Israeli tanks shelled a town in the in the northern Gaza Strip early on Wednesday, killing three Palestinians and wounding 10 children in their houses, witnesses and medics said.


Radical cleric in Britain charged with urging murder of non ...

British authorities on Tuesday charged radical Islamic cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri with urging followers to kill non-Muslims, inciting racial hatred and other offences in an indictment that pre-empts a US bid to extradite the fiery preacher.


Shah Rukh Khan pays tribute to Amrish Puri.


Poland softens tone on eve of EU treaty summit

Poland softened its public tone on the eve of a crucial European Union summit due to launch negotiations on a reform of the bloc's institutions but Britain angered its partners by trying to gut foreign policy provisions.


Bush orders Iraq intelligence report made public

President George W. Bush blasted   political opponents on Tuesday for selectively leaking from a   secret intelligence assessment on global terrorism and then   made public the report's main conclusion that the Iraq war had   become a "cause celebre" for Islamic extremists.


Shi'ite Gunmen Take to the Streets in Iraq's Basra

Scores of Shi'ite militiamen took to the streets of the southern Iraqi city of Basra on Tuesday, brandishing assault rifles and rocket-propelled grenades and demanding US-led forces pull out of Najaf.


Prague, 20 December 2004 (RFE/RL) -- The question everyone in Russia is asking a day after an obscure company won a controlling stake in one of the country's largest oil producers is: Just who is Baikalfinansgrup?


Allawi: 'Major Neglect' Lead to Murder of 49 Iraqi Recruits

BAGHDAD, Oct 26 -- Iraqi interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said on Tuesday "major neglect" by US-led forces led to the murder of 49 Iraqi army recruits by insurgents this weekend.


It may look like a simple video game, but Scott Hamel is moving colored squares on a computer screen without touching any controls, without moving at all.


An Air National Guard F-16 fighter jet fired several 20mm practice rounds Wednesday night, hitting the Little Egg Harbor Intermediate School instead of a target at the guard's Warren Grove bombing range a few miles away.


On Tuesday, 50 space experts and advocates are gathering to ask whether the United States is on the right track with its plans for space exploration.


Israeli Army Kills 2 Palestinians -Medics

Israeli soldiers shot dead two Palestinian militants early on Wednesday in separate raids in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, Palestinian medics and witnesses said.


Sweet is probably the last word you'd expect to use in describing a film about an aging black man who chains a young white woman to a radiator to cure her of her demons. In the rural South, of all places.


International Business Machines Corp. said yesterday that it agreed to settle most of the issues in a lawsuit over changes in its pension plans on terms that allow the company to continue to appeal a key question while capping its liability at $1.7 billion.


John Edwards' presidential campaign has donated to charity $4,600 in contributions from William Lerach, a top fundraiser and a well-known trial lawyer who pleaded guilty this week to a federal conspiracy charge.


Sean "P Diddy" Combs is being sued by a book publisher after he allegedly failed to deliver his autobiography.


Another Chapter in the Extermination Policy

When Israel sends its agents to commit a crime in Syria, would it be implementing an American policy? The course of American pressure, which is now focused on Syria, supposes this; this is what might happen


Le immagini degli emissari di Provenzano, il capo di Cosa nostrasiciliana, a New York. Ma non sono turisti come tutti gli altri                                          Quei boss mafiosi a passeggio per le strade della Grande Mela                                                                                di SALVO PALAZZOLO


Don't believe the spreadsheets Steve Ballmer has played down the hype surounding Vista sales saying some analysts have taken an overly optimistic view.â¦


SIRTE, Libya - Crippled by the absence of Darfur rebel leaders, UN-brokered peace talks ground to a halt yesterday, with officials saying there could be no key steps until the fighters decided how to negotiate with the Sudanese government.


"Hobbit" Discovered: Tiny Human Ancestor Found in Asia

The skeleton was found in the same sediment deposits on Flores that have also been found to contain stone tools and the bones of dwarf elephants, giant rodents, and Komodo dragons.


The French president sees support for plans that would group nations as diverse as Libya and Spain


New Zealand asks US to hunt father of abandoned girl

Authorities in New Zealand said Thursday they had asked US police to find a man at the centre of a murder mystery and child abandonment case.


World stocks routed on fears for economy

World stocks nosedived and demand for safe-haven bonds and currencies soared on Monday as fears gripped investors that a deteriorating U.S. economy would drag others down with it.


Scientists Make Malaria Drug Based on Herbal Remedy

Scientists have created a synthetic drug which could offer new hope in the fight against malaria. Nearly two billion people live in areas affected by malaria.


Elisabeth Hasselbeck is trying to patch things up with Rosie O'Donnell, her former co-host on ABC's "The View," after last week's on-air spat.


France stepped up security Friday morning at a military hospital outside Paris where Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat will be taken for treatment.


All the hubbub about the "Survivor" ethnic experiment turned out to be pretty worthless.


Pakistani cricket star Imran Khan has been robbed by armed men in the country's capital, Islamabad.


Nel 2006 Ã¨ arrivata a quota 50,5%, contro il 48,6% del 2005 La crescita Ã¨ stata del 7,9% rispetto al 3,6 dell'anno precedente                                          Istat: spesa pubblica oltre il 50% del Pil E' la prima volta in dieci anni                                                                                Bene la riduzione Ici accennata nel Dpef: porterebbe beneficiper 17,3 milioni di famiglie che hanno una casa di proprietÃ


UBS said Tuesday that it would buy Charles Schwab's market making, research and institutional trading unit for $265 million in cash.


ARLINGTON US Airways Chief Executive Bruce Lakefield said yesterday that the airline would, as expected, ask a bankruptcy judge to impose temporary pay cuts on its union workers to conserve cash during the slow fall travel season.


Supporters of Jewish settlers  attacked Benjamin Netanyahu at a wedding but the former Israeli  prime minister escaped unhurt, police and media said Friday.


In an attempt to spark growth in its Net phone service, AT&T has turned to cable companies to pitch the technology to more consumers.


US Scientists Win Nobel for Smell Research

Description: American scientists Richard Axel and Linda Buck are awarded this year's Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their work on the sense of smell.


Theyâve gotta stop meeting like this? Donât tell Yanks, Sox; theyâll do battle for 46th time in 17 months. Who will the 2004 ALCS and in how many games?


Terry Gilliam to go ahead with Ledger starrer

There were reports initially that director Terry Gilliam would abandon his latest film,but now it seems he will go ahead with the film.


Starbucks Corp  replaced CEO Jim Donald with founder and Chairman Howard Schultz and said it would slow an aggressive U.S. expansion in a shake-up that sent its battered shares up nearly 9 percent.


U.S. is opposed to extending Microsoft sanctions

The U.S. Department of Justice said it will not seek to extend the restrictions placed on Microsoft's business practices following its antitrust settlement with the U.S. government in 2002.


It could be a tough fall allergy season, and not just because of the ragweed count. Another problem, say some experts, is an ingredient many drug companies have begun putting in nonprescription decongestants in place of pseudoephedrine.


When it comes to music, the Web can be like a giant megaphone that ratchets up the decibel level of buzz to deafening proportions.


The development could revolutionise public health programs in the Third World, where much needed vaccines frequently have to be thrown away because they have not been kept cold enough.


L'annuncio del ministro: "Anch'io sento la responsabilitÃ  di un impegno in prima persona""Una vittoria piÃ¹ forte e limpida se gli elettori non si limiteranno alla ratifica di un solo nome"                                            Pd, Bindi rompe gli indugi "E' giusto che io mi candidi"


How Sticky Is Membership on Facebook? Just Try Breaking Free

Some members discover itâs tough to erase all their information from the site.


Andy Dalton runs for a touchdown and Justin Watts has the go-ahead score to lift TCU past Houston, 20-13, in the Texas Bowl on Friday night.


Australia: Second Cell Poised for Indonesia Attack

Militants behind the deadly bombing of Australia's Jakarta embassy have a second group poised for attack, Australia's top policeman warned as Canberra said on Saturday all its diplomatic missions would be made bomb-proof.


The discovery of a new way that H.I.V. attacks human cells could provide fresh avenues for the development of additional therapies to stop AIDS, scientists say.


Maria Sharapova is delighted after beating Justine Henin-Hardenne to win the US Open title.


New McCain Team Made Attack Ads He Once Faulted

Senator John McCainâs choice of advisers indicates that he intends to run a far tougher presidential campaign than the one he ran in the 2000 primary.


The Senators left here yesterday, and it's a good bet they're not coming back, other than to clean out their lockers, pack their skates, and ponder their plight. They face the Ducks in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup finals tonight, with the daunting task of needing to run the table -- win three straight -- against the ...


Three soldiers accused of abusing Iraqis were told to give looters 'a kicking', their court martial is told.


The Italian Prime Minister has resigned from his Presidency role at Milan after 18 years of success. Silvio Berlusconi has stepped down as President of Milan, leaving the job vacant for the time being with


Roma, 23 nov. (Adnkronos) - Per diventare una 'star' basta un telefonino. A lanciare il primo casting via mms e' la Tim, i cui clienti, fino al 16 gennaio, avranno l'opportunita' di vivere un giorno da star


Researchers seek people with Parkinson's Disease to help explore how depression affects their symptoms.


(Corr) Chad Deploys 400 Soldiers to Defend Elephants From Poachers

(Correcting number in headline from 200 to 400. A corrected version of the item follows)  Text of report by Radio France Internationale on 6 June  [Chadian President] Idriss Deby Itno has deployed 400 regular army soldiers to defend the elephant population decimated by poachers.


Flooding From Gaston Kills 5 in Virginia

RICHMOND, Va. - Flooding touched off by the remnants of Tropical Storm Gaston left at least five people dead in Virginia on Tuesday and devastated a historic Richmond neighborhood that was the heart of the Confederate capital during the Civil War...


The gap between rich and poor has widened sharply in China and other Asian countries, research suggests.


Oil prices held firm on Friday,  shrugging off a U.S. government move to lend out some strategic  crude stocks as traders said the amounts were small and that  supply worries remained.


Indonesian Police Have 10 Suspects in Embassy Bombing Case

Indonesian police are investigating 10 suspects of possible involvement in last week's bomb attack outside the Australian embassy in the capital Jakarta, National Police chief Da'i Bachtiar said.


Offshoring Said to Zap Electrical Engineers' Wages

Electrical engineers have come in  for a shock: for the first time in more than three decades of  technological innovation, their salaries are dropping.


U.S. auto sales have been slipping as  domestic automakers have struggled to boost sales amid high gas  prices this year -- a trend that will continue into next year,  industry executives and analysts said.


Endeavour Shuttle Crew Eager for ISS-Bound Flight

HOUSTON -- With less than a month remaining before their planned launch into orbit, seven astronauts-including teacher-turned spaceflyer Barbara Morgan-are eager to reach space aboard NASA's shuttle Endeavour.


