Security officials have identified six of the militants who seized a school in southern Russia as being from Chechnya, drawing a strong connection to the Chechen insurgents who have been fighting Russian forces for years.


THE REGION 'Town center' planned at old air station


Clinton Thanks Staff at Westchester Hospital

Describing himself as "the personification of a grateful patient," former President Bill Clinton returned to the Westchester Medical Center here on Thursday to


If the government required deeper cuts in air pollution from power plants, at least 3,000 lives would be saved and 140,000 children would avoid asthma and other respiratory ailments, an environmental group said Tuesday.


Contador Takes Stage, but Rasmussen Retains Lead

Michael Rasmussen and Alberto Contador attacked and counterattacked each other in the Pyrenees on Sunday, possibly turning the Tour de France into a two-man race.


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US computer giant IBM reports better than expected profits thanks to strong sales and the beneficial impact of the weak dollar.


Udine, 16:53 - CALCIO, UDINESE: SILENZIO STAMPA FINO A SALVEZZA RAGGIUNTA

L'Udinese conferma il silenzio stampa deciso dopo il ko di domenica scorsa con l'Empoli. Lo ha annun...


Actress Virginia Mayo Dead at 84 - Report

Virginia Mayo, a 1940s screen siren  who co-starred opposite such greats as Danny Kaye and James  Cagney, died near Los Angeles on Monday of pneumonia and heart  failure, the Los Angeles Times reported on its Web site. She  was 84.


Parents Often Naive About Children's Drug Use

MONDAY, Sept. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Parents are largely unaware of their children's alcohol and drug use, new research says.


HONG KONG (CBS.MW) -- London-based financial services group HHG surged Friday after agreeing to sell its life insurance and pensions business to private equity investors for 1.025 billion pounds ($1.96 billion) in cash.


Shocked Shatner shunted from Star Trek XI

No Kirk cameo for septuagenarian thesp William Shatner has expressed his shock and disappointment at not being invited to cameo in the forthcoming 11th celluloid outing for Star Trek - despite director J J Abrams apparently having said the ageing stacatto-delivery star "probably would have a part in the film".â¦


Sex Offender Playing Santa Faces Charges

A convicted sex offender who was playing Santa Claus has been accused of taking indecent liberties with an 11-year-old girl who portrayed Santa's elf.


"Pirates" Keeps on Keelhaulin' Competiton

The Pirates of   the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest crew again absconded with the bulk   of the weekend box-office booty, with nearly triple the haul of either   of its closet competitors, the new comedies  Little Man and   You, Me and Dupree.


Capping a rocky but peaceful transition of power, China's ruling Communist Party on Sunday eased former paramount leader Jiang Zemin out of his last formal post as head of the military


Andy Roddick hit one last errant shot into the net and hung his head, his medal hopes over. A short while later, Venus Williams was gone, too. In back-to-back stunners at the Olympic tennis tournament, Roddick was upset by No. 16 Fernando Gonzalez of Chile 6-4, 6-4, and defending gold medalist Williams lost to Mary Pierce of France 6-4, 6-4. Both were third-round matches.


Alienware's Area-51 m15x lands in the lab

Alienware's two new laptops, the high-end Area-51 m15x and Area-51 m17x.


Cheney Says He's OK After Leaving Hospital

Vice President Dick Cheney waves as he and his wife Lynne leave the Washington University Hospital in Washington, Saturday, Nov. 13, 2004.


Even with a solid track record in film and television, William H. Macy acknowledges his latest project was a tough sell. In "The Wool Cap," a two-hour movie


Merck & Co Inc. MRK.N on Thursday  pulled its arthritis drug Vioxx off the market after a study  showed it doubled the risk of heart attack and stroke, a move  that sent its shares plunging and erased $25 billion from its  market value.


NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Sports Network) - Tennessee Titans  quarterback Steve McNair will not play again this season  because of a bruised sternum that has bothered him throughout  the year. He is expected to undergo surgery.


November 12, 2004 ã¡ Comments from Chinese and Japanese officials suggest that North Korea was not yet ready to resume the stalled six-nation talks aimed at ending its nuclear program.


Blockbuster to end late fees-- but there's a catch

DALLAS-- Blockbuster Inc., the nation's biggest movie rental company, says it will eliminate late fees on games and movies as of Jan. 1-- but if you keep them too long, you buy them.


Milan Lucic scores the go-ahead goal off a rebound with 3:47 remaining and Alex Auld wins his third straight start for Boston, leading the Bruins to a 5-3 victory over the Atlanta Thrashers.


CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida: Food is running so low aboard the International Space Station that its two crewmen have been instructed to cut back on calories, at least until a Russian supply ship arrives in a little over two weeks.


ICANN moves closer to approving .post, .travel domains

Internet users may soon see two new domain name suffixes in their browser window: ".post" to identify the postal community and ".travel" for travel industry associations and organizations.


Darfur Peace Talks Delayed as AU Prepares Troops

The African Union (AU) recommended a  four-day postponement of peace talks over Sudan's Darfur region  on Thursday after a transport mix-up left delegates stranded  across the continent.


A bipartisan group exploring a possible third party candidacy outlines eight crucial problems facing the country that neither party is dealing with


Aon, St Paul Travelers come under Spitzer's insurance industry ...

NEW YORK, October 25  - Aon Corporation (AOC.NYS), the world's second largest insurance brokerage firm, is likely to face a possible civil lawsuit in connection with the ongoing investigation into the insurance industryâs sales


New Clashes Between Sadr and US, More Casualties

Clashes broke out again between the militias of Shiite leader Muqtada Sadr and American soldiers, thus breaking a week old ceasefire.


Police in Britain were attempting on Saturday to determine how former Russian former spy and Kremlin critic Alexander Litvinenko was fatally poisoned.


A yearlong European parliamentary investigation into CIA flights transporting terror suspects to secret prisons has yielded a report singling out Britain, Germany and other European heavyweights as colluding with the U.S. secret detention program in an apparent breach of human rights standards.


Former CA Chief Kumar indicted as firm coughs up $225m

Former Computer Associates Chief Sanjay Kumar has been hit with charges of securities fraud, obstruction of justice and conspiracy by the US DoJ (Department of Justice) - a result of the company's long-running accounting scandal.


Windows Live OneCare 2.0 (beta) released

Blog: Home networking tools are added to the service.


The Police Ombudsman will reveal her findings from an inquiry into the handling of threats against a solicitor.


Oil recoils after breaking $100 a barrel

Oil fell on Thursday as traders took profits from a record rally that had pushed oil to the psychological $100 a barrel mark two days in a row -- a level that has raised a red flag over economic growth.


Actor Burt Reynolds sued his former girlfriend Monday, alleging that she was threatening to falsely accuse him of abuse if he did not pay millions of dollars in extortion.


Both presidential candidates said they hoped to avoid a repeat of the 2000 election, when an official winner wasn't decided until more than a month after votes were cast.


TUCSON, Ariz. - The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tucson filed for bankruptcy Monday, becoming the second U.S...


LOS ANGELES-October 13, 2004 - You've heard people say someone drove them to drink. Former Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson says Kobe Bryant drove him to a shrink.


Cagliari, 19:08 - Calcio, Cagliari; Arrigoni: firmerei per pari ma ce la giochiamo

Il morale Ã¨ alle stelle. Superato il turno di Coppa Italia, e nonostante la sconfitta di Udine, il C...


Alpine Skiing: Super-G Win Puts Miller in Exclusive Club

LAKE LOUISE, Alberta  - American Bode Miller  blitzed to victory in a World Cup super-G on Sunday, completing  a weekend of career firsts to earn a place among Alpine  skiing's all-time greats.


When Sen. John E. Sununu (R-N.H.) saw reporters approaching him last week, he took off in a sprint, determined to say as little as possible about a nonbinding resolution opposing President Bush's troop escalation plan expected to come before the Senate today.


Hurricane Humberto crashed ashore along Southeast Texas early Thursday, bringing heavy rains and maximum sustained winds of up to 80 mph as it made its way to eastern Louisiana, the National Weather Service said.


Ferguson admits United deserve to be written off

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has admitted that his expensively restructured squad deserves to be written off as serious Premiership title challengers.


Report: Amount of fine-particle pollution drops significantly

LOS ANGELES A new Environmental Protection Agency report says concentrations of dangerous air pollutants have declined in Southern California in the last five years.


Antiwar Art in a New Medium: Paintball-on-Web

CHICAGO -- Wafaa Bilal pokes his head out from behind a plexiglass screen to squeegee off dripping yellow paint and -- splat! -- a paintball hits inches from his face.


Transplant surgeons and medical ethicists are outraged by the nation's first Internet-brokered organ transplant, performed last week in Denver.


An 18-year-old charged with killing two members of the Tongan royal family and their driver in a high-speed crash pleaded not guilty Friday to vehicular manslaughter.


Dechy Stuns Capriati 6-4, 7-5 at Pilot Pen

Defending Pilot Pen champion Jennifer Capriati was upset Thursday, losing 6-4, 7-5 to eighth-seeded Nathalie Dechy.


Two Hawaiian Men Lose Cockfighting Lawsuit

Cockfighting is not a native Hawaiian cultural practice protected by the state constitution, a judge ruled in rejecting a lawsuit filed by two Maui men.


New Zealand need 428 runs to win the second Test after Chamara Silva's century put Sri Lanka in charge.


Tourists indulge in aphrodisiac at Chile song fest

Tourists visiting Chile's picturesque  port town of Valparaiso have cleaned the town out of a herbal  aphrodisiac called palwen, an indigenous remedy also known as  "Mapuche viagra," according to local media.


Scott Seigal was awakened one recent early morning by a cell phone text message. It was from his girlfriend's mother.


Leonardo DiCaprio has admitted early hype over his acting led him to believe had "altered the course of history". The Titanic star was hailed as "the new Marlon Brando" for his role in 1993's What's Eating Gilbert Grape.


Bush predicts budget deficit will shrink

President George W. Bush predicted on Wednesday that strong tax receipts would cause the U.S. budget deficit to shrink to $205 billion this year, marking the third straight annual decline.


Two Nimrod flights from RAF Kinloss take off after being cancelled due to delays for safety checks on the fleet.


Stock index futures fall, eyes on earnings

Stock index futures fell before the  start of Wall Street trading on Wednesday, which will see  quarterly earnings from bank Morgan Stanley , sport goods  group Nike  and software maker Oracle .


France Readies Resolution on Ivory Coast Arms Ban

France readied a UN resolution that seeks an arms embargo on the Ivory Coast after nine French soldiers and an American civilian were killed in a government bombing raid.


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British shed light on inquiry into terror

LONDON A British prosecutor said Wednesday that the authorities had seized 100 computers containing thousands of files and had issued 52 terrorism-related warrants in the investigation that led to charges against eight men for conspiracy to commit murder ...


