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A UN agency denies firing an employee in Pyongyang after the man highlighted alleged financial breaches.


Sperm Levels Drop with Frequent Ejaculation

The more a man ejaculates each week, the lower his sperm levels fall, new research shows. However, this ejaculatory frequency only partly explains why a man's sperm count varies widely each time it's checked.


The Scottish Prison Service is expected to pay out Â£500,000 to prisoners in shared cells who are forced to slop out.


Nel 2005 Macio correrÃ  con Gibernau nella squadra di Gresini: un anno di contratto e opzione su un altro. Pilota e team manager: "Ci lavoravamo da anni". MILANO, 10 novembre 2004 - Una mossa attesa e sulla carta felice per tutti.


NATO chief chides Russia over missile threat

Russia's threat to aim its missiles at targets in Europe is out of step with the spirit of NATO-Russian partnership, the alliance's chief said on Tuesday after talks with President Vladimir Putin.


A citizen patrol group in New Haven, Conn., says it's doing what police won't, but critics question its tactics.


Weekend da 7 milioni di auto in movimento per brevi tragittima il vero grande esodo sarÃ  nelle prossime due settimane                                            Fuga dalle cittÃ , in coda verso il mare traffico intenso ma senza disagi


Luglio a 1.050 milioni, liquidita' scende a 592 mln a -3,3%


Fidel Castro Resigns as Cubaâs President

The ailing Cuban president said Tuesday that he will not return to lead the country, retiring as head of state 49 years after he seized power in an armed revolution.


Home Front: Forging a Coffee Chain Just a Few Links Long

When Jonathan Rubinstein decided to ditch his career to open a coffee bar in Manhattan, his friends and advisers thought he was making a terrible mistake.


King Gyanendra announces on state TV that he has sacked the government and is taking over direct power.


In ogni caso il premier domani rimette il mandato al Presidente della RepubblicaLe ipotesi in campo vedono al primo posto un incarico istituzionale                                          Governo tecnico, istituzionale o elezioni: cosa succede dopo                                                                                Forza Italia, An e Lega vogliono le urne. Ma Berlusconi potrebbe accettareun reincarico a tempo al Professore per riformare il sistema di voto


In true Formula One soap-opera style, the Jenson Button saga has finally come to an end - but not without opening up a huge can of worms.


News.com Extra: Apple's new star, the Mac computer

Plus: My GPS proves your radar gun is wrong. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.


Parliament ponders the weight of e-petitions

Westminster goes all Web 2.0 A House of Commons committee meets tomorrow to gather evidence on the wisdom of giving electronic petitions the same status as paper petitions.â¦


Motorola to buy quad-play service delivery vendor

(InfoWorld) - Motorola has agreed to acquire Leapstone Systems, which makes software that helps carriers create and deliver services for wired and wireless networks. Terms of the deal were not announced. Privately held Leapstone, in Somerset, New Jersey, was founded in 2001 and counts AT&T and Verizon among its customers. The deal is expected to close in the third quarter of this year. Leapstone's CCE (Communications Convergence Engine) is a service delivery platform that can be used for many types of services, including fast-growing technologies like IPTV and VoIP. Telecommunications service providers and cable operators are bundling voice, video, data, and mobile services so they can offer subscribers new applications and make them more loyal. This "three-screen" strategy lets them serve customers on their TVs, PCs, and 3GÂ cell phones. For example, a carrier with both an IPTV and a cellular service might let subscribers watch some shows on their TV or their mobile phone. The Leapstone acquisition gives Motorola an overarching service delivery system for all these services. CCE complements Motorola's Global Applications Management Architecture, which is specific to mobile networks and will continue to be used for certain mobile functions, said Sean Matthews, a senior director of strategy at Motorola. The services created and delivered with CCE would not be specific to Motorola's own broadband set-top boxes, he said. Leapstone's 75 employees, who work at a Canadian development center and other facilities as well as in Somerset, all will join Motorola, Matthews said.


Fiction con la Arcuri supera il Milan e l'Isola dei Famosi


Iran warns against "erroneous" information on nuclear programme

Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi warned against "erroneous" information about his country's controversial nuclear programme but said Tehran intended to continue talks with three European countries.


Seville, Spain - England's Ryder Cup stars Paul Casey and Luke Donald produced a classic display of team golf over the Royal Seville Golf Course on Friday to forge a five-stroke lead in the World Cup at the halfway stage.


KHOST, Afghanistan  - A suicide bomber blew himself up at the gates of police headquarters in the eastern Afghan town of Khost on Friday, killing himself and a policeman, the police said.


Iraq is planning a second meeting with American and Iranian officials on improving security in the war-torn nation as a follow up to talks last month that broke a 27-year diplomatic freeze, Iraq's foreign minister said Thursday.


Ruud van Nistelrooy is set to go for a scan today amid deepening concern about his calf problem. "Ruud isn't any better and we are having to reassess what we are going to do about it," Sir Alex Ferguson told the Manchester Evening News.


S.E.C. Accuses 26 of Defrauding the Elderly

Federal regulators said thousands of elderly people were defrauded of their savings through a hotel time-share scheme.


Suicide Bomber Kills 13 at Iraq Police Academy

A suicide car bomber killed at least 13  people at an Iraqi police academy Wednesday, but Prime Minister  Iyad Allawi vowed to stick to his timetable for a Jan. 30  election despite escalating attacks.


Indonesia releases embassy attack footage

Indonesian police on Saturday released security camera images of a truck bombing outside the Australian Embassy, and investigators found traces of explosives in a room rented by two Malaysian militants wanted in the blast.


Consumer Confidence Drops Again in Sept.

U.S. consumer confidence edged lower  again in September after falling in August, as persistent  worries about the job market weighed on sentiment, a report on  Tuesday said.


MOSCOW, Russia -- France and Russia both secured two singles victories apiece in their Fed Cup semifinals against Spain and Austria on Wednesday to edge closer to a final showdown.


A computerized pill box that patients can keep at home to dole out their drugs on schedule and in the correct doses received federal approval Thursday.


Chrysler workers approve contentious labor pact

Workers represented by the United Auto Workers ratified a four-year contract with automaker Chrysler LLC, the union said on Saturday, capping a close-fought battle that had threatened to scuttle the labor pact.


Sharansky: from Soviet Dissident to Pres. Bush's Muse

It's been a long and lonely road for  former Soviet dissident Natan (Anatoly) Sharansky who has for  years been ridiculed for his political theories of spreading  democracy across the globe to obtain world peace.


Jetstar Asia Seeks Destinations in India

Budget airline Jetstar Asia on Monday announced cut-rate fares to its initial destinations of Hong Kong, Thailand and Taiwan and said it was seeking rights to fly to India and additional routes to China.


State health officials in Ohio are investigating whether a second death is the result of a deadly outbreak of E. coli linked to fresh spinach, as federal regulators expanded their search for the source of the contamination.


World Trade Center Leaseholder Gets Boost From Federal Jury

A federal jury decided Monday that the destruction of the World Trade Center was two events for insurance purposes, meaning leaseholder Larry Silverstein can collect twice


An Olympic Airlines flight on its way from Athens to New York is diverted to Stansted Airport after a security alert.


Spitzer Charges Universal Life with Fraud

New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer on Friday filed suit against Universal Life Resources (ULR), charging the life and disability insurance broker with taking fraudulent kick-backs for steering business to certain insurers.


Demonstrators take to the streets in Guinea in protest at President Lansana Conte's choice of prime minister.


Land above famed Hollywood sign up for sale

A parcel of mountaintop land behind to the famed Hollywood sign has been put up for sale, provoking outrage from Los Angeles city officials and residents worried that building there would spoil one of the most famous postcard views in the world.


YouTube Attack Ad Dogs Huckabee Campaign

A slick and well-timed YouTube attack ad against Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee again raises issues of transparency and accountability in the 2008 campaign for president.


Democrat Barack Obama promised Wednesday an open process to enact universal health care, saying he has learned from the mistakes of rival Hillary Rodham Clinton's failed health care reform effort of 1993.


By Leslie Snow  For a computer, she has a light, breezy voice, and I imagine in another life we could be friends. Then she starts in with her nagging questions.


Unidentified gunmen in Somalia kill the chief of police in the lawless capital, Mogadishu.


Sofia Braces for Key Oil Pipeline Signature ... read

Business: 23 December 2004, Thursday. Sofia will host the venue of three Balkan prime ministers on December 28 scheduled to sign a memorandum over the finalization of the oil pipeline project connecting the ...


With agriculture running like a scalded bovine, DuPont offers a couple of lush opportunities.


Seminal Guitarist, 4 Others Die in Ohio Shooting

A man charged on stage and opened fire at a heavy metal band and fans at a crowded bar, killing four people and wounding two others before being killed by police, officials said on Thursday.


Chancellor Gordon Brown and Conservative leader David Cameron outline rival visions to tackle climate change.


Reporter sorta fuzzy about timing on CIA leak

Former New York Times reporter Judith Miller testified Wednesday she doesn't recall learning the identity of former CIA operative Valerie Plame Wilson from any government officials other than Lewis "Scooter" Libby -- in a June 23, 2003, meeting with him.


Aussies cry foul on giant Colonel Sanders

We had world's biggest logo in 1965, mate Aliens take note: reader Gordon Milne has written in to point out that the Aussies actually created the world's biggest logo years before KFC decided it was a good idea to plonk a 65,000-square-foot Colonel Sanders mosaic in the Nevada desert.â¦


A new breed of freighter uses an age-old energy source -- wind.


Yao Ming refreshed for second exhibition game against Sacramento

After a gruelling few days in his hometown of Shanghai for the first NBA game in China on Thursday, the Houston Rockets centre has had some time to unwind since arriving in Beijing.


Fujimori to be extradited to Peru to face charges

Former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori lost his fight on Friday to avoid extradition from Chile and was to be taken to Lima to face charges of human rights abuse and corruption dating from his 1990-2000 rule.


CVS boosts Caremark bid with bigger dividend

CVS Corp.  sweetened its bid for Caremark Rx Inc.  on Tuesday by tripling a proposed special cash dividend for the prescription drug benefit manager's stockholders to $6 per share, after proxy advisory firms urged rejection of the previous offer.


Celtic move four points clear of Rangers

Celtic moved four points clear of Rangers at the top of the Scottish Premier League with a 2-0 win at Hearts on Sunday in their final match of 2004.


Gambia sent 196 troops to Darfur on Monday to help monitor a shaky ceasefire between Sudanese government forces and rebels in the troubled Darfur region, the Ministry of Defence said.


An England rugby player is charged with assault following an allegation of an incident in July.


All across the Czech Republic millions of people will take to the woods this month in search of mushrooms.


Nepal's King Gyanendra publicly accepts responsibility for "success and failure" under his direct rule.


