Nippon Steel to pay double for coal next year

Nippon Steel, Japanâs leading steelmaker, has agreed to pay a record price of more than $120 per tonne for coking coal from next spring to Australiaâs BHP Billiton Mitsubishi


In un loft si incontrano 12 giovani, conduce Cecchi Paone


Republican presidential candidate and self-described "recovering foodaholic" Mike Huckabee told Southern governors Saturday that an obesity epidemic could cause serious problems for the American economy, and even for national security.


Gordon Brown is due to arrive in India on his trip to boost links with the world's fastest-growing economies.


Bargains spur strong digital camera shipments

Shoppers reached for more digital  cameras in the fourth quarter, taking advantage of holiday  bargains and fueling better-than-expected shipments of the  devices for the full year, according to research firm IDC.


As Democrats continue to search heaven and Earth for a moral values issue they can call their own, I have just the prescription: Why not start with the immoral behavior of giant drug companies such as Merck that continue to sacrifice the health of the


The London Stock Exchange PLC issued a strong profit forecast and promised a higher dividend Tuesday as it urged shareholders to reject a hostile takeover bid by the Nasdaq Stock Market Inc.


Pitt, Clooney, Cheadle move spotlight to Darfur

CANNES, France  - Hollywood celebrities Brad Pitt, George Clooney and Don Cheadle have more than just acting in common -- they share a passion for trying to help people from the troubled Darfur region of Sudan.


The Formula One race this weekend was significant more for where it was held -- and for who was there -- than for who won. As Rubens Barrichello breezed to victory in the "second" Ferrari, TV commentators


FBI Probes More Lasers Shot at Airplanes

The FBI is investigating several more reports of lasers being beamed into aircraft cockpits following a rash of similar incidents at the end of 2004.


Heath Ledger's hometown prepared Monday for the arrival of his remains, while locals expressed dismay at speculation in the media that the actor had used drugs.


Ofcom will probe UK mobile market - again

The market's changing, so the regs will too Telecoms regulator Ofcom is to investigate whether changes in the UK mobile market should also mean changes in the way it is regulated.â¦


JB Oxford Sued by SEC for Improper Mutual Fund Trades

JB Oxford Holdings Inc., a Beverly Hills-based discount brokerage firm, was sued by the Securities and Exchange Commission for allegedly allowing thousands of improper trades in more than 600 mutual funds.


Mourners pay tribute to the assassinated former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto, who was buried in her family's mausoleum at Garhi Khuda Bakhsh


Barclays Raises ABN Bid With Help From Asia

Barclays said it had struck a deal with China Development Bank and Temasek Holdings of Singapore.


Renting video games online may not be a good idea after all.


Taps for HD DVD as Wal-Mart Backs Blu-ray

High-definition DVD died Friday after a brief illness. The cause of death was the decision by Wal-Mart to stock only HD DVDs and players using the Blu-ray format.


BorgWarner Makes $759 Million Takeover Offer for Beru

BorgWarner Inc., the biggest US maker of automatic-transmission parts for cars, said it plans to take over Beru AG, valuing the German maker of diesel-engine starting systems at $795 million.


The 2004 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Wangari Maathai. The African native is an environmentalist and human rights campaigner.


Sondrio, 11:18 - Sci, Cdm donne; slalom: Koznick al comando

La statunitense Cristina Koznick Ã¨ in testa allo slalom speciale di S.Caterina Valfurva valido per l...


Do you miss Johnny Carson's comic monologues on the "Tonight" show? So does he, apparently. "When he reads the paper in the morning, he can think of five jokes right off the bat that he wishes he had an outlet for," said Peter Lassally, one of his former producers, who's now helping guide Craig Ferguson's career on CBS' "The Late Late Show."


Ricky Martin Goes After Sex Tourism in U.N. Visit

Latin pop sensation Ricky Martin called on U.N. diplomats on Wednesday to lend a hand in backing a U.S. government initiative to combat child sexual tourism.


Former Earthlink chief leaves Helio CEO post

Mobile virtual network operator Helio has announced that former SK Telecom CEO Wohnee Sull will


Fernando Alonso, R25-02, 30 laps, 120 km Giancarlo Fisichella, R24-08, 78 laps, 313 km


A suicide car bomber targeting a Canadian military convoy killed 35 civilians at a busy market in southern Afghanistan, a police official said.


ASIA/COREA DEL SUD - Con celebrazioni e incontri di preghiera in tutte le diocesi coreane si Ã¨ conclusa la Settima di Santificazione della Famiglia Seul (Agenzia Fides) - EÂ stato un tempo di speciale preghiera, invocazione e intercessione in favore della famiglia; un momento in cui la Chiesa ha affidato al Signore tutte le esigenze, le necessitÃ , i problemi delle famiglie coreane, guardando al ...


F.D.A. Urges Doctors to Limit Prescriptions for Two Painkillers

Recent studies have suggested that Celebrex and Bextra may increase the risk of heart attack and stroke.


CINCINNATI (Ticker) -- Linebacker Takeo Spikes all but ended his former team's postseason hopes and kept his current squad in the thick of the playoff chase.


Boys at greater risk of high blood pressure: study

Adolescent boys are far more likely to suffer high blood pressure than girls in the same age group, setting the stage for other health problems such as hypertension as they get older, researchers reported on Monday.


No rest on New Year's eve for 'O8 US presidential hopefuls

White House candidates Monday launched a New Year's eve blitz of Iowa, mining for last minute support three days before the state's nominating contests kick off the 2008 election race.


Sammy Sosa was fined $87,400 - one day's salary - for arriving late and leaving early at the Cubs' regular-season finale at Wrigley Field.


Bush policy brings the world on his back

The world view of the US superpower has seldom been as low as since President George W. Bush launched the invasion of Iraq without explicit UN approval.


As of Saturday, Dec. 22, 2007, at least 3,897 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes eight military civilians. At least 3,171 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.


Indonesia's Suharto now breathing on his own: doctor

Indonesia's former president Suharto could be allowed to leave hospital soon after staging a remarkable recovery as one of his doctors said on Saturday that was he was now breathing on his own.


Bangladesh steps up vigilance as bird flu spreads

In less than a year, bird flu has spread to nearly half of Bangladesh's 64 districts, threatening the livelihoods of millions of people reliant on the poultry industry and driving up food prices.


Maggiore crescita della domanda al Sud, Nord sotto la media


Prosecutors File Terrorism Charges Against Bashir

Indonesian prosecutors filed terrorism charges Friday against cleric Abu Bakar Bashir, a major step toward a new trial of the accused leader of Southeast Asia's Islamic militant Jemaah Islamiah network.


A 72,5 euro Megawattora, record aumenti in Sardegna 179 euro


Option Says New Mobile Data Card to Launch in Nov.

Belgium's Option OPIN.BR said on  Wednesday it would launch a new wireless data card targeted at  the U.S. market in November.


(Source: Tibco)  The development of analytics-based models for business productivity improvement or optimization has always relied on the analysts understanding of both the data and the tools used for model development. Analytics are the product of a series of iterations in developing theories based on the available variables, seeking correlation or even causality, and then refining the variable set. This iterative nature of the analytic process is too often impacted by the production cycle time for model development, and when the lions share of time is spent wrestling with the tool, it decreases the time spent in analyzing and building effective models.


An appeal of convictions and acquittals in the 2004 theft of the Edvard Munch masterpieces "The Scream" and "Madonna" opened in Oslo on Tuesday with the court rejecting defense demands for a postponement.


ST. LOUIS (Ticker) -- The St. Louis Cardinals and the Houston Astros are separated by 17 games in the National League Central Division standings.


Anthony, six others suspended for on-court brawl

NBA scoring leader Carmelo Anthony was suspended for 15 games, drawing the heaviest punishment among seven players banned on Monday after a brawl between the New York Knicks and Denver Nuggets on Saturday.


NY eateries face new rules on trans fats, calories

New York City's board of health on Tuesday voted to phase out most artificial trans fats from restaurants, forcing doughnut shops and fast-food stands to remove artery-clogging oils from their cooking.


Gamco Investors Inc. said it had offered to settle a S.E.C. investigation into mutual fund share trading.


The array of US economic reports for October released Nov. 17 sent a shot across the bow of the Federal Reserve. Stronger-than-expected numbers on consumer-level inflation, the housing sector, and manufacturing will leave Alan Greenspan & Co.


Congress approves military and defense spending

Lawmakers Saturday approved a $447 billion 2005 defense spending bill as Congress pushed forward with final actions before adjourning for the elections.


Apparel maker Liz Claiborne Inc.  is planning job cuts that could total as much as 10 percent of its workforce, the New York Post reported on its Web site on Tuesday.


EDITORIAL: Keep Corps Reforms in Water-Resources Bill: OUR OPINION: INDEPENDENT PROJECT EVALUATIONS WOULD ELIMINATE PORK

By The Miami Herald  Sep. 22--The underlying cause for two very different policies on reforming the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contained in Senate and House bills is timing. The bills now are being reconciled in a conference committee.


A 12-year-old girl at the centre of a custody battle tells a court she wants to remain in Pakistan.


Toys that stimulate a young child's mind could permanently boost their brain function, according to research. Scientists found skills learned very early in life may trigger permanent changes in the structure of the brain.


Nicolais: 'tetto di 272.000 euro pone in svantaggio azienda'


A group of scientists in Japan have developed a humanoid that acts like a toddler to better understand child development.


Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said Wednesday that he would like to link college financial aid to the jobs students pursue after graduation.


Mibtel -0,44%, in ribasso anche Londra e Parigi


"We have sweat blood in these years to relaunch. July 4 is a new beginning for Fiat"  The new model is a critical part of Fiat's strategy to secure its recovery, and the launch date was pushed up by two months to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the first Fiat 500 in July 1957 in a sign of ... via Boston Herald


Captain David Beckham has revealed that he deliberately sought a yellow card during the last ten minutes of England's 2-0 World Cup qualifier win over Wales at Old Trafford last Saturday.


Marketers are about to aim at the third screen: the one on the cellphone in your pocket.


Blog: E3 2007, Dan's wrap-up and best of show


The Ferrari 3400 uses Advanced Micro Devices' Athlon 64 processor 3000+, as well as AMD's technology for extended system battery life, Acer said.


Suzuki strike guides AL to All-Star victory

The first inside-the-park home run in All-Star Game history from Ichiro Suzuki helped the American League beat the National League 5-4 in the annual Major League showcase on Tuesday.


The CIA admits that it used the controversial interrogation technique of waterboarding on al-Qaeda suspects.


Offering Video, Israel Answers Critics on War

Israel is using photographs and video to buttress its accusation that Hezbollah systematically fired from civilian neighborhoods in southern Lebanon.


