Traditional dress featured at Sweden - s VN Cultural Day

Young fashion designer Sy Hoang, together with saxophonist Tran Manh Tuan, singers Cam Van, Hong Nhung are to attend Vietnamese Cultural Day November 8 in Sweden.


Amid a Whirlwind of Change, MartÃnez Returns to His Roots

Less than 24 hours after Pedro MartÃnez stood inside Shea Stadium for his introduction as the Mets' newest pitcher, he was on an island in the Caribbean Sea.


Bill Gates remains keeper of top berth, while Waltons sweep list's fourth through eighth spots. By Madlen Read. NEW YORK -- It looks like the US billionaire's club isn't quite as exclusive as before.


No Lou. No bowl. At least the Ol' Ball Coach is on the way.


Israeli soldiers killed two Palestinians in the northern Gaza Strip on Friday, the army and Palestinian security officials said.


HIV in Women : liberal attitudes toward having sex

The number of HIV-positive women has increased rapidly worldwide over the past two years, according to a new United Nations (UN) study, but Pakistan is among countries where prevalence is low.


Irish PM Ahern on brink of winning 3rd term

Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern was on course to win a third successive term on Friday as voters swung back behind his ruling Fianna Fail party rather than gamble the country's prosperity on an unproven coalition.


Sugar found in fruit such as apples can be made into a powerful low carbon biofuel, US researchers say.


US House passes historic intelligence reform bill

WASHINGTON - The House of Representatives on Tuesday approved landmark legislation to revamp Americaâs intelligence network, clearing the way for major reforms aimed at preventing a repeat of the September 11 attacks.


Thai PM to address nation on protesters' deaths

The explosion followed a blast late on Thursday that killed two people and wounded about 20 in a border town in Narathiwat province.


With the election of its first president with Islamist roots, the country enters a new era. Just what that era will bring is the question


Modena, 18:29 - CALCIO, MODENA: 45 GIORNI DI STOP PER FREY

Seduta di tipo atletico con atletico e partitella finale il Modena, piÃ¹ intensa per chi non ha gioca...


Honda Sees Record Car, Bike Sales in 2005

Honda Motor Co. forecast on Monday another year of record car and motorcycle sales in 2005, when it will remodel its flagship Civic car and enter


Alan Jackson Mixes Fun, Tragedy on New Album

As the release of a new album approaches, most artists begin to wax philosophical about art, life and the messages they hope to convey with their music.


Polls open in Croatia's presidential election, after a campaign dominated by the prospect of joining the European Union.


Microsoft gives 37 million shares in stock bonuses

No. 1 software maker Microsoft Corp.   on Thursday awarded restricted stock worth $951  million, based on its current share price, as performance  bonuses to some 900 executives and managers.


880 Pounds of Cocaine Seized Off Colombia

A joint French, American and British anti-narcotics operation intercepted four smugglers with 880 pounds of cocaine off the coast of Colombia this week, France's Defense Ministry said Friday.


Great escapes for geeks: InfoWorld readers weigh in

(InfoWorld) - Forget isolation and relaxation. For the seriously connected geek of today, vacations just aren't what they used to be. An informal and completely unscientific poll of InfoWorld readers revealed that -- although a few certified techies unplug completely when on vacation -- most elect to stay at least somewhat connected with their regular life; thanks to the ever-broadening range of cellular and wireless networks, most of them can. [See InfoWorld's Top 10 geek vacation list.] Jeff Helm witnessed the transition at one vacation spot: "I first took the family to Pigeon Forge (near the Great Smoky Mountains National Park) in October 2001. I walked across the hotel parking lot to the new public library to get on the Internet and check mail. I was told I would have to fill out a form, pay $5, let them hold on to my driver's license, and swear that I wouldn't 'conduct any business' or credit card transactions of any kind." Fast-forward to August 2006: "We went to the same hotel. I got out of the car to check in, and my PDA gave an audible report that it found a wireless signal. Yes, the same library was now beaming invitations to connect to the Internet to everyone in the area. Every hotel â¦ did the same. I checked e-mail at the outside mall, waiting for a patio table at the restaurant, and just about every place I went. I shut off the audible alert because the thing was going off constantly with all the networks." "The Outer Banks of North Carolina have a full complement of Net hotspot and cell-phone coverage capabilities," writes Peter B. Young. "I like to sit in the shade of an upper deck on our mansion-of-the-week, my sturdy old laptop plugged into an outlet in the living room or often out on the deck itself, and let 'er rip -- as gentle southern breezes caress my worn and wounded body." Rand Foster recommends cruising the San Juan Islands in northwest Washington between                                                     Vancouver Island and the mainland: "There is Wi-Fi at every marina." Brad St. Pierre found the perfect combo in Canada's Northwest Territories: "At the Bayside B and B in Yellowknife, I could watch the lakeside airplane and boat activity from the lounge or deck all day while surfing the Net. With almost 24 hours of sunshine, it's never too late to do the things you forgot to do while you were online." High-tech contractor David G. Evans found a way to have his vacation and get paid for it, too. "I was on call for production support. I spent a few weeks grooming my contacts to text me if they had an issue. That being done, I found a wonderful camp spot in Seaside, Calif., 20 seconds from pristine dunes and the ocean, 15 minutes from downtown Monterey, private, inexpensive, and well equipped. The recreation room has two hookups for Internet and a Web-mail kiosk. "Since this was an East Coast contract, I would get up at 4:30 or 5 to do a quick message check and reply as a first-thing-in-the-morning connection for them. Then we would drive to the Monterey Bay Aquarium but leave me three blocks away at the Kinko's with my laptop, where access is free, 24 hour, and comfortable. I would spend an hour or two working, then wander down to the wharf to meet them for some exhibits and lunch. If there was work, I would check back at Kinko's; if not, we had family time. Except for some mad coding from the backseat of the Volvo, plugged into the cigarette lighter for a portion of the trip home, this was the best working vacation I ever had." Edward C. Horvath had the best idea for a busman's holiday: "Buy yourself a ticket to the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference. Live on caffeine, sugar, new technology, and the famed Jobs Reality Distortion Field for a week." The prize for the most far-out connected experience has to go to Savio Rodrigues, one of the authors of our Open Sources blog. He proudly sent us a photo from Machu Picchu -- not of himself, but of his BlackBerry, with a strong connection. A close second: April Harris Calderwood's working vacation, "going to a third-world country and helping a community project with technology; you rest and give back to the community."


Operazione da 87,2 milioni di euro per 99,5% della societa'


IAEA team heads for North Korea nuclear facility

A team of U.N. nuclear watchdog officials visiting North Korea headed on Thursday for the Yongbyon nuclear plant that Pyongyang has promised to mothball as part of an aid-for-disarmament deal, Kyodo news agency reported.


As we approach the halfway point in the calendar year, the results might shock you.


The US and North Korea near diplomatic thaw

The North says the US already agreed to take it off the list of terrorism-sponsoring states.


OAKLAND, Calif. -- Trent Green completed 14 of 15 passes after halftime for 229 of his 340 yards and hit Eddie Kennison for a tiebreaking 70-yard touchdown with 2:04 left in Kansas City's 34-27 victory over the Oakland Raiders yesterday.


Russia reaffirms opposition to "Taiwan independence"

The Russian Foreign Ministry on Saturday reiterated that it is against "Taiwan independence", confirming its consistent support for the one-China policy.


Michael Moore Tops List of Least-Intriguing Stars

Director Michael Moore, whose anti-Iraq war film "Fahrenheit 9/11" touched off a firestorm of controversy, topped an annual list on Monday of Hollywood's least-intriguing celebrities.


Samoa captain Brian Lima is banned for three weeks for a dangerous tackle on Jonny Wilkinson.


Massachusetts-based start-up has created a way to print photographs or documents without ink or an ink cartridge. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.


The British Embassy in Tokyo says it will help hundreds of teachers after a language school chain in Japan went bust.


U.S. OKs first anti-subsidy probe vs China since '91

The U.S. International Trade  Commission on Friday approved the first U.S. investigation into  suspected Chinese government subsidies to exporters since 1991  in a case that could open the floodgate to more probes.


Operazione carabinieri dopo ripetuti colpi nel Frusinate


Romano Prodi looks set to win a Senate  confidence vote on Wednesday to stay as Italy's prime minister  after rallying fractious allies behind him to end a political  crisis triggered by his resignation a week ago.


Oracle raises bid, sets Nov. 19 deadline

Oracle Corp. raised the stakes in its hostile bid for PeopleSoft Inc. Monday by increasing its offer to $24 per share, boosting the value of the proposed merger to $9.


NEW YORK (Billboard) - R&B/hip-hop superstars R. Kelly and Jay-Z will team for a North American tour this fall, kicking off Sept. 30 in Chicago. The full routing has yet to be announced for the Best of Both Worlds trek, which is expected ...


An all-party Lords committee condemns EU attempts to regulate internet video broadcasts as "misguided".


ACLU Exposes Abuses by Marines in Iraq, Including Mock Executions ...

WASHINGTON, DC, Dec 15 (OneWorld) - Abuses and even torture of Iraqi detainees by US Marines have been widespread, according to US Navy documents released Tuesday by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).


Greek schoolchildren form a human chain around the Acropolis to demand the UK return the Elgin Marbles.


Trattative con americana Falic, scrive Le Nouvel Observateur


"Ocean's Thirteen" brings series to spirited close

CANNES  - Rolling the dice for a third time in "Ocean's Thirteen," Steven Soderbergh and his team beat the odds. Final chapters of trilogies invariably suffer from lameness. This, of course, already transpired in "Ocean's Twelve," where subplots misfired and the script resorted to all sorts of sleight-of-hand trickery.


Israel agrees to free 90 Palestinian prisoners

Israel agreed on Sunday to free another 90 Palestinian prisoners to try to bolster President Mahmoud Abbas ahead of a U.S.-sponsored conference on Palestinian statehood, officials said.


Kazakh, Russian boxers to meet in middleweight boxing final

Reigning world champion Gennadiy Golovkin of Kazakhstan and 2004 European champion Russian Gaidarbek Gaidarbekov gave their opponents no chance to create surprises and set up


The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee is tipped to put up interest rates to 5.75%.


AUSTRALIA: Woolworths wins battle for ALH

Australian supermarket group Coles Myer has admitted defeat in the takeover battle for Australian Leisure and Hospitality Group (ALH) after rival bidder Woolworths said it had secured more than 20% of its target.


National Basketball Association Game Capsules

Dallas, TX -- Dirk Nowitzki scored 10 of his career-high 53 points in overtime to lead the Dallas Mavericks past the Houston Rockets, 113-106, at AmericanAirlines Center.


Investors, frightened by the prospect of a new subprime mortgage crisis that could dwarf the write-downs of the last few months, sent markets lower.