Cuba gives few hints about Castro's future - U.S.

The Cuban government appears to be increasing Fidel Castro's media exposure to emphasize his recovery from stomach surgery but has avoided any clear signals about his political future, U.S. officials said on Wednesday.


The search begins for a jury to decide whether 1970s US TV star Robert Blake murdered his wife.


A Tory MP calls for change in law after illegal migrants are told to make their own way to an immigration centre.


Sexy, Scary and Often Naked: Thatâs Acting!

Asia Argento is one of those rare actors whose mere presence instantly makes a movie less predictable.


Safari comes to Windows WWDC Steve Jobs has re-kindled the browser wars - only this time Firefox is in the firing line, as well as Microsoft.â¦


British net firms are starting to get tough with firms that drum up trade using junk e-mails.


By Ryan Lafontaine, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Jun. 12--LAUREL -- Attorneys representing DuPont's titanium-dioxide plant in DeLisle are asking the Jones County Circuit Court to throw out most of the 1,951 toxic-exposure lawsuits pending against the chemical giant.


Famed Gym in Detroit Could Be Facing the End

DETROIT -- Emanuel Steward sat on the couch, hunched over and covered his face with his hands -- the same hands that made him an amateur champion as a young man and later helped him tutor some of the greatest fighters who ever stepped in the ring.


A Casavatore (Napoli) uccisi membri del clan Di Lauro


Scientists close in on source of human depression:

[Health India]: Washington, Dec 28: A new study conducted by Washington University School of Medicine suggests that genetic variations in a protein in the brain of mice, the absence of which makes them react to stress differently.


Russian Spacecraft Heads for International Space Station

A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying two Russian cosmonauts and one American astronaut has reached orbit, after blasting off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.


LONDON, February 16  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ntl Telewest - now Virgin Media  - scooped the most coveted award for consumer facing ISPs at the annual Internet Services Providers' Association (ISPA) Awards, held in London last night.


Freed From the Page, but a Book Nonetheless

Amazonâs new device could turn out to be the iPod of the written word.


Three UN workers held hostage in Afghanistan met President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday and appeared happy and well despite a kidnap ordeal lasting nearly a month.


Women, beware: Those "eye in the sky" surveillance cameras used by casinos don't just look for card cheats and crooked dealers. Sometimes, they look for low-cut blouses.


The world's largest Internet service provider believes spammers are starting to give up — at least when it comes to sending junk to its subscribers.


Nancy Lopez knows she might not be able to win on the LPGA Tour as a 50-year-old, but that's not going to stop her from trying.


Ivan Spurs Jamaica Evacuations; Florida Declared Emergency Area

Hurricane Ivan, with winds of 155 miles per hour, forced evacuations in Jamaica as it moved on a track toward Cuba and Florida, where residents braced for the third powerful storm to hit the state in a month.


RIGHTS:  Italy Builds Its Own Separation Wall

PADUA, Sep 5 (IPS) - 'Stop the Wall', say the posters on the  three-metre high metal panels that have come up to  isolate the  migrant estate on Anelli Road from their surroundings in Padua.


Uruguay's Vazquez Declares Victory as Nation's Next President

Uruguayan physician and former Montevideo Mayor Tabare Vazquez declared victory as the nation's next president after exit polls showed he won a majority of votes in the South American country.


Study Finds Prior Trauma Raised Childrenâs 9/11 Risk

Preschoolers who witnessed the 2001 terrorist attacks were at high risk of developing lingering problems if they had had a previous frightening experience, new research suggests.


Give John Montgomery a spreadsheet, and he'll make you rich.


Armed forces in Ivory Coast say they have foiled a coup plot, including a plan to assassinate President Gbagbo.


Shares in record company EMI sink nearly 15% as the company sees lower-than-expected sales.


In futuro, dice, dovranno tenere conto delle diversita'


Rollin' on, but not rollin' out Nine years after the project began, the government is still failing to put a completion date on the roll out of the IT system for magistrates' courts.â¦


Scarborough, Tobago - The global airline industry would lose about $5 billion (R31 billion) this year, and more bankruptcies of carriers were likely, due in part to rising fuel costs, an International Air Transport Association official warned this week.


Elizabeth Adak Shindu paid a high price to return home. She walked for 30 days, endured hunger and disease and used up the last of her life savings. When she finally reached this sprawling, dusty town, she found another family living on her land.


Sen. John McCain disposed of a snag in his personal financial disclosure requirements and a GOP presidential rival, Mitt Romney, has put off his disclosure obligations.


More than 100 people were injured in clashes in Bangladesh today during a strike called by the country's main opposition party to protest at a grenade attack that nearly killed its leader.


Halliburton posts loss, meagre pickings in Iraq

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct 26  - Halliburton, the oil services giant once run by US Vice President Dick Cheney, Tuesday reported a quarterly loss and only meagre pickings from its vast operations in Iraq.


Abbas's Brush with Gunmen Makes Vote Urgent -Aide

A gunbattle sparked by militants confronting moderate interim Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas on a visit to Gaza underscores the urgent need for elections to


How Planets Form: 'It's a Mess Out There'

New observations of dust around young stars suggests collisions of large asteroid-like objects and fledgling planets are frequent.


Market bomb kills 11 in Pakistani province

Assail-ants set off a powerful timed bomb next to an army truck parked in a teeming outdoor market Friday in southwestern Pakistan, killing at least 11 people - mostly


When a degenerative illness strikes, a husband leaves but never goes away.


Nikkei conclude a -0,49%, in calo tutti i listini asiatici


Not Such a Hit in the Battling Blogosphere

MANCHESTER, N.H. -- As Sen. Barack Obama continues a strategy of appealing to Republicans and independents, an influential and vocal group within his own party -- the liberal blogosphere -- faces an identity crisis of sorts.


Nearly 300 passengers, including 113 Americans, were awaiting rescue Wednesday from a Norwegian cruise ship that ran aground off a remote Antarctic island, damaging its hull.


Benching suggests Lefty's routine isn't working

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- Phil Mickelson was hoping this was the season when he finally could wear the title of "major champion.


Kabul car bomb kills at least 4 near US firm

A powerful car bomb exploded at dusk yesterday outside the downtown office of a US security contracting firm and an adjacent building where Afghan police are trained.


Europeans to hold hearings on Google-DoubleClick and privacy

Privacy to be central to lawmaker hearings in Europe on Google's proposed $3.1 billion acquisition of the online-ad company.


Per la coalizione sciita Alleanza irachena unita


Actress Lindsay Lohan has returned  to rehab after a weekend drunken-driving arrest, her publicist  said on Tuesday, raising questions about whether she can start  shooting her latest film as planned.


But it still helps for presidential candidates to be likable. Forty percent found Hillary Rodham Clinton likable, compared with 54 percent for Barack Obama, 45 percent for John McCain and 31 percent for Mitt Romney. Clinton's rating has not changed since the first AP-Yahoo News poll in November, while the others' have improved slightly.


Elizabeth Edwards diagnosed with breast cancer

BOSTON - Elizabeth Edwards, the wife of the former Democratic vice presidential nominee, was diagnosed with breast cancer shortly after her husband and Sen. John F. Kerry conceded the election.


French hostages to be freed in days: unknown Iraqi group

A previously unheard-of Damascus-based Iraqi opposition group said that two French journalists held hostage in Iraq for more than a month will be released soon.


China says food safety media reports hurt exports

Foreign media reports on China's food and drug safety problems have hurt exports even though they have been hyped up and domestic media should help by showing the "real situation", an official was quoted as saying on Tuesday.


Russia has recalled Marat Safin for next month's Davis Cup first-round tie against World Group newcomer Serbia.


Stocks seen higher on Fed pause expectations

U.S. stock futures indicated a higher   opening on Wall Street on Monday, extending last week's gains,   on expectations the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates   unchanged.


Bulgarian Dobrev powers way to win weightlifting gold medal

Milen Dobrev of Bulgaria breezily claimed the gold medal in weightlifting men's 94kg class as Greece's Akakios Kakiasvili failed to become the first lifter to win four consecutive Olympic gold here on Monday.


Duesseldorf (IANS) Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) in Germany have appealed to the Indian government to include Germany in the list of countries whose nationals of Indians origin could avail themselves of dual ...


Swiss golfer Julien Clement would give anything today for a repeat of his seven-under first-round 64 at the Madrid Open. The 23-year-old is 174th in the European Order of Merit and must finish first or second in Spain to keep his tour card for next year.


Stronach, Thomson kin donate $33M to cancer

Relatives of the late newspaper magnate Roy Thomson donated $25 million and auto parts billionaire Frank Stronach donated $8 million in two separate announcements Monday.


GE earnings increase, per-share price falls

General Electric today reported third-quarter earnings of $4.051 billion, an increase of 1 percent from the same quarter last year.


Bush tightens sanctions on Sudan over Darfur

President George W. Bush tightened U.S. sanctions against Sudan on Tuesday and sought support for new international penalties out of frustration at Sudan's refusal to end the bloodshed in Darfur.


Kazaa's parent takes another legal beating

"The Kazaa system is an engine of copyright piracy to a degree of magnitude never before seen," declared the counsel for the music industry, Tony Bannon, during today's commencement of the civil trial against peer-to-peer (P2P) software distributor


Two Misplaced Souls Decide They Might as Well Live

Love doesn't just hurt in this jagged German romance about two strangers with suicidal tendencies; it cuts and bleeds and even kills.


Vatican soccer stars kick off priestly world cup

It is sometimes said that Italy has two main religions -- Catholicism and football.


US search engine Google.com launches a new search service, Google Print, Wednesday (Oct. 6). The service will allow users to search books and help publishers promote their books online for free.


Nelle immagini diffuse su internet il gruppo islamico chiede il ritirodella Germania dall'Afghanistan. In caso contrario, gli ostaggi verranno uccisi                                            Iraq, rapiti madre e figlio tedeschi sul web un video con minacce di morte


Samsung Electronics unveils world's highest resolution chip for handsets

South Korea's Samsung Electronics unveiled a new semiconductor chip that it says uses new technology to greatly enhance the quality of images on handset display panels.


A UK minister says Britain and Saudi Arabia are working to tackle terrorism, despite criticism from King Abdullah.


Pechino, 14:56 - TENNIS,  ATP PECHINO: BAGHDATIS IN SEMIFINALE

Il cipriota Marcos Baghdatis continua a fare molto bene nel circuito internazionale di tennis. Oggi,...


WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kerry will probably avoid the "Will it Float?" routine but might opt to deliver the "Top 10 List" when he appears on the "The Late Show with David Letterman" on Monday...


The head of the mechanics union at US Airways said yesterday the group is not optimistic about reaching an agreement with the airline before a critical hearing Thursday and raised the prospect that the unit could walk off the job if a court allows the current labor contract to be voided.