Michael Toner, the Republican chairman of the Federal Election Commission, announced Thursday that he will resign from the regulatory agency this winter to pursue unspecified professional opportunities.


Tsunami relief and Iraqi elections help an embattled Kofi Annan and the US find common cause.


THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. -- One last birdie putt he didn't need. One final victory that didn't count.


Who are you guys and what have you done with Sox?

They're tearing around the bases with a World Series sheen until they cross home plate and walk to the dugout and the blur subsides and you recognize that clothing.


Australia veterans want apology from Japan PM Abe

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set for a rocky appearance before Australia's parliament with war veterans on Tuesday calling for an apology over Japanese war crimes and environmentalists demanding an end to whaling.


The first Test in the series billed as the world championship play-off ended in uproar yesterday, with India under fire for their performance and Australia for their sportsmanship.


European stocks firm despite drop on Wall Street

European stock markets have risen in early trading after a firm performance in Tokyo but a second weak day on Wall Street.


Pro-Russian Abkhazia says Georgian plane crashed

A pro-Russian breakaway region in Georgia said on Saturday it believed a Georgian plane crashed over its territory this week and dismissed Georgia's accusation that a Russian aircraft had violated its airspace.


SocGen backs chairman after rogue trading scandal

Societe Generale CEO Daniel Bouton won fresh support from the board on Wednesday, as the bank set up a special committee under a former car executive to probe the world's biggest rogue trading scandal.


The Palestinian president and the Israeli prime minister are to meet early next week in Jerusalem ahead of an expected visit by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and key meetings of international mediators, officials said Saturday.


Assemblea convocata per il 29 giugno, possibile revoca


Kerry in Southwest to Prepare for Debate

Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry promised to work for the middle class and energy independence, as he landed in this closely divided southwestern state to prepare for the last presidential debate.


Belarus offers Russia help over U.S. missile shield

Ex-Soviet Belarus agreed to join forces with Russia in opposing U.S. plans for a missile shield in Europe on Friday after the Kremlin patched up differences with its strategic ally by promising cheap gas next year.


Minnelli hurt after falling from her bed

LIZA Minnelli, the American actress, is in hospital after falling out of bed at her home. Minnelli, who has been mired in bitter court cases with her ex-husband and former bodyguard, was taken to a Manhattan


(InfoWorld) - Corel Corp. is adopting a neutral approach to the electronic document format duel and updating its WordPerfect word processing software to fully support both the OpenDocument Format (ODF) and Microsoft Corp.'s Office Open XML formats. The Canadian software vendor announced its new stance Wednesday after previously appearing to favor ODF over the Microsoft format. ODF, backed by Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM Corp. and open-source players, is facing off against Microsoft's Open XML, which will be the default file format for the software giant's upcoming Office 2007 desktop applications suite. At issue is which document format users will favor. Governments around the world are expressing interest in open-standard document formats to help them both ensure continued access to existing information and to ease their dependence on Microsoft Office. Corel was one of the initial members of two groups set up in March to evangelize ODF -- the ODF Alliance and the OASIS standards body's ODF Adoption Committee. Corel developer Paul Langille was also one of the original four authors of the ODF specification. Corel arrived at its decision to support both ODF and Open XML over the last few months, according to Richard Carriere, the company's general manager of office productivity. The vendor wants to meet the needs of both consumer and government users, with consumers looking to Corel to offer interoperability with Office 2007 and governments keen for the company to support ODF, he said. As a small desktop applications provider with some 11 million active users, Corel needs to be very flexible and can ill afford to back one format over another. It's also still unclear which document format will win out -- ODF or Open XML -- or whether both will coexist, Carriere said. "Companies and governments have not made a decision yet," he added. Corel is announcing joint support plans as Microsoft prepares to launchÂ Office 2007 Thursday. Come the middle of next year, Corel aims to offer open, view and edit support for both ODF and Open XML as an initial move toward fully supporting both formats, Carriere said. He wouldn't comment on the time line for when Corel will fully support the format, but said the vendor's efforts will be driven by the needs of its government customers. Â


Comcast Posts Profit; Hi-Speed Subs Rise

Comcast Corp., the largest U.S. cable operator, on Wednesday posted a third quarter profit, boosted by high-speed Internet customer gains that offset slower growth in basic video subscribers.


Capitalia chief turns tables on boardroom coup

Matteo Arpe, chief executive of Italian banking group Capitalia and widely credited with boosting the bank's performance in the last five years, has fought off a bid to remove him from his post.


Forty years ago, the Doors' Jim Morrison seduced Hollywood with his wild moves and wilder poetry. On Wednesday, the rock band cemented its legendary status with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.


US secretary of state tones down talk of war with Tehran as Iranian commander reveals plans to bomb Israel if attacked.


The Russian military successfully test-fired a mobile version of its top-of-the line Topol-M intercontinental ballistic missile on Friday, officials said.


Blue Jays end Yankees' seven-game win streak

Toronto's Frank Thomas drove in the game-winning run in the ninth inning as the Blue Jays beat the New York Yankees 2-1 and ended their seven-game winning streak on Thursday.


U.S. bomb kills 3 British soldiers in Afghanistan

Three British soldiers were killed by a bomb dropped by U.S. aircraft supporting them in a battle against Taliban insurgents in southern Afghanistan, the British military said on Friday.


Early Internet entrepreneurs envisioned a day when consumers would devour short bites of entertainment on their computer screens delivered over the Internet by fat broadband pipes. When the companies failed, executives blamed it on ...


Edmonds' Homer Puts Cards Closer to Series

Albert Pujols is the star and Scott Rolen the favorite son for the St. Louis Cardinals. For one game at least, Jim Edmonds is the hero.


Salerno, 12:52 - CALCIO, GROSSETO: PINNA ALLA SALERNITANA

La Salernitana (C1) ha ingaggiato dal Grosseto il portiere Salvatore Pinna, 31 anni. Contratto bienn...


By Anthony Mccartney, Tampa Tribune, Fla.  Jun. 22--TAMPA -- Hillsborough County is poised to raise its fees for residential trash collection for the first time in years.   Currently, customers in unincorporated areas pay $170 for pickup and disposal services.


Bush facing pressure on global warming at G8 summit

President George W. Bush is under pressure from European allies to give ground on climate change at next week's meeting of the world's richest countries, but policy experts say prospects for a breakthrough are slim.


Tale of woe for former British European champions

Two former British European Cup winners Liverpool and Celtic suffered another blow to staying in the competition after both lost in the latest round of Champions League matches on Wednesday.


Ozone deal called boost to fighting climate change

A deal by 191 nations to eliminate ozone-depleting substances 10 years ahead of schedule is a "pivotal moment" in the fight against global warming, Canadian Environment Minister John Baird said on Saturday.


IBM-Led Group to Invest $2.5 Bln in Upstate N.Y.

Gov. George Pataki of New York is set  to unveil on Wednesday plans to boost the economy of the Hudson  River Valley with more than $2.5 billion in high-tech  investments from an IBM-led group, the plan's backers said.


Rick Nash and Dan Fritsche both scored twice and the Columbus Blue Jackets set a franchise record with five power-play goals to beat the Ottawa Senators 6-2 on Sunday night.


Sectarian violence is suspected in an attack in central Pakistan that has killed at least 34 people and injured dozens more. Two bombs exploded at a gathering of Islamic radicals in the central Pakistan city of Multan.


Reader Shanti Kashyap and her husband spotted Abhishek Bachchan in Switzerland.


Resignation and fear pervade today's elections in Chechnya

Among the insurgents fighting in Chechnya's long-running war for independence, Musost Khutiyev is known as a "national traitor.


A spectator with an especially intimate view of human evolution is beginning to tell its story and has so far divulged two quite unexpected findings.


Sudan's former foes in crisis talks to rescue deal

The two sides in Sudan's national coalition meet on Thursday to try to salvage their fragile peace deal after disenchanted former southern rebels walked out of the government.


Forster: "Un anno davvero intenso, Chevrolet da record"


Rice arrives in London to discuss Afghanistan

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice flew in to London Wednesday to discuss the stakes in Afghanistan as the United States and Britain pressed their allies to do more to crush a resurgent Taliban.


Standard Bank aims to improve card risk management

Company says Triad provides modules for behavior scoring, Champion-Challenger strategy testing, and authorizations, credit limit and delinquent collections management.


Aristocrat offers dog as best man at gay weddings

An eccentric aristocrat is offering his rich and famous dog Jasper -- who "is a bit gay" -- to act as "best man" at same-sex weddings at his country estate.


Underweight baby girls may be more prone to depression in later life than other babies, research suggests.


The UN says Iran has  ceased uranium enrichment, but the US says it could still press for sanctions against Tehran.


A one-year-old boy has died after being attacked by a dog at a relative's home in West Yorkshire


Bush to visit Canada on Nov. 30; mad cow expected to be on agenda

OTTAWA (CP) - U.S. President George W. Bush will make his first official visit to Canada on Nov. 30, sources say.


All square as America's Cup enters fifth race

Team New Zealand, having broken an America's Cup jinx, go into Friday's fifth race level at 2-2 with holders Alinghi.


L'allenatore del Lecce non Ã¨ d'accordo con l'ex juventino sull'uso di alcuni medicinali. "Errore, perchÃ© cosÃ¬ si finirebbe nellâabuso di farmaci". SQUINZANO, 18 dicembre 2004 - Zdenek Zeman non si nasconde


Jankovic and Tipsarevic fight through at Wimbledon

Jelena Jankovic and Janko Tipsarevic maintained a dream year for Serbian tennis on Friday when they fought through to the fourth round at Wimbledon.


Web a Tool to Snare Offenders: Area Police Agencies Mull Task Force.

By Greg Miller, Columbia Daily Tribune, Mo.  Sep. 23--Sabrina McDonnell knew that online crime was bad before Internet scoundrels flooded inboxes with phony e-mails trolling for First National Bank & Trust Co. account information.


Nel gruppo anche una ragazza di 19 anni e un minorenne


US, British forces sweep through 'triangle of death'

LATIFIYAH (IRAQ): American, British and Iraqi forces on Thursday continued a major sweep through Iraqâs âtriangle of deathâ to try to smash rebel enclaves before elections in January.


Four killed in latest suicide attack in Pakistan

A suicide car bomber rammed a paramilitary checkpost killing four people in Pakistan's North Waziristan tribal region on Friday, the latest attack in a wave of violence sweeping the country in recent weeks.


Sarebbero almeno 22 le vittime secondo un primo bilancio


AL Wrap: Mariners Overcome Athletics, Angels Move Clear

Jolbert Cabrera's two-run single with two out in the eighth lifted the Seattle Mariners to a 4-2 road win over the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday, while Ichiro Suzuki collected another hit in his record bid.