Lavish and quirky office parties return as economy picks up

Beyond whimsy and fundraising, annual holiday parties can offer a rare window into the mind of management.


European equities struggled in the face of weakening global stock markets on Tuesday, as losses in Asia followed comments about a possible US recession from former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan.


Indonesia plane crash kills 23, scores escape

YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia  - An Indonesian passenger jet overshot the runway and burst into flames on Wednesday as it landed in the cultural capital of Yogyakarta, but most of the 140 people on board survived.


Insurgents killed 18 Iraqi police and five Iraqi troops in attacks in three Iraq cities Tuesday, nearly a month shy of the nation's scheduled elections.


Vick Signs 10-Year Deal to Remain With Falcons

Arthur Blank, the Atlanta Falcons' owner, used a bit of New York humor when he made clear last summer that quarterback Michael Vick would never play for another team.


Popular Marathi film superstar and Hindi film comedian Laxmikant Berde passed away at 2.45 am on the 16th of December following kidney failure.


U.N. Climate Talks End in Cloud of Discord

PARIS, Aug. 31 -- A five-day U.N. conference on climate change ended in Vienna on Friday with significant disagreements remaining about how countries should reduce greenhouse gas emissions and daunting estimates about the price tag for combating global warming.


The French health minister reviews security at hospitals after two nurses were  brutally murdered at work.


Negotiations are held behind the scenes in Iraq to free two Americans and a Briton threatened with beheading.


Microsoft Releases a Desktop Search Tool

Microsoft has released a preliminary version of its search tool for finding documents, e-mail messages and other files stored on personal computer hard drives.


NEW YORK - Republicans opened their convention by invoking the memory of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks - the World Trade Center stood about four miles south of Madison Square Garden - as a test of President Bush's mettle as a strong and decisive leader...


As of today 14 million Italians will no longer be allowed to smoke in public places unless they have special ventilated smoking rooms.


Torrential rains in southern China trigger floods and landslides, killing 66 people and leaving many homeless.


The European Commission takes the German government to court for maintaining a law which protects car giant VW from takeover.


Amid the fuss about the withdrawal of Theodor Stolojan from the presidential race and the launching of Traian Basescu's presidential candidacy, too little attention has been given to an important statement.


Health minister faces two Indias, obese and hungry

India plans to introduce yoga in schools to fight rising obesity among middle-class youngsters, even as the country continues to battle widespread malnutrition and "shameful" infant and maternal mortality.


Fino al 22 febbraio Ritanna Armeni condurra' da sola


Citywide: In Place of Smokestacks, Makers of Dumplings and Doors

Smokestacks are gone from the New York factory in the 21st century, with specialty companies and makers of food products, especially for the ethnic market, in their place.


India 'Star Wars' plan risks new arms race

Â· Missile defence would protect big cities by 2010Â· Plan revealed as Pakistan tests short-range missile


Nato states meet in Belgium to discuss who will provide 2,500 reinforcements for its mission in Afghanistan.


Kenya warns of tougher action to stop killings

Kenya on Wednesday warned it would act tougher to reign in post-election violence threatening to spiral out of control in the east African nation's darkest moment since 1963 independence.


Barack Obama picked up the endorsement of a leading anti-war group Friday and said Democratic presidential rival Hillary Rodham Clinton still has not adequately explained her vote to go into Iraq.


Phils pour it on against Nats in 11-2 win

Ryan Howard hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the sixth inning to help the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Washington Nationals 11-2 on Monday night.


Filippine. E' stato liberato l'italiano rapito

Andrea Cianferoni, il cooperante italiano rapito nell'isola di Mindanao (nel sud delle Filippine), Ã¨ stato liberato dai suoi sequestratori. Lo ha annunciato un portavoce dell'esercito, spiegando che il ventinovenne


Jacques Villeneuve has admitted he is desperate to get one over on former team BAR after signing a three-race deal with Renault. Renault and BAR are currently vying for second in the constructorsâ championship.


The latest proposals on restoring NI devolution are to be discussed  when Tony Blair meets David Trimble.


New smacking laws may prove too ambiguous for doctors to make judgements on, an expert warns.


Now Playing in the Caps' Psyche: 'Fear Factor'

Unlikely victories over Tampa Bay and Stanley Cup contenders Dallas and Buffalo catapults the Capitals back into the postseason discussion.


What You Need to Know Before Taking the iPlunge

You'll want to read this Q&A before standing in line to buy Apple's shiny new iPhone.


LSE says no to German exchange for a second time

LONDON (CBS.MW) - Failed efforts to merge stock exchanges have littered the trading landscape in recent years, but the German stock exchange isn't giving up on creating a pan-European and British market for trading stocks and derivatives.


Russia's Putin Asserts Control After School Siege

President Vladimir Putin ordered sweeping changes to Russia's political system on Monday to help combat terrorism, but immediately drew accusations of exploiting this month's bloody school siege to boost his power.


Napoli, 16:44 - CALCIO, PISA; VENTURA: STAGIONE FINORA STRAORDINARIA

Giampiero Ventura non mette limiti al Pisa: ''Stiamo facendo benissimo - ha detto il tecnico dei tos...


On the third anniversary of the train bombings that killed 191 people and injured more than 1,800, Spain's political and social wounds are still aching, and the country is torn by a host of conspiracy theories.


At least 20 killed in spate of Iraq bombings

BAGHDAD : At least 20 people were killed when two car bombs ripped through Baghdad and a third exploded in the northern city of Mosul after US warplanes pounded a rebel enclave in a bid to crush the insurgency.


Saad Hariri: "We Will Rebuild Every Bridge"

The political heir of the new Lebanon talks to TIME about Hizballah, democracy and what can be salvaged from the assault on his country


eBay forum mysteriously leaks account details on 1,200 users

'Trust and safety' board in emergency shutdown Hackers brazenly posted sensitive information including home addresses and phone numbers for 1,200 eBay users to an official online forum dedicated to fraud prevention on the auction site.â¦


British government defends invasion of Iraq despite ISG report

The British government renewed its defense Thursday of its decision to join the US-led invasion of Iraq, despite a US report which concluded that former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein had no weapons of mass ...


Roma, 14:58 - CALCIO, ROMA; SPALLETTI: PUNTIAMO ALLO SCUDETTO

Il tecnico della Roma Luciano Spalletti scopre le carte e la finisce con la super prudenza. "Lottiam...


Two Bus Blasts in Southern Israel Kill 16

BEERSHEBA, Israel - Palestinian suicide bombers blew up two buses in this Israeli desert city Tuesday, killing 16 passengers and wounding more than 80 in an attack that ended a six-month lull in violence.    The buses exploded into flames just seconds apart and about 100 yards away from each other in the center of Beersheba - the deadliest suicide strike in nearly a year...


CHICAGO - Obesity surgery helps patients do more than shed weight - it often cures their diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol, researchers say.    The research - an analysis of 136 studies - found that such operations are more than cosmetic...


Roma, 10:38 - CALCIO, MATARRESE IN FIGC: PANCALLI QUANTO DI MEGLIO CI SIA

Il presidente della Lega Calcio, Antonio Matarrese, è arrivato di buon mattino in via Allegri...


Ottobre, sciopero di 8 ore del pubblico impiego

ROMA - SarÃ  probabilmente difficile per il ministro dell'Economia Domenico Siniscalco mantenere il tetto d'incremento di spesa del 2% da lui proposto ai dicasteri italiani. I sindacati hanno infatti indetto


Baby Bell extends broadband offerings to 16 more regions in its geographical footprint.


Govt unveils new plans to curb binge-drinking

The government unveiled new plans to target the country's notorious binge-drinking culture Tuesday, aiming to make it as unacceptable as smoking was a few decades ago.


You can find long-haul wealth-builders on the market's sales rack.


Erosion of English Skills Threatens Growth in the Phillipines

A combination of poorer schools and a rise in local dialects has hurt English proficiency in the Phillipines.


BS2000 servers sparc up Fujitsu Siemens Computers (FSC) has launched two new business servers in its B2000 range.â¦


The successful DVD release of the second Pirates of the Caribbean movie boosts Walt Disney's quarterly profits.


Swedish P.M. resigns after losing election

Swedish Prime Minister Goran Persson resigned Monday, saying he believes the country is in better shape today than it was when he took office 10 years ago.


It swerved to avoid following a just-released probe into the atmosphere of Saturn's moon Titan. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory says the altered course puts Cassini in the proper position to receive radio


Israeli Army Makes Arrest in Child's Death

The Israeli army on Tuesday arrested an officer accused of repeatedly shooting a 13-year-old Palestinian girl at point-blank range to make sure she was dead as his soldiers pleaded with him to stop.


Afghan President Hamid Karzai asks Canada to stand firm in its military support for Afghanistan despite losses.


Pakistan and Sri Lanka play their first Super Eight match at the ICC World Twenty20 on Monday.


British and Kenyan scientists have developed a new treatment for the killer disease malaria.


Arkansas Could Receive $337,500 in Securities Settlement

The state's securities commissioner says a settlement between securities regulators and two firms likely means $337,500 for Arkansas.


Singer-actress Barbara McNair dies at 72

Singer and actress Barbara McNair,  who starred opposite Elvis Presley and Sidney Poitier and  became one of the first black women to host her own television  variety show, has died at 72, her husband said on Monday.


US Says Iran 'Isolated' in Nuclear Bomb Quest

A senior US official said on Saturday Iran was "completely isolated" in what he called its pursuit of nuclear weapons and that this would be reflected in a draft resolution to be debated by the UN nuclear watchdog.


CIA links al Qaeda, allies to Bhutto attack: paper

The CIA blames al Qaeda and allies of a Pakistani tribal leader for the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, CIA Director Michael Hayden said in a Washington Post interview published on Friday.


When things seem too good to be true, they usually are. That's what the Boston College women's basketball team found out yesterday against Maine.


Rules Urged to Govern Investing by Nations

The worldâs leading finance ministers called Friday for a joint effort to set up guidelines for government-owned investment funds.


Let out a scream for best amusement parks!

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The end of summer means the results are in for this year's ''Golden Ticket Awards,'' honoring the best rides and parks around the country.


The ''Holy Grail'' of toy trucks burns rubber at auction.


I want to buy an overseas property in the European Union. UK lenders want me to remortgage my UK property, which I do not wish to do. What about euro mortgages? How do I get one and what other options do I have?


Edward "Teddy" Ebersol, the 14-year-old son of NBC Sports Chairman Dick Ebersol, is believed to have died in Sunday's fiery crash of a small plane in southwest Colorado, a deputy coroner said Monday.


The Cleveland Cavaliers activated center DeSagana Diop and put guard Dajuan Wagner on the injured list Monday.


