What a Peach: a Special Teams Win for Hurricanes

ATLANTA (Sports Network) - Devin Hester returned a blocked  field goal 78 yards for a touchdown and Roscoe Parrish returned  a punt for a score, as special teams play lifted 14th-ranked  Miami-Florida to a 27-10 win over 20th- ranked Florida in the  Peach Bowl at the Georgia Dome.


Football The Falcons will try to recoup $22 million already paid to suspended quarterback Michael Vick , the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported yesterday. Vick was suspended indefinitely by the NFL Friday after he agreed to plead guilty to federal dogfighting charges in Virginia. That cleared the way for the Falcons to pursue money paid to Vick in signing bonuses . . ...


With every powerful swing, Rick Ankiel puts his pitching failures further behind him. A novelty no more, now he's the slugger leading St. Louis' playoff charge. He's also the latest athlete accused of receiving human growth hormone.


Melfi, l'uomo bloccato questa mattina a Potenza


Art Critic or Vandal? âThe Splasherâ Leaves Clues

Street artists have speculated for months about the identity of a mysterious figure who has become known as âthe Splasher.â


Science ; As ice thaws, arctic peoples at loss for words

Science News, Iceland, What are the words used by indigenous peoples in the Arctic for "hornet," "robin," "elk," "barn owl" or "salmon?


match. But Dechy rose to the moment and beat a top-10 player for the first. Kuznetsova, ranked No. 4, was rattled and committed 77 unforced errors.


Australiaâs economic growth slowed in the third quarter to 0.3 percent amid a sluggish export sector, below expectations and raising doubts about the need for tighter monetary policy.


Ways to Work Around Corrupt Icon on Control Panel

By JAMES COATES, CHICAGO TRIBUNE  Q. I have acquired from my son the laptop he used during his last year of college and for a couple years after that. He did a lot of online gaming, watching videos, downloading stuff from the Internet etc. that I do not do.


Palestinian truce holds despite sporadic attacks

A ceasefire between the governing Hamas movement and the once-dominant Fatah faction largely held in the Gaza Strip for a second day despite sporadic incidents of violence on Wednesday.


Afghan Taliban frees remaining S. Korean hostages

GHAZNI, Afghanistan  - Taliban insurgents freed seven remaining South Korean hostages in Afghanistan on Thursday after a six-week kidnap ordeal, following a deal that Afghan officials said included a ransom payment by Seoul.


Villages are inundated and several thousand people stranded after flash floods in Indian-administered Kashmir.


The U.S. economy continued to grow in the early fall despite being buffeted by rising energy costs and hurricanes, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday, providing its last snapshot of business conditions before Election Day.


In a small softening of relations between North Korea and the west, it was announced yesterday that Bill Rammell of the Foreign Office is to become the first British minister to visit the communist state.


US scales back global warming monitoring

U.S. scientists will soon lose much of their ability in space to monitor for global warming, a confidential report to the White House warns.


Former President Clinton doesn't believe he is taking a risk by campaigning for presidential hopeful John Kerry so soon after heart surgery.


Office Depot plans to cut 900 jobs as it consolidates operations at eight call centers and offices in six states. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Office


Second Olympic Champ to Be Thrown Out Over Doping

A Hungarian discus-thrower was set to  lose his gold medal on Tuesday for trying to cheat on a drugs  test, setting a dismal record for Athens as the first Olympics  to see two athletics champions disgraced and expelled.


Russia cancels London artshow in new diplomatic row

Moscow cancelled a London exhibition of French and Russian masterpieces on Thursday, saying Britain had failed to guarantee their safe return in the latest diplomatic row between the two countries.


The Supreme Court on Monday sided with Wall Street banks that allegedly conspired to drive up prices on 900 newly issued stocks.


Plus: AT&T posts $7.1 billion loss...Lucent sees first profitable year since 2000...EMC issues sunny report...IBM net income inches higher, despite legal bill.


ORACLE IS considering dropping its hostile $7.7 billion bid for rival software maker PeopleSoft by one-third to one-fourth. Oracle co-president Safra Catz said that having seen PeopleSoft's 2004 performance


Immigrant ID cards and border checks slip towards 2009

Byrne's 'challenging targets' challenge belief Immigration minister Liam Byrne has concealed what looks like further ID card slippage and set himself a remarkably unchallenging series of immigration and border control targets in a "ten point plan" for 2008. Humorously described by the Home Office as "challenging", the plan consists largely of low targets, targets already achieved, and harder targets lobbed off into the middle distance.â¦


Taser Falls Before Bell as Earnings Miss

Shares of Taser International Inc.  fell more than 9 percent before the bell on Tuesday after the stun gun maker reported quarterly earnings that fell shy of Wall Street estimates.


Apple today released its fastest and most affordable iBooks yet, reducing the entry-level price to just Â£749. These are available now.


Geekipedia: Guitar Hero - The Game That Could Put Music Teachers Out of Biz

From Wired Geekipedia: Who needs music lessons when there's Guitar Hero? The game's guitar-shaped controller puts you in control.


Gets your kicks on route IP6 A 100Gbps link between the east and west coasts of the US has been established for the first time by the Internet2 project. The network is already providing high-speed networking resources for the US research and academic community.â¦


Acclaimed comedian Chris Rock is gearing up for his most high-profile stand-up date of his career - as host of the Academy Awards.


DOJ committed to fighting piracy, cybercrime, Gonzalez says

U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said the government is committed to fighting piracy and cybercrime, during a speech in Seattle.


Indonesia Death Toll Up to 40,000, Seen Rising -- VP

Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla said on Wednesday the death toll from the weekend quake and tsunami had reached as high as 40,000 people. He said an estimated five percent of the 300,000 population of the Aceh's provincial capital, Banda Aceh, had died.


Cabrera holds nerve to win maiden major title

OAKMONT, Pennsylvania  - Argentina's Angel Cabrera held off Tiger Woods and Jim Furyk to become the second South American to win a major title with a one-shot victory at the U.S. Open on Sunday.


In casa e garage di Fusaro, reo confesso dell'omicidio


Alleged Tel Aviv Bomb Planners Surrender

Two female Palestinian university students, under investigation for allegedly planning to carry out a twin suicide bombing in Tel Aviv, have surrendered to the Israeli army, military officials said Thursday.


"An e' pronta, e' ora di passare dalle parole ai fatti"


Low levels of air pollution can raise stroke risk

NEW YORK  - Low environmental levels of fine and ultrafine particulate matter, as well as carbon dioxide, increase the risk of stroke, but the heightened risk occurs only during warm weather months, Finnish researchers report.


The hospital caring for the Georgia attorney with a rare strain of tuberculosis ranks among the best in the nation for research and treatment of the disease; it was born in an age in which thousands suffering from "consumption" trekked to Colorado's high, dry air in hopes of a cure.


Ma una rilevazione della Cnn li da' alla pari


Marine commander shows pictures of insurgent weapons, hideouts

The commanding general of American Marines in Fallujah says troops have found plenty of evidence of insurgent activity -- and they've taken pictures of some of it.


Soyuz Landing Delivers Fincke, Padalka to Earth After Six Months ...

A Soyuz capsule made a precision landing in Kazakhstan Sunday, safely delivering two Russian cosmonauts and an American astronaut to Earth after several months on the International Space Station.


Rumsfeld, NATO defense ministers to meet

NATO countries, under pressure from the U.S. and military leaders, may soon come through with additional troops and equipment needed to fight the escalating violence in Afghanistan.


Women could be living longer than men because they have stronger hearts, a study says.


Soccer: Klasnic double keeps Werder Bremen on course in the ...

BRUSSELS : After over a decade out of the Champions League Werder Bremen have a fantastic chance of making the knockout phase following a 2-1 Group G win over Anderlecht.


Gun Deaths Similar in Cities and Towns - Study

Small-town residents are as likely  to die of gunshot wounds as people in big U.S. cities, but the  rural residents are killing themselves while urban dwellers are  being murdered, researchers reported on Monday.


The board of European defence firm EADS approves a much-awaited restructuring plan for Airbus.


HOUSTON -- Millions of people around the world are watching baseball's playoffs, some so invested and otherwise enthralled that they'll watch every pitch. As of yesterday morning, four teams were still in the hunt for the World Series, making for four high-end lineups with eyes fixed on bleached-white horsehide and coarse red seams.


The script for the season calls for them to be role players. But Boston College punter Johnny Ayers and kicker Steve Aponavicius know better.


Lib Dem leadership hopeful Nick Clegg promises to bring "ambition, verve and self-confidence" to the party.


Israel security cabinet approves more Gaza operations

Israel's security cabinet on Wednesday agreed to press on with military raids and "targeted killings" in Gaza but did not order a large-scale assault in response to a wave of Palestinian rocket attacks.


InfoWorld - Just one day after a security researcher showed how Google's Firefox toolbar could be exploited in an online attack, a similar flaw has been discovered in the Google Desktop.


After struggling through a disappointing holiday season, retailers were heartened by a surge in business last week, and a busy shopping day after Christmas, creating more hope that they would meet their modest sales goals.


DUBAI, United Arab Emirates Sept. 27, 2004 - A huge wall collapsed Monday at an unfinished terminal at Dubai's airport, killing at least eight workers and injuring dozens more, witnesses said.


Union leaders give the BBC until noon to drop redundancy plans or they will ballot their members for strike action.


Sindacati preannunciano anche nuovi scioperi


MOSCOW: Net profits at Russian state oil firm Rosneft almost doubled in the first half of â04 to $340m as it boosted oil production amid record market prices, the company said in a statement on Monday.


Investigators say there were no effective barriers against a bug which entered the water supply and left hundreds ill.


Mets 7, Marlins 2: PÃ©rez Quiets the Marlins

Oliver PÃ©rez boosted his chances of qualifying for the starting rotation should the Mets make the playoffs by giving up one earned run and six hits in eight innings.


Francia, Cesare Battisti non si presenta al controllo

Cesare Battisti non si e' presentato sabato al comando di polizia a Parigi per il solito controllo. ''E' senza dubbio una defaillance momentanea dovuta al suo stato psicologico che e' pesantemente peggiorato


Infineon post full-year profit but issues downbeat outlook

German semi-conductor giant Infineon posted its first annual profit in three years, but issued a downbeat outlook for the months to come.


Nicole Kidman in Gucci e Di Caprio in smoking Armani


Pinochet Hospitalized After Heart Attack

Santiago, Chile -- Augusto Pinochet, 91, the former military dictator of Chile, underwent bypass surgery and placed in the intensive care unit of a military hospital after suffering a heart attack early Sunday morning.


Scotland's pricey new parliament is formally opened

Scotland's dazzling new parliament building was formally opened, as First Minister John McConnell encouraged Scots to look beyond the fact that it was three years late and 10 times over budget.


