Il minimo da due anni grazie alla forte crescita economica


Review: Recovery Programs Rescue Damaged Discs

You know it's bound to happen: One of the CDs you've burned is going to stop working - be it from scratches, aging, poor manufacturing or the fact that it was made with old software.    But don't turn that disc into a drink coaster quite yet...


Former Times Editor in New Post at Magazine

Howell Raines, who lost the top newsroom job at The New York Times in 2003 amid public rancor and scandal, will become a media columnist at CondÃ© Nast Portfolio.


The Shiite minority in Saudi Arabia, who have made great strides in recent years, are worried that those gains will be rolled back as sectarian tensions rise across the region.


FIVE explosions rocked Madrid last night after Basque terror group Eta threatened bombings in the Spanish capital. A petrol filling station was one of the targets but initial reports said the explosions were by 'low potency' bombs.


Greenspan sees recession chances less than 50/50

The probability of a recession in the  United States has increased but is still less than 50/50,  former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said in comments  broadcast on Friday.


More jobs could be lost at a military aircraft repair agency which lost a quarter of its workforce earlier this year.


It is the body's internal chemicals and hormones that send diseases out to strut their stuff at night.


The US State Department says there could be more terror attacks in Saudi Arabia in the coming days. The warning comes a day after militants blasted their way onto the grounds of the US Consulate in Jiddah.


Airbus majority owner EADS gives the go-ahead for the 3-4bn euro development of a jet to rival Boeing's planned 7E7.


George Clooney lobbied Wednesday for Egypt's help in getting protection for victims of Darfur's increasing violence.


Th Redskins' defense receives good news on Cornelius Griffin's MRI exam of a hip injury, and the defensive tackle might play Sunday against the Eagles.


Dai 24 ai 29 anni, oggi ancora segue i Narcotics Anonimous


Report: U.S. to probe Microsoft, Yahoo ad deals too

Blog: The Federal Trade Commission plans to expand its probe beyond Google-DoubleClick to also look at Microsoft and Yahoo deals, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday


Diminished Cuban military still a political bulwark

Cuba's armed forces will marshal their Soviet-era arsenal in a parade on Saturday to show the world, especially the arch-enemy United States, they remain a force to be reckoned with as their ailing leader Fidel Castro fades.


London's top fashion fest courts Russia and Asia

The focus was more on who was in the audience when London's premier fashion event began on Sunday because designers said U.S. recession fears had made Russia and Asia the markets to target.


Danforth Withholds Support of Annan, Voices Frustration With UN

The day after disclosing his resignation as US ambassador to the United Nations, John Danforth declined to support embattled Secretary-General Kofi Annan and voiced frustration with his five months of diplomacy.


Lisbona, 15:42 - CALCIO, PORTOGALLO: SCANDALO COINVOLGE 18 ARBITRI

Aumenta lo scandalo "Fischietto Dorato", esploso in Portogallo. Sarebbero addirittura 18 (su 25) gli...


A genetic study of the tiger family reveals a previously unknown sub-species of the big cats.


Top English football club wages are set to break the Â£1bn barrier for the first time in the Premier League's history, a report says.


AL Wrap: Devil Rays Humble Red Sox, Yankees Triumph

Carl Crawford and Rocco Baldelli  cracked solo homers and rookie Scott Kazmir out-duelled Pedro  Martinez to lead the Tampa Bay Devil Rays to a 5-2 road win  over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday.


CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Centre-fielder Mike Cameron is likely unavailable to the New York Mets until late April. Cameron, 33, underwent surgery to repair cartilage in his left wrist and will require at least four months of rehabilitation.


The military community here has grown accustomed to burying its soldiers, but the funerals this week are taking an especially heavy toll.


Comment is free: Martin Newland: The former Daily Telegraph editor argues David Cameron is too eager to bash his supporters.


SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Marsh & McLennan said late Monday that the contingent commissions that the firm suspended late Friday amid a probe by New York's Attorney General accounted for 7 percent of its total revenue in 2003.


Second day of clashes between Somali Islamists, govt

Somali Islamists and pro-government soldiers shelled each other in a second day of fighting on Saturday, witnesses said, a major escalation of violence many fear will erupt into all-out war.


Red Hat Inc. announced Thursday that it has entered into a definitive asset purchase agreement with America Online Inc. to acquire its Netscape Security Solutions software assets.


If approved by Congress, a proposal by Federal Election Commission Chairman Scott Thomas and Vice Chairman Michael Toner to overhaul the presidential public financing system would:


President George W Bush reaffirms his commitment to a strong US dollar and pledges to halve the budget deficit.


Hasbro profit beats views on Transformers demand

Hasbro Inc. , the world's second-largest toy maker, posted a better-than-expected second-quarter profit on Monday, helped by strong demand for movie-related toys such as Transformers and Spider-Man.


One would do wise to consider with great skepticism Apple's denials that it remains wholly uninterested in digital music players based on solid-state flash memory cards rather than hard drives.


U.S. may be backsliding on security: Chertoff

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts  - From weak border controls to the risk of chemical bombs, the United States could be backsliding on national security since the September 11 attacks, Homeland Security chief Michael Chertoff said on Wednesday.


Ziff Davis - Opinion: If the Linux desktop is ever to be more than a niche player, it needs a hand from PC vendors, including real support from the ones that already claim to back it.


ANOKA, Minn.  - Democrat John Kerry on Thursday  challenged Republican President Bush, to weekly debates from  now until the Nov. 2 presidential election.


Judge Nixes Rumsfeld Query in Abuse Case

The U.S. military judge hearing charges of prisoner abuse at Baghdad's Abu Ghraib prison rejected a request Tuesday for Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld to submit to an interview, but said he would reconsider if the defense could show a Rumsfeld link to the case.


Surgery in the sun lures patients to Thailand

When June Flowers woke up in her small Ohio town one winter's morning, unable to move because of back pain, she never dreamt she would fly to the other side of the world to undergo surgery that she couldn't afford at home.


'Electronic eye' helps blind across the road

An electronic "artificial eye", developed for people with impaired vision, has been shown to reliably identify pedestrian crossings, determine when it is safe to walk across and even measure the width of a road.


Nel weekend, sciopero dalle 21 di sabato alle 21 di domenica


Investors in Time Warner Inc. ,  whose shares touched a two-year low in mid-July, are seeking  signs of a turnaround on August 2, when the world's largest  media company is set to introduce its fourth plan in five years  to save its online unit AOL.


Berlino, 15:51 - CALCIO, IFFHS: E' CONGOLESE IL MIGLIOR GOLEADOR DEL MONDO

E' congolese, si chiama Tresor Mputu Mabi, ed è stato insignito dalla Federazione Internazion...


Paulson to comment on economy in scheduled speech

Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson will  deliver remarks Tuesday morning on the economy, housing and  credit markets in a scheduled speech before a gathering  sponsored by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington.


A troubled Motorola has realigned itself as its criticalÂ cell-phone business slows down.


AL ASAD AIR Base, Iraq, Sept. 3 -- President Bush's visit to Iraq Monday was shrouded in secrecy from the start. Conceived by a small gaggle of senior Bush aides about six weeks ago, the trip was a tightly held secret at the White House, said Dana Perino, a deputy press secretary.


SKorean firm sells 3G Google phones in Europe

South Korea's LG Electronics said Wednesday it would sell third-generation (3G) mobile phones in Europe this week, installed with mobile services of the world's top Internet search engine Google.


Branson pledges three billion dollars to fight global warming

British mogul Richard Branson pledged to spend three billion dollars in the next decade on projects to combat global warming and reduce dependence on fossil fuels.


The Marvel deal calls for Mforma to work with the comic book giant to develop a variety of mobile applications based on Marvel content.


Serbs snatch war-crimes general, gesture to West

A Bosnian Serb general accused of complicity in the murder of thousands in the 1992-95 Bosnia war was on his way to the Hague tribunal on Friday, a gesture that may improve Serbia's chances of joining the European Union.


Howling polar bears and belly dancers liven up Amsterdam's Museum Night

In the cold November night visitors to the Dutch maritime museum were greeted by howling polar bears while the animals in Artis zoo were awoken by torchlight during the Amsterdam Museum Night.


It's June, but I'M Thinking of Fall. And With Good... [Derived Headline]

It's June, but I'm thinking of fall. And with good reason.  Last year's pheasant harvest was likely higher than in any year since the mid-1940s. The past winter was relatively mild, which should have meant fairly good carryover of birds.


The WTO launches a formal investigation into a US complaint that China has failed to tackle counterfeiting.


Gordon Brown is to meet Pope Benedict XVI as he launches a scheme to promote vaccines in poor countries.


WASHINGTON -- Pending sales of existing homes dropped for the third straight month in May, a real estate trade group said Tuesday, demonstrating the persistence of the housing slump.


Report: Al-Zarqawi group kills American hostage

A group loyal to terrorist leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has "slaughtered" a second American, according to a report posted Tuesday on an Islamist Web site.


IBM Contributes Software That Predicts Spread of Emerging Infectious Diseases

IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that it has made available an advanced software technology that can help predict the transmission of diseases across countries and around the globe to the open source community.


World Series by Nissan champion HEIKKI KOVALAINEN of Finland is the 2004 Champion of Champions, after besting this year's World Rally Champion, SEBASTIEN LOEB/France in the final heat in the Race of Champions.


Marsh & McLennan Cos. MMC.N on   Friday said it will cut 750 jobs and take a $225 million charge   in its second cost-cutting plan in two years in a bid to save   $350 million annually.


Barca remain confident despite first league defeat

Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard is confident his team's spirit will be unaffected by their first league defeat of the season as they prepare for this weekend's clash against arch-rivals Real Madrid.


Microsoft Corp.   founder Bill Gates said on Thursday that over the next two  years he will ease out of a day-to-day role at the company he  built into the world's biggest software maker.


As Mexico celebrates the centenary of Frida Kahloâs birth, the largest retrospective ever of her work attempts to look beyond what Mexicans call Fridamania.


North Korea talks resume amid report of U.S. deal

Six-party talks aimed at dismantling North Korea's nuclear program start in Beijing on Thursday, with a Japanese newspaper reporting that the isolated state has already signed a memorandum with the United States.


Jobs Report Could Set Direction of Market

NEW YORK - The stock market that meandered through September could gain some direction in the week ahead as the Labor Department releases its latest report on job creation.    For all the economic data that Wall Street parses and analyzes every day, the jobs report, scheduled for release Friday, is one of the few that seem to encapsulate the economy as a whole...


MOSCOW, March 12 -- The pro-Kremlin United Russia party had commanding leads in 13 of 14 regional elections held Sunday, preliminary vote counts showed Monday, while the new Fair Russia party, which calls itself an opposition grouping but is favored by the presidential administration, was making a...


