Paulson Investment Company, Inc. Completes Initial Public Offering of Converted Organics Inc.

Paulson Investment Company, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Paulson Capital Corp. (NASDAQ: PLCC), today announced its completion of an initial public offering for Converted Organics Inc. (NASDAQ: COIN) (NASDAQ: COINU) (NASDAQ: COINW) (NASDAQ: COINZ), raising gross proceeds of $9,900,000.


Small Businesses Oppose Mandates for Health Plans

The small business lobbying group that had a big part in derailing Hillary Clintonâs effort to overhaul health care in the early 1990s has staked out its position for the 2008 political season.


John Edwards, who reiterated his commitment Tuesday to never accept campaign donations from special interest groups, has returned thousands of dollars from lobbyists


US, Iraqi troops recapture police stations in Mosul

US and Iraqi troops have recaptured police stations and secured bridges in the northern city of Mosul in an offensive aimed at pushing out fighters supporting the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah.


Sun Microsystems Inc. is reaching for a larger share of the blade server market with Wednesday's launch of new models, including the first-ever Sun blades from its new alliance with chip maker Intel Corp.


Mexican pop star Christian Chavez tells fans he is gay, in a country where stars rarely discuss homosexuality.


The US$100-plus sneaker is back with a vengeance touting a range of bells and whistles that will have you walking in air with no need for laces ever again.


INTERVIEW-Cink proves Ryder Cup mettle with win - Sutton

US Ryder Cup captain Hal Sutton said on Monday that Stewart Cink's victory at the $7 million WGC-NEC Invitational "proved to the world" he was an ideal wildcard choice in the US team.


Woods Doubtful for World Championship Tournament

THOMASTOWN, Ireland  - Three-times winner Tiger  Woods could miss the WGC-American Express Championship at Mount  Juliet with a shoulder injury, he said on Wednesday.


The UN Security Council backs a Russian proposal to speed up the extradition of terrorist suspects.


Heikki Kovalainen beat Michael Schumacher on his way to a stunning Race of Champions triumph but now the promising youngster gets back to the task of reaching Formula One.


Il presidente del Parlamento Ue: Â«Buttiglione ci insulta, Barroso ...

Il presidente della commissione europea Barroso cerca di smorzare le polemiche. Invita al silenzio, si dichiara Â«fiduciosoÂ» Ma il suo tentativo di mediazione appare sempre piÃ¹ difficile. Rocco Buttiglione


Police in Zimbabwe raid the headquarters of the opposition MDC and take away up to 200 activists.


LOS ANGELES - Gasoline prices have climbed nearly 8 cents a gallon in the last two weeks because of record-high crude oil prices, and they are likely to continue rising, an industry analyst said Sunday.


Report: IBM Achieves Double-Digit Revenue Growth in Storage Software for Q1 2007

IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that based on a new IDC report (1), the company achieved double-digit year-over-year revenue growth in the storage software market in Q1 2007, growing faster than H-P or Symantec.


Lecco: infermiera killer, accertati sei casi di pazienti uccisi

Milano, 17 dic. (Adnkronos) - Sono almeno sei per il momento i casi di pazienti uccisi da Sonya Caleffi, la 34enne infermiera dell'ospedale "Manzoni" di Lecco, in stato di fermo per omicidio plurimo aggravato.


Siena, 19:57 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA: LANCIO BOTTIGLIETTA, RISCHIO SQUALIFICA

La Fiorentina rischia la squalifica del campo per il lancio di una bottiglietta d'acqua dalla curva ...


Giunge fino a qui l'eco dell'ultimo scandalo scoppiato in Giappone. La notizia Ã¨ quantomeno curiosa. A scuotere l'opinione pubblica Ã¨ un nuovo dispositivo per cellulari che consente di scattare foto anche al buio.


Barroso decides to keep new team of EU Commissioners

Incoming European Union Commission President JosÃ© Manuel DurÃ£o Barroso has decided to keep his controversial new team of Commissioners exactly the way it is.


The devastation wrought by nature can be terrible. However, it can be made much worse by humans-by both our activity and inactivity.


Monaco, 15:21 - CALCIO, REAL MADRID: CANNAVARO SALTA SFIDA CON BAYERN

Fabio Cannavaro stasera non scenderà in campo con il suo  Real Madrid all'Allianz Arena, nel ...


British Pubs May Stay Open 24 Hours a Day

LONDON - Pubs, clubs and other drinking venues in England and Wales can apply to stay open 24 hours a day under new laws that come into effect Monday.  Currently, many British drinkers imbibe as much as they can as quickly as they can before pubs shut at 11 p.m.


Putin Signs Bill to Ratify Kyoto Protocol

President Vladimir Putin makes a speech as he hosts Russia's Olympic athletes at a Kremlin banquet in Moscow, Thursday, Nov. 4, 2004.


Double trouble Microsoft has warned of another unpatched vulnerability in Word. The unspecified code execution flaw means hackers can load malware onto targeted machines providing users are tricked into opening maliciously constructed Word files.â¦


Moneta unica scambiata a 1,2967 dollari e 158,06 yen


M&S prices share buyback at 362p per share

LONDON, October 25  - Marks & Spencer (MA6.ETR) has claimed robust investor demand for its Â£2.3 billion share buyback programme, which has been priced above the market expectations at 362p per share.


Radcliffe, Raamala win New York marathon race

Britain's world record holder Paula Radcliffe won the women's New York marathon in two hours 23 minutes 10 seconds on Sunday in the race's closest finish and redeem herself


Hurricane Jeanne Continues to Ravage Fla.

MELBOURNE, Fla. - Hurricane Jeanne tore a fresh path of destruction and despair as it continued its march up storm-ravaged Florida, where the fourth major hurricane in six weeks shut down much of the state and prompted recovery plans on a scale never before seen in the nation...


Doctors report several cases of collapsed lungs apparently caused by loud music. They theorize that lungs may start to vibrate in the same frequency as the booming bass, which could cause a small rupture.


Market Values: Future Energy That Generates Profits Today

Defying conventional wisdom, one mutual fund specializing in alternative energy is earning strong returns.


SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 26  â The business software maker BEA Systems signaled its intent to let Oracleâs $6.7 billion takeover bid expire Sunday, setting the stage for a showdown with its largest shareholder, the billionaire investor Carl C. Icahn.


Kerry, Bush make final pleas to undecided

President Bush and Massachusetts Sen. John F. Kerry delivered impassioned appeals yesterday to the dwindling legion of undecided voters, with


Bush should see cartoons in Arab media: French cartoonist

Doha: Works by cartoonists in the Arab press should depict what the West should learn about the Arab world, says leading French cartoonist, Jean Plantureux, best known as Plantu.


Google Tests Video Ads on Search Results Pages

On Thursday, Google started testing ads that also include video clips. It is looking at graphic ads and those with interactive maps as well.


Determined Davenport continues winning streak

NEW YORK, Aug 19  - Top seed Lindsay Davenport recovered from a set down to battle past American compatriot Lilia Osterloh 4-6 6-4 6-1 in the second round of the Cincinnati Open on Thursday.


Istat conferma stima preliminare, ai massimi da giugno 2004


Mourners Plan Funerals in Russia School Siege Town

BESLAN, Russia  - Mourners prepared on Sunday for  the first funerals of 330 people killed in the bloody battle  that ended the siege of a southern Russian school on Friday --  but others did not know if loved ones had survived.


China backtracks a bit on online video sites

China's government backpedaled slightly from its earlier policy concerning video sites, now saying that existing sites can continue to operate.


SILVIO Berlusconi has reluctantly backed down in the dispute over senior European Union positions that has paralysed the EU, but is demanding face-saving sacrifices by other nations to ease his embarrassment.


You have to hand it to management at Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia (NYSE: MSO). They're staying in the box and taking their cuts at the ball despite some pretty horrific trends in advertising.


Mobility to reign at world's No.2 computer show

Electronics firms will showcase their  latest whizz-bang gadgets, many in some of the smallest  computers ever, as they try to push recovery into higher gear  this week at Taiwan's Computex, the world's No.2 computer fair.


NBA Wrap: Nowitzki Lifts Dallas to Win Over Houston

Dirk Nowitzki set a franchise record  with 53 points to inspire the Dallas Mavericks to a 113-106  overtime victory over the Houston Rockets Thursday.


TURKEYâS prime minister said admitting his Muslim-majority country to the European Union would contribute to "reconciliation between civilisations".


Plenty of music available online is not just free but also easily available, legal and Â most important Â worth hearing.


Red Sox reach agreement with catcher Doug Mirabelli

The Boston Red Sox have reached an agreement with backup catcher Doug Mirabelli, who would become the first of the World Series champions' 16 free agents to re-sign.


Iraq War Crimes Trials to Begin Next Week

Iraq will bring top figures of Saddam Hussein's ousted regime to court next week for the first time since they appeared before a judge five months ago, and formal indictments could be issued next month. Many have been in custody for more than a year and have not met with lawyers, prompting Saddam's attorneys to cry foul.


Aveva nascosto la piccola bielorussa in Val d'Aosta


The two astronauts living on the International Space Station (ISS) begin the first spacewalk of their mission.


The history of the Middle East is at a turning point, as Yasser Arafat's health deteriorates and Israel takes steps to withdraw from the Gaza Strip.


Israel began easing a tight closure that aid officials had warned could lead to a health and food crisis.


Review: E-Mail Program Lacks 'Wow' Factor

The Firefox browser has become an instant sensation, in just a few weeks gaining impressively against Microsoft Corp.'s market-leading but malware-beleaguered Internet Explorer.


Per Cgil, Cisl e Uil risorse ci sono o vanno trovate


Nearly 1000 people are dead or missing after a storm triggered landslides and floods in the Philippines this week, rescuers said on Thursday as a new and even more powerful deadly typhoon approached the main island of Luzon.


Aceh's Traumatized Children Wrestle with Demons

MEULABOH, Indonesia  - In a halting voice, his  eyes cast downward, Zulmiadi explains the picture he drew of  the day the waves destroyed his life.


Kodak, Sun Microsystems Settle Java Suit

Eastman Kodak Co., poised to ask for more than $1 billion in damages from Sun Microsystems Inc., has reached an out-of-court settlement in a long-running patent dispute over the Silicon Valley company's Java programming language.


"Saw IV" butchers competition at box office

If it's Halloween, it must be time for the "Saw" horror franchise to scare up the top spot at the North American box office.


Poland's Gen. Jaruzelski in the hospital

Poland's last communist leader, Gen. Wojciech Jaruzelski, was hospitalized with pneumonia and heart problems, a report said Tuesday.


Arts & entertainment: Frankenstein gets an update, theatre gets filthy and Sibelius gets everywhere - our critics pick the 50 hottest acts to catch this autumn.


Phoenix gone, but glimmer of hope remains

A reporter once asked Yasser Arafat: ``Sir, you have survived many close brushes with death. What's your secret?'' The Palestinian leader answered there was no secret, except for his uncanny instinct for sensing imminent danger.


