Man Utd's Ferguson warns players over discipline

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has warned that he will not hesitate to sell any player who breaches club discipline.


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UK finds radiation at more sites after ex-spy death

Traces of radiation have been found at several more sites in London during investigations into the death of a former KGB spy last week, British Home Secretary John Reid said on Monday.


Charlie Bell recovering from second colorectal surgery

CHICAGO McDonald's President and CEO Charlie Bell is resting comfortably today after undergoing a second colorectal procedure.


Last season, when Dale Earnhardt Jr. finished 19th in the Nextel Cup points standings, his mouth often ran faster than his sluggish No. 8 Chevrolet.


Previous studies have touted the health benefits of red wine because it contains antioxidants - vitamins and other organic molecules which can slow the ageing process.


Nuclear sanctions jar improving U.S.-India ties

A decision by the Bush administration to sanction two top Indian scientists for nuclear cooperation with Iran highlighted the risks of improving U.S. relations with the South Asian power.


German police raid mosque in north for Islamic extremist videos, leaflets

German police raided a mosque in the northern town of Wismar on Thursday, searching for Islamic extremist videos and leaflets which state prosecutors said pointed to suspected militant activity.


The way people interact with PCs will change dramatically in the next five years, Microsoft chief Bill Gates says.


Senior House Repulican in Re-Election War

Having served 17 terms, Illinois Rep. Phil Crane is the most senior Republican in the House. His quest for an 18th is proving difficult and has party strategists scrambling to fend off a challenge from Democrat Melissa Bean.


With granaries close to bursting, EU ends maize price guarantee

The European Union agreed Monday to stop buying maize its farmers could not sell above a set price, as the 27-nation bloc's grain silos were close to bursting with unsold stocks.


Afghan and American troops seal off the diplomatic district in  Kabul after a rocket explodes in the area.


Gold miner Newmont's quarterly profit soars

Newmont Mining Corp. , the world's second-largest gold producer, said on Thursday that fourth-quarter profit more than tripled on much higher gold prices.


Madonna makes pilgrimage to Jerusalem cemetery

Jerusalem- Pop diva Madonna made a midnight pilgrimage to a Jerusalem cemetery early today, holding a mystical candlelit ceremony at the grave of a Jewish sage.


A Ibiza per un vertice con il primo ministro spagnolo Zapateroil premier ha assicurato che dall'Italia "non c'Ã¨ mai stato nessun veto"                                          Prodi, Autostrade: "Imprese libere il governo di Roma non ha niente da dire"                                                                                E nel pomeriggio il titolo Ã¨ salito del 2,11% a 22,72 euro


Another Scottish regiment 'to be deployed'

Another Scottish regiment may be deployed to the dangerous US-controlled area south of Baghdad when the Black Watch leaves there before Christmas, it emerged today.


Company goes head-to-head with MySQL and PostgreSQL with a free version of its ASE database for Linux.


Siena, 19:14 - CALCIO, SIENA: RECUPERATI LOCATELLI E RINAUDO

Rifinitura per il Siena in vista della sfida con il Livorno. Assenti Chiesa (varicella) e Konko (ten...


Edwards attacking rivals only indirectly

At a key moment during a labor-sponsored debate in August, John Edwards laid down a marker against Hillary Rodham Clinton.


The Playoff Prize Must Wait, but Talk of Changes Cannot

There is a rattle in the PGA Tourâs new playoff system, the FedEx Cup, and Commissioner Tim Finchem put all his political agility on display on Wednesday.


Nazi-era board games are being auctioned this week, including a game in which points were given for bombing UK cities. But what were British children playing during WWII?


Si tratta di due ragazze di 20 e 23 anni, feriti tre giovani


Rival Palestinian factions fight Gaza gun battles

Rival Palestinian factions battled in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, raising the weekend death toll to at least three and 39 injured in the fiercest internal fighting since a ceasefire was declared nearly a month ago.


Researchers have found high concentrations of platinum in women who got silicone breast implants and in the children they bore and breast-fed afterward.


New York, 08:59 - BASKET, NBA: 11 PUNTI BARGNANI, TORONTO VINCE

Risultati delle gare del campionato Nba disputate nella notte (in maiuscolo le squadre in casa). Da ...


Longhorn cuts delay Microsoft Business Framework

By cutting WinFS from Longhorn and indefinitely delaying the storage system, Microsoft Corp. has also again delayed the Microsoft Business Framework (MBF), a new Windows programming layer that is closely tied to WinFS.


Olympic champions Justin Gatlin and Joanna Hayes were named winners of the prestigious Jesse Owens Awards yesterday (Mon 29 Nov). Gatlin, 22, the menâs 100m gold medallist in Athens, who took the bronze


A source close to the Egyptian Presidency said that a mini summit on Darfur will be held tomorrow Sunday in Libya to discuss reaching a political solution for the Darfur crisis.


Microsoft testing new application with some clients

Microsoft yesterday introduced a desktop computer application that aims to seamlessly integrate e-mail, instant messaging, video conferencing, traditional phone service and Internet-based calling.


Italian fashion designer Ferre critically ill

Italian fashion designer Gianfranco Ferre  is in a critical condition in a Milan hospital after suffering  neurological problems, a source close to Ferre said on  Saturday.


Former "Long Island Lolita" Amy Fisher is joining her husband in trying to market a sex tape, saying, "I always wanted to be No. 1 at something, but I didn't think it would be something like this."


Sun sets 10% operating margin goal for FY '09

Increased adoption of Sun's freely distributed Solaris operating system, its recently announced partnership with Intel and other strategic moves  will help the company grow revenue, Sun executives said.


London, Sept. 30 (NNN): Gurkhas, who have been fighting as part of the British Army for almost 200 years, will now be eligible for 'fast-track' citizenship in Britain once they retire from the Army.


Electronic Arts sees China among top 3 Asia markets

U.S. video game publisher Electronic  Arts Inc  expects China to join Japan and South Korea  as one of its three largest markets by revenue in Asia-Pacific  in two to three years.


The National Consumer Council considers making a 'super-complaint' about the BSkyB-Virgin Media TV row.


Firefox's Times ad late as 10 million downloads near

As the Firefox browser prepares to pass its 10 million download mark, the New York Times ad that was supposed to follow its launch has yet to be seen.


U.N. shuts down Iraq weapons inspection unit

As the United Nations officially disbanded its weapons inspections unit for Iraq on Friday, the United States again defended faulty intelligence it had cited to justify its 2003 invasion of the country.


Spears' parenting book off after teen pregnancy

A Christian publisher said on Wednesday it has called off a parenting book written by Lynne Spears -- the mother of troubled pop star Britney Spears and her pregnant 16-year-old sister, Jamie Lynn.


Like Other Celebrities, Artist Ken Danby Wins Fight for His Own Name

Celebrated Canadian artist, Ken Danby, one of the world's renowned realist painters, has finally acquired ownership of his dot-com website domain name, www.kendanby.com, after 10 years of contention, frustration, and thousands of dollars in legal fees.


Fecondazione, raccolte oltre un milione di firme

Sono un milione e cinquantamila le firme raccolte per abrogare l'attuale legge sulla fecondazione assistita. Lo ha comunicato il segretario dei radicali Daniele Capezzone. Per gli altri quattro referendum, promossi


Analysis: Super Bowl Catches Up to Orange Blossom Classic

Decades before Super Bowl XLI, confrontations between African-American head coaches took place at the Orange Blossom Classic, the unofficial championship game for the all-black colleges of the segregated South.


Intel pitches low-cost PC platform at Eee PC rivals

'Shelton' not just a desktop platform Expect a flood of Eee PC-style cheapo mini laptops in Q3 when Intel sends out its 45nm 'Diamondville' processor to computer makers. Diamondville plugs into 'Shelton', The chip giant's low-cost PC platform.â¦


Japan's rate of economic expansion is revised downwards for the three months to June amid falling government investment.


Sure, most of it reads like filthy gibberish. But the authors of this dreck are not semi-literate perverts. They're cool, rational business folk who have found a sleazy but effective way to make a buck.


The embattled security contractor is dismayed that the Bush administration hasn't come to its rescue in a Florida civil suit that  could set a dangerous precedent


SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Bob Hattoy, an advocate for gay and lesbian issues who accused the former President Bush of doing nothing about AIDS during a nationally televised speech at the Democratic National Convention, has died. He was 56.


In search of the perfect caucus, Joel Stein joined Iowans in their bead-throwing, rule-morphing festival


DevShed: User Authentication and PHP Security

DevShed is continuing their series on PHP security with this new tutorial focusing on the security surrounding user authentication.   So far we have covered security vulnerabilities that involve form data, databases and file systems. In this article we are going to look at authentication and the security issues around it. We will also look at some of the most common attacks in this field.   They start things off by describing two of the usual authentication methods - via a login form and through HTTP authentication. They start poking a few holes by looking at some of the common attacks for these approaches including two popular ones - brute force attacks and password sniffing.


Critics Call for Early Ouster of Disney Chief

Roy E. Disney, a nephew of Walt Disney, and his financial adviser, Stanley P. Gold, called on directors of the Walt Disney Company to search for a successor for Michael


Londra, 14:03 - F.1, SPY STORY; STEPNEY: DA MCLAREN USO ECCESSIVO DATI FERRARI

Nigel Stepney, l'ex ingegnere della Ferrari al centro del caso di spionaggio a vantaggio della McLar...


Latin teen tradition gets a modern twist

Looking every bit the Cinderella in a glittering tiara and an ivory sparkled gown, Samantha Marie Lynch entered center stage on a pale blue carriage pulled by four groomsmen.


White smoke rose from a Palestinian refugee camp Sunday as the Lebanese army resumed its bombardment of Islamic militants holed up there, the third day of a military offensive aimed at crushing the al-Qaida-inspired fighters.


Macromedia will ship Flex Builder this week, which is designed to provide an interactive development environment for the company's Flex presentation server.


Israel hits Beirut suburb, no signs of conflict end

Israel pounded Beirut's southern suburb   on Sunday, the fifth day of an offensive against the Hizbollah   guerrilla group and civilian installations in Lebanon that   shows no sign of ending soon.


As the mailbox storage space rivalry continues, Hotmail has now begun upgrading the email account of its users. According to reports the upgrade will be in a phased manner, beginning from the United States and Europe, and later moving on to other regions.


With the release of the Xbox 360 Arcade edition, Don Reisinger examines the impact it will have on the family gaming market and tries to come to grips with whether or not the new console will beat out Nintendo.


Find out about your grandparent's health, it could save your life

US health officials are asking Americans this Thanksgiving to try to find out what their family medical history is, as this can have a big impact on an individual's health and longevity.


IBM, Sun join with Microsoft on Web services event specification

IBM, Sun Microsystems, and Computer Associates have jumped aboard in support of the WS-Eventing specification for subscribing to Web services-based events, joining original developers Microsoft, BEA Systems, and Tibco Software.


