Meteorite's Organic Matter Older Than the Sun, Study Says

Ancient carbon-rich globules could offer a glimpse into the solar system's planet-building past and may provide clues to how life on Earth first arose.


Beirut Finally Defeats Bin Laden's Allies

But the conditions that fostered them in Lebanon remain -- and a concerned U.S. is shipping more military aid to the Siniora government


Sacramento's Christie Out With Foot Injury

Guard Doug Christie is expected to miss most of training camp with the Sacramento Kings while recovering from plantar fasciitis in his left foot.


Bulgarian govt says no payout for Libya HIV case

Bulgaria welcomed a decision on Monday by Libya to reconsider executing five nurses for infecting hundreds of children with HIV, but refused a call for compensation, saying any payouts would be an admission of guilt.


Intel Adds to 'Digital Home' Investments

Looking to boost the use of home electronics, company  provides funding to three companies.


Toyota, Japan's biggest automaker, plans  to invest some 100 billion yen ($830 million) to build a sport  utility vehicle plant in Mississippi, the Nikkei business daily  said on Tuesday.


China's dog extermination plan condemned

A U.S. animal rights group Thursday condemned a plan to kill all pet dogs in an anti-rabies campaign in a district of the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing.


LOS ANGELES (Sports Network) - Southern California fired  its head basketball coach, Henry Bibby, just four games into  the season on Monday.


US mortgage giant Fannie Mae fires CEO, CFO

WASHINGTON  - US mortgage finance giant Fannie Mae announced the retirement of its chief executive officer Franklin Raines and the resignation of its chief financial officer Timothy Howard, in the wake of accounting errors that will force a massive


A court on Monday jailed a same-sex couple for three years for perjury -- prompting the defendants to ask the president for help.


MOSCOW - Officials investigating Tuesday's twin plane crashes in Russia said they were looking into the condition of the two doomed aircraft, the type of fuel used, weather conditions and pilot error.


Kunkel barely qualifies for springboard final

Athens, Greece (Sports Network) - American diver Rachelle Kunkel advanced to women's three-meter springboard final Thursday by qualifying 12th after the preliminaries and semifinals.


Il presidente della Repubblica ha preso in consegna il vessilloe ha consegnato cinque croci d'onore alle famiglie dei caduti                                            Napolitano: "Bandiera di Nassiriya ammainata a testa alta"


Suicide among suspected causes of Britain train crash

Investigators kept open to the possibility on Monday that a weekend train wreck in the south of England that killed seven people was the result of a motorist's suicide bid.


Colombia rebels say army impeding hostage release

Colombian rebels said in a letter on Monday intense military activity had impeded the release of three hostages they had promised to hand over to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.


The weather was sunny and warm, and the Boston Red Sox were in town for Game 1 of the American League Championship Series to play the New York Yankees -- arguably the greatest rivalry in sports history.


Napster's Shawn Fanning Back With New Music Service

Napster founder Shawn Fanning is back in the music-downloading game, this time with a legal service that has the blessing of at least some significant members of the music industry.


Humour has always been part of Tony Blair's way of charming audiences -- and Wednesday was no exception, as he kept lawmakers laughing at his final appearance before leaving power.


Talks between Tehran and the EU on  Iran's nuclear programme have been put back, Iranian officials say.


Microsoft launches Vista version of Windows

Microsoft Corp.  launched Windows Vista for businesses on Thursday and said that by the end of next year more than 200 million people would use the new version of its dominant operating system or new office software and server computer products.


Israeli Housing Plan Casts Pall Over Peace Talks

With talks set for Monday, Prime Minister Ehud Olmertâs government sought budget approval for new settlements.


Blair seeks new climate agreement with US

The prime minister, Tony Blair, has been working to persuade the US to sign up to an alternate agreement to cut greenhouse gas emissions, it emerged today.


Blocked roads and rushing water are hampering efforts to save survivors of floods in the Philippines which have killed almost 350 people.


Telecom Italia has acquired GermanyÂs AOLÂs broadband Internet access business in for 675 million euros ($855 million).


A Michigan library shuts off its internet services due to a sudden upswing in porn surfing. In Sex Drive Daily.


An Afghan accused of killing four journalists in 2001 has been sentenced to death by a court in Kabul. Reza Khan was convicted of attacking the three foreigners and an Afghan about 90km (60 miles) east of Kabul.


Nissan Motor Co  posted a surprise 12 percent gain in quarterly operating profit on Friday as a pickup in its global car sales outweighed rising commodity prices, and it kept its full-year forecasts unchanged.


THERE IS no explaining away the evil of the Beslan school massacre. No history lesson of Chechnya's brutalized past can justify the murders of more than 300 civilians, nearly half of them children on their first day of school.


West Ham are having "exploratory discussions" over a possible takeover.


Google says working to solve health record dilemma

Google Inc  aims to apply  Web search technology to a general set of health information  problems and remains committed to the market despite slow  initial progress, an executive said on Wednesday.


TV Says Lebanese Man Held Hostage in Iraq

Lebanese satellite television channel  LBC aired a tape on Tuesday it said showed a Lebanese man held  hostage in Iraq.


British Airways plane makes emergency landing in Montreal

A British Airways 747 en route from Phoenix, Arizona to London made an emergency landing in Montreal following a mechanical problem with the plane, a company spokesman told AFP.


Ancient Reptile Used Neck to Suck Up Prey

They were unwieldy pond-dwelling predators with long necks that didn't have enough joints and neck ribs that must have kept their heads practically immobile.


For Cancer Patients, Empathy Goes a Long Way

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


Open Source Investment Rose 131% in 2006

The amount of venture capital funding invested in the Linux and open source-related vendors tracked by Computer Business Review rose 131% in 2006, vastly outpacing the IT market as a whole.


A year after ABC's Bob  Woodruff was nearly killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq, Brian  Williams became the first broadcast news anchor to visit the  war-torn country.


The Motion Picture Association of America has trained two dogs to sniff out DVDs being smuggled into the U.S.


Blair Hopeful on Iran, N. Korean Compliance

British Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Wednesday the international community was closer than ever to making North Korea and Iran accept its demands to halt nuclear programs.


Israeli Soldiers Kill Palestinian in Gaza

Palestinian hospital officials say Israeli forces have killed a Palestinian man near the Karni crossing just inside the Gaza Strip.


A second man pleads guilty to sex offence charges against young girls on the Pacific island of Pitcairn.


Dark arts of spin evident in phoney war for Abbey

THE phoney war over the fate of Abbey grinds on. Along the way, on all sides, it is producing its predictable crop of knowing winks and destabilising nudges.


N.Korea Condemns Bush for Provoking 'Sea of Fire'

In its first reaction to President Bush's State of the Union address, North Korea said Bush had threatened to turn the world into a "sea of fire," South Korean media reported on Saturday citing a Pyongyang broadcast.


Bob Evans, IBM mainframe pioneer, dies at 77

Evans led a team that developed a new class of mainframe computers that allowed different applications to be run simultaneously.


The exit polling got it wrong, as did predictions that the popular vote would be close. Turns out bookies make the best pundits. Despite predictions of a tight election by major news organizations and pundits


TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A Florida judge Tuesday refused to remove from the November ballot a proposed constitutional amendment paving the way for mandatory notification of parents when their minor daughters seek abortions.


Amazon.com Launches Unbox Movie Download Service Amazon.com has entered the video on demand download market with its Unbox offering. Amazon.com’s Unbox sells digital video downloads of movies and television shows from over 30 studios and television networks (excluding Disney properties - see below). Television show episodes will run $1.99 a piece while films will float between $7.99 [...]


In Los Angeles, fourth-ranked UCLA was knocked out in the quarterfinals of the Pac-10 tournament by California. Ayinde Ubaka scored eight of his career-high 29 points in overtime for the Golden Bears, who are a mere 16-16 after springing the surprise.


A partially-ignited incendiary device is discovered at a leading chain store in Belfast city centre.


Sony will ship only 2 million PlayStation 3 systems this year, not 4 million as previously announced. And Europe won't get PS3 at all until 2007. From the Game|Life blog.


Mosca, 13:11 - CALCIO, MONDIALI 2012: HIDDINK NON ESCLUDE RITORNO CON AUSTRALIA

Guss Hiddink, attuale ct della Russia, non esclude un suo ritorno sulla panchina australiana. "Il mi...


Genova, 18:14 - CALCIO, DOPING AMMINISTRATIVO: RINVIATO PROCESSO A PREZIOSI

Il processo a carico del presidente del Genoa Enrico Preziosi e di altri sei soggetti accusati di fa...


Yasser Arafat dominated the politics of the Middle East for four decades, and his death comes at a moment when the way ahead for this most intractable of conflicts has rarely looked so uncertain.


UK Regulators Criticize Shell in Settlements

UK regulators criticized Royal Dutch/Shell Group, Europe's second-largest oil company, for ``unprecedented misconduct'' in the overstatement of reserves that led to fines of $151.


Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi meets with members of the Independent Election Committee in Baghdad on Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2004. The committee presented the current state of preparation for elections (AP Photo/ Mohammed Messara, Pool).


1. Allegation: Kimberly Quinn claimed in an e-mail that David Blunkett âfast-trackedâ a permanent work visa for her Filipina nanny, Leoncia Casalme.


Martha Stewart Takes Aim at 'Bad' Prison Food

Martha Stewart is keeping busy in prison "washing, scrubbing, sweeping, vacuuming, raking leaves" and more, as well as doing her best to avoid unappetizing jailhouse


China to Open Fund to Invest Currency Reserves

With up to $1 trillion of reserves to work with, the agency could become one of the worldâs biggest investment funds.


UNITED NATIONS AP) — The key international Mideast mediators will confer with former British prime minister Tony Blair for the first time next week in his new role promoting peace between Israel and the Palestinians, the U.N. said Friday.


Citigroup wins final approval for China bank deal

A consortium led by Citigroup Inc.  has won final regulatory approval for its $3.1 billion purchase of 85.6 percent of Guangdong Development Bank (GDB), the China Banking Regulatory Commission said on Monday, paving the way for a restructuring of the troubled southern China lender.


After you! Beijing institutes queuing day

The 11th of every month in Beijing is to be "voluntarily wait in line" day as the city attempts to eradicate queue-jumping before next year's Olympics, a city official said on Wednesday.


There are just too many cards stacked against Vonage.


Art Review: Spelling It Out in Black and White

Black and white portraiture dominates âIsland to Island: Inspired Portraits,â the Hillwood Art Museumâs major fall show.


Stars rock climate change concerts around the world

Many of the world's biggest pop stars performed at Live Earth concerts around the globe on Saturday to try to persuade fans and governments to go green.