PM praises Peter Hain's record while conceding for the first time that the minister might have to resign


Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Sunday that Israeli troops would escalate attacks on Gaza militants in response to continued cross-border rocket fire, raising tensions before President George W. Bush's visit.


NASA Is Set to Deliver Refitted Tank for Shuttles

NASA will take a major step this week toward returning astronauts to space when engineers ship a fuel tank that has been refitted to decrease the likelihood


Sport: Wimbledon: French teenager Marion Bartoli stunned Centre Court with a virtuoso performance to end Justine Henin's grand slam hopes.


China faces calls to reassess its suppression of the 1989 student protests after purged leader Zhao Ziyang dies.


French engineering giant Alstom unveiled a new super-fast train on Tuesday which it claims will be quicker, cleaner and bigger than its Japanese and German rivals.


Security officials in Iraq say they suspect militants who killed about 50 army recruits had insider information.


Franco, McGraw deployed to Haggis' "Valley"

LOS ANGELES  - James Franco, Frances Fisher, Tim McGraw and Jason Patric are venturing "In the Valley of Elah," which is shooting in New Mexico.


Body of one of three missing Oregon climbers found

The body of one of three climbers missing for more than a week on Mount Hood in Oregon was found on Sunday, a spokesman for the Hood River County Sheriff's Department said.


Studies: Walking May Ward Off Alzheimer's

CHICAGO Sept. 22, 2004 - The health benefits of regular walking may include helping prevent mental decline and Alzheimer's disease, research in patients aged 70 and up has found, bolstering evidence that exercise needn't be strenuous to be good for you.


Health Secretary under fire for passive smoking risks 'cover-up'

JOHN Reid, the Health Secretary, was yesterday accused of suppressing a report from medical experts warning that the risks of passive smoking are greater than initially thought.


For Cancer Patients, Empathy Goes a Long Way

At a scary time for patients, too few doctors ask about feelings, a new study finds.


Venezuelan and Colombian police set aside diplomatic tensions to help a woman give birth on a bridge spanning their frontier.


Clooney, Witherspoon set for Toronto film debuts

Oscar winners Reese Witherspoon and  George Clooney were set to parade up the red carpets on Friday  at the Toronto International Film Festival, setting the stage  for a weekend of star-filled, gala premieres.


BAGHDAD, Iraq -- In Iraq, US warplanes, tanks and artillery repeatedly hit at Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's terror network Saturday. The US military said the strikes in Fallujah targeted two buildings where militants were allegedly meeting.


Terrorism isnât just US, Israeli problem

When the controversial Dutch artist and filmmaker Theo van Gogh was slain in an Amsterdam street last week by a Muslim suspect, it was more than a murder story.


Il dato dell'Eurostat e' relativo al mese di dicembre


The leader of the Catholic Church in Scotland vows to fight plans to give sex education to young children.


NEW YORK  - There has been a significant increase in the number of young adults hospitalized with diabetes-related conditions in the United States over the last decade or so, according to a new study.


Ben Ammar: 'ci vediamo lunedi', dobbiamo parlare con tutti'


For Merck Chief, Credibility at the Capitol

In a hearing before the Senate Finance Committee, the chairman and chief executive of Merck & Company was treated gently, in spite of bad news about Vioxx.


Pakistan are in deep trouble after England put them in to bat in the fifth one-dayer at Edgbaston.


China Mine Blast Kills 25, 141 Still Trapped

An explosion at a coal mine in northern China has killed at least 25 miners and left more than 100 others trapped. The official Xinhua news agency says 141 miners are still underground at the state-run Chenjiashan coal mine, while 127 escaped.


U.N. chief urges single world agency for women

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged the world body on Thursday to create a single agency to empower women and girls and fight for their rights.


Chinese Fido fails steering challenge A Chinese dog owner who allowed her mutt to take the wheel of her car promptly crashed headlong into an oncoming car, Xinhua News Agency reports.â¦


Google invests in home cell-station vendor

(InfoWorld) - Femtocells, an emerging technology for improving cellular coverage in homes and enterprises, have attracted the interest of none other than Google. The search giant participated in a $25 million round of funding for Ubiquisys, a femtocells vendor based in Swindon, U.K. Technology venture funds Accel Partners, Atlas Venture, and Advent Venture Partners also invested, Ubiquisys announced Friday. Femtocells, named for an order of size in physics that is smaller than "pico" or "nano," are cellular base stations for individual homes or offices. Mobile operators hope to sell them to customers who will install them and immediately enjoy better coverage for data and entertainment services. Weak cellular signals indoors, where most high-speed data services are used, have stunted the growth of those lucrative offerings, according to industry analysts. Google invested in Ubiquisys as part of efforts to help people use the Internet wherever they are with the richest possible experience, spokesman David-John Collins said. "It's about promoting different ways and platforms for people to access the Internet itself," Collins said. Also Friday, theÂ company told the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC)Â it would bid at least $4.6 billion in an upcoming auction of 700MHz wireless spectrum if the FCC imposes certain conditions. They include letting consumers buy any phone, use it on any network, and download any applications, services or content they want. Google also wants the auction winner to have to sell access wholesale to other service providers. Google's investments in unused optical fiber networks and a free Wi-Fi system for its hometown, plus its planned involvement in a San Francisco Wi-Fi network, have led to theories that it plans to compete with incumbent broadband providers. The company has also invested in Wi-Fi sharing technology vendors Fon Technology and Meraki Networks and powerline broadband provider Current Communications Services, Collins said. Privately held Ubiquisys was founded in 2004 and earlier this year introduced the ZoneGate femtocell system. Many established carrier equipment vendors, including Nokia Siemens Networks BV, Motorola, and Alcatel-Lucent, also are developing and testing femtocell technology. Commercial deployment of the devices is expected to start in earnest next year.


Pakistan official: Rushdie award harmful

Pakistan's foreign minister said Tuesday that Britain should not be surprised by the violent reaction in the Muslim world to the knighthood awarded to writer Salman Rushdie.


For all the talk of the Russian Revolution at Stamford Bridge, it was two players already resident before Roman Abramovich's takeover who dispensed with his compatriots here last night.


Hockey Player Suspended After Mooning Fans

WHEELING, W.Va. Nov 26, 2004 - A minor league hockey player sitting in the stands was suspended after dropping his pants to fans in the crowd.


GREECE:  Police Show Lawyers Their Brutal Face

ATHENS, Feb 1 (IPS) - Electra Floropoulou of the Lawyers Group for the  Rights of Refugees and Migrants was not expecting the police to  turn violent when she began taking photographs of the queue of  migrants outside the Athens Directorate for Foreigners.


Roma, 13:20 - CALCIO, SERIE B: GLI ARBITRI DELLA PRIMA 1/A GIORNATA

Queste le terne arbitrali per la prima giornata del campionato di serie B 2006/07:


Chess masters bloom in ancient desert city

BEERSHEBA, Israel -- Beersheba is a city of humble origins. Once known as a biblical oasis, it became in its later incarnation a desert backwater.


Suzuki sets record but would rather have playoff spot Anaheim's ...

(CP) - Ichiro Suzuki has the single-season hits record, but he'd much rather have the playoff spot Bartolo Colon and the Anaheim Angels are one game closer to securing.


EU parliament officials questions Lisbon

European Parliament officials questioned Portuguese authorities Wednesday about apparent discrepancies in evidence about whether alleged CIA flights possibly carrying terrorism suspects landed at Portugal's airports or entered its airspace.


Tributes have been pouring in for India's former prime minister PV Narasimha Rao, who has died aged 83. Pakistan has expressed its sorrow at Mr Rao's demise, saying he would be remembered for his endeavours to improve ties between the two nations.


The Florida Supreme Court ruled yesterday that a hastily passed law intended to keep alive a severely brain-damaged Florida woman is unconstitutional.


Tiny Bit of Hardware With Marley Software

For the 30th anniversary of Bob Marleyâs âExodus,â Island Records produced 4,000 U.S.B. flash drives loaded with the album and additional material.


Era sfuggito da ore a sorveglianza dei genitori siciliani


The Supreme Court on Monday refused to consider whether a Colorado couple must return their adopted son to his Missouri birth mother.


NHL: Owners Deliver Final Offer on Eve of Decision Day

The National Hockey League has  delivered a final salary offer to locked out players that must  be accepted by 11 a.m. EST (1600 GMT) Wednesday or it's  commissioner Gary Bettman will cancel the 2004/05 season.


Ex-soap star Sean Kanan charged with DUI

Sean Kanan, who appeared in the daytime soap operas "General Hospital" and "The Bold and the Beautiful," has been charged with driving under the influence.


Even a cup of coffee didn't sway one stubborn independent voter Â though Republican Mike Huckabee gave it his all Tuesday as New Hampshire residents went to the polls in the state's presidential primary.


Thanks to New England's defense and to some costly turnovers by Indianapolis, the Patriots beat the Colts 27-24 in their NFL season opener.


Advertising: Shift Away From Ad-Free Has a Price

Children who visit Webkinz.com, the popular virtual world for children who buy Webkinz stuffed animals, may also see advertisements on the site.


Iraq Wants New Bids to Develop Oil Field

CALGARY, Alberta  - Iraq's oil ministry has called  for new bids to develop an oil field in the war-torn country,  blindsiding the Canadian company that appeared to have won the  contract, a top executive with the firm said on Friday.


Police investigators inspect the meat section of a public market in General Santos city in southern Philippines following an explosion Sunday Dec. 12, 2004 that killed at least 13 people and wounded 53 others.


The White House invoked executive privilege yesterday in withholding subpoenaed documents on fired U.S. attorneys out of confidence that it can prevail in court and weather a political storm by blaming Congress for overreaching, administration officials said yesterday.


A row erupts in Austria over three girls who were cut off from the outside world by their mother for seven years.


Rumsfeld Defends U.S. Missile Shield as Triumph

Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld on Wednesday called a fledgling U.S. ballistic missile defense system in Alaska a triumph for the Bush administration "over pessimism and skepticism."


A body found at the end of a days-long search for a nearly nine months pregnant woman is indeed hers, a medical examiner confirmed Sunday as investigators pieced together the case against a police officer accused of killing her.


Police check the home computers of two girls who apparently formed a suicide pact which left one dead.


Dame Helen Mirren is among the favourites to pick up an award at the Bafta ceremony in London later.


Paris Hilton transferred to Los Angeles jail

Jailed socialite Paris Hilton was transferred from a medical ward to a detention center to serve the rest of her sentence for violating probation in a drunken-driving case, officials said on Thursday.


NBC has set a new  premiere date and a new time slot for "Quarterlife."


Rapper Coolio in reality TV series at Oxygen

Rapper Coolio, who  topped the pop charts in 1995 with the Grammy-winning tune  "Gangsta's Paradise," will star in a reality TV show for  women's cable network Oxygen.


World Leaders Anxiously Await U.S. Election

World leaders are anxiously awaiting the U.S. presidential election but major shifts in American foreign policy are unlikely whatever the outcome and there will be no change in the world order.


