MIAMI - No rest for the hurricane weary and worried.  Eight days after the end of a surprisingly mild hurricane season and 13 days before winter begins, a private group of forecasters Friday predicted above average activity for the next hurricane season - which is nearly six months away.


US President George W Bush is in Iraq on a surprise visit, the White House has announced.


Re:framing: When Balance Sheets Collide With the New Economy

Todayâs knowledge economy is stuck with the equivalent of an abacus for measuring the actual financial value of corporate assets and liabilities.


DENVER -- The Denver Broncos found a new running back, then lost him just as quickly. They kept their postseason hopes alive, but looked nothing like a playoff-worthy team.


Shaggy reconnects with reggae roots on indie debut

Having sold more than 20 million  records worldwide, Shaggy doesn't exactly fit the mold of the  struggling artist. Yet with a smile and a big sigh of relief,  the Jamaican-born, New York-raised singer says that only now  does he feel that the struggle is mostly behind him, thanks in  large part to the expiration of his last major-label contract.


Flessione per il greggio dopo i rialzi degli ultimi giorni


Michael Jackson Taken to Hospital on Way to Court

SANTA MARIA, Calif.  - Pop star Michael Jackson  was rushed to a hospital emergency room on Tuesday after  falling ill en route to the courtroom where jury selection in  his child-molestation trial is taking place, the judge in the  case said.


Britain and United States to Send Security Team to Iraq

British Prime Minister Tony Blair says his country and the United States will send a team to Iraq to reassess the security situation there.


Texas Teens Increased Sex After Abstinence Program

Abstinence-only sex education programs, a major plank in President Bush's education plan, have had no impact on teenagers' behavior in his home state of Texas, according to a new study.


02/11/2004 The Atkins diet is facing a backlash, and now the weight-loss plan is in the crosshairs of aggrieved patients and a pro-vegetarian group raising questions about its safety - and bent on suing it out of existence.


Ben Roethlisberger needed only one series of a supposedly meaningless game to play better than he did at any time during last year's preseason.


Dopo annuncio acquisto di un altro 7% di Endesa


In Atlantic City, strike forces execs onto front lines

Front-office executives served drinks, lawyers flipped hamburgers and accountants made beds Friday after casino-hotel workers went on strike, forcing casinos to shuffle their decks and curtail service to gamblers.


Boeing wins $1.3 billion Dreamliner order from Air Europa

Aerospace giant Boeing said Tuesday it has received an order valued at 1.3 billion dollars for eight 787-8 Dreamliners from Spanish carrier Air Europa.


Bank of England governor Mervyn King rules out any knee-jerk reaction to poor Christmas retail sales, saying such behaviour would be "foolish".


Dehydration likely helped teen survive in car

The 17-year-old Redmond High School junior sat in a crumpled car for up to eight days, while a blood clot formed near her brain and her body ran dry.


Britain today welcomed the announcement that nationwide elections would be held in Iraq on January 30, despite the continuing violence in many parts of the country.


UN Council Backs Lebanon Sovereignty Call

New York, Sept. 3 (NNN): In a resolution adopted by a narrow margin, the United Nations Security Council has backed Lebanonâs sovereignty call, saying foreign troops should leave Lebanon.


US President George W. Bush and his Democratic rival John Kerry have argued over who should lead the nation in the war on terror. Their oral duel in the final stretch of US


Obesity surgery helps patients do more than shed weight — it often cures their diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol, researchers say.


Leader Pd: 'La cosa peggiore e' crisi e elezioni anticipate'


Computers on Space Station Crash; NASA Weighs Options if Repair Fails

Russian and NASA engineers worked into the evening yesterday to figure out why two computer systems essential to the operation of the international space station crashed, and the agency began making contingency plans that include potentially abandoning the $100 billion facility if they should fail.


Dahlan calls for stronger Palestinian unity

Former Palestinian Minister ofSecurity Affairs Mohammad Dahlan Saturday called for a strongernational unity, saying the unity should be boosted after the deathof President Yasser Arafat.


Casini, partito unico non ci interessa, forse federazione


Monza, 16:53 - F1, SPIONAGGIO; BRIATORE: SE QUALCUNO HA SBAGLIATO PAGHI

"E' anche ora di guardare al futuro e di chiudere le polemiche. E' importante per lo sport, per tutt...


Actress Jennifer Garner has been honored as the 2007 West Virginian of the Year by her hometown newspaper.


As if things weren't bad enough for the Bowl Championship Series, it appears that Pittsburgh is going to represent the Big East with an 8-3 record.


In a scene reminiscent of Florida circa 2000, two teams of Republican and Democratic election workers held punch-card ballots up to the light Wednesday and whispered back and forth as they tried to divine the voters' intent from a few hanging chads.


Harry Potter publisher Bloomsbury unveils plans to eke extra revenue from JK Rowling's phenomenon.


Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra is to make his first visit to Burma since its military junta ousted the prime minister.


KABUL, Afghanistan -- Two US soldiers have been killed in a gun battle in a troubled province in Afghanistan. The military says two other US troops were injured -- as were six Afghan soldiers -- in the fight with insurgents in the southeastern region.


Chevron profit falls on gas prices, refining margins

Chevron Corp. , the No. 2 U.S. oil company, said on Friday its fourth-quarter profit fell, pulled down by weaker natural gas prices and refining margins.


Taiwan says won't host torch, decision final

Taiwan said on Friday the Olympic torch would not pass through the island on its route to the Beijing Games in 2008 because officials could not reach a deal with China, despite six months of talks.


France's President Sarkozy signs a deal in Morocco to build a high-speed rail link between Tangiers and Marrakesh.


German POWs Buried in U.S. to Be Honored

They are foreign enemies buried thousands of miles from home, but they are not forgotten. Less than a week after U.S. soldiers were honored during Veterans Day, dignitaries on Wednesday are to gather and salute the hundreds of thousands of German prisoners of war taken to camps in the United States during World War II — most of them in the South.


The Washington bureau chief for Sinclair Broadcast Group said he was fired Monday after he criticized the company's plans to produce a news program based on a documentary critical of John Kerry's Vietnam-era anti-war activities.


As the loving documentary, âPete Seeger: The Power of Song,â makes clear, Pete Seeger is still busy, still angry, still hopeful, still singing.


The 850-strong Black Watch battle group has returned to Basra ahead of its anticipated return to the UK within days.


Home Secretary John Reid has said the probe into the radiation poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko would extend across Europe as police step up the hunt for the truth behind his death.


Chinese law addresses AIDS for first time ever in legal amendments

BEIJING : China's lawmakers have addressed the AIDS threat directly for the first time ever in a sign the government hopes to curb the disease before it becomes an epidemic.


A US decision to call Macedonia, "Macedonia," has raised the ire of Greece, which is threatening to keep the country out of the European Union.


Indians General Manager Mark Shapiro said Tuesday that he remains hopeful of signing free-agent pitcher Matt Clement. "We'll ride this out to the end," Shapiro said, adding that he has already offered more


Being either too thin or too heavy may lower a man's sperm count, in some cases enough to impair fertility, researchers report.


It could happen to you, so you better start preparing.


Voto Finanziaria, "senatori sono stati intimoriti dai pm"


National Republicans are taking the unusual step of picking sides in a competitive Arizona congressional primary, bypassing an anti-immigration conservative to promote a candidate the party contends could win in November.


President Bush opened several new scathing lines of attack against Democrat John Kerry, charges that twisted his rival's words on Iraq and made Kerry seem supportive of deposed dictator Saddam Hussein.


Real Madrid picked up a much-needed win over lowly Getafe, with Michael Owen again on target. The former Liverpool striker scored his fourth goal in his last four games to give Real the advantage after 28 minutes.


Terrorism ; Deadline passes, fate of Chinese unknown

Terrorism News, PESHAWAR - A deadline passed yesterday for a threat by an Al Qaeda-linked tribal leader to execute one of two Chinese hostages unless the captors were allowed to flee their besieged base near the Afghan border.


Hillary Rodham Clinton likes to say she was born in the middle of the country at the middle of the century, in a Chicago suburb that defined a childhood out of "Father Knows Best" or "Ozzie and Harriet."


Wide U.S. Inquiry Into Purchasing for Health Care

The case appears to be focused on whether hospitals are fraudulently overcharging Medicare and other programs for goods.


A growing number of Protestant evangelists raise a joyful Yes! But the idea is poison to many mainstream pastors


Scoppia la violenza durante la partita Nueva Chigaco-TigreLancio di oggetti e lacrimogeni. Il match sospeso sul finale                                            Buenos Aires, scontri allo stadio Un morto, molti feriti e 78 arresti


ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada -- Three deaths in Grenada are being blamed on Hurricane Ivan after the powerful storm swept across the Caribbean island nation devastating its capital, St.


A strong earthquake struck southern Greece on Thursday, authorities said, sending people rushing out of buildings, but there were no immediate reports of damages or injuries.


Michael Paul survived for two days in the jungle, despite being unable to walk. He lived on coconuts and sweet potatoes and drank coconut water.


Sentenza della Cassazione contro 'consigliori' del boss


Stars of "Dreamgirls" upstaged by newcomer Hudson

The movie adaptation of the famed Broadway musical "Dreamgirls" stars Oscar-winning actor Jamie Foxx, chart-topping singer Beyonce Knowles and long-time favorite Eddie Murphy.


European Retailer Embeds RFID Chips in Shoes

One of Europe's largest shoe companies plans to embed wireless chips in shoes sold at hundreds of stores across the continent.


Pulse pressure predicts recurrent stroke in blacks

NEW YORK  - The risk of having another   stroke among African Americans is associated with ongoing high   blood pressure (hypertension), according to results of a study   published in the journal Neurology. Researchers also report   that recurrent stroke leads to disability in nearly half of   previously nondisabled patients.


Risultato record prima delle nozze con Nyse


German dies, Briton hospitalised after Mont Blanc storm

A German climber died of cold and his British colleague was hospitalised with hypothermia after a night in a storm on Mont Blanc in the French Alps, Italian rescue workers said.


Sinn Fein says decision time on a political resolution in Northern Ireland is fast approaching.


Bogotà, 11:29 - CALCIO, COLOMBIA: BIELSA IN POLE PER PANCHINA

E' Marcelo Bielsa, ex ct dell'Argentina, il candidato numero uno alla panchina della Colombia. Lo ha...


President Bush will announce plans on Friday to help homeowners with sub-prime mortgages avoid defaulting.


La cittÃ  Ã¨ presidiata da un contingente di circa 800 militari italianiL'attentato non sarebbe attribuibile ai talebani che operano altrove                                            Afghanistan: bicicletta esplosiva due vittime e sedici feriti a Herat


TOKYO -- Jim Press, who became the first non-Japanese on Toyota's board earlier this year, is stepping down to run Chrysler LLC's sales and marketing operations.


