With a week to go until the election, Democratic presidential nominee Sen. John Kerry accused President Bush yesterday of hiding embarrassments in Iraq


Travel: Brussels has no shortage of cosy bars where you can sample the finest Belgian beers while soaking up the atmosphere, says John Brunton


"The bottom line is that stem cell research will advance. This declaration will not chill stem cell research," said Bernard.


Balky computers on the International Space Station were fully revived on Saturday, but crew members admitted the problem had worried them and served as a reminder that spaceflight is dangerous.


British police to study car in which Princess Diana was killed: report

French police have agreed to ship secretly to Britain the Mercedes in which Princess Diana was killed so that British police can study the vehicle, a newspaper reported.


[World News]: Sanya, Dec 4 : Miss Peru Maria Julia Mantilla-Garcia was Saturday crowned Miss World 2004 in this scenic Chinese beach city.


A judge ruled Friday that three British bankers indicted in the United States on Enron-linked fraud charges could be extradited to stand trial in Texas.


Frost & Sullivan Recognizes Ahura Corporation for Outstanding Contribution to Chemical Detection Market

PALO ALTO, Calif., Sept. 19  /PRNewswire/ -- Frost & Sullivan selected Ahura Corporation as the recipient of the 2006 Chemical Detection Industry Innovation & Advancement of the Year Award for its development of the revolutionary FirstDefender Handheld Chemical Identification System.


Yahoo Plans Desktop Search To Compete With Google, Microsoft

Yahoo Inc. plans to release in January the beta version of a desktop search application, as the giant web portal looks to catch Google Inc.


Republicans battle Democrats for renewed Senate control and to ...

Republicans and Democrats swapped seats in Georgia and Illinois as they battled for Senate control in a string of races concentrated in the South and West.


Highly Anticipated iTunes Music Store Canada Opens

Today, after months of anticipation, the highly anticipated iTunes Music Store Canada was revealed. It was announced at Apple's special music event in October


Syria and Iraq are to restore diplomatic relations, after a break of more than 20 years, it is announced in Baghdad.


Curtis Martin scored twice and had his second 100-yard game in as many weeks to lead the New York Jets past the San Diego Chargers 34-28 on Sunday at Qualcomm Stadium.


Shilpa alleges celebrity harassment in India

Celebrity harassment in India has touched an all time high, says Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty, who was stopped


Switzerland opens the world's longest rail tunnel on land - the 34km Loetschberg tunnel under the Alps.


The smart phone market will grow more crowded Wednesday with the debut of two devices directed at opposite ends of the customer spectrum: a BlackBerry for consumers with a newfangled keyboard and a Nokia phone-organizer for mobile business professionals.


Lifestyle: 10 November 2004, Wednesday. One of Bulgaria's leading model agencies has already selected 30 finalists for its annual Visages Models beauty contests.


A woman was injured Wednesday when a parcel bomb exploded at government agency in western Britain, the third such incident in as many days, police said.


Penn Station was evacuated and train service was halted for about three hours Monday after a fire erupted in a transformer beneath the East River, causing chaos for thousands of travelers at one of the nation's busiest commuter hubs.


GIs who lost limbs in Iraq learn to surf

As a child of 1970s California, Derek McGinnis felt that riding waves was like a birthright, and losing his left leg to a suicide bomber in Iraq wasn't going to stop him from surfing again.


Love Affair Began With Chitchat About Weather

By Greg Miller, Columbia Daily Tribune, Mo.  Feb. 1--The concept of getting news from a video game console seems odd,  but my Nintendo Wii -- purchased to beat up turtles and shoot blue shells --  has started giving me the lowdown on the world.   The News Channel went live Friday.


Eight eBay sellers were ordered to pay nearly $90,000 in restitution and fines after admitting they bid up products online to inflate the prices.


76ers' Randolph breaks ankle at practice

Philadelphia 76ers forward Shavlik Randolph broke his left ankle at practice Thursday and was taken by ambulance to a hospital.


S. African Charged in Texas on Immigration Breach

A federal grand jury has indicted a  South African woman originally said to be suspected of  terrorist links for nothing more than immigration violations,  officials said on Thursday.


Allen Iverson made a nifty pass to Marc Jackson for the winning layup with a second left, and the Philadelphia 76ers moved back to .500 and into a tie for first place in the Atlantic Division with a 106-105 victory over the New York Knicks on Monday night.


The military operation around the town of Beit Hanoun and the Jebalya refugee camp near Gaza City came amid reports that Palestinian militants fired rockets into Israel.


Australia, Britain ramp up aid pledges as tsunami fallout ...

LONDON  - Britain and Australia followed Japan and the United States in pledging dramatic increases in emergency aid for victims of the tsunami disaster in Asia as the world community struggled to cope with its mushrooming fallout.


Iraqis living in 14 countries will be able to  vote in the general election scheduled for 30 January.


Secondo tre testimoni, sarebbe secondo colpevole del delitto


Hackett Hired As Bucs' Quarterback Coach

It didn't take Paul Hackett long to land another job. Less than a week after resigning as New York Jets offensive coordinator, Hackett was hired Monday as quarterbacks coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.


Anubhav Sinha who gave a new definition to action with his mega hit Dus is now turning producer.


U.S. producer prices jumped a  bigger-than-expected 2 percent in November, the largest gain in  more than three decades, on a spike in energy prices, a  government report showed on Tuesday.


We do not dare to believe that our two champions, Katerina Thanou and Kostas Kenteris, avoided the IOC's drug test because they were doped.


When Office Depot, Inc. stores ran an electronics recycling drive last summer that accepted everything from cell phones to televisions, some stores were overwhelmed by the amount of e-trash they received.


While Saban walks away, Bertman plans his next move

By the time the likely became reality Saturday on a gloomy day in Baton Rouge, Skip Bertman already had a process in place, and his sense of humor was still intact.


England prepares for wintry weather, with heavy snow expected to fall across much of the country.


PHP was a great year for the PHP community and had both his high moments and its lows (just like any other community on the web) so, in lieu of our usual monthly recap type of year en post, we present a summary of some of the things that happened this past year:  2007 Gave us:  Plenty to talk about on namespaces GoPHP5 EMFs (Even More Frameworks) the mysqlnd driver lots of new tutorials over 2,500 new PEAR and PECL package releases Several new PHP releases (5.2.1, 4.4.5, 4.4.6, 5.2.2, 4.4.7, 5.2.3, 5.2.4 and 5.2.5) The End of Life for PHP 4 The Month of PHP Bugs A move for PHP in the Enterprise a renewed effort for Unicode support releases from the major framework players like CakePHP, Symfony, Zend Framework, Solar IBM and Oracle working together with Zend Over 130 new job postings Increased interest in running PHP on Windows (FastCGI!) The creation of and episodes 1 through 30 of the Zend Developer Zone podcast PHP Abstract   Books:  The Design of Sites: Patterns for Creating Winning Web Sites PHP and MySQL by Example PHP Solutions PHP Programming with PEAR PHP in Action Pro Drupal Development The eZ Components Developers Handbook The PHP Anthology: 101 Essential Tips, Tricks & Hacks (2nd Edition) Learning PHP Data Objects Enterprise PHP Development (announced)   Conferences:  5th Annual eZ Conference Vancouver PHP Conference php|tek 2007 Dutch PHP Conference SymfonyCamp php|works 2007 Zend/PHP Conference & Expo 2007 (including the Unconference) DC PHP Conference 2007 PHP London 2007 Conference   I know there's stuff out there that I've missed, so comment away and let the community know! (I might come back and link all of these things later on)


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US promises to comply with WTO export rules

The WTO gave European nations and other countries the go-ahead to impose punitive duties on US exports ranging from lobsters to trucks because of Washington's failure to repeal a law the WTO says unlawfully protects the US steel industry.


Blake out of Las Vegas open after ATP ruling

The ATP has reversed its decision to award James Blake a quarter-final berth at the Las Vegas Open, after bending a rule to allow the American through.


There's a whiff of crisis in the air at the Dutch Health Ministry: It's sitting on a pile of pot that it just can't sell.


Gunmen open fire on a group of tourists in eastern Yemen, killing three people, security official says


Dell Announces Stylish New LCD Monitors Ahead of CES

Slickly designed 22-inch Crystal display confirmed along with the new UltraSharp 3008WFP, a 30-inch model featuring DisplayPort connectivity.


Putin Says Russia Faces Full 'War' to Divide Nation

In a rare address to his nation at a time of grave crisis, President Vladimir V. Putin said Saturday that the school siege the southern city of Beslan was an attack on


A double bombing kills 14 in Baghdad, including the head of a US-backed Sunni armed group fighting al-Qaeda.


U.S. Hid Dozens of Iraqi Prisoners, Investigators Say

The United States may have kept up  to 100 "ghost detainees" in Iraq off the books and concealed  from Red Cross observers, a far higher number than previously  reported, an Army general told Congress on Thursday.


More than half of single British women are happy to stay unattached, a survey discovers.


Angela Merkel criticises ratings agencies for not spotting firms with serious credit problems.


India adds its weight to thin model debate

India does not want waif-like young   women sashaying down the catwalk and acting as role models for   thousands of girls who are starving themselves to get svelte   figures, the Indian health minister said.


Fox hunters in Tony Blair's backyard vow to ignore any hunting ban

In rolling wooded hills near Chequers, the country retreat for British prime ministers, blood hounds howled as they picked up the scent of an English red fox.


Access Says Linux PDA Platform Is Coming

PC Magazine - ACCESS executives at the 3GSM trade show today demonstrated their new Linux-based successor to the once-popular Palm OS – but they still couldn't give any details as to when, or even if, it would appear on any retail devices.


Risparmio al sistema elettrico di 645,2 mln chilowattora


'Sunny Deol gave me tips on bodybuilding'

Meet Yash Pandit and Manjari, the actors of Rok Sako To Rok Lo.


Secondo il Daily Mirror la coppia si Ã¨ separata definitivamenteUna storia all'insegna dell'eccesso, tra cocaina e continui addii                                            Londra, Kate Moss lascia Pete Doherty E ingaggia un "gorilla" per tenerlo lontano                                                                                Una guardia del corpo vigila sulla modella, il cantante dorme in una roulotte


Fermi e forse feriti tra dimostranti pro amnistia a detenuti


Near the back of its football media guide, the Atlantic Coast Conference lists 71 "procedures" for determining its Bowl Championship Series representative in case of a tie atop the final league standings.


Fino a sabato, perturbazione si estende su Centro e Sud


Paris - The operation to secure the release of two French journalists held hostage in Iraq was an exclusively French affair, France's defence minister insisted on Thursday.


Also: Treo troubles trigger Palm plunge. Read these stories and more from around the Web at News.com Extra.


