Different approach urged on breast cancer in elderly

BOSTON Elderly women in treatment for early-stage breast cancer may safely forgo radiation therapy - which is expensive, inconvenient and often difficult - without substantially increasing the prospects for the return of the disease, researchers reported


Iraq's Maliki lashes out at Hillary Clinton

Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki lashed out on Sunday at U.S. Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton who had called for him to be replaced.


Costa Rica makes big cocaine seizure off Pacific

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica  - Costa Rican authorities seized almost two tonnes of cocaine on two speed boats on Monday, the latest capture in a series of large, U.S.-backed drug operations in the Central American country.


OFTERSCHWANG, Germany  - Denise Karbon overcame a thumb injury to win her fifth giant slalom of the World Cup season on Saturday.


A selection of the best sports photography from the past week


Fifty people are recovering in temporary accommodation after being rescued from landslides in central Scotland.


Jane Fonda praised a studio executive's recent scolding of Lindsay Lohan for her absences on the set of their film, "Georgia Rule."


Author Faults a Game, and Gamers Flame Back

The Internet hath no fury like a gamer scorned. Thatâs the lesson Fox News and a self-help author learned this week after a program on that channel featured a discussion of the sexual content of the hit video game Mass Effect.


Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam discuss development triabgle ahead of ...

VIENTIANE : ASEAN leaders have started arriving in Laos for the 10th ASEAN summit. Several are taking part in a Business and Investment Summit on Sunday before the summit begins on Monday.


Samsung Electronics, the world's top memory chip maker, reported its smallest quarterly profit in four years after steep declines in computer memory chip prices overshadowed improvements in flat screens.


European stocks rose Wednesday, shaking off declines on U.S. stock indexes the previous day, as U.S. investors sought bargains.


Maladies: Hormone Levels and Chronic Fatigue

A new study finds that women who suffer from chronic fatigue syndrome wake up with lower levels of a hormone that helps people deal with stress.


Defending champion Tiger Woods is grouped with former winner Paul Lawrie and Justin Rose for the first two rounds of The Open.


Provvedimento sul diciassettenne era stato revocato il 4/6


Sir Paul McCartney will provide the half-time entertainment at the Super Bowl - the slot filled by Janet Jackson last year.


Hoenig: High Oil Will Not Derail Economy

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.  - High oil prices will probably  brake U.S. growth but will not derail the economy provided  there is not another sharp spike upward, a top Federal Reserve  policymaker said on Tuesday.


Gli italiani no, preferiscono le agenzie e il passaparola


Fox Picks Up Bowl Football After ABC Declines

NEW YORK  - Three days after ABC took a  pass on renewal of the Bowl Championship Series (BCS), Fox took  the ball and signed a four-year agreement to televise the BCS  and a new college football championship game.


Iran Continues Nuclear Work Despite Deadline, Sanction Threat

Despite the threat of new sanctions, Iran is advancing work at its largest nuclear facility and has informed international inspectors in writing that it will not comply with a U.N. order to suspend the program, according to U.S. and European diplomats familiar with the inspectors' latest findings.


My, Those Tourists Are Thin. No, They're Marathoners.

Two days before the New York City Marathon, Midtown Manhattan was flooded with leaner-than-usual tourists.


BANDA ACEH, Indonesia -- Thousands of bodies remain sprawled, unidentified on lawns and streets of battered Sumatra island Wednesday as the number killed in a mammoth earthquake and tsunami soared above 60,000 with tens of thousands still missing.


American swimming superstar Michael Phelps said Sunday he was about to take a week off for the first time in his entire career. "It will be the first week off I have ever had


South Africa finance minister set to announce budget surplus

South Africa's finance minister will seek to balance calls for raised social investment with sustainable spending when he tables the first budget surplus for a quarter of a century on Wednesday.


Chinaâs central bank said it would gradually promote reforms of the yuanâs exchange rate regime and improve its foreign exchange management this year.


Cancer Docs' Bedside Manner Often Lacks Empathy

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Most cancer specialists do not respond to the emotional concerns of their patients with verbal expressions of empathy and support, a new study reveals.


Angelina Jolie has gone public about the start of her relationship with actor Brad Pitt, saying she never wanted to ruin his marriage to actress Jennifer Aniston -- but she also has no plans to marry him


'99 Arms Deal Returns to Haunt S. Africa's Top Leaders

JOHANNESBURG-- A decision by the African National Congress this week to investigate a murky, multibillion-dollar arms deal has reopened a deeply divisive affair that has dogged the government of President Thabo Mbeki and his onetime deputy Jacob Zuma for nearly a decade.


Tyco Electronics reported a higher quarterly profit Wednesday, helped by a tax benefit and strong demand from telecommunications customers.


Conservative Leader Stephen Harper says his role is to explore new ideas

OTTAWA (CP) - Conservative Leader Stephen Harper says he did not check with his caucus, nor did he have to, before suggesting ways to change how country is run.


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Space Station's Guest Room is Empty, for Now

By Traci Watson  Anyone with a cottage at the beach or a cabin in the woods can sympathize with astronaut Jeffrey Williams. After waving goodbye to one batch of houseguests Sunday, he will barely have time to tidy up before receiving the next.


Japanese games firm Nintendo is recalling more than three million straps for its new Wii console.


Intel Officer Pleads Guilty in Abu Ghraib Case

Description: Army Spec. Armin Cruz pleads guilty to maltreatment of prisoners and conspiracy to maltreat prisoners in a hearing related to the Abu Ghraib prison-abuse scandal.


Villarreal, 14:56 - CALCIO, SPAGNA; VILLARREAL: DAL DEPORTIVO PRESO CAPDEVILA

Il terzino sinistro del Deportivo la Coruna, Joan Capdevila, passa al Villarreal. Ha firmato un cont...


UK troops return to Basra after deployment near Baghdad

A double suicide car bomb attack has rocked the relative quiet around Baghdad's "Green Zone" -- killing at least seven and wounding 57 others.


Murdoch says Sacha Baron Cohen signs for "Borat 2"

British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen has  signed a deal to make "Borat 2," a sequel to the hit film about  a boorish Kazakh journalist on a road trip across America, News  Corp. Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch said on Thursday.


Oltre le attese degli analisti, nel 2006 era di 248 milioni


European astronomers sighted the planet orbiting a Sun-like star, mu Arae, in a southern constellation called the Altar and which is bright enough to be seen with the naked eye.


HernÃ¡ndez Moving Up on Yanks' Depth Chart

In the spring, when Orlando HernÃ¡ndez was signed by the Yankees after missing the 2003 season, it was an insurance policy for the already deep pitching staff.


Art Review | 'Design Life Now': Fruits of Design, Certified Organic

Like its predecessors, the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museumâs third National Design Triennial is a crazed affair that illuminates a volatile, contradictory, ever-expanding field but fails to call it to order.


Expert Cited by CBS Says He Didn't Authenticate Papers

The lead expert retained by CBS News to examine disputed memos from President Bush's former squadron commander in the National Guard said yesterday that he examined only the


Ukraine has agreed to pay 30% more for natural gas supplied by Turkmenistan.


Nuerburgring, 17:03 - F1, GP D'EUROPA; MASSA: PECCATO PER LA PIOGGIA

Amaro e polemico Felipe Massa a fine gara. Il sorpasso di Alonso a 5 giri dalla fine proprio non l'h...


Revoca illegittima ma no risarcimento per ex comandante Gdf


Changes to tax code would drastically cut, if not eliminate, taxes on savings and investment.