Prince William wins spurs as army officer

Britain's Prince William, eager to draw a line under a decade of conspiracy theories about the death of his mother Princess Diana, graduated as an army officer on Friday to launch his military career.


Not long after Jan Donahue's husband left for a two-year tour of duty in Iraq, one of her neighbors tied a yellow ribbon around a tree in the Donahue's yard.


Indian, U.S. officials welcome nuke deal

Officials trumpeted a U.S.-India civilian nuclear deal as the centerpiece of the countries' new partnership, but India struck a note of caution Saturday over "extraneous" provisions.


Osama bin Laden is "virtually impotent" and does not appear to be triggering a new attack against the United States despite the release of a videotape with his first message in a year, President Bush's homeland security adviser said Sunday.


>Amitabh Bachchan:  "My favourite romantic film is Guru Dutt's Kaagaz Ke PhoolÂfor no one particular reason."


Montezemolo, Confindustria d'accordo con viceministro Urso


Il premier: nessun cambiamento per missione in Afghanistan


A tougher admission code for England's schools, curbing "covert selection",  is published for consultation.


Time Warner readies for accounting fallout

NEW YORK Time Warner, the largest US media company and owner of America Online, said Wednesday that its third-quarter profit fell 7.8 percent as it set aside money to pay for potential penalties stemming from a government inquiry into its accounting


Soros gives $50 mln to tackle African poverty

Billionaire financier George Soros   pledged $50 million on Wednesday to help the United Nations   tackle extreme poverty and AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa.


Security firms are warning about a Windows virus disguising itself as an electronic Christmas card. The Zafi.D virus translates the Christmas greeting on its subject line into the language of the person receiving infected e-mail.


Enterprise branch offices increasingly need the same IT tools that the head office has, and Cisco Systems Inc. is set to unveil branch networking gear Wednesday to help fill that need.


Clinton presidential museum, library will open today

Former President Clinton opens his presidential library and museum today, a celebration of his accomplishments and a defiant slap at those who impeached him and tried to remove him from office.


With a Hefty Education Grant Come Equally Great Expectations

Irasema Salcido's heart raced when she pulled the letter from a stack of mail in her Capitol Hill office. She tore open the envelope.


Barack Obama's campaign says 9,000 people showed up for his Los Angeles rally, but it's hard to know for sure. The crowd sprawled around the stage set up in a park, a sea of upturned faces and waving campaign signs.


Twenty-nine suspects are to go on trial in Madrid over the March 2004 train bombings that killed 191 people.


Arafat's passing could remove roadblock to US peace efforts

The Bush administration is preparing a strategy for resumed Mideast peacemaking that rests heavily on an emerging core of Palestinian leaders taking charge of keeping order and nurturing an embryonic government.


Thai and German rescue workers have searched the wreckage of a half-built luxury hotel complex after villagers said they had heard calls for help from people trapped inside.


Eight stabbed to death in Chinese school dormitory

A mystery attacker stabbed eight teenagers to death as they slept and injured four others after breaking into a school dormitory yesterday morning, in the latest grisly attack on children in China.


Bush Nominates Sam Bodman as Energy Secretary

President Bush nominated Deputy Treasury Secretary Sam Bodman as his choice for energy secretary on Friday as he nearly completed his second-term Cabinet.


Bear Stearns's Cayne to give up CEO post: report

Bear Stearns Cos Inc  leader James Cayne will relinquish his title as chief executive, but remain chairman, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter.


The UN emergency relief head, John Holmes, is to visit Kenya violence flashpoint areas.


Ask Jeeves Launches Personalized Web Search Service

Ask Jeeves Inc. , the third-biggest U.S. Web search provider, late on Monday unveiled MyJeeves, a new product that helps users personalize their Internet searches.


Asian subprime fears grow, Europe calmer

LONDON/SINGAPORE  - Three Asian banks' heavy exposure to the limping U.S. home loan sector reinforced global credit jitters on Friday but Germany and Italy saw no signs of new problems.


England finally in the wickets but Australia already past 500

Ricky Ponting was out four runs short of his fifth Test double-century as Australia rumbled past 500 to what appeared an unbeatable position against England on day two of the first Ashes Test.


Greece fines mobile phone operator Vodafone Â£51m over its failure to guard its network against phone snoopers.


Roger Federer downs Tim Henman 6-3 6-3 to capture the Japan Open title in Tokyo.


Weak Dollar, Low Taxes Boost Coke Profit

Coca-Cola Co. KO.N, the world's  largest soft-drink maker, on Wednesday reported higher  fourth-quarter net income as it benefited from the weak U.S.  dollar, lower taxes and a late-year surge in demand for its  beverages.


Armed men stormed into an art museum Sunday, threatened staff at gunpoint and stole Edvard Munch's famous paintings "The Scream" and "Madonna" before the eyes of stunned museum-goers.


Vettore dovra' chiarire motivi ritardi e cancellazioni


KABUL, Afghanistan -- Police in Afghanistan said a suicide attacker exploded grenades on a commercial street in the Afghan capital, killing himself and wounding six others.


Internal documents say HP has pretexted before and that its investigators trailed a reporter while on vacation.


HARTFORD (Bloomberg News) Â Defense lawyers rested their case at the fraud trial of General Reinsurance executives accused of helping the American International Group mislead investors, without jurors hearing from the billionaire investor Warren E. Buffett.


Four-time All-Star Chuck Knoblauch was subpoenaed Tuesday by a congressional committee investigating steroids in baseball after he failed to respond to an invitation to give a deposition.


Rio Tinto Ltd./Plc.'s   second-half net profit rose 25 percent, driven by higher prices for commodities such as iron ore, aluminum and copper, and said capacity was fully stretched as it tries to meet demand.


Mobile phones the talk of India as landlines lose out

Mobile phone users have outstripped traditional landline connections in India, according to the industry, marking a major lifestyle and communications milestone for the rapidly changing country.


Florida supreme court hears case on feeding tube for brain-damaged woman

Florida's Supreme Court heard arguments in the right-to-die case of a severely brain-damaged woman whose feeding tube was removed but later reinserted after state Governor Jeb Bush intervened.


Now that first impressions are often made on the Internet, people are strategizing about how to virtually convey who they are, and crafting an e-version of themselves that appeals to multiple audiences.


Body of Turk Engineer Found in Afghanistan

The bullet-riddled body of a kidnapped Turkish engineer was found Wednesday in eastern Afghanistan, a day after he was snatched with his driver and interpreter by a band of armed men, officials said.


Merrill Lynch lawyer didn't know of fixed profit

A Merrill Lynch lawyer said she would not have approved the purchase of power barges from Enron if she knew there was a verbal agreement for the Houston company to buy them back at a fixed profit for Merrill.


Spector case victim 'wanted to end it' before death: friend

The B-movie actress allegedly murdered by music producer Phil Spector was despondent and "wanted to end it" just days before her death four years ago, a close friend testified in court on Monday.


Two British tourists in their 60s are killed when their light aircraft crashes in a wilderness park in Australia.


Live Earth's first green test: clean up own mess

Live Earth concerts on Saturday meant to spur action to fight global warming must first tackle another environmental hazard -- mountains of trash and thousands of tons of greenhouse gases caused by the events.


Japan's PM determined to face down Iraq hostage-takers

TOKYO : Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has vowed not to pull out its troops in Iraq, despite reports that another of its national has been taken hostage.


BAGHDAD, 23 November 2004 - Some Arab delegations at a meeting in Sharm El-Sheikh, with counterparts from Iraqâs neighbors and the United States among others, yesterday said it may be better to delay the polls in Iraq to ensure full participation.


Pakistan postpones its vote amid widespread violence following the Bhutto assassination. But the delay could just exacerbate tensions


Finnish melodic power metallers THUNDERSTONE have commenced work on their third album at Sonic Pump studios in Helsinki for an April 2005 release through Nuclear Blast Records.


EAGLE, Colo. - The sexual assault charge against Kobe Bryant has been dropped, but his accuser - whose reluctance to participate derailed the criminal trial before it ever really got started - isn't letting the NBA star off the hook just yet...


JOHN Howard will get back to work today with his dream of effective control of the Senate close to a reality. The Prime Minister stunned himself and the nation on Saturday night by strengthening his hold on Government in a pounding of the Labor Party.


Hasselhoff pleads no contest to DUI charge

VAN NUYS, Calif. - David Hasselhoff pleaded no contest to a DUI charge stemming from a June 5 arrest at a McDonald's parking lot (the Knight Rider eats at Mickey D's?


Inactive grenade found at Jakarta Hilton hotel after terror ...

An inactive grenade was found by Indonesian police near the area of the Hilton hotel of Jakarta, days after Australian government threat of possible terror attacks targeting Hilton hotel.


USA has the stuff bad dreams are made of

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


Frenata delle vendite in Giappone per la Playstation 3


As a child, new Olympic 100metres champion Justin Gatlin would jump off the television set in his parents' New York apartment, over rows of toy trucks in the corridor, over fire hydrants in the streets.


Venture stores solar power with molten salt

SolarReserve forecasts $1 billion market in next ten years for storing electricity made with concentrated solar power.


The mother of a woman murdered in Suffolk tells a court she did not know her daughter was a prostitute.


The city's oldest elephant is poised to live out her remaining days at an animal sanctuary in Central California after years of lobbying by animal activists for her retirement to a preserve.


Huggins Brings a Different Team to His Matchup With Pitino

The West Virginia team that Bob Huggins takes into Freedom Hall on Thursday to face Louisville is a hybrid of sorts.


Operations in which patients had the wrong body parts operated on rose by 50% in three years, figures show.


D'Alema aveva criticato la lettera dei diplomatici che chiedevanoall'Italia di mantenere il suo impegno militare nel paese asiatico                                            Afghanistan, tensione Italia-Usa Washington elogia gli ambasciatori


Stocks Extend Rally As Oil Prices Plummet

Stocks extended their rally for a second session Wednesday as investors expressed relief over plummeting oil prices following a government report that showed a build in crude inventories.


Actor George Clooney lobbied on Wednesday for Egypt's help in getting protection for victims of Darfur's increasing violence.


Document spec for e-commerce is approved

InfoWorld - Looking to provide a catalyst for e-commerce, OASIS on Monday announced ratification of Universal Business Language (UBL) Version 1.0, which defines a common XML library of business documents for use in online transactions.


Ever wonder if the sound of five boroughs gulping simultaneously could be heard around New England? Monday would have been the night to fling open the windows and find out.


Shocked Japanese sent scrambling as earthquakes inflict heavy toll

OJIYA, Japan, Oct 24  - Overturned cars, crumbled homes and shattered roads greeted rescue workers Sunday after Japan's deadliest earthquake in almost a decade stunned residents used to bearing through the nation's frequent tremors.


