THE SOFTWARE giant which brings nations together, Microsoft, has issued a blind date kit for those who are thinking of installing its mega patch SP2 for Windows XP.


The education will continue under the spotlight of "Monday Night Football" when the Broncos play their Week 7 game at Cincinnati.


A day after Scott Peterson spent his 32nd birthday in a San Mateo County jail cell, his mother and father took the stand in his capital murder trial to try to


Roma, 20:38 - CALCIO, ROMA: A SIENA SI PREVEDE UN LARGO TURN-OVER

Dopo il 4-0 rifilato in Champions League allo Shakhtar, Luciano Spalletti ha sottoposto i giocatori ...


Indonesia will increase the amount of money it spends on fighting AIDS by 75 percent over the next three years, with the major focus on hardest-hit Papua province, the welfare minister said.


BAGHDAD, June 9 -- A suicide truck bombing at an Iraqi military checkpoint south of Baghdad killed a dozen soldiers, the deadliest in a series of explosions throughout Iraq on  Saturday.


Flood crisis not over yet, minister warns

Parts of the Thames expected to swell further, says Hilary Benn, as man drowns after plunge.


The online dating service Chemistry.com plans to unleash a new advertising campaign that seeks to depict its competitor, eHarmony.com, as out of touch with mainstream American values.


Europe ahead as Woods struggles at Ryder Cup

Europe made a storming start to the defence of the Ryder Cup at the K-Club as Tiger Woods once again struggled early on.


PARIS - Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen are getting supersized in France.    The 18-year-old actresses are promoting McDonald's Happy Meals in the 1,035 McDonald's outlets in the country...


iLuv 9200 iPod-friendly four-disc CD player

Sonic stunner Review Amplified iPod speakers sets are ten a penny these days, but most of them assume your portable player is now your only sound source. iLuv's 9200 is very different. It positively embraces the CD, packing in not one but four disc spindles in addition to the obligatory iPod dock. But is the 9200 nothing more than a cut-price B&O wannabe - or does it deliver a quality audio experience whatever music you pump through it?â¦


Taiwan Chen Quits As Party Chief After Poll Loss

Taiwan's opposition Nationalist Party supporters celebrate in front of party headquarters in Taipei after the party and its allies won legislative elections, December 11, 2004.


The Transportation Department's inspector general is reviewing air traffic control tower staffing policies after last month's plane crash in Kentucky that killed 49 people.


PITTSBURGH -- A World Series and a Super Bowl just 3 1/2 months apart? The ultimate harvest of memories and rings for one sports-crazed region? It could happen if the Patriots beat the Steelers at snowy, frozen Heinz Field in tonight's AFC Championship game.


La Valletta, 15:24 - CALCIO, JUVENTUS; RANIERI: RITIRO E' SERVITO, ORA IL CATANIA

Dal ritiro "invernale" di Malta, il tecnico Claudio Ranieri carica la sua Juventus in vista del prim...


The number of American children with chronic health problems such as obesity, asthma and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder has soared in the past four decades, foreshadowing increases in adult disability and public health-care spending, researchers said yesterday.


Sales of Sony's PlayStation 3 (PS3) console in the US rose by 21% in June, according to analyst figures.


Mastermind of Iraq Yazidi attack killed: U.S. military

A U.S. air strike killed a senior al Qaeda militant who masterminded truck bombings on Iraq's minority Yazidi community last month that killed more than 400 people, the military said on Sunday.


A Moroccan man accused of links to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks has been extradited from Britain to Spain, British police said Friday.


Controversial comic Bernard Manning, who died on Tuesday, wrote his own obituary.


Rituals: At a Family Gathering, an Internet Cafe Breaks Out

The electronic and informational needs of our houseguests have expanded.


Twenty five years after it was published, "In Search of Excellence" is one of the most widely read business books ever, but its value and the value of its successors may lie purely in its anecdotes.


4th hurricane in 6 weeks brings flooding, power loss

Florida awoke yesterday to a dispiriting sense of deja vu: Trees hacked apart before dawn by Hurricane Jeanne lay next to debris


Space shuttle astronauts will fly next year without the ability to repair in orbit the type of damage that destroyed the Columbia vehicle in 2003.


The plan, which costs $69, extends Apple's repair coverage to two years from the original purchase date of the iPhone.


Columbus, OH (Sports Network) - Former Ohio State running back Maurice Clarett has accused Buckeyes head coach Jim Tressel and his staff of giving him cars, cash and improper benefits while he was enrolled at the University.


The 57th Berlin Film Festival opens with a biopic about French singer Edith Piaf, starring actress Marion Cotillard.


Crisis-hit mortgage lender's shares plummet as much as 34% as run on bank gathers pace.


Still reeling from the news they are to lose their top striker for the news, Birmingham City could also find themselves involved in a wage dispute with Mikael Forssell's employers Chelsea.


Skype launched a version of its Internet telephony service for users of Apple computers on Tuesday, as it battles a growing number of competitors offering voice-over-IP (VoIP) products.


Modena, 18:59 - CALCIO, MODENA: LONGO LAVORA A PARTE

Allenamento pomeridiano per il Modena al Campo Zelocchi, con il tecnico Mutti che ha fatto svolgere ...


Stunned Russians Observe Day of Mourning

BESLAN, Russia Sept. 6, 2004 - Trains passing a cemetery blew their horns in respect Monday as Russia mourned the hundreds of victims of what increasingly appeared to have been a well-planned terrorist attack on a southern school.


Japanese Stocks Fall After Thailand Coup

TOKYO - Japanese stocks were lower Wednesday at midday in the wake of a military coup in Thailand and Wall Street's overnight fall. The dollar was lower against the yen.  The Nikkei 225 index fell 177.78 points, or 1.12 percent, to 15,696.50 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange midday Wednesday.


Hurricane Felix gathered strength Saturday and pounded Grenada with heavy rains and winds, snapping small boats loose from their moorings and toppling utility poles on its route toward the Caribbean island of Aruba.


Who would have expected this upside to costly medical procedures?


Obama: Not Quite Ready for History Books

On the eve of taking office, the most watched new arrival in the nation's capital says it's way too early to talk about his place in history.


Musharraf for identifying regions, demilitarization before ...

RAWALPINDI : President General Pervez Musharraf has called for identifying the regions, demilitarize them and change their status before a possible resolution of Kashmir issue.


Drugmaker's stocks fall after FDA researcher wonders about 5 drugs

Dr David Graham told a Senate panel that five well known drugs, which are currently on the market, needed to be looked at more closely - this sent share values down for many drug companies.


"E' mancata l'autocritica sull'imprenditoria italiana"


Sox exorcise demons with historic comeback

New York Times News Service - 10/21/04. NEW YORK - They had been reliable caretakers of a cosmic curse, feasting for decades on the gift that kept on giving: Babe Ruth, purchased from the


The company has a much-needed solution, but it had little choice except to sell out.


Bombardier calls for grounding of some aircraft

Bombardier Inc (BBDb.TO) said on  Wednesday it recommended that Q400 aircraft with more than  10,000 landing gear cycles be grounded until an inspection of  the landing gear is carried out following two incidents  involving landing gear.


Britain considering extra troop deployments to Afghanistan

Britain's Defence Secretary Des Browne said he was considering &quot;as a matter of urgency&quot; whether to send additional troops to Afghanistan, where six British soldiers have died in the last month.


SUDDENLY, The News Corporation Inc chairman Rupert Murdoch and the Murdoch family are in a similar position to most other listed company management teams.


Scattano da 3 ottobre scorso, no tassa su aziende familiari


Illinois Court Reinstates Jordan's Ex-Lover's Suit

The Illinois Appeals Court on Thursday  reinstated a lawsuit by an ex-lover of Michael Jordan that says  the former basketball superstar promised her $5 million to hush  up their affair.


Survivors of the tsunami in South Asia face a long, fairly predictable list of threats to their health.


Bergamo, 16:27 - CALCIO: ATALANTA; DEL NERI, VOGLIAMO FARE UN'OTTIMA GARA

Contro il Torino il tecnico dell'Atalanta Gigi Del Neri vuole vedere una squadra "matura, nervosa e ...


After dropping for five years, median income of US households rises 1.1 percent, the Census Bureau reported Tuesday.


France's Chirac poised to end political career

French President Jacques Chirac is  expected to confirm on Sunday he will not seek reelection,  bringing the curtain down on more than 40 years of frontline  politics.


Making sense of tech's winter of discontent

If you believe the stock charts, these are shaping up to be the worst of times. But then you look at the data and walk away scratching your head at the reaction.


After Tom Cruise, its R 'n' B crooner Usher's chance to express his admiration for British soccer star David Beckham. The singer had a coat made with a copy of David Beckham's angel tattoo embroidered on the


Musharraf seen losing his political grip

The party of exiled former prime minister Nawaz Sharif yesterday ruled out reconciliation with Pakistan's embattled military leader, a day after a court said he can return home before upcoming elections.


VATICANO - Papa Benedetto XVI prosegue all'udienza generale le catechesi dedicate agli Apostoli: ÂLa figura di san Bartolomeo resta davanti a noi per dirci che l'adesione a GesÃ¹ puÃ² essere vissuta e testimoniata anche senza il compimento di opere sensazionaliÂ CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - Rientrato in Vaticano a conclusione del periodo estivo trascorso a Castel Gandolfo, il Santo Padre Benedetto XVI ha tenuto lÂudienza generale di mercoledÃ¬ 4 ottobre in piazza San Pietro. Prima dellÂudienza il Papa...


Senior French official evacuated under fire in Haiti

A senior French government official was evacuated from a Haitian hospital after unknown gunmen opened fire, in an apparent attack on the official.


Manipur issues ordinance taking over Kangla Fort:

[India News]: Imphal, Nov 20 : Hours after transfer of the Kangla Fort to it by the Centre, Manipur Government tonight issued an ordinance taking over the administration and control of the structure.


Thirty-one US marines are killed in a helicopter crash in Iraq, the military's single worst loss of life there.


A slain American contractor feared for his life after turning whistleblower


Wal-Mart to Open, Expand Up to 295 Stores

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. plans to open or expand 40 to 45 discount stores and 240 to 250 Supercenters in the United States next year as the world's largest retailer continues an aggressive expansion plan.


Dopo quella scatenata dai "fucili", nuova bufera per le dichiarazioni del leader della LegaParole "vili, volgari, gravi" per il centrosinistra che invita a rettificare e a chiedere scusa                                          Ancora Bossi: "Marini, un cadavere" La maggioranza: "Cdl lo sconfessi"


SpaceShipOne Wins $10 Million Prize with Flight

MOJAVE, Calif.  - The world's first privately  funded manned spacecraft soared through the blue fringe of  Earth's atmosphere to the blackened frontiers of space on  Monday for the second time within a week to win a $10 million  prize designed to spur commercial space travel.


