Children suffer when mother lacks input, UNICEF says

Children are likely to be  undernourished in households where women are denied a voice in  family decisions like doctor visits, food expenditures and  trips to see friends and relatives, says a report by the U.N.  Children's Fund, UNICEF, released on Monday.


BOCHUM, Germany  - Workers at a General Motors  plant in Bochum, Germany, swallowed their anger over job cuts  and voted on Wednesday to end a seven-day stoppage that has  disrupted output at three other GM factories.


Canine va-va-voom Long-term readers will recall the case of little Oscar Webster - the cyber-infant who swallowed the coded radio transponder of his mum's Ford Focus, thereby immobilising the vehicle.â¦


Placido Domingo to write "The Joy of Opera"

Placido Domingo is writing "The Joy of  Opera," a book to be published in 2009, in which the renowned  tenor will offer insights into masterpieces and what makes a  singer great.


ADV: Trade Shares and Currencies Commission-Free

GCI offers commission-free online trading in shares, indices and major currencies. Register today for a free demo account - including charts, quotes and internet trading software.


Calcio: intervento alla caviglia per Stam

MILANO - Anche Jaap Stam andra' sotto i ferri. Dopo la notizia dell'intervento chirurgico di Inzaghi, si apprende che pure il difensore olandese del Milan dovra' ricorrere all'operazione. Stam, 32 anni, arrivato


Author JK Rowling receives an  outstanding achievement prize at the South Bank Show awards.


The company was pretty sure Apple wouldn't usurp its Windows-on-Mac approach, but workers were relieved Steve Jobs reiterated that.


Palermo, 18:15 - CALCIO, PALERMO: SCUOLE CALCIO ENTRANO GRATIS CONTRO UDINESE

Stadio gratis per i ragazzi delle scuole calcio di Palermo e provincia in occasione di paermo-Udines...


GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba Aug. 26, 2004 - In a dramatic turn that silenced defense lawyers, a Yemeni poet accused of crafting terrorist propaganda argued on Thursday to represent himself before a US


Poland to Reduce Number of Troops in Iraq

Poland said Friday it plans to reduce  the number of its troops in Iraq from early next year and will  not remain there "an hour longer than is sensible."


History Channel Marks Fourth Of July With Online Games, New Sites

TechWeb - The Web sites feature games, information, and quizzes on presidents, states, and interesting facts about U.S. history.


Bush awards presidential medals to three former officials

President Bush awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom yesterday to three men who he said had "made our country more secure and advanced the cause of human liberty:" Gen.


The Sri Lankan cricket team's problems are far worse than previously imagined, with four players now personally affected by the impact of devastating tsunamis on their homeland.


South Korea to explain uranium experiments at IAEA meetings this ...

SEOUL - South Korean officials will meet with the UN nuclear watchdog this month to explain about controversial uranium enrichment tests conducted four years ago, Foreign Minister Ban Ki-Moon said on Saturday.


SpongeBob Kidnappers Seek Ransom for Doll

Have you seen this sponge? Police are looking for a blow-up figure of SpongeBob SquarePants swiped from a Minnesota Burger King.


HICHAM El Guerrouj wrote his name large in the annals of Olympic history last night when he bestrode athleticsâ middle and long-distance disciplines by completing a 1500m and 5,000m double gold.


Chilling Deathbead Confession: The Body's in the Freezer

A woman confessed on her deathbed to killing her husband and putting his body in a freezer 14 years ago. Her late husband's remains were discovered shortly after her daughter notified the police.


A new online medical journal will make its research articles available to the public free of charge and accessible through the Internet.


Jaguar exit puts other teams on the brink

Formula one was thrown into crisis yesterday when the Jaguar team were put up for sale by their owner Ford along with Cosworth Racing, the Northampton-based specialist which also supplies engines to Jordan and Minardi.


Paris police seek missing model, former Saint Laurent muse

French police were searching Friday for a Guinean former catwalk model, one time muse of the couture giant Yves Saint Laurent, a week after she vanished from her Paris houseboat.


A federal judge said he'd ask jurors to clarify their question about reasonable doubt Monday as deliberations continued in the trial of former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby.


France says in a hurry to reach Iran sanctions deal

France said on Wednesday world powers must agree quickly on sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program or put the credibility of the United Nations at risk.


LUXEMBOURG, Oct. 1 -- A European judge today cast a skeptical eye on whether Microsoft Corp. should be forced to create two versions of its Windows operating system, one with its program for playing digital music and videos and one without.


Dato conferma espansione congiuntura.Export segna +10,5%


Toyota delays N.America launch of new Corolla: media

Toyota Motor Corp  will push back the North American launch of its new Corolla from 2007 to 2008 in order to maintain quality, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun (Nikkei) reported on Saturday.


Shortcuts: In Picking the Right Caterer, the Food Is Just the Start

When hiring a caterer, ask around, check for a business license and do not to seek the star caterer rather than the one who is right for the event.


Martial law grips Guinea, U.S. plans flight out

Guinea's military enforced draconian martial law measures across the West African state on Tuesday, quashing protests and arresting curfew-breakers to halt a widening revolt against President Lansana Conte's rule.


Iran Expanding Its Nuclear Program, Agency Reports

Iran is expanding its nuclear program in defiance of United Nationsâ resolutions, the International Atomic Energy Agency said Thursday.


Prime Minister Tony Blair, betting that successful Iraqi elections in January will boost his popularity, has ordered his closest aides to draw up plans for a snap general election


DevShed: Constructing Multi-Line PDF Documents with PHP 5

DevShed continues their series looking at working with PDF files in PHP with this second part of the series, taking things to the next level - making multi-line PDF documents in PHP5.   In this second part of the series I'll provide you with some examples that illustrate how to build PDF files that contain multiple lines of text; remember,  in the preceding article I worked only with single-line strings. Additionally, I'll teach you how to position these texts on a given PDF page.   The tutorial walks you through a quick review of making a PDF file from scratch before moving on to the new stuff - creating a PDF with multiple lines of text in it and an example of positioning the text with the set_text_pos function in PHP.


Per slittamento tempi avvio pompaggio a pieno regime


PARIS -- IT commoditization? Asian threat? Crippling viruses? Speakers at IDC's European IT Forum 2004 in Paris didn't have to look far for contentious issues.


The family of Jean Charles de Menezes take legal action to prevent a delay to his inquest.


CHARLESTON, W.Va. AP) Â Former Sen. Bob Dole, the failed Republican presidential candidate in 1996, himself became a bone of contention Tuesday in the increasingly testy exchanges between GOP presidential contenders John McCain and Mitt Romney.


Nvidia to acquire Ageia for the PhysX chip

As industry works on blending PC and graphics chips, Nvidia plans to beef up its graphics technology by integrating powerful PhysX chip into its GeForce graphics hardware.


The closest thing to an antidote for unhealthy living has cleared its biggest test yet â- study out Tuesday showing that people who took an experimental pill


Even with Shaq in house, there is little to get excited about as ...

They called it Opening Night, and with good reason. There were lots of openings. Openings as in vacant seats. Openings as in positions unfilled; no point guard for the Nets, no fearsome rebounder, either.


Abbas Assails 'Zionist Enemy' After Tank Kills 7

BEIT LAHIYA, Gaza Strip  - Moderate Palestinian  leader Mahmoud Abbas called Israel "the Zionist enemy" for the  first time Tuesday after an Israeli tank killed seven  Palestinian youths in a Gaza strawberry field.


Immigration activists clash at Phoenix rally

Supporters and opponents of liberalized   immigration laws bellowed at each other through bullhorns at a   rally in Phoenix on Monday as pressure on the U.S. Congress to   break a deadlock on an immigration overhaul gathered pace   nationwide.


Misterioso agguato a Putin, Ã¨ giÃ  morto uno degli attentatori

Forse era un attentato contro Vladimir Putin. Ma Ã¨ stato sventato da polizia e Servizi di sicurezza (Fsb), intervenuti tempestivamente per sventarlo. Due autobomba avrebbero dovuto essere piazzate sul percorso


A train derailed Friday in northwest England, police said, with carriages spilling down an embankment, according to an eyewitness.


The Bush administration announced Wednesday that it would permit limited imports of Canadian cattle early next year for the first time since May 2003, when a case of mad cow disease was discovered in an Alberta cow.


Lottery winner ordered to pay settlement

The winner of a $315 million lottery jackpot has been ordered to honor a settlement he reached with a racetrack worker who accused him of assaulting her.


Orlando Hernandez on Wednesday was officially scratched from his Game Three start because of his tired right shoulder, but his replacement isn't exactly healthy, either.


Bosses around the world are highly optimistic about their firms' prospects, except in continental Europe, where they fear over-regulation.


Drilling Down: Red Web Sites Versus Blue Web Sites

Sites popular with Republicans tend to be explicitly directed at conservatives, while Democratic sites contain relatively nonpolitical fare intended for a mostly black audience.


Five keys to the 2004 World Series between the Cardinals and ...

Will Curt Schilling's ankle, apparently held together with baling wire, hold up so he can make two starts? The Red Sox will want him to start Games 2 and 6 in Boston, where he won't have to bat or run the bases.


With the much-ballyhooed initial public offering of Google behind them and oil chugging to a new record high, investors took a step back today.


Donetsk, 13:04 - CALCIO, LUCARELLI: NESSUN RIMPIANTO PER CALCIO ITALIANO

Cristiano Lucarelli ha fatto subito centro. Prima partita in Champions, primo gol. "Abbiamo giocato ...


Sony predicts shipments of Blu-Ray DVD players could grow six times in the US as the rival format lowers its target.


p2pnet.net OT News:- There's a 1-in-45 chance that Asteroid 2004 MN4, discovered in June and spotted again last week, will collide with the Earth on April 13, 2029.


Freddie Mac net profit tumbles as defaults rise

Freddie Mac , the nation's  second-largest source of home loan funding, said on Thursday  its second-quarter net income fell 45 percent from a year  earlier as more borrowers defaulted on their loans.


M-I-C ... see a slumping housing stock turn to Disney branding for magic.


Author, Ex-Post Editor To Head D.C. Think Tank

Steve Coll, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author and former managing editor of The Washington Post, will become the new chief of a Washington think tank, officials said last night.


No tax day, Berlusconi: le tasse scenderanno ancora

Lâorgoglio azzurro va in scena al palasport di Mestre, dove circa 6.000 fedelissimi applaudono Silvio Berlusconi nel âno tax dayâ, la kermesse voluta dal premier per festeggiare il taglio delle tasse.


Most taxpayers could expect a rebate of up to $600 starting in mid-May under the economic aid plan set to go through Congress within weeks.