Acccordo per 2 film con societa' Digital Image Farm Inc.


Sharon focuses on new partnership with Peres

Ariel Sharon, Israel's prime minister, pledged on Thursday to forge a new national unity government with opposition parties after parliament's overwhelming rejection of his budget shattered the existing coalition.


Thousands of Lebanese gather for Gemayel's funeral

Mourners carried the coffin of Christian leader Pierre Gemayel to a cortege heading on Thursday for his funeral which tens of thousands of Lebanese will turn into a show of strength against Syria and its Hezbollah allies.


Report: Banks Weighing Auto-Lending Suits

Two major banks are discussing possible settlements of class action lawsuits filed by black consumers who contend they were charged more for auto loans than whites, according to a published report.


Two arrested in Bosnia after trying to steal bridge

Bosnian police said they had arrested two men suspected of attempting to steal an iron bridge near the southern city of Mostar.


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


La moglie: lui e gli altri stanno bene ma sono stanchi


(CBS) "He really took his life and made something extraordinary of it, and that's an example for lots of us.". Those words from actress Margot Kidder, who played Lois Lane to Christopher Reeve's Superman, perhaps


Microsoft to Hire Hundreds More in India

Microsoft Corp.  will hire several hundred new staff at its new Indian campus in the next year, its chief executive said on Monday, in a move aimed at strengthening its presence in Asia's fourth-biggest economy.


Federer Crushes Hewitt in U.S. Open Final

Roger Federer underlined his position  as the world's best player by demolishing former champion  Lleyton Hewitt 6-0, 7-6, 6-0, to win his first U.S. Open title  on Sunday.


By J.W. ELPHINSTONE  TECH LIFESTYLE: DVD killed the video star.  Eighty-one percent of households now own a DVD player, while just over 79 percent have a VCR, according to Nielsen Media Research's third-quarter home technology report.


Novell will begin shipping this week a desktop version of its open source Linux operating system aimed squarely at enterprise users.


Taking a Closer Look at Bush's Attacks on Kerry's Health Care Plan

In Downingtown, Pa., yesterday, Mr. Bush said the Kerry plan "involves bigger and more intrusive government." He said it would "expand the government's health care rolls by nearly 22


In Venezuela, obstacles to 21st Century socialism

President Hugo Chavez's ambitious project to bring "21st Century socialism" to Venezuela is running into obstacles -- easy cash, corruption and an expanding class of citizens who are growing rich by exploiting economic distortions.


Warlord threatens peace force in Somalia

MOGADISHU -- A warlord urged Somalis yesterday to attack Ethiopian peacekeeping troops being sent to support the Somali government when it returns from Kenya this month, after last year's peace accord.


Baghdad car blast kills at least five as first British female ...

A car bomb went off outside the Iraqi Education Ministry in central Baghdad on Tuesday, killing at least five people and injuring four, Reuters reported.


EMI forces IFPI merger discussions - report Prepare to peel off your bumper stickers - the Recording Industry Ass. of America (RIAA) may disappear in a merger of trade groups, Variety reports.â¦


In initial versions of a July 3 story about President Bush's commutation of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby's sentence, The Associated Press erroneously described the conviction. Libby was convicted of perjury and obstruction of justice, not conspiracy.


August auto sales seen steady, gains for Toyota

U.S. automakers surrendered more market  share in August as sales incentives and gains by Asian  automakers kept overall sales steady, analysts said on  Thursday, a day before car makers release monthly U.S. sales  results.


The Â£14million summer signing broke his leg during the 2-2 draw at Blackburn Rovers on Saturday in a horrific injury, and he is almost certain to have kicked his last ball this season.


Pakistani electoral officials will decide on Tuesday whether to go ahead with a January poll, with up to a two-month delay widely expected in a country plunged into crisis by opposition leader Benazir Bhutto's assassination.


The Rolling Stones are getting ready to play their first British festival date in more than 30 years at the Isle of Wight.


Soldiers in Pakistan unearth the body of rebel tribal leader Nawab Akbar Bugti from his cave hideout, the army says.


Lightroom remakes photo editing for the better

Blog: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom is terrific, if imperfect--good enough that I've started advising ordinary photographers to shoot "raw" images.


Bush says Kerry "hardly credible" on Iraq

US President George W. Bush dismissed a gloomy CIA forecast for Iraq as guesswork and branded Democratic White House hopeful John Kerry's warnings about deadly chaos there as "hardly credible."


Bergamo, 23:35 - CALCIO, ATALANTA; DEL NERI: VITTORIA DEDICATA A RUGGERI

"Abbiamo affondato il Milan in modo perdetto. Loro forse hanno pagato lo sforzo della gara con l'Ud...


Women Doctors at Heightened Risk for Suicide

Physicians -- especially female physicians -- face a higher suicide risk than the general population, according to a new report.


Turkey's Erdogan Reaffirms Willingness to Resolve Cyprus Dispute

ANKARA, Turkey -- Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan repeated on Friday (24 December) that his government is committed to finding a solution to the Cyprus problem.


Britain confirmed a new case of foot and mouth disease west of London on Friday, in a fresh blow to hopes that authorities had contained the disease after it re-emerged earlier this week.


Former French PM Jospin calls for yes vote on EU constitution

France's former prime minister Lionel Jospin entered the bitter debate in the opposition Socialist party over the EU's proposed constitutional treaty Wednesday, urging a vote in favour at a referendum planned ...


The woes affecting European planemaker Airbus seeped beyond the troubled A380 superjumbo on Thursday as doubts surfaced over two other projects and the EADS


Former Gov. Jeanne Shaheen announced Friday that she will run again for the U.S. Senate seat that Republican John Sununu beat her out for in 2002.


Who do you feel is to blame; Bernie, the British Racing Drivers' Club, the British government? Was Bernie asking too much, should the BRDC have found the money or should Tony Blair's government have helped out, and if so how would tax payers react?


Dialogue only way to solve Iranâs nuclear case, says Khatami

TEHRAN: Talks and negotiations are the only way to resolve Iranâs nuclear standoff with the West, Iranian President Mohammad Khatami said on Wednesday.


Doctors struggled to stabilize the health of the former president Suharto after a setback in which there were new signs of internal bleeding and fluid in his lungs.


RANGERS boss Alex McLeish blasted his side's "amateur" defending after they crashed out of the UEFA Cup last night. The Scots went into the game second in Group F, with a chance of topping it and needing just


The historic and emotional reconciliation of warring Russian Orthodox divisions may signal the globalization of Russian nationalism


A 23-year-old man is the second person to be charged with the murder of a Lithuanian man in County Tyrone.


Body Found in Wheel Well of Plane in Detroit

A body was discovered on Friday in the  wheel well of an American Airlines plane when it landed in  Detroit from Miami but there was no immediate word on the man's  identity or cause of death, authorities said.


Deborah Kerr, Actress Known for Genteel Grace and a Sexy Beach Kiss, Dies at 86

The versatile actress projected the quintessential image of the proper Englishwoman but was also indelible in one of the most sexually provocative scenes of the 1950s.


NASA holds vomit-comet docs v robosurgeons trial

Bones McCoy jobless before even born NASA is to carry out a contest between human and robotic surgeons in conditions of zero gravity this week.â¦


Police launch a murder inquiry after a 15-year-old boy was beaten to death by a gang of youths in Hull.


With temperatures in the Arctic rising at twice the rate of elsewhere, the ice cover there will within the next 100 years completely disappear in summer and the biodiversity will change dramatically, according to a scientific study published this week.


Ol' Dirty Bastard, the troubled rapper known as much for his run-ins with the law as his innovative hip-hop style, died in a Manhattan recording studio yesterday.


Obama and Clinton Brace for Drawn-Out Campaign

The Democrats are preparing for a lengthy nomination fight, while John McCain is hoping to seal up the Republican nomination quickly.


Australia Airline Announces Fuel Surcharge

Australian budget airline Virgin Blue announced Monday it will increase the fuel surcharge it adds to ticket prices from Aug. 26 because of soaring oil prices.


Utah County Task Force Launches Program to Aid Homeless

By Amy Choate-Nielsen Deseret Morning News  PROVO -- A man sat quietly on a park bench in downtown Provo. He scrutinized his sandwich and ate slowly.  At first glance, it seemed the man was taking a leisurely lunch break.


E' un settore che realizza il 18% del prodotto interno lordo


Coca-Cola posts sharp decline in 3Q profits

NEW YORK, October 22  - Coca-Cola Company (KO.NYS) reported a 24% decline in its 3Q04 profits, driven primarily by the sluggish sales of its soft drink, juice and bottled water products in the US and European markets.


Woman escapes jail after killing cat in washing machine

A woman who killed her boyfriend's cat by putting it in a washing machine after an argument was given a four-month suspended prison sentence on Monday.


NY court rules landlord can evict Bianca Jagger

A New York appeals court ruled on Thursday that a landlord can evict Bianca Jagger from her Park Avenue apartment because of her immigration status.


Todd Haynes is known for films that are daring and arty and donât always make sense. Inside the making of his weirdest, most audacious work yet.


Dozens of players are linked to banned substances, as a report on Major League Baseball alleges a serious drug culture.


Turkey's air strikes against Kurdish rebels in Iraq had advance approval from the US, Turkey's military says.


Puzzled and angry at being barred from the United States, Yusuf Islam, the singer formerly known as Cat Stevens, returned to London on Thursday vowing to find out why.


LONDON - It has long been suspected that man's best friend has a special ability to sense when something is wrong with us. Now the first experiment to verify that scientifically has demonstrated that dogs are able to smell cancer...


Torino, 18:53 - CALCIO, JUVENTUS: PROCURATORE CAMORANESI E' IN SEDE

Il procuratore di Mauro Camoranesi, Sergio Fortunato, è nella sede della Juventus per discute...


Earth-Hostile Chemical Gets White House OK

The Bush administration announced new rules Thursday to allow U.S. farmers who grow tomatoes, strawberries and other crops to continue using methyl bromide, an ozone-depleting pesticide that had been scheduled to be phased out worldwide next year.


Sarkozy party heads for landslide in French parliament

President Nicolas Sarkozy's right wing party was headed for a landslide victory that would hand him a sweeping mandate to reform France, after the first round of parliamentary elections on Sunday.


Vietnam Airlines to buy four Boeing 7E7s at 500 million dollars

SEATTLE, United States  - Vietnam Airlines has agreed to buy four wide-bodied Boeing 7E7 Dreamliner jets with a sticker price of around 500 million dollars.


Study: Moral beliefs may sway docs' care

A disturbing number of doctors do not feel obligated to tell patients about medical options they oppose morally, such as abortion and teen birth control, and believe they have no duty to refer people elsewhere for such treatments, researchers say.


