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By TOM DOWLING  VISITORS to Liverpool's Shopmobility service are switching on powered scooters - and logging on to the internet.   A range of aids make the computers fully accessible for people with a disability and staff can provide assistance for those new to computers.


The inquiry into claims Home Secretary David Blunkett abused his position is criticised as it begins.


Fluctuating Oil Prices Force Consumers to Place Bets

All around the country, people like Jennie McCann are making bets on where global oil prices might be headed this winter. But Mrs.


The race to find distant new âEarthsâ heated up considerably yesterday with the detection of two of the smallest planets ever detected outside the Solar System.


Mike Piazza hit a three-run homer and an RBI double Monday night as the Oakland Athletics' offense came to life in a 12-6 victory over the Los Angeles Angels.


Genes, Low Iron Tied to Restless Legs in Kids

NEW YORK  - Family history and iron  deficiency appear to play important roles in childhood restless  legs syndrome, according to a new study.


As Hanukkah nears, writer becomes Jewish "Santa"

As a child, Daniel Bloom  remembers feeling left out as other children wrote to Santa  Claus with their wish lists each year.


Japan's lunar "princess" shoots for the moon

Japan launched its first lunar probe on Friday, nicknamed Kaguya after a fairy-tale princess, in the latest move in a new race with China, India and the United States to explore the moon.


Carlyle Capital Corporation Ltd.  (CCC) confirmed on Tuesday it had cut the price and the number  of shares in its initial public offering (IPO), a move it has  put down to "headwinds" in the market.


Scrushy Aide Denies Directing HealthSouth Fraud

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.  - Lawyers for former HealthSouth  Corp. Chief Executive Richard Scrushy on Tuesday tried to show  that one of his longtime top lieutenants directed the  accounting fraud at the company and had more of a motive to do  so than Scrushy.


A journalism professor sued the government Monday to force the Defense Department to release pictures of flag-draped coffins of soldiers arriving in the United States from wars overseas.


Two-time MVP quarterback Kurt Warner plans to leave the New York Giants after this season rather than remain a backup to Eli Manning.


Science ; Religious fanatic? Blame it on 'god gene'

Science News, London: "God genes" are responsible for creating religious fanatics, says new scientific research - much to the chagrin of church representatives.


The Bush and Kerry camps both claim their man won the first TV debate of the US presidential election.


Retail sales edged up modestly in February

U.S. retail sales outside the auto  sector firmed in February, but were restrained by the housing  slump and rising gasoline prices, according to a report  published Monday.


Bush, Kerry clash over Iraq in first debate

President Bush and Sen. John Kerry clashed at length over the war in Iraq Thursday night with Bush maintaining that Iraq is an integral battleground


Groups at Summit Urge Global Warming Fight

People form a line to enter a Noah's arc replica in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday Dec. 6, 2004. Greenpeace activist built the giant arc and placed it at the Plaza Republica to demonstrate and demand governments


The strain of bird flu which killed 2,600 turkeys in the UK is identified as the H5N1 virus.


Bills backup quarterback Travis Brown sprained a ligament in his left knee and will miss between four and six weeks. Bills president Tom Donahoe said he's relieved Brown's injury is


Wife's cousin and cousin's son electrocuted

A cousin of Mariano Rivera's wife and the cousin's son died Saturday after being electrocuted on the grounds of the New York Yankees closer's home in Panama.


Bali bomber's body may be in Philippines

The Philippine military said Monday it had dug up what it believes is the body of an Indonesian bomb-making expert who is a top suspect in the 2002 Bali bombings, Asia's worst terrorist attack.


Health Insurance Costs Rise Faster Than Wages

Health insurance premiums for  workers are rising around three times faster than their wages,  and health costs eat up a quarter of earnings for more than 14  million Americans, according to a survey on Tuesday.


A explosion rocks Manhattan, sending a jet of steam into the air, but police say it is not terrorist-related.


Apple NAS box ties in to Leopard's Time Machine

Time Capsule launched Macworld Expo Apple today renewed its AirPort Extreme BaseSation Wi-Fi router, adding in a "server grade" hard drive to convert it into a network-attached storage box dubbed the Time Capsule.â¦


Pope puts 5 faithful on path to sainthood

VATICAN CITYâPope John Paul II yesterday honoured two figures linked to controversy, beatifying German mystic Sister Anna Katharina Emmerick, whose violent visions of Christ's suffering helped inspire Mel Gibson's film The Passion Of The Christ, and the


'Sopranos' Gets Respect as HBO Sweeps Emmys

The dark side of American life  dominated the 56th annual Emmy Awards Sunday as the mobsters of  "The Sopranos" and the AIDS victims of "Angels in America"  walked off with top awards, making cable network HBO king.


Kosovo lawmakers yesterday elected a former rebel commander to be the prime minister even though he was recently questioned by UN war crimes investigators.


Millions Must Work Longer to Pay for Pensions Blackhole

Millions must work longer or save harder to pay for the pensions blackhole detailed in an official study published tomorrow. At Â£57 billion the annual savings


Faced with the rapidly changing dynamics of the Web, including the fact that new forms of Web programming have drastically changed the definition of "page," comScore Networks quietly announced today it is changing the way it assesses pages, and intends to roll out this new system in 2007.


President Bush and the Food and Drug Administration are finally beginning to show some common sense when it comes to the importation of less expensive prescription drugs from Canada.


Roma, 18:50 - PALLAMANO, A1 DONNE; DOSSOBUONO VINCE RECUPERO

Nel recuper della settima giornata del campionato di A1 femminile di pallamano, il Dossobuono ha bat...


Firenze, 16:10 - CALCIO, MENCUCCI: SE ABBONATI ASSENTI VENDERE IL LORO POSTO

L'amministratore delegato della Fiorentina, Sandro Mencucci, nel corso di un convegno sulla 'Tessera...


NEW YORK -- This is why they play the games:

Olivier Rochus, who may or may not be 5-foot-5, 130 pounds, is often mistaken for a ball boy or a junior player. In four previous US Open appearances, the No.


Art Review | Poussin and Nature: Classical Visions, Romantic Eye

Deftly paced, modestly proportioned, âPoussin and Natureâ at the Metropolitan Museum is the quietest, most intimate-feeling major exhibition in town.


Maxim reports sales gain but bookings slow

MANHASSET, NY - Maxim Integrated Products Inc. (Sunnyvale, Calif.) reported net earnings of $144.5 million on sales of $435.1 million in its first fiscal 2005 quarter ended Sept.


Lou Diamond Phillips is charged with domestic battery over an alleged incident involving his girlfriend.


Cagliari, 23:39 - CALCIO, CAGLIARI-LIVORNO; AMELIA: SODDISFATTO, PAREGGIO GIUSTO

Il portiere del Livorno Marco Amelia commenta il 2-2 dei toscani a Cagliari. ''Penso che il pareggio...


Iraq Car Bombing Near Fallujah Causes Fatalities, Military Says

A car bombing took place today near the Iraqi city of Fallujah, causing an unknown number of fatalities, the US military said by telephone from Baghdad.


Electronic Data May Cut 20,000 Jobs to Save $3 Bln

Electronic Data Systems Corp., the world's second-largest seller of computer services, may cut as many as 20,000 jobs to help save $3 billion within the next three years, Chief Executive Officer Michael Jordan said.


Michael Jackson said he wishes he had fought previous accusations of child molestation in court instead of trying to "buy peace".


One in three doctors has been physically or verbally attacked at work in the last year, but most did not report it, a survey reveals today


Ideas for improving health care - Economist Roundtable on healthcare reform in Poland

The government's plans in terms of healthcare policy and medicines, use of EU funds for health care from 2007, the new drug reimbursement list and many other issues were discussed at the First Economist ...


Bid launched for property firm Chelsfield

Global shopping mall owner Westfield Group, Australian developer Multiplex Group and Britain's Reuben brothers have launched a planned 585 million pounds bid for Duelguide, owner of the UK property firm Chelsfield.


Leading PM candidate plans 'Japanese CIA'

Shinzo Abe, the front-runner to be Japan's next prime minister, is considering setting up a spy organisation similar to the US's Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), a report says.


Reverend Billy Graham wraps up historic four-day crusade

PASADENA, Calif. Huge crowds are expected to brave the chill today to hear the Reverend Billy Graham preach on the last of his historic four-day crusade.


Miramax, Disney Said Near Split -LA Times

Walt Disney Co. and its Miramax Films unit have moved significantly closer in recent days to severing their fractious relationship, the Los Angeles Times reported, citing sources familiar with the negotiations.


Good tidings at box office for "Messengers"

The Hollywood studios  have figured out how to counterprogram against the behemoth  weekend television event that is Super Bowl Sunday.


A Romanian-built offering based on a military vehicle is about to charge into the U.S. sport-utility vehicle market, although the low-volume model isn't likely to trample on Toledo-built descendants of the ...


Sadhu Miranda...'s music is unimpressive

The spark Deepak showed in Malayalam is more or less missing in his Tamil debut.


ASEAN officials prep for economic accord

VIENTIANE - Senior officials of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations made final preparations on Thursday for ASEAN leaders to sign at their summit here next Monday an agreement on accelerating economic integration in the region.


Andy Robinson tonight refused to rule new England captain Jonny Wilkinson out of next month's Twickenham Tests - despite the World Cup hero suffering fresh injury misery.


Poland's Robert Kubica left a Montreal hospital on Monday, hoping to race at Indianapolis this weekend after emerging unscathed from an horrific crash in Sunday's Canadian Formula One Grand Prix.


Rebels Attack Darfur Oil, Libyans Mediate in Abuja

A previously unknown rebel group said on Monday it had attacked a South Darfur oil pumping station as African Union truce monitors suspended operations in the area after one of their helicopters came under fire.


A scheme to compensate WWII victims who had their assets seized by Britain has paid out more Â£21m.


Lowe throws stinker, Yanks turn it around: Red Sox' momentum ...

Terry Francona deployed three Gold Glove winners in his infield for the first time yesterday at Yankee Stadium in hope that their defensive expertise would aid the cause of sinkerball pitcher Derek Lowe [stats, news].


Costume designer Bill Belew, who created Elvis Presley's jumpsuits and the tight black leather outfit he wore on his 1968 television special, has died. He was 76.


Indonesia's Megawati faces former general in landmark presidential polls

From the remote jungles of Papua to the high rises of Jakarta, Indonesia was staging landmark elections widely expected to see a former general unseat President Megawati Sukarnoputri.


Argentina surged past an outclassed Great Britain to move into a 2-0 lead in their Davis Cup World Group first round tie here on Friday.


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Chinese team returns home to hero's welcome

China's Olympic team returned home on Tuesday to a hero's welcome and dedicated its medals to 'the motherland', as the country swelled with nationalistic pride and vowed to host a 'glorious' Games in 2008.


ARSENE WENGER was today given a huge Premiership title boost after Arsenal agreed a multi-million pound sponsorship deal for their new Â£400m Ashburton Grove stadium.