Greggio scambiato a 72,65 dollari al barile, oro in rialzo


Southwest Hospital and Medical Center fights for life

After caring for patients for 40 years, an Atlanta hospital now is tending to its own wounds. Southwest Hospital and Medical Center, which this month filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, seeks a financial


Aid worker probably murdered in Iraq: British FM

Margaret Hassan, a British-Irish aid worker kidnapped in Iraq last month, has "probably been murdered", British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said.


SCO Admits 'Substantial Doubt' of Survival

With its cash reserves running out and its legal case against IBM Corp. unravelling, The SCO Group Inc. now says there is doubt that it will remain afloat.


Cortina, 19:17 - F1, BRIATORE: DOMANI DECIDERO' IL MIO FUTURO, MAI ALLA FERRARI

Flavio Briatore ha annunciato a Cortina che domani sera deciderà se rimanere o meno nel team ...


Manu Ginobili scored 22 points, and the San Antonio Spurs held Kevin Garnett to just one second-half basket in their 96-82 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday night.


Cops Say Suspects Returned to Crime Scene

FARGO, N.D. - Police say two suspects in a botched burglary were caught after they returned to the crime scene. Sgt. Kevin Volrath said the two men were confronted by owners of the home they allegedly tried to burglarize Monday night, and the suspects fled.


Milano, 23:57 - CALCIO, AZZURRI; GATTUSO: NON SIAMO IL BRASILE

''La Francia è una grande squadra, anche se mi aspettavo che stasera facesse di piÃ¹. Noi abbi...


Report: Britain Wins U.S. Support for Mideast Talks

Britain has won U.S. agreement to hold  an international peace conference on the Middle East in London  early next year, the Daily Telegraph reported on Monday.


In South Korea, a Rags-to-Riches Favorite

SEOUL, Dec. 18 -- Because he embodies a brand that voters here are itching to buy, Lee Myung-bak seems almost certain to be elected Wednesday as president of South Korea.


FedEx Boosts Profit Forecast, Stock Jumps

FedEx Corp. FDX.N on Monday raised  its earnings forecasts, citing strong demand in several of its  businesses despite concerns about the slowing growth in the  U.S. economy.


A presidential commission has modified its proposal for a trust fund that would use up to $4 billion in annual offshore oil and gas royalties to safeguard oceans and coastal areas. The change was to answer governors' fears the idea might spur more drilling off their coasts.


The EU's trade relationship with China is "deeply unequal", its trade commissioner Peter Mandelson says.


Blue Jays Rookie Pitcher Handcuffs Yankees

Gustavo Chacin became the first lefty starter to win his major league debut against the Yankees in the Joe Torre era, pitching the Toronto Blue Jays past New York 6-3 Monday night.


Fool on the Street: Gymboree Brands Growth

Gymboree discusses its plans to grow through new brands and store expansion.


Women Key to Reversing AIDS Epidemic, Experts Say

Any effort to battle the AIDS epidemic must focus on changing the fate of women by educating them, helping them own property and giving


PepsiAmericas cuts 2006 outlook; shares plunge

Bottler PepsiAmericas Inc. PAS.N on   Monday cut its 2006 earnings outlook due to lower-than-expected   net pricing and a higher cost of goods sold in its U.S.   business, and its shares fell as much as 7 percent.


In a first for the US cellphone industry, Cingular Wireless LLC yesterday began offering a handset specially designed for blind and vision-impaired people, with software that can convert virtually everything on the phone screen -- including text messages -- to synthesized speech.


Washington: Oscar winner Julia Roberts is turning producer to make the television movie American Girl.


PIL: ISTAT, IN SARDEGNA DATI NEGATIVI CON CALO -0,3% NEL 2003

(AGI) - Roma, 30 dic. - Il rallentamento della congiuntura economica in Italia che ha caratterizzato il 2003, anno nel quale il Pil in termini reali e' cresciuto dello 0,3% rispetto al 2002, si e' riflesso


Chip maker hopes Turion 64 will boost its mobile market share


Japan Nuclear-Site Damage Worse Than Reported

Water leaking from a damaged nuclear power plant was 50 percent more radioactive than initially announced.


Carabinieri di Gorizia fermano un uomo e una donna


Coke's flat earnings pop Wall Street rally, expectations

US stocks fizzed downward yesterday after Coca-Cola Co. and other firms reported disappointing sales and earnings projections - giving Wall Street a case of indigestion amid concern that the days of fat corporate profits may be over.


Israeli military frees an ex-Hamas official

JERUSALEM -- The Israeli military released a former Palestinian Cabinet minister swept up in a West Bank raid in May, saying yesterday that he had agreed to renounce his Hamas membership and would no longer hold positions in the militant Islamic group.


NFL Wrap: Dillon Helps Patriots Earn 21st Successive Win

Corey Dillon rushed for 115 yards as  the New England Patriots beat the New York Jets 13-7 at Foxboro  Sunday to take their record winning streak to 21 games.


Wall Street closes sharply lower on rate worries

U.S. stocks fell on Thursday, as interest-rate concerns spurred investors to lock in profits from the market's spring rally.


Beginning Jan. 22, 40 of Lee Friedlander's black-and-white photographs will go on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in the exhibition âLee Friedlander: A Ramble in Olmsted Parks.â


Soaring numbers of children in the UK are being prescribed anti-depressants and other mind-altering drugs, research has revealed. No antidepressants are licensed for use in children under 16, but doctors can


In what must be one of the speediest copyright-infringement cases on record, Monsoon Multimedia has admitted to violating the GNU General Public License (GPL) and is entering settlement negotiations.


Urvashi Sharma's sister to enter Bollywood

We recently showed you a picture of NaqaabÂs lead actress Urvashi Sharma and her sister who looked pretty much alike.


Inside Apple Stores, a Certain Aura Enchants the Faithful

Appleâs stock skyrocketed 135 percent in 2007, and its sleek retail gadget emporiums are a large part of that  success.


On Upswing, Huckabee Attracts Funds, Backers

Wealthy Texas financier Gene Phillips had thought about getting behind Republican Mike Huckabee's presidential bid for some time, but it was only after the former Arkansas governor surged in the polls that Phillips decided to open his wallet and his sprawling Dallas estate for a fundraiser.


Singapore's August Production Unexpectedly Falls 1.1%

Singapore's industrial production unexpectedly shrank in August as companies such as Pfizer Inc. produced fewer drugs and electronics' output slowed.


Gates not frightened of the big bad Linux

THE GRAND NABOB of the world's software giant, Microsoft, Bill Gates, has told technologists that he is not afraid of Linux. Speaking at a shindig at the Computer History Museum, Gates said that he had seen


The buyers of the historic Filene's property in downtown Boston are proposing to build a modern 38-story tower over the four-building complex that would include brand-name retailers, luxury condos, a hotel, and office space.


The 10 Best Stocks You Might Actually Buy

You don't have to flip over rocks to find market-whipping returns.


Oil Prices Hit Highs on Winter Fuel Woes

Oil prices rallied to a record above $55 a barrel Monday on concerns over a winter fuel supply crunch, and as traders took comments from a top US official to mean high


ATHENS, Greece - They are America's newest golden girls - powerful and just a shade from perfection. The U.S...


Bush Open to Talks on Raising Payroll Tax Cap

PORTSMOUTH, N.H.  - President Bush suggested in an  interview published on Wednesday he may be open to raising the  cap on Social Security taxes paid by high-income earners, but  told a crowd in New Hampshire he would reject an increase in  the payroll tax rate.


More prisoners to befreed, government says

BURMA RANGOON -- Burma will free 5,000 prisoners, the military government said yesterday, just a week after it released nearly 4,000 others, including some held for political reasons. There was no indication that detained Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi would be freed. The releases coincided with the opening of an Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit yesterday in Laos, ...


Chechen Rebel Wants to Try His Ex-Deputy

Chechen rebel leader Aslan Maskhadov says another militant chief, Shamil Basayev, should go on trial for the school siege in the southern Russian city of Beslan that killed nearly 340 people, according to a statement released Friday.


Software giant Microsoft is casting its sights on the digital media marketplace by positioning itself as pro-consumer-choice. The company unveiled its MSN Music


SANTIAGO, Chile  - Hecklers angry at the government shouted over the sound of choirs at the tense funeral on Tuesday of Augusto Pinochet, the former Chilean dictator whose repressive rule from 1973 to 1990 made him infamous around the world for human rights abuses.


Bush pleads for more patience for Iraq war efforts

CRAWFORD, Texas  - U.S. President George W. Bush, faced with growing calls to start withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq, pleaded with Americans on Saturday for patience and cited progress in the past two months.


Manchester, 17:40 - CALCIO:DONNA VIOLENTATA IN HOTEL DOVE FESTEGGIAVA MANCHESTER

MANCHESTER- Ancora un ombra diu abusi sessu ali sui giocatori inglesi.  Questa volta sotto il...


Sun claims Opteron sales outpace Itanium

SEQUENTIAL server revenue at Sun Microsystems has grown faster than the overall market, the firm claimed today. Citing a Gartner Dataquest report, Sun claimed that in the second calendar quarter of this year


Iraq. Enzo Baldoni Ã¨ stato ucciso dai suoi sequestratori

Il giornalista italiano Enzo Baldoni Ã¨ stato ucciso in Iraq. Lo hanno fatto sapere intorno alle 23 di ieri i suoi sequestratori, al termine di una giornata in cui, nonostante la scadenza dell'ultimatum, sembrava ci fossero segnali di speranza.


MILWAUKEE - Betty Ann Fischer has been old enough to buy liquor for more than 50 years. So she was a little surprised when a grocery store clerk asked to see her identification before selling her a bottle of wine.


The lead attorney for Roger Clemens says he has begun an investigation into allegations linking Clemens to steroids.


China says to set up military hotline with U.S

China and the United States are to set up a defense hotline, one of Beijing's top generals said on Saturday, a move aimed at improving military relations as Washington grows increasingly wary of China's military build-up.


Britain's public broadcaster, the BBC, announced one of the biggest shake-ups in its 82-year history Tuesday, with plans to axe at least 2,900 jobs, or 10 percent of its workforce, and trim $624 million in costs.


U.S. stocks looked to rise on Tuesday,  with stock futures pointing to a slightly higher open, as oil  prices held below $42 a barrel and a quiet Wall Street awaited  December consumer confidence data for direction.


Blue chips rise on GE, consumer sentiment

Blue-chip stocks rose on Friday, sending the Dow to a record, as General Electric Co's  expanded share repurchase plan and a stronger-than-expected reading of consumer sentiment tempered worries about the economy's health.


BOSTON - Monuments in New England are made from moments like the bookends David Ortiz gave the region on Monday. When has a baseball player had two walk-off hits at frenzied Fenway Park on the same day in postseason play?


No deal on dollar as US shrugs off European pressure

Europe and Japan failed yesterday to persuade the United States to address the decline in the dollar, despite talks at a fractious meeting of the Group of 20 industrialised and developing nations.


Bush: U.S. not recognized for generosity

President Bush, battling anti-America sentiment in Central and South America, said Wednesday the United States doesn't get much credit for its generosity in the region.


