Alcatel-Lucent will shed 12,500 jobs or 16 percent of staff, more than expected, as a result of its complex transatlantic merger and it sees tough times ahead with another dip in sales in the first quarter.


Broadband provider ranks No. 1 in marketing research firm's 2007 customer satisfaction study published Wednesday.


The Italian Job Swisscom, the former state telecommunications monopoly, has announced plans to acquire Italy's second-largest broadband operator, Fastweb, in a deal valued at â¬3.7bn ($4.9bn).â¦


PHILADELPHIA - Two of the biggest forces in rock music over the last 20 years were plugging in the amplifiers Friday to kick off a high-volume effort to oust President Bush on Nov. 2...


Negotiations over a new contract for DC hotel workers broke off early yesterday as the union and representatives of 14 major hotels reported little progress in resolving the impasse between them.


Hurricane John weakens on Mexico's Pacific coast

Hurricane John lost strength on  Thursday as it trekked up Mexico's Pacific coastline and was  downgraded to a less powerful category 2 storm, the U.S.-based  National Hurricane Center said.


Direct-to-DVD Releases Shed Their Loser Label

If you missed the red-carpet premiere for the latest âAmerican Pieâ movie, you are not alone. There wasnât one. âAmerican Pie Presents: Beta House,â the sixth film in the popular comedy series, was sent straight to DVD.  The sixth of the âAmerican Pi...


Firm Lines Up Support For Handset Directory (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - Anyone who sees the U.S. as a country of cell phone-clutching, e-mail-checking people obsessed with being constantly connected might be surprised at the uproar over plans to offer a public directory of mobile phone numbers.


Patriots, Brady keep winning streak alive

QB overcomes his own turnovers and New England wins its 20th game in a row. FOXBORO, Mass. -- Tom Brady lost a fumble and his helmet -- but not the streak.


Consumer Prices Down, Industry Output Up

U.S. consumer prices dropped in July  for the first time in eight months as a sharp run up in energy  costs reversed, the government said in a report that suggested  a slow rate of interest rate hikes is likely.


Half of young people using cannabis experience nasty side effects including paranoia and blackouts, a UK survey suggests.


Veteran US comic Rodney Dangerfield dies in hospital, weeks after undergoing  heart surgery.


Hamas leader killed in Syria, official says

A Hamas leader was killed Sunday when a car exploded in Damascus, Syria, an official of the Palestinian militant group told CNN. It was not clear whether the explosion that killed Izz al-Din al-Sheikh


U.S. Biochemist Takes Nobel for DNA Work

Roger D. Kornberg, a biochemist at Stanford University, won the Nobel Prize in chemistry yesterday for figuring out the intricate way in which information in the DNA of a gene is copied to provide the instructions for building and running a living cell.


GOP Sen. Won't Commit to Voting for Bush

Republican Sen. Lincoln Chafee said Monday he plans to support his party in November but may write in a candidate instead of voting for President Bush.


Torino, 18:32 - CALCIO, COPPA ITALIA: NIENTE INTER PER BUFFON E NEDVED

Sarà ancora una Juve in emergenza quella che scenderà in campo domani al Meazza nell'a...


Russia summons the UK ambassador over the reopening of British Council offices, Russian media report.


Stun gun maker Taser International  Inc. TASR.O on Monday said it won U.S. government approval to  use its products on some commercial airline flights to protect  passengers from potential harm.


Hurricane Ivan Kills 20 in Grenada, Heads West

Hurricane Ivan killed at least 20 people  as it laid waste to the tiny spice island of Grenada, where  looting hampered relief efforts on Wednesday as the storm swept  through the Caribbean heading northwest.


Buoy to monitor CO2 absorption The first ever system designed specifically to measure the acid levels in the oceans was launched this week. The project, funded by the US's National Science Foundation (NSF), aims to determine how much CO2 the Pacific Ocean absorbs each year.â¦


Italians Demand Release of Workers in Iraq

Several thousand people marched in a candlelight vigil in Rome Friday, calling for the release of two Italian female aid workers held hostage in Iraq.


Poco prima della chiusura toccava nuovo record,quota 1,3981


Senator Chuck Hagel confirmed that the mayor approached him about the No. 2 spot in an independent bid for the White House, but the senator said the success of the McCain campaign was closing the window of opportunity.


Ecuador leftist leads after presidential run-off

QUITO, Ecuador  - Ecuadorean leftist Rafael Correa, an admirer of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, was headed for victory following Sunday's presidential run-off after vowing sweeping reforms in the unstable Andean country.


Spain confirms its first case of bird flu

Spain has recorded its first case of H5N1 bird flu, the Agriculture Ministry said Friday. The deadly strain was found in a water fowl in a marsh area outside the northern city of Vitoria.


These days, my card-playing pals are so busy showing off their new BlackBerrys or boasting about the newest features on the Palm Pilot that we can hardly get in a decent game of Follow the Queen.


Francoforte, la Bce decide di lasciare invariati i tassi"Prezzi a rischio di aumento. Attenzioni ai conti pubblici"                                          Trichet: "Prospettive incerte nella Ue" L'Euro scivola giÃ¹, male le Borse


Karzai Sidelines Rivals in New Afghan Cabinet

Afghan President Hamid Karzai sidelined  leaders of powerful regional factions in his new cabinet  line-up announced on Thursday, bringing in specialists needed  to win the confidence of Western donors and investors.


Pisa, 14:30 - CALCIO, PISA; PRESO DAL LANCIANO IL DIFENSORE VIVIANI

La difesa del Pisa, quinto nella classifica di Serie B e pienamente in lotta per la promozione, camb...


The search for two missing climbers on Oregon's highest peak continues as the body of a third climber was brought down the mountain, authorities say.


Top Lender Sees Mortgage Woes for âGoodâ Risks

Countrywide Financial, the nationâs largest mortgage lender, issued a pessimistic outlook of the housing market, helping to ignite a sell-off in the stock market.


African soccer fans encourage â no, they demand - that their teams play an attractive, attacking game that results in lots of goals.


Tigers sign Robertson to three-year deal

The Detroit Tigers signed left-handed pitcher Nate Robertson to a three-year $21.2 million contract on Wednesday, solidifying their starting rotation.


SAN FRANCISCO - A computer worm is attacking some business PCs through a flaw in antivirus software by Symantec Corp., a security company warned Friday.


Acting alone keeps Owen Wilson afloat in 'Life Aquatic'

They're still pals, but in one way Wes Anderson and Owen Wilson have split: The two Texans no longer write together, despite sharing an Oscar nomination for their last screenplay, The Royal Tenenbaums.


Gimelstob Beats Bjorkman at Chennai Open

Justin Gimelstob of the United States beat fourth-seeded Jonas Bjorkman 6-0, 4-6, 6-3 Wednesday to reach the Chennai Open quarterfinals, and pledged $2,000 to tsunami relief.


After struggling for three months, the Boston Red Sox are getting hot. Curt Schilling allowed three hits in seven shutout innings for his 15th win and Manny Ramirez hit a grand slam to lead Boston over the Chicago White Sox 10-1 Friday night...


Beltran talks go well, Yanks on verge of offer

As they watched their trade for Randy Johnson fall apart yesterday, the Yankees took some time out to meet with their other big target of the offseason.


US Airways said yesterday that several hundred employees responded to its call to volunteer at its troubled Philadelphia operations this holiday weekend as the airline braces for another heavy travel period.


Chinese Police Patrol After Deadly Riots

Chinese paramilitary police stand guard near a bridge leading to the town of Langchenggang in China's Henan province Monday Nov. 1, 2004.


Failure to provide evidence Motorola has lost a battle to gain control of the domain name motorazr.com because it failed to prove when it started using the term Moto Razr. The domain name will be kept by its US owner R3 Media.â¦


Germany's defence ministry investigates claims of abuse of soldiers by superior officers at a unit in Bavaria.


Bisexual 'Alexander' Irks Some in Greece

Alexander the Great, who carved out a vast empire east of Greece before his death at age 32, is idolized in this nation as a symbol of its ancient glory. So when Oliver Stone's new epic about the conqueror's life depicted him as a bisexual who has a fling with his childhood friend Hephaestion, the portrayal hit a raw nerve in a nation where homophobic attitudes remain widespread.


CORRECTED: N.Korea Blast Cause Unclear But Many Theories

(Corrects dates: in paragraphs 4, 9 and 16 ...Sept... instead of ...Aug... and in paragraph 7...Sept. 8 to 9...instead of...Aug. 2 to 3.).


Milano, 11:58 - CALCIO, MORTO POLIZIOTTO: MARTEDI' CONSIGLIO DI LEGA

Si svolgerà martedÃ¬ alle 11 all'Hilton Airport di Roma un consiglio direttivo straordinario d...


Mammography May Be Less Effective in Certain Women, Study Says

Mammography may be less effective in detecting breast cancer in women with certain characteristics, including use of hormone replacement therapy, previous breast surgery and normal or


InfoWorld - Anti-virus firm Symantec warned today that exploit code is circulating for a known security hole in Computer Associates' BrightStor ARCServe Backup software, which provides data backup and restore for a variety of operating systems including Windows, Netware, Linux, Unix, and Mac.


Fed's Fisher: Focus on education to boost economy

Federal Reserve Bank of  Dallas President Bank Richard Fisher said on Saturday that  education is key to keeping the United States competitive in a  globalized economy.


Movie producers invest in social networking site

Longtime movie industry moguls Bob and  Harvey Weinstein are the latest media players to invest in a  social networking site, after the Weinstein Co. on Monday said  it has taken an undisclosed stake in aSmallWorld.net.


TELSTRA Corp Ltd's share price was being impacted by uncertaintly about the election, chief financial officer John Stanhope said.


Google search would at first be added to selected phones and markets and later to some mass-market models in more than 100 countries, the companies said.


La capolista vince a Catania 2-0, reti Cambiasso e Suazo


Scientists demand ban on North Sea cod fishing

'Reduced reproduction' threatens stocks The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) has called for a ban on fishing for North Sea cod, The BBC reports.â¦


Smoothing Ruffled Feathers by Rhoberta Shaler


Ukraine's opposition leader urges thousands of supporters to defy the government, alleging massive poll fraud.


"This is what you think about," Red Sox slugger Manny Ramirez said. "This is one of your dreams, Yankees and Red Sox.


Singer Leona Lewis, the bookies'  favorite to win popular British talent spotting show "The X  Factor," has fallen victim to "celebrity cybersquatting," with  an Internet domain bearing her name up for auction on eBay.


The future of Miami Dolphins general manager Rick Spielman might be less secure than he's suggested. Team president Eddie Jones said Thursday the makeup of the front office will depend


Peter E. Stokes, 78, a Leader in Treating Bipolar Disorder, Is Dead

Dr. Peter E. Stokes was a pioneer in the use of lithium to treat manic depression.