AMERICA/PERUÂ - Un milione di bambini contagiati da malattie respiratorie negli ultimi dieci anni a causa dellÂalto tasso di inquinamento dellÂaria Lima (Agenzia Fides) - Continua lÂascesa irrefrenabile dellÂinquinamento atmosferico in PerÃ¹, e in particolare a Lima, dove lÂIstituto per la tutela dellÂAmbiente del Paese ha denunciato che, a causa dellÂinquinamento ambientale, nella capitale sono ...


Algeria car bomb kills 4 police officers

A car bomb exploded near a police station in a town east of the Algerian capital Wednesday, killing at least four officers and injuring 20 people, officials and witnesses said.


Oil Up as U.S. Winter Supplies Stay Tight

Oil prices rose on Wednesday as a U.S. government report showed heating fuel stocks in the world's largest energy consumer remained tight ahead of the winter, despite a small build in distillate supplies.


Blyth Valley Council is to apply to have Blyth and Seaton Sluice beaches included in the Quality Coast awards scheme run by national environment charity ENCAMS.


Pakhalina's next step is diving for her UH degree

With her third-place finish Thursday night in women's 3-meter springboard diving, Yulia Pakhalina now has a matched set of Olympic medals - one gold, one silver, one bronze â-o show for trips to Sydney and Athens.


No injuries reported, and damage is light; but the jolt triggers painful memories of a deadly Dec. 22. BY RYAN HUFF. San Luis Obispo County emerged virtually unscathed from a magnitude 6.0 earthquake Tuesday


Sony, IBM, Toshiba Give Details of 'Cell' Chip

IBM IBM.N, Sony Corp. 6758.T and  Toshiba Corp. 6502.T on Monday revealed their plans for the  powerful new "Cell" processor the three are jointly producing  to run next-generation computers, game consoles and  televisions.


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Sorenstam seeks third straight Safeway Classic

Twice before, Annika Sorenstam has ruled a tournament for three years running. This weekend, she looks for a third consecutive title in the Safeway Classic in Portland, Ore.


Republicans will revive their effort to overhaul Social Security after the November elections, a "dangerous" plan that would cut benefits to senior citizens, the Democratic candidate for a Denver-area House seat said Saturday.


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EU seeks answers on Bangladesh human rights

The European Union has asked Bangladesh's military-backed government for information on individual human rights cases, reports said.


Continental To Buy 10 7E7 Jets from Boeing

Continental is the first major US airline to purchase Boeing's new, efficient 7E7 wide-body airliner. Boeing will build 10 of the fuel-efficient jets for the carrier, with initial delivery scheduled for 2009.


Iran is to stop making purely petrol-driven cars and move to dual-fuel vehicles, in a bid to reduce petrol subsidies.


Roma, 12:10 - CALCIO, SERIE A: MORGANTI ARBITRA IL DERBY DI MILANO

Sono stati designati gli arbitri per dirigere le gare della 17a giornata del campionato di Serie A, ...


Rice goes to Iraq to push for reconciliation

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was in Baghdad on Tuesday to see top Iraqi officials after Iraq's parliament passed the first in a series of critical laws aimed at reconciling warring Iraqis.


Cyclist Michael Rogers could benefit for the second time in a month from a crackdown on drug cheats, this time by picking up an Olympic bronze medal.


Moroccan court jails 51 Islamists for coup plot

A Moroccan court sentenced 51 Islamists of the Ansar El Mahdi group to between two and 25 years in jail Friday for plotting to overthrow the government here and install an Islamist regime.


A contract employee at a nuclear material cleanup site pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges that he stole classified equipment used in enriching uranium and sold it to an undercover FBI agent posing as an official for the French government.


Oxford's Tommy Bahama sees higher margins on growth

Profit margins at Oxford Industries Inc.'s  Tommy Bahama brand of tropics- inspired clothing are expected to keep rising thanks to increasing sales of a new women's line, expanded men's products and international growth, the brand's chief operating officer said on Monday.


Financial analyst Edouard Morin slid from his lunch seat at the swanky Harry's Cafe around the corner from Wall Street and sized up the latest merger talk that has the business world abuzz.


Maria Sharapova brushes aside Russian compatriot Elena Likhovtseva in Tokyo.


Mike Potter's Blog: Flash and PHP Based Acrobat Connect Competitor

Mike Potter shines a spotlight on a new web conferencing system created by Vyew that's being set up as a competitor to Adobe's Acrobat Connect.   Vyew allows you to share and collaborate on documents, including Microsoft Office files, photos and videos. However, unlike Connect, Vyew is based on Flash and PHP, and uses AMFPHP for messaging between the client and the server.   They (Vyew) compare themselves to Adobe's product in an included comparison chart. You can also check out video demos of the application in action or check out some screenshots to get a feel for how it works.


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Need for Cool-Down Drove Immigration Vote Switch, Says GOP White House Hopeful

Sen. Sam Brownback of Kansas, in his longshot bid for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination, advocates what he calls his Ã¢ÂÂcompassionate brand of conservatism.Ã¢ÂÂ


Texas Prisons Nearing Maximum Capacity, Again

A decade after Texas tripled its prison  capacity, the state is once again facing a shortage of space in  its penal system as the number of inmates continues to grow.


The way Larry Lester sees it, there wouldn't be any ups without the downs. The triumphant highs just wouldn't be worth savoring without first having experienced the devastating lows.


NBA Looks to Former Referee To Monitor Officials

The NBA takes a major step toward reforming oversight of monitoring officials, hiring former referee Bernie Fryer as assistant director of officials and crew cheif coordinator.


Princes ask TV company not to show Diana death photos

Princess Diana's sons William and Harry have appealed to British TV company Channel 4 not to broadcast photos taken after the fatal car crash, terming it a "gross disrespect" to her memory, officials said Tuesday.


India, Pakistan Fail to Agree on Restarting Kashmir Bus Link

India and Pakistan have ended two days of talks on a popular proposal to start a bus service linking the capitals of divided Kashmir.


Hazard Posed by Infant Bath Seats and Rings

Parents should not use bath seats and bath rings to bathe their infants, according to a Canadian child health organization. Their survey findings show that the risk of injury and drowning associated with these products is too great for parents to continue using them safely.


Film-maker Roman Polanski will no longer direct a screen adaptation of the Robert Harris novel, reports say.


Hassan's sister-in-law pleads with kidnapper

Sydney: Nada Hassan, the Sydney-based sister in-law of CARE Australia worker Margaret Hassan held hostage in Iraq, has made a dramatic plea to the kidnappers to set her free.


Parents should not give sniffling babies and toddlers over-the-counter cough and cold medicines Â they're too risky for tots so small, the government will declare Thursday.


Sven-Goran Eriksson may gamble by playing goalkeeper Paul Robinson and striker Jermain Defoe in Poland.


Former Russian PM Yegor Gaidar believes enemies of the Russian state tried to poison him.


Liberty took advantage of No. 19 Kansas State without Kendra Wecker, snapping the Wildcat's 35-game regular-season home winning streak.


FireScope uses Google Maps as systems management tool

You can look at a U.S. map with a marker for each IT facility and receive instant reporting if there is a problem with the availability, performance or security of one of your systems.


A proposed $50m fine for an explosion at a BP plant in Texas is too low, lawyers for the victims' families say.


It's a poppy, an international symbol of remembrance for veterans of war. Each year, the Royal British Legion, the United Kingdom's most prominent veterans' welfare organization, gives red paper poppies to ...


Beyonce Knowles attended a Sports Illustrated party where guests may have been exposed to hepatitis A but she was not at risk of catching the illness because she didn't sample the food, her publicist said Wednesday.


US authorities are investigating British arms manufacturer BAE Systems' compliance with anti-corruption laws, including those regarding lucrative Saudi contracts, BAE said Tuesday.


The European comet-chasing spacecraft Rosetta has been sending back "beautiful new images" after swooping over the surface of Mars overnight, the European Space Agency (ESA) said on Sunday.