Papers Detail Industry's Role in Cheney's Energy Report

At 10 a.m. on April 4, 2001, representatives of 13 environmental groups were brought into the Old Executive Office Building for a long-anticipated meeting. Since late January, a task force headed by Vice President Cheney had been busy drawing up a new national energy policy, and the groups were g...


Records: Press aide knew online chat risks

In Internet and phone chats with someone he thought was a 14-year-old girl, a Department of Homeland Security press aide talked about underage sex, boasted about his job and called President Bush a "liar," according to transcripts released by prosecutors.


ANALYSIS-Indo-Pak peace bid runs into rough water

Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf is "confused" and not a little impatient. India is concerned, and Kashmiris are increasingly pessimistic.


SHANGHAI, China - Villagers in southwestern China are scratching their heads after an estimated more than $60,000 was spent to paint an entire barren mountainside green.


Palermo, 21:05 - CALCIO, MILAN; ANCELOTTI: ABBIAMO PERSO UN'OCCASIONE

Per Carlo Ancelotti lo 0-0 di Palermo è "un'occasione persa. Sono soddisfatto per il gioco


ST. PAUL - Keauna McLaughlin and Rockne Brubaker made a Great Leap Upward at the Xcel Energy Center yesterday afternoon, dethroning Brooke Castile and Ben Okolski to become the first pairs skaters in more than a half-century to win the US title a year after they'd been junior champions.


Two British soldiers have been injured near Camp Dogwood, central Iraq, the Ministry of Defence says.


They're able to steal spotlight, but not Randy

The Yankees are always supposed to get whatever they want whenever they want it, so of course they ran around telling people they had Randy Johnson before they actually did.


U.S. economic growth during the  second quarter of the year was stronger than previously  thought, the Commerce Department reported on Wednesday, partly  because businesses built up inventories at the strongest rate  in four years.


Chicago Bears defensive tackle Tank Johnson will sit out?Sunday's game against Tampa Bay. On Thursday, he was charged with possessing firearms without proper identification.


On his 35th birthday, Ernie Els received a familiar present — a World Match Play title. And he just might have his 96-year-old grandfather to thank. Els won the tournament for a record sixth time, beating Lee Westwood 2 and 1 Sunday to capture golf's biggest payday — $1.8 million.


Audrey Hepburn's black Givenchy dress, seen in Breakfast at Tiffany's, sells for Â£467,200 in a London auction.


CULIACAN, Mexico  - Powerful Hurricane Lane   thrashed western Mexico on Saturday, threatening tens of   thousands of people with flash floods and causing a second   death on the Pacific coast.


Borat unavailable for comment Kazakhstan yesterday blocked access to several websites critical of the government, including the "main opposition outlets", kub.kz and geo.kz, Reuters reports.â¦


VATICANO - Benedetto XVI agli universitari: ÂVolgete lo sguardo alla Vergine Maria e dal suo ÂsÃ¬Â apprendete a pronunciare anche voi il vostro ÂsÃ¬Â alla chiamata divinaÂ CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - GiovedÃ¬ 13 dicembre, al termine della Celebrazione Eucaristica presieduta dal Cardinale Vicario Camillo Ruini per gli studenti universitari degli Atenei romani in preparazione al Santo Natale, il Santo Padre Bened...


Sears' Stock Soars After Firm Buys Stake

Sears, Roebuck and Co.'s stock shot up Friday on news that a New York-based real estate investment trust had purchased a 4.3 percent interest in the huge department store chain.


Policemen Suspended Over Porn Star Report

Two British policemen have been suspended from duty after a newspaper reported they had been filmed enjoying the attentions of porn stars while they were supposed to be on patrol.


Unioncamere, al 2006 sono il 31,2% le imprese che esportano


Jordan Indicts Zarqawi in Foiled Chemical Plot

A group of militants was summoned Sunday and formally charged for their alleged role in a thwarted chemical attack using suicide bombers, judicial sources said


Carnegie Mellon signs up for robot space race

The Google Lunar X Prize, a robotic race to the moon, has drawn its first contestant.


Enron Side Deal With Merrill Lynch Was A Sham, Prosecutors Allege

_ An alleged side deal between Enron Corp. and Merrill Lynch & Co. in 1999 shows how Enron was willing to employ suspect financial practices to meet lofty earnings targets, prosecutors said.


Emendamento al Senato, 5 mld il nuovo 'tesoretto'


WRAPUP 1-Record-breaking Arsenal sweep past Rovers

Champions Arsenal made history on Wednesday by trouncing Blackburn Rovers 3-0 at Highbury to set a 43-match unbeaten league record in English football.


If your on Social Security, expect fatter checks next year as benefits rise nearly $25 a month. The government today reports more than 47 million Americans will start seeing the increase in their January checks, but some say that money won`t go far.


Dow Jones +0.31%, Nasdaq +0,48%, euro in calo a 1,3612 dlr


Treni sempre piÃ¹ cari: nuovi aumenti in vista

Sempre fedele allo slogan "meno tasse per tutti", il Governo si appresta ad accogliere la richiesta di Trenitalia per un aumento dei biglietti ferroviari. Il sasso Ã¨ stato lanciato oggi dal numero uno delle


By RONALD BLUM  NEW YORK - The Met will be on the air almost as much as the Mets.


As property prices spiral upward in Beijing, some tenants in the city's 600-year-old hutong alleyways are rushing to cash in on their neighborhoods' destruction.


PROFESSOR R. J. BLIN-STOYLE ; Sussex University Founding Father

By D. F. Brewer  R. J. Blin-Stoyle was the founding Science Dean of Sussex University, which received its charter in 1961, as the first of seven planned new universities.


Bush focus of protests at summit in Chile

SANTIAGO, Chile - Thousands of protesters marched through downtown Santiago Friday, expressing outrage over a weekend summit of 21 Pacific Rim leaders.


NY university urged to cancel Ahmadinejad speech

Columbia University was urged on Thursday to withdraw a speaking invitation to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who will be in New York next week for the United Nations General Assembly.


Senate nears vote on product safety overhaul

The Senate may vote as soon as next week on a bill to reform product safety regulation after months of recalls of shoddy goods, many of them toys made in China, said a key lawmaker and Senate aides on Thursday.


Blue chips ended firmer after a fairly volatile trading session as the benefits of a triple-digit Wall Street rally, after Tuesday's sell-off, offset earlier caution ahead of Thursday's interest rate decision.


Sheiks, libraries and collectors around the world have ordered the Vatican's new $8,400 limited-edition documentation of the heresy trial of the Knights Templar, officials said Thursday.


Acknowledging that vertical solutions trump horizontal technologies, the company's System Technology Group will market its products based on software, solutions, and industry contexts.


Hughes brews a little magic against Raptors

CBC SPORTS ONLINE - No matter how hard the Toronto Raptors fought or well they shot, the Washington Wizards always found a way to rally back.


Ukraine, Moldova to resume talks to enhance border control

Ukraine and Moldova are to resume talks on enhancing control at the border between the two countries.


Mentre presidente assume guida governo ad interim


Even at Home, Backers Worry About Giuliani

Even as Rudolph Giuliani plummets in some national polls, his rivals are encroaching on his own backyard.


Atlantic Records founder Ertegun buried in Turkey

U.S. rock star Kid Rock and Turkish singer Tarkan were among those who paid tribute on Monday to Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun, who launched the careers of Ray Charles and Led Zeppelin.


Yahoo CEO stakes out mobile phone market strategy

Yahoo Inc's Jerry Yang will seek on Monday to demonstrate in his first major speech since taking over as chief executive in June the inroads the company is making putting Web services on mobile phones.


A New York guadagna l'1,6% a 94,20 dollari al barile


Mexican court will name Calderon president: sources

Mexico's electoral court will name   ruling party conservative Felipe Calderon president-elect on   Tuesday, rejecting claims the fiercely disputed July 2 vote was   unfair, sources said.


Two oil pipeline were blown up in Iraq, north exports halted

One official in the North Oil company announced on Tuesday that one oil pipeline linking northern Iraq with Turkey was exposed to an attack that resulted in halting exports to Turkey.


Corteo pacifico a Cogoleto organizzato dalle associazioni dei genitoriche ospitano e sostengono a distanza i bambini della Bielorussia                                          Maria, sit-in degli affidatari: "Restituitela" La coppia chiede la mediazione della Chiesa                                                                                Il vescovo di Savona sarebbe disponibile a fare da mediatoreDai concittadini solidarietÃ  alla coppia, striscioni sui palazzi


FCC to Fine CBS $550,000 Over Breast - Report

The Federal Communications Commission is set to impose a record $550,000 indecency fine against CBS-owned stations for their broadcast of singer Janet Jackson's breast-bearing incident during January's Super Bowl, the Washington Post reported on Saturday.


Roma, 22:51 - HOCKEY PISTA, MONDIALI: SFUMA BRONZO PER ITALIA

Nemmeno la medaglia di bronzo per l'Italhockey, che dopo la finale per il terzo posto persa oggi con...


Fear of bias keeps U.S. Muslims out of military

Desperately short of soldiers who speak Arabic and understand Islam, the U.S. military is quietly courting American Muslims. But they show little enthusiasm for an institution many say is prejudiced against them.


How an accountant made poker a draw again

A few years ago, casinos across the United States were closing their poker rooms to make space for more popular and lucrative slot machines.


Hungary Crisis Deepens as Prime Minister Quits

Moving to end a political crisis with its government coalition partner, Hungary's Socialist Party has announced that Prime Minister Medgyessy is no longer head of the government and that it plans to nominate his replacement next week.


Syphilis-Blood Connection Eyed in Croatia

The World Health Organization was sending an expert to Croatia on Thursday to check whether thousands of patients could have been infected by syphilis through blood transfusions three years ago.


I verdeoro, fino a oggi in testa, scendono al terzo posto. La Francia perde 2 posizioni, Ã¨ sestaUfficializzate le sedi dei 2 prossimi impegni azzurri: a Genova con la Georgia e a Siena col Sudafrica                                            L'Italia torna in vetta al calcio mondiale nel ranking Fifa scavalcato il Brasile


After losing the Carlos Delgado sweepstakes to Florida, the New York Mets have filled their vacant hole at first base with veteran Doug Mientkiewicz.


Per impedire 'accesso incontrollato' a mercato europeo


Tyler Hamilton seems like one of the good guys. He earned the admiration of casual cycling fans after he rode through the 2003 Tour de France with a broken collarbone, yet managed to finish fourth overall.


New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin vowed   never again to call the World Trade Center site a "hole in the   ground" during a visit to New York on Friday to let investors   know his hurricane-devastated city is reopen for business.


