Paris says freedom of French reporters in Iraq still possible

Officials in Paris reiterated Wednesday its cautious optimism that two French reporters and their Syrian driver held hostage in Iraq may be freed, as trucks bearing their pictures criss-crossed the city.


Firefox patches elusive QuickTime security flaw

Previous patches have been exploited forcing Mozilla to issue another, hopefully, final patch.


No baby as tiny as 8.6 ounces had ever survived before Rumaisa Rahman was born Sept. 19. Although no bigger than a cell phone, Rumaisa still had some things in her favor, doctors at Loyola University Medical


Baghdad blasts kill 15 as Bush reviews policy

Bomb blasts killed 15 people in Baghdad on Wednesday and suicide bombers attacked an Iraqi army base as President Bush ended a three-day review of Iraq policy and said he would not be rushed into making changes.


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Il Perugia ha confermato la fiducia al tecnico Corrado Benedetti, che sarà quindi al timone d...


Turkish Captives in Iraq Executed, Videotape Shows

A militant group run by a Jordanian-born insurgent released a videotape showing its members killing three men identified as Turkish hostages, according to al-Jazeera television.


The nationally renowned Wesley Bell Ringers will host their fund- raiser rummage sale on Friday, Sept. 29, from 8 a.m.-7 p.m. and also on Saturday, Sept. 30, from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. at Christ United Methodist Church, 2375 E 3300 South.


Need a calcium boost? Click here US scientists have created a genetically-modified carrot which delivers a much higher dose of calcium than the bog-standard carrot and may help "ward off conditions such as brittle bone disease and osteoporosis", the BBC reports.â¦


Police will Thursday publish a long-awaited report into Princess Diana's death in a Paris car crash in 1997, expected to confirm it was a simple accident and not an elaborate conspiracy.


Turkey Welcomes EC Decision on Membership Talks

The European Commission has given a qualified go-ahead to starting EU membership talks with Turkey, warning that negotiations could be frozen if the country backtracks on reforms.


Roma, 21:00 - CALCIO, LUCARELLI: SHAKHTAR MI LASCERA' IN PRESTITO PER 6 MESI

Lo Shakhtar Donetsk cederà in prestito per sei mesi Cristiano Lucarelli prima della fine dell...


Yankees' Wang wins 7th straight decision

Bobby Abreu homered and drove in a season-high five runs, helping Chien-Ming Wang overcome a shaky first inning to win his seventh straight decision with a 6-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on Saturday night.


Franken taps entertainment pals for cash

In an April episode of ABC's "The View," Bill Maher and Rosie O'Donnell professed their support for Al Franken's 2008 Minnesota Senate candidacy, with O'Donnell saying she was "maxing out" to the comedian-turned-candidate.


The dress is the star of next summer's wardrobe, and Paris designers on Saturday offered a dizzying array of options ranging from tunics to baby dolls and sweeping floor-length gowns.


A new Nikon DX lens?...Flickr hopes to revamp its user interface...price pressure on Shutterfly...A Nikon gear splurge


Descendants of slaves still suffer in Brazil

PARACATU, Brazil  - Moacir de Mello's small farm is squeezed on one side by bulldozers belonging to a Canadian mining firm and on the other by a rancher trying to make him leave. "We're locked up like a pig in a sty," his wife says.


Bill Gates has grown up and made us proud

Who expected Bill Gates to make us proud to be in high-tech? The geek-turned-philanthropist has surprised us all.


CBS Says Probe Results Unlikely Until After Election

An external review of how CBS News came to use disputed documents in a report on President Bush's military record will probably not be concluded until after the November election so as not to interfere with the presidential race, a top executive said on Tuesday.


The Marketplace Report: Housing, Inflation, Dollar's Value

Description: NPR's Alex Chadwick talks to Tess Vigeland of Marketplace about the week ahead in money and business. She reviews housing starts, inflation and the value of the dollar.


Asif Ali Zardari, the husband of Pakistan's exiled former opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, was rearrested yesterday a month after being freed on bail.


Butler's Career-High 40 Points Wasted by Wizards

Caron Butler scores a career-high 40 points and the Wizards make up a late 11-point deficit to force overtime Sunday, but come up short in a 105-102 loss to the Bucks.


North America's Winningest Jockey Tallies No. 10,000

Hall of Fame jockey Russell Baze extends his dominance as North America's winningest jockey, surviving a photo finish in a three-horse duel yesterday for his 10,000th victory.


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Doctor couple 'let teen son carry out caesarean'

Indian state investigates claims that boy, 15, performed surgery to get into record books.


Matthew McConaughey is taking Owen Wilson's role in the comedy film "Tropic Thunder."


SAN FRANCISCOâSun Microsystems Inc. next week will roll out two new servers featuring its UltraSPARC IV processors, a Sun executive said Friday.


With the new edition of O.J. Simpson's "If I Did It" in the top 5 on Barnes & Noble.com., the superstore said Tuesday it has no plans "at this point" to stock copies of the book in stores, reiterating previous statements that there was insufficient customer interest.


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Kuwaiti Released From Guantanamo Arrested

The first Kuwaiti released from Guantanamo Bay was taken into government custody after he arrived home Sunday, according to a Kuwaiti lobbying for the release of detainees from this Gulf state.


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A licensing board's decision to put minimum prices on drinks sold in pubs in Aberdeen is ruled unlawful by a judge.


Cameras: shipments rising, but prices falling

Digital camera prices are dropping, an analyst firm concludes, and buyers are moving toward one camera per person rather than one per family.


House prices dropped by 1.1% in October as the property market continues to weaken, according to the Halifax monthly house price index report.


Kellogg names Jenness as chief executive; share price declines

LONDON, November 30  - Kellogg Company (K.NYS) named James Jenness yesterday to take over as the companyâs Chairman and Chief Executive, if Carlos Gutierrez is appointed by the US administration as the next Commerce Secretary.


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High court justices hold rare public debate

Shed of their black robes, Supreme Court Justices Antonin Scalia and Stephen Breyer engaged in a lively and, at times, amusing debate Thursday over whether foreign court rulings should be used in U.S. decisions.


Benioff promotes 'Salesforce.com 2.0' platform

InfoWorld - Everyone knows Salesforce.com as the company that pioneered SaaS (software as a service) and survived the dot-com bust when many other ASPs didn't. Now, Chairman and CEO Marc Benioff says the company is ready to take on Microsoft as a leading development platform provider, a strategy he unveiled as "Salesforce.com 2.0" in New York on Tuesday.


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India, Pakistan say need more talks on Kashmir bus

India and Pakistan were unable to agree on starting a bus service between the capitals of divided Kashmir in two days of talks which ended in New Delhi on Wednesday and said they would need more discussions.


IN A major strategic reversal, Sony plans to add support for MP3 music files to some of its portable music players. The shift to support the widely used MP3 music format would end Sony's long-standing insistence on its proprietary Atrac format.


Illinois group warns parents of potentially dangerous toys

As the holiday season gears up, consumer advocates are again warning parents to do their homework and be vigilant about keeping dangerous toys out of the hands -- and mouths -- of kids.


DURHAM, N.C. - Newly arrived Duke University freshmen got something considerably snazzier than the usual Blue Devils T-shirts and ball caps: Their goodie bags included a free iPod digital music player engraved with the school's crest and the words "Class of 2008."   The university says the unique welcoming gifts, which Apple Computer Inc...


Top seed Roger Federer remains on course to win his third Grand Slam of the year after advancing to the quarter-finals at Flushing Meadows thanks to a walkover.


Liberty Beat by Nat Hentoff Kofi Annan vs. Me

The United Nations is useless to blacks in Darfur. China will veto any meaningful action. his land stinks of fear and death. âNicholas Kristof, The New York Times, from Darfur, October 20.


Coca-Cola's EU deal suggests shake-up of sales is real thing

COCA-Colaâs agreement with the European Union is the first sign that new chief executive Neville Isdellâs painfully slow reform of the company may at last be getting under way.


Warren Buffettâs new firm, Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corporation, takes its first steps into the bond insurance market.


StorageTek (Quote, Chart) took another step in filling out its information lifecycle management portfolio this week, acquiring software maker Storability.


Car bomb kills anti-Syrian MP, 9 others in Beirut

A powerful car bomb killed anti-Syrian Lebanese lawmaker Walid Eido and nine other people on Wednesday in an attack his colleagues blamed on Damascus.


Aussies sweep series with 213-run victory over Kiwis

ADELAIDE, Nov 30: Australia crushed New Zealand by 213 runs on the final day of the second Test to complete a series clean sweep at Adelaide Oval on Tuesday.


NBC Universal has decided not to renew  its contract to sell television shows on iTunes, becoming the  second major media company to challenge Apple Inc's   dominance in digital entertainment.


Colombian Rebels Kill Catholic Priest - Church

BOGOTA, Colombia  - Leftist guerrillas shot andkilled a Catholic parish priest in a jungle area of northwestColombia, church officials said on Friday.


U.N. council members to press for Darfur arrests

U.N. Security Council members intend to press Sudan to arrest two suspects accused of war crimes in Darfur by the International Criminal Court, Belgium's U.N. ambassador said on Thursday..


The heat's been turned off on the Hugh Grant legume litigation.


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Ukraine's parliament has voted to ask President Leonid Kuchma to dismiss the government of Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych to help end a political crisis triggered by a contested presidential election.


CALGARY -- Kananaskis Country will take on a Tour de France feel tomorrow as its perennial champion Lance Armstrong leads a swarm of cyclists through the Rockies.


Edwards' health care plan includes taxes

Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards said Sunday his plan for universal health care would require higher taxes and cost up to $120 billion year.


Straw hopeful as he visits Arafat's grave

JACK Straw, the Foreign Secretary, visited the grave of the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat yesterday at the end of a two-day trip to Israel and the West Bank to help revive the Middle East peace process.


Celtics longtime play-by-play television broadcaster Mike Gorman was taken to the hospital Monday night at halftime of Boston's game against Golden State with complaints of stomach cramps.


Ace performance by Thailand's Thongchai at Mount Juliet

Thailand's Thongchai Jaidee aced the 165-yard 11th hole in the WGC-American Express Championship second round on Friday. The 34-year-old former paratrooper used an eight


Dispersi in mare, skipper denunciato per omicidio colposo

Lo skipper della barca 'Irsira', che sabato scorso si Ã¨ trovata al centro di un fortunale a seguito del quale sono caduti in mare la moglie dell'uomo e il proprietario dell'imbarcazione, Ã¨ stato denunciato dalla Polmare di Ancona per omicidio colposo.