Kerry and Bush Tangle on Explosives, Character

Democratic Sen. John Kerry attacked President Bush's "shifting explanations" on missing explosives in Iraq on Thursday, but Bush said Kerry lacked the conviction and consistency to lead the nation at a time of war.


Saturn's moon Enceladus ejects icy volcanic material which settles over the surfaces of other satellites.


An explosion hits Pakistan's city of Lahore, wounding several people including police officers, police say.


US director Clint Eastwood is awarded France's highest civilian distinction, the Legion d'honneur.


PALESTINIAN presidential frontrunner Mahmoud Abbas rejected an offer by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon today to coordinate Israel's planned withdrawal from the Gaza Strip next year.


Domenica scorsa a Venturina, nel Livornese, nell'incontro con il ...

La procura arbitrale indagherÃ  sull'episodio. Presidente Rieti: Â«Non c'Ã¨ stata nostra richiesta, ma l'arbitro ha fatto beneÂ». VENTURINA (Livorno) - Ã scoppiato un caso dai contorni anche politici per l


Novell Buries One Hatchet with Microsoft, but Files Suit on ...

November 10, 2004 - On Monday, Novell and Microsoft announced that the Redmond giant has agreed to pay $536 million in cold, hard cash to settle an antitrust dispute regarding Novell's Netware.


Clinton Library Exhibits Include Scandals

Bill Clinton's presidential library, opening Thursday, covers Whitewater and Monica Lewinsky in a single display that portrays the White House scandals as a "fight for power" and an exercise in the "politics of persecution."


Jets Get Back Pennington, but Abraham Needs Time

Chad Pennington returned to practice Thursday, but defensive end John Abraham will most likely not play against the Steelers.


CORRECTED: AOL Spam Down 75 Pct; Net Spam Trends Reverse

You've got less spam, according to  America Online, the world's largest online service.


Both Oregon men were Marines who fought in Vietnam. Both are divorced, single -- and struggle three decades later to put the war behind them.


"I should have been as tough as Putin": Gorbachev

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev  said on Tuesday he supported tough measures taken by Russian  President Vladimir Putin and wished he had adopted them.


A three-judge appeals panel expressed doubts Wednesday about burying Anna Nicole Smith in Texas, as her mother wants, but also questioned how the advocate in charge of funeral plans knew the Playboy model intended to be laid to rest in the Bahamas.


N.Korea Could Test Long-Range Missile Any Time - U.S.

North Korea could flight test at any  time a ballistic missile potentially capable of reaching parts  of the United States with a nuclear-weapon-sized payload, the  State Department's top arms control official said on Friday.


Pop star Kylie Minogue is suing the British record producer who helped launch her career. The Australian singer has claimed in the Victoria state Supreme Court that PAL Productions, run by famed pop producer Pete Waterman, underpaid royalties for her "Greatest Hits" album which was released in 1992 and rereleased in 2002, the Sunday Age newspaper reported.


Maureen Moore Is "Dual-ing" Edies in 'Grey Gardens'

Playbill - What does "another winter in a summer town" get you? Under the weather, apparently.


In Many Communities, Itâs Not Easy Going Green

Budget cuts and old habits may interfere with good intentions.


The dollar held near a two-month high  against the euro on Wednesday after data showed the United  States was attracting more than enough foreign capital to fund  its huge current account deficit.


Doctors urged to make good first impression

Doctors should know that when meeting a new patient for the first time there is no second chance to make a good first impression, researchers said on Monday.


Samoa grind out a stuttering 25-21 victory against the USA in their final Pool A match in St Etienne.


Senate to call Boeing's 2009 raygun nuke-zap bluff?

We'll see your $0.5bn, and raise you a laser jumbo Senators are planning to cut budgets for the space interceptor portion of the controversial US missile defence programme, according to reports. However, it appears that a complementary scheme to blast enemy ICBMs shortly after takeoff using a giant laser cannon mounted in a jumbo jet will be fully funded.â¦


The Aussie actor, dead at 28, never seemed comfortable with the conflicts posed by his career, recalls Belinda Luscombe


Life & style: To celebrate the Guardian's photography week, Sam Taylor-Wood selects her all-time favourites.


GAZA CITY: Four Palestinians were killed late on Thursday evening when a rocket was fired from an Israeli drone in the Khan Yunis refugee camp, bringing the death toll to nine since the Israeli incursion began the night before, medics said.


A global crisis of bird flu will threaten animal and human life in the near future, UN agencies warn.


Mind your language: British PM ticked off in parliament

The Speaker of Britain's House of Commons ticked off Prime Minister Gordon Brown Wednesday for accusing the opposition head of misleading MPs -- deemed a grave offence in the mother of parliaments.


The biggest star of the Emmy afterparties wasn't the cast of "The Sopranos" or a cigar-chomping Jeremy Piven. It was Kanye West.


Third-quarter profit rose 11 percent to $640 million, helped by growth in fees from asset management and providing back-office services to institutional clients.


Roma, 17:42 - CALCIO, SERIE C1: RISULTATI QUINTA GIORNATA

Risultati e classifiche della 5/a giornata del campionato di serie C1.


Cal St.-Fullerton eliminates Georgia Tech

Cory Vanderhook took one swing the entire game for Cal State Fullerton. It sent the ball bouncing 90 feet away &#151; more than enough to prevent the Titans from making a depressing trip home.


The 'digital fingerprint' technology that targets copyright violations doesn't work well with original footage like the band's widely-posted reunion concert.


BRUSSELS, Belgium -- The European Commission said Wednesday it had dropped its antitrust investigation into mobile phone roaming prices charged by operators in Britain and Germany after new EU rules forcing telecom companies to cut the cost of using mobile phones abroad.


Everton beat Brann to secure sixth successive victory in Europe

Everton secured a record sixth successive victory in Europe when they beat Norwegian side SK Brann 2-0 here in their UEFA Cup last 32 first leg match.


Il presidente dell'Unione interparlamentare e' a Teheran


Foreign troops helping aid efforts in Aceh province must leave within three months, Indonesia says.


PARSIPPANY, N.J., Dec. 9 -- The renegade Roman Catholic archbishop who was excommunicated by the Vatican after he installed married priests as bishops acknowledged Saturday that the Rev. Sun Myung Moon was supporting his crusade against mandatory celibacy.


All men may be created equal, but all voices are not.


Israel's Labor holds runoff vote for new leader

Israel's Labor Party voted in a runoff leadership election on Tuesday pitting former prime minister Ehud Barak against ex-intelligence chief Ami Ayalon, a race that may help decide Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's future.


Giakarta sconta stime ricostruzione tsunami


Presentato progetto per distretto industriale Made in Italy


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Yankees' Giambi Treated for Tumor in Pituitary Gland

NEW YORK (Sports Network) - New York Yankees first baseman  Jason Giambi has been receiving treatment for a benign tumor in  his pituitary gland.


Peres: Israeli extremists may try to kill Sharon

Opposition leader Shimon Peres said Tuesday he feared Israeli extremists might try to assassinate Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, the target of growing far-right fury over a planned withdrawal from Gaza next year.


Hundreds of Somalis demonstrated Thursday against a plan that would place foreign peacekeepers in the country.


Afghanistan hits at Musharraf over Taliban remark

Kabul has angrily rejected comments by   Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf that the Taliban had grown   more dangerous than al Qaeda with the support of Afghans,   accusing some in Pakistan of sponsoring the rebels.


Jock Stirrup: Eco apocalypse will mean more wars

Luckily, most vulnerable countries already aflame The head of the British armed forces said today that Western armed forces must be ready to deal with the consequences of global warming.â¦


Ranbaxy Laboratories on Wednesday said the removal of its anti-AIDS drugs from the UN approved list will not have any impact on its top line or bottomline.


Oil prices rose for the second day in a  row on Thursday as several OPEC ministers called for the cartel  to stop producing more oil than its official target to prevent  a glut next year.


Bush, Congress at record low ratings: Reuters poll

President George W. Bush and the U.S. Congress registered record-low approval ratings in a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday, and a new monthly index measuring the mood of Americans dipped slightly on deepening worries about the economy.


Macedonian Prime Minister Kostov Resigns

Parliament will officially announce Prime Minister Hari Kostov's resignation during a meeting scheduled for Thursday, launching a ten-day period during which President Branko Crvenkovski should give the mandate for forming a new government.


At least four people are killed in a blast in an area of Beirut's waterfront, Lebanese security sources say.


The Group of Seven (G7) industrialised nations urges China to be more flexible on its currency.


Probe sought in deaths of 3 women migrants

MONTERREY -- Mexico is demanding a formal investigation into the drowning deaths of three undocumented migrants who it said were forced to recross the Rio Grande by US Border Patrol agents who threw stones at the migrants. The Mexican consul in Eagle Pass, Texas, lodged a complaint with the Border Patrol this week after the three women migrants drowned in ...


A federal advisory panel recommends sweeping changes to Medicaid to rein in costs, including greater use of managed care for the sickest recipients.


Cambodia Saved from Tsunami by Astrologer-Sihanouk

Former Cambodian king Norodom  Sihanouk says an astrologer warned him that an  "ultra-catastrophic cataclysm" would strike, but that his  country would be spared if proper rituals were conducted.


Ministro Istruzione, emergenza non influira' su ripresa


Investor not impressed with Molson dividend for Coors merger ...

MONTREAL (CP) - Molson Inc. may have removed the last obstacle to its proposed merger with Colorado beer maker Adolph Coors Co. on Friday, after it agreed to fork out a premium of $3.


Republicans Open Convention, Plan 9/11 Tribute

Republicans opened their national  convention on Monday to nominate President Bush for a second  term with plans for four days of tributes to his wartime  leadership and his response to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.


Sweden remains strongest Dev't partner of Ethiopia in combating poverty: Ambassador Akesson

Addis Ababa, October 14,2004(WIC)- The Swedish government would increase budgetary support to Ethiopia as part of its development assistance, the country's Ambassador to Ethiopia said.


A rollercoaster year for Apple stock looks poised to end on a high note as shares briefly broke the $200 mark on Wednesday.


Is a new MS drug going to be a top seller or a bottom-dweller? Here's how to find out.


An Indian doctor is detained at Brisbane airport, one of two men quizzed in Australia over failed UK car bombings.


BAGHDAD, Iraq--Of the four car bombs that exploded in Iraq on Monday, it was the concussive detonation on Baghdad's crowded Saadoun Street that left Muhammed


Annual savings of Â£600m in public services can be made in Wales by 2010,  says Rhodri Morgan.


American collector buys 1,200-year-old penny for $515,000 at London auction

LONDON  - A 1,200-year-old Anglo-Saxon penny sold for 230,000 pounds ($515,000 Cdn) on Wednesday, setting what the auction house said was a new world record for the most expensive British coin.