Sony will no longer use the standard DVD format in its video recorders, instead moving to Blu-ray Disc for all future models in Japan.


The Samsung Blast is a T-Mobile exclusive, and costs $99.99 with a two-year contract.


Oscar foreign film field strongest in years

Mexican director Guillermo del Toro, whose fantasy film set in fascist Spain, "Pan's Labyrinth," has become an international hit, says he thinks a lot about water and the defunct East German secret police.


Oracle looks beyond big-ticket contracts

This fourth priority's main focus has been improving or obtaining CRM and ERP software for the past year and a half. Oracle has begun selling business applications software to small companies in conjunction


Stocks climb on strong profits before Fed

U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday, with   the Standard & Poor's 500 index hitting a five-year high on   strong profit reports and optimism before the Federal Reserve's   interest rate decision.


The Securities and Exchange Commission suspended trading on Thursday in the stocks of 35 small companies linked to spam e-mail campaigns urging small investors to buy shares.


Medellin, 13:27 - ATLETICA, MARATONA MEDELLIN: DUE DILETTANTI MORTI PER INFARTO

Due corridori dilettanti sono morti ieri nella Mezza Maratona di Medellin, in Colombia. Carlos Henao...


The Five Dumbest Things on Wall Street This Week

Remember how you lost all that money in the dot-com bubble while all those other people made off like bandits? Remember how angry that made you -- how you wanted to lash out at one of the winners?


Iran rejects call to stop atomic research

Iran has rejected a UN resolution calling on the country to freeze uranium enrichment activities. It has also threatened to stop snap checks of its atomic facilities if Iran's case is referred to the UN Security Council.


The new rules are intended to protect would-be home buyers from unscrupulous lenders and, in a sense, from themselves.


For GarcÃÂa MÃÂ¡rquez, a Magical Homecoming

ARACATACA, Colombia -- It had been a long time, seemingly as long as the epidemic of insomnia or the chaotic flood that struck the fictional version of this forlorn town.


NEW Zealand captain Stephen Fleming could be excused for wishing he was held up at customs a little longer last night before arriving at the SCG.


Hickman makes history with a famous fifth gold

James Hickman made history on the final night of competition at the World Short Course Championships here when he won the 200 metre butterfly for an unprecedented fifth time.


Microsoft better at patching XP than Vista?

Data released Thursday by a security executive at Microsoft appears to show that six months after Vista's release, the company has more vulns sitting open that it did at this point in XP's history. Jeff Jones' report was an effort to show how Microsoft's software development methodology, called the Security Development Lifecycle (SDL), is yielding dividends.


Marion Jones advances in long jump, will run relay

ATHENS, Greece | Marion Jones began her Olympics on Wednesday, the 13th day of the Games, and got two pieces of good news: She easily advanced to the long jump final and she was chosen to


More Research That Secondhand Smoke Harms Kids

"Endothelial dysfunction relative to (secondhand smoke) may be only partially reversible after cessation to the exposure, suggesting the importance of implementing smoke-free environments for children at home and in public places"  Even minor exposure to secondhand smoke can harm the cardiovascular system of children, a new study concludes. via WAVE-TV Louisville


Typhoon Meari leaves at least 14 dead in Japan

At least 14 people are dead and 13 are missing in Japan as Typhoon Meari sweeps over the country, triggering floods and landslides.


Londra, 17:20 - TENNIS, QUEEN'S: RODDICK BATTE STEPANEK

Questi i risultati dellla seconda giornata di gare al torneo del Queen's:


In the afterglow of a high-profile peace conference, Israeli and Palestinian leaders will try in the coming year to resolve issues that have defied solutions for decades.


Fed to hold Tues meeting on mortgage rule change

The Federal Reserve Board said on Friday it has scheduled an open board meeting on December 18 to discuss proposed rule changes on mortgage lending to address unfair and deceptive lending practices.


Tornadoes swept through southern Missouri around dawn Thursday, damaging homes and businesses after another twister touched down in neighboring Kansas, authorities said.


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Yahoo Buys Site for Staging Online Contests

Yahoo is acquiring Bix.com, a site that allows users and advertisers to create, enter into and judge online contests.


The government finally apologizes to Aborigines forcibly taken from their families over the course of six decades. But don't ask for compensation


Greenpeace says Apple's environmentally friendly MacBook Air "raises the bar" for the PC industry.


US web browser developer Mozillaâs open-source browser Firefox has recorded over 10m downloads since it was launched in November.


HHS: Up to 5 million more flu shots coming from Canada, Germany

The government is purchasing as many as 5 million additional doses of flu vaccine from plants in Canada and Germany to help relieve the US shortage.


EU prepares green light for Turkey's entry

BRUSSELS: The EU sought Wednesday to keep pressure on Turkey over its bid to start talks on joining the bloc, as last-minute haggling seemed set to go down to the wire at a summit poised to give a green light to Ankara.


Toddler rescued four days after earthquake

A Japanese toddler was today pulled alive from his family car that had been buried in a landslide for four days after a deadly earthquake.


State sending more flu shots earmarked for valley clinics

The state Department of Health Services plans to start shipping an additional 271,000 doses of vaccine as early as Monday. Of those, 3,830 have been allocated to Stanislaus County.


Advertising: Toyota Flexes Muscles in Tundra Commercials

Ads for a new full-size pickup don't mention the auto maker's famous fuel economy or hybrid technology.


Pro-Western President Re-elected in Georgia

Georgia President Mikheil Saakashvili narrowly won re-election over the weekend according to official results, but opposition candidates contested the outcome.


Obese People Can't Run From Health Risks

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 22 (HealthDayNews) -- Increased physical activity can't overcome the potentially deadly effects of obesity, a new study concludes.


Owens's Debut for Dallas Comes in Preseason Finale

Terrell Owens receives a standing ovationÃÂ as he makes his Dallas debutÃÂ in the second quarter ofÃÂ the Cowboys'ÃÂ preseason finale against the Minnesota Vikings.


The week Miley Cyrus debuted on top of the album charts with "Hannah Montana 2/Meet Miley Cyrus," she appeared on national morning television shows, the cover of People magazine, newspaper front pages and other media outlets. The only spot she couldn't be found was the one sure place you would expect a best-selling artist: Top 40 radio.


Rain moves northern Ariz. down drought scale

Northern Arizona's spate of fall storms could mean healthier winter vegetation, better stream flow and more moisture - at least in the short term, experts say.


NASA's O'Keefe to meet Chinese space agency chief

The head of the Chinese space agency, Laiyan Sun, will meet for the first time with NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe Dec. 2 in Washington for an "informal" session.


At least 486 people have died in violent clashes following Kenya's disputed elections, the police say.


NEW YORK - Stocks slid further Monday as a fresh surge in oil prices set a new trading record and threatened to push past $50 per barrel.    After setting a new all-time record settlement price of $48.88 on Friday, oil continued its march higher on Monday, creating new worries on Wall Street that the slowdown in profits and the economic recovery would extend through the end of the year due to high energy costs...


The New York Yankees are trying to set up a meeting with Alex Rodriguez while they work on picking a manager. Rodriguez has until the 10th day following the World Series to decide whether to opt out of his record $252 million, 10-year contract and become a free agent. The Yankees plan to offer him an extension and say they would drop out of talks if A-Rod opts out.


U.S. stocks tumbled to fresh 2005 lows  on Thursday as oil prices climbed, stoking concerns of higher  energy costs squeezing corporate profits, while General Motors  Corp. GM.N provided a weaker profit outlook.


Files Disappear in Haitian Reporter Slay

Some documents associated with the slaying of a famed Haitian journalist have disappeared, thwarting efforts to solve the case and angering rights groups.


DuPont has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit in which West Virginia residents accused the company of having contaminated local water supplies with an important chemical used to make Teflon products.


IT's Bill Frisbie, Michael Pearle and Clendon Ross give you their picks, and the reasoning behind those picks, in Saturday's game between Texas and North Texas.


Infamous Intern takes on Senorita of Sleaze in the Mistress ...

ON THE one hand we had the Infamous Intern. On the other - phrase borrowed shamelessly from the tabloids - the SeÃ±orita of Sleaze.


Rispetto a giugno, +0,8% nominale sul luglio 2005


On Wall Street, a Closer Look at Giving Gifts

Regulators are apparently not basking in the spirit of holiday giving, at least where Wall Street is concerned. NASD, which is the regulatory arm of the Nasdaq stock market, and the Securities


Argos trample new-look, same-result Stamps

TORONTO -- Calgary's 24 points represented an offensive explosion of sorts. But it wasn't nearly enough as the Toronto Argonauts lit up the SkyDome scoreboard in a 49-24 blowout win here last night.


Annan warns against go-it-alone diplomacy

INDEPENDENCE, Missouri  - Kofi Annan, in his last major speech as U.N. secretary general, urged the United States on Monday to shun go-it-alone diplomacy and collaborate on its world challenges, including the Iraq war.


A Turkish court blocks access to the video-sharing website YouTube amid a row over clips insulting Ataturk.


French poll forces Sarkozy into cabinet rethink

French President Nicolas Sarkozy was forced into a cabinet rethink on Monday after losing a senior minister in a parliamentary election that gave him an unexpectedly small majority, but his reforms remained on track.


Health Tip: When Alzheimer's Patients Wander

(HealthDay News) -- Wandering -- moving about without a definite purpose in mind -- is a common trait of a person with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia. This can be dangerous for the patient, and be a source of great stress for worried caregivers and loved ones.


Briefly: Push-to-talk wiretaps on feds' speed list

roundup Plus: Tellabs scales back AFC buy...Top McAfee exec to step down...IDC says external disk storage up...Lawmakers to vote on spyware, piracy bills.


New version of  Christmas story to be played out on the streets of Liverpool and broadcast live on BBC


Toy maker apologises for blaming Chinese suppliers over a spate of recalls of substandard products.


By Kelley, Kevin  In reviewing FairPoint


Giambi Will Cooperate With M.L.B.âs Investigation

Jason Giambi of the Yankees issued a statement today that said he would meet with George J. Mitchell as part of his investigation into steroid use in baseball.


His interpreter, Jeff Yamaguchi , had just indicated that Hideki Okajima had spent time in the offseason working on new pitches and new techniques. What pitches? What was Okajima going to use to keep hitters off balance, the way he had throughout his stellar rookie year?


Dravid Wins First Cricketer of the Year Award; Flintoff Honored

India batsman Rahul Dravid was voted Player of the Year at the International Cricket Council's inaugural awards ceremony in London after averaging 62 runs an innings for the national team.


Ten presidents of former Soviet republics said Thursday they would join hands to fight terror across the region.


Health Breaks With Older and Younger Targets

Health-care initiatives aimed at federal retirees and employees are under consideration in Congress and in the Bush administration.


