An oil company controlled by the Russian government, Rosneft, said yesterday that it had bought the company that had won Sunday's auction for the largest subsidiary of the oil giant Yukos.


Natural Sunblock: Sun Dims in Strange Ways

When Venus crossed the Sun June 8, showing up as a clear black dot to the delight of millions of skywatchers around the world, astronomers noted something less obvious: The amount of sunlight reaching Earth dipped by 0.1 percent for a few hours.


Three men die in separate crashes over a two-hour period on Scotland's roads.


German kayaker Birgit Fischer had to settle for silver instead of a ninth Olympic gold on Saturday, but it was gold all the way in the men's single and pairs events.


Four-goal Rangers move seven points clear

Rangers soared seven points clear in the Scottish Premier League on Saturday after a 4-0 victory at home to 10-man St Mirren.


AT&T Wireless to Offer Phoneless Messaging Service

In a detour from the cellular industry's rush toward tricked out smart phones, AT&T Wireless Services Inc. (AWE) may introduce a device that can't be used for voice calls...


Iran slowing down uranium enrichment work: ElBaradei

Iran has slowed the expansion of its disputed uranium enrichment program, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said on Monday, after Western powers threatened to hit Tehran with harsher sanctions.


Iran Softens Tone, Declares Readiness To Resume Talks

MUNICH, Feb. 11 -- Facing the prospect of broader international sanctions, Iran's president and national security chief on Sunday offered to resume negotiations over their country's nuclear program and eased up on some of the contentious  rhetoric of the past, including threats to destroy Israel.


Scots police raid Honeywell for alleged music piracy

Servers imaged and staff questioned Strathclyde Police raided the Motherwell offices of engineering firm Honeywell this morning after a member of staff tipped off the BPI that company servers were hosting a "major filesharing network".â¦


RegDeveloper.co.uk: Build your PDF and Excel reports with PHP

On the RegDeveloper website, there's a new tutorial posted that covers the creation of both PDF files and Excel reports from inside of PHP (with the help of the Spreadsheet_Excel_Writer PEAR component and the ClibPDF PHP Library (bundled with PHP 5.3).   Given the prevelance of PHP, Excel and PDF it's fortunate there exists class libraries for the generation of PDF documents and Excel spreadsheets using PHP.   They start with the PDF generation and show the installation process for ClibPDF and an example of creating a document on the fly. Their example sets up a title, some content text and a table of information. Creating the Excel spreadsheet is even simpler with the Spreadsheet_Excel_Writer - installation via a PEAR channel and defining the worksheet, fonts and content are quick and easy function calls.


La Spezia, 13:51 - CALCIO, SPEZIA: TRE SETTIMANE DI STOP PER VARRICCHIO

Lo Spezia dovrà fare a meno per tre settimane di Massimiliano Varricchio. L'ecografia a cui s...


Mozilla Admits Firefox Exploit Caused by Firefox Bug, Not IE

On July 10, engineers at Secunia issued a security advisory, rated "Highly Critical," warning Firefox users that their browser could be tricked into executing arbitrary JavaScript code. While Internet Explorer was originally blamed for the ability to trick Firefox, as it turns out, Mozilla admitted today its own browser is to blame, even after a patch was released.


Residents of Palm Beach, Fla., were mopping up Friday after receiving a record rainfall in a freakish winter storm possibly signaling the return of El NiÃ±o.


EU entry sets used cars rolling into Poland, experts say

Poland's membership in the European Union has prompted a surge in imports of used cars from neighboring Germany, lowering the price of new and used cars in Poland, automotive specialists said Tuesday.


ATLANTA - Contrary to popular opinion, men are more likely to look at a female's face before other areas when looking at pictures of naked women, according to a study by Emory University researchers. And women will gaze at pictures of heterosexual sex longer than men, the study found.


Secret: Does Ford Have Another Hybrid In The Works?

Is another hybrid in Ford Motor Co.'s future? The automaker is hinting at its possible powertrain plans with the Mercury Meta One, a concept vehicle debuting at January's North American International Auto Show in downtown Detroit.


Sharapova sharp in rout while Roddick moves on

Maria Sharapova needed only 51 minutes to overwhelm Australian Casey Dellacqua in the second round of the U.S. Open Thursday, serving notice that she is focused, in-form and determined to defend her title.


Microsoft and Philips complete more white space testing

Microsoft and Philips Electronics retest devices that can detect white space spectrum, and they want the FCC to also test the devices.


Comunicato della Procura della Repubblica di Milano


Arabs doubt Blair can succeed in Middle East

Arabs said on Thursday they doubted former British Prime Minister Tony Blair could succeed as Middle East peace envoy because of his unpopularity and because he is too close to Israel and the United States.


Dress for success, especially at your sentencing

C'mon dawg, not in court. That's all I could say when I saw big ol' Jamal Lewis standing on the courthouse steps in Atlanta with a huge diamond in each earlobe after being sentenced on drug conspiracy charges.


Student group grabbing Ukrainian spotlight ahead of presidential election

KYIV, Ukraine  - Their name means "It's Time." Their slogan shows a ticking clock, and their ability to bring thousands of students to the streets is spooking the government as the country prepares for Sunday's pivotal presidential election.


Democratic stars skip party's Florida convention

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Florida  - The Democratic Party's convention in Florida during the weekend was like a rock concert performed solely by warm-up bands.


Kerry Rejects Bush 'Fear,' Talks Values, Faith

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.  - Democratic challenger  John Kerry mixed the political and the spiritual on Sunday by  accusing President Bush of trying to scare America and offering  voters a glimpse into his own faith.


Imphal: Reacting coolly to Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's fulmination on Kashmir, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday dismissed the General's remarks that India was not showing flexibility in resolving outstanding issues.


Maladies: Hormone Levels and Chronic Fatigue

A new study finds that women who suffer from chronic fatigue syndrome wake up with lower levels of a hormone that helps people deal with stress.


Free tunes offered to Princeton students

Princeton University has joined a growing list of colleges that have deals to allow students to download music free — and legally.


Calm returns after Venezuela TV protests

The Carter Center called for dialogue Thursday between President Hugo Chavez and opponents protesting his decision to force an opposition TV channel off the air, while relative calm returned to the streets after three days of demonstrations.


Iranian president spars with academics in NY

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad clashed with an American university president who called him a "petty and cruel dictator" at a forum on Monday where Ahmadinejad criticized Israel and the United States and said Iran was a peaceful nation.


LOS ANGELES  - Jeremy Sisto, best known for his role on "Six Feet Under," will replace Milena Govich as a detective on NBC's "Law & Order" next season.


Starting Wednesday, US residents in select states can begin claiming one free credit report per year under the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act.


2 U.S. Pilots Charged in Air Collision Over Brazil

Two U.S. pilots were charged yesterday by Brazilian police in connection with a collision over the Amazon jungle that left 154 people dead, authorities said. It was the worst aviation accident in the country's history.


Roger Federer's invincibility was pierced, then pummeled and finally pulled apart at Melbourne Park on Friday, the world number one brutally ejected from the Australian Open semi-finals by Novak Djokovic.


The Federal Reserveâs decision to cut interest rates by three-quarters of a percentage point should offer some comfort to consumers, with limits.


Democrat Tom Vilsack, the former Iowa governor who built a centrist image, abandoned his bid for the presidency on Friday after struggling against better-known, better-financed rivals.


Poulter Goes Out on a High at Valderrama

Ian Poulter of England brought his 2004 season to a spectacular climax when, just five weeks after his Ryder Cup debut, he beat Spain's Sergio Garcia at the first hole of the sudden-death play-off to capture the Volvo Masters Andalucia at Club de Golf


History Repeats Itself, Jones KOâd Again

NEW YORK, NY---Glen Johnson was supposed to be a tune up fight for Roy Jones. Johnson was supposed to have been durable, but slow enough to stumble to Jonesâ dazzling speed and boxing skills.


US fails to bring UN into Iran nuclear case

VIENNA The United States once again failed Friday to persuade the International Atomic Energy Agency to refer Iran's nuclear program to the United Nations Security Council, accepting instead a repetition of calls for the country to stop uranium enrichment


Chinese defence policy aims to crush Taiwan independence attempts

China has issued a national defence policy to crush "the vicious rise" of Taiwan independence forces at its core. It is the first time such a policy has been issued since President Hu Jintao became military chief.


U.S. group wants Botox warning after 16 death reports

Botox and a similar injection should come with stronger warnings following reports of 16 deaths after the botulinum toxin spread inside the body, a U.S. consumer group said on Thursday.


Estratti 18 corpi, nessuna speranza per i dispersi


Pedro Martinez's return to Shea Stadium was a huge success. Martinez tossed five shutout innings in his first start at home this season, outpitching Roy Oswalt and leading the New York Mets past the Houston Astros 4-1 Sunday for a three-game sweep.


Finally, some significant activity on the lockout front! Well, not really. Monday and Tuesday of this week may have been the most interesting two days of the hiatus to date.


Souness can bring good times to Newcastle, says Shearer

Newcastle striker Alan Shearer believes Graeme Souness can bring the good times rolling back to St James' Park. "All I keep hearing is that Souness will bring discipline to this club and I don't doubt that that will be the case," said Shearer.


Dow Jones in progresso dello 0,8%, Nasdaq sale dell'1,92%


Canadian passengers sue U.S. TB traveler

Passengers who were aboard a flight with a U.S. tuberculosis patient in May launched nine civil lawsuits against him on Thursday, claiming that he knowingly exposed them to the disease.


Crude Oil Drops as Threats to Supply From Iraq, Russia Diminish

Crude oil futures fell close to a one- month low on expectations a cease-fire in southern Iraq will reduce the sabotage of oil pipelines and supplies from Russia will increase.


Uno assolto a Milano e due indagati a Bologna


Tony Blair meets German Chancellor Angela Merkel to discuss aid and climate change ahead of the G8 summit.


Hasselhoff wins custody of kids in divorce

A judge granted actor David Hasselhoff custody of his two teenage daughters on Friday after a bitter court battle with his ex-wife that involved a video showing him drunk in the presence of one of the girls.


WASHINGTON - Sales of existing homes edged down a less-than-expected 0.1 percent in October as low mortgage rates continued to support a record year, a trade association report showed Tuesday.


A US surgeon faces disciplinary action after allegedly taking a photo of a patient's penis during surgery.


Wales let chance in a million slip as lacklustre All Blacks fail ...

IT IS tempting to say that Wales will be kicking themselves for weeks over this one, but in truth, it will be for years. Wales last beat their greatest rivals as long ago as 1953 when the great Bleddyn Williams


Pakistani siege talks break down; clash erupts

Negotiations to an end a bloody standoff at a Pakistani mosque broke down on Tuesday and sustained gunfire and big explosions erupted from the vicinity of the mosque soon afterwards.