Cadbury pleads guilty in salmonella case

Cadbury Schweppes Plc, the world's largest confectionery group, pleaded guilty on Friday to charges of selling unsafe chocolate in Britain and Ireland during 2006 and faces an unlimited fine.


FLAMBOYANT Russian Marat Safin lived dangerously tonight, salvaging three break points to hang on for a 6-4 6-4 win over Peru's Luis Horna at the 2.425 million euro ($4.


Only 34 people have died in U.S. commercial airline crashes in the past three years, making it one of the safest periods in aviation history even as more Americans than ever travel by air.


ADV: $175,000 Mortgage for Under $730/Month

Mortgage rates are at record lows. Save $1000s on your mortgage payment. Free quotes.


US military launches attack outside Najaf shrine

US troops and warplanes pounded Mehdi Army positions outside the Imam Ali mosque in Najaf early Sunday, US military officials said.


Sweet Catomine takes BC Juvenile Fillies

Sweet Catomine overcame traffic problems on the turn for home and posted a 3}-length victory in the $1 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies on Saturday.


Lost amid T.O.'s return is a battle for first place

The City of Brotherly Love will proudly be on its worst behavior when Terrell Owens returns to town with the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday to face the Philadelphia Eagles.


Bush names Carlos Gutierrez new commerce secretary

WASHINGTON, Nov 29  - US President George W. Bush on Monday nominated 51-year-old Carlos Gutierrez, the Cuban-born head of cereals giant Kellogg Co.


If Clemens keeps going, he can retire as No. 1.


Sunshine grabs the top Screen Actors Guild award and makes a bid for an Academy Award upset


Canada said on Tuesday it had found its  second case of mad cow disease in 10 days, raising new  questions as to whether Washington would scrap plans to soon  end a crippling ban on imports of live Canadian cattle.


Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick are a normal New York couple. That is, aside from Mr. Bacon's odd role as a child molester in "The Woodsman."


Ballmer: Phones are like remote control for life

In a keynote at CTIA, the Microsoft chairman concedes the power of the mobile phone, noting that while the PC packs more punch, the phone is the computer people actually have with them at all times.


Three U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq bridge attack

A suicide car bomb attack on a bridge overpass south of Baghdad late on Sunday killed three U.S. soldiers and wounded six more, U.S. military spokesman Lieutenant-Colonel Randy Martin said on Monday.


(InfoWorld) - Xerox has its legendary PARC labs. Now Microsoft has its famous parking lot. Work has just begun on a massive underground parking garage at Microsoft's Redmond, Washington, headquarters, a structure that should alleviate current parking headaches on the corporate campus. The buzz around this low-tech project at the high-tech giant's headquarters is growing locally since a television news crew went out to gawk at the hole in the earth. While hardly comparable to Boston's big dig project, the local news at least seems ready to add this one to the record books. One report called this the second largest underground garage in the western hemisphere, but Microsoft spokesman Lou Gellos said he had no idea where that factoid came from and couldn't confirm it. The garage will be around 1,440 feet (439 meters) long and 540 feet wide. In American football terms, that's four fields long and one and a half wide. It will have four floors of parking, all underground. Up to 5,000 cars will fit in the garage. Four additional office buildings and a green space will take up the area above ground. The garage and new buildings are part of a $1.3 billion campus expansion that Microsoft announced last February. At that time, expansion planners figured the garage would be above ground but as they got further into the design process, they came up with the idea of making it subterranean and placing additional offices and common areas above, said Gellos. The digging, which started the first week of June, will take until about October and the garage should be ready for use in the second half of next year. In another effort to reduce parking problems on campus, Microsoft has long offered employees free bus passes. It also has a fleet of Toyota Prius cars to shuttle workers around campus.


G. P. Sippy, Indian Filmmaker Whose âSholayâ Was a Bollywood Hit, Dies at 93

Mr. Sippy was an Indian filmmaker whose 1975 blockbuster âSholayâ (âEmbersâ) remains the most famous Hindi movie and the biggest commercial success for Bollywood.


By Suzanne Bohan  SAN MATEO COUNTY -- The arrival of restoration experts Monday at Ano Nuevo State Reserve was the product of a walk through the park by two men with a knack for thinking big.


The FBI is investigating a major information technology firm with a $1.7 billion Department of Homeland Security contract after it allegedly failed to detect cyber break-ins traced to a Chinese-language Web site and then tried to cover up its deficiencies, according to congressional investigators.


Dopo la resa, liberi gli ostaggi del bus

Si Ã¨ concluso nella notte senza colpo ferire il sequestro di un autobus di linea inziato poco dopo l'alba di ieri nei pressi di Atene: dopo avere rilasciato con il contagocce i passeggeri presi in ostaggio, i due autori - a quanto pare albanesi - hanno


Luton Town plead not guilty to over 50 Football Association charges relating to breaking the rules over payments to agents.


One of the alleged ringleaders of the March 11 train bombings in Madrid was identified Friday as one of seven suspects who blew themselves up during a police raid on their apartment.


China's "Friends" highlights Web freedoms

SONGJIANG NEW TOWN, China, Feb X  - "Soul Partners", a new comedy series described as China's version of the U.S. TV hit "Friends", features six people in their 20s who live together after being separately tricked into buying the same apartment.


Microsoft Update Forces HP MediaSmart Home Server Delay

TechWeb - While no one is saying the update is fixing flaws, HP said it decided to wait until the better version of the software was available.


Beverly Sills, America's Queen of Opera, dies at 78

Beverly Sills, the world-renowned soprano who became the most popular opera singer in America in modern times, died on Monday evening in New York from inoperable lung cancer, her manager said.


Leading shares ended lower as a weak early session on Wall Street added to sharp falls in heavyweight miners and oil stocks on the back of volatile energy prices.


The Iraqi government has not yet fully met any of 18 goals for political, military and economic reform, the Bush administration said Thursday in an interim report certain to inflame debate in Congress over growing calls for a U.S. troop withdrawal.


Prima di ritorno: 0-0 nerazzurro a Udine, festa rossonera


FCC Official Declines to Vote On AT& T Deal

Federal Communications Commissioner Robert M. McDowell announced yesterday that he would disqualify himself from voting on AT&T's proposed purchase of BellSouth on ethical grounds, depriving the FCC of a potential swing vote that could have broken the stalemate among its Democratic and Republican...


Once again, BCS system revealing its shortcomings

The Bowl Championship Series wouldn't win the popular vote, the coaches' vote, the media vote, the players' vote or almost any other vote that you could think of.


Wall Street would love to put the subprime mess behind it. Optimistic? You bet.


Bad weather and interest rate hikes are hampering Marks & Spencer's recovery, according to reports.


NPD: Forget the iPhone, Mac shipments are up

Blog: Apple's market share in the PC industry jumped a couple of points in May, although the numbers exclude Dell's total shipments.


General Electric Co.'s NBC Universal and News Corp. will start a Web-based network in September, letting viewers watch films and television shows and later purchase programs.


Christian conservatives, traditionally a reliable Republican constituency, aren't necessarily a GOP gimme this time around. There is an undercurrent of concern that some evangelicals, unhappy that the GOP-led Congress and President Bush haven't paid more attention to gay marriage and other "values" issues, may stay home on Election Day or even vote Democratic.


TELECOM: FT, REORGANISATION MAKES COMPANY MORE 'NORMAL'

(AGI) - Rome, Italy, Dec. 8 - The merger between Telecom Italia and its mobile arm, Tim, will make the company more normal and will sign the "end of the biggest Italian soap opera".


Golf: Immelman buzzing in Madrid despite wasp sting

MADRID : A frightening hospital drama after reacting badly to a wasp sting did not deter South African Trevor Immelman from playing a leading role in the first round of the Madrid Open.


Showing Giorgio Armani on the first day of Milan fashion week is like serving dessert before the main course. After such a treat, is there room for more?


New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and other potential independent presidential candidates are joining prominent Republican and Democratic centrists at a meeting that will consider the merits of a third-party bid for the White House.


The maverick Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yuan was arrested after he was found taking drugs in his Beijing home, Reuters reported.


Il dado Ã¨ tratto: con una lettera ufficiale a Uefa e Fifa, il presidente federale Franco Carraro ha invitato i massimi organismi del calcio a valutare la possibilitÃ  di introdurre lâutilizzazione del mezzo tecnoclogico per le decisioni arbitrali piÃ¹


Legendary jazz band leader Artie Shaw dead at 94

Artie Shaw, the legendary jazz band leader who enthralled audiences with his clarinet during the swing era, has died at the age of 94, the BBC reported.


Bartolo Colon cruised along, refusing to show any emotion until the final out. Then, he quickly found catcher Jose Molina and gave him a huge hug.


UPDATE 1-GE sells India back office unit stake for $500 mln

General Electric Co. (GE.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Monday it had sold a 60 percent stake in its pioneering Indian business process outsourcing unit for $500 million, making


Along with the potentially devastating physical damage that a stroke can cause, a little known and rare consequence can be the loss of dreaming.


The United States, Germany and other G7 nations have agreed to write-off up to 80% of Iraq's so-called Paris Club debt. The agreement was made on the sidelines of the G20 meeting of rich and developing nations


Israeli parliament to start crucial winter session with future of ...

JERUSALEM - Israelâs parliament opens what is expected to be a stormy winter session with a warning from the speaker that passions over Prime Minister Ariel Sharonâs planned Gaza pullout next year could boil over into fistfights, and the government


Mellon Financial Corp. will acquire private investment firm

PITTSBURGH Mellon Financial Corporation has agreed to acquire The Providence Group Investment Advisory Company, a private investment firm.


Girl, 7, Stabbed to Death at N.Y. School

A 7-year-old girl was found stabbed to death at a parochial school Thursday, and police said they had no suspects as of late afternoon.


MTV Networks launches online lyrics initiative

The Viacom pop culture division, still struggling with the transition to the digital era, has announced a new lyrics-centric project that will begin rolling out in November.


Recalling his military past may be key to John McCain's political future.


U.S. hosts Brazil for regional bragging rights

The United States faces Brazil in Chicago on Sunday in a friendly which pits the Gold Cup winner against the Copa America champion.


Bangladesh blast at opposition party kills one, injures scores

DHAKA, Bangladesh : A series of bombs ripped through an opposition party rally in the Bangladesh capital, killing at least one person and injuring scores of others, witnesses said.


Blog: Lenovo updates ThinkPads and the Lenovo 3000 line with the new Intel platform.


"You put me shoulder to shoulder with a group of fine actors. I'm proud to be in their company and to have the broader recognition for the film is a lovely thing." Â Daniel Day-Lewis, best actor nominee for "There Will Be Blood."


With Microsoft's entrance into the portable music business, Apple's chief executive, Steve Jobs, must do what he has failed to do in the past: prevail over his old nemesis, Bill Gates.