Sealed Off by Israel, Gaza Reduced to Beggary

GAZA CITY -- The batteries are the size of a button on a man's shirt, small silvery dots that power hearing aids for several hundred Palestinian students taught by the Atfaluna Society for Deaf Children in Gaza City.


Sondaggio Bloomberg su economisti per il terzo trimestre


Papers Implicate Ex-Oil-For-Food Official

A Senate panel says it has obtained Iraqi documents providing new evidence that the former head of the U.N. oil-for-food program made up to $1.2 million through oil deals with Saddam Hussein's government.


Detectives investigating the killing of Rhys Jones say 12 callers named the same person in a TV appeal.


House OKs Measures to Ease Cuba Sanctions

A day after moving to nullify the Bush administration's new rules restricting family travel to Cuba, the House on Wednesday voted to remove barriers to agriculture sales and student exchanges in the island nation.


Why pay $35 or more per year when you can pay zero?


JERUSALEM -- A Hamas official was killed Sunday when his sport utility vehicle exploded in a neighborhood of Damascus, Syria, seconds after he started the engine, according to witnesses and the Palestinian militant group's leaders, who accused Israel of


Postmortem on Speight fiancee inconclusive

Police to conduct further toxicology tests after death at home she shared with BBC presenter


XenSource ropes Symantec into storage OEM deal

Strength in numbers Looking to strengthen its virtualization wares, XenSource has formed an intriguing alliance with Symantec.â¦


Indiana is interested in Harvard's Murphy

According to sources at Harvard, Indiana University has interviewed Crimson football coach Tim Murphy about becoming its head man.


Three quarters of a million NI people face poverty when they retire, according to the General Consumer council.


Kosovo's independence sets a dangerous precedent for other states with separatist movements, says Serbia.


Intanto a Berlino continuano colloqui tra Larijani e Solana


U.S., UK warn of possible Algeria plane attack plot

Militants may be planning to attack commercial aircraft in Algeria, the U.S. and British governments told nationals living in the oil- and gas-exporting North African country.


Two men were indicted Friday on charges of bilking winners of online auctions out of $150,000 by making them think their money would go to Hurricane Katrina relief organizations, authorities said.


Oil prices abruptly ended a losing streak on Wednesday, jumping nearly $1 after a US government report showed heating oil stockpiles down 16 percent from last year ahead of winter.


Climate change demands Britain consider building new nuclear power plants, says Lord May, the Royal Society president.


Donetsk, 14:35 - CALCIO: ROMA: LA SQUADRA E' ARRIVATA A DONETSK

La Roma è atterrata in Ucraina dove ad atenderla ha trovato una temperatura polare (-3 gradi)...


Euro near record highs, dollar under pressure

The euro floated near an all-time high above 1.34 dollars as sentiment towards the US currency remained gloomy in the wake of a disappointing American jobs report.


US, North Korea agree on timetable to shut down reactor

TOKYO -- Pyongyang and Washington have agreed on a three-week timetable for shutting down the North's plutonium-producing reactor, a top US nuclear envoy said today.


More Acidic Ocean Hurts Reef Algae as Well as Corals

A new study shows that ocean acidification may be bad for crustose coralline algae, another important coral reef builder.


Scotland start their Euro 2008 qualifying campaign confidently with a high-scoring win.


Il 12% delle vittime colpite nelle ultime due settimane


U.S. pushes Iraq to clear more 'benchmarks'

Signs of political reconciliation are emerging in Iraq, raising US hopes that a logjam has broken.


Flooding devastates large swathes of east and west Africa, leaving dozens dead and thousands homeless.


SALT LAKE CITY (AP / KSL News) -- Police say they have recovered human remains in the Salt Lake County landfill, where authorities have been searching for the body of Lori Hacking.


Sorenstam loses a three-shot lead, falls behind, and then fights past Rosales and Kerr. WEST PALM BEACH - It may not be surprising for the rest of the golf world to see Annika Sorenstam leading another tournament.


Disney to start testing toys after recalls: report

Walt Disney Co will start its own testing of toys featuring Disney characters following recalls of Mattel Inc toys found to have unsafe levels of lead paint, the New York Times reported on its online edition on Monday.


IBM to pay $320M to partially settle pension case

IBM Corp. said Wednesday it will take a $320 million charge this quarter to settle some claims and cap its liability on others in a long-running class-action dispute about changes made in the 1990s to its pension plan.


New Report Links Reputed Kingpin to Murder

Fifteen years ago, American journalist Todd Smith was brutally beaten and executed after he ventured into Peru's jungle to investigate links between Shining Path guerrillas and the cocaine trade.


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


NEW YORK -- Fred Ebb, who lyricist for such hit Broadway musicals as "Chicago" and "Cabaret" and the big-city anthem "New York, New York," has died of a heart attack.


Classic rock with Tabasco, by way of Dublin

Rodrigo y Gabriela fuse Latin-flavored acoustic guitar with heavy metal anthems. (Think Mariachi and Metallica.)


Rice to Replace Powell as Secretary of State

National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice will replace Colin Powell as secretary of state, President George W. Bush announced today.


President George W. Bush, reaffirming a vision of a Palestinian state alongside Israel, said on Tuesday he hoped to bolster Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas against Hamas Islamists who now control Gaza.


The moon has very little atmosphere, and lots of dust. Those are some of the things being considered this week at the home of the Hubble Space Telescope, where astronomers are discussing the opportunities offered by NASA's plan to return to the moon, including the possibility of a telescope on the lunar surface.


Iraqi President's Rome Visit Overshadowed By Kidnapping

10 September 2004 -- Iraq's interim President Ghazi Ajil al-Yawir arrived in Rome today for talks with Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi as Rome is trying to secure the release of two Italian female aid workers being held in Iraq.


Two Reportedly Killed in Israeli Strikes

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - An Israeli aircraft fired two missiles Sunday at a group of Palestinians who launched a homemade rocket at Israel, killing two militants, Palestinian hospital sources and witnesses said.    The first missile hit two men on an empty cart, and the second hit a nearby group, witnesses said...


A substance found in a Navy ship's mess room is being tested, amid suspicions it could be ecstasy.


Virgin Media seeks buyer, Carlyle bids: sources

British cable operator Virgin Media  has appointed Goldman Sachs to seek a possible buyer after it received approaches from various private equity firms, people familiar with the situation said on Sunday.


Reid striker not enough as Rovers stay rooted

Ireland International Steven Reid scored for Blackburn Rovers on Sunday afternoon in their 3-3 draw with Birmingham at Ewood Park, although his side remain in serious trouble and they remain rooted to the foot of the Premiership table.


A "9.11" tragedy in Pakistani version has been averted, as security agencies arrested at least five terror suspects who were planning a major attack in the past week.


Indians, Independents Dominate Bolivia Election

LA PAZ, Bolivia  - Indigenous groups and  independent candidates were poised to win local elections in  Bolivia on Sunday, while support for traditional parties sank  further after a popular revolt last year toppled former  president Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada.


Willingham should hold his head high, wait for another job

Don't cry for Tyrone Willingham. Even after Willingham, a former Michigan State Spartan, was fired from his head-coaching gig at Notre Dame on Tuesday.


ROCK HILL, S.C. - Police want this tale of a stolen Mother Goose costume to end happily ever after. Jane Hayes said someone stole her Mother Goose costume after shattering a rear window in her minivan Monday night.


At Least One Killed, Six Wounded in Southern Thailand Bombing

One person has been killed and at least six wounded in an explosion in southern Thailand Friday. The bombing is the latest of almost daily attacks in the south that have killed more than five hundred people in the past year.


Experts have dismissed a suggestion that mobile phone radio waves could help children think more clearly.


Handheld gaming device debuts in Japan this weekend, but won't be available in US until next year. Sony Computer Entertainment is ready for the long-awaited launch of its PSP (PlayStation Portable) device


Customization drives upcoming Salesforce release

Salesforce.comÂ is starting to provide some details about the next version of its hosted CRM (customer relationship management) software, including the product's primary focus, which will be customization.


GAZA CITY, GAZA STRIP - An early morning missile attack by Israel on a refugee camp has left one Palestinian dead and five wounded.


A community group is pressing ahead with the purchase of a Skye ferry after netting Â£60,000.


Microsoft Corp. is once again on the defensive against hackers after the launch of a new program that gives average PC users tools to unlock copy-protected digital music and movies.


Play on the ninth day of the US Open is delayed by rain, with Andy Murray trailing in his fourth-round match.


Synthetic Genome: Signed, Sealed, Decoded

You were expecting poetry, perhaps? The secret messages hidden in J. Craig Venterâs synthetic bacterial genome have now been revealed. They are Dr. Venterâs name, and that of his research institute and co-workers.


Because so many members of Red Sox Nation are expected in Boston to celebrate the team's World Series triumph, the victory parade today won't be making any stops and won't culminate with a staged rally, either.


DSL penetration continues to increase and close to half of all broadband users use the technology in the United States, the DSL Forum said Tuesday. From June 2005 to June 2006, 46 million new DSL subscribers were added worldwide.


A UK soldier accused of abusing Iraqi civilians had been following orders, a court martial is told.


Maddy: TV torture for the ADD generation

'This is awful. I can't stop watching' Column Following the first Gulf War of 1991, the French social theorist Jean Baudrillard made the famous statement that "the Gulf War did not take place". It was seized on by academics, journalists, and pub intellectuals in the English-speaking world as a prime example of the absurdity and irresponsibility of French philosophy. When he died earlier this year, it was this bizarre comment of his that the obituary-writers fixated on. What did Baudrillard mean by it?â¦


Bridget Jones sequel same as first: review

"Another year, another diary," Renee Zellweger intones in her now flawless British accent at the start of Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason.


Multiple Iran negotiators may complicate talks: EU

The EU's top diplomat said on Wednesday  Iran's new chief nuclear negotiator was upstaged by his  predecessor at Rome talks, warning that "multiple players" from  Iran could further complicate negotiations with the West.


Europe Moves Toward Including Turkey in Union

Description: This past week, the 25-member European Union agreed with Turkey to hold formal talks aimed at the possible admission of the predominately Muslim country into the European economic and political alliance.


Indie darlings Arcade Fire return to the spotlight in their own quirky downbeat way.


Song and Dance as Land Mine Meeting Opens in Kenya

Kenya Sunday launched an international conference aimed at working toward the eradication of land mines by the year 2009 with traditional African dances and songs.


Secret CIA jails hosted by Poland, Romania: watchdog

A European investigator says he has proof Poland and Romania hosted secret CIA prisons under a post-9/11 pact to hunt down and interrogate "high value" terrorist suspects wanted by the United States.


You have the dream, the capital and the nerve, but they're worth zilch without focus.


Kashmir's main separatist politicians have met to decide if they should revive a dialogue with New Delhi, a day after the Indian prime minister offered unconditional talks.