EMI shares up on report of renewed Warner bid plan

Shares in EMI Group Plc EMI.L gained   as much as 7.1 percent on Wednesday following a report that   Warner Music Group Corp. WMG.N was preparing a new bid to buy   the world's third largest music company.


FDA Proposes Increasing The Safety Of Eggs

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is considering the implementation of new regulations to improve the safety of farm eggs in order to reduce the number of illnesses caused by salmonella.


Philips, Europe's largest maker of consumer electronics, is cautious about earnings growth despite reporting a profit in the third quarter.


Studio,ogni anno P.A. costa a aziende 1 punto di Pil


Hunting Expands. So Does Camouflage. See a Pattern?

With more than 100 different patterns of camouflage now available, the American hunter has a lot more thinking to do about his or her appearance in the field.


PHOENIX -- Just four days after he was introduced as the Arizona Diamondbacks manager, Wally Backman was fired yesterday following revelations he was arrested twice and struggled with financial problems.


Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee called Tuesday for suspending immigration from countries that sponsor or harbor terrorists.


New York City power outage affects 2,500 people

Utility Consolidated Edison said on Thursday some 850 customers lost power in New York City's Upper East Side after fires damaged underground cables.


Twists, turns make road to Oscars tough to map out

LOS ANGELES  - Oscar beckons: The musical "Dreamgirls" is the odds-on favorite to take home best picture honors. Clint Eastwood is again in the driver's seat as a best director nominee for "Flags of Our Fathers." And everyone is talking about how Jackie Earle Haley scored a comeback with his supporting nomination for "All the King's Men."


South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo says its workload is doubling this year to $12bn as demand for energy rises.


Rodrigo de Rato, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, said he will step down in October for "personal reasons," leaving the Washington-based post two years before his term ends.


Sports Briefing | Basketball: United States Rebounds

Seimone Augustus scored 19 points and Tina Thompson added 18 as the United States routed Jamaica, 115-47, yesterday to clinch a semifinal spot at the FIBA Americas tournament in Valdivia, Chile. The United States team scored the first 9 points and never looked back. The United States (2-0) struggled in its first game against Cuba, winning by 85-79 after trailing most of the game.


IRAQ: TREMAGLIA, SU BALDONI PREFERIBILE IL SILENZIO

(AGI) - Rimini, 24 ago. - "Piu' si sta in silenzio, senza fare inutili dichiarazioni, e meglio e'". Cosi' il ministro degli Italiani nel mondo, Mirko Tremaglia, ha commentato l'ultimatum lanciato dai rapitori


Finland Says Could Cancel Tele2's 3G License

Finland may withdraw a third  generation mobile network license from Suomen 3G, an operator  owned by Sweden's Tele2 TEL2b.ST, due to delays in building  the high-speed network, it said on Tuesday.


Stolen Rockwell turns up in Spielberg collection

A Norman Rockwell painting stolen more three decades ago was found in Steven Spielberg's art collection, but the Oscar-winning filmmaker acquired it legally, the FBI said on Friday.


Discovery Keeps Human Origin Debate Alive

For decades, Federico Solorzano has gathered old bones from the shores of Mexico's largest lake — bones he found and bones he was brought, bones of beasts and bones of men.


"Idol" contestant in sex scandal makes the cut

"American Idol" fans have sent Antonella Barba to the next round of the talent contest, despite a thumbs-down from judges and Internet photos putting her at the center of the latest sex scandal to hit U.S. TV's most popular show.


At least nine Iraqis have been killed and several injured in sporadic gunbattles and mortar attacks between Muqtada al-Sadr loyalists and US-led forces in Baghdad.


Kline promotes film on human trafficking

Kevin Kline was at the United Nations to promote a film on human trafficking that officials hope will raise awareness about the alarming and largely unknown problem.


UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday said it would buy Definity Health Corp. for $300 million, as the No.


Olmert says unclear if Abbas deal possible by November

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Monday he was not sure he would be able to reach a deal with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on statehood principles before a U.S.-sponsored conference in November.


Annunciata stretta collaborazione con Alfa Romeo


A reverse engineer finds Kindle's hidden features

A little hacking reveals that Amazon's Kindle has faux-GPS abilities and related location-based services, a photo viewer, and a minesweeper game.


Malaysia's freed former deputy, Anwar Ibrahim, prepares to go to Germany for medical treatment.


Mighty Ortiz makes sure Sox can rest easy

Just imagine what David Ortiz could do on a good night's rest. Ortiz spent the night before last with his baby boy, D'Angelo, who is barely 1 month old. He had planned on attending the Red Sox' Family Day at Fenway Park yesterday morning, but he had to sleep in. After all, Ortiz had a son at home, and he ...


Governatore richiama le banche, efficienza dalle fusioni


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October 20, 2004 -- SYDNEY, Australia - Terrorists who kidnapped an Australian TV reporter in Baghdad and threatened to kill him Googled his name on the Internet to investigate his work before deciding to release him unharmed.


Know where the bar is set, and know who can beat it.


BA merger with Iberia steps closer after Â£425m Qantas sale

A merger between British Airways and the Spanish airline Iberia moved closer yesterday after BA raised Â£425m by selling its stake in Australia's national carrier Qantas


Glazer raises stake in United to close on buy-out trigger point

Malcolm Glazer edged closer to triggering a mandatory bid for Manchester United last night by increasing his stake in the club to 27.


A coroner's jury has declared the death of a heart attack victim who spent almost two hours in a hospital waiting room to be a homicide.


Oggi i lavori del summit internazionale per la pace


President Bush moved cautiously Thursday into the post-Yasser Arafat era of Middle East diplomacy, dispatching a modest delegation to the Palestinian leader's funeral and giving


Zap! Make the Interview Part Jig, Part Bullfight

There are a number of lovely performances in The Paris Review's second set of selected interviews, and a somewhat greater proportion of duller ones.


At least eight civilians are killed after insurgents ambush Ethiopian troops in the Somali capital.


Trembling with fear and racked by sobs, a relief worker held hostage in Iraq pleaded on video for British Prime Minister Tony Blair to save her life - invoking the gruesome specter of beheaded countryman Kenneth Bigley.


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Kerry Courts Black Voters at Church Stops

MIAMI - With just three Sundays left before Election Day, Sen. John Kerry is asking for all the help he can get from black voters and the Almighty...


Ang Lee tackles forbidden love in steamy new film

Oscar winner Ang Lee, director of gay cowboy classic "Brokeback Mountain", returns to the theme of forbidden love with a sexually explicit thriller set in the teeming streets of 1940s Shanghai.


The compromise legislation approved by the House on Tuesday in response to the Sept. 11 commission's findings represents a historic reordering of the $40 billion intelligence community.


American League 5, National League 4: Suzuki Puts on a Show and A.L. Hangs On

Ichiro Suzuki had the first inside-the-park home run in All-Star Game history and added two singles to lead the American League over the National League.


stocks of companies with a market capitalization between $100 million and $2 billion, calculated as shares outstanding times share price -- outperformed larger-cap stocks last quarter.


North Korea wants direct military talks with U.S

North Korea called on Friday for military talks with the United States for peace and security on the peninsula, while Washington has said it can discuss a peace treaty after Pyongyang abandons its nuclear weapons program.


As a retired pilot himself, Roy W. Roush knows a good aviator holds the elevation steady while gliding through the clouds. In the 15 years he was friends with space pioneer Leroy Gordon Cooper, Roush flew


Former general tipped to win Indonesian vote

JAKARTA - Security forces remain on high alert as Indonesians head to the polls in an election that could see the opposition leader become president.


By Katherine Rosenberg, Daily Press, Victorville, Calif.  Jun. 17--Authorities found two dead bodies at separate locations late Friday night and Saturday morning, and a homicide investigation has been launched into both, officials said.   Around 7 p.m.


Spoon-feeding babies pureed food could cause health problems later in life a Unicef childcare expert has warned.


Warren Buffett is investing abroad. Should you?


Londra, 18:00 - CALCIO, A KAKA' ANCHE IL MIGLIORE PREMIO DI WORLD SOCCER

Anche per la prestigiosa rivista inglese World Soccer Kakà è il calciatore dell'anno. ...


Athletics: A satisfying double distance twist

ATHENS Nawal el-Moutawakel, the first Moroccan to win an Olympic gold medal, was in the mixed zone, avoiding interviews as deftly as she used to avoid hurdles, but then tonight el-Moutawakel was a fan instead of a star.


China province head apologizes in slave labor storm

The governor of the Chinese province shaken by a slave labor scandal publicly apologized on Friday, as officials described farmers, children and mentally impaired people snatched into a grim rural underworld.


Russia's oldest theatre hushes mobile phones

Russia's oldest theatre has installed equipment to block mobile phone signals in a desperate attempt to force patrons to stop taking calls during performances, Itar-Tass news agency reported on Thursday.


Arsenal ease into the knockout stages of the Champions League with a comfortable win over Rosenborg.


UK and US plan realtime police database links

Dry run on immigration databases UK and US immigration databases have been linked in an intelligence sharing experiment that could lead to permanent trans-Atlantic data stores of wanted and suspected people.â¦


US consumer prices rise modestly; no immediate inflation risks

NEW YORK, September 16 (New Ratings) - The US consumer prices increased only modestly last month, indicating no immediate inflation risks to the macroeconomic trends.


Barca defender Gabri sidelined for six months

Barcelona right back Gabri will be sidelined for at least six months after rupturing knee ligaments during his side's 4-1 victory over Real Zaragoza, the club said on Friday.


Baseball world, and Bonds, expect more than 700

Phoenix -- It's time to call a private investigator, Scotland Yard, the FBI, anybody who can go undercover and find out who stole the buzz around Barry Bonds' 700th home run.


Former  skipper of the Pakistan Cricket team, Wasim Akram, is popular sportsperson with fans worldwide including


Congress Back to Face Unfinished Business

Lawmakers returned to the Capitol on Saturday in a mad dash to finish up their legislative business for the year.


A JAPANESE court has sentenced a self-employed man to a one year suspended jail term for allowing free downloads of two popular Hollywood films through a popular file-sharing software program.


News Corp. move to New York approved by shareholders

ADELAIDE, Australia : News Corp. shareholders have backed Rupert Murdoch's plan to move his media empire to the United States from the sleepy Australian city of Adelaide where the company's foundations were laid more than 50 years ago.


Vodafone to launch mobile phone money transfer service in Afghanistan

In many poor and emerging countries, the lack of banking infrastructure but widespread use of mobile phones has created a business opportunity that network operators are keen to exploit.


Turkish construction company Vinsan said last night that it was halting operations in Iraq in a bid to save the lives of 10 employees kidnapped by militants.


Scientists continue to monitor two volcanoes that the Alaska Volcano Observatory says could send dangerous ash into the air at any time.


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


Philip Glass' "Satyagraha" will be given its Metropolitan Opera premiere next season as part of a co-production with the English National Opera.