Car Bomb in Baghdad Targets Minister, Two Killed

A car bomb targeting Iraq's education minister exploded in Baghdad early on Tuesday, killing two people and wounding three others, a bodyguard and witnesses at the scene said.


Enac, the Italian Civil Aviation Authority, said it had suspended the order on condition that the European Commission acted swiftly to pass legislation that would outlaw similar moves by other member states.


Champion jockey among 16 held by police in race-fixing inquiry

At six o'clock yesterday morning, Kieren Fallon should have been thundering along the scenic gallops above Newmarket at the start of another ordinary but enriching day at the peak of British horse racing.


City Room: The Sociology of Pastrami Egg Rolls

A table-setter into Jewish people's love for Chinese food, including the sociological implications. Don't fill up on so many appetizers that you won't have room for the main course.


La trentina incoronata reginetta ringrazia mamma e papÃ "Ho tagliato i capelli in America, nascondevano un tatuaggio"                                            Miss Italia, Claudia si racconta "Ero un rospetto, realizzo un sogno"


NEW ORLEANS - More than five million Americans suffer from heart failure, a debilitating condition in which the heart fails to pump enough blood, starving the body of oxygen and leading to weakness, chest pain and, eventually, death.


Slain guitarist, bodyguard mourned by Damageplan

DALLAS A drummer paid homage to his slain guitarist brother by saying "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott had a heart "twice as big as the state of TEXAS!


Darfur Talks to Seek Political Pact Amid Fighting

Sudanese officials and Darfur rebels  arrived in Nigeria on Friday for talks on a political deal to  end two years of conflict in the vast desert region which  observers say is slipping deeper into chaos.


Presidente venezuelano smentisce dichiarazioni di Negroponte


Como, 16:53 - CICLISMO, CUNEGO: TRIONFO PER CHI DICE CHE NON VINCO PIU'

Le prime parole di Damiano Cunego, primo al traguardo del Giro di Lombardia, ai microfoni di Raispor...


Iraq leaders seek to flesh out peace plan

Iraqi leaders hope to flesh out a deal to end sectarian bloodshed in Baghdad when they meet again on Tuesday but conceded a four-point plan, drafted under U.S. pressure, was still a long way short on vital substance.


Detainees at the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, were shackled to the floor in fetal positions for more than 24 hours at a time, left without food and water, and allowed to defecate on themselves, an FBI agent who said he witnessed such abuse reported in a memo to supervisors, according to documents released yesterday.


Nota per sue battaglie per diritti civili negli anni '70


Elton John flipped his wig at Madonna yesterday, blasting the Material Girl in an obscenity-laced rant for allegedly lip-syncing her way through live shows.


Bush Task Force Calls Drug Importation Unsafe

Description: A Bush Administration task force releases a report that finds importing drugs from countries with price-controls offers little savings and introduces safety concerns.


Arsenal captain Patrick Vieira and Manchester United skipper Roy Keane are both battling to be fit for Sunday's Premiership showdown at Old Trafford.


The three Black Watch soldiers killed in a suicide bomb attack in central Iraq are named.


ORLANDO (Florida): World number one and defending champion Vijay Singh was stalking joint leaders Tom Lehman and Briny Baird after the third round of the Funai Classic at the Walt Disney Resort on Saturday.


'Se disponibili, sono pronto ad incontrarli anche stasera'


Schroeder Urges Shake-Up of Transatlantic Bodies

MUNICH, Germany  - German Chancellor Gerhard  Schroeder called for a shake-up of key transatlantic bodies  such as NATO on Saturday, saying the dialogue between Europe  and the United States needed refreshing.


Roma, 16:32 - CALCIO, ROMA; SPALLETTI: ATTACCANTE POTEVA CAMBIARCI IN PEGGIO

Il mercato della Roma si è chiuso senza grandi colpi, ma Luciano Spalletti è contento ...


Child mortality worldwide hits record low: UNICEF

Deaths of children under age five around the world dropped below 10 million for the first time last year, according to United Nations Children's Fund figures released Thursday.


Vietnam prepares for arrival of first US passenger jet since war

Vietnam is preparing for the arrival of the first passenger jet from the United States since the end of the war in 1975. The United Airlines flight from San Francisco, via Hong Kong, is scheduled to land in


Venezuelan Car-Bomb Suspect Killed in Shootout

By Patrick Markey CARACAS, Venezuela  - A Venezuelan lawyersuspected in last week's bombing murder of a top stateprosecutor was killed in a gunfight with police on Tuesdayafter he tried to ram detectives with his car and opened fireon them, officials said.


A fghanistan's three-year drive for stability reached a milestone when Mr. Hamid Karzai was sworn in Tuesday as its first popularly elected president.


A car driven by the daughter of Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards was hit by another auto, but she wasn't injured.


Studios and directors begin informal contract talks

LOS ANGELES  - The Directors Guild of America has begun casual contract talks with the studios, and an announcement of formal negotiations appears likely within the coming week, a step that ensures the writers strike will persist for some time.


Leonard Green, Container Store set partnership

Private equity firm Leonard Green & Partners LP and retailer The Container Store said on Tuesday they have agreed to a financial partnership in a private transaction whose terms were not disclosed.


NEW YORK The US labor market snapped out of its summer lull to add 337,000 new jobs in October, the biggest increase since March, the Labor Department reported Friday, raising hopes that American businesses were overcoming years of caution and beginning


Flat-screen TVs, game consoles top holiday list

What's hot this holiday season in  consumer electronics are big-screen televisions, new video  gaming consoles, digital cameras and notebook PCs.


Rare mountain gorilla shot dead in DR Congo reserve

A rare protected mountain gorilla has been found shot dead in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Virunga nature reserve, fuelling fears that rebels are targeting endangered species, conservationists said Sunday.


Forces loyal to a DR Congo presidential candidate start to leave Kinshasa, following an ultimatum.


Kobe Bryant and Shaquille OâNeal agree on one thing: The NBAâs new marquee team is ... drum roll, please ... âItâd have to be Detroit, wouldnât it?


Nigerian union leaders threaten to extend strike over fuel prices

Nigeria's main oil workers union threatened to shut down the country's oil industry as a nationwide general strike entered its third day Wednesday, increasing concerns about supply from Africa's biggest crude producer.


Seven young men arraigned in stabbing death of 19-year-old Quebec teen

LAVAL, Que. (CP) - Seven young males were arraigned in court on Friday in the stabbing death of a 19-year-old man last month.


Fannie Regulator's Budget Loses Key Backer, for Now

A senior House Democrat said yesterday that he will not support a budget increase for the federal regulator of Fannie Mae until questions raised in a confidential report have been addressed.


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A demonstration is planned against plans to downgrade emergency general surgery at a Livingston hospital.


Pope says Mother Teresa felt "God's silence"

LORETO, Italy  - Pope Benedict said on Saturday that even the late Mother Teresa of Calcutta "suffered from the silence of God" despite her immense charity and faith.


While news about Jesse James crawled its way across 19th century America — compared to today's lightning-fast Internet — the tone was uncannily comparable to today's celebrity coverage, Brad Pitt found in reading those old accounts.


The night his hockey career ended, the night he almost died, Normand Leveille made his way into the Bruins locker room between periods in Vancouver. No one in the stands suspected he was in trouble, that the arteriovenous malformation inside his head was bleeding, life melting out of the smiling, energetic, chatty kid from Montreal by the second.


The race is on to get Europe's giant new particle accelerator facility ready for a 2007 deadline.


Company says the Torrenza Innovation Socket will allow manufacturers that develop their own silicon to take advantage of an x86 environment and the accompanying economics associated with packaging, chip sets and motherboard designs.


Avrebbero partecipato agli scontri fuori dal 'Massimino'


U.S.-based venture capital investments reached their highest point last year since 2001 with software remaining the strongest category, according to The MoneyTree Report, released this week by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA).


Eighteen people go on trial in Istanbul over the murder of  Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink.


Putin's Silence on Crisis Underscores Chilling Trend

Several hours after bloody, half-naked and terrified children and teachers fled School No. 1 Monday afternoon amid explosions and automatic weapons fire, NTV television


A car which killed four cyclists may have been travelling at between 60 and 70mph, an inquest hears.


Kibaki declared winner of Kenya election

President Mwai Kibaki has beaten opposition rival Raila Odinga by a narrow margin to win re-election in Kenya's closest ever vote, the head of the Electoral Commission of Kenya (ECK) said on Sunday.


Foreign National Shot Dead in Saudi Capital

The Saudi Interior Ministry identified the foreigner as a Briton, and said he was killed Wednesday in a parking lot at a shopping center in eastern Riyadh.


New Russian prosecutor looking into Litvinenko death

A powerful Russian prosecutor said on Friday self-exiled Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky could be behind the murder of Kremlin critic Alexander Litvinenko, a charge dismissed by a friend of Litvinenko.


Bryan Randall threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score Thursday night, helping Virginia Tech move closer to a Bowl Championship Series game with a 55-6 rout of Maryland.


Carl Edwards ends 52-race winless streak

Carl Edwards snapped a 52-race Nextel Cup winless streak Sunday by holding off Martin Truex Jr. to win at Michigan International Speedway. "Is it really over?'" he excitedly asked his crew as he closed in on the finish line.


Singapore Budget Carrier Set to Take Off

Singapore Airlines' low-cost arm raised the stakes Monday in the battle for budget travelers, saying it is ready for a price war as it prepares to begin services next month.


(InfoWorld) - U.K. supermarket chain Tesco Stores will launch six PC software applications under its own brand, including a word processor and antivirus software, later this month. The software packages will sell for under Â£20 ($37), and will include free online support via e-mail. British "white label" software distributor Formjet will supply and support the software, through its subsidiary Formjet Innovations. Formjet holds the U.K. rights to distribute Panda Software's antivirus tools and Ability Plus Software's word processor and office applications, among others. It founded the Innovations subsidiary to sell versions of the software under other companies' brands. Formjet has software partners in 16 countries, and is looking for other sales outlets, company spokesman Graham O'Reilly said on Monday. "At the moment we're concentrating on the U.K., and we are talking to other retail partners," he said. For Tesco, Formjet has branded the software's packaging, code and online help with the supermarket chain's name, O'Reilly said. In a market where technical support is increasingly outsourced to offshore destinations with lower labor costs, Formjet has set up its support team south of London, in Crawley. "It's become quite a feature, these days, to say it's U.K.-based support," O'Reilly said. The company keeps support costs down by handling everything by e-mail. Customers "get an automated reply with the top ten answers based on the subject line of their e-mail," O'Reilly said. Typically, that's enough to deal with around half the questions the company receives: staff deal with the other half, he said. The antivirus and security software packs will include one year's e-mail support and software updates, he said. After that, customers can renew their subscription online or buy another pack at the supermarket. Formjet will impose no time limit on e-mail support for the other applications, he said. Even at such a low price, it's doubtful that Tesco will gain much market share, one analyst said, pointing to Microsoft's continued dominance of the office software market, despite the availability of competing applications for much lower prices, or even for free. "Many low-cost or free packages exist in each category, yet products that are many times the price of the cheapest option continue to dominate," David Mitchell of Ovum wrote in an e-mail. If it is to win customers, Tesco must make sure its applications can read and write files compatible with Microsoft's Office suite, he said. The software won't look out of place on Tesco's shelves: the supermarket already sells mobile phones, and is an Internet service provider, Internet telephony operator, and mobile virtual network operator.