QARA ANJIR, Iraq -- Oppressed and culturally marginalized for centuries, the Kurds of northern Iraq were euphoric yesterday as they sensed an election outcome that will probably enhance their political power and deliver them the fabled and contested oil city of Kirkuk.


Israel Urged to Change Stand on Geneva Convention

Hoping to avoid sanctions, Israel's  attorney general wants Israel to consider applying to  Palestinians the Fourth Geneva Convention safeguarding the  treatment of occupied people, political sources said Tuesday.


Air raids, attack kill 25 in Iraq towns: Women, children included

FALLUJAH, Sept 26: At least 25 people were killed in US air strikes on Fallujah and an insurgent attack on a petrol convoy in the nearby town of Latifiya on Sunday.


He has been asked to put his bat, his glove, and his ego on the shelf.


Milano, 22:48 - BASKET, SEMIFINALI PLAY OFF: BOLOGNA VINCE GARA 3 A MILANO

La Vidivici Bologna ha battuto a Milano l'Armani 80-73 (20-22, 40-37, 57-46) in gara 3 della semifin...


Musharraf to protest to Blair over terrorism charges

Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has said he would protest to British Prime Minister Tony Blair over charges that his country's intelligence service supports Islamist extremism.


There was one winning ticket for the $314.3 million Powerball lottery prize, and it was sold in this city on the Indiana-Ohio state line, lottery officials said Sunday.


Infected computers can be used as "zombies" to send spam or launch attacks on Web sites. Spreading Trojans via chat rooms is not unusual.


For the second year in a row, Oklahoma's Jason White has garnered two major awards two days before the announcement of the Heisman Trophy winner.


Arab and Israeli leaders hold a summit in Egypt, in a show of support for Palestinian chief Mahmoud Abbas.


Indonesia fears five-fold rise in death toll

It now seems clear that nearly 27,000 people have died in the tsunami waves that hit coastlines in South and South East Asia on Sunday morning.


Polish Prime Minister Wins Second Confidence Vote in Parliament

Polish Prime Minister Marek Belka won a second vote of confidence in parliament, giving his four-month- old government time to reduce next year's budget deficit and prepare the country for adopting the euro this decade.


'Human' Hitler film attracts 100,000 for German premiere

More than 100,000 people went to see a big-budget film about the last days of Adolf Hitler on its opening night in Germany, prompting its makers to hail the groundbreaking production a success.


Thai police deny London bomb suspect claim

British and Thai police denied on Wednesday that detectives were seeking anyone in Thailand in connection with failed car bombings in London and Glasgow last month.


Iraq to Help Turkey Crack Down on Rebels

A top Iraqi official said today the country would "actively help" Turkey halt the activity of Kurdish rebels who have been striking across the border from northern Iraq, a promise delivered amid a flurry of international diplomatic efforts to prevent a widening conflict between the two countries.


As many as half the world's species may face extinction by 2100 because of pollution, climate change, human population growth and other influences, a renowned scientist dubbed "the father of biodiversity" told an audience here.


Asian nations have vowed to work together to combat bird flu after warnings it could lead to a human influenza pandemic that could kill millions and make nearly a third of the world ill.


Alienware's Area-51 m15x lands in the lab

Alienware's two new laptops, the high-end Area-51 m15x and Area-51 m17x.


Salvage crews are trying to recover a stricken ferry and trawler that ran aground off the UK in severe weather.


Roma, 19:44 - CALCIO, PANCALLI: CI SONO TEMPI TECNICI PER GIOCARE DOMENICA

''Abbiamo i tempi tecnici per poter tornare a giocare domenica''. Lo ha detto il commissario straord...


Goldman, Bear Stearns struggle with mortgages

Goldman Sachs Group Inc.  and  Bear Stearns Cos. Inc.  are learning that it's a tough  time to be in the U.S. mortgage business.


An Iraqi delegation is going to Najaf to try to end  a stand-off between US-led forces and Shia militants.


Pollution Retards Lung Development in Kids

Sept. 8, 2004 -- Children who live in areas with the poorest air quality are five times as likely to have lung development problems as those breathing cleaner air, according to findings from the largest and


Hines expects to win title for Pro Stock Bike

It wasn't exactly the beginning Andrew Hines was hoping for. But the former Whittier resident still isn't the least bit concerned that he can't clinch the Pro Stock Bike this weekend.


The number of workers filing initial claims for jobless benefits fell unexpectedly by 21,000 last week, a government report showed on Thursday, suggesting some improvement in the health of the labor market.


Shares seen opening up, eyes on Morgan Stanley

Leading stock market indexes looked set to open higher on Wednesday with focus on investment bank Morgan Stanley's  quarterly results.


Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari says Turkey has massed 140,000 troops along its border with Iraq.


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Insured losses from Ivan could hit $7 billion

MIAMI - Insured losses in the United States from Hurricane Ivanâs assault on the Gulf Coast could run from $2 billion to $7 billion, a risk assessment company said Thursday as it slightly reduced its estimate of the cost of the deadly storm.


Chocolate provides sweet solution to misery of the persistent ...

Theobromine, an ingredient in chocolate, could be used to stop persistent coughs, researchers said yesterday. The compound, which comes from cocoa, was nearly a third more effective in stopping


Confident Chelsea promise better football to come

Chelsea's ambitious manager Jose Mourinho and his multi-million dollar side are promising better to come after setting one foot in the second round of the Champions League with two successive wins.


U.S., Russia Get More Time to Destroy Ar

THE HAGUE, Netherlands - The United States and Russia have been granted a five-year extension to the 2007 deadline for destroying their chemical weapon stockpiles, the international organization overseeing the process said Monday.  U.S.


Magnets may offer a way to boost mental performance, research suggests.


The first non-Japanese member of the Toyota board leaves the firm to become president of rival Chrysler.


Young Gunners ready to go for it in Manchester

ARSENAL are back in Manchester tonight ... but this time it's to face United's rivals, City. The Gunners' 49-game unbeaten league run ended on Sunday with a controversial penalty from United's Ruud van Nistelrooy and a late goal from Wayne Rooney.


Sprint, Nextel exploring merger; 40 million subscribers involved

Nextel Communications and Sprint are negotiating a possible merger, according to a source familiar with the discussions. It was not clear how far the talks had progressed, and


The United States would like the dollar to strengthen but believes international currency markets should be left to set its value, US Treasury Secretary John Snow said Monday.


Thwarted U.S. May Seek Lone Push on Iran Sanctions

Iran escaped U.N. censure over its  nuclear program but Washington, which accuses it of seeking an  atomic bomb, said on Monday it reserved the right to take the  case to the Security Council on its own.


Bologna, 19:36 - CALCIO, BOLOGNA: PRESO VALIANI DAL RIMINI

Il Bologna ha acquistato dal Rimini, a titolo definitivo, il centrocampista Francesco Valiani al pre...


Ethiopia rights group says government has detained activists

A human rights organisation in Ethiopia said Wednesday that the government has been holding three of its members without charge for more than two weeks in the west of the country.


He's so exuberant his teammates sometimes tell him to tone it down. Then again, it's hard to blame Freddy Adu.


Data Supports New Meningitis Vaccine -- Panel

A panel of US experts on Wednesday unanimously agreed that a new Sanofi-Aventis meningitis vaccine has been shown to be safe and effective, but said follow-up data was needed.


First still from Who Xmas special The BBC has released the first still from Doctor Who Xmas special Voyage of the Damned, showing Oz popstress Kylie Minogue as a waitress on the Titanic.â¦


Sudan presses fence-mending with UN over Darfur

Sudan pressed efforts to mend fences with the United Nations, denying suggestions that it had tried to "intimidate" countries planning to contribute troops to a proposed UN force for war-torn Darfur.


Microsoft's Halo 2 video game leaked on internet

Halo 2, the sequel to Microsoft's best-selling game for its Xbox video console, has leaked onto the internet nearly four weeks before its planned sale.


JOHANNESBURG, March 13 -- Two harrowing days in police custody have left Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai with serious physical injuries but also renewed standing as head of an anti-government movement that is showing more energy than it has in years.


By JAKE COYLE  Since its debut, Google's "Street View" feature for online maps has set off heated debate over its street-level photographs.


Torino, 20:40 - CALCIO, LAPO ELKANN: SU MOGGI SOLO IPOTESI

Lapo Elkann fa una mezza marcia indietro: il rampollo di casa Agnelli aveva detto che sospettava un ...


Reds manager Dave Miley will have his contract option picked up by the team, and he will keep his coaching staff for another year.


Grammy-winning singer Lou Rawls, who has helped raise more than $200 million for the United Negro College Fund, is getting an honorary doctorate from Wilberforce University in Ohio.


Two US astronauts finish third spacewalk outside ISS

International Space Station commander Mike Lopez-Alegria and fellow US astronaut Sunita Williams have completed the third spacewalk in nine days at the orbiting space station, the US space agency NASA said.


WASHINGTON - US President George W. Bush has nominated White House counsel Alberto Gonzales to succeed John Ashcroft as attorney general.


President Pervez Musharraf says Pakistan's success in fighting terror is critical and failure could affect the West.


WEEK 6: Pregame show hits the road for Seattle-New England

Every week, the experts of FOX NFL Sunday will candidly reveal their observations and make their opinions known as they prepare for their top-rated pregame telecast - seen each Sunday at 12 pm ET / 9 am PT.


Alexander Popov and Pieter van den Hoogenband miss out on the 50m freestyle semi-finals.


Oracle to PeopleSoft: 'Best and Final Offer'

UPDATED: Oracle (Quote, Chart) has upped its offer for PeopleSoft (Quote, Chart) to $24 per share, in what it called its final bid for the elusive enterprise applications company it has been trying to acquire since June 2003.


A car bomb exploded in a busy thoroughfare of eastern Baghdad on Wednesday, killing 10 people and wounding 25, an Interior Ministry source and police said.


Norah Jones sang her ballads with humility and grace in her eclectic but understated performance at Jones Beach on Friday.


The Royal Mail has failed to meet all its 15 performance targets, but says the service is improving. Send us your views


Citing mounting losses, Amaranth to liquidate

Amaranth Advisors LLC said losses at its two main hedge funds continued in the past week, reaching 70 percent for the month, and the firm suspended redemptions in order to sell off its remaining assets.


Libreville, 12:27 - CALCIO, GABON: GIOCATORE MUORE IN CAMPO A FINE PARTITA

Nuovo episodio di un calciatore che muore in campo. Il giocatore della nazionale del Gabon, Guy Tchi...


An overloaded wooden boat sank in high waves off Cameroon's coast, killing at least 63 people, a government official said Monday. About 40 more were missing and feared dead.


This latest IAEA resolution on Iran isn't the result the United States wanted. Its own intense lobbying at successive IAEA Board of Governors meetings has consistently recommended that the


NEW YORK  - Even though selenium levels seem to be low in adults with asthma, selenium supplementation appears to have no clinical benefit, according to the results of a study from the UK.