Charlie Sifford Is Right Where He Belongs

ST. AUGUSTINE - The humbling, career-defining moment Charlie Sifford never truly believed could ever be his had arrived. Doors were being held open.


Poisoned ex-spy warns Putin from beyond grave

Ex-KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of his murder from beyond the grave on Friday, in a statement read out the morning after he died of an unknown poison in a London ...Comment


The successful DVD release of the second Pirates of the Caribbean movie boosts Walt Disney's quarterly profits.


MARK COLVIN: Space travel is a childhood dream, but today it got a little closer to adult reality, for the wealthy, at any rate. The prototype private space vessel "SpaceShipOne" made a mostly successful manned test flight over the American Mojave Desert.


Britain's Prince Harry will serve in Iraq by the end of February: report

Britain's Prince Harry will be serving in southern Iraq by the end of the month with his army regiment, probably taking part in reconnaissance missions near the Iran border, a newspaper has reported.Comment


Swiss bank suspends traders over mismanagement

Credit Suisse bank said on Tuesday it had suspended a "handful" of traders after an internal review showed up so-called mismarkings and pricing errors in its structured credit trading business.


Identity and access managed Sun Microsystems has become the latest infrastructure provider to express its love for smaller software partners in the form of an acquisition.â¦


Gommone alla deriva Nessuna traccia dei tre naufraghi

CAPRAIA (Livorno), 12 ottobre â Come inghiottiti dalla linea dellâorizzonte. Come se fosse il triangolo delle Bermude il luogo della misteriosa sparizione di Giovanni Strano, 19 anni, pescatore capraiese


SuperSonics name Carlesimo new head coach

P.J. Carlesimo, who was attacked by one of his own players during his last NBA head coaching job, was confirmed as the new head coach of the Seattle SuperSonics on Thursday.


As the faithful marked Christmas Day, political and religious leaders called for peace and reconciliation amid flickers of hope in places long plagued by conflict.


Woody Allen Says Films Cure Insomnia as Wins Award

SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain  - U.S. film director Woody  Allen said his films were a cure for insomnia on Friday, as he  accepted an award at the San Sebastian film festival for his  life's work.


The impending departure of Secretary of State Colin L. Powell, with the mutual consent of President Bush, signals the final fadeout of the leading


His views are hateful. But so is the attempt to deny him a voice

Comment is free: Henry Porter: The views of people such as geneticist James Watson should be countered by logic, not law.


BRIGHTON (England) - Prime Minister Tony Blair on Tuesday defended the war in Iraq, insisting he could not apologise for toppling Saddam Hussein, and urged his party to unite and fight for a historic third term in power.


Blog: OpenMosix, an open-source project to let software run on clusters of interconnected Linux computers, will shut down on March 1, 2008.


Highlights from preliminary results of exit polling in the Super Tuesday primary states for The Associated Press and television networks:


Palestinians Pour Out Grief Over Arafat's Death

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinians streamed into  the streets of the West Bank and Gaza Strip on Thursday in an  outpouring of grief over the death of Yasser Arafat, the  enduring symbol of their nationalist cause.


The Houston Astros have appointed Ed Wade as general manager, the team said on Thursday.


Mail all'Afp: ci e' stato rifiutato un elicottero


Blitz dei carabinieri in "circolo di bocce" nel barese


The author of a report on England's exams says it does not matter whether A-levels and GCSEs remain as "labels".


The two astronauts on board the International Space Station are cutting back on their food as supplies are running shorter than expected in advance of the planned arrival of a Russian supply ship Christmas Day.


Brazil's high court rules that a former top presidential aide should stand trial over a corruption scandal.


UN Finds No Nuclear Bomb Program in Iran

In its most positive assessment of Iran in two years, the International Atomic Energy Agency reported yesterday that it had found no evidence the nation had a nuclear weapons program and that


The UDA, Northern Ireland's largest loyalist paramilitary group has pledged to end all violence and work towards complete disarmament.


At least 2 Russian soldiers, 2 police killed in latest violence in Chechnya

VLADIKAVKAZ, Russia  - Russian artillery pounded suspected rebel positions in war-wracked Chechnya and fighters attacked Russian forces nine times over the past day, an official with the Moscow-backed Chechnya administration said Saturday.


The Molson Coors Brewing Company reported a 75 percent increase in its fourth-quarter profit, crediting a tax benefit and favorable exchange rates.


Stocks rise, aided by falling oil prices

U.S. stocks rose on Friday, rebounding   from two consecutive days of losses, as steadily declining oil   prices offset more news about a housing slowdown.


Videsh Sanchar Nigam (VSNL), a Tata group company, today announced the acquisition of Tyco Global Network for $130 million, or Rs 585 crore, in a cash deal.


BAGHDAD - A massive car bomb exploded today on the outskirts of Falluja, killing seven US marines and wounding several others in the deadliest attack on Americans since May.


Umberto Bossi Ã¨ in "nettissimo miglioramento": lo conferma il ...

Consiglio, Silvio Berlusconi, che Ã¨ stato a pranzo a casa del leader della Lega. "L'ho trovato in nettissimo miglioramento fisico - ha detto Berlusconi - mentre di testa Ã¨ lucido come sempre: divertentissimo


Update 2: Moscow Court Keeps Khodorkovsky in Jail

The Moscow City Court ruled Wednesday that Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the former CEO of embattled oil giant Yukos, remain behind bars until Feb. 14 as he is tried on criminal fraud and tax evasion charges.


As Internet giants step into the crowded online music arena, some are banking on a new weapon to help attack market leader Apple Computer: instant messaging.


Funeral mass for Irish aid worker Hassan

A funeral mass is being held today for the Irish aid worker, Margaret Hassan, who is believed to have been murdered in Iraq. Family and friends will attend the service in London's Westminster Cathedral this afternoon.


Music lessons can improve memory and learning ability in young children, research shows.


Decision to permit pvt airlines to fly abroad pragmatic: CII

New Delhi: Industry body CII on Wednesday termed as "bold and pragmatic" the government's decision to allow private operators to fly on international routes and said the move would harbour healthy competition among the airlines.


'Shark Tale' Stirs Up Box Office Feeding Frenzy

DreamWorks' underwater animated adventure "Shark Tale" was still the big fish of the weekend box office when final receipts were tallied on Monday but it fell short of setting the October record opening that had been predicted for it.


The Florida State offense looked inept in the first half of its game Thursday night against North Carolina State. It played feebly.


New wonders of the world named after online poll

The Great Wall of China, Petra in Jordan and Brazil's statue of Christ the Redeemer are among the modern day seven wonders of the world chosen in a poll of 100 million online voters, organizers said on Saturday.


June 14, 1962: Western Europe Officially Joins the Space Race

The establishment of the forerunner to the European Space Agency marks the continent's debut as a major player outside the atmosphere.


Weirton union not worried about ISG buyout

WEIRTON, W.Va. The leader of unionized steelworkers in Weirton, West Virginia, says he takes comfort in knowing who will be in charge when a Dutch company takes over International Steel Group.


Cavaliers coach ready for LeBron deja vu

Cleveland Cavaliers coach  Mike Brown said Friday it was only a matter of time before  LeBron James shakes things up in the NBA Finals.


Australia's Howard rules out snap election while rival still ill

SYDNEY : Australian Prime Minister John Howard said he would not call a snap general election while opposition leader Mark Latham was ill as he wanted to beat him fair and square.


MO, solo la politica ferma la spirale guerra-terrorismo


This picture was taken on the same day that they got engaged.


Republican lawmaker introduces subprime legislation

Mortgage brokers and other loan sellers would be named in a national database under legislation introduced Thursday by the top Republican on a U.S. House of Representatives financial panel.


Do you remember WLEE Radio from 40 years ago? The '60s version that may have introduced you to the Beatles and the Supremes?  XM Satellite Radio will be reviving the former version of the Richmond station on its XM Channel 6, "The 60s," from 4 to 9 p.m. tomorrow.


Canon, Toshiba to Form Flat Panel Display Venture

Japanese technology companies Canon Inc.  and Toshiba Corp. said on Tuesday they would invest $1.82  billion in a joint venture to manufacture advanced flat panel  displays.


The world came together to solve the climate change crisis, and dragged along the U.S., kicking and screaming


Man Presumed Dead Calls Daughter at Wake

TORONTO - Dane Squires was late for his own funeral. At least it seemed that way after people gathered Thursday at a Toronto funeral home to mourn the retired welder from Newfoundland whom they believed had been hit by a train...


Saturn moon Titan remains "very alien" to researchers

LOS ANGELES Saturn's moon Titan has some familiar-looking features, but scientists say most of it looks "very alien.".


Boston quickly dismisses the Orioles' goal of attaining a four-game sweep and a .500 record with an 8-3 victory on Friday night.


KANK's failure is its inability to get the viewer to empathise with the protagonists.


LIBERTY Media's move last week to grab up to 17.1 per cent of News Corporation voting stock has prompted the launch of a defensive shareholder rights plan.


Michelangelo's David Turns 500 and Still Turns On

Most women would agree he has a very  nice rear end. Tall and handsome, he has the kind of Baywatch  muscles that would make many of both sexes drool.


IAEA endorses Iran's N-freeze: US insists on taking action

VIENNA, Nov 29: Iran escaped UN censure over its nuclear programme on Monday but Washington, which accuses it of seeking an atomic bomb, said it reserved the right to take the case to the Security Council on its own.


Italy Calls To End Kyoto Climate Limits After 2012

ROME - Italy has called for an end to the Kyoto Protocol after the environmental treaty's initial period in 2012, preferring voluntary agreements that would entice the United States, China and India to tackle climate change.


Palestinian factions determined to keep unity, order if Arafat ...

GAZA CITY, Nov 5  - Palestinian officials and leaders from armed factions closed ranks Friday in a bid to ensure security and keep a lid on any instability should Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat die in a French hospital.


Autographs Come Before Questions for Congress

Some members of Congress who are scheduled to ask probing questions of Roger Clemens on Wednesday got autographs and had pictures taken with him last week.


A six-year-old boy died after being hanged in an apparent accident while playing with a skipping rope at his home in Greater Manchester, it emerged today.


Three civil wars loom, says Jordan's king

The Middle East is on the verge of three civil wars -- in Iraq, Palestinian territories and Lebanon -- unless strong action is taken urgently by the international community, Jordan's King Abdullah warned on Sunday.


US working on satellite defenses in the shadow of a Chinese test

The US military has been quietly working on an array of defenses against attacks on its satellites, including tiny new satellites that could one day be armed for wars in space, analysts say.


New H.I.V. Test Lets Officials Reach Out to the Street

A demonstration project by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is taking rapid H.I.V. testing to city streets.