Ex-Cheney aide sentenced to 30 months in leak case

A former top aide to Vice President Dick Cheney was sentenced on Tuesday to 30 months in prison for lying and obstructing a probe related to the Bush administration's handling of the Iraq war.


Marlon Brando's former business manager, Jo An Corrales, has filed a $3.5 million suit against the late acting great's estate, accusing him of sexually harassing her during the four years


Anything short of climate change deal at G8 would be failure: Blair

Prime Minister Tony Blair said in an interview published Wednesday that the American position on climate change is "on the move" and anything less than a global deal on cuts in carbon emissions at an upcoming G8 summit would be a failure.


Violence in Chad could turn into a genocide, the UN says, as the country signs a peace pact with its neighbours.


Graeme Souness's honeymoon period as Newcastle manager continued in the Middle East last night, Alan Shearer helping himself to a hat-trick and Patrick Kluivert scoring twice as


Palm, 170, sacrificed to greenhouse, 126

"You can't cut back a genuine palm"  " It's outlived two world wars and the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Now Vienna's imperial "Sisi Palm" - " a tree named for the late Empress Elisabeth - " faces the ax. via The Toronto Star


India bowled Australia all out for 93 to win the fourth Test in Mumbai by 13 runs, the series ending in some of the most tense, exciting Test cricket of the year.


New York, NY (Sports Network) - Former Miami Dolphins running back Ricky Williams will remain retired after declining the NFL's reinstatement offer.


Minacciato 'inasprimento lotta' su rinnovo contratto Iveco


[World News]: Santiago, Dec 19 : Former Chilean president Augusto Pinochet has been hospitalised with low-blood-pressure complaints ahead of a court verdict against him in a human rights case.


Usher tops poll at American Music Awards

R&B artist Usher dominated the American Music Awards yesterday, scooping the awards in all of the four categories in which he was nominated.


Torino, 20:24 - CALCIO, JUVE; COBOLLI GIGLI: DECISIONE CHE FA BENE NON SOLO A NOI

''Una decisione che fa bene alla Juve ma non solo alla Juve''. Questo il commento del presidente del...


Russia to deliver response to British expulsions

Russia said it would deliver a response on Tuesday to Britain's decision to expel four of its diplomats, amid signs that it will not allow the diplomatic row to affect booming economic ties.


Wall Street sinks on factory activity, Merrill

Stocks slid on Thursday as data showing a sharp contraction of regional factory activity and news of a hefty loss by brokerage Merrill Lynch fanned worries about the economy.


"Idol" champ Hicks covers Gaye, Robinson on debut

NEW YORK (Billboard) - "American Idol" season five champ Taylor Hicks will tackle songs written by Bryan Adams, Rob Thomas and Marvin Gaye on his upcoming self-titled effort.


La battaglia piÃ¹ annunciata e importante nelle guerre irachene iniziate il 20 marzo 2003 Ã¨ cominciata ieri senza testimoni. Ã stato il premier Allawi a Â«tagliare il nastroÂ» per la nuova impresa militare


The popularity of Friends Reunited and other internet websites was today blamed for helping to fuel a rise in divorces. Leading counselling group Relate said the growing number of cases in which people met


Army Moving to Speed Up Armor Production

The Army entered negotiations with an armor manufacturer Friday in an effort to accelerate production of armored versions of the Humvee to get them to the troops more quickly, Army and company officials said.


Bush Says Iran Speeds Output of A-Bomb Fuel

In meetings with Asian leaders today, President Bush also attempted to establish a unifed front against North Korea.


Kevin Garnett had 25 points, 21 rebounds and eight assists to pace the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 108-97 victory Tuesday against the visiting Miami Heat.


'Ghetto' tour showcases Chicago projects

The yellow school bus rumbles through vacant lots and past demolished buildings, full of people who have paid $20 for a tour of what was once among the most dangerous areas of this or any other city in the United States.


Manchester United are not likely to find out if Malcolm Glazer intends to launch a takeover bid until next week at the earliest. The American business tycoon is widely believed to be pondering a bid for the


By Alan Sims  I READ your article (Mum In A Million Praised After Saving Ill Daughter, 25.5.07) about local girl Sophie Perren who has serious immune system damage called neutropenia.   I think there should be more investigation into the causes of such disorders.


Views you can use to get clues on tomorrow's news.


Rapper Kanye West Leads Grammy Nominations

Chicago rapper Kanye West, whose  debut album was one of the most acclaimed releases of the year,  led the field of Grammy Award contenders with nominations in 10  categories, organizers said on Tuesday.


Bush and Kerry Locked in Dead Heat - Reuters Poll

Democratic Sen. John Kerry moved  into a dead heat with President Bush four days before a  cliffhanger White House election, according to a Reuters/Zogby  poll released on Friday.


Intel: Software needs to heed  Moore's Law

If software makers want better performance, they'll have to make some big changes in how they write applications.


Iranian negotiator calls off Europe trip to discuss nuclear crisis

Iran's top nuclear negotiator has called off a trip to Europe to discuss the crisis over his country's atomic ambitions as the UN nuclear watchdog prepared a report recommending cuts in technical aid to Iran.


U.S. Open Notebook: Some Simple Advice for Roddick

Just before he began an early-evening workout with Andy Roddick, who faces Roger Federer Wednesday night, Jimmy Connors said: âI think heâs played him enough, he knows about him.â


AMD and IBM develops new technology for processors

AMD and IBM in collaboration have developed a new technology that can lead to massive increase in processor power. They call it strained silicon transistor and tests have shown it resulted in a 24% increase in performance.


Merged Linde, BOC group to be headquartered in Munich

German engineering conglomerate Linde, which has merged with British industrial gas group BOC to become world's biggest industrial gas maker, said that the new combined entity would be headquartered in Munich.


One Internet cut explained, but four others still a mystery

A ship's anchor severed one undersea Internet cable damaged last week, it was revealed on Thursday amid ongoing outages in the Middle East and South Asia, but mystery shrouds what caused another four reported cuts.


Bluepulse mobile social network now smartphone-ready

Bluepulse mobile social network has ditched the download installation. The big switch to Web platform adds functionality for smartphone users, who were previously unable to join.


Parigi, 13:45 - TENNIS, ROLAND GARROS: JANKOVIC E IVANOVIC IN SEMIFINALE

Jelena Jankovic e Ana Ivanovic, entrambe serbe, si sono qualificate per le semifinali del torneo Rol...


Longhorn to be Released in 2006, Sans WinFS

skillio writes "Everyone's favorite OS maven, Bill Gates, announced a release date for Longhorn on Friday. He confirms what many had suspected - Microsoft will attempt to complete this release in calendar year 2006.


Davis Cup: Australia takes 2-0 lead in World Group playoff

:Lleyton Hewitt gave Australia a 2-0 lead in its Davis Cup World Group playoff today with a record-setting 6-0 6-2 6-2 win over Mehdi Tahiri of Morocco on grass at Royal Kings Park.


INTERVIEW: BA Hires Citigroup For Qantas Share Sale

SYDNEY (Dow Jones)--British Airways Plc (BAB) Wednesday confirmed that investment bank Citigroup Inc. (C) will handle the sale of its 18.


EBay Auction Yields Drive Holding Political Data

A PC drive offered for sale as new on eBay turned out to have come from the laptop of an Arkansas Democratic Party official -- and it still contained sensitive information when the buyer received it.


The leader of the Basque regional government outlines his autonomy plan to parliament in Madrid.


A growing number of people are turning to the online auction site not for knickknacks and trinkets, but for serious hardware and building materials.- The Washington Post


Democrats in Wisconsin and Hawaii had their say Tuesday in a hard-fought presidential campaign that has grown increasingly negative with charges of broken promises, plagiarism and petty partisanship


Democratic congressman could soon be charged

U.S. Democratic Rep. William Jefferson could be indicted as early as Monday on corruption charges in an investigation that included an unprecedented search of his congressional office last year, two law enforcement officials said.


NASHVILLE, Tenn. Â· Fred Taylor ran for a 1-yard touchdown with 9 seconds left Sunday as the Jaguars beat Tennessee 15-12 for their first victory at The Coliseum.


Oil prices steadied on Friday,  attempting to end a five-day rout as an end to a three-week  uprising in the Iraqi city of Najaf was balanced against  renewed pipeline attacks.


By Cynthia Ann Peterson  CHIEF Information Officers (CIOs) have an interesting challenge to ensure IT investments are in line with business objectives. They walk a tightrope between business and technology, and their roles evolve in tandem with the IT evolution.


Texas Medical Liability Trust, Texas' largest medical liability insurance provider, announced it would reduce rates by an additional 5 percent for member physicians.


"Smart" tires can warn of impending flat

An experimental tire can sense damage and warn drivers of a potential flat, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday, offering the latest advance in "smart" car technology.


Jurors in the Robert Blake murder trial heard for the first time that the actor may have been afraid of an unidentified killer. They also got their first glimpse of the long-nosed, World War II-era revolver used to kill the actor's wife.


Russia and Tajikistan sign an accord to make legal hundreds of thousands of Tajik migrants living in Russia.


Confusion over fate of Saddam most-wanted

Iraq is attempting to confirm whether a top aide to Saddam Hussein is on the run or has been captured. Government officials have been making contradictory statements over the fate of Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri.


English Premiership champions Arsenal sneaked into the fourth round of the FA Cup as they came from behind to beat Championship side Stoke 2-1 here at Highbury.


Czech Republic: The turnover of the Internet market was about CEK 14-15 bil in 2006, 40% more compared to 2005. In 2006 about 3 mil persons did Internet shopping. The number of buyers through the Internet incrase 15-times during 2000-2006.


Fox Nixes Ad Showing Mickey Rooney's Rear

Mickey Rooney's bare end zone won't be part of the Super Bowl advertising blitz, Fox TV said Friday. The network rejected a cold remedy commercial that includes a brief shot of the 84-year-old actor's behind, said Fox Sports spokesman Lou D'Ermilio.


Mine officials will drill a seventh bore hole into a Utah mine in a continuing effort to find six missing coal miners after the latest effort turned up no sign of the men, officials said on Sunday.


Arsenal fumes at Portsmouth's negative tactics

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger blasted Portsmouth for their negative tactics in a 0-0 draw which cost his side top spot in the Premier League.


Charley's Aftermath As Dangerous As Storm

Hurricane Charley's aftermath is proving to be as hazardous as the storm itself.


Venezuela's Chavez sets fast nationalization pace

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is setting a faster than expected pace in his nationalization drive toward self-styled socialism, striking three takeover deals that push out U.S. firms in about a month.


Chrysler revamp details to eclipse Daimler results

DaimlerChrysler  unveils its latest restructuring plan for ailing U.S. arm Chrysler on Wednesday, almost six years to the day after its first try at shoring up profits from across the Atlantic.