NEW YORK - Stocks were narrowly mixed Wednesday as investors digested a jump in the second-quarter gross domestic product, while keeping a close eye on falling oil prices.    Investors saw the Commerce Department report, which said the nation's GDP grew 3.3 percent from April to June, as fairly good news, with a few caveats...


Updates to both old and new versions of Firefox and Thunderbird seek to address security and stability issues.


Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger intimated on Tuesday that he would be signing a contact extension "within days". According to This is London, the Frenchman,said: "I've said many times I am committed to Arsenal


THE RACE: The presidential race for Democrats, Republicans in New Hampshire.


US national intelligence chief Mike McConnell says water-boarding "would be torture" if he was subjected to it.


Big East Coaches Are Told to Behave Themselves

The N.C.A.A. has declared that âbench decorumâ will be a point of emphasis this season, which will likely affect Coach Jim Calhoun and many of the Big Eastâs other frenetic sideline presences.


House price growth rebounded in June, according to the Nationwide, with prices rising by 1.1% in the month.


After delays, Intel points to chip-making advance

Intel is on track to introduce the world's most advanced chip production technology in its products next year, the largest semiconductor maker said Sunday.


Afghans Prepare to Count Votes Despite Boycott

Afghanistan's historic presidential vote,  which was held with great enthusiasm but ended in turmoil after  most candidates announced a boycott, was mostly fair,  independent observers said on Sunday.


Tales from the pit: A woman trader's story

If you're a woman, Cari Lynn's salty memoir will hearten you, though it might not sway you to enter the futures trading field.


Russian economic growth is unlikely to suffer because of government support for the Kyoto Protocol on climate change, a leading analyst says.


Argentina Begins Burying Victims of Club Fire

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina  - Argentina rang in the  New Year on a grim note as families identified and began  burying 177 victims of a fire in a Buenos Aires rock club,  including children and babies who may have perished in a  makeshift nursery in the bathroom.


English Is The Golden Tongue for S. Koreans

SEOUL -- Just a week into his summer vacation, 15-year-old Min-Kyu Kim already has a tight schedule and ambitious goals: On this particular day, he intends to memorize 600 words of English vocabulary, solve 10 pages of SSAT math problems and take practice tests for English. He estimates the tests...


The Belarusian Association of Journalists received the European Union's human rights prize Tuesday for providing accurate and independent reports despite increasing intimidation and tightening government restrictions.


India's cricket board is set to table a bid to buy the television rights for the International Cricket Council's global events.


Angered at Secretary-General Kofi Annan's dismissal of allegations against the UN's top investigator, union leaders representating over 5,000 UN employees met for a second day on Friday to decide what action to take.


Police have charged an 18-year-old college student with killing his parents.


InfoWorld - Struggling EarthLink Inc. has stepped back from further funding Helio, its U.S. mobile joint venture with SK Telecom Co. Ltd., amid hints that the South Korean cellular carrier may become the majority shareholder.


Atto accademico alla Pontificia UniversitÃ  Urbaniana il 16 gennaio sulla ÂNota dottrinale su alcuni aspetti dellÂevangelizzazioneÂ CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - MercoledÃ¬ 16 gennaio, dalle ore 10,30 alle ore 12,30, presso lÂAula Magna della Pontificia UniversitÃ  Urbaniana (Via Urbano VIII, 16) si svolgerÃ  lÂAtto accademico sulla ÂNota dottrinale su alcuni aspetti dellÂeva...


Microsoft's day in court -- this time, Europe's Court of First Instance in Luxembourg -- doesn't come until Sept. 30. But the software giant is already on the offensive, holding court of its own with a Sept.


Religious leaders may have snubbed Madonna, but Italian fans cheered the pop star as she staged a mock crucifixion at her concert in Rome.


Malcolm Glazer's bid to buy Manchester United appears to be in tatters tonight after the American's bankers JP Morgan dramatically resigned.


If a cardinal can blog, why not a hospital chief?

In a city saturated with academic healthcare institutions, perhaps what is surprising about Paul Levy's Internet blog is that it took so long for a Boston hospital chief executive to catch the bug.


J&J wins OK to promote drug for autism symptoms

Johnson & Johnson won U.S. clearance  to promote its schizophrenia drug Risperdal for treating  irritability in children and adolescents with autism, health  officials said on Friday.


Huge aid operation underway as floods, crocs ravage Kenya, Somalia

The United Nations and aid groups have launched a massive humanitarian operation in Kenya to assist more than 150,000 people hit by killer floods caused by unusually heavy seasonal rains.


Egypt Hopes to Solve Riddle of Tutankhamun Death

Egypt plans to X-ray the mummy of Tutankhamun to find out what killed the king who ruled Egypt more than 3,000 years ago and died while only a teenager.


LONDON - Wild capuchin monkeys can understand cause and effect well enough to use rocks to dig for food, scientists have found. Capuchin monkeys often use tools and solve problems in captivity and sometimes


The European Commission's cautious recommendation that Turkey begin membership negotiations puts the country a step closer to realizing its dream of joining Europe -- but


France, Britain raise specter of sanctions on Darfur

The leaders of France and Britain on Friday revived the specter of sanctions against Khartoum if progress is not made on a Darfur ceasefire and upcoming political talks.


Dolphins Owner Undecided About Coach, GM

Miami Dolphins owner Wayne Huizenga said he's surprised and disappointed the team is off to the worst start in its 39-year history, but he hasn't made any decision regarding the future of coach Dave Wannstedt or general manager Rick Spielman.


Hypertension Hurts Brain Function in Young

For years, experts have known that high blood pressure is related to poor cognitive performance in older adults and can lead to adverse changes in the brain.


India resume batting on third day of second Test against Australia in Chennai from the score of 291 for six. India has a lead of 56 runs, but they will be hoping to extend it on a pitch where batting last will be a huge challenge.


A judge seeks a solution for a 'public nuisance of a major kind' who repeatedly breaks an anti-social behaviour order.


Dobbs: Mexico's president shows hypocrisy

Mexican President Felipe Calderon Sunday demanded the United States surrender its sovereignty, abandon the rule of law and accede to Mexico's inherent supremacy.


Discussion of the future of electric cars with Ian Wright, CEO and Founder of Wrightspeed.


Israeli Forces Won't Evacuate Gaza `Under Fire,' Sharon Says

Israeli military forces must act to prevent terrorism in the Gaza Strip so a withdrawal from the Palestinian territory doesn't take place ``under fire,'' Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said.


Per commissione indiana sono appello a 'Crociate Medioevo'


Preoccupazioni per la crescita dell'evasione e delle frodi


UK confirms Briton killed in Saudi capital

The British Foreign Office confirmed on Thursday that a British man had been shot dead in the Saudi capital Riyadh. His relatives had not yet been informed as further information was being sought, the Foreign Office said.


'The Incredibles' Soar to $70 Mln at Box Offices

Computer animated movie superheroes "The Incredibles" topped domestic box office charts over the weekend, raking in $70.


Advertising giant WPP today said quarterly revenues grew at the fastest rate since 2001 but warned that the âjury remains outâ on its prospects for next year.


Police and fire agencies in Gulf Coast towns still struggle after hurricane Katrina. But officers persevere - with devotion and donated equipment.


Jean-Marie Le Pen is to unveil his presidential platform as the far-right leader trails in the opinion polls.


5 killed in separate bomb attacks targeting Iraqi ministers

At least five people were killed Tuesday in two separate car bomb attacks in Baghdad targeting the Iraqi environment minister and education minister, police and government officials said.


Ford is understood to have chosen three investment banks to help it sell Britain's Jaguar and Land Rover.


Welker put his best foot forward in emergency

FOXBOROUGH -- With Dolphins placekicker Olindo Mare out with a right calf injury, return specialist Wes Welker knew there was a possibility he would be called upon to kick in yesterday's game against the Patriots -- even though he had not done so regularly since high school.


Bryant Scores 38 Points as Lakers Top Suns

Kobe Bryant asked to be traded last spring in part because he wanted to play for a team that could contend for a championship. He just might have gotten his wish by staying put.


Noted film maker Gulshan Rai died here on Monday after a prolonged illness.


Warriors to Re-Hire Nelson for Second Stint

Don Nelson, the second-winningest coach in NBA history, will rejoin the Warriors for a second stint after the team dismisses Mike Montgomery on Tuesday.


British Prime Minister Tony Blair is once again being dogged by events in Iraq as he faces the last conference of his Labour Party before next spring's expected national elections.


Mantova, 18:50 - CALCIO, MANTOVA: ANCHE CRISTANTE TRA I 19 CONVOCATI

Il tecnico del Mantova, Attilio Tesser, ha convocato 19 giocatori per la trasferta di domani a Vicen...


NEW YORK -- Media and entertainment company Viacom Inc. on Tuesday said Tom Freston has resigned as its president and chief executive, and named industry veteran Philippe P. Dauman to replace him.


Il 10, 11 e 12 ottobre la protesta contro il ddl Bersani


A "significant" oil and gas find has been made in the North Sea west of Shetland, it is announced.


Michael Owen believes the new Wembley Stadium will help inspire England grab a place in the Euro 2008 finals.


Sales of the PlayStation 3 in Japan fell by almost half in the first full week of availability, and low shipments are being blamed for the lackluster sales, say gaming company Enterbrain.


Some 5,000 right-wing demonstrators rallied in the capital, showing support for the former military dictatorship that waged a brutal campaign against suspected leftists.


PADANG, Indonesia  - A strong earthquake and a powerful aftershock hit Indonesia's Sumatra island on Tuesday, killing at least 70 people, and trapping scores more under flattened buildings.


A "very serious" fire has swept through a leading cancer hospital in London, forcing its evacuation.


The UK's largest brewer announces it is closing its operation in Berkshire putting 362 jobs there at risk.


Matchup Comment 1. USC (5-0) vs. No. 15 Arizona St. (5-0) Trojans' Leinart has thrown for 1,187 yards and 10 TDs.


About 50 illegal Senegalese migrants are flown home from the Canary Islands, as Spain resums deportations.


Thai generals tighten grip with new media rules

Thailand's ruling generals are set to impose tough new curbs on the media, including a ban on expressions of public opinion, as they tightened their grip on power two days after a bloodless coup.


L'uomo era alloggiato nel dormitorio di Trento


The group that sets US accounting rules decided yesterday to delay for six months its plan to force companies to treat stock option grants as immediate expenses.


ATHENS (Greece): Greek police surrounded a bus filled with passengers that had been seized by gunmen in the Athens suburb of Marathon early on Wednesday, Greek police said.


Patients, parents and doctors need more information on cancer risk from topical creams used to treat the skin condition eczema, a U.S. panel of medical experts said Tuesday.


Microsoft withdraws remaining European appeals

Microsoft has dropped two outstanding appeals of European antitrust rulings, following the deal struck with the European Commission at the beginning of this week, the company said in a statement Wednesday.


