Palestinian Blamed for Twin Sinai Attacks

Pictures distributed by Egyptian interior ministery Monday Oct 15 2004 showing from left to right, Palestinian refugee born Ayad Said Saleh, Egyptian Sinai Bedouins Suleiman Ahmed Saleh Flayfil , his brother Mohamed Ahmed Saleh Flayfil and Hammad Gaman


Rubegni e' il nuovo amministratore delegato


Al-Sadr's Unclear Motives Muddle Efforts

What's clear about radical Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr is that he wants power, U.S. officials say. What's less certain is what he wants to do with that power or how far he'll go to get it.


Church of Scientology Plans Dianetics Session

A free Dianetics lecture and seminar will be held at the Church of Scientology, 1931 S. 1100 East, every Saturday at 1 p.m.  Honor will be the subject of another free lecture at the Church of Scientology, Sunday at 11 a.m. For information call 485-9992.


Pakistan's Bhutto killed in gun, bomb attack

RAWALPINDI, Pakistan  - Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was killed in a gun and bomb attack after a rally in the city of Rawalpindi on Thursday, her party said.


Justice Dept Approves Cingular-AT&T Deal

U.S. antitrust authorities on Monday  approved Cingular Wireless' plan to acquire rival AT&T Wireless  Services Inc. for $41 billion in cash, creating the nation's  biggest wireless carrier.


US Interest Rates Boosted for Third Straight Month

The US central bank, the Federal Reserve, Tuesday raised short term interest rates for the third time in as many months. The central bank believes the economy has absorbed the sharp rise in energy prices that occurred earlier this year.


Lesson Learned: Latest Tsunami Triggers Warning

Indonesia's tsunami Wednesday is much smaller than the 2004 disaster, but the response shows the country's new warning systems are working.


Clay Aiken, who joins the cast of "Monty Python's Spamalot" this week, says its humor was initially lost on him.


Longhorn Delay Stirs Dismay, Delight in Developers

Developer reaction to Microsoft's decision to hold off on delivering planned parts of the next release of Windows Longhorn to meet the 2006 deadline has been mixed, with many calling it a prudent move and others outright upset by the decision.


SEDAR, Iraq -- The first thing Abdullah Mohammed Hussein wants to talk about on the witness stand at Saddam Hussein's trial are his seven dead children, and how they were dumped into a shallow grave in northern Iraq after they were shot in the head, along with their mother.


(Sports Network) - Even though they lost the first two games of the National League Championship Series, the Houston Astros have to be encouraged as they head to Minute Maid Park for Game 3 against the St.


Roma, 12:30 - CALCIO, SERIE B; JUVENTUS-VICENZA: ARBITRA MARELLI DI COMO

Sarà Luca Marelli di Como l'arbitro di Juventus-Vicenza, esordio casalingo dei bianconeri in ...


Motherboard maker Asustek to split into three

(InfoWorld) - A familiar name in computer motherboards, Asustek Computer, will split into three companies by January to separate its name brand product business from its contract manufacturing operations, it said Monday. "We think this will boost our competitiveness in each area," said Jonney Shih, chairman of Asustek, at a news conference in Taipei. The announcement comes after months of speculation over such a move and years after some rivals in Taiwan first undertook similar changes to avoid conflicts of interest with customers. A number of companies on the island produce IT hardware for huge overseas customers such as Hewlett-Packard, Sony Computer Entertainment, and Apple, in addition to their own-brand products. Acer, the world's third-largest PC maker, was a pioneer in spinning off manufacturing operations in Taiwan. Several years ago the company divided itself in three, using the Acer name for its branded PC business, while spinning off its main contract manufacturing arm into a company called Wistron and its mobile phone and monitor business into BenQ. As part of the division, Wistron had to compete against other contract manufacturers for orders from Acer. Some people feared the contract manufacturing business might wither and die without the Acer orders, but instead Wistron has steamed ahead, capturing high profile business including Xbox 360 game console orders from Microsoft. Asustek's name brand business will continue to operate under the same name, while its PC-related manufacturing operations will become Unihan Technology. Asustek's casing, modules, and non-PC contract manufacturing business will become Pegatron Technology. Asustek sells goods ranging from motherboards and graphics cards to laptop PCs and smartphones under a few names, including its popular Asus brand. The company is also well-known for quality. When Sony Computer Entertainment went looking for a manufacturer for the PlayStation 3, it tapped Asustek to kick start production and then later added its old partner, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. The split will take place on January 1, 2008, Asustek said. Pegatron will have the largest revenue of the three companies after the split. Revenue this year from the future Pegatron businesses should fall between NT$300 billion (US$9.14 billion) and NT$350 billion, while the future Asustek business is expected to account for NT$250 billion and what will become Unihan will see revenue of NT$150 billion, Asustek said. In total, the companies combined should post revenue as high as NT$800 billion this year, compared to NT$560 billion last year. Asustek will remain listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange, while the company did not rule out the possibility of overseas stock market listings for the two new companies. The three-way split requires the approval of government regulators before it can be finalized.


Three Georgians killed in breakaway region

TBILISI, Aug 18  - Artillery fire killed at least three Georgian soldiers in the breakaway South Ossetia region, Georgian officials said on Wednesday, despite a truce deal meant to head off all-out war.


AFTER hemming and hawing and bobbing and weaving, the board of directors of Fannie Mae finally jettisoned Franklin D. Raines, the mortgage finance giant's former chief executive, and Timothy Howard, its former chief financial officer, last week.


Madrid, 21:07 - CALCIO, ZIDANE: CANNAVARO SAREBBE DEGNO VINCITORE PALLONE D'ORO

Cannavaro Pallone d'Oro? Zidane è d'accordo: ''Sarebbe un degno vincitore, cosÃ¬ come lo sareb...


James lifts Cavaliers to NBA overtime win over Charlotte

LeBron James nailed clutch baskets at the end of regulation and overtime as the Cleveland Cavaliers edged the Charlotte Bobcats 100-98 in the National Basketball Association.


At the top of his game, Chris Rock gets ready to rock Madison Square Garden.


JetBlue Adding Some Legroom by Removing Seats From Airbus 320 Planes

JetBlue said it will remove a row of seats from all 96 of its Airbus 320 planes, giving the front 11 rows more legroom.


Israeli forces kill 15 Palestinians in Gaza

Israel killed 15 Palestinians, nearly all of them militants, in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, dealing its deadliest blow to Hamas in more than a year in raids that followed a peace mission by U.S. President George W. Bush.


Docu a compelling portrait of high school debaters

With its esoteric rules  and ultra-ambitious participants, competitive high school  debate would seem, at first glance, a dry and potentially  off-putting subject for a documentary.


VITA intelligente nell'universo? Una PROVA CALMOROSA attraverso il ...

03 SETTEMBRE 11.06 - Ecco un argomento che scotta piÃ¹ del sole d'agosto, di quelli verso cui Ã¨ impossibile rimanere neutrali: la Terra Ã¨ l'unico pianeta abitato da esseri "intelligenti" oppure nelle vastitÃ  cosmiche ne esistono altri?


Iraq signaled that world powers and neighboring countries, including Washington and its adversaries Iran and Syria, had agreed in Baghdad it was vital to all to stop sectarian violence spreading in the region.


"It's like finding a living fossil in your own back yard," said Tim Heckman of Johns Hopkins. "We thought this type of galaxy had gone extinct, but in fact newborn galaxies are alive and well in the universe.


The CAPS community loves this online gaming company.


SARATOGA SPRINGS -- Most people have a hard enough time getting out of bed on Monday morning, let alone before dawn in the middle of December.


Panama Assures Rumsfeld on Canal Security

PANAMA CITY, Panama  - Panama's security chief  told Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld on Saturday the Central  American nation was working to prevent any terror attack that  might close the Panama Canal.


LOS ANGELES  - Ashton Kutcher is  considering starring in "Random Acts of Kindness," a drama  about a suicidal young man rescued by a reclusive novelist who  inspires him to find his way in life.


Roma, 17:31 - CALCIO, FIGC: LETTERA A FIFA E UEFA PER SALVAGUARDIA VIVAI

La Federcalcio ha annunciato che il presidente della Figc Giancarlo Abete invierà nei prossim...


Singer Russell Watson is out of intensive care and is "progressing well" after emergency brain surgery.


Circumstances of Kyrpa's death should be thoroughly investigated, says Lytvyn

Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Volodymyr Lytvyn says it a thorough investigation into the circumstances of Transport and Communication Minister Heorhiy Kyrpa's death should be held.


'Major Dad' Star McRaney Has Lung Surgery

LOS ANGELES - "Major Dad" actor Gerald McRaney underwent surgery Monday to remove a cancerous growth from his lung, his Los Angeles publicist told The Associated Press.    McRaney, 56, had the surgery at the M.D...


United star Carrick still confident of Premiership title

Manchester United's Michael Carrick insisted the race for the Premier League was still on after his side's shock 2-1 loss to Manchester City here at Old Trafford.


North and South Korea reach deal on family reunions

North and South Korea agreed on Friday to  resume reunions of families separated during the Korean War in  a step toward improving ties chilled by Pyongyang's weapons  tests last year.


The Finnish PM is to visit Turkey on Friday, in a fresh effort to rescue Ankara's troubled EU accession bid.


THOSE who have known him longest say it takes quite a deal to rile Ernie Els. But when the large, laconic South African golfing genius does get annoyed - watch out.


Chirac's airborne snooze a wake-up call for French...

A good night's sleep may be priceless to many, but French taxpayers have been left fuming at the five-figure bill run up to ensure unbroken slumber for President Jacques Chirac.


TIRANA, Aug 10 (IPS) - Bunkers? Underground catacombs? Submarine bases?  Albania has been shaped by one of the most bizarre communist  regimes ever and the potential to exploit it for tourism is  inestimable.


Deron Williams had 17 points and 11 assists and the Utah Jazz sent Orlando to consecutive road losses for the first time this season, beating the Magic 119-115 on Saturday night.


Woman Charged in Disabled Daughter's Death

After 15 years of tending to her disabled daughter, a woman is charged with injecting a lethal dose of drugs into the girl's feeding tube.


Arbitration sought in Jennifer Lopez suit

A dispute between Jennifer Lopez and her ex-husband over his proposed tell-all book about their relationship does not need to go to court, their attorneys said Wednesday.


With CEO Steve Ballmer as the point man, Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) has taken the offensive in its ongoing confrontation with Linux and the open-source community.


The number of Americans known to  have been killed in last month's tsunami in Asia has more than  doubled to at least 36, a State Department official said on  Wednesday.


NATO agrees fast takeover fall Afghan peacekeeping

PORTOROZ, Slovenia  - NATO agreed on Thursday to   take command of peacekeeping across all of insurgency-hit   Afghanistan next month after the United States pledged to   transfer an extra 12,000 troops to its force.


