OPEC sees risks to economy, easing pressure on oil prices

OPEC said on Friday there were risks an economic slowdown could worsen in 2008 and forecast that weaker growth and easing political tension could take the heat out of near-record oil prices.


Review: `James' a dreamlike look at fame

Brad Pitt stars as Jesse James in "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford" — one legendarily famous person playing another — and that's one of the few injections of reality in this otherwise otherworldly production.


Bush Healthy But Laments 'Too Many Doughnuts'

BETHESDA, Md.  - President Bush was declared to be  in "superior" health after his annual physical exam on Saturday  but lamented a weight gain he blamed on months of campaign  travel.


To win over the holdouts in her own party, Nancy Pelosi may break the immigration bill into pieces


Sprint to Offer Mobile Version of Pandora

Sprint said Wednesday that it is offering personalized streaming radio channels through a partnership with Pandora. Service will cost $2.99 per month.


Telecom Italia: commenti sulla fusione con Tim

Il 7 dicembre scorso il CDA di Telecom Italia dopo due giorni di sospensione di tutti i titoli del gruppo, ha approvato unâopa volontaria su 2/3 del flottante di Tim e sulla totalitÃ  delle azioni di risparmio.


Super Bowl ads, which cost $85,000 per second during this year's game, fumbled overall as they failed to connect with viewers or just scared them, according to researchers who tracked people's brain activity.


(InfoWorld) - Adobe's ColdFusion software for building Internet applications and Web sites is being improved with Microsoft .Net support, enabling .Net objects to be invoked from within the ColdFusion language. A public beta of ColdFusion 8, accessible here, is to be offered on Wednesday. The general release is set for mid-year. Version 8 is the first Adobe-branded release of the former Macromedia technology. ColdFusion is a server-side Java application; it is partnered with a markup language for writing ColdFusion applications. .Net support in the upcoming version 8 bridges the Java and Microsoft worlds. "Customers don't need to select one technology to the exclusion of the other," Tim Buntel, Adobe senior product marketing manager, said. Also featured in ColdFusion 8 is generation of PDF documents as well as capabilities for working with PDF forms and manipulating existing PDF documents. Support for the JBoss application server has been added, also. For developers, Adobe is adding interactive debugging based on the Eclipse IDE. A Server Monitor capability, meanwhile, identifies bottlenecks in the server. Adobe's Flex rich Internet application technology and AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) components are leveraged in the new product for integration of complex environments with intuitive interfaces, Adobe said. ColdFusion differs from Flex in that Flex is a client-side technology featuring a language and compiler to convert code to Flash content. With ColdFusion, the server-side technology can integrate with databases and Java and .Net objects while also offering text searching. However, ColdFusion also can generate an HTML interface for Web applications. The ColdFusion upgrade puts to rest questions about Adobe's commitment to the technology after acquiring Macromedia, said analyst Ray Valdes, research director for Internet platforms and Web services at Gartner.Â  "People may have wondered if Adobe appreciated ColdFusion, and I think they do. I think it's part of their enterprise software strategy," Valdes said. While Adobe recently offered the Flex software development kit to the community at large via open source, there are no plans to open-source ColdFusion. This stance gives the company the ability to make certain ColdFusion integrates with other Adobe technologies, Buntel said.


The contraceptive pill has prevented at least 100,000 UK deaths from ovarian cancer, researchers say.


"They now probably beat all records so far. A year ago the situation was similarly tough"  RUSSIAN trucks have queued up for 100 kilometers at the Finnish border ahead of the holiday season, prompting the Nordic nation to ask the European Union for help eliminating the record blockage. via Shanghai Daily


Next up in new cell phones: Sprint-Nextel

Nextel Communications and Sprint Corp. reached a tentative agreement to merge, a deal that would create the nation's third-biggest cellular company, sources familiar with the deal said.


Jonny Wilkinson will shrug off his latest setback, says his fitness guru Steve Black.


Bank of America Corp on Friday said it agreed to acquire struggling mortgage lender Countrywide Financial Corp for about $4 billion  (2.04 billion pounds) in stock, a move that could help avert one of the biggest collapses in the U.S. housing crisis.


Fine Crafts in India Go the Way of Fairy Soap

Strip malls, and Benetton franchises are being put up daily to accommodate huge numbers of young, educated, urban Indians.


Three Minutes with Facebook's Privacy Chief

Chris Kelly describes and defends the user-tracking Beacon function, handling sexual predators online, and balancing privacy and community.


Market set to continue record-breaking run

There is virtually nothing to stop the sharemarket from continuing on its record-breaking run this week - even the strong possibility of an interest rate rise in the world's largest economy is unlikely to dampen investor enthusiasm.


Russia, U.S. spar on Kosovo, missile shield

POTSDAM, Germany  - Russia and the United States sparred over Kosovo and U.S. missile shield plans on Wednesday, souring a meeting aimed at preparing the ground for next week's Group of Eight summit on the Baltic coast.


With merger and acquisition fever hitting new highs, which deals will be the ones to work out?


Three terrorist groups warned Iraqis against voting in January's national election, condemning democracy as "un-Islamic" and threatening to attack anyone who participates in the "dirty farce.


Adams Oshiomhole, the head of Nigeria's main union body, is said to have been freed after his arrest on Saturday.


JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Indonesia's most-wanted terrorist was interrogated yesterday following his weekend arrest on suspicion of involvement in the 2002 Bali bombings and several other deadly strikes, police said.


Big passing plays have been a big problem for the Patriots this year.


Thousands of people paying mortgages are unaware of the risk to their homes posed by missed payments,  a charity says.


ZAGREB/SARAJEVO, January 24 (FENA) - A two-day meeting of the...

A two-day meeting of the American-Adriatic Charter defence ministers started in Zagreb on Monday.


Henry Kissinger warned Congress on Tuesday to slow down the creation of a new intelligence superboss and said he and other cold warriors think only deliberation would ensure the change won't hurt America's intelligence and security capabilities.


Per creare societa' intrattenimento via web e cellulare


Junta to meet as Burma sees the largest demonstrations yet against the country's ruling military.


Saudis Vow Again to Crush Terrorists After US Consulate Attack

Authorities in Saudi Arabia vowed anew to crush Islamic terrorists after a brazen attack on the US Consulate in the Red Sea port city of Jeddah Monday that cost the lives of five consular staff.


Update 6: Greenspan Warns of Trade-Deficit Risk

Swollen trade deficits eventually could threaten the economy by souring foreign appetites to invest in the United States, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan warned Friday.


Police start taking fingerprints using mobile electronic devices to identify suspects while out on patrol.


Problema maggiore puo' essere che difficolta' non sono nuove


CEO: Nortel Can Compete With China Rivals

The chief executive of Nortel Networks Corp. insisted Monday that the troubled telecom equipment giant will be able to compete with Chinese vendors doing similar work with lower-paid software engineers.


US and Iraqi forces release video purporting to show young children taking part in deadly training exercises.


Najaf Siege Might Not End Rebel Cleric's Challenge

The United States and its Iraqi allies will have to do more than push Moqtada al-Sadr out of a mosque to meet the challenge posed by his movement, according to his followers.


Mary Fetchet holds her son Brad's picture as she joins a vigil with nine eleven other victims' relatives outside the White House, in support for the intelligence reform bill as legislators, background, line up to get cleared for a White House party Monday


Shares of Merck & Co.  fell about 3 percent before the bell on Tuesday after the drug maker said federal authorities are investigating circumstances surrounding its withdrawal of pain-relief medicine Vioxx.


Actor and Neighbor Told to Stop Suing Each Other

A New York judge told Sean Connery and a neighbor to stop bickering over renovations at the Upper East Side house they share.


New Year's Eve: Wild Revelry Is So Last Year

A seasoned merrymaker comes to celebrate the tame evening at home.


Kirk Hinrich scored 22 points and tied a career high with 14 assists Saturday night as the Chicago Bulls beat the Boston Celtics 102-91 for their ninth win in 12 games.


Canadian aluminum producing giant Alcan Inc. said Friday that it is in exclusive talks to sell the company's stake in Aluminium de Grece SA to metals company Mytilineos Holdings SA of Greece.


Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels are recruiting child soldiers in coastal areas badly hit by December's tsunami, the UN says.


'Voglio stare a casa con mia moglie e mia figlia'


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.


China reassures on food safety ahead of holiday

China sought on Thursday to reassure the public about rising food prices and growing safety concerns ahead of the traditional Spring Festival, saying supplies were stable and regularly checked for quality.


What's wrong with the teachers at T.C. Williams High School?


MBIA slashes dividend to preserve triple-A ratings

MBIA Inc , the world's largest bond insurer, slashed its common stock dividend 62 percent on Wednesday as part of a plan to strengthen capital and preserve the "triple-A" credit ratings it depends on to operate normally.


Financial World Focuses on Next Fed Chief

While President Bush is busy putting together his Cabinet for a second term, the financial world's attention is on a job vacancy 14 months away: Who will succeed Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan?


Robust U.S. economic growth will likely continue into 2005, but authorities should cut the budget deficit to reduce the risk to growth, International Monetary Fund Managing Director Rodrigo Rato said.


BRIAN CLOUGH 1935-2004: I WOULDN'T SAY I WAS THE BEST BOSS IN THE ...

BRIAN CLOUGH didn't want an epitaph. But the football legend seemed to write his own every time he opened his mouth. Old Big 'Ead, who guided the unlikely stars of Nottingham Forest to back-to-back


Anwar Begins Malaysia Political Comeback

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysia's most charismatic dissident Anwar Ibrahim, released from jail two months ago, kicked off his political comeback Sunday, vowing to restart a campaign for democratic reforms and racial equality.


U.N.: Robot Use to Surge Sevenfold by 2007

The use of robots around the home to mow lawns, vacuum floors, pull guard duty and perform other chores is set to surge sevenfold by 2007, says a new U.N. survey, which credits dropping prices for the robot boom.


Typhoon Durian bears down on Philippines

Philippine disaster officials issued severe weather warnings to a dozen provinces on the main island of Luzon on Wednesday, as the southeast Asian nation braced for Typhoon Durian.


âThe Paul Lynde Halloween Special,â an hourlong variety extravaganza featuring the members of Kiss, a future Golden Girl, and Fonzieâs main squeeze from âHappy Days,â makes it way onto DVD.


Yasir Arafat personally controls several billion dollars for the Palestinian movement, and no one else knows where it all is.


iPhone, New iPods to Increase Flash Prices

Sales of Apple's iPhone and new iPods slated for release later this year will mark the end of cheap flash memory for a time.


Suspected Militant Hideout Bombed in Iraq

BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. warplanes pounded a suspected hideout of several al-Qaida-linked militants in the Sunni insurgent stronghold of Fallujah on Monday, killing at least 16 people and wounding 12, officials and witnesses said...


Global online music sales rocketed in 2004, with a tenfold increase to more than 200 million paid-for downloaded tracks, a recording industry body said.


