Last week, Commissioner David Stern ripped Hue Hollins and another former referee, Mike Mathis, for publicly criticizing the leagueâs officiating program.


FOXBORO, Mass. - Forget last season's win over Indianapolis in the AFC championship game...


US Stocks May Fall as Outlook for 2005 Profit Growth Worsens

US stocks' drop amid the release of third-quarter earnings reports may reflect concern that next year's profit growth will slow even more than forecast.


Epstein's father admits joking about wedding site

Leslie Epstein, the father of Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein, says he was only joking in an e-mail Tuesday night in which he said his son's hush-hush wedding to Marie Whitney earlier this month took place at a Coney Island hot dog stand. The wedding stands. The franks? That was meant, he said, to be funny.


HIV children respond well to low cost antibiotic

A trial study in Zambia involving HIV infected children and the drug co-trimoxazole was stopped early because it was so successful.


2 Leaders Back Blair as European Union President

President Nicolas Sarkozy of France and Prime Minister Gordon Brown of Britain endorsed Tony Blair to be the first to fill a recreated European Union presidency.


EMAX Launches Pre-Mobile WiMAX Network in Peru With Navini; Personal Broadband Network to Provide Nationwide Coverage

LIMA, Peru and RICHARDSON, Texas, Feb. 12  /PRNewswire/ -- EMAX S.A., an Internet service provider based in Lima, Peru, has launched the first personal broadband network in Peru, using wireless pre-mobile WiMAX solutions from Navini Networks, the leading provider of pre-mobile WiMAX equipment.


Sotto livelli per indici Royal Bank of Scotland, a 57,3


NATO to review Afghan mission after civilian deaths

NATO defense ministers will review procedures in Afghanistan on Thursday as part of efforts to halt a wave of civilian casualties threatening to undermine public support for foreign peacekeepers there.


[Online] Football: Bruins unable to squeeze past Trojans

The UCLA football team had all that it asked for: possession of the ball in the fourth quarter with an opportunity to beat No. 1 USC.


Covington graduates from 'Idol' to Nashville

NASHVILLE (Billboard) - With the "American Idol" finals just getting under way, it's too early to tell if there are any budding country stars in the field, but the last two seasons have provided a bumper crop. And country-rocker Bucky Covington, who finished eighth last year, is the latest "Idol" finalist to get a Nashville record deal.


Jeremy Rifkin's book unabashedly proclaims the superiority of the European model over the American one as a guide for the future.


Ascoli, 20:59 - CALCIO, ASCOLI: DIFFERENZIATO PER DELVECCHIO, RIENTRA FONTANA

Marco Delvecchio continua a lavorare a parte. Oltre all'attaccante, anche Fontana e Bocchetti non ha...


The runner-up in the Afghan presidential election, Yunus Qanuni, says he is forming a new political party.


Hamas 'attacca con la forza la legittimita' palestinese'


Adobe hands Kevin Lynch keys to CTO door

Macromedia man to head up 'rich' web offerings Adobe Systems said yesterday that it has promoted Kevin Lynch to chief technology officer.â¦


Novelty Maker Benefits as Silly String Goes to War

Although soldiers found that Silly String, the spray-can party favor, can be used to detect invisible bomb tripwires and potentially save lives, its maker has decided to keep a low profile.


After months of focusing on ethics and Bush administration policies, New Jersey's two U.S. Senate hopefuls faced a podium-to-podium debate on Saturday.


Fourteen Colombian Marines Killed by Rebel Missiles

BOGOTA, Colombia  - Colombian Marxist rebels  bombarded a jungle Navy base with home-made missiles before  dawn on Tuesday, killing 14 marines and wounding 25 others, the  Navy said.


And you can, too. Learn from Selena Maranjian's experience.


PARIS -- Yasser Arafat's confinement to a Paris hospital has given his wife Suha something she has never had in 14 years of marriage: power and influence.


Two players on Cuba's national soccer team didn't show up for a game in Texas, while authorities tracked down 13 young Haitian players who disappeared from a New York airport.


Muslims grumble at Quebec soccer hijab ban

Canadian Muslims may launch a human rights complaint against soccer's governing body after a Quebec referee ordered an 11-year-old girl to quit a tournament for refusing to remove her hijab.


Recuperare i 100 miliardi evasi e' questione di tempo


Orangutans, using water and their wits, have emulated a crow in Aesop's fable which illustrated the saying "Necessity is the mother of invention," German researchers reported on Wednesday.


Observers suspicious of media in Ukraine

As Ukraine's political crisis intensifies, pro-government TV channels have promised to change and report without bias - a pledge some observers hail and others view with suspicion.


The Tampa Bay Rays signed veteran  left-handed hitting outfielder Cliff Floyd to a one-year  contract with a club option for 2009, the baseball Web site  mlb.com reported on Monday.


Banking shares rebound, but queues persist

Northern Rock's government guarantee achieves limited success.


Gateway is returning to Japan and will be launching some new desktop and laptop computers for the new market. Leveraging the distribution channels of its eMachines brand, the company now offers its new line


The company posted strong second-quarter sales, and an acquisition could help long-term results.


Timor rebel must be 'neutralised', says Australian PM

East Timor rebel leader Alfredo Reinado must be "neutralised" after escaping an attack by crack international troops on his hideout, Australian Prime Minister John Howard said Monday.


The New Jersey Nets snapped a six-game  losing streak as Vince Carter scored 16 of his 23 points in the  fourth quarter to lead them past the Boston Celtics 106-103 on  Wednesday.


JERUSALEM -- Israeli Army incursions into the Gaza Strip killed at least 11 Palestinians yesterday, including eight gunmen and a 12-year-old boy, in the bloodiest fighting Gaza has seen since Hamas took control there two weeks ago.


Blog: The Defense Department wants a few good inventors to devise a prototype system that can power a standard soldier's equipment for 96 hours.


Eight suspected Islamic radicals arrested in van Gogh murder

Dutch police have arrested eight suspected Islamic radicals as part of the investigation into the brutal slaying of outspoken filmmaker Theo van Gogh, prosecutors said Wednesday.


Disoccupato di 35 anni ha poi tentato il suicidio


Kenny Richey, who spent 20 years on death row in the US, expected to be back in Britain for Christmas


Cingular Wireless LLC said Monday that AT&T Corp. and AT&T Wireless have extended their licensing agreement in preparation for Cingular's acquisition of the telecom giant's former unit.


U.S. security scares foreign visitors away

GRAND CANYON, Arizona  - Maryellen Fleming-Hoffman manages a gift store on the plunging rim of the Grand Canyon, where visitors come to marvel at one of the world's greatest attractions.


Payroll growth expected in today's numbers

The Labor Department issues its report on unemployment for June this morning at 8:30 a.m. EDT. The average forecast of economists surveyed by MarketWatch sees nonfarm payroll growth of about 175,000 in June, following a tepid 75,000 gain in May. But a report earlier in the week from payroll giant ADP predicted a gain of about 380,000, more than twice as big.


The city's development scene starts fresh after the dot-com crash, and the Future of Web Apps conference offers proof. Robert Andrews reports from London.


Nolan Faces Daunting Task As 49ers Coach

Mike Nolan remembers the drive across the city and through the Haight-Ashbury district to Kezar Stadium. He formed some of his earliest football memories there while his father coached the San Francisco 49ers.


Obama and Clinton square off in Wisconsin

Democrats in Wisconsin and Hawaii make their choices on Tuesday in a heated presidential battle, with Hillary Clinton hoping to snap Barack Obama's winning streak ahead of big contests in March.


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NEW YORK - US President George W. Bush yesterday exhorted world leaders to support Iraq as it attempts the transition to democracy.


US jets target terrorist leaders in Fallujah

American warplanes struck a building in rebel-held Fallujah where the US command said leaders of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's terror network were meeting early today.


Venice calls for US superstars to stop film festival sinking

Many film stars embarking on their seventh decade have been known to have a facelift. But the Venice film festival's make-over attempts are proving more controversial than most.


Nothing whatsoever can explain or justify the unspeakable cruelty of the terrorists, who remain solely responsible for the wholesale massacre of children in the school in Beslan.


MAGHAR, Israel -- Palestinian militants yesterday released an Israeli Arab who works as a producer for CNN a day after abducting him at gunpoint in the Gaza Strip in an unusual ordeal that underscored the spiraling lawlessness in the Palestinian territories and the precarious position of the Druze sect in Israel.


I believe every American citizen has a basic right to health- care benefits. Outrageous bills stemming from unplanned injuries have left families homeless. More preventative health care would prevent diseases and unnecessary rehabilitations. This would result in more capable, productive taxpayers.


Worldwide mobile phone gaming revenue  slid 9 percent during the three months ended in June, sparking  concern about slowing demand in the category, research firm  iSuppli said on Wednesday.


Ethics Committee to Investigate McDermott

The House ethics committee will investigate Rep. Jim McDermott, D-Wash., to determine whether he violated standards of conduct when an illegally recorded telephone conversation was leaked to reporters during a committee investigation.


Another fine for NBA Kings after protest of ref's non-call

Sacramento guard Cuttino Mobley was fined 10,000 dollars by the National Basketball Association for his protest to a referee following the Kings' second controversial last-second defeat.


Court decision seen fueling Conn. drive for gay marriages

HARTFORD -- The US Supreme Courtâs refusal Monday to consider a challenge to state authority over gay marriages could boost the chances for same-sex marriage or civil union legislation in Connecticut, one key lawmaker said.


Last UK Guantanamo Detainees Arrested on Return

The last four British detainees in the U.S. prison camp at Guantanamo Bay flew home Tuesday after three years in custody and were immediately arrested by British anti-terrorism police.


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Ease Restrictions On Flu Shots Urges US Panel

A federal advisory panel in the US is worried that tens of thousands of flu shots will go to waste and is recommending the government ease restrictions on the current supply of flu vaccine.


The U.S. Army brought charges Wednesday against a military police officer who refused to return to Iraq after she alleged that her supervisor coerced her into a sexual relationship.


Udine, 19:49 - CALCIO, UDINESE: SI STRINGONO TEMPI PER INGRESSO AD ABBONATI

L'Udinese stringe i tempi per aprire il Friuli nella gara con il Parma ai 13.656 abbonati. La societ...


US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke says the outlook for the economy in 2008 has worsened.


Artists appeal to extend music copyright

Paul McCartney, U2 and Eric Clapton joined thousands of other musicians Thursday in an appeal to the government to extend the British copyright protection on their recordings.


A portrait by Lucian Freud broke the record for a living European artist when it sold for Â£7.8m.


Oil prices fell 3.5 percent to a  three-month low on Tuesday as mild winter weather sapped demand  in the U.S. Northeast, the world's largest heating oil market.


