Pro-choice lobby seeks change in abortion law

Â· Reform to be urged at London conference  Â· Move to allow midwives to perform some procedures


Three killed, 14 wounded in Baghdad blast

Baghdad, Sept. 24:Three people were killed and 14 wounded in an explosion on Palestine Street in Central Baghdad today, medics said.


Behind-closed-doors accord was achieved with a stunning arrogance

A fundamental way in which Canada differs from almost all other countries is that the government here established itself before there were any people here.


For beef lovers, 2007 will go down as another year of eating dangerously.


Roma. ''E' una Festa che quest'anno si svolge in un momento importante per l'Italia. Il voto di giugno ha cambiato la geografia politica nel Paese: nel voto amministrativo il centrosinistra ha vinto nella


Hollywood lawsuits to strike Net pirates

Hollywood studios are about to take the long-anticipated step of firing a barrage of lawsuits at some of the most prolific Internet pirates, echoing the legal strategy that the recording industry already has used with limited success.


China's annual inflation rate dropped sharply in November, heartening policy makers who have been striving to cool the economy and reducing chances of a further rise in interest rates in the near term.


A powerful typhoon is battering parts of Japan and South Korea with heavy rains and high winds, killing at least two people and injuring more than 300.


A community group is pressing ahead with the purchase of a Skye ferry after netting Â£60,000.


CLEVELAND - Perhaps trying to show his US Olympic team coach that he should have played more in Greece, LeBron James scored a career-high 43 points Wednesday night to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 92-76 win over Larry Brown's Detroit Pistons.


Once limited to Web content and images, content delivery network providers are shifting focus to tackle the on-demand delivery of distributed applications. To that end, Akamai Technologies this week plans to introduce four J2EE-based Web applications that enterprises can deploy quickly without purchasing any hardware or fixed assets. Meanwhile, Speedera Networks next week will launch its FlexComputing service for distributed application hosting and delivery.ADVERTISEMENTSBC Case Study: Crate & BarrelWhat sold them on improving their network? A system that could cut management costs from the get-go. Find out more.


And viruses make a festive season appearance The politics of unwanted email is changing with China set to overtake the US any day now as the originator of most Irish inbox clutter.â¦


Theater for a New Audience is introducing the Nigerian-born playwright and novelist Biyi Candeleâs play âOroonokoâ in the United States.


Chinese President Hu Jintao visits Cuba's Fidel Castro, as the two communist countries seek closer ties.


Explosion kills NATO soldier in Afghanistan

An explosion killed a soldier from the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in southern Afghanistan and wounded five others, the force said on Monday.


The market slapped us a good one. Now what?


With fires waning, California assesses the damage

Four burned bodies found in the path of California's fierce wildfires raised the death toll to at least 12 people, even as firefighters won the upper hand and officials turned on Friday toward assessing the damage.


How the White House Embraced Disputed Arms Intelligence

The White House embraced the theory that aluminum tubes bound for Iraq were for nuclear centrifuges despite contrary views from America's leading nuclear scientists.


'Shameless' Hoon says thanks to Black Watch

Key quote "It is a little too late in the day for Mr Hoon to look concerned for the welfare of the Scottish soldiers, especially the Black Watch.


Livorno, 18:20 - CALCIO, LIVORNO: DAL TORINO ARRIVA FIORE

Il Livorno ha ingaggiato il centrocampista del Torino Stefano Fiore. I dettagli dell' operazione non...


HUMAN PRODUCT PLACEMENT Question for Major League Baseball -- Have you no shame? Why, as the Red Sox deliriously celebrated their first World Series win in 86 years Wednesday, were Jimmy Fallon and Drew Barrymore on the field? The two stars were being filmed as our beloved BoSox marked the historic occasion with a group grope near the pitcher's mound. ...


Uninsured kids have stable families, report says

Most of the 9 million U.S. children   who lack health insurance live with both parents, at least one   of whom works, a consumer group said on Thursday, in a finding   they said shows many people cannot afford health insurance   under the existing system.


Israel demolishes family home of Palestinian militants

BETHLEHEM, West Bank : The Israeli army demolished the family home of three brothers from the Bethlehem region who have been detained on suspicion of their involvement in anti-Israeli attacks.


Continua fase esplorativa per ripresa del negoziato


European consortium Airbus prepares to unveil the world's largest plane, the 555-passenger A380.


Myskina Beats Dementieva Again to Win in Moscow

Anastasia Myskina trounced Elena  Dementieva, 7-5, 6-0, in the Kremlin Cup final Sunday to retain  her Moscow title in a rematch of their all-Russian French Open  final earlier this year.


Impressionante incidente stradale, coinvolte 7 vetture


England unchanged for third Test against West Indies

England named an unchanged squad Sunday for the third Test against West Indies as they aim to win the series at Old Trafford.


British advertising agency company WPP Group PLC has clinched a deal to buy Grey Global Group of New York in a cash-and-stock deal valued at $1.


Bhandarkar's Fashion runs into casting trouble

Queer are the ways of showbiz. After getting the female leads Priyanka Chopra and Kangana Ranuat   in place, Madhur Bhandarkar's casting for Fashion is in trouble.


NEW YORK/STOCKHOLM  - Nasdaq Stock Market Inc.  said on Friday it would buy Nordic markets owner OMX AB  for $3.7 billion, giving it a beachhead for more European deals, including perhaps another run at the London Stock Exchange.


BT Group Plc will buy Infonet Services  Corp. for $965 million in cash, giving the UK's top fixed-line  telecoms company 1,800 multinational corporate clients and an  expanded presence in the United States and Asia.


A reported assassination attempt on the Serbian president was a case of "road rage" officials say.


Derby County sign Blackburn midfielder Robbie Savage on a  two-and-a-half year deal.


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"Let me just say this, it's gotten out of hand. I want nothing, nothing more than that dog returned to that family. But you don't resort to violence. So anybody out there, please stop that." Â Ellen DeGeneres, on her canine controversy. A pet rescue agency received death threats this week after taking back the dog that DeGeneres adopted and later gave away to her hairdresser.


N. Orleans mayor endorses lawmaker under FBI probe

A U.S. congressman from Louisiana, under investigation by the FBI after they found $90,000 in cash in his freezer, was endorsed by New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin on Saturday and vowed that allegations of bribery would not hurt his re-election campaign.


The Polaroid Media Backup Photo Edition is a 40GB external drive with a no-nonsense way to back up over 60 different image file types. Just connect it to a USB port and as soon as your PC recognizes it, it instantly starts backing up image files.


Parent company, N.Y. scurry to close rat-infested eateries

NEW YORK -- A major owner of Pizza Hut, KFC, and Taco Bell franchises saw a majority of its New York City restaurants shut down yesterday as the fallout continued from a video showing rats overrunning one of its Manhattan eateries.


As writers' strike nears end, Hollywood assesses the damage

A tentative deal between screenwriters and studios comes in time to save some shows. Others will not survive.


Eleven years after the Church of England first began ordaining women as priests, its governing body voted on Wednesday to consider allowing females to become bishops.


31 October 2004 -- Exit polls show that Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich and challenger Viktor Yushchenko finished on top in Ukraine's presidential election today and will face each other in a run-off next month.


Anger Rises as Does Toll in Remote Indian Islands

PORT BLAIR, India  - Tempers flared over the  sluggish pace of relief efforts in India's remote and  restricted Andamans and Nicobars on Sunday as hundreds of  bodies lay scattered around the islands a week after the  tsunami struck.


Irish PM Ahern wins 3rd term with Green backing

Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern won a third successive term on Thursday, bringing the Green Party into government for the first time and cementing his position as one of Ireland's most successful politicians.


England back to square one over Zimbabwe

When, some 21 months ago, after the England cricket team had spent several days cooped up in a Cape Town hotel before abandoning their World Cup fixture against Zimbabwe, their administrators were adamant that such a situation would never be allowed to develop again.


Spacecraft To Release Probe to Survey Saturn's Titan

PASADENA, Calif., Dec. 24 -- The Cassini spacecraft hurtled toward a Christmas Eve mission to release a probe that will plunge through the smoggy atmosphere of Saturn's mysterious moon Titan.


Tim Thomas made it to the NHL All-Star Game last month with one of the stingiest save percentages in the league. He made his way out of the Garden last night - after giving up a half-dozen goals to the Florida Panthers - still boasting an impressive .925 save percentage, but with his game showing a rare case of instability.


Ford posts sluggish sales, cuts production

DETROIT - Ford Motor Co. posted weaker US vehicle sales for August Wednesday and cut its fourth-quarter production, while its rival Chrysler posted a fifth straight month of stronger results.


Ethiopia began releasing water from dams taxed by two weeks of heavy rain to prevent them from bursting as the death toll from devastating floods climbed, state media said Tuesday.


Pressure on Pope to apologize to Muslims

Pressure mounted on Pope Benedict   to issue a personal apology on Sunday when he makes his first   public appearance since his comments about Islam sparked Muslim   fury across the world.


Greenspan says Bernanke doing excellent job

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is doing "an excellent job" running the U.S. central bank, former Fed chairman Alan Greenspan told the CBS program "60 Minutes," according to excerpts released on Thursday.


Gucci Group, the luxury goods division of Pinault-Printemps-Redoute SA, said Wednesday that Giacomo Santucci has been replaced as chief executive of the Gucci brand.


Fast food in children's hospitals a bad lesson

Fast food outlets are common inside U.S. children's hospitals, leading more patients to consume hamburgers and fries and encouraging them to view the fare as healthier than it probably is, a study said on Monday.


Teen singer Ashlee Simp son says the embarassing snafu on "Saturday Night Live" that revealed at least some her vocals are pre-taped was all a misunderstanding.


Bush to Sign Intelligence Reform Orders Today

President Bush on Friday will sign a series of executive orders giving the CIA director some of the authority envisioned by the Sept.


Police question singer Amy Winehouse in connection with a video apparently showing her smoking crack.


com. The hip hop community and entertainment world mourns the loss of recording artist Old Dirty Bastard who died on November 14th, 2004.


The singer-songwriter dishes on a new favorite movie - one that involves costumes and a lot of special effects - and the best record store in Antwerp.


Faulty CA update crashes Win 2003 servers

Collateral damage A faulty signature update to CA's antivirus software created headaches for sys admins last week after the software falsely identified a Windows 2003 component as malware.â¦


Most voters dissatisfied with Congress: poll

With the congressional election less   than two months away, an overwhelming majority of Americans   expressed a negative opinion of the Republican-led Congress in   a poll by The New York Times and CBS News released on   Wednesday.