TOKYO - An earthquake registering a preliminary magnitude of 5.8 on Monday jolted areas in Niigata Prefecture hit by a series of strong earthquakes since late October, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.


Japan talks terrorism responses at ASEAN

Foreign ministers from Japan and from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations met in Laos Saturday to discuss terrorism, Kyodo reported.


Cosi' artista smentisce notizia riportata su 'Libero'


NEW YORK - The stunning news Thursday that Merck & Co. is withdrawing its pain reliever Vioxx from the market because of health risks is the latest in a series of blows to what only a few years ago was the


Up against last night's midnight deadline to tender contracts to unsigned players with less than six years of service time, the Red Sox decided to tender 20 of the 21 candidates on their 40-man roster, leaving Brendan Donnelly as a free agent. Donnelly, whom the Red Sox were trying to sign as he rehabilitates from Tommy John surgery, can now ...


Attorney General Spitzer not to cede role in inquiries

Attorney General Eliot Spitzer of New York denied that he would cede to the federal government any of his existing or previous investigations into business practices.


Student loses ruling over "Bong Hits 4 Jesus"

A divided U.S. Supreme Court on Monday curtailed free-speech rights for students, ruling against a teenager who unfurled a banner saying "Bong Hits 4 Jesus" because the message could be interpreted as promoting drug use.


Most of historic hotel where Robert Kennedy assassinated to be razed

Most of the historic Los Angeles hotel where former US senator Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated 36 years ago will be demolished to build a new school, officials said.


Car Bomb Blast Near Allawi HQ in Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Iraq  - A suicide car bomber targeted a  police checkpoint on a road leading to the headquarters of  Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi's party in western Baghdad on  Monday, killing at least two people, officials and witnesses  said.


Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, Tuesday sent a message of greetings to Heinz Fischer, president of the Republic of Austria, on the occasion of the national day of ...


A pensioner denies wounding a five-year-old boy who was shot as he played in a school playground.


Scores of kids die in Baghdad car blasts

Baghdad: At least 49 people were killed, most of them children, in a series of devastating car bombs that left a trail of carnage in Baghdad and northern Iraq on Thursday, medics and the US military said.


Roma, 22:34 - VOLLEY, COPPA CEV: M.ROMA SUPERA PIELAVESI AL TIE-BREAK

La M.Roma ha battuto 3-2 la Pielaveden Sampo Pielavesi nel match valido per i sedicesimi di finale d...


U.S. pushes Russia in WTO talks to close mp3 Web site

Russia should shut down a pirate  music Web site that is robbing U.S. recording companies of  sales if it wants to become a member of the World Trade  Organization, the top U.S. trade official said on Wednesday.


Ex Guardasigilli Castelli, vincono falchi della magistratura


Dronedarone is effective and well-tolerated in the prevention of...

The findings of the 'American-Australian-African trial with DronedarONe In atrial fibrillation or flutter patients for the maintenance of Sinus rhythm' (ADONIS) trial, announced at the annual meeting of the ...


Stocks dropped for a sixth straight session on Wednesday, led by the Nasdaq's 3 percent slide as profit forecasts from Apple Inc and Motorola added to recession fears.


The US president leads international condemnation of Burma's "brutal regime", after more blood is spilled.


Vaccine could help prevent cervical cancer

An experimental vaccine to prevent cervical cancer, first proved effective in preliminary testing two years ago, has continued to provide protection against the disease, researchers reported yesterday.


Tape of Padilla interrogation is missing

A videotape showing Pentagon officials' final interrogation of al-Qaida suspect Jose Padilla is missing, raising questions about whether federal prosecutors have lost other recordings and evidence in the case.


Energy stocks rebound as oil and gold rise

Oil prices bounced off near six-month   lows on Thursday, giving a fillip to energy stocks such as   Japan's INPEX, while the yen firmed ahead of the Group of Seven   meeting at the weekend.


Chem Mey has been waiting a quarter century for Khmer Rouge leaders to be brought to trial. "I'm happy about the news, but I cannot yet put my heart to believe it will


Jared Zabransky threw a 44-yard touchdown pass to TJ Acree with 3:42 remaining and No. 21 Boise State held on, extending the nation's longest winning streak with a 28-27 victory over Brigham Young on Friday night.


THE British art market has been booming for the past two decades. And, surely, its success has largely been achieved on the back of the Tate.


India slaps life bans on three weightlifters caught for doping

Indian sports officials have issued lifetime bans to three female weightlifters and the sport's top coach after the athletes tested positive for banned drugs at international competitions, including the Athens Olympics.


Belarus Democracy Act Will Help Cause of Freedom, Bush Says

President Bush signed into law October 20 a bill that authorizes assistance for democratic opposition movements in Belarus and also applies economic sanctions against the Central European country.


Modest WTO free trade deal seen better than nothing

Even a modest global trade pact may be  better than nothing, according to economists and analysts who  say the implosion of faltering World Trade Organisation talks  would carry big costs.


Geoff Walsh: ALP just doesn't have the numbers

DESPITE this week's Newspoll predicting an ALP win, Labor hardheads remain far from convinced October 9 will see a change of government.


More than 60 years after the Nazis shut down Germany's only rabbinical school, the first rabbis will be ordained Thursday in a ceremony welcomed by many as confirmation that Jewish life can again flourish in the country decades after the Holocaust.


DEVELOPMENT:    EU Promises Action Over MDGs

BRUSSELS, Sep 22 (IPS) - EU development commissioner designate Louis Michel  has promised to make the MDGs "central to all of the European  Commission's policies."


WASHINGTON - With Vioxx off the market and heart-risk questions being raised about Celebrex and Aleve, what is someone who needs pain relief to do?


Iran will not stop uranium enrichment despite opposition from the EU, Tehran's chief nuclear negotiator says.


Two Palestinian kids killed in Gaza blast

: Two Palestinian boys, ages 7 and 8, were killed in an explosion in the Gaza Strip today. The Israeli military said the boys were killed by a stray mortar round fired by Palestinians.


The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the government may not indefinitely detain criminals who are illegal immigrants, undercutting a Bush administration policy applied to foreigners deemed too dangerous to be freed.


Cincinnati - The Kroger Co., owner of King Soopers and City Markets stores in Colorado and one of the nation's largest operators of supermarkets, reported today that its second-quarter earnings fell almost $50 million from a year ago, hurt by debt charges


Catania, 20:04 - CALCIO, CATANIA-PALERMO: SCONTRI TIFOSI-POLIZIA, DIECI FERITI

Sono una decina le persone rimaste ferite (in maniera non grave) negli scontri tra forze dell'ordine...


Stretta su spesa per rientro debito pubblico al 2,8%


Abbas insists on holding early elections

RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas vowed yesterday to press on with early elections as a truce between his security forces and the Hamas government appeared close to collapse in the Gaza Strip.


Mandatory Military Anthrax Vaccinations Ruled Illegal

The US Defense Department's mandatory anthrax vaccination program for its troops is illegal and must stop immediately, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.


Roma, 12:35 - CALCIO, CONI: ROSSI NON SI PRESENTA, ATTESE DIMISSIONI UFFICIALI

La Giunta Nazionale del Coni non ha ancora ricevuto le dimissioni di Guido Rossi da commissario str...


FINANZIARIA: SINISCALCO, ORA PATTO SVILUPPO PER CREARE FIDUCIA

(AGI) - Washington, 1 ott. - La Finanziaria ha rimesso a posto i conti, ora bisogna pensare allo sviluppo ea ricreare un clima di fiducia tra i cittadini. Il ministro dell'Economia, Domenico Siniscalco, difende


Milano, 23:07 - CALCIO, MILAN; ANCELOTTI: DOVEVAMO CHIUDERE IL MATCH

Carlo Ancelotti commenta cosÃ¬ il pari casalingo del suo Milan contro il Parma: ''Nel primo tempo abb...


(InfoWorld) - IBM's Sametime has gained interoperability with public instant messaging networks from AOL and Google, and will interoperate with the one from Yahoo in a matter of weeks. IBM plans to make the announcement on Wednesday, almost a year afterÂ disclosing its intention to provide this interoperabilityÂ for Sametime 7.5, the newest version of the enterprise IM system. The gaping hole in the announcement is Microsoft's Windows Live Messenger, which, with AOL's AIM and Yahoo Messenger, is one the world's three largest consumer IM networks. Microsoft sells an enterprise IM system called Live Communications Server (LCS) that competes directly with Sametime. LCS interoperates with AIM, Yahoo Messenger, and Windows Live Messenger. Akiba Saeedi, program director for Real Time Collaboration products at IBM's Lotus division, declined to comment on why Windows Live Messenger is missing from the Sametime interoperability picture. The Sametime interoperability comes via a separate gateway server to which connectors for each IM network can be added at no extra cost beyond the price of the Sametime license, Saeedi said. The gateway server provides a variety of management capabilities for IT departments to establish user policies and access rights and in general have control over the IM communications employees engage in with people on the Yahoo, AOL, and Google networks. Initially, the interoperability will be limited to exchanging text messages, but IBM wants to expand and deepen it to include other types of communications that have become common in IM services, like voice and video chats, file sharing and Web conferencing. Instant messaging has in recent years become an essential tool in the workplace, so opening Sametime up to these external IM networks will allow its users to communicate with clients and partners who use AIM, Yahoo Messenger and Google Talk for business, Saeedi said. Â


Segway Inc. has overhauled its self-balancing scooter with a new batch of technology that allows riders to start the device with a remote control and steer it simply by leaning in the direction they want to go.


Ex-Argentine officer sentenced for abuse

A former police officer was sentenced Friday to 25 years in prison for human rights abuses in connection with the 1978 disappearance of a married couple during Argentina's military dictatorship.


Anglo-Dutch energy company Royal Dutch-Shell will boost capital spending to $15 billion a year during 2004-06 to build proven reserves.


The French daily newspaper Liberation says it has not heard from its correspondent in Iraq for 24 hours.


Baghdad - Ritrovati due cadaveri, uno decapitato

Apparterrebbero presumibilmente ad occidentali. Secondo quanto ha dichiarato il direttore dell'ospedale, che ha ricevuto i due corpi dalla polizia irachena, lâuomo Ã¨ stato decapitato e la donna uccisa a colpi dâarma da fuoco.


S.Korea Grasps for Ways to Tackle Surge in Suicides

Faced with a wave of suicides by South  Koreans from all walks of life, Yoo Byoung-jong has taken on a  new job.


350 tonnes of high explosive looted in Iraq

Several hundred tonnes of sophisticated high explosives have been stolen from a Saddam-era military facility in Iraq, despite repeated warnings from UN weapons watchdogs that US troops should secure the site.


