Barriers keep drug makers out of the market

The shortage of flu vaccines this season should serve as a wake-up call about the serious challenges facing the vaccine business and the resulting threat to public health.


JFK Jr.'s last radio comments were routine

The last radio contact from John F. Kennedy Jr. before he died when the plane he was flying crashed into the Atlantic in July 1999 was a routine "thanks" to air controllers in New Jersey for runway clearance, newly released documents showed on Wednesday.


Czechs mark anniversary of communist rule's demise

Waving a Czech flag, a marcher flashes a V-sign in Prague, Czech Republic, on Wednesday during a demonstration commemorating the 15th anniversary of the 1989 Velvet Revolution.Keys are jingled in Prague during ...


When Brandon Ingram was thrown from his car in a highway crash five years ago, he was told he would never walk again. But Ingram gradually regained some feeling below the waist. And now he can take steps with the assistance of a walker.


A Greek vs. Turk 'Survivor' just may ease a bitter past

The Turkish version of the reality TV show pits the historic rivals against each other - and is improving relations.


Field Goal Puts Bengals Over Miami 16-13

Chad Johnson wriggled open for a 20-yard catch that put the Cincinnati Bengals in range for Shayne Graham's 39-yard field goal and a 16-13 victory over the Miami Dolphins on Sunday night.


Halliburton Considers Selling Troubled Unit

Halliburton Co. said yesterday that it may sell its Kellogg Brown & Root subsidiary, the largest government contractor in Iraq. Even though revenue soared from the unit, profit lagged and the dollars brought controversy over whether the company once run by Dick Cheney overcharged the government and mishandled some of the services it provides.


US Wants a Trustee Named to Oversee United's Pensions

ASHINGTON, Aug. 17  - A legal overseer will be appointed to represent participants in United Airlines' pension plans now that the company has halted contributions, the Labor Department said on Tuesday.


KÃ¶hler Stokes Fires of East-West Discontent

German President Horst KÃ¶hler has caused tension between the eastern and western regions by saying that it is unlikely the former East will ever have the same living and employment standards as the rest of the country.


In Pakistan, Doubts Over the Fight in Tribal Areas

The announcement of a cease-fire against one of Pakistanâs most wanted men has raised questions about the governmentâs commitment to combating militancy.


The NUT seeks a minimum rise of 10% or Â£3,000 for staff in England and Wales from September 2008.


Hopes fade for 14 missing seamen in SKorea: Coast Guard

South Korea Wednesday resumed an air and sea search for 14 seamen missing after their freighter sank but officials said it would be a miracle to find anyone still alive.


Sorting Through the Salmon Case: Don't Know Your Copper River From Your Farm-Raised? Our Primer Lays Out the Details

By Robin Mather Jenkins, Chicago Tribune  Jun. 20--Salmon shows up on any list of "superfoods" because of its beneficial omega-3 oils and heart-healthy fats.


Alzheimer's Troubling Behaviors Hard to Treat

TUESDAY, Feb. 1 (HealthDayNews) --  Along with devastating memory loss, Alzheimer's disease can trigger such hard-to-manage behaviors as aggression, wandering, hallucinations and repetitive vocalizations.


UK going to hell on hardware, eco group warns

We're going to buy too many power-hungry gadgets, apparently Turn off your telly, shut down your PC and dim down those lights, because if you don't, by 2020, 45 per cent of the UK's electricity will be gobbled up to feed the nation's love of gadgets, according to a report from British NGO the Energy Saving Trust (EST).â¦


Director Lee says he's not part of "mainstream"

Spike Lee, in Tuscany, Italy,  to scout locations for his next film and to receive the 41st  Fiesole Masters of Cinema Award, took swings Monday at  Hollywood for its portrayal of black characters, at Washington  for its foreign policy and at the film industry in general for  leaving him on the outside looking in.


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You call this an earnings upgrade? Why all the excitement?


Software maintains security on laptops when they're outside the network.


Wildfires rage in California, more winds expected

Wildfires burned unchecked on Tuesday in Southern California, with hundreds of thousands of people forced to evacuate, at least 700 homes destroyed, and little hope for relief from the hot desert winds fanning the flames.


Drop in Consumer Confidence Unexpectedly Steep in August

onsumers' renewed worries about job prospects led to a bigger-than-expected drop in confidence in August and provided more evidence of the fragility of the economic expansion.


Due arresti, valore della merce 100 mila euro


The House on Monday approved a $50 million fund to create an international nuclear fuel bank, an idea aimed at negating Iran's argument that it needs its own nuclear fuel program.


Committee Chairman Criticizes Clemensâs Lawyer Over Remarks

Henry A. Waxman criticized Rusty Hardin for remarks he made denouncing plans by Jeff Novitzky, the federal agent leading steroids investigations, to attend the House committee hearing Wednesday.


U.S., Iraqi Forces Take Key Samarra Buildings

U.S. and Iraqi troops took control of government and police buildings in Samarra early on Friday after insurgents had undermined security in the Iraqi city, the U.S. military said.


KYIV -- Legislators fought over and failed to pass legal reforms aimed at ensuring a fair rematch of Ukraine's fraudulent presidential run-off, accusing each other yesterday of acting in bad faith as several thousand protesters besieged parliament and


A Milano sperimentazioni sulle loro radici e molto 'future'


Government confirms plan for sweeping smoking ban

The government plans to impose a sweeping public smoking ban across England and Wales and will consider curbs on television advertising of "junk food" aimed at children.


Seimone Augustus was perfect from the field, hitting 11-of-11, and true freshman Sylvia Fowles had her sixth straight game in double figures and her third double-double in the last


Almussafes, 16:48 - CICLISMO, VUELTA: KASHECHKIN SALTA TEST ANTIDOPING

Il kazaco Andrey Kashechkin non si è sottoposto a un test antidoping a sorpresa prima della ...


Palermo, 18:11 - CALCIO, PALERMO: DIFESA KO, FERMI BARZAGLI E ZACCARDO

Scatta l'emergenza in difesa per il Palermo in vista della sfida di sabato a Bergamo contro l'Atalan...


Ashlee Simpson On 'SNL,' Lip-Syncing Her Swan Song?

This time Ashlee Simpson was caught lip-syncing her "live" performance on NBC's "Saturday Night Live.". "I don't think it did me much harm," Simpson said on her Web site.


Security and trade in President Bushâs agenda.

In his first overseas policy speech since been reelected US president George W. Bush, addressing the CEO APEC summit in Santiago de Chile on Saturday promised to keep strengthening freedom and democracy in the world and asked for a greater commitment in


US confirms its citizens abducted in Iraq

The United States on Thursday confirmed that two Americans and one Briton were abducted in Iraq's capital Baghdad. "I can confirm for you the US embassy has informed us


Drops the C word Updated Is Wikipedia running a censorship board? John Barberio thinks so. After more than two years as an active contributor to the free online encyclopedia, the 27-year-old Oxfordshire man recently left the project over the behavior of its "OTRS volunteers," unpaid administrators who act on reader complaints about the site's content.â¦


Software salesman Kevin Johnson was no match for the Blackberry 7100 cell phone on display at a downtown San Francisco T-Mobile USA store.


Owens-Illinois to Sell Two European Plants to Vidrala

TOLEDO, Ohio, Nov. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Owens-Illinois, Inc. (NYSE:OI) today announced that the Company has signed a definitive agreement to sell two of its European glass container plants to Vidrala, SA, of Alava, Spain.


Monaco, 12:44 - F1, BMW: ZIMMERMANN NUOVO CAPO PROGETTISTA

Lo svizzero Christoph Zimmermann, 39 anni, è il nuovo capo progettista della Bmw Sauber. L'in...


LONDON: JP Morgan Chase & Co, the ninth ranked underwriter of UK stocks, formed a joint venture with Cazenove Group Plc to improve its access to Britain's biggest companies.


HOUSTON, Sept. 24 -- Oil futures prices continued to climb Thursday as traders shrugged off a decision by the US Department of Energy to loan two refiners a relatively small amount of crude from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.


Four out of five children with diabetes are not reaching recommended blood glucose levels, research has revealed. An audit of almost 12,000 youngsters found that 80% were not hitting targets for blood glucose


Business & money: Numbers of buyers unable to purchase first home slump to the lowest level since 1980


Parties in dead heat in Swedish election

Sweden's long-ruling Social Democrats were locked in a dead heat in elections Sunday with the center-right opposition that campaigned on a promise to revamp the Scandinavian country's cherished welfare system.


Curlin runs down early leader Hard Spun in the stretch, pulling away with the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic and cementing his legacy among his three-year old peers.


Bronson Arroyo can't take any consolation in the fact that he had his 11th quality start this season.


Oracle again extends offer for PeopleSoft

Oracle extended its offer to acquire PeopleSoft for $7.7 billion from today to Sept. 10 -- the 10th time is has made an extension since launching the takeover campaign in June 2003.


New research challenges the notion that young Americans are the most self-absorbed.


The Land of Giant Cars: US SUVs Up 56% Over 5 Years

A just-released report by the US Census Bureau shows that SUV registrations increased by 56 percent between 1997 and 2002, from 15.5 million to 24.2 million.


Pakistani security forces battled militants at the seminary of a powerful extremist cleric, according to police officials.


A leader of Ansar al-Sunnah, a group linked to al-Qaida in Iraq that has been blamed for kidnappings and beheadings, has been captured by Iraqi and U.S. forces, the prime minister's office said Saturday.


Why pay more than you need to for insurance?


NEW ORLEANS -- Where the canal wall burst and doomed the Lower Ninth Ward during Hurricane Katrina, there now stands an imposing concrete monolith.


Brown still opposed to EU-wide tax policies

Britain remains opposed to any attempts to harmonise taxes across the European Union, Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown said as EU ministers gathered to discuss common rules for taxing company profits.


Blast in Pakistani mosque kills 19, strongly blamed

An apparent suicide bomb blast at a Shiite Muslim mosque in the eastern Pakistani city of Sialkot on Friday killed at least 19 people and injured dozens of others, which brought


Shark Tale is continuing to fight off all competition at the US box office. The animated aquatic tale is the most successful film for a second week, taking a strong $31.


Clemens and McNamee Make Final Preparations

Roger Clemens will be confronted with a new and damaging affidavit from Andy Pettitte when he appears before a House Committee on Wednesday.


p2pnet.net News:- Microsoft's Windows Server 2003 Compute Cluster Edition doesn't like servers built around Intel's Itanium 2 chip.


Exploits exist for Yahoo IM security flaws

Blog: Presence of exploit code puts pressure on Yahoo to fix the security flaws.


The U.S. military released disturbing video Wednesday that showed masked boys brandishing guns for what it said was an al Qaeda in Iraq training and recruiting film.


Variation of Nitrogen Concentrations in Stormpipe Discharge in a Residential Watershed1

By Toran, Laura Grandstaff, David  ABSTRACT: Use of lawn chemicals in residential areas may contribute nonpoint source (NPS) pollutants, such as nutrients, pesticides, and herbicides to streams.