Security firm Symantec and the Indiana University School of Informatics have discovered a new type of security threat that could leave up to 50 percent of home broadband users susceptible to attack.


Newsview: Flawed Candidates Neck and Neck

After two debates, voters have seen President Bush look peevish and heard him pass the buck. They've watched Sen. John Kerry deny he's a flip-flopper and then argue that Saddam Hussein was a threat — and wasn't.


Naomi Campbell secures Foot in Mouth award

Plain English Campaign honours battling supermodel Battling clotheshorse Naomi Campbell has been honoured by the Plain English Campaign with its annual "Foot in Mouth" award. The supermodel secured this year's crown for "a baffling quote made by a public figure" by reportedly declaring: "I love England, especially the food. There's nothing I like more than a lovely bowl of pasta."â¦


Vera integrazione se tratta pregiudizi italiani e stranieri


Jack Straw to urge Sudan to end Darfur crisis

LONDON: Britainâs Foreign Secretary Jack Straw will fly to Sudan on Monday to press the government to end the humanitarian crisis engulfing the western region of Darfur.


Little-known Russian brings down Roddick

MOSCOW -- When a couple of guys hammer away at each other with clubs through 70 rounds -- make that games -- and are still dead even, what can they do? Call it a draw?


Iraq Election Group Told to Leave in Ill.

Staff members of a group helping Iraqis register to vote in their homeland's upcoming elections were told to leave their offices because village officials were concerned about security.


Target Corp. said Wednesday it has pulled the "Manhunt 2" video game from its stores due to particularly gruesome content that can be unlocked by hackers.


Parigi, 10:39 - RUGBY: SEI NAZIONI, XV FRANCIA PER MATCH CON INGHILTERRA

Il commissario tecnico della nazionale francese di rugby, Marc Lievremont, ha annunciato con una not...


Top Yukos unit warned of possible production halt: Russian ministry

Yukos's main subsidiary has been ordered to correct licensing violations at five of its 26 fields or risk having some of the licenses withdrawn, the natural resources ministry revealed.


Blackburn lead bottom side Derby and Manchester City host fellow high-flyers Liverpool in Sunday's Premier League games.


Picking Up the Pieces of Slain Troops' Lives

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. -- Spread across several tables in a vast warehouse here are the pieces of one soldier's life.


World News > Pakistan launches new drive against Al Qaida:

Pakistan military Saturday said a "number of miscreants" were killed and injured in a fresh offensive in the country's mountainous tribal region near the Afghan border.


The examiner who performed a second autopsy Sunday on Anna Nicole Smith's 20-year-old son said he could not yet determine the cause of death.


A new Bush ad Monday attacking Sen. John Kerry for likening terrorism to gambling and prostitution was a sign of desperation, a Kerry spokesman said.


Civilians bear brunt of conflict in Afghanistan: ICRC

The humanitarian situation in Afghanistan has worsened in the last year and civilians are bearing the brunt of suicide attacks and aerial bombing raids, the International Committee of the Red Cross said on Tuesday.


19 whales die, 24 rescued in 2nd beaching in Tasmania in 24 hours

SYDNEY - Nineteen whales died and 24 were rescued after 43 whales beached themselves on Maria Island off Tasmania's southeast coast Sunday, the second beaching in Australian waters in 24 hours, a wildlife official said Tuesday.


The English countryside ain't as quaint as it used to be--just ask the Osbournes. Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne had quite the scare about 4 am Monday as a jewel heist unfolded at their Buckinghamshire mansion.


E' successo questa mattina a BuddusÃ², in SardegnaTre, armati e a volto coperto, hanno sparato ai carabinieri                                          Rapina alle poste nel Sassarese conflitto a fuoco, un arresto


Lycos Europe Pulls Spam-Fighting Screensaver

Analysts say a new twist on the war against spammers in Europe isn't likely to spill across Unites States borders, but is rather an opening salvo more likely to fizzle than to explode.


HOPES of a final breakthrough to end paramilitary violence in Northern Ireland collapsed within sight of success yesterday. With agreement close, and the IRA having at last agreed to give up all its weapons


Cosi' dice l'attrice, al Festival nella giuria di qualita'


France is facing a "high and permanent" terrorist threat, the country's interior minister says.


Europe's seas are in serious decline as a result of coastal development, fishing and pollution, warn scientists.


U.S. regulators, who rejected  Cyberonics Inc.'s CYBX.O device to treat depression in  August, cleared the therapy for use in a small study, the  company said on Thursday.


Good Pill, Bad Pill: Science Makes It Hard to Decipher

If drugs like Vioxx and Celebrex do prevent cancer, which risk is worse, cancer if you do not take them, or heart attacks if you do? Who decides?


The bill which is expected to be approved Thursday during the last cabinet meeting of the year will favour those with a six months employment contract and who can also prove they have been in Spain for at least ...


Microsoft Acquiring TellMe Voice & Directory Assistance?

TechCrunch is reporting that voice services and automated directory assistance (DA) provider TellMe, which I’ve written about several times recently, is being acquired by Microsoft. If that’s true it would be both strange and a potentially big deal. Why strange? It would be strange because Microsoft already has its own considerable speech processing assets. But it would [...]


MOSCOW -- Nikolay Davydenko overcame leg cramps to beat Russian Davis Cup teammate Mikhail Youzhny in a tough Kremlin Cup semifinal, 7-5, 6-7, 7-5 on Saturday.


Two satellites map gravity changes over Africa to show how water has been lost from the continent recently.


The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency will raise the flag on its $3.5 million Urban Grand Challenge.


Eyes on Google, Microsoft Bids $44 Billion for Yahoo

If consummated, the deal would instantly redraw the competitive landscape on the Internet and escalate the battle between Microsoft and Google.


Londra, 19:23 - CALCIO, PREMIER LEAGUE: MANCHESTER CITY VINCE POSTICIPO

Nel posticipo della sesta giornata della Premier League inglese, il Manchester City ha battuto l'Ast...


The 30 Chicago-area passengers who were en route to Tunica, Miss, when their tour bus overturned off Interstate 55 near Marion, Arkansas early Saturday morning were all hoping to get lucky during a casino weekend in the Mississippi resort town.


US planned job cuts soared to an eight-month high in September while new hiring rose only slightly, a report said on Tuesday. Employment consulting firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc.


Russian Spacecraft Avoids Collision, Docks with International ...

A three-man crew has arrived at the International Space Station, after a two-day trip in a Russian Soyuz spacecraft. Two of the men will replace the crew now on the station as part of the normal six-month rotation.


The Theatrical Katharine Hepburn, in Journals and Letters

A cache of theater-related documents, part of a gift to the New York Public Library, offers a revealing glance at Ms. Hepburnâs personality, profession and obsessions.


ATLANTA -- One guy hasn't won in 12 months and the other hasn't won in nearly 12 years. It's tough to decide which stat is the more improbable.


A foreign wind turbine company plans to base its United States manufacturing in Northern Nevada, the company's CEO announced Wednesday.


WASHINGTON -- The US government is urging its citizens to avoid travel to Grenada, Cuba, the Cayman Islands and Jamaica in light of Hurricane Ivan.


NEW YORK -- With a weak back-to-school season behind them, the nation's retailers are focused on the holidays and what steps they need to take to get consumers excited about shopping again. That could mean some quick merchandise changes and more aggressive discounting than they originally planned.


Terremoto, nella notte scossa in provincia di Ragusa

Una leggera scossa di terremoto Ã¨ stata avvertita intorno alle 5 di questa mattina in provincia di Ragusa. Al momento non risultano danni e feriti. L'epicentro del sisma, di magnitudo di 3,9 gradi della scala


Tech firms tangle with Tories on ID cards

Conservatives put big business in its place The IT industry has found itself in a handbagging spat with shadow home secretary David Davis over the Conservative party's plans to ditch ID cards should they win power from Labour.â¦


Da Obama a Madonna tutti insieme per l'Africa

Le eccezionali copertine di Vanity Fair, diretta da Bono degli U2. Da Barack Obama a George W. Bush, da Brad Pitt a Madonna, da Bill Gates a Clooney, tutti per il Continente Nero


The U.S.B. flash drive Â the portable memory device also known as a thumb or keychain drive Â has become both essential utility and fashion object.


In aumento nel terzo trimestre fiscale del 2004


Man Sets Himself on Fire Near White House

A man set himself afire Monday just outside a White House gate and repeatedly yelled "Allah Allah" after Secret Service officers put out the flames and one held him facedown on the sidewalk.


Macedonian defence minister named as premier

SKOPJE, Nov 26  Macedonian Defence Minister Vlado Buckovski was named as the country's new prime minister today and given 20 days to form a cabinet.


Professor devises climate-based model to predict football sackings

The life of a football manager in the English Premiership is frantic, pressured and apt to end in sometimes arbitrary dismissal. But now under-fire bosses can predict when they might face the sack -- using the weather.


Air India trial ends after 19 months, judge to decide verdict March 16, 2005

VANCOUVER (CP) - The Air India bombing trial concluded Friday, leaving only a judge to decide the verdict of two men accused of plotting Canada's worst mass murder and one of the world's worst acts of terrorism.


It's slightly safer to use search engines, but about 4 percent of search results still lead to sites deemed risky, a new study finds.


Amburgo, 10:21 - CICLISMO, LEGALE ULLRICH: NON AVEVA BISOGNO DI DOPARSI

''Ullrich non aveva bisogno di doparsi, aveva un talento enorme''. Peter-Michael Diestel, legale di ...


The British and Irish prime ministers meet Sinn Fein as efforts continue to restore devolution.


Garrison extended; King retires as Fed Cup coach

White Plains, NY (Sports Network) - Zina Garrison was given a one-year contract extension to remain captain of the American Fed Cup team, while the legendary Billie Jean King retired as a coach for the squad.


Presentati Neve e Gliz, i due simboli dei Giochi invernali, disegnati dal portoghese Albuquerque e ispirati agli elementi naturali. TORINO, 28 settembre 2004 - I Giochi invernali del 2006 si avvicinano e Torino


President Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert agreed yesterday on a strategy to prop up the embattled Palestinian government of Mahmoud Abbas with financial aid, eased travel restrictions, moral support and peace talks as they struggled to counter the Hamas takeover of the Gaza Strip.


Si e' svegliato in clinica, non ricorda nulla


Jackoâs Neverland ranch bedroom investigated

Michael Jackson gave his DNA sample to authorities. âThe King of Popâsâ bedroom is under investigation within the framework of the molestation case against the pop star, Michael Jackson.


China mine blast toll rises to 50 as hopes for missing workers ...

CHENJIASHAN MINE, China : The death toll from a blast in a north China coal mine rose to 50 after more than 20 bodies were found as hopes of finding alive another 116 trapped workers all but vanished.