A game of cat and mouse: The iPhone, Steve Jobs and an army of blind hackers

With Steve Jobs' recent announcement of his intention to fight off the independent iPhone developers, the question worth asking is: How will Apple try to defeat the hackers: Software updates, or lawsuits?


More troops land in ETimor as battles rage

Hundreds more international troops landed in East Timor as the poor and tiny nation sought to restore order and avoid slipping into all-out civil war.


San Francisco Giants Team Report - August 17

(Sports Network) - Jason Schmidt, leading contender for this year's NL Cy Young Award, gets the call for the San Francisco Giants tonight in the second contest of a four-game series against the visiting Montreal Expos.


The city that popularized the fast food drive-thru has a new innovation: 24-hour medical marijuana vending machines


Experts' report pins Belfast bank robbery to IRA, Irish prime minister says

DUBLIN, Ireland  - A still-unpublished report into the raid of a Belfast bank firmly pins the Irish Republican Army to the record-setting heist, Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern told legislators Tuesday.


Burlington Coat Factory Joins Comcast and United Ways of New Jersey to Provide Warmth for Thousands of New Jersey Residents in Need

To: RETAILING EDITORS  Contact: Ric Bramble of Burlington Coat Factory, +1-609-387-7800 x2557, bramble@coat.com; or Dana Burnett of Comcast Cable, Eastern Division, +1-610-650-3064, Dana_Burnett@cable.comcast.com   BURLINGTON, N.J., Feb.


Chechnya has new "Kremlin" leader, but for how long?

The result was no surprise, as the Kremlin backed selection was always expected to win. Alkhanov is a Kremlin replacement for Akhmad Kadyrov who was assassinated in May of this year.


Stocks Decline in Late Afternoon Trading

Stocks fell on Wall Street Tuesday as investors worred that a huge jump in wholesale prices, spurred by rising oil prices, could ripple through the economy.


Katie McNamara hit the go-ahead basket with a minute remaining, lifting Vermont to a 69-66 America East victory over Boston University yesterday in Burlington, Vt.


FBI Hopes Web Users Drop a Dime on Suspects

The FBI has a request for all Internet surfers and potential crime solvers: Please go to http://www.bankbandits.org .


Designers look back for timeless inspirations

LONDON: Jonathan Saunders brought Bauhaus to life yesterday in his third-ever showing at London Fashion Week, while veteran designer Paul Smith opted for sober lines brightened by a riot of flowers.


Lot 403--painting offered for song goes for bomb

It entered the auction as an 18th century painting by an unknown artist worth a few hundred pounds, but emerged as a suspected early work by Renaissance master Titian possibly worth several million.


IMF's Strauss-Kahn sees no deep market crisis: paper

Financial markets are not experiencing a "deep crisis" but only turbulence, and central banks are managing the crisis well, International Monetary Fund Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn said in an interview with Italian daily Il Sole 24 Ore.


Army deserter surrenders at Kentucky base

RADCLIFF, Kentucky  - A decorated U.S. Army veteran who was wounded in Iraq and then deserted to Canada to protest the war as a mistake surrendered to the military on Tuesday.


Chelsea and Arsenal were denied  victories by Bolton Wanderers and West Bromwich Albion, the  away sides scoring late equalizers against them in the English  Premier League Saturday.


Hasek gets 79th career shutout in Wings win over Avalanche

Pavel Datsyuk scored the game's only goal and Dominik Hasek posted the 79th shutout of his career in the Detroit Red Wings' 1-0 home win over the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday.


Briton Pleads Guilty to Nativity Vandalism

A law lecturer pleaded guilty in court Monday to vandalizing a waxwork nativity scene featuring soccer star David Beckham and his wife Victoria, a former Spice Girl, as the parents of Jesus.


Pittsburgh Steelers running back Willie Parker, the NFL's leading rusher, injured his right ankle in the first quarter Thursday night against St. Louis.


Udine, 17:34 - Calcio, Udinese: Di Natale in campo con la Sampdoria

Nessun problema per Di Natale, che oggi si Ã¨ allenato col gruppo e dunque sarÃ  in campo giovedÃ¬ cont...


The software applications combine centralized management tools with client-based code to enforce security policies and protections.


NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Chordiant's release of its second-quarter results led two analysts to upgrade the stock Tuesday, citing the resolution of an accounting matter that had weighed on the company's prospects.


Why Iraqis may be targeting people who are helping them


North Korea's second-most senior leader toured a shiny new science park in Beijing Monday, a first stop on visit aimed at finding ways to help the North's moribund economy as much as jump-starting stalled nuclear talks.


Haiti's government and U.N. peacekeepers will launch a major campaign to disarm up to 1,000 gang members with promises of money, food and job training, but top gang leaders will not be eligible for the plan, the U.N. envoy said Monday.


Airlines Agree to Cut Flights at Chicago O'Hare

U.S. airlines have agreed to limit  flights into Chicago's O'Hare International Airport to 88  arrivals per hour between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. in an effort to cut  congestion that has slowed the whole U.S. aviation system,  federal officials said on Wednesday.


Mobs of machete-wielding Ivorians mount house-to-house searches to find and attack French citizens.


Apple updates Safari with version 3.0.1 for Windows

Blog: New security patches address three of nine public vulnerabilities.


The editor of Russia's respected Izvestia daily said Monday he was stepping down in a dispute with his publisher over the paper's critical coverage of the school hostage standoff


'Moment of decision' has come for Northern Ireland peace: Blair

British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Northern Ireland had reached the "moment of decision" in which its leaders must show the will to end years of deadlock and secure a lasting peace.


A 30-year-old man from northern San Luis Obispo County tested positive for West Nile virus, marking the Central Coast's first confirmed human case of the mosquito-borne disease, officials announced Monday.


Chrebet May Be Old, but He's Not Forgotten by the Patriots

Here is the Jets' Wayne Chrebet: 31 years old, once the most accomplished third-down receiver in the NFL and still thinking like a first-stringer, even though he


Attesi 21 leader dei Paesi Asia-Pacifico


Review: Draft-N Wi-Fi is now fast and reliable

While 802.11n isn't yet an official standard, Wi-Fi equipment based on the latest draft of the specification is fast, reliable and reasonably interoperable.


UPDATE 1-Fleming sets two records as Kiwis dominate

Captain Stephen Fleming set two national records on Tuesday as New Zealand took control on the first day of the second test against Bangladesh.


No stranger to Ukraine's rough-and-tumble

Chicago Tribune - Two weeks after falling prey to dioxin poisoning, Viktor Yushchenko strode into Ukraine's parliament. The chamber fell still. Everyone gawked at Yushchenko's face, bloated with cysts and lesions. Yushchenko walked to his desk and slammed his papers down. "Why are you looking at me?" he shouted.


RUPERT MURDOCHâS News Corp media empire has posted a 28 per cent rise in quarterly profit as strong results in newspapers, broadcast and cable television countered weaker performances in its film and Italian pay-TV divisions.


New York's judges have taken their long-standing battle for bigger paychecks into court, suing the state for higher salaries and back pay.


A SUICIDE bomber killed at least 18 worshippers and injured dozens of others in an attack during Friday prayers at a Shia Muslim mosque in Pakistan.


Napoli, 15:43 - CALCIO, BAGNI: MARADONA NON ANDRA' AL SAN PAOLO

Sono poche le speranze di vedere Diego Armando Maradona al San Paolo per Napoli-Livorno di mercoledÃ¬...


OPEC president says oil supply sufficient

International oil markets have enough  oil, but a lack of capacity to refine it was contributing to  high prices, OPEC's president told reporters on Sunday.


The suspension fulfills a pledge Iran made earlier this month and came days ahead of a key meeting of the agency's board to judge Tehran's compliance with the agency's investigation into nearly two decades of hidden nuclear activities.


Pope-commissioned condom study passes first hurdle

A study commissioned by Pope Benedict on the use of condoms to fight AIDS has passed its first hurdle and is now being reviewed by top theologians for possible use in a Papal document, a cardinal said on Tuesday.


Typhoon Fitow heads for Japan, may hit Tokyo

A typhoon moving towards Japan was  forecast on Wednesday to hit a region near Tokyo later in the  week and bring heavy rains and strong winds to the capital.


Lou Holtz wanted his South Carolina players to focus on their game against Clemson. They suddenly have a lot more on their minds. Holtz will retire as coach at South Carolina


Rain and shine hit Google Maps and Google Earth

Weather Channel feeds up temperatures, weather conditions, and storm tracking to Google Maps and Google Earth.


SERENA WILLIAMS, who says she is enjoying unprecedented crowd support at the US Open, admitted it was a difficult decision to play here because three doctors advised against it.


UPDATE 1-Ecclestone sets Silverstone deadline

Silverstone's owners have been given 48 hours to agree a contract for next year's British Grand Prix, Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone said on Monday.


France's Chateau De Versailles Evacuated

The Chateau de Versailles, one of France's most popular tourist attractions, was evacuated Tuesday due to an electrical failure, France Info radio reported.


Most Britons want legal smoking age to be raised

Four out of five Britons wanted the legal smoking age to be raised from 16 to 18 years in a bid to deter young people from taking up the habit, the result of a poll suggested Monday.


A new test developed in the Bay Area could make a huge difference for women diagnosed with a common form of breast cancer. Each year, roughly 50,000 women are diagnosed with early-stage, estrogen-dependent breast cancer.


Israel is to re-route part of the West Bank barrier, bringing it closer to Israel's 1967 border with Palestinian territories.


Lebanon minister shot dead, Hariri son blames Syria

Lebanese Christian cabinet minister Pierre Gemayel, an outspoken critic of Syria, was assassinated near Beirut on Tuesday, plunging Lebanon deeper into a crisis over ties with its dominant neighbor.


Novak, Canas Top Dogs Left at ATP Shanghai

The seedings held Friday in the quarterfinals at the ATP stop in Shanghai, with No. 2 Jiri Novak stopping No. 8 Jan-Mike Gambill, and No.


Team makes emotional return to Superdome

For a few hours Monday night, Harold Johnson hoped to forget about the storm that wrecked his home a year ago. He planned to sit with his neighbors outside his government-issue trailer and watch the New Orleans Saints' first home game since Hurricane Katrina on TV.


A volcano in southern Chile erupted on Tuesday, spewing ash and smoke but posing no immediate risk to populated areas, officials said.


VATICANO - Papa Benedetto XVI in Baviera - ÂInsieme con la grande comunitÃ  dei santi e come loro centro, Maria sta ancora oggi davanti a Dio ed intercede per noi, chiedendo al suo Figlio di mandare nuovamente il suo Spirito nella Chiesa e nel mondoÂ AltÃ¶tting (Agenzia Fides) - Il famoso Santuario mariano di AltÃ¶tting Ã¨ stato la meta del Viaggio apostolico del Santo Padre Benedetto XVI, lunedÃ¬ 11 settembre. Dopo aver sostato brevemente in preghiera presso la Gnadenkapelle (Cappella delle Grazie) ...


