Description: As the holiday retail seasons winds to a close, we talk with economist Michael Niemira about who is in the black, who is not, and why.


Davis Cup final to break spectator records

This weekend's Davis Cup final between Spain and the United States is to set a new record for the number of spectators at an official tennis match.


Pyongyang Says Japanese Sanctions Would Amount to 'War'

North Korea has warned Japan that any sanctions against the communist state would be regarded as a declaration of war. Opinion polls show about two-thirds of the Japanese public supporting


Toshiba may pull the plug on its high-definition DVD format but no decision has been made, the Japanese electronics maker said in a statement Monday.


Armed group urges Clooney to work for Niger Delta peace

Nigeria's most prominent armed group Saturday urged George Clooney, the Hollywood actor named the latest UN Messenger of Peace, to work on solving the unrest in the Niger Delta.


A team of US researchers has shown that controlling devices with the brain is a step closer. Four people, two of them partly paralysed wheelchair users, successfully moved a computer cursor while wearing a cap with 64 electrodes.


Yesterday's 0-0 draw at Hearts left Rangers fourth behind Aberdeen and Kilmarnock and without an away goal in three league games.


Cingular, AT&T Wireless merger approved by FCC

Cingular Wireless LLC's $41 billion buyout of rival AT&T Wireless Services Inc., approved Tuesday by the Federal Communications Commission, is expected to give customers


D.J. Trahan charged from four shots behind with a sparkling 7-under-par 65 yesterday to overtake faltering Justin Leonard and win the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic at Palm Desert, Calif.


Cable news pioneer Ted Turner used an appearance before a group of television executives to criticize the Fox network as a "propaganda voice" of the Bush administration and to compare Fox News Channel's popularity to Adolf Hitler's rise to power in Germany before World War II.


Jodie Foster's crime thriller The Brave One takes $14m (Â£7m) to top the US and Canada box office.


The Sudanese military said it bombed three towns in West Darfur while striking at rebel forces Friday as senior U.N. officials warned that security was deteriorating dramatically in Sudan's vast western region.


Split story for businesses during Convention

If it had been up to Katie Rosin, she would have been on vacation last week. Rosin, the spokeswoman for pottery retailer and wholesaler Our Name is Mud, knew business would be very slow


Stoccarda, 15:28 - TENNIS, ATP STOCCARDA: RISULTATI PRIMO TURNO

Risultati del primo turno del torneo Atp di Stoccarda (642.750 euro di montepremi, terra).


The state has placed four counties on an election watch list because of serious voting problems in November and will seek court permission to directly supervise their next elections unless they fix the deficiencies, The Associated Press has learned.


Boosting University's Network Performance

By Izwan Ismail  SINCE its establishment in year 2000, the University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus has been growing tremendously.


Ma in cassa solo 11%, in Europa frodi per 250 miliardi


India warns the US not to sell F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan, as defence chief Donald Rumsfeld arrives in Delhi for talks.


British police arrest 8 on terror charges

Eight terror suspects accused of planning a kidnapping were arrested in pre-dawn raids Wednesday, police said.


The UK's number one supermarket chain, Tesco, has unveiled a new online digital music download store. The store, which will be operated by Cable & Wireless, will remain under the Tesco.


Study shows near-tripling of global ADHD drug use

The use of drugs to treat  attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, has more  than tripled worldwide since 1993, U.S. researchers reported on  Tuesday.


Weary of fielding questions about his role in the postseason, Pedro Martinez asked the Red Sox before Tuesday's game against the Devil Rays to reveal their plans.


Labour and the Tories are both promising to tackle the petty disruption hampering some of England's schools.


Mater Dei Hospital expense capped at Lm139.5 million

PM Gonzi submitted a ministerial report in Parliament outlining in detail the entire development over the past fourteen years of the Mater Dei Hospital saga.


Ue, Barroso: ''Buttiglione crede in Carta diritti''

''Sono convinto che il commissario europeo designato Rocco buttiglione (Giustizia liberta' e sicurezza, ndr) creda nella Carta dei diritti e nei Trattati Ue''. Lo ha detto il presidente designato della Commissione


For the Broward County Democratic chairman, Bill Richardson's presidential campaign has meaning far beyond how well the New Mexico governor fares against better known 2008 rivals.


Brian Strait has been a Boston University hockey fan since he went to his first Terriers game as a 7-year-old. Now Strait, a Waltham native who is one of the top-ranked high school players in the country, will get an opportunity to skate for his favorite team after making an early verbal commitment to enter BU in the fall of ...


Here are some concepts taught in Maryland schools that could be dropped from specific grade levels, but


Fuori anche autoradio, cotton fioc e pattini a rotelle


Gordon Brown's week-long tour of African countries received a range of reactions in the local press.


MPAA admits mistake on downloading study

Hollywood laid much of the blame for illegal movie downloading on college students. Now, it says its math was wrong.


Laci Peterson's stepfather says the nightmare goes on but justice ...

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. Laci Peterson's stepfather says the nightmare that began when she disappeared on Christmas Eve, 2002, continues.


The 67,584 spectators for Brazil's 3-1 victory over Mexico last night topped the Boston-area high (61,316) for a soccer game, set for the 2002 MLS Cup at Gillette Stadium. Mexico has played twice in the area, performing before 57,407 in a 2-2 tie with the United States in a World Cup qualifier April 20, 1997, the largest soccer ...


Doc Rivers was on the defensive following practice yesterday at The Arena, though purely in a basketball sense, which had nothing to do with the frustrations of Paul Pierce or the ongoing constructive criticism of Gary Payton.


I'm obviously not the only person with such a fantasy, since Ikea is one of the big retailing success stories of the past 20 years.


Explosions and fires at a chemical plant Wednesday killed four people, injured at least 14 and sent debris flying several stories into the air, fire officials and witnesses said.


Tokyo's Nikkei average added 0.8 percent by midday on Thursday as tech issues got a lift from a rally on the Nasdaq, but gains were capped and trading choppy as high oil prices fueled concerns about the world economy.


Police anger at newspaper's 'inexcusable security test at royal ...

The Sunday Times newspaper was criticised by a senior police officer last night for "testing" security at the Queen's official residence in Edinburgh.


US bank mergers good for stability, says Greenspan

Alan Greenspan, Federal Reserve chairman, said yestedray that the wave of US bank mergers since 1995 had increased the stability of the financial sector.


Residents of Florida are preparing for Hurricane Frances, less than a month after the state was hit by Hurricane Charley.


Ordigno in uffici motorizzazione, terzo in tre giorni in Gb


SocGen reels from record $7 billion rogue trader fraud

A "massive fraud" by a junior rogue trader has punched a $7 billion hole in the finances of French bank Societe Generale, leaving its credibility in tatters and forcing it to get emergency cash.


Dealbook: Of Private Equity, Politics and Income Taxes

If the tax collector gets his way, members of the leveraged-buyout crowd could soon be forced to add some zeros to the taxable income line on their federal forms.


Mistated results from 1997 to 2005... the online recruitment site - has told the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that it has been over-stating its profits since the late 90s.â¦


When the New York State Theater closes next year for renovations, the homeless New York City Opera will probably put on four stripped-down productions at other locations.


Tropical Storm Jeanne has become a hurricane, raising the threat to the Dominican Republic, Haiti and hundreds of islands in the northern Caribbean.


Sexual Content on TV Spurs Teens Into Action

By Amanda Gardner, HealthDay Reporter    HealthDayNews -- Teenagers who view sexual content on television, even if it only involves characters talking about sex, are twice as likely to start having intercourse in the ensuing year compared with peers who do not watch such content.    Sexual content on TV was also more likely to hasten adolescents' movement from one "base" to another, in other words, from kissing to breast fondling to genital touching and on to oral sex, new research found...


Defending champion Tiger Woods and ten of Europe's victorious Ryder Cup Team will lead the worldâs top golfers into action this week in the World Golf Championships - American Express Championship at Mount Juliet Conrad, Co.


France Honors Film Director Wong Kar-Wai

Hong Kong director Wong Kar-wai was praised for inventing a new language of cinema as he was inducted into the French Legion of Honor on Sunday.


L.I. Clash on Immigrants Is Gaining Political Force

The issue of illegal immigration is gathering political force in Long Island, and as the complaints grow, politicians are responding with new laws.


Grants, Job Help, Other Incentives Draw Jews to New Lives in Israel

It was back in 1987 when Janet Weiner made her first trip to Israel. "A 10-day, 11-hotel tour," she joked. "It was a whirlwind."


The board of French bank Societe Generale met Wednesday with its top executive under intense pressure over the loss of $7.09 billion blamed on a rogue trader.


CBS says staying out of iTunes pricing battle

CBS Corp does not plan to fight Apple  Inc over the pricing of television shows sold on the iTunes  online media store, CBS Chief Executive Les Moonves said on  Tuesday.


U.S. and New York Plan to Occupy Freedom Tower

In a significant step forward in the development of the tower, the federal and New York State governments have tentatively agreed to become anchor tenants.


ST. LOUIS - In a testy debate rematch Friday, Sen...


Bush Says John McCain Is a `True Conservative'

Bloomberg - Feb. 10 (Bloomberg) -- President George W. Bush said Republican presidential front-runner John McCain is a ``true conservative'' and vowed to help him gain the support of skeptics if he wins the nomination.


Four soldiers killed in Basra bases named

The killing of four British troops inside bases in Basra in two separate incidents in the past week reveals vulnerabilities that are causing increasing concern to military commanders.


The US space shuttle Atlantis prepared to descend back to Earth Wednesday, leaving the way clear just in time for US Navy ships to aim missiles at a rogue satellite.


Tally to Challenge SAP in $18bn Software Market

By Tony Glover, The Business, London  Sep. 17--German-based business software giant SAP is about to face fierce  competition from aggressive Indian software developer Tally.


Arsene Wenger insists he would rather have players in his Arsenal squad who vent their frustrations when things go wrong than men who do not care about the team's performance.


3 Internet Providers in Deal for Tailored Ads

Three Internet providers in Britain have teamed up with a company called Phorm, whose technology tracks Web users and sends them ads related to their interests.


Franklin Mint Wins Right to Sue Lady Di Memorial Fund

A judge has given the green light to a U.S. firm to sue a memorial fund dedicated to the late Princess Diana over its attempt to stop the firm from selling Diana trinkets such as dolls and plates.


Iran Nuclear Enrichment Freeze Offer a Ploy - U.S.

Iran said on Friday it might extend a  partial freeze on uranium enrichment in order to ease Western  fears about its nuclear ambitions, but a senior U.S. official  dismissed this as a ploy to fend off tough U.N. action.


Scientists examine corpse of former Russian spy

Scientists examined the corpse of a former Russian spy in Britain on Friday to try to discover when and how he ingested a fatal dose of radioactive material.