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Immune patients inspire hope of hepatitis C vaccine

Researchers have revealed that a group of people who appear to be resistant to hepatitis C despite constant exposure to the virus, may help develop a vaccine to curb its onset.


White House: Guard Never Disciplined Bush

WASHINGTON - President Bush never was disciplined while serving in the Texas Air National Guard, never failed a physical and never asked his father or family friends for help to get him into the guard during the Vietnam War, the White House said Wednesday.    The White House answers came in response to a dozen questions submitted by The Associated Press in light of new records detailing Bush's Guard service and allegations that have surfaced this election season...


Diabetes in pregnancy can hamper infant memory

Babies whose mothers had diabetes  during pregnancy may be less able to form early memories than  children whose mothers had normal pregnancies, a U.S.  researcher said on Friday.


For US, new hurdles on way to Iraqi vote

A key factor in determining the legitimacy of elections is the participation of the minority Sunni population.


BT's Net Profit Increases 14 Percent in 2Q

BT Group PLC, Britain's largest phone company, reported a 14 percent increase in second quarter net profit on Thursday, as growth in mobile telecommunications, broadband and IT services outweighed more declines in its traditional residential telecoms revenue base.


Ex-Kenyan President Daniel arap Moi comes out in support of his successor Mwai Kibaki's re-election bid.


Around the corner from a road on which bloated corpses of cows and pigs floated in rivers of mud, James Louis sat on a mound of dirt, selling plastic sandals scavenged from the dead.


Athletes resist pressure to play politics in Beijing

Britain's climb-down last weekend looks to have ended attempts to gag athletes at the Beijing Olympics but there is growing resentment among top Olympians about pressure on them to speak out on political issues.


Dollar Falls Broadly on Record Trade Gap

The dollar tumbled broadly on Friday  after data showing a record U.S. trade deficit in June cast  fresh doubts on the economy's recovery and its ability to draw  foreign capital to fund the growing gap.


A new position overseeing nothing but test scores and data has been created in the State Office of Education.  The new associate superintendent's job was awarded to state testing director Judy Park.


At least 25 die in suicide attack on Pakistani mosque

A SUICIDE bomber blew himself up in a mosque packed with worshippers in Pakistan, killing at least 25 people and wounding more than 50.


The world's largest mobile phone maker Nokia (NOK1V.HE) launched on Thursday three new handsets, the 7260, 7270 and 7280 models, all with cameras.


The answer will come when Thomas Harris' new novel about  serial killer Hannibal Lecter, "Behind the Mask," is published  next year.


Offerta sul 30,83% del capitale per 1,7 mld di euro


The Army and General Motors Corp. are collaborating to help the military learn more about the uses of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, a potential aid for soldiers on future battlefields.


Luis Corrons, head of PandaLabs, said the Bagle worm variant "is here to pick up the cyber war that started a few months ago between several groups of virus creators.


Ex-Citigroup Executives May Face SEC Charges

Citigroup said today that federal regulators had warned the bank that an investigation of its asset management unit could result in an enforcement action against the executive who ran the division until this week.


The United Nations suspended construction of homes, schools and an emergency sewage system in the Gaza Strip on Monday, blaming a shortage of building materials resulting from Israel's closure.


Protesters Weld Shut Entrance to Brazil Nuclear HQ

Greenpeace activists welded shut the entrance to the headquarters of Brazil's state nuclear power company on Tuesday and chained themselves together in front of the building.


Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Baby Bottle Manufacturers

Today, Robert Weiss, a seasoned mass torts litigation attorney, who has devoted his career to the pursuit of justice for the middle class, has filed a billion dollar class action suit Monday morning at the Los Angeles Superior Court against five leading manufacturers of baby bottles.


EU, NATO hopeful Croatia gets new cabinet

Croatia's parliament approved on Saturday a new cabinet tasked with leading the country into the European Union, including an ethnic Serb for the first time since the 1991-1995 Serbo-Croatian war.


Mobile Handset Makers Raising Virus Defenses

Software security companies and  handset makers, including Finland's Nokia, are gearing up to  launch products intended to secure cell phones from variants of  the Internet viruses that have become a scourge for personal  computer users.


U.S. jobless claims fell by  20,000 last week

The number of U.S. workers applying for jobless benefits fell by 20,000 last week to 307,000, in a much sharper decline than expected that underscored the strength of the labor market, government data showed on Thursday.


Fake cigarettes make smoking even more deadly

London - British smokers were issued a stark government warning on Wednesday to beware of smuggled cigarettes, which while cheap are often faked and made with highly dangerous contaminated tobacco.


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


It's a 'Shame' About NC-17 Tag for Waters Film

DEAUVILLE, France  - The producer of  the upcoming John Waters comedy "A Dirty Shame" has accused the  U.S. movie ratings system of bowing to political pressure and a  "family values" agenda by giving her project the commercially  unfriendly NC-17 tag.


Sheldon Souray scored the winning goal, then dished out the credit to teammate Tomas Plekanec.


German ethics body recommends easing stem cell law

A body that advises the German  government on medical ethics on Monday recommended changing the  law to make stem cell research easier, a view that could boost  the chances of new legislation.


Not too long ago, I was trying to meet up with friends at an outdoor concert in the park. We had chosen a really good, well-marked meeting place--which dozens of other people and their closest friends were


Trasporti: Capitaneria di porto apre inchiesta su avaria traghetto

PALERMO - Un'inchiesta interna e' stata aperta dalla Capitaneria di porto di Palermo per indagare sulle cause dell'avaria che ha mandato alla deriva per 4 ore il traghetto "Florio", partito dal capoluogo siciliano e diretto a Napoli.


RIAA files 750 new file-trading lawsuits

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on Thursday announced it has filed 750 new lawsuits against alleged file-traders using peer-to-peer (P-to-P) software.


Hendrick airplane was on way to Martinsville race

MARTINSVILLE, Va. -- A plane carrying members of the Hendrick Motorsports organization crashed Sunday afternoon on its way to NASCAR's Nextel Cup race at Martinsville Speedway, NASCAR officials confirmed.


Vladimir Putin says he does not rule out running for Russia's presidency again in 2012 or 2016.


A group of unknown hackers posted on message boards and security user groups claiming to sell Ciscoâs PIX Firewall software source code for sale.


Fed's Poole says U.S. not heading into recession

St. Louis Federal Reserve President William Poole on Friday dismissed fears that the U.S. economy was heading into a recession, and said there was no pressing need for the central bank to act against a falling stock market.


Oil hit an all-time high over $80 a barrel on Thursday after Hurricane Humberto forced the closure of some U.S. Gulf refiners, stoking supply concerns amid falling inventories in the world's top consumer.


Carradine "Mad" for Lifetime drama pilot

Ever Carradine will star  in the Lifetime drama pilot "The Madness of Ava," a project  described as a female version of "House."


Career Couch: Walking the Tightrope of Workspace DÃ©cor

Your cubicle isnât really yours, so no political messages or dirty jokes.


Smith looking forward to formidable Barca challenge

Rangers manager Walter Smith praised Tuesday's Champions League opponents Barcelona but said he was looking forward to the challenge.


Villagers throwing rice and Hezbollah supporters holding banners welcomed the country's army to south Lebanon on Thursday after a nearly 40-year absence, and the first airliner landed at Beirut airport since fighting began more than a month ago.


Donald Trump has exchanged insults with Rosie O'Donnell and questions Elisabeth Hasselbeck's intelligence. So which co-host does he back in their recent on-air tiff on ABC's "The View"?


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Parties Focus on Vulnerable Georgia Congressmen

Democrats, in their fight to win back control of the U.S. House of Representatives, have set their sights on a tight race in rural Georgia where a conservative one-term Republican is battling to hold a Democratic-leaning seat.


French warrants seek associates of Rwanda's Kagame

A top French judge has issued arrest  warrants for nine associates of Rwandan president Paul Kagame  over a 1994 plane crash that killed the country's president and  sparked a genocide, a judicial source said on Thursday.


Congress Seeks to Balance Drug Safety, Quick Approval

Three drugs -- Vioxx, Ketek and Avandia -- are casting long shadows over the congressional debate on how to update and revise the 15-year-old system that has dramatically sped up the process of bringing prescription medicines to American consumers.


Ukrainian Judges to Rule on Vote as Kuchma Offers New Election

The Ukrainian Supreme Court may give its ruling today on charges of fraud in the Nov. 21 presidential election, as the outgoing president backed down on his refusal to hold fresh elections.


Trendy, high-tech Roman Catholics won't  have to sit at home this Christmas to watch Pope John Paul's  Christmas Midnight Mass on television.


Private Schools Cry âUnfairâ Over a Grade

Report cards are in, and the grades are not good: New York City private schools have given The New York Sun an F.


Electronic Arts Offers an Upbeat Forecast

Shares of Electronic Arts surged more than 5 percent after the video game publisher gave confident forecasts for growth over the next three years.


One of the top 10 spammers in the US has been sentenced to nine years in prison for illegal spam activities under Virginia's anti-spam law.


FCC Says It Extended Discounted Phone-Line Rates

T&T, MCI and other telephone companies that provide local calling by renting other carriers' equipment have received a six-month extension on discounted leasing rates while regulators work on new competition rules.


BEIJING: IBM is selling its personal computer making business to China's largest PC producer, Lenovo Group Ltd, for US$1.25bil, marking the US giant's retreat from an industry it helped pioneer in 1981.


England face World Cup rugby exit after Bok bashing

Reigning champions England were left contemplating the prospect of failing to reach the knockout stages of this year's World Cup after a record-breaking 36-0 defeat against South Africa here at the Stade de France.


The agency that owns the WTC site announces plans to sue Saudi Arabia on the eve of the 9/11 anniversary.


"Sopranos" favored to grab more Emmy recognition

Tony Soprano's fate may remain a mystery, but he is almost certain to muscle his way back into the Emmy race one last time when nominations for U.S. television's highest honors are unsealed on Thursday.


Chechen guerrillas finance The Economist?

Freedom of speech is one of Russia's major accomplishments in recent 15 years. Now Russian journalists do not have to look back at the Kremlin to have an opportunity to set forth their own views on both home ...


SAN FRANCISCO--PeopleSoft Inc. opened the second day of its user conference here Wednesday with good news for itself and its customers: upgrade discounts and a significant licensing deal.


Eighty Scientists Condemn South Africa's AIDS Policies

JOHANNESBURG, Sept. 6 -- More than 80 international scientists and academics condemned South Africa's AIDS policies as ineffective and immoral and called for the firing of the health minister in a letter to President Thabo Mbeki released Wednesday.