Stock futures pointed to a higher  market opening on Tuesday, with strong earnings by Apple Inc.   and American Express Co  easing worries that  consumers were curbing their spending.


Gasoline Pump Price at Highest Level in 5 Weeks

U.S. retail gasoline prices rose to  the highest level in more than a month and diesel fuel costs  increased for the first time in three weeks, the Energy  Department said on Tuesday.


Teenagerâs Science Project Wins $100,000 Scholarship

Mary Masterman, a senior at Westmoore High School in Oklahoma City, won the top prize of a $100,000 scholarship in the Intel Science Talent Search by building a spectrograph for $300.


Dazzling Display Takes Everything Out of James

In the moments after his winning layup carved through the heart of Detroitâs defense, LeBron James said he felt emotionally and physically depleted.


Bear Stearns not planning to bail out second fund: source

Bear Stearns Cos. Inc.  is not currently planning to bail out a second hedge fund that has suffered big losses, a source close to the matter said on Tuesday.


Beware the holiday heartburn _ or is that a heart attack?

ALBANY, NY For the tens of (m) millions of heartburn sufferers, navigating the dinner table during the holiday season can be especially tricky.


Karzai to Be Sworn in as Afghanistan President

Hamid Karzai was set to be sworn in on  Tuesday as the country's first popularly elected president at a  ceremony attended by two of the figures most responsible for  easing him into power.


HIGH speed is not necessarily all that counts. What's demanded at the end of the day is performance. In the latest change to its product lineup, Intel has cancelled plans to release a 4GHz computer microprocessor.


Israeli Prime Minister Wants Pope to Encourage Protests Against Holocaust Denials

Pope Benedict XVI told Ehud Olmert he would consider the request, which came after an Iranian conference which questioned the Nazi genocide


Christopher A. Warner says he considers himself something of a maverick, a caring physician willing to challenge medical orthodoxy in order to help women.


Torino, 20:19 - CALCIO, TORINO: DIFFERENZIATO PER BOVO E COCO

Allenamento pomeridiano per il Torino in vista della gara di domenica prossima con la Reggina. Diffe...


British Queen urges caring for the needy

"All the great religious teachings of the world press home the message that everyone has a responsibility to care for the vulnerable"  British Queen Elizabeth II called on her people on Tuesday to take care of the vulnerable of the society and praised the positive value of a happy family. via People's Daily


JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Byron Leftwich threw two touchdown passes and the Jacksonville defense constantly harassed Chad Hutchinson in the Jaguars' 22-3 victory over the injury-depleted Chicago Bears yesterday.


Investors in the company that's trying to come off as cute as a bunny could find themselves holding a fistful of vipers if the founders of Google Inc. continue to do things like show up in Playboy magazine around the same time their company is going public. -washingtonpost.com


The BBC's Mike Baker asks whether teachers in difficult schools should get more money.


Microsoft Delivers Strong Growth and Includes a Sunny Forecast

The companyâs strong quarterly results and optimistic outlook suggests that a weakening economy will not slow it down.


Officials at EarthLink (Quote, Chart) rolled out an expansion of its VoIP (define) service for broadband users Tuesday, giving its 1.2 million high-speed users unlimited free calls to other SIP-enabled (define) phones.


The deaths of three people in a fire at a hotel in Cornwall are being treated as murder by detectives.


The parliament speaker would replace Yasser Arafat as Palestinian Authority president for 60 days, until elections. But he is unlikely to hold onto that position during a turbulent transition; timely elections also seem unlikely.


A 'Pretty Woman' Scenario With the Roles Reversed

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


Experts urge public to avoid panic over painkillers

As people worried about about painkillers after more warnings of potential heart risk, local and national experts advised pain sufferers not to panic.


âPolar Expressâ takes express route to 3-D

âThe Polar Express,â a holiday film that takes moviegoers on a computer-animated trip to Santa's North Pole hideaway, also features a technological trip from the traditional flat-screen version to an ultra-big-screen, 3-D spectacle.


Death Risk in Breast Cancer Patients Can Vary Widely

NEW YORK  - In women with breast cancer,  the probability of dying from that malignancy, as opposed to  some other cause, can range from 3 percent to 85 percent,  depending on factors such as disease stage and patient age at  diagnosis, new research shows.


Millsap helps Jazz end road skid with victory over Magic

Utah Jazz forward Paul Millsap scored  a career-best 28 points to help his team end a seven-game  losing streak on the road with a 113-94 victory over the  Orlando Magic on Friday.


Hundreds of people who worked on the World Trade Center cleanup have filed a class-action lawsuit against the leaseholder of the towers and those who supervised the job, alleging they did little to protect workers from dust, asbestos and other toxins in the air.


Secondo l'ex premier, molti senatori pronti a cambiare rotta


SOUTHERN AFRICA: Renewed calls for sexual behaviour change

JOHANNESBURG, 1 Dec 2004 (IRIN) - Growing concern over the sustainability of government-sponsored HIV/AIDS treatment programmes in Southern Africa has prompted renewed calls for a change in sexual behaviour to curb the spread of the disease.


Nicolas Sarkozy awaits the public sector disruption that could shape his future reforms  and presidency


Ogden's Knee Improves; His Status Is Uncertain

The Ravens are waiting to see how the knee of tackle Jonathan Ogden improves, and continue to hope that he will play in the season opener.


Johnson & Johnson, the medical and consumer products company, said Tuesday that its fourth-quarter earnings rose almost 10 percent, in part because of lower taxes and a weak dollar that propelled overseas sales.


Cisco Profits Are Higher, but Investors Want More

Cisco Systems, the largest maker of Internet networking equipment, said its first-quarter profit rose 29 percent.


Combinazione: 10, 22, 27, 34, 56, 85 Jolly 16, Superstar 29


About 60 fleeing Taliban fighters were confirmed dead after their boat sank in southern Afghanistan, the defence ministry said Sunday as the NATO force announced another of its soldiers had died in action.


Italy president to meet potential PM over crisis

Italy's president called Senate speaker Franco Marini to a meeting on Wednesday, fuelling speculation that the second highest-ranking official in the country could be asked to head an interim government.


Travel: Gallery: Some of the highlights of the first four years of the Travel Photographer of the Year competition.


Her on-off relationship with Jude Law made her an overnight celebrity, but Sienna Miller says that wasn't her goal.


Lorena Ochoa shot a seven-under 65 Sunday to come from behind and win the Wachovia LPGA Classic by two strokes with a 19-under-par 269 total.


Roma, 19:54 - CALCIO, ROMA; MONTELLA: UN ALTRO STOP, TORNA MEXES

Aancora una volta Montella è stato costretto ad interrompere l'allenamento per un problema al...


Insurgents launch deadliest attack on US base in Iraq, killing ...

An explosion ripped through a mess tent at a military base near Mosul where hundreds of US troops had just sat down to lunch Tuesday, and officials said more than 20 people were killed and at least 60 were wounded.


Mistrial declared in microwave baby case

A judge declared a mistrial Monday in the case of woman accused of killing her month-old baby by burning her in a microwave, finding that new defense witnesses bolster her claim that she is innocent.


Simplicity Inc., a supplier of baby furniture to Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and other big retailers, is recalling about 1 million Chinese-made baby cribs which have been linked to at least two infant deaths, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Friday.


The US economy added a better-than-expected 132,000 jobs last month, official figures show.


The number of bodies found in Baghdad increases in June despite a security drive in the capital, Iraqi police say.


DNA tests indicate driver of Princess Diana's car was drunk

DNA tests on blood samples back up initial findings that the chauffeur of Princess Diana's car was drunk on the night she died in a Paris crash in 1997.


(CORR) Guinean Paper Describes Media Scene Following State of Emergency

(Correcting headlines to read "Guinean paper describes media scene following state of emergency" instead of "Guinean paper describes state of media following state of emergency".


'Sono stati sette anni di duro lavoro meraviglioso'


"He does not crave publicity," Purnell told a news conference. "Red Bull ... will employ professionals to run the team.


Update 1: Oil Prices Jump on Fears of Ivan's Path

Oil prices shot up more than $1 a barrel Monday as traders focused on the changing path of Hurricane Ivan, which prompted several large oil and natural gas producers to evacuate rigs in the Gulf of Mexico.


Kosovo mounts historic bid to become "independent and democratic state" backed by U.S., European allies but bitterly contested by Serbia, Russia.


Ukraine's outgoing president warns against disorder ahead of a close election to choose his successor.


Mixing cells and eggs to be allowed in search for new medical treatments.


Falluja under siege: 15,000 begin the âmajor confrontationâ

FALLUJA was a city under siege last night as Operation al Fajr, Arabic for dawn, began. The hope is that victory for some 15,000 US Marines, soldiers and Iraqi forces, who launched a full-scale attack on the


McDonald's Corp. shares jumped to a six-year high yesterday after the world's largest fast-food chain raised its annual dividend 49 percent and said it expects to return more cash to shareholders over the next two years.


Carter to be monitor for Palestinian vote

LOS ANGELES -- Former President Jimmy Carter, who received a Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts in the Middle East, said yesterday he would head an observer mission to monitor the Palestinian presidential elections next month.


Bulgaria and Romania are set to get the green light to join the EU on Tuesday, but under tough conditions.


Armstrong visits Tour to show he is a fan

L'ALPE D'HUEZ  - Seven-times Tour de France winner   Lance Armstrong believes cycling needs the support of its fans   following the doping scandal that prevented this year's   favorites Jan Ullrich and Ivan Basso competing.


US stocks are expected to open little changed on Thursday ahead of the long Christmas weekend, but a raft of economic data and the latest fall in oil prices could move the market.


Int'l Steel Group to be bought for $4.5B

NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- International Steel Group (ISG) said it will be acquired by Ispat International (IST) in a deal valued at $4.


Orion Workstations Act as Single-Box Clusters

A startup company is rolling out a family of workstations aimed at the technical computing space that offer clusterlike capabilities inside a single box.


Milano, 22:30 - CALCIO, MILAN; GATTUSO: DERBY? RONALDO LO SOGNA DA MESI

Rino Gattuso non crede ad un'Inter dimessa dopo l'eliminazione dalla Champions League. ''Nessuno mi ...


Londra, 15:49 - CALCIO, STAMPA INGLESE: CHELSEA SU NEILL E GAKPE

Il Chelsea pensa ai prossimi acquisti. Secondo il quotidiano "Daily Star", il club inglese sarebbe i...


Striking a personal chord, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today invited ULFA in Assam and other insurgent groups in the North East to shun violence.


You can say of "Without a Paddle" that at least it cares enough to steal from the very best. Unfortunately, that's about all it cares about.


Posh's TV show backfires as bid to woo America

Victoria Beckham's bid to woo Americans has backfired with damning reviews of a reality TV show that she hoped would overturn her image here as a sour-faced diva.


Despite recent ghoulish cases of illegal sales of human body parts, the nation still lacks a universal oversight system to prevent illicit marketing of cadavers donated to science, experts say.