Major job cuts at Airbus may be up for debate at a company board meeting, a main union at the planemaker warns.


Links to the week's topics from search engine forums across the Web: End Of Results Penalty?; H5 or strong tags?; Google Quality Score and more.


GREENSBORO, NC -- Tom Lehman called a one-stroke penalty on himself during Sunday's final round of the Chrysler Classic of Greensboro.


Alexander rushed for 154 yards and three touchdowns as the Seahawks clinched at least a wild-card berth, holding on for a 24-21 victory over the Arizona Cardinals.


Knicks Need Richardson to Recover From Slump

Quentin Richardsonâs jumper has never been worse and his defense, once reliable, has been suspect. And the Knicks guard has no explanation for any of it.


Turkish FM leaves for Iraq conference in Egypt

Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul left here on Monday to attend the Iraq conference in Egypt's Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh.


Harvard poised to select woman as president-Crimson

Harvard University will likely appoint its first female president this weekend, ending a one-year search for a new leader at America's oldest university, the student newspaper reported on Friday.


Industrial Solvent May Increase Risk for Parkinsonism

FRIDAY, Jan. 11 (HealthDay News) -- Exposure to a common industrial solvent known as trichloroethylene may raise the risk for developing parkinsonism, a group of nervous system disorders with symptoms similar to Parkinson's disease, new research suggests.


Third Seed Moya Stunned by Belgian Rochus

Third seed Carlos Moya became the  highest seed to exit the U.S. Open when he was dumped out 4-6,  6-4, 6-3, 6-7, 7-5 by unseeded Belgian Olivier Rochus in the  third round Saturday.


The fourth-ranked search engine behind Google, Yahoo and Microsoft, launches a new design of its default search page Tuesday called Ask3D. Ask.com's new page finds multimedia content and presents it alongside traditional text-based results in a three-paned web interface.


A man arrested on suspicion of murdering five women speaks of his relief at being told he faces no charges.


Audit of Fla. 13 Voting Machines Ends as Fight Rages On

The testing of the electronic voting machines in FloridaÃ¢ÂÂs disputed 13th Congressional District race is expected to conclude Friday night. State elections officials then will proceed with additional audit activities to determine whether voting machine errors affected the outcome Ã¢ÂÂ certified by state officials as a narrow 369-vote victory for the Republican nominee, car dealership owner Vern Buchanan.


Roma, 17:24 - CALCIO, ROMA; TOTTI: DIFFICILE RECUPERARE, ORA ALLONTANIAMO JUVE

Missione compiuta. La Roma vince 2-1 a Bergamo, inizia l'anno col piede giusto e risponde all'Inter....


Bangladesh landslide kills 22, several missing

At least 22 people were killed and several missing after landslides triggered by heavy rains buried hillside homes in Bangladesh's Chittagong port city on Monday, police and witnesses said.


Police in Greece and Britain have broken up a software piracy ring and arrested two men who are accused of selling millions of dollars worth of pirated business software.


Bomb Explodes at Al Arabiya TV Office in Baghdad

A bomb exploded outside the office of Dubai-based Al Arabiya television in western Baghdad Saturday, wounding half a dozen employees.


The pound recovered a large chunk of its earlier losses, triggered when figures showed consumer inflation crept up less than expected during January.


UNITED NATIONS - George Bush presented international leaders yesterday with his vision of a world made safe by democracy, and said the invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan were just initial steps in the spread of liberty.


Pro-hunting campaigners are expected to meet the minister who has cancelled two official events because of their protests.


LAPD patrol cars to get sticky-GPS-tracker cannon?

La la land syndrome reaches plod Q branch Los Angeles cops will be able to fire sticky GPS tracker devices at fleeing miscreants' cars as of next year, according to reports.â¦


Fed's Plosser: U.S. housing sector warrants monitoring

The weak U.S. housing sector warrants close attention to assess the economic outlook as well as its recent disruptive effects on financial markets, Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank President Charles Plosser said on Saturday.


End of fiber pact may mean China-US trade war

BEIJING: The end of 30 years of global garment quotas should be a huge long-term boon for Chinaâs low-cost producers. But in the short run, it may instead mean a trade war between Washington and Beijing.


U.S. sees possible North Korea test site activity

The United States has detected activity at potential test sites in North Korea indicating possible preparations for a nuclear test, a U.S. defense official said on Wednesday, as China urged restraint after the reclusive state said it planned a nuclear test.


Paris Hilton Designs New Line of Jewelry

NEW YORK - Reality television star and ubiquitous socialite Paris Hilton has created a jewelry line of pink sparkles, stars and hearts.    The Paris Hilton Collection, with pieces ranging in price from $15 to $95, is available online at Amazon.com...


Treviso, 19:18 - CALCIO, TREVISO: 6-0 NEL TEST CON L'OLMI CALLALTA

Test infrasettimanale per il Treviso, che in vista della gara contro il Chievo ha affrontato i dilet...


Morpheus claims landmark P2P legal victory

A US court has upheld the legitimacy of peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing application Morpheus, finding against 28 of the world's largest entertainment companies which had alleged that the P2P firm's software violates copyright law.


Londra, 13:11 - CALCIO, LIVERPOOL: OFFERTI CISSE E GARCIA PER TORRES

E' Fernando Torres il principale obiettivo del Liverpool per la prossima stagione. I reds sono pront...


Suicides Rose as Prescription Use Declined

Warnings from federal regulators four years ago that antidepressants were increasing the risk of suicidal behavior among young people led to a precipitous drop in the use of the drugs. Now a new study has found that the drop coincides with an unprecedented increase in the number of suicides among...


Sara' presentata collezione uomo e donna per autunno-inverno


Russia Angry at Dutch Remarks About Hostage Crisis

Russia is expressing anger over remarks by the Dutch foreign minister in the wake of the school hostage crisis that left hundreds dead, many of them children.


Oracle has bought 75% of the PeopleSoft's outstanding shares from its stockholders, and it has already appointed four members to the PeopleSoft board.


A video appeal to find the body of murdered hostage Ken Bigley is broadcast on Arab television.


Tony Kanaan held off a late charge by Sam Hornish Jr. to win Sunday's IndyCar Series race at the Milwaukee Mile.


Stewart Seeks Reimbursement From Own Co.

Imprisoned homemaking mogul Martha Stewart has asked the company she founded, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc., to reimburse her for $3.


Steam, the online distribution platform for videogame content, signs up more than 13 million users.


Chad's president declared a nationwide state of emergency Thursday, telling citizens that tightened controls are needed to restore order after recent rebel attacks.


RIP conqueror of Everest Sir Edmund Hillary, the NZ climber who in 1953 conquered Mount Everest and subsequently did much to improve the lot of Nepal's Sherpa people has died aged 88.â¦


Australian Prime Minister John Howard announces a new policy on climate change, pledging pollution limits.


Blood Test Better Predicts Cancer Treatment Outcomes

A new technology that counts cancer  cells in the blood helps predict the success of breast cancer  treatments more quickly and more reliably than established  methods, researchers reported on Wednesday.


Ivanovic falls But Davenport advances in Bali

BALI, Indonesia  - Ana Ivanovic and Daniela   Hantuchova both slumped to first round defeats at the Bali   International on Tuesday.


MILANO - Altri arresti e altre aziende coinvolte nellâinchiesta sulle tangenti a Enipower altre societÃ  che ormai conta 133 persone indagate, tra societÃ  iscritte in base alle legge 231 del 2001 (43) e persone fisiche (90).


Egyptian Minister Postpones Israel Visit

Egypt's foreign minister has postponed a visit to Israel, two days after Israeli troops killed three Egyptian paramilitary policemen on the Gaza Strip border.


Michael Moore will not submit Fahrenheit 9/11 for consideration for the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature, the filmmaker has announced.


Yanukovych's Legal Moves Over Ukraine Election Nearly Exhausted

Ukraine's prime minister, Viktor Yanukovych, lost important legal challenges Thursday, narrowing the likelihood that he will be able to overturn the results of Sunday's presidential election.


Friday night's game between the Magic and the Miami Heat drew an announced 20,454 to the St. Pete Times Forum. For an NBA exhibition game, that's not bad.


Shields: Cruise gave 'heartfelt apology'

Brooke Shields says Tom Cruise has apologized for publicly criticizing her use of antidepressants after the birth of her first daughter.


Gold Coast, 11:26 - TENNIS, WTA GOLD COAST: FINALE AZARENKA-LI NA

La cinese Li Na e la bielorussa Victoria Azarenka sono le finaliste del torneo Wta di Gold Coast, in...


Firenze, 14:58 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA; DONADEL: ORA PENSIAMO ALL'UEFA

Il centrocampista della Fiorentina, Marco Donadel, archiviata la partita di campionato con l'Atalant...


The ride from Macedonia to the Hindu Kush was not quite as hard as I thought it would be. At least that was my sentiment by the time the crucial "Battle for India" took place in Alexander, an Oliver Stone film produced by Warner Bros.


China Eastern Airbus order worth $3.4 billion

China Eastern Airlines said yesterday it valued its new order of 20 Airbus jets at $3.4 billion. The A330-300s will be delivered to China's third-largest airline between 2006 and 2008.


Matt Leinart made a big pitch for the Heisman Trophy, passing for a career-high 400 yards and a school record-tying five touchdowns, and the Trojans overcame a sluggish start to beat Notre Dame 41-10 last night.


BET's provocatively titled "Hot Ghetto Mess," which drew sharp criticism and overshadowed the rest of the cable channel's new schedule, is getting an upbeat new name.


Director James Cameron presents what he claims is the burial box of Christ. But there's plenty of cause for skepticism


Like a first love, Big Sur can make you feel small in its grasp.


Bankrupt United Airlines said on Friday it needs more labor cost cuts on top of any gains from terminating employee pensions and expects to move toward voiding its labor contracts in early November.


6 terror suspects arrested in Afghanistan

Afghan and U.S.-led coalition forces arrested a suspected bomb expert and five other terror suspects Wednesday in eastern Afghanistan, as NATO forces in the south fought Taliban militants in the second day of the alliance's largest-ever offensive in Afghanistan.


N.F.L. Roundup: The Starting Quarterback Is a Mystery in Oakland

Raiders Coach Lane Kiffin said Wednesday that he would keep the Detroit Lions guessing whether Josh McCown or Daunte Culpepper will start in the regular-season opener Sunday.


Scottish schoolgirl's father appeals in Pakistan custody battle

The father of a Scottish schoolgirl currently living in Pakistan has filed an appeal against a court's decision to send her back to her mother in Britain.


Hamilton looks ahead after Formula One title disappointment

Lewis Hamilton and his father Anthony reacted with dignity and optimism on Sunday after seeing Kimi Raikkonen secure one of the most unexpected and dramatic world championships of modern times.


Britain's Princes William and Harry plan to stage a concert with performers including Elton John next year to mark the 10th anniversary of the death of their mother Princess Diana, a newspaper reported Sunday.


