Body Resembling Japanese Hostage Found in Iraq

A body resembling a Japanese hostage has been found in Iraq and will be flown to Kuwait or Qatar for identification, officials said on Saturday, after Tokyo refused a demand by his captors to pull out its troops.


Disgruntled Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant said on Wednesday he wanted to be traded from the NBA team and nothing would change his mind.


Imminent Peace Deal in Southern Sudan Offers Blueprint for Darfur ...

As reports indicate that the Sudanese Government and rebels are likely to sign a peace deal ending the 21-year civil war in the country's south, Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today that an agreement could serve as a blueprint for resolving the


Ark. Judge Voids Ban on Gay Foster Parents

An Arkansas judge Wednesday declared unconstitutional a state ban on placing foster children in any household with a gay member.


EU considers banning Nazi symbols in 25 nations after Harry's costume blunder

BRUSSELS, Belgium  - The European Union may consider banning Nazi symbols in its 25 member nations after Britain's Prince Harry wore a swastika armband to a costume party, the bloc's top justice official said Monday.


One day after his party was trounced in parliamentary elections, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said he intended to remain in office and work with the new government, despite calls by the victorious opposition to step down.


SAMARRA, Iraq Oct. 2, 2004 - Sporadic gunfire echoed through this Sunni Muslim stronghold Saturday as US and Iraqi forces battled pockets of resistance a day after launching what appeared to be the first


The party is digging in for an all-night session on the war. But passing a withdrawal timetable would bring its own problems


CAIRO, Egypt Sept. 9, 2004 - Osama bin Laden's chief deputy claimed the United States was on the brink of defeat in Iraq and Afghanistan in a videotape broadcast Thursday that appeared to be a rallying call


Former PM Thatcher confident son is innocent of coup plot

Former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher was distressed to learn her son Mark had been arrested in South Africa and charged with funding a coup plot in Equatorial Guinea but was confident he would be found innocent, her spokesman said.


Seasonal flu vaccine may help in fight against H5N1

Animals that have previously been vaccinated against seasonal flu appear to respond far quicker to experimental H5N1 bird flu vaccines, a study has found.


The House is going to make another run at imposing more than $16 billion in taxes on major oil companies.


Senate hands Bush major defeat on immigration

The Senate delivered an apparently fatal blow on Thursday to President George W. Bush's planned immigration overhaul and dashed the hopes of millions of immigrants seeking legal status.


Powell Lauds UN Chief, in First US Defense

Secretary of State Colin Powell called Kofi Annan a "good" UN secretary-general on Friday, after days in which Washington chose not to defend the diplomat against a US senator's demand he resign.


Lowe, Varitek among 10 Red Sox filing for free agency

Right-hander Derek Lowe and catcher Jason Varitek led a parade of 10 Red Sox who filed for free agency Monday, two days after they were honored in Boston following the team's first World Series title since 1918.


Helsinki, 11:49 - NUOTO, EUROPEI VC: MAGNINI IN SEMIFINALE NEI 400 SL

Filippo Magnini si è qualificato per la semifinale dei 100 metri stile libero agli Europei di...


MARION JONES injected herself with performance-enhancing drugs while the man at the centre of huge doping scandal watched, he claimed in an explosive TV interview last night.


Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has been charged with improper conduct by the Football Association following his Old Trafford post-match comments.


The United States and China yesterday announced a broad aviation agreement that will more than double the number of daily passenger flights between the two countries by 2012.


Put your vote where your sticker is  Every time I spot a "Support Our Troops" sticker on a vehicle, I wonder:  Did the driver vote for the naval officer who went to Vietnam or the National Guardsman who ducked combat?  But that was then; this is now.


CARACAS, Venezuela - Summoned by bugle calls and the detonations of huge firecrackers, Venezuelans turned out in unprecedented numbers Sunday to vote on whether to force leftist President Hugo Chavez from office.    Some lines at polling places extended for 1.25 miles, stunning even veteran election monitors...


LA BANELLI NON CONOSCE IL NOME DEL BRIGATISTA Biagi, manca il Â« ...

ROMA - Concluso il giro di interrogatori a Cinzia Banelli sull'organizzazione delle nuove Br, sugli omicidi di Massimo D'Antona e Marco Biagi e sulle rapine di autofinanziamento. Per la Â«compagna SoÂ», pentita


Presentata l'edizione 58 del Festival, in programma dal 25 febbraio all'1 marzoCinque eventi per cinque serate, fra i superospiti Lenny Kravitz e Kylie Minogue                                          Sanremo 2008, P&P pronti al via 'Dura piÃ¹ del governo di centrosinistra'


Notebook storage has reached a new milestone, as Hitachi Global Storage Technologies unveiled 100GB, 2.5-inch hard drives Tuesday. The new models spin at 5400 RPM and utilize a Serial ATA interface, with relatively low power consumption. Hitachi said it plans to ship the 100GB drives before the end of the year, but has yet to detail pricing.


Kenya's election commission checks dozens of disputed results, amid unrest at claims of vote rigging.


Beta Watch: Spokeo, RescueTime, Zoho Show 2

Keep tabs on all of your online buddies, discover how you spend each day, and create presentations on the Web.


Closing arguments in the first Enron criminal trial began Wednesday with a prosecutor telling jurors they needed only common sense, not financial savvy, to understand how executives from Enron


The Ghost Down the Hall Is Scary in Spanish, Too

âThe Orphanage,â a diverting, overwrought ghost story from Spain, relies on basic and durable horror movie techniques.


The Team Behind Snarky Startup Blog Uncov Reveals Its Own Startup, Persai

The authors of Uncov, a recently-shuttered blog that heaped abuse upon many Silicon Valley startups, have unveiled a startup of their own. Called Persai, it's a sort of search engine that promises to help users find content that interests them.


With baseball season over for another year, FOX is turning to reality TV in an attempt to keep their ratings up. Starting this week, FOX will air six hours of scripted shows and nine hours of reality shows per week in primetime. The only night that won...


Update 1: Stewart Asks Court to Overturn Conviction

Lawyers for Martha Stewart told a federal appeals court that she suffered a "fundamentally unfair" trial at the hands of prosecutors who incorrectly suggested she was accused of insider trading.


Aveva appena fatto colazione. Ha detto: vado a fumare una sigaretta Se n'Ã¨ accorto il padre: l'ha visto agonizzante su un tetto dell'edificio                                             Giovane anoressico suicida in ospedale  "Lottava per guarire". Aveva 18 anni                                                                                di MASSIMO LUGLI


Scientists say a defect in a key protein may cause the muscle-wasting disease muscular dystrophy.


Shinzo Abe, a staunch advocate of a   bigger say for Japan in global affairs, was poised to win a   ruling party leadership contest on Wednesday, setting the stage   for his election as prime minister next week.


Cable and Wireless to sell Japanese unit to Softbank

Cable and Wireless, the British telecoms group, said it had agreed to sell its Japanese unit to Internet service provider Softbank Corp for about 133 million dollars (104 million euros) including debt.


Jubilation across Nepal marks the landmark peace pact between the government and Maoist rebels.


British National Party leader detained after calling Islam 'wicked faith'

The leader of the right-wing British National Party (BNP), Nick Griffin, was arrested after a television journalist covertly filmed him calling Islam a "vicious, wicked faith." Griffin, 45, was arrested on ...


Diliberto, da parlamentari sinistra mozione per ritiro


Power Failure Traps 200 In St. Louis Monument

ST. LOUIS, July 22 -- A power failure trapped about 200 people inside the Gateway Arch for hours Saturday night, and one of the two trams that take visitors to the top of the landmark remained out of service Sunday.


The following statement was released by Allen Iverson on his absence at the 76ers-Wizards game on Friday:


King-sized Mars and Snickers chocolate  bars will be cut down to size in Britain next year as a leading  food manufacturer responds to growing pressure about portion  distortion and rising levels of obesity.


A question lobbed by a writer covering this week's D: All Things Digital conference drew a comparison from Steve Jobs between Windows and hell. As for Apple's role as a significant developer in that diorama, ice cubes are involved.


Thousands Celebrate In Streets of Santiago On Learning of Death

SANTIAGO, Chile, Dec. 10 -- Thousands of jubilant Chileans streamed into the streets of Santiago after hearing that their former president, Gen. Augusto Pinochet, had died Sunday. Many danced and popped open champagne, while caravans of cars with horns blaring toured the capital for hours.


Troops to shoot rioters in Pakistan polls: Musharraf

Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has said troops will be ordered to shoot anyone trying to disrupt general elections due on February 18.


Hungary PM wins support of coalition partner

Hungary's Prime Minister won the backing of members of parliament from the smaller coalition party, the Free Democrats, on Wednesday, ensuring he will easily win Friday's confidence vote.


Once-cursed Gulag river now Siberian lifeline

MARKHAYANOVA, Russia  - The Kolyma used to be a river of death for prisoners in some of the harshest camps of Josef Stalin's Gulag empire. Now the camps are long gone, but so too is the activity of a once-bustling Soviet Arctic outpost.


Killing of British hostage draws condemnation in Nigeria

The killing by Nigerian security forces of a British oil worker during an attempt to free seven foreigners held hostage in the Niger Delta, has drawn widespread condemnation and focused attention on the deteriorating security situation in the nation's oil hub.


No rush for Arsenal Football Club defender

Remember Phillipe Senderos? When he signed for Arsenal Football Club he was deemed one of the best young defenders in Europe, yet he has hardly figured for the Gunners - although manager Arsene Wenger believes there is plenty of timeâ¦


Actors Jude Law and Sienna Miller attend world premiere of the movie remake of Alfie in London's Leicester Square.


Nel messaggio per il 2005 Wojtyla propone una nuova "grammatica della legge morale universale" fondata sul principio che il male non si combatte con il male e la violenza "mai risolve i problemi". Vale per la Palestina, l'Iraq, soprattutto l'Africa.


EXPLOSIVES have been found in the wreckage of one of the two Russian airliners that crashed near-simultaneously this week. The confirmation that at least one of the aircraft was brought down by a terrorist


Samsung sees rise in 2008 digital media sales

Samsung Electronics  said on Tuesday it is targeting a 15 percent rise to 30 trillion won ($32 billion) in global sales of digital media this year from 2007 through steady growth in TV, printers and computers.


GOP candidates to debate in Fla. tonight

For Republican presidential contenders John McCain and Mitt Romney, Thursday's debate presented a chance to step out smartly in the struggle for victory in next week's Florida primary.


Chad Kilger and Darcy Tucker each scored two goals and Andrew Raycroft made 34 saves for his first shutout with Toronto, leading the Maple Leafs to a 6-0 victory over the Senators last night in Ottawa.