Flash guys show certified ReadyBoost drives

InfoWorld - Flash memory stick makers are showing off USB (Universal Serial Bus) drives at Computex that have been certified to work with Windows Vista's ReadyBoot and ReadyBoost functions, which improve boot-up times and the software start-up speeds in PCs.


Frank Conroy to Leave Iowa Writing Program

Frank Conroy, the longtime head of the celebrated Writers' Workshop at the University of Iowa, will step down at the end of the year, The Associated Press learned Monday.


NRC report finds no health risk in tritium leaks

Tritium-laced water leaks from U.S. nuclear power plants in the past decade caused no health risks to the public, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said in a report issued on Wednesday.


La lettera firmata Comitato giustizia sociale recapitata alla redazione romana del GiornaleSircana polemizza con il quotidiano: "Sottovaluta le intimidazioni al premier"                                          Minacce a Prodi: busta con proiettile "Non ci saranno altri avvertimenti"                                                                                Bertinotti: "Sono cose che vanno guardate sempre con molta attenzione"


Unpredictable hospital billing can lead to financial anxiety about the prospect of dealing with insurance companies even before a surgery has happened.


Advancis Shares Drop 15% After FDA Denies Application for Antibiotic

Shares of Advancis Pharmaceutical Corp. slid nearly 15 percent yesterday after the company said that the Food and Drug Administration had not accepted its application for a once-a-day version of the antibiotic amoxicillin.


Toxic fumes threaten thousands in Ukraine after rail crash

Toxic fumes threatened thousands of residents in western Ukraine on Tuesday after a freight train derailed and caught fire, causing mass evacuations and leaving at least 21 people injured.


Boyd Gaming Buys Land Next to Stardust Las Vegas

Boyd Gaming has acquired 13 acres adjacent to the southwest side of its Stardust Resort and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip, the casino operator said in a regulatory filing.


Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged 9/11 mastermind, and 13 other key Guantanamo inmates face hearings.


Sony plans to launch a Blu-ray Disc player this year that will cost $400 less than many current models.


Technology ; Apple Sues Over Web Leak of Advance Products

Technology News, SAN FRANCISCO - Apple Computer Inc. (AAPL.O: Quote, Profile, Research) is suing anonymous people who leaked details about new products by posting information on the Internet, court documents showed on Friday.


Oil prices pierced the $50-a-barrel  mark again on Friday amid concern over possible conflict in  Nigeria's oil-producing delta region, where a two-day truce  between rebel militia and government forces is holding.


Awareness May Remain After Severe Brain Injury

Patients in a minimally conscious state (MCS) -- those with severe brain damage who demonstrate intermittent awareness of their environment -- may retain some degree of cognitive function, even though they can't follow simple instructions or communicate, the findings from a small study suggest.


Outspoken Talk-Show Host Settles Harassment Claim

One of Americaâs most-watched news talk-show hosts has settled a lawsuit with a former producer who accused him of sexual harassment.


NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO  - Shares of Intel Corp.  INTC.O rose 2.4 percent on Wednesday after the leading  chipmaker reported better-than-expected quarterly results and  raised its manufacturing spending plans.


The planned peacekeeping force for Sudan's Darfur region will take most of 2008 to deploy fully, the UN says.


Computer Banc will hold a volunteer orientation Thursday, Sept. 14.  High school and college students are encouraged to attend. Anyone with technical and non-technical skills is invited to help children with technology.


A fire at a Western Australian gold mine leaves 54 miners trapped underground, according to local media.


After a month-long rally that repeatedly pushed prices to new highs, the cost of a barrel slumped for the fourth day, leaving the price $10 higher than year-ago rate.


22 killed as blast rocks US base, Blair makes surprise Baghdad visit

Some 22 people were reportedly killed in a rocket attack on a US military base, as British Prime Minister Tony Blair made a first visit to Baghdad saying Iraq was caught in a battle between "democracy and terror".


Analysis: Candidates face limits on Iraq

Five senators vying to become commander in chief railed, postured and questioned the top U.S. general in Iraq about the war Tuesday — all they can do unless they get their wish, win the election next year and inherit the quagmire.


Gene May Account for Range of Ills, Study Finds

A rare genetic mutation may help explain why some people get hit with a triple whammy of high blood pressure, cholesterol and a tendency to gain weight easily, U.S. researchers reported on Friday.


Demure heiress in dignity triumph Prodigiously talented heiress Paris Hilton has won her battle to take down a website which was hawking a selection of videos, pictures and personal data she left in a forgotten storage facility.â¦


The luster and momentum of the Red Sox series faded away in a procession of confounding pitches by Toronto's Gustavo Chacin.


Severe drought has left water levels in the Yangtze river at a 142-year low, Chinese media reports.


Ryan Garko hit a three-run homer, Asdrubal Cabrera had two RBIs and the Cleveland Indians beat the Los Angeles Angels 6-2 Sunday night to split a four-game series between AL division leaders.


La crociata di Buttiglione. Ora ce l'ha con madri, padri e bambini

Rocco Buttiglione si sposta a Saint Vincent e fa sapere di Â«sentirsi in pace con la sua coscienzaÂ». E torna, con un pronunciamento che riaprirÃ  la polemica, sul tema della famiglia e sui Â«bambini che devono nascere nelle famiglieÂ».


With oil near $50 a barrel, the Bush administration said on Thursday it will negotiate with refineries that want to borrow oil from the federal emergency stockpile to offset supplies disrupted by Hurricane Ivan.


SAN FRANCISCO Former Raiders center arrested for battery

Former Oakland Raiders all-pro center Barret Robbins was arrested and jailed early Christmas Eve after police said he hit a San Francisco hotel security guard who had escorted him from a Union Square hotel.


IL PERSONAGGIO/ GIOVANNI NOVI                                          Il signore dello Yacht Club e quel consenso bipartisan                                                                                di MASSIMO MINELLA


Oracle hopes for fast turnaround on tender results

Firm says preliminary results for tender offer for PeopleSoft shares could be available just after midnight Friday night.


Renault looks at Daewoo plant in Romania for Logan production: minister

French auto maker Renault is in talks with the Romanian government to purchase an abandoned automobile production site in Romania owned by Daewoo of South Korea to boost production of its Logan model, French ...


Professore ironizza, 'insegnero' scienza della coalizione'


French doctors won't know what's ailing Yasser Arafat before Monday, a hospital spokesman said Friday, hours after the Palestinian leader arrived here for treatment of a blood disorder that's left him weak and unable to eat.


Il gip, permangono esigenze cautelari per entrambi


SpaceShipOne just one flight away from X Prize

MOJAVE, Calif. The SpaceShipOne aircraft is one flight away from clinching the Ansari X Prize, a 10-(m)million-dollar award for the first privately developed manned rocket to reach space twice within 14 days.


The GMC says it may have been too lenient in the case of a pathologist who examined a victim of Harold Shipman.


Congo Dem. Rep. REUTERS, STOCKHOLM:Dec 31: Swedish Foreign Minister Laila Freivalds, who returned on Friday from tsunami-devastated Thailand, said she believed the total death toll from the disaster in the ...


Tests carried out on the body of Princess Diana's chauffeur Henri Paul suffered "inconsistencies", the inquest into her death is told.


A Request to Partisans: Don't Shoot the Pollster

There has been no shortage of targets for partisans of all persuasions this election season. But one group has come under fire from all sides: pollsters, who in these


Ziff Davis - Cell phones and other portable devices are ideal for on-the-go and emergency situations—unless the battery's dead.


A top militant leader freed on bail said Tuesday that armed groups in Nigeria's restive south will halt attacks on oil installations to give the new government a chance to deal with the region's problems.


Nasa jet flies at '10 times speed of sound'

A tiny unmanned Nasa "scramjet" set a new world speed record after flying at nearly 10 times the speed of sound. The 12ft supersonic combustion ramjet flew at just under 7,000mph - or around Mach 9.6.


Sudanese government hopeful of peace deal

Sudan 's government has said it hoped to reach a deal in talks resuming on Friday with rebels in Darfur. Majzoub al-Khalifa, head of Sudan 's delegation to the African Union-sponsored talks in Abuja , said there was "a lot of common ground for agreement".


Care International appeals on Arabic television for the release of its Iraq director, Margaret Hassan.


Even Madonna doesn't always get what she wants. A deal for the pop diva to show a tape of one of her concerts on CBS has fallen through.


Londra, 19:33 - CALCIO, PREMIER LEAGUE: ASTON VILLA-BLACKBURN 1-1

Aston Villa e Blackburn hanno pareggiato 1-1 nell'unica gara giocata oggi in Premier League (24/a gi...


Turkey's president calls a referendum on a government plan to have his successor elected by the people.


In September, IBM announced that the Blue Gene/L prototype had sustained speeds of 36 trillion calculations per second. Last week, NASA announced that a system built by Silicon Graphics had topped that by sustaining 42 trillion calculations per second.


Ex-Congressman Told to Move Out of House

A former congressman who resigned after being convicted of having sex with an underage campaign worker has been ordered to leave his Chicago home because it is near an elementary school.


Three got medals, and Paul Hamm got mad. The United States upped its gymnastics medal haul to seven Sunday night, the most since the Americans won 16 at the boycotted Los Angeles Games in 1984. And they might not be finished yet.


VOIP service Skype is warning users about a Windows worm that spreads through the Skype's chat service, posing as a legitimate chat message.


Gateway reports smaller net loss as restructuring continues

Gateway Inc. reported a narrowed net loss in the first quarter as it continues to restructure its operations and integrate its acquisition of eMachines.


Will "Flying Squirrel" Suit Let Skydivers Jump Without Chutes?

Daredevil jumpers might soon have a new rush to add to their repertoire: diving from great heights and making a safe landing without a parachute.


Hamid Karzai's running mate in the Afghan presidential election narrowly escaped an assassination attempt by the Taliban yesterday in the latest bid to derail Saturday's poll.


Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel, a thorn in his own party's side when it comes to Iraq, announced Monday he would retire from the Senate and not seek any elected office in 2008.


Motorsports: Rally of Italy: Solberg takes lead

Petter Solberg of Norway has made an impressive start to the Rally of Italy in Sardinia, building up a lead of more than half a minute after three stages on Friday.


NEW research has added to evidence that a bacteria that causes gastrointestinal disease in farm animals may be responsible for Crohn's disease in humans.


Rachel Rosales and TK Erwin finished first in The Last Frontier to win CBS' "The Amazing Race" and the reality TV show's $1 million prize.


Chancellor's plan for poor nations' debt

ANYONE who doubts Gordon Brown's ability to lead the nation should watch him in action at the International Monetary Fund. Here in Washington, where Brown chairs the IMF's main policymaking committee, Brown is the leader of the pack.


Kidnappers threaten to kill Chinese engineers

Militants in Pakistan who kidnapped two Chinese engineers have threatened to kill them unless Pakistan releases detained Al Qaeda suspects, a security official said.


Oil prices dipped Thursday, broadening an overnight decline on a U.S. government report that the country's stockpiles of gasoline grew last week.