Nel 2008 dovrebbe scendere al 2,1%, lo riferisce Russo Spena


Malaysian astronaut to conduct cancer research in space

Malaysia's first astronaut, involved in a 25 million dollar space programme, will carry out scientific research including a study on the growth of cancer cells in outer space, reports said Wednesday.


CRANS-SUR-SIERRE, Switzerland  - World number  three Ernie Els says he feels a failure after narrowly missing  out on three of the year's four major championships.


Liza Minnelli collapses on stage in Sweden

Veteran entertainer Liza Minnelli collapsed on stage a few songs into a performance in Sweden's second city and was taken to hospital before being discharged on Thursday, a concert promoter said.


Stocks pared losses in late morning trading and the S&P 500 index briefly turned positive on Thursday as investors scoured the beaten-down market for cheap stocks.


Swedes to probe cow-belch threat to planet

Bovine methane menace Swedish researchers have secured $590,000 to determine just how much methane is emitted by belching cows, AP reports.â¦


CAIRO -- International human rights groups urged Iran yesterday to immediately release four Iranian-American scholars and activists being held on suspicion of spying.


Ascoli, 16:54 - CALCIO, ASCOLI; SONETTI: PER ALLENARE CONTANO ANCHE AMICIZIE

Dichiarazioni polemiche dell'allenatore dell'Ascoli Nedo Sonetti, che a Radio Incontro spiega l'impo...


Morto pure soldato straniero in combattimenti contro taleban


Paris Hilton Returns to Court for Hearing

The judge said she could not testify by telephone, as her lawyers had requested, at a hearing over her early release from jail.


It's now up to NBA commissioner David Stern to decide if Larry Brown is entitled to the remainder of his salary from the Knicks.


Chicago Bears quarterback Craig Krenzel went on injured reserve yesterday with an ankle injury and will miss the rest of the season.


Roma, 16:22 - CALCIO, SERIE C2: CINQUE GIORNATE A SERVIDEI DELLA SPAL

Il giudice sportivo, in merito alla terza giornata di serie C2, ha squalificato 18 giocatori. Per ci...


The Strongest Force? Any Parent Can Tell You

What's the strongest force in the universe? The author would like to convince you that it is love.


Pakistan's PM pledges free and fair elections

Â· No plans for state of emergency, Guardian told Â· President's woes grow as exiled rival plans return


It is late in the game, the Patriots clinging to a 2-point lead, and Heinz Field is rocking. The diehard Steeler fans are roaring as their heroes march upfield for what could be a winning field goal.


FRIDAY, Jan. 14 (HealthDayNews) -- Carefree, optimistic people are more likely to ignore symptoms of rectal cancer for long periods of time and receive treatment at a later stage than people who are more anxious by nature, says a study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.


Exports to Japan to resume under an agreement to ease a 10-month ban prompted by a case of mad cow disease in Washington state.


PALM HARBOR - With a twinkle in his eye and a wry smile on his face, Kirk Triplett was assessing his competition heading into today's final round of the Chrysler Championship.


An astronaut from the space shuttle Atlantis collapsed twice Friday during a welcome home ceremony, a wobbly return that officials attributed to the adjustment from 12 days at zero gravity.


India crumble to leave Australia in commanding position

Bangalore, Oct. 7. (PTI): India today succumbed meekly to leave Australia in a commanding position on the second day of the first cricket Test which was marked by an outstanding 151 by debutant Michael Clarke


Jobless Claims Rise on Back of Hurricane

The ranks of Americans filling for  initial unemployment compensation swelled last week but at  least half of this increase was linked to devastation wrought  by Hurricane Charley earlier this month, the government said on  Thursday.


A wave of bombings and shootings killed 46 people Saturday in two states in India's remote and turbulent northeast, authorities said, underscoring the continued threat


Palestinian Carries Tune and His People's Dreams

Palestinians are utterly consumed by the fate of the 26-year-old man who will compete in Lebanon in the final of the televised contest to be named the Arab worldÂs finest singer.


Per segretario Pd 'importanti passi in avanti'


Fast Forward columnist Rob Pegoraro was online to discuss his experiences at the Consumer Electronics Show.


Bangladesh relaxes curfew despite sporadic violence

Bangladesh relaxed a curfew for most of  Saturday, despite attempts to defy it by unidentified  activists, police said.


Panel rejects Merck over-the-counter statin bid

A U.S. advisory panel  urged the government on Thursday to reject Merck & Co Inc's   latest bid to sell a cholesterol-lowering drug without  a prescription.


Genova, 18:13 - CALCIO, SAMPDORIA: LA SETTIMANA PROSSIMA TEST CON LA LIBIA

La Sampdoria giocherà la prossima settimana a tripoli contro la Nazionale della Libia.


Scientists believe they could be a step closer to solving the mystery of how the first birds took to the air.


Madrid, 19:19 - BASKET, EUROPEI: RUSSIA-PORTOGALLO 78-65

La Russia ha battuto il Portogallo 78-65 (47-30) in un incontro valido per la prima giornata della s...


UK BUILDING materials firm and world market leader RMC has agreed to a Â£2.3 billion takeover bid from the worldâs third largest concrete-maker, Cemex of Mexico.


Rwandan troops arrive in Darfur as president vows force to protect civilians

AL-FASHER, Sudan  - Dozens of Rwandan soldiers arrived in Sudan's troubled Darfur region Sunday, the first foreign armed force deployed in the area since Arab militiamen began a rampage against black African farmers, killing thousands.


Politica: oggi primo vertice ufficiale del Centrosinistra

ROMA - Si apre questa mattina a Roma per il centrosinistra il primo vertice ufficiale tra il leader della coalizione Romano Prodi e tutti i segretari dei partiti per lanciare l'Alleanza democratica. Al centro


Canada Hopes New Beef Rules Will Win Over Japan

Canada has positioned itself ahead of the United States to regain share in the lucrative Japanese beef market, thanks to strict new rules aimed at preventing mad cow disease, Agriculture Minister Andy Mitchell said on Wednesday.


Woman arrested in connection with car bombings released

A woman arrested in connection with attempted car bombings in London and Glasgow last month has been released without charge, a police spokeswoman told AFP Thursday.


Platform champion Hu Jia seals historic win

It was a historic moment for Hu Jiawhen the 21-year-old Chinese diver eventually pushed aside long-time rival and teammate Tian Liang for the Olympic platform glory.


AFTER four Olympics competing for two countries, Irina Lashko ended her diving career in Athens without a gold medal. Melbourne-based Lashko, who owns two Olympic silvers and a bronze, finished seventh in


In 4 giorni i padiglioni di Milano hanno accolto 150 mila visitatoriOltre 45 mila gli espositori con un incremento del 15 per cento                                                  Turismo sempre piÃ¹ "specializzato" e la Bit festeggia un altro record                                                                                Tra le numerose novitÃ  "Bit for job" e "Bit Green"Grande attenzione alla Cina, un mercato promettentedalla nostra inviata CRISTINA NADOTTI


Lewis Hamilton is cleared to race in Sunday's European Grand Prix despite a serious crash during qualifying.


At stake in this contract battle between Nascarâs most popular driver, Dale Earnhardt Jr., and his stepmother, Teresa Earnhardt, is the future of a company that is the legacy of Dale Earnhardt.


EU, U.S., India try to advance global trade talks

Ministers from trade powers tried on Sunday to push forward talks for a long-delayed deal to boost global commerce and ease poverty which risks running out of time this year.


Bush Urges Iraqis to Vote, Defy Terrorists

President Bush urged Iraqis to defy terrorists and vote in Sunday's election and sought patience from anxious Americans as a Marine helicopter crash pushed the U.S. death toll above 1,400.


A Stradivarius violen worth around 2.5m euros ($3.4m) is returned to its owner in Vienna after its theft last month.


McDonald's sees $1 billion in sales from new drinks

McDonald's Corp's  plan to expand the beverage lineup at its U.S. restaurants with cappuccinos, lattes and other drinks is expected to add $1 billion to annual sales, a spokeswoman said on Monday.


Jamie Murray hopes that he and Jelena Jankovic will team up again at next month's US Open.


California to Sue EPA Over Greenhouse Gas Regulations

California sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday for denying its first-in-the-nation greenhouse gas limits on cars, trucks and SUVs.


Twenty-six dead in Honduran bus massacre

TEGUCIGALPA  - Police in Honduras began investigating an horrific massacre of 26 people, killed when their bus was strafed by automatic gunfire, in what officials suspect was a message from local gangs to crime-busting politicians and President


Bucarest e Bruxelles tra le citta' piu' convenienti


Braves agree two-year deal with reliever Soriano

The Atlanta Braves and reliever Rafael Soriano avoided arbitration by agreeing to a two-year, $9 million contract, the team said on Thursday.


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AT&T is expanding its network infrastructure in the Middle East and building up its local presence there.


Private equity firms meet Chrysler execs -report

Representatives from Cerberus Capital  Management  met executives from Chrysler Group on  Monday to consider a possible bid for the struggling automaker,  the Detroit News reported on Tuesday.


Tennessee Titans beat Green Bay Packers 48-27

GREEN BAY, Wis. The Tennessee Titans and Green Bay Packers were both in danger of falling to one-and-four tonight. Well, it didn't happen to the Titans.


Australian court opens the way for restaurants to claim damages over unfavourable reviews.


Iran today received the qualified backing of the UN's nuclear watchdog just 10 days short of a deadline to address US and European concerns over its programmes.


"Today Ukraine, tomorrow Belarus!" read a banner strung up this week in a tent camp for opposition protesters.


A pilot study assesses making primary schools in England specialists, the way most secondaries now are.


In the era of tournaments, rankings and RPIs, there's still something to be said for a good old fashioned first-place finish in the regular season, especially in a bloated conference like the Big East.


Â· Cakes laced with thallium left at popular sports club Â· Britain sends antidote to Basra base and hospitals


Holdout offensive tackle Orlando Pace signed a one-year contract on Monday with the St. Louis Rams and participated in his first practice.


Ofcom puts digital dividend on the auction block

Will stage small beauty parade for luvvies Communications regulator Ofcom has confirmed it will auction off all the spectrum freed up by the switchover to digital services.â¦


Cornell plotting first solo album since 1999

Audioslave's third album,  "Revelations," is penciled in for a September 5 release, but  it's not the only thing on singer Chris Cornell's plate these  days.


Haute Secure offers safe surfing toolbar for Internet Explorer

Blog: Company hopes to improve upon existing toolbars already on the market.


K.C.'s Grudzielanek to have knee surgery

Kansas City Royals second baseman Mark Grudzielanek will have arthroscopic surgery on his left knee Monday, and the team said there is no timetable for his return.


Arsenal miss two penalties but score two extra-time goals to beat Bolton and set up an FA Cup fifth round tie with Blackburn.