Cisco, Apple settle dispute over iPhone trademark

Apple, the maker of iPods and owner of iTunes, settled a trademark dispute late Wednesday with rival Cisco Systems over the use of the name "iPhone," a vital deal for the US technology group as it prepares to enter the handset market.


Zenoss: Bringing open source to enterprise management

InfoWorld - If you curse your "tier-one" IT management solution as too cumbersome, too complex, and too expensive, you're not alone. In arecent Gartner study that declares the "Big Four" -- BMC, CA, HP, and IBM -- increasingly vulnerable to SaaS (software as a service) and open source alternatives, surveyed users gave their vendors mostly C's and D's, and a good number of incompletes.


Sabbatini leads Barclays with flawless 63

HARRISON, New York  - South African Rory Sabbatini fired eight birdies in a flawless round of eight-under 63 to grab a one-stroke lead after the first round of the Barclays Classic on Thursday.


A BERKSHIRE-based email archiving company, KVault Software, has been bought for $225m (Â£125m) by Veritas Software, a leading US security specialist.


Â«Milano FinanzaÂ»: dal 2 gennaio costretto a dimettersi

Secondo la norma antitrust, il premier in carica non puÃ² al contempo presiedere altre societÃ . MILANO - Secondo il quotidiano Â«Milano FinanzaÂ» il premier Silvio Berlusconi sarebbe pronto a lasciare la


NEW YORK - English playwright Bryony Lavery has been accused of plagiarizing passages from a criminal psychiatrist and a magazine writer in her Tony Award-nominated play about a serial killer and his psychiatrist.    Dr...


Public Aid Flows First to Elite — Not Poor

By John Florez  Why is it that public assistance seems to work well for business people but seldom for the poor or the average taxpayer? And some Utah legislators appear willing to change the rules suggested by business lobbyists.


National union leaders set a timeline for change

November 11, 2004. WASHINGTON â-aced with the impact of labor's political loss on Nov. 2, the AFL-CIO Executive Council decided on Nov. 10 on a timeline for changes in the union movement


NASA Anxiously Wait for Word on Saturn Probe

(Pasadena, Calif.-AP, December 25, 2004) - Scientists at NASA's jet propulsion lab are anxiously awaiting to see if a probe will make its rendezvous with Saturn's largest moon.


Gough delighted to snap up Knox as right-hand man

RICHARD GOUGH, the new Livingston manager, insists he has already made his best-ever signing for the club by convincing Archie Knox, the former Rangers and Manchester United coach, to be his No 2 at Almondvale.


Geminid meteor showers alarm uninitiated

Bright flashes in the sky had residents in the Washington region calling 911 Saturday night for what was actually the annual Geminid Meteor Shower.


Global Warming Makes  Itself Felt in the Region

By Susan Abram and Dana Bartholomew STAFF WRITERS  The seas are rising, swallowing the Malibu shoreline. Snow falls on Mammoth Mountain later each year, leaving skiers in the lurch.


Sir Tom Stoppard's epic The Coast of Utopia and musical Spring Awakening dominate New York's Tony awards in New York.


Research firms rode high during the high-tech boom, advising businesses to use technology to cut costs and boost efficiency.


Motorola will add NFC payment function to cell phones

Motorola Inc. is the latest company to move towards adding a payment function based on Near-Field Communication (NFC) technology to its line of cell phones, the company announced Tuesday.ADVERTISEMENTSBC Case Study: Crate & BarrelWhat sold them on improving their network? A system that could cut management costs from the get-go. Find out more.


In manette un insegnante, un operaio ed un pensionato


Rich Harden pitched seven solid innings, helping the Oakland A's extend their winning streak to eight games with a 7-2 win over the White Sox last night in Chicago.


Keeping a Hawk-Eye on those miserable Wii kids

Technology is bad, m'kay Column The idea that Britain is the worst place in the developed world to be a child has been popping up in comment pieces ever since February this year, when The Children's Society announced its new website. This month for the first time, computer games were added to the list of demons tormenting British youth.â¦


Mammography's Early Catches Have Silver Lining

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 5 (HealthDayNews) -- Women whose breast cancer is detected by physical examination are about three times more likely to receive chemotherapy than women whose breast cancer is detected by mammography, a Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center study finds.


In the largest suit yet, US sues the tobacco industry

The Justice Department seeks $280 billion, but companies say they've already made appropriate changes.


A Russian-built rocket carrying a new U.S.-Russian crew for the international space station, along with the world's first female space tourist, was set for blastoff from the desolate steppes of Kazakhstan on Monday.


Capt. Scott Southworth knew he'd face violence, political strife and blistering heat when he was deployed to one of Baghdad's most dangerous areas. But he didn't expect Ala'a Eddeen.


Ennesimo aumento dei prezzi del greggio, arrivato a oltre 90 dollari al barileIntervista a Marzio Galeotti, professore di Economia Politica e redattore della Voce.info                                          "Il petrolio sale? Tagliamo i consumi" Pane troppo caro per via dei biocarburanti"                                                                                Infatti scarseggia la produzione dei cereali, e i beni di prima necessitÃ  aumentano di prezzoSÃ¬ invece ai rigassifigatori, alla "cura del ferro" nelle metropoli e al risparmio energetico di ROSARIA AMATO


The Bank of England keeps UK rates on hold for the second month in row, following recent evidence of cooling house prices  and consumer spending.


Sono stati rilasciati dopo accordo tra le due parti


Israeli Strike in Gaza Kills at Least 14 Palestinians

Israeli attack helicopters, warplanes and tanks hit a training camp in Gaza, used by the Islamic militant group Hamas. Palestinian sources say 14 militants were killed and another 30 people injured.


CELTIC stars Bobo Balde, Henri Camara and Didier Agathe are steeling themselves to face a barrage of racist hate at the Nou Camp on Wednesday.


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Oil prices continue to climb, with a record of $48.98 reported overnight for US light crude. While prices have fallen back to $48.56 a barrel, with Brent crude oil at $44.43, crude seems destined to climb to $50 a barrel for the first time.


Finnish mobile giant Nokia is losing the head of its networks division, the second senior executive to leave the unit in two weeks.


Lyondell Announces Senior Unsecured Notes Offering

HOUSTON, May 30  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Lyondell Chemical Company  today announced that it will offer $500 million of 10-year, senior unsecured notes.


Sprint Insists its WiMax Network is on Track

Sprint Nextel and its hardware partners today sought to convince a small CES audience that their WiMax plans are solid.


Procter & Gamble Co.  on Thursday backed its quarterly profit outlook, helped by sales of new products and continued gains in developing markets.


Parma, 17:41 - CALCIO, PARMA; RANIERI: RIGORE GIUSTO

Il Parma agguanta al 7' di recupero il pareggio casalingo con la Reggina, grazie a un calcio di rigo...


Appeals court tosses Tenn.'s 'crack tax'

Tennessee's tax on illegal drugs is "arbitrary, capricious and unreasonable," an appeals court declared in ruling the "crack tax" was unconstitutional because it derives revenue from illegal activities.


Blazing winds tear through gigantic binary system

Eta Carinae in a previous life? NASA astronomers think they have identified one of the most extreme binary systems ever, containing two extremely massive stars in very tight orbit.â¦


A man has apologized for setting fire to the van driven by a team of Marines who had come to his house to tell him his son was killed in Iraq.


Suicide truck bomber blows up outside Iraqi army base

RAMADI, Iraq  - A suicide truck bomber blew up outside the Iraqi army headquarters in the Sunni insurgent stronghold of Ramadi on Wednesday, wounding many but causing no deaths, police said.


A new version of the Bagle computer virus is spreading rapidly around the internet.