Van Nistelrooy charged by FA; Wenger in hot water

Manchester, England (Sports Network) - Manchester United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy has been charged by the English Football Association for an incident during Sunday's 2-0 win over Arsenal.


Feds: Cigarette Makers Lied for 50 Years

Cigarette makers lied about the  dangers of smoking for 50 years, the U.S. government said on  Tuesday as its $280 billion case against the industry went to  trial.


When reached yesterday in Nairobi, Theo Ratliff said he feels "as strong as ever" and "confident" as he continues rehabilitation from back surgery. Ratliff expects to play next season, though he doesn't know if he'll be playing for the Celtics.


Jack Nicklaus had a golf club in his hand and a gallery around him, just like old times.


BBC: Annan: Invasion of Iraq is illegitimate

The UN secretary general Kofi Annan considered yesterday in an interview broadcast by the BBC ( world section) that the American invasion of Iraq in 2003 "was illegitimate.


Bertelsmann, the world's  fourth-largest media group, almost tripled operating earnings  in the six months to June, helped by cost cuts and higher sales  mainly at its music and television units.


Five soldiers from a unit that recently returned from Afghanistan were killed Thursday when their vehicle was struck by a train at a rail crossing in the eastern Czech Republic, officials said.


Amadou Diouf, an immigrant from Senegal, says U.S. agents injected him with drugs against his will as he was about to be deported in February 2007.


[TS] Gretchen Morgenson: A Sneak Preview of Proxy Battles

United States shareholders are stirring and promise to make next yearâs proxy season mighty lively.


Kolzig Backstops Capitals Past Lightning

Olie Kolzig makes 48 saves and Alexander Semin has a goal and an assist in his return from a shoulder injury to help the Capitals beat the Lightning, 5-2.


Attacks aimed at Adobe Reader, Acrobat flaws intensify

The flaws disclosed last week in Adobe System's Reader and Acrobat programs have been used to exploit computers since at least January via malicious banner advertisements, security analysts are reporting.Adobe issued patches last Wednesday for Reader and Acrobat, but the company did not detail the flaws.Problems with Adobe's software can potentially affect millions of PC users, since the company's software is widely used to read PDF (Portable Document Format) files. Most people regard PDFs as harmless."From our standpoint, it appears that this PDF-based attack has been quite successful, affecting many thousands of users throughout the world," wrote Hon Lau on Symantec's Security Response Weblog.Greg McManus of iDefense Labs, the security arm of VeriSign, reported one of the vulnerabilities to Adobe in October, according to a post by the SANS Institute, a computer security organization.Since hackers have been apparently using the Adobe flaws since January, it raises the question how they discovered the flaw.Lau wrote that the "swiftness of the exploit appearing in the wild suggests that leaks had occurred."However, it appears that the vulnerabilities in Reader and Acrobat were disclosed in a responsible way, Lau wrote.The flaws in the programs allow a hacker to create a malicious PDF document. If opened by a victim, that document downloads a malicious Trojan that Symantec calls "Zonebac."Zonebac was first detected in 2006. It shuts off a user's security software as well as downloads other bad software. The latest version also appears to taint search engine results, Lau wrote.In January, iDefense noticed that the malicious PDF document was being delivered through malicious banner advertisements. Symantec's Lau wrote that it's not immediately clear how the PDF file is delivered, but that the banner ads could be redirecting people to other harmful Web sites with the file. Also, spam messages may be carrying the bad file as an attachment.Malicious banner ads can be particularly dangerous since the ads can show up on legitimate Web sites. Online advertising companies have struggled to keep these ads off their networks. Sometimes, hackers will approach the networks with what is a legitimate ad and then substitute it for a malicious one. Many of those bad ads have exploited vulnerabilities in Adobe's Flash multimedia technology.Adobe's Reader and Acrobat are designed to regularly look for updates, but users are advised to upgrade to the patched version, 8.1.2.


ODF group abandons file format in favor of W3C alternative

The OpenDocument Foundation, which was set up to promote its namesake file format as a universal choice for storing documents, is switching  its allegiance to the Compound Document Formats created by the World Wide Web Consortium.


Kerry as the Boss: Always More Questions

But the downside to Senator John Kerry's deliberative style is that his campaign has often moved slowly.


Buenos Aires Rock Club Inferno Claims 175 Lives

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina  - A flare thrown from the  audience ignited a packed Buenos Aires rock club where locked  exit doors trapped young New Year's revelers in smoke and  flames, killing 175 people, officials said on Friday.


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The Oakland Athletics and Texas Rangers disagreed over who's to blame for an altercation in the stands that led to the arrest of Rangers pitcher Frank Francisco after Francisco threw a chair that hit a woman and broke her nose.


Jonathan King in Harold Shipman song rumpus

'Grossly offensive' ditty hits YouTube Convicted paedophile Jonathan King - who served half of a seven-year sentence for abusing underage boys - has resurfaced with a provocative song about mass murderer Harold Shipman, the BBC reports.â¦


Military Training Units Seen as Career Detours

FORT RILEY, Kan., Oct. 24 -- The United States' exit from Iraq and Afghanistan depends on stepping up U.S. advising of those nations' security forces, Adm. Michael Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Wednesday as he visited military training teams preparing to deploy.


Many Women Get First Mammogram, Delay Further Ones

Most women are getting their first mammogram screenings for breast cancer at the recommended age of 40, but few are returning for yearly screening, a study released Monday suggests.


Time to Reconcile Two Bills on Fort: Lawmakers Will Try to Negotiate an Agreement About a Panel to Guide the Transfer of Fort Monroe.

By Kimball Payne, Daily Press, Newport News, Va.  Feb. 15--RICHMOND -- State lawmakers are getting ready to try to negotiate an agreement on a pair of bills aimed at guiding the future of Fort Monroe after the Army leaves in 2011.   Sen. Marty Williams, R-Newport News, and Del.


Kurd rebels kill 9 Turk soldiers: military sources

TUNCELI, Turkey  - Nine Turkish soldiers were killed overnight in a clash with Kurdish rebels near the Iraqi border, military sources said on Sunday, in an attack that will increase pressure on Turkey to send troops into Iraq.


Algeria Court Upholds Reporter Conviction

An appeals court on Wednesday upheld a two-year prison term for one of Algeria's best known journalists in a case seen by many as a pretext to crush press freedom in this North African country.


Candidates in Afghanistan's first-ever presidential election kicked off the final day of campaigning Wednesday, with interim leader Hamid Karzai and one of his chief


In cambio chiedono alt attacchi su Gaza e Cisgiordania


InfoWorld and Open Source Technology Group (OSTG), the parent company of such popular sites as Slashdot and SourceForge, are pleased to announce the public beta of a new resource for IT buyers.


NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Mechel Steel priced its American depositary shares at $21 each Friday, in the first initial public offering from Russia in 2 1/2 years.


Astronaut in bizarre kidnap plot in Florida court

ORLANDO, Florida  - A U.S. astronaut accused of trying to kidnap a woman she considered a rival for another astronaut's affections made her first court appearance in Florida on Tuesday.


DETROIT, Oct. 27 -- Members of the United Auto Workers approved a four-year contract with Chrysler on Saturday despite significant opposition, the union said.


Avril Says Fake Pop Stars Are 'Pathetic'

Pop-rocker Avril Lavigne is speaking out against fake pop-stars that rule the entertainment business. In light of the Ashlee Simpson lip-synching incident, Lavigne feels it's "pathetic" that some young artists don't sing on their own record or on stage...


Roundup: Kerr wins despite shaky final round

Kerr claimed her third LPGA Tour tournament of the year yesterday, overcoming final-round difficulties and a strong challenge from Kim to win the State Farm Classic.


Turkish F.M. Meets His Latvian Counterpart

Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul, who is paying an official visit to Latvia, met on Friday his Latvian counterpart Artis Pabriks in the capital city of Riga.


Krispy Kreme Ops Chief Leaves for New Job

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. KKD.N  said on Monday that its chief operating officer has left the  company for another job.


China's unheralded Xing Huina caused a major shock as she turned the tables on the Ethiopians to storm to gold in the women's Olympic 10,000 metres on Friday.


Microsoft promises less-annoying Vista OS early next year

'But you should upgrade now' A less-annoying version of Windows Vista is still several months away.â¦


Cardinale, continuano interpretazioni chiuse della laicita'


An exhibition of Kylie Minogue's stage costumes, awards and accessories opens at London's V&A museum.


Chief of Universal Finds Success at the Back of the Pack

Though profitable for the last nine years, Universal has been noticeably short on blockbusters to call its own. And that is largely by design


A 21-year-old British soldier has been arrested over the murder of a civilian in Iraq. The suspect was being quizzed at a London police station.


Onetime Star Investment Banker Is Facing U.S. Sentencing

Frank P. Quattrone, the banker whose deal making helped fuel the 1990Âs technology boom, is expected to receive a sentence of 16 months.


The UK's first stand-alone Islamic High Street bank,  aimed at the UK's 1.8 million Muslims opens in London on Wednesday.


Making stem cells with destroying human embryos could revolutionize medical research in the U.S.--and help unlock the very secrets of life.


Muslims in Norway were organizing a torchlit parade through downtown Oslo this weekend, to decry violence and terrorism and distance themselves from Islamic fundamentalism.


Let's stay together? Team singing new tune

Break up the Red Sox. A similar cry could be heard from beaten rivals when the Yankees dominated the World Series half a century ago. Now that the Olde Towne Team has won its second October Classic in four years, how many of last night's champagne-spattered champions will be back next spring?


It's not the size of your offshore rigs, it's how you use them.


English legendary soccer coach Brian Clough, 69, has died after a battle against stomach cancer. The double European Cup winning manager had members of his family at his bedside.


Is America ready for a Mormon president?

A charismatic communicator with an actor's good looks, a glowing resume and socially conservative politics, Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney could be a dream candidate for Republicans in the 2008 White House race.


Longer Rehab Improves Hip Fracture Outcomes

TUESDAY, Aug. 17 (HealthDayNews) -- An extra six months of supervised outpatient rehabilitation helps elderly hip fracture patients achieve a better recovery, says a Washington University School of Medicine study that challenges the current standard ...


Roma, 16:55 - CALCIO, ROCCHI: HO LA LAZIALITA' DI DI CANIO

Tommaso Rocchi aspetta con ansia il derby: ''PiÃ¹ passano i minuti - dice l'attaccante della Lazio - ...


Stocks cheer steep Fed cut, but lose altitude

Asian shares rallied on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve's biggest interest rate cut in over two decades, but nagging fears of a U.S. recession prompted many indexes to give up some of their early gains.


Sex, death and religion, artâs old stand-bys, its holy trinity, are alive, weird and living, at  âKeith Edmier 1991-2007â at Hessel Museum in Bard College.