Broadcasters eye 2 billion for Live Earth

LONDON  - International broadcasters, environmental activists and some of the biggest names in pop music are in the starting blocks for one of the most ambitious global media events of all time.


Zarqawi denies having 'bought' Italian hostages: website

An Islamist group led by the Al-Qaeda number two Abu Mussab al-Zarqawi denied it was holding two kidnapped Italian aid workers, according to a statement posted on an Islamist website.


Muslim School Set Ablaze as Dutch Mourn Filmmaker

Arsonists set a Dutch Muslim school  ablaze on Tuesday night, the latest in a series of such attacks  that came only hours after the cremation of film-maker Theo van  Gogh, killed last week by a suspected Islamic militant.


Having children has made me more focussed: Blanchett

Elizabeth star Cate Blanchett walked down the red carpet showing off her pregnancy bump at   the Santa Barbara International Film festival and said motherhood has made her a better actor.


The number of Japanese youngsters officially punished for bullying last year jumped 41 percent over the previous year, a police report said Thursday, amid heightened concern over bullying in schools. Japan's National Police Agency said there were 233 cases of bullying last year involving 460 youths who were punished through the courts or juvenile authorities.


Els faces home competition for fourth Dunhill title

MALELANE, South Africa  - South African world number seven Ernie Els will have to hold off the challenge from young compatriots Charl Schwartzel and Louis Oosthuizen if he is to secure a fourth Alfred Dunhill Championship title.


PeopleSoft board rejects Oracle's best and last offer

Defining the word unsurprising, PeopleSoft's board of directors unanimously rejected Oracle's "best and final" $24 per share offer for the company.


Platinette e gli altri primi piani di oggi

Presto il ritorno della voce piÃ¹ esplosiva di Deejay. Riflettori puntati anche su Bush, Moggi, Pupo, Moser. Volti che hanno fatto notizia


Lycos has officially pulled their controversial anti-spam screensaver from their website. Lycos Europeâs website was, until early this morning, distributing an âanti-spam screensaverâ as part of its âMake Love Not Spamâ campaign.


Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez reshuffled key members of his government, naming as foreign minister the current head of Venezuela's state-owned oil company and handing the oil minister the helm of the company.


BARCELONA, Spain -- A brilliant late strike from Ronaldinho gave dominant Barcelona a 2-1 win over AC Milan in an epic Champions League contest at the Nou Camp.


Cgia Mestre, a fronte del +12% dell'Amministrazione centrale


Biometric visa program is a victim of its own success, report says

The State Departmentâs rollout of technology to capture biometric data from visa applicants has progressed more quickly than expected and the department will meet its Sept.


The United Arab Emirates is to partner with Boeing to try and become a major supplier of hi-tech aeroplane components.


UK Teenagers to Get Safe-Sex Messages on Phones

LONDON (Agence de Presse Medicale) - British teenagers will be able to get text messages about contraception and safe sex as part of a campaign to reduce the high number of unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections, a charity announced.


France announces it will withdraw 200 special troops from eastern Afghanistan within the next few weeks.


Trials on humans and rats show promise of a gene therapy cure for erectile dysfunction, scientists say.


MOSCOW A Moscow court has barred the embattled Russian oil company Yukos from holding an emergency meeting at which shareholders were to vote on liquidating the company, an executive at another oil giant said Thursday.


The closure of thousands of post offices is expected to be announced next week as part of a bid to save money.


Uneasy Depositors Flood Key British Bank

LONDON, Sept. 17 -- Worried depositors lined up Monday outside branches of Northern Rock, Britain's fifth-largest mortgage lender, to withdraw their money even as top government officials promised them it was safe.


World Business Briefing: China: Blackstone Buys Stake in Chemical Group

The Blackstone Group, the private equity firm, bought a 20 percent stake in a Chinese chemical company in its first deal in the country since a Chinese government fund bought into the group. Blackstone, which is based in New York, paid $600 million for the stake in the state-owned China National BlueStar Corporation, the two companies said. The deal, which requires regulatory approval, cements Blackstoneâs status as a central player on the mainland. China National Bluestar is a unit of the China National Chemical Corporation, a state-owned enterprise better known as ChemChina.


Music Review: Wonders and Woes of a Working-Class Life

On Thursday evening Lori McKenna, a twangy-voiced mother of five children from Stoughton, Mass., brought it all back home at the Allen Room, where she was appearing as part of Lincoln Centerâs American Songbook series.


Torino, 18:15 - CALCIO, TORINO; DELLAFIORE: NOI SORPRESA CAMPIONATO

Paolo Hernan Dellafiore si è subito calato nella nuova realtà granata. ''Disputare il ...


Jackson case hearing a 'torture': Mother

The mother of the alleged victim in the Michael Jackson molestation case said she did not remember a private investigator telling her that he was working for one of the pop star's attorneys.


Bribes Helped Bombers to Russian Planes -Prosecutor

Bribery and negligence by officials helped Chechen suicide bombers get on board two passenger planes last month and blow them up, Russia's chief prosecutor said in an interview published on Wednesday.


French weekly in court over Mohammed cartoons

Editors of the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo have gone to court for publishing cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed that outraged Muslims worldwide.


Non si presenta a processo Mediaset,'sono cittadino inglese'


Almeno 9 i morti, un centinaio di persone sono disperse


Milano, 18:48 - ATLETICA, COPPA EUROPA: NEI 1500 VINCE OBRIST

L'italiano Christian Obrist, 27 anni, ha vinto i 1.500 metri nella finale della Coppa Europa di atle...


Parents of children of all ages should be able to ask their employers for flexible working, says David Cameron.


SAN FRANCISCO -- Google Inc.'s stock price surpassed $500 for the first time Tuesday, marking another milestone in a rapid rise that has catapulted the Internet search leader into the corporate elite.


Married or Not, Britney Prompts Another Media Stir

Did the world's most famous pop star try to avoid annoying paparazzi by staging "secret" nuptials last weekend -- a month ahead of her scheduled dream day in October?


U.S. Soldier Guilty of Murder, Killed Wounded Iraqi

An American soldier pleaded guilty at a  court martial in Baghdad on Friday to the murder of a badly  wounded Iraqi, the U.S. military said in a statement.


Delta to file for $12 bln reorganization: paper

Delta Air Lines Inc., working to beat back an $8.4 billion merger bid from US Airways Group Inc., is expected as soon as Tuesday to file a sweeping bankruptcy reorganization plan, The Wall Street Journal said on its Web site, citing people familiar with the matter.


INTERVIEW: Gwalia Has Been Approached By Gold Ops Buyers

PERTH (Dow Jones)--Financially distressed Australian mining company Sons of Gwalia Ltd. (SGW.AU) said Monday that it has been approached by several parties interested in buying its gold business.


Australian Guantanamo suspect claims tortured with water, shocks in Egypt

An Australian suspect held by the United States in Guantanamo Bay has alleged he was tortured by water and electrodes during interrogation in Egypt, national radio reported.


U.S. nuclear envoy on surprise trip to North Korea

The U.S. envoy to nuclear talks with North Korea arrived in Pyongyang on Thursday to discuss the next steps under a disarmament deal, a surprise trip analysts said showed both sides were eager for swift progress.


Shares tumbled late in the day after AT&Tâs chief  suggested consumers might be cutting back and Countrywide Financial denied it was tumbling into bankruptcy.


Detectives have been granted more time to question cleric Abu Hamza on suspicion of being involved in terrorist offences. The Muslim cleric was arrested at Belmarsh prison under the Terrorism Act 2000 on suspicion


Something To Declare: Malta; flying in Russia; Channel savings

The Virgin Mary is venerated for her powers of intercession throughout the Catholic world, but few nations believe they have quite so much to thank her for as Malta.


Music Review | New York Philharmonic: Handelâs Holiday Hit, Tactfully Modern

Instead of playing yet another respectful âMessiahâ by Handel, the Philharmonic should try to recreate one of the sumptuously padded later versions by Mozart, Michael Costa or Thomas Beecham.


A dizzying somersault on the markets left traders and everyday investors biting their nails, and wondering  what lies ahead.


European Court Rules Against Microsoft on Windows

Microsoft Corporation lost a major appeal today in a European court, which ruled that the world's largest software company must comply with sanctions imposed by regulators and strip features from its Windows product.


By George Chamberlin , Daily Transcript Financial Correspondent. Early gains Monday eroded quickly and the financial markets finished the session mixed.


Tiny Slovenia becomes the first of 12 newcomers to take over the rotating presidency of the European Union Tuesday, a big psychological boost to a nation that gained independence from the ruins of the former Yugoslavia 16 years ago.


Government announces grants to help local authorities affected by recent floods.


Mary-Louise Parker has adopted a baby girl from Africa, her spokeswoman confirmed to People.com.


LG.Philips hits record, 2008 outlook bright

Flat screen maker LG.Philips LCD Co Ltd  reported its highest ever quarterly profit on Monday and predicted even better profits for 2008, but voiced concerns over a potential return to oversupply in early 2009.


Fiat, Lapo Elkann: 'Fiat venduta? Credo proprio di no'

''Credo proprio di no, io ci lavoro''. Con questa battuta Lapo Elkann ha risposto alla domanda se Fiat Auto sarÃ  venduta. Lapo Elkann, figlio di Margherita Agnelli, sta intervenendo alla riunione dei soci


AUSTRALIA would lobby for the immediate release of terror suspect David Hicks if he was found innocent, Foreign Affairs Minister Alexander Downer said tonight.


Officials of federal agencies that guard public health and the nation's borders yesterday told congressional committees that they made mistakes in their unsuccessful effort to stop an Atlanta lawyer from traveling on two continents with an extremely dangerous form of tuberculosis last month.


When the National Hockey League announced it was locking out its players when the collective-bargaining agreement expired Sept. 15, it had an immediate impact on the league's staff, which was trimmed by roughly 50 percent.


North Korea must scrap nuclear weapons: U.S.

North Korea needs to take concrete steps toward dismantling its nuclear weapons program at six-way talks next week in China, the chief U.S. envoy to the discussions said on Saturday.


Rumsfeld Gets Friendly Questions in Iraq

The questions from the troops for Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld were considerably more friendly on his Christmas Eve visit to Iraq than they were on his previous trip to the region a couple of weeks ago.


Hailed six years ago as a breakthrough in safeguarding Russia's nuclear materials, a U.S.-Russian plan to rid the world of tons of plutonium has foundered and achieved little.


A Film Year Full of Escapism, Flat in Attendance

Despite a modest increase in 2007 box office receipts, moviedom is trudging into January with a droop in its shoulders.


In March, NASA launched an experimental jet that reached a record-setting speed of about 5,000 mph. Now researchers want to leave that milestone in the dust.