President Hosni Mubarak and his son promised sweeping reforms at the ruling party's convention Tuesday, but neither gave specifics on what Egyptians could expect before next year's elections.


Global survey shows 30 of 35 countries want Kerry in White House

A majority of people in 30 of 35 countries want Democratic party flagbearer John Kerry in the White House, according to a survey released showing US President George W. Bush rebuffed by all of America's traditional allies.


Linebacker Arrington Released from Hospital

Former Redskins linebacker LaVar Arrington is released from the hospital two weeks after breaking his right arm and severely cutting his leg in a motorcycle accident.


Unofficial count finds increased Chinese presence in Tibet.


Angelina Jolie applies to adopt Vietnamese orphan

Hollywood superstar Angelina Jolie has  applied to adopt a Vietnamese child, a top Vietnamese adoption  official said on Saturday.


Iraqi conference seeks to end sectarian bloodshed

Iraq holds a national conference on Saturday designed to halt mounting sectarian violence that has raised fears of civil war and been a major issue behind U.S. President George W. Bush's decision to review his strategy.


A federal judge scolded the Justice Department yesterday for failing to stop leaks describing former Army scientist Steven J. Hatfill as a "person of interest" in the investigation of the anthrax attacks.


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Powell implores Arafat to quit as Palestinian chief

US Secretary of State Colin Powell appealed to Palestinian President Yasser Arafat on Thursday to step aside for the sake of achieving his lifetime goal of a Palestinian state.


BAGHDAD - Una autobomba Ã¨ esplosa oggi in via Sadun, una strada commerciale nel centro di Baghdad. Secondo fonti ospedaliere, almeno 7 persone sono state uccise e 28 sono rimaste ferite. L'esplosione Ã¨ avvenuta


On the eve of leaving Iran, a reporter reflects on this summer's crackdown on dress and behavior--and on her family's and friends' dreams for an easier future


Save time, stay safe by partitioning your hard drive

Putting your applications and data in a partition separate from Windows' system files makes your backups faster, and reduces the risk of a virus attack.


The two French journalists held by Islamist militants in Iraq are safe and could be freed at any time, the most influential Sunni Muslim organisation in Baghdad said yesterday.


G8 trumpets Africa aid deal as summit ends

HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - World powers on Friday pledged $60 billion to fight AIDS and other diseases ravaging Africa but development campaigners complained the Group of Eight had offered little fresh cash for the poor.


You better watch out. The Christmas Day collision between Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant has sent visions dancing in the fans' heads of the former sending the latter into the third row of


Silverstone's F1 hopes left on knife edge by Ecclestone

TIME is running out for organisers of the British Grand Prix to save the race for the 2005 season, according to Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone.


US Army Deserter, Family Arrive In Wife's Japanese Hometown

SADO. Japan -- A North Carolina man who deserted the US Army for North Korea nearly 40 years ago says today is the first day of the last chapter of his life.


Typhoon Man-yi lashes southern Japan, injures dozens

A strong typhoon lashed southern Japan with high winds and heavy rain on Saturday, injuring dozens and prompting calls for thousands of homes to be evacuated.


Chinese premier Wen Jiabao's grand tour of Europe this week is underscoring how the opportunities presented by the "super-market" that is China's billion people may be trumping the continent's long-standing concerns about human rights.


Barclays PLC, which is competing with Royal Bank of Scotland PLC to buy ABN Amro Holding NV in the largest takeover fight in the financial industry's history, said Monday it received approval from Dutch regulators to delay its proposed takeover.


A campaign is launched to get members of the public to report any side-effects from medicines.


Merrill Lynch's subprime unit cutting jobs

Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc.'s  $1.3 billion bet on subprime lending hit a sour note on Monday, when the world's largest brokerage confirmed job cuts at its First Franklin Financial Corp. unit.


France is extending a smoking ban to bars, cafes and restaurants - but after New Year parties.


The junta is so illogical that it used numerology to schedule its last crackdown. That makes the outcome of the current violence impossible to predict and raises doubts about whether even China can influence the country's military rulers.


"Ghost" riding high at foreign box office

Despite halfhearted  reviews, Nicolas Cage's "Ghost Rider" led the foreign box  office for a second weekend, according to final sales data  issued Monday.


Afghanistan makes it clear it does not want Paddy Ashdown as the new United Nations envoy to the country.


Two NATO soldiers killed in south Afghan clashes

Two NATO soldiers were killed on Wednesday in separate clashes with insurgents in southern Afghanistan, the alliance said in a statement.


No Peace Until S.Korea Explains Atomic Tests-North

North Korea will not dismantle its  nuclear programs or improve ties with South Korea until  questions about the South's nuclear experiments are clearly  answered, Pyongyang said on Sunday.


Ryan Palmer surges to 3-shot victory over Singh, rest of field for 1st title on PGA Tour. The name was familiar. So was the charge.


Britain to withdraw 250 troops from Iraq within four weeks

Some 250 British soldiers will be withdrawn from Iraq over the next four weeks as part of a plan to reduce troop levels by 500 to 5,000, the defence ministry said Saturday.


Public support for the war in Iraq has fallen to a new low and Republican support is beginning to waver, a poll published Tuesday found. In the latest CNN-Opinion Research Corporation poll, 69 percent of those polled believe things are going badly in Iraq, and anti-war sentiment among Republican poll respondents has suddenly increased.


Coria Settles With the Company He Claims Made a Tainted Pill

Guillermo Coria, a professional tennis player from Argentina, said Universal Nutrition made a contaminated multivitamin that led to a positive steroid test six years ago.


At least three killed in fresh Kenya clashes

Clashes between rival tribes in the Kenyan capital killed at least three people on Sunday in a fresh flare-up of ethnically-motivated violence after President Mwai Kibaki's disputed re-election last month, witnesses said.


Site tabs Beyonce top fantasy girlfriend

She may have missed out on an Oscar nomination, but Beyonce Knowles is the No. 1 fantasy girlfriend, according to AskMen.com's Top 99 Most Desirable Women of 2007.


Beep! Beep! Ultra-Fast Broadband Is Here

For Rainer Kinnunen, life has been a bit of a blur since he signed up for a superhigh-speed Internet service three years ago.


MILAN, Dec 29 (SW) - Italyâs Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has been forced to step down as AC Milan President to comply with a new law on conflicts of interest.


Scientists find the gene behind a psychiatric disorder that causes compulsive hair pulling.


Got mail? You bet: Bill Gates gets millions of spam e-mails

If you thought nobody could get more spam than you, think of Bill Gates. The chairman of Microsoft (MSFT) gets 4 million pieces of e-mail a day, most of it junk, says Steve Ballmer, Microsoft's chief executive.


Flu vaccine maker says FDA knew about problems, FDA denies it

British health officials said Friday that US officials were warned in mid-September that ongoing problems at California-based Chiron's flu vaccine manufacturing plant in Liverpool, England, "could disrupt influenza vaccine supplies to the United States


IBM Releases Speech Technology To Open Source

IBM has handed over speech technology to two open-source groups to boost development of speech-recognition applications, which proponents say will eventually become common in customer-service call centers, automobiles and elsewhere.


Steve Irwin, the daredevil wildlife documentarian, is killed in a stingray attack while filming on the Great Barrier Reef


Saab chief executive Ake Svensson fires his deputy Ingemar Andersson.


Bomb blast explodes near Australian Embassy in Baghdad, killing 2 ...

A car bomb targeting a US military convoy exploded near the Australian Embassy Monday, killing at least two people, police and the Iraqi Interior Ministry said.


Remains of a mastodon - a mammoth-like animal - are found in northern Greece, including gigantic tusks.