Gunmen Kill Representative of Iraq Cleric

Gunmen have killed the representative of Iraq's most senior Shiite Muslim cleric along with his son and four bodyguards in a town south of Baghdad, an official in the cleric's office said Thursday.


Jaguars running back Fred Taylor began training camp Saturday the same way he did last year — nursing an injury.


10 facts you should know about outsourcing

The shipment of jobs overseas is one of the most pressing economic issues of the presidential campaign. Here are 10 key facts of the matter.


Presidential race becomes three-front battle

As Americans prepared to pick a president, the ultra-tight race shaped up as a battle on three fronts: the campaign trail, the organizational trenches and eventually the courtroom.


FBI charges Chicago man with "24" piracy

A Chicago man faces up  to three years in prison for illegally uploading pirated  episodes of the Fox series "24" to an online video hub,  according to a criminal complaint filed by the Federal Bureau  of Investigation.


European bourses set to follow Wall St lower

European shares looked likely to fall at the open on Friday following another torrid session on Wall Street that exposed further fears over future profit growth in the technology sector after two earnings warnings.


Operazione creerebbe rallentamento processo crescita gruppo


US, Iraqi Troops Strike Samarra Insurgents

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1, 2004 - About 1,000 Iraqi Army and National Guard troops backed up by US 1st Infantry Division soldiers deployed into Samarra early today to eliminate a troublesome insurgent presence there.


Nicole Kidman has emerged a strong chance of gaining her third Oscar nomination in four years after US critics praised her performance in the controversial new film Birth.


Israel Claims Killing of Hamas Operative

DAMASCUS, Syria - In a hit claimed by Israeli security officials, a senior Hamas operative was killed in a car bombing Sunday outside his house in Damascus, the first such killing of a leader of the Islamic militant group in Syria.    Izz Eldine Subhi Sheik Khalil, 42, died instantly in the explosion, which wounded three bystanders...


Citibank limits ATM withdrawals in New York City

Responding to ATM robberies, the bank is lowering daily withdrawal limits for all customers as a security precaution.


Bosnia opera set to honor Russia victims

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina -- The opening night of an opera about the 1995 massacre at Srebrenica in Bosnia will be dedicated to the hundreds of people who died after terrorists seized a Russian school last week, an official said yesterday.


Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has challenged his side to build upon yesterdayâs 3-1 victory at Newcastle and rekindle their Barclays Premiership title hopes.


Pro-hunt protesters who invaded Parliament believed they were defending a way of life. Mark Townsend takes the temperature of rural Britain, and finds it raging.


RIGHTS-EUROPE:  The Ghost of Nationalism Resurfaces

BUDAPEST, Sep 7 (IPS) - Tensions between Hungary and Slovakia have risen to  unexpected heights after a series of xenophobic incidents, with  members of the sizeable Hungarian minority in Slovakia being  targeted by Slovak nationalist youths.


Banking stocks led a broad sell-off in European stock markets on Thursday as escalating fears losses at ailing bond insurers will eat into their profits overshadowed another US rate cut.


Rising levels of alcohol-fuelled anti-social behaviour in Rome spark a backlash from angry residents.


McDonald's Says Chief Executive Charlie Bell Resigns

McDonald's Corp., the world's largest restaurant chain, said Chief Executive and President Charlie Bell resigned to focus on his fight against cancer.


Bomb Alert Prompts Greek Plane to Land in London

A bomb alert prompted a Greek Olympic  passenger airliner to make an emergency landing at London's  Stansted Airport on Sunday, an airport spokesman said.


Internet, per gli statali busta paga anche via e-mail

Gli statali potranno ricevere la busta paga anche sulla loro e-mail. La novitÃ  arriva con l'approvazione dell'emedamento all'art.24 della Finanziaria presentato da Beatrice Magnolfi (Ds) e votato, con il


A Georgia Republican says he'll apologize to a national Latino advocacy group he accused of supporting racism and illegal immigration if the organization agrees to a list of conditions.


A strike at India's state-run domestic airline disrupts travel, with chaotic scenes at airports across the country.


Kammron Taylor scored 16 points as No. 12 Wisconsin beat Florida International 79-63 on Saturday at the Kohl Center. Taylor hit three 3-pointers during a 17-2 Badgers run to open the second half, giving Wisconsin (7-1) its largest lead at 55-31.


The Tory leader Michael Howard has outlined his plans for an overhaul of the immigration system. Send us your views.


Oil prices hit a 5-month low on Friday,   boosting European shares, while the yen set a one-month high   against the euro on expectations the currency would be on the   agenda of a Group of Seven financial chiefs meeting.


Manchester, 23:12 - CALCIO, COPPA DI LEGA INGLESE: TOTTENHAM IN SEMIFINALE

Il Tottenham si è qualificato per la semifinale della Coppa di Lega inglese, battendo in tras...


LOS ANGELES  - Multiplatinum  alternative rockers R.E.M. have partnered with MySpace.com to  preview their new album beginning today. This represents the  first such initiative involving a social networking portal.


A visiting US diplomat issues Eritrea with its strongest warning yet over its alleged support for terrorism.


A cartoon satire of US President George Bush is reportedly to appear on American TV channel Comedy Central.


Modern technologies update Chinese traditions as billions of text messages zing phone to phone.


Firms unsure of liability for staff net use

Prosecuted? Really? Almost two-thirds of companies don't realise their legal responsibilities regarding their employees and electronic communications, a new survey has revealed.â¦


Nuclear plant workers show higher cancer risks

NEW YORK  - Workers at one U.S. nuclear facility have suffered higher-than-average rates of certain cancers, a study shows -- suggesting that on-the-job exposures are to blame.


An operation to flush out militants from Islamabad's Red Mosque is in its final stages, Pakistan's army says.


Thinner Bill Clinton feels "good" as he goes to aid Kerry

Former US president Bill Clinton, appearing thinner seven weeks after open heart surgery, said he feels "good" and wants to campaign this week to help John Kerry win the White House.


A Web search upstart is cutting the ribbon on a new service with the celebrity muscle of Bill Clinton, a sure sign that dot-com hype is back.


Canada's Environmental Record Bad-Official Report

The Canadian government is not doing enough to protect the environment because of a lack of leadership and political will, a senior official said in a scathing report released on Tuesday.


Bank of England chief Mervyn King warns that UK economy will suffer from slowing growth and inflation risks.


Sarebbero stati gonfiati i rimborsi conferiti da Intel


Judge: Lee Entitled to Some Marvel Profits

Stan Lee, co-creator of such characters as "Spider-Man" and "The Hulk," could be about to lay a mighty blow on Marvel Enterprises Inc.'s pocket book.


A Sunni woman says she was assaulted by Shiite police, but Iraq's Prime Minister says the charge is bogus.


Schilling gets the green light to start a Game 6

BOSTON -- Boston ace Curt Schilling was cleared to pitch Game 6 of the AL championship series against the New York Yankees after testing his sore right ankle yesterday.


Roma, 20:27 - CALCIO, ROMA: SOLO PALESTRA PER DE ROSSI

Allenamento pomeridiano per la Roma in vista della gara con il Napoli. Rientrati i nazionali fatta e...


HOMESTEAD, Fla. (Sports Network) - His first pole of the  season couldn't have come at a better time for Nextel Cup  Series points leader Kurt Busch. The No.97 Roush Racing Ford  driver captured the pole for Sunday's season finale, Ford 400,  with a time of 30.114 seconds (179.319 m.p.h.).


Kuznetsova struggles to advance to quarters in China Open

US Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova overcame a strong effort by Chinese qualifier Li Na and an opposing crowd to reach the quarterfinals of the China Open with a 6-3, 6-7 (6-8), 7-6 (7-3) victory on Thursday.


A major winter storm that dropped more than 10 inches of snow across parts of the Midwestern United States barreled into New England on Sunday, with snow, freezing rain and forecasts for winds as high as 50 miles per hour.


Thousands of Seals at Home in New England

It's a sight New Englanders aren't entirely used to seeing: thousands of seals swimming through the Long Island Sound or hauling out to Maine, where they like to have their pups.


The junior trader blamed for causing a $7 billion loss at French bank Societe Generale faced a second day of questioning on Sunday by finance police, who said he was cooperating with their inquiry.


Herceptin could cut the need for mastectomies in breast cancer patients, research suggests.


Spelling Television has cut a deal with Tom Stern to option his newspaper comic strip "CEO Dad" with an eye toward developing a comedy series.


French President Jacques Chirac says Tony Blair has got little in return for supporting the US over Iraq.


Former Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar on Friday called for the release of dozens of inmates in Cuba, charging they're political prisoners held "simply because they have a different opinion from the official line."


Health Plan Used by U.S. Is Debated as a Model

Though candidates suggest adapting the health care program that covers Congress and offering it to millions of uninsured Americans, such a plan would be unlikely to cut costs.


To bounce back, ousted execs like Kevin Rollins and Robert Nardelli can learn something from Janet Jackson, says author Jeffrey Sonnenfeld.


Londra, 16:30 - CALCIO, INGHILTERRA: SCONTRO BENITEZ-MCLAREN PER GERRARD

E' lite tra il commissario tecnico dell'Inghilterra, Steve McLaren e l'allenatore del Liverpool, Raf...


Ratings High for Vice-Presidential Debate

At least 43.6 million people watched the debate between Vice President Dick Cheney and Senator John Edwards on Tuesday, an unexpectedly large audience that nearly


Unions Press Clinton on Outsourcing Of U.S. Jobs

When Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton flew to New Delhi to meet with Indian business leaders in 2005, she offered a blunt assessment of the loss of American jobs across the Pacific. "There is no way to legislate against reality," she declared. "Outsourcing will continue. . . . We are not against all...


Shamed Big Brother star donates to Indian charities

Jade Goody, the British reality show  contestant who made headlines for racially abusing Bollywood  actor Shilpa Shetty, said on Tuesday she would donate all her  Big Brother earnings to charities for poor Indian children.


MONDAY, Sept. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Nearly 9 percent of American children have attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), but only 32 percent of them are getting the medication they need.


The open-source software provider said that its third quarter profit rose as a surge in subscriptions helped offset increased spending on marketing and research.


Americans Are Open to Chinese Goods, Poll Finds

Most Americans have not stopped buying Chinese-made goods, despite recent reports of unsafe food, toys and other products made in China, a New York Times/CBS News poll shows.


Sprint to slash 4,000 jobs after subscriber losses

Sprint Nextel  reported  deeper-than-expected subscriber losses on Friday and said it  would cut about 4,000 jobs, sending its shares down 19 percent  to their lowest level in more than five years.