Microsoft cuts Zune price as Apple ups ante for iPods

InfoWorld - On the day Apple revealed its first Wi-Fi-enabled, touchscreen iPod, Microsoft's rival to Apple's wildly popular multimedia player got a little less expensive.


Four held as raid uncovers 'plot to buy dirty bomb'

Four men have been arrested on suspicion of terrorist offences as part of a planned operation by the Metropolitan Police. The men are suspected of attempting to buy radioactive material for


State investigates rare brain-disease deaths in Ulster County

KINGSTON, NY -- State health officials are probing the deaths of four Ulster County residents who died in recent months of a rare brain disease.


Kostas Kederis and Ekaterina Thanou could be facing the end of their careers after the International Association of Athletics Federations last night suspended them following a series of missed drugs tests.


Mexican group sees $200 million in annual savings

LONDON (CBS.MW) -- Mexico's Cemex has agreed to buy Britain's RMC Group for $4.1 billion in cash. Free! Sign up here to receive our Before the Bell e-Newsletter!


Appelli a pace e riconciliazione in Kenya e Colombia


A therapeutic dip in the pool. An escort to the midnight buffet. Round-the-clock access to a doctor. And an unsurpassed view during a daily walk.


Ex-Bin Laden Guard to Testify Against Moussaoui

U.S. authorities have spent three days questioning a former bodyguard of Osama bin Laden, newly released from prison in Germany, and intend to call him as a witness in the trial of accused Sept.


he sudden release of Azzam Azzam, convicted as an Israeli spy by an Egyptian court 8 years ago - despite consistent and persistent Israeli appeals to President Mubarak that the Druze textiles salesman from the Galilee was not a spy â-ppears to spark


Iraq Rejects U.S. Talk of Bolstering Sunni Vote

Iraq's Electoral Commission on Sunday  dismissed suggestions from Washington that minority Sunni Arabs  could get extra seats in parliament after next month's election  to avoid Shi'ite domination if Sunnis fail to vote.


Security is tightened around Guinea's presidential palace after a reported a shooting incident.


A new study predicts 40 million mobile broadband users by the end of next year with even faster adoption after that.


U.N. Nuke Chief ElBaradei Heads to S.Korea, Japan

The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog, Mohamed ElBaradei, flies to South Korea Saturday to discuss revelations about Seoul's undeclared atomic research and to launch his campaign for a third term at the agency.


Imagine you come up with a name for a new issue-advocacy group, one you think will send a powerful message to lawmakers that they need to remain accountable to the people who elected them. Something like, say, "They Work for Us."


Federal prosecutors in Washington are scrutinizing Sen. Ted Stevens' home remodeling project as part of a spinoff of an Alaska corruption investigation that has led to charges against lawmakers and contractors.


Arafat records rule out poisoning, newphew says

PARIS - Yasser Arafat's medical records show no sign that he was poisoned but are inconclusive, his nephew said Monday. At a news conference in Paris, Nasser al-Kidwa pinned some of the blame for the death


Forging the legal framework for the European Union has not been without its problems. But 27 member states agreeing to sign a new document will help


Pentagon to Alert 8 Guard Units for Duty

The Pentagon is preparing to alert eight National Guard units that they should be ready to go to Iraq or Afghanistan beginning late next summer, The Associated Press has learned


The tests on Viktor Yushchenko show concentrations of dioxin that are 1,000 times above normal levels. BY SUSANNA LOOF. VIENNA, Austria - Ukrainian presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko was poisoned with


Executive Briefing      (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - More employers are realizing that 401(k) participation isn't enough to prepare workers for retirement.


A helicopter with 24 people on board, including two Britons from the charity WWF, goes missing in Nepal.


South Africa's ruling African National Congress has sacked its chief whip after finding him guilty of sexual harassment.


U.S.-Led Soldiers Said to Damage Babylon

U.S.-led troops using the ancient Iraqi city of Babylon as a base have damaged and contaminated artifacts dating back thousands of years in one of the world's most important archaeological sites, the British Museum said Saturday.


Pope John Paul returned relics of two early Christian saints to the Patriarch of Constantinople Saturday in another bid to warm ties with eastern Orthodoxy.


Michael Jackson Goes on TV Again Before Trial

Pop star Michael Jackson, on trial on charges of child molestation, said he and other celebrities are "targets" and sensational reports about him are "fiction."


Dow Jones +0,05%, Nasdaq composite -0,17, SP +0,17%


Joe Randa had six hits and tied a major-league record with six runs scored as the Kansas City Royals broke a club record for runs in a 26-5 rout of the Detroit Tigers in the first game of a doubleheader on Thursday.


Tony Blair becomes Labour's longest-serving prime minister as he marks 2,838 days in his post at Number 10.


Per procuratore antimafia depositate alla procura di Locri


Bologna, 14:14 - BASKET: BELINELLI FIRMA FINO AL 2010 CON LA FORTITUDO BOLOGNA

Marco Belinelli ha prolungato il contratto che lo lega alla Fortitudo fino al 30 giugno 2010. Beline...


Major British poultry producer finds cancer-causing drug in chicken batch

Northern Ireland's largest food-processing company, Moy Park Ltd., pledged Thursday to discover how a potentially cancer-causing drug ended up in up to 23 tonnes of its free-range chickens.


Majlis security committee to study European proposal: top lawmaker

TEHRAN (MNA) -- The Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee will study the European offer presented to Iranian negotiators in Vienna and will then make appropriate decisions, committee chairman Aladdin Borujerdi said on Saturday.


Chinalco, Alcoa take 12 percent stake in Rio Tinto

Chinese mining group Chinalco said on Friday it had teamed up with U.S. aluminum producer Alcoa  to buy a 12 percent in Rio Tinto .


Rendell: Osama bin Laden wants Bush re-elected

"It's obvious to me that bin Laden is trying to help George Bush, because George Bush is the best recruiter that al-Qaida has," Rendell told "Fox News Sunday.


Top officials of the World Health Organization yesterday criticized American health authorities' handling of the case of a 31-year-old Atlanta lawyer with a dangerous strain of tuberculosis who defied official requests that he not take a long airplane flight.


Much Ado About Surfing Shakespeare Goes Online

Shakespeare may have written his plays with a quill pen but now the Bard's works are taking a leap into the digital age as the British Library publishes some of the earliest editions of his plays on a new Web site.


Sprint and Nextel announced plans for a $36 billion merger Wednesday, creating a new major wireless phone power with a customer base to challenge its two larger rivals.


MARK COLVIN: The track was dead, the weather was atrocious, but today's Melbourne Cup produced one of the great results, and rewrote the history of the race.


The CBI downgrades its economic forecast for 2008, following credit problems and surging energy costs.


Institutionalized Judge Faces Own Ruling

More than 20 years ago, federal Judge Bruce Van Sickle issued a landmark decision that led to the release of hundreds of mentally retarded people from two North Dakota institutions. Now, 87 years old and stricken with Alzheimer's, the retired judge is himself at the center of a legal fight to remove him from an institution.


Indice Nikkei perde 113,55 punti rispetto a ieri


Search giant prepares to challenge company's use of "JewTube" name on Jewish-oriented video site.


TSA buys millimeter wave technology to scan passengers in volume.


Molson, Coors to Increase Merger Dividend

VANCOUVER, British Columbia  - Molson Inc. and  Adolph Coors Co. said on Thursday they will again sweeten the  merger deal between the Canadian and U.S brewers and delay  shareholder votes on the plan.


Prisoner Shows Complexities of Tribunals

An Afghan prisoner told a review tribunal Wednesday that the Taliban killed three of his relatives and stole his land, and then imprisoned members of the group attacked him in Guantanamo Bay.


BAGHDAD, March 6 -- Inside the tent of Ali Abbas in the central city of Hilla, Shiite men beat their chests in a feverish rhythm on Tuesday. The pilgrims were mourning the death of Imam Hussein, the  prophet Muhammad's grandson who was slain with his family in 681. They had walked dozens of miles,...


Russia expels 4 British diplomats as row escalates

Russia expelled four British diplomats on Thursday and suspended cooperation with London on fighting terrorism, as a bitter row over Moscow's refusal to extradite a murder suspect escalated.


Oil weighs on blue chips, eBay results boost techs

NEW YORK Stocks were mixed in a volatile session yesterday, with blue chips weighed down by oil prices and a new investigation of the insurance industry.


U.S. to Buy Investigational Flu Vaccines

CHICAGO  - The director of the U.S. Centers  for Disease Control and Prevention said today that Health and  Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson has finalized a deal to  buy investigational flu vaccines from international  manufacturers, for use this flu season.


US Airways Group has given its pilots about one week to negotiate a contract yielding up to $295 million a year in wage and benefit concessions, the union said Tuesday, or the airline could ask a bankruptcy judge to impose such terms.


At least 29 people die in a series of shootings and car bomb attacks in Baghdad, Iraqi officials say.


Iran May Extend Partial Nuke Enrichment Freeze

Iran's policymakers may decide to extend  its partial freeze on uranium enrichment, a process that can  make fuel for nuclear power plants or weapons, a senior Iranian  official said on Friday.


Melinda Gates joins Washington Post board

The wife of Microsoft head Bill Gates has been elected to the board of directors of the media conglomerate.


For Cancer Patients, Empathy Goes a Long Way

At a scary time for patients, too few doctors ask about feelings, a new study finds.


Google Apps adds work group features for businesses

Network administrators, the  custodians of an organization's passwords and privileges, may  want to find another job as Google Inc  helps business  users set up and manage their own work groups.


Also: MySpace founder aims to thwart Murdoch's WSJ bid.


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


Emmy viewership slips but still beats "Pirates"

Emmy viewership fell 14 percent  from last year to an average 16.1 million people but surpassed  a competing telecast of "Pirates of the Caribbean" to win a  widely hyped battle for network ratings, according to Nielsen  figures on Monday.


The nation's largest bank will be setting up shop in Texas by acquiring Bryan-based First American Bank. The parent operation of Citibank said Tuesday that it will acquire First American, which has $3.


Iran judge says held U.S.-Iranians admit "activities"

Two Iranian-Americans detained in the Islamic Republic on spying charges have "accepted that they carried out some activities", an Iranian judge was quoted as saying on Wednesday.


Mugabe warns Tsvangirai party "will pay heavy price"

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe's government on Wednesday warned that the opposition would pay "a heavy price" for what it called a campaign of violence to oust it from power.


New regs based on Energy Star Public sector buyers of office equipment will have to apply strict energy efficiency criteria after MEPs passed new procurement rules.â¦


Stuart Appleby became the first back-to-back winner in 22 years at the Mercedes Championships, closing with a 6-under 67 and letting Vijay Singh and Ernie Els make all the mistakes Sunday.