Dutch police have raided an illegal DVD  manufacturing plant capable of making 900 copies of movies an  hour, anti-piracy officials said on Thursday.


Luxembourg PM appointed first "Mr. Euro"

Disagreement has flared in Europe over a proposal to change the EU's budget deficit pact in Scheveningen, the Netherlands, China Radio International reported Saturday.


Oscar-nominated short films get special release

For a third consecutive  year, the 10 Oscar-nominated shorts hit the theatrical circuit  thanks to Magnolia Pictures and Shorts International.


Burundi police fire tear gas at massacre protest

Police in Burundi's capital Bujumbura fired tear gas at crowds today, protesting against the massacre of at least 160 Congolese Tutsis at a UN refugee camp in the west of the country.


Around 40% of the UK will still be without internet access at home by 2025, warns a study by telecoms giant BT.


Nokia, Philips to Test German Bus Fare Payment System

Nokia Oyj, the world's biggest maker of mobile phones, and Royal Philips Electronics NV, Europe's third-largest semiconductor maker, will next year test a system in Germany allowing people to pay for bus fares using handsets.


Blast, gas leaks kill 45 in Kazakh, Ukraine coalmines

An accidental blast and lethal gas leaks at coalmines in Kazakhstan and Ukraine has killed at least 45 people in the latest series of tragedies to hit the mining sector across the ex-Soviet Union.


Nigeria to stay tough over hostage-takers despite Briton's death

The Nigerian military said they would maintain a tough stance on hostage-takers despite the killing of a British hostage caught in the crossfire between the kidnappers and their rescuers.


With the European economy on the upswing, companies and governments are shrugging off the dollar's renewed slide against the euro this week - a phenomenon once dreaded as potential poison for the continent's ...Comment


Tolkien Heirs Sue New Line Over Millions From âRingsâ

The Tolkien Trust joined a private family trust of Tolkien heirs and the British arm of HarperCollins Publishers in suing New Line Cinema for breach of contract.


If your income's too high, kiss the sweetest deductions goodbye.


Attack Kills U.S. Soldier in Afghanistan

An attack on an observation post killed an American soldier, the third U.S. fatality this week in Afghanistan, the military said Wednesday, amid a flurry of attacks that wounded over a dozen Americans in the run-up to the Oct. 9 presidential election.


To Eat Less, Start Meals with a Low-Cal Salad

NEW YORK  - Sometimes ordering more food  helps you eat less -- that is, if what you order is a  low-calorie salad, new research shows.


GiÃ  domani prezzi scontati nei negozi di NapoliVenezia e Torino inizieranno lunedÃ¬; Aosta tra un mese                                          I saldi partono in anticipo "La colpa Ã¨ la crisi dei consumi"                                                                                Il vademecum della Confcommercio per evitare le truffe


Jason Alexander to Co-Host People's Awards

Jason Alexander has it on good authority that his job as co-host of the People's Choice Awards on Sunday is unlikely to have a big payoff.


2 Mavericks in Economics Awarded Nobel Prize

An American and a Norwegian won the Nobel prize in economics for research into how new technologies and financial "shocks" play a role in booms and recessions.


Segnalati a Corte dei Conti 19 farmacisti e 10 medici


Spento principio incendio,problema risolto con aiuto turisti


Jerry Yang faces pressure as he decides whether to try to rescue the company from Microsoft, or accept its bid to purchase Yahoo.


New system may help plan for flu outbreak

The government will predict the severity of the next flu pandemic just like forecasters predict hurricane strength — using a ranking system unveiled Thursday to help states determine when they should take increasingly strong steps to combat flu's spread.


NEW YORK - A woman who was sued by American Express over an alleged scam where she posed as a Saudi princess to steal thousands has countersued the company, saying she was mentally incompetent when she opened her account and the company should have known it.


Jude Law, Johnny Depp and Colin Farrell will play Heath Ledger's character in his unfinished film Doctor Parnassus.


Investment-Manager UBS to Buy Julius Baer's U.S. Wealth-Management Unit

UBS AG, the Swiss investment-management company, said Monday it agreed to buy Julius Baer Holding AG's wealth management operations in the United States for an undisclosed sum.


Warning: That Yahoo IM from me is malicious

Blog: Writer is duped for the first time ever by a phishing attack; feels violated and ashamed


North Korea plans nuclear test, U.S. calls it threat

North Korea said on Tuesday it would conduct its first nuclear test, prompting the United States, France and Japan to urge the U.N. Security Council to respond to what Washington called "an unacceptable threat" to world peace.


This week, automated source-code analysis tool developer Coverity announced a list of open-source projects it has certified as secure and defect-free.


'Cheetah Friendly' Beef to Make Its Way to EU

Namibian beef certified as "cheetah-friendly" will soon make its way to the European Union as part of a new strategy to reduce conflict between ranchers and the graceful cats.


A rare, nearly blind white dolphin that survived for millions of years is effectively extinct, an international expedition declared Wednesday after ending a fruitless six-week search of its Yangtze River habitat.


Russia, China to stage first ever joint military exercises ...

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov said Monday that Russia and China would conduct their first ever joint military exercises in the latter half of next year on Chinese territory, news reports said.


Worms squirming on a fishhook feel no pain -- nor do lobsters and crabs cooked in boiling water, a scientific study funded by the Norwegian government has found.


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Wal-Mart to open up to 15 stores in China next year

Wal-Mart Stores Inc, the world's largest retailer, said it plans to open as many as 15 new stores in China next year, expanding in the world's fastest-growing economy as the government lifts curbs on foreign store operators.


Asteroid mission gone 'til September Brief Dawn, NASA's mission to the asteroids, has been postponed again - this time until September. Mission managers had hoped to launch on Monday, but the final decision to delay was taken on Saturday.â¦


Pat Shelton has had the AIDS virus for at least 15 years, and also struggles with hepatitis C and high blood pressure. But what is bothering her most on this sultry summer day are hot flashes.


Cambodian King Delays Return, Wants to Abdicate

Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk, now 83, sick and dismayed at political infighting in his impoverished country as it tries to recover from the "Killing Fields" era, wants to give up his throne.


Roma, 15:20 - CALCIO, GUSSONI: NESSUNO TELEFONA PIU' PER LAMENTARSI DI ARBITRI

Chi si lamenta dell'operato degli arbitri, non alza piÃ¹ il telefono per parlare con il designatore. ...


European stocks fall; Groupe Eurotunnel dives by third

Europe's main stock markets dropped in morning deals on Monday, with London trading affected by security worries after the failed bomb attacks across Britain.


Three-year-old Victoria, from St Petersburg, has been living at the Schroders' family home in Hanover in northern Germany for several weeks.


Washington - Part of the lava dome in Mount St Helens' crater has risen 15 to 30 metres since Tuesday while earthquake activity remained low, signs that magma is moving upward without much resistance, scientists said on Thursday.


SRI Lanka said today it feared about 200 foreign tourists had been killed by its worst tsunami in memory after the military raised the overall death toll to more than 10,000 people.


GE, Abbott end $8 bln deal for diagnostics business

General Electric Co.  and Abbott  Laboratories Inc.  said on Wednesday they had terminated  a proposed $8 billion deal for GE to buy two Abbott businesses  because they couldn't agree on final terms.


UN negotiations on fisheries end without the ban on bottom trawling advocated by conservation groups.


Modena, 18:14 - CALCIO, MODENA: PRESENTATO BORTOLO MUTTI

Primo allenamento per il nuovo allenatore del Modena Bortolo Mutti: parte atletica iniziale e partit...


Officials in the Israeli prime ministerâs office reacted coolly to an indirect approach by the Hamas ruler in Gaza offering talks for a truce.


Consumers return in Sept.; spending up 0.6%

Consumer spending climbed 0.6% in September, in line with expectations, as shoppers splashed out after showing restraint the month before, government data showed Monday.


European cinema in the spotlight at Copenhagen film festival

The Copenhagen International Film Festival puts the spotlight on European cinema this year, with organisers hoping the event will give a boost to 'old world' filmmakers struggling against Hollywood's dominance in the movie industry.


Rebels in Nigeria's Delta region agree to halt attacks on oil installations and launch democratic struggle.


Net a 'Force for Democracy' says Google's Schmidt

Search giant's CEO didn't address Googe's role, but says the Net boosts government transparency.


Kerry Says Bush Has Ignored North Korean Threat

John Kerry accused the Bush administration of letting "a nuclear nightmare" develop by refusing to deal with North Korea.


Germany's Schroeder confirms adopting Russian toddler

German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder confirmed on Wednesday that he and his wife have adopted a child, reported to be a girl from a Russian orphanage, but has called on the media to respect his family's privacy.


"Huck and Chuck" show adds punch to campaign

Martial arts guru and  actor Chuck Norris is relishing one of his toughest roles yet:  helping to propel Republican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee  into the White House.


David Greene led No. 8 Georgia to an early lead over Georgia Tech, then returned at the end with an aching left thumb to make sure the Bulldogs held on for a 19-13 victory over Georgia Tech on Saturday.


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Woods still No. 1; Cink up to 11 following NEC win

Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Tiger Woods tied for second behind Stewart Cink at the WGC-NEC Invitational last week to remain on top of the Official World Golf Ranking.


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Modena, 17:27 - CALCIO, MODENA: STOP DI 15 GIORNI PER LAZZARI

Dopo la giornata supplementare di riposo, è ripresa oggi con una seduta pomeridiana al Campo ...


Cisco Invests in Mobile Services Start-Up

SoonR, a provider of mobile computer file access and management services, this week received US$9.5 million in Series B funding led by Cisco.


Kings' Artest Arrested on Suspicion of Domestic Violence

Ron Artest of the Sacramento Kings was arrested Monday on suspicion of domestic violence andÃÂ was laterÃÂ booked and released on $50,000 bail.


OPEC May Fail to Cut Oil Price Below $40 for Months

OPEC, pumping oil at the fastest pace in 25 years, has little ammunition left to reduce near- record prices at a meeting this week, and some analysts are forecasting crude above $40 a barrel for the rest of the year.


China Aviation Oil (Singapore) chief executive Chen Jiulin, who was suspended last week after the company lost about $550 million (R3.16 billion) trading derivatives, was arrested on his return to Singapore from China, police said yesterday.


Tehran and Washington are headed for confrontation as the UN meets to discuss Iran's nuclear program: The US wants to take the issue to the Security Council while Europe lobbies for more diplomacy.


AFRICA - Gli echi dell'Incontro Mondiale delle Famiglie di Valencia stanno ancora giungendo in diverse diocesi africane, per diffondere i discorsi di Papa Benedetto XVI e le testimonianze delle famiglie Valencia (Agenzia Fides) - Diverse  diocesi africane stanno organizzando Congressi sull'Incontro Mondiale delle Famiglie celebrato a Valencia nello scorso mese di luglio, allo scopo di far conoscere i discorsi pronunciati dal Santo Padre Benedetto XV...