A policeman who falsely claimed to be off work sick while fitting new bathrooms has been spared jail.


Some worry that not enough support exists to help US troops bear the psychological toll of having killed.


'Anchoring and meditative' colour of the year In case you thought common-sense outfits like Pantone - the "global authority on colour" - were immune to rebranding madness, symptomised by the overwhelming desire to give forth in Strategy Boutique Newspeak, it's our sad duty to bring to your attention this announcement regarding the company's "colour of the year":â¦


Inventor Patents New Way to Tell Time: Colorful Display Ideal for Cell Phones, Wearable Audio Players, and Mobile Electronic Devices

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 14  /PRNewswire/ -- Inventerprise(R) LLC announced today the granting of a United States patent on a new way to tell time.  The newly patented system breaks from centuries-old tradition, dispensing altogether with the use of any hour hand or hour digit.


Japanese whalers detained two activists accused of throwing acid at and illegally boarding their vessel in Antarctica on Tuesday. An official denied claims the men were assaulted and tied to the mast.


Actress Tori Spelling gave birth on Tuesday to a son in Los Angeles, People magazine reported.


Danone operating profits rise 10 percent in 2006

French food giant Groupe Danone has said that 2006 operating profits rose 10.1 percent to 1.914 billion euros (2.50 billion dollars), on sales that rose 8.1 percent to 14.073 billion euros.


A tour bus carrying members of an extended Alabama family home from a reunion veered off a southern Kentucky highway early Monday and slammed into an overpass, killing one person and injuring 66 others.


Hezbollah sends drone into airspace over Israel

In a development that could heighten tensions between Israel and Iran, guerrillas of the Lebanon-based Shiite Muslim group Hezbollah succeeded, apparently for the first


Battle Against Counterfeit Drugs Has New Weapon: Pollen

A new investigation offers a model for attacking what has become a flood of fake drugs, which threaten to undermine the global fight against malaria.


GM Daewoo selected as primary source for Chevrolet vehicles in Europe

GM Daewoo Auto and Technology (GM Daewoo) said it had been selected by General Motors (GM) as the primary source for Chevrolet vehicles to be sold in Europe.


Senators skeptical on Bush's new war czar post

Senators expressed deep skepticism  on Thursday at President Bush's nomination of a "war czar" for  Iraq and Afghanistan, saying it muddled the White House chain  of command but likely signaled no strategy change.


Connecticut Takes a Lead in Stem-Cell Research Aid

Connecticut will dole out $20 million to 21 stem-cell research projects and has allocated $100 million over the next decade.


BlackBerry phone rings all the right notes

In the beginning, there was BlackBerry. A delicious fruit, yes, but also a clever way to get your e-mail on a pager-like device. Then there was BlackBerry: a clever way to get your


European stocks were headed for a weaker start on Friday, with profit taking likely to be the focus after a lacklustre session on Wall Street and few corporate earnings to drive the market.


Federal money for 9/11 health woes just a start, say survivors

What with the asthma, trauma, depression and 13 medications a day, life has all but stopped for Marvin Bethea, a paramedic who was buried in the rubble of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.


Hollywood debates Gibson tirade against Jews

A top film industry agent asked his  colleagues on Monday to boycott working with Mel Gibson as  Hollywood debated whether the superstar's career will suffer  because he made rabidly anti-Semitic remarks during an arrest  for suspected drunk driving.


Compiled by Lawrence Van Gelder: Arts, Briefly

Keith Richards replies to Swedish critics, Paternal penguins pique parents, Botero gives Abu Ghraib art to Berkeley and more culture news.


Contract electronics manufacturer Jabil Circuit Inc. (JBL.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday posted a quarterly profit that more than doubled on stronger demand for computers, cellphones and other electronic products.


Phillies sign Lieber to three-year, $21 million deal

Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - The Philadelphia Phillies made a move to bolster their starting rotation by signing free agent righthander Jon Lieber to a three-year, $21 million contract on Wednesday.


Bolivian officials say 48 people have died and thousands have been left homeless after weeks of flooding.


UNITED NATIONS -- When former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri was assassinated nearly three years ago, the United States and France prodded the U.N. Security Council into ordering a U.N. inquiry into the killing within 24 hours.


Johnny Cash's instruments and possessions raise almost $4m (Â£2.2) after a three-day auction in New York.


Steelmaker reports big profits, disturbing trends.


Bear Stearns hires execs for hedge fund business

Bear Stearns Cos Inc  said on Tuesday it snared three executives from rival companies to expand services to hedge fund clients.


Rising property prices are making the gap between rich and poor far worse, housing charity Shelter say.


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CORRECTED-Forssell could be out for six months

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Ancient fossil offers new clues to brown bears past

While nosing around the Quaternary mammal collection at the Provincial Museum of Alberta two years ago, Paul Matheus, a paleontologist with the Alaska Quaternary Center, came across a brown bear fossil that seemed out of place.


Major League Baseball is poised to cancel the move of the Montreal Expos to Washington after the District of Columbia Council Tuesday night amended the agreement for a riverfront stadium by requiring 50 percent private financing.


Arts & entertainment: An opera based on a Rushdie novel that combines improvised rock music and visual installations by Mike Figgis? What could go wrong?


Blog: Adobe doesn't think that JPEG XR--a potential higher-end sequel to ordinary JPEG--will bump into its own DNG format.


Securities regulators are opening up yet another front in their long-running investigation of the mutual fund industry, examining brokerage firms that allegedly gave mutual fund employees lavish gifts in exchange for business, officials said yesterday.


N.Korea Criticism Reports Don't Mean Kim Weaker Yet

Anecdotal evidence of public criticism of  North Korean leader Kim Jong-il's rule may point to less  control over society after market reforms began but does not  mean Kim is losing his grip, North Korea experts said Tuesday.


Stocks Are Lower Ahead of Inventories Data

Stocks are lower as investors hold their breath ahead of weekly data on oil inventories due out later in the morning. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 17 points in today's early going.


Fannie Mae, After the Battle of Capitol Hill

Fannie Mae's struggle to weather the storm amid the wreckage of Franklin Raines's tenure will be played out in Congress as well as in corporate boardrooms.


Police were right to quiz me in 'cash-for-honours' probe: Blair

Prime Minister Tony Blair insisted that it was no surprise that police interviewed him over the "cash-for-honours" allegations clouding his Labour Party government.


Thousands in Kashmir protest alleged rape

Police in Kashmir fired tear gas and used batons Wednesday to disperse thousands of people protesting the alleged rape of a woman and her daughter by soldiers.


How do you find good dividend-paying stocks?


European stock markets scaled near-2-1/2 year highs on Friday as oil prices held below $48 a barrel, and the euro held off from mounting another assault on $1.30 but hovered near record highs against the dollar.


Paris Hilton knows a fetching outfit when she sees one — even if it's something more likely to be found on Bavarian women heading toward church on a crisp Sunday morning in the Alps.


Procedures for voting in the assembly election are outlined, with less than 24 hours to polling day.


Parigi, 22:34 - CALCIO, FRANCIA: VINCE IL NANCY

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As she climbed the final obstacle to her first-ever marathon victory, Constantina Tomescu-Dita couldn't help looking back - back to her past, back to the ghosts that have plagued her time and time again.


Eight of Virginia's 195 Episcopal congregations announced Sunday that their members had voted to cut ties with the Episcopal Church.


Where to put Wily Mo Peña ? Right field? Center field? DH? First base? Tight end? Power forward? Bench?


England captain Andrew Strauss defends his decision to omit spinner Michael Yardy after defeat to Pakistan.


On Thursday, new regulations designed to speed up the check-processing system took effect. The Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act lets financial institutions exchange electronic images of consumers' checks


Police arrest man trying to claim letter bombings

Police investigating a spate of letter bombings have arrested a 48-year-old man who tried to claim responsibility for one of the attacks by telephoning a radio station.


Rebel Leaders Threaten to Restart War in Congo

General Laurent Nkunda has renewed his threat of war in eastern Congo. The dissident army officer has said that last week's killing of 160 Congolese Tutsis in Burundi is proof that his people are not safe, and he would not hesitate to defend them ...


Hot Topic: Casey our best major prospect?

Though heâs already a millionaire in his late-20s, has finished in the top ten of the US Masters, been rated a better player than Tiger Woods while at US College and helped Europe win a Ryder


A controversial minority contracting program run by the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission died over the summer after the Maryland General Assembly failed to renew it, potentially depriving minority- and women-owned businesses of more than $37 million worth of contracts.


Ricoverata bimba 18 mesi, non in pericolo di vita


Sport: Knee injury forces midfielder out of England's upcoming Euro 2008 qualifiers.


Specter gets support from GOP Judiciary Committee senators to ...

Sen. Arlen Specter on Thursday won the support of the Senate Judiciary Committee's Republicans to be their chairman next year, surviving complaints from abortion opponents


Jayhawks Rally in Second Half to Beat Longhorns

Despite spotting Texas a 16-point lead and giving up 32 points to super freshman Kevin Durant, No. 3 Kansas manages to rally and secure a 90-86 win over the 15th-ranked Longhorns.


After Games pressure, world short course presents different ...

(CP) - After the pressure of the Olympic Games, training for the world short course swim championships was a challenge for Victoria's Rick Say.


Mourinho feels no passion for Porto reunion

It was a devilish draw for last season's near-finalists. Chelsea's first meeting with Portuguese opposition in European competition would not normally be thunderclap news, but it comes three


NEW YORK - Bargain hunters kept Wall Street mixed Friday, allowing blue chips to rise despite a new record high for oil prices. But fresh warnings from semiconductor firms sent the tech sector falling, and the three major indexes ended the week substantially lower...


Shares of Sharper Image Corp. (SHRP) fell 14.7 percent before the bell on Monday after specialty retailer lowered its earnings estimates after reporting weaker-than-expected holiday sales.


Swedes Ponder Whether Killer Can Be a Doctor

A prestigious medical school was tipped off that one of its students had been a Nazi sympathizer, released on parole after being convicted in 2000 of a murder.


Many Americans spent Monday honoring the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. by recalling the civil rights icon's legacy nearly 40 years after his assassination in Memphis, Tennessee.


Gangsterism as Allegory for Lifeâs Basic Themes

âThe Air I Breatheâ is an ingenious contraption that holds your attention for as long as it whirs and clicks like a mechanized Rubikâs Cube.


Lou Reed keynote speaker at Texas music festival

NEW YORK (Billboard) - Lou Reed will serve as the keynote speaker for the annual South by Southwest Music Conference, which kicks off in Austin, Texas, on March 13.


