home  turf of rivals Nintendo Co. Ltd.  and Sony Corp.  , the head of its Japan unit said on Monday.


Although Circuit City has tried unsuccessfully once before to sell Apple products within its stores, news surfaced Wednesday that the two companies are preparing to try it once again. A select number of Circuit City stores will carry most of Apple's computer lineup.


EU needs rebalance of power to be fully democratic body

Europe's integration project is historically unprecedented. For the past millennium, Europe has lived in an uneasy equilibrium, giving birth to every great empire that dominated and pacified the world in the last 500 years.


Avellino, 15:23 - CALCIO, AVELLINO CERCA ALLENATORE: DE CANIO IN POLE

L'Avellino è partito per il ritiro di San Saverino Marche (Ancona) senza allenatore dopo le i...


Progressive Blogger to His Troops: Vote for Mitt!

DailyKos founder Markos Moulitsas Zuniga urges fellow Democrats in Michigan to vote for Mitt Romney. He has a plan.


Omaha-Area Man Investigated in H.P. Phone Ruse

The man could be a link between Hewlett-Packard and detective agencies in Boston and Florida hired to ferret out a leaker of company information.


Xbox 360 Elite, Xbox Live Video Coming to Europe

Microsoft will sell its Xbox 360 Elite games console and offer Xbox Live video downloads in Europe starting later this year.


Health Care Workers File Suit Against Sutter

SAN FRANCISCO -- A union representing health care workers who locked out at Sutter Health affiliated hospitals since Thursday, announced today that it is filing a lawsuit against Sutter Health and Modern Industrial Services, the agency Sutter used to hire


BREAKING months of silence, the Irish Republican Army declared today it was willing to get rid of all its weapons this month - but only if Protestants backed a new power-sharing


Your assumptions about building a long-term growth portfolio that requires no maintenance could be costing you money.


At least seven people are killed in two suicide bombings in the south-western Pakistani city of Quetta, officials say.


The government dropped espionage charges yesterday against a Syrian-born translator at the Guantanamo Bay military prison, the third time in recent months that investigators have withdrawn security


R&B singer Ashanti reaches an out-of-court settlement in a bitter contract dispute with her former producer.


'Prince Harry will not apologize over nightclub fracas'

: Prince Harry will not apologize to a paparazzi photographer with whom he scuffled outside a London nightclub, a royal spokesman said today.


Workers responding to neighbors' complaints of a bad smell coming from an apartment in western England discovered a body that lay decomposing on a couch for years while another resident lived there, officials said Friday.


Bush Takes Rare Step of Debating Bin Laden

President Bush declared that Osama bin Laden's call for Iraqis to boycott the elections "make the stakes of this pretty clear to me."


Spanish PM Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero thanks UK PM Tony Blair for help with the Basque peace process.


Stessa crescita anche nell'Ue-27, su base annua +1,7%


Doctors Say Avoid Pfizer's Bextra - Medical Journal

Doctors writing in a prominent medical journal on Friday recommended that physicians stop prescribing Pfizer Inc.'s Bextra painkiller, just as a large study found the drugmaker's sister drug, Celebrex,  doubled risk of heart attacks.


Haxploitation opus set for summer release Bruce Willis will face down cyberterrorists in upcoming blockbuster Live Free or Die Hard.â¦


2 Are Acquitted in Katrina Nursing Home Deaths

A jury found the owners of a nursing home where 35 patients died after Hurricane Katrina not guilty of negligent homicide and cruelty charges.


PepsiCo Profit Up, Cuts Jobs, Shares Rise

PepsiCo Inc. PEP.N, the world's No.  2 soft drink company, on Thursday said quarterly profit rose  due to tax benefits and strong earnings at its key Frito-Lay  snack and North American beverage units.


Trying to avoid vertigo, falls and other hazards of lost equilibrium.


Minnesota Vikings running back Michael Bennett watched the season's first five games from the sideline with a knee injury. Anxiety over recovering from injury eventually led to concern


An American suspect arrested in connection with the death of 6-year-old beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey denied any connection to her murder when he was detained at his downtown Bangkok apartment Wednesday, police said.