That's two days of iPhone sales eBay today reported a 50 per cent increase in net profit, with its Marketplace, PayPal, and Skype businesses all showing growth.â¦


A local researcher's invitation to participate in a federal drug-safety board meeting was rescinded after he spoke out about his concerns regarding the safety of some arthritis drugs.


Mortgage rates around the country climbed this week as Wall Street investors responded to some encouraging signs that the economy is gaining traction.


Server Worth $1.5 Million Wrecked by Forklift

An angry legal battle has broken out after an IBM server worth US$1.5 million was wrecked falling off a fork-lift truck being used to move it.


Cannavaro è Pallone d'Oro Ora c'è l'ufficialità

Il difensore napoletano della nazionale consacrato da France Football: con 173 voti battuti Buffon (124) e Henry (121). Staccato Ronaldinho, solo quarto. Leggi e commenta


Settlement Expected of Civil Charges in HP Spying Case: STATE PROSECUTORS EXPECTED TO ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY

By Ryan Blitstein, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Dec. 7--The California attorney general's office will announce this afternoon it has reached a civil settlement with Hewlett-Packard regarding the computing company's board-spying scandal, CNET News.com has reported.


Under a New Watch, Miramax Still Homes in on Awards

Miramax may be a smaller and calmer organization under Daniel Battsek, but the studio has nonetheless remained in the thick of the awards race.


Keep off the streets, British prostitutes urged

Police hunting a serial killer who is murdering women at a rate unprecedented in British criminal history urged prostitutes on Wednesday to stay off the streets.


Milano, 14:34 - CALCIO, MILAN: DIDA SI INCHINA PER SCUSARSI CON TUTTO MEAZZA

Nelson Dida si è scusato con il pubblico del Milan per la simulazione in Celtic-Milan che gli...


Ex Wham! accusato da pop star di buttar via il suo talento


Nuovo bilancio ufficiale da ministeri Esteri e Interno


S.Africa Public Sector Unions Strike Over Wages

Thousands of civil servants marched in cities across South Africa Thursday in a one-day strike over wages seen as a test of will between the ruling African National Congress (ANC) and its labor allies.


Security Council urged to ensure Darfur war crime suspects face justice

International Criminal Court prosecutor (ICC) Luis Moreno-Ocampo on Thursday urged the UN Security Council to ensure that a Sudanese minister and a Khartoum-backed Janjaweed militia leader accused of war crimes in Darfur face justice.


Pettitte Is Now Working on His Damage Control

Andy Pettitteâs entanglement with Roger Clemens and Brian McNamee, may well get in the way of him being able to do his job properly.


Yushchenko to godfather Georgia s Saakashvili son

Viktor Yushchenko, the leader of Ukraine`s "orange revolution," will become godfather to a son of his Georgian counterpart, the leader of the "rose revolution," Thursday, according to RIA Novosti.Comment


Red-Hot Georgetown Rolls to Its 10th Straight Win

Jeff Green gets it done on both sides of the floor as he scores 21 points on a variety of moves and defensivelyÃÂ his key blockÃÂ propels Georgetown past Cincinnati, 75-65.


Serena Williams was all about show at the beginning of this US Open. Dress in what some would consider an outrageous manner. Tweak the tennis establishment.


An antiques store sues Michael Jackson, claiming he failed to fully pay for almost $380,000 worth of furniture.


Roma, 22:57 - BASKET, EUROCUP DONNE: TARANTO AGLI OTTAVI

Il Cras Taranto si è qualificato per gli ottavi di finale dell'Eurocup di basket femminile. L...


'Forgotten' Earns $22M to Top Box Office

It's been a bad time for movies in general lately, but good for thrillers like "The Forgotten," which claimed the No. 1 box office spot over the weekend, scaring up $22 million.


Though the timing of Wednesday's revelation of Randy Moss's dispute with a Florida woman might not have been optimal for a team preparing for the AFC Championship game, that doesn't mean the Patriots are unprepared to cope with such news. With the quest for perfection and the videotaping scandal hanging over them throughout the season, the Patriots are ...


Late Sean Taylor selected to Pro Bowl team

Former Washington Redskins safety Sean  Taylor, who was shot dead during a break-in at his Miami home  last month, was selected posthumously to the NFC Pro Bowl team,  the National Football League announced on Tuesday.


Government Expects Japan Economy to Grow

Japan's economy will likely expand 1.6 percent in the fiscal year starting in April, slower than the expected pace for the current fiscal year because of dwindling capital expenditures and housing investment, the government said Monday.


The Makah Indian Tribe's whaling commission did not authorize the killing of a gray whale that died after being harpooned and shot several times in northwest Washington's Strait of Juan de Fuca, a member of the tribal panel said.


Drug regulators are to consider making the pill available over the counter without a doctors prescription.


Ladies of the Evening Get Their Day When Paula Vogel's 'Oldest Profession' Opens in NYC

Playbill - The New York City premiere of Paula Vogel's The Oldest Profession opens Sept. 26 following a cast change that welcomed Priscilla Lopez into the production directed by David Esbjornson.


In light of a recent Parks Associates analysis of mobile and portable gaming trends, a series of casual games have hit the market for cellular handsets and portable media devices.


Democratic 2008 front-runner Hillary Clinton on Wednesday bluntly said Iraq's government had failed, and condemned President George W. Bush on stem-cell research, as she wooed liberal activists.


Emendamento del relatore, taglio 22 mln per ogni anno


Andrei Volokitin, 18, is one of many young Ukrainian talents and the champion of his country.


Study supports periodic re-certification for doctors

NEW YORK  - The time elapsed since a primary care physician's last board certification correlates with a decline in the quality of care provided to patients, according to a study published today.


A music download site that was the poster child for U.S. anti-piracy crusaders and an obstacle to Russia's bid to join the World Trade Organization has been shut down by Russian authorities, according to the U.S. government.


Brady, not Feeley, falters in the clutch

MIAMI GARDENS Â· It was New England's Tom Brady, not AJ Feeley, who gave up the critical interception on Monday night that resulted in a 29-28 comeback victory for the Dolphins.


France's Chirac Says UK Won Nothing from Bush Support

French President Jacques Chirac said in a newspaper interview on Tuesday that Britain has gained nothing from its support for the United States-led invasion of Iraq.


A train makes an emergency stop after a dustcart is seen stationary on a rail line level crossing.


Cingular Joins Verizon in Suing HP Investigator

So-called data brokers used false identities to obtain private information, wireless firm charges.


Rutgers plays its first game as a ranked team in 30 years on Friday and top-ranked Ohio State faces another Saturday night road test, this time in Iowa.


European stock markets pushed upwards in early deals as company news provided a fillip in otherwise cautious trading ahead of a US interest rate decision.


Late Afinogenov goal gives Buffalo fourth straight win

Maxim Afinogenov scored the game winner with just over two minutes remaining to lead the Buffalo Sabres to a 2-1 victory over the New York Islanders on Wednesday.


London zoo celebrates the birth of a Panay cloud rat, a very rare tree-living rodent from the Philippines.


Rogge steps up pressure over Jones drugs claims

Marion Jones was under growing pressure last night after the International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge set up an investigation into allegations she used banned performance-enhancing drugs.


No deal: NHL memo: League will reject offer

OTTAWA - Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk and Edmonton Oilers governor Cal Nichols will both probably be fined for opening their mouths and rejecting last week's proposal from the National Hockey League Players' Association -- well in advance of


Police officers are urging ministers to come up with a blueprint for the future direction of policing.


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Eredità, non serve il notaio e si puÃ² avere un aiuto dai funzionari dell'Agenzia delle entrate. Gli esperti rispondono ai vostri quesiti


Almost 2,100 militants have been killed in Afghanistan since Sept. 1 in operations involving coalition special forces soldiers, a U.S. Army spokesman said.


Hosts India won the five-nation Nehru Cup football tournament with a 1-0 victory over favourites Syria in the final here on Wednesday.


Doctors battle to save Indonesia's Suharto

Doctors were battling on Monday to save the life of former Indonesian President Suharto, who remains critically ill, while another of Southeast Asia's long-serving leaders was due to visit his bedside.


North Carolina State women's basketball coach Kay Yow will miss two games because of a recurrence of breast cancer, the school said Monday.


Le ultime indiscrezioni lo volevano a fine carriera con la maglia della squadra salentina. Ma il centrocampista, ex della Juventus, lascia per studiare da allenatore. TORINO â Non sono state sufficienti le


MANILA Hundreds of thousands of Filipinos joined the funeral Wednesday for Fernando Poe Jr., the country's most popular actor, who nearly unseated President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in the presidential election this year.


There were a few brave early-morning swimmers and sunbathers, but West Beach largely belonged to the friends and family of Nick Peterson.


Japan PM: No more WWII brothel apologies

Japan will not apologize again for its World War II military brothels, even if the U.S. Congress passes a resolution demanding it, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told parliament Monday.


Sharon Orders Redeployment of Israeli Troops In Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has ordered a redeployment of Israeli troops, away from densely populated areas of the northern Gaza Strip.


(InfoWorld) - San Francisco city officials could bring the city'sÂ proposed Wi-Fi networkÂ closer to reality at two meetings this week as a key leader proposes significant changes to the plan. The network, to be run by EarthLink, has been closely watched because it is one of the biggest of many proposed municipal networks in the U.S. and because it would include a free service offered by Google. The city would sell EarthLink access to some of its streetlight poles and other locations for Wi-Fi access points. Some leaders and activists in the famously liberal city haveÂ slammed the dealÂ on issues including privacy and service and called for a network owned by the city. On Tuesday, the Board of Supervisors will reconsider an April decision by the city's Planning Department to exempt the network from an environmental review. The San Francisco Neighborhood Antenna-Free Union (SNAFU) appealed the April ruling, saying the access points could cause health problems. The board could let the Planning Department's decision stand, strike it down or decide to study the issue further. On Wednesday, the Board's Budget and Finance committee will vote on the full Wi-Fi proposal. Unless the vote Tuesday requires an environmental review, the only remaining hurdle then would be a vote by the full board. The Budget and Finance panel will hear proposals by board President Aaron Peskin that may boost support for the politically troubled plan. Both the mayor's office and EarthLink are aware of the proposals, Peskin said in an e-mail interview. The mayor's office seems to approve of them, but Peskin doesn't know where EarthLink stands. Peskin's ideas affect aspects of the proposed contract that have drawn much of the fire. Key points include: - Increase the speed of the free service from 300Kbps to 500Kbps. (A service priced at about $20 per month would still deliver 1Mbps.) - Provide for user privacy on the free service. - Add an enforceable requirement that the network provide adequate service in all areas of the city. - Shorten the maximum term of the contract from 16 to eight years and let the city buy the network at full market value at that time. As it stands, the contract initially would be for four years and could be renewed three times, an eternity in the world of wireless technology. - Ensure the city is properly compensated for giving EarthLink access to its light poles. The city and EarthLink settled on the terms of a contract in January. It gave EarthLink the right to pull out if the plan wasn't approved by the Board within 180 days. That time has passed, according to EarthLink spokesman Jerry Grasso, but the company hasn't given up. The plan calls for building a two-square mile test network first before deploying the whole system. Â


More than 40,000 Northern Ireland children are living in severe poverty, according to a new report.