This isn't good news for the Phillies, who thought they had beefed up their pitching staff, or for the Marlins, who felt their offense gave them an edge.


Amazon.com Inc.'s holiday sales set a record on strong demand for electronics and books, while Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said December sales at its US discount stores are rising


Olympic champion Liu's shoes fetch 13,000 pounds

A pair of Olympic champion Liu Xiang's running spikes fetched 200,000 yuan (13,000 pounds) at a charity auction for the children of migrant workers in Beijing at the weekend, Xinhua news agency reported on Monday.


Ireland's Harrington and McGinley tied with Austrian duo for lead ...

The Irish duo of Paul McGinley and Padraig Harrington shot a 12-under 60 Thursday to share the lead with Austria's Martin Wiegele and Markus Brier after the first round of the team World Cup.


Oh dear. Looks like so many people checked out the latest adult ringtones that the money people got scared. In Sex Drive Daily.


Women lead in HIV/AIDS infection in Tanzania

Tanzania has reported 1.1 million of married women to be living with HIV/AIDS, which is arousing fear about the health of the country's next generation, according to statistics


Third-quarter profit rose at Alcan Inc. (AL.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) on higher aluminum prices and shipments that helped it beat soaring energy costs, the company


Shock jock Howard Stern, a lightning rod for furors over broadcast standards, won't have to take network heat much longer. The trash-mouthed provocateur is ditching over-the-air radio to claim his future in orbit: via satellite radio.


Roma, 11:13 - CALCIO, BECALI: CHIVU RESTA A ROMA

Victor Becali torna in Romania. Uno dei manager di Christian Chivu ha lasciato Roma dopo il fallimen...


Profit Falls 10% at Gannett as Real Estate Ads Slump

The newspaper publisher said earnings fell because of slumping real estate ads and a tough comparison with year-ago profits that were boosted by heavy political advertising.


Google has launched legal action against a group of Polish poets, demanding that they give up their Internet domain name gmail.pl, a member of the cultural collective said.


Clearly inspired by "Grand Theft Auto," "Crackdown" is a new video game for the Xbox 360 that packs just enough mayhem, action and carnage to keep things interesting.


Short on time to tweak their strategies before New Hampshire votes, Barack Obama's chief Democratic rivals Hillary Rodham Clinton and John Edwards are struggling to keep their messages in step with voters' embrace of freshness and change.


Euronext faces shareholders with merger proposals

Euronext  on Tuesday will  attempt to build shareholder support for an 8 billion euro  ($10.23 billion) offer from New York Stock Exchange owners NYSE  Group Inc. , which the pan-European exchange said it  preferred to a rival proposal from Deutsche Boerse (DB1Gn.DE).


Bush, Kerry lock swords over who would be best commander in chief

The question of who is best qualified to lead the US war on terror and douse the flames of insurgency in Iraq has taken over the presidential debate between George W. Bush and John Kerry.


IBM hopes to ease the minds of roving execs by adding yet another layer of security to its ThinkPad notebooks. Mirroring Microsoft's "biometrics for the desktop" move, IBM has added fingerprint readers to


Nervous broadcasters training for Beijing Olympics

SYDNEY/COLOGNE  - Certain horrifying prospects come to mind as the West gets ready to descend on Beijing to cover the 2008 Olympic Games.


Onu, fenomeno in contenimento ma non abbassare guardia


The Israeli parliament is set for a second tempestuous day of debate ahead of a vote on whether to withdraw from the Gaza Strip. Monday saw Prime Minister Ariel Sharon urge the Knesset to back the planned


FORT MYERS, Fla. - Doug Mirabelli left no doubts as to his preference yesterday. In short, he loves being on the Red Sox.


Sprint Nextel CFO Paul Saleh to Speak at Raymond James Conference in Orlando

Sprint Nextel (NYSE:S) Chief Financial Officer Paul Saleh will speak at  the Raymond James & Associates 28th Annual  Institutional Investors Conference on Monday, March 5 at 9:50 a.m. EST  The conference is being held at the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress in  Orlando, Fla.


Ordonez homers twice as Tigers hold off Angels

Magglio Ordonez homered twice as the Detroit Tigers held on for an 8-7 victory that ended the Los Angeles Angels's six-game winning streak on Wednesday.


Dopo mesi di trattative e scontri, Ã¨ legge l'insieme di norme su lavoro e pensioniDamiano: "E' una misura di alto valore sociale cruciale per la vita del paese"                                            Il welfare Ã¨ legge, in pensione a 58 anni Ma in un'aula dimezzata Prodi non esulta                                                                                L'opposizione si ribella alla quarta fiducia in due giorni e non partecipa al votoDecisivi anche oggi i senatori a vita che hanno tutti votato sÃ¬. I nodi rinviati a gennaio di CLAUDIA FUSANI


More Trouble In Iraq; Delegation Delays Trip To Meet Radical Cleric

A delegation of Iraqis hoping to help negotiate an end to an uprising in Najaf was forced to delay its mission Tuesday.


Bush's budget fight with Democrats deepens

Democratic congressional leaders pushed on Tuesday to finish bills to pay for military, veterans health care and domestic programs, while possibly injecting more Iraq war funds into the pipeline, as President George W. Bush again threatened to wield his veto pen.


Marlon Brando's son Miko, a security guard for pop star Michael Jackson, has been named in the singer's child abuse case in court in the US.


Google's debut in the stock market sends a mixed signal

Google Inc.'s public stock offering is a reminder of the perils and promise of the high-tech IPO market.


Olympic time trial champion Tyler Hamilton is suspended after failing a doping test.


In crescita Ema, la joint venture con Finmeccanica


Sarkozy discusses climate change, Iraq with McCain

French President Nicolas Sarkozy Thursday met with US Senator John McCain, one of the main contenders for the 2008 Republican nomination, and discussed a raft of issues including climate change and Iraq.


Microsoft's Gates Is World's Most 'Spammed' Person

E-mail users inundated with unsolicited "spam" messages have reason to hope Microsoft Corp. will develop better tools for tackling the problem: Bill Gates is suffering more than anyone.


FDA seeks tough warning on Genentech asthma drug

Genentech Inc's asthma drug Xolair should carry the strongest warning possible about the drug's risk of a serious reaction known as anaphylaxis, U.S. health regulators said on Wednesday.


Harrington Regroups, and Tweaks His Swing

The AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am will be only Padraig Harringtonâs third tournament in the last 10 weeks, although he is working harder than ever to refine and slightly retool his swing.


In seguito a decisione comunitaria del marzo 2004


An investment group that includes Christian Laettner and his former Duke teammate Brian Davis has reached an agreement to buy 70 percent of the Memphis Grizzlies.


La Federal Trade Commission Usa indagherÃ  su eventuali lesioni della concorrenza:con l'acquisizione una quantitÃ  abnorme di dati personali degli utenti                                            Google, la FTC apre un'indagine antitrust sull'accordo annunciato con la DoubleClick


Davenport, Sharapova Reach Final in Tokyo

Top-ranked Lindsay Davenport beat U.S. Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-1, 7-6 (2) Saturday to reach the final of the Pan Pacific Open, a tournament she has won four times.


DEVICES: T-Mobile Germany revealed SDA and SDA Music Smartphones

Today, T-Mobile Germany officially revealed the launch of the SDA and the new SDA Music Smartphones, based on Windows Mobile 2003.


The estate accounts which provide millions of pounds for the Queen and Prince Charles are to be investigated.


An unprecedented reward is offered as police start a major crackdown on female genital mutilation.


Dutch Film Director Theo Van Gogh Killed

Dutch film director and columnist Theo van Gogh was shot and killed yesterday morning in Amsterdam. The company Gogh owned and worked explained that he was attacked and murdered in the morning at Lineaustraat Street.


WASHINGTON It began like most national security investigations, with a squad of FBI agents surreptitiously tailing two men, noting where they went and with whom they met.


Republican John McCain holds a slim lead on rival Mitt Romney in Michigan one day before the state's hotly contested presidential nominating contest, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Monday.


Characters from the "Star Wars" films join writer and director George Lucas, center left, Carrie Fisher, center, and Mark Hamill, at the world premiere of "Star Wars Special Edition," in this Jan. 18, 1997


Mac users upgrading to Leopard will find a refinedd and improved Spotlight search feature, as our Macworld colleague explains.


Spanish-language TV broadcaster Univision Communications has dropped a lawsuit against Manhattan-based Nielsen Media Research over a new television-rating technology.


NASA's improved rocket fuel tank begins trip from New Orleans to ...

A 27-ton fuel tank is making a five-day voyage across the Gulf of Mexico to NASA's Kennedy Space Center as the space agency prepares for its first space shuttle flight since the Columbia disaster in 2003.


Carriers Team to Fight Child Porn on Cell Phones

Operators joining the new initiative will block sites and respond to user complaints.


'Urgent Notification' E-Mail? Ignore It, Say Federal Officials

By The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.  Sep. 14--That e-mail notice claiming to fight fraud is itself fraudulent.   The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. issued a special alert Wednesday concerning an e-mail asking consumers to download unknown software onto personal or business computers.


Steelers: Taping Didn't Affect Outcome of Games Vs. Patriots

PITTSBURGH -- The New England Patriots' taping of opposing coaches' signals did not affect the outcome of games against the Steelers, including two AFC Championship games, Steelers chairman Dan Rooney said Friday.


Over eight million smokers are being asked to quit "cold turkey." It is part of the American Cancer Society's 28th Annual Great American Smoke-Out.


Team USA Says Labor Woes Won't Affect Cup

Team USA players promise NHL labor problems that could threaten the upcoming season won't be a distraction at the World Cup of Hockey.


Eddy Curry scores 20 points and rookie Ben Gordon adds 21 to lead Chicago to a rare 113-85 lopsided win over Cleveland on Wednesday.


Urges nations to aid Iraq, promote rights

President Bush stood before an annual gathering of world leaders yesterday and forcefully defended his decision to invade Iraq, urging all


Artemis, the European Space Agency Advanced Relay and Technology Mission Satellite, successfully relayed optical laser links from an aircraft in early December.


A U.S. woman was shot and killed as she vacationed with her Colombian husband in this South American country, in a robbery that netted $200 and a laptop computer, police said on Sunday.


Anger at Brazilian Government as U.S. Nun Buried

Thousands of Amazon peasants flocked to the funeral of a U.S. nun Tuesday and vented anger that Brazil's government only acted to stem rising violence in the rain forest after the murder of the renowned foreign activist.


Paramount Pictures, fast becoming the home of the remake with such recent pictures as "The Italian Job," "The Manchurian Candidate" and "The Stepford Wives," is resurrecting "The Blob."


Phil Spector's murder trial jury is told to avoid a TV show about the case - even though one juror works on the series.