Joss Stone captivates with new look, joyous sound

LOS ANGELES  - When she made her debut several years back at only 15, Brit belter Joss Stone was an instant wow, a young girl mining soul's past with a voice beyond her years.


Experts urge stockpiling of flu vaccine additives

Leading infectious disease experts called on Wednesday for the separate stockpiling of additives, or adjuvants, to help boost the effectiveness of vaccines to fight the next flu pandemic.


British Tory Leader Leans to Left in Major Speech

David Cameron sought to persuade his Conservative party that change will bring them political power.


SAN ANTONIO Â· A year ago, Dwyane Wade was sidelined by injury three games into the season. Having missed 21 games as a rookie due to a variety of ailments, Wade struck a familiar street-clothes


More Security Attacks Motivated By Greed, Symantec Reports

There's good news and bad news on the security front. Internet security company Symantec Corp. on Monday released its Internet Security Threat Report, which provides a six-month snapshot


A man who was left brain-damaged after a car accident in 1997 is awarded Â£3m in High Court damages.


One Mars rover plots crater "escape," while twin keeps climbing ...

LOS ANGELES NASA's Mars rovers continue to perform, working three times longer than their designed lives and prompting controllers to give them additional chores.


Milano, 15:37 - CALCIO: AGGIOTAGGIO TITOLI LAZIO, PROCESSO RIMANE A MILANO

Il processo nei confronti del presidente della Lazio, Claudio Lotito, e dell'imprenditore Roberto Me...


Excerpts from Prime Minister Tony Blair's remarks Wednesday to Parliament on Iraq:


Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is trying to arrange a meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to advance long-stalled peace efforts, a spokeswoman said Sunday.


Key Protein in Breast, Ovarian Cancer Found

Researchers have identified a protein which, when present in large amounts, might indicate that a cancer is particularly aggressive.


Blue Chips Up as Cheaper Oil Gives a Lift

U.S. blue chips gained  on Monday as a  drop in oil prices lifted cyclical stocks like 3M Co. MMM.N  and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N advanced after reporting a  pickup in the pace of some holiday sales.


Pentagon denies Guantanamo torture allegations

TONY EASTLEY: The Red Cross has refused to publicly confirm whether the memo leaked to the New York Times accurately reflects its concerns, citing its longstanding policy of confidentiality.


At one point, Apple had promoted a feature of Time Machine that let you back up multiple Macs over a wireless network to an external hard drive, but the final version of Leopard doesn't have that capability.


By Doris Hajewski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel  Mar.


Remains of New Species of Hobbit-Sized Human Found

Scientists in Australia have found a new species of hobbit-sized humans who lived about 18,000 years ago on an Indonesian island in a discovery that adds another piece to the complex puzzle of human evolution.


Putin springs surprise choice for PM's job

President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday named the little-known head of a financial market watchdog as his prime minister in a surprise move that kept Russians guessing over who would succeed him in the Kremlin.


EFES, Turkey  - Turks praised Pope Benedict on Wednesday for moves to bridge the divide between Christians and Muslims as he began the part of his Turkey trip that is devoted to Christian issues.


Russian President Vladimir Putin and Pope Benedict XVI met Tuesday for the highest-level Kremlin-Vatican talks in more than three years, focusing on easing tension between Roman Catholics and Orthodox Christians and finding common ground in denouncing intolerance and extremism.


Agassi's Match Left in Limbo; Davenport Wins

A weather-plagued day at the U.S. Open ended with the top-seeded Roger Federer leading the two-time Open champion Andre Agassi, 6-3, 2-6, 7-5, when their match was suspended.


Gatlin's coach claims responsibility for THG source

CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Just hours after Justin Gatlin stunned the world by winning Olympic gold in the 100 metres, his coach made a surprise admission on Sunday, revealing he was the anonymous source that sparked a doping investigation that rocked the world


Swedish PM Rejects Jets-For-Chicken Trade

The Swedish government cannot negotiate a deal with Thailand to trade jet fighters for raw chicken meat, Prime Minister Goeran Persson said Thursday.