Hepatitis C strongly linked to type 2 diabetes

NEW YORK  - People infected with hepatitis C virus have an increased risk of developing type 2, or "adult-onset" diabetes, a population-based study confirms. This risk is particularly high in younger people who are overweight, researchers from Taiwan have found.


Bomb Threats Mar Start of Indonesia Campaign

Bomb scares marked the start of campaigning for Indonesia's presidential run-off on Tuesday, five days after a suicide attack on the Australian embassy, but bread-and-butter issues appeared uppermost in voters' minds.


The e-commerce giant's stock price has gone psycho.


Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has confirmed the English Premiership club's desire to bring Real Madrid striker Fernando Morientes to Anfield during the January transfer window.


Banning things, thought crimes, and dangerous guitarring

And the new airport etiquette Letters We've got a bumper letters bag today, covering an almost ludicrously diverse range of topics. We've got renegade planets, flaming guitars, pornography legislation and literal pontification.â¦


The wind would strum a 100-string harp in a memorial that was proposed Sunday as hundreds of people gathered to mark the fifth anniversary of one of the nation's deadliest fires.


President Bush announces Kerikâs nomination

Itâs hard to know what was the last straw. Ever since President Bush announced on Dec. 3 that Bernard Kerik was his choice to replace Tom Ridge as Secretary of Homeland Security


Like her father before her, a life snuffed out at the point when Pakistan might have turned the corner.


Bush Says Iran Must Verify It Won't Seek Nuclear Weapons

President George W. Bush said Iran must prove that it won't seek a nuclear weapon after the Tehran government said it has suspended enrichment of uranium.


Turkish PM urges Iraq to shut Kurdish rebel camps

Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan called on Baghdad on Friday to shut down camps run by separatist Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq and to hand over guerrilla leaders.


President Bush on Thursday acknowledged the deep frustration of Hurricane Katrina victims and said the federal government shares the blame for the slow recovery of the Gulf Coast.


Tim Henman has pulled out of next week's  Lyon Grand Prix ATP tournament with shoulder and back problems,  organizers said on Thursday.


Sarkozy Pressing to Simplify Aircraft Makerâs Leadership

The French president wants an agreement to streamline the dual French-German management at Airbusâs parent company, EADS.


Croatia's interior minister resigns after being pictured on a hunting trip with war crimes suspect Mladen Markac.


Broadcaster NBC Universal said on Tuesday it would double the size of its cable operations outside the United States with the acquisition of Sparrowhawk Media, the private equity-backed owner of the Hallmark channel.


Elizabeth Bolden, believed to have been the oldest person in the world, has died at 116, local media in Tennessee reported on Tuesday.


Did a $1,000 gift to a columnist go a long way in The Post?


In seconda serata ottima media per lo 'speciale' di Arbore


Luciano Pavarotti, Italian Tenor, Is Dead at 71

Luciano Pavarotti was the Italian singer whose ringing, pristine sound set a standard for operatic tenors of the postwar era.


Iniziativa attuata da un comune della Campania


Five skinny models barred from Madrid catwalk

Five models were declared too thin for the catwalk at this week's international designer show in Madrid, a doctor in charge of vetting them said on Sunday.


Israeli airstrike kills militant in Jabalya

A Palestinian militant was killed Sunday afternoon by an Israeli army missile in eastern Jabalya refugee camp in northern Gaza, Palestinian medics and witnesses reported.


Two years after the withdrawal of the painkiller Vioxx, a dysfunctional Food and Drug Administration still can't adequately track the safety of new drugs and respond quickly to problems, a panel of experts said Friday.


100% Perfect Stock-Picking With "Stock Alerts" Since September 2006

BullTrade.com Special Members frequently email their thanks for the popular "Stock Alerts."  For over eight straight months now, every single closed-out "alert" trade has ended with a gain.


Palermo, 18:58 - CALCIO, PALERMO: CONVOCATI PER L'ASCOLI

Sono 19 i giocatori convocati dal tecnico del Palermo, Francesco Guidolin, per la gara di domani con...


Pg Roma: a colpirlo fu uno dei sequestratori di Soffiantini


Gruppo opera nel settore delle imbarcazioni di lusso


The pound was down agaist all major currencies in early trading Tuesday.


Hutchison Says Net More Than Doubles on Asset Sales

Aug. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Hutchison Whampoa Ltd., Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing's biggest company, said first-half profit more than doubled on gains from asset sales. The company added users at unprofitable high-speed wireless networks in Europe at a ...


Global miner BHP Billiton posts record net profit as demand soars

Global mining giant BHP Billiton posted the biggest net profit in Australian corporate history as soaring commodities prices and strong demand from China pushed net profit up 83 percent to 3.51 billion US dollars.


Media & professional: Britain's most flamboyant entrepreneur is suffering setbacks right across his global brand - but he's survived bad times in the past.


Richmond's Urban Decay Dominates Mayoral Race

Antoinette Smith, a native of this city, lives near Mosby Court, a public housing development built here about forty years ago. She calls it the "unpromised land" because "there


Ministero giustizia turco smentisce dichiarazione precedente


Qualcomm braces for China's own 3G tech amid doubt

U.S. wireless technology firm and  chip supplier Qualcomm Inc.  is talking to potential  Chinese partners to prepare for the launch of third-generation  services, but its chief executive questioned on Tuesday the  market prospects for a homegrown standard Beijing is pushing.


Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Randy Moss is now listed as probable for Sunday's game against the New York Giants. He took part today in an entire practice for the first time in


Sprint Nextel Settles Lawsuit Over Switching to New Carriers

Sprint Nextel has agreed to provide departing customers with the code necessary to unlock their phonesâ software so the handsets they own can be used on competitorsâ networks.


Prayers and Advil weren't enough to save Samkon Gado's cousin from what he can only assume was AIDS. Now the Green Bay Packers running back wants to do something about it.


Hezbollah says Bush proposal threatens Lebanon stability

Hezbollah said on Friday a proposal by President George W. Bush for Lebanon's Western-backed governing coalition to elect a new president unilaterally was a threat to the country's stability.


Owenâs goal puts âBeckham-lessâ Erikssonâs England top

BAKU, Azerbaijan, 14 Oct - England captain Michael Owen scored the only goal in Wednesdayâs World Cup qualifier in Azerbaijan to give Sven-Goran Erikssonâs team a hat-trick of wins and put them top of Group 6.


Aging: Mental Health Overlooked in Care of Elderly Patients

A new study suggests that doctors may devote too little time to talking with elderly patients about mental illnesses.


US-Bahrain Trade Pact Looms Over Gulf Summit

Leaders of six Gulf Arab states began talks on Monday, facing a spat over a US-Bahraini free trade deal that diplomats say could threaten economic agreements between the members of the oil-rich bloc.


Pinochet is ordered to stand trial for murder

Augusto Pinochet, the former Chilean dictator, was ordered under house arrest yesterday, charged with kidnapping and murder dating back to his 17-year rule.


Elephants on parade, bulls on the beach, bears on the bench. It's going to be quite a week on Wall Street. Although how many Wall Streeters will be around is up in the air.


Gay veterans challenge "don't ask, don't tell"

Twelve former U.S. soldiers challenged the government's "Don't ask, don't tell" policy that bars openly declared gays from the military, telling a federal court on Wednesday it forced them into a life of lies.


Stocks slide again as U.S. recession risks bite

Shares from Sydney to London sank for a second day on Tuesday, dragging commodity prices with them and promising similar falls for Wall Street as investors abandoned assets exposed to the risk of a global economic slowdown.


Congo Ebola Outbreak Threatens to Be Most Serious in Years

JOHANNESBURG, Sept. 18 -- International medical personnel and supplies are being airlifted to a remote region of central Congo to combat what threatens to become the world's most serious outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in years.


N.Korea brings laundry list of demands to talks

North Korea set out sweeping demands on Monday for scrapping its nuclear arms and the United States warned that its patience was running out -- an inauspicious start to six-party talks after a year-long hiatus.


Thousands of Algerians take part in peace rallies after a week in which suicide bombs killed at least 50 people.


Doping Casts Shadow Over Olympics -- Again

Doping cast its sleazy shadow over the  Olympics again when it was announced on Thursday that five  weightlifters had tested positive for performance-enhancing  drugs.


October 10, 2004 -- MINNEAPOLIS - It is only fitting that in this season of comebacks, the man who came back from being the player buried the deepest in Joe Torre's doghouse, provided the firepower for one more amazing comeback victory.


Global cinema takings will rise steadily to $22.8bn (Â£12.6bn) by the end of 2004, a research body predicts.


Berlino, 19:07 - CALCIO, GERMANIA: WERDER BREMA KO IN CASA

Sconfitta casalinga del Werder Brema in uno dei due posticipi della 18/a giornata di Bundesliga. Il ...


Search Engine Watch gains a blog, as a new method of better speading news and information about search engines to readers.


Former Iranian Defense Official Talks to Western Intelligence

A former Iranian deputy defense minister who once commanded the Revolutionary Guard has left his country and is cooperating with Western intelligence agencies, providing information on Hezbollah and Iran's ties to the organization, according to a senior U.S. official.


Scientists say they have found a safe way to give carbon monoxide to help organ transplant patients.


Tigers, BoSox are in opposite directions

The Detroit Tigers and Boston Red Sox are both streaking into the All-Star break — in dramatically different directions. Gary Sheffield, Carlos Guillen and Marcus Thames all homered off Daisuke Matsuzaka, and the Tigers beat the Boston Red Sox 6-5 Sunday to complete a three-game sweep.


Oprah most powerful celebrity on Forbes 2007 list

Talk show queen Oprah Winfrey has replaced Tom Cruise as the world's most powerful celebrity and jailbird Paris Hilton has dropped off the annual Forbes magazine list of the 100 most influential stars.


California fire damage seen at hundreds of millions

The fires raging in Southern California have likely caused hundreds of millions of dollars worth of damage to homes and businesses, the state's insurance commissioner said on Tuesday.


Israel kills five after renewed Hamas threat

"disengage" from conflict with Palestinians by evacuating all Jewish settlers from Gaza and a few from the West Bank in 2005.


Sportingbet chairman arrested in New York

The chairman of online bookmaker  Sportingbet.com Plc, Peter Dicks, was arrested on a warrant  from Louisiana at John F. Kennedy International Airport late on  Wednesday, a spokesman for the Port Authority of New York and  New Jersey said on Thursday.


Vermonters From Both Parties Back Jeffords

Sen. James Jeffords may be a man without a party, but he has plenty of high-powered friends. Facing his first re-election bid since leaving the Republican Party, the Vermont independent on Wednesday got an endorsement from Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., and a boost from Republican Gov. James Douglas, who said he will not campaign against Jeffords because he "has served the state well."


Michelin, union extend tire contract by 48 hours

The United Steelworkers and Michelin   on Sunday agreed to a second contract extension, this  time for 48 hours, while they negotiate a new deal for 4,000  hourly workers at three U.S. tire plants.


A coroner rules two soldiers ambushed in southern Iraq were unlawfully killed by Iraqi military intelligence.


