Police find evidence in home of Zeta-Jones' stalker

A sheriff's detective testified that he found a book autographed by Catherine Zeta-Jones and her husband, Michael Douglas, in the home of a woman charged with stalking Zeta-Jones.


Ferguson blames TV companies for disrupting Champions League plans

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has hit out at television companies for sabotaging his preparations for the crucial Champions League last 16 first leg trip to Lille.


Housing is still hurting and landmines lurk beneath the financial landscape.  But stocks will still do well.


Puffins Return to Scottish Island Famous for Curling Stones

For the first time in nearly a half-century, puffins are returning to Ailsa Craig. The Scottish island is already well-known in the sport of curling as world's the best source of curling stones.


Cisco Systems today is unveiling nine new software and hardware products, and upgrades to protect corporate computer networks from hackers and other Internet threats.


In the continuing series on RSS files, DevShed has posted this new part with a focus on the "theoretical aspects" of developing an RSS file.   These aspects include things like examples of the elements it can contain, elements that are required for it to be a compliant RSS document, a look at the enhanced RSS functionality and structure (more information about the creator of the RSS embedded in the data), and even a look at what an aggregator is and what they would do with your RSS file.   Keep an eye out for the last installment in the series - a look at actually creating the RSS file from your data (probably from a database) and displaying it for the world to see.


Kuznetsova defeats Zvonareva in WTA Championships

US Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova avoided a second-set collapse and held on to defeat Russian countrywoman Vera Zvonareva 6-2, 6-4 in the WTA Championships on Wednesday night.


A month after his stroke, Dick Clark remains hospitalized in good spirits while working with rehabilitation specialists.


Tom Ridge to Step Down as Homeland Security Secretary

Tom Ridge, the nation's first director of Homeland Security, announced Tuesday that he would resign his post effective Feb. 1, or earlier if a replacement is named.


Universal Orlando Resort is opening a Harry Potter theme park that will let fans visit many of the iconic locations in the books and movies that endeared the boy magician to millions around the world.


A Tory report on tackling poverty warns about the emergence of a growing underclass in Britain.


Messa del Pontefice a Velletri: "Incrementa la sproporzione trapoveri e ricchi, come pure un rovinoso sfruttamento del pianeta"                                            Papa: "Condivisione, non profitto Ã¨ come Dio contro Satana"


Chronic pain seen altering how brain works

Brain scans of people in chronic pain show a state of constant activity in areas that should be at rest, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday, a finding that could help explain why pain patients have higher rates of depression, anxiety and other disorders.


At 15, Liza Ward conceived the idea that Truman Capote's "In Cold Blood" was written about her grandparents. Now she's written a book about that.


Food and consumer goods giant Unilever has cut its annual profit growth forecast by more than a half, blaming wet weather for poor ice cream


Blizzard Wallops Northeast U.S., Snarls Travel

Large parts of the Northeastern United  States lay buried under several feet of snow on Sunday by a  blizzard that paralyzed road and air travel and cut power to  thousands of customers.


The Labour Party have clung on to the important Hartlepool seat, while the Conservatives were forced into a "disastrous" fourth place.


MO, RAPITO A GAZA DIPENDENTE DELLA CNN. ANP TENTA DI NEGOZIARE IL ...

Un dipendente arabo israeliano della Cnn e' stato rapito oggi a Gaza. Lo ha confermato la stessa emittente americana, specificando che Riad Abu Ali, questo il nome del sequestrato, che lavora come producer


Roberto Alomar Agrees to Terms With D-Rays

Roberto Alomar will try to rejuvenate his career with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.


Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is to name opposition leader Shimon Peres as his deputy in a coalition deal.


Ex-Director: Politics May Create 'Show Trials' For Saddam

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- The former director of the Iraqi war crimes tribunal said politics could create "show trials" for Saddam Hussein and other former Iraqi leaders.


US 'keeper Kasey Keller joins Southampton on loan

US goalkeeper Kasey Keller, who lost his starting job at Tottenham, joined Southampton on Friday in a four-week loan deal. Keller has played in only two games for Spurs this season after being


UK bank HBOS has decided not to make a bid for Abbey, the bank has said. Many observers had expected HBOS to make a play for Abbey, which had agreed to a Â£8.


Campaigners threaten the government with legal action after a corruption inquiry is stopped.


ELIOT SPITZER, not satisfied with seeking out sleazy business practices in banks, fund managers and insurance companies, has turned his attention to the record industry.


'Hannah' holds box-office sway with $29M

First, she sells out a nationwide concert tour. Now Miley Cyrus and pop-star alter-ego Hannah Montana are selling out movie theaters in such record-breaking style that the film's run has been extended.


La rinuncia sarebbe stata valutata 1,5 miliardi di dollari


Russia's Putin sends condolences to worst-hit Asian countries

Russian President Vladimir Putin telephoned the leaders of Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India and Thailand, the four countries most affected by the tsunami disaster, to offer condolences and further humanitarian aid.


Roma, 10:12 - CALCIO, TORINO; CAIRO: MOMENTO DIFFICILE PASSERA'

Urbano Cairo crede nella risalita del Torino, quart'ultimo con 18 punti. ''Contro la Lazio abbiamo o...


Tsunami Almost Wipes Out Remote Indian Island

Rescuers began reaching India's remote Andaman and Nicobar islands on Tuesday, two days after passage of a devastating tsunami, to find barely a third of residents on one were still alive.


Nets and New Drug Make Inroads Against Malaria

Widespread distribution of mosquito nets and a new medicine sharply reduced malaria deaths in several African countries, World Health Organization researchers reported.


Indici in caduta libera a causa disagi arrecati dal maltempo


Five Pacers face misdemeanor assault charges in brawl

DETROIT (Ticker) - The five Indiana Pacers involved in the November 19 brawl at the Palace of Auburn Hills will face misdemeanor assault charges, the Oakland Country district attorney's office announced Wednesday.


See++? AT&T Invents Programming Language for Surveillance

A newly unearthed paper shows how AT&T researchers working to combat fraud developed an extension of the C programming language called Hancock.  It can comb through masses of telephone and internet data and plot relationships, opening the door to a new type of warrantless data-mining.


Europe's unmanned Rosetta space probe flies within 250km of Mars on its 10-year journey to land on a comet.


Russia-Britain row escalates over Litvinenko investigation

A growing rift between Russia and Britain over the London murder of a former Russian agent prompted warnings Thursday of a full scale diplomatic conflict, complete with tit-for-tat expulsions.


Bus Falls Into Canal in India, 55 Feared Killed

At least 55 passengers were feared  dead in southern India on Monday after a bus crashed into a  canal, police said.


Sunni Muslims expressed outrage Saturday over an assault by Iraqi National Guard troops, backed by US soldiers, on their most revered mosque in Baghdad.


Silvio Berlusconi says his coalition will support Romano Prodi's government in a coming vote on Afghanistan.


If the changes in the MySQL licensing have your head spinning, and you're not sure what's what, then this new FAQ might help to clear the air.


People: Feud between Kelly, Jay-Z camps gets legal

Jay-Z and R. Kelly's "unfinished business" likely will be resolved in the courts, amid conflicting accounts of what went wrong with their tour.


Sales growth was slow at major retailers in September, as same-store sales rose 2.4 percent in September, according to data from the International Council of Shopping Centers and UBS released last week.


Stone: Europe Will Appreciate 'Alexander'

Director Oliver Stone says he's optimistic that his historical epic "Alexander" will do well in Europe after getting off to a disappointing start at home.


Symantec Labs working on SiteAdvisor alternative

(InfoWorld) - Symantec researchers are working on a pair of projects to give Norton users a better idea of whether the Web sites they visit or the files they download are trustworthy. "We're actually looking into reputation-based security systems, both for Web sites and for files," said Stephen Trilling, vice president of Symantec Research Labs. The projects have been quietly under development since the latter part of last year, he said. Although the area of reputation-based security is relatively new, there are already a number of companies that use the technology because it is considered a promising technique for thwarting previously unknown threats. McAfee's SiteAdvisor, for example, scours the Web and runs tests on Web sites to see if they do thingsÂ such asÂ serve up malicious code or spam visitors. And GoogleÂ recently opened up access to its blacklist of malicious Web sites, which the search giant generates by searching the Internet in a similar fashion. Though Trilling declined to talk about specifics, he said that Symantec has some new ideas on how to better warn users of suspicious Web pages. "We certainly are looking initially at protecting people from malicious threats," he said. "That's our primary goal." The file-based evaluations could be derived from data generated by Symantec users, he said. "The challenge here is you can't simply ask people what was their experience with this file," he said. "You need some sort of automated way to derive reputation information from people's patterns of downloading." Symantec Labs has created another Web security technology, called Canary, that blocks sites from downloading malicious code. Canary is expected to ship with Norton's next refresh of its client security products, due later this year, but it is separate from the Web- and file-rating systems, Trilling said. "Canary is not based on leveraging any desktop-voting or reputation-based system at all," he said. No decision has yet been made on whether to move the reputation-based projects into Symantec's products, but the Web reputation systems is further along in development, Trilling said. Symantec's estimated 50 million anti-virus software users give it an advantage when it comes to generating reliable reputation data, said Adam O'Donnell, a senior research scientist with Cloudmark, which sells a reputation-based e-mail filtering system. "The challenge for Symantec is going to be absorbing all the various inputs and issuing a response in a timely fashion."


L'indebitamento e' attestato a 1.218 miliardi di euro


Justice Rehnquist Has Cancer, Raising Election Issue

U.S. Chief Justice William  Rehnquist, the leader of the Supreme Court's conservative  majority, has undergone surgery for thyroid cancer, a court  spokeswoman said on Monday.


The retrial of 16 Hindus charged with murdering 14 people, most of them Muslims, in 2002 riots in Gujarat opens in Mumbai.


'Birth' is beautiful, not distasteful, says Nicole Kidman!

Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman has defended a controversial scene in her forthcoming film 'Birth', in which she is naked in the bath with a ten-year-old boy.


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Sport: Tennis: Andy Murray has withdrawn from Britain's Davis Cup tie with Argentina due to a right-knee injury


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KHARTOUM, Sudan, July 21 -- Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, implicated by many governments and human rights organizations in Darfur's violence, visited the troubled region Saturday for the first time since the start of the four-year conflict there.


A Rare Gem -- US Men Sweep The 400 Meters

World records are rare, but even rarer in the Olympic world is having a country sweep the medals in one event. On Monday, Jeremy Wariner, Otis Harris and Derrick Brew did just that for the US in the 400-meter dash.


The Palestinian militant movement Hamas says it killed a Gaza man it suspected of collaborating with the Israelis.