Mardi Gras revelry brings New Orleans hope

Dancing, drinking revelers crowded  the streets of New Orleans on Tuesday as colorful parades  rolled through the damaged city on the final day of a Mardi  Gras that locals touted as another step in the long recovery  from Hurricane Katrina.


Rockets, blast spark new fears for Pakistan's Musharraf

Pakistani bomb disposal experts defused two rockets found pointing towards President Pervez Musharraf's residence in Islamabad, hours after a blast in a park near his army home.


Redefining Swedishness (and causing a stir in the literary world)

In once uniform Sweden, a book being hailed as the ultimate generational novel serves as a reminder that you no longer need to be a blond, blue-eyed, beer-guzzling giant, or even speak the language correctly, to be considered truly Swedish.


Sony's PlayStation is to challenge Microsoft's Xbox in its one undisputed area of dominance - the online world.


Londra, 11:06 - CALCIO, GB: IGNORATO DA CAPELLO, DEFOE PASSA AL PORTSMOUTH

Il Portsmouth ha acquistato dal Tottenham l'attaccante Jermain Defoe, uno degli esclusi dalla lista ...


Overstock.com sues Wall Street for $3.48bn

'Massive illegal stock market manipulation' One gets the feeling that Patrick Byrne, the boss of the online excess inventory dealer Overstock.com, would have an argument with himself if he were the only person in the room.â¦


Columbine High School, the site of the nation's deadliest school shooting eight years ago, was evacuated Thursday after a bomb threat was called in, authorities said. Jefferson County Sheriff's spokeswoman Jacki Kelley said students were taken to a nearby park while bomb squads and dogs searched the school.


For the Angels, the complex math needed to break down the American League West is all of a sudden quite simple: One big one down, one huge one to go.


Anyone who obstructs emergency workers could face a fine of up to E5,000 under new legislation.


British broadcasters accused of "systemic failure"

The BBC suspended all phone-in  competitions from Thursday after the public broadcaster  unearthed a string of fake winners in high-profile shows and  promised to put its house in order.


With 5 Goals From Gaborik, the Wild Defeats the Rangers

Marian Gaborik had a hand in all six of his teamâs goals as the Minnesota Wild dealt the Rangers a jarring defeat in St. Paul.


Polizia filippina: non sono stati pagati soldi


US socialite Paris Hilton turns herself in to authorities in Los Angeles after attending an awards ceremony.


A year later, Villeneuve glad to be back

What a difference a year makes. A year ago, just before the Japanese Grand Prix, Jacques Villeneuve walked out on the Formula One team that was about to show him the door.


Thanks to the controversial Super Bowl halftime show seven months ago, the NFL's preseason kickoff show tonight will be live for everyone but television viewers.


Polish PM pays working visit to Lithuania

Poland's Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski is paying a few-hour working visit to Vilnius, Lithuania on Friday. via People's Daily Online


Cockle beds in Morecambe Bay, where at least 21 Chinese cocklers died in 2004, reopen.


KB Home Design Studio Lets Customers Be Choosy

By Cheryl Winkelman  LATHROP -- First, there's the selection of a lot and a home plan. Then, the tough decisions must be made.


Warnings Over Privacy of U.S. Health Network

The Bush administration has no clear strategy to protect the privacy of patients as it promotes the use of electronic medical records, investigators say.


Blair rejects allegation he "misrepresented" intelligence on Iraq ...

LONDON, Oct 13  - British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Wednesday rejected charges from the Conservative opposition that he "misrepresented" intelligence used to make the case for invading Iraq.


(IFM) Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak described Prime Minister Ariel Sharon Thursday as the Palestinians' best chance for peace, HaâAretz reported.