Red Cross to visit new Guantanamo inmates

The International Committee of the Red   Cross (ICRC) said on Thursday it would visit next week the 14   terrorism suspects switched from secret CIA-run jails to   Guantanamo Bay.


Roma, 15:13 - SCI, CDM DONNE: OTTO AZZURRE CONVOCATE PER SIERRA NEVADA

Otto azzurre prenderanno parte alle gare di Coppa del mondo femminile di sci sulla pista di Sierra N...


'Si' a partito unico se autonomia in nostre battaglie'


Seoul writes for automatons The South Korean government is working on a set of guiding principles to outline how people and robots should interact.â¦


Typhoon Aere wreaks havoc in Taiwan, triggering landslides and ...

TAIPEI : Typhoon Aere pounded northern Taiwan on Tuesday, leaving at least seven people feared dead. It has triggered landslides, disrupted traffic and caused heavy seas.


Schede per Camera e Senato delle elezioni politiche 2006 pre-compilate in blocco: voti all'Unione e Forza ItaliaUn gruppo di persone in un garage di Sydney segue le istruzioni ricevute e barra i simboli con le preferenze                                          Il video-denuncia su Repubblica.it "Ecco i brogli in Australia"                                                                                La rivelazione al nostro sito del candidato dell'Udeur per l'Estero, Paolo Rajo di ALESSIA MANFREDI


Panel says IRA has taken key steps toward nonviolent politics

DUBLIN, Ireland -- The Irish Republican Army has disbanded units for weapons making, arms smuggling, recruiting, and training, an expert panel reported yesterday in dramatic findings that could boost chances for reviving a Catholic-Protestant administration in Northern Ireland.


Arbitration process often favors the house

If you have a beef with your broker and you go to arbitration, you'll be less likely to win. And if you do come out a victor, the amount you recover won't be nearly as much as you wanted, according to an analysis of about 14,000 New York Stock Exchange and NASD arbitration cases.


South Africa will unveil a new plan aimed at fighting its HIV/AIDS crisis on Friday, seeking to calm bitter debate and revamp policies that have thus far done little to stop the epidemic.


OTTAWA - Ottawa's policies on marijuana use are out of touch with Canadian public opinion, says a group campaigning to reform cannabis laws.


Judge Rules for Oracle in PeopleSoft Bid

SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON  - Software maker Oracle  on Thursday got the green light from a U.S. federal judge for  its $7.7 billion takeover of smaller rival PeopleSoft Inc.,  sending PeopleSoft shares up 15 percent.


Up to 20,000 British holidaymakers have had their travel plans disrupted by the two most recent hurricanes to rip through Florida and the Caribbean.


America Online Inc. yesterday put new leaders in senior posts and revamped its corporate structure, undertaking a sweeping overhaul just one month before the company plans to slash costs by firing more than 700 employees.


UEFA to meet Tuesday regarding Roma incident

Rome, Italy (Sports Network) - The UEFA Control and Disciplinary Body will meet on Tuesday to discuss the ramifications of Wednesdayâs incident in the suspended Champions League match between Roma and Dynamo Kiev.


Greggio con consegna a marzo scambiato a 99,11 dollari


Philippines' Arroyo praises troops on human rights

Philippine President Gloria Macapagal  Arroyo praised the military for being more responsive to human  rights on Friday, less than a month after the United Nations  criticized Manila for failing to stop troops executing  activists.


Decisione dopo un incontro tra Fassino e vertici regionali


scientist at work Terence Tao: Journeys to the Distant Fields of Prime

At age 7, Terence Tao was taking high school math classes. At 31, he is one of the worldâs top mathematicians, tackling an unusually broad range of problems.


Video game trade show to focus on price, new games

The video game industry gathers  for its annual expo next week, and anticipation is running high  that cheaper hardware and a host of keenly awaited new games  will fuel the strongest sales in years.


The U.N. envoy trying to promote a political solution to the four-year conflict in Darfur said the road to negotiations has become even more complicated because of the increasing number of rebel groups.


Ervin Santana struck out 10, Juan Rivera homered and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 2-1 Wednesday for their 90th victory of the season.


DaimlerChrysler expects bigger 2007 profits because of EADS sale

The German-US auto giant DaimlerChrysler posted weaker second quarter earnings on Wednesday but raised its full-year profit forecast thanks to a cash injection from its sale of shares in the aerospace group EADS.


I verbali dei magistrati di Milano: da Geronzi a Benetton migliaia di ascolti illegaliPatto di ferro con i Servizi segreti: in 344 pagine spaccato di un Paese sotto controllo                                            Operai, politici e banchieri nella rete del grande spione


US Republicans face widening sex scandal

A senior Capitol Hill aide resigned his post as a widening sex scandal pummelled President George W. Bush's Republican party one month before national congressional elections.


Arafat's Widow Retrieves Medical Records

In this picture released by the Palestinian Authority, Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, center, shakes hands with doctors at his compound in the West Bank town of Ramallah, in this Oct. 28, 2004 file photo.


Defense contractor Raytheon Co.  RTN.N on Thursday said quarterly profit rose 16 percent,  helped by higher U.S. government spending on its military  products and lower tax payments.


DURHAM, North Carolina (Ticker) -- The Spartans had four players in double figures. But they were no match for Duke's dynamic backcourt duo.


Next MySpace-MTV 'presidential dialogue' to feature Barack Obama

The Democratic contender will converse with students at Coe College in Iowa, as well as viewers watching a live stream and submitting questions online.


Atlantic hurricane season nearly over: forecaster

A noted U.S. hurricane forecaster said on Tuesday there will be just one more hurricane this year, a welcome relief after the devastation caused last year by hurricanes like Katrina.


Dozens killed as US troops battle militants in Sadr City

BAGHDAD : The Iraqi capital was steeped in blood as a fledgling truce in a Shiite rebel bastion was shattered by running battles that officials said had resulted in scores dead, while 13 US soldiers were killed in the space of 24 hours.


Cena tra Padoa Schioppa e i ministri di spesaGiovedÃ¬ in Cdm le linee guida della Finanziaria                                          Verso manovra piÃ¹ leggera In vista sconto di 5 miliardi                                                                                di ROBERTO MANIA


Millions suffer as storms in China kill at least 23

Rain storms and floods have killed at least 23 people across southern China in recent days and made thousands homeless, Xinhua news agency said on Saturday.


Doping-Greek Sprint Duo's Hearing Postponed

A disciplinary hearing into missed dope  tests by Greek sprinters Costas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou  was adjourned two days until Wednesday so the athletes could  present their case in person.


San Paolo, 13:36 - F1, HAUG: ALONSO LASCIA LA MCLAREN

"Alonso? Credo sia giusto porre la parola 'fine' a questo rapporto". Il numero uno della Mercedes Mo...


Bush to offer $190 million in Palestinian aid

President George W. Bush on Monday will offer new support for the Fatah-led government of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, marking a higher profile effort to resolve the Middle East conflict.


Serbia's Interior Minister, Dragan Jocic, is badly injured after a car accident, police say.


Israel's Likud, Labour Begin Coalition Talks

Israel's opposition Labour party  began talks on Saturday with Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's  Likud party on joining his coalition, a partnership aimed at  promoting a planned Gaza withdrawal.


Champions, Milan e Inter la vittoria a tutti i costi

I neroazzurri di Mancini affrontano il Bayern di Monaco. I rossoneri di Ancelotti cercano tre punti contro il Lilla. La Roma sfida il Valencia. La cronaca dei match


As the people of Beslan bury their dead, it is worth asking how Russia as a democracy has coped with the most lethal terrorist incident since September 11, 2001.


Late surprises spice up race for Congress

The political terrain favors Republicans, but personal dynamics in some races favor Democrats.


Rice tells Russia not to use energy as weapon

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice  lambasted Moscow on Monday for using its oil and gas wealth as  a "political weapon" and said democratic reforms would  strengthen Russia's ties with Washington.


Saddam Hussein met with a defense lawyer yesterday for the first time since his capture a year ago, days before several of his top aides are due to appear in court for hearings on alleged war crimes.


Bolivian President Evo Morales and opposition governors agree to draw up a pact of national unity in crisis talks.


TV show winners top New Year music charts

This year's and last year's winners of a television talent show topped the singles charts Sunday, ensuring they reigned supreme heading into the New Year.


All Child-Play and No Workouts Make Dad an Unfit Boy

Parents have long griped that having children sidetracks their best-laid exercise plans. Now they have evidence.


Lo ha deciso il presidente del Coni, Gianni Petrucci


Borat's human rights restricted in Kazakhstan, US says

No, really The forced closure of Sacha AliG Baron Borat Cohen's Borat.kz website has been listed by the US State Department as an example of the Kazakhstani government's restrictions on freedom of speech and other human rights abuses.â¦


THE stock market is rising, but the dollar is falling. And the decline of the dollar is more likely to continue than the rally of the stock market.


Cambodia PM Urges Swift Succession if King Retires

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen,  concerned for his country's political stability, said on Sunday  that a new monarch should be chosen next week if King Norodom  Sihanouk was determined to retire.


A Sneak Peek at Trillian 3.0 Instant Messaging

The popular IM consolidation service adds audio and video chat.


LA DISCUSSIONE. "L'idea morta nell'89, ma i valori sopravvivonoNon Ã¨ di destra dare risposte efficaci alla sfida del terrorismo"                                          Il socialismo Ã¨ morto ma la sinistra no                                                                                di ANTHONY GIDDENS


Life & style: From Michelin-starred restaurants to an all-night kebab shop - eating out has never been sexier ...


The Real 'Lost' Mystery: Can This Series Survive?

By Lynn Elber  The show was smart and intriguingly spiked with supernatural and sci-fi twists.  It featured hot new stars who graced glossy magazine covers -- until the ratings  tumbled.


Follini, scelta sbagliata e deludente, li divide dal Paese


The Supreme Court considered Tuesday whether a landmark gender equity law shields people who report discrimination, hearing the case of an Alabama girls basketball coach who was fired after complaining that the boys were treated better.


U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy, a Democratic icon and a leading liberal voice, endorsed Barack Obama on Monday for the party's presidential nomination and called the young lawmaker an inspirational uniter.


NFL Wrap: Barber Runs Over Packers as Giants Win

Tiki Barber rushed for 182 yards and  ran half the length of the field for a touchdown as the New  York Giants used a stifling defense to upset the Packers 14-7  in Green Bay on Sunday.


England's FA doubts the practicality of resurrecting the Home International series.


Mantova, 19:01 - CALCIO, MANTOVA: 30 GIORNI DI STOP PER GRAUSO

Allenamento pomeridiano per il Mantova in vista della gara di sabato prossimo contro il Napoli: il t...


The NFL is citing the same jurisdictional grounds the Tennessee Titans used to get out of a lawsuit filed by a man paralyzed in a shooting outside a strip club minutes after a melee involving suspended player Adam "Pacman" Jones.