Bush names Zoellick for World Bank, move welcomed

U.S. President George W. Bush on Wednesday named former top trade negotiator Robert Zoellick to head the World Bank, and the nominee called on bank members to move past divisions and "focus on the future."


Roma, 11:13 - CALCIO VIOLENTO; PETRUCCI: PRIMA SICUREZZA POI SPETTACOLO

Il presidente del Coni, Gianni Petrucci, ha dato il via oggi al primo corso nazionale di formazione ...


Shoppers wait their turn in frigid wind-chill temperatures to enter Wal-Mart in Hamburg, NY, Friday, Nov. 26, 2004. Bargain shoppers woke up before dawn to head for the nation's malls and stores Friday, the


Borrowers with poor credit ratings may see rates jump to 10 percent or more.


The grandstand surrounding the ninth green was packed, and it was only a quiet Monday afternoon at Kapalua, with no more than a dozen players on the Plantation Course.


As jubilant Iraqi soldiers celebrated Army Day by dancing and chanting anti-insurgent slogans inside a downtown office building here on Sunday, a suicide bomber attempted to shove his way through the gate.


Coke Profit Boosted by Currencies, Taxes

Coca-Cola Co. KO.N on Wednesday  reported higher quarterly net income, boosted by the impact of  currency changes, lower taxes and a late surge in demand for  soft drinks, juices and other beverages.


R&B casanova Usher, whose album "Confessions" steamed up the charts with songs about sex, affairs and breakups, received a leading four nominations Tuesday for the American Music Awards.


LAGOS, Nigeria - Oil giant Royal Dutch/Shell Group opened court action Monday to block a threatened strike targeting oil in the world's No.


ROMA, 26 dic - Un violento terremoto (8,9 gradi Richter) con epicentro al largo di Sumatra ha colpito alle 7:59 ora locale (l'una e 59 in Italia) il sud est asiatico, provocando maremoti che si sono abbattuti con insolita violenza sulle coste di Thailandia


UN wants Iran freeze uranium enrichment work

demands from the UN atomic-watchdog agency that it freeze all work on uranium enrichment, a technology that can be used for nuclear weapons.


A deadly bird flu virus, which has killed 29 Asians this year, has reappeared in Cambodia and the government is deeply worried because villagers ate birds which had died from it, officials said on Wednesday.


European stock markets suffer big losses

European stock markets suffered a major sell-off, posting losses of between three and five percent mid-day Monday following sharp falls on Asian markets rattled by fears of recession in the United States.


'Ma gli investimenti devono essere nelle due direzioni'


Bird flu may have killed 23 tigers in a Thai zoo: officials

The bird flu epidemic which has killed 31 people in Southeast Asia so far this year, may have also killed 23 tigers at a zoo in eastern Thailand, according to officials in Thailand.


Pakistan were set 242 to win by West Indies in the opening match of the 2007 World Cup at Sabina Park here on Tuesday.


Bush insists Iraq strategy needs more time

CLEVELAND, Ohio  - President George W. Bush, facing crumbling Republican support for the Iraq war, demanded on Tuesday that the U.S. Congress allow his troop buildup more time to work.


Hewlett Packard's former chairwoman Patricia Dunn faces criminal charges along with four others.


'Puo' essere migliorata al Senato su base nazionale'


Rescuers were searching for 166 workers who were trapped in a coal mine in central China Sunday after a massive explosion tore through the shaft in what could be the country's worst mining accident in recent years.


Militants Widen Reach as Terror Seeps Out of Iraq

The Iraq war, which for years has drawn militants from around the world, is beginning to export fighters to neighboring countries and beyond.


Astronauts revel in space station's new room

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Astronauts aboard the International Space Station and the visiting shuttle Discovery tumbled into a spanking new room on Saturday, the first addition to the orbital outpost in six years.


Quebec hospitals poorly designed for infection control, panel says

MONTREAL - Hospitals need to be systematic and consistent about applying infection control measures to cut short an outbreak of C. difficile in Quebec, provincial health officials said Thursday.


An archaeological excavation at Jerusalem's holiest site is provoking dangerous protests


Personal computer maker Gateway  Inc. GTW.N on Thursday posted a net loss that narrowed from a  year earlier and bettered its own forecast, helped by higher PC  sales and lower costs.


The board-sports retailer enjoys back-to-school season.


Cases Without Borders: In Mexico, Diabetes Strains Lives and Budgets

For diabetics in the developing world, the most basic tools necessary to keep their illness in check represent a major expense.


Croatia to hold presidential vote on Dec. 21 - PM

ZAGREB, Oct 18  Croatia will hold regular presidential elections on December 21 to choose the head of state likely to oversee the former Yugoslav republic's entry into the European Union in 2009.


Foster care boosts IQ of children in orphanages

Abandoned children in Romania who were  removed from orphanages and put in foster care had far better  reasoning, language, and other intellectual skills than those  who remained, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.


Volkswagen to Open Assembly Plant in UAE

German carmaker Volkswagen AG will begin assembling heavy trucks in the United Arab Emirates beginning in 2006, a spokesman said Monday.


With no fingerprints, DNA evidence or murder weapon that can be linked to Robert Blake, his murder trial has largely come down to the word of three men who say the actor tried to cast them as real-life hit men.


AUSTRALIA has moved into the semi finals of the ICC Champions Trophy with a convincing seven wicket win over New Zealand. After New Zealand recovered to scramble 9-198 off their 50 overs, Australia reached


Woman Chows 38 Lobsters in Eating Contest

KENNEBUNK, Maine - America's top speed-eater wolfed down 38 lobsters in 12 minutes Saturday to win the World Lobster Eating Contest.    Sonya Thomas, of Alexandria, Va., won $500 and a trophy belt for her efforts, consuming 9.76 pounds of lobster meat...


Udine, 18:34 - CALCIO, UDINESE: FRATTURA COSTALE PER SIVOK

Allenamento pomeridiano dedicato al lavoro tattico per l'Udinese in vista della gara contro la Reggi...


Three people escape injury after two shotgun blasts were fired through the windows of a house in west Belfast.


Golf: Contrite Casey and Donald Storm Clear

SEVILLE, Spain  - A fine show of foursomes play  took England's Paul Casey and Luke Donald into a commanding  five-stroke lead in Friday's second round of the WGC World Cup.


Mittal Steel to take stake in China's Hunan Valin

Mittal Steel said it had signed a deal to take a 37 percent stake in one of China's leading steelmakers, giving the group its first production platform in the world's fastest growing steel market.


Bryant scores 38 points, Lakers top Suns

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


Mexico's 'Fire Volcano' Erupts, No Evacuations Yet

Mexico's so-called "Fire Volcano" spewed lava, glowing rocks and flames on Friday in an eruption that authorities said was not yet serious enough to evacuate nearby villages.


Torino, 19:41 - CALCIO, TORINO: RECOBA E ZANETTI IN FORTE DUBBIO PER UDINE

Allenamento differenziato per Recoba e Zanetti, che difficilmente saranno a disposizione del tecnico...


Sir Alex Ferguson reveals Manchester United have turned down an offer from Newcastle for defender Wes Brown.


Wall Street stocks fall on Greenspan's warning on trade deficit

Wall Street stocks traded sharply lower Friday after Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan gave a warning over the nation's spiraling trade deficit.


The women received their first paychecks a few weeks ago Â about $500 for a month's work as police officers. They paid rent, bought food, wiped out debts. But the seemingly simple transaction has left at least one woman in fear for her life, another threatened with divorce.


Off the Charts: The Homes May Be Solid, but the Loans Look Shaky

Defaults have risen rapidly in the underlying mortgages in securities issued in the last half of 2006.


Singer-actress Barbara McNair dies at 72

Singer and actress Barbara McNair,  who starred opposite Elvis Presley and Sidney Poitier and  became one of the first black women to host her own television  variety show, has died at 72, her husband said on Monday.


Freed From the Page, but a Book Nonetheless

Amazonâs new device could turn out to be the iPod of the written word.


Mike Lamb went 4 for 5 with a home run and four runs batted in to lead the Houston Astros to their ninth straight victory, 10-5 over the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates yesterday.


In Cairo, dignitaries converge to pay tribute

Although he did not live to see Palestinian statehood, Yasser Arafat was given a funeral yesterday worthy of a head of state and attended by kings and presidents from around the world.


Bond funds ain't pretty, but you still gotta buy 'em.


Sales of existing US homes fell by 12.8% last year, the biggest decline in 25 years, figures show.


Tutu calls for better media reporting of religion

Archbishop Desmond Tutu called on the media on Wednesday to be more careful in their choice of words when reporting on religious conflict.


Mike Green has two goals and an assist, Michael Nylander and Brooks Laich both add a goal and an assist and the Washington Capitals defeat the Ottawa Senators, 6-3.


Radomski Sentenced to Probation in Steroid Case

Kirk Radomski, the former Mets clubhouse attendant and drug distributor, was sentenced on Friday to five years of probation in connection with his guilty plea to steroid distribution and money laundering.


Barbra is back! Streisand launches her biggest tour

Six years after declaring she was  giving up live performances, Barbra Streisand returns to the  stage on Wednesday to launch her first proper concert tour in  well over a decade, and the biggest of her career.


A U.S. soldier burst into tears after winning Afghanistan's first marathon Sunday — his thoughts on four comrades killed in recent fighting.


US casino operators betting on gambling boom

US casino operators are queuing up for a share of the burgeoning British market, betting on an outbreak of gambling fever after MPs voted to loosen laws governing the industry.


Tokyo's Nikkei average gave up 0.17  percent by the close on Thursday as techs such as Hitachi Ltd.  followed their U.S. rivals lower after investment bank Goldman  Sachs noted a slowdown in technology spending.


Leftist Rafael Correa has won Ecuador's run-off presidential election, a top electoral official says.


Peter Hain has been confirmed as the new secretary of state for work and pensions.


Twin boys who were surgically separated three weeks ago have recovered well enough to be transferred next week to another hospital for rehabilitation.


Yemen says oil site attacks linked to al Qaeda

Yemen said on Saturday its security   forces broke up an al Qaeda-linked cell connected to the foiled   attacks on oil and gas installations on Friday.


Combat title Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter picks up the Bafta award for game of the year.


Building bonanza for Cornwall's capital of surf

Â· Improved transport links make Newquay a hotspot Â· Well-to-do young invest in apartments and lifestyle


Yesterday will go down as Liberation Day in the Vince Carter household. As Celtics hoop boss Danny Ainge said, "it's a dream for Vince."


Bill Would Allow Copying of Biotech Drugs

The Food and Drug Administration would have a legal path to approve cheaper, generic copies of biotech medicines under legislation in Congress.


For the second time in a year, British Prime Minister Tony Blair underwent treatment Friday for an irregular heartbeat. Blair was released from London hospital soon after the procedure, and told reporters he was "absolutely fine.