Probabile ritocco tra 1,5 e l'17. Domani l'annuncio


PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO LEAD CAUSES CATARACT

(AGI) - Boston, Dec. 8 - Male cataract may be linked to prolonged exposure to lead. This was revealed in a study of the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, conducted by Debra Schaumberg.


This week marks the 30th anniversary of one of America's great television miniseries, Roots.  With minorities running as serious contenders for president and with two African-American coaches in the Super Bowl, the impact of this TV series is probably not fully appreciated today.


Straw visit to miss Sudan's worst horrors

Leaving for his much trailed trip to Sudan yesterday, the Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said: "I am keen to see for myself the situation on the ground in Darfur.


Presidents gather to dedicate Clinton library

Four presidents, two Democrats and two Republicans, put partisan politics aside yesterday as they gathered to dedicate the William J. Clinton Presidential Center.


"American Idol" champion Underwood wins Grammy

"American Idol" champion Carrie Underwood's Grammy victory on Sunday further underscored the growing impact that the smash hit TV talent competition is having on U.S. pop culture.


Treviso, 19:34 - CALCIO, TREVISO: INGAGGIATO CECCARELLI

Il Treviso ha comunicato di avere ingaggiato a titolo definitivo l'attaccante Fabio Ceccarelli, lo s...


The US boosts the number of marshals on flights between the US and Europe following recent UK car bombings.


(Hartford-AP, Dec. 28, 2004 7:30 AM) _ Governor Jodi Rell remains hospitalized in Danbury following breast cancer surgery. Rell underwent surgery yesterday after doctors found the cancer last week.


Dirrell Boosts American Title Hopes in Boxing

Middleweight Andre Dirrell boosted the  United States' slim hopes of winning an Olympic boxing title by  booking a place in the semi-finals with a narrow victory over  Cuba's Yordani Despaigne Wednesday.


The Palestinian Authority Sunday denied reports Yasser Arafat has cancer and will be treated for the illness abroad, the Jerusalem Post reported.


LOS ANGELES  - Jake Gyllenhaal and   Reese Witherspoon are in final negotiations to star in the next   film from the director of the Oscar-winning South African   feature "Tsotsi."


Argentine Land Fight Divides Environmentalists, Rights Advocates

CONCEPCIÃÂN, Argentina -- From a flat patch of tree-studded savannah, the gaze stretches for miles: across a small pond where a marsh deer stops to drink, and over swampy wetlands where herons gingerly high-step.


Gordon Brown will scrap this year's planned increase in fuel duties this week as part of a heavily political package of measures designed to win back Labour's lost supporters in middle Britain.


Munch Paintings Stolen From Norway Museum

OSLO, Norway - Armed men stormed into an art museum Sunday, threatened staff at gunpoint and stole Edvard Munch's famous paintings "The Scream" and "Madonna" before the eyes of stunned museum-goers.    The thieves yanked the paintings off the walls of Oslo's Munch museum and loaded them into a waiting car outside, said a witness, French radio producer Francois Castang...


Delphi labor deal expected as early as Wednesday: report

Delphi Corp.  and the United Auto Workers are expected to announce a labor agreement as early as Wednesday, the Detroit Free Press reported, citing hourly workers and people close to the negotiations.


Latest version of the open-source suite also adds support for mobile devices.


Murray beats Lee to reach ATP semi-final

Defending champion Andy Murray has rallied to beat South Korea's Lee Hyung-Taik 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7/4) and reach the semi-finals of the 416,000 ATP SAP Open.


Briefly: IBM, Boeing team up for defense work

roundup Plus: TI touts combo chip with VoIP, Wi-Fi...ContextWeb nabs $3 million...Macromedia taps into AIM.


Roma, 14:48 - CALCIO, LAZIO; STENDARDO: SOLO INTER HA QUALCOSA IN PIU' DI NOI

Guglielmo Stendardo ha analizzato il buon momento della Lazio intervenendo ai microfoni di Radio Rad...


US eager to work with new Japanese cabinet to boost ties

The United States wants to work with the new cabinet unveiled by Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to strengthen ties with its key Asian ally, the State Department said.