U.S. Official Tells Syria to Leave Lebanon

It is time for Syria to quit Lebanon,  a senior State Department official said after talks with Syrian  President Bashar al-Assad Saturday.


Eleven Iraqis arrested over killing of tribal chief

RAMADI, Iraq  - Eleven Iraqi suspects have been arrested for involvement in the killing of a Sunni Arab tribal leader who helped push al Qaeda fighters from much of Anbar province, his brother said.


Maddie parents both named as suspects by Portuguese police

The mother and father of British toddler Madeleine McCann, who vanished while on holiday in Portugal, have both been named as formal suspects by police, their lawyer said Saturday.


The clean-up operation continues on the M6 motorway after a tanker spilt its chemical load in the fatal accident.


To envision big gains, investors need to think small.


Agevolazioni per brasiliani residenti nel nostro Paese


Dems Object to Airing of Anti-Kerry Film

The Democratic Party and 18 senators are objecting to a broadcasting company's plan to air on 62 TV stations a critical documentary about John Kerry's anti-war activities after he returned home from Vietnam three decades ago.


Allo studio, raccolta firme per cancellare dicastero


By AMY WOLD  Recreational fishermen in the Gulf of Mexico could keep two red snappers per day from federal waters - down from the current four- fish bag limit - under a  proposed rule announced Thursday.


Owen Hargreaves is out of  Manchester United's opening Champions League game away to Sporting Lisbon.


Shinzo Abe elected Japan PM, picks cabinet

Shinzo Abe, an advocate of tighter ties   with Washington and a bigger say for Japan in world affairs,   was elected Japan's prime minister by parliament on Tuesday,   becoming at 52 the youngest Japanese leader since World War   Two.


Lingotto torna a 15 euro (+1,3%), scambiato 7% capitale


The Swiss parliament's biggest party pushes for a national ban on minarets.


Patrick Chanezon  blogs  about ROME  and Jakarta FeedParser  "When we started the ROME (Rss and atOM utilitiEs) project last may, we had done a preliminary review of existing syndication libraries in java, and none of them suited us: we try to avoid the Not Invented Here syndrom as much as we can:-)"  "The other day Kevin Burton commented about our Xtech 2005 article submission about Rome that he would submit a paper as well about Jakarta Feedparser. We were not aware of this project when we started Rome: it's hidden in the bowels of the Jakarta Commons Sandbox (I think I did a quick search on apache rss at that time and found nothing meaningful: Google makes you lazy!). Too bad because it l ...


'Miracle in mud' as four pulled alive from Philippine disaster

REAL, Philippines  - Philippine rescuers were frantically digging for more survivors after four people, including a toddler, were pulled alive from a building crushed by a landslide 11 days ago.


U.S. used waterboarding but no more: ex-spy chief

The United States used waterboarding in terrorism interrogations but no longer does, a former U.S. spy chief said in the Bush administration's most explicit confirmation of the technique's use.


MONZA, Italy  - BMW Sauber's teenage test driver   Sebastian Vettel upstaged Michael Schumacher on Friday in free   practice for what could be the Ferrari great's final Italian   Grand Prix.


Safin stumbles out of St Petersburg Open

Top seed Marat Safin suffered a quarter-final defeat on home soil when the Russian lost to MichaelLlodra 6-4, 6-1 at the one million US dollars St Petersburg Openon Friday.


A Young Teacherâs Year of Mop-Ups and Cinderella

My students had given me the gift every teacher wishes for: the knowledge that Iâd helped them become curious, independent learners.


Microsoft Corp. on Thursday said its first quarter profit climbed as personal computer sales and business demand fueled higher sales.


Why Do Cats Hang Around Us? (Hint: They Can't Open Cans)

Your hunch is correct. Your cat decided to live with you, not the other way around. The sad truth is, it may not be a final decision.


FBI planted spyware on teen's PC to trace bomb threats

The FBI planted spyware on a 15-year-old boy's computer in Washington state to help finger him as the person responsible for a number of bomb threats e-mailed to his high school earlier this year.


Ericsson agrees to pay $2.1B for Redback

Redback Networks Inc., which makes routers used to direct data over broadband networks, said late Tuesday it has agreed to be acquired by Swedish mobile phone equipment maker LM Ericsson for $2.1 billion in cash.


Carlyle expected to seal Tamoil acquisition: paper

U.S. private equity firm Carlyle Group   is expected to buy Libya's European oil company  Tamoil, Britain's The Business newspaper reported on Sunday,  citing a source close to the deal.


Dutch Muslims and Christians urged an end to a cycle of retaliatory vandalism of mosques and churches Tuesday as slain filmmaker Theo van Gogh was cremated, a week after his murder by a suspected Islamic radical.


Just a month before the elections, a former Republican fundraising star is set to go on trial on charges that he stole millions of dollars from a state investment in rare coins.


Marsiglia, 18:50 - RUGBY, MONDIALI: CAMBIA IL XV DELLA NUOVA ZELANDA

Cambia la formazione della Nuova Zelanda che domani a Marsiglia affronterà l'Italia nel match...


Green light for Turkey EU membership talks

Turkey has agreed to a deal which will allow talks on EU membership to commence after agreeing to formally acknowledge Cyprus. The main sticking point had been over Turkey's failure to formally recognise Cyprus.


AP says U.S. forces holding photographer in Iraq

The U.S. military has been holding an   Iraqi photographer working for The Associated Press since   April, and the agency asked on Sunday that he either be charged   or released.


Stoudemire Scores 50 Points in Suns' Win

Amare Stoudemire scored 50 points to lead Phoenix to a 117-98 win over Portland on Sunday night.


De Niro hopes "Shepherd" first of 3 Cold War films

Robert De Niro said on Saturday the Cold  War had captivated his imagination since he was a child and  said he hoped to turn his directing effort "The Good Shepherd"  into a trilogy of films on the U.S.-Soviet rivalry.


Apoorva Lakhia's film is a disappointment.


Wired's How To Wiki: Create Your Own Ringtones

Tired of having to choose between Rihanna and Young Jeezy for your phone? It's easy to create a ringtone that is a little more you and a lot less them.


Greece looks set to lose the first medal it won at the Athens Olympics after bronze-winning weightlifter Leonidas Sampanis failed a drugs test.


Wired News joins an "open source" investigation into the possibility that a deformed baby's death in India is linked to an experimental cancer drug. Scott Carney reports from Chennai, India.


Man gets record sentence for computer sabotage

A computer systems administrator was sentenced to 30 months in prison on Tuesday for trying to sabotage his company's servers out of fear he was about to lose his job, prosecutors said.


JP Morgan: Next iPhone based on iPod Nano design

Blog: A financial analyst out of Taiwan is predicting that Apple will have a cheaper iPhone based on the iPod Nano design released by the end of the year.


The actress takes a year off to spend more time 'drinking coffee with friends.'


Ridley Scott's sci-fi  classic "Blade Runner," one of the first movies to appear on  DVD in 1997, is being restored and remastered for a brief  reissue in September.


Una settimana prima diagnosticato lieve malore poi dimesso


Inflated prices or calorie counts? Deflated retailers or air-pumped sneakers?


England's Hill to retire at season's end

England World Cup-winner Richard Hill will retire from senior rugby union at the end of the current northern hemisphere season, the flanker announced Thursday.


Smoke-Free Gambling Site Thrives Amid Debate on Ban

The owners of racetracks with video slot machines say smoking bans have not cut into their popularity or profitability.


EMI and Sony BMG have reached a deal to get more music and other products distributed using the Internet in the US and Canada. The cooperation deal covers new DualDisc products, ring tones


Duke University has reached an undisclosed financial settlement with three former lacrosse players falsely accused of rape, while a judge said late Monday he would order the disbarred prosecutor to leave office immediately.


Ragged Real chase redemption after wake-up call

Real Madrid look to bounce back from their midweek Champions League humiliation at the hands of Bayer Leverkusen with three vital La Liga points at Espanyol on Saturday.


Lebanon PM Resigns, Says Will Not Head New Govt.

Lebanon's Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri  resigned Wednesday and said he would not form a new government,  following a widely opposed constitutional change to keep the  Syrian-backed president in office.


By STEVE HAWKES  A RYANAIR boss had to be saved by police after a publicity stunt in Spain almost sparked a riot.   Sinead Finn, head of marketing, offered free tickets to anyone turning up in Barcelona's main square on Monday with placards criticising Iberia or supporting Ryanair.


Norway Proposes New Digital Copyright Law

The government on Friday proposed a new copyright law to make it illegal for Norwegians to copy songs from their own CDs onto MP3 players, but legal to do so for making a CD duplicate.


Police conduct internal probe into student death

The family of a college student killed by a police officer outside Fenway Park will await the results of an internal police investigation before deciding whether to sue the department, the family's lawyer said Monday.


New York, 09:24 - BASKET, NBA: SAN ANTONIO BATTE PHOENIX, BOSTON OK

Risultati delle gare del campionato di basket Nba disputate nella notte: Detroit - LA Lakers        ...


Front-runner Shinzo Abe has opened his bid to become Japan's next prime minister with calls for a more assertive nation but also better relations with Asian neighbors.


Baseball Roundup: Yankee Stadium Gets One Last All-Star Game

The Yankees had known for months they would be the hosts of the 2008 All-Star Game during their final season at Yankee Stadium, but Commissioner Bud Selig made it official on Wednesday.


U.S. expert panel urges regulation of tobacco

The Food and Drug Administration should be given the power to regulate tobacco products and cigarette taxes should be hiked as part of a government campaign to reduce smoking, an expert panel recommended on Thursday.


The Japanese Cabinet approves a new set of financial sanctions against North Korea.


FRANKFURT Choosing this German city to be the home of the European Central Bank and its new currency, the euro, was a diplomatic challenge worthy of Talleyrand.


U.S. stocks opened flat on Tuesday, as  the market tries to climb back from a modest sell off in the  previous session, with a slide in oil prices easing some of the  pressure.


Michael Vaughan and Simon Jones given new central contracts despite missing the Ashes series.


'9 to 5 Bandit' Works Late for 6th Robbery

TEMECULA, Calif. - A robber nicknamed the "9 to 5 bandit" was working late when he held up a Wells Fargo bank branch at about 5:30 p.m., the FBI reported...


Hokies making statement about ACC title intentions

The annual summer barbecues that Ralph Friedgen and Frank Beamer co-host at their lake homes in Georgia may be a little less cordial after the way Beamer's Virginia Tech Hokies waxed Friedgen's Maryland Terrapins 55-6 last night.


Tour de France winner Floyd Landis will find out at 5 a.m. EDT Saturday whether his backup "B" sample tested positive for doping — a result that could cost the American cyclist the title and lead to a two-year ban.


