Sharon offers Moscow to combat ''terror'' together

In light of the seizure of a Russian school by Chechens that ended in the deaths of hundreds, Israel's Prime Minister Ariel Sharon proposed that Israel and Russia work together to fight "terror", Israel Radio reported Sunday.


Many stick with doc, not study, on medicine

In light of concerns that an ingredient in Aleve may drastically increase heart problems, several Wichita Falls residents have been asking about the situation.


MEMPHIS, Tenn. Washington spoiled the Memphis Grizzlies' first regular-season game at Fed-ExForum by winning 103-to-91. Antawn Jamison scored 34 points in his Wizards debut, hitting 13 of his 30 shots.


Rowand Agrees to 5-Year Deal With Giants

SAN FRANCISCO -- Aaron Rowand wanted some long-term stability for his family. The San Francisco Giants wanted the same thing in center field. Rowand agreed to a $60 million, five-year contract with the Giants on Wednesday, giving the club a Gold Glove winner without having to trade either of its top...


Put a keyboard in your pocket, $29.99 shipped

Amazon is selling the folding Stowaway Bluetooth keyboard, which works with most PDAs and smartphones, for just $29.99 shipped. Regular price: $149.99.


Finish Line to Buy Genesco for $1.5 Billion

Finish Line will pay $54.50 a share in cash for Genesco, a 10-percent premium over Fridayâs closing price of $49.50.


China calls for reason as food safety fears mount

Under pressure after a U.S. move against Chinese seafood and a huge recall of Chinese toothpaste in Japan, Beijing urged trade partners on Friday to accept its products unless they violate contract terms or local regulations.


Director Mira Nair relates to Thackeray's 'Vanity Fair'

WHETHER they were street kids, strippers or prostitutes in Bombay, Mira Nair has always had a soft, but not sentimental, spot for outsiders.


Pakistan, il partito della Bhutto decide se partecipare alle elezioni                                                                                Oggi il Partito popolare sceglie il successore di Benazir Bhutto e decide se partecipare alle elezioni dell'8 gennaio. Il figlio della leader uccisa leggerÃ  il testamento politico della madre. Una tv mostra le immagini confuse di due attentatori. Tensione nelle strade. Fallito attacco suicida contro il figlio dell'ex dittatore Zia


Mysterious Lobster Shell Disease Spreading

A disease that rots lobsters' shells and can kill the crustaceans now affects 30 percent of lobsters along the New England coast, decimating the industry in many areas, scientists said Wednesday.


Meno automobili, piu' verde e raccolta differenziata


Mount St. Helens Releases New Column of Steam From Crater

Mount St. Helens vented a new column of steam Sunday, a lazy plume that rose out of the crater of the snow-dusted volcano.


Roma, 18:41 - CALCIO, ROMA: LIEVE DISTORSIONE AL GINOCCHIO PER TOTTI

Nell'allenamento di ripresa della Roma dopo due giorni di stop, lieve distorsione al ginocchio destr...


Yiyun Li wins the Â£10,000 Guardian First Book Award for her book A Thousand Years of Good Prayers.


Carlos Ghosn not completely convinced on hybrids

Carlos Ghosn, the chief executive of automakers Nissan and Renault, said he had not overcome all doubts about hybrid cars, a day after Nissan announced plans for its first green cars.


Funds in Brief: San Francisco firm pays $30 million in settlement

RS Investments, a $6.7 billion money manager based in San Francisco, said Wednesday it had settled US and state allegations of improper trading by agreeing to pay $30 million in fines and reduced management fees.


Protesta contro evacuazione forzata edificio 'underground'


Woolmer died of natural causes: Jamaican police

Former Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer was not murdered but died of natural causes, Jamaican police said Tuesday, in a bizarre twist to his sudden death which rocked the cricketing world.


Application Security - The Missing Pillar of Software Quality

(Source: HP)  Security is everyone's responsibility as it has severe impact on the business if not taken seriously. Learn how to integrate security throughout the software development lifecycle, not hastily add it to the end. Our white paper, Application Security: The Missing Pillar of Software Quality, will show you how to build security into an application without special security expertise and without delaying release schedules.


Vegetation thrives on moisture and when you add an increase of nitrogen and complements of lightning, the greenery gets even greener. The May issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reports poison ivy is expected to get a lot itchier because of global warming.


House to Vote on Revised Version of Vetoed Kids' Health Measure

Bloomberg - Oct. 25 (Bloomberg) -- House Democrats will seek a vote today on a revised version of the legislation expanding a U.S. children's health program that President George W. Bush vetoed.


Smooth your road to wealth with a little negative correlation.


12 FREE DVDs ; Our Greatest Ever Children's TV Giveaway Claim Your DVDs in Two Easy Ways

HERE'S your chance to settle down with the kids and watch them enjoy a little piece of timeless TV magic...   Yes, Sooty is one of the great characters who feature in our fantastic DVD giveaway.


Home Depot to give assistant managers stock grants

Home improvement retailer Home Depot Inc.  on Wednesday said it would give stock grants to its 10,000 assistant store managers as it tries to improve employee performance and customers' shopping experience.


At least Thursday he was. Joey Harrington is frustrated. Joey Harrington is searching for answers, the same as everyone else here.


Three senior executives at Citigroup have been forced to resign as Charles Prince, the company's chief executive, has delivered on a promise to improve the bank's sullied reputation after its private banking operations were shut down in Japan last month.


Four Nepalese former Gurkhas working for a UK security firm have been killed inside the Green Zone in Baghdad. London-based Global Risk Strategies confirmed that 15 workers had also been injured in Thursday's incident in the Iraqi capital.


Fiorina could attract interest in HP leak probe

Former Hewlett-Packard Co. Chief Executive Carly Fiorina's account of how she tried to plug boardroom leaks in 2005 is likely to attract the interest of prosecutors in view of HP's current scandal, but the tactics she outlined appear legal, lawyers say.


A Touch too much Our analysis of the prospects and possibilities for the new iPod Touch got readers very excited. Not a single reader used the words "locked-down, overpriced PDA", which would have been a natural retort. But not one person could get excited about YouTube, either.â¦


Futures signal lower open on rates; Lehman up

Stocks headed for a lower open on Tuesday as rising bond yields stoked fears about higher interest rates, while a disappointing outlook from Texas Instruments Inc. tempered prospects for the tech sector.


Slim shapes and shine seen on NY runways

There's more classic tailoring on the New York Fashion Week runways than in recent memory and there's also a lot of shine. Designers are still making the case that fall is about chunky knit sweaters, but they have slimmed down the overall silhouette after a few seasons of over-the-top volume.


Federazione, il prof chiede garanzie ai partiti Rassicurazioni dai ...

di Corrado Sessa ROMA â La decisione di Romano Prodi di chiedere garanzie ai partiti della lista unitaria sul progetto della federazione, denunciando Â«resistenze assurdeÂ» e minacciando di andarsene se non vengono superate, ha gettato nello scompiglio l


Bank of England expected to raise interest rates

The Bank of England is expected to raise interest rates to 5.75% at its monthly meeting this week.


Iraq's interim prime minister said Monday he's confident only a small number of people will boycott the Jan. 30 elections despite anger among many Sunni Muslims over the Fallujah offensive and a deadly U.S.-Iraqi raid on a Baghdad mosque.


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MILANO - Bassa affluenza alle urne, aperte dalle 8 di questa mattina nei sette collegi dove si vota per i seggi lasciati vacanti alla Camera dai deputati eletti al Parlamento europeo. Alle ore 12 di oggi nelle


W.T.O. Authorizes Trade Sanctions Against the United States

The World Trade Organization authorized about $150 million in trade sanctions on the U.S. in retaliation for an import duties law that has been ruled illegal.


On the campaign trail, Democrat Ken Salazar criticized President Bush, Iraq and the war on terrorism. But the soft-spoken moderate spent just as much time talking about family, faith and the spirituality of his home in Colorado's San Luis Valley.


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The new guys at West Virginia can now brag about doing the same thing last year's NCAA tournament team did — beating UCLA. Alex Ruoff scored 18 points and the Mountaineers made up for a lack of experience by taking a big lead and holding on for a 70-65 win over No. 2 UCLA on Saturday.


Off the Stripper Pole and Into the Movies

She no longer dances naked, but the first-time screenwriter Diablo Cody is still exposing herself.


TUCSON - As the University of Arizona continues to look for ways to pass the ball, Oregon State is working on its running attack. The two offenses in search of balance will be on display Saturday at 4 pm at


Two N.C. Races Held Up by Voting Problems

A Florida-style nightmare has unfolded in North Carolina in the 10 days since Election Day, with thousands of votes missing and the outcome of two statewide races still up in the air.


From the Edge of Madness to Fightingâs Mainstream

In just a few years, mixed martial arts has gone from being considered criminal to being considered a legitimate rival to boxing.


Israel's army chief said Wednesday his nation's troops were unlikely to withdraw from Lebanon by the weekend, as he initially predicted, because final details remained to be worked out with the U.N. ...


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Boston Scientific shares drop on profit warning

Boston Scientific Corp. BSX.N shares   tumbled to a four-year low on Friday after the company issued a   profit warning for the third quarter, prompting at least one   major Wall Street firm to raise questions about the company's   management and cash situation.


EUROPA/ITALIA - Giornata Onu dei Diritti Umani: presto anche in Italia una istituzione indipendente per valutare il rispetto dei diritti fondamentali nel paese Roma (Agenzia Fides) - Si Ã¨ aperto ufficialmente il dialogo tra le Nazioni Unite e lÂItalia per costituire una istituzione indipendente che funga da osservatorio per il rispetto dei diritti umani nel paese. Si Ã¨ tenuto infatti nei giorni scorsi a Rom...


Amid All the Popular Trappings, the Stubborn Voice of a Troubadour

Tom Petty was not an obvious choice for halftime entertainment at Super Bowl XLII, but his brawny, ringing riffs of his songs were aided by his frayed but stubborn voice.


It must be hard being Al Lord. Good times, bad times -- it doesn't matter. For Al, it seems that life is an unending series of battles against those who would unfairly deny him what he rightly deserves.


Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jim Davis named a former state senator to be his running mate Thursday, a choice that could lead to Florida's first black lieutenant governor.


Six bodies were found early Monday at a Chinese restaurant in northern Germany, police said.


Logan International Airport can bring in other carriers to fill nine of the 25 slots at Delta Air Lines Inc.'s $500 million Terminal A, under the final terms of a US Bankruptcy Court deal.


PeopleSoft, Unfazed, Announces 5-Year Pact With I.B.M.

PeopleSoft's partnership with I.B.M. is an attempt to show that it is moving forward aggressively despite the turmoil created by Oracle's hostile takeover bid.


Franklin goes to the mat, takes down Foxboro

For the past six years, like clockwork, Foxboro has captured the Hockomock League wrestling title.