Premiership footballers are being urged to donate a day's pay for nurses.


FDA: risk of patch not worth benefits to sex drive

A hormone patch that works to restore a woman's sex drive should not be approved until more studies are completed to determine the drug's risks, federal health advisers said Thursday.


Finding May Aid Synthetic Catalyst Design

U.S. chemists have identified the mechanism involved in biological catalysts called enzymes -- a finding that may improve synthetic catalyst design.


Wyeth Profit Falls on Restructuring Charge

Third-quarter profit fell 1 percent, as stronger sales of almost all of the companyâs key drugs could not offset  higher production costs and taxes and a restructuring charge.


Honeywell offers $1.7 billion for Britain's Novar

LONDON - New Jersey-based Honeywell International Inc., the aerospace and high-tech manufacturer, has agreed to buy the British industrial holding company Novar PLC for about $1.7 billion, the companies said Monday.


Tests Inconclusive on Source of Botulism

Tests to determine the source of the botulism toxin that left four people hospitalized were inconclusive, and it was unclear whether a cosmetic injection caused the paralyzing, potentially fatal illness, officials said Tuesday.


If Paper Ballots Restore Trust In Elections, Let's Switch

Well into the second decade of the television era, the machines still conked out, a lot. "TV's on the fritz again," folks would say. There was such a thing as a TV repairman, who would come to your house. Now, TVs work.


Man charged in London for hoax tsunami e-mails

Police in London charged a 40-year-old man in connection with a series of hoax e-mails sent to friends and relatives of people missing since the Asian tsunami a week ago claiming they were dead.


US researchers show that a computer can be controlled by the brain without the need for implants.


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China's Bid to Tame Economy Begins a Real Estate Bust

SHENZHEN, China -- Sweating in the bright afternoon sun, the men and women stand on the sides of the roads like homeless people clutching wrinkled cardboard signs. Waving the boards, the real estate agents call out to cars zooming by.


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Promising results in trial tests for vaccine against cervical ...

WASHINGTON  - Years of clinical trials have yeilded promising results for a vaccine that would protect women from a virus that causes colon and cervical cancer, researchers said.


Two police investigations have been launched in to the roles played by the largest abortion service in Britain and a senior GP in arranging illegal later terminations for healthy pregnant women.


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The recent Dutch raid against a suspected military training camp used by Turkish Kurdish rebels is the largest crackdown against the group in Europe, which has become a base for autonomy-seeking militants to collect money, recruit and train, authorities say.


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Linux standards base Version 2.0 has C++ support

The Free Standards Group (FSG) on Tuesday will release Version 2.0 of its Linux Standard Base (LSB), a key standard that enables developers to rally around a common programming framework and keeps Linux from fragmenting into competing camps.


The Cambridge University team which discovered that sheep prefer happy, smiley people has once again pushed back the envelope of ovine understanding with the revelation that sheep cheer up when they see snaps of friends and relatives.


NFL Wrap: Patriots Roll to 20th Straight Win

Corey Dillon rushed for 105 yards and two touchdowns as the New England Patriots won their 20th consecutive game, defeating the Seattle Seahawks 30-20 in National Football League action in Foxboro on Sunday.


Taliban deploy 10,000 fighters for attack: commander

SPIN BOLDAK, Afghanistan  - The Taliban have deployed 10,000 fighters for a spring offensive of "bloody attacks" against foreign troops in Afghanistan, a rebel commander said on Friday.


Spotlight on models' health shifts to New York

The man who cleans backstage at New York's fashion week says there is a problem with the claims of stick-thin models that they are naturally skinny.


German shops destroy Santas giving "Hitler salute"

A German chain of shops has removed miniature wooden Santa Claus figures from its shelves and destroyed them after customers complained it looked like they were giving the stiff-armed Hitler salute that is outlawed.


(InfoWorld) - Poor sales of PDP (plasma display panel) televisions in the U.S. over the year-end holiday period have forced Pioneer to postpone planned investment in a new PDP factory in Japan, it said Wednesday. The company had been planning to build a new plant west of Tokyo. It did not say when the plant will be built. Pioneer's sales of home electronics sales dropped 2 percent to Â¥113 billion ($928 million) for the last three months of the year, it said. PDP sales fell about 10 percent, due to a substantial drop in sales of PDP TVs made by Pioneer for other companies. Sales of sets sold under its own name also fell in Japan, but increased in Europe. The flat-panel TV market is one of the most fiercely competitive in the consumer electronics business, and prices have been dropping fast. Not only are companies competing against each other, but so are technologies: PDP is battling with LCD (liquid crystal display). In the big-screen TV market PDP lost ground to LCD in the fourth quarter, market analyst DisplaySearch said Tuesday. PDP shipments in the quarter were 15 percent lower than the makers' aggregate forecast, and the lower-than-expected unit growth meant the first year-on-year decline in PDP revenue to date, DisplaySearch said. For the first quarter of 2007, Pioneer said it expects to make fewer plasma displays, and also spend more money promoting them to consumers. Because of that and the poor results in the previous quarter, the company lowered its financial forecast for the full year. It reduced its operating revenue forecast by Â¥20 billion to Â¥800 billion and cut its net profit forecast in half to Â¥5 billion. Both forecasts are still well above last year's results.


NC State Fair blamed for E. coli outbreak

Something at the State Fair is to blame for dozens of cases of E. coli infection that have swept through central North Carolina, state officials said Monday.


The composition of the 2005 Red Sox remained a work very much in progress yesterday after general manager Theo Epstein revealed which free agents were going to receive


After years of disappointing speculation about suitors, the engagement of Princess Sayako to a Tokyo city bureaucrat, a commoner, became official today with an announcement by Japanâs Imperial Household Agency.


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EU leaders edge toward pledge from Turkey to save summit

Turkey could be asked only for a verbal commitment to recognise Cyprus before it can join the European Union, EU sources said as leaders sought to strike a deal logjamming a key summit.


The escalation of conflict over the Palestinian enclave is bad news for both Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Olmert


Film stars, top politicians and members of Sweden's royal family were among those who celebrated the life and work of directing legend Ingmar Bergman on Monday in a ceremony at Stockholm's Royal Dramatic Theatre.


At least 6 shot dead in clashes at Pakistan mosque

At least six people, including a paramilitary trooper and a television cameraman, were killed in gunfire during clashes with militant students at a mosque run by a Taliban-style movement in Islamabad on Tuesday, officials said.


'French' Becomes a Dirty Word in U.S. Campaign

For centuries the very mention of  France has conjured up images of elegance and sophistication  but in an increasingly heated U.S. presidential campaign,  "French" has become a dirty word.


Every effort should be made to stop Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons, but failing that, the world could live with a nuclear-armed regime in Tehran, a recently retired commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East said Monday.


Indians report: McDonald traded to Blue Jays

John McDonald spent his time in Cleveland mostly sitting on the bench, even though he became a fan favorite. On Thursday, McDonald's eight-year career in the Indians organization ended when he was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays for a player to be named.


Bush, Iranian leader likely to avoid each other at U.N.

As President Bush and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad attend the United Nations General Assembly meeting later today, a top U.N. official said the two men likely will do their best to steer clear of each other. Ahmadinejad is an acerbic critic of U.S. foreign policy.


Ken Griffey Jr. hit a three-run, pinch-hit home run in the eighth inning to lift the Cincinnati Reds to a 5-4 win Monday over the Chicago Cubs.


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Lebanon to bury slain anti-Syrian MP Eido

Lebanon will bury on Thursday a high-profile anti-Syrian legislator, killed in a bomb attack which exacerbated the country's deep political crisis.


Liverpool come away with a point from the opening Group C game against PSV Eindhoven.


BAGHDAD, Sept 12: At least 45 people died in a wave of bombings and battles between US troops and militants on Sunday, as Iraq's US-installed prime minister said over 3,000 had perished in the 'terrorism' washing over the country.


Climate change is a matter of security and should be resourced accordingly, says the UK's climate envoy.


Germany to Fine Execs Who Give False Data

Managers who give false or misleading information about their companies that hurts investors could be forced to pay up to four years' salary in penalties under a proposed German law, officials said Wednesday.


Internet megaliths Google Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. blazed forth in recent days vowing to change The World As We Know It with book and movie download schemes for all of the Web surfing credit card holders living on the aforementioned planet.  Amazon got the jump on Apple Computer Inc.


Microsoft fixes four flaws in four patches; one is critical

Patches address flaws in Microsoft Agent in Windows 2000, Windows Services for UNIX, Visual Studio, MSN Messenger and Windows Live Messenger.


Court stays out of abortion records case

The Kansas Supreme Court refused Thursday to intervene on behalf of two abortion clinics in a dispute with the state attorney general over patient records that were leaked to "The O'Reilly Factor."


Security maven: QuickTime flaw threatens PCs, Macs

Year-old bug pulls a fast on Firefox A researcher has demonstrated how a security bug in Apple's QuickTime media player that was disclosed a year ago can cause Firefox to install backdoors and other malware on a fully patched computer. He said both Windows and Mac systems are vulnerable.â¦


Young stars Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Jordan Staal have the Penguins on the move in the NHL standings. A new multimillion dollar arena agreement has the team staying in Pittsburgh for the foreseeable future.


Australia elect to bat in second test v New Zealand

Australia captain Ricky Ponting won the toss and elected to bat in the second test against New Zealand at Adelaide Oval on Friday.


Man hit by train forced to pay for rail delays

Poland's state railway PKP is claiming compensation from a man who caused delays to its services by being run over by a train -- but said it may forgive the debt after learning the man's house had burned down.


A $239 million satellite toppled to a factory floor last year because nobody bothered to check that it was secure before moving it, according to a NASA investigation board's report on the mishap.


Tony Blair defends his close relationship with the US, following a scathing report from a Chatham House expert.


Fighting in Gaza City between militant group Hamas and a rival Palestinian clan leaves at least four dead.


The dollar rose against a broadly weaker  yen and held near a two-month high against the euro on Friday  as Federal Reserve officials continued to hint at a steady  rises in U.S. interest rates.


Is Saturday the end of a football season or Election Day? Between speculation about polls and appeals to voters, it's difficult to tell.


By MIKE SCHNEIDER ORLANDO, Fla. - Until a few months ago, Lisa Nowak's life seemed to be on a perfect trajectory. She became an astronaut after winning a series of Navy service awards. She had flown on the shuttle Discovery, and was a mother of three children.


Austria's Grugger claims first ever victory

BORMIO, Italy  - Austria's Johann Grugger won the men's World Cup downhill, ahead of countrymen Michael Walchhofer and Fritz Strobl, for the first victory of his career.