Pakistan considers ban on processions after attack

Pakistani authorities are considering banning political processions in the run-up to a general election after a bomb attack on former prime minister Benazir Bhutto killed 139 people.


Rupprath in record form at European shortcourse championships

Germany's Thomas Rupprath celebrated the second day of the European shortcourse championships by setting a new world shortcourse record almost six years to the day after first setting it.


55 whales, 25 dolphins die after becoming beached on Australian ...

A total of 80 whales and dolphins died after swimming on to a beach on a southern Australian island where rescue teams Monday were desperately trying to prevent others from becoming stranded, a government official said.


Senate Republicans torpedoed legislation Wednesday to force the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Iraq, bowing to President Bush's adamant refusal to consider any change in war strategy before September.


Jailed worm author offered job by victim

$133K salary awaits Fujacks fiend A Chinese virus writer sent to jail for four years earlier this week has being offered a well-paying job by one of his victims.â¦


Oil prices jumped to a new record high near $47 on Monday with traders on tenterhooks for the result of Venezuela's weekend referendum and Iraq's exports again disrupted by a Shi'ite uprising in the south.


Hamas rebuffed in approach to Israel: source

A prominent Hamas official tried to open discussions with Israel to ease confrontation in the Gaza Strip but was rebuffed, a Palestinian official familiar with the situation told Reuters on Friday.


Coinvolti maggiori gruppi europei del settore


Billy Corgan was preparing to perform with a children's chorus at a charity event when the host joked that the youngsters could join him on tour someday.


Empoli, 17:29 - CALCIO, EMPOLI: CON IL GENOA SPAZIO ALLE SECONDE LINEE

Turnover per l'Empoli, impegnato domani sera sul campo del Genoa nel ritorno degli ottavi di Coppa I...


With New Rover, Hokies Are inÃÂ a Good Position

Kam Chancellor went from unheralded recruit to special teams ace to starting rover on a defense that has ranked No. 1 in the nationÃÂ the lastÃÂ two seasons.


A leading Japanese electronics company is developing memory cards that can be used to make cashless payments, open locks and read identification with a simple flick.


In conferenza stampa il presidente del Consiglio "apre" all'Udeure dice: "Cancelleremo la legge liberticida sulla par condicio"                                          Berlusconi ottimista su economia "Il 2005 sarÃ  l'anno della svolta"                                                                                Il premier "non esclude" una sua candidatura al Quirinale E sulla catastrofe in Asia dice: "ProporrÃ² un G8 straordinario"


Modena, 18:14 - CALCIO, MODENA: IN 4 SALTANO IL TEST IN FAMIGLIA

Il Modena ha disputato un test in famiglia con l'integrazione dei ragazzi degli Allievi Nazionali. O...


General Motors Corp  posted a 5-percent gain in U.S. sales for August on Tuesday, bucking a downtrend for the embattled industry linked to a weaker housing market and a shakeout in subprime lending.


NFL's strong-arm tactics smack of censorship

Over the years, there have been many jokes about NFL standing for No Fun League, demanding uniformity and squelching individuality.


Prince Fielder became the youngest major league player ever to hit 50 home runs in a season, connecting twice in the Milwaukee Brewers' 9-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday night.


A British resort town is deploying extra police during full moons, convinced of a link between the lunar cycle and violence. The vibrant seaside city of Brighton on England's southern coast is adopting the new approach after reviewing crime statistics for the past year, Sussex police said Tuesday.


New Gaza truce called as gunmen continue fighting

Palestinian factions reached a new Egyptian-mediated truce deal on Monday in the Gaza Strip in a bid to halt a cycle of bloodletting in which six were killed and dozens wounded since Saturday, Palestinian officials said.


Marquette was facing an early exit from the Big East tournament, and St. John's fans were thinking about an upset. One big run and a bunch of clutch shots down the stretch helped the 18th-ranked Golden Eagles regain control Wednesday night to make the second round of the Big East tournament.


Firenze, 19:56 - CALCIO, SERIE C: GLI SQUALIFICATI DI C1 E C2

Il giudice sportivo Pasquale Marino ha squalificato 23 giocatori in C1 e 45 in C2. In C1 due turni a...


By Dann Gire Daily Herald Film Critic "The Astronaut Farmer" @* @* out of four  Opens today  Starring   As  Billy Bob Thornton Charlie Farmer  Virginia Madsen Augie Farmer  Bruce Dern  Hal  Written by Mark Polish and Michael Polish.


Caprioli (Fim): "Stato di incertezza pericoloso su questione put"Rinaldini (Fiom): "Un accordo non sarebbe comunque risolutivo"                                          Fiat, sciopero l'11 marzo e manifestazione a Roma                                                                                Dopo un'apertura positiva, i titoli del gruppo perdono circa l'1%


CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts  - About 200 Harvard University students waited more than an hour in bone-chilling rain on Wednesday for a speaker better known for hard partying than Ivy League appearances -- socialite Paris Hilton.


A week before the "Today" show adds a fourth hour, rival "Good Morning America" has quietly expanded to three — although few television viewers will notice.


Campagna ministero, girovita 102 cm per uomini, 88 per donne


Colombia rejects accusations that its security forces violated Venezuelan territory to capture a rebel leader.


Xstrata to go hostile in Â£3bn bid for Australian rival WMC

XSTRATA saw its shares fall 1.4 per cent yesterday after the London-listed miner said it was taking its A$7.4 billion (Â£3.12bn) offer for Australiaâs WMC Resources hostile, following a rebuff from the WMC board last month.


Tra i concorrenti anche un'intera famiglia siciliana


Athens Wrestles to Avoid Cell Phone Outages

By MATT MOORE    ATHENS, Greece  -- Amid the roar of the crowd, the silence of the phones can be deafening. As thousands of athletes, spectators, journalists, officials and more descend on the Greek capital ahead of the Aug...


On the Road, With Abundant Advice at Your Fingertips

The Garmin NÃ¼vi 680 can tell you not only where you are, but even where the cheap gas is.


Windows Mobile brand will replace Pocket PC and Smartphone labels.


German teen indicted over Sasser computer worm

German prosecutors indicted an 18-year-old student on suspicion of creating the Sasser computer worm that paralyzed millions of computers around the world last spring.


National Basketball Association Commissioner David Stern said on Tuesday he expects to sign a new television deal, one that includes a "healthy" increase over the current $4.6 billion terms, before the end of the 2006-07 basketball season.


Edwards to propose anti-terrorism agency

Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards said he would create an international organization to fight terrorism through shared intelligence, cooperation he says would combat the dangers facing the United States where President Bush has failed.


The worm may have turned for Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL). After years -- decades really -- of instigating, exacerbating, or at least cheering every regulatory swipe at


French EU diplomat shot dead in Ivory Coast

A French regional security agent for the European Union has been shot dead at his home in the Ivory Coast, EU and French government officials said.


Recognizing Stripes, Not Faces, Software Tracks Whale Sharks

New software can identify individual whale sharks by analyzing individual patterns of spots and stripes on the fishâs skin.


India beat Pakistan in the World Twenty20 final by five runs to clinch their first major trophy since 1983.


Al rialzo anche previsioni Ue a 27, +2,7% invece del 2,4


LOS ANGELES - An Orange County couple ran, hiked and even used a luge to win $1 million in "The Amazing Race 5" that aired Tuesday.    Chip and Kim McAllister, who live in Coto de Caza, beat three other teams in the season's finale that was shown on CBS...


Got digital? By end of '06, you may not have a choice

If the Federal Communications Commission has its way, every American will see things a bit more clearly by the end of 2006. Workers build a 1,221-foot "super tower" to hold digital


Kosovo President Ibrahim Rugova is already celebrating his party's victory, anticipated by unofficial poll results.


Court orders tobacco makers to help smokers quit

Two major cigarette makers on Wednesday said they plan to appeal a Louisiana court ruling ordering them to fund a program to help people quit smoking, although the decision reduced the amount of damages they faced.


Photos: Cirque du Soleil's inner workings

It takes a village--plus moving stages and 18,000-lumen projectors--to mount the ambitious Ka.


Salute: italiani vivono di piu', terzi al mondo per longevita'

Gli italiani vivono di piu' e si confermano tra i piu' longevi al mondo. In mezzo secolo hanno guadagnato quasi tredici anni gli uomini e oltre quindici anni le donne, contro una media europea di 10,7 per i maschi e 11 per le donne.


'Indispensabile la presenza internazionale nel paese'


US scientists express optimism that the large hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica has stopped widening.


Canadian aluminum giant Alcan Inc. has signed an agreement to buy gas from Australia's Woodside Petroleum for a planned 2 billion Australian dollar (US$1.


Straw Says Sudan Making Progress on Darfur

The Sudanese government is trying to meet UN demands to end the conflict in Darfur that has killed up to 50,000 people but needs to do more, British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said on Tuesday.


Peace talks face troubles in Sadr on weapons handover

Peace talks between the Iraqi government and the office of radical Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadron his army's weapons were facing troubles, the Dubai-based al-Arabiya TV channel reported Monday.


Bush Looks to 2005 With Ambitious Agenda

The first-born son achieved what the father could not — a second term in the White House — and now, an emboldened President Bush envisions using his tenure to push for far-reaching policy changes on issues from Social Security to taxes.


al-Qaida Blamed in Egypt Blasts; 29 Dead

TABA, Egypt - Investigators searched for proof Friday that three suicide car bomb attacks targeting Red Sea resorts filled with Israeli tourists were carried out by al-Qaida, as rescuers pulled bodies from the twisted wreckage of a five-star hotel and casino.    Israeli officials, who were leading the rescue effort, said the death toll was 29 in Thursday's bombings in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula...


Kingston, 18:12 - CRICKET, MORTE ALLENATORE PAKISTAN:  NON FU OMICIDIO

Bob Woolmer, l'allenatore della squadra di cricket pachistana è morto per cause naturali e no...


British soldier killed in Afghanistan: defence ministry

A British soldier has been killed when a roadside mine exploded in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence in London said Monday.


Electric shock experiments on humans have shown that brain regions linked to fear responses are also highly activated when fears are unlearned, a finding that provides insight into developing drugs for anxiety and other fear disorders.


GOP Gains Boost Chances of Alaska Drilling

Republican gains in the Senate from last month's elections have pumped new life into the administration-backed move to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas drilling, prompting environmentalists to mount what one of them called "the fight of our lives" to defeat the proposal.


EU presidency expects economy to weaken in 2008

"I hope that 2008 will be a year of growth even if growth is not as positive as in 2007"  Europe's economy faces a rougher time in 2008 than last year in the face of financial market stress and surging oil and food prices, the European Union's Slovenian presidency warned Tuesday. via Raw Story


The Invasion of the  Geeks starts Monday with the arrival of two series in which  smart but socially backward young men are pushed out of their  intellectual shells by unforeseen events.