McNealy: Sun is boxing clever with Microsoft

The ground-breaking legal settlement and technology sharing deal between Microsoft Corp and Sun Microsystems Inc will not diminish competition between the two adversaries.


About 100,000 teenagers face delays in receiving grants after filling in forms incorrectly.


Housing Secretary Alphonso Jackson demanded that the Philadelphia Housing Authority transfer a $2 million public property to a developer at a substantial discount, then retaliated against the housing authority when it refused to do so, a recent court filing alleges.


UEFA to meet Tuesday regarding Roma incident

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


British TV presenter learns Web lesson: Never give out ID freely. Also: MBR Rootkit takes aim at Windows users.


DEKALB -- Toledo doesn't just beat Northern Illinois University. It torments the Huskies. Teases their defense. NIU gets the Rockets right where it wants them.


The bright green rocks jutting through the prairie soil were hard to miss, but Tom Charlton still couldn't believe his eyes.


Proclamato per sabato prossimo lutto cittadino a Capua


U.S. home sales, prices to slip more this year: NAR

U.S. home sales and prices will fall further in 2007 than earlier expected, the leading realty trade association predicted on Wednesday.


Nordic ceasefire monitors began wrapping up their six-year mission to Sri Lanka on Friday after the government scrapped a truce with the Tamil Tigers, and their mandate, amid a chorus of international concern.


It now feels amazing how we have lived without this particular feature since ages now. Google introduced desktop searching to the world in spite of the fact lesser-known products existed since a long time.


Ukraine's opposition on Tuesday pulled out  of talks to try to end a confrontation over last week's  disputed presidential election and vowed to use "people power"  to secure victory.


Web Video Shows Last Appeal of Beheaded UK Hostage

A video tape posted on the Internet  Sunday showed British hostage Kenneth Bigley making a final  appeal to the British government to meet his captors' demands  before he was beheaded by a militant group in Iraq.


Soccer Ref Was Paid $65,000 to Fix Games

A German referee told prosecutors he was paid more than $65,000 to fix games and implicated other referees and players in the country's biggest soccer scandal in more than 30 years, a newspaper reported. Four people were arrested Friday.


Folk singer Mary Travers, a member of 1960s group Peter, Paul and Mary, has chemotherapy for leukaemia.


Miss Peru, Maria Julia Mantilla Garcia, was crowned Miss World 2004 at a glittering event held in China. Miss Dominican Republic Claudia Julissa Cruz Rodriguez was the first runner-up, and Miss USA Nancy Randall was third.


Kerry Widens Lead in California, Poll Finds

Democratic challenger John Kerry  has a commanding lead over President Bush in California of 54  percent to 38 percent among likely voters, a poll released on  Tuesday found.


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UPDATE 2-Rossi wins Portuguese Grand Prix again

Italy's Valentino Rossi won the MotoGP Portuguese Grand Prix on Sunday for the fourth year in a row after snatching the lead on the first lap.


Renault bring in Finn Heikki Kovalainen to replace reigning world champion Fernando Alonso for the 2007 season.


A Thai-Muslim woman bursts into tears after learning from the list that her family member is listed dead outside a military camp in Pattani province, southern Thailand Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2004.


Yahoo Chief Explains Rejection of Microsoft Bid

Jerry Yang explained his companyâs rejection of Microsoftâs buyout offer in a letter to shareholders late Wednesday outlining why he believed the bid was too low.


Bin Laden says U.S. vulnerable in new video

DUBAI/WASHINGTON  - Osama bin Laden said in a new video marking the sixth anniversary of al Qaeda's September 11 attacks the United States was vulnerable despite its military and economic power, but he made no specific threats.


Sony Said to Be Pondering Partial Sale of Movie Units

Sony Pictures is considering selling half of its animation studio and even more of its thriving digital visual-effects company, although the matter is still at an early stage.


Argentine teen Di Santo set for Chelsea move

Argentina under-20 striker Franco di Santo, who plays for Chilean club Audax, is set to join English Premier League side Chelsea, club president Valentin Cantergiani confirmed Wednesday.


Powell Prods N. Korea to End Nuclear Programs

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


Philippine GDP rises 6.3 percent in third quarter

The Philippine economy rose 6.3 percent year-on-year in the third quarter, higher than the market expectations, the government said Monday.


CalderÃ³n's choice for aide adds to tensions

MEXICO CITY -- Mexican President-elect Felipe Calderón named a hard-line conservative for interior minister yesterday and lawmakers slapped and pushed one another in a deepening political crisis three days before Calderón takes power.


A US air strike hits the rebellious city of Falluja, as the Iraqi government says it is now in control of Samarra.


Alcan happy to remain independent company: CEO

Alcan Inc.   is happy to remain independent, amid speculation that big international miners may want to buy their way into the aluminum sector, the Canadian company's chief executive said on Monday.


FEMA Pushing Biloxi to Act on Elevations

By Tom Wilemon, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Feb. 9--BILOXI -- Mayor A.J. Holloway said he plans to ask the Biloxi City Council to adopt new elevation requirements recommended by FEMA so the city can keep receiving money from the federal agency.


Data Support Colorectal Screening Every 5 Years

NEW YORK  - One type of screening for  colorectal cancer -- sigmoidoscopy -- need not be repeated more  often than every five years, as is currently recommended.  According to a new study, the likelihood of colorectal cancer  occurring remains low for at least five years after a negative  sigmoidoscopy result.


Europe relieved as Poland's Kaczynskis lose grip

Many European leaders gasped with relief on Monday after Poland's Kaczynski twins suffered an election defeat that should swing the country's pro-Washington outlook more towards Brussels.


Crude oil futures prices hit historical highs

CONTINUING concerns over possible supply disruptions and strong demand pushed prices of crude oil futures to historical highs yesterday.


Crypto boffins urge Belgium to withdraw early ePassports

Second-gen documents also 'flawed' RFID passports from Belgium remained flawed almost three years into their introduction, according to a study by cryptographic researchers.â¦


Russell Crowe's new western, 3:10 to Yuma, rides to the top of the box office chart in North America.


Taba: si' dei genitori a funerali solenni per le sorelle Rinaudo

DRONERO (Cuneo) - I genitori di Jessica e Sabrina Rinaudo, le due ragazze morte nell'attentato di Taba, hanno deciso di far svolgere funerali solenni e anche di far allestire la camera ardente nell'aula consiliare del Comune di Dronero, in provincia di


Erano interessate anche Enel, Gazprom e Gaz de France


Redskins Bolster Left Guard By Getting Kendall From Jets

The Redskins acquire Pete Kendall from the Jets for a draft pick Thursday, addressing a void at left guard.


Oliver Stone is ready to put the life of George W. Bush on the big screen. The Oscar-winning director has been quietly shopping a script for "Bush" â a film focusing on the life and presidency of George W. Bush, according to Daily Variety. Stone, an ou...


Migliaia di centri in tutto il mondo per la disciplina fondata dal medico Madan Kataria"Un minuto di risate equivale a dieci minuti di vogatore"                                          Il benessere? Viene dal buonumore In tanti con lo "Yoga della risata"                                                                                di BENEDETTA PERILLI


An Italian security expert who was one of the last people to meet with a former KGB agent who fell fatally ill said Wednesday that tests cleared him of radioactive contamination.


Every day Pittsburgh Coach Bill Cowher walks into the team's offices, he is reminded of a blank space in his rÃ©sumÃ©.


Coldiretti, ampia la forbice dei prezzi tra le citta'


BAGHDAD, 30 August 2004 - Muslim leaders in Iraq and France yesterday appealed for the release of two kidnapped French journalists facing death.


The FBI recruited a mafia enforcer to help solve the slaying of three civil rights workers by the Ku Klux Klan in Mississippi in the 1960s, according to evidence provided in Brooklyn state court by a mobster's moll.


Federal investigators Thursday tried to determine whether it was ice on the wings that caused a corporate jet to careen across a highway and slam into a warehouse.


Philippine police confirmed on Saturday that military-grade explosives caused a powerful blast in an upscale Manila shopping mall and that they were reviewing security camera footage to look for suspects.


Bird flu spreads in the Indian state of West Bengal, as authorities battle to cull birds and control the outbreak.


Un morto e 8 feriti.Sconosciute le cause dell'incidente


MTV Games, Activision differ on why GH3 controllers aren't supported in Rock Band for PS3.


Study Finds Doctors' Hours Affect Risks on Road

Doctors in training were more than twice as likely to get in a car crash while driving home after working 24 hours or longer, according to a study.


Hugh Grant won't face 'baked bean attack' charge

Actor Hugh Grant will not face charges over claims he attacked a photographer with a tub of baked beans and kicked out at him, the Crown Prosecution Service said on Saturday.


Blair admits never having sent flowers to his wife

British Prime Minister Tony Blair admitted on a television programme that he has never sent flowers to his wife Cherie and that he had a youthful crush on Hollywood beauty Grace Kelly.


Mass. lawmakers don't address gay marriage

Massachusetts lawmakers ended debate on proposed constitutional amendments Wednesday before dealing with the most volatile issue on their agenda: a proposal to outlaw marriage for same-sex couples in the only state where it is legal.


Bombardier Bonds Weaken After Moody's Reduces Rating to Junk

Bonds of Bombardier Inc., the world's biggest maker of train equipment, declined after Moody's Investors Service cut its credit rating two levels to junk.


ATHENS, Aug. 23. - In a shade under ten seconds Justin Gatlin went from a hyperactive boy who used to jump off his parentsâ TV set dressed in a Batman cape to the holder of the most prized title in track-and-field.


Exclusive images caught by picture phones are starting to make their way into big headlines.


No swimming costumes for APEC leaders photo

The 21 Asia-Pacific leaders gathering this week in Sydney, a city renowned for its beach lifestyle, can stop pulling in their stomachs -- they will not be forced to wear swimming costumes for the official photograph.


White House Plans Push for Intel Overhaul

Former members of the Sept. 11 commission met Tuesday with Vice President Dick Cheney, and President Bush planned talks with leaders of Congress in an attempt to gain passage for an intelligence reorganization bill this year.


EU warns Turkey to step up reforms to avoid 'train crash'

Turkey faces a "train crash" in its relations with the European Union if it fails to step up democratic reforms and resolve a trade row with Cyprus, EU enlargement chief Olli Rehn said here.


The director Deborah Warner and her longtime collaborator, the actress Fiona Shaw, are bringing a production of Samuel Beckettâs âHappy Daysâ to New York.


World's oldest Sumatran orangutan dies in Miami

A Sumatran orangutan, thought to be the world's oldest, has died in Miami at age 55, a zoo spokesman said on Sunday .


African Union head meets Kenya's feuding parties

African Union chief John Kufuor met Kenya's president and opposition leader on Wednesday to try to break a political impasse behind post-election turmoil that has killed about 500 people.


said, in a move that may raise hopes for the release of a British hostage. soldiers, could be freed as part of a review of her detention.