HBOS questioned yesterday the impartiality of the European Union's competition commissioner, Mario Monti, after he made comments that appeared to be favourable to a bid for Abbey National by the Spanish bank Santander Central Hispano.


The third fatal accident involving a Metro worker and one of its trains in a little more than a year brought an unusually harsh rebuke yesterday from federal transportation officials, who called the transit agency's performance "unacceptable."


Travel Bug: Growing Rebellion on the High Seas

Websites and online forums have been gathering complaints from dissatisfied cruise ship passengers.


NEW YORK - Judging merely by the motion Jamal Crawford was using on his jump shot, it was clear he had leapt into the realm players call âThe Zone.


The Bank of England's rate-setting body voted 7-2 to hold interest rates at 5.25% in February, minutes show.


Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign, lagging far behind Barack Obama's fundraising this year, expects to be outspent by Obama in upcoming Democratic nominating contests just as it was in Feb. 5 states, her strategists conceded Wednesday.


Russia's Putin Rules Out Talking to Chechen Rebels

Russian President Vladimir Putin on  Thursday ruled out any negotiations with Chechen rebel leaders  following the Beslan school hostage-seizure in which more than  320 people were killed, half of them children.


Rice begins new push to end Arab-Israeli conflict

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice embarks on a new push to revive peace moves between Israel and the Palestinians on Wednesday with the United States under pressure from Arab allies to make it a priority.


Rural hospital operator LifePoint  Hospitals Inc. LPNT.O agreed to buy rival Province Healthcare  Co. PRV.N for $1.03 billion in cash and stock to broaden its  geographic reach, the companies said on Monday.


Nintendo and iQue to release Game Boy Advance SP later this month in 21 different cities in China. TOKYO--Nintendo has announced that it will launch the Game Boy Advance SP in China on October 27, Bloomberg Japan reports today.


Virtue is supposed to be its own  reward. But Londoner Mike Butcher has found it makes him money  too.


Rate rises have cut demand for luxuries such as beauty treatments and holidays, a CBI survey suggests.


With his poll numbers dropping and almost everything else going wrong, Rudy's campaign is badly in need of some good news


McConaughey named People's hottest bachelor

Matthew McConaughey, who is regularly photographed without a shirt exercising on the beach, was named "bachelor of the year" by People magazine on Thursday.


There is a link between "honour killings" and extremist groups abroad, a  BBC investigation is told.


Executives Say MCI Is Looking for Buyers

CI, the troubled telecommunications company, has quietly begun shopping itself to potential buyers, executives involved in the sale process said yesterday.


Notoriously independent-minded Rhode Island Republican Sen. Lincoln Chafee confronts stiff opposition Tuesday in his bid for a second term, the latest race with a moderate targeted by his own party's hard-line critics.


A snowstorm that blanketed parts of the Midwestern United States barreled into New England on Sunday, bringing snow, freezing rain and high winds that grounded flights and made driving treacherous.


Egypt to free Israel businessman in prisoner swap: TV

Israel has released six Egyptian students in exchange for Israeli businessman Azzam Azzam in a prisoner swap today, Arab television Al Arabiya reported.


Police take cover as they surround a bus in eastern Athens early Wednesday Dec. 15, 2004. A Greek public bus with about 27 people aboard was hijacked and shots were fired at police.


Tesco jumps on to digital downloading bandwagon

TESCO, the UKâs largest supermarket, is to go head to head with iTunes and Napster by launching digital music downloads on its website.


Chelsea and Liverpool frustrated by dour stalemate

Chelsea wasted a chance to get back in the Premier League title race as Avram Grant's side were held to a frustrating goalless draw by Liverpool on Sunday.


One of Britain's most senior judges goes on trial charged with exposing himself to a woman on a train.


Nottingham Forest Legend, Clough dies at 69

DERBY, Sep 20 (SW) - Legendary former Derby and Nottingham Forest manager Brian Clough has died from stomach cancer in Derby City Hospital at the age of 69.


Man leaps to death off Empire State Building

A man who looked to be in his 30s climbed over the 10-foot-high, spiked fence surrounding the 86th-floor observation deck of the Empire State Building on Friday and leaped to his death, police said.


Hong Kong Authorities Say Sorry for Blunders, Poll Fair

Hong Kong authorities defended  themselves on Wednesday against complaints of poor organization  of Sunday's legislative election, and insisted the poll was  open and honest.


BALTIMORE - Astronomy buffs and amateur skywatchers turned out to watch a total lunar eclipse Wednesday night â-he last one Earth will get for nearly 2 1/2 years.


Is it too late to dial into profits with the leading Chinese telecom?


(InfoWorld) - Motherboards that use Intel's 3-series chip sets, codenamed Bear Lake, seem to be everywhere at the Computex exhibition -- signalling they will soon find their way to store shelves and hardware makers around the world. Intel took advantage of the Taiwanese hardware show, which started Tuesday,Â to announceÂ that the first chip sets from the series -- the P35 and G33 -- are now available. And more will come later this year, including the G35 and X38, which Intel plans to start shipping within 90 days. Based on the large number of 3-series motherboard designs developed, Intel expects the new chip sets to catch on quickly and lay the foundation for future processor advances. "They're all going to be able to support quad core from entry-level motherboards on up," said Sean Maloney, executive vice president and general manager of Intel's sales and marketing group. Intel is billing the 3 series as the prelude to its planned launch of the Penryn family of 45-nanometer processors later this year. The new chip sets, which also support the company's existing chips, are needed because Intel has changed the voltage used with Penryn's front-side bus, which connects the chip set to main memory, said Steve Peterson, director of chip set and graphics marketing at Intel. The 3-series chip sets, which all support quad-core processors, are labelled to reflect their respective capabilities. The models labeled with the prefix G include an integrated graphics core, while the P models do not. The X model is the top-of-the-line model and includes the ability to decode Blu-ray and HD-DVD movies. At the low end of the lineup, the G31 is designed specifically for emerging markets. This chip set is basically the same as the G33, but Intel has removed the ability to play high-definition movies, allowing it to reduce the chip set's price.


Sierra Leone crash death toll reaches 22

The death toll in a helicopter crash near the Sierra Leone airport Sunday rose to 22, the majority of whom were Togo soccer fans, officials said Monday.


Republicans Open Convention, Plan 9/11 Tribute

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


Setting aside Sharman Networks' objections, an Australian judge accepted on Friday an affidavit with potentially damaging assertions about Kazaa's handling of copyrighted material.


Investors may pack up and leave town this week as the Republican National Convention begins in New York and many on Wall Street take vacation -- draining US markets of volume and leaving stocks with little direction.


BLUE chips in the United States recovered ground on Friday as falling oil prices offset a profit warning from aluminium-maker Alcoa, while a tech rally was fuelled by software-maker Oracle Corp.


A Las Vegas court granted bail of $125,000 on Wednesday to former American football star O.J. Simpson, who faces criminal charges stemming from what police say was an armed robbery of his own sports memorabilia at a Las Vegas hotel.


No one should have to wait in line to get immunized for the upcoming flu season, health experts say. Manufacturers are producing a record 100 million doses of vaccine for national distribution to avoid a repeat


After collapse, Utah mine's fate unclear

A lone watchman guards Utah's Crandall Canyon mine, protecting what is more a tomb than a coal operation.


Britain's 81-year-old Queen Elizabeth II, considered an icon of traditionalism, launched her own special Royal Channel on YouTube Sunday.


Milano, 15:10 - CALCIO, MORATTI: ADRIANO IN PRESTITO SOLUZIONE INTELLIGENTE

Dopo Mancini, anche Massimo Moratti benedice la cessione in prestito di Adriano: ''PuÃ² essere l'alte...


Bigger Than Las Vegas? Thatâs Macaoâs Bet

Thanks to a national passion for gambling in mainland China, where it is illegal, Macao is on its way to establishing itself as the global leader in that industry.


New U.S. audit questions efficacy of Iran sanctions

The economic impact of U.S. sanctions against Iran is unclear and Iran has signed about $20 billion in energy contracts with foreign firms since 2003, said a U.S. audit report.


Facing new competition for its signature walkie-talkie DirectConnect service, Nextel Communications Inc. has substantially expanded its New England territory in the past two to six months, including to many parts of Central and Western Massachusetts.


States say Fed should address mortgage payments

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho  - As regulators in Washington hammer out a final directive on how the mortgage industry should provide hybrid products, state regulators say the regulation must also address the ability of borrowers to repay loans on their homes.


Vonage ordered to pay $58M in patent case

A jury ordered Internet phone provider Vonage Holdings Corp. to pay $58 million for infringing on three patents owned by Verizon Communications Inc.


The Caucus Blog: Clinton Fund-Raiser on the Vineyard

She and other presidential candidates have been visiting this locale lately in search of donors.


Calif. Diocese in Record Abuse Settlement -- Report

The Roman Catholic Diocese of  Orange in Southern California agreed to what sources said would  be a record U.S. financial settlement with 87 people charging  sexual abuse by priests and other church employees, the Los  Angeles Times said on Friday.


Daimler axes 13,000 Chrysler jobs in major overhaul

DETROIT/FRANKFURT  - DaimlerChrysler announced 13,000 job cuts at Chrysler on Wednesday and may part ways with its loss-making North-American arm, which would unwind a 1998 mega merger creating the world's fifth-biggest car maker.


Chiron plant shutdown extension could affect US flu vaccine ...

British Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency officials late Tuesday extended from January to April the suspension of the manufacturing license for Chiron's plant in Liverpool, England, possibly "jeopardizing" Chiron's ability to contribute


Malcolm Glazer has been warned not to risk turning Manchester United into a battleground by launching a formal offer for the Old Trafford outfit.


Authorities have released two policemen arrested in the shooting death of American journalist Bradley Roland Will in southern Oaxaca state, citing a lack of evidence.


The Fatah faction has threatened jailed leader Marwan Barghouti with expulsion unless he drops out of the contest to become Palestinian president.


Amid widespread media reports that he has accepted the job as head football coach at the University of Florida, Utah's Urban Meyer was at his home Friday afternoon in Sandy, a suburb of Salt Lake City.


Four lucky states were slated to share billions in potential royalties courtesy of an offshore drilling expansion signed into law last year, money that could help reverse decades of environmental damage from coastal industry. But as budget planning gets under way, the states are beginning to realize that Congress gave them far more freedom in spending the windfall than the political rhetoric in Washington suggested.


Tens of thousands of Peruvians are surviving on international food aid after the harshest weather in decades devastated their harvests, the United Nations said Tuesday.


At a Golden Globes ceremony derailed by striking screenwriters, âAtonementâ won for best drama and âSweeney Toddâ won for best musical or comedy.