Police in England are to focus on tackling the most serious violent crimes, the home secretary will announce.


Biotech company Elan Corp. reported Tuesday that the Food and Drug Administration approved its non-narcotic painkiller Prialt to treat chronic pain.


IBM puts software facility in West Bengal

IBM Corp. has set up a new application services facility in India's north-eastern state of West Bengal, in a city that has emerged as one of the country's key software and services hubs.


The white guard shack still stands, but the American GIs have long since departed and there's a nostalgic cheapness to the postcards, gas masks, helmets and rusted Maxwell House coffee tins.


Out with stainless steel, in with copper? It might be a new hospital trend Â not for looks, but for germ-fighting. Some intensive-care units in New York and South Carolina are about to get copper fittings as part of a project to test if drug-resistant bacteria survive better on hospitals' ubiquitous stainless steel than on copper.


US and British forces sweep through Iraq's 'death triangle'

LATIFIYAH, Iraq  - American, British and Iraqi forces continued a major sweep through Iraq's "triangle of death" to try to smash rebel enclaves before landmark elections in January.


Lance Mackey's team surged ahead of a tight pack of front-runners Monday during the final leg of the world's longest sled dog race.


Oil vaulted to a record $100 a barrel on Wednesday as violence in Nigeria, tight energy stockpiles and a weaker dollar triggered a surge of speculative buying, dealers said.


Debut film director Madonna speaks about her film Filth and Wisdom at its premiere in Berlin


Asian Stocks Rise as Oil Drops From Record; Honda Leads Advance

Asian stocks rose after oil prices fell from a record on Friday, easing concern higher energy costs will damp consumer spending and corporate profits.


Solar weather whips up Northern Lights show

For about eight hours, an "extreme geomagnetic storm" raged in the upper atmosphere, as high-energy particles emitted by the sun three days ago swept over Earth.


An Israeli Arab who works as a producer for CNN was released Tuesday, a day after he was abducted at gunpoint from a van on a busy street of Gaza City, relatives and Palestinian police said.


Bush Enhances CIA Role as Interim Reform

President Bush, embroiled in a fierce campaign battle over national security, on Friday expanded the power of the CIA director to include some of the broad authority that the Sept.


1.5 million public sector users The government is to make further cash savings thanks to higher discounts offered by Microsoftâ¦


Development of Downloadable Digital Music May Provide Preview of TV's Future

By Jerri Stroud, St. Louis Post-Dispatch  Sep. 8--When Tom Sly was moving from Boston to San Francisco, he  downloaded several episodes of "24" to his laptop so he and his wife could  watch the shows in their empty apartment.


South America Epic Wins the National Book Award

he News From Paraguay," Lily Tuck's historical epic set in 19th-century South America, won the National Book Award for fiction last night, capping a month in which the publishing world debated


A group of scientists who have been meeting regularly to discuss the health effects of methylmercury in seafood note that at their last convention they came to a consensus on a number of issues.


The government's pension guarantee agency said yesterday that it will seek immediate termination of the pension plan of the pilots of United Airlines, a move the agency estimated would


Eight Georgians Abducted In Georgian Breakaway Region: Police

TBILISI  - Armed men abducted eight Georgian civilians in Georgia's breakaway region of South Ossetia, an area that last month saw fighting between Tbilisi and Ossetian forces, police said.


Evidence emerges of growing concern over the scale of UK troop casualties in Afghanistan.


Opposition attacks Lula for corruption before vote

BRASILIA, Brazil  - Brazil's opposition candidates   stepped up attacks on Thursday against President Luiz Inacio   Lula da Silva over corruption in an effort to trim the former   union leader's solid lead in the presidential election race.


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Palmeiro signs one-year contract with Orioles

Rafael Palmeiro didn't want his homecoming with the Baltimore Orioles to end after just one season, so he took a pay cut and accepted a one-year, $3 million contract Wednesday.


Tickets go on sale for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy on Wednesday amid the now-customary power struggles and financial impropriety among organizers.


Relentless Patriots don't wilt under pressure

(Sept. 28, 2004) -- The New England Patriots are one victory away from tying the NFL record for consecutive wins. They'll go for No.


Rebel threats cast shadow over Chechen polls

With a sense of foreboding, Chechnya prepared on Saturday for a presidential election to replace its slain pro-Moscow leader as rebels vowed to keep up their attacks in the war-torn republic.


Bush Ridicules Kerry, Calls Him Indecisive

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - President Bush on Monday labeled rival Sen. John Kerry a political opportunist whose ever-changing positions undercut the Democrat's aspirations to be the nation's leader...


Officials: Israel is building 100 housing units in Har Gilo

Israel has begun building 100 new housing units in the Har Gilo settlement outside Jerusalem, political sources said Monday. They said construction of the new housing at Har


ISRAEL has assassinated the Hamas arms expert said to be behind the development of the Qassam rockets that have been targeting Israeli towns.


Blog: Adobe inadvertently made a version of Photoshop Lightroom 1.1 available for download for a brief period Monday night.


Contaminazione in un edificio di Amburgo


A US appeals court has upheld a ruling that Research in Motion, the maker of BlackBerry pagers, engaged in patent infringement, but it gave the company a chance to reduce a jury award that has grown to more than $100 million with interest.


An attorney for the two brothers who survived a tiger attack on Christmas accused city and zoo officials in a letter released Monday of character assassination for suggesting that the young men provoked the animal.


The Afghan government expelled two senior European diplomats Thursday on accusations they held unauthorized meetings with Taliban militants, officials said.


NBA calls for do-over in Hawks-Heat game

The Atlanta Hawks and Miami Heat must replay the final 51.9 seconds of their game last month because the NBA said the official scorer ruled incorrectly that Shaquille O'Neal fouled out. This will be the first time since 1982 the league has sent teams back on the court for a replay.


Britain's oldest man, Henry Allingham, looks forward to watching an RAF flypast as he turns 111.


Marijuana Use Doubled in Canada Over Last Decade

Marijuana use in Canada doubled over the last decade, according to the newly released Canadian Addiction Survey. It found that 14 percent of respondents used marijuana in the last year, compared to 7.4 percent in 1994, the Canadian Press reported.


"Light" cigarette suit certified as U.S. class action

A U.S. federal judge gave class-action   status on Monday to a lawsuit filed by "light" cigarette   smokers who accuse tobacco companies of fraud and are seeking a   verdict of as much as $200 billion.


The Irish singer's lyrics drill to the core of his failed relationships.


Willie Nelson performs a gig in aid of tsunami victims, as charity concerts are organised around the world.


Previously, I have asked what happens to the software industry if enterprises expect to acquire their software for free via open source.


Security forces in Somalia are hunting the gang who seized two aid workers, including a female doctor from Spain.


He's been a TV institution since he stood up to a hurricane in 1961. Now one of America's most venerable broadcasters is stepping down as anchor of CBS Evening News in a fast-changing landscape for three big US networks.


Google Rolls Out Test of Short Message Service

Google Inc. on Thursday announced a new test service that allows people to use mobile phones or handheld devices to tap Google's Web search via text messages, or short message service.


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A microbe from the Dead Sea may hold the key to protecting astronauts from one of the greatest threats they would face during a mission to Mars: space radiation.


EIGHT bodies were pulled from an underground tunnel in a copper mine in northern Turkey where a massive fire broke out today, local officials said.


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Directors Guild, studios reach contract deal

The Hollywood directors' union reached a contract deal with major film and TV studios on Thursday in a move likely to renew momentum for settling a 10-week-old writers strike that has crippled the industry and clouded the year-end Oscar season.


Afghan Militant Group Threatens Executions

Afghan President Hamid Karzai, right, talks with US Gen. James L. Jones, left, in the presence of the Supreme Allied Commander Europe, NATO senior civilian representative for Afghanistan, Hikmet Cetin, center


It's amazing the difference a year can make. While the Walpole and Canton field hockey teams downplay changes they've undergone, they could make or break their seasons.


HMV joins hands with Microsoft for downloading service

Apple iTunes has even more competition on their hands. HMV has joined hands with Appleâs primary challenger in the digital music stores market Microsoft.


Support for Japan PM Fukuda sinks to 46 percent

Support for Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda has dropped more than 10 percentage points to 46 percent, a newspaper poll showed on Monday, a result likely to dampen prospects for an early general election.


Danish PM to Call Snap Vote Next Week --Govt Sources

Denmark's Prime Minister Anders Fogh  Rasmussen is expected to call a snap general election to be  held next month, senior government officials said on Wednesday.


The US insists North Korea has enriched uranium, after doubts were cast on US intelligence claims.


Many families happy with dementia care at hospices

NEW YORK  - Most families of dementia patients who receive end-of-life care at a hospice are satisfied with the experience, a new study suggests.


Echinacea Helps Colds, Major Review Shows

A review of more than 700 studies has concluded that echinacea has a substantial effect in preventing colds and in limiting their duration.


The economy looks pretty good. Wall Street weeps.


To win Ernie Els British Opens: 17th appearance Best: Won, 2002 Top 10s: 9 Rounds: 62 Scoring average: 70.45 Of note: He's on the one playing surface -- links -- on which he can hang with Tiger Woods


Malaysia detains ethnic Indians under security law

Malaysia invoked a tough internal-security law on Thursday to indefinitely detain five ethnic Indian activists from a group that had staged a mass anti-government protest last month.


Seagull poo on solar cells is primary tech snag In the Irish Sea off Wales this week, a new kind of robot is taking to the waves. For once, this is not a military kill-droid, nor a securo-pork powered surveillance machine. Instead, we are seeing the debut of the fully-autonomous sailboat, which uses its own software to navigate out at sea. For now the uninhabited windjammers will stay relatively close to home but, next year, their successors will race across the Atlantic.â¦


"Sudan coup plotters planned to kill 38 officials"

: Sudanese authorities accused an opposition party Saturday of plotting to abduct and kill more than three dozen senior government officials and blow up key sites in the capital, where the army was out in force.


Louisiana State University's Tigers roared to a 38-24 victory over top-ranked Ohio State University to claim the U.S. college football championship on Monday.


Gateway Shuts the Door on Benefits Enhancement

By Murphy, Tom  Gateway Medical Resource Alliance, a niche health care benefits company, will shut down Aug. 30, more than 4 month after losing the lone Indianapolis hospital in its network.


Hundreds of new alcoholic beverages are popping up to slake a growing thirst to sip more attractive and expensive liquor.


The Palestinian Authority decides to disband a security unit accused of human rights abuses in Gaza.