Un filmato di 4 minuti preparato ad "Un ponte per..." allo scopo di spiegare chi sono le due Simone rapite. Iraq, altra giornata d'orrore. ROMA (20 set. 2004) - Quattro minuti per raccontare chi sono e cosa


Former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik, left, speaks in the Roosevelt Room at the White House, Friday, Dec. 3, 2004 after President Bush announced Kerik as his choice to replace Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge.


Alcatel-Lucent Posts Loss, but Revenue Climbs 18%

Alcatel-Lucent finished its first full year as a merged company with a net loss of 3.52 billion euros and sales of 17.79 billion euros, a 2.5 percent drop.


World stocks routed on fears for economy

World stocks nosedived and demand for safe-haven bonds and currencies soared on Monday as fears gripped investors that a deteriorating U.S. economy would drag others down with it.


Phelps Wins Second Gold Medal, in 200 Fly

American Michael Phelps won the gold medal Tuesday in the 200-meter butterfly with an Olympic-record time of 1:54.04.


'The stage is set for a vibrant fall debate'

"For months, John Kerry has tried to fend off complaints from fellow Democrats that he has failed to expose President George Bush's Iraq policies as failures.


Volvo 2008 S80, V70 and XC70 to include breathalyser linked to ignition, other models to offer option by next summer.


BT on Monday struck a deal with Research In Motion to market RIM's BlackBerry mobile e-mail and personal information management system in Europe.


Return to the Moon: Mending Fences Between Exploration and Science

HOUSTON, Texas - NASA's new goal of establishing a 21st century Moon base will require bridge building while mending fences between space scientists and exploration technologists.


Kuwait Hunting Up to 10 Suspected Militants-Source

Kuwait, facing an increase in militant  violence, is hunting between eight to 10 Saudis and Kuwaitis  suspected of links to al Qaeda and a local anti-U.S. network, a  security source said on Saturday.


The groundbreaking action by the Federal Trade Commission against two New Hampshire software companies is "long overdue," said one local computer expert.


Alltel's Sale May Generate More Interest / Other Providers to Rural Areas Could Be Targeted for Buyouts

Alltel Corp.'s proposed $24.7 billion acquisition by private- equity firms may lead to the sale of other mobile-phone providers that serve rural areas.  Dobson Communications Corp., Centennial Communications Corp., Rural Cellular Corp. and United States Cellular Corp.


Friends say Franklin Raines overcame race and class barriers only to plummet into an American nightmare. â¢ Experience: Chairman and CEO, Fannie Mae, 1999-2004; director, Office of Management and Budget, 1996


Outgoing Prime Minister Tony Blair on Wednesday arrived in the small west African nation of Sierra Leone on the second leg of a three-nation African tour.


Sacramento is one game fromÃÂ its secondÃÂ straight WNBA titleÃÂ after an 89-69 win over the Detroit Shock on Sunday.


Trump Hotels and Equity Firm Break Off Talks

Trump Hotels and Casino Resorts said on Wednesday that a recently announced deal to inject fresh money into the debt-laden concern had fallen apart.


ASA rules on No2ID advert An advert showing a close-up picture of Tony Blair with a barcode on his top lip was not offensive, the Advertising Standards Authority has ruled.â¦


Third seed Jelena Jankovic beats defending champion Serena Williams 6-3 6-4 to reach the Australian Open semi-finals.


In an unprecedented overhaul of the nation's overtime pay rules, the Bush administration is delivering to its business allies an election-year plum they've sought for decades.


The UK says the private sector should still share the risk and the cost of developing Europe's satellite-navigation system, Galileo.


Henin-Hardenne opens preparation for Australian Open with two ...

Former No. 1 Justine Henin-Hardenne lost a second straight exhibition match in her comeback, falling 6-2, 5-7, 6-2 to Elena Dementieva on Sunday.


Svetlana Kuznetsova came through a tough battle on Friday to extend her winning streak to nine matches. Kuznetsova, the US Open champion, defeated wild card Angelique Widjaja of Indonesia, 7-5 6-1, to advance


84 killed, 370 injured in offensive attack in Kufa

NAJAF: At least 84 people were killed and more than 370 others wounded in a mortar attack on Kufa's main mosque and a shooting at a demonstration.


Stinky Cheese! Ambassador for Childrenâs Literature

Jon Scieszka, the author of witty and subversive childrenâs favorites, is to be named the countryâs first national ambassador for young peopleâs literature.


Treatment with a derivative of vitamin A called retinoic acid may help to cut former smokers' risk of lung cancer.


Prevede 105 milioni dollari di fatturato cumulato in 11 anni


British Airways  said on Wednesday it would suspend its daily flight between Detroit and London Heathrow in March, citing the changing nature of the U.S. auto industry.


Jimmie Johnson has fought through mistakes, mechanical failures and the despair of losing friends in a plane crash to charge back into NASCAR's closest championship battle ever.


State of the Art: The Pogies: Envelope, Please

Welcome to the third annual Pogie awards presentation. Formal attire is not required, but some measure of product improvement is.


Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning threw four touchdown passes to lead the Colts to a thrilling 31-28 win over the Minnesota Vikings on Monday Night Football.


Andrew Strauss hits 96 and Michael Vaughan 79 but India strike late on day one as England close on 268-4.


Does PeopleSoft Deal Make Sense for Oracle?

Oracle says its latest bid to purchase PeopleSoft is its "best and final offer." At $24 per share, Oracle's offer is higher than PeopleSoft's 24-week high.


Interview: Microsoft, Apple eyed for AJAX alliance

InfoWorld - In February, a group of technology vendors, including BEA Systems, Google, IBM, and Oracle, formed the OpenAjax Alliance, with the goal of promoting the popular AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) Web development technique.


Corretja, Davenport Warn of Burnout Dangers

Women's world number one Lindsay  Davenport and former men's world number two Alex Corretja  warned on Monday that the intense pace of the tennis circuit  was taking a toll on even the top players.


Australian police suspect an Indian doctor has links to last month's failed bomb attacks in Britain but have found no evidence to charge him with a crime, according to news reports Friday.


George Bush travels to Albania - the first US president to visit a country that has become a staunch ally.


Premier ha posto anche problema delle nomine in commissione


Airlines worldwide may make a combined profit of $1.2 billion next year, their first since 2000, as fuel prices fall from record highs and passenger traffic increases, the International Air Transport Association said.


Sudan's Rebels, Government Meet for Talks

Pushed to end what the United Nations calls the world's worst humanitarian crisis, envoys of Sudan's government gathered in Nigeria on Monday for talks with rebel leaders in Sudan's bloodied western Darfur region.


Bersani: "Volevo una scelta plurale, ora non farÃ² il feudatario"Il ministro: "Credevo nella mia candidatura ma molti nei Ds non avrebbero capito"                                          "Rinuncio a correre ma serve un partito da combattimento"                                                                                di MASSIMO GIANNINI


SMEs urged to 'pick up the innovation ball'

Do or die Innovate or die was the stark warning issued to SMEs by a University of Limerick (UL) professor at a conference in the city on Friday.â¦


Mirren gets standing ovation on return to Britain

Dame Helen Mirren received a standing ovation from fellow travellers and posed for photographs with her Oscar statuette after returning to London Tuesday.


Group Says It Is Holding 10 New Hostages In Iraq

30 September 2004 -- Al Jazeera television quotes an Iraqi militant group as saying that it had kidnapped 10 people, including two Indonesian women, who work for an electronics firm.


ATLANTA - A woman scheduled to fly to London gave birth to a baby girl Sunday in a restroom at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.


Climate change and unfamiliar species leave Inuit lost for words

Global warming is increasingly rendering Inuit and other Arctic peoples at a loss for words. They simply do not have names in their languages for the temperate species flocking up from the south.


Mibtel cede quasi mezzo punto, giu' anche le europee


Former German captain and coach Franz Beckenbauer wants those found guilty of match-fixing to be banned for life.


Harry Potter fans, rejoice! The much-awaited sixth installment of J.K. Rowling's Potter series is set to be published July 16 next year in several countries including Britain, Canada, New Zealand, the United States, Australia and South Africa. T...


Fawlty Towers, the classic comedy starring John Cleese as a hapless hotelier, is voted the top British sitcom by foreign viewers.


UN Council Ready to Adopt New Anti-Terror Measure

The U.N. Security Council was  set Friday to adopt a Russian-drafted resolution that seeks to  expand the prosecution and extradition of terrorist groups and  individuals, such as Chechen separatist leaders.


United Arab Emirates plan zero carbon desert city

Carless utopia The United Arab Emirates will today formally unveil plans for an all-new, zero carbon desert city - seven square kilometres of carless utopia designed to house 50,000 people.â¦


In the wake of the subprime mortgage meltdown, traditional financial institutions have tightened up on who gets to borrow money. But some people are still finding ways to borrow what they need, thanks to another area of lending that is booming.


Bush's National Guard File Missing Records

WASHINGTON - Documents that should have been written to explain gaps in President Bush's Texas Air National Guard service are missing from the military records released about his service in 1972 and 1973, according to regulations and outside experts.    For example, Air National Guard regulations at the time required commanders to write an investigative report for the Air Force when Bush missed his annual medical exam in 1972...


Text of President Bush's remarks on stem cell research Wednesday, as transcribed by CQ Transcriptions.


F.D.A. Failing in Drug Safety, Official Asserts

Federal drug regulators are "virtually incapable of protecting America" from unsafe drugs, a federal drug safety reviewer told a Congressional panel.


Former Rangers skipper in line for Livingston post

Ex-Rangers Football Club captain Richard Gough is the favourite to take over as manager of Livingston. The SPL side sacked maanger Allan Preston yesterday and have made Gough, who also played for Tottenham their top target.