Roma, 15:29 - CALCIO, ROMA; MANCINI: VOGLIO DARE MIO CONTRIBUTO ALLA ROMA

Il centrocampista della Roma, Amantino Mancini è pronto a tornare in campo. "Ho troppa voglia...


Director of Analysis Branch at the CIA Is Being Removed

The head of the Central Intelligence Agency's analytical branch is being forced to step down, former intelligence officials say, opening a major new chapter in a shakeup under Porter J. Goss, the agency's chief.


Lindsay Lohan, who is current filming  Know Who Killed Me, has decided to back out of the movie, A Woman of No Importance.  According to her rep, she needs time for herself. Instead of jumping from one project to the next, she has decided...


Sir John Hall insists billionnaire businessman Mike Ashley is the right man to take Newcastle forward.


DENVER - Maybe after tonight he can just pitch. Red Sox lefthander Jon Lester sat down for the standard day-before interview at Coors Field yesterday afternoon. He had to know what was coming. He had to know there were going to be a lot of questions about the cancer.


Europe may cut military role in Afghanistan

The United States is worried about weakening Italian and German military commitments in Afghanistan as casualties increase in the fight to stem the bloody Taliban insurgency, officials said.


With their latest work, Walter Martin and Paloma MuÃ±oz have climbed into their own distinct niche by preserving the human condition in water and a touch of alcohol.


Lawyer: FBI has evidence in priest death

A lawyer working for the Roman Catholic Church said on Friday that the FBI hasn't hasn't released evidence related to the death of an American priest in Kenya seven years ago.


Il presidente croato, non tutto si puo' capire in un giorno


Steve Coogan is the toast of Sundance. The British actor stars in the biggest acquisition of the film festival, "Hamlet 2," a bawdy comedy directed by Andy Fleming that takes politically incorrect jabs at inspirational teacher flicks like "Mr. Holland's Opus."


WOOLWORTHS boss Roger Corbett may have opened his wallet for the last time in the bidding war for Australian Leisure & Hospitality.


Steve Fossett, a tycoon-turned-record-seeker who became the first person to circumnavigate the globe in a balloon, vanished Monday while flying a single-engine plane over rugged terrain in Nevada, authorities said.


Ricky Williams wants to rejoin the Miami Dolphins and has asked the NFL how soon he can return, his agent said yesterday.


Roses in May remained unbeaten this year, surging past Pie N Burger around the final turn to win the Grade II $350,000 Kentucky Cup Classic at Turfway Park in Florence, Ky., yesterday.


Shares in drug giant AstraZeneca fall after a US medical panel recommends that regulators reject its new drug Exanta.


Measuring Search Marketers' Job Performance

A new study finds that more search marketers are able to measure ROI than could two years ago, and more search marketers' jobs are being measured against both search metrics and overall business results.


These creative prototypes take advantage of flexible, foldable screens, unusual designs, and materials that can mold themselves into new shapes.


Four members of a family convicted over the 1993 bombings in Mumbai are due to be sentenced.


Baghdatis advances into last 16 after opponent retires

Marcos Baghdatis was given an easy ride into the fourth round of the French Open on Saturday when his Czech opponent Jan Hajek was forced to quit with a shoulder injury.


Afghans begin historic vote for president

Afghanistan's historic presidential election began today, with people across this ethnically diverse land casting the first ballots in an improbable experiment with democracy


Lonnie Denison faces five years in prison and a $250,000 fine after admitting to breaking a glass cover and hitting the emergency "off" switch in a state data center.


Russia hopes to repay $10 bn foreign debt in 2005

Russia hopes to repay early $10 billion or more in debts to the Paris Club of sovereign lenders and the IMF next year, a Finance Ministry source told Reuters on Monday.


A brutal attack is just the latest example of violence in the city, which has become the new focus of conflict in Iraq. BY EDMUND SANDERS.


At Least 5,000 Dead in India's Andaman Islands --PTI

Indian police say at least 5,000 people are believed to have been killed by the weekend tsunami that struck the remote Andaman and Nicobar islands, the Press Trust (PTI) of India reported on Tuesday.


PM to decide on declaring energy crisis in wake of storm

Prime Minister Aigars Kalvitis, who is leading an emergency Cabinet session at this hour, will urge the ministersto consider declaring an energy crisis.


Saddam, Aides to Go on Trial Within Weeks - Daoud

Iraq's toppled leader Saddam Hussein and his top aides will go on trial within weeks, Iraqi Minister of State Kasim Daoud said on Sunday.


Conn. gov. urges lawmakers to adopt her health plan

Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell on Wednesday urged lawmakers to back her initiative to help the state's lower-income residents pay for their health insurance and reduce the number of uninsured.


Hamm has hearing for disputed gold medal

Lausanne, Switzerland (Sports Network) - A hearing of nearly 12 hours took place Monday before the Court of Arbitration for Sport in the case regarding American gymnast Paul Hamm's disputed gold medal at the Athens Olympics.


Bank warns of fall in house prices as economy slows

House prices will suffer a "modest" fall over the next couple of years, the Bank of England warned yesterday as it cut its forecast for economic growth.


Bulgaria's Best Journalists Face Night of Awarding

Lifestyle: 10 November 2004, Wednesday. Three Bulgarian journalists will rival for the Publishers Union award Tchernorizets Hrabur to be given out for their overall work on Wednesday night.


Coinvolgera' radio e tv pubbliche e private,18 e 19 dicembre


Having suffered a 2-point loss to top-ranked Cardinal Spellman earlier this season, the No. 9 Archbishop Williams girls' basketball team turned the tables last night with a 53-45 comeback win, handing the visiting Cardinals their first loss.


Home secretary's reforms designed to increase local accountability and cut form-filling bureaucracy


Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams has put the pressure for the success or failure of the Northern Ireland assembly talks firmly on the shoulders of Ian Paisley.


Fondi aperti d'investimento immobiliare con tasse agevolate


Singer Laura Branigan, who enjoyed enormous popularity in the early '80s, died on Thursday in her home in East Quogue, New York.


Hungarians hold biggest protest, but PM holds on

Protesters vowed on Sunday to maintain   their effort to topple Hungary's prime minister after their   biggest rally yet, but analysts said Ferenc Gyurcsany was   likely to survive despite admitting lying to win re-election.


Iran says ready to fill vacuum in Iraq left by U.S

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Tuesday the power of the United States was rapidly collapsing in Iraq and that Iran was ready to step in to help fill the vacuum, in comments likely to irritate Washington.


Matt LeBlanc sued by ex-business manager

Matt LeBlanc's former business manager has filed a lawsuit alleging the actor owes her at least $1 million.


Solvay, Bristol obesity drug advances in trials

A new anti-obesity drug that works in the same way as Sanofi-Aventis's Acomplia has advanced in clinical trials, triggering a $25 million payment to Belgian drugs, chemicals and plastics maker Solvay.


Letter From Penn Berates Paper That Used Him as a Contributor

The actor takes aim at The San Francisco Chronicle in response to a satirical article that suggested celebrities in decline associate with ânotorious dictators.â


Shareholders Bless Alcatel, Lucent Union

Alcatel and Lucent Technologies Inc have stepped further down the aisle after their shareholders separately voted in favor of their proposed union whereby the French telecom gear maker would buy its US rival for about $10.9bn.


Just before boarding their US Airways flight from Salisbury, Md., back to Pittsburgh yesterday, Debbie and Rick Ireland spotted a piece of their luggage that had been lost since Dec. 26.


The new Ukrainian president woos critics at home by stressing that his father was an Auschwitz victim, writes Malcolm Haslett.


Poll: More Believe Bush Behind Attack Ads

Americans increasingly believe President Bush's re-election campaign is behind the ads attacking Democrat John Kerry's Vietnam experience, a poll found.


Control of the UK's radio spectrum is being handed to the business community to promote wireless services.


America Online Inc. on Tuesday started testing a prototype of the Netscape browser that lets users switch from the Mozilla rendering engine to Internet Explorer with the click of a button.


The United Nations has transferred $161 million from the defunct oil-for-food program to a development program for Iraq, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Monday.


Considering Rosenborg haven't won away in Europe for five years, Highbury would have been rocked if the Gunners hadn't. The Norwegian challenge was snuffed out by the break.


Overshadowed by college and even high school teams, the city's Super Bowl-bound pro football team grabs the limelight.


Chrysler, Ford Recall Over 1 Million Vehicles

DaimlerChrysler's Chrysler division said on Friday it was recalling about 600,000 Dodge Durango sport utility vehicles and Dodge Dakota pickup trucks because of concerns about their safety.


A 4-year-old girl was mauled at a children's birthday party by a cougar that had been brought in by a wild-animal business to entertain the youngsters, authorities said.


PayPal exec departs in surprise eBay shake-up

EBay Inc. said on Thursday  the head of its PayPal unit will leave the Web auctioneer in a  surprise shake-up that closely follows Google Inc.'s   unveiling of a rival payment service.


News: Super Street Fighter Turbo II 2 Two HD Remix

Tycho: PS3 Fanboy just did an interview with Jim Zubkavich about the new version of the game Capcom is kicking out, the one that has all new high-res art from Udon. We've seen a few of the Udon guys multiple years running now at San Diego, Jim in particular, who always buries us in fresh merchandise - so fresh that it may in fact be dope. Khoo in particular has a soft spot for the franchise, and he loves their work. Jim is also a webcartoonist of some renown, having been the creator of The Makeshift Miracle in the infancy of the medium. It's available online, but there's a remastered version available now in book form. (CW)TB


Report: US Manufacturing Regains Some Strength

Friday's Commerce Department report says orders for most durable goods jumped 2.3 percent in the month. These figures exclude a decline in orders for civilian aircraft.


House lawmakers yesterday killed a Senate proposal to give the Food and Drug Administration authority over the manufacture and marketing of tobacco.


Sottosegretario Welfare, incentivi a riconversione Mirafiori


Firefighters gained the upper hand on nearly all of the California wildfires on Thursday as winds died down after five days battling 20 fires from the mountains north of Los Angeles down to the Mexican border.


Education rather than legislation is the best approach to getting people to put down cell phones when they get behind the wheel, the head of the National Transportation Safety Board said Wednesday.


Word of a US Supreme Court justice's battle with cancer raises curiosity about a type of the disease we hear little about. There's not a lot of information on the degree of Chief Justice William Rehnquist's


Internet access may be cut for people who illegally download music and videos  under government proposals.


Anti-Gay Marriage Amendment Fails in House

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


Japan's Docomo Unveils 3G Phones with 3D Sound

Japan's largest mobile operator, NTT  DoCoMo Inc. 9437.T, unveiled on Wednesday a new line of  advanced mobile phones with stereo-quality surround sound,  high-resolution digital cameras, and a special chip that allows  owners to use their phones as a debit card.