Felix Sanchez justified his status as the most fancied of all track and field favourites with a magnificent victory in tonightâs final of the 400metres hurdles.


Winter storm cools U.S. Valentine's ardor

Winter iced romance for millions of Americans on Wednesday as a Valentine's Day storm disrupted the annual hearts and flowers festival from Midwestern states to the Atlantic shore and southern Canada.


Pakistan's Prime Minister-Designate Aziz Wins Vote

Aug. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Pakistan's Prime Minister-designate Shaukat Aziz won by-elections in two constituencies of the National Assembly, parliament's lower house, making him eligible to take office as head of government next week, his party said.


Countrywide Financial Corp., under pressure to help stem growing home loan defaults, says it will expand programs to help borrowers manage their mortgage payments regardless of the type of subprime loan they have or whether they have already fallen behind on payments.


Plans to outlaw smoking in Scotland's pubs, clubs and restaurants will be set out in full by ministers.


In race for top horse, still shot to get Smarty

GRAND PRAIRIE, Tex. - In midsummer, most people thought the Horse of the Year had already been cinched by Smarty Jones and his thrilling Triple Crown try.


Lunga telefonata di prima mattina con il cancelliere Merkel


Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , the world's largest retailer, said on Saturday it still anticipates a 2 percent to 4 percent increase in November sales at its stores open at least a year.


'Divisa unica sta diventando moneta di riserva'


Indonesia plane crash kills 22, airline says

YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia  - Twenty-two people died but scores escaped after an Indonesian passenger jet overshot the runway and burst into flames on landing in the cultural capital of Yogyakarta on Wednesday.


Fla. Court Nixes Law Keeping Woman Alive

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a law that was rushed through the Legislature last fall to keep a severely brain-damaged woman hooked up to a feeding tube against her husband's wishes...


TV analyst Simon Hughes says Darrell Hair was "guessing" when he penalised Pakistan for ball-tampering.


Blend a PC Into Your TV System, Using Wireless and High Definition

Some video buffs may want to relay their high-definition programming all over the house or take it with them on the road.


Rajasthan judge refuses to hear Salman's bail plea

Rajasthan High Court judge G.K. Vyas Wednesday refused to hear jailed Bollywood   actor Salman Khan's revision and bail pleas and ordered that it be transferred to another bench.


Democrats Rush to Build Up Nevada Campaigns

Nevada was vaulted into the position of tie-breaker after the victory of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton in New Hampshire Tuesday.


Soldier missing as floods hit large swathe of Britain

Floods hit areas of north-west and central England, Wales and Northern Ireland on Friday, disrupting car and rail traffic and leading to the disappearance of a soldier on exercises, officials said.


Of the $100 million expected to be bet on Super Bowl XLII on Sunday, as much of one-third will be made on a single occurrence, unlikely or not, that may happen in 60 minutes of football.


BBC Radio Five Live listener figures slump in tough quarter for two BBC national speech networks.


Glasgow, 16:55 - CALCIO, COPPPA SCOZIA: CELTIC AI QUARTI

Il Celtic, avversario del Milan negli ottavi di Champions League, si è qualificato per i quar...


It doesnât matter how happy Irish football fans were when the news spread like a prairie fire across the Internet that Ty Willingham had been fired.


Pakistan, India to begin fourth round of peace talks

Pakistan and India were to launch a new round of peace talks here Tuesday focused on their dispute over Kashmir and on limiting nuclear and conventional arsenals in South Asia, officials said.


Coke to Change Sales Practices in Europe

The Coca-Cola Co. has agreed to change sales practices that helped it win roughly half of the soft drink market in Europe as part of a settlement of a long-running antitrust investigation by the European Union.


Major powers try to narrow gap over Iran sanctions

Major powers sought to narrow   differences over sanctions against Iran on Friday as a new   deadline ticked away for that country to agree to suspend   sensitive nuclear work.


Backeâs 1-hitter puts Astros just one win away

Brandon Backe was almost perfect, the most improbable postseason hero for the most unlikely playoff team. Now Backe and the Houston Astros are a win away from an incredible upset.


Document Scanners Make Debut at Airports

A new device that scans documents for traces of explosives has made its debut at four of the nation's busiest airports, where officials will use it to screen selected passengers.


Manufacturing helped to lift UK productivity in the second quarter of 2006, official figures show.


Democrats Urge Kerry to Turn Up Intensity of Campaign

Leading Democrats have urged John Kerry's aides to concentrate on challenging President Bush on domestic issues.


Defending champion Ernie Els completed a 2-and-1 victory over Briton Scott Drummond when the rain-delayed World Match Play Championship first round resumed at Wentworth Friday.


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Stuttgart, Germany- A German court ordered Monday that Brigitte Mohnhaupt, 57, one of the "second-generation" leaders of the Red Army Faction leftist terrorist group, be paroled after 24 years in custody.Comment


Con Dow Jones in rialzo dello 0,33%, euro in calo


Xbox Owner Sues Over Defective Disk Drives

A video game fan upset over a failed disk drive in his Xbox video game console has sued Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O on behalf of all Xbox owners across the United States.. The suit, filed


Khatami rejects indefinite freeze on enrichment

Iranian President Mohammad Khatami ruled out an indefinite suspension of uranium enrichment as demanded by the European Union but he expressed his optimism that negotiations could end the nuclear standoff.


After holiday, stocks may rise on rate view

U.S. stocks may gain and trading   volume may rebound as Wall Street goes back to work after the   Labor Day holiday, and as investors bet the Federal Reserve   will keep rates unchanged at its next meeting.


Scientists have shown that a single protein plays a central role in the development of diabetes.


Kelly Jones, frontman of rock band Stereophonics, is in hospital after a bust-up outside a nightclub.


At least 15 people died when a car bomb exploded in Baghdad today near an entrance to the heavily fortified Green Zone, home to the US Embassy and Iraqi government buildings.


Ukrainian Transport Minister Heorhiy Kirpa was found dead with a gunshot wound Monday, the Interfax news agency reported.


Essay: Crossed by the Stars They Reach For

The accusations against an astronaut arenât as strange as they may seem.


NEW YORK - A drop in oil prices and upbeat outlooks from Wal-Mart and Lowe's helped send stocks sharply higher Monday on Wall Street, with the swing exaggerated by thin late summer trading. The Dow Jones industrials surged nearly 130 points...


ANN ARBOR, Mich. - A homeless man who fell asleep in a commercial trash bin was dumped into the back of a garbage truck Friday and compacted - but escaped serious injury, officials said.


OPEC agrees need to cut oil output: Financial Times

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has agreed informally the need to cut daily output by at least 1 million to keep the price of its crudes above $50-$55, the Financial Times reported on Thursday without naming sources.


Roma, 09:36 - CICLISMO, DOPING: PETACCHI ARRIVATO IN PROCURA CONI

Accompagnato dalla moglie e dai legali, Alessandro Petacchi è arrivato all'Olimpico dove oggi...


NEW DELHI -- Two weeks ago, a TV news channel here broadcast an expos? alleging that a math teacher at a local school had forced young girls into prostitution. The public reaction was swift and harsh: Within an hour, hundreds of enraged parents had stormed the school and a crowd had found the...


The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree was set aglow with 30,000 colored lights Wednesday night, officially kicking off the holiday season in the city.


Former U.S. attorney Bud Cummins, who resigned in December and was replaced by Karl Rove assistant Timothy Griffin, sent this Feb.


Eavesdropping against law even for parent, court says

In a case of snooping parents vs. their children, a mother's eavesdropping on a telephone conversation between the woman's daughter and her daughter's boyfriend violated the children's privacy, the state Supreme Court ruled yesterday.


Obama Bets His Magic Will Endure `Freak Show' of U.S. Politics

Bloomberg - Feb. 12 (Bloomberg) -- In November 2005, longtime Democratic activist George Stevens Jr. sat in a rapt audience as Senator Barack Obama delivered a speech at the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award ceremony. The next day, Stevens wrote a letter to the 44-year-old, first-term Illinois lawmaker urging him to run for president in 2008.


Anti-Syrian Lebanese crowds honor slain Hariri

Around 300,000 Lebanese waving flags and blue balloons demonstrated in Beirut on Wednesday to honor Rafik al-Hariri, two years after the ex-premier's killing, and show support for the anti-Syrian government.


The Twins have spent much of the last 10 weeks trying to get a deal that would make it palatable to trade Johan Santana, who could wind up in Boston, in the Bronx or in Queens.


Honduran capital braces for deluge from Felix

Heavy rains from Hurricane Felix soaked the hill country of Honduras on Wednesday, threatening dangerous flooding and mudslides as it approached the capital Tegucigalpa after killing four people in neighboring Nicaragua.


Brownback Takes Step Toward Seeking GOP Presidential Nod

Sen. Sam Brownback is joining an increasingly crowded field of 2008 presidential candidates, hoping his social conservative credentials will appeal to Republican primary voters.


Chile road sets isolated towns vs. environmentalists

COCHRANE, Chile  - Living in this small town in southern Chile, 1,250 miles from his capital city Santiago and surrounded by snow-capped mountains, Domingo Arriagada feels cut off from most of his compatriots.


The number of mutated genes driving cancer development is greater than previously thought, research shows.


Breast cancer risk models flawed, study shows

Tools used to predict whether a woman's breast cancer is inherited do not account for smaller families and may leave some women in the dark about their risk for future cancers, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.


FDA Approves Artificial Heart  For Those Awaiting Transplant

The decision marks the first time a mechanical device has been made widely available to replace a failing human organ.


Budding post star Luke Harangody, a sophomore, has developed into one of the Big East's most effective big men and has been at the center of Notre Dame's strong start.


Rapporto sulla poverta' nella capitale, 11mila i senza tetto


If Jeff Tedford ever had questions about handling the pressures of California's rise to national prominence, he could direct them to Oregon coach Mike Bellotti.


Russian Forces Kill 27 Rebels, Take Three Alive -Report

Russian forces killed 27 hostage takers  after storming a school held by Chechen separatists and  captured three alive, Interfax news agency quoted officials as  saying on Saturday.


Description: Actor Jerry Orbach died Tuesday at age 69 of prostate cancer. Orbach spent years on the New York stage as a song man in hit musicals, but he was perhaps best known for his role as acerbic New


Se Ri Pak isn't sure why she plays so well at the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic. Everyone else in the field wonders what her secret is, too. The four-time tournament winner shot an 8-under 63 on Thursday to take the first-round lead. It was the best opening round in the tournament's 23-year history.


Due arresti, 15 denunce e conti correnti sotto sequestro


Allen Iverson had 31 points and 10 rebounds, and reserve Willie Green scored all of his season-high 17 points in the final 16 minutes, helping the Philadelphia 76ers overcome an 18-point second-half deficit in a 110-102 victory over the Denver Nuggets on


LOS ANGELES  - Robert Redford is attached to direct "Against All Enemies," an adaptation of Richard A. Clarke's best-selling memoir about the Bush administration's handling of the al-Qaeda threat before and after the September 11 terrorist attacks.