Hospital plans meeting on whether McDonald's should stay

Officials of the Cleveland Clinic are meeting this afternoon with McDonald's representatives over whether the fast-food restaurant belongs in the hospital.


Oltre 15 mila spettatori provenienti da tutta Europa


These mutual funds from Europe are at the head of their class.


Health department's doses now spoken for

The Mobile County Health Department announced Friday that it has scheduled appointments for all of its available doses of influenza vaccine.


The UK government has suspended the manufacturing licence of major flu vaccine maker Chiron.


Burt Bacharach, Doris Day earn lifetime Grammys

Songwriter Burt Bacharach, singer/actress Doris Day and rock group The Band will receive Grammy Awards for lifetime achievement in February, organizers said on Tuesday.


Reports: Apple, Fox planning movie rental service

iTunes users might soon be able to download Fox movies, and Apple could also be ready to reverse its stance on licensing its FairPlay DRM, according to reports.


Parker's confidence key; Wade needs seasoning

Tonight's game featuring the Miami Heat and their three-time NBA finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal versus the San Antonio Spurs and their two-time NBA Finals MVP Tim Duncan has obvious potential as an early-season championship preview.


Mt. St. Helens blew off more steam Monday, shooting a billowing white plume several hundred feet above the volcano. ''Wow.


Sale cosi' al 60%, con un esborso di 40 milioni di euro


Gen. David Petraeus' high-profile report on Iraq is pumping new life into Sen. John McCain's presidential bid, his backers say, making the Arizona Republican appear prescient and courageous on the campaign's most vital issue.


Sony Ericsson, Fossil Merge Watch with Phone

Convergence took another step forward Thursday as mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson announced a partnership with watchmaker Fossil to produce watches that integrate with the company's phones through a Bluetooth connection.


NY taxi drivers strike over tracking system

Some drivers of New York's yellow  taxis went on strike on Wednesday over plans to install a  satellite tracking system and credit card payment machines that  strikers say will be costly and invade their privacy.


LAS VEGAS - President Bush criticized Sen. John Kerry as a liberal trying to hide from his own record Thursday as the two men entered the last, post-debate lap of a close race for the White House...


A memorial service will be held near the Faslane naval base today for the sailor who died on the stricken Canadian submarine the Chicoutimi.


European stocks dragged down by Wall Street correction

European stock markets dropped in early trading as investors took their lead from a US trading session which saw New York's markets suffer a sharp correction.


Led by balanced scoring and goalie Olie Kolzig's superb play, the Washington Capitals won four consecutive games against some of the NHL's top teams. Then the Capitals faced the Anaheim Ducks, who demonstrated why they own the league's best record.


The FTSE fell on Wednesday as a disappointing trading update from Northern Rock added to concern about rising interest rates.


Study notes link between IT sabotage, work behavior

Workers who sabotage corporate systems are almost always IT workers who exhibit specific negative office behavior according to recent research.


Tory leader Michael Howard says his party will hold an early referendum on Europe if it wins the next election.


Government knew Iraq data flawed, report says

In 2002, at a crucial juncture on the path to war, senior members of the Bush administration gave a series of speeches and interviews in which they asserted that Saddam Hussein was rebuilding his nuclear-weapons program.


Labor costs in the 13 nations that use the euro rose 2.2 percent in the first three months of 2007 compared with a year ago, the European Union's statistics agency said Thursday.


Ahead of 3 Primaries, a Dash About Chesapeake

With 171 pledged delegates at stake on Tuesday, the candidates were making last-minute pitches.


Paper: Sirius Pricey Despite Howard Stern

Shares of Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. (SIRI.O: Quote, Profile, Research) look pricey despite the company's new five-year, $500 million pact with shock jock Howard Stern to air his program


Supreme Court to Hear Case on Cable as Internet Carrier

The Supreme Court stepped into one of the most heated debates over the future of the Internet: how to classify Internet cable service for purposes of federal regulation.


(Sports Network) - Pedro Martinez will try to win his fourth consecutive decision, as he takes the hill for the Boston Red Sox in the middle test of a three-game series against the visiting Toronto Blue Jays.


APATZINGAN, Mexico -- Thousands of troops rolled into a key Mexican drug stronghold yesterday to set fire to marijuana and opium fields and round up traffickers -- an initiative ordered by President Felipe Calderón to restore order in a region where smugglers have defied authorities with beheadings and large-scale drug production.


Manning, Addai power unbeaten Colts to seventh straight win

Peyton Manning threw two touchdown passes and Joseph Addai scored three times as the unbeaten Indianapolis Colts used 31 unanswered points to crush the Carolina Panthers 31-7 on Sunday.


Climate is big issue for U.S. hunters, anglers

CULEBRA CREEK, Colo  - As the snow melts from the towering peaks in the distance, Culebra Creek runs fast and the trout are biting. But Van Beecham, a fourth generation fishing guide, is uneasy.


HARTFORD, Connecticut  - Connecticut Sen. Joseph   Lieberman lost a Democratic Party showdown to a relative   unknown on Tuesday, a casualty of voter anger over his support   for the war in Iraq and President George W. Bush.


James paces Cavaliers to victory over Mavericks

LeBron James scored 24 points to help the Cleveland Cavaliers post a scrappy 88-81 road victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday.


Verizon's agreement with Philadelphia brings new life to the city's WiFi plans.


Google Wins GEICO Trademark Suit over Keywords

The decision left undecided whether the sale of GEICO's trademarks by Google or any other search engine, in and of itself, violates the trademark laws or other laws.


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CHAH SINGH, Australia  - Ian Shippen is something of a rural prophet on the arid salt plains 1,000 kilometers (600 miles) west of Sydney.


Twelve years ago, in my first job as a reporter, I witnessed a real election catastrophe. Voters rejected Republicans at every level of government.


U.S. praises France's Sarkozy on Darfur: press

French President Nicolas Sarkozy has helped create a better climate between the United States and Europe and could help a diplomatic effort to support Iraq, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Daniel Fried told a newspaper.


Italia cresce dello 0,3%, su base annua +2,3%


Gilbert Arenas hits five three-pointers and the Wizards and Brendan Haywood, above,ÃÂ own a 49-27 rebounding advantage in a 129-109 victory over the Raptors in a battle of first-place teams Tuesday night at Verizon Center.


Newcastle and Tottenham are handed tough Uefa Cup groups as Blackburn and Rangers also learn their fate.


'Cloud Atlas' is early favourite as Booker shortlist announced

"Cloud Atlas" by the British-born, Ireland-based author David Mitchell was the early favourite to win this year's Man Booker Prize, a day after the shortlist of six novels was announced.


A Conversation With Joseph M. Forshaw: A Passion for Parrots and the Fight to Save Them in the Wild

Joseph M. Forshaw, an Australian ornithologist, battles for endangered birds and is considered the worldÂs leading expert on the parrot.


Per la moneta unica ribasso settimanale del 3,7%


CIA Escapes Charges in Peru Plane Downing

Federal prosecutors have decided not to seek criminal charges against CIA officers who were part of an antidrug operation that was involved in the downing of a missionary plane in Peru and the deaths of two Americans in 2001.


Massive tsunamis triggered by the largest earthquake to shake the planet in more than 40 years wiped out coastal areas across Asia as far as 1,600 kilometers (1,000 miles) away, killing more than 11,000 people.


Top London cancer hospital evacuated after fire

A fire tore through the top floor of a leading cancer hospital in London on Wednesday, forcing the evacuation of all staff and patients including some already in the operating theatre.


Bee Medical Writer. California and two other Western states have borne the brunt of the West Nile virus so far this year. California, Arizona and Colorado account for more than 90 percent


Kelley, Marriro take leading roles for Newton North

On senior night for the Newton North boys' basketball team, a junior and a sophomore helped the Tigers maintain first place in the Bay State League's Carey Division.


The retailer said it will reduce the number of new supercenters to be opened this year by nearly 30 percent, or roughly 75 stores.


Carp Adjustment to Climate Change Studied

Canadian researchers say they've discovered an unanticipated way in which freshwater fish might respond to water diversion and climate change.


At least 29 people have been killed and 30 injured, when a bus crashed into a truck and a taxi cab on a highway linking two of Morocco's popular tourist destinations.


A "playful" killer whale who likes to frolic alongside fishermen has damaged three boats in separate incidents in recent weeks.


A 'Pretty Woman' Scenario With the Roles Reversed

Debra Messing and Dermot Mulroney star in a romantic comedy that struggles to capture the charm and ebullience of "Four Weddings and a Funeral."


Satellites orbit "Departed," "Dreamgirls"

"The Departed" and  "Dreamgirls" were named best drama and best comedy/musical at  the 11th annual Satellite Awards, which were announced Sunday  by the International Press Academy, a breakaway group from the  Hollywood Foreign Press Assn.


Anti-Syrian Lebanese crowds honor slain Hariri

Around 300,000 Lebanese waving flags and blue balloons demonstrated in Beirut on Wednesday to honor Rafik al-Hariri, two years after the ex-premier's killing, and show support for the anti-Syrian government.


Sep. 08, 2004. Microsoft on Tuesday doubled the time that businesses can block Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) from downloading automatically, giving them until mid-April, 2005, to test the update.


Lo scalo era stato chiuso ieri al tramonto per precauzione


Britain will recall its first batch of around 1,500 troops from Iraq in the next two to three months, army chief General Richard Dannatt said Thursday.


Romney says he's in it for the long haul

Republican Mitt Romney, a businessman-turned-politician, will take more direct control of his presidential campaign message after failing to win either the Iowa caucuses or the New Hampshire primary, a top adviser said Tuesday.


I never thought of marrying Dharamji: Hema

Opening about her much-hyped unconventional marriage Bollywood star and danseuse-turned politician Hema Malini has said not many would believe but she had never thought of marrying Dharmendra initially.


US consumer healthcare company Perrigo is to buy Israeli drug-maker Agis for $818m (Â£441.5m) in cash and stock. The deal will create a firm with annual sales of $1.


US teenager held over suspected hijack plan

A Californian teenager was arrested in Nashville for plotting to hijack a plane from Los Angeles to Nashville, the FBI said today.


Top lenders compete for your mortgage, refinance, home equity loan and home equity line of credit. Complete one simple form and within minutes receive up to four offers to choose from.


A three-judge panel Wednesday found a former interior minister guilty of fueling violence in East Timor a year ago that ultimately led to the downfall of the government and sentenced him to 7 1/2 years in prison.