Kite Maintains One-Stroke Lead at Schwab

While Tom Kite did more with less raw talent than just about anybody during his PGA Tour days, Morris Hatalsky acknowledges he probably could have done more with his natural gifts.


Gay Rights Group: Probe Swaggart's Taxes

A gay rights group is asking the Internal Revenue Service to investigate the tax-exempt status of Jimmy Swaggart Ministries following the preacher's recent remark that he would "kill" any gay man who looked at him.


In the beginning there was Darwin. And then there was intelligent design. How the next generation of 'creation science' is invading America's classrooms. By Evan Ratliff from Wired magazine.


Ichiro Suzuki didn't look particularly imposing. He never does. Not with his lithe body in prime condition, as usual. And certainly not with a pink T-shirt, black long sleeves, blue jeans with camouflage patches, shiny silver sneakers and black-and-white knit cap all clinging to him like a skateboarding teenager wearing his little brother's clothes.


De Beers and the South African government unveil plans to create a new, black-run diamond mining firm.


Avon's Kevin Miranda, who last Tuesday became the 53d player in Massachusetts high school basketball history to score 2,000 points, is hurting his chance to vault up the state's all-time scoring list.


The trial of Oracle Corp.'s attempt to upset PeopleSoft Inc.'s antitakeover measures will continue in December, the judge overseeing the case said Wednesday.


Ryan Johnson scored St. Louis' second short-handed goal of the season and Manny Legace stopped 39 shots, lifting the Blues to a 4-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday night.


Giants notebook: Tice sees more use of Moss

Vikings WR Randy Moss will play in his 103rd consecutive game when Minnesota plays host to the Giants on Sunday. And it won't be anything like No.


WASHINGTON -- A man scaled the fence at the White House on Monday hours after another man set himself on fire on the sidewalk in front of the executive mansion.


A look at recent studies on the Iraq war

Findings and recommendations by recent studies on the Iraq war:


Calcavecchia Vaults to PODS Lead With 62

Mark Calcavecchia felt confident about his game and fell in love with his putter. That's a rare combination for him, so he had a hunch that yesterday would bring him a good round in the PODS Championship.


Il dibattito-scontro in tv. McCain Ã¨ il piÃ¹ "presidenziale"La signora Clinton Ã¨ apparsa grintosa ma anche arrabbiata                                          Obama-Edwards contro Hillary "Rappresenti il vecchio"                                                                                dal nostro corrispondente MARIO CALABRESI


It would be easy to overlook Ernest Brown, seemingly the odd man out on a roster with 15 guaranteed contracts. Besides, the 7-footer has a talent for making himself inconspicuous once practice ends.


The LeBron James-Kobe Bryant showdown came down to the last shot Â and the Cavaliers wouldn't let the Lakers take it.


Legendary US motorbike maker Harley-Davidson cuts its sales forecasts as consumer spending fears mount.


Security alert issued after top Pakistani al-Qaida suspect killed

KARACHI, Pakistan Pakistani authorities are putting the city of Karachi on "red alert," for an al-Qaida strike after its forces killed a top terror suspect.


The secretary general of Burma's largest rebel group, the Karen National Union, is killed at his Thailand home.


Ricevuti da Napolitano Socialisti, Idv, Verdi, Pdci e Sd


Jazeera: Hostage Calls on Britain to Quit Iraq

Iraqi-British hostage Margaret Hassan has urged Britain to withdraw its troops from Iraq and free Iraqi women prisoners, Al Jazeera reported Wednesday.


Pop star Madonna has visited Judaism's sacred Western Wall in the dead of night, to avoid being mobbed by waiting photographers.


On hearing the verdict there was a broad smile from Morgan Tsvangirai, applause from his supporters and tears of relief from his veteran attorney.


Brett Favre Shines as Green Bay Mauls St. Louis

Brett Favre celebrated his 200th consecutive start by throwing three touchdown passes as the Green Bay Packers destroyed the St. Louis Rams 45-17 at Lambeau Field Monday.


Despite an agreement for a Palestinian unity government, the question of who gets to run internal security is still a stumbling block


A high-stakes effort to revive a Catholic-Protestant government for Northern Ireland has ended in failure, but hope remains of an eventual breakthrough, the prime ministers of Britain and Ireland said yesterday.


Kenyan opposition politician shot dead: party

Gunmen shot dead a Kenyan opposition politician at his home overnight, an Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) spokesman said on Tuesday.


Roma, 17:58 - BASKET, PRESIDENTE RIETI INIBITO PER DUE MESI

Gaetano Papalia, presidente della Sebastiani Rieti (Legadue), è stato inibito per due mesi fi...


Il viceministro era indagato per le presunte pressioniper avvicendamenti all'interno della Guardia di Finanza                                            Caso Speciale, per Visco il pm chiede l'archiviazione                                                                                "E' stato un comportamento illegittimo ma non illecito"


Military jets thundered overhead, and hundreds of people, including veterans and top officials, gathered in Sunday to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the 1944 Slovak uprising against Nazi rule.


Review: Solid-state drives versus hard-disk drives

SSDs cost $400 to $500 more than ordinary hard drives of the same capacity. To justify the price difference, SSD notebooks must demonstrate significant performance benefits over notebooks equipped with standard hard drives. To find out whether they do, we tested three pairs of ultraportable notebooks from Fujitsu and Dell.


Ivana Trump Follows Ex-Hubby Donald to TV

Now that her ex-husband The Donald has become a TV star as host of "The Apprentice," Ivana Trump is coming to prime time with a show of her own, helping a "mature" woman find love with a younger man.


Francoforte, 15:07 - CALCIO, EURO 2008: TIFOSI GERMANIA CHIEDONO 2 MLN DI BIGLIETTI

La Federazione tedesca di calcio è in seria difficoltà per la distribuzione equa dei b...


Candidates hunt for votes in Iowa, New Hampshire

DES MOINES, Iowa  - Shotgun in hand, rising Republican candidate Mike Huckabee bagged a pheasant on Wednesday as U.S. presidential hopefuls hunted for votes just eight days before the first contest in a wide-open nomination race.


Diplomats say Iran has replied to a European offer to avoid possible UN Security Council sanctions over its nuclear program. But they say the Europeans may reject Iran's response.


Thousands of people attend a rally to protest against proposed cuts at a Lincolnshire hospital.


A more pragmatic and realistic French foreign policy is gradually replacing the defiant period of confrontation with the United States, especially after the latter's invasion of Iraq.


Attacco a Baquba contro l'universitÃ : feriti nove studenti

Kamizake con autobomba contro il centro reclute della Guardia nazionale. Trovato cadavere vice governatore di Anbar. KIRKUK - Nuova giornata di attentati e violenze in Iraq. Sono almeno 23morti e 15 i feriti


Fears of Violence as Pakistani Election Nears

Pakistanâs parliamentary elections on Monday have included charges of armed intimidation and bribes, and the suspicion of rigging hangs thick in the air.


Nets Cross the River and Sink the Knicks

The Nets' victory was fashioned from every corner of the Nets roster, and had as much to do with the Knicks' sloppy play as anything else.


The Queen and Prince Philip are attending a garden party at the University of Ulster in Coleraine.


An off-duty policeman watched as a high-speed train hit a car on a level crossing killing six people, including the car driver on Saturday evening.


By CARPINTER, Bernard  DROUGHT in Hawke's Bay has left farmers facing a bleak winter in spite of recent rain, Hastings Mayor Lawrence Yule has warned.


Mugger in Germany foiled by blind judo expert

A blind judo expert astounded a mugger by pinning him to the ground after he tried to steal his cigarettes, police said on Monday.


Alpine skier Matt storms to victory in Zagreb slalom

Mario Matt won his third slalom of the season in Zagreb on Sunday and made it clear the race for the discipline's World Cup was far from over.


AMA voices concern over teen use of sweet alcohol drinks

CHICAGO The American Medical Association says sweet alcoholic drinks, often referred to as "alco-pop," are luring a troubling number of teens to engage in underage drinking.


NEW YORK -- A New York City Police Department helicopter with an ultra-sensitive radiation detector affixed to its tail whipped through a wintry sky over Lower Manhattan last month, hunting block by block through the concrete canyons of Wall Street for a black SUV containing the components of a h...


Bologna, 22:56 - BASKET: EUROLEGA, BOLOGNA CADE IN CASA CON IL TREFL

In un incontro valevole per l'Eurolega di basket la Climamio Bologna è stata sconfitta in cas...


A US man jailed for having consensual oral sex with a teenage girl has his sentence overturned.


On the Runway Blog: On the Runway: A Hard Dayâs Night in London

Iâm at Moro, waiting for my friend Bob Crowley and Nicholas Hytner to come from Christopher Wheeldonâs ballet at Saddler Wells. Narciso Rodriguez did the costumes for the ballet. Heâs in town but I havenât seen him. Too many shows, I guess. Just left Giles Deaconâs show. One of Giles Deaconâs looks.(Jonathan Player for The New [...].


The yen fell against the dollar and euro  on Wednesday after data showed that Japan's economy slipped  into recession for much of 2004, but the market quickly looked  ahead to remarks by Fed chief Alan Greenspan later in the day.


Iraq says making progress ahead of key reports

Iraq has made good strides improving security while political progress is picking up ahead of key reports to be delivered to the U.S. Congress in the next two weeks, Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari said on Thursday.


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Australia's Computershare has agreed to buy EquiServe of the United States for US$292 million ($423 million), making it the largest US share registrar and driving its shares up by a third.


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Storms pose no risk to U.S. oil rigs in Gulf: NHC

Despite a tropical storm and a tropical depression spinning in the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico, nothing currently threatens the U.S. oil and natural gas production in the northern Gulf of Mexico, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said Wednesday.


The craft wins the $10 million Ansari X Prize for private space travel when it reaches 100km for the second time.


Sun acquisition to boost IT services portfolio

Sun is moving from its traditional focus on supporting only its Solaris operating system platform and beefing up its support for competing operating systems such as Windows, HP-UX and AIX, with the purchase of IT services company SevenSpace.


Britain will run out of leading scientists unless science education is improved, says Professor Colin Pillinger.


A helicopter crashed in the mountains of eastern Afghanistan, killing all 16 people on board, including at least two American civilians, officials said Thursday.


VENICE, Italy - Al Pacino growls, grimaces and demands a "pound of flesh" as Jewish moneylender Shylock in a new version of Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice." But the actor argued Saturday that the film successfully addresses long-standing controversy over the work's anti-Semitism.    Director Michael Radford - speaking to reporters after the film's screening at the Venice Film Festival - added that his picture shouldn't be seen as a tale just about tensions between Christians and Jews, but as a comment on the very modern problem of two cultures at odds...


SAITAMA, Japan  - Greece produced a sensational   win over the United States to reach the world basketball   championship final on Friday.


'Watergate' shakes Paris, but not voters

The 'Clearstream affair' implicates President Chirac and Prime Minister Villepin in a smear campaign.


