Sri Lanka says 15 rebels die in fighting

Sri Lankan troops killed 15 Tamil Tiger rebels and three soldiers died in clashes in the north, the military said on Sunday, as stepped-up fighting continued in the latest chapter of a long-running civil war.


The US economy will expand by 4 percent this year, sustaining the recovery begun in 2002, a senior US Treasury official said Sunday.


The confusion and delays in passport processing are a warning to plan far ahead to renew or obtain a passport.


Progetto equo-solidale per rispetto ambiente e persone


Italy Lights the Path for the Olympic Torch

Christmas on the island of Sicily, New Year's eve at the bay of Naples. Italy mapped out Tuesday a two-month-long journey for the 2006 Winter Olympics torch, which will cross


Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is being sued in  a federal court by a job applicant who says it discriminates  against black employees seeking work as truck drivers,  according to court documents filed on Wednesday.


Live Earth: NBC learns lessons from Live 8

NEW YORK  - This weekend's Live Earth extravaganza aims to bring awareness of global warming as well as music to the world, and NBC Universal wants to make sure its wall-to-wall television coverage doesn't strike a sour note.


Iran's hard-line president on Saturday inaugurated a heavy-water production plant, a facility the West fears will be used to develop a nuclear bomb, as Tehran remained defiant ahead of a U.N. deadline that could lead to sanctions.


TENGIZ, Kazakhstan  - The Tengiz oilfield in   Kazakhstan is a blend of Western corporate culture and old   Soviet ways -- even through it's been years since U.S. oil firm   Chevron came to develop it.


Clinton library dedication opens a bipartisan door

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- This past Thursday was a feel-good-about-America day here in the Arkansas capital. About 30,000 rain-soaked celebrities, politicians, foreign dignitaries, entertainers and just-plain-citizens


Biggest US insurance broker faces penalty 'far higher' than $500M ...

The price for settling state charges of collusion and bid-rigging by America's largest insurance broker could be "far higher" than $500 million, New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer said Thursday.


Every team that makes it to the Super Bowl has its own road to follow. In the case of Archbishop Williams, it was a drive 99 yards long.


Europe's main equity markets slid on Wednesday after earlier losses in Japan, with the banking sector in focus following downbeat guidance from US investment titan Goldman Sachs, analysts said.


Should Ellen host again? Has Jennifer Hudson got any more tears? Richard Zoglin picks the show's highs and lows


Bush's warning was the latest move in a bitter and more public standoff between the United States and Iran


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Study: Few teens got new meningitis shot

Only 12 percent of teens got a meningitis shot that is recommended by U.S. health officials, according to a government survey released Thursday.


It's mostly a formality at this point, but AOL is dropping support for its Netscape Web browser on February 1.


Spanish Utility Plans to Acquire Energy East

Iberdrola plans to buy the regional utility owner Energy East Corporation for $4.5 billion in cash.


Several Internet sources today reported that the Internet's Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) has officially turned thumbs down on the proposed Sender ID specification.


Clemens steps into another Game 7 spotlight

This is why Houston manager Phil Garner held Rogers Clemens back. And this is why the Astros lured The Rocket out of retirement last winter.


Starting Wednesday until October 12, the Eiga Sai 2004 will be held at SM Megamall with six contemporary Japanese films, while ongoing until October 17 at Artfilm in Greenbelt 1 is Pelicula: The 3rd Spanish ...


Sri Lanka takes Sea Tiger base after intense fighting

Sri Lanka said Sunday that troops captured a Tamil Tiger naval base during a weekend advance into rebel-held territory that the guerrillas said killed nine civilians.


Housing Illness Spreading to Rest of Construction

A plunge in construction spending threatens to drive the American economy into recession.


Lawyer: Suspect Detained in Holloway Case

Dutch police have detained a man on suspicion of participating in the kidnapping and killing of Natalee Holloway last year in Aruba, the suspect's lawyer said Sunday.


Former ballet dancer crowned Cambodia's new king

Carried on a golden litter by eight bearers and blessed by dozens of chanting Buddhist monks, former ballet dancer Norodom Sihamoni was crowned as Cambodia's


Why surveillance is rampant in the UK and who is watching what you do


China Warns Taiwan Against Provoking Conflict

Armed conflict may be unavoidable if  Taiwan keeps provoking China and pushing for independence, one  of Beijing's top Taiwan policy-makers said on Monday, but he  spelt out a condition for reopening dialogue.


They've bumped and grinded and sung their way to the top and on Tuesday night the raunchy girl band The Pussycat Dolls break into the world of TV reality to find a new member -- and promote girl power along the way.


Former Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer died of natural causes, and was not murdered as initially suspected, Jamaican police said on Tuesday, bringing to an embarrassing close a three-month investigation that had gripped the cricket world.


The Mumbai Test turned into a chaotic freak show yesterday, with those reported dead springing back to life, Australia collapsing for 93 runs and India pulling off a remarkable dead rubber victory despite Michael Clarke taking 6-9 mid-afternoon.


By Yuki Noguchi, Washington Post Staff Writer  Apple Computer Inc. said yesterday that it would pay $100 million to Creative Technology Ltd. to settle a patent dispute between the bitter rivals in the booming digital music player business.


America Online (AOL) has cut spam on its service for the first time in five years. AOL says it has slashed the annoying email advertisements in 2004 by 75 per cent.


Poll: Voters Staunchly Back One Candidate

An overwhelming majority of voters say they never changed their minds about whether they would support President Bush or Democratic candidate John Kerry, a poll found.


U.S. to Limit Flights at Kennedy and Newark

The number of flights per hour will be capped starting in March in an effort to ease congestion in the nationâs busiest airspace.


Dance: For Pop Stars, Big Reputations Can Rest on the Smallest of Movements

It has been apparent for quite some time now that Justin Timberlake made a deal with the Devil.


Montegranaro, 10:57 - BASKET, PREMIATA MONTEGRANARO: ESCLUSE LESIONI GRAVI PER GARRIS

Nessuna lesione grave per Kiwane Garris. Il play della Premiata Montegranaro, infortunatosi nel cors...


Agencies warn patients over popular painkiller

Concern over the safety of anti-inflammatory drugs such as Pfizer's Celebrex intensified on Tuesday after regulators advised 600,000 Britons with heart problems to switch to other treatments as soon as convenient.


Q: Is it acceptable to list an MBA degree on business cards? I received a master's in business 10 years ago, and at that time it was never done. Now I see MBAs popping up everywhere, right next to MD, JD, CPA, CFA, and other professional designations. S.S., Reading


Giant retailer Coles Myer has lifted its bid for pubs group Australian Leisure & Hospitality (ALH) to Aust. $1.32 billion ($978 million) in an attempt to secure a knockout victory over arch-rival Woolworths.


Alitalia negotiates with government, union on plan to help those facing layoffs

ROME  - Struggling Italian flagship carrier Alitalia held late-night talks Tuesday with the country's government and labour unions on how to help employees whose jobs will be slashed under a plan to save the airline, news reports said.


Even when they do not score themselves, Arsenal still win. Irresistible domestically, the champions of England needed an own goal from Alex, PSV Eindhoven's Brazilian centre-half


WASHINGTON - Dick Cheney and his wife say they are angry at John Kerry for invoking their lesbian daughter during the final presidential debate. Kerry says he was just trying to say something nice about how the Cheneys have dealt with the issue and meant no offense...


Elderly people who have healthy lifestyles 'halve' their risk of dying, say experts.


Beijing expects four billion TV viewers for '08 Games

Some four billion people are expected to watch the 2008 Beijing Olympics on television, a billion more than the Athens Games in 2004, state media reported on Wednesday.


An elderly man dies following a road traffic accident at a motorway junction in County Down.


DKW Communications of the District has won a contract potentially worth $26 million over four years to help automate information and communications systems at a Navy facility in South Carolina.


Mexican Catholic leader accused of sex abuse dies

The Mexican founder of an ultra-conservative Catholic movement who was accused of child abuse and sanctioned by the Vatican has died aged 87, his Legionaries of Christ group said on Thursday.


Defiant McClaren vows to ride out England crisis

Steve McClaren knows the knives are out for him as England stumble towards Euro 2008 failure, but the beleaguered coach believes he is still the right man to lead his country.


Gordon Macklin, 78, Pioneer in Electronic Stock Trading, Dies

Gordon S. Macklin helped usher in the era of electronic trading of securities when he oversaw the development of the Nasdaq.


Merck cervical cancer vaccine approved in Europe

Merck & Co Inc's Gardasil, the first   vaccine to prevent cervical cancer, has been approved for sale   in the Europe Union, the joint venture that will market the   product in Europe said on Friday.


Michael Jackson voluntarily gave a DNA sample to authorities on Saturday following their search of his Neverland ranch the day before.


Hezbollah rejects French terrorism charge ahead of talks

Hezbollah on Tuesday shrugged off French accusations that it engaged in terrorism, without threatening to pull out of an all-party conference in France aimed at easing Lebanon's political crisis.


Gad, il giorno di Prodi: ricostruiamo l'Italia

"Questo non Ã¨ piÃ¹ il tempo delle gelosie, delle vecchie discussioni tra partiti e societÃ  civile, della ricerca di piccole rendite di posizione. Oggi, come 60 anni fa, siamo chiamati ad una nuova ricostruzioneâ.


Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton ended 2006 with $11 million in her Senate account, money she can transfer to the presidential bid she began in January.


U.S. Stocks Rise as Techs Gain, Oil Falls

U.S. stocks rose on Thursday, helped  by technology shares Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O, which touched a  2 1/2 year high, and Intel Corp. INTC.O as well as a  resumption of falling oil prices.


The Yankees missed out on a golden opportunity to put some more distance between themselves and the second-place Red Sox on Monday, falling 17-8 to the Royals at Kauffman Stadium.


U.S. troop levels in Afghanistan are likely to remain steady, at about 21,000, at least until next February, the top U.S. general for the mission there said Thursday.


Iraq's government approves a draft law revoking private security contractors' immunity from prosecution.


Serbian mass grave "holds up to 500" Kosovo victims

Serbia will open a mass grave on  Tuesday believed to contain up to 500 Albanian victims of the  Kosovo war, fresh evidence of Serb atrocities as the U.N.  decides whether to grant the province independence.


Elephants take over transport network, mandate sex parties

Getting drunk with horny elephants. What could go wrong? Comments Researchers at San Diego State University have found that, contrary to the general rule that men get more heavily plastered at parties, women tend to booze more if the parties involve sexual themes and fancy dress. Why? They don't know, but you all agree that they must have had fun trying to find out:â¦


[World News]: London, Oct 23 : Prince Harry, who made headlines after his scuffle with a photographer outside a London night club, has reportedly apologized to his father, Prince Charles, for the unfortunate event.