Son of Ailing Shiite Leader Steps Forward

After years of troubled or failed relations with Iraq's Shiite politicians, President Bush last December welcomed Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, resplendent in black turban and traditional robes, to the White House. The visit cemented Hakim and his party as America's latest, favorite Shiite ally in Iraq.


Presidente, non facciamo liste di proscrizione


Singletary Slumps, Cavs Fall Into Cellar

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Jan. 27 -- Sean Singletary trudged slowly to the Virginia bench Sunday, having fouled out of a game that had been decided anyway. He tried to look to the Cavaliers' next game even as the frustration of this loss, one forged in too-familiar fashion, ate away at him.


A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge Thursday granted US Airways' request to throw out its machinists' contract as part of the airline's effort to cut costs and emerge from bankruptcy protection.


Ford Motor Co., Time Warner Inc. and Home Depot Inc. are among the big corporations donating funds for President Bush's reinauguration ceremonies, according to a list released Friday.


Zurigo, 19:52 - CALCIO, FIFA; CASO MATEUS: NESSUNA PUNIZIONE AL PORTOGALLO

Nessuna punizione alla federcalcio portoghese per il caso Mateus. La Fifa ha comunicato di aver canc...


The video accuses Australia of opposing Japanâs whaling practices because of its âprejudice and racism.â


Google has invested in a maker of femtocells, cellular base stations for homes and offices.


White Sox manager Guillen fined for slur

Ozzie Guillen was fined and ordered to attend sensitivity training Thursday as commissioner Bud Selig punished the outspoken Chicago White Sox manager for using a slur during a tirade against a sports columnist.


German authorities claimed to have foiled a plot to attack Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi, as German police arrested three Iraqis in a series of raids across three cities.


Classic winner Bachelor Duke withdrawn from Queen Elizabeth II

Irish Two Thousand Guineas (Ire-G1) winner Bachelor Duke has been withdrawn from Saturday's Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (Eng-G1) at Ascot after developing slight lameness in a hind leg.


Bush wants $140 billion economic package

President George W. Bush would like to see a package of tax cuts and other measures totaling around $140 billion to shore up the fragile U.S. economy, a White House document showed on Friday.


Egypt's president warns the Israeli PM about the effects of the Gaza blockade, joining others expressing concern.


Swiss study in mice may lead to new pain drugs

Enhancing a natural pain-filtering mechanism in the spine helped relieve chronic pain in mice without the unwanted side effects of current pain relievers, Swiss researchers said on Wednesday.


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N.F.L. Issues Reminder on Conduct and Safety

In the aftermath of the brawl last Friday between N.B.A. players and fans, the N.F.L. sent a memo to its 32 teams about rules on security and fan-player interaction.


Tired of potholes? You can do like the ants do..

Army ants tired of potholes take one for the team, throwing their bodies into rough spots to make a smoother road for their sisters, British researchers reported on Sunday.


U.S. smothers Australia 113-73 at worlds

Andrew Bogut was no problem for the United States. Next up: Dirk Nowitzki. Carmelo Anthony scored 20 points, and the Americans smothered Australia in the second quarter and ran away to a 113-73 victory Sunday in the second round of the world basketball championships.


Schering, Merck defend cholesterol drugs in ads

Schering-Plough Corp and Merck & Co are defending their shared cholesterol treatments, Vytorin and Zetia, in advertisements after a failed study generated negative publicity.


Militants attack paramilitary camp in Pakistan

WANA, Pakistan  - Militants in northwest Pakistan attacked a paramilitary camp and up to 30 soldiers were missing, security officials said on Wednesday.


Hezbollah TV welcomes French court's decision to give it another chance

The Al-Manar television station of Lebanon's Shiite Muslim militant group Hezbollah welcomed a French court's decision to give it another chance to meet broadcasting standards after it aired a series ruled anti-Semitic last November.


Governo regionale del Kurdistan prepara difesa


YouTube launches ad platform with Paris Hilton video

Online video-sharing website YouTube launched an innovative money-maker with its first paid video advertisement, for a music CD by celebrity bad girl Paris Hilton.


Beatles legend Sir Paul McCartney and Scottish singer Lulu are reportedly dating after working on an album together.


Microsoft signals cut prices to combat Linux rivals

Microsoft has admitted that growing pressure from open-source operating system, Linux, is eating into the companyâs profits and will hit revenues hard over the next fiscal year.


OPEC, which pumps more than a third of the world's oil, is considering raising its oil-output targets at a meeting this week in Vienna, although that wouldn't necessarily mean more oil production, the Wall Street Journal


For a bipartisan majority of senators, providing three months or six months of extra unemployment checks to more than 1 million jobless people is a better way to dig the economy out of a recession than just printing tax rebate checks.


Corte Assise,Italia aderi' risoluzione Onu su personale Iraq


I Ds reagiscono dopo la pubblicazione delle telefonateD'Alema: "Uno spettacolo indecente". Fassino: "Democrazia a rischio"                                           Intercettazioni, la rabbia della Quercia "Giudici distratti, qualcuno paghi"                                                                                Il presidente della Corte d'Appello di Milano Giuseppe Grechi:  "Prese tutte le cautele per evitare la diffusione"


Japan's Nikkei share average rose half a  percent to its highest close in five months on Tuesday after  the release of economic data that supported views that Japan's  economic slowdown would be temporary.


Three killed as Myanmar troops battle protests

Seething crowds of Buddhist monks and civilians filled the streets of Myanmar's main city on Wednesday, defying warning shots, tear gas and baton charges meant to quell the biggest anti-junta protests in 20 years.


Calano gli ascolti, per il conduttore Ã¨ colpa dell'"ordinary people""Si vede solo gente ben pagata per fare quello che non sa fare"                                            Baudo: "Basta reality e tv futile sono la negazione dello spettacolo"                                                                                Il conduttore torna al timone dell'ultima tranche di "Domenica In"Il confronto con Costanzo, alla stessa ora: "Lo stimo ma non lo temo"di ALESSANDRA VITALI


In her first TV interview since her recovery, Kylie Minogue fought back tears as she described the moment she discovered she had breast cancer.


Ricoveri in ospedale Kabul limitati a chirurgia di guerra


O'Neill highlights gulf between Celtic and Milan

Celtic manager Martin O'Neill underlined the gulf between his club and European giants AC Milan after the Scottish side bowed out of the Champions League.


U.K. Family Pleads for Hostage's Release

The government on Friday identified the British engineer who was kidnapped in Baghdad with two American colleagues, and the victim's family urged his captors to free him.


Cucina, i dolci di Napoli segui la videoricetta

Il tortino di ricotta con caprese è semplice da preparare e straordinario da gustare. Pochi ingredienti ben amalgamati per un dessert nobile e ricco


Smoke and ash from land-clearing fires in Indonesia blanketed a large swath of the country's west on Monday, sending air quality levels plummeting there and in neighboring Singapore and Malaysia, officials said.


Amy Winehouse's father-in-law urges the singer's fans to boycott her music until she seeks medical help.


THE CAPITAL division of Intel has invested in a Seattle firm in bid to promote the WiMAX wireless standard. Speakeasy, based in Seattle, is a beneficiary from the Intel Communications Fund but it's not clear


Michael Phelps easily qualifies for the semifinals of the 100-meter backstroke, but his main rival in the event seems to have put behind his earlier struggles.


Gurinder Chadha says she is expecting twins, and plans to name them after Bollywood stars Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan, who recently announced their engagement.Comment


Iraqi interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi has pleaded with other countries to help Iraq reduce or eliminate its foreign debt and to join the multinational forces fighting the insurgents.


Two girls riding an all-terrain vehicle fell into a mine shaft and were trapped overnight, authorities said Sunday morning. One girl was pulled out with injuries.


Their 13-game winning streak ended earlier in the week and now the Portland Trail Blazers appear ready to roll off some more victories.


Iraq security is complex and challenging: report

The security situation in Iraq is challenging and attacks could increase in coming months, a U.S. progress report said on Thursday as President George W. Bush faces rising pressure to shift course in the unpopular war.


A 39-year-old woman was savaged to death by her pet bull mastiff dog yesterday. Terrified elderly neighbours could only look on as the fatal attack, which started inside Carol Leeanne Taylor's home in the Dunedin suburb of Caversham, spilled on to the ...


Baldoni, Frattini: ''Stiamo lavorando per riavere la salma''

''Stiamo lavorando''. Cosi' il ministro degli Esteri Franco Frattini, conversando con i giornalisti a Berlino, ha risposto sull'impegno del governo italiano per riavere la salma di Enzo Baldoni. Quanto agli


Simonson Revises Jazzy 'Carter's Way' for Steppenwolf Bow; Cast Announced

Playbill - Casting has been announced for Steppenwolf Theatre Company's production of a revised Carter's Way by Eric Simonson.


Scotland Yard beefs up Bhutto probe in Pakistan

Scotland Yard strengthened its team aiding the probe into the assassination of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto on Wednesday as concerns for the country's nuclear security grew.


A Roma, nel quartiere Parioli. Sente i botti di Capodanno e replica a fucilatepoi scende in strada con la pistola. In frantumi i finestrini di numerose vetture                                          "Mi attaccano", e spara alle auto con un fucile di precisione                                                                                Trentasettenne denunciato, aveva un arsenale in casa


Nepal rebels urge donors to stop aid to government

Maoist rebels fighting to set up a communist republic in Nepal have urged foreign donors to cut off support to the impoverished nation where 12 people, mostly soldiers or policemen, died in rebel violence on Tuesday.


Estonian defense minister's secret documents stolen

Estonian Defense Minister Margus Hanson admitted Monday that his briefcase containing state confidential files was stolen, news from Tallinn, capital of Estonia, reported.


Feds to require 'open' wireless networks?

Blog: Draft wireless auction rules being pondered at the FCC could be a victory for companies like Google that fear without government intervention, the same few companies will control coveted spectrum, limiting consumer choice.


The Iraq Survey Group will report that Saddam Hussein had no banned weapons before the US-led invasion.


What you need to know about inflation and investments

The Federal Reserve uses interest rates to help manage the economy, lowering them when the economy needs a boost and raising them when the economy is growing at a pace that may


'Non vogliamo acquistare operatori mobili'


Sweden's Joachim Johansson beats defending champion Andy Roddick in five sets.


Symantec to buy Veritas in US$13.5 billion deal

Computer security giant Symantec said Thursday it will buy storage program maker Veritas Software for US$13.5 billion in one of the world's largest software company mergers.


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Top 2 Candidates in Ukraine Presidential Vote Face Runoff

Ukraine's presidential election ended virtually in a dead heat, according to official results, after a campaign that international election observers criticized


Schwarzenegger widens lead in Calif. governor race

California Gov. Arnold   Schwarzenegger has widened his lead over his Democratic   gubernatorial rival, according to two polls released on   Wednesday. One survey puts him 17 percentage points ahead.


Morgan Stanley Dissolves Partnership in India to Go Solo

Morgan Stanley will go it alone in India, lured by potential profits from the countryâs quickly maturing corporate sector.