A four-minute delay at the start and a Greek chorus of boos and whistles made no difference to Shawn Crawford and his US teammates.


Schools are given new guidance aimed at stopping pupils using mobile phones and the internet to bully others.


The folks behind the open-source reference site that's challenging the encyclopedia industry decide to give journalism a go. Through the experimental Wikinews site, anyone can take a stab at being a reporter. By Joanna Glasner.


Cox Adds Three Channels LPB Wins Regional Emmy

By Judy Bergeron  Cox Communications is adding three new channels in the Baton Rouge and Lafayette areas starting Monday.


U.S. consumers spent heartily in  July on goods ranging from cars to electronics as sales at  retail stores rose a greater-than-expected 1.4 percent, a  government report on Friday showed, suggesting the economy  still had spark.


US spending on information technology goods, services, and staff will grow seven percent in 2005 and continue at a similar pace through 2008, according to a study released Monday by Forrester Research.


Casa farmaceutica annucnia che sara' pronto fra sei mesi


Apple Boot Camp 1.3 Beta Updates Drivers

The latest public beta of Boot Camp contains support for MacBook Pro keyboard backlighting, Apple Remote pairing, updated graphics drivers, and other changes.


Beijing: At least 170 miners were trapped underground after a gas explosion on Sunday ignited a fire in a coalmine in north-west China's Shaanxi province, reports said.


President Bush intensified diplomatic efforts on Monday to quell rising violence in Iraq and Afghanistan, turning to allies as his national security adviser said the conflict in Iraq had entered 'a new phase' ...Comment


North Korea has described US President George W. Bush as a tyrannical political imbecile. who put Adolf Hitler in the shade and said Pyongyang could see no justification for talks with his administration.


Ministers are facing questions about how they knew about an alleged coup plot in Africa weeks before mercenaries were arrested for planning it.


Arts & entertainment: Quirky Canadian Feist's third album has been one of the pop gems of 2007. And to think she used to rap with sock puppets ...


The Dutch press didn't let Ajax off the hook after its comprehensive 3-0 win over Maccabi Tel Aviv in Group C of the Champions League on Tuesday night, giving the credit instead to Maccabi's weak performance.


Da Milanello replica al Flamengo: "Nessuna autorizzazione"


H.P. Spy Case Spotlights a Technology News Site

CNetÂs News.com site often breaks major technology stories and has been described as the home page for Silicon Valley.


Ft, fino a 13 mld di euro per superamento limiti Co2


Charlie Bell has stepped down as chief executive of fast food giant McDonaldâs seven months after taking up the top job. Bell, who was diagnosed with colon cancer earlier this year, is leaving the business to focus on fighting the illness.


Moss's teammates stand tall in receiver's defense

FOXBOROUGH - Whether it was his latest off-the-field flap, the frigid conditions, or a game plan designed specifically to prevent him from getting the ball, Patriots wide receiver Randy Moss yesterday was a nonfactor for the second straight playoff game.


World Airways signs China deal with Lufthansa

World Airways has signed a long-term lease agreement with Lufthansa Cargo Charter, a subsidiary of Lufthansa Cargo, for international cargo service between Nuremberg, Germany and Xian, China.


HP Vows to Keep Up Cuts in Cost Major Acquisitions Aren't Part of Plans

By Damon Darlin  The Hewlett-Packard chairman and chief executive, Mark Hurd, has assured analysts and investors that he plans to continue cutting costs and said he does not foresee making major acquisitions to maintain growth.


N.Hydro confirms lost Greenland project to Alcoa

Norwegian industrial group Norsk Hydro   acknowledged on Wednesday it had lost out to U.S.  rival Alcoa  to build a large aluminum smelter and  related hydropower capacity in Greenland.


Nov. 24, 2004 - Scientists believe they have confirmed theories that homing pigeons are able to carry out their long-range navigational feat thanks to tiny magnetic particles in their upper beaks.


Germany warns of terror threat, urges vigilance

German authorities called on Friday for increased vigilance against possible terror attacks and said the kind of threat detected before the September 11, 2001 suicide hijackings in the United States had resurfaced.


For Hendrick's Team, the Race Will Go On

One day after a plane crash killed several members of the Hendrick family and some of the team's top management, the Nascar community is only beginning to grieve.


China's Jiang expected to give up last post at end of high-level meeting

China's ageing former paramount ruler Jiang Zemin is expected to give up his last official post when a high-level meeting of the ruling Communist Party ends later.


Roma, 19:58 - CALCIO, ROMA; JUAN SI FERMA IN NAZIONALE: E' GIALLO

Affaticamento muscolare per Juan. Secondo la stampa il difensore brasiliano ha uno stiramento al gem...


White marathon runners seem to face an increased risk of skin cancer because of long sun exposure, Austrian researchers report.


A state of emergency is imposed in Fiji, three months after the previous one was lifted.


Manifestazioni di gioia nella capitale cilena per la scomparsa dell'ex-dittatoreLa polizia ha attaccato con gli idranti. Contusi alcuni agenti                                            Santiago, cariche, feriti e arresti per la festa dopo la morte di Pinochet                                                                                La salma trasferita alla Scuola militare. Domani i funerali. Non saranno esequie di Stato


Chris Mason makes 31 saves for his fourth shutout this season, leading the Predators to a 1-0 victory over the Hurricanes on Tuesday night.


Roy Keane today urged his fellow professionals to cut out the gamesmanship he believes is damaging the sport. The Manchester United captain called on the Football Association and the Professional Footballers


Gov't offers help, scrambles to unravel impact of Asia tidal waves

The Government offered help to Asian nations battered by deadly tidal waves triggered by a powerful earthquake, as it scrambled to take stock of the disaster and help British tourists.


Berlin opera may stage "Idomeneo" if sure of safety

A Berlin opera house condemned for  canceling performances of a Mozart work because of concern it  could provoke violence by Muslims said on Thursday it might  consider staging the production if it had security assurances.


Lakes Mead and Powell could run dry by 2021

It's a 50 percent possibility, a new Scripps study finds, which would squeeze water supplies in Arizona, California, Nevada, and New Mexico.


Powerful blast kills 15 Iraqis in Tikrit

A huge explosion rocked the northern Iraqi city of Tikrit, killing 15 Iraqis, police and doctors have said. Eight others were seriously wounded in the blast, which occurred around 17:00 GMT on Sunday, local doctors have said.


Deve ancora essere perfezionata l'opa per l'autunno


Negotiations over the embattled city of Najaf took a new and complicated turn Thursday when an official of Iraq's interim government issued fresh demands to be met by rebellious Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr, accompanied by warnings of an imminent military offensive at the shrine where Sadr's militia is holed up.


A stampede broke out Tuesday in a stadium packed with thousands of people for an election campaign rally for Yemen's president, killing at least 51 people and injuring more than 200, including youths bused in for the event.


TCL Pumps in RM53m for Second Butane Plant

By Sean Augustin  TCL Industries Sdn Bhd is investing RM53.2 million for its second butane processing plant in the Teluk Kalong industrial area in Kemaman, Terengganu.


You may be surprised by the real leaders and laggards.


Roma, 17:46 - CALCIO, ROMA: IENE ALLO STADIO CON BIGLIETTI MEUCCI E MARX

Le 'Iene' hanno dimostrare la facilità di acquistare un biglietto con nomi 'importanti' ma se...


Late payments rise on home equity credit lines

Late payments on U.S. home equity  lines of credit rose to a 5-1/2 year high in the second quarter  of 2007 but delinquencies on many other types of consumer loans  fell, the American Bankers Association said on Wednesday.


LONDON: Striker Bonaventure Kalou netted twice to send AJ Auxerre through to the first knockout round of the Uefa Cup at the expense of Rangers last night.


UN workers abducted in Afghanistan phone home as militants seek ...

Two of three UN workers kidnapped in Afghanistan called home to reassure relatives they are all right, as negotiators tried Tuesday to secure their release after 12 days in the hands of Taliban-linked militants.


Britain considering extra troop deployments to Afghanistan

Britain's Defence Secretary Des Browne said he was considering &quot;as a matter of urgency&quot; whether to send additional troops to Afghanistan, where six British soldiers have died in the last month.


Parigi, 10:12 - CALCIO, STAMPA FRANCESE: BLANC NUOVO TECNICO DEL NANTES

Laurent Blanc, ex libero della nazionale francese, in Italia al Napoli e all'Inter, prenderà ...


US soldiers returning from Iraq with post-traumatic stress disorder are being treated with virtual reality.


ARLINGTON, Va. -- US Airways Group has asked a bankruptcy judge to impose temporary pay cuts on union workers to conserve cash flow during the slow fall travel season, the company said Saturday.


Whatever party wins the next general election will have to either cut spending or raise taxes, says the CBI, which wants the former.


Disused Texas oil field reservoirs may become storage areas for greenhouse gases emitted by burning fossil fuels. Known as carbon sequestration, the technology captures the gas that can linger in the atmosphere for decades.


The human resources company whose biggest shareholder regards a $5.3 billion takeover bid as too low, said it would be prepared to consider other plans to sell itself.


Growth Rate of Economy Edged Higher Over Summer

The economy picked up a little more speed during the summer quarter from July through September, expanding at a 3.7 percent annual rate, the government reported yesterday.


Bruce Willis non salva Panariello La De Filippi vince la seconda ...

Roma, 24 ottobre 2004 - Non basta lo show con Bruce Willis per risollevare il sabato sera di Rai1: la seconda puntata di Giorgio Panariello e del suo ''Ma il cielo e' sempre piu' blu'', ha perso il confronto con ''C'e' posta per te'', con Maria De Filippi


COLTS 26, GIANTS 21 EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- After beating little brother Eli, all Peyton Manning felt was relief and pride.


Around 200 feared dead in Brazil air disaster

A Brazilian airliner crashed and exploded in flames on Tuesday at Brazil's busiest airport, and around 200 people were feared dead in the country's second major air disaster in less than a year.


London shares close lower with insurers and banks under pressure

Leading shares closed near lows as Wall Street remained weaker on news of credit default troubles at American International Group Inc., with falls from the UK insurers and banking sectors.


Accidental drug overdose killed Ledger: NY coroner

Actor Heath Ledger died of an accidental overdose of six prescription drugs, with a mix of painkillers, tranquilizers and sleeping aids found in his system, officials said on Wednesday.