Despite Barber, Coughlin Defends His Approach

Giants Coach Tom Couglin said Friday that he wished Tiki Barber hadnât used the media to voice his strong opinions, among other issues relating to the retired running back.


The Dutch government is taking control of its country's gas transport network in a deal that analysts said will boost competition in the Netherlands and ease the way for the creation of a single European gas market.


An impromptu back rub that President Bush gave German Chancellor Angela Merkel is now massaging millions of funny bones.


U.S. Says N.Korea Blast Probably Not Nuclear

A huge explosion rocked North Korea last  week but U.S. and South Korean officials said on Sunday it was  unlikely to have been a nuclear weapons test despite the  appearance of a "peculiar cloud" over the area.


Court to hear appeal by Guantanamo prisoners

The Supreme Court said on Friday it would hear appeals by Guantanamo prisoners on their right to challenge their confinement before federal judges, a test of President George W. Bush's powers in the war on terrorism.


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The string of hurricanes that struck Florida and other states has begun to wash away profit projections made by some Cincinnati-based insurance companies.


A Swiss group may have helped more British people bypass the UK ban on euthanasia than previously thought.


"Microsoft's Actions Validate Our Linux Strategy Every Day," Says ...

Novell earned $23 million, or six cents a share, on revenues of $305 million in its fiscal third quarter ended July 31. It derived $12 million in revenues from its presumably unprofitable SUSE Linux business


Ford Motor Co. F.N posted its fourth  consecutive month of weaker U.S. sales with a 7 percent drop in  September results on Friday, and the automaker doubled its  incentives on some models to kick-start sales this month.


Fear of bias keeps U.S. Muslims out of military

Desperately short of soldiers who speak Arabic and understand Islam, the U.S. military is quietly courting American Muslims. But they show little enthusiasm for an institution many say is prejudiced against them.


Suit Accuses Microsoft of Selling 'Defective' Xboxes

A Los Angeles man filed a class action suit yesterday against Microsoft, claiming that the company manufactured and sold thousands of defective Xbox video game systems.


Industrial nations shy away from stiff 2020 goals

Industrial nations were shying away from fixing stiff 2020 guidelines for greenhouse gases cuts at U.N. talks on Friday in what environmentalists said would be a vote for "dangerous" climate change.


Cypriots were advised not to throw caution to the wind on Friday after the island's labour minister proposed a fat cash bonus for families having a third child.


Eurosport sponsor sports journalism category for second consecutive year

For the second consecutive year, the Michele Peresso Group of Companies, operators of the Eurosport chain of shops throughout Malta and Gozo, is sponsoring the Sports Journalism category in the annual Malta ...


Matt Leinart replaced a Heisman Trophy winner and became one himself.


France skeptical of new conditions for release of hostages

The captors of two French journalists allegedly put forward new demands for their release, but French officials cast doubt on the authenticity of the demands and remained cautiously optimistic about securing their release.


Sport: Justine Henin warms up for Wimbledon with a hard fought victory over Amelie Mauresmo.


A radio station dedicated to helping women deal with violence and discrimination relaunches in Afghanistan.


Buenos Aires, 12:43 - PUGILATO, ARGENTINA: MORTO HUGO CORRO, EX CAMPIONE MONDO MEDI

L'argentino Hugo Corro, campione del mondo Wba e Wbc dei pesi medi nel 1978 e 1979, è morto n...


The bodies of five more people were found yesterday in the wreckage of a commuter plane that crashed and burned while transporting doctors and other medical professionals to a conference.


In a game of powerless offenses, Julius Jones supplies 150 yards and two touchdowns to elevate the Cowboys over the Bears, 21-7.


Fire-extinguisher maker Kidde yesterday poured more water on wannabe bidder United Technology Corporation when its chairman said Kidde's shareholders had backed the board's rejection of the Â£1.


La moglie Adriana: sconvolta dalla sua decisione


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A UK study of more than 5,000 children has ruled out any link between the MMR vaccine and autism, researchers say. They claim that the scale of their study provides the strongest evidence yet that safety fears about the three-in-one jab are groundless.


Bush names new secretary of health and human services

US President George W. Bush on Monday named Environmental Protection Agency chief Michael Leavittas secretary of health and human services.


Roethlisberger wins again, but Manning shows signs of promise

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ -- Question of the day: Has a rookie quarterback ever started a playoff game before he even had a regular-season loss to his credit?


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Le Banche rimborseranno gli interessi pagati indebitamente da almeno 5milioni di cittadini. Previsti risarcimenti tra 20 e 30 miliardi di euro. Soddisfatto il sindacato Snarp. Interessi pagati in modo sproporzionato.


Lo stabilisce provvedimento dell'Agenzia delle Entrate


Chiti: 'far vivere e conoscere ai cittadini la Costituzione'


Nadal and Ferrero opt out of Davis Cup tie

World number two Rafael Nadal and Juan Carlos Ferrero have opted out of Spain's opening Davis Cup tie against Peru to concentrate on the hard court season.


Musharraf Sees 'Light at End of Tunnel' with India

BRASILIA, Brazil  - Pakistani President Pervez  Musharraf said on Monday there were prospects for resolving all  disputes with India, including over Kashmir, through peace  talks now under way.


Smokers in Glasgow are mistakenly prescribed anti-impotence drug Viagra to quit the habit.


Science & environment: Precious rocks set to sell for thousands as Bonhams hold first auction of meteorites.


Prodi Gets a Second Chance to Lead Italy

Allies and enemies worried that the premierâs coalition would remain divided and vulnerable to another collapse.


Update 1: Feds Probe UC Berkeley Hacker Attack

Authorities are trying to determine how a hacker gained access to a University of California computer that contained personal information for up to 600,000 state residents.


Navy to go on PR 'offensive' to repair battered image of submarine program

HALIFAX (CP) - They have become the defining images of Canada's fault-filled submarine program.


England captain David Beckham is happy to operate in a central role in the World Cup qualifier against Austria if Steven Gerrard is not fit to play.


DeLay says he's being persecuted, levels charges at Pelosi

Washington -- House Majority Leader Tom DeLay of Texas and the Democrats' minority leader, Nancy Pelosi of San Francisco, intensifying the rancor between the parties, swapped charges Friday over their ethical records in a dispute arising out of a case in


Berlino, 19:11 - CALCIO, GERMANIA: IN CINQUE AL COMANDO

Sconfitta esterna per il Bayern Monaco, ko 1-0 sul campo del Wolfsburg (rete di Hanke).


By Bloomberg, AP and Staff Reports  A company based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, has acquired the operations of a Nowata manufacturer.


Triple bombing hits Baghdad's Christian area

A triple bombing targeting Iraq's Ministry of Industry employees killed at least 12 people and wounded 70 others Wednesday in a mainly Christian neighborhood of Baghdad, police said.


Hamid Karzai was sworn in on Tuesday as Afghanistan's first democratically elected president at a ceremony attended by Vice President Dick Cheney and Defense Minister Donald Rumsfeld.


Curt Schilling's masterful performance in Game 6 of the American League Championship Series isn't just the stuff that makes baseball legend. It's also the stuff that sells shoes.


Abbas says has right to sack Hamas government

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday called for a political solution to resolve a Palestinian crisis but made clear he had the right to sack the Hamas government.


Otto Group Sells Stake in Travelocity Europe

Munich-based catalog retailer Otto Group sold a stake in its European online travel operations to U.S. business partner Travelocity for 26.6 million euros ($32.8 million), the companies said on Monday.


Under Ridge, Color Alerts and Mixed Security Reviews

Tom Ridge leaves with a record of progress, but his successor faces daunting challenges that critics say were largely ignored.


Wyeth Renal Cancer Drug Gets 'Fast Track' Status

Wyeth said on Tuesday that US regulators will review on an accelerated basis its experimental drug temsirolimus as a first line treatment for advanced renal cell carcinoma.


Site That Bills Itself as a Movie Reviewer Finds That Sex Sells

Mr. Skin.com, a Web site that features Hollywood nude scenes, is getting a bump in visitors thanks to the movie âKnocked Up.â


The number of drug-related deaths in Scotland rises by a quarter, according to new figures.


Google rises in market debut after bumpy IPO

NEW YORK/SEATTLE, Aug 19  - Google Inc. (GOOG.O: Quote, Profile, Research) shares made their long-awaited stock market debut on Thursday, rising sharply to $100 after an initial public offering marked by ...


The marquee matchup that  opened NBC's regular-season "Sunday Night Football" prevailed  in an unusually strong night of television highlighted by  September 11-related programming and premieres of Fox's sitcom  lineup.


Islamic Leader Wants Suspects Released for Hostage

The leader of the radical Islamic group Al-Muhajiroun today said that extremists held in Britain - such as Abu Qatada and Abu Hamza â-hould be released in exchange for Iraq hostage Ken Bigley.


Charles Clarke prepares for a political battle over plans to put terrorist suspects under house arrest.


On Internet's 35th birthday, pioneer still excited about its potential

The Internet's first baby steps began in Leonard Kleinrock's UCLA lab 35 years ago today.


Pa. Pays School Costs for Senator's Kids

A suburban Pittsburgh school district is reviewing whether it should be paying for U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum's children to use its Internet-based school, since the Pennsylvania senator and his family live in Virginia.


As expected, none of the four United States entries survived yesterday's second set of Olympic rowing semifinals, leaving just four boats -- the men's and women's eights, the men's double sculls and the women's quadruple sculls -- going for medals this weekend, five fewer than in Sydney four years ago.


Ever wish you could traverse 42 years of pop music history in 37 minutes? R. Luke DuBois' new CD employs "time lapse phonography" to reduce hit songs to a string of tiny, amorphous sound clips that highlight big shifts in musical taste. By Alexander Gelfand.


A UK magazine printed an interview two weeks before Darrell Abbott was killed, saying he should be beaten.


Turner Classic Movies  has launched an online video destination devoted to classic  films.


Australia's aboriginal population is  booming as more people identify themselves as indigenous, but  Aborigines continue to be the nation's most disadvantaged  group, dying some 17 years younger.


Defense Employees Set For Another Suit to Halt Mandatory Anthrax Shots

Six unnamed Defense Department employees are renewing their legal battle to stop Pentagon officials from administering mandatory anthrax vaccinations, claiming that the Food and Drug Administration's approval of the shot was flawed and puts people at risk.


Hollywood Steps Up Fight Against Online Piracy

The major Hollywood studios today said they are escalating their fight against online piracy by pursuing civil and criminal legal actions against the operators of computer servers that help


The foreign secretary warns Iran that it has no right to kick-start a nuclear arms race in the Middle East.