Jaime Moreno scored on penalty kick in the 76th minute to lift D.C. United to a 2-2 tie with the Columbus Crew on Saturday night.


America has regained bragging rights to the world's most powerful supercomputer, after a two-and-a-half-year hiatus. IBM Corp.


Anti-smoking ads can have the opposite effect of what is intended and encourage the habit, a study says.


As the FTSE 100 enjoyed its biggest one day percentage gain since March 2003, shares in Cadbury Schweppes (NYSE:CSG) lagged behind.


MTV band Danity Kane, OutKast lead U.S. charts

NEW YORK (Billboard) - In yet another big week for new   releases on the U.S. albums chart, the MTV-constructed band   Danity Kane trumped hip-hop duo OutKast to take the top spot,   while Paris Hilton scored the highest debut for a new solo   female pop artist this year with a No. 6 entry.


Roma, 20:04 - CALCIO, SERIE B: LA 1/A DI RITORNO SI RECUPERA IL 17 APRILE

L'assemblea della Lega calcio riunitasi oggi informalmente all'hotel Hilton di fiumicino, ha deciso ...


Mibtel -0,37%, in calo anche le altre europee


ASIA/FILIPPINE - Sei mesi di vita per la nuova missione sorta a Tawl-Tawl, dove sono presenti 72 famiglie cattoliche Manila (Agenzia Fides) - ÂUna nuova missione Ã¨ sorta ! Ecco il momento di grazia: bambini e adulti indossano gli abiti migliori per essere battezzati e confermati. Entusiasti e un poÂ tesi, ascoltano la Parola di Dio. Per molti anni non hanno ricevut...


Parallels to Martin Scorsese's dark classic "Taxi Driver" led Jodie Foster to take a role in her new movie, "The Brave One."


LABOUR-EU:   Unions Challenge Directive on Services

BRUSSELS, Nov 10 (IPS) - Trade unions are coming together to protest EU  proposals on liberalising services in the internal market.


London court set to rule whether radical cleric to face charges

Radical Islamic cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri was set to learn Thursday whether he would be charged under Britain's anti-terrorism law, thus delaying his possible extradition to the United States to face terrorism-related charges.


Piper Jaffray disputes report of weak iTunes sales

Digital music sales surged at Apple Computer Inc.'s  iTunes service over the first nine months of 2006, Piper Jaffray said on Wednesday, contradicting a report that sales collapsed in the first half.


Corrispondono a 29 chili per una valore di 250 mila euro


Jokes make Hilton spurn Billboard awards

Paris Hilton won't joke about her peeps. The hotel heiress canceled an appearance at next week's Billboard Music Awards because she didn't like the jokes written for her, according to a spokesman.


Kerry, Bush launch final week of campaigning, still in dead heat

WASHINGTON : US President George W. Bush and his Democratic challenger John Kerry entered a frenzied final week of campaigning, still locked in a dead heat in polls.


ADUC: IL PREZZO DEL CAFFE' E' ALLE STELLE, IN QUATTRO ANNI +26%

ROMA - Una tazzina di caffe' oggi costa il 26% in piu' rispetto al 2000: se, infatti, all'inizio del nuovo secolo un caffe' al bar costava in media 1.200 lire, pari a 62 centesimi di euro, oggi il prezzo medio e' di 78 centesimi. Ma c'e' di piu'.


Tim Henman will play Roger Federer in the final of the Japan Open after a 6-4 7-6 win over South Korea's Hyung-Taik Lee.


Campbell Soup Co  posted lower  quarterly profit on Friday, hurt by higher commodity costs and  promotional spending.


E' balzato a 26,9 punti dai 14,4 punti di dicembre


French investigators were set to question accused rogue trader Jerome Kerviel for a third day Monday before deciding whether to release or place him under formal investigation over an alleged seven-billion-dollar fraud at Societe Generale.


In brief Exploit circulating for unpatched vuln


Intel and Google go Bono over power supplies

Pay more to pay less Intel and Google have taken it upon themselves to lead yet another "green computing" project.â¦


Detroit's Big 3 expect tough year for auto sales

U.S. auto sales will likely fall again in 2008 due to economic stress on consumers, raising pressure on struggling Detroit automakers to cut prices or use sales incentives, economists and officials said on Tuesday.


By Francesco Guerrera in Hong Kong and John Burton in Singapore. China Aviation Oil last month told investors that this year's earnings would exceed its 2003 result, although it had already been hit by $232


A Conservative Party review targets public health issues like obesity as a top priority for the NHS in England.


Box Office Prophets: Box Office Report for December 24-26, 2004

As usual, Christmas Eve was dead at the box office and Christmas Day was extremely busy. With Christmas landing on Saturday this year, the box office took another hit adding to the woes of not having a Lord of the Rings film in the mix.


Top UN war crimes prosecutor Carla Del Ponte visits Serbia just days after a major suspect was arrested.


The blue-chip Hang Seng Index rose 171.88 points, or 1.22 percent, to 14,066.91. On Friday, the index had slipped 31.58 points, or 0.2 percent.


Nine Formula 1 teams issued proposals to dramatically reduce costs in the sport next year as they turned the heat on world champions Ferrari on Saturday.


Firefox hands out cookies from strangers

Be careful, kids Firefox suffers from a flaw that allows attackers to manipulate the authentication cookies of virtually any website, a vulnerability Bugzilla has deemed severe. It's the second major security lapse for the open-source browser in as many days.â¦


An animal rights protest at a major British hare-hunting event turned violent Monday when spectators pelted the demonstrators with a dismembered hare, bottles, firecrackers and chunks of earth, but nobody was injured, police said.


Glenn McNeill is found guilty of the first murder on the remote Australian territory of Norfolk Island for 151 years.


Inspiring students to practice regularly may not be an easy assignment for any music teacher, but Sarah Grenier found iPod, her MacBook, and iLife to be excellent motivators. Grenier records student performances on a digital camcorder, edits the footage in iMovie, then burns the finished video using iDVD so that students can enjoyâand critiqueâtheir own performances and share their progress with parents, staff, and other students. Like to hear how she uses iPod in the classroom?


Oscar-winning actor Sidney Poitier, who starred in "To Sir, With Love," took the stand yesterday to testify about another Hollywood drama: Michael Ovitz's brief and


Alantos to cut 45 jobs, close in Mass., Germany

Alantos Pharmaceuticals Inc., a Cambridge biotech company sold to Amgen Inc. for $300 million in July, plans to shut down and eliminate its 45 jobs in Massachusetts and Germany, said Amgen spokeswoman Mary Klem. Amgen, based in Thousand Oaks, Calif., has another 200 workers in Cambridge. The drug maker is offering voluntary buyouts to its older and long-term employees - ...


Jankovic races into China Open second round

Serbia's Jelena Jankovic thrashed   Lourdes Dominguez Lino of Spain 6-0 6-1 in the first round of   the China Open on Monday, her first outing since her U.S. Open   heroics two weeks ago.


Saddam's lawyers boycott closing arguments

The defense began closing arguments in the trial of Saddam Hussein on Monday, but most of the lawyers boycotted the court because of the slaying last month of an attorney for the former Iraqi leader.


Flu Season Turns Up the Misery in Region, Doctors Say

A mild influenza season has turned miserable for many in the region, with doctors' offices and hospitals reporting a sharp increase in achy, nauseated and feverish patients.


In attesa di una nota, lo annuncia Borsa Italiana


Fourth hurricane batters Florida, killing at least three

Hurricane Jeanne swept across southeastern US state of Florida Sunday, killing at least three and knocking off power to more than 1.5 million people at a state that has


Carpet One retailers join breast cancer fight

Fremont Carpet One retailers are joining the fight against breast cancer with a cause-related fund-raising campaign, "Carpet One Welcomes Your Support," during National Breast Cancer Awareness Month this month.


Investors give funding to storage company specializing in online user-generated media to expand B2B delivery service.


Nel blog del comico un software per valutarne l'operato


Il presidente Usa arriva a Tel Aviv. Ad accoglierlo Peres e OlmertIl capo dello stato israeliano: "La minaccia iraniana non va sottovalutata"                                          La prima volta di Bush in Israele "OpportunitÃ  di pace durevole"


Bush Campaign Unleashes a New Assault on Kerry's Health Care ...

President Bush unleashed a new assault on Senator John Kerry's health care proposals on Tuesday, signaling one of his main lines of attack when the two candidates


Comedian Morgan arrested for drunk driving

Comic actor Tracy Morgan, star of the television show "30 Rock," was arrested for drunken driving early on Tuesday, police said.


In vigore fino al 2012 l'accordo tra Fia, Fom e Ferrari


Arthritis Sufferers Have Difficult Choices To Make

With the recent news of heart problems associated with drugs such as Vioxx, Celebrex and Bextra, people who suffer from the pain associated with arthritis have difficult choices to make.


Reporters Ruled in Contempt Over Wen Ho Lee Sources

federal judge in Washington held five journalists in contempt of court yesterday for refusing to disclose the names of confidential sources who might have given them information about Dr. Wen Ho Lee, the scientist ...


Everyone gets a part Column Sometimes, when the right people are together, the most mundane conversation can lead to interesting and unexpected observations. In this case, an argument with a Second Life friend about a dress evolved into a decent discussion of online RP environments like SL, and just how much theatre one brings to the game, and how much of oneself.â¦


Woman Charged In Stealing Baby To Be Tried in Mo.

Lisa Montgomery, the Kansas woman accused of strangling a pregnant woman and slicing open her abdomen to steal an unborn infant, agreed Thursday to have criminal proceedings


Pope Concerned About U.S. Priest Shortage

Pope John Paul II expressed concern Friday over the decline in priestly vocations in the United States, telling visiting American bishops that the drop presents a "stark challenge" that cannot be ignored.


The world's most powerful nations failed to agree on new sanctions against Iran amid reports that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad wants to put Tehran's case for a nuclear program before the U.N. Security Council.


Microsoft promises free game after online woes

Microsoft Corp    said on Thursday it will offer a free downloadable video game  to users of its Xbox online gaming service after the network  was plagued with connection troubles over the holidays.


There's something fishy afoot in the world of Dutch herring.


'State wants to shift blame for Aids policy'

The government was trying to blame everyone else for its decision to use nevirapine in its mother-to-child HIV prevention programme, the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) said on Saturday.


Auto retailer reports that profit fell 6 percent in the third quarter as sales of new cars declined. DETROIT  - Auto retailer CarMax Inc.


More Testing of Seafood to Address Mercury Concerns

Some restaurants and retailers around the country have started testing the fish they sell in response to concerns about the amount of mercury in seafood.


Serbia says it will not trade Kosovo for EU or NATO

Serbia will never surrender Kosovo to the breakaway province's ethnic Albanian majority or trade its territory for European Union or NATO membership, Serb leaders said on Tuesday.