The White House reached an agreement with three key Republican senators on a bill establishing interrogation techniques and trial procedures for terrorism suspects, lawmakers said today.


White House on Hunt for a Medicare Chief

The search began in the expectation that the current chief, Dr. Mark B. McClellan, would soon resign.


Divers found a six-foot gash on the tanker that leaked 30,000 gallons of crude oil into the Delaware River, creating a 20-mile-long slick that killed dozens of birds and threatened other wildlife, officials said Sunday.


Sharon emerges victorious after internal opposition

Jerusalem: Despite several defeats on the battlefield, Ariel Sharon, the former general turned Israeli prime minister, has finally won the war to implement his Gaza pullout plan after neutralising his internal enemies.


A federal panel that has spent two years reviewing studies of Gulf War illnesses recommends focusing future research on the effects of the toxic substances that veterans encountered during the 1991 conflict.


Christmas has come early for Charlie Sheen and Denise Richards. The couple are expecting their second child, due in June, People magazine reports. Their first, daughter Sam Sheen, was born in March.


About 70,000 displaced people are thought to have died in Sudan's Darfur region since March, mainly from disease and malnutrition, a UN official says.


Global Competitiveness Survey Highlights

NEW YORK - It doesn't look like Britannia will again rule the waves anytime soon. In the World Economic Forum's Global Competitiveness Report, the UK's business environment rose four places to 11th this year, ahead of Germany at 13 and France at 27.


Journal Reports McDonaldâs Plan for Coffee Bars

McDonaldâs Corp. is set to launch coffee bars, moving into direct competition with global coffee chain Starbucks Corp., The Wall Street Journal reported.


Russia's Yukos oil company has paid $2.2 billion of its $3.4 billion tax bill for 2000, Yukos' top finance official said Friday, as he renewed warnings that the embattled company was close to bankruptcy.


Massacre survivors in Burundi are to be relocated away from the border with DR Congo, the UN says.


Looking to avoid the costly fragmentation that stifled the Unix market, members of the Free Standards Group have announced a new version of a critical Linux standard that many of its proponents hope will cement the future for the open-source operating


Greater Southeast Community Hospital had its national accreditation yanked yesterday because of the overwhelming problems that pushed the District facility close to collapse for much of this year.


London, England (Sports Network) - Captain John Terry signed a fresh contract with Chelsea Tuesday that will keep him with the club until 2009.


There are some indications that statins arenât all theyâre cracked up to be.


EU expected to approve talks with Turkey

BRUSSELS, Belgium - European Union leaders are expected to approve opening talks with Turkey on its wish to join the EU during a two-day summit opening Thursday, but they will likely impose stiff conditions on Ankara.


U.N. meeting wiped after U.S. reads wrong statement

U.S. Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad had to reconvene the U.N. Security Council and rerun a meeting on Friday after reading the wrong statement on Sudan, effectively wiping an entire council session out of history.


Shares of Nasdaq Stock Market Inc.  fell 5.2 percent on Tuesday to their lowest levels in over a month after the London Stock Exchange  urged shareholders to reject a 2.7 billion pound ($5.27 billion) hostile bid from the largest U.S. electronic stock market.


From perfumes to pool cues, branding for musicians has no bounds.


What the Heck Is Investment Banking, Anyway?

A look at what investment bankers actually do and the firms that are involved in the business.


The New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday continued its mop-up from the technical glitches that bottlenecked its trading system and triggered a temporary shutdown of electronic transactions during Tuesday's market plunge.


Case of Brain-Damaged Woman Heads to Court

Six days after Terri Schiavo's feeding tube was removed at the request of her husband, a hospital began again pumping fluids into the brain-damaged woman on orders from Gov. Jeb Bush.


South Africa's Mbeki Sees Party Faithful Rally to His Rival

POLOKWANE, South Africa, Dec. 16 -- Thousands of African National Congress activists who assembled here to elect their next party president responded to a 2 1/2 -hour speech by incumbent Thabo Mbeki with cheers, dancing and stirring songs of liberation.


The Singer SinÃ©ad O'Connor has taken out a full-page advertisement in an Irish national newspaper to complain that she should not be "called crazy".


Ill. Residents Vote for Official Reptile

CHICAGO - The Eastern tiger salamander won the vote for the title of Illinois' state amphibian, while slow and steady was a winning strategy for the painted turtle in the state reptile race. "We want to commend each of the candidates for a very strong, positive, educational campaign.


Medtronic Inc. MDT.N on Wednesday  said its quarterly earnings rose on surprisingly brisk demand  for devices that slow racing heartbeats, offsetting a  weaker-than-expected performance in some of its other  businesses.


Blog: Company is also in talks with the group that has sued it, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.


By Dick Meyer. By Dotty Lynch. By Lloyd Garver. (CBS/AP) President Bush accused Democratic challenger Sen. John Kerry on Saturday of bowing to the "shifting sands of political convenience" when it comes to the war on terror.


The big guns have barely fallen silent in Lebanon but already President Bush and the State Department are finding cause for cheer in the outcome of the 34-day war between Israel and Hezbollah militia.


S.E.C. Will Take No Action Against Former Chief of Shell

The S.E.C. also cleared two former top Shell executives over the 2004 scandal involving the overbooking of oil reserves.


CAMBRIDGE -- In a quiet entryway of the CambridgeSide Galleria, 75-year-old Mary Dellolio stood gazing out the window, Sears bags in hand, waiting for a ride from a friend. Dellolio said she feels safe in the mall during the daytime but would never venture there after dark, though she lives only two blocks away.


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High Risk Breast Cancer Needs MRI Detection -- Study

Women with a high genetic risk for breast cancer run a better chance of having it detected with magnetic resonance imaging than with mammography and other methods, researchers said on Tuesday.


Sometimes you have to go the extra mile to gain an edge in investing.


The Metropolitan Police says it may need the help of foreign armed officers to police the 2012 London Olympic Games.


The World Series has been over less than 48 hours and already I can't wait for the free-agent signing period to commence, for the Winter Meetings to unfold, for tensions between the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees to escalate to unprecedented levels.


Ford says 38,000 union workers accept buyouts

Ford Motor Co.  on Wednesday said a total of 38,000 employees -- almost half of the automaker's U.S. factory workforce -- had accepted buyout offers to leave the company.


The longer-term solvency of the US fund that insures traditional pensions is at risk, the director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.


AFP Interview: Vested interests, ignorance aid China's tobacco industry

China, home to one in three of the world's smokers, is set to see a huge rise in its health care costs as a lack of education and the government's vested interests frustrate prevention efforts, the World Health Organisation (WHO) warned.


The city of Cork and several towns were severely flooded Wednesday as the year's strongest Atlantic storm arrived with heavy rain and wind gusts of more than 70 mph.


Gum maker Wrigley agrees to buy major candy brands from Kraft for ...

Candy and gum maker Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. announced Monday it has agreed to buy a number of candy brands, including Life Savers and Altoids, from Kraft Foods for $1.


The stigma that society  attaches to obesity can cause children immediate, and possibly  lasting, harm, according to a research review.


Gay Bishop Says He Has No Plans to Step Down

The first openly gay bishop in the Episcopal Church expressed regret yesterday over the divisions his elevation has caused among Christians, particularly in developing countries, where, he


BBC Plans 'Music Discovery' Service in New Online Push

By Anonymous  BBC Music Interactive is to unveil a 'music discovery' service as part of the BBC's plans to boost its online presence for the 'web 2.0' age. This will apply to supporting sites for its entire musical and programming output.


Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson sees Rio Ferdinand as a future captain of his club. Fergusonâs endorsement of his star defender comes a day after England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson hailed him as a future leader of his country.


Thinking small may be the next big thing at American high schools. From Oregon to New York, school districts are scaling down to combat problems that are very big indeed: high dropout rates, sinking test scores and low attendance.


Extremists planned mass Prague murders: paper

Islamic extremists planned to kidnap dozens of Jews in Prague and hold them hostage before murdering them, the daily Mlada Fronta Dnes reported on Friday.


Lo ha annunciato il ministro del lavoro Damiano


France's president says his relationship with model Carla Bruni is "serious" but refuses to reveal any wedding plans.


Philadelphia opens high-tech school of the future

Philadelphia on Thursday opened a  public high school where students work on wireless laptops,  teachers eschew traditional subjects for real-world topics and  parents can track their child's work on the Internet.


Houston Rockets' Yao Ming answers a question from journalists during a press conference for the NBA China 2004 game Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2004 in Shanghai, China.


At Inauguration, Karzai Pledges 'New Chapter' for Afghanistan

Hamid Karzai was sworn in today as Afghanistan's first popularly elected president, three years after American-backed resistance fighters swept the Taliban government from power.


Though the day of the final dawned bright and sunny, the six inches of rain that drenched this part of the world over the last week made parts of the ground too soggy for a timely start.


Ex-Air Force, Boeing Official Seen Facing Jail

Darleen Druyun, the former No. 2  acquisitions official at the U.S. Air Force who admitted  negotiating a job with Boeing Co. while still overseeing its  contracts, will likely face six months or longer in jail,  sources familiar with the case said on Tuesday.


Heavy rain disrupted play on Day 10 day of the US Open, but organizers were still hoping to salvage at least some of the night session, reported CRIENGLISH.


Roma, 10:48 - CALCIO, CAMPANA: FISCHI ROMA? REAZIONE PUBBLICO FA BEN SPERARE

Una piccola parte del pubblico dell'Olimpico ha fischiato il minuto di silenzio in memoria di Licurs...


Oliver Stone's three-hour epic, Alexander, has had US critics tripping over themselves to heap derision on what most agree is a costly camp disaster from the director of JFK and Platoon.


ARBITRO ESPELLE RACCATTAPALLE DOWN PERCHE' TROPPO LENTO

VENTURINA (LIVORNO) - Da sempre durante le partite del Venturina, era a bordo campo per raccogliere le palle e rilanciarle in campo, ma domenica scorsa Piero Andreotti, 44 anni, e' stato invitato dall' arbitro a uscire e ad andare in tribuna, su richiesta


Woman linked to Nepal palace massacre marries

A Nepalese woman believed to have  unwittingly sparked a palace massacre in Kathmandu in 2001,  married the grandson of an Indian minister at a gala wedding in  New Delhi over the weekend, an official said on Sunday.


A US polygamist sect leader is convicted by a court in the state of Utah for forcing a 14-year-old girl into marriage.


Greggio con consegna a ottobre scambiato a 70,94 dollari


U.S. tries to win over Latin America's moderate left

Worried about the growing influence of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, the Bush administration is trying to make friends with more moderate leftist leaders in Latin America, where anti-U.S. sentiment runs high.


Microsoft Claims Partnership Creates 1,000 .Net Platforms

Executives with Hewlett-Packard and Microsoft have disclosed that a 2-year-old partnership created to promote the use of .Net for Web services has resulted in the installation of 1,000 .


Boston University scored once in each period and held off the University of Massachusetts, 3-2, last night in Amherst to run its road unbeaten streak to eight games.