Levance Fields hit a 3-pointer with 4.7 seconds left in overtime to give No. 11 Pittsburgh a 65-64 victory over No. 6 Duke in a matchup of unbeatens Thursday night.


After allegations the industry imports cheap labour Tthe Home Office has said it will review the way it awards work permits to foreign IT bods following an accusation that Work Permits UK was bending the rules to let outsourcing firms import foreign workers on the cheap.â¦


Members of a radical, right-wing political party briefly seized a Kremlin-controlled building Tuesday in downtown Moscow to demonstrate against President Vladimir Putin, a security official said.


Vioxx Recall Prompts Patients To Look For Alternatives

A day after a popular arthritis drug is pulled from pharmacy shelves, patients and doctors are trying to decide what to do next. Vioxx is an anti-inflammatory drug used to treat osteoarthritis, acute adult pain and menstrual pain.


WASHINGTON - The Republican National Committee today released an updated Kerry on Iraq documentary on http://www.KerryOnIraq.com and emailed it to three million supporters in advance of tonight's debate.


Suicide attack kills 38 in Pakistan mosque

CHARSADDA, Pakistan  - At least 38 people were killed on Friday in a suicide bombing at a northwest Pakistan mosque, where a former interior minister was offering Muslim Eid festival prayers with worshippers, officials said.


Pokljuka, 16:04 - BIATHLON, CDM DONNE: BAILLY VINCE SPRINT POKLJUKA

Sandrine Bailly ha vinto la 7,5 km sprint disputata a Pokljuka, in Slovenia, valida per la Coppa del...


Iraq panel pushes for more U.S. diplomacy

The United States should begin to withdraw forces from combat and launch a diplomatic push, including with Iran and Syria, to prevent "a slide toward chaos" in Iraq, an elite panel recommended on Wednesday.


The result of a ballot of Conservative members on a new set of core values is to be announced by David Cameron.


CNBC relaunches own site with more video

Financial news channel CNBC was retaking its territory on the Internet on Monday, formally ending a relationship with Microsoft Corp.'s MSN Money and relaunching its own Web site.


The Best Stocks for a Balanced Portfolio

Ignoring the potential of small companies can hurt your returns.


'My Firm's Online, but I Am Real. Honest...' ; RECRUITMENT ++ Setting Up an Online Company Can Reap Rewards - but It Has to Be Properly Planned, Says Hazel Davis

By Hazel Davis  There are a few among us who would balk at the idea of using a company that exists entirely online. We have enough problems dealing with those based outside the UK, let alone floating around in cyberspace.


No Pause in Foreign Exodus from Ivory Coast

An exodus of foreigners from Ivory Coast showed no signs of easing on Saturday as African leaders prepared to met to seek ways to end the crisis in the West African country.


Japan's decision to extend its troops' mandate in Iraq will mean they stay in the country for at least another year. But the move, seen as part of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's efforts


Phil Spector's DNA was not found on the gun that killed actress Lana Clarkson, a court hears.


Democrat Tom Vilsack is abandoning his bid for the presidency after struggling against better-known, better-financed rivals, a senior campaign official told The Associated Press on Friday.


A federal civil rights agency  sued Lucent Technologies Inc.LU.N on Thursday, charging the  telecom equipment maker had discriminated in its pension policy  against women workers who took pregnancy leave.


Anche quella dell'uscita, fa sapere presidente Gadonnaix


Wall Street tumbles for third day as interest rates rise.


Woman Finishes 8-Year Santa Fe Trail Trek

SANTA FE, N.M. - It took more than eight years - in bits and pieces, five or 10 miles at a time - but Inez Ross has finally walked the Santa Fe Trail...


A Spirited Gathering of Martha Graham Alumni

Martha Graham, a tiny, raven-haired woman with the passion and fury of several armies, put modern dance on the map. And like any choreographer, she didnât do it alone.


Actress Priyanka Chopra, who was shooting for Goldie Behl's "Drona" in Namibia, is now all set to take off to Singapore to attend a two-day Carnival starting Oct 20.


EU accuses Microsoft of paternalistic view in fight over digital media market

LUXEMBOURG  - Microsoft Corp. said Friday that small companies and their customers would suffer most if it is forced to remove its digital media software from Windows, while the European Union accused it of being paternalistic in trying to decide what is best for everyone.


Newark Bay closed after two ships collide

A ship carrying orange juice and a dredging vessel collided in Newark Bay on Thursday, closing the bay to all ship traffic, the U.S. Coast Guard said.


MI6 in embassy when Diana died, court told

A team from MI6 was operating at the British embassy in Paris when Princess Diana died in a car crash, the inquest into her death was told


police department suspends use of pepper pellet gun

At least one big-city police department has suspended use of pepper-spray pellet guns blamed for the death of a 21-year-old college student


Linking Schemes for Achieving Google Rankings  Google slowed the spread of selling PageRank when they penalized SearchKing and also brought about a keen eye on link spamming. Google stands behind the branding / marketing angle of letting the democratic nature of the web determine relevancy, but just like all other engines ...


Eagles Soar to Super Bowl with 27-10 Win Over Falcons

Donovan McNabb threw for a pair of  touchdowns as the Philadelphia Eagles returned to the Super  Bowl for the first time in 25 years on Sunday with a 27-10 win  over Michael Vick and the Atlanta Falcons in the NFC title  game.


President Bush need not worry any longer about getting reelected, but he "absolutely" plans to champion a gay marriage ban anyway, his top political adviser promised yesterday.


Straw demands 'effort' from Khartoum to stem crisis

British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw urged the Sudanese government today to make a "real effort" to ease the suffering caused by its bloody clampdown in Darfur, as he visited some of the million-plus people who have been displaced.


The wife of Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards said she had a hard time tracking down gifts made in the U.S. after she and her husband promised to avoid putting Chinese-made toys under their Christmas tree this year.


Jose Mourinho's Chelsea outplayed the team he led to Champions League glory, FC Porto, 3-1 on Wednesday, leaving his former club with a huge task to stay in the competition.


Wsj, collocata presso Bank of America partecipazione residua


Mr Blair goes to Washington and comes home with what, exactly?

No agreement to send a special envoy to the Middle East. No London peace talks. So what did Britain gain from the invitation to the Oval office?


Systinet, AmberPoint Announce SOA Starter Pack

SOA Starter Pack provides the "critical registry and management capabilities for existing and new SOA applications". It includes Amberpoint Management Foundation and the Systinet Registry.


Results for Both Parties Are, Surprisingly, Pretty Unsurprising

The Iowa caucuses are typically low-turnout affairs that are notoriously hard to predict, but this year, preelection polls accurately captured the underlying dynamics of both parties' contests. Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois appealed to a change-oriented Democratic electorate, and former Arkansas ...


A last hurdle for bill on detainees: access to US court

Votes are expected by the week's end on trials for war-on-terror suspects.


Hewitt ends title drought with fourth Queen's victory

Australia's Lleyton Hewitt celebrated his first title for 18 months as he defeated American James Blake 6-4, 6-4 to win the Queen's club tournament.


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Fearing FCC Sanctions, Stations Cancel 'Saving Private Ryan'

SEATTLE - Dozens of ABC affiliates across the country chose not to air the Academy Award-winning film "Saving Private Ryan" Thursday night fearing backlash from the Federal Communications Commission.


Maryland court strikes down same-sex marriage

Maryland's highest court ruled on Tuesday that marriage is between a man and a woman, overturning a lower court ruling and dashing the hopes of nine same-sex couples who wanted legal protection for long-term partners.


Argentina, with almost the same roster that made history in 2002 by becoming the first team to defeat a US squad of NBA players, will compete for the gold medal against Italy, which defeated Lithuania 100-91.


Chinese Regulators Find Mobile Phone Batteries That Can Explode

After concerns over pet food, toothpaste, seafood and defective tires, China may now have to cope with another consumer product disaster: exploding mobile phone batteries.


UPDATE 4-Howard Stern jumps to Sirius, helps satellite radio

Howard Stern, the ribald radio host who has become a poster boy for bad behavior on US airwaves, will jump to Sirius Satellite Radio (SIRI.


Celebrities Found Stumping for Candidates

The presidential campaign trail is looking a bit like Hollywood Boulevard. Or a rock 'n' roll stage.


Move over, Paris Hilton. Kobe Bryant is joining you on the list of real-life Hollywood soap operas -- right down to a controversial amateur videotape.


Evel Knievel, Kanye West seek deal over suit

TAMPA, Florida  - Evel Knievel and rapper Kanye West have agreed to mediate a copyright lawsuit the motorcycle daredevil filed over a music video West made last year.


Airbus redesign leaves gap in Q2 jet orders

Airbus  orders plunged by more  than half in the first six months of the year as confusion over  its product range robbed the company of wide-body sales  throughout the second quarter, new figures showed on Monday.


Light rain has delayed the start of play on the outside courts at the Australian Open on Saturday.


Arafat, Icon of Palestinian Cause, Dead at 75

Yasser Arafat, the guerrilla icon turned  Nobel Peace prize winner who ended up isolated and locked in  renewed conflict with Israel, died in France on Thursday, his  dream of a Palestinian state unfulfilled. He was 75.


Britney Spears Taken in Ambulance, Police Say

Britney Spears was taken from her house by ambulance early Thursday, police told The Associated Press.


NetBackup Update Boosts Performance, Security

Symantec unveiled a new version of its NetBackup software that adds management and administration features that appear to fix problems that caused past users to dump the product.


France Cautious Over Report on Iraq Hostages

The French government reacted coolly on  Wednesday to a claim by a self-styled mediator that two French  journalists kidnapped in Iraq could be released soon.


Microsoft bids $1.2B for Fast Search and Transfer for

InfoWorld - Microsoft has offered to buy enterprise search software company Fast Search And Transfer for 6.6 billion Norwegian kroner ($1.2 billion), it said Tuesday.


Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri and his cabinet have resigned after weeks of political uncertainty. He submitted the resignation to President Emile Lahoud during a brief meeting at the presidential palace.


Myanmar frees student leader after 16 years

Yangon: Myanmar's junta has freed the nation's number two political prisoner as part of a release of 4,000 inmates, as analysts questioned the gesture's potential impact on democratic reform in the military-ruled state.


Australia could pick up whaling activists held by Japan: minister

An Australian customs ship could be used to pick up two anti-whaling activists detained after boarding a Japanese whaler in Antarctic waters, Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said Thursday.


Netscape Communications has released Netscape 7.2, successor to the older version 7.1, which was released in mid-2003. The new release is based on version 1.7 of Mozilla, the most recent version of the Mozilla Internet application suite.