Dozens injured as Thai protest turns violent

Dozens of people have been injured in clashes between Thai security forces and hundreds of protesters who tried to storm a police station in Thailand's troubled Muslim-majority south.


Oggi riunione Opec a Vienna, verso mantenimento quote


Russian wins Japan Open, avenges Pilot Pen loss to Washington

Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova overpowered American Mashona Washington on Saturday to claim back-to-back Japan Open titles. Top seeded Sharapova cruised to a 6-0, 6-1 victory over Washington


Ben S. Bernankeâs call for consideration of stricter regulation of mortgage lending practices signals a shift from regulatory policy over the past several years.


Suspected Maoist rebels shot and wounded a policeman and detonated two powerful bombs in Katmandu on Friday to reinforce a blockade of the Nepali capital to press for the release of jailed guerrillas.


Golden Globes news conference plan draws fire

An NBC News plan to exclusively  produce, televise and profit from a news conference announcing  Golden Globe winners drew fire from media experts who said on  Thursday it further blurred a fuzzy line between TV journalism  and entertainment.


Angry Gays Seek Key Role in Presidential Vote

President Bush's support for a constitutional amendment against gay marriage delighted many conservatives but alienated a smaller but potentially important voting bloc in a tight election.


Jones had 198 yards rushing and three touchdowns, helping Dallas erase a 10-point deficit with less than three minutes to play as the visiting Cowboys stunned the Seattle Seahawks, 43-39, last night.


Two brothers who died in a fire in an Anglesey village at the weekend were "full of life and fun", say their family.


Amid renewed violence, major creditor nations of Iraq reached an agreement Saturday in Berlin to write off 80 percent of Iraq's debts to help rebuild thewar-torn country.


Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez vows to expel foreigners who publicly criticise him or his cabinet.


A third of cancer patients are using complementary and alternative therapies, research suggests.


A rise in deaths owing to global warming heatwaves will not be offset by milder winters, research claims.


Small ISPs worry that a FCC decison could take away their ability to offer DSL.


For the Record: 28 October 2004, Thursday. A day after the body of Bulgaria's seventh fatality in Iraq was returned to Sofia, a new round of soul-searching among Bulgarians set off about their country's ...


Armitage: No Plans for Partial Iraq Election

Iraq's elections in January should encompass the entire country, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage said on Friday, differing from comments by Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld that some violent areas could be excluded.


SanDisk to ship low-end colour-screen MP3 player in October

Sansa c200 series unveiled IFA 06 SanDisk today followed up last week's launch of its 8GB Sansa e280 music player with the debut today of the c200 series. The line-up comprises a pair of models: the 1GB c240 and the 2GB c250.â¦


Live on Apple TV Today, YouTube Streams to iPhone on June 29

On June 29, iPhone customers will enjoy the best YouTube experience on a mobile device thanks to a new Apple-designed application that wirelessly streams YouTube content to iPhone over Wi-Fi or EDGE networks. YouTube now encodes their videos in the advanced H.264 format, and iPhone will be the first mobile device to play YouTube content encoded in the format. Apple TV customers, meanwhile, can begin enjoying that content today after installing the free software update directly from Apple TV.


Troops surround and attacked a stronghold of a leading militant in the district of Swat in northern Pakistan, local police say.


Auspicio Italia di fronte annunciata astensione sunniti


More than 90% of 12-year-olds now have a mobile phone, a survey of 1,250 youngsters suggests.


Oil at $47 as Market Outlook Seen Tighter

Oil prices held firm near $47 a barrel  on Friday, bolstered by a tightening outlook for market  fundamentals and sliding U.S. temperatures.


Gunmen toss 5 human heads on dance floor

In a horrifying show of brutality, gunmen barged into a bar in central Mexico early Wednesday and tossed five human heads on the dance floor, after covering patrons with their weapons, officials said.


âScorpion queenâ takes the âsting out of world record

KUANTAN: Having already set a world record on Tuesday, âScorpion Queenâ Nur Malena Hassan put more âstingâ into her feat by staying on for four more days.


Blockbuster favors Blu-ray DVDs to HD DVD

U.S. video rental chain Blockbuster Inc. on Monday said more customers prefer Sony Corp.'s Blu-ray DVD format to its rival HD DVD, and it will expand its inventory of the high definition discs to a total of 1,700 stores up from 250.


LSU Can't Quite Toe Line in Defeat to U-Conn.

Renee Montgomery hits a three-pointer with 6.7 seconds left to lift No. 5 Connecticut to a 72-71 victory over No. 7 LSU on Sunday.


Lycos Europe Appears To Have Canned Its Spam War

Earlier this week, the online community/portal company started distributing a screensaver that conducted the attacks by making requests from servers "verified to be spam-advertising sites," Lycos said.


Abbas tells Blair he will push on with election plans

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Monday he would push on with plans for early elections despite bitter opposition from the Hamas government.


Shuttle Atlantis looking good in damage check

Astronauts used a sensor-laden robot   arm on Sunday to check for heat shield damage to shuttle   Atlantis and NASA said all looked well so far.


Messina, 18:44 - CALCIO, MESSINA: DA VALUTARE LE CONDIZIONI DI DE VEZZE

Allenamento mattutino del Messina in vista della gara di mercoledÃ¬ con la Reggina. Ancora da valutar...


Former New Mexico Treasurer Michael Montoya pleaded guilty Thursday to a state racketeering charge for his role in a kickback scheme, a case that grew out of his testimony in a federal prosecution of another former state treasurer.


R.I.M. Says It’s Reviewing Stock Option Practices

The news did not phase investors of the popular BlackBerry maker who focused on the companyÂs higher-than-expected net profit.


Ministro Esteri: importante mantenere dialogo con Serbia


More Democrats went on the attack Friday with campaign ads linking Republican candidates to the Mark Foley House page scandal while GOP candidates moved to distance themselves from embattled Speaker Dennis Hastert.


Microsoft To Roll MSN Search; May Sport Desktop Search

Microsoft will push its homegrown search technology into full-blown beta Thursday as the Redmond, Wash.-based developer makes its first real move against rival Google, sources reported early Wednesday.


Mozambique Prepares for Elections to Replace Chissano

Mozambique holds elections on Wednesday and Thursday to choose a successor to President Joaquim Chissano, who ruled for 18 years and led the southern African country to peace after a long civil war that claimed up to a million lives.


As Strike Persists, Late-Night Hosts to Be Guests

In an unusual act of unity, Jay Leno of NBC and Jimmy Kimmel of ABC will be on each otherâs shows Thursday.


By Vivian Austin, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Mar. 3--GAUTIER -- Sam Taylor said more than 1,000 dead trees have been removed from residential properties across Gautier, and at least 250 more could be removed by the end of June.


More Than Ever, Business Chooses Republican Ticket

especially big business -- has never been monolithically Republican. Executives have been far too pragmatic for that. They have long used campaign


World hunger on the rise, UN report says

ROME -- The world is losing the battle against hunger, with the number of malnourished people in developing nations estimated at more than 800 million people and rising, according to a UN report yesterday.


Kerry Ties Hurt Some Democratic Senators

Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle hugged President Bush from one end of South Dakota to the other this summer — in his own campaign commercials.


US Internet ad revenues up 42.7 percent to record

NEW YORK : Internet advertising revenues in the United States surged 42.7 percent in the second quarter compared with the same period a year ago to 2.37 billion US dollars, an industry group said Monday.


Praxair Building in Cahokia Damaged By Lightning

By Belleville News-Democrat, Ill.  Jun. 27--A vacant building near the Praxair facility in Cahokia was struck by lightning Tuesday afternoon.   The reported lightning strike resulted in the brief evacuation of employees from the new Praxair chemical plant.


An Indonesian court is due to deliver its verdict against Anif Solchanudin, accused of the 2005 Bali bombings.


Sport: Premier League: Everton increase the pressure on their city rivals with a win at Goodison Park


Peter Boyle, the actor who transformed from an angry workingman in "Joe" to a tap-dancing monster in "Young Frankenstein" and finally the comically grouchy father on "Everybody Loves Raymond," has died. He was 71.


Media & professional: Â· Roundup bulletin targets younger viewers  Â· Schedule includes Blair interviews and royals


Blackburn manager Mark Hughes on Friday played down talk linking him with the vacant job at Newcastle.


Polish leader humiliates Russia in connection with Ukrainian ...

Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski has released quite harsh statements regarding Russia's stance on the Ukrainian poll crisis.


China Plane Crashes Into Frozen Lake, Kills 53

A China Eastern commuter plane crashed  into a frozen lake seconds after takeoff in Inner Mongolia  Sunday, killing all 53 passengers and crew, state media said.


MAMMOTH OUTFIT AOL has decided that passwords are not enough and is issuing an optional two tiered layer of security. According to Associated Press, the two-factor authentication scheme will cost $1.


A game-show in which kidney patients compete to win a donor organ -- it sounded too weird to be true. It was


âKite Runnerâ Boys Are Sent to United Arab Emirates

After months of worrying and diplomatic wrangling, the movie studio that is releasing âThe Kite Runnerâ has whisked to safety four young actors.


The use of robots around the home to mow lawns, vacuum floors and manage other chores is set to surge sevenfold by 2007 as more consumers snap up smart machines, the United Nations said.


The Institute extends the reach of its OpenCourseWare.


Music Review: A Long-Term Tenant Takes Top Billing

Expanding its Monday-night residency to a full headlining engagement, the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra is toasting its own legacy.


Winter weather in the United States,  affected by a weak El Nino, will be warmer in the West and  cooler and wetter in the South and Southeast, forecasters  predicted Thursday.


Alassio batte Capri con 15 mila euro a metro quadrato


Russia unveils a new passenger jet it hopes will establish its place as a global seller of commercial aircraft.


Thousands of Belgians protest against rising prices and the failure of Belgium's politicians to form a government.


In the key primary state where John Edwards won big in 2004, he's dropping in the polls. What's gone wrong?


Rare Blood Infection Surfaces in Injured U.S. Soldiers

An unexpectedly high number of U.S.  soldiers injured in the Middle East and Afghanistan are testing  positive for a rare, hard-to-treat blood infection in military  hospitals, Army doctors reported on Thursday.


Gametap puts hundreds of titles at your fingertips and connects you to gamers worldwide. By Chris Kohler from Wired magazine.


USDA disputes claim that U.S. chicken unsafe

Eighty-three percent of chicken sold in U.S. grocery stores may contain bacteria that cause foodborne illnesses, a consumer group said on Monday, 34 percentage points higher than the rate it found three years ago.


The Hitachi 2400 Smart Windshield: You think you got clutter on your computer display? Ha! Screech! CRASH!


Intel Beats Expectations but Warns on Inventory

Driven by demand for flash memory chips used in cell phones, Intel Corp.'s third-quarter profits rose 15 percent, but also warned that its gross margins are sagging, and it continues to suffer from a buildup of inventory.