Obama queries LinkedIn users on business issues

(InfoWorld) - U.S. Sen. Barack Obama launched a new Web 2.0 campaign effort Wednesday, using LinkedIn's professional networking site to solicit comments from the network's 14 million users about business topics. Obama is posting several questions to LinkedIn's Answers service, which was launched earlier this year to let members ask questions of, and receive quick answers from, fellow users of the site. Obama's first post this morning asked users how the next president can help small businesses and entrepreneurs thrive. The post had elicited more than 200 responses after three hours on the site. For example, LinkedIn user Jon Burke advised Obama to "get technology and have a curiosity about it. Recent U.S. presidents and national politicians in general don't seem to care or know much at all about technology. The Internet and Google have become punch lines. A president who follows technology can make more informed policy decisions." Scott Pickard added that the next president should "support the development of business incubators. These 'entrepreneurial ecosystems' are great starting homes for the entrepreneur and his new venture in years one to four. The incubator lowers hurdles, mitigates risk ... and while it offers no guarantees, it does improve the odds for a successful start and graduation to a sustainable business that creates high-quality jobs while introducing new technologies and products to the marketplace." "LinkedIn Answers provides an ideal forum for political candidates and campaigns to communicate with a high-level professional audience on key business issues," said Dan Nye, CEO of LinkedIn, in a statement. "We expect candidates from all backgrounds and all levels of government, from city council races to the presidential campaign, will take advantage of LinkedIn as a highly effective online tool for reaching the business audience." Obama, who has been actively using Web 2.0 technologies such as Facebook and MySpace, is leading the race for Web site visitors, according to statistics released last week by Nielsen/NetRatings. Obama had 717,000 visitors to his campaign site in July, the latest month for which numbers were available. The Obama site's total outpaced fellow Democratic candidates Sen. Hillary Clinton -- who had 437,000 visitors to her site -- and former Sen. John Edwards, who logged 348,000 unique visitors in July. Among Republicans, Fred Thompson's site ImWithFred drew the most unique visitors in July with 381,000, according to Nielsen. Since announcing his candidacy, Thompson's campaign now is redirecting traffic from ImWithFred to Fred08.com. Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani ranked second among Republicans online, with 124,000 unique visitors, according to Nielsen.


Palestinian medics and police officers carry a Palestinian police officer, seriously wounded in an Israeli air force missile attack, at Nasser hospital in the southern Gaza Strip refugee camp of Khan Younis, late Sunday Oct. 24, 2004.


Bulldog fingers sacked employee for credit card scam

Pakistani call centres swindle customers Cable and Wireless, the former owner of ISP Bulldog, has blamed a sacked employee for the illegal use of a database containing 100,000 customer details.â¦


Kuznetsova wins, Safin loses at Kremlin Cup

On the men's side, top-seeded Marat Safin was upset by Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic 7-6 (10-8), 4-6, 6-3. Stepanek, No.


Exit polls show dead heat in India's Punjab state polls

Exit polls by two leading news channels showed a dead heat in the northern state of Punjab after an election that analysts said would test the popularity of India's ruling Congress party.


Symantec to buy Veritas for US$13.5 billion

In a long-rumored move, security software maker Symantec said Thursday that it will buy storage specialist Veritas Software in a deal worth roughly $13.5 billion.


More Fun Than Root Canals? Itâs the Dental Vacation

Medical tourism has been an increasingly popular alternative for the uninsured desperate for care, and for middle-class Americans willing to travel to secure affordable health care.


Jordanâs king says Iraq elections impossible in current chaos

PARIS The Jordanian monarch said in an interview published Tuesday that elections in Iraq are impossible in the current chaos and that he sees no chances of improvement in the short term.


Waiting for the bus to the Markopoulos shooting range this afternoon, a question from a Chinese journalist rattled me. "From India? How many medals have you won?" ...


EU leaders far from accord on future shape of union

European Union leaders seeking to  reassure voters about plans to enlarge the bloc remained far  from united on Friday about the future shape of the union, set  to grow to 27 members when Bulgaria and Romania join on January  1.


The House passed a $37.4 billion budget bill for the Homeland Security Department on Friday, but minority Republicans rallied enough votes to uphold a promised veto by President Bush.


Deutsche Bank Boosts Net Profit Through Cost Cuts, Higher Trading Income

Deutsche Bank AG, Germany's largest bank, said Friday it increased its net profit by 18 percent in the third quarter by clamping down on costs and bad loans while increasing profit from trading securities.


Graduation Rates Improve, but Racial Disparity Grows

College football teams headed for the five major bowls this year performed better academically on the whole than the national average, according to a study released yesterday.


Vivendi has announced that Half-Life 2, the sequel to one of the most popular PC titles ever, will be released on November 16. The original game was released back in 1998 and earned more than 50 game-of-the-year awards.


Germans debut kitesurf-powered autonomous windjammer

Avast there, Mr Computer, unfurl the sails A new commercial cargo ship which will harness wind power to achieve greater fuel economy was christened in Hamburg on Saturday. MV Beluga SkySails will use an enormous, football-pitch sized tethered aerofoil to pull itself along, in much the same way as a kite-surfer.â¦


IBM on Tuesday bolstered its storage portfolio with several new systems, including a product the vendor says packs the power of a larger system but is about the size of a couple of pizza boxes.


JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Indonesia's new president has named a cabinet line up that includes several surprise choices, appointing professionals and several women to key posts.


Roma, 11:09 - CALCIO, DIRITTI TV; MATARRESE: RISCHIAMO GRAVI DANNI

Il presidente della Lega calcio Antonio Matarrese nel corso del suo intervento al Senato davanti all...


US Soldier Gets 25 Years In Murder of Iraqi Guard

A US soldier was sentenced to 25 years in prison for the murder of an Iraqi National Guardsman in May, the US military said Saturday.


Roy Keane has warned Â£30million new boy Wayne Rooney that Old Trafford hangers-on will try to destroy him. Speaking from personal experience the Manchester United skipper said: 'You have to learn to choose


Odin, the designer boutique, has expanded its original location into a neighboring space.


Government wants wide smoking ban-report

The government is to announce plans to ban smoking in nearly all pubs, cafes and restaurants in England when it unveils a long-awaited policy paper on public health on Tuesday, the BBC has reported.


Palestinian gunmen made their way into a heavily fortified Israeli army post in the Gaza Strip under cover of morning fog Thursday and started shooting, killing


ROMA - Incassi alle Stelle per Spider Man 2, nelle primo weekend di programmazione nelle sale italiane. Il film ha raccolto circa 8 milioni di incasso con una media per sala di circa 10 mila euro. Un risultato


Doctors give a sceptical response to the chancellor's idea of devolving day-to-day control of the NHS to an independent board.


India must recognize international realities: PM

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has responded to the Left's criticism of his congratulatory call to US President George W. Bush by saying India must recognise international realities.


General Motors posted better-than-expected fourth quarter financial results, but indicated that its efforts to shave costs are not behind it as it offered buyouts to 74,000 employees - its entire U.S. hourly workforce.


Windows XP Service Pack 2 seems a smooth upgrade for most, but many are putting off installing Microsoft's big security patch anyway.


Bryant becomes league's youngest to score 20,000 points

Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant became the youngest player in NBA history to score 20,000 career points when he had 39 points in the Lakers' 95-90 road win over the New York Knicks on Sunday.


By JIM FREDA  The big striped bass run is on in Monmouth and Ocean counties. Excellent reports of striped bass being caught in the 30-40-pound range have been coming in all week.


L'infiammazione e' in via di risoluzione


Local Players Revel in All-Star Experience

The South girls -- with eight local players -- win the Under Armour All America Lacrosse Classic on Saturday, while the South boys -- with six local players -- fall to the North.


TORONTO -- Last week of August, the playoff race is heating up, and a Red Sox player's thoughts turn to . . . football? In some ways, these guys are no different from the typical sports fan on the cusp of an NFL season. Sure, they're focused on the business at hand, winning a spot in their own postseason tournament ...


Citigroup Inc. , the world's largest financial services company, on Friday said it will simplify its business structure and streamline its capital markets activities.


Dentists are turning away patients because local health chiefs are running out of funds, dental leaders say.


The Treasury says its below-inflation public sector pay rises are fair, but unions threaten industrial action.


Le maggiori offerte arrivano dagli Usa e dall'Asia


In Debate, Thune Claims Daschle Undermined Troop Morale

Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle, fighting for political survival, angrily rejected Republic challenger John Thune's claim Sunday that he had emboldened the enemy in Iraq and undermined US troop morale.


Whirlpool closing 2 plants, adding jobs at others

Whirlpool Corp  said on Thursday  it planned to close two refrigerator plants and cut about 1,250  jobs in a restructuring expected to cost $15 million to $20  million, while adding 875 jobs at two other plants.


Firms from China and India are most willing to pay bribes abroad to do business, a survey suggests.


First Step for Yanks Is to Meet Rodriguez

The Yankees will offer Alex Rodriguez a raise from the $25.2 million average annual value of the contract he signed in 2000, probably for five years beyond his current contract.


MADRID, Oct. 20. - Top-seeded Tim Henman of Britain was all praise for the novel idea of replacing ball boys and girls with fashion models at the Madrid Masters, after thrashing Spaniard Albert Costa 6-4, 6-2, on Wednesday.


So much for Hollywood and the NFL being shocked -- shocked! -- over Janet Jackson's "accidental" breast nudity. Just when you thought it was safe to go back to watching football, now ABC has decided to cash in on the MTV sleazy-surprise formula.


Vale oltre 500 mln di sterline, vari gruppi interessati


Castro's new essay makes no mention of health

Fidel Castro signed a lengthy essay published yesterday, saluting a Cuban political figure but giving no hint of how Castro is feeling, even amid rampant rumors of his death.


M.I.T. Makes Yale Provost First Woman to Be Its Chief

Susan Hockfield, a 53-year-old neuroscientist, is the first woman and the first person from the life sciences to achieve the presidency.


'Basta a Littizzetto su Ruini', anticlericalismo non paga


Iraq. Il re di Giordania: le italiane sono vive, stiamo lavorando ...

Risveglio con forti esplosioni, questa mattina a Baghdad. Nella notte Sadr City Ã¨ stata nuovamente bombardata dagli aerei americani, che hanno preso di mira postazioni dei ribelli sciiti, con almeno due morti e 47 feriti.


In the List of Top-Selling Games, Clear Evidence of a Sea Change

As video games become more popular than ever, hard-core gamers and the old-school critics who represent them are becoming an ever smaller part of the audience.


RUPERT Murdoch has won the battle to shift the headquarters of his giant media group News Corp from the southern Australian city of Adelaide to the US state of Delaware.


While officially welcoming righthander Matt Clement to the fold last night, the Red Sox moved quickly to add another arm to their refashioned pitching rotation


AOL buys online marketing network buy.at

Time Warner Inc's  AOL said on  Tuesday it has purchased buy.at, an online affiliate marketing  network, as part of a strategy to bolster its Internet  advertising operations.