28 mln quelli che decidono di passare da 1 a 3 notti fuori


Albertsons shops in gourmet aisle with purchase of Bristol Farms

LOS ANGELES - Grocery giant Albertsons Inc. announced Tuesday that it has purchased Bristol Farms, which operates 11 upscale stores in Southern California.


Ivorian Leader Conciliatory in Interview

Ivory Coast's president said Thursday that he accepts a U.N. arms embargo targeting his government, if it applies equally to all factions in the country's civil war.


Blair attends last Labour conference as leader, prime minister

Tony Blair attends his last Labour Party annual conference as leader and prime minister amid mass protests over his government's policies and calls for him to quit now.


Cagliari, 19:39 - CALCIO, CAGLIARI: PENALBA IN COSTANTE RECUPERO

Amichevole infrasettimanale in famiglia per il Cagliari in vista della gara di sabato con la Reggina...


Eastwood leads touching PBS tribute to Bennett

This multidimensional,  deeply personal documentary, for which an informal conversation  between Tony Bennett and producer Clint Eastwood serves as hub,  must be counted as one of the "American Masters" series' finest  accomplishments, refreshingly focusing on the man and his art  rather than sidetracking into personal issues.


Despite gains, North Koreans disillusioned

Food, fuel, and know-how are flowing into the totalitarian state, but citizens are dispirited.


Athletics 1, Twins 0: Painful Matinee for Liriano and the Twins

In less than an hour, the Twins went from euphoria at pitcher Francisco LirianoÂs return to concern for his future and their suddenly uncertain postseason chances.


Adrian Mutu is hoping to become an âexample for youngstersâ after vowing to bounce back from his drugs ban. Mutu, sacked by Chelsea after testing positive for a drug said to be cocaine and subsequently


Gordon Brown will try to seize back the green agenda from the Tories by urging action to tackle climate change.


A leading astronomy group in the US voices opposition to a global 'light relay' planned for next year.


Advertisers Follow The Digital Bread Crumbs

When marketing Snapple Green Teas last fall, Cadbury Schweppes crafted a media plan that emphasized how they help lower cholesterol and fight cancer. Because of the new drink's healthy bent, the company geared ads toward young, athletic consumers. Yet after tracking ad clicks during a six-week Web push, an unexpected new audience emerged: electronics shoppers.


Coca-Cola's chief executive yesterday said the world's largest beverage maker needs to work harder, better execute its strategy, and improve its culture as he warned that third-quarter per-share income will drop at least 24 percent from a year ago. In a speech to employees, CEO Neville Isdell said:


A union leader at Alitalia says for the first time that he may consider job losses to help secure the future of the troubled Italian carrier.


WASHINGTON - Congress returns from its August recess Tuesday vowing to rush through a bundle of important bills before the November election.


Nationals Sign 2 Utility Men, Re-Sign Colome

The Washington Nationals signed a pair of left-handed-hitting utility players -- Rob Mackowiak and Willie Harris -- to one-year contracts yesterday. The club also avoided arbitration with reliever Jesus Colome , who agreed to a one-year, $1.25 million deal.


President of the United Arab Emirates and ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheik Zayed bin Sultan al-Nayahan -- who united seven feuding sheikhdoms and used oil revenues to


La pubblicitÃ  trova il suo posto al sole sul Web

IAB Forum 2004 decreta il successo dell'advertising online. In un Web sempre piÃ¹ protagonista accanto ai media tradizionali. Il paesaggio su Internet sta cambiando. Con piÃ¹ donne, bambini e ultracinquantenni


India to issue tender for 126 fighter jets by mid-2007

India expects to float a tender by mid-2007 for 126 combat planes for its air force, a defence ministry official said, a contract coveted by the giants of military aerospace worldwide.


Temasek Holdings, the biggest shareholder in Standard Chartered, increased its stake in the British bank to 18 percent, increasing the financial services investments in its $100 billion portfolio. Temasek bought 12 million shares of Standard Chartered, raising its holding by one percentage point, the bank said in a filing. Standard Chartered gets most of its profit from Asia and spent more than $2.7 billion since 2006 on acquisitions, including Hsinchu International Bank in Taiwan and Union Bank Ltd. in Pakistan. The shares purchased by Temasek, worth Â£220 million ($436 million), lift the total holding to 253.7 million shares.


Colombia's smaller drug rings harder to catch

Colombia has dismantled its big drug cartels and captured high-living kingpins but police say the small, low-profile groups that have taken their place are harder to track down and can be more dangerous.


Il leader del Pd lancia una sfida al Cavaliere: "Abbia coraggio""Con lui si deve dialogare, non temo un nulla di fatto"                                          Veltroni: "Noi al voto da soli Berlusconi faccia la stessa cosa"


SPRINGDALE, Ark. - Tyson Foods Inc. reduced its forecast of annual profit yesterday because of higher costs for feed grain and a drop in beef and chicken prices.


ITALIANE RAPITE: FRATTINI CHIEDE RISERBO ASSOLUTO

(AGI) - Roma, 15 set. - "Riserbo assoluto" sulla vicenda delle italiane rapite e' stato chiesto dal ministro degli Esteri, Franco Frattini, durante l'audizione di fronte alle commissioni Esteri di Camera e


Kobe Bryant had a relatively quiet game with 29 points and it was still enough to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 97-88 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday night.


The Lost Magic Golden Closing Curly Bracket Stob 'So that's how I came to be mysteriously orphaned and, on my ninth birthday, just three years ago today, sent to work as a junior grader at the Ah-Poo! Toilet Tissue reclamation factory at Fort Wirth', explained Jo, our heroine, a feisty, scruffy and independently-minded young tomboy whose more mature, more feminine side we won't really encounter until volume three.â¦


C. difficile to be monitored in 21 hospitals

MONTREAL - Faced with a deadly C. difficile epidemic in Quebec, the Public Health Agency of Canada said Thursday it will begin tracking the bacterium in 21 major teaching hospitals across Canada.


Kerry accuses Bush over Iraq, but aggressive tactics may not be working

Democratic challenger John Kerry accused President George W. Bush of planning to call up large numbers of reservists for Iraq after the November election, but a new poll released indicated Kerry's new aggressive line is not working with voters.


Red Hat To Get Netscape Security Assets for $25 Million

Leading open source vendor Red Hat said it will acquire certain security-related assets of Netscape Security Solutions from America Online for US$25 million.


LSE shares surge as chief prepares to hear out contenders

CLARA FURSE, chief executive of the London Stock Exchange, will meet her counterparts from Deutsche BÃ¶rse and Euronext today at the outset of an expected auction for the London market.


Police are analyzing a photo allegedly taken in Morocco of a girl who appears to resemble missing British 3-year-old Madeleine McCann, Interpol and a spokesman for the British Embassy said Wednesday.


A strong earthquake struck Central California at 10:15 am today, according to the US Geological Survey. The quake was centered in Parkfield, near Paso Robles.


Rapper Jay Z has dumped concert partner R. Kelly in New York, ending their troubled Best of Both Worlds tour, the New York Daily News reported.


Gordon Brown refuses to rule out a snap general election insisting he was simply "getting on with the job".


No. 3 Auburn Downs Tennessee for SEC Title

ATLANTA (Sports Network) - Jason Campbell threw for a  career-high 374 yards along with three touchdowns as  third-ranked Auburn stated its case for a spot in the Orange  Bowl with a 38-28 victory over No. 15 Tennessee in the  Southeastern Conference Championship at the Georgia Dome.


BusinessWeek Online - Barnes & Noble  looks like a well positioned leveraged buyout candidate, Credit Suisse said in a research note Dec. 6, explaining that the New York-based bookseller generates cash consistently and has cheap stock valuation.


Even while mourning the loss of Yasser Arafat, the Palestinian leadership ordered preparations for new presidential elections to start immediately and appealed to the United States to take an active role in securing a vote in 60 days.


Georgian president elected amid protests

Thousands of Georgian opposition protesters denounced as fraudulent a presidential election that swept Mikhail Saakashvili to a second term, threatening instability in the former Soviet republic once considered a beacon of reform.


Australian Opposition Sticking by Latham

Opposition Labor party leader Mark Latham gestures as he concedes defeat of general election Saturday, Oct. 9, 2004 in Sydney. John Howards conservative coalition party the Liberals, won a fourth consecutive term in power.


âOn first inspection, Apple appears to have made a quantum leap in terms of mobile handset usability.â The iPhone, the staff writers at tech.co.uk say, is âmaking the idea of the PDA sexy again,â offering âan elegant solution for the 21st Century handheld.â Enthusing over the onscreen keyboard, they write that âThe iPhone keyboard is âintelligentâ in that it prevents and corrects mistyped words, a feature thatâs bound to find favor with many. Find out more in our article: Why the iPhone keyboard rocks.â


Children lead tribute to heroes of Arnhem

The children, some wearing T-shirts that read "I am a child of freedom - thank you Mr Veteran", turned their eyes up to the brilliant blue sky where a Dakota aircraft droned overhead, just as hundreds had done ...


U.S. soldiers sent to beef up security in Baghdad were seen for the first time on the streets of the capital Saturday as Iraqi police used loudspeakers to reassure people that the Americans were there to protect them.


At least that's what NABI Biopharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: NABI) suggests based on the results of a small phase 2 trial with the drug NicVAX that was released yesterday.


(HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch:


It's becoming increasingly clear that turnout will decide the 2004 election. While one candidate could still seize the momentum in the campaign's closing week, the election is so close in 12 states that the


First U.S. Unit at Iraq Site Did Not Hunt Explosives

The first U.S. military unit to  reach the site in Iraq where U.N. officials say 377 tons of  high explosives are missing did not carry out a hunt for such  material, the unit's commander said on Wednesday.


Asian Tsunami Death Toll Jumps to 120,000

"Thousands of bodies rotting in the tropical heat were tumbled into mass graves, but officials said polluted water posed a greater threat..". BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - The death toll of the Asian tsunami disaster


Best Buy Co Inc. BBY.N on Tuesday   said quarterly profit rose 22 percent, boosted by new store   openings and sales of high-priced electronics, like flat-panel   televisions.


Apple Expo 2004: presentato il nuovo iMac G5

In quanto a design, e questo rimane argomento indiscutibile, il Mac rimane sempre e comunque un passo avanti a tutti. Ne Ã¨ prova lampante l'ultimo pargolo di casa Apple, il nuovo iMac G5 presentato all'Apple Expo 2004 di Parigi.


Nissan unveils Qashqai small offroader for Europe

Japan's Nissan unveiled the Qashqai small   four-by-four car for Europe, aiming to ride a wave of demand   for off-road vehicles despite high fuel costs.


Champions League: Porto overcomes Chelsea 2-1 to advance

Benni McCarthy scored four minutes from the end to help FC Porto fight back from a goal down and beat former coach Jose Mourinho's Chelsea 2-1 Tuesday, putting the defending champions into the next round of the Champions League.