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By Jeffrey Kelley, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va.  Dec. 14--City of Richmond residents will be able to sign up for  television service from Verizon Communications Inc. by the end the month.


British military aircraft scrambled Sunday to assist a civilian passenger aircraft after an incident, the Ministry of Defense said, adding that the jets later returned to base.


Freed UN hostages meet Afghan leader ahead of return home

A group of three United Nations workers, freed after almost four weeks captivity in Afghanistan, have met President Hamid Karzai, in Kabul.


Kenyan Environmental Activist Wins Nobel Prize

Kenyan environmental activist Wangari Maathai, who Wednesday became the first-ever African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize, has worked for decades to protect Africa's dwindling forests.


Fetal cocaine exposure tied to behavior problems

NEW YORK  - Children exposed to cocaine in the womb exhibit behavior problems up to at least 7 years of age, according to a long-term study that enrolled 1,388 children between 1993 and 1995 at four centers.


Infineon Technologies AG today said it would build a new front-end production plant in Kulim High Tech Park, Malaysia, at a cost of $1 billion.


France Orders Halt to Hezbollah Broadcasts

New York, NY, December 13, 2004 ... The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today praised the decision by the Council of State, France's highest administrative court, ordering a French-based company to immediately end ...


New and improved Handset manufacturer HTC has redesigned its existing Advantage device, upping the storage capacity to 16GB, overhauling the keyboardâs responsiveness and updating the UMPC's software.â¦


All-Star Vince Carter was traded by the Toronto Raptors to the New Jersey Nets for Alonzo Mourning, Eric Williams, Aaron Williams and a pair of first-round draft picks Friday.


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Sales surge masks growing gloom over New Year slump

Guardian poll shows 55% of voters feel confident despite economic chills


10 armymen among 12 killed in Kashmir explosion:

[India News]: Srinagar, Dec 5 : Twelve persons, including ten army troopers, were killed in a landmine explosion around midnight Saturday night in south Kashmir's Pulwama district.


Iran says it is ready to talk to the US but rejects Washington's call for it to first halt uranium enrichment.


Foreign Secretary David Miliband has adopted a second child from the US, his office announces.


Costco Disappoints on Profit, Stock Falls

Costco Wholesale Corp. COST.O, the  largest U.S. warehouse club, on Thursday posted a 21 percent  rise in quarterly profit but its shares fell after it failed to  beat expectations.


Breast Cancer Research One Step At A Time

Breast cancer research is being supported this month by a company usually associated with foot support. Payless shoes announced this week that they are offering customers a chance to purchase a Limited-Edition


Albuquerque Has Renewal of Attacks on Abortion

A rash of attacks on abortion and family planning clinics has struck Albuquerque this month, the first such violence there in nearly a decade.


Hour of daily exercise cuts bowel cancer risk

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


Panthers' defense takes big hit before game with Eagles

PHILADELPHIA | The Carolina Panthers' hopes of relying on their defense to help their injury-plagued offense took a big hit Wednesday when coach Jon Fox announced that defensive tackle Kris


Broadcasters embrace digital service public knows little about.-washingtonpost.com


Airbus may extend 35-hour work week: report

Airbus  is considering  extending its workweek to 40 hours from 35 hours without  compensation as part of the European planemaker's restructuring  plans, German magazine Focus reported.


Toshiba Brings Perpendicular Data Recording to HDD

According to JCN Network, Toshiba has announced a new breakthrough technology in hard disk drives (HDD) based on perpendicular recording, setting new benchmarks for data density, boosting the capacity of a single 1.8-inch hard-disk platter to 40 gigabytes


While many who snapped up Apple Inc.'s iPhone were using the latest must-have gadget even before leaving the store, some buyers were put on hold as they experienced frustrating delays in activating their cell phone service.


With the release of the Xbox 360 Arcade edition, Don Reisinger examines the impact it will have on the family gaming market and tries to come to grips with whether or not the new console will beat out Nintendo.


Russia welcomes foreign bids for assets of embattled Yukos oil giant

Russia said it would welcome Indian and other companies bidding for the assets of Russian oil giant Yukos, the country's biggest oil exporter, due to be sold off later this month.


Utah gunman was Bosnian refugee, no known motive

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah  - The gunman who shot dead five people in a Salt Lake City shopping mall rampage was an 18-year-old Bosnian refugee, but his motive was a mystery, police said on Tuesday.


Baryshnikov Arts Center Gets New Director

Stanford Makishi has been appointed executive director of the Baryshnikov Arts Center.


December 4, 2004 - Hospital officials say two car bombs that exploded today just outside Baghdad's Green Zone are now blamed for at least seven deaths.


Study: Canadians healthier than Americans

You can add Canadians to the list of foreigners who are healthier than Americans. Americans are 42 percent more likely than Canadians to have diabetes, 32 percent more likely to have high blood pressure, and 12 percent more likely to have arthritis, Harvard Medical School researchers found. That is according to a survey in which American and Canadian adults were asked over the telephone about their health.


Radio interference from cameras "severely" disrupts flights at Beijing's airport, a Chinese investigation says.


Storm, mudslides kill 208 in Philippines

The ash and boulders had been building up since an eruption in July, high on the slopes of the Mayon volcano. Typhoon Durian's blasts of wind and drenching rain raked it all down in a deadly black wall of debris.


New Target Found for Stem Cell, Cancer Treatment

A new discovery about a cellular control mechanism could lead to drugs for both stem cell-driven tissue regeneration and cancer. American researchers at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina


Australia's News Corp has adopted corporate reforms aimed at soothing critics of its planned move to the US. The media giant, owner of Fox TV in the US, and the Times and Sun newspapers in the UK, promised not to issue new shares with extra voting rights.


LONDON - A bomb threat that mentioned Iraq forced a New York-bound Greek airliner to make an emergency landing Sunday at London's Stansted Airport escorted by military jets, authorities said.    An airport spokeswoman said the Olympic Airlines plane, with 301 passengers and crew on board, landed in "full emergency" status and was safely evacuated...


Philippine Action Hero Poe Dead at 65 - Family

Philippine movie legend Fernando Poe Jr, who came close to defeating Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in May's presidential race, died on Tuesday after suffering a stroke, his spokeswoman and political supporters said.


InfoWorld - Nearly one year after Skype stole the headlines at the 3GSM World Congress with its plans to offer a mobile version of its Internet phone, a couple of nimble startups -- and not the Net telephony pioneer itself -- appear to have found a way to make this type of service work, both technically and commercially.


Bank of Japan governor Toshihiko Fukui reaffirmed the central bank's commitment to raising interest rates in a gradual manner.


Activists, mayors protest U.S.-Mexico border wall

EL PASO, Texas  - The mayors of the Texan city of El Paso and the Mexican city of Juarez led a protest by dozens of people on Saturday against a planned border wall to stem illegal immigration into America.


JBoss Deal Puts HP Back into Middleware Market

With the JBoss deal, Hewlett-Packard gets middleware, a business it abandoned two years ago when it dumped its Bluestone Software after buying the company in 2000.


Daniels hits late shot to left Sonics over Raptors, 88-87

Antonio Daniels' driving 8-foot shot with 7.2 seconds left gave the Seattle SuperSonics an 88-87 victory over the Toronto Raptors tonight.


A genetic blood test allowing a much closer match between donors and recipients is under development.


US State Government Agency Chooses Software AG's Event Replicator for Adabas

DARMSTADT, Germany, June 18  /PRNewswire/ -- Software AG, a global leader in business infrastructure software, today announced that the Washington State Department of Information Systems has chosen Software AG's Event Replicator for Adabas in support of the Labor and Industries agency (L&I).


GUWAHATI, India -- Two bomb blasts in northeastern India Saturday killed 35 people and wounded scores of others. One large explosion ripped through a train station in Dimapur, where most of the casualties occurred, police said.


An arthritis drug should have been taken off the market years before it was finally withdrawn, say researchers. Manufacturer Merck withdrew Vioxx in September after evidence linking it to heart problems.


U.S. Urges Israel to Smooth Way for Palestinian Vote

Secretary of State Colin Powell said  he would press both Israeli and Palestinian leaders for steps  to enable Palestinians to elect a successor to Yasser Arafat,  as he arrived in Israel on Sunday.


U.N. human rights team to start Lebanon probe

A three-strong team of experts will  travel to Lebanon on Saturday to begin a probe into allegations  of human rights violations by Israel during last month's war, a  top United Nations official announced on Monday.


Governor resolute on stem-cell opposition

Governor Mitt Romney reiterated his opposition to a type of stem-cell research yesterday, saying laboratories that create embryos for study take science too far.


Computer Sciences to Sell DynCorp Assets

Computer Sciences Corp. late Sunday said it has agreed to sell DynCorp International and related assets to private equity firm Veritas Capital for $850 million.


Soldiers from the Iraqi National Guard show off mortars after militia members delivered sacks of the rounds to Iraqi security forces in the Sadr City neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Oct. 11, 2004.


Johns Hopkins claims its ninth lacrosse title Monday, withstanding a furious Duke rally before escaping with a 12-11 victory.


Hockey returns to outdoor roots to start New Year

BUFFALO, New York  - The NHL will start 2008 by returning to its outdoor roots in a bid to take the sporting spotlight when the Pittsburgh Penguins face off against the Buffalo Sabres in the Winter Classic on Tuesday.


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Chile's black widow spider may yield spermicide

Scientists have discovered a potentially marketable contraceptive in the venom of Chile's black widow spider, whose bite is fatal to many but can also cause prolonged, painful and involuntary erections in men.


In Falluja's Ruins, Big Plans and a Risk of Chaos

As officials prepare to start letting residents return to Falluja, they must figure out how to win back the confidence of the people whose city they have destroyed.


JAMMU, India, Nov. 20 -- India pulled about 3,000 troops out of Kashmir Saturday in a planned withdrawal of army units from the disputed region, Indian officials said.


Afghan Poll Is Mostly Calm, but Challengers Cry Foul

Afghans turned out to vote in large numbers Saturday in their first presidential election, an event that was unexpectedly peaceful but soon marred by 15 candidates


WASHINGTON Oct 27, 2004 - A new online medical journal will make its research articles available to the public free of charge and accessible through the Internet.


The new TV network from the founders of Digg will be unveiled tonight. We


Schwarzenegger cool to electoral reforms

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger gave a chilly reception Thursday to a GOP-backed plan to change the way California awards electoral votes in presidential elections — a proposal critics say could tilt the outcome in favor of Republicans.


Flu Shot Contamination Not A Health Crisis: CDC

Last week, the Chiron Corporation, which manufactures close to half of America's influenza vaccine supply announced a delay in shipping its Fluvirin influenza virus vaccine, due to the possibility of contaminated doses.