A High Court judgement due on Wednesday is eagerly awaited by 85,000 people who lost company pensions.


Jeanne Batters Bahamas, Heads Toward Fla.

Hurricane Jeanne got stronger, bigger and faster as it battered the Bahamas and bore down on Florida Saturday, sending huge waves crashing onto beaches and forcing thousands into shelters just weeks after Frances ravaged this area.


U.N. probe of Georgia attack does not assign blame

A U.N.-led probe of an apparent  ground and air attack on a disputed gorge controlled by the  former Soviet republic of Georgia reached no conclusion on who  was to blame, in a report published on Friday.


Insurance Probe Woes Deflate Stock Rally

US stocks were flat on Tuesday after a strong opening as declines in health insurers offset better-than-expected earnings from tech bellwethers IBM Corp.


US forces in Iraq kill two women in an air attack on a house in Baquba, a day after five girls died by tank fire.


U.S. Bombs Suspected Militant Hide-Out in Falluja

FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S. aircraft carried out a third  set of airstrikes on the rebel Iraqi stronghold of Falluja  overnight, targeting a meeting of suspected militants loyal to  Jordanian mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.


Could integrating antivirus software into Windows be the key to solving Microsoft's security woes or could the technology create more problems than it solves?


Parents should not be forced to hire a lawyer to sue public school districts over their children's special education needs, the lawyer for parents of an autistic child told the Supreme Court Tuesday.


Bush presses Saudi Arabia to help tame oil price

President George W. Bush urged Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to help tame soaring oil prices and warned Iran not to behave provocatively in the oil-exporting Gulf region.


Kidnappers seized six Egyptians and four Iraqis working for the country's mobile phone company, authorities said yesterday, and Muslim leaders in Britain announced plans to


Supreme Court meets again on Ukraine election; Kuchma says new ...

Ukraine's Supreme Court judges gathered Tuesday for a second day of meetings to probe the validity of the disputed presidential runoff amid rising support for the opposition-demanded re-vote as a way to avoid splitting this ex-Soviet


Legal Issues May Block Digital Health Records- GAO

Uncertainty surrounding a host of  legal issues may stall adoption of electronic medical records  and U.S. officials have done little to address the problem, a  congressional watchdog agency said Monday.


Harley sees layoffs, output cuts; blames strike

BOSTON/CHICAGO  - Harley-Davidson Inc.  plans to lay off up to 740 workers and cut production at two sites because of a strike at its largest motorcycle plant, the company said.


South Africa urges Zimbabwe to respect citizens' rights after an opposition leader appears in court with injuries.


World Food Supply Is Shrinking, U.N. Agency Warns

The United Nationsâ top food and agriculture official said Monday that the world food supply is dwindling and that food prices are soaring to historic levels.


Concerto per Lady D. ideato da William e Harry

L'evento di beneficenza, voluto dai due figli, si terrà a Wembley l'1 luglio 2007, nel decennale dalla morte della principessa. Tra gli ospiti Madonna, Kilye Minogue e Beyonce


At the Traffic Circle, a Revolt on Bus No. 42

What do you get when you pour 13 lanes of cars, trucks and buses into a traffic circle that, because of construction, has been reduced to three lanes, during rush hour on a Friday night in Paris? Another French Revolution.


Stratton Sclavos' departure comes after 12 years with VeriSign. No reason was given for his resignation.


Software giant Oracle Corp. began its legal battle with rival PeopleSoft Inc. in Delaware Chancery Court Monday, the first of two cases expected to bring the national business media to the state's famed court of equity this month.


Software Giant Symantec Buys Reston-Based Security Firm

A company started on the whim of two longtime friends has been snapped up by the world's largest security software company.


Record amount paid for rare baseball card

The "Mona Lisa" of baseball cards has sold for a record $2.35 million.


NEC Electronics May Miss Profit Goal by 39 Percent, Nikkei Says

NEC Electronics Corp. may miss its full-year profit forecast by 39 percent as demand declines for semiconductors used in mobile phones and DVD recorders, the Nihon Keizai newspaper said yesterday.


American Football: Manning sets record for touchdown passes in ...

Peyton Manning threw two touchdown passes to break the National Football League's single-season record and rally the Indianapolis Colts from a 15-point deficit in the final quarter to a 34-31 overtime victory over the San Diego Chargers.


Soccer in Italy to Resume, With Stadiums Vacant

Matches can resume this weekend, a week after a police officer was killed at a riotous match in Sicily, but most can be played only if the stadiums are empty of spectators.


Aveva gia' sostenuto l'innocenza del presunto complice


Poor demand for aircraft and other transport hurts April's US factory orders, which were lower than expected.


The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously today that seriously injuring someone while driving drunk does not amount to a "crime of violence" that would be grounds for deporting non-citizens.


A film far deeper and ruthlessly cynical than most Julia starrers


Sindacati chiedono un compromesso.Letta: accordo vicino


Americans grew taller but heavier over 40 years

WASHINGTON  - American children and adults have become a little bit taller over the past 40 years, but a lot heavier, according to government statistics.


Jessica Simpson will be squeezing into Daisy Duke's hot pants after all, Warner Bros. Pictures confirmed Tuesday. The "Newlyweds" star has been cast in the Catherine Bach role for the upcoming big-screen remake of "The Dukes of Hazzard," which will.


Hilton sells Scandic to EQT for $1.1 billion

Hilton Hotels Corp.  said on  Friday it agreed to sell the Scandic Hotel chain to European  private equity group EQT for about $1.1 billion as it seeks to  reduce debt.


Fossil of Child, Age 3 Million, Offers New Insights

If Lucy, the famous woman from the deep human past, had a child, it might have looked like the latest discovery.


H&R Block Inc.'s  financial advisers unit misrepresented the risks of $16.4 million in bonds from Enron Corp  before the energy trader sank into bankruptcy, the NASD said in a civil fraud complaint seeking restitution for more than 800 investors.


AFRICA/SUDAN - La nuova risoluzione delle Nazioni Unite per il ...

Khartoum (Agenzia Fides)- Sanzioni contro l'industria petrolifera sudanese e contro i membri del governo di Khartoum. Sono queste le sanzioni minacciate dalla nuova risoluzione del Consiglio di Sicurezza delle


As long as you're not dumb enough to actually try it.


We weren't bullied to go to Zimbabwe - Vaughan

England's cricketers flew out for their no-win tour of Zimbabwe yesterday with captain Michael Vaughan saying they didn't condone President Robert Mugabe's crippling economic policies but hadn't been bullied into playing.


Con Striscia e Ris, Mediaset si aggiudica il prime time


Domani a Beirut i funerali del ministro assassinatoCancellate tutte le celebrazioni per l'Indipendenza                                            Libano in lutto per Gemayel Il Papa:                                                                                Le spoglie giunte nel villaggio di famiglia, la folla in lacrimeIl Paese Ã¨ in allarme, e si temono nuovi gravi disordini


The number of people filing an initial claim for U.S. jobless aid fell by a larger-than-expected 25,000 last week, the government said on Thursday in a report seen as a good sign for job growth.


Yukos Shareholders Will Vote on Filing for Bankruptcy

Setting the stage for what could be the final act in the Yukos drama, shareholders in the company will gather next month to vote on whether it should declare bankruptcy, the company's top official said on Wednesday.


Voracious growth puts China in a power crunch

It's not even 5 pm on a workday and the corridor outside Li Chengwen's office is dark. The air is moist and warm. By Eugene Hoshiko, AP.


New software design patterns to play with Long time readers of my blog will know that I'm a huge fan of design patterns. Patterns wrap complex architectures with simplistic descriptions. They create wonderful buzzwords that we can use instead of resorting to actual human language descriptions. And they help enforce that feeling that we're all a part of an elite clique shunned by society not by their choice, but by ours.â¦


Politicians and trade officials are still pressuring the nation to shut down "illegal" Web sites and to align its intellectual property laws with "international standards."


Pushing the button for regular 87-grade octane, Steve Smith said he thought he was filling his SUV with ethanol-free gasoline.


Lebanese troops move into Hizbollah bastion

Lebanese troops moved on Tuesday into a   town wrecked by Israel's war with Hizbollah, as U.N.   Secretary-General Kofi Annan said he hoped for word on the   lifting of an Israeli blockade on Lebanon within two days.


Museo, formazione e grande evento nel futuro di moda romana


SEC, Ex-FleetBoston Adviser OK Settlement

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced a $140 million settlement Wednesday with a mutual fund adviser to the former FleetBoston Financial Corp. for improper trading, the same day the agency filed civil fraud charges against two former employees of the adviser.


Microsoft warns of six "critical" security flaws

Microsoft Corp.  issued  six "critical" security patches on Tuesday to fix flaws in its  software products that the company warned could allow attackers  to take control of a user's computer.


Mexican police clash with protesters in Oaxaca

OAXACA CITY, Mexico  - Riot police firing tear gas clashed with protesters launching fireworks and throwing Molotov cocktails on Saturday in the strife-torn city of Oaxaca.


Al-Qaida's threat to attack the United States before the Nov. 2 election is geared less toward affecting the outcome of the presidential race than toward making a violent statement to Islamic extremists worldwide, senior counterterrorism officials said Monday.


Sparatoria tra guardie giurate e banditi che fuggono


2004 forecast raised on strength of 'The Incredibles'

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Shares of Pixar Animation Studios Inc. jumped late Thursday after the company reported a 70 percent rise in third-quarter earnings, boosted by strong sales of its library titles.


This Man is Doing Something About State's Water Problems

By Mike Dunbar, The Modesto Bee, Calif.  May 27--Deteriorating levees. Dying fish in a dying delta. Dismantling  dams or building new ones. Climate change. Peripheral canal. Drought. Welcome  to Randy Fiorini's world.


Decision day arrives for Wenger to contest âcheatâ remark

LONDON: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger was to decide later yesterday whether to contest a charge of improper conduct arising out of last monthâs controversial clash with arch-rivals Manchester United.


North Korea's number two leader in China amid pessimism over nuclear talks

A North Korean delegation headed by the Stalinist state's deputy leader has arrived in China amid faltering attempts to resolve the standoff over the North's nuclear weapons program.


America West Posts Loss, More Losses Loom

America West Holdings Corp. AWA.N on  Wednesday posted a third-quarter loss and forecast losses going  forward as soaring fuel prices, weak revenue and excess  industry capacity broke a stream of profits at the parent of  America West Airlines.


CARACAS, Venezuela  - President Hugo Chavez painted Venezuela the "red, really red" of his anti-U.S. socialist revolution, after sweeping to re-election in Sunday's vote with wins in every state in the OPEC heavyweight.