Companies, scavengers scrap over recycled paper in Japan

TOKYO -- The paper chase starts in the blackness of early morning, a cat-and-mouse game played on Tokyo's almost empty backstreets in the hours before businessmen shake off their hangovers and commuters emerge to flood the city.


Bush Orders Flag Tribute to Tsunami Victims

CRAWFORD, Texas  - President Bush, seeking to  bolster America's humanitarian image after the Asian tsunamis,  called on Saturday for flags to be flown at half-staff next  week to honor victims of the disaster.


So It Looks Cold on Camera? Try Operating One

On Sunday, the conference championship games will be played in frigid, if not severe conditions. But no scheduling changes are likely to take place.


Sfida a Tirana tra la coalizione di Berisha e l'opposizione


Britain Says Northern Rock Is Not Sold Yet

Britainâs prime minister, Gordon Brown, denied reports that he had made a deal with Richard Branson over the sale of Northern Rock during a trip to China and India.


A judge rules that Indiana's Jermaine O'Neal does not have to serve the final 10 games of his suspension.


A new NBC show is bound to attract attention for the title alone: "Without Breasts There Is No Paradise."


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Bush picks judge to head homeland security

WASHINGTON -- President Bush yesterday nominated Michael Chertoff, former head of the Justice Department's criminal division and a chief architect of the nation's domestic counterterrorism strategy following the 2001 attacks, to be the country's second homeland security secretary.


Clemens Pitches Astros Back Into NLCS Series

Roger Clemens pitched seven gritty  innings and Houston batters belted three home runs as the  Astros beat the St Louis Cardinals 5-2 in Game Three of the  National League Championship Series Saturday.


Bologna, 19:12 - SUPERBIKE, DUCATI: NEL 2008 MICHEL FABRIZIO AL FIANCO DI BAYLISS

Il team Ducati Xerox ha ingaggiato per il 2008 il pilota Michel Fabrizio. Il romano, 23 anni la sett...


Defendant's wife, kids held in Argentina

Police detained the wife and two grown children of a former coast guard officer who died mysteriously in jail amid a dictatorship-era human rights trial, hours after an autopsy found cyanide in his blood, a judge said Friday.


More advanced cancer seen in uninsured Americans

Uninsured Americans and those in a government health program for the poor are far more likely to have advanced diseases when diagnosed with cancer than those with private coverage, researchers said on Sunday.


Omnifone will launch MusicStation Max, a service that will give people unlimited free music downloads to their cell phone.


After going 6 1/2 years and 146 tournaments without winning, Steve Stricker birdied four of his last five holes Sunday at The Barclays for a stunning turnaround.


Obesity Surgery Cures Diabetes, Other Medical Problems

Obese people who undergo weight loss surgery such as gastric bypass not only shed pounds, they can be cured of diabetes, high blood pressure, and a number of other illnesses commonly caused by obesity.


ATHENS, Greece - As the crackpot in a green beret and red kilt ambushed Vanderlei Lima of Brazil three miles from the finish line of the Olympic men's marathon Sunday night, Lima wondered if he was about to be murdered.


Kidnappers of Italians not seeking ransom

Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said the kidnappers of two Italian women in Iraq have not asked for a ransom to liberate them.


Maracaibo, 08:54 - CALCIO, COPPA AMERICA: ARGENTINA-STATI UNITI 4-1

L'Argentina ha battuto gli Stati Uniti 4-1 (1-1) in un incontro del gruppo C di Coppa America. Usa i...


Contrary to Rohit Shetty's hit comedy, Golmaal which was consistently funny, Sunday entertains as long as it tries to be funny but isn't sly enough to find a mention in the archive of whodunits.


Hundreds of thousands of people rally against moving Bolivia's capital city from La Paz to Sucre.


The coral sea vista opened up by British judges

In a hidden corner room of Britain's Royal Courts of Justice, filled by lawyers in wigs and nervous Indian Ocean islanders, black-robed law lords this week handed victory to David over Goliath.


Thousands Rally for Mexico Presidential Favorite

Some 160,000 Mexicans marched on  Sunday to support the presidential hopes of the capital's  leftist mayor who faces government-backed legal challenges that  could knock him out of the 2006 race.


Il Cavaliere: "Inaccettabile un altro simbolo". Casini: "Terremo la schiena dritta"Intanto al Sud sembra profilarsi un accordo tra Mpa e Popolo delle libertÃ                                           Pdl-Udc, una notte per decidere Lombardo piÃ¹ vicino a Berlusconi                                                                                Il Piano B dell'ex presidente della Camera: un grande centroMastella congela la decisione: "Vedremo nelle prossime ore"


Qaeda's Zawahri threatens more attacks in UK: tape

Al Qaeda's second-in-command, Ayman al-Zawahri, on Tuesday threatened more attacks on Britain, two weeks after two failed bombings and criticized the country's decision to award author Salman Rushdie a knighthood.


Afghan Militants Drop Guantanamo Prisoner Demand

A Taliban splinter faction that has  threatened to kill three foreign U.N. workers abducted in  Afghanistan nearly three weeks ago appeared to narrow its  demands for their release Tuesday.


Women may need different heart treatment

Women with heart problems may need to be treated differently than men, doctors said Monday.


WASHINGTON Dec 15, 2004 - Federal regulators voted Wednesday to give airline passengers high-speed Internet connections while they fly.


The EU is backing a project that would let viewers personalise shows and films to suit their tastes.


Glory at Junior Olympics is not a big stretch

WESTWOOD -- Inside the New England Sports Academy, a group of girls gracefully leaped and tumbled across mats. They were dressed in colorful, sparkly leotards, their hair tightly wound in buns. Their practice last week was more than routine. It was the equivalent of a dress rehearsal before the young gymnasts make their national debut.


Third seed Novak Djokovic survived an epic five-set encounter against Czech Radek Stepanek, fighting off exhaustion and crippling cramps to reach the third round of the U.S. Open on Friday.


To counter competition from China, Hong Kong set up a hi-tech business hub with superfast wireless net access.


Bear Stearns Cos Inc  said on  Thursday quarterly profit plunged 61 percent to its lowest  level in five years on bad bets on subprime mortgages and  disrupted fixed-income trading.


Roberto Heras of Spain won his second straight Spanish Vuelta, one of cycling's top races. Heras, who also captured this event in 2000, finished fourth in Sunday's final leg, an 18-mile time trial in Madrid.


Fatone wants to appear on ABC dance show

Actors, pop singers and athletes have busted some moves on "Dancing With the Stars." Now celebs seem eager to appear on ABC's ballroom hit.


Hungarian opposition vows biggest protest yet

Opposition groups said tens of  thousands of people would gather in Budapest on Saturday in the  biggest protest yet against Hungary's Prime Minister Ferenc  Gyurcsany over his admission that he lied to the electorate.


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Chinese students told to stay away from stocks

China has advised college students to shun share investments amid a nationwide craze for stock markets, where many prices have nearly quadrupled in the past 18 months and experts say a dangerous bubble may lurk.


Scientists announced Monday the discovery of a rare, new orchid species that flourishes only in the wet meadows of a beloved portion of Yosemite National Park.


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Bush Woos Hispanics, Touts Economic Policies

President Bush courted Hispanic  Americans on Wednesday, telling them his policies were boosting  home ownership and promoting entrepreneurship for minorities.


By Andre Briscoe, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.  Dec. 12--Del Rey Oaks residents will have another month to examine initial plans for future development on former Fort Ord property that the soon fall under city control.


James helps Cavaliers cool off in-form Raptors

The Cleveland Cavaliers enjoyed a  winning return to action after the All-Star break, edging the  in-form Toronto Raptors 86-85 on Wednesday led by LeBron  James's game-high 29 points.


Thousands line Munich's streets for the funeral of murdered fashion designer Rudolph Moshammer.


Clinton heads pack at unique Internet debate

Democratic White House hopeful Hillary Clinton Monday headed into a unique campaign debate featuring questions posed on Internet videos, after cementing her opinion poll lead.


Berlusconi and Blair caution Bush over tense Najaf standoff

Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and British counterpart Tony Blair issued a cautionary statement to their US ally George W. Bush and the new Iraqi government to resolve the conflict in the Shiite holy city of Najaf without damaging its Muslim holy site.


An attorney for Michael Devlin, the former pizzeria manager charged with abducting two Missouri boys, dismissed a plea deal Thursday that was expected to include several life sentences, saying his client could do better before a jury.


A search resumed Tuesday for a 12-year-old Boy Scout missing in the Uinta Mountains, but chilly, wet weather has dimmed hopes that rescuers will find him alive, officials said.


N. Korea talks end; no progress reported

BEIJING (Kyodo) Japan pressed North Korea on Sunday to provide fuller accounts of 10 Japanese who Tokyo says were abducted by Pyongyang agents, but the North did not provide new information as they wrapped up two days of talks, Japan's chief delegate said


and two days later his company hit another milestone. It released what's easily its most important product in more than nine years.


Il Parma batte il Maribor 3-2 nell'andata del 1/o turno di Uefa. Reti di Maccarone (6' e 24'), Marchionni (22'st) e Kvas (14')e Golob (91'). Parte subito in attacco il Parma, che trova il gol dopo appena sei


ERP Rollout Continues to Weigh Down Symantec

Symantec is still working to resolve business-process issues that have weighed down its rollout of a new ERP system, delaying software licensing for some users and hurting its financial results.


Riforme possibili in 12 mesi, al voto almeno con nuova legge


The outlook for the holiday season dimmed Thursday as the nation's retailers reported disappointing sales for November following an uninspiring Thanksgiving weekend.


Suicide bomber strikes near Kabul airport

A suicide bomber blew up a car packed with explosives near an entrance to the Afghan capital's airport on Friday, killing two Afghan soldiers and wounding a dozen people, allied forces and witnesses said.


Lockheed Martin Corp. won a contract potentially worth $3 billion to provide managed network services to the U.S. Postal Service.


Alonso says he will do his talking on the track

FUJI, Japan  - Formula One champion Fernando Alonso will do his talking on the track now that McLaren team boss Ron Dennis has revealed they are barely on speaking terms, the Spaniard said on Thursday.


Tuesday - 'D-Day for Northern Ireland Peace Deal'

The success of a deal to revive power sharing in Northern Ireland lies in the hands of Tony Blair and Bertie Ahern, they were told tonight.


ALTAR VALLEY, Ariz  - U.S. Border Patrol agent Galen Huffman leans over the saddle to look at faint tracks in a cattle trail leading up from the Mexico border.


Google said it was disappointed with the ruling that it violated copyright laws and that it planned to file a further appeal.


Wine.com Raises Another $20 Million in Funding

Online retailer Wine.com has secured another $20 million in venture capital funding and could go public as soon as next year, Chief Executive Officer George Garrick said on Friday.


Gold prices and government bonds rise after the killing of Pakistan's ex-Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.