Hundreds flee Hamas-run Gaza amid spillover fears

Hundreds of Fatah supporters fled the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip by land and sea on Saturday and the Islamist group threatened to take its fight against Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's forces to the West Bank.


A woman is found guilty of stealing from two men after spiking their drinks with a date-rape drug.


JUNIPER Networks Inc has appointed Mick Martin as its Asia- Pacific director of government business development.


Mark Blount scored 22 points, Paul Pierce had 21, and Kendrick Perkins shattered his career high with 13 rebounds on Wednesday night as the Boston Celtics turned back the division-leading New York Knicks 114-109.


Roma, 22:57 - CALCIO, EURO 2008: ITALIA-UCRAINA 2-0

L'Italia ha battuto l'Ucraina 2-0 (0-0) in una partita del gruppo B di qualificazione a Euro 2008. I...


Report: Avaya being pursued by private equity

(InfoWorld) - Avaya may become the next major technology firm purchased by private equity, a report Tuesday indicated. The Basking Ridge, New Jersey telecommunications gear maker's relatively high cash flow and low debt have made it a target of private equity firm Silver Lake and rival networking company Nortel Networks, the Wall Street Journal said Tuesday, citing anonymous sources. The company, which has a market capitalization of $6.18 billion, may be open to a partial or complete buyout, the report said. Along with a healthy balance sheet, the company also has a wealth of patents, some leftover from its days as the telecom equipment arm of AT&T.


California Court Legitimizes Firings for Use of Prescribed Marijuana

LOS ANGELES -- The California Supreme Court ruled today that employers may fire workers who test positive for marijuana even if a doctor has recommended its use for medical purposes.


Howard Stern says he was pulled off four radio stations this week for using a pair of newly forbidden words: Satellite radio.


Danish TV shows cartoons mocking Prophet Mohammad

Danish state TV on Friday aired amateur video footage showing young members of the anti-immigrant Danish Peoples' party engaged in a competition to draw humiliating cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad.


Tsunami disaster taps US kids' empathy, enterprise

Moved by a stream of images and their own worries, children collect teddy bears, letters, and $1 per pillow on your bed.


1,000 Protesters Oppose Mubarak in Cairo

About 1,000 people gathered downtown Sunday, many with their mouths covered by yellow stickers reading "Enough," to protest the possibility that President Hosni Mubarak might run for a fifth term or that his son, Gamal, might succeed him.


Flash colore, cappellini alla Doherty e cinture-chitarra


Trieste, 19:47 - CALCIO, TRIESTINA: VENERDI' IL RADUNO

La Triestina si radunerà venerdÃ¬ prossimo. Da sabato gli alabardati saranno in ritiro a Ravas...


Colombian prosecutors on Friday ordered the arrest of a prominent political boss for alleged involvement in a kidnapping at the heart of a scandal tying Colombia's political elite to right-wing paramilitary groups.


New Zealand warns of toxic Chinese toothpaste

New Zealand on Wednesday asked retailers and consumers to dispose of 11 brands of Chinese-made toothpaste after tests confirmed they contained toxic chemicals.


Talisma recently released Version 6.0 of its multichannel CRM suite, updating its base for managing customer relationship basics, including SFA, marketing, and customer service interactions.


Caution: Elephants Brake for Food on Bangkokâs Roads

Of all the illegal activities that animate the streets of Bangkok â  pirated DVDs and fake watches, brothels that call themselves saunas â roaming elephants stand out more than others.


The Pennsylvania governor's race tightened slightly from August to September but Gov. Ed Rendell still holds a lopsided lead over Republican challenger Lynn Swann, a poll released Wednesday found.


Marriage keeps you healthy, even  though it can make men fat, U.S. government researchers said on  Wednesday.


Broaching the subject of weight can be difficult. "Honey, does this make me look fat?" is one of the most loaded questions around. In this era of rampant obesity, it's a question that has become such a part of the cultural lexicon that it is used in everything from television commercials to greet...


LG's GPS-enabled KT610 Symbian smartphone

LG Electronics releases a Symbian, GPS-enabled smartphone called the LG KT610 at GSMA (3GSM) 2008 Mobile World Congress.


France launches probe into VAT fraud between EU states

The French finance ministry has launched "an investigative procedure" to probe value-added-tax (VAT) fraud between European Union countries that could involve billions of euros annually.


Terrorismo: al Jazeera risponde agli Usa

WASHINGTON - Jihad Ali Ballout, portavoce negli Usa della Tv al Jazeera, ha comunicato che l'emittente "ha confermato la propria politica editoriale indipendente mandando in onda il messaggio di Osama bin Laden malgrado le pressioni Usa per rinviarne la


Jose Mourinho's achivement in leading Porto to successive victories in the UEFA Cup and UEFA Champions League will be recognised by an award from the Portuguese government at a Lisbon based ceremony on ...


U.S. Growth Under Forecast in 3rd Quarter

The U.S. economy expanded at a 3.7  percent annual rate in the third quarter, below expectations  but still bolstered by healthy consumer spending that was  accompanied by the lowest inflation in decades, the Commerce  Department said on Friday.


It was the sort of commonplace misbehavior that raises blood pressure across the nation's roads: kids, out after midnight, egging cars along a busy thoroughfare.


Not lost in space If you have been hoping to take a hiking holiday on Mars, but have found your plans spoiled by the dreadful lack of detailed maps, fear not: the European Space Agency has come to your rescue.â¦


"The Simple Life" star Nicole Richie is engaged to her boyfriend of one year, Adam Goldstein aka DJ A.M., a deejay working in Los Angeles. Richie's publicist has confirmed the news, adding that the couple has not set a wedding date yet. It will ...


Q&A: 3Com's CEO sees his company as a U.S.-Asia trendsetter

3Com CEO and president Edgar Masri says his customers are looking for high-quality, low-cost networking equipment -- and 3Com is well positioned to provide them with just that.


Daschle defeated as Republicans make Senate gains

WASHINGTON - Republicans expanded their Senate majority in Tuesday's US elections, picking up as many as four more seats and knocking off Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle in the process.


She arrived at 6.15 am, Friday at the Alderson Federal Prison Camp, according to an announcement by the US Bureau of Prisons. She put out the news first, on her Marthatalks.


Schumacher quickest at rain-soaked Suzuka

World champion Michael Schumacher was quickest in a rain-soaked first practice on Friday for this weekend's typhoon-threatened Japanese Formula One Grand Prix.


The Archers in your pocket, in 1s and 0s Review The MiniDAB is slighly smaller than early iPods, and while it's very much lighter than the Apple device - it feels like it's missing the battery, even though it isn't - it has none of the iPods looks. Apart from the iPod-like black and white colour schemes, the MiniDAB has a rather 1990s look about it: simplicity is out, complexity is in - presumably to imply a large feature set.â¦


It was shortly after 8am when the nondescript green Army truck drew up outside school number one in Beslan, North Ossetia, a far-flung republic in southern Russia.


Mets 4, Braves 3: Seemingly in Control, Mets Keep It Interesting

The Mets beat the Braves in dramatic fashion, taking an early lead and blowing it late, then winning on Shawn Greenâs eighth-inning single.


The European Commission is to back former EU trade commissioner Pascal Lamy to become the next head of the World Trade Organisation (WTO).


Torino, 14:16 - CALCIO, AMICHEVOLE SAMP-JUVE VENERDI' AD ALESSANDRIA

VenerdÃ¬ ad Alessandria amichevole tra Juve e Sampdoria. L'incontro è in programma allo stadio...


Mental Health Woes Strike Half of Cancer Patients

MONDAY, Sept. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Half of all  people with advanced or terminal cancer suffer from depression, anxiety or adjustment disorders and could use their oncologist's help getting treatment, according to a new study.