TV Worldwide to Webcast 8th Annual "Capital Cyber Bowl" Live to Benefit Touchdown Club of Washington

TV Worldwide.com, Inc., a fast-growing web-based global TV network, today announced that it will webcast the 8th Annual "Capital Cyber Bowl" to benefit the Touchdown Club Charities of Washington, D.C.


Repairing airplane wings with nanotubes in flight

An electrical pulse through nanotubes and wires helps find the crack.


The 69-17 roll call by which the Senate voted Monday to approve a $136 billion corporate tax bill.


At long last, a Diwali which doesnÂt coincide with Ramzan, the holy period of abstinence when a large section of the movie-going public prefers not to see films.


By ALICIA CHANG  SAN FRANCISCO - The chief scientist behind the twin Mars rovers said he supports a human presence on the moon, but hopes the journey won't dead-end there.


India's government announces an ambitious plan to provide millions of poor people with social security.


US Pushes for Prompt Adoption of Sudan Resolution at UN

The United States is pushing for prompt UN Security Council approval of a resolution threatening sanctions against Sudan for failing to protect civilians in Darfur.


Family time is under pressure from children watching TV and spending little time with adults, a survey suggests.


WASHINGTON -- Despite continued criticism of his handling of the war in Iraq, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld won strong backing yesterday from the White House and key Republicans in Congress.


President Bush says Social Security's future financial shortfall is a crisis that Congress must tackle now, repeating Monday his demand for action but refusing to provide details of his top domestic priority that will cost trillions of dollars to implement.


FULLERTON, Calif. - There was no puppy love when Jewel met Jade. Jewel, the Correy family pet, disappeared seven years ago. Misty Correy and her children hoped the microchip in the dog's back would help find the Siberian husky.


Protect your financial institution with VeriSign® Layered Security

(Source: VeriSign)  Securing your consumers, brand, Web sites and network from advanced threats while pleasing the customer is a must. Yet, most security technologies protect one layer while leaving others vulnerable to attack. Learn how to protect all of your confidential data and transactions with VeriSign Layered Security.


The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has banned the import of five species of fish and shrimp from China because they have been found to contain unsafe additives and drugs, some of which can cause cancer, the agency said today.


When dancer Rasta Thomas saw the sign "Arts District Hyattsville" as he was driving home to Riverdale recently, he did a double take.


ElBaradei to press Iran leaders on atom cooperation

The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog meets Iranian leaders on Saturday to push for swifter cooperation in resolving questions about the Islamic Republic's atomic activity, which the West fears will be used to make bombs.


This weekend's Italian football is cancelled after a policeman is killed during violence at a Catania-Palermo match.


A suitcase thought to be full of long-lost Beatles material turns out to be full of photocopies


British scientists make breakthrough in vaccine storage

Vaccines could be stored for years without refrigeration thanks to a technological breakthrough whichpromises to revolutionize public health care, British scientists said Tuesday.


Missing in action, presumed dead. And eventually he faded from living memory. His generation passed away, with everyone who loved him, everyone who mourned him. Time rendered him faceless. He was just a name, one of hundreds chiseled in limestone in a cemetery chapel 4,000 miles from home.


AMD Will Have An Edge Over Intel Through 2005

Piper Jaffray said Advanced Micro Devices (nyse: AMD - news - people ) should have an edge over Intel (nasdaq: INTC - news - people ) "throughout 2005" but resumed coverage of both companies at "market perform" and both at price targets of $25.


There will be many tributes that focus on the accomplishments of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, who died Wednesday, but he is responsible for the deaths of thousands


Fossils Found in Spain Seen as Last Link to Great Apes

Scientists in Spain have discovered fossils of an ape species from about 13 million years ago that they think may have been the last common ancestor of all living great apes, including humans.


Bush Says Social Security Revamp May Involve Cuts

President Bush proposed the biggest  overhaul of Social Security since its 1935 creation on  Wednesday night in his State of the Union speech, and for the  first time said he would consider limiting future retirement  benefits as part of a solution.


To Reggae Beats, Ethiopia Pays Bob Marley Tribute

To the rhythm of thumping bass lines, thousands of Bob Marley fans gathered in the Ethiopian capital Sunday for a concert to honor the 60th anniversary of the reggae icon's birthday.


Indexes gain on earnings optimism; Yum up late

Stocks rose on Wednesday as a scarcity of profit warnings fueled optimism over the corporate reporting season, enabling the market to regain its footing after a sharp drop the previous session.


Westmoreland County Community College's hospitality programs are sponsoring a nine-day cooking tour of Spain, to take place in June.


Cisterna di Gpl tamponata A14 chiusa per tutta la notte

BOLOGNA - ResterÃ  chiuso per tutta la notte il nodo autostradale di Bologna dove confluiscono l'A/14 Bari-Bologna el'A/13 Bologna-Padova. Questo pomeriggio intorno alle 16 sul tratto dell'A14 Adriatica, tra


Telecom Italia took a detour from the road to convergence that most mobile and fixed-line operators have been treading, and wandered into a controversy that has spread from the market to the parliament.


'Aristide still has role to play for Haiti'

Lusaka - Haiti's former President Jean Bertrand Aristide still has an important role to play in resolving his country's political problems, South African President Thabo Mbeki said on Saturday.


The Chicago Tribune James Coates Computers Column: Google Apps, Office Live Give Small Fry Big Upgrade

By James Coates, Chicago Tribune  Feb. 25--On Thursday, the Googlers launched their long-awaited attack on the Microsofties' 800-pound-gorilla dominance of the business software gold mine. You know, the software behind that monitor sitting on your desk at work.


Summary: Condoleezza Rice State Speeches

NEWS: As the election approaches, White House national security adviser Condoleezza Rice is giving speeches in battleground states including Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Florida. The White House said Rice is explaining foreign policy to a nation at war.


Sometime in the last year, Westchester Lilliputians awoke to a hemorrhaging Gulliver in their midst. Who will steer him back to health?


Hamas yesterday promised vengeance against Israel for its assassination of one of the Palestinian group's members in the Syrian capital of Damascus.


Thrifts post $5.24 billion record quarterly loss

Thrifts and savings institutions lost a record $5.24 billion in the fourth quarter of 2007, mainly due to write-downs of good will, the U.S. Office of Thrift Supervision said on Wednesday.


Situazione "sicuramente nuova e carica di speranze"


The academic recruited by Gordon Brown to raise maths standards says A-levels are getting easier.


L'ultimo corridore che riuscÃ¬ a vincere nello stesso anno Giro d'Italia e Giro di Lombardia fu un certo Eddy Merckx, nel 1972. E prima di Merckx ci riuscÃ¬ il solo Fausto Coppi, nel lontano 1949. Ieri Damiano Cunego ne ha emulato le imprese.


Homeland Security Secretary will remain on the job through high-risk holidays just in case. â¢ Resignation: Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge said he will resign from President Bush's Cabinet, leaving Feb. 1.


Prima amara per le milanesi Fermate da Chievo e Livorno

VERONA, 11 SETTEMBRE 2004 - Chievo e Inter si dividono la posta del debutto ma il punto, sostanzialmente equo che giunge al termine di una partita piacevole e ricca di colpi di scena e' di quelli che per opposti motivi lasciano aperti molti interrogativi


SF Mayor Gavin Newsom engaged to actress

It looks as if San Francisco is about to lose its most eligible bachelor. Mayor Gavin Newsom, 40, proposed to his girlfriend, actress Jennifer Siebel, 33, while they vacationed over the weekend in Hawaii, and she accepted, said Stanlee Gatti, a friend of the couple who spoke with the mayor after he proposed.


1st Annual Western Hunting & Conservation Expo Ends a Huge Success With Big Numbers

SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 15  /PRNewswire/ -- The recently completed 1st Annual Western Hunting & Conservation Expo (Hunting Expo) in Salt Lake City was a huge success.


Drug offences in England and Wales rose 14% between April and June, Home Office figures show.


US labour relations board hits Quebecor with unfair labour charges

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (CP) - Quebecor World Inc., targeted by labour allegations of union-busting tactics, has been named in more charges from the National Labor Relations Board in the United States.


People with bipolar disorder suffer from an accelerated shrinking of their brain, UK researchers find.


Just a year ago, Italian troops in Iraq were bleeding and dying. On Nov. 12, 2003, a truck crashed into the Italian headquarters in the southern city of Nasiriyah.


By MICHAEL LIEDTKE  SAN FRANCISCO - It's not the blockbuster that some industry analysts envisioned, but Yahoo Inc. has sealed its first deal under new Chief Executive Jerry Yang.


House Defeats Gay Marriage Ban Amendment

WASHINGTON - The House followed the Senate in decisively rejecting a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage, ending for this year debate on what has become the dominant issue for the Republican Party's conservative base.    The 227-186 vote in the House Thursday was well short of the two-thirds majority needed to advance a constitutional amendment, but fulfilled a promise by backers to get lawmakers on the record on the highly sensitive issue in the run-up to Election Day...


Russia will not halt Shell's Sakhalin gas-and-oil project while a new environmental probe takes place.


Two brothers have been arrested on charges of growing a marijuana plantation in one of the biggest public parks in Palermo, Sicily, Ansa news agency reported on Wednesday.


The steel tubing company reports sharply higher earnings, but the stock is falling.


Eli Lilly supressed Prozac evidence - report

LONDON (CBS.MW) -- US pharmaceutical Eli Lilly (LLY) suppressed evidence that its antidepressant drug Prozac could cause behavioural disturbances, the Financial Times reported Friday, citing allegations published in the British Medical Journal.


Berlusconi Seeking Way Back to Spotlight

"The idea of a single center-right party is a significant one, but at this stage we are very far from that"  Ousted from power last year, Silvio Berlusconi is gambling big in his quest for a way back into the political limelight.True to his style, the flamboyant politician is paving the way for a new party, has picked a former beauty queen as his latest ally, and has promised to unite squabbling coalition partners.While the new Freedom Party is little more than a label for now, its official registration _ by businesswoman and former Miss Italy contestant Michela Vittoria Brambilla _ has already shaken up the political scene during an otherwise sleepy summer. Read more


A collection of genes involved in early development may help explain why black babies are more at risk of sudden infant death syndrome than other U.S. groups, researchers said on Thursday.


Constellation to Buy Robert Mondavi for $1.03 Bln

Constellation Brands Inc., the world's largest winemaker, will acquire Robert Mondavi Corp. for a sweetened offer of $1.03 billion in cash, ending any plans to keep the company in the Mondavi family.


China Puts Flood Toll at 1,029 as Wet Season Ends

Floods in China killed more than 1,000  people this year, destroyed 650,000 village homes and caused  64.7 billion yuan ($7.82 billion) in direct economic losses,  the official Xinhua News agency said.