BEA, Oracle maintain their silence on takeover offer

Given the silence from the BEA Systems and Oracle camps early this week about Oracle's unsolicited proposal to buy its middleware rival, the community at large can only sit back and guess what might be the next scene in this drama.The two companies have been keeping quiet since last Friday's blockbuster revelation that Oracle was seeking to acquire BEA for $17 per share, or about $6.7 billion. Both have spurned requests this week for media briefings to elaborate on the issue.Undoubtedly, much is taking place behind the scenes, as aggressive Oracle seeks to add BEA to the impressive list of formerly independent companies it has acquired, which has included, among others, PeopleSoft and Siebel Systems. BEA, meanwhile, also has to be pondering its next step.Officials at Sun Microsystems, which invented the Java platform that serves as the backbone of many BEA and Oracle products, seemed to be caught off-guard when asked about the proposed merger at a Sun event in San Francisco on Tuesday evening.Chuckling, Rich Green, Sun executive vice president of software, suggested contacting Oracle CEO Larry Ellison about the matter. But when asked what impacts might be felt by the Java platform itself, Green did not see any negative effects."They're both Java supporters," Green said. "I think it's neutral to Java. I think it's just fine."Sun's James Gosling, a founder of Java and chief technology officer for Sun's client software group, concurred. "They're both big supporters of Java. I don't think it's going to have much effect one way or the other," Gosling said.Oracle has pledged to protect investments customers have made in BEA products. While Oracle's move has been characterized in some circles as a hostile takeover attempt, BEA's initial response merely said the Oracle offer undervalued the company.Major BEA stockholder Carl Icahn has been prodding for a sale of BEA, prompting one BEA insider to suggest Icahn did not have enough shares and would have a hard time getting control of the BEA board of directors in order to make the sale happen. Now, Oracle has forced BEA's hand. If history is any indication, the sale is likely to happen. PeopleSoft opposed Oracle but eventually succumbed."We certainly saw how persistent Oracle was in chasing PeopleSoft," said Dennis Callaghan, enterprise software analyst at the 451 Group, who expects the merger to be completed.Options for BEA to resist Oracle may be limited. To take the company private and avoid a merger, BEA would need to find a private equity partner, Callaghan said. And then there is Icahn, owning a significant stake in the company and wanting the company sold."It's not like [BEA CEO and co-founder] Alfred Chuang can regain control of the company and take it private. He's got to make his shareholders happy," said Callaghan.Even BEA employees could profit on a merger if they bought stock at a discounted price and then were able to sell it at an inflated price as a result of a merger, he said.? They might lose their jobs at BEA, but a lot of them would be very employable, winding up with startup ventures, he said.Callaghan added he expects Oracle to increase its offer. HP is a possibility as another potential buyer for BEA, but HP has had troubles of its own integrating acquired companies, such as Peregrine and Bluestone Software, Callaghan saidHe gave credence to the notion that Oracle may be buying BEA to stock up on its middleware offerings as the database market, which has been Oracle's cash cow, now features free, open source offerings from competitors.? "From what I understand, [databases is] not really a growing business at this point, Callaghan said.A dignitary in the Java development space had a mostly positive reaction to the proposed merger."Oracle and BEA both have amazing engineering teams, but Oracle's business operation is clearly many, many times the size and scale of BEA's," said Rick Ross, founder of the Javalobby Web site for Java developers. Having both teams under the same umbrella would create great opportunities for innovation, Ross said. And BEA's technology, such as the JRockit Java Virtual Machine, could become more widely used, he said.But there could be a down side, Ross noted."As the realized market share of a single player moves to such a dominant position, it becomes less and less likely that the startup innovator can gain a foothold," he said.IBM, BEA, and Oracle are battling in what research firm IDC calls the application deployment software space, which is comprised of application servers, integration software, message-oriented middleware and transaction processing monitors. This market space, valued at $9.4 billion in 2006, is growing at nearly 18 percent year over year because of trends in integration, business process management, and SOA, said Maureen Fleming, IDC program director.When including software mainframes, IBM last year had a 36 percent market share, valued at $3.3 billion. BEA trailed with 11 percent or $1 billion, and Oracle had 9 percent, or $850 million. The figures include license and maintenance revenuesWhen leaving out mainframe software, the market size dropped to $6.5 billion, with IBM still leading with a 20 percent market share, or $1.3 billion and Oracle garnering 13 percent or $850,000. BEA came in right behind Oracle with 12 percent or $840,000.


MAN IN THE NEWS A Firebrand on Drug Safety

Every few years, a whistle-blower arrives on Capitol Hill and shakes up a federal agency with charges of incompetence and misfeasance.


Chinese Leader Is Urged to Reverse ÂCrackdownÂ

A group of foreign academics, lawyers, and activists sent an open letter to Chinese President Hu Jintao today.


Avril Lavigne faces legal action from a 1970s rock band who claim she has ripped off their song.


Reggio Calabria, 16:28 - CALCIO, REGGINA-CAGLIARI: AMORUSO KO, RADIOGRAFIA IN OSPEDALE

Secondo le prime informazioni Nicola Amoruso si sarebbe procurato una lesione ad una costola nella p...


Olympics-Sprinters Serve Up Greatest Race on Earth

American sprinter Justin Gatlin won the  closest Olympic 100 meters in history as the fastest men on  earth staged a sporting spectacle that thrilled the world.


Palestinian Leaders Travel to France to Visit Arafat

Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia and other leaders traveled to France to see Yasser Arafat at a military hospital near Paris in a visit condemned by Arafat's wife, Palestinian officials said.


Sadr Militia to Disarm Under Iraq Peace Deal

A Shi'ite militia led by Moqtada al-Sadr will start to disarm in Baghdad from Monday following a deal reached Saturday with Iraq's interim government and U.S. officials, the chief Shi'ite negotiator said.


THE MAN charged with murdering Australian peacekeeper Adam Dunning was on bail over another homicide when Mr Dunning was killed, police said today.


American Bode Miller, who plans to race all six events at the world championships, won in 1 minute 27.55 seconds on the Stelvio course.


Family plans private funeral for "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott

Officials at Moore Funeral Home in Arlington say Abbott's family has asked that no details be released to the public of the time and place set for the funeral and burial.


For most 20-year-olds a night on the town ends with a long wait for the last bus home. Not so Prince Harry. His latest fracas concluded with him being bundled into a limousine by royal protection officers


Bush signs law pushing human rights, humanitarian aid in North Korea

President George W. Bush signed a law to promote human rights in nuclear-armed North Korea and provide humanitarian aid to citizens and refugees of the Stalinist state, as well as making them eligible for asylum in the United States.


Sport: FIA president Max Mosley talks to Richard Williams about the spying, lying and feuding of 2007


Roger Federer begins his bid to equal Bjorn Borg's record of five straight titles as Wimbledon gets under way on Monday.


Syrian troops are about to redeployed in Lebanon, three weeks after a UN motion urged their withdrawal.


La telefonata di Stasi, poi la visita e il conforto della madre della ragazzaE' la prima volta dopo i funerali di Chiara che Alberto e i Poggi s'incontrano                                            Quell'incontro sulla tomba "Lo sappiamo, sei innocente"                                                                                dal nostro inviato PAOLO BERIZZI


Arrests, Slaying Underscore Mexico's Drug Crisis

MEXICO CITY, Jan. 22 -- Soldiers arrested 11 suspected hit men Tuesday at drug safe houses in the Mexican capital. Authorities said the safe houses were linked to the violent Sinaloa cartel, a group whose caches had not previously been discovered in the city.


When disaster strikes, it can be catastrophic but the President's official home has a relatively good record of preventing conflagrations.


Abidjan, 16:03 - CALCIO, COSTA D'AVORIO: KOHLER E' IL NUOVO CT

Il Jurgen Kohler, ec Juve e Borussia Dortmund, è il nuovo ct della Costa d'Avorio. Succede a ...


Kenyans on edge for result of tight election

Kenyans waited on edge for the result of their closest ever presidential election on Sunday, fearing more unrest after a chaotic vote count marred by widespread ethnic violence over accusations of rigging.


Suspected Maoist rebels in Nepal have set off two bombs in Kathmandu, on the third day of a blockade of the capital.


China insists bird flu in pigs does not threaten epidemic

BEIJING : China Tuesday insisted that although a highly lethal strain of the bird flu virus had been found in pigs, it did not constitute an epidemic.


BEIJING -- Chinese stocks plunged Wednesday after the government raised a tax on share trades, trying to cool a market boom amid growing concerns about a possible bubble.


Two months after elections that were criticized as falling short of international standards, two explosions shook the offices of President


The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday defied the White House and voted to ease limits on U.S. student travel and trade with Cuba, but defeated a measure that would have lifted all economic sanctions.


"Taare Zameen Par is my only release on 2007" Â Aamir

ÂTaare Zameen Par is my only release for 2007,Â disclosed Aamir Khan at the launch of the new collection of Titan Aviator watches inspired by World War II Aircraft at an event held in Mumbai today.


N. Carolina, Notre Dame To Play in Women's Final

CARY, N.C., Dec. 1 -- Freshman Casey Nogueira broke a scoreless tie with a goal in the 84th minute, helping North Carolina beat UCLA, 2-0, on Friday in the semifinals of the NCAA Women's College Cup.


Sunni Insurgents Ascendant in Iraq's Caldron of Violence

BAGHDAD, March 2 -- In the photos, the 18 men were blindfolded, their hands tied behind their backs. They appeared Friday on the Web site of a Sunni insurgent group that said it had kidnapped the men to avenge the alleged rape of a Sunni woman by members of Iraq's Shiite-dominated police force.


A teenager has been accused of using a stolen mobile phone to swamp dispatchers with hundreds of bogus 911 calls over a matter of weeks, at times talking of killing some of the responding officers he could see.


Biden says experience will fuel White House run

Democratic Sen. Joseph Biden said on  Tuesday his foreign policy ideas and experience would be the  ideal assets in a crowded and star-studded 2008 White House  race that is likely to focus on ways to end the Iraq war.


Getty Is Expected to Return Gold Wreath to Greece

Greek cultural officials contend that a rare fourth-century B.C. funerary wreath was illegally taken.


New Top Editor for Los Angeles Times, the 4th in 3 Years

Russ Stanton, who has been running the newspaperâs Web site, was named to the post three weeks after the previous editor, James E. OâShea, was forced out for resisting staff cuts.


With Britney Spears whisked out of the public spotlight Thursday and committed to a hospital psychiatric ward, it's now up to a team of professional caregivers to reverse her seemingly endless downward spiral.


(HealthDayNews) -- A blow or jolt to the head can disrupt the normal function of the brain. Doctors often call this type of impact a concussion or closed head injury, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.


Terrorist to be unmasked in NY courtroom

He pleaded guilty more than five years ago to plotting bomb attacks on American embassies, but the case against al-Qaida member Mohammed Mansour Jabarah has been shrouded in secrecy until now.


IBM Lotus expanded its lineup of Workplace client-computing software Tuesday, debuting an Express version of the product for small and midsize businesses.


Dutch Spice Girl Stalker Gets Prison Sentence

A 39-year-old Dutch man was jailed for nine months on Wednesday for harassing Spice Girl Melanie C.


New York Warns of Fast, Resistant Strain of HIV

One day after the discovery of a drug-resistant, fast-developing AIDS case in New York prompted city health officials to announce an alert, leading experts said on Saturday there may be little cause for alarm.


Il colosso dei media fa causa per un risarcimento record al celebre motore di ricerca, che ha acquistato il sito di video"Trasmessi oltre 160mila filmati non autorizzati. Un modello di business chiaramente illegale"                                            Viacom chiede a Google un miliardo di dollari "Su YouTube violati i diritti d'autore"


U.S. stock futures were little changed  on Friday, pointing to a flat market open, as news of a  disappointing sales outlook from Dell Inc. DELL.O was offset  by reports that a merger between Verizon Communications VZ.N  and MCI MCIP.O could be finalized soon.


eBay sellers have a new content management tool to help them post storefronts faster, thanks to a newly customized Macromedia toolset.


