Families receive settlement in Libya HIV nurses case

The families of hundreds of HIV positive children in Libya received a $460 million financial settlement on Tuesday, opening the door for a state panel to free six foreign medics condemned to death for infecting them.


As expected, shareholders of struggling Palm Inc. approved Wednesday the partial sale of the company to a private equity firm and a change in the board's makeup.


Three England footballers are to marry their girlfriends later with many of the game's top players expected to attend.


China says it is taking "all measures" to secure the release of eight nationals abducted in Iraq.


UN forces fire teargas to disperse thousands of ethnic Albanian protesters in Kosovo.


Cristiano Ronaldo scores twice to put Manchester United into the last 16 of the FA Cup after an entertaining tie.


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


Car Bomb Blast Kills 2 in Central Baghdad

A car bomb exploded Thursday in central Baghdad moments after a U.S. convoy passed, killing two Iraqis and wounding two others, the U.S. military said.


Dell widens its recall of Sony battery laptops while Toshiba, Fujitsu consider action.


To hear David Graham tell it during a Senate committee hearing three days ago, the United States is virtually defenseless against unsafe medicines, which he largely blames


Firenze, 15:26 - CALCIO, SERIE C1: GLI SQUALIFICATI

Il giudice sportivo Pasquale Marino, per quanto riguarda le partite della quindicesima giornata di s...


By Peter Rice PRICE@ABQTRIB.COM/ 823-3602  The job title of "urban wildlife biologist" seems like an oxymoron at first blush.


The real estate industry yesterday added its voice to the growing number of commercial interests opposed to a congressional proposal that would increase the tax rate on income earned by the managing partners of investment firms.


E' di un ragazzo, non ancora identificato, forse annegato


Liverpool face pressure from Newcastle to sign Real Madrid striker Fernando Morientes.


Nepali "living goddess" fired after U.S. visit

A 10-year-old Nepali girl worshipped as a living goddess, or Kumari, has lost her "divine" status for defying tradition and visiting the United States.


Having trouble sleeping? Don't bother  with a cup of cocoa or counting sheep -- listening to music at  bedtime is the way to get a restful night, Taiwanese  researchers have found.


Allan Houston took some major steps toward returning to the Knicks' lineup when he took part in half-court contact drills at the Knicks' training facility in Greenburgh yesterday.


Heathland species are in danger of extinction because of the poor condition of their habitat, conservationists warn.


No plans to limit Russian oil supplies, Putin tells Polish leader

Russian President Vladimir Putin has had a meeting in Cracow with Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski.


Turkish ruling party looks set for big election win

Turkey's ruling Islamist-rooted AK Party looks on course to win enough votes on Sunday to govern alone again in an election that has focused on the separation of state and religion.


Porn companies challenged by Internet sites

After years of booming sales  supported by videotapes, DVDs and the Internet, the adult film  industry is being challenged by easy video-sharing Web sites  offering explicit content for free.


This time he's singing about an "East End Girl." Billy Joel, who famously sang about Christie Brinkley in his hit "Uptown Girl," is releasing his first pop single in 14 years. "All My Life," which will be available on People magazine's Web site Feb. 7 and can be downloaded from iTunes starting Feb. 20, is a song he wrote as an anniversary present for his present wife, Katie Lee Joel.


Following the successful launch of the Lagaan DVD, Actor - Producer Aamir Khan along with Excel Home Videos


Surgeon General Urges Families to Track History

Despite advances in genetic testing,  the U.S. surgeon general on Monday urged Americans to track  down and record cases of cancer, heart disease and other  diseases prevalent in their families.


Zoo, a documentary about bestiality, is the talk of Sundance


Rotterdam, 14:43 - TENNIS, ATP ROTTERDAM: HEWITT NON CI SARA'

Lleyton Hewitt non prenderà parte al torneo di Rotterdam. L'australiano è stato costre...


MAJOR CHIP maker Broadcom (tick: BRCM) said that it has revised its figures for revenues in its third quarter. It said revenues are now expected to be flat or "up slightly" compared to its second quarter revenues.


Pixsy to launch photo, video search engine

Gossip and entertainment  news junkies have a new way to get their fix. Pixsy Corp. is  set to launch Friday http://www.StarHabit.com, a photo and  video search engine that gives priority to the freshest  celebrity content on the Internet.


Settlers willing to abandon their homes in exchange for compensation said Monday they would not be lured by advances paid out to who would leave their homes immediately under Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's plan for unilateral separation from the


Probe Says Blunkett Acted Improperly on Rail Ticket

David Blunkett, the former UK home secretary who resigned Dec. 15 amid claims he helped speed up a visa application, acted improperly in giving a first-class rail ticket for use by lawmakers


Venezuela withdraws its ambassador from Panama, in an on-going row about a pardon for four Cuban exiles.


Phillip Island, 13:21 - MOTO, TEST PHILLIP ISLAND: MIGLIOR TEMPO PER EDWARDS

Colin Edwards è stato il piÃ¹ veloce nel primo giorno di test MotoGP a Phillip Island, in Aus...


Dow Jones Is Said to Agree to a Deal to Buy MarketWatch

Dow Jones is set to announce that it will pay about $486 million for the parent company of CBS MarketWatch, a business news site.


Rio Grande Valley Journal: In Remote Valley, a Grim Redefinition of âFishingâ

The once abundant shrimp of the legendary Rio Grande in Jamaica have become scarce and what can still be caught are often poisoned, a result of manâs impact on the natural world.


'Cyberwar' and Estonia's Overblown Panic Attack

If the European country's leaders really think timeout errors are comparable to nuclear war, they seriously lack perspective.


MANAMA, Bahrain -- Friction between Sunni and Shiite Muslims in this strategic Persian Gulf kingdom, which is holding its second parliamentary elections in three decades, has clouded the voting set here for Saturday.


New Orleans mayor radiates optimism among the ruins

Standing in the ruins of the Lower  Ninth Ward, New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin envisions for the crowd  a city rebuilt from Hurricane Katrina with new houses standing  high above the reach of killer storms and grinding poverty.


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'E' bellissima'. A bordo Schumacher, Bersani, Montezemolo


Spacewalkers complete work on space station

The shuttle Atlantis astronauts  completed their work on the International Space Station on  Friday with a third and final spacewalk to put the finishing  touches on a new power module and set up gear for NASA's next  service call.


World oil prices held firm on Friday  after pipeline sabotage in northern Iraq kept up supply fears  that have revived a powerful price rally.


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âCharlie Wilsonâs Warâ may be more of a hoot than any picture dealing with the bloody, protracted fight between the Soviet Army and the Afghan mujahedeen has any right to be.


Vital Signs: At Risk: Isolating the Factors Involved in Breast Cancer

Breast density and high levels of circulating sex hormones are independent risk factors for breast cancer in postmenopausal women, a new study finds.


WASHINGTON - The federal deficit surged to a record $413 billion in 2004, the Treasury Department announced Thursday, injecting the figure into a presidential campaign in which the two parties have clashed over President Bush's management of the economy and the budget.    The number was a significant improvement from the shortfalls that analysts projected earlier this year, including a $521 billion estimate the Bush administration made in February...


Firenze, 16:33 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA; CORVINO: MUTU? NESSUN RINNOVO

La Fiorentina smentisce che esistano trattative per il rinnovo contrattuale e aumenti di stipendio p...


YouTube needs to do more on piracy, Disney exec says

A senior Walt Disney Co. executive  said she sees limits to how long her company will tolerate  copyright infringement of its programming by users of Google's  online video sharing site YouTube.


Such a move would take chutzpah and would cost HP around $30 billion. But analyst Jon Oltsik believes an acquisition of Juniper makes a ton of sense.


Rick Davis, now McCain's campaign manager, had helped controversial Russian meet candidate.


Mestre, contesta Berlusconi Allontanato dal servizio d'ordine

MESTRE - "Ma devono solo battere le mani quelli che sono qui?". Lo ha chiesto ai cronisti uno spettatore del comizio del premier Berlusconi, allontanato dal Palasport Taliercio di Mestre dal servizio d'ordine.


Japan to check China factory over poison dumplings

Japanese officials will travel to China later on Monday to try to find out how dumplings made at a factory there were contaminated with pesticide, sickening 10 Japanese and sparking a nationwide food scare.


Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta Wednesday unveiled a new reporting system for pilots to notify the government of incidents in which lasers are aimed at aircraft from the ground, calling a recent spike in such events a "serious aviation safety matter."


Tiger Woods won the WGC American Express Championship for the fifth time in seven attempts on Sunday, romping to victory by eight strokes at a stormy Grove course.


Vodafone chief outlines Â£2.5bn plan to cut costs

Arun Sarin, the chief executive of Vodafone, revealed yesterday the company was expecting to deliver annual cash flow improvements of Â£2.


Ivory Coast's military killed eight  French soldiers in a bombing raid on the rebel-held stronghold  of Bouake on Saturday and opened fire on troops from the former  colonial power in the main city of Abidjan.


Here's my description of the ideal big league backup catcher: he is smart, incredibly disciplined, extremely hard-working, a total team guy and he hits for power .


The Illini (2-0), who opened the season with wins over Lehigh and Florida A&M, climbed one spot to No. 5 in The Associated Press men's basketball poll, returing to their preseason ranking after slipping one spot in the first regular-season poll.


British troops have 'important job' in Iraq: Brown

Prime Minister Gordon Brown defended the involvement of British troops in Iraq on Monday, insisting that they had an "important job to do" in the war-torn country.


Oskar Eustis, the artistic director at Providence's Trinity Repertory Company reportedly has been tapped to become the new producer at the Public Theater in New York.


Studio Camera Commercio di Milano su registro aziende


The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has gone out of its way to protect Burma in regional and international arenas, believing - wrongly, of course - that peer pressure might in some way help transform this dictatorial pariah-state into an


ISS Expedition 10 Crew to Launch Into Space Tonight

The next three humans bound for the International Space Station (ISS) are spending their final hours on Earth before launching into space tonight atop a Soyuz rocket.


ISN SECURITY WATCH (10/11/04) - US Attorney General John Ashcroft announced his resignation from the Bush administration on Tuesday in a five-page letter to newly re-elected US President George Bush in which he said he felt he had achieved his goal of


AFGHANISTAN'S first democratically elected president was sworn in yesterday - vowing to crack down on drug traffickers and the last of the Taliban.


'Non avrebbe dovuto ricorrere alla querela'


Summer's over, school is back, but the consolation of fall was always that the best films, shows, CDs and books were ripe for picking. Now there's too much competition, too much stuff. How to figure out what's worthy? Here is a warts-and-all preview, arranged from sublime to subprime.