Ministro, cancelleremo le forme piu' precarizzate


CBS Fires Four Staffers After Memo Probe

Four CBS News staffers were fired Monday following the release of an independent investigation that said a "myopic zeal" led to the airing of a discredited story about President Bush's military service.


Real Madrid's Briton David Beckham (L) vies with Osasuna's Garcia at Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Sept 21. - AFP. Madrid - Underfire England captain David Beckham lifted some of the misery hanging over


Gaza fighting escalates but truce efforts renewed

Fighting between rival Palestinian factions escalated across Gaza on Friday, killing at least 17 people, as Hamas Islamists overran compounds used by President Mahmoud Abbas's forces and two universities were set ablaze.


Q: I have been trying to set up a networked Hewlett-Packard printer at home, but frankly, all the Windows networking stuff baffles me, especially when Windows starts up wizards that lead to nowhere.


Have you got a good story? What do you want to talk about?

Are there topics you want to get the world to talk about? What do you want to comment on or find out what others think about? Set the agenda for global conversations and have your say.


Seattle Starbucks tests $1 coffee and free refills

Starbucks Corp  is testing  $1 coffee and free refills in its Seattle outlets as the global  gourmet coffee chain grapples with slower consumer spending and  rising competition from fast-food rivals.


Parigi: Arafat in miglioramento, ha pregato e mangiato

PARIGI - Migliorano le condizioni di Yasser Arafat. Il presidente palestinese oggi ha incontrato in ospedale alcuni dei funzionari palestinesi che lo hanno accompagnato a Parigi, dove e' ricoverato. Mohammed


India vent their anger at a seamer-friendly pitch for the third Test against Australia.


Rebel leader claims responsibility for attacks in India's restive ...

A rebel leader claimed responsibility for two bombings in India's restive northeastern state of Assam, as authorities tightened security Friday -a day after a string of attacks killed four people and left scores wounded.


I was taking Vioxx for my arthritis, and then it was pulled from the market. So I switched to Celebrex. Now, I understand that Celebrex also may cause heart problems?


Add "Millionaire" to Your AIM Buddy List

ABC's juggernaut trivia game "Who Wants to Be A Millionaire" will become the first game show to add interactive internet gaming to the show. Soon, Millionaire fans and AOL IM users alike can receive live questions from the game directly through IM. In ...


WASHINGTON - The Justice Department has agreed to release a U.S. citizen held as an enemy combatant for more than two years, clearing the way for him to return to Saudi Arabia, officials said Wednesday...


FRIDAY, Oct. 1 (HealthDayNews) -- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is better than mammography at detecting additional disease in breast cancer patients, says an Italian study in the October issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.


Contending Americans have embraced his conservative agenda, President Bush pledged Thursday to aggressively pursue major changes in Social Security, the tax code and medical malpractice awards, working with Democrats if they are receptive and leaving them behind if they're not.


Canada Finds No Causal Link Between Deaths and Celebrex Use

While it says that it has received reports of 20 people dying while taking Pfizer Inc.s painkiller Celebrex, Canada's health regulatory body says it can't conclude that there's a cause-and-effect link.


(InfoWorld) - Hitachi this week updated its AirLocation II system, which uses WLAN (wireless LAN) technology to track goods and employees, with the introduction of a smaller tag. Unveiled in July, the AirLocation II system is comprised of access points and battery-powered tags. The system determines the location of tags by comparing the strength of their signals as received by different access points, as well as the differences in time between when these signals are received. In this way, the AirLocation II system can identify the location of a tag within 1 meter to 3 meters of its actual position, Hitachi said. The system has a range of up to 50 meters when used indoors, and up to 200 meters outside, the company said. The latest addition to WLAN tracking system is the AirLocation II Tag-w, which is smaller and slightly thicker than its predecessor, the AirLocation II Tag. The new tags, unveiled at this week's Ceatec exhibition in Chiba, Japan, cost Â¥25,000 ($212) each. AirLocation II is designed for schools, hospitals, and logistics centers, said Katsuyoshi Iida, a project engineer at Hitachi. The system can be used to track the location of teachers inside schools, as well as to track doctors and medicines inside a hospital, he said. The system can also track the location of laptops and other devices that have WLAN support, Iida said. The basic AirLocation II package includes four access points and up to six tags. The cost of this package, including engineering fees and software, starts at Â¥3.75 million. The system is only available in Japan.


Pope makes further Muslim-Christian gesture

EFES, Turkey  - Turkey on Wednesday praised the conciliatory tone of Pope Benedict during his visit to the predominantly Muslim country and his apparent new support for Ankara's bid to join the European Union.


Do-gooder worm attempts to fix holes exploited by the earlier Santy infection--but could end up a pain.


The Atlantic Coast Conference chose Jacksonville on Thursday to host its first two championship games.


Aruban prosecutors said Thursday that authorities are investigating new information in the Natalee Holloway case provided by a Dutch crime reporter.


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Pinochet loses his murder trial court fight

The trial of the former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet on murder and kidnapping charges will go ahead after a defence appeal that he was medically unfit to stand trial was rejected yesterday.


Despite high gas prices, Thor delivers a thundering quarter.


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, 12/27/2004. The glamour and high growth that once surrounded the computer market may be long gone. The groundbreaking Apple computer television commercial broadcast during the Superbowl


NATO leaders determined to succeed in Afghanistan

NATO leaders will declare their determination on Wednesday to prevail over Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan while offering only small increases in troop levels and flexibility.


A car bomb killed 22 people and wounded 40 on Thursday at an intersection in Baghdad where minibuses pick up and drop off passengers, Iraqi police said.


Boston sweeps Colorado to win World Series

The Boston Red Sox beat the Colorado Rockies 4-3 on Sunday to win the World Series and record their second four-game sweep of the Fall Classic in four years.


Election Observers Set for U.S. Challenges

Europe's leading election monitoring agency, known for keeping tabs on voting in trouble spots such as Belarus and the Balkans, is gearing up for a super-sized challenge: observing the U.S. presidential election.


Kings 106, Nets 101: Nets Force a Long Shot That Costs Them the Game

For the Nets, which fumbled away chances to win in the fourth quarter, the loss was their sixth in seven games and their 10th in 15 games at home.


The surging Los Angeles Lakers scored a 122-115 win over the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday, with Kobe Bryant knocking down 38 points and Andrew Bynum adding a career-high 28.


Vaccine meeting, Merck donation coincide

Gov. Rick Perry's chief of staff met with key aides about a new vaccine to prevent cervical cancer on the same day its manufacturer donated money to his campaign, documents obtained by The Associated Press show.


The Ratzinger Code? Pope uses Dan Brown's publisher

If Pope Benedict hopes his first book will sell like Dan Brown's "The Da Vinci Code", he wound up with the right U.S. publisher.


Pity that Fannie's management decided to test the limits of an implied Federal guarantee.


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WASHINGTON - Several hundred union members marched outside the Labor Department to protest new overtime pay regulations taking effect Monday, with two senators pledging to try to roll them back when Congress returns from recess.    Protesters, many wearing union T-shirts, carried signs such as "President Bush: Hands off my overtime pay," and chanted, "Come on all you billionaires, give us wages that are fair."  "The fight is not over yet," said Republican Sen...


Ex-Army Officer Elected Somalian President

Somali presidential candidate Abdulahi Yusuf Ahmed, left, stands next to an unidentified election official, just after he had taken an oath on the Quran to abide by the election results, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2004


Eight killed as two trains collide near Rio

At least eight people were killed and some 70 injured when a train packed with homeward-bound commuters rammed into another train on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro on Thursday.


Computer company IBM releases market-beating sales and profit figures, boosted by foreign demand.


âYoung Frankensteinâ Will Not Disclose Its Weekly Grosses

In an extremely rare exception, âThe New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankensteinâ will not be included in the report of weekly grosses for Broadway shows.


Study shows new way to fight Chagas disease

A new, low-cost screening strategy could make it easier for poor countries to target and treat Chagas disease, a deadly parasite-borne condition found mainly in Latin America, according to a new study.


Reggio Calabria, 14:55 - CALCIO, ULIVIERI: CAMPIONATO SPEZZATINO E' NECESSITA'

Sabato prossimo la prima gara di serie A inizierà alle 16 con Inter-Livorno, due ore dopo ci ...


As of Thursday, Dec. 27, 2007, at least 3,900 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes eight military civilians. At least 3,175 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.


Study says blood donations may help donors' health

Blood donations may help keep the body's circulatory system healthy by reducing stores of iron, but the effect may not work for older people, a U.S. study suggested on Tuesday.


If you like experimental, space-age architecture you'll love my friend's 225-square-foot Tokyo pod pad. Commentary by Momus.


ENGLAND run machine Kevin Pietersen returned home yesterday outlining his determination to make the Test team to face Australia this summer.


If Writers Go on Strike, Viewers Can Expect More Shots of Reality

Viewers may want to brace themselves for a lot of  jury-rigged entertainment if writers and producers do not come to an agreement on a new contract by the end of the month.


"DON'T have a reaction, I'll leave it to the analysts," responded US State Department official Adam Ereli to questions about the significance of reports that North Korea's media had stopped calling Kim Jong-il "Dear Leader".


Despite the brutality of Patrice Bergeron's first-period injury, both the Bruins and Flyers still had a game to play yesterday before 14,956 fans at TD Banknorth Garden.


I hate Courtney Love more than anybody else: Grohl

Foo Fighters lead singer Dave Grohl says he hates Courtney Love more than anybody   else in the world.


Iran announced yesterday that it has frozen all uranium-enrichment programs, weakening a US effort to refer its suspect nuclear activities to the UN Security Council.


Germany throws down the gauntlet to Britain over issue that will dominate crucial EU summit.


Several Mass. Communities Eye Wind Power

Wind power projects are in various stages around the state, from the Atlantic coast in the east to the wooded slopes of the Berkshire Mountains in the west, gigantic towers whose hurtling blades are designed to create clean energy.


Fast rising exec replaces CFO Todd Thomson, who will take her job as head of brokerage Smith Barney. NEW YORK  - Citigroup Inc.


Edwards upbeat as tests show cancer contained

ELIZABETH Edwards's breast cancer has not spread, a family spokesman said, as the wife of former Democratic vice-presidential candidate began chemotherapy.


The $5,000 D3 will be Nikon's first digital SLR whose sensor is the size of a full frame of 35mm film.Photos: Nikon's full-frame SLR


Ryan Palmer fired a stunning 10-under-par 62 to capture his first victory on the PGA Tour, winning the $4.2 million Funai Classic in Florida.