Lamar Hunt, the soft-spoken son of a Texas oil tycoon whose vision gave birth to the modern NFL, is being remembered as a man who changed the face of pro football.


Dopo l'amarezza di ieri ("Questa non Ã¨ ancora la mia Roma"), il tecnico rilancia la sfida. Col Siena in Coppa senza Montella, Mancini e probabilmente Totti. ROMA, 18 novembre 2004 - Come Del Neri ha dichiarato


Britain's Paul Casey was in Ryder Cup ace-making mood as he fired a spectacular eagle-two in Thursday's Dunhill Links Championship first round to keep his European money-list rivals at bay.


He has defied most expectations since taking over for his father seven years ago. But now Bashar Assad, about to begin a second term, faces his real test


'Halo 3,' Other Games Get Spooky (or Silly) for Halloween

It's a virtual bag of tricks and treats as online games and virtual worlds serve up seasonal fun.


Indian engineer, 6 Afghan police die in suicide raid

A suicide bomber killed six police and an Indian engineer on Thursday in southeastern Afghanistan, a top provincial official said.


Immigration Backlog Forces Justice to Shift Staffing

Hundreds of lawyers are being reassigned to deal with more than 4,000 appeals in New York City immigration cases.


Major League Baseball's owners will convene in Philadelphia today for two days of meetings that will culminate with a coronation of sorts.


Comedian Bill Maher Sued in LA by Ex-Girlfriend

A former girlfriend of comedian  Bill Maher sued him for $9 million on Thursday, saying he  enticed her to give up a successful career as a flight  attendant with false promises to marry her and buy her a home  in Beverly Hills.


Bhutto assassinated, Pakistan faces crisis

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


Samsung Says It Will Expand Chip Factories

The Samsung Electronics Company, the Korean electronics giant, said Monday that it would invest $23.7 billion in new chip production lines over the next six years.


Kids Need Help Staying Slim, Congress Told

Schools may need more money and  regulators may need more authority to help America's children  from spiraling into obesity, experts and politicians told  Congress on Tuesday.


Light crude dips but remains less than a dollar shy of an all-time high reached earlier this week. LONDON  - Oil prices remained just below record highs on Friday amid concern over possible conflict


California loses a high-profile court case against carmakers over the alleged damage caused by CO2 emissions.


LSI Slims, Refocuses, and Gets Ready to Roll

Chipmaker is moving forward in networking and storage after nearly two years of reorganizing its chip business.


Former Disney executive joins Microsoft as CIO

Microsoft has tapped a former executive at Walt Disney to fill its CIO position, a move that shows the company continuing to fill top executive positions from outside the company.Tony Scott, who most recently was CIO at Walt Disney, will take over that same role at Microsoft in February, reporting to Chief Operating Officer Kevin Turner. Scott, who also will be a corporate vice president at Microsoft, replaces Stuart Scott, who departed the company in November. The two are not related.Scott will manage Microsoft's 4,000-person IT organization, which is responsible for all of the technology systems supporting the company's worldwide sales, marketing, and services operations, as well as the enterprise systems and applications for all corporate processes.At Disney, where he was senior vice president in addition to CIO, Scott was the first CIO to manage the entire company's IT systems, according to Microsoft. Prior to Disney, Scott was CTO at General Motors and vice president of operations at Bristol-Meyers Squibb.There are a lot of new faces in the ranks of upper management at Microsoft, with a rash of them signing on to the company in the last six months. Just last week Microsoft revealed that company veteran Jeff Raikes, president of its Business Division, will leave the company in September. The company tapped an outside executive -- former Juniper Networks, Macromedia, and Adobe executive Stephen Elop -- to fill that role.Other new hires to the company since last July include: Dan Reed, Microsoft Research director of scalable and multicore computing in November; Robert Youngjohns, president of North American sales and marketing and corporate vice president in November; Brian McAndrews, senior vice president, Advertiser and Publisher Solutions Group in August; and Don Mattick, senior vice president, Interactive Entertainment Business in July.There is likely more new blood to come as Microsoft also confirmed last week several other executive departures: Bruce Jaffe, corporate vice president of corporate development; Charles Fitzgerald, Microsoft's general manager of platform strategy; and Rob Short, corporate vice president of the Windows Core Technology group.Apart from CEO Steve Ballmer and Robbie Bach, president of Microsoft's entertainment and devices division, many of the company's other top executives have joined the company in the past three years. They include the man widely seen as Gates' successor, Chief Architect Ray Ozzie, who joined Microsoft in 2005. Kevin Turner, Microsoft's chief operating officer, and Steve Berkowitz, senior vice president of Microsoft's Online Services Group, also joined the company that year.


Bombings Across Iraq Kill at Least Eight

Iraqi women react after a bomb exploded Monday, Oct. 25, 2004 near a US and Australian military convoy in central Baghdad, Iraq, killing at least three people and injuring several, the Iraqi Interior Ministry said.


Risk of heart attack increases after meeting tough deadlines

The risk of suffering a heart attack increases by six times in the 24 hours following a high-pressure work deadline, researchers have warned.


Fruit and vegetables protect you from heart disease, not cancer

If you eat lots of fruit and vegetables you will reduce your risk of developing heart disease, but you will not alter your cancer risk, say Harvard researchers.


Education pick comes from inside Bush circle

Margaret Spellings has deep Texas roots in educational reform, the model for 2002 No Child Left Behind Act. By Gail Russell Chaddock | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.


U.S. hip-hop film sparks debate on masculinity

ATLANTA, Feb 20 (Reuters Life!) - A hard-hitting documentary on hip-hop that asks why it often shows black men as violent sex-addicts who abuse woman is sparking debate among a generation of young people raised on rap videos.


Study Finds Prior Trauma Raised Childrenâs 9/11 Risk

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


Breast Cancer Risk Linked To Red Meat, Study Finds

Younger women who regularly eat red meat appear to face an increased risk for a common form of breast cancer, according to a large, well-known Harvard study of women's health.


MIAMI BEACH, Fla. -- Former Oakland Raiders center Barret Robbins was shot and critically wounded Saturday night during a struggle with a police officer investigating a burglary at a South Beach office building.


MILANO - Allâindomani dellâimprovviso stop ai voli, che ha coinvolto circa 3 mila passeggeri, si allunga lâombra dellâamministrazione straordinaria sul gruppo Volare, in mattinata al centro di un vertice a Varese tra il ministro del Welfare


Titolo cala ancora in Borsa, -2,56% in apertura a Parigi


Ma Angeletti frena: "La soluzione Ã¨ ancora lontanaLa proposta dello scalino a 58 anni Ã¨ solo un primo passo"                                            Pensioni, Bonanni Ã¨ ottimista "Si puÃ² chiudere su proposta Damiano"


BEIJING, Dec. 16 -- Manchester United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy is set to have a scan in a bid to try to find the root cause of his calf problem.


update In the latest twist in the hostilities between Oracle and PeopleSoft, Wall Street's footsoldiers are massing for battle.


Running back Ladell Betts signed a five-year, $11 million contract extension with the Washington Redskins on Friday, opting to remain in Clinton Portis' shadow rather than test free agency after a career-best season.


Australia warns against possible terror attack in Indonesia

The Australian government on Wednesday warned against a possible terror attack shortly in Indonesia while Indonesia played down the warning.


The syndicated entertainment show "The Insider" is reporting actress Lindsay Lohan was overcome by the heat during filming of "Georgia Rule" and required treatment at a Los Angeles area hospital.


Man Arrested in Daughter's Day Care Death

DETROIT - The father of a 3-year-old who was beaten to death during an attack on her day care center was arrested Saturday, a day after he was named as the suspect in the rampage that also left two women hospitalized with gunshot wounds.    An arrest warrant was signed Friday for Bernard Kelly, 37, of Detroit, and he was taken into custody at a home Saturday evening, Detroit Police Officer Jeremy Aguayo said...


Energy Costs Trickle Through World Economy

There's nothing like a trip to the gas station to raise one's awareness of energy prices. Yet it doesn't require filling up the tank — or opening a utility bill, for that matter — to feel the bite of rising fuel costs.


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

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


Center Shaquille O'Neal missed his third exhibition game Tuesday because of a strained left hamstring, but could play in tonight's exhibition finale at Orlando.


Research in Motion Ltd., maker of the BlackBerry smart phone, will put its U.S. headquarters in a Texas suburb where it plans to employ more than 1,000 people within next several years.


Qwest to Settle with SEC for $250 Million

Qwest Communications International Inc. (QN: Quote, Profile, Research) has agreed to pay $250 million to settle financial and disclosure fraud charges, a source familiar with the matter said on Friday.


Taglio dei prezzi approvato ieri da Cda Agenzia del farmaco


Fighting continued in Najaf late last night despite an earlier declaration that the Shia leader Muqtada Sadr had accepted a peace plan designed to end the two-week battle for control of the city.


New York Times Journalist Killed in Baghdad

Khalid W. Hassan, who worked for the New York Timesâs news bureau in Baghdad, was shot and killed today.


Morocco conservatives win most seats in parliament

Morocco's conservative Istiqlal party, a member of the kingdom's ruling coalition, won most seats in parliamentary elections that opposition Islamists said were skewed by vote buying.


First lady Laura Bush, left, sits with Boston Red Sox Pitcher Curt Schilling, right, at campaign rally at ABX Air Hangar Monday, Nov. 1, 2004 in Wilmington, Ohio.


England name the team that won at Headingley for the third Test against West Indies starting on Thursday.


Clear Channel Communications posts lower profit

Clear Channel Communications Inc. , which has agreed to be acquired by two private equity firms and the company's founding Mays family, on Friday posted a lower profit from a year ago, before it spun off its entertainment unit.


Adrian Dix is a regular contributor to the Victoria Times-Colonist, The Source Newspaper and thetyee.ca in British Columbia. Formerly, he was chief of staff to the former British


Egypt, Israel Exchange Prisoners in Sign of Warming Relations

JERUSALEM, 6 December 2004 - In a sign that relations strained by the Palestinian uprising were warming, Egypt freed an Israeli Druze jailed eight years ago for spying and the Jewish state released six Egyptian students.


The government announces proposals to improve patient safety as a study finds current safeguards are failing.


2 concourses closed at Baltimore airport

Screeners discovered a suspicious package at Baltimore's main airport Friday morning and two concourses were closed, authorities said.


African Bush-Meat Hunting Linked to EU Overfishing

The European Union's heavy fishing off West Africa may be causing a rise in poaching of Africa's wildlife as hungry Africans seek alternative protein, a new study suggests.


Ingram Micro buys leading Asia-Pacific IT distributor

In a move the company says significantly strengthens its position in the growing Asia Pacific region, distributor Ingram Micro Inc.


After nearly a year of negotiations, the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles has agreed to return a rare fourth-century B.C. gold funerary wreath to Greece that cultural officials there contend was illegally removed from Greek soil.