After nearly nine years of marriage, Danish Prince Joachim and his Hong Kong-born wife, Princess Alexandra, announced Thursday they have separated and will divorce.


Wrongly-named terror suspect accepts libel pay-out

A man has accepted substantial damages from a number of newspapers after he was wrongly identified as a suspect in an alleged plot to blow up transatlantic passenger jets.


BRUSSELS, Feb 8 (IPS) - One of the most horrific incidents that followed  Kenya's disputed presidential election was the burning to  death of 30 people taking refuge in a church in Eldoret.


The Unites States space agency NASA has unveiled the world's fastest supercomputer at its Ames Research Centre in California, where India-born astronaut Kalpana Chawla worked for years, in honour of the seven crew members of spacecraft Columbia which


7 Palestinians, 2 Israelis Killed In Violence

Dubai, Sept. 30 (NNN): Seven Palestinians and two Israeli children were killed in a spate of violence in the occupied territories since Tuesday night.


A girl born after just under 22 weeks in the womb — among the shortest gestation periods known for a live birth — will remain in a hospital a few extra days as a precaution, officials said Tuesday.


Radiotherapy error could affect hundreds

Hundreds of brain cancer patients in France and perhaps others in the United States may be contacted about their radiation treatments from malfunctioning machines, which were ordered shut down by the French government after a manufacturer's warning.


In the wake of the latest British scare, Germany has erupted in a rancorous dispute over how to deal with a terrorist threat.


Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp has turned down an offer to succeed Sam Allardyce as Newcastle manager, according to reports here on Saturday.


Boxed Set Shines 'Light' on Rare Nirvana

NEW YORK (Billboard) - Although specific details are still  under lock and key, the long-delayed Nirvana boxed set planned  for a Nov. 23 release finally has a name: "With the Lights Out"  will include three audio CDs and a DVD.


Fighting Flares in Baghdad Slum After Car Bombs

Heavy fighting erupted between U.S.  troops and Shi'ite militiamen in Baghdad's Sadr City slum on  Monday night after car bombs earlier killed at least 26 people  in two Iraqi cities.


India, Pakistan Fail to Agree on Restarting Kashmir Bus Link

India and Pakistan have ended two days of talks on a popular proposal to start a bus service linking the capitals of divided Kashmir.


The UK-led Beagle 2 team maintains its Mars lander was probably lost because of unexpected atmospheric conditions during entry.


Variety - NEW YORK -- Road grosses decreased 3.4% to $11,093,440 during Week 12 (Aug. 16-22), a drop that can be blamed primarily on the two-week hiatus for "The King and I."


NEW YORK Another possible case of mad cow disease has been found in the United States, the Agriculture Department said Thursday. The brain of a cow tested positive three times on a rapid test for the presence


Iran's Intelligence Ministry detained several journalists outside of the capital city for allegedly receiving money from abroad, the official Islamic Republic News Agency reported Sunday.


Turkey says it will try talks before striking PKK

SIRNAK, Turkey  - Turkey said on Monday it would exhaust diplomatic channels before launching any military strike into northern Iraq to root out Kurdish rebels, who killed at least a dozen Turkish soldiers in fighting over the weekend.


"High Fidelity" musical fails to match book, movie

Nick Hornby's best-selling novel "High Fidelity," whose characters concocted endless quirky top-five lists, has been made into a Broadway musical that critics rate among the top five that should never have been made.


Seven-year Internet tax ban heads to President

The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a seven-year extension to an Internet tax ban, the final step before the legislation heads to President George Bush to be signed into law.The House on Tuesday approved the Senate version of the Internet tax moratorium, which would ban Internet-only taxes such as access taxes for seven years. The current ban has been in effect since 1998, except for a lapse during most of 2004.Many supporters of the moratorium had called for a permanent ban, but some lawmakers and state and local government groups had raised concerns that a permanent ban would hurt state and local governments' ability to raise money. Opponents of a permanent ban also questioned if telecom carriers would try to expand the ban to services such as VoIP.Bush is expected to sign the legislation. He has supported an Internet tax ban, and he signed the last extension, passed by Congress in late 2004.The ban on Internet taxes expires Thursday. Lawmakers in favor of extending the ban say it's important to promote the adoption of broadband, which, in turn, creates jobs and improves the U.S. economy.Earlier this month, the House passed a four-year extension. After the Senate passed the seven-year ban last Thursday, the House on Tuesday voted 402-0 for the seven-year ban.The tax moratorium does not ban sales taxes online. It applies only to taxes that would be unique to the Internet, including taxes on Internet access.Sen. John Sununu, a New Hampshire Republican, praised the House for passing the seven-year ban, which he cosponsored. The Senate version of the bill, awkwardly named the Internet Tax Freedom Act Amendments Act, specifically exempts e-mail and instant messaging from taxes after some groups raised concerns that the House version of the bill could allow taxes on those services."It's great to see Congress act on time for a change and take an enormous step for Internet tax freedom -- banning access taxes and protecting e-mails and instant messaging for the next seven years," Sununu said in a statement. "I will continue to fight for a permanent ban on access taxes, but this is a strong step forward. Taxing the Internet is wrong for consumers and wrong for the economy."The United States Telecom Association, a trade group, and Verizon Communications both praised Congress for passing the extension."Broadband access is now a crucial driver of America's economy, and this moratorium extension will ensure continued investment and growth in the broadband marketplace," Peter Davidson, Verizon's senior vice president of federal government relations, said in a statement. "This is good for consumers and businesses across the country."


Security hole found in Windows Media Player

Microsoft is investigating a new vulnerability in Windows Media Player that could be used to run malicious code on a user's PC.


Ire grows in Pakistan over judge's removal

Pakistan's government, accused of using strongarm tactics and acting unconstitutionally over moves to sack the country's top judge, faces the prospect of growing opposition protests.


Harrison Frazar shot a 5-under 67 Friday to hold onto a share the lead with Steve Pate after two rounds of the Southern Farm Bureau Classic.


Iran agrees to clarify questions over its nuclear work within a month, the UN nuclear watchdog says.


Time to Move the Mississippi, Experts Say

Scientists and state officials are considering a broad diversion of the Mississippi River into LouisianaÂs sediment-starved marshes.


Evgeni Plushenko of Russia captured the men's title for the fourth time Thursday at the European Figure Skating Championships with a solid but unspectacular program, rallying from a poor short program to defeat defending champion Brian Joubert of France.


MTV owner Viacom Inc. said Tuesday it has sued YouTube and its corporate parent Google Inc. in federal court for alleged copyright infringement and is seeking more than $1 billion in damages


Pacchetto di maggioranza gia' acquisito per 3,1 mld euro


The amounts of bad consumer debt in Russia tripled in 2006, raising concerns about the security of the banking system.


Judge tells jury to continue deliberations after it issues note saying it is unable to reach verdict.


UK farm says turkey from outside Hungary flu zone

The British poultry company hit by a  bird flu outbreak denied on Friday it had broken rules by  importing meat from parts of Hungary that were off limits  because of an outbreak there.


NBA Wrap: Stoudemire Helps Suns Overwhelm Heat

Amare Stoudemire collected 34 points  and Shawn Marion added 26 points and 11 rebounds to help the  red-hot Phoenix Suns crush the Miami Heat 122-107 in Tuesday's  clash of the NBA's conference leaders.


Europe embarked on a bold path to fight climate change yesterday, agreeing that a fifth of the energy used by the 27-nation bloc by 2020 will come from renewable sources like the sun and the wind, and ...Comment


Gore tells Kerry ahead of debates it's time to hold Bush "to account"

President George W. Bush has a record in office and the upcoming debates "represent a time to hold him to account", former vice president Al Gore advised Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry.


A Veteran of the Pacific, Mired in the Hudson

NEW YORK, Nov. 21 -- On a recent cloudy day, Bill White, an upright man with a buzz cut, stared from a pier on Manhattan's West Side into the Hudson River. A crane and bucket dropped into the murky water and out again in rhythm: Collect mud, swing across, open clamshell, release. And again.


Wall Street's dog days of August have the potential for a serious bite this year. August is traditionally slow for investment bankers, fund managers and traders on Wall


FSA fines Shell for reserves misstatement

The Financial Services Authority has hit oil giant Royal Dutch/Shell Group with a 17 million pound fine over its misstatement of its proven reserves.


Palestinian suicide bombers have carried out 120 attacks in Israel during six years of fighting, including 27 in Jerusalem. Among the city's deadliest:


Deadly attacks follow post-election quiet

BAGHDAD -- Sunni insurgents unleashed a wave of attacks yesterday, killing at least 23 people, including two US Marines and a dozen Iraqi Army recruits.


Resurgence of metal music sounds good to guitar makers

There aren't too many mean-looking things in this sleepy Silicon Valley haunt of Apple employees.


Trend Micro Solicits Feedback on Virus Encyclopedia Beta

Trend Micro wants to borrow the eyes of beta testers to evaluate its new Virus Encyclopedia. The beta version of the encyclopedia includes new search criteria as well as the option for a printer-friendly format. Users who take the time to fill out the survey will receive a free one-year license to PC-cillin 2005 when it is released.


Marcos Baghdatis overcomes battling former champion Marat Safin in a five-set Australian Open second-round clash.


A clearly annoyed Sudanese general, asked about accusations his Arab-dominated government orchestrated a scorched earth policy against Africans of Darfur, responded with a question of his own.


YPG Considers Land Expansion to Meet Future Test Needs

By James Gilbert, The Sun, Yuma, Ariz.  Jun. 5--The Yuma Proving Ground, which is already one of the largest military installations in the country, could be getting half a million acres larger.


Cisco, Fujitsu to collabrate on high end routers

LONDON - Cisco Systems and Fujitsu Limited are to collaborate on the development of high end routers and switches and support each other's products, initially in the Japanese market.


Thousands Rally for Mexico Presidential Favorite

Some 160,000 Mexicans marched on  Sunday to support the presidential hopes of the capital's  leftist mayor who faces government-backed legal challenges that  could knock him out of the 2006 race.


Romney, McCain turn up heat ahead of Michigan vote

Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney and John McCain traded charges over the economy and abortion on Monday, in what has become a bitter personal duel on the eve of the important Michigan primary.


MSN Search Beta Not Ranking MSN Search Blog  Ok, I lied in the title of the thread (original title was "penalizing MSN Search Blog"), but it did get you to click over from your RSS feed aggregator, didn't it? ;) But there is some truth to this title, MSN Search Beta ...