Two incidents close LAX terminals for three hours

Thousands of Labor Day weekend travelers at Los Angeles International Airport were delayed for hours Saturday after a man bypassed security in one terminal and a flashlight exploded at another, officials said.


China Moves to Improve Quality of Its Seafood

China said this week that it would introduce an array of production standards to improve safety and guard against the use of illegal veterinary drugs in its seafood.


Thousands of people have protested in Lebanon over the death in custody of a man arrested for an alleged al-Qaeda plot to bomb foreign embassies.


Sun countersuit: NetApp violates 12 patents

Sun Microsystems fires back against NetApp's patent infringement lawsuit involving the ZFS file system software.


Sprint Nextel Corp  named Embarq  Corp  CEO Dan Hesse as its new president and chief  executive on Tuesday, hoping the telecom veteran can help the  No. 3 U.S. mobile service provider turn around its business.


AMD gets big win as Gateway trades out Intel chips for new PCs

Gateway selected AMD to supply chips for two new desktop PCs, giving the chipmaker a much needed win over Intel.


NASA Says Repairs Have Lessened Worries About Shortages

As a new crew prepares to lift off tomorrow for the international space station, NASA officials say they are less worried than they were two weeks ago about problems with its oxygen generator and growing shortages of food and spare parts.


Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama on Thursday shrugged off rival Hillary Rodham Clinton's support in Nevada, arguing that he'll enjoy the same success in attracting the state's rural voters as he did back home in Illinois.


Medical tests show that the level of dioxin in President Viktor Yushchenko's blood has decreased by 80 percent, more than two years after the Ukrainian leader was disfigured and nearly died from the poisoning, ...Comment


Ex-Soviet Dissidents Warn of Police State

More than 50 former Soviet dissidents who spent years in prisons and Siberian exile say Russia is in danger of slipping back into a police state under President Vladimir Putin and the former KGB colleagues he has brought to power.


Leaders of London's 2012 Olympics reveal all targets for this year have been met and their preparations are on schedule.


Sir Mark Thatcher was planning to leave South Africa when he was arrested, authorities in the country said. The son of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher is under house arrest and facing the possibility


GOOGLE IS WATCHING YOU ; 'Big Brother' Row Over Plans for Personal Database

By Robert Verkaik Law Editor  Google, the world's biggest search engine, is setting out to create the most comprehensive database of personal information ever assembled, one with the ability to tell people how to run their lives.


Celebrity DJ Judge Jules swaps the glitz and glamour of Ibiza "superclubbing" for a small working men's club.


Cash has never been so cool. Usher Raymond IV, the 25-year-old R&B singer who has been dubbed the king of pop, launched the Usher Debit MasterCard late last month. The sleek black card, which features the artist's face, has been passed out to concertgoers during his nationwide ''The Truth Tour." The card is also available through a website, ushermc.com.


Iraqi Sunni tribal leaders offer help to Shi'ite PM

Sunni tribal leaders who have vowed to   drive al Qaeda out of Iraq's most restive province met the   Shi'ite premier on Wednesday, marking what Washington hopes   will be a breakthrough alliance against Islamist militants.


Palestinian officials rush to bedside of ailing Arafat

The Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat, was in a serious condition last night after a sharp deterioration in his health, Palestinian officials said.


E-Commerce Report: Millions of Addresses and Thousands of Sites, All Leading to One

What Internet business has raised $120 million in financing in the last year and owns 725,000 Web sites?


Iron Maiden plays a tight two hour set that leaves Mumbai gasping.


Poll shows Lieberman leading Lamont in Conn. race

U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman, running as   an independent, holds a 10-point lead over Democrat Ned Lamont   in the Senate race in Connecticut, according to a new poll   released on Thursday.


The United States women set themselves up as the team to beat at the world championships â and maybe next year in Beijing, too â with a razor-sharp and nearly mistake-free romp in qualifying yesterday in Stuttgart, Germany. They scored 245.025 points to take a 3.85-point lead over China.


The actor Andy Garcia is nearing completion on "The Lost City," a film about pre-Castro Havana that has been his pet project for 16 years.


Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist has been hospitalized with thyroid cancer. The 80-year-old Rehnquist spent the weekend in Bethesda Naval Hospital in suburban Maryland, and underwent a tracheotomy on Saturday, the Supreme Court said Monday in a statement.


The gamers that will represent the UK at the gaming world's equivalent of the Olympics have been chosen.


Dec. 21, 2004 - A group which identifies itself as the Ansar al-Sunna Army has claimed responsibility for today's rocket attack in the northern Iraq city of Mosul, which killed at least two dozen people, many of them US soldiers.


Maineâs Crocker part of record-setting team

Michael Phelps was sitting in the bleachers in his team shirt and shorts last night, waving a small American flag and exulting in every gold medal.


Lorena Ochoa carded a bogey-free seven-under-par 65 to erase a five-shot deficit and win the Wachovia LPGA Classic. Entering the final round five shots behind Grace Park, Ochoa was able to come all the way


Antidepressant Prescriptions for Children Soar, Studies Find

Children throughout the world are increasingly prescribed antidepressants and other drugs designed to calm or stimulate their brains, according to two studies published in Archives of Disease in Childhood.


Pakistan accuses al Qaeda of killing Bhutto

GARHI KHUDA BAKHSH, Pakistan  - Benazir Bhutto was laid to rest next to her father in the family mausoleum on Friday after the opposition leader's assassination plunged Pakistan into crisis and triggered violent protests.


Societa' diffonde dati trimestre, ricavi per 380 mln


The Story of Film, From Peep Shows to Art Form

The National Film Preservation Foundation has released a DVD collection which covers the evolution of American film. Also, a box set of Alfred Hitchcock's signature films.


Intuit (INTU:Nasdaq - news - research) reported a bottom line on Wednesday that was better than analysts' fourth-quarter estimates, but it offered mixed guidance for its upcoming fiscal year.


ATLANTA - Navigating a patch of sodden soil just off a busy north Atlanta road, Alice Champagne is in search mode. She points to the foundation of a mansion built too close to a stream and a silt fence that needs to be wider.  Ms.


Scolded Sharapova through to Tokyo quarters

World number one Maria Sharapova responded to a scolding from her coach to beat Italy's Francesca Schiavone 7-5 2-6 6-1 and reach the quarter-finals of the Pan Pacific Open on Thursday.


Denmark Extends Iraq Mission by Six Months

Lawmakers voted overwhelmingly Thursday to extend Denmark's military mission in Iraq by another six months, a departure from some other European nations that want to withdraw troops.


Pilot of doomed Thai flight knew of wind threat

The Indonesian pilot of a budget airliner that crashed on the Thai resort island of Phuket tried to land despite being warned of windshear threats, a Thai air traffic control official said on Tuesday.


British insurer Royal & SunAlliance said Monday it plans to transfer more than 1,100 jobs to India over the next few years in a bid to cut costs.


Bekele and Isinbayeva win Athletes of the Year titles in Monaco

Monte-Carlo - Olympic champions Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia and Yelena Isinbayeva of Russia have been announced as the 2004 Athletes of the Year on stage tonight at the climax to the spectacular 2004 World Athletics Gala at the Grimaldi Forum, Monte-Carlo


They leave the Olympics with gold medals for the third straight time, olive wreaths crowning their heads and a lasting legacy that's just a shade off perfection.


Security is tight in Beirut amid fears that anti-government protests led by the Hezbollah militia may turn violent.


Jackson golfer misses cut at US Amateur tourney

MAMARONECK, NY -- A nice comeback wasn't enough to get Jackson's Brian Stuard into match play in the US Amateur golf tournament.


JAKARTA, Indonesia -- The tsunamis last week probably killed more people in the southernmost area of Burma than were reported dead by the country's ruling military junta, but the region has not been independently surveyed because of tightly restricted access, specialists say.


Thieves grab Â£1m gems in raid on Osbourne mansion

Police are hunting two jewel thieves who broke into Ozzy Osbourne's mansion yesterday and escaped with more than Â£1m of jewellery.


John Kerry, the 2004 Democratic presidential nominee, gave Barack Obama a timely endorsement Thursday, snubbing Hillary Rodham Clinton as well as his own vice presidential running mate.


Democrat Christine Gregoire holds a 10-vote lead on Republican Dino Rossi this morning in the grueling duel for governor, with one stack of votes left to be counted and the looming


Poor Showings Push GOP's Hunter to Quit White House Bid

California Rep. Duncan Hunter has decided to drop his longshot bid for the Republican presidential nomination after drawing minimal support in the contests so far -- including Nevada's GOP caucuses Saturday, in which he took just 2 percent of the vote.


700 Dead, 1,000 Missing from Haiti Flooding

Disaster relief operations are underway in Haiti, where about 700 people were killed and at least 1,000 are missing in flooding spawned by Tropical Storm Jeanne.


Russia, China Hold Trade, Anti-Terrorism Talks

Russian President Vladimir Putin and China's prime minister, Wen Jiabao, have met in Moscow for talks on trade and the fight against terrorism.


Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise's new biography reveals that his ex-wife Nicole Kidman has a difficult and emotionally strained relationship with her children, Isabella and Connor.


A PERPLEXED Rwandan President Paul Kagame last night described an incident at Townsville Airport involving Australian Customs officers and his five bodyguards as a "misunderstanding" over a non-existent pistol.


The 2005 Formula One season will include a record 19 races after the World Motor Sport Council ratified the new calendar on Friday.


FDA adding hearing loss risk impotence drugs

U.S. regulators on Thursday said warnings about the risk of sudden hearing loss linked to popular drugs for impotence, including Viagra, Cialis and Levitra, would be added to the drugs' labels.


An independent inquiry is ordered after an increase in the number of deaths after heart transplants in Scotland.


Candidates in Sunday's presidential election in Argentina make final bids for votes as campaigning ends.


Saragozza, 11:15 - CALCIO, REAL SARAGOZZA: TECNICO FERNANDEZ LASCIA PANCHINA

E' divorzio tra il Saragozza e il tecnico Victor Fernandez. L'allenatore lascia la panchina dopo il ...


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Colloqui con il ministro Loos il 28 settembre prossimo


Samsung to show off lower-profile OLED at CES

Major consumer electronics producer Samsung is expected to show off a prototype 31-inch active matrix OLED, and to begin producing 14-inch displays in 2008.


Greek Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis travels to Turkey in the first such visit for almost half a century.


EU says seeks partial suspension of Turkey talks

The European Commission confirmed it had recommended on Wednesday a partial suspension of Turkey's negotiations to join the European Union over its failure to open its ports to traffic from Cyprus.