Film piracy lawsuits accuse 22 in Colorado

Hollywood studios went to Denver federal court Tuesday, filing two lawsuits against 22 unnamed Coloradans suspected of swapping pirated copies of movies over the Internet.


Authenticity of online prescriptions raised at doctor disciplinary ...

TORONTO (CP) - A Toronto doctor accused of co-signing thousands of prescriptions for an online pharmacy without diagnosing patients had no way of verifying if the majority of drug orders he handled were authentic, his disciplinary tribunal heard Wednesday


Sales and profits increased at Steelcase Inc., but the sluggish economy grew at a slower rate than the Grand Rapids office-furniture maker expected.


You'd better hope your computer doesn't break down today. There's a good bet nobody will be around to fix it. That's because every self-respecting geek with $10 and a pulse will be queuing


Riforme, Errani: ''Piena condivisione parole Ciampi su Federalismo ...

''Il presidente della Repubblica ha detto cose molto importanti e pienamente condivisibili''. Cosi' il governatore della Regione Emilia Romagna Vasco Errani al termine del discorso pronunciato da Carlo Azeglio Ciampi a Piacenza.


Nassiriya: fallito attentato contro militari italiani

Ordigno comandato a distanza contro una pattuglia: nessun ferito. Baldoni, il corpo sarebbe a Kufa. Scontri a Bagdad, 17 morti. Il governo di Parigi conferma: no ai ricatti, giovedÃ¬ in vigore la legge sul velo. Chirac: liberate i giornalisti.


Nella retata contro i clan Palamara-Favasuli-Morabito impegnati 250 carabinieriIndagine su vari omicidi avvenuti nella regione negli ultimi due anni                                             Operazione contro la 'ndrangheta Nella Locride arrestate 20 persone


Media & professional: Despite the Prime Minister's attack on the 'feral' media last week, Andrew Gilligan argues that it has limited power and is often ignored.


Though a fraction of the size of major Wall Street underwriters, Arlington investment house FBR has a reputation for being able to move stock and make money in ways its larger competitors simply can't, or won't.


TOKYO Nov 7, 2004 - A magnitude 5.9 earthquake rocked northern Japan on Monday, injuring at least eight people, near the area where the country's deadliest earthquake in years struck last month.


Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo interviews with Dan Snyder on Tuesday night while former Redskins' assistant Gregg Williams heads to Jacksonville.


It's the middle of the night and your child, who's been sick with a cold, is making the strangest noises you've ever heard; it almost sounds like a seal barking.


Firenze, 17:21 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA: DERBY CON EMPOLI SENZA VIERI E LIVERANI

La Fiorentina non potrà contare su Cristian Vieri e Fabio Liverani nel derby toscano di Empol...


Clay Aiken has fond memories of holidays at home — driving with a fake Christmas tree sticking through the back windows of his packed Honda Accord because his family waited too late to buy a real tree.


Suspected Islamists kill four and seize dozens of weapons from a drug control body in Russia's North Caucasus.


Supreme Court Lifts Ban on Minimum Retail Pricing

The decision will give producers significantly more, though not unlimited, power to dictate retail prices and to restrict discounter sellers.


Mass. Governor Weighs in on Stem Cell Bill

Gov. Mitt Romney, who has voiced past support for stem cell research, told Massachusetts legislative leaders Thursday he believes some embryonic stem cell science "crosses the boundary of ethics."


At 34, Andre Agassi has seen a lot of things in tennis. And here's one more that he'd like to add: instant replay.


Wachovia Profit Declines 10%; Job Cuts Ahead

Wachovia, the nationâs fourth-largest bank, said Friday that its profits fell 10 percent in the third quarter due to losses related to turmoil in the credit markets.


Scientists retrieve some intact material from space capsule ...

Optimistic NASA scientists said today they have recovered some intact materials from the wreckage of the Genesis space capsule, offering hope that the mission to gather solar


The nation's largest doctors' group on Thursday launched a multimillion-dollar media campaign to promote its proposals for helping uninsured Americans get health insurance.


U.S. Says No Adoptions Now of Young Tsunami Victims

The youngest victims of the Asian  tsunami may be homeless, traumatized and possibly orphaned, but  they are not yet candidates for U.S. adoption, the State  Department said on Wednesday.


Whisk Off to the Airport, but Please Hang On

Ways to get to and from some of the worldâs busiest airports as quickly and as stress free as possible.


UPDATE 2-Judge likely to extend Oracle/PeopleSoft case

A Delaware judge on Wednesday said he likely would need to hear additional testimony before ruling on Oracle Corp.'s (ORCL.O: Quote, Profile, Research


Electronic Arts quarterly profit up 44 percent before items

Electronic Arts Inc  posted a 44 percent rise in quarterly profit excluding special items and gave forecasts below Wall Street estimates, sending shares in the world's top video-game publisher down 6 percents on Thursday.


Alla fine del terzo trimestre e' a 60 milioni di dollari


Shu Uemura, the Japanese makeup artist who won acclaim in Hollywood and built an international cosmetics brand under his name, has died. He was 79.  Uemura, who gained acclaim working with actress Shirley MacLaine on the 1962 Hollywood film "My Geish...


One of the largest bombing campaigns of the war destroyed extremists' "defensive belts" south of Baghdad, allowing American soldiers to push into areas where they have not been in years, a top commander said Friday.


Eight people are arrested in Birmingham after anti-terror raids targeting what sources say was a kidnap plot.


Putin tightens control after Beslan tragedy

ELEANOR HALL: To Russia now, where President Vladimir Putin's announcement this week of a radical overhaul of Russia's political system has sparked concern about the future of democracy in the country.


WMC is the subject of a new offer from the Swiss-based mining giant, Xstrata. After last month's bid through a scheme of arrangement was knocked back, Xstrata has launched an off-market takeover bid for all shares in WMC.


Shots Fired in Disturbance Involving Pacers Players

Pacers guard Stephen Jackson fires shots in the air in apparent self-defense afterÃÂ a car hits himÃÂ outside an Indianapolis strip club early yesterday.


Southern Illinois University Carbondale Chancellor Walter Wendler may see some tough competition if he interviews for the chancellor position at Louisiana State University.


US soldier gets 25 years in death of Iraqi

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- A US soldier was sentenced to a 25-year term Saturday after a court martial convicted him in the death of an Iraqi National Guard member in May, the military said.


LAS VEGAS (Ticker) -- In Sin City, 21 was a lucky number for Andre Stolz, who notched his first PGA Tour victory. Stolz fired a bogey-free 5-under-par 67 that including a 10-foot birdie on the 16th hole that


CORRECTED: EADS co-CEO does not rule out dropping A350: FT

Corrects attribution of quote to co-CEO of Airbus parent company EADS, not Airbus CEO


U.S.-China Talks Build Trust, but No Major Deals

XIANGHE, China, Dec. 13 -- Sitting next to each other after dinner this week and watching an acrobatics show, U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. and Chinese Vice Premier Wu Yi were chatting casually when the conversation turned to lawsuits.


Emissions From 3 Plants Not a Serious Health Risk, Study Says

By Jake Batsell, The Dallas Morning News  Feb. 21--FRISCO -- Emissions from asphalt and concrete plants in  southeast Frisco don't pose a serious health risk to nearby residents and  elementary school students, according to an air-quality study commissioned by  the city.


U.N. Concerned That Indonesia's Restrict

The United Nations is concerned that new Indonesian restrictions could delay the delivery of aid to tsunami victims by apparently requiring military escorts for humanitarian workers, a senior U.N. aid official said Wednesday.


Summary: Bush to Highlight Social Security

MAIN TOPIC: President Bush will offer new details about his plan to let younger workers divert some of their Social Security payroll taxes into personal investment accounts. Experts say while the president will seek to reassure Americans who are at or near retirement, he will leave larger questions unanswered.


Life-Swapping Scenarios for Earth and Mars

Evidence is mounting that    the time-weathered red planet was once a warm and water-rich world. And a Mars    awash with water gives rise to that globe possibly being fit for habitation    in its past - and perhaps a distant dwelling for life today.


Il banchiere fu trovato impiccato il 18 giugno 1982


Ex-La Salle Player Ordered to Stand Trial

A former member of the La Salle men's basketball will stand trial on a rape charge after a former member of the women's team testified he had sex with her last year while she was asleep.


Tsunamis haunt nightmares of child survivors

Killer tsunamis are coming again, over and over, in the nightmares of children who survived the waves which swept them from their homes or picnics on Malaysia's Penang island.


Supreme Court hears first global warming case

The U.S. Supreme Court considered its first global warming case on Wednesday, in a matter that pits environmental groups against the U.S. agency meant to shield Americans from pollution.


At least three people are reported killed in an explosion at a mosque used by Shia Muslims in eastern Pakistan.


Say hello to Yahoo on your handphone real soon

THE online search giant Yahoo wants to make a debut on the small screens of handphone users soon. Yahoo has acquired WUF Networks, a small start-up with technology which aims to let consumers move their songs


Arsenic Exposure Linked to Melanoma Risk

NEW YORK  - Chronic exposure to arsenic,  which can be measured in toenail clippings, seems to be  associated with an elevated risk of melanoma skin cancer,  investigators report.


Chiedono tutela dal degrado anche a nome cittadinanza


Azeri will try to beat the boys again, this time in the $4 million Breeders' Cup Classic. Trainer D. Wayne Lukas made the surprise announcement Tuesday, declaring 2002 Horse of the Year Azeri "all in" for the 1\\-mile Classic on Saturday.


Even a small uptick in sales of existing homes provided no apparent lift to stocks as traders closed the books on a year that many were happy to put behind them.


EU Commissioner GÃ¼nther Verheugen warned Turkey that proposals to revamp the Turkish penal code, which would include the return of punishment for adultery, should not divert the country from its path to EU membership.


The son of a governing party politician in India who killed a model is sentenced to life imprisonment.


DOMANI SUL VENERDI'                                            Lady D, la principessa dei media 10 anni dopo                                                                                di NATALIA ASPESI, MARCO CICALA, CHRISTOPHER DICKEY e PAOLA ZANUTTINI


A PLANE owned by one of the top teams in American stock car racing has crashed on its way to a NASCAR race, killing all 10 people on board.


German finance ministry backs French socialist for IMF top job

The German finance ministry has said it supports French socialist politician Dominique Strauss-Kahn as a candidate for the post of head of the International Monetary Fund.


US Air wrestles with reservation system snafu

US Airways Group on Monday said it sent 20 extra workers to its Charlotte, North Carolina, hub after a glitch in its self-service reservation system on Sunday forced thousands to wait in lines for up to three hours.


Sogei stima 1,7 mln di dichiarazioni, il doppio sul 2005


Adobe upgrading e-learning presentation software

InfoWorld - Adobe Systems on Tuesday is announcing Adobe Captivate 2, an upgraded version of its Flash-based software for developing computer-based demonstrations and interactive simulations.