Il ministro sottolinea come le violenze sulle donne non derivinodalle religioni, ma dalle tradizioni culturali di alcuni paesi                                          Amato: "Picchiare le donne Ã¨ tradizione siculo-pakistana"


Old timer ices crazed squirrel with zimmer frame

Bloody end to Bavarian sciurine rampage A battling German septuagenarian brought to a swift and bloody end a crazed squirrel rampage in Passau, Bavaria, by knocking the animal to the ground with his zimmer frame and squashing it, Ananova reports.â¦


ABN Amro Directors Leave Takeover Choice to Shareholders

ABN Amroâs board said Sunday that it would not recommend either of the two takeover offers it had received.


A worthy final act for a theatrical giant

Director Kenny Leon permits the top-tier cast of 'Radio Golf' enough natural spontaneity to share the characters' life-changing realization.


Steve Gerber, Creator of Howard the Duck, Dies at 60

Mr. Gerber created Howard the Duck, the dour, dyspeptic, utterly disagreeable and therefore wildly popular comic-book hero of the 1970s.


Thousands turn out for the funeral of Filipino film star Fernando Poe Jr who narrowly lost the presidential election.


Dance Review | Parsons Dance: Energyâs Forms: Snazzy, Sly and Sexy

Wednesdayâs program at the Joyce Theater ended with âShining Star,â a snazzy-looking, funny and sexy group dance that captures the sound and spirit of songs by Earth, Wind & Fire, to which it is set.


Nursery children need an hour of daily exercise to prevent them becoming obesity victims, researchers warn.


Bomb kills 29 as police raid Baghdad house

BAGHDAD - A bomb exploded inside a Baghdad house just as police were about to raid it, killing at least 29 people and wounding 18 in the latest of a series of deadly attacks on Iraqi security forces.


Governor Stays Texas Woman's Wednesday Execution

Texas Gov. Rick Perry granted a rare stay of execution to a Houston woman just hours before she was scheduled to die on Wednesday night by lethal injection for the 1987 murder of her husband and two children.


Czech and international crooner Karel Gott has married his long-time girlfriend, Ivana Machackova, his media representative in Prague told AFP on Tuesday.


NASA: Hurricane Damages Shuttle Building

The third hurricane to hit NASA (news - web sites)'s spaceport in just over a month blew out more panels and left more gaping holes in the massive


State police arrested two men Tuesday in the shooting of a man waiting in line to be one of the first to buy a PlayStation 3 game console.


Ramsey, Redskins Come Up A Little Short in First Start

Patrick Ramsey can picture each long pass he threw during his first start this season. The five deep throws came on tight spirals that were only a tad off.


Hungary admits budget target will be missed

The new Hungarian government has acknowledged it will not hit its budget deficit target this year, Hungarian television reported Thursday.


Karzai Vows Crackdown on Warlords, Drugs

Hamid Karzai pledged Thursday to use his five-year term as Afghanistan's first elected president to crack down on warlords and the country's booming drug economy.


Australian PM says he will not step down before election

Embattled Australian Prime Minister John Howard Tuesday vowed to fight this year's election despite reports senior ministers have told the conservative leader his position in untenable.


US Hospital to Allow Web-Arranged Transplant

A Denver hospital abruptly changed course on Tuesday and agreed to perform a kidney transplant that would be the first such procedure in the United States using an organ found on a private Web site.


Ames launches PGA Tour season in Hawaii with birdie

KAPALUA, Hawaii  - Canadian Stephen Ames launched the 2008 PGA Tour in birdie style on Thursday after hitting the opening drive at the Mercedes-Benz Championship.


Almost a week into its biggest offensive   against the Taliban, NATO says it has cornered a large group of   fighters and killed about 300, but still needs more troops and   aircraft to finish the job.


Bosnia police raid home, office in war crimes hunt

Police in Bosnia's Serb  Republic on Monday raided the business and home of a Bosnian  Serb banker suspected of helping suspected war crimes fugitive  Stojan Zupljanin remain at large.


Johnny Ramone of 'The Ramones' Dies at 55

LOS ANGELES - Johnny Ramone, guitarist and co-founder of the seminal punk band "The Ramones" that influenced a generation of rockers, has died. He was 55...


Il re di Giordania: Â«Sono vive e stiamo cercando di liberarleÂ»

Re Abdallah sarÃ  in visita domani in Italia. Gli 007: nelle notizie sulla stampa kuwaitiana filtrano dei messaggi. Speranze anche per Kenneth Bigley, l'ostaggio inglese. MILANO, 27 SET - Â«L'informazione di


Congress faces long list of unfinished tasks

U.S. lawmakers returning from a  weeklong break on Monday will take up a long list of unfinished  -- and possibly insurmountable -- tasks that could help decide  whether voters will re-elect them in November.


Blair rejects demand to apologize over Iraq war intelligence

LONDON Tony Blair denies he misrepresented intelligence about Iraqi weapons before the war and is rejecting demands to apologize. The British prime minister tells the House of Commons he can't say he misrepresented


Hamas made significant gains against the ruling Fatah party in Thursday's municipal elections.


âGive people the vision and hold them accountable, but let them do it their own way.â


Livorno, 17:51 - CALCIO, 'TIFOSI CON LE CATENE': LUCARELLI ASCOLTATO IN FIGC

L'attaccante del Livorno Cristiano Lucarelli è stato ascoltato dall'ufficio indagini della Fi...


The Columbus Crew has four games to prove the last 18 were not a fluke. The team enters the postseason on a league-record 18-game unbeaten streak, playing a defensive style suited for the playoffs.


A man is being hunted by police after a mother and her two teenage children are found dead.


Get Peachtree Pro Accounting 2008 free after rebate

Staples is offering the latest version of Peachtree Pro, a small-business accounting suite, for free after a $140 mail-in rebate.


Robust demand for cheaper phones  boosted third-quarter earnings at Nokia Oyj, the world's  biggest maker of cell phones, with the better than expected  profits sending its shares higher.


Israeli Labour & Sharon in coalition talks

Coalition peace talks have begun between Israel's opposition Labour party and the Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon. Labour leader Shimon Peres said that his party want a guarantee that the government fulfils its


LSU students die in home invasion, police say

Two graduate students were found shot to death Thursday night in an apartment on the edge of the Louisiana State University campus, a spokeswoman for the school said.


Canon to start mass-producing ultra-thin TVs in '08

CHIBA, Japan  - Canon Inc. 7751.T said on   Tuesday it will start mass production of ultra-thin   energy-conserving TVs in early 2008, defying predictions that   steep price falls in flat-screen TVs would make it tough to   roll out the new technology.


U.S. Warplanes Pound Insurgent Stronghold

BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. warplanes pounded the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah on Friday, a day after the city's leaders suspended peace talks and rejected the Iraqi government's demands to turn over terror mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi...


Sudan Says U.S. Genocide Declaration Political

The Sudanese foreign minister rejected on Friday a U.S. declaration of genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan and said the United States was using a humanitarian crisis for political purposes.


Craig Stadler eagled the par-5 18th hole for a 9-under 63 and a one-stroke lead Friday in the Allianz Championships, while Nick Price shot a 71 in his first Champions Tour round.


THE CULPRIT Bomber Probably Cleared US Review, General Says

The suicide bomber who killed 22 people at an American mess tent in Mosul this week probably wore an Iraqi military uniform and made it through a screening


Media & professional: Apple's 'I'm a Mac, I'm a PC' campaign, featuring comedians David Mitchell and Robert Webb, has avoided a ban over its virus claims.


Relationship begun with mis-addressed telephone text message ends in murder

LA ROCHE-SUR-YON, France  - A 16-year-old girl was kidnapped, raped and then murdered by jilted boyfriend 27 years her senior whom he originally met after accidentally sending a text message to his cellphone, a public prosecutor said Sunday.


Cartoon legend Joseph Barbera dies at 95

Legendary Hollywood animator Joseph Barbera, whose characters Fred and Wilma Flintstone and Scooby-Doo made generations of people laugh, died on Monday at age 95, the Warner Bros. film studio said in a statement.


Australian steel maker Smorgon Steel Group Ltd.  and its suitor OneSteel Ltd.  sought trading halts on their shares pending an announcement that sources close to the companies said was likely on Monday.


Roma, 21:02 - BASKET, LEGADUE: SASSARI CADE A CASALE

Risultati della 14/a giornata del campionato di Legadue di basket:


And don't even think about Wikipedia The professor of media studies at the University of Brighton has had enough of students turning in "banal and mediocre work" and decided that Google and Wikipedia must go.â¦


SEATTLE -- About 1,700 nurses and other health care workers began a five-day strike Monday against Group Health Cooperative - one of the nation's oldest HMOs - over the cost of their own health benefits.


Relations are rocky between President Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin, but their meeting began Sunday with handshakes and smiles


Will Smith cooks up another redemption saga

LOS ANGELES  - Emboldened by his acclaimed box office hit "The Pursuit of Happyness," Will Smith will revisit the rags-to-redemption motif.


Judges interrogate 2 top Saddam deputies in first phase of Iraq ...

Iraqi judges interrogated the notorious general known as Chemical Ali and Saddam Hussein's former defence minister Saturday, opening the first phase in trials for the ousted dictator's top deputies.


French rock star Bertrand Cantat is returning home from Lithuania to complete his jail term for killing his lover.


Brocade ex-CEO sentenced to 21 months in options case

Brocade Communications Systems Inc's  former CEO was sentenced on Wednesday to 21 months in prison for backdating stock-option grants in a scandal that has ensnared scores of U.S. companies and led to billions of dollars of restatements.


Holtz retires after 33 seasons as college coach

South Carolina coach Lou Holtz walked away from a coaching Monday, ending a 33-year career that was one of the most successful and colorful in college football history.


MOSCOW -- Russia has restricted rights to such an extent that it has joined the countries that are ''not free" for the first time since the 1991 fall of the Soviet Union, Freedom House said yesterday, marking Moscow's march away from the Western democracies it has embraced as diplomatic partners.


MOSCOW Aug. 26, 2004 - The recorders extracted from the wreckage of two planes that crashed nearly simultaneously have not revealed reliable information on the disasters' causes, a top Russian official was quoted as saying Thursday.


North Korea Sets 3 Conditions for Returning to Nuclear Talks

With Secretary of State Colin L. Powell arriving here on Saturday for a four-day tour of Japan, China and South Korea, North Korea on Friday set out three conditions to be


Procter & Gamble Co.  should return to double-digit earnings per share growth by fiscal 2008, Chief Financial Officer Clayt Daley said on Thursday.


Palestinian suicide bomber kills 3 Israelis

A Palestinian suicide bomber blew himself up in the middle of Tel Aviv's Shuk HaCarmel yesterday, killing three Israelis and wounding more than


Andy Dick has apologized for using the same racial slur that got ex-"Seinfeld" star Michael Richards in trouble last month.