Former OpenDocument advocates bolt for W3C standard

The document format sagas continue as ODF gets competition from the W3C's Compound Document Formats.


Sun Microsystems will pay $1 billion for Swedish software company MySQL, whose open-source database is used for some of the most widely visited Web sites in the world.Sun said the deal will augment its position in the enterprise IT market, including the $15 billion database market.MySQL's product line will help Sun give further support to the open-source Web application platform known as LAMP, the acronym for the Linux OS, Apache Web server, MySQL database and the PHP/Perl programming languages.Sun will pay $800 million in cash and $200 million in options. (More to follow.)


Just hours after die-hard fans finally got their hands on a copy of "Halo 3," blogs brimmed with reports that special limited-edition packaging is scratching the video game disks.


Lawmaker inquiry may bump Medicare costs

A lawmaker's inquiry could slightly increase the cost of the Medicare drug benefit if its results are publicized, congressional auditors said Tuesday.


Beshir accuses US of supporting Darfur rebels

CAIRO - Sudanese President Omar el-Beshir has accused the United States of backing rebels "to the hilt" in the country's war-torn Darfur region and said the crisis there has been blown out of all proportion.


The United States yesterday announced anti-dumping duties on imports of Chinese shrimp as high as 113 per cent, a move that will hurt both US consumers and Chinese shrimp farmers, China Daily reported Thursday.


The Claim: Calories From Alcohol Go to Your Midsection

But do calories from alcohol congregate at the midsection at a greater rate than others?


Gore gets a hand from Congress for climate concert

Former U.S. Vice President and  environment crusader Al Gore still has some pull in Washington,  D.C. -- getting a venue for a rock concert.


US sees Europe as main threat for extremism

Europe is increasingly seen as a staging post for potential attacks on the United States, the US Secretary of Homeland Security told the BBC Wednesday, indicating tougher checks on travellers.


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Using the photosynthesis of spinach to produce electric current.


Despite waning support, Blair strikes defiant tone

British Prime Minister Tony Blair struck a defiant tone as his Labour Party prepared to open its annual conference yesterday, despite a pair of fresh opinion polls suggesting that support among voters is waning.


Al-Qaeda to release third 9/11 video: reports

Al-Qaeda will release a third video marking the sixth anniversary of the September 11 attacks, this time showing its top leader in Afghanistan, US monitoring groups said Wednesday.


Healthy mice are successfully cloned from skin cells taken from adult mice, US researchers report.


Citigroup to Pay $250K Fine on Fund Sales

The NASD on Monday censured Citigroup  Global Markets Inc. and fined it $250,000 for distributing  misleading sales material on hedge funds, the latest regulatory  mishap for the world's largest financial services company.


South Korea troops to pull out of Afghanistan on schedule

President Roh Moo-Hyun on Saturday urged the immediate release of South Koreans kidnapped by armed insurgents in Afghanistan as Seoul said it would withdraw troops from the war-torn country by the end of 2007.


Faith groups will today signal a new compact with the government over the promotion of social cohesion in schools, in return for state education funds.


Effort to save Madagascar rainforest paying off

ANDRINGITRA NATIONAL PARK, Madagascar -- Martin Randriantsoa, a nature guide, stopped at a sacred waterfall and stuck his hand into a cold, clear pool. Underneath a rock, he fished out a Malagasy crayfish, plentiful in these streams, but a species found only on this island nation. He watched the crayfish walk across his palm before releasing it.


Current Lung Drug Warnings OK for Youth, Panel Says

ROCKVILLE, Md.  - A U.S. panel of medical experts  said on Wednesday the labels for certain allergy and asthma  drugs provided sufficient warnings about side effects in youth.


Jankovic stuns Dementieva before more rain

Jelena Jankovic roared into her first   grand slam semi-final with a stunning upset of Elena Dementieva   at a water-logged U.S. Open Tuesday.


Roma, 14:19 - VOLLEY, PREMIO GIANNI BRERA AD ANASTASI E BARBOLINI

Andrea Anastasi e Massimo Barbolini, ct delle nazionali maschile e femminile di pallavolo, hanno ott...


Hezbollah threatens Israel at slain commander funeral

Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah threatened Israel with "open war" on Thursday and accused the Jewish state of killing a top commander who was among the United States' most wanted men.


The National Hockey League Board of Governors will not meet as scheduled a week from today in New York.


Microsoft on Friday made available the first post-RC1 build of Windows Vista to technical beta testers, which is numbered 5728. The interim update is most notable because the 5700 range has been allocated for the final Vista build, indicating RTM could arrive as scheduled next month.


Oracle raises Peoplesoft offer, sets deadline

NEW YORK/PHILADELPHIA: Oracle Corp yesterday raised its hostile takeover offer for rival software company PeopleSoft Inc by 14 per cent to $US8.


The yet-untitled film will deal with adventure sports.


Videos vs. Bombs: America is Safer George C. Landrith

As al Qaedaâs pre-Election surprise, Osama bin Laden sent America a videotape. John Kerry immediately crowed that it proved he would be a better president.


Philadelphia Eagles defensive end Jerome McDougle was inactive for Sunday's game against Cleveland, three days after being diagnosed with an irregular heartbeat.


TITAN, the most mysterious of Saturn's moons, might surrender many of its secrets when the Cassini space probe makes its closest approach yet this week.


ST. LOUIS - Top-ranked Illinois faced adversity for the first time this season. That means a coaching opportunity for Bruce Weber the next time he puts in a game tape.


CTIA: Microsoft backs enterprise mobile services company

When Microsoft realized that companies needed help deploying and managing mobile phones, it turned to a partner it first found in the 1980s.


Robert Pires, the Arsenal midfielder, has been dropped from the France squad following a public outburst against coach Raymond Domenech.


Four players remain from Minnesota's postseason roster in 2002, with Brad Radke, Johan Santana and Torii Hunter the three obvious names.


A man who stalked violinist Vanessa Mae walks free from court, despite being jailed for breaking a restraining order.


Yahoo Inc. has asked a U.S. judge to dismiss a lawsuit attacking the Internet icon for cooperating with China's communist government, arguing the case is a meritless attempt to meddle in another country's legal affairs.


Fermanagh College in Enniskillen is told to repay Â£1m funding following management failures.


Thanks to a managerial shuffle Tuesday, Florida Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria can now yell at umpires with the skipper's approval.


Chan Kwok-kwan stars in Bruce Lee series

Looking like Bruce Lee has paid off for Hong Kong actor Chan Kwok-kwan. The actor played a Lee look-alike in the 2001 comedy "Shaolin Soccer" and has now landed the lead role in a new Chinese television series on the late kung fu star, newspapers reported Saturday.


Back on the island, things are looking up for a show that a lot of us had almost given up on.


Too big, too small, just right? Analysis There are two main problems facing the retail broadband market: it isn't great to be small, unless you are really small, and it isn't easy to be big, unless you are really big.â¦


Wenger refuses to back down over Adebayor row

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has come out fighting as he tries to prove the English Football Association were wrong to ban Emmanuel Adebayor for his part in the brawl that marred the League Cup final.


Tour buses carrying members of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young stopped in a northern Indiana town to support turning it into "Biotown USA."


Ivan Heads Into Gulf; Florida, New Orleans Threatened

Hurricane Ivan, with winds near 140 mph, pushed oil prices higher today as it moved through the Gulf of Mexico on a path that may bring it ashore between Louisiana and Florida by Thursday.


ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. -- If you wonder where the Patriots got their "appreciate every Super Bowl you're a part of" theme, look no farther than the top of the organization.


FIVE years ago, Carlos Ghosn, the pioneering chief of Nissan, demanded that the car maker's main steel suppliers either cut their prices or risk losing its business.


Subprime Loans Going From Boon to Housing Bane

Minority homeowners are especially being hurt as rising interest rates make subprime loans even more expensive.


Bank of America meets expectations in 4th quarter; Net income falls at State Street

Bank of America Corp. met Wall Street’s earnings expectations for the fourth quarter even as it continued to mesh its business with that of FleetBoston, the company said.


National Basketball Association players crossed the line Friday night and league commissioner David Stern took a hard line against that Sunday.


Gardner leaves shoes, storied career on mat

When it was all over, Rulon Gardner sat on the mat and removed his size-13 Asics wrestling shoes. Wiggling his nine toes and fighting back tears, he walked away from the sport that made him an unlikely celebrity.


L'assassino aveva una pistola e un fucile. Spara in aula durante la lezione. Quindici feritiNon Ã¨ ancora emerso un motivo per la strage. Lo sparatore iscritto a sociologia                                          Illinois, un'altra strage in un campus Uccide 5 studenti, poi si toglie la vita


The Bank of England's interest rate setters voted unanimously to keep rates on hold at 4.75% in January, minutes of the meeting show.


Milano, 19:43 - CALCIO, MILAN: PER INZAGHI COLICHE E PROBLEMA A PIEDE DESTRO

Coliche renali e contusione al piede destro per Filippo Inzaghi. Al rientro da Dubai, l'attaccante d...


E-voting activists praise Ohio plan to fix e-voting system

Although they're glad the state of Ohio is looking for ways to improve and secure its e-voting systems, e-voting advocates said today that moving too fast to implement changes could make things worse.


A suicide attacker yesterday detonated a car bomb outside an Iraqi police academy, killing 20 people and wounding 36 in the latest attack designed to thwart US-backed efforts


Belarussians voted Sunday in a referendum on whether to change the country's constitution and permit President Alexander Lukashenko to run for a third term, a vote the opposition said was already tarnished by violations.


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Fiorina Icon of Equal Opportunity, Even Amid Ouster

Those working to level the playing  field for women in American business found an unexpected silver  lining in the firing of Carly Fiorina: her gender has hardly  figured in the public discussion.


WMC Resources buttressed its takeover defences yesterday with a record 2004 profit forecast and a $600 million capital return and share buyback program.


Nat'l Hurricane Center gets new director

A veteran National Weather Service forecaster was named head of the National Hurricane Center on Wednesday, one of meteorology's most highly visible posts.


Four men arrested on suspicion of organizing terrorist training camps in Britain were tracked by Spanish investigators earlier this year as they traveled through Spain from France en route to North Africa, officials said Monday.


Drinking red wine could help prevent lung cancer

A glass of red wine a day could keep tumours at bay, according to a study of men with lung cancer. Research published in the medical journalThorax today suggests that a person drinking a glass


US aerospace giant Boeing raises its forecasts for the year after unveiling higher-than-expected profits.


Web hosting provider uses Homer Simpson to notify livid customers of $7.6M overcharge

Some customers of Web hosting provider DreamHost were not amused when the company used a photo of Homer Simpson to inform them of a $7.6 million overbilling.


Auditors cast shadow on NASA's moon budget

Too many tax dollars at stake NASA is under increasing pressure from government auditors to rein in its budget for getting astronauts back to the moon.â¦


Slim Dimension desktop features an 8-in-1 memory card reader.