Circuit City 3Q Same-Store Sales Decline

Circuit City Stores Inc., the nation's No. 2 electronics retailer, reported Monday that same-store sales declined 4.3 percent in the third quarter, largely because of weak sales of music and movie software.


Ex-Kmart execs charged in $24 million fraud

Federal regulators charged three former Kmart executives and five current and former managers of major vendors with accounting fraud, claiming they misrepresented


World's top dialysis provider to hand over documents on hormone-level testing, vitamin D therapy. FRANKFURT  - Fresenius Medical Care, the world's top dialysis provider, has received an order from


Jonathan Byrd shot his second successive five-under-par 66 on Friday and joined Jeff Sluman on top of the leader board after two rounds at the Chrysler Championship.


Scientists need you to organize galaxies

1m star clusters form consternation in night sky A group of scientists are looking for internet volunteers to take part in what they claim will be the largest galactic census ever compiled.â¦


China saw a moderate rise in consumer inflation in August to 1.3%, with a notable rise in services.


Rossi, nessuna banca dubita' della sua sostenibilita'


Study Tracks Visits to R.I. Slot Parlors

By Journal staff and wire reports  The number of Rhode Island and Massachusetts residents who visited the gambling facilities at Lincoln Park has increased in the last two years.


British airports operator BAA faces referral to competition watchdog

BAA, the company that owns most of London's busy airports, is delivering expensive but poor quality service to passengers and its dominant position should be investigated, officials said.


US scientist casts doubt on AstraZeneca's Crestor

AstraZeneca was dealt a blow yesterday when an official from the US's drugs watchdog questioned whether one of its key products ought to be sold in the world's largest pharmaceuticals market.


Inflation remains well contained: US Fed

US Federal Reserve said Wednesday that rate hikes can continue at a "measured pace" as "inflation and longer-term inflation expectations remain well contained".


A nationwide inspection shows Internet users are not as safe online as they believe. The inspections found most consumers have no firewall protection, outdated antivirus software and dozens of spyware programs secretly running on their computers.


Empoli, 18:55 - CALCIO, INTER: ADRIANO NON CONVOCATO PER EMPOLI

Niente Empoli per Adriano: l'attaccante brasiliano non è stato convocato dal tecnico dell'Int...


EDITORIAL: Oops!: Astronaut Drops Some Parts in Space

By Tulsa World, Okla.  Sep. 13--How many times have you fumbled a bolt or screw when trying to fix something? Other than some frustration and maybe a few choice words, no harm done. Simply pick it up and resume your task.


NASA's Explorer Finds 'Newborn' Galaxies

NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer has discovered three dozen galaxies emitting ultraviolet light at levels that indicate stars still are forming and supernovas still are exploding.


Shared Office Code Unlikely to Sway Governments

Microsoft Corp.'s offer to share the source code of Office 2003 with governments may be a positive move, but governments say it is unlikely to make much difference to which software they choose.


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Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Monday said his administration has found even more flu vaccine from European suppliers and pressed federal officials for permission to ship the doses to Illinois amid a national shortage.


Nokia phone adopts handwriting recognition

The 7710 model features a touch screen, pen input, a digital camera, an Internet browser, a radio, video playback and streaming and recording capabilities, the company said.


Space shuttle crew arrives in Florida for liftoff

The crew of space  shuttle Discovery arrived at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on  Friday for the countdown ahead of next week's launch on a  construction mission to the International Space Station.


Poor December at Retailers; Most Report Drops in Sales

The weakest holiday shopping season in five years ended dismally for most retailers, stoking fears that the economy is tipping into a recession.


Roma, 10:40 - MORTO TOSATTI, SABATO MATTINA FUNERALI A ROMA

Si svolgeranno sabato mattina alle 11 a Roma, nella Basilica di Santa Maria degli Angeli, i funerali...


Rental Car Retreat Cuts Sales at Ford and G.M.

Sales by Detroitâs two largest automakers fell as they focused on more profitable transactions at dealerships.


US Fed official says economic softness "fleeting"

President of the US Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Jack Guynn said on Wednesday that the soft patch that the US economy hit recently was likely to be short-lived.


Move comes amid increasing impatience at failure to achieve progress in power-sharing talks with government


Palermo, 11:48 - CALCIO, UEFA; WEST HAM: MAGLIETTE LONDRA NON ERANO NOSTRE

''Le magliette di Londra non erano espressione del nostro club''. E' questa la posizione ufficile de...


Bush proposal on talks met by skepticism

Syrian President Bashar Assad expressed skepticism Tuesday of President Bush's call for an international Mideast peace conference, dismissing the offer as "just words."


Intel to throttle power by enhancing silicon

Intel will try to further cut power consumption in its next generation of chips by using improved strained silicon, along with transistors that block power to other circuits, and other added features.


A convicted murderer escapes from the custody of escort guards while being treated at hospital.


Bolton Goes Fourth in Premiership After Beating Newcastle 2-1

Bolton Wanderers beat Newcastle United 2-1 to extend their unbeaten record at the Reebok stadium this season to six matches and go fourth in English soccer's 20- team Premiership.


BT's retail head Pierre Danon  moves to French computer consultants Cap Gemini.


Federal Reserve chairman outlines plan to stop the world's largest economy from sliding into recession


Syracuse 71, Providence 67: Victory Gives Syracuse a Boost at the Right Time

In an intense, hard-fought game that foreshadows the desperation that will be prevalent during the first two rounds of the Big East tournament, Syracuse outlasted Providence on Saturday.


Turkish warplanes again bomb Kurdish rebels across the border in Northern Iraq, according to local officials.


It's the match everyone wants to see. With Andy Roddick rediscovering his game, and top seed Roger Federer looking slightly vulnerable in his four-set win over James Blake Thursday night, there's a chance for a Roddick-Federer men's title match to be the showcase event -- with apologies to Andre Agassi and Marcos Baghdatis -- of the two-week ...


Israeli police detain nuke whistleblower Vanunu

Israeli police have detained nuclear whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu for questioning, a security source told Reuters without citing reasons.


Strong earthquake in eastern Indonesia kills 16, injures more than 100

JAKARTA, Indonesia  - A strong earthquake rocked parts of eastern Indonesia early Friday, killing 16 people, injuring more than 100 and damaging hundreds of buildings, seismologists and officials said.


If bulls get their way this week,  Stocks could extend the rebound that has some on Wall Street  hoping the worst is over after a month-long sell-off.


Priest Holmes, who hasn't practiced at all in training camp, now will miss at least the first six weeks of the regular season and his career is in doubt.


DATA VIEW: Australian Economy Puts Brakes On In 3Q -2-

SYDNEY (Dow Jones)--Australian economic growth slowed sharply in the third quarter, hurt by a sluggish export sector with some offset coming from still buoyant domestic demand.


Natural order will return for Kings, Raptors

Who woulda thunk it? After the first week of NBA action the Raptors were undefeated and the Kings were winless? It was supposed to be the other way around.


China's central bank on Thursday raised  interest rates for the first time in nearly a decade in a  surprise move that was the boldest so far aimed at guiding a  heated economy onto a path of slower growth.


Al Shugart, a pioneer in the  computer disk drive industry and one of Silicon Valley's most  colorful entrepreneurs, has died. He was 76.


This year's Indianapolis 500 winner, Sam Hornish Jr., didn't offer President Bush any driving tips Tuesday when he met with him in the Oval Office, but he did give the president one of his helmets.


Lycos is offering its customers a screensaver that helps to launch denial-of-service attacks on spammers' websites. The controversial move is designed to use the idle processing power of a computer to slow down the response times from spammers' websites.


Toshiba Unveils New 80GB, 160GB 1.8-inch Hard Disks

Toshiba Storage Device Division today introduced new 80GB and 160GB 1.8-inch hard disks--the same size disk drives as are used in the iPod classic.


It was all about Babel and Betty at the 2007 ALMA Awards.


Amato: se non ci uniamo torniamo ai primi anni '90


MEIBOURNE, Australia : Dec 29 (PNS) - The hosts Australia were in complete control of the second Test against Pakistan following another batting disaster by the visitors losing 5 second innings wickets for only 85 runs when the stumps were drawn on the


GE profit up 10 percent at 5.4 billion dollars

US conglomerate General Electric said Friday that its second-quarter profits rose 10 percent to 5.4 billion dollars as its consumer finance and infrastructure arms offset losses in US home mortgages.


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Chavez says U.S., Colombia plotting to kill him

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez escalated the bitter war of words between Caracas and Bogota on Wednesday by accusing Colombia and the United States of plotting to kill him.


Armstrong short on summits in quest for new peaks

IN THE brasseries of the Etoile quarter of Paris yesterday lunchtime, the talk was of how many more years the locals would have to endure Lance Armstrongâs domination of their cherished Tour de France.


Stewart Probes Kerry on Military Service

After weeks of charge and countercharge in the presidential campaign, comedian Jon Stewart tried Tuesday to get to the bottom of the debate over Democrat John Kerry's military service in Vietnam.


Charges have been dropped against two doctors who were accused of misconduct for signing cremation forms for Harold Shipman without adequate checks.


WOOLWORTHS has bounced back from its 12-month sales slump, yesterday producing a better than expected lift in food and liquor sales as it appeared to win customers away from rival Coles Myer in Victoria.


Central question in furor over CIA tapes: Is waterboarding torture?

Probes by Attorney General Mukasey and others could help determine how far the controversy reaches.


Bayer thrombosis drug performs well in two studies

An experimental thrombosis pill from   Bayer AG, seen by analysts as the German group's most important   pipeline asset, has produced promising results in two clinical   trials, researchers said on Tuesday.


Workers at Chrysler Narrowly Approve Contract

Members of the United Automobile Workers approved a four-year contract with Chrysler, clearing the way for talks to accelerate at Ford.


Is Babi's property going the Suraiyya way?

They both entered the make-belief world of films with dreams in their eyes and left it as recluses, sans a will but with controversies galore over both their life and property.


The Office of Fair Trading is to study how online shoppers can be more confident and better protected.


EDITORIAL: Sea Life Boils, Chills With Hope

By The Wisconsin State Journal  Dec. 12--The resilience of life on Earth continues to amaze and inspire.   And a little reassurance is probably needed, given such threats as  terrorism, global warming and bird flu.


Andy Murray only has to look to Chicago and Columbus to see the impact a new coach can have on a struggling team.


Smoking cannabis frequently during adolescence and young adulthood increases the risk of psychotic symptoms later in life, reveals a study published in the British Medical Journal online.


Global sea levels could rise twice as high this century as UN climate scientists had predicted, a study suggests.