Pop star Britney Spears is granted temporary visitation rights to see her sons, her lawyer says.


S.E.C. Is Investigating Options Practices at Broadcom

The Securities and Exchange Commission has opened a formal investigation into Broadcom Corporationâs options practices.


Bergamo, 17:08 - CALCIO, RUGGERI TRASFERITO IN RIANIMAZIONE A BERGAMO

Il presidente dell'Atalanta Ivan Ruggeri, colpito da un'aneurisma cerebrale, è stato trasferi...


Hollywood actors says they won't attend the Golden Globe Awards next weekend, in solidarity with striking writers.


Venezuela's Chavez storms to re-election victory

CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez stormed to a re-election victory in Sunday's vote, handing him an ample mandate to broaden his promised socialist revolution and challenge Washington's influence in Latin America.


BBC education correspondent Mike Baker on moves to reduce the amount of GCSE coursework.


Travel-tracking Web service courts enterprises

The Web 2.0-social networking phenomenon's seemingly irresistible force field has ensnared yet another niche: travel.Dopplr, a hosted service, allows users to track the travel schedule and whereabouts of themselves and their friends through a visual interface reminiscent of Facebook, rather than traditional means such as e-mail.Although the application is still in private-beta phase, its backers have wasted no time in courting workers in large enterprises -- those with the most intense travel schedules. While for most users, Dopplr is invite-only -- a buzz-building gimmick harkening back to the early days of Gmail -- the company more recently created the Dopplr 100. Employees from the 100 companies on the list can sign up for the service. Among the 100 are Sun, Microsoft, and IBM.Other startups, such as Tripit, are also trying to marry social networking and travel itineraries. Tripit takes user-submitted information such as airline and hotel confirmation e-mails and uses the data within to generate a tailored itinerary, replete with maps, local weather info and the like. It also allows users to create lists of friends.But Dopplr may stand out in terms of early buzz -- the company claims nearly 100,000 users -- and for quickly orienting itself around business users.Dopplr's chief operating officer, Taneli Tikka, said the company's enterprise ambitions arose from research into their existing user profiles. "We analyzed the user base and found that clearly there were industries ... that were using it more than others," he said.James Governor, an analyst in the U.K. with Redmonk, is a vocal cheerleader for Dopplr. (Governor also shares an office with Dopplr founder Matt Biddulph, but says their business relationship ends there.) Governor recently issued a challenge to software companies listed on the Dopplr 100 through his blog, urging employees to sign up.He says Dopplr ultimately provides "manufactured serendipity," for social and business-related scenarios.For example, if you had to travel to a distant city on business, you might well spend the night in your hotel room alone. But Dopplr could alert you to the presence of a friend or colleague who by happenstance is also in town, Governor said.Governor also notes the enduring presence of Web 2.0 conferences, despite the ever-growing richness of the communication-centric technologies that give rise to such events. "Increasingly we work and meet in online interactions. .... That's not to say it's not rich, but it's no substitution for face-to-face contact.""Some people don't like other people, and Dopplr probably isn't for them," he joked.Dopplr could also help enterprises save time and money, Governor speculated. A company might send three teams of workers with slightly overlapping responsibilities abroad on separate trips over time, for different reasons. "With Dopplr you might be able say wait, let's send one guy on all three calls."The question outstanding, though, is how Dopplr will evolve its service into something fully enterprise-ready.One crucial topic for CIOs is security. Business users have given Dopplr feedback regarding this issue, according to Tikka. "That's definitely something we need to carefully look at. We think companies should keep their confidential information with them and keep it confidential," he said. "We would only be limited to kind of trivial stuff that doesn't really help if someone was to eavesdrop."In the meantime, Tikka said, Dopplr plans to monetize its service through a couple of avenues. Later this year, the company hopes to offer subscription-based premium accounts, which would include assorted value-added services to the basic platform. The company also intends to deliver finely tuned commercial advertising based on user profile information. Also in the works are plans to extend the Dopplr 100.


De Villepin unable to confirm pledge on French hostages

PARIS, Sept 19  - French Interior Minister Dominique de Villepin said Sunday he could not confirm the authenticity of a statement attributed to the Islamic Army in Iraq saying it was releasing two French hostages, but Prime Minister Jean-Pierre


Potential jurors in the Michael Jackson trial are being asked if they've ever had cancer, about their opinion on people of different races and even about whether they followed the 1993 molestation allegations against the pop star.


Obesity has been a factor in at least 20 child protection cases in the last year, the BBC learns.


Forse regolamento conti, agente custodia sottoposto a fermo


Suspect Animal Tested for Mad Cow Disease

Government scientists are chasing a  possible new case of mad cow disease in the United States, with  final results on a suspicious slaughtered animal expected in  coming days, officials said on Thursday.


Logging blamed as Philippines flood toll rises

Phillipines officials say the death toll from landslides and floods unleashed by a tropical storm in the Philippines has exceeded 300.


Pak Foils Massive Al-Qaeda Plot To Attack Govt., US Targets

Islamabad, August 22 (NNN): With the arrest of several suspected terror network members said to planning to attack US and government targets in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad, Pakistani security forces claimed to have busted a massive al


Imagine the Patriots replacing a backup defensive tackle with a three-time Pro Bowler for the Super Bowl. Richard Seymour could make it possible.


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


Chinese surgeons will try to remove 23 needles from a woman that doctors believe may have been imbedded under her skin by grandparents trying to kill her so that a baby boy might take her place.


Motley Crue sues manager for $20 million

Motley Crue is suing one of its managers for more than $20 million, claiming he pushed drummer Tommy Lee into doing two disastrous reality shows that took him away from the band and forced the cancellation of dozens of concerts.


High Blood Sugar Can Cause Fuzzy Thinking

A temporary rise in blood glucose (sugar) levels can cause diabetics to suffer a slowdown in their cognitive processes and interfere with their ability to think clearly, according to a study in the January issue of Diabetes Care.


EMI Faces Job Cuts to Meet Digital Challenge

British music label EMI will cut up to 2000 jobs to increase Internet sales by promoting digital music, and boost its roster of talent.


Australia lost three more wickets as they look to extend their lead against India on the fourth day of the first Test in Bangalore.


Welcome to the BCS consolation bracket, otherwise known as the Fiesta Bowl. Third-ranked Oklahoma thought it deserved a shot at the Bowl Championship Series title after a series of late-season upsets shook up the BCS standings. But the Sooners finished behind another twice-beaten team, LSU.


government said all pregnant women would be screened for HIV/AIDS to stem a rise in new infections. controlled city-state, where the number of new HIV infections reached a record high this year.


By agreeing to its regulator's demands, the mortgage titan has largely defanged its critics and distanced itself from scandal.


VIENNA, Austria - Ukrainian presidential hopeful Viktor Yushchenko was poisoned with dioxin, most likely intentionally, doctors in Vienna who have been struggling to diagnose his mystery illness confirmed Saturday.


Kerry, Dodging Charges Over Vietnam, Returns Fire

A veteran who has disputed  Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry's Vietnam war  record admitted on Sunday he did not have "a single document"  to prove Kerry fabricated reports of enemy fire that won him  two medals.


Palestinians Pick Up Pieces After Israeli Offensive

JABALYA REFUGEE CAMP, Gaza Strip  - Palestinians  picked through the rubble of dozens of homes in a sprawling  refugee camp on Saturday after Israel ended its most powerful  assault in the Gaza Strip in four years of bloodshed.


Senators want probe of Comcast's BitTorrent 'discrimination'

Proponents of Net neutrality laws call for a hearing on the issue, arguing reports of peer-to-peer traffic interference support need for rules banning that practice.


CBS Talks With Suspected Source of Documents

CBS News anchor Dan Rather has interviewed the retired lieutenant colonel widely believed to have helped provide "60 Minutes" with the disputed National Guard documents about President Bush


Traditional marriage needs protection or more radical demands coming: Harper

MONTREAL (CP) - The traditional definition of marriage should be enshrined in law or Canada could be faced with more radical demands, such as legalizing polygamy, Conservative Leader Stephen Harper said Thursday.


Date set for elections in Northern Ireland

British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern said yesterday elections would be held in Northern Ireland on March 7 as part of a drive to restore home rule to the British province.Comment


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A suicide attacker detonated a bomb early Friday at a residential compound of Pakistan's former interior minister as he received visitors on an Islamic holiday, killing at least eight people and wounding dozens, police said.


Feds urge recall of 600,000 Dodge trucks

Federal safety regulators Thursday demanded that DaimlerChrysler recall up to 600,000 vehicles from two of the most popular lines on the road, the 4x4 Dodge Durango and the four-wheel drive Dodge Dakota pickup, due to problems with


Another lawsuit launched against Vioxx-maker

TORONTO - A Toronto-based law firm filed another class-action lawsuit Friday against drug maker Merck and Co. Inc., the makers of the arthritis drug Vioxx.


Adelaide, 11:28 - Tennis, Adelaide: Hewitt ai quarti

Lleyton Hewitt accede ai quarti di finale del torneo Atp di Adelaide (montepremi 419.000 dollari). L...


Tony Blair's reform agenda for schools, hospitals and other services will come under fire at the TUC Congress.


Dance Review | LEVYdance: West Coast Flair Bounds Into East Coast Sensibilities

The four pieces Benjamin Levy presented were certainly professional, as were the dancers, but watching them was dispiriting.


Cal Must Beat Stanford to Win Big Bowl Bid

When safety Ryan Gutierrez first arrived at California, Stanford ruled the Big Game. It wasn't that long ago, but it certainly seems like ancient history now.


Princess Diana Still an Icon a Decade On

"She and the Prince of Wales could have been the best double act the country has ever had"  The mounds of flowers are long gone from the gates of Kensington Palace, but Princess Diana's presence lingers.It has been 10 years since Diana's death in a Paris car crash, when many Britons were poleaxed by grief for a vivacious and troubled woman who was at once style icon, charity worker and tabloid celebrity.The anniversary will be marked by a televised memorial service, special prayers _ and soul-searching in a country still unsure whether its sudden outpouring of emotion was a moment of madness or a fundamental softening of the stiff upper lip. Read more


IBM, Yahoo Team on Free Enterprise Search

IBM OmniFind Yahoo Edition nudges Google Mini at low end of search.


Asus, il MyPal A730 ha la fotocamera megapixel

Si chiama Asus MyPal A730 il nuovo palmare Asus presentato nei giorni scorsi insieme alla versione Wi-Fi A730W. Il MyPal A730 utilizza un processore Intel XScale PXA270 con velocitÃ  di clock a 520MHz, ha


Tennis body to suspend players for skipping top events

Players who skip mandatory events on the men's tour are to be suspended under a new set of rules designed to ensure the best performers enter the top tournaments.