Neville injury is a blow for United and England

Sven-Goran Eriksson will be without another crucial member of his England squad for the World Cup qualifier against Wales on Oct 9 after it was confirmed yesterday that Gary Neville will join


Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, a Swiss-born psychiatrist who famously theorized in 1969 that terminally ill patients go through five stages of grief - denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance - died Tuesday at her Scottsdale, Arizona home at age 78


Iraq. Italiane rapite. Frattini chiede unita' e riserbo assoluto

volontarie sequestrate. Il titolare della Farnesina lo ha sottolineato a palazzo Madama, alle Commissioni Esteri di Camera e Senato riunite in seduta congiunta. "L'idea che oggi il sistema politico e istituzionale


Respite from the diet roller coaster may come in the form of an experimental pill. And because the pill also targets the brain's pleasure center - the first diet pill to do so - it's showing some promise in helping smokers kick cigarettes.


La piccola ha 20 mesi, il racconto al vaglio della Polizia


The Smithsonian Board of Regents yesterday took steps to overhaul the way the museum system is managed and accepted the resignation of its second-ranking executive as it offered stern self-criticism of how the institution has been run in the past decade.


Lawyerless eBayer sues Autodesk over garage-sale miracle

Cad dowser shrink-wrapped in catch-22 YouTubers have Christopher "Jedi" Knight. And eBayers have Tim "Happy Hour" Vernor.â¦


Galvin accuses brokerage of market-timing

In their latest market-timing fraud case, Massachusetts securities regulators yesterday said employees in the Boston office of brokerage giant A.G. Edwards Inc. made billions of dollars of improper trades in mutual funds for two hedge funds with the approval of superiors at the St. Louis company.


Texas man gets 30-month prison term for Iraq bills

A federal judge in Illinois sentenced a   Texas man to 30 months in prison on Wednesday for inflating   bills with bogus "war risk" charges for flying cargo into   Baghdad under a contract with Halliburton Co's KBR.


Attorney General Eliot Spitzer listens during a press conference in New York, in this Monday May 24, 2004, file photo. Spitzer said Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2004, that he would run for governor of New York in 2006.


Ahoy! 'The Pirate Queen' to Launch On-Line Diaries and Web Events

Playbill - The journey of The Pirate Queen - the Broadway-bound musical from the producers of Riverdance and the creators of Les MisÃ©rables - will be charted in on-line video diaries free to the public, starting Sept. 12.


Japanese stocks fell slightly Tuesday, with exporters dropping because of a slight rise in the yen. Monday's earthquake in the northwestern part of Honshu, Japan's main island, hit insurers.


KOCHI, Japan  - Michelle Wie equaled her worst score in a professional men's tournament after opening with a nine-over-par 81 at the Casio World Open in Japan on Thursday.


Suicide truck bomber kills 18 near Baghdad college

A suicide bomber driving a small truck rigged with explosives blew up near a Baghdad college on Tuesday, killing 18 people in an attack that came just a day after bomb blasts ripped apart two crowded city markets.


Toshiba, M'shita LCD Venture to Make Big TV Panels

An LCD joint venture between Toshiba  Corp. and Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. said on Wednesday  it would start making large TV displays early next year,  entering a rapidly expanding but crowded market.


Playboy Steps into iPod Podcasting with iBod  Playboy.com has harnessed the digital photo revolution to put the sexiest girls next door in the palm of your hand with the site's new "iBod" editorial feature. Given the popularity of handheld media toys like Apple's new iPod Photo, Playboy.com has created both non-nude ...


An Amazon-led tech rally helped the Nasdaq close higher while the Dow ended in the red.


Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says a military attack against Iran is still an option if the Islamic State does not end its quest to build a nuclear weapon.Comment


Police appeal directly to those in the car from where the shots that killed Danielle Beccan were fired to come forward.


Panoramic snap reveals mystery 'figure' A Chinese website has reportedly posted the first sighting of Martian life in the form of a mysterious figure caught on camera by the Spirit rover:â¦


IBM to Open Office in Fairfax County, Creating 1,200 Jobs

International Business Machines Corp. plans to open a new office in Fairfax County that will create 1,200 government contracting jobs in the county, according to sources familiar with the deal.


Russian woman's 12th baby weighs in at 7.75 kg

A Siberian woman who gave birth to her 12th child -- doing more than her fair share to stem Russia's population decline -- was stunned to find that little Nadia weighed in at a massive 7.75 kg (17.1 lb).


After squeaking out one tight victory after another, making "the impossible, possible" -- the Terrapins stand on the brink of playing for the ACC Championship.


Health secretary Nicola Sturgeon puts a Â£3 cap on car parking charges at hospitals across Scotland.


Jazz Hopefuls, Trying for the Sound of Success

Gretchen Parlato won the Thelonius Monk International Jazz competition this year, where the chosen instrument was the voice.


Ora e' in ospedale, sarebbe stato il convivente della madre


Dutch MPs back a motion demanding a general pardon for thousands of failed asylum seekers.


U.S. Stocks Higher, Retail Sales in Focus

U.S. stocks opened higher on Thursday,  helped by companies such as Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N and  Costco Wholesale Corp.COST.O  as a slew of retailers reported  holiday sales data, although weekly jobless data caused some  concern.


Iraq, altra giornata d'orrore, tra decapitazioni e nuovi rapimenti

Su Internet le immagini dell'esecuzione dei tre accusati di collaborare con gli Usa. Sequestrati 18 soldati iracheni. Alcuni camionisti turchi uccisi, un numero imprecisato rapiti. Autobomba a Samarra, tre morti.


London, England (Sports Network) - Bolton's El-Hadji Diouf was fined the maximum of two weeks worth of wages for spitting on Portsmouth's Arjan de Zeeuw during a Premier League match on Saturday.


Ministro verso permesso soggiorno a chi denuncia gravi abusi


Louisville football coach Bobby Petrino looks on as he watches his team play East Carolina Oct. 2, 2004, in Louisville, Ky. LSU may speak with Louisville football coach Bobby Petrino about the Tigers' job, which


A Pennsylvania senator vowed Tuesday to block re-nomination of a government energy board chief until the Bush administration scales back its push for new high-voltage power lines in his state.


Continental mixed on effect of 3-way GM deal: paper

Automotive parts and tire maker  Continental AG  believes the impact of the possible  merger between car firms General Motors , Renault   and Nissan (7201.T) would be mixed, a board member  told newspaper Euro am Sonntag.


A survey of high school sophomores in California found that 60 percent of them have made conscious efforts to lose weight. The California State University survey of 146


Ziad H. Hamzeh's documentary is important as a record of a disturbing incident that occured when 1,100 immigrants from Somalia settled in Maine.


81 Chinese immigrants detained in Mexico

Federal police detained 81 Chinese immigrants and 22 immigration agents on Friday after the Chinese were discovered hiding in the Cancun airport terminal, possibly with the protection of Mexican immigration officers.


Montgomerie is good shape at The Heritage

WOBURN, England (Ticker) - A birdie-eagle finish had Scotland's Colin Montgomerie smiling again on Thursday when he returned to the European Tour after his Ryder Cup heroics.


The U.S. Special Envoy to Somalia discusses the security situation in Mogadishu and the widespread 'lack of confidence' in the Somali government


Top News ; India underplays UN panel proposal on Security Council

Top News News, United Nations,Indian diplomatic sources have played down the upcoming recommendations of a high-level panel that fall short of New Delhi's expectations of getting full membership of the UN's Security Council.


Washington Post sticks by RIAA story despite evidence it goofed

Newspaper is criticized for writing that recording industry wants to criminalize copying music to a computer. RIAA and even some of the group's biggest critics say Post got it wrong.


Istanbul's largest synagogue reopens amid tight security, 11 months after being  damaged in a suicide bomb attack.


Trainer Lee Freedman wants to take on the world with yesterday's Melbourne Cup winner Makybe Diva. At least the race that Freedman believes is the centre of the thoroughbred world, the Prix de l'Arc de Triomph in Paris.


A new study conducted by two economists finds that people  who drink will make more money than people who don't


Hundreds Held Hostage at Russian School, UN Demands Their Freedom

The UN Security Council has strongly condemned the seizure of up to 400 people at a school in Russia, as the tense standoff enters its second day Thursday.


By Traci Watson  A safe landing Thursday by space shuttle Atlantis after a nearly flawless mission brightened the prospects for a repair flight to the ailing Hubble Space Telescope, space experts said.


ELEANOR HALL: Iraq's President Ghazi al-Yawar is warning that escalating security problems in the country could force him to delay the national elections scheduled for January.


The National Basketball Association's New Jersey Nets waived 33-year-old guard Lucious Harris, whose 54 playoff games with the team tied the most in club history.


Northern Iraq's Mosul Tense After U.S. Air Strikes

MOSUL, Iraq  - A semblance of calm returned to  Mosul on Friday after U.S. forces carried out air strikes on  insurgents, but residents said Iraq's third largest city  remained tense and Iraqi police were nowhere to be seen.


Despite Record Earnings, Investors Trash Apple Stock

After announcing record-breaking revenues and profits in its most recently concluded quarter, Apple saw its stock slide precipitously in trading today. Investors were spooked by smaller than expected forecasts, although analysts say the company's fundamentals are still sound.


Two small moons have been discovered orbiting Saturn by NASA's Cassini-Huygens probe. The find, which was announced yesterday, raises Saturn's satellite count to 33.


Australia will be tough to beat, warns Ponting

Australia captain Ricky Ponting warned Wednesday that despite some recent poor form the world champions will be "extremely hard to beat" at the upcoming cricket World Cup.


Windows for Warships nears frontline service

The real blue screen of death Analysis Everyone knows the differences between Windows and other operating systems. Steve Jobs has recently spent colossal sums telling us that most malware is written for Windows; also that using Windows is no fun and, even worse, seems to involve wearing a tie.â¦


French utility Suez gives its chairman permission to talk to Gaz de France about their long mooted merger.


As women rise in S. Korea, companies cork the bottle

SEOUL -- In a time-honored practice in South Korea's corporate culture, the 38-year-old manager at an online game company took his 10-person team on after-work drinking bouts twice a week. He exhorted his subordinates to drink, including a 29-year-old graphic designer who protested that her limit was two glasses of beer.


Un collaboratore di Mervyn Silva aveva "maltrattato" il direttore del Tgper non aver trasmesso un discorso dell'esponente governativo                                          Sri Lanka, ministro ostaggio per ore dei dipendenti della tv di Stato                                                                                L'incidente si Ã¨ chiuso con l'intervento delle teste di cuoio e con le scuse dell'uomo politico


Hybrid cars dangerously quiet for pedestrians: US blind group

An association of blind Americans has warned that cars with hybrid engines using electricy and fuel are dangerously too quiet for pedestrians.


The Pulse column on Oct. 14, about coats, misstated the primary focus of Richard Nixonâs 1952 national address known as the Checkers speech. It was about an independent audit clearing Nixon of malfeasance with campaign funds; the speech was not about Pat Nixonâs ârespectable Republican cloth coat,â a line he used in the speech to deny that she had a mink coat.


Elderly Not Sold on Bush Social Security Plan

Many elderly Americans are unconvinced  that President Bush's plan for private Social Security accounts  would protect their children and grandchildren, an informal  sampling on Thursday found.