The Defense Department has picked five companies, four of them from the Washington area, for a contract to support the Pentagon's counter-narcoterrorism activities. The government may spend as much as $15 billion through the five-year contract.


Two weeks into the season, the Washington Redskins' offense has a familiar look. It appears much the same as it did early in the 2004 season -- Coach Joe Gibbs's first after a lengthy retirement -- and that year it finished third worst in the NFL. The offense has scored just one touchdown, sustained...


BusinessWeek Online - Some argue that an MBA is just a piece of paper, and an expensive one at that. For any career switcher, it can provide a bridge from one career or role to a new one. For those of us who are not career switchers, but rather are trying to rise within the competitive ranks of the industry we worked in prior to B-school, it offers networking opportunities and, more important, a "try before you buy" opportunity via the summer internship.


Pres. Bush to sign intel reform bill on Fri.

(Washington, DC-NBC) Dec. 17, 2004 - President Bush on Friday signs into law the largest overhaul of US intelligence gathering in a half century.


Belated Support Puts Boston Ahead of Curve

The Red Sox Foundation, not the Jackie Robinson Foundation, is to receive all net proceeds from a $50-a-ticket panel discussion Friday on the legacy of Jackie Robinson.


Wall Street threw a victory rally for President Bush today, driving up the entire market -- especially the stocks that investors believe will benefit from even more dominant Republican control of the federal government.


Worst flooding for a decade leaves up to 1.5 million in need of emergency help.


(InfoWorld) - The Eclipse Foundation will make available Tuesday the 1.0 release of the Eclipse PHP Development Tools (PDT) project, featuring tools and frameworks to enhance developer productivity with the PHP scripting language PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor) is commonly used for building Web applications. With PDT, Eclipse is providing technology that can be used as is by developers or serve as the basis for value-added products manufactured by tools vendors. "The idea of it is to have a very good PHP editor, a debugger," and PHP inspection, said Yossi Leon, a leader of the PDT project and a product manager at Zend Technologies, which makes PHP-based tools. Features of PDT 1.0 include: * Context-sensitive editors offering capabilities like syntax highlighting, code assist and cold-folding. * Integration with the Eclipse project model, enabling inspection using File and Project Outline Views and a PHP Explorer View. * Incremental debugging of PHP code. * Frameworks and APIs for extending PDT to build PHP-oriented developer tools. PDT can use different plug-ins that will work with the Eclipse IDE to add functionality. Examples of these capabilities include ftp support, source code control, and database connectivity. Zend does not see its own products competing with Eclipse PDT and plans to build a product based on PDT. "We found that PDT is more of a framework to build products based on this, so it provides a very good editor and good debugging, but there is much to complete beyond that," Leon said. PDT is not an IDE and does not provide out-of-the-box profiling or remote debugging, said Leon. But an early user of PDT said he planned to eventually replace the Zend Studio PHP IDE with the Eclipse offering. "I think it's great," said Peter MacIntyre, president of software developer Paladin Solutions. "It's got a lot of features," like code folding and syntax highlighting, MacIntyre said. PDT has Eclipse plug-ins like a report generator that cannot be used with Zend Studio, MacIntyre said. But he added he would be interested in the Zend product that builds on top of PDT. Zend's commercial PDT product will add functionality and certify plug-ins to add additional capabilities, such as source code control and database connectivity. PHP has advantages over Java in ease of use, MacIntyre said. "It's very easy to learn," he said. Eclipse's PDT project adds PHP to the list of languages supported by Eclipse, which also backs Java, C, C++, and Ruby. "This really takes us into this large community of PHP developers," said Ian Skerrett, Eclipse marketing director. PDT was not part of the multi-project Eclipse Europa release in late-June because it was not ready yet. There have been 300,000 downloads of the preview version of PDT since the beginning of 2007.