Glenn Ford an overlooked star in Hollywood

LOS ANGELES  - News of Glenn Ford's   passing Wednesday rekindled my deep regret that the Los Angeles   Film Critics Assn. never bestowed its Career Achievement Award   on the popular star.


As she lay ill last summer following a bone marrow transplant, Susan Sontag would listen to music, keep up on current events and indulge a passion seemingly too light for one of the world's leading intellectuals: Hollywood musicals of the 1930s, '40s and '50s.


Honda, GE Create Joint Company for Jet-Engine Sales

Honda Motor Co., Japan's third- largest automaker, and General Electric Co., the world's biggest jet-engine maker, formed a joint venture for their partnership to sell a new Honda engine for business aircraft.


Liverpool in search of Euro relief against PSV

Rafael Benitez insists Liverpool will not let-up in pursuit of finishing top of their Champions League group as his side look to put their domestic failings to one side when PSV Eindhoven visit Anfield on Wednesday.


Pregnant panda at Memphis Zoo miscarries

A giant panda at the Memphis Zoo has miscarried, an ultrasound test discovered Wednesday.


The demands of the global food and energy market may literally be eating away at the world's largest single largest absorber of carbon dioxide


The administrators of Leeds United persuade chairman Ken Bates to raise his offer to creditors to 8p in the pound.


Argentina Leader Calls IMF Head 'Plantation Owner'

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina  - Argentina's leftistpresident called IMF head Rodrigo Rato an old-style "plantationowner" for trying to force the South American country toswallow free-market reforms as a condition for aid.


Supervisors Move to Restrict Campaign Gifts From Developers

A divided Loudoun County Board of Supervisors yesterday took a step toward prohibiting its members from taking campaign contributions from people or groups with pending development applications before the board.


Ukraine poll within 60 days if no deal -president

President Viktor Yushchenko said on Thursday he would call a snap parliamentary election in Ukraine within 60 days if the chamber failed to pass a package of laws by the end of the day.


Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon, visiting troops in Iraq, says he sees no reason to delay next month's election as preparations are on track.


Transonic's goal: a car engine that gets 100 miles per gallon

Here's a good rhyme to remember Transonic by: high compression fuel injection.


In case their discontent isn't already clear, protesters are spelling it out. "Stop Bush Now" signs and other anti-GOP messages are appearing throughout the city well before delegates arrive for the Republican National Convention, which begins Monday.


The Whirlpool Corporation said it would dismiss about 1,200 workers and shift production to Mexico.


Exclusive: In a setback for the prosecution of file sharers, Capitol Records is ordered to pay most of a P2P defendant's legal fees. In Listening Post.


Spotted: Nana Patekar on a roadside cafe

Reader Kuldeep Singh sends us his picture with Nana Patekar.


US Requests More Debt Relief for Poor Nations

The United States is calling on international lending institutions to reform their ways of operating so that they can give more aid to poor nations.


Southampton chairman unwilling to change coaches

Southampton chairman Rupert Lowe says the club won't change coaches, despite current manager Steve Wigley lacking a full UEFA licence.


A London black cab driver appears in court accused of sex attacks on drugged female passengers.


'Beyond the Sea' there's a great big ocean of awful

Beyond the Sea: Musical drama. Starring Kevin Spacey and Kate Bosworth. Directed byKevin Spacey. (PG-13. 113 minutes. At Bay Area theaters.


The company whose stores include Albertsons, Jewell and Osco Drugs said Thursday it earned $110 million, or 29 cents a share in the August-October period compared with $92 million, 25 cents a share, a year ago.


Floods strike Indonesian capital, thousands stranded

Torrential rain triggered floods in the Indonesian capital on Friday, blocking roads and trapping residents in their homes as torrents of muddy water reached a depth of 2 metres (6.7 ft), police and witnesses said.


Sudan Signs Darfur Displaced Return Deal with U.N.

Sudan on Saturday signed an agreement to ensure the voluntary return of more than one million people displaced by fighting in the Darfur region and said it was giving Darfuris more say in local government.


Conditions in Afghanistan have deteriorated markedly since 2005, with rising violence, government corruption and misguided U.S. efforts contributing to growing unease  among the population, according to a report released yesterday based in part on 1,000 interviews with ordinary Afghans.


The stratospheric salaries of some college football coaches prompt a debate over the role of athletics at colleges.


Digitizing books: A mountainous task for Google

Susan Wojcicki's grandmother, a librarian for more than 30 years, ran the Slavic department at the Library of Congress. Now Wojcicki is running a project that could revolutionize libraries


MySpace signs up Vodafone as first European mobile phone partner

British telecoms giant Vodafone has said it had signed the first European deal with MySpace to allow its mobile phone subscribers to access the social networking website.


Sri Lanka battles rebels after independence vow

Sri Lanka's military fought a fierce artillery duel with Tamil Tigers in the island's restive east early on Tuesday, just hours after the rebels said they were resuming their two-decade independence struggle.


Malicious hackers post poisoned entries to blogs in a bid to infect visitor's PCs.


Actress Taylor signs auction deal with Christie's

Actress Elizabeth Taylor has signed a   deal to give Christie's exclusive rights to handle future sales   of her jewelry, art work, memorabilia, clothing and other   personal possessions, the auction house said on Wednesday.


Shiite taxi driver Aly Kaabi used to fear for his life each time his Mercedes needed a spare part. The place to seek replacements was a Sunni-dominated Baghdad neighborhood ruled at the time by militants from al-Qaida in Iraq.


In Practice, a Ludicrous Declaration by the NCAA

This week, the NCAA Committee on Women's Athletics declares it wants to disallow the use of male practice players in women's sports, saying that the notion impedes gender equality.


Scientists find over 50 new species in Borneo: WWF

Dozens of new species of animals and plants including a catfish with protruding teeth and a tree frog with striking bright green eyes have been found in the past year in the forests of Borneo, a WWF report said on Tuesday.


San Paolo, 14:00 - CALCIO, BRASILE: GUARDALINEE POSERA' NUDA

La bella guardalinee brasiliana Ana Paula de Oliveira, recentemente esclusa dalla massima divisione ...


Sewer Fixes Will Show on Suburbs' Water Bills

By Jim Woods, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio  Sep. 10--Central Ohio suburban residents could see their water and sewer rates increase by 83 percent or more by 2010, according to a study by the city of Reynoldsburg.


Hamas accusa Fatah ma tregua regge, in corso esami maturita'


SpaceShipOne Guru: NASA Needs a Visionary

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - Burt Rutan, an aviator whose SpaceShipOne won the $10 million Ansari X-Prize for making three suborbital space flights, said NASA (news - web sites) needs another Wernher von Braun - and


Gloomy View of Durables Data Sinks Dollar

The dollar edged lower on Friday as  weakness in overall U.S. durable goods orders cast further  doubt on the economic outlook, although the headline number  masked underlying strength in demand, traders said.


U.S. employment costs rose a slightly less-than-expected 0.7 percent in the fourth quarter of 2004, as salaries and wages grew at their slowest rate in nearly six years, a government report showed on Friday.


Sony's long-awaited PlayStation 3 console will not be available in Europe until March, the company admits.


It's all about turning out voters now. After a year of stump speeches, TV ads and face-to-face politicking, presidential get-out-the-vote operations are in overdrive in the final hours before Iowa's caucuses. Campaigns largely are relying on traditional methods, what one operative terms the "knock-and-drag" approach Â knock on doors and drag voters to the caucuses.


Yachting blogger plagued by wind, power issues

But at least the kit is cool Blog One of the things that makes it very easy to spot Americans who are cruising around the Med on sailing boats is the Iridium phones they seem to imagine they need. You only get two or three days to detect them, because they quickly discover that they can buy a Greek SIM card for less than the price of their next ten minutes, and then pretend the Iridium was a toy phone they brought for their children to play with.â¦


MF Global agreed  to pay more than $77 million to settle federal charges it had failed to watch over a hedge fund charged with fraud.


The mayor of Pitcairn Island, Steve Christian, leaves court in Adamstown after being convicted on five counts of rape. Photograph: AP.


Cancer group asks women to be brazen online

Canadian women are being asked to bare  their breasts online in a brazenly novel campaign meant to keep  them cancer-free.


Paese dove risiede Bossi, episodio simile tre mesi fa


Strange that it should take so long for something like this to happen. After all, it's been years since those of us using Microsoft's (Nasdaq: MSFT) Windows OS have had to put up


Taglio da 50 resta il piu' gettonato dai falsari


Another nine cases of the deadly Ebola virus are confirmed in DR Congo, where 174 have already died.


Probe on Iraq Program Sharply Raps UN Staff

A key probe into the U.N.  oil-for-food program in Iraq was sharply critical of U.N.  management and found that the U.N. official running the  operation had steered oil contracts to a particular firm.


Estonia on Tuesday reburied the remains of eight Soviet soldiers whose exhumation from a war grave had sparked deadly riots and infuriated neighboring Russia.The eight white caskets were lowered into new ground at the Defense Forces cemetery in a ceremony attended by Defense Minister Jaak Aaviksoo, foreign diplomats and World War II veterans.'We have fulfilled our duty and given these soldiers their final resting place,' Aaviksoo said after the hour-long ceremony. He said he hoped the reburial would prevent Russia from using the war grave issue in the future 'for provocations against the Republic of Estonia.' Read more


Britney Spears to blame for MTV awards fiasco

Troubled pop singer Britney Spears, working on a comeback, had no one to blame but herself for her disastrous performance   at the MTV Video Music awards recently.


Intel, SWsoft in virtualization tech pact

The virtualization start-up will support new Intel processor features, and Intel will help market SWsoft's software.


WARRIORS NOTEBOOK Roster getting close to full strength

Los Angeles -- Warriors coach Mike Montgomery could have his entire roster available for the first time this preseason tonight against the Lakers.


Clarke Defiant over Law Lords' Ruling on Detainees

The new Home Secretary remained defiant today in the face of a Law Lords ruling which outlawed his predecessorâs emergency anti-terror measures.


Using a makeshift roster of just six players a night after an ugly brawl with fans, the Pacers pressed Orlando until the very end before dropping an 86-83 decision to the Magic on Saturday.


Dwyane Wade scores 37 points, and that still wasn't enough for the hapless Miami Heat to overcome a balanced Portland attack in a 98-91, Trail Blazers win on Friday.


Political tension is rising in Ecuador over a referendum on rewriting the constitution, planned for April.


With its key product line in deep trouble, the carmaker has been forced take some dramatic action to salvage its turnaround plan


BBC reporter Alan Johnston wins an Amnesty International award, hours after being freed by kidnappers in Gaza.


CRUDE futures continued to fall today furthering a 10-per-cent decline in the past two weeks on the belief that rising US crude supplies will meet demand for the northern winter.


Portugal planned a national day of mourning Tuesday for Sister Lucia Marto, the last of three shepherd children who claimed to have seen the Virgin Mary in a series of 1917 apparitions in the town of Fatima.