Flaw filler Wall Street darling VMware released patches that address multiple vulnerabilities in its products this week.â¦


A Texas jury has ruled that Boston Scientificâs drug-coated stents infringe a 1997 patent issued to a radiologist and has awarded the inventor $431 million in damages, Boston Scientific said.


Briton Lewis Hamilton says he is "on a different planet" after his maiden Formula One victory in Canada.


UK telecom regulator Office of Communications (Ofcom) effectively gave the green light to voice-over-broadband competition today by ruling that service providers could provide geographic numbers (ones with area codes) to VOIP customers (see Ofcom Speaks


Bush Is Told to Justify Executive Privilege

The chairmen of the House and Senate Judiciary committees yesterday ratcheted up their fight with President Bush over documents on the firing of U.S. attorneys, sending the White House a barbed letter demanding that the president back down from a claim of executive privilege -- or give Congress a...


ALEXANDRIA, Va. - The owner of one of the nation's largest Internet software piracy Web sites has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison.  Nathan Peterson, 27, of Los Angeles, sold products copyrighted by companies such as Microsoft Corp. and Adobe Systems Inc.


FileMaker Unveils Advanced Server Edition At Devcon

At the FileMaker Developers Conference in Phoenix this week, the company will announce availability of FileMaker 7 Advanced Server Edition, and boast about the 10 million copies of its eponymous database that have shipped since 1984.


Turkey's leaders vow to "pay any price" to defeat terrorism after the latest attack by Kurdish rebels.


Gartner Buying Meta Group in $162 Million Deal

Some consolidation seems likely, at least at the headquarters level, as both Gartner and Meta Group are based in Stamford, Connecticut.


New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming is taking no prisoners in the one-day series against Sri Lanka. Within minutes of dispatching the tourists by seven wickets at Eden Park in Auckland


Health system not yet ready for disaster: study

Half of all U.S. states would run out of hospital beds within the first two weeks of a moderate flu pandemic and 47 states would run out if a bad one hit, according to a report issued on Tuesday.


Google to run in Intuit small business software

Intuit Inc. INTU.O will feature   several of Google Inc.'s GOOG.O products, including search   and advertising, in its QuickBooks accounting software aimed at   small businesses, the companies said on Wednesday.


Citigroup challenges Parmalat reorganization, says it is victim

Global finance titan Citigroup said it was challenging the Italian government's reorganization plan for bankrupt food group Parmalat, claiming the bank is not being compensated for losses from massive fraud.


A woman is taken to hospital after police in central London were called to deal with a suspect package.


Dollar's Fall Drains Profit of European Small Business

As the euro and other currencies climb into rarefied territory, exporters are expressing more and more fear about how it will affect their businesses.


U.S. Forces Arrest Iraqi Negotiator, Strike Falluja

U.S. forces arrested Falluja's chief  negotiator on Friday after air strikes on the rebel-held city  that were part of a U.S. drive to thwart attacks in Iraq during  the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.


Bush Spends Last Day At Pacific Rim Summit In Chile

President Bush was holding one-on-one talks Sunday with leaders of Chile and Mexico. He leaves Santiago Monday to return to Central Texas, where he will spend the remainder of the week.


Cisco Systems Hosts ''Tech Talk for Investors'' Educational Webcast: WAN Application Acceleration

Cisco Systems (Nasdaq:CSCO) will host another session of its "Tech Talk for Investors" webcasts, with corresponding slide presentation, on Wednesday, September 13, 2006, at 1:30PM Pacific time.


Marine General: Fallujah Operations 'Ahead of Schedule'

Military operations to retake the insurgent-held Iraqi city of Fallujah are progressing "ahead of schedule," a top US Marine commander there said today.


Moscow opens murder probe, new poisonings emerge

Russian prosecutors said they were opening their own murder inquiry into the death of Alexander Litvinenko as a funeral service was held for the former Russian spy at a central London mosque.


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Lawmaker blames FDA for vaccine shortage

The ranking minority member of a House committee on Wednesday blasted the Food and Drug Administration, saying it failed to properly address problems that may have led to a shortage of flu vaccine.


Celebrity Clothier Manuel Helps Elvis, Dylan Sparkle

NASHVILLE, Tenn.  - The Mexican-born fashion  designer who created glittering jackets for such stars as Elvis  Presley and Dolly Parton thinks that today's celebrities don't  measure up.


AMD Rolls Out Low-Cost Net Access Device in India

US chip maker Advanced Micro Devices AMD.N has unveiled a low-cost Internet access device that could cost just a few hundred dollars, aimed at first-time technology users in the developing world.


The number one word of the year is 'blog'

Boston - A four-letter term that came to symbolise the difference between old and new media during this year's presidential campaign tops United States dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster's list of the 10 words of the year.


Two men charged with conspiracy to aid Taliban

The U.S. Justice Department charged two men on Tuesday with conspiracy to aid the Taliban by training with firearms and contributing money to Taliban families, according to court documents unsealed in a federal court here.


Blazers Beat Sonics for 11th Straight Win

Brandon Roy and Jarrett Jack each scored 17 points, and the Portland Trail Blazers extended their winning streak to 11 games with a victory over the Seattle SuperSonics.


Marked divisions in children's well-being  in 21 industrialised countries are  highlighted in a Unicef report.


A young Romanian mother is suing the wealthy Canadian couple who adopted her as a nine-year-old, then sent her back five months later to a life of poverty - two days after they adopted another baby girl.


EDITORIAL: FTC Obligated to Set Internet Standards

By San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Jun. 7--When you wander around the Web, advertising companies like DoubleClick know a lot about you: For instance, they can tell that you surfed from a Hawaiian tourism site to an airline booking site to a swimsuit retailer.


By Damon Darlin  Moving to quell its boardroom upheaval, Hewlett-Packard said Tuesday that its chairwoman, Patricia Dunn, would step down in January and would be succeeded by Mark Hurd, the chief executive.


Jim Balsillie, the co-chief executive of BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd.,  stepped down as chairman on Monday as the company announced a $250-million earnings restatement relating to mistakes in how it granted stock options.


Device Allows Doctors to Practice Deliveries

The birth simulator has now been used to determine the best way to deliver a baby whose shoulders become stuck in the birth canal.


Oil hit a record high above $79 a barrel  on Wednesday, propelled by an unexpectedly large drop in U.S.  crude oil stocks that coincided with only a small output  increase from OPEC ahead of peak winter demand.


North Korea shuts down Yongbyon reactor: U.S.

North Korea has told the United States it has shut down its Yongbyon nuclear facilities, the State Department said on Saturday as a team of U.N. nuclear inspectors arrived in Pyongyang.


On a visit to an alternative energy company North Carolina, Bush touts newfound support for alt fuels with alcoholic jokes, comments on hog farmers. Plus:


Sky Dayton is giving up his role in the day-to-day operations of the hip cell phone company he started, but will remain active with the company as chairman of the board.


Clinton leads "anti" candidate presidential poll

Democratic presidential hopeful Sen.  Hillary Clinton tops the list of "anti" candidates in a poll  that asks Americans who they would most want to keep out of the  White House, The Washington Times reported on Tuesday.


Wright pounds out a victory over Quartey

Winky Wright knocked down Ike Quartey late in the second round and went on to win the 12-round middleweight fight between two old friends with a unanimous decision last night in Tampa.


By S. SRINIVASAN     BANGALORE, India  -- Google Inc...


HK keeps its guard up despite mystery outbreak traced to common ...

By Roland Lim, Channel NewsAsia's Hong Kong correspondent. HONG KONG: Hong Kong's Centre for Health Protection has conducted its first ever drill on how to deal with a contagious disease outbreak.


Portugese Police Believe Missing U.K. Girl Killed

LONDON, Sept. 8 -- Traces of blood discovered by British sniffer dogs in a car rented by Gerry and Kate McCann have led Portuguese police to believe that 4-year old Madeleine McCann was killed and not kidnapped, according to family members and friends.


Changes to the Maryland football coaching staff continue when Coach Ralph Friedgen fires third-year wide receivers coach Bryan Bossard.


VIEW: No monopoly on terrorism âRashed Rahman

Pakistan, or for that matter any other country in the world, has no monopoly on being a victim of terrorism. In Dhaka to attend a conference of the South Asian Free Media Association (SAFMA), I was a witness


After a year of sluggish growth, financial disappointments and a high-profile safety recall, re-engineering the Dell model will be a daunting challenge.


Briefly: China interest in key Yukos unit

China is interested in participating in the bidding for Yuganskneftegaz, the top oil-producing subsidiary of the Russian oil giant Yukos, a Chinese economic official was quoted as saying in a report Thursday by the Russian news agency Interfax. The ...


=== Wade's triple-double carries Heat to 13th-straight win ===

Detroit, MI (Sports Network) - Dwyane Wade poured in 31 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and handed out 10 assists to post his first career triple-double, as Miami ran its franchise-best winning streak to 13 games with an 89-78 win over Detroit at The Palace.


Start your year-end saving and tax planning now

The next three months can make 2006 your most successful yet, if you manage your money right.


Privacy is going to be an increasing concern as more and more photographs embed information about the location where they were taken.


Peyton Manning made NFL history with two touchdown passes on Sunday, setting the single-season record of 49 while leading the Indianapolis Colts to a 34-31 overtime win over the San Diego Chargers.


FDA Panel Supports New Meningitis Vaccine

A new Sanofi-Aventis meningitis vaccine aimed at protecting adolescents throughout their college years is safe and effective but should undergo longer-term studies


Disagreement on wording forces the UN Security Council to abandon efforts for a statement on Gaza.


ABC News Bin Laden Calls for Iraq Vote Boycott

FILE-- Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, leader of Iraq's biggest political party, the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq addresses the media during a news conference in this March 9, 2004 file photo in Baghdad, Iraq.


Clinton, Obama Split States in Super Tuesday Contests

Bloomberg - Feb. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama split victories on the biggest day of voting in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination.


Modena, 19:33 - CALCIO, MODENA: 1-0 NEL TEST CON IL LENTIGIONE

Test amichevole per il Modena, che ha affrontato i dilettanti del Lentigione. La compagine di Zoratt...


Don't count out US Airways returning, or even someone else after Delta emerges from bankruptcy.


Spain cuffs Wi-Fi leeching lottery scammers

El Gordo ladrones Spanish police have arrested ten Nigerians suspected of running a spam-fuelled lottery scam that raked in â¬19,000 ($28,000) in illicit earnings over three months.â¦


Reid's smoking ban attacked by both sides

The Health Secretary, John Reid yesterday surprised medical organisations and the public by announcing a complete ban on smoking in almost all enclosed public places.


Advertising: Company Will Monitor Phone Calls to Tailor Ads

Pudding Media is introducing an Internet phone service that will be supported by advertising related to what people are talking about during their calls.


Unless there's an extenuating circumstance - see the University of Arizona last September - it's generally considered poor form to change football coaches in midseason.