A magistrate who claimed Â£5,000 for non-existent Tube delays is given a suspended sentence.


US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld urges caution on US intelligence reform, saying it could create new barriers.


Shooting has reportedly been heard in the eastern Chadian city of Abeche, amid warnings of a new rebel offensive.


Ancient Roman Cosmetic Face Cream Discovered

Researchers at Bristol University, in the UK, have reproduced an ancient Roman cosmetic face cream from a 2000 year-old original, which was discovered intact at an ongoing archaeological dig in London.


The NFL reportedly is considering punishing the New England Patriots for spying on the New York Jets in their season opener.


Sri Lanka's 25-year civil war with Tamil Tiger rebels will likely escalate into the bloodiest period of fighting the island has seen after the government scrapped a tattered truce, experts said.


Parasitic Butterflies Keep Options Open With Different Hosts

The parasitic larvae of the Alcon blue butterfly mimic the chemical signature of not one, but two ant species.


Lebanon minister shot dead, Hariri son blames Syria

Gunmen on Tuesday assassinated Lebanese Christian cabinet minister Pierre Gemayel, an outspoken critic of Syria, plunging Lebanon deeper into a crisis over ties with its dominant neighbor.


When 87-year-old Lucille Mann knits, her 2 1/2-pound dog Pepper curls up beside her or nuzzles in her lap.


UK watchdog the Office of Fair Trading is investigating claims that Apple is ripping off its UK customers. The investigation follows a complaint that UK customers were having to shell out more for the reassuringly


The online auctioneerâs quarterly earnings beat estimates, but C.E.O. Meg Whitman hopes a home page redesign will revive sluggish user growth and a drop in listings.


Spurs celebrate Duncan's return with victory

The champion San Antonio Spurs rode the scoring of Michael Finley and Fabricio Oberto to a 102-91 home victory over the Denver Nuggets on Saturday.


US army medics accused in Iraq prisoner abuse

LONDON, Aug. 20 (Xinhuanet) -- A US bioethicist has accused US army medics of being complicit in the abuse of Iraqi prisoners in the British medical journal Lancet released on Friday.


Countries across the globe were yesterday responding to the massive tsunami catastrophe in south Asia as United Nations officials warned that it would require the world's biggest ever aid


Experts warn of dangers of "skin whitener" cosmetics

Liza Ng, a public relations executive   living in Hong Kong, has no time or inclination to cultivate   the sporty, tanned look.


Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi headed to northern Japan to survey the damage wrought by the deadliest earthquakes to hit the country in nearly a decade as the death toll jumped to 31.


Does It Matter Where This Painting Hangs?

Moving the Barnes collection to a new location would afford a fresh perspective on the art.


Motley Fool writers offer up stock ideas and more this Halloween.


Sir Paul McCartney plays to 1,000 fans in London to celebrate the release of his 21st solo album.


Record-breaking slugger Barry Bonds used an "undetectable" performance-enhancing drug during the 2003 baseball season, his personal trainer allegedly claimed in a secretly recorded conversation.


Barcellona, 18:39 - CALCIO, LIPPI: STO RITROVANDO VOGLIA DI FARE IL MIO MESTIERE

Si profila il ritorno in panchina per l'allenatore campione del mondo Marcello Lippi. A suggerirlo &...


Nine months after he was suspended by his own school, Colorado coach Gary Barnett was named Associated Press Big 12 Coach of the Year on Tuesday for leading his troubled program to the conference title game.


Embattled Ukraine PM Slams Opponent's 'Orange Coup'

Ukraine's prime minister came out fighting  on Friday in the campaign for a re-run of a rigged presidential  election, accusing opposition challenger Viktor Yushchenko of  instigating "totalitarianism" against voters.


Publish and be damned So you are a small business and you buy your PCs from CDW? Need customer support? Why don't you get support from customers instead?â¦


Rod Stewart's 26-year-old son, Sean, was arrested this week on charges he assaulted a couple with a brick.


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Palestinian Fighters Are Challenge for Abbas

Borne aloft by cheering gunmen, Palestinian presidential hopeful Mahmoud Abbas cut an unusual figure in his gray business suit.


Mourners streamed past photographs and mementos at a funeral Wednesday for a woman killed during a teenage gunman's rage at a shopping mall. The service was the last memorial for the eight victims.


Militare colpito ieri in blitz tenuto in vita da respiratore


Putin casts jet crashes as terrorist bombings

MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that a claim by an Islamic extremist group to have downed two passenger airliners a week ago, if confirmed, would prove that the conflict spilling out of Chechnya was being fueled by international terrorist


The comment was the first public acknowledgement by James D. Wolfensohn, president of the World Bank, 71, that he is unlikely to win the backing of the Bush administration for a third term.


National League Preview from The Sports Network

(Sports Network) - Barry Bonds can equal two huge baseball milestones tonight. However, aside from personal achievements, the San Francisco slugger is more focused on his team's drive to the playoffs, and


Rating a breve termine confermato a 'B', outlook positivo


North Korea has accused South Korea of "grave provocation" after the South fired warning shots at its vessels. In a statement published by the official KCNA news agency, North Korea said an armed clash was only avoided thanks to its navy's restraint.


Ohio Economy Sputters As Innovation Declines: Politicians Miss Mark With Development Policies

By Jim Tankersley, The Blade, Toledo, Ohio  Sep. 17--First in a series   CELINA, Ohio -- They don't build Huffys here anymore. These days you can buy one, made in China, for $34.88 at the Wal-Mart Supercenter a field and a fence away from the old plant.


Veltroni: c'e' grande fermento artistico,Sanremo lo dimostra


US producer prices rose 0.1% last month while home starts fell 6%, as the economy continues to cool.


Republican US presidential hopeful drops out for 2008

Republican presidential hopeful Jim Gilmore gave up his bid for the White House Sunday.


Cancer deaths fall, new diagnoses stable: report

Death rates from cancer have  continued to drop in the United States, with Hispanics showing  lower-than-average rates of most cancers, according to the  latest statistics published on Wednesday.


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Sosteniamo impegno della Germania e del cancelliere Merkel


Japan shocked, perplexed after 24-year-old Japanese traveler taken ...

Shosei Koda did not go to Iraq to distribute aid, reconstruct the country or strike it rich in the oil business. He was not connected with Japan's government or its armed forces.


Beatles legend Paul McCartney has had a secret heart operation, media reports said Wednesday.


Crisis talks encouraging, Ukrainians say

"It took five days of mass protests in Kiev and other regions to make the leading politicians become aware of their responsibility to the people and sit down at the negotiating table with the participation of international mediators," political scientist


Queen to send message of support to England rugby team

Queen Elizabeth II is to send a good luck message to the England rugby team ahead of the World Cup final in Paris, Buckingham Palace said Friday.


Londra, 10:31 - CALCIO, CHELSEA: BALLACK FUORI DALLA LISTA CHAMPIONS

Anche il Chelsea ha il suo escluso eccellente dalla lista per la Champions League. Si tratta di Mich...


The rumors were true. Van Halen will reunite with original singer David Lee Roth for a summer tour of North America.


The most wanted Saddam Hussein aide still on the run in Iraq has not been captured, the Interior Ministry says. A statement by the ministry on Monday said medical checks on a man in custody showed he was not


Napoli, 15:58 - CALCIO, NAPOLI: ACQUISTATO PAZIENZA

Il Napoli ha acquistato dalla Fiorentina il centrocampista Michele Pazienza, 26 anni. Il giocatore h...


Major assault heralded as US artillery pounds Falluja

Fierce fighting killed eight American soldiers and wounded at least seven more yesterday as reports indicated that the long-awaited US assault on the insurgent-held city of Falluja had begun.


43 milioni di euro riconducibili all'ex manager


Statoil makes a splash in the latest Gulf of Mexico lease sale.


Hurricane Ivan, packing maximum sustained winds near 160 mph (260 km/h), was moving away from western Cuba early Tuesday, leaving toppled power lines, uprooted trees and extensive flooding in its wake.


Great investments are lifelong companions -- driving returns in good times and in bad.


Baseball deal back on track with DC Council

A week after the deal to move the Montreal Expos to the nation's capital appeared dead, it was revived Tuesday when the District of Columbia Council voted 7-6 to approve stadium funding legislation.


Malcolm Glazer's bid for Manchester United is dead in the water after major shareholders John Magnier and JP McManus told the American there was no basis for a deal.


Shuttle en route, building project starts Tuesday

Construction at the International Space Station will resume - after a four-year hiatus - with arrival of Atlantis.


Pakistan beat West Indies by two wickets in the Faisalabad one-day international.


Deportivo La Coruna coach Javier Irureta was fuming at referee Stefano Farina after his side slipped to a 2-0 defeat in Monaco on Tuesday night.


Three Israeli soldiers, including an officer, were shot dead by Palestinians who slipped unnoticed into their outpost at a settlement in the Gaza Strip yesterday.


"Evil" priest film rattles ratings board

LOS ANGELES  - Lionsgate will release   its upcoming documentary about child molestation scandals in   the Catholic Church without a rating after the trailer garnered   a restrictive tag from the Motion Picture Assn. of America.


Finnish mobile giant Nokia is losing the head of its networks division, the second senior executive to leave the unit in two weeks.


Landon Donovan got plenty of help from DaMarcus Beasley — and from a controversial call that led to a key goal — as the United States breezed into the quarterfinals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup.


Hamas leader killed in Gaza as settlers warn of civil war

GAZA CITY: A Hamas leader was killed Friday as Israel pressed a major offensive in the northern Gaza Strip Friday and imposed a watertight closure on the Palestinian territories ahead of the Jewish New Year.


FDA strengthens RU 486 warning; not enough, pro-lifers say

WASHINGTON (BP)--The US Food and Drug Administration has unveiled stronger warning labels for the abortion drug RU 486, but pro-life advocates and the father of a teenager who died after taking the pill said that action is insufficient.


Santa has really been working hard this year as he delivered a number of major software presents to eager buyers. The latest sees leading storage vendor EMC Corporation making the latest in a long line of software acquisitions as it grabs SMARTS Inc.


Five years after the attack on the World Trade Center, Islamic extremists — including members of Hezbollah — still view the city as a prime target for another terrorist strike, police say.


Starting late? Supercharge your plan with this two-step program.


A Catholic priest accused of participating in Rwanda's genocide goes on trial at the UN war crimes court.


A wanted paedophile who was mistakenly released by a police force is arrested in Sussex.


The confident Red Sox arrived at Fenway Park equipped with swimming goggles yesterday afternoon. "Keeps the champagne out of your eyes," center fielder Johnny Damon explained.


Last season, under Fred Marks, Braintree made its first appearance in the MIAA Division 1 state final. In fact, it was the first time the Wamps made it out of the second round.


SYDNEY -- Australian troops will stay in Iraq, Prime Minister John Howard declared yesterday, as the stock market in Sydney hit a record high following the conservative leader's election to a historic fourth term.