Arsenal ended a turbulent week on a high, imperiously sweeping Charlton aside to move to within two matches of a phenomenal 50-game unbeaten run in the English Premiership.


Manchester - Manchester United's major shareholders on Thursday moved to block any attempts at a takeover by Malcolm Glazer, the American owner of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFL franchise.


Top Trade Award Goes to Akron Firm: SageRock Recognized for Its Search Engine Efficiency, Marketing

By Paula Schleis, The Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio  May 26--Some Akron-area companies were spotlighted this week by the Northeast Ohio Software Association's annual trade awards.


Colin Farrell gets court order vs. woman

Actor Colin Farrell has obtained a three-year restraining order against a woman who confronted him during a taping last month of "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno."


It takes a tremendous amount of energy to pretend you don't care. New Mission guard Brittany White used to exhaust herself convincing anyone who tried to help her that they were wasting their time.


TABA, Egypt - A string of bombs hit resorts popular with Israelis in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, collapsing a 10-story wing of a luxury hotel and sending thousands of terrified people streaming back into Israel on Friday. At least 27 people were killed, and the death toll appeared likely to rise as rescuers searched through the rubble...


Health Insurance Premiums Outpace Workers' Wages

Premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance in the United States are rising five times faster than workers' earnings, a survey released Thursday shows.


As of Nov. 8, Economy and Transport Minister Janos Koka appointed Adam Tertak to head ITD Hungary Kht, the Hungarian investment and trade development agency.


Putin accuses western states of trying to isolate his country

VLADIMIR Putin, the Russian president, yesterday used his end-of-year press conference to accuse western states of attempting to isolate and destabilise his country.


U.S. Would Allow 720 Snowmobiles Daily at Yellowstone

With federal courts in disagreement over how many snowmobiles should be permitted in Yellowstone National Park, the National Park Service proposed a temporary option.


US Violent, Property Crimes at 30-Year Low

Violent and property crime rates in the United States remained at their lowest levels in 30 years during 2003, the US Department of Justice said on Sunday.


Montecarlo, 13:12 - CALCIO, DIRITTI TV; BERLUSCONI JR: NUOVE REGOLE VENDITA

Alle attuali condizioni di vendita, a Mediaset "non interessa" acquistare dalla Lega Calcio i diritt...


Former Disney executive joins Microsoft as CIO

Microsoft has tapped a former executive at Walt Disney to fill its CIO position, a move that shows the company continuing to fill top executive positions from outside the company.


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Bachelor, Master and Post-Grad degrees online from accredited colleges and universities. Business, Education, IT, Healthcare, more. Browse by degree or program. Request info and get started today.


Oregon High Court Takes Nader Off Ballot

Ralph Nader will not appear on Oregon's general election ballot, the state Supreme Court said Wednesday, overturning a lower court decision.


Paradossale componenti governo in piazza contro governo


A US soldier is jailed for three years in a plea bargain after the murder of a severely wounded Iraqi teenager.


ASIA/CINA - La piccola comunitÃ  di Bei Han, nella diocesi di Tai Yuan: in 10 anni di evangelizzazione  400 battezzati e numerosi catecumeni Tai Yuan (Agenzia Fides) - ÂUna piccola comunitÃ  come la vostra ha potuto evangelizzare ben 400 compaesani in solo dieci anni. EÂ fantastico e siete bravi. Ma dobbiamo sempre ricordare che nel nostro paese che ha una popolazione di un miliardo e 300 ...


Troops stepped up security across the Somali capital Saturday after Islamists threatened to disrupt a peace conference, saying anyone who takes part "is sentenced to death."


The UN's nuclear agency says it is still negotiating with Brazil over a nuclear plant inspection.


Nepal awaits Maoist response to call for talks:

[World News] Kathmandu, Sep 23 : Nepal remained torn between hope and doubt, awaiting a response from the Maoist insurgents as the government said it would send a formal proposal to them to hold peace talks.


France's Bayrou confirmed as third man in new polls

Francois Bayrou, leader of the centrist Union for French Democracy (UDF), was confirmed as a serious challenger in France's presidential election campaign Monday, as two new opinion polls showed a big rise in his vote.


U.S. scientist testifies at Saddam trial

Saddam Hussein objected on Tuesday to allowing a leading American forensic scientist to testify about his investigation into a mass grave of Kurds in the genocide trial of the former Iraqi leader.


Experian rejects ID theft notification proposal

Don't call us, and we won't call you either Credit rating giant Experian has rejected the notion of automatically informing UK citizens when their ID details may have been hijacked.â¦


Startup lets public test conversational Web search

Powerset, an ambitious start-up  that aims to let people search the Web using conversational  speech instead of just keywords, began opening up its site on  Monday for public testing of the technology.


Talking about war found to help stressed soldiers

Women soldiers suffering from post-traumatic stress, such as those who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, are best off directly confronting their wartime experiences in therapy, a study said on Tuesday.


In Hawaii, the proportion of cases of gonorrhea that are resistant to treatment with the antibiotic Cipro increased nearly sevenfold between 1997 and 2000, new findings show.


I due erano vecchi conoscenti. Alla chiusura dell'ambulatorioil professionista ha cercato di buttare fuori la donna dallo studio                                          Trento, medico aggredisce la paziente e scoppia in lacrime all'arrivo dei carabinieri


Afghanistan wants U.S. troops prosecuted

Afghanistan's parliament has approved a motion calling for the government to prosecute the U.S. soldiers responsible for a deadly road crash that sparked the worst riots in Kabul in years, officials said Wednesday.


Shares of Google Jump as It Debuts on Nasdaq Exchange

Google stock opened today at $100.01 a share, about 18 percent above the $85 price set in the I.P.O. on Wednesday.


Officials in eastern Ukraine say they will split their region from the rest of the country if opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko becomes president.


Cisco Systems' quarterly profit jumps 37%, but its shares fall sharply amid fears about US firms cutting network spending.


Nell'after hours dopo segnali provenienti da Opec


Micron Technology to Build Chinese Factory

US memory chip maker Micron Technology Inc. plans to build its first factory in China, to assemble and test semiconductors, the company said Monday.


Georgia Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss will chair the Senate Agriculture Committee when the 109th Congress convenes next month, Majority Leader Bill Frist said Monday.


Australia-based News Corp. has bought Telecom Italia SpA's 19.9 percent stake in satellite television company Sky Italia for euro88 million (US$108.


As Campaigns Chafe at Limits, Donors Might Be in Diapers

Elrick Williams's toddler niece Carlyn may be one of the youngest contributors to this year's presidential campaign. The 2-year-old gave $2,300 to Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.).


Freckles speckle his pink wrinkly skin. Ginger whiskers sprout only between his veiny ears, beneath his gummy chops and at the end of a rat-like tail.


Dust Storms Overseas Carry Contaminants to U.S.

Seventy-five years ago, aviator Charles Lindbergh turned the controls of his pontoon plane over to his co-pilot, wife Anne Morrow Lindbergh, while flying above Iceland. He thrust a makeshift metal arm holding a sticky glass plate from the cockpit. He wanted to see if the winds high aloft the Earth...


Panasonic firmware geared to upgrade L10

New firmware improves autofocus, autoexposure, and white-balance abilities, Panasonic said.


Gordon Brown asks the international community to share the burden of the campaign in Afghanistan.


U.S. may take action on EU electronics tariffs

The United States is considering  action against the European Union with the World Trade  Organization over tariffs that the EU imposes on certain  electronics products, Trade Representative Susan Schwab said on  Tuesday.


Experts find a single gene mutation which could be responsible for up to 5% of Parkinson's disease.


Screens: EmotiClips Videos for Brighter Days!

At Screens, we're liking this cornball thing called EmotiClips a lot right now.


BAGHDAD -- Iraqi forces will expand their security operation into eastern Baghdad -- including Shi'ite militia strongholds -- the Defense Ministry said yesterday, a day after a barrage of coordinated attacks across those areas killed 64 people and wounded 286.


Sharon Rejects Army Bid to Wind Down Gaza Offensive

Israel's Ariel Sharon has rejected his army's request to scale back its Gaza offensive, seeking to avoid any show of weakness after deadly bombings in Egyptian resorts crowded with Israelis, security sources said.


Bomb Found in Town Near Berlusconi Villa

Police defused a bomb in a town near Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's villa on the island of Sardinia on Wednesday shortly after British Prime Minister Tony Blair finished a visit there with the Italian leader.


Hale Irwin shot a 7-under 65 on Saturday for a share of the second-round lead with Des Smyth and Gil Morgan in the Wal-Mart First Tee Open.


Dutch Filmmaker Murder Suspect Faces Terror Charges

A Dutch-Moroccan man accused of killing a filmmaker critical of Islam has been charged with membership of a group with "terrorist intentions" and conspiracy to murder a politician, Dutch news agency ANP said on Friday.


Prospects Brighten for Maker of Nasal Flu Vaccine

It would seem a drug executive's dream come true. A week ago Thursday, the secretary of health and human services summoned the top officials of MedImmune to his office in Washington to ask


UN urged to punish Burundian Hutu rebels

AFRICAN leaders appealed to the United Nations Security Council yesterday to impose sanctions on the Burundian rebel group that claimed responsibility for the massacre of at least 160 refugees at a UN camp in Burundi.


Bush Would Be Perfect Kids' Villain -Author Pullman

For children's fantasy writer Philip Pullman, George W. Bush would make a perfect villain in his epic sagas of good and evil.


ECB poised to keep interest rates steady

The European Central Bank will likely hold interest rates steady Thursday, waiting to see if its latest increase can stem inflation, but it is expected to prepare the markets for another move in March.


Pakistanis urged to conserve gas after attack

Authorities in Pakistan on Thursday urged consumers to conserve gas after supply from the country's largest gas field was cut in a bloody attack by militant tribesmen seeking regional autonomy.


Iranian hardliners rail against nuclear accord with Europeans

Pragmatists in Iran's clerical regime were under pressure from hardliners who lined up to condemn an agreement to suspend sensitive nuclear activities in line with international demands.


Bomb Kills 7 Iraqis, Year After Saddam's Capture

A suicide car bomber killed at least  seven Iraqis outside Baghdad's government compound on Monday,  the first anniversary of Saddam Hussein's capture.


U.S.-led forces show evidence of Iran arms in Iraq

U.S.-led coalition forces in Iraq presented on Sunday what officials said was "a growing body" of evidence of Iranian weapons being used to kill coalition soldiers.


Darfur meeting pushes for wider rebel presence

SIRTE, Libya  - Sudanese government officials and Darfur rebels will meet privately on Monday to discuss an agenda for peace talks but delegates said little real progress was expected in the absence of key rebel leaders.