Government seeks sci-fi antiterrorism insight

Blog: The Department of Homeland Security wants to hear the thoughts of science fiction authors about terrorist attacks and responses.


SAMARRA, Iraq -- Four months ago, insurgents operated with impunity in this ancient city along the Tigris, prompting US troops to storm it last October in a preview of the larger invasion of Fallujah in November.


OGGI SU INTERNET/ITALIA - In Olanda ÂindottrinanoÂ chi non aderisce alla cultura gay Roma (Agenzia Fides) - Vorrei chiarire che ritengo giusto combattere lÂomofobia e le discriminazioni contro le persone omosessuali, che devono godere di tutti i diritti degli altri cittadini. Ma qui siamo ben oltre: si pretende infatti di Âindottrina...


Cambridge Antibody Technology Group Plc  has won a UK court case to get a bigger slice of sales of a  potential blockbuster arthritis medicine, sending its shares  more than 25 percent higher on Monday.


Mitt Romney takes GOP presidential rival John McCain to task on taxes and immigration in a new advertising push in New Hampshire as he seeks to fend off the Arizona senator's challenge. Countering, McCain claimed the criticism proves Romney's bid is in trouble.


Anche gli obesi avranno l'assegno di invaliditÃ

La Corte di cassazione ha dato il via libera all'assegno di invaliditÃ  per le persone afflitte da obesitÃ . Lo ha sancito accogliendo il ricorso di una signora torinese, Rita G. che, pur essendo un metro


Intercettato in carcere mentre parla del processo per la mortedi Dirk Hamer, ucciso nel 1978 da una sua fucilata in Corsica                                          Vittorio Emanuele, cimici in cella "Ho fregato i giudici francesi"                                                                                Per queste parole il gip ha confermato il divieto d'espatrioMa ci sono anche insulti ai magistrati della procura potentina


Intel has four-core Opteron stuffer set for August

Barcelona: 'It could have been a contender' Exclusive Intel looks set to blunt AMD's August Barcelona processor release by handing customers a 2.0GHz version of its four-core Clovertown, The Register has learned.â¦


Few in Turkmenistan Turn Out for Election

Polling stations were nearly empty throughout Sunday's Parliament election in Turkmenistan, forcing officials to carry ballot boxes door to door.


Connecticut Man Accused of Selling Microsoft Code

A Connecticut computer hacker was arrested yesterday and charged with selling copies of Microsoft Windows proprietary source code.


Security is tight in Thailand ahead of a court ruling that could see the two main political parties disbanded.


Israeli forces kill six Palestinian militants in Gaza

GAZA CITY: Six Palestinian militants, including two Hamas and two Islamic Jihad militants, were killed by Israeli forces in Gaza Strip on Monday.


A settembre un concerto di M. Ranieri e molti esordienti


BRITISH Airways workers called off a planned strike early today after unions accepted a pay offer, averting travel chaos during Britain's last long summer weekend.


U.S., others may rap Venezuela at OAS for TV closure

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and other regional leaders are expected to criticize Venezuela's recent crackdown on independent media at a regional meeting next week, a U.S. official said on Friday.


High-Tech Sensors Help Study Storms That Unleash Floods: Capital Region Often in Direct Path of Massive 'Pineapple Express.'

By Matt Weiser, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Dec. 19--A new network of high-tech weather sensors is making the streams, tributaries and dams of the American River the country's most closely monitored water system.


Der Spiegel Family Sees a Threat in Growing Corporate Control

For nearly 60 years, the weekly newsmagazine Der Spiegel has tweaked the powers that be in Germany, with aggressive investigative reporting and a prickly, iconoclastic style that has made it the most feared and ...


Pope John Paul will leave hospital  Thursday after a 10-day stay for breathing problems, the  Vatican said.


White House press center reopens after evacuation

The White House Conference Center, the temporary press corps headquarters near the U.S. presidential residence, was evacuated on Friday, witnesses reported.


This isn't same Lion Heart, trainer says

Trainer Patrick Biancone says the Lion Heart who will try to get 1 1/4 miles in Saturday's Travers is not the same Lion Heart who failed to get the same distance in the Kentucky Derby 17 weeks ago.


ArcelorMittal gets U.S. OK for Sparrows Point sale

ArcelorMittal , the world's  largest steelmaker, said on Thursday it had received clearance  from U.S. competition authorities to sell its Sparrows Point  plant for an enterprise value of $1.35 billion.


U.S.-Bound German Plane Lands in Dublin After Alert

A Lufthansa plane heading to the United States from Germany made an unscheduled landing in Ireland Friday after the airline received a call saying there was a suspect device on board, Dublin airport authority ...


Iraq: Parked minibus explodes in Baghdad, killing 22 and injuring 58

A parked minibus packed with explosives blew up Tuesday afternoon in a busy section of central Baghdad, killing 22 people and injuring 58 others, police said.


Cessione a Navistar valutata 500 milioni di dollari


IBM's Blue Gene/L was  named the fastest supercomputer in the world on Monday, pushing Japan off the top of the list.


Rangers Mix Up Lines, Then Put It All Together

Providing the Rangers nice flashbacks to last seasonâs first-round playoff sweep and playing a dreadful stretch of their own, the Thrashers ran into an angry and energized Rangers team.


Elizabeth Hurley and Arun Nayar kicked off their Indian wedding festivities with a private dinner party in the country's financial capital Mumbai, news reports said Tuesday.


Space Probe Fails to Deploy Its Parachute and Crashes

NASA's $264 million Genesis mission came to a sudden and violent end on Wednesday morning, when a capsule returning with samples of the Sun slammed into the desert.


President Ciampi refuses to ratify a controversial justice reform bill saying it would weaken the judiciary.


Gartner: 'Steer away' from cheap Windows XP

That's the research firm's verdict on Microsoft's stripped-down Starter Edition for developing countries.


Venus Wins, Russians Dominate Early Action

Venus Williams carved out a testy 6-4,  6-4 win over qualifier Alina Jidkova, while French and U.S.  Open runner-up Elena Dementieva led seven Russians into the  second round of the Kremlin Cup Tuesday.


Freed Scholar Recounts Time In Iranian Prison

Seeing the sliver of a new moon from her cell became the marker of Haleh Esfandiari's solitary confinement, thousands of miles from home and facing an uncertain future.


"The train is just a twisted wreck, it's an absolute bloody mess," a rail official told reporters. "The train has ploughed through the dirt like a bulldozer.


Competitors to Apple's iPod portable player face the Christmas ...

Lauren, 11, saunters nonchalantly past a Discovery Channel store and a Gymboree clothing store at the mall. Suddenly, the girl's eyes light up and she pulls her mother into an Apple Computer shop.


An oil tanker truck went out of control and plowed into a bustling Nigerian market, killing 17 and leaving dozens injured, police said Monday.


Saddam Aides Refusing Food, U.S. Military Says

Some of Saddam Hussein's jailed  lieutenants have been refusing food, the U.S. military said on  Sunday, but the officer in charge of detainees in Baghdad  denied that Saddam himself was on any form of hunger strike.


Iraqi PM's cousin released by kidnappers: TV

Kidnappers have released Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi's cousin after taking him hostage for 12days, the Arabic-language al-Arabiya TV channel reported Sunday.


Bemusement park: Where Dickens meets Disney

Can the kids put down their iPods to relive Pip's hardships - in grim and smelly fashion?


Navy Commander, Journalist, Backs Kerry on Vietnam

An American journalist who  commanded a boat alongside John Kerry in Vietnam broke a  35-year silence on Saturday and defended the Democratic  presidential candidate against Republican critics of his  military service.


Why are U.S. kids obese? Just look around them: study

Tough choices tempt kids at every turn -- whether it is soda in school, junk food ads on TV or the fast-food chain around the corner -- and school policies limiting physical activity only make matters worse, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.


Secondo una ricerca del Censis i nostri anziani sono autonomi e ottimisti, attivi e salutisti. Certo ci sono anche le paure. Quelle piÃ¹ grandi: la perdita dell'autosufficienza, la morte di un caro, la solitudine.


TV Company Pulls Plug on Moore's Election Special

A cable pay-per-view company has decided not to show a three-hour election eve special with filmmaker Michael Moore that included a showing of his documentary âFahrenheit 9/11,â which is sharply critical of President George W Bush.


'Idol' software brings music-making to home front

FremantleMedia has found  another way to bring "American Idol" into people's homes. Sony  Media Software signed a deal with FremantleMedia Licensing  Worldwide Americas to develop two new products designed to  extend the popular show's reach.


Three soldiers were killed Thursday by unknown assailants in Mauritania's northern desert, a military official said.


More than half of adults in European Union nations are obese or overweight and the young are increasingly making Europe a fat continent, the EU's top public health official said Wednesday.


Ricerche nel Salernitano, cc non escludono alcuna ipotesi


Lo ha deciso il consiglio direttivo a Francoforte


Iraq, corteo per la liberazione delle italiane

Una nuova manifestazione a favore della liberazione di Simona Pari e Simona Torretta, le due volontarie italiane rapite il 7 settermbre, si Ã¨ svolta questa mattina a Baghdad. Un corteo di un centinaio di


The Why, How and Who of Marketing in StumbleUpon

I recently interviewed StumbleUpon’s CEO Garrett Camp and wrote StumbleUpon Defined vs. Digg, Google, MySpace and More to define SU for curious marketers. I’ve extended my research to include current blog thought related to marketing in SU, added my own meager experience and chopped up Camp’s suggestions for marketers to bake up this scrumptious guide to [...]


Rumsfeld: War in Iraq could still be won

FALLUJAH (Iraq) - US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld paid a surprise Christmas visit to Iraq yesterday and told US troops the war could still be won.


Apple Computer Inc.'s  board cleared Chief Executive Steve Jobs this week of any misconduct over stock options accounting problems and Wall Street cheered him for taking broad responsibility.


A small airplane carrying two people made an emergency landing on the beach Saturday and landed nose down in the sand, police said. No one was injured.


Nations Lobby to Expand Security Council

Brazil's president called Tuesday for a U.N. Security Council that reflects "today's reality," ahead of a meeting with Japan, India and Germany to press for permanent seats on the powerful body.


Friendly Ice Cream Corp.'s decision to sell the Wilbraham chain to a private equity firm has headed off a proxy battle showdown and ended a bitter lawsuit filed by the company's co founder that accused Friendly's chairman of mismanagement.


Army spending $4 billion to rush more armored vehicles to Iraq

The Army says it will spend more than $4 billion in the coming months to rush more armored vehicles to Iraq to protect troops against insurgents' bombs.


Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio announced a 13-billion-dollar "merger of equals," saying their tie-up would create a new US entertainment group serving 14 million combined subscribers.