Ghostzapper, Smarty Jones Running Neck and Neck

Now that the Breeders' Cup Classic is over, there's one more big race left -- the one for horse of the year. It's Ghostzapper, winner of America's richest race in record time, against Smarty Jones, the retired Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner.


Oscar duo Whitaker, Hudson repeat at Image Awards

A chameleon known as  Prince, the creative forces surrounding "Ugly Betty" and an  "American Idol" hopeful-turned-dreamgirl were among the mix of  winners at the 38th annual NAACP Image Awards.


Henry praises young All Blacks for not folding against spirited Welsh

New Zealand coach Graham Henry praised his young team for its spirit in holding out for a stirring one-point victory over Wales at the Millenium Stadium.


'We Wanted to Get People Thinking': CHURCH RAN FATHER's DAY ADS TO ADVERTISE ANTI-PORN SPEAKER

By The Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky.  Jun. 14--The ads seem to suggest a site for finding porn for fathers. But that's not what Crossroads Christian Church is selling.


Calif. to Let San Francisco Bridge Bid to Expire

California transportation  officials said on Thursday they have decided to allow a $1.4  billion bid to rebuild part of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay  Bridge to expire and to solicit less expensive designs for the  over-budget project.


Wal-Mart Sued Over Evanescence CD Lyrics

Wal-Mart Stores Inc., which promotes itself as a seller of clean music, deceived customers by stocking compact discs by the rock group Evanescence that contain the f-word, a lawsuit claims.


Milano, 15:17 - Calcio, Shevchenko premiato con il Pallone d'Oro

'Il tuo trionfo Ã¨ il nostro orgoglio... Sheva re d'Europa'. Con questo striscione in curva sud e un ...


US, Brazil Predict End to Brazil's UN Nuke Dispute

BRASILIA, Brazil  - The United States and Brazil  predicted on Tuesday Latin America's largest country would  resolve a dispute with the U.N. nuclear watchdog over  inspections of a uranium enrichment plant.


Internazionale moved into first place in the Italian league Sunday, getting two goals Hernan Crespo in a 4-3 win over Chievo Verona.


US troops in Philippines defy old stereotype

In southern islands, the US has helped the Philippine Army for more than five years to stem Muslim insurgency.


The likely cause of bird flu at a farm in Suffolk was poultry imported from a factory in Hungary, officials say.


E' morto Giovanni Raboni, poeta e critico letterario. Raboni era nato a Milano nel 1932. Esordi' come poeta all'inizio degli anni Sessanta con due brevi raccolte, 'Il catalogo e' questo', e 'L'insalubrita' dell'aria'.


The hunt to find Baghdad's prisoner of hate

It is one of Baghdad's most exclusive neighbourhoods. BMWs and Mercedes cruise the streets, chandeliers hang above shop windows packed with luxury goods, large villas sit behind high walls.


The Making, and Breaking, of Resolutions Is Only Human

What more is there to say about resolutions? All the how-to you need appears in the January issues of women's magazines. Reward your progress , they simper helpfully, as if self-reward hasn't been the problem all along.


The great white shark, traditionally seen as an avid consumer of human flesh, is to be protected from the people it terrifies, an international wildlife conference decided yesterday.


Analysis: Bhutto's death, says Robert Baer, should put an end to the U.S. policy of forcing democracy on the Muslim world


A federal grand jury on Monday  indicted six former executives of Time Warner Inc.'s TWX.N  America Online unit and former business partner PurchasePro.com  on charges of conspiracy to inflate revenues.


Circuit City Stores Inc. CC.N, the  No. 2 U.S. electronics retailer, on Wednesday said it failed to  draw in enough holiday shoppers to hit its December sales  estimates, sending its shares down over 6 percent.


Las Cruces police are warning residents that someone threatened to randomly shoot people if city leaders failed to hand over what they described as a "substantial" ransom.


Bologna, 16:50 - CALCIOPOLI, MAZZONE: INTERCETTAZIONI CONFERMANO I MIEI DUBBI

Carlo Mazzone allenava il Bologna nel campionato 2004-2005, che sancÃ¬ la retrocessione in B dei ross...


Antiperspirant Makers Sweat Out FDA's Data Request

In June 2003, the    Food and Drug Administration  issued a final rule saying that antiperspirants, if formulated and tested properly, could safely and effectively reduce the amount of sweat coming from users -- for up to 24 hours.


Election Workers Kidnapped in Afghanistan

A UN worker piles up the materials and equipment at the counting center after completing the counting of votes in Kabul on Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2004.


Barack Obama Gets $1.9 Million Book Deal

U.S. Sen.-elect Barack Obama, whose 1995 book jumped onto best seller lists after his keynote address to the Democratic National Convention, has landed a three-book deal worth $1.9 million.


Airports operator TBI is to take full control of London Luton by snapping up the remaining stake it does not own for about 78 million, it said today.


Ferrero replaces Nadal in Davis Cup final doubles match

Spanish captain Jordi Arrese named Juan Carlos Ferrero Saturday to play doubles with Tommy Robredo, replacing 18-year-old Rafael Nadal.


Ex-Patriots Employee Key Factor in Spy Case

Deciphering the depth and breadth of the New England Patriotsâ electronic taping habits still largely rests with a former video assistant being prodded to talk from several angles.


Cash-strapped states resort to odd taxes

It's the perfect tax: Government exacts a big payment without having to fend off lobbyists or wage a political fight. And in most cases, the taxpayer doesn't even have a say.


The state wants to charge low-income residents too much for health insurance coverage, says state Senator Richard T. Moore , a key architect of the healthcare overhaul law.


Serbia's pro-Western President Boris Tadic says his re-election shows the strength of Serbian democracy.


Genova, gli avvocati delle parti offese depositeranno le comunicazioni oggi al processo per il blitz nella scuolaUn agente della polizia dopo l'irruzione: "Qui ci sono teste aperte a manganellate"                                            G8, le telefonate tra poliziotti e centrale "Speriamo che muoiano tutti, 1-0 per noi"                                                                                di MARCO PREVE


U.S. to lift ban on lighters on airline flights

Screeners at U.S. airports will stop confiscating common cigarette lighters because authorities now consider them a distraction from efforts to find bombs and other threats, officials said on Friday.


Militants in Nigeria's troubled Niger Delta seize the two-year-old son of a local chief, police say.


By BLOOMBERG NEWS  Apple Inc., which dominates the market for digital music players, has started selling its lowest-priced and smallest iPod in four additional colors to encourage customers to view it as a fashion accessory.


AFRICA/KENYA - ÂNyumbani HomeÂ festeggia 15 anni al servizio dei bambini malati di Aids Narobi (Agenzia Fides) - Il piÃ¹ vasto programma cattolico per gli orfani sieropositivi del Kenya celebra 15 anni di servizio a favore dei bambini. La ÂNyumbani HomeÂ, istituita dal primo missionario Gesuita P. Angelo DÂAgostino, ha festeggiato la ri...


Security Worries in Baghdad, US Debates Polls

The ability of Iraqi insurgents to snatch foreigners from their guarded Baghdad offices highlighted the country's poor security as US officials argued whether elections could be held in towns under rebel control.


OPEC oil producers were poised on Friday  to stamp out excess supply that has lowered world prices from  record highs.


US hip hop duo Outkast won three awards as American artists swept up the MTV Europe Music Awards yesterday. Outkast took Best Song award for Hey Ya and Best Video and Best Group, while blues crooner Usher


If there's one childhood gadget fantasy that's endured through adulthood, it would be the car boat.  From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.


Equipped with laptops and hand-held video cameras, off-air network reporters, or embeds, are catching every unplugged and unscripted moment on the campaign trail.


US upholds shrimp dumping duties on Brazil, Ecuador, India ...

WASHINGTON  - The United States upheld a finding that Brazil, Ecuador, India and Thailand were dumping shrimp at unfair prices, inflaming a sizzling seafood row.


Best Buy to Launch Apple iTunes Competitor

Chain teams with Rhapsody and Sansa player to offer digital music store opening on October 15.


Dell and the US Consumer Product Safety Commission have issued a wide reaching recall of about 990,000 power adapters. The power adapters are being recalled because they can overheat and pose a risk of fire and electrical shock.


Music Review: Music Review: Stubborn Voice of a Troubadour

Tom Petty was not an obvious choice for halftime entertainment at Super Bowl XLII, but his brawny, ringing riffs of his songs were aided by his frayed but stubborn voice.


Almost a third of the world's amphibian species are confronted by the prospect of extinction, naturalists say.


France says it will not repeal head scarf law

France will not revoke a law banning Muslim head scarves in public schools despite demands by a militant Islamic group holding two French journalists hostage in Iraq, the government spokesman said Monday.


LONDON - Fox hunting supporters on Wednesday pledged to mount a swift legal challenge and a campaign of civil disobedience if Parliament bans the time-honored pursuit in the coming days.


Two Former Top Executives of Hollinger Sued by SEC

The Securities and Exchange Commission said yesterday that it had filed a civil suit in Chicago against Conrad M. Black and F. David Radler, the two former top executives of Hollinger


Kenyans Say Tribal Divide Has Reached Police Force

NAIVASHA, Kenya -- Benson Onyango slipped behind the door of his house, terrified as he watched about two dozen young men chase his friend down the dirt paths of their neighborhood in this lakeside town. His friend stumbled to the ground, and the gang began beating him with clubs and iron bars.


Sweden's Top Court Confirms Life for Lindh Killer

The confessed killer of Swedish Foreign Minister Anna Lindh had his life jail sentence confirmed by the Supreme Court Thursday after he appealed for leniency saying he was mentally ill when he stabbed her.


Fra obiettivi comunicazione elettronica e carta dei servizi


Despite compromise, Iran sanctions measure elusive

In an effort to resolve Russia's objections, proposed European sanctions against the Iranian nuclear program would ease bans on goods and technology that Tehran could import but no deal is in sight, diplomats said on Friday.


Europe piles pressure on US as the greenback dips to new low

The Dollar hit fresh lows against the euro and the pound yesterday after European finance ministers launched a direct challenge to the US to tackle its financial deficits.


IBM turbo charges world's fastest supercomputer

Blue Gene has long division licked. Next: killer sudoku IBM has unleashed a new iteration of its chess-playing powerhouse Blue Gene, which it also reckons is useful in academic and commercial fields like drug discovery and mineral exploration.â¦


Mantova, 19:07 - CALCIO, MANTOVA: BELLODI FERMO A TITOLO PRECAUZIONALE

Allenamento pomeridiano per il Mantova. Dopo l’introduzione il tecnico Di Carlo ha fatto svolg...


NCAA Top 25 Game Summary - Purdue at Illinois

Champaign, IL (Sports Network) - Taylor Stubblefield's third touchdown catch of the day early in the fourth quarter sealed 15th-ranked Purdue's 38-30 win over Illinois in the Big Ten opener for both schools at Memorial Stadium.