FEMA Learned From Hurricane Andrew in 1992

Betty Babitzke and her husband were so frustrated after Hurricane Andrew slammed into Florida in 1992 that they pulled out a map and started looking for a safer part of the state in which to spend their retirement. They settled on Punta Gorda.


Drugstore chain Rite Aid Corp.  on Thursday reported a quarterly profit, reversing a year-ago loss, on strong cash flow and a reduction in inventory-related expense.


EU Commissioner's Consumer Plan not so Apple-Focused After All

While advance statements to the press, especially in Germany, managed to build up expectations that EU Commissioner Meglena Kuneva's much anticipated program for consumer protection would include measures giving dissatisfied buyers a way to "return" downloaded tracks from iTunes and elsewhere, the actual program released this morning only makes parenthetical references to the Internet and digital music.


UN under fire for rejecting the voice of Taiwan

After 12 years of failure it is time for Taiwan to adopt a new strategy in its quest to gain a seat at the United Nations, Minister of Foreign Affairs Mark Chen (é³åå±±) said yesterday.


Study shows near-tripling of global ADHD drug use

The use of drugs to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, has more than tripled worldwide since 1993, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.


A rectangular box, embedded in a preview version of MSN Messenger 7.0, is a search field. Users will be able to launch Internet searches from that field, automatically opening a Web browser to display results on an Internet search site.


Week in review: Big Blue bids adieu to PCs

IBM, the company that helped usher in the age of the personal computer nearly 25 years ago, stunned the tech world with the announcement that it would largely be bowing out of the business.


Sys admin admits trying to axe California power grid

Homer Simpson-style rage attack A sys admin last week pleaded guilty to attempting to disrupt the power grid in California by shutting down a data centre that managed the state's electrical supply.â¦


No. 1 Illinois Defeats Chicago St. 78-59

Even though Illinois moved to the top of the college basketball poll for the first time in almost 16 years, the Illini were too busy preparing for Chicago State to celebrate.


Ryan Spilborghs insisted the 13-1 throttling Colorado absorbed in Game 1 of the World Series wasn't going to bury the Rockies.


USDA Outlines a Plan  To Cut Farm Subsidies

The Bush administration yesterday proposed ending farm subsidies for an estimated 80,000 wealthy individuals as part of a broad plan that would close loopholes and cut traditional farm programs by $4.5 billion over the next 10 years.


TAMPA, Florida -- A hospital chain is taping over patients' LiveStrong wristbands because they are yellow, the same colour as the "do not resuscitate" bands it puts on patients who do not want to be saved if their heart stops.


Avrebbe dovuto testimoniare in inchiesta interna


Qalai Zaman Khan, Afghanistan -- Masooda Jalal, the woman who would be president of Afghanistan, stands inside the mud walls of a bread bakery in this hardscrabble village on the outskirts of Kabul.


Obesity in Women Linked with Brain Tissue Loss

Obesity is related to poor blood flow, high blood pressure "and cerebrovascular and cardiovascular diseases," Dr. Deborah Gustafson, from Sahlgrenska University Hospital in Goteborg, said in a statement.


L'arrivo questa notte all'aeroporto di Ciampino


U.S. Allows Civilian Lawyer to Go to Guantanamo

For the first time, the U.S.  government has permitted a civilian lawyer to travel to  Guantanamo Bay to discuss with prisoners a legal challenge in  U.S. courts to their detention, the Pentagon said on Monday.


George DeLeone, an assistant coach at Syracuse for two decades and the designer of the Orange's famous freeze option offense, has accepted a job as the offensive line coach at Mississippi.


Twelfth Detainee Refuses to Go to Hearing

A 37-year-old prisoner at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, refused to attend a U.S. military review hearing Friday, becoming the 12th detainee to stay away from the proceedings, a military official said.


In the two weeks that Chief Justice William Rehnquist, 80, has been treated for thyroid cancer, life at the Supreme Court has proceeded without a sense of crisis.


US defence chief to Putin: 'One Cold War enough'

US Defence Secretary Robert Gates has deflected a stinging broadside against the United States by Russian President Vladimir Putin, declaring: "One Cold War was quite enough."


Senator John McCain, a  Republican contender for the White House in 2008, chastised  Europe on Saturday for failing to supply the troops and money  to win in Afghanistan and said NATO's future was at stake.


Robbie Gould knows who he wants lining up for the biggest kick in the biggest game. It isn't him. Well, he sure wouldn't mind if he gets the call. But the Chicago Bears' outstanding placekicker, an All-Pro this season, recognizes who is the best clutch kicker in the game: his mentor, Adam Vinatieri.


A Northwestern student art activist attempts to sell a genuine Aqua Teen Hunger Force 'hoax' device on eBay -- the one that shut down Boston over a bomb scare. We question the seller. In Table of Malcontents.


Bangladesh gov't appeals for release of its national from Iraqi ...

The Bangladeshi government on Fridaymade an appeal to the reported abductors in Iraq for immediate release of its national, reported the Daily Star on Saturday.


By Tampone, Kevin  CICERO - Cancer research is daunting for a variety of reasons, not the least of which is the massive number of substances that might be effective in future drugs.


Knicksâ Winless Trip Instills a Measure of Confidence

Losing five games in four states last week probably wrecked whatever chance the Knicks had of making a playoff run, but it did not douse their newly discovered self-esteem.


Man Sets Home Ablaze Burning Wife's Pants

PINE BLUFF, Ark. - A man who set his wife's pants on fire because he believed she was having an affair accidentally torched his mobile home and has been charged with arson, police said...


Japan's new farming minister admits illegal dealings at a private group he heads, in a fresh blow to the government.


ARSENE Wenger believes Arsenal will go to Old Trafford today fuelled with confidence from their 49-game unbeaten league run. However, he insisted that even a victory, which would extend their lead over Sir


Graner Verdict Won't Change Defense Method

The "just following orders" defense didn't work for the alleged leader of the abuse of Iraqi detainees at Abu Ghraib prison, but lawyers for at least one other soldier facing court-martial in the scandal still intend to use it.


Hospitals Chase a Nuclear Tool to Fight Cancer

A push by medical centers to turn nuclear particle accelerators into weapons against cancer reflects the best and worst of Americaâs health system, experts say.


Mortgage giant Freddie Mac is shutting down some operations of its debt-securities sales division and transferring others -- moves that experts said should


Making emergency contraception more available has had no effect on cutting the abortion rate, an expert says.


Russia, U.S. officials seek to play down differences

U.S. and Russian officials sought on Thursday to play down their differences in talks on global security but a more conciliatory tone was not expected to fix U.S.-Russian relations which are at their lowest ebb in years.


Tokyo's defence review names China and North Korea as security ...

Japan yesterday named China and North Korea as causes for security concern as it instigated an overhaul of defence priorities to meet what it regards as the changing nature of global threats.


Arafat Reportedly to Be Taken to Paris for Treatment

Fifteen doctors examined Yasir Arafat and decided that he would be able to get the best treatment in Paris.


LOUDON, N.H. - Most of the year, Loudon is a sleepy community set in fields and forests sprawling lazily across the Soucook River Valley. Most of its 5,062 residents work at greenhouses in town or commute to Boston or Concord, N.H. They eat hearty breakfasts at the Eggshell, play bingo at the American Legion post on Village Road, and check ...


Resolution, Friends Provident confirm merger talks

British life insurers Resolution  and Friends Provident  confirmed on Monday that they are in advanced merger discussions that could lead to the creation of a group worth over 8 billion pounds ($16.4 billion).


Litvinenko contacts may agree to speak to Russians

Relatives and contacts of murdered  Russian ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko would agree to meet Russian  detectives probing his death in Britain if their safety were  guaranteed, a family friend said on Sunday.


AG investigating complaints of flu shot price gouging

AUSTIN -- Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott said today that his office will investigate complaints that flu shot distributors are marking up vials of the vaccine by as much as 1,000 percent.


US Stocks Open Slightly Lower, Await Data

U.S. stocks opened slightly lower on  Wednesday as Wall Street paused after Tuesday's rally and was  keeping a close eye on U.S. oil inventory data due later in the  morning.


Shuttle set to resume space station construction

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - NASA is set to launch another component of the International Space Station into orbit on Friday, three months behind schedule but in compliance with more rigorous safety standards imposed after the space shuttle Columbia disaster in 2003.


Nokia Raises Outlook on Better Phone Sales

Nokia said Thursday its third-quarter revenue and profits would be better than expected, citing an increase in mobile phone sales. The news pushed its shares up nearly 6.5 percent in trading.


Iraq Refugees Trickle Back to Falluja Amid Clashes

FALLUJA, Iraq  - Iraqis who fled last month's  U.S.-led offensive on Falluja began trickling back on Thursday  to check if homes they left behind were still standing -- but  others turned back as fighting continued to rage.


FDA Aims To Improve Drug Safety In Light Of Vioxx Recall

The US Food and Drug Administration today announced a five-step program to bolster drug safety evaluations. The news comes after controversy over the recall of the arthritis drug Vioxx and risks to children on antidepressants.


China's President Hu Jintao has made an important speech opposing Western-style political reform for the country. Speaking ahead of a key meeting of the ruling Communist Party, he said China would be led into


The United States says that India has the world's largest human trafficking problem.


President Bush met Tuesday at the White House with the outgoing head of the NAACP, the first meeting of his presidency with the nation's oldest civil rights group.


In an interview with AP, Yanukovych said, The United States' meddling into Ukraine's internal affairs is obvious.


Argentine striker Carlos Tevez is set to be disciplined by West Ham after storming out of Upton Park.


The OPEC cartel on Thursday revised down  its expectations of oil demand growth for next year and  projected a rare big winter stockbuild if the group keeps  producing at current levels.


ASIA/INDIA - Villaggio cattolico di pescatori nel Kerala colpito dal virus chikungunya che ha causato 70 morti. Anche questo virus Ã¨ trasmesso dalla zanzara tigre Roma (Agenzia Fides) - Nelle ultime tre settimane lo stato settentrionale indiano del Kerala Ã¨ stato colpito da una epidemia di chikungunya, la Âmalattia dellÂuomo curvoÂ, simile alla dengue. \


'Dream Team' Out of Gold Race After Loss to Argentina

The US men's basketball team was beaten by Argentina Friday, denying it an Olympic gold medal for the first time since 1992 when NBA players started competing.


E.U. Raises Bar in Fight Against Global Warming

PARIS, March 9 -- European Union leaders agreed Friday to take the 27-country bloc beyond the targets of the 1997 Kyoto Protocol on global warming, agreeing to legally binding reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and increasing the use of renewable energy.


U.S. Asks States to Probe Flu Vaccine Pricing

U.S. health officials urged states  on Thursday to investigate reports of price gouging by  companies distributing scarce supplies of influenza vaccine and  to prosecute offenders.


Don't let pressure turn you into a puddle. Lighten up your workday with this expert advice.