State Medicare group takes watchdog, education roles

The Illinois Foundation for Health Care helps the flow of services funded by Medicare, the federal health-care program for seniors, to beneficiaries in Illinois.


Cheney Again Warns Against Choosing Kerry

Vice President Dick Cheney on Monday assailed Sen. John Kerry as a vacillator on Iraq and warned against choosing the Democrat in November.


Indonesia reported nearly 7,000 new  deaths on Friday from the Dec. 26 earthquake and tsunami it  produced, taking its toll of confirmed dead to 101,318.


Industry-backed drug studies yield rosier findings

Breast cancer studies funded by drug companies are more likely to yield positive findings than those without pharmaceutical industry backing, according to research published on Monday.


UPDATE 1-Mauresmo injury hands Davenport title

American Lindsay Davenport won the Filderstadt Grand Prix on Sunday after world number one Amelie Mauresmo retired injured after the first set.


Mizuho subprime losses could hit $2.8 billion: reports

Subprime losses at Japan's Mizuho Financial Group Inc  may have ballooned to as much as $2.8 billion, potentially forcing the bank to cut its full-year forecast for a second time, newspaper reports said on Wednesday.


Libyan court rules on HIV medics' appeal

Libya's Supreme Court will rule on Wednesday on an appeal by six foreign medics sentenced to death for infecting hundreds of Libyan children with the HIV virus following a report of a deal for their release.


A Norwegian submarine on military exercise has collided with a tanker in the Minch.


Pfizer to Halt Advertising of Celebrex to Consumers

Although advertising will be suspended indefinitely, Pfizer plans to continue marketing Celebrex to doctors.


Newspaper Sale Drags McClatchy to a Loss

NEW YORK -- McClatchy Co., the second-largest newspaper publisher in the country, reported a fourth-quarter loss of $279.3 million Tuesday after taking a hit on the sale of its largest newspaper, the Minneapolis Star Tribune.


Amazon.com launches digital download service

Amazon.com on Thursday unveiled a   widely anticipated Internet service offering movies and   television shows that can be downloaded onto consumers'   personal computers.


Japanese cars premiere -- in real and virtual worlds

As a dazzling array of new sports cars debuted at the Tokyo Motor Show this week, some also made their premieres in the virtual world as automakers look to video games to invigorate their sales.


Selenium loss linked to cognitive decline in aged

The results of a new study  conducted by researchers in France suggest that selenium levels  decrease with age, which may contribute to a loss of  neurological abilities in the elderly.


Cars that drive themselves Â even parking at their destination Â could be ready for sale within a decade, General Motors Corp. executives say.


Sean Penn links dark Nixon film to anger with Bush

His sunglasses were heavy and so was the theme when Sean Penn met the press at the Toronto International Film Festival after screening a dark look at the Nixon era that


Delta Air Lines DAL.N said on  Wednesday its auditors have expressed doubt about the airline's  financial viability.


Fungus from a deep-sea sediment core that is hundreds of thousands of years old will grow when placed in culture, scientists discover.


GM, Ford expect lower U.S. sales in February

General Motors Corp.  and Ford Motor Co.  on Tuesday said U.S. sales declined in February as they pulled back on discounted sales to daily rental companies.


The musical is based on the stories of dancers who question whether they have been fairly compensated.


India's biggest oil exploration firm, Oil & Natural Gas Corp., says it is in talks to buy the former assets of troubled oil producer Yukos.


Top British chef causes a stir with row over spoon

As Sarah Roe left the top London restaurant where she had just spent a huge sum entertaining business clients to find the chef blocking the door, she probably thought he was about to thank her for her custom.


Election Heralds Start of Endgame in UN-Run Kosovo

Kosovo's general election on Saturday will be the first step in a tricky endgame to settle the fate of the Serbian province, now a U.N. protectorate in the heart of the Balkans.


Bloody Wave of Violence Persists in Iraq

Gunmen seized 21 men and boys from an extended Shiite Muslim family in a village northeast of Baghdad and killed them execution-style, police said today, as a bloody wave of sectarian violence continued to claim lives two days after a devastating attack on a Shiite district in the capital.


LONDON - Fossil hunters have gained a glimpse of a new species of dinosaur catching some zzz's. The 130-million-year old Mei long, which means "soundly sleeping dragon," was found near Beipiao City in Liaoning province, northeastern China.


Vancouver-based Goldcorp Inc. agreed   on Thursday to acquire Glamis Gold Ltd. for about $8.6 billion   in stock to create one of the world's largest gold mining   companies.


Restaurant menus in Los Angeles are marrying the broader commercial movement of âfunctionalâ foods.


India's Jyoti Randhawa fired seven birdies on his way to a 4-under-par 68 and a one-stroke lead after the second round of the Singapore Masters on Friday.


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


There's little question that more and more storage and computing will move out into the cloud over time. The question--well, one of them anyway--is where the economic scale points lie.


Megan Dickerson always loved the rich colors and melodic scores of the film "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory." But she also longed to experience the sweet scents of chocolate and schnozberries.


Follow along as ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney breaks down the ...

The Move: The Giants sign closer Armando Benitez to a three-year, $21.5 million, plugging a hole that probably cost them the NL West title last season.


A year later, those on both sides of the issue say San Francisco energized their movements, both sides claim gains and losses, and both sides agree there are many fights to come.


Geoff Ogilvy, buoyed by one of the most unlikely pars of his life, overcame a mediocre start to charge back into contention after the third round at the Funai Classic at Disney World.


Scientist Has Concerns About Uses of DNA

The scientist who discovered genetic "fingerprinting" two decades ago said Wednesday that he has some concerns about the use of the technology.


U.S. reality TV star Nicole Richie  was charged on Friday with driving under the influence,  stemming from her arrest in December when police said she was  driving the wrong way on a Los Angeles freeway.


IE ripe for attack, despite Microsoft claims

Year of living dangerously Windows Vista may be "dramatically more secure" than Windows XP but Internet Explorer is destined to remain Windows' Achilles' heel.â¦


Charred ruins remain after a late-night mobile home fire, apparently ignited by a cigarette, claimed the life of a woman Thursday. Firefighters arrived to find the structure near 4600 South and 1100 West fully engulfed in flames.


KANPUR: Opener Andrew Hall scored his maiden Test century as South Africa reached 459-7 at stumps on day two of the first Test against India in Kanpur.


Militants claiming to hold three UN hostages said Thursday that talks on their demands, including the release of Taliban prisoners, had broken down, and they would decide Friday whether to kill the trio.


eBay Dumps Passport, Microsoft Calls It Quits

eBay says it will soon drop support for Microsoft's Passport for log-in to the site and discontinuing alerts sent via Microsoft's .


France enters crisis talks on journalists held in Iraq

French officials gathered for crisis talks Tuesday to save the lives of two French journalists held hostage in Iraq, while aides to rebel Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called for the release of the reporters as a deadline set by militants


Militants execute 49 Iraqi army recruits

BAQUBA: Guerrillas killed 49 unarmed army recruits in one of the bloodiest attacks on Iraqâs fledgling security forces, and in other attacks on Sunday a US diplomat and a Bulgarian soldier also died.


French Troops Trade Fire with Gunmen in Ivory Coast

French peacekeeping troops exchanged  fire with gunmen who attacked them as they traveled in a convoy  of armored vehicles in northern Ivory Coast on Tuesday, a  French army spokesman said.


Sharon Battles to Save Government from Collapse

Reeling from a parliamentary defeat,  Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon prepared on Thursday to  open coalition talks to save his shattered government and avoid  early elections that could stall his Gaza withdrawal plan.


Canada develops motorised parachute delivery bot

Forget food and bullets, we need batteries, damn it! DSEi Here at the DSEi killware show there's a constant parade of robots: crawling, flying, swimming or just sitting still and killing people who walk past. It's relatively difficult for a jaded deathmech hack to muster up much interest... sometimes.â¦


California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a $145 billion state spending plan Friday, two months late and $700 million lighter than the legislature approved.


Eyeing a White House Role in the U.S. Attorney Firings

In an escalation of its investigation, the House Judiciary Committee seeks to question two White House counsels


Man gets time in jail for disrupting wireless Internet services

(InfoWorld) - A Utah man who brought down the wireless Internet services offered by a former employer has been sentenced to two years in prison, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Thursday. Ryan Fisher, 24, of Vernal, Utah, caused 170 customers of SBT Internet and another carrier to lose their wireless Internet connections for up to three weeks, the DOJ said. One customer was relying on e-mail for news of an organ donor, the DOJ said. Judge Paul G. Cassell of the U.S. District Court for Utah also sentenced Fisher to three years of probation on the charge of intentionally damaging a protected computer. Fisher, a former employee of SBT, must also pay $65,000 in restitution, the DOJ said. Fisher was charged on Feb. 16. SBT provides wireless Internet service to residential and business customers around Vernal. Fisher left SBT over business and financial disputes and went on to work for, and eventually own, another Internet service provider in the area. Fisher then used SBTâs computer passwords to take control of SBTâs network and reprogram its customersâ wireless access points to cut off their Internet service, the DOJ said. The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation investigated the crime.


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Â«Lâaccordo raggiunto tra Confindustria, sindacati confederali e organizzazioni di categoria per il Sud dâItalia Ã¨ un fatto importanteÂ». Lo dice il presidente della Regione Campania, Antonio Bassolino


Nalbandian moves into second final of the season

Fourth seed David Nalbandian tamed the big-serve threat of Croatian Ivan Ljubicic 6-4, 6-4 on Saturday to move into the final of the â¬2.


For Merck Chief, Credibility at the Capitol

Something finally went right yesterday for Raymond V. Gilmartin, the embattled chairman and chief executive of Merck & Company.


An upsurge in banditry in war-torn Darfur is threatening food supplies to the Sudanese region, the UN warns.


Allarme nel quartiere Monteverde, i racconti delle persone colpiteDai gabbiani ai merli, aumentano nelle cittÃ  gli uccelli onnivori                                            L'assedio delle cornacchie a Roma attaccano i passanti                                                                                di PAOLO BOCCACCI e LAAURA MARI


Man in yellow quits kids super group The Wiggles

The frontman of one of Australia's most successful entertainers, children's group The Wiggles, quit on Thursday to battle a rare illness.


Pocatello Idaho State Journal: Chirac Presses for Journalists' Release

President Jacques Chirac dispatched his foreign minister to the Middle East on Sunday to work for the release of two French reporters abducted in Iraq, vowing to spare no effort to free them from kidnappers ...


The Palestinian militant Islamic Jihad said Saturday it blew up an Israeli armored personnel carrier near Rafah, on the border between Egypt and Gaza.


Overnight and into the early hours of the morning insurgents lobbed mortars into the Green Zone housing the US embassy and Iraqi government buildings.


North Korea is committed to its nuclear decommissioning, says an EU lawmaker following talks with the North.