November 3, 2004. Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez has confirmed he is looking to bring in a new striker following the injury to summer recruit Djibril Cisse.


Stocks soared in early trading as investors awaited data on home sales and manufacturing to help determine how Wall Street will cap a fractious year.


A section of a Chinese scientific satellite that was returning from orbit crashed into an apartment building, wrecking the top floor but causing no injuries, a newspaper said Sunday.


Oil falls below $60 despite OPEC output cut plan

Oil fell below $60 on Friday, reversing course from the previous day as traders weighed OPEC's plans to cut production by 1 million barrels per day (bpd) against overflowing stockpiles.


Shevchenko voted European Footballer of the Year

PARIS: Ukraine soccer striker Andriy Shevchenko of AC Milan was named European Footballer of the Year today. In a poll of European soccer journalists from 52 countries organised by France Football magazine


Two Nigerian admirals are dismissed after being found guilty of involvement in the disappearance of an oil tanker.


Hokies Have Way With Overmatched Blue Devils

Virginia Tech enjoys its third straight blowout victory to start the season as it dismantles visiting Duke, 36-0, Saturday afternoon.


KANSAS CITY, Mo. Â· Game-breaking kick returns are nothing new to Dante Hall. But winning field goals are for Lawrence Tynes. Tynes, following Hall's 49-yard kickoff return on a squib kick, drilled a 38-yard


Two reports released this week on the Abu Ghraib prison scandal described the abuses of detainees there as torture and assigned responsibility to high-ranking military officers and senior Bush administration officials.


Organizzatori, il corteo piu' grande dal dopoguerra


COLUMBIA, South Carolina  - Mitt Romney was projected to win Nevada's Republican presidential nominating contest on Saturday and voters in South Carolina cast ballots as an unpredictable White House race moved to the South and West.


NEW YORK - Investors pushed stocks lower Friday as a surprisingly lackluster job creation report deepened Wall Street's pessimism over the health of the economy, while a solid earnings report from General Electric Co. minimized losses for blue chips...


Network operators to create mobile search engine

Desperately seeking revenue A consortium of network operators are banding together to back their own mobile internet search, according to The Telegraph.â¦


Apparent Gas Leak Kills 18 at Spain Hostel

Eighteen people gathered in a mountain hostel in eastern Spain for a birthday party died in their sleep from an apparent gas leak, officials said Sunday.


IL COLLOQUIO / Luca Cordero di Montezemolo: "Finalmentepossiamo occuparci di prodotti e marchi da riposizionare"                                          "Ieri prigionieri degli americani oggi una azienda tutta italiana"                                                                                di SALVATORE TROPEA


After a 13-month journey, a tiny spacecraft the size of a washing machine, driven by "Star Trek" technology, will begin to orbit the moon on Monday night.


AT&T to spend $750M for new networks and services in '07

AT&T said it will invest more than $750 million this year in 200 initiatives for its global network infrastructure and retail and wholesale IP services.


VATICANO - ÂLa coscienza santuario della persona, sorgente metaforica di acqua che puÃ² essere inquinata ma che tornando alla fonte si purificaÂ: Concluso il Convegno promosso dalla Pontificia Accademia per la Vita CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - Alla presenza di circa 400 partecipanti provenienti da tutto il mondo e di prestigiosi relatori, anchÂessi provenienti da paesi lontani, si Ã¨ tenuta in Vaticano, il 23 e 24 febbraio, la XIII Assemblea Generale del...


Il nuovo fatto di sangue a Londra dove la polizia ha trovato il corpo di un ragazzoSono diciotto gli adolescenti uccisi nella capitale britannica quest'anno                                            Gb, ancora violenza giovanile Accoltellato a morte un diciassettene


Vanessa Castagna, recruited by JC Penney Co. to revive its sagging department stores five years ago, has left the company weeks after being passed over for the retailer's top job.


US Airways reaches giveback deal with dispatchers

Bankrupt US Airways (UAIRQ.OQ: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday reached a tentative agreement on concessions with the union representing dispatchers, the company said.


Horror Auteur Is Unfinished With the Undead

Over five films and four decades the director George A. Romeroâs slack-jawed undead have been our tour guides through a brainless, barbaric America.


LEWISTON, Maine - All of that Florida sun must be getting to Maine snowbird Roland Fortin. The 91-year-old has laid down a challenge to box fitness guru Jack LaLanne, who's 92.


The family of a French woman murdered in south-west London are travelling to the UK to meet detectives.


Parliament's watchdog says ministers are wrong to withhold the first date it asked for legal advice on the Iraq invasion.


U.S. Prosecutors Move to Block Padilla's Questioning of Pentagon

MIAMI, Dec. 7 -- Federal prosecutors asked a judge Thursday to prevent Jose Padilla's defense attorneys from questioning Defense Department officials or obtaining documents about his treatment during 3 1/2  years in military custody as an "enemy combatant."


Search for Fossett could solve old mysteries

The hunt for missing aviator Steve Fossett in the rugged terrain of western Nevada could solve some much older mysteries. Searchers have turned up half a dozen previously undiscovered plane crash sites, and they believe there may be as many as 200 such sites around the Sierra Nevada range.


Grazia: Bompressi, "Sconcerto per l'opposizione di Castelli

MASSA (Massa Carrara) - Ovidio Bompressi parla dopo la grazia concessa a Graziano Mesina e le polemiche sul suo caso. ''Avere il Capo dello Stato che sostiene di aver gia' deciso in senso favorevole e vedersi


Celtic manager Martin O'Neill heaped praise on his players after emerging from a torrid few days with a famous 1-1 draw in the Nou Camp.


Starbucks to Give Away 50 Million iTunes Tracks

Starbucks said Monday that it plans to give away about 50 million songs from iTunes as part of a promotion to drum up interest in its wireless music service that will debut soon.


Advertising's just the beginning: Facebook chatter heats up even more

The company's made several significant announcements today, and word on the much-rumored Microsoft stake is apparently even closer that we think.


Regional Australia would be left behind if Mark Latham and Labor took power on October 9, Nationals leader John Anderson said on Sunday.


Two major high-def movie brands become partners

While Blu-ray and HD DVD have missed their window of opportunity for resolving the high-def format dilemma, CES 2008 could see two of the biggest names in the high-def streaming field demonstrating a realistic, connected alternative.


Federal health officials are scrambling to handle an unexpected shortage of flu vaccine, but it is too early to know how the situation will affect local supplies.


Microsoft Makes $44.6B Offer for Yahoo Inc.

Merger would combine two well-known names into a potentially potent competitor for Google in lucrative Web search and advertising market.


University students spend nearly Â£1bn a year on alcohol, according to a survey.


Turkey's transportation minister fired the country's chief railway official Wednesday amid accusations of mismanagement following three deadly train accidents the past two months.


Dan Dickau scored a career-best 23 points and the New Orleans Hornets won their first home game of the season, 98-89 over the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night.


Human eyes can't detect offside position in sports:

[Health India]: Washington, Dec 17: A new study published in the British Medical Journal suggests that the human eye is unable to detect an offside position during a football match.


While many students spent there summers taking on local jobs and internships, five University students took advantage of a hands-on learning experience in July during a three-week study abroad program to ...


How Much is the Link Structure Around Your Site Worth?  Google, Yahoo, MSN, & Teoma have compiled a huge link graph of all the sites on the Web that are accessible by their spiders. I can barely fathom the depth of such a link map. I tried to build something that ...


EU leaders struggle to narrow gap on new treaty

European Union leaders struggled to  narrow their differences on Thursday on a reform treaty for the  27-nation bloc and said it was too soon to tell whether they  could reach a deal at a two-day summit.


French police kill man who took hostages

Police shot to death an armed man holding five hostages in a small-town post office west of Paris after a robbery attempt, and the captives were freed unharmed after a three-hour ordeal, the interior minister said.


Rangers completed a dramatic rescue Thursday of two climbers from a snowy mountain and removed the ice-encrusted bodies of two other hikers who died on the


Simulazione della Ragioneria sull'elevazione gradualedell'etÃ  pensionabile. Dal 2010 le difficoltÃ  maggiori                                          E sugli "scalini" il Tesoro attacca "Servono 10 miliardi in 10 anni"                                                                                Superare la riforma Maroni richiede nuove risorse: in vistaaumenti per i parasubordinati e un giro di vite sui privilegi di ROBERTO MANIA


ORLANDO, Fla., (Sports Network) - Steve Francis scored a  team-high 28 points, Hedo Turkoglu added 24 off the bench and  Orlando held off Atlanta, 101-96, at TD WaterHouse Center.


WHO issues dire warning over bird flu threat

Hong Kong - Up to 100-million people could die in weeks if a bird flu pandemic broke out, a senior World Health Organisation (WHO) official has warned while urging countries to make urgent preparations to mitigate its spread.


The funeral is to be held at a Cardiff's Llandaff Cathedral of a fitness instructor killed on holiday in the US.


Skip Bandini doesn't believe in job security. Well, at least not for his players. Bandini, entering his second season as Curry College football coach, believes the less comfortable the team is, the better and hungrier it will play.


Bush Sends Condolences to Asia, Offers Aid

Holding his dog Barney, President Bush boards Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base in Md., Sunday, Dec. 26, 2004. The Bush's will spend the New Year's holiday at their Crawford, Texas ranch.


US Flu Season Slow So Far, Official Says

The U.S. influenza season is  starting slowly but it is still too early to tell how severe  the outbreak will be as the nation faces a vaccine shortage,  the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention  (CDC) said on Sunday.


Singer Accuses Sir Elton over 'Gay Grapevine'

George Michael has hit back at Sir Elton John after the outspoken star criticised his new album and his private life. Sir Elton claimed last month: âGeorge is in a strange place.


Blair set to leave amid Mideast speculation

British Prime Minister Tony Blair spent his last full day in office Tuesday facing growing speculation that he would be named as an international envoy to the Middle East.


Iran has violated U.N. requirements, 6 powers say

Iran has failed to meet a U.N. Security   Council demand that it suspend uranium enrichment, six world   powers concluded on Thursday, a senior European Union diplomat   said, a decision which could pave the way to sanctions.


The intelligence community's bleak set of judgments about Iraq, made public yesterday, differs significantly from the flawed assessments of that country's alleged weapons programs that the White House released more than four years ago.


Merck Should Have Pulled Vioxx in 2000-Study

U.S. drugs giant Merck & Co Inc. should have pulled its Vioxx painkiller from the market four years ago because data showing it raised the risk of heart attacks has existed since 2000, Swiss scientists said on Friday.