UPDATE 2-UK's Linx drops ITW offer after Danaher steams in

British company Linx Printing Technologies Plc (LPT.L: Quote, Profile, Research) dropped its backing for an earlier takeover offer on Wednesday after US firm Danaher Corp (DHR.


A Russian who heads a club aimed at promoting Russian-Ukrainian ties was attacked in Kiev in what police described as an assassination attempt, news reports said Sunday.


AUSTRALIA will begin talks with South East Asian nations on a free trade pact after Prime Minister John Howard headed off a row over his refusal to sign up to a non-aggression pact with the region.


TechWeb - Eight companies hope to cut costs and improve quality by sharing software code.


Violence and arson attack mark DR Congo vote protests

United Nations troops have quashed a violent protest by backers of Jean-Pierre Bemba, the losing candidate in the Democratic Republic of Congo's landmark presidential election.


Moscow out to harm NATO with release of files: Latvia

Latvia said on Friday Moscow's release of documents stating the United States and Britain gave tacit approval to Soviet occupation of the Baltics was an attempt to sour NATO relations ahead of next week's summit.


McCain Says Allegations That He Did Favors for D.C. Lobbyist Are Untrue

Sen. John McCain said yesterday that he has "never done any favors for anybody -- lobbyist or special interest group," as his presidential campaign issued a statement denouncing allegations of legislative favoritism as "gutter politics."


London equities rose on Friday, supported by fresh bid talk and a resurgent mining sector.


Argosy sells out to Penn National for $1.4 billion

Argosy Gaming Co., the oldest riverboat-casino operator in the St. Louis market, said Wednesday that it will be bought out for $1.


WALES stayed in a themed hotel close to the Granada Television studios ahead of their clash with England on Saturday. And Mark Hughes was given the Sherlock Holmes suite.


Restricted train services are operating as inquiries go on into how two miles of overhead cables came down.


Around noon yesterday, David Ortiz sauntered into the interview room at Fenway Park, flashing his signature smile and signature style: He sported dark sunglasses, an enormous sparkling bracelet on his wrist, a diamond ring on his pinky finger, and a little bit of eagerness.


By Daily Mail, London  Dec. 7--Former Financial Times editor Andrew Gowers put plans for tougher  policing of internet piracy ahead of calls from music labels to extend  copyright controls.


When it comes down to a choice between good politics and good policy, which usually wins? Let's put it this way: We don't call it the political Play of the Week for nothing.


Eagles play-by-play man Merrill Reese may not be a household name among Patriots fans, but you get an idea of his status if you call him "The Gil Santos of Philadelphia."


Powell due in Mideast for new US peace push

Jerusalem: US Secretary of State Colin Powell, on a fresh Middle East peace push, was due here Sunday for talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders ahead of January's election of a successor to Yasser Arafat.


By Kevin Saylor  Site might help break o


Murdoch will shell out $44 mil. for Manhattan penthouse

NEW YORK -- Rupert Murdoch, the billionaire CEO of News Corp., has reportedly offered to buy a three-story penthouse for $44 million, which would be the highest price ever paid for a Manhattan by about $1.75 million if the deal goes through.


Road work paying off, but doesn't match '06 record

The 2007 North American concert  business is below last year's record pace, but business is  strong, according to first-half numbers reported to Billboard  Boxscore.


The kind of player who launches a thousand kicks

Hers was the game that launched a thousand kicks, then tens of thousands, then millions, a rare blend of brains, beauty and hard-nosed grace that redefined what it meant to play like a girl.


DaimlerChrysler, GM in ioint hybrid plan

BEIJING, Dec. 14 -- General Motors and DaimlerChrysler will jointly develop a gasoline-electric powered car to match Toyota and Honda in so-called hybrid vehicles that save fuel and cut emissions.


New York, 19:39 - HOCKEY, NHL: STAGIONE UFFICIALMENTE CANCELLATA

Il commissioner della NHL, Gary Bettman, ha annunciato ufficialmente che la stagione non prenderÃ  il...


Alaska trial hints at more politics-oil corruption

ANCHORAGE, Alaska  - The trial of an Alaska politician accused of taking bribes from the oil industry has offered a glimpse into more widespread corruption in the state's government.


Stocks & Bonds: Awaiting Fed, Market Is Mixed and Tepid

Stocks ended mixed yesterday after yields on the 30-year Treasury bond briefly reached 5 percent and investors grew skittish a day ahead of the Federal Reserveâs first interest rate meeting of the year.


U.S. stocks were little changed on   Monday, giving back opening gains, as falling energy company   shares countered optimism from a smaller-than-expected decline   in August existing home sales.


Firenze, durante una battuta di caccia. Il padre del ragazzo ucciso era con loroAveva dato lui il permesso di sparare al giovane. Il colpo partito per errore                                          Colpo di fucile esploso da un amico muore dissanguato quattordicenne


Israel plans to build a trench on the Gaza-Egypt border which may mean the demolition of many homes.


Australia Beats Pakistan by 491 Runs; India Set for Victory

Australia, led by pace bowler Glenn McGrath and opener Justin Langer, handed Pakistan its worst Test loss in runs, winning by 491 on the fourth day of the series opener in Perth.


Mediators Tell Sudan to Stop Fighting in Darfur

African Union mediators called on the Sudanese government to halt a military offensive in Darfur to allow the immediate resumption of stalled peace talks with rebels, delegates said on Wednesday.


United and Continental Discussing Possible Merger

United Airlines is holding preliminary talks to merge with Continental Airlines.


Actress Farrah Fawcett finishes chemotherapy treatment following her cancer diagnoses.


Rookie running back Laurence Maroney , who was knocked out of the Patriots' win over the Lions Dec. 3 and missed last week's loss to the Dolphins, has been sidelined because of torn rib cartilage, according to a league source.


Rafael Benitez could continue the flurry of activity at Anfield before the transfer window closes at the end of the month.


Dell moves most AMD consumer PCs offline to retail

InfoWorld - Dell has scaled back the range of consumer PCs with processors from AMD that it sells on its Web site, focussing almost exclusively on systems with Intel processors.


UN Security Council to Visit Africa for Talks on Sudan

The 15-member United Nations Security Council heads to Africa this week to push for an end to 21 years of civil war in southern Sudan.


Stocks Mixed on Consumer Confidence Drop

NEW YORK - Stocks were narrowly mixed in light trading Tuesday as disappointing consumer confidence figures overshadowed another slide in oil prices.    The plunge in the Conference Board's consumer confidence index, which fell to 98.2 in August from 105.7 in July, raised concerns on Wall Street that oil prices, while now falling, have already damaged the economic recovery...


A ONE-month premature infant girl cut from the womb of her murdered mother was recovering from her ordeal in the neo-natal intensive care unit of a US hospital, watched over by her father, officials said today.


Sony sees 380 new PS3 software titles in 2007/08

Sony Corp.  said it expects at  least 380 new PlayStation 3 software titles to become available  in the current business year, on top of more than 100 titles  currently on the market, driving demand for its latest console  that saw a slow start.


How Much Greenhouse Gas Do California Swine Produce?

The state of California has itemized greenhouse gas emissions into specific categories from pig emissions to household kerosene use to jet fuel burned. Wired Science shows you what the data means.


Mets finalize $53 million deal with Martinez

Boston Red Sox and told his agent Monday to work out a deal with New York. Press from a baseball official who spoke on condition of anonymity.


A severe earthquake shook Indonesia's Sumatra region on Wednesday, destroying buildings and killing at least two people in a toll experts said was sure to rise.


Auto-industry inventory numbers do not look terrible, but what if there is a storm coming?


MySpace in potential deal with 'Blood Diamond' creators

Blog: MySpace has quietly licensed a new series of original programming from Hollywood duo Edward Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz, according to a source.


The new Band Aid single, which was released yesterday, has become the fastest selling single of the year in the UK. The single sold 72,000 copies yesterday.


Italy Foreign Minister Leaves for Mideast

Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini flew to the Mideast on Monday in a bid to free two female aid workers taken hostage in Iraq.


It's not often that you get to meet the First Lady. But if you're Joss Stone, a brush with American royalty at Fashion Week pales in comparison to running into Â Ana Ortiz?


China's Wen puts emphasis on green growth

China will do more to save energy and cut pollution in 2007 while striving to keep its economy humming following four straight years of double-digit growth, Premier Wen Jiabao will say on Monday.


KIRKLAND, Wash. -- The Seattle Seahawks' charter plane made an unscheduled stop late Sunday night to get medical care for Ray Rhodes, a special defensive assistant and former NFL head coach.


Rumaisa Rahman weighed just 8.6 ounces when she was born on September 19th. Now, the young girl and her twin sister are going home soon, making Rumaisa the smallest baby on record to survive.


Marks and Spencer is set to report a growth in Christmas sales despite High Street gloom, reports suggest.


Oro: in discesa nei mercati asiatici a 655,60 dollari


US Marines set up new Fallujah base at one-time Iraq ...

Marine staff officers are following the battle for Fallujah from a crumbling housing complex where $700,000 in US reconstruction funds weren't enough to win over insurgents.


Armed man rams police car, races through U.S. Capitol

A gunman crashed a stolen vehicle   into a police car outside the U.S. Capitol on Monday and then   raced through the heavily fortified building before being   arrested by a swarm of law enforcement officers.


Up to 14 Pakistanis killed in militant attack

Up to 14 Pakistanis, including 11 soldiers, were killed in an ambush on a convoy on Sunday, taking the death toll to 38 in attacks in the northwest of the country in the past 24 hours, officials said.


Belgium Fears Congo May Re-Ignite Ethnic Mayhem

Belgian is dispatching a special envoy to central Africa in an attempt to calm rising tension in the region following the weekend massacre of at least 160 refugees at a UN camp in Burundi.


Altria Group Inc. MO.N, on Tuesday  posted higher quarterly profit, as higher income from its stake  in brewer SABMiller Plc SAB.L, a lower tax rate  and the weak  dollar offset weakness in domestic tobacco and its Kraft food  business.


FDA approves drug for early breast cancer

WASHINGTON The Food and Drug Administration has agreed to allow broader application of a breast cancer drug. The drug (letrozole) is currently used against advanced breast cancer and the FDA will now allow


UK businesses lost more than Â£40bn last year, about Â£100m a day, as a result of economic crime, a report finds.


The oil-rich state of Brunei celebrates as the Sultan's daughter gets married in a sumptuous ceremony.


UN court rules Milosevic may defend himself but must accept ...

Slobodan Milosevic can once again lead his own defense at the UN war crimes tribunal but must accept a standby lawyer in case he becomes too ill to continue, appeals judges ruled Monday.