U.S. Stocks Slide as Oil, Microsoft Weigh

U.S. stocks extended losses on Friday  as oil prices surged to another record, while Microsoft Corp.  MSFT.O dragged on the major indexes after the software  maker's revenue forecast lagged analysts' expectations.


Union tensions mount at Airbus prepares job cuts

Airbus was at the center of mounting industrial tensions Tuesday as the European aircraft maker prepared to unveil a long-awaited restructuring program likely to include thousands of job cuts and the sale of ...Comment


Firefighters gain upper hand over Greek fires

Greek firefighters started to get to grips with countrywide forest fires on Wednesday after six devastating days, but warned that a coming heatwave could reignite the flames that have killed at least 63 people.


Saturday Interview: Turning Around Sprint-Nextel

Gary Forsee, chief executive of Sprint-Nextel, spoke about efforts to right the companyâs ship.


The weather isn't helping a lot of Thanksgiving weekend travelers get where they need to go. Heavy rain and strong winds are complicating East Coast travel.


U.S. stocks fell on Tuesday, dragged  down by retailers after data indicated that the holiday  shopping season got off to a sluggish start.


Dutch 'abortion ship' heads for Portugal to spark debate

DEN HELDER, The Netherlands  - After controversial visits to Ireland and Poland, a Dutch boat made into a floating abortion clinic set sail for Portugal to draw attention to the staunchly Roman Catholic country's highly restrictive abortion laws.


The US says it has been told by North Korea that it has closed its nuclear reactor at Yongbyon.


Henman sees off nerves to take place in semi-finals

Tim Henman will play Roger Federer, the Wimbledon champion and world No 1, or Andre Agassi, the icon of American tennis, in his first US Open semi-final here tomorrow.


German Chancellor Schroeder leaves China for Japan

BEIJING  - German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder left China for Japan where he will hold talks with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and have an audience with the emperor.


President Bush had been hoping to wave a glowing September jobs report in John Kerry's face for the rest of the presidential campaign.


FBI searches Alaska state lawmakers' offices

ANCHORAGE, Alaska  - FBI agents combed the offices   of six Alaska state lawmakers on Thursday as part of a criminal   investigation, according to local news reports and lawmakers   not targeted in the probe.


Video games improve street children's learning skills and social inclusion, Argentine researchers find out.


New from Dynamically Typed today, there's a new posting about a new(ish) site out there that's been turning a few heads in the PHP community - The PHP FTW.


Novell will begin shipping this week a desktop version of its open source Linux operating system aimed squarely at enterprise users.


Wal-Mart Stores, the worldâs No.1 retailer, said the number of its China stores would be lifted by at least 15 new stores with the total of around 45 outlets throughout China.


Leo is: 1) a programmers, outlining editor and a flexible browser, 2) a literate programming tool, 3) a data organizer and project manager. 4) fully scriptable using Python, 5) Portable. Leo.py will run on any platform with Python and Tk/tcl.   Leo 4.4.6 final is available at: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=3458&package_id=29106  Leo 4.4.6 fixes several recently reported bugs, all minor.  No significant changes have been made since Leo 4.4.6 beta 2.  Leo is a text editor, data organizer, project manager and much more. See: http://webpages.charter.net/edreamleo/intro.html  The highlights of Leo 4.4.6: ---------------------------- - Fixes all known bugs. - Added @auto importers for javascript and xml files. - Added find-next-clone and toggle-sparse-move commands.  Links: ------ Leo:      http://webpages.charter.net/edreamleo/front.html Home:     http://sourceforge.net/projects/leo/ Download: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=3458 CVS:      http://leo.tigris.org/source/browse/leo/ Quotes:   http://webpages.charter.net/edreamleo/testimonials.html


By The Macon Telegraph, Ga.  Jun. 20--ATVs (all-terrain vehicles) and other off-road vehicles can be a lot of fun. And large areas of America's national forests have been set aside for their use.


Glaciologist to Receive Medal of Science

COLUMBUS, Ohio  - An earth sciences professor at Ohio State University was named Tuesday to receive a National Medal of Science from the White House, the university announced.Lonnie Thompson, a glaciologist, received the medal for his work providing evidence of global climate change.


A Lampedusa gli sbarchi di clandestini sono quotidiani. Sempre piÃ¹ rari sono quei giorni nei quali non avviene nessun avvistamento. Dall'inizio dell'estate i diseredati dal sud del mondo arrivano in massa. A centinaia.


UAW locals asked to "stand still" as deadline nears

The United Auto Workers union has told  local UAW leaders to "stand still" for another update at 11  p.m. ET on ongoing negotiations with General Motors Corp  , a local UAW official told Reuters on Friday.


Fallujah Battle Reaches City Center, Includes Mosques

US-led forces pushed into the center of Fallujah, capturing strategic positions, conducting searches and fending off fire from insurgents, who have used at least one mosque as a base, the US military said.


Airline: $50 Brent would add 55 million euros to costs

LONDON (CBS.MW) -- Irish low-fare carrier Ryanair said Tuesday it predicted a "bloodbath" and "airline casualties" this fall, accelerated by record high oil prices, as it revealed its results for the half year.


Human heart favors rich fruit-veggie diet: study

More than 100,000 people participated in a complex study to measure the effects of rich fruit and veggie diet on cardio vascular system.


Palestinian PM Ismail Haniya calls for an end to in-fighting after days of clashes between Hamas and Fatah factions.


Israeli troops fought fierce battles   with Hizbollah guerrillas in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, as   the Jewish state gave its army the green light to widen a   ground offensive and push deep into Lebanese territory.


France Prepares to Evacuate Citizens from Ivory Coast

Protesters in Ivory Coast massed to  support President Laurent Gbagbo for a fifth day on Wednesday  as France prepared to airlift citizens from its former West  African colony, once a model of post-independence prosperity.


Egypt jails dissident blogger for four years

An Egyptian court sentenced a dissident blogger to four years in prison Thursday for insulting Islam and defaming President Hosni Mubarak, friends told AFP.


'Ma senza equity non ci sarebbe stata la Fiat di oggi'


Russia was set to rip the heart out of  its biggest oil producer, YUKOS, on Sunday, with the auctioning  off of its core unit to meet tax bills in a move which will  boost the Kremlin's control of the nation's oil.


James Scores 41 as Cavs Deny Bryant and Lakers

LeBron James won his personal matchup with Kobe Bryant in a duel of the N.B.A.âs leading scorers Sunday, tallying 14 of his 41 points in the fourth quarter.


Airbus delays restructuring, blames A350 rift

Airbus parent EADS  on Monday postponed a major announcement on job cuts planned for Tuesday, saying European nations could not agree how to share out work on its next aircraft, the wide-bodied A350.


MESSINA, 17 NOVEMBRE 2004 - Nell'asettica e spopolata cornice del San Filippo, l'Italia sperimentale di Lippi ha fatto vedere alcune buone cose come il gol di Miccoli, la traversa di Montella, qualche spunto di Toni, la sicurezza di Barzagli.


Services try different approaches to sender authentication to halt spam.


J&Jâ biggest acquisition in its history will reshape the medical ...

Johnson & Johnson has made a deal to buy Guidant Corp. a producer of medical equipment for patients with heart and circulatory illnesses, for $24 billion in stock and cash.


Although designed for corporate users, this smart phone includes consumer-oriented multimedia features available on the BlackBerry Pearl.


Stanford University senior Will Oremus puts in a full day as a student and editor-in-chief of the school newspaper. He doesn't get around to studying until


Fed holds rates steady, stays inflation wary

The U.S. Federal Reserve held  benchmark interest rates steady at 5.25 percent on Wednesday  for a fifth straight meeting, while maintaining a warning on  the risk of inflation.


BCAW, Urban League, Cities Say Qwest Bill Bad for Local Consumers

The Broadband Communications Association of Washington, civic groups and  municipal organizations say a Qwest-backed bill filed today would widen  the digital divide by allowing the telephone company to provide service  only to wealthier cities and their neighborhoods.


Union gives Goodyear 3-day notice to end contract

The United Steelworkers union on Monday said it has given Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.  a required 72 hours notice to terminate its existing contract, increasing the possibility of a strike at its U.S. plants.


Motor Racing: Panis Reaches the End of the F1 Road

Olivier Panis, the oldest driver and  only Frenchman on the Formula One starting grid, says farewell  to grand prix racing in Japan this weekend.


HOUSTON - Seven Texas children were discovered abandoned at a Nigerian orphanage, suffering from disease and malnutrition, and have been brought back to the United States.    Child Protective Services, which received emergency custody of the children Monday, is investigating accusations that the children's adoptive mother abandoned them in Nigeria in October and later went to work in Iraq as a private contractor...


Madrid, 20:08 - CALCIO, SPAGNA: ARAGONES RESTA CT

Luis Aragones resta ct della Spagna. Dopo aver presentato le dimissioni in seguito alle polemiche pe...


Sony develops film-thin, bending display

In the race for ever-thinner displays for TVs, cell phones and other gadgets, Sony may have developed one to beat them all — a razor-thin display that bends like paper while showing full-color video.


Congress Tries to Push Indecency Fines Again

U.S. lawmakers worked on Friday to  push through a last-minute compromise to hike fines for  indecent radio and television broadcasts, but they made changes  to previous proposals that could stymie the measure.


The hows and whys of Australia's winning ways:

[Sports India, Cricket] New Delhi, Oct 4 : It is a thoroughly professional set-up that has become synonymous with victory in cricket.


Cricket: Kumble reaches 400 test wickets

BANGALORE, India Anil Kumble, the Indian spin bowler, took three wickets Wednesday to reach 400 in test matches as the first day of the first test against Australia finished finely balanced.


Bulgaria's Stock Index Slightly Up as Compensatory Bills Rally

Bulgaria's stock index SOFIX closed 0.15 points up at 608.28 points Wednesday at compensatory bills rallied and company shares were mixed at the Sofia Stock Exchange.


Is there anyone who doesn't have their own reality show   yet?


Canada's Supreme Court tells the government it can legalise gay marriage without violating the constitution.


Sudan agrees peace plan after Blair sets deadline

Sudan agreed to a five-point peace plan for the war-torn region of Darfur yesterday after Tony Blair set a three-month deadline for an end to the long-running conflict.


Captain David Beckham emerged as England's main injury concern ahead of Wednesday's World Cup qualifier against Poland.


RIM reports "critical" BlackBerry outage

A major outage hit BlackBerry users in  North America on Monday, cutting off wireless e-mail for  everyone from busy executives to political campaign staff on  the eve of three U.S. presidential primaries.


Kenyan Green Activist Wins Nobel Peace Prize

Kenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai  became the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize on  Friday, honored for her work planting tens of millions of trees  to save the environment. The award marks a new theme in  interpreting the 1895 will of Sweden's Alfred Nobel, who  founded the prize.