Arab taboo phrase in Israel text book sparks outcry

A school text book for Arab children in Israel has sparked an outcry among rightist Jews by including a reference for the first time to the Palestinian view of the Jewish state's founding as a "catastrophe".


U.S. Court Clears Cargill in Waste-Dumping Case

By Douglas Fischer  Agribusiness company Cargill Inc.'s decades-long practice of dumping salt-making waste on land next to the San Francisco Bay does not violate the Clean Water Act, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday.   The U.S.


PeopleSoft's Prospects Top Agenda at Show

SEPTEMBER 20, 2004  - At PeopleSoft Inc.'s Connect 2004 conference in San Francisco this week, the software vendor is expected to face questions from users about its ability to fend off Oracle Corp.


European stocks flat as financials weigh

Bid activity in the steel sector led industrial metals groups higher, but European equity markets remained largely flat on Wednesday as losses for financial stocks weighed.


Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRKa.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the wide-ranging conglomerate run by billionaire investor Warren Buffett, posted sharply lower quarterly profit


Filing reveals that Cognos went to IBM first

InfoWorld - Cognos executives first approached IBM in the months leading up toÂ IBM's pending $5 billion deal to buy the company, not the other way around, according to a document Cognos submitted Friday to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.


US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrives in Israel for talks prior to a key trilateral summit.


Also: Paul Allen project maps the brain. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.


Abducted Iraqi national and CARE staff worker has 25-year history ...

CARE International said today that the whole organisation is taking every possible step to secure the release of Margaret Hassan, CARE's Country Director in Iraq, who was abducted yesterday morning in Baghdad.


Barcellona, 15:47 - CALCIO, BARCELLONA: RONALDINHO TORNA TITOLARE

Ronaldinho dovrebbe tornare titolare nella sfida di Liga che il Barcellona giocherà domani se...


U.S. humanitarian aid to Darfur continues to be hampered by a lack of security in the region, restrictions by the Sudanese government and delays in international aid, according to a congressional report Monday.


Very few organizations have as many feet on the street as the US Postal Service. To better get a handle on those feet, the Postal Service said Monday it's implementing SAP Human Capital


Genetic Study of Lice Hints At Clash of Archaic Humans

Scientists unraveling the genetic history of head lice have found startling evidence that early humans mingled with a clan of hairy, distant cousins as recently as 25,000 years ago in Asia -- a


Web Site: 2nd U.S. Hostage Killed in Iraq

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A posting on an Islamic Web site claimed Tuesday that the al-Qaida-linked group led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has slain a U.S. hostage in Iraq, just 24 hours after grisly video showed the terror mastermind beheading another American captive...


Update: Huygens Probe Set to Detach From Cassini Orbiter Tonight

The Huygens probe, built and managed by the European Space Agency (ESA), is bolted to Cassini and fed electrical power through an umbilical cable.


Labor Dispute Delays Air Traffic Modernization Bill

A lingering dispute over a contract imposed on air traffic controllers last year is delaying the introduction of legislation needed to modernize the nation's air traffic control system, according to congressional staff members and administration officials.


Suzuka, 10:59 - F1, SCHUMACHER: MONDIALE PILOTI ORMAI FINITO

Schumacher getta la spugna. ''Il mondiale piloti è finito, ma vogliamo lottare per la squadra...


TOKYO: Carrefour is planning to sell its Japanese retail operations to generate cash as its core European sales slump and competition increases, the Asian Wall Street Journal reported yesterday.


Bollywood star Shetty to get royal treatment after reality show win

Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty, who won a British reality television show after having to endure allegedly racist bullying, said that she had been invited to meet the Queen and Prime Minister Tony Blair.


Mount Asama, one of Japan's largest and most active volcanoes, erupted almost continuously for a third straight day Thursday, spewing molten rocks and gray smoke into the air and setting off more than 1,000 tiny earthquakes.


U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged the world on Thursday to put the looming crisis over water shortages at the top of the global agenda this year and take action to prevent conflicts over scarce supplies.


Londra, 11:14 - CALCIO, NAZIONALE INGLESE; BECKHAM: MI ASPETTAVO L'ESCLUSIONE

David Beckham accetta la decisione di Fabio Capello, ct dell'Inghiletrra, di escluderlo dalle convoc...


The UnitedNationsInternational Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) hopes to be through with the 1994 Rwanda genocide trials by 2008, according to tribunal officials.


Spam Slayer: Tracking Spam to Its Source

Legitimate mortgage lenders inadvertently support--and get tangled in--spam traps.


Stocks & Bonds: Shares Climb on Takeovers and Earnings

Investors still appeared skittish ahead of the Federal Reserveâs interest rate decision.


Hearings set for "high-value" Guantanamo inmates

U.S. military officials will start hearings on Friday for 14 prisoners transferred to Guantanamo Bay from secret CIA jails, including the alleged mastermind of the September 11 attacks on the United States.


With Madonna urging people to see her show before criticizing her for mounting a Crucifix during one song, NBC is still wrangling over whether millions of television viewers will get that chance.


Bush doesn't confront China over alleged Pentagon hack

Although he had hinted he might ask Chinese President Hu Jintao about allegations that the Chinese military hacked into Pentagon computers, the issue did not come up in face-to-face talks today.


Clorox Co. agreed on Wednesday to buy back a 29 percent stake in itself from Germany's Henkel KGaA for $2.84 billion of cash and assets, helping Persil-maker Henkel finance its acquisition of Dial Corp.


Boeing profit rises on commercial plane sales

Boeing Co  said on Wednesday third-quarter profit rose, helped by higher deliveries of commercial planes.


Rapture on up to five PCs After howls of pain from gaming addicts everywhere, 2K Games has eased the draconian DRM restrictions on its much ballyhooed new title BioShock.â¦


Jermaine O'Neal got exactly what he wanted last night, and it had nothing to do with scoring a career and NBA season-high 55 points.


Moyes insists nothing changed despite Everton revolution

Few would have believed that Everton would enter Saturday's 200th Merseyside derby with Liverpool seeking second place in the premier league.


Searching for Friends, Spitzer Warms to Lobbyists

After a year in which he alienated many of his allies, Gov. Eliot Spitzer is seeking the advice of lobbyists.


Katie Couric, Producer Boyfriend Split -Report

NBC's "Today" show co-host Katie Couric and her longtime boyfriend, television producer Tom Werner, have decided to end their bicoastal romance of more than four years, People magazine reported.


World Business Briefing: Britain: Alliance Boots Approves Deal

Shareholders of Alliance Boots, the British pharmacy chain, approved an Â£11 billion ($21.8 billion) takeover bid from its deputy chairman and a private equity firm. It expects the takeover to be complete in July, although the deputy chairman, Stefano Pessina, and the equity firm, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, remain in talks with pension trustees about financing the pension plan. Mr. Pessina and Kohlberg Kravis raised their offer three times, to 1,139 pence ($22.53) a share, to secure their bid for Alliance Boots after a consortium led by Terra Firma Capital Partners made a rival bid. Alliance Boots has about 3,000 Boots drugstores in Britain, seven other European countries and Thailand, and supplies 125,000 pharmacies, health centers and hospitals.


Attacks against U.S. troops, Iraqi security forces and private contractors number in the dozens each day and have spread to parts of the country that had been relatively peaceful.


NATO Forces Struggle to Reach Afghan Plane Wreckage

CHENARI, Afghanistan  - NATO-led troops on Sunday  failed to reach the icy mountain peak where an Afghan airliner  crashed three days ago with 104 people on board, a spokeswoman  for the peacekeeping force said.


Hawaii QB credits team for record career

Ask Hawaii's Timmy Chang about the 94 touchdowns he has thrown, and he talks about his great receivers and blockers. Ask about his 14,791 yards passing, and he credits his coaches for believing in him.


Paris Holocaust Memorial Reopens, Germany Remembers

President Jacques Chirac inaugurated an  expanded Holocaust Memorial in Paris on Tuesday promising  dozens of Nazi death camp survivors that France would "never  forget what it could not prevent."


EU newcomers not yet ready to join euro: Brussels

None of the European Union's 10 new member states yet fulfils the criteria for joining Europe's single currency, the European Commission said in a report.


The number of students who applied for UK university courses in the autumn is up 5%, figures are expected to show.


White House Plans Push for Intel Overhaul

Former members of the Sept. 11 commission met Tuesday with Vice President Dick Cheney, and President Bush planned talks with leaders of Congress in an attempt to gain passage for an intelligence reorganization bill this year.


Sudan reviewing decision to kick out British aid chiefs

KHARTOUM, Nov 30  -- Sudan said it was reviewing a decision to expel the heads of two top British aid organisations after accusing them of meddling in its politics.


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Blair Urges Washington To 'Reach Out' To Allies

British Prime Minister Tony Blair, seeking to repair strained ties between the United States and Europe, on Monday urged Washington to reach out to its allies and not depend on military force alone in the ...


Moneta unica vola sopra 1,4430 sul biglietto verde


Karl Rove makes Chuck Colson look like a girly man. Colson didnât have the audacity to go after John Kerryâs military record when President Nixon was looking for dirt on antiwar leaders.


Office Depot to offer $99 PC with $99 shipping

Even with hefty shipping cost, final price after rebates is relatively low. Also, deal doesn't require subscription to Internet service.


Tony Blair offered to quit if Gordon Brown backed plans to join the euro, former minister Clare Short has said.


DealBook: Clear Channel Deal Approval Expected

The $23 billion buyout of radio and outdoor advertising giant Clear Channel Communications could get antitrust approval from the Department of Justice as early as Wednesday, according to The Deal.com. The proposed buyout by Bain Capital and Thomas H. Lee Partners, which was announced more than a year ago, has already received approval from the Federal [...].


Solving the 'interoperability puzzle' The European Commission is considering the feasibility of an interoperable electronic identity (eID) system across Europe.â¦


Remote-monitoring systems will allow those with chronic health problems to have their conditions constantly monitored as they go about their daily lives.


Chairwoman Leaves Hewlett in Spying Furor

Patricia C. Dunn resigned and will be replaced by the companyÂs chief executive. Also, two key members of H.P.Âs investigation task force are said to be out.


UPDATE 2-Barrichello fires up the fans in Brazil

Ferrari's Rubens Barrichello fired up his passionate home crowd on Friday with the fastest lap in practice for Sunday's season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix.


NEW YORK  - It has been a wild and in some cases wacky season for network TV, culminating in a hunt for millions of missing viewers that is so complicated that it's worthy of its own episode of "CSI."


Judging by the bean vote, President Bush could be on his way to a second term. A Tennessee company that has been in the chili business for more than 100 years is selling satirically packaged 15-ounce cans of beans for in honor of Republican Bush and Democratic Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts.