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

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America Online, the world's largest Internet service provider, plans to lay off more than 700 employees early next month, or 5 percent of its US work force, to cut costs and meet financial goals, a source close to the company said on


Second Life, the fast-growing online   site where hundreds of thousands of people play out fantasy   lives online, has suffered a computer security breach that   exposed the real-world personal data of its users.


Decades Later, Small Tortoise Population Returns to Nokuse

By Gabriel Tynes, Walton Sun, Santa Rosa Beach, Fla.  Feb. 10--In Florida, the lowly gopher tortoise can lead a short and anxious life. Although they are a state protected species, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Service often issues incidental take permits in its name.


Sun christens its Xen-based virtualization xVM

xVM will be built into the Linux-like version of Solaris due in March, Project Indiana.


Warner Brothers are apparently considering splitting the filmed version of "Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows" into two halves because of the tome's length. According to British rag The Mail on Sunday, the crew working on the sixth adaptation - "Har...


Milano, 13:42 - CALCIO, PALERMO; ZAMPARINI: GUIDOLIN? PER ORA NON RISCHIA

''Se dico certe cose è perchÃ© voglio che Guidolin migliori, non per mandarlo via. Se poi non ...


Genzyme May Initiate More Clolar Trials In 2005

Piper Jaffray maintained an "outperform" rating and $70 target price on Genzyme (nasdaq: GENZ - news - people ), citing the FDA's approval of Clolar for the treatment of pediatric acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) in patients between 1 and 21 years who


Oakland's Jack Hannahan hits a game-winning bloop single in the 10th inning Sunday to give Oakland an 8-7 win over Detroit, which blows a chance to gain ground in the AL Central race.


Powell, Libya Foreign Minister to Hold First Talks

In a sign of warming U.S.-Libyan ties, Secretary of State Colin Powell will meet Libya's foreign minister on Thursday in the highest level talks between the countries in decades, U.S. officials said.


Patient-consent bill on medical devices gets 2d try

The Legislature is again considering a bill that would require health providers in Massachusetts to obtain a patient's consent before treating them with reprocessed medical devices and instruments that are designed to be used once. Senate Bill 1338, which is being pushed by the state's medical device industry, is scheduled to be heard by the joint legislative Committee on Public ...


WPP buys $1 bln in upfront ads from NBC Universal

WPP Group Plc's GroupM media-buying  agencies have agreed to buy nearly $1 billion in advertising  across NBC Universal's television and digital properties, an  agency spokesman said on Wednesday.


Julianne Moore stars in a supernatural thriller that will begin shooting this spring in the Pittsburgh area.


Report: Palestinians, Israel Back Peace Plan

Palestinians and Israelis have agreed in  principle to proposals aiming to end their conflict, Egypt's  official news agency MENA said Tuesday.


F.D.A. Plans to Post Inspectors Overseas

The F.D.A. intends to post inspectors to embassies and consulates in the developing world in hopes of improving the quality of imported food and medicines.


Intel to spread computer literacy in India

Legendary Silicon Valley firm, Intel Corp. signed a raft of agreements with India's department of technology and three state governments to spread computer literacy in the country.


CAMPAIGNERS hope that shocking statistics on the global epidemic of heart disease and strokes will prompt countries to take action to reduce risks to health.


THE HAGUE: A fire swept through a wooden mosque in Helden in the south of the Netherlands early Saturday, without causing any casualties, the Dutch news agency ANP reported.


Scientists discover a new way to regulate blood pressure, offering hopes of new drugs to combat strokes and heart attacks.


Stricken British yachtsman in SOS to local pub

A British yachtsman seriously injured while sailing solo in the mid-Atlantic rang his local pub in the south of England to call for help, reports said Monday.


Five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor arrived Tuesday in Sofia after eight and a half years in prison in Libya.


Blowing off the storm, Norwegian whaler stays in for the kill

"It was an easy shot. That's probably why my father let me take it," says Bjoern Hugo Bendiksen, explaining how he harpooned his first whale at age 22. Now, at 40, this jovial Norwegian has notched up dozens of kills.


Wrexham have been given just over two weeks to solve their financial problems by the High Court, a day after the club applied to go into administration.


MS showcases Red Ring of Death Xbox 360 at expo

Whoops Microsoft executives will be a little red-faced today after an Xbox 360 on display at this yearâs Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco contracted the infamous âRed Ring of Deathâ disease.â¦


Roma, 14:27 - CALCIO, ROMA: PROVINO OK PER TOTTI

Provino positivo per Francesco Totti. Il capitano della Roma avverte ancora un po' di dolore alla ca...


Hungary PM set to win confidence vote, protests loom

Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany looked set to win a confidence vote on Friday despite facing a rally in the capital Budapest and protests by farmers in the countryside.


The Incidental Tourist Visits North Korea

Seems that everywhere U.S. nuclear negotiator Christopher Hill goes these days, the North Koreans are never far away. Suspicious types think this is no accident.


In September, the heart of soccer season, teenagers take over the fields once the school day concludes. But during the day, the fields are abandoned, and Je'Rod Cherry would seek out those empty stretches of green grass. For nearly the entire month, when the facilities at Brockton's Massasoit Community College were occupied, Cherry sprinted, shuffled, and backpedaled on ...


Torino, 17:13 - CALCIO, JUVENTUS; RANIERI: DOBBIAMO VINCERE E TORNEREMO A FARLO

"La Juventus deve vincere e i tifosi devono sapere che torneremo a farlo. PerÃ² bisogna anche sapere ...


Avion Travel & Paolo Conte solo nel Deejay Store

In esclusiva la deluxe edition del nuovo album del gruppo, Danson Metropoli, con la bonus track Gioco d'azzardo


Also: The sound of hacked dolls' heads. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.


Russian prosecutors detain a finance ministry official on suspicion of taking a bribe from two businessmen.


Five years on, Colombian symbol of kidnap nightmare

Five years after she was kidnapped by guerrillas, former Colombian presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt has become an international symbol of the suffering of hostages still held in rebel camps.


German canoeist Birgit Fischer at 42, is on the verge of becoming one of the greatest Olympians of all time - and she has not rule out competing again at Beijing.


Figuring Out Birds' Migrations, Motivations

By Shankar Vedantam, Washington Post Staff Writer  Every spring, thousands of birds, some weighing a pound or less, set off on a journey of herculean proportions. They fly thousands of miles north, to breeding grounds in Saskatchewan and Alberta in Canada and to U.S.


French parliament picks Ubuntu for Linux switch

Starting this summer, 1,154 parliamentary desks will feature Linux-based PCs.


Court to Decide Johnnie Cochran Protester Case

The U.S. Supreme Court said on Tuesday that it would decide whether barring a dissatisfied former client of high-profile attorney Johnnie Cochran from picketing at his law firm or making any statements about him violated the man's constitutional free-speech rights.


Chechnya says singers must show national character

Singers and dancers in Chechnya must ensure their performances reflect the national character, the minister of culture said on Tuesday.


Indonesia's Suharto dependent on machines: doctor

The health of Indonesia's ex-dictator Suharto has improved slightly but the 86-year-old remains dependent on a slew of machines and in critical condition, his doctors said Wednesday.


Britain's new prime minister set on putting 'B' back in British

As Gordon Brown takes over from Tony Blair Wednesday, he's focused on improving the country's social cohesion.


When Iraq war veteran Jon Soltz accused Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) of "aiding the enemy," the Democratic senators gathered around him yesterday did not wince. Nor did Democrats object when Soltz, the chairman of a group called VoteVets.org, called President Bush and Vice...


Texas Officials Wary of Plan to Hunt by Internet

Hunters soon may be able to sit at  their computers and blast away at animals on a Texas ranch via  the Internet, a prospect that has state wildlife officials up  in arms.


Germany has indicated it would possibly send troops to Iraq if Democrat Sen. John Kerry is elected US president, the Financial Times said Wednesday.


Poll: Americans Skeptical About Election

Memories of Florida's contested 2000 presidential election and a growing number of pre-election lawsuits are making Americans skeptical about a voting process they once took for granted.


Apple to pay $100 mln to Creative in settlement

Apple Computer Inc.  said  it will pay $100 million for a license to use Creative  Technology Ltd.'s  patented digital music player  technology, settling legal disputes between the two companies.


Space tourist, Russia-U.S. crew return to Earth

A Russian Soyuz capsule with   Iranian-born space tourist Anousheh Ansari on board bumped down   safely in the Kazakh steppe at dawn on Friday.


Osaka, 14:16 - ATLETICA, MONDIALI: TSIKHAN ORO NEL MARTELLO

Il bielorusso Ivan Tsikhan ha vinto l'oro nella finale del lancio del martello maschile ai Mondiali ...


Sir Mark Thatcher was planning to leave South Africa when he was arrested, authorities in the country said. The son of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher is under house arrest and facing the possibility


Japan hands whale militants to Australia

A Japanese whaling ship late Thursday handed over to an Australian customs vessel two anti-whaling activists who climbed aboard two days earlier, an official from Japan's Fisheries Agency said.


AL Wrap: Yankees Bounce Back to Maintain Lead Over Boston

The New York Yankees rebounded from  their worst ever defeat to register a 5-3 victory over the  Cleveland Indians in American League action Wednesday.


NCAAB Wrap: No. 6 Wake Forest Beats NC State

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., (Sports Network) - Justin Gray scored  18 points and four other Wake Forest players finished in double  figures, as the sixth-ranked Demon Deacons posted an 86-75  victory over North Carolina State in Atlantic Coast Conference  play at Lawrence Joel Coliseum.


Langer fills out a strong team for the Ryder Cup

Well, it's not quite great, but it might be good enough to do the job. With the conclusion of the BMW International Open on Sunday came also the final reckoning in the constitution of the Europe Ryder Cup team.


About half of cost-of-living adjustment to Social Security benefit to go to Medicare premium hike. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Social Security beneficiaries will likely get about $24 a month more next year under


Insights within 'Spanglish' often lost in translation

"I lived my life for myself," eccentric, bibulous matriarch Evelyn (Cloris Leachman) tells family maid Flor (Paz Vega) late in James L. Brooks' new serio-comedy "Spanglish.


Amid news of America being the largest Spam sending country in the world with a whooping 42% of all Spam sent, AOL the world's largest Internet service provider is reporting a 75% decrease in Junk e-mail based on its internal member reports.


Tony Blair has been lobbying for George Bush's support for a new international treaty on global warming. On Thursday The Times claimed that Downing Street had confirmed the prime minister had held "lengthy


Fla. Voters to Begin Casting Early Ballots

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Election Day is still two weeks away, but voters across the state have the option Monday of beginning to cast their ballots early in this pivotal battleground state...


A newly energized President Bush [related, bio] last night clashed with Sen. John F. Kerry [related, bio] over taxes and Iraq as Bush sought to regain his footing and Kerry fought to hold his ground in a freewheeling second faceoff in St.