Colombian paramilitary commanders jailed

Colombian police arrested the top leaders of a paramilitary group on Wednesday for violating the terms of a peace accord that has led to the demobilization of 30,000 right-wing fighters.


Presidente Usa discutera' su riforme e iniziative sul tema


An actor who worked inside a robotic suit for a TV show takes the production company to an industrial tribunal.


In corso trattative per risolvere il contratto con Jarno. Il canadese, atteso a Silverstone per provare la RS24, potrebbe correre gli ultimi tre GP del Mondiale. MILANO, 14 settembre 2004 - C'Ã¨ un po' troppo fumo perchÃ© manchi l'arrosto.


Mobile phone owners are blessed with more than just free weekend minutes, as religious institutions and telcos roll out new services to help the observant practice their faith. By Elizabeth Biddlecombe.


Oscar winning actress Halle Berry, who is four months pregnant, showed off her bump at the premiere of her new film "Things We Lost on the Fire".


Idv sara' in coalizione ma con proprio simbolo


Coppia aggredita: marito fuori pericolo, moglie in coma

E' in forte stato di choc, ma non in pericolo di vita, Vittorio De Francesco, l'uomo aggredito con la moglie nella loro casa a San Pietro in GÃ¹ (Padova) (leggi qui). De Francesco, che si trova in osservazione


What loves warm water and proliferates along Spanish beaches in the summer? That's right — jellyfish. The stinging blobs are getting so abundant, they have become a nightmare for beachgoers, another species that invades Spain's coastal waters every summer. On Friday the government approved a plan to create an armada of recreational boaters to help counter the threat.


Black Watch ordered to help US take Fallujah

The Black Watch battalion was yesterday ordered by the Cabinet to help US forces throw a "ring of steel" around Fallujah before an all-out assault on insurgents in the city.


CSKA Moscow clinched their first-ever Champions League win on Wednesday as Paris St Germain's revival came to a shuddering halt at the Lokomotiv Stadium.


Web advertisers debate the merits of 'micro-targeting'

The more precisely you can target a Web viewer according to his browsing habits, the more likely you are of converting him into a customer. Few dispute this, but some are arguing today over whether this level of targeting is a job they'd happily outsource.


How new face recognition technique works

Scientists have developed a technique that dramatically improves the success rate of face-recognition computer systems


Milano, 14:49 - CALCIO, JUVE; COBOLLI: CONTRATTO DEL PIERO? NESSUN PROBLEMA

Il presidente della Juventus Giovanni Cobolli Gigli ancora una volta rassicura i tifosi bianconeri s...


Gunmen have seized six people in Iraq after a gun battle in which one guard and one of the assailants were killed. The kidnappers stormed the compound of a Saudi company in an


La manovra del governo provoca le proteste dell'opposizioneLega, An e Udc annunciano manifestazioni contro la "stangata"                                          Finanziaria, Cdl furiosa "Scenderemo in piazza"                                                                                Bossi: "E' una bastonata sul Paese, e le pensioni non si toccano"Cesa: "La manovra si abbatterÃ  come una scure sui poveri"


Incontro col fotografo che immortalo' il divo nel '56


The presidential race  shifted to new battlegrounds on Sunday, as Republican John  McCain looked for momentum from a big win and top Democrats  paid homage to slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King.


US Economy Seen Easing in 2005 - Fed Poll

NEW YORK  - The U.S. economy is forecast to slow slightly next year, and inflation is expected to ease from this year's pace, the Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank said on Tuesday.


Lippi scansa le critiche: "Penso solo alla Bielorussia e sono ...

Dopo la brutta prestazione, con sconfitta, contro la Slovenia, domani sera a Parma l'Italia deve assolutamente vincere. Il ct deciso: "C'Ã¨ tanta voglia di rifarci e useremo tutte le armi a nostra disposizione


âDravid is target, but Sachin still the biggieâ

MUMBAI, September 26: The whole of India is waiting for Sachin Tendulkarâs tennis elbow injury to heal, but no one seems more convinced that Tendulkar will be back in time for the first Test than Aussie leggie Shane Warne.


It may look like a simple video game, but Scott Hamel is moving colored squares on a computer screen without touching any controls, without moving at all.


Denunciati anche esperti antipirateria ed esponenti forze ordine


Verdict reached in trial of U.S. polygamy leader

ST GEORGE, Utah  - A verdict has been reached in the trial of U.S. polygamy sect leader Warren Jeffs and will be read at 4:15 p.m. EDT, court spokeswoman Nancy Volmer said on Tuesday.


Description: In Athens, Japan's Mizuki Nogushi wins the women's Olympic Marathon, the first raced from the historic site in 108 years.


China Mine Blast Kills 56, Death Toll Could Soar

A gas explosion in a crowded coal mine  in China killed at least 56 people and left 92 missing with  little hope of surviving the country's most serious mine  accident in years, Xinhua news agency said on Thursday.


Iverson's Days Appear Numbered in Philadelphia

Allen Iverson said that 76ers management told him not to come to Friday night's game against the Washington Wizards, signaling that he will most likely be traded.


Oil prices continue their record-breaking run as fresh threats of sabotage in Iraq boost concerns that demand may outstrip supply.


Terror Mastermind Planned to Kill Spanish Judges

The suspected leader of a Muslim cell that allegedly plotted to blow up Spainâs National Court in Madrid hoped to kill senior judges and destroy massive case files on Islamic terror probes, officials said today.


FDA offers drugmakers advice on new obesity drugs

As more Americans struggle with  growing waistlines, U.S. health officials on Wednesday set out  their own tips for drugmakers seeking to develop products for  people trying to shed pounds.


U.N. official wants Congo rapes punished

The U.N.'s humanitarian chief called Friday for an end to the rapes plaguing women in war-battered Congo and said the perpetrators, including those wearing military uniforms, must be severely punished.


Stop a operazioni improprie in partiti, giornali e sindacati


Balinese Dancers, Orson Welles and the Return of Spider-Man

"Legong: Dance of the Virgins" is a delirious blend of sentimental fiction and ethnological fact. Also, Orson Welles's "It's All True" and "Spider-Man 2."


Molson, Coors to Increase Merger Dividend

Molson Inc. and Adolph Coors Co. said on Thursday they will again sweeten the merger deal between the Canadian and U.S. brewers and delay shareholder votes on the plan.


Singer Lily Allen is questioned by police over an alleged assault on a photographer outside a nightclub.


Defying Speculation, Snow Will Remain Treasury Secretary

John W. Snow will stay on as treasury secretary, the White House said this afternoon, dashing speculation that he would soon be forced out of the Cabinet.


Two men fail to have their convictions overturned for the manslaughter of four rail workers.


What's gone wrong with Tiger's swing - by Vijay

ST ANDREWS (Scotland) - Vijay Singh has avoided the 'Tiger Slump' debate - until now. In fact, the Fijian has come up with a theory about what is wrong with Tiger Woods' game: He has not adapted his swing to the changes in his body.


Traffico ferroviario paralizzato in tutto il Paese


Israel declares Gaza Strip hostile territory

Â· Threat to cut fuel supply if rocket attacks continue Â· Rice backs crackdown but UN chief calls for rethink


Hynix, STMicro plan Chinese memory chip plant

South Korea's Hynix Semiconductor Inc. and Swiss-based STMicroelectronics NV signed a joint-venture agreement on Tuesday to construct a memory chip manufacturing plant in Wuxi, about 100 kilometers west of Shanghai, in China.


Great British sprint quartet Jason Gardener, Darren Campbell, Marlon Devonish and Mark Lewis-Francis blew away the American favourites with a breathtaking relay run to take the 4x100 metres Gold in 38.


Glasgow airport attack linked to London car bombs

Two men rammed a petrol-filled, four-wheel-drive vehicle into Glasgow airport on Saturday in what police called a terrorist attack linked to a car-bomb plot foiled in London the previous day.


About 300 people, including history buffs, conspiracy theorists and even two Elvis impersonators, gathered in Dealey Plaza on Wednesday to mark the 43rd anniversary of President Kennedy's assassination in a loosely organized ceremony that was part memorial and part circus.


-- The attorney for Floyd Landis is questioning the accuracy of the positive testosterone tests attributed to the Tour de France winner and asking that doping charges be dismissed.


British foreign secretary calls on Karzai's government and its allies to raise their game


Roma, 12:51 - CALCIO, SERIE B: BANTI ARBITRA JUVE-CESENA

Sono stati designati gli arbitri che dirigeranno le partite della sedicesima giornata del campionato...


John McCain and Mitt Romney may not have very different ideas about how to fix an ailing economy, but their outlooks offer Republican primary voters two very different choices


PARKFIELD, Calif. Sept. 28, 2004 - A strong earthquake shook the state Tuesday from Los Angeles to San Francisco, cracking pipes, breaking bottles of wine and knocking pictures from walls.


During a campaign stop in Wisconsin, Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry once again accused President Bush of not telling the truth about Iraq.


Australian PM draws fire from Beijing over Dalai Lama meeting

Australian Prime Minister John Howard agreed Tuesday to meet the Dalai Lama after opponents charged he was afraid of offending China, drawing an immediate rebuke from Beijing.


Amazon.com Inc said on Thursday that  it reached an agreement to buy Audible Inc, a provider of  digital audiobooks, for $11.50 a share, in a deal that bolsters  the online retailer's offerings of audio downloads.


Media should play responsible role in fighting terrorism: Putin

The world media should play a responsible role and could not be observers in the war on terror, Russian President Vladimir Putin said here on Friday.


Presidential Poll Results Show Bush, Kerry Remain in Close Race

John Kerry, the four-term Massachusetts senator, benefited from three debates with President George W. Bush to draw about even in voter preference and erase Bush's advantage on personal


Flooding leaves millions homeless in S.Asia

GUWAHATI, India  - Soldiers in motor boats rescued thousands of marooned people and helicopters air-dropped food as the number of people made homeless after some of the worst flooding in years in India's northeast rose to 3.5 million.


Pedro about to emerge from Schilling's shadow

He's the former ace of the Red Sox staff who won three Cy Young awards and called the Yankees his "daddy." But he's been overshadowed by the buzz about Curt Schilling's stitched-up ankle and lights-out pitching.


Wheels come off Paris Hilton movie vehicle

The Hottie and the Nottie crashes and burns Highly-talented she may be, but movie fans have managed to completely resist the temptation to enjoy Paris Hilton's charms in The Hottie and the Nottie, released last week to virtually empty theatres and less-than-flattering reviews.â¦


Despite previous bad blood between Intel and the One Laptop Per Child program, which opted to include AMD processors in the low-cost computer for developing nations, the leading chip manufacturer will join the non-profit's board of directors and help fund the initiative.