Flavio Briatore: âThe teams at Viry and Enstone have done a very impressive job.â

The Renault F1 Teamâs Managing Director is calm, and confident in the teamâs technical programmes, ahead of a potentially dramatic 2005 season.


Ron Lewis hit a key driving layup and No. 3 Ohio State overcame Greg Oden's foul trouble, closing on an 11-4 run to hold off Purdue 63-56 on Saturday.


Bill Parcells is returning to ESPN, the network he left before signing on to coach the Dallas Cowboys.


Fallujah: Coalition Troops Push Into City

FALLUJAH, Iraq - US and Iraqi troops are fighting at this hour to re-take Fallujah. They have accomplished their first objective - taking the city's main hospital, which has been held by insurgents.


Berlusconi cleared of corruption charges

A court cleared Premier Silvio Berlusconi of corruption charges in his long-running trial Friday, sparing Italy the embarrassment of having its leader convicted of bribing judges.


Britain's government on Tuesday proposed banning smoking in most public places, setting off debate over what one smoker decried as the brainchild of a busybody "nanny state.


Liverpool, 16:47 - CALCIO, LIVERPOOL: REINA RINNOVA FINO AL 2012

Il portiere spagnolo Josè Reina ha rinnovato il contratto per altri cinque anni con il Liverp...


com October 12, 2004, 3:15 PM PT. It was a beautiful day for Apple Computer on Tuesday, as the company kicked off a new advertising campaign featuring rock superstars U2.


Chile's Pinochet Questioned by Investigative Judge

An investigative judge questioned former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet for half an hour on Saturday to decide whether to indict him in one of hundreds


Aid Trucks Roll Into Asia's Tsunami-Hit Areas

Aid trucks loaded with food, medicines and body bags rolled into tsunami-hit areas across Asia and aircraft dropped supplies to cut-off villages as a $500 million relief operation finally swung into gear on Friday.


Afghan President Hamid Karzai promised Tuesday to repatriate 400 Pakistani prisoners who fought with the former ruling Taliban regime and have been held in Afghan jails since 2001, a Pakistani official said.


Premier incontra negoziatori, Teheran lavori per la pace'


Vision for rebuilding New York's WTC site unveiled

Three celebrity architects on Thursday   unveiled designs for three new skyscrapers at the site   destroyed by the September 11 attacks, giving the world its   first comprehensive look at how the rebuilt World Trade Center   will look.


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South Africa's ANC prepares to decide Mbeki's fate

POLOKWANE, South Africa  - South Africa's feuding ruling party met on Monday for the election of a new leader, a vote expected to put Jacob Zuma on course to become state president in 2009.


WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve policy-makers are expected to raise short-term interest rates for a third time this year, part of a gradual process to wean the economy from ultralow rates, which are no longer needed as a bracing tonic.    Although private economists have mixed opinions whether the economy still is working through its late-spring blues or has emerged, most believe the economy is in good enough shape for the Fed to boost rates again...


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Tokyo Stocks Flat, Profit Hopes Lift MMC

Tokyo stocks showed little movement by   mid-morning on Tuesday as recent gainers such as real estate  and retailers met profit-taking, but optimism over improved  corporate earnings lifted selective stocks including Mitsubishi  Motors Corp.


Yahoo Warns of Slower Growth in Advertising

Yahoo Inc. warned yesterday that slowing advertising growth would depress its third-quarter results.


Eurozone inflation surges to a new record in January at 3.2%, putting pressure on the European Central Bank to take action to curb it.


AN IBM machine has reclaimed the title of world's fastest supercomputer, overtaking a Japanese model which caused shock waves within United States government agencies when it set a computing speed record in 2002.


U.S. imposes new sanctions on Iran's military

Ratcheting up the pressure on Tehran, the United States on Thursday designated Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps a proliferater of weapons of mass destruction and its elite Qods force a supporter of terrorism.


Goldman Sachs Group Inc  said on Thursday that quarterly earnings surged 79 percent as revenue from investment banking and trading increased despite turbulent summer markets.


China Under Pressure on Emissions as Kyoto Looms

China is the world's second-largest source of greenhouse gases but when the Kyoto Protocol on climate change comes into force next week it will be under no obligation to cut emissions.


Australian Prime Minister John Howard has promised to preserve Tasmania's forests while keeping loggers in work.


Phil Jackson among 15 NBA Hall of Fame finalists

Phil Jackson, who has coached a record-tying nine National Basketball Association championship teams, was among 15 finalists revealed for induction to the Basketball Hall of Fame.


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Nobel laureate James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA, on Monday defended stem cell research, saying researchers must be able to search for ways to improve quality of life despite the field's uncertainties.


The Cypriot president said Thursday he was confident Syria had no intention of recognizing a breakaway state in his Mediterranean island despite a spat over a ferry that sailed to a Syrian port from the separatist region.


Broken Cheekbone Sidelines Expos' Johnson

Montreal Expos first baseman Nick Johnson was placed on the 15-day disabled list Saturday with a broken right cheekbone and is probably out for the rest of the season.


Group fights for consumer rights on the Internet

In view of continuous integration of applications between the telecommunications industry and the Internet, a non-profit organization yesterday released a list of the year's top 10 Internet-related


IRAN again ruled out a total suspension of uranium enrichment today as a second round of talks with European negotiators ended without an agreement on incentives to get the Tehran regime to abandon the practice.


Report: Facebook may be headed for data storage

A page on the official developers' wiki hints that the social network will be offering data storage space for applications hosted on the Facebook Platform.


Blair's Exit Strategy Sparks Succession Fever

British Prime Minister Tony Blair was back at work Saturday after successful heart surgery but his vow to hold on to power for five more years has sparked fevered speculation about who might succeed him and when.


MarketWatch Deal Seen As Giving Journal Advertisers New Reach

Just last week, CBS MarketWatch and Dow Jones were battling it out for the Web-surfing audience, with MarketWatch going so far as to run an online ad campaign emphasizing that content was always free on its site, in response to a Wall Street Journal


A political dispute leaves 2,000 Palestinians returning from the Hajj stuck in boats off the Egyptian coast.


Russia says no forces build-up after CFE freeze

Russia said on Saturday it had no plans  for a major build-up of forces following its decision to freeze  compliance with the Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) treaty.


Milano, 12:59 - CALCIO, MILAN; GALLIANI: SHEVA NON TORNERA'

Shevchenko non tornerà al Milan. Lo ha ribadito Adriano Galliani in occasione della presentaz...


Developer deploys graphics cards to accelerate password cracks

Magic words uncovered in 3-5 days, down from two months Nvidia's GeForce 8 series of graphics chips can be used to crack Windows NT LAN Manager (NTLM) passwords 25 times more quickly than was previously possible, security software developer Elcomsoft has claimed.â¦


AMERICA/COLOMBIA - ÂLa Chiesa Cattolica non smette di lottare a favore della vita nÃ© cambierÃ  la sua posizioneÂ afferma il Presidente della Conferenza Episcopale di fronte alla campagna di discredito della Chiesa BogotÃ  (Agenzia Fides) - Il Comitato Permanente della Conferenza Episcopale Colombiana ha emesso un comunicato, alla fine della sua riunione dellÂ8 e 9 settembre, in risposta alle critiche mosse alla Chiesa Cattolica da alcuni settori della societÃ , ...


Two Israelis and one American won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their work on how a cell breaks down proteins that are damaged or have outlived their usefulness.


Feds: Bin Laden Tape May Be Attack Signal

WASHINGTON (CBS) A new videotape of Osama bin Laden could be a signal for an attack, government officials warned in a new bulletin that urges state and local authorities to be extra vigilant.


Bhutto assassination plunges Pakistan into turmoil

RAWALPINDI, Pakistan  - Pakistan opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was assassinated by a suicide bomber on Thursday, plunging the nuclear-armed country into one of the worst crises in its 60-year history.


Roger Clemens named in baseball steroid report

Some of the biggest players in Major League Baseball, including Roger Clemens, were named in the Mitchell Report, a far-reaching investigation on performance-enhancing drugs believed to be threatening the credibility of one the most popular U.S. sports.


Maturin, 10:16 - CALCIO, BRASILE: INFORTUNIO ALLA SPALLA PER MAICON

Il difensore del Brasile e dell'Inter Maicon si è infortunato alla spalla nel corso del match...


L'Europa ha gia' raggiunto le 16 tonnellate consentite


Yaron Zilberman's moving documentary approaches the Holocaust from a fresh, intimate perspective.


British finance minister defends actions over Northern Rock

Britain's finance minister Alistair Darling on Sunday defended his handling of the crisis at troubled bank Northern Rock, after a highly critical report by an influential committee of lawmakers.


Speaking in Beijing, UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw backs plans to end the EU arms ban on China.


Really, must we all go back to cash-only transactions to protect our personal information?


The government has announced measures to reduce Blue Badge fraud and make them more widely available


Government Releases Plan Focusing on Obesity

The U.S. National Institutes of  Health said on Tuesday it was launching a systematic campaign  to fight obesity, which now affects close to two-thirds of the  U.S. population and threatens to overtake smoking as the  leading cause of death.


Casini, sulla legge elettorale c'e' troppa confusione


An American student arrested last year in London for allegedly providing al-Qaida fighters with equipment to attack American soldiers was in federal custody Saturday.


France's highest court on Wednesday upheld a lower court ruling that a former Italian left-wing militant and convicted murderer who escaped prison in the 1980s can be extradited.


A cadet in the Vatican police force was found fatally shot in the head early Monday inside the barracks in what officials said was an apparent suicide over a breakup with a girlfriend.


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Roma, 11:59 - CALCIO, PETRUCCI: FERMEZZA E OTTIMISMO

Gianni Petrucci manifesta ottimismo dopo la nomina di Pancalli alla guida della Figc: ''Dobbiamo ave...


Japanese Study Finds Arthritis Gene Link

A mutated gene that affects  cartilage may also be strongly involved in a tendency to  arthritis, Japanese researchers reported on Sunday.


US, Europe embrace false democrats: Human Rights Watch

Europe and the United States increasingly tolerate autocrats posing as democrats out of pure self-interest, in countries such as Pakistan, Kenya, Nigeria and Russia, as human right abuses go on, Human Rights Watch charged Thursday.


As Financial Crisis Continues to Plague Lego, Longtime CEO Resigns

Danish toy maker Lego Co. said Thursday it has yet to recover from a financial crisis and expects to record a loss for 2004 despite an elaborate recovery plan which included increased focus on its classic ...


Islamist to lead Somali opposition alliance

Somali opposition figures on Friday named a senior Islamist as chairman of a "liberation" alliance vowing war on Ethiopian troops and demanding the exit of Ugandan peacekeepers from the Horn of Africa nation.


Like father, like son? The 4-year-old son of "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin wasn't at all alarmed when he was recently bitten by a baby boa constrictor, according to his mother.