Usher was the big winner at the 2004 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas, taking 11 awards including Artist of the Year and R&B/Hip-Hop Artist of the Year.


T he suspensions were handed out. The blame was finally quantified. Never again will anyone have to stare at another replay of that ugly NBA brawl while wondering what the varying degrees of culpability are


Europe Rejects Microsoft's Bid to Preserve Bundling Plan

The court's order is the first time since antitrust challenges to Microsoft began that the company will be forced to alter its strategy of bundling software.


U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan called for urgent action Thursday to stop attacks on civilians in western Sudan, saying the government has failed to rein in militias.


With Vista now into its second year, CEO Steve Ballmer says Microsoft is "turning the corner" in its enterprise efforts.


Respect in a Box: Giving John Ford the Major American Artist Treatment

âFord at Foxâ is a gargantuan boxed set that assembles 24 of the 50-some films John Ford made for the studio that was his most consistent home.


Sharp and Sony Ericsson work together on 3G handsets

Sharp and the Japanese division of Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications will jointly develop mobile phone handsets based on the Symbian operating system (for NTT DoCoMo's third-generation (3G) Foma service in Japan and software for Foma phones.


2 hurt in North Carolina school shooting

A student was shot in the shoulder after a suspect fired eight shots toward a Hillsborough, North Carolina, high school, police told a local television station.


China's Wu meets Bush, Congress on trade concerns

Chinese Vice Premier Wu Yi on Thursday failed to ease President George W. Bush's disappointment over at least one sticking point in U.S.-China relations and faced more complaints from the U.S. Congress about Washington's huge trade deficit with Beijing.


A loyalist who confessed to the "cruel and callous" murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane is jailed for life.


New U.S. top court term has abortion, race cases

The U.S. Supreme Court's new term   has cases on abortion, the environment and racial diversity in   schools, some of the country's most contentious social issues   for a court primed to shift sharply to the right by President   George W. Bush's conservative appointees.


Davenport Powers Past Molik, Dementieva Falls

Lindsay Davenport powered past Australian Alicia Molik 6-1, 6-0 in her opening match at the Filderstadt Grand Prix Wednesday. Playing her first match since her


Ladell Betts's crucial fumble against Tampa Bay could not have come at a worse time, and the new starting running back is eager to prove the play was an anomaly.


In 1979, two years after seizing power from Pakistan's first elected leader Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, military dictator General Ziaul Haq executed him after a show trial. That did not end the elder Bhutto's influence.


Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry on Saturday night urged President Bush to "stand up and stop" what he called personal attacks on him over his combat record in Vietnam.


The Beatles are the only British act in the UK Music Hall of Fame, with Elvis Presley, Madonna, U2 and Bob Marley.


A Cuban troupe of 44 dancers, singers and musicians appearing in Las Vegas will seek asylum in the United States, the show's creator said on Monday, in one of the largest mass defections by Cubans performing abroad.


"Star Trek" actor James Doohan — famed for his portrayal of "Beam Me Up" Scotty, the intrepid engineer who kept the starship Enterprise warping across galaxies — grinned and waved to fans Tuesday as he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.


Target's bell-ringer ban stirs customer revolt

Angry that the Salvation Army might lose nearly $200,000 in donations collected in red kettles outside Target department stores in Washington state, customers have latched onto Internet-fueled boycott campaigns, written stinging letters and vowed to take


Coltsâ Record of Success Is Failing to Stir a Buzz

The Colts were one victory better in the regular season than they were in 2006 when the won the Super Bowl, but have been less heralded this season than other teams in the playoffs.


Steel firm Corus goes on trial for safety failures after three men died at its Port Talbot works in 2001.


Clinton Library Reflects Its Subject's Volatile Era

Like the 42nd presidency itself, the new Clinton library here sprawls across eight years of big ambitions and small details and does not omit, but hardly


A.J. Nicholson sentenced to work program

Cincinnati Bengals linebacker A.J. Nicholson was sentenced to 60 days in a sheriff's work program and two years' probation after pleading no contest to burglary and grand theft, court records show.


Israel hopes Poland will push for more 'balanced' EU role in Mideast peace

Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom said he hoped that Poland, the largest new EU member, would push for a more "balanced" approach by the European Union in the Middle East peace process.


German unemployment fell faster than expected last month in another boost for Europe's largest economy.


Slimmer, lighter; buys into Star Wars franchise It seems that Sony's PlayStation Portable (PSP) has been working out and lost some of its puppy fat, resulting in a re-designed Sony handheld console that's 33 per cent lighter and 19 per cent slimmer - as predicted almost a year ago.â¦


Popular broadband router open to VoIP hijacking

BT phone pOwn Principals of the ethical hacking outfit GNUCitizen say they have found a serious security bug in the BT Home Hub that could allow attackers to engage in identity theft and other types of fraud by hijacking calls routed over the internet.â¦


Offerte di lavoro in Italia dal marketing alla finanza

Le imprese alla ricerca di talenti: dal beauty consultant al videogame tester. Le nuove selezioni per diplomati e laureati in tutti i settori e le divisioni operative


NBC Tapping N.Y. Scene to Beef Up Comedy Rolls

NBC is strengthening its comedy talent roster, signing development deals with New York's popular Upright Citizens Brigade Theater, Perrier-winning comedian Demetri Martin as well as little-known New Zealand folk parody duo Flight of the Conchords.


Surgeon General Urges Families to Track History

Despite advances in genetic testing,  the U.S. surgeon general on Monday urged Americans to track  down and record cases of cancer, heart disease and other  diseases prevalent in their families.


The New Video Arcade in Spain Might Be the Movie Theater

In Europe, some movie theaters are turning themselves into high-tech video game rooms.


Fox hunting ban in England, Wales looms after compromise fails

A ban on fox hunting with dogs in England and Wales appeared inevitable after an overwhelming majority of MPs in the House of Commons rejected last-ditch compromises on the blood sport.


It's time to finally put the Big Country jokes to rest--Scottish rock is officially back. Glasgow's own Franz Ferdinand captured the UK's top music prize, the Mercury Music Prize, Tuesday


A British aid flight carries 55 tonnes of water to the Maldives to help survivors of the tsunami disaster


U.S. health insurers aim to shape reform process

Facing growing consumer concern over soaring costs, America's health insurers are more eager to participate in reform now than in the 1990s, but they will still fight any attempt to reduce their profits, policy experts say.


NHL Players Skate in Original Stars Hockey

The latest alternative to the NHL began Friday night — with alternative being the operative word.


Lopez late show lifts Mariners past Red Sox

An 11th inning double from Jose Lopez earned the Seattle Mariners a 2-1 victory over Boston on Wednesday despite a strong outing from Japanese pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka.


Jailed Man Sentenced for Cheese Sandwiches

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - A man serving a life sentence for murder was sentenced to three additional years in prison for passing out cheese sandwiches while in jail.


Tracking Thieves, or Teens: Technology, the Stealthy Tattletale

A technological revolution is making it possible not just to track down escaping bank robbers but to find missing things and people far more quickly and precisely than ever.


Former Liberal minister Gagliano denies allegations of mob links

OTTAWA (CP) - Former Liberal cabinet minister Alfonso Gagliano is flatly denying allegations that he had links during the 1990s to the notorious Bonanno organized crime family in New York.


AIDS seen as new threat to African democracy

AIDS may be killing elected officials in some Southern African countries faster than they can be replaced, creating a new threat to democracy and governance in the region, a new study said.


Brusson, 17:37 - CALCIO, REGGINA; CAMPAGNOLO: SIAMO UN BEL GRUPPO

''Siamo un bel gruppo e i giovani che sono arrivati hanno grandi motivazioni per fare bene''. Andrea...


The Oakland Raiders denied a report Friday that owner Al Davis asked coach Lane Kiffin to resign.


Genova, 14:58 - CALCIO, SAMPDORIA: A NAPOLI CON TANTI ASSENTI

Samp incerottata a Napoli. Per la gara del San Paolo Mazzarri dovrà fare a meno degli infortu...


Three second-half goals keep Arsenal's unbeaten record alive in a controversial encounter.


DES MOINES -- Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's sweeping health-care proposal, which she plans to unveil today, would require every American to carry health insurance and offer federal subsidies to help reduce the cost of coverage.


Vocalist Josh Groban is named the top selling artist of 2007 in the US, according to official figures.


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A new judge expelled a defiant Saddam   Hussein from his genocide trial on Wednesday and defense   lawyers stormed off in protest after the government sacked the   chief judge, throwing the month-old case into turmoil.


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Iran says has missile with 2,000 km range

Such a missile would be capable of hitting Israel or parts of southeastern Europe. Iran says its missiles are for purely defensive purposes.


Tennis: Henman seeks elusive title to cap his greatest season

HOUSTON, Texas : Tim Henman has been unable to win a title in what he calls the greatest season of his tennis career, but the 30-year-old Englishman might just have saved the best for last.


Gymnastics: Russia Plans Top-Level Protest

Russia are to lodge a forceful protest  with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) over what they  say was biased judging throughout the Athens gymnastics  competition, the team spokesman said Tuesday.


Top executives at three big U.S. oil  companies defended record profits on Sunday as necessary to  finance future investment, and one cautioned that summer  gasoline pump prices could go higher with hurricane season  underway.


Harrison Ford May Lead Charge in Falluja Movie

Producers at Universal Pictures are developing what would be Hollywood's first feature film about the war in Iraq, with actor Harrison Ford ready to portray a U.S. general in the movie, the studio said on Friday.


Derek Fisher is coming back to Los Angeles and will rejoin Kobe Bryant in the Lakers' backcourt.


Report: Municipal Wi-Fi not just another utility

A new report warns that cities considering municipal Wi-Fi shouldn’t fool themselves into believing that the experience will be as routine as running water, gas and electricity systems.


LOS ANGELES  In some of the harshest cutbacks in the public broadcaster's 89-year history, the BBC announced plans on Tuesday (Dec. 7) to cut roughly 10 percent of its workforce over the next three years.


One False Move and an Unanticipated Timeout

Q I am a 57-year-old male who finally started dieting and exercising over the last few months and lost almost 30 pounds. I was so happy about it and feeling so well. Last Sunday I was playing football with my young son and tripped while running and ended up with a separated shoulder. Two ligaments...


FC Barcelona players Samuel Eto'o, center, from Cameroon and Ronaldinho, second left, from Brazil argue with Getafe players Vivar Dorade, left, from Spain and Mariano Pernia, right, from Argentina during their Spanish League soccer match in Getafe, Spain


More than 50,000 scientists from 63 nations turned their attention to the world's poles Monday to measure the effects of climate change, using icebreakers, satellites and submarines to study everything from the effect of solar radiation on the polar atmosphere to the exotic marine life swimming beneath the Antarctic ice.


palmOne has released a modified version of its VersaMail 2.7 e-mail application for the its Treo 600 communicator. Although released last year the Treo 600 did not


Scoperta una nuova falla in Internet Explorer di Microsoft. Dopo la recente notizia che annunciava un abbassamento della quota di mercato, per il celebre browser di Redmond arriva un altro allarme da Secunia, la societÃ  danese specializzata in sicurezza.