Are we missing something? Comment Last week, the Department of Constitutional Affairs (DCA) made public the list of local authorities that will be piloting both supervised and remote electronic voting schemes in the May 2007 local elections, despite concerns over unproven technologies and the lack of an audit trail.â¦


Side-channel code break Security researchers have developed a new approach to breaking the RSA algorithm that creates new problems for the development of effective rights management software.â¦


Editor sacked, Arab TV bureau chief arrested over Beslan coverage

MOSCOW (Russia): The editor of Russia's top daily Izvestia was forced to resign Monday after its owner ruled that the paper's coverage of the Beslan school hostage crisis was "too emotional".


Marines drank tainted water for 30 years: CDC

As many as 75,000 people may have drunk water contaminated by dry cleaning fluid at the Marine base at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Tuesday.


La moneta unica europea passa di mano a 135,65 yen


The Australian government will issue a formal apology to Aborigines when parliament convenes on 13 February.


Iraq could become a training ground for terrorists around the world, a US intelligence report warns.


Today on the presidential campaign trail

Former Democratic VP nominee Lieberman backs Republican McCain ... Biden warns Musharraf of consequences for poor elections


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Nice defender Noe Pamarot will sign a contract with English Premiership club Tottenham early next week, the French club said.


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A small explosion outside the British Embassy in Santiago, Chile caused minor damage but no casualties, the Foreign Office said Monday.


Pink Locusts from North Africa Swarm Through Cairo

Swarms of pink locusts swept through Cairo on Wednesday in scenes that recalled the biblical plague of Egypt.


Computer giant Microsoft will not appeal against an EU order forcing it to provide a stripped-down version of its Windows operating system.


Thousands of music fans are expected at a concert in memory of Diana, Princess of Wales at Wembley Stadium.


A powerful blast went off at the house of a senior Islamic Jihad activist Friday, killing him and five others, medics and a spokesman for the group said.


If opposition candidate Viktor Yushchenko ends up securing the presidency, he may want to thank Pora first.


Apple takes minimalism step further in chic iMac

Apple took its trademark minimalism a step further on Tuesday as it launched the latest computer in the iMac family that helped restore the companyâs fortunes: a sleek flat-panel monitor with processor and drives built in.


Delegates heckle Mbeki ministers, aides at ANC congress

- Key ministers and aides in South African President Thabo Mbeki's government were heckled by delegates on Sunday as the ruling African National Congress prepared to open a leadership congress that could see Mbeki lose control over the party.


US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says the world has failed over Darfur, ahead of a Paris summit.


Bureaucratic "error" delays U.S.-Iraqi handover

A ceremony in which Iraq was to assume   operational command of its new armed forces from U.S.-led   troops was postponed on Saturday at the last minute amid   confusion, a U.S. military spokesman said, citing poor   planning.


UN: al-Qaida, Taliban sanctions outdated

The United Nations has not kept an up-to-date list of al-Qaida and Taliban leaders targeted by international sanctions, harming both the fight against terrorism and efforts to stabilize Afghanistan, a key U.N. counterterror official said Friday.


US tycoon Ted Turner says a focus on biofuels could break the current deadlock stalling world trade talks.


Weak U.S. dollar lures Canadian retirees in RVs

NACO, Ariz  - Canadian retiree Penny Macdonald and husband Stew have spent winters in the United States for 25 years, but never before have vacations been such good value for "snowbirds" flocking to trailer parks across America's sunbelt.


Chechens Elect Russia's Choice For President

GROZNY, Russia -- Unofficial results show the Russian government's choice for Chechen president already has enough votes to claim victory.


A 76-year-old woman was found alive in the mountains Thursday, nearly two weeks after she disappeared while on a hunting trip with her husband, authorities said.


Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton will give to charity the $23,000 in donations that she has received from a fundraiser who is wanted in California for failing to appear for sentencing on a 1991 grand theft charge.


Salford are relegated from Super League after Hull KR demolish Hull in the city derby at the KC Stadium.


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Sports: Weightlifter loses medal for drug use

ATHENS, Greece A Greek weightlifter has been stripped of his bronze medal. Leonidas Sampanis also has been expelled from the Olympics for a doping offense.


Rover Photos Provide Insight on Mars Crater

The Mars rover Opportunity has sent back its first color panorama of the large Martian crater it recently reached after a 21 month trek, and NASA scientists could barely contain their excitement about what they found.


Strong quake hits Indonesia's north Sulawesi

A strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake has rocked the northern part of the Indonesian island of Sulawesi but there was no immediate reports of damage or casualties, the meteorology office said.


Whale rescued off Malaysian island found dead

A large whale rescued in waters off Malaysia's eastern Sabah state by officials and tourists was found dead in the same area where it was trapped, WWF-Malaysia said.


Ofcom reveals plans to auction off parts of the radio spectrum for broadband and mobile services.


Hundreds of National Guard troops were on alert and officials in the Carolinas warned residents to be ready for anything Wednesday as Ernesto — upgraded late Wednesday to a tropical storm — moved north away from Florida.


Si tratta del marito, Ziadi Moncef, 38 anni, tunisino


Bone Marrow Matches Hard for Multiracial

Luke Do was a lively 18-month-old awaiting the birth of his first sibling when he was diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia. The hopes of his parents, both doctors in San Jose, Calif., immediately turned to a bone marrow transplant, but they soon learned some distressing news — Luke's ethnic heritage made him a tough match.


Rare slip from master Michael lets in Barrichello

Monza should have been a familiar cauldron of motor sport passion when Rubens Barrichello put a Ferrari on pole position for today's Italian Grand Prix.


Bomb Threat Diverts Greek Plane to Corfu

A Greek airliner bound from Athens to London was diverted Monday to the Ionian Sea island of Corfu after a bomb threat, police said.


Putin claims the right to re-nationalise Yukos

The Russian president on Thursday hit out at the flawed privatisations of the early 1990s and argued that the state had every right to make amends by re-nationalising Yukos's core assets.


Indicted former U.S. House of  Representatives Republican leader Tom DeLay said on Tuesday he  will not run for his former seat in Congress even though  federal courts have ruled his name cannot be replaced on the  November ballot.


Teetering Musharraf Buoyed by U.S. Alliance

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, May 27 -- As confidence in Gen. Pervez Musharraf falls at home and abroad amid allegations he is moving away from democracy and becoming increasingly autocratic, the Pakistani president has had at least one unwavering ally: the United States.


Cabinet shuffle welcome: Three departures create opportunities

Throughout President Bush's first term, only one Cabinet member - Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill - resigned. After such a prolonged period of stability, it's not surprising that the weeks following Bush's


Supporters of defeated Mexican presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador rally in Mexico City.


Protests expected as Bush meets Asian leaders

President Bush left Friday from his Texas ranch on his first post-election international trip -- to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Chile.


A conversation about Walter McCarty never stays focused on the Celtics' versatile forward for long. Just ask coach Doc Rivers.


Rummble, Whrrl: Social networking doppelgangers

Is it just us, or are these two mobile social networks pretty much identical to each other, and to Yelp?


Woman Arrested For Selling Flu Shots Posts Bail

MINNEAPOLIS -- A woman suspected of running an illicit flu shot clinic in Minneapolis has been freed from jail after posting $10,000 bail.


More flu vaccine arrives for South Floridians

South Floridians who have been frustrated in their attempts to find a flu shot can take heart. More vaccine has arrived in Broward and Palm Beach counties, and there is still plenty of time to protect yourself if you are in a high-risk group.


A request from Kenya's leader for the Somali government to leave their exiled home in Kenya falls on deaf ears.


San Diego Supercomputer Center Triples Blue Gene Power While Achieving Record Storage Capacity Based on Newly Introduced IBM Technology

IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that the company will work with the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at the University of California, San Diego on a substantial upgrade to the center's technical capabilities.


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ACLU: DOJ's defense of COPA inconsistent

The ACLU claims the U.S. government's defense of COPA is too inconsistent to uphold the law.


By SAMIRA JAFARI HARLAN, Ky. - A dusty gravel driveway leads to an old house once occupied by an Appalachian family. Next door is a little shack that sells hot dogs and ice cream, and a few miles away is a series of coal processing plants.


The Moment Blog: The Insider | Nico Muhly

The composer and musician shares his stylish essentials.


"Lion King" returns with a roar to L.A. stage

The loudest roar of the  evening didn't come from any of the lions onstage at the  Pantages on opening night, it came from an audience grateful to  have "The Lion King" back in town. Six years after Julie  Taymor's brainchild debuted in Los Angeles and nine years after  it lit up Broadway, the show still works a special kind of  magic unlike any other.


Any central Illinois organization that serves the community may receive free Web site design through a service a local man is offering.  ERIC VOLKEL-BARNO is providing the assistance free of charge to help people become more aware of area social service agencies.


NEW YORK - Retailer Kmart Holdings Corp. on Monday said it finalized a deal to sell 18 of its stores to Home Depot Inc. for $271 million.


Hungry Eriksson glad to be back in business

Sven-Goran Eriksson has described his year out of football as the most stressful of his career and vowed that he can handle the challenge of resurrecting Manchester City as a force in English football.


A special ministerial committee on Sunday decided to release 170 Palestinian prisoners and detainees held in Israeli prisons. Of the group, 120 prisoners are members of Fatah and 50 were arrested for illegally residing within Israel.


Manhattanâs bowling alley was sponsored by Arafat

Strike Bethesda, a fashionable Manhattan bowling alley, catering to a lot of Jewish customers and Jewish organizations, has discovered from a news report that $1.3 million of its capital comes from Yasser Arafat, deceased leader of the Palestinian


Beckham's return boosted by Lennon injury

David Beckham's hopes of a return to the England squad were boosted by an ankle injury suffered by Aaron Lennon as England B clinched a 3-1 friendly victory against Albania on Friday.


Yassir Arafat leaving the West Bank last week

Yassir Arafat has been rushed to intensive care in a Paris military hospital after his condition seriously deteriorated, Palestinian officials said today.


(HealthDay News) -- An epidural analgesia, commonly called an epidural, is a method of pain relief often used during childbirth.


The former third-ranking official at the CIA, Kyle "Dusty" Foggo, is expected to be indicted in San Diego Tuesday in an ongoing investigation into public corruption and defense contracts, according to two sources familiar with the case.


Warner Music drops Imeem suit, forms partnership

Warner Music Group Corp said on  Thursday it is dropping its copyright infringement lawsuit  against Imeem, a music-based social networking site, and will  instead partner with the start-up.


Photo Sites Put a Sharper Focus on Prices, Products

Internet photo sites are scrambling to exploit the digital camera boom with new products and -- in some cases -- lower prices.


Scientists have long known that the Earth rings like a giant bell after large earthquakes - albeit a bell that no one could ever hear - due to slight deformations that leave the planet jiggling like a bowl of Jell-O.