The Food and Drug Administration said yesterday that its investigators found contamination problems with the manufacturing process of MedImmune's nasal flu vaccine FluMist but that the finished product was not affected.


Lenovo, IBM may soon reveal PC unit deal

China's largest PC maker could announce as early as today that it is buying control of IBM's PC-making business for up to $2 billion.


Gunmen attack Iraqi ministry in central Baghdad

Guerrilla fighters attacked an Iraqi government ministry in central Baghdad on Thursday with mortars and machineguns in one of the most dramatic shows of force by militants in the capital since the U.S. invasion.


Londra, 15:55 - CALCIO, ARSENAL; 'SUN': MAXI-OFFERTA PER FAR RIMANERE WENGER

L'Arsenal avrebbe preparato una mega-offerta per trattenere a Londra l'allenatore francese Arsene We...


Novell Inc. of Waltham is getting a half-billion-dollar check from Microsoft Corp. to settle an antitrust case that's never been filed.


Whistleblower Asks for Halliburton Investigation

The Army Corps of Engineers' top  contracting official has demanded an investigation into  contracts given to Halliburton, citing "improper action" that  favored Vice President Dick Cheney's old company.


BEIJING, Dec. 22 -- The giant Delta 4 Heavy rocket, 23-story heavy-lift variant of the Delta 4 family, lifted off at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida at 7:06 pm ET Dec. 21, 2004.


The United Arab Emirates says it will give $9m to former child camel jockeys who were employed in the country.


FTC: Identity theft remains top consumer complaint

InfoWorld - Identity theft remained top of mind among U.S. consumers last year, but complaints about Internet auction fraud dropped noticeably, according to data released Wednesday by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC).


EU president Barroso faces uphill battle

The European Union could be thrown into turmoil unless last-minute lobbying by incoming European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso secures enough votes for approval of his embattled 24-member executive.


Farmed seafood joined tires, toothpaste and toy trains on the list of tainted and defective products from China that could be hazardous to a person's health.


Chief Constable Hugh Orde decides that more than half the PSNI's full-time reserve will be cut.


U.N. targets Africa with online "bazaar" for carbon

United Nations environment agencies have  launched a virtual marketplace to bring together buyers and  sellers of carbon offsets in rich and poor countries.


Congressional Democrats returned to Washington in a defiant mood yesterday, making no apologies for the campaign in which they lost congressional seats and the presidential


Astounding animation, amazing characters fuel top-flight family ...

There are times when you miss half a movie because youâre laughing so hard. Thatâs âThe Incredibles.â. A witty and wild-eyed animated mix of âSpider-Man,â âSpy Kids


SYDNEY, Australia -- Australians have been given a specific warning to stay away from international hotels in Indonesia over the Christmas period for fear of a terrorist attack.


McKinnie signs Vikings contract extension

Left tackle Bryant McKinnie signed a  seven-year contract extension with the Minnesota Vikings on  Saturday, on the same day he and team mate Fred Smoot were  fined by the National Football League for their part in a boat  party scandal last season.


An effective protection against malaria is done

A vaccine against malaria, which kills up to three million people a year, could be a reality by the end of the decade, scientists involved in one of the biggest clinical trials in Africa said yesterday.


The update reveals a number of details about the device, including its use of a 620MHz ARM1176JZF processor.


ASEM admits 13 new members to lift profile

The fifth Asia Europe Meeting (ASEM5) yesterday expanded its membership to 39, with 13 more nations joining the group in a move to open greater economic opportunities between the two continents and to elevate ...


Iraqi deaths hit new high, many emigrate

Iraqi deaths hit a new high in October and 100,000 people are fleeing abroad every month to escape worsening violence that is segregating the country on sectarian lines, a U.N. report said on Wednesday.


Afghanistan's poppy crop jumps 239 per cent

The United States says it expected Afghanistan's illicit poppy crop to jump by an alarming 239 per cent over the past year. "Current cultivation levels equate to a potential production of 4,950 tonnes of opium


Actress Lindsay Lohan has returned to rehab after a weekend drunken-driving arrest, her publicist said on Tuesday, raising questions about whether she can start shooting her latest film as planned.


An attack on southern Iraq oil pipeline, exports reduced

Employees in the southern Iraq oil company announced that the country's south oil pipeline was attacked on Sunday at dawn, just few kilometers from a position where 8 oil pipelines were attacked on Wednesday.


US Financier Frankel Gets Nearly 18 Years for Fraud

Connecticut financier Martin Frankel was sentenced on Friday to nearly 18 years in prison for masterminding one of the largest insurance frauds in U.S. history.


Taiwan's Acer to buy Gateway as foils Lenovo

TAIPEI/SHANGHAI  - Taiwan's Acer Inc will buy Gateway Inc for $710 million to double its U.S. presence and unseat China's Lenovo as the world's No. 3 PC maker, while dealing a blow to its efforts to grow in Europe.


Cities on five continents will hold a series of cultural events next year in honor of Don Quixote, 400 years after Miguel de Cervantes brought the character to life, Spanish Culture Minister Carmen Calvo ...


A fire on board a Canadian submarine drifting in the Atlantic without power was worse than initially thought, officials said today.


A mystery illness in Panama claimed the life of another victim on Thursday, bringing to 18 the number of people who have died from it and baffled health officials said poison could be involved.


U.S. Tests Plan for Speeding Airport Security Checks

An estimated 10,000 people have  enrolled in a government-run test program for speeding  passengers through U.S. airport security checkpoints, Homeland  Security Secretary Tom Ridge said on Friday.


Study to Probe Gene Role in Breast Cancer

WASHINGTON Oct. 18, 2004 - A new national study will investigate genetic and environmental causes of breast cancer by enrolling 50,000 sisters of women already diagnosed with the disease.


A new airline passenger information sharing agreement between the EU and the United States aimed at thwarting terrorism will likely go into effect yet this summer following concessions from both sides this week.


Sport fishermen depleting some saltwater species

Americans fishing for sport along coastlines or at sea are doing far more damage to US marine fish stocks than anyone thought, accounting for nearly a quarter of the catch from overfished species, researchers report in the latest issue of the journal


Bush, Kerry ready for final face-off Wednesday in Arizona

WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- President Bush and Democratic challenger John Kerry are set to face off for their third and final debate Wednesday, when the candidates turn from foreign policy to domestic issues.


Former President Bill Clinton has  dismissed as "indisputably wrong" a U.S. TV show that suggests  he was too distracted by a sex scandal to confront the Islamic  militant threat that culminated in the September 11 attacks,  his spokesman said on Friday.


Oil price eases below 50 dollars amid election jitters

LONDON  - Oil prices continued their retreat, dipping below 50 dollars in New York as Americans voted in a presidential election expected to send ripples through oil markets.


RAMALLAH, West Bank  - George Habash, the founder of a radical movement that staged hijackings and kidnappings to highlight the Palestinian struggle, died in Jordan on Saturday, Palestinian officials said. He was 80.


Several partner firms will demo prototypes of devices running Android at the Mobile World Congress, Google says.


Golf: Round 2 of Canadian Open Resumes Saturday

The second round of the Canadian Open golf tournament continues Saturday Glenn Abbey Golf Club in Oakville, Ontario, after play was suspended late Friday due to darkness.


Majority of Czechs not interested in EU constitution: survey

The European Union (EU) constitution is not well received in the Czech Republic as 86 percent of its people said they had no interest in it at all, according to results of a survey published on Thursday.


Taiwan film explores alienation of Asia immigrants

A new Taiwanese film competing at the  Venice Film Festival explores poverty and alienation among  foreign workers in Malaysia who were left jobless and homeless  by the late 1990s Asian economic crisis.


Syria backs Arab League efforts on Lebanon: envoy

The Arab League won vital Syrian support on Monday for its efforts to end a standoff between Lebanon's government and a Hezbollah-led opposition, but the opposing parties said a deal still looked elusive.


A coroner says the exact cause of rapper Kanye West's mother's death is unclear.


Militants in Iraq produce a video apparently showing the ID cards of two missing US soldiers, reports say.


Aiming to capitalize on consumer angst about the high cost of gasoline, General Motors Corp. on Tuesday said it would cap pump prices at $1.99 for customers in California and Florida who buy certain vehicles by July 5.


Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc. purchased Northland Cranberries Inc.'s processing plant and inventory for $28 million in cash to bolster its manufacturing and ingredient business.


Ukraine calls Canadian ambassador onto the carpet for election comments

Ukrainian authorities summoned the Canadian ambassador to complain over his public comments on irregularities in the campaign for next month's presidential election.


Bonds Baseball to Be Branded With Asterisk

The fashion designer who bought the record-breaking ball had asked fans to vote on what should be done with it.


Romania demands the return of a US marine involved in a car crash that killed a top rock star.


Colorado Lost Two Games, Not Its Confidence

After being splattered all over Fenway Park one night and flummoxed with splendid pitching the next, the Colorado Rockies are confident that they will have an advantage at Coors Field.


Suspect Mad Cow Case in Canada Won't Stop Trade-USDA

Canada's latest possible case of mad  cow disease is not expected to cause the United States to  rescind its plans to resume imports of Canadian live cattle, a  U.S. Department of Agriculture official said on Thursday.


Severe weather in several parts of China has killed more than 100 people in the past week, state media say.


Three Palestinians have been wounded in another Israeli air strike on the Jabaliya refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip. The camp is the focus of a massive Israeli operation in Gaza that has killed more than 100 Palestinians in less than two weeks.


Singer Jewel to co-host `Nashville Star'

Jewel will host the fifth season of USA Network's "Nashville Star," country music's search for the next great country artist.


Dozens of people are held by US and Italian authorities targeting an alleged drug-trafficking racket.


Business leaders, consumer groups, and prominent politicians, come together to call for a new environment agency.


France hails Chinese order for A380 as "political victory"

France on Thursday hailed the planned signing here Friday by China Southern Airlines of a deal to acquire five Airbus A380 aircraft as both a political and economic triumph.


A warming climate in the Washington area is beginning to affect the area's trees, with cold-loving species finding the weather less welcoming and southern transplants thriving, according to findings released yesterday by the National Arbor Day Foundation.


Novartis AG has received European Union approval for flu vaccine Optaflu, the Swiss drugmaker said Wednesday.


Scientists Evacuate Area Near Mount St. Helens

Government scientists have raised the alert level for the Mount St. Helens volcano in the northwestern US state of Washington, saying the next eruption could threaten lives and property near the mountain.


ROGER Federer has joined a virtual Who's Who of international tennis stars to have courted Tony Roche - only to be politely rejected.