Roma, 13:21 - CALCIO, UNDER 21: CONVOCATI PER AMICHEVOLE CON BELGIO

Il ct dell'Under 21, Pierluigi Casiraghi, ha convocato venti giocatori per l'amichevole contro il Be...


Somalia insurgents show missile in video

A video circulating in Somalia's capital shows a masked man firing a surface-to-air missile — a graphic but unsubstantiated claim that Islamic insurgents in the country are capable of shooting down planes.


Health officials in Glasgow are to meet to approve plans to centralise heart and lung surgery in the region.


CBC SPORTS ONLINE - On the verge of losing Michael Vick, the Atlanta Falcons were determined to keep their star quarterback around for a long time.


Una giornata in salita per Michele Placido e Stefano Accorsi. Fischi e sberleffi hanno accolto il loro âOvunque seiâ secondo film italiano in concorso ieri sera alla proiezione per la stampa. Eâ la storia


Detectives arrest two men after the remains of a woman were dug up in a graveyard in Staffordshire.


Desperately trying to mollify its restive customers, Blockbuster Inc. said yesterday that it plans to effectively eliminate late fees on game and movie rentals, starting Jan. 1.


Six Palestinians Killed in New Fighting in Gaza, West Bank

Six Palestinians died in renewed violence across the Gaza Strip and West Bank on Thursday, according to Palestinian officials, as a private group


Smoking, Drug Abuse Rise as Puberty Progresses

The odds that adolescents will smoke, drink or use marijuana may have a lot to do with their physical development, regardless of their school grade level or how old they are, a new study shows.


Philips switches strategy pictures through flat screen disposal

AMSTERDAM  - The Dutch electronics group Philips said that it is selling its low-brand flat screens business group to TPV Technology of Taiwan as part of a strategic change of direction, and in line with a trend by big groups to use Asian partners to


Boston Scientific to Lay Off 2,300 by the End of 2008

The announcement supplied Wall Street with the biggest missing piece in Boston Scientificâs strategy for meeting its promises to cut expenses and increase profits.


Smoking rates have more than doubled in Russia since the collapse of the Soviet Union, researchers say.


Radio Hams at Risk from Mains Broadband -Magazine

Plans to send Internet broadband signals  down mains electricity cables rather than telephone lines could  hit the radio hams whose transmissions were so vital in the  aftermath of the Asian tsunami, New Scientist magazine reported  on Wednesday.


Pope backs Beijing's new state-approved bishop

Pope Benedict has given his backing to Beijing's new state-approved Catholic bishop, the official Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano said on Friday, hours after Li Shan was installed in the Chinese capital.


The Yahoo photo-sharing site plans to make it easier to print multiple photos in one fell swoop.


Qaeda leader offers $100,000 for cartoonist death

The head of an al Qaeda-led group in Iraq  offered $100,000 for the killing of Swedish cartoonist Lars  Vilks over his drawing depicting the Prophet Mohammad.


DNR Sued Over Trapping Laws: Group Says Endangered Species Vulnerable

By Dennis Lien, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn.  Sep. 23--A national animal-protection group has sued the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, contending the agency isn't doing enough to stop the accidental trapping of bald eagles, Canada lynx and gray wolves.


A woman whose life was saved by her local hospital co-ordinates a national campaign against NHS cuts.


MADRID, Spain -- A bomb threat forced authorities to evacuate about 75,000 spectators from Madrid's Bernabeu stadium during a match between Real Madrid and Real Sociedad.


Former New Hampshire Governor Shaheen to Run for U.S. Senate

Bloomberg - Sept. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Former Governor Jeanne Shaheen said today that she will challenge incumbent Republican John Sununu for a U.S. Senate seat in New Hampshire next year.


KPN scoops up Tiscali's Dutch biz for â¬255m

Pay to triple-play Tiscali has sold its Netherlands subsidiary to KPN for â¬255m.â¦


Lucent Technologies Inc. LU.N, among  the world's largest makers of telecommunications equipment, on  Wednesday said quarterly earnings rose, helped by improvement  in its wireless networks business, which makes base stations  and other products.


Democrats and Republicans rush to beat deadlines to register voters for the presidential poll.


Scientists have salvaged intact materials from the Genesis space probe that crashed in the Utah desert last week after its parachutes failed to deploy, the US space agency said.


AMMAN, Jordan -- President Jalal Talabani of Iraq arrived in Jordan for medical tests yesterday after suffering low blood pressure, Jordanian and Iraqi officials said.


By TANIA SOUSSAN For the Journal A six-year battle over a patch of southern New Mexico known as Otero Mesa took a turn recently with calls from the state's congressional delegation for a moratorium on oil and gas development.


Update 1: Rite Aid Earns $9.8M in Second Quarter

Rite Aid Corp. reported a second-quarter profit of $9.8 million on Thursday, citing better cash flows and a reduction in inventory expenses.


The European Union's 27 governments gave the final OK Thursday to a law that will slash the cost of using a mobile phone abroad by around 70 percent, the German government said.


Il premier esclude che se ne parli nell'incontro con Sarkozy


The Army is dismissing the equivalent of a battalion of soldiers every year for taking drugs, a report says.


Il greggio e' scambiato a 88,84 dollari al barile


For years, boxing fans have dreamed of mythical matchups: "What if Joe Louis fought Sonny Liston?"


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


It looked like a textbook training exercise, but there was something amiss.


Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. , buoyed by stock and bond trading in the third quarter, extended the longest streak of earnings gains on Wall Street.


Astronomers detect red giant survivor planet

10 billion years old Italian astronomers have detected a planet that survived the red giant expansion of its home star. The researchers say that the discovery could be a sneak peek at the fate that awaits the Earth, some four or five billion years from now.â¦


What Wal-Mart Knows About Customers' Habits

Wal-Mart amasses more data about the products it sells and its shoppers' buying habits than any other company.


Good news on economic growth discourages investors hoping for interest rate cuts.


The year 2007 has drawn to a close and a myriad awards will decide the superlative films in various   categories. But to pay tribute to this spectacular year at the movies, we decided to formulate our own   award categories and winners. Join in the fun and let us know your personal favourites.


Intel Shelves 4-GHz Pentium In Favor Of Other Projects

The company's planned 4-GHz design, already delayed once, will be scrapped in favor of hyperthreading, security, and on-chip memory improvements.


Memphis Grizzlies reserve guard Antonio Burks will be sidelined at least six weeks with a broken right pinkie finger.


When her daughter started high school, Susan Jaquet took a hard look at the basement of her American University Park house.


The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency will sponsor two household hazardous waste collection events in central Illinois in September.  Each event will be from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept.


Nick Clegg, the Liberal Democrat leader, today accused the Tories of "playing games" over the EU treaty, as he defended his decision not to call for a referendum on the issue.


US Jobless Claims Rise More Than Expected

The number of Americans filing new  claims for jobless benefits rose 25,000 last week to 349,000, a  government report showed on Thursday, with some analysts citing  the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday as distorting the data.


England international Carrick joins Tottenham

England international midfielder Michael Carrick has joined Tottenham on a four-year contract.


Houston hits six free throws in the final 40 seconds to beat Seattle, 81-76, on Thursday.


Rookie catcher Matt Wieters, the Orioles' most highly regarded prospect, is successfully easing his way into his first spring training.


Pidgin or poetry? Moroccans tussle over language

Darija, the language Moroccans use in everyday life, is coming to the fore in media and music and prompting calls it be declared a national language as some in the North African country ask for the first time: "Who are we?"


Ex-Safenet CFO gets prison term in options case

A former chief financial officer of information security company SafeNet Inc was sentenced on Monday to six months in prison for manipulating employee stock option grants.


A LARGE explosion in North Korea said several days ago was a planned demolition for a hydro-electric project, the country said in a BBC report.