Gap Profit Off, Sees More Store Closings

Gap Inc. GPS.N, the largest U.S.  specialty apparel retailer, on Thursday reported a slight  decline in quarterly profit, meeting lowered forecasts, after  summer clearance sales drew surprisingly small crowds.


Friends of John Inman, most famous for the BBC comedy Are You Being Served?, pay tribute to the late actor.


Rajasthan HC permits Salman to go abroad

The Rajasthan High Court on Friday  allowed film star Salman Khan, who is out on bail after his  conviction in a chinkara poaching case, to go to Austria and  the Czech Republic for the shooting of feature film Yuvraj.


HP scandal takes center stage at House hearing

U.S. lawmakers on Thursday plan to  shine a spotlight on Hewlett-Packard Co.'s  snooping  into the telephone records of some board members and  journalists, a practice that Congress may soon ban.


Russia says U.N. Iran draft meets main concerns: Ifax

Russia's foreign minister said on Tuesday a new draft U.N. Security Council resolution on Iran over its nuclear program largely met Moscow's concerns and could become the basis of a consensus decision.


European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana said Wednesday that Iran must decide whether it wants to continue negotiations about suspending uranium enrichment in its disputed nuclear program.


Weather Hampers Spill Response in Alaska

High wind gusting across the Bering Sea hampered efforts Friday to stem an oil spill from a broken freighter, and there was still no sign of six crew members lost when a rescue helicopter crashed in the turbulent waters.


Two Royal Air Force fighter jets were sent to escort a passenger plane to a British airport after the plane s crew repeatedly failed to contact air traffic controllers, officials said on Friday.


Lutheran Panel Votes to Expel Gay Minister

A disciplinary committee of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America ruled yesterday that a gay pastor in Atlanta must give up his pulpit, saying it was reluctantly enforcing a "bad policy."


Afghan Karzai shrugs off Musharraf complaints

Afghan President Hamid Karzai on   Tuesday shrugged off complaints from Pakistani President Pervez   Musharraf about his handling of a resurgent Taliban a day ahead   of joint talks with Musharraf and President George W. Bush.


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1,20,000 Wave of confusion on tsunami alert

NEW DELHI: Confusion prevailed over todayâs fresh tsunami warning by the home ministry with the science and technology ministry distancing itself from it, saying there was no official alert.


Electoral officials were counting ballots Thursday to find out which Protestant and Catholic parties will control the Northern Ireland Assembly — and hold the key to revived power-sharing in this British territory.


Diana driver not drunk, his parents tell court

The parents of French chauffeur Henri  Paul said on Monday they were certain their son was not drunk  at the wheel of the car in which he drove Princess Diana on her  fatal final journey.


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John Travolta cashed-in his male ego for "Hairspray"

He's played stone cold killers,  sexy leading men and military heroes, but John Travolta figures  his best role yet may just be the woman he portrays in movie  musical "Hairspray."


A record 77 million taxpayers have filed their tax returns electronically this year


"Rent," the acclaimed musical chronicle of counterculture life and death in Manhattan's East Village, will close in June after more than a dozen years on Broadway.


Naseeruddin Shah plays Mumbai blast mastermind in new movie

Guess who is playing the mastermind of the terror bombings that rocked Mumbai's suburban trains on July 11, 2006, in director Neeraj Pandey's take on the incident? The hugely talented Naseeruddin Shah.


New breast cancer drug shows better results at preventing return ...

A newer drug clearly outperforms tamoxifen at preventing breast cancer from returning and should become the first-choice treatment for most women who have had the disease, doctors are reporting.


Where to Catch a Rising Political Star? Try Illinois

Barack Obama has had a season of remarkable fortune and is now often treated as though he is already the next senator from Illinois.


In Indiana Race, Bush's Budget Blade Becomes 'My Man Mitch'

President Bush admiringly called him "the Blade," for the gleam in his budget-cutting eye. Sen. Robert C. Byrd (DW.Va.) blasted him as "little Caesar.


VC couple visits seven countries in 15 days

Vern Hedland of Valley City says he had always wanted to see the Swiss Alps. All his life he wanted to see them.


ADV: $150,000 Mortgage for Under $690/Month

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French Court Jails 10 for Al-Qaeda-Linked Plot in Strasbourg

A Paris court gave 10 suspected Islamic terrorists jail terms of up to 10 years for a plot to bomb Strasbourg's cathedral and the city's Christmas market in December 2000, a clerk of the court said.


The Senate will get either its first Cuban American member, or another woman, when Floridians vote next Tuesday. Former housing Secretary Mel Martinez and Democrat Betty Castor are locked in as tight a race as President Bush and John Kerry.


For Cancer Patients, Empathy Goes a Long Way

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


Swiss to return Nigeria's $500m Abacha loot

Zurich - $500-million siphoned into Swiss banks by Nigeria's former dictator Sani Abacha will be returned to the oil-rich African country, Switzerland's Federal Office of Justice said on Wednesday.


US ID theft bill seeks redress for victims

Senators aim to tighten cybercrime law Senators on both sides of the House have backed a bill that would allow American victims of identity theft to seek restitution for the money and time they waste repairing their credit histories.â¦


A survey finds corporations may increase security spending as much as 20 percent because of wireless access concerns.


The proposed $35 billion merger of Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc. would have little immediate effect on current customers of either company.


Napa Valley wine terroir shielded by European Union

California's premier Napa Valley wine region on Thursday became the first US terroir to have its name protected in the European Union.


Barcellona, 17:25 - CALCIO, BARCELLONA: ULTIMATUM DI LAPORTA A RIJKAARD

Lo 0-0 con l'Osasuna mette in pericolo la panchina del tecnico del Barcellona Frank Rijkaard. Second...


Apple files for patent on zirconia iPhone

Apparently, zirconia is a good material for any small device that needs to transmit radio frequency signals. From Crave, CNET's gadget blog.


UN Secretary General Kofi Annan on Wednesday stressed the importance of persuading as many Iraqis as possible to participate in the general elections scheduled for January.


UNICEF warns 300,000 Nigerian children may die of vitamin A ...

LAGOS  - More than 300,000 children in Nigeria could die between now and 2014 if the level of vitamin A in their food is not increased, according to a report by the United Nations (news - web sites) Children's Fund (UNICEF (news - web sites


Replacing a genome boosts race to develop designer bugs: study

Researchers have transformed one bacterial species into another by swapping their genomes, a move that will accelerate the race to develop custom-built synthetic bugs, a pioneer on genetics has said.


"Voglio rivedere l'Italia che ha vinto in Moldova". E' l'auspicio di Marcello Lippi, commissario tecnico della Nazionale. Gli azzurri si sono radunati oggi a Coverciano, in vista del doppio impegno di qualificazione mondiale contro Slovenia e Bielorussia.


Baseball steroid report raises fresh questions

The report exposing widespread use of steroids in Major League Baseball raised more questions about the depth of the problem in America's pastime and aroused concerns on Friday about the credibility of its evidence.


Israel's defense minister threatened retaliation Sunday after two brothers, ages 8 and 19, were seriously wounded when a rocket from Gaza slammed into the center of the Israeli border town of Sderot.


Estevez's `Bobby' premieres at film fest

Emilio Estevez said he wanted to bring ordinary people into the spotlight while making "Bobby," about Robert Kennedy's assassination.


Tour of California Heads for the Hills in Stage 3

After two days of sprint finishes by a largely intact peloton, the Tour of California will receive a sharp jolt Wednesday, when the route includes two significant climbs.


Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said Wednesday that Washington fears Europe may be a staging ground for terrorist attacks on the United States.


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Nextel, Sprint reach tentative merger deal

WASHINGTON - Nextel Communications Inc. and Sprint Corp. reached a tentative agreement to merge, a deal that would create the nationâs third-largest cellular company.


The leaders of Thailand's military coup are given formal royal endorsement in a televised ceremony.


Microsoft to launch Xbox HD DVD player in Japan

TOKYO/LOS ANGELES  - Microsoft Corp. said on   Wednesday it would launch an HD DVD player for its Xbox 360   game console on November 22 in Japan for 20,790 yen ($177),   matching rival Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 3 in high-definition   DVD functions.


Three people are arrested over an alleged plan to bomb JFK airport in New York City, reports say.


North Carolina was ready for its test Wednesday night. Rashad McCants and Raymond Felton made sure the Tar Heels passed. McCants scored 19 points and Felton added 18 to lead the No.


Wachovia Unveils Cuts While Posting Profit

The financial services giant Wachovia Corp. posted a 32 percent rise in fourth-quarter earnings Wednesday even as it confirmed plans to eliminate up to 4,000 jobs - about 4 percent of its workforce - by 2007.


Putting To Rest The "few Bad Apples" Theory

No need to inquire about co-payments at Abu Ghraib prison facility. Rummyâs HMO will cover the whole thing. And, thereâs no sense in worrying about those nagging medical malpractice suits either.


The proposal to play a 39th round of Premier League games is in the "trash bin", says Reading chairman John  Madejski.


Australia wrap up crushing 277-run victory over England

Australia wrapped up a crushing 277-run victory over England 90 minutes into the fifth and final day of the opening Ashes cricket Test at the Gabba.


Experts Worried About Irradiation Machines

The U.S. government should replace more than 1,000 irradiation machines used in hospitals and research facilities because terrorists could use the radioactive materials inside them to make "dirty" bombs, a government advisory panel has concluded.


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The prospects for "green" living in Britain seem remote as you motor northwards along the A117 in Beddington, not far from Croydon.


EU urged to stop unfair state contract wins

Britain is urging the European Union commission to clamp down on EU states that are bending the rules on the allocation of government contracts, arguing that domestic firms are losing out considerably.


An extremely rare and well-preserved dinosaur nest containing fossil eggs with the embryos exposed goes up for auction this weekend, but at least one scientist is demanding the artifact be returned to a museum.


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Judge Rules Against 'Choose Life' Plates

A federal judge ruled Friday that the state's "Choose Life" license plate is unconstitutional based on the reasoning in similar cases in other states, but he declined to rule on whether Tennessee's entire specialty plate program is flawed.


Hamas says encouraged by Quartet's position

The Islamic militant group Hamas said on Thursday it was encouraged by what it called a "wait and see" approach by the Quartet of Middle East mediators toward a new Palestinian unity government.


Banknorth branches across New England will become TD Banknorth under an agreement yesterday that gives Canada's TD Bank Financial Group a controlling stake in New England's largest independent bank.