Dell Posts Sharp Declines in Earnings and Revenue

Dellâs inability to capture sales in the booming notebook computer market was reflected in its fourth-quarter financial results.


New York State, New York City sue Merck over Vioxx

The state and city of New York on Monday filed suit against Merck & Co. Inc., claiming the drugmaker concealed the risks of the withdrawn arthritis treatment Vioxx.


Leeds Utd reject new takeover bid from Sainsbury

His initial takeover was thwarted by Leeds after a failure to provide promised monies two weeks ago. Yesterday, Mr Sainsbury - the great-grandson of the founder of the supermarket chain â-evealed he had


Milano, 12:42 - CALCIO, CATANIA-INTER: RICORSO ETNEO PER POSIZIONE MATERAZZI

Pietro Lo Monaco, ad del Catania, ha preannunciato la presentazione di un "reclamo in merito alla po...


The Federal Reserve, working to combat the effects of a severe credit crunch, announced Friday it had auctioned another $20 billion in funds to commercial banks at an interest rate of 4.67 percent. Fed officials pledged to continue with the auctions "for as long as necessary."


âNovemberâ is a David Mamet play for people who donât like David Mamet. I cannot say I see this as a cause for rejoicing.


Scott Peterson's lawyer wrapped up his closing arguments Wednesday morning, clearing the way for the California jury to begin deliberations.


Da 30 anni mamma Marisa ha solida clientela internazionale


Loudon, NH -- As the rain began falling late Friday afternoon at New Hampshire International Speedway, the rich in the Nextel Cup garage got richer.


Unions at Telecom Italia call a strike over plans to split the firm's fixed line and mobile businesses.


After an absence of a decade, Philips  Electronics is making personal computers again, the company  said on Thursday.  The Netherlands-based electronics  conglomerate, which abandoned the PC business in the early  1990s after suffering big losses, quietly introduced six models  together with British retailer Dixons earlier this week.


MSI declares CrossFire on Intel P965 chipset 'first'

Driver jiggery-pokery? MSI has managed to get Intel's P965 chipset to support ATI's CrossFire, enabling the system on its P965 Platinum motherboard - an industry first, the company claimed today. So far, the multi-GPU technology has been limited to ATI's own chipsets and to Intel's 975X chipset.â¦


The jury at the Jodi Jones murder trial is shown paintings by Marilyn Manson depicting an unsolved murder in 1947.


First-time mothers at risk of mental illness, study finds

First-time mothers are at increased risk for mental disorders while fathers do not share that risk, Danish researchers said on Tuesday.


F.C.C. Lets Big Bells Charge Rivals More to Use Phone Lines

The F.C.C. relaxed rules that had required the nation's four large Bell telephone companies to give their rivals access to their networks at discounted wholesale rates.


Power is restored to rebel-held northern Ivory Coast, as British citizens are evacuated from the country.


HBOS's Crosby Shuns Abbey, Gives Santander 18 Million Clients

James Crosby, chief executive of HBOS Plc, said yesterday he decided not to bid for Abbey National Plc, HBOS's largest mortgage-banking rival, because ``cold analysis in the head'' told him not to.


UN Official Warns of Potential for Anarchy in Sudan

A senior United Nations official is warning that Sudan could quickly descend into total anarchy, with warlords ruling large areas and the government unable to control its forces.


Update 1: Heating Costs for Natural Gas to Jump

As if $2 a gallon gasoline hasn't been bad enough, people now should be bracing for sharply higher heating bills this winter whether they use oil or natural gas to warm their homes.


British Energy moves to block US shareholder

British Energy (BGY.L: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Tuesday it had applied for an injunction in the United States against a minority shareholder whose attempts


Cricket: New Zealand scramble last-ball single to tie with England after tourists set target of 340


Description: Colgate-Palmolive says it will cut more than 4,000 jobs and close a third of its factories worldwide. The company plans to use the savings for advertising and new product development.


These days, civil rights leaders are struggling to be heard. NAACP chairman Julian Bond has been trying, to no avail, to get the attention of one leader in particular: President Bush.


Hits 11,000ft in helium balloon stunt An Oregon man has undoubtedly set some kind of record by travelling 193 miles in a flying deckchair, the Bend Bulletin reports.â¦


A head teachers' group believes online marking of papers is contributing to inaccurate exam results.


Japan's Abe in China for ice-breaking summit

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived in Beijing on Sunday for a summit with Chinese leaders at which he will seek a thaw in ties chilled by wartime history and will consult on North Korea's nuclear threat.


Thor Posts 1Q Profit As RV Sales Rebound

Thor Industries Inc., which manufactures recreation vehicles and mid-sized buses, on Monday said first-quarter income surged 48 percent over the year-ago period due to a rebound in RV sales.


Customers shop around when they buy an airline ticket or a new car, so why not when they need a hip replacement or treatment for a sore throat? An executive order being signed Tuesday by President Bush is designed to help people make more informed decisions about doctors and hospitals.


Marvin Davis, a former oilman who acquired 20th Century Fox in the early '80s and then sold it to Rupert Murdoch in 1984, died Saturday at his home in Beverly Hills.


US pharma group Pfizer fights back over Nigerian lawsuit

The pharmaceutical giant firm Pfizer Inc. fought back Tuesday over a massive lawsuit filed by Nigeria, which alleges the US firm tested an unapproved drug on Nigerian children with meningitis that left 11 youngsters dead and many more badly injured.


STOCKS & BONDS Short Holiday Trading Week Ends With Minimal Gains

Stocks were mixed in post-holiday trading yesterday as Wall Street meandered through a shortened session. The major indexes ended the week higher as investors looked forward to the


Roma, 19:46 - RUGBY, SEI NAZIONI: INGHILTERRA PERDE 4 GIOCATORI PER ROMA

In vista del match di domenica prossima al Flaminio contro l'Italia, per la seconda giornata del Sei...


Out to launch -- and maybe out to pasture

ST. LOUIS - If that was Roger Clemens' last game, he should be proud to have been a part of it. And angry to have made himself the goat of it.


Ramada Jarvis says smoking will not be allowed in most of its rooms and public spaces by next year.


The use of psychic powers adds a novel twist to the action in two new video games.


Music industry attacks Sunday newspaper's free Prince CD

Plan to give away new Prince album free with the Mail on Sunday draws criticism from music retailers.


Candidates Hopscotch Through Battleground States in Final Bid

Nursing their vocal chords and trying to keep up their energy levels, President Bush and Senator John Kerry sprinted through several battleground states on the eve of Election Day, even though


Oil prices ticked lower on Thursday for the third day in a row as rising U.S. gasoline supplies countered a surprise drop in crude inventories in the world's largest energy consumer.


Porter Goss says the CIA needs an overhaul. But is he fixing what's broken -- or conducting a purge?


Analyst Talks About Ghana's Presidential Election Results

Ghana's president, John Kufuor, is thanking voters for giving him another four-year term in office. President Kufuor said Friday that Ghana has proven itself to the world as a model of democracy.


Bamir Topi was sworn in as Albania's president Tuesday, promising to help the poor Balkan country to become a member of NATO and the European Union.


The game wasn't very pretty, but the photos are nice. Check out this first of several galleries from the Denver v. Kansas City game.


Owens Runs Wild as Eagles Destroy Cowboys

Terrell Owens scored three touchdowns and the Philadelphia Eagles amassed 35 first-half points on the way to a 49-21 drubbing of the Dallas Cowboys in Irving, Texas, Monday.


Contratti telefonici il sÃ¬ a voce non basta

Per attivare un servizio o cambiare gestore non è sufficiente il consenso verbale o il 'silenzio assenso': è necessario mettere tutto per iscritto, altrimenti l'accordo è nullo


Hospital waiting lists are at their lowest level since the 1980s, the NHS chief executive is expected to announce. What is your experience?


Buying a callable CD? The longer the maturity, the greater the risk

A few of you have told me I did a disservice to readers by failing to discuss callable certificates of deposit, including their pitfalls, in a recent column mentioning brokerage CDs.


Survey Finds Transatlantic Rift Hardening

The United States and Europe are  drifting further apart on security issues and the use of force  in the aftermath of the Iraq war, a major transatlantic opinion  survey released on Thursday showed.


Ford outlook lifts stocks despite higher oil prices

Investors looked past a spike in oil prices Friday, sending stocks higher on the strength of Ford Motor Co.'s bullish profit outlook.


A Bayonne lawmaker is still hoping to save black bears in New Jersey from being shot by hunters, despite a court ruling issued yesterday that prevents the state's Department of Environmental


Fighting spreads as battles engulf Lebanon camp

NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Lebanese troops directed artillery and tank barrages at al Qaeda-inspired militants dug in at a Palestinian refugee camp on Sunday, the third day of an intensified assault to crush the gunmen.


Chrysler Group recalling 23,600 minivans in Canada over fire ...

WINDSOR, Ont. (CP) - DaimlerChrysler is recalling about 23,600 minivans in Canada over concerns that water could leak into a vehicle radio, trigger a short circuit and possibly start a speaker fire, the company said Monday.


TiVo, Netflix team to deliver Internet video-on-demand

TiVo and Netflix said Thursday that they plan to challenge cable operators and video retailers by launching a video-on-demand service in 2005 that will deliver movies to consumers via the Internet.


iPhone to ignite smartphone use, Arm chief says

The iPhone is about to do for smartphones what the iPod did for digital music players: put one in everyone’s pocket.


Iraq to phase out all subsidies: planning minister

The Iraqi government plans to phase out slowly subsidies on basic products, such as oil and electricity, which comprise 50 percent of public spending, equal to 15 billion dollars, the planning minister said.


Afghan Taliban vow to kidnap, kill more foreigners

Afghanistan's Taliban plan to abduct and kill more nationals from foreign countries whose troops serve under NATO and the U.S. military in the country, a spokesman for the Islamic movement warned on Monday.


Reports Suggests Health Risks Near Great Lakes

The Washington Post\\'s ongoing investigation of the state of medical care and facilities at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and the overall military and VA health care systems.


Struggling NBC is expected to oust its top entertainment executive, Kevin Reilly, and replace him with the man who helped bring "The Office" and "Ugly Betty" to American television, an executive close to the talks said Monday.


More backup power than you'd ever need, right?

This small medical laboratory has a real server room, complete with a UPS that has more than seven hours of runtime. Or at least that's what the departing sysadmin tells his replacement.


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I love wine. I love French wine, American wine, Australian wine,...

I love wine. I love French wine, American wine, Australian wine, Italian wine -- I even drank a wine from Missouri I liked one night in St.


Monza, 19:21 - F1, TEST MONZA: MIGLIOR TEMPO DI KUBICA

Il polacco Robert Kubica (Bmw-Sauber) è stato il piÃ¹ veloce nella seconda giornata di test a ...


Police arrested eight more suspected Islamic radicals Wednesday in the slaying of a Dutch filmmaker who criticized Muslim customs.