Humans 'very likely' making earth warmer

Officials from 113 countries agreed Thursday that a much-awaited international report will say that global warming was "very likely" caused by human activity, delegates to a climate change conference said. Dozens of scientists and bureaucrats are editing the new report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in closed-door meetings in Paris. Their report, which must be unanimously approved, is to be released Friday.


Child campaign brings Freetown slum to Internet

From Monday, people all over the world  can become virtual neighbors to the residents of a Sierra Leone  slum, plagued by infant mortality and rampant disease, through  an Internet campaign by the charity Save the Children.


Tony Blair again refuses to name a date for his departure, saying he will not be stepping down at the party conference.


The serenity of the moment didn't last long for Vijay Singh.


Fun and games during Premier League clashes

London - There were tears and jeers during Saturday night's English Premier League matches. Here are the match reports... Champions Arsenal bounced back from a disappointing Champions League performance with


Il candidato sconfitto nella corsa a sindaco di Palermo continua a lanciare pesanti accuseE annuncia di avere anche scritto lettere a Napolitano, Prodi, Amato e Mastella                                          Orlando: "257 urne manomesse" Consegnato un dossier alla Digos


One killed in violence over Bangladesh blockade

One man was killed and 30 were injured in clashes between rival political activists on Sunday as Bangladesh was hit by a countrywide transport blockade, police said.


Man Utd still have the biggest income of any club - but Chelsea are closing the gap.


Vitamin Pills Don't Cut Stomach Cancer Risk -- Study

Millions of people take them to stay healthy but scientists said on Friday that vitamin supplements do not protect against stomach and other cancers and may even make them worse.


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


Iran told Western powers on Saturday they would regret any attack over Tehran's nuclear activities and it rolled out a display of missiles and other military hardware to back the warning.


Intel will open server chips to partners next week

Just like AMD Exclusive Everyone in the server world has been wondering if Intel planned a response to AMD's opening of its Opteron socket specifications. Well, The Register can reveal that Intel does indeed have a counterattack in store, and it will arrive in part at next week's Intel Developer Forum.â¦


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PATTANI, Thailand -- Thailand's prime minister has said security forces made mistakes handling a group of Muslim rioters and has expressed regret that nearly 80 people died of suffocation while in custody.


Seven-year Internet tax ban heads to President

The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a seven-year extension to an Internet tax ban, the final step before the legislation heads to President George Bush to be signed into law.


Globes Tip Oscar Watchers to Three-Way Race

The race for Hollywood's top film honors, the Oscars, turned into a three-way contest on Sunday when "The Aviator," "Sideways" and "Million Dollar Baby," took top Golden Globe Awards.


Nick Fazekas put up another double-double and Nevada overcame a sluggish start thanks to its sharp 3-point shooting.


Immigration Hardliner Wins Arizona GOP Primary

A move by national Republicans to throw their support behind his more moderate challenger backfired, helping Randy Graf walk away with the primary victory


The chemical makerâs net income fell 21.3 percent on changes in German tax laws, higher domestic tax rates and charges for research and development.


Sign up for GraphiStudio and Aperture tour

Next month, top wedding and event photographers Bob Davis and Mike Colon travel to nine US cities as part of the GraphiStudio and Aperture tour. During the full-day âMaster Your Craftâ seminars, Davis and Colon detail how they became successful pro photographers and explain how they use Aperture as complete workflow solutionsâfrom editing a shoot to making image adjustments to publishing client web pages.


Second-hand smoke to kill 2 million Chinese: report

Nearly 2 million older people alive today in China are likely to die from emphysema and other chronic lung diseases caused by second-hand smoke, researchers predicted on Thursday.


German finance professionals grew less pessimistic about the country's economic growth outlook, but remain concerned that the euro's record highs against the U.S. dollar will weigh on exports, a monthly survey showed Tuesday.


Indonesia's Sumatra pounded by quake, aftershocks

BENGKULU, Indonesia  - Indonesia's Sumatra island was pounded by aftershocks on Thursday after a massive earthquake toppled hundreds of buildings, killing at least 10 people and burying many others in the wreckage.


Suicide bomber kills Israeli border police

A Palestinian woman suicide bomber blew herself up near a crowded bus stop in north Jerusalem yesterday, killing two Israelis and wounding 17.


Iraq. Il dolore di Ciampi: "Un lutto per tutti gli italiani"

Carlo Azeglio Ciampi esprime, in un messaggio alla moglie di Enzo Baldoni Giusi, lo "sdegno" e la "commozione" di tutto un popolo alla notizia dell'uccisione in Iraq del giornalista freelance. Con il presidente


Crowded balcony collapses at Brazilian nightclub

Sao Paulo, Brazil -- An overcrowded balcony collapsed early yesterday inside a popular Sao Paulo nightclub, killing six people and injuring at least 117, police said.


Bristol And Sanofi Still Shouldn't Merge

Their Plavix blood thinner beats back a generic, but the companies are best off going it alone.


Blackstone ups bid as battle for EOP goes to wire

The Blackstone Group  raised its bid for Equity Office Properties Trust  to $23 billion in cash on Tuesday after rival bidder Vornado Realty Trust  sweetened its own offer in the latest round of the fight to control the top U.S. office landlord.


Demand, Canada Supply Concern Cut US Flu Shot Trips

A cruise operator ferrying US residents to Canada for flu shots said on Friday it has cut back on its popular service due to overwhelming demand and concerns about diminishing supplies north of the border.


Officials of the RMT union are due to meet ferry giant P&O in view of a massive redundancy announcement.


German police arrest ex-Rwandan minister

German police arrested a former Rwandan minister wanted by the International Tribunal on genocide charges related to the 1994 conflict in the African state, the Federal Crime Office said Thursday.


NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - No one to go on vacation with or escaping a broken heart? That's no reason not to travel, according to travel Web site IgoUgo which has come up with the world's top 10 places to fly solo.


An outspoken Saudi blogger is being held for âpurposes of interrogation,â the Saudi Interior Ministry confirmed.


U.S. Troops, La. Deputies Look for Tiger

A Bengal tiger on the loose in the thick brush surrounding an Army base is winning a game of hide and seek.


Oakland Raiders Trade Jerry Rice to Seattle Seahawks

The Oakland Raiders have traded  Jerry Rice to the Seattle Seahawks in a move expected to grant  the most prolific receiver in National Football League history  his wish to get more playing time.


Hamas making 'intense efforts' to release BBC man

Hamas said Tuesday that it is making intense, round-the-clock efforts to secure the release of kidnapped BBC journalist Alan Johnston and expressed hope he would be freed within days.


Google is invading Amazon.com turf with its latest Internet service, it was reported Thursday. Google, the search-engine kingpin, is introducing a program called Google Print for book publishers who want to


Struggling RCN Considers Putting Itself Up for Sale

RCN Corp., a cable, telephone and Internet service provider that has struggled to maintain a mid-size foothold in an industry dominated by much larger rivals, hired Blackstone Group to consider a possible sale of the company, a person familiar with the matter said yesterday.


Hopes that interest rates have peaked grew after minutes of this month's monetary policy committee meeting, released yesterday, showed support for the view that the housing market and consumer spending are starting to slow.


On deck: Giants (88-69) at Padres (85-72), 7:05 pm

The skinny: The Giants' first-round pick (30th overall) in the 2001 draft, Lowry owns the second-longest career-opening winning streak in Giants history to Hooks Wiltse's 12-0 run in 1904.


JetBlue Begins Reimbursing Stranded Passengers

The company will begin payments ranging from $25 toward a future flight to a round-trip ticket to passengers kept waiting by the airlineâs own mistakes.


UPDATE 1-Mourinho's Chelsea far too good for ailing Porto

Jose Mourinho's new team Chelsea outclassed his old team Porto 3-1 to leave the European champions with an uphill battle to qualify from Group H of the Champions League this season.


NASA administrator Sean O'Keefe said Wednesday the cost of fixing all that ails the space shuttle fleet could top $2.2 billion — double the estimated price tag given to Congress a year ago.


SEC files charges against ex-Monster counsel

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has filed civil fraud charges against the former general counsel of Monster Worldwide Inc.  in a stock options backdating case, an agency official said on Thursday.


For all its excess -- of celebrity, money and media attention -- the Kobe Bryant case at its core was fairly typical of rape cases, legal sources said Thursday, and its clouded ending underscored the barriers to successfully prosecuting one of the most


SonicWall to bolster next OS with antivirus scanning

Company says having the operating system screen for viruses at the gateway is more thorough and more efficient.


Israel freeing prisoners as goodwill to Abbas

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt  - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Monday he was ready to free about 250 Palestinian prisoners as a goodwill gesture to help President Mahmoud Abbas and his Fatah faction.


A Georgia meat processor expanded its recall of canned meat products that may be connected to a botulism outbreak.


Le vittime sarebbero una decina, tv al Iraqiya


Sudan's president is sending a letter to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressing his commitment to the deployment of several thousand U.N. peacekeepers to help end the violence in Darfur, Sudan's U.N. envoy said Friday.


Geoff Hoon is to announce a major restructure of the Army, which will see four battalions cut and some regiments merged.


California Schools Warned of Identity Theft

California university officials have warned nearly 600,000 students and faculty that they might be exposed to identity theft following incidents where computer hard drives loaded with their private information were lost or hacked into.    Since January, at least 580,000 people who had personal information about them stored in university computers received warnings they might be at risk...


John Kerry attacked for his opposition to the Vietnam war

TONY EASTLEY: In the United States Presidential election campaign, the Democratic challenger, Senator John Kerry's opposition to the Vietnam war in the 1970s is about to be thrust once again into the election spotlight.


Bali talks agree to launch climate treaty talks

NUSA DUA, Indonesia  - U.N.-led climate talks in Bali agreed on Saturday to launch negotiations on a new global warming pact to succeed the Kyoto Protocol after the United States dropped last-minute opposition.


Update 1: China to Tighten Speculation Controls

China is expected to tighten controls on its companies' financial dealings abroad after the Singapore arm of China's biggest jet fuel supplier suffered massive losses trading risky energy derivatives, state media said Friday.


CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Spacewalking astronauts coaxed a balky solar wing panel on the International Space Station into its storage box on Monday, capping a tedious but ultimately successful mission by the shuttle Discovery crew.


Green limo line at Oscars gets longer and sexier

From a plug-in hybrid car to the sexy electric Tesla Roadster, celebrities wanting to make a green statement on the way to the red carpet of the Oscars will have plenty of environment-friendly rides this Sunday.


A football fan is fatally stabbed near Athens after a game between Greece's two biggest clubs.


The trial of 14 men on charges of attempting a coup in Equatorial Guinea enters its second week.