The FTSE's rally appeared to petering out by midday on Friday after US futures took a sharp turn lower.


Honduran police arrest a suspected member of a notorious youth gang over a massacre on a bus.


The chill winds blowing off Lake Mendota in southern Wisconsin had the college crowd stomping their feet to keep warm as the man of the hour did his best to get their blood pumping.


Domani e' anche possibile che ci alziamo e ce ne andiamo


The race to sign Wayne Rooney is expected to intensify over the weekend with Manchester United and Newcastle expected to increase their bids before Tuesday's transfer deadline.


EU economics chief attacks China's currency peg

European Union economic commissioner Joaquin Almunia warned that the undervaluation of China's currency was an economic headache for Europe.


Fannie Mae Probe Under Consideration by Justice, Person Says

The US Department of Justice is considering whether to conduct a criminal investigation into accounting fraud at Fannie Mae, the biggest US mortgage finance company, and has yet to


Rising UK hip-hop star MC Shystie has criticised rappers who write homophobic lyrics in their songs. The anti-gay content of a number of songs has come under the spotlight recently with protests by groups such as Outrage!


Madonna and Janet Jackson records topple Britney

Madonna's pay-packet, Janet Jackson's malfunctioning wardrobe, Hillary Clinton's memoirs and Sigourney Weaver's height all have one thing in common -- they're world record breakers.


Families remember Zeebrugge ferry disaster, 20 years on

Relatives of nearly 200 people who died in a ferry accident off the Belgian coast 20 years ago attended a memorial Tuesday marking the anniversary of the disaster.


USLatin Magazine Editor Samuel Sales Saraiva Suggests to the United Nations Any Damage Caused to the Earth Should Be Declared As Crime Against Natural World Heritage

USLatin Magazine Editor and Brazilian journalist Samuel Saraiva has proposed to the United Nations that the world's forest reserves and hydrographic basins be declared as a humanity world heritage.


APEC rift opens over climate change debate

China's President Hu Jintao gave qualified support on Thursday to Australia's initiative on climate change, as a rift opened at APEC's meetings over the "Sydney Declaration" and targets to cut greenhouse gas emissions.


US President George W Bush awards medals to three men closely involved in the invasion and occupation of Iraq.


Michael Moore Plans Return to Convention

Filmmaker Michael Moore said he will return to the Republican National Convention where delegates roundly booed his presence on opening night.


Desperate to know their loved ones' fates, grieving relatives scuffled with guards Friday at the scene of China's worst mining accident of 2004. Rescue workers pulled more bodies from a mine shaft choked with poison gas.


Josh Harding made 35 saves, Brian Rolston scored during a 5-on-3 power play, and the Minnesota Wild beat the Los Angeles Kings 2-1 on Saturday night.


Suicide Bomb Attack on Iraq Shi'ite Party Kills 1

A suicide car bomber attacked a Baghdad office used by a major Shi'ite party on Tuesday in the latest insurgent attack aimed at stoking sectarian strife ahead of Jan. 30 polls expected to be dominated by Shi'ites.


Identity theft, thanks mainly to the growth of the Internet, is epidemic. Can it be stopped?


For the first time since 1982, the NBA is sending two teams back for a do-over.


Economy grows slower than expected in 4Q

The economy turned in a much weaker performance in the final quarter of 2006 than initially thought, and new-home sales tumbled in January by the most in 13 years, suggesting more business lethargy ahead.


Cheap Seats: Walking the Line, Stalking Bargains on Broadway

It is still possible to attend even the most in-demand Broadway shows at remarkably good prices, but itÂs not easy.


States Ask for Five-Year Extension of Microsoft Judgment

A group of state plaintiffs in the U.S. Microsoft antitrust case will ask for a five-year extension of a large portion of the 2002 judgment against the company, the group's lawyer said Tuesday.


ROCKLAND - A pair of 13-year-old boys are facing assault charges after eggs were thrown at veterans during Memorial Day observances at Union Square.  The boys were arrested immediately.  Veterans Agent Anton Materna said the incident should not overshadow the purpose of the event.


China's basketball star Yao Ming is to take centre stage in the first National Basketball Association game to be played in China, later on Thursday.


Sanofi says data show work benefits of insomnia drug

French pharmaceuticals group Sanofi-Aventis said on Wednesday that data showed improvements in work performance in patients with chronic insomnia treated with its blockbuster Ambien drug .


Ivanovic uses French experience at Wimbledon

Sixth seed Ana Ivanovic drew on her experience at last month's French Open final to help her to a 6-4 6-3 win over American Meilen Tu at Wimbledon on Thursday.


Courtney Love Pleads Innocent To Assault With A Deadly Weapon

Singer Courtney Love pleaded innocent on Friday to a charge of assault with a deadly weapon. It was her second appearance before a judge this week.


Blair, Brown to meet world Muslim leaders

Prime Minister Tony Blair and PM-in-waiting Gordon Brown were to meet international Muslim leaders Monday at a conference aimed at developing understanding between religions.


UN chief hopes good opening in 2005 to bring peace to troubled ...

UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said Tuesday that he saw "important openings" for peace in such troubled areas as Afghanistan, Iraq, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Sudan.


Consumers stepped up their borrowing in July by the largest amount since the beginning of the year, the Federal Reserve reported Wednesday.


Henin powers past Russian into fourth round

Justine Henin used her formidable backhand and clever angles to beat Russian Elena Vesnina 6-1 6-3 in the third round at Wimbledon on Friday.


Call it diet fatigue, burnout or simply boredom. That's what Laura Howard, a Lean Plate Club member who has trimmed an impressive 60 pounds during the past 18 months, reports experiencing these days. To drop from 190 to about 130 pounds, she's done all the right things, including...


Whether it's the latest miracle ab exerciser, a get-rich-quick scheme or a weight-loss supplement, many of those call-now-and-order products hyped on infomercials and TV shopping networks are nothing more than tacky junk. Separating the rip-offs from the useful gadgets isn't always easy.


India "gained a lot" from the drawn cricket Test against South Africa and would now carry the confidence into the deciding second match in Kolkata, skipper Sourav Ganguly said in Kanpur on Wednesday.


European Union finance ministers gave a cold shoulder Saturday to France's contentious proposal to cut off development funds for EU newcomers unless they agree to stop luring Western companies — and jobs — with low tax rates.


Prince Charles' wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, will undergo a hysterectomy early next month, a spokeswoman for the prince's office said Monday.


What a minefield giving can be. And it can be particularly complicated when you're a regifter, which involves giving someone something that you had received as a gift (or an item that you have stashed in the back of your closet).


Clinton, Obama Trade Barbs in Wisconsin Over `Hope,' Experience

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


Welcome back, Potter: $12 mil for midnight "Phoenix"

LOS ANGELES  - In his fifth film outing, Harry Potter continues to cast a box-office spell.


Interesting documentary looking at the music business.


(HealthDayNews) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:


First Unitarian Church to Host Summer Forum

The Summer Forum series at the First Unitarian Church of Salt Lake, 569 S. 1300 East, begins Sunday at 10 a.m. with Ted and Jenny Wilson.  They will address "Fathers and Daughters Serving the Public." Call 582-8687 for information.


Fed rate increase to 2.25% good for savers

Federal Reserve policy-makers raised interest rates yesterday for the fifth time this year and suggested they will continue gradual rate increases in 2005.


NEW YORK - Investors were unmoved by Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan's improved assessment of the economy, and stocks remained mixed Wednesday in light trading.    While Greenspan said the economy has "regained some traction" after the summer's slowdown, he echoed Wall Street's concerns over energy prices, which stubbornly remain over $40 per barrel...


Iranians complaining about economic woes

Despite the government's insistence that U.S. and U.N. sanctions aren't causing any pain, some leading Iranians have begun to say publicly that the pressure does hurt. And on Tehran's streets, people are increasingly worried over the economic pinch.


PepsiCo. Xerox. eBay. ADM. Kraft Foods. Sara Lee. Avon. The list of brand-name companies with women chief executives is longer and more impressive than ever, after a year of stunning breakthroughs in corner-office hiring. The first big surprise landed in the spring, when $37-billion-a-year Archer Daniels Midland wooed former Chevron exec Pat Woertz to take over. In June came the next shocker: Kraft Foods, which three years ago had failed to offer enough growth opportunities to keep rising star Irene Rosenfeld from walking away, persuaded her to return as CEO after a dynamic run at Frito-Lay. But the biggest news hit in the heat of August when PepsiCo unexpectedly announced that CEO Steve Reinemund would be stepping down. The front-runner to succeed him, most observers assumed, was an American man, Mike White, who had turned around Pepsi's international operations. Yet Pepsi's board defied the stereotypes, instead tapping Indian-born strategist Indra Nooyi. She had served as president and CFO since 2001 but had never run a line business at Pepsi - as naysayers had long pointed out. Still, by promoting herself as a visionary she won the board's support.


Afghan Militants Say Drop Some Hostage Demands

Afghan militants holding three UN workers hostage began talks with the government and the United Nations on Sunday and the kidnappers have dropped some of their demands, a militant spokesman said.


Does new Peoplesoft CEO signal a buyout?

Is PeopleSoft's founder and long-time chief executive back at the helm to accept Oracle's takeover bid, or to dig-in for a long-term battle?


Freed journalist Johnston leaves Gaza for home

BBC journalist Alan Johnston, freed earlier this week in Gaza after 114 days as hostage of a radical Palestinian group, left Israel for London on Saturday, witnesses said.


Leading shares closed firmer, nearing session peaks, with stronger mining issues and a recovery in dollar-exposed stocks helping to offset disappointing results from HSBC and Tesco's, and with Wall Street higher as inflation worries recede, dealers said.


GLASGOW, SCOTLAND -- Canada's defence minister cautioned yesterday that no swift decisions should be made about Ottawa's controversial submarine program in the wake of the fire aboard HMCS Chicoutimi that killed a submariner and left the vessel adrift and


Juventus Stays Top in Italian Soccer; Monaco Leads in France

Juventus won 3-0 at Sampdoria in Italian soccer's Serie A to record a third straight victory and maintain a two-point lead at the top of the 20-team standings.


Environmental activists deface a photo exhibition sponsored by oil giant Shell at the Natural History Museum.


Rice sees no U.S.-Iran talks on Iraq soon

The United States does not plan fresh U.S.-Iranian talks on how to stabilize Iraq any time soon but will leave open the possibility for such discussions, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Monday.


For Struggling Black College, Hopes of a Revival

Wiley College is suddenly feeling the glow of celebrity with the release of a film about the schoolâs debating team.


Allawi accuses Sunni insurgents of trying to foment civil war as ...

Iraq's interim prime minister warned Monday that insurgents are trying to foment sectarian civil war as well as derail elections, while


A man in his 60s is critically ill in hospital after a suspicious early morning fire at his home in County Down.