Health Officials: World Closer Than Ever To Flu Pandemic

WASHINGTON -- With increasing signs that bird flu is becoming established in Asia and a shortage of flu vaccine in America, health officials from several nations and more than a dozen vaccine companies plan to meet this month for an unprecedented summit


The 800 meters is the forgotten race in the United States. Nick Symmonds is on a fast track from obscurity to change that.


A referendum on Burundi's new constitution, due to take place next week, is postponed for a month.


The stunning sale of a tiny antiquity has increased interest in the once-overlooked market for ancient coins, sculpture and pottery


Comedian George Carlin Enters Rehab Program

Comedian George Carlin, who became a counter-culture hero in the 1970s with routines about drugs and dirty words, said on Monday he was voluntarily entering a drug and alcohol treatment program.


Dopo il comunicato ufficiale, l'ex 'Premiere Dame' spiega le sue ragioni a un quotidianoAlla base della rottura la crisi coniugale, non tanto la pressione dell'Eliseo                                          Cecilia: "Divorzio perchÃ© non era piÃ¹ possibile E ora finalmente posso rimanere in ombra"


Everton snub Celtic loan move for McFadden

Everton have rejected Celtic's bid to sign Scotland forward James McFadden on loan.


Bollywood royal romance epic opens to protests in India

A lavish film about the love between a Muslim emperor and his Hindu wife, played by Bollywood's most glamorous star Aishwarya Rai, has opened in India to angry protests.


The trophy from Sundayâs victory at Dover was sitting on the conference room table when Ryan Newman entered Penske Racing South earlier this week with his dogs.


Calif. Judge Admits Evidence Against Jackson

The judge in the Michael Jackson child molestation case tentatively ruled on Monday that more than three dozen items of evidence seized at the pop star's Neverland


Paul Pierce has 19 points and Al Jefferson has his first career double-double to lead the Celtics to an 84-83 win over the Golden State Warriors.


Republican Jindal Wins Race for Louisiana Governor Against 11 Rivals

MIAMI, Oct. 20 -- Rep. Bobby Jindal (R) became the nation's first Indian American governor Saturday, outpolling 11 rivals in Louisiana and drawing enough votes to avoid a runoff election next month.


Skype snoop agent reads mobo serial numbers

'Quite normal' feature has been removed Skype has been spying on its Windows-based users since the middle of December by secretly accessing their system bios settings and recording the motherboard serial number.â¦


Chinese Vice Premier Wu Yi on Thursday left President George W. Bush "disappointed" over Beijing's reluctance to open its markets and faced more complaints from the U.S. Congress about China's trade and currency policies.


Hundreds of people in northwestern China have been hospitalized with lead poisoning that was likely caused by pollution from a nearby smelter, state media and local officials said Wednesday.


Milano, 12:38 - CALCIO, SAMP; GARRONE: TROPPI ERRORI ARBITRALI

Dichiarazioni polemiche da parte del presidente della Sampdoria, Riccardo Garrone, stamattina alla p...


Sprint (NYSE: FON) is taking its mobile-data services to the next level, targeting both consumers and business customers, as the carrier rolls out the Sprint TV multimedia service and adds the popular  BlackBerry e-mail application to its portfolio.


'Road map' sponsors will send foreign ministers to West Bank next ...

Sponsors of an internationally backed Middle East peace plan will send their foreign ministers to the region next week in hopes of restarting peace talks in the wake of Yasser Arafat's death, Israeli and Palestinian officials said Thursday.


Brazil, Germany, Japan and India launch a joint bid for permanent seats on the UN Security Council.


It wasn't quite deja vu. The finish of yesterday's Camping World 200 was more like looking in a mirror -- the same thing, but in reverse.


A 4,67 mld di franchi svizzeri, Brady Dougan nuovo ad


Vivian Green, a religious historian at Oxford University who was an inspiration for John le Carre's fictional spymaster George Smiley, has died. He was 89.


Filmmakers Yash Chopra and Ram Gopal Varma have been provided security cover by the Mumbai police in view of the underworldÂs interest in obtaining overseas rights for their films.


The genealogy site is pairing with a DNA research firm.  WASHINGTON  -- For less than $200 and a cheek-swiped cotton swab, amateur historians will soon be able to add DNA results to family tree Web sites.


Presidential hopefuls are "superheroes" in Vogue

MILAN (Reuters Life!) - Presidential hopefuls Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and John McCain could all be considered examples of superheroes, Anna Wintour, editor of U.S. Vogue magazine, told Reuters on Wednesday.


InfoWorld - Taking another step towards gluing together heterogeneous environments, IBM is building a new version of WebSphere that will better leverage Web services to tie together a patchwork of server-based environments.


The Market for Digital Radio Receivers is Expected to Reach Shipments of 25 Million Units in 2010

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c47325)  has announced the addition of In-Depth Analysis: More Consumers to Tune  Into Digital Radio in 2007 to their offering.


Territory in Afghanistan taken in battles by British troops may have to be retaken, the Nato commander warns.


As Facebook.com's mastermind, Mark Zuckerberg is sitting on a potential gold mine that could make him the next Silicon Valley whiz kid to strike it rich.


An arbitrator ruled yesterday that tailback Ricky Williams, who retired just before training camp, must repay the Miami Dolphins $8.


Are common cockroaches carriers of disease?


Tony La Russa will return for his 13th season as manager of the St. Louis Cardinals, agreeing to a two-year contract after a difficult season in which his team failed to play .500 ball.


Months before Hurricane Katrina hit, the Small Business Administration deliberately shunned disaster planning that would have sped aid to thousands of companies in dire need, saying it would yield only "limited benefits," investigators say.


In Spotlight, Ohio State Quarterback Makes a Statement

Todd Boeckman showed poise in the pocket Saturday, seeming unrattled by the crowd of 110,000 at Beaver Stadium as he lead the No 1. Buckeyes past Penn State.


Microsoft's $44.6 billion bid for Yahoo on Friday revived debate about AOL's plan to remake itself as an online advertising company and whether it might too become a target for acquisition.


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Canada is to protest formally to the US over the case of a Canadian deported to Syria over alleged terror links.


White House Predicts Slower Growth in 2005

The Bush administration predicted on Friday that economic growth would slow next year but still be strong enough to reduce unemployment slightly.


CES getting bigger, but not necessarily better

News.com's Ina Fried finds herself agreeing with analyst Jeffrey Kagan, who said CES may have been even more massive this year, but it was short on big new ideas.


Center Mark Blount cans three straight three-pointers in the final 2:20 of regulation and Ricky Davis flirts with a triple-double in Minnesota's 2OT win.


Altre tredici societa' si sono fatte avanti


The London Stock Exchange has rejected a Â£1.35bn offer from German market Deutsche Boerse, but says fresh talks are possible.


A television re-make of Mary Shelley's classic horror story is being created for ITV1.


Mattel Inc. , the largest U.S. toy maker, said on Monday second-quarter profit rose 15 percent, helped by strong sales of its Wheels toys and Barbie dolls abroad.


England's weary but confident team face their last match of a long schedule aiming to claim their first major one-day trophy and take their prize money total past the million


Call it Phase 3 of the greening of corporate America. Companies are looking at their supply chain as the next frontier for combating climate change.


O'Reilly Harassment Case Settled Out of Court

Fox News Channel commentator Bill  O'Reilly and a female co-worker who had accused him of sexual  harassment have reached an out-of-court settlement, agreeing to  drop all allegations against each other, his lawyers said on  Thursday.


The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) have launched a criminal investigation into the financial accounting practices of network gear maker Nortel Networks Corp. just days before the company is set to release some of its restated financial results.


Egypt discloses the identity of persons accused of Sinai ...

The Egyptian ministry of the interior announced yesterday the detention of five Egyptians over involvement in the Sinai explosions on October 7th which resulted in killing 32 persons, at least, most of them are Israeli tourists.


The Cassini-Huygens spacecraft's flyby of Titan, the largest Saturnian moon, provided scientists Tuesday with ringside seats to view the solar system's


Iraqi Premier urges Sunni Muslims to join elections

BAGHDAD - Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi yesterday met the leaders of the Sunni Muslim Waqf (religious endowment) ahead of the country's first free elections in decades.


The National Farmers Union launches a campaign to encourage young people to take up jobs in agriculture.


Ten U.S. troops were killed in Iraq on Wednesday, a major blow on the same day a high-level panel in Washington recommended gradually shifting U.S. forces from a combat to a training role.


OPEC chief expects oil prices to ease from recent high levels

By Channel NewsAsia's Indonesia Bureau Chief Haseenah Koyakutty. JAKARTA : The head of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, or OPEC, says he expects global oil prices to come well off their current crippling highs.


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Stocks flat, inflation worry offsets oil shares

Stocks were little changed on Tuesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's latest warning about the risk of inflation countered a rise in energy shares on higher oil prices.


Barack Obama, until recently a little-known state senator from Chicago's South Side, rode a remarkable wave to victory. He swamped a field of six established candidates in the Democratic primary and overwhelmed


The portrayal of black women in popular music and videos is too often degrading and the black community must find a way to change these images, best-selling singer Jill Scott said Monday.


Strikes over Chirac's reforms hit French hospitals and rail services

COMMUTERS packed aboard the few trains running and surgeons handled only emergency operations as strikes over job cuts and pay disrupted rail services and hospitals throughout France yesterday.


Women are better share tipsters than men, according to an analysis of 100,000 portfolios.


The apparent front-runner was out of action for weeks with a mysterious illness.


Mitsubishi and Russia to sign car assembly deal: source

Japan's Mitsubishi Motors Corp will sign  a final agreement with the Russian government early next week  signifying its intention to assemble cars locally by mid-2010,  a source familiar with the matter said on Friday.


Tentative deal reached on economic package

The White House and the Democratic-led Congress on Thursday reached a tentative deal on an economic stimulus package of tax rebates for families and incentives for business investment with a cost that a top Democrat said may exceed $150 billion.


La Nina arrival delayed until late summer: govt

The weather anomaly La Nina could develop later this summer, but the National Weather Service said on Thursday it is unlikely to affect weather in the United States during the next few months.


Noriega seeks to stop France extradition

Lawyers for former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega asked a federal judge Monday to block his extradition to France and order his return to his home country when he leaves a U.S. prison in September.


Lawmaker upset by iPhone termination fee

The Apple iPhone has enjoyed favorable reviews since its recent debut, but it came in for some rare criticism on Capitol Hill on Wednesday.


New mass hack strikes sites, confounds researchers

A massive hack of several hundred legitimate Web sites is spreading malware to visitors' PCs using a new tack that makes detection "extraordinarily difficult,"  security experts said today.


'Sicko,' filmmaker Michael Moore's latest opus, has been leaked onto the Internet before its release. What kind of sicko would do such a thing?