Based on 18 months of Envisat observations, this high-resolution global atmospheric map of nitrogen dioxide pollution makes clear just how human activities impact air quality.


A teenage mother is to seek damages after a judge orders the return of her new-born baby which was taken without a court order.


3G gets jittery with new super fast rival

The latest contender, Flash OFDM technology carries data 10 times faster and is cheaper than 3G phone networks. AMSTERDAM: Europe's second largest mobile carrier T-Mobile said it had started the continent's


Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson admits he is "flabbergasted" by his side's Carling Cup exit to Coventry.


Doctors Hail the $100,000 Device, but Critics Question Whether ...

Federal regulators approved use of an artificial heart yesterday, marking the first time a mechanical device has been made widely available to replace a failing human organ.


Hillary Rodham Clinton — New York senator, Yankees fan and resident of Chappaqua, N.Y. — has a message for presidential rival Barack Obama: Chicago is still my kind of town.


Milano, 16:33 - CALCIO, SERIE B: 12 SQUALIFICATI PER UN TURNO

Il giudice sportivo di serie B ha squalificato per un turno 12 giocatori. Sono: Stankevicius (Bresci...


Catturato in Spagna dopo 25 anni, Germano Fontana

Da molti anni era un ex a tutti gli effetti: nessun legame con il terrorismo attuale. Viveva in Spagna, a Barcellona, dove lavorava sotto falso nome come grafico, aveva una nuova compagna e una figlia di 8 anni.


The US suspends all road journeys by its diplomats in Iraq outside Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone.


Answers.com: Get to know more than one browser

In the past, I have taken great pride in informing you, my readers, about new and cutting-edge technology. Sometimes it is also necessary to re-examine existing or older technologies.


Ont health minister says proposal to cut drug costs not a 'bribe' ...

TORONTO (CP) - Ontario Health Minister George Smitherman denied Saturday that the province is trying to bribe doctors into cutting prescription drug costs to the poor and elderly, saying the proposal is meant to curb the over-prescription of medication to


Le stime preliminari dell'Istat. A gennaio l'incremento mensile era stato dello 0,1 per centoGli aumenti congiunturali piÃ¹ significativi si sono rilevati nel settore Bevande alcoliche e tabacchi                                            Inflazione, a febbraio +0,4% Sale a +1,9% il dato tendenziale


ISLAMABAD, 8 October 2004 - At least 40 people attending a memorial service for slain Sunni extremist Azam Tariq were killed in a bomb explosion early yesterday in the eastern Pakistani town of Multan.


Hollywood actress Nicole Kidman reveals she lost a baby in the early years of her marriage to Tom Cruise.


Frist Says Congress May Revive Intelligence Overhaul Bill

Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist said Congress may try before the end of the year to revive a bill to overhaul the nation's intelligence services that was stalled by objections from Republicans in the US House.


Miller wins third straight World Cup race

Bode Miller became the first man to open a World Cup season with three victories in three disciplines, winning a super-giant slalom Sunday ahead of Hermann Maier.


You didn't really, really, REALLY, think the Red Sox were going to do much of anything against New York, did you? After all, there's death, taxes and the Red Sox gagging their way out of the playoffs year


Diplomats: UN Plans Visit to Suspected Iran Nuke Site

Inspectors from the U.N. nuclear  watchdog will soon visit the Parchin military complex in Iran,  where the United States suspects Tehran has been conducting  secret atomic weapons work, Western diplomats said Friday.


The worldwide shipping whiz FedEx has launched a major move on the Polish market as it increases operations across Central and Eastern Europe.


New Orleans Tornado Kills Katrina Survivor

Eighteen months after Hurricane Katrina, Stella Chambers' modest red-brick house had finally been repaired, and she was waiting for one last utility hookup to move back in. But the 85-year-old woman never made it.


A new cache of letters by Anne Frank's father shows his desperate efforts to seek an escape for his family from Nazi-occupied Holland


Conservative wins SKorea presidency by landslide: exit polls

A former tycoon who promises to reinvigorate South Korea's economy and take a tougher line with North Korea won a landslide presidential election victory Wednesday, according to exit polls and partial official results.


AMD counters Intel with Opterons in all sizes

Four-core coming AMD has grown tired of hearing about Intel's four-core Xeon wonders and so countered today with some faster Opterons and some lower-voltage ones. If you can't beat them with cores, beat them with variety.â¦


Manchester Utd confirm Glazer raises stake to 27.6 pct

US sports tycoon Malcolm Glazer has raised his stake in Manchester United Plc to 27.63 percent from 25.3 percent, the Premier League club said on Tuesday, heightening speculation that he will bid for them.


Rolando VillazÃ³n, one of the most sought-after tenors and an important box office draw for his stage appeal and fine voice, is canceling all performances at least into early next year.


Shuttle Atlantis undocks from space station

Shuttle Atlantis undocked from the  International Space Station on Sunday to end a stay in which  the Atlantis crew resumed station construction after a nearly  four-year hiatus by installing a massive new solar power unit.


Nell'ultimo trimestre si registra invece un +9,8%


The World Bank says it has uncovered fraud and corruption in five massive health projects in India.


afrol News, 11 October - Nigeria's trade unions today again lashed out against the hike in prices of petroleum products, organising a nation-wide strike.


General Says 18 U.S. Troops Killed in Falluja

Eighteen U.S. troops have been  killed and another 69 wounded in this week's offensive to take  control of the rebel-held Iraqi city Falluja, a senior U.S.  Marine Corps commander said on Thursday.


With Selig Watching, Bonds Focuses on History

Bud Selig watched Barry Bonds and the San Francisco Giants oppose the Milwaukee Brewers, though he has not publicly said he would attend Bondsâs record-breaking games.


Cleveland's James to Have Treatment for Ankle Sprain

Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James has suffered another injury and will have treatment to determine whether he misses any games.


PM promises harmony as Malaysia marks 50 years as a nation

Rousing songs and cries of "Independence!" echoed through a Kuala Lumpur stadium Friday as Malaysia's 50th birthday ended, but cracks in the public show of unity have surfaced.


New York, 08:43 - BASEBALL, MAJOR LEAGUE: RISULTATI

Risultati delle gare del campionato americano di baseball (major league). In maiuscolo le squadre in...


After spending time at a treatment center for an eating disorder, Mary-Kate Olsen is under heavy scrutiny during her freshman year at New York University.


A sublime goal from Barcelona's Andres Iniesta settled an encounter that was anything but in Spain's favour as another inspipid England performance added to the pressure on their manager Steve McClaren.


Kanye or Green Day? Usher or Ray? The Grammys are back Sunday with a number of exciting contests, led by Kanye West against ... himself.


Oct new home sales slip, but prices rise

Sales of new U.S. homes dipped in October and inventories rose, but builders boosted prices by over $30,000 per unit after a sharp decline in home prices a month earlier, a government report showed Wednesday.


Actress Lindsay Lohan is released from hospital after receiving treatment for a high fever and headaches. Plus other entertainment news in brief.


Across our galaxy, the formation of planetary systems is typically a "big mess" -- a violent, slam-bang process in which dust balls grow into mountainous asteroids that hurtle about like pinballs, repeatedly smashing each other to bits, scientists


IT firm Softbank aims to enter Japan's mobile sector as 3G grows

Japanese Internet firm Softbank said it aims to enter the mobile phone industry supplying third-generation (3G) services as more customers embrace the advanced technology.


International diabetes study contradicts U.S. trial

Early results from the largest study ever of aggressive measures to control blood sugar in type 2 diabetics has found no sign that intensive treatment increases the risk of death, an international team of researchers said on Wednesday.


US actor Glenn Ford, who made over 100 films, dies aged 90, at his home in Beverly Hills.


House Republicans seeking to build a pre-election record for getting tough on illegal immigration plan a new vote Thursday on a border fence proposal that won House approval last December.


Bear Stearns Cos. Inc.  on Tuesday said quarterly profit rose 22 percent, helped by a sharp rise in revenue at its investment banking division.


Bush Adminstration Cries Uncle! Backtracks and Supports Kofi Annan

On yesterdayâs Big Story (12/9/04), John Gibson and Heritage Foundation Fellow, Nile Gardiner, engaged in what has become daily fare on FOX News: Raking Kofi Annan over the coals.


Wayne Rooney, the Everton striker, has submitted a transfer request to the club, prompting a fight among major Premiership teams to sign the teenager.


NASA's 'Weightless Wonder' makes final flight

HOUSTON The NASA four-engine turbojet notoriously known as the "vomit comet" for its use in training astronauts for weightlessness made its final flight today.


Pescara, 14:14 - CALCIO, SCONTRI PESCARA-NAPOLI: TIFOSO ANCORA IN COMA

E' ancora in coma farmacologico il giovane tifoso napoletano di 25 anni, G.C., sottoposto sabato ser...


Mattel announces third Chinese toy recall

The world's leading toymaker, Mattel Inc, on Tuesday announced a third recall of Chinese-made toys, saying it would take back more than 800,000 units globally that contain "impermissible" levels of lead.


Group claims execution of Italian hostages in Iraq: website

A group calling itself the "Jihad Organization" said it had "slaughtered" two Italian female hostages in Iraq, in a statement posted on an Islamist website.


A special mass has been held in Dublin for an aid worker who has pleaded for her life after being kidnapped in Iraq.


Agere Posts Loss on Revenue Drop, Charges

Agere Systems Inc. AGRa.N on Tuesday  posted a fiscal fourth-quarter loss as the communications chip  maker's revenue declined and it took hefty charges for  restructuring.


EU Talks With Turkey Could Alter Landscape

Turkey can expect to be put through a test of fire when it launches negotiations to join the European Union, and the process — which will last more than a decade — could transform the political and social landscape of both Turkey and the 25-nation bloc.


Ramirez blasts help lift Cubs to share of first place

The Chicago Cubs beat the St Louis Cardinals 12-3 to regain a share of first place in the National League Central Division on Monday, Aramis Ramirez leading the onslaught with two home runs.


A 24-year-old questioned by police over homemade explosive powder and several suspicious devices has been released on bail.


Man United fans angrily oppose Glazer takeover bid

MANCHESTER, 4 Oct -- Manchester United has been targeted for a takeover by Malcolm Glazer, the owner of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, to an angry reaction from its fans.


Vital Signs: Birthing: Elective Caesareans Tied to Breathing Problems

Babies delivered by elective Caesarean sections are significantly more likely to have respiratory problems than those delivered vaginally or by emergency surgery, a new study finds.


Parma, 16:46 - CALCIO, PARMA: DUBBI SUL MODULO, A BERGAMO CON TANTI ASSENTI

Parma a Bergamo senza sette giocatori tra squalificati (Paci e Budan) e infortunati (Morfeo, Paponi,...