Athletes must come back to earth after Olympic venture

It was only last month that Olympian Kent Smack was battling the world's best rowers on Schinias Lake outside of Athens. Today, he's back sitting at a desk in his office cubicle, facing deadlines and meetings.


KIRKUK, Iraq  - Rebels unleashed a wave of deadly   bomb attacks in Iraq's ethnically mixed city of Kirkuk on   Sunday, including a huge suicide truck bomb, a day after Prime   Minister Nuri al-Maliki urged Iraqis to embrace reconciliation.


Al-Qaeda in Iraq Figure Is in U.S. Custody

BAGHDAD, July 18 -- The man responsible for ferrying messages between Osama bin Laden and Iraqi insurgents is in U.S. custody and is providing "significant insights" into the workings of al-Qaeda in Iraq, the U.S. military said Wednesday.


The United States opens the final round of 2006 World Cup qualifying with games at Trinidad and Tobago in February and at Mexico in March.


Altre 3 donne indossavano lo stesso abito lungo e rosso


Brother Wants Murder Suspect to 'Be a Man'

A man charged with killing his wife and dumping her body in the trash should "be a man" and plead guilty to her murder, the woman's brother wrote to the suspect.


Inchiesta Altroconsumo su tariffe Adsl in 8 Paesi europei


World to see 380 mln diabetics by 2025: experts

The global diabetes epidemic is projected to affect 7 percent of the world's adult population by 2025 as developing countries embrace bad health habits associated with affluence, medical experts said on Monday.


IBM Safari to help developers navigate languages

(InfoWorld) - Seeking to assist software developers coping with many languages, IBM plans to offer its Safari technology to the Eclipse open source community, an IBM official said at the EclipseCon 2007 conference on Thursday. IBM describes Safari as an Eclipse-based metatooling framework intended to speed the building of sophisticated development environments, or IDEs, for new or existing programming languages. The project is moving toward becoming an open source Eclipse technology project. The basic idea is to incubate the technology and start to build a community around it, said Robert Fuhrer, an IBM research staff member involved in Safari. Developers these days must deal with multiple languages and technologies, and Safari is intended to make that easier. IBM has languages being designed that already represent mixes and interactions between technologies such as Java and SQL, Fuhrer said. "These are problems that real developers face today and we need to play catch-up and get the right kind of tooling support for those kinds of scenarios," Fuhrer said. "The reality of software development at this point is lots and lots of developers are faced with mixes of languages in lots of different varieties, particularly in a Web platform," Fuhrer said. Safari supports features such as parser management, syntax highlighting, and re-factoring. Static program analysis and debugging also are goals. The project offers language service-creation wizards, class libraries, and "code skeletons" to get a language service-implementer started. IBM's Web site on Safari said the effort has been driven in part by the need to build full-featured IDEs for language research activities at the company. One activity to benefit from Safari is the development of a JavaScript IDE, taking place at IBM's Tokyo Research Lab. Other IBM research projects impacted include X10, which is a Java-derived language; XJ, featuring XML access and Java, and the JikesPG grammar language specification. Accommodating multiple languages within Eclipse was the subject of panel session at the conference on Thursday. Safari was noted during the session, as well as the reality that Eclipse has grown beyond its origin as a platform for Java development. Doug Schaefer, a senior software developer at QNX Software Systems and the moderator of the session, said: "It's gotten pretty clear that Eclipse isn't just Java anymore."


Four Out Of Five Linux PCs End Up Running Pirated Windows

A Gartner analyst finds a direct connection between Linux and piracy: many systems come preinstalled with Linux to keep prices down but then bogus copies of Windows get loaded.


The research arm of the MoD has come up with a portable lab that can used by vets, doctors and the food industry.


Coyotes, the rangy animals associated with the American West, have been spotted in the U.S. capital for the first time, sparking gossip in precincts where talk usually turns on politics.


Matt Fornataro scored twice, including the winner, and the seventh-ranked University of New Hampshire used a three-goal third period to bring down Vermont, 5-1, last night in Burlington, Vt.


Candidate Clinton goes public with her private faith

She doesn't cede religious turf to conservatives but dismays some liberals.


Madrid, 22:28 - CALCIO, RADIO SPAGNOLA: RONALDO TORNA ALL'INTER

La radio spagnola 'Cadena Ser', di solito ben informata sui movimenti di mercato del Real Madrid, ha...


Il Nikkei ha concluso la seduta a 17.504 punti


Thames Valley was top of target list Detailed maps of the UK created by the KGB between 1950 and 1990 have gone on sale in digital format for the first time.â¦


The House adopted a Republican-sponsored bill on Friday that would restructure the nation's intelligence community in response to the recommendations of the Sept.


Fairbanks has been labeled the fourth most dangerous metropolitan area in the nation by the publisher of a reference book, "City Crime Rankings.


PERTH, Dec. 16. - Justin Langer survived Shoaib Akhtarâs incisive opening pace barrage and retorted with his 21st Test ton, as Australia recovered from 78 for five to 357 for eight at stumps today on the


US sends team to restive Ethiopian region

The United States on Thursday announced it had sent a team to assess humanitarian needs in Ethiopia's Ogaden region, where government troops have been battling insurgents since June last year.


Prime-Time Metered Market Thursday Ratings: CBS Wins; Nothing Unusual on This Typical Summer Evening

-Ratings Breakdown: Mirroring all summer, CBS led Thursday care of Big Brother 8 (4.4 rating/9 share), a repeat of CSI (6.5/12), and a repeat of Without a Trace (#1: 6.9/12). All three shows ranked first in the overnights in every half-hour. As for Big Brother 8 (which I have not seen yet due to the late start on the East Coast), apparently evicted contestant Amber made some very controversial comments that CBS did not televise. For more information, click on http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/TV/08/30/tv.bigbrother.ap/index.html. Needless to say, I am happy she is gone.


Jaguars 31, Steelers 29: Jaguars Beat Steelers at Their Own Game

The Jaguars proved that they were able copycats of a style that has defined the Steelers, withstanding a furious 18-point comeback by the Steelers in the fourth quarter and kicking a 25-yard field goal to win in the final 37 seconds.


The $10 million sexual harassment lawsuit against Knicks Coach Isiah Thomas began Monday with a lengthy questionnaire for potential jurors.


Mobile phone use does not raise the risk of any of the most common brain tumours, a Japanese study suggests.


West Point Man Is Trump's Second Apprentice

Real estate mogul Donald Trump hired  another "apprentice" on Thursday, offering West Point graduate  and software executive Kelly Perdew a six-figure salary job in  the culmination of the fall season reality show "The  Apprentice."


Fed Moves Again, Cutting Key Rate by Half a Point

The Fedâs move was part of a one-two punch by Washington aimed at jolting the economy with easier credit and extra money.


The World Cup of Golf has been won by England, who won the title for just the second time in the event's 50 year history and their first under the revised format introduced in 2000.


125-thousand people are without power as Tropical Storm Gaston makes its way through the Carolinas. The Governor of South Carolina has declared a state of emergency.


Spider-Man creator Stan Lee signs a deal to come up with new superhero characters for Disney.


UNHCR warns of new mass exodus of Darfur refugees to Chad

Some 30,000 displaced people living in a camp close to Sudan's border with Chad are threatening to join a mounting exodus of refugees unless an international force provides security, the office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees warned.


Ruud van Nistelrooy's 73rd-minute penalty kick and Wayne Rooney's injury-time goal gave Manchester United a victory over league-leading Arsenal.


Democrat Biden to jump into 2008 US race Wednesday

Veteran US Senator Joseph Biden will officially jump into the crowded Democratic Party field for the 2008 White House race on Wednesday, he said in a message to supporters.


Actress Mann turning "17" for teen comedy

Leslie Mann, a veteran  of "Knocked Up" and "The 40-Year-Old Virgin," will play the  wife of "High School Musical" hunk Zac Efron in the teen comedy  "17." Efron plays a grown man who finds himself back in high  school as a 17-year-old. Burr Steers is directing the New Line  project.


KANSAS CITY, Kan. Â· A visibly subdued Dale Earnhardt Jr. arrived Friday "feeling a little bit thrown under the bus," he said.


Wildlife officials in Sri Lanka expressed surprise Wednesday that they found no evidence of large-scale animal deaths from the weekend's massive tsunami — indicating that animals may have sensed the wave coming and fled to higher ground.


Roma, 17:12 - CALCIO, ROMA-LAZIO: SI GIOCA REGOLARMENTE ALLE 20,30

Roma-Lazio il derby capitolino in programma mercoledÃ¬ 31 ottobre, si giocherà


Soaring Fuel Costs to Spur Airline Mergers -Qantas

Record high oil prices are likely to trigger a rash of airline mergers and tie-ups, accelerating a wave of consolidation in the aviation sector, the head of Australian carrier Qantas said on Wednesday.


UC San Francisco Acknowledges It Fired Med School Dean

The University of California, San Francisco, confirms its medical school dean was fired, and the school says his whistle-blowing efforts were unfounded.


Standard Chartered profits leap 17 percent in 2006

Standard Chartered has bank, reported on Tuesday that net profits soared by almost one fifth last year, helped by strong economic growth in its key Asian markets.


CHIC is in. As consumer electronics and IT manu


U.N.'s Ban denounces Iran on Holocaust, Israel

Incoming U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told Iran on Thursday it was unacceptable to deny the Holocaust or call for Israel to be wiped off the map.


N.J. Gov. First Appearance Since Scandal

Gov. James McGreevey made his first public appearance Wednesday since his stunning resignation announcement, signing two bills to promote economic development but never mentioning the sex scandal.


Microsoft nixes stripper ban for Vista launch

Show 'em if you got 'em. And El Reg does The old Microsoft used to ban strippers from interrupting its product launch events.â¦


Britain said on Wednesday it would begin withdrawing troops from Iraq, triggering a new political standoff in Washington over U.S. President George W. Bush's decision to deploy thousands of extra U.S. soldiers.


Australian wrongly convicted of murdering baby sees 'mirror image' of her ordeal.


ROMA, 27 agosto 2004 - Tre giorni di tempo, poi si vedrÃ . La Roma non ha fretta di sostituire Cesare Prandelli, ed Ã¨ comprensibile. Dietro a un nome, quello del tecnico ex Parma, c'Ã¨ un progetto che nÃ©


By YP Rajesh and Suresh Seshadri in Cuddalore and Madras, India. RESCUE workers pulled rotting corpses from canals and water-logged fields in India today, as the government warned the death toll of more than


The Irish Government distanced itself today from proposals for joint authority over Northern Ireland if the current rescue package fails.


Last of Children to See Fatima Virgin Dies at 97

Lucia de Jesus dos Santos, the last of  three children who claimed to see the Virgin at Fatima and who  revealed a vision the Catholic Church said foretold the attempt  to kill Pope John Paul, died on Sunday, the Church said.


Sports agent gets prison for smuggling Cubans

KEY WEST, Florida  - A federal judge sentenced U.S. sports agent Gustavo "Gus" Dominguez to five years in prison on Monday for smuggling potential major-league baseball players out of Cuba.