US lawmaker charges BNP Paribas may have stood by in Iraq oil-for-food swindle

France's BNP Paribas received hundreds of millions of dollars from the scandal-plagued UN Oil-for-Food program in Iraq, while possibly ignoring rampant abuses in the program, a top US lawmaker charged.


Zimbabwe says won't extradite Ethiopia's Mengistu

Zimbabwe said on Wednesday it was not considering the extradition of former Ethiopian dictator Mengistu Haile Mariam, who was found guilty of genocide following a trial in absentia in his homeland.


Health official anticipates holdup in Canadian pharmacy licensing

A senior official at the state Department of Health says it is unlikely the department will allow the licensing of Canadian pharmacies by the January 15th deadline set by the General Assembly.


Rehnquist Plans to Attend Bush Inauguration

U.S. Chief Justice William  Rehnquist, who has been absent from the Supreme Court because  of thyroid cancer, plans to swear in President Bush at his  inauguration on Jan. 20, the White House and a court  spokeswoman said on Friday.


Ground Zero becomes backdrop for fashion show

Fifty-two floors high in the Manhattan sky, Emina Cunmulaj sits backstage with other lanky young models looking out a wall of windows onto an empty black hole amid the dense downtown lights.


My first book, 'The Entrepreneur's Guide to Second Life,' is published

Titled 'The Entrepreneurs Guide to Second Life,' the book is a how-to guide to building a profitable business in the popular virtual world.


Ruling puts brake on attempts to weaken Human Rights Act

The law lords' landmark judgment will act as a constitutional break on any further attempts by the Government to weaken the principles of the Human Rights Act.


The US dollar fell to a record low Monday, and gold soared to a 16-year high as both commodities reflected growing anxiety over the United States' policies.


Detectives arrest alleged former IRA chief of staff Thomas "Slab" Murphy on tax-related charges.


The Science Horizons project aims to give the public a clear voice on science and technology policy in the UK.


A victory at Spa-Francorchamps will guarantee the great German another title - as will any finish which brings him two more points than his only challenger for the crown, Ferrari team-mate Rubens Barrichello.


OES will reduce enterprise costs by enabling Linux to run business applications while providing network resource- and identity-management services, according to Novell.


Ford denies in talks aimed at Volvo sale

Ford Motor Co.  on Tuesday said it was not in discussions aimed at a sale of its Swedish unit Volvo, denying reports its was mulling an immediate disposition of a unit seen as its most valuable luxury brand.


A press conference is expected to announce a member of children's entertainers The Wiggles is leaving.


Seeking to bolster its credentials on global warming, the United States signed an agreement Tuesday with 13 other nations that calls for investing up to $53 million in companies that will profitably control emissions of methane, a greenhouse gas.


The company's chief financial officer said yesterday he will not return until he learns whether the government is planning charges against him.


McCain May Seek Boeing Repayments in Plane Scandal

Boeing Co. may have to repay sums  allegedly received improperly in the Pentagon's biggest  contracting scandal in more than a decade, Senate Armed  Services Committee member John McCain said on Friday.


Futures sink as risk aversion resurfaces

Stock index futures fell on Thursday as the yen strengthened, raising worries that the risk aversion shown by investors in Tuesday's global equities rout may resurface when Wall Street opens.


Hospital using liens to collect from patients

CHICOPEE -- Beverly Ann Pise, still recovering from a painful kidney condition, stuffs newspapers into plastic bags and piles them on her living room floor before heading out on an 18-mile delivery route. Even though it's her second job, her goal looks unattainable: whittling down her growing medical debt.


China's Hu tests power at Communist congress

When President Hu Jintao opens the 17th  Chinese Communist Party congress on October 15, he will be  seeking to oust key rivals, name a successor and finally emerge  from the shadow of his once powerful predecessor, Jiang Zemin.


For Struggling Black College, Hopes of a Revival

Wiley College is suddenly feeling the glow of celebrity with the release of a film about the schoolâs debating team.


New Jersey's James McGreevey announces he's gay, had an affair and is resigning. But it's much more complicated than that


VoIP gaining ground, despite cost concerns

The voice-over-IP market is growing, and by next year, 50% of all lines installed in the U.S. are expected to rely on VoIP technology -- despite continuing concerns that installations can be costly.


E' una mansarda a Mayfair, il costo e' di 2,3 mln di euro


IT CAN only be coincidence that the power failure that ensured the closure of concession stands throughout the Riverside Stadium brought such a ravenous display from three centre forwards whose hunger has been questioned.


Japanese rescuers Thursday confirmed the death of a 3-year-old girl whose body is still trapped in a car under rubble from Saturday's strong earthquakes.


Preventing terrorists from getting their hands on nuclear material was the focus Monday of a meeting in Australia among government ministers and diplomats from across the Asia-Pacific region.


Highlighting candidates' race-tinged comments seems to be the campaign gotcha of this political season, even if the words were uttered decades ago.


Barrister gets Â£1.1m in  a year from legal aid

Â· Falconer pledge to end big payments not yet realisedÂ·  Money needed for civil and family law sectors.


Secondo il ministero, il marocchino scarcerato a Milanoera stato in contatto con l'organizzazione di Atta                                                  Daki, l'accusa del Viminale "E' legato ad Al Zarqawi"                                                                                di FERRUCCIO SANSA


Blair says no agreement in Northern Ireland talks

Prime Minister Tony Blair said three days of last-ditch talks to revive Northern Ireland's peace process had ended without agreement.


UPDATE 1-Horna books match with defending champ Ferrero

Peru's Luis Horna beat Moroccan Hicham Arazi 6-4 7-5 on Monday to set up a second round encounter with defending champion Juan Carlos Ferrero at the Madrid Masters.


New keyboard and mouse from the company's hardware division include fingerprint readers.


More than 30 mafia suspects arrested over Germany killings

Italian police on Thursday rounded up dozens of suspected members of a notorious mafia family whose internal feuding has been blamed for the murders of six Italian men in Germany two weeks ago.


Napoli, 19:22 - CALCIO, NAPOLI: ZALAYETA TORNA IN GRUPPO

Doppio allenamento per il Napoli in vista della gara con l'Empoli. In mattinata lavoro atletico, nel...


UK Captive Pleads for Life in Iraq, Italians 'Dead'

A British hostage in Iraq pleaded for  his life on Wednesday, but two Italian women held by another  group were reported to have been killed.


Iran Rejects UN Call for Uranium Enrichment Freeze

Iran rejected on Sunday a resolution  from the U.N. nuclear watchdog that it should freeze uranium  enrichment and threatened to end snap checks of atomic  facilities if its case were sent to the U.N. Security Council.


Green Bay's Favre adds yardage record to career

Record-setting Green Bay quarterback Brett Favre achieved another NFL milestone when he became the league's career leader in yards passing in the Green Bay Packers' 33-14 road victory over the St. Louis Rams on Sunday.


BAGHDAD -- The interim Iraqi government brushed aside Sunni Muslim demands to delay the Jan. 30 election yesterday. And a spokesman for the majority Shiite Muslim community called the date "non-negotiable.


Police: 3 dead in Tel Aviv suicide bombing

At least three people were killed and 32 others wounded in a suicide bombing at an open-air market in Tel Aviv on Monday, Israeli police and ambulance services said.


3 Weeks After Hurricane, Grenada's Life Is Still in Ruins

Grenadians are struggling to rebuild amid the wreckage left behind by Ivan.


Human stem cells heal the hearts of rats

A nutritious cocktail helped human embryonic stem cells thrive and repair the damaged hearts of rats, U.S. researchers reported on Sunday.


Microsoft Corp  is seeing  shortages of its Xbox 360 video game console in the United  States, as the company failed to anticipate strong post-holiday  demand, an executive said on Wednesday.


US and allies lay global foundation for biometric border checks

UK lays down...proposals The UK has proposed a transatlantic arrangement for sharing biometric data about travellers as US coalition countries in the "war on terror" push for a global system to control migration.â¦


Kidnappers Seize Charity Chief in Baghdad

Kidnappers seized the British-Iraqi  head of an international charity group in Baghdad Tuesday and  later she was shown sitting anxiously and alone in a video  broadcast by an Arabic television station.


CHESTERFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. - A man who police say tried to pass a counterfeit check at a Wal-Mart chose the wrong store at the wrong time.


Fox is betting on "House" for the rest of the season.


Court Rules Some File-Sharing Companies Are Not Liable

Grokster and StreamCast are not liable for the swapping of copyright content through their file-sharing software, a federal appeals court ruled today.


Canada's Bloc Quebecois backs a government motion that Quebecers are "a nation within a united Canada".


The hip-hip duo took top honors Wednesday as the recording industry handed out its first awards for music sold through Internet-music services like Apple Computer Inc.'s iTunes.


An unmanned Russian cargo spaceship brought much needed food to a Russian cosmonaut and an American astronaut living on the international space station orbiting earth.


Some of the newest Tory MPs are promoted by party leader David Cameron, in a reshuffle of frontbench spokesmen.


'Lost child' of Sudan becomes U.S. citizen

At the age of 3, Aduei Riak began traveling across Africa, going from country to country looking for refuge from the civil war that had erupted in her homeland the year before she was born.


Update 1: US Airways Pilots Reopen Negotiations

Pilots at US Airways Group Inc. resumed negotiations Wednesday with management on a new labor contract with the bankrupt airline, even as the company made clear that it will now be seeking greater concessions.


Celebs in Rwanda to boost gorilla conservation, tourism

A group of international celebrities named 23 baby mountain gorillas in Rwanda Saturday, supporting efforts by the genocide-scarred country to save the endangered species and develop tourism.


What Obasanjo should do to earn respect of Nigerians

IN what is becoming clearer by the day, the reform agenda of President Olusegun Obasanjo is set for a destructive course as he continues with his rambunctious approach to governance.


Blasts in Baghdad Target Two Ministerial Convoys

A suicide car bomb attack targeting Iraq's environment minister killed four of her bodyguards on Tuesday, while a separate blast near the education minister's convoy killed one bodyguard, police and government officials said.


MG Rover Is `Confident' Over 1 Billion-Pound Shanghai Auto Deal

MG Rover Group Ltd., the last British volume carmaker, is ``confident'' it will sign a 1 billion-pound ($1.86 billion) investment agreement with Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp.


Hurricane Lane leaves destruction in Mexico

EL DORADO, Mexico  - Hurricane Lane left a trail   of destruction on Mexico's Pacific coast that killed three   people, washed away roads and knocked down flimsy homes before   fizzling out on Sunday.


Ford Motor Co said on Wednesday it will  offer interest-free loans for up to six years on 2004  model-year vehicles, while rival General Motors Corp., raised  cash incentives for hurricane-affected consumers in Florida and  Alabama.