Warner and Testaverde, the battle of the old QBS

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ Kurt Warner and Vinny Testaverde are scoring big points for all those over-the-hill NFL quarterbacks. The two old-timers will square off Sunday when the Giants and Warner meet the Cowboys and Testaverde in Dallas.


Newmont sees lower gold sales in 2006, 2007

Newmont Mining Corp. NEM.N on   Wednesday cut its forecast for gold sales this year and next   because of a loss of business in Uzbekistan, lower output in   Ghana, and the sale of a Canadian unit.


The US Supreme Court dismisses a legal challenge to an eavesdropping programme started after 9/11.


Dow slides 500 points in sell-off on China fears

Stocks extended their slide on Tuesday, sending the Dow Jones industrial average down more than 500 points as China's equity market sell-off fanned concerns about equity valuations there and some data indicated U.S. economic growth may slow.


Torino, 15:24 - CALCIO, JUVE; RANIERI: ROMA SUPER, MA OCCHIO A NOSTRI BIG

Claudio Ranieri è pronto alla sfida con la Roma. ''Loro sono piÃ¹ squadra di noi - ha detto l'...


Mel Gibson was arrested early Friday for investigation of driving under the influence of alcohol, authorities said.


Iraqis vow to fight al Qaeda after sheikh's death

RAMADI, Iraq  - Sunni Arab Iraqis and U.S. forces in Anbar province vowed on Friday to keep fighting al Qaeda after the assassination of a tribal leader who worked with Americans to create one of Iraq's few security success stories.


Thabo Mbeki and Jacob Zuma vie for the top post as South Africa's ruling ANC elects its new leader.


Edo de Waart, chief conductor and artistic director of the Hong Kong Philharmonic, was named Thursday as the next music director of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra.


Bomb explodes at Baghdad market, kills 5: police

A car bomb exploded at the entrance to a wholesale vegetable market in southern Baghdad on Monday, killing five people and wounding 19, police said.


Importavano droga dal Marocco a quattro regioni, 10 arresti


Thanks to Several Young Stars, It Is No Longer Same Old Penguins

One season after the Penguins finished last in the Atlantic Division for the fourth consecutive time, they are 10-7-3 (2 points out of first place) with a roster of fledglings who have drawn comparisons to the Edmonton Oilers when Wayne Gretzky and Mark Messier were their young stars.


Weinstein Company Makes a Deal With Guild Writers

The deal contains provisions that will allow it to be superseded by any agreement ultimately reached with the major companies through their bargaining group, the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.


Keith Ellison, who will become the first Muslim member of Congress next month, has offended some conservatives with his plan to use the Quran during his ceremonial swearing-in.


Saudi Arabian violence changed oil prices

Oil prices were forced higher today by an outbreak of violence in Saudi Arabia and concerns that Opec may cut output. The cost of a barrel of light, sweet crude oil climbed to 43.31 US dollars after gunmen


What is risibly termed the adult-entertainment industry has come to permeate many aspects of the culture.


By Robin Fitzgerald, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Sep. 20--The Harrison County Coroner's Office today released the names of a capital murder victim from Gulfport and a pedestrian run over by a car in Biloxi.


Three Perish in JPL Commuter Crash Wednesday

Three people were killed and seven were injured Wednesday morning when a commuter van bound for Jet Propulsion Laboratory plummeted off the side of a fog-shrouded stretch of Angeles Forest


U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he discussed the possible deployment of a multinational force in Gaza with the Security Council on Wednesday after the Israeli and Palestinian leaders raised the idea.


Beatles' Indian guru Maharishi Yogi dies

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, a guru to the Beatles who introduced transcendental meditation to the West, died at his Dutch home overnight, a spokesman said on Wednesday. He was said to be 91.


HP launches standards-based telecommunications push

Â Hewlett-Packard Co. on Thursday signaled its commitment to the Intel Corp. processor architecture and carrier-grade Linux for telecommunications infrastructure, announcing it will introduce a blade server based on those specifications as part of a new hardware, software and services strategy.


Philadelphia Expands Free Wireless Web Access Zone

Philadelphia expanded free outdoor wireless Internet access on Tuesday as part of a multimillion-dollar plan to connect the entire city by early 2006.


Investimento immediato di almeno 750 milioni euro


2008 Democratic hopefuls call for end to Iraq war

Six Democratic presidential hopefuls courted party leaders on Friday with calls to end the Iraq war but offered divergent views on how to do it, saying the debate would be a crucial test of Democratic leadership.


Iran vowed on Thursday never to shelve   its nuclear program, defying the threat of sanctions hours   before a U.N. deadline to stop work the West fears could lead   to atomic bombs.


UK Athletics begins move to ban drugs cheats for life

UK Athletics (UKA) on Thursday launched a review of its anti-doping policy that could result in athletes who are caught using performance-enhancing drugs being banned from representing Great Britain for life.


Lead singer for rock band Boston found dead

Brad Delp, the lead singer of the 1970s and '80s rock band Boston was found dead at his home in southern New Hampshire on Friday, local police said.


U.S. online holiday spending rose 25 percent, study finds

Tempted by lower prices and a wide selection of goods, U.S. shoppers clamored to the Web this holiday season, spending $23.2 billion, or 25 percent more than in the previous year, according to a survey released this week.


NAGANO, Japan -- Canada's Jeremy Wotherspoon and world-record holder Hiroyasu Shimizu of Japan tied for first place Saturday in a World Cup speedskating event, finishing 500 meters at the in 35.20 seconds at the M-Wave arena.


Fired Up Hewitt Rallies Past Moya for Opening Win

A fired-up Lleyton Hewitt underlined  his determination to end the season with a third Masters Cup  title as he rallied past Spain's Carlos Moya 6-7, 6-2, 6-4 to  complete their rain-delayed opening match on Tuesday.


UBS (NYSE:UBS) led European shares on a roller-coaster ride on Thursday when growing fears that losses at ailing bond insurers would pummell the banking sector capped the worst yet January for European stock markets.


Job Picture Brightens with August Hiring

The U.S. job market brightened in August as employers added 144,000 workers to their payrolls and hiring totals for the two prior months were revised up, the Labor Department reported on Friday.


(InfoWorld) - Vendors supporting HD DVD are cutting prices to boost their products, which are vying with Blu-ray disc technology to replace current DVD movie discs. Next month, consumers can expect to find a range of entry-level players priced at around â¬300 ($409), the HD DVD Promotional Group announced Friday at theÂ IFA international consumer electronics show in Berlin. The price is nearly half of what many entry models in Europe currently cost, said Oliver Van Wynendaele, a manager in Toshiba's HD DVD group. Canada's Venturer Electronics plans to launch its SHD-7000 player at around â¬300 next month, while Toshiba will offer its HD-EP30 model for around â¬350, Van Wynendaele said. Toshiba will also give buyers five free discs. Toshiba will begin equipping its notebook PCs with HD DVD drives in the fourth quarter, according to Yoshihide Fujii, Toshiba corporate senior vice president and president and CEO of the company's digital media network unit.


Aides to Fred Thompson, the actor-politician considered a likely presidential candidate, have had repeated conversations with Iowa Republicans about him possibly competing in the straw poll in August.


Smith and Brown: Two celebs await burial

While a medical examiner in Florida says Anna Nicole Smith's body is decomposing so rapidly that a public viewing may not be possible, the funeral director handling the still-unburied corpse of James Brown says the soul singer is looking good.


Dell starts to recall laptop power adapters

DELL Inc. had started to recall power adapters for some of its notebook models because of a risk of overheating, which could lead to a fire or electrical shock, the American company announced on its Web site Friday.


That question now faces Roy Jones Jr. after being knocked out in the ninth round on Saturday night by Glen Johnson in a fight for Johnson's IBF light-heavyweight title.


The crew of the shuttle's next flight get a taste for life on board as they prepare for launch just weeks away.


We take the much touted PS3 Remote Play capability for a spin. Here's what you can and can't do when you connect the PSP to the PS3. In Game|Life.


"ER" is taking a note from "24" by doing a real-time episode, and is bringing actor Ray Liotta along for the ride.


Suicide bomb swoop bags Musharraf's merry men

Entirely innocent supporters deported anyway Eight days ago the Sunday Times revealed the thwarting of yet another terror plot. In late January "a group of suspected Islamist suicide bombers were arrested in a secret security operation at Gatwick airport," the paper told us, going on to describe plans for "pairs of suicide bombers... to strap explosives to their bodies and blow themselves up on the rail and bus networks in Britain, France, Germany and Portugal."â¦


Prostate Cancer Gene Also Raises Colon Cancer Risk

SUNDAY, July 8 (HealthDay News) -- Compelling evidence from four studies confirms that a key change in DNA previously linked to prostate cancer also raises colon cancer risk, scientists report.


Description: A jury finds Scott Peterson guilty of first-degree murder. Peterson was convicted of murdering his pregnant wife, Laci.


EDITORIAL: Good Work in Dangerous Conditions

By The Kansas City Star, Mo.  Feb. 17--A Waldo fire that turned into an inferno on Friday is a frightening reminder that firefighters perform a dangerous job that requires considerable skill and training.


Oil recoils after breaking $100 a barrel

Oil fell on Thursday as traders took profits from a record rally that had pushed oil to $100 a barrel two days in a row -- a level that has raised a red flag over global economic growth.


Brand surges Clippers into playoff picture

The Los Angeles Clippers snapped a four-game losing streak and moved ahead of the Golden State Warriors in the tight Western Conference playoff race with a 103-90 win over the Warriors on Saturday.


Use Benjamin Graham's margin of safety to buy and sell stocks profitably.


Tigers killed in Thailand amid fears of bird flu virus

BANGKOK -- Authorities will kill about 40 tigers believed to be sick with bird flu after 30 others died at a private zoo, officials said yesterday.


Amazon to take MP3 downloads international

DRM-free service to roll out this year Presenting possibly the biggest threat to the dominance of iTunes so far, Amazon.com has announced it will commence an international roll-out of Amazon MP3, it's DRM-free digital music store, this year.â¦


Militants say ready to talk to end Lebanon fighting

The Islamist militant group battling Lebanese troops at a Palestinian refugee camp said on Wednesday it was willing to resume talks to end the fighting, a move that came after it lost ground in a two-month-old battle.


Aromasin after tamoxifen ups breast cancer survival

NEW YORK  - After surgery for early-stage breast cancer, women may be treated with tamoxifen for 5 years. After that point, treatment with Aromasin significantly improves survival, according to a new study.


Zarqawi group claims attack on Australian soldiers in Baghdad

The group loyal to Al-Qaeda-linked militant Abu Mussab al-Zarqawi claimed to have bombed an Australian convoy in Baghdad, in a statement posted on an Islamist website.


David Beckham revived England's chances of advancing to next year's European Championship, then said he's ready to commute from California for next June's tournament.


Argentina's Soccer Gangs Test Limits of Public Tolerance

BUENOS AIRES -- Even by the standards of Argentina, where people like to joke that soccer is less a pastime than a pathology, a recent surge of fan violence has been exceptional.