You're angry. You want to lash out. The Red Sox are doing it to you again. They're blowing a playoff series, and to the Yankees no less.


* Foreign secretaries finalise agenda for FMs meeting today

NEW DELHI: Pakistani and Indian foreign secretaries Riaz Khokhar and Shyam Saran on Saturday approved proposals to break the logjam over Kashmir and strengthen bilateral relations.


Navarrette: Don't use fires to score points

What turned out to be a life-changing week began, interestingly enough, with a lesson about misplaced priorities.


Anglican leaders launch robust defense of faith

Offering a telling twist in Britain's  highly charged debate about religion and integration, the two  Anglican leaders most vociferously defending British traditions  are originally from Pakistan and Uganda.


Arroyo orders inquiry into Philippine kickbacks row

Philippine President Gloria Macapagal  Arroyo ordered an inquiry on Thursday into allegations of  government kickbacks in a deal with China's ZTE Corp, in which  her husband's name has figured.


Delta, American and Northwest Airlines Report Quarterly Losses

By The Associated Press. Delta Air Lines, Northwest Airlines and the parent of American Airlines all reported losses yesterday. The largest loss by far was at Delta, where bankruptcy


TVâs Perfect Girl Is Pregnant; Real Families Talk

News of the pregnancy of Jamie Lynn Spears brought the subject of teenage pregnancy and sex suddenly into the air for mothers and daughters and fathers, too.


Fake drug, fake illness -- and people believe it!

A media exhibit featuring a campaign for a fake drug to treat a fictitious illness is causing a stir because some people think the illness is real.


Lebanese Politicians, Scarce in War, Renew Bickering

Two weeks into a shaky cease-fire, some of the big names of Lebanese politics are moving back onto the political stage.


India has slipped further in the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) and is ranked 90th on a list of 146 countries, according to Transparency International ratings released today.


Israeli archaeologists on Sunday said they have discovered a quarry that provided King Herod with the stones he used to renovate the biblical Second Temple compound


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Fire service may charge for shifting fat people

Lancashire moots obesity levy Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service has announced it may introduce a fee for shifting fat people, after a sharp rise in the number of heavyweight call-outs.â¦


Udine, 19:09 - CALCIO, UDINESE: A GENOVA CON IL 4-4-2

Cambio tattico in vista per l'Udinese in vista della gara di Genova contro la Sampdoria. Il tecnico ...


Papa Bouba Diop breaks West Bromwich Albion's hearts with a last-minute winner.


US stocks ended lower Monday as a sharp drop in oil prices knocked down shares of energy companies such as Exxon Mobil Corp., while the dollar plumbed fresh lows against the euro.


Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday strongly warned against foreign interference in Ukraine and other former Soviet republics, accusing the West of trying to force its conception of democracy on countries in the region.


All new U.S. Iraq troops will be ready: commanders

All U.S. military units sent to Iraq as part of a troop increase ordered by President George W. Bush will be fully trained and equipped, commanders promised on Tuesday, after Democratic contentions that the Pentagon could not afford to do so.


FDA Warns Barr Over Seasonale Commercial

A television commercial for Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s Seasonale misleads consumers by excluding risk information to make the birth control pill seem safer, U.S. health regulators warned in a letter released on Thursday.


Democratic challenger John Kerry has pulled ahead of President George W. Bush, even when Ralph Nader and other presidential candidates were accounted for, according to a new poll.


A woman found dead on a Teesside beach made a rape allegation five days before she died, police say.


Helen Hunt finds two film jobs easier than one

Oscar-winning actress Helen Hunt took a radically counterintuitive approach to lightening her workload as she prepared to direct her first feature film.


John Thomson won his career-high 14th game, and Julio Franco went 3-for-4, including a two-run double that capped a five-run third inning, as the Braves completed a three


A motorboat crashed into a gate at a western Pennsylvania dam, killing two people, emergency dispatchers said.


But refuses to host its applications Handango has agreed to compensate Omnisoft to the tune of $4,250 for kicking the small development company off its site when it attempted to make use of $5,000 of free advertising won in a raffle.â¦


Britain governed by nannies By Hugh Cortazzi

British Prime Minister Tony Blair is often accused of being a "control freak," meaning someone who places the emphasis on presentation rather than content, but the accusation that he and his colleagues have ...


Hormel Foods takes over Clougherty Packing Company

31/12/2004 Hormel Foods Corporation has announced that the company has acquired, for the purchase price of approximately $186 million, all of the stock of Clougherty Packing Company (Clougherty), a privately-held Southern California pork processor and


Hundreds of file-sharing lawsuits filed against Kazaa, Gnutella ...

The very lawsuits that swept through US cyberspace have reportedly made their way across the Atlantic. The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry said Thursday that it filed 459 criminal and


Il gruppo Fiat ha immatricolato in agosto nell'Unione Europea 48.874 autovetture con una flessione del 3% rispetto allo stesso mese dell'anno precedente. Lo rende noto l'Acea, precisando che in luglio le immatricolazioni


The US defence secretary is under attack over machine-signed letters to the families of US soldiers killed in action.


The latest opinion polls published in the newspapers today show the Coalition in front on the primary vote, but preferences are running in Labor's favour.


So I was slowly putting on my game face while waiting for the fully negotiated, somewhat-debatable debate between President Bush and Sen. John Kerry when the news came that Vioxx is being taken off the market.


Jakarta Embassy Blast Kills Eight, Wounds 130

A powerful car bomb exploded outside  the Australian embassy in Jakarta on Thursday, killing at least  eight people and wounding more than 130 in an attack Indonesian  police blamed on al Qaeda-linked militants.


Yahoo, Adobe announce strategic partnership, launch joint toolbar

Adobe Systems and internet company Yahoo today announced a strategic relationship aimed at providing consumer services to internet users.


Drought-stricken Georgia, eyeing Tennessee River, revives old border feud

State lawmakers seek to move part of Georgia's border one mile north into Tennessee.


Turkish police arrest a suspect over a deadly car bombing in the mainly Kurdish city of Diyarbakir.


China's inflation slowed sharply in November

BEIJING -- China's inflation rate slowed sharply in November, kept in check by lower price rises for food as government efforts to curb the economy began to bite, official data showed Friday.


Londra, 14:21 - TENNIS, WIMBLEDON: FORFAIT DI HAAS E FEDERER GIA' AI QUARTI

Niente sfida a Roger Federer a Wimbledon per Tommy Haas: il tedesco, testa di serie numero 13, ha an...


Mideast mediators appoint Blair as envoy

UNITED NATIONS AP) — The United Nations, United States, European Union and Russia announced the appointment Wednesday of Tony Blair as their representative to promote peace between Israel and the Palestinians.


By PHIL DAVIS TAMPA, Fla. - The largest earthquake to strike the eastern Gulf of Mexico in the last 30 years sent shock waves from Louisiana to southwest Florida Sunday, but did little more than rattle residents.


London - British airline magnate Richard Branson announced a plan on Monday for the world's first commercial space flights, saying "thousands" of fee-paying astronauts could be sent into orbit in the near future.


Once-cursed Gulag river now Siberian lifeline

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


Tom Hicks, owner of the Dallas Stars and the Texas Rangers, is close to adding England's Liverpool soccer club to his list of sports holdings.


Si tratta di un uomo di 46 anni di origine sarda


HAVANA - Cuba ended circulation of the dollar on Monday to reduce its vulnerability to US sanctions, and shops, restaurants, gas stations, hotels and other businesses began accepting only Cuban convertible pesos.


Yoshiaki Murakami is jailed for two years for insider trading connected with scandal-hit Livedoor.


Tidal Waves Kill More Than 2,200 in Asia

JAKARTA, Indonesia Dec 26, 2004 - The world's most powerful earthquake in 40 years triggered massive tidal waves that slammed into villages and seaside resorts across Asia on Sunday, killing more than 2,200 people in five countries.


OpenID Foundation Adds Internet Heavyweights

The possibility that Internet users may one day be able to safely use a single log-in and password for multiple web sites advanced Thursday. The OpenID Foundation, which is working to develop an identity-management system for the Web, announced that software giants Google, IBM, VeriSign and Yahoo have joined its executive board.


WorldCom CEO loses Supreme Court appeal bid

25 years in the pokey Former WorldCom CEO Bernard Ebbers lost his bid to get the US Supreme Court to hear the appeal of his conviction for presiding over the most spectacular accounting fraud in American history.â¦


As teenagers in northern Minnesota in the late '50s, Ric Kangas and Bobby Zimmerman would spend hours playing guitar and singing. During one of those sessions, Zimmerman asked his friend to record it.


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A mini-series about the 9/11 attacks is called "terribly wrong" by a group of Bill Clinton's ex-officials.


U.S. Treasury prices paused for breath on Tuesday after a blistering two-session rally ran out of steam, though analysts still saw room to the upside given the large short-base in the market.


Source: Russia, Iran May Sign Nuke Deal This Month

Russia is preparing to sign a deal with  Iran this month to start atomic fuel shipments for a  Moscow-built nuclear reactor there, a Russian nuclear source  said Monday.


Nasce un gruppo da 1,5 miliardi di fatturato

MILANO, 29 DICEMBRE 2004 - La Piaggio ha acquisito il 100% di Aprilia. Nasce cosÃ¬ un gruppo da 1,5 miliardi di fatturato, 6 mila dipendenti e con il 24% di quota di mercato in europa e il 35% in italia. L


Bells Ring Out -- Digitally -- at Methodist Church: Members of the First United Methodist Church of Miami Held a Special Service to Celebrate Installation of a Digital Carillon Bell System

By Aldo Nahed, The Miami Herald  Sep. 18--For 25 years, the First United Methodist Church of Miami staff rang the daily carillon bells via cassette tapes. But the days of rewinding tape are over.   On Sunday, music director Dr.


New "wonders of the world" named after online poll

The Great Wall of China, Petra in Jordan  and Brazil's statue of Christ the Redeemer are among the  modern-day seven wonders of the world chosen in a poll of 100  million online voters, organizers said on Saturday.


A new vaccine being tested on Canadian women appears 100 per cent effective in protecting against multiple strains of the virus that causes cervical cancer, bringing the world a "huge" step closer to the first vaccine against cancer, researchers report.


Roma, 19:14 - CALCIO, LAZIO: A PARTE MUTARELLI, PALESTRA PER PERUZZI

La Lazio ha svolto una doppia seduta di allenamento:  in mattinata lavoro atletico, nel pomeriggio s...


Playing captain Grace Park and Hee-Won Han beat Julieta Granada and Morgan Pressel 1-up in best-ball play Saturday to help Asia take a 7-5 lead over the International team in the Lexus Cup.