NEW YORK - Lindsay Davenport is two victories from a second U.S. Open title and the No...


SAN FRANCISCO Aug. 29, 2004 - A California man who once tested positive for the virus that causes AIDS has learned the diagnosis made eight years ago was mistaken and he never had the disease.


FDA to Inspect Boston Scientific Stent Plant -WSJ

The US Food and Drug Administration expects to inspect Boston Scientific Corp.'s Galway, Ireland factory in the "near future" as part of its probe into the company's coronary stent recall, the Wall Street Journal said on Friday.


Two Italian aid workers freed after being held hostage in Iraq receive a rapturous welcome in Rome.


A group of U.S. venture capital firms, including Disney's investment arm, was set to announce Wednesday that it had invested $23.5 million in UUSee, a major Chinese site for Web video.


Tony Blair shook the political world last night by announcing that he was going into hospital today for heart treatment - but that he wants to go on to a full third term as Prime Minister.


Merck says to seek 3 drug approvals in 2007

Merck & Co. on Tuesday said it aims to seek U.S. approvals next year for drugs to treat HIV, cholesterol and insomnia and aims to have another four products in late-stage trials by mid-2007.


The Arctic may be free of all summer ice by as early as 2040, new data from scientists suggests.


Della Valle, attesi grandi profitti dopo ciclo investimenti


There was no champagne celebration by the players, no Gatorade bath for the coach. Maybe another team would be impressed with itself after clinching


Skype rolls the dice with Facebook games

Skype's latest venture plugs the VoIP client's cool third-party games into a Facebook app, then walks away.


David Willey meets La Scala conductor Daniel Barenboim as Milan's opera house presents Tristan and Isolde.


Sport: Rugby union: Experts predict England's World Cup will depend on novice flanker Tom Rees. He tells Donald McRae that he's confident of delivering.


Masses are held in Bethlehem and Rome as millions of Christians around the world mark the birth of Jesus Christ.


Mitsubishi Elec to Stop Making Large LCD Panels

Japan's Mitsubishi Electric Corp. said on Tuesday it would gradually stop making liquid crystal display (LCD) panels for televisions and computers, instead focusing on smaller LCD panels.


Nintendo releases its Wii games console in the US, hoping to fight back against Sony and Microsoft.


This Halloween marks the fourth consecutive year in which Virginia urges officials to keep sex offenders away from children seeking a trick or a treat.


A British national held in detention in Pakistan without charge for more than a year is released, Human Rights Watch says.


A quick silver it wasn't for Hamm on high bar

ATHENS, Greece - For 10 minutes, the crowd booed and whistled. Paul Hamm sat around and waited to start his routine. A week's worth of controversy in gymnastics boiled over into the crowd last night during


MOSCOW Aug. 26, 2004 - The recorders extracted from the wreckage of two planes that crashed nearly simultaneously have not revealed reliable information on the disasters' causes, a top Russian official was quoted as saying Thursday.


Film on Mexicoâs Disputed â06 Election Stirs Emotions

A documentary about last yearâs disputed presidential election has drawn big crowds and generated controversy in Mexico.


Deaths mount in Midwest days after snow storm

Deaths from bitter cold, falls in darkened homes and poisonous fumes from makeshift fires mounted on Monday in Illinois and Missouri as power outages now in their fourth day created hardships for hundreds of thousands, authorities said.


Athority sul sito web presenta scheda per confronto tariffe


U.S. did not threaten to bomb Pakistan: Armitage

Washington did not threaten to bomb   Pakistan "back to the Stone Age" after the September 11 attacks   but a Pakistani official may have distorted U.S. resolve to   press Islamabad for help, a former U.S. diplomat said on   Monday.


Iata, +9,3% a novembre rispetto allo stesso mese del 2006


In Sri Lanka's war-torn north and east, where killings happen every day and work is nearly nonexistent, it doesn't take much to entice a man to leave.


Clemens Pays Price for Reputation That Is Soiled

If Roger Clemensâs lawyers thought last weekâs hearing would resurrect his reputation, they made an expensive mistake.


Freshman Jade Noonan was the difference as she pulled Dracut past Tewksbury yesterday, 137.2-122.25, in Merrimack Valley girls' gymnastics competition.


Inzamam-ul-Haq seems to have been around forever, but team spirit is a relatively new concept in Pakistan cricket. When Bob Woolmer was appointed national coach in June, one of his first jobs was to play down


Apple Computer (Nasdaq: AAPL) announced Tuesday the expansion of its well-received iTunes Music Store to nine additional European Union countries. The European version of the online store has been available in the UK, France and Germany since June.


Microsoft Corp. plans Tuesday to officially launch its updated and renamed Internet search engine, the latest step in a massive effort to make headway against market leaders Yahoo Inc. and Google Inc.


Foreign aid workers in Iraq plan pull out:

[World News] Baghdad, Sep 9 : Foreign aid workers in Iraq are planning to leave the war-torn country since the kidnapping of two Italian women aid workers, Xinhua reports Thursday.


Lawmakers in a key Senate committee brokered a bipartisan agreement Friday that they said would extend health insurance to an additional 3.3 million low-income children in the U.S.


"Jam band" Phish play their last gigs together at a special festival in the US which has attracted thousands of fans.


Mike Lowell homers to start a Red Sox comeback and flattens two Yankees in a pair of basepath collisions on Saturday as Boston beats New York, 11-6.


Wis. exit poll: Obama with broad backing

Exit polls of Wisconsin Democratic voters show Barack Obama continues to run strong with the white, female and working-class voters who have been the heart of Hillary Rodham Clinton's support so far in the presidential race.


Suicide Bombing Is Now Suspected in Mosul Attack

"At this point it looks like it was an improvised explosive device worn by an attacker," Gen. Richard B. Myers said.


THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- Former Liberian President Charles Taylor's war crimes trial could begin as early as April 2, according to a tentative date set by the Special Court for Sierra Leone on Friday.


The BBC, the world's largest public broadcasting company, announced plans on Tuesday for some of the biggest budget cuts in its 82-year history, slashing at least 10 percent of its staff and more than $550 million.


Tel Aviv - US secretary of state Colin Powell arrived in Israel late on Sunday for top-level talks in a bid to revive the flagging Middle East peace process, said an AFP correspondent travelling with him.


A UK racism watchdog calls for a Tintin adventure to be removed from the shelves of a leading bookshop.


Art Review | 'Under Pain of Death': Sanctioned Killings, and the Very Many That Arenât

The Austrian Cultural Forumâs show on capital punishment approaches its theme with timidity and indirectness.


Russian oil giant Lukoil Holdings is planning a $1 billion joint investment with Venezuela's state-run oil company, a top Lukoil official said Thursday.


MAE SOT, Thailand -- They travel for days though checkpoints, across dangerous roads and past Myanmar's bribe-hungry soldiers to make it to the Thai border. They're not refugees fleeing the junta _ they simply want to see a doctor.


Retail sales edged up modestly in February

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


Palestinian parliament to vote on unity govt: Hamas

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah and Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas have agreed to bring their unity government to parliament for a vote on Saturday, Hamas officials said.


Want to Make an Easy $30? Just Claim Phone-Tax Credit on Your '06 Returns

By Steven Oberbeck, The Salt Lake Tribune  Mar. 3--Forgot to claim your telephone tax credit?   It may not be cost effective for Utahns to use professional tax preparers  to help them file an amended return, said Judy Pett at the H&R Block office in  Midvale.


Porn star Ron Jeremy wants to be taken seriously -- with his clothes on.


US House passes repeal of tax law at centre of WTO sanctions case

WASHINGTON : The US House of Representatives repealed a controversial tax break for US corporations in a bid to end hefty European Union trade sanctions more than a year after the World Trade Organization ruled against the practice.


Chevron in record-setting Gulf of Mexico oil test

Chevron Corp said on Tuesday it had   successfully drilled for oil in the Gulf of Mexico's deep   waters and analysts said the find suggested there may be more   oil in the region that provides a quarter of U.S. output.


Republican Giuliani ends presidential campaign

Former New York Mayor  Rudy Giuliani ended his White House campaign on Wednesday and  endorsed Arizona Sen. John McCain's Republican presidential  bid.


Atlantis Space Shuttle to Be Visible in Irish Skies

The shuttle will be chasing the International Space Station across the sky and will be visible to the naked eye if conditions are clear.  It is due to take off later today on an 11-day mission that includes a spacewalk to attack a giant frame for the space station's 80-metre solar panels.


The parents of the BBC's Scottish journalist Alan Johnston tell of their relief at him being freed from captivity.


Testosterone Boost May Help Men with Lung Disease

Men with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) -- which includes a number of lung problems such as emphysema that make breathing difficult -- may benefit from an extra dose of testosterone, a new study indicates.


Raising the retirement age to 68 is the "right thing to do," minister John Hutton will tell an audience.


Serbian vampire hunters prevent Milosevic come-back

Drive 3ft stake through dictator's black heart Serbian vampire hunters have acted to prevent the very remote possibility that former dictator Slobodan Milosevic might stage a come-back - by driving a three-foot stake through his heart.â¦


Dale Earnhardt Jr. is 2-for-2 in his Hendrick Motorsports debut, winning one of Thursday's qualifying races and establishing himself as the favorite to win the Daytona 500.


Arafat's health unchanged: French health officials

Yasser Arafat's condition has not changed one way or other since a health bulletin was issued Friday, the health department of the French armed forces told AFP.


It's late August, and someone in America decided it's time to scrutinize John Kerry's life story on television. For a week in Boston, John F. Kerry wrapped himself around a war effort


Democratic Vice Presidential Candidate, Republicans Spar on US ...

Democratic Party vice presidential candidate John Edwards has sharpened criticism of the Bush Administration's conduct of the war in Iraq.


Actor Brad Renfro died following an overdose of heroin and morphine, a Los Angeles coroner rules.


MOSCOW - Officials investigating Tuesday's twin plane crashes in Russia said they were looking into the condition of the two doomed aircraft, the type of fuel used, weather conditions and pilot error.


Two candidates from Nobel Laureate and presidential hopeful Rigoberta Menchu's political party were shot dead Wednesday amid a wave of campaign-related violence that has claimed about 50 lives.


President Bush sharply challenged critics of his stalled immigration-overhaul efforts on Thursday, suggesting that failure to pass a guest-worker program could trigger a labor shortage in the United States.


Bali, 11:25 - TENNIS, WTA BALI: RISULTATI DEL PRIMO TURNO

Risultati degli incontri del primo turno del torneo WTA di Bali (cemento, montepremi 225.000 dollari...


Shadow of Nazi fortune hangs over art display

A spectacular exhibition of contemporary art, which opened in Berlin on Tuesday amid Jewish protests, drew accusations that its billionaire owner was exploiting art to redeem his family's Nazi past.