US forces control '70 per cent' of Fallujah

American and Iraqi troops swept through the rebel stronghold of Fallujah today, hoisting the Iraqi flag over the city's police station and spreading out over 70 per cent of the city.


At least eight people were killed and 30 others wounded Monday in a car bomb explosion in central Baghdad, security sources said. It was not immediately known if a suicide bomber


Liberal Democrats propose slashing basic rate of income tax in radical repositioning move.


I.R.S. Moves to Close Tax Shelter Shortly After I.B.M. Uses It to Save $1.6 Billion

The government moved to block a tax shelter aimed at converting billions of corporate profits into profits that will never be taxed.


Asian and European leaders open their biennial summit with the EU promising new sanctions against Burma.


Stephane Zervos first suspected his job was threatened when his bosses removed most of the heavy equipment from the car wheel factory where he'd worked for 24 years.


Webcasting 'Day of Silence' Heard Worldwide

In protest of royalties fees which take effect next month, the amount of which has been recently estimated to surmount their revenues by nearly four times, America's largest and best-known streaming music sites, plus others worldwide, have gone silent for the day.


Church nurses aim to fill in U.S. health care gaps

Mel Bamel, 81, has been in the coronary unit of the hospital for just over a week. He's feeling a little better today. He was able enjoy the artichokes his daughter Liz brought over for dinner last night.


The Supreme Court will open the new year with its most politically divisive case since Bush v. Gore decided the 2000 presidential election, and its decision could force a major reinterpretation of the rules of the 2008 contest.


President Bush directed former aides to defy congressional subpoenas on Monday, claiming executive privilege and prodding lawmakers closer to their first contempt citations against administration officials since Ronald Reagan was president.


The U.S. Midwest was battered by rain, thunderstorms, and tornadoes late on Monday and early on Tuesday, while the central Plains was spared much of the harsh weather, which was a relief for cattle already stressed by previous storms.


TIRANA, Albania -- Evidence of Albania's love for the United States lined the road leading into this capital yesterday. US and Albanian flags flew from lampposts. People wearing cardboard Uncle Sam hats milled in the streets. Oversize billboards and banners heralded the American president's visit.


Maxima shares slide on below-par expectations

Blames loss of big client and economic blues Maxima Holdings yesterday saw its shares tumble by nearly 40 per cent after the managed IT services firm issued a profits warning about its forthcoming first half-year results.â¦


Princess Diana was heard saying "oh, my God" as she lay injured after her crash in Paris, her inquest is told.


New York crude smashes past 48 dollars for first time

NEW YORK : New York crude oil smashed past 48 dollars a barrel for the first time, menacing the 50-dollar mark, as heavy fighting gripped the Iraqi city of Najaf.


When the busload of campaign volunteers left Arlington, Mass., on Saturday to knock on doors in neighboring New Hampshire, Rep. Ed Markey was on it.


Cagliari, 18:36 - CALCIO, CAGLIARI: FOGGIA IN FORTE DUBBIO PER IL PARMA

E' in forte dubbio la presenza in campo dell'attaccante del Cagliari Pasquale Foggia per la gara di ...


Ascoli Piceno, 16:57 - CALCIO, ASCOLI; BENIGNI: SONO FIDUCIOSO, SIAMO IN CRESCITA

L'amministratore unico dell'Ascoli Roberto Benigni si dichiara soddisfatto per il pareggio ottenuto ...


A top-level Palestinian delegation yesterday promised Syria's leader that it would coordinate with the country in future peace negotiations with Israel, but stopped short


BAGHDAD, OCTOBER 25: The Iraqi interim government has warned the US and international nuclear inspectors that nearly 380 tonnes of powerful conventional explosivesâused to demolish buildings, produce missile warheads and detonate nuclear weaponsâ are


They wanted an ordainment, but they got a history lesson. Central Catholic, in its Super 8 debut, bowed to top seed and perennial favorite Catholic Memorial, 10-1, last night at Chelmsford Forum.


Many kids who left CHIP got other insurance

AUSTIN - Almost half of the Texas children who left the state's health insurance program as a result of budget cuts found coverage elsewhere, about a third of them through Medicaid, according to a survey the Health and Human Services Commission released


Capitol Hill closes in on immigration reform

Proposed bills would create a guest-worker program and a path to citizenship for illegal migrants.


LIZ Hurley has gone against the commands of David and Victoria Beckham - donning a revealing dress for their lavish Christmas bash and christening.


Tom Parker heads out for a sighting of the rare white elephant in Sri Lanka.


Strong overseas sales drive gains in Toyota profits

Toyota Motor Corp., the worldâs most profitable carmaker, posted a 12.8 percent rise in first-half operating profit as strong overseas sales offset higher materials costs and losses from a weak dollar.


Former Enron executive Andrew Fastow, who pleaded guilty to fraud, will be sentenced on Tuesday.


Gates', Ballmer's pay holding around $900,000

Paychecks stay the same for the top two, but compensation changes for other Microsoft workers as stock grants replace options.


Louisiana voters were deciding Saturday whether to consolidate the New Orleans-area's levee boards, the government agencies whose politically appointed members took criticism after Hurricane Katrina for failing to maintain the area's levees and floodwalls.


Il segretario dello Sdi interviene al congresso del Pse


Venezuela's Chavez sets fast nationalization pace

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is setting a fast pace in a nationalization drive to help create a socialist state, striking three takeover deals that force out U.S. firms in just over a month .


Nasa clears the shuttle Atlantis for a return to Earth, after inspections find no damage from orbiting debris.


A journey to the soul of Spanish painting

At New York's Guggenheim, an innovative exhibition sheds new light on the legacy of Spain's masters.


Motor Cycling: Japan's Tamada grabs pole in Japan GP with ...

MOTEGI, Japan: Local hope Makoto Tamada of Japan has taken pole position with a record lap time for the weekend Japan Grand Prix as world champion Valentino Rossi, seeking his fourth straight title, secured third place.


Mexico Arrests Local Official in Killings

Moving to halt a bloody drug war in this popular beach resort, Mexico investigated the federal prosecutor's office Wednesday and arrested a local official in the killings of nine people, including three federal agents.


Israeli parliament backs Gaza pullout plan

Israel's parliament ratified Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's Gaza withdrawal plan on Tuesday, a pivotal step toward the first evacuation of settlers from occupied territory Palestinians want for a state.


0.97 per cent brings UK registry into 21st century. UK registry Nominet has won two crucial votes at its extraordinary general meeting this morning - but only just.â¦


New York, 10:48 - BASEBALL, MAJOR LEAGUE: RISULTATI PLAY OFF

Partiti i play off della major league. Nell'American League, New York Yankees hanno battuto i Detroi...


Representative John Doolittle of California was once a rising star in the Republican Party until he came under investigation in a scandal involving Jack Abramoff.


In 1950, 12 days after the start of the Korean War, FBI director J. Edgar Hoover had a plan "to apprehend and detain persons who are potentially dangerous to the internal security of the country" -- thousands of them, almost all American citizens.


Briefly: Microsoft updates home PC package

roundup Plus: LookSmart buys Furl.net...Pentagon expands access to voting site...Ad campaign touts multimedia cards...T-Mobile sells Sidekick II.


Automaker DaimlerChrysler AG said Monday it has sold its 10.5 percent stake in South Korea's Hyundai Motors Co., a move that it expects will raise more than $900 million.


John Howard has taken the bold step of taking the Australian people to the polls on October 9 on the question of trust. At a time when truth in government has itself become a key political issue, Mr Howard


Actress Julia Roberts was hospitalized over the weekend after experiencing early contractions, according to sources. By Lucy Nicholson, AFP.


Update 3: Comcast's 3Q Profit Suffers Sharp Drop

Comcast Corp., the nation's biggest cable television company, reported a sharp decline in its profit for the third quarter from results a year ago that included a big gain on the sale of its interest in the home shopping network QVC Inc.


LONDON, Feb. 7 -- At least six people have been injured by seven letter bombs in Britain over the past three weeks, in what police said could be a campaign by animal rights extremists or a disgruntled motorist fed up with this country's automobile laws -- or both.


By Grand Forks Herald, N.D.  Jun. 19--The Red River reached 35.55 feet at Grand Forks-East Grand Forks at 7:45 a.m. today, according to the National Weather Service.


UPDATE 1-Harrington enjoys welcome return to form

Padraig Harrington led the way in the German Masters first round on Thursday as Europe's Ryder Cup players warmed up for next week's match against the United States.


President Bush gave Turkey's bid to join the European Union a glowing endorsement on Tuesday and called the Islamic nation a "constructive bridge" between the West and the Muslim world, offering a much-needed boost to U.S.-Turkish relations.


Cable operator Adelphia Communications Corp. Thursday reported billions of dollars in losses over a three-year period in its first audited financial statements since 2000, a step seen


Save the Planet by Surfing the Web, 'Green' Websites Promise

A crop of ostensibly environmentally friendly websites promise to reduce your carbon footprint. Their actual impact on the environment is negligible, however.


Actor Heath Ledger, the gifted leading man acclaimed for his role as a gay cowboy in the film "Brokeback Mountain," was found dead in his Manhattan apartment on Tuesday, possibly of a drug overdose, police said.


Aided by Iraqis, US Seizes Part of Rebel Town

American and Iraqi forces battled their way into the center of this insurgent-ridden city on Friday, claiming that they had taken control of more than


Palestinians expressed amazement yesterday at the rashness of Hamas terrorists who were bombed by the Israelis as they paraded on a football field.


Britain's Tim Henman defeated South Africa's Wesley Moodie 7-6 (7/2), 6-7 (0/7), 6-4 to make the quarter-finals of the Swiss Open and take another step closer to reaching the end of season Masters Cup.


McCartney, Young Sing Together at L.A. Fundraiser

Admitting to being intimidated in the presence of a former Beatle, Neil Young joined forces with Paul McCartney on Thursday to perform at a $500-per-seat fundraiser to raise awareness of land mines.


Top-seeded Lindsay Davenport cruised past seventh-seeded Flavia Pennetta 6-2, 6-2 on Friday in the quarterfinals of the Western and Southern Women's Open.


Web Site Takes Aim at 'Arms Race of Spin'

Everywhere Duke University graduate student Brendan Nyhan and his partners in the political Web site spinsanity.com look, they see spin.


Bernanke Urges Fast Action on Economic Stimulus Plan

Federal Reserve chief Ben S. Bernanke told lawmakers today it is "critically important" that any economic stimulus package take effect quickly if it is to help ward off recession, and the White House announced that President Bush would make a speech Friday laying out his criteria for such a program.