British anti-fraud agency probing firms accused of bribing Saddam: report

Britain's Serious Fraud Office is investigating allegations that several firms based in London paid bribes to former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein's regime as part of the discredited UN oil-for-food programme, The Guardian has reported.


TRADE-AFRICA:   The EPAs -- About Development or Exploitation?

LONDON, Nov 1 (IPS) - Europeâs paternal trading relationship with African  states threatens to end in an almighty family fall-out if they  fail to sign the economic partnership agreements (EPAs) by the  end-of-year deadline.


A resoundingly retro Grammy Awards left its biggest winners nearly speechless.


BEA sales supremo exits as regions fizzle

WebLogic flat One of the executives credited with helping stabilize BEA Systems is quitting as the company continues to iron out troubling kinks in its global sales operations.â¦


Boeing commercial plane deliveries up 11 pct for year

Boeing Co  said on Thursday it delivered 441 commercial aircraft in 2007, its best performance in six years and up 11 percent from 2006.


Ryan Howard had a season that defied convention, one that made him only the second player voted Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player in consecutive years.


"Working with Heath was one of the purest joys of my life. He brought to the role of Ennis more than any of us could have imagined Â a thirst for life, for love and for truth, and a vulnerability that made everyone who knew him love him. His death is heartbreaking." Â Ang Lee, who directed Heath Ledger to an Oscar nomination in the 2005 film "Brokeback Mountain." The 28-year-old actor was found dead Jan. 22 at his New York apartment.


U.N., AU differ on composition of Darfur peace force

Not enough countries have contributed to the peacekeeping force in Darfur and the African Union is blocking some of those who have, diplomats said on the eve of a high-level meeting on Sudan on Friday.


Microsoft Reports Strong Gain on Sales of PC and Server Software

Microsoft reported surprisingly strong quarterly profits and sales growth in its core software products, sending its stock up 12 percent in after-hours trading.


Media & professional: Disney's US sports network acquires specialist cricket website for undisclosed sum.


Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat has been in a coma since Wednesday night in the intensive care unit at a military hospital in Paris, a senior Palestinian aide in the French capital told CNN.


Eleven-year-old female gorilla Tamani gestures as if making a phone call at the Blijdorp zoo in The Netherlands yesterday.


Airman Al Halabi pleads guilty to three minor charges

Bee Staff Writers. TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE - Travis airman Ahmad I. Al Halabi pleaded guilty Wednesday to three minor charges in what began as a high profile military espionage


WASHINGTON -- The number of newly laid-off workers filing for unemployment benefits rose last week by the largest amount since early August, providing further evidence that economy has slowed.


Public and press demands over the supervision of criminals cannot be met because the probation service is facing a tightening "squeeze", a government inspector warned today.


Men who regularly balance their laptop computers on their laps when working may be jeopardizing their ability to have children, according to a new study from fertility researchers at the State University of New York at Stony Brook.


ROMA - "Il massacro di tanti innocenti nella scuola di Beslan ha suscitato in tutti gli italiani sentimenti di orrore". E' questo il cuore del messaggio inviato dal presidente Ciampi al presidente russo Putin


Barcellona, 18:41 - NUOTO, ALSHAMMAR STABILISCE RECORD MONDO 50 FARFALLA DONNE

La svedese Therese Alshammar ha stabilito il nuovo record del mondo nei 50 farfalla nuotando a Barce...


Scopo ateneo e' accrescere e diffondere cultura del caffe'


A dicembre grazie ai viaggi verso Asia e America


Cartoon Creatures Leave Home and Find ... Home

This morning series for preschoolers has spun off a prime-time one-hour movie, âTale of the Mighty Knights.â


FBI finds abuse in getting terrorism, spy records

The FBI possibly violated the law or its rules more than 1,000 times since 2002 in collecting data about phone calls, e-mails and financial records while investigating terrorism or espionage suspects, FBI officials said on Thursday.


Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is convinced Paul Scholes has turned the corner after he scored in yesterday's 2-0 win over Charlton.


Combinazione: 7, 21, 36, 38, 77, 79, jolly 17, superstar 18


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