Pakistan's Mohammad Yousuf just misses out on a double-century as the second Test against West Indies ends in a draw.


Hogging the Trough: The EFF Strikes Back

The art of voodoo network management The FCC is to investigate Comcast's network management practices. Last month here I gave an expert view on how the EFF, and other campaigners who called for an inquiry, don't understand the problems. Now Peter Eckserley, a copyright academic at the EFF, has responded to my article. Let's recap the story first.â¦


Four Greenpeace activists scale a crane in Westminster to protest against Trident nuclear plans.


Home Front: Once Jobless With AIDS, She Now Helps Others

Barbara Cassis, whose AIDS once compelled her to leave her job, found a new job after getting help from Gay Menâs Health Crisis in Manhattan.


US economic growth slowed more than expected in the second quarter of 2006, revised official data says.


Spain Nabs 4 in Connection to Terror Plot

Police on Wednesday arrested a Moroccan and three Algerians in connection with an alleged plot by a radical Islamic cell to blow up a court and other buildings in Spain, officials said.


Metal Monster Dimebag Darrell Also a 'Sweetheart'

"Dimebag" Darrell Abbott presented a terrifying persona on stage, working his young fans into a frenzy as he cajoled ear-splitting heavy-metal riffs from his guitar.


Maryland Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. is considering a plan to reopen a large corporate tax loophole the General Assembly closed over his objections this year, according to state tax officials.


Kaczynskis' support flags as election campaign ends

Poland's ruling Kaczynski twins are set to lose Sunday's parliamentary election to a centre-right opposition party promising an "economic miracle" and withdrawal from Iraq, opinion polls indicate.


Palestinians greet voter drive with apathy and skepticism

Three Palestinian election workers idle away the morning here at a voter registration center crammed into a narrow guardhouse at the entrance of the Friends School.


Caddying for my son at qualifying event was memorable experience

Tiger Woods was so exhausted from the Ryder Cup that he withdrew from this week's 84 Lumber Classic in the greater Pittsburgh area.


CAPE TOWN: Mark Thatcher, who was arrested early yesterday for an alleged role in a coup plot to overthrow the government of Equatorial Guinea, and his twin sister Carol are the only children of Lady Thatcher and Denis Thatcher.


Apple Poised to Enter the Movie Business

By MAY WONG  SAN FRANCISCO - Apple Computer, which pioneered the online distribution of music and television shows, appears poised to jump into the movie business.


Putin's Silence on Crisis Underscores Chilling Trend

Several hours after bloody, half-naked and terrified children and teachers fled School No. 1 Monday afternoon amid explosions and automatic weapons fire, NTV television


In the weeks leading up to these Olympic Games, American Nia Abdallah wasn't even on the radar screen of international taekwondo.


Lenovo targets business users with widescreen notebook

(InfoWorld) - Making an effort toÂ compete with DellÂ for business users, Lenovo Group has launched a widescreen version of its ThinkPad line of notebook PCs. The ThinkPad T60 will use a 15.4-inch widescreen, yet hold its weight down to 5.1 pounds, lighter than any comparable notebook from the top five PC vendors, Lenovo said Tuesday. The company also hopes that adding this feature will regain consumers' confidence after Lenovo was forced in September toÂ recall the batteries from 526,000 ThinkPad modelsÂ -- including the T60. Like notebooks sold by competing vendors Dell, Apple Computer, and Toshiba, those computers used lithium-ion batteriesÂ manufactured by Sony, whose faulty design could lead to overheating and fire. Lenovo already sells widescreen notebooks in other product lines, such as the Z-series and 3000-series for small businesses, but this is the first widescreen model for corporate users, said Rajat Aggarwal, product marketing manager for the T-Series at Lenovo. Those customers can already chose a T60 notebook with 14- or 15-inch screen, but have recently been asking for the full widescreen version, allowing them to display more columns on an Excel spreadsheet, show multiple windows and fit better onto airplane tray tables, Aggarwal said. In another nod to high-end users, the notebook will be capable of running Microsoft's new Vista OS, with a dual-core Core 2 Duo processor from Intel and graphics card from ATI. Despite this package, Lenovo is lagging behind its rival PC vendors in delivering widescreen notebooks to the business market, analysts said. "Lenovo is playing catch-up in the widescreen game," said Samir Bhavnani, research director at Current Analysis. "Lenovo is a little late to the game because Dell's entire lineup of corporate systems is available in widescreen right now. Dell just identified a market shift before Lenovo did." Still, the product should be popular with Lenovo's core audience, the corporate user, Bhavnani said. Since acquiring IBM's notebook PC division in 2005, Lenovo has succeeded at preserving the ThinkPad brand's history of innovation, rolling out features such as the tablet PC and integrated wireless broadband. Lenovo is selling the ThinkPad T60 notebook with 15.4-inch display for $1,399 in the base model. Users can upgrade to a version that works as a laptop workstation for faster numeric computation or to run the Vista Premium OS.ADVERTISEMENTNEW IT SERVICES FROM IBM: EASIER TO BUY AND IMPLEMENTDiscover a simpler, more cost-effective way to get the solutions your company needs to grow more flexible and efficient.


Iran says nuclear freeze won't last long

scrap enrichment for good and were likely to fuel US concerns that Iran secretly plans to produce nuclear weapons. suspend all activities which could be used to make bomb-grade material.


While LeBron James and Kobe Bryant provided the kind of entertainment expected from two of the NBA's best players, the fans left Staples Center in a foul mood.


A computer programme can predict a woman's risk of breast or ovarian cancer with unprecedented accuracy.


U.S. revises guidelines in corporate crime probes

The U.S. Department of Justice said on Tuesday it is imposing new restrictions on corporate crime prosecutors in response to criticism that over-aggressive tactics were being used in some federal cases.


Study Links Sugary Drinks to Obesity, Diabetes Risk in Women

Women who drink non-diet soda or fruit punch every day gain weight quickly and face a sharply elevated risk of getting diabetes, according to a major study released today.


Iraq: Rumsfeld, non necessariamente aspetteremo pace completa

WASHINGTON - Il segretario alla Difesa Donald Rumsfeld ha affermato che gli Stati Uniti potrebbero ritirare le loro truppe dall'Iraq prima che il Paese sia "completamente pacificato", purchÃ¨ il governo di Baghdad abbia acquisito la capacitÃ  di garantire


China Supports Iran over Nuclear Dispute

China said today that it wants to see questions about Iranâs nuclear program settled in the International Atomic Energy Agency, supporting Tehranâs effort to keep the dispute from being referred to the UN Security Council.


Libyan court rules on HIV medics' appeal

Libya's Supreme Court will rule on  Wednesday on an appeal by six foreign medics sentenced to death  for infecting hundreds of Libyan children with the HIV virus  following a report of a deal for their release.


By David Paul Kuhn. By Dick Meyer. By Dotty Lynch. By Bob Schieffer. (CBS) Galvanized by the 2000 recount and this year's close race, the presidential campaigns, their national parties and several


Grosseto, 18:54 - CALCIO, GROSSETO: ARRIVA EX DS LIVORNO E SIENA NELSO RICCI

Nelso Ricci va a Grosseto con l'incarico di consulente di mercato e consigliere del presidente Piero...


Claude Monet's impressionist masterpiece Nympheas is sold at auction in London for Â£18.5m


The N96, due out in September, features a slightly larger screen, as well as an upgraded mapping program.


Rende, 21:30 - CALCIO, C/2; PRESIDENTE RENDE: MONDO SPORCO, RITIRO SQUADRA

Il presidente del Rende, Franco Ippolito Chiappetta, al termine dell'incontro valido per il campiona...


Cleanliness of produce draws new attention

Leafy vegetables are the second leading source of E. coli infections in the United States, behind ground beef, but the government relies primarily on voluntary safety steps by farmers and packagers to prevent outbreaks.


NATO leaders wary on boosting Afghanistan force

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


South Korea to Pick Country's First 2 Astronauts

South Korea will pick its first two astronauts next year for a space trip by 2007, the science ministry said Sunday, after Russia agreed to help the country's space program.


Myanmar's tough but pragmatic prime minister was sacked Tuesday by his hard-line army colleagues, clouding prospects for the freedom of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and for democracy in the military-led Southeast Asian nation.


Many states are facing legal challenges over possible voting problems Nov. 2. A look at some of the developments Friday:


Gunmen killed the deputy governor of Baghdad today on his way to work, Iraqi officials said. Hatim Kamil was assassinated in a drive-by shooting this morning, said Baghdad Governor Ali al-Haidari.


Four NATO soldiers, number of civilians killed in Afghan blast

Four NATO soldiers and a number of civilians were killed in a bomb blast in southern Afghanistan, the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said.


It was January when a small Baghdad newspaper got a big scoop. Editor's Note: this is the final story in a series of articles about the U.N. Oil-for-Food program.


Senate hands Bush major defeat on immigration

President George W. Bush suffered a major defeat on his plan to overhaul immigration laws on Thursday when the Senate refused to close debate and advance the legislation.


After a stroke, the brain tries to reorganize itself.  However, sometimes this process goes awry, leaving one woman to feel sounds on her skin.


Goetschl Is Back with Second Super-G Win

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy  - Austria's Renate  Goetschl stormed to her second World Cup super-G win of the  week with victory in the Dolomites on Friday.


Rather unflattering NASA Image of the Day We're not sure what John Glenn will make of it, but NASA's Image of the Day is currently showing a rather unflattering 1960 snap of the seven original Mercury astronauts:â¦


Forget about a price cut for the PlayStation 3 in the near future. Sony's president Ryoji Chubachi said the company currently has no plans to reduce the price of the console in an interview with Reuters.


Taylor trial hears account of atrocities

A Sierra Leone clergyman brought the horrors of his country's civil war to a courtroom Tuesday, becoming the first survivor of the carnage to testify at the war crimes trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor.


KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee lost the second member of its heralded freshman quarterback duo and Notre Dame capitalized with an interception return for a touchdown, then held on to win, 17-13, over the No. 9 Volunteers.


Bush Administration Appeals Over Oregon Suicide Law

The Bush administration asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to uphold Attorney General John Ashcroft's power to stop Oregon doctors from helping terminally ill patients


Short Funds Seek Tall Gains On Slide      (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - These are good times for owners of mutual funds that go short.


Annan meets with Kenya's Kibaki over crisis

Former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan met Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki on Thursday to try to end a crisis over the nation's disputed election, after having persuaded the opposition to call off street protests.


Low turnout at Palestinian voter registration

RAMALLAH, WEST BANK - Few Palestinians registered to vote Saturday for elections expected to be held this winter. More than 1,000 registration centres opened across the West Bank, Gaza Strip and east Jerusalem


President Megawati Sukarnoputri has urged Indonesians to accept the results of the country's first direct election of a leader, but has stopped short of conceding defeat.


An advertising campaign exaggerated the health benefits of drinking tea, a UK watchdog rules.