Songwriters strike YouTube royalty deal The first deal of its kind to compensate songwriters for music played on YouTube should benefit them all, the parties said today.â¦


The Mavericks acquired Harris, the fifth overall pick in the draft, to eventually replace Steve Nash as the leader of their fast-paced offense.


Bush: Kerry Weak on Terror, Strong on Taxes

President Bush called Democrat John Kerry weak on the war on terror and strong on higher taxes as he unveiled a new stump speech on Friday during a barnstorm tour of three swing states.


The death penalty is under what may be an unprecedented review in the United States, mostly involving questions about lethal injection, by far the most common method of execution.


La collezione presentata il 1 ottobre a Palais du Chaillot


Toshiba Promises Laptops with HD-DVD Next Year

Toshiba will market laptops with HD-DVD drives by the end of next year, becoming one of the first manufacturers to commit to a next-generation DVD format.


Obama Girl, Britney boy top YouTube videos for 2007

Videos by a self-styled Obama Girl, a  fan's tearful defense of Britney Spears and an attack by a herd  of buffaloes on a pride of lions, were among the most popular  clips on YouTube.com in 2007.


KIRKUK, Iraq  - Four blasts killed 23 people in   Iraq's ethnically mixed city of Kirkuk on Sunday, including a   huge suicide truck bomb, a day after Prime Minister Nuri   al-Maliki urged divided Iraqis to embrace reconciliation.


Business & money: Brewer Scottish & Newcastle has agreed to be taken over by Carlsberg and Heineken in a Â£7.8bn deal


United Airlines CEO Sees Significant Job Losses

The head of United Airlines parent UAL  Corp. said on Thursday the airline's restructuring plan would  lead to a significant number of job losses, but it was not yet  clear how many.


New York Candidates Awash in Real Estate Cash

The real estate industry, racing to beat strict new limits on campaign contributions, has been flooding New York City candidates with donations for the 2009 campaign.


Dome-building eruption creates eerie red glow at St. Helens

The ongoing dome-building eruption at Mount St. Helens could last for days, weeks or months, and nighttime views of the peak now include a red glow from lava surfacing at nearly 1,300 degree Fahrenheit, scientists said today.


Worst over in Danish fireworks factory fire; residents begin returning home

COPENHAGEN, Denmark  - Some of the more than 2,000 people evacuated after fire engulfed a Danish fireworks factory and set off a series of powerful explosions were allowed to return home Friday.


The leaders of 30 civil rights organizations yesterday called on the chairman and ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee to closely examine the civil rights record of the Bush administration's


Russia adds three satellites to GLONASS navigation cluster

MOSCOW, December 26 (Itar-Tass) - A Proton-K rocket with three GLONASS navigation satellites onboard was launched from Baikonur at 4:54 pm Moscow time on Sunday, a source in the Russian Space Troops press service told Itar-Tass.


Snow, rain and thunderstorms were forecast across the East Coast on Friday as a storm system moves eastward out of the Deep South and Tennessee Valley.


URGENTBC-FBC--Syracuse-Pasqualoni, Bjt, 200URGENTSyracuse fires football coach Paul Pasqualoni


Belgians fall for media spoof on Flemish independence

Belgians reacted with shock and disbelief when a state television channel announced that the Flemish part of the country had declared independence and that Belgium was no more.


LiveJournal says sorry for blanket sex-talk censorship

'Well, we really screwed this one up...' LiveJournal has apologised after taking down 500 discussion groups it felt were too sexed up. The purge was intended to wipe out discussion of paedophilia, rape, and sexual violence, the firm says.â¦


A series of special prayer services are being held across the UK for the Asia earthquake victims.


Rim to launch multimedia device for consumers

Research In Motion Ltd  , the maker of Blackberry e-mail devices popular among  executives, said on Thursday it is pushing into a wider  consumer market with the Pearl, its first phone with a camera  and music player.


Beirut car bomb kills police intelligence officer

A car bomb tore through morning traffic below an overpass in mainly Christian east Beirut on Friday, killing a senior Lebanese police intelligence officer and at least five other people, police said.


Illinois lawmakers moved swiftly after last year's massacre at Virginia Tech to make it harder for anyone with a history of mental illness to buy guns, fortifying what were already some of the nation's toughest weapons laws


Dissident Shareholders Send Message to Yahoo

About a third of stockholders voted against the re-election of one or more company directors, heeding the advice of advisory firms.


North Sea cod stocks are improving but scientists say catches still need to be cut to stop overexploitation.


In Smokey Stover, Aleo has another hot choice

Racetrackers are supposed to bet with their heads, not with their hearts. But the tale of 87-year-old horse owner Harry Aleo has to elicit a rooting interest from even the most hardened of railbirds. His speedy gelding, Smokey Stover, goes postward as the 7-2 morning-line second choice in Saturday's $2 million Breeders' Cup Sprint at Monmouth Park.


Taiwan's key stock index fell modestly Wednesday after the island's top producer of made-to-order chips issued a gloomy outlook for the fourth quarter, indicating the technology sector could be in for tough times.


Andy Murray beats Denmark's Kristian Pless to reach the quarter-finals at the Memphis International.


Unknown Potter conclusion sparks anxiety

Does Harry Potter die? Fictional or not, the question of what happens to the boy wizard at the end of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows", the seventh and final book in the series, is on millions of lips five days before it goes on sale.


Author Marc Acito can spot them a city block away, the real-life counterparts to the drama geeks that populate his fizzy first novel, a coming-of-age caper set in deepest suburbia.


Accusata di aver trasferito denaro in Svizzera


China media, public angered by Spielberg

Hollywood director Steven Spielberg's decision to quit the Beijing Olympics over the Darfur crisis is drawing condemnation by China's state-controlled media and a groundswell of criticism from the Chinese public.


Sun acquires assets of Cluster File Systems

Almost lost in the clamor over Sun's expanded partnership with Microsoft on Wednesday was a small acquisition that will bolster Sun's HPC storage offerings. Sun agreed to acquire a majority of the assets of Cluster File Systems.


Wallace powers Pistons to win over Pacers

Rasheed Wallace earned the plaudits  with 24 points and 10 rebounds to help Detroit beat the Indiana  Pacers 110-104 on Tuesday, earning the Pistons their third win  in a row.


Chipmaker plans to debut its Xeon 3000 processors at IDF this week; Core 2 Duo variants are for low-end servers.


Nikkei a 18.002,03 punti (+0,21%), euro a 1,3824 dollari


Blogging Catches on in Africa, Despite Technology Limitations

NAIROBI, Kenya _ In Nigeria, bloggers documented chaotic scenes at polling places in April's presidential elections, which international observers said were marred by widespread fraud.


Melissa Manchester Returns to the 'Road'

NEW YORK (Billboard) - Singer-songwriter Melissa  Manchester, famed for such '70s hits as "Midnight Blue" and  "Don't Cry Out Loud," has returned to the music business after  a 10-year hiatus.


Oil Prices Slip as Speculators Start to Retreat

The price of oil dropped almost 8 percent this week, amid signs that some of the speculators who pushed the price close to $50 a barrel have bailed out.


Unit Refused Iraq Mission, Military Says

WASHINGTON - Relatives of soldiers who refused to deliver supplies in Iraq say the troops considered the mission too dangerous, in part because their vehicles were in poor shape.    The Army is investigating up to 19 reservist members of a platoon that is part of the 343rd Quartermaster Company, based in Rock Hill, S.C...


Study links eating fruit, vegetables to healthy heart

A multiyear study involving more than 100,000 participants provides added support that eating lots of fruit and vegetables is good for the heart.


Where is the world are the million missing iPhones? Our readers think they know.


Digg turns its social networking up a few notches

The social news site begins rolling out a number of significant changes that allow members to further customize their profiles...and the Digg experience.


DESPITE Ruud van Nistelrooy's apology to Ashley Cole, Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger may be reluctant to let the dust settle on the second successive 'Battle of Old Trafford'.


"There are now two million Africans on retroviral drugs and that is pretty astonishing"  Former Vice President Al Gore and U2 front man Bono offered measured praise Thursday for efforts in tackling climate change and global poverty, but warned the World Economic Forum that conditions were not improving as much as they could.At an early-morning session that drew several hundred attendees, many clutching cups of coffee or tea to stave off sleep, Gore warned that the world climate crisis was worsening.'We could take the whole session talking just about the new scientific evidence of the last few weeks and months,' said Gore, who shared last year's Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to fight climate change, adding that the 'climate crisis is significantly worse and unfolding more rapidly.' Read more


A problem with Duke University's wireless network caused outages at the school, officials said Friday, exonerating the initial suspect, Apple Inc.'s new iPhone.


Space Shuttle Lands in California Desert

The return of Atlantis came after a two-week mission to the International Space Station that had turned somewhat dramatic after key computers broke down.


P. Diddy is back to "Making the Band" — this time, with all women. For three seasons, P. Diddy — aka Sean Combs — developed the now disbanded hip-hop ensemble Da Band in the show's second incarnation.


A male nurse is jailed for life in southern Germany for giving lethal injections to 28 mostly elderly patients.


Medicare Head Confirms Plan He Will Resign

Dr. Mark B. McClellan said Tuesday that he was immensely proud to have provided prescription drug benefits to older Americans.


The selection of a new manager is not the only immediate task facing the Yankees.


Bridge: Europeans Meet in China, Where West Beats East

The Transnational Open Teams event at the world championships that ended last Saturday in Shanghai was for players who did not qualify for the knockout stages of the three main events and for anyone else who was willing to pay the $1,000-a-team entry fee.


Cassini Spacecraft Discovers 2 More Moons Around Saturn

The planet with the second largest number of moons now has two more. The US Cassini spacecraft discovered them around Saturn, bringing the giant ringed planet's known total to 33.


Bird Flu Likely Jumped Between Humans Last Year

A fatally ill Thai girl probably spread deadly bird flu to her relatives last year in what would mark the first documented case of human-to-human transmission of the feared virus, medical investigators said on Monday.


Police are trying to find the owner of more than 60,000 euros sent to a boy in Norfolk by mistake.


A probe is under way after dozens of Japanese people report falling ill from eating Chinese-made dumplings.


Movie Review | 'Aurora Borealis': The Cure for a Cold Heart

Miserable in Minneapolis, a damaged slacker (Joshua Jackson)finds his life heating up when he connects with the nurse (Juliette Lewis) looking after his grandfather.


Deron Williams made a layup with 1.3 seconds remaining, and the Utah Jazz overcame LeBron James' triple-double and tying 3-pointer in a 103-101 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday.


Rumsfeld Vows No Repeat of Contracts Scandal

Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld  vowed on Tuesday to prevent a repeat of the case of a former  top Air Force arms buyer who steered billions of dollars in  contracts to Boeing Co. before taking a $250,000-a-year job  with the company.


Militants in the Niger Delta demand evidence that detained leader Henry Okah is alive.