Ten people died and 52 were injured Friday when a passenger bus overturned near the Russian-Latvian border, the Russian government said.


Citta' del Vaticano, 12:21 - CALCIO: ABETE REGALA PALLONE E MAGLIA AZZURRA AL PAPA

Giancarlo Abete, presidente della Figc, al termine dell'udienza generale nell'Aula Paolo VI ha regal...


Judge says FBI's inquiries are unconstitutional

A federal judge yesterday declared unconstitutional and blocked a law that allows the FBI to force companies to turn over Internet and telephone records to fight terrorism and bars the companies from disclosing the searches.


Attivisti che partecipavano a un sit-in di Cgil e Uil


Dadasaheb Phalke Award winning director Shyam Benegal is all set to   direct a historic epic on Gautam Buddha.


Oil prices have surged to two-week highs following news that supplies in the US are tightening. In New York on Thursday, the cost of a barrel of oil rose almost $2 to $44.


Asian, European leaders gather in Hanoi ahead of summit

Asian and European leaders began arriving in Hanoi ahead of a summit aimed at boosting political, economic and cultural ties despite profound inter-regional differences over Myanmar.


German Conjoined Twin Dies at U.S. Hospital

A 13-month-old German girl died at a  hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, early on Thursday, shortly  after an operation to separate her from her conjoined twin  sister.


Nintendo, Sony devices to target holiday shoppers

NEW YORK -- Nintendo Co. and Sony Corp. made separate product announcements yesterday that the video game giants hope will attract more customers ahead of the highly competitive holiday shopping season.


Valencia, 11:24 - VELA, AMERICA'S CUP: IL TIMONIERE DI ALINGHI SARÃ ED BAIRD

Alinghi ha comunicato il timoniere scelto per affrontare Team New Zealand nell'America's cup 2007. A...


Some Potentially Positive Developments from a Disastrous Election

No progressive should be happy with the results of the presidential election. However, it is hard to predict what the longer-term impact on American politics of a particular presidential election result might be.


President Bush yesterday said the race for the White House comes down to "clear choices" between him and John Kerry on five issues: "your family's security, your budget


Employers pull back on November hiring headed into holidays

US employers pulled back on hiring as they headed into the holiday shopping season, adding just 112,000 new jobs overall in November.


Eriksson's lover reveals miscarriage, hints no marriage in sight

England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson and his partner Nancy Dell'Olio, whose stormy on-off relationship was hit by scandal this summer over his infidelity, lost a child due to miscarriage, Dell'Olio said in a newspaper interview.


Film-maker Spike Lee calls for more black people to become involved behind the scenes in TV and cinema.


US envoy says no signs of persecution in Vietnam highlands

A senior US State Department official said she had seen no signs of persecution in Vietnam's Central Highlands of ethnic minority people who had fled to Cambodia and were later repatriated.


Ravens' Lewis Pleads Guilty to Drug Charge

Baltimore Ravens running back Jamal Lewis pleaded guilty Thursday to using a cell phone to try to set up a drug deal and will be sentenced to four months in prison, to be served after the regular season ends in January.


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The appointment of Walter Smith brings no guarantee of success on the international stage for Scotland. However, the former Rangers manager's arrival at Hampden Park should at least bring much-needed stability


Bobcats Beat Heat for Second Preseason Win

Charlotte Bobcats' Melvin Ely (2) shoots over Miami Heat's Malik Allen (35) during the first quarter of a preseason game in Charlotte, NC, Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2004.


Festive deliveries to Iceland stores in London, the South East and East Anglia are to be hit by a series of strikes.


Scientists race to develop a muscle drug that could allow people to stay toned without exercising.


U.S. Elections Has Seized Global Attention

It can be considered undiplomatic, and none of them actually gets to vote. But some foreign leaders and political figures haven't been able to resist the question: Bush or Kerry for U.S. president?


Venezuela Votes by Large Margin to Retain ChÃ¡vez

An opposition movement refused to accept the results, raising prospects for more turmoil in the world's fifth-largest oil exporter.


'Forgotten' Earns $22M to Top Box Office

LOS ANGELES Sept. 26, 2004 - It's been a bad time for movies in general lately, but good for thrillers like "The Forgotten," which claimed the No.


The European Parliament on Thursday threatened to veto the entire incoming European Union executive commission unless Italy's nominee for Justice Commissioner — who earlier described homosexuality as a sin — was dropped from the list.


HBOS HBOS.L says it will write to the European Commission to complain about Santander Central Hispano's continuing ties to Royal Bank of Scotland despite the Spanish bank's bid for Abbey National.


Melbourne, 10:27 - TENNIS, AUSTRALIAN OPEN: RISULTATI SINGOLARE FEMMINILE

Risultati del primo turno del singolare femminile dell'Australian Open (cemento, montepremi 18,5 mil...


The Vatican is making it tougher to become a saint.


Couples from poorer backgrounds seeking fertility treatment are more inclined to want anonymous donors than more well off people, a study says.


Tutto Ã¨ pronto al Lido di Venezia per la per la 61.esima edizione della Mostra Internazionale dâArte Cinematografica. che si apre questa sera e durerÃ  fino all'11 settembre. Sessanta aurei leoni alati


Data shows the pill may reduce heart disease

PHILADELPHIA - Oct. 22, 2004 â-omen who take birth control pills have a lower risk of heart disease, heart attack, and no increased risk of breast cancer according to a new study based on data from the Women's Health Initiative.


Emiliani vincono a Trieste, Napoli pareggia con il Mantova


At least 13 people are killed after a bus plunges into a river in southern Nepal, police say.


A censure vote removes French Polynesia's first pro-independence government, elected just four months ago.


CORRECTED: Darfur rebel group says accepts ceasefire, talks

Corrects to make clear that U.N. Security Council did not meet on Thursday, paragraph 5


Suicide bomber kills north Iraq police chief

A suicide bomber in police uniform killed a top police official in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul on Thursday as he toured the site of an explosion that killed 40 people and wounded 220 a day earlier, officials said.


Ernie Els will try to mark his 35th birthday tomorrow by winning the World Match Play title at Wentworth for a record-breaking sixth time, and with it collect golf's biggest cheque of Â£1million yet again.


Three inmates, including a convicted murderer, go on the run after absconding from an open prison in Derbyshire.


Neuheisel Says He Didn't Break NCAA Rules

Former Washington football coach Rick Neuheisel testified Wednesday that he did not believe he violated NCAA rules by putting $6,400 on the men's college basketball tournaments of 2002 and 2003 because he did not consider it betting.


Florida's Ramirez Leaves With Injured Shoulder

Marlins shortstop Hanley Ramirez partially dislocates his left shoulder on a swing in the first inning of Sunday's game.


Co-ordinated attacks in Iraqi city of Samarra

A wave of co-ordinated attacks in the Iraqi city of Samarra has killed at least 33 Iraqis and wounded 48. The attack involved four car bombs linked with assaults against police stations in the city 125 kilometres north of Baghdad.


At least six policemen and a civilian are killed by a roadside bomb in eastern Sri Lanka, the military says.


The Queen has led the massive outpouring of sympathy by sending a message of support to Ken Bigley's family.


Bollywood action hero escapes unhurt in car crash

Top Bollywood action hero Suniel Shetty   had a miraculous escape when his car skidded and slammed into a   roadside railing at the weekend, leaving him with just a minor   neck injury, according to newspaper reports on Monday.


MILWAUKEE -- Charlie Villanueva scored a season-high 26 points Wednesday night to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 110-90 victory over the undermanned Los Angeles Lakers, who were without the suspended Kobe Bryant.


European FMs stress commitment to end Lebanon crisis

The foreign ministers of France, Italy and Spain on Saturday reiterated their commitment toward ending a long-running political crisis in Lebanon that is blocking the election of a president.


Leno to Retire from 'Tonight Show' in 2009

Jay Leno, America's leading  late-night comedian as host of NBC's "The Tonight Show," will  retire at the end of his current five-year contract in 2009 and  be replaced by Conan O'Brien, the network said on Monday.


Seagate tells employees company not for sale

Seagate Technology  told  employees the company is not for sale despite "growing  interest" in disk-drive technology from companies in China,  Korea and Japan.


Japan's Floundering Abe Fights for Floating Gas Station

TOKYO, Sept. 7 -- For the election-battered, scandal-plagued and competence-challenged government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, it has come down to this: If he cannot keep a floating gas station open in the Indian Ocean, Abe may be finished as the leader of Japan.


Soaring traffic fines, insurance rates have more Canadians fighting tickets

FREDERICTON (CP) - When a 23-year-old university student from New Brunswick decided to go to court to fight a $400 speeding ticket, she knew it was a long shot.


DealBook Blog: Lufthansa to Buy 19% Stake in JetBlue

Lufthansa will pay $305 million for the stake in JetBlue Airways, the discount airline, the companies announced.


Colombia and Venezuela say a diplomatic crisis over the capture of a Colombian rebel is over.


Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Hollywood's last major independent, is set to accept a Sony offer worth $5bn.


Generous Spurs hand Arsenal early Christmas gift

Arsenal's bid to reclaim the Premier League title passed a significant milestone on Saturday when a derby win over Tottenham ensured Arsene Wenger's men will spend Christmas on top of the table.


ITHACA -- Getting to drive two rovers on Mars all the way from Ithaca is a dream come true for Cornell University's Steven Squyres.


Flight Attendants' Union Calls For Strike

HONOLULU -- The country's largest flight attendants union is calling for a national strike against four airlines now in bankruptcy.


The Pope, looking tired and speaking with difficulty, has ploughed into fresh controversy with two startling new beatifications. Among the five people he set on the road to canonisation


Chip sets to survive integration with CPU

(InfoWorld) - Computers are getting smallerÂ and functions that once required multiple chips will increasingly be combined or move to the processor. But Intel said one component is going to survive these changes: the chip set. If a processor is the brain of a computer, the chip set is its central nervous system. Traditional PC designs use a dual-chip chip set with one chip acting as a memory controller and another handling I/O functions, but that is changing. "The chip set is not going to go away," said Richard Malinoski, vice president and general manager of Intel's Chipset Group. At the same time, theÂ chip set's functions have evolvedÂ over time. "I think the vision of the kitchen sink, one big chip that is the computer, is a little bit exaggerated." "We're miles away from that kind of a model," he said. Nevertheless, big changes are afoot. Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) was the first PC chipmaker to do away with the separate memory controller, moving this component onto the same piece of silicon as the processor to boost performance. Intel plans to follow suit with Nehalem, a new processor design the company has planned for 2008. At around the same time, AMD and Intel are expected to take the graphics capabilities integrated in some chip sets, and move this to the processor -- at least for some systems. Different types of computers are going to use different components, reflecting the wider range of computers that are increasingly available. For example, in the not-too-distant future many PCs, will have processors that include graphics capabilities. But separate graphics processors, called discrete chips, will still be needed, particularly for high-end systems and gaming machines where users demand better graphics performance. "Different people want different things," Malinoski said, adding that many functions, such as parts of Intel's vPro technology, are handled by the chip set. As the chip set's role evolves, one requirement that won't change is the need for I/O. Both high-end and mid-range PCs require a chip set to handle the flow of data between the processor and other components, such as solid-state drives or, in the case of systems using discrete graphics, the graphics card. The integration of PC components will be greatest in ultramobile computers. Designers are racing to combine components in a bid to cut power consumption and shrink the size and weight of these devices.Â Asustek Computer's Eee PCÂ andÂ Via Technologies' NanoBook, both announced at Computex, illustrate the progress that's being made. Via is blazing the trail towards still smaller devices, and Intel isn't far behind. Earlier this week, Via CEO Wenchi Chen unveiled the company'sÂ Mobile ITX motherboard, which measures just 7.5 centimeters by 4.5 cm -- less than a business card. And he promised the company will introduceÂ still smaller boards, made possible by CPUs that combine the processor with the chip set and graphics processor inside a single package. "The single CPU chip will happen," Chen said this week. Â


U.N. court orders arrest of former Croat commander

The U.N. war crimes tribunal on  Saturday ordered the immediate arrest and transfer of a former  Croatian police commander to the Hague after he violated the  terms of his provisional release by going on a hunting trip.