Cheney Backtracks on Terror Risk Comment

Vice President Dick Cheney sought to clarify explosive comments earlier this week that the "wrong choice" in November would risk another terrorist attack, and said Friday that he was "not in the business" of challenging Sen. John Kerry's patriotism.


Microsoft Rolls out Web Storage, New Photo Gallery

The company offers a suite of online services including e-mail and Web search under its Windows Live brand.


Armstrong hits out at Italian investigation

Italian police investigating allegations that the six-times Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong intimidated a key witness in the trial of his trainer on drugs charges have passed a dossier of rider interviews to a prosecutor in Lucca, who will decide


James Hardie, Unions Sign Asbestos Compensation Pact

SYDNEY - James Hardie Industries struck a deal to pay $1.1 billion to compensate asbestos-related disease sufferers on Tuesday, boosting the firm's stock as much as 8 percent as a 14-month row over funding neared its end.


There was a cold beer on the manager's desk instead of a bottle of red wine, and a package of Nicorette instead of a jar full of cigars.


A ban on TV adverts for casinos, betting shops and online gambling will be scrapped under new rules.


Olympics: 'People Power' Stops Games Event, Holmes Wins

"People's power" stopped a gymnastics final when judges' scoring destroyed Russian Alexei Nemov's Olympic medal hopes on Monday, while Briton Kelly Holmes shattered Maria Mutola's dream of consecutive 800 meters titles.


Hamilton extends McLaren contract to end of 2012

McLaren have extended Lewis Hamilton's contract to the end of 2012, the Formula One team said on Friday.


MUMBAI: Japanese stocks gained after a Government report showed industrial production rose for the first month in three, providing evidence that growth in the worlds second-largest economy will be sustained.


IPOs are risky enough. Why are some companies making them more confusing?


Pope John Paul II ushered in the Christmas holiday, lighting a candle for peace in his window Friday before celebrating midnight Mass in a new test of the 84-year-old pontiff's frail health.


Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will give fans a preview of their upcoming tour when they perform two benefit rehearsal concerts in Asbury Park next week.


The army warns that anything can happen now a 30-day ceasefire with LRA rebels in northern Uganda has ended.


JERMAIN DEFOE admitted last night that he had clocked on for England duty expecting his reward for his first international goal to be a seat on the bench against Wales.


Spanish church accepts condoms as part of anti-AIDS strategy

In a radical shift, Spanish Roman Catholic bishops have for the first time accepted the use of condoms to combat AIDS, reigniting a moral and religious debate but drawing a sharp response from the Vatican.


Former US astronaut Lisa Nowak will pursue a defence of temporary insanity at her trial next month, her lawyers say.


Bulls need time, Pistons may not give it

The Chicago Bulls will need time to adjust under their new coach Â whoever it is.


Ericsson signs $1 billion China GSM deal

Telecoms network firm Ericsson  (ERICb.ST) on Sunday signed a framework agreement to provide $1  billion worth of networking equipment to China Mobile  Communications Corp.


Cheering Section: Adrift in the Weird World of Sports

Through his camera lens, photographer Phil Noble has seen some of the wackiest sports on the planet.


US ; Amnesty Condemns US for War on Terror Torture

Amnesty's report -- "Human dignity denied: Torture and accountability in the 'war on terror"' -- accused Washington of stepping onto a "well-trodden path of violating basic rights in the name of national security or 'military necessity'.


U.S. Agrees to Nazi 'Gold Train' Settlement

The U.S. government has agreed to settle  a lawsuit with tens of thousands of Hungarian Holocaust  survivors over a trainload of gold, jewelry and other property  seized by the U.S. Army at the end of World War II, lawyers  said on Monday.


Dawn Puglisi has been in medical treatment for her breast and liver cancer since 1999. She said part of her therapy has been spending time with her horse, Joe.


Stocks post small gains as investors await earnings

NEW YORK Stocks drifted higher yesterday, brushing aside another record high for oil prices amid hopes the impending tide of third-quarter profit reports will override worries about a struggling economic recovery.


Foreign ministers from separatist regions criticize Georgia, Moldova

The sharp deterioration of the situations in South Ossetia, Abkhazia and Transdniestria are the direct outcome of the attempts by Tbilisi and Chisinau to resolve the conflicts by the use of force, says a joint ...


The two top U.S. toymakers posted  disappointing third-quarter results on Monday, citing  uncertainty in the economy and cautious retailers, and tempered  expectations for the crucial holiday season.


Tycho: SquawkBox is a free plug-in for Microsoft Flight Simulator.  It lets virtual pilots connect to a network where they can communicate with real people performing virtual air traffic control.  I first came across it in 2001 while searching for add-ons to the latest version of Flight Simulator.  The description I read online made it sound like a big MMO for pilots and air traffic controllers, a concept I could scarcely believe until I logged on and tried it for myself.  My inexperience meant that on my first try I flew my small Cessna right into the approach path of a major international airport.  The controller who called on the radio and suggested I do a quick 180 before I get smashed by an incoming 747 was ever so nice.


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Ok da comitato presidenza a richiesta togati sinistra


'Sex and the City' star fancies Mercedes

Actress Kim Cattrall considers a new SUV from Mercedes-Benz to be a perfect fit for her "Sex and the City" character, Samantha Jones.


Palermo, 18:31 - CALCIO, PALERMO: OGGI SEDUTA DEFATICANTE, BOVO IN PALESTRA

Primo allenamento del Palermo al 'Tenente Onorato' dopo i successi in trasferta contro West Ham e La...


Delphi called the tentative wage-cutting agreement a âsignificant milestoneâ toward its emergence from bankruptcy protection.


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


Trentennale torna sotto la soglia del 5%


In a combative interview on "Fox News Sunday," former President Clinton defended his handling of the threat posed by Osama bin Laden, saying he tried to have bin Laden killed and was attacked for his efforts by the same people who now criticize him for not doing enough.


Former Iraqi Vice President Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri and 150 of his supporters were reportedly arrested Sunday in Tikrit. State-owned Iraqi Television said the gunmen and al-Douri were captured at a medical


Questione all'odg di governo, regioni e Commissione


Udine, 14:20 - CALCIO, AMICHEVOLE: SABATO NOVA GORICA-UDINESE

L'Udinese giocherà sabato in amichevole in casa del Nova Gorica. Fischio d'inizio alle 15. Gi...


Voters in two east German states angry over high unemployment and cuts in social programs handed a rebuke Sunday to Germany's two biggest parties, giving big gains to far right and former Communist groups, ...


Deployed GIs Watch Kids' Graduation Online

When 17-year-old Reyniza Sherrell was handed her high school diploma, two of her family members watched with admiration — from thousands of miles away. Sherrell's father is deployed in Iraq and her older sister is stationed at an Air Force base in Ramstein, Germany, but both of them were watching live video online of her graduation Friday night in Clarksville.


TV viewers couldn't wait for their "American Idol" fix, turning out 33.5 million strong for its season debut.


AT&T hires 2,000 extra workers for iPhone launch

AT&T Inc.  said on Thursday it has hired 2,000 temporary store workers to handle its much-hyped introduction of the iPhone, the first cell phone from iPod music player maker Apple Inc. .


While the cyclist who tested positive for doping at the Tour de France won't be identified until backup tests are complete, it does not appear to be any member of USA Cycling — including champion Floyd Landis.


David Beckham is sent off as Real Madrid are held 0-0 at home by Real Betis.


They're in the midst of one of the most relentless marches in their modern history, a 10-game winning streak that has them climbing up the backs of the New York Yankees and leaving their wild card rivals behind.


CISCO Systems agreed to acquire closely held internet protocol service provider P-Cube for $US200 million ($281 million) in cash and options.


Shares open higher, investors hunt bargains

Stocks opened higher on Wednesday, bouncing back after the prior session's sell-off, as investors snapped up beaten-down financial shares.


Zend Developer Zone: PHP Abstract Podcast Episode 18: Davey's API Rant

The Zend Developer Zone has posted episode eighteen of their PHP Abstract podcast series - another episode from Davey Shafik. This time he goes on an "API rant".   Todays special guest is Davey Shafik. If you are a regular listener of PHP Abstract, you will recognize Davey's name from previous podcasts. For those of you new to PHP Abstract, Davey is a full time PHP Developer with 10 years experience in PHP and related technologies. He is an author of both magazine articles and books. Davey keeps his mind sharp by trying to tackle problems from his unique perspective. Today, Davey is going to rant a bit about APIs.   The show can either be downloaded directly, listen to the show via the built-in web player, or you can subscribe to the podcast's feed to get this and more great content from PHP Abstract.


Vietnam top listed firm FPT to offer phone services

FPT , Vietnam's largest-listed  firm, said it has won a license to provide land-line telephone  services nationwide as the country's leading information  technology firm diversifies business.


Orlando Cabrera may be new to the Red Sox and to this business of Red Sox-Yankees playoffs. He may be as far away as he could get from his previous baseball outpost, Montreal, where the Expos drew closet crowds.


Australian doping authorities have cleared retired swimmer Ian Thorpe of any wrongdoing after completing their investigation into an irregular test result.


The directors of two Interior Department agencies said Thursday they're confident oil and gas exploration in the Chukchi Sea off Alaska can proceed without threatening polar bears that depend on the sea ice


By Margie Wood, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  Dec. 16--Pueblo faces threefold problems from Fountain Creek, all of them caused or aggravated by rapid growth in Colorado Springs, Jane Rawlings told members of the Pachyderms Republican club on Friday.


Hot, Dry Winds Hamper Calif. Firefighters

SAN FRANCISCO Sept. 5, 2004 - Hot dry winds hampered the efforts of firefighters battling a 9,200-acre wildfire in California wine country on Sunday, and promised no respite for the next two days.


Texan set for execution wants to die laughing

A Texas man scheduled to be executed on Tuesday wants to die laughing.


Mr. Knerr produced products that for two decades virtually defined frivolity in postwar America, from the Hula Hoop to the Frisbee to the SuperBall.


Bush's Hometown Newspaper Endorses Kerry

The newspaper in President Bush's adopted hometown of Crawford threw its support on Tuesday behind Bush's Democratic rival, Sen. John Kerry.


Halliburton Units KBR and DII Exit Bankruptcy

Oilfield services company Halliburton  Co. on Monday said its subsidiaries Kellogg Brown & Root and  DII Industries have emerged from the bankruptcy proceedings  they entered a year ago to facilitate a $4.2 billion asbestos  settlement.


John Collins stands down from his role as manager of Hibernian, BBC Scotland understands.


Citigroup wins final approval for China bank deal

A consortium led by Citigroup Inc.  has won final regulatory approval for its $3.1 billion purchase of 85.6 percent of Guangdong Development Bank (GDB), the China Banking Regulatory Commission said on Monday, paving the way for a restructuring of the troubled southern China lender.