Icahn seeks seat on Motorola to boost share buyback

Billionaire investor Carl Icahn  said on Tuesday he will seek a seat on Motorola Inc.'s   board and has taken a stake in the mobile phone maker, aiming  to convince it to do a big share buyback.


Last week, Gary Payton was telling people out West that he wasn't going to Boston. Danny Ainge dismissed the news as tough talk from a prideful player who felt he'd been wronged by the Lakers.


20 alleged Chicago gang members arrested

Twenty accused street gang members were arrested on charges of running a sophisticated drug trafficking operation as part of a three-year undercover investigation, authorities said Tuesday.


Festeggiata al reparto pediatria dell'ospedale Niguarda


La Suprema Corte ha ritenuto 'inammissibile' il ricorso


An UK MP says the debate over a dying Ghanaian woman being sent home should be about health care in Ghana.


P.P.S. Take Tissues to This Weepy About a Romance Tested by Death

âP.S. I Love Youâ looks squeaky clean and utterly straight. Yet as directed by Richard LaGravenese, it has a curious morbid quality.


A US soldier is jailed for 25 years for the murder of an Iraqi national guard, the US military says.


UK's Blair Urges Labor to Unite After Split on Iraq

UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, apologizing for ``wrong'' intelligence used to justify the invasion of Iraq, urged his Labour Party to set aside differences over the war as it prepares to campaign for an unprecedented third term.


The governor of ChinaÂs central bank said economic growth is likely to slow slightly in the rest of 2006 and in 2007 as the bank acts to reduce liquidity.


French parliamentary vote looks to right

Come Monday, President Nicolas Sarkozy will likely be one of Europe's most powerful leaders. With the government, parliament and top state bodies under his conservative camp's control, he should face little political resistance as he seeks to reshape France.


Mibtel -0,62%, SP/Mib -0,67%, Europee negative


Blog: A new device in the works could debut with Mercedes, according to one report


The Hague tribunal is set to rule on three former Yugoslav Army officers accused of massacring  civilians in Croatia.


New York proposes trans fat ban in restaurants

New York City's Health Department on   Tuesday proposed a near ban on the use of artificial trans fat   at restaurants, likening its health danger to that of lead   paint.


NASA clears shuttle for launch attempt Wednesday

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - NASA managers have   cleared space shuttle Atlantis for a launch attempt on   Wednesday after a week's delay due to a lightning strike and a   storm, officials with the U.S. space agency said on Monday.


Moore Wants Best Picture Oscar For 'Fahrenheit 9/11'

"Fahrenheit 9/11" has already competed and been a winner at the box office. Now, Moore thinks his movie can compete for best picture.


Costa Rica Tops Trinidad and Tobago, 2-1

Franklin Chacon and Alonzo Salazar each scored to give Costa Rica a 2-1 victory over Trinidad and Tobago in the CONCACAF under-20 qualifying tournament for the world youth championship Friday.


Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Sunday responded to critics in the U.S. Congress, saying his government had kept Iraq from sliding into sectarian civil war.


The Black Sea resort town will host the 2014 Winter Olympics, thanks partly to the Russian president's personal campaign


North Korea is suspected of test-firing a number of short-range missiles off its west coast.


China's Hu wants U.N. framework on climate change

Chinese President Hu Jintao gave qualified support on Thursday to an Australian initiative on climate change, saying the "Sydney Declaration" is fine as long as it is in line with a U.N. framework.


Some of the final ashes of Mohandas K. Gandhi, India's freedom hero and peace apostle, also known as Mahatma, will be scattered over the Arabian Sea after his family objected to a museum's plans to display them.


Who's ahead in the polls depends on the pollster

WASHINGTON - Who is likely to win on Election Day? Depends on which pollster you ask. President Bush leads Sen. John Kerry by a margin of 8 percentage points among likely voters, according to the most recent poll from Gallup, USA Today and CNN.


JERUSALEM - The real objective of Ariel Sharon's offer to withdraw from the Gaza Strip and parts of the West Bank is to freeze Palestinian statehood indefinitely, with U.S. blessing, the prime minister's point man with the Bush administration acknowledged in an interview published Wednesday...


A -0,31% con il Nikkei a 11.341,31 punti


Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O on Thursday  posted higher quarterly earnings as revenue rose 12 percent,  but its shares fell after the world's largest software market  said current quarter sales would fall below Wall Street  expectations.


Roma, 17:19 - CALCIO, SOCILLO: NON E' A RISCHIO TUTTO IL CALCIO

''Non ci sono rischi che 'Tutto il calcio minuto per minuto subisca limitazioni'''. Lo ha detto il d...


Parents across Wales prepare for more school closures after a decision to reorganise schools across Cardiff.


Sopranos writer David French defends the US drama serial's ending, saying he did not want it to cause controversy.


Bill Gates made the case Sunday night that its technologies are becoming even more flexible and powerful as they seep into automobiles, Internet-based TV networks and living rooms


Europe's Cheap Shot At Microsoft      (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - Antitrust: Microsoft, a company that has enriched millions and provided an immeasurable boost to the global economy, is being treated like a criminal in Europe -- which has a funny way of defining justice.


India's largest software services firm will provide engineering services for the development of Ferrari's 2005-season F1 car.


The US military begins a big operation to secure police stations seized by insurgents in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul.


STATE OF THE ART Google Takes On Your Desktop

THE modern PC is a marvel, isn't it? Here's a machine that lets an ordinary person with very little training create a new document, check its spelling, dress it up with graphics, send it electronically


Singer Dame Shirley Bassey has backed British soul star Amy Winehouse to sing the next James Bond theme tune.


A Nasa spacecraft set for launch early next month will explore the two biggest asteroids in the Solar System.


A $3 million fine isn't enough to stop adware company Zango from installing software without consent, critics charge. They want the government to keep hounding the miscreants. In 27B Stroke 6.


Financial world braces for huge Chinese investment fund

China will send ripples through the financial world when it unleashes an investment company with more money under management than any mutual fund in existence, according to analysts.


Lunar eclipse visible tonight if clouds are absent

A total lunar eclipse expected to create views of a blood-red moon will be visible tonight throughout most of North America, weather permitting.


The stun gun maker delivers a lawsuit to a would-be rival.


Esperti, 40% delle top model e' ossessionato dalla linea


Traces of explosive found on second plane in Russia

Moscow - Officials said Saturday they had found traces of an explosive in the wreckage of the second of two Russian airliners that crashed just minutes apart last Tuesday.


Do you want better returns? Philip Durell shows you how to get them.


Approach any Red Sox personnel -- management, coach, or player -- and there is a shake of the head, disbelief, and bewilderment over a season of injuries and health issues.


Riots erupt in Kenya's Kisumu, police fire in air

KISUMU, Kenya  - Police fired teargas and bullets in the air on Monday in the western town of Kisumu where protests erupted over the killings during the weekend of people in Kenya's Rift Valley, residents said.


Madonna visited another orphanage in Malawi on Saturday amid persistent rumors that she plans to adopt a boy who lost his parents to AIDS.


Ukrainian Justices, in Show of Independence, Order New Runoff

Ukraine's Supreme Court ordered that a new runoff vote between the two main challengers take place by Dec. 26.


Health-care worker sentenced for ID theft

Calling the crime one of the "most deplorable I've witnessed in 15 years on the bench," US District Judge Ricardo S. Martinez sentenced a local health-care worker yesterday to 16 months in prison for stealing the identity of a cancer patient and running


Bill Maher returns to HBO without writers

LOS ANGELES  - HBO's "Real Time With Bill Maher" will return with new episodes Friday without both writers and two of its most popular features, Maher's opening monologue and the closing segment "New Rules."


A disabled man wins his legal battle with Central Trains over access at a Norfolk station.


Offering customers a try-it-before-you-buy-it option is a smart move.


U.S. retail sales jumped a  larger-than-expected 1.2 percent in December as lower gas  prices left shoppers with more cash to spend, while cheaper oil  also pulled down import prices more than anticipated,  government reports showed on Thursday.


DuPont raises 2007, 2008 earnings outlooks

Chemical maker DuPont Co  on Wednesday increased its 2007 financial outlook to reflect stronger-than-expected results in the fourth quarter and also raised expectations for 2008.


High Court Won't Put Nader on Pa. Ballot

The Supreme Court on Saturday refused to place independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader on the ballot in Pennsylvania, upholding a state court finding of flawed signatures on voter petition sheets.


Virgin to Become the Worldâs First Commercial Space Tourism ...

SpaceShipOne, which is solely funded by Paul G. Allen, was designed by aviation legend Burt Rutan and built by his company, Scaled Composites.


The US company that makes the female condom said it is looking to launch its product in China, a country that experts say is facing a potential AIDS crisis.


YMCA of Orange County to Honor Marge Hearn; Wife of the Legendary 'Voice of the Lakers' Will Receive Special Recognition for Her Generous Role in Creating the Chick Hearn Legacy Memorial Fund for the YMCA of Orange County

Marge Hearn, wife of the late and legendary Los Angeles Lakers radio and television broadcaster Chick Hearn, will be honored by the YMCA of Orange County Community Services (YCS) Branch at the 31st Annual Reach Out Awards Sept. 29 at the Costa Mesa Hilton.


With almost 5 million people out of work, Germany's labor market might seem a manager's dream when it comes to filling jobs — easy pickings from a sea of desperate applicants. Not so for entrepreneur Martin Hubschneider when he needs top talent for his software firm in Karlsruhe, Germany.


Washington DC is added to the list of cities staging Live Earth concerts on Saturday, bringing the total to nine.


Federal Reserve officials are  expected to nudge interest rates up on Tuesday for a fifth time  this year, another small step in a campaign to gradually lift  borrowing costs before inflation rears its head.


Best schools are in Finland and the far east

Finland, where there are no wholly-private schools, beat the top-ranking schools in Hong-Kong, Japan and Korea in maths and science - but the UK was left out of the study after the government failed to deliver the statistics.


Stocks rise on relief over U.S. outlook, bonds fall

Stocks in Asia extended gains to more than 4 percent on Friday as a U.S. tax stimulus package, reassuring jobs data and the prospect of another Federal Reserve rate cut eased fears the world's top economy will slide into recession.


Citing "massive infringement" of copyrights on the Morpheus file-sharing network, a federal judge says StreamCast Networks encourages its users to break the law.


No way was Rick Jones going to be a couch potato. An athlete and youth coach who works out regularly, Jones dreams of someday hiking the Grand Canyon. A painful, arthritic hip started to slow him down, but at 52, he refused. Then he heard about a new surgical hip procedure that could restore his active lifestyle.