U.S. Says Over 100 Arrested in Internet Crime Sweep

More than 100 people have been arrested in the largest global crackdown to date on identity theft, hacking and other Internet-based crimes, Attorney General John Ashcroft said on Thursday.


FTSE 100 slumps as retailers under pressure ahead of trading figures

The leading share index fell Monday after a volatile trading session which saw J Sainsbury and Marks & Spencer under heavy selling pressure ahead of Christmas sales due later in the week.


Wanted: A Few Good Iraqis. Or Jordanians. Or . . . Anybody?

The Pentagon and the State Department have been squabbling quite publicly over State's request to have the already-stretched military fill about 40 percent of the 300 new State jobs in Iraq created by the administration's latest rebuilding plan.


Spanish Biker Dies After Crash in Africa

Spanish motorcyclist Jose Manuel Perez, injured last week in the Dakar Rally, died Monday, a hospital said.


Potential Buyers Turn Attention to 3 Store Chains

Now that Barneys New York is off the block, potential buyers are circling around Fortunoff, Toys "R" Us and Casual Corner.


Judge to Rule on Plea Deals of Executives in OxyContin Case

A plea agreement had been reached in May between prosecutors and the former Purdue Pharma executives, but affected families are urging prison time.


Crude oil prices may fall as output rebounds

Crude oil prices may fall this week as companies including Royal Dutch/Shell Group restart platforms and tankers resume shipments in the Gulf of Mexico after Hurricane Ivan


2006 set to be 6th warmest worldwide: UK report

This year is set to be the sixth warmest worldwide since records began, stoked by global warming linked to human activities, the British Meteorological Office and the University of East Anglia said on Thursday.


A top Nato general urges member states to send more troops to Afghanistan, as clashes continue in the south.


Nepalese rebels said today they were removing a blockade of the capital that had cut Kathmandu off from the rest of the country for a week.


Global warming, war, development threaten historic sites

Bombs in Iraq, better commutes in Ireland and melting ice caps are threatening the world's architectural and cultural gems, a nonprofit group said on Wednesday as it named 100 endangered monuments.


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N.Korea brings laundry list of demands to talks

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


Â«Si mantiene le promesse o si va a casaÂ»

ROMA - Â«Le promesse fatte si mantengono. Le persone serie mantengono le promesse, altrimenti se ne vanno a casaÂ». Lo afferma il Presidente del Consiglio Silvio Berlusconi, durante la cerimonia a Palazzo Chigi con gli atleti italiani della Paraolimpiade.


Tony Blair vows that the government "will continue to do whatever it can" for hostage Ken Bigley.


South Africa's ruling ANC is to choose its next leader at a fractious party conference.


A man, who identified himself only as Jim, told the Associated Press on Tuesday in a telephone interview that he found his nephew after he saw his picture on the Web.


Sanchez raises average to .342; Bucs win

Freddy Sanchez got three hits and raised his NL-leading batting average to .342 and Ian Snell struck out 10, sending the Pittsburgh Pirates past the Milwaukee Brewers 6-3 Wednesday in the first game of a doubleheader.


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Rape victim sees suspect on TV's 'Blind Date'

A California rape victim got the jaw-dropping surprise of her life when she spotted her alleged attacker on a television reality show - and promptly had him arrested.


United Nations officials are investigating reports that Hutu extremists have attacked Rwandan villages from bases in eastern Congo.


Couple Cleared of Failing to Stop Drunken 'Killer' Driver

A French couple was cleared today of allowing a drunken party guest to drive away from their home and then kill a family of four and himself in a crash.


Kobe Bryant Rape Trial Looks Set to Go Ahead

EAGLE, Colo.  - The trial in the Kobe Bryant rape  case looked set to go ahead later this month after the state's  highest court ruled against prosecutors on Monday over a key  piece of evidence in the high-profile case.


Eleven wins, one draw - England's year to remember

Let's celebrate them while we can. England approach the new year with one of their best ever cricket teams. They have a record eight consecutive victories under their belts - and are aiming for a ninth in


Illinois, Wisconsin launch program to buy refill prescriptions ...

Illinois and Wisconsin on Monday launched the country's first state-sponsored program to help residents buy cheaper prescription drugs from both Canada and Europe - despite federal laws banning the practice.


Security Tight All Around for Super Bowl

New fences surround Alltel Stadium. Traffic is being rerouted through downtown. Coast Guard crews patrol where cruise ships serving as floating hotels will dock, and manhole covers and water meters are being locked.


Allegations that a murder conspiracy was behind the death of Princess Diana in a car crash in Paris are “unfounded,” the author of a long-awaited report into the affair said today.Comment


Vertice di maggioranza, il taglio delle tasse Ã¨ tabÃ¹

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Brazilian Rubens Barrichello took an emotional pole position for his home Grand Prix on a day when Ferrari team-mate Michael Schumacher was involved in a crash during practice.


What will DRM stand for in the future? Opinion Imagine this: a new world standard in music recording. It works like this. You turn the radio on and it downloads four hours of songs in MP3 format. Free.â¦


Qatar Airways says it will resume direct flights to Beirut on Monday despite a blockade by Israel.


SAN FRANCISCO - Oracle President Charles Phillips opened Oracle's largest user show to date with a keynote address that avoided controversial topics like Oracle's hostile bid for PeopleSoftÂ and focused instead on a high-level overview of Oracle's vision for flexible, integrated IT systems.


European Tsunami Death Toll Feared in Thousands

Sweden said on Thursday more than 1,000 Swedes may have been killed in the Asian tsunami, the worst death toll for any foreign country.


Colombia nabs FARC rebel wanted for U.S. kidnappings

A Colombian female guerrilla wanted in the United States for the kidnapping of three Americans and trafficking cocaine has been captured by the army near Venezuela's border, authorities said on Saturday.


Golf: Philippines' Rosales closes gap on leader Sorenstam

WEST PALM BEACH, United States : Annika Sorenstam shot an even-par 72 to maintain a slight lead heading into the final round of the one million dollar ADT Championship.


Iraq to Close Borders Next Week to Thwart Attacks

Iraq will seal its borders next week to  prevent Shi'ite pilgrims flooding into the country, the  government said Thursday, in the latest emergency measure  intended to thwart insurgent violence.


An arsonist imprisoned for firebombing the cars of two lawyers is using his remaining 19 years behind bars to dig up information on the judges, lawyers and corrections officers who helped put him there.


A panda at the Memphis Zoo is definitely pregnant, officials there said Wednesday. Ya Ya, a giant panda, was artificially inseminated in January after she and a male companion failed at mating the old-fashioned way.


The family of a mentally ill woman murdered by a man and a boy,14, say her death could have been prevented.


A Canadian military submarine headed for home with 56 people aboard caught fire and issued a distress call off the coast of Ireland Tuesday.


A ban on hunting is expected to be forced through using the Parliament Act after opposition from peers.


A media-generated "overheated" atmosphere forced Paul Wolfowitz to leave the World Bank, he says.


Germany calls suspension of Indonesia debt

German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder called on creditor nations Wednesday to suspend debt repayments from Indonesia and Somalia to help in their recovery from the quake-tsunami disaster.


Blackstone to Set a Stock Offering Price Sooner Than Expected

The Blackstone Group will price its initial offering tomorrow night, according to the Web site of Morgan Stanley.


US official says Iraq considering plan to set aside assembly seats ...

Iraq's electoral commission is considering setting aside seats in the country's national assembly for Sunni Arab politicians and


The Knicksâ newfound unity will be seriously tested when the mighty Boston Celtics visit Madison Square Garden on Monday.


US oil prices rose on Monday as Iraq's oil exports continued at more than 30 percent below normal after sabotage attacks on pipelines.


The US government is under pressure from political opponents on whether Iraq's poll can be held as planned.


Ex-Canada PM: Universal Health Care Works

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa Sept. 16, 2004 - Canada's former prime minister hesitated to offer advice to a group of eastern Iowa business leaders on how the United States could improve its health care system, which he acknowledged is too complicated.


Iraq War Crimes Trials to Begin Next Week

War crimes trials against Iraq's former Baath Party leaders will begin next week, interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi said Tuesday. He didn't say whether Saddam Hussein would be among them.


Streisand basks in "Happy Days" after Dems victory

Barbara Streisand ended her latest  farewell tour on Monday at a celebrity-studded Los Angeles  love-in that included incoming Democratic House Speaker Nancy  Pelosi among the thousands of rapt fans.


EA announce the first expansion pack for The Sims 2, giving you the ability to send your kids to university... One of the key features that kept The Sims constantly engaging to fans of the title were the multitude


Merck says "media hype" overlooks Vytorin value

The chief executive of Merck & Co on  Wednesday said negative media coverage of a clinical trial of  the company's blockbuster Vytorin cholesterol drug has unfairly  overlooked benefits of the medicine.


Mozilla Firefox 1.0 Ready For Primetime  After years of reinventing the wheel with the Mozilla browser, Mozilla seems to have struck a gold stake into the heart of Microsoft with Firefox. As popular as Mozilla's open source browsers have been in the tech world, that niche popularity was a whisper to ...


Russian natural gas monopoly Gazprom ended weeks of speculation by announcing it will bid for struggling oil company Yukos's main production unit when it goes on the auction block this month.


EBAY have banned a woman from selling a 10-year-old toasted cheese sarnie 'bearing the image of the Virgin Mary'. The auction site pulled the barmy lot - which had attracted 100,000


Nothing draws celebrities like cocktails, fellow A-listers and a good cause.


Live Nation carving higher profile for Bamboozle fest

Live Nation's acquisition of a  majority stake in Bamboozle, an annual multiday music festival  in the New York metropolitan area, represents a critical U.S.  property for the company.


Sailor in critical condition due to smoke inhalation

SLIGO, Ireland - A Canadian sailor was waging a battle last night to overcome severe smoke inhalation injuries after he and a fellow sailor were airlifted from their disabled submarine to hospital in this small Irish north coast town.


Doctors use gene therapy to treat two boys with the rare nervous disorder made famous through the film "Lorenzo's Oil".


La decisione e' stata presa questa mattina a Berlino


The Sri Lankan military says Tamil Tiger rebels have kidnapped 24 school children in the east of the country.


Justice Rehnquist Has Cancer, Raising Election Issue

U.S. Chief Justice William  Rehnquist, the leader of the Supreme Court's conservative  majority, has undergone surgery for thyroid cancer, a court  spokeswoman said on Monday.


Incoming House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wants to fast-track efforts to boost the federal minimum wage and could seek to bring a bill directly to the House floor in January.


Relatives and close aides of slain Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto met to appoint her successor at crunch talks that will all but determine the fate of January 8 elections.