Pacco bomba ad associazione nazionale carabineri

E' stato disinnescato dagli artificieri dell'arma il pacco bomba recapitato per posta questa mattina all'Associazione Nazionale Carabinieri, in via Carlo Alberto Dalla Chiesa a Roma. All'interno del plico, identico


Nintendo ups forecast on strong game console sales

Nintendo Co. Ltd. 7974.OS on Tuesday   raised its annual net income forecast for 2006/07 by 20.5   percent, citing strong sales of its Nintendo DS video game   console and titles as well as a weaker-than-expected yen.


Going Global With Concerns on Health Costs

Calls are deepening for the government to assume more of the costs of medical care through nationalized health care.


The widow of legendary US comedian Rodney Dangerfield is suing over a video footage of the star's later years.


The Iranian Government has begun a new round of nuclear experiments, raising fears of United Nations weapons inspectors and the Bush Administration that it plans to develop nuclear weapons.


Off Yemen, a Storied Stand Is Vulnerable

One of the last stands of dragonâs blood trees may soon succumb to the harsh environment.


Mexico Captures Major Suspected Drug Trafficker

Mexican authorities said Monday that Gilberto Higuera Guerrero was arrested early Sunday in the northern border city of Mexicali. He is among Mexico's most wanted drug traffickers.


Time-Space Continuum? No Big Deal. And the Swag...

âJumperâ is a barely coherent genre mishmash about a guy who transports himself across the globe at will.


Sixth Hole At Utah Mine Yields No New Hope

HUNTINGTON, Utah, Aug. 25 -- The latest hole drilled into a collapsed mine where six men are trapped broke through into a chamber where there is not enough space for the men to survive, a lawyer for several of the men's families said Saturday.


Iraq says it will help Turkey deal with Kurdish rebels on its territory and resolve tensions through dialogue.


Volunteers will gather to help search for a boy whose sister, parents and grandfather died trying to escape flooding.


In Poll, Voters See Strengths and Flaws in Giuliani

Rudolph W. Giuliani does not have a substantial advantage with Republican voters when it comes to who they think can best fight terrorism, according to a poll.


Car Bombs in Iraq Kill 21, Wound More Than 100

A series of car bomb blasts tore through Baghdad and the northern Iraq city of Mosul on Monday, killing at least 21 people and wounding scores.


Prosecutor Asks for Eight Years for Berlusconi

An Italian prosecutor asked a court on Friday to sentence Silvio Berlusconi to eight years in jail for bribing judges as the prime minister's four-year corruption trial reached its closing stages.


A woman accused of offering her younger lover a share of her husband's multimillion-dollar estate if he would kill the 69-year-old was convicted Friday of murder-for-hire and other charges.


Old is the new... er... new. Valves are back, baby, oh yes Review The iTube is a valve amplifier - yes valves, those old-fashioned glowing things that TVs used to have - with an iPod dock unit, all encased in chrome and black metal. It's really two separate systems: a power amplifier, which is the analogue bit, and the dock.â¦


Supreme Court Debates Patentability of Software

A seemingly simple case regarding whether Microsoft had the right to replicate speech recognition software it had licensed -- or rather, thought it had licensed -- from AT&T, and then sell that software abroad as a component of Windows Vista, has exploded into what is now extremely likely to become a landmark case in US patent and copyright law.


LONDON - As we recover from the battle for the last piece of pumpkin pie over the Thanksgiving holiday, consider the much bigger food fight brewing between the United States and the European Union.


Crater's "Loaf" rises 100 feet on St. Helens

MOUNT ST. HELENS - Part of Mount St. Helens' crater has risen an additional 100 feet in the past few days, more evidence of change in the volcano as it enters a new period of activity.


Today proved to be the toughest fought presidential campaigns in the history of the United States. However, Bush still needs to wait for the final resolution of voting dispute before being reelected.


Rogge Presses Berlusconi Over Turin Games

IOC President Jacques Rogge pressed Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi to encourage fund-raising and public awareness ahead of the 2006 Turin Olympics.


HBOS abandons Abbey takeover ambitions, clears way for SCH

HBOS said it had decided against bidding for the British mortgage bank Abbey National, clearing the way for an agreed offer from Spain's Banco Santander Central Hispano (SCH).


U.S. plans new sanctions on Iranian, Iraqis

The United States plans to impose sanctions, most likely this week, on an Iranian Qods force member for stoking violence in Iraq as well as on several Iraqi exiles in Syria and Iran, U.S. officials said on Wednesday.


Progress made toward lunar liquid mirror telescope

Scientists have taken a giant leap toward making possible the dream of building a powerful telescope on the moon that could withstand even the harshest of lunar conditions.


Rocky actor Sylvester Stallone is released by Customs officials in Sydney, who had held him for several hours.


During the Battle of the Bulge, which started 60 years ago today, Pvt. Joe Manoni made one of those fateful, almost psychic, decisions.


Ticket buyer doesn't have right to act like idiot

The NBA has numerous ills, but after last weekend's brawl in Auburn Hills, Mich., players jumping into the stands to fight fans probably is off the list.


Minor Setback For The Two-Year-Old Formerly Conjoined Twins In The Bronx

(New York-WABC, August 19, 2004)  It has now been two weeks since those two-year-old conjoined twins from the Philippines underwent a massive surgery to be separated. We are now getting a new look at the boys as doctors keep a very close eye over their ...


NBA Wrap: Curry, Chandler Lead Bulls Over Lakers

Eddy Curry registered 18 points and 10 rebounds and Tyson Chandler added 18 rebounds and 10 points as the Chicago Bulls stunned the Los Angeles Lakers 92-84 Wednesday.


A court is told how a boy begged for a last hug with his father fatally injured by a gang terrorising his street.


Roma, 13:34 - CALCIO, AZZURRI: DONADONI RICHIAMA INZAGHI E GAMBERINI

Pippo Inzaghi e Alessandro Gamverini. Sono i ritorno dell'attaccante del Milan e del difensore della...


Bird flu virus stable but mutation risks remain: OIE

The bird flu virus that has killed hundreds of people since 2003 has now stabilized but risks that it mutates into a new dangerous form cannot be ruled out, the head of the World Animal Health body OIE said on Thursday.


Despite emergency end, many Pakistanis feel duped

While the government hailed an end to emergency rule, many Pakistani politicians, voters and the media said on Sunday that President Pervez Musharraf remained entrenched in power with elections next month skewed in his favor.


Formula One star Hamilton banned for speeding

Formula One star Lewis Hamilton has been banned from driving in France for speeding, a French police spokesman confirmed on Tuesday.


In Autism, New Goal Is Finding It Soon Enough to Fight It

Across the country, thousands of toddlers are joining studies that could signal new hope for a baffling childhood disorder.


WASHINGTON - Questions are being raised about the authenticity of newly unearthed memos which asserted that George W. Bush ignored a direct order from a superior officer in the Texas Air National Guard and lost his status as a pilot because he failed to meet military performance standards and undergo a required physical exam...


Bin Laden to Release Video, Al-Qaeda Says

CAIRO, Sept. 6 -- Osama bin Laden will release a new video in the coming days, ahead of the sixth anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, al-Qaeda's media arm said Thursday in a Web announcement. If authentic, the images would be the first of the terrorist network's leader in nearly three years.


OGGI SU INTERNET/FILIPPINE - Appello di un Vescovo filippino: a Natale non regalate armi giocatolo! Manila (Agenzia Fides) - Il Vescovo Joel Baylon, presidente della Commissione episcopale per la GioventÃ¹ della CBCP (Conferenza Episcopale della Filippine), invita a non regalare armi giocatolo perchÃ© non sono in sintonia con il messaggio di pace del...


Wallaces of Detroit frustrate Nowitzkiâs Mavericks

Get INQ7 breaking news on your Smart mobile phone in the Philippines. Send INQ7 BREAKING to 386. DALLAS, Texas, United States of America -- Detroit big men Rasheed Wallace and Ben Wallace frustrated Dallas


Insurance company Norwich Union announces that about a tenth of its 4,000 jobs cuts will be in Scotland.


Three swans found dead in eastern France carried the H5N1 bird flu that can be fatal to humans, tests confirm.


Investigation begins into Heathrow crash landing

An investigation was underway Friday into how a jet crash landed short of the runway at London Heathrow, injuring 18 people and cancelling more than 200 flights at the world's busiest international airport.


Less than five months before congressional elections, Republicans and Democrats maneuvered for political advantage Wednesday as the Senate debated the Iraq war and the future of 127,000 U.S. troops in the war zone.


Trying to avoid vertigo, falls and other hazards of lost equilibrium.


Cranes Software Wins the 'ACCE CDC Award 2006' for Best Software Package in Civil Engineering

Cranes Software International Ltd. has won the prestigious Association of Consulting Civil Engineers (ACCE) CDC award for its NISA/CIVIL software package.


Yukos Official Denies Talk of Imminent Bankruptcy

A top Yukos executive said that the company should be able to produce and sell oil at least until the end of September.


U.S. confirms death of 10 U.S. soldiers in Iraq

Ten American soldiers were killed in four incidents in Iraq on Wednesday, a U.S. military spokesman said, as a report from an elite panel recommended the United States begin to withdraw forces from combat.


Palestinian-Israeli deaths drop in 2007: report

The number of people killed in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict dropped sharply in 2007, but human rights abuses in the Gaza Strip and occupied West Bank increased, an Israeli human rights watchdog said on Monday.


Helicopters delivered food to survivors and picked up the sick and injured on Friday as flash floods began to recede. More than 650 people were killed and nearly 400 are missing in the disaster, which was triggered by back-to-back storms.


U.S. to Pledge $15 Million for Tsunami Aid

The United States expects to provide  an initial $15 million in aid for victims of a devastating  tsunami in Asia and has already released $400,000, a top U.S.  aid official said on Monday.


U.S. forces in central Afghanistan called in the airstrike after coming under rocket fire on Sunday night.


Ashton Kutcher, stumping for Democrat John Kerry and John Edwards in the actor's home state, said Monday that he and others who voted for President Bush in 2000 "got punked."


President Bush has a long list of promises to keep, and even with an expanded Republican majority in Congress, it's unlikely he can have them all.


Xavier Malisse cruised into the final of the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships for the third consecutive year Saturday with a 6-2, 6-2 semifinal win over Vince Spadea.


Discontinued drug helps ulcerative colitis

A genetically engineered protein can help close to half of patients with painful ulcerative colitis, U.S. researchers reported on Wednesday.


A 15-year-old girl was stabbed to death during an attack by a 17-year-old girl and the older teenager's family members, police said.


U.S. stocks clung to small gains in   late afternoon trading on Thursday, with investors cautious   about making big bets on equities before Friday's jobs report   and as retailers posted mixed sales.


Republican presidential hopeful John McCain said Monday he fears an offensive by Iraqi insurgents similar to the Tet offensive by the Viet Cong that sent U.S. casualties soaring in Vietnam nearly 40 years ago.


Health care spending highest in Northeast

Staying healthy is a costly business in the United States, particularly in the Northeast, government statistics show.