Bush, Kerry hit the campaign trail running after debate

TAMPA, United States : Each claiming victory in their first debate, President George W. Bush and Democratic White House hopeful John Kerry courted voters in key up-for-grabs states 32 days before the election.


The Grade I $300,000 Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash at Pimlico features a fast field despite not missing the country's prime burner Pico Central.


States pair with feds to supply air quality data to asthmatics

DETROIT -- Michigan is one of five states pairing up with the federal government to provide asthmatics with air quality data -- via cell phone, pager or e-mail-- that they may need to plan their day and protect their health.


Lo ha detto il portavoce vaticano Joaquin Navarro Valls


A man accused of killing a model reacted angrily to a  suggestion he should go for DNA screening, a court hears.


6 Court-Martialed for Scrounging Equipment

At a time when some U.S. troops in Iraq are complaining they have to scrounge for equipment, six Ohio-based reservists were court-martialed for taking Army vehicles abandoned in Kuwait by other units so they could carry out their own unit's mission to Iraq.


Hideki Matsui left his first three at-bats behind him, wasn't worried about delivering with Alex Rodriguez out of the lineup, and wasn't bothered by the funky motion of Twins reliever Pat Neshek.


La sua ultima collezione haute couture a Parigi a gennaio


Biopharmaceutical industry seen as prescription for new jobs in ...

Florida will create 4,500 new biopharmaceutical jobs in the next 10 years as the industry grows significantly across the nation, according to a report released today by the Milken Institute in Los Angeles.


Nasdaq joins with Borse Dubai in exchange grab

STOCKHOLM/LONDON  - Nasdaq  and Borse Dubai joined forces on Thursday with a deal to buy Nordic markets operator OMX  and create "a global financial marketplace" which will see Borse Dubai taking key stakes in London Stock Exchange  and Nasdaq.


With Arafat ill, Palestinians boost security

Palestinian officials have agreed to a plan to increase patrols in the West Bank while Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat remains in intensive care in a Paris hospital.


Owen & Becks named on World Player short-list

Following his dynamic season for Liverpool, breathtaking contribution at Euro 2004, and goals-laden start to his career in Spain, Michael Owen has rightly been named on the shortlist for the FIFA World Player of the Year award.


Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis was quick to respond when asked his about his biggest concern about facing LSU in the Sugar Bowl.


Oil prices forged to a record high above  $55 a barrel on Friday on rising fears of a winter fuel supply  crunch and robust economic growth in China, the world's number  two user.


Witness Says Bashir Led Jemaah Islamiyah

In Indonesia, the crumbling prosecution case against alleged terror leader Abu Bakar Bashir has gotten a boost. A confessed senior member of the militant group Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) gave a


BAGHDAD, Iraq - Shiite militants and U.S. forces battled Saturday in Baghdad's Sadr City slum, and a mortar barrage slammed into a busy eastern Baghdad neighborhood, marking a fresh round of violence in the capital...


The Seattle Times article: MSN search engine has foot in door, takes a close look at how a search box in MSN Messenger 7.0 might reveal clues about MSN's "broader strategy in the search business.


PM Paul Martin's summit produces watershed in federal-provincial ...

It was almost noon on Wednesday by the time Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty rang up Prime Minister Paul Martin to convey the provincial $18-billion bottom line required to salvage his medicare summit.


US astronomers find the smallest worlds detected circling other stars and say it is a breakthrough in the search for life in space.


Livorno, 15:29 - CALCIO, LIVORNO: SQUADRA IN AUSTRIA

Il Livorno è volato stamattina in Austria alla volta di Linz. Domani a Pasching il ritorno de...


ClimbiÃ© lessons not learned, says research

The social care professions have failed to heed the lessons of Lord Laming's landmark inquiry into the murder of child abuse victim Victoria ClimbiÃ©, government-funded research reveals


U.S. and Iraqi forces swooped on the Health Ministry on Thursday, seizing a deputy minister accused of funneling millions of dollars to Shi'ite militias in the first major sign that a crackdown in Baghdad has begun.


A passenger train has derailed and tumbled into a ravine, killing at least 10 people and injuring 120, Philippine officials said today.


Germans are urging Queen Elizabeth to apologize for Second World War bombings that destroyed Dresden, the London Daily Mail reported Friday.


Brazilian law enforcement officials raided the offices of Cisco Systems and arrested top executives as part of a continuing investigation into a smuggling and tax fraud scheme.


James Breaks Bone in Face; Will Wear Mask

LeBron James will wear a mask to protect a broken bone in his face, but Cavaliers coach Paul Silas said Thursday he hopes the reigning NBA Rookie of the Year won't miss any games.


Tourists flock to St. Helens for look at rumbling volcano

Pam Morret and her husband, Lynn, missed the big eruption of Mount St. Helens in 1980. They sure were not going to miss this one. So they donned their leather jackets


Intel stock tumbles 7% after lowered outlook

SAN FRANCISCO - Intel Corp.'s shares fell more than 7 percent yesterday, a day after the computer chip giant's management lowered the company's financial projections after concluding businesses and consumers aren't in a spending mood.


Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke offered a mostly upbeat assessment of the economy Wednesday, citing improvements in inflation and housing in comments suggesting the Fed will leave interest rates alone for a while.


Capturing carbon emissions, then storing them under the sea bed, could help reduce overall emissions without changing behaviour.


TEHRAN -- Iran confirmed it will take part in an international conference alongside the United States in Baghdad on Saturday, a gathering that Iraq hopes will break the ice between the bitter rivals to help end its bloody conflict.


Some Coffeyville workers back at flooded refinery

Office staff returned to work at the Coffeyville Resources refinery in Coffeyville, Kansas, which was shut by severe flooding earlier this week, the company said in a press release.


'Infinitely expandable' capacity now on the network Data Robotics' Drobo may have a daft name, but it's a clever take on expandable external storage. And today, it became a NAS box too, courtesy of a clip-on network adaptor.â¦


Cisco to bring social networking to big media

Company is developing software to help big media companies integrate social networking and community into their Web sites.


The jet-powered car which Top Gear's Richard Hammond crashed at high speed has been put up for sale.


In one area at least, the new economy is delivering on its promise.


Record number of Americans turns out to vote

The presidential race remained a cliffhanger late Tuesday as initial vote totals rolled in from a historically high national turnout fueled by wartime anxiety.


Afghanistan appeals to the international community for extra supplies of wheat to tackle dire food shortages.


U.S. Soldier Wants Rumsfeld to Testify on Iraq

MANNHEIM, Germany  - Lawyers for a U.S sergeant  accused of abusing Iraqi detainees will seek on Tuesday to  force Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to testify in the  soldier's pending court martial.


Sir Mark Thatcher bought the freedom to leave his Cape Town mansion yesterday when he paid South Africa's authorities bail money of Â£165,000.


Annan: Iraq invasion violated UN charter

The United States and its military allies on Thursday challenged UN Secretary General Kofi Annan's statement that last year's invasion of Iraq was an illegal act that violated


Swedes Launch Scientific Research Rocket

A Swedish Space Corp. sounding rocket successfully carried eight scientific experiments into the edge of space on Monday.


Reservist Pleads Guilty in Abu Ghraib Case

U.S. Army reservist Staff Sgt. Ivan "Chip" Frederick pleaded guilty Wednesday to five charges of abusing Iraqi detainees at Abu Ghraib prison as a two-day court-martial opened at a U.S. base in Baghdad.


Retailer Lowe's posts lower quarterly profit

Lowe's Cos.  reported lower quarterly profit on Friday as the battered U.S. housing market hurt sales.


A federally funded group that promised flu shots on Election Day in six of South Carolina's poorest counties has drawn criticism from Republican leaders.


A British UN worker who was kidnapped in Afghanistan by Islamic militants nearly two weeks ago has telephoned her family to say she is still alive.


Car bombs take toll, troops hit terrorists

PHOTO CAPTION: A foreign national is evacuated soon after a car bomb ripped through a street in Baghdad Monday. Two more such bombs were reported today.


A Briton is killed in Athens after being hit by a car allegedly driven by a member of the Danish Olympic sailing team.


Intel cancels plan to enter digital TV chip market

SAN FRANCISCO : Intel Corp. on Thursday said it has scrapped plans to enter the digital television chip business, marking a retreat from a major component of its consumer electronics initiative.


Lori Hacking's Brother Sends Letter to Mark in Jail

(KSL News) -- Mark Hacking will be arraigned on murder charges Friday in the death of his wife Lori. He's expected to plead "not guilty", something that doesn't sit well with Lori's brother.


The Atlanta Falcons traded running back T.J. Duckett to the Washington Redskins on Tuesday as part of a three-team deal and acquired holdout receiver Ashley Lelie from the Denver Broncos.


Blackstone plans $9 billion Hilton CMBS offer

The Blackstone Group LP  is  planning a $9 billion commercial mortgage-backed securities  offering backed by Hilton Hotels next quarter, according to a  Credit Suisse research note.


Rape of Second Sunni Woman by Iraqi Security Forces Alleged

BAGHDAD, Feb. 22 -- An Iraqi police official in the northwestern city of Tall Afar said Thursday that a military officer and three soldiers had admitted to raping a Sunni woman and recording the act with a cellphone camera.


FORMULA One chief executive Bernie Ecclestone is in the tightest spot of his long career as leading Formula One car manufacturers plough ahead with threats to set up a rival series.


As Microsoft Turns: The Soap Opera Plays On

Opinion: In last week's episode, Microsoft sent $546 million Novell's way; this week, Microsoft launches a campaign to win over Novell customers.


BANGKOK, Thailand - Three people driving through a Thai national park got too close for comfort to a herd of wild elephants who kicked and damaged their vehicles, authorities said Thursday.    The two men and one woman, driving in two pickup trucks through the Khao Yai National Park Wednesday evening, encountered a herd of more than 10 wild elephants, looking for food on the side of the road, said a national park official, speaking on condition of anonymity...


Saudis want boost in oil stocks ahead of Opec cuts

Saudi Arabia, the most powerful member of the Organisation of the Petroleum ExportingCountries, said yesterday thatglobal oil stocks needed to increase before Opec


NATO Seeks to Boost Image, Presence in Middle East

NATO foreign ministers held  unprecedented talks with ministers from Israel and six Arab  states on Wednesday as part of the alliance's bid to improve  its image and ties in the region.


TONY JONES: First to Iraq, and with the war in that country set to be front and centre in America's first presidential debate, insurgents have struck another series of deadly blows.


BEIJING -- China launched a $1 billion fund Tuesday to finance trade and investment by Chinese companies in Africa as part of efforts to nurture commercial ties with the resource-rich continent.