Cellulosic Ethanol: One Molecule Could Cure Our Addiction to Oil

Scientists have long known how to turn trees into ethanol, but doing it profitably is another matter. So a wave of public and private funding is pouring into research labs, and venture capitalists have invested hundreds of millions of dollars in cellulosic-technology startups.


Breast Cancer Research One Step At A Time

Breast cancer research is being supported this month by a company usually associated with foot support. Payless shoes announced this week that they are offering customers a chance to purchase a Limited-Edition


War crimes charges tossed for 5 soldiers

A judge on Wednesday dismissed charges against five British soldiers accused of mistreating Iraqi civilian detainees, but said the court-martial will continue against two other servicemen accused of negligently performing their duties.


Is there a polite way to discourage a manager from joining empoyees for lunch?

Q A group of workers at my office likes to eat lunch together at a certain time each day. Lately, a manager has been joining us "just to chat."


SUV Plant Strengthens Toyota's Foothold in U.S.

Toyota Motor extended its political and manufacturing muscle in the United States with the announcement yesterday of a $1.3 billion assembly plant in Mississippi.


Music producer Phil Spector has been charged with the murder of actress Lana Clarkson in an unsealed indictment. Spector, 64, was in attendance at a Los Angeles court as the indictment about the slaying of 40-year-old Clarkson was read.


Barclays to double number of branches in Portugal

Banking group Barclays plans to more than double the number of its branches in Portugal to 174 from the current 86 by September 2007, the president of the bank's Portuguese division said.


Ma e' incalzato dal re dei casino' Sheldon Adelson


Liverpool, 17:54 - CALCIO, EVERTON: ACQUISTATO YAKUBU PER 17 MLN EURO

L'Everton ha ufficializzato l'acquisto di Ayegbeni Yakubu, 24enne centravanti nigeriano, preso dal M...


Sempre di piu' quelli che lasciano.Domande scadono il 10


An Afghan bomber's tale sheds light on motives

Mumtaz Ahmad spent more than three years at a madrasa in Pakistan learning the Koran, then pursued his pious desire to become a Qari' -- one who recites the Muslim holy book -- at a similar Islamic religious school in Kabul.


Carrey hires new agent after Hollywood frenzy

Jim Carrey has signed on  at Creative Artists Agency (CAA), a week after he triggered a  Hollywood feeding frenzy when he fired his longtime handlers at  the United Talent Ageency (UTA).


Indonesia's Metro TV, quoting the central Java police chief, said 31 were dead and "tens" more hurt. Police officials told.


Otellini: soft-spoken, ruthless and an Intel lifer

Intel selects consummate insider as next CEO. Can he take Intel beyond the PC?


Il numero 1 di Air One si ricandida per l'acquisizionedella compagnia aerea in crisi. "Management di qualitÃ "                                          Alitalia, Toto adesso torna alla carica "Pronti vertici, Malpensa puÃ² restare"


High Blood Sugar Also Poses Risk to Heart

levated blood sugar increases the risk of heart disease, not only in people with diabetes but also in those with high-normal readings not considered diabetic.


The Prime Minister is calling on Ford to have further talks with workers over plans to halt Jaguar production.


Hackers Smell Blood In Common Windows Interface

Since Wednesday, a rising tide of attacks which could precede the arrival of a new worm have been attempting to exploit the Windows GDI (graphic device interface) for JPEG files, according to the Internet Storm Center, Bethesda, MD.


Oil prices eased on Friday as OPEC  looked set to keep output unchanged at its meeting this  weekend, although concern ahead of Sunday's election in Iraq  limited the fall.


The European Commission is set to rule that Spain broke EU law in putting restrictions on a bid for power firm Endesa.


Portavoce governo risponde a lettera ministri ala radicale


CHICAGO -- One might think Chicago already qualifies as a "global city."


A book of fairy tales created, handwritten and illustrated by J.K. Rowling sold for nearly $4 million at auction Thursday. The buyer, Web retailer Amazon.com Inc., now owns one of only seven copies of "The Tales of Beedle the Bard," which is leather bound with silver mounts.


Lebanese prosecutors charge three army officers and 19 soldiers for shooting protesters during a riot.


ATHENS -- Her coach calls it "Blythish." Blythe Hartley says it's just the way she operates. Whatever it is, it was working for the Edmonton-born diver yesterday in the preliminaries of the women's three-metre springboard event.


Da martedi' e mercoledi' termometri in calo


Astronauts ready for space walk to fix solar panels

Astronauts aboard the International  Space Station readied for a fourth spacewalk on Monday to  unstick a jammed solar array in an extra excursion that  extended the space shuttle Discovery's mission at the orbiting  outpost by a day.


A US diplomat in Cyprus who vanished four days ago is found dead on a remote part of the island.


Lindsay Lohan's life is about to a little get easier.


With president's resignation, civil rights group again in turmoil

ATLANTA -- The Southern Christian Leadership Conference is in turmoil again -- this time with the resignation of its president, the Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth.


Sprintâs Customer Erosion Prompts Cutbacks

Shares of Sprint dropped 25 percent after the company said that it planned to lay off 4,000 workers and close stores to trim costs as its customer base shrinks.


Parma, 20:37 - CALCIO, PARMA: SU KUTUZOV SI ATTENDONO CHIARIMENTI

Il Parma attende chiarimenti dalla federazione della Bielorussia su Kutuzov. Il giocatore sarebbe st...


Arsene Wenger is deflated after Arsenal are dumped out of the Champions League to end their hopes of silverware this season.


People in the News: Snipes says paternity action's not valid

What do you do when an alleged crackhead accuses of you of fathering her child (and you're claiming that you didn't)? Make like Wesley Snipes and sue New York City.


MINNEAPOLIS -- Considering how much the Yankees have dominated the Twins during the regular season in recent years, it was easy to assume Javier Vazquez picked the right time to return from a nasty two-week bout with conjunctivitis.


Bioshield Effort Is Inadequate, a Study Says

Experts say the Bioshield program will not be adequate to create new vaccines and drugs to protect the nation against either a biological attack or a natural epidemic.


MoveOn.org has proven to be a headache for newspapers.


Williams makes up for first-half mistake with big second-half ...

Roy Williams is a man who freely admits his mistakes. He's a little less forthcoming when the subject turns to his excellence on the football field.


African leaders agree to study continental union

African leaders have vowed to speed up the economic and political integration of their continent to pursue the goal of a United States of Africa, but they also agreed to study more closely how to achieve it.


Lunedi' i funerali dell'operatore turistico ucciso


The shell casings had barely cooled on a Brooklyn street when federal agents began trying to unwrap a mystery: How did three pistols get in the hands of the men who gunned down two police officers?


Five people are killed in what appears to be ethnic violence in western Kenya linked to last month's disputed elections.


TURISMO SESSUALE IN BRASILE: QUATTRO ARRESTI

Quattro arresti per agenzie che organizzavano viaggi in Brasile esclusivamente a sfondo sessuale; per la prima volta Ã¨ stata applicata in Italia la legge del 1998 contro il turismo sessuale. SAN BENEDETTO


Hollinger Committee Files Report on Black, Directors

Hollinger International Inc., publisher of the Chicago Sun-Times, said a committee of its board investigating allegations of wrongdoing against former Chief Executive Conrad Black filed a report with a court in Chicago.


Palestinians Pick Up Pieces After Israeli Offensive

Palestinians picked over the rubble of more than two weeks of fighting in a refugee camp on Saturday after Israeli tanks quit northern Gaza to end a crushing offensive.


Computer Eye Strain Can Be Real Pain for Rest of Anatomy, Too

By ROGER MCBAIN, Courier & Press staff writer 464-7520 or mcbainr@courierpress.com  Computer eye fatigue can be a pain in the neck - not to mention the head, shoulders and back.


Fraudulent Disabilities A Concern To NCAA

The NCAA recently passing new rules to crack down on diploma mills, but a loop hole exists if a student has a learning disability.


Nikki Blue scored 16 points, and Noelle Quinn had 15 to help No. 22 UCLA beat Oregon 70-54 on Monday night.


U.S. gasoline prices have likely hit bottom: Govt

U.S. retail gasoline prices appear to have bottomed out now that crude oil costs are rising again, and pump prices are expected to start climbing, the government's top energy forecasting agency said on Wednesday.


Israeli forces launch air raid on Gaza city

Israeli forces fired rockets at the Gaza City on Monday, responding to an earlier attack launched by Hamas movement against an army post.


Some 100 people die in an air raid in Sudan's troubled Darfur region,  say military observers who fear a major upsurge in violence.


Prodi ha avviato il giro di incontri per valutare la possibilitÃ  di una larga intesaViolante ottimista sui tempi: "E' una pratica che si puÃ² chiudere in un anno"                                            Legge elettorale, dal governo nessun testo "Palazzo Chigi sarÃ  solo di stimolo"


Capo Protezione civile incontra operatori per fare il punto


Most of the exchanges across Asia rebounded modestly on Wednesday after sharp declines on Monday and Tuesday.


Nearly 40 protesters gathered Saturday at the home of the chief financial backer of the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, whose ads criticize Democrat John Kerry's military record.


Lithuanian Prime Minister Gediminas Kirkilas said on Wednesday he backed having early elections and that a vote on dissolving parliament could take place soon.


U.S. Readies Revised UN Resolution on Sudan's Darfur

The United States is expected to  distribute on Tuesday a revised version of its U.N. resolution  on Sudan, but retain a threat of sanctions if Khartoum does not  stop atrocities in its Darfur region, diplomats said.


By Sam Kennedy, The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa.  Sep. 12--Commonwealth Telephone Enterprises is up for sale, according to  a news report.