Chinalco says no plans for bigger Rio stake

Aluminum Corp of China (Chinalco) sought  to douse speculation on Monday that it was preparing to mount a  counter bid to BHP Billiton  for Rio Tinto ,  saying it was happy to stick with the $14 billion stake it  bought last week.


Cancelliere tedesco Merkel, nuovo testo e' una svolta


Pledges 'constructive' dialogue with Europe Google is reported to be facing a fresh regulatory investigation: this time in the US, and into its acquisition of ad serving firm DoubleClick.â¦


Housing starts slip in May, but permits up

U.S. home construction fell last  month for the first time since January, as builders struggled  with a glut of unsold homes, but permits for future  construction rose, offering mixed signals on the housing  outlook.


Court Says When in Doubt, Give Veterans the Benefit

When in doubt, tilt toward the veteran. That's what the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has suggested to government agencies in two cases involving federal employees who had served in the military reserves and petitioned for back pay because of improperly charged military leave.


Bush says effort to disarm North Korea making progress

President George W. Bush said he thought the effort to persuade North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons program was making progress and he hoped full disarmament could be accomplished by the time his term ends in early 2009.


EU beckons as reformist wins election in Romania

ROMANIA turned its back on the countryâs communist past yesterday with the unexpected election of Traian Basescu, the reformist Mayor of Bucharest, as its next President.


Bottle, Pacifier Can Misalign Baby Teeth

NEW YORK  - Children who were bottle-fed or  used pacifiers as babies are at risk of dental problems in  preschool, a new study suggests.


Senza biglietto? Multa di 25 euro Ma giÃ  fioccano i ricorsi

Roma, 1 novembre 2004 - Scatta da oggi lunedÃ¬ 1Â° novembre la multa di 25 euro a carico di coloro che saliranno a bordo dei treni sprovvisti di biglietto. Lo ricorda l'Intesaconsumatori che ha comunque presentato


More foreign fighters in Afghanistan insurgency: US commander

Insurgents in Afghanistan are fighting harder and there are more foreign extremists in the battlefield, the top international commander in the country told AFP.


Former prime minister Turner hoping Ukrainian re-election will be open, honest

TORONTO (CP) - John Turner's team of electoral observers will help Ukraine achieve a fair and honest outcome in its second attempt to elect a president, the former prime minister pledged Friday.


Georgia PM Found Dead; President Assumes Functions

TBILISI, Georgia  - The prime minister of  ex-Soviet Georgia was found dead on Thursday in a bizarre gas  poisoning that robs the inexperienced president, Mikhail  Saakashvili, of a steadying hand to help run his turbulent  country.


Pupils in England will learn more about how food is grown and how it reaches the consumer in a new  scheme.


Bush, Rumsfeld Try to Soothe Angry U.S. Troops

President Bush said on Thursday U.S.  troop concerns about inadequate equipment for Iraq combat are  being addressed and he did not blame soldiers for raising the  issue with Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.


Zimbabwe's rebels are pinning their hopes on Richard Bevan, the chief executive of the Professional Cricketers' Association, the England players' union, as a last resort in their battle with the Zimbabwe Cricket Union.


MANCHESTER, N.H. - A man who had just been released on bail got into more trouble during the weekend before even leaving the police station.


A suspected arson fire raced through an apartment complex in suburban Columbus on Sunday, killing 10 people who lived in the same apartment and forcing others to jump from third-story windows to escape.


UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 30 -- Sudan may consent to a U.N. peacekeeping force in its Darfur region sooner than expected once the Security Council adopts a resolution authorizing it, U.S. Ambassador John R. Bolton said Wednesday.


As of yesterday's Apple announcements, the newest breed of iPods -- called the iPod touch -- include a multitouch interface, a WiFi connection, widescreen video display, and the Safari browser. But are the new iPods pointing to the future of portable media players, or merely holding on to an old-style music system that is about to undergo another radical change?


Martha Stewart Shares Up Amid TV Reports

Martha Stewart Living Inc. shares rose nearly 5 percent Monday on a report that reality show producer Mark Burnett has been in talks with the company's namesake founder to refashion her lifestyles television show when she gets out of jail.


Microsoft: Zune sales to top 1 million by June

The music player has slipped from its early perch in the sales charts, but Redmond is still whistling a happy tune.


Meehan calls for timetable on Iraq pullout

Deteriorating security and rampant anger toward US troops in Iraq is emboldening insurgents, according to Representative Martin T. Meehan, who returned from a fact-finding trip yesterday calling for an exit strategy that would significantly reduce the number of troops there over the next 12 to 18 months.


The Gibson SG guitar fetched $294,000 at Christie`s in New York, during the largest auction of rock and entertainment memorabilia.


China Hints Row with Singapore Over, Warns Japan

China signaled on Thursday its row with Singapore over a visit by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong to Taiwan last month may have blown over, but warned Japan over an unscheduled stop by Taiwan's premier blamed on a typhoon.


CBS âEarly Showâ Tries a Revised Format, Again

The networkâs affiliate stations will carry the full first hour of the two-hour âEarly Showâ for the first time.


Nicole Kidman premieres her film Birth at Venice, after attending a frosty press screening with Lauren Bacall.


A friend of an Irish couple killed in a crash on the M4 near Newport says people are 'stunned' at their deaths.


This time, the question was a little easier for Miss Teen South Carolina.


Blunt Talk on Union Web Site Spotlights Frustration Over Labor Relations Changes

Ron Ault, the president of the Metal Trades Department, AFL-CIO, describes himself as "a very plain-spoken person." He isn't kidding.


Britain's Straw seeks Palestinian reform for poll

British Foreign Minister Jack Straw will seek assurances from Palestinian leaders on Thursday that they will reform their security forces to help stop violence and work to revive the Middle East peace process.


Record Level of Americans Not Insured on Health

The number of people without health insurance rose by 1.4 million, to a record 45 million last year, amid rising costs for coverage.


A new national study on mercury backs up the Times's findings on mercury in tuna sushi in New York City.


South Korea's Ban Ki-moon is sworn in as the next United Nations secretary general at a ceremony in New York.


Serbia's coalition government was on the verge of collapse Tuesday over the European Union's plans to send a mission to Kosovo province, just days after the pro-Western Serbian president won re-election.


Criminal Charges Brought in Refco Fraud Case

Joseph P. Collins, Refcoâs former outside lawyer, was charged with conspiracy to commit securities fraud, wire fraud, bank fraud, money laundering and with filing false documents with regulators.


Barcellona, 13:58 - CALCIO, HENRY OGGI A BARCELLONA: DOMANI LA PRESENTAZIONE

Il neo acquisto del Barcellona, Thierry Henry è atteso questa sera in città per conclu...


Will dirty dealers scare eBay users off?


ATHENS - They didn't always play with the energy of desperate men. But they played harder. They didn't often play an attractive brand of basketball, but they played it sometimes.


The 1 1/2-year-old triplets of an Italian U.N. World Food Program official drowned at a home on the outskirts of Panama City, officials said Monday.


Photo 1 of 8: Global gamers clash for cash

$2.5 million in prize money is on the line as gamers from Uzbekistan to Ecuador compete in the World Cyber Games.


Online social music site Last.fm is acquired by US media giant CBS Corporation for $280m (Â£140m).


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


Torino, 13:21 - CALCIO, JUVE; RANIERI: BASTA NAPOLI, PENSIAMO A EMPOLI

Caso chiuso. Claudio Ranieri non vuole piÃ¹ parlare della partita di sabato contro il Napoli e delle ...


BenQ blames management for mobile unit's woes

(InfoWorld) - BenQ blamed poor product management for racking up losses of over â¬840 million ($1.07 billion) at its mobile division, BenQ Mobile. The poor management led to cost overruns and launch delays, and the losses prompted BenQ to cut off funding from the mobile division last week. The Taiwanese company said it simply is not big enough to sustain such losses, which stretched from the time itÂ took over the German handset divisionÂ from Siemens last October through to the end of last month. BenQ's stock capitalization is only â¬640 million, it said. The company was in talks with Siemens about possible ways to save BenQ Mobile up to two weeks before the decision was made to stop funding it and let itÂ file for bankruptcy protectionÂ in Germany, a decision announced last Thursday. Siemens paid BenQ â¬250 million last year to take the mobile division off its hands. "There have been some reports that said we 'just walked away.' This was a really tough decision, it wasn't at all easy to walk away," said Eric Lei, chief business strategy officer at BenQ, in a group interview on Tuesday with reporters. On Monday, Siemens announced that it had set up a â¬35 million fund toÂ aid BenQ Mobile workersÂ at risk of losing their jobs, and expressed shock at BenQ's decision to "put its people on the street." The Taiwanese company said it believes there is workers' insurance to protect BenQ Mobile's 3,000 employees, and that it currently has no plans to put money into any kind of worker fund. At the heart of the trouble with BenQ Mobile was an inability to turn around product management problems, BenQ said. The Taiwanese company stopped short of laying blame for the failure on any specific group, saying that some German handset projects went awry, as did some on the Taiwanese side, while poor communication between Taipei and Munich hurt other projects. Without the product management issues, BenQ Mobile could have broken even, said Eric Yu, BenQ's chief financial officer. Some news reports have alleged name calling and legal threats from both sides over the fate of BenQ Mobile workers after the bankruptcy filing. BenQ executives said there has been no official contact between the two companies and that the talk is mere speculation. One point of contention that has been widely reported is that Siemens still owes BenQ money as part of the original deal to take over the handset division. Lei said the figure is over â¬150 million, but would not be more specific. He said that BenQ expects that Siemens will honor the contract and pay the figure, some of which goes to BenQ and some which should go to BenQ Mobile. One news report had said Siemens was looking into ways to pay the entire amount to BenQ Mobile so that it could benefit displaced employees. The German electronics giant said its decision to sell the mobile phone division to BenQ provided the greatest possible benefits to employees at the time of the sale, and that closing the business outright would have been a less expensive option. BenQ had presented a credible plan for operating and expanding the mobile phone division at the time of the sale, and Siemens believed it was sincere, it said. Â


Flu vaccines are being distributed for people considered most at risk this flu season according to new criteria released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.


Myanmar, italiani morti: rientro non prima di giovedÃ¬

Non dovrebbero rientrare in Italia prima di giovedÃ¬ o venerdÃ¬, le salme dei cinque italiani morti nel naufragio avvenuto in Myanmar. A riferirlo Ã¨ stato Paolo Nogari, direttore di âAvventure nel mondo


High-octane energy drink Red Bull thinks it can go faster on the racetrack than Jaguar. The beverage in the tiny can bought Jaguar's celebrated Grad Prix team from Jaguar's


Nationwide safety checks follow UK train crash

Safety checks were carried out on  railway tracks across Britain on Sunday after a high speed  train crash in northern England killed an elderly woman and  seriously injured several other passengers.