Users soon may need far fewer passwords to get at the online sites and services they have signed up for.


Insurers are braced to pay out at  least $5 billion in claims for devastation caused by Hurricane  Charley, making the storm the second most costly after  Hurricane Andrew, industry and government officials said on  Monday.


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Iraqi Christians Brave Bombs for Christmas Prayers

Fewer Iraqi Christians than usual came  to church for Christmas Day prayers on Saturday, but those that  did came despite fears insurgents, who have attacked churches  and mosques in the past year, would strike again.


Olympic champion Tyler Hamilton, the stoic Marblehead cyclist whose name has become synonymous with resilience and grit, could lose his gold medal and be banned


La scoperta dall'equipe del premio Nobel Renato Dulbecco


Northeastern University football coach Rocky Hager doesn't scribble the name of offensive lineman Kevin Newhall into the lineup on Saturdays as much as he etches it in stone.


Blog, restare bambini è l'unica soluzione

Quando s'impara qualcosa sul razzismo. Quando un uomo ha mal di gola. Quando, per fortuna, è tardi. I vostri post


One of ComReg trio bites the dust Chairperson of the Commission for Communications Regulation Isolde Goggin in effect resigned her position on Wednesday.â¦


US State Dept labels Belarus elections as inequitable

The United States has stated that the parliamentary elections and referendum held in Belarus were not in compliance with international norms.


News Corp. said quarterly earnings were up 1 percent from a year earlier as results from the Fox broadcast network and news channel outweighed lighter returns from movies and TV production.


Egypt yesterday freed an Israeli member of the Druze religion convicted of spying, in exchange for Jerusalem's release of six Egyptian students - a move that


AMD Launches Mobile Athlon 64 processor 3000+

The Mobile AMD Athlon 64 processor 3000+ is designed for thin and light mobile PCs, thanks to its reduced thermal design power and low operational voltage.


Schroeder party vows not to buckle on reforms after election ...

BERLIN : German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's party vowed to press on with its tough economic reform drive, despite a fresh state election rout that spells trouble for a string of further polls this month.


No "Jagshemash" for Borat, Kazakh cinema chain says

Borat, a fictional Kazakh TV reporter  whose boorish antics have got under the skin of the Central  Asian state's government, seems destined to remain largely  unknown in his "homeland."


US to drop WTO Internet gambling objection, open new markets to EU

The Internet gambling industry was dealt another lousy hand this morning in Geneva, as trade negotiators decided they're okay with US objections to Internet gambling as long as it takes measures that could privatize the Post Office.


Motorsport: Petter Solberg lost rally crown

Norway's rally ace Petter Solberg in his Subaru lost seconds on every curve in Rally of Corsica at the weekend, and Citroen driver Sebastien Loeb became the new world rally champion on Sunday after finishing second behind Ford's Markko Martin.


La Protezione civile della Regione Lombardia, sulla base delle ultime elaborazioni del Servizio meteorologico regionale gestito dall'Arpa, ha decretato lo stato di preallarme per rischio idrogeologico (codice 1): la situazione di pericolo Ã¨ prevista


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

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


Iran received the second shipment of nuclear fuel from Russia on Friday for a power plant being constructed in the southern Iranian town of Bushehr, the official news agency IRNA reported.


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Heart attack victims do worse on drug stents: study

Patients given drug-coated stents after an acute heart attack are nearly 5 percent more likely to die a year or more later than those with bare metal forms of the arterial scaffolding, new research showed on Tuesday.


In a global economy where consumers   are holding back, Britain's biggest food retailer Tesco   TSCO.L is gearing up for increased competition with its U.S.   rivals, a senior executive said on Wednesday.


Zarqawi's Group Claims Green Zone Bombing

A column of smoke rises after a powerful car bomb exploded at a checkpoint leading into the so-called 'Green Zone' in Baghdad December 13, 2004.


Ukraine's fiery opposition leader Tymoshenko says she expects to be PM

KYIV, Ukraine  - Ukraine's fiery opposition leader, Yulia Tymoshenko, said Tuesday she expects nothing less than to be the country's next prime minister, given her stalwart support for Viktor Yushchenko, whose presidency is increasingly likely.


Telecom Italia Considers Sale of Mobile Unit

A sale of part or all of its mobile phone unit would allow Telecom Italia to focus on broadband and content.


Outlawed group back in Irish peace process

The outlawed Ulster Defense Association has resumed a credible cease-fire and is eligible to play a formal role again in Northern Ireland's peace process, Britain announced Friday in a surprise move.


PeopleSoft Inc. PSFT.O on  Thursday reported a quarterly net profit, after a year-earlier  loss, as the company saw stronger sales of its  business  software than what it had forecast earlier despite its  continued fight to block a takeover from rival Oracle Corp.


[TS] Sports of The Times: Sisters United 50 Years After Althea Gibson

It is fair to say that Althea Gibson would recognize as her spiritual heirs not only Serena and Venus Williams, but also Open finalists Justine Henin and Svetlana Kuznetsova.


Talbots Says It Will Close Menâs and Childrenâs Stores

BOSTON  Â Talbots will close its 78 childrenâs and menâs apparel stores to focus on its core middle-age female customer, the company said Friday.


Nine British tourists die in Jordan bus crash

Nine British tourists on a religious holiday in Jordan were killed yesterday when their bus crashed near the ancient city of Petra.


Kings beat Bulls for fourth straight win

Kevin Martin scored 29 points, Mike Bibby had 21 and the Sacramento Kings defeated the Chicago Bulls 86-77 Thursday night for their fourth straight victory.


What would Lord Reith make of The Daily Me? The BBC has launched the first redesign of its homepage in five years, and it's gone well web 2.0.â¦


An ABC News poll of October 5 posed the question: Who, in your opinion, won the [vice-presidential] debate? Of 509 registered voters who made up the sample survey, 43 per cent plumped for Cheney against 35 per cent for Edwards.


Scottish Government to block wind farm plan

Two fingers to Isle of Lewis turbines The Scottish Government will reject plans to build a 181-turbine wind farm on the Isle of Lewis, according to the BBC's Gaelic news service Radio nan Gaidheal.â¦


Hi-Tech Facilities Matched With Irish Hillside Scenery

By Izwan Ismail  NESTLED in the hilly Irish countryside, the Marriot Druids Glen Hotel and Country Club in Newtownmount-keneddy, Wicklow, Ireland, offers a unique combination of business and pleasure to guests.


RIYADH, 31 December 2004 - Two terrorists in Saudi Arabia appearing on the 26 most wanted list were killed in Wednesdayâs raid on a terrorist hide-out shortly after two car bombs exploded in Riyadh, a statement from the Ministry of Interior said


Facing internal and external problems, the hard-line administration of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has resorted to harsh measures.


Japan dismisses pressure from US lawmakers to issue a fresh apology over its use of 'comfort women'.


The national conference on Iraq's future is going into an unscheduled fourth day as delegates hammer out the shape of the first post-war parliament.


In Health Debate, Clinton Remains Vague on Penalties

What might seem a mundane debate over health policy has taken on outsized importance because it is one of the few substantive differences between the two leading Democratic candidates.


BEIJING, Dec. 23 -- Photographs taken from an European Mars Express Orbiter hint that volcanic activities may still exist on the mysterious red planet.


Attendere rapporto agenzia internazionale energia atomica


Sepang, 14:02 - MOTOGP, ROSSI: RACCOLTI DATI IMPORTANTI IN TEST MALESIA

Nonostante sia stato battuto proprio nel terzo e ultimo giorno di test sul circuito di Sepang dal co...


Zito, Mulder may be on trading block too

A's general manager Billy Beane might not stop with his trade of ace right-hander Tim Hudson. Beane figures to make at least one more significant deal this off-season, and one of his two prized left-handers


TORINO, 27 OTTOBRE 2004 - Un autobus per cuori solitari, per innamorarsi e magari trovare l'anima gemella. E' l'invenzione di Christin Cordero, giovane dj e cantante di Biella, che ha dato alla sua originale


DaimlerChrysler enjoys growth in worldwide sales but its luxury car division Mercedes-Benz suffers a slump in profits.


Fieger charged in campaign finance probe

Attorney Geoffrey Fieger, best known for representing assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian, was indicted on charges of conspiring to make more than $125,000 in illegal contributions to the 2004 presidential campaign of Democrat John Edwards.


3 Democrats to skip rogue primary states

Democrats Bill Richardson, Chris Dodd and Joe Biden on Friday pledged not to campaign in states that hold early nominating contests in violation of party rules, drawing a sharp rebuke from Florida officials who are challenging the system.


Bonds Baseball to Be Branded With Asterisk

The fashion designer who bought the record-breaking ball had asked fans to vote on what should be done with it.


Wang Wins 16th as YankeesÃÂ Blank Tigers

NEW YORK -- Chien-Ming Wang has become the New York Yankees' ace, coming through while others struggle. Wang tied Toronto's Roy Halladay for the major league lead with his 16th win, combining on a four-hitter and leading the Yankees over the Detroit Tigers 2-0 in the opener of Wednesday's day-night...


Some of the high-technology industry's biggest executives, pontificators and bloggers assembled over three days this week in San Francisco, ending Thursday, to opine about the Web's future.


Regulators Warn France Against Protecting Bank

As numerous European banks assess whether to make a bid for SociÃ©tÃ© GÃ©nÃ©rale, regulators in Brussels warned France against any effort to thwart open competition.


The state of the anti-truancy strategy in England will be under review as latest figures are published.


Global warming killing coral reefs, right? Wrong, Australian study finds

Coral reefs around the world could expand in size by up to a third because of increased ocean warming, according to a new Australian study which contradicts the long-held belief that global warming is destroying the reefs.


The Sun is in the thick of one of the longest and stormiest periods in 8000 years, say researchers who have tracked down an 11,400-year record of stormy sunspot activity in tree rings.


TELCOS Optus and Vodafone Australia will combine to create a national 3G mobile network, just three weeks after rival Telstra Corp entered a similar deal.


Carphone Warehouse calls in 3PAR for 24TB arrays

Virtualises storage for its utility data centre Carphone Warehouse has tapped storage newbie 3PAR for 24TB of virtualised disk storage.â¦


Advocates for small farms aim to parlay success of coffee sales to other consumer food staples. By Michael Hill. Mark Van Wormer is a fair trade coffee guy.


Coppie di fatto, Padova apre: è polemica

Mozione approvata in Comune. Non siamo ai Pacs, ma è ok al riconoscimento della famiglia basata sui vincoli affettivi


BAGHDAD, Iraq - Militants fired rockets at a hotel housing foreigners in the heart of Baghdad on Thursday night, causing minor damage, while U.S. officials said two American soldiers were killed by roadside bombs outside the capital and authorities arrested 20 Iraqis suspected of planting homemade explosives...