The British intelligence agency is planning a major overhaul since the Cold War after producing unreliable intelligence about Iraq, according to John Scarlett, the chief of MI6; Britain's External Intelligence Agency.


Europe may mandate data breach notification

Dear Sir, you personal data has been made public... The European Commission has published proposals for a law change that would force telecoms firms to notify regulators and customers of all breaches of their data security.â¦


Hamid Karzai warns of the dangers of extremism and drugs as he is sworn in as Afghanistan's elected leader.


Thierry Henry's management group responds with fury to a report in France Football magazine suggesting a deal is in place for him to sign for Barcelona.


The latest issue of FHM, a men's magazine, features super-hot Kareena Kapoor as the cover girl.


This month's Golden Globe Awards are in jeopardy after actors joined striking writers in boycotting the ceremony.


As overall healthcare costs continue to rise sharply, prescription drugs have emerged as a surprising exception.


Riggs Directors on 2 Boards Share Personal Ties to Allbritton

Being on the board of Riggs Bank or its holding company, Riggs National Corp., was a diverting sideline for some of Washington's old-line business figures. According to accounts of past directors and various executives with knowledge of the meetings during the 1990s, board meetings were undemanding and often amusing affairs, frequently over lunch.


South African police feared Thatcher's son would flee

South African police moved suddenly this week to arrest the son of former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher because they were worried he was about to abscond.


At least six people are killed in an explosion in the south-eastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir.


Flu shot supply should be adequate, officials say

A day after a leading flu vaccine maker warned that it would hold up millions of doses because several batches were contaminated, US health officials said Friday they do not expect a flu shot shortage.


Colombia's Congress gave final approval to a bill to allow President Alvaro Uribe to run for re-election, a move aimed at giving the hard-line leader more time to fight a leftist insurgency and drug trafficking.


Eminem goes back to the top of the US album chart a month after Encore first took the number one spot.


YUKOS Slides Toward Collapse After Main Unit Sold

Russia's top oil exporter, YUKOS, slid  closer to collapse after it lost its main production unit to a  mystery buyer in a forced auction and its crude shipments  started to slow.


Two people are killed in an Israeli missile strike in northern Gaza, Palestinian security officials say.


Texas House exempts courthouse clerks from privacy laws

The Texas House of Representatives has approved a bill that would allow local courthouse clerks  to disclose "in the ordinary course of business" Social Security numbers contained in public records maintained by their offices.


Head-on train collision in India kills fifty people

Up to fifty people have been killed and 150 injured after a collision between two passenger trains in the northern indian state of Punjab.


07 set 18:34 Venezia 2004: fischi all'anteprima del film 'Birth' ...

VENEZIA - Fischi all'anteprima per la stampa per il film in concorso 'Birth' di Jonathan Glazer con la superstar australiana Nicole Kidman. La pellicola era stata gia' preceduta da polemiche per la storia


The wife of guitarist Eric Clapton gives birth to the couple's third child.


House Blocks Court on Pledge Case Rulings

The House, in an emotionally and politically charged debate six weeks before the election, voted Thursday to protect the words "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance from further court challenges.


Singer Madonna breaks the  record for being the highest paid female singer in the world.


Jerry Rice spent some of his favorite days on the green practice fields next to the railroad tracks that run behind the San Francisco 49ers' training complex.


Sleeping with the light on 'raises child leukaemia'

Children should not be allowed to sleep with the light on because it inhibits the production of a hormone that protects them from cancer, a scientist said yesterday.


The let's-be-honest obligation before the Republican Party this week is to reveal its real stripes, not just the stripes of red, white, and blue.


New Design for Warhead Is Awarded to Livermore

The Bush administration announced the winner of a competition to design the nationâs first new nuclear weapon in nearly two decades.


A powerful winter storm spread more than a half-foot of snow across parts of the Northeast on Wednesday, closing hundreds of schools and switching off the lights for thousands of homes and businesses.


Financial Problems Force Closure Of Southland Medical Center

LOS ANGELES -- Hawthorne, Calif.'s Robert F. Kennedy Medical Center plans to close by Dec. 31 because of financial problems, officials with the hospital said Thursday.


Chants of Red Sox Fans Don't Faze Yankees

Led by police, Jorge Posada and the Yankees calmly walked through a throng of Red Sox fans, taunted with one angry chant after another while heading from the clubhouse to their buses outside Fenway Park.


Weakened typhoon Wipha drenches eastern China

Typhoon Wipha lost strength after crossing the eastern coast of China on Wednesday but downpours have still taken a heavy toll in two provinces.


Sprint Nextel Corp  on Tuesday  named the head of Embarq Corp , its fixed-line spin-off,  as its chief executive, hoping the telecom industry veteran can  turn around the struggling No. 3 U.S. mobile service.


Santander Central Hispano SA said Wednesday that net profit for the third quarter nearly doubled to euro1.17 billion ($1.49 billion), with much of the gain coming from the sale of its stake in the Royal Bank of Scotland.


House prices rose slightly across the UK last month, according to the latest survey from the Halifax bank.


Polish Leftist Chief to Resign as Speaker

The new leader of Poland's ruling left said on Wednesday he was ready to resign as parliamentary speaker following an unfavorable ruling by a vetting court.


The Washington Nationals set up a news conference before Saturday's home game, and they were expected to announce Frank Robinson will not return as manager in 2007.


By La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Jun. 24--MERRILLAN, Wis. -- A 4-year-old child died early Saturday when fire destroyed a camper at 803 N. Jackson St. in Merrillan.


Shadow of Vietnam Falls Over Iraq River Raids

As marines aboard patrol boats roared up the Euphrates on a dawn raid on Sunday, images pressed in of another American war.


A high school teacher allowed a group whose declared mission is to "raise an awareness of the danger of Islam" to distribute literature in his class, including a handout titled "Do Not Marry a Muslim Man," according to an advocacy group.


Mozilla Thunderbirs 1.0 e-mail client launched

The Mozilla Foundation today announced the worldwide availability of the Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0 e-mail client. Thunderbird follows last month's highly successful release of the open-source browser, Mozilla Firefox 1.0.


Manifestazione era stata sospesa a livello nazionale


Synthetic DNA on the Brink of Yielding New Life Forms

It has been 50 years since scientists first created DNA in a test tube, stitching ordinary chemical ingredients together to make life's most extraordinary molecule. Until recently, however, even the most sophisticated laboratories could make only small snippets of DNA -- an extra gene or two to b...


Thousands of protesters will face thousands of security officials at the Republican National Convention even before the event begins Monday at Madison Square Garden in New York.


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Targretin Shows Promise Against Psoriasis

Targretin (bexarotene), a drug that is used to treat lymphoma of the skin, also appears useful against the scaly skin condition psoriasis, Dutch researchers report.


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Myanmar's PM "yet to confirm" Suu Kyi's extended detention

VIENTIANE : Myanmar Prime Minister Soe Win could not confirm reports that his government had extended democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi's period of house arrest by a year, Thailand's prime minister said.


New Patch May Replace Medical Injections

Those who dread hypodermic needles may someday be able to apply their medicine on their skin instead, a couple of researchers believe.


Richard Gere and Charlize Theron added their voices to a chorus of stars taking swipes at the Bush administration at the Venice Film Festival.


Science to Government: Evolution Is a Fact, So Teach It

A new report by scientific advisers to the U.S. government emphasizes the importance of teaching evolution in schools, while taking a swipe at the "unscientific" theory of intelligent design.


Romania demands return of US marine involved in deadly accident

Romania demanded the return to the country of a US Marine for questioning in the investigation of a suspected drunk driving accident that cost the life of a prominent Romanian rock musician.


Gunmen ambushed and killed two German journalists traveling in northern Afghanistan on Saturday, Afghan officials said.


The metropolitan Washington region is reaping the rewards of Uncle Sam's procurement spending, with last year marking the highest growth rate of federal contract dollars in the area since the Beltway Bandit days of the 1980s. -washingtonpost.com


Oil Sets New Highs on Low Winter Inventories

Oil prices made fresh gains above $55 a barrel on Monday led by record-breaking heating oil prices on fears of a winter supply crunch.


AN extra time "golden goal" ended decades of heartbreak for the Kookaburras and ensured Australia's Athens Olympians go down as the nation's most successful ever.


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Alcatel-Lucent paints gloomy outlook after big loss

Alcatel-Lucent  gave a weak  outlook for 2008 and scrapped its dividend after posting a net  loss of 3.5 billion euros ($5.12 billion) for its first year as  a merged entity.


Regulation seen as barrier to innovation

(InfoWorld) - Innovation may be tough to define, but the best way to encourage it is to get rid of industry regulations and trade barriers, a group of IT-focused analysts said Wednesday. The U.S. must do a better job of encouraging innovation, said panelists at an ACT (Association for Competitive Technology) forum. But the speakers didn't all agree on how to accomplish that goal. Despite many U.S. lawmakers recently trumpeting their innovation agendas, the problem is that no one has a good way to define and copy innovation, said Veronique de Rugy, a fellow at the conservative American Enterprise Institute. "We know what it does, but we don't know what it is." ACT, an advocacy group representing small and medium-sized IT vendors, released a report on Wednesday calling for the U.S. government to embrace three policies to promote innovation: robust intellectual property protection, market-based international trade, and minimal competition regulation. Countries enacting those three policies, including the U.S., have created the best environments for innovation in the IT industry and other sectors, said Steve DelBianco, ACT's vice president for public policy. DelBianco decried efforts in other countries to block imports of U.S. technology. Countries like France and Norway,Â which have complained about how Apple has tied its iTunes music download service to its iPod player, are attempting to regulate an innovative service for the benefit of a handful of local vendors, he said. Many countries are looking for ways to cultivate innovation, he said. "The answers they seek will not be found in protectionism and centralized industrial policy, but in creating an environment that rewards innovations and embraces competition," he added. While ACT called on governments to take a deregulatory approach to trade and competition, it asked the U.S. and other governments to take action to protect its members' intellectual property. One major problem is the U.S. government doesn't see the large picture when other countries act to stifle U.S. products, said Robert Atkinson, president of the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation think tank. The U.S. reacts in a piecemeal fashion with trade complaints, but it doesn't seem to recognize that tariffs may be part of a national policy against U.S. products, he said. During a recent visit to India, Atkinson told IT leaders there that they depend on the U.S. to fuel their outsourcing industry, but the country maintained the second highest tariff worldwide on the import of U.S. computers. Indian leaders disputed Atkinson's numbers. Atkinson suggested the U.S. government shouldÂ take more action in pointing out such trade imbalances. "I think we're falling asleep at the switch in the U.S.," he said.