Bush Is Said to Seek Deep Cuts in Farm and Commodity Programs

The proposal, aimed at reducing the deficit, puts the president at odds with some of his most ardent supporters in the rural South.


Japan mourns hostage amid spiralling Iraq violence

Japan has denounced the beheading of a Japanese hostage in Iraq after a day that saw the heaviest US casualties for six months and the bloodiest attack on a media organisation since the start of the war.


Voters in Moldova's breakaway Trans-Dniester region back a plan to unite with Russia, officials say.


China's Hu seen to further consolidate power

China's Communist Party chief Hu Jintao will seek to cement his grip on power while further whittling away at the residual influence of his predecessor Jiang Zemin at a key closed-door meeting which begins on Sunday.


Ucraina, elezioni: 10% spoglio conferma vantaggio Yushenko

I primi risultati ufficiali del ballottaggio delle elezioni presidenziali in Ucraina, comunicati stasera dalla Commissione elettorale centrale, confermano il forte vantaggio del capo dell'opposizione Viktor Yushenko rispetto al primo ministro Viktor


Justin Morneau of the Minnesota Twins was diagnosed with a lung contusion after a collision at home plate with Florida Marlins catcher Miguel Olivo on Friday.


U.S., Europe reach deal on air passenger data

The United States and Europe clinched a deal on Friday giving U.S. law enforcement agencies easier access to personal data on transatlantic air passengers to fight terrorism, ending a legal limbo for airlines.


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FDA team to meet with UK officials over Chiron

A Food and Drug Administration team plans to meet Thursday with the British regulators who abruptly shut down Chiron Corp.'s flu shot plant last week, Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy Thompson said ...


Dopo il Grande Fratello tocca a Campioni: Ã¨ polemica

ROMA, 4 DICEMBRE 2004 - Ancora bestemmie in diretta tv. Era giÃ  costata l'uscita dalla casa del Grande Fratello al concorrente toscano Guido. Ieri pomeriggio la replica, su Italia 1 nel corso del reality 'Campioni' e scoppia la polemica.


S.Korean Bans UCCs From Portal Sites Ahead of Election

S.Korean bans UCCs from portal sites ahead of election    SEOUL, Feb.


FDA Moves To Ensure Safety of  Supplements

For the first time, manufacturers of vitamins, herbal pills and other dietary supplements will have to test all of their products' ingredients, the Food and Drug Administration ordered yesterday.


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For Unemployed, Wait for New Work Grows Longer

About 3.6 million American workers ran out of unemployment insurance benefits last year, the most in at least three decades.


Two iPhone wireless vulnerabilities exploited

Blog: But details will have to wait until next week's Black Hat conference.


Aaron Elling has a job with the Minnesota Vikings again.


Verizon Wireless Expands High-Speed Data Network

Verizon Wireless plans to expand its wireless high-speed data network into 14 additional cities, including New York and Los Angeles.


Cyprus wants Turkish 'normalisation' move by next March: FM

BRUSSELS, Dec 13  - Cyprus wants Turkey to demonstrate willingness to normalize its relations with the Cypriot government before an EU summit next March, Cypriot Foreign Minister George Iacovou said Monday.


Australia, Pakistan set to wage speed war

Australia and Pakistan both delayed naming their teams for the first cricket test starting in Perth today as they consider adding extra pacemen to their bowling stocks in anticipation of a speed war.


Alan Smith netted his sixth goal of the season to earn Manchester United a precious point against Middlesbrough at Old Trafford. Boro looked certain to record a Premiership win against the Red Devils for the


China's cabinet says it will temporarily intervene in the market to curb rampant food and fuel price rises.


Hewitt Finds 13% Increase In Retiree Plan Costs

Most employers that offered retiree health benefits this year will continue to do so in 2005. But the percentage of employers that are dropping retiree benefits for current retirees will rise to 11% in 2005


25 Terror Suspects Nabbed in Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan intelligence agents backed by international peacekeepers arrested 25 people allegedly linked to the Taliban and al-Qaida in an early morning raid in eastern Kabul Saturday, a spokesman for the peacekeepers said.    Lt...


Roma, 16:13 - CALCIO, AGENTE LAMPARD: DIFFICILE SI MUOVA DA LONDRA

Franco Granello, agente italiano del giocatore Frank Lampard, mette un freno alle voci che vorrebber...


Muslims mourn -- and seethe -- over deaths of 78 in Thailand

TALOH MANOH, Thailand -- Villagers yesterday buried some of the 78 Muslims who died in military custody after a protest in troubled southern Thailand, while authorities insisted at a briefing for diplomats that the detainees were not intentionally mistreated.


ATLANTA  — American Idol runner-up Diana DeGarmo will be sharing a concert venue with Alicia Keys, Good Charlotte and Chingy at a holiday show next month at the Philips Arena.


Barton Happy She Was Killed Off on 'O.C.'

Mischa Barton says it was better to be killed in a car wreck on "The O.C." than to leave the Fox teen drama in "one of those lame farewells."


Europe ; Bus Hijackers Hold 11 in Athens, Demand $1 Million

As the standoff gripped the nation, Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis postponed his departure for a European Union summit in Brussels by one day until Thursday.


Many who fled snow for the Sun Belt are moving back to be near family.


At least 17 dead in Baghdad blast as Fallujah fighting goes on

A car bomb went off in central Baghdad Thursday, killing 17 people and injuring at least eight in a crowded commercial area, police said.


Palestinian rappers live to the beat of conflict

With their baggy clothes, stylized   gesticulations on stage, and love of heavy bass rhythms, they   look and sound like rappers the world over. But Mohammed   al-Fara and his band live to a uniquely Palestinian beat.


BAGHDAD, Nov 2 - A car bomb exploded Tuesday in the busy commercial district of Azamiyah in northern Baghdad, causing casualties, the Interior Ministry said.


Culture in peril as satellite TV comes to Borneo's Penan

As the roar of heavy chainsaws echoes in the distance, 54-year-old Ajang Kiew, once a nomadic Penan tribesman, wages a losing battle to save his culture in Borneo's rainforests.


NASCAR teams struggling to finance cars with lucrative sponsorship deals now can begin negotiating with liquor companies after the stock car sanctioning body gave the go ahead Wednesday.


Gazprom decides to bid for Yukos key oil unit

MOSCOW - Russia's Gazprom said on Tuesday it will bid for embattled oil firm Yukos' main unit next month, as the Kremlin seeks to turn the world's biggest gas producer into a major oil player.


Britain's 81-year-old Queen Elizabeth II, considered an icon of traditionalism, launched her own special Royal Channel on YouTube Sunday.


After self-check, Discovery to link-up with space station

The US space shuttle Discovery has headed  for a rendezvous with the International Space Station after an inspection by its crew showed the spacecraft sustained no visible damage during lift-off.


American actor Christopher Reeve, star of the Superman films, has died aged 52.


Turkey seemed to shift geographically Westward on Wednesday, after the European Commission opened the way for it to become a full member of the European Union.


South African's deputy president encourages young girls to take virginity test to help fight HIV/Aids.


NHL labour talks hit roadblock after sides reject each other's ...

TORONTO (CP) - NHL labour talks were derailed Tuesday after each side rejected the other's proposal. The talks lasted about 3ÃÂ½ hours.


Yahoo Inc. continues its recent buying spree of e-mail startups with the acquisition of Stata Laboratories Inc. Yahoo confirmed on Thursday that it had bought Stata Labs, the maker of search-based e-mail client Bloomba.


BlackBerry squeezes MS on security, management, and control

The benefits of maturity? Poll results Mobile email is a hot topic on enterprise agendas at the moment, with many already investing in this area or planning to invest, as we have previously seen.â¦


Federal prosecutors charged former Computer Associates chairman and chief executive Sanjay Kumar and a former sales executive with 10 counts each of securities fraud and obstruction of justice, as the company reached a multimillion-dollar agreement on


When it came down to making a decision between the Notre Dame job he had often dreamed about and what could become his dream job in Gainesville, University of Utah football


Kerry Blasts Bush for 'Colossal Failures' in Iraq

Democrat John Kerry turned up his  criticism of President Bush's leadership in Iraq on Monday,  accusing him of "colossal failures of judgment" that have  turned the country into a haven for terrorists and made America  more vulnerable.


IBM plans to acquire content-management software maker Venetica, the 18th acquisition that Big Blue's Software Group has made since 2001.


The Krone family from Mankato has been stationed in Ramstein Germany for the last three years.


Yushchenko Declares Victory in Ukraine Election

KIEV, Ukraine  - West-leaning opposition leader  Viktor Yushchenko took an unassailable lead Monday in Ukraine's  re-run presidential election, promising to end corruption and  reform the ex-Soviet state's damaged economy.


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Foreign investment welcome in banking: PM

Mumbai, Oct. 6 (PTI): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, today said the foreign direct and portfolio investments are welcome in various sectors of the economy, including the banking sector.


Microsoft Attacks Google Over Book Search

Microsoft launched an unusually caustic public broadside yesterday against Google, accusing its archrival of running roughshod over copyrights as it creates an online service for searching books.


With the rising star from the Super Bowl out of the running, the Washington Redskins spent Thursday planning their next move.


Blog: The companies are about to face off in a federal appeals court over their ongoing patent dispute.


New books on casting films, Stephen BaldwinÂs faith, Jimmy Stewart, Ellen Burstyn and life in old Hollywood.


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You did it again, didn't you? You fell into the trap that these fun-loving, baseball-bashing Red Sox set for you. You became so enamored with their irreverence and their pizazz and their long hair and their long-ball capabilities, you actually convinced yourself they were better than the New York Yankees.


Attention Red Sox season ticket holders: Those precious postseason tickets could be at risk -- and it has nothing to do with the current state of Tim Wakefield's knuckleball.


Curtis Granderson homered and drove in three runs, Nate Robertson became Detroit's fourth 10-game winner, and the Tigers held on to beat the Minnesota Twins 8-6 Saturday.


European Economies: German Confidence Little Changed

Business confidence in Germany, Europe's biggest economy, stagnated in October as oil prices rose to a record and job cuts at companies including General Motors Corp.


Cricket: Aussie cricket legend Keith Miller dies aged 84

Miller, who played in Don Bradman's Invincibles team on the 1948 tour to England, passed away peacefully at a nursing home on the Mornington Peninsula south of Melbourne, a family spokesman said Monday.


A powerful bomb attached to a bicycle exploded near an army lorry in the south-western Pakistani city of Quetta yesterday, killing at least 10 people and injuring more than 20.


Every 14-year-old in England will have their personal details recorded on a permanent database raising privacy fears.


Vonage Slapped With Another Multimillion-Dollar Patent Penalty

Shortly after being ordered to pay $58 million to Verizon in a patent suit, voice-over-the-internet phone service Vonage has now been ordered to pay $69.5 million to Sprint Nextel.