Sterling picked up slightly from earlier levels but remained on the weak side, with analysts now confident that the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee will not raise interest rates when it meets next week.


Catania, 19:23 - CALCIO, CATANIA: ESCLUSE LESIONI PER COLUCCI

Allenamento pomeridiano per il Catania in vista della gara di coppa Italia, mercoledÃ¬ con il Milan. ...


Parma, 13:55 - CALCIO, PARMA: ARRIVATO IL TRANSFER PER CORRADI

La Figc ha trasmetto via fax al Parma il transfer per l'attaccante Bernardo Corradi, che potrebbe qu...


Tour Company Stops Offering Flu Shot Cruises To Canada

A west coast ferry service offering US residents a short cruise to Canada to obtain much needed flu shots has ceased the popular service.


The air inside churches may be a bigger risk to health than that beside busy roads, research suggests.


Georgia, South Ossetia trade shelling as ceasefire violated again

Intensive shooting and shelling took place overnight in the breakaway, pro-Russian Georgian region of South Ossetia, violating a fragile ceasefire for the second night in a row, officials said.


The economic outlook for the United States and Japan weakened slightly in October, but prospects for the Eurozone improved slightly, according to an early warning indicator issued by OECD on Friday.


Malta acclaimed as The Mediterranean's Little Hollywood

The film industry is a rapidly growing sector for the local economy, contributing millions of pounds into the national economy whilst providing full-time as well as part-time employment for many Maltese people.


I'm convinced the real reason Real Salt Lake is struggling for wide acceptance is because the team's name does not reflect Utah's culture and uniqueness. Change the name to Utah Seagulls or Utah Coppers and watch what happens.


Roofs blown off as cyclone slams into Mozambique

Roofs were blown off, trees uprooted and power lines cut by the force of a tropical cyclone which slammed into coastal regions of already-beleaguered Mozambique on Thursday, officials said.


Oil prices fall back from record highs as Mexico is due to resume full output and hopes of a rise in US stockpiles.


Hitachi Plans 500-Gigabyte Hard Disk, Largest Ever

Hitachi Ltd. said on Tuesday it is seeking to push the limits of data storage with smaller stamp-sized disks for handheld gadgets and vastly higher-capacity drives that can store up to 100 films.


Equestrian star Zara Phillips wins the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award.


Productivity Slowed Sharply in Fourth Quarter

Productivity increased at an annual rate of 1.8 percent in the quarter, down from a 6 percent rate in the July-September period, while wage pressures increased, the government reported.


Movie Gallery to close 520 underperforming stores

- Movie Gallery Inc , the debt-plagued No. 2 U.S. movie rental company, said it plans to close about 520 underperforming and unprofitable Movie Gallery and Hollywood Video stores to save cash and reduce expenses.


Joseph Kabila is to be inaugurated in DR Congo, following one of Africa's most significant elections for years.


Two spacewalking astronauts finished folding up a stubborn, accordion-like solar array Monday, resolving the only complication in space shuttle Discovery's otherwise smooth mission to the international space station.


Miliband slams British Council staff arrests in Russia

The government on Wednesday condemned as "completely unacceptable" the questioning and detention by the Russian authorities of a number of employees of the British Council cultural organisation.


A Palestinian is shot dead as Israeli forces enter the Gaza Strip in an attempt to prevent rocket attacks on Israel.


A Vietnamese man who once appeared on   national television to demonstrate his ability to resist   electric shocks has been electrocuted while repairing a   generator, an official said on Tuesday.


The US Food and Drug Administration, facing a barrage of criticism from both within and outside the agency, announced plans Friday to improve the safety of drugs after they have been approved.


Former Governor Ned McWherter Wanted In TennCare Talks

Nashville, Tenn. (ap) - A federal judge suggested Friday that former Gov. Ned McWherter take a formal role in negotiating a way to save Tenncare, the expanded medicaid program the state is poised to kill.


Leaders of the Senate Armed Services Committee asked the Defense Department on Friday to have its inspector general's office investigate the Air Force's effort to


Sharp and Sony Ericsson work together on 3G handsets

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


The British bank is considering dropping its logo because of concerns by ABN Amro that it could remind some clients of the Nazi regime.


2 Fed Banks Favored Rise in Discount Rate

The move is a sign of greater dissent over current monetary policy than had previously been disclosed.


A +0,70% con il Nikkei salito a 11.553,56 punti


Merck Makes Deal to Develop Schizophrenia Drug

Merck agreed to pay a Swiss company, Addex Pharmaceuticals, as much as $702 million to help develop a new schizophrenia drug.


Catania, 19:21 - CALCIO, CATANIA; BALDINI: MERITO DEL NOSTRO GRANDE CUORE

L'allenatore del Catania Silvio Baldini è ovviamente contento per il successo per 2-0 sulla S...


Major League Roundup: Short on Home Runs, Cubs Go Long Twice and Beat the Astros

Lou Piniella has spent most of his life in baseball. Still, there are things he cannot explain, such as why his Chicago Cubs have struggled to hit home runs.


Microsoft targets 2006 for Windows Longhorn

On Friday Microsoft announced the target date for the much anticipated Windows Longhorn client operating system--broad availability for the updated operating system is targeted for 2006.


Peter Reid departs Highfield Road after only eight months in charge of the Sky Blues.


Il megaconcerto rock in otto cittÃ  di sette continenti: 24 ore di diretta radio, tv e InternetMusica e impegno per la Terra nell'evento voluto da Al Gore: da Madonna ai Genesis oltre cento protagonisti                                            Live Earth, le popstar sul palco ci sarÃ  musica anche in Antartide


With the high cost of gasoline, I have become even more attuned to the waste of fuel while sitting at stoplights. And I have noticed, especially in the evening, that electronic sensors on stoplights will allow the lights to turn green quicker when there is little or no traffic.


Microsoft on Thursday released a plug-in for Office 2007 that will allow users to save their documents in both PDF and XPS formats. The company previously planned to build in such capability, but bowed to pressure from Adobe to force customers to download it.


Quirky, stick-figure "Kingdom of Loathing" shows continued promise of independent game-writing.


Police searched the official residence of Dublin's lord mayor Thursday after an outlawed Protestant group from Northern Ireland claimed to have planted a bomb inside the building 25 years ago.


Major powers gather in Egypt to salvage Iraq from war ruins

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, Nov 22 : Delegates to an international conference on Iraq began gathering in an Egyptian resort Monday to discuss the war-wracked country's future and other contentious Middle East issues.


2 Boys, 2 Sides, 2 Beds in an Israeli Hospital Ward

Many major hospitals in Israel regularly treat both Palestinians and Israelis and thus are no strangers to mixed feelings or incongruous scenes.


Bush's High School Plan Faces Opposition

President Bush's plan to expand standardized testing in high schools is facing a fight from some of the same leaders in Congress who pushed through his first-term school agenda.


LA Opera unveils schedule for new season

The Los Angeles Opera's upcoming season will feature several productions directed by famed filmmakers including Woody Allen, David Cronenberg and William Friedkin.


Sergio Garcia justified his position as pre-tournament favourite, and perhaps even his decision to turn down the chance of Â£1million, with victory in the Mallorca Classic today.


The US Supreme Court Monday rejected a challenge to the Massachusetts Supreme Court's ruling in favor of gay marriage. The rejection of review by the nation's highest court


Gli Usa dichiarano guerra alle pagine web del terrore

NEW YORK - Punire quelli che "forniscono assistenza o consiglio" ai terroristi per i loro comunicati online come complici dei fondamentalisti. Anche se si tratta di provider o privati che forniscono spazio


The Dutch Supreme Court will issue its ruling on ABN AMRO's  suspended sale of its U.S. unit LaSalle on Friday and the decision could sway an acrimonious takeover battle for the Dutch bank.


Arafat has gallstones, may need surgery: Report

RAMALLAH, West BankâA Tunisian medical team examined Yasser Arafat in the West Bank yesterday, but aides dismissed Israeli media reports that the Palestinian president's health had deteriorated and said he had flu.


The sudden boost trillions of cicadas dying en masse give to North American forest soils is apparent from a new study.


Supportati da aumento profitti attivita' via cavo


First-time director Alejandro Gomez Monteverde wins the audience award at the Toronto Film Festival.


Disney's Eisner: Ovitz Irritated Other Top Staff

Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Michael Eisner on Tuesday described a year in which his main job was to control Michael Ovitz, the company's   president who aggravated other staff, became depressed and finally refused to leave the company.


South Africa launches start of British Open qualifying

International Final Qualifying (IFQ) for the British Open gets underway in South Africa on Tuesday.


Martha Stewart reported to prison before sunrise yesterday to begin serving a five-month sentence for lying about a stock sale, slipping all-but-unnoticed past waiting supporters and reporters.


An inquiry is under way after a  train collided with a car at a level crossing near Whitland in west Wales.


Brett Calhoun scored on a power play at 14:41 of overtime yesterday to give host UMass-Boston a 5-4 victory over Fitchburg State in the final of the 43d Codfish Bowl, the second-oldest college hockey invitational in the nation.


Lockheed Martin Wins Lunar Spaceship Contract

By SETH BORENSTEIN Associated Press  Orion will be the Apollo capsule-like replacement for the 25- year-old space shuttle fleet.


Entertainment: "The West Wing" and "The Sopranos" battle it out at ...

If it wins best drama for the fifth time, it'll be the all-time leader in that category. It's won four straight. "The Sopranos" is hoping to break The West Wing's streak and win its first best drama award.


Nigerian militants preparing oil attacks: U.S.

Militant group MEND is preparing attacks  on Nigerian oil facilities that could be preceded by  hostage-taking, the U.S. embassy said in a security notice on  Friday.


Monster warns victims and pledges better defense

Work details used for targeted attacks Monster Worldwide, the owner of employment search site Monster.com, last week began notifying the estimated 1.3 million users affected by a breach that leaked rÃ©sumÃ© information and pledged to beef up network monitoring and defenses to prevent such a leak from happening again.â¦


Google launches it's own Wikipedia - with a twist

Google has started testing a new online encyclopedia called Knol, which differs from Wikipedia in that its authors are identified.


Amazon, TiVo to test movie downloads direct to TVs

Amazon.com Inc. and TiVo Inc. will begin testing on Wednesday a service that lets users watch videos rented or bought over the Internet directly on televisions, as part of a trend to link personal computers and TVs.


Great Lakes waters are overdue for cleanup

A panting border collie patrols a steamy Chicago beach, chasing away sea gulls before they can foul the sand. A sign asks beach goers to toss their trash in a bin and change their children's dirty diapers.


ABN Amro does not need shareholder approval to sell its U S arm, a Dutch government lawyer said yesterday in an advisory opinion that increases the chances that ABN will ultimately be bought by Barclays.


Asian markets fall, worried over U.S. optimism

Investors gave short shrift to hopes of the U.S. Federal Reserve rescuing the world economy with a further interest rate cut on Wednesday and continued to bet on a bad year, selling stocks and the dollar and buying bonds.