French group EDF electrifies profits, targets nuclear growth

French state-controlled electricity group EDF reported on Wednesday a 73.5-percent rise in net profit last year to a record of 5.6 billion euros (7.4 billion dollars), and said it intended to benefit from renewed interest in nuclear energy.


NASA Spacecraft Tracks Global Air Pollution

A NASA spacecraft has begun the first-ever daily tracking of how air pollution moves across the globe, a scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory said on Wednesday.


Walt Disney Internet Group requests that their press release BW6058,  titled "Walt Disney Internet Group Announces Key Promotions in Growing  Mobile Publishing Division" be killed.


EPA's Leavitt Is Bush's Nominee for Health Secretary

Michael Leavitt, administrator of the US Environmental Protection Agency, was nominated by President George W. Bush to head the US Department of Health and Human Services in the president's second term.


Abortion pill compound fights breast cancer: study

The chemical compound in the abortion pill RU-486 blocked formation in mice of breast tumors caused by a mutant gene blamed in many women's breast and ovarian cancers, researchers found.


CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's top lawyer said


FORD predicted a bright future for the Jaguar Formula One team after completing the sale of the racing outfit to energy drinks company Red Bull.


Bar Harbor to Take Part in Beach Monitoring

By BILL TROTTER; OF THE NEWS STAFF  BAR HARBOR - Having decided in recent years not to fully engage in the Maine Healthy Beaches program, the local town council voted unanimously Tuesday in favor of participating in the organization's pollution monitoring and notification system.


Pupils in Glasgow and West Dunbartonshire are the first in Scotland to take part in a free school meal pilot.


Senate Passes Historic Intelligence Reform

The U.S. Congress on Wednesday gave  final approval to the biggest overhaul of U.S. spy agencies in  more than 50 years, sending the bill to President Bush for his  signature.


Conor MedSystems Inc., a maker of drug-coated coronary stents, on Wednesday filed to sell $70 million worth of common shares in its initial public offering, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission statement.


English skipper David Beckham has denied he plans to retire from international football after the World Cup in 2006. The Daily Star had reported over the weekend that the Real Madrid star would no longer play


Arafat Stable, Militants Seek More Powers

Yasser Arafat is in a stable condition and not in a coma, an aide said on Sunday, while militants pressed for decision-making powers in a unified Palestinian leadership if the president dies.


Air India and Indian Airlines, India's two main state-owned airlines, are to merge to compete with private rivals.


Notre Dame received permission from the Buffalo Bills yesterday to speak to offensive coordinator Tom Clements about the Irish football coaching vacancy, a source close to the situation told the Chicago Tribune.


Even Marylanders Believe Mountaineers Are for Real

By By J. Miles, The Dominion Post, Morgantown, W.Va.  Sep. 15--There was vibrant energy in the air as the Mountaineers rolled over rival Maryland, 45-24, on Thursday.  "Sax Man" Reggie Howz, 38, played John Denver's "Country Roads" as thousands of fans invaded Milan Puskar Stadium.


Venezuela's ChÃÂ¡vez Talks Arms and Oil With Russians

MOSCOW, June 29 -- Venezuelan President Hugo ChÃÂ¡vez called on Russian business leaders Friday to boost their investment in his country, criticizing U.S. companies as "vampires" and inviting Russians to help develop a massive oil deposit.


NAJAF, Iraq - Thousands of pilgrims streamed into the Imam Ali Shrine on Friday and militants left, handing the keys to Shiite religious authorities after Iraq's top Shiite cleric brokered a peace deal to end three weeks of fighting in this holy city.    Dozens of Iraqi police and national guardsmen deployed around the compound of the walled, golden-domed shrine in the Old City Friday afternoon - but did not enter...


A woman who claims she was abused in a Catholic children's home loses a bid to sue the religious order which ran it.


Mozilla fixes Firefox's flat add-on vulnerability

New update for the Firefox browser could be pushed out soon.


Bush to prepare for debate at Texas ranch

US President George W. Bush will prepare at his beloved Texas ranch for his first televised debate with Democratic White House hopeful John Kerry, his spokesman said.


Roma, 14:52 - CALCIO, LAZIO; LEDESMA: VOGLIO DIVENTARE GRANDE QUI

Cristian Ledesma ha vissuto un derby da protagonista: ''Segnare un gol del genere - ha detto il cent...


Londra, 23:21 - CALCIO, RECUPERI PREMIER LEAGUE: EVERTON-TOTTENHAM 1-2

Giocati due recuperi del campionato inglese. Per la 25/a giornata, Everton-Tottenham 1-2 (Arteta; Be...


âJerry Springer,â the Great American Musical

The notorious show from London uncovers something grand within the small, squalid lives it portrays.


FAA offers to raise pilot retirement age

Airline pilots would be allowed to fly until they turn 65 instead of the current mandatory retirement age of 60 under new rules proposed by the Federal Aviation Administration.


At the closing ceremony of the Athens Olympic games last night Jacques Rogge, president of the International Olympic Committee, issued the traditional invitation to "the youth of the world" to reassemble in four years' time.


INTER Milan coach Roberto Mancini saw his decision to leave out superstar striker Christian Vieri pay dividends this morning when his side eased past Anderlecht 3-1.


TVâs Perfect Girl Is Pregnant; Real Families Talk

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


Middlesbrough manager Steve McClaren believes his side last night put themselves on the European map with a âperfectâ performance which even caught him by surprise.


(World News) New York, Aug 24 : As the countdown for next week's four-day Republican Party National Convention begins, the New York City police prepare to tackle tens of thousands of anti-Bush protestors who plan to swamp the city at the time.


Call for shift in US policy towards Pakistan

The US Congress on Wednesday passed its first 2008 legislation by condemning the murder of Pakistan's ex-premier Benazir Bhutto amid a call for a shift in US policy towards Islamabad.


US ; Cuban-born Gutierrez transformed Kellogg

US News, LOS ANGELES - Carlos Gutierrez, named as US secretary of commerce on Monday, left Cuba as a child when communists seized power and rose through the ranks of Kellogg Co.


At least 24 dead in Iraq violence incidents

BAGHDAD (Iraq): A gas truck explosion late on Friday night killed at least nine people and demolished several houses near the Libyan and Moroccan embassies in the Mansour district of Iraq.


Ukraine PM runs out of options to contest opposition win

Ukraine's Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich ran out of options as he desperately tried to contest his opposition rival's victory in weekend presidential elections.


Target Corp. , the No. 2 US discount retailer, on Thursday posted a higher quarterly profit on stronger sales and gains from selling its Mervyn's department store chain, and forecast 2004 would end well.


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Manning Touchdown Passes Drive Colts Past Vikings

INDIANAPOLIS (Sports Network) - Peyton Manning threw four  touchdown passes and Mike Vanderjagt kicked a 35-yard field  goal with two seconds remaining in the fourth quarter to give  the Indianapolis Colts a 31-28 victory over the Minnesota  Vikings at the RCA Dome.


A Previti quel che è di Cesare vita vissuta del signor P.

Una giornata particolare, seguendo il sensazionale train de vie di Cesare Previti, l'unico uomo al mondo contemporaneamente agli arresti e al mare. Sull'Espresso in edicola


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Uzbekistan doubles the price of natural gas its sells to neighbouring Kyrgyzstan, officials say.


Justine Henin-Hardenne rallied from a set down Wednesday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Gaz de France tournament by beating Emilie Loit of France 3-6, 6-2, 6-2.


Real Madrid paid the price for resting key players as a goalless draw at Villarreal saw them fall nine points behind league leaders Barcelona on Sunday.


DARMSTADT, Germany  - The European Space Agency's Rosetta probe swooped around the back of Mars early on Sunday, completing a key maneuver in its 10-year mission to meet a distant comet.


Painter Malevich's heirs can sue Amsterdam for art

A U.S. court has ruled that the heirs of Kazimir Malevich, a noted Russian painter of geometric abstract art, can sue the city of Amsterdam to recover 14 artworks worth tens of million of dollars, a lawyer for the family said on Friday.


Hormone Replacement Therapy Linked To Blood Clots

Woman who take estrogen and progestin, a combination hormone replacement therapy (HRT), have double the risk of developing blood clots.


US out of world's last cold war frontier

speaks with his US counterpart Paul E. Snyder (L) during a press conference at the border village of Panmunjom, north of Seoul, November 1. US troops withdrew November 1 from the world's last Cold War


Experts Weigh Economic Harm From Tsunami

Two of nature's most powerful forces — a monster earthquake and a massive tsunami — teamed up in southern Asia to cause death, human misery and destruction on a scale rarely seen before.


Just William Opens for Eddie Money Sunday

By Christina Killion Valdez, Post-Bulletin, Rochester, Minn.  Sep. 14--Ending on a high note has been tradition for Down by the Riverside since the free concert series began 15 summers ago. This year's lineup of back-to-back big names is no different.


Ronnie Screwvala, executive producer of The Namesake, thinks director Mira Nair has bettered the Jhumpa Lahiri novel.


DENVER -- Richard Notebaert, who took over as head of Qwest Communications as the telecommunications company coped with an accounting scandal, said Monday he will retire as chairman and chief executive officer.


Youtube, SKorea's LG agree to develop mobile phone

South Korea's LG Electronics said Tuesday it has signed an agrement with YouTube, the world's biggest video-sharing website, to develop a mobile phone which can operate the service.


Khartoum protestors decry US sanctions over Darfur

Hundreds of people protested on Saturday in front of the US embassy in Khartoum against recently announced US economic sanctions and calling for immediate severance of economic ties with Washington.


Birthday Girl Serena Celebrates China Open Win

Top seed Serena Williams celebrated her  23rd birthday with a gritty 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 win over Russian  Svetlana Kuznetsova in the China Open final on Sunday.


Pennsylvania groundhog sees six more winter weeks

America's most famous groundhog emerged from his burrow early on Saturday and declared that winter will last another six weeks.


Stocks to open higher despite inflation worries

U.S. shares looked set to open higher on Friday while concerns about global inflation and borrowing costs prevailed and with only second-tier economic data expected.


"Checklist" aims to improve colon cancer care

NEW YORK  - Researchers have developed a checklist of measures they say could improve the quality of care for people undergoing colon cancer surgery.


Margaret Hassan, said to be a British-born Iraqi national, the director of CARE International's operation in Iraq is seen in this image made from video footage made on May 20, 2003.


Syria accuses Israel of bombing its territory

Syria accused Israel of bombing its territory on Thursday and said it could respond to the Jewish state's "aggression and treachery".