Militants apparently behead 2nd American

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A man who once lived in South Carolina and still has family in the state apparently became the second American hostage executed in Iraq in as many days on Tuesday.


TOKYO - US beef exports to Japan, valued at more than US$1.7 billion last year, will resume in a matter of weeks after Tokyo agreed to ease a 10-month ban on the meat brought by a lone case of mad cow disease in Washington state.


Market share of Internet Explorer is dropping

According to web analytics firm Websidestory and a report published by eWeek, Microsoft's Internet Explorer suffered the most significant drops in usage in more than eight years.


Olympics: Emotional Zijlaard-van Moorsel defends time trial title

ATHENS : Dutch cycling great Leontien Zijlaard-van Moorsel emotionally defended her Olympic time trial gold medal here.


The three Black Watch soldiers killed in a suicide bomb attack in central Iraq are named.


Philippines Probes Rebel Claim After Deadly Blasts

Philippine security forces were on high  alert on Tuesday and investigating claims by Muslim rebels  after explosions in Manila and two southern cities killed at  least 11 people on Valentine's Day.


Musharraf allies face defeat in Pakistan vote

Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf's allies on Tuesday faced a crushing defeat in parliamentary elections that placed the key US ally's political survival in doubt, according to early unofficial results and analysts.


Nashville Predators' fans are fighting back to hold onto their beloved team. The threat of relocation has hung over the Predators since Craig Leipold announced May 24 he was selling to Canadian billionaire Jim Balsillie.


Black Men's Deaths in Fla. Custody Probed

The deaths of two black men over a three-day period while they were in police custody will be investigated by federal authorities, officials said Thursday.


Mugabe threatens to seize firms over "dirty tricks"

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe on Wednesday threatened to seize foreign companies, including mines, he accused of economic sabotage and of hiking prices as part of a campaign to oust his government.


A strike by Air France cabin staff is set to disrupt the airline's flights in Europe from Thursday to Monday, it warned.


Milano, 10:35 - CALCIO, CELLINO: PER SUAZO HO FIRMATO COL MILAN

"Io ho firmato con il Milan". Massimo Cellino, presidente del Cagliari, ha cosÃ¬ confermato la tratta...


Sixty British citizens are visiting 10 Downing Street to discuss government policy.


Gbagbo attacks Chirac over fascist "insult"

PARIS : Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo has dismissed as "an insult" comments by French President Jacques Chirac that France will continue its UN-mandated action in the troubled west African nation and ...


A police anti-terror operation in The Hague has ended with the arrest of two suspects after a violent 14-hour siege, Dutch officials say.


Illegal immigrants increasingly go north

NUEVO LAREDO, Mexico  - Illegal immigrants from Latin America are heading deeper into the United States to find work and avoid deportation as crackdowns in border states like Texas and Arizona make life more difficult for them.


Wall St looking brighter after inflation news

US stocks were potentially looking at a brighter start on Friday, after a closely watched measure of inflation fell back into the Federal Reserve's comfort zone.


DreamWorks Animation sets price range for stock offering

NEW YORK, Oct 12  - DreamWorks Animation, which in the past decade has become one of the leaders in film animation, made a move toward going public Tuesday by filing estimated terms of its initial public offering (IPO).


Credit crunch means more foreclosures and much tougher loan terms

If you think the worst is over for the US home market, hold on to your hats.


Harry Potter author JK Rowling delights a small group of fans by giving her first public reading in Scotland for four years.


Realacci, serve piano strategico acqua.Sos caldo, neve -50%


THE United Nations atomic watchdog confirmed last night that huge amounts of conventional explosives that have disappeared from an Iraqi military facility could be used to set off a nuclear bomb.


Frances-related accident claims Bowden relatives

The grandson and former son-in-law of Florida State coach Bobby Bowden were killed late Sunday when their car was hit by a utility truck traveling from Texas to Florida to help restore power outages caused by Hurricane Frances.


Kerry seeks balance as warrior and statesman

John Kerry heads into the final run of his drive for the White House trying to strike a balance between stout anti-terrorist warrior and prudent statesman bent on repairing US alliances ruptured by the Iraq war.


China ; China says puzzled by Dalai Lama's Russia visit

China News, BEIJING - Beijing cannot understand why Russia allowed the Dalai Lama to visit, a Chinese government spokeswoman said on Tuesday, and accused Tibet's spiritual leader to attempting to split China.


Powell Deputy Says Elections Must Be 'Open to All' in Iraq

The second-ranking official at the State Department said today, in an apparent contradiction of Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, that the elections scheduled for Iraq in January must be "open to all citizens.


Planet-hunters find bonanza of new solar systems

Planet-seekers who have spotted 28 new planets orbiting other stars in the past year say Earth's solar system is far from unique and there could be billions of habitable planets.


Brown rejects call for British troops to leave Iraq

Prime Minister Gordon Brown rejected on  Tuesday a call to pull British troops out of Iraq, insisting  they still had an important job to do battling militias and  providing security.


Next step for Open 802.1X: Non-PC devices

Blog: In addition to PCs, there are plenty of other devices that communicate over the Internet Protocol--and all of them need network security.


Rumor has it that Google is planning an offline version or its popular Gmail web mail service.


There is no shortage of ways to measure Bobby Bowden's stellar career as Florida State's football coach. There are the 277 of his Division IA leading 350 wins here, which is


The judge cited harsh military detention to justify a lighter term of 17 years in prison.


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Palestinian officials say Arafat's condition has deteriorated ...

Yasser Arafat's condition has deteriorated significantly over the past day, and doctors treating him at a Paris hospital remain unsure what has caused the 75-year-old Palestinian leader's illness, Palestinian officials said early Thursday.


Ed Walsh, formerly of EMC and Avamar Technologies, is trying to draw more attention to the virtualization start-up.


Sometimes an investment decision  comes down to this: Do you prefer French vanilla? Or the  natural kind with the seed specks in it? Or plain vanilla?


Roma, 14:15 - CALCIO, ODG LAZIO: SOSPESI BISCARDI, SPOSINI E MELLI

L'Ordine dei Giornalisti del Lazio, dopo il consiglio odierno, ha sospeso Aldo Biscardi, Franco Mell...


Information technology workers face rising unemployment and are having mobility thrust upon them as companies change the way they staff computer-related jobs.


Oracle Takes Majority Control of PeopleSoft

Oracle (Quote, Chart) has taken majority ownership of PeopleSoft (Quote, Chart) after that company's stockholders tendered roughly 75 percent of their shares in favor of the $10.3 billion acquisition.


Iran said on Saturday turnout was high in elections for local councils and a powerful clerical body, with some initial reports suggesting allies of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad might not have won resounding backing.


Suicide car bomber kills 12 near Baghdad

A suicide bomber driving a truck packed with explosives killed at least 12 people on Sunday when he attacked a police station north of Baghdad, police said.


What do hardened smokers think of the smoking ban which comes into force tomorrow? "It's a dictatorship. It's worse than Russia."


Investment Fund to Scuttle Tokyo Kohtetsu Plan to Be Osaka Steel Unit

By Kyodo News International, Tokyo  Feb. 20--TOKYO -- Investment fund Ichigo Asset Management Ltd. said  Tuesday it has mustered almost one-third of shareholder votes in Tokyo  Kohtetsu Co. to scuttle the steelmaker's motion to become a wholly owned unit  of Osaka Steel Co.


Pain Relief for Some, With an Odd Tradeoff

Implantable stimulators can blunt pain with electrical impulses, but they may come with negative side effects.


Diabetics, watch out: A hot spot on your foot can signal an ulcer is brewing, a wound that could cost your limb.


Investor jitters about credit markets edged up a notch on Thursday after U.S. asset backed commercial paper issuance shrank for a 10th straight week in spite of a plan by key banks to shore it up.


Macy's to close nine stores, affects 899 jobs

Retailer Macy's Inc said on Friday it would close nine underperforming stores in Indiana, Ohio, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Utah and Texas.


Vendor promises free repair or replacement for models with damaged CCDs.


Premier a Lisbona per vertice insieme con D'Alema


Security software maker announces plans to acquire Hacker Safe transaction certifier in a cash deal worth approximately $51 million.


The Democratic National Committee formed a 40-member panel Friday to study whether to shake up the dominance that Iowa and New Hampshire wield in presidential elections.


Higher oil prices prompt downward revision to '05 outlook

WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- The global economic outlook that looked strong in April is starting to fray around the edges, according to an International Monetary Fund report released on Wednesday.


Violence tests Israel-Lebanon cease-fire

The shaky cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah was tested Wednesday as the Israeli army fired artillery into a disputed border region in response to what it said was an attack from inside Lebanon. An Israeli soldier was killed in a separate incident, the army said.


coral isles for missing tourists as Asia counted the cost of a tsunami that killed at least 12,600. world's biggest earthquake in 40 years that struck off the Indonesian island of Sumatra early on Sunday.


Il commissario Ue agli Affari Economici ha presentato a Bruxelles il Rapporto sull'economia europea 2006                                            Almunia: "Solo adesso l'Italia comincia a recuperare"


Richard Gere si fa in due Bob Dylan-day a Venezia

L'attore è protagonista in I'm not there, bio-pic sul cantautore americano. Nei giorni scorsi ha presentato anche  The hunting party, altro film in concorso. Gli speciali di Trovacinema e Repubblica.it


Intel C.E.O. Sees Net Boosting Consumer Electronics

Paul Otellini presented at C.E.S. a vision of an always-on, always-connected experience for consumers.


Chile's ex-leader Augusto Pinochet is told to give written testimony in the 1973 murder of singer  Victor Jara.


Police hunt an armed robber, thought to be aged up to 70 years old, who held up a post office in Manchester.


Stocks End Down on Dour Economic Outlook

NEW YORK - Stocks sagged Wednesday after Coca-Cola Co. and several other companies issued gloomy forecasts, and a lower-than-expected reading on industrial production for August threw the nation's broader economic outlook into question...


Sharon vows to step up assault on Gaza strip as death toll rises

Ariel Sharon said yesterday that an assault on the Gaza strip that has claimed more than 60 lives and injured 250 people - the bloodiest of the intifada - will be expanded until it puts an end to Hamas rocket strikes against Israel.


Pope John Paul II on Sunday moved five Catholics closer to sainthood, including Austria's last reigning emperor and a German nun whose graphic visions of Christ's suffering helped inspire the blockbuster movie "The Passion of the Christ."


Facebook's Zuckerberg makes surprise appearance at NYC developer event

Blog: Interested developers and entrepreneurs get together to talk about what they want to do with the Facebook Platform.


Federer eases through Wimbledon cold as Hingis survives scare

Roger Federer, bidding for a fifth successive Wimbledon title, returned to a much-changed Centre Court left exposed to torrential rain and biting cold to ease into the second round on Monday.