COGNE: TAORMINA, LORENZI INDAGATO? NOTIZIA STRUMENTALE E DISTORTA

Roma, 1 nov. - (Adnkronos) - ''Stefano Lorenzi indagato per calunnia? E' una notizia strumentale e distorta. Conosco il nome di chi ha violato il segreto giudiziario comunicando al 'Corriere della Sera' tutto cio' e domani lo denunceremo''.


NEWYORKâââJeopardy!ââ master Ken Jennings returns to try to extend his winning streak in a new episode that airs today. The 30-year-old Salt Lake City software


Anniversario dei Patti Lateranensi,insieme per sfide attuali


Plans for 24-hour pub and club licences need to be considered more, says the retiring Met police chief.


Off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan will miss at least the first three of Sri Lanka's five one-day internationals against England.


Hollywood is locked in a digital arms race -- every few weeks, it seems, a studio releases a film featuring a new breakthrough in computer-generated imagery.


U.S. stocks fell at the open on  Tuesday after profit warnings from retailer Sears Holdings  Corp.  and home builder D.R. Horton Inc  as the  housing slump took its toll, raising concerns about the  quarter's earnings outlook.


To counter competition from China, Hong Kong set up a hi-tech business hub with superfast wireless net access.


Blog: Security researcher points to rootkit found in fingerprint authentication software in Sony's Micro Vault USB drive.


German Antiterror Law Links Large Databases

A law allowing security officials in Germany to create the largest and most comprehensive pool of personal data ever amassed in the country goes into effect Thursday as the European Union's largest member state moves to protect itself against possible terrorist attacks.


On Sex After Prostate Surgery, Confusing Data

One of the biggest fears for men undergoing prostate surgery is impotence, but research doesnât do much to clarify risk.


SoundSquare standoff: Monome vs. Tenori-On

Blog: Two futuristic music interfaces--the Tenori-On and the Monome--are in a race to capture the hearts of electronic musicians.


Brescia, 19:47 - CALCIO, BRESCIA: CAVASIN PREPARA NOVITA' DI BIAGIO E SCULLI

Il Brescia prepara la sfida casalinga al Cagliari. Nella prima partitella in famiglia della gestione...


Daler Mehndi on the Jhoom Barabar Jhoom controversy

Daler Mehndi on being unceremoniously dropped from Jhoom Barabar Jhoom's music album.


By the time you read this, you've probably already opened your holiday gifts. And I'm willing to bet many of you were disappointed or bitter about what you received.


Empoli, 17:44 - CALCIO, EMPOLI: ANCORA QUALCHE DUBBIO PER CAGNI

Dubbio Matteini-Marianini nell'Empoli che prepara la gara con la Fiorentina. Oggi non si è al...


Southeastern Louisiana University Opera/Music Theatre Workshop's production of The Wizard of Oz takes the stage at the Columbia Theatre in Hammond next weekend. For tickets, call (985) 543-4371 or go to http://www.columbiatheatre.org.


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John Edwards wears jeans on the stump. Mike Huckabee plays bass guitar with local bands before his speeches and all the main candidates have been accompanied by family or people close to them on the campaign trail.


Napoli, 23:51 - CALCIO, NAPOLI: AL S.PAOLO IN 40MILA PER LA FESTA PROMOZIONE

Gigantesca festa questa sera allo stadio San Paolo di Fuorigrotta, per festegiare la promozione del ...


Turk forces attacked rebels in N.Iraq: army sources

Turkish warplanes and ground troops attacked Kurdish rebel positions just inside northern Iraq between Sunday and Tuesday evening, military sources told Reuters on Wednesday.


UPDATE 1-Marathon shares hit record high after upgrade

Shares of Marathon Oil Corp. (MRO.N: Quote, Profile, Research) rose to historic highs on Friday after Smith Barney raised its rating on the company, arguing that oil prices would


Rare Disease Misdiagnosed in One Case, Tests Find

New questions arose on Friday about a cluster of deaths believed to be from a rare brain disease in a single county in upstate New York when tests


U.N.C. Needs 2 Overtimes to Defeat Clemson

Tyler Hansbrough scored 13 of his 39 points in the first and second overtimes Sunday night to help No. 3 North Carolina rally from a 15-point deficit to defeat visiting Clemson, 103-93.


David Bentley gets the winner as Blackburn come from behind to beat struggling Derby.


The US space agency is exploring the possibility of developing a massively multiplayer online game.


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MORE Brits than ever before are tuning into the radio - and it's all down to the internet, digital TV and mobile phones.  Forty-five million people - threequarters of the population - listened to the radio every week in the last three months of 2006.


ROMANIA:  Gay Rights Far From Being Acknowledged

BUCHAREST, Jun 27 (IPS) - The third Gay Pride Parade that drew strong  opposition earlier this month underlines the fact that gay rights  are far from being accepted in this country.


Doping probe may tarnish Tyler: Marblehead cyclist could lose ...

Cyclist Tyler Hamilton's journey has taken him from the North Shore to the summit of Mount Olympus, but the Marblehead native now faces his greatest challenge as he fights a blood-doping


A former police officer says he did not suspect "foul play" in the death of heroin addict Rachel Whitear.


Pescara, 20:05 - CALCIO, PESCARA: ALLA RIPRESA IN GRUPPO LUCI E OLIVIERI

Ripresa degli allenamenti del Pescara in vista della gara con il Modena di domenica prossima. Tutto ...


Dream Team Loses Again, but Still Advances

ATHENS, Greece - The United States men's basketball team endured another brutal loss Saturday night. But because Angola is playing even worse than the Americans, they're in the quarterfinals of the Athens Games...


November personal spending jumped 1.1 percent

U.S. personal spending jumped a much bigger-than-expected 1.1 percent in November, the sharpest rise in more than two years, while prices rose, a Commerce Department report showed on Friday.


Ukrainians to cast votes Sunday in new election

KIEV, Ukraine -- For the second time in five weeks, a deeply divided Ukraine will cast ballots in a runoff election between the two presidential candidates, who have increased their hostile rhetoric since their last, fraud-marred vote.


Minority Tamils in Sri Lankan capital Colombo appeal to government for protection after a spate of abductions.


Graham Brady resigns from the   Conservative front bench after the party's row over grammar schools.


E' la ragione per cui chiede di fare un'altra legge


Mozambican Opposition Leader Cries Foul Before Election Ends

On the second day of Mozambique's general election, opposition presidential candidate Afonso Dhlakama is already accusing the ruling party of fraud.


By Parry, David  Building 21st Century mega-projects will require 21st Century project management techniques and tools.


A number of ferry crossings have been cancelled today due to adverse weather conditions.


SCOTLANDâS Murray brothers face an exciting weekend north and south of the Border, with Jamie due to contest the doubles final of the LTA Futures event at Craiglockhart, and Andrew fulfilling a boyhood ambition at Wembley where he will come face to face


WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration is preventing an agency scientist from presenting the largest, most up-to-date study of popular painkillers like Bextra, Celebrex and Vioxx during an FDA meeting next week on heart risks posed by the drugs, a US senator charged.


Lawmakers Expect $1B Bush Tsunami Request

President Bush is expected to ask Congress next month for roughly $1 billion for continued U.S. aid for victims of the calamitous Indian Ocean tsunami, lawmakers said Wednesday.


Overseas voting starts in French parliament race

Voting got under way on Saturday in some overseas French territories in the decisive round of parliamentary elections which are expected to hand President Nicolas Sarkozy a huge majority for his reform plans.


Venezia, 18:04 - CALCIO, CORRADINI NUOVO ALLENATORE DEL VENEZIA

Giancarlo Corradini, ex secondo alla Juve, è il nuovo allenatore del Venezia (C1). (Nic. A...


Democrats Push Plan to Speed Troop Pullout

The proposal would require that troops spend as much time at home as on their most recent tour overseas before being redeployed.


Black Watch Move Ahead of US Fallujah Assault

Black Watch troops have move into position ahead of the imminent US and Iraqi assault on the rebel stronghold of Fallujah, it was reported today.


Waiting has become a part-time job for Lee Suggs, one he'd like to quit for good.


Iran says it won't halt nuclear technology drive

Iran on Sunday rejected European demands it halt its pursuit of nuclear technology but reiterated its readiness to provide assurances it would not use that technology to build atomic weapons.


US agrees to send "enemy combatant" to Saudi Arabia

The United States has reached agreement with a US citizen who has held as an "enemy combatant" for more than two years without charges to send him to Saudi Arabia, officials said Wednesday.


Blackwater denies making illegal weapons exports

Private security contractor Blackwater USA denied on Saturday it was involved in illegally shipping automatic weapons and military goods to Iraq.


President George W. Bush hailed a new era of strategic cooperation with India on Monday as he signed a new law that is a major step toward allowing New Delhi to buy U.S. nuclear reactors and fuel for the first time in 30 years.


A female hostage leaves the bus hijacked by two armed men, thought to be Albanians, just before 6 a.m. yesterday.


From the opening tip to the final horn, the Detroit Pistons controlled the crowd, tempo — and the Cleveland Cavaliers.


Heather Mills McCartney is to take part in Dancing with the Stars, the US version of the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing.


India's most ambitious scheme to reduce poverty has disappointing results in its first year, studies suggest.


Deutsche Telekom to speed up efforts to slim down

Germany's Deutsche Telekom  wants to step up its efforts to cut labor costs and boost competitiveness by redeploying a large number of its civil servants and slimming down its bloated administration.


A state of emergency is declared in a city in southern Peru, after protests against the local government.


Private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis & Roberts  is considering a bid for retailer Macy's Inc. , according to the online edition of Women's Wear Daily magazine.


Kansas Joins Illinois' Prescription Drug Import Program

Blagojevich appeared with the governor of Kansas in Topeka on Tuesday to announce that Kansas has become the fourth state to join I-Save Rx.


Vivendi Universal and its former chief executive Jean-Marie Messier have each been fined 1m euros ($1.3m; Â£690,000) by French regulators.


Incontro chiesto dall'azienda dopo accuse per morte operai


Home schooled kid wins national geography competition

Blog: A home-schooled girl named Caitlin Snaring this week became the second girl to win a national competition, making her the most recent in a string of contests dominated by children who were educated outside state-run schools.


US tones down aid appeals to NATO allies

Shifting tactics, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday that the Bush administration has decided to tone down its appeals to NATO allies for more troops and other aid in the fight against the Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan.


Users say Sun needs to fix what's broken at MySQL

Sun Microsystems hopes to make MySQL's open-source database more attractive to enterprise customers. But some existing MySQL users say Sun has a lot of work ahead of it.


Powell to Lead US Delegation to Asian Tsunami Region

President Bush, criticized for his slow reaction to the Asian tsunami disaster, said on Thursday he would send a delegation led by Secretary of State Colin Powell


Fresh from their feud on the  campaign trail, Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama  beat Bill Clinton in a contest almost as closely watched as the  primaries being waged across the United States -- the music  industry's Grammy Awards.