What $10 Billion Buys: Facebook, or 469 Tons of Gold

Microsoft is rumored to be interested in investing in Facebook, in a deal that would value the social network at $10 billion or more. Just what else could you buy with $10 billion? It's the GDP of Bolivia, for starters.


F-35 fighter safety completes first test flight

The Pentagon's costliest acquisition project, the F-35 Lightning 2 Joint Strike Fighter, safely completed its first test flight Friday, advancing a $276.5 billion program co-financed by the United States and eight nations.


China urges calm after N.Korea triggers alarm

China, the closest North Korea has to an ally, on Wednesday called for restraint after the reclusive state said it planned a nuclear test in a move the United States said would threaten world peace.


Mormonism's home is America, but most of its believers don't live here anymore. In the past 13 years the church has flourished as never before around the world, with new temples rising in Africa and South America and new members joining by the tens of thousands.


Movie Review | 'Forever': Beauty and Art, Among the Dead in Paris

Death, beauty and the persistence of art are the vast topics addressed in Heddy Honigmannâs frustrating documentary âForever.â


Erano accorsi in aiuto di un cagnolino attaccato dal pitbull


Nintendo Math: Wiimote + Nunchuk = Wii Zapper

The remote control for Nintendo's Wii game console, and the add-on attachment known as the Nunchuk, are having their first offspring. It is named the Wii Zapper. On Monday, the games company announced that the Zapper will launch on November 19, bundled with Link's Crossbow Adventure for $19.99.


Glasgow, 13:35 - CALCIO, AGENTE DONATI: MASSIMO TENTATO DAL CELTIC

Negli scorsi giorni si è parlato di un interesse del Celtic nei confronti di Gennaro Delvecch...


NEW YORK (Billboard) - Two popular rap acts occupied the top two spots on the U.S. album charts Wednesday, with the Game's "Doctor's Advocate" coming in at No. 1.


Chinese to win cash for hanging with the monkeys

A Chinese zoo is running a Big Brother style competition with a difference -- the contestants have to live in a monkey enclosure.


Jacques Villeneuveâs determination to return to racing has secured him a place in the 2005 paddock. The 33-year old Canadian has signed a two-year contract with Sauber, which will come into effect on the 1st of November 2004.


At least 23 bombs exploded Sunday in apparently coordinated attacks in parts of southern Thailand plagued by a Muslim insurgency, killing three people and wounding more than 50, the military said.


Jets' Carter Back in the Kitchen, Heat and All

Because of quarterback Chad Pennington's strained rotator cuff, Quincy Carter, a four-year veteran, is being thrown into the fire again.


NBC is to stop making pilot episodes of TV series - a move that could change how new US shows are made.


A Chinese court uses software to help determine sentences in more than 1,500 cases, covering wrongdoing like robbery, rape, murder and state-security offenses.


Red Hat Names New CFO as Class-Action Suits Loom

More than two months after Red Hat's chief financial officer resigned and the company announced a change in its accounting methods, the Linux distributor on Thursday named Charles E. Peters Jr.


Major presidential candidates in Afghanistan

Afghans are expected to democratically elect their president for the first time on 9 October. The candidates are a mix of old and new faces, representing an array of ethnic and regional interests.


Newbury Networks' Wireless LAN Solutions Named One of Network World's Best of New Data Center Products

Newbury Networks Inc., the Location Systems Company™,  today announced its Newbury Location Appliance™  was named as one of the Best of New Data Center products in a recent  edition of Network World.


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


Update 1: Freeze Is Upheld on Yukos Subsidiaries

A Russian court on Thursday rejected an appeal by the Yukos oil company seeking to overturn a freeze on the accounts of the struggling oil giant's core subsidiaries.


Blog: Blogs: they're here. They're read. Get used to it.


Bengals step up to Monday Night challenge

It's not often that the Cincinnati Bengals get to flash their skills in front of a national audience. In fact, it had been 12 years since Cincinnati had appeared


EU says Microsoft not complying with decision: source

An EU committee ruled on Monday that  Microsoft  failed to comply with a landmark antitrust  decision, paving the way for fines of up to 2 million euros  ($2.56 million) a day, a source familiar with the situation  said.


Dlamini-Zuma to attend conference in The Hague

Foreign Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma will lead a delegation to a three-day Southern African Development Community-European Union (SADC-EU) ministerial conference at The Hague in the Netherlands.


The road to White House counsel Alberto Gonzales' confirmation as the first Hispanic U.S. attorney general may run through two controversial places: the notorious Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq and Texas's death row.


U.N. bans Serb "guard" from Kosovo battle ceremony

The United Nations has banned  a self-styled Serb 'volunteer guard' from entering Kosovo,  trying to calm Albanian tempers as Serbs remember a medieval  battle at the heart of their claim to the province.


MADRID, Aug 20  - Factbox on England defender Jonathan Woodgate who will sign for Real Madrid on Saturday after passing a medical on Friday.


Lawsuit claims sex-discrimination, bias at EMC

Flag raised over strip club bonding A sex-discrimination lawsuit by two former female EMC employees alleges "locker-room" antics within the firm's sales team in Chicago, detailing company-paid visits to strip clubs, demeaning sexual remarks, and a general failing to hire and promote women.â¦


Russian President Vladimir Putin on  Thursday strongly defended the takeover by state oil firm  Rosneft of stricken oil major YUKOS' key production unit,  Yuganskneftegaz, calling it a legitimate business deal.


At a School in Russia, a World of Emptiness

As the people of Beslan struggle with their grief, the schoolhouse where their children died has become a place of echoes and memories.


Georgia PM Death Confirmed from Gas Poisoning

TBILISI, Georgia  - Georgian Prime Minister Zurab  Zhvania's death was, as initially thought, caused by carbon  monoxide poisoning, a justice ministry expert said Friday after  an autopsy.


Cesc Fabregas' late strike gives Arsenal victory and knocks Man City off the top of the Premier League.


US files last-ditch challenge to NAFTA ruling against lumber ...

VANCOUVER (CP) - The US government followed through Wednesday on a last-ditch appeal to overturn a key trade ruling that undercuts stiff American tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber.


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Japan, Waving Sanctions Card, Urges North Korea Back to Talks

Japan's Prime Minister let the clock run on a new law that will bar most North Korean ships from Japanese ports starting March 1.


Toby Keith among 8 chosen for Okla. hall

Toby Keith is among eight people, including the new majority owner of an NBA franchise and a civil rights pioneer, chosen to be inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame.


Coke case could spur review of security policies

U.S. bosses could be scurrying to lock  file cabinets and recover printouts from their waste baskets  after federal prosecutors this week charged three people with  stealing information from Coca-Cola Co.  and trying to  sell it to rival PepsiCo Inc. .


Hoping to gain support for his health care proposal, President Bush pledged Saturday to reach across party lines to reform the nation's medical insurance system so more of the 46 million uninsured Americans can afford coverage.


Liam Neeson as Kinsey Loses His Private Self

Liam Neeson did not hesitate when he was offered the lead role in the film "Kinsey," about the sex researcher of the 1940's and 50's.


A woman dies of cholera in Baghdad, officials say, the such first fatality there in the nation's recent outbreak.


British singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse was arrested in Norway for marijuana possession and held overnight, a police official said Friday.


Chinese President Hu Jintao is due to sign a free trade deal with his Pakistani counterpart, Pervez Musharraf.


Blair, Musharraf to hold talks over terrorism

Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf, who flew into London on Sunday, is due to discuss with British Prime Minister Tony Blair over terrorism, trade and the situation in Afghanistan and Kashmir on Monday.


When a group of former White House aides formed a political advocacy group called Freedom's Watch last summer, its initial wave of ads featured battered Iraq war veterans pleading for support for President Bush's "surge" of troops.


Group OK With Most Football Coach Searches

Nebraska head coach Bill Callahan runs off the field at halftime of the game against Baylor in Lincoln, Neb., Saturday, Oct. 16, 2004.


ST. LOUIS (Ticker) -- The New England Patriots derailed "The Greatest Show on Turf" in Super Bowl XXXVI at the Superdome.


Wal-Mart says rolling out new ad campaign

Wal-Mart Stores Inc  said on  Wednesday it is rolling out a new advertising campaign with the  slogan "Save Money. Live Better," replacing "Always low  prices."


and have agreed to study a joint pipeline project and pursue solutions to the Kashmir conflict. the UN General Assembly on Friday produced no apparent breakthroughs but there was considerable upbeat rhetoric.


A mortar attack east of Baghdad killed six people, including two children, as a dispute emerged over transferring control of the armed forces from the U.S.-led coalition to the Iraqi government.


P.& G. Profit Up 14% on Sales; Shares Fall

By Reuters. Procter & Gamble, the maker of Crest toothpaste, Tide laundry detergent and other well-known brands, said yesterday that quarterly profit rose 14 percent on strong sales in all regions


Ashcroft: 'Activist' judges can put nation's security at risk

In his first public appearance since submitting his resignation, Attorney General John Ashcroft sharply criticized federal judges Friday for "second guessing" the Bush administration's decisions on handling prisoners captured in the


U.S. retailers kicked off the annual post-Christmas selling frenzy on Sunday, hoping that shoppers would flood stores to search for bargains or redeem gift cards and give profits a shot in the arm.


Paris Hilton says she will not appeal against her 45-day jail sentence and will "learn" from her ordeal.


National defence top priority: Shaukat Aziz

ISLAMABAD: The Newly elected Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz Friday vowed to ensure good governance in the country which would give priority to merit and ability in all fields.


Zimbabwe bank chief appeals for dialogue over price blitz

Zimbabwe's central bank chief has urged the government, business and labour to reconvene talks to come up with a solution over the recent crackdown on prices by authorities, reports said Saturday.


Videotape images show rival motorcycle gang members wielding guns, knives, wrenches and chairs in a brawl that killed three and injured at least a dozen in a southern Nevada casino in 2002.


E3 2007: Candid developer discussion about DirectX 10

Blog: As Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford tells us, we'll be in a mostly DirectX 9 world for a while yet.


Private equity firm Carlyle mulls IPO: Dow Jones

Carlyle Group , a U.S. private equity firm, is considering a stock market listing similar to last week's initial public offering by rival Blackstone , Dow Jones Newswires reported on Wednesday.


Adam Gilchrist's final Test ends in a draw as Australia secure a 2-1 series victory over India.


Indian writers miss Â£50000 Man Booker Prize shortlist

The judges for this year's Â£50,000 Man Booker Prize declared their shortlist of six novels on Tuesday and promptly decried some entries for the most valued literary prize in the world as "drivel" and "rubbish".