Astronauts see good start to station's next phase

Shuttle Atlantis astronauts said on   Saturday that, despite a few glitches, they had gotten NASA off   to a good start in its push to complete construction of the   half-finished International Space Station by 2010.


Doctors are missing key information they need to make decisions for cancer patients because some drug companies are not publishing clinical trials.


Who'll be traded first? The favourite is Eddy Curry

Asked who might be the first big-name player to be traded this season, Knicks president Isiah Thomas answered Eddy Curry and 76ers president Billy King guessed Kurt Thomas.


Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany, who has come under intense pressure to quit after admitting he lied to voters, won a confidence motion convincingly in parliament on Friday.


Economic Powers Fail To Agree On Debt Relief

WASHINGTON -- Financial officials from the world's economic powers ended their meeting in Washington Sunday without a deal on debt relief for Iraq and other poor nations.


Shares rise in Australia's Macquarie on British water speculation

Shares in Macquarie Bank have risen on speculation the acquisitive Australian outfit was preparing a bid for British utilities giant Thames Water.


Merrill Lynch & Co Inc  ousted Chairman and Chief Executive Stan O'Neal on Tuesday, just days after reporting the biggest quarterly loss in the company's history, making him the highest-ranking casualty in the U.S. subprime mortgage crisis.


CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - The space shuttle Discovery soared into space on Saturday on a column of fire that briefly dispelled the darkness over the Kennedy Space Center in NASA's first night launch since the Columbia disaster.


Brazil, Germany, India, Japan launch joint bid for UN Council seats

Brazil, Germany, India and Japan launched a united bid for permanent UN Security Council seats, arguing that expanded membership was crucial to addressing new global threats.


New Stanford center probes nanoscale material

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded $7.5 million over five years to establish the Center for Probing the Nanoscale (CPN) at Stanford University.


Sectarian Mayhem in Baghdad Freezes the Lives of Young Iraqis

Three and a half years after the American invasion, young people from five different Baghdad neighborhoods say it is no longer possible to make plans.


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Alla sbarra AlÃ¬ il Chimico Al via il processo al regime

Baghdad, 18 dicembre 2004 - Sono le prime immagini dall'arresto. Ali Hassan al Majid al Tikriti, il cugino di Saddam Hussein accusato di aver "gasato" migliaia di curdi negli anni '80, Ã¨ stato mostrato oggi


Land Cleared in Medford, Ore., For Planned Commercial Development

By Greg Stiles, Mail Tribune, Medford, Ore.  Sep. 20--The little country store on the corner of Lone Pone and Foothill  roads is no more.


Romney pans "Hillary's House of Horrors"

Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney offered a verbal tour of "Hillary's House of Horrors" on Saturday, conjuring images of Halloween spook houses to underscore his criticisms of Democratic front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton.


EU DANGLES "CARROTS" TO SECURE IRANâS NUCLEAR COOPERATION

Iran has sent mixed signals on a European Union proposal, under which Tehran would abandon efforts to develop nuclear weapons in return for greater cooperation in the nuclear-energy sphere and expanded trade opportunities.


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Saudi Arabia: Market dictates production

Saudi Arabia will raise oil production only when the market justifies it, the kingdom's oil minister said Tuesday, in response to President Bush's request that OPEC nations increase output to reduce world oil prices.


Britain facing 15-year fight against extremism: security chief

Britain faces a 15-year battle against Islamist extremism, the country's new security adviser said Sunday as police were given more time to question five suspects over three failed car bombs.


The daughter of Pakistani nuclear scientist AQ Khan criticises claims in President Musharraf's new book.


Kidnappings; pro and con al-Sadr rallies in Iraq

Thousands of demonstrators supporting and hundreds opposing Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr took to the streets in Iraq on Friday as US soldiers fought insurgents in Baghdad's Sadr City and near Falluja.


AC Milan striker Ronaldo heads for surgery in Paris

Revisiting his injury-blighted past, Brazilian veteran Ronaldo prepared to fly to Paris for surgery on Thursday after rupturing a tendon in his right knee during AC Milan's 1-1 draw with Livorno, media reports said.


Britney fires manager, legalizes marriage

Britney Spears fired her longtime manager on the same day she legalized her nuptials in Los Angeles, it was reported Friday. The pop diva said Thursday she had parted ways after nine years with Larry Rudolph


Microsoft expands its ERP access with a tool to more closely integrate the enterprise and desktop.


Iraq invites the UN nuclear watchdog to check on the disappearance of materials from its former nuclear sites.


French Bank Says Rogue Trader Lost $7 Billion

SociÃ©tÃ© GÃ©nÃ©rale said the trader made bad bets on stocks and then, in trying to cover up those losses, dug himself deeper into a hole.


The Jewish Claims Conference joined with Polish restitution organizations Wednesday to appeal for the return of private property seized in the country during World War II and under Communist rule.Comment


Hag-assisted applications Any reader trying to secure an EU grant but finding the happy band of nations less than forthcoming with the cash is advised to get over to Romania, where supernatural help is at hand.â¦


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Nigel Nicolson Dies; Writer, Publisher, Lawmaker, Aristocrat

Nigel Nicolson, who spent his life at the pinnacle of British intellectual and political society, died Sept.


Secondo norme indiane Essar dovrebbe restare nel capitale


Tropical Storm Barry Weakens to Depression As It Nears Tampa

By Jim Ellis  HOMOSASSA SPRINGS, Fla. - Tropical Storm Barry weakened into a tropical depression as it moved through Tampa Bay on Saturday, bringing nearly 7 inches of rain to parts of the drought-parched region.


China Power Intl To Post Modest Earnings Rise - Nomura-2-

HONG KONG (Dow Jones)--China Power International Development Ltd.'s earnings growth will likely be modest this year and the next, though its generation capacity should surge in the next few years, one of the co-lead managers of its initial public offering


Mortgage Crisis Spreads Past Subprime Loans

Even borrowers with strong credit are feeling the pinch as home values fall and monthly payments rise.


On the eve of his last U.S. Open, the tennis legend chats about his punk past, his parenting present, courting Steffi and his Frank Sinatra regret


6 missing after refinery blast injures dozens

Rescue crews were searching in the pre-dawn darkness Friday for six people who are unaccounted for after an explosion at a Georgia sugar refinery injured at least 42 people, authorities said.


Women to blame for BBC 'terrible' programs: former chief

A former BBC head blamed women executives for making the television service "dumb, dumb, dumb" and said they had dragged down the public broadcaster's quality.


Nella lista, vola China Life ma Exxon resta numero uno


Gibbs, Parcells: A lot alike, a lot different

Having played for both Joe Gibbs and Bill Parcells, John Hall has experienced a close-up view of two paths to coaching genius. "They both kind of let you know where you stand," the Washington Redskins kicker said, "but in different ways.


Exit poll gives Yushchenko lead in Ukraine vote

KIEV, Ukraine -- The opposition candidate won the most votes today in Ukraine's presidential election but fell short of a first-round victory, according to an exit poll conducted by a consortium of non-governmental and polling groups.


Guess who's not coming to dinner? Vladimir Putin was not invited to NATO's first summit in a country once incorporated into the Soviet Union, but that did not stop rumors that the Russian leader might show up for a meal anyway.


More peacekeepers are expected in Sudan's Darfur region, as the bloodshed there goes on.


Trojan spam scam nipped in the bud German police have arrested ten people suspected of running a phishing scam designed to raid the contents of online bank accounts that netted hundreds of thousands of euros.â¦


HP, IBM, Dell set `code' for treatment of workers

Hewlett-Packard, IBM and Dell, which were accused earlier this year of having "dire working conditions" at factories outside the United States, announced Wednesday that they have agreed on a "code of conduct" for the treatment of workers and the environment.


British govt cash called for to bolster peace

The British government is facing demands to pump funds into Northern Ireland in a bid to bolster a talks deal if it is struck, Sinn FÃ©in leader Gerry Adams said tonight.


Rookie Kason Gabbard gave the injury-hit   Red Sox a lift with his maiden Major League win as Boston beat   the Chicago White Sox 1-0 on Tuesday at Fenway Park.


Iran Nuclear Talks End with No Agreement

Talks between Iran and three European Union heavyweights ended on Saturday without an agreement on Tehran's nuclear program, a source close to the negotiations said.


Director Priya and actress Radhika come together to make a movie that's as fluffy as cotton candy. If you are a connoisseur of comedy, this movie, that stars Prithviraj, Satyaraj and Sandhya is a must watch for you.


Al Careggi Ã¨ giunta una task force internazionale per seguirei tre pazienti infettati dal virus Hiv. Il ministero non manderÃ  ispettori                                            Firenze, trapianti da sieropositiva sospensione cautelativa per la biologa                                                                                Al momento perÃ² la donna dichiara di non aver ricevuto alcuna comunicazione


GOP gets partial win on anti-terror bill

President Bush and GOP lawmakers will have to settle for less than a full loaf of the anti-terror measures they had hoped to enact before the Nov. 7 elections, putting off legislation that would endorse the president's wiretapping program.


High calcium levels may raise prostate cancer risk

NEW YORK  - The results of a study published in the International Journal of Cancer indicate there is an association between dietary calcium and the risk of prostate cancer.


Roma, 14:25 - CALCIO, ROMA: TOTTI A DISPOSIZIONE PER LA SAMPDORIA

Buone notizie per la Roma. Contro la Sampdoria, nell'anticipo di domani sera, ci sarà anche F...


Michael Jackson wishes he had fought previous child molestation claims instead of trying to "buy peace", his lawyer says.


European bourses poised for opening gains

European equity markets were expected to open higher on Wednesday after blue chips in the US posted their biggest daily gains in four months, however, caution is expected as oil prices turned higher.


McCartney Set for Super Bowl Halftime Show

Paul McCartney will be the featured  performer in the next Super Bowl halftime show and organizers  promised there won't be any breast baring this time.


2007 was a great year for Bollywood as it saw maximum blockbusters and super hits coming together in a shot span of time, especially towards the latter part of the year.


Germany criticises NATO members on Iraq training

BERLIN, Nov 28  German Defence Minister Peter Struck criticised NATO partners today for not meeting pledges made in June at the Istanbul summit to train Iraqi soldiers -- adding Germany was fulfilling ...


Grande festa della techno per la prima volta ad Essen


Jeremy Bowen reports on the devastation caused by Sunday's  sea surges in parts of Sri Lanka controlled by Tamil Tigers rebels.