Italy's municipal elections give a boost to Romano Prodi's centre-left bloc after tight national polls.


Tough anti-gun laws take effect in Brazil, to curb what the UN says is the world's fourth-highest murder rate.


Calcium supplements may increase the risk of a heart attack in older women, New Zealand research suggests.


A US Marine leads a way a captured Iraqi man in the center of Fallujah, Iraq, Friday, Nov. 12, 2004. Trooping past dead bodies and abandoned weapons, US Marines fighting their way through Iraq's rebel-infested


Bumps on the road for U.S. ethanol vehicles

Brad Beldon bought a 2007   flexible-fuel Chevrolet Suburban that runs on either gasoline   or a mostly ethanol fuel blend, thinking it would be good for   the environment.


Iran opens conference questioning the Holocaust

Iran opened a conference on Monday to examine the Holocaust and question whether Nazi Germany used gas chambers to kill Jews, drawing condemnation in the West and criticism from Iran's Jewish community.


Clinton stresses peace and politics in Aceh

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Former U.S. President Bill Clinton said on Saturday that Indonesia's Aceh province needed full recovery from both the deadly tsunami of 2005 and decades of civil conflict, urging follow-through on elections and a peace plan.


Ruling Is Awaited on Death Penalty for Young Killers

A Texas high school student convicted of a double murder waits on death row as the Supreme Court weighs the constitutionality of the juvenile death penalty.


Tehran sticks by 'right' to master nuclear fuel cycle

Iran repeated Sunday it had a "right" to master the sensitive nuclear fuel cycle, ahead of an expected proposal from Europe calling for Tehran to abandon such work in exchange for diplomatic and trade incentives.


HTC Touch sales half that of Apple's iPhone

Taiwanese handset manufacturer HTC has reported its sales for 2007, and it looks like the touch-screen smart phone market is more balanced than it is often portrayed to be.


President Bush plans to fly to the Middle East next week to meet with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, as the two leaders try to overcome recent tensions and revitalize the war effort, the White House announced last night.


It's the Nazi Era, but It Looks So Familiar

This German documentary gathers some of the products of the German culture industry from the 1930's and 40's into a monstrous and fascinating collage.


What It Takes to Become More Agile-- Demand Driven Retailing

Join Lora Cecere, Research Director, AMR Research and Dr. Amit Shekhar, Global Head- Supply Chain Management, HCL Technologies for this on demand webcast as they discuss trends in Supply Chain and how demand driven retailing is bringing in tangible benefits to retailers.


Myanmar junta holds two more '88 uprising leaders

Myanmar's military junta arrested two more leaders of the 1988 student uprising on Saturday as Washington stepped up pressure on the regime to stop jailing its political opponents.


Take-Two loss shrinks, but forecast falls short

Take-Two Interactive Software Inc said  on Tuesday it cut its quarterly net loss in half, but the  videogame publisher's outlook fell short of Wall Street  expectations, and its shares fell 4 percent.


Profanity concerns prompt CBS to show "9/11" on web

CBS Corp. said on Saturday it would   broadcast the documentary "9/11" on the Internet as well as the   airwaves after several affiliates said they would delay or   forgo the award-winning film because it includes profanity.


Cyprus polls open for tight presidential vote

Greek Cypriots were voting to elect a new president on Sunday in a cliffhanger vote which could affect reunification prospects for the war-divided island this year.


E' precipitato da un impalcatura alta quaranta metri


China Honors Deng Xiaoping on 100th Birth Anniversary

China marked the 100th anniversary of the birth of its late leader Deng Xiaoping Sunday with a celebration attended by top party officials in Beijing.


Sean Penn and Robin Wright Penn Divorcing

Sean Penn and wife Robin Wright Penn are divorcing, their rep, Mara Buxbaum, confirms to PEOPLE exclusively.  No other details were immediately available. The couple, who've been married 11 years, have two children together, Hopper Jack, 14, and Dyla...


Adrian Mutu has gone to Rome for two days after seeing a Football Association psychiatrist. Chelsea's Romanian striker, who has flown abroad to clear his head as he attempts


US scientists have found new data showing patterns of water and methane on Mars could improve the chances life once existed there.


Steffen Iversen's penalty in the 55th minute lifted Norway to a 1-0 victory Saturday over Scotland in their Group 5 World Cup qualifying group.


Regulators fears Microsoft digital rights dominance

LONDON (CBS.MW) -- The European Commission on Wednesday opened a probe into Microsoft's and Time Warner's plans to buy ContentGuard, citing concerns Microsoft could take a dominant position for digital rights management with the deal.


Blue Chips Slip Before ISM; Apple Helps Tech

U.S. stock index futures indicated a weaker open on Wall Street before a report forecast to show a dip in manufacturing activity last month.


Operazione da 6 mld dollari per distributore alimentare


Wall Street was set for a soft start on Tuesday after a batch of downbeat earnings, including a sales warning from chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices  ahead of an update from sector bellwether Intel .


Il ricorso al Tar Veneto presentato da una signora finlandese

VENEZIA - La querelle sul crocifisso nelle aule scolastiche, che oggi ha portato al pronunciamento della Consulta, era nata dal ricorso al Tar del Veneto presentato da una signora finlandese, madre di due bambini, residente ad Abano Terme (Padova).


Saudi Arabia launches a national awareness campaign to mobilise people against Islamic militants.


12/14/04- January could be a big month for movie star Jamie Foxx. The man who portrayed the late Ray Charles has been nominated for 3 Golden Globe awards for his various roles.


JOSÃ MOURINHO, who led FC Porto to victory in the European Cup last season, wanted to return to the scene of his former glories in style last night, but instead a late goal by Benni McCarthy handed him his first European defeat as Chelsea manager - and


Five Britons abducted in Iraq,10 U.S. troops killed

Gunmen in police uniforms kidnapped five Britons in Baghdad on Tuesday and the deaths of 10 U.S. soldiers were announced, making May the deadliest month for the U.S. military in more than two years.


New iPhone is Hot, but Out of Reach Around Here

By Reid Magney, La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Jun. 27--The hot new iPhone might be the greatest thing since sliced bread, but you can't get one in La Crosse.   Apple's mobile phone/ widescreen iPod/Internet device, goes on sale Friday for $500 and $600.


Solar thermal company Ausra christens huge plant

Betting on utilities moving to concentrated solar power in a big way, start-up Ausra to construct Las Vegas factory.


Web Video Ads Seen Hot in '05, Pop-Ups Not -- Report

Online video will heat up as a U.S. advertising format in 2005, fueled by the use of high-speed Internet connections, while attention-grabbing pop-ups will wane, according to a report released on Thursday.


Clinton initiative looks toward colleges

There's a role for artists and other famous faces to play when it comes to global issues, Shakira said during her visit to the Clinton Global Initiative conference, a meeting that has its share of well-known attendees.


A telescope with a 4-inch diameter -- about the size that some backyard astronomers might use -- tracked the periodic dimming of light from a bright star 500 light-years away.


Panel Can't Decide on Park East; Two Development Plans Will Go to County Board

By TOM DAYKIN  Faced with two competing downtown hotel development proposals, a committee of Milwaukee County supervisors essentially threw up their hands Friday and opted not to choose either plan.


Sharon seeks early approval of Gaza pullout

JERUSALEM -- Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said yesterday that he will seek final Cabinet approval for a Gaza withdrawal in February, four months earlier than planned, and he threatened harsh retaliation if Palestinian militants try to disrupt the pullback.


KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Gerald Riggs ran 12 yards for a touchdown with 38 seconds remaining and No. 15 Tennessee rallied to beat Kentucky, 37-31, yesterday.


The Federal Government says the big-city mayors request for a share of the federal gas tax revenues is too rich. Over the weekend, the mayors from Canada's 10 biggest cities, including Ottawa, said they're


Taliban say they downed Afghan helicopter: Web

Taliban fighters downed a NATO military helicopter which crashed in Afghanistan, the militant group said in a statement on the Internet on Thursday.


Terminally-ill fundraiser 'spending last summer with family'

A British woman with terminal cancer who became one the country's leading fundraisers said in an interview to be broadcast Monday that this summer could be the last she spends with her family.


Russia rejects British extradition request: Interfax

Russia has sent Britain a letter officially turning down a request to extradite the main suspect in the murder of Russian emigre Alexander Litvinenko, Interfax news agency said on Thursday.


'Live from Earls Court' in concomitanza con concerto Londra


A state of emergency is declared by the Greek prime minister, amid a rising death toll from forest fires.


White House Christmas Tree Arrives in D.C.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas -- at least at that columned, white mansion on Pennsylvania Ave. N.W.


Dolce & Gabbana kit men out military-style for summer

Italian designer team Dolce & Gabbana took a military theme to kit out men next summer, ranging from fatigues with tiny lights that glowed in the dark to camouflage patterned swim trunks.


This lobby had been created by Maurice Herzog, famous for becoming French sports minister after having climbed the Annapurna, member of the Olympic Committee and therefore in touch with the French business ...


Baghdad -- The highest-ranking soldier charged with beating and humiliating Iraqi detainees at Abu Ghraib prison and snapping keepsake photos of the deeds pleaded guilty in military court Wednesday to assault, maltreatment, dereliction of duty, indecent


NBA suspends Artest for rest of season; eight players get shorter ...

Ron Artest was suspended for the rest of the season Sunday, and two of his Indiana Pacers teammates must miss a total of 55 games for fighting with fans during a melee that broke out at the end of a game against the Detroit Pistons.


Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's Likud party has agreed to a possible alliance with the opposition Labour group. The vote averts a snap election and strengthens Mr Sharon's controversial Gaza withdrawal plan.


KHARTOUM, SudanThe horse Osama bin Laden used to ride now lives in the run-down stables of a colonial-era racetrack on the edge of Khartoum.


Jittery Egypt renews government crackdown on dissent

The doors are now closed at an Egyptian human rights law group at the forefront of court battles over accusations of torture in Egypt's jails, shut by the state on suspicion of illegally receiving funds from abroad.


BEIRUT: Oil hit a four-month low Friday despite OPEC's decision to cut output by around 4 per cent in a bid to reverse the recent sharp fall in prices.


Indian police killed the country's most wanted bandit, Veerappan, in a jungle shootout in Tamil Nadu Monday night, ending a thirty-year hunt.


U.N. supports U.S troops staying in Iraq

The U.N. Security Council agreed Wednesday to an Iraqi request to extend the mandate of the U.S.-led multinational force after the country's foreign minister said the troops were "vitally necessary."


Sony Ericsson intros 5Mp Cyber-shot phone

HSDPA 3G on board too Sony Ericsson is to beef up its line of Cyber-shot camera phones with a new five-megapixel model, but you're going to have to wait until nearly Christmas to get your hands on it.â¦


Three Cities, Two Countries, and Passion for One Game

The ties among the fans and the shared histories of the Buffalo Bills, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and the Toronto Argonauts run strong and deep.