Roma, 12:30 - VOLLEY, LEGA FEMMINILE: FABRIS NUOVO PRESIDENTE

L'onorevole Mauro Fabris, 48 anni, è il nuovo presidente della Lega Pallavolo Serie A Femmini...


Ernie Els made the most of his local knowledge with a five-under-par 67 in the first round of the Dunhill Championship. Els, who has a house on the course, carded five birdies and no bogeys after starting at 6:45am local time.


OPEC on Wednesday lifted oil supply  quotas by one million barrels a day, four percent, in a renewed  bid to force down stubbornly high world crude prices.


Two young girls and two men die in four separate accidents in a weekend of tragey on Northern Ireland's roads.


Blog: Advertisements on the popular classifieds site range from someone willing to trade a fistful of coveted White Stripes tickets for the even more coveted phone, to a serious Apple fan who wants to hire someone to wait in line for 60 hours.


Four arrested over Australian embassy bomb

Four members of the militant group blamed for killing 11 people in a suicide car bombing at the Australian embassy in Indonesia have been arrested, police in Jakarta announced yesterday.


Wizards Snap Out of It, Hand Jordan 200th Win

Caron Butler returns from two sore ankles to score 25 points as the Wizards get big nights from several players in a 108-104 win over Charlotte on Wednesday night.


Margaret Hassan, said to be a British-born Iraqi national, the director of CARE International's operation in Iraq is seen in this image made from video footage made on May 20, 2003.


Mountain West Conference football and basketball games will move from ESPN to College Sports Television in the fall of 2006.


U.S. stocks tumbled on Tuesday, driving the Dow Jones industrial average down in its worst slide since the aftermath of the September 11 attacks, as a sell-off in China's stock market raised concerns that equity valuations may be too high.


Computer woes plague International Space Station

Astronauts at the International Space Station prepared for a third space walk Friday to repair torn space shuttle insulation, amid problems with computers controling the ISS's oxygen supply and orbital position.


Burger King tests oils free of trans-fats

Burger King Corp. said on Wednesday it has begun testing cooking oils free of trans-fats in its restaurants, with an eye toward a national roll-out by late 2008.


BAGHDAD -- America's second-ranking diplomat in Iraq predicted progress by fall on bringing together Iraq's feuding factions as violence claimed more lives yesterday, including 14 people killed in a late-night car bombing near a Shi'ite shrine in the capital.


Dozens Killed As US Troops Battle Militants In Sadr City

The Iraqi capital was steeped in blood Tuesday as a fledgling truce in a Shiite rebel bastion was shattered by running battles that officials said had resulted in scores


Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Wednesday that a "two-state solution" in the Middle East was in jeopardy and described a narrow window of opportunity to push Israel and the Palestinians toward peace.


Surgery Is Set, and Strahan Vows to Return

Giants defensive end Michael Strahan will have surgery Wednesday on his torn pectoral muscle, and he said the injury did not signal the end of his 12-year career.


President Bush's top trade negotiator said Tuesday that the recent takeover of Congress by Democrats would not derail the administration's aggressive trade agenda.


Skin-prick flu shot as effective as deep jab

Injecting flu vaccine into the skin instead of muscle could stretch limited supplies, two studies reported Wednesday. Researchers injected less than half the standard flu vaccine dose into the skin.


By Tim Stanley  With construction beginning soon, Broken Arrow';s sixth fire station should be staffed, equipped and ready for action by the first of next year, officials say.  Last week, city officials awarded the construction contract for Fire Station No.


Backdoor drafts, security moms and up-armoring


Russia's election authorities on Sunday barred former prime minister Mikhail Kasyanov, a sharp critic of the Kremlin, from running in a March presidential election against President Vladimir Putin's chosen candidate.


Denuncia di Lancet: "Una pratica andata avanti fino al 2001"L'Oms: "Vile chi riceve denaro dalle multinazionali e non lo dice"                                          Industrie assoldavano scienziati per screditare ricerche sul fumo


China's mines face a wave of accidents as they restart after the freezing weather, a top safety body warns.


Romania: Software piracy made us what we are today

Thank-you, Mr Gates Romania's president delivered an enconium to software piracy during Bill Gates' world tour promoting Windows Vista.â¦


Tribune Profit Seen Below Wall St. Views

Publisher and broadcaster Tribune Co.  TRB.N on Wednesday said third-quarter earnings would lag Wall  Street estimates because of lower-than-expected publishing and  broadcasting revenue.


Bank of America reported quarterly results Tuesday that fell short of Wall Street expectations, hurt by a mortgage-related writedown worth more than $5 billion.


Blog: Olympus has begun offering a cloaked image of a new SLR model, likely its new top-end model due later this year.


Dallo stilista belga una dedica all'Italia a Palazzo Reale


Although Hugh Grant is reportedly quite besotted with his girlfriend Jemima Khan, he recently hinted that he does not plan on losing his bachelor status anytime soon.


Scientists took a fresh look at human evolution through tiny hitchhikers that have clung to humans and their relatives for centuries - lice.


Terremoti, governi ammettono: non abbiamo lanciato allarme

La mancanza di un sistema internazionale di controlo degli tsunami per l'Oceano indiano non ha permesso di comprendere la reale entitÃ  del maremoto che ha devastato le coste del sud est asiatico. Per questo


China searches for 8 kg of "missing" uranium

Eight kg (17 lb) of radioactive uranium has gone missing in China, delaying the verdict in a trial of four men charged with attempting to sell it on the black market, state media said on Friday.


The undead take Manhattan at Zombiecon '07

A visual recap of the annual pre-Halloween zombie flash mob.


US Flight Attendants Union To Begin Strike Vote

The Association of Flight Attendants said its union leaders unanimously authorized a strike vote on Tuesday that will begin immediately at bankrupt US carriers, including United Airlines and US Airways.


Progress expected in Korean nuclear talks after rare meeting

A former US envoy to the United Nations has held a rare meeting with North Korean officials and said he expected "good progress" at the upcoming nuclear talks with Pyongyang.


Straw ordered probe weeks before coup bid

The United Kingdom government investigated the possibility that British firms were involved in a plot to overthrow the president of Equatorial Guinea several weeks before last March's attempted putsch.


Hurricane Humberto missed Houston but ravaged the Beaumont-Port Arthur area in southeastern Texas on Thursday, blowing down trees, knocking out power and interrupting refinery operations.


Exit polls show Ahern set for another election win

Bertie Ahern was on track last night to secure a triumphant third term as taoiseach.


User-group study: Mainframes live on through SOA

Mainframe systems are playing a key role in many SOA (service-oriented architecture) projects, according to a study released this week by IBM user group SHARE.Mainframes like IBM's System z are integral to SOA almost by default because they contain a large portion of the world's business information, the study suggests. Thirty percent of respondents who work for companies with 10,000 or more employees said between 51 percent and 75 percent of their company's data is managed and stored on a mainframe, according to the study.Meanwhile, nearly 23 percent of respondents said their company is undergoing a SOA project, and another third said a SOA is in the planning or consideration stages.Thirty-seven percent of respondents said they are pursuing an enterprise-wide SOA, but in most cases, the projects are confined to niche instances, such specific lines of business or divisions or within applications."Many of the applications that need to be SOA-enabled are mainframe applications," said Pamela Taylor, vice president of strategic development for SHARE and a solutions architect for a subsidiary of a Fortune 50 company. "System z tends to be absolutely critical to deployments."While mainframes play a dominant role in hosting an enterprise's data, companies' interaction with that data faces constraints. At least 50 percent of the companies surveyed use hand-coded scripts to push mainframe-based data to other databases or platforms, according to the study. Such scripting is hard to maintain, particularly if the programmers who wrote it leave the organization, the study notes.IBM has aligned System z with SOA.The study notes that SOA can strain systems, such as through its use of XML-based messaging. "Rather than acquire more server hardware to attempt to address growing SOA performance issues, mainframes may represent a more cost-effective option for leveraging existing resources," the study states.In turn, the abstraction layer a SOA provides can help enterprises more easily tap their existing mainframe applications and data, the study notes.Sales for System z fell last year but IBM is banking on the launch of its next-generation mainframe in February.Some 431 SHARE members responded to the survey, which was conducted by Unisphere Research. About 48 percent work for companies with 1,000 or more employees, and 26 percent of respondents' firms have more than $1 billion in revenue.


Essay: One Giant Leap, Followed by Decades of Baby Steps

It has been 35 years since anybody was on the Moon, or more than 300 miles from Earth, for that matter. What happened to the so-called space age?


'Operazione pilota', su Raiuno domenica e lunedi' prossimi


Rolls Royce wins 250m pound order from China Eastern Airlines

Aerospace giant Rolls-Royce said that it had won a 250 million-pound order for Trent 700 engines to power 20 Airbus A330-300 twinjets for China Eastern Airlines.


Chiron (CHIR) said Wednesday that it had written off $91 million in flu vaccine inventory and warned in its most pointed language yet that it may not be able to supply the USA next year either.


Brave Liverpool out of luck as Inzaghi inflicts Milan's revenge

Sport: Champions League: Liverpool had most of the possession, but Milan are European champions thanks to two goals from Pippo Inzaghi.


The arson attacks on Dutch mosques in the past few days and yesterdayâs bomb blast at a Muslim school in Eindhoven, following on the murder a week ago of Theo van Gogh, the director of a film attacking Islam, are frightening developments.


The CIA's declassified report, says Robert Baer, shows that the attack could have been prevented if the various intel agencies were able to talk to each other


Creepy 'Grudge' has elements of a good nightmare

As a rule, nightmares don't usually make much sense. That's important to keep in mind when watching "The Grudge," a flamboyantly weird concoction from director Takashi Shimizu, who previously


Barry Bonds' trainer sent back to prison

Barry Bonds' personal trainer  went back to prison on Monday, this time for refusing to  testify to a federal grand jury about whether he gave steroids  to the San Francisco Giants slugger.


Trade deadline day in the NBA was all talk, almost no action.


Considering a career change? Take this simple test to find your true talent and matching colleges. Start your future today.


The World Health Organization is campaigning to reduce the numbers of women who die during pregnancy and childbirth. Here we introduce six women around the world who are pregnant.


Quattro supporter laziali fermati mentre andavano a Empoli


Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has expressed regret at the deaths in army custody of almost 80 Muslims as distraught relatives sought the bodies


Canada rejects Ukrainian election result, calls for investigation

OTTAWA (CP) - Canada has rejected the results of Ukraine's bitterly disputed presidential election, joining the United States and other countries in refusing to recognize the declared winner.


Ethiopia accepts "in principle" border outline with Eritrea

ADDIS ABABA : Ethiopia accepts the outline of its frontiers with Eritrea as set by a joint commission after their 1998-2000 border war, Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi said.


Michael Allen took the first-round lead with a sparkling seven-under-par 63 in the Arizona Open at Scottsdale on Thursday.