ATHENS, Ga. - It's news that would make Jackie Gleason shout out his trademark "And away we go!" A new "lost" episode of the classic 1950s TV comedy "The Honeymooners" has been uncovered in the Peabody Awards archive at the University of Georgia...


Calling All MySpace Addicts: The Ad Industry Needs You

Want to get ahead in advertising? Then learn how to navigate MySpace, and pick up a programming language or two.


Malaysia Court Won't Clear Anwar's Record

Malaysia's highest court refused to clear former deputy leader Anwar Ibrahim's criminal record Wednesday, leaving a longshot royal pardon as his last hope to


Media & professional: Culture secretary warns channel that its future performance will be 'closely scrutinised'.


Nicole Richie has been granted her request to have her DUI trial delayed. The trial will now be held on August 16th due to the fact that the doctor Richie wanted to have testify will not be available until then. She has made it very clear that having h...


Oil prices jump on inventory report, cold weather

NEW YORK - Crude oil prices took a big jump Wednesday after a US Energy Department report showed a drop in crude oil inventories amid a cold snap in the big oil-consuming states of the US northeast.


Armed gang convicted of Securitas  depot robbery

Robbers found guilty of stealing Â£53m from depot in UK's biggest ever cash robbery


In Mr. Bush's Neighborhood, a Peculiar Intersection

The relationship between President Bush and Wall Street has always been a tangled one, layered with paradox and outright contradiction.


Rick DiPietro stopped an Islanders-record 56 shots, but counterpart Henrik Lundqvist made the biggest save, denying Randy Robitaille in the shootout to give the Rangers a 2-1 victory Monday night in the New York-New York matchup.


By James Forsyth  APPLE'S dominance of the digital download market has long been music to the ears of investors in the Californian computer giant.


The Organization of American States has reproached the United States and the European Union for refusing to participate in Colombia's peace process with right-wing paramilitary groups despite what it called impressive progress.


Hanging Up The Helmet: NASCAR Legend To Retire

It only seemed fitting that Rusty Wallace would announce his coming retirement at Daytona Speedway. After all, that's where Wallace's friend and competitor Dale Earnhardt lost his life in a 2001 accident.


ANALYSIS: Najaf Siege Might Not End Rebel Cleric's Challenge

The United States and its Iraqi allies will have to do more than push Moqtada al-Sadr out of a mosque to meet the challenge posed by his movement, according to his followers.


U.S.: 7 operatives killed in Afghanistan

The U.S. military said American and Afghan forces killed seven suspected al-Qaida operatives Thursday after coming under fire during a raid in eastern Afghanistan. Police, however, claimed those killed were members of two families trying to resolve a dispute.


With less than a minute to play and Providence and Syracuse fighting for their postseason lives, Demetris Nichols hit a 3-pointer that could send the teams in separate directions come March.


FDA gives blessing to food from cloned animals

The U.S. government ruled on Tuesday that meat and milk from cloned animals and their offspring is as safe as other food, but pressed firms that produce clones to hold off on bringing them into the food supply.


Digene, Local Maker of HPV Test, to Be Sold to Dutch Firm

Digene Corp., a Gaithersburg firm that sells a screening test for a virus that causes cervical cancer, announced a deal yesterday to sell itself to a Dutch company for approximately $1.6 billion in cash and stock.


Football Games Combine for Highest Ratings

The AFC and NFC championship game broadcasts had their highest combined overnight TV ratings in eight years.


Anglican claims he was misquoted over attack on Archbishop of Canterbury

Anglican Dean of Sydney Phillip Jensen, whose reported attacks on the Archbishop of Canterbury and Prince Charles sparked a storm of protest last week, claims he never made the comments attributed to him by the media.


Livorno, 18:04 - CALCIO, LIVORNO: CON IL MESSINA MEDIANA A CINQUE

Dopo la deludente esperienza in coppa Uefa, il Livorno che attende il Messina dovrebbe tornare ad un...


Yes, it's a Hobbit. The debate that has divided science is solved at last

Science & environment: Â· Scientists shed new light on disputed skeleton findÂ· Bone analysis supports distinct species theory


The owner of a Missouri group home where 11 people died in a fire was arrested Monday on a federal Medicaid fraud charge.


BMW Says China Sales Slid 16 Pct in 2004

Luxury auto maker BMW BWMG.DE posted  a 16 percent fall in vehicle sales in China in 2004 to 15,480  units, including imports, as demand in the world's  third-largest auto market braked amid nationwide credit curbs.


Minnesota Vikings receiver Koren Robinson was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of drunken driving and fleeing from police.


Presidential hopeful Hillary Rodham Clinton outlined a broad economic vision Tuesday, saying it's time to replace an "on your own" society with one based on shared responsibility and prosperity.


100Mbit/s sewer broadband rollout coming your way

The internet is coming up the toilet The idea of laying fibre along sewer lines has been sloshing around the networking business for years. Now a UK firm claims today's broadband will seem a trickle compared to the torrents of data it'll soon offer.â¦


Researchers talk to college students about growing up with attention problems.


Sweden's Bjorn Wirdheim, who was Jaguar Racing's test and reserve driver will not be continuing with Red Bull Racing. Wirdheim had been due to run in the test at Barcelona and at Jerez but the team has now decided to continue with Vitantonio Liuzzi.


A councillor has expressed 'grave concerns' over proposals to extend Dundee's boundaries into Perth and Kinross, writes Dave Lord.


The government of Israel has given permission for Tunisian doctors to check on the health of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, according to public radio.


Piano triennale per stabilizzazione, stanziamento di 25 mln


US discloses S. Korean plutonium experiment

WASHINGTON - South Korea secretly conducted an experiment more than 20 years ago with traces of plutonium, a key ingredient in making nuclear weapons, a senior US official disclosed.


A U.S. Marine accused of raping a 14-year-old girl in southern Japan was arrested Monday, but the suspect denied the allegation, police said.


Women got Questionable Screenings from Hialeah Firm

The warning concerns work done by Ecumed Health Group in Hialeah. The women are being told to seek another screening or an independent review of past film to ensure breast cancer warnings.


'Top 10' Spammer Looking at Time in the Slammer

A man described as one of the world's most prolific spammers is charged with wire fraud and money laundering for activities related to his business.


Public Television Plans a Network for Latinos

âV-me,â which will carry a mix of Spanish-language childrenâs and adult programming, will initially air on 18 public television stations, including WNET.


Mahmoud Abbas will visit the Gaza Strip to try to convince Palestinian militants to stop attacks against Israel.


Protagonista una giovane etiope immigrata a MilanoAveva lasciato il neonato in chiesa, ma era tornata poco dopo                                          Abbandona il figlio, ma si pente Il giudice l'assolve: "Non voleva"                                                                                Ora mamma e bimbo vivono insieme e stanno bene


British-Irish national kidnapped in Afghanistan: Straw

A person with dual British-Irish nationality was one of three UN election workers kidnapped in Afghanistan, Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said.


Courtney Love Has Money Troubles, Legal Woes

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 30  - Courtney Love's trial on  drug possession charges was postponed on Thursday, but her  financial woes mounted as creditors on both coasts pressed  court claims that the singer-actress was dodging unpaid bills.


The Indiana Department of Natural Resources has awarded the Vanderburgh County Soil and Water Conservation District a $30,000 Lake and River Enhancement grant for conservation and water quality enhancement projects.


For Clinton, Government as Economic Prod

Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton said that the government should take an active role in the economy to address what she said were the excesses of the market and of the Bush administration.


May, 32, is expected to become the Padres' fifth starter after going 9-19 with a 5.61 ERA last season. He enjoyed a breakthrough season for the Royals in 2003 and could benefit from the move to pitcher-friendly Petco Park.


Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards on Thursday proposed cutting health care costs by removing patents for breakthrough drugs and requiring health insurance companies to spend at least 85 percent of their premiums on patient care.


President Viktor Yushchenko meets with acting president of Nino Burdzhanadze of Georgia

The parties also discussed snap parliamentary election in Georgia on January 5, 2008. via National radio of Ukraine


Sleep Apnea Linked to Heartbeat Irregularities

NEW YORK  - People with obstructive sleep  apnea syndrome -- in which airways become blocked periodically  during sleep and breathing stops for brief periods --  experience a relatively high number episodes of irregular heart  rhythm, Spanish investigators report.


Alan Shearer and Patrick Kluivert teamed up to fire Newcastle into the group stage of the UEFA Cup with a striking master-class in Tel Aviv.


Earth underwhelmed by environment pop extravaganza

They rocked the world, but as the clean-up at nine climate change gigs around the globe begins, many wonder if the galaxy of pop stars did much to change it.


A primary school considers making  pupils wear tags because of a shortage of lunchtime supervisors.


Adding Up the Reasons For Expensive Health Care

It's hardly an original point, but now that health-care reform is back on the political agenda, it's worth emphasizing: The reason the system has been so resistant to change is that lots of powerful interests do very nicely with things just the way they are.


Tottenham completed the signing of right-back Alan Hutton from Rangers on Wednesday and hope to pitch their new man into  Premier League action against Manchester United at the weekend.


Atene, 13:45 - BASKET, MONDIALI; GRECIA IN FINALE: UNA NAZIONE IN FESTA

Grecia in festa per la vittoria sugli Usa e la qualificazione alla finale dei Mondiali di basket. Mi...


Republican John McCain opened a narrow lead on rival Mitt Romney ahead of a critical Florida primary after picking up the endorsement of Gov. Charlie Crist, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Monday.


A user-centred digital rights management system has been pioneered by Aboriginal Australians.


Hope for progress toward peace in the region is tempered by a Palestinian power vacuum. By Ben Lynfield | Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor.


La data probabile e' il 20 settembre, l'annuncio da Pechino


Video: "Apocalypto" Exaggerates Maya Violence, Expert Says

Find out how the movie Apocalypto's take on the mysterious collapse of Maya civilization stretches far beyond the truth.


NEW YORK (CBS.MW) - Shares of Check Point Software Technologies climbed more than 12 percent early Monday after topping analysts' expectations for the third quarter with a 22 percent revenue rise.


New NASA Fuel Tank Heads to Space Center

NASA's redesigned fuel tank, a massive vessel that supplies propellant for the launch of the space shuttle, began its five-day trip across the Gulf of Mexico to the launch site on Florida's east coast.


GlaxoSmithKline Plc GSK.L has agreed  to disclose information on all clinical studies of its drugs to  settle a lawsuit that accused it of withholding negative  information about the antidepressant Paxil, the New York  Attorney General's office said on Thursday.


President Bush's European trip was jarred as it began Monday by deteriorating relations with Russia and threatening words from President Vladimir Putin.