Unions representing workers at Turner & Newall say they are 'disappointed' after talks with stricken parent firm Federal Mogul.


Far-Right Gains in Germany Not Seen as Specter of Weimar

A day after far-right parties made striking gains in state elections in eastern Germany, political analysts cautioned against drawing parallels to the political extremism of the Weimar Republic.


The Guardian's Gary Younge visits South Carolina's Low Country, where immigration is the biggest issue for Republican voters


Wall Street was set to start little changed on Wednesday, a day after the Federal Reserve raised rates by 25 basis points as widely expected, while Lehman Brothers  will be in focus ahead of its results.


Bergamo, 18:15 - Calcio, Atalanta: con la Juve tocca a Sinigaglia

Nonostante parta forte dei due gol di vantaggio realizzati nella gara di andata, l'Atalanta giocherÃ ...


US embassy in Japan warns of possible threat

The United States embassy said on   Wednesday it had received a possible threat against U.S.   facilities in Japan and urged U.S. citizens to exercise   caution.


Accenture and BAE pull out of ID card project

Let's walk quietly away from this impending disaster Updated: The UK ID card project suffered another serious blow today with news that two potential suppliers have pulled out of the procurement process.â¦


Rock duo The White Stripes enter the UK album chart at number one with their latest release, Icky Thump.


Kerry Accuses Bush of Cronyism in Gov't Contracts

Democrat John Kerry charged President Bush's administration on Friday with rewarding politically connected companies with huge defense contracts and then "turning a blind eye to the massive overcharging and waste."


DEVELOPMENT:  Bold New Steps Taken Towards MDGs

LONDON, Aug 19 (IPS) - -Little Belgium and not so little India are taking   some of the boldest steps yet towards meeting the millennium  development  goals by proposing a tax in financial markets.


Thousands of demonstrators in Morocco back a newspaper which called the tsunami "an act of divine retribution".


Marchex has published a primer on the local search space, outlining the landscape of ad providers and publishers.


O.J. Simpson was taken into custody Friday in Florida and will spend several days in a Las Vegas jail before a judge hears allegations that he violated terms of his bail in an armed robbery case here, court officials said.


Rambo takes on Texas Ranger in Republican race

Rambo is lining up with Republican hopeful John McCain in the battle for the White House which could see him slug it out with Walker, Texas Ranger.


Sweet Revenge May be a Hard-Wired Reward

Scientists have discovered that the sweetness of revenge may have a neurological basis. A Swiss brain imaging study shows that punishing people when they behave unfairly


Iraqi Political Groups Call for Delay in Vote

Leading Iraqi political groups are calling on the interim government to delay national elections scheduled for January 30, because of ongoing violence in the country.


Condoleezza Rice insists attacking Iran is not on America's agenda "at this point", following meetings with Tony Blair and Jack Straw.


Health Tip: Healing a Fractured Tailbone

(HealthDay News) -- A fractured tailbone can be extremely painful, and usually takes about four to six weeks to heal. To help minimize pain and stay comfortable while the injury is healing, follow these suggestions from the University of Michigan Health System:   Use a doughnut cushion when seated. Apply an ice pack to the injury for about 20 minutes at a time, several times a day. Talk to your doctor about pain-relieving medications. Moving your bowels can be very painful, especially if you're constipated. Try to prevent constipation by drinking lots of fluids and eating plenty of fiber.


Less than two years past the most successful stretch in its 80-year history, Motorola Inc. is considering a sale or spinoff its now free-falling cell phone business.


Hamas captures major Fatah compound in Gaza

Hamas fighters on Thursday captured one of the last Gaza City bastions of forces loyal to Western-backed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.


Swedish doctors recommend fat-busting surgery

Stockholm - Gastric surgery is a more effective way to fight severe obesity than dieting, according to a Swedish study cited in the media here on Thursday.


Roma, 23:02 - CALCIO, AZZURRI; DONADONI: INDICAZIONI COMUNQUE POSITIVE

Il pari con la Lituania è definito dal ct azzurro Donadoni ''non del tutto soddisfacente'' ma...


The military is refocusing spending from its vision of a transformed fighting force to the more down-to-earth needs of its ground troops because of rising war costs and a stubborn budget deficit.


From the Tokyo auto show another member of the German automaker's 'new small family' line of concept cars debuts.


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Premiership sides Tottenham and Middlesbrough have been fined by the Football Association (FA) over a brawl which marred Spurs' 2-1 win at White Hart Lane in December.


Officials have enough evidence to bring corruption charges against Jacob Zuma, the man standing in line to be the next president of South Africa, the nation's top prosecutor said Thursday


Sony Corp, biggest consumer electronics maker, has is planning to release a new hard disk Walkman to take on Apple's iPod. Apple has made a success story of their iPod in quite a short time, although the device


Economists predict GDP growth at 6.5% in FY 05

NEW DELHI: Economists have pegged down GDP growth to 6.3-6.5 per cent for this fiscal on apprehension of a fall in farm output and an adverse impact of oil price hike.


Now that AITRAAZ has released, Subhash Ghai is now focusing on his next project, KISNA.


Negotiations for hostages in Afghanistan fall short

Militants holding hostage three foreign UN workers in Afghanistan said they negotiated yesterday with Afghan government and UN officials in southern Afghanistan but that the meeting ended without results.


Russian environment agency asks court to halt Sakhalin-2 energy project

Russia's state environmental agency said it had launched a legal challenge to work at Sakhalin-2, a massive oil and gas project led by British group Shell, as efforts continued by state-owned Gazprom to obtain a stake in the project.


Rules girl Meera Vasudevan has replaced Vasundhara Das in the film Ada - Will Kill U.


Audit: U.N. unit boss used 2 birth dates

The head of the U.N. intellectual property agency gave an apparently false birth date that made him nine years older when he applied to join the body, an inaccuracy that may have helped him get hired and win promotions, a United Nations audit showed.


Budd inquiry uncovered the crucial second paper trail

A SECOND paper trail in the Home Office blew apart David Blunkettâs defence that his only involvement with his nannyâs visa application was to check that it was correct.


Microsoft's Yahoo Bid is Really About Biz Apps

Perhaps lost in the acquisition discussion is how it could help Microsoft with its software-plus-services strategy for delivering business apps over the Internet.


Curt Schilling has not pitched on the regular four days of rest for any of his three playoff starts, but he will in Game 2 against the Colorado Rockies on Thursday night.


Female suicide bombers kill 72 in Baghdad

Â· More than 150 injured in coordinated attacks Â· One of deadliest days since US troop surge


Aston Villa Beats Tottenham 1-0, Moves to Fifth in Premiership

Nolberto Solano's third league goal in five matches gave Aston Villa a 1-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur, lifting the club into a fifth-place tie in English soccer's Premiership.


Russia. Autorita' caute dopo la doppia sciagura aerea ma si teme l ...

Grande cautela ufficiale, grandi dubbi sulla teoria della tragica coincidenza: per il Servizio Federale di Sicurezza l'esame dei rottami dei due Tupolev precipitati martedÃ¬ quasi contemporaneamente per ora esclude l'ipotesi di attentati.


PLEAS for the life of the lone British hostage in Iraq, Ken Bigley, redoubled last night as American troops continued their assault on the "Sunni triangle" and on the quarters of Baghdad where the ...


A new diesel engine, if affordable, could allow Honda to lap its rivals.


Indian 'lost tribe' members find home in Israel

Claiming to be descendants of an ancient "lost" tribe, a first batch of some 50 Indian immigrants who converted to Judaism started a new life in Israel amid tears and a warm welcome.


Ashado, ridden by John Velazquez, won the $2 million Distaff Race at Lone Star Park Saturday, the first event on the $14 million eight-race Breeders' Cup card.


Update 1: Tokyo Stocks Edge Lower on Profit-Taking

Tokyo's main stock index edged slightly lower in morning trading Friday as investors took profits from gains the day before. The US dollar was down against the Japanese yen.


Army Examines Possibility Of Private Medical Contractor

Whom do you turn to when the enormous number of military contract employees in Iraq creates problems for the U.S. Army as it tries to fight there?


Indonesia's Suharto has multiple organ failure

Indonesia's former president Suharto has suffered multiple organ failure and is on a ventilator, doctors said, while the Vice President had been summoned to his bedside to witness the 86-year-old's death.


Food colour Red 2G may cause cancer: EU agency

Food colouring Red 2G (E 128), which is added to some breakfast sausages and burger meat, may cause cancer, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) said on Monday as it reviewed food additives used in the European Union.


The company will take a $275 million fourth-quarter charge as more cardholders fail to repay their debts.


Link by Link: An Ominous Milestone: 100 Million Data Leaks

Educational institutions, twice as likely to report suffering a breach as any other type of entity, are having a particularly tough time protecting personal information.


The explosion of a rocket stage in space has created a huge debris field that could threaten spacecraft.


CORRECTED: Britain's fastest supercomputer unveiled

A supercomputer that could help answer  some of science's biggest questions will be unveiled on Monday.


Armed gang grabs Â£20m in Great Belfast Bank Robbery

ARMED robbers escaped with Â£20 million in cash in the worldâs biggest peacetime bank robbery after looting the vaults of the Northern Bank in Belfast in a 24-hour hostage drama.


Jack Straw brushes off the Iraq Survey Group's failure to find WMD and insists its report shows Saddam Hussein was a greater threat than thought.


USA - Ted Kennedy sulla lista nera degli aerei dopo 11/9

Ted Kennedy (foto) era finito, a causa di un caso di omonimia, nella "lista nera" di passeggeri potenzialmente pericolosi stilata dopo l'11 settembre. Il senatore lo rivela alla Commissione giustizia del Senato.


Barry Likely to Be D.C. Metro Board Member

City Councilman-elect and former mayor Marion Barry could soon be one of the people steering Metro, the capital area's cash-strapped transit agency.


Kelly Liljeblad, a dog owner and marathoner, tests five sets of hands-free leashes on 20- to 30-minute runs around the Boulder Reservoir with her Labradors.


IRVING, Texas - Ben Roethlisberger completed 21 of 25 passes and two touchdowns, leading the Pittsburgh Steelers to a 24-20 comeback win over the Dallas Cowboys.


Palestinians blow up border wall, flood into Egypt

RAFAH, Gaza Strip  - Tens of thousands of Palestinians poured into Egypt from the Gaza Strip on Wednesday through a border wall blown up by militants and stocked up on food and fuel in short supply due to an Israeli blockade.


Rudy Giuliani tried to find peace with a restless bloc of the Republican Party Saturday, telling religious conservatives not to fear him for his stand on issues such as abortion or expect he would change purely for political advantage.


Space shuttle Atlantis lands in California

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif., June 22 Reuters) - The space shuttle Atlantis landed at Edward's Air Force Base in California on Friday after a fiery descent through the Earth's atmosphere that capped a two-week mission to the International Space Station.