Firenze, 18:25 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA; PRANDELLI: IL NOSTRO E' UN CAMPIONATO STRAORDINARIO

L'allenatore della Fiorentina esulta dopo la vittoria per 5-1 contro il Torino. "Ancora una volta de...


Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc. (AHT.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , a real-estate investment trust, on Monday said it agreed to buy 21 hotels, comprising 4,094 rooms, for $250 million, including assumed debt.


Coldplay, Travis, The Darkness and Keane get behind a new version of charity single Do They Know It's Christmas?


MORE than 1.2 million people in metropolitan New Orleans have been warned to get out as 225km/h Hurricane Ivan churned toward the Gulf Coast of the US.


BBC Europe editor Mark Mardell on the Hungarian prime minister's admission of lying and the difficulty of selling painful reforms to voters.


Sacramento -- The Indian tribe that caused an uproar with its plans for a mammoth, 5,000-slot casino in the center of San Pablo has offered to scale back its ambitions and accept a deal for only half as many machines, tribal leaders advised the governor


her mother died Nov. 13 of a heart attack and her father was unfit to care for her. There is no money for grief counseling for the girl.


Disability, the Insurance That is Often Sadly Overlooked

Disability insurance coverage can make a big difference in the lives of disabled workers and their families.


Restrictions on shooting and selling game dating back to the 1830s will end in England and Wales from August.


Calif. Jury Urges Death Penalty for Scott Peterson

A California jury on Monday recommended the death sentence for Scott Peterson for killing his wife and unborn son following a sensational trial that riveted much of the country.


T-Mobile to Offer Wi-Fi in Red Roof Inn's US Hotels

T-Mobile, the US wireless unit of Germany's Deutsche Telekom AG, won a contract to offer wireless Internet connections in Red Roof Inn's 359 budget hotels.


Dec pending home sales fell 1.5 percent: Realtors

Pending sales of previously owned homes fell a steeper-than-expected 1.5 percent in December, pointing to more dreary conditions for the beleaguered housing market, a real estate trade group report on Thursday showed.


Judge Rejects Merckâs View on F.D.A. Issue

Food and Drug Administration approval of a drug label does not clear the manufacturer of claims that its warnings were inadequate, a judge ruled.


NEW YORK (Sports Network) - Justin Gray scored 13 of his 21 points in the second half to lead top-ranked Wake Forest to the Preseason NIT title with a 63-60 win over 18th-ranked Arizona at Madison Square Garden.


Sex, Nazi, Burrito, and Viagra: Who Googles What?

Google released search stats by region, revealing that "hangover" is most often searched on in Ireland, the UK, and the U.S, for instance.


Bits: Not Everyone Thinks Tech Spending Will Slow

The big research houses have been trimming their forecasts for global technology spending, but one forecaster thinks foreign spending will make up for a domestic slowdown.


Finland's Poyry Plc wins railway track management contract

Finnish consulting and engineering group Poyry Plc said on Monday that it has been commissioned by the Finnish Rail Administration to improve the service standard on the Lahti - Luumaki railway track. via Customer Interaction Solutions


Nationwide safety checks follow UK train crash

Safety checks were carried out on railway tracks across Britain on Sunday after a high speed train crash in northern England killed an elderly woman and seriously injured several other passengers.


Actor Michael J. Fox is returning to TV — in a commercial praising Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry for his stance on stem cell research.


CBC SPORTS ONLINE - A cheeky card trick has landed soccer superstar David Beckham back at the centre of controversy. FIFA, soccer's world governing body, isn't happy about Beckham's admission that he deliberately


TEHRANâIran made Europe an offer yesterday: Stop pressuring us on nuclear energy and we'll guarantee not to make a nuclear bomb.


Remember When You Wanted Your Own Ms. Pac-Man?

When arcade games are in the recreation room, no coins are necessary.


Somali gunmen kidnap two Libyan diplomats

Somali gunmen kidnapped two Libyan diplomats in Mogadishu's busy Bakara market on Saturday, a driver for the two men said.


WASHINGTON - Congress on Thursday approved a $145.9 billion package of tax relief to extend three popular middle-class tax cuts, giving President Bush his fourth major tax victory since taking office.    The Senate approved the measure 92-3 Thursday night less than an hour after it cleared the House by a similarly lopsided 339-65...


The son of the Labour MP Mohammed Sarwar is jailed for three years for a major money laundering scam.


A Legacy of Audacity Is Granted an Encore

Yet for all his kvetching Ralph Shapey has had a roster of champions who are challenged and exhilarated by his uncompromising works.


Former Cat Stevens returns to pop music world

The Peace Train is leaving the station again, after almost 30 years in storage.


Add Peter Forsberg to the swelling list of superstars who left Philadelphia without a championship. Instead of winning a Stanley Cup, all the Flyers got out of their high-priced free agent was 100 games and no real solution to his lingering foot woes.


Let's say you have $200 in a savings account. The account earns 10 percent interest per year. How much would you have in the account at the end of two years?


Sixth-seeded Dinara Safina of Russia fought off three match points and defeated Mara Santangelo of Italy 6-1, 5-7, 7-6 (9) in the opening round of the Porsche Grand Prix on Tuesday.


U.S. pilots deny turning off transponder

The American pilots of an executive jet involved in a deadly high-altitude collision with a Boeing 737 have denied they turned off the transponder that signaled their location, authorities said Thursday.


Football: Dynamo Kiev Given Forfeit Victory Over AS Roma

The European Football Union has given Dynamo Kiev a 3-0 forfeit victory and ordered the Italian club AS Roma to play two games in empty stadiums after a fan injured a Swedish referee during a Champions' League match.


Relatives plead for release of two Americans, Briton held hostage ...

Relatives pleaded on Monday for the release of two Americans and a Briton as a deadline loomed for their beheading. In Baghdad, two


Torino, 18:23 - CALCIO, TORINO; DE BIASI: E' ANCHE LA VITTORIA DI ZAC

Gianni Di Biasi, nuovo allenatore del Torino, divide i meriti del successo odierno sul Cagliari. "Qu...


A referendum on constitutional reforms in Kyrgyzstan was flawed, monitoring groups say.


New I.B.M. Report Will Warn of Computer Security Threats

I.B.M. plans to begin releasing a monthly report of threats to computer networks in an effort to establish an indicator similar to the federal governmentÂs Homeland Security Advisory System.


Lewinsky And Loos Speak About Kiss And Tell

Monica Lewinsky and Rebecca Loos have shared a stage to reveal how kissing and telling on two of the world's most famous men has changed their lives.


com. Tropical Storm Jeanne is forecast to turn to east on Sunday, prompting the government of the Bahamas to take down watches and warnings for the islands.


MONTREAL/LONDON  - Anglo-Australian miner Rio Tinto Ltd/Plc  offered $38.1 billion to buy Canada's Alcan Inc in an agreed deal to create the world's No. 1 aluminum producer, trumping a hostile bid by Alcoa Inc


Astronaut's Mission: Murder, Police Say ; Jealousy Was Behind Her Bizarre Trek

By MIKE SCHNEIDER  and ERIN McCLAM, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  ORLANDO, Fla.  In July, astronaut Lisa Nowak traveled 5.3 million miles in a single-minded mission to put America's beleaguered space shuttle program back on track.


Oracle said that it was at an impasse with PeopleSoft Inc., signaling that the two software makers will wage a proxy battle.


Vodafone launches new 3G phones, services

Vodafone Wednesday formally rolled out its 3G mobile communication products and services in 12 European countries and Japan. The company expects 3G to begin gaining mass market acceptance next year, and forecasts


Cisco Systems Inc. , Genentech Inc. , and Qualcomm Inc. will present accounting rule makers with a revised method to expense stock options that would cut the cost to companies about 70 percent, a lawyer for the companies said.


The Australian Rugby Union has indicated Melbourne is holding the prime position in the battle for the right to host Australia's fourth Super 14 team after it was reduced to a two-way race between Victoria and Western Australia yesterday.


A persistent wrist injury forces Kim Clijsters to pull out of the Australian Open.


Judge Rules in Electoral College Lawsuit

A federal judge Tuesday left it up to the voters to decide on Election Day whether to change the way Colorado distributes its electoral votes for president.


Plans to set up EU asylum processing centres in North Africa provoked deep divisions yesterday, but more limited UN-backed moves to boost co-operation with five governments in the region won broad backing.


Il far west degli affitti L'inchiesta de L'espresso

Poche le case disponibili. Prezzi alle stelle, edilizia pubblica inesistente. L'emergenza casa travolge le classi medie. E penalizza l'economia del Paese


President Bush wooed the state that decided the 2000 election with a pledge Friday to seek $2 billion more for hurricane recovery, and attacked Sen. John Kerry's position regarding Cuban leader Fidel Castro.


The new Nathan Lane play is strong on politics, light on entertainment


US security company faces criminal charges in Iraq

BAGHDAD - The Iraqi government expects to refer criminal charges to the Iraqi courts within days in a shooting by a private American security company, the state minister for national security affairs said yesterday.


The drive also features a unique vertical design for easy placement and portability, and offers connectivity with both i.LINK and hi-speed USB digital interfaces.


Microsoft Corp.'s quarterly earnings rose 11 percent over the comparable quarter last year, with strongest growth in sales of server software.


Microsoft's Open XML hits snag in standards process

Blog: An ANSI committee created to formulate the United States position on ISO standardization does not recommend Open XML.


Microsoft Corp. announced yesterday that it will leave out some planned features from its next major operating system to meet a goal of rolling out a new version of Windows in the second half of 2006.


The outgoing French finance minister has been confirmed as the new head of President Jacques Chirac's governing party. Nicolas Sarkozy, one of France's most popular politicians


Suspected separatists bombed a power line, a gas pipeline, a tea plantation and a crowded marketplace in northeastern India on Sunday, intensifying a campaign of violence


THIRD seed Rainer Schuettler and No.5 Paradorn Srichaphan advanced to the second round of the CA Trophy today. Schuettler, a finalist at this year's Australian Open, seized the initiative early and broke the Austrian at 2-2, enough to win the first set.


A senior Hamas official on Monday accused the United States of "sowing sedition" among the Palestinians hours after Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice held a rare summit with the Israeli prime minister and Palestinian president.


Milano, 11:32 - CALCIO, DE SANTIS: PRONTO A COSTITUIRSI PARTE LESA

Visita mattiniera al tribunale di Milano per l'ex arbitro Massimo De Santis che intende nominare un ...


Ivory Coast Rebels Warn War Could Start Again

BOUAKE, Ivory Coast  - Rebels in Ivory Coast said  on Thursday they were withdrawing from a long-delayed  disarmament process, warning that the war that broke out in the  world's top cocoa grower in 2002 could start again soon.


Monty Panesar takes 10-187 in the match to help England beat West Indies by 60 runs and secure the series.


Roma, 14:23 - CALCIO, ARBITRATO: SENTENZA LANESE ENTRO 90 GIORNI

Conclusa l'udienza di Tullio Lanese alla camera di conciliazione del Coni di Tullio Lanese.


com. See, with expansion teams, you've gotta bring 'em out two at a time. Toronto comes with Vancouver, the Hornets arrive with the Heat, and the Timberwolves get the Magic.