The FDA said Wednesday that fish and other foods and dietary supplements can claim they reduce the risk of heart disease, even though the scientific evidence is still unfolding.


Iran adds to international concerns with missile, nuclear moves

TEHRAN : Iran gave cause for fresh international alarm as a top regime official announced the Islamic republic had boosted the range of its ballistic missiles and hardline MPs backed a move to defy the UN's nuclear watchdog.


Mercury Tries Online Campaign to Create a Cooler Image

A prominent lineup of advertising talent is working to produce an online campaign aimed at cultivating a cooler image for the Mercury car brand.


Nanosolar 'prints' first flexible solar cells

Closely watched start-up Nanosolar ships its first thin-film solar panels on schedule with printing manufacturing process.


Dating, negotiating, fragging and making money.  Play and its consequences.


Screening human embryos for a rare genetic condition leading to bowel cancer in order to select embryos lacking the pre-disposition has been given the go-ahead in the UK.


Cairn India initial share sale oversubscribed 1.3 times

An initial share sale by the Indian unit of British oil firm Cairn Energy was oversubscribed 1.3 times near the lower end of its offer range, a banker and the Mumbai stock exchange has said.


DENVER -- Denver Nuggets coach Jeff Bzdelik, whose team has lost six consecutive games, was fired Tuesday and replaced on an interim basis by assistant coach Michael Cooper.


By Michael Hiestand  America's favorite TV programming got a makeover this season as new NFL TV deals kicked in and offered viewers more new wrinkles in coverage than they've ever seen in a single season.


Two recent presidents of the United States, Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush, have learned the most important lesson of the Comanche tribe: the overriding importance of a strong defense.


US and Iraqi troops move in on Falluja ahead of a planned major offensive to take the city from insurgents.


Elephants unlikely foe for Sri Lanka's war-displaced

KANNAPURAM EAST, Sri Lanka  - Tamil farmer Sabaratnam Somaratnam abandoned his home in east Sri Lanka fearing it might be shelled.


Kobe Bryant would love to have Karl Malone back with the Los Angeles Lakers, and believes comments he made in a recent radio interview were misunderstood. Bryant said yesterday that he tried to call Malone "and square it all out." Malone's agent, Dwight Manley , said Tuesday that his client had ruled out a return to the Lakers because of ...


Sport: Andy Murray maintained his Masters Cup hopes with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Fernando Verdasco in the final of the St Petersburg Open.


Hip but sweet sitcom a "Welcome" addition

A classic comedy if ever  there was one, "Welcome to the Captain," with its  dinner-theater characters and traditional boy-meets-girl  romance, has a wide, multigenerational appeal. It's not clear  whether it has something blue, but this single-camera sitcom  from John Hamburg definitely has something old, new and  borrowed.


Roadblocks lifted for 9/11 intel-reform bill

In the end, negotiators found a deal on an intelligence-restructuring bill Monday for the most basic reasons â-either the House, Senate nor the


A prominent half-page colour advertisement by Sanjay Dutt and Manyata in a Marathi newspaper Wednesday, greeting Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray on his 82nd birthday, indicates that the troubled film star may have tied the knot with his live-in companion, an indication confirmed by Bollywood sources.


Explosions and gunfire shook Najaf amid fierce battles between US forces and Shiite militants, who remained in control of a revered shrine there as negotiations dragged on for its handover to religious authorities.


The state of Massachusetts is reversing course with a proposal to allow state agencies to use software based on Microsofts Open XML format.


Long before the concession speech and the victory address Wednesday, Wall Street celebrated President Bush's re-election and the Republican Party's continued control of Congress with a rally.


A.C.C. Teams Thinking About the Final Four Already

The University of North Carolina Tar Heels are expected to open the season ranked among the top teams in the country, in part because of Tyler Hansbroughâs decision to return.


Sudanese war victim addresses UN Security Council

Acuil Bangol was separated from his son for years by southern Sudan's civil war. On Friday, he finally got a chance to tell Sudanese government and rebel leaders


CHICAGO, Dec. 18 -- The father of a baby girl snatched from the womb of her strangled mother greeted the infant as a miracle as the two were united after a grisly murder that gripped the United States, a Kansas hospital said Saturday.


Heeding warnings that terrorists could try to disrupt the fall elections, state and local election officials are aiming to coordinate communications and decision-making with governors and security officials so voting goes as smoothly as possible.


Earth Class Mail secures $13.3 million, plans New York store

'Green' postal mail scanning service plans to open retail stores around the country.


Judge to decide on McCartney divorce deal

Pop icon Paul McCartney and ex-model  Heather Mills failed to agree on a divorce settlement on Monday  after six days in court, leaving the judge to decide how much  of the former Beatle's fortune Mills should receive.


Blair's Silence Is 'Kiss of Death' for Hostage

The silence of Prime Minister Tony Blair is the âkiss of deathâ for British hostage Ken Bigley, his brother claimed tonight. Paul Bigley, who dramatically


Bersani, presto sviluppi.Sult, Air France 'colonialista'


Sudan committed to resolving Darfur crisis: Bashir

KHARTOUM, Sept 4  -- Sudanese President Omar el-Bashir declared that he was committed to resolving the crisis in the troubled western Darfur region amid international criticism that his government was not doing enough to stop what the UN has


New law requires policies to cover prosthetic limbs

Governor Mitt Romney has signed a bill that requires health plans to provide coverage for prosthetic limbs.


By SAM POWELL World Sports Columnist  Winter show season continues, and there will be an outdoor exposition of some sort in Oklahoma every week this month.


London will leapfrog Paris and Chicago to become the fourth largest world city economy by 2020, a report says.


Delaying Chemo After Breast Cancer Surgery Can Be Safe

TUESDAY, Oct. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Women with early-stage breast cancer may safely wait up to 12 weeks after cancer surgery before they begin chemotherapy, a new study shows.


A high-speed passenger train carrying more than 160 people jumped the rails and crashed in eastern Australia, injuring most of those on board, officials said.


German Gross Domestic Product grew unexpectedly strongly in the second half of last year.


Rams keep playoff hopes alive with 20-7 win over cautious Eagles

To get to a meaningful game in January, the St. Louis Rams turned to a rookie who never has played in one. Desperately needing a win to stay in the NFC playoff picture, the Rams played like it, especially running back Steven Jackson.


Red Hat, Symantec bundle security offerings

Suites designed to provide intrusion protection and detection for hosted servers for small and medium-size businesses.


Turkey's parliament is to take a controversial decision on whether to send troops to Lebanon.


Messina, 14:53 - BASKET, SERIE A: ANNULLATA AMICHEVOLE CAPO D'ORLANDO-CSKA SOFIA

E' stata annullata la prima amichevole dell'Upea Capo d'Orlando davanti al proprio pubblico. Il Cska...


Do you sit on the board of a Silicon Valley giant? Are you a journalist with high-placed sources to protect? Here's your survival guide for the dawning era of corporate plumbers and counter-journalism espionage. By Kim Zetter.


Iraq PM says security forces can take over from U.S.

Iraq will be ready to take over security from U.S. forces "any time" they decide to withdraw, although its police and army still need more training, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said in remarks over the weekend.


Iraq's Allawi Optimistic on Jan. Elections

WASHINGTON - Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi sees a bright future for Iraqi democracy, brushing aside skeptics who say elections set for January may be truncated or canceled altogether because of violence.    Defense Secretary Donald H...


Thousands Flock to Japan for Radon Therapy

It has been singled out as the second-leading cause of lung cancer in the United States, right behind smoking. But to Shiro Umeda, sprightly at 74, radon is the best thing since aspirin.


England captain Jonny Wilkinson is still hoping to be fit in time for the world champions' three autumn Tests.


Seifert colpevole di crimini di guerra in campi di prigionia


Brazil Laundering Probe Stings Bankers, Politicians

By Tiago Pariz and Daniela Machado BRASILIA, Brazil  - A Brazilian congressionalprobe accused 91 people, including a former central bank chiefand an ex-mayor of Sao Paulo, on Tuesday of involvement insuspected laundering of money from drug trafficking, smugglingand other crimes.


From jobs to taxes to health care, Bush and Kerry are making lots of promises. TIME crunches the numbers for you


The Rolling Stones are refused permission to pursue a claim for unpaid royalties through the courts.


Return to Nuclear Talks Tricky, N.Korea Daily Says

North Korea will find it difficult to return to nuclear talks if the United States keeps insisting that Pyongyang renounce peaceful as well as military atomic activities, the North's main newspaper said on Tuesday.


NASCAR points leader Kurt Busch is all smiles as he walks back to his garage after winning the pole position on Friday at the Homestead Miami International Speedway in Homestead, Fla.


Splashing across the murky waters of southern Nigeria in a speedboat, I suddenly found myself in one of the scariest positions of my journalistic career: masked militants firing machine guns at me and my crew.


Russian siege ends, region borders blocked

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered security forces to block the borders of the North Ossetia region after the school siege ended.


Obama nabs key endorsement of John Kerry

CHARLESTON, South Carolina  - Democratic White House hopeful Barack Obama picked up a major endorsement on Thursday, with the party's 2004 nominee John Kerry announcing he would back his U.S. presidential bid.


A contentious campaign to bump up the bandwidth bills of spammers by flooding their sites with data has been dropped. Lycos Europe's Make Love, Not Spam campaign began in late November but its tactics proved controversial.


Jailbird celeb finally completes jail term Paris Hilton's three-weeks and two-days stint in the slammer has come to an end, with the blonde jailbird and hotel heiress walking free today.â¦


Super Bowl spurs run on fancy hi-def TVs

Mark Smithe admits to a moment of doubt before shelling out $10,000 for a 65-inch high-definition, flat-panel, plasma TV and related gear last week.


Colombian rebel group Farc is to free at least three hostages to Venezuelan head Hugo Chavez, reports say.


Terrorismo, pronti a colpire Prodi: 'Colpo fatale alle Br'

Quindici arresti e settanta indagati nel Nord Italia. Ichino, Libero, Mediaset, la casa di Berlusconi e Sky fra gli obiettivi. Di' la tua


The U.N. peace troops shipping out soon to south Lebanon may find their first skirmish will be over words — like "hostile activities" and "all necessary action."


Moroccan Charged in March 11 Spain Attacks

A judge Tuesday charged a Moroccan with terrorism and mass killings for allegedly helping plan the March 11 Madrid train bombings, court officials said.


GMK Norilsk Nickel to vote for Harmony which is willing to acquire ...

OAO GMK Norilsk Nickel will vote for Harmony Gold which is willing to acquire Gold Fields, the company's press service said referring to Mikhail Prokhorov, GD at GMK Norilsk Nickel.


Padoa-Schioppa: il governo si riserva di valutare ricorso


Lawsuits halt makers of replacement printer cartridges.