Full Body Scans Raise Cancer Risk, U.S. Study Shows

People who pay for whole-body X-ray scans in the hope of finding tumors at their earliest stages may, ironically, be raising their overall risk of cancer, doctors warned on Tuesday.


Israeli cabinet ministers urged sharper military action in Gaza after a rocket attack by Palestinian militants seriously wounded two brothers.


Regulators Ask Chrysler to Recall 600,000 Pickups

Federal regulators have asked the Chrysler Group to voluntarily recall about 600,000 Dodge Durango and Dakota pickup trucks, the company said Thursday.


A new al-Qaida videotape posted Sunday on a militant Web site featured a short, undated clip of a weary-looking Osama bin Laden praising martyrdom.


Three U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq blast: military

Three U.S. soldiers were killed and four others wounded in an explosion at a building in Iraq's Diyala province, the U.S. military said on Saturday.


Scientists Find Genetic Link for a Disorder (Next, Respect?)

Sufferers of restless legs syndrome may get more respect now that its genetic basis has been identified.


The Senate, with no debate Saturday, passed and sent to the president legislation that would impose mandatory sanctions on entities that provide goods or services for Iran's weapons programs.


Italy's Berlusconi released from hospital

Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio  Berlusconi was released from hospital on Wednesday after  fainting at a weekend political rally, a hospital source said.


Exxon Mobil Cleanup Effort Continues on Brooklyn Spill

Exxon Mobil says it is slowly removing contamination from a 1950 oil spill in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, but some say the efforts are a bare minimum.


Energy group Centrica booked a net loss of 154 million pounds for 2006 on Thursday after the loss of one million customers in its home market because of high domestic fuel prices.


Google's street views have privacy advocates crying "Don't be Evil"

Street-scene photographs added to Google Maps and Earth last week capture passers-by in delicate situations and have privacy advocates accusing the world's most popular Internet search firm of breaking its own "Don't be Evil" code.


Police detain a man after officers were called to a house in a West Lothian village amid reports of a siege in a flat.


Terry Semel quits as the chief executive of internet search firm Yahoo and is replaced by co-founder Jerry Yang.


A north Wales holiday chalet goes on the market for Â£500,000 - and already has a waiting list, say the vendors.


PhiladelphiaâOver the span of his decades-long career, Bruce Springsteen concerts have had a comforting sameness in some very important respects: the thousands of adoring fans, the easy, between-songs conversational charm, the chants of his name, the


Bush Tours Fla., Kerry Faults Bush on Oil

On the eve of the first presidential debate, President Bush toured hurricane-battered Florida for the fifth time in six weeks on Wednesday, while rival John Kerry blamed Bush for sky-high oil prices.


South Korea: No Evidence of Blast at North Korean Site

South Korea says there is no evidence to suggest any explosion took place at a site in North Korea, where a mushroom cloud and a suspected massive blast were recently reported.


The US Open Championship trophy engraver has his work cut out for him now. But he better get used to see double-figure letter names on the glorious trophy because the Russians clearly aren't going away on the WTA Tour.


RAPID CITY, S.D. - Police had a brief run-in early Monday with a masked intruder who was threatening employees of a convenience store. But instead of a gun-toting robber, this intruder was a raccoon on a rampage.


Locking in the price of heating oil is no safe bet

Heating oil prices are unusually high right now, so high that some analysts are wondering whether it's worthwhile for homeowners to try to lock in a price at these levels for the winter.


(ANSA) - ATENE, 22 AGO - Andrea Benelli ha conquistato la medaglia d'oro nella finale dello skeet olimpico, battendo allo spareggio il finlandese Marko Kemppainen. L'azzurro, bronzo ad Atlanta 1996, ha centrato


Hundreds of Argentines protest against a paper pulp mill in Uruguay, the latest round in a row over the mill.


U.S. stocks jumped higher on Friday,  as investor worry about high fuel costs crimping consumer  spending and hurting company profits eased after crude oil  prices fell from their peak.


Vina del Mar, 23:21 - TENNIS, ATP VINA DEL MAR: HORNA PRIMO FINALISTA

Il peruviano Luis Horna è il primo finalista del torneo di Vina del Mar, in Cile (347mila eur...


Archaeologists describe an ancient civilisation that was flourishing in Peru over 5,000 years ago.


Firenze, 20:19 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA: DA VALUTARE MONTOLIVO E GAMBERINI

Ripresa degli allenamenti per la Fiorentina in vista della decisiva partita per il passaggio del tur...


At least nine Indian soldiers die in a landmine set off by suspected militants in Indian-administered Kashmir.


Big wins, losses put golf in perspective

Two celebrations separated by Sundays on either side of the Irish Sea could not have looked more different. Nor could they have been more emotionally connected.


Rice Replaces Powell As Top U.S. Diplomat

Condoleezza Rice takes over Thursday as America's 66th secretary of state to confront an agenda laden with difficult and explosive foreign policy problems.


EU emissions targets a 'stretch': General Motors

General Motors President Rick Wagoner on Tuesday said that new emissions targets the European Union is preparing to impose would prove to be a "stretch" for the world's biggest carmaker.


Liverpool Beats Arsenal 2-1; Spurs End Losing Run

Neil Mellor's goal in the closing seconds, his first in the Premiership, gave Liverpool a 2-1 win over Arsenal, leaving the Londoners five points behind leader Chelsea.


The squeeze on home buyers' finances is highlighted by TUC and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors reports.


It is the season of exploration. Everywhere you look, prospective 2008 presidential candidates are forming exploratory committees. Three leading Republicans and one prominent Democrat who have long been pursuing the presidency announced  such committees in recent days, saying they are not ready to...


Republican candidates look to South Carolina

GREENVILLE, South Carolina  - Republican White House hopefuls turned their sights on South Carolina on Wednesday, the day after Mitt Romney's decisive Michigan win focused a topsy-turvy U.S. presidential race on growing voter worries about the economy.


In a mea culpa that could cast a pall over the television news industry, the network yesterday said that memos relating to President George W. Bush's service in the Texas National Guard were likely forgeries.


"Ritorno" e "successo" sono le parole chiave del discorso alla Nazione del presidente Usal'obiettivo Ã¨ disimpegnare un totale di cinque brigate entro l'estate 2008                                            Iraq, Bush comincia con un mini-ritiro 5.700 soldati a casa entro dicembre


Now what? Answers on Windows XP's SP2 update

Wondering if you should install Microsoft's Windows XP patch now? Worried about what might go wrong? We have answers to these questions and others, written from information supplied by Microsoft and other sources.


Zimbabwe will collapse within six months, possibly leading to a state of emergency, says a report sent to aid workers.


ATHENS, Greece -- The decisive move in the Olympic women's soccer tournament was soaring toward the head of Abby Wambach when the ball and a thought arrived at her noggin about the same time.


Lebanese troops move into Hizbollah bastion

Lebanese troops moved on Tuesday into a   town wrecked by Israel's war with Hizbollah, as U.N.   Secretary-General Kofi Annan said he hoped for word on the   lifting of an Israeli blockade on Lebanon within two days.


European Central Bank wants EU protection from US

Denies responsibility for past intrusions The European Central Bank has put its weight behind transatlantic talks that the EU hopes will secure the privacy of European citizens from the prying eyes of US anti-terrorist investigators.â¦


A federal judge in Buenos Aires on Monday gave the go-ahead for Diego Maradona to return to Cuba and continue his drug rehabilitation.


Wachovia Corp , the fourth-largest U.S. bank, on Friday said third-quarter profit fell, hurt by write-downs related to difficult credit market conditions.


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.


David Coulthard has criticised the Belgian GP organisers for making modifications to the Spa-Francorchamps circuit without consulting F1 drivers.


Robinson Cano and the New York Yankees were nearing agreement Thursday on a $30 million, four-year contract, a departure from the team's stance against giving multiyear contracts to young players.


House Democrats to Focus on Debt Ceiling

House Democratic leaders, consigned by the election to a minority role for another two years, said Tuesday they want to hold Republicans more accountable, starting with a vote on raising the $7.4 trillion debt ceiling.


Juventus Stays Top in Italian Soccer; Monaco Leads in France

Juventus won 3-0 at Sampdoria in Italian soccer's Serie A to record a third straight victory and maintain a two-point lead at the top of the 20-team standings.


A Catholic priest was stabbed in the stomach and hospitalized Sunday in the latest in a series of attacks on Christians in Turkey, officials said.


Zurich, Switzerland (Sports Network) - FIFA will launch an investigation into the racist chants Spanish fans aimed at black English players during Wednesday's friendly at the Bernabeu in Madrid.


This Year's Business Model: Going Private

The world may be eating more doughnuts now that Jon Luther's firm, Dunkin' Brands, has joined the most prominent trend on Wall Street these days: going private.


Delta Air Lines Inc.'s CEO said Tuesday he declined his six-figure salary for the rest of the year as he detailed a 10-percent pay cut that will affect senior officials, administrative staff and ticket and gate agents.


Microsoft to update Web conferencing service

(InfoWorld) - Microsoft plans to offer a few more details Tuesday on the upcoming version of its hosted Web conferencing offering, Microsoft Office Live Meeting 2007. The updated software will have a new user interface and allow users to share media files. In addition, users will be able to participate in conferences over either VOIP (voice over IP Internet Protocol) or regular telephones. In Live Meeting 2005, the meeting presenter could choose to either let participants call in using landline phones or listen only via Internet audio. Live Meeting 2007 users conducting training events will also have access to expanded testing and grading functions. The updated service will hit the market in the third quarter, around the same time that theÂ Office Communications Server 2007, with its Web conferencing capabilities, will also become widely available. That's a bit behind schedule. Last year, Microsoft said it was hoping to ship these products in the second quarter of 2007. When the products are both out, users of Live Meeting and the Office Communications Server can participate in the same conference. Both types of users will see the same Web interface and have the same experience, said Roger Muff, director of marketing for Microsoft's unified communications group. "The fact that we're making Web conferencing available... through a server as well as Live Meeting is a good example of software plus services in action," he said. Customers choose the service or the server-based offerings for different reasons, he said. An IT manager might decide to use Live Meeting because it's a service that includes support. "IT pros are spread ever more thin," he noted. Because Live Meeting is hosted and includes support, it's one less service an IT professional has to manage. Other companies may choose the Communications Server because they'd prefer to keep sensitive company documents internal within the corporate firewall, rather than out on the Internet. Enterprises may instead choose Live Meeting for the opposite reason--because keeping documents on an Internet-based service may satisfy certain regulations around publicly sharing documents, he said. In addition, meeting size may determine which product a company wants. Live Meeting can support thousands of participants while Communications Server supports hundreds.