While top overall choice Eli Manning sits on the Giants' bench and No. 4 pick Philip Rivers waits in San Diego, 11th pick Ben Roethlisberger takes over for the injured Tommy Maddox in Pittsburgh.


Britain says backs U.S. over sanctions on Sudan

Britain "fully supports" U.S. efforts to toughen U.N. Security Council sanctions against Sudan because of the situation in Darfur, a British official traveling with Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Wednesday.


Developers split on usefulness of iPhone access

Steve Jobs called Apple’s plan to let software makers build Web-based applications for the iPhone “a pretty sweet solution” during this week’s Worldwide Developers Conference keynote. But many of the developers Macworld spoke to at the week-long conference in San Francisco sounded fairly sour about the arrangement.


An economic assessment of shooting in the UK, leaked to the BBC, suggests it contributes more Â£1.5bn to the economy, and provides the equivalent of 70,000 jobs.


Thousands of New Marine Species Found in Pacific's 'Golden Triangle' ; WORLD

By Steve Connor  Thousands of species of marine animals have been discovered by a team of biologists investigating the rich ocean wildlife living around the Philippine island of Panglao.


Incendiary Device Found on Australian Airliner

A crude incendiary device was loaded into the cargo hold of an Australian Virgin Blue airliner to Sydney in a major breach of airport security, Transport Minister John Anderson said on Thursday.


"The Great Debaters," a film based on the real-life victories of a black debating team in the 1930s, topped the list of nominees announced Tuesday for the 39th NAACP Image Awards.


A Florida pharmaceutical wholesaler suspected of victimizing multiple flu shot providers in Connecticut was sued Thursday by the state.


Bush Picks Campaign Manager Mehlman to Be Republican Party Head

President George W. Bush selected Ken Mehlman, his campaign manager, to serve as chairman of the Republican National Committee. Mehlman, 38, who earlier worked as the White House director


The stunning news that Greg Oden will probably miss his rookie season after being diagnosed Thursday with a microfracture knee injury raises a number of questions for him and the Blazers.


Olympics Wrap: U.S. Eclipsed as Olympic Superpower

With the United States suffering its  worst day at the Athens Olympics, China took center stage as  sporting superpowers on a night to remember on the athletics  track.


Democrat John Edwards told The Associated Press that the Iowa caucus showed that voters are choosing change over the status quo, and he vowed a vigorous campaign into New Hampshire.


Indian software giant Tata CS unveils sharply higher profits in its first set of results since its stock market launch.


BAE Systems and Northrop Grumman were last night awarded contracts by the United States government to develop technology for protecting commercial aircraft from shoulder-fired missiles.


Probe Sought on Charges FDA Discredited Whistleblower

The head of the Senate Finance Committee called on the US Department of Health and Human Services to launch a probe of allegations that the US Food and Drug Administration went out of its way to discredit a whistleblower.


Earthquakes Kill 18, Hurt 1,500 in Japan

A car is overturned in a damaged Route 117 in Ojiya, northwest of Tokyo, Sunday, Oct. 24, 2004. A barrage of powerful quakes jolted the region Saturday evening, killing at least 16 people, toppling buildings and injuring more than 900 others.


Chinese president hails late leader Deng's achievements

BEIJING : Chinese President Hu Jintao praised the achievements of late paramount leader Deng Xiaoping, the father of China's modernisation drive, as the country marked the centenary of his birth.


On Sex After Prostate Surgery, Confusing Data

One of the biggest fears for men undergoing prostate surgery is impotence, but research doesnât do much to clarify risk.


Busload of Pilgrims From Poland Crashes in French Alps; 26 Are Killed

GRENOBLE, France -- A bus carrying Polish Catholic pilgrims from a holy site in the French Alps plunged off a mountain road, crashed into a river bank and burst into flames Sunday, killing 26 people and injuring 14, authorities said. Polish President Lech Kaczynski and his French counterpart,...


Republican presidential hopefuls Mike Huckabee and Sam Brownback on Tuesday suggested that as president they would increase federal spending for cancer research and focus more on preventing the disease.


First contact(less) Barclaycard plans to release a credit card that incorporates a London Transport Oyster card.â¦


Three police officers were charged Monday in a probe into allegations of officers shaking down drug suspects, and authorities tacked on additional charges for three other officers indicted earlier.


Oil firm YUKOS will continue to fight  against the Russian government in the courts to regain its  property whatever the outcome of a U.S. bankruptcy hearing this  week, a YUKOS executive said on Tuesday.


Continental Airlines Inc  on  Thursday posted a fourth-quarter profit as more international  flights helped offset higher fuel costs.


WS-Addressing Specification Submitted to W3C for Standardization

BEA Systems Inc., IBM, Microsoft Corp., SAP AG and SunMicrosystems Inc . have submitted the WS-Addressing Web services specification to the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) for consideration as a standard.


GOP Mailing Warns Liberals Will Ban Bibles

Campaign mail with a return address of the Republican National Committee warns West Virginia voters that the Bible will be prohibited and men will marry men if liberals win in November.


A repetition of problems that plagued the 2000 US presidential election is likely, former US president and veteran elections monitor Jimmy Carter said, charging that "basic international requirements" for a fair vote are missing in Florida.


EUROPA/ITALIA - I frati francescani, riuniti in Capitolo ad Assisi, rinnovano il loro impegno per il dialogo e la pace nel mondo Assisi (Agenzia Fides) - Comunione di preghiera e impegno rinnovato per il dialogo: i frati minori riuniti in Assisi dal 14 settembre al 1Â° ottobre per un Capitolo straordinario, si sono uniti in una veglia di preghiera per tutta la Chiesa, invocando...


SEC Pressed to Require Climate-Risk Disclosures

One of the industries considered most vulnerable to climate change is the insurance industry, with shifting weather patterns threatening property in the nation's most hurricane-prone areas.


WASHINGTON -- Sectarian violence that could lead to civil war is spreading in Iraq, and the security problems have become more complex than at any time since the US invasion in 2003, the Pentagon said yesterday.


South Korean students topped the list for problem solving skills among 15-year-olds in the results of a global survey released Tuesday by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).


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Women's Basketball: Unsung Razorbacks Enter Top 25

Arkansas has the most wins in the country, and now it's getting some votes. The Lady Razorbacks, one of only three unbeaten teams, joined The Associated Press rankings Monday at No. 25.


All leads open on Russian plane crashes; press screams terrorism

MOSCOW : Russian authorities said they were still pursuing all leads in their investigation of mysterious twin plane crashes that killed 89 people while the press attributed the tragedies squarely to terrorism.


US airman 'cannot be forced' to attend Briton's friendly fire inquest

A coroner probing the death of a British soldier in a "friendly fire" incident in Iraq has said that one of the US pilots involved cannot be forced to attend the inquest.


Blunkett vows to veto common EU asylum system

Britain will not accept a common European Union asylum system with its own processing centre, visas and border guards, Home Secretary David Blunkett said ahead of a meeting of the 25-nation bloc's interior ministers to discuss the issue.


Gazans head home as Egypt chokes off supplies

RAFAH, Egypt  - Thousands of Palestinians streamed home through the breaches in Gaza's border with Egypt on Sunday after Egyptian authorities choked off supplies to the area and moved to restore control.


Retreat in July set Jiang's exit in motion

THE first seeds of Mr Jiang Zemin's decision to relinquish the powerful post of China's military chief were probably sown during a private retreat at Beidaihe in July.


Canada May Limit Cross-Border Pharmacies

Canadian health officials are drafting a proposal to prevent Internet pharmacies from selling mail-order prescription drugs to U.S. consumers, a spokesman said Wednesday, a move that would essentially kill a $700 million industry that has become increasingly popular with underinsured patients in search of cheaper medicine.


Description: United Airlines begins the first American direct commercial flights to Vietnam. Commentator Andrew Lam, who was on the last cargo plane out of Vietnam at the end of the war 30 years ago, boards


TARGET CHALLANGE GOLF LATEST BETTING ODDS NEWS

The golf season finally enters its winter break this week, and there will be no more action on either the US PGA Tour or the European Tour until January.


CROMWELL, Conn. -- There was the sweet taste of victory in his 119th start as a member of the PGA Tour, a five-stroke triumph at the Kemper Open back in 1989 that was worth $162,000. Surely, Tom Byrum had visions of grander things.


Blair backs British campaign asking tourists to boycott Myanmar

Prime Minister Tony Blair was among dozens of politicians and celebrities backing a British-based campaign launched today which urges tourists to boycott Myanmar because of its appalling human rights record.


India slaps life ban on three weightlifters caught for doping

NEW DELHI: Indian sports officials on Wednesday handed life bans to three women weightlifters who tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs, officials said.


âNow ... everyone can breathe a sigh of reliefâ

It was last spring and another losing season was in the books, another coach had been fired, another general manager was on his way and Vince Carter first started feeling like it might be time for him to move on, feeling like it would be better for all


Detectives examine material from the hull of a ferry after a yacht with three crew disappeared in the English Channel.


Panel Urges Stronger Antidepressant Warnings

A US advisory panel urged regulators on Tuesday to require a "black box" warning on antidepressant labels about the increased risk of suicidal behavior in youth who take the drugs.


Sony Ericsson to further develop music service

World number four mobile phone maker   Sony Ericsson plans further to develop its PlayNow service,   currently used for downloading ring tones, a spokesman for the   Japanese-Swedish group said on Wednesday.


Israel ends two-day raid into Gaza refugee camp

GAZA CITY: Palestinians searched through the rubble of their demolished homes in southern Gaza on Sunday, hours after Israeli troops ended a two-day operation that killed 11 Palestinians and wounded dozens of others.


World oil prices slipped on Thursday as  dealers began to take profits from the week's Hurricane  Ivan-inspired gains, betting that the worst of the storm's  disruption had been factored into prices.


PeopleSoft shareholders split vote on Oracle bid

Reflecting the uncertainty that has always swirled around Oracle Corp.'s hostile bid for control of PeopleSoft Inc., two major PeopleSoft shareholders have reached opposite conclusions on how to cast their votes on Oracle's buyout offer.


The final, final test build Microsoft today made available a new test build for Windows Vista, the mythical desktop operating system of legend. It's called RC2, or Release Candidate 2 (build number 5744), and it really is only for diehard Vista testaholics. And the stupid.â¦


Roma, 17:40 - CALCIO, LAZIO: OGGI ALLENAMENTO TATTICO E PARTITELLA

La Lazio ha ripreso questa mattina gli allenamenti in vista della gara di mercoledÃ¬ con il Chievo. C...


One in 10 Europeans knows nothing about the new EU constitution, a study suggests.