Brandy, Mellencamp to Appear at MTV Awards

The stars will be shining bright at the 2004 MTV Video Music Awards. The Beastie Boys, Evanescence's Amy Lee, Brandy, Queen Latifah and John Mellencamp are now set to appear at the Aug. 29 awards show, the music channel announced Thursday.


Blair questioned by police in cash-for-honours probe

British Prime Minister Tony Blair has been questioned by police probing allegations that his ruling Labour Party gave honours to financial backers.


Erano in uno scatolone nei pressi dello stadio Olimpico


Ucraina. Oggi il verdetto della Corte Suprema. Ultimatum dell' ...

L'Ucraina attende per oggi il verdetto della Corte Suprema sulla regolaritÃ  del voto presidenziale. La Corte Suprema, che esaminerÃ  il ricorso, e la denuncia di brogli del candidato dell'opposizione Yushchenko


Traditionally drug use, alcohol, smoking and obesity have been credited with lowering male sperm counts and increasing the risk of infertility.


Escorted by his bodyguards, Iranian senior conservative cleric, Ayatollah Mohammad Emami Kashani, foreground left, leads a Friday prayer, the day before holy month of Ramadan at the Tehran University campus in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Oct. 15, 2004.


One-third of U.S. Internet users  have connected to the Web using a wireless network to send  e-mails, check the latest news or read other things, according  to a survey released on Sunday by the Pew Internet Project.


NBC Stakes Its Future on Success of the Past

NBC presents a familiar lineup for its first post-"Friends" Thursday: a spinoff, a sequel and a knockoff.


U.S.-Led Forces Damaged Ancient Babylon-Report

U.S.-led forces, using Iraq's ancient  city of Babylon as a military base, have caused "substantial  damage" to one of the world's most renowned archaeological  treasures, a British Museum report said.


Bigger is better, right? Not so fast. Corporate America appears to have had second thoughts in 2007.


La Regione replica definendo il ricorso paradossale


I corpi di Jessica e Sabrina forse in Italia in serata

Roma, 11 ottobre 2004 - Un aereo dell'Aeronatica militare, un boing 707, Ã¨ partito stamane dall'Italia alla volta di Tel Aviv in Israele, per riportare in Italia i resti di Jessica e Sabrina Rinaudo, le due ragazze italiane morte nell'attentato di Taba.


Xandros Linux conquers a hostile Sony laptop

A little something for everyone OS Review I have an impressive talent for buying laptop computers hostile to Linux. Right now I'm using a Sony Vaio VGN-FS840/W, with more proprietary drivers than you can shake a stick at. It's so bad that even a retail edition of Windows XP won't run on it; you need the OEM Windows (and sure enough, Sony is too cheap to include the CD), or you need to go to the Sony support site, download all of the drivers, and make your own supplement CD.â¦


Tornado weather could delay shuttle launch: NASA

A weather front that triggered deadly tornadoes in several southern US states could delay the scheduled lift-off of the Atlantis space shuttle, NASA experts said Wednesday.


Stephen Graham scored 16 points, including two 3-point plays in the final 4 1/2 minutes, and No. 5 Oklahoma State beat No. 4 Syracuse, 74-60, last night in the Jimmy V Classic at New York.


Pope beatifies five, including German nun who inspired Gibson's 'Passion

Advancing the sainthood causes of five Europeans, Pope John Paul II beatified the last Hapsburg emperor and the nun whose visions inspired Mel Gibson s film, The Passion of the Christ.


Another strong showing from Fernandez duo.

Only a week after taking his maiden IRL victory, Adrian Fernandez was back on the podium after finishing a strong second in the Honda Indy 225.


A U.S. airstrike destroyed a foreign fighter safe house in a Sunni insurgent stronghold west of Baghdad, killing five insurgents, two women and a child, the U.S. military said on Sunday.


Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho expects a top team when the draw for the knockout stage of the Champions League is made. Mourinho's team cannot be drawn against another British team, one from their group or a group winner on 17 December.


Iran charges a noted scholar, 2 others from US with spying

TEHRAN -- Three Iranian-Americans, including US academic Haleh Esfandiari, have been charged with espionage and endangering national security, Iran's judiciary spokesman said yesterday.


"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," the last of seven installments of the boy wizard's adventures, will be published July 21, author J.K. Rowling said Thursday.


Phil Spector Compares LA Prosecutor to Hitler

Famed rock producer Phil Spector  pleaded innocent on Monday to an indictment charging him with  murdering actress Lana Clarkson and claimed he was the victim  of a prosecutor who was acting like Adolf Hitler.


A writer went on trial Thursday on charges of insulting the founder of modern Turkey in a biography about the revered late leader's wife, amid growing calls from the European Union to change repressive laws curbing freedom of expression.


Dons beat Hearts to pile pressure on Gers

A late Stevie Lovell strike handed Aberdeen a precious 1-0 victory away to Hearts which moved them above Rangers into second place in the Scottish Premier League.


US Lawyer Helped Spread Terror Message - Prosecutor

A US criminal defense lawyer was part of a plot to help her militant Muslim client smuggle messages out of prison calling for a return to violence in Egypt and the killing


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Study Finds Missed Messages On Capitol Hill

When citizens send e-mails to their congressmen through the Web sites of lobby groups, they expect those messages to zip electronically to the place they intended. Qorvis Communications LLC has bought Sparky's Garage. No, the fast-growing public relations firm isn't going into the auto repair...


S.Korea, Pakistan report new bird flu cases

Pakistan and South Korea reported new bird flu cases in poultry on Saturday, underlining findings by the United Nations that this season's wave of the virus came mostly from reared rather than migratory birds.


Dell will expand its Linux offerings by preinstalling SuSE Linux on its servers starting later this year. By Larry Greenemeier. The same day Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer issued an E-mail to customers promoting


If you want a fat paycheck, get out of the kitchen and into the operating theater.


Jason Flores-Williams may despise President Bush, but he can't wait for him and his party to get here.


Arson suspect says sorry for torching Korean treasure

A South Korean pensioner on Friday re-enacted entering a 600-year-old gate designated the country's top treasure and setting it on fire, saying he was sorry that the gate was gone, but adding that no one was hurt by his actions.


Current vaccine not made to fight new strain of virus

As Americans scramble for scarce doses of flu vaccine in hopes of warding off the respiratory bug this winter, the wily influenza virus may have other plans.


R.I.P. analog wireless: The old FM cellular bands can now shut down

According to a decision set forth in 2002, mobile telecommunications companies are allowed to shut down their 1G Advanced Mobile Phone System (AMPS) starting today.


Mariane Pearl drops lawsuit against al Qaeda in NY

The widow of slain Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl has dropped a lawsuit against al Qaeda, other radical groups and Pakistan-based Habib Bank Ltd over the abduction, torture and murder of her husband, court records show.


For those who remember the browser wars, Microsoft seems to be missing in action from the latest battle. In recent months, upstart browsers such as Firefox and Opera have lured more than 10 million users away


Winemakers worried by a slump in sales stage street protests calling on the French government for help.


Windows Home Server remains a tough sell

Even folks who are bullish on the concept say it's destined to be a niche product, with one analyst projecting that even in five years time, only about 3 percent of American homes will have one.


A woman left infertile after cancer cannot use frozen IVF embryos to try for a baby, Law Lords have ruled.


Ever since Vioxx was pulled from the market over concerns about a risk of heart attack and stroke, arthritis patients have been asking doctors one question: What should I do now?


Off the Stripper Pole and Into the Movies

She no longer dances naked, but the first-time screenwriter Diablo Cody is still exposing herself.


McNamee's lawyer: Release Dec. recording

A lawyer for Brian McNamee called on Congress to demand and make public the recording of a December interview between his client and two private investigators hired by Roger Clemens' attorneys.


The Beatles are off to join the circus  in Las Vegas, and it all started with George Harrison's passion  for Formula One motor racing.


Bush puts pressure on Annan over oil scandal

PRESIDENT BUSH increased the pressure on Kofi Annan over the Iraq Oil-for-Food scandal yesterday, pointedly declining to endorse the UN Secretary-General.


Three Foreigners Kidnapped in Afghanistan

Three foreign election workers were  kidnapped by armed men in the Afghan capital Kabul on Thursday,  government officials said.


For 2 Years, Bloomberg Aides Prepared for Bid

Aides to New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg have laid the groundwork for a potential independent run for president.


Neo-Nazi victim plans to kill himself in Berlin: report

A British man left paralysed after an attack by neo-Nazis is planning to travel to Berlin to kill himself, Bild newspaper reported on Tuesday.


Weir has one-shot lead over Singh at Canadian Open

Mike Weir has a one-stroke lead over Vijay Singh heading into Saturday's third round of the $4.4 million Bell Canadian Open. Weir carded a bogey-free 6-under-par 65 Friday to move to 9-under 133 overall.


Two deadly railroad accidents in the last month have sparked debate about government efforts to secure the nation's rail system and ensure that such accidents do not provide new opportunities for terrorists.


Riunione slitta di un giorno, manca priorita' per soci Telco


By Diana Baldwin, The Daily Oklahoman  Dec. 14--EDMOND -- Property at Broadway and Blanch Avenue was rezoned this week by the Edmond City Council to make way for a new building for The Hope Center's resale store.


Wired News offers a thinner post than usual as we pause to honor workers everywhere ... by not working. We return to our normal publishing schedule on Tuesday.


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Trial Starts for Former Chief in Options-Backdating Case

Gregory L. Reyes, the former chief executive of Brocade Communications, is accused of misleading investors by backdating stock option grants, among other things.


Pareggi esterni per Roma e Fiorentina, bene Empoli e Lazio


Paris Hilton's jail time countdown is on

Paris Hilton's mandatory makeover — from designer duds to jail-issued jumpsuits — is fast approaching. The 26-year-old heiress has until 11:59 p.m. on June 5 to report to the Century Regional Detention Facility to start serving time for violating her probation in an alcohol-related reckless driving case.


Senior churchmen reacted angrily last night to a Madame Tussaudâs nativity tableau depicting Victoria and David Beckham as Mary and Joseph, calling it âa nativity stunt too farâ.


Fights Break Out at Worker Protest in Rome

Scuffles broke out between police and private-sector workers protesting unpaid wages outside Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi's office building on Monday and at least five people were slightly injured, news reports said.


Software service provider Cognizant Technology Solutions plans to build a new center in India that will employ nearly 4,000 engineers.


Yahoo!'s pink liberation army a threat to America's youth

I'm not gay. Thanks for not asking And Ninthly Stunted by the eclipse of justice, Little Johnny Walker made his way over to the piano. He played a sad tune. One full of preambles, bees and summer vegetables. It made the women of the night cry, and the men of strong moral fiber tense. Jesus breathed easier that night. We all did. A Butter Dish for Beelzebub by Julio Stantoreâ¦


Chicago Small Business Technology Boot Camp Debuts September 25th

Small businesses in the greater Chicago area are invited to learn how technology can improve their success by attending the Small Business Technology Boot Camp.