A nation-wide strike is under way in Nigeria to protest fuel price increases in the oil-rich west African nation. Reports from Abuja, the Nigerian capital, and Lagos, the country's commercial cenbter, say


Brazil midfielder Gilberto Silva says Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard can play together for England.


BET founder Bob Johnson criticizes Obama

One of Hillary Rodham Clinton's most prominent black supporters said Sunday he was insulted by the characterization by rival Barack Obama's presidential campaign of her remarks about the civil rights movement.


Lab Wants to Triple Blast Size: Critics Say That Will Complicate Cleanup Efforts

By Jake Armstrong, The Record, Stockton, Calif.  Jun. 7--TRACY -- The U.S. Department of Energy is accepting public opinion on a proposal to continue cleansing toxic and cancer-causing chemicals from a high-explosives test range southwest of Tracy.


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Christy Moore 'frightened' by detention at Holyhead

SINGER-songwriter Christy Moore spoke yesterday of his "threatening" and "frightening" experience at the hands of British port authorities who detained both him and his driver at Holyhead under anti-terrorism ...


Congress to Investigate Google-DoubleClick Deal

A U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee joins FTC in investigating Google's proposed $3.1 billion acquisition of DoubleClick.


Update 1: China Aviation Execs Surrender Passports

China Aviation Oil (Singapore) Corp. on Tuesday said four key company officials have surrendered their passports to prosecutors amid a probe into a massive trading loss by the Beijing-backed jet fuel trader.


Oct. 8 - The September 30th recall of Vioxx is raising legal questions. Here's the drug's history. The FDA approved marketing of Vioxx in 1999.


Japanese Toddler Rescued Four Days After Quake

In a drama played out live on Japanese television, a two-year-old toddler was rescued on Wednesday, four days after a deadly quake triggered a landslide that buried the car carrying him and his family.


By Traci Watson  The astronauts of space shuttle Atlantis will try today to cram in several days of work needed to build the International Space Station.  By the time they go to bed at roughly 4:15 p.m.


Wounded British troops get 'appalling' care, officers and charities say

British troops injured in combat receive "appalling" treatment, senior army officers and charities have said, The Daily Telegraph reported.


Skype, GoogleTalk, MSN, and Twitter all in one client Symbian VoIP and messaging client Fring has launched a version for Windows Mobile 5 and 6, connecting them to multiple VoIP and messaging services from a single client for free.â¦


My Manhattan: Epiphanies in a Medieval Courtyard

The Cloisters, while barely changing at all, has changed a lot for me over the years, becoming a more complicated and contemplative experience.


Precipitation attacked both of the nation's coasts Thursday, while the center of the country enjoyed clear skies.


Finally, McNabb and the Eagles Let Victory Ring

After three consecutive defeats in the N.F.C. championship game, Donovan McNabb and Philadelphia finally secured redemption on the fourth try.


Astronauts from Europe and other nations could fly early to the space station on short tours to make ready new laboratories.


Iraq's Sadr suspends armed activity by his militia

Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr suspended all armed actions by his Mehdi Army on Wednesday to restructure the militia after 52 people were killed in gun battles in the southern city of Kerbala.


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Sony, Partners Offer Glimpse Of New "Cell" Chip

IBM, Sony Corp., Sony Computer Entertainment, and Toshiba Corp. said Monday that the companies had "powered on" the first workstation designed around the collaboratively-designed "Cell" processor, which will begin pilot production next year.


Five small explosive devices detonated today at Madrid petrol stations along busy roads following a telephone warning from the armed Basque separatist group Eta, officials said.


Roddick Hoping to Rescue Disappointing Year

CHARLESTON, South Carolina  - Andy Roddick hopes  to ease the disappointment of not winning a grand slam this  year when he leads off the heavily-favored United States in  their Davis Cup semi-final against Belarus Friday.


Riparte il processo per lo scandalo del plasma contaminatoche provocÃ² centinaia di vittime negli anni '80                                          Sangue infetto, imputazione coatta per Poggiolini e Marcucci                                                                                Si rischiava l'archiviazione. Dovranno rispondere di omicidio plurimo colposodi SARAH MARTINENGHITORINO - Per lo scandalo del "plasma infetto" degli anni Ottanta, il giudice per le indagini preliminari di Napoli Maria Vittoria De Simone ha disposto l'imputazione coatta: undici indagati, tra cui l'ex direttore del servizio farmaceutico del ministero della SanitÃ  Duilio Poggiolini, e Guelfo Marcucci fondatore dell'omonimo gruppo farmaceutico, dovranno rispondere dell'accusa di omicidio colposo plurimo. GUARDA IL VIDEOCentinaia di pazienti emofilici, secondo l'accusa, avevano infatti contratto epatite e virus dell'Hiv tramite medicinali salvavita derivati da plasma infetto: il processo era stato incardinato a Trento e poi trasferito a Napoli per competenza territoriale, ma qui i pm, nel maggio 2005, avevano chiesto l'archiviazione. Gli avvocati delle parti civili (tra cui lo studio torinese Ambrosio e Commodo) a luglio si erano opposti. Secondo i legali, gli indagati si erano approvvigionati di plasma a rischio e non avevano utilizzato i sistemi di inattivazione virale che all'epoca erano giÃ  ampiamente disponibili e conosciuti. Ora il gip De Simone ha dato loro ragione respingendo cosÃ¬ la richiesta di archiviazione della procura. L'imputazione coatta Ã¨ infatti un'ordinanza con cui si impone ai pm di chiedere il rinvio a giudizio degli indagati affinchÃ© siano processati per tutti i capi d'accusa che riguardano i casi di omicidio colposo non prescritti (ovvero per alcune centinaia di pazienti).Secondo i pm napoletani Maria Rosaria Bruno e Gloria Sanseverino l'inchiesta era da archiviare per "mancanza di nesso di causa", in quanto cioÃ¨ non sarebbe stato possibile provare che l'infezione contratta fosse attribuibile tra i tanti a uno specifico prodotto farmaceutico, e quindi a uno specifico indagato. Inoltre, secondo la procura, il procedimento era giÃ  prescritto per la maggioranza dei casi. Gli atti dell'intera inchiesta (negli anni Novanta erano cominciate tre diverse indagini) erano arrivati nelle mani delle due pm nell'aprile del 2003 dal tribunale di Trento: qui era stato giÃ  incardinato un processo a carico degli stessi imputati, che perÃ² non si era concluso perchÃ© i giudici avevano stabilito che la competenza territoriale fosse a Napoli. Sempre nel capoluogo partenopeo Ã¨ attualmente ancora in piedi un altro procedimento (in cui Ã¨ indagato Poggiolini, insieme a 40 persone, tra cui americani, svizzeri, austriaci e tedeschi) per cui la procura ha chiesto l'archiviazione: l'udienza per l'opposizione, in questo caso, Ã¨ stata fissata per il 29 febbraio. "Confidiamo a questo punto - spiega l'avvocato Stefano Bertone che assiste alcune parti civili - di ottenere un'analoga ordinanza". Dal due giugno 2003 Ã¨ in corso invece negli Stati Uniti una maxi causa davanti al tribunale federale di Chicago: quasi tremila parti lese (tra cui cinquecento italiani) lottano per avere giustizia dai colossi farmaceutici Bayer, Baxter, Aventis e Alpha.


A British soldier who died after a road accident on Wednesday in Iraq, has been named by the Ministry of Defence.


U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Saturday lauded early progress in a military operation against militants in Baghdad, but said Iraqis had to use this "breathing space" to push ahead with reconciliation.


Euro in leggero rafforzamento su dollaro e yen


North Korea Seen as Tying Nuclear Talks to US Election

North Korea is waiting out the American presidential election in order to bargain with the winner over its nuclear weapons program, according to analysts here and a British diplomat who left Pyongyang today.


Seven doctors from a drug addiction clinic failed in their duty to their patients, a disciplinary hearing was told.


Norwegian-born Finn Kydland and Edward Prescott of the United States won the 2004 Nobel economics prize, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said on Monday.


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.


Romantic drama Atonement leads the field at this year's Bafta's after receiving 14 nominations.


Maryland voters picked a white Democrat to go up against a black Republican for an open Senate seat in a contest that could upset the usual political and racial alliances.


U.S. trade rep launches anticounterfeiting campaign

The Office of U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) will seek to negotiate a voluntary anticounterfeiting trade agreement with several major trading partners, the office said Tuesday.


A man who confessed to murdering four children 10 years ago was executed early this morning, becoming the first Tennessee inmate to die in the electric chair in 47 years.


President Jacques Chirac promises the French they can vote on the EU constitution "before the summer".


There's an amusing story moving over the Associated Press wire this morning about a Corvallis, Ore., man whose new TV set surprised everyone by emitting an international distress signal that was picked up by satellite, sending emergency responders rushing


L'incontro con i giudici si e' svolto in clima di serenita'


Torino, 14:38 - CALCIO, JUVE: CONVOCATI PER BOLOGNA

Sono 20 i giocatori convocati dal tecnico della Juve, Didier Deschamps, per la gara di domani sera a...


Arsene Wenger insisted Arsenal could overcome the enforced absences of Patrick Vieira and Lauren in their final Champions League group tie to clinch their place in the knock-out stages.


Chile's black widow spider may yield spermicide

Scientists have discovered a potentially marketable contraceptive in the venom of Chile's black widow spider, whose bite is fatal to many but can also cause prolonged, painful and involuntary erections in men.


Dell Denies Plan to Exit LCD TV Business

Dell will sell a wider variety of television sets made by other manufacturers, but denied reports that it plans to stop making LCD (liquid crystal display) TVs.


Mike Readâs Oscar Wilde Closes in London After Single ...

Mike Readâs Oscar Wilde - at the refurbished Shaw Theatre on London's Euston Road â-as become the shortest-running musical in West End history.


Yet while the numbers reflected strength in exports, they also indicated that American consumers had cut back on their spending as the economy flagged.


Firenze, 19:29 - Calcio, Fiorentina: RiganÃ² in dubbio fino alla fine

Contro la Lazio mancheranno ancora gli infortunati Ariatti, Dainelli, Nakata e Jorgensen. Rispetto a...


Soldiers Saw Refusing Order as Their Last Stand

What does it take for a man like Staff Sgt. Michael Butler, a 24-year veteran of the Army and the Reserves who was a soldier in the first Gulf war


With the surge assessment just weeks away, U.S. commanders worry about massive insurgent attacks


EIGHT workers have died and four more were seriously injured in an accidental blast that tore through an underground warehouse in northern Spain.


Presidential rivals tout economic credentials

BOCA RATON, Florida  - Presidential candidates competed on Tuesday to look strong on the economy after an interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve and shaky markets worldwide exacerbated fears of a looming U.S. recession.