Two brothers are remanded in custody accused of murdering a woman found a week ago in a Cardiff lane.


Parma, 15:08 - CALCIO, PARMA; GHIRARDI: PER L'ALLENATORE NON C'E' FRETTA

Il presidente del Parma, Massimo Ghirardi, a Studio Sport di Italia Uno ha fatto il punto sulla situ...


BullTrade.Com Special Members Enjoy 100% Perfect Stock Trading Streak

The staff at BullTrade.com receives many emails throughout the trading day, some of which contain praise that strikes a very strong chord.  One recent email declared, "I am very satisfied with your recommendations to date.


West Bromwich Albion manager Bryan Robson blamed his side's defending for their crushing 4-0 defeat to Birmingham City. "It was awful defending by us in the first 20 minutes of the game and then youâve got


Irish arms smugglers, possibly linked to the IRA, sold the Basque terrorist group Eta at least two surface-to-air missiles which were discovered yesterday in arms caches in the French countryside, according to Spanish news reports.


Powell Cancels Athens Visit Amid Protests

ATHENS, Greece - Secretary of State Colin Powell on Saturday canceled a weekend visit to attend the closing ceremony of the Olympics, just hours after demonstrators marched through central Athens.    Powell couldn't attend because of "urgent responsibilities," the foreign ministry said...


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Several federal agencies are investigating a widening network of criminal cases involving the purchasing and delivery of billions of dollars of weapons, supplies, and other materiel to Iraqi and American forces, according to officials from the agencies. The investigations amount to the largest ring of fraud and kickbacks uncovered in the conflict here, the officials said.


Mozilla's Mike Shaver tells us how the redesign of Firefox's community site will better serve its web tinkerers. Wired News Q&A by Michael Calore.


Japan to lend PDAs to ease foreign tourist frustration

Japan will start lending to foreign visitors personal digital assitants (PDAs) with travel information and translation services in a test program on ways to promote tourism.


Government attacked for not backing Silverstone

By Christopher Hope, Business Correspondent (Filed: 05/10/2004). British motor racing legend Sir Jackie Stewart yesterday attacked the Government for not allowing a Â£16m fund for the motorsport industry to


NASA Experimental Jet Prepares for Flight

In March, NASA (news - web sites) launched an experimental jet that reached a record-setting speed of about 5,000 mph. Now researchers want to leave that milestone in the dust.


New Youth Warnings on Antidepressants Ordered

U.S. health officials on Friday  ordered the makers of all antidepressants to include tough  warnings explaining that the drugs increase the chances of  suicidal behavior in some children and teens.


Basketball star Gary Payton arrested in DUI case last month

LOS ANGELES Basketball star Gary Payton was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence two weeks ago. The California Highway Patrol says Payton was stopped on August 28th after an officer saw him


Backed by Cheering Crowds, Defiant Monks Protest Burma's Junta

RANGOON, Burma, Sept. 18 -- Hundreds of defiant monks marched through Rangoon on Tuesday, walking 10 miles through streets lined with cheering crowds, after being barred from Burma's most important Buddhist temple along the way, witnesses said.


Syracuse's Eric Devendorf Out for Season With Torn ACL

Junior guard Eric Devendorf, the second-leading scorer for Syracuse, will miss the rest of the season after tearing the ACL in his left knee, a university official said Sunday.


Medio Oriente. Attacco suicida a Gerusalemme. Almeno 3 i morti

Nuovo attacco suicida a Gerusalemme. Una donna kamikaze si Ã¨ fatta esplodere questo pomeriggio nel quartiere ebraico di French Hill, al confine con la Cisgiordania, uccidendo almeno tre persone, secondo quanto


On the eve of a grid-computing conference, Big Blue says five companies and the EPA have plans to build grids.


Johnson to replace Kidd in All-Star Game

Joe Johnson of the Atlanta Hawks will replace New Jersey Nets guard Jason Kidd in the All-Star Game, NBA Commissioner David Stern said on Wednesday.


The Scottish government will outline its new plans to deal with sex offenders.


Three Minutes With Google's Apps Manager

Product Manager Rajen Sheth tells how Google Apps will lure enterprise tech managers.


Goldman, Lehman had worst Q3 banking drops

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. GS.N and   Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. LEH.N suffered the biggest   declines in equities underwriting and announced mergers and   acquisitions activity during the fiscal third quarter,   according to Dealogic data.


TB patient's relative to be investigated

A federal microbiologist, the father-in-law of the man quarantined with a drug-resistant form of tuberculosis, will be investigated to see how he was involved in the case, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Saturday.


'Mediobanca advisor Cdb Web Tech per crescere'


Georgia opposition vows court move to win recount

Georgia's opposition vowed on Tuesday to press on with street protests and mount a legal challenge to a presidential election which it says incumbent Mikhail Saakashvili rigged in his favor.


Brown pledges change as British prime minister

Gordon Brown replaced Tony Blair as Britain's prime minister on Wednesday after years of waiting and promised sweeping changes in style and policy to restore trust in a government damaged by the Iraq war.


Maria Sharapova's pursuit of a second Grand Slam title keeps stalling in the semifinals. Since bursting onto the scene at 17 by winning Wimbledon in 2004, she's accumulated millions of dollars in endorsement deals, briefly reached No. 1 in the rankings, and come oh-so-close over and over again to claiming another major trophy.


Processo Melis, condannati i tre imputati

I giudici della Corte d'Appello di Sassari hanno condannato per il sequestro di Silvia Melis, Antonio Maria Marini, sua madre Grazia Marine e Pasqualino Rubanu. I giudici hanno confermato la sentenza dei giudici di Lanusei.


The US is working to speed up the judicial process for Australia's sole Guantanamo detainee, Dick Cheney says.


Online ad firm Burst Media warns on 2007 profits

U.S.-based online advertising firm Burst Media  said on Wednesday results for 2007 are likely to come in below market forecasts because of higher-than-expected ad campaign cancellations.


Urgent efforts are being made in Sri Lanka to bury the thousands of people killed by Sunday's sea surges to prevent the spread of disease.


Blast in Baghdad Rebel District Kills at Least 47

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


Informants have come forward saying they can link Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick to dog fighting, the prosecutor in the case said Thursday, and he has turned their accounts and contact information over to investigators.


Wal-Mart miscalculates September sales; shares slip

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  on Wednesday said September sales growth was smaller than the company estimated just four days earlier, sending its shares down as much as 2.5 percent.


Court tosses big damages against Big Tobacco

Splitting  5-4, the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out a nearly $80 million punitive damages ruling against Philip Morris.


As President Bush and Sen. John Kerry speed toward the finish line in this neck-and-neck race, campaign strategists say victory comes down to the candidate with the strongest voter-turnout


Bush skewered again by former treasury secretary Paul O'Neill

President George W. Bush's former treasury secretary, Paul O'Neill, reappeared on the eve of the election and skewered his old boss without actually naming him.


Pinault, 'gioielleria e' settore in cui potremmo investire'


Business group CBI has called on the government to slow the rate of minimum wage increases.


I due partiti maggiori decisi ad andare avanti anche dopo il referendumParisi: "Fosse per me il testo Bianco andrebbe subito ritirato"                                           Pd e Forza Italia ora accelerano "Maggioritario per legge o al voto"                                                                                dii GOFFREDO DE MARCHIS


Bank of America to buy Countrywide for $4 billion

Bank of America Corp said on Friday it agreed to acquire battered mortgage lender Countrywide Financial Corp in a $4 billion transaction that could help avert one of the biggest collapses from the U.S. housing crisis.


The Red Sox exercise their option Friday on third baseman Bill Mueller, a former batting champion who had the season-saving single against the Yankees in the ALCS.


Troy Vincent would have preferred Bryant Gumbel kept his views to himself rather than using his TV show as a forum to harshly criticize the NFL's relationship with its players' union.


Amalgamated Insight: New tricks with old SQL

InfoWorld - If Werner Heisenberg had pursued business analytics in the early 21st century instead of quantum physics in the early 20th, he might have struck on a different uncertainty principle: If your analysis and decision-making capabilities don't keep pace with the explosion of critical event data across enterprise networks today, soon you won't know the state of your business, the direction it's heading, or how fast it's getting there.


Suicide Bomber Targets Iraqi Nat'l Guard

KIRKUK, Iraq - A suicide attacker detonated a car bomb near a crowd of people waiting to apply for jobs with the Iraqi National Guard in the northern city of Kirkuk on Saturday, killing at least 20 people and wounding 16, officials said.    Also Saturday, the pan-Arab television station Al-Jazeera aired video footage of what it said were two Americans and a Briton kidnapped two days ago from their house in central Baghdad...


Allawi Predicts More Strife, but Says Voting Will Go On

The Iraqi interim prime minister, Ayad Allawi, said Monday that he expected the election campaign across Iraq to feature an increasing number of attacks like the car


China's first SMS novel to be made into movie

BEIJING: China's first novel delivered through SMS (short message service) is being made into a film that will also be delivered to cellphones and on the Internet, state media said Sunday.


The IMF says that global economic growth is likely to be dampened by the turbulence which has swept world markets.


WASHINGTON: A new study conducted by researchers at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Centre (BIDMC) and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) has found that the weight regulating hormone, leptin, plays a crucial role in women's reproductive and neuro


Gruppo sulla scia Fiat, anticipazione su futuro contratto


Web Server Takedown Called Speech Threat

Devin Theriot-Orr, a member a feisty group of reporter-activists called Indymedia, was surprised when two FBI agents showed up at his Seattle law office, saying the visit was a "courtesy call" on behalf of Swiss authorities.


Shinn backs Hornets' return to Louisiana

Although he always said he would return his basketball team to hurricane-ravaged New Orleans after this season, Hornets owner George Shinn privately was torn.


Over 25,000 families in Indonesia are still waiting for new homes two years after the tsunami, Oxfam warns.


Palermo, 17:37 - CALCIO, PALERMO; COLANTUONO: IL PUBBLICO NOSTRO 12ESIMO UOMO

"Non vedo l'ora di cominciare questa nuova avventura". Queste le prime parole di Stefano Colantuono,...


Some of the MoD's biggest equipment purchases will be delivered years late, auditors report.


Eccezione per Lazio e Liguria, sondaggi lo consigliano


Annan, Indian Prime Minister call Sri Lankan president

COLOMBO, Dec. 29 (XInhuanet) -- UN Secretary General Kofi Annan and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called on Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga last night to express condolences and pledge assistance, the president office said on Wednesday.


Hundreds of thousands of villagers in east China's Huai river basin, already suffering the region's worst flooding in 50 years, have been told to brace for more heavy rains this week, state media reported on Monday.


Barclays Capital said its co-president, Grant Kvalheim, had resigned and would leave at the end of the first quarter.