Hurricanes May Affect Florida Presidential Contest

A trio of fierce hurricanes have pushed presidential politics to the back burner in Florida, the epicenter of the 2000 election, and could affect voter attitudes and turnout in the Nov. 2 race, analysts say.


Sudan goes on trial in the US accused of aiding the deadly attack on an American warship in Yemen in 2000.


Iraqi police fired warning shots and barred vehicle traffic leading to Kufa on Friday, fearing an outbreak of violence as hundreds of worshippers descended on the holy city for the first weekly prayers since ...


Arm reveals Neon multimedia extension technology

Microprocessor designer Arm Ltd. has developed a new multimedia technology called Neon that will help improve the performance of mobile electronics devices that process multiple tasks, the company said Monday.


Update 3: LNM to Buy ISG for $4.5B in Cash, Stock

A privately-owned Dutch steelmaker headed by billionaire Lakshmi Mittal is buying US-based International Steel Group Inc. for about $4.


Polygamy is notoriously hard to prosecute, but a recent legal victory may open the door for more cases


Germany wants to spy on suspects via Web

German officials on Friday defended a proposal to use "Trojan horse" software to secretly monitor potential terror suspects' hard drives, amid fierce debate over whether the measures violate civil liberties.


ISLAMABAD, Pakistan : Dec 28 (SADA) - Foreign Secretaries of Pakistan and India have made "forward movement" in some of the confidence-building measures and agreed to sustain the dialogue process and make it result-oriented.


Japanese sociologists and psychiatrists have come up with the best pick-up line in the world. The line "Rainen no kono hi mo issho ni waratteiy-oh" means "This time next year, let's be laughing together".


Stefani gearing up for new album, live DVD

After laying low this year following  the birth of her first child, Gwen Stefani is roaring back into  action with a variety of projects. According to her Web site,  Stefani is "hard at work" on new material with an eye on  releasing her second solo album before the end of the year.


Palestinian militant group Hamas has won a huge victory in local polls in Gaza, unofficial results indicate.


Drug-name mix-ups hurt patients, getting worse

Dr. Julius Pham's stomach churned when he saw a critically ill heart patient getting an antibiotic instead of a drug to support his blood pressure -- the kind of mix-up that is increasingly common in the United States, according to a new report.


Court blocks Arizona voter ID law enforcement

A federal appeals court on Thursday blocked an Arizona state law requiring voters to present identification at polling stations and proof of citizenship when registering to vote.


U.S., France Join Forces to Fight Terror

The United States and France agreed Thursday to cooperate more closely on terrorist cases and combatting organized crime, signing new deals both sides said signaled better relations.


Lithuania's opposition Labour party won the first round of parliamentary elections, buoyed by a popular backlash against political scandals, and could head a coalition after a second round vote in two weeks.


The Cubs parted ways with manager Dusty Baker on Monday after a last-place finish and the Giants cut ties with Felipe Alou after another losing season.


He's on more ballots than Ralph Nader, but few people know him. Depending on how the presidential election goes this year, they might not even bother to learn Libertarian Michael Badnarik's name.


When moviemakers told Gallatin,   Tennessee, Mayor Don Wright they wanted to use his office to   film a scene with a superheroine, he kindly obliged.


The cruise-line operator lowers guidance and keeps an eye on hurricane season and the Caribbean.


Posters throughout the Russian capital had proclaimed the venue and date for a month, 40,000 tickets had already been sold. But for the past week a long-awaited concert in Moscow by Madonna had become mired in security concerns, and it was anyone's guess where and when the show would take place, if at all.


EU Commission: 'Yes, But' to Turkey Talks

Turkey won a provisional green light from the European Commission on Wednesday to open membership negotiations with the European Union, a watershed decision after 40 years of on-again, off-again talks.


China says worried by drug resistant pneumonia

Almost 70 percent of child pneumonia patients in a recent Chinese survey were resistant to drugs used to treat the disease due to overuse of antibiotics, the Health Ministry said on Monday.


Israeli Missile Hits House of Local Militant -Medics

An Israeli missile hit the house of a  local Islamic Jihad leader in a refugee camp in the southern  Gaza Strip on Monday, wounding at least two people, Palestinian  medics said.


Drug shows promise against schizophrenia

An experimental treatment for schizophrenia produced fewer worrisome side effects compared with drugs currently in use, its makers said on Wednesday.


US artist Ed Paschke, who earned global recognition for his paintings of icons from popular culture, dies.


Wellton Grows Up: Developer Transforming Town

By Joyce Lobeck, The Sun, Yuma, Ariz.  Mar. 6--One thing led to another for Glen "Spike" Curtis as development of Coyote Wash took on a life of its own.


BERLUSCONI: SIAMO CREDIBILI; DEVOLUTION RIDURRÃ SPESE

(AGI) - Roma, 11 set. - "Il nuovo corso in politica estera ci ha permesso di recuperare credibilita' al nostro paese che adesso e' diventato affidabile sul piano internazionale". Lo ha detto il presidente


A tsunami early warning system for the Indian Ocean could be running by next year, a UN agency says.


Man Sentenced in Death at Wis. 'Exorcism'

A church elder was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison Tuesday for abusing an 8-year-old autistic boy who died in what prosecutors called an exorcism at a storefront church.


US senators deal a severe blow to President Bush's immigration reform bill, probably killing its chances.


Abbas swears in cabinet, outlaws Hamas militia

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has sworn in new cabinet members for his emergency government at his headquarters in Ramallah.


Two big PeopleSoft shareholders split vote on Oracle bid

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


Digg.com Videos Coming to Internet TV Network

Internet television network Revision3 is launching The Digg Reel, a new weekly show that will highlight the most popular videos submitted to Digg.com.


Lag in eurozone 'negative' for global economy: Snow

DUBLIN, Nov 15  - US Treasury Secretary John Snow said Monday the eurozone was growing "below its potential," calling it "negative" for the global economy.


Todayâs sell-off, one of the biggest in years, followed the governmentâs move last week to impose higher taxes on stock trades.


Rain prevents any play on day three of the second Test between England and West Indies.


Lifestyle guru Martha Stewart said on  Wednesday she wants to start serving her prison sentence for  lying about a suspicious stock sale as soon as possible, so she  can put her "nightmare" behind her.


Costa Rica probes deaths of 500 pelicans

Authorities in Costa Rica said Tuesday they are investigating the mysterious deaths of about 500 brown pelicans along the country's Pacific coast over the last five days but do not suspect bird flu was the cause.


"Squalificate Bettarini per tre anni Il Modena? Retrocessione in C"

Milano, 20 agosto 2004 - La Procura federale ha chiesto la squalifica per tre anni di Stefano Bettarini, giocatore della Sampdoria, e cinque anni Antonio Marasco, del Modena, accusati di aver tentato di aggiustare il risultato della partita ...


Zimbabwe price cuts spark mass shortages

Police impounded taxis that had not complied with government orders to cut fares, stranding commuters, state media reported, while shoppers stampeded stores as cornmeal, bread, meat and other staples vanished from groceries.


The FBI is investigating whether a mid-level Pentagon official in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Larry Franklin, passed classified material regarding internal policy deliberations on Iran to two staffers at the American Israel Public Affairs


S omehow it's fitting a sold-out VANS Warped Tour played Riverbend Monday on the 35th anniversary of Woodstock.


Darren Fletcher has set his sights on completing a second cup demolition job on Arsenal next month. The Scotland international was one of the key figures at Villa Park last April when


Olympics Opener Third-Highest Rated on Record

The spectacle in Athens lured 56 million viewers to watch at least some portion of NBC's Friday primetime telecast of the opening ceremonies of the 2004 Summer Olympic Games.


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


The United Nations Security Council authorized on Tuesday a European Union force and U.N. police to help protect civilians in Chad and the Central African Republic caught in the spillover from the conflict in Sudan's Darfur region.


SpaceShipOne Wins $10 Million Prize with Flight

MOJAVE, Calif.  - The world's first privately  funded manned spacecraft soared to the blackened frontiers of  space for the second time in a week on Monday, setting a new  altitude record and clinching a $10 million prize designed to  spur commercial space travel


King and Queen of Sweden to visit Canada

Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced today that King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden will make a State visit to Canada from October 24 to October 28, 2006, at the invitation of Governor General ...Comment


Il mercato del Paese e' cresciuto del 20%, puo' raddoppiare


IAEA Supervises Iran's Nuclear Suspension

Iran says it has halted all work on potentially weapons-related parts of its nuclear program, honoring a deal with European powers.


AC Milan sign Brazilian striker Ronaldo from Real Madrid for Â£4.95m.


Drag racing stunt kills six in Tennessee

KANSAS CITY, Missouri  - At least six people were killed and more than a dozen injured in a drag-racing stunt gone awry, officials said on Sunday.


Pinkel suspends Tigers' top running back

COLUMBIA, Mo. - Missouri coach Gary Pinkel announced Monday that he has indefinitely suspended starting running back Damien Nash for violating team rules.


ENVIRONMENT:  Campaigners Prepare to Battle over Chemicals

BRUSSELS, Jan 17 (IPS) - European environmental groups are preparing to  challenge business groups this week over new EU proposals that  aim to cut out dangerous chemicals.


Dell's 'Beast' Remains Leashed: Another XPS Delayed

The Dell XPS M1730 has been delayed once again. Last Friday was scheduled to be the launch date for the new X7800-driven powerhouse, but it came and went with no product to show, and no explanation why.


Bernanke: current account gap cannot persist

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Tuesday told a European audience that huge external debts were not unduly burdening the U.S. economy now, but that over time the U.S. current account gap is unsustainable.


Terra Soft has released Yellow Dog Linux 6.0, which runs on G4 and G5 Macs.


Uruguay's Left Celebrates First Presidential Win

Uruguay's left celebrated its first presidential victory into the wee hours Monday while partial election returns indicated Tabare Vazquez would win and his main challengers conceded on exit poll results.


Fading in and out of consciousness, former President Suharto has clung to life more tenaciously than he clung to power.


James irked by late traveling calls, defensive lapse

The box score showed LeBron James with 23 points, nine rebounds and nine assists. What it didn't show were the litany of mistakes he made in the final 2 minutes -- the last of which helped cost the Cleveland Cavaliers a game.


Many Are Already at Work on Fulfilling Gatesâs Vision

Bill Gatesâs Davos challenge to the worldâs capitalists last week did not mention some important work that is already underway in developing nations.


U.S. to Attempt to Shoot Down Faulty Satellite

Military officially laid out a plan to shoot down a spy satellite before it tumbles to Earth carrying toxic fuel.


Kenyans pray for peace as refugees wait for aid

Kenyans across the political divide prayed for peace on Sunday while aid workers sought to bring relief to an estimated 250,000 refugees from post-election violence that has also killed hundreds.