Finnish male MPs have wandering hands: study

Male members of Finland's parliament have wandering hands, according to an internal report on sexual harassment in the country's political assembly published on Thursday.


Islamist group Hamas has told the Palestinian militants holding the BBC's Alan Johnston it will free him by force if they do not release him today.


Marini: commissione chiudera' presto laboriosa discussione


As nominations draw to a close,  Dominique Strauss-Kahn is tipped as new IMF leader.


EUROPA/ITALIA - Convegno internazionale di studio della Famiglia del Rogate su vocazioni, famiglia, laici, giovani; il valore della preghiera incessante al Padrone della messe ÂperchÃ© mandi operai nella sua messeÂ Roma (Agenzia Fides) - ÂApostoli del Rogate: per quale missione?Â. Questo il tema del convegno di studi della Famiglia del Rogate, che comprende Rogazionisti, Suore Figlie del Divino Zelo, Missionarie Rogazioniste, Laici membri delle Associazioni rog...


Indonesian security forces killed and beat unarmed civilians and on two occasions raped women during recent operations against separatists in Papua province, Human Rights Watch alleged in a report released Thursday.


EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (Nov. 26, 2004) -- Minnesota Vikings center Matt Birk will miss at least four games after undergoing sports hernia surgery for the second time in four months.


Sundance woos world's budding filmmakers

PARK CITY, Utah  - When Amin Matalqa made his first feature film in his native Jordan, he got some local attention, but when his "Captain Abu Raed" earned a spot at the Sundance Film Festival, the director saw his ticket into U.S. movie theaters.


The Dorms May Be Great, but How's the Counseling?

Given the prevalence of emotional difficulties on campus, it pays to find out, before choosing a college, what mental health services are available.


Pakistan's president says Intelligence indicates Osama bin Laden is alive. Further to that, the top U.S. military official in Afghanistan believes the al Qaeda leader is likely in Pakistan.


ASIA/CINA - I primi 6 Vescovi di origine cinese consacrati a Roma nel 1926 Pechino (Agenzia Fides) - Nel 1918 il governo cinese espresse il desiderio di avere un rappresentante del Papa a Pechino. Nel 1922 Papa Benedetto XV finalmente nominÃ² come Delegato Apostolico Mons. Celso Costantini, che divenne anche Segretario gener...


RICHMOND, Virginia  - Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick was solemn as he pleaded guilty in federal court on Monday in a dogfighting case almost certain to wreck his football career.


The Lede Blog: Prankster Plays Bhuttoâs Son Online

Phony Facebook profile of Bilawal Bhutto Zardawi is taken down after prank is exposed.


Smith body arrives in Bahamas for burial

A private plane carrying Anna Nicole Smith's body arrived Friday in the Bahamas, where the pinup model will be laid to rest after weeks of legal wrangling over the burial site.


Napoli, 15:16 - BASKET, SERIE A: NELL'ANTICIPO MONTEGRANARO BATTE NAPOLI

Nell'anticipo di mezzogiorno dell'odierna giornqata del massimo campionato di basket la Premiata Mon...


Assets of the nation's retail money market mutual funds fell by $4.03 billion in the latest week to $828.98 billion, the Investment Company Institute said Thursday.


Web-surfers outside the US have been blocked from visiting the official George W. Bush campaign website. UK-based internet monitoring firm Netcraft first noticed the blockage Monday morning.


A Republican president in 'The West Wing?'

A right-wing West Wing? Anything's possible as the four-time Emmy-winning series begins a season marked by as much uncertainty about what the future will bring as there is in the real West Wing.


Yahoo acquires behavioral ad firm for $300 million

Yahoo Inc has struck a definitive deal to acquire BlueLithium, the fifth-largest U.S. advertising network, for $300 million, in the latest move to consolidate the behavioral ad targeting market.


'NDRANGHETA: OPERAZIONI CARABINIERI, ARRESTI IN TUTTA ITALIA

(AGI) - Catanzaro, 22 set. - Due distinte operazioni antimafia, entrambe finalizzate a stroncare l'attivita' della cosca mafiosa dei Gallace operante nel basso Ionio catanzarese, sono state portate a termine


Anaheim Will Fight Angels Name-Change Try

The city of Anaheim will resist any attempt by the Angels to change their name to the Los Angeles Angels. The franchise began play as the Los Angeles Angels in 1961, became the California Angels when it moved to Anaheim in 1966 and has been the Anaheim Angels since 1997, after the team negotiated a 30-year lease with Anaheim.


Gilead Sciences Buys Myogen for $2.5 Billion

Gilead Sciences, which makes drugs to treat H.I.V., announced plans to buy a rival, Myogen, for about $2.5 billion in cash.


Per Fondo e' necessario innalzare l'eta' pensionabile


Medioriente: Hamas da' segni di apertura

RAMALLAH (Cisgiordania) - Hamas potrebbe accettare la creazione di uno stato palestinese in Cisgiordania e nella Striscia di Gaza e una tregua con Israele. Lo ha detto oggi Hassan Youssef, leader in Cisgiordania del movimento integralista palestinese.


Hot-air balloon collides with radio tower

A balloon became entangled in a radio tower on the final day of the city's trademark balloon festival Sunday, forcing the pilot and two young passengers to shimmy most of the way down the nearly 700-foot-tall structure.


House calls for end to world fishing supports

The House of Representatives joined  the Senate this week in calling on world leaders to slash  fishing subsidies, which critics blame for depletion of marine  stocks, some to near extinction.


PeopleSoft's chief executive on Thursday said Oracle was spreading misleading information about his stock sales and he threatened to sue for defamation on the eve of the expiration of Oracle's $8.8 billion hostile tender offer.


FDA warns drugmakers over unapproved headache drugs

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has ordered 20 companies, including Novartis AG's Sandoz unit, to stop marketing a number of unapproved drugs used to fight headaches, the agency said on Thursday.


Zhu Guangya, an 80-year-old leading nuclear scientist in china has been awarded for his immense contribution in the field of science in a very special way.


Former Rep. Jim Nussle, President Bush's new budget director, is likely to find himself in the middle of a series of fights with the Democratic-controlled Congress.


The new Japanese spacecraft sent into orbit in September to study the Sun has returned its first scientific data.


Nonda sweating on Blackburn future despite Euro heroics

DR Congo striker Shabani Nonda faces an anxious wait to discover whether he has a future at Blackburn - despite scoring a crucial second away goal in the English club's 3-2 UEFA Cup defeat at Bayer Leverkusen.


A painting stolen 20 years ago was found lying in trash along a street, and now it could fetch up to $1 million at auction.


A mysterious case of CJD raises the possibility of a new group of people falling prey to the illness.


Russia clears way for Moscow trip by UK police

Russia on Monday cleared the way for  British detectives probing the mystery poisoning of former KGB  spy Alexander Litvinenko to visit Moscow, and promised to help  their investigation.


Scientists Keep Tabs on Pulse of Mount Vesuvius

Unlike Mount St. Helens, Volcano in Naples That Buried Pompeii Poses a Threat to Millions. By Daniel Williams. NAPLES, Italy -- Mount St.


Missing molecules key to breast cancer spread

By restoring tiny bits of genetic material missing from breast tumors in mice, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday they were able to block the cancer's ability to spread.


The United States, Australia and Canada have presented key EU states with a softened version of an ultimatum over Iran's alleged nuclear weapons program.


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Iraq Blames US-Led Forces for Army Massacre

Iraq's US-backed government said on Tuesday that "major neglect" by its American-led military allies led to a massacre of 49 army recruits at the weekend.


Fear of gridlock hangs over Ikea proposal

A proposal to build an Ikea store at Assembly Square has residents and community leaders worried that the traffic it draws will stifle East Somerville businesses, clog neighborhood streets, and cause backups onto Interstate 93.


Bosch wants to expand supply for low-price cars

Bosch , the world's largest  car parts supplier, wants to expand its business with  manufacturers of cheap cars and garner sales of 1 billion euros  ($1.47 billion) by 2010 from them.


Islamist Groups Vow to Spread Fight Across Iraq

Islamist groups, including one led by  al Qaeda ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, vowed in a video obtained  on Saturday to take their battle in the rebel city of Falluja  to all corners of Iraq.


Report says Margaret Thatcher bails son Mark in Cape Town

London, Sep 1 (DPA) Margaret Thatcher has agreed to pay bail for her son Mark, who is being held under house arrest in his mansion in Cape Town after he was linked to the financing of a plot to stage a coup in Equatorial Guinea, a press report said in


Kevin Costner, Ashton Kutcher and Sela Ward are among the stars expected to attend the premiere of "The Guardian" at the Uptown Theater this week.


BEIJING, Oct. 29 -- China said Monday that it had arrested 774 people in a crackdown on substandard goods, part of its efforts to calm international worries over the quality of the country's products.


LITTLE ROCK -- To celebrate Bill Clinton's 58th birthday, a time capsule holding the former president's memoirs, along with DVDs, a cell phone and campaign buttons, was buried Thursday in front of the Clinton Presidential Library.


EU CONSTITUTION: BERLUSCONI DONATES GUESTS SCULPTURE

(AGI) - Rome, Italy, October 29 - Silvio Berlusconi "wanted to dedicate a commemorative sculpture for the historic event" the news comes from the internet site of the government.


Family Ties Playing A  Big Role On the Hill

It came as little surprise last week when Doris Matsui announced, four days after her husband's funeral, that she would run for his seat in Congress.


Potter book under guard at secret U.S. warehouse

The answer to whether Harry Potter lives or dies lies in a stack of sealed boxes, shrouded as if hidden beneath an invisibility cloak.


Pericolo Kazaa. L'allarme arriva direttamente dalla Computer Associates, societÃ  che identifica il software di condivisione P2P come la maggiore minaccia spyware presente oggi in rete. Una leadership davvero


NBC to offer on-demand mobile television service

NBC Universal said on Wednesday it will sell prime-time television shows like "The Office" and "Heroes" on demand over cell phone networks in the United States.


Ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro spoke by phone to cheering Communist Party officials, state-run media say.


Cleaning products and asthma: there are facts to be consider

A link between young children being exposed to some cleaning products and developing asthma in later life has been suggested by researchers.


US Blasts Airbus Plan To Seek New EU Loan

The United States bristled on Friday at an Airbus plan to ask for up to 1 billion euros in European government loans to develop a new plane despite US complaints that the "launch aid" violates world trade rules.


Multi-faceted guitar great, Hank Garland, died Tuesday of a staph infection. He was 74. Garland, who could play jazz, blues, country, and rock, worked with such performers as Elvis Presley, the Everly Brothers


Scientists create new heart like gutting a house

First, researchers used soap to wash out most of the cells from a rat's heart. Then they injected new cells to the shell that was left and added a pacemaker to teach the cells to pump like a heart. The result was a new heart. The process -- likened to gutting and rebuilding a house -- may take scientists a step closer to offering new options to the sickest patients.