Nearly eight decades after their tragic deaths, two of Theodor Herzl's children were buried Wednesday in Jerusalem in an official ceremony that fulfilled the founder of modern Zionism's century-old will.


The 2004 presidential campaign ended and the voting is underway, with heavy turnout expected following a race that has been deadlocked at every turn since March.


Incontro con Loredana Lipperini, curatrice dell'antologia di racconti 'La notte dei blogger'


A shake-up of strategic health authorities has seen the NHS pay out more than Â£80m in redundancy, the BBC learns.


Iraqi court sentences "Chemical Ali" to death

An Iraqi court on Sunday sentenced to death Saddam Hussein's cousin, widely known as "Chemical Ali", for masterminding a genocidal campaign against Iraq's ethnic Kurds in the 1980s.


The Marketplace Report: Fed Interest Rate Talks

Description: NPR's Noah Adams talks to Tess Vigeland of Marketplace about the week ahead in business and economics, including Wednesday's meeting of the Federal Reserve Board to discuss interest rates.


Democrat John Edwards said Tuesday that honesty and openness were essential qualities for a president, and that he was proud to acknowledge his 2002 vote authorizing the invasion of Iraq was a mistake.


New Columbia Athletic Director Sounds Off

One day on the job, and Columbia University athletic director M. Dianne Murphy wasted little time saying what she thought of the school's sports performance.


Chirping birds no longer compete for attention with speakers blaring North Korean propaganda across its border with South Korea, and the view across the verdant landscape of the Demilitarized Zone is now uninterrupted by billboards that once boasted "Our General is No. 1!"


JACKSONVILLE, N.C.  -- Authorities detailed gruesome evidence of a pregnant Marine's death Saturday as they excavated human remains from a fire pit where they believe a comrade she accused of rape burned and buried her body.


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Scontenti e afflitti da malattie da lavoro: mal di schiena, affaticamento, mal di testa. Sono gli italiani alla scrivania. Un esperto suggerisce come ridurre il malessere


Dow Jones -0,22%, Nasdaq -0,38%.Euro in calo a 1,2964 dlr


Between 170,000 and 255,000 people have died in Sudan's war-torn Darfur region since 2003, according to a study published Friday in the journal Science.


On October 8, staying on a working visit to Moscow, President of...

On October 8, staying on a working visit to Moscow, President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma is meeting with first President of the Russian Federation Boris Yeltsin.


Two upstart ketchup companies are offering an alternative to consumers who want condiments with a GOP flavor.


MPs are to spend two days debating the future of the House of Lords, with a final decision due on Wednesday.


Citizens Group Set to Patrol U.S.-Mexico Border

PHOENIX, Ariz./MONTERREY, Mexico  - An  Arizona-based citizens group is recruiting hundreds of  volunteers to patrol the border with Mexico this spring, saying  that U.S. government has failed to stem the flow of illegal  immigrants.


Judge rules Grokster, StreamCast not liable for copyright violations

A federal appeals court offered sweet music for online file sharers and dealt a bitter defeat to the entertainment industry Thursday, ruling that two companies that make popular file-sharing programs aren't responsible for copyright violations by people ...


Chelsea extended its Premier League lead to six points on Saturday with a stylish 4-0 victory over promoted Norwich City, while second-placed Everton was held to a goalless draw at Blackburn Rovers.


UnitedHealth posts higher quarterly profit

Insurer UnitedHealth Group Inc.  said on Thursday that second-quarter profit rose, helped by higher premium revenue and favorable operating margins.


Desperate farmers put faith in Morocco king's aide

RAS AL AIN, Morocco  - Farmers in this sun-parched Moroccan village have been waiting 50 years for drinking and irrigation water, electricity, hospitals and roads.


Dillon vs. Lewis: Who will give way this time?

Judging by the inclinations of both teams, one area in which today's game could be decided is the battle between Patriots running back Corey Dillon and Ravens middle linebacker Ray Lewis.


Teen Girl Killed in Fla. School Bus Crash

A bus carrying high school students overturned after colliding with a pickup truck Thursday, killing a 15-year-old girl, officials said. Two other students and both drivers were injured.


Circa un terzo dei deputati e' detenuto in Israele


Be careful who you trust. That's the advice from Antonella Barba, New Jersey's "American Idol" contestant, a day after being voted off the show following two weeks of turbulence over racy photos posted on the Internet.


Microsoft is expected to launch a beta version of its Web search technology on Thursday, with ambitions to catch up to rivals Google and Yahoo.


After being crowned the queen of Sydney, Marion Jones could hardly have imagined four years ago that she would be coming to the next Olympic Games with a guarantee of competing in only one event.


Berlino, 16:56 - CALCIO, GERMANIA: FEDERAZIONE COLLABORA CON QUELLA USA

Collaborazione in vista tra il movimento calcistico tedesco e quello statunitense.  La Lega Calcio t...


Dai cadaveri sono stati prelevati alcuni campioni di tessuto


NEW YORK - In a nod to Wall Streetâs frustrations with his companyâs repeated failure to meet earnings expectations, Coca-Cola CEO Neville Isdell on Thursday cut Cokeâs long-term forecasts while announcing a big boost in annual marketing dollars.


Ex-astronaut Nowak allowed to shed ankle bracelet

ORLANDO, Florida  - Former NASA astronaut Lisa Nowak no longer has to wear an electronic ankle bracelet before her trial next month on charges she attacked a romantic rival when a love triangle with a fellow ex-astronaut unraveled in February, a Florida judge ordered on Thursday.


Torino, 13:23 - CALCIO, JUVE: GRATIS ALLO STADIO CON LA MAGLIA UFFICIALE

La Juve ha lanciato una nuova iniziativa in vista della sfida di domenica con il Vicenza. ''Tutti co...


Poland beats Costa Rica 2-1 at World Cup

Bartosz Bosacki scored twice Tuesday to lead Poland to a 2-1 win over Costa Rica in the teams' final game of the World Cup.


Color of your shirt determines if it was comeback or collapse

A forest of trees will fall and a lake of ink will be emptied hashing and rehashing the baseball games played in Boston and New York over the past four days.


Argentina Wins First Olympic Gold Medal Since 1952

Argentina beat Paraguay 1-0 in the men's soccer final to win the nation's first Olympic gold medal in 52 years. It may get a second today in basketball.


Googleâs GMail Resembling Desktop Mail Client

Google's GMail Resembling Desktop Mail Client  The more I use GMail and Google keeps on enhancing this webmail service, the more I look at it as a replacement to desktop mail clients. I have been using GMail for my personal mails and I cannot hide the fact that I am loving ...


Say you sealed tons of radiactive waste half a mile below the New Mexico desert. Assuming the facility survived for 10 thousand years, what sort of  "danger" sign would you need? By Vince Beiser.


Madrid, 13:59 - CALCIO, SPAGNA: KRKIC CONVOCATO IN NAZIONALE

Bojan Krkic, il 17enne talento del Barcellona, è stato convocato dal ct spagnolo Luis Aragone...


Peter O'Malley is determined to take advantage of the distraction of the Ryder Cup after posting a five under par 67 on the first day of the BMW International Open in Munich.


Militants holding two French journalists hostage in Iraq extended their deadline by another 24 hours, Al Jazeera reported. The kidnappers threaten to kill the journalists unless France agrees to remove a ban on headscarves in schools.


Barcellona, 16:05 - CALCIO, BARCELLONA: RONALDINHO CONVOCATO PER GLASGOW

Escluso da Frank Rijkaard dai convocati per la sfida di ieri contro il Villarreal perchÃ© tornato in ...


The treaty that will eventually replace the Kyoto Protocol on climate change could be a potpourri of legal obligations, nonbinding commitments and aid arrangements for the developing world, but each nation should choose its own course, the U.N.'s top climate official said Thursday.


UK.gov makes bizarre threat to throw self off internet

Curtains if sites not accessible by 2009 The UK Government has given itself until the end of next year to get its act together on accessibility, after which any .gov.uk site failing to achieve the minimum, Level Double-A of the W3C Guidelines will have its domain withdrawn. This brave, nay, foolhardy commitment could conceivably result in carnage across national, local government and miscellaneous hanger-on .gov.uk sites - and we can perhaps look forward to a more overtly outsourced future containing sites such as homeoffice.tv, mod.cn and basildon.eu.â¦


Melbourne, 10:01 - TENNIS, AUS OPEN: FINALE DONNE TRA SHARAPOVA E IVANOVIC

Si giocherà tra la russa Maria Sharapova e la serba Ana Ivanovic la finale dell'Australian Op...


R&B star Alicia Keys is to open the Super Bowl singing a song previously sung there by Ray Charles.


Rap star Jay-Z, who has little corporate experience, will become the chief executive for one of Universal's biggest divisions.


Wayne Rooney will have to wait until Wednesday at the earliest to find out if he faces punishment for shoving Tal Ben Haim in the face at Old Trafford on Boxing Day.


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Israel will aid Russia in fight on terror

Russia is turning for help against terrorism to a country with long experience, signing a memorandum with Israel yesterday pledging the two countries will work more closely in fighting the scourge.


BAR look to celebrate century with elusive win

SUZUKA, Japan  - BAR will celebrate their 100th Grand Prix start in Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix with drivers Jenson Button and Takuma Sato chasing an elusive victory at Suzuka.


Satan's bounty hunter has looted the wallets of movie-goers. "Ghost Rider," Sony's comic-book adaptation starring Nicolas Cage as a motorcycle stunt driver moonlighting as a collector of evil souls for the devil, debuted as the top weekend movie with $44.5 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.


Google Inc.  shares, which topped a milestone price of $500 a share last week, are overvalued and poised to fall, just like peers Amazon.com Inc.  and eBay Inc.  did, the weekly financial newspaper Barron's reported on Sunday.


N.J. Orders HIV Testing For Pregnant Women

NEW YORK, Dec. 27 -- New Jersey this week launched one of the most ambitious efforts in the country to control mother-to-child transmission of HIV, making screening tests mandatory for all pregnant women in the state beginning next year.


The Education Secretary, Charles Clarke, offers voters an education "crusade" including a "revolution" in the early years.


Browsing the Web on your cellphone can seem so hard most people don't even try. But why should that be?


DES MOINES, Iowa - A man has been ordered to pay more than $13,000 to his former neighbors who he spied upon while sitting naked in his house.


President Bush's new budget director faces long, difficult budget negotiations with congressional Democrats, even as he settles into his new job.


Iran agrees to suspend uranium enrichment

Iran has agreed to fully suspend its uranium enrichment program, Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Hasan Rohani announced Sunday, a move that could improve Iran's relations with the West.


IBM's p5-575, a specialized server geared for high-performance computing, has eight 1.9GHz Power5 processors.


Partisan sniping clouds US immigration bill

Doubt grew Tuesday over the fate of a crucial US Senate bill which grants a path to citizenship for around 12 million illegal immigrants, as partisan sniping broke out over the timing of votes.