After wrapping up the entire match in just 31.5 overs, Australia's captain, Ricky Ponting, was in a feisty mood at the post-match press conference.


Ray Allen looked great at practice yesterday. "He was standing there, right beside me most of the time, so he looked phenomenal," coach Doc Rivers joked. "He didn't do too much. We didn't want him to do a lot of cutting and running. He'll be fine for [tonight's game]. He said he feels great. I don't know if ...


HELP AFRICA, HELP SUDAN African Union must exert its influence

Three days before the expiration of a UN Security Council ultimatum meant to halt Sudan's ethnic bloodbath, Khartoum has responded reliably - not at all.


7-Eleven drops Citgo gasoline; cites Chavez

7-Eleven Inc. will drop   Venezuelan-controlled Citgo Petroleum Corp. as its gasoline   supplier, the convenience store operator said on Wednesday, a   week after Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez called President   Bush "the devil."


Boeing has unveiled its 787 Dreamliner, seen as crucial to the US manufacturer's future.


Allen Doyle is starting to feel comfortable on the golf course again even if it doesn't look that way.


Microsoft Unveils Software to Find Files

Microsoft Corp. on Monday joined the battle for supremacy in so-called desktop search, introducing software for quickly locating files on personal computers that challenges Google's two-month-old rival product.


IBM Offers New Technology, Sales and Marketing Resources to Venture-Backed Start Ups

IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced a new initiative to help spur innovation in the marketplace with the venture capital (VC) community.


Finding Bail 'Shockingly High,' Court Tosses Out Judge

In most courtrooms, even the most notorious defendant can count on a few basic rights. In Judge Henry R. Bauer's courtroom in Troy, NY, however, that was not always possible, the state's highest court found yesterday.


Peter Jackson and New Line Cinema have reached agreement to make J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit," a planned prequel to the blockbuster trilogy "The Lord of the Rings."


HSBC to launch retail branches in Japan next year

British-based HSBC said Thursday it planned to make its long-awaited entry into Japan's retail banking sector early next year with a nationwide network of branches targeting wealthy individuals.


Fight Against Coal Plants Is Creating Diverse Partnerships

An increasingly vocal, potent and widespread anti-coal movement, including environmentalists, ranchers, farmers, and others, is developing in the West.


AMD slips Athlon 64 X2 5400+, 5600+ into price list

Quiet - someone might notice... AMD has quietly added a pair of top-of-the-line Athlon 64 X2 processors to its public price list. Missing from the list when AMD introduced its 65nm processors on 5 December, the 5400+ and 5600+ have now been added to the line-up. Shhhh, don't mention it - someone might want to buy one...â¦


Bush Orders Flag Tribute to Tsunami Victims

CRAWFORD, Texas  - President Bush on Saturday  ordered the U.S. flag to be flown at half-staff for five days  to honor victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami as a White House  delegation prepared to visit devastated areas.


Two Travel Stocks Have Different Itineraries

Like flights that pass in the night, Expedia goes this way, Travelzoo goes that way.


Hurricane Jeanne's winds strengthened to a dangerous 115 mph Saturday as it pounded the Bahamas and hurried toward Florida's east coast.


Videos: HP under fire at subcommittee hearing

U.S. representatives bring the heat, while several people involved in HP scandal plead the Fifth.


Digital models of an historic ship are created as part of its restoration to test if it will survive the process.


Women's healthcare specialist Warner Chilcott says it has received a bid approach which could value it at more than Â£1.5bn.


UK terror suspect detention law overruled

ISN SECURITY WATCH (17/12/04) - Britainâs House of Lords ruled yesterday that the indefinite detention of foreign terrorism suspects was incompatible with the Human Rights Act and the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), in a decision Human


Manitoba's smoking rebels defiant Wednesday after province laid ...

WINNIPEG (CP) - Manitoba's smoking rebels remained defiant Wednesday after the province laid more charges under its tough new anti-smoking law.


InfoWorld - Researchers at security gateway vendor Fortinet have uncovered an adware-distribution scheme being carried out on the Facebook social networking site considered to be the first attack propagated on the wildly popular online portal.


ORLANDO, Fla. (Sports Network) - Steve Francis poured in a  game-high 32 points with 12 rebounds as Orlando matched last  year's win total with a 103-101 win over Detroit at TD  WaterHouse Center.


Reviewer Yvonne Zipp skates through Nick Hornby's new novel and tackles fiction from Ivo Stourton, Jennifer Lee Carrell, and Missouri native Valerie Martin.


NATO allies study extension to U.S. missile shield

NATO was expected to discuss on Thursday possible extension of a planned U.S. missile defense to the alliance's vulnerable southeastern flank and may express interest in Kremlin proposals for cooperation in the shield.


Bush unveils climate strategy ahead of G8

President George W. Bush unveiled a long-term strategy on climate change on Thursday, with plans to gather the countries that emit the most greenhouse gases and set a global emissions goal.


Jordanian lawyer says Ramsey Clark joins Saddam's legal team

AMMAN, Jordan He used to be America's top law enforcement official. Now, he's apparently one of Saddam Hussein's lawyers.


Viewers complain as Jonathan Ross jokes people on council estates should not have children.


Sciopero trasporto locale, Cobas: adesione al 35%

Disagi anche oggi nel trasporto urbano per l'astensione dal lavoro degli autoferrotranvieri della Cub (Confederazione unitaria di base), dopo lo sciopero generale di ieri proclamato da Cgil, Cisl e Uil. "Secondo


Windows XP users have until early next year to update business systems and applications before the operating system's Service Pack (SP) 2 is fully unleashed.


Goss Picks Undercover Officer as No. 3 at CIA

CIA Director Porter Goss has chosen  an undercover officer identified only by his nickname "Dusty"  as executive director, the third-highest position at the spy  agency and responsible for its day-to-day operations.


Nationwide relaunches its 25-year fixed-rate mortgage, after the government says it wants more long-term deals.


Jewish man arrested over arson at Paris Jewish centre

French police confirmed that a man arrested in connection with what was first believed to be an anti-Semitic arson attack on a Jewish social center a week ago was a Jewish man who had worked there.


British Prime Minister Tony Blair has arrived in the United Arab Emirates on the final leg of a regional tour aimed at boosting peace efforts in the Middle East.


One of the Caribbean's most powerful storms ever gathers strength as it leaves the Cayman Islands for Cuba.


Ryan Langerhans hit a three-run homer, Jason Bergmann won for the first time in more than two months, and the Washington Nationals held on to edge the Houston Astros 7-6 Wednesday.


Iraqi authorities have released 160 of about 1,500 jailed Iranian pilgrims to Shiite holy sites and will free the rest gradually, Iran's Foreign Ministry said Monday.


European stock markets were expected to open flat on Wednesday, with investors watching oil prices closely after an overnight rise that left Nymex crude near $50 a barrel.


Street violence marks Aristide anniversary

Haitiâs American-backed government vowed to crush âterroristâ supporters of exiled President Jean-Bertrand Aristide as gunfire in the capital marked the 10th anniversary of the end of a coup against him.


Shaukat Aziz Elected As New Prime Minister

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan : Aug 28 (PNS) - Shaukat Aziz has been elected as the new Prime Minister of Pakistan on Friday. He got one hundred and ninety-one votes in a special session of the National Assembly held


ATLANTA -- small plane with two people aboard crashed Tuesday into an abandoned building in dowtown Atlanta, near the Martin Luther King Jr.


Media consolidation remains the rage, and the financial news world firms up a bit today as MarketWatch (Nasdaq: MKTW) agreed to be acquired by Wall Street Journal publisher


U.S. and Iraqis Continue Battle Against Rebels in Mosul

Guerrillas are staging a counteroffensive as U.S. troops struggled to flush the remaining insurgents from Falluja.


U.S. technology shares tumbled on  Friday after Intel Corp. INTC.O, the world's No. 1 chip  maker, slashed its revenue forecast, but blue chips were only  moderately lower as drug and industrial stocks gained.


Major Assault Sought on Childhood Obesity

Stemming the obesity epidemic in children will require an all-out assault not dissimilar to the antismoking campaign of the last four decades, a US expert panel said Thursday.


Buffalo Bills tight end Kevin Everett underwent spinal surgery after suffering a back injury during the loss to the Denver Broncos on Sunday.


The deal, valued at $35 billion, will create a large wireless service provider to compete with wireless rivals Cingular and Verizon.


A US lawsuit brought by a company backed by rock group U2 is threatening to reopen old legal wounds for Microsoft. Californian technology company Burst.


Shops get protection against supermarket giants

Supermarkets that use their size to force down prices will be penalised under new plan


Nigeria Wants AU Troops to Disarm Darfur Rebels

Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo on Sunday proposed to give a greater role to African Union (AU) troops in restoring peace to Sudan's Darfur region on the eve of talks between the Sudanese government and rebels.


Teheran, 18:36 - CALCIO, IRAN: JORGE NOMINATO UFFICIALMENTE NUOVO CT

Il portoghese Artur Jorge è stato nominato ufficialmente nuovo ct dell'Iran in vista delle qu...


Soldiers saddled with incompatible kit, NATO says

NATO planners gave a withering assessment of the West's defense arsenal on Tuesday, saying their forces are sometimes unable to talk to each other on the ground because costly defense systems are not compatible.


BRUANDWO has bowed to the inevitable and drastically raised its bid for Victorian pubs group Australian Leisure & Hospitality.


Farnesina, in mostra creazioni di Daniela Allega Fuciarelli


Divided results mean fight may go beyond Super Tuesday as questions arise over ideological path


Two inmates working in prison field overpowered a guard Monday and ran her over in a stolen pickup truck, killing the woman as they fled, prison officials said


Con spray anti-agressione, coltello e sacchi di plastica voleva far "sparire" una donna che le contendeva i favori di un collega. Adesso rischia l'ergastolo                                            Arrestata la bella astronauta gelosa ha provato a rapire la rivale in amore


Bill Stewart didn't need an actual job interview. His performance in the 2 1/2 weeks since Rich Rodriguez resigned, punctuated by West Virginia's resounding victory over Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl, was enough.


With a solid starting rotation and a lineup stocked with young players, the Indians are on the verge of securing their first AL Central championship since 2001.


Feel Like a Fraud? At Times, Maybe You Should

Feelings of phoniness appear to alter peopleâs goals in unexpected ways and may also protect them against subconscious self-delusions.


It was a turbulent year behind the scenes - but the strain did not show in a successful year for UK TV.


Iran Says EU Nuclear Proposal Unacceptable

Iran on Sunday turned down a European Union proposal that it stop enriching uranium in return for nuclear technology.