Reporting by Caroline Jacobs and Mark McSherry PARIS/NEW   YORK  - French oilfield services group Compagnie   Generale de Geophysique is to buy Texas-based Veritas DGC Inc.   in a $3.1 billion deal to merge their seismic businesses, the   companies said on Tuesday.


A British soldier has died and three others were wounded in incidents around Basra, a military spokesman says.


A specially-written ballet will be performed in Milan to mark the 10th anniversary of  Gianni Versace's death.


Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice thought Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas a weak disappointment, and she once judged President Bush's signature Mideast peace program unworkable, according to a new biography.


Right Whales Return to Georgia Coast Early

North Atlantic right whales are returning to their calving grounds off the coast of Georgia early this year.


Japan Halts Plan to Kill Humpback Whales

Japan is dropping its plan to kill humpback whales in the seas off Antarctica, the countryâs top government spokesman said.


Milano, 18:12 - CALCIO, MESSINA; GIORDANO: 60 MINUTI DI GRANDE CALCIO

Bruno Giordano, tecnico del Messina, è soddisfatto malgrado il ko: "Un primo tempo veramente ...


Really?: The Claim: The Pill Can Make You Put On Weight

Quick weight gain may be among the birth-control pillâs most dreaded side effects but how much does it really add to your waistline?


Dell Inc. said Thursday it will lay off 10 percent of its 88,100 workers in a continuing effort to improve profits.


Passengers impressed with aeronautical behemoth The Airbus A380 today entered commercial service with an inaugural seven hour flight from Singapore to Sydney, in the process wowing passengers who'd snapped up seats in Singapore Airlines' charity eBay ticket auction.â¦


Canada may provide some of its surplus flu vaccine to U.S.

OTTAWA (CP) - Canada may provide some of its surplus flu vaccine to United  States.


Venezuela to help in release of Colombia hostages

Colombia agreed on Wednesday to allow Venezuelan aircraft to land in the country and pick up three hostages held by Marxist rebels, a breakthrough that could lead to the captives' quick release.


Real Madrid and Real Sociedad will play out the remaining six minutes of Sunday's match, which was interrupted by a bomb hoax purporting to come from ETA, on January 5. The clubs were drawing 1-1 when police evacuated 70,000 spectators.


Two Picasso paintings stolen from Paris apartment

Two Picasso paintings valued at 50 million euros ($66 million) were stolen this week from the Paris home of the Spanish painter's granddaughter, Diana Widmaier Picasso, police said on Wednesday.


Harrah's options trade before offer is questioned

Unusual options activity pegged to the shares of Harrah's Entertainment Inc.  ahead of the announcement of a buyout offer for the gambling operator is raising eyebrows among some market options players.


Low Cholesterol May Mean Poorer Mental Powers

We hear plenty about the dangers of high cholesterol levels, but low levels apparently confer their own risks. Naturally low cholesterol levels are associated with poorer performance on a variety of cognitive measures, according to a new study.


By WILL WEISSERT CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico - Tropical Storm Lane became a Category 2 hurricane Friday as it roared toward the tip of the Baja California Peninsula, lashing Mexico's Pacific coast, flooding port cities and causing a landslide that killed a 7-year-old boy.


Honda to Sell Entry-Level Compact in US in 2006

Honda Motor Co., Japan's third- largest carmaker, plans to export a compact car from Japan aimed at young drivers in the US starting in 2006, following the success of Toyota Motor Corp.


A five-year-old boy with a rare blood disorder is appealing for more bone marrow donors from ethnic minorities.


NEW YORK - Investors sent stocks lower Thursday after Merck & Co. said it would be forced to remove its best-selling Vioxx arthritis drug from the market due to serious health risks...


Mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac last year met the government-set goals for making home ownership affordable, but only because three unusual multibillion-dollar deals were counted toward the targets, officials said Thursday.


"The security and virus argument for Linux and against Windows is real, but in many, though not all, aspects, that's a reflection of how much more widely Windows is deployed," said Gordon Haff, Illuminata senior analyst.


Arsenal teenager Theo Walcott has ruled out a move to another club on loan in order to fast-track his development.


Canadian prime minister arrives in Russia

Prime Minister Paul Martin of Canada arrived early in Russia for two days of talks with Russian leaders, according to a report.


One-time expenses and higher taxes eroded overall sales growth and improved earnings in core auto operations at the company.


WORLD No.1 Roger Federer won his 20th match in a row over a top-10 opponent, beating Lleyton Hewitt for the fifth consecutive time to book a semi-final spot at the ATP Masters Cup.


New Yorkers oppose proposed traffic toll - survey

New Yorkers may hate the city's traffic but not enough to back a proposal by Mayor Michael Bloomberg to impose a toll on drivers in midtown Manhattan, according to poll released on Thursday.


US Secretary of State Colin Powell was not at all pleased when UN Undersecretary Jan Egeland called the US Â«stingyÂ» after the disaster in Asia.


Talavera de la Reina, 17:15 - CICLISMO, VUELTA: BENNATI VINCE LA 17/A TAPPA

L'italiano della Lampre Daniele Bennati ha vinto la diciassettesima tappa della Vuelta, 175 km da Ci...


BANGALORE: Kannada thespian Rajkumar felt "relieved" and was not "excited" by the death of forest brigand Veerappan, who held him captive in the forests for 109 days.


Finns take plunge into Bristol channel Nokia Siemens Networks is to buy customer-management company Apertio for about â¬140m, with the cash deal set for completion before April.â¦


Poll: Bush Approval Rating Drops in Calif.

The percentage of Californians who disapprove of President Bush's performance in office has risen to 55 percent from 45 percent a year ago, according to a poll released Sunday.


Pakistani police arrest 11 suspects for Quetta blast

The Pakistani police have arrested over 11 suspects to be involved in the bomb blast on Friday in Quetta, capital of the southwestern Baluchistan province, which killed 11


US troops went on the offensive from the gates of Baghdad to the Syrian border, pounding Sunni insurgent positions from the air and supporting Iraqi soldiers in raids on mosques suspected of harboring extremists.


Top seed Vince Spadea and third seed Mario Ancic are through to the semi-finals of the $US380,000 ATP hard court tennis tournament in Delray Beach, Florida.


Michael Douglas' grown son, Cameron, has been ordered to stand trial on cocaine possession charges.


Shirley Hill takes Aleve for arthritis pain in her hands and her back "as I need it -- not every day.". And she will continue to do so, despite a warning from the Food and Drug Administration


The company reported a $2.15 billion tax benefit but said overall revenue dipped because of a 19 percent drop in traditional wholesale services.


KENNETT SQUARE, Pennsylvania  - Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro was put to death on Monday, ending an eight-month drama and outpouring of public support after the colt shattered his right hind leg in the Preakness Stakes.


Google Inc. faces an uphill battle in its effort to stir competition concerns over Microsoft Corp.'s $42 billion bid for Yahoo Inc., analysts said Monday.


Bush seeks to halt Congress pet projects

President Bush said Saturday that his administration will outline a series of changes that would clamp down on the common Capitol Hill practice of slipping pet projects into spending bills.


Scientists said on Monday they have come up with a cell phone cover that will grow into a sunflower when thrown away. Materials company Pvaxx Research & Development, at


Si al Senato Federale Senatori giÃ  a 25 anni

ROMA, 5 OTTOBRE - Passa il Senato federale, si riduce il numero dei parlamentari (770 contro gli attuali 945), sara' limitato a tre quello dei nuovi 'deputati a vita'. Resta di cinque anni la durata della


City will build the world's largest mesh Wi-Fi network to spread Internet access.


Roma, 18:01 - CALCIO, LAZIO; LOTITO: LUCARELLI? UN BRUTTO GESTO

Il presidente della Lazio Claudio Lotito non nasconde la sua amarezza per la mancata espulsione del ...


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Community News: EncoderCompare.com Launched

When it comes to protecting your code, you definitely want to find the right product for your needs. Finding the information on all of the encoders out there can be a task in itself, though. Fortunately, EncoderCompare.com has been created to give you a quick and easy reference.    Whilst we would always recommend the use of the ionCube Encoder product to protect your PHP source code when distributing your product to customers and users, there are several other products available to choose from.   To help with this, we have launched a comparison website which lists the available encoders and compares their features. The feature set is standardised so that it is possible to compare like for like in a clear manner.    Currently, there's fifteen encoders listed with all of their stats - protection types, restrictions available, what OSes it has loaders for, the availability of licensing, and the pricing. There's links to get more specific information on each as well.


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Baldoni, scade l'ultimatum. Attesa e angoscia

BAGDAD - Ore di attesa e di angoscia per Enzo Baldoni. Scade nel pomeriggio di giovedÃ¬ l'ultimatum dei rapitori che avevano chiesto all'Italia il ritiro delle truppe in Iraq in cambio della restituzione dell'ostaggio.


The 36th Ryder Cup is under way at the K Club in Ireland, with Colin Montgomerie and Tiger Woods straight into the action.


Porsche mulls legal action against proposed EU CO2 regulation: report

German luxury sports car maker Porsche might take legal action if the EU pushes ahead with its proposed CO2 emissions limits, a press report said Friday.


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SEPTEMBER 24--We've all been there before: You're itching to get hitched, but negotiations with your beloved over the prenuptial agreement have snagged.


Sinclair Says Won't Show Entire Anti-Kerry Film

Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc., the  nation's largest owner of TV stations, said on Tuesday it would  only air part of a documentary critical of Sen. John Kerry's  Vietnam war record, as critics demanded it cancel the broadcast  altogether or face legal action.


Giles spins England into strong position

England spinner Ashley Giles made a crucial breakthrough for his country when he dismissed South African captain Graeme Smith for 74 on the first day of the third Test at Newlands here.


French TV: Israelis assisting Ivory Coast Army

Israeli arms-dealers have assisted the army of the Ivory Coast with operating unmanned drones which helped soldiers attack a French military base in that country, a French television broadcaster reported Wednesday morning.


Microsoft's China boss quits to head NBA in China

The chief executive of Microsoft Corp's   Greater China business, Chen Yongzheng, has resigned,  the world's largest software maker said on Wednesday.


Ford considers selling Volvo Cars business: source

Ford Motor Co. is considering selling its Volvo Cars business as it assesses the future of its European operations, a source familiar with the matter said on Sunday.


Sudanese march on U.S. embassy to protest troop plan

Thousands of Sudanese marched on the  U.S. embassy in Khartoum on Wednesday to protest against  Western pressure on Sudan to accept 20,000 U.N. peacekeepers in  war-torn Darfur.