Jewish settlement agrees to removal from Gaza in boost for Sharon ...

Residents of a small Jewish settlement said Sunday they've struck a deal to move to a village inside Israel, giving a boost to the government's contentious Gaza pullout plan by becoming the first community to agree to be


Mia Hamm had a most bully pulpit when she and her fellow pioneers of US womenâs soccer played their last game, a 5-0 romp over Mexico on Wednesday night.


McCain, Romney in virtual dead heat in Michigan

Republican Mitt Romney inched into a virtual dead heat with rival John McCain in Michigan hours before voting began in the state's presidential nominating contest, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Tuesday.


Having turned 50 on November 3rd, Godzilla gears up for his 28th movie in the same old way.  In an age of technology where films are judged on special effects, Godzilla is remaining with its roots using the techniques that made the 1954 black-and-white...


Finanziamento piu' alto in 4 anni, tasso del 5%


Niger's government is dissolved after a majority in parliament backed a no confidence vote.


Increasing the activity of a single gene turns a mere rodent into Mighty Mouse, according to a new study. California scientists have genetically engineered an animal that has more muscle, less


Pesano timori attacco turco ai ribelli curdi in Iraq


As Christmas nears, the Red Sox are looking to give their fans a holiday gift. The club is close to announcing a four-year contract with stalwart catcher Jason Varitek, a


British Teen Sues for Right to Wear Chastity Ring

The case offered a counterpoint to a broader discussion concerning Muslim women wearing the full-face veil.


Whistle blown on Wiki site for whistle-blowers

It had to happen. A Web site set up to encourage anonymous leaks of controversial government secrets has been exposed before its launch.


Brazil's Fred thrilled with World Cup goal

Fred? The name doesn't seem to fit among Brazil's galaxy of stars, the Ronaldos and Ronaldinhos &#151; not to mention the Cafus and Adrianos.


Thompson says he'll run for U.S. president

Hollywood actor Fred Thompson said in an interview that he plans to run for U.S. president in 2008, joining a crowded field of Republican candidates.


US President George Bush's lead over Democratic rival John Kerry widened slightly over the last week, according to a CBS/New York Times poll released yesterday.


The luxury liner which has been stuck in port for 10 days undergoing repairs finally sets sail for its world cruise.


Sienna Miller, who disparaged Pittsburgh in a magazine interview, apologized on Friday, saying her remarks were taken out of context and that she found the city and residents gracious.


Afghanistan welcomes extra British troops as FM arrives

Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett arrived in Afghanistan Tuesday as President Hamid Karzai welcomed London's pledge to send 1,400 more troops ahead of an expected surge in Taliban unrest.


Chicago-area factories lost jobs in  December for the first time since July as business activity  slowed for a second straight month, boding ill for next week's  monthly employment report.


Spain hunts for fans who racially abused England players

The Spanish government responded to diplomatic pressure from Britain yesterday by starting a search for fans who racially abused England players during a "friendly" football match with Spain.


Blair leaves Turkey urging support for Mideast peace process

Prime Minister Tony Blair has left Ankara for Cairo, the second leg of a five-nation Mideast tour, saying the coming days are crucial for the Middle East peace process.


Sir Clive Woodward regrets criticising club owners and Premiership directors of rugby.


Want to end your teen angst? Share your shame

Do you still cringe over  your teenage journal or poems you penned about unrequited love?  Share your shame and end the pain, says the creator of a live  show, Web site and now a book celebrating teenage angst.


Generation Y biggest user of libraries: survey

More than half of Americans visited  a library in the past year with many of them drawn in by the  computers rather than the books, according to a survey released  on Sunday.


Gartner To Merge with Meta Group in $162 Million Deal

Revisiting a well-worn trend of consolidation in the information technology analysis industry, Gartner has reached an agreement to acquire Meta Group in an all-cash deal worth US$162 million.


Rams Use Rejuvenated Running Game in Win

For at least one game, the pass-happy St. Louis Rams relied on the running game. A week after coming under heavy criticism for a game plan that featured 49 passes and just 15 runs in a 28-25 overtime loss at home against New Orleans, coach Mike Martz used the run early and often in a 24-14 win Sunday night at San Francisco, evening the Rams' record at 2-2.


Music Review: The Gifts of Bachâs Melodic Generosity

Bachâs melodic generosity and the exuberance of his instrumental combinations offer a reassuring escape from the bitter elements and the holiday rush.


Court: Rights Case Against Pinochet Can Proceed

By Fiona Ortiz SANTIAGO, Chile  - Murder charges against formerChilean dictator Augusto Pinochet in a major human rights casecan proceed, an appeals court said on Monday in anunprecedented ruling immediately appealed to the Supreme Court.


More Farmers Offering to Sell Shares of Crops

By Kathy Gilbert, Chattanooga Times/Free Press, Tenn.  Mar. 12--Four new community-supported agriculture programs have opened in  the Chattanooga area, a development some suggest signals more interest in  locally grown, organic produce.


Injury-hit England skipper Jonny Wilkinson says he had no choice but to take several weeks off from the game to fully recover from his latest setback.


Benedetto XVI incontra i parroci di Albano


HANOI - A 16-year-old girl in Vietnam's southern province of Tay Ninh has been found to be infected with the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus, a hospital said Thursday.


Docs See Costs in Limiting Teens' Confidentiality

NEW YORK  - Legislation recently passed in  Texas limits adolescents' ability to obtain confidential  reproductive health care services. Although the goal is to  curtail adolescent sexual activity, these laws are likely to  backfire, according to the authors of a new study.


A citizen patrol group in New Haven, Conn., says it's doing what police won't, but critics question its tactics.


Brazil finance minister was held hostage

Brazil's finance minister was taken hostage for hours this week by armed assailants who invaded and robbed a country retreat he was visiting for a barbecue during carnival, officials and Brazilian media said Friday.


Mularkey sticking with Bledsoe as Bills starter

Mike Mularkey has a message to those clamoring for rookie quarterback JP Losman to replace Drew Bledsoe as Buffalo's starter. Not yet.


Thirty-three dead in latest China mine blast

BEIJING : Thirty-three workers have been killed in the latest gas explosion at a Chinese coal mine, once again highlighting the appalling safety standards blighting the industry.


Movie Review | 'Two Weeks': Lessons in Surviving a Motherâs Dying Days

In the deathbed drama âTwo Weeks,â Sally Field creates an agonizing portrait of a middle-aged American everywoman in the final stages of ovarian cancer.


Turk PM Urges Bush to Act on Kurd Rebels in Iraq

Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan urged President Bush to act against Kurdish separatists in northern Iraq during a telephone call on Tuesday, Turkish officials said.


Son of Star Wars misbehaves, son of Bush perseveres

Although only a test, the failure of the US National Missile defense Program yesterday was seen as a major setback for the program.


With the rain pouring down yesterday and his team trailing, 6-0, in the first quarter, St. Mary's coach Mike Stellato wasn't having a good day. But while the weather didn't improve, his Spartans did, coming back to beat host Savio, 12-6, in a Catholic Central Small football game. Paul Travaglini gave Savio the early lead when he scored on a ...


Tensions boil on Somali front as Ethiopia defiant

BUUR HAKABA, Somalia  - Ethiopia on Wednesday brushed off an Islamist ultimatum to leave Somalia in a week, as troops dug in on a slim frontline separating the powerful religious movement and the Ethiopian-backed government.


Shares of restaurant company Yum Brands Inc.  slipped on Tuesday after a suspected E.coli outbreak linked to several Taco Bell restaurants made it the latest company to report a food scare that has worried some consumers and investors.


(InfoWorld) - Google dropped the invitation-only restriction for its Gmail e-mail service on Wednesday, one of its linchpin applications complementing its popular search engine. Google launched Gmail in April 2004, and the company has been steadily integrating new features, but the service is still labeled a beta release. It includesÂ Google Talk, an instant messaging program, and a calendar, plus other features such as spam filtering. Gmail users previously had to pass along invitations to others so they could register for the service. The company has positioned Gmail as a gateway to other online offerings by displaying links to itsÂ Picasa photo sharing serviceÂ and Docs and Spreadsheets, a word processing and spreadsheet application. Google has concentrated on building its infrastructure for its service-based offerings. As of Wednesday, Gmail offered users about 2.8GB of storage space for e-mail, one of the more generous limits for free services.


Le dichiarazioni del capo dello Stato durante l'incontro con  i rappresentantidelle consulte degli studenti d'Italia ed il ministro della Pubblica Istruzione                                            Bullismo, interviene Napolitano "E' viltÃ  e mina il vivere civile"


A British tourist flight travelling to Paris turned back shortly after take-off when the plane struck a bird.


Kerry condemns Bush's costly decisions in Iraq

Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry criticized the "wrong choices" he said President George W. Bush has made in Iraq, which have cost the United States more than 200 billion dollars.


How the Illinois senator came to embrace religion in his life.


Governments are to sign a deal committing scientists to work to harness an alternative source of nuclear power.


A member of the Senate said that a diabetes expert tipped GlaxoSmithKline to safety questions involving Avandia.


Cell chip development 'almost done' - Toshiba chief

Massively parallel processor to 'change the world', apparently


Foedus Bolsters National Presence With Opening of Dallas Office

PORTSMOUTH, N.H., June 18  /PRNewswire/ -- Foedus, a leader in Virtual Infrastructure technologies and services, in response to increased demand, announced today expansion into the South Central region to support the company's aggressive growth strategy.


Nashville Group Meets With N.H.L.âs Bettman

NASHVILLE, Tenn.  -- Predators owner Craig Leipold and the NHL are giving Nashville every chance to keep the hockey team in Music City. Now it's up to the fans to respond.


By Kevin Crowley Google Stanford University students Larry Page and Sergey Brin, above, started work on what would become the world's largest search engine in 1996 as part of their PhD projects.


At least 13 people died and 40 others were wounded on Monday when a car bomb targeting a top Shia leader exploded in Iraq, report agencies.


Thousands Mark Bhopal Industrial Disaster

Twenty years after a cloud of deadly gas savaged this central Indian city, thousands of demonstrators and survivors marched through the streets on Friday, demanding justice for those still suffering the effects of the world's worst industrial disaster 20 years ago.


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FISCO, CDL TROVA L'ACCORDO - Tagli per 6 miliardi di euro

La Casa delle LibertÃ  ha trovato una intesa sui tagli alle tasse. I partecipanti al vertice di Palazzo Chigi lasciano trapelare che i tagli ammonteranno a regime a 6 miliardi di euro su base annua. I tagli


Fear and loathing in 2008 - tell us about it!