To protect fragile coasts, Spain issues moratorium on building

Last year, the environment ministry had 665 constructions demolished, with more planned.


China's terracotta tomb site hides mystery building

The tomb of China's first emperor, guarded for more than 2,000 years by 8,000 terracotta warriors and horses, has yielded up another archaeological secret.


They can't find Osama bin Laden, but they've saved us from Cat Stevens. They can appoint Daniel Pipes, the notorious Muslim basher, to the US Institute of Peace; but they won't let Tariq Ramadan, a renowned


Scores injured in Australian train derailment

A high-speed passenger train carrying more than 160 people derailed and crashed in eastern Australia, injuring most of the passengers, officials said.


Reports May Indicate N.Korea Nuclear Test-NY Times

The Bush administration has received  recent intelligence reports that some experts believe could  indicate North Korea is preparing to conduct its first nuclear  weapons test explosion, The New York Times reported in Sunday  editions.


Elderly Blindness Drug Impresses FDA Panel

A drug that attacks a major form of elderly blindness passed a key hurdle Friday as the government's scientific advisers decided that it poses no significant risks.


Employers and unions have reached an agreement, resolving the long-running dispute over firefighters' pay.


Israel declares Gaza "enemy entity" as Rice visits

Israel declared the Gaza Strip an "enemy entity" on Wednesday and said it would reduce its fuel and power supplies to the Hamas-run territory in response to rocket attacks by Palestinian militants.


UNITED NATIONS -- The UN Security Council issued a statement yesterday expressing ``deep concern" about North Korea's threat to conduct its first test of a nuclear explosive, saying it would ``jeopardize peace, stability, and security in the region and beyond."


Gartner ITxpo spotlights security, wireless

Enterprise IT executives attending this week's Gartner Symposium ITxpo  in Orlando, Fla., got a peek at several forthcoming products for security, CM (content management), wireless, and SOAs (service-oriented architectures).


$2,500 limit on multi-stream stations Music industry taxman SoundExchange is offering a new deal to internet radio broadcasters who say upcoming royalty hikes will kill online broadcasting.â¦


WASHINGTON -- Consumers brushed off rising gasoline prices and slumping home sales to storm the malls in May, pushing retail sales up by the largest amount in 16 months.


France seizes 224,000 fake anti-impotence pills

French customs officials have intercepted  a shipment of 224,000 fake Viagra and Cialis anti-impotence  pills worth 2.4 million euros ($3.5 million), the Budget  Ministry said on Monday.


Strong sales forecast, says financial officer at investment event.


Turkish MPs meet to vote on controversial plans to allow girls to wear the Islamic headscarf in universities.


The judge overseeing the criminal case in a deadly nightclub fire issued a stinging rebuke of Attorney General Patrick Lynch's office Thursday, saying it leaked word of plea agreements for the club's owners before victims' relatives learned of the deals.


Starbucks is pushing its new digital music offering into Seattle and Austin in the next month. The Hear Music media bar is an in-store kiosk that allows consumers to buy customizable CDs.


Thirteen bodies found in boat off Canary Islands: emergency services

Rescuers found 13 bodies and at least four people suffering from severe hypothermia in a boat that was towed to this island in Spain's Canary archipelago, emergency services officials said.


Presque Isle Has New Panel  Group to Oversee Recreation Facility

By RACHEL RICE; OF THE NEWS STAFF  PRESQUE ISLE - Recreation officials have the green light to look at options for a new building after city councilors voted Monday night to establish a Recreation Facility Committee.


Wireless provider rolls out first-ever mobile music store in the U.S.


England's hopes of reaching the last four of the World Twenty20 could end before they bowl a ball against India in Durban.


Leaders of the Asia-Pacific Econo-mic Cooperation forum gather in Santiago, Chile today for their annual costume party. The two-day APEC summit has a broad agenda to push the groupingâs original aim of free trade in the region by 2020.


Russia Sets YUKOS Sale, Ignores U.S. Ruling

Russia said on Friday it would go ahead  and sell Yuganskneftegaz, the main oil production unit of  YUKOS, despite a U.S. bankruptcy court order that seeks to halt  Sunday's auction for at least 10 days.


Hiroshima, 11:22 - VOLLEY, MONTALI: CON IL BRASILE TROPPI ERRORI

Il ct della nazionale azzurra di volley, Gian Paolo Montali, commenta la sconfitta contro il Brasile...


Northern Rock faces key vote as takeover hopes dim

Embattled mortgage bank Northern Rock  faces a crucial shareholder meeting on Tuesday that could restrict its ability to sell assets and issue shares as possible nationalization looms.


U.N. pulls out non-essential staff from Darfur town

The United Nations has airlifted dozens of its own and other agencies' staff out of the main Darfur town of El Fasher and said on Wednesday it was prepared for more evacuations if the already tense situation worsens.


Nintendo Co. is set to launch Nintendo DS, the latest of its wallet-sized game systems designed to slip easily into your backpack and encourage procrastination wherever you may roam.


A woman has been arrested and charged with murdering a 2-year-old boy whose body was found in a suitcase dumped in a pond in suburban Sydney.


Pitcairn father 'fell in love' with 13-year-old

One of the principal defendants in the Pitcairn Island sex abuse trials pleaded guilty to three charges yesterday but claimed to have been "in love" with a 13-year-old girl with whom he had a long affair.


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Top 5 Movies of the Week Ratings are based on the box office collections and the cost of the film


Bush and Blair make their Iraq war mea culpas

US President George W. Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair bluntly acknowledged that the Iraq war had been marked by &quot;mistakes&quot; and &quot;missteps&quot; but insisted that the world must support the new Baghdad government.


Finanziaria 2004, stato ha stornato fondi per sicurezza


Mighty Math Feat: Researchers Factor 307-Digit Number

An 11-month supercomputer project suggests even tough encryption can be cracked.


Winter's fury arrived late but with a vengeance across Europe on Thursday, dumping snow that wreaked havoc with Switzerland's famously efficient trains and gave Rome and the Mediterranean island of Mallorca a rare white blanket.


WASHINGTON -- For patients suffering from a severe form of Crohn's disease, a remedy already on the shelf to treat other maladies and a brand-new drug could offer new hope.


Adobe's PDF is a well-established format for transferring pixel-perfect documents. It's not nearly as malleable as plain text, but several CPAN modules make creating, manipulating, and reusing PDFs much easier. Detlef Groth demonstrates how to use PDF::Reuse.


Pechino, 10:06 - TENNIS, ATP PECHINO: GONZALEZ IN FINALE

Il cileno Fernando Gonzalez, testa di serie numero 2, si è qualificato per la finale del torn...


Putin pledges effective response to U.S. anti-missile plan

President Vladimir Putin criticized  Washington's plans for an anti-missile system in Central Europe  and said on Thursday Russia would come up with a "highly  effective" response.


Microsoft, Siemens VDO team on car navigation, entertainment

Microsoft will work with a division of Germany's Siemens to create in-car entertainment and communications systems that will be available in 2009.


Briefly: Piracy crackdown yields $2.2 million

roundup Plus: Sun draws Nvidia graphics into Solaris...Tibco scoops up software company...PeopleSoft extends customer assurance.


US Justice Department clears Cingular-AT&T Wireless merger

The US antitrust authorities said they would clear Cingular Wireless Corp.'s 41-billion-dollar takeover of AT&T Wireless, with conditions.


New Test Stirs Fears Over Safety of Celebrex A Local Expert Says ...

Pfizer Inc. on Friday reported an increased risk of heart problems among patients taking high doses of its popular painkiller and arthritis drug Celebrex.


The church where the tradition of celebrating Christmas on Dec. 25 may have begun was built near a pagan shrine as part of an effort to spread Christianity, a leading Italian scholar says.


Tourists tell of tidal waves' punishing power

From hardest-hit Sri Lanka to resort islands in Thailand, holidaymakers from Britain described the destruction caused when tidal waves triggered by a powerful earthquake off Indonesia hit their resorts, in messages to radio, television stations and news agencies back home.


Incoming EU chief defends nominated team

The designated president of the European Union's head office suffered another blow Tuesday when a European Parliament committee deemed a second member of his team unsuitable for the job.


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Jean-Marie Le Pen is shaking up France's election season, thanks to some surprising new supporters


Il nome scelto dalla sinistra evoca Unione Sovietica


The Caucus Blog: Kerry Plans to Endorse Obama for President

The endorsement by Senator John Kerry, who will make the announcement in South Carolina on Thursday, was weeks in the making.


Officials: Arafat Needs More Medical Tests

Yasser Arafat has been ill for two weeks with what was initially described as a bad flu. He took a turn for the worse Wednesday, collapsing and briefly losing consciousness.


When Robert Gates testifies before a Senate panel in two weeks, Democrats will voice their opposition to administration war policies and gauge Gates' willingness to change them. But they probably won't stand in his way to becoming the next defense secretary.


Hundreds of mourners paid their final respects Sunday to a 10-year-old girl who police believe was abducted and slain so she would not reveal methamphetamine activity in her neighborhood.


Mike Douglas, whose affable personality and singing talent earned him 21 years as a television talk show host, died Friday on his 81st birthday.


Sen. Larry Craig is reconsidering his decision to resign after his arrest in a Minnesota airport sex sting and may still fight for his Senate seat, according to the Associated Press.


THE HAGUE: Dutch authorities will launch an international manhunt for the alleged Syrian leader of a Dutch-based terrorist group responsible for the murder of a filmmaker, and similar groups of homegrown radicals are believed operating in the Netherlands


Lewis leads, Singh tied for 4th at Disney

JL Lewis shot a 10-under 62 for his best start on the PGA Tour and a two-shot lead Thursday in the Funai Classic at Disney in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.


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The Vans Warped Tour scheduled for next summer has another act to add,  The Offspring .  This will be the first time The Offspring will join with the tour.  Along with The Offspring, feature the  Transplants, Thrice, My Chemical Romance and F...


If you're having trouble coming up with original expressions of love for your sweetheart, why not lift a line or two from the Internet?


JAL Says It Will Buy 30 Jets from Boeing

Japan Airlines Corp. (JAL), Asia's biggest airline, fell to a loss in the third quarter as high fuel prices outweighed a recovery on international routes, but it kept its full-year outlook.


Who stole Christmas? eBay has nothing to say today on why many subscribers to its Manager Pro service are unable to access the service.â¦


Democrat Barack Obama said Sunday the country cannot fail New Orleans again and that as president, he would keep the city in mind every day.


France Celebrates as Freed Hostages Head Home

Two French journalists were heading home to France on Wednesday after the end of a 4-month hostage ordeal in Iraq which left many unanswered questions about the government's handling of the crisis.


Nigeria's President Olusegun Obasanjo says he earns $250,000-a-month from his chicken farm.