BusinessWeek Online - The Samsung UpStage, available from Sprint, is a great example of a good idea gone bad. In seeking to simplify the growing complexity of today's multifunction cell phones, Samsung devised a novel two-faced design. The result is one of the most complicated tech toys on Earth.


European gamers snap up Nintendo's Wii videogames console, which went on sale on Friday.


Russia's Evgeni Plushenko performs during the men's free skating at the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final in Beijing Saturday Dec. 18, 2004.


Hingis eases to opening round victory over Wozniacki

Former world number one Martina Hingis   maintained her good run of form with a 6-3 6-2 first round   victory over Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki at the Korea Open on   Wednesday.


Ukraine's Yuschenko in Bruising TV Debate Attack on PM

Liberal challenger Viktor Yushchenko on Monday launched a bruising attack on Ukraine's prime minister in a live debate, his rival in re-run of a rigged presidential election, repeatedly putting him on the defensive.


The general public can now register website names ending .mobi as part of a shake-up of the mobile web.


US, South Korean Leaders Agree to Press for Action on North Korea

US President George Bush and South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun have agreed to accelerate efforts to end the crisis over North Korea's nuclear weapons programs.


Conduttore, a febbraio ritorna il 'Senso della vita'


it's the sport that won't die, no matter what. You can have gamblers, psychotic fans, spouses that blab and players who cork.


Author Salman Rushdie, who went into hiding for years after Iran's leader ordered him killed, has assailed the government for allowing angry Sikh groups to force the cancellation of a Sikh play last week.


Bogotà, 18:46 - TENNIS, WTA BOGOTA': AVANZANO PENNETTA E VINCI

Flavia Pennetta si è qualificata per ilsecondo turno del torneo Wta di Bogotà (terra, ...


All the Signs of Pregnancy Except One: A Baby

Pseudocyesis, or false pregnancy, involves a constellation of symptoms that fool women and doctors alike.


Ghostly Romantic Comedy, '13th of Paris', Opens at Pittsburgh's City Theatre

Playbill - Mat Smart's new romantic comedy, The 13th of Paris, with a ghost as a major character, opens Jan. 30 after previews from Jan. 24 in a world-premiere staging by City Theatre in Pittsburgh.


Federal Health Plans to Include One That Meets Catholic Tenets

The Bush administration has broken new ground in its "faith-based" initiative by offering federal employees a Catholic health plan.


Agassi Back to Winning Ways, Nadal Impresses

Andre Agassi returned to action with a  7-6, 6-3, victory over Belarussian Max Mirnyi to reach the  third round of the Madrid Masters on Tuesday.


British tycoon scoffs at Zimbabwe allegations: lawyer

Controversial British property tycoon Nicholas van Hoogstraten, accused in Zimbabwe of flouting foreign exchange laws and possessing pornography dismissed the charges on Monday as "a minor irritation".


Awash in restaurant closings, Darden falls back on its steady winners.


Singer Britney Spears' father has been given the power to fire her business manager, according to court papers.


UN creates Internet governance working group

Preparations are in full swing for the second phase of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) later next year.


In a matchup of college basketball's two winningest coaches, Tennessee's Pat Summitt gets career win No. 922 in a 67-46 win over Texas on Sunday.


Firenze, 15:08 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA: ANCHE PAZIENZA CONVOCATO PER IL CHIEVO

C'è anche Michele Pazienza fra i 19 giocatori convocati dal tecnico della Fiorentina, Cesare ...


The Dawn probe may be the feeblest spacecraft NASA's ever built, but it may usher in a new age of ultraefficient space travel


La riunione,presieduta da mons. Bagnasco,si terra' il 26/3


The economy is issue one in job-needy Michigan, where rivals in next week's Republican primary seek support from some of the very voters who are feeling threatened by international trade agreements the presidential contenders embrace.


Oil hit a record high above $79 a barrel on Wednesday, propelled by an unexpectedly large drop in U.S. crude oil stocks that followed only a small output increase from OPEC ahead of peak winter demand.


Ministro, modifiche art.12 non alterano la norma


Consumatori parlano di ripresa, ma con cautela


CLEMSON, S.C. - With Maryland (home) and Duke (away) next up for Boston College, a dose of Clemson was hardly what the Eagles needed last night. But coach Al Skinner welcomed the opportunity to get some Atlantic Coast Conference seasoning for promising freshmen Corey Raji, Biko Paris, and Josh Southern, even in the raucous Littlejohn Coliseum.


If Kurt Busch goes on to win his first title, he can point to the 500 miles at Lowe's Motor Speedway as the defining race of his season.


Coroner: Di butler's secret not a secret

Princess Diana's butler said Tuesday that the secret he couldn't remember a day earlier is that Diana was planning to move to the United States, or was it South Africa? He wasn't sure.


Yahoo shareholders defeat independent proposals

SANTA CLARA, California  - Shareholders at the annual meeting of Yahoo Inc.  voted down proposals to control executive pay and challenging the company's human rights policies in China, a supervisor of the votes said on Tuesday.


Merkel expected to press China on climate

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is  expected to push for tougher global action against climate  change and ending human rights abuses in Darfur in meetings  with top Chinese officials on Monday.


Mitt Romney made the announcement at the Conservative Political Action Conference. Aides said he made the decision last night.


Vittime di esecuzioni in varie parti della citta'


Hollywoodâs glamour machine is stuck between a promise that the stars will still show up at next monthâs Golden Globes and a threat that 3,000 picketing writers will chase them away.


Swede Chopra takes control at sodden Tesoro

Swede Daniel Chopra birdied two of the last seven holes to move two strokes clear in the weather-hit third round of the Ginn sur Mer Classic at Port St. Lucie, Florida on Sunday.


St. Louis defensive lineman Tyoka Jackson is doubtful for the Monday night game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, for whom he played for five seasons, because of a pulled left hamstring. By his count he'd missed only one practice in his career before getting hurt.


Folic Acid Use Rises Among Women of Childbearing Age

THURSDAY, Sept. 16 (HealthDayNews) -- Forty percent of American women of childbearing age now get enough folic acid to help prevent birth defects, according to a new March of Dimes survey.


DeGeneres brings gentler tone to Oscars as host

After two years of ceremonies  emceed by anti-establishment provocateurs, the Oscars on Sunday  turn to a kinder, gentler comic and TV talk show host with a  flair for putting those around her at ease.


France keeping eye on Noriega extradition hearing

France had "taken note" of a U.S. court ruling in the case of former Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega but an official on Sunday declined comment on his possible extradition to Paris after his U.S. prison term ends.


Sudanese Darfur Rebels Stall Aid Pact for Refugees

Sudanese rebels insisted on Tuesday that the government disarm its militias in Darfur before they would sign a deal to bring aid to 1.5 million civilians displaced by violence.


Jury Selection Starts in Jackson Molestation Case

SANTA MARIA, Calif.  - After months of delays and  intense pretrial publicity, Michael Jackson took his seat in  court on Monday as the task of selecting a jury began in the  child molestation case that has put his career, reputation and  freedom at risk.


A Spanish court rules that a former Argentine navy officer can be tried for alleged human rights abuses.


Books of The Times: Naked or in a Wolf Suit, Sex in Its Many Guises

âDo Me,â an eclectic literary anthology dedicated to sex in all its glorious, offers an entertaining if uneven read.


INDUSTRY REPORT: Energy -- Gas prices up 8 cents; climb likely to ...

record-high crude oil prices, and they are likely to continue rising, an industry analyst said Sunday. From Sept. 24 through Friday, the combined national average for all grades of gas rose from $1.


For the Renault F1 Team, the objective of the weekend is to strengthen second place in the championship, while Michael Schumacher will be looking to win the title.


Conductor Wins $8.5M in Crash Settlement

A train conductor won an $8.5 million settlement from a railroad after claiming that a 2002 collision between his commuter train and a freight train worsened his alcoholism.


Derrick Low scored 19 points and No. 4 Washington State's top-ranked defense did the rest in a 67-34 win over North Carolina A&T on Friday night.


Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has been given a 'please explain' by the Football Association following his scathing post-match attack on referee Mike Riley after his side's loss to Manchester United.


A team of scientists in Glasgow say they have devised a new method of attacking cancer cells.


Beslan hostage-takers were all addicts says top Russian official

All the hostage-takers who seized Beslan's school number one on September 1 were drug addicts and were under the influence of narcotics throughout the 52-hour siege, Russia's Deputy Prosecutor General has claimed.


Stuttgart battles Wolfsburg for the Bundesliga lead

Schalke has a lot of room to improve, according to its coach. That could be a scary thought for the rest of the Bundesliga. While Wolfsburg and Stuttgart battle for the lead, red-hot


By Anonymous  Pennsylvania dairy farms are invited to apply for this year's Dairy of Distinction award from the Northeast Dairy Farm Beautification Program. Applications are due by April 14.


John Fogerty is finding out it's never too late to be a first-time performer at the Grammy Awards.


Howard Schnellenberger is still undefeated in bowl games, and now so is the fledgling college football program he built from nothing.


Yahoo's New Mash Social Network Lets Your Friends Edit Your Profile

A quirky new social-networking service called Mash lets you customize your friends' profiles. The Yahoo service, in public beta now, gives you the option to leave your profile open to your friends, who can choose glitter text for your page design, or add unicorns and kittens to your profile.


A pilot who survived a light aircraft crash in Snowdonia, which killed his friend, speaks publicly for the first time.


President Vladimir Putin condemned critics in the West for pushing him to negotiate with Chechen separatists, saying former Cold War rivals were unreliable partners in the war on terrorism.


Tesco self-scan tills 'open to card fraud'

Lets thieves help themselves Security shortcomings involving Tesco self-service tills make it easier for crooks to pay for groceries using stolen credit or debit cards, according to UK consumer group Which?.â¦


Our brains can turn down our ability to see to help them listen even harder to music and complex sounds, say experts.


Rough Seas Make for Rough Times for Destin Captains

By Patrick Donohue, Walton Sun, Santa Rosa Beach, Fla.  Jun. 9--DESTIN -- Absent even a mild tropical storm, inclement weather is still hitting Destin's charter boat captains where it hurts--their wallets.


Symbol Arms Mobile Professionals With New Handheld

Symbol Technologies Tuesday launched a line of enterprise-class handheld devices aimed at mobile professionals such as retail managers and supply chain management professionals.


Co-Pilot Faulted at Hearing Into NY Airbus Crash

The co-pilot of an American Airlines  Airbus A300 that crashed nearly three years ago in New York  made "unnecessary and too aggressive" use of the controls,  safety regulators were told on Tuesday.