Procedural Hearing Scheduled In Michael Jackson Case

LOS ANGELES -- Another pretrial hearing will be held Friday in Michael Jackson's child molestation case. Thursday, a Santa Maria judge rejected a defense effort to remove the Santa Barbara County district attorney prosecuting the pop star.


A dividend strategy is eminently more rewarding than you think.


John Malkovich has virtually cornered the market on portraying aesthetes in the thrall of demonic visions. âKlimtâ adds to his gallery of elegant monsters.


Futures add to gains after inflation data

Stock futures added to gains on Friday  after a report on July personal income and spending showed  moderation in one of the Federal Reserve's favored consumer  price inflation gauges.


Samsung says there is too much overlap, buying Motorola's mobile phone unit is not a good idea.


U.S. Forces Kill 50 Sadr Militia in Baghdad Suburb

U.S. forces killed more than 50 Shi'ite militiamen Wednesday in a significant advance into a Baghdad suburb that is a powerbase for radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, the military said.


Boeing unveils 787 Dreamliner amid order flurry

EVERETT, Washington  - Boeing Co.  unveiled its lightweight, carbon-composite 787 Dreamliner on Sunday in front of 15,000 cheering employees, customers and suppliers, capping a weekend of hype and a flurry of orders for the new fuel-efficient plane.


Online will drive '07 newspaper ad growth: report

Advertising spending at U.S.  newspapers will rise 1.2 percent in 2007, driven by gains in  internet advertising that won't overcome flat sales in print  editions, an industry group said on Friday.


Shias present united front for Iraqi election

The most powerful Shia parties in Iraq unveiled an electoral pact yesterday under which the majority of Shia leaders would stand together during the election set for 30 January.


Anche Monaco, Liverpool e Bayer agli ottavi

ROMA - Oltre al Real Madrid, nell'ultima giornata della fase a gironi di Champions League, festeggiano anche Monaco, Liverpool e Bayer Leverkusen. Questo l'elenco completo delle squadre qualificate agli ottavi di finale di Champions League.


Protesters, police clash as German G8 summit nears

ROSTOCK, Germany  - Protesters and police clashed in the northern German port city of Rostock on Monday on a third day of demonstrations against the Group of Eight (G8) summit that will take place nearby later in the week.


VATICANO - ÂLa Chiesa Ã¨ per sua natura missionaria, e dal giorno di Pentecoste lo Spirito Santo non cessa di spingerla sulle strade del mondo, fino agli estremi confini della terra e fino alla fine dei tempiÂ ricorda Benedetto XVI al Regina CÃ¦li nella solennitÃ  di Pentecoste CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - Nella Âgrande festa della PentecosteÂ, cinquanta giorni dopo la Pasqua, lo Spirito Santo scese sulla comunitÃ  dei discepoli radunati con Maria, la madre di GesÃ¹, e con i dodici Apostoli. Celebrando questo grande e...


The world's seven leading industrial nations called on Friday for freezing debt payments owed by countries devastated by the Indian Ocean tsunami.


Notes, Quotes From Election Battleground

Sen. John Kerry's four-corner plan for the Southwest has been reduced to a tri-state strategy, with New Mexico his best hope for success.


Reading fans knew Middlesex League rival Woburn had a sensational player in Boston College-bound running back Mike McLaughlin. Yesterday, the host Rockets learned Woburn also has Hart.


A group of Saudi religious scholars have signed an open letter urging Iraqis to support jihad against US-led forces. "Fighting the occupiers is a duty for all those who are able," they said in a statement posted on the internet at the weekend.


Wall Street resumed its year-end rally, bolstered by a new report which showed consumer confidence had jumped sharply in recent weeks.


Virginia, Fairfax Commit Funds To Help Lure New IBM Jobs

The state of Virginia and Fairfax County each pledged $600,000 to entice International Business Machines Corp. to bring 1,250 high-paying new government contracting jobs to Fairfax.


Apple's Steve Jobs urges top record companies to begin selling songs online without copyright protection.


Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger was grateful that his players traded nothing more deadly than passes as they rediscovered their champagne football after a Champions


Roma, 17:50 - PALLANUOTO, MONDIALI: I CONVOCATI DEL SETTEBELLO

E' prevista per mercoledÃ¬ la partenza della nazionale di pallanuoto per Auckland, dove fino al 14 il...


Economic woes took a back seat at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, today with meeting participants focusing on corporate responsibility and playing down the possibility of a recession. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates set the tone by announcing grants of $306 million to develop farming in poor countries -- a new direction for his charitable foundation.


Gunmen still patrol the centre of Iraq's holy city of Najaf  after 16 days of fighting and delicate talks.


Another solid shot at the title Review Let's be honest, any new Flash-based 2, 4 or 8GB media player with a 240 x 320 screen has only one real aim in life: to be better than the equivalent device from that mob who slap a half-eaten Granny Smith on all their kit. So it is with the new Samsung YP-T10.â¦


Bed Bath & Beyond posts higher quarterly profit

Home furnishings retailer Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.  posted a higher quarterly profit on Wednesday as sales rose.


Le azioni del colosso della pay-tv volano a Francoforte


Better Mood at the Gas Pump. What About the Voting Booth?

Gas prices have dropped by nearly 25 percent since mid-July, putting the issue at the forefront of the midterm elections.


Palestinian PM says elections would lead to unrest

Early Palestinian elections will lead to unrest, Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said on Sunday after accusing President Mahmoud Abbas of trying to force his Hamas movement out of all government positions.


NRA Ads Focus on Kerry Gun Rights Record

The National Rifle Association mocks John Kerry's attempts to portray himself as friendly to hunting and other gun sports, putting the Democrat in its sights with a $400,000-a-week television ad buy in several presidential battleground states.


Spaceport America reports a successful launch

At Spaceport America in New Mexico, UP Aerospace successfully launched a rocket on Wednesday.


Germany said may modify Nazi symbols law

Germany could modify a law that forbids the distribution and display of Nazi symbols after a court fined a man for using crossed-out swastikas to protest far-right extremists, the justice minister was quoted Monday as saying.


The University of New Hampshire football team will be without its most dynamic playmaker in today's NCAA Division 1-AA quarterfinal matchup against Montana.


Be aware of the Medicare drug plan's gaps.


Oprah most powerful celebrity on Forbes 2007 list

Talk show queen Oprah Winfrey has replaced Tom Cruise as the world's most powerful celebrity and jailbird Paris Hilton has dropped off the annual Forbes magazine list of the 100 most influential stars.


Israel says yes to Middle East conference

Herzliya - Israel has agreed to attend a Mideast conference in London early in 2005, backing off its earlier reluctance to participate in the gathering, a senior official said on Thursday.


Ten killed by Iraq car bomb as Iraqi-US forces forge ahead with ...

RAMADI, Iraq, Oct 6  - A suicide car bomb ripped through a queue of young national guard recruits in western Iraq Wednesday, killing 10 of them as Iraqi and US forces pursued their crackdown on the country's insurgency.


FITCHBURG -- At 5 feet 9 1/2 inches and 145 pounds, Jacob Rytlewski couldn't have been an imposing physical presence as a high school quarterback. But he sure learned how to carry out a game plan, because it worked to perfection at the 48th Fitchburg Longsjo Classic.


Belgian court jails Iraq suicide bomb recruiters

A Belgian court convicted five Islamist militants on Thursday of belonging to a group that recruited suicide bombers in Belgium to go abroad, including a female convert who blew herself up in Iraq.


Update 1: Williams-Sonoma Profit Surges 55 Percent

Williams-Sonoma Inc. Wednesday said profit for its latest quarter jumped 55 percent, as sales surged at its Pottery Barn and outlet stores.