People in the former Soviet territory of Nagorno-Karabakh vote in a referendum on a proposed constitution.


Northern Europe and key Asian countries remained home to the most competitive economies worldwide, cementing their ranks among the top 10 in an annual survey conducted by the World Economic Forum.


Stallo in Lega, societÃ  spaccate su Galliani

MILANO - Non sono state sufficienti tre votazioni per sciogliere il nodo della Lega. L'assemblea delle 42 societÃ  di serie Ae di serie B riunitasi a Milano per eleggere il nuovo presidente ha prodotto un'altra fumata nera. Si rivota il 29 novembre.


Il premier: 'accordo raggiunto tra governo e sindacati'


Test Flights for Shuttle Could Begin Next Spring

NASA officials said on Friday that the space shuttle Discovery could take off for the International Space Station in May or June in the first of two test flights aimed at resuming normal shuttle operations.


Analysts say Sprint 'doesn't stand for anything'

InfoWorld - New Sprint Nextel CEO Dan Hesse has lots of choices as heÂ takes over the ailing mobile carrierÂ and looks for problems to start solving.


Because of superior US firepower, training and command-and-control capabilities, a victory by American forces in Fallujah should surprise no one.


The Office of Fair Trading is investigating  UK supermarkets' online shops over alleged unfair pricing policies.


Nastech in Obesity Treatment Pact with Merck

Shares of Nastech Pharmaceutical Co.  Inc. jumped as much as 43 percent on Monday after it said it  formed an alliance with Merck & Co. to develop its  appetite-regulating treatment for obesity.


Swedes are the first to try a music serivce for mobiles that lets them download unlimited tracks for a weekly fee.


U.S. approach 100 medals but may forfeit baseball gold

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil  - The United States pushed towards the 100-medal mark at the Panamerican Games on Thursday but may let one of the biggest go, with their baseball team ready to forfeit the gold to Cuba.


Legendary singer-songwriter Bob Dylan is to shed light on his life and 40-year career in his memoirs, to be published later this year.


Striking Writers Target Oscars and Globes

The Academy Awards presentation is still two months away but the world's top film awards ceremony found itself embroiled on Tuesday in the worst Hollywood labor clash in two decades. The screenwriters union, on strike since November 5 against major mov...


NEW YORK -- Apple Inc. escalated a dispute with NBC Universal over the pricing of television shows by announcing Friday it would not sell any of NBC's programs for this fall season on iTunes.


More Office System Servers, Services On The Horizon

The current Office System lineup--including the various Office SKUs, Live Communications Server, SharePoint Portal Server, Project Server, Content Management Server, etc.


Burned jogger shows lightning, headphones don't mix

Here's a handy tip for joggers: If you  think you might get caught in a thunderstorm, leave your music  player at home.


Michael Phelps: A very nice guy finishes first

At 8:41 pm Thursday, Greek time, Michael Phelps was on the medal stand, the champion of the 200-meter individual medley. He was wearing his official


Himalayan Pink, Sel Gris, Hiwa Black, Fumee de Sel and Flower of Bali. These are not rare tropical plants, but part of the growing trend of artisan salts. I noticed a blinding array of gourmet salts when I attended the Fancy Food show in New York City a few weeks ago.


Warrick Dunn figured Atlanta's dominating performance over Super Bowl favorite Carolina would come as a surprise.


"I hope I die before I get old" ... no way! The elderly rockers known as The Zimmers entered the British Top 40 chart Monday at No. 26 with their guitar-smashing take on The Who's "My Generation."


Michael Phelps showed no signs of either yesterday, swimming to two gold medals in the span of an hour at the Athens Olympic Games.


One person in the UK is signing up to broadband every 10 seconds,  according to telecoms giant BT.


A strong 7.5-magnitude quake rocked Indonesia's Aceh province Wednesday, killing three people, seriously injuring 25 others and briefly sparking a tsunami alert, officials said.


How to Protect Corporate Data - and the Earth - When Dumping IT Gear

By Dubie, Denise  Getting rid of obsolete computer gear isn't as simple as it used to be. The threat of data loss, coupled with increasingly stringent environmental regulations, has IT pros rethinking their disposal methods.


Chirac defends judges in row with Sarkozy

French President Jacques Chirac backed  the judiciary on Friday in a row with Interior Minister Nicolas  Sarkozy, who has accused judges of being too lenient.


Gay Republican Group Won't Endorse Bush -NY Times

Leaders of the largest group for gay men and lesbians in the Republican Party voted overwhelmingly against endorsing President Bush for re-election because he favors a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, The New York Times said on Wednesday.


The price of oil is on the rise as fears grow that Hurricane Ivan could disrupt oil supplies from the Gulf of Mexico.


Bush Focuses on Democratic-Leaning States; Kerry Aims Wider

President George W. Bush will spend most of the last 12 days of his re-election campaign trying to prevent John Kerry from winning six states that went to Democrat Al Gore in the 2000 election.


Roadside blasts kill 5 U.S. soldiers in Iraq

Five American soldiers were killed in roadside bombings in Iraq on Friday, the U.S. military said on Saturday, while U.S. and Iraqi forces seized 37 suspects in raids against al Qaeda fighters and Shi'ite militiamen.


The wife of the Rev. Jesse Jackson is backing Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton in a new radio ad being aired in South Carolina, a split from her husband, who is supporting rival Barack Obama.


U.S. Intelligence Offers Gloomy Outlook for Iraq

A U.S. intelligence report prepared  for President Bush in July offered a gloomy outlook for Iraq  through the end of 2005, with the worst scenario being a  deterioration into civil war, government officials said on  Thursday.


Two surgeons who developed prosthetic heart valves that have prolonged millions of lives are among the winners of this yearâs awards.


Rio de Janeiro, 16:00 - BASKET, NBA: BRASILIANO NENE' OPERATO PER TUMORE

Nenè Hilario, centro brasiliano dei Denver Nuggets, è stato operato per l'asportazione...


Kurd in N.Y. trial denies links to terrorism

ALBANY, New York  - An Iraqi Kurd charged after a   sting operation involving a bogus plot to kill a Pakistani   diplomat testified on Thursday that he had never associated   with terrorists and doesn't believe in violence.


Cambodia's "Killing Fields" trial gets go-ahead

Cambodian and international judges agreed the underlying rules on Wednesday for the special court to try Pol Pot's top surviving henchmen, allowing the long-awaited "Killing Fields" tribunal to proceed in earnest.


Arson clues sifted; charred bodies found

Favorable weather and firefighter reinforcements have helped ease the fire danger in parts of Southern California, but the human toll from the disaster was still coming to light.


Turkish warplanes strike rebels in northern Iraq

ANKARA/SULAIMANIYA  - Turkish warplanes bombed Kurdish guerrilla targets in northern Iraq on Wednesday, Turkey's general staff said, in their fourth such cross-border raid in five days.


India will look to pile up a huge first innings score to back their bowlers on a flat, lifeless track in the second and final Test against Bangladesh, vice-captain Rahul Dravid said at Chittagong on Friday.


Sleeping pill for longer use wins approval

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new sleeping pill that some specialists say could pave the way for longer-term use of such medications.


Iraq's Iranian links fall under scrutiny

In Iraq, the ties to neighboring Iran are as apparent as the desert sun. They reach back to Islam's earliest days, and before.


The aerospace company EADS Astrium says it will build a plane to take fare-paying passengers on sub-orbital space rides.


Give thumbs up to price hikes for enviro-friendly kit Results of a survey released Tuesday show that a majority of European consumers are willing to pay that little bit extra for environmentally friendly technology.â¦


Bank accepts slowdown by pegging rates at 4.75%

MILLIONS of homeowners were given a boost yesterday after the Bank of England opted to keep interest rates at 4.75%. Economists had predicted the move after a string of surveys


Tiger Woods is as close to a sure thing as there is in golf, as good a bet as anyone to get the underdog Americans off to a good start in the Ryder Cup.


NEW YORK: The New York Times said Thursday that the United States has been stingy in its response to the Asian tsunami disaster and in giving aid in general.


Apple CEO gets subpoena in backdating case: report

Apple Inc  Chief Executive Steve Jobs has been asked by U.S. securities regulators to give a deposition in a stock options backdating lawsuit against the company's former general counsel, Bloomberg reported on Thursday, citing two people familiar with the matter.


Vikings give Tice one more year to coach

Vikings coach Mike Tice will return for at least one more year, and nothing short of a lucrative contract extension could make him happier.


Exxon investors put exec pay issue above climate

Exxon Mobil Corp.  spent much of  its annual meeting on Wednesday defending its environmental  policy, but shareholders of the world's largest company were  more concerned with its executive pay and governance practices.


Revenues at the U.S. unit of LG  Electronics Inc. (066570.KS) rose 39 percent in the first half,  and North American sales are expected to top $10 billion this  year, fueled by demand for mobile phones, flat-screen displays  and appliances, it said on Thursday.


Tight Budget Has Room for Special Projects

Despite soaring deficits, the government spending plan awaiting President Bush's signature is chock-full of special items for industries and communities. Consider $443,000 to develop salmon-fortified baby food, or $350,000 for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.


What are your favourite Kunal Ganjawala songs? Wanna join his fan club?


Music Industry Files More Piracy Lawsuits

The recording industry launched a new round of lawsuits against illegal downloading Thursday (Sept. 30), the same day negotiations intensified between copyright industry executives and high-tech industry representatives on legislation aimed at companies that encourage copyright piracy via peer-to-peer networks.


Pechino, 12:10 - TENNIS, FED CUP: CINA-FRANCIA 2-0

La Cina è in vantaggio 2-0 sulla Francia dopo la prima giornata della sfida valida per i quar...


Two women are in hospital following a fire at a bed and breakfast in Newcastle, County Down.


The swirling controversy over President Bush's National Guard service took a bitter partisan turn yesterday as a top GOP lawmaker demanded a congressional probe into disputed memos


Nasa says it is unsure when the Atlantis orbiter will lift off as it grapples with a sensor problem on the shuttle.


John Stewart, who wrote the Monkees hit Daydream Believer and was in folk group The Kingston Trio, dies.


Jan. 21, 1979: Neptune Moves Outside Pluto's Wacky Orbit

Most of the time, Pluto is the planet (or dwarf planet) farthest from the sun. But every 248 years its eccentric orbit carries it inside the orbit of Neptune and they switch positions for a while.


Iniziata 30 anni fa, l'opera consente 200 treni al giorno


Tourists Await Mount St. Helens Eruption

Thousands of tourists spent hours gazing at Mount St. Helens, packing buildings, crowding parking lots and watching from roadsides to see what the rumbling mountain would do next.


Thunderbird flies: Mozilla spins off e-mail client

Echoing the move the Mozilla Foundation made with Mozilla Corp. and Firefox back in 2005, Mozilla Corp. on Monday spun off a for-profit subsidiary to tend to its Thunderbird e-mail client.