Intelligence soldier pleads guilty in US Abu Ghraib abuses

The first US military intelligence soldier brought to court in the Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal yesterday pleaded guilty to two charges of conspiracy and mistreatment of Iraqi detainees, witnesses said.


Apple updates storage software, dumps hardware

Apple today updated its storage lineup, launching Xsan 2, an upgrade of its storage-area network file system, and exiting the RAID storage hardware business.


Tiny RNA Molecules Control Breast Cancer's Spread

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers have zeroed in on a handful of tiny ribonucleic acid (RNA) molecules that seem to control whether or not breast cancer travels to the lung and bone.


Microsoft Puts Partner Muscle Behind Office Live

Microsoft has launched a partner program around Office Live, which it is grooming to be a major product.


NEWPORT, R.I., June 28 -- President Bush on Thursday openly anticipated the death of ailing Cuban President Fidel Castro, picturing it as an opportunity to bring freedom to the Caribbean island after nearly half a century of iron-fisted rule by the fiery communist leader.


The early success of âTMZ,â a new syndicated TV show based on the popular Web site of the same name, shows just how valuable the celebrity news niche has become.


Lebanon Moves to Keep President in Office

Lebanon's Parliament amended the country's constitution Friday to extend pro-Syrian President Emile Lahoud's term, ignoring U.N. calls to hold an election to choose the head of state.


Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan told Congress yesterday that the economy has ''regained some traction" after a lull in late spring, reinforcing expectations of higher interest rates when the presidential campaign enters its final stretch.


The Ministry of Defence awards Â£3m in compensation to 360 veterans of nerve gas experiments at Porton Down.


With the elegant Firefox, the open-source camp is mounting a full frontal attack on Microsoft's long dominant Internet Explorer.


(CBS/AP) When Debi and Steve Cifelli heard they'd won California's $27 million lottery jackpot, their first reaction was what you might expect.


Europeans cool to Bush plan on climate change

ESSEN, Germany  - President George W. Bush's plan to combat climate change got a cool reception in Europe on Friday where the European Union's environment chief dismissed it as unambitious and the "classic" U.S. line.


New hard drive-based digital audio player features 20GB of storage.


Kiev, 20:28 - CALCIO, PLATINI: LO STADIO DI KIEV INADATTO ALL'EUROPEO

In una lettera alla federcalcio ucraina, il presidente dell'Uefa, Michel Platini boccia lo stadio di...


US commander in Iraq, General Petraeus, praises the "great contribution" being made by British troops.


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Panel to Probe Fraud Claims in Afghan Vote

KABUL, Afghanistan - An independent commission will probe claims by all 15 challengers to interim leader Hamid Karzai that Afghanistan's first direct presidential election was marred by incompetence and fraud, a top official said Sunday.    The move to head off the attack on the vote's legitimacy came as workers began the long process of collecting ballots from Saturday's historic election, in which Karzai was a heavy favorite...


Democrats launch full-bore attack on Bush economic policies

US Democrats, seeking to reap political hay from new barren economic data, launched a full-bore assault on President George W. Bush's policies and assertion the country had "turned a corner."


London's homeless offered shelter in Millennium Dome

London's Millennium Dome, a futuristic building on the southern bank of the River Thames, has been turned into a temporary shelter for the homeless for a week starting, the charity Crisis announced.


Area consumers weigh in on Kmart-Sears merger

HAMILTON -- It was like the uniting of aging titans -- the surprise announcement yesterday that Sears, the company that brought Americans the bible of catalogue sales, and Kmart, the store that brought us the blue-light special, will be merging to form a


TV Sports: With All Due Respect, ESPN Shows Its Softer Side

ESPN reminded viewers Monday that football in a repaired Superdome can inspire for a few hours at a time, but cannot rebuild a city.


BP to sell British refinery to Petroplus for 1.4 billion dollars

British energy giant BP has announced the sale of its refinery in Coryton, southeastern England, to Swiss petroleum company Petroplus for 1.4 billion dollars (1.07 billion euros).


Stretch limo strippers head for ban in Wales

Strippers and pole dancers should be banned from performing in stretch limousines, according to a new report.


Dow Jones met investors' mark, but its results aren't likely to be spectacular in the near term.


Radcliffe Ready to Take Bite Out of Big Apple

World record holder Paula Radcliffe  will race back into the spotlight at the New York Marathon  Sunday when she returns to action for the first time since her  stunning collapse at the Athens Olympic Games.


"Boston Legal," "Ugly Betty" get new cast members

LOS ANGELES  - Nia Long has been hired to appear in three episodes of ABC's drama series "Boston Legal."


Deadly sea snail venom offers pain relief potential

Toxin from a deadly sea snail found on Australia's Great Barrier Reef could revolutionize the treatment of chronic pain relief, scientists from the University of Queensland said on Tuesday.


US Men's Soccer Team Plays Panama to 1-1 Draw

The US men's soccer team has played Panama to a 1-1 draw in Panama City in a 2006 World Cup qualifying match. Roberto Brown found the net first for Panama in the 71st minute Wednesday as the hosts outshot


Nel fine settimana 4 giorni di appuntamenti sulla cultura liberaTutte opere liberamente riproducibili, gratuite e modificabili                                            Arezzo, dibattiti e spettacoli per il "Copyleft Festival"


A bipartisan commission on U.S. options in Iraq will recommend a gradual reduction of American forces in Iraq and a significant diplomatic shift that enlists U.S. adversaries to stabilize the increasingly chaotic country, officials familiar with the panel's deliberations said Thursday.


Elderly women fare better with lung cancer: study

Older women with lung cancer live longer than men the same age, U.S. researchers reported on Saturday, and said their finding suggests that estrogen might affect chemotherapy.


Milano, 17:36 - CALCIO, MILAN; PALOSCHI: E IO CHE SPERAVO DI GIOCARE 5 MINUTI

"Incredibile esordio e gol dopo 20 secondi...e io che speravo di giocare 5 minuti". A parlare &egrav...


Politics: 7 October 2004, Thursday. The EC chief representative to Sofia Dimitris Kourkoulas will officially hand the Commission's annual report to Bulgarian statesmen Thursday.


Ancora una strage di poliziotti Alleanza Zarqawi-Bin Laden

Baghdad, 17 ottobre 2004 - Il gruppo di Abu Mussab al Zarqawi, Tawhid wa al Jihad (monoteismo e guerra santa), si Ã¨ impegnato a un'alleanza con Osama bin Laden. L'annuncio Ã¨ circolato su siti internet islamisti.


By Journal Staff Report  Blakney Custom Homes, a Rio Rancho custom-home builder, has announced the launch of its new Web site.


One of Earth's rarest birds might have gone into extinction following the death of one of the last known po'ouli. The aging male po'ouli died in captivity


Israel's Shalom Urges International Mideast Summit

Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan  Shalom called on Wednesday for a Middle East summit with a U.S.  and European role to boost new reform-minded Palestinian  leaders and foster peace moves taking in Arab states as well.


Taliban stop bus and kidnap Koreans: police

Taliban insurgents stopped a bus in Afghanistan and kidnapped some of the passengers, including Korean citizens, a local police chief said on Friday.


Olympic Daily Preview - Thursday, August 19

Athens, Greece (Sports Network) - Wednesday night it was Paul Hamm's turn to shine for the United States, as he won the gold medal in the men's all-around competition. Will Thursday produce a sweep for the US at the Olympics? ...


Nigerian Police Say Dozens Killed in Pipeline Blast

Dozens of people were killed in a  petroleum pipeline explosion in Nigeria's commercial capital  Lagos, police said Friday.


Albania is next on Bush's itinerary, and Europe's poorest country offers a far friendlier welcome than its neighbors


Study: Beer In Moderation As Healthy As Wine

TORONTO -- Beer, a health food? Maybe not quite, but a brewski could have some health benefits, according to Canadian researchers.


Accordo tra i due colossi dopo la vicenda Gucci


Apple announces that its iPhone will be launched in the UK on the O2 mobile network on 9 November.


By John Bartlett, Erie Times-News, Pa.  Feb. 1--MEADVILLE -- Tech Tool & Mold Inc. is landing on the desks of  plastics and tool-and-mold industry leaders across the nation today.


Lockout Looms as NHL, Players' Union Deadlocked

The National Hockey League and its players ended three days of labor talks in an apparent deadlock on Thursday, with little progress seen in avoiding a lockout by team owners later this month.


Retief Goosen has cruised to a six-shot victory in the Nedbank Golf Challenge in Sun City in South Africa, while Aussie Stuart Appleby has tied for second.


DaimlerChrysler's flagship Mercedes Car Group intends to regain peak profit levels within the next few years after operating profit dips in 2004, division had Juergen Hubbert said on Thursday.


Can the net stay equal in the highly commercial world it now operates in?


McCain Seeks to Capitalize on New Endorsements

Senator John McCain is making a push to attract independent voters in New Hampshire and plans to restart his Iowa campaign.


Jordan's king doubts Iraqi elections possible

Iraq is far too unsafe to hold elections as scheduled in January and extremists would do well in the poll if Baghdad tried to hold it, Jordan's King Abdullah said in an interview.


Seattle's Dilfer starts at QB instead of Hasselbeck

SEATTLE Trent Dilfer started at quarterback for the Seahawks in place of Matt Hasselbeck against the Arizona Cardinals today. Hasselbeck injured his right elbow in last week's loss to the New York Jets.


Greenspan Warns That US Deficits Pose Risk to Dollar

Alan Greenspan came to the home of the euro today and warned anxious Europeans to expect little relief from the relentless decline of the dollar against their currency.


Roma, 12:07 - CALCIO, CHIVU: L'INTER? PRIMA DEVO PARLARE CON LA ROMA

Christian Chivu è rientrato questa mattina in Italia per partecipare al ritiro con la Roma. '...


NL Wrap: Morris Shuts Out Dodgers as Cards Keep Winning

Matt Morris pitched a two-hit shutout,  striking out a season-high 11, as the St Louis Cardinals  blanked the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-0 in a showdown between two  division leaders at Busch Stadium on Friday.


Israeli troops killed two Palestinians in two separate incidents Friday, and Israeli helicopters fired three missiles at a Gaza warehouse the army said was used for making weapons.


As of Saturday, Feb. 24, 2007, at least 3,154 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 2,537 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.


American Aaron Peirsol Wins Gold on Appeal

Aaron Peirsol won his second gold medal  at the Athens Olympics Thursday after winning an appeal against  his disqualification from the men's 200 meter backstroke.


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


Merck Should Have Pulled Vioxx in 2000 -Study

US drugs giant Merck & Co Inc. should have pulled its Vioxx painkiller from the market four years ago, because data showing it raised the risk of heart attacks has existed since 2000, Swiss scientists said on Friday.