Portobello Road wall attracts hot bidding A work by guerrilla artist Banksy, which appeared in September last year outside a post-production company in Portobello Road, west London, has topped Â£200k on eBay:â¦


Top U.S. electronics chain Best Buy  Co. Inc. BBY.N on Wednesday posted an 8 percent rise in  second-quarter net earnings on strong sales of higher-priced  digital products and curbs on expenses.


Heavy gunfire erupts in Mogadishu as peacekeepers land

Insurgents attacked the airport in Mogadishu on Tuesday and fought a heavy battle with government and Ethiopian troops as Ugandan peacekeepers arrived in Somalia's lawless capital.


EU leaders hail 'historic' invitation to Turkey

BRUSSELS: EU leaders hailed a breakthrough deal on opening membership talks with Turkey as a landmark step that would help bridge Europe and the Middle East.


ARLINGTON, Texas Texas has roared back into the American League West division race by completing a three-game sweep of Oakland. The Rangers rallied for three runs in the bottom of the ninth to beat the A's


Gli studi dei veterinari inglesi rivelano che l'animale era moltoda quello descritto da Jurassic Park. "Altro che predatore..."                                            Tyrannosaurus Rex, crolla un mito pesava 8 tonnellate, era lentissimo


Grammy-winning jazz producer Joel Dorn dies at 65

Veteran record producer Joel Dorn,  who worked with such artists as Roberta Flack, Max Roach and  the Neville Brothers, died of a heart attack on Monday in New  York. He was 65.


Antimonopoly approval secured, Alcoa will move forward with acquisition.


Rimini, 19:42 - CALCIO, RIMINI; ACORI: HO GRANDE FIDUCIA

Primo allenamento per il Rimini nel ritiro di San Vigilio di Marebbe (Bolzano), dove la squadra si t...


Rap star Missy Elliott has popped up  here and there in the past few years (namely, in a Doritos ad  campaign), but there hasn't been much in the way of new music  from her since 2005's "The Cookbook."


The Democratic National Convention host committee spent only $1.6 million with minority- and women-owned companies out of the $49.6 million it cost to organize the event, according to a Globe analysis of convention records.


A Dutch diplomat denies trying to "get rid" of his adopted South Korean daughter after putting her in foster care.


Merkel to meet Dalai Lama amid tension with China

German Chancellor Angela Merkel was set to hold a historic meeting with the Dalai Lama on Sunday that has raised tensions with China and led Beijing to cancel at least one official event.


Data storage firm EMC Corp. said Tuesday it agreed to purchase Smarts Inc., a privately held maker of event automation and network systems management software, for about $260 million in cash.


The chief of intelligence for the Marine Corps in Iraq recently filed an unusual secret report concluding that the prospects for securing that country's western Anbar province are dim and that there is almost nothing the U.S. military can do to improve the political and social situation there, said...


Furor on Rush to Require Cervical Cancer Vaccine

The vaccine is costly, and many say the rush toward mandatory inoculation could prove counterproductive.


The look on NBA Commissioner David Stern's face mirrored his last name Sunday night as he walked briskly into the Madison Square Garden rotunda to lay down his version of the law


UN envoy arrives in Belgrade with the Kosovo plan

Belgrade- The United Nations envoy to Kosovo Martti Ahtisaari arrived in Belgrade Friday to a frosty reception and to deliver his long-awaited plan for Serbia's breakaway province.Comment


A Manchester-based film about the life of late Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis is to be released next year.


Bolton to leave as U.S. ambassador to U.N.

Facing opposition from key senators, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton will leave office in a matter of days, the White House announced on Monday.


Powell Prods N. Korea to End Nuclear Programs

Secretary of State Colin L. Powell, in Asia to prod North Korea to return to talks on ending its nuclear programs, said Sunday that while there is still time to resolve the impasse, "there is a sense of urgency.


Keith Tkachuk had four goals and an assist, leading the United States into the World Cup of Hockey semifinals with a 5-3 victory over Russia last night at St. Paul.


South Africa's Harmony Gold has  made an unsolicited 52.9 billion rand ($8.2 billion) bid to  take over bigger domestic rival Gold Fields to create the  world's biggest gold producer, it said on Monday.


Anti-Gay Marriage Amendment Fails in House

The U.S. House of Representatives  failed on Thursday to muster the two-thirds majority needed to  pass a proposed constitutional amendment backed by President  Bush to ban gay marriage.


Chelsea became the new Premier League leader Saturday when it beat Everton 1-0 while Arsenal was held to a 1-1 tie at Crystal Palace.


Genova, 20:48 - CALCIO, GENOA: ARRIVANO DE ROSA E PIRES

Il mercato del genoa si è chiuso con due colpi, i difensori De Rosa (dalla Reggina) e Thiago ...


It wasn't the flooding that drove Dr. David Jones out of New Orleans for good. His house in the Lakeview neighborhood stayed dry. Instead, it was the way Hurricane Katrina eroded the orthopedic surgeon's practice.


Former Taiwanese president Lee Teng-hui (æç»è¼) is to leave for Japan today in the face of strong protests from China over the visit, officials said yesterday.


UK Charts Company to recognise album sales on USB Flash disks

Enter the DMD (Digital Memory Device) Exclusive The Official UK Charts Company (OCC), the organisation that maintains the UK's music sales tables, will include albums sold on USB Flash disks in its tallies from next Monday, 29 October, Register Hardware has learned.â¦


Google to FCC: Accept our rules and we'll bid

(InfoWorld) - In its clearest statement of intent so far, Google said that it will compete in an upcoming wireless spectrum auction --Â if the government agrees to certain rules. On Friday, Google sent a letter to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC)Â chairman informing him that the company will commit a minimum of $4.6 billion toward the auction, but only if certain conditions are met. Google spelled out those conditions in an earlier filing with the FCC. The billion-dollar commitment could assure the FCC that if it does implement the conditions, it can expect to raise the amount of money it hopes to. "The odds are still against the FCC imposing the conditions Google seeks, but this significantly ups the ante," said Kevin Werbach, an assistant professor of legal studies at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and former counsel for new technology policy with the FCC. Google's proposals are controversial for existing mobile operators, which could decide not to participate in the auction if the rules don't suit them, resulting in potentially less income to the government. On Thursday, Verizon Wireless said that complying with Google's ideas would amount to corporate welfare and bad public policy. The $4.6 billion amount appears to be the figure that Google believes the FCC will require as a minimum price for the spectrum. In its letter to the FCC, Google wrote that it understood that a draft order from the commission had specified that figure. The FCC typically sets a minimum price to sell spectrum; if the minimum isn't met, the agency can cancel the auction. "We're putting consumers' interests first and putting our money where our principles are -- to the tune of $4.6 billion," Chris Sacca, head of special initiatives at Google, wrote on the company's public policy blog. Google says that unless the FCC sets certain rules on the auction, existing large mobile operators will inevitably win the spectrum, and competition in the market will stagnate. In order to prevent that, Google is urging the commission to ensure that end-users can download any applications, services, or content they want. Consumers should also be able to buy a phone and use it on any network. In addition, Google says the winner of the spectrum should be required to allow third parties to resell services over the network on a wholesale basis. Some other groups, such as Frontline Wireless, a company backed by luminaries including former FCC chief Reed Hundt and former Netscape CEO James Barksdale, have proposals similar to Google's. While Google has been vocally urging the FCC to ensure that the spectrum can be used by any device and service, the company has until now hedged on questions about whether or not it plans to bid for the spectrum. The FCC auction for 700-MHz spectrum is expected to happen next year. The frequencies are considered prime for mobile communications because signals sent through them can travel far and can penetrate walls better than higher frequencies. Much of the similar spectrum is already spoken for, so this auction is considered a rare opportunity. In a perhaps related announcement, on Friday U.K., femtocell maker Ubiquisys said that Google has invested in the company. Femtocells are small base stations that can be used in homes or offices to improve mobile phone coverage. Ubiquisys' current products operate over 3G networks.


N.Korea agrees to nuclear disarmament steps

North Korea agreed to take steps toward nuclear disarmament under a groundbreaking deal struck on Tuesday that will bring the impoverished communist state some $300 million in aid.


Embassy denies asking Bush twins to leave Argentina

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina  - The U.S. Embassy in Argentina rejected reports that it had told President George W. Bush's twin daughters to leave the country after a widely publicized purse-snatching incident.


Eminent Domain Reform Proponents in MD Will Try Again

By Dori Berman  The 2006 legislative session saw 42 bills addressing eminent domain languish, but advocates for condemnation reform in Maryland said they will make another attempt in 2007.


Leonard moves four ahead at Bob Hope Classic

PALM DESERT, California  - American Justin Leonard eagled the par-five 14th on his way to a commanding four-shot lead in the Bob Hope Classic fourth round on Saturday.


E.U. welcomes moves to reduce U.S. control of ICANN

(InfoWorld) - The European Commission welcomed moves in the U.S. to free ICANN, the Internet domain name manager, from its historic ties to the U.S. government on Monday. The U.S. Commerce Department willÂ retain its oversight of ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, for three more years under a new agreement that took effect at the beginning of this month. The new agreement grants ICANN more freedom from U.S. government involvement, but stops short of full privatization, which many in the Internet industry want. European Commission spokesman Martin Selmayr said the Commerce Department had given "clear indications that this three year agreement between ICANN and the U.S. government would be the last." "This is good news. Last year there were doubts about whether the U.S. would privatize ICANN," Selmayr said. The new agreement, which runs until 2009, is subject to a review in 18 months. If in the review the Commerce Department concludes that ICANN is stable, transparent, and accountable enough, it could decide to grant the nonprofit organization full autonomy immediately, the Commerce Department said in a statement Friday. In addition to promising full autonomy, the U.S. government has shaped the new three-year agreement to help pave the way towards independence. From now on ICANN will determine how it works and what it works on, ICANN said. It will no longer have to submit half-yearly progress reports to the Commerce Department. Instead it will publish an annual progress report on the internet for everyone to see. Many observers argue that U.S. government involvement in ICANN is slowing the international development of the Internet down and should pull out without delay. Others warn that ICANN isn't ready to fend for itself. They believe the organization hasn't yet proven that it can handle the entire task of domain name management alone, and if the government withdraws now this could compromise security and stability of the internet. Â ADVERTISEMENTMAKE SOA REAL WITH IBM WEBSPHERE PODCASTStreamline processes and maximize efficiency within a proven service oriented architecture. Take back control of your business processes with IBM WebSphere.