It's an ill wind, as they say. If you believe the word on the anti-spam lists, Hurricanes Charley, Frances and Ivan have all disrupted one of Florida's major internet businesses: spamming.


At least 37 people were killed in Baghdad today as three bombs exploded while a US convoy was passing. More than 50 other people were wounded.


Foreign-owned banks will have to put about $1.7 billion in extra capital into their New Zealand businesses under new tax rules, officials believe.


Veritas Software Corp. (VRTS.O: Quote, Profile, Research) , the largest independent US storage software provider, said on Tuesday it will buy e-mail backup company KVault Software Ltd.


A think-tank calls for soldiers to be retrained as teachers to tackle indiscipline in the classroom.


Â·  Businessman to help with Madeleine parents' bills Â·  Reports suggest couple to employ own search team


One week after rookie Clay Buchholz pitched a no-hitter for the Red Sox, a couple of veteran lefthanders flirted with gems yesterday in spurring their teams to victories with postseason implications.


Consumers find a personal shopper in the Web

As increasingly harried consumers  grapple with overwhelming fashion choices, inconsistent sizes  and expanding waistlines, Web-based companies are casting  themselves as personal shoppers, catering to every body type's  special needs.


A British intelligence agency is seeking spies in cyberspace.


On the "war on terror" frontline, U.S. remembers

What Alicia Watkins remembers more than   anything is the flags. Weeping, and wiping her eyes, she stood   before the Stars and Stripes at half mast on Monday and spoke   of being in the Pentagon on September 11 five years go.


Melissa Etheridge's new album has  just hit stores, but she says she won't tour until next summer  "when the kids are out of school."


Singer Michael Jackson lawyers request that his accuser is not referred to as a 'victim' during his forthcoming trial.


UNDER the ownership and editorial direction of a pair of Australians, Britain's venerable newspaper The Times today turned tabloid.


Volkswagen AG VOWG.DE is recalling  28,363 of its Audi A6 luxury cars after finding that in cold  weather states, the throttle could stick due to ice build-up,  the German automaker said on Friday.


Beijing traffic officials are drawing up changes to parking fees in the hope of reducing traffic jams.


Al via il vertice delle opposizioni con Prodi a Palazzo Marini

E' iniziato a palazzo Marini il summit delle opposizioni di centrosinistra, presieduto dal presidente uscente della Commissione Ue Romano Prodi. E' dal 1998, anno della caduta del governo Prodi, che Ulivo


Chinese leader's hometown shuns the limelight

TAIZHOU, China  - They were born just a few kilometers from each other, they both rose to the pinnacle of the state, yet as elderly men their pride and ambition keep them coldly distant on China's political stage.


MG Rover dismisses any talk of being shanghaied

MG Rover yesterday played down reports that China's most powerful home grown carmaker, Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation, was planning to take over the British group.


Egyptian 4-year-old tests positive for bird flu

A 4-year-old Egyptian boy has contracted the deadly bird flu virus, bringing to 24 the number of Egyptians who have tested positive for the disease, health ministry and World Health Organization officials said on Sunday.


Colts lead Bears at halftime in Super Bowl

The Indianapolis Colts recovered from a  shaky start to grab a 16-14 halftime lead over the Chicago  Bears in a rainy Super Bowl XLI at Dolphin Stadium on Sunday.


NEW YORK (Billboard) - Two popular rap acts occupied the top two spots on the U.S. album charts Wednesday, with the Game's "Doctor's Advocate" coming in at No. 1.


Jeanne Damage Estimated at $4-$8 Billion

Hurricane Jeanne, which roared across  Florida on Sunday, may have caused $4 billion to $8 billion in  insured damage, a risk management group said.


British Gas ditches controversial plans to impose a Â£5 penalty on customers for late payment.


Should Blighty piss off the Saudis, or Uncle Sam? The US government has asked for full cooperation with its investigation into Saudi-BAE arms deals from the British Home Office, and Whitehall is considering its response. The US Department of Justice has asked officials to hand over all documents related to BAE's payments to Saudi royals.â¦


A German court on Monday acquitted a jailed aide of the terrorist Carlos the Jackal of murder in a deadly series of bombings in France in the early 1980s.


The US economy grew more slowly in the second quarter than first thought amid shrinking corporate profits and higher imports, the government said on Friday in a report


Really?: The Claim: Never Remove a Barb From a Stingray Injury

In general, attacks by venomous stingrays are rare and usually occur when a person accidentally steps on one in shallow water.


Bush Unveils Intel Plan, Falls Short of 9/11 Panel

President Bush submitted a plan to  the U.S. Congress on Thursday that gives a new national  intelligence director authority over much of the intelligence  community, but not the full powers sought by the Sept. 11  commission and key lawmakers, documents show.


The Oakland A's have been problematic for the Anaheim Angels for so many years (think the early '70s, late '80s, and the last few seasons) that you'd have thought this was a bigger deal than it was.


A one-time congressional candidate faced the opening of a trial Tuesday on charges alleging he faked a story about getting lost after a car crash and disappearing for a day in an attempt to boost his lagging campaign.


Jerusalem -- Prime Minister Ariel Sharon inaugurated a stormy parliamentary debate Monday over his plan to pull Jewish settlers and Israeli soldiers out of the Gaza Strip, telling lawmakers that relinquishing the war-seized territory would leave Israel


Vendor promises free repair or replacement for models with damaged CCDs.


Empoli, 18:39 - CALCIO, EMPOLI: 4-2 NEL TEST CON LA PRIMAVERA

Test infrasettimanale per l'Empoli, che in vista della gara con il Genoa ha affrontato la formazione...


Chrysler workers ratify contentious labor pact

Workers represented by the United Auto Workers voted to ratify a four-year contract with automaker Chrysler LLC, the union announced on Saturday, capping a close-fought ratification battle that had threatened to scuttle the labor pact.


Clinton, Obama Trade Barbs in Wisconsin Over `Hope'

Bloomberg - Feb. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama raised their battle for the Democratic presidential nomination up a notch as they traded barbs over who has the mettle to take on the Republicans and win back the White House.


Europe's most powerful supercomputer unveiled

IBM and the Spanish government have introduced a new supercomputer they hope will be the most powerful in Europe, and one of the 10 most powerful in the world.


GM and DaimlerChrysler team up on hybrid engine

General Motors and DaimlerChrysler are collaborating on development of fuel- saving hybrid engines in hopes of cashing in on an expanding market dominated by hybrid leaders Toyota and Honda.


Leading supermarket chain Tesco has launched a music download service, entering a market dominated by Apple Computer's iTunes.


The U.S. government disregarded numerous warnings over the past two years about the risks of using Blackwater Worldwide and other private security firms in Iraq, expanding their presence even after a series of shooting incidents showed that the firms were operating with little regulation or...


Wishing is one thing. Who's actually buying?


The wife of former ABC news anchor Bob Woodruff says she wondered if she'd ever have her husband back after he suffered brain injuries in an Iraq roadside bomb attack last year.


The glaciers in West Antarctica have substantially increased their rate of shrinkage compared with the 1990s. US-Chilean teams report to the journal Science that the glaciers are losing 60% more ice into the


Melbourne, 13:50 - TENNIS, AUS. OPEN; TSONGA: IO IN FINALE, ANCORA NON REALIZZO

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, ovvero la favola degli Australian Open 2008. Il cemento di Melbourne regala anco...


Lebanese army pounds militants at Palestinian camp

NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Lebanese troops fired at positions of al Qaeda-inspired militants entrenched in a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon on Friday with the heaviest shelling in 13 days of fighting.


Man United's Roy Keane denies assault charge

Manchester United captain Roy Keane denied assaulting a 16-year-old boy when he appeared in court on Thursday. The 33-year-old Irish international also denied causing criminal damage


(CBS/AP) The kidnapped director of CARE International in Iraq appeared on a videotape broadcast Friday, weeping and pleading with British Prime Minister Tony Blair to withdraw troops from Iraq "and not bring them to Baghdad" because "this might be my last


LAKE ARROWHEAD, Calif. - Two wildfires erupted Tuesday in the forests of Southern California as a moist ocean breeze helped slow a huge blaze that has burned for more than two weeks near the coast.


Verizon to Buy MCI in $6.75 Billion Deal

Verizon Communications Inc. on  Monday said it would buy long-distance telephone company MCI  Communications Inc. in a deal worth $6.75 billion, giving  Verizon a foothold in the market for serving large  corporations.


Animals Also Seek Help in Charley's Wake

Animal rescue after Hurricane Charley hasn't just been a matter of helping storm victims with their dogs and cats. Far from it.


Yahoo Unveils Mobile Search, Google Rivalry Rages

SAN FRANCISCO  - Internet media company Yahoo Inc.  on Wednesday launched its Web search service aimed at mobile phone users in the United States, opening a new front in its rivalry with Internet search leader Google Inc.


Excerpts of Arizona Sen. John McCain's speech on Tuesday, as prepared for delivery and provided by the McCain campaign.


Derby County are set to become the latest Premier League club to be taken over by an American-based consortium.


Giuliani Exposes Evangelical Rift Over Loyalty to GOP

Bloomberg - Oct. 18 (Bloomberg) -- When thousands of evangelical Christians gather at the Values Voters Summit today to judge -- and potentially condemn -- the Republican presidential candidates, the ghost of an 18th-century French philosopher will be haunting the corridors of the Washington Hilton.


USA has the stuff bad dreams are made of

The United States basketball team didn't just lose to Argentina and, with it, a chance to play for the Olympic gold medal. The high-priced roster of NBA players might have lost something even more precious than that: the world's respect.


In difficolta' il Numtel penalizzato dal crollo dei Fastweb


The sky was crying with happiness to celebrate the Boston Red Sox's first World Series championship in 86 years, said Jose Corsino in his native Spanish.


In an interview with TIME, CEO Eric Schmidt explains what's behind the company's new push for partnerships


Groups urge redo of China export control rule

Two dozen groups representing some  of the biggest U.S. companies urged the Commerce Department on  Friday to scrap a proposal to tighten national security  controls on exports to China and start over.


Lanciano, 13:18 - CALCIO, C1/B: LANCIANO-PISTOIESE RINVIATA PER NEVE

Lanciano-Pistoiese, gara valida per la prima giornata di ritorno del campionato di C1/B, è st...


Drug testing children fraught with problems - doctors

Subjecting children to drug testing is usually a bad idea for a host of reasons, including often inaccurate results and loss of the child's trust, a leading pediatricians' group said on Monday.


La rassegna 'Seduzione all'opera' aperta fino al 23 gennaio


Negroponte confirmed US deputy secretary of state

The US Senate has confirmed President George W. Bush's nomination of former US spy chief John Negroponte as deputy secretary of state.


Most young people with an eating disorder say there is no-one they can turn to about their problem.


O'Reilly Harassment Case Settled Out of Court

Fox News Channel commentator Bill  O'Reilly and a female co-worker who had accused him of sexual  harassment have reached an out-of-court settlement, agreeing to  drop all allegations against each other, his lawyers said on  Thursday.