European Court Rejects Microsoft Antitrust Appeal

Europeâs second-highest court upheld today a 2004 antitrust ruling that found the software company had abused its dominance in operating systems.


Officers in Pakistan say they will not intervene in a custody battle involving a 12-year-old amid fears of deportation.


Election Reinforces U.S. Religious Divide

President Bush's victory, the approval of every anti-gay marriage amendment on statewide ballots and an emphasis on "moral values" among voters showed the power of churchgoing Americans in this election and threw the nation's religious divide into stark relief.


Government health officials on Wednesday began cracking down on Internet sales of custom-mixed hormones for menopausal women, a market born when doctors deemed prescription estrogen therapy too risky for many


Bush, Kerry Exchange Bitter Words on Iraq

WASHINGTON - President Bush and Democratic rival John Kerry traded biting accusations over the war in Iraq on Monday as early Florida voting produced scattered complaints that stirred memories of the state's chaotic 2000 recount.    On a day of strikingly personal campaign rhetoric, Bush said his Democratic challenger stands for "protest and defeatism" in Iraq...


BEIJING - President Hu Jintao yesterday hailed the authoritarian side of the late leader Deng Xiaoping, as shown in the Tiananmen Square crackdown - and issued a further warning to Taiwan not to pursue independence.


Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Local Police Officers and Jailers

By Stephen J. Lee, Grand Forks Herald, N.D.  Jan. 31--A federal judge has thrown out the lawsuit brought by a former Grand Forks man against two police officers and two jail administrators after a violent struggle with law enforcement after a standoff in May 2004.


Airbus has criticised a US move to take a fight about subsidies to the World Trade Organisation, saying it shows its rival's unwillingness to address its own subsidies.


Sudan admits rights abuses, including rape, by allies in Darfur

KHARTOUM : The Sudanese government has acknowledged for the first time that its militia allies in Darfur have committed serious human rights abuses, including rape, and given the United Nations a list of 30 suspects, Khartoum dailies said.


Where President Bush Stands on Key Issue

A quick look at where President Bush stands on key issues:


Crowe "Yuma" remake top gun at box office

With the superior fire power of Russell Crowe and Christian Bale, the Western "3:10 to Yuma" was the big shot at the weekend box office in North America, according to studio estimates issued on Sunday.


'Housewives' slows TV migration to cable

Cable TV continued to chip away at the broadcast networks this year, but a handful of new hits, including ABC's Desperate Housewives and Lost and CBS' CSI: NY, helped ease the erosion among valuable young-adult viewers.


Tool Kit: The Right Places to Learn Entrepreneurship

Nearly 3,000 colleges now offer classes in entrepreneurship, up tenfold in the last 20 years.


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Smoking rates have more than doubled in Russia since the collapse of the Soviet Union, researchers say.


PerformancePoint At Last: Q&A With Microsoft's Alex Payne and Michael Smith

TechWeb - After four years in development and more than a year in beta testing, Microsoft PerformancePoint is finally shipping. Intelligent Enterprise discusses what the platform delivers and what critics are saying with two key executives who helped guide development, packaging and pricing.


Russia seeks more control at Academy of Sciences

MOSCOW -- The historic autonomy of the Russian Academy of Sciences, which has pioneered fundamental research in Russia since its founding by Peter the Great three centuries ago, is under threat from government proposals to bring the institution under much tighter state control and end its academic freedom, according to academy members.


Giu' Morgan Stanley dopo perdita 3,56 mld dollari


As retailers collect more personal information into databases, computers are handed increasing power to make decisions about consumers' lives.


Spain ASP taps Central Command for Linux antivirus protection

One of Spain's largest managed application and Web hosting providers has deployed Linux antivirus protection from Central Command Inc.


Orioles strike out on bid to get Girardi

Baseball Joe Girardi turned down an offer to manage the Baltimore Orioles, a decision yesterday that ended the team's spirited effort to secure its top choice for the job. The Orioles began negotiating with Girardi soon after firing Sam Perlozzo Monday. The sides appeared headed toward an agreement Wednesday, but Girardi ultimately decided against getting back in the game at ...


Staying Active Keeps Mind Sharp in Old Age

NEW YORK  - People who stay just as active after age 70 as they did before are less likely to experience age-related declines in mental functioning, new study findings suggest.


ATHENS, Greece - In an upset as historic as it was inevitable, Tim Duncan, Allen Iverson and the rest of the U.S. basketball team lost 92-73 to Puerto Rico on Sunday, only the third Olympic loss ever for America and its first since adding pros...


The newest service pack for Office 2003 kills access to older files -- including some documents created by the company's own programs -- to better protect user security, according to an IT evangelist for Microsoft.


Silicon Valley Aims to Refresh Its Image

Charlie Rose, the TV interviewer, is taping five shows back to back of Silicon Valley heavyweights.


The worst kept secret in Scottish football was revealed on Thursday when Walter Smith was named as the new national manager. From the moment Berti Vogts' miserable tenure in charge of Scotland ended, the former


Fighting for file-swapping on Capitol Hill

Philip Corwin has one of the least enviable jobs in Washington, DC: He defends file-swapping networks. That's not a trivial task for Corwin, the lobbyist for Kazaa's parent company.


Same old Singh: another round in 60s, another lead for world's No. ...

Vijay Singh walked off the Mystic Rock course with a three-shot lead during the first round of the 84 Lumber Classic. Before he stepped on the course again, the lead was gone.


Genova, 18:19 - CALCIO, SAMPDORIA; MUTU: FLACHI MERITA UN'ALTRA CHANCE

Adrian Mutu difende il capitano della Samp, Francesco Flachi, trovato positivo alla cocaina in un re...


U.S. needs Kyrgyz base to fight Taliban: Gates

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Tuesday Washington's agreement to use a military air base in Kyrgyzstan was necessary to support the war in Afghanistan.


Concerns that Celebrex may increase the risk of heart attack could keep what is still a relatively safe medication away from patients who suffer from arthritis and other painful ailments, some doctors say.


The trial of 14 men on charges of attempting a coup in Equatorial Guinea enters its second week.


Microsoft's Silverlight gets Linux treatment

Genuine cross platform - not by us An open source version of Microsoft's potential Adobe Flash challenger, Silverlight, has been developed within two months of being unveiled as a beta.â¦


Rocket Attack in Central Baghdad, Hotels Targeted

At least two rockets were fired toward  the Sheraton and Palestine hotels in central Baghdad on  Thursday and a fire broke out in the area, witnesses said.


Bollywood reacts on Sanjay Dutt's verdict

The verdict  is comparatively   mild, but nonetheless a    blow to Sanjay Dutt


IBM project puts supercomputer on a chip

IBM today plans to disclose details of a project to put a supercomputer on a chip.


While seeking a new course in Iraq, President Bush has not changed his tone about the stakes involved in the war, the importance of victory or his definition of success.


Russia, China worried by Iran attack talk

Russia and China expressed alarm on Tuesday over comments by France's foreign minister that Paris should prepare for the prospect of war with Iran, which the West accuses of secretly developing nuclear weapons.


==PAKISTAN:MASSACRO A RADUNO SUNNITA,SALITO A 45 NUMERO MORTI

(AGI/EFE) - Multan (Pakistan), 7 ott. - Si e' ulteriormente aggravato, salendo ad almeno 45 morti, il bilancio del duplice attacco dinamitardo contro un raduno di integralisti sunniti a Multan, nella provincia


Findings: Can Humanity Survive? Want to Bet on It?

Martin Rees is a new breed of doomsayer. He doesnât just move the hands of an imaginary and inscrutable clock, he offers to bet on disaster.


President Roh Departs for State Visits to Kazakhstan, Russia

ASTANA -- President Roh Moo-hyun departed Korea on Sunday morning to make his five-day visit to Kazakhstan and Russia. Roh will make a state visit to Kazakhstan on Monday to meet president Nursultan Nazarbayev


Lewinsky Races Clinton to China Bookshelves

Memories of past scandal will resurface  in China this month when Chinese versions of Monica Lewinsky's  1999 book "Monica's Story" and Bill Clinton's "My Life" are  published, state media reported on Tuesday.


Standard flu shots are scarce these days, but finding vaccines that don't contain a controversial mercury-based ingredient are also in short supply.


Harlin McEwen says his grandchildren are able to communicate in a more technologically advanced way than are most of the nation's police and firefighters, and that concerns him.


I think an English football manager must have a hell of a nerve to tell a man to give up his international career or risk losing his place in the club that pays him.


I Na report that the incumbent President, Mr George W Bush, is expected to go to town with, the Labour department said that the economy picked up in August adding 1,44,000 jobs only slightly less than the 1,50,000 figure forecast by economists.


GONAIVES, Haiti - Officials involved in the search for victims of the devastating floods unleashed by Tropical Storm Jeanne said they have found hundreds more bodies, raising the death toll in Haiti to nearly 2,000 people.    Almost 900 others were listed as missing and presumed dead - washed out to sea or buried in debris...


Direct-to-DVD Releases Shed Their Loser Label

Once a dumping ground for movies considered virtually unwatchable, the direct-to-DVD pipeline is becoming increasingly important to mainstream film franchises.


French President Jacques Chirac vows to punish those who torched a Jewish-run soup kitchen in Paris.


Wartime security as Karzai campaigns amid spiralling violence

GHAZNI, Afghanistan  - Wartime security was rolled out for Afghanistan's interim President Hamid Karzai as he addressed his first election campaign rally outside the capital amidst spiralling violence.


Second Briton arrested in prostitute murder case

Police arrested a second man on Tuesday on suspicion of murdering five prostitutes in one of Britain's most dramatic suspected serial killings.


Broad Study Suggests a Lower Tolerance for Exposure to Benzene

The first study of a large group of workers breathing air with very low levels of benzene suggests that the chemical may harm the bone marrow, the body's main factory for blood cells, even


Interviews with Iraqi Shiite clerics reveal that moderates are increasingly supporting Sadr's anti-US campaign. By Scott Baldauf | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.


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Red Sox Go for World Series Sweep Tonight

There's no other outcome now: The Red Sox will either win the World Series or add another historic collapse to their legend.


The requirement for fertility clinics to consider the need for a father when deciding on IVF is set to be abolished.


Court: Rights Case Against Pinochet Can Proceed

SANTIAGO, Chile  - Murder charges against former  Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet in a major human rights case  can proceed, an appeals court said on Monday in an  unprecedented ruling immediately appealed to the Supreme Court.


Grammy Viewership Hits Lowest Level Since 1995

With "Desperate Housewives" as  competitors, the Grammy awards on Sunday drew their lowest  total viewership in a decade and also fell sharply among the  audience of 18- to 49-year-olds most coveted by advertisers,  according to preliminary figures released on Monday.


The state's economic woes are the central focus for Romney, McCain, and Huckabee before Tuesday's primary.