Esplosione in miniera: sale il bilancio dei morti

Alla ricerca di alti profitti, gli standard di sicurezza vengono ignorati . Nei primi 9 mesi del 2004, sono stati uccisi 4153 minatori. Pechino (AsiaNews/Agencies) - Ã salito a 64 il numero delle vittime


Ad Spending Rises, Particularly on the Net

A report on advertising spending showed strong growth across most media in the first nine months of the year, with Internet advertising increasing the most.


Landstuhl was prepared for arrival of wounded from Mosul

The aftermath of Tuesday's deadly explosion at a U.S. military dining facility in Iraq began to reach Europe's military medical hub Wednesday, where 41 wounded troops and civilians arrived for treatment.


Britain's Prince Charles to visit Pakistan: report

Britain's Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall are to visit Pakistan next month, a newspaper reported.


Sudan's president vowed to rebuild the war-ravaged south of his country while on a celebratory swing through former rebel territory two days after signing a peace treaty to end Africa's longest civil war.


U.S., British Troops Battle Shiite Militiamen in East

BAGHDAD, June 18 -- In the early morning darkness of Monday, Shiite militiamen fired machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades at oncoming U.S. and British troops, who responded by overwhelming the attackers with gunfire and airstrikes that left at least 20 people dead, the U.S. military said.


Germany Calls Suspension of Indonesia Debt

German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder called on creditor nations Wednesday to suspend debt repayments from Indonesia and Somalia to help in their recovery from the quake-tsunami disaster.


Redshirt freshman Ricky Santos of Bellingham threw for 385 yards and a school-record five touchdowns to help Division 1-AA New Hampshire spoil Rutgers's season of great expectations with a 35-24 victory last night at Piscataway, N.J.


Robert Rufino, the president of creative services at Tiffany & Company, favors discreetly striped, stately colored, stiffly structured woven or textured silk ties.


Students to Remember 9/11 During Freedom Parade

By The Idaho Statesman, Boise  Sep. 8--Greenleaf Friends Academy fourth- to 12th-grade students will present a Freedom Parade from 2 to 3 p.m. Monday.


A federal appeals court ruled that antitrust claims brought by the chip maker Broadcom against Qualcomm, over the latterâs licensing practices can go forward.


German authorities are adopting a Stasi technique of using odour to track G8 activists.


Roma, 14:36 - TENNIS, INTERNAZIONALI ROMA: BIGLIETTI IN VENDITA

Da oggi è aperta la vendita dei biglietti giornalieri per assistere agli Internazionali BNL d...


Torino, 18:20 - CALCIO, TORINO; CORINI: A PALERMO UN'EMOZIONE PARTICOLARE

E' un Eugenio Corini emozionato quello che si appresta da ex a guiare il centrocampo del Torino cont...


Thursday's developments associated with Hurricane Ivan:


Carraro scrive a Fifa e Uefa: tecnologia in aiuto arbitri

16.20 - Il presidente della Figc Franco Carraro ha scritto a Fifa e Uefa proponendo uno "studio approfondito sulla possibilitÃ  di dotare l'arbitro ei suoi assistenti di un supporto tecnologico". Il presidente


Saudi women are barred from municipal elections, easing conservative fears

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Women may neither vote nor run in Saudi Arabia's first nationwide elections, the government announced yesterday, dashing hopes of liberal Saudis and easing fears among conservatives that the kingdom is moving too fast on reforms.


Spielberg urges China to press Sudan on Darfur

Film director Steven Spielberg,  artistic advisor to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, sent a letter to  China's president on Thursday urging Beijing to press ally  Sudan to accept peacekeepers in war-torn Darfur.


Dell, the world's largest personal-computer maker, is being sued by investors who claim the company misstated financial results and concealed an investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.


AT&T CEO sees consumer softness, shares drop

AT&T Inc  said on Tuesday it saw softness in its consumer business, spooking investors who thought telecoms would be sheltered from the U.S. economic slowdown and helping drive the Standard & Poor's 500 stocks index to its worst five-day start to a year ever.


world business BRIEFING | ASIA: India: Infosys Plans a Big U.S. Offering

Infosys Technologies, the outsourcing company, will offer $1.6 billion worth of its shares in the United States, the biggest overseas offering by an Indian company. The 30 million American depository shares, each worth one common share, were priced at $53.30. Infosys, based in Bangalore, had said earlier that it wanted to increase the companyÂs market value in the United States, and qualify for listing on the Nasdaq 100 index.


For the fight of his life, undisputed middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins chose some music that says something about his life. When he enters the ring Saturday to face Oscar De La Hoya, it won't be to pulsating rap.


Opposition protests after Hungary's PM wins vote

Some 80,000 opposition supporters demonstrated outside Hungary's parliament on Friday to demand Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany quit, just hours after he won a vote of confidence from lawmakers.


Panama's new President Martin Torrijos is sworn in for a five-year term, promising to probe human rights violations.


In vista ingresso Bulgaria e Romania il primo gennaio 2007


Eurozone Inflation Rising at Record Pace

The increase highlighted the difficult task facing the European Central Bank as it seeks to enforce price stability in the face of slowing economic growth.


Many teens, and some a bit older, will be spending this Halloween visiting a creepy, ghoul-filled haunted house, or watching a gory, horror flick. They'll say they love to shiver in fear and scream in terror. Or do they? Researchers say it's actually the adrenaline rush — and the wave of relief once the fright is over — that makes being scared so much fun.


NFL: Pittman returns as Tampa Bay needs RB help

TAMPA - Michael Pittman didn't receive quite as rousing an ovation as former Tampa Bay teammate John Lynch during pregame introductions Sunday at Raymond James Stadium prior to the Buccaneer's 16-13 loss to the Denver Broncos.


Norway's Shipowners plans to expand lockout, government orders talks

STAVANGER, Norway  - The Norwegian Shipowners Association threatened on Monday to lock out more oil and gas rig workers, a move analysts said could result in a near shutdown of the third-largest petroleum exporter's production and drive world oil prices even higher.


(Samarra, Iraq-AP, Oct. 2, 2004 4:30 PM) _ A top US commander in Iraq says he's confident the future of the Iraqi city of Samarra is good.


Georgina Harland produced a stunning run to win a bronze medal in the modern pentathlon. The 26-year-old Team Bath athlete carved her way through the field to haul herself up from 14th overall to third, covering


Dollar little moved as markets await central bank meeting in Europe

The dollar held in a narrow range Wednesday, shaking off growing US recession fears, as the markets awaited European interest rate decisions.


Incremento dello 0,4% per l'Ue-27 contro lo 0,1% di giugno


FINANZIARIA: VIA LIBERA DEL CONSIGLIO DEI MINISTRI

ROMA - Via libera del Consiglio dei Ministri alla Finanziaria 2005. La manovra avra' un impatto di 24 miliardi. ''Se devo definire la Finanziaria con due aggettivi dico che e' semplice ma solida'': lo ha detto


Gaza Militants Defy Abbas with Surge of Attacks

Gaza militants struck the border with  Israel and launched barrages of rockets into the Jewish state  on Wednesday, defying calls for a halt to attacks from the  frontrunner to succeed Yasser Arafat.


A leading member of the Palestinian group Hamas has been killed when his car exploded in Syrian capital of Damascus. The cause of the blast was not known, although some witnesses to incident say the victim's


Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney called for a fresh U.S. strategy in the war on terrorism on Thursday.


"Love's Brother," a romantic drama directed by Jan Sardi, won the $50,000 grand prize at the Heartland Film Festival.


Wouldn't you know it? The third batter of the game, Vernon Wells , hit a slow roller up the middle that Doug Mientkiewicz , playing second base for the second time in his career, backhanded near the bag (like a first baseman). He stepped on second and made a strong off-balance throw to first for an inning-ending double play.


BEIT LAHIYA (Gaza Strip) - Palestinians lobbed mortar shells at an Israeli settlement in the northern Gaza Strip on Saturday, hours after Israeli troops ended a raid of the area meant to stop such attacks.


Pechino, Teheran stia attenta a preoccupazioni estere


Go on. Let them say what they like. Fact is, Aishwarya Rai is here to stay.


The body of assassinated Pakistani ex-PM Benazir Bhutto is flown home for burial in the south of the country.


Mary J Blige, James Blunt and the Red Hot Chili Peppers are among the stars doing battle at the Grammy Awards.


North Korea has not changed its mind about ending its nuclear programme, leader Kim Jong-il reportedly says.


Exposure to antibiotics linked to resistance

Exposure to common antibiotics used to treat respiratory infections can increase resistance to the drugs, Belgian scientists said on Friday.


Discussione di oggi 'molto generica', a quanto riferito


The furore among British Labour Party ranks over Prime Minister Tony Blair's departure date is front-page material across Europe.


Florida Electronic Voting Procedures Scrutinized

Cheryl Roberts was impressed with Florida's new voting machines in the 2002 primary, when she cast an electronic ballot for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bill McBride. But a series of computer glitches - including startling cases of corrupted or missing data - has undermined her faith...


ATLANTA -- The American Cancer Society this week will take its biggest step ever into the politics of health care reform, spending $15 million in advertising on behalf of Americans with too little health insurance or none at all.


March 2007 - Topseos.Com is Back With Its Rankings of the Leading Internet Marketing Firms in Eleven Different Categories

PLYMOUTH, Ind., March 1  /PRNewswire/ -- topseos.com began in 2002 with the purpose of creating a platform for the leading internet marketing firms to interact. The best vendors got the opportunity to showcase their products and services for the internet marketing world to see.


LâAzione Cattolica sulla strada di Loreto

In occasione del Pellegrinaggio che si svolgerÃ  a Loreto dal 1Â° al 5 settembre, lâAC di San Benedetto vivrÃ  un intenso programma dâiniziative che culminerÃ  con una serie d'incontri con i pellegrini provenienti da diverse diocesi italiane.


Asus unveils 'first' music streaming Skype phone

Stream songs to your VoIP box Asus has launched what it reckons is the world's first wireless music Skype phone - a Wi-Fi enable handset that doubles up as a speaker for songs streamed from a PC.â¦


Mick, the most influential Kerry blue terrier alive, is the producer of 61 champions and maybe more if his sperm, frozen for artificial insemination, yields championship-caliber puppies.


US insists Hungarian troop decision positive, blasts news accounts

WASHINGTON, Nov 3  - The United States on Wednesday welcomed Hungary's proposal to extend the mission of its troops in Iraq by three months, but ignored Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany's vow to withdraw them by the end of March 2005.


Pervez Musharrafâs term as leader of Pakistan may soon come to a close. Will he buck history and go out quietly? Not likely.


Republican hopeful Romney wins Wyoming caucus: results

Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney scored a morale-boosting victory in the Wyoming nominating contest here Saturday ahead of next week's crunch New Hampshire primaries, results showed.