Demonstrators block Ukrainian cabinet meeting

KIEV - Supporters of Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko blockaded the government compound in Kiev on Wednesday, preventing Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych from holding a cabinet meeting.


Why Microsoft must abandon Vista to save itself

With the release of "Extras," Microsoft has finally delivered something.  Regardless, Vista is in trouble and Microsoft should abandon it before it's too late.


Davenport, Mauresmo win in WTA Tour Championships

Lindsay Davenport rallied for a 3-6, 7-5, 6-1 victory over Serena Williams in the WTA Tour Championships in Los Angeles, United States, on Saturday, althoughher No.


Scientists witness vast swathes of marine life collapse in "dead zones" off the east coast of the US.


Willingham needs offensive revival -- and soon -- to survive at ...

The first year, it was the growing pains of learning a new system. The second year, it was the growing pains of a freshman quarterback.


Cosi' la Cassazione, confermano sequestro azienda Taranto


British defense officials said they had sent about 14 helicopters to evacuate a North Sea oil rig on Sunday following a security alert.


Il giorno dopo il brutta sconfitta casalinga contro l'Udinese, che mette definitivamente in crisi la squadra giallorossa, il tecnico Gigi Del Neri ha avuto un colloquio chiarificatore con Christian Panucci, messo fuori rosa dopo un litigio.


Women's Alliance Plans Its Networking Meeting

The Utah Women's Alliance for Building Community will hold its monthly networking meeting from 7:45 to 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Red Lion Hotel, 161 W. 600 South.  The featured speaker is Melissa Steinaker of the Utah Department of Workforce Services.


Anubhav Sinha: Cash will be amongst the biggest openers of 2

ÂCASH will be amongst the biggest openers of 2007,Â Anubhav Sinha tells the South African media and


VENICE: Legally Blonde star Reese Witherspoon recently complained she suffered from cellulite, stretch marks and saggy breasts. But the 28-year-old mum of two looked in fine shape for her appearance


AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Si apre domenica prossima la XIII Settimana per la Pace dedicata alla riflessione sulla giustizia sociale e sulla riconciliazione BogotÃ  (Agenzia Fides) - Giustizia sociale e riconciliazione sono i due temi principali su cui la Chiesa e la societÃ  colombiana sono invitati a riflettere in occasione della XIII Settimana per la Pace che si aprirÃ  domenica prossima, 3 settembre, e ...


Proud France Inaugurates World's Highest Bridge

MILLAU, France  - President Jacques Chirac  inaugurated the world's highest bridge on Tuesday, a creation  taller than the Eiffel Tower, longer than the Champs Elysees  and designed to end a traffic bottleneck in southern France.


The Labour Party is prepared for an election whenever the prime minister calls one, a key cabinet minister says.


Retail's Mixed Results Drive Market Higher

Better than expected June figures for same-store sales, following a strong May, excite investors.


Given that Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is the ultimate control freak, it was ironic that his team conjured up a late victory only when they veered from


Federer immortalized as terracotta warrior

Roger Federer is being immortalized as a terracotta warrior. The world number one's life-sized sculpture is among a collection of eight being made to mark the season-ending Masters Cup in Shanghai in November.


It was a case that showed all the difficulties of prosecuting child sexual abuse cases in the American courts. Yesterday morning, a grand jury indictment was unsealed charging retired Massachusetts


U.S. chain store sales posted slight gains in first week of September, supported by strong results at discount stores, a report said on Tuesday.


Money man spreads wild rumor Yes, Amazon already has an online on-demand movie service, but that wonât stop the worldâs most famous web retailer from buying NetFlix, the movies-through-the-mail company that recently built an on-demand service of its own. At least, thatâs what the Associated Press is reporting.â¦


OCEANIA/ISOLE SALOMONE - Cresce la vita religiosa nel Pacifico: Professione solenne di una suora Domenicana Honiara (Agenzia Fides) - La comunitÃ  cattolica delle Salomone ha vissuto di recente un evento di grande gioia: Suor Loretta Arohikeni, Domenicana, ha emesso la Professione solenne di vita religiosa in una celebrazione tenutasi nella cattedrale di Ho...


Medco profit tops estimates, boosts 2008 forecast

Medco Health Solutions Inc  on Tuesday posted higher-than-expected quarterly earnings, helped by sales of generic drugs, and the pharmacy benefit manager boosted its full-year profit forecast.


Hagel says US must address Sudan genocide

The United States and other nations must step up their efforts to address the genocide against black Africans in the Darfur region of Sudan by government-supported Arab militias, US Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb.


Media & professional: The BBC has been cleared of 'systematic bias against business' but its coverage has been criticised for 'lapses'.


Asian financial markets showed a mixed reaction Friday to China's first interest rate rise in nine years, which analysts welcomed as a shift toward capitalist-style economic tools and away from central planning.


Research: Businesses are going open source, but OS may still be too technical for most users. The open-source operating system Linux may be gaining a lot of ground in the enterprise space, but Windows will


Sinclair Stations to Air Anti-Kerry Documentary

Sinclair Broadcast Group of Maryland, owner of the largest chain of television stations in the nation, plans to preempt regular programming two weeks before the Nov. 2 election to air a documentary that accuses Sen. John F. Kerry of betraying American prisoners during the Vietnam War.


Spinal curve keeps pregnant women on balance

NEW YORK  - During the last weeks of pregnancy, many women become so large in the middle that they look as though they might tip over. But through evolutionary processes, nature has devised a way to keep them upright on their sometimes swollen feet.


Comic David Walliams will join rower James Cracknell as part of a swimming challenge for Sport Relief.


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Prudential waves goodbye to double yolker Prudential PLC, the British financial services company, is to sell its loss making internet banking unit Egg to Citigroup for Â£575m ($1.127bn) cash.â¦


Parigi, 17:17 - TENNIS, ROLAND GARROS: FOGNINI E CIPOLLA IN TABELLONE

Diventano 9 i giocatori italiani nel tabellone principale del Roland Garros. Ai sette ammessi di dir...


Supreme Court starts term with prison sentencing rules

The Supreme Court begins its new term today by moving to clear up confusion over the future of federal sentencing rules that have been in place for nearly two decades.


Spain's largest fighting bulls lived up to their fearsome reputation, goring two and crushing at least seven people as thousands of daredevils sprinted down narrow streets Sunday in Pamplona's annual running of the bulls.


Showing no signs of a torn thigh muscle that sidelined him for three weeks, Federer returned to action Monday with a 6-1, 7-6 (4) victory over Gaston Gaudio of Argentina in the first round of the ATP Masters Cup championships.


Ukraine's security service says it played no role in the poisoning of presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko.


No freedom of religion, US says of Saudis

WASHINGTON -- In an unusual censure of a key ally in the war on terrorism, the Bush administration accused Saudi Arabia on Wednesday of "particularly severe violations" of religious freedom.


Canada's Prime Minister Paul Martin, while attending the APEC Summit in Santiago, Chile, tried to garner support among world leaders for his idea of instantiating a new world forum, a so-called L-20 group of leaders, consisting of the G-8 countries and the leaders of about 12 other emerging economic powers like India, China, Brazil and South Korea.  As The Toronto Star reported, the animated Prime Minister Martin literally had to be yanked away by his own handlers after describing in urgent tones the need for United Nations reform and for a new forum of world leaders that he wants to create. He bemoaned Sudanese being slaughtered while the UN dithers, he interrupted several questions from reporters to elaborate further, and Saturday he waved off an aide who tried cutting off a press conference.


Matthew McConaughey will Owen Wilson's place in the film Tropic Thunder after the star's apparent suicide attempt.


British government plans smoking ban that would bar lighting up in ...

Four hundred years after King James I denounced tobacco as "loathsome to the eye, hateful to the nose, harmful to the brain, dangerous to the lungs," the British government announced plans Tuesday to ban smoking in most public places


Lo ha detto il consiglio di difesa del governo Olmert


RIM Introduces Breakthrough Keyboard Technology for Smaller ...

The new keyboard technology from Research In Motion has garnered early praise for its ingenuity and effectiveness. The BlackBerry 7100(TM) Series handsets are the first wireless devices with


Malaysia cops sacked for taking second wife

One policeman in mainly Muslim Malaysia has been sacked and another demoted -- both for taking a second wife.


Career-Low Audience for Bush's State of the Union

President Bush's plan to overhaul Social Security may be a centerpiece of his domestic agenda, but the subject appeared to be turn-off for television viewers, Nielsen Media Research said on Thursday.


His Boston University team had a 1-point halftime lead and eventually ran down visiting New Hampshire last night at Case Gym, 79-63, as freshman Bryan Geffen scored 10 of his career-high 13 points in a second-half burst that did in the Wildcats.


Vick Misses Practice With Tight Hamstring

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick missed practice Monday because of tightness in his right hamstring.


Six Britons are recovering in Norwegian hospitals after they were injured in a horse stampede.


Gov. John S. Corzine signed into law Monday a measure that abolishes the death penalty, making New Jersey the first state in more than four decades to reject capital punishment.


Kofi Annan made honorary knight in Britain

The former UN secretary general Kofi Annan on Wednesday received an honorary knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II in London.


Australia to spend millions more dollars on immigration controls

Australia's conservative government has pledged to spend an extra 39 million dollars (27 million US) on immigration controls and border protection measures, including new customs offices in Beijing and Jakarta.


European stocks fall on oil, earnings worries

European stock markets fell back in early trading as high-flying oil prices and jitters about upcoming company results undermined investor sentiment.


L'omicidio e' avvenuto nei Quartieri Spagnoli


The Prince of Wales is dropped by Sainsbury's as a supplier of vegetables.


Material damage from terror act in Beslan amounts to 22 mln rbls

VOLGOGRAD, October 28 (Itar-Tass) - Work in Beslan is nearing completion to sum up material damage, inflicted by terrorists on September 1-3, Deputy Prosecutor-General Nikolai Shepel said in an interview with Tass on Thursday.


Diet: Yo-Yo Effect in Dieters Who Get Counseling, Too

People lose significant weight with formal counseling programs, but they are likely to put it all back on within five years, a new study reports.


A prominent drug safety expert has been removed from a Food and Drug Administration advisory panel meeting on Vioxx and other arthritis drugs because of comments he made this week suggesting


Liverpool, Nov 9 -- Emlyn Hughes, the former Liverpool and England football captain and TV personality, has died of cancer after battling a brain tumour for the last 15 months on Tuesday, aged 57.


THE photo-equipment maker Kodak yesterday announced plans to axe 600 jobs in the UK and close a factory in Nottinghamshire, in a move in line with the giantâs global restructuring strategy unveiled last January.