Israel hints at Palestinian control for Gaza

BEIRUT: Three days after PLO chief Mahmoud Abbas said the Palestinian Authority "is not ready, security-wise, to take control of Gaza," Israeli security officials said Friday that Israel


Jordanian monarch off to France and Italy

Jordan's King Abdullah II left on working visits to France and Italy for talks on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the situation in Iraq ( news - web sites ) and terrorism, the state-run Petra news agency ...


UPDATE 2-Gibernau beats Rossi in Czech GP revenge

Spaniard Sete Gibernau cruised to his third win of the season in the Czech MotoGP Grand Prix on Sunday, holding off a tough challenge from championship leader Valentino Rossi.


An increase in smog sparks a small but measurable increase in deaths, scientists report Wednesday in a study showing the strongest link yet between smog and damage to health.


A UK-African team describes a new primitive dinosaur species from the Late Triassic - about 210 million years ago.


EU set to warn Germany over gaming market

The European Commission is set to step  up legal action against Germany next week for thwarting foreign  competition in the country's gaming markets, sources with  knowledge of the decision said on Thursday.


Socceroos coach Frank Farina refused to gloat in the aftermath of a comprehensive victory in the first leg of the Oceania Nations Cup final against the Solomon Islands yesterday, a result


Monza, 22:45 - CALCIO: C1/A. IL SASSUOLO BATTE IL MONZA ED E' LEADER SOLITARIO

Il Sassulo passa 0-2 sul campo del Monza nel posticipo della 14/ma giornata della C1 girone A e pren...


Tense Christmas in Iraq's 'Triangle of Death'

ISKANDARIYA, Iraq  - The first stroke of Christmas  found U.S. Marines blasting down doors in a hunt for an  insurgent leader in one of Iraq's most hostile towns, hoping to  serve him up to their commanding officer as a Yuletide gift.


A teenager dies from a suspected drugs overdose after apparently making a suicide pact with her best friend.


Karzai closes to final victory as vote counting passes 7 million

The interim Afghan President Hamid Karzai is moving closer to final victory as he has captured 54.3 percent of over 7 million votes counted till Sunday noon, said Afghan election commission website.


Hasselhoff's ex-wife seeks to halt trial

David Hasselhoff's ex-wife, Pamela Bach, is trying to halt her trial on a misdemeanor hit-and-run charge stemming from a fender-bender earlier this year.


NASA Plans Bigger Moon Base, Sporty Rovers for Future Missions

The next astronauts to work on the moon will likely live in larger habitats and drive sporty new rovers capable of two-week treks, NASA officials said Thursday.


Cinquemila delegati, in rappresentanza di 150 Paesi, saranno protagonisti - sino al prossimo 17 dicembre - della decima Conferenza internazionale sul clima, ospitata da Buenos Aires; unÂ´assemblea che si annuncia particolarmente movimentata a causa di uno


Torino, 15:59 - CALCIO, TORINO; CORINI: NAPOLI MI E' RIMASTA DENTRO

Eugenio Corini torna con piacere al San Paolo. ''Per me sarà una sfida speciale - ha detto il...


Conde Nast's Flip.com gets an extreme makeover

After its social network for teenage girls failed to achieve any real traction, the media giant opted to focus on creating applications for other social networks.


Ontario going ahead with latest proposal to doctors: Smitherman

TORONTO -- The government is moving ahead with its revised proposal to Ontario's doctors because the latest changes address concerns raised by doctors who earlier rejected the deal, Health Minister George Smitherman said Monday.


It's been the same story for the Duxbury boys' hockey team this season. The third-ranked Green Dragons (9-0) continued on their path to a second straight Super 8 appearance with a 5-3 win over Barnstable last night. Senior forward Bill Carroll provided two goals for Duxbury.


Cleaning up the Higgledy House Big Blue and the BBC are teaming up to offer decent video searching of kids' content from CBeebies and CBBC.â¦


Iraq, al Zarqawi accusa gli Ulema: ''Ci avete tradito''

Il terrorista giordano Abu Mussab al Zarqawi accusa i teologi musulmani di aver ''tradito i mujahidin'' (combattenti per la guerra santa) in Iraq e Afghanistan, in un messaggio audio a lui attribuito che appare su un sito islamista del Web.


Warner Music says it has not yet ruled out making another bid for the iconic UK music business EMI Group.


Segway sounds sudden wheel reversal warning

Upgrade your machine or risk falling off, company says Segway has asked its customers around the globe to return their "personal transporters" for a essential software update intended to eliminate an unfortunate glitch which, in the words of the manufacturer, "can unexpectedly reverse the direction of the wheels which can cause a rider to fall".â¦


Speculation surrounding the sale of part of the IT company IBM today intensified as the Lenovo Group, China's leading PC brand, said negotiations with another manufacturer were at an "advanced stage".


A major climate change report prompts calls for urgent action, but the US rejects controls on emissions.


NEW YORK - U.S. stocks are seen sharply lower at the open Tuesday as oil's latest move into fresh record territory begins to bite...


LG.Philips LCD Unrolls 14-Inch Color E-Paper Display

South Korea's LG.Philips LCD will show a high-resolution 14.3-inch color electronic paper display at CES.


Is this really the face of a woman who needs a surgeon?

SHARON STONE is to sue a Beverly Hills doctor for libel after he allegedly told glossy magazines that he had performed cosmetic surgery on her face.


Turkey's leader, a devout Muslim, talks a lot about morality these days. It's language that alarms secular Turks, who fear the government plans to make religion a part of their lives.


Former British prime minister Tony  Blair is expected on Thursday to join U.S. bank JPMorgan Chase  & Co Inc  as a senior adviser, according to a person  familiar with the situation.


California fires helped by slowing winds

Firefighters battling 15 fires across Southern California got a break from slowing winds on Wednesday, but major blazes burned unchecked for a fourth day after forcing the largest evacuation in California's modern history.


North Korea only test-fired one short-range missile on Friday, reports from South Korea say.


U.S. Forces on Offensive in Iraq Rebel Strongholds

U.S.-led forces launched operations in  three Iraqi rebel strongholds on Thursday, killing nearly two  dozen insurgents in a town near the Syrian border and bombing  targets in Falluja for the third straight day.


Secondo gli esperti economici del Prc non occorrono i 30 miliardi chiesti da Prodi"Ne sono sufficienti 10 per risanare e 14 per promuovere lo sviluppo"                                          Finanziaria, Rifondazione rifÃ  i conti "Di miliardi ne bastano ventiquattro"                                                                                Il segretario Giordano annuncia battaglia: "Pronti alla mobilitazione sociale"


One man has died and seven have been injured in clashes between Greek and Albanian fans in Greece following the World Cup qualifier game played between the two countries in Tirana, police say.


George MacDonald Fraser, who wrote the best-selling Flashman series of adventure stories about a colonial-era British Army officer, has died aged 82, British media said Wednesday.


The Connecticut assistant men's basketball coach who resigned after being arrested in a prostitution sting agreed Monday to perform 10 days of community service and undergo counseling.


Sakhir, 16:07 - F1, TEST FERRARI: RAIKKONEN IL PIU' VELOCE

La Ferrari sta provando le nuove monoposto sul circuito di Sakhir, in Bahrein. E oggi, nel secondo g...


Justice department official reserves right for Bush administration to restore CIA's right to use method


Arsenal and Chelsea face FA misconduct charges after the mass brawl in the Carling Cup final.


Roma, 14:40 - CALCIO, VIOLA DASPO: ARRESTATO TIFOSO ROMA

Un tifoso della Roma di 45 anni, M.A., colpito da Daspo, è stato arrestato dalla polizia ferr...


E-Commerce Report: More-Savvy Web Retailers Expect More Holiday Profits

Fueled by Web searches for iPods, Elmos, gift cards and video game consoles, online retailers are expecting sales to increase by about 20 percent this year.


Ex-GI charged with rape of Iraqi, deaths

A former soldier discharged because of a "personality disorder" was accused in federal court Monday of executing an Iraqi family so he and other troops could rape and murder a young woman they had been eyeing at a traffic checkpoint.


TeliaSonera acquires 100 pct of Lithuanian mobile company Omnitel

The Swedish-Finnish telecommunications operator TeliaSonera said it had bought the remaining 10 percent stake in Lithuania's major mobile company Omnitel that it did not already own for 63.5 million dollars (51.4 million euros).


Swedes Ponder Whether Killer Can Be a Doctor

A prestigious medical school was tipped off that one of its students had been a Nazi sympathizer, released on parole after being convicted in 2000 of a murder.


Wildlife researchers leading a flock of young whooping cranes south for the winter are warning people to stay out of their way after an apparently curious ultralight pilot disturbed the endangered birds.


The conventional wisdom says that elections are won in the center. Perhaps the same can now be said of the best dramas. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, announced today that neither Michael Mooreâs


NoBiz Like Shobiz, Trained by Tagg, Is Creating a Stir as a Favorite for the Derby

A physically imposing horse who seems to be improving with each start, Nobiz Like Shobiz does not have any obvious flaws, which is the main reason he is generating so much excitement.


Putin is Time magazine's "Person of the Year"

Time magazine named Russian President Vladimir Putin its "Person of the Year" for 2007 on Wednesday, saying he had returned his country from chaos to "the table of world power" though at a cost to democratic principles.


Procter & Gamble Co  posted higher quarterly profit on Thursday as strength in emerging markets helped offset slower growth in North America and Western Europe.


GM's ratings cut deeper into junk territory

Two major rating agencies cut General  Motors Corp.'s  debt rating deeper into junk territory on  Tuesday after the automaker said it was offering banks  collateral to renew a credit facility.


An Islamic militant accused of masterminding a failed 1998 plot to crash an airplane into the mausoleum of the founder of secular Turkey appeared before an Istanbul court Wednesday, where he was expected to be formally arrested and face treason charges.


Building Suspense Along the Trail of an Invisible Man

âZodiacâ is about working things through intellectually and about the dawning of awareness, which encapsulates the experience of watching it.


They were outpitched, outhit, outsmarted and outclassed, and soon they were out of the 100th World Series. The St. Louis Cardinals turned out to be just another National League


Red Buttons, the carrot-topped burlesque comedian who became a top star in early television and then won a 1957 Oscar with a surprising dramatic turn in "Sayonara," died Thursday. He was 87.


Fake cigarettes carry an extra health risk

COUNTERFEIT cigarettes that contain more than three times the usual levels of arsenic and can cause vomiting and abnormal heart rhythms are flooding into Britain.


London parties in the sun at Notting Hill Carnival

Dancers dolled up in feathers, flamboyant performers and elaborate floats filed through west London Monday as Europe's biggest street party pumped up the volume on its Caribbean rhythms.


The bombing at the Taba Hilton hotel in Egypt caused slight injuries to two American employees of the US embassy in Israel and their families, the State Department said Friday.


The family of a woman raped and murdered in Thailand say they want the life sentence for her killers to mean life.