Michael Stiassny and Brendon Gibson of Ferrier Hodgson & Co have been appointed interim liquidators of no-frills brokerage house Access Brokerage Limited, which was today suspended from trading.


White House gates shut to "Kazakh reporter" comic

Borat, the fictional TV reporter   from Kazakhstan, may have gotten under the skin of Kazakh   officials but on Thursday he couldn't get past the gates of the   White House.


Satellite Shooting Is Next as Shuttle Heads Home

The shuttle Atlantis has cleared the way for a Defense Department effort to shoot down a failed spy satellite.


Net income for the second quarter climbed on solid sales of smaller, fuel-efficient vehicles and cost-cutting efforts.


Labour to work with Sharon on peace with Palestinians

Peres says his Labour partyâs main objective is to work with Sharon to achieve peace with Palestinians. ROME- Israeli Labour party leader Shimon Peres said he would work with Prime Minister Ariel Sharon


It tries to turn its live music show into a TV star.


The flood threat eased in South Texas on Monday as runoff moved downstream following weekend downpours that destroyed some houses and led to numerous high-water rescues.


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


Study faults prescriptions filled abroad

Making imported drugs safe for Americans would cost the US government hundreds of millions of dollars a year and consumers would see a savings of only about 1 percent, a federal task force said Tuesday.


WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Xavier Beitia kicked a 22-yard field goal with 1:03 to play to help No. 5 Florida State pull off a surprisingly close 20-17 victory over Wake Forest yesterday.


Spears Gives L.A. Radio Station 'Mona Lisa' Smile

LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Britney Spears surprised fans  when she showed up at KIIS Los Angeles Dec. 30 to play a new  song, "Mona Lisa." She also told the top 40 station's listeners  that she will have a new album out this summer.


WENTWORTH (England) - Bernhard Langer went from Ryder Cup 'Captain Fantastic' to giant-killer by knocking world No 1 Vijay Singh out of the World Matchplay Championship yesterday.


Steve Nash helped the Phoenix Suns overturn a nine-point fourth-quarter deficit and post a 114-105 road victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday.


The Safari browser is going Windows, Mac OS X Leopard has some 300 new features, and the iPhone will let Web 2.0 applications come aboard. Did these announcements on Monday by Apple CEO Steve Jobs match the anticipation?


The Golden Globes are shaping up as a reprise of "The Jamie Foxx Show." Foxx, star of the sitcom that aired from 1996 to 2001, earned a record three Globe nominations Monday, including one for best musical or comedy actor for his uncanny portrayal of singer Ray Charles in "Ray."


MMO2 gears up to launch i-mode internet services in the UK, Germany and Ireland.


Announced job cuts in the technology sector soared 60% in the third quarter to 54,701, the highest figure since the fourth quarter of 2003 (82,328).


Bush, Georgian President Discuss Ukraine

President Bush and Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili agreed Thursday that democracies in the former Soviet republics need to be bolstered.


Paula Sullivan wasn't looking to make school history. When the Stonehill College athletic director and the rest of the search committee went looking for a head football coach in January, one applicant who stood out was Robert Talley. It was his résumé that earned him the job. The fact that he was the first African-American hired for the ...


Court Wades Into Prison Sentence Dispute

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court appeared poised Monday to alter the system used for sentencing 64,000 federal criminal defendants a year, but justices clashed over whether changes would create greater inequity.    Judges, not juries, consider factors that can add years to defendants' prison sentences, under the government's 17-year-old system which has been challenged as unconstitutional...


West Ham in talks to sign Brazil star Adriano

West Ham have made an approach to sign Inter Milan's out-of-favour striker Adriano on loan.


FEMA Wasting Millions in Katrina Aid, Audit Finds

The government is squandering tens of millions of dollars in Hurricane Katrina disaster help, in some cases doling out housing payments to people living rent-free, investigators said  yesterday.


Office Condos Fit Owners' Lifestyles: Slowly, for-Sale Signs Have Been Popping Up in Downtown Roanoke for Small Office Condos.

By Jenny Kincaid Boone, The Roanoke Times, Va.  Jun. 15--A yellow curved wall greets customers as they open the door.   This downtown Roanoke office space is modern and vibrant. There are solar shades on the street-level windows.


special coverage Although the game conference has been pared down, hopes are high for a strong slate of new games.


Knicks 101, Cavaliers 98: Knicks Have a Meltdown, but Manage to Hang On

The Cleveland Cavaliers made more mistakes than the Knicks in the final minutes of a sloppily played fourth quarter, and the Knicks escaped with a victory, ending a two-game losing streak.


Suicide bomber kills 17 in northern Iraq

A suicide bomber blew up his vehicle outside a police academy in the northern oil city of Kirkuk yesterday, killing 17 people, including 14 policemen.


Report: China Firm Plans 3,000 Net Cafes

China's second-largest mobile phone company plans to open 3,000 Internet cafes by the end of the year, exerting stronger state control over a sector once dominated by private enterprise, state-run radio reported Tuesday.


NATO says major offensive cornering Taliban

NATO forces cornering Taliban guerrillas   killed up to 60 fighters in artillery and air strikes and   ground battles on Tuesday in a major offensive to crush a   revitalised Taliban in southern Afghanistan, the alliance said.


Prehistoric hunters may be off the hook in the latest twist of a prehistoric whodunit that tries to explain why bison populations sharply crashed thousands of years ago.


The Race to Read Genomes on a Shoestring, Relatively Speaking

If the cost of sequencing a human genome can drop to $1,000 or below, experts say it would start to become feasible to tell what diseases people might be at risk for.


India to Reduce Its Troop Strength in Kashmir

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced Thursday that India would reduce the number of its troops in the disputed territory of Kashmir, a significant gesture that comes


Nikkei Opens Up, Led by Techs, Exporters

Tokyo's Nikkei average opened 0.59 percent higher on Tuesday as investors sought bargains among tech firms and exporters, but gains were limited by caution ahead of a monetary policy meeting in the United States during the day.


Analysis: McCain and Huckabee now rivals

John McCain, meet Mike Huckabee. You're now rivals.


U.N. Food Rep Meets Sri Lanka Rebel Leader

After a tussle with the Sri Lankan government, the head of the U.N. World Food Program met a Tamil Tiger guerrilla leader Sunday to discuss distribution of food to tens of thousands of tsunami-affected people in rebel-held territories.


Police get more time to question four men arrested over an alleged terrorist plot to buy radioactive material.


Sort the good from the bad before you make your investments.


Judge Sharon Osbourne walks out of ITV's X Factor show as one of her acts, Kimberley Southwick, is voted off.


Amp'd Mobile Inc. said on Monday that   consumer electronics retailer Circuit City Stores Inc. CC.N   would sell its mobile phones, as start-up wireless service   Amp'd expands its distribution.


Yahoo has sprung a surprise in the Internet world with its new offering: Yahoo search engine on mobile. With this mobile users can access yahoo search with their mobile phones.


Quirinale. Ciampi a Pechino: giornata all'insegna della cultura

La prima giornata della visita di Ciampi in Cina Ã¨ stata dedicata, a Pechino, ad alcuni impegni culturali. Il presidente della Repubblica, accompagnato dal. ministro della Cultura, Giuliano Urbano e dal sottosegretario


China has signalled a toughening of its currency stance, with Premier Wen Jiabao blaming the US for recent volatility and the central bank reiterating that there will be no adjustments to its exchange rate any time soon.


Evidence in Michael Jackson Case Permitted

Michael Jackson's child molestation case has gotten more confusing. The judge in the Santa Maria case allowed some evidence into the trial, but the contents remain a secret.


The savior? The Buffalo Bills have always thought so. Bills general manager and president Tom Donahoe believed if the organization was patient in waiting for Willis McGahee's rebuilt knee to respond, he would be a huge success.


I wonder whether doctors might routinely explore a physical basis for the sudden, unexplained onset of emotional pain.


SEVEN bombs exploded in a wave of terror attacks across Spain yesterday during a national holiday. All the blasts - including two in the tourist areas of Alicante and Malaga - were small and caused little damage.


Spain's Gas Natural appoints Savaldor Gabarro following Brufau switch

Spanish energy company Gas Natural said it had appointed Savaldor Gabarro as chairman to replace Antonio Brufau, who is replacing Alfonso Cortina at the country's leading energy group Repsol YPF.


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Attendants want 'reckless' UAL managers out

Another United Airlines union is seeking to oust senior management at the troubled airline, saying its strategies are âreckless and incompetent.


As it has done for 200 years, Ohio's delegation to the Electoral College is to meet Monday to cast ballots for president and vice president — but this time, there are demands that the electors wait until after a recount. A demonstration was held Sunday as about 100 people gathered outside the Ohio Statehouse to protest the delegation's vote.


Many breast cancer patients 70 and older could safely forgo radiation therapy, which has been the standard treatment after lumpectomy, a study out today says.


US finance minister Henry Paulson says the booming hedge fund industry does not require tighter regulation.


Supreme court takes up major death penalty case

The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Monday in a death penalty case being watched around the world, to decide whether the lethal injections used to execute criminals cause unacceptable pain.


West Ham accept an Â£85m offer from an Icelandic consortium headed by Eggert Magnusson.


Pakistani Jets Bomb Militants in Tribal Region

Pakistan air force jets bombed suspected al Qaeda-linked militants in a western tribal region on Thursday, a day after six people were killed there in clashes between government troops and gunmen, officials said.


Musharraf defends record on terrorism, lobbies for trade

In France on the last leg of a series of international visits, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf defended his record in tackling Islamic extremism and lobbied for EU trade preferences which he says are vital for the country's future stability.


Violence in Ulster drives 1,240 people from homes

While nine-metre (30ft) steel "peace walls" divide Protestant and Catholic working-class streets and residents lock themselves behind metal "safety" grills, a grim picture is emerging of post-ceasefire Northern Ireland, where hundreds of families are


Endangered turtles die shortly after hatching from their eggs. Fish float dead off the coast. Flaming oil sends waves of black smoke toward the city.


Dean, Others 'Audition' for DNC Chairman

In what could be considered the political version of "American Idol," all seven contenders to be the Democratic Party's national chairman made their case Saturday during a regional caucus in Manhattan, two weeks before the Democratic National Committee elects a new leader.


Online retailer Buy.com is inviting itself into the expanding social networking scene, acquiring a Web site that rewards members with checks or gift certificates if they persuade others to buy their favorite products.    The purchase of Metails.com piggybacks on a growing phenomenon: online services that link people with common interests and friends, creating bonds that transcend social, economic and geographic boundaries...