Giappone, il tifone Tokage investe SHikoku: 2 morti, feriti

Il tifone Tokage ha investito nel primo pomeriggio l'isola Shikoku, a Sud del Giappone, con venti fino a 225 chilometri orari, piogge torrenziali e ondate in mare fino a 10-12 metri di altezza. Il primo bilancio


Japan loses bid to legitimize hunting minke whale

Japan's proposal to legitimize hunting of minke whale was rejected on Tuesday by a world wildlife protection meeting. The proposal was dropped with 67 votes against, 55 support


Use pay to reward private Medicare players: report

Medicare should revise its  reimbursement system to reward efficient care at private  hospitals and doctors treating the federal program's 43 million  users, a government advisory body said on Thursday.


Mardi Gras revelers pack hopeful New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana  - Mardi Gras revelers packed New Orleans on Saturday as large crowds turned out to watch parades and fill the French Quarter in what many viewed as another step in the long recovery from Hurricane Katrina.


Parigi, 17:53 - TENNIS, ROLAND GARROS JR: TREVISAN BATTUTO IN SEMIFINALE

Si ferma in semifinale la corsa di Matteo Trevisan al Roland Garros junior. Il diciassettenne fioren...


More than 20 people die in fresh violence in western Kenya, despite a peace deal to end the bloodshed.


Tuberculosis exposure feared on India-to-U.S. flight

U.S. health officials are trying to track down 44 people who sat near a woman infected with a hard-to-treat form of tuberculosis aboard an airliner from India to determine whether they have been infected, authorities said on Friday.


Danish Police Detain 9 In Alleged Terror Plot

ODENSE, Denmark, Sept. 5 -- Police raided homes in a largely immigrant suburb of this city before dawn Tuesday, detaining nine men for allegedly preparing explosives for a terrorist attack in Denmark.


Wells Fargo & Co  on Wednesday said its fourth-quarter profit fell 38 percent, the first decline in more than six years, hurt by rising losses from home equity loans.


Business & money: Transport for London expected to be only bidder for Â£17bn project to upgrade tube network.


Live action at Cartoon Network for Duchovny

David Duchovny is making  the leap from the adult themes of sex addiction in his new  Showtime comedy series "Californication" to a live-action kids  project for Cartoon Network.


German carmaker Daimler  aims for higher growth and to be one of the world's most profitable car manufacturers, its chief executive told workers in a letter, Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung reported.


Israel unveils settlement plans on peace talks eve

Israel unveiled plans on Sunday to build hundreds of new homes on occupied land near Jerusalem next year, drawing protests from Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on the eve of renewed peace talks.


Nel 2003 ha registrato perdite per 1,4 mln di euro


Add another stop on Mitt Romney's trip down memory lane in his native Michigan.


Diversamente processi nel nulla e impuniti reati gravi


La manifestazione e' stata organizzata dallo Stic


Microsoft game, device unit sees loss in '07

Microsoft Corp.  on  Thursday forecast another year of losses at its mobile phone,  games and device business before turning a profit in the  business year ending June 30, 2008.


'Riveda la sua posizione su finanziamento missione'


For quite sometime now, global economy has been under a lot of pressure. The war in Iraq, the US current account deficit and resulting falling dollar, oil deficit have all contributed to a slowdown in the global economy.


Palestinian FM urges UK to play more active role in reviving talks

LONDON: Britain should play a more active role to help revive the Middle East peace process to make up for the disengagement of the US.


Sherpas laid prayer scarves on the coffin of Edmund Hillary Tuesday as thousands across New Zealand bid farewell to the Mount Everest conquerer.


E' stato recuperato ed e' in discrete condizioni


In a TIME interview, the Afghan President talks about extremists, the opium-poppy problem and whether he is too "nice" to run his troubled country


Religion finds firm footing in some offices

Attorney Dave Brown holds a Bible study group at his California firm and finds the weekly meetings grapple with everyday workplace quandaries as often as they look at religious issues.


Time for baseball higher-ups to come clean, too

Weâre not just talking about the ballplayers anymore, welcome as the news was Tuesday that the executive board of their union instructed its leaders to reopen the collective bargaining agreement and negotiate a tougher drug-testing policy.


Gas serra, l'Italia sceglie Bush "Dopo Kyoto niente vincoli"

BUENOS AIRES - Sul clima l'Italia si sgancia da Bruxelles e si avvicina a Washington. L'annuncio Ã¨ stato dato ieri dal ministro dell'Ambiente Altero Matteoli appena arrivato a Buenos Aires: "La prima fase del protocollo di Kyoto si chiude nel 2012.


HP updates Openview to meet business needs

Hewlett-Packard will use this week's Software Universe conference in Madrid to announce a revamp of its Openview enterprise systems management software.


Bouncers at a Bourbon Street dance club threw the late jazz pianist and composer Hilton Ruiz face-first into heavy wooden doors and then onto the floor after he was attacked by a club patron, his daughter claims in court papers filed Thursday.


Leeds chairman Gerald Krasner is adamant Sebastien Sainsbury's takeover is dead in the water, despite claims to the contrary. Krasner was forced to call time on Sainsbury's STG25 million ($A60 million) bid


Australian Pleads Not Guilty to Terrorism Conspiracy

David Hicks, whose restlessness took him from skinning kangaroos in Australia's outback to fighting for Islamic armies throughout Europe and Asia, appeared


Annan arrives in Kenya, urges rivals to talk

Former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan arrived in Kenya on Tuesday to try to end a political crisis in which at least 650 people have been killed, and urged the feuding parties to start talks and respect the rule of law.


Roma, 17:44 - CALCIO, MILAN; RONALDO: INTER HA MERITATO

Ronaldo fa i complimenti all'Inter per la vittoria nel derby. ''Nel primo tempo abbiamo fatto meglio...


Â· Boeing 787 becomes fastest selling airliner in historyÂ· Design enables cut in fuel consumption of 20%


Israeli nuclear whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu was freed by Israeli police Saturday, hours after he was detained for trying to enter the West Bank to attend Christmas Eve ceremonies in Bethlehem, a police spokesman said.


Cycling Union Takes Leap in Fight Against Doping

After a wave of doping scandals, the International Cycling Union has agreed to let a laboratory create biological records of its top riders in yet another effort to catch cheats.


On a Moon of Saturn, Fractures, Hot Spots and Jets of Water Vapor

Scientists have concluded that Saturnâs frigid moon Enceladus is one of the few volcanically active bodies in the solar system.


Marcelus Kemp scored 17 points and No. 10 Nevada gave its starters plenty of rest in an 88-56 win over Idaho in the quarterfinals of the Western Athletic Conference tournament Thursday.


UPDATE 2-Franklin Resources in $20 million SEC settlement

Two units of mutual fund company Franklin Resources Inc. (BEN.N: Quote, Profile, Research) agreed to pay $20 million in civil penalties to settle charges that they used fund assets


TIME meets with Putin's spokesman to talk about the enigmatic Russian president, politics, press freedom and the upcoming elections.


ABC triumvirate powers network to Sunday win

"Desperate Housewives," "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" and the new drama "Brothers & Sisters" added up to a nightly victory for ABC on Sunday, according to the Hollywood Reporter.


Al largo di Siracusa, anche due donne e una bambina


Red Sox edge Rockies for 2-0 World Series lead

The Boston Red Sox beat the Colorado Rockies 2-1 on Thursday to take a two-game lead in the best-of-seven World Series and move a step closer to their second Fall Classic crown in four seasons.


The last political scuffle of the year between the White House and the Democratic-led Congress played out on the floor of the Senate Friday morning -- even though nearly all the senators had left the Capitol for the Christmas holiday earlier in the week.


Huzan Fraser and Beena Menon of Tourism Ireland have made a unique offer to Amitabh Bachchan.


Nintendo Wii outsells PS3 3-to-1 in Japan

Nintendo Co Ltd's Wii outsold Sony Corp's  PlayStation 3 by more than 3-to-1 in Japan in December, a game  magazine publisher said, regaining its position as the  top-selling video game console.


England captain Vickery out of Italy clash with stomach bug

England captain Phil Vickery has pulled out of his team's Six Nations game against Italy here on Sunday after failing to recover from a stomach bug he contracted overnight.


Russian President Vladimir Putin promotes a close ally in a reshuffle ahead of next year's presidential elections.


As it strives to remind Americans of European gusto, "Uncle Nino" seems a poor relation of "Il Postino," "Life Is Beautiful" and "My Big Fat Greek Wedding."


Cable nets offer Super Bowl halftime alternatives

NEW YORK  - For fans unmoved by the prospect of a Tom Petty Super Bowl halftime show, the cable industry has an answer. Many answers, in fact.


Puzzle of antipsychotic drug weight gain solved

Researchers said on Monday they have pinpointed the reason some drugs used to treat mental illnesses like schizophrenia cause patients to gain a lot of weight, raising hope for developing drugs without this side effect.


Former U.N. Envoy Chides U.S., Israel For Hamas Efforts

UNITED NATIONS, June 13 -- The United Nations' former top Middle East envoy has sharply criticized U.S. and Israeli efforts to isolate the Hamas-led Palestinian government, saying the policy has further radicalized Palestinian opinion and undercut long-term efforts to establish a viable Palestinian...


Promuovera' referendum abrogativo, Fipe conferma ricorsi


U.S., Syria to Discuss Iraq Infiltration

The State Department's second-ranking official is traveling to Syria to talk with officials there about the infiltration of insurgents across the Syrian border into Iraq.


Faulty DNA Repair Linked to Breast Cancer Risk

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 19 (HealthDayNews) -- Shortcomings in the capability of cells to repair damaged DNA are linked with increased breast cancer risk, says a study in the Jan. 19 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.


The makers of Tom Cruise's latest film get go-ahead to shoot in Germany, despite a ban from military sites.


Stressed-out African naked mole-rats may provide clues to infertility in humans, researchers believe.


Presentato il candidato di Alternativa Sociale


Error May Have Been Humanâs, Not Clockâs

The creator of the timing system used in the controversial Tennessee-Rutgers womenâs game Monday night said he suspected that human error led to the clockâs stopping.


MAXINE McKEW: Well, to Iraq now - and US forces say they are moving to clear out the remaining pockets of resistance in Fallujah, but commanders say American troops face a tough task hunting down hold out insurgents block by block.


Rimini, 22 agosto 2004 - Â«Nessuno ha mai pensato che la Bossi- Fini fosse un testo definitivo, quando fu varata pensammo che avesse bisogno di fare il tagliando. Forse il momento di fare il tagliando Ã¨ arrivato


UNITED NATIONS - President Bush, defending his decision to invade Iraq, urged a vast assembly of world leaders Tuesday to stand united with the country's struggling government and said the proper response to spreading violence "is not to retreat, it is to prevail."   The country's prime minister, Ayad Allawi, offered an upbeat assessment after Bush's speech to the General Assembly of the United Nations, saying, "We are winning, we are making progress in Iraq, we are defeating terrorists," even as insurgents claimed they had killed a second American hostage in two days.    Of the brutal slayings, Bush said, "We will not allow these thugs and terrorists to decide your fate and to decide our fate."   Yet in a sign of continuing world unease with the situation, U.N...