Puerta Routs Top-Seeded Moya in Argentina

Mariano Puerta stunned top-seeded Carlos Moya in straight sets Friday, putting an Argentine in the semifinals of the country's only major ATP tournament.


"Chocolate Factory" theme park to open in Amsterdam

Amsterdam will get a theme park  dedicated to chocolate and inspired by Roald Dahl's children's  book "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," city officials and  entrepreneurs said on Thursday.


Switching the focus to the present danger

Our position is: Thorough debate of US policies in Iraq is needed between now and Election Day. After months of battling over a war that ended 30 years ago, the presidential candidates have finally begun to


The dollar sat tight near recent lows on  Thursday after soft manufacturing data failed to dispel  concerns that the U.S. economy may be running out of steam.


UK Big Food: 'Trading has remained tough

LONDON (CBS.MW) -- UK food supplier Big Food Group (UK:BFP) posted a 3.3 percent drop in same-store sales for the 13 weeks ending Oct. 1. "Trading has remained tough in the food sector in recent months for


Stern Sidekick Quivers Working on Daytime Show

Robin Quivers, the radio personality best known as co-host on Howard Stern's syndicated morning show, has signed a deal with Sony Pictures Television to create a pilot that would likely become a one-hour daytime talk show.


Ukraine's Opposition Confident Ahead of New Vote

A key figure in Ukraine's opposition movement said Sunday there was little the Moscow-backed authorities could do to stop Viktor Yushchenko sweeping to power in a re-run of the ex-Soviet state's rigged election.


George Michael kicks off first tour for 15 years

George Michael, who has caused as  much controversy as he has won critical acclaim, kicked off his  first tour in 15 years with a mixture of dance hits, ballads  and political commentary.


Turkish officials decide not to allow the publication of private diaries of the ex-wife of the country's founding father.


A County Antrim woman is given two years probation for trying to conceal the birth of a baby by setting fire to its body.


Saudi Arabia, China agree to formal political dialogue

Saudi Arabia and China have reportedly agreed to hold regular political consultations.


A wave of pre-dawn mortar attacks pounded Mogadishu and killed at least 16 people on Tuesday in one of the most brutal bombardments since an Islamist movement was forced out of the Somali capital last month.


Scandal threatens Brit politician's career

A scandal has been dominating British headlines this week. As David Blunkett, the UK's home secretary, tries to prove he's the father of his mistress's children, his political career hangs in the balance.


Reports of damage to several oil facilities and more storms on the way raise crude prices. LONDON  - Crude prices climbed Friday as oil companies surveyed the damage wreaked by Hurricane Ivan after the storm pounded the key oil producing region.


Cellphone lawsuits target HP investigators

Cingular Wireless LLC and Verizon Wireless, the two biggest US mobile-phone services providers, have sued investigators for Hewlett-Packard Co. , alleging they used fraud to obtain billing records in a probe of boardroom leaks.


A new state-level probe is aimed at banning the organization. But legally and politically, that remains a difficult task


Owen Scores as Real Madrid Wins in Champions League

Michael Owen scored his first goal for Real Madrid as the record nine-time European champion beat Dynamo Kiev 1-0 in soccer's Champions League.


President George W. Bush will propose reforms on Friday intended to help homeowners with subprime mortgages avoid default, his first public step to address a crisis that has created turmoil in financial markets around the world.


The first phase of the nationwide sit-at-home protest against the current increase in the prices of petroleum products will last four days -- Monday to Thursday.


Scania reports sharp rise in third quarter earnings

Swedish truck maker Scania reported a 36.9 percent rise in third quarter net earnings Monday, which it attributed to bouyant sales.


Russia, Georgia leaders clash over spy row

Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili has dismissed sharp words by Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying Moscow was unlikely to use force to free four Russian officers whose arrest for spying has sparked a crisis.


Proteste contro sentenza assoluzione imputati crollo


Friday marked the first games between the Chicago Cubs and Florida Marlins since last year's National League Championship Series, which the Marlins rallied to win in seven games.


Mexico City -- The cop, surrounded by an enraged mob, shouted into his cell phone: "Look, we need help! ... We're in Tlahuac, and the people are beating us up.


French ministers have been holding emergency meetings to discuss how to respond to the kidnapping of two French journalists in Iraq.


Open-source software is nipping more sharply at the heels of Microsoft, leading the software giant to defend itself more fiercely than ever against the insurgent rise of freely distributed, collaboratively coded programs. -washingtonpost.com


ATHENS -- Andre Ward never understood why he should settle for less than what he wanted, so he didn't.


Race fans wave American flags in the stands during the singing of the National Anthem prior to the start of the NASCAR Subway 500 stock car race at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Va.


BAGHDAD, Iraq Suicide bombers and other attackers, apparently targeting US and Iraqi forces, struck in quick succession in three separate areas of the capital Thursday, killing at least 46 people and wounding 208 others, officials said.


Israel's Olmert balks at full settlement halt

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert balked on Thursday at committing to a total freeze in settlement activity, a key demand of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas for advancing U.S.-backed peace talks.


No. 12 Gonzaga 78, No. 3 Oklahoma St. 75

With his team's best player limited by an ankle injury, JP Batista came off the bench to lift No. 12 Gonzaga to another big upset.


Firenze, 20:06 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA; PRANDELLI: PRONTO A FIRMARE IL RINNOVO

Cesare Prandelli pronto a firmare l rinnovo del contratto. "Il rinnovo? - ha detto -. Ripeto quanto ...


Profit Up, Lazard Defies Investment Banking Trend

While other financial services companies are bleeding,  the investment bank run by Bruce Wasserstein reported a 43 percent jump in its fourth-quarter profits.


Dominant batting by openers AB de Villiers (92 not out) and Graeme Smith (79) ushered South Africa to a nine-wicket win over India in the fifth and final one-day international on Sunday.


Giorgio Armani took inspiration from  gypsies and Japan for his womenswear collection for winter  2008-09 on Monday, wrapping many of his outfits in shawls of  velvet or lace and using floral print silks for evening.


Colombia trade deal a work in progress: U.S. lawmaker

MEDELLIN, Colombia  - Colombia's free trade accord with the United States is still a "work in progress" and President Alvaro Uribe could persuade U.S. Democrats to approve the deal by showing sustained success in tackling violence, a U.S. lawmaker said on Saturday.


GIVE professional golfers a sunny day with no wind, combine that with receptive greens and you have a recipe for low scores. Such were the conditions that greeted the players at Coolum for the PGA Championship


The Fear Born of a Much Too Personal Look at Jihad

THE first thing to know about the woman known widely here as Doris Gluck is that Doris Gluck is not her real name.


Las Vegas, NV (Sports Network) - Joey Graham netted 20  points to lead No.4 Oklahoma State to a 79-67 victory over UNLV  in the Las Vegas Showdown at the Thomas & Mack Center.


The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) on Nov. 10 said it's lifting its decades-long, self-imposed ban on liquor sponsorships.


Telecom giant tests technology to filter traffic on its network; a 3D movie screening at Sundance; and Mercury as you've never seen it.


Matchbox Twenty breaks from "Exile" with new tunes

NEW YORK (Billboard) - After a long hiatus to allow frontman Rob Thomas to release his first solo album, "Something To Be," the members of matchbox twenty have completed a month's worth of sessions in Los Angeles to record new songs for an upcoming retrospective.


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Spencer Accused of Interfering With Police

NASCAR driver Jimmy Spencer was arrested and accused of interfering with police officers as they attempted to serve a warrant on his son.


UPDATE 1-Iamgold sinks as new bid menaces Gold Fields deal

Shares in Iamgold Corp. (IMG.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) tumbled on Monday after a rival deal threatened to sink its union with South Africa's Gold Fields Ltd.


Exelon to buy PSEG for $12B, create No. 1 utility

In a merger that would create the USA's largest electric utility, Exelon has agreed to buy Public Service Enterprise Group for $12 billion in stock, the two companies announced Monday.


Bill Easing Organization Of Unions Passes House

In the most contentious clash between business and labor groups of the new Congress, the House yesterday passed legislation that would make it easier for workers to organize unions -- a measure that President Bush has promised to veto and that Senate Republican leaders have vowed to filibuster.


Models flunk BMI, get Spain fashion boot

Spain's top fashion show has turned away a slew of models on grounds they are too skinny — an unprecedented swipe at body images blamed for encouraging eating disorders among young people.


Analyst survey supports iPod 'halo' effect

Apple stock is on the rise once again, as analysts raise their target prices and provide support of an iPod 'halo' effect.


Ciampi boccia Berlusconi e Castelli. Quando Ã¨ troppo Ã¨ troppo!

Questa volta non Ã¨ bastato il voto di fiducia, voluto dal Governo Berlusconi, a stravolgere la Costituzione Italiana perchÃ© il presidente della Repubblica Ciampi ha respinto al mittente la legge di modifica dellâordinamento giudiziario.


Personal bio sensor connects to game on a mobile phone that is won by relaxing.


British court rules against policy on terror detentions

LONDON -- In a rebuke to Tony Blair's government, Britain's highest court yesterday ruled that the country's policy allowing indefinite detention of foreign terrorism suspects violates European human rights laws and is discriminatory.


Blair embarks on Middle East "Mission Impossible"

Tony Blair arrives in Jerusalem for  his first visit as international envoy on Monday, hoping to  help end 60 years of peacemaking failure since Britain handed  Palestine to Jews and Arabs who remain bitterly at odds.


U.S. retail sales jumped a  larger-than-expected 1.2 percent in December as lower gas  prices left shoppers with more cash to spend, while cheaper oil  also pulled down import prices more than anticipated,  government reports showed on Thursday.


U.S. congressional subcommittee investigating cybersecurity at the DHS attacked the agency's CIO for lack of leadership.


Palermo, 20:48 - CALCIO, PALERMO; ZAMPARINI: NON VOLEVO DIRE ADDIO A CORINI

"Non volevo assolutamente chiudere con Eugenio Corini. Avevamo tutto il tempo per metterci ad un tav...


In Tennessee, nearly a half-million people are warned they could lose their government-supported health care. In Maine, the move is in the opposite direction — the state is expanding its role and, with reliance on the private sector, aiming to provide affordable health insurance for all 138,000 residents now without it.


Sport: Super Bowl: The Patriots quarterback takes part in second full training ahead of final game


Short term looks OK; longer term 'unstable'

Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan said Wednesday that the economy looks better in the short term and potentially awful in the long run.


A huge explosion tore through a crowded market close to the west Baghdad police headquarters Tuesday, killing at least 47 people in the deadliest single attack in the capital in six months.


Ukraine marks the 65th anniversary of the Babi Yar massacre, when more than 30,000 Jews were shot by the Nazis.


Legge elettorale, Casini: ''Se si cambia tutti accettino le ...