Feds Warn on Children and Antidepressants

Independent experts came to the same conclusion as Food and Drug Administration scientists: There is a definite link between antidepressants and the worsening suicidal fixations of children taking the drugs.


Merck Decided Against 2000 Vioxx Study - NY Times

Top executives at pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. Inc. decided in May 2000 against developing a study to test directly whether its Vioxx painkiller drug might pose a heart risk, The New York Times reported on Saturday.


Germany's neo-Nazis change look to attract disgruntled voters

Holger Apfel cuts a clean look in his Miami Vice-style white suit and black T-shirt and is the new image of a German far-right that is likely to cause an upset in Sunday's state elections.


Scientists are investigating the cause of the latest UK foot-and-mouth outbreak at two farms in Surrey.


The judge in Michael Jackson's trial says Martin Bashir's controversial documentary can be shown to jurors.


Bush says hopes to solve Iran issue diplomatically

U.S. President George W. Bush said on Thursday he remained hopeful of convincing Iran through diplomatic means to give up its nuclear ambitions.


Microsoft eyes day when camera phones aid map searches

REDMOND, Washington  - Lost in Seattle with  nothing but a camera phone? Just snap a picture of a nearby  building, send off the photo to a database and soon you'll get  back a map and information about where you are.


Plan for South American Pipeline Has Ambitions Beyond Gas

An effort by Venezuelan President Hugo ChÃ¡vez to build a $20 billion pipeline has generated political and environmental controversy at home and abroad.


Samsung fields Flash cache fitted hybrid hard drive

Load-time lowerer Samsung has begun sending out hybrid hard drives to computer manufacturers, according to a variety of reports coming out of Asia today.â¦


Turning a Critical Lens on Television News

A former producer at "20/20" mimics Michael Moore in his aims but not his showmanship in this messy broadside against network news divisions.


Film studio Universal Pictures did not sack a black assistant director because of his race, a judge rules.


Laksamana.Net - Despite the scenes of devastation in Jakartaâs central business district, last weekâs bombing outside the Australian Embassy appeared as little more than a glitch in the steady gains made by the Jakarta stock index over the last two


China says draft UN resolution on NKorea 'overreaction'

China has said that while it is &quot;gravely concerned&quot; about the North Korea situation, a draft United Nations resolution urging sanctions over the regime's missile tests was an &quot;overreaction.&quot;


Lussemburgo, 22:41 - CALCIO, EUROPEI 2008: LUSSEMBURGO-OLANDA 0-1

L'Olanda ha battuto in trasferta il Lussemburgo 1-0 (1-0) in un incontro valido per le qualificazion...


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Fox wins weekly ratings with "Idol," "5th Grader"

Three doses of "American  Idol" and the new game show "Are You Smarter Than a 5th  Grader?" boosted Fox to a weekly victory in viewership and the  adults 18-49 demographic, Nielsen Media Research said Tuesday.


The Pentagon's longtime work in progress fires its low-power systems successfully, Boeing says. But don't hold your breath waiting for the fully weaponized plane.


The face of Estonia's Parliament changed very little Monday as vote counting showed incumbent Prime Minister Andrus Ansip retained power.Comment


Office Depot Chairman, CEO Nelson Resigns

Office Depot Inc. ODP.N, the No. 2  U.S. office supply chain, on Monday said Chairman and Chief  Executive Bruce Nelson resigned and a search for his successor  is under way.


Capriati and an injured Davenport ousted in semfinals

The third set was a tug of war before 17,253 tennis witnesses at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Two heavyweight boxers. Two warriors. Using tennis rackets instead of fists.


From a house in the center of Edinburgh a mystery has emerged, in the form of a gold Elvis Presley record, a framed signed picture of him and a framed piece of paper with lyrics to Don McLeanâs hit song âAmerican Pie,â apparently written by McLean, the BBC reported. The police said the items, recovered during a search, may have been stolen. A spokesman said: âThe value of the items is not known, but they look genuine. And if they have been stolen, then we hope that the original owner will recognize them and contact us.â.


Britney Spears ordered to undergo drug testing

A court commissioner has ordered Britney Spears to undergo random drug testing and hire a parenting coach to help the pop singer raise her children with ex-husband Kevin Federline, court papers showed on Tuesday.


No victims, no smoking gun, Conrad Black trial told

Conrad Black's lawyer told jurors on Tuesday that prosecutors failed to produce victims or a smoking gun in 14 weeks of trial to prove the former media baron stole millions of dollars.


WFP: Indonesia's Tsunami-Hit Aceh Recovering Quickly

Indonesia's tsunami-hit Aceh province is rebounding so well from the disaster that emergency relief work could wind up fairly quickly, a senior international aid official said Monday.


Actress Mischa Barton is arrested on suspicion of drink-driving in the Californian city of West Hollywood.


Sarkozy's love life: diamonds, sex and rivalry

Nicolas Sarkozy's love life has turned into a tale of sex, diamonds and rivalry amid reports that he gave similar rings to his new girlfriend Carla Bruni and his former wife Cecilia.


Lipari che curava Provenzano parlava con ex on. Mercadante


Self-Healing Tech Could Boost IBM's Yield

Ziff Davis - Designed to let processors adjust themselves dynamically in response to problems or systems demands without human intervention, the chip-morphing technology could help IBM  keep up with demand for good chips.


Lithuanians crack fake euro ring worth millions

Some Lithuanians were a bit too anxious to introduce the euro to their country. In what is being billed as the largest seizure of counterfeit euro notes since they were introduced, Lithuanian police have ...


Ukrainian Transport Minister Heorhiy Kirpa, a supporter of the trailing candidate in Sunday's presidential election, was found dead in his house from a gunshot wound Monday, a spokesman for the nation's railways said.


Flu study sees increase in numbers hospitalized

The number of people hospitalized in the United States because of the flu has climbed over the past 20 years to an average of more than 200,000 a year, in large part because of the aging of the population, a government study found.


Oil Hits New High as Iraq Violence Flares

Oil prices struck a fresh record just  under $49 a barrel on Thursday, spurred higher by renewed  violence in Iraq and fresh evidence that strong demand growth  in China and India has not been slowed by higher energy costs.


British Troops Join Anti-Rebel Raids Near Baghdad

British troops raided the country villas of some of Saddam Hussein's old guard on Thursday as they joined a US and Iraqi offensive against Sunni Muslim insurgents south of Baghdad.


At least 10 people were killed and 21 others wounded in a powerful bomb blast Friday in Quetta, capital of Pakistan's southwestern Baluchistan province, state-run Pakistan TV reported.


Timor rebel must be 'neutralised', says Australian PM

East Timor rebel leader Alfredo Reinado must be "neutralised" after escaping an attack by crack international troops on his hideout, Australian Prime Minister John Howard said Monday.


I 4 maggiori azionisti hanno respinto offerta da 10,8 mld


AT&T said it will make its 10,000 Wi-Fi hotspots free to nearly all of its broadband Internet customers starting early next week.


Internet retailer Amazon.com   has started selling groceries on its Web site, a  cautious step into a business that was one of the biggest  casualties of the dot-com collapse.


Il leader centrista: ''ma resto comunque all'opposizione''


The gains of DR Congo's peace process are at risk six month after the transition to democracy, a report says.


Corps of Engineers Revises and Renews Nationwide Permits

WASHINGTON, March 9  /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has revised and renewed the nationwide permits for regulating work in wetlands and other waters of the United States under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899.


Kerry promises to ease Senior's health care costs

Health care costs have risen much faster than the increases in social Security benefits, says John Kerry. He says the elderly of America will have a much better deal if he becomes President.


A lawsuit against Gary Winnick, the former chief of Global Crossing, refocuses attention on what Mr. Winnick knew about his company's finances as it imploded.


Suit Filed Over Death in AIDS Drug Trial

The family of a pregnant Memphis, Tenn., woman who died while taking an experimental AIDS drug in a US clinical trial is suing the government, several hospitals, and the maker of the medicine.


U.N. chief worries about Darfur fighting

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned Monday that a recent surge of fighting in Sudan's Darfur region could hurt next month's political negotiations on ending the four-year conflict.


NEW YORK - Investors worried about third quarter earnings looked past a surprise drop in wholesale prices, keeping stocks mixed Friday. Blue-chips dropped on profit warnings from Dow component Alcoa Inc...


UK: Parents often unaware their children are obese

A new UK study indicates that many parents of obese children have no idea their offspring have a problem. Researchers based at Plymouthâs Derriford Hospital carried out a survey involving 277 children and


The Republicans picked up at least two extra seats in the House of Representatives; two runoffs in Louisiana may expand their majority further.


She has two eyes, two ears, and full head of dark hair. Wise words on baby Suri from Katie Holmes herself: "It's really frustrating the amount of sh-t that's out there," Holmes says. "And the stuff they say about Suri?! You shouldn't say that about us,...


Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday urged Lebanon's prime minister and parliament speaker to reconcile and try to elect a new president, warning that failure could lead to two governments and two presidents.


BOSTON - If this World Series comes down to a battle of sentiment and pathos, it ain't even going to be close. The Red Sox, one senses, have became the people's choice, the exceptions being jealous Cubs


Sri Lanka beat South Africa by four wickets in third ODI

â¢ Cricket-Collingwood relieved and surprised at England call-up August 25, 2004 16:07:38 LONDON, Aug 25  - Batting all rounder Paul Collingwood expressed relief and surprise after being included on Wednesday in England's 16-man test squad to


Witness says he did not see accused at Stuttle murder scene

A key witness in the trial over the murder of British backpacker Caroline Stuttle said he saw a man running from the bridge after the victim fell to her death but that man was not the accused.


Russia's Gazprom to sell entire stock of Gazpromneft

Gazprom, Russia's biggest taxpayer, decided to sell the entire stock of Gazpromneft, which it thinks " has accomplished its mission," the Itar-Tass news agency quoted a source close to the gas giant as reporting on Tuesday evening.


ICC approved Ameren's acquisition of Illinois Power

CHICAGO The Illinois Commerce Commission today unanimously approved Ameren Corporation's two-point-three-(b)billion-dollar acquisition of Decatur-based Illinois Power.


Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz is visiting Nepal Monday on the first leg of a tour to strengthen trade and cooperation between South Asian nations.


Revised Texoma Park, Lodge Deal is Approved

By Angel Riggs, Tulsa World, Okla.  Mar. 2--OKLAHOMA CITY -- The Commissioners of the Land Office approved a revised purchase agreement Thursday that includes a $350,000 deposit for the Lake Texoma State Lodge and Park.


Superman flexes muscle at front of box office

"Superman Returns" leapt in a  single bound to the front of the box office in its first  weekend, but the man of steel found the iron women of "The  Devil Wears Prada" standing next in line with a dazzling debut.


Iraqi security forces will dig trenches around Baghdad and set up checkpoints along all roads leading into the city to reduce some of the violence plaguing the capital, the Interior Ministry said Friday.