Intel Cancels Plan to Enter Digital TV Chip Market

Intel Corp. (INTC.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday said it has scrapped plans to enter the digital television chip business, marking a retreat from a major component of its consumer electronics initiative.


Hungary to pull troops from Iraq within 5 months

Hungary will withdraw its 300 troops from Iraq by the end of March, the country's new prime minister said Wednesday. The announcement is a blow to President Bush's efforts to hold


Agency may have tried to discredit critic

WASHINGTON - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles Grassley has called for a federal probe into allegations that US Food and Drug Administration officials used anonymous calls in an attempt to discredit an agency whistle-blower.


Cheney vs. Rice: A Foreign Policy Showdown

Condoleezza Rice has steered the administration back toward diplomacy, but she's still being harried by hard-liners.


Eagles' McNabb and Owens Form Prolific Duo

Donovan McNabb and Terrell Owens have become one of the NFL's most prolific pass-catch combinations in a short time together. They have connected for a league-best 13 touchdowns this season, helping the Philadelphia Eagles to a 9-1 start and putting Owens in position to challenge Jerry Rice's single-season record of 22 TD receptions.


Indonesia Deaths 79,940 After Tsunami-Sources

The death toll in Indonesia's devastated Aceh province from Sunday's quake and tsunami has risen sharply to 79,940, health ministry sources said.


Ambassadors from non-aligned countries are due to make a "transparency visit" to Iran's nuclear facilities.


In a startlingly sweeping verdict, Lynne F. Stewart was convicted on all five counts of providing material aid to terrorism.


CHITUNGWIZA, Zimbabwe -- It's not only the prices of bread and eggs that are out of control in Zimbabwe, land of 4,000 percent inflation. For the man inclined to cheat on his wife, these are trying times. Keeping a mistress, visiting a prostitute or even taking a girlfriend out for beers is simply...


Facebook founder is offering up to Â£125,000 to developers who come up with innovative programs for the site.


Republican Romney calls for U.S. innovation

DEARBORN, Michigan  - Republican Mitt Romney, a former governor who would be the first Mormon in the White House, launched his campaign on Tuesday with a call for "innovation and transformation" to rejuvenate the economy and restore faith in government.


Pope to meet parents of abducted British girl

Pope Benedict will on Wednesday meet the parents of a 4-year-old British girl snatched from a Portuguese holiday resort three weeks ago, the Vatican said on Monday.


Coastal Chinese city offers respite for Olympic tourists

XIAMEN, China  - Dirty, polluted, and congested -- China's large cities have an unenviable poor reputation.


Mary Fallin, who will likely represent Oklahoma's 5th District in the next Congress, currently serves as the state's lieutenant governor. Which one of the following people, perhaps better known for their exploits on the football field, preceded her in that office?  Jack Mildren Steve Largent  J.C. Watts Spencer Bernard


Britain ends investigation into campaign finance

LONDON -- British prosecutors said yesterday that they would not charge anyone in a campaign finance inquiry in which former prime minister Tony Blair became the first sitting British head of government to be questioned by police in a criminal investigation.


Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen take pole at the Belgian GP ahead of team-mate Felipe Alonso.


It's going to be a bright and sunny spring, judging by the rainbow of colors previewed at New York Fashion Week.


Indonesia stops U.S. congressman from going to Papua

Indonesia has barred a U.S. congressman who has been a critic of Jakarta's policies in Papua from visiting the area, but has denied the move is to cover up alleged human rights abuses in the remote region.


WASHINGTON - The committee writing the Senate's intelligence reorganization plan is recommending creation of a strong national intelligence director with spending power, while leaving the Pentagon in charge of some military spy agencies.    Sen...


Yahoo Hired for 'The Apprentice' Ad Deal

Internet media company Yahoo Inc.  on Thursday said it struck a deal to produce, host and sell  advertising for the official Web site for the second and third  season of NBC's "The Apprentice."


Clinton Reported Comfortable and Talking With Family

Former President Bill Clinton, resting comfortably in an intensive care unit a day after a quadruple bypass operation, talked with his family on Tuesday.


Mobile Safety Feature Protects Pedestrians

OKI Electric Industry is testing a Safety Mobile Phone technology that could help pedestrians avoid being hit by vehicles.


The device designed for use in bile ducts is often placed in arteries and veins, even though it has undergone scant testing for such uses.


Roma, 12:06 - CALCIO, GEA: IN UN APPUNTO 'NON MINACCE COME IN PASSATO'

Un appunto, non firmato, con un chiaro invito ai collaboratori della Gea a "non sbandierare" il nome...


Embarq Corporation, the wireline spinoff from Sprint Nextel, posted a lower quarterly profit on Thursday as it lost phone line customers.


The Record, Stockton, Calif., Michael Fitzgerald Column: New Law 10% Tough, 90% Nerf

By Michael Fitzgerald, The Record, Stockton, Calif.  Feb. 23--Imagine police announcing a new crime-fighting strategy: Instead of patrolling, they will send all citizens a checklist allowing them to "self-certify" they are law-abiding.


As President Bush and Gen. David Petraeus struggle to make the case that yet more time is needed for victory in Iraq, the goal for success no longer resembles the high hopes the architects of the 2003 invasion had in mind.


Negotiators renew talks with an armed group holding hundreds hostage at a school in southern Russia.


McGinley: Sutton a Superb Cup Ambassador

THOMASTOWN, Ireland  - Ireland's Paul McGinley,  part of Europe's triumphant Ryder Cup team at Oakland Hills,  says that despite widespread criticism of Hal Sutton the United  States captain had been a superb ambassador for golf.


The US Federal Reserve surprises markets by cutting interest rates by 50 basis points to 4.75%.


Leaders sign up for EU constitution but await the verdict of their ...

Europe's leaders signed the EU's first constitution yesterday, setting aside fears that the document will be rejected by voters and celebrating a new chapter of integration with a lavish ceremony.


The US government approved a drug Tuesday to treat multiple sclerosis, an incurable disease of the central nervous system that affects 350,000 Americans.


Serena, Sharapova Avoid the Choke to Advance to WTA Championships ...

Can any other professional sport rival women's tennis for the sheer quantity of choking by its top players at big events in 2004?


I militari hanno denunciato un antiquario per ricettazione


Insurgents Kill at Least 23 Iraqi Security Officers

Insurgents continued their relentless assault on Iraq's fledgling security forces today, killing at least 23 police and national guard officers in multiple attacks


90 mins Arsenal's woes on their travels in Europe continue as they fail to secure the win, settling for a draw against a well organised Panathinaikos.


OGGI SU INTERNET/ASIA - Riunione del Comitato Centrale della Federazione delle Conferenze di Vescovi asiatici (FABC) Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - Una riunione del Comitato Centrale della Federazione delle Conferenze dei Vescovi Asiatici (FABC) Ã¨ prevista per aprile 2008 a Bangkok. Uno dei punti principali dellÂagenda Ã¨ la preparazione della IX. Riunione Plenaria della...


Hour of daily exercise cuts bowel cancer risk

Whether is it jogging around the park, pumping iron or swimming, an hour of vigorous exercise a day can lower the risk of bowel cancer, a study said on Monday.


Millions of years before headphone-wearing joggers clotted the streets of America, the development of the ability to run played a crucial role in the evolution of early humans, according to new research.


Texas prepares for Tropical Storm Humberto

Forecasters predicted heavy rains and flooding for the Houston area as Tropical Storm Humberto formed on Wednesday in the northern U.S. Gulf.


Ahead Pushes Nero Digital Format for DVDs

Deal with ESS Technology will add support for Ahead's variant of the MPEG-4 video format on DVD players.


OAKLAND, Calif. - A woman who auctioned a painting that belonged to her grandmother, hoping to get a few thousand dollars to pay for her daughter's college tuition, was stunned when the picture fetched $600,000.


US and EU fail to solve Airbus-Boeing dispute

PARIS The European trade commissioner, Peter Mandelson, and the US trade representative, Robert Zoellick, said Monday that they were prepared to battle over aid to Boeing and Airbus after failing to resolve differences.


Germany, France Eye Citigroup Bond Trades

The German and French financial watchdogs said on Thursday they were looking into recent trading by US financial services group Citigroup (CN: Quote, Profile, Research) in European government bond and derivative markets.


Two RAF jets are scrambled after UK air controllers lose contact with a jumbo jet, a BBC investigation learns.


Players to watch | Jets' Curtis Martin leads NFL with 1,305 rushing yards, averaging 4.6. Duce Staley getting 4.5 for Steelers.


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


Curt Schilling will have surgery Tuesday on his injured right ankle.


Cavaliers rookie guard Luke Jackson will have back surgery Thursday and miss the rest of the season.


Comcast Subpoenas Elected Leaders In Montgomery Who Favored Union

Two Montgomery County Council members who supported a campaign by employees of Comcast Cable Communications to form a union have been subpoenaed by company attorneys in a federal labor relations case involving a Rockville man who says he was illegally fired by the firm.


English Premiership trailblazers Chelsea could lose their nerve claimed Manchester United's England international fullback Gary Neville.


Suspected Taleban gunmen kill six government soldiers in the southern Afghan province of Helmand.


Unusually severe winter weather besieged China's business and farming heartland on Tuesday amid the country's worst power crisis, with one mountain road accident blamed on snow killing 25 people ahead of a major holiday.


A lightweight solar-powered UK plane smashes the official world record for the longest duration unmanned flight.


Former Dallas Cowboys center Al Johnson agreed to a four-year contract with Arizona on Monday, the Cardinals' first free-agent acquisition this year.


World number one Roger Federer continued  his spectacular run at the Qatar Open by beating Ivan Ljubicic  of Croatia 6-3, 6-1, in the final Saturday.


Milanello, 16:00 - CALCIO, AZZURRI: INZAGHI 'RICONVOCA' NESTA

Alessandro Nesta torna a vestire l'azzurro nonostante l'addio alla nazionale, ma a dargli una maglia...


US Special Forces Punished for Iraq Prisoner Abuse

Four U.S. troops serving on an elite special operations task force have been disciplined for abusing prisoners in Iraq, including unauthorized use of Taser electric-shock weapons, the Pentagon said on Wednesday.


A US Army tank passes by a burning US Army Bradley armoured vehicle next to a junction on the airport highway in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Oct. 23, 2004.


A Reality Check for Nonprofit Candidates

The nonprofit sector makes up a significant chunk of the Washington job market, but it's one that private sector and government workers can find mysterious. They like the idea of putting their skills to use for the greater good of society but aren't quite sure how to make it happen.


Rice Disputes Report CIA Warned Her About Attack

SHANNON, Ireland -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Sunday vehemently denied that she ever received a special CIA warning about an imminent terrorist attack on the United States, angrily refuting new allegations about her culpability in U.S. policy failures before the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks...