The strong winds that blow across the Northern Plains have been chased over the past two years by a spate of politicians and entrepreneurs eager to exploit them as an energy alternative to fossil fuels.


Former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham and her soccer star husband David are expecting their third child. After weeks of speculation, the couple have released a statement confirming Victoria is almost three months


Vendite in calo da agosto a novembre, specie in Usa


British teach less Churchill, more global warming

Starting next year British teenagers will face an exotic range of new disciplines designed to equip them with more practical skills.


Striking writers hamper Oscar preparations

A day after the writers  strike pulled the rug out from under the Golden Globes, Oscar  organizers said Tuesday that preparations for the biggest night  on Hollywood's calendar are already behind schedule.


While popular diets and fasts come and go, master cleanse remains a perennial favorite.


Two cases against men charged with dissident republican activity are dropped over low copy number testing fears.


The first Starbucks coffee store opens in Russia, a year after the US firm won a legal dispute in the country.


Advertising: Trying to Figure Out How Much Tease Is Too Much

The outing of Lonelygirl15 has forced her audience to consider: Was Lonelygirl a simple hoax or high-concept art?


Comment is free: Patrick Seale: The US plans permanent military bases in Iraq, confirming to many that it really was all about oil.


The Boston Red Sox have two shutouts this season. One by Curt Schilling and one by his rookie replacement.


World Tempers New Year Celebrations After Tsunami

Normally exuberant New Year's  celebrations will be tempered by thoughts for victims of south  Asia's tsunami, as several cities worldwide cancel parties and  Australia hopes to lead a global minute of silence.


Study explains how protein keeps hunger at bay

Diets high in protein may be the best way to keep hunger in check, U.S. researchers said on Thursday in a study that offers insight into how diets work.


By MAY WONG  SAN JOSE, Calif. - Apple Inc.'s recent rollout of songs without copy protection software at its iTunes Store has given consumers new flexibility, but questions have emerged over the company's inclusion of personal data in purchased music tracks.


Bond Insurersâ Distress Rattles Wall Street

If it was a terrible week for Wall Street, and it was a devastating one for companies that promise to protect investors against bond losses.


Lo afferma il segretario della Cisal, Francesco Cavallaro


Horror Movie 'Saw' Gives Blood as Well as It Takes

The makers of the new hit horror film "Saw" found a new way to market their gory film -- they let blood donors in for free.


Republican heavyweights to negotiate debates rules

The Republican camp recruited several heavyweights, including US Trade Representative Robert Zoellick and former secretary of state James Baker, to conduct negotiations with Democrats on televised debates between the two candidates.


The Bush administration, looking at the prospect of stronger oversight from a Democratic-led Congress, is withdrawing a proposal to let big polluters report less often on what they spew from their smokestacks.


The expansion of the online marketplace is now all but forcing the music companies to tread on ground they once viewed as off limits.


For CEOs, admitting uncertainty can be the key to success

Facing up to uncertainty is a skill that's in short supply in a business world that rewards conviction. But it's becoming a core competency for companies planning a long and prosperous run.


Blair denies he led Britain to war with false justification

Prime Minister Tony Blair on Wednesday denied leading Britain into war on a false prospectus, despite intelligence on the threat posed by Iraq being wrong.


Residents Concerned About Landfill Proposal

By Daniel Kelley, Belleville News-Democrat, Ill.  Jun. 15--MARISSA -- A Peabody Energy proposal to reopen a surface mine and use adjacent land as a burnt coal landfill outside Marissa has drawn concern from nearby residents and praise from the business community.


Pitching Prize in Metsâ Grasp: Twinsâ Santana

In exchange for ace Johan Santana, the Mets are surrendering four young players â outfielder Carlos GÃ³mez and pitchers Philip Humber, Deolis Guerra and Kevin Mulvey.


Dieci le vittime di un'eplosione di gas in acque del Golfo


Bedtime stories are proving a struggle for many parents who are not confident readers, says a survey.


UPDATE 1-Cisse set to miss rest of season with broken leg

Liverpool and France striker Djibril Cisse is set to miss the rest of the season after suffering a horrific leg break in his club's 2-2 draw at Blackburn Rovers on Saturday.


Udine, 21:16 - CALCIO, UDINESE: INIZIATI LAVORI INSTALLAZIONE TORNELLI

Ricevuto il via libera dalla Commissione Provinciale di Vigilanza sui Pubblici Spettacoli, sono iniz...


An Aussie computer programmer downloads Neil Armstrong's historic "one small step for man" declaration from his 1969 moonwalk. Sound-editing software shows Armstrong got it right in the transmission from the moon -- he did say "a man."


A biography of Tom Cruise focuses on his religious beliefs.


"Colma" puts fresh rock 'n' roll spin on teen angst

Colma, a suburb south  of the city best known for its ubiquitous cemeteries,  ever-present fog and the end of the subway line, is the  improbable setting for San Francisco filmmakers Richard Wong  and H.P. Mendoza's exuberant, wistful, coming-of-age musical,  "Colma: The Musical."


Action star Wesley Snipes was found not guilty of federal tax-fraud and conspiracy charges Friday, but was convicted on three misdemeanor counts of failing to file a tax return.


Forgiveness, not anger, after Amish school massacre

NICKEL MINES, Penn.  - This Amish town showed more forgiveness than anger on Tuesday, a day after a 32-year-old dairy truck driver stormed a one-room school and tried to execute all the girls, killing five.


NEWCASTLE boss Graeme Souness hailed his side's win last night and admitted they are now are in a 'fantastic position' in the UEFA Cup.


ATA Air Puts Chicago Express Up for Sale

ATA Airlines Inc.  on Monday said it has put its Chicago Express regional airline up for sale as part of its effort to reorganize under bankruptcy protection.


Astronauts Focus on Mission in Orbit, Not Mess in Orlando

By Traci Watson  HOUSTON -- Crewmembers of the next space shuttle flight said Thursday that they hope their mission next month will help deflect public and media attention from the charges against astronaut Lisa Nowak.


ChiSox trade Lee to Brewers for Poz, Vizcaino

Lee, who batted .305 with 31 homers and 99 RBIs last season, gives the Brewers a right-handed slugger in the middle of the lineup to complement Geoff Jenkins and Lyle Overbay, both left-handed hitters.


Tour Bus Crash in Ark. Kills at Least 15

MARION, Ark. - The lone bus belonging to a mom-and-pop tour operator careened off an interstate and overturned early Saturday, killing 15 Chicago-area travelers on their way to a Mississippi casino...


Roger Federer, the top seed and world number one, has rounded off his outstanding year with victory in the Masters Cup over Australian Lleyton Hewitt.


The US embassy in Cyprus appeals for information on a senior diplomat who has been missing for three days.


The EU signs visa deals with five Balkan states, making it cheaper and easier for their nationals to travel in Europe.


"Come on, make a wish to Chairman Mao," said a woman to her two young children as they bowed to a six-meter (20-foot) bronze statue of Mao Zedong in his home village of Shaoshan.


Overweight, awkward and anxiety-ridden Bridget Jones showed up on screen at a star-studded London premiere on Tuesday where thousands turned out to cheer the actress who plays pop culture's beloved antiheroine.


Suicide Bomber Kills 10 at Moscow Subway

A woman strapped with explosives blew herself up outside a busy Moscow subway station Tuesday night, killing at least 10 people and wounding more than 50 in the second terrorist attack to hit Russia in a week, officials said.


On the Go Banking Now Available Through Wachovia Mobile

Wachovia has launched a new service that will enable its online banking customers to access account information through internet wireless devices such as mobile phones and PDAs.


U.S. Forces Attack Target in Iraq Rebel City

FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S. forces launched a "precision  strike" on Thursday on a building in Falluja said to be used by  fighters loyal to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, and Iraqi doctors said  at least three people were killed.


THE Israeli prime minister, Ariel Sharon, reached a deal with Shimon Peres yesterday to name the opposition leader as his senior deputy - clearing a key obstacle to a unity government able to abandon the occupied Gaza Strip.


Sotheby's Fetches $39 Mln for Gauguin; Kandinsky Doesn't Sell

Sotheby's Holdings Inc. set six artist records at its auction last night of Impressionist and Modern artwork, as a Paul Gauguin painting fetched $39.


Movie Review | 'September Dawn': Mormons Who Massacre

The maudlin, grotesque western âSeptember Dawnâ apes âSchindlerâs Listâ in hopes of creating a Christian Holocaust picture.


AL ASAD AIR FORCE BASE, Iraq  - President George W. Bush made a surprise visit to Iraq on Monday, just a week before his top officials in Baghdad present pivotal testimony to Congress that could influence future policy on the war.


NY subpoenas Facebook over safety from predators

New York State Attorney General Andrew  Cuomo said on Monday his office has subpoenaed Facebook,  accusing the social networking site of not keeping young users  safe from sexual predators and not responding to user  complaints.


Roma, 22:00 - CALCIO, PARMA: CAF CONFERMATA SQUALIFICA COUTO

La Caf ha respinto il ricorso del Parma e confermato la squalifica di tre giornate al difensore Fern...


The shortage of flu vaccine this fall poses serious challenges for employers concerned about productivity, and for low-wage workers who don't have paid sick leave and can't afford to miss a day.


Michael Vick has been fined $10,000 by the NFL for an obscene hand gesture toward fans following last week's loss to New Orleans.


A ban on smoking in cafes and restaurants, and pubs that serve prepared food, is expected to head the list of policy initiatives in the Government's long awaited White Paper on Public Health.


UPDATE 2-Delta says needs $135 in added liquidity for 2006

Delta Air Lines Inc. (DAL.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Monday it will need an additional $135 million in liquidity in early 2006 to meet the requirements of certain financing agreements.


Navy to Award $6.4 Bln Satellite Contract

The U.S. Navy will soon announce whether Lockheed Martin Corp.  or Raytheon Co.  will build a $6.4 billion communications system to beef up satellite services for U.S. troops, the White House and State Department, a spokesman said on Tuesday.


If you invest in China, do so with caution.


The ITC barred the import of future models of phones using Qualcomm third generation chips.


Bush Moving to Bolster  Stem Cell Alternatives

President Bush, under increasing pressure to relax his restrictions on embryonic stem cell research, plans to issue an executive order today to encourage government agencies to support research that offers the promise of creating medically useful stem cells without destroying human embryos,...


Court grants reprieve to Alabama death-row inmate

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama  - A U.S. court granted a stay of execution to a convicted killer set to be put to death in Alabama on Thursday, the latest such move since the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a challenge to lethal injection.


'War Tapes' doc features soldier footage

The Humvee hits an Iraqi woman crossing a busy road at night. The driver pulls over and turret gunner Spc. Mike Moriarty watches helplessly as supply trucks runs over her, spreading her body parts across the road — and we watch with him.


Authenticity of Monroe exhibit challenged

A lawsuit claims that Marilyn Monroe had no connection to many of the items in an exhibit that claims to showcase her possessions.