Incontro su assetti occupazionali alla luce dela fusione


Canada offers up to 500 observers for Ukraine election

OTTAWA (CP) - Canada is offering to send up to 500 observers to Ukraine for that country's re-run election Dec. 26.


Euro zone finance ministers on Tuesday stepped up pressure on the United States to show its strong dollar policy was more than just rhetoric, asking it to slash budget and trade deficits that undermine the dollar.


Zoellick promises to heal World Bank rifts

Robert Zoellick, picked by U.S. President George W. Bush on Wednesday to head the World Bank, said his biggest challenge would be to "calm the waters" following the storm over outgoing president Paul Wolfowitz.


Economic Recovery Along the Gulf Coast Remains Mixed

Employment statistics, sales tax collections, large construction  projects and other key economic indicators point to an accelerating  recovery --- and even growth -- in many Gulf  Coast communities damaged by hurricanes Katrina and Rita.


Some filmgoers still snub animation, but it's their loss if they miss The Incredibles. This movie is an example of great filmmaking: gorgeous cinematography, smart writing and genuine feeling for the characters. Jason Silverman reviews Pixar's latest wonder.


ElBaradei Says Unclear if Iran Nuke Plans Peaceful

It is unclear if Iran's nuclear  ambitions are entirely peaceful, but there is still no firm  evidence that Tehran is secretly developing atomic weapons as  Washington asserts, the U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Tuesday.


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The net on your phone from 3pm The latest addition to the internet - new .mobi domains - will go on sale from 3pm today (GMT).â¦


US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrives in Kenya in an attempt to end the political crisis.


Wildlife officials in Sri Lanka expressed surprise Wednesday that they found no evidence of large-scale animal deaths from the tsunamis — indicating that animals may have sensed the wave coming and fled to higher ground.


The war crimes trial of ex-Liberian President Charles Taylor is to resume in The Hague after a six-month gap.


In an effort to increase accountability and better target its charitable dollars, the United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley will redirect about $3.6 million from the amount it provides traditional charities to new programs.


Abbas says Sharon's talk of annexing settlements could sabotage ...

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's hope of annexing West Bank settlements and keeping all of Jerusalem under a final peace deal is a disaster that could torpedo efforts to restart peace talks, interim Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas


Tre incursioni mirate nella Striscia: operazioni ancora in corsoI feriti sono sei: quattro appartengono alla stessa famiglia                                            Gaza, attacchi israeliani nella notte cinque militanti della Jihad uccisi


Sprint said today that it may begin to unlock its cell phones for use on other carrier networks.


FDA Plans to Tag Certain Medicines to Prevent Fraud

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in conjunction with several major drug companies, is working on an initiative that would involve fitting medicine bottles with tiny antennas to prevent fraud and counterfeiting, the New York Times reported Nov. 15.


Maria Sharapova showed there was no room for sentiment on Wednesday when she led a trio of Russian seeds into the second round of the French Open.


The US has a new head of cyber security, a week after his predecessor suddenly resigned.


âI Am Legendâ hauled in an estimated $76.5 million in its debut to capture first place in the weekend box-office rankings compiled by the tracking company Media by Numbers.


With the popularity of computer animation and the success movies that use this advanced technology have waves of new and innovative story-telling continue and thrive.


Microsoft suffers stunning EU antitrust defeat

BRUSSELS/LUXEMBOURG  - Microsoft suffered a stunning defeat on Monday when a European Union court backed a European Commission ruling that the U.S. software giant illegally abused its market power to crush competitors.


European stocks lower as financials weigh

European equity markets were lower on Monday, but off their worst levels as heavyweight oil and pharma stocks partially offset losses for financial and mining stocks.


November 09, 2004 - I first viewed footage from The Polar Express a few months ago at a special Warner Brothers event. There, we viewed a little more than a half hour of the film, including a behind the scenes


Skype petitions FCC for open cellular access

Net phone company is pushing for rules that would let consumers decide which devices and software they use on cell phone networks.


Damage Looks Worse Than War, Powell Says

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Secretary of State Colin  Powell voiced shock at the devastation of tsunami-hit Asia  Wednesday, saying it was more horrible than the war he had  witnessed in his decades as a soldier.


Maria Julia (L) from Peru is crowned Miss World 2004 at the final of the 54th Miss World Competition held in Sanya, Chinaâs southernmost Province of Hainan Dec. 4, 2004.


AMD gains altitude in Q4 but hit by ATI scud missle

Still expects profits in Q3 '08 AMD says its chugging ever-closer to profitability. Perhaps it's right. The chip fabbing second-banana's losses shrunk in the fourth quarter of '07 â well, sort of.â¦


While negotiators edge toward agreement on the thorniest issues in the 3-month-old writers strike, many in Hollywood are nurturing new hope that an end is near for the walkout that has brought their industry to a standstill.


Intel Corp. took a huge step Tuesday away from its usual strategy of pushing the need for speed, announcing that it will offer microprocessors with dual cores across all product lines starting next year.


China submits draft law opposing Taiwan secession

China has submitted a draft law it says is aimed at peaceful reunification with Taiwan, but which the island's residents and the United States fear could ratchet up tensions across the Strait.


Britney Spears reportedly married Kevin Federline in a small, secret ceremony in California, a month before well-publicized nuptials were set to occur.


Mitt Romney wants voters to think about his business background and government experience when they go into the voting booth and make their pick for president. His wife wants them to know something else: "He can really make good mashed potatoes."


In a candid interview with his time in office running out, Secretary of State Colin Powell is acknowledging differences with others in the Bush administration and suggesting


Save a bundle by learning from other people's mistakes.


Liverpool, 16:04 - CALCIO, BENITEZ: INTER PREOCCUPATA PER SFIDA CON LIVERPOOL

"L'Inter sarà preoccupata, non c'è dubbio". Rafa Benitez, tecnico del Liverpool, comme...


Rahul Bose plays rugby coach to Kashmiris

After completing his four-week long shooting stint in the picturesque south Kashmir Pahalgam health resort, actor Rahul Bose took time off Saturday to teach rugby to Kashmiri boys and girls


Top world oil exporter Saudi Arabia vowed on Sunday to maintain a cushion of spare supplies of up to 2 million barrels per day (bpd) to meet future demand growth.


AOL Shuns Microsoft Anti-Spam Technology

Add America Online Inc. to the growing list of companies and organizations shunning a spam-fighting proposal from Microsoft Corp. AOL cited "tepid support" for Microsoft's so-called Sender ID technology, which seeks to cut down on junk e-mail by making it difficult for spammers to forge e-mail headers and addresses, a common technique for hiding their origins.


SBC Communications Inc., the second-biggest US local telephone company, was warned by the top communications regulator against using tariffs on Internet phone calls to hamper competition.


For a moment, the 25-year-old baker panicked when he heard that Fidel Castro was stepping down as Cuba's president. He flicked a switch to see if power had been cut, and turned a tap to check for water. He wondered whether the distribution center would come through with milk rations for his two kids.


Dan Brown, a West Point graduate and 2004 Olympian dominates the field onto his third consecutive Army Ten-Miler win.


Empoli, 18:27 - CALCIO, EMPOLI: IN QUATTRO NON SI ALLENANO

Empoli subito al lavoro in vista della gara di mercoledÃ¬ contro la Juventus: defatigante per chi ha ...


N.L. Roundup: Phillies Rest Top Relievers and Lose Ground to Mets

His club lost a game on the field and lost ground in the standings yesterday, yet Philadelphia Phillies Manager Charlie Manuel chose to look on the bright side: at least his top relievers got some rest for the stretch run.


Parents urged to get children vaccinated after trebling in number of cases over last 11 weeks.


Microsoft says licensing protects customers

(InfoWorld) - A top Microsoft executive promoted the company's licensing of network security protocols at theÂ Interop trade showÂ on Wednesday, but not before taking time out during a keynote address to defend the company's patent licensing program for open-source software. Microsoft has licensed networking protocols to Juniper Networks as part of a program to make its network access protection software work with more networking vendors' products. It has also licensed protocols to Aruba Wireless Networks and network-attached storage vendor OnStor, said Bob Muglia, senior vice president of Microsoft's server and tools business. Before bringing up those licensing deals in his keynote address Wednesday morning, Muglia offered an explanation for the software giant's recent moves toÂ license its software patents to open-source software distributors. "The commercial software industry knows how to work with intellectual property and patents," Muglia said. Commercial software like Microsoft's has numerous patent sublicenses built into it for technology from other vendors, so that when a customer buys Windows or another Microsoft product, they have the assurance that Microsoft has given them the intellectual property protection they need, he said. "Customers have indicated to us that it's problematic to them that when they work with open-source software, they don't have similar intellectual property protection," Muglia said. There is no mechanism to effectively license that software, he said. This creates a real problem for customers, and Microsoft's licensing program is designed to solve it, according to Muglia. However, Microsoft has been accused of creating that very problem. Its patent licensing deals with Novell and other companies have come under fire for creating fear, uncertainty, and doubt among users of open-source software. Muglia's theme was Microsoft's newfound focus on interoperability, including overtures to other companies in network security and unified communications, both hot topics at Interop. But one attendee said the company will have to overcome a years-long reputation for not working well with others. Microsoft must be serious about interoperability now because it has no choice, said Brian Shannon, an independent networking consultant to small businesses in Avon-by-the-Sea, New Jersey. After all, with the proliferation of mobile devices, the company's desktop business is on the way out, he said.


Defense Leaders Faulted by Panel in Prison Abuse

Leadership failures at the highest levels contributed to an environment in which detainees were abused, a panel concluded.


Grosseto, 19:04 - CALCIO, GROSSETO: DALLA ROMA ARRIVA VIRGA

Il Grosseto ha ingaggiato Virga, 21 anni, centrocampista proveniente dalla Roma. Il giocatore sar&a...


North Korea, last Cold Warrior standing at Games

North Korean athletes will enter the 2008 Beijing Olympics with pluck, a soldier-like fighting spirit and a completely different concept of international sport to the one embraced by former Cold War allies.


LOS ANGELES--Although Maria Sharapovaâs picture is in newspaper ads and billboards around Los Angeles, tennisâ teen queen said she usually could go shopping incognito.


Scientists from across the globe gather to learn more about the ways in which light can be used in medicine.


Tokyo stocks opened lower Monday following Wall Street's weak finish last week. The dollar was up against the Japanese yen and the euro.


Winter iced romance across the northeastern United States on Wednesday as a Valentine's Day storm disrupted the annual hearts and flowers festival from the Midwest to the Atlantic shore.


Kremlin Candidate Favourite As Chechnya Votes Amid Violence

A Kremlin-backed career police officer was set to be crowned leader of Chechnya in a vote Sunday that Moscow hopes will show progress towards peace in the embattled


A Los Angeles policeman filmed hitting a black teenager is awarded $1.6m in a race discrimination case.