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Suspected separatist insurgents shot dead four men and injured three, including a policeman, in Thailand's restive Muslim-majority south, police said.


A new Trojan horse that sends unauthorized spam to mobile phones via sms has been detected by anti-virus authority Sophos, marking a new trend in the convergence of viruses and mass-mail attacks.


Snohomish County, Marysville, back out of track plan

MARYSVILLE, Wash. -- Plans for a NASCAR race track in Snohomish County crashed and burned Monday, when local leaders advised International Speedway Corp.


By the power of Xeon SGI's dash away from cruel mistress Itanic continued this week in earnest with the delivery of the Xeon-based Altix ICE blade.â¦


Debating the Evidence on Gulf War Illnesses

Some outside scientists wondered whether a Department of Veterans Affairs panel was stretching thin data to tell veterans what they wanted to hear in the committee's recent report.


SPECIAL REPORT:  These Kings Leave No Heirs

ROME, Nov 6 (IPS) - Some ageing rulers seem destined to die among  rumours of ill health and the nervous murmur of behind-the-scenes  negotiations. From Portugal's Antonio de Oliveira Salazar to  former U.S. president Woodrow Wilson, history is full of them.


... And still can. Keep an eye on this one.


Venezuelan President Hugo  Chavez met on Friday with a dozen leaders of Caribbean and  Central American nations he is supplying with cheap oil that  has bolstered his regional influence.


Iraqi President Jalal Talabani is scheduled to fly to Tehran to meet with his Iranian counterpart, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Pressure is growing on Iraq's government and the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush to look beyond the country's borders to bring an end to the ongoing violence.


Rows over Spain's National Day parade highlight deeper divisions that continue within the country.


More rain in Indonesia's capital Jakarta hampers clean-up efforts after some of the worst flooding in years.


Two computer engineers in the US are charged with conspiring to steal microchip designs.


Half-year profits at two of China's biggest banks surge on the back of higher lending and rising fees.


China seizes "rancid" U.S. nuts amid health scares

China has launched a crackdown on U.S. food imports, seizing "rancid" pistachio nuts and vowing tough inspections in the wake of Washington's own offensive rejecting suspect Chinese food and drug ingredients.


The Prime Minister declares a state of emergency whilst alleging sabotage


Three U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq: military

Three U.S. soldiers died on Thursday of wounds sustained in combat in the western Anbar province, the U.S. military said on Friday.


China breaches US bastion with high-speed internet Cernet2

MUMBAI: Another American bastion falls to the Chinese Dragon. China has announced today the launch of the first backbone network of the next-generation Internet, Cernet2 (China Education and Research Network).


EU regulators on Friday opened an antitrust probe of Universal Music Group's plans to buy BMG Music Publishing for about $2.1 billion, saying the deal could damage "the already concentrated music publishing market."


Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama on Tuesday proposed centralizing and expanding the regulation of lobbyists to reduce the influence of special interest money in Washington.


When Points Weren't Personal, Liberties Were Taken With the Truth

In a debate laden with detailed assertions and rebuttals, Vice President Dick Cheney and Senator John Edwards often stretched the facts.


Pakistan's Musharraf says no regrets over rebel chief's death

Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf says he has no regrets over the killing of a top rebel leader seen by many as a hero for his long-running confrontation with the central government.


As motorways become more and more clogged up with traffic, a new generation of flying cars will be needed to ferry people along skyways.


Scientists yesterday mourned Maurice Wilkins, sometimes called the forgotten man of DNA, who died in hospital on Tuesday aged 88. Wilkins, a professor at King's College London, shared the 1962 Nobel prize


An animated ad for Apple's iPod made by a schoolteacher is thrilling buzz marketers. Forget word-of-mouth -- the future of advertising is in professional-looking ads that go viral. By Leander Kahney.


By going Dutch, the geeks of the search engine taught the bankers a lesson in finance, writes John Naughton. If you were seeking a case study in schadenfreude, then last week's coverage of the Google flotation


An executive said laptop sales are on track, despite a report that HP is reigning in PC orders.


New Jersey Investigating Amgenâs Marketing of a Psoriasis Drug

New Jerseyâs attorney general has begun investigating whether the biotechnology giant violated patient confidentiality laws in its effort to sell its drug Enbrel.


Kosovo PM Hashim Thaci hints that a declaration of independence may be delayed, but not for how long.


Jim Carrey is honoured by the American Film Institute. Plus more entertainment news in brief.


A leading Tamil opposition MP is Sri Lankan is shot dead at a Hindu temple in the capital Colombo, officials say.


Liverpool go fifth in the Premiership with a 2-1 win at Norwich.


Sun looks to steal Linux thunder with Project Indiana

InfoWorld - Looking to steal thunder from the Linux juggernaut or at least catch the same wave, Sun plans to release binaries in Spring 2008 for its OpenSolaris Unix platform, similar to how Linux is offered, as part of the company's Project Indiana.


HyperTransport consortium approves HTX expansion spec

The HyperTransport Technology Consortium today announced the first HyperTransport technology expansion connector specification. The new EATX Motherboard/Daughtercard


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Matthew McConaughey and girlfriend expecting

Hollywood heart-throb Matthew McConaughey and girlfriend Camila Alves are expecting their first child, the actor said on his website Wednesday.


Suspect in JFK plot surrenders in Trinidad

A fourth suspect in what U.S. authorities said was a plot to blow up New York's JFK International Airport surrendered to police on Tuesday in Trinidad and Tobago, officials in the Caribbean island state said.


22/09/2004 - The latest edition of the Journal of American Medical Association sings the health-gving praises of a Mediterranean-style diet in two separate studies, which show that following this regime improves healthy longevity and prevents metabolic


Russian President Vladimir Putin, with words reminiscent of the Cold War, warned Sunday that his military would respond to a planned American missile defense system near its borders by aiming its missiles at U.S. military bases in Europe.


Italiani in prima linea nel blitz, insieme con militari Gb


Simpsons movie spotlights an enduring icon

SPRINGFIELD, Vermont  - In the Vermont town of Springfield nestled in a mountain valley, a banner decorated with images of pink doughnuts is festooned across Main Street, welcoming visitors to the "Home of the Simpsons".


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France said Wednesday it would host a high-level summit in New York later this month to discuss peace and security issues in Africa.


A Sumatran tiger named Dema licks baby orangutan Nia at the Taman Safari zoo Wednesday in Bogor, Indonesia. The two animals became inseparable playmates after they were abandoned by their mothers.  (c) 2007 Deseret News (Salt Lake City). Provided by ProQuest Information and Learning.


SEOUL, South Korea - A huge explosion in the northern part of North Korea sent a plume of smoke more than two miles wide into the air on an important anniversary of the secretive communist regime, a South Korean news agency reported Sunday. Secretary of State Colin Powell said the explosion Thursday was not a nuclear test but that it was not known yet what caused it...


Pentagon eyes $468.9 bln budget for fiscal 2008

The White House has approved a fiscal 2008 budget request of $468.9 billion for the Pentagon, $4.7 billion more than expected last year, according to a memorandum obtained by Reuters.


Lycos Shuts Down Controversial Screensaver

Lycos Europe has shut down its screensaver, makelovenotspam, which delighted many Internet users with the opportunity to flood spammers' Web sites with junk e-mail.


Manchester United beat Birmingham 2-0 in the Premier League on Saturday on second-half goals by Roy Keane and Wayne Rooney. United has won 12 of 14 games and is eight points behind first-place Chelsea.


Moscow steps up its reign of terror in Chechnya after the horrors ...

It was just after 5pm on Saturday two weeks ago when Anzor Machiev, Alikhan Vitaev and a third friend from their Chechen town approached a junction with the main Grozny road in their battered Lada.


Review: PC Safari spartan, not essential

Computer users can be forgiven for yawning at Apple's recent decision to bring its Safari Web browser to machines running Microsoft Windows.


Carter Agrees to Hold Talks With Khatami

For an event that would turn a page in American history, former president Jimmy Carter has agreed in principle to host former Iranian president Mohammad Khatami for talks during his visit to the United States starting this week.


Stocks jumped on Thursday, boosted by a brokerage recommendation of General Motors Corp.  and news of a 50 percent dividend increase from McDonald's Corp. .


Joost to offer exclusive early look at VH1's "30s"

Joost, the Web site that  distributes TV and video fare through peer-to-peer technology,  is getting a little cozier with the TV business through a new  partnership with VH1.


Bobcats fall in first regular-season game

For months, the Charlotte Bobcats were nothing more than a concept with a bright orange logo. They became a reality Thursday night in their NBA debut, hanging tough in a 103-96 loss to Washington that impressed Wizards star Antawn Jamison.


Nadal survives tough test to reach third round

Second seed Rafael Nadal came through   a tough test of his U.S. Open credentials on Thursday as he   beat Peru's Luis Horna 6-4 4-6 6-4 6-2 to reach the third   round.


SATURDAY COLLEGE BASKETBALL Noon - North Carolina State at North Carolina, ESPN; Hofstra at Virginia Commonwealth, CSN


Low-Carb Diets Combat Metabolic Syndrome

FRIDAY, July 20 (HealthDay News) -- A low-carbohydrate diet helps people with a condition called metabolic syndrome, a collection of serious risk factors found in some obese individuals.


Patriots must decide whether to be players

Although they have not made big splashes in the veteran free agent market in recent years, the Patriots have flirted with the possibility. Their aggressive courting in 2005 of wide receiver Derrick Mason, who ultimately signed a lucrative contract with the Ravens, is a prime example.


Southern Rebel Chief Garang Rejects Links to Darfur

Southern Sudanese rebel chief John  Garang denied on Tuesday accusations by the Sudanese government  that he backed the uprising in Darfur in the west.


Zarqawi claims killing of 49 Iraqi recruits

A group led by al-Qaida-linked terrorist Abu Mussab al-Zarqawi claimed responsibility Sunday for the execution of some 50 Iraqi army recruits in eastern Iraq.


NBC's Spinoff "Trial by Jury" Will Soldier On Without Late Star ...

NBC released a statement saying that the upcoming "Law & Order" spinoff "Trial by Jury" which was to star Jerry Orbach will continue on without the late actor.


Iraq's Prime Minister Faults U.S. Military in Massacre

Prime Minister Ayad Allawi blamed the U.S.-led military forces for the weekend massacre of 49 freshly trained Iraqi soldiers.