Iraqi Government Welcomes Possibility of Sadr Deal

Iraq's interim government Friday cautiously welcomed the possibility of an agreement with rebellious Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr to disband the cleric's militia.


Najaf Standoff Continues As Militants Still Hold Shrine

As the standoff in Najaf continues between Iraqi, US and coalition troops and forces under the command of radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, Iraq's top Shiite


Boston Fed taps insider to replace Minehan

Eric Rosengren is the longtime Federal Reserve Bank of Boston economist you probably never heard of. Not anymore, after he was named yesterday as the bank's next chief.


If my experiences with two new massively multiplayer online role-playing games have taught me one thing, it's that if I really wanted, I'd never have to interact face-to-face with another person again. I have all the friends and enemies I can handle thanks to "EverQuest II" and "World of Warcraft."


Like actors in an amateur stage play, the large, mostly all-star â or has-been star â cast of âIn the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Taleâ look, rather dazedly, to be playing dress-up.


PASADENA, Calif. - After the Cassini spacecraft's close-up photography and radar imaging of Saturn's largest moon, the first parting of its veil of dense smog, scientists know this much for sure about Titan


Nel settore edile, secondo ministro Lavoro Damiano


What Are Good Friends for? Perhaps for Recommending DVD's

A new Netflix feature, Netflix Friends, lets you know what others are watching (and vice-versa).


Cagliari, 18:17 - CALCIO, CAGLIARI: RIPRESA SENZA GIAMPAOLO

Il Cagliari ha ripreso la preparazione dopo due giorni di riposo. Assente il tecnico Marco Giampaolo...


Julianne Moore makes horror hit home as mother who's lost her 8 ...

The Forgotten: Thriller. Starring Julianne Moore, Dominic West, Gary Sinise, Alfre Woodard. Directed by Joseph Ruben. Written by Gerald Di Pego.


Golden Tulip Enters Romania | Group Announces New 83-Room Property In...

Amersfoort (the Netherlands) . Golden Tulip Hotels, Inns & Resorts is proud to announce the signing of a new franchise agreement in Romania for the Golden Tulip Bucharest.


Mountaineers say Slaton will enter draft

West Virginia running back Steve Slaton will forgo his senior season to enter the NFL draft. Mountaineers football spokesman Mike Montoro confirmed Sunday that Slaton informed the coaching staff of his decision Sunday afternoon.


Two diplomats accused of dealing with the Taleban are kicked out of Afghanistan after the failure of talks.


The public can now "blog" the chief  economist of the International Monetary Fund on such matters as  global growth or turmoil in financial markets.


Suppose you threw a party and no-one came? Intel has put the streamers out, the sandwiches have had the crusts cut off and the punch bowl is full.


The race for the 100th Hillross Australian Open title will soon enter the final straight with overnight leader Rod Pampling about to begin his final round at the Australian Golf Club in Sydney.


At least seven policemen are killed in an ambush by suspected Islamists in Algeria, security officials say.


Indiaâs Economy on the Verge of Overheating

After three years of near double-digit growth, signs of a potentially dangerous inflationary spiral are beginning to emerge.


Although Brian Clough retired from management 11 years ago, he continued to monitor football with his usual passion. He followed the fortunes of his son, Nigel - the player-manager at Burton


Bush to Seek More Than $2 Billion More for Florida

President Bush plans to ask Congress on Monday to rush more than $2 billion in additional aid to hurricane-battered Florida, administration officials said on Friday.


Novel stent may stimulate natural heart bypasses

Dutch doctors said on Sunday they had   developed a novel drug-coated stent to stimulate the growth of   natural heart bypass arteries, potentially offering a new way   to ensure blood supply to sick patients' hearts.


Calif. retirement fund tenders PeopleSoft shares

Calpers, a large US pension fund, has joined a growing list of big investors supporting Oracle in its hostile buyout--at $9.2 billion--of rival PeopleSoft.


'Deve essere un punto di partenza e non di arrivo'


Many Obstacles to Digital TV Reception, Study Says

Nearly six million people with digital receivers may still lose TV signals when digital-only broadcasts begin next February, a new study says.


SEOUL, South Korea -- The United Nations nuclear watchdog will send a group of inspectors to South Korea this week to help it complete a report in November on Seoul's secret past nuclear experiments, a South Korean official said Sunday.


Cubs Spank Marlins 11-2 to Split Twinbill

CHICAGO - Eleven months after winning two straight at Wrigley Field to take the NL pennant, the Florida Marlins returned Friday and split a doubleheader with Chicago. Moises Alou and Aramis Ramirez hit back-to-back homers, and the struggling Cubs routed the Florida Marlins 11-2 Friday to gain the split...


Google Earth announces formal nonprofit initiative

Blog: At an event in New York, Google announces Google Earth Outreach initiative to help nonprofit organizations use the 3D mapping tool to aid their education and advocay missions.


Who's fallen hardest? Who can bounce highest?


Consumer prices fell by 0.1 percent in July as gasoline costs posted their biggest decline in eight months, the government reported today.


Chanelâs Visionary, Holding Forth From His Designer Throne

Those seeking career advice about how to become an emperor of fashion will find little if any useful information in âLagerfeld Confidential.â


PARIS Military intelligence officials on Thursday debriefed two French reporters held hostage for four months in Iraq, as controversy swirled about a botched effort months ago to free the men.


Dangerous Cases of Cold Medicines and Children

Cough and cold medicines send about 7,000 children to hospital emergency rooms each year, the government said in its first national estimate. About two-thirds of the cases were children who took the medicines unsupervised. But about one-quarter involved cases in which parents gave the proper dosage and an allergic reaction or some other problem developed, the study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported. Less than two weeks ago, the Food and Drug Administration warned parents that over-the-counter cough and cold medicines were too dangerous for children younger than 2.


Two NHL players charged with uttering death threats at Toronto ...

TORONTO (CP) - Two National Hockey League players were arrested overnight and charged with uttering death threats after an incident involving a nightclub doorman in downtown Toronto, police said Monday.


Lennon's glasses for sale in Web auction

A pair of round, gold-rimmed  sunglasses worn by Beatle John Lennon that set a fashion trend  has come up for auction at a British Web site with bidding said  to be as high as $1.5 million.


Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, whose supporters had allegedly made Fallujah their base, and a militant cleric who was one of his top aides have escaped the US-led offensive on the city, Iraq's secretary of state for national security, Qassem Daoud, has said.


Sports Briefing | Golf: S.M.U. Recruit Wins Junior Title

Mark Costanza of Tuxedo Park, N.Y., defeated Mac Bichsel of Cranbury, N.J., 3 and 2, in the final of the 90th M.G.A./MetLife Junior Championship, the nationâs oldest junior championship, at Brooklawn Country Club in Fairfield, Conn. Constanza, who was recruited to play golf at Southern Methodist, became the 10th player in M.G.A. history to win both the junior and boys championships.


U.S. astronaut tried to kidnap love rival - police

Disguised in a dark wig, glasses and a trench coat, U.S. space shuttle astronaut Lisa Nowak waited in hiding for a woman she considered a rival for another astronaut's affections and tried to kidnap her, police in Orlando said on Monday.


The versatile actress, who projected the quintessential image of the proper Englishwoman but was also indelible in one of the most sexually provocative scenes of the 1950âs, died today.


California passes Arizona as worst in nation for West Nile cases

LOS ANGELES Health officials say California has surpassed Arizona as the state with the highest number of human cases of the West Nile virus.


(InfoWorld) - Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) said Wednesday it has gained approval from key U.S., Canadian, and German antitrust regulators for itsÂ $5.4 billion plan to buyÂ Canadian chip set developer ATI Technologies. Anti-trust approval for the deal, which has been billed as a major step forward for AMD in itsÂ battle against rival Intel, pushes the acquisition far closer to completion. But it still faces several smaller hurdles, including a vote of approval by ATI shareholders on Oct. 13, and further scrutiny by regulators in Canada and Taiwan. The companies expect the acquisition to close by Nov. 30 of this year. ATI has to pay AMD a termination fee of $162 million if it backs out of the arrangement. AMD said a required waiting period related to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 has expired, opening the door for its purchase of ATI as far as U.S. antitrust authorities are concerned. Canada's Commissioner of Competition has also given the deal a green light, as has the German Federal Cartel Office. The world's second largest microprocessor maker hopes the ATI purchase will beef up its graphics and chipset prowess, and give it a new weapon in its fight for market share against Intel. Until now, AMD has relied on third-party chipset makers such as ATI, Nvidia of the U.S., as well as two Taiwanese chip set vendors, Via Technologies and Silicon Integrated Systems, for the majority of its chip sets. Chip sets are a vital pair of chips inside a PC that regulate the flow of data between the microprocessor and other system chips, such as memory and graphics. Many chip sets integrate graphics, allowing PC makers to forego adding graphics cards to systems. Some analysts believe that in the future, chip sets will take on far more work than just graphics, one day including even the microprocessor.


Burst.com Claims Microsoft Destroyed Evidence

Top managers at Microsoft told employees to destroy evidence contained in old e-mail during 2000, even as the company faced several antitrust lawsuits at the time, court documents filed by Burst.


L'ultima sfida estetica vivere senza cosmetici

La documentarista inglese Nicky Taylor protagonista di un singolare esperimento: sei settimane senza sapone, shampoo e creme


A convicted child rapist who was released by a judge even though prosecutors said he was likely to strike again has been charged with raping a 6-year-old boy at a library.


Montgomery kicks South Africa to victory against Scotland

South Africa have earned a hard-fought 29-15 win over Scotland to clinch the two-Test series.


A jury retires to consider whether a man infected his former partner with HIV knowingly or by accident.


Thousands of Britons Protest War in Iraq

LONDON - Thousands of anti-war and anti-globalization activists marched through central London and filled Trafalgar Square on Sunday to protest the U.S.-led coalition's presence in Iraq.    The march marked the culmination of the third European Social Forum - three days of speeches, workshops and debates largely dominated by Iraq and the U.S...


Amitabh Bachchan on the game show's revival.


Philippines Mourns Poe, Film Star Who Ran for President

Filipinos mourned the death of movie legend Fernando Poe Jr on Tuesday after the actor who nearly unseated Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in May's presidential election suffered a stroke at the weekend.


Google in talks to buy Web video site YouTube: WSJ

Web search leader Google Inc.   is in talks to buy YouTube Inc., the world's leading  Web site for video entertainment, for close to $1.6 billion,  the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing a person  familiar with the matter.


President Pervez Musharraf says his emergency rule had saved Pakistan from chaos, and elections would be "fair".


News: Patriot Act tour carried a hefty price tag

U.S. Attorney General Ashcroft spent $200,000 of taxpayer money promoting the embattled surveillance law coast-to-coast.