US mobile firm Sprint has detailed what it will spend on upgrading its network and getting it ready for 3G services. The big winners are Lucent, which gets $1.5bn over three years, Nortel, which gets $1bn


Blog: How many scientists does it take to turn on a lightbulb?


Liverpool are held to a goalless draw by Deportivo La Coruna in their Champions League group game.


Blair Must Demand Bush Move on Guantanamo -Lawyers

Relatives and rights lawyers urged Prime Minister Tony Blair on Tuesday to demand the release of all Britons and other Europeans from the U.S. prison camp at Guantanamo Bay when he meets President Bush this week.


BAGHDAD, May 31 -- Sunni residents of a west Baghdad neighborhood used assault rifles and a roadside bomb to battle the Sunni insurgent group al-Qaeda in Iraq this week, leaving at least 28 people dead and six injured, residents said Thursday.


Khan gets cash offer to stay amateur: report

Britain's Olympic Games boxing silver medallist Amir Khan could be paid 70,000 pounds (102,000 euros) a year to preserve his amateur status in order to fight at the Beijing Games in 2008, it was reported.


LOS ANGELES, June 8 -- A sobbing, shouting Paris Hilton was led from the courtroom Friday and ordered by a judge to return to jail to serve out the remainder of her 45-day sentence.


German scientists say they're the first to use stem cells to grow human bone, using the master cells to repair skull damage on a 7-year-old girl, the Associated Press reports.


Advanced Medical bids $4.23 bln for Bausch&Lomb

Advanced Medical Optics Inc.  has offered to buy larger eye-care company Bausch & Lomb Inc.  for $4.23 billion, topping a rival offer of $3.67 billion from private equity firm Warburg Pincus , the two companies said on Thursday.


AOL To Offer RSA Security's Password Protection

com. As password breaking mischief by hackers, phishers, and spoofers continues to grow in the consumer-PC space, AOL, this week, will offer RSA Security Inc.


Microsoft's Ballmer: More Investments Coming

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer says future growth for the company hinges on continued investment, especially in eight core areas.


Feds Seize Armor-Plated Car Bought in Iraq

Federal agents seized a Mercedes-Benz from an Army reservist who said the armor-plated, bulletproof luxury car probably belonged to Saddam Hussein.


Celebrex, Bextra, Vioxx And Aleve All Have Heart Pains

Arthritis patients have been under intense pressure lately and it has more to do with heart problems associated with a variety of painkillers as opposed to arthritis itself, and it all started with the recall of Vioxx.


The European Commission is sticking  with its plan to lift sanctions on $4 billion worth of U.S.  goods on Jan. 1 following Washington's repeal of illegal export  tax subsidies in October, a spokeswoman said on Thursday.


Church of Ireland Primate Robin Eames tonight urged people to pray for hostage Annetta Flanigan while her local MP Seamus Mallon called for her safe release.


By Jeff Wilkinson, The State, Columbia, S.C.  Sep. 17--Volunteers hope creating city park will end need for annual cleanup   Volunteers plucked more than 2,000 cans and bottles from a 200-yard stretch of the Saluda River around Riverbanks Zoo on Saturday -- mostly beer containers.


Skins ready to put preseason behind them

It's time for the Washington Redskins to bid good riddance to one of the worst preseasons in franchise history. "Am I glad it's over? Yeah," coach Joe Gibbs said.


Mattel unveils Elmo doll after months of secrecy

Mattel Inc. on Tuesday unveiled the   10th anniversary edition of its Tickle Me Elmo doll, a new red   plush "T.M.X. Elmo" that slaps its leg and keels over in a fit   of laughter when tickled.


Two Illinois Players Injured in Car Crash

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Two Illinois basketball players were injured when their car struck a tree and one was in critical condition Tuesday.


Iowa State uses a late run with its leading scorer on the bench to beat No. 13 Texas A&M, 57-51, and advance to the Big 12 championship game in Oklahoma City.


The White House describes media reports that it tried to mislead the public over CIA tapes as "pernicious".


Suicides rise sharply in U.S. youth, studies find

Suicides among children and young adults rose by an alarming 8 percent in 2004, a year when concerns about the dangers of antidepressants triggering suicides were widely publicized, federal researchers reported on Thursday.


Want to retire in poverty and live a life of penury? Here are four good ways to get started.


O'Neill maintains hope despite size of Celtic's task

TWELVE seconds is gone in the blink of any eye in football. Yet Celtic may look back on that narrow fragment of Champions League action as the one thing that bought them valuable time.


The PGA of America will name three-time Ryder Cup competitor and current PGA Tour member Tom Lehman the US captain for the 2006 Ryder Cup at The K Club in Ireland, according to multiple Golf World sources.


WASHINGTONÂ -- Google raised its profile as a political player Monday, launching a public policy blog (googlepublicpolicy.blogspot.com) that tackles several controversial issues, features presidential candidates and seeks user input.


Fire From Washington State Crosses Over Border into British Columbia

VICTORIA (CP) - Fire crews are attacking a blaze that has crossed the U.S. border into British Columbia.  A lightning strike ignited the Tatoosh fire in Washington state on August 22.  American and Canadian fire crews have joined forces to attack the blaze from land and air.


Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak returned home on Wednesday after ending a swift visit to Syria, the official MENA news agency reported.


Kidnapped reporter wears suicide vest on video

Clad in what appeared to be an explosive vest, kidnapped BBC correspondent Alan Johnston warned Sunday that his captors would turn their hideout into a "death zone" if any rescue attempt is made.


Notebook: Vizquel, Giants agree to terms

Shortstop Omar Vizquel, a nine-time Gold Glove winner, has agreed to terms with the San Francisco Giants. Vizquel has a $12.25 million, three


On Monday, the US Senate reached the deal over long-playing tax bill costing $136 billion. The deal is expected to allow to vote over the bill of $136 billion tax breaks, $14.


Apple's iTunes might be changing into a general e-commerce platform that also contains a massive media-distribution center. This evolution is one possible result of the news that iPhone users, who will have an account with AT&T Wireless for service, will need an iTunes account.


By DAVID BAUDER NEW YORK - Several Fox affiliates have chosen not to broadcast "If I Did It," the two-part special where O.J. Simpson talks in hypothetical terms about his role in the 1994 killing of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman.


Bangladeshi workers exploited to stock UK retailers

Garment workers in Bangladesh are working 80 hours a week for just five pence an hour to produce cheap clothes for British consumers.


Egyptian troops pull back, Gazans flood over border

RAFAH, Egypt  - Egyptian troops kept their distance from the breached Gaza border on Saturday a day after a security guard was shot in the foot, allowing thousands of Palestinians to stream unhindered into Egypt.


Islamist Hamas fighters hunted down key loyalists of the Western-backed Palestinian president in the Gaza Strip on Thursday after seizing most of the final strongholds of his secular Fatah movement in the enclave.


Bush, Kerry Clash Over Latest Jobs Report

President Bush hailed a slight decline in unemployment Friday as reason for his re-election, evidence the "economy is strong and getting stronger." Not so, said Sen. John Kerry, countering that the administration's term will end with a net loss of jobs...


Updated: The Internet giant plans to fight spam by implementing the industry-standard Sender Policy Framework instead, citing tepid support for Sender ID in the open-source community.


Exercise alone fails to tackle childhood obesity, says study

The belief that obesity can be thwarted by getting tubby kids to exercise more is misplaced, says a study among nursery-school children.


A crucial legal ruling in Oracle's takeover bid for Peoplesoft is delayed after a judge says he needs to hear more evidence.


Call it Phase 3 of the greening of corporate America. Companies are looking at their supply chain as the next frontier for combating climate change.


Chad's ex-President Hissene Habre will not be tried for at least three years, Senegal's foreign minister says.


Karzai nurses margin as vote tally nears end

Afghanistan's presidential vote count passed the 80 percent mark with interim President Hamid Karzai holding onto his clear majority yesterday, but any potential celebrations


BALTIMORE -- No one will ever really know, of course, whether the stress fracture in Tim Wakefield's rib cage was the fault line on which the Red Sox' season began to crack.


Q&A: MicroStrategy set to expand in 2007, exec says

Although MicroStrategy has long tailored its BI tools to extract data and interpret it for users, the company is looking to expand its business in 2007 with a new tool for building BI dashboards, says Sanju Bansal, the company's chief operating officer.


The wettest June on record sees UK retail sales rise more slowly than expected in June, official figures show.


Bollywood star Dutt convicted for arms possession

Top Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt was convicted on Tuesday of illegally possessing weapons but cleared of conspiracy charges in connection with a series of bomb blasts in Mumbai that killed 257 people in 1993.


Greece promises to speed up compensation for those affected by the forest fires which have killed 63 people.


Japanese stocks declined by mid morning  on Thursday, led by exporters such as Canon Inc. after the  dollar's fall to its lowest in over a month against the yen  raised concerns about companies' revenue from overseas sales.


Annan: Won't Resign Over Iraq Oil, Food Scandal

UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Tuesday corruption allegations in the Iraqi oil-for-food program had cast a shadow over the United Nations but said again he would not resign as the world's top diplomat.


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President Jacques Chirac and Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder will discuss Turkey's EU membership bid on Tuesday as strong advocates of entry talks, but analysts say questions remain on their stance due to domestic opposition.


Oracle's Henley Says PeopleSoft Purchase Still `Very Important'

Oracle Corp. Chairman Jeffrey Henley said the software maker is determined pursue its $7.7 billion takeover of PeopleSoft Inc. after reporting its new applications software license business tumbled 36 percent last quarter.


Edwards bid shows poverty not big campaign theme

The inability of John Edwards to gain  traction in his bid for the U.S. Democratic presidential  nomination indicates that fighting poverty in America has  limited appeal for voters.


Cuba money manager keeps low profile in Miami

There is no sign and not even a visible street address outside the Miami office of money manager Thomas Herzfeld.


Obese people appear better protected from TB: study

Elderly people who are obese appear to have a lower risk of falling ill with tuberculosis compared to those who are underweight or of average weight, according to an extensive geriatric study in Hong Kong.


Intel chops mobile CPU prices, intros Core 2 Solo line

Desktop changes too Intel has confirmed yesterday's processor price cuts, which saw up to 40 per cent knocked off what the chip giant charges for some of its CPUs. A batch of new ones were released too, including the first single-core Core 2 processors.â¦


Come next weekend, presidential candidates will be opening up their second quarter finances and placing their spending and their donors up for a new round of scrutiny. Fred Thompson will not.


Program Coaxes Hospitals to See Treatments Under Their Noses

The federal government is now pushing health providers to use proven remedies for common ailments.


In this installment, a solid programming style has been imposed, a JavaScript class model developed for Preezo which supports single inheritance and simple, tightly bound class definition code. This is important when working with large applications. By Guyon Roche. 1129


Dispersal of asylum seekers to seven areas of England has been suspended this year amid fears of rising tensions.