Devil Rays Delayed by Frances, Games Vs. Yankees in Air

NEW YORK (Sports Network) - The Tampa Bay Devil Rays aren't  scheduled to arrive in New York City until nearly 6:00 p.m.  Monday, leaving their scheduled doubleheader with the Yankees  in the air.


Russia's Putin Rules Out Talking to Chechen Rebels

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


Local developer buys stake in Canucks: reports

CBC SPORTS ONLINE - The Vancouver Canucks will announce Wednesday that local businessman Francesco Aquilini is buying half of the team, according to newspaper reports.


Bush Announces Tighter Sanctions on Myanmar

âAmericans are outraged by the situation in Burma,â President Bush told the U.N. General Assembly today.


U2 has sold more than 120 million albums worldwide and won 14 Grammy Awards during the course of its 26-year career, so you would think that there would be a level of ease that comes with a new release.


NASA this weekend is set to launch a spacecraft that will journey to the asteroid belt that lies between Mars and Jupiter, a mission that involves a rendezvous with two of the solar system's largest asteroids.


China has produced the world's first cloned rabbit using a biological process that takes cells from a fetus, state media said on Tuesday.


MINNEAPOLIS -- Oft-injured Titans quarterback Steve McNair left Tennessee's game at Minnesota on Sunday after aggravating the bruised chest that kept him in the hospital for two nights last month.


Video Game Makers Get a 'C' for Effort, Critics Say

Critics questions whether violent videogames like "BloodRayne" should be played by children and teenagers. The videogame industry says games with mature themes have appropriate ratings.


Philippines storm toll over 900 as new typhoon hits

MANILA: Over 900 people were dead or missing after a storm triggered landslides and floods in the Philippines this week, rescuers announced on Thursday as a new and even more powerful typhoon approached the main island of Luzon.


Mahesh Bhupathi believes he and Leander Paes will have no trouble putting their off-the-court differences behind them at August's Olympic Games and says they can win a medal for India.


German Woman Convicted in 1991 Bomb Plan

A German court on Tuesday convicted a suspected former Red Army Faction terrorist of helping in an attempt to bomb a busload of Soviet Jews in Hungary in 1991 and extended a prison sentence she is already serving for another attack.


Cisco Systems will open a research & development (R&D) center in Tokyo that will focus on IP-based technologies including IPv6, multicast and wireless for both its mainstream routers and its IOS and IOS XR software.


As Yahoo Mulls Options, Microsoft Demos Ad Technologies

As Microsoft awaits a response from the Yahoo board on its $44.6 billion hostile takeover bid, Redmond showed that it is moving forward with new online advertising technologies it has already acquired.


An intensifying US campaign against Iran

Amid US charges of Iran's hand in Iraq's instability, some counsel caution.


The African Union reaffirms it will pull out of Darfur, after Sudan rejected  UN plans to take control of the mission.


FDA Denies Knowing Extent of Flu Vaccine Production Problems

US health officials Monday denied reports that they knew before last week that there were major production problems with a key American manufacturer's flu vaccine, which


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Mutilated Furries, Flying Phalluses: Put the Blame on Griefers, the Sociopaths of the Virtual World

Storms of flying phalluses, mutilated Furries, ruined $10,000 battleships -- it's all the work of griefers, the sociopaths of virtual worlds.


African leaders discuss Somalia military pact

East African leaders hastily turned a   high-level summit on Somalia into informal talks on Tuesday,   after rival powers in the lawless nation cut a deal to join   their military forces in a separate diplomatic effort.


A painting by Francis Bacon sells for Â£14m at Christie's in London, a record for the artist.


United looks to young guns to keep Arsenal and Chelsea in firing range

Wayne Rooney is not the only youngster generating a buzz of excitement around Old Trafford at the moment.


Our position is: NBA commissioner sent a necessary message to the players that their behavior was unacceptable. NBA Commissioner David Stern has handed the Indiana Pacers a severe but warranted penalty for


Genesis Crash a Disappointment, But Was a Better Simulation

Some science may have been lost as the Genesis space capsule landed in the Utah desert with a thud. But there might be a glimmer of good news in the failed NASA mission.


Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger endorsed a $3 billion bond measure that would fund human embryonic stem cell research, breaking with California's Republican Party.


China Warns Japan Not to Issue Visa to Taiwan's Lee

China warned Japan not to allow former Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui to visit, calling him a threat to peace between Taiwan and the mainland.


A free taco for everyone in the US if a player hits the Taco Bell home run target during Game 3. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Taco Bell is giving major league baseball a chance to feed America.


A Home That's a Cosmos of Shipwrecked Cultures

Exile is a universal condition in Cynthia Ozick's novel about a young woman who becomes the nanny to a family of German-Jewish refugees circa 1935.


Former CBS news anchor Dan Rather sued the network on Wednesday for $70 million, saying CBS violated his contract by depriving him of air time and made him a scapegoat to "pacify the White House."


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Landfill to Pay City $1.8 Million It Withheld

By Benjamin N. Gedan; Journal Staff Writer  The Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation had stopped paying for liquid-waste treatment when the city balked at signing a formal agreement.


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Deadly Car Bombs Explode in Ramadi, Mosul

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Two car bombs exploded in the insurgent stronghold of Ramadi on Tuesday, killing four Iraqis and prompting clashes between U.S. troops and gunmen...


The telecom's results can't quite connect with Wall Street's expectations.


White House race enters new national phase

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire  - The unpredictable fight for the White House went national on Wednesday, as candidates fanned out across the country and Democrat Barack Obama bounced back from a surprise loss to Hillary Clinton to grab a coveted union endorsement.


Top security in place as Munich awaits Pope Benedict

Pope Benedict returns to his  Bavarian roots on Saturday when he starts a nostalgic six-day  trip to his southern German homeland and some of its most  traditionally Catholic places.


Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  on Tuesday  reported a 26 percent drop in quarterly profit -- its first  earnings decline in more than 10 years -- because of a charge  for selling its German stores to a rival, but it maintained its  full-year profit forecast.


The file-sharing software company  has a new platform for crystal-clear, high-definition videos over BitTorrent. Those blurry, pixelated videos on YouTube may soon be a relic of the past. By Michael Calore.


A record-breaking baby weighing a minuscule 280 grams has grown up into a healthy young girl, US doctors report this week. But experts fret that the 'miracle' baby may raise false hopes among parents about the outlook for their premature infants.


With Each Hurdle Cleared, Pressure on Liu Increases

Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang won his first world title in the 110-meter hurdles Friday and returns to China with the weight of a country's expectations square upon his shoulders.


Barak wins leadership of Israel's Labor Party

Former Prime Minister Ehud Barak won the leadership of Israel's Labor Party on Wednesday, putting him in an influential position to decide the fate of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and his coalition government.


Sobrero Markgraf And Boxx One Win Away From Olympic Medals

Former Irish soccer stars to play with Team USA in Monday's semifinals vs. Germany (Aug. 23, 10:00 am South Bend time on MSNBC); Gonzalez and Mexico fall to Brazil in quarterfinals.


The head of the guards union at the federal prison where Martha Stewart will serve her time said Monday that staffing shortages will make it difficult to protect her.


The head of the British Army defends the "exceptional" RAF after an e-mail criticises its performance in Afghanistan.


DC United had lost 3-1 to the Chicago Fire. The real conflagration was yet to come, though. United's players and coaches, even the team's president, gathered in the locker room and had it out.


Truck maker Volvo  posted quarterly pretax earnings that were lower than analysts had expected on Friday, but an extraordinary dividend and surprisingly strong orders in Europe lifted its shares.


Brees nearly short-circuits Manning spotlight

Chargers quarterback Drew Brees knew the spotlight would belong to Colts counterpart Peyton Manning yesterday in their teams' showdown in the RCA Dome, but that didn't mean


PUBLIC-health campaigns regularly plug exercise as a sure-fire way to avoid an early grave. But that message may be too simplistic.


Brian Ching got another big goal, and the United States received the gift of jewelry. Ching scored just five minutes in on the Americans' first shot, and El Salvador was forced to play a man short after a


Searchers Find One Body in Utah Avalanche

Search teams on Sunday recovered  the body of a 27-year-old skier from a massive avalanche Friday  on an off-trail area near Park City, Utah, officials said.


Summary - (Oct 25, 2004) NASA's Cassini spacecraft will make its first close approach tomorrow to Titan, Saturn's largest moon.


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Limping Mets get another poor Pedro show

The New York Mets are limping toward the playoffs with one very big problem: Pedro Martinez.


System to recover imperiled fish renewed

The states of New Mexico and Colorado, four tribes and the Interior Department have extended a program to recover endangered fish in the San Juan River.


Update 1: Kodak Sees Digital Expansion in Future

Eastman Kodak Co., in the midst of its strengthening its position in digital imaging, Wednesday said it now expects sales of digital products and services to increase by about 36 percent between 2003 and 2007.


Why the Pentagon ended up with a shortage of armored vehicles for U.S. soldiers in Iraq


A plane carrying 21 people has crashed on takeoff from Armenia's capital, but there were no deaths reported, the head of the country's civil aviation authority said.


In a 24-hour music marathon spanning seven continents, rock stars sharing the spotlight with aboriginal elders and famous scientists urged their fans to turn interest in the Live Earth events into environmental activism.


Lack of tests could block virtualization

Attendees at Gartner's annual data center conference said their packaged applications have to be tested on servers equipped with virtualization software before they can adopt the technology. But some vendors may not have the wherewithal to do the testing.


Penguins offer evidence of global warming

MCMURDO STATION, Antarctica  - The first Adelie penguin chicks of the season -- black fluffballs small enough to hold in the hand -- started hatching this month, and the simple fact that there are more of them in the south and fewer of them further north is a sign of global warming, scientists say.


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BELMONT, N.C. - Wade Jones is a fan of Elvis Presley, but says he's not a fanatic.


Test in twilight, Indians in the shadows

Bangalore, October 8: The third dayâs play contained a clear message: India will have to revive those two Kolkata days of three years ago if they wish to stay afloat in the first Test.


Two soldiers die in Lebanon's largest Palestinian refugee camp as militants threaten to escalate a two-week conflict.


Thousands of workers at seven of Britain's busiest airports have voted to strike in a dispute over pensions, their union said on Friday.


Until recently, that was all they had in common. But now these women have another tie that binds them: a German Jewish women's network.


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Jobs picture stronger with expected revisions

The U.S. jobs picture may have been better than first estimated from April 2005 to March 2006, according to new Labor Department estimates.


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Pain Still Raw 6 Months After Madrid Bombs

The makeshift memorials of flowers, candles and children's drawings are gone. So are the black ribbons that hung from balconies and windows as symbols of mourning from one hellish day.