Iran Sees Small Chance of UN Economic Sanctions

Iran believes there is only a 10 percent  chance the U.N. Security Council will impose economic sanctions  on it if Washington succeeds in sending its nuclear case there,  a senior security official said on Friday.


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Package delivery company FedEx Corp   on Thursday said quarterly profit rose despite a  slowing U.S. economy, but lowered its full-year earnings  outlook, sending its shares down more than 2 percent.


Karzai Sidelines Warlords, Elevates Opium Fight

Afghan President Hamid Karzai chose a new cabinet on Thursday, heeding calls to sideline warlords from top positions and creating a new post to spearhead the fight against opium production.


A suspected car bomb explodes in a mainly Christian suburb of the Lebanese capital, Beirut.


Frequent Flier: For Dance Troupe, Travel Is a Test of Poise

For dancers in the Mark Morris Dance Group, air travel is a bitter enemy.


What: Jerimoth Hill   Where: Central Congregational Church, Providence, Saturday   Why: At 812 feet, Jerimoth Hill, in Foster, is the highest ground in Rhode Island.


Vessels in Bid to Rescue Stricken Submarine

British rescue vessels were today staging an operation to tow a stricken Canadian submarine, with nine injured crew, to safety. Five British boats battled against


Restricted driving urged for heart device patients

NEW YORK  - New guidelines recommend precautionary measures when it comes to driving for people who have been given an implantable defibrillator, called an ICD.


Nicaragua's leftist Sandinista Front sought to capitalize on the recent fracturing of a rival party during municipal elections Sunday amid ongoing attempts to remove the country's president from office.


Forward Jared Jeffries has turned heads with his remarkable shot-blocking and leaping ability early in training camp. The third-year player is hoping for a breakout season.


Boston College, which is organizing a youth movement on its offensive line, is counting on sophomores Shadu Moore and Jim Marten. They are young, but don't be surprised if the talented underclassmen block everything Penn State throws at them Saturday night at Alumni Stadium in the Eagles' home opener.


The U.S. Department of Agriculture distributed $1.1 billion over seven years to the estates or companies of deceased farmers and routinely failed to conduct reviews required to ensure that the payments were properly made, according to a government report.


A thrilling last-lap shootout between Honda-powered competitors Adrian Fernandez and Tony Kanaan was decided in favor of the former Sunday at California Speedway, as Fernandez edged his rival by just the length of a nosecone to win his third Indy Racing


Bomb in Southern Thailand Kills One Man, Injures 7

A Buddhist man was killed and seven people were injured today in a bomb blast in the southern Thai province of Yala, where a Muslim insurgency has flared up in recent weeks, a police official said.


Plans to press ahead with the closure of 22 Shropshire schools are put on hold after hundreds protest.


Two homemade bombs exploded  aboard a train bound from India to Pakistan sparking a fire  that killed at least 66 passengers on Monday in what the Indian  government called an "act of terrorism."


Palermo, 14:03 - CALCIO, MERCATO: SU CARACCIOLO I GLASGOW RANGERS

I manager dei Glasgow Rangers stanno arrivando a Milano per trattare l'acquisto di Andrea Caracciolo...


Drug Company Settles NY Fraud Charge for $2.5 Million

A major pharmaceutical company accused by Attorney General Eliot Spitzer of concealing negative information about an antidepressant agreed yesterday to publicly disclose clinical study data.


Nyon, Switzerland (Sports Network) - UEFA, Europe's soccer governing body, is investigating allegations that fans at the Real Madrid and Bayer Leverkusen Champions League match at the Bernabeu racially abused players.


Apple plays DoCoMo against Softbank over iPhone launch

Apple Inc  is playing Japan's top mobile operator NTT DoCoMo Inc  against No. 3 carrier Softbank Corp  on selling the iPhone in Japan, meeting executives from both companies, sources said on Tuesday.


Anne Heche and her estranged husband, Coleman Laffoon, say they're happy with the outcome of a custody hearing over their 5-year-old son, Homer.


Senate clears major revamp of intelligence

The Senate yesterday approved and sent to President Bush legislation to restructure the nation's intelligence community, marking a triumph for the federal commission that documented


If the slide Friday night that strained his left shoulder taught David Ortiz nothing else, it seems to finally have taught him this: Don't run on Jermaine Dye .


If waking up before dawn would guarantee him a sensational round of golf, Don Pooley would be delighted to set his alarm clock at 4:30 a.m. on a daily basis. Pooley made the most of a very long day, birdieing half the holes Saturday in an 8-under 64 that left him a stroke ahead of Keith Fergus and Massy Kuramoto after two rounds of the Constellation Energy Classic.


New BlackBerry features smaller keyboard

With the economy slowly turning up, upgrading hardware has been on businesses radar in the past 12 months as their number two priority.


Surgical treatment of migraine reduced missed work days by 73 percent and significantly lowered the annual cost of migraine care for patients, according to a study in the


Secrets of Assassins' fort unearthed in Syria

MASYAF, Syria  - Nestled at the foot of Syria's coastal mountains, an ancient citadel has been put on the tourist map by restoration and excavation that revealed mysteries of the medieval Assassins sect, once based here.


Economic growth accelerates to 0.8 percent

Economic growth picked up slightly in the second quarter of 2007, official data showed Friday, but analysts forecast slower expansion later this year owing to recent interest rate hikes.


52 Swedes confirmed dead, nearly 3,000 missing in Asian tsunami

The Swedish government on Sunday revised down both the death toll and the number of missing tourists from last Sunday's tsunami in Asia.


Charles M. Taylor, 78, Atlanta Real Estate Developer, Is Dead

Mr. Taylorâs projects helped shape skylines in several Southern metropolitan areas.


After 216 years, 'Times' to stop printing as broadsheet

The Times is to ditch its broadsheet edition and publish in a compact-only format starting on Monday. Almost a year ago, The Times followed in the footsteps of The Independent


Some Venezuelan TV Channels Alter Programs

Some Venezuelan television channels began altering their programs Thursday, citing fears of penalties under a new law restricting violence and sexual content over the airwaves.


The European Space Agency's Huygens probe, carried millions of miles to Saturn on board the NASA Cassini space craft, has completed its final series of checks before separation.


NL Wrap: Finley Slams Dodgers to West Title

Steve Finley hit a grand slam home run  to cap a seven-run rally in the bottom of the ninth inning as  the Los Angeles Dodgers clinched the NL West title with a 7-3  win over the San Francisco Giants Saturday.


Heath Ledger edgy and anxious over Christmas holidays

Australian actor Heath Ledger, who was found dead in his New York apartment, was edgy and anxious during his Christmas holidays about not seeing his daughter Matilda, close friend and model Sophie Ward told local media.


England World Cup hero Jonny Wilkinson came through his first game for eight months seemingly unscathed in Galway.


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More patients visiting A&E are being seen quickly but there is still room for improvement, an official report says.


On the path to a much dreamed of world of Internet access to most of the mankind's written record, the Google project isn't the first to attempt to digitize books.


Critics Complain About Character Bill Atlantic Beach Proposal Called Watered Down

By Drew Dixon  ATLANTIC BEACH -- Now that the fourth draft of a proposed community character ordinance has been submitted to the City Commission, some people are saying the bill aimed at protecting Old Atlantic Beach's quaint style has been watered down too much.


Live Nation signs Jonas Brothers to touring deal

Concert touring company Live Nation on Thursday said it reached a two-year, multimillion dollar, worldwide touring deal with tween rockers Jonas Brothers.


CAMEC launches offer for Canada's Katanga

London-listed Central African Mining &  Exploration launched a formal offer for Katanga Mining Ltd on  Wednesday, but Katanga Chief Executive Arthur Ditto said he was  not interested.


Katharine McPhee has left RCA after a single album, Billboard reported.


Handshakes, not the Internet, win N.H. for Clinton and McCain

The New Hampshire presidential primary showed that two candidates who are underdogs on the Internet are perfectly viable in the real world.


First lady Bush has pinched nerve, to skip APEC

CRAWFORD, Texas  - President George W. Bush's wife, Laura Bush, has been suffering from a pinched nerve in her neck and shoulder area, and will not travel with the president to the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Sydney next month, the White House said on Sunday.


Green Bay - Packers quarterback Brett Favre and his family are dealing with yet another difficult situation. First Brett lost his dad to a heart attack last December.


Technology companies lead advance on Wall Street

U.S. stocks climbed on Thursday, led by technology shares, which gained on a bet that business spending will support the sector's profits even as the housing slump hampers growth in other parts of the economy.


Gunman Kills Girl and Himself at Colorado School

BAILEY, Colo., Sept. 27 -- A gunman took six girls hostage at the high school in this mountain town Wednesday, using them as human shields for hours before he shot and fatally wounded a girl, then killed himself as a SWAT team moved in, authorities said.


China Says Its Seafood Is Now Safer and Better

In an unusual public acknowledgment, Chinese officials said that pollution and water-quality problems had become the biggest challenges facing Chinaâs fish farming.


The evacuation began today of hundreds of Britons from the Ivory Coast, where anti-French rampages have left white foreigners vulnerable to attack.


Woods Is Upbeat for Next Year After 2004 Struggles

Tiger Woods, optimistic as ever, is excited about his prospects for 2005 despite struggling off the tee for most of this year and winning just one title.


Roma, 17:41 - CALCIO, LAZIO: 4 RETI NEL TEST CON LA PRIMAVERA

Test contro la Primavera per la Lazio. 4-0 il finale per gli uomini di Rossi, a segno con Inzaghi, Q...


Around 11 p.m. at the Lamb & Flag pub in central London, Dan Ashley was doing what he usually does when he's out at that time of night -- conferring with friends about where they could go after the pubs close.


Turkey's re-elected leader says he will continue reforms, but vows to respect the country's secular tradition.


Parrot Power: Alex Wanted a Cracker, but Did He Want One?

A famed parrot showed signs of an inner life, and a bit of a temper.


Continental Airlines yesterday announced that it will order 10 7E7s, becoming the first major US air carrier to commit to Boeing's new jet.


Baby of woman slain in Missouri in good condition; suspect ...

(Kansas City, Missouri-AP, December 20, 2004, 11:39 am) A four-day-old girl who was cut from her strangled mother's womb was in "remarkably good" condition Monday, a hospital spokeswoman said, and the alleged attacker faced an initial court appearance.


John Peel's dry, quintessentially English voice led me and millions of others into an esoteric world of music, full of imagination and adventure.


Huskies' season over after 3-1 loss to Stanford

LONG BEACH, Calif. - Washington's first visit to the NCAA volleyball Final Four turned out to be a short one. The magic carpet ride that had included the school's first Pac-10 title and a No.