Alitalia says it will shed 5,000 jobs and spin off non-core operations under a sweeping restructuring plan unveiled to union leaders yesterday.


Post: Man Who Ignited Self at White House an Informant

A man who set himself on fire outside the White House on Monday was a Yemeni federal informant on terrorism upset over how the FBI had managed his case, The Washington Post reported on Tuesday.


HONG KONG Cheung Kong (Holdings) and Dubai Islamic Bank said Wednesday that they had set up a $450 million Islamic property trust, the first such fund in Asia.


Higher oil price to undermine long-term fuel use-IEA

A long-term upward shift in oil prices would curb fuel demand growth over the next 25 years and hurt OPEC by driving consumers away from the cartel's supply, the International Energy Agency said on Tuesday.


Topics during the presidential debate _ at a glance

Kerry said he would not appoint judges who would overturn the Supreme Court's 1973 abortion rights decision of Roe v. Wade. Bush said he had no litmus test for judges and reiterated his support for the ban on so-called partial birth abortion.


Heard, Sullivan, Harrison Perform L.A. Theatre Works' 'Top Secret' for Radio Broadcast

Playbill - L.A. Theatre Works presents Top Secret: The Battle for The Pentagon Papers at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles March 12-16 after a 23-city national tour.


After two years, the United States and the United Nations had hoped to take the spotlight off the bitterly divisive war in Iraq. It didn't happen. At the opening of the U.N. General Assembly, President Bush and U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan sparred over the war that can't escape the headlines.


In Armored Vehicles, Troops Tell Iraqis to Vote

SAMARRA, Iraq  - A rumbling column of U.S. Bradley  fighting vehicles grinds to a stop in a rebellious Iraqi  neighborhood of scarred houses and mud streets.


Israel plans to build about 740 new homes next year on occupied land near Jerusalem, the construction ministry said on Sunday, despite Palestinian calls for a total settlement freeze.


Sept. 4, 2004 - At 5 pm EDT, the large eye of Hurricane Frances was located by NOAA radar and surface observations near latitude 26.


Morocco beats U.S. 1-0 in World Cup warmup

The United States began its final series of World Cup warmup games with a 1-0 loss to Morocco on Tuesday night in which the most significant event was yet another injury to U.S. captain Claudio Reyna.


Londra, 18:29 - MERCATO: IVANOVIC AL CHELSEA, ACCORDO FATTO CON LOKOMOTIV

Accordo raggiunto tra Chelsea e Lokomotiv Mosca per il passaggio ai "bleus" del difensore Branislav ...


Anti-terror police raid three addresses in Greater Manchester following the arrest of a man.


Like the supermoms before them, today's fathers are struggling to balance work and home


Icahn: Scoffs At Mylan-King Pharma Merger In SEC Proxy

Not buying it. Megafinancier Carl Icahn has made it clear: He's still opposed to Mylan Laboratories' (nyse: MYL - news - people ) proposed acquisition of King Pharmaceuticals (nyse: KG - news - people ). Despite


Russian energy deal adds to Europe fears

Russia expanded its growing European energy empire Friday, signing two more deals in a drive that is raising fears Moscow could use its vast oil and gas resources to meddle in the affairs of its neighbors.


Microsoft's office suite, which also celebrates one year on the consumer market Wednesday, has been tearing things up at retail, leading software levels to their highest point since 1999.


War tax sought as Congress debates Bush budget

An outspoken supporter of the Iraq war on Tuesday called for a new tax to pay for its astronomical cost as Congress opened a debate on President George W. Bush's $2.9 trillion budget plan for next year.


For Texas coach Mack Brown, all the carnival rides at the annual Texas State Fair are a "House of Horrors.". Just when you thought there were no more painful ways for Brown to lose to Oklahoma, he found one.


Alpine Skiing: Bode Miller Wins Lake Louise Downhill

America's Bode Miller won his second race of the season Saturday with victory in the opening World Cup downhill by almost a second over nearest rival Antoine Deneriaz.


Yao scores 37 in Rockets' win over Magic

Yao Ming had 37 points and four blocked shots in his biggest game since returning to the lineup, leading the Houston Rockets to a 103-92 victory over the Orlando Magic on Sunday.


Report: Chinese Gmail rebuffs Google offer to buy domain name

(InfoWorld) - Beijing ISM Internet Technology Development Co., the Chinese company behind theÂ Gmail.cn e-mail service, declined to comment on a report that Google has renewed its attempts to acquire the Gmail.cn domain name. An executive who answered the phone at ISM's Beijing headquarters Wednesday said the company was aware of the report, but was unclear about its origins and whether Google had made an offer to buy the Gmail.cn domain name. "When we understand the situation more clearly, we will make an announcement," said the executive, who did not give his name. "We do not comment on rumors and speculation," said Marsha Wang, a Google spokeswoman in Beijing in an e-mail response for comment on a Reuters report, which said ISM had rebuffed a recent Google offer to buy the gmail.cn domain. Google has long coveted the rights to the Gmail.cn domain, first approaching ISM about the domain name and its use of the Gmail name in August 2004. Those talks broke off, and the two companies fell out of contact, an ISM spokeswoman said in 2005. At that time, Google said it was still "investigating" the matter. Google has recently stepped up efforts to acquire sole rights to the Gmail name in Web domains since opening up the free e-mail service to any user who wants an account. The company reportedly turned to lawsuits in several European countries to enforce its rights to Gmail domain names, arguing that the owners areÂ infringing on its trademark. Those lawsuits have not generally proved successful. Since ISM's Gmail predates Google's Gmail, the search company is left with the option of making an offer to buy the domain name from ISM. ISM registered the Gmail.cn domain name -- which it says stands for Global Mail -- on Aug. 1, 2003, according to the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC), which oversees the .cn top-level domain. That registration predates Google's April 1, 2004, announcement of its Gmail service by eight months. (Steven Schwankert, in Beijing, contributed to this report.) Â


NATO Offensive Targets Taliban In S. Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, March 6 -- NATO and Afghan forces on Tuesday launched what commanders described as a major operation in a key province of southern Afghanistan, part of a bid to win back territory that has become a haven for insurgents.


A jury of Methodist ministers yesterday expelled a Pennsylvania woman from the Methodist clergy after convicting her of breaking church law by living openly as a lesbian.


Apple Computer said that profit in its first quarter more than quadrupled - its biggest increase ever - on strong holiday sales of its iPod music player.


Altri 12 ritrovati nel pomeriggio a Baquba


The Fear biz is the computer security biz

Lies, damn lies... Comment Scott Granneman looks at the use of fear in computer security, from misleading media reports and gross exaggeration by industry leaders to the use of fear in order to sell new computers and software.â¦


NBC Universal says goodbye to Apple and hello to Amazon

NBC Universal cuts new content partnership days after a rift emerges with Apple.


Barroso Urges Turkey to Go Extra Mile on EU Talks

The European Commission president  urged Turkey on Thursday to "go the extra mile" to show  Europeans it is ready for EU membership talks as the bloc  prepared to approve them despite misgivings by many voters.


NBC titan hurt, son missing in jet crash

NBC sports Czar Dick Ebersol was seriously hurt and his 14-year-old son was missing yesterday after their private jet crashed on takeoff from the ski resort town of Telluride, Colo.


CNN launches Web site for citizen journalists

Since CNN embraced the citizen  journalist movement in August 2006 with the launch of its  iReport initiative, the news organization has received nearly  100,000 news-related photos and videos from viewers.


[TS] Sports of the Times: Yankeesâ Cast in Place, as Sequel Awaits a Finish

Almost to mid-season, this yearâs Yankees can only match up to the 1977 team in characters, not character.


One day after the most lopsided loss in the 115 years of Nebraska football, the coaching staff told the Cornhuskers to forget about it.


Czechs rally to demand the dismissal of a government official who was once a communist-era police chief.


Jerusalem Tops Agenda in Palestinian Poll Campaign

BIR NABALA, West Bank  - Palestinian presidential  frontrunner Mahmoud Abbas canceled an election rally in  Jerusalem on Friday, objecting to Israeli security, and his  main rival was detained at a holy site in the city.


U.S.-led air raid kills seven Afghan children

At least seven children were killed in a U.S.-led coalition air strike on a religious school in Afghanistan, the coalition said on Monday, amid rising anger over civilian deaths from foreign military operations.


Hanno bloccato la circolazione sulla Salerno-Reggio Calabria


LA Lakers basketball star Vlade Divac is to pursue plans to buy Serbia's top mineral water firm, reports say.


Gunmen ambush Iraq airline staff; UK to move troops

Gunmen opened fire Thursday on a bus carrying female employees of Iraqi Airways to the Baghdad airport, killing one woman and wounding 14 others, an airline official said.


Milosevic's Lawyers Ask to Be Taken Off War Crimes Case

The lawyers who are defending Slobodan Milosevic have asked to be relieved of their duties, creating new hurdles for the troubled and drawn-out war crimes trial in The Hague.


A Chinese activist whose writings frequently criticized the ruling Communist Party was released Tuesday after being detained by police, in what appears to be the latest in the government's ongoing efforts to tighten control over public dissent.


The dollar hovered two cents above  recent record lows against the euro on Tuesday after U.S.  manufacturing data in the previous session cast doubt on jobs  growth and brought about a pause in its new year rebound.


Schroeder Proposes Paris Club Moratorium for Somalia, Indonesia

German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said the Paris Club of creditor nations should consider a debt moratorium for Indonesia and Somalia, two of the countries affected by the tsunami


Londra, 19:23 - CALCIO, PREMIER LEAGUE: VINCE IL MANCHESTER UNITED

Risultati e marcatori delle partite disputate oggi e valide per la quarta giornata di Premier League...


The scientists worked with 29 healthy volunteers aged 21 to 35, measuring testicular temperatures with and without working laptops.


As it tries to reclaim former Sun worshippers Comment Sun has announced a series of updates to its flagship Solaris operating system. Solaris 10 11/06 OS enhances efficiency, safety, and reliability.â¦


Photos: At this year's British Open in Scotland, the world's top golfers will have to battle the elements


The BBC's Asit Jolly in Chandigarh reports on India's disastrous efforts to cross-breed Asiatic and African lions.


Brown prepares to succeed Blair as prime minister

Gordon Brown succeeds Tony Blair on  Wednesday, becoming Britain's 52nd prime minister at the head  of a Labour government suffering in polls because of Iraq and  in need of new life if it is to secure a fourth consecutive  term.