Judge: Prison Abuse Jury Pool Not Tainted

A military judge ruled Monday that statements by President Bush and military leaders about alleged Abu Ghraib abuses do not appear specific enough to taint the jury pool for next month's trial of a reputed ringleader in the case.


WHO sets talks on threat of flu pandemic

The World Health Organization has called an unprecedented summit meeting next week for flu vaccine-makers and nations to expand plans for dealing with the growing threat of a flu pandemic.


Iran's Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi says that censorship by the authorities in her country is getting stricter.


Florida Is Slow to See the Need to Save Water

Even as a drought strips many Florida lawns of their lushness, there are few takers for artificial grass.


UPDATE 1-Mauresmo and Davenport to meet in Filderstadt final

Amelie Mauresmo safeguarded her number one ranking for another week when she beat fourth seed Svetlana Kuznetsova 7-5 6-4 to reach the final of the Filderstadt Grand Prix tennis tournament on Saturday.


Book Festival Trio Prove to Be Hot Tickets

By NO BYLINE  TALKS by playwright Alan Bennett and journalists Andrew Marr and Jeremy Paxman at this year's Edinburgh International Book Festival have sold out in record time.


Installata dal servizio segreto nell'ex bunker di Arafat


Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas faces the task of forming a new Palestinian government with the moderate Fatah, despite unresolved internal disputes and the warning of a U.S. boycott.


Marine archaeologists will begin work in June to uncover the sand-buried hull of a 2,300-year-old ship thought to have been ferrying wine when it sank off the coast of Cyprus, researchers said Thursday.


Florida voters to begin casting early ballots

Election Day is still two weeks away, but voters across Florida have the option Monday of beginning to cast their ballots early in this pivotal battleground state.


TUESDAY, May 23 (HealthDay News) -- Success with randy, replicating rabbits suggests that an "artificial penis" made from a patient's own penile cells might someday help men challenged by tough-to-treat impotence.


Is Red Hat doing its part to win the 'open source' war?

Confusion at Club Badgeware Analysis Should you believe Red Hat's claims that its new Exchange marketplace for "open source business applications" contains nothing but open source business applications? We say "no" - since not even Red Hat appears to have a good answer for this question.â¦


Four flamingos housed at Frankfurt zoo in Germany are killed in an apparent attack by intruders.


Microsoft unveils mainframe integration tool

Microsoft has unveiled Host Integration Server (HIS) 2004, claiming that the legacy integration application will lower the cost of integrating existing IBM mainframe and midrange systems with Windows.


New Violence Hinders Relief Efforts in Western Sudan

Even as peace talks continued in an effort to stanch the suffering in western Sudan, kidnappings, land mines and, most recently, a government crackdown on a camp


A fund-raising campaign organized by DATA, a lobby group co-founded by U2 rocker Bono saw none other than Hollywoood hunk, Brad Pitt travel to Ethiopia to learn more about AIDS.


Argentina plays chicken with foreign investors

Feb. 25 is the deadline for bondholders to accept just 30 cents on the dollar.


If there's one childhood gadget fantasy that's endured through adulthood, it would be the car boat.  From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.


Resistance to barrier between U.S., Mexico raises concerns about feasibility, potential effectiveness.


Emerge da serie di sondaggi su aspettative degli italiani


ATLANTA  â The consumer products maker Newell Rubbermaid cut its 2008 sales forecast on Thursday, saying it did not expect economic conditions in North America to improve, and its shares fell.


By Mary Hopkin, Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, Wash.  Sep. 16--The new fall television season won't just offer Mid-Columbians new versions of their favorite old programs.


Spurs 103, Cavs 92: Spurs Show Cavs No Mercy

The Spurs emasculated the Cleveland Cavaliers Sunday night, further trashing LeBron Jamesâs coming-out party.


Albertville, 13:00 - CICLISMO, TOUR DE FRANCE: SINKEWITZ SI RITIRA

Il ciclista della T-Mobile, Patrick Sinkewitz, si è ritirato dal Tour de France per una fratt...


A baby girl died at the hands of her babysitter after suffering horrific head injuries, a court hears.


Blair pushes Mideast peace initiative in Abbas talks

British Prime Minister Tony Blair has called for an initiative to jumpstart the dormant Middle East peace process as he offered support for Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas over his controversial call for early elections.


CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A teacher faces a fine of up to $1,000 and 90 days in jail because she propped open her classroom door with a rubber doorstop.


The first woman space tourist, US citizen Anousheh Ansari, blasts off on a Russian Soyuz rocket.


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

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


Thaksin to return as Thai political mess churns on

Ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said on Tuesday he was confident the party he backed in weekend elections could form a coalition government, unless prevented unfairly, allowing him to return from exile.


Wall Street stocks closed higher on Wednesday buoyed by a decision by General Motors (NYSE:GM) workers to end their strike.


Singh Looking to Strengthen No. 1 Ranking

Vijay Singh didn't see the Mystic Rock course where the 84 Lumber Classic is played until a few weeks ago. Defending champion J.L. Lewis said the world's top-ranked golfer would have gained no great advantage if he had seen it earlier.


Beaten in Parliament, British hunters go to court for right to ...

Defeated in Parliament, British hunting supporters looked to the courts Friday to uphold their right to chase foxes. Some hunting supporters have threatened to disobey a new hunting ban after it takes effect on Feb. 18.


Target Corporation becomes the latest US firm to recall toys made in China because of excess lead levels in paint.


Europe Falls Silent to Mourn Asia Tsunami Victims

Europeans observed three minutes silence Wednesday with mass tributes at airports, railway stations, supermarkets, factories and offices in memory of the tens of thousands who died in Asia's tsunami disaster.


Arctic Countries Agree on Perils of Climate Change but Not Solution

The United States and the seven other countries jointly expressed concern about changes in the Arctic climate, but they did not agree on a strategy to deal with them.


Dati rilevati da ricerca Centro Studi Sintesi di Venezia


Spears' parenting book off after teen pregnancy

A Christian publisher said on Wednesday it has called off a parenting book written by Lynne Spears -- the mother of troubled pop star Britney Spears and her pregnant 16-year-old sister, Jamie Lynn.


CBS Says Probe Results Unlikely Until After Election

An external review of how CBS News came to use disputed documents in a report on President Bush's military record will probably not be concluded until after the November election so as not to interfere with the presidential race, a top executive said on Tuesday.


'The Forgotten' Tops North American Box Office

Supernatural thriller "The Forgotten" soared to the top of the U.S. box office over the weekend with better-than-expected ticket sales during a worse-than-expected seasonal slump.


Indonesia Court Says Newmont Detentions Illegal

JAKARTA - An Indonesian court said on Thursday the detention of five executives of a local unit of US gold miner Newmont Mining Corp.


US researchers ask go-ahead to clone human stem cells

A team of Harvard University researchers has asked the school's ethics authorities for permission to clone human stem cells for use in seeking cures for such diseases as diabetes, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's, a Harvard spokeswoman said.


Europe Proposes Binding Limits on Auto Emissions

E.U. officials told leading automakers to make deep cuts in emissions or face fines that could reach billions of euros. But automakers promised a fight.


PA minister: Barghouti will drop candidancy

Palestinian Authority Minister of State Kadoura Fares said on Tuesday that jailed Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti may abandon his plan to run in the January 9 lection for the presidency of the PA.


Bush's Remarks on Tsunami Disaster Relief

A transcript of President Bush's remarks on tsunami disaster relief, delivered to reporters Wednesday from his ranch at Crawford, Texas:


A war of words has erupted over US presidential candidate John Kerry's record in the Vietnam War. Democrat Kerry has unveiled a new advert calling on President Bush to abandon "smears" against his war record.


Skyrocketing Premiums and Drug Prices Going Right Through the Roof

Health plan fees are soaring and many of the nationâs early retirees are having a hard time paying the bills.


With Hurricane Frances approaching the eastern coast of Florida, Miami players requested that their preseason game in New Orleans be canceled.


ATHENS, Greece - Sorry, Svetlana. There's a new Queen of Gymnastics, and her name is Carly Patterson...


NEW YORK -- Crude oil futures rallied late yesterday to a new high of $54.93 US, a day after a decline in the US inventory of heating oil roiled a market already on edge over tight supplies, high demand and unrest among key producers.


Olympic champion Tyler Hamilton will keep his gold medal because of a laboratory error, but the Marblehead cyclist still may face a two-year ban for blood doping after another positive test this month.


Support grows for the use of phone-tap evidence in terror court cases after remarks by England's top police officer.


Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama have become embroiled in racially tinged disputes as large numbers of black voters prepare to get their first say in the Democratic presidential campaign.


European Commentators Give Kerry Edge in First Debate With Bush

European commentators declared John Kerry the winner of the first US presidential debate, hailing the Democratic challenger's pledge to rebuild alliances that they said President George W. Bush trampled by invading Iraq.


Bernanke signals bold rate action to lift growth

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Thursday said the U.S. central bank was ready to act aggressively to counter a deep housing slump and credit market strains that were putting economic growth at risk.


Assen, 11:39 - MOTO, GP OLANDA: GADEA PIU' VELOCE IN PRIME LIBERE 125

Lo spagnolo Sergio Gadea (Aprilia) è stato il piÃ¹ veloce nella prima sessione di prove libere...


Fishing for True Confessions by Dangling a Pot of Gold

Foxâs latest cash-prize competition is neither a game of chance nor a test of knowledge. Itâs a pseudo-psychological trial by ordeal in which the contestants trade candor for dollars.


Pataki Decries Remarks by N.Y. GOP Chief

Republican Gov. George Pataki scolded the state's GOP chairman Tuesday for seeking to link the Democratic Party with a civil rights attorney convicted of aiding terrorists.


Although this attack only affected Mexican routers contacting a Mexican bank, Symantec says the attack could spread to other countries and financial institutions.


Gunmen Hold, Release 35 Police Recruits in Iraq

Gunmen briefly detained 35 unarmed Iraqi police recruits in their hotel near the Jordanian border on Tuesday night, but released them after they pretended to be businessmen.


Gangland Slayings in Naples Prompt Panic

Security forces toting submachine guns storm a crumbling housing project, running past shattered windows and graffiti-smeared walls. When they reach a suspected mobsters' barricade, a firefighter revs up a chain saw, sending up a cloud of orange sparks as he slices through the metal bars.


Al Senato presentato nuovo testo base su unioni civili


Sept. 17, 2004 - Some parts of language arise from the innate way humans process language, according to a new study of deaf children in Nicaragua.


Latest abduction makes Canadian aid worker think twice about Iraq

OTTAWA (CP) - Chilling video images of kidnapped aid worker Margaret Hassan are yet another red flag for humanitarian groups debating their presence in Iraq.