Kingsley searches for angels in Siberian rail drama

To play an evil-doer convincingly, Ben  Kingsley says, you must first understand the pain that turned  that person into what they are.


Waning Bush presses Congress to back his economy package

President's final State of Union address is overshadowed by close-fought primary contest


Amid tight security, alleged al-Qaida operative Jose Padilla is being permitted to personally view U.S. government secrets in advance of his trial on charges of conspiring to wage and support international terrorism.


Arts & entertainment: Laura Barton meets Molly Dineen, one of our most interesting directors.


Pakistan-India peace talks planned despite bombings

Pakistan's foreign minister will arrive in India on Tuesday for peace talks, in a sign the bombing of an India-Pakistan train that killed at least 66 people had failed to aggravate ties between the nuclear rivals.


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A security guard at a FEMA trailer park was shot to death Monday in the latest violence to rack the city still struggling to recover from Hurricane Katrina, police said. The shooting, around 5:15 a.m., was at a trailer park in Gentilly, a section of the city that flooded during Katrina. A few hours earlier, another man was shot and killed near the Guste public housing complex.


European nations need to think more seriously about how terrorism affects them, even in such far-off places as Afghanistan, NATO's secretary-general said Thursday.


Scottish art-rockers Franz Ferdinand have scooped the prestigious Mercury music prize with their debut album.


Nine men arrested in Australia's largest counter-terror operation plead not guilty to plotting an attack.


Famed Photographer Avedon Suffers Stroke in Texas

Famed portrait photographer Richard Avedon has suffered a brain hemorrhage while on assignment for the New Yorker magazine in Texas and has been hospitalized, a spokeswoman for the magazine said on Wednesday.


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DeRosa's grand slam homer powers Cubs to big win

Mark DeRosa's first-inning grand slam home run powered the Chicago Cubs to a 10-1 victory over the Atlanta Braves that snapped a six-game losing streak on Sunday.


Turkey's patience running out after rebel attack

President Abdullah Gul warned Kurdish rebels on Thursday that Turkey's patience was running out after Turkish forces said they had repelled a guerrilla attack near the Iraqi border.


An Italian court on Thursday threw out the case against a U.S. soldier charged in the 2005 killing of an Italian intelligence agent in Iraq.


Three hurt as stray buffalo runs onto road

Three people were hurt when a water buffalo called William Shakespeare escaped from a field in Cumbria and ran into the path of cars on a main road, police said on Tuesday.


Anticipating a vigorous competition for black and Hispanic votes, Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential campaign has scheduled a meeting Tuesday with some 300 "women of color" to urge them to raise money and spread the word among friends to encourage support for Clinton's candidacy.


At least four people are killed in a bomb explosion in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi, police say.


2 US GIs Are Killed in Iraq; Churches Bombed in North

BAGHDAD, Dec. 7 -- The US military said Tuesday that two servicemen were killed in Iraq. One soldier was killed by small-arms fire while on patrol in Baghdad, and a Marine died in a vehicle accident in Anbar province in western Iraq.


TDN- Erdogan stressed in his post `yes` remarks that Turkey and the EU were now in the same team, not adversaries. We hope that will be the conviction of EU leaders, particularly when they meet on Dec.


Dodgers' seven wasted walks push them to series' brink

The Los Angeles Dodgers turned the baseball adage around Thursday. The walks that will haunt them are the ones they received and didn't get home.


ATHENS -- On a chilly day last October, the United States softball team met its match and took a beating like never before -- or since. There was no "mercy rule" to save them.


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In a season of peaks and valleys, Robby Ginepri is heading upward, advancing, 6-3, 7-6 (7-3), over Raemon Sluiter at the Legg Mason Tennis Classic on Friday.


Il consiglio dei ministri ha approvato il decreto sulla coesistenza tra gli organismi geneticamente modificati e le colture tradizionali e biologiche. Il decreto, che dovra' essere convertito in legge entro


Chrysler says aims for 1,000 salaried cuts by June

Chrysler Group plans to cut 1,000 salaried jobs by the end of June, the first action under a previously announced turnaround plan that targets a total of 13,000 job cuts, the automaker said on Friday.


Suez boosts first-half profits 39.5 percent

French energy and utility service provider Suez increased first-half net profit by 39.5 percent to a record of 2.2 billion euros (2.8 billion dollars) and said that it was raising its full-year sales target.


British finance minister announces son has cystic fibrosis

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown said that his four-month-old son James Fraser has been diagnosed with cystic fibrosis, a genetic disease that causes mucus to clog up within some organs of the body.


The Motorcycle Diaries Captures ChÃ© Guevara's Youth

Before becoming a Communist hero in Latin America, Che Guevara was just a kid on a dilapidated motorcycle looking for fun â-nd the only revolution going on was in his heart.


With the torture story all but vanished from television, Americans can look the other way rather than confront the evil committed in our name.


OK, so what are they? The Fighting Irish? Or the Frightening Irish? After two games, Tyrone Willingham's team is 1-1, with a horrible loss to Brigham Young and a great win over Michigan.


Romney, Brownback makes pitches in Mich.

Republicans Mitt Romney and Sen. Sam Brownback promoted their presidential campaigns before nearly 3,000 party activists at the Michigan GOP convention Saturday.


Redford touts new generation of Sundance filmmakers

PARK CITY, Utah  - The curtain rose on the Sundance Film Festival Thursday night with a spotlight on what founder Robert Redford called a new generation of filmmakers typified by Martin McDonagh and his opening film "In Bruges."


Frustrating week for anti-Bush demonstrators

If Republican delegates left New York fired up by four days of political pageantry for President George W. Bush, thousands of Bush opponents ended a week of protests disgruntled and frustrated.


Pakistani officials say a land mine explosion in a semi-autonomous tribal region bordering Afghanistan has killed three people, including two soldiers, and seriously wounded at least two others.


Paris Hilton out of jail for medical reasons

Hotel heiress Paris Hilton was let out of jail and put under house arrest on Thursday after serving three days of a three-week sentence, sparking a debate over whether fame worked for her or against her.


Urgent need to step up anti-AIDS campaign

With HIV carriers increasing at an annual rate of 40 per cent, China now ranks 14th in the world and second in Asia in terms of the scale of its AIDS outbreak.


Malpractice Rebate for Md. Set at $84 Million

Maryland's largest insurer of doctors will return to the state $84 million it has collected through a taxpayer-financed subsidy program to help pay malpractice premiums, Gov. Martin O'Malley (D) and state regulators announced yesterday.


Squirrel in spokes floors cycling opera singer

A squirrel scampered into the bicycle wheel of an unlucky Finnish opera singer, causing him to fall, knock himself out and break his nose just ahead of the world premiere of a new opera.


Bloody day for Iraq's security forces as Zarqawi aide captured

Top officials from aid agency CARE appealed for the release of their kidnapped British-Iraqi executive Margaret Hassan, one day after she made a desperate plea to the British government to save her life by ...


No doubt, parenting has changed in the Internet Age, and a new study tries to reveal how mom and dad are dealing with it.


Avram Grant has warned Andriy Shevchenko he cannot guarantee the Ukraine striker a place in his Chelsea revolution.


Conflict in Najaf Dominates Iraq Political Meet

Iraqi leaders met for a second day on Monday to pick an interim national assembly but fighting in Najaf dominated the event, piling pressure on Prime Minister Iyad Allawi to hold more talks with Shi'ite rebels.


Missouri Company Unveils Program Linking Diabetic Children with Doctors

Cerner's Web-based system would send alerts if blood sugar level changes abruptly.


PlayStation 3 in Europe will play fewer old games

The European version of PlayStation 3  will play fewer PlayStation 2 video games when it launches on  March 23 compared with models launched earlier in Japan and  America, Sony Corp (6758.T) said on Friday.


settlement, and the third after cornering him hours later in its greenhouse area. Israeli Army Radio carried live. Polls show most Israelis favour Sharon's drive to quit Gaza and part of the West Bank.


Berlino, 18:04 - CALCIO, GERMANIA; DOLL: METZELDER ANDRA' AL REAL MADRID

In un'intervista al canale televisivo Dsf, Thomas Dollvha detto che Christopher Metzelder, difensore...


Chop, chop AMD has followed up last week's Opteron price cuts with a round of reductions applied to its Athlon-brand processors. The latest cuts affect both single- and dual-core versions of the 64-bit CPU family.â¦


Stoccarda, 15:43 - CALCIO, GERMANIA: BASTURK ALLO STOCCARDA

Il fantasista turco Yildiray Basturk è stato ingaggiato dallo Stoccarda. Il 28enne centrocamp...


Cities Agree to New Deal -- Rural/Metro Contract Gets Green Light From County Commission

The Shelby County Commission took another step toward an improved county ambulance service Monday, approving the intergovernmental agreement between the county and Germantown, Collierville, Millington, Lakeland and Arlington.


Sharapova, Molik Advance to Swisscom Final

Russia's Maria Sharapova reacts after winning a point against Russia's Elena Dementieva during their semi final match at the Swisscom Challenge Tennis Tournament in Zurich-Kloten, Switzerland, Saturday, Oct 23, 2004.


Berlin rolls out the red carpet for rock royalty

Madonna and the Rolling Stones jostle for attention on the red carpet at this year's Berlin Film Festival, an 11-day, music-heavy movie marathon that kicks off on Thursday.


Mystery over terror suspect's Pakistan escape

Conflicting accounts emerge over disappearance of Rashid Rauf after being allowed to pray in a mosque


Some of the biggest names in European aviation team up with the EU to develop cleaner aircraft.


Industry Aims to Deliver Music Everywhere

In the music business, it's a vision that may soon be consigned to history: Grandpa slumping into the recliner, closing his eyes and enjoying a favorite rendition of an operatic solo. For music lovers these days, the sedentary lifestyle is out.


Ferguson fears Dutch star will be out for several weeks

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson fears injured Dutch striker Ruud van Nistelrooy could be out of action for several weeks but hopes he'll be fit for the Reds' Champions League games against AC Milan.


WASHINGTON With just weeks before the election -- there's concern that the rules on political fund-raising could be "in chaos.


LIVERPOOL face a new obstacle in their attempt to sign Fernando Morientes after another managerial change at Real Madrid yesterday - as Harry Kewell was told he faces five weeks on the sidelines.


Taliban gunmen crept up to an Afghan government office under cover of darkness early Wednesday and launched a battle that left three Afghan soldiers and four attackers dead, police said.


UK online auction firm QXL Ricardo faces a hostile bid from Dutch company Florissant after rejecting its takeover offer.


Greenspan Has Created More Transparent Fed

A master of mystery much of the time, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan has vastly improved the central bank's communications with Wall Street and Main Street over the past decade.


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A panel of federal judges Friday revived the last remaining lawsuit stemming from disputes over congressional redistricting after the 2000 census.