Authorities urged millions of people from  New Orleans to northwest Florida to flee as deadly Hurricane  Ivan churned through the Gulf of Mexico on a track that could  bring it onto the U.S. coast by Wednesday night.


Theater Review | 'The Last Year . . .': Recalling the Final Days of a Man Whose Words Live On

âThe Last Year in the Life of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as Devised by Waterwell: A Rock Operettaâ has the feel of an artistic debate that was never quite settled.


David Beckham admitted England needed to prove a point by beating Ukraine in Wednesday night's friendly at St James' Park.


Red-carpet princess Monique Lhuillier turned out a series of pretty dresses at New York Fashion Week on Tuesday that are sure to make her starlets happy.


Fresh sight of freedom awaits Bush on G8 beach

HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - George W. Bush has often expressed his admiration for the yearning for freedom in Communist East Germany that led to the collapse of the Berlin Wall on his father's watch 18 years ago.


After a stroke, the brain tries to reorganize itself.  However, sometimes this process goes awry, leaving one woman to feel sounds on her skin.


Home credit lenders are told   they must provide clearer information to consumers about loan costs.


Modena, 21:23 - AUTO, EN PLEIN MASERATI: THOMAS BIAGI CAMPIONE FIA GT1

Thomas Biagi su Maserati si è laureato campione tra i piloti nella classe GT1 con il terzo po...


Terps send No. 1 Tar Heels to first loss

Bambale Osby scored inside with 21 seconds left to help Maryland stun top-ranked North Carolina 82-80 on Saturday, handing the Tar Heels their first loss of the season.


In an age when many people define themselves by what they will eat and what they wonât, dietary differences can put a strain on a romantic relationship.


Voters who claim problems with Ohio voting machines Nov. 2 indicated fraud refiled a request with the Ohio Supreme Court on Friday to overturn the presidential results.


Yankees Crush Red Sox, One Win from Sweep

The New York Yankees scored the most  runs in an American League Championship Series game as they  pounded the Boston Red Sox 19-8 on Saturday to move within one  victory of a return trip to the World Series.


Free condoms should be given away in pubs, clubs and taxis to reduce the levels of unwanted pregnancies and sex infections, experts say.


Ohio State athletic director Andy Geiger is retiring after a decade featuring some of the Buckeyes' greatest victories and biggest embarrassments.


US Says Will Veto Security Council Resolution Condemning Israel's ...

At the United Nations, the Security Council is preparing to vote on an Arab-drafted resolution demanding that Israel halt its Gaza offensive.


Franklin Covey is a classic example of the guy who didn't see it coming.


Movie Review | 'Exterminating Angels': A Cerebral Skin Flick, Subtitles Included

A date that begins with the salacious movie âExterminating Angelsâ is likely to end up either in bed or in court.


Newly re-elected Mayor Ray Nagin immediately began trying to mend ties with political opponents and crucial leaders on Sunday as he looked ahead to another four years to oversee reconstruction of this major American city.


Mentre lavorava nel suo terreno agricolo nel Vibonese


Marchers show displeasure at headquarters; school closures to be announced this morning.


Some Tormented by Homosexuality Look to a Controversial Therapy

Some people have been trying to eliminate their gay desires through therapy or religious ministries dedicated to that end.


NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- A Norwalk doctor charged in a vaccine fraud case has been fined $30,000 and has been placed on probation for two years.


Kalou inspires Ivory Coast as Michel's Lions maul Namibia at African Nations football Cup

Ivory Coast lived up to their billing as serious title contenders with victory in Monday's crunch African Nations Cup game against fellow regional giants Nigeria.


Target to the blogosphere: youâre irrelevant.


China: N. Korea committed to nuclear talks

China says North Korea is willing to resolve the nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula through the six-party talks. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, Zhang Qiyue says leaders of


Boeing profit up 78 percent in quarter, upbeat on 2005

CHICAGO : Aerospace giant Boeing reported a 78 percent increase in third-quarter profit on Wednesday and gave an upbeat forecast for the rest of 2004 and into 2005.


Microsoft's Announces Plans for Your Digital Living Room and 22 ...

Microsoft began the latest phase of its big push for consumers' digital lives by unveiling Windows XP Media Centre Edition 2005 (MCE) and a host of products designed to work alongside it.


Shaquille O'Neal delivered a  season-high 31 points and 15 rebounds as the Miami Heat held  off the Detroit Pistons for an 85-82 home victory on Friday.


More than 25% of people in the UK do not use contraception when they lose their virginity, a study claims.


Preserving History One Building at a Time

WASHINGTON, June 6  /PRNewswire/ -- Across America, historic cities are working hard to revitalize old buildings into real estate that contributes to both economic growth and adds to the city's unique charm and sense of community.


ICC boss Malcolm Speed tells BBC Sport the success of the World Twenty20 will not lead to fewer 50-overs-a-side games.


Turkey's PM returns from talks to a warm welcome and says Turkey will change markedly with EU entry in sight.


Court declares Guantanamo tribunals illegal

In a sharp rebuke of President   George W. Bush's tactics in the war on terrorism, the U.S.   Supreme Court on Thursday struck down as illegal the military   tribunal system set up to try Guantanamo prisoners.


Miss Sixty si rifa' agli anni '70, sfilano Philosophy e Malo


Blog: Intel and the One Laptop Per Child Program have ironed out their differences and agreed to collaborate on future projects.


Groups worry about Russia's press freedom

The detention of several journalists traveling to and from the deadly school siege in Russia is raising new concern about press freedom in the country, media watchdogs said Tuesday.


Jakarta embassy bombers not among the nine victims: police

Police investigating the deadly attack at the Australian embassy in Jakarta have said they have identified all nine victims of the blast and are still working to piece together the suicide bombers.


Iranians on Tuesday called the combative introduction of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad by the head of Columbia University "shameful" and said the harsh words only added to their image of the United States as a bully


VERNON, Vt. -- Amid the protests that have erupted over nuclear power plants in New England, the Vermont Yankee plant here has long operated as an oasis of calm. Perched on the Connecticut River about 10 miles from the Massachusetts border, the 32-year-old reactor provides a third of Vermont's electricity.


There may not be anything as exciting as the iPhone at next week's Macworld, but Apple should once again own the January trade show season.


Bush Says Will Use Political Capital from Election

President Bush said on Thursday he  earned "political capital" from the 59 million people who voted  for him and will use it to advance a broad agenda that includes  protecting America and reforming the intelligence community,  the tax code and Social Security.


The status of Curt Schilling [stats, news]'s ankle and his availability for the rest of the postseason remained a subject of intense concern and speculation last night, and the Red Sox


Bush Lobbies Asian Allies on North Korea

President Bush sought help on Saturday  from Chinese President Hu Jintao and other key allies at an  Asia-Pacific summit on getting North Korea to return to stalled  talks over its nuclear weapons program.


Fewer homes for sale in major U.S. cities: paper

The number of homes listed for sale in 18 major U.S. metropolitan areas at the end of November was down 4 percent from a month earlier, the Wall Street Journal reported on its Web site on Tuesday.


Russell Branyan and Keith Ginter each hit three-run homers, rookie Ben Hendrickson earned his first major league victory, and the Milwaukee Brewers sent the Cincinnati Reds to their fifth straight loss with a 7-3 victory Saturday night.


Dream Team Puts U.S. at Goal of 100 Medals

ATHENS, Greece - While the U.S. men's basketball team fell short of its gold-medal goal, the bronze it won Saturday night helped the American delegation reach a bigger goal - it was the 100th U.S...


Giocava con 2 coetanei nei campetti di un liceo a Hempstead


Condizioni sono gravi, forse colpita con pistola giocattolo


L'Ordine unanime sul caso del medico che staccÃ² il respiratoreIl verdetto nella notte dopo l'audizione del dottor Mario Riccio                                            Welby, archiviazione per l'anestesista "Non violÃ² il codice deontologico"                                                                                La moglie di Piergiorgio: "Ha aiutato mio marito ad avere una morte serena"


Books of the Times: The Cult of the Amateur

Andrew Keen points out in his provocative new book that Web 2.0, which incorporates user-generated content, social networking and interactive sharing, has a dark side.


Cresciuta fino a 72,35 euro, gira voce quotazione 80 euro


A series of reports concludes that the agency is so overwhelmed by a flood of imports that it is incapable of protecting the public from unsafe drugs, medical devices and food.


US ; Stocks Seen Higher, Oracle Could Help

US News, NEW YORK - US stocks were set for a higher open on Monday, helped by news business software maker Oracle Corp. (ORCL.O: Quote, Profile, Research) struck a deal to buy rival PeopleSoft Inc.


Crude oil futures slipped yesterday as Norwegian officials ordered striking oil workers back on the job, preventing more cuts in production from the third-largest global exporter of crude.


Microsoft To OK One License for Multicore Chips

Customers who use the dual-core processors that Intel and Advanced Micro Devices are expected to begin shipping next year will not need to buy extra licenses for Microsoft software, the software maker will announce next week.


Economy - Monday      (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - U.S. corporations announced plans to cut 74,986 jobs, up from Dec's 44,416 and 19% above a year ago, according to outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. Financial firms slashed 15,789 jobs and drug makers planned to ax 7,628 positions. Job cuts remain below levels of the '01 recession, Challenger said.


A global communications giant is born: Alcatel-Lucent deal done

Alcatel-Lucent, a global communications giant with combined annual revenue of more than US$24 billion, will debut Friday after a sometimes rocky engagement between Alcatel SA and Lucent Technologies Inc.


The government of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Monday issued bids to build 700 homes in the West Bank, its largest settlement construction project since taking office in May.


Corus profit slumps 62 percent in first half

Anglo-Dutch steelmaker Corus has said that group net profits plunged more than 62 percent during the first-half of the year owing to higher raw material and energy costs, as well as lower selling prices.


New study shows cholesterol-lowering statins more dangerous than ...

UNDATED Another drug company is being accused of being too slow to pull a dangerous medication from the market. This time it's Baycol -- a cholesterol-lowering medicine that causes a severe and sometimes fatal muscle disorder in some patients.


Jobs data, Asian marts to call stocks' tune

Licking their wounds after stiff losses, jittery investors will be looking for relief next week in the form of reassurance that the U.S. economy will keep growing at a moderate pace.


"Non!" says EU to Microsoft in antitrust appeal

Microsoft lost its antitrust appeal.  Will this change anything?


A new generation of nuclear power stations is expected to get the formal go-ahead from the government later.


Apple (AAPL:Nasdaq - news - research) unveiled two new editions of the iPod intended to spike sales of the portable music players in the crucial Christmas selling season.


News.com Extra: Gene splicing: Embryos with three parents?

Also: Color Sudoku game adds twist to computing. See what people are saying on News.com Extra.