China Censors a Film, Then Bans It Entirely

China has pulled Li Yuâs âLost in Beijing,â a movie whose sexually explicit scenes were already censored, from theaters and banned its producer from the film business for two years, The Associated Press reported. The ruling against âLost in Beijingâ accused the filmmakers of publishing unapproved pornographic scenes from the movie on the Internet and on DVDs, the official China News Service Web site reported. The filmâs producer, Fang Li, said he believed that Chinese officials faced political pressure to act amid the rapid spread of uncensored versions of âLost in Beijingâ and another sexually explicit film, Ang Leeâs âLust, Caution,â on the Internet and in pirated DVDs.


Drug giant Johnson & Johnson agrees to buy Guidant Corp, a key player in the heart technology market, for $25.4bn.


Barack Obama Gets $1.9 Million Book Deal

U.S. Sen.-elect Barack Obama, whose 1995 book jumped onto best seller lists after his keynote address to the Democratic National Convention, has landed a three-book deal worth $1.9 million.


Lebanon army, militants fight on at refugee camp

NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Heavy fighting raged on Tuesday between Lebanese troops and al Qaeda-inspired militants at a Palestinian refugee camp, the battleground for Lebanon's bloodiest internal violence since the civil war.


British hostage Ken Bigley reported dead

There are unconfirmed reports that British hostage Kenneth Bigley, snatched more than two weeks ago, has been killed by his captors in Iraq.


It is by far the most intriguing piece of evidence in the death of JonBenet Ramsey: the ransom note, 370 words written with a felt-tip pen and found in the Ramsey home just a few hours before the little girl's strangled body was discovered in the basement.


Puo' scaturire solo da dialogo tra ebrei, cristiani e Islam


Milano, 13:07 - CALCIO, SERIE B: JUVE-BRESCIA RINVIATA AL PRIMO NOVEMBRE

La Lega ha rinviato all'1 novembre, alle 17.30, la gara Juve-Brescia in programma per domenica 8 ott...


Aare, 12:21 - SCI, MONDIALI: PAERSON LA PIU' VELOCE IN PROVA DISCESA

La svedese Anja Paerson ha vinto ieri la mediaglia d'oro nel superg ai Mondiali di sci di Aare. Oggi...


BANGALORE, INDIA -- Dell Inc. is setting up a third customer contact center in India, in the Chandigarh metro area in the north of the country, the company announced Wednesday. Operations at the center are likely to begin by March next year with about 300 employees.


Gay sizzles, Kluft sparkles on golden night

OSAKA, Japan  - Tyson Gay sizzled and Swedish superwoman Carolina Kluft sparkled on Sunday night, both scattering sporting gold on the athletics world championships.


Carrey's 'Snicket' Top Ticket at Box Office

Comedian Jim Carrey returned to the  top of the North American box office with the grim children's  movie "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events."


Rangers second baseman Kinsler on disabled list

The Texas Rangers have put second baseman Ian Kinsler on the disabled list with a stress fracture in his left foot and activated pitcher Brandon McCarthy for Monday's game against the Boston Red Sox.


Lawmakers to Question FDA, Merck Over Vioxx

Merck & Co. Inc. Chief Executive Officer Raymond Gilmartin and FDA officials have been called to testify before Congress on Nov. 18 over safety problems with the company's withdrawn


Oil prices climbed above $42 a barrel  on Wednesday, rising for the third day in a row as the heavy  consuming U.S. Northeast feels the first chills of winter.


Floods cause chaos in Wales and West Country

Flooding causes cancellation of train services and problems on the roads


In Harry's game, everyone has to stick to the rules

THERE is nothing more self-righteous than a modern paparazzo with a split lip, garnered in the course of his slightly weird trade.


Supermarket chain Loblaw's third-quarter profit rises 18% to $258 ...

TORONTO (CP) - Loblaw Cos. Ltd., Canada's biggest supermarket chain, says its third-quarter profit rose 18 per cent to $258 million as sales increased six per cent.


Appello Abu Mazen, aiuti per evitare catastrofe totale


The computer retailer plans to shutter 126 stores, and greedy geeks get ready to snag some bargains. In Gadget Lab.


Sudan's government  agrees to the deployment of some 3,500 extra African troops in war-torn Darfur.


Children as young as eight years old are being treated for alcohol and substance abuse in Northern Ireland.


At a Crucial Oil Juncture, a Russian Calls on China

At a time when China and Russia are facing far-reaching choices about their oil trade, Russia's energy minister made a quiet trip to Beijing.


A lawsuit by the owner of Pearl Oyster Bar in Manhattan may be the most aggressive use of intellectual property concepts by the owner of a small restaurant.


More power for women means more peace, says Nobel Prize winner ...

OSLO  - More women need to do jobs where they take decisions if they are to play a role in peace-making, this year's Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Kenyan ecologist Wangari Maathai, said in Oslo a day before receiving the prestigious award.


Red Sox Stay Alive with Epic 14th-Inning Win

David Ortiz drove in three runs, including the game winner in the bottom of the 14th inning, to lead Boston to a rallying 5-4 victory over the New York Yankees which kept the Red Sox's postseason hopes alive Monday.


Chi vive solo spende 60% in piu' della media delle famiglie


The top court in Turkey attacks PM Tayyip Recep Erdogan for his criticism of a key constitutional ruling.


Congress will vote on Friday on legislation that is a big step toward allowing nuclear-armed India to purchase U.S. nuclear reactors and fuel for the first time in three decades, lawmakers and aides said on Thursday.


Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein was neither surprised nor hurt after he read Pedro Martinez [stats, news]' comments in yesterday's Boston Herald.


Interest in Digital Yields New Scatter Market

NEW YORK More dollars are expected to be spent on online extensions of broadcast network shows in this upfront than ever before, but a sizable amount--as much as $150 million overall--also may be held back for digital opportunities that arise during the course of next season, according to media buyers. Call it the "digital scatter market."


Qualcomm says Broadcom ruling to hurt in short term

Wireless chipmaker Qualcomm Inc.  said on Wednesday an unfavorable ruling in a patent dispute with Broadcom Corp  would hurt its business in the short term, sending its shares lower.


CCTV footage is released by police investigating a Â£26m bank raid in Belfast, as they issue a fresh appeal.


Car Bomb in Baghdad Kills at Least 2 - Police

A car bomb exploded in western Baghdad  on Wednesday, killing at least two people and wounding 40,  police said.


Japan scientists find gene linked to heavy smoking

A team of Japanese scientists have found a gene closely linked to nicotine addiction, which could lead to more effective ways for smokers to kick the habit, a Japanese daily said on Wednesday.


Study: Walk four miles and eat 1,800 calories daily to keep off ...

LAS VEGAS -- People who have lost weight and manage to keep it off limit their daily calories to about 1,800 and walk about 4 miles a day, according to a new study.


The trend toward parking ourselves in front of a television and not moving until "natural" needs take over has heightened.


US commercial oil inventories up last week

The commercial stocks of crude oil in the United States surged by 4.0 million barrels to 283.4 million barrels in the week ending on October 22, near the lower end of average


Verizon Sales Rise Led by Wireless Growth

Despite a dip in profits, growing revenues from wireless subscribers pushed overall profits above forecasts.


Tuned-out youth hold key to Serbia president race

The hip-hoppers rhyming earnestly on  the importance of voting were coming up against a tough crowd  in downtown Belgrade.


Colin Montgomerie passed a big test Saturday, overcoming a few obnoxious fans and a pairing with Tiger Woods to post a 4-under 67 and take a two-shot lead in the Target World Challenge.


School's out: Hong Kong kids major in stock trading

Hong Kong students are piling loans and family savings into a volatile stock market, a growing trend that worries social workers in a city known for its derivatives-savvy grandmothers and stock-tipping taxi drivers.


China 'will crush Taiwan independence moves'

By Richard McGregor in Shanghai and Caroline Gluck in Taipei. China said yesterday its armed forces had a "sacred responsibility" to crush moves towards independence by Taiwan, whatever the cost, and described relations with the island as "grim".


Napoli, 17:34 - CALCIO, NAPOLI; IERVOLINO: ORA LA FESTA

A Napoli è scoppiata la festa al triplice fischio della sfida con il Genoa che ha regalato la...


Facing a rapidly growing backlog of immigration cases, the Bush administration will grant permanent residency to tens of thousands of legal U.S. immigrants without first completing required background checks against the FBI's investigative files.


Police: Fla. Firefighter Plotted Sex Snare

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A firefighter was charged with plotting to entrap his chief in a phony rape scheme so his friend could replace him, officials said.  Edward Colleton, 38, was charged with conspiring to commit official misconduct and criminal solicitation.


At the SC2004 conferenceÂ  last week, IBM unveiled plans to build a commercial version of its Blue Gene supercomputer intended for businesses and for a number of scientific and research markets.


Stocks & Bonds: A Mixed End to a Dismal Week

The market has been shaken by uncertainty surrounding bond insurers and whether they will be able to handle large losses in the value of mortgage-backed bonds.


Fallujah fight is not the walkover the US expected

US-led troops battling for control of Fallujah yesterday took their fight against rebels to the south of the Iraqi city as scores of insurgents opened a new front in Mosul in the north.


Leaders of Iraq's religious parties have emerged as the country's most popular politicians and would win the largest share of votes if an election


Catch up with last month's developments in socially responsible investing.


Ukraine's parliament sacks the foreign and interior ministers - key allies of the pro-Western president.


WHO probes Pakistan's first bird flu death

Pakistani authorities and World Health Organization experts were trying to determine on Tuesday whether bird flu had passed from human to human after the country reported its first human death from the virus.


Stock futures flat after Goldman, trade data

U.S. stock futures pared losses and   pointed to a flat start on Wall Street on Tuesday after a   failed attack on the U.S. embassy in Syria rattled investors,   but shares of Goldman Sachs Group Inc. GS.N jumped before the   bell after the investment bank's quarterly earnings exceeded   expectations.


Continued concerns about a huge U.S. current account deficit weakened the U.S. dollar to a four-year, 10 month low against the Japanese yen Thursday. Tokyo stocks ended higher.


International Internet networking giant Cisco Systems, Inc. agreed Monday to acquire Herzliya-based P-Cube, Inc. for approximately $200 million in cash and options.


Rocket Launches with U.S. Security Satellite

The last Atlas 2 rocket was launched on Tuesday, putting a national security satellite into orbit after four days of delays caused mostly by stormy weather.


SEATTLE - Duncan M. MacDonald can't vote, which could be a relief to politicians who otherwise might have to outline their positions on chew toys, postal carriers and squirrels.


Two men die and two people are left with serious injuries after shootings in London and Bristol.


Baseball Roger Clemens probably will make another minor league start before rejoining the New York Yankees, team officials said yesterday. Clemens struggled a bit Wednesday night, allowing three runs and six hits in 5 1/3 innings for Double A Trenton with four walks, five strikeouts, a hit batter, and a wild pitch against Portland . Although a final decision won't ...


Beaten Agassi confident of Masters Cup push

Andre Agassi heads for the Paris Masters this week with his chances of qualifying for the season-ending Masters Cup having suffered a setback after losing 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7/4) to Thomas Johansson in the final of the â¬632,750 Stockholm Open on Sunday.