College Basketball: Florida State Stuns Wake Forest

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Sports Network) - Todd Galloway scored  nine of his career- high 21 points in overtime to lift Florida  State over No. 3 Wake Forest, 91-83, at the Tucker Center.


'Shoppenboys' a disposizione delle clienti su Champs Elysees


A SOCIAL SECURITY PROPOSAL: The Bush administration is considering allowing younger workers to invest nearly $2 of every $3 from payroll taxes in private accounts, up to $1,000 to $1,300 annually.


Diddy will be a daddy again. Sean "Diddy" Combs and longtime girlfriend, model Kim Porter, are "happy to confirm that they are expecting their second child together," Combs' representative, Keesha Johnson, told The Associated Press on Tuesday.


Kitajima sweeps both breaststrokes, Hanson third

ATHENS --After winning world titles in both breaststroke events last summer while setting world records in each, Japan's Kosuke Kitajima sat helplessly from across the Pacific last month as American Brendan Hansen broke ...


The pledge by Iran to stop uranium enrichment has reduced the possibility of military intervention by the United States or Israel to destroy Iran' s growing nuclear weapons potential.


Amid the Roar of Rapids, a Silence so Rare It's Unsettling

By Chris Bailey  As the last tiny drop of water slides from the resting oars, a profound silence seeps into the soul, a silence so rare to the modern ear that it carries more disquiet than peace.


China Battles to Keep N.Korea Nuclear Talks Alive

China battled on Wednesday to keep alive six-way talks on dismantling North Korea's nuclear programs, saying it hoped all parties would stay calm and flexible and resume negotiations despite inevitable problems.


Bhutto says will press on despite attack

Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto said on Friday she would carry on her struggle for democracy, despite an attack on her motorcade that killed 133 people as she returned home after eight years of exile.


Premium rate messaging set for regulation overhaul

Ofcom kicks off 'first principles' review Ofcom has begun a "first principles" review of premium rate service (PRS) regulation in a move that could change the way premium rate phone and text services are regulated.â¦


Dell Inc. will create 1,000 jobs in Poland when it opens a factory in the country, the Times of London reported Monday.  The Texas company, which is the world's largest PC maker, will spend $375 million building the plant in Lodz. A startup date was not announced.


Rebel accuses Uganda army of breaking truce

Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony has   accused government troops of violating a truce in his first   comments since the start of an agreement seen as a major   breakthrough in ending his 20-year insurgency.


Tractor Supply 3rd-Quarter Earnings Drop

Farming supply retailer Tractor Supply Co.  on Monday reported that its earnings fell in the third quarter because of higher freight costs, higher costs for steel and other commodities and a shift in sales to lower margin hurricane-related items.


Eric Clapton and Lemar are among the acts to play a tsunami fundraising concert at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium.


Paris Hilton's publicist said Wednesday the reality television personality's missing Chihuahua Tinkerbell has been found.


Don't mess around when it comes to your wealth.


BESLAN, Russia - Camouflaged security agents carried babies to safety after militants holding hundreds of hostages at a school released at least 31 women and children Thursday, and officials expressed hope that negotiations would bring more progress in the standoff in southern Russia.    But a crowd of hostages' relatives keeping vigil outside the school was shaken when a pair of explosions went off just ahead of the release...


AFRICA/SOMALIA - Appello del Programma Alimentare delle Nazioni Unite a favore dei rifornimenti alimentari nel paese Mogadiscio (Agenzia Fides) - Il Programma Alimentare delle Nazioni Unite (PAM) ha lanciato un appello per ricevere donazioni urgenti che evitino l'interruzione nei rifornimenti alimentari in Somalia, in previsione del mancato raccolto. Il crescente ...


Owners of The Carpenters' former home aren't feeling on top of the world about the legions of fans who keep stopping by to pay tribute.


Nicole Kidman has faced the wrath of the media at the Venice Film Festival premiere of her latest movie, "Birth". The Australian actress was booed after critics watched the drama about a woman who believes


Annan: UN Needs to Reassess Its Approach to Darfur

UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Wednesday the 15-nation Security Council had to take new decisions urgently to curb escalating violence in Darfur and rejected a US suggestion he travel to Sudan.


School-Based Intervention Shows Benefit at Age 21

An elementary school program that aimed to build children's social skills and emotional control seems to have had long-lasting effects, according to researchers.


Pope: âThe Icon of Kazan is a symbol of unity of East and West ...

Message from John Paul II to Alexksij II for the handover of the precious image. Vatican City (AsiaNews) - The icon of Our Lady of Kazan is the âsymbol of the unity of the followers of Christâ because


Yukos Said to Halt Some Exports to China

Russia's Yukos oil company is suspending oil exports to the Chinese National Petroleum Corp. because it cannot afford to pay transport expenses, a news agency reported Sunday.


Dead tiger cubs found in fridge at Chinese zoo: report

Two tiger cubs have been found dead in a fridge at the same zoo in central China where a rare Siberian tiger was illegally slaughtered, state press reported Tuesday.


Prime Minister Tony Blair will announce on Wednesday a new timetable for the withdrawal of British troops from Iraq, with 1,500 to return home in several weeks, British media reported.Comment


The Standard & Poor's 500-stock index climbed back this week to where it was before 9/11, and at the rate they're going, other stock benchmarks are just a few days away from regaining that ground.


Fit to Be Tied: Timbers Get a Green Thumbs Up

By Robert Stiffler  QMy husband used old railroad ties to make a raised bed for our strawberries. Is this not a good idea? Can the creosote absorb into the strawberries? - Joan Alexander, New Providence           A.


Germany seeks 13 over alleged kidnapping by CIA

Arrest warrants have been issued for 13 suspected CIA agents in connection with the alleged kidnapping of a German citizen of Lebanese descent in Afghanistan.Comment


Il film d'animazione di Satoshi in corsa per il Leone d'Oro


Il presidente della Camera annuncia ufficialmente che non andrÃ  alla manifestazione"Ho troppo rispetto per la mia collocazione istituzionale"                                            Bertinotti: "Andrei a Vicenza, ma non posso" Amato: "Mai assimilati pacifisti a terroristi"                                                                                Appello di Prodi: "Io conto in una saggezza dei comportamenti"Proteste di Prc e sinistra radicale: "Allarmismi ingiustificati e intollerabili"


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Clegg plans to end state intervention in schools

Â· Education blueprint to challenge Lib Dem faithful  Â· New leader makes debut in prime minister's questions


Music: Guitar Heroes, Make That Heroines, in Indie Rock

Virtuosity is now a virtue in the indie world, and many of its most interesting proponents are women.


Zimbabwe annual inflation over 100,000 percent, official figures

Zimbabwe's annual inflation rate has soared to over 100,000 percent, weeks ahead of elections in the southern African country, according to official figures obtained by AFP on Wednesday.


Georgia opposition leader dies suddenly in London

TBILISI/LONDON  - Wealthy Georgian businessman Badri Patarkatsishvili, a leading opponent of President Mikhail Saakashvili, has died suddenly in London, his aides said on Wednesday.


Concerned about his cut fastball and changeup after his last start, Pedro MartÃnez said he significantly improved on each.


Sri Lanka fighting claims 39 ahead of peace envoy visit

Twenty-four hours of intense fighting across Sri Lanka's north left at least 38 rebels and one soldier dead by early Saturday, the military said, a day ahead of a visit by a Japanese special peace envoy.


Budapest will mark the 60th anniversary of liberation from fascist...

Budapest will mark the 60th anniversary of liberation from fascist troops on Sunday.


Bremer: US 'Paid a Big Price' For Failing to Deploy Enough Troops ...

The former US administrator in Iraq says the United States "paid a big price" for failing to deploy enough troops on the ground immediately after the ouster of Saddam Hussein.


Napoli, 12:54 - CALCIO, NAPOLI: DE LAURENTIIS E SOSA INCONTRANO NAPOLITANO

Alcuni dei protagonisti della "partita del Cuore", in programma questa sera allo stadio San Paolo di...


Mac OS X Leopard is a sweeping update with so many new features that it's hard to keep them all in perspective. What is clear, however, is that it's a solid upgrade.<br />


VIENNA Austria backed away from a full privatization of its top telecommunications company after merger talks with Swisscom failed.


Blanket license considered harmful - societies chief

We can't legalize P2P CISAC The first collective license for music was conceived almost a century ago, and their heirs - all the world's collection societies - met for a Copyright Summit in Brussels this week.â¦


Schengen: border items auction to benefit refugees in Poland

Border items made redundant by Poland's Thursday midnight entry into Schengen free-travel zone are to be auctioned to help refugees, according to the Internet site of Poland's liberal Gazeta Wyborcza daily.


TRAFFORD, Pennsylvania  - Only half the machines are running at precision parts maker Hamill Manufacturing, nestled in the Allegheny Mountains just east of Pittsburgh, once the booming center of the U.S. steel industry.


EU Clinches Deal on Launching Turkey Entry Talks

The European Union and Turkey reached  a historic agreement on Friday on starting talks on admitting  the large Muslim nation to the bloc after overcoming last  minute haggling over Ankara's relationship with EU member  Cyprus.


Koreans Share Their Secret for Chicken With a Crunch

The popular cult of crunchy, spicy, perfectly nongreasy chicken has arrived in Manhattanâs Korean eateries.


North Korea confirmed it has shut its nuclear reactor that provides the secretive state with material to make weapons-grade plutonium, China's Xinhua news agency quoted a North Korean official as saying on Sunday.


A third of people trying to lose weight find they actually end up piling on the pounds, a survey finds.


The deputy chief constable of Nottinghamshire Police calls for heroin to be prescribed as a way of tackling crime.


Zarqawi Movement Vows al-Qaida Allegiance

BAGHDAD, Iraq - The most feared militant group in Iraq, the movement of terror mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, declared its allegiance to Osama bin Laden on Sunday, saying it had resolved a dispute with al-Qaida over strategy and vowing unity against "the enemies of Islam."   The question of al-Zarqawi's relationship to bin Laden and the al-Qaida leadership has been the subject of considerable speculation. Some experts believed al-Zarqawi - who has claimed to be leading a bloody campaign of bombings against U.S...


A Violent Police Unit, on Film and in Rioâs Streets

A new film is drawing attention to Rio de Janeiroâs violent and feared elite anti-trafficking police force, the BOPE.


Departing health chief says food ripe for terror

Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson announced his resignation Friday, warning as he left of dangers from a global flu outbreak and a possible terror attack on the nationâs food supply.


Europe ; Russia to acquire new nuclear weapons systems: Putin

âMoreover, these will be things which do not exist and are unlikely to exist in other nuclear powers,â he added. Putin failed to specify what type of systems he was referring to but Russia has been seeking


Micron Technology Inc., the No. 3 computer memory chip maker, on Wednesday reported a quarterly profit on stronger pricing, reversing a year-earlier loss.