Killer whales get the superstar treatment every summer off the Washington coast, where tourists fill up whale-watch boats to catch a glimpse of the majestic animals. Now, researchers are studying whether all the attention could be a bad thing.


Bollywood star free on bail in poaching case

Top Bollywood actor Salman Khan was Friday released from prison on bail pending his appeal against a conviction for killing protected wildlife.


Softbank Corp. said Tuesday it will acquire Cable & Wireless IDC Inc., a Japanese unit of British telecommunications firm Cable & Wireless PLC, for 12.


MCI May Be New Belle of the Acquisition Ball

Most industry analysts expect the other Bell operating companies to pursue MCI rather than get into a messy bidding war with SBC Communications over AT&T.


ATLANTA - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said yesterday it is shifting responsibility to distribute most of the country's remaining doses of flu vaccine to state health departments, which will decide who in the high-risk groups will get


Udine, 10:36 - BASKET, SERIE A: ALLEN CONTINUA E RESTA A UDINE

Jerome Allen sarà il playmaker della Snaidero Udine anche la prossima stagione. Il 34enne gio...


Guantanamo war crimes trials screech to halt

GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba  - U.S. military judges dropped all war crimes charges on Monday against the only two Guantanamo captives facing trial, rulings that could preclude trying any of the 380 prisoners held at the U.S. base in Cuba any time soon.


Nine automakers, led by Toyota and General Motors, have sued to block California's new greenhouse gas regulation, which would require a 30 percent cut in emissions from cars and trucks sold in the state by 2016.


UPDATE 1-Lehman names Goldfarb chief administrative officer

Investment bank Lehman Brothers (LEH.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday named Chief Financial Officer Dave Goldfarb as chief administrative officer.


Landis maintains he is still Tour de France champion

American Floyd Landis has maintained he   is still the true Tour de France champion and again denied   knowingly taking banned substances.


At least 1,000 Iraqis are fleeing their homes each day because of violence and insecurity Â a figure that could increase with threats of cross-border attacks into northern Iraq, the U.N. refugee agency said Tuesday.


Archbishop calls for halt to anti-gay language

The Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams has spoken out against verbal attacks on lesbian and gay people during the ongoing row over sexual diversity within the Anglican Communion.


bizpile writes "Ireland has decided to take some extreme measures to crack down on one type of online scam. They have decided to suspend direct dialing to 13 countries (mostly South Pacific Islands) in order to halt the use of auto-dialers.


US Seeks Strategy with Japan for New N.Korea Talks

Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Sunday there was still time to resolve a nuclear crisis with North Korea through six-party talks despite Pyongyang's refusal to resume the negotiations.


Eurosceptic Kilroy-Silk walks out of UKIP

Robert Kilroy-Silk, the former TV talkshow host who is the best-known face in the UK Independence Party, has stormed out of the UKIP group in the European Parliament, press reports in London said.


Mark Hughes maintained Blackburnâs hard effort would soon earn their just rewards - after his side went down 1-0 to Charlton in tonightâs Barclays Premiership clash at The Valley.


Update 2: Charles Schwab Cuts Online Commissions

Slumping stock broker Charles Schwab Corp. is cutting its online prices for all customers, hoping to lure back bargain-minded investors alienated by the higher fees the company has imposed in recent years.


Europe's lunar satellite, the Smart 1 probe, ends its mission by crashing onto the Moon's surface.


Video-game maker Eidos says it is delaying the release of its "Championship Manager 5" game and is still trying to pick a possible buyer for the company.


By The Orange County Register, Calif.  Dec. 19--Chipmaker Broadcom Corp. said it canceled more than $37 million  in stock options for three former employees after finding that they adjusted  the dates of the options to maximize their value.


Storage Networking World: ILM a business matter

Users at Storage Networking World are developing information life-cycle management schemes within their storage networks to more efficiently and cost-effectively store data according to business policies.


Sudanese Darfur Rebels Stall Aid Pact for Refugees

Sudanese rebels insisted on Tuesday that the government disarm its militias in Darfur before they would sign a deal to bring aid to 1.5 million civilians displaced by violence.


Maoist rebels using mortars and machine guns battled police in eastern India in an hours-long fight that left 24 policemen and 25 rebels dead, a police official said Wednesday.


'D'ora in avanti i governi non sprechino tempo'


Amazon in agreements to move headquarters

Amazon.com Inc said on Friday it signed real estate lease deals to move its corporate headquarters and consolidate its office space in Seattle after 2011.


Russia and Iran agreed a timetable for finishing building the Bushehr nuclear plant, reports from Russia say.


Lawyers for the former White House aide, convicted for his role in the Valerie Plame affair, couldn't deliver on their promises


Patriots' spying scandal raises technology questions

Why do we even need radio helmets and Wi-Fi on the sidelines? Tech has countless uses but please keep the geeks off the gridiron.


As of January first, you won't have to pay those dreaded late fees at Blockbuster stores. Movie and game rentals will still have due dates, but if you need to keep it an extra day or so, you can do it stress-free.


Wireless Internet Siemens Sets Wireless Data Speed Record

In order to achieve the speed of one gigabit per second, Siemens combined an "intelligent antenna system" consisting of three transmitting and four receiving antennas with Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing.


Detective Andrew Sproule of the Police Service of Northern Ireland speaks to the media outside the Northern Bank headquarters in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Thursday, Dec. 23, 2004.


ISS Crew Counts Calories as Food Supply Runs Low

With food stores running low, the two  astronauts living aboard the International Space Station (ISS) are cutting back  their meal intake and awaiting a critical cargo delivery expected to arrive  on Dec. 25.


Aerei precipitati: arriva la rivendicazione

Â«I nostri mujaheddin nelle Brigate Islambouli sono stati in grado di sequestrate due aerei russi e sono riusciti nell'impresa nonostante le difficoltÃ  iniziali. A bordo di ogni aereo si trovavano cinque


Barghouthi Urged to Drop Palestinian Election Bid

Firebrand uprising leader Marwan Barghouthi came under pressure from his Fatah faction Friday to drop potentially divisive plans to run for Palestinian president from his Israeli jail cell.


Chinese imports and soaring crude oil prices fuel an 8.9 percent rise in October for a record $55.5 billion gap. By Jeannine Aversa.


Central bank keeps quiet about its euro options

FRANKFURT Will the European Central Bank intervene in the world's currency markets to put a lid on the euro? It has become a tantalizing prospect for many Europeans, who are nervous about the economic impact


How the tax man can get us out of this corporate options mess and make backdating a thing of the past. By Andy Kessler from Wired magazine.


Oil prices surged more than $1 on Wednesday as the re-election of President Bush countered the impact of a big increase in spare oil supplies ahead of winter.


Movie Review | 'Artie LangeÂs Beer League': Bad-News Bears? No, Slow-Pitch Sloths

Artie Lange, Howard SternÂs radio sidekick, somehow manages to make beer-league softball seem no fun at all in this extremely lowbrow comedy.


Millennium Hotel becomes focus of poisoned spy case

The focus of a police probe into the death of a former Russian spy shifted towards a Mayfair hotel after seven staff tested positive for radiation contamination.


A policeman dies in a suicide attack outside a police headquarters in eastern Afghanistan, officials say.


Almost 500,000 without power in St. Louis

Powerful storms with rain and strong winds left nearly half a million homes and businesses without power early Thursday as the region braced for another day of 100-degree heat. Power officials said it could take five days to restore electricity.


The tough Russian women's field suffered its first loss early Wednesday when Italy's Francesca Schiavone came back from a set down to upset eighth-seeded Nadia Petrova 0-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the second round of the $2.


Ministers discuss child care, social programs

OTTAWA -- Social Development Minister Ken Dryden met provincial and territorial representatives Tuesday to discuss issues ranging from help for people with disabilities to prospects for a national child-care system.


By Bangkok Post, Thailand  Jun. 25--The protracted dispute over telecom access charges is nearing a  climax with a decision by Telecom to pay access charges to TOT Plc and in turn  sue True Move and DTAC, the two mobile operators that hold CAT concessions.


San Francisco, 16:06 - VELA, COPPA AMERICA: USA RIVENDICANO RUOLO PORTAVOCE CHALLENGER

Una contestazione formale alla Societè Nautique de Geneve è stata presentata dal Golde...


Seven Palestinians, including four militants, die in Israeli raids in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, reports say.


Top level bilateral talks on Turkey's EU bid: French FM

French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said Tuesday that he would meet with his Turkish counterpart Ali Babacan to discuss Ankara's contentious bid to join the European Union.


The end of the Hollywood writers strike means the Oscar show will be the usual star-studded, fashion-filled extravaganza, organizers promised.


Politica di sconti e piu' vendite di pc e tv schermo piatto


Hollywood's star couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt want to act in a movie together.


Pixar's "Cars" should take flag in second lap

While four wide releases  hit theaters on Friday, the weekend movie scene is shaping up  as one for car enthusiasts of all ages with two racing-themed  films likely parked among the top box-office slots when the  dust settles.


The San Jose Sharks kept up their domination of the Washington Capitals while ending a three-game losing streak. The Detroit Red Wings haven't had much trouble with anyone at home recently.


A spate of car bombings rocked Baghdad on Thursday, killing more than 20 people, including a US soldier and two Iraqi police officers, according to Iraqi and US officials.


Poll watch: Bush leads nationwide; states up in the air

WASHINGTON, Oct 31  - The race for the White House was wide open late Saturday as it headed down to the wire with President George W. Bush and his rival John Kerry scrambling for decisive votes in Florida and the US Midwest.


Philippines Says Tuberculosis Cases Hit the Army

Hundreds of Philippine soldiers sent to tropical jungles to hunt down communist guerrillas and Islamic militants have fallen ill with tuberculosis, an army doctor said Wednesday.


Lebanese army chief urges troops to remain neutral

Lebanon's army commander urged soldiers on Thursday to stay neutral in an increasingly tense Beirut and said concessions might be necessary to resolve a political crisis.


UPDATE 2-Roma face UEFA sanctions after missile hits ref

AS Roma are facing severe penalties from UEFA after their opening Champions League Group B match against Dynamo Kiev was abandoned on Wednesday when referee Anders Frisk was felled by an object thrown from the crowd.


Moenchengladbach's Oliver Neuville Banned for Scoring With Hand

Borussia Moenchengladbach's Oliver Neuville, a former Germany forward who has the most goals in the country's top soccer division this season, was suspended for two games after he used his hand to score.


EU's Verheugen to meet Turk ambassador on concerns

European Union Enlargement Commissioner Guenter Verheugen was to meet the Turkish ambassador to the EU on Saturday to discuss his concerns on political developments in Turkey, Verheugen's spokesman said.


Una ricerca delle Universita' di Harvard e Houston


By Julie Carr Smyth  COLUMBUS  --  On paper, Ohio's farmland preservation program is a success.  In the seven years since the state began paying farmers not to sell to developers, nearly 27,000 farm acres have been saved.