Most rivers, lakes, estuaries and coasts in England and Wales are unlikely to meet new EU rules on water quality, conservationists say.


London - A British detainee at Guantanamo Bay claims to have been tortured by the United States, Sky news reports. Moazzam Begg says he also witnessed the deaths of two fellow detainees "at the hands of US military personnel".


Experts: Parents Not to Blame for Hyperactive Kids

Children suffering from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are not disrupting their school classes or their neighborhoods because of poor parenting, UK scientists said on Wednesday.


According to "Tehran Times", Iran has exported over 12.5 million tons of petrochemical products worth more than $5.3 billion during the first eleven months of the current Iranian year (started March 21, 2006), the Islamic Republic of Iran's Customs Administration (IRICA) reported.


California turns corner on fires as Bush tours area

Firefighters won the upper hand against most of California's wildfires on Thursday, though several still burned out of control as President George W. Bush surveyed what he called "terrible devastation" from the five-day disaster.


Wigley makes clean break from Southampton

Wigley had been under intense pressure at St Maryâs since replacing Paul Sturrock at the start of the season, with his position as âhead coachâ being questioned in the wake of some poor form.


Giorno della liberazione di italiani dalla disinformazione


Summary: Karzai Sworn in As Afghan Leader

THE CEREMONY: Hamid Karzai was sworn in for a five-year term as Afghan president after winning the country's first vote for head of state.


Beijing Games should make profit: consultant

The Beijing Olympics should still make a profit despite a 30 percent rise in costs since the Chinese capital won the right to host the Games in 2001, according to a senior adviser to the organizers.


Our Voice: Bush, Kerry: Donât re-fight Vietnam War

The Swift Boat saga is beginning to wear thin on the nerves of the American people. Swift Boat Veterans for Truth ads questioning Sen. John Kerryâs war record -- and pundits debating the issue ad nauseam


Asean summit offers crucial test to media and freedom of ...

As Laos continues in its efforts to emerge from years of isolation, much will be made of how it performs in its hosting of the 10th Asean Summit in Vientiane on November 29.


Artworks Rushed to Auctions as Houses Expect Heated Sales

Collectors have consigned hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of art for the November sales in New York.


President Bush, the son of a former CIA director, has embraced a short-term fix for the CIA that -- surprise! -- gives the CIA director more power.


Home Depot to cut unit sale price by $1.8 bln: sources

Home Depot Inc  agreed to cut the price in its supply division sale to buyout firms by $1.8 billion, sources said on Sunday, as a housing market drop and a credit crunch forced all sides to renegotiate.


Expelled EU, U.N. officials leave Afghanistan

A senior United Nations official and another from the European Union left Afghanistan on Thursday after the government ordered their expulsion, accusing them of holding talks with the Taliban and for paying cash to the group.


A Russian court yesterday rejected the Yukos oil company's appeal to suspend government efforts to collect $3.4 billion in back taxes -- a massive bill that has put Russia's largest oil producer on the verge of ruin.


AGENCY: Communications network Freshwater has named Baroness Cohen as non-executive director and audit committee chairman  (c) 2007 PR Week. Provided by ProQuest Information and Learning.


Kellogg Picks a Director as Successor to Its Chief

By Bloomberg News. The Kellogg Company yesterday named James M. Jenness, 58, as chairman and chief executive to succeed Carlos M. Gutierrez, who was picked to be commerce secretary.


Finding it tough to make a buck, some companies eye the exits.


FTC: Thumbs up for America's online child protection laws

COPPA bracelet America's laws protecting children's privacy online are working just fine, according to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). But just to make sure, it will slap violators with bigger fines.â¦


Digital TV switch won't sway cable holdouts

Half of the 21 million  Americans who do not have cable or satellite TV will probably  continue to use rabbit ears after the switch to digital TV in  February 2009, according to a new study.


Striker Peter Crouch is set to start alongside Michael Owen for England in their Euro 2008 qualifier against Estonia.


Prime time a Canale 5, bene 'Matrix' e 'Ballaro''


Panel Wants to Preserve 1,047 Acres at BNAS Site ; A Brunswick Group Says the Land Can Be Protected and Used for Recreation.

By DENNIS HOEY Staff Writer  Brunswick's Conservation Commission will ask the federal government to preserve a huge chunk of undeveloped land at Brunswick Naval Air Station for recreation and protection of plants and wildlife.


Blair deplores Iraq hostage killing as brother faults UK

Prime Minister Tony Blair condemned the killers of British hostage Kenneth Bigley as "barbaric," and most of the victim's relatives praised his handling of the crisis.


Barcellona, 15:10 - CALCIO, BARCELLONA: RONALDINHO RIENTRA TARDI, NIENTE LIGA

Ronaldinho non sarà in campo domani per la sfida del Barcellona contro il Villareal. Il club ...


Rincari a Londra e New York dopo i dati sulle scorte Usa


Illinois redshirt freshman quarterback Brad Bower will get his first college start against Western Michigan, coach Ron Turner announced following practice Thursday.


Telefono azzurro sigla protocollo per arginare fenomeno


Google Inc. made a much anticipated move toward what many consider the newest frontier in the digital information search sector by announcing Thursday it is offering a test version of an application designed to let users search for information stored on their desktop computers.


1926 — Babe Ruth hit three homers to lead the Yankees to a 10-5 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals in the fourth game of the World Series.


THE SOFTWARE giant which brings nations together, Microsoft, has issued a blind date kit for those who are thinking of installing its mega patch SP2 for Windows XP.


The Federal Reserve on Tuesday slashed U.S. interest rates by a hefty three-quarters of a percentage point, the biggest rate cut in more than 23 years, in an emergency bid to lend support to a U.S. economy some fear is on the verge of recession.


NAJAF, Iraq  - Radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr on Tuesday refused to meet an Iraqi peace delegation because of "American aggression" as US troops pounded militia positions in Najaf near the country's holiest Islamic sites.


Mount St. Helens Spews More Steam and Ash

Mount St. Helens spewed more steam and  ash on Monday, raising concerns about a larger eruption at the  Washington state volcano that woke last week after 18 years of  slumber.


US forces battle way into Fallujah; Sunni clerics urge boycott of ...

US troops powered their way into the centre of the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah on Tuesday, overwhelming small bands of guerrillas with massive force, searching homes along the city's deserted, narrow passageways and using


COMMENTO                                          Democrazia e religione                                                                                di EZIO MAURO


By DUNCAN MANSFIELD  KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - A spectacular fire early Wednesday destroyed a row of vacant downtown warehouses, injuring three firefighters who had to climb down a hose to safety.


Top seed Martina Hingis scored a hard-fought 6-2, 7-5 win over Tzipora Obziler in the second round of the Kolkata Open tournament.


British customs officials meet the European Commission on Thursday in a bid to avoid court action for penalties for importing alcohol and tobacco.


Stem Cell Quality Control System Discovered

A fundamental mechanism has been discovered that allows embryonic stem cells to divide indefinitely while avoiding the duplication of genetically damaged cells that can lead to cancer.


Popular Artists in Vegas for Music Awards

Usher didn't need any "Confessions" to prove he's the world's best male artist. The singer earned three 2004 World Music Awards on Wednesday, while Outkast — the big winner at this year's Grammys — also took home three awards.


US astronauts travelling to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard Russian space shuttles will no longer be able to benefit from free travel, the Russian space agency announced today.


Foster Wheeler to Design Petrochem Complex

Officials at Russia's CJSC Nizhnekamsk refinery have hired Foster Wheeler Ltd. to design a refinery and petrochemical plant in Tatarstan.


Brodeur stands tall as Devils beat Rangers 2-1

New Jersey netminder Martin Brodeur led the Devils to a 2-1 win over the New York Rangers on Tuesday, and even showed he can mix it with some of the NHL's tough guys.


At least one killed in fresh Kenya clashes

At least one person was killed in ethnic clashes in the Kenyan capital Nairobi on Sunday in the latest flare up of violence following President Mwai Kibaki's disputed re-election this month, a witness said.


A shark nipped a teenage surfer and caused slight injuries before letting go, authorities said.


Pd-Radicali, ancora nulla di fatto Oggi Veltroni vede Di Pietro, poi in tv                                                                                Nuovo incontro tra Pd e Radicali in vista delle elezioni. e ancora un nulla di fatto. "Staimo attendendo una controproposta da parte del Pd" dice Emma Bonino. In tarda mattinata Veltroni vedrÃ  Di Pietro. Poi le dimissioni da sindaco e le telecamere di Porta a Porta.


Mutual Fund Survey: Retirement a Priority

A recent survey found that mutual fund ownership is on the rise after two years of decline, an encouraging signal that Americans are starting to save more money. But although most investors say retirement is their No. 1 priority, experts say the vast majority remain in danger of shortchanging this goal.


Banks await regulations on US Internet betting ban

The costs of policing a new U.S.   Internet gambling ban for banks and credit card companies will   be determined by regulators in the coming months, industry   officials said on Monday.


Security alone will not heal Iraq: Kofi Annan

Iraq must do more to heal its political wounds and revive its economy or elections could fail to achieve their goal of stability and legitimacy, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Thursday.


Bush Heads to Colombia as Scandal Taints Alliance

Democrats in Congress have increased their scrutiny of a trade pact and an aid package after claims of abuses.


CBS clips top YouTube charts, boost ratings

CBS Corp.  video clips from  David Letterman's talk show and drama "NCIS" are among the most  watched on popular Internet video service YouTube, giving the  network a boost in TV viewership, the companies said on  Tuesday.


Roma, 11:18 - CALCIO: ARRIVA FRANCOBOLLO DI NICCOLO' CAROSIO

La mitica voce del calcio italiano, NicolÃ² Carosio, diventa un francobollo. Infatti le Poste Italian...


U.S. stocks looked to bounce back on  Tuesday, with stock futures pointing to a flat open as oil  prices hold below $42 a barrel and a quiet Wall Street awaits  consumer confidence data for some direction.


Giving smaller doses of flu vaccine may extend its effectiveness

New research suggests that the flu vaccine supply can be stretched by giving younger people smaller doses of the vaccine -- but it doesn't work on older people.


NATO troops attacked in Afghan capital, three hurt

A suicide car-bomber attacked a NATO convoy on a busy road in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Monday wounding six people including three NATO soldiers, police and NATO said.


Nascera' a maggio.Primogenita Leonor ha poco piu' di un anno


"Citizen Kane" leads "Godfather" in movie poll

"Citizen Kane," Orson Welles' powerful portrait of an unscrupulous media baron, beat back an assault from "The Godfather," on Wednesday to retain its title as the greatest American film.


Future Implications: Apple's complete home dominance

Blog: I understand 5.6 percent is not too significant, and the nation's top vendors are releasing Windows systems, but Apple's rise in market share has been unprecedented.


Top seed Andre Agassi of the United States overcame Spanish eight seed Fernando Verdasco 7-6, 6-2 in the Stockholm Open quarter-finals on Friday.