Out of Shape, Jones Is Done for the Year

Sprinter Marion Jones announced Thursday that she would not compete again this year, even though she was recently cleared of a doping violation.


Plan a big, fat cheap wedding, and start your coupling with extra cash, not debt.


Rice denies US-led coalition in Iraq is crumbling

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice denied on Wednesday that the US-led coalition in Iraq is crumbling after Britain announced it would reduce its troop mumbers by 1,600 in the coming months.


Roma, 23:40 - CALCIO, MILAN; GALLIANI: E' CAMBIATO IL VENTO

''Il distacco di cinque punti dalla Juve resta importante. Ma lavoriamo per tornare in vetta alla cl...


Four eyewitnesses support a man's assertion that Sean "Diddy" Combs assaulted him and his girlfriend at a post-Oscar party at a Hollywood nightclub last year, according to court papers filed by the plaintiff's attorney.


Seven stocks you may want to get to know well.


L.A. Urges Porn Producers to Use Condoms

Los Angeles County health officials sent letters to producers and directors in the porn industry, urging them to use condoms during sex scenes to help prevent a repeat of April's HIV outbreak.


Authorities were trying to determine the origin of a fuel spill that could threaten coral reefs off Puerto Rico, the government said Thursday.


Being Sportâs New Face, After Homework Is Done

For a sport desperate for a new star to revive its sagging popularity, 14-year-old Mirai Nagasu may be a 4-foot-11 lifeline.


Powell scraps plan to attend Olympics ceremony

US Secretary of State Colin Powell abruptly cancelled plans to attend the Olympics closing ceremony in Athens on Sunday, a visit which had triggered angry protests from anti-war groups.


Rare Woodpecker Sends a Town Running for Its Chain Saws

Landowners in a North Carolina town have been clear-cutting thousands of trees to keep them from becoming homes for the endangered red-cockaded woodpecker.


Wall St stock futures rise; retail sales eyed

Stock index futures edged up before  the start of Wall Street trading on Wednesday with all eyes on  retail sales data for clues about the health of the U.S.  economy and the Federal Reserve's next monetary policy move.


In giornata toccati i 75 dollari, seduta termina sui 74


Top North Korea and US envoys meet to discuss reviving six-party talks on Pyongyang's nuclear plans.


'Mutiny on Bounty' sex trials to start on remote Pacific island

Sex crime trials on the tiny British Pacific colony of Pitcairn Island are all set to begin, threatening the future of a tiny community infamously founded by mutineers more than 200 years ago.


Spanish tomato-tossing fiesta breaks record

Five trucks delivered 130 tonnes of the fruit for the hour-long combat which attracted foreign tourists, among them British, French, Argentinian and Japanese visitors, as well as locals, many wearing a minimum ...


NEW YORK  - Folate intake in the U.S. is well below targets established by the Food and Drug Administration when it mandated folic acid fortification of enriched grain products in 1998, according to a report in the American Journal of Public Health.


'I am over the moon. Chopra is very fond of saying that this is my best performance, but I don't agree with it,' says a modest Bachchan.


W.House: Borrowing to Help Fund Social Security Plan

The White House said on Monday for  the first time that President Bush's plan to add personal  retirement accounts to Social Security would be financed in  part by new government borrowing that could top $1 trillion.


Russian roulette Webpages of the US Consulate General in St. Petersburg, Russia, were infected by malware earlier this week. The US consulate site was caught up in a much larger hack attack and is not thought to have been targeted as such.â¦


J. Russell Coffey, the oldest known surviving U.S. veteran of World War I, has died. The retired teacher was one of only three U.S. veterans from the "war to end all wars."


MGM Mirage, the $4 billion hotel and gambling giant, is spending $3 billion to transform 66 acres on the Las Vegas Strip into a mini-Manhattan.


Kidnapped horse Shergar's fate unknown 25 years on

He has been immortalised on the big screen, in a beer ad, with a racing cup named in his honour. Yet the fate of Shergar remains an enduring mystery 25 years after the champion stallion was kidnapped.


US Treasuries Decline on Concern Fed to Lift Rates

US 10-year Treasury notes fell in London before the government's sale of $51 billion of bonds and a Federal Reserve meeting at which policy makers probably will raise their benchmark interest rate.


Capo polizia, dopo Raciti volevo occuparmi di calcio


Tommy Burns calls up Alan Combe and recalls Kevin McNaughton in his first Scotland squad.


Shares in consumer goods giant Unilever rise 4% amid rumours of a possible bid from Colgate-Palmolive.


Ecuador investigates claims that up to 15 Amazonian tribespeople have been killed by illegal loggers.


Mike Bernat's Blog: PHP Cookies vs Sessions - The Breakdown

In a recent post to his blog, Mike Bernat gets down to basics with one of the key pieces of functionality in PHP data persistence - cookies vs. sessions.   Knowing the basics of cookies and sessions is essential to any successful PHP programmer. It is useful to store pieces information on the users computer for later use. Things like when they last visited, language of choice, age, etc. Cookies and Sessions are the perfect solution to our needs.   He talks about both, including demonstration code to clarify some points and a chart at the end to compare their features, strengths, and weaknesses.


A confession by the former No. 2 Air Force arms buyer that she steered contracts to her future employer, Boeing Co. , could spur legal challenges to old contract awards, legal experts said on Monday.


All'operazione partecipano anche Mps,Calyon,Unipol Merchant


France to offer tax credits on video games

France is to offer tax credits to  encourage local companies to develop video games, the Ministry  of Culture said on Thursday.


Scandal Provides Motivation for Patriots

In New England, the Patriotsâ videotape scandal has yielded an unlikely outcome: Coach Bill Belichick as victim.


Marbella, 15:25 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA; DAINELLI: OBIETTIVO 4/O POSTO

Si è concluso stamattina il ritiro invernale della Fiorentina a Marbella. I viola lasceranno ...


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


Sunday, September 26, 2004 - Hurricane Jeanne hit the east coast of Florida late last night close to the same spot where Frances pounded the coast less than a month ago, leaving another round of rain and wind to batter the state for the fourth time


There is unlikely to be a large number of deaths in the UK from the human form of mad cow disease, researchers predict.


Group offers roadmap to reduce pollution

A regional environmental group Monday released a comprehensive "climate change roadmap" to reduce pollution linked to global warming by 75 percent in the northeastern United States and eastern Canada.


Children as young as 12 buy alcohol by ordering it over the phone with takeaways, a government adviser says.


Giustizia. Domani alle 10 sara' emessa la sentenza del processo a ...

SarÃ  emessa domani mattina alle 10, nell'aula bunker del carcere Pagliarelli di Palermo, la sentenza per il processo al senatore Marcello Dell'Utri di FI, accusato di concorso esterno in associazione mafiosa.


Congress set to issue virtual taxation report in August

Blog: The Congressional Joint Economic Task Force expects to issue its report on the taxation of virtual goods this August during the Congressional recess.


Observatory: When Removing One Predator Harms the Prey

Elimination of the top predator can actually be worse for the prey.


Edimburgo, 12:37 - RUGBY, SEI NAZIONI: FORMAZIONE SCOZIA PER SFIDA CON FRANCIA

Il ct della Scozia, Frank Hadden, ha annunciato il XV che domenica, a Murrayfield, ospiterà l...


El Guerrouj stamps his class as king on night of golden Olympic ...

AFP Athens Aug 25: Hicham El Guerrouj confirmed his place in the pantheon of athletics legends at last here yesterday after winning the one title eluding him, the Olympic 1,500 metres title.


Democrats Still Weighing Where to Hold Ã¢ÂÂ08 Convention

Democrats with 2008 on their minds will have to wait a bit longer to learn whether their party will hold its presidential nominating convention in Denver or in New York City. While a site selection announcement was widely expected to have been made by now, DNC spokesman Damien LaVera said Wednesday that Ã¢ÂÂa final decision has not been made.Ã¢ÂÂ


Adds photo-sharing to its panoply of services Google continued its attempts to offer every service imaginable online by purchasing a Spanish photo-sharing website.â¦


Italian official heads for Arab capitals for help on hostages' release

A junior Italian minister headed for the Middle East on to seek help from Arab governments in securing the release of two female aid workers held hostage in Iraq amid mounting efforts to present a united front at home.


His real girlfriend was nowhere to be seen. But with a stunning Renee Zellweger on his arm, Hugh Grant was hardly complaining last night.


NHL World Stars Top Russians in Shootout

Mats Sundin and Luc Robitaille each scored in a penalty shootout Sunday to give the NHL World Stars a win in a two-game exhibition series against the Russian Stars.


Officials Extend Venezuela Poll Hours Until Midnight

Venezuelan electoral officials on Sunday extended voting hours for the recall referendum on the rule of left-wing President Hugo Chavez until 12 a.m. to accommodate massive voter turn out.


Ultralights get in the way of whooping crane migration

THE ADVENTURE: Whooping cranes are making their migration from Wisconsin to Florida, guided by an ultralight plane and pilots dressed to look like cranes.


Robert De Niro fails to show up at an awards ceremony in Milan and a press conference in Rome.


com. The hip hop community and entertainment world mourns the loss of recording artist Old Dirty Bastard who died on November 14th, 2004.


With Leopard's arrival later today, Apple's delivered five major upgrades to Mac OS X in six years, showing that small morsels can be more satisfying than biting off more than you can chew.


So much for the sedate alternative to Rosie O'Donnell on "The View."


US President Bush leads condemnation of the killing of an anti-Syrian member of Lebanon's parliament.


As Valentine's Day approaches, scientists have confirmed the lament of countless love sonnets and romance novels: People really can die of a broken heart, and the researchers now think they know why.


Notebook: OâSullivan impressive in preseason, Europe

In more than two seasons with the New Orleans Saints, JT OâSullivan never took a snap in a regular-season game. But during the preseason and in NFL Europe, OâSullivanâs play caught the eyes and turned the heads of several NFL coaches.


Also in the Morning Buzz: New Jersey's overhaul of state school aid, fear of bridges and how Senator Obama's surge affects a possible White House candidacy by Mayor Bloomberg.


European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso presents a five-year policy strategy to MEPs.


U.S. military review tribunals have ordered 13 more detainees to remain in custody at the camp for terrorist suspects in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, an official said Friday.


Police shot and killed a man suspected of shooting four officers, one fatally, following a traffic stop hours earlier, Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez said early Friday. Authorities said a shootout ensued when police tracked down Shawn Sherwin Labeet at an apartment complex in Pembroke Pines.


Portuguese govt resigns ahead of elections

The Portuguese government has resigned to avoid turf battles with President Jorge Sampaio in the run-up to snap elections in February.


The 2008 presidential race began so early that voters have been on a first-name basis for months with Hillary and Barack, Rudy, Mitt and the other contenders. Yet people seem no closer to choosing from among them.


CUPERTINO, Calif. -- Apple Computer Inc. on Wednesday updated its iMac line with Intel Corp.'s latest microprocessors.