Hezbollah claims to send its first reconnaissance drone over ...

Hezbollah sent a reconnaissance drone into Israeli territory over northern Jewish settlements Sunday in the first hostile aerial incursion from Lebanon since a hang glider attack 17 years ago killed six soldiers.


`Survivor' lunch lady won't take $50,000

Denise Martin, who gained fame as the lunch lady on CBS' reality show "Survivor: China," is donating the $50,000 she received from producer Mark Burnett to the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDs Foundation.


Devices explode at Mexican consulate in New York

Police were investigating the explosion of two makeshift explosive devices outside the Mexican Consulate in New York on Friday, police said.


Iraqi Political Groups Call for Delay of Elections

Several political groups in Iraq are calling for the postponement of national elections, scheduled for January 30. The parties, mostly Sunni Muslim, Kurdish and secular groups, cited security


Woman who sold flu vaccines was fund raising, she says

Michelle Lynn Torgerson was selling flu shots at $20 each at Augsburg College, Minneapolis, to students. When asked for her credentials she fled.


The United manager has claimed Wenger has a âmentalâ problem with Ruud van Nistelrooy and the striker says he is ready to sue the Arsenal boss for labelling him a "cheat".


Stock futures point flat on oil, Marvell

U.S. stock index futures pointed to a flat market open on Tuesday, with crude oil extending a decline and likely to weigh on energy stocks, while technology stocks may falter after a chip maker warned about earnings.


One week after his work was cited by Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez, demand for Noam Chomsky's "Hegemony or Survival" remains strong.


Egypt's Suez Canal is to re-open for shipping traffic, three days after it closed because of a broken-down oil tanker.


McCain Gets Rebound Win, But No Clincher, in South Carolina

Arizona Sen. John McCain pulled out a win Saturday in South Carolina's Republican presidential primary, edging former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee by 3 percentage points in nearly complete returns and easily outrunning the rest of the GOP field.


La rotta per salvare il paese dei naufragi                                                                                di EUGENIO SCALFARI


Bernstein, master of the film soundtrack, dies at 82

The Oscar-winning composer Elmer Bernstein died in his sleep yesterday at the age of 82. Renowned for his epic, jazzy film scores, he composed the soundtracks for a host of classic Hollywood films, including To Kill a Mockingbird and The Man With the ...


Blog: Robbie Bach, President of Microsoft's Entertainment and Devices Division reveals that 1 million Zune MP3 players have been sold since the product launched last year.


Discoveries about the "oldest light" in the Universe earn two scientists a Nobel Prize for physics.


Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez rallied the Yankees past the Minnesota Twins in the first game of a doubleheader at Yankee Stadium.


Allmendinger has big challenge in NASCAR

Don't spend too much time comparing NASCAR rookies and former open-wheel drivers Juan Pablo Montoya and A.J. Allmendinger.


Stima preliminare Istat, +0,4% aumento mensile prezzi


GE Settles with SEC Over Welch Retirement Perks

Industrial giant General Electric settled with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday over its failure to disclose former CEO Jack Welch's lavish retirement package.


Long Journey Is Stopped Short by Shooting

After working six years for a basketball career, Sam Ashaolu remains in critical condition with three bullet fragments lodged in his head instead of preparing for his first season at Duquesne.


The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, yesterday pleaded with both sides in the war over homosexuality to repent for bringing the worldwide Church to the brink of schism.


France moves to cut Air France KLM stake

France was selling almost half its stake in Air France KLM on Thursday as part of a wider deal which could see its remaining stake cut to below 20% and give staff shares in return for pay cuts.


British troops to be recommended for medals: report

British troops locked in vicious fighting in Afghanistan have been recommended for almost 180 medals for gallantry, The Daily Telegraph reported.


The Golf Channel was mired in videotaped coverage of the P.G.A. Tour Championship, while fans were able to get live results from other media outlets.


Arts & entertainment: Websites including YouTube, eBay and Pirate Bay come under fire in US star's anti-piracy push.


Ministers have closed a loophole which allowed inmates to claim student  maintenance grants.


Harm Reduction Advances at Stake in SÃ£o Paulo Election Run-Off

Narco News pages are filled with reports on drug policy in Brazil, with a sizeable number of articles and commentaries on the advances made in the continent's largest city, SÃ£o Paulo, under the leadership of city anti-AIDS coordinator Fabio Mesquita and


Nato claims to have killed up to 80 Taleban in a battle in Afghanistan were inaccurate, officials say.


Americas Amber Alert National News Center ( HOUSTON Nov 22, 2004 ) - Jet Crashes Before Picking Up Elder BushPrivate Jet En Route to Pick Up Former President Bush Crashes in Houston Fog, Killing Three Investigators search a wooded field where a twin


The Technical Challenge of Making Space Travel Easy

By Alice Rawsthorn One glance at the model rockets, space magazines and NASA knickknacks strewn across Marc Newson's desk tells you that he is a space freak.


P. Diddy Takes Vote Drive to Swing States

Hip-hop mogul Sean "P. Diddy" Combs is following the lead of President Bush and Sen. John Kerry by taking his get-out-the-vote campaign to the swing states.


It's War: Hit the Buffet and Start Decorating

CBS's new reality show is an "Apprentice"-style competition to crown a new queen of the domestic arts. Most wickedly of all, it is a lot of fun.


A U.S. military tribunal convening Monday at Guantanamo will hear challenges from attorneys for a Canadian terror suspect accused of killing an American soldier when he was 15 Â an age they say should disqualify him from trial.


Lavoro, opportunità online dal credito all'elettronica

Contabili, venditori arredatori, agenti, ispettori tecnici, esperti marketing e programmatori. Le selezioni delle imprese dalla Lombardia alla Puglia


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No decision has been taken on the transfer of Scotland's air ambulance control centre in Dundee to England, it is claimed.


Among three recent human deaths in Vietnam's northern Thai Nguyen province, two were initially reported to have contracted an unidentified dangerous virus, local newspaper Labor reported Monday.


Republicans Push Ahead to Extend Tax Cuts

Republicans are moving ahead with efforts to extend three popular middle class tax cuts that are set to expire at the end of this year and they have added a collection of expiring tax breaks for businesses to the package as well.


Russia is to invest more than $5bn extra in its security services to help combat terrorism. Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin, who announced the move, said the fight against terror would be a top budget priority in 2005.


Colin Montgomerie fired a four-under-par 67 to take a two-shot lead from Tiger Woods and two other Americans at the Target World Challenge in California.


EU Threatens to Go It Alone on Nuclear Fusion

The European Union warned on Tuesday it may go ahead and build the world's first nuclear fusion reactor with whatever partners it can find if there is no global deal to put the project in France at talks in Vienna.


Lo stipendio se lo mangia lâinflazione. Eppure, nel giorno in cui la benzina segna un nuovo record storico, con un litro di carburante a un soffio dalla soglia degli 1,18 euro al litro, e il greggio che


In recent years, more and more NFL players are retiring at the top of their game.


Bank of America and Chevron Set to Join Dow Index

The addition of Bank of America Corporation and the Chevron Corporation will be the first change to the blue-chip stock index in almost four years.


Staley, not Bettis, handed the ball in Pittsburgh

Coach Bill Cowher finally confirmed yesterday the Pittsburgh Steelers' worst-kept secret: Duce Staley is in at running back and Jerome Bettis is out again.


Panel Urges Shuttle Mission to Help Hubble

A panel said that NASA should send astronauts to repair the Hubble Space Telescope rather than rely on a robotic device.


Britain covered up WW2 "plot" to kill Polish PM

A distinguished Polish pilot who said he found a bomb intended to blow up the plane of Poland's wartime leader admitted to lying but the episode was hushed up by Britain's government, secret files released on Monday showed.


Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood joins indie band The Charlatans during a charity concert series.


Post Co. Names Weymouth To Head Newspaper Ads

Katharine Weymouth, director of advertising sales at The Washington Post Co. and niece of chairman and chief executive Donald E. Graham, will become vice president of newspaper advertising on Jan. 1, the company announced yesterday.


Like the cherry blossoms in the spring and loyalty to the Redskins, the power and influence of Fannie Mae are among those aspects of Washington that never seem to change - until now.


Americans eager to import less-expensive prescription drugs from outside the country got disappointing news Tuesday from the Bush administration.


The Atlanta Hawks are winning like it's 1999.


Chlorophyll inspires Aussies in quest for green power

Seeking efficient solar cells Researchers in Australia have developed technology that could pave the way for highly efficient solar cells.â¦


Football club's medical chief given jail sentence

The medical director of the Italian football club Juventus, one of the biggest names in the sport, was found guilty on Friday of administering performance-enhancing drugs to players


Senate to wrestle again with Iraq war vote

The Senate prepared to vote Saturday  on whether to follow the House of Representatives and consider  a resolution opposing President George W. Bush's plan to send  another 21,500 troops to Iraq.


Japanese PM pledges initiatives on climate change, development

Japan's Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda pledged Tokyo-led initiatives on climate change and economic development in the near future in a comment piece in the Financial Times on Friday.


A leading DUP MP told members of a right-wing fringe group at Westminster that his party was 'in no hurry to achieve a deal,' on the day that the British and Irish Governments issued their proposals to resolve ...


At its Government Leaders Forum in Berlin, the company touts tools to help municipalities provide citizen services online.


Tanker bomb explodes outside Jordanian embassy in Iraq

Rescuers have dug at least seven bodies from the rubble of a Baghdad home flattened by an exploding fuel tanker in what appears to have been a suicide attack on the Jordanian embassy, witnesses said.


"Il magistrato non decide, il ritardo puo' essere letale"


Thirteen men appear in a Melbourne court to deny charges they helped plot an attack on Australian soil.


Scientists watching unusual events near volcano

A series of unusual earthquakes near Mount St. Helens in recent days has scientists warning that something more serious could be imminent.


Roma, 16:40 - CALCIO, SERIE C: VERONA-SASSUOLO A PORTE CHIUSE

L'Hellas Verona dovrà disputare a porte chiuse la gara di domenica con il Sassuolo. La Corte ...


In programma ad ottobre, possedera' 95,76% Aeroporti Roma


Motorola sees 2nd-qtr loss, lower revenue

Motorola Inc  on Wednesday forecast a second-quarter loss and lower revenue and said it no longer expects its mobile device business to be profitable for the full year 2007, blaming weak sales of cell phones in Asia and Europe.


Iraqi police dead, Qaeda claims kidnapping

Iraqi police found the bodies of 14 policemen on Friday, all shot in the head, hours after an al Qaeda-linked group showed pictures of 18 men it said were seized to avenge the alleged rape of a woman last month.


At least 63 miners are known to have died after Sunday's mine explosion, with more than 100 missing.


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Iraq's interim government seeks to play down concerns over the disappearance of materials from nuclear sites.