Barack Obama won the biggest triumph yet in the Democratic presidential race, a lopsided victory that restored his momentum leading into Super Tuesday.


Bird Flu Could Cause Next Deadly Pandemic

The World Health Organization is warning Bird Flu will be the most likely cause of the next deadly flu pandemic. During a meeting in Bangkok on Bird Flu, Dr.


Authority, sale il numero minimo di richieste per i donanti


Inflitti 14 anni e 8 mesi per aggressione a 25 ragazzine


Firenze, 20:41 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA: DAINELLI RINNOVA, UJFALUSI INCEDIBILE

Dario Dainelli e la Fiorentina vicinissimi al rinnovo. Il capitano viola pare propenso ad accettare ...


Romney, McCain clash over economic credentials

PENSACOLA, Florida  - Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney sharply criticized John McCain on Friday, accusing the self-styled straight-talking senator of arrogantly exaggerating his knowledge of the U.S. economy.


Iran's foreign minister reiterated Tuesday that his country would never again suspend uranium enrichment, a move the United States says is essential for Washington-Tehran negotiations


No sand, no sun, as luxury cruise passengers stranded in Southampton

Hundreds of passengers aboard a luxury British cruise liner heading for the tropics instead found themselves contemplating the wind-swept skyline of industrial Southampton after the vessel broke down.


A 17-year-old girl won a scholarship worth $100,000 for building an inexpensive yet accurate spectrograph that identifies the "fingerprints" of different molecules.


New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick  has been fined $500,000 for using video to tape an opponent's  touchline signals, the National Football League said on  Thursday.


Is "Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew" for cure or for show?


Three former spymasters told senators Monday that creating a new national intelligence director would be worthless without giving that person authority over the budgets of the nation's spy agencies.


Republican Party leaders yesterday laid the groundwork for a possible challenge of Democrat Christine Gregoire's victory over Dino Rossi in the hand recount for governor, claiming a number of irregularities in the way King County handled ballots.


By CHRISTINE DELL'AMORE Polonium-210, the rare radioactive substance that fatally poisoned a Russian ex-spy, doesn't pose a threat to most.


British Airways reports a fall in  profits to Â£113m for the three months to December, from Â£166m a year earlier.


Scientists develop new vaccine technology

British scientists have taken tips from Mother Nature to develop a new technology that could deliver cheaper, life-saving vaccines without refrigeration to millions of children in remote areas of the world.


Misano, 14:55 - MOTO, GP SAN MARINO: STONER IN POLE DAVANTI A ROSSI

Casey Stoner partirà in pole position nella classe MotoGp del Gp di San Marino, 13/a prova de...


Rams' Little takes case to state Supreme Court

St. Louis Rams defensive lineman Leonard Little has asked the Missouri Supreme Court to throw out a felony drunken driving charge against him, arguing the law behind the count is unconstitutional.


Dems force fund cuts to Yucca waste dump

Congressional Democrats are forcing the Yucca Mountain nuclear dump in the home state of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to get by on its lowest annual budget in years, likely causing yet more delays in opening the first national repository for radioactive waste.


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National drug strategy by year's end - report

Malta will have a national drugs strategy by the end of the year, according to a European report on drugs launched yesterday. The 2004 report of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction


Gunbattle erupts at Mogadishu police station

Newly-trained security forces clashed with police at a Mogadishu police station on Saturday in a gunbattle that killed one person and wounded two, witnesses said.


Verizon Center To Prohibit Fans Bringing in Food

Verizon Center, home to the Washington Wizards and Capitals, will no longer allow fans to bring food or beverages into the arena as it had since 1997.


Mistakes in FBI use of power to get records: report

The FBI improperly obtained credit reports and other information on individuals through errors in using its power to investigate terrorism or espionage suspects, the Washington Post reported, citing a U.S. Justice Department audit.


Malik, Arrington and Battelle: X-22, come in

Blog: Why did a collection of tech publishers and venture capitalists lend their voices to a Microsoft advertorial?


Twenty-nine North Koreans sought asylum Wednesday at a Japanese school in Beijing, hoping to ultimately reach South Korea, the Kyodo news agency reported.


China introduces tough measures against internet pornography, including possible life imprisonment.


Torino, 19:07 - CALCIO, TORINO: ALLA RIPRESA DIFFERENZIATO PER ROSINA

Ripresa degli allenamenti per il Torino, con il tecnico De Biasi che ha fatto lavorare la squadra su...


President Bush chooses former top diplomat Robert Zoellick to replace Paul Wolfowitz at the World Bank, officials say.


Imperial Tobacco to Acquire Altadis for $17 Billion

If approved, the deal would be the largest acquisition in the European tobacco industry.


Astronauts Prepare for Unplanned Spacewalk

By Mike Schneider  Instead of enjoying a relaxing day at the international space station, the space shuttle Discovery's seven astronauts prepared Sunday for an unplanned, fourth spacewalk to get a stubborn, half- retracted solar array to fold up.


Source Named in Case of Rhode Island TV Reporter Facing Jail

A U.S. television reporter facing prison for refusing to reveal the identity of his source in a bribe case may have gotten a big break because the source has voluntarily identified himself to officials, documents showed on Wednesday.


(HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch:


Britain's Andy Murray believes he can avoid the sort of slump that followed his first ATP title in San Jose last year.


Climate change and unfamiliar species leave Inuit lost for words

Global warming is increasingly rendering Inuit and other Arctic peoples at a loss for words. They simply do not have names in their languages for the temperate species flocking up from the south.


In a Feb. 9 story about President Bush's meeting with the president of Poland, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Singapore and Norway had left the U.S.-led coalition in Iraq. Singapore withdrew 160 troops in April of 2004 but currently is helping the coalition with a landing ship tank and crew deployed in the Gulf. Norway, one of several NATO members that opposed the U.S.-led invasion, sent a 150-member group of engineers to Iraq in July 2003. They returned home in July 2004, except for 10 officers who are still in Iraq.


Stevens Vows to Seek Answers on U.S. Ban

LONDON - Puzzled and angry at being barred from the United States, the singer formerly known as Cat Stevens returned to London on Thursday vowing to find out why.    Surrounded by a throng of reporters at Heathrow Airport, Yusuf Islam said it was ludicrous that he was on Washington's no-fly list for having suspected ties to terrorists, and he said he would challenge the decision to block him from entering the country...


Send no flowers to commemorate Jane Buffett's death, her husband asks. Instead, send John Kerry to the White House.


Actor Jimmy Smits, best known for  his turns as a lawyer on "L.A. Law" and a cop on "NYPD Blue,"  will join the cast of "The West Wing" as a Houston congressman  with presidential aspirations, NBC said on Friday.


Paris - A diet rich in fish, fruit, vegetables and a daily glass of red wine could help people in developed countries extend their life span by five years or more on average, a study says.


US baseballer charged over chair-throwing incident

Texas Rangers relief pitcher Frank Francisco has been arrested in California after hurling a chair that hit two fans in the stands during Monday's game against Oakland.


French president Jacques Chirac says he will do all he can to help Paris' 2012 Olympic bid.


Washington, D.C. Council Moves on Baseball Funding

Washington, D.C.'s City Council on Tuesday approved a debt and tax-backed financing plan to build a new stadium for Major League Baseball, moving a step closer to bringing baseball back to the U.S. capital.


(AGI) - Baghdad, 12 nov. - La Mezzaluna Rossa ha chiesto alle forze Usa e al governo iracheno l'autorizzazione a entrare a Falluja per consegnare beni di prima necessita' ai civili stremati da quattro giorni


Six Companies Team to Develop 3G GSM Mobile Handsets

Six mobile-phone makers have teamed up to develop a new GSM platform for dual-mode handsets that support 3G, or HSDPA2/W-CDMA, and 2G, or GSM/GPRS/EDGE, communications. The goal is to provide both high-end multimedia functionality, as well as GSM features.


Fed will act as needed to combat risks: Bernanke

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben  Bernanke said on Thursday the central bank will act as needed  to help the struggling U.S. economy, but said the Fed has to be  mindful that growth should pick up later in the year.


The U.S. economy is slowing but the  outlook is benign, while Japan is poised for its longest  post-war growth spell, OECD chief Angel Gurria said on  Thursday.


Faldo looking for elusive win but without Fanny

Nick Faldo will go into 2005 still looking for a first win since 1997 but without Fanny Sunesson by his side. Having worked with the six-time major champion for most of the last 14 years, Sunesson is giving up full-time caddying.


European finance ministers agreed to appoint Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker as the first permanent president of the 12 euro nations, an EU official said.


E invita a superare chiusure e incomprensioni


China Plane Crashes Into Frozen Lake, Killing 55

A China Eastern commuter plane crashed  into a frozen lake seconds after takeoff in Inner Mongolia  Sunday, killing 53 passengers and crew and two people on the  ground, the airline and state media said.


Nigeria's main labor union on Monday indefinitely suspended a looming nationwide strike that had threatened to shut down the oil industry in the world's No. 7 exporter.


More attackers targeting e-commerce and Web apps, says Symantec

The total number of virus attacks are down, but malicious codemeisters are getting faster, more sophisticated, and they're beginning to target e-commerce concerns and small businesses.


Exploit for 'extremely critical' Yahoo Jukebox vuln go wild

ActiveX strikes again Just one day after nasty security flaws were disclosed in Yahoo's Music Jukebox, miscreants have begun to actively exploit them.â¦


Arts & entertainment: Sting and company play to an enthralled 20,000 - including Penelope Cruz - as their first tour in 23 years kicks off in Vancouver.


Miller 4th in Saturday DH to Extend World Cup Lead

Val dâIsere, France (Ski Press)-World Cup leader Bode Miller was off the podium for the first time in a speed race this season Saturday, but fattened his points in a downhill won by Austrian Werner Franz.


2 CBS crew members killed; reporter hurt

Cameraman Paul Douglas had spent more than a decade covering the world's hot spots for CBS News. Freelance soundman James Brolan was part of a CBS team honored for its dispatches on the earthquake in Pakistan. Correspondent Kimberly Dozier had reported on the deteriorating situation in Iraq for nearly three years.


Media & professional: Councillors are most often male and over 50, but Scotland is taking steps to change the demographic - and facing some flak, reports Kirsty Scott.


Next week, there's really only one choice: Bush

There really is no choice on Nov. 2. President Bush has a record of achievement and accomplishment. He inherited an economy in recession, further hit by a high-tech burst and 9/11, and turned it around.


Chechens elect a new president today, but few expect peace to follow from a Kremlin-sponsored contest overshadowed by fighting and twin plane crashes some have linked to rebels in the region.