A bordo turisti svizzeri, al momento non si segnalano feriti


AT&Amp;T Will Have to Increase Spending on Network Upgrade, New Report Predicts

AT&T will alter the strategy on its broadband network upgrade within the next 12 to 18 months to match the capabilities of competing cable networks, market research provider Pike & Fischer predicts in a new report.


News Corp's Chernin sees no slowdown from economy

News Corp  has not seen signs of a business slowdown due to U.S. economic weakness and the company is in good shape to withstand the Hollywood writers strike, its chief operating officer said on Wednesday.


Pakistan foreign secretary arrives for talks

Pakistan Foreign Secretary Riaz Khokhar arrived in New Delhi on Friday night to hold talks with his Indian counterpart Shyam Saran.


WTO Delays Decision on E.U.'s Biotech Ban

The United States will have to wait until next year to see its fight with the European Union over biotech foods resolved, as the World Trade Organization agreed to an E.U. request to bring scientists into the debate, officials said Thursday. -The Washington Post


UK ; Bigger breasts under the X-mas tree?

The Transform group hosted "Cosmetic Surgery ... Live" in September, a series of television programmes featuring live operations at a Transform clinic.


Friday's rematch between President Bush and John Kerry proved to be a livelier affair, and a more revealing show, than their first debate.


Retirees' health costs jump for third year

Retirees for a third straight year are paying double-digit increases for healthcare coverage through their former employers, which are shifting a greater share of the cost to new retirees, according to a study released yesterday.


Roma, 21:12 - CALCIO, LAZIO E FISCO: AGENZIA ENTRATE STUDIA IL CASO

Caso dei tributi da spalmare in piÃ¹ anni: l'agenzia delle entrate sta valutando il parere del Consig...


Incoming CBS anchor Couric lands Bush interview

In a high-profile interview  coinciding with her debut as CBS Evening News anchor next week,  Katie Couric will sit down with President George W. Bush to  discuss homeland security for an upcoming special, the network  said on Monday


Update 2: Brazilian Unemployment Rate Falls

Brazil's jobless rate dropped in October to its lowest level since President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva took office nearly two years ago, the government said Friday.


Roadside window-washers threatened with jail

Illegal immigrants in Italy earning a few coins by washing windscreens at traffic lights could face up to three months in jail after Florence launched a crackdown and other cities said they might follow suit.


Thousands protest against attacks in Algeria

Around 5,000 Algerians gathered in central Algiers on Sunday to protest against violence after two suicide attacks killed at least 57 people in the North African country.


Andreev sees light at end of long tunnel

Sitting at home in Moscow last May and resting his injured knee on a foot stool, Igor Andreev was beginning to enjoy the enforced break a little too much.


Report: Explosions in Madrid After Warning

MADRID, Spain Dec 3, 2004 - Five small explosive devices detonated Friday at Madrid gas stations after a telephone warning from the armed Basque separatist group ETA, reports said.


A ceasefire in the Gaza Strip takes effect, with Palestinian rocket attacks to halt, as the Israeli army plans to pull out.


Israeli cabinet weighs expanding Gaza operations

Israel's security cabinet met on Wednesday to consider stepping up military assaults in Gaza to counter a wave of Palestinian rocket attacks that have killed two Israelis in the past week.


Croatian parliament approves PM Sanader's cabinet

Croatia's new parliament approved on  Saturday a centre-right coalition cabinet proposed by Prime  Minister-designate Ivo Sanader and dominated by his  conservative Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ).


Fred Couples continued his amazing run in the Skins Game, prevailing in four playoff holes against Woods to get the final three skins and $340,000, and win his record fifth Skins Game with a total of $640,000.


"New and Improved" is a tried-and-true corporate cliche. If Sunday's MTV Video Music Awards are a success, perhaps "Complete and Total Reinvention" will become the new buzz packaging.


Oil dipping almost $1 doesn't signal the beginning of a major retreat, say commodities experts who suggest crude might never fall below $40 US a barrel again.


Bulgaria in Brief: 14 November 2004, Sunday. Twenty-four representatives of the Bulgarian Army Special Operation Forces will participate in the EMPECINADO-04 international military exercise, which will be ...


LONDON: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has denied the global war on HIV/ AIDS is being held up by the lack of high-quality but cheap non-branded drugs and insisted that Indiaâs existing approved generic medicines are fighting the good fight.


The US economy grew faster than expected in the last quarter of 2006, lifted by consumer spending.


The Highways Agency is being too timid to end traffic congestion, says the public spending watchdog.


MARK COLVIN: It's been a day of records on the economic front, but they're not the sort of achievements the Federal Government likes to trumpet.


A new joint African Union-United Nations force took over peacekeeping in Darfur on Monday from an AU mission which failed to stem nearly five years of conflict in western Sudan.


VAL GARDENA, Italy  - Michael Walchhofer won a  men's World Cup super-G on Friday as Austrians pushed overall  leader Bode Miller off the Val Gardena podium.


Bomb Squad Called in After Device Found in Church Parking Lot

By Bowdeya Tweh, Detroit Free Press  Jun. 13--Detroit police responded to a call for what was described as a "pipe device" that was found Wednesday morning in the parking lot of Bushnell Congregational Church.


Basket: Italia in campo "Ora o mai piÃ¹"

In tempo reale la gara degli azzurri contro la Germania. In gioco la qualificazione ai quarti di finale dell'Europeo e la possibilità di restare in corsa per le Olimpiadi


Brazil's Luxemburgo takes over as Real Madrid coach

Real Madrid has named former Brazil manager Vanderlei Luxemburgo as their third coach of the season on Thursday. Luxemburgo, who has just guided Santos to the Brazilian title


Derek Raivio scored 28 points and Gonzaga earned a spot in the NCAA tournament with a 77-68 victory over Santa Clara in the West Coast Conference championship game Monday night.


Is Fred Thompson Made of Presidential Material?

His story singsâa small-town boy who became a senator and a star. But does he have the requisite fire in the belly? We'll soon see.


De Los Angeles, Spanish Opera Singer, Dies

Victoria de los Angeles, a Spanish soprano whose career spanned five decades as her voice was sought after for its masterful tonal control and its seemingly effortless ability to turn on the power, died Saturday. She was 81.


Harvard Hires 'Fun Czar' to Spice Up Student Life

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.,  - Harvard University students:  overachieving, bookish bores or repressed party animals? A  little of both, it seems.


Japan's littlest princess turned three on Wednesday as authorities grappled with the issue of whether to make legal changes that would one day allow her ascend the Chrysanthemum Throne.


Unfancied Welshman Bradley Dredge followed Thursday's course record 64 at St Andrews with a fine day at Carnoustie to head a host of big hitters after the second round of the Alfred Dunhill Championships.


Universal child care: Lessons from Quebec

Since its inception, Quebec's universal childcare program has been seen across Canada as an exceptional model and the standard to which early childhood education and care should aspire.


On a two-lane road in Fairfax City, Carly and Olivia Aull were headed to swim practice at 4:45 a.m., the improbable hour when several thousand competitive swimmers in the Washington area arrive at their pools. Carly, 17, was at the wheel as they passed apartments, then a school, making their way...


Sir Richard Branson may want to send people into space, but first he'll have to grasp how to get his Virgin trains to arrive and leave anywhere on time.


Blair faces wrath of Labour Party faithful over Iraq

BRIGHTON : Prime Minister Tony Blair was set to face the anger of rank and file members of his Labour Party over the Iraq war, as party officials tried to head off a motion calling for British troops to quit the country.


The EU enlargement chief visits Ankara to assess Turkey's reforms as it strives for EU membership.


France's president is to sign a nuclear co-operation deal with the United Arab Emirates during a tour of the region.


British Man Jailed for Mailing Fake Bombs

A ceramics teacher who mailed a number of fake bombs he claimed were works of art was jailed Thursday for three years.


InfoWorld - Microsoft's $1.2 billion acquisition bid for Oslo-based Fast Search and Transfer and a dour report on Amazon marked the new year's first full trading week in the United States, as technology company share prices continued to slide.


MartÃnez Gets 3,000th Strikeout in Comeback Win

Pedro MartÃnez reached the mark after missing almost a year while recovering from rotator-cuff surgery.


Germany bans Cruise film shoot from military sites

Germany has barred the makers of a movie  about a plot to kill Adolf Hitler from filming at German  military sites because its star Tom Cruise is a Scientologist,  the Defense Ministry said on Monday.


WINTERVILLE, N.C. - Tim Langley is getting good at corralling escaped hogs. For the second time in as many months, the animal control officer on Monday had to assist in rounding up three hogs that had gotten out of a trailer on N.C. Highway 11.


LOS ANGELES (Sports Network) - Eddie Jones and Dwyane Wade  each scored four points in overtime to lift the Miami Heat past  the Los Angeles Lakers, 104-102, in the much-anticipated  Christmas Day showdown at Staples Center.


Russia launches manned space mission to ISS

MOSCOW. Oct 14 (Interfax) - A Soyuz TMA-5 spaceship carrying a new crew to the International Space Station (ISS) was launched from the Baikonur cosmodrome with a Soyuz-FG rocket at 7:06 am on Thursday, an


COMMEMORATION: In New Orleans Wednesday, President Bush commemorated Hurricane Katrina's devastating blow with a moment of silence.


Truly a compelling contemporary musical feast by Rajhesh Vaidhya.


Treadmill Test Predicts Heart Risk in Men

A brisk trot on the treadmill can clarify the cardiovascular risk for men who don't have heart disease but who do have risk factors pointing toward future trouble, a new study says.


Looking for love this Valentine's day? Make sure Cupid's arrow doesn't hit your wallet.


Senate Panel Recommends Funding Boost for NASA

WASHINGTON -- NASAâs vision for space exploration received a boost in the Senate Sept. 22 when a budget panel approved $16.38 billion for the agency for next year, $200 million more than the White House requested.


A long-standing debate about the merits of wicketkeeper-batsmen took an offbeat twist last week when Matt Prior was dropped from the England test side.


Lawmakers loyal to anti-U.S. cleric Muqtada al-Sadr said Tuesday they are ending a nearly five-week boycott of parliament sessions after officials accepted their demands for rebuilding a Shiite shrine damaged by bombings.


One of the world's greatest art museums, the Uffizi gallery in Florence, may be forced to close by huge government spending cuts, the Italian heritage minister said yesterday.


Previsione fatturato 35 mln di euro l'anno per licenziatario


Martha to collaborate with 'Survivor' creator

Shares of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. rose 17 percent yesterday after the company said it agreed to work with television producer Mark Burnett, who created the popular "Survivor" series on Viacom Inc.


NYSAC chairman: 'It's time the bleeding stopped'

Even though he was dominated by Larry Donald on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden, former heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield said he planned to keep boxing.


Fred Thompson returned to his hometown Saturday for his first Tennessee event since officially announcing his presidential candidacy earlier this month.