A car bomb kills at least six people in the centre of the Shia holy city of Karbala, Iraqi officials say.


Sun introduces OpenSolaris, releases 1,670 patents

InfoWorld - Sun Microsystems on Tuesday launched its OpenSolaris program, which provides access to the Solaris operating system via an open source format, and also announced the release of 1,670 patents to the open source community.


Frankfurt - Volkswagen management and union representatives in Germany were to resume deadlocked wage and job talks on Tuesday following a day of "difficult but not desperate" discussions.


Costly oil pushes gasoline to 14-month high

The effect of high crude oil prices  continued to pinch consumers at the pump, with the average cost  for gasoline rising 4.9 cents to the highest level in 14 months  and diesel fuel soaring 6.3 cents to match the record set two  years ago, the government said on Monday.


ICI rejects $14.2 bln Akzo Nobel bid approach

AMSTERDAM/LONDON  - Britain's Imperial Chemical Industries Plc  has rejected a 7.2 billion-pound ($14.2 billion) bid approach from Dutch chemicals group Akzo Nobel NV , saying it undervalued the company.


Barcellona, 23:38 - CALCIO, SPAGNA: IL REAL MADRID BATTE L'ESPANYOL

Nel posticipo della 15/a giornata della Liga spagnola, il Real Madrid ha vinto a Barcellona sull'Esp...


Second Goodbye to Carson No Less Painful

And so, it has come to this ... With those words, Johnny Carson made his graceful exit from "The Tonight Show" nearly 13 years ago. But few believed he would really be gone. And no one wanted to believe it.


Japan tells of disagreement at North Korea talks

Envoys seeking to end North Korea's nuclear arms ambitions decided to extend talks into Friday as differences emerged on the next steps towards disabling the North's atomic facilities, a Japanese delegate said.


Women from more deprived backgrounds have a lower breast cancer survival rate, research suggests.


Police search after a nine-year-old girl who went missing after she failed to return home from school in West Yorkshire.


Nokia delays gaming service launch to next year

Nokia has delayed the launch of its  gaming service N-gage to "early 2008" from this month due to  delays in software testing, a spokesman for the world's top  cellphone maker said on Thursday.


Reggio Calabria, 17:10 - CALCIO, REGGINA; AMERINI: CREDIAMO NELL'IMPRESA

Il centrocampista della Reggina, Daniele Amerini, cerca di spronare la squadra che parte in campiona...


Commissione Bilancio Senato approva emendamento governo


Notre Dame introduced its new coach, Charlie Weis, a few hours before Tyrone Willingham was introduced as the new coach at Washington on Monday.


Tony Blair continues his first Mid-East visit as the Quartet's special envoy by meeting Israeli and Palestinian leaders.


15 killed in strikes on Indian rebels in Myanmar: separatist leader

Ongoing heavy fighting in the thick jungles of Myanmar between government troops and Indian separatists has left at least five rebels and 10 soldiers dead, a rebel leader said Sunday.


Building sites across Englandâs North West will be graced by a pink LCB mini-excavator that will appear on a building site for the first time this October within the framework of the Breast Cancer Awareness Month.


Turns out it's really shaping up to be a second-term shakeup. With Secretary of State Colin L. Powell leading three other Cabinet officers out the door on Nov. 15, the recasting of the Bush Administration is well underway.


Google Inc., a company synonymous with searching the Internet, hopes to define far more of the world's computing experience with a helping hand from schoolchildren.


DHAKA: Two Bangladeshi policemen were due to be hanged early today for the rape and murder of a 14-year-old girl in 1995, an official said yesterday.


Judge Upholds Policyholdersâ Katrina Flood Claims

The ruling could cost insurers billions of dollars more than the $41 billion they have already paid to storm victims.


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Alberto Tomba incontrerà mercoledÃ¬ a Milano, nella sede della Fisi, il commissario straordina...


Menâs Basketball Roundup: Freshman Has More Bad News for Illinois

Eric Gordon had 11 of his 17 points in the second half Sunday as the 10th-ranked Hoosiers rallied from a 7-point deficit to defeat the Illini, 62-58.


Will Adamsdale, who was unknown on the comedy scene until weeks ago, scoops the Perrier Comedy Award.


Blog: Can co-founder Jerry Yang fix Yahoo, or did the board jump the gun when it replaced Terry Semel with the chief Yahoo?


Intel Details Upgrade to Itanium Processor

Intel is expected to detail Tukwila, its next generation of 64-bit Itanium processors that are used in enterprise servers.


UPDATE 5-Brent crude sets record as Nigeria concerns mount

London crude prices hit record highs on Monday as Nigeria emerged as the new focus of worries about supply security on world oil markets.


In China, Stern Treatment For Young Internet 'Addicts'

DAXING, China -- Sun Jiting spends his days locked behind metal bars in this military-run installation, put there by his parents. The 17-year-old high school student is not allowed to communicate with friends back home, and his only companions are psychologists, nurses and other patients. Each...


Spending During Holiday Season Disappoints Retailers

Uneasy about the economy and unimpressed by merchandise, American shoppers delivered the bleak holiday shopping season retailers had expected. Spending rose just 3.6 percent over 2006.


British police begin putting together 'jigsaw puzzle' of Ipswich murders

British police hunting a suspected serial killer said that they had begun putting the "jigsaw puzzle" together as 25,000 football fans here mourned five murdered prostitutes.


Powell push to revive Middle East roadmap

Colin Powell, the departing US Secretary of State, flies into Israel tonight to open a week of diplomacy aimed at helping to revive the Middle East peace process after Yasser Arafat's death.


NATO commander says too few troops in Afghanistan

US presidential hopeful John McCain called on European allies to match an American troop increase to the NATO-led mission in Afghanistan, warning that failure there would deal a grievous blow to the alliance.


Google earnings less astronomical than expected

CEO blames new employees How much does Wall Street expect from Google? Two days after Yahoo! announced a quarterly earnings drop, Google said its revenue was up 58 per cent, and financial analysts wanted to know what went wrong.â¦


N.Korea puts nuclear monitors' return on hold

North Korea said on Thursday a planned visit by U.N. nuclear monitors was on hold because it had not received unfrozen bank funds, shaking hopes Pyongyong would start disabling its atom bomb program soon.


US economy continues to expand in spite of rising energy prices ...

The US economy continued to expand in September and early October in spite of rising energy costs, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday in its Beige Book, a survey of business activity around the country.


England finish day three 88 ahead after a 273-run stand between Andrew Strauss and Marcus Trescothick


Russian gas firm Gazprom agrees to pay 35% more for natural gas exports from Turkmenistan.


Millions of people in Britain face an impoverished old age unless urgent steps are taken to cope with a reported Â£57bn gap in pension provision caused by longer lives, earlier retirement and inadequate saving, a government report will warn tomorrow.


The US is to tighten airport security in the wake of an incident at Glasgow airport and a bomb alert in London.


Iran will never dismantle its nuclear programmes but is ready to give assurances that its uranium enrichment activities will not be diverted for weapons technology, a senior Iranian negotiator told AFP on Wednesday.


A Sinn Fein MP denies a potential witness to the murder of Paul Quinn is under threat from the IRA.


The British Open has gone to a four-hole playoff between Sergio Garcia and Padraig Harrington at Carnoustie. Garcia bogeyed the final hole of regulation to fall into a tie with Harrington at 7-under.


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QWould you please speak to the astonishing noise levels in cycling studios? This blare from "music" can also be found in any group classes (at least at my gym: Sport & Health at Tysons). I would like to take part but not for the price of damaging my hearing.


Companies with growing yields can make you rich in more ways than the obvious.


Europe tightens grip on Ryder Cup as rookies rescue US

Europe's grip on the Ryder Cup tightened fractionally as Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson again failed to fire for the United States.


Blue Gene Supercomputer Joins IBM's eServer Family

November 10, 2004 - Itâs not just the wonderful iSeries that comes out of IBM Rochester. The clever folks at the Minnesota hotbed of technical innovation are also responsible for the BlueGene/L supercomputer


Virtual operator, real complaint Tesco Mobile, and O2 which provides its network, has complained to Ofcom that changes to spectrum allocation could drive the supermarket's mobile offering out of business.â¦


B/E Aerospace Inc. , the world's largest maker of plane seats, said on Monday that quarterly net profit fell, hurt by the absence of a one-time tax benefit which boosted earnings in the year-ago period.


An all-party security meeting held in Iraq after two days of extreme violence is a success, says the president.


Iraqi hospital officials say six people are dead from a car bombing that struck in northern Baghdad. An Iraqi official says the blast took place near the Ministry of Education.


Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie arrives in Iraq on a surprise visit as a United Nations goodwill ambassador.


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Americans' supply of flu vaccine was abruptly cut in half Tuesday, prompting the government to ask most healthy adults to delay or skip flu shots so that the elderly and others most at risk from influenza can get scarce supplies.    British regulators unexpectedly shut down a major flu-shot supplier Tuesday, prompting a record shortage in this country just as flu season is about to begin...


Catherine Keener and director reunite for fourth movie

NEW YORK  - Catherine Keener is in final negotiations to reunite with Nicole Holofcener, who directed the actress in her previous three films.


Keeping balanced ties with US and Europe dominates France's diplomacy in 2004

Keeping balanced ties with both the United States and European neighbors are fundamental policies in French diplomacy in 2004.


Ofcom helps inflate the WiMAX hype bubble

Prime real estate up for grabs Ofcom, the UK's the broadcast regulator, has tagged WiMAX mobile wireless as a likely source of revenue for the public purse.â¦


India's Tata wants more profit from Corus UK -paper

Tata Steel  Chairman Ratan Tata wants to make the UK operations of Anglo-Dutch group Corus  more profitable and cannot rule out job cuts, he told the Financial Times in an interview.


Georgia's presidential election was broadly free and fair but had shortcomings, international observers say.


Men also avid players of casual video games: study

Men are just as likely as women  to play casual video games, but are less likely to admit it,  according to an industry report that shatters a widely held  industry belief that such games appeal mainly to women.


Skype to sell first cell phone through 3: source

EBay Inc's  Skype is expected  to announce a deal soon with wireless service provider 3 to  sell the Internet telephony company's first mobile phone, a  person familiar with the matter said on Friday.


HSDPA - and HSUPA - for the masses? Review It's shiny, white and looks like a bar of soap. But hook it up to your computer and you can surf the internet at speeds of up to 7.2Mb/s - in theory, at least. Yes, it's Vodafone's latest wireless modem, the Mobile Broadband USB Modem 7.2.â¦


Cam Cameron was fired as the Miami Dolphins' coach yesterday by new boss Bill Parcells after plunging to an 0-13 start in his first year on the job and finishing with just one victory.