MURFREESBORO, Ark. - A Texas couple found a 6.35-carat diamond Saturday at the Arkansas Crater of Diamonds State Park. The diamond was the eighth largest found at the site since it became a state park in 1972.


The New York Yankees couldn't wait to get back to Coors Field after scoring a record 41 times on their first trip to the Colorado Rockies' ballpark five years ago.


Austin high school band marches onto eBay

If you've been on the Internet looking to rent a 250-member marching band, you'd better hurry. Bidding on eBay ends Saturday for the James Bowie High School band.


Sir Paul McCartney and Heather Mills are to face each other in a divorce court hearing.


North Korea-watchers ponder significance of Kim's changed status

SEOUL - Watchers of the reclusive North Korean regime are buzzing about reports that might indicate a change in the cult of personality surrounding Kim Jong Il.


Update 5: Judge Nixes Guilty Plea in AOL Spam Case

A federal judge refused to accept a guilty plea Tuesday from a former America Online software engineer accused of stealing 92 million e-mail addresses and selling them to spammers.


CARACAS -- President Hugo Chavez yesterday called opposition news channel Globovision an enemy of the state and said he would do what was needed to stop it from inciting violence, only days after he shut another opposition broadcaster. Tens of thousands of Venezuelans marched in Caracas in a fourth consecutive day of protests over Chavez's closure of the RCTV network ...


CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson were docked 100 points each Tuesday, and their crew chiefs were both fined $100,000 and suspended for six races for violations at Infineon Raceway.


It's a 'Shame' About NC-17 Tag for Waters Film

The producer of the upcoming John Waters comedy "A Dirty Shame" has accused the U.S. movie ratings system of bowing to political pressure and a "family values" agenda by giving her project the commercially unfriendly NC-17 tag.


LAKE FOREST - In the early stages of the season Rex Grossman proved to be developing into a playmaker, but it also became his downfall.


Dopo amministratori ed esponenti politici del Nord, anche i sindacatimanifestano la propria contrarietÃ  alla scelta del piano di Air France-Klm                                          Alitalia, Epifani: "La Cgil non condivide la scelta del Cda"


Gente allontanata da costa per l'attivita' del vulcano


News Corp shareholders back Murdoch's US listing plan

Rupert Murdoch has won a key vote allowing his News Corporation media empire to move its headquarters away from his native Australia and into the US.


Swiss orchestra conductor Armin Jordan dies

Swiss conductor Armin Jordan, a familiar   figure in leading opera houses and concert halls around Europe   and the United States, died on Wednesday, aged 74, the   Geneva-based Suisse Romande orchestra (OSR) announced.


Afghanistanâs new cabinet was being sworn in today, a day after Hamid Karzai chose its members in his first major decision since his inauguration this month as the nationâs first democratically elected president.


Renteria, Martinez, Sexson Finalize Deals

Two days after losing Pedro Martinez, the Boston Red Sox lured All-Star shortstop Edgar Renteria from the St. Louis Cardinals with a $40 million, four-year contract.


Jessica Gregory looks to go snow surfing at Cole Park on Corpus Christi Bay, Saturday, Dec. 25, 2004. A rare blanket of snow greeted residents of South Texas on Christmas morning.


Distant planets orbit their stars every 10 hours

Astronomers have discovered a new class of planets outside the solar system that hug their parent stars so tightly they take less than a day to complete an orbit.


Greggio con consegna ad agosto scambiato a 69,33 dollari


British finance minister readies 'final' pre-budget

British finance minister Gordon Brown is preparing to deliver his tenth and probably final pre-budget report, in which he is expected to raise his economic growth forecast for 2006 while maintaining his estimates for 2007.


President Bush says the fight against terror is a "struggle for civilisation", in a speech marking five years since 9/11.


Fifth-ranked Illinois turns its showdown with No. 24 Gonzaga into a blowout as it beats the Bulldogs convincingly, 89-72.


AMHERST -- Carrying out a longstanding tradition of doing a push-up for every point scored by the UMass football team, the Minutemen cheerleaders got quite the workout yesterday afternoon.


Indonesian election officials confirm that Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono easily won last month's presidential poll.


Parigi, 22:59 - CALCIO, FRANCIA: VALENCIENNES VINCE ANTICIPO

Nell'anticipo della sesta giornata del campionato francese, il Lorient è stato battuto in cas...


Activists, politicians protest Putin policies

MOSCOW -- Hundreds of Kremlin critics gathered yesterday on Constitution Day to denounce what they call a retreat from democracy as President Vladimir V. Putin signed a bill scrapping gubernatorial elections.


Toronto improves to 3-0 after beating Portland, 101-97, on Sunday. Vince Carter hits the game-winning three-pointer with 4.8 seconds remaining.


Roma, 18:52 - MORTO TOSATTI, NAPOLITANO: GIORNALISTA ACUTO E AUTOREVOLE

Anche il presidente della Repubblica Giorgio Napolitano ha inviato un messaggio di cordoglio alla fa...


Yahoo! on! top! Google may be the most popular web destination in North America. It may be tops in Europe. It may be on its way to conquering the universe. But it's a step behind in Asia.â¦


They suffered through a rough start against Baltimore in the season opener a week ago, but because they hung in there and just kept grinding away, things gradually


Artists and sports bodies should share profits from tickets resold on internet auction sites, MPs say.


Imprese italiane pagano piu' tasse, differenze abissali


French high court rules in favor of online gambling industry

ZeTurf picks a winner at last House of Cards In a major blow to existent French gaming law, the French high court - le Cour de Cassation - ruled that the French horse racing monopolist Parimutuel Urbain (PMU) cannot prevent Malta-based ZeTurf from offering wagers over the internet on French horse races. The pdf of the decision is here.â¦


Abbas says new regime to recognize Israel

UNITED NATIONS -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told the UN General Assembly yesterday that the planned national unity government will recognize Israel.


Police searching for a missing student in Cambridge say they have found a body in a military cemetery.


Explosion Hits Islamabad Hotel, Causes Casualties

An explosion hit the Marriott Hotel  in the central area of the Pakistani capital Islamabad on  Thursday, causing several casualties, witnesses said.


Basketball: Report: NBA slaps brawlers with lengthy suspensions

DETROIT, United States : Indiana Pacers star Ron Artest has been suspended 30 games and two teammates were suspended 20 games each for their parts in an ugly brawl between players and spectators at a National Basketball Association game, a television


Salman Khan has a heart of gold - isn't that well-known by now? That Salman is very much into charity is also no secret anymore.


Sainsbury's says sales over the October to December period were down 1.2% on last year, and warns of "challenging" times ahead.


Abdul Razzaq's dynamic 75 not out rescued Pakistan as the tourists recovered to 235 for eight in the day/night fourth one-day international against England at Trent Bridge.


Belo Horizonte, 19:39 - TENNIS, COPPA DAVIS; BRASILE: KUERTEN GIOCHERA' IL DOPPIO

Il Brasile ha convocato anche Gustavo Kuerten per la sfida di Coppa Davis contro la Svezia in progra...


Alando Tucker had 32 points and 10 rebounds and Brian Butch added a career-high 27 points and had 11 rebounds as No. 7 Wisconsin beat No. 2 Pittsburgh 89-75 on Saturday, snapping the Panthers' 21-game nonconference winning streak.


In the wake of the three-month Hollywood writers strike, television viewers are hungry for something Â anything Â new on TV, right? Not quite.


Carter's Subtle Mistake Costs the Jets a Game

A mistake surfaced at the worst possible time during Quincy Carter's debut as the starter in place of the injured Chad Pennington.


FTC shakes down Seismic Entertainment Productions


Clinton, Obama in New Hampshire dead heat

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire  - Democrat Barack Obama has pulled into a virtual dead heat with Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire two days before the state's presidential nominating contest, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Sunday.


InfoWorld - While Google's Android SDK for mobile applications could become a formidable competitor to Sun's own Java platform, Sun vice president James Gosling said Wednesday it is not possible for Sun to take a position on Android.


Egyptian animals mummified same way as humans

Researchers examined four mummified animalsÂ¡Âªtwo hawks, a cat, and an ibis to find that ancient Egyptians mummified animals in a similar way to humans.


The nation's largest combat veterans group on Friday urged the military to "exercise a little common sense" and call off its investigation of a group of Iraq war veterans who wore their uniforms during anti-war protests.


Lawmakers refocus kids insurance program

With the government's blessing, more than a dozen states secured health insurance coverage for adults under a program designed to help poor children. Now, there is not enough money to cover the kids.


The Paris Club of rich lending nations is to discuss a proposed debt freeze for tsunami-affected countries.


Con Berlusconi sara' sfida serenissima, almeno da parte mia


HP Builds Blade System for Memory Intensive Apps

Hewlett-Packard is beefing up its Integrity BladeSystems with a new model released this week thatâs intended to handle memory and CPU intensive applications.


Roma, 14:40 - CALCIO, ROMA; SPALLETTI? ARBITRI? NON CERCHIAMO ALIBI

Il tecnico della Roma, Luciano Spalletti, riguardo i presunti torti arbitrali che l'ambiente giallor...


Appeals court unseals CIA leak documents

A federal appeals court said Friday it would release some of the documents it reviewed when deciding to force journalists to testify in the CIA leak investigation.


Aretha Franklin feels lighter than air these days.


Le riprese dovrebbero cominciare nel gennaio 2006


The pro-Western candidate for Ukraine's presidency tells supporters to protest if Sunday's election is rigged.


The UN's food agency urges international help for nations struggling to dispose of stockpiles of unused pesticides.


37 arrested at World Series celebrations

Police in riot gear cleared several large crowds gathered around Fenway Park early Monday after the Red Sox won their second World Series title in four years.


CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Sports Network) - Carolina wide  receiver Steve Smith was carted off the field Monday night  after breaking his left fibula during the Panthers' 24-14 loss  to Green Bay.


Cord Blood Provides Stem Cell Grafts For Leukemia Patients

NEW YORK NOV 25, 2004  - HLA-mismatched umbilical cord blood is an acceptable source of hematopoietic stem cell grafts for patients with leukemia who lack an HLA-matched bone marrow donor, according to two reports in the November 25th


Excess bacteria don't influence bowel disease

NEW YORK  - An abnormally high number of bacteria in the small intestine does not appear to be a major factor affecting the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome, Swedish researchers report in the medical journal Gut.


When a month's dose of medicines for HIV treatment still cost around Rp 8 million (US$860) in 1997, Febri, her husband Toro and their son Sandy (not their real names), who had all contracted the HIV virus, could not afford to buy medicines for the whole


Pavarotti in "serious" condition: Italian media

MODENA, Italy  - Italian opera star Luciano Pavarotti, hailed by many as the greatest tenor of his generation, was in a serious condition on Wednesday after a battle with cancer, media reported.


BOSTON -- The World Series champion Red Sox solidified their starting rotation Thursday by signing right-hander Wade Miller, and it looks like catcher Jason Varitek will be back next year.