6 British officials quit in Blair revolt

Six junior members of British Prime Minister Tony Blair's government resigned Wednesday to protest his refusal to set a date to leave office amid a growing Labour Party revolt. The rebellion flared despite strong hints by senior ministers that Blair planned to step down within a year, and a news report claiming the departure date would be July 26.


Musica, Live Earth 7-7-07 il rock cambia il mondo?

Chi meglio delle rockstar puÃ² aiutare a sensibilizzare sui problemi del mondo? La maratona musicale ideata da Al Gore si preannuncia come un'evento storico. Ma sarà utile alla causa?


German state signs contract with Novell for the supply of Linux server and desktop products to schools serving 560,000 students.


Fujitsu joining Cisco Systems this time.

Fujitsu and Cisco Systems, both high end hardware manufacturers are joining forces. Earlier, Fujitsu bundled their strengths with popular phone company Siemens.


Fred Thompson spent years acting on NBC's evening drama "Law & Order," but is he ready for presidential prime time?


President Bush was found in good health and pronounced "fit for duty" after an annual physical Saturday that also showed that the 58-year-old chief executive is now, as he conceded, "a little overweight."


Seger makes good on "Promise" with hard-rocking set

Bob Seger hasn't made an album for  11 years, but reacquainting him with audiences shouldn't be  tough: Truth is, he never went away.


Palette breakthrough Swiss researchers are developing a colourful new technology that allows televisions to display every hue the human eye can detect.â¦


Elvis Presley fans will soon have a place in the islands to fondly remember why they couldn't help falling in love with the star of "Blue Hawaii."


Photographic evidence of IRA disarmament must take people through the ...

Photographic evidence of IRA disarmament must take people through the entire process, the Reverend Ian Paisley insisted today.


Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee swept all 36 delegates in the Kansas GOP caucuses Saturday. Sen. Barack Obama picked up Democratic delegates in three contests, narrowing the delegate gap with Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton.


Advertising giant WPP today said quarterly revenues grew at the fastest rate since 2001 but warned that the âjury remains outâ on its prospects for next year.


Pharmaceutical maker Abbott Laboratories said its profit growth was driven by strong sales of migraine and Crohnâs disease treatments.


EU launches new probes against Microsoft

The European Commission, fresh from a  major court victory over Microsoft , launched new  antitrust investigations into the software giant on Monday on  suspicion it abused its market dominance to favor its Web  browser and Office product.


General view of Gazprom headquaters is seen, in Moscow, on Friday, Dec. 17, 2004. The oil wing of Russia's state-controlled natural gas giant Gazprom does not intend to pull out of this weekend's auction of


Injury problems will motivate Scotland, says Vogts

Scotland coach Berti Vogts thinks his team's injury problems will motivate his players to beat Norway in Saturday's World Cup qualifier at Hampden Park.


Nation Marks Anniversary of 9/11 Attacks

The nation today marked the fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, memorializing the nearly 3,000 people who died that day in the worst terrorist strike on U.S. soil.


Three bombs hit southern Thai town, kill two

HAT YAI, Thailand  - Simultaneous motorcycle bombs   killed at least two people and wounded more than 50 on a busy   street in the southern Thai town of Hat Yai on Saturday, police   and health officials said.


Relatives of cancer patients more at risk

Scientists in Iceland find relatives of patients are at a significantly higher risk of developing cancer than are members of the general population.


WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve policymakers are widely expected to raise interest rates to their highest level in three years when they meet Wednesday.


Fitch analyst sees 40 pct chance of U.S. recession

There is a 40 percent chance that the United States economy will fall into recession next year, a senior analyst at Fitch Ratings said on Thursday.


PARIS - The giant, deadly waves of seawater that crashed through coastal towns in Asia and parts of east Africa last weekend are commonly called tidal waves, but that term is not strictly correct, say scientists, who prefer the word tsunami.


Hackers building 'botnet' with AOL instant messaging worm

Hackers using computer worms sneakily implanted via America Online (AOL) instant messages were building a potentially evil "botnet," a Silicon Valley Internet security firm said.


Cyprus warns as EU puzzles over Turkey offer

NICOSIA/BRUSSELS  - Cyprus fired a warning shot across the bows of its European Union partners on Friday as ambassadors met to consider an apparent softening of Turkey's refusal to open its ports to trade with the Greek Cypriots.


Karzai's main rival admits defeat in presidential race

Hamid Karzai's main rival for the Afghan presidency yesterday conceded defeat with less than 6 per cent of the vote count remaining.


The Bush administration upheld yesterday the imposition of penalty tariffs on shrimp imports from China and Vietnam, handing a victory to beleaguered US shrimp producers.


EMC Corp.'s booming VMware subsidiary plans to beef up its European operations by adding about 369 workers to its technical support call center in Ireland.


Microsoft's speech-control engines have been hit by major security flaws, according to researchers.


Fox is ready to launch its business-news channel, even without Dow Jones on board.


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Arafat 'Between Life and Death' -Palestinian Envoy

Yasser Arafat is in a coma between life and death, a senior Palestinian official said on Friday, and some of the Palestinian president's powers have been transferred to his prime minister.


Tiger Woods finished second at the Deutsche Bank Championship on Monday in Norton, Mass., and lost his No. 1 spot in the world rankings to tournament winner Vijay Singh.


Astronauts venture outside space station

Two astronauts ventured outside the international space station Monday to rid the orbiting complex of some large pieces of junk.


New Ray Charles Album Keeps His Legacy Alive

LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - It's one of those situations no  label would wish for.


Report sees 7.6 million global 2007 cancer deaths

About 7.6 million people will die this year worldwide from various types of cancer, with lung cancer -- heavily driven by smoking -- killing 975,000 men and 376,000 women, the American Cancer Society said on Monday.


Cleric in Najaf Refuses to Meet Iraqi Mediators

AJAF, Iraq, Aug. 17 - The rebel cleric Moktada al-Sadr refused to meet here on Tuesday with a peace delegation that traveled from a national political conference in Baghdad, and fighting between American forces and ...


The latest vulnerability to plague the world's largest software maker is a doozy, affecting its Windows operating system as well as its Office and developer tools programs. Microsoft says its patch plugs the leak.


West Virginia spoils O'Leary's UCF debut

Proving that he is willing to try anything to turn around UCF's downtrodden football program, George O'Leary made a dramatic change at quarterback Saturday in his first game as head coach.


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A rare copy of the Magna Carta is sold for Â£10.6m ($21.3m) in an auction at Sotheby's in New York.


Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen have signed on to do a promotion for McDonald's Happy Meals in France. Customers in over 1,035 outlets in the country will get a choice of a photo album, a coloring set, or a denim purse for every Happy Meal. McDonald's hopes...


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In a harbinger of security threats to come, hackers have exploited a newly announced flaw in Microsoft Corp. programs and begun circulating malicious code hidden in images that use the popular JPEG format.


Issuing a Bold Challenge to the U.S. Over Climate

Kevin Conrad has become famous as the Papuan who told the U.S. to either lead or get out of the way at the Bali climate talks.


Ivan Remnants Wreak Havoc Across Southeast

CASHIERS, N.C. - The remnants of Hurricane Ivan left behind a violent mark on the Southeast, killing several people, washing away scores of roads, leaving thousands without electricity and sending search teams to scour damaged areas for stranded residents...


A Look at Prince Charles' Second Wedding

The wedding of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles will be a much more low-key affair than Charles' lavish 1981 wedding to Princess Diana.


One-third of men didn't bother to wash after using the bathroom, compared with 12 percent of women, said the researchers who spy on people in public restrooms


German leaders avoid big losses in electoral test

BERLIN - Germanyâs governing Social Democrats avoided major losses in local elections Sunday in the countryâs most populous state, while the conservative opposition lost votes but stayed well ahead in a traditional stronghold for Chancellor Gerhard


Hooters, Rival Argue Over Stealing Ideas

ORLANDO, Fla. - Hooters of America and a rival restaurant chain began arguing in federal court over who has rights to the concept of using scantily clad women to sell food and beer.


U.S. colleges retool programming classes

The lesson plan was called "Artificial Unintelligence," but it was written more like a comic book than a syllabus for a serious computer science class.


U.S. Consumer Sentiment in Surprise Fall

U.S. consumer sentiment fell more sharply in early October than analysts had expected, according to a survey released on Friday.


Magnitudo 1.8, nessun danno a cose o persone


When the quarterback is forced to scramble, the tight end finds a way to get open. It looks like something straight off the playground, but it gave the Falcons another win.


"Arctic Tale" puts faces to global-warming threat

A new movie showing  young polar bears and walruses struggling toward adulthood in a  melting Arctic puts a pair of charismatic faces on the global  warming threat.


Madrid, 19:42 - CALCIO, CAPELLO A GRAVESEN: MEGLIO PARLARE IN FACCIA

Fabio Capello risponde a Gravesen, che aveva definito il tecnico del Real Madrid ''arrogante e presu...


Gallaher downbeat despite profits of Â£250m

GALLAHER group remained cautious on its European prospects yesterday, despite a 4.4 per cent rise in underlying pre-tax profit in the first half.


Mets Bracing for Beginning of MartÃnez Era

Pedro MartÃnez took the M.R.I., passed the physical, and will be introduced as a Met in a news conference at Shea Stadium on Thursday.


Kevin Spacey's Darin Biopic Hits Toronto Festival

Late music legend Bobby Darin took center stage at the Toronto International Film Festival on Saturday with the world premiere of "Beyond the Sea," Kevin Spacey's impassioned biopic of the "Mack the Knife" singer.


Chat show queen Oprah Winfrey celebrated the opening of her 19th season on US TV today by surprising each of her 276 audience members with a new car.


Glasgow, 23:42 - CALCIO: CHAMPIONS; RANGERS-STOCCARDA 2-1

I Rangers Glasgow hanno battuto lo Stoccarda per 2-1 in una partita del gruppo E di Champions League...


Animation veteran in lab chair for "Igor"

Animation veteran Tony  Leondis will direct the comedy cartoon "Igor," which features  the voices of Christian Slater, John Cleese and Steve Buscemi.


Yahoo! Will! Axe! One! Thousand! Workers!

Q4 profits dip Yahoo! president Sue Decker believes her company is "moving from catch-up mode to a mode of true differentiation." But its fourth quarter profits were down 23 per cent, and it will soon axe seven per cent of its work force.â¦


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Wales captain Ryan Giggs will announce his international retirement on Wednesday.


Knicks give Thomas a multi-year contract extension

New York Knicks coach Isiah Thomas has been signed to a multi-year contract extension, the team announced on Monday.


Carrie Underwood and Kevin Eubanks have been named the "world's sexiest vegetarians" in PETA's annual contest.


HBOS is considering whether to trump Spanish bank Santander's bid for Abbey, according to newspaper reports.