Roma, 7 dic. (Adnkronos) - Attenzione a parlare di modifica della legge elettorale, perchÃ© Ã¨ un viaggio verso ''lidi inesplorati''. Ma se si volesse cambiare il sistema, ognuno deve ''predisporsi ad accettare il possibile approdo''.


Lend Lease Forecasts at Least 10% Profit Growth; Shares Jump

Aug. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Lend Lease Corp., Australia's biggest property developer, said profit will rise at least 10 percent for the next three years as it benefits from housing demand and wins construction projects. Its shares had the biggest gain in a ...


Pressed Over Nuclear Arms, Iran Slams U.S., Israel

Iran, under fire on suspicion of secretly seeking nuclear arms, accused the United States on Friday of "lawless militarism" in Iraq and called Israel the biggest threat to peace in the Middle East.


Disastro ferroviario vicino a Mehrabpur, oltre 120 feriti


Libero.it propone in questi giorni una nuova connessione Dial-Up per navigare in Internet: Internet Gratis 6X. Con una velocitÃ  sei volte superiore rispetto ad una navigazione tradizionale, Wind vuole tamponare


Roma, 13:45 - CALCIO, AGENTE SEMIOLI: NON E' VERO CHE RIFIUTA PALERMO

''E' del Palermo la migliore offerta per Semioli e non è vero che il giocatore rifiuta il clu...


Nel commentare i buoni ascolti di 'L'onore e il rispetto'


Tyson Complaint Over Car Dropped in Ariz.

Mike Tyson answers questions following his workout, July 1, 2004, at the Central Boxing Club, in Phoenix. The former heavyweight champion was arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor criminal damage for allegedly


The Codist Blog: I Will Never Understand the Appeal Of PHP

In an "interesting" post to The Codist blog, there's one developer's look at PHP and his confession that he'll never quite understand the appeal of the language.   How PHP can be so popular is beyond me; the whole sense of encouraging all of your html, code, bindings, javascript, even sql (as in the below example) into a single file is a nightmare.   He Goes on to talk about his experience with JSP versus PHP and some perspectives on how PHP lacks features he's used to or how other developers he's talked to had similar issues.   One thing that concerns me (and apparently several others in the PHP community) is that he keeps talking about procedural PHP code that's an "all in one page" kind of setup. Well, of course this can get messy quickly - that's no way to code anything, much less PHP. Organization means more than just breaking code up into chunks on your page (though it's a very low-level start). Plus, the sample code he provides is a joke - a PHP developer with a few weeks of experience could push out something 10x better.


Viareggio, 20:57 - CALCIO, C2: VICEQUESTORE AGGREDITO DA UN TIFOSO

Leopoldo Laricchia, vicequestore del commissariato di Viareggio è stato aggredito questo pome...


Suicide bomber hits Kabul bus as violence rises

A Taliban suicide bomber blew up a police bus in the heart of the Afghan capital on Sunday, killing more than 20 people in the single deadliest bombing to hit Afghanistan since the Taliban were ousted in 2001.


US Circulates Draft UN Resolution Upholding Lebanese Sovereignty

The United States is pressing, along with France and other UN Security Council members, for a resolution upholding Lebanon's sovereignty in the face of Syrian pressure to keep a political ally, Lebanese President Emile Lahoud, in office.


Increased Energy With Less Cost for Seton Hall

Having left the cavernous and, at least when Seton Hall played, empty Continental Arena in East Rutherford, the Pirates are flourishing here in their new home, the Prudential Center.


Adusbef e Federconsumatori: per famiglie realta' ben diversa


Shuttle Loss Proved 'Cathartic,' Departing NASA Leader Says

The loss of the shuttle Columbia was not just a low point in NASA history, but was also a "cathartic moment" that led to reforming the space agency and pushed the nation


Congress will have a narrow opportunity when it returns to pass legislation making it a crime to use video cameras to record films in movie theaters, but the bill could be floored by a fight over a federal boxing commission.


Left-wing Israeli activists demonstrate in Tel Aviv in support of an Israeli woman detained without trial.


KGUN Newcasts Still 3rd in Ratings but Gain Ground

By Erin White, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson  Dec. 11--After a long lull in a solid third place, KGUN-TV, Channel 9, has finally put a little wind in its sails, according to the latest Nielsen numbers.


Putin acknowledges state's implication in Yukos intrigue

The last week was marked with a very important event in Russia. It took the state a year to accomplish that: President Putin virtually acknowledged at the press conference in the Kremlin that the main objective


India outlines an ambitious programme aiming to help women overcome the stigma of losing their husband.


James Atkins knows his players, in some cases a little too well. Atkins is a detective in the Chelsea police department and in charge of the gang unit. He's also the head football coach at Chelsea High and if you're looking for the most pleasant surprise of the 2004 season, look no farther than 299 Everett Avenue.


Indonesia orders huge security clampdown after terror warnings ...

Indonesian authorities on Thursday ordered a countrywide security crackdown after several foreign governments warned that terrorists were preparing to launch attacks against Western targets ahead of Christmas.


Judge says Enron investor suit can proceed

A U.S. judge has ruled that a lawsuit  filed by Enron investors can go to trial in April as planned  even though an appeals court has not yet issued a key decision  on whether the plaintiffs can be allowed to join as a group.


Il Dax sale ai massimi, mai cosi' dal 2001


LONDON: European stocks posted firm gains yesterday as takeover speculation provided a boost to sentiment and drug makers rebounded from last week's heavy falls.


Putin: Russia Has Shown Weakness Against Terrorists

BESLAN, Russia -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has told his nation it has shown weakness in the face of an "all-out" war by terrorists.


Julie Burchill, one of Britain's best-known newspaper columnists, says she is quitting journalism.


President Bush and Democratic challenger John F. Kerry combed the Midwest for the last few uncommitted voters on Thursday, each carrying severe warnings


Dominican merchants closed a popular border market that caters to Haitians on Monday, punishing their impoverished neighbor for banning Dominican poultry and egg imports following an outbreak of avian flu.


San Andreas shoots up more than gaming sales charts

A new world power has arisen to stun the masses with its might. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, the latest addition to the Grand Theft Auto series on Playstation 2, will blow the minds of gamers.


A New Model Army Soldier Rolls Closer to the Battlefield

The Pentagon predicts that robots will be a major fighting force in the American military in less than a decade.


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Thierry Henry fails to make the final shortlist for this year's Fifa World Player of the Year award.


Melanoma often seen before Parkinson's disease

Rates of malignant melanoma and  skin cancer are increased before a diagnosis of Parkinson's  disease, new research suggests. This casts doubt on the notion  that levodopa therapy for Parkinson's disease may contribute to  the observed higher risk of malignant melanoma in such  patients.


Iran confirms expulsion of German diplomat

Iran has expelled a German diplomat for "non-diplomatic activities", the Iranian Foreign Ministry said on Sunday, in what may be retaliation for the expulsion of an Iranian diplomat from Germany in July.


Current Cup title hopeful on Trucks pole

RICHMOND, Va. -- Jamie McMurray won the pole for Friday night's NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Kroger 200 at Richmond International Raceway.


Kaunas, 22:33 - BASKET, EUROLEGA: ZALGIRIS KAUNAS-BENETTON 76-86

La Benetton Treviso ha battuto lo Zalgiris Kaunas 86-76 in un incontro valido per l'ottava giornata ...


Masses of Potential Jurors Called for Jackson Trial

SANTA MARIA, Calif.  - The first of some 750  prospective jurors will report for duty on Monday in the  Michael Jackson child molestation case, the opening stage of a  trial that could send one of the world's best-known  entertainers to prison for years.


Hamas sees blockade end after deal, Fatah worried

MECCA, Saudi Arabia  - Palestinian Islamist group Hamas urged the West on Friday to accept a new Palestinian unity government which it said was the only way to ensure stability in the Middle East.


Milano, 11:24 - CALCIO, BERLUSCONI: FAREMO UN GRANDE MILAN

Silvio Berlusconi promette un grande Milan per il futuro: ''Questa è una stagione di transizi...


Obama defends fierce tone of campaign with Clinton

KINGSTREE, South Carolina  - Democrat Barack Obama on Thursday defended the fierce tone of his recent exchanges with U.S. presidential rival Hillary Clinton and said he was forced to fight back because of her campaign's disregard for the truth.


Paul Otellini, the chip maker's president and chief operating officer served notice at the company's recent developer conference that the megahertz era was coming to a close, and the decision last week to remove the 4-GHz Pentium 4 processor from its road


The top-seeded Belgian was upset in the fourth round of the year's last Grand Slam tournament by 14th-seeded Nadia Petrova 6-3, 6-2.


Madrid: Spain coach Luis Aragones landed himself in trouble on Wednesday after appearing to make a racist comment about French striker Thierry Henry during a training session.


Rule Requires Grocery Stores To Spell Out Seafood's Origin

Starting April 4, large supermarket chains must label the country of origin for all the unprocessed seafood they sell.


Cars torched over "calm" French New Year

Vandals torched 372 cars as France  celebrated the New Year, down on the figure last year after a  night the police described as "relatively calm."


Suspected al Qaeda militants are stepping up attacks in Iraq, the U.S. military said on Wednesday, as a spate of bombings in the north of the country killed 21 people and wounded dozens.


France sends plutonium from scrapped US nuclear warheads south under heavy guard to be reprocessed.


The most powerful hurricane to hit Grenada in nearly a decade killed at least 12 people, damaged 90 percent of its homes and destroyed a prison, leaving criminals on the loose, officials said Wednesday. American students took precautions against looters.


Germany poised to deport Islamic group leader

German authorities detained TuesdayMetin Kaplan, the leader of an Islamic fundamentalist group, and took him to Dusseldorf airport, a move apparently for deportation to his native Turkey.


At a time when conventional retailing has been sluggish at best, e-commerce is flourishing.


Facing the Pain: LeBron Has Fractured Cheekbone

CLEVELAND (Sports Network) - Cleveland Cavaliers guard  LeBron James will celebrate a painful 20th birthday after  suffering a broken bone in the left side of his face during  Wednesday night's loss to Houston.


As the Celtics begin their second major trip west against the Sacramento Kings tonight, it seems somewhat pointless to speculate about how many games they will win (maybe one of five; two if they're very lucky). The second time around these parts should prove tougher than the first, with the Suns, Lakers, Jazz, and Rockets also on the ...


George Michael took drugs cocktail before arrest, British court told

Singer George Michael had a cocktail of drugs in his system including GHB, cannabis and an anti-depressant when he was arrested on a driving charge, a British court heard Wednesday.


The prepaid cellphone service provider said Sunday that its board had rejected an unsolicited takeover offer from MetroPCS.


For British people living abroad, a cryptic crossword can be a powerful link with home, says Hugh Schofield.


Troy Smith and Ted Ginn Jr. were looking out for No. 1. Smith tossed touchdown passes of 5 and 58 yards to Ginn on top-ranked Ohio State's first two possessions to fuel the Buckeyes' 35-12 victory over Northern Illinois on Saturday.