The video, with photos of the dead college student lying on the floor after a night of drinking and snippets of the 911 call, created a rapt audience.


A scathing judgment from the UK's highest court condemning the UK government's indefinite detention of foreign terror suspects as a threat to the life of the nation, left anti-terrorist laws in the UK in tatters on Thursday.


Spiragli dialogo tra Pm Milano e governo su conflitto poteri


World number one Justine Henin scrambled into the Australian Open fourth round with a tough 7-5 6-4 victory over Italy's Francesca Schiavone on Friday.


South Africa ponders bid to grill Thatcher

The request is from Equatorial Africa over alleged ties to a plot to oust the president. CAPE TOWN -- South Africa is considering a request by Equatorial Guinea to question Mark Thatcher about his alleged


U.S. agency may keep Windows XP on its PCs for three more years

The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives plans to install PCs that can run Windows Vista next year. But it will continue to use Windows XP on them.


Hal Stratton, the chairman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, traveled to West Virginia, Alaska and New Mexico last year to conduct hearings on the dangers of all-terrain vehicles


N. Ireland Power-Share Talks Face Deadline

Britain and Ireland will "find another way" to promote Northern Ireland's peace accord if local parties can't cut a deal to revive power-sharing by Nov. 26, Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern said Tuesday.


Israel kills seven militants in Gaza raid

Israeli troops and armor crossed into the central Gaza Strip on Thursday, killing seven Palestinian militants, including six from the Islamist Hamas group that controls the coastal territory.


If you want a sense of how stressful it's been for 50 Cent to release his third album, just look at the CD cover. Whereas his first two albums featured portraits that exuded confidence and authority — a rippling torso coupled with a menacing glare — 50's new album out Tuesday, "Curtis," shows a seemingly frustrated 50, hands on his head, an extreme close-up accenting his furrowed brow.


A Nationalist MSP lodges a motion in parliament calling for Berwick-upon Tweed to become Scottish again.


Canadian reported killed with rebel group in Chechnya; Ottawa seeks details

MOSCOW (CP) - A Canadian reported killed in Chechnya was described by Russian defence officials Friday as an explosives expert who was among a group of insurgents involved in fighting there.


Costly fuel cools Americans' love for cars

High gasoline prices not only slowed fuel demand growth and cut sales of gas-guzzling vehicles in 2005, they also prompted Americans to drive less for the first time in 25 years, a consulting group said in a report Thursday.


The delegation of the Parliament of Georgia, headed by Nino...

The delegation of the Parliament of Georgia, headed by Nino Burjanadze, the Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia, left for Romania with the official visit.


Crewman Critical as Crippled Canadian Sub Drifts

A crewman from a crippled Canadian  submarine was moved to intensive care on Thursday, a day after  another crewman died from injuries suffered when fire broke out  aboard the ship.


Eviction of Danish squatters becomes a rallying point

COPENHAGEN -- Anarchists from across northern Europe flocked to join protesters in the Danish capital yesterday after two nights of riots sparked by the eviction of squatters from an abandoned building that had been a center for young leftists and punk rockers.


Microsoft Tempts Game Developers with Prizes

Microsoft kicked off its 'Dream-Build-Play' contest at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, offering $10,000 and the opportunity to have their game published in the Xbox Live Arcade to one lucky developer.


The company develops a new process for creating ethanol from biomass and will manufacture cars that can run on 100 percent ethanol. In Autopia.


p2pnet.net OT News:- A "cold landscape carved by winds and perhaps puddled with organic lakes". "The take-home message, although preliminary, is that Titan may be sculpted by fierce winds and cradle vast lakes of organic chemicals.


De Niro says communications problems to blame for Italy no-show

Robert De Niro blamed "serious communications problems" for his apparent snub of officials in Italy. The Italian-American actor failed to show for an event in Rome on Friday, hours after


Latest Tungsten T5 Adds Power, Resolution

PalmOne (Quote, Chart), maker of the lower-priced Zire handheld and the Treo smartphone, unveiled the Tungsten T5 handheld Monday, which adds heaps of memory and an Intel 416MHz XScale processor.


Larry David's wife has filed for divorce after 14 years of marriage.


The U.S. abortion rate has fallen to its lowest level since 1976, with about 20 percent of pregnancies being terminated by abortion, the nonprofit Alan Guttmacher Institute reported on Thursday.


Jimenez fires 64 for lead at Omega Hong Kong Open

Spaniard Miguel Angel Jimenez took his customary position when a superb six-under-par 64 hauled him into the halfway lead at the US$800,000 Omega Hong Kong Open today.


MBIA and Bear Stearns torpedo rally hopes

Wall Street stocks were mixed after MBIA (NYSE:MBI), a bond insurer, revealed billions of dollars in exposure to high-risk securities, causing its shares to drop as much as 30 per cent.


Italy's prime minister has blamed leftists after a European Parliamentary committee rejected his conservative nominee for justice commissioner.


Liberia Slaps Curfew on Capital After Riots

Liberia slapped an immediate curfew on the capital Monrovia on Friday after stick-wielding youths rampaged through the coastal city, burning buildings, petrol stations and vehicles.


Letterman Gets Big Ratings Boost from Kerry

It's too soon to tell whether the laughs he got from his top-10 list on Monday night will translate into votes, but John Kerry's appearance on CBS' "Late Show with David Letterman" made for great ratings.


A fee charged to airline travelers to help pay for airport security would more than double under President Bush's proposed spending plan for the Homeland Security Department.


44 believed North Koreans clamber over fence into Canadian Embassy ...

BEIJING (CP) - Forty-four men, women and children using ladders clambered over a spiked fence around the Canadian Embassy on Wednesday in what appeared to be the biggest recent bid for asylum by North Koreans.


Falluja Fighting Persists; Aid Convoy Turned Back

FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S. warplanes, artillery and  mortars attacked areas across Falluja Monday as diehard  insurgents held out to the last in the week-long battle.


Cardinals' Shipp still afloat in Arizona

Nothing has been easy for Marcel Shipp in the NFL. That's why those three touchdown runs in St. Louis on Sunday meant so much to the quiet back from New Jersey.


Stronger-than-expected subscriber growth has driven increased first-quarter profits at BSkyB, the satellite broadcaster said today as it prepared to ask shareholders to approve a stock-buyback deal.


European Union ministers met Friday to consider whether to switch to full public funding for the problem-plagued Galileo satellite navigation system after a consortium of eight companies, charged with building the project, failed to make headway.


DALLAS, Texas  - Goaltender Dominik Hasek recorded his 78th career shutout when the Detroit Red Wings beat the Dallas Stars 3-0 on Saturday to secure their 31st of the season.


Torrential downpours, high winds and flash flooding expected in many parts of Britain.


An international banking consortium has decided to suspend approval for the â¬10 billion (Â£6.9bn) loan to Gazprom that would have financed the state-controlled company's acquisition of Yukos's most important oil production plant.


French-Arab slum youths joined insurgency

The two teenage friends hardly seemed like Islamic radicals. They smoked marijuana, drank beer, listened to rap and wore jeans.


Two Arrested in Alleged Subway Bomb Plot

Two men have been arrested in connection with an alleged plot to bomb a subway station in midtown Manhattan, sources said early Saturday.


Hospital protestors are angered as police advise against using a horse in a march to Banbury Cross.


Green captures Slam Dunk title with flying windmill

Gerald Green of the Boston Celtics flew over a table and sank a windmill jam to win the NBA's Slam Dunk title on Saturday.


Major index funds score better than average

"Why take risk to achieve an average return?" So asks reader RD of Houston. He wants what all of us want - superior performance.


Up to 10,000 jobs could be created and 1,400 homes and a shopping centre built to renovate part of Birmingham.


Nations Use Fear to Distract From Rights Abuses, Group Says

Powerful governments and armed groups are spreading fear to divert attention from human rights abuses, exacerbating polarization in an increasingly dangerous world, Amnesty International said yesterday in its annual assessment of rights worldwide.


Madonna and Leonard Cohen among Hall of Fame inductees

Pop star Madonna, folk rock singer songwriter Leonard Cohen, rock hit John Mellencamp, pop group The Dave Clark Five and instrumental rockers The Ventures will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2008.


Fifty-six Kurdish mayors stood trial Tuesday, accused in Turkey's latest freedom-of-speech case on charges of helping terrorists by arguing to keep a Kurdish TV station on the air.


Rangers duo Jean-Claude Darcheville and Brahim Hemdani will miss the Champions League tie with Barcelona, who have an injury crisis.


DevShed: Programming PHP - A Beginner's Guide

DevShed is getting back to basics with a new series it's started - a beginner's guide to programming with PHP. They've already posted part one:   PHP has been taking the web by storm because of its power and versatility. If you'd like to add PHP-based applications to your web site, keep reading. This series of articles will teach you the language from scratch.   They start with a mini-history of the language to get the budding developers out there warmed up. From there they move into some of the foundations of the language - what it was created for, the kind of functionality you'll find inside it and a first trip into variables (specifically strings).


Ravens sack Billick after disappointing season

BALTIMORE, Maryland  - The Baltimore Ravens sacked long-time head coach Brian Billick on Monday, a day after finishing a disappointing 5-11 season.


The government has missed all 34 deadlines set by Congress for requiring energy efficiency standards on everything from home appliances to power transformers, government auditors said Thursday.


Franklin Templeton Cos. to Settle Charges

Two companies that manage and market Franklin Templeton mutual funds have agreed to pay a total of $20 million to settle federal regulators' charges that they failed to disclose their use of fund assets to pay brokerages for steering customers to the funds.


Is the Junk Bond Market Ready to Catch Its Breath?

IT is time to take a break from the junk bond market, which is overheating as companies rush to lock in surprisingly low interest rates before the Federal Reserve pushes them any higher.


Competitors' attempts to beat back Apple's dominant hardware with devices offering more storage, a lower price -- or both virtues -- have gone nowhere.-The Washington Post


As soon as Betty Alderson heard Martha Stewart was coming to town, she got the ball rolling on a money-making deal. Alderson, who runs a clothing store and gift shop, ordered


US Open: Agassi sharpens his game for Federer

In 1939, a young Joe Louis fought a heavyweight title bout against close friend John Henry Lewis, a longtime light heavyweight champion.


XML & DocBook: Structured Technical Documentation Authoring

An introduction to XML and DocBook: what is it and why should I learn yet another data format?


Rudy Giuliani minces no words and suffers no fools. He eats peanuts with the shells still on.


So many disasters to avoid, so many uncertainties to resolve, no wonder so many investors have been cautious about buying stocks and bonds.