Is the âmidlife crisisâ the newest excuse for poor behavior?


"Diddy" Combs makes personal history at Sundance

Sean "Diddy" Combs -- rapper, music producer, fashion designer, business mogul, Broadway star -- has had many career-defining moments. This week at the Sundance Film Festival, he had yet another.


Four killed, 46 wounded in three separate attacks in India's ...

Bombs ripped through two buses and a grenade was hurled into a crowded market in attacks Thursday that killed four people and wounded 46, police said, blaming separatist rebels in India's insurgency-wracked Assam state.


OVER FIVE million websites have been built in the last five months, according to the latest Netcraft survey. This means that there are more than 55 million active sites on the Interweb.


Ceremonies mark the end of mourning in the North Ossetian town of Beslan for victims of the school siege.


The United Nations chief on Monday welcomed the end to a three-month political dispute that threatened to re-ignite civil war in southern Sudan, but urged both sides to fully implement an earlier peace deal to help stabilize their region of Africa.


'Future of Ice' is a poetic and urgent frontline report

This Tuesday came another report by scientists who stress that global warming is advancing with dire consequences in the Arctic regions and beyond, while the Bush administration continues to insist that such reports contain "nothing new" to cause it to


Istituita cabina di coordinamento presso Ministero ambiente


President Bush, speaking at a fundraiser Wednesday that an official said raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for the struggling campaign of Republican gubernatorial candidate Lynn Swann, devoted about half of his speech to the war in Iraq.


MCI Offers to Pay Part of States' Claims

MCI Inc. MCIP.O has offered to pay  states from 2 cents to 30 cents on the dollar to settle charges  it owes them as much as $2 billion in back taxes, people  familiar with the matter said on Thursday.


Mattone lanciato contro centro diocesano che ospita rom


The Buffalo Sabres spoiled two former teammates' homecoming, and picked up another 2 points in the standings.


Authorities in Nepal say that at least 12 opposition demonstrators have been hurt in clashes with the police.


The international community cannot afford to lose the war against extremists in Afghanistan, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Saturday on a quick visit to the insurgency-hit country.


- Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has voluntarily recalled about 56,000 stuffed toys due to a possible choking hazard to young children, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Thursday.


Even halfway around the world, baseball can't avoid questions about steroids.


Pakistan president denies lapse in security led to assassination and implies Bhutto partly at fault


Fresh protests as Kenya crisis grinds on

Opposition supporters began what they said would be three days of nationwide demonstrations Wednesday.


Sale a 10 morti il bilancio del naufragio


A federal court has cleared the way for TV bounty hunter Duane "Dog" Chapman to be extradited to face charges in Mexico, but the decision can still be appealed.


Google's free book downloads now include printing

Google today began allowing users to download and print books in PDF format in an expansion of its controversial book search project.


CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.  --  Before the space shut


Climate change battle could spell new disasters

Rich countries meeting in Germany this week will agree that they need to confront climate change, but unpleasant tradeoffs are already emerging.


Jennifer Locke, a bright-eyed blonde New Yorker, drags on her cigarette and nods to pals at the American University of Paris. She'd be just one of the gang but for a deep, dirty secret.


Celtic in seventh heaven as Thompson strike clinches win against Gers

Celtic clinched their seventh consecutive win against Rangers with a 1-0 win at Parkhead courtesy of a late Alan Thompson strike.


The new Palestinian prime minister delivered a stern warning Thursday to hundreds of Islamic preachers, including Hamas supporters: He won't tolerate calls for violence delivered from mosque pulpits and plans to collect militants' weapons.


The four-county Rio Grande Valley region may be one of the unhealthiest areas in America, with the nation's highest rates for cervical cancer and overweight children, according to a study released Wednesday.


La cantante sempre piu' imprevedibile e fuori controllo


The National Retail Federation will predict a sales increase of 5 percent, to $457.4 billion, compared with last year.


Miliband urges NATO not to abandon Afghanistan

Afghanistan could degenerate into a  "failed state" if NATO were to pull out troops and abandon  efforts to stabilize the country, British Foreign Secretary  David Miliband said on Monday.


The European Union said Saturday it was willing to consider "disciplining" government support to European aircraft maker Airbus — but only if the United States does the same for rival Boeing Co.


Wangari Maathai receives Nobel Peace Prize

afrol News, 10 December - Kenya's Wangari Maathai today has been subjected to all honours worthy a Peace Prize laureate in Oslo, the Norwegian capital.


Barclays Buys CIBC US Credit Card Unit for $293 Mln

Aug. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Barclays Plc, the UK's third-biggest lender by assets, agreed to buy the US credit card business of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce for $293 million to expand into the world's biggest credit card market.


Stockholm - Evergreen Andre Agassi continued his career-long stranglehold over fellow veteran Jonas Bjorkman on Thursday when he beat the Swede 6-3 6-4 to move into the quarter-finals of the Stockholm Open.


Eight people arrested over failed car bombings in Glasgow and London all have links with the NHS.


Poor Reege. For the past two years, Regis Philbin has been snubbed on his own show for the "Best Regis" award. On Friday's "Live with Regis and Kelly," his latest challengers were announced for the fourth annual Relly Awards on Sept. 22.


The majority of Scottish people find using call centres an annoyance, according to a report.


Researchers find that net users are not as secure as they think. Among surveyed adults who believed they were safe from online threats, most had spyware running on their home computers and few had firewall protection.


Demand for new home loans and refinancings jump as interest rates slide amid weak economic reports. NEW YORK  - New applications for US home loans rose last week while refinancings surged, as 30-year mortgage interest rates fell to their lowest ...


French prosecutors want Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet tried   over the disappearance of four people.


Norwegians Place Anti-Bush Ad in Washington Post

Norwegians including artists and politicians made a rare foray into U.S. politics Tuesday with an advertisement in a U.S. newspaper saying that President Bush's war on terror was backfiring.


President Hails Iraq Election as a Success

President Bush also hailed the election as a signal that Iraqis had rejected the extremist ideologies and terrorism that have threatened to unravel both U.S. policy and Iraq.


Palestinian witnesses say at least 20 Israeli tanks backed by two helicopters have rolled into north Gaza.


From the Editor -- October 2004: Security

The security message is closing Linux migration deals. Now it's up to us to deliver the secure environment people want.


LOS ANGELES -- Gil Cates has signed on to produce next year's Academy Awards broadcast, his 12th time overseeing Hollywood's biggest bash.


Lindsay Lohan, under arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence, has turned herself in to police in connection with a Memorial Day weekend car crash.


The NBA's prevailing merger with anarchy is defined by the cheesy history of its participants. They include seizing a sense of entitlement without portfolio, leaving school early, a noticeable disinterest


The Fourth Wall Is Broken, but the Floor Is Still Available for Use

K T Niehoffâs new full-length work, âInhabit,â starts off a bit like a dining experience at the restaurant chain Johnny Rockets.


Beyond Iraq, '08 issues starting to form

Positions on the country's direction at home and abroad are starting to take shape in the blur of motion, money and ambition of the 2008 presidential contest.


A Kenyan from Nairobi's slums gets a Masters from the UK university whose prospectus he found in a rubbish bin.


Reconstructing the utility storage system vision

NOVEMBER 15, 2004 (SNW ONLINE) - Since the late 1990s, leading data storage technology vendors have adopted a myopic and largely self-serving approach for addressing the two central challenges of enterprise storage: resource provisioning and data


TODAY'S GAMES Division 1 CATHOLIC -- St. John's Prep at BC High, 7; Xaverian at Catholic Memorial, 7.


Incassati 29 miliardi in piu' rispetto a stesso periodo 2005


Tiger Woods and Jay Haas were four strokes clear of three players tied for third after the second round of the Tour Championship.


Henrik Lundqvist recorded his sixth shutout of the season that the New York Rangers rode to a 4-0 home victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday.


World ; Bigley: ``I want to live a simple life``, the final plea

World News, The nearly five-minute tape was released two days after Bigley's family said it had the proof that the 62-year-old engineer from Liverpool was killed.


Berlusconi proposes single party for Italy's elections

Italy's Silvio Berlusconi said Friday he would unite with his main ally under a single right-wing party to contest April elections, imitating his left-wing rival in a bid to avoid the shaky coalitions that have weakened previous governments.


A 'Che tempo che fa': sara' un programma sugli italiani


Test results on fuel which is said to have caused problems for thousands of drivers are due to be released.


SpaceShipOne Going for X Prize Wednesday

By JOHN ANTCZAK    MOJAVE, Calif.  -- A test pilot in a stubby rocket plane will try to climb more than 60 miles over the Mojave Desert and punch through the atmosphere Wednesday in the first stage of a quest to win a $10 million prize meant to encourage space tourism...


Bowden Bowl Key for Clemson, Florida St.

A 9-foot bronze statue of Florida State coach Bobby Bowden was unveiled Friday outside of Doak Campbell Stadium.


Report shows China ranks 46th of 104 economies

China ranks 46th out of 104 economies evaluated in the Geneva-based World Economic Forum's latest World Competitiveness Report, dropping two places from last year.


Rumsfeld says he's 'truly saddened' by criticism

Looking more subdued than during most of his public appearances at the Pentagon, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld responded to a barrage of criticism Wednesday by saying


Vittime sono soci di un'azienda, preso presunto responsabile


Firenze, 17:39 - CALCI, FIORENTINA: AFFATICAMENTO PER MUTU, SALTA L'ATALANTA

Niente Atalanta per Adrian Mutu. L'attaccante romeno della Fiorentina non è stato convocato p...


Movie Review | 'The Hottest State': The Passion Is Plentiful, and So Is the Angst

âThe Hottest Stateâ doggedly peels away the gloss to dive into the emotional swamp where two young people get lost in each other.


Federer trounces Hewitt to take Masters title

The 23-year-old Swiss dominated the final tournament of the season just as he dominated most of 2004, winning his second straight Masters Cup and breaking the record of 12 straight finals victories shared by Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe.


The House of Representatives approves a bill normalising trade relations with Vietnam for the first time.


The FBI and US police investigate the shooting of a friend of a former KGB agent poisoned in London.


Open-source advocate Chris Stone unexpectedly leaves Novell

Chris Stone, second in command to CEO Jack Messman at Novell, has abruptly left the company he helped reinvigorate through the endorsement of Linux and the acquisition of SUSE Linux AG.


A consortium led by Channel 4 has won the right to broadcast 10 national radio stations, Ofcom announces.


Tennessee preacher's wife gets 2 months in killing

A Tennessee woman convicted of killing her preacher-husband who she said beat her, forced her to watch pornography and wear "slutty" clothes was ordered to spend two months in a mental facility on Friday.


Don't Kill Yourself, but Don't Trust Those Sensors, Either

Q I run on a treadmill every two or three days, alternating with strength training. One hour is my limit (due to the exercise room policy), so I have been steadily increasing the distance to 6.5 miles and rising. The other day, I held the pulse reader at the end of my workout and, according to the...