Ted Lilly struck out a career-high 13 in a three-hit shutout, stopping Boston's six-game winning streak and pitching the Toronto Blue Jays past Pedro Martinez and the Red Sox 3-0 Monday night.


A record number people are working in the global economy but half of them make $2 a day or less, according to a report published yesterday.


Roma, 20:12 - CALCIO A 5, SERIE A: RISULTATI PRIMA GIORNATA

Risultati della prima giornata del campionato di serie A di calcio a 5.


Ca. lab worker guilty in acid vat murder

A jury found a former lab assistant guilty Thursday of murdering his boss's estranged husband by stuffing the man's body in a barrel of acid.


Television adverts for unhealthy foods would not be shown until after 9pm, under a plan before the government.


Bush Sees 'Opening for Peace' with Palestinians

With Yasser Arafat near death,  President Bush said on Wednesday he saw an opening for  negotiating peace with a new Palestinian leadership, declaring:  "I think we've got a chance."


Wetpaint will let customers use the free Google Analytics tools to track changes and usage.


Stars rock around the world for climate change

The Red Hot Chili Peppers led dozens of pop stars performing at Live Earth concerts around the world on Saturday to persuade fans and governments to go green.


North Korea says aid holds up disarmament deal

North Korea appears committed to a nuclear disarmament deal but remains unwilling to complete two big steps until complaints over aid and U.S. concessions are solved, U.S. experts just back from North Korea said on Saturday.


Tesco says business is "looking good" for the crucial Christmas trading period, and reports continuing sales growth.


EU agrees partial freeze on Turkey talks

European Union foreign ministers  agreed on Monday on a partial freeze of Turkey's EU membership  talks to penalize Ankara for failing to normalize trade with  Cyprus.


Palestinians denounce, open fire near PLO chief

A group of Palestinians unleashed bursts of gunfire yesterday as Mahmoud Abbas, a possible successor to Yasser Arafat as president, arrived at a mourning service for Arafat in Gaza City.


Disney announces details of ABC Radio spin-off

The Walt Disney Co.  on  Friday set a record date of June 6 and a closing date of June  12 for its previously announced spin-off and merger of ABC  Radio stations and programming operation with Citadel  Broadcasting Corp .


Stocks Rise on Strong Earnings; GE Climbs

U.S. stocks rose on Friday as  investors got a dose of strong quarterly earnings reports from  companies, including Dow component General Electric Co. GE.N,  which posted better-than-expected profits.


Fallujah strikes kill eight, military says four Maries killed

US warplanes, tanks and artillery units struck the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah on Saturday, killing at least eight people and wounding


The internet security company heralded the plug-in toolbar, which displays information about the websites a surfer is visiting, as a strong weapon against phishing attacks.


Oracle raises Peoplesoft offer, sets deadline

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


D shows up as Giants rally past Redskins

After 10 quarters of going-nowhere football, the New York Giants finally rediscovered the secret to winning in the NFL: Play defense, take control of third down, make sure Plaxico Burress catches the ball, and make an inspiring goal line stand at the end of the game.


On the night her world changed forever, Rashida Bee was 28 years old and had already been married for more than half her life. Her parents, traditional Muslims, had selected her husband for her when she was 13.


Police are investigating the possibility that the van used in the Northern Bank raid may have been stolen in Wales.


Hurricane Ivan spared the critical Gulf Coast refining belt, but oil prices rose anyway Thursday on fears a new storm brewing in the Caribbean will delay tankers carrying imported crude to US ports.


Apple Planning Saturday Opening in Village Pointe

By Joe Ruff, Omaha World-Herald, Neb.  Sep. 20--An Apple Computer Inc. store will open Saturday at Village Pointe, the only retail site for the company in Nebraska.  "It's a fun store; it's very interactive," said Kim Jones, marketing director for the shopping center in west Omaha.


Ukrainian MPs will make a new attempt on Wednesday to agree reforms ahead of the election re-run.


STOCKS & BONDS Rally on Retail Sales Data Gives Shares 3rd Weekly ...

Wall Street closed its third consecutive winning week with another rally yesterday, advancing as a new retail sales report and a consumer confidence reading showed that Americans are growing more confident about the economy.


Brazil, Argentina cruise in World Cup qualifying

Both Brazil and Argentina got easy wins Saturday in South American World Cup qualifying, staying well ahead of third-place Paraguay in the 10-team qualifying group.


UPDATE 2-Newmont adds muscle to Gabriel gold find, stock up

Shares in Gabriel Resources Ltd. (GBU.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) leapt as much as 54 percent on Monday on news that the world's biggest


Countrywide gets $12 billion new financing

Countrywide Financial Corp , the largest U.S. mortgage lender, said on Thursday it has lined up $12 billion of financing to help weather a housing slowdown that has reduced loan demand and will lead to widespread layoffs.


Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories has spun off the CandyFab -- a 3-D printer that outputs edible granulated-sugar goodies. The newly independent project is looking for volunteers.


Police seize gang targeting Italy's finest wines

Police in the city of Potenza, in Italy's deep south, yesterday announced that they had smashed a gang of thieves they dubbed the "Banda del Brunello", the "Brunello gang", for their dedication to stealing some ...


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LOS ANGELES - United States intelligence officials have identified the man seen on videotape claiming to be an American member of al Qaeda and threatening new attacks on the US They say he is from Southern California.


France name Tsonga in Davis Cup team against Romania

Losing Australian Open singles finalist Jo-Wilfried Tsonga will make his Davis Cup debut for France in a first round clash against Romania next month.


NATO, Afghans Target Taliban In a Stronghold

KABUL, Sept. 19 -- NATO and Afghan forces launched what officials called a "major military operation" against the Taliban in the southern province of Helmand, a haven for opium poppy cultivation and an insurgent stronghold that is considered Afghanistan's most violent territory.


Mosca, 20:20 - CALCIO, CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: CSKA MOSCA-AMBURGO 1-0

Il cska Mosca ha battuto l'Amburgo 1-0 (0-0) in un incontro valido per la seconda giornata del grupp...


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Al-Sistani Brokers Disarmament Deal For Holy City

27 August 2004 -- A deal has been reached to end three weeks of unrest in the Iraqi holy city of Al-Najaf when Iraq's top Shi'ite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, reached an agreement with radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr.


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Turkey's new president to approve reform cabinet

Abdullah Gul's first task as Turkish  president will be to approve the new cabinet of Prime Minister  Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday, hoping to push ahead with stalled  reforms needed to join the EU.


Books of The Times: Recalling a Literary Family, and Phobias

In his remarkable new memoir, the composer Allen Shawn unsparingly dissects his own phobias and examines research into the psychology of his affliction.


CHICAGO   Soybean futures jumped higher Wednesday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Grain futures declined.


Prime Minister Gordon Brown calls on the Premier League to heed fans' views over plans to introduce overseas games.


UK composer Malcolm Arnold dies after illness

Malcolm Arnold, the British composer who  won an Oscar for the musical score to the film "The Bridge on  the River Kwai," has died after a brief illness.


Un'ipotesi di pedaggio per le strade statali. E' quanto si legge nella relazione alla Finanziaria, in cui si rende noto che ''l'ipotesi di pedaggio potrebbe riguardare in prospettiva circa 1.500 chilometri


Mussina leads Yanks to 1st win in a week

Mike Mussina pitched seven sharp innings and the New York Yankees beat the Oakland Athletics 2-1 on Friday night for their first win in a week. Alex Rodriguez had three hits as the Yankees opened a big 10-game homestand after a disastrous 1-7 road trip. New York has won nine of its last 10 games at Yankee Stadium.


With a little help from his friends, ex-Beatle Ringo Starr returned home Friday to kickstart Liverpool's year in the spotlight as a European Capital of Culture.


Meteorologically and professionally, the past few weeks have not been the best for Michael Schumacher. Tokyo was hit by a minor earthquake on Wednesday, disturbing Schumacher as he lay in his hotel bed.


Cholesterol drug guidelines are questioned

A consumer group and 35 doctors and scientists asked the federal government Thursday to convene an independent review of the science that led to new guidelines urging wider use of cholesterol-lowering statin drugs.


Israeli soldier killed during Gaza incursion

One Israeli soldier was killed and two were wounded on Thursday in a clash with Palestinian militants in Hamas-controlled Gaza, the first Israeli death in the coastal strip in nine months, an army spokesman said.


Slammed by all sides, from high-ranking Republicans to rival networks, CBS News vowed on Wednesday to answer questions about the authenticity of documents it aired in a story challenging President Bush's military service during the Vietnam War.


John Edwards and Hillary Rodham Clinton tussled over accepting campaign contributions from powerful health care groups Monday at a forum on cancer that attracted four Democratic hopefuls.


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Cinema, Brad Pitt e Matt Damon: ''Grazie Roma''

Roma, 10 dic. (Adnkronos) - Inizia con la defezione a sorpresa di George Clooney, l'avventura romana di 'Ocean's Twelve'. La pesante assenza dell'attore - dovuta ai dolori all'ernia del disco - aggiunta a


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UK's bird flu hits U.S. chicken companies

Stocks in the largest U.S. chicken companies were lower on Monday after the deadly bird flu hit a turkey farm in England, but U.S. experts said there was no danger to the $38.5 billion U.S. chicken industry.


An Indian court's refusal to allow a terminally-ill patient to donate his organs has triggered a legal debate. Venkatesh, 25, has a genetic neurological disorder and wants his life support system turned off before his organs suffer irreparable damage.


Transgender inmate sues over prison rape

Alexis Giraldo was born as a man and takes hormones to feminize her appearance, a fact she says prison officials didn't care about even as her male cellmate repeatedly raped and beat her.


Sheriff's investigators conducted a search of Michael Jackson's Neverland ranch on Friday, a department spokesman said.


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With Oil Prices Up, It Could Be a Long Winter

This winter, rising oil prices will translate into higher heating bills for households.


Bizarre finish to men's marathon overshadows American's silver

If legend is to be believed, the end of a victorious war was behind Pheidippides' trek from Marathon to Athens 2,500 years ago.


Gobbo su 'La Padania' avverte Galan, no ai servi di Roma


Satellite Phones Descend Below $1000 Mark

London-based mobile satellite communications company Inmarsat has begun marketing its new IsatPhone as the world's cheapest satellite phone.


President Chen Shui-bian of Taiwan, in a conciliatory gesture aimed at China's newly consolidated leadership, proposed a fresh start Sunday on long-suspended talks


Cannabis May Have Long-Term Benefit for MS

Cannabis-based treatments may have longer-term benefits for multiple sclerosis patients, scientists said on Friday.


A Milano manifestazione dei sindaci del Carroccio


The boss of the UK's biggest electrical retailer wants the stand-by function phased out on goods such as TVs.