2 Hopefuls Share Little but Appeal to Youth

A tidal wave of young voters are buoying the campaigns of both Senators Barack Obama and John McCain.


Alex Rodriguez sneaked up behind John Olerud and sang out, "Johnny O's too dry." A-Rod, who made all the right moves in the division series, then made another in the clubhouse


Saying âWill Youâ for Prizes, on the Web

1-800-Flowers.com is holding a âWill You Marry Me?â contest to find the seasonâs most intriguing marriage proposal.


"Bourne" DVD release merits online party

Five years ago, to kick  off the DVD release of "The Scorpion King," Universal Studios  marched camels down Sunset Boulevard as a publicity stunt. Gobs  of free TV coverage augmented traditional advertising at a time  when what's known in the business as "event marketing" was fast  becoming the norm for marquee DVD launches.


Watching the Jonathan Woss Show last week, I was more than impressed with U2's fabulous live performance, thinking that the Irish supergroup were right back at the top of their form.


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The EU Commission president urges national leaders to set a landmark in the fight against global warming.


Ukraine's parliament debated a motion of no-confidence in Viktor Yanukovich, the country's pro-Russian prime minister and the declared winner of bitterly-disputed presidential elections.


Volkswagen confirms it is looking at the possibility of opening an Indian production facility, but insists it has yet to make a final decision.


Bagged Spinach Back on Shelves At Giant Today

Giant Food plans today to resume sales of bagged spinach grown in Colorado and Canada, acting on a Food and Drug Administration advisory that spinach from areas not implicated in the deadly E. coli outbreak is safe to eat.


Cycling team challenges Hamilton's blood testing

Tyler Hamilton's cycling team is challenging the method of a drug test that nearly cost him his Olympic gold medal and could result in a two-year ban for the US rider.


LAKE DEATH PROMPTS CALL OVER SAFETY ; Children Lack Water Skills, Says Accident Watchdog

By Sian Powell  URGENT calls have been made to teach children water safety skills after a young boy drowned in a Nuneaton lake.


Bomb Alert Prompts Greek Plane to Land in London

A bomb threat prompted a Greek Olympic  Airlines passenger plane to make an emergency landing on Sunday  at London's Stansted Airport, airport spokesmen said.


TOKYO - Two strong earthquakes rattled western Japan within hours of each other last night, injuring 14 people, shaking buildings in Tokyo and triggering tsunami waves.


Toyota Q3 beats expectations on sales jump, yen

Toyota Motor Corp.  posted a near-20 percent rise in quarterly profit on Tuesday on brisk sales in North America and Europe, and kept its forecasts for an eighth straight year of record earnings intact.


Tremonti a Repubblica Tv le tue domande in diretta

Il vicepresidente di Forza Italia, ospite in studio, risponde ai quesiti dei lettori: dalla Finanziaria al futuro della Cdl ai rapporti con l'Unione. Partecipa


New multilateral push aims to cut African poverty

With Africa lagging behind in global development goals and rich countries cutting aid, leaders of multilateral financial institutions decided on Friday it was time to mobilize resources to reduce extreme poverty on the continent.


NEW YORK -- After huffing and puffing her way through her second-round match with Daniela Hantuchova , unseeded Serena Williams looked stronger (and less out of shape) in mowing down her second straight seeded opponent in her attempt to return from the inconsistency, poor fitness, and lack of focus that have continued to plague the career of the winner of ...


Melvyn I. Weiss is expected to be indicted on Thursday in connection with a scheme in which his firm is said to have paid kickbacks to people to serve as named plaintiffs in class-action lawsuits.


Lithuania temporarily disables a website publishing information on the activities of Chechen rebel leaders.


Among 44-year-old starting pitchers in the major leagues, the Yankeesâ Roger Clemens clearly gets the most love, but the Padresâ David Wells inspires the most awe.


A Milano Moda Donna la collezione dello stilista 70/enne


OSSEZIA: 210 I CADAVERI ESTRATTI FINORA DA MACERIE SCUOLA

(AGI/REUTERS) - Beslan, 4 set. - Ammontano ad almeno 210 i cadaveri finora rimossi dalle macerie della scuola nmero 1 di Beslan, teatro della tragica presa di ostaggi da parte di un commando ceceno conclusasi


Two U.S. car thieves failed to make their getaway in a car they had just stolen because they couldn't figure out how to use its manual transmission, a witness said on Wednesday.


Berlin's celebrity polar bear Knut has to move over again Â not only has his Nuremburg counterpart Flocke stolen photographers' attention, now puzzles, games and a soft toy in the image of the fluffy 2-month-old cub are ready for release.


MOSCOW - In the aftermath of a wave of terror attacks, President Vladimir Putin yesterday announced fundamental political changes that will further concentrate power in the Kremlin and erode Russia's fragile democracy.


Influenza polli: Sirchia, virus ad altissima diffusione

In occasione del suo intervento al convegno sull'Aids, il ministro della Salute Girolamo Sirchia ha messo in guardia la popolazione sul rischio dell'influenza aviaria. ''L'Organizzazione mondiale sanitaria


A man carrying a large kitchen knife was arrested after scaling the back fence of Prime Minister Tony Blair's residence at 10 Downing St. in London, authorities said Monday.


China's first IPv6 network enters operation

China's first network based on IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6) formally entered operation on Saturday, according to the China Education and Research Network Information Center (CERNIC).


Ivorian chief calls for calm following clashes

Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo has appealed for calm and urged protesters to return home after two days of anti-French violence.


IBM Corp. is selling its personal computer business to China's largest PC maker in a $1.25 billion deal that marks the end of an era for the company that made "PC" a household word.


Some Chronically Ill Adults Wait for Medicare to Arrive

The researchers studied what happened when people who had not had insurance suddenly could have their health care paid for by the federal government.


Music industry tries carrot after years of stick

CANNES, France  - Away from the headlines of job losses, grumbling artists and falling global sales, the music industry is trying new business models to boost digital sales and offset the decline in CDs.


Bosnians Vote for Local Councils and Mayors

Bosnians voted Saturday in local elections in which the main Muslim, Serb and Croat nationalist parties are expected to confirm their dominance nine years after the end of the 1992-5 war.


The verdict and reaction... Yesterday saw the long-awaited verdict to Microsoft's appeal of European anti-trust action. On all major points Microsoft lost its appeal, although the commission's imposition of a monitoring trustee has been overturned.â¦


Canada May Alter Its Policy on Sale of Drugs

Los Angeles Times - WASHINGTON — Canada might soon prohibit pharmacies from selling prescription drugs to mail-order customers — a move that would cut off a market that is increasingly popular with U.S. seniors eager to take advantage of Canadian price controls that make drugs there far cheaper than at home.


Expect 'Blazer Brigade' to Bow to Bernie

The threat to the future of the British Grand Prix at Silverstone is not so much about money as the clash of personalities between Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone and Sir Jackie Stewart.


Latvians clutch sides and cry 'fowl' over Microsoft Vista

As global software giant Microsoft proudly previewed its Windows Vista operating system, in the small Baltic nation of Latvia, people were clutching their sides about the system's name -- which means 'fowl' in Latvian.


LOGAN, Utah (Sports Network) - Mick Dennehy has been fired  as head football coach at Utah State.


Mickelson Says Equipment Change Won't Hurt Him

Phil Mickelson reiterated Wednesday that his performance at the Ryder Cup would not suffer because of his recent switch to using some Callaway golf equipment.


Spanish judge shelves Guatemalan genocide probe

A Spanish judge probing genocide over 36 years of civil war that left some 200,000 people dead or "disappeared" in Guatemala shelved his quest Wednesday, a court official told AFP.


Executives in Microsoft's Office division seem to be discounting any possible threat to their business from Google's Web-based productivity software, according to Reuters. Antoine Leblond, co-head of the Office division, says the applications are not suitable for corporate use.


'Vedo uno spirito costruttivo da parte di tutti'


Ryanair profit beats forecasts, outlook improves

No-frills airline Ryanair beat forecasts with an 18 per cent jump in half-year profit after a strong summer and cheered investors yesterday with a surprisingly upbeat take on the full year.


Biotechnology company Genentech Inc. received a subpoena from the US Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania requesting documents related to the promotion


Presidente Usa, non incontrero' Ahmadinejad


Borland Adds Project-Management Features To CaliberRM

Borland Software Corp. announced CaliberRM 2005 this week, a product designed to help software project managers take some of the guesswork out of software development.


European countries seek new Middle East force

European foreign ministers from 10 Mediterranean countries are seeking to create an international force to police the Palestinian territories, the Slovenian foreign ministry said Monday.


Blog: A beta version of Audacity, the popular open-source audio editor, sharpens sophisticated editing tools.


Islam harmed by hostage taking in Iraq: Erdogan

Adding his voice to those calling for the release of two French journalists abducted in Iraq last week, and who militants have threatened to execute unless France reverses its policy of banning the wearing of headscarves by Muslim students in schools


Villegas adds to logjam at Canadian Open

ANCASTER, Ontario  - Young Colombian Camilo   Villegas fired a 64 to share the second-round lead at the   Canadian Open on Friday and move into contention for his first   PGA Tour win.


Congressional Democrats returned to Washington in a defiant mood yesterday, making no apologies for the campaign in which they lost congressional seats and the presidential


Quinn throws 4 TDs in 1st half as Notre Dame opens big lead, cruises to 3rd win. By Tim Prister. SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Apparently, Notre Dame had its choice of ways to defeat the winless Washington Huskies.


Grokster Wins Legal Victory over Copyrights

Hollywood and the entertainment industry were set back by a legal decision that was favorable to Internet file-sharing company Grokster. The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday in San Francisco that distributors of ...


Svolta alle Olimpiadi: niente controlli del governo sulla copertura degli eventi sportivi e sui temi politici e non. La Cina vuole usare l'occasione per affermarsi come potenza rispettabile                                            Pechino 2008, Giochi senza censure I giornalisti avranno libertÃ  di inchiesta                                                                                Restano perÃ² in vigore le gravi restrizioni ai danni della stampa localedal nostro corrispondente FEDERICO RAMPINI


Republican Field Rides Full Force Into Florida Test

The Republican presidential campaigns descended on Florida for the first primary in which all the candidates are participating full-force.


No. 4 Duke Ends Miami's Surprising ACC Run

Unbeaten Duke showed the Miami Hurricanes that the Atlantic Coast Conference is not so easy after all. Junior Shelden Williams scored a career-high 30 points and the No. 4 Blue Devils shot 61 percent to win 92-83 Wednesday night, ending a surprising run by ACC newcomer Miami.


Four people including at least two foreign aid workers and a Somali are killed in an explosion in southern Somalia.


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Actor Heath Ledger was found dead in his Manhattan apartment on Tuesday, possibly of a drug overdose, New York City police said.