The UN warns of an epidemic as the number of tsunami and quake deaths soars above 55,000 and thousands remain missing. BANDA ACEH, INDONESIA -- Desperate refugees foraged for coconuts or looted food on Indonesia's


Tests fail to reveal cause of Ledger death

Â· Sense of disbelief among family and fellow actorsÂ· Sleeping pills reportedly found near body


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Celebs Plan Response to Party Conventions

Thousands of people waving pink slips will line Broadway for three miles, their jobless-in-America protest stretching from the site of the Republican National Convention to Wall Street.


SOURGOUROU, Niger -- Perched among the top branches of an acacia tree, Hassan Abdoulaye scanned the horizon for the tallest animal on earth. But spotting members of the last wild giraffe herd in West Africa is never easy. They blend in well.


The student lender posted a fourth-quarter loss of $1.6 billion, citing higher provisions for loan losses due to the weakening credit markets.


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German Museums Move Closer to Reunification

With the reopening of the Bode Museum, a cultural park in the former East Berlin has taken another step toward recovering its place as one of the worldÂs great centers of art.


Hockey is supposed to be about goals, and saves, and checks. But the way NCAA games are being called this season, it's all about penalties. There were 26 whistled at Walter Brown Arena last night, as Boston University held on to defeat Providence, 3-2.


Giuliani hits Democrats on Iran, draws Romney fire

U.S. Republican presidential  candidate Rudy Giuliani said on Friday Iranians need to realize  "America will not allow them to become a nuclear power" and  criticized Democrats for opposing President George W. Bush's  tough stance on Iran.


Colin Montgomerie, who has had a tough year on and off the golf course, took a turn for the better Sunday, when he was chosen to play in his seventh


A prison in the Thai capital plans live internet broadcasts of the final moments of condemned inmates' lives.


Zeta-Jones Stalker Ordered to Stand Trial in LA

A woman whose lawyer claims has only a "girlish crush" on actor Michael Douglas was ordered on Wednesday to stand trial on charges of making death threats against his actress wife Catherine Zeta-Jones.


Strong Holiday Season Lifts Amazonâs Revenue

The online retailerâs revenue was up 42 percent in its fourth quarter and its profits more than doubled, but its profit margins were lower.


Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez holds talks in Tehran  with Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.


Oil Holds at $47, Traders Look to a Lull

Oil prices stuck near $47 a barrel on  Monday as traders were torn between the seasonal ebb of demand  in the second quarter and the constant threat of an OPEC output  cut.


ROME: AC Milan defender Paolo Maldini believes shackling in-form Brazilian striker Adriano will be the key to success in tomorrowâs eagerly anticipated derby against Inter Milan.


Taser International Inc. on Tuesday defended its stun gun against calls by Amnesty International to suspend their use until more testing is done to prove that the product is safe.


Roma, 11:24 - ATLETICA, DOPING: GIBILISCO DAVANTI AL GUI

E' iniziata da pochi minuti l'udienza di Giuseppe Gibilisco davanti al Giudice unico di ultima istan...


ASHBURN -- The last time the Redskins won in Dallas, Patrick Ramsey and Fred Smoot were 16-year-old high school student in Ruston, La.


Formula One rookie Hamilton surprised and delighted at US pole

Lewis Hamilton described himself as surprised and ecstatic after claiming pole position for Sunday's US Grand Prix.


Japan's Fukuda Selected as Prime Minister

TOKYO, Sept. 23 -- Desperate for competence, Japan's troubled ruling party on Sunday chose as its leader an admittedly un-charismatic party elder known for his dovish foreign policy and quiet political know-how.


Afghanistan's deminers surrounded by danger

AHMAD KHAN VILLAGE, Afghanistan  - Standing on a parched plain flanked by rugged mountains near Kabul, you don't have to look far to see the dangers.


Spain lead United State 2-0 in Davis Cup final

Rafael Nadal upset Andy Roddick 6-7 (8-6), 6-2, 7-6 (8-6), 6-2 to give Spain a 2-0 lead over the United States in the Davis Cup final in Seville, Spain, on Friday.


Southgate savours United clash in FA Cup quarter-final

Middlesbrough manager Gareth Southgate can't wait to pit his wits against Sir Alex Ferguson after his side set up an FA Cup quarter-final clash against Manchester United.


Sharon considers cutting Gaza army deployment

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was weighing the possibility of cutting the size of Israel's armed forces deployed in northern Gaza, Israeli television has reported.


Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez took his verbal battle with the United States to the floor of the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday, calling President Bush "the devil."


Israel offers talks to Palestinians and Syria

srael has offered peace talks to the Palestinians and Syria if they move against anti-Israel violence, Israel's Foreign Minister says, endorsing the United States-backed "road map" peace plan again after a year of going it alone.


SpaceShipOne Wins $10 Million X-Prize with Launch

SpaceShipOne, the world's first privately funded manned spacecraft, on Monday reached space for the second time in less than a week to win a $10 million prize designed to spur commercial space travel.


French President Jacques Chirac said in an interview with three newspapers that Iran's possession of a nuclear bomb wouldn't be "very dangerous" and that if it used the weapon on Israel, Tehran would be immediately "razed."


The death of Yasser Arafat historical leader of the Palestinians marks the beginning of a new era in Middle East power politics. Arafat, who died in a Paris military hospital, has been the embodiment of the


Delta IV Heavy Demo Launch Comes Up Short

WASHINGTON -- The early shutdown of the Delta 4 Heavyâs propulsion system during the Boeing-built rocketâs demonstration launch Tuesday prevented three satellites on board from reaching orbit.


Strong sales at Kingfisher's overseas operations help offset poor trading at its UK DIY business, B&Q.


UN audits newly released point to widespread mismanagement in the former UN oil-for-food programme for Iraq.


New EU Chief Stands by Controversial Justice Nominee

The incoming head of the European Commission, the European Union's executive body, says he will stand by a controversial appointee to his cabinet despite widespread opposition to the nominee among members of the European Parliament.


Afghans enjoy freedom despite growing fear

Five years after U.S. forces launched their offensive to oust Afghanistan's Taliban, Shakeela Jan says she is happy to have the freedom to work but that she travels to her job every day in fear.


FDA Finds More Flu Vaccine in Germany, Canada

Five million additional does of flu  vaccine have been located in Germany and Canada and U.S.  regulators will try to import them for Americans if they meet  U.S. safety standards, Health and Human Services Secretary  Tommy Thompson said on Thursday.


Canada welcomes Americans with shot in the arm

By plane and by car, US citizens arrive for the hottest commodity in Vancouver, BC's tourist trade: flu vaccine. VANCOUVER, BC -- When Dave Fish and Karen Fletcher drove more than 100 miles to get here Saturday


Japan ex-Internet icon pleads not guilty

Takafumi Horie, the former CEO of   Internet firm Livedoor Co. who came to symbolize a freewheeling   capitalism that challenged with Japan's staid corporate norms,   pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges of breaking securities   laws.


The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Monday that moving forward to inspect and close facilities behind North Korea's nuclear weapons program would be complex as the two sides seek to rebuild severed ties.


PARIS President Jacques Chirac of France will return from a lavish five-day state visit to China on Tuesday with industrial orders worth more than $4 billion, a success that is not going unnoticed in neighboring European countries and may intensify


Camorra, Pisanu: lotta con massima determinazione

Massima determinazione contro la camorra. Lo ha ribadito il ministro degli Interni Giuseppe Pisanu a napoli durante i festeggiamenti per Santa Barbara, patrona dei Vigili del fuoco. Il governo, ha detto Pisanu


Reuters Poll: Bush Holds Two-Point Lead Over Kerry

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


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AstraZeneca Faces U.S. Suit Over Nexium Marketing

A U.S. law firm has announced a class  action lawsuit against AstraZeneca Plc accusing the  Anglo-Swedish drugmaker of deception in its promotion of ulcer  pill Nexium.


The young running back packed his bags for one weekend, because that's all the Patriots promised him.


Buffalo migrate to Toronto to pay the Bills

In the 1970s the Canadian government barred the door to American football expansion into the Great White North, introducing legislation to block its move across the world's longest undefended border.


Kenya school sends 20 boys home to be circumcised

NYERI, Kenya  - A Kenyan secondary school sent 20 boys home to protect them from being bullied because they were uncircumcised, the school's principal said on Tuesday.


Dollar Weaker; Current Account Gap Weighs

The dollar was mostly lower on  Tuesday, weighed down by a report showing the U.S. current  account deficit ballooned to a new record in the second  quarter.


Coleman insists start must "wake up and smell the coffee"

Fulham boss Chris Coleman will use the forthcoming break for World Cup qualifying to rally his beleaguered troops and plot an end to the club's dismal start to the season.


Putte, 16:38 - CICLISMO; GIRO BENELUX, MCEWEN SI AGGIUDICA TERZA TAPPA

L'australiano Robbie McEwen ha vinto la terza tappa del Giro del Benelux. Il campione della Predicto...


Abu Ghraib Guard's Lover 'Mocked' Prisoners

FORT HOOD, Texas  - A former U.S. military  policewoman testified on Thursday that an intelligence officer  at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison asked her to mock the genitals of  naked detainees, supporting defense contentions that guards  were following military intelligence orders.


Timaru building sites are being targeted by thieves.   In the last fortnight thousands of dollars worth of tools have been stolen, while over the weekend 120 metres of electrical cabling, some of which was underground, was stolen.


Fallisce trattativa Garante-sindacati su rinnovo contratto


If a record-breaking heat wave doesn't lift soon, cattle rancher Sharon McDonald may see her hay crop turn to dust.


With Video Delivered by Web, the Desk Is a Hot Lunch Spot

For Web video, lunchtime has become the new prime time, and media companies have started responding in a meaningful way in terms of both content and advertising.


They jumped on each other at the pitcher's mound, then headed off to the clubhouse to pop some champagne. It was all new to the Houston Astros, but they seemed to know what they were doing.


Israeli Forces Kill Two Hamas Commanders in Hebron

Israeli forces killed two Hamas commanders and wounded another member in an operation in the West Bank town of Hebron, the Israel Defense Forces said.


A majority of U.N. Security Council members oppose immediate heavy sanctions on Sudan if it fails to quell ethnic violence in its western Darfur region by a deadline at the end of the month, Britain's Foreign Office said Friday.


Fashion Wire Daily - America's most uptown designer Oscar de la Renta stayed faithful to his class with a snappy, ladylike and highly poised collection presented, where else, but on Park Avenue.


The Gatecrasher nightclub in Sheffield is reported to be collapsing as a massive fire takes hold.


IAAF receives explanations from Greek sprinters why they missed ...