The numbers suggest a long-expected slowdown in PC sales growth is taking hold, but also that at least modest growth is possible well into the future since businesses, from small firms to large


US seeks Israeli cooperation in Palestinian election

The United States on Sunday began a new round of Mideast diplomacy after the death of Yasser Arafat, asking Israel to help with the upcoming Palestinian election for his successor.


The dollar sagged on Thursday, pressured by a sharply weaker-than-expected US regional manufacturing survey, but the currency remained rangebound as dealers awaited comments


Sebastien Loeb blows his chances of making up ground on Marcus Gronholm by sliding into a ditch during the Rally of Japan.


London 2012 has revealed a glimpse of its ambitious plans for the next-but-one summer Olympics. The spectacular main stadium, designed by Spanish architect Alejandro Zaero-Pollo of the practice Foreign Office


Middlesbrough boss Steve McClaren praises his side after the 2-0 win over Lazio.


With King Kong behind him, Peter Jackson has found a project   gargantuan enough keep the his F/X wizards at WETA busy for another six   years.


Israel Kills 3 Palestinians in Big Gaza Incursion

JABALYA, Gaza Strip  - Israeli forces killed three  Palestinians, including two teenagers, on Wednesday after  storming into the northern Gaza Strip for the third time in as  many months to quell Palestinian rocket fire into Israel.


Dem Leader to Senate: Don't Buy Non-Refundable Tickets for August Break

Stymied by Republicans on the Sept. 11 commission bill and a lobbying overhaul, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., threatened Friday to take away senatorsÃ¢ÂÂ August vacation time.


The United States trade deficit shrank in 2007 for the first time in five years, buoyed by a surge in exports.


Portugal says reform treaty main EU presidency challenge

Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates said on Wednesday that it was too early to decide whether the new European Union treaty should be submitted to a referendum in his country.


Horror movie tops North America box office

Horror thriller "Exorcist: The Beginning," which took a twisted route to the theater, debuted in first place at the weekend's North America box office, final studio figures showed Monday.


Republicans, protesters mass in New York

Republicans descended on New York for their national convention to rally President George W. Bush back to the White House, as anti-Bush demonstrators planned a massive, noisy protest in the streets.


Readers remark on cybercrime and the power of pornography. Plus: Links to our most popular blog posts.


West End theatres move a step closer to Sunday opening after technicians vote in favour of it.


Most IT Managers won't question the importance of security, but this priority has been sliding between the third and fourth most important focus for companies.


Williams's New Shadow Looks Like Carlos Beltran

Bernie Williams on Wednesday was peppered with questions about Carlos Beltran, who could replace him as the Yankees' center fielder in 2005.


Marines Find Syrian Driver Missing in Iraq

A Syrian man believed to have been the driver captured along with two French journalists by militants in August has been found in Fallujah, Marine officials said Friday.


In its latest deal, Microsoft lands a deal with the Japanese consumer electronics deal. Microsoft will get an undisclosed amount of revenue from the agreement.


Walker hit a 7-iron to 12 feet below the flag on the par-5 ninth to finish with an eagle for a 5-under 65, giving him a one-shot lead at the Sony Open.


Obama under attack ahead of New Hampshire debates

NASHUA, New Hampshire  - Barack Obama's bid to be America's first black president is under fire from Democrats and Republicans alike before political debates on Saturday to help voters pick who to vote for in New Hampshire's primary.


Summary - (Nov 25, 2004) Cassini took this amazing photograph of Dione, one of Saturn's larger moons, on October 27 when it was 1.2 million km (746,000 miles) away.


Japan's Nikkei Has First Consecutive Yearly Advance Since 1995

Japanese stocks rose, with benchmarks posting their first consecutive yearly gains in almost a decade. Exporters including Honda Motor Co.


British MPs urge UK to resist US pressure on Iran

A group of MPs are calling on the British parliament to urge Prime Minister Tony Blair to stand up to US threats against Iran's nuclear programme.


Afghanistan begins campaign to cut smoking

Afghanistan may be the world's largest producer of heroin, but the government has taken the first step towards to a ban on smoking in public places.


Dollar's Fall Tests Nerve of Asia's Central Bankers

As the dollar has slumped this fall, many investors have started to worry that people in Asia who own U.S. stock will be tempted to pare their holdings.


South Korea's Kospi also tumbles after US loss

TOKYO (CBS.MW) - Japanese stock indexes fell sharply by midday Monday as record oil prices and the dollar's fall to a six-month low against the yen sparked fears about the impact on consumer spending and corporate profits.


General Motors Corp on Tuesday posted a quarterly loss reflecting a slump in its North American market and losses at former finance subsidiary GMAC.


Iraq's Allawi Optimistic on Jan. Elections

WASHINGTON - Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi sees a bright future for Iraqi democracy, brushing aside skeptics who say elections set for January may be truncated or canceled altogether because of violence.    Defense Secretary Donald H...


The consumer electronics chain received an unsolicited   buyout offer valued at $17 per share.


A South African magistrate has delayed Equatorial Guinea's plans to question the son of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher over charges he helped finance a failed coup plot.


Time Warner in Talks on Phone Deal -- WSJ

Time Warner Inc. TWX.N is in talks  to offer cell phone service over Sprint Corp.'s FON.N network  on a trial basis early in 2005, the Wall Street Journal  reported on Wednesday.


BBC Says It Will Cut 2,900 Jobs Over 3 Years

Maneuvering to safeguard its future and reputation in the digital era, the BBC, Britain's public broadcaster, announced Tuesday some of the deepest job cuts in its 82-year history


Illinois Senator Barack Obama is expected to keep his momentum in primaries in and around Washington DC.


"Other Worlds" does little with clever spoof concept

A tired sci-fi spoof that  fails to deliver on its promise of satirical comedy, this  feature debut from Barry Strugatz (screenwriter of "Married to  the Mob" and "She-Devil") is mainly notable for its authentic  Brooklyn locations.


Hollinger Adds Perle in New Lawsuit Against Black

Hollinger International Inc., publisher of the Chicago Sun-Times and other newspapers, said last night that it filed a new lawsuit against former chairman and chief executive Conrad


Director John Waters recalls career of bad taste

Director John Waters, self-confessed king of all things tasteless and tacky, celebrates a life spent shocking audiences and mocking the movie world in a film version of his stand-up act.


Oscar nominations and the subsequent ad blitz in the media mean hotter box-office hits across North America, and in many other countries.


Yasser Arafat's Palestinian Authority blamed Israel and the United States for the three bombings in Taba, Egypt, which killed 30 people.


Wireless Internet Napster Enters Ringtone Market

Music download sewvice Napster will try to claim a piece of the growing market for mobile phone ringtones through a partnership with Dwango Wireless, which specializes in wireless content.


Best Buy Co. Inc.  reported quarterly earnings on Tuesday that missed analyst estimates by a wide margin and gave a disappointing full-year forecast as television sales cooled.


LONG BEACH, Calif. (Sports Network) - Tim Floyd has  reportedly agreed to take over the Southern California  basketball program, as long as he can work out a financial deal  with the New Orleans Hornets, his former employer.


"Hey, there. You look so happy. Red Sox fever still got you?" "Nope. Over and done with that."


Children of Teen Mothers Have Raised Suicide Risk

Babies of teenage mothers and infants who have a low birth weight have a higher risk of committing suicide later in life than other children, Swedish scientists said Friday.


Bush Says It's Kerry Misleading Americans

President Bush took a sharp jab at his Democratic opponent on Thursday, saying John Kerry and not the White House was misleading the country about the war in Iraq.


Pakistan girl was to be poker debt bride

Police are seeking 10 men, including several tribal elders, accused of pressuring a Pakistani woman to hand over her teenage daughter as payment for a 16-year-old poker debt, officials said Tuesday.


BAGHDAD, Iraq - Kidnappers beheaded British hostage Kenneth Bigley after twice releasing videos in which he wept and pleaded with Prime Minister Tony Blair for his life. A U.S...


Beatles legend Ringo Starr stormed off the sets of the US show Live with Regis and Kelly when producers tried to cut short his performance.


FOXBOROUGH - They are not much different from the folks who read the sports pages and call the talk shows. They are football fans and they will watch the games this weekend. Just like you.


Google, Microsoft top Nielsen/NetRatings Web site lists

Google is ranked top Web brand and Microsoft is top "parent company," but AOL is tops when it comes to visitor time spent on the site, according to latest Nielsen/NetRatings figures.


Montezemolo, 'c'e' attenzione incredibile su questa auto'


Alitalia picks Air France-KLM as its top bidder, clearing the way for takeover talks to move ahead.


Exactly 71 years ago, Ruth had a big day

Babe Ruth was 40 years old, with a pot belly that couldn't be supported by his spindly legs and a fast-growing realization his career was over.


Space Imaging Middle East signs a cooperation agreement with Khatib&Alami at the ESRI user conference

In addition to Sanborn Inc., SIME technology network includes some of the most prestigious names in the regional and global market.


A report on the US request to send British troops to an area near Baghdad is set to come before Cabinet.


Disruptions by Hurricane Ivan Send Oil Prices Rising Again

Oil prices surpassed $47 a barrel yesterday, and further declines in the nation's supply are expected in the short term as petroleum producers disrupted by Hurricane Ivan continue to regroup.


The Prime Minister's keynote speech to the Labour Party conference has drawn a mixed reception from delegates and opposition groups.


NAJAF, Iraq -- Militants had just kidnapped and dragged his ailing 80-year-old father through the streets. They also beat his brothers until they collapsed. Forty of his men were killed, and several were beheaded.


Sudan may have to grant autonomy to Darfur to bring peace to the vast region where 1.4 million people have been displaced by fighting and 50,000 have died, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees said on Friday.


ST. LOUIS - No visiting team has won at Busch Stadium during this postseason. Then again, no team had ever come back from an 0-3 series deficit in the playoffs, either.


Calderoli: poi fanno election day per ridurre costi politica


PALM DESERT, California  - Fan favourite John Daly pulled out of the Bob Hope Classic before Saturday's fourth round because of a lingering rib injury.


Pace Micro, Europe's biggest digital set-top box maker, sees its shares dive after it warns sales in 2005 will fall far short of expectations.


Study moves chimp-human split to 4 million years ago

Chimpanzees and humans split from a common ancestor just 4 million years ago -- a much shorter time than current estimates of 5 million to 7 million years ago, according to a study published on Friday.


Former child star Macaulay Culkin, who gained instant fame at age 10 in "Home Alone," was arrested yesterday in Oklahoma on drug charges, police said.


Benthos stock rises 11.7% on tidal wave device

After a massive tsunami killed more than 50,000 people across Asia, stock traders pounced on a tiny North Falmouth company that makes technology used in tidal wave detection systems, sending shares of Benthos Inc. up 11.7 percent for the day.


Shortcuts: The (Possible) Perils of Being Thirsty While Being Green

I have the usual New Yearâs resolutions â exercise more, lose weight, be a nicer person. I also hope to find out if I am inadvertently poisoning my children.