Kansas City Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt dies

Lamar Hunt, the pro sports visionary who owned the Kansas City Chiefs and came up with the term "Super Bowl," died Wednesday night. He was 74.


Red Hat Linux Gets Top Government Security Rating

Red Hat Linux received a new level of security certification that should make the software appealing to government agencies.


Bernard Kerik withdraws as a nominee to head the Homeland Security ...

The personal attorney for Bernard Kerik says the former New York Police Commissioner decided on his own to withdraw as the nominee to head the Homeland Security Department.


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HP to update media PCs with AMD Phenom, hybrid high-def drives

While even HP has admitted consumers' shifting preference toward notebooks as desktop PCs, for 2008, it plans to give desktops a boost with multimedia form factors, new AMD CPUs, and some intriguing price points.


White House Looks to Sweeten Social Security Plan

The White House is looking for ways  to sell jittery members of Congress and the public on a  controversial strategy that would revamp Social Security by  reducing future retiree benefits, analysts and Republican  sources say.


Forget the perception that the Chicago Bears are mere patsies for Peyton Manning. They have a decent chance at winning Sunday's Super Bowl against the Colts. Really.


Prince Harry, the younger son of Britain's Prince Charles, returned home yesterday from a private stay in Argentina amid reports that he had cut his stay short after shots were fired not far from his lodgings.


Disney in the dock over 140 million dollar payout to executive

A law suit against the Walt Disney Co. over 140 million dollars paid to former president Michael Ovitz started, seven years after shareholders brought the action.


Car Bomb Near Fallujah Causes U.S. Deaths

A massive car bomb exploded on the outskirts of Fallujah on Monday killing and wounding several U.S. Marines, a U.S. military official said on condition of anonymity.


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England draw the final Test against Sri Lanka in Galle but lose the three-match series 1-0.


MODENA, Italy  - Legendary Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti, who brought opera to the masses with his powerful voice and jovial personality, died on Thursday of pancreatic cancer, aged 71.


Senate bars bill to restore detainee rights

The Senate voted on Wednesday against considering a measure to give Guantanamo detainees and other foreigners the right to challenge their detention in the U.S. courts.


U.S. General Takes Command Of NATO Force In Afghanistan

KABUL, Feb. 4 -- The highest-ranking U.S. general to lead troops in Afghanistan took command of 35,500 NATO soldiers Sunday after nine months of British command.


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MILANO - I cda di Telecom e Tim hanno approvato la fusione delle societa'. L'operazione - si legge in una nota congiunta - prevede il lancio di un'Opa volontaria su 2/3 del flottante delle ordinarie Tim e


Minister to reopen strike-hit Belgian airports with private staff

The regional government in southern Belgium decided to bring in private workers to reopen two airports after a wildcat strike by security officers left thousands of passengers stranded Friday.


Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito underwent surgery at a hospital Wednesday to remove a benign growth in his intestines, the palace said.


Racing: Schumacher comeback proves fighting spirit

SUZUKA, Japan: World champion Michael Schumacher proved his resilience when he took a hat-trick of defeats in his stride to return to the top of the pile in Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix.


President Viktor Yushchenko urged parliament Wednesday to stop meeting and officially dissolve itself so that early elections can be held in September.


Pakistan test-fires medium range nuclear missile

NEW DELHI, India, Oct. 12 -- Pakistan successfully test-fired the Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile Hatf V (Ghauri) capable of carrying nuclear warheads and part of the Ghauri Missile System on Tuesday


Specter Says He Didn't Tell President Bush No Judges Who Oppose ...

After generating national controversy with comments to President Bush urging him not to appoint judges to the Supreme Court who oppose abortion, pro-abortion Pennsylvania Republican Sen.


F.D.A. Employee Seeks Legal Help From Whistle-Blowers' Group

Dr. David J. Graham, the drug safety reviewer who denounced the F.D.A.'s safety record before a Congressional panel last week, said that he feared being fired.


Kerry: U.S. should talk with Iran, Syria

Sen. John Kerry, on a Mideast tour taking him to Damascus for talks with President Bashar Assad, said Friday that the Bush administration's rejection of dialogue with Syria and Iran to try to calm Iraq is a mistake.


Charlie Sheen, Denise Richards Expecting

Christmas has come early for Charlie Sheen and Denise Richards.


ASX, NYSE Euronext may be eyeing LSE stake: source

NYSE Euronext  and Australia's  ASX Ltd  may be interested in buying some or part of  Nasdaq Stock Market Inc's  stake in London Stock  Exchange Plc , a person familiar with the matter said on  Monday.


UK house prices rose by 0.8% in January,  the Halifax says, but the annual rate of increase falls to its lowest rate since December 2001.


Sir Menzies Campbell says the Lib Dems have "too many alternative power sources" for the era of 24-hour news.


IAEA Chief Appeals to North Korea to Allow in International ...

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency is calling for North Korea to allow international experts into the country to completely verify that a large cloud recently spotted over the country was not caused by a nuclear explosion.


CIA Studies Provide Glimpse of Insurgents in Iraq

As reflected in CIA classified studies last month, U.S. military and intelligence officials are still trying to understand the various Iraqi insurgency groups that they expect will continue to fight, even after last week's election.


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A global day of action begins calling for peace in Darfur, but Sudan's government says protesters are being "misled".


U.S. plan could forestall recession: Nasdaq CEO

DAVOS, Switzerland  - Nasdaq Stock Market  President and Chief Executive Bob Greifeld said on Thursday a U.S. stimulus package had the ability to forestall a recession in the world's largest economy.


White House started U.S. prosecutor firings: reports

The White House suggested two years ago that the Justice Department fire all 93 U.S. attorneys, but Attorney General Alberto Gonzales approved the idea of dismissing a smaller group after taking office last year, two major newspapers reported on Tuesday.


The first hearing in the re-trial of former leaders of Peru's Shining Path guerrilla group has ended in chaos. The judge suspended the hearing after the group's founder, Abimael Guzman, and his 15 co-defendants


Sharon Stone Claims She Has Never Had a Facelift

Actress is suing a Beverly Hills doctor who allegedly told magazines that he performed cosmetic surgery on Sharonâs famous face.


The French leader tells the BBC the world has become more dangerous with Saddam Hussein's removal from power.


WIMBLEDON, England -- Now Roger Federer has a taste of what Rafael Nadal and plenty of others have been going through at this wettest of Wimbledons. Off for nearly a week, four-time reigning champion Federer finally returned to the court Thursday for his quarterfinal against 2003 French Open...


The Polish Government yesterday disrupted plans to push through the draft Directive on the patentability of computer-implemented inventions when it requested - and received â- surprise delay in a crucial vote on the proposals.


GRAHAM, N.C. - It might help to say something flattering about the uniform the next time an Alamance County, N.C., deputy sheriff pulls you over...


LONDON -- Putting his money where his environmentalist mouth is, Prince Charles is swapping gas-guzzling private planes and helicopters for commercial flights, train journeys, and biodiesel cars.


MOSCOW, Dec. 17 -- President Vladimir Putin said Monday that he would accept the post of prime minister next year if, as is almost certain, his protege is elected president in March.


Secret intelligence gathered since May about ``Peace Train'' singer Cat Stevens found he has ties to potential terrorists that make him a ``national security threat'' who never should have been


Chelsea Reject Taylor Criticism over Mutu

Chelsea have hit back at comments by Professional Footballersâ Association chief executive Gordon Taylor over their decision to sack disgraced striker Adrian Mutu.


A woman who denied being on a mobile before a collision is found not guilty of death by dangerous driving but guilty of careless driving.


Genetic Test Helps Predict Breast Cancer Recurrence

A new genetic test could one day spare many women diagnosed with breast cancer from the rigors of chemotherapy, a new study says. But at least one cancer expert says more


Firm lands U. of Calif. retirement plans

Fidelity Investments yesterday said it is set to administer the University of California's multibillion-dollar retirement plans, in a deal that for the first time has a public university using a single retirement record keeper.


Vitamin E may cut heart attack risk for diabetics

22/11/2004 - About 40 per cent of diabetic patients can reduce their risk of heart attacks and of dying from heart disease by taking vitamin E supplements, according to new research out of the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology.


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A global day of action begins calling for peace in Darfur, but Sudan's government says protesters are being "misled".


One Month Later, Fight Over Ohio Continues

Nearly a month after John Kerry conceded Ohio to President Bush, complaints and challenges about the balloting are mounting as activists including the Rev. Jesse Jackson demand closer scrutiny to ensure the votes are being counted on the up-and-up.


Defence minister sees damage to Chicoutimi, meets with British

LONDON - Defence Minister Bill Graham was tight-lipped after meeting with his British counterpart to discuss last week's fire on board HMCS Chicoutimi.


Scottie Pippen may have been the most significant figure in the history of the NBA. Nah, lots of guys refuse to go into games. Heck, Carmelo Anthony made the Olympic team after he did it last season.


Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero alleged yesterday that his predecessor's government erased computer records after the March 11 train bombings, when it blamed Basque separatists amid mounting ...


A year ago, Boston College coach Tom O'Brien described his team's 35-25 victory at Rutgers as "the greatest gut-check I've ever been around," after the Eagles rallied from a 22-13 halftime deficit to earn their all-important sixth win of the season, making them bowl eligible.


British bomb plot suspect detained in Australia

A suspected al Qaeda plot to detonate car bombs in London and Scotland took on a new international dimension on Tuesday when Australia said an eighth suspect -- another doctor -- had been detained in Brisbane.


Taiwan's Chen sees independence in his lifetime

Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian said on Tuesday he believes the island can achieve official independence from China during his lifetime, though not likely before he leaves office next year.


Congress OKs Tsunami Donation Tax Writeoff

Taxpayers making donations this month to aid the victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami will be able to claim deductions on their 2004 tax returns under legislation passed by Congress Thursday.


The President's wife is rumored to be leaving him. He, it's said, is still in love with her. Suddenly, the French care about the private lives of their first family


JERUSALEM - Opposition leader Shimon Peres said he is "very fearful" Jewish extremists may try to kill Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, as verbal attacks become more vociferous over a planned withdrawal from the Gaza Strip next year.    Senior army officials, meanwhile, said Tuesday they are concerned a significant number of soldiers will refuse to dismantle Jewish settlements during the withdrawal; several influential rabbis called on troops to disobey such orders...


Romania Makes Pitch to Host U.S. Military

Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is shopping for new real estate these days. And the Romanian military told him Monday that it has just what the Pentagon needs: a huge, under-utilized army base adjacent to a ...


Church Members, Neighbors Discuss Camp Quixote III

By Matt Batcheldor, The Olympian, Olympia, Wash.  May 24--OLYMPIA -- Members of United Churches, at 110 11th Ave. S.E., shared their reasons for hosting Camp Quixote III on Thursday and listened to neighbors' concerns.