Asian markets advance after the US Federal Reserve cuts interest rates for the first time in four years.


Not a tool VMworld Buoyed by investor capital, VMware has struck out on the acquisition war path, taking Swiss virtualization company Dunes.â¦


The tone was upbeat, the sparks few in the last Democratic encounter before Super Tuesday. Mark Halperin reviews both performances


ADV: $150,000 Mortgage for Under $690/Month

Mortgage rates are at record lows. Save $1000s on your mortgage payment. Free quotes.


Critics say new rules to standardise funding of continuing care in England do not go far enough.


Makybe Diva wins successive Melbourne Cups

Makybe Diva won the 144th running of the A$4.6 million (1.9 million pounds) Melbourne Cup to become only the fourth horse and the first mare to capture Australia's richest and most famous race two years in a row.


Judge: No prison release for ex-KKK head

A judge Friday refused to release Edgar Ray Killen from prison while the former Ku Klux Klan leader appeals his conviction in the 1964 killing of three civil rights workers.


Six Bodies Dumped at Mexico Border Prison

Six prison employees were slain and their bodies dumped at the high-security federal prison in the border city of Matamoros, state officials said Thursday.


Learns to salsa, eats fried Puerto Rican balls with dressing Hack's Notebook The ICANN event ritual we most enjoy here at El Reg is the final press conference, in which leaders Paul Twomey and Vint Cerf field questions from assorted hacks about the week's events. With that press conference - and the ICANN San Juan meeting itself - now a week behind us, we thought the time was right to offer a final tip of the cap to the latest ICANN extravaganza.â¦


W.R. Grace Charged Over Montana Asbestos

W.R. Grace & Co. and seven current or former executives were charged on Monday with conspiring to endanger residents in Libby, Montana, and concealing the health risks from asbestos-contaminated vermiculite, the U.S. Justice Department said.


In 'Serious' Provocation, Iranian Boats Charge U.S. Navy Ships

On the eve of President Bush's Middle East trip, five Iranian patrol boats charged at three U.S. Navy ships entering the Persian Gulf Sunday in what the Pentagon described as a "serious" provocation.


Casper, Charles "Chuck" Went to join his son, Rick, on Thurs., Feb. 15, 2007 at the age of 78. Loving and devoted husband of 52 years to Pat. Loving father of Mike (Kris) and Cathy (Scott). World's Best Grandpa to Ben (Jackie), Jim (Sheryl) and Cassie (Ben). Great-grandpa to Makenzie.


Flaws Found in Birth Control Pill Research

Statiscians reviewing a study on oral contraceptive use find the study's claims that birth control pills reduce the risk of heart disease and does not increase the risk of heart cancer are wrong.


Democrats Ready to Follow Howard Dean's Lead

Democratic Party activists, recovering from a stinging November election loss and a fresh round of soul-searching, rallied around Howard Dean on Friday and promised a grass-roots drive to make the party competitive in the South, Midwest and Mountain states.


Niagara Falls Congregation Celebrating 100th Anniversary Today: Religion News / Grace Lutheran Church

By Pam Kowalik, The Buffalo News, N.Y.  Jun. 10--NIAGARA FALLS -- Members of Grace Lutheran Church will celebrate the church's 100th anniversary today with a service of praise and thanksgiving.   The service starts at 3 p.m. in the sanctuary at Cayuga Drive and Pershing Avenue.


Thousands of British Muslims gathered Sunday evening for a charity peace concert dubbed "Muslim Live 8" to raise money for victims of Sudan's long-running Darfur conflict.


Always in the courts for something, this time itâs writer and consultant to games makers Roger Avary who is involved in legal action with Microsoft.


After celebrating Christmas with his family on Friday, Anthony James will hop a flight to Los Angeles at 8 this morning. If the plane arrives on time and the traffic to downtown is light, James


Planes and artillery pound the rebel city to soften resistance as US troops move in. NEAR FALLUJAH, IRAQ -- US troops backed by thunderous air and artillery barrages launched a ground offensive yesterday to


Suu Kyi Proves Tricky Topic for Asia-Europe Summit

Leaders from Asia and Europe pledged on Saturday to tackle everything from climate change to terrorism but dodged calling for the release of Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi at the end of their two-day summit.


Cagliari, 11:19 - CALCIO, CAGLIARI: ANCORA DUBBI PRESENZA GIAMPAOLO

Ancora non è certa la presenza in panchina dell'allenatore del Cagliari, Marco Giampaolo, per...


Sudan obliged to ask for help in Darfur-UN's Pronk

Sudan is obliged to ask for international support if it cannot protect the nearly 1.5 million people displaced by fighting in its remote Darfur region, the top UN envoy in Sudan said on Thursday.


Taliban Says Women as Hostages Is Against Islam

Afghanistan's Taliban guerrillas  reiterated on Wednesday that they had nothing to do with the  kidnapping of three U.N. workers and said they opposed the use  of women as hostages for the release of prisoners.


Bills, Patriots have old, new scores to settle

TORONTO -- He surely thought of it dozens of times and apparently said it at least once. Given the chance yesterday, though, Bill Belichick wasn't going to repeat out loud his opinion of Drew Bledsoe.


Keep off the streets, British prostitutes urged

Police hunting a serial killer who is murdering women at a rate unprecedented in British criminal history urged prostitutes on Wednesday to stay off the streets.


Tossicodipendente e pregiudicato, probabile movente rapina


Unisys to open two more Indian facilities

Unisys is opening two additional global service delivery centers in India as part of its plan to expand its offshore resources to 6,000 people by 2008.


Major suicide attacks in Afghanistan since the fall of the Taliban in late 2001:


U.S. and Iraqi forces fight gunmen in capital

Iraqi troops backed by U.S. attack helicopters fought militants for several hours in central Baghdad on Friday as new figures showed a leap in the number of Iraqis killed in violence in November.


Governor: Storm damage looks 'like a bomb went off'

Displaced central Florida residents spent the night in shelters after a line of storms packing at least one tornado killed 19 people. A massive cleanup effort awaits them. Gov. Charlie Crist planned to tour the area Saturday with FEMA's director, assessing what one official called "complete devastation" of homes, businesses and churches.


The U.S. Federal Reserve on Tuesday slashed U.S. interest rates by a hefty three-quarters of a percentage point, the biggest rate cut in more than 23 years, in an emergency bid to lend support to a U.S. economy some fear is on the verge of recession.


Tra siccità e alluvioni agricoltura e clima impazzito

L'acqua manca e l'agricoltura ne è vittima, ma la scelta di colture sbagliate è a sua volta causa del problema. Come correre ai ripari? La diretta di Repubblica Tv


UPDATE 1-Man Utd end Arsenal unbeaten run with 2-0 win

The heavyweight showdown between Manchester United and Arsenal produced a suitably intense climax on Sunday as United emerged 2-0 winners to end the champions' unbeaten run one short of the half-century.


The Senate appeared set to approve a trimmed-back energy bill that will bring higher-gas mileage cars and SUVs into showrooms in the coming decade and fill their tanks with ethanol.


DOmani, agitazione di 4 ore dalle 12 alle 16


Bodies of two Turkish hostages found in northern Iraq

The bodies of two Turkish hostages, apparently shot dead, have been found in Baiji in northern Iraq, Al-Jazeera television said. âAl-Jazeera learned from sources in the Iraqi police that the bodies of two


By Andrea Weigl, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Feb.


One UK soldier is killed by a roadside bomb and two more injured in Iraq, the Ministry of Defence confirms.


Pinch-hitter Jeff Cirillo's bases-loaded bloop single in the 12th inning lifts the Twins to a 2-1 victory over the Blue Jays on Tuesday.


Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Benazir Bhutto was killed by "cowards afraid of democracy" Thursday as he led tributes to the slain politician in Britain, where she studied and spent part of her exile.


Wallace helps lead Hoyas past Providence

Roy Hibbert had 18 points inside, Jonathan Wallace added 14 from the outside and No. 12 Georgetown beat Providence 68-58 on Monday.


Asymptote (http://asymptote.sourceforge.net) is a powerful descriptive vector graphics language for technical drawing, inspired by MetaPost but with an improved C++-like syntax. Asymptote provides for figures the same high-quality level of typesetting that LaTeX does for scientific text.    Hatch widths for PDF output were fixed by disabling dynamic line width adjustment. A nurb-related bug in solid shading was also fixed.


Airline workers put Christmas trees on ticketing counters Monday at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, shortly after trees in public spaces were removed because of a rabbi's complaint that holiday decor did not include a menorah.


Israel Kills Two Hamas Militants After Renewed Threat

Israeli air strikes killed two Hamas militants in Gaza on Thursday just after the Islamic group renewed its threats to continue rocket attacks against Israelis despite a massive army offensive aimed at stopping them.


A paedophile is ordered to pay Â£50,000 towards the cost of bringing him to justice.


Secondary school education policy should be taken out of politicians' control, a leading head teachers says.


India test-launched an Agni II surface-to-surface missile capable of carrying nuclear weapons yesterday. The trial, on the testing range on Wheeler Island off eastern Orissa state, was the third trial of the


RAGAZZINA UCCISA: INVESTIGATORI, SI RESTRINGE CAMPO INDAGINI

FOGGIA - Si stringe il campo delle indagini per far luce sull'omicidio di Giusy, uccisa a 15 anni a pochi metri dal mare a Manfredonia. Sono convinti gli investigatori di potere presto avere elementi utili per una definizione della vicenda.


Sean Penn made a disheartening discovery on his latest trip to Alaska this summer: Someone had walked off with a pair of boots that had sat in an old bus in the wilderness for almost 15 years.


DES MOINES, Iowa  - Barack Obama took a big step on Thursday toward becoming the first black U.S. president when his campaign for change caught fire in Iowa and swept him past Hillary Clinton in the opening Democratic nominating contest.


Advocates urge greater access to defibrillators

In recent years, automated external defibrillators (AEDs) have entered public spaces to treat someone suffering what bystanders may assume is a heart attack: Clutching the chest, the victim collapses, unconscious.


Bryant likely out of worlds after surgery

Kobe Bryant had minor surgery on his right knee Saturday and is highly unlikely to play for the United States in the world championships this summer.


Captain Phil Vickery is expected to be fit to lead injury-hit England against Italy on Sunday.


The children of wealthier parents, particularly those with working mothers, are more likely to be obese or overweight, a study says.


IO Data reveals second Nvidia GPU with HDCP

PureVideo HD now on the GeForce 7600 GS Japanese add-in maker IO Data will this month ship an graphics card based on Nvidia's GeForce 7600 GS, this time with support for the HDCP anti-piracy technology. Alas, there's no HDMI connector to go with it.â¦


Italy's leader Berlusconi heads for Libya to discuss how to stem the flow of migrants trying to reach Italy.