A look at a number of states where poll monitors are massing for Tuesday's election. Authorities worry they could confuse or intimidate voters, particularly where races are close.


MPack malware exposes cheapskate web hosts

Apache and the Domino Effect Poor configuration of Apache servers allowed multiple websites hosted on the same physical server to become infected in last month's Mpack compromise.â¦


Doha, 19:05 - Tennis, Doha: avanzano Grosjean e Davydenko

Risultati del primo turno del torneo Atp di Doha (cemento, montepremi 1 milione di dollari).


Interior Will Delay Some Energy Projects

The Interior Department said Monday it will begin delaying some new oil and gas drilling projects until the effects on wildlife are studied more thoroughly.


Asteroid has chance of hitting Earth in 2029

Friday the 13th has an ominous meaning for some people. Friday, April 13, 2029 might have an ominious meaning for everyone. That's when a 1,300-foot asteroid known as 2004 MN4 could hit the Earth: NASA has


The mother of a murdered boy renews her call for information on sex offenders living in the community.


RIGHTS:  Norway Finds Greece Cannot Be Trusted With Migrants

ATHENS, Feb 14 (IPS) - Norway has suspended a system of referring migrants  in the country back to Greece for determination of their status.


The living arrangements of parents at the time a baby is conceived may play a role in determining its sex, research suggests. A US study found parents who were married or living together before conception


Insurance giant Swiss Re sells off 'the Gherkin' its landmark building in the heart of the UK financial district for Â£600m.


Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh are hoping that the thousands of zebra fish living in their Biomedical Science Tower South will one day help identify genes involved in human disease and development.


Rock stars more likely to die prematurely

Rock stars -- notorious for their "crash and burn" lifestyles -- really are more likely than other people to die before reaching old age.


Wal-Mart Says August Sales May Be Little Changed

Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, said August sales will be little changed or rise as much as 2 percent, hurt by Hurricane Charley and sluggish demand for back-to-school products.


House Passes Bill Imposing Hefty Fines Over 'Spyware'

'Spy Act' would crack down on companies that secretly install programs to monitor users' Internet activities.


LIVERPOOL are anxiously awaiting news on the extent of a hamstring injury suffered by Milan Baros last night - with fears the striker may be out until the New Year.


Getting armor to troops will take time, Army officials say

WASHINGTON -- Iraqi insurgents are growing more effective and it will take time to get US troops the $4 billion in armor they need for protection, defense officials said yesterday. ''This is not Wal-Mart ," one general said.


Jennifer Lopez is expecting twins, her father says.


Sprinter Kenteris completes fall from grace

Even by the capricious standards of modern day sport, Costas Kenteris' fall from grace has been spectacular. Thursday's announcement of a criminal prosecution against the former Olympic champion for obstructing


Munch's Iconic 'Scream' Stolen in Norway

OSLO, Norway - Armed, masked thieves burst into a lightly guarded Oslo museum Sunday and snatched the Edvard Munch masterpiece "The Scream" and a second Munch painting from the walls as stunned visitors watched in shock.    It was the second time in a decade that a version of the iconic "Scream," which depicts an anguished, opened-mouthed figure grabbing the sides of its head, had been stolen from an Oslo museum...


Paper: Expletive Hidden in Campaign E-Mail

A fund-raising e-mail from a Democratic congressional candidate contained a hidden expletive directed at his opponent, a newspaper reported Saturday.


The Federal Reserve on Wednesday resumed a two-day policy meeting that is widely expected to result in a decision to cut U.S. interest rates again to shore up the faltering economy.


A firm says it has designed a hypersonic passenger jet to fly from Europe to Australia in less than five hours.


Traffic comes to a standstill as nine vehicles are involved in a pile-up on the M62 near Eccles in Salford.


Music industry betting on 'ringle' format

NEW YORK (Billboard) - As the recording industry wakes up  from its summer slumber and starts thinking about what will  motivate the consumer for the holiday selling season, the major  labels are getting ready to launch the "ringle," which combines  the mostly defunct single format with ringtones.


Roma, 20:42 - BASKET, A1 DONNE: PARMA KO IN CASA CON TARANTO

Risultati della nona giornata di andata del campionato di serie A1 femminile di basket.


Junior Seau has a cast wrapped in black tape on his right forearm, the same arm he had raised to salute cheering fans minutes after he broke it. As he walked off the field that November day, the 12-time Pro Bowl linebacker didn't know if he'd ever walk back on it in a uniform again.


The police watchdog investigates the shooting of a man by firearms officers at a village in Kent.


Source: Deal on Jamal Lewis could include jail time after season

Lawyers for Baltimore Ravens running back Jamal Lewis are negotiating a plea deal in his drug conspiracy case that would allow him to serve jail time in the offseason, a source close to the case told The Associated Press on Saturday.


Northern Ireland's politicians are expected to work late into the night as intensive talks aimed at restoring devolved government continue.


While SMS traffic increases too Mobile operators have reported increased revenue from services other than SMS in the first quarter of 2007 when compared with the same period last year.â¦


Australian environmentalist and television personality Steve Irwin is killed by a stringray while diving.


Singer Yusuf Islam, formerly known as Cat Stevens, is to receive an award from Mikhail Gorbachev.


Florida Dems face penalty for early vote

Once again, Florida is embroiled in a dispute over vote counting in the presidential election.


Shell gets cash, cooperation in Sakh-2 deal: source

Royal Dutch Shell  and its partners in the $22 billion Sakhalin-2 project have accepted cash and a promise of future cooperation with Gazprom  in a deal to let the Russian firm into the venture, a source close to talks between the companies said on Tuesday.


Levels of potentially dangerous airborne soot declined nationwide between 1999 and 2003, the Environmental Protection Agency reported Tuesday, and may be nearly a third lower than concentrations 25 years ago.


Animal rescuers on red alert as it rains cats and dogs

It is not only humans who have been hit by the worst floods in 60 years -- cats, dogs and donkeys are also suffering, prompting a rescue mission on an unprecedented scale.


Turn to the Left Coast for small-cap star Bob Rodriguez.


The mobile Web: in praise of conv ... divergence

Mini-Opera Hands on Opera says it's served up 2 billion web pages through its Mini service, bringing the web to phones previously incapable of running an http browser.â¦


Semel Out As Yahoo CEO, Replaced By Yang

SAN JOSE, Calif. _ Yahoo Inc. announced Monday that it has replaced Chief Executive Terry Semel with co-founder Jerry Yang, a week after shareholders expressed strong dissatisfaction with Semel's performance and pay.


Analysts who follow Google Inc.  GOOG.O expect the Web search leader to report strong gains in  third-quarter revenue and earnings on Thursday when the  notoriously tight-lipped company announces results for the  first time as a public company.


A portrait of an angry Moqtada al-Sadr greeted visitors to the Imam Ali Mosque in the holy city of Najaf. The militant Shiite cleric and hundreds of armed followers were effectively


Research Gets Closer to Origin of Parkinson's Disease

FRIDAY, Jan. 4 (HealthDay News) -- The nerve cell death that helps drive Parkinson's disease may be triggered by a harmful modification in a particular nerve cell protein, new research reveals.


Where's the 'Decisive Battle' for Mosul?

A lack of Iraqi government organization and the city's ethnic mix complicates preparations for suppressing the insurgency


WhatÂs Online: Madison Avenue Fires Back

An ad association thinks doctors should keep out of advertisersÂ business, even when those doctors think that advertisers are harming children.


Preliminary OK of generic antidepressant perks up the stock's potential.


A strong earthquake with a magnitude of  5.9 jolted northern Japan on Monday in the latest aftershock to  hit a region struck by a deadly tremor last month.


Snow sees spending slashed in Bush 2006 US budget

The Bush administration will seek to slash government spending next year, US Treasury Secretary John Snow said on Sunday, but he was less specific than the president


11 Charged in Software Counterfeiting Case

Prosecutors have charged 11 people in California, Texas and Washington state with conspiring to distribute more than $30 million of counterfeit computer software and products.


The almost forgotten Mardy Collins entered the game late in the first quarter and caused instant havoc, collecting four steals, a blocked shot and three free throws in 10 minutes.


WASHINGTON  - The nation's top TV regulator said it would be difficult for the Federal Communications Commission to take action against ABC stations that aired "Good Morning America" on Tuesday when actress Diane Keaton used the f-word.


Russians pessimistic about Chechen elections

Russian citizens do not believe that Chechen presidential elections scheduled for Sunday will change the situation in the republic, shows an opinion survey conducted by the ROMIR independent research center.


Roma, 14:07 - CALCIO, PULVIRENTI: PRESENTEREMO PROPOSTE A GOVERNO

E' in programma questa sera la riunione tra il Governo e le società. Lo ha annunciato il pres...


Toshiba's 1.8-Inch Hard Disks Are First To Use Perpendicular ...

You know that hard disk manufacturers have worked miracles to increase the areal density or storage capacity of any given size platter, but Toshiba Corp.


Russia begins burying hostage-crisis victims

BESLAN, Russia -- The sound of weeping floated out of open windows and doors across this town Sunday as relatives began to bury more than 330 victims of a three-day hostage ordeal that ended in chaos and bloodshed.


Possible Aztec offerings found in Mexico

Archaeologists diving into a lake in the crater of a snowcapped volcano found wooden scepters shaped like lightning bolts that match 500-year-old descriptions by Spanish priests and conquerors writing about offerings to the Aztec rain god.


Sizemore's prison sentence for drugs halved

Actor Tom Sizemore on Tuesday had  his 16-month prison sentence on drug violations reduced by half  because of time already spent in jail and two live-in  rehabilitation programs.


Former Argentine football star Diego Maradona is reported to be investigated for alleged financial irregularities.


"Charlatan" (Crown Publishing Group, 336 pages, $24.95), by Pope Brock: Goat testicles to restore virility. An electric hat that grows hair. Healing blue light from a "quartz ray" bulb.


Five US soldiers are killed in an attack on their patrol in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, the US military has said.


U.S. gasoline prices fell for the  third week in a row as the latest pump price dropped a slight  0.4 cent over the last week to $1.846 a gallon, the government  said on Monday.


Black Watch soldier killed in car accident

A soldier of the Black Watch has been killed in a car accident in Iraq and three others injured. The dead soldier, who has not been named, was involved in a vehicle accident as British Army units moved up to positions near Baghdad.


Nokia joins Secure Digital industry group

Nokia on Tuesday said it has joined an industry group working on technical and specification standards for Secure Digital memory card applications.


The disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh is a hot topic in Armenia's presidential polls, Matthew Collin reports.


Police investigating the death of a woman whose burnt body was found in a seafront shelter appeal for help.