ATHENS, Greece - They are America's newest golden girls - powerful and just a shade from perfection. The U.S...


U.S. gift givers grab "Bush's last day" gear

Some of the T-shirts bear only the date: 01.20.09. The others spell it out: "Bush's Last Day."


Running for president means sometimes it's hard to get the shopping done.


Nearly one in five people living in the United States speaks a language at home other than English, according to new Census data that illustrate the wide-ranging effects of immigration.


Three Phoenix radio outlets to be swapped for rock 'n' roll station WLUP-FM and $70 million in cash. Indianapolis-based Emmis Communications Inc.


U.S. wants end to Allofmp3 spinoffs, knocks Russian antipiracy efforts

Politicians and trade officials are still pressuring the nation to shut down "illegal" Web sites and to align its intellectual property laws with "international standards."


Hasbro said its third-quarter profit climbed 62 percent on higher sales led by Transformers and Spider-Man toys and a favorable tax adjustment.


Hotel workers at 14 DC hotels are preparing to strike after talks over a new contract broke down last night. Union officials said hotel management walked out of contract


Scandalo 'valettopoli' accentua imbarbarimento vita civile


Grunting tennis pro. Evil brat. Marie Antoinette. What kind of roles are these for a young, blond Hollywood ingÃ©nue?


Field Goal Puts Bengals Over Miami 16-13

CINCINNATI - Chad Johnson wriggled open for a 20-yard catch that put the Cincinnati Bengals in range for Shayne Graham's 39-yard field goal and a 16-13 victory over the Miami Dolphins on Sunday night.    Graham's kick with 2 seconds left completed Carson Palmer's first game-winning drive, a modest achievement on a night in which neither inexperienced quarterback did much...


NASA on Friday retired the B-52B jet that served as the "mothership" for a half-century of flight research projects ranging from the X-15 rocket planes of the 1960s to the X-43A hypersonic jet that flew at nearly 10 times the speed of sound last month.


Citigroup still top debt house, Thomson says

Citigroup C.N held onto its number one   rankings as the world's biggest debt capital markets (DCM)   house and biggest global bookrunner of investment-grade bonds   in the year to date, according to figures from Thomson   Financial.


Web Site Contract Lawsuit Filed Against City

By Brian Lazenby, Chattanooga Times/Free Press, Tenn.  Feb. 3--Chattanooga officials said they believe a lawsuit regarding a  contract the city entered into for Web site development is motivated by sour  grapes.


Gucci Groups Nabs Hermann for CEO of YSL

Fashion Wire Daily - Fashion Wire Daily January 5, 2004 - PARIS - The Gucci Group has named Valerie Hermann Chief Executive Officer of Yves Saint Laurent, the luxury conglomerate's key asset in French fashion.


Amaranth to liquidate remaining positions

Amaranth Advisors LLC, the hedge fund manager which lost billions of dollars in energy trades, will suspend redemptions and liquidate its remaining positions, the company said in a letter made available to Reuters on Friday.


Business software maker Oracle Corp. on Friday said it will release its second-quarter earnings before US markets open on Monday, instead of Thursday, due to issues related to its takeover bid for PeopleSoft Inc.


Ramirez Reports to Red Sox Training Camp

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Manny Ramirez reported to Red Sox training camp Monday morning, three days ahead of his anticipated arrival but four days after Boston's first full workout.


MIAMI, Feb. 3 -- Fast food brought Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher and Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade together.


Aaron Stanton's effort to make a business proposition to Google Inc. attracts interest around the Web.


A couple are each jailed for seven years for keeping their five children in conditions of "utter squalor".


Somalia's new president  asks the African Union to send 20,000 peacekeepers to secure the country.


Violent storms lashed through northern and eastern France on Friday, killing five people and forcing officials to close a Christmas market and Paris tourist attractions, such as an ice-skating rink on the Eiffel Tower.


The Hewlett-Packard Co said on Tuesday that its profits rose 27 percent in the fourth quarter as revenues reached record levels across its business lines.


CHICAGO, Dec. 14  â The Costco Wholesale Corporation posted a better-than-expected 10 percent rise in first-quarter profit Thursday, helped by a big jump in membership fees.


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Microsoft expands local search into U.K.

Microsoft Corp. is expanding its local, photo-based search service into the United Kingdom, and adding traffic information for the U.S. service.


SocGen reels from record $7 bln rogue trader fraud

A junior computer whiz at French bank Societe Generale was accused of racking up a $7 billion loss in bad bets on stocks in the biggest trading scandal in banking history.


Text-Friendly Hopefuls Vie  For Hearts  And Thumbs

If Sen. Barack Obama is your guy, dial 62262 -- which spells "Obama" -- on your cellphone and text "Go." For supporters of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, punch in 77007 and text "Join." Text "Today" to 30644 if you're a fan of former senator John Edwards.


Armed police have recovered a firearm after killing a 37-year-old woman who was seen waving a weapon in the bustling market town of Sevenoaks, police said Monday.


UPDATE 3-US Airways seeking relief from union contracts

Bankrupt US Airways (UAIRQ.OB: Quote, Profile, Research) sought consent from its big unions on Wednesday for temporary relief from contracts and threatened to


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Despatches from the frontline of the war against PC viruses

The IT industry's war against virus writers has seen battles won on both sides this year. Sven Jaschan, the 18-year-old German responsible for spreading 70 per cent of viruses in the first six months of 2004


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With Lasers and Daring, Doctors Race to Save a Young Manâs Brain

Chris Ratuszny was the first person in the U.S. to undergo an operation involving the use of an excimer laser to treat a giant brain aneurysm.


Vaccine shortage prompts US to look abroad

United States health officials, taking another step to ease the season's flu shot shortage, approved the importation of up to four million flu shot doses from Europe on Tuesday for patients willing to sign a ...


Long a Laggard, Wages Start to Outpace Prices

The buying power of U.S workers is now rising at the fastest rate since the economic boom of the late 1990s.


Christians seek West's atonement for colonialism

Hands aloft and tears streaming down her   cheeks, Alicia Chipoyi prayed in a high-pitched voice for   spiritual healing for the wounds caused by years of slavery and   colonization of Africa by Europeans.


Cheney, Edwards face off at critical juncture

While often an undercard to the presidential debates, Vice President Dick Cheney's leading policy-making role and a razor-tight race could boost the significance of Tuesday's showdown of running mates, experts say.


Fewer than half of the Americans who most need a flu shot don't get one, officials warned as they urged a special focus on babies, toddlers and the elderly when vaccinations start next month.


Homeland Security to press ahead with Real ID

Department plans to release new rules Friday that would reportedly delay onset of controversial requirements and cut costs to states. Will critics be satisfied?


Tech-savvy voyeurs are cobbling together DIY infra-red scanners for less-than-noble uses. For every offense, however, there is economic opportunity. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.


Music Review | 'Musicians for Harmony ': Cultures in Combination To Commemorate a Tragedy

Musicians for Harmony was founded after the Sept. 11 attacks to promote dialogue between warring cultures, and its principal founder, Allegra Klein, has been working with musicians in Iraq.


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MILANO, 24 agosto 2004 - "Io dico sempre: il bello deve ancora venire". Un insolito Carlo Ancelotti, prima della partenza da Malpensa per Barcellona - dove il Milan affronterÃ  domani sera in amichevole i


Sachin Tendulkar scores his 41st one-day century as India smash 341-3 in their final match against West Indies.


Brazil Reacts Angrily to Report on Nukes

Brazil on Friday denounced a U.S. magazine report saying Brazil's uranium enrichment plant will give it the potential to build nuclear warheads.


New Spurs boss Juande Ramos sees Christopher Samba smash an injury-time winner at White Hart Lane.


Bhuttoâs Son and Husband Named Party Leaders

In naming two new co-chairmen, Benazir Bhuttoâs political party also announced that it will contest coming elections.


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Il presidente del Genoa Enrico  Preziosi pensa ad un ruolo simile a quello che è stato per qu...


The villagers of Buyat Beach blame Denver-based Newmont Mining Corp., the world's largest gold-mining company, for poisoning their idyllic tropical bay with arsenic and mercury.


Olmert and Abbas agree on teams to tackle statehood

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas agreed on Monday to create teams to tackle Palestinian statehood issues.


International health officials at an emergency meeting in Bangkok Monday said there is no evidence that bird flu has been passed from one human to another.


IBM Starts Chip Supplies for Nintendo's "Wii" Game Machine

Silicon Valley, Sept. 8 (Jiji Press)--International Business Machines Corp. said Friday it has started supply of its microprocessors for the "Wii" video game console of Japan's Nintendo Co. .


The Panasonic 42-inch plasma high-definition television sold for an average of $1,762 at Circuit City in September. By October, it was $1,687. And the day after Thanksgiving, the price hit a temporary low of $1,199.


: A car bomb brought fresh carnage to the heart of Baghdad today, killing six people and wounding eight near the education ministry, officials said.


A long-anticipated merger may soon come true.


US and Afghan forces seeking three kidnapped UN workers raided two houses in downtown Kabul on Monday, smashing through walls and doors to detain 10 people and question


How Sticky Is Membership on Facebook? Just Try Breaking Free

Some members discover itâs tough to erase all their information from the site.


Passengers from a Continental Airlines jet bound from Tokyo for Houston walk around Cold Bay, Alaska after the jet experienced engine trouble and was forced to make an emergency landing Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2004.


OMAHA, Neb. -- ConAgra Foods Inc. told consumers to discard certain jars of Peter Pan and Great Value peanut butter after the spread was linked to a salmonella outbreak that has sickened almost 300 people nationwide.


After seven months of extensive training, scientists in United Kingdom have managed to make good use of dogs' inordinate interest in human urine by utilising their "super-sensitive noses" to detect signs of bladder cancer, a report said.


Kraft in deals with Starbucks, Bosch over Tassimo

Kraft Foods Inc  said on Tuesday it struck deals for Starbucks  coffee to be sold for its Tassimo hot beverage machine and to replace the current manufacturer of the Tassimo machine with Bosch Household Appliances.


Breakthrough vaccine to prevent food allergies developed:

[Health India]: Washington, Nov 13: Researchers have now developed a breakthrough vaccine which can benefit millions who suffer from food allergies , especially nut and milk allergies.


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Risultati della settima giornata di ritorno del campionato di serie A1 maschile di pallavolo.


Malles, 15:06 - CALCIO, TORINO; NOVELLINO: ESSERE QUI CORONAMENTO DI UN SOGNO

Walter Novellino sperava un giorno di allenare il Toro. Questo giorno è arrivato. ''Sono cres...


PBS deserves to take a bow for its history of Broadway musicals

In the early 1990s, Michael Eisner, Chief Executive Officer of the Walt Disney Co., had a "Get Shorty" dark-side encounter with New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani.