Greek sprinters Kostas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou have submitted written explanations to the sport's world governing body on why they missed drug tests at the Athens Olympics.


Latest version of mobile phone browser adds social networking features, improves functionality.


Business & money: Angelo Mozilo bows to pressure and will not take controversial pay-off from US sub-prime mortgage lender


Soccer: Shearer slams referee after Manchester United defeat

NEWCASTLE, England : Alan Shearer claimed that referee Mike Dean had fallen foul of Sir Alex Ferguson's mind games after Manchester United edged out troubled Newcastle 3-1 in a thrilling Premiership encounter here at St James' Park.


Usher is the Big Winner of Billboard Music Awards

On Wednesday night, R&B star Usher returned home with 11 trophies that he snatched at the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas.


Contratti, Epifani: ''Non vedo confronto senza accordo sindacale''

''Nessun confronto senza accordo condiviso''. Al Meeting di Rimini Guglielmo Epifani spiega che in tema di contratti una ''eventuale proposta con Confindustria non puo' non vedere una posizione unitaria di Cgil, Cisl e Uil''.


NHL / Canadians face hockey-less holiday season

For hockey-mad Canadians, tickets to an NHL game are the ultimate Christmas gift. This year, though, they were worthless after NHL owners locked out players in a labor dispute that is threatening to wipe out an entire season.


Bounding Back From the Brink: 7-Year-Old's Bubbly Spirit After Near-Fatal Illness Inspires Family

By Barbara Isaacs, The Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky.  Feb. 3--The scuffed and worn Spider-Man legs have seen much better days -- just what Wayne Cottle likes to see.


The prospect of another close U.S.  presidential election has focused new attention on the  Electoral College, which actually chooses the winner, but the  renewed calls for change are likely to fail as they have  hundreds of times in the past.


Ivory Coast's Feyenoord striker Salomon Kalou, who failed in his Dutch naturalisation bid which would have put him in Holland's World Cup squad, is in talks with Premiership champions Chelsea.


Inspector General at the Justice Dept. Is Investigating Gonzalesâs Testimony

It was not clear if the investigation into Mr. Gonzalesâs statements to Congress is tied to the attorney generalâs announcement that he was resigning from the Justice Department.


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Representing coaches a slam-dunk for Boston lawyer

Barbara Robb has gone from making plays on the basketball court to making pitches in the courtroom. Now an employment attorney for Perkins Smith & Cohen LLP in Boston, Robb is a far cry from being the Jerry Maguire of sports negotiators, but she is starting to combine sports knowledge with legal erudition.


Astronomers meet in Prague to define the meaning of the word planet, and to decide if Pluto really is one.


Photographer Richard Avedon Dies in Texas

Richard Avedon, one of the most  influential portrait and fashion photographers of the 20th  century, died on Friday at age 81 in Texas, where he had been  photographing an essay on democracy for the New Yorker  magazine, a magazine spokeswoman said.


Police question a senior Downing Street adviser as they probe whether Labour donors were offered honours.


President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney have been sparring with mock-debate partners since midsummer, getting ready for Democrats John Kerry and John Edwards.


Gartner: Chip revenue to see steady growth

At the same time, an increase in inventory is making chip vendors and distributors worried.


(110 sec.) An update on the major players in the Hewlett-Packard spying scandal.


NBC and MediaZone in Web sports programming deal

NBC Sports and Web broadcaster   MediaZone will announce on Wednesday a joint Internet sports   channel offering viewers of a broader array of sports events   worldwide, from rugby to big-wave surfing.


Australia says to acquire new "most lethal" cruise missiles

Australia announced plans to acquire long-range cruise missiles that will give its defence force the "most lethal capacity" for air combat in the region.


LOS ANGELES - California air regulators Friday unanimously approved the world's most stringent rules to reduce auto emissions that contribute to global warming - a move that could affect car and truck buyers from coast to coast.    Under the regulations, the auto industry must cut exhaust from cars and light trucks by 25 percent and from larger trucks and sport utility vehicles by 18 percent...


com December 23, 2004, 11:15 AM PT. Opera Software released a test version of a major update to its Web browser software Thursday, intensifying its efforts, along with open-source


SERBIA:  Too Late, Billboards Show a Way

BELGRADE, Dec 18 (IPS) - The Serbian government has began an unusual  billboard campaign to mobilise its people under the slogan  'Kosovo is Serbia' ahead of crucial developments that  might lead to independence of the southern, ethnic Albanian  populated province.


Ulster: sfuma ancora accordo, ma Blair spera

LONDRA - Sfuma, ancora una volta, la speranza di una soluzione politica alle annose divisioni in Ulster: un nuovo accordo per una divisione dei poteri tra protestanti e cattolici si Ã¨ incagliato sulla richiesta degli Unionisti di avere prove fotografiche


Lord Hanson, the tycoon from over here who did rather well over ...

Lord Hanson, perhaps the most successful and buccaneering businessmen to have been produced by Britain in the past 50 years, died yesterday aged 82 after a long battle against cancer.


European jet maker Airbus said Wednesday it would axe 10,000 of its 56,000 workforce as part of a cost cutting operation to lift it out of a financial crisis.


DNA Samples Required to Identify Sinai Victims

Officials are calling on family members of persons missing since the terrorist attacks in Egypt to give DNA samples which will be cross matched against tissue samples from the bodies as identification efforts continue.


Hollywood turns out for Venice film fest

The European premiere of The Terminal launched the Venice Film Festival, with star Tom Hanks and director Steven Spielberg showing up for the event by boat.


UPDATE 2-Former Forest manager Clough dies at 69

Former Nottingham Forest manager Brian Clough, one of English soccer's most charismatic figures, died aged 69 on Monday after losing a battle with stomach cancer.


Desperate Housewives is nominated for a best comedy series prize by the Directors Guild of America.


Pakistan-based Taliban 'pose global risk'

Taliban groups based in Pakistan could pose significant international terrorism threat, analysts at a leading thinktank warn


AOL gains, Google loses in Nielsen metrics change

Blog: Nielsen metrics changes benefit AOL over Google by looking at the amount of time users spend on a Web site instead of just unique visitors.


Milano, 13:52 - CALCIO, LEGA: 22/A GIORNATA DI A SI RECUPERA IL 18/4

La 22/a giornata di serie A, le 3/a del girone di ritorno, sospesa per la tregedia di Catania, sar&a...


Milano, 13:27 - CALCIO, INTER: IBRAHIMOVIC DIVENTA PAPA'

Zlatan Ibrahimovic è diventato papà. Maximilian Ibrahimovic, il primogenito dell'attac...


Haiti Vows Crackdown on Anniversary of End of Coup

Haiti's US-backed government vowed on Friday to crush "terrorist" supporters of exiled President Jean-Bertrand Aristide as gunfire crackled in the capital


Because there's no discernible point to this film about one man's plan to "incinerate Dick Nixon," it has only craft and technique to recommend it.


In the end, it was a real debate: sharp and scrappy, just what the nation seemed to yearn for during a wartime election campaign.


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Review: Aguilera's talent tops on new CD

Nowadays, it's typical for a teen pop star to mutate into a pop tart — but no one did more quickly, or more scandalously, than Christina Aguilera.


Iran will not agree to cease nuclear work: official

TEHRAN: Iran will reject any European proposal for a complete cessation of its work on the nuclear fuel cycle, but is willing to consider further "confidence-building" measures and extending a suspension of uranium enrichment, a top Iranian official has


Venezuela's ambassador to Cuba says Fidel Castro is gaining strength and has begun eating again.


Cephalon's promotion of its pain drug Actiq might have crossed the line.


tarting Grand Slam tournaments is usually not a problem for Amelie Mauresmo of France. Finishing on top is. Mauresmo, who has never won a Grand Slam, began the long climb through the United States


US Surgeon General Urges Families to Track History

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


A separatist rebel group claims responsibility for two of the seven explosions that have rocked the state.


Thai police charged a Pakistani illegal immigrant with the murder of a British tourist in the southern town of Sungai Kolok. Local police said Ma-er Hussein Haris was continuing to be interrogated over the


Around 50 products withdrawn amid fears they may have be contaminated with diesel


Roma, 16:15 - DOPING, TORRI: ASCOLTEREMO MEDICI E ATLETI SPAGNOLI

"Non è giusto che nostri atleti di grande valore, come Basso, siano stati fermati, e altri al...


Domani il primo appuntamento delle primarie per la corsa alla Casa Bianca 2008Testa a testa fra democratici, per il Gop Ã¨ avanti l'ex governatore dell'Arkansas                                          Usa, alla vigilia dei caucus in Iowa Obama e Hillary pari, Huckabee primo


Viewpoint: The tragic killing of a gay eighth-grader in California should be an occasion for mourning, not new hate-crime legislation


A Youthful Awakening to Mother Natureâs Laws in a Turkish Village

Livestock far outnumber humans in âTimes and Winds,â Reha Erdemâs transporting vision of life in a mountain village in northwest Turkey.


Right now, it's not good to be the Kings

The names and the faces are pretty much the same. They look like the Sacramento Kings, wear the same uniforms, and Rick Adelman is still their coach.


The Dow Jones index of US shares reaches a record high for a second consecutive day, closing at 11,850.


Symantec customers stranded by renewals glitch

Anti-virus protection is so last century Symantec's integration with Veritas in the UK has run into computer problems, leaving many Symantec customers unable to renew their corporate anti-virus licenses and large numbers of computers unprotected.â¦


Compagnia svizzera paghera' 2,65 miliardi di euro


Early word: Firefox 3.0 to open door to Web apps

The data-storage problem isn't simple, but Firefox developers are looking to bridge the gap for such Web apps as Gmail and Hotmail -- just one aspect of the rethinking going into the 3.0 version of the browser, due later this year. One question: Are you ready for some SQL?


Palace get first victory after Pearce sees red

All bad things have to come to an end and Crystal Palace won a Premiership match at the eighth attempt this season to move off the bottom, above Norwich City.


Belgium Arrests 14 in Plot to Free Inmate Linked to Al-Qaeda

BERLIN, Dec. 21 -- Belgian police said Friday they had arrested 14 people who were planning an armed raid to free an al-Qaeda follower convicted of plotting to detonate a truck bomb on a NATO base in Belgium.


Iraq's Allawi Extends Arms-For-Cash Plan

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi announced plans Monday to extend a cash-for-weapons program for Shiite fighters in Baghdad's Sadr City to cities nationwide in an attempt to disarm the country.    In Fallujah, the focal point of the Sunni rebellion, hopes that peace talks could resume there quickly were dashed when the city's chief negotiator, Sheik Khaled al-Jumeili, ruled out restarting talks soon despite his release Monday from U.S...