Tir, sospeso il fermo "Tra 48 ore torna la benzina"

I sindacati revocano i blocchi. Il governo: "Ha prevalso la ragionevolezza". Autostrada deserta: guarda il video e manda le tue immagini Di' la tua


Britney Spears' father can retain temporary control of the singer's life and estate until March, a court rules.


WPP Group PLC, the London-based advertising giant, said Sunday that it had won the bidding to acquire Grey Global, based in the United States.


Former Liberian President Charles Taylor boycotted the start of his war crimes trial on Monday, saying he would not get a fair hearing at the U.N.- backed court where he is accused of atrocities in Sierra Leone.


Defence Lawyers Try To Have Iraqi Prison Abuse Photos Quashed

Lawyers for a US soldier suspected of being a ring-leader in the Iraqi prisoner abuse scandal moved Monday to have potentially incriminating photographs excluded from his court martial.


Australia says emissions trading needed to fight global warming

A worldwide system to put a price on harmful gas emissions should be a key part of any plan to combat global warming, but should not come at Australia's expense, Prime Minister John Howard has said.


Family's health history can be ally against disease

At family gatherings, talk of the latest ailments is a dinnertime staple. Federal health officials want Americans to take that a bit further over the Thanksgiving weekend and serve


UPDATE 1-US Airways, flight attendants in concession deal

US Airways Group Inc. (UAIRQ.OB: Quote, Profile, Research) reached a tentative deal on Thursday with negotiators for the airline's flight attendants union for


Potomac 'intersex' fish worry scientists

Scientists say abnormal "intersex" fish, with both male and female characteristics, have been discovered in the Potomac River and its tributaries across the Capitol Region, raising questions about how contaminants are affecting millions of people who drink tap water there.


China pledges efforts in fight against terrorism, corruption

Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing vowed Thursday in Santiago to make joint efforts with other members of the Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) in the fight against terrorism and corruption.


He Lost a Brother on 9/11, and Gained a Calling

Chris Burke, whose younger brother, Tom, died in the attacks, started a nonprofit organization that tries to boost the spirits of children who lost a parent in the Sept. 11 attacks.


The introduction of a new version of its Linux distribution and new JBoss software helped Red Hat Inc. increase profit to US$16.2 million, or $0.08 a share, on revenue of $118.9 million, in its fiscal first quarter ended May 31, the company reported Wednesday.


Hockey East is in its last season as a six-team league, with Boston University scheduled to field its first varsity team next season and Vermont moving over from the ECAC. The league also gets its first automatic bid to the newly expanded eight-team NCAA Tournament.


Stocks fall on worries of economic slowdown

U.S. stocks slipped on Friday on signs   the economy may be slowing more sharply than previously   thought, threatening corporate profits, including those of   large industrial companies.


$149M Lottery Winner Had 78 Cents in Bank

With just 78 cents in his savings account and $44,000 owed to creditors, parking attendant Juan Rodriguez plunked down $1 on a lottery ticket. Good thing he wasn't pinching pennies: He won a $149 million lottery jackpot.


Fund That Lost Billions Moves to Shut Down

The founder of Amaranth Advisors told investors tonight that withdrawals would be frozen while the fund sells off assets.


A recent standoff between National Guardsmen and heavily armed outlaws along the Mexican border has rattled some troops and raised questions about the rules of engagement for soldiers who were sent to the border in what was supposed to be a backup role.


The apparent killing of a wounded Iraqi in Fallujah prompts some fiery anti-US editorials .


UBS AG, Europeâs largest bank by assets, reported its first quarterly loss in almost five years after $4.4 billion in losses and writedowns on fixed-income securities.


Hollow spheres found in a primordial meteorite could yield clues to the origin of life on Earth.


Iran OKs Access to Suspected Nuclear Site

Iran has agreed to grant access to a military site the United States links to a secret nuclear weapons program and the first U.N. inspectors could arrive "within days," the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said Wednesday.


RAWALPINDI (Pakistan): Sri Lanka qualified for the final of a three-nation one-day tournament yesterday after their match with Zimbabwe was called off due to overnight rain.


Messina, 12:01 - CALCIO, MESSINA; FRANZA: LA A E' UFFICIALE, GRAZIE JUVE

Con la decisione della Juventus di ritirare il ricorso al Tar, non ci sono piÃ¹ impedimenti perch&egr...


Microsoft changes mind, goes public with Vista SP1 refresh

Reversing course, Microsoft on Friday decided to make the latest tweak to Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) available publicly.


Three British nationals were killed in one of two car bomb explosions in Baghdad, the Foreign Office in London and a US security firm said.


Rangers 3, Lightning 1: For Once, Rangers' Offense Isn't Toothless

Jaromir Jagr, who was hit in the mouth by a stray high stick earlier in the game, got to smile his new crooked smile after scoring the go-ahead goal in the third period.


NFL Films has done as much as any single entity to create the mythology of pro football, helping transform the game from a sport into an art form for some and a religion for others. With a deft blending of unrivaled cinematography with music, emotion, and revealing interviews, NFL Films has become the mythmaker of pro football, and its latest ...


Trio of indie labels launch in Christian market

At a time when the viability of  many record companies seems less than certain, three new labels  are launching in the Christian community.


Sexual-Harassment Case Against Thomas Is Set to Open

The salacious allegations against the Knicksâ head coach and president are and likely to preoccupy the news media three weeks before the team starts training camp.


Non aveva passato ai compagni un compito difficile


Hungary's Annus Refuses to Hand Back Medal -- Report

Disgraced Hungarian hammer thrower  Adrian Annus said on Tuesday he will not return his Olympic  gold medal and vowed to fight for it in court.


Climate change is the greatest threat to global equality, Foreign Secretary David Miliband tells the UN.


Milano, 13:32 - CALCIO, COPPA ITALIA: SORTEGGIATO TABELLONE QUARTI

Sorteggio a Milano del tabellone di Tim Cup dai quarti alla finale: l'andata dei quarti si giocher&a...


A crippled Canadian submarine was late Thursday being towed toward Scotland after two days spent adrift near Ireland without power following a fatal fire, an Irish captain participating in the rescue said.


Ignazio Visco e Giovanni Carosio vicedirettori generali


Leading London shares ended under pressure, close to session lows, as caution ahead of a US rate decision added to weakness in heavyweight insurers.


Puerta Shows Top-Seed Moya the Door in Buenos Aires

Top seed Carlos Moya was beaten by  unseeded Argentine Mariano Puerta in the straight sets in the  quarter-finals of the Buenos Aires Open on Friday.


African Union Forces to Deploy Fully in Darfur by Yearend

KHARTOUM, 5 December 2004 - African forces should be fully deployed to Sudanâs troubled Darfur region by the end of the year despite some delays in building the infrastructure to house them, the new head of the African Union mission said yesterday.


Villanova University is higher education's high-tech hotspot, claiming the No. 1 ranking in a new list of "Top 20 Wired Colleges."


NEW YORK Actor Jerry Orbach, who spent part of his childhood in Illinois, has died of prostate cancer at age 69. Orbach played the sardonic cop Lennie Briscoe on TV's "Law and Order.


KATHMANDU - Tens of thousands of demonstrators have marched through Kathmandu on Monday, calling for an end to the conflict between Maoist rebels and Nepalese security forces.


Esha Deol's new tattoo reminds us of Angelina Jolie's latest.


Si tratte in media di un incremento di 33 euro mensiliDamiano: "Non aumenterÃ  l'etÃ  pensionabile per le donne"                                            Pensioni basse, arriva l'accordo Aumenti per 3,4 milioni di persone                                                                                Nel 2007 sarÃ  erogata una "una tantum" per 324 euro


70s shoes strut the NY runway in style - and price

The 1970s hit the catwalk at New York Fashion Week in not only style but price, with budget shoe brand Payless ShoeSource providing footwear valued at less than $45 a pair for three designer shows.


Global drugs giant Pfizer sees profits fall after a drop in worldwide sales of cholesterol drug Lipitor.


Patient-Doctor Sexual Relationship Examined

Forty percent of medical students in Scotland believe they could justify having sex with a patient, according to a poll published on Tuesday.


"My films are being sold quite well" - Rituparno

Reports in the press that many of the prolific Rituparno Ghosh's films lie unsold and uncared-for, have the prolific Bengali director unperturbed.


Oil prices fell sharply on Wednesday  after the head of producer group OPEC said the market was  oversupplied, outweighing worries that powerful Hurricane Ivan  could disrupt U.S. offshore oil and gas production in the  coming days.


InfoWorld - Henning Kagermann will stay on as CEO of SAP AG through May 2009, the company announced Thursday, ending recent speculation that he would leave the helm of the German software maker.


Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H3 'superzoom' camera

Is it a compact? Is it a DSLR? No, it's a 'superzoom' Review Some people want to have their cake and eat it. They want a camera thatâs small enough to carry around in a pocket, but they also want many of the features you get on an SLR. In other words, they want the impossible. Or do they? Enter the 'superzoom', which in the old days of film would have been described as a bridge camera.â¦


Exclusive:  Salim Hamdan, fresh from his victory in the Supreme Court, now claims his legal notes were confiscated, in violation of attorney-client privilege


The US women's softball team has won its first five games by shutout. Three of its triumphs were so lopsided that international softball's mercy rule kicked in and shortened the game, as in the five-inning, 7-0 rout of Canada yesterday that propelled the US women into Saturday's semifinals.


A 40ennale Casini e Aznar sparano a zero e lui fa mea culpa


Ukraine's parliament sacks the foreign and interior ministers - key allies of the pro-Western president.


A small, fully functional, 70-megabit static random access memory computer chip crammed with more than 500,000,000 transistors has been developed by researchers at Intel Corp.


Beach Volleyball: Cook Propels Australia to Win

Twice Olympic beach volleyball medallist  Natalie Cook helped new team mate Nicole Sanderson battle  nerves to propel Australia to a 21-19, 17-21, 17-15 win against  China Monday.


Time Warner will be paying $210 million as part of a settlement for securities fraud charges leveled by the US Department of Justice.


Microsoft Corp. released its long-awaited desktop search technology yesterday, entering a crowded race to dominate information access on Windows-based PCs.


U.S. Bomb Kills 3 British Soldiers in Afghanistan

Three British soldiers died on Thursday in an apparent friendly-fire incident involving a bomb dropped by an American plane, British officials said today.


Canadian police name the gunman who killed a young woman in a killing spree at a Montreal college.


One person was killed and 18 injured in clashes in Iran linked to the collapse of an Islamic loan fund, Iranian state TV reports.


They hope their findings, published in Science, may lead to new drugs to help smokers quit. It is thought nicotinic acetylcholine receptors found on the surface of brain cells are key.


LONDON, Sep 1 (IPS) - Do not pay a lot of money, just keep it coming:  this is what a new ILO study suggests makes for a happy and  productive worker.