WSJ, top manager dovrebbe ricevere 160 mln di dollari


Chris Paul had 21 points and 10 assists, outplaying the point guard he admires most in Steve Nash and lifting the New Orleans Hornets to a 101-98 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Saturday night.


Mitt Romney's eyes filled with tears Monday as the Republican presidential contender recalled watching the casket of a soldier killed in Iraq return to the United States and imagined if it were one of his five sons.


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Russia tells U.S. plutonium plants to shut sooner

Two Russian weapons-grade plutonium  production reactors are ahead of schedule for shutting down and  will stop operating before this December's deadline, the U.S.  Energy Department said on Friday.


Sony Calls for More Creativity with the PSP

Sony's handheld is still lagging behind the massive sales figures of the mighty Nintendo DS.


'Had not deterred murder' New Jersey's state assembly yesterday voted 44-36 to abolish the death penalty - the first state to do so since Iowa and West Virginia scrapped the punishment in 1965.â¦


TOKYO: Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group (MTFG), Japan's second biggest bank, said yesterday its first-half profit dropped by 43% as bad loans increased.


Man Uses Faux Police Car to Slow Drivers

ALBANY, Ore. - Rick Pyburn was sick and tired of lead-footed motorists speeding past his home. Already, he had lost five chickens to hit-and-run drivers passing by at speeds well above posted limits.


NEW YORK - US stocks are seen in a contemplative mood Friday with the revised second-quarter gross domestic product reading likely to have a large bearing on sentiment and overall direction.


Johnson Controls Earnings Rise 24 Percent

Johnson Controls Inc. (JCI.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , said on Tuesday that quarterly earnings rose 24 percent on growth in both its automotive interiors and building controls business.


Virgin Media tech support goes premium rate

'How do I send an email?' Virgin Media will slap a 25 pence per minute charge on calls to its broadband technical support line from 1 July because it says it gets too many off-topic questions.â¦


Market Place: A Winner, but Now With a Lot to Lose

Finish Line has been ordered by a judge to complete its acquisition of shoe retailer Genesco against its will.


Episcopal bishops see "clear" statement on gays

U.S. Episcopal Church bishops, hammering out a response to a request by the broader Anglican Communion that it stop ordaining openly gay bishops, said on Monday its answer would be "clear and unambiguous."


Does this Chocolate-inspired set taste sweet or sour? Review The one-box home cinema system business reached saturation point some time ago, particularly at the cheaper end of the market. So companies who, like LG, target the mainstream have to work pretty hard to make their products stand out. LG has certainly put in some effort into the J10HD.â¦


Two Pakistani men held over the murder of Benazir Bhutto confess to helping her attacker, police say.


LONDON: The European Commission is set to give US software giant Oracle the go-ahead to take over arch-rival PeopleSoft in a $7.7-billion deal, the Financial Times reported on Friday.


Kostya Tszyu's return after 22 months out of the ring with various injuries was short, sweet and sensational. Tszyu retained the junior welterweight world title


Breast implants may increase platinum levels

WASHINGTON - Researchers have found high concentrations of platinum in women who got silicone breast implants and in the children they bore and breast-fed afterward.


MacCentral - The focus of Apple Computer Inc. executives was on music Wednesday as the Cupertino, Calif.-based company released new versions of its professional music creation software Logic, Logic Express and new Jam Packs for its consumer level application GarageBand. Research analysts feel that Apple's overall product strategy of offering multiple products from consumer to pro is sound.


Thousands of music fans will travel to Staffordshire and Essex this weekend for the ninth annual V Festival.


Jobless claims down, productivity improves

The number of U.S. workers signing up for jobless benefits fell by a bigger-than-expected 19,000 last week, and non-farm worker productivity was higher in the second quarter than first reported, government reports showed on Thursday.


Police Lose Control of Mosul Amid Uprising

The Iraqi government rushed reinforcements Friday to the country's third-largest city, Mosul, seeking to quell a deadly militant uprising that U.S. officials suspected may be in support of the resistance in Fallujah — now said to be under 80 percent U.S. control.


Iran won't halt atomic work, snubs big powers

Iran said on Tuesday it would never suspend uranium enrichment as demanded by the West, a day after world powers agreed to work on a new U.N. resolution to pressure Tehran to back down over its nuclear program.


Sexy Safety Shoes for Well-Heeled Hookers Pack Alarm, GPS

An art project's platform curb kickers give streetwalkers high-tech tools to make the world's oldest profession a little less dangerous.


U.N. confirms North Korea nuclear shutdown

BEIJING/KUALA LUMPUR  - The U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Wednesday that North Korea had shut down its nuclear reactor and four related facilities, a major step in efforts to get it to give up its nuclear weapons programs.


Malay blaggers drug victims in massive chip heist

$12m nicked in Malaysia's biggest ever raid Blaggers subdued victims with chloroform before making off with 585 cartons and 18 pallets of CPU and motherboards in a daring heist in the Malaysian city of Penang.â¦


Taliban fire may have caused Afghan crash: NATO

Taliban fire may have brought down a military helicopter in which seven NATO soldiers were killed, alliance officials said, while in a separate incident 16 policemen died in a Taliban ambush.


Milano, 15:11 - CALCIO, INTER; MANCINI: POSSIBILE ADRIANO NO LISTA CHAMPIONS

L'Inter potrebbe non inserire Adriano nella lista per la Champions League. ''E' un'eventualit&agrave...


Glazer's Board Shake-Up May Be For Nothing

Tampa Bay Buccaneers owner Malcolm Glazer shook up the Manchester United board on Friday, but his financier may have backed out leaving a hostile takeover dead in the water.


Bush says economy sound; mum on stimulus plan

U.S. President George W. Bush said on Friday that the U.S. economy was on solid footing despite a weak employment report, and gave no hint of what his administration may have in store to bolster growth.


Shares of Google Inc.  hit a new high on Monday as traders who had shorted the stock scrambled to buy back scarce shares after the Web search leader's better-than-expected quarterly results last week.


Hypnosis can lead to less anxiety and pain during breast biopsies procedures, research finds.


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Gap ads spur customer interest, but what of sales?

Gap's new hip-hop-infused TV ad has captured a lot of attention from the young crowd the struggling retailer hopes to attract to reverse its fortunes.


Amarillo prostitute may agree to HIV treatment

AMARILLO - Officials in this Panhandle city may not have to force an HIV-positive prostitute into treatment after the woman indicated she may want help.


U.S. says militant held in Iraq has Iranian ties

Iraqi and U.S. troops detained a militant leader suspected of ties to Iran's Revolutionary Guards in a raid in Baghdad on Saturday in which five gunmen were killed in an air strike, the U.S. military said.


Anesthetic jab treats headache in the ER

NEW YORK  - For patients suffering severe headaches who present to the emergency department, the painkiller bupivacaine injected into the muscles at the base of the neck provides safe and effective headache relief.


A British soldier has been killed and another injured after clashes with militia forces in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, said the British Army.


London: After setting many a hearts flutter by his theatrics on the football field England soccer captain David Beckham is all set to take a plunge in tinsel town by acting in 'Goal!


Time magazine vows to fight an Indonesian court order to pay $106m compensation to ex-President Suharto.


The Boston law firm Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault yesterday named F. George Davitt its managing partner.


With the U.S. economy picking up  steam, the year's fourth straight interest-rate hike looked  like a certainty at Wednesday's meeting of the Federal  Reserve's Open Market Committee, economists said.


OPEC kingpin argues against raising quotas or price band

VIENNA : OPEC kingpin Saudi Arabia on Monday hinted the cartel would not raise either its official production rate or the price band at a ministerial meeting, as the oil price had stabilised.


UPDATE: Salt Lake Cyclist wins stage of Tour de Spain

Salt Lake City's David Zabriskie, a member of the US Postal Service team, won the 11th stage of the Spanish Vuelta cycling race on Tuesday in Caravaca de la Cruz, Spain.


Brewer won the 1967 Masters as well as nine other PGA Tour events during the 1960s and 1970s.


It follows the announcement last week that Zurich would not be able to host any of the 2008 European football championship games, owing to a legal wrangle over plans for a new stadium.


US and Iraqi forces arrest 63 suspected militants during a major security operation in central Baghdad.


AUSTRALIAN Sarah Davies has missed out on being crowned Miss World 2004 at the finals of the beauty pageant in China. Twenty-year-old Miss Peru was crowned today in the southern Chinese resort town of Sanya


Miami Heat guard Gary Payton is suspended for one game Monday for mouthing off at an official who had ejected him in Saturday's win over the Bucks.


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Carb-reliant people show better starch digestion

NEW YORK  - People living in societies that rely heavily on starch for nutrition have evolved to digest these foods more effectively, research suggests.


Some say your college days are the best years of your life. Butch Davis isn't likely to dissent. Davis' inglorious tenure as coach of the Cleveland Browns came to an end on Monday, one day after his team gave up 58 points to the Cincinnati Bengals.


Spaniard Jailed for 6 Years in Madrid Bomb Trial

A 16-year-old Spaniard pleaded guilty on Tuesday to charges that he helped steal and transport the dynamite used in the March 11 Madrid train bombings and was sentenced to six years in a juvenile detention center.


Assistants pitch ideas, throw H'wood a curve

Last month, Ben Dey, an  assistant working in the mailroom at Creative Artists Agency,  leaped several rungs on the Hollywood ladder by successfully  pitching an idea for a comedy to producer Brian Grazer. The  sale came about because the Imagine Entertainment executive  visits CAA once a year for a lunchtime meeting in which he  entertains assistants' pitches.


The Bank of England is expected to keep interest rates at 4.5% on Thursday - but another rise is expected before too long.


New Big Brother show Celebrity Hijack attracts half the audience of last year's regular star name format.


Ukrainian opposition supporters tried to enter parliament after lawmakers seemed to cool on their support for efforts to overturn the results of the allegedly fraudulent presidential election.


Australia to press Cheney on Guantanamo trial for Hicks

Australia will press Vice President Dick Cheney this week to ensure a speedy trial for Australia's Guantanamo Bay inmate David Hicks so he can be brought home by the year's end, said Prime Minister John Howard.


U.S. worker productivity grew at a  slower pace than initially estimated during the first three  months of this year as the economy just inched ahead, driving  up labor costs and backing Federal Reserve sentiments that  inflation is indeed a concern.


Nash ruled out of All-Star game with sore shoulder

Twice league MVP Steve Nash of the  Phoenix Suns was ruled out the NBA All-Star game because of a  sore shoulder on Monday.


Ricky Martin will be honored as the Latin Recording Academy's person of the year for his accomplishments as an entertainer and humanitarian.


More obese adolescents turning to surgery

NEW YORK  - In the current decade, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of obese adolescents having surgery to help them lose weight, although weight loss surgery remains an uncommonly performed procedure in young people.


Science & environment: Hopes boosted by experiments showing that human embryonic stem cells could be turned into a variety of brain cells