Sports fan Jarno Trulli got a rare privilege this week as he visited the Olympics in Athens, as a guest of PUMA.


com. The Yankees overcame a 12th-inning deficit against the Twins on Wednesday, scoring twice in the bottom of the inning to take a dramatic, 7-6 win in Game 2 of the American League Division Series.


Study Sees Medicare Savings From Drug-Coated Stents

Depending on whose interpretation of a new study one wants to believe, Medicare may â or may not â have saved money since the introduction of the stents in 2003.


The UN Security Council's five permanent members and Germany will discuss further UN sanctions against Iran.


Nationals 7, Mets 3: Randolph Says Martínez May Not Start Game 1

On a night when Carlos BeltrÃ¡n played for the first time in a week and the Mets lost their last regular season home game, Pedro MartÃnez was the focus of attention.


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.


Senate Bill Aims at Makers of File-Sharing Software

The Senate Judiciary Committee is considering a copyright bill that stands at the center of the file-sharing debate.


Artist creates a hat with LEDs on it that play sequenced animations: scenes from Space Invaders and Pac-Man, as well as hearts and the alphabet.


Microsoft UK fires seven over staff purchase abuse

Exclusive Baker 'shocked to hear of abuse by trusted co-workers'


London - British pop and rock stars are planning a new version of charity song Do They Know It's Christmas?, which raised huge sums for African famine relief 20 years ago, a report said on Wednesday.


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Spurs destroy Arsenal to reach League Cup final

Tottenham finally got the better of Arsenal as they booked a place in the League Cup final with a 5-1 rout of their north London rivals in Tuesday's semi-final second leg.


Aadesh Srivastava to compose for Norah Jones

After being associated with Wyclef Jean for an album, music composer Aadesh Srivastava will compose music for a


Vick, Feely redeem mistakes to lead OT win

ATLANTA - For all the inconsistencies Michael Vick often shows as a passer, his ability to manufacture miracles with his feet is unsurpassed.


U.S. charges 13 in insider trading, bribery cases

The U.S. government on Thursday charged 13 people, including employees at major Wall Street banks, with securities fraud, wire fraud, bribery and other charges in what authorities are calling one of the most pervasive insider trading rings in years.


With car bombs, assassinations and raids on police stations, Iraqi insurgents killed at least 25 people, including Iraqi policemen and a deputy governor, across volatile Sunni areas yesterday.


Freshman Kevin Love had 26 points and 11 rebounds for his 13th double-double and No. 5 UCLA routed Arizona 82-60 on Saturday night for its 20th victory of the season.


Fred Thompson thinks there isn't enough "star" power in the GOP presidential field, so the professional actor and former Tennessee senator is considering getting into the 2008 race.


Thousands of people travelling for New Year's Eve celebrations face delays after engineering work is extended.


Iran, EU Negotiators Seek Nuke Agreement

A key U.N. atomic agency meeting adjourned for the weekend, giving Iran time to consider a total freeze of a program that could make weapons grade uranium and for delegates to decide on further steps in policing Tehran's nuclear activities.


Parigi, 12:09 - CALCIO, JUVENTUS; TREZEGUET: DIFFICILE ACCETTARE LA B

David Trezeguet, in un'intervista al quotidiano francese L'Equipe, torna a parlare. Il francese dice...


Barack Obama closes the gap on Hillary Clinton in the race to become the Democrats' presidential candidate.


SK Telecom seals cooperation deal with Chinese government

South Korea's top mobile carrier SK Telecom said it has agreed with the Chinese government to cooperate in developing third-generation (3G) mobile technologies.


Young is just Fab, O'Neill tells Capello

Martin O'Neill believes Ashley Young presented a convincing case to feature in Fabio Capello's first England side with his impressive display in Aston Villa's 1-1 draw with Blackburn.


Bomb threat raises security concerns; evacuation could set bad ...

Spanish authorities won praise Monday for clearing Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in just minutes after receiving a bomb threat - but Real Madrid's president said it set a bad precedent to suspend the match.


Merrill Chief Is Out; Interim Chairman Named

Merrill named Alberto Cribiore interim nonexecutive chairman. Mr. Cribiore, on the Merrill board since 2003, will chair the committee to find a replacement for Mr. OâNeal.


Sun Microsystems and Microsoft, once bitter rivals, are growing ever closer through interoperability agreements that aim to make life easier for their respective customers.


Human crash-test dummy's need for speed, spills that thrill

I opened my eyes, determined that I hadn't lost any limbs, and slowly began dislodging myself from underneath the black Honda Accord.


Fear Seizes Pr. William Immigrants  --  Legal and Not

Some cowered indoors, wary of police sweeps. Others said they'd leave for another county, or state -- anywhere that didn't seem as unwelcome as Prince William suddenly did. One father gave his sons copies of their green cards to carry to summer classes in elementary school, worried they'd be stopped...


Arjen Robben scores early on as Chelsea go 11 points clear in the Premiership by beating Blackburn.


San Diego head coach Marty Schottenheimer improved to 22-7 in his career against Oakland...Tomlinson surpassed Chuck Muncie, who ran for 43 touchdowns from 1980-84...Brees finished one TD pass shy of Dan Fouts' club record of six, set against the Raiders


Japan intercepts missile in milestone test

A Japanese navy destroyer shot down a dummy ballistic missile in a test about 100 miles


Five men are due to go on trial accused of shooting dead two teenage friends outside a New Year party in Birmingham.


Forgoing the Swedish legacy of ABBA's pop anthems, Sahara Hotnights' blend of punk-inspired guitar riffs and frenetic rhythms manifest the rawer version of rock being produced in this Scandinavian country.


Amitabh Bachchan, who is about to start work on Ram Gopal Varma's modern Sholay


Classic winner might run off with Horse of Year honor, too

When Smarty Jones was breezing through the first two legs of the Triple Crown with no hint of an early retirement, he appeared to have a lock on Horse of the Year honors.


'Outlaw' city of Samarra raided by US, Iraqi troops

A heavily armored force of 3,000 US troops followed by 2,000 Iraqi soldiers, police, commandos and national guardsmen swept into Samarra yesterday to confront


A tropical storm watch was posted for the Carolinas early Saturday as Subtropical Storm Gabrielle gathered in the Atlantic, according to the National Hurricane Center.


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


Pakistan's president says he is not "fully satisfied" with the inquiry into Benazir Bhutto's killing.


1995: In October, takes over Wasps captaincy when Rob Andrew leaves for Newcastle. Makes Test debut in November, coming on as a replacement for Tim Rodber against South Africa at Twickenham.


Optus broadband hits 250,000 subscribers

Optus says it has achieved more than 250,000 broadband subscribers, as it continues to benefit from an industry-wide surge in popularity for the internet service.


A US lawsuit against tobacco firms that "duped" smokers over low-tar cigarettes gets the go-ahead.


Colombier, Who Scored 'Purple Rain,' Dies

Michel Colombier, who scored more than 100 movies and television productions including "White Nights," "Against All Odds," and "Purple Rain," has died. He was 65.


Baghdad's Strong Man Struggles to Keep His Grip

If Ayad Allawi was popular among moderate Iraqis in the first weeks after his interim government took over, it is clear his grace period has expired.


Russia to lease India nuclear submarine - agencies

Russia will lease to India a nuclear-powered submarine capable of firing nuclear and conventional missiles, Russian news agencies reported on Thursday.


Oracle Corp. handed the software industry some positive earnings news after the bell on Tuesday, but investors pulled cash from the sector on concerns that information technology spending has become anemic.


Britain is sending 850 troops from the famous Black Watch regiment and supporting units from the south of the country to a position close to the Iraqi capital - a request that has led to protests


Hollywoodâs writers made it official, ending their bitterly fought strike at the 100-day mark by an overwhelming margin.


Kukunoor's calls his next film, Aashayein, his dream project.


Spending: Champagne Beyond the Big Names

A relatively new genre of Champagne, made by independent grower-producers, has been quietly gaining a foothold.


Edwards Says He Plans Proposal to Increase Fund Managers' Taxes

Bloomberg - July 5 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards embraced the idea of raising taxes on the managers of private-equity firms and hedge funds.


Olympic Horse Doping Test Moved to New York

A doping scandal involving an Irish Olympic gold medal-winning horse is set to take in a seventh country, it emerged today. The world equestrian body, Federation


Only invitation entitles observers to Zimbabwe's parliamentary ...

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe reiterated on Thursday that foreign observers to next year's parliamentary election will come in strictly on the basis of invitation.


Indonesia teenager dies of bird flu: health ministry

An Indonesian girl from Central Java has died of bird flu, a health ministry official said on Friday.


Non vogliamo indipendenza ma preservare patrimonio culturale


Darfur Cease-fire Not Holding, Says United Nations

A cease-fire in Sudan's Darfur region is not holding, with reports of an aerial bombardment and attacks by rebels, the United Nations said Wednesday.


South Africa's ruling ANC is to choose its next leader at a fractious party conference.


Oil bounced back above $70 on  Wednesday after touching a 10-week low the day before, halting  a steep two-day slide as traders looked ahead to an expected  decline in U.S. crude and gasoline stocks and fretted over  Iran.


LOS ANGELES, Feb. 15  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AVP, Inc.  (BULLETIN BOARD: AVPI) , a lifestyle sports entertainment company focused on professional beach volleyball, today announced that application No.


Penn epidemiological study shows difference in cardiovascular ...

In the first epidemiological study designed and executed specifically to determine the heart-attack risk associated with COX-2 inhibitors rofecoxib (Vioxx) and celecoxib (Celebrex), researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine found a


Ex-servicemen in battle for full-pension

Ninety-five Maltese ex-servicemen from the British armed forces filed a judicial protest against the government for not receiving full pensions.


Poll: New Jersey Senate race remains tie

The Senate race in New Jersey, which a Republican hasn't won in 34 years, remains tied with less than two months before Election Day, a poll released Wednesday shows.


Honduras and Belize prepare for Hurricane Felix, as it strengthens to a category five storm in the Caribbean.


Two presidential candidates in Senegal reject unofficial results showing President Wade has easily won.


Torino, 16:37 - CALCIO, TORINO: DUBBI A CENTROCAMPO, STELLONE E ROSINA LE PUNTE

Dubbi a centrocampo nella formazione del Torino in vista del match di domani con il Palermo allo sta...


The Chilean government warns pharmacies refusing to sell the morning-after pill they will face stiff sanctions.


The secretary of state ordered an unprecedented statewide hand recount Monday in the closest gubernatorial race in state history.


Japanese prince airs his alcohol problem

TOKYO -- A senior member of the royal family has begun speaking publicly about his alcoholism, breaking a deep taboo about problem drinking, which many Japanese consider shameful .


Microsoft offers to buy the search engine company Yahoo for $44.6bn in cash and shares.