Hrithik apologises profusely to his wife

Thanks  to Ashutosh Gowariker    Hrithik  has just  had an


U.S. senators are debating a controversial measure to exempt foreign student graduates from the cap on H-1B visas.


People in Pakistan take part in a crucial parliamentary election overshadowed by violence and fears of fraud


REDWOOD SHORES, California: Oracle Corporation announced that PeopleSoft stockholders have tendered approximately 75 percent of PeopleSoft outstanding stock, giving Oracle control of the company.


German critics mock wrinkled rockers on tour trail

Rock stars from the 1960s and 1970s have  been hitting Germany's lucrative concert circuit but many of  the grandpa-generation acts have disappointed fans and provoked  withering reviews in Europe's biggest music market.


Iraqis Who Died While Daring to Vote Are Mourned as Martyrs

Naim Rahim Yacoubi, a fishmonger, was one of at least 50 Iraqis who paid with their lives for the hard-won right to vote.


AT&T to Offer Music Downloads From Napster Catalog

AT&T is making Napster Inc.âs entire music catalog of more than five million songs available for wireless download starting early next month.


Limited Brands said that it had agreed to sell 75 percent of its namesake clothing chain to a buyout firm, Sun Capital Partners.


India 104 all out v Australia - fourth test, lunch

â¢ UPDATE 1-Cricket-Boje withdraws from India tour November 3, 2004 16:09:19 DURBAN, South Africa, Nov 3  - Spinner Nicky Boje has withdrawn from South Africa's two-test tour to India later this month because he fears being detained over a match


WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon has charged six detainees at Guantanamo Bay with murder and war crimes in connection with the Sept. 11 terror attacks, and officials said Monday the United States will seek the death penalty.


Library urges punishment for map stealer

A prominent dealer in antique maps who admitted stealing nearly 100 maps from libraries in the United States and Britain should be severely punished because he looted treasures that told the story of the new world and had survived catastrophic events over the centuries, the British Library said in court papers.


A Gap in Knowledge About Kids, Medication

A decade after the government began trying to ensure that prescription drugs used to treat children work and are safe, doctors still have scant information to guide them when they administer many medications to kids.


More than a million new jobs are being lost every year to HIV-AIDS, the International Labour Organization reveals.


Craig CrawfordÃ¢ÂÂs Trail Mix: A 2008 Campaign Lesson Ã¢ÂÂ Tease It and They Will Come

The presidential contenders in the crowded 2008 field got started so early, and have so many flaws, that voters and the news media alike seem more excited to talk about those who only might run.


Bulgaria's Gross Foreign Debt Up to EUR12.2 Bln in July

Bulgaria's gross external debt as of end-July increased by 16.8% to EUR 12.238.8 billion from EUR 10.476.2 billion on last Dec.


GIALLO A MONZA - Cadavere rinvenuto in cassa chiusa dall'interno

Il 48enne Ambrogio Rigamonti, perito elettrotecnico, Ã¨ stato trovato dentro una cassa da imballaggio, seduto su uno sgabello, con le viti serrate dall'interno al secondo piano di un palazzo in via Ariosto 8 a Monza.


Films of Closer and The Phantom of the Opera Honored by National ...

The film versions of Patrick Marber's Closer and Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera were among those honored by The National Board of Review of Motion Pictures.


An ex-con who co-authored a book about life in prison was convicted Friday of killing his live-in girlfriend and raping a teenager.


Michael Jackson: Stop Calling Me 'Wacko Jacko'

Beleaguered pop star Michael  Jackson, responding to a recent TV movie about his life and  legal troubles, said in a statement he was tired of being  "vilified" and taunted as "Wacko Jacko" in the public eye.


Disaster Prevention Needs More Than Technology

Countries at risk from disasters like the Asian tsunami must invest in educating people about the threats and not just in technologies such as warning systems, the world's largest relief agency said on Wednesday.


Two arrested in internet arms sales investigation

Click here for shooters... Two men have been arrested after more than 40 police officers raided two addresses in Kent early this morning. Police were supported by officials from the Ministry of Defence.â¦


Clues Sought in Slaying of Camp Counselors

JENNER, Calif. - Authorities in this picturesque coastal town continued searching for clues Saturday in the shooting deaths of a young couple, and some residents said they feared for their own safety...


Livorno, 20:14 - CALCIO, LIVORNO: TAVANO SALTA L'INTER

Il Livorno, reduce dalla gara con il Milan, si è allenato in Lombardia in vista della gara di...


For many top Wall Street executives, humiliation and defeat do not necessarily result in professional exile.


Stars Seize Their Chance to Shine at SAG Awards

In a year when a writersâ strike has all but shut down much of Hollywood, the Screen Actors Guild Awards drew an inordinate amount of star wattage.


The e-commerce transaction processor now targets the lucrative small-business market.


LONDON/SYDNEY  - Oil fell more than $1 to a one-month low below $89 a barrel on Monday, weighed down by concerns that a recession in top consumer the United States could drag down other economies and hurt oil demand.


Food may be like a drug for some, study shows

The same brain circuits are involved when obese people fill their stomachs as when drug addicts think about drugs, a finding that suggests overeating and addiction may be linked, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.


After years of anarchy, Somalia is poised to set up a new parliament which will elect a president.


Taiwan asks WHO to help close disease control 'gap'

Taiwan on Friday asked the World Health Organization to help close a "gap" in disease control, citing poor monitoring of health risks in the self-ruled island.


NYT public editor: MoveOn ad violated standards

The public editor for The New York Times slammed his employer Sunday in a column, saying the newspaper violated its policies by cutting MoveOn.org a deal on a controversial ad criticizing the top U.S. military commander in Iraq.


Zagabria, 16:10 - SCI, CDM DONNE; SLALOM SPECIALE: PRIMA MANCHE ALLA SCHILD

Al termine della prima manche dello slalom speciale di Zagabria, esordio in Coppa del Mondo per la C...


Fla. Jews Face Choice As Hurricane Nears

With Hurricane Jeanne approaching Florida this weekend, residents will hammer plywood over windows, rush out to buy batteries and water, and go to ATMs for extra cash. But Jews preparing for Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year, face a dilemma.


Music Review | The Villa-Lobos Event: A Parallel Musical Universe, Forged in South America

The Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos acts as a patron saint in South America, and his music was celebrated at Zankel Hall.


With all its units showing sales increases, PPG paints a rosy picture.


Fu ucciso Giuseppe Carlino, presi mandanti e killer


Clive Thompson Explains Why We Can Count on Geeks to Rescue the Earth

Bill Gates is now saving the world, aggressively tackling third world diseases. He's a geek -- good at thinking concretely about giant numbers. We look at the huge numbers of mass disasters, plagues or killing fields and go numb. Gates looks at them and runs the moral algorithm: Preventable death = bad; preventable death X 1 million people = 1 million times as bad. More of such geeks might help us respond to today's mass tragedies.


Burt Rutan, Scaled Composite's team leader, waves while being introduced in St. Louis, Saturday, Nov. 6, 2004. Rutan designed SpaceShipOne, the rocket plane financed by billionaire Paul Allen that won the


September Job Growth Weaker Than Expected

U.S. businesses added 96,000 jobs to  payrolls in September, the government reported on Friday, a  weaker-than-expected total that was expected to sharpen a  presidential debate later in the day over the economy's  direction.


MARENGO A touring choir of orphaned children from Oradea, Romania, will perform Sunday at First Assembly of God Church to raise money for the children's orphanage.


Area birds focus of annual Audubon Society count

Josh Rose hears the brown creeper's distinctive high-pitched cry long before he actually sees it, nearly perfectly camouflaged, among the dried tree branches on


Geminid meteor showers alarm area residents

It's a global celestial event and scientists say the annual Geminid Meteor Shower is the best astronomy show of the year. NASA's Web site explains that the shower is created as Earth moves through a cloud


Germans building world's largest chocolate cuckoo clock

The world's largest chocolate cuckoo clock was nearing completion in the central German town of Gernrode in the Harz Mountains, its builders said.


Editoria, Mieli nuovo direttore del 'Corriere della Sera'

Paolo Mieli Ã¨ il nuovo direttore del 'Corriere della Sera'. Lo ha deciso all'unanimitÃ  il Patto dei grandi soci Rcs. Mieli Ã¨ il ventisettesimo direttore del 'Corsera' in 128 anni di storia del quotidiano


Blog: Consultant and prominent photo blogger Rob Galbraith says it appears the new high-end Canon SLR has problems with autofocus when it's warm and bright outside.


Vitamin D deficiency common in children with IBD

Children with inflammatory  bowel disease have a high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency,  according to a new study published in the journal Pediatrics.


World Business Briefing: China: A Move to Restrain Prices

China raised the interest rate on mortgage loans to 1.1 times the nationâs benchmark lending rates and increased the minimum down payment on apartments intended for investment in an effort to cool surging property prices.


US Airways, Pilots to Resume Talks on $295 Mln Concession Plan

US Airways Group Inc., struggling to avert a second bankruptcy filing since 2002, will resume talks with its pilots on $295 million in pay and benefit cuts, possibly later today.


US soldiers investigated in Iraqi family's killing

The U.S. military launched a   criminal investigation into whether U.S. soldiers killed a   family of four Iraqi civilians in their home south of Baghdad,   officials said on Friday.


Sony Reports 25% Rise in Profit, but Lowers Its Forecast

Sony said its profit rose in the final three months of 2007, aided by robust sales of televisions and computer games.


Britain said to lay claim to south Atlantic seabed

Britain is seeking to legally annex stretches of the south Atlantic seabed in a bid to tap gas, mineral and oil wealth, in a move that could raise tension with Argentina, a newspaper reported Saturday.


Taking the battle over John Kerry's war record to President Bush's Texas ranch, former Sen. Max Cleland of Georgia tried unsuccessfully Wednesday to deliver a letter to Bush about a controversial television ad on the subject.


DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (Ticker) -- Third seed Mario Ancic was the only seeded player remaining in the bottom half of the draw at the Millennium International.


Powell: US forces to enter Iraqi 'no-go zones'

The US military will move into insurgent-heavy "no-go zones" in Iraq to clear the way for legitimate elections in January, Secretary of State Colin Powell says.


WASHINGTON - UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said Thursday that the world body is doing its job in Iraq in preparation for the Jan 30 elections.


Halladay Activated to Start Against Yanks

Cy Young Award winner Roy Halladay was activated from the 15-day disabled list and returned to the Toronto Blue Jays to start Tuesday night against the New York Yankees.


'Fuga notizie prima di trascrizioni delle intercettazioni'


Priest Holmes Helps Chiefs to First Victory

Priest Holmes rushed for 125 yards and two touchdowns to help the Kansas City Chiefs pick up their first win of the season, 27-24 over the host Baltimore Ravens Monday.


EU's Solana optimistic about atom talks with Iran

European Union foreign policy chief  Javier Solana said on Saturday he was optimistic about his  impending nuclear talks with Iran, but expected no major  developments.