Shares in KarstadtQuelle, the struggling German retailer, fall 18% as investors take a dim view of conditions attached to a rescue loan.


The US film industry is preparing to sue server operators in the United States and Europe that help relay movie files across file-sharing networks, a source familiar with the movie studios' plans said.


Disaster May Help Bring Peace to Restive Aceh

Aceh, the isolated Indonesian province  that accounts for more than half of the known deaths from last  week's earthquake and tsunami, is no stranger to tragedy, and  some believe this latest one may help end another.


Carmarthenshire's new education director is a Welsh speaker after a long running language row.


German Chancellor Angela Merkel says there is little hope of a deal  on the EU constitution ahead of next week's summit.


WASHINGTON - The White House released memos Wednesday night saying that George W. Bush was suspended from flying fighter jets for failing to meet standards of the Texas Air National Guard...


New findings add to the evidence that genetic tests can help predict whether breast cancer will recur, giving valuable guidance to doctors and patients about whether potentially toxic chemotherapy


Former presidential candidate Howard Dean is considering a bid to become chairman of the national Democratic Party.


HARTFORD, Conn. - Aetna Inc. Thursday reported a huge surge in third quarter profits from a one-time tax refund and increased revenue from higher membership.


Osteoarthritis may respond to acupuncture

NEW YORK  - Patients with chronic pain related to osteoarthritis experience "marked clinical improvement" with acupuncture plus routine care, German researchers have shown.


Qatar orders 80 Airbus A350s worth 16 billion dollars

The Gulf state of Qatar signed an order Wednesday for 80 Airbus A350 aircraft worth 16 billion dollars (12 billion euros), the largest contract to date for the plane, officials said.


Kenyan Green Activist Wins Nobel Peace Prize

Kenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai  became the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize on  Friday, honored for aiding democracy and seeking to save the  continent's shrinking forests.


Update 2: Poles Line Up for Shares in Bank

Poles signed waiting lists Sunday for a chance to buy shares in their largest bank, using a signup system from communist times to impose order on the crush of interested investors.


Is the heyday of the MP3 coming to a close?

After years as the unrivalled king of the digital-media world, the venerable MP3 music format is losing ground to rival technologies from Microsoft and Apple.


Val Ackerman resigned as president of the WNBA, a position she has held since the league started in 1996.


Easyjet To Challenge Ryanair On Home Turf

Britain's easyJet is to challenge arch-rival Ryanair on its home turf with the start of flights to Ireland, marking an escalation in the commercial rivalry between the two low-cost carriers.


Barbara Walters said Wednesday all is now "well with the world" following a flare-up earlier this week between Rosie O'Donnell and Kelly Ripa on "The View." Ripa called in to the ABC daytime talk show after co-host O'Donnell accused her of making a homophobic comment to Clay Aiken, a guest host on "Live With Regis and Kelly."


Becky Hammon scores 20 points to lead the San Antonio Silver Stars past the Connecticut Sun, 71-58, on Saturday night.


U.S. Army Sergeant Found Innocent of Killing Iraqi

FORT HOOD, Texas  - A U.S. military panel Friday  found an Army sergeant innocent of killing an Iraqi civilian,  but guilty of assault, for having subordinates force the Iraqi  off a bridge over the Tigris River, where prosecutors said he  drowned.


The long-running dispute between Microsoft and the European Union is set to be decided on Monday.


THE imminent appointment of Walter Smith as the national manager will restore to influence the dynasty which stretches all the way back to Jock Stein.


MOSCOW -- The editor of Russia's prominent daily newspaper Izvestia said yesterday that he is stepping down in a dispute with his publisher over the paper's coverage of the school hostage standoff, including its publication of graphic pictures of wounded and dead children and other victims.


Hurricane Ivan Heads West, Laid Waste to Grenada

Powerful Hurricane Ivan has laid waste to the tiny spice island of Grenada, flattening or badly damaging countless homes and cutting power, officials said on Wednesday as the storm charged west through the Caribbean.


Babies slow to grow in the womb who play catch-up in their first weeks of life after birth risk chest illnesses, research shows.


A verdict is due in the trial of five people alleged to have murdered "God's banker" Roberto Calvi in 1982.


Linux distributor Red Hat Inc has established a new presence in China to promote the use of open source software in the country, following up on plans announced back in January.


Studio della rivista Riza: in 6 casi su 10 si Ã¨ incapaci di far valerele proprie ragioni. Ed Ã¨ la vendetta a muovere la ribellione                                                  Gli italiani? Ora falsi e servili non sanno piÃ¹ rispondere "no"


Filming began Monday on the first movie to be co-produced by Poles and Israelis, a story set against the background of the Holocaust.


While Andre Agassi was left wondering whether age really is a matter of mind over matter after both Marat Safin and David Nalbandian underlined the force of relative youth, Tim Henman was heading for a Swiss pharmacist to insure a weakening magnesium


High-scoring Iverson headed to Nuggets: report

The Denver Nuggets have reached an agreement in principle to acquire former MVP Allen Iverson from the Philadelphia 76ers, according to NBA sources.


Parmalat Files Suit Against First Boston

nrico Bondi, chairman of Parmalat Finanziaria, has sued Credit Suisse First Boston, seeking to recover 248 million euros ($306.8 million) from a transaction done before Parmalat collapsed in December in Italy's biggest bankruptcy.


Love match turns to hate as Russian stars attack Maria

Since winning Wimbledon as a virtually unknown 17-year-old last summer, Maria Sharapova has emerged as one of the world's top ranked tennis players.


THE PETERSON TRIAL Judge halts trial until Monday Checking 'potential development' with the wiretaps

Defense attorneys apparently are looking further into secret telephone recordings of conversations between Scott Peterson and his former lover, while the double-murder case remains adjourned until Monday.


Tokyo's Nikkei average fell 0.70 percent  in mid-morning trade on Tuesday, as shares of exporters such as  Toyota Motor Corp. came under pressure after a rise in crude  oil to another record high.


Obama: U.S. can't fail New Orleans again

Democrat Barack Obama said Sunday the country cannot fail New Orleans again and that as president, he would keep the city in mind every day.


International observers say calls to annul  the Afghan presidential  poll on grounds of fraud are unjustified.


Federal Reserve stuns markets with 0.75% rate cut

US emergency cut in response to weakening economic outlook and recession fears


US film and TV writers approve a deal struck by union leaders at the weekend, ending a three-month strike.


Wolf-Dog Hybrid Mauls Infant; Father Shoots and Kills Dog

By The Idaho Statesman, Boise  Sep. 8--A Boise County infant was mauled by a wolf-dog hybrid Tuesday before the boy's father shot and killed the dog, the Boise County Sheriff's Office said.


US Asbestos Bill Delayed at Republicans' Request

Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist has requested a one-week delay in the introduction of a bill to create a $140 billion fund to replace asbestos lawsuits, so he could study its provisions, the author of the effort said on Monday.


Greek Cypriots dismantle symbol of division

Greek Cypriots razed to the ground a wall symbolizing Cyprus's decades-old division running through the heart of the capital Nicosia and challenged Turkey to respond by withdrawing its troops from the area.


UN adopts resolution on Sudan, slammed by aid agencies as 'weak'

The Khartoum government and rebels pledged to sign a final accord ending a two-decade war in southern Sudan by the end of the year, as the UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution pushing for peace in the war-ravaged country.


A Russian billionaire buys an art collection owned by cellist Mstislav Rostropovich, days before it was due to be auctioned.


COMMERCE, Texas  - The Hale family has embraced organic farming because it is healthy, good for the environment and less cruel to animals. But do not mistake them for nature-worshiping New Agers or back-to-basics hippies.


Serena Blasts Umpire After Dramatic Defeat

Bitter, angry, upset and cheated were  a few of the words Serena Williams used to describe her  feelings after a controversial quarter-final defeat by fellow  American Jennifer Capriati at the U.S. Open on Tuesday.


Kenyan police fired teargas and water cannon on Thursday at thousands of anti-government protesters chanting "Peace" and singing the national anthem as they tried to march to a banned rally.


Six Guards Killed at Mexico Prison on U.S. Border

MATAMOROS, Mexico  - Six guards were found  murdered outside a high-security prison on Mexico's border with  Texas on Thursday, in the latest bloody episode in weeks of  prison violence being blamed on powerful drug gangs.


Nel nostro paese se ne producono 13 mln di ettolitri l'anno


Multiplex Group yesterday officially launched its takeover offer for Ronin Property Group and its bid to become Australiaâs fourth largest property trust listed on the ASX.


Al-Qaida's top operative in Lebanon dies of heart attack

An alleged top operative of al-Qaida in Lebanon arrested 10 days ago died of a heart attack on Monday, the Interior Ministry said.


Life expectancy for Japanese women — already the longest in the world — has risen by nearly one year, the Health Ministry said Thursday, citing the latest census data.


Paul McCartney has made his share of classic music: Now the ex-Beatle is releasing a classical album.


Sun extends multi-platform services offerings

Sun Microsystems has entered into an agreement to acquire SevenSpace, a privately-held company based in Ashburn, Va. SevenSpace will broaden Sun's Managed Services offerings to include heterogeneous environments


Announcing the Launch of the MicroDimensionsDirect.Com Web Site for Discount Computer Products

OLD SAYBROOK, Conn., Feb. 13  /PRNewswire/ -- CD Dimensions, Inc., a leading direct marketer of CD/DVD duplication and media products, today announced the launch of MicroDimensionsDirect.com, the Company's new Internet- only discount retailer of name brand computer products.


Israeli Army Says Reducing Operations in W. Bank, Gaza

Israel announced on Friday it was  sharply reducing its military operations in the West Bank and  Gaza Strip in response to efforts by Palestinian President  Mahmoud Abbas to end attacks on Israelis.


Mahmoud Abbas, favourite to become the next Palestinian leader, calls on his people to stop fighting Israel.


Sometimes, when you're living through an event, you can be too close to what's happening to realize the magnitude of it.


Stuntmen Petition for New Oscar Award Category

An alliance of four stunt organizations is petitioning the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to create a new Oscar category, that of best stunt coordinator.


Anorexic Girls Bond on Web to Dismay of Doctors

An underground subculture of teenage girls who bond over their eating disorders and glorify bone-thin celebrities has surfaced on the Internet, in a growing trend that experts say frustrates treatment.


Beyond food and toys, China struggles with its global reputation

From climate change to Darfur, public opinion polls reveal a global unease with the growing superpower.


India, UK to sign declaration on future strategy during PM's visit

Seeking to give a major thrust to their multifaceted ties, India and Britain will sign a Joint Declaration outlining future strategy to combat key global challenges like terrorism after substantive talks ...