AstraZeneca's Crestor May Harm Kidneys, Group Says

Twenty-nine patients who took  AstraZeneca Plc's  cholesterol drug Crestor have developed  kidney damage, a U.S. consumer group said on Friday as it  called again for a ban on the medicine.


Lear accepts sweetened bid from Icahn company

Billionaire investor Carl Icahn's American Real Estate Partners LP  raised its takeover offer for Lear Corp.  to about $3 billion after shareholders balked at a previous buyout proposal.


Justin Langer has become the highest run-scorer in Test cricket in 2004 with another masterful innings in Perth to give Australia the upper hand in the first Test against Pakistan.


Analyzing 500-year-old bricks, engineers in California are searching for a lost Leonardo da Vinci fresco that some researchers believe is behind a wall in Florence's Palazzo Vecchio.


The European Space Agency's chief scientist sets out his vision for a DNA library on the Moon in case of emergency.


Panel backs drug-coated stents: FDA spokeswoman

GAITHERSBURG, Maryland  - A U.S. advisory panel unanimously said the benefits of drug-coated heart stents outweigh their risks when used as directed, a Food and Drug Administration spokeswoman said on Thursday.


Due autoreti e Paparesta fermano la fuga bianconera

Prima sconfitta stagionale per gli uomini di Capello. Al Granillo la Reggina di Mazzari supera la Juve 2-1. Ma Del Piero e compagni protestano per un rigore non concesso e un gol annullato nel finale a Kapo. Roma: Cassano fuori rosa.


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.


Canada Football Star Misses Kick, Receives Manure

WINNIPEG, Manitoba  - Police in Regina,  Saskatchewan, said on Monday they are searching for fans who  hurled eggs and dumped manure at the home of a Canadian  Football League player who missed a critical kick in a  semifinal game on Sunday.


Clinton, Dodd Win National Labor Union Endorsements

Bloomberg - Aug. 28 (Bloomberg) -- New York Senator Hillary Clinton and Connecticut Senator Christopher Dodd won the first major endorsements from national unions, boosting their bids for the Democratic presidential nomination.


BBC boss tells staff to root out inaccuracies

BBC boss Mark Thompson has ordered staff to root out inaccuracies after the public broadcaster was hit by two embarrassing blunders and had to apologize to Queen Elizabeth.


Venezuela Says Willing to Arrest Colombia Rebels

CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuela said on Thursdayit would arrest Colombian rebels found hiding in its territoryas Bogota and Caracas tried to end a stand-off over the seizureof a rebel leader in the Venezuelan capital.


Struggling through knee-deep snow at the roof of the world, Jamyang Samten scrambled behind a boulder when he heard gunshots. Who was shooting? Who had been shot? He had no idea.


Stenson and Ogilvy in final at Dove Mountain

MARANA, Arizona  - Swede Henrik Stenson, seemingly nerveless throughout the day, booked his place in the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship final with a 3&2 victory over South Africa's Trevor Immelman on Saturday.


AFRICA/CIAD - La risoluzione dellÂONU per lÂinvio di una missione di sicurezza accolta con favore dagli operatori umanitari in Ciad e Centrafrica NÂDjamena (Agenzia Fides)- Suscita speranze tra gli osservatori internazionali lÂapprovazione dal parte del Consiglio di Sicurezza delle Nazioni Unite di una risoluzione che prevede la costituzione di una missione ÂmultidimensionaleÂ dellÂONU in Ciad...


Bollywood Actress Hasn't Smooched on Film

Indian actress Aishwarya Rai has never had an on-screen kiss, but that doesn't mean she won't smooch on the silver screen once she makes Hollywood movies.


TalkTalk and Carphone on the naughty step

Must protect customer data better in future TalkTalk and its parent company Carphone Warehouse have been slapped by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) for failing to look after customers' data properly, in breach of the Data Protection Act.â¦


AT&T posts $7.1 billion loss on impairment charge

AT&T Corp. on Thursday reported a net loss of $7.1 billion, or $8.95 per share, for the third quarter of 2004, but that loss included asset re-evaluation and other charges of $12.5 billion.


Compositore e ideatore Festival di Spoleto, aveva 95 anni


Britney Spears' lawyer wants to seal all court papers in her custody battle with ex-husband Kevin Federline over their two small sons.


Trial of Moroccan journalist for 'anti-king' publications postponed

The trial of the publisher of two Moroccan weeklies charged with showing disrespect to the monarchy has been postponed to November 7, the court handling the case said on Friday.


Update 2: German Business Sentiment Index Edges Up

A closely-watched index of German business sentiment barely rose in October, showing that the current recovery in Europe's largest economy lacks the strength of previous upswings.


New $50 bill designed to counter counterfeits

WASHINGTON - The green is still there, but with touches of blue, red and yellow. A stylized image of the Stars and Stripes now waves in the background.


For Geezers Gone Wild, Too Little, Too Late

âThe Bucket Listâ operates on the hope that two beloved stars rubbing their signature screen personas together can spark warm, fuzzy box office magic.


It's non sequitur week here at Bass International, with a handful of unrelated--yet interesting--items.


Qualcomm says new compliant chipsets ready

Wireless chip maker Qualcomm Inc.   said on Wednesday new chipsets, designed to comply  with a court's patent infringement ruling, were now available  and expected to be in handsets before the end of March.


Real Madrid's England center-back Jonathan Woodgate had to quit a practice match in Spain on Thursday after suffering a recurrence of his thigh muscle injury.


China warns product safety still a worry

China's powerful Vice Premier Wu Yi warned on Wednesday the country must not rest on its laurels following a claimed victory in a four-month campaign against shoddy goods, saying it was still too easy to break the law.


MS says the 'Wow' starts now - audience says ssshhh... Vista has been delayed so many times that the audience didn't seem surprised that the start time slipped back by twenty minutes. About two hundred journalists and Microsoft partners gathered at the British Library conference centre for the launch event this morning.â¦


Plans for a code of conduct are unveiled to tackle bad behaviour on school buses, but campaigners say they should go further.


It is an enjoyable album which tempts you to press the rewind button.


Bank of New York to Buy Mellon for $16.5 Billion

For Bank of New York, the deal will bolster its position as a leader in the securities servicing and processing business.


A fire at a Moscow drug rehabilitation clinic on Saturday killed 45 female patients and staff whose attempts to flee were hampered by metal grilles blocking escape routes, emergency services said.


Simpson's No. 1 'Autobiography' Hits Million Mark

NEW YORK (Billboard) - MTV chanteuse Ashlee Simpson logged a third non-consecutive week atop the US pop charts Wednesday as her debut release "Autobiography" breezed past the one million sales mark.


PelosiÂs Ascendancy in House Puts a Close Liberal Ally in the Spotlight

Those who know him say that Representative George Miller and his influence on Representative Nancy Pelosi have been wrongly judged.


City Council Passes Bill for Recycling of Plastic Bags

The New York City Council on overwhelmingly passed a bill requiring large stores and retail chains to collect and recycle the plastic bags they give to shoppers.


Intel formally introduces tri-mode Wi-Fi chip

As expected, Intel introduced its tri-mode wireless chip Thursday with several software enhancements to the product to help improve security and reliability, it said during a Webcast.


At least 24 people are questioned in China following the death of a man who filmed a local dispute.


Mortgage Applications Rise as Rates Ease

New applications for U.S. home loans  rose last week while refinancings surged, as 30-year mortgage  interest rates fell to their lowest level in over four months,  an industry group said on Wednesday.


Bush speech will seek to calm fears over economy

President George W. Bush will use his final State of the Union address on Monday to try to reassure nervous Americans about his plan to stave off a recession and chart a course to stay relevant in his last year in power.


DMX has been ordered to pay $1.5 million to the mother of his child after the rapper-actor failed to appear in court to defend himself against allegations of defamation.


Romney wants tax breaks to expand health coverage

Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney on Friday unveiled his plan for overhauling the U.S. health care system with tax breaks and other incentives aimed at helping the 45 million Americans without health insurance.


Anadarko to Sell Gulf Assets for $1.3 Bln

Anadarko Petroleum Corp. has agreed to sell oil properties in the Gulf of Mexico to Apache Corp. for $537 million and a royalty interest to Morgan Stanley Capital Group Inc. for $775 million as part of a plan to slash debt and buy ...


Zagabria, 19:56 - CALCIO, KOSOVO: IPOTESI PRIMA AMICHEVOLE CONTRO CROAZIA

Dichiarata l'indipendenza dalla Serbia, in Kosovo si pensa anche a come far esordire la nazionale di...


'Statin' Drugs Lower Blood Pressure Somewhat

NEW ORLEANS  - Cholesterol-lowering  'statin' drugs -- such as Lipitor or Zocor, for example -- also  lower blood pressure to a modest extent, according to a report  at the American Heart Association annual meeting.


Golf: Vijay Singh leads Chrysler Championship

Vijay Singh, in his quest to surpass ten million dollars in winnings this year, leads the Chrysler Championship by one stroke over Tommy Armour III after three rounds.


The man who engineered US President George W Bush's re-election has been spelling out the administration's direction during its second term in office.


Medicare premiums will rise 17.4 percent next year, or $11.60 a month, the largest dollar increase in the program's 40-year history, the US Health and Human Services Department said Friday.


Ungheria: il paesino di Ivad, 421 abitanti, offre online di ribattezzare le otto vie cittadineE con tariffe non proprio economiche: si parte da 96mila euro, si arruva a 239mila                                            L'immortalitÃ  (o quasi) a 100mila euro basta comprare il nome di una strada                                                                                Un contratto che vale almeno trecento anni. Ma il cambio di intestazioneavviene solo quando la persona in questione passa a miglior vita...


Torino, 11:58 - CALCIO, ULTRAS JUVE CON DESCHAMPS: CREDIAMO IN LUI

La Curva Sud Scirea della Juventus si schiera della parte di Didier Deschamps dopo la notizia delle ...


Insurgents have launched multiple attacks on Iraqi police posts and other targets in Sunni Muslim strongholds north of Baghdad, killing at least 43 people.


Udine, 16:48 - BASKET, UDINE: SCHULTZE FERMO

Infermeria piena in casa Snaidero Udine. Sven Schultze lamenta i soliti dolori (infiammazione) al gi...


Goldman Sachs could face a strike by contract cleaners, who say they are overworked even as the firm posts record bonuses.


Bassett takes charge at Leicester City Football Club

Director of Football Dave Bassett has taken temporary charge of the Foxes after the resignation of Micky Adams. Bassett was in charge of Leicester for six months with Adams as his number two in the 2001/02


Prendere esempio da S. Giovanni, verita' senza compromessi


Google's woes shouldn't bury IPO auction idea

Google Inc.'s stumbles shouldn't be used to write off the idea of employing auctions to sell stock to the public. Certainly, the initial public offering of the Internet search