We already have Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, well, by George,   why not President Clooney?


Manchester City reward Dietmar Hamann for his good form by extending his deal by another year.


Republicans clear way for minimum-wage rise

A Democratic campaign promise to boost the federal minimum wage for the first time in a decade moved closer to completion on Tuesday when U.S. Senate Republicans lifted a roadblock against it.


US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is to meet Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas on her Middle East tour.


"The Grudge" Tops Box Office Again, Ray Opens Big

. (antiTainment) The Halloween box office battle was won by the Sarah Michelle Gellar horror movie "The Grudge", landing the film at the top for the second week in a row, after the film brought in an additional $22.


NASA's plan to send a robot into space to repair the ailing Hubble Space Telescope is unlikely to succeed, according to a new report from the National Academy of Sciences.


Brown says Britain must remain engaged with Europe

Prime Minister Gordon Brown, often  accused of being lukewarm towards the European Union, said on  Monday it would be a mistake to question Britain's EU  membership at a time of global economic problems.


O.J. Simpson held without bail in Las Vegas robbery

Former football star O.J. Simpson, who was acquitted in 1995 of murdering his ex-wife, was arrested and held without bail on Sunday in connection with a suspected armed robbery in a Las Vegas hotel room last week.


Arafat ally Rajab seriously hurt in ambush

Palestinian intelligence chief Tareq Abu Rajab was seriously wounded in the chest in an ambush by gunmen today. Two of his bodyguards were killed in the attack on his convoy, Palestinian officials said.


Minnesota / Science Teaching Getting a Boost: Hamline University Gets $2.3 Million for School Training

By Paul Tosto, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn.  Feb. 12--A science education can open doors to some of the best careers in Minnesota, and students who do well in the sciences can expect to be in high demand.


BANGKOK, Thailand  - A retired rebel soldier from the jungles of eastern Myanmar has been plucked from obscurity to play a brutal Burmese officer opposite Hollywood star Sylvester Stallone in his latest "Rambo" movie.


The recent strength of the Canadian dollar has given a boost to online retailers who allow Canadians to bargain hunt in the U.S. without leaving home.


Forecasters see active Atlantic hurricane season

The 2007 Atlantic storm season will be "very active" with a better than 70 percent chance a major hurricane will make landfall on the U.S. coastline, a closely watched forecasting team said on Thursday.


Cassini Express Pays Second Visit to Saturn's Mystery Moon

Launched in 1997, the Cassini Huygens mission is a cooperative US$3.27 billion venture between NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA) and Italy's space agency.


Around 750 more foster carers are needed to meet demand in Wales, according to a charity's research.


EU hopeful Bulgaria under fire for abuse at mental health institutions

These establishments are dumping grounds where people are robbed of the right to any activity and wait only to die, said Krassimir Kanev, the president of the Helsinki Committee, a non-governmental organization ...


The   newly-enrolled college freshmen have been signed by McDonald's France to   hawk Happy Meals at the 1,035 French outlets of the chain.


A new pattern for global textile trade: China likely to dominate ...

Wild monkeys and Buddhist shrines outnumber any signs of industry, and rampaging elephants are not uncommon. The closest port lies seven hours away, down a rutted road.


Rudy Giuliani withdraws his Republican candidacy, on same day as Democrat John Edwards also quits.


NEW YORK - Martha Stewart will do her time for lying about a stock sale at a remote West Virginia prison camp where inmates sleep in bunk beds and rise at 6 a.m. to do menial labor for pennies an hour...


Hungary's opposition steps up pressure to oust PM

Hungary's opposition leader Viktor  Orban said on Thursday he would use all democratic means to  oust Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany, urging people to join a  mass rally on Friday.


England future looks bright, says rugby captain Vickery

England captain Phil Vickery said a bright future looked sure, following the run to the World Cup final, thanks to the emergence of some talented young players.


Phone Firms Rush to Get TV on Mobile Phones

Europeans came a step closer to having television on their mobile phones on Friday when two groups of companies announced plans to push forward with consumer trials and establish a standard for the technology.


Setting up a battle for the future of computing, engineers from IBM, Sony, and Toshiba unveiled details yesterday of a microprocessor they claim has the muscle of a supercomputer and can power everything from video game consoles to business computers.


Three new albums prompt the question: How do we explain playing something (a lot) that we donât even like that much?


Mississippi officials hold meeting with 49ers coach

Bee Staff Writer. SANTA CLARA - Dennis Erickson took another step toward the 49ers' exit Tuesday night when he met with two University of Mississippi officials about the school's vacant coaching job.


Madrid, Spain (Sports Network) - Real Madrid's powerful offense was held in check during a scoreless draw with Villarreal Sunday.


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Revenge Fears High After Russia's Mourning

Last week, Tanik Kuizev buried a niece who was among hundreds who died after a North Ossetian school was seized by raiders that included members of the rival Ingush ethnic group. After Wednesday, he vows, he will bury an Ingush to be killed in retribution.


In the world of sexual research, some experts like to compare men to a light switch: It doesn't take a whole lot of effort to turn them on.


Jerry Seinfeld has donated his puffy shirt from a famous episode of "Seinfeld" to the National Museum of American History in Washington.


Toddler dies in auto-starting dishwasher

An 18-month-old boy died inside a dishwasher that began running automatically when its door closed, the sheriff's office said Thursday.


Ex-husband says suspect faked pregnancies in past

Associated Press Writer. Kansas City, Mo. - In the community of dog breeders where Bobbie Jo Stinnett was well-liked and respected for her knowledge of rat terriers, the opinions about Lisa Montgomery were quite different.


Musharraf opposes India's claim for UNSC membership

United Nations, Sep 22 (UNI) Even as he refrained from launching a tirade against New Delhi, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf today strongly opposed any proposal to include India in an enlarged United Nations Security Council and asserted that a


350 tonnes of high explosive looted in Iraq

Several hundred tonnes of sophisticated high explosives have been stolen from a Saddam-era military facility in Iraq, despite repeated warnings from UN weapons watchdogs that US troops should secure the site.


Chinese power transfer complete as Hu takes over as military chief

A DAMAGING power struggle between Chinaâs old and new guards was decisively settled yesterday with the resignation of the former president Jiang Zemin as head of Chinaâs armed forces.


Empoli, 12:46 - CALCIO, EMPOLI; PRATALI: NON ME SONO ANDATO, MI HANNO CACCIATO

"Non è vero che ho abbandonato il ritiro. E' stato l'Empoli a cacciarmi, portandomi addirittu...


Eight young Italians go on trial for alleged involvement in a series of 'Satanic' murders.


Frances Knocks Out Power, Floods Florida

FORT PIERCE, Fla. - Hurricane Frances' wind and water whacked swaths of Florida with fire-hose force Sunday, submerging entire roadways and tearing off rooftops even as it weakened to a tropical storm and crawled inland with heavy rain...


WRAPUP 2-US consumers help economic growth in third quarter

US consumers fed a pick-up in US economic growth in the third quarter but a sentiment survey for this month showed oil prices were dampening their spirits


Analysis: Israel's widening counterattacks against Lebanon threaten not only the country's fragile economic rebirth, but an entire region's tenuous stability


Pfizer Warns of Skin, Heart Risks From Bextra

Oct. 15, 2004 -- Bextra -- one of two US approved Vioxx sister drugs -- may cause rare skin and heart side effects, its manufacturer today warned doctors.


Death threats, loud  catcalls and walkouts didn't stop rock legends Crosby Stills  Nash & Young from completing their fiercely anti-Bush reunion  tour in 2006.


Just because things are pretty much peachy in Baghdad doesn't mean there aren't small areas of the city where you might want to be careful, take note of your surroundings, avoid darkened areas and so on.


Bush, Kerry not invited to charity dinner

Officials at the Archdiocese of New York have decided not to invite President Bush and Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry to the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner.


By KHALED EL-DEEB and WILLA THAYER , Associated Press Writers Five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor were convicted and sentenced to death by a Libyan court Tuesday on charges they deliberately infected ...Comment


Venezuela's Chavez visits Castro for 6 hours

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez visited convalescing Cuban leader Fidel Castro, his ideological mentor and ally, for six hours on Tuesday, Cuba's state television said.


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Gold Fields chief calls Â£4.5bn bid 'inadequate'

The chief executive of Gold Fields, the South African gold producer, yesterday said he would urge the board to turn down an $8.1billion (Â£4.


George W Bush says violence in Darfur must be stopped "once and for all", as he continues his tour of Africa.


Personal data for 650,000 customers vanishes into thin air

Bad timing for J.C. Penney CEO Personal information belonging to more than 650,000 US customers of J.C. Penney and other retailers is at risk after the company hired to safeguard the data lost a backup tape.â¦


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Iran is to stop making purely petrol-driven cars and move to dual-fuel vehicles, in a bid to reduce petrol subsidies.


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Schwarzenegger's Sex Life Temporarily "Terminated"

Arnold Schwarzenegger's speech at the Republican National Convention may have went over big with Bush supporters - but the California Governor says his fiery rhetoric put a chill on his love life.


Nokia CEO Voices Concern About U.S. Mores

The head of Nokia — the world's largest mobile phone maker — expressed concern Sunday about disintegrating values in society and an apparent resurgence in conservative attitudes in the United States.


Seeking Savings, Employers Help Smokers Quit

Many companies are seeking to reduce their medical bills by paying for programs to help employees stop smoking.


Next week's menu of U.S. economic statistics is not expected to pose any great challenges for U.S. stocks, suggesting that momentum can carry market indexes to still more record highs.


S. Africa cuts deal with nuclear smuggler

South Africa has dropped charges against a man suspected of selling nuclear equipment in exchange for him to tell all, the Washington Times reports.


Police and army troops sealed off downtown Beirut Tuesday to secure a parliamentary session to elect a new head of state, a vote shadowed by assassination of a lawmaker and expected to be blocked by a Hezbollah-led opposition.


Bikini supermodel injured in tidal wave disaster, NY spokesman ...

_ Czech supermodel Petra Nemcova is recovering in a Thai hospital after she and her photographer boyfriend were caught up in the Asian tidal wave disaster, her New York spokesman said Tuesday.


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Life & style: Picture gallery: We've scoured the web for the best deals, from Fairtrade cotton to handcrafted jewellery.


Apple says its much-anticipated iPhone product will hit US stores on 29 June, at a cost of $499 for the entry product.


Ninety seven percent of websites are failing to provide even basic access for disabled people, a survey finds.


November sales soar for major Windows Mobile phone maker


Martha Stewart Stock Up on Reality TV Show Talk

Shares of Martha Stewart Living  Omnimedia Inc. jumped more than 9 percent on Tuesday, on  speculation the company's namesake founder could retool her  television show with "Survivor" creator Mark Burnett when she  emerges from prison, analysts said.