Gasco Energy Invites You to Join Its Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2006 Conference Call

DENVER, Feb. 23  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Gasco Energy, Inc.  today announced a conference call with investors, analysts and other interested parties that is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. EST on Thursday, March 1, 2007 to discuss fourth quarter and full-year 2006 financial and operating results.


Protezione civile, 'Timore di un bilancio non definitivo'


Residents of the Italian island of Stromboli were on alert Tuesday as a volcano began spewing lava down its west flank.


Pharming Attack Targeted Bank Customers Worldwide

A pharming attack that targeted online banking customers in the U.S., Europe and Asia-Pacific has been shut down.


Mary J. Blige, the resilient R&B star, led the contenders for the annual awards from the recording academy.


Zimbabwean paceman Hondo rattles Bangladesh

Zimbabwean fast bowler Douglas Hondo grabbed three quick wickets to put Bangladesh under pressure on the second day of the second and final cricket Test here.


MANZANILLO, Mexico  - Hurricane John roared past   Mexico's Pacific coast on Wednesday as a dangerous Category 3   storm, pummeling beach resorts with heavy rain and winds and   threatening flash flooding and mudslides.


When computers and furniture collide This Old Box The triumphant return of This Old Box! You begged and pleaded, and we listened.â¦


Mozilla Foundation releases new versions of two browsers and an e-mail reader, addressing vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to run malicious code on a user's PC.


Scientists say they have created a stem cell line from a human embryo that had stopped developing naturally, and so was considered dead. Using such embryos might ease ethical concerns about creating such cells, they suggested.


2 More Caremark Advisers Urge Rejection of CVS Bid

NASHVILLE, Feb. 12  â Two more investment advisory firms recommended Monday that shareholders of Caremark Rx reject a buyout offer from the drugstore operator CVS Corporation when it comes up for a vote next week.


A Milan judge on Tuesday opens hearings into whether to put on trial 32 executives and financial institutions over the collapse of international food group Parmalat in one of Europe's biggest fraud cases.


Nord Corea. Esplosione non Ã¨ stato un test nucleare

07.31: Il fumo a forma di fungo che ha fatto pensare ad un test atomico da parte della Corea del Nord sarebbe in realtÃ  stato provocato da un'esplosione, ma per la semplice costruzione di una diga. A fornire


French police in chemical protective suits evacuated the Canadian embassy in Paris on Monday when a member of staff fell ill after opening the mail.


Cognos stock jumps 8 pct on solid earnings report

Shares in Cognos Inc. CSN.TO COGN.O   jumped 8 percent on Friday, the day after the business software   maker posted second-quarter results that beat both its own   forecasts and analyst expectations.


Bill Clinton will make a dramatic appearance for John Kerry today in Philadelphia and later in Florida - and he says he would not have it any other way.


Stress tests can miss spotting latent atherosclerosis

American researchers have found that stress tests may miss out latent atherosclerosis, the leading cause of heart disease, and therefore, patients should undergo CT scans as well.


Players are to be given extra time to prepare for the 2006 World Cup a Fifa proposal is approved.


Burundi rebel group ready to appear before international tribunal

The Hutu rebel movement which has claimed responsibility for last week's massacre of about 160 Congolese Tutsis at a refugee camp in Burundi said it was ready to appear before an international tribunal.


Callas Jewels Net $1.87 Million at Geneva Auction

Jewels which belonged to the late  Greek-American opera singer Maria Callas fetched 2.19 million  Swiss francs ($1.87 million) at auction, triple the pre-sale  estimate, Sotheby's said on Wednesday.


Plot lines from recent books are written by a cast of hundreds, even thousands, of often anonymous contributors who congregate online to write, collaborate, read, analyze and edit each other's words in crowdsourced fiction and nonfiction.


Tomori OKs Minor League Deal With Boston

Japanese pitcher Denny Tomori has agreed to a minor league contract with the World Series champion Boston Red Sox.


MUMBAI, India - Mumbai's fussy high-society dogs can now feast on gourmet cuisine specially adapted to their individual tastes and delivered to their homes.


Amburgo, 12:51 - CALCIO, ARRESTATI 250 TIFOSI INGLESI E TEDESCHI

Circa 250 tifosi, tedeschi e inglesi, sono stati arrestati ad Amburgo. I tifosi si erano dati appunt...


Genova, 19:07 - CALCIO, GENOA: GASPERINI: DUE VITTORIE E SIAMO IN A

All'andata il Genoa fu sconfitto dal Pescara, ma ora il ecnico dei liguri Gasperini vede proprio nel...


Congress members vowed on Sunday to investigate the CIA's destruction of interrogation videotapes despite Justice Department advice that the agency not cooperate.


A massive gas explosion killed three people and leveled two buildings at an industrial complex near downtown Milwaukee on Wednesday, officials said.


Heartbreaker doesn't rattle hopeful Twins

MINNEAPOLISâIf anyone in the Minnesota Twins' clubhouse had a right to be curt and ornery yesterday morning, it was their sleep-deprived manager, Ron Gardenhire.


Two Sunni Clerics Arrested in Iraq Raids

Iraqi security forces arrested two Sunni clerics and more than a dozen of followers in two separate raids on mosques south of Baghdad, a Muslim cleric's group said Saturday.


As Mets Secure Benson, Leiter Remains Untethered

On the day the Mets announced a new contract with starting pitcher Kris Benson, they had nothing to say about the staff standby Al Leiter.


After a fourth consecutive day of rain Sunday, 2007 barely missed becoming Atlanta's driest year on record. That dubious honor goes to 1954, when only 31.80 inches of rain fell


Discovery mission key to International Space Station construction

The next mission of the space shuttle Discovery set for liftoff Tuesday is critical to building the International Space Station, ferrying in the Harmony module key to installing the European lab Columbus and Japan's Kibo lab.


Nintendo says Wii to be profitable right away

Nintendo Co. Ltd.'s (7974.OS) new Wii  game console and related software will be profitable to the  company once sales begin in the United States in November, the  president of Nintendo of America said on Thursday.


Il 70% dei commercianti e' "moderatamente soddisfatto"


INDIANAPOLIS Dec 3, 2004 - Dogs with paralyzed hind legs regained the ability to walk after getting a shot of a chemical cousin of antifreeze that helped repair nerve cells in their damaged spinal cords, scientists reported.


Many EU countries were aware of secret CIA jails and transfers of terror suspects, a report by MEPs says.


TVâs Perfect Girl Is Pregnant; Real Families Talk

News of the pregnancy of Jamie Lynn Spears brought the subject of teenage pregnancy and sex suddenly into the air for mothers and daughters and fathers, too.


Riunito il Parlamento L'opposizione: 'Nuove elezioni il 12 ...

Kiev, 27 novembre 2004 - Il Parlamento ucraino si riunirÃ  oggi in seduta straordinaria per discutere la crisi post-elettorale, con i sostenitori del leader dell'opposizione, Viktor Yushchenko, pronti a chiedere un voto di sfiducia per la Commissione


Ethiopian PM dismisses rebel claims of deadly attacks

Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi on Tuesday dismissed claims that rebels from the restive Ogaden region had defeated the military and caused one of his top aides to flee.


Israeli Settler Pay Approved, Sharon Faces Threats

Israel's security cabinet approved  cash advances on Tuesday to entice Gaza settlers to evacuate  their homes, while police investigated death threats against  Prime Minister Ariel Sharon sparked by his pullout plan.


Congress Votes for a Stimulus of $168 Billion

The rescue package includes rebates for taxpayers and tax breaks for businesses that lawmakers and President Bush hope will set off a rush of springtime spending.


Update 4: Pension Agency to Take on United Funds

The government's pension agency moved to assume responsibility Thursday for United Airlines pilots' pensions, acknowledging as unfortunate but inevitable the carrier's elimination of defined-benefit plans for its employees.


Arsene Wenger today renewed his attack on Real Madrid for the methods they use to sign players. The Arsenal manager sparked a row with the Spanish giants on the day the new


British national charity worker Margaret Hassan, murdered in Iraq, is honoured posthumously with a peace award.


SBC, Microsoft team up on TV over broadband

For SBC Communications, Wednesday's deal with Microsoft for software to deliver television programming to homes over high-speed lines is the latest broadside in the company's battle to compete with cable companies.


Schwarzenegger to veto state-run health plan bill

California Gov. Arnold   Schwarzenegger said on Tuesday he would veto a bill that would   create a government-run health care system for the most   populous U.S. state.


Spending spree will drive up rates: Latham

MARK Latham attacked yesterday's Coalition policy launch as a "willy-nilly" spending spree aimed at buying votes, which would drive up interest rates.


Market falls as Intel adds to economy concerns

NEW YORK  -Stocks fell in choppy trade on Wednesday, as pessimism about the U.S. economy mounted after Intel Corp , the world's largest chip maker, posted earnings and a profit forecast that disappointed investors.


N.Korea can scrap nuclear arms in 2008: U.S. envoy

A top U.S. nuclear envoy, who met South Korea's president-elect on Thursday, said it was possible to end North Korea's nuclear arms program this year despite Pyongyang missing a deadline in a disarmament deal.


Rio de Janeiro, 10:29 - TENNIS, ATP COSTA DO SAUIPE: VOLANDRI AL 2/O TURNO

L'italiano Filippo Volandri ha superato il primo turno al torneo Atp di Costa do Sauipe, a Rio de Ja...


Il tour al via dopodomani: Canada e Usa, poi l'Europa


The Disorder Is Sensory; the Diagnosis, Elusive

A diagnosis of sensory integration problems is not yet generally accepted, but the number of parent groups devoted to the issue has more than tripled in the last few years.


Winning robot for iRobot Create contest does many things you wish the company already offered in a home robot.


Veteran news anchor Forrest Sawyer was injured in a helicopter crash in Africa last week while on location for a Travel Channel series, ET Online reports.  The chopper carrying former ABC anchorman Sawyer, 58, and his production crew crashed into Lak...


Rubens Barrichello put Ferrari on pole position for race of the inaugural Chinese Grand Prix on September 25 while his teammate Michael Schumacher has to start from the back of the grid after a spin-off in Saturday's qualifying.


Oil prices fell 3 percent after setting  record highs above $55 a barrel on Monday as dealers took  profits on signs that energy costs are hitting economic growth.


Venus Williams, the former world No1, returned to competitive tennis with a convincing 6-4, 6-4 win over Russian qualifier Alina Jidkova in the first round of the Kremlin Cup in Moscow.


Kuznetsova Failed Dope Test, Official Says

U.S. Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova  has tested positive for a banned drug, Belgian regional sports  minister Claude Eerdekens said Monday.


By Froma Harrop  Some of John Edwards' helpers have been busy, busy, busy insulting about 44 percent of the American electorate. The Democratic presidential candidate should have fired the two bloggers who trashed Christian conservatives in general and Catholics in particular, but didn't.