Bangladesh beat a New Zealand XI in their Twenty20 match for their first ever win in the country.


Senate approves intelligence reorganization legislation endorsed ...

The Senate on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a massive reorganization of the United States intelligence community to address the Sept.


Former major league infielder Fernando Vina on Monday admitted using human growth hormone in 2003 as he attempted to heal from injuries.


Milano, 15:57 - CALCIO, MILAN; KALADZE: RESTO FINO AL 2011

Kakha Kaladze chiude la polemica circa lo scarso spazio avuto al Milan, ed annuncia ai microfoni di ...


Official Says Deferral Strategy Fails Amtrak

Amtrak's strategy of scraping by on limited budgets by deferring crucial capital investments "is no longer workable," according to the inspector general of the Transportation


Il segretario Onu Annan arrivato a Banda Aceh


Just over a year ago, the recording industry unleashed its first barrage of lawsuits against people who share music online - a move that appeared to curtail illegal file swapping briefly.


Merloni: With home advantage gone, Sox' job not easy

Heading into the World Series, I didn't think St. Louis' pitching would be able to stop the Red Sox' offense. Through the first two games, the advantage goes to the Red Sox.


Fierce fighting rocks Palestinian camp in Lebanon

NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Lebanese troops pounded al Qaeda-inspired militants dug in at a Palestinian refugee camp in north Lebanon on Friday after the gunmen refused demands they give themselves up.


Yes, but what, exactly? Competition Our report today into the successful test of a Cambridge University "Spaceflight" project experimental electronics package - which was carried by helium balloon to a heady 32.2km (105,600ft) - contains the provocative idea that El Reg might like to contribute something to a future payload.â¦


Kabul suicide attack kills 2 Americans: police

A suicide car bomb exploded near a foreign security convoy in Kabul, killing two US nationals and an Afghan woman, officials said, in the third suicide bombing in the capital this month.


Glazer ups Manchester United stake to 27.6 percent

Tampa Bay Buccaneers owner Malcolm Glazer has again increased his stake in Manchester United, this time to slightly more than 27.6 percent of the publicly traded British soccer club, though there is new speculation that he might not buy much more.


AC Milan sign Brazilian striker Ronaldo from Real Madrid for Â£4.95m.


Movies have taught us a great deal about love. We've learned love means never having to say you're sorry and that love makes the world go around or is better the second time around.


'Shantaram' weaves a story of Bombay's unique underworld

Categorizing Gregory David Roberts' debut novel, Shantaram, might cause some confusion at the bookstore.  Part travelogue, part love letter, part autobiography, Shantaram is a vivid, entertaining but slightly grandiose tale of Lin, an ex-junkie and convicted robber who escapes from an Australian prison then hides in the most alien of places: the hot, filthy, decadent, seaside metropolis of Bombay.


Barclays said on Thursday it was in talks with Absa, South Africa's largest retail bank, about âa possible recommended partial offer for a majority stakeâ.


Ex-lawmaker charged in terror conspiracy

A former congressman and delegate to the United Nations was indicted Wednesday on charges of working for an alleged terrorist fundraising ring that sent more than $130,000 to an al-Qaida supporter who has threatened U.S. and international troops in Afghanistan.


Assets of the nation's retail money market mutual funds rose by $135.5 million in the latest week to $833.76 billion, the Investment Company Institute said Thursday.


Ofsted praises outdoor education centres but say schools' fears of being sued means they are underused.


Kraft in deals with Starbucks, Bosch over Tassimo

Kraft Foods Inc said on Tuesday it has struck deals with Starbucks Corp and Bosch Household Appliances to fuel growth of its Tassimo hot beverage system, which the company said was on track to become a $200 million brand by year's end.


Legal Momentum Gathers in Chile Against Pinochet

SANTIAGO, Chile -- In the long struggle to seek justice for victims of human rights abuses committed during 17 years of military rule in Chile, former dictator Augusto Pinochet has repeatedly escaped efforts to prosecute him and bring him to trial. With Pinochet now under house arrest, the country's Supreme Court is said to be ready to announce Monday whether the ailing ex-general will finally be brought to court.


Israeli forces withdraw from the West Bank town of Jenin and its refugee camp after two weeks of  operations.


Sinn Fein chief Gerry Adams has complained to the government about raids by police investigating a Â£22m bank raid in Northern Ireland.


Pope Greets Scouts in St. Peter's Square

Pope John Paul II greeted tens of thousands of Italian scouts in St. Peter's Square on Saturday, saying the strong turnout by young faithful "gladdened his heart."


In early October Apple released a small series of patches for Mac OS X version 10.2 and later. Most of the fixes in this group blocked possible denial-of-service problems that are, to date, theoretical.


DoCoMo turns to mm02 for a UK i-mode data service

Japanese mobile giant DoCoMo has turned to mmO2 to offer its i-mode data service, according to sources. Reuters reports a source confirming a basic agreement to launch the service following mmO2's CEO Peter


By Jessica Johnson, The Post and Courier, Charleston, S.C.  Feb. 15--SUMMERVILLE -- The town just grew by 200 acres.    The Town Council's decision Wednesday to annex the area known as the  Limehouse tract was unanimous.


A contingency plan is drawn up for the Oscars ceremony as the writers' strike continues.


SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Delta Air Lines and its pilots reached a tentative contract agreement late Wednesday, according to the pilots union, potentially allowing the struggling carrier to avoid declaring bankruptcy.


FOOTBALL: ANDY CROWNS IT AS PALACE BREAK DUCK

CRYSTAL PALACE finally notched their first Premiership win of the season after seeing off 10--man Fulham. Andy Johnson and Aki Riihilahti fired the second half goals that left Palace boss Iain Dowie delirious.


Prince William says Diana bothered by fat comment

Of all the media scrutiny given to Britain's Princess Diana, perhaps the most outrageous was tabloid commentary that she was too fat, her son Prince William said in a television interview aired on Monday.


Mexico's Calderon breaks tradition to dodge protests

Facing noisy protests by leftist deputies, Mexican President Felipe Calderon has turned his back on Congress and booked a Mexico City concert hall to deliver his first state-of-the-nation speech.


Genova, 19:34 - CALCIO, SAMPDORIA: IN GRUPPO GASBARRONI E FALCONE

Doppio allenamento per la Sampdoria in vista della gara di domenica contro la Reggina. Il tecnico No...


Madrid, 17:46 - CALCIO, AS: CAPELLO SOSTITUITO DA SCHUSTER A GIUGNO

Secondo quanto riportato dal quotidiano "AS", Fabio Capello rimarrà sulla panchina del Real M...


A new survey shows that many British people fail to relax at weekends despite working long hours.


Economic necessity begets equality The Indian IT industry has started scouring the provinces for graduates to fill the burgeoning number of vacancies in the sector.â¦


Minister: N. Korea Has Nuclear Deterrent

UNITED NATIONS - North Korea says it has turned the plutonium from 8,000 spent nuclear fuel rods into nuclear weapons to serve as a deterrent against increasing U.S. nuclear threats and to prevent a nuclear war in northeast Asia...


Moldova's government pledged Tuesday to tighten economic sanctions against breakaway province of Trans-Dniester, promising to reject goods that have come through the region in a move likely to increase tensions ...


Arafat's Condition Critical, Leaders Urge Unity

Yasser Arafat was in a critical condition in a French hospital on Saturday and Hamas militants in Gaza said there was an urgent need for unity among Palestinian leaders.


Hamas gunmen opened fire on their own supporters Saturday, killing a teenager at a protest on the Gaza-Egypt border, hospital officials said.


PPR in talks with L'Oreal to sell YSL Beaute

French luxury goods empire PPR said Thursday it has entered exclusive talks with L'Oreal after the cosmetics giant offered to buy its YSL Beaute unit for 1.15 billion euros (1.68 billion dollars).


Country with world's biggest network of surveillance cameras has worst record for the protection of privacy


Disgraced former Rep. Mark Foley sought treatment for alcoholism and "other behavioral problems" as Republicans on Monday picked a new candidate to salvage the seat that Foley abandoned after exchanging lurid online messages with teenage boys.


The neck injury sustained by Buffalo Bills tight end Kevin Everett during a game against the Denver Broncos on Sunday has been described by doctors as "potentially lethal".


Bernanke cautions on raising GSE loan limit

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned Congress on Thursday that increasing the size of loans mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac can buy could be problematic and would help only if done swiftly.


Two Hewlett-Packard Co. executives and an outside investigator were served subpoenas to appear before a House subcommittee Thursday to answer questions about the company's investigation into boardroom leaks.


Roma, 20:26 - BASKET, LEGADUE: PISTOIA BATTE REGGIO, SASSARI OK

Risultati della 1/a giornata di ritorno del campionato di Legadue di basket: Carmatic Pistoia-Trenkw...


Uruguay becomes the first country to place an order for the low-cost children's laptops.


RUESSELSHEIM - Germany's Opel car factory at Ruesselsheim resumed production Monday after work had been disrupted by a wildcat strike at another plant.


Ramones Guitarist Dies of Cancer in Los Angeles

Johnny Ramone, the lead guitarist  with influential U.S. punk rock band the Ramones, died on  Wednesday after a five-year battle with prostate cancer, a  long-time associate told Reuters.


Lebanon political drama plays out Syrian scipt

The stage is Beirut and the actors are Lebanese; but the audience knows the drama surrounding selection of the countryâs president is being produced in Lebanonâs powerful neighbour Syria.


Castroneves Takes First Win Of Season In Texas

Helio Castroneves finally got his first win of the 2004 season, but he had to wait until the very last race. He and Tony Kanaan celebrated the end of the 2004 IRL Championship today in style, with Kanaan having


The first pictures taken by the Messenger probe as it passed Mercury on Monday start to arrive at Earth.


Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Saniora urged the United States on Wednesday to help end Israel's sea and air blockade, and said his country was making "every effort" to secure its borders.


The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) in the UK has not taken up the request of the Consumer Association yesterday that Apple is âripping-offâ UK Music lovers.


Bill Clinton is scheduled to open his presidential library and museum today, a celebration of his accomplishments as the 42nd president and a defiant slap at those who


Nationalists rally in Russian town near Chechnya

Hundreds of locals rallied in the town of Stavropol in southern Russia on Tuesday, demanding the eviction of ethnic Chechens, witnesses and media said, reviving memories of racial riots in other parts of the country.


Teen pregnancy comedy "Juno" delivers Oscar goods

Juno is sarcastic, 16, and pregnant and has already won the hearts of millions of fans.


The US says it will lift sanctions against Palestinians once a new cabinet without Hamas is sworn in.


âStraight Talkingâ Harry C. Stonecipher, Boeing Co.âs chief executive, appears to be splitting hairs on the subject of disgraced former Air Force negotiator Darleen A. Druyun, who worked briefly as an executive at Boeing.