Shape of things to come Along with each New Year comes hopes and wishes that things will change for the best.â¦


Top U.S. general seeks to calm gay sex row

The top U.S. military officer, Marine Gen. Peter Pace, tried on Tuesday to calm anger that erupted after he described homosexual acts as immoral, saying he was expressing only his personal views.


Olmert, in Europe, hints Israel has nuclear arms

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert stumbled into controversy during a visit to Germany on Monday, implying for the first time Israel had nuclear weapons.


Review: Film holds a 'Grudge' against viewers

``The Grudge'' has a great opening scene, I'll grant you that. Bill Pullman wakes up next to his wife, greets the day from the balcony of their bedroom, and then - well, I, for one, was gob-smacked.


Heiress Hilton Dishes Out Advice in 'Confessions'

Celebrity socialite Paris Hilton, who shot to infamy after a raunchy sex video of her flooded the Internet, now is teaching girls how to behave and let their "inner heiress out."


Nextel Communications Inc. and Sprint Corp. reached a tentative agreement to merge, a deal that would create the nation's third-biggest mobile-phone company and could bring significant changes to Nextel's Reston headquarters.


Germans Struggle to Digest New Hitler Film

Germans struggled to digest a powerful new film about Adolf Hitler that opened in cinemas on Thursday amid a raging debate about whether the dictator can be portrayed as anything less than the world's greatest ...


Powerball inflation can't devalue Ichiro's amazing feat

Flash bulbs strobed as he walked to home plate to lead off the bottom of the third. For the second time on this wondrous night, the sellout crowd stood and cheered and chanted his name in unison.


EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - The Patriots became the NFL's first team to post an undefeated season since the 1972 Miami Dolphins. Last night, members of the '72 Dolphins acknowledged the accomplishment.


EU court: ISPs need not always disclose subscribers' names

A European Court of Justice ruling this morning appears on the surface to reaffirm the rights of Internet users from having their data subpoenaed in civil trials. But a deeper read of the ruling shows the high court left the matter wide open.


Gruppo televisivo acquistato per 3,3 mld


Arafat's death could bring new chance for peace

Yasser Arafat was in intensive care Saturday in a French hospital, as former US envoys said his death would open up opportunities for peace, especially if pragmatic Palestinian leaders emerge.


An alarming number of children are calling helplines because they are self-harming, say charities.


Update 8: Marsh & McLennan Comments on Incentive Fees

The company at the center of a probe into insurance brokerage fees says it took in more than $1.2 billion in incentive payments over the past 18 months and that its decision to stop using such fees will reduce operating income.


British troops stop to detonate a roadside bomb they found near their base in Basra, Iraq Friday Nov. 5, 2005. Thursday insurgents attacked British troops at a checkpoint in central Iraq, killing three and


Unioncamere: in Veneto laureato +35% su licenza elementare


Latvian leader to name Godmanis as PM: report

Latvia's president is to name outgoing interior minister Ivars Godmanis as new prime minister, news agency LETA said on Friday.


J&J-Guidant could help Boston Scientific

The anticipated merger of Guidant Corp. and Johnson & Johnson could give an unintended boost to Boston Scientific Corp. if Guidant's drug-coated stent launch is delayed, said analysts looking at the implications of a potential deal.


While its neighbors, software infrastructure and hardware upgrades, switched places this month, security held its spot at number three.


German Study Links Traffic Jams, Heart Attacks

In a study that gives new meaning to the  concept of a "killer commute," researchers have concluded that  people caught in traffic are three times more likely to suffer  a heart attack within the hour than those who aren't tied up on  the road.


Report Links White House and Corrupt Lobbyist

A Congressional report finds hundreds of contacts between White House officials and the lobbyist Jack Abramoff.


Malaysia uses sniffer dogs to fight movie pirates

SEPANG, Malaysia  - Malaysia deployed two sniffer  dogs in its battle against music and movie piracy on Tuesday,  becoming the first country in the world to use the animals to  hunt for disks of illegal recordings hidden in cargo. Two  female Black Labradors, "Flo" and "Lucky," demonstrated their  technique by sniffing through piles of sealed cartons in an air  cargo hangar and then signaling their handler about a suspect  package by sitting down in front of it.


Bishops chide Spain over same-sex marriage

The Spanish government's plans to legalize same-sex marriage was lambasted by the Roman Catholic Church, the BBC reported Tuesday.


Both free agent first baseman Richie Sexson and Athletics pitcher Tim Hudson remain at the top of Baltimore's offseason wish list.


NEW HAVEN, Conn.âOlder runners are improving their performance more quickly than younger runners, a Yale study has found, raising new awareness of the ability of older athletes and the benefits of exercise for people 50 and older.


Greens bond with business, wonder how close to get

From budget airlines telling us how to "fly greener" to oil giants developing cleaner fuels the corporate world is pushing its eco-credentials, often tying up with well-known environmental groups.


Microsoft releases details on number and severity of vulnerabilities for Vista, saying it compares favorably to XP in its early days as well as to current competitors.


Cervical-cancer vaccine promising, researchers say

Researchers say a second experimental cervical-cancer vaccine appears to protect broadly against infection and risky precancerous conditions for more than two years, affirming scientists


ATHENS, Greece -- The International Gymnastics Federation said it won't request a duplicate gold medal or change the results in American Paul Hamm's disputed victory in the all- around event at the Olympics.


Testaverde Is Hearing It All Again From Parcells

Vinny Testaverde heard that grumble growing to a growl, always a warning of yet another Bill Parcells tirade in which the words become sledgehammers.


The throbbing in Noah Welch's right knee, courtesy of an awkward tumble early in the game last night, was the main reason for the Harvard defenseman's discomfort. But the effort the Crimson captain saw from his club against Colgate made the pain even worse.


The price of crude oil falls by more than a dollar in New York, as mild weather in northern US states eases demand for heating oil.


Hayley Westenra's album Pure is named the UK's biggest-selling classical album of the 21st century so far.


'I leader di Fatah possono tornare nella Striscia'


PM Ehud Olmert holds Israel's first talks with a senior member of the Saudi royal family, Israeli officials say.


Rangers take temporary lead in Premier League

Rangers took the Premier League lead Saturday in Scotland, defeating Dundee 3-0 on early goals from Spaniard Nacho Novo and Croatian Dado Prso, and a second-half strike from Bob Malcolm.


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


Scientists confident liquid water once flowed on Mars

After studying thousands of images from Mars, scientists now are convinced that liquid water once flowed on the surface of the red planet, increasing the odds that life may have existed there in the distant past.


Parma, 12:17 - CALCIO, PARMA: UFFICIALE L'ARRIVO DI REGINALDO

Il Parma ha definito l'ingaggio a titolo definitivo dalla Fiorentina dell'attaccante brasiliano Ferr...


At least 64 killed in India-Pakistan train blasts

Two homemade bombs exploded aboard a train bound from India to Pakistan burning to death at least 64 passengers on Monday, with India's government labeling the attack "an act of terror".


Austrian Death Penalty Opponents Protest

Activists in Arnold Schwarzenegger's country of birth demonstrated outside the U.S. Embassy in Vienna on Wednesday to protest the California governor's decision to allow the state's first execution in three years.


NASA's Cassini Has Closest Encounter with Titan

NASA's Cassini orbiter had its closest encounter with Saturn's smog-shrouded moon, Titan, on Tuesday, but scientists must wait to see their first glimpse of its icy surface.


TOKYO -- Nissan Motor Co. said Friday that profit tumbled 22.6 percent in the October-December quarter amid rising commodity costs, tougher competition and softening sales.


Tamiflu works against avain flu H5N1 strain

Researchers at Queen Mary Hospital, London, have revealed that Roche's Tamiflu, an anti flu drug, works against the bird flu virus H5N1 strain (the most lethal one).


Fed Official Defends Interest Rate Policy

The Federal Reserve may be done raising interest rates, having probably increased  them enough already to cause inflation to fall gradually, an influential central bank policymaker said yesterday.


Russian inflation hits food purchases hardest.


â¢ Ice cap collapsing at unprecedented rate â¢ Area almost twice size of UK gone in last week alone


The Tampa Bay Lightning began what figures to be an offseason of change by ensuring their future includes Brad Richards.


U.S. says Bonds failed steroid test in November 2001

Baseball home run king Barry Bonds tested positive for steroids in November 2001, just a month after hitting his record 73rd home run of the season, U.S. prosecutors said on Thursday.


Christian symbols are being denigrated over Christmas says a leader of the Catholic Church of England and Wales.


Several people have died and crops have been damaged as temperatures fall to unusual  lows across the Middle East.


An estimated 1.6 million deaths a year are attributed to toxic indoor air. A new clean-burning wood stove could help decrease that number.


Londra, 11:23 - CALCIO, DROGBA: SOGNO COPPIA CON ETO'O AL BARCELLONA

L'ivoriano Didier Drogba, dato in partenza dal Chelsea a fine stagione, sogna di andare a costituire...


Football: Italy pledges to get tough as football resumes

The Italian government pledged to get tough on football hooligans after approving new security measures to tackle the problem.


W. Virginia delivers notice to Bush, Kerry

Chicago Tribune - For all the clamor about the contested vote in Florida electing President Bush in 2000, one could just as easily say he owes his presidency to West Virginia.


German Finance Professionals' Outlook Dips

The growth expectations of German finance professionals have dropped to their lowest level in 15 months amid fears that slowing global economic growth could hurt the nation's export-driven recovery, according to a survey released Tuesday.


Cogne, Taormina presenta appello contro sentenza

Carlo Taormina ha presentato oggi l'appello contro la sentenza del giudice per l'udienza preliminare di Aosta, Eugenio Gramola, che lo scorso 19 luglio ha condananto a 30 anni, per l'omicidio del figlio Samuele, Annamaria Franzoni.


Human rights groups in Nepal ask the world to intervene to end King Gyanendra's tough emergency measures.


House by House, Effort to Restore Legal Ownership in Kosovo

Serbs and Albanians in Kosovo can tell tales of property theft and other misdeeds stretching back decades, if not centuries. The U.N. is trying to right the most recent of those wrongs.


Officials: Barak wins Israeli party race

Former Prime Minister Ehud Barak won the primary for head of Israel's dovish Labor Party, officials said early Wednesday, in a race between two ex-military officers who had both called on Israel's current leader to resign.


President Bush will be the first president in 72 years to face the electorate with a net job loss. The Iraq war has deeply torn the nation. National polls show a neck-and-neck race. Yet economy-based projections still show a decisive Bush victory on Nov. 2.