PageSix - JAY McGraw was not   born with a silver   spoon in his mouth — the spoon came around the time of his first legal drink.


New rules intended to stop the dumping of toxic waste in developing countries come into force in the EU.


Iran's foreign minister denied Tuesday the remark of the U.N. nuclear chief that his country has temporarily slowed its nuclear program


Bowden heads class of 20 to be enshrined

Bobby Bowden believes the greatest accomplishment in his Hall of Fame career is he's never been fired.


The European Commission is to propose a Blue Card to attract skilled immigrants, and rival the US Green Card.


Businessman Sir Alan Sugar defends Labour fundraiser Lord Levy over cash for honours claims.


Three more Muslim girls have been expelled from schools in France for defying the new ban on headscarves. They join two girls expelled on Tuesday - one of whom told a French newspaper it had destroyed her life.


A harsh reminder of why business-focused investing is the only strategy for your long-term dollars.


Software used to study Pearl Harbor battleship wreckage

The underwater grave of the USS Arizona at Pearl Harbor is being analyzed by computer modeling software to prevent an oil spill from the wreckage.


Iraq official calls for oil partnerships

A top Iraqi official called for partnerships with international companies to boost his country's oil industry on Sunday, saying Iraq's emergence as a "secure petro-democracy" could quell rampant sectarian violence.


Details from the candidates' fundraising reports for the fourth quarter of 2007:


Tainted toothpaste had wider reach than thought: report

Chinese-made toothpaste tainted with a potentially poisonous chemical was distributed to more places in the United States than initially thought, the New York Times reported on Thursday.


A US warplane  shells suspected rebel positions in the Iraqi holy city of Najaf as peace talks stall.


While Manny Ramírez's teammates are scheduled to be working out here Saturday at the team's player development facility, the Red Sox left fielder is scheduled to appear at a classic car auction in Atlantic City, according to radio ads playing in the Philadelphia area.


Battery maker Rayovac Corp.  on Tuesday said it would buy United Industries Corp., a maker of lawn and garden products, for about $476 million in cash and stock in a bid to diversify its product mix.


Brazilian cleaner Roselane Driza is found guilty of blackmailing a female judge and stealing videos.


The penalty phase of Eastman Kodak's Java patent lawsuit against Sun Microsystems starts this morning, and the outcome could cast a shadow over the future of the Java programming language.


It is seldom one can be shocked any more by politicians who resort to illegal wars, based on dodgy dossiers, whitewash inquiries, nonexistent weapons.


No Kashmir solutions in India-Pakistan talks

NEW DELHI -- The Indian and Pakistani foreign ministers ended two days of peace talks yesterday with promises of more negotiations on trust-building measures but no sign of progress toward resolving their pivotal dispute over the divided Himalayan region


L'Europa in cerca di una difficile unitÃ  sul problema dell'indipendenza di PristinaAl fronte dei contrari si aggiunge la Cina: "Azione unilaterale molto preoccupante"                                          Kosovo, dopo feste e violenze scatta l'ora dello scontro diplomatico                                                                                Oggi sulla questione balcanica importanti riunioni a Bruxelles e alle Nazioni Unite


Oh, what a year, neatly bookended as it was by Britney's (two) surprise weddings. A year that brought us baby announcements for Apple, Hazel, Phinnaeus and Coco. A year that left us wondering when J. Lo would acknowledge husband No. 3. A celebrity year glorious in its silliness. How we're going to miss it. USA TODAY's Karen Thomas counts down our five (yes, it was hard to choose) favorite celebrity stories of 2004.


The Seattle Seahawks signed former Pro Bowl guard Mike Wahle to a five-year contract Thursday.


A pink JBC mini-excavator will grace building sites across the North West after the digger-maker was persuaded to help a cancer charity.


London - Indian captain Sourav Ganguly's appeal against a two-match ban will be heard by a New Zealand lawyer within seven days, the International Cricket Council said on Tuesday.


Passionate encounters are inevitable among doctors and nurses - or so romance novels would have us believe.


Museum opens to commemorate slain Polish pro-Solidarity priest

WARSAW, Poland A museum has opened in Poland to honor the victim of one of the country's most notorious murders.


29 killed in Iraq suicide bombing, clashes

KIRKUK: A suicide car bomb and heavy clashes between US forces and insurgents killed 29 people and injured 73 in Iraq on Saturday.


To Understand the tortured relationship between the great city of Boston and the equally great city of New York - in life as well as in baseball - look no further than Game


You don't know tech: The InfoWorld news quiz

Buying, selling, jumping, and dumping -- it's been a busy week in technology. And like the news, this quiz has Yahoo all over it. Can you acquire a perfect score? It's harder than it looks. Award yourself 10 points for each correct answer (sorry, no partials this time). Ready? Then get cracking.1. It turns out Yahoo isn't emotionally unavailable, it's just playing hard to get. What did Yahoo hint would help Microsoft close the deal?a. A seat on the Microsoft board for Jerry Yang b. $40 a share c. Retaining Yahoo brands (don't forget the exclamation point!) d. A restraining order keeping Steve Ballmer 800 miles from SunnyvaleTake the InfoWorld news quiz


KABUL, 15 November 2004 - Jaish el-Muslimeen captors threatening to kill three UN workers held hostage in Afghanistan set a fresh deadline yesterday for their demands and blamed the United States for slowing up negotiations.


Darcey Bussell, queen of British ballet, retires

Darcey Bussell bows out on Friday at her  spiritual home, London's Royal Opera House, after more than 15  years as the queen of British ballet.


Homezone customers can now view TV listings and schedule or delete recordings on their DVRs via wireless handsets.


Stock futures flat amid deals, downgrade

U.S. stocks index futures pointed to a flat market open on Monday as a brokerage downgrade of Apple Computer Inc.  offset the positive impact of an acquisition and a possible deal.


UK's Blair Challenged to Tally Iraq War Dead

British diplomats and peers joined scientists and churchmen on Wednesday to urge Prime Minister Tony Blair to publish a death toll in the U.S.-led war in Iraq.


Voller: My resignation best way of helping Roma

The German offered his resignation immediately after Saturday's 3-1 defeat at Bologna, but was asked by director general Franco Baldini to reconsider.


Comcast profit triples, spending raises concerns

Comcast Corp. , the leading U.S. cable operator, said on Thursday its quarterly profit tripled, but its shares fell as higher-than-expected spending plans for 2007 raised concerns on Wall Street.


IBM Could Lose Half Its PC Prospects To Dell, HP

Almost half of the US enterprises who were IBM PC prospects said that they're ready to consider Dell or HP now that the Armonk, NY-based giant is dumping its desktop and laptop business, a research firm reported Thursday.


Bad is goodÂ and boy, have the girls in Bollywood realized that!


Doha, 11:49 - DOPING, GIOCHI ASIATICI: POSITIVA ATLETA DI MYANMAR

Quarto caso di doping ai Giochi Asiatici in corso a Doha, in Qatar. Oo Mya Sanda, atleta della squa...


Presidente Guzzetti: non ci e' stata offerta quota Santander


Dozens killed in Iraq violence as Egypt, Britain seek to free ...

FALLUJAH, Iraq : US airstrikes on rebel-held Fallujah left 15 dead while an insurgent attack in another troubled Sunni Arab town killed 10 more, as Britain and Egypt stepped up efforts to secure the release of hostages in Iraq.


Bush to Visit NATO, EU on Feb. 22 -- Diplomats

President Bush will visit NATO and the  European Union on Feb. 22 in a move to rebuild transatlantic  relations at the start of his second term, European NATO  diplomats said on Thursday.


Jose Pekerman is to be offered the job of Argentinian football coach after Carlos Bianchi turned it down it was announced on Wednesday.


MELBOURNE - Australia will start its bid for a 300th Test win when it takes on Pakistan today, a special day in the national sports calendar Down Under when the Melbourne Cricket Ground hosts the annual Boxing Day match.


All the team news ahead of the Champions League group E match.


David Beckham will be unveiled as a Los Angeles Galaxy player on Friday.


RAFAEL BENITEZ last night insisted there was more to come from Liverpool after the "fantastic start" to their Champions League return.


Reuters Poll: Bush Keeps Two-Point Lead on Kerry

President Bush maintained a slim two-point lead on Democratic rival John Kerry for the third consecutive day in a tight race for the White House, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Sunday.


Explosion in China coal mine, 166 trapped

BEIJING, NOVEMBER 28: A gas explosion tore through a coal mine in northern China on Sunday, trapping as many as 166 miners in what could be the worst disaster to hit the worldâs most dangerous mining industry in years.


Rimborsi fiscali fino a 1.500 dollari per coppie con figlio


Scontri con i ribelli curdi del Pkk al confine con l'Iraq


Contro ogni liquidazione delle ragioni del socialismo


Protagonista un 29enne bloccato dopo incidente nel Barese


Organ Transplant Centers Face Federal Scrutiny

Several long-established heart transplant centers serving the Washington region are under scrutiny by federal officials because they have done too few operations in recent years, repeatedly performing less than half of the minimum considered necessary to maintain surgical skills and patient care.


U.N. expert wants to probe Iraq contractor killings

The U.N. special rapporteur on extrajudicial killings said on Friday he plans to investigate deaths caused by the U.S. military and contractors in Iraq, including the recent Blackwater case in Baghdad.


French utilities struggle to restore power after a hurricane that killed six people and thousands without power.


Bush vows more US aid for victims of tsunami

United States President George W Bush said on Wednesday the United States' initial grant of $US35 million in the aftermath of the tsunami disaster in South East Asia was "only the beginning of our help" but he did not announce an immediate increase in aid


Keeping a Hawk-Eye on those miserable Wii kids

Technology is bad, m'kay Column The idea that Britain is the worst place in the developed world to be a child has been popping up in comment pieces ever since February this year, when The Children's Society announced its new website. This month for the first time, computer games were added to the list of demons tormenting British youth.â¦


Powerful Fla. storms kill 19, raze homes

Disaster crews with dogs went from one pile of debris to another in a search for bodies Friday after powerful storms, including at least one tornado, smashed hundreds of homes across central Florida and killed 19 people or more.


Mastella, referendum non risolve, servono partiti


France says must prepare for possible war with Iran

French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner  said on Sunday his country had to prepare for the possibility  of war against Iran over its nuclear program, but he did not  believe any such action was imminent.


Samsung Electronics unveils "world's first" speech-to-text mobile

South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co., has developed the world's first mobile phone with the capability to convert spoken words into text messages.


For Happiness, Go to the Birds; for Truth, Try the Cats

The new production of Maeterlinckâs play at Urban Stages suffers from common genre maladies like heavy-handed messages, overly black-and-white plot elements and unimaginative fantastical elements.


Report expected to blame two dozen people for Iraq prisoner abuse

WASHINGTON  An Army investigation into the abuse of inmates at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison will blame two dozen people, a senior defense official said Wednesday.