Google responded on Friday to a lawsuit filed against it by Northeastern University, denying claims that its search service infringes on patented technology.Google denied all charges in the suit, which was filed jointly by Northeastern, of Boston, and a search technology company called Jarg, of Waltham, Mass. Google also filed a counterclaim asking the court to dismiss the patent as invalid.The suit was filed in November in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. It seeks an injunction preventing Google from further infringement, as well as royalty payments and damages.The patent in question describes a distributed database system that breaks queries into fragments and distributes them to multiple computers in a network to get faster search results.The plaintiffs say that Google uses this system to run its search engine, and that the system was invented by Kenneth Baclawski, an associate professor at Northeastern and one of Jarg's founders. Northeastern was awarded a patent for the system, which it has licensed exclusively to Jarg.In its response Friday, Google argued that the patent is invalid and should not have been awarded in the first place. It cites various sections of U.S. patent law, including those that deal with the novelty of an invention and prior art. It also cites the doctrine of "laches," which essentially requires plaintiffs to file lawsuits in a timely manner.Its counterclaim asks the court to declare the patent invalid and unenforceable.Both parties have requested a jury trial, and legal experts have said the case could be resolved in 18 months to two years.The U.S. patent, number 5,694,593, is dated Dec. 2, 1997, and can be viewed by searching the Web site of the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. U.S. patent law is also described on the USPTO Web site in this PDF file. Google's reply cites sections 101, 102, 103, and 112.


Franklin Mint Wins Right to Sue Lady Di Memorial Fund

A judge has given the green light to a  U.S. firm to sue a memorial fund dedicated to the late Princess  Diana over its attempt to stop the firm from selling Diana  trinkets such as dolls and plates.


Bank of England policymakers vote 9-0 to hold rates at 5.75% in September,  minutes from the meeting show.


Ovitz: Eisner Blocked My Plans for Disney

Michael Ovitz, Walt Disney Co.'s former president, testified Tuesday that he was undercut a number of times by Disney Chief Executive Michael Eisner as he tried to expand the entertainment giant's business.


Pascal Leclaire makes 21 saves for his league-leading seventh shutout and the Blue Jackets beat the Thrashers, 2-0, on Wednesday.


The Kyoto environmental accord has cleared the final hurdle to ratification with a vote in the Russian Parliament on Friday. The approval of Russian lawmakers gives the stalled accord enough international support to come into force worldwide.


Londra, 22:28 - CALCIO, FA CUP: AVANTI MANCHESTER UTD, CARDIFF E SHEFFIELD UTD

Manchester United, Cardiff e Sheffield United hanno raggiunto oggi gli ottavi di finale di FA Cup, l...


Kasperczak resigns as Senegal coach: report

Senegal coach Henri Kasperczak has resigned following his side's crushing 3-1 loss to Angola at the African Nations Cup on Sunday, press reports said here on Monday.


As Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist battles thyroid cancer, speculation has increased that some justices may retire soon, which could affect issues such as abortion.


MELBOURNE, Australia - Koalas are considered in danger of extinction in parts of Australia, but in one southern state authorities plan to implant 2,000 of the furry marsupials with contraceptives to control their numbers.


U.S. consumer-electronics giant Best Buy Inc. has a secret Web site that can block customers from getting the lowest prices, a published report said Friday.


With the country unraveling Kabul's newly renovated airport may simply serve as a gateway for the Western exodus


The leaders of Thailand's coup ban all meetings and other activities by political parties, two days after taking power.


Strong summer traffic on its trans-Atlantic flights helped boost Continental Airlinesâ profit by 15 percent in the second quarter.


With the Stimulus Package, the Big Winner Could Be Small Business

Small businesses, in particular, may get the biggest lift indirectly â from consumers spending the tax rebates they will start receiving in May.


A Traditionalist Takes Off Along the Edge of Audacity

The audience at Radio City Music Hall expressed a cautious approval of material from Diana Krall's adventurous new album.


Sinn Fein leaders Gerry Adams and Martin McGuinness have gone to the IRA in a bid to resolve the issue of disarmament.


Cheney Backs Off Linking Kerry and Terror Threat

GREEN BAY, Wis.  - Vice President Dick Cheney on  Friday tempered comments he made earlier this week that warned  of the risk of another terrorist attack if Democratic Sen. John  Kerry were elected president.


Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble is to meet Tony Blair to discuss the proposals for restoring devolution. Mr Trimble will meet the prime minister at Downing Street, to give his party's assessment of the way forward.


Gunmen seize a secondary school in the southern Russian region of North Ossetia, taking several pupils hostage.


'National Treasure' Outdraws 'SpongeBob'

Nicolas Cage's treasure hunt soaked up more box-office cash than a cartoon sponge. Cage's "National Treasure" debuted as the No. 1 weekend movie with $35.3 million, coming in just ahead of "The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie," which opened in second with $33.5 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.


Unicef has begun registering thousands of orphans in Aceh in a bid to protect them from traffickers.


By JENNIFER C. YATES PITTSBURGH - A few simple keystrokes may soon turn blather into books.


Taste sensistivity and body weight linked, according to Rutgers ...

TRENTON, New Jersey A study by a Rutgers University researcher suggests that the more sensitive your palate is, the thinner you're likely to be.


Poland comes out relatively unscathed in 2003 fall in global FDI

According to the new UNCTAD report entitled "World Investment Report 2004: shift toward services" it turns out that 2003 was the third year in a row when a drop in global flows of FDI was recorded.


CastleCops Kicks Off Its 5-Year Anniversary With an Online Contest Celebrating Its Volunteer Community Impact on Internet Security

CastleCops (www.castlecops.com)  is celebrating its fifth-year anniversary by recognizing its volunteer  community achievements and excellence in Internet security with a  contest furnished with prizes by well-known industry organizations.


Iran has released on bail a fourth Iranian-American national who had been jailed since May on security-related charges, the ISNA news agency reported today.


AMD Announces Quad-Core Opteron Server Chips

Company puts on a demonstration of promised 'Barcelona' quad-core Opteron chip.


Desperate Villagers Flee Central African Republic

NAIROBI, June 26 -- Widespread banditry, kidnapping and political violence in the volatile and virtually lawless northeastern corner of the Central African Republic are forcing thousands of villagers to flee to Chad, where the security situation is possibly more desperate, according to an Amnesty...


The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor will name the first suspects accused of committing war crimes in Sudan's Darfur region on Tuesday and human rights activists hope he will pursue senior figures.


Bush, Kerry make last-minute pitch for votes

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry(L) holds up a Boston Red Sox shirt at a rally in Manchester, NH Sunday, Oct. 31, 2004.


McCartney in historic return to Paris concert-hall

Four decades after playing Paris's legendary L'Olympia concert hall with the Beatles, Paul McCartney returns to the venue Monday saying "it's still exciting."


Lanzerheide, 13:46 - SCI: CDM UOMINI, BUECHEL IL PIU' VELOCE IN PROVA DISCESA LANZERHEIDE

Marco Buechel, atleta del Liechtenstein, è stato il piÃ¹ veloce nella prima e unica prova cron...


Afghan Kidnap Group's Claims True, Say Diplomats

A militant Islamic group claiming responsibility for kidnapping three foreigners working for the United Nations in Afghanistan has provided proof it has the hostages, diplomatic and security sources said on Saturday.


Skulls program carries Cabir worm into phones

Virus writers have unleashed a second version of the "Skulls" Trojan horse and packaged it with a cell phone virus, a security company has warned.


Pakistan hardliners honor bin Laden in Rushdie row

A group of hardline Pakistani Muslim  clerics has bestowed a religious title on Osama bin Laden in  response to a British knighthood for the author Salman Rushdie.


Proposed blogging law outrages Italian netizens

Gov backpedals after brouhaha prompts comparisons with Burma Italian bloggers may be required to register with a national database, unless an ambiguously-worded new law is amended before it comes into force.â¦


Spanish train bomb suspect dismisses link with ETA

A Spaniard on trial for selling Islamists explosives to carry out the Madrid train bombings dismissed suggestions on Wednesday that he worked with Basque separatists ETA, describing such talk as "rumors."


Gruppo francese prevede crescita ricavi e utile operativo


Chronic Sinus Infections Safely Treated With Antibiotics

People who suffer from chronic sinus infections can be treated with antibiotics over a long period of time without necessarily developing resistance to the drugs, according to a new study.


(09/27/04)-- Crude oil prices are on the rise again, this time because of supply fears. In early trading Monday, a price spike nudged a barrel to within four cents of the all-time high of $49.


Rimosse le ultime carrozze a Crevalcore, sulla Bologna-Verona17 i morti, tutti identificati. Ancora polemiche sulla sicurezza                                                  Scontro treni, riaperta la linea Vittime, il dolore dei parenti


New condom quality control rules cause shortage in Uganda

New rules requiring that condoms be tested before and after shipment to Uganda have caused a shortage of the rubber prophylactic, which the east African country credits for curbing the spread of HIV/AIDS, a senior health ministry official said.


Turkish troops enter northern Iraq: Kurdish official

Turkish troops entered northern Iraq early on Tuesday to flush out separatist Kurdish rebels, Jabbar Yawar, spokesman for the Kurdish peshmerga security force, told AFP.


Judge Denies Mistrial in Priest Child Rape Case

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.  - A Massachusetts judge refused  to declare a mistrial on Friday in the child rape trial of  defrocked priest Paul Shanley, saying he would instruct jurors  to disregard an accuser's emotional outburst.


Roma, 15:29 - CALCIO, FIGC; ZOFF: ACCETTEREI LA PRESIDENZA

''La presidenza federale è un peso che sosterrei tranquillamente ma non credo di essere nella...


A middle school principal accused of selling crystal methamphetamine from his office after school and on weekends was arrested after police found the drug on his desk, authorities said Wednesday.


Holiday chaos averted as BA unions agree 8.5% deal

THE threat of travel chaos for holidaymakers was lifted yesterday when British Airways staff called off a planned strike. Unions representing baggage handlers and check-in staff at airports


Chemicals in baby products raise concern

Baby shampoos, lotions and powders may expose infants to chemicals that have been linked with possible reproductive problems, a small study suggests.


Beltran set a postseason record by homering for the fifth consecutive game, snapping a seventh-inning tie with a solo shot as the Houston Astros posted a 6-5 triumph over the St.


Parigi, 13:13 - RUGBY, 6 NAZIONI: FRANCIA, I CONVOCATI PER L'INGHILTERRA

Marc Lievremont, ct della nazionale francese di rugby, in testa al 6 Nazioni con il Galles, ha diram...


Oil deepens losses below $65 on OPEC, Iran

Oil extended losses for the seventh   consecutive session on Tuesday, retreating to under $65 a   barrel after Iran sounded a softer note on its atomic program   and OPEC agreed to keep production steady for now.


Lawyers are to argue whether prior sexual allegations against singer Michael Jackson can be used in his upcoming trial.


Blasts in Baghdad Target Two Ministerial Convoys

A suicide car bomb attack targeting Iraq's environment minister killed four of her bodyguards on Tuesday, while a separate blast near the education minister's convoy killed one bodyguard, police and government officials said.