Mozilla security chief confirms data leakage bug in Firefox

Help on the way Mozilla's chief of security has confirmed a vulnerability that could cause fully patched versions of Firefox to expose a user's private data.â¦


Martha Stewart, you're hired. The masterminds behind "The Apprentice" — Donald Trump and Mark Burnett_ and NBC announced Wednesday that Stewart will host "The Apprentice: Martha Stewart."


Conn. denies beach access race complaint

An investigator for Connecticut's human rights agency concluded that the wives of two professional baseball players did not face racial discrimination when they were denied access to a Greenwich beach.


Jenson Button's Formula One future should be decided on Saturday at a hearing that will also determine several other drivers' hopes of racing next year.


Turkish MPs back a blanket ban on smoking in enclosed public places - but it may prove tough to enforce.


Chinese police have arrested seven suspects in connection with a collection of Web sites providing online stripteases to foreign viewers.


Schilling cancels scheduled appearance wih Bush

_ Newly minted World Series hero Curt Schilling canceled a scheduled campaign appearance with President Bush on Friday, saying his doctors advised him not to travel because of his injured ankle.


Donny and Marie Osmond  could be making their way back to television together on the  heels of their recent association with ABC's "Dancing With the  Stars."


South Korea wants teens to hang up mobile phones

South Korea is trying to stop teenagers  ringing up massive mobile phone bills with new rules that let  parents control just how long the handsets are used.


Official inspection begins at Japan's quake-hit nuclear plant

Japanese officials Saturday inspected a nuclear plant that leaked small amounts of radioactive material after a major earthquake.


A Justice Department dragnet based on war crimes probes in Europe led to 26 arrests in the past week of Bosnian Serbs who had obtained refugee status in the United States by allegedly concealing their service in the Bosnian Serb military during the bitter Yugoslav conflict of the mid-1990s.


Grizzly slasher film Saw IV tops the US box office with $32.1m (Â£7.8m), beating comedy Dan in Real Life.


Investment banks and hedge funds may wind up as the top lenders to wannabee home buyers with poor credit.


Hitting Kim Jong Il  Right in the Cognac

Fake fur and real fur and jewelry and Jet Skis, Crystal and Segways and bubbly and Caddies,


Nortel postpones filing of restated results again

NEW YORK, October 27  - Nortel Networks Corporation (NT.NYS) has postponed the release of its long-awaited financial results restatement until mid-November this year.


U.S. FCC's Powell Says He Will Stay at Agency

U.S. Federal Communications  Commission Chairman Michael Powell said on Tuesday he planned  to stay at the agency, possibly through 2007 when his term  expires, now that President Bush has been re-elected.


ETA Sets Off 7 Bombs Across Spain, at Least 5 Hurt

The Basque separatist group ETA set off  bombs in seven cities across Spain on Monday, slightly wounding  five people and escalating their renewed fight for independence  on the day Spaniards celebrate unity.


Spotlight on 'secret agent' in Russian spy saga

British detectives have been piecing together scraps of evidence on the mysterious death of a former Russian spy as the spotlight fell on the person he named on his deathbed as the man tracking him.


Nasdaq Says Novell Risks Delisting Over Delays in Earnings Reports

By Bob Mims, The Salt Lake Tribune  Sep. 21--The Nasdaq Stock Exchange has warned Novell Inc. that delays in  filing its most recent quarterly earnings report could get the company  delisted.


Sky in TV Ad Threat to Take Channels Off Virgin ; BUSINESS

By James Daley  The satellite TV group BSkyB ramped up the stakes in its battle with the newly launched Virgin Media yesterday, taking out television adverts to warn cable customers that they could lose access to many of Sky's channels due to Virgin's reluctance to pay enough for them.


Reports: NASA chief Sean O'Keefe may leave agency

NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe, a self-described "budgeteer" who was brought in to curb space station cost overruns and who later helped formulate a new presidential initiative to send


U.S. Sees Stalling by North Korea on Nuclear Pact

The White House is split on how long to exercise patience without jeopardizing the fulfillment of an agreement.


Reeling Kiwis try to get back on the wagon

IF, as New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming suggested in the wake of yesterday's embarrassing capitulation, his team began the day with a "mental hangover" then he faces a devil's own job getting them back on the wagon in time for the next Test, starting


Donations for victims can be sent to Red Cross

People wanting to help victims of the tsunami can do so through the Red Cross. Betty Hale, executive director of the Blount County Chapter of the American Red Cross, said checks made out to the Red Cross with


The former Soviet leader tells BBC's Newsnight terrorism can only be tackled by political means, just weeks after the Beslan school seige tragedy.


Panionios battuto 1-0, anche l`arbitro ci mette del suo

LâUdinese esce a testa alta e con molti rimpianti dalla Coppa Uefa. Non basta infatti lâ1-0 colto al `Friuli` contro i greci del Panionios, che hanno badato quasi esclusivamente a difendersi. Partita dura


Christina Kim fired a closing 65 to win the Longs Drugs Challenge by one shot over Karrie Webb in California. Kim, 20, the first-round leader, landed her first LPGA title with five birdies on the back nine to finish on 18 under.


The Giants wonât admit it, but itâs beginning to look a lot like last year. The sicker they get, the easier it becomes for others to get well.


SAN JOSE, Calif. - The Securities and Exchange Commission granted final approval Wednesday to the paperwork required for Google Inc.'s initial public offering, paving the way for the Internet search giant to set a price for its shares and begin selling them after several stumbles and a last-minute downward revision on the size of the offering...


Beyonce's father says Aretha Franklin's criticism of his daughter for referring to Tina Turner as "the Queen" at the Grammys is "ridiculous."


LONDRA, 7 NOVEMBRE 2004 - E' di sette morti e forse 150 feriti (di cui 11 in gravi condizioni) il bilancio di un terribile incidente ferroviario avvenuto ieri sera in localitÃ  Ufton Nervet, nella contea del Berkshire (ovest di Londra).


Home foreclosures rate hits record in first quarter

U.S. homeowners began the foreclosure  process at a record pace in the first quarter of 2007, largely  due to a sharp rise in previously hot real estate markets such  as California and Florida.


Nokia wins 115-million-dollar network deal from Brazil's Oi Celular

Nokia, the world's largest mobile phone maker, said it had received a 115-million-dollar (90-million-euro) order to expand Oi Celular's second-generation GSM network in Brazil.


Mutu licenziato dal Chelsea Fu trovato positivo al doping

ROMA, 29 OTTOBRE 2004 - Il Chelsea ha licenziato Adrian Mutu. Il giocatore, 25 anni, era stato trovato positivo a una sostanza vietata a un controllo antidoping. L'attaccante romeno, rivela il sito della Bbc - aveva negato che fosse cocaina.


Philips to buy Respironics for $5.2 billion

Philips Electronics NV is to buy U.S.  medical products company Respironics Inc for 3.6 billion euros  ($5.2 billion), its biggest ever acquisition, as it expands in  the fast-growing healthcare sector.


Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen Media Research for Sept. 10-16. Listings include the week's ranking, with viewership for the week and season-to-date rankings in parentheses. An "X" in parentheses denotes a one-time-only presentation.


NEWSWEEK Poll: Americans Back Baker-Hamilton

In a new NEWSWEEK poll, Americans say they back the Baker-Hamilton report and want President Bush to alter his course in Iraq.


Woods in familiar position at Tour Championship

After four consecutive birdies on his way to a 5-under 65 at East Lake on Saturday, the former No. 1 player in the world is one of the 54-hole leaders in the Tour Championship.


Ron Turner is fired by Illinois after three straight losing seasons, a sharp turnaround from early success that included the team's first Big Ten football title in a decade.


Boosted by Vote, Chavez Eyes More Reform

Strengthened by his victory in a recall referendum, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez set his sights Tuesday on centralizing power, including exerting control over the courts, local police and the nation's broadcast stations.


Red Sox pitcher Jon Lester, a promising left-handed rookie diagnosed with cancer last season, said on Tuesday he would end chemotherapy after a sixth treatment this month before reporting for spring training.


Clinton promises to save Social Security

Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton promised retirees that if elected president she will not cut Social Security benefits, raise the retirement age or privatize the taxpayer-funded system.


Humpback whales have "human" brain cells: study

Humpback whales have a type of brain cell seen only in humans, the great apes, and other cetaceans such as dolphins, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.


Newcastle boss Souness watched Rangers' Boumsong

Newcastle United boss Graeme Souness attended Rangers' UEFA Cup clash at AZ Alkmaar last night. Souness was checking on the form of Gers defender Jean Alain Boumsong, who will attract a serious offer from Newcastle when the January transfer window opens.


Palermo, 17:19 - CALCIO, PALERMO; ZAMPARINI: CEDO AMAURI PER 25 MILIONI

Il presidente del Palermo, Maurizio Zamparini, dà per scontata la partenza di Amauri al termi...


LOS ANGELES - The theme of the night was "breaking bread, not legs" when some of the cast and filmmakers of "Goodfellas" reunited for a traditional sit-down dinner Monday night.    Ray Liotta, Paul Sorvino and real-life mob informant Henry Hill - whose gangland experiences inspired the story - showed up to gobble baked ziti, swap stories, sing some Italian opera and recall director Martin Scorsese's acclaimed mob movie...


Schrock will not run again; faces homosexual allegations

Rep. Edward L. Schrock, a conservative Republican from Hampton Roads and a retired Navy captain, announced yesterday he was withdrawing his bid for re-election to a third term


Nigeria's chicken traders unfazed by first human bird flu fatality

Chicken traders and buyers alike in Nigeria seemed unfazed following reports of the country's first person to die from the bird flu virus.


Russia's Putin urges West to pressure Georgia

Russia's President Vladimir Putin on Friday urged the West to persuade Georgia's leadership to change its "irresponsible" policies, the Kremlin press service said in a statement.


Straightening Bent Fingers, No Surgery Required

Keith Felcyn, a retired senior editor of BusinessWeek magazine who lives in Greenwich, Conn., had not been able to fully extend the little and ring fingers of his left hand for 20 years. But last month, it took 20 minutes for a doctor in Ontario, Ore., to reverse his Dupuytrenâs disease, a benign but ultimately disabling disorder in which the fascia of the hand thickens and draws the fingers permanently into the palm.


Pakistan foils plot to attack military headquarters, parliament, US embassy

Pakistani security agencies have arrested nearly a dozen Al-Qaeda linked terror suspects who had plotted to attack key sites including military headquarters, the US embassy and parliament, officials said.


MIT Works to Power Computers With Spinach

"Eat your spinach," Mom used to say. "It will make your muscles grow, power your laptop and recharge your cell phone... ". OK. So nobody's Mom said those last two things. But researchers at the Massachusetts