Kennedys Condemn 'Despicable' JFK Assassination Game

A controversial new British-made computer âdocu-gameâ recreating John F Kennedyâs assassination has been branded âdespicableâ by aides to the late presidentâs brother.


Non previsti 8,6 mld, nel 2007 maggior gettito strutturale


A judge has denied a request by Michael Jackson's lawyers to force the child accusing him of abuse to undergo psychiatric tests.


Carson's Hometown Turns Out for Memorial

The hometown of former "Tonight Show" host Johnny Carson turned out Sunday for the only public memorial to be held for the man who accompanied millions to bed every night for 30 years.


If you're interested in taking your video with you, the Creative Zen and Datexx Pavio portable media players are worth a look. Product review by John Gartner.


Protecting your computer doesn't have to be a life-changing experience. But you do need to be more careful now than ever before.


At a time when more than a few unhappy liberals in the United States are rumbling about moving north, the expatriates in Nelson, British Columbia, are proof it can be done.


US agency bars import of some phones with Qualcomm chips

In another blow in its patent battle with Broadcom, the U.S. International Trade Commission has halted import of certain phones that use Qualcomm's 3G chips.


Northern Ireland's Stormont parliament buildings were evacuated on Friday after a man threw a package at security staff at the entrance to the building where politicians were meeting to discuss self-rule.


Passo indietro del presidente della Regione Lombardiache non va allo scontro frontale col Carroccio                                          Regionali, accordo fatto nella Cdl Formigoni rinuncia alla sua lista                                                                                Il governatore: "Attorno al mio progetto si Ã¨ scatenatoun balletto poco edificante. Ma non ho ceduto a ricatti"


New Security Vulnerability in Corrupt Online Images

Within days of the release of the security bulletin, there was proof of concept code available on the web. As the exploit was analyzed by various security groups, it was found that it was similar


AT&T Cuts 7,400 Jobs, Asset Value by $11B

NEW YORK - AT&T Corp. is cutting at least 7,500 more jobs and slashing the book value of its assets by $11.4 billion, drastic moves prompted by the company's plan to retreat from the traditional consumer telephone business following a lost court battle...


Controversial Microsoft security plan heads for Longhorn

SAN FRANCISCO--Microsoft continues to tweak a controversial architecture for securing PCs but still plans to include the feature in Longhorn, the next release of Windows.


Soccer: Yellow card row leaves Beckham facing red card from ...

BAKU : David Beckham is set to be hauled over the coals by English football authorities over his admission that he deliberately fouled an opponent to earn himself a convenient booking in last week's World Cup qualifier against Wales.


IBM Launches Blade Migration Center; Offers HP Customers $1,000 to Migrate to Industry-Leading IBM BladeCenter Platform

IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced the development of a Blade Migration Center aimed at helping clients escape the complexity of multiple incompatible architectures by migrating to a smarter IT platform, IBM BladeCenter.


General Electric Co  posted a 4 percent rise in net profit on Friday, matching Wall Street expectations, with strong demand for heavy equipment from outside the United States offsetting the effects of a slowing domestic economy.


With $100 rebate, Sears--a major national retailer that doesn't specialize in electronics--offers a Linux desktop PC from Linspire.


A Foolish guide to making tough investing choices.


Perquisita l'11 aprile la cella della brigatista a L'Aquila


US loses 18 troops in battle for Fallujah

Fallujah: Rebels fought for their lives in Fallujah as US troops closed in after losing 18 colleagues in three days of fighting which they said had left more than 500 militants dead.


Israel seizes Hamas leaders, violence goes on

NABLUS, West Bank  - Israeli forces seized a Palestinian minister and other officials on Thursday in a crackdown on Hamas, which defied a call by President Mahmoud Abbas to stop firing rockets at Israel.


Britain is launching a database of thousands of footwear patterns to help solve crimes.


Sony (NYSE: SNE) has introduced its first MP3-based flash-memory digital music players under the Walkman brand in an effort to capture a share of the portable digital music player market currently dominated by Apple's (Nasdaq: AAPL) iPod device.


Five years after the 11 September attacks, how has America changed? Use this guide to explore long term trends in various aspects of life.


Another round of thunderstorms brought more rain and a flash-flood warning to an already deluged southwestern Wisconsin on Monday, forcing residents below four dams to evacuate.


Salary cap for next season set at $55.6 million

The National Basketball Association's salary cap for the 2007-08 season will be $55.6 million, the league announced on Tuesday.


Palo Alto-based Hewlett-Packard Co. has bought IT services company Synstar plc, of Bracknell, England for about $293.3 million. Synstar has some 1,500 customers across Europe, selling IT support for various computer platforms.


Japanese carmakers see rise in global production

Tokyo - Japan's top three automakers Toyota Motor, Nissan Motor and Honda Motor said on Friday that global production rose sharply in November on the back of strong overseas demand.


David Wells was offered arbitration on Tuesday by the Padres. (Ben ...

ANAHEIM -- While the Red Sox remain focused on trying to keep Pedro Martinez in a Boston uniform, they are on the verge of adding another key rotation member.


A senior aide to the Mexican president is arrested on suspicion of leaking information to drug gangs.


Russia hails settlement of territorial problem with China

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Sunday the understanding on border issues with China "helped to remove serious irritants in bilateral relations,"Russian media reported.


Starr: U.S. Loses from Russia's Games Win

Why the charm of Vladimir Putin and the increasing isolation of the United States are bad news for Chicago's 2016 Olympic hopes.


Tell Japan to stop killing whales, campaigners urge Australia

Anti-whaling campaigners urged Australian Prime Minister John Howard on Wednesday to tell Japan at a regional summit this week to stop killing whales in Australian waters.


Saddam trial resumes in Baghdad courtroom

The trial of Saddam Hussein and six of   his former commanders, accused of orchestrating a genocidal   campaign against ethnic Kurds in the late 1980s, resumed in   Iraq on Monday.


Reaction to Bush choosing Kellogg CEO to be Commerce secretary

"In Carlos Gutierrez, the Department of Commerce will have an experienced manager and an innovative leader. He will be a strong, principled voice for American business and an inspiration to millions of men


Bethlehem rings in more hopeful Christmas

Thousands of pilgrims and a new Palestinian leadership are celebrating Christmas in the town of Jesus's birth with prayers for peace after the death of Yasser Arafat.


LA judge freezes cash sought by Birkhead

A judge froze a half-million-dollar account Thursday until it's decided whether the money belongs to Larry Birkhead or his ex-lawyer in the Anna Nicole Smith paternity case.


IBM Executes $12.5 Billion Accelerated Share Repurchases

IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that it repurchased $12.5 billion of its  outstanding common stock through accelerated share repurchase agreements.


Budapest, 16:36 - CALCIO, UNGHERIA: PEGGIORANO LE CONDIZIONI DI PUSKAS

Peggiorano le condizioni di Ferenc Puskas, 79 anni, ex fuoriclasse del Real Madrid


Q&A: For companies (or sports teams) looking to succeed, think analytics

There's going to be a 'talent race' for people with strong analytical skills, says Babson College professor and author Thomas H. Davenport, who noted that a number of successful companies -- and sports teams -- have turned to analytics to outdo rivals.


According to a survey, sites such as Facebook could be costing more than Â£130m a day in lost productivity.


Starsky and Hutch actor Antonio Fargas  is the fourth contestant evicted from ITV's I'm A Celebrity.


Time Warner Cable says it becomes a public company

Time Warner Inc.'s  cable  division said on Tuesday it has become a public company and  expects its shares to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange  and start trading as early as March 1.


Firenze, 15:38 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA; MONTOLIVO: GRINTA E DECISIONE CONTRO MILAN

La Fiorentina è pronta ad affrontare il Milan. Riccardo Montolivo carica i suoi: ''La Fiorent...


China's largest manufacturer of personal computers, Lenovo Group, has bought IBM's PC business for $1.25 billion, making it the world's number three in the sector.


Search Engine of Choice by the Search Companies  Recently there was a blog entry that came out named What Search Engines Do Search Engine Companies Use? over at Inside Google. It was that blog entry that sprung a topic of discussion over at Search Engine Watch forums named Should Yahoo employees ...


The fatal collapse of a terminal at Paris's Charles de Gaulle airport last year is blamed on structural faults.


Tutu sees hope for Kenya deal as protest falters

President Mwai Kibaki is open to the idea of a coalition government to end Kenya's post-election crisis but only if the opposition meets his terms, South African Nobel laureate Desmond Tutu said on Friday.


Alle 16 di oggi erano 49 mila contro i 110 mila del 2007


Prospects Brighten for Maker of Nasal Flu Vaccine

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


U.S. Says Iran Atom Bomb Years Away, Tehran Defiant

WASHINGTON/TEHRAN  - The United States on Sunday  played down any suggestion of attacking Iran, which it said may  be years from making an atomic bomb, but Tehran vowed to press  on with a nuclear program it insists is peaceful.


Iranian leader Khatami arrives in Zimbabwe

Iranian President Mohammed Khatami arrived in Zimbabwe Monday to a red carpet welcome from his counterpart Robert Mugabe with whom he is due to hold talks over two days.


Blast Targets Baghdad Checkpoint Near Allawi HQ

A car bomb that exploded near the headquarters of Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi's party in western Baghdad on Monday targeted a police checkpoint at the entrance to the road leading to the building, witnesses said.


Late Surge Boosts Holiday Internet Sales

Holiday Web sales are running ahead of forecast as online gift certificates helped give Internet retailers a chance to participate in U.S. consumers' last-minute shopping spree, Internet research firm comScore Networks said on Wednesday.


Impressive Totmianina, Marinin Claim Fourth Gold

TURIN, Italy  - Tatiana Totmianina and Maxim  Marinin captured their fourth consecutive European pairs title  on Wednesday with a breathtaking display of acrobatic jumps and  synchronized movements.


Half of European IT managers say that delivering projects late will have no effect on their career prospects.


Napoli, 18:29 - CALCIO, NAPOLI: LAVORO SU SCHEMI OFFENSIVI

Doppia seduta per il Napoli a Castelvolturno. Al mattino la squadra ha lavorato in palestra. Nel pom...


Heart Scare Questions Tony Blair's Future

Tony Blairâs future was questioned as never before today as he faced hospital treatment for a recurring heart condition. Before undergoing the two-and-a-half hour


Accusations Fly as Kazaa Piracy Trial Opens

Kazaa is "an engine of copyright piracy to a degree of magnitude never before seen," charge solicitors in Australia. The goal of the record company lawyers is to have Sharman Networks -- Kazaa's owners -- declared


Madrid, 11:39 - CALCIL, AS: CRISTIANO RONALDO AL REAL

Il quotidiano sportivo spagnolo 'As', sostiene oggi che Cristiano Ronaldo, fuoriclasse del Mancheste...


Andre Agassi responded to a warm greeting by Spanish fans by eliminating the last local hopeful, Tommy Robredo, 6-7 (3), 6-3, 6-2 Friday night, and advancing to the semifinals of the Madrid Masters.