Ministero nega dichiarazioni su economia e taglio tasse


Arlington Plans Housing for the Older Disabled

For years, the Doyle sisters have done everything they can so their uncle Daniel, who has a mental disability, can live on his own. They have helped manage his finances, made sure he has taken his medications and rushed to his side when necessary, allowing him to keep his small subsidized apartment...


Pfizer Shares Buoyed by Naproxen Warning

Pfizer stock closed at $25.95, rising 4 percent. The stock began a rally earlier in the week on word that the US Food and Drug Administration had issued a warning of potential heart problems for naproxen.


US Marines: Osprey tiltrotor doing OK in Iraq

V-22 plane-chopper combo finally working? The troubled, revolutionary V-22 "Osprey" tiltrotor aircraft - which takes off and lands like a helicopter, but flies from place to place like a fixed-wing plane - appears to have finally left most of its development snags behind it.â¦


Glasgow airport attack linked to London car bombs

Two suspected terrorists rammed a four-wheel-drive vehicle into Glasgow airport on Saturday in an attack police said was linked to a twin car-bomb plot foiled in London.


Carabinieri Noe arrestano imprenditore, 14 denunciati


What causes the burnlike skin lesions associated with Stevens-Johnson syndrome?


Biden Aids Local Democrats and Many Return the Favor

Delaware Democrat Sen. Joseph R. Biden leads all the Democratic presidential contenders in using his leadership political action committee to support local and non-federal Democratic officials and committees around the country during 2007. And many of the politicians have returned the favor by endorsing his candidacy.


Fulmine a ciel sereno in casa Roma poi perÃ², forse, l'allarme rientra: il direttore sportivo Franco Baldini ha presentato martedÃ¬ le proprie dimissioni al presidente Sensi, che perÃ² le ha respinte. In un


Riverdeep close to Houghton Mifflin deal: sources

Riverdeep Inc., an Irish educational  software publisher, is close to a deal to buy U.S. textbook  publisher Houghton Mifflin for about $3.5 billion including  debt, two sources familiar with the situation told Reuters on  Wednesday.


A Catholic bishop is asked to explain his decision to keep a priest in his parish after a sex abuse allegation.


Ashrawi: New, credible leaders will come

Hanan Ashrawi: We have to adopt the integrated approach, because you cannot isolate priorities or fragment realities that have to deal primarily with the nation-building process in terms


FORWARD OPERATING BASE SHARANA, Afghanistan -- The incoming commander of US troops in Afghanistan said yesterday he expects Taliban militants to launch more suicide attacks this year than in 2006, when militants set off a record 139 such bombings.


. (antiTainment) The film industry seems to be following the example of the music business in battling online piracy. On Thursday, Dan Glickman, president and CEO of the Motion Picture Association of America


Feds footing the bill for municipal broadband?

Blog: Some towns are using public safety grants for law enforcement wireless networks to cover their initial costs for building a broadband infrastructure.


Red Sox, Yankees duel with free agents again

The way the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees have sprung to life at baseball's winter meetings, you'd swear they were again in a two-team contest.


pinkUZI writes "Intel will announce that it has crammed 500 million transistors on to a single memory chip, shrinking them in size by 30%.


Israel Expands Gaza Strike, Kills 5 Palestinians

The Israeli army killed five Palestinians  in missile strikes Friday as it poured reinforcements into  northern Gaza, expanding a ground offensive intended to root  out militants firing rockets at Israeli towns.


Ferrari president unhappy with F1 season

MARANELLO, Italy  - Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo, whose team are 35 points behind McLaren, said on Thursday that he was not enjoying Formula One this season because of rule changes.


Britain attacks 'devastating' EU proposals to ban cod fishing

Britain strongly attacked "devastating" proposals by the European Union executive to ban cod fishing in parts of the North Sea as EU fisheries ministers prepared for annual talks on quotas.


The Claim: Calories from alcohol go to your midsection.

But do calories from alcohol congregate at the midsection at a greater rate than others?


Gip chiede autorizzazione Parlamento ad uso intercettazioni


Baby plesiosaur bones found in Antarctic

The bones of a baby plesiosaur have been recovered from an Antarctic island, scientists reported Monday. In life, 70 million years ago, the five-foot-long animal would have resembled Nessie, the long-necked creature reported to inhabit Scotland's Loch Ness.


SiCKO patients got VIP treatment in Cuba

Three New York rescue workers injured in the September 11 attacks got the best treatment Cuba can offer in Michael Moore's film critique of U.S. health care, the Cuban doctors who attended them said this week.


Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz says he is optimistic about achieving sustainable peace with India after talks with his counterpart in New Delhi.


Italy union says bar work is arduous, like mining

Most people would agree that miners have a tough job. Now an Italian trade union wants people such as barmen, hotel porters and even ballet dancers to be ranked alongside them.


Weakness at Yahoo Doesn't Bode Well for Google

Investors are finally facing the facts: Yahoo isn't the only web company vulnerable to an economic downturn. Google is just as likely to get nailed if the economy slips into a recession.


Scontri fra esercito e ribelli dell'Ufdd


China's gold-crazed masses will be allowed to trade in the precious metal under reforms that will upgrade trading on the country's nascent market, state media reported Tuesday.


USA: FDA to allow qualified health claim on olive oil labels

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has said that food companies will be allowed to make qualified health claims about the monounsaturated fat contained in olive oil.


Decisione del Pm Vitello, titolare di fascicolo indagine


The Motley Fool - Software developer Wind River Systems (Nasdaq: WIND - News) has been getting some traction lately, as seen with the strength of its second-quarter results. On the news, the stock price rose 6% to $10.83. But the big issue is whether the company can sustain this growth.


Packaged in two units, the larger box has a motherboard while a smaller unit contains the optical drives.


La bozza di riforma della secondaria superiori scatena protesteE' la volta dei docenti di educazione musicale: "Ci cancellano"                                          I giovani chiedono piÃ¹ musica ma il modello Moratti la esclude                                                                                di CRISTINA NADOTTI


EU leaders face tense showdown over new treaty

European Union leaders headed for a showdown on Thursday over the latest bid to overhaul the bloc's creaking institutions, but chances of agreement may be rising after chief critic Poland softened its tone.


Aperto 'tavolo Milano', Malpensa centrale per sistema Paese


Intel has new ideas for mobile computing

If in the future you're looking for a handheld device that connects to the Internet, Intel doesn't think you'll want a smart phone.


Alltel, which has agreed to be bought by private equity investors, posted quarterly profit of $282.6 million as it added more wireless subscribers than expected.


Agency pushes for nonflammable furniture

A government safety agency is pushing to require all home furnishings sold in the U.S. to be nonflammable.


(McCLATCHY) - Dan, how could you? You and CBS blew it - and, in the process, you helped inoculate President Bush from criticism about dodging his duty as a National Guardsman 35 years ago.


Independent filmmaking allows for human-scaled productions that leave film formulas behind.


Motorola's Razr did more than spark the thin phone revolution; it also spawned a rather annoying naming convention that drops vowels from a cell phone's name. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.


General Motors Corp. said yesterday that it will shut its 70-year-old van factory in southeast Baltimore next year, confirming a closure that some 1,100 workers have long expected but that state officials had hoped to stave off.


The widow of Sammy Davis Jr. is suing two former business partners over the rights to the Rat Pack entertainer's life story and management of his legacy.


Mega urges ASEAN to accelerate integration

President Megawati Soekarnoputri urged ASEAN economic ministers gathering here for a key annual meeting to formulate ways of accelerating the integration of the region's economies.


Hacker Arrested for Selling Microsoft Code

Federal prosecutors are charging a Connecticut man with illegally selling source code for the Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 operating systems.


Indian train crash kills 25, more than 250 injured

Two passenger trains collided in northern India on Tuesday, killing at least 25 people and injuring more than 250, police said.


WASHINGTON - President Bush ranked in the middle of his Air National Guard flight class and flew 336 hours in a fighter jet before letting his pilot status lapse and missing a key readiness drill in 1972, according to his flight records belatedly uncovered Tuesday under the Freedom of Information Act.    The Pentagon and Bush's campaign have claimed for months that all records detailing his fighter pilot career have been made public, but defense officials said they found two dozen new records detailing his training and flight logs after The Associated Press filed a lawsuit and submitted new requests under the public records law...


Tristan and Isolde Go to La Scala: The Video

The elaborately edited high-definition video, with riveting close-ups, was assembled from the opening night of âTristan und Isoldeâ and later performances at La Scala.


Florida GOP, Democrats Trade Aaccusations

Tensions have been mounting in the runup to the presidential election as Florida politicians trade accusations over claims of fraud, missing absentee ballots and concerns that thousands


Sigulda (Lettonia), 16:31 - SLITTINO, COPPA DEL MONDO A ZOEGGELER PER LA SESTA VOLTA

L'azzurr plurimedagliato dello slittino Armin Zoeggeler ha vinto oggi la sua sesta Coppa del mondo a...


U.S. Stocks Get Boost from Economic Data

U.S. stocks climbed on Thursday, after  durable goods data pointed to a healthy pace of activity in the  factory sector and another report showed an improvement in  consumer sentiment for December, but the session was expected  to be quiet before the Christmas holiday.


Tokyo stocks rose moderately Wednesday morning as investors bought select blue chip issues following Wall Street's gains. The dollar was down against the Japanese yen and euro.


U.N. reaches broad agreement on N. Korea statement

U.N. Security Council members reached broad agreement on Thursday on a Japanese-drafted statement that warns North Korea of unspecified consequences if it conducts a nuclear test.


SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- US Airways Group said Monday that it is rebounding from a holiday weekend snafu that resulted in hundreds of cancelled flights and passengers searching for their luggage.


Mantova, 19:56 - CALCIO, MANTOVA: CEDUTO DONAZZAN AL SASSUOLO

Il Mantova ha comunicato di aver ceduto il centrocampista Nicola Donazzan al Sassuolo. Per il giocat...


Milano, 16:55 - CALCIO, MILAN; ANCELOTTI: PROVA TV ANCHE SE ARBITRO VEDE

Prova tv da estendere anche ai casi in cui l'arbitro vede ma non interviene. E' la proposta di Carlo...


U.S. Urges China to Push for More N.Korea Talks

Secretary of State Colin Powell urged  China on Monday to exert its influence over North Korea to  resume six-party negotiations on scrapping its suspected  nuclear weapons programs.


Environment Secretary defends Hungarian imports amid bird flu alert

The government has defended a decision to allow imported turkey meat from Hungary, despite speculation linking a recent outbreak of H5N1 bird flu with the east European country.


Fire, explosions in Sierra Leone kill 14

A two-story building of apartments and shops caught fire and exploded in Sierra Leone's capital Friday, killing 14 people and injuring 40, authorities said.


Chris McCray and Nik Caner-Medley each scored 20 points and 12th-ranked Maryland limited George Mason to four first-half baskets in a 78-54 victory Saturday.