Oscar-Winning Pulp Fiction Screenwriter Sues Microsoft

November 17, 2004 - Roger Avary who won an Oscar in 1994 for his Pulp Fiction screenplay is suing Microsoft and ResponDesign Inc. over Yourself!


After years of being taunted as "bin Laden" and "terrorist" at school, Osama Al-Najjar attempted suicide last July at the age of 15.


LONDON, England -- The English FA has received a letter of apology from the Spanish FA after fans racially abused England players during Wednesday's match in Madrid.


St. Louis Cardinals vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

â¢ St. Louis (105-57, first place in NL Central) coasted into the postseason. The Cardinals split their final 26 games of the season but still finished 13 games ahead


Cervical Cancer Epidemic in Poor Countries

Health agencies on Thursday called for tackling cervical cancer which has taken on epidemic proportions in developing countries from Brazil to India due to a lack of screening.


"Fiom, basta flirt  con gli antagonisti"

Il segretario della Cisl Raffaele Bonanni si rivolge ad Epifani: "La Cgil chieda al sindacato dei metalmeccanici di fare chiarezza al suo interno"                                              "Fiom, basta flirt  con gli antagonisti"                                                                                di PAOLO GRISERI


Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has left the English Premier League club "by mutual consent", the club announced on Thursday.


Parliament's security staff lose parliament security data

Laptop goes MIA from Westminster A laptop containing information about Parliament's security systems disappeared from, er, the department responsible for Parliament's security last week, claims the Daily Telegraph. According to the paper, the machine belonged to an official working for the Serjeant at Arms, and disappeared from inside the parliamentary estate.â¦


Ore. Man Arrested for E-Mail Suicide Pact

A man used an Internet chat room to try to set up a mass suicide on Valentine's Day involving more than two dozen women across the United States and Canada, authorities said.


President Bush welcomed Spain's king, Juan Carlos, to his Texas ranch Wednesday with a show of warm feelings in marked contrast to the chill in relations toward the prime minister of Spain.


Ideal Holmes exhibition leads to golden double

Kelly Holmes of Great Britain captured her second Olympic title of the Games here as she won the 1500 metres.


French President Nicolas Sarkozy and model Carla Bruni marry in Paris after whirlwind romance


Three suspected militants allegedly planning suicide attacks died Wednesday when a bomb detonated early, police said, in the latest violence near the Afghan border where 12 people were killed in a missile attack a day earlier.


Controversial Australian comedian Brendon Burns wins the Edinburgh Fringe Festival's top comedy prize.


Here are CNET Reviews' 10 favorite items from the past week, including the new Ford Shelby and two competing tax programs.


Lione, 19:47 - CALCIO, LIONE: CRIS PROLUNGA CONTRATTO

Il difensore brasiliano Cris ha prolungato di un anno, fino al 2011, il contratto con il Lione. Cris...


Can you believe these baseball games of late? They are tension-filled, comeback-laden, back-and-forth, down-to-the-last-out sporting gems. And they are unwatchable.


Astronauts preparing to fix an extension to the International Space Station are delayed by a last-minute hitch.


Leaders Spotlight Gap Between Rich, Poor

World leaders are hoping to put a spotlight on the growing gap between rich and poor and the failure to find $50 billion a year to help more than one billion people escape extreme poverty and start sharing ...


Officials predicted that this would be the heaviest-traveled holiday since the 2001 terrorist attacks. And though no one had numbers to back up that claim yesterday


Emilio Ottolenghi cooptato nel consiglio d'amministrazione


For nearly 40 years, Josphat Mwangi lived on his farm in western Kenya, a six-acre plot of earth with a sparkling river in the distance.


Glazer splashes Â£45M to up Man Utd stake

The US billionaire forked out the fortune to raise his stake in United from 19.2 per cent to 25.5 per cent. And with his holding now worth Â£190million, his spending may not stop there.


The last few days rumors have been circulating that Sony was preparing to announce a new rumble-equipped controller for the PS3. As you may know, the current PS3 controllers don't shake, which we assume was because Sony got slapped with a lawsuit for alle


EDITORIAL: Outrage In The Refuge: Interior Department Gag Order on OLF an Abuse of Power

By The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Feb. 4--Here's a dumb idea: The U.S. Department of the Interior has told its U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service employees in northeastern North Carolina not to respond to public inquiries about the effects of a proposed Navy practice landing field there.


IBM scores 'Symphony' as free online Office rival

(InfoWorld) - IBM has spun out productivity software included in the latest version of Lotus Notes as a free online service to compete with Microsoft's Office productivity suite. The name for the suite, Symphony, is the same name IBM used for its first integrated productivity suite, which it offered in the 1980s but which never took off with customers. Mike Rhodin, general manager of Lotus Software for the IBM Software Group, said the company brought back the name to "herald in a new age" of productivity software. Symphony includes Lotus Symphony Documents, Lotus Symphony Spreadsheets, and Lotus Symphony Presentations. The applications are available online at a new Web site that will also serve as the home page for a community IBM hopes will grow around the suite. Rhodin said IBM is offering Symphony in beta form because it wants the community to suggest improvements for the software so the suite can evolve more quickly than it could if the company were to work on it independently. Like the productivity software built into Notes 8, Symphony is based on the open-source Eclipse platform and uses ODF (Open Document Format for XML) as its native file format. ODF is a document standard recognized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO)Â and a rival to Microsoft's OOXML (Open XML), which is the native format in Office.Â Microsoft's quest to have OOXML become a standard alongside ODF was dealt a significant blow when the ISO voted against fast-tracking approval of the formatÂ earlier this month. IBM has been an ardent supporter of ODF for some time, but with Symphony, the company is bringing this support into the Web 2.0 age. Symphony is an alternative not only to Office but to Google Docs & Spreadsheets, the search giant's own version of online document-editing and creation software. IBM also is offering fee-based telephone support for services if customers want that option. In addition to Symphony, IBM also unveiled Lotus Notes as a hosted service on Tuesday. Rhodin said the service is meant for the SMB marketÂ and organizations up to about 10,000 users. According to IBM, the operational cost of hosted Lotus is about $5 to $10 per user per month. In addition to Lotus Notes, customers can choose to include hosted versions of Lotus Sametime and Lotus Quickr as optional services, Rhodin said.


Sexism in rap sparks black magazine to say, 'Enough!'

Essence magazine challenging bad-boy rappers and misogynistic lyrics.


Britain and Norway send jet fighters to intercept eight Russian long-range bombers in the Arctic.


Almaty, 17:13 - CALCIO, EUROPEI 2008: KAZAKHSTAN-AZERBAIGIAN 1-1

Kazakhstan e AzerbaÃ¯gian hanno pareggiato 1-1 (0-1) in un incontro valido per il gruppo A delle qual...


Pricey Drug Trials Turn Up Few New Blockbusters

The $500 billion drug industry is stumbling badly in its core business of finding new medicines, while aggressively marketing existing drugs.


Shi'ite militia may have kidnapped Britons in Iraq

Iraq's foreign minister said on Wednesday he suspected Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's Mehdi Army militia was behind the abduction of five Britons from a government building in Baghdad.


US tobacco companies applaud an appeal court decision rejecting a $280bn claim by the government.


Allied Capital Says Its 'Agent' Got Phone Data

Allied Capital, a Washington financial services firm, said yesterday that someone it hired had obtained the  phone records of David Einhorn, a hedge-fund manager who has accused the company of fraud, and Einhorn's company, Greenlight Capital.


Hamas predicts new uprising if no peace progress

CAIRO/GAZA  - The militant Islamist group Hamas warned Israel on Saturday of a third uprising if it failed with the United States and Europe to make progress toward a Palestinian state based on 1967 borders.


North and South Korea fail to reach an agreement on the boundaries of a proposed shared fishing zone.


The Bush administration must answer questions about the destruction of CIA interrogation videos of two al-Qaida suspects, a federal judge said Tuesday, rejecting the government's efforts to keep the courts out of the investigation.


Rodman to Play in Mexico on NBA Comeback Trail

MONTERREY, Mexico  - Retired basketball great  Dennis Rodman is to play two games with a Mexican league side  next month as part of his slow-burn campaign to return to the  NBA.


Qantas increases flights to Britain via Singapore and Hong Kong

Qantas Airways said it will increase the number of flights from Australia to Britain with stopovers in Hong Kong and Singapore.


S&P may cut ratings on $12.1 bln of subprime debt

Standard & Poor's said on Tuesday it may cut ratings on $12.1 billion of mortgage-related debt this week on expectations for an 8 percent drop in U.S. home prices and more mortgage defaults.


U.S. Advertising Heads in New Directions

By Stuart Elliott  Much of the ferment that is remaking Madison Avenue is centered on the changes in American television, still the largest  and, arguably, most powerful  advertising medium.


Microsoft released six updates to address various issues across its products on Tuesday, including four which were rated critical, and three that affected Windows Vista.


Palermo, 17:19 - CALCIO, PALERMO; ZAMPARINI: CEDO AMAURI PER 25 MILIONI

Il presidente del Palermo, Maurizio Zamparini, dà per scontata la partenza di Amauri al termi...


Springfield, IL (Sports Network) - Cristie Kerr holed a four-foot par save at the 18th hole Sunday to hold off Christina Kim and win the State Farm Classic at The Rail Golf Course.


The US secretary of state is to meet Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas to try to promote Middle East peace.


Blaze Battled From Within Firefighters Hoping to Contain Flames

By PATRICIA FARRELL AIDEM\\ Staff writer  LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST -- Taking advantage of cooler weather, hundreds of "hotshot" firefighters descended Thursday deep into Ventura County's wilderness.


LA judge orders Paris Hilton back to court

Paris Hilton was ordered to appear in a Los Angeles court on Friday for a hearing that could result in the celebrity heiress being sent back to jail to serve out a three-week sentence.


Despite Europe's support of the Symbian operating system, Palm will woo users there with its homegrown OS and Windows Mobile.


The award-winning national gay & lesbian newsmagazine Web site

Representatives for singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge released a statement Friday saying that she has been diagnosed with breast cancer.


Mel Gibson's only daughter, Hannah, married blues-rock guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd this weekend, People magazine said on its Web site, citing a report in The Times of Shreveport, La.


Promoting peace, Colombian crafts guns into guitars

BOGOTA, Colombia  - Polished rosewood and an   artist's deft touch are all Colombian craftsman Luis Alberto   Paredes needs to turn tools of death into symbols of hope.


Your LIFE: Strawberries and Screams ; GARDENING

SOME of my strawberry plants have got black centres to their flowers. Is it because of the compost?   E Johnston, County Durham   PIPPA SAYS: This is a common problem but has nothing to do with the compost or the plants.


Trapped Chinese miners survive on coal and urine diet

Two Chinese brothers who tunnelled their way out of a coal mine collapse after being trapped for nearly six days survived by eating coal and drinking urine, a local newspaper reported on Tuesday.


At least 115 people are killed in a series of blasts in the Shia Sadr City area of the Iraqi capital, sources say.