US Airways Flight Attendants Prepare For Possible Strike

The union representing flight attendants on Friday said it mailed out more than 5,000 strike authorization ballots to its members employed by US Airways as both sides continued talks that are expected to stretch through the weekend.


10 reasons elections in Iraq will succeed

from Britain, Australia, America, and countless other countries -- will be in action to make Iraq safer. In


Secure USB tokens used to verify a child's age before allowing him to chat.


The British Racing Drivers' Club tried to play hardball with Bernie Ecclestone and lost, the diminutive impresario revealed after dumping the historic Silverstone race.


Ukrainian presidential hopeful Viktor Yushchenko demands a re-run of the second round of the disputed election.


After Apartheid: Heated Words About Rape and Race

Charlene Smith, a journalist, has enraged President Thabo Mbeki by writing of the prevalence of rape in South Africa.


La convocazione alle 16 e 30. All'ordine del giorno il voto al Senato dell'Idvche ha battuto l'Unione sulla societÃ  "Ponte sullo stretto"                                          Prodi chiama Di Pietro a palazzo Chigi "PerchÃ¨ hai mandato sotto la maggioranza..."                                                                                di CLAUDIA FUSANI


Fifty soldiers from the 14th Signal Regiment are back at their base after completing six months in Afghanistan.


IDF - Intel seeks role in development of the next Internet

SAN FRANCISCO - To handle the demands of the next-generation Internet, a new layer of intelligent nodes and services needs to grow over the existing Internet structure, said Intel Corp. Chief Technology Officer Pat Gelsinger, during his concluding address at the Intel Developer Forum Thursday.


Seventeen suspected members of the Basque separatist group ETA were arrested throughout Spain in pre-dawn raids Tuesday, the EFE agency reported.


Andy Murray says he has never been in better shape for a Grand Slam after beating Ivan Ljubicic 6-7 6-4 6-2 at the Kooyong Classic.


Visits to England's museums and galleries that scrapped entry fees three years ago rise slightly again.


Ethiopia is a perilous place to be an Abyssinian lion — so perilous that an Italian aid group brought two orphaned cubs to the Italian Embassy, where the wife of a diplomat has been caring for them inside a fenced garden.


Chadian troops and Darfur rebels launch an attack in Sudan's western region, diplomatic sources say.


I carabinieri di Lecce ne hanno trovato 90.000 tonnellate


Milano, 20:07 - PALLANUOTO, EUROLEGA: PRO RECCO IN FINALE

Alla final four di Eurolega, in svolgimento a Milano, la Pro Recco ha battuto i greci


Londra, 19:44 - CALCIO, GB: BOLTON RESPINGE OFFERTA DEL CHELSEA PER ANELKA

Il Bolton ha respinto un'offerta del Chelsea per Nicolas Anelka. I Blues erano pronti a un important...


NJ's Tony-Honored Crossroads Promises 'History of the Word' and Hines-Helmed 'Ella' Musical

Playbill - Crossroads Theatre Company, the Tony Award-honored African-American theatre of New Brunswick, New Jersey  announced three plays of a planned four-play 2004-05 season.


During the third period, while Milan Lucic was back in the dressing room getting part of his face cobbled back together with six stitches, the rookie heard the horn and the cheer of the TD Banknorth Garden crowd, signaling that the Bruins - namely, Zdeno Chara - had scored an insurance goal.


Motorsport.com. Bernie Ecclestone said the British Grand Prix is unlikely to go ahead in 2005, as an agreement cannot be reached with the British Racing Drivers' Club (BRDC).


MP3 Creator Warns Tech Impasse Dooming Downloads

Rival technologies that baffle consumers  will run more companies out of business in the nascent music  download market than will head-to-head competition, one of the  lead creators of MP3 playback technology warned on Wednesday.


The UN war crimes court jails a Bosnian Serb general for life over the Sarajevo siege, increasing his earlier 20-year-sentence on appeal.


Yankees defeat Red Sox 8-5 in 10 innings

Jason Giambi homered twice and drove in five runs, hitting a solo shot to lead off the 10th inning on Sunday night and giving the New York Yankees an 8-5 victory over the Boston Red Sox that extended their lead in the AL East to a season-high 5 1/2 games.


Rescuers have struggled to reach three Philippine towns devastated by landslides and floods that killed at least 327 people as a powerful typhoon stayed on course to hit the same area within 48 hours.


Condono. Sulla proroga il Governo smentisce Lunardi

Caos sulla sanatoria edilizia. In una nota di Palazzo Chigi si afferma che "il Governo Ã¨ contrario alla riapertura dei termini del condono edilizio". Ed Ã¨ la risposta ad alcune affermazioni del ministro


Anita Roddick, founder of the Body Shop cosmetics chain, died on Monday evening after suffering a major brain haemorrhage, her family said.


Books of The Times: Clothes Make the Man ... Scared

It would be much easier to compare Joe Hillâs witty horror novel about a haunted suit to the work of Stephen King if Stephen King were not his actual father.


Deutsche Boerse ready to move Eurex to London in bid for LSE

German stock market operator Deutsche Boerse is offering to manage its derivatives business Eurex from London as a sweetener to convince the London Stock Exchange of the advantages of a merger, according to informed sources.


Denmark's Royal Theater has commissioned a new opera based on Lars von Trier's 2000 film, "Dancer in the Dark."


Ryan Miller was all set to put Martin Brodeur on the wrong side of a 1-0 decision.


Where Darkness Ruled, He Shone a Bright Light

Though it has its share of carnality, Bill Condon's wise and witty biography of the sex researcher Alfred C. Kinsey is, above all, an intellectual turn-on.


Stage 15: Foix to Loudenvielle-Le Louron, 121.7 miles. Stage winner: Alexandre Vinokourov (Kazakhstan), Astana, in 5 hours 34 minutes 28 seconds.


Labor talks in Detroit intensified yesterday, with the United Auto Workers selecting General Motors as lead company in contract negotiations that analysts and auto officials say could determine the survival of the Big Three automakers.


Creative inPerson the biggest hit at CES

The spotlight item from Creative this year was the inPerson, a WiFi video phone device.


Switching Attack, Edwards Slams Bush Over Iraq

President Bush misled the country by switching his focus to Iraq instead of Osama bin Laden, Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards said on Friday, in a departure from his usual campaign focus on domestic issues.


GREENSBURG, La. - These eager beavers had a whole new slant on money laundering. A bag of bills stolen from a casino was snapped up by beavers who wove thousands of dollars in soggy currency into the sticks and brush of their dam on a creek in eastern Louisiana.


One of two oil tankers that went missing laden with crude oil has been found, says the Nigerian navy.


Bzdelik on the day after Deposed Denver coach discusses his time ...

When Mount Prospect native Jeff Bzdelik became head coach of the Denver Nuggets in 2002, the team was supposed to be a lost cause - and it was, going 17-65 that first season.


The Church of England on Wednesday urged the people of Japan to join its campaign against a violent Sony Corp. computer game that allegedly uses a British cathedral as a backdrop.


A device for repelling teenagers stands out at the spoof Nobel awards ceremony - the Ig Nobels.


Another senseless tragedy occurred in the world of entertainment this week as "Dimebag" Darrel Abbott and three others were killed as the results of a shooting by an obsessed fan 25-year-old Nathan Gale at a Columbus, OH nightclub on December 10.


EDITORIAL: Private Cities Another Bad Idea

By The Macon Telegraph, Ga.  Feb. 27--No matter what they are called, "community districts" or "infrastructure improvement districts," it is the same old private cities idea brought up during last year's legislative session. Last year's proposal was sponsored by Macon's state Sen.


'Ivan the Terrible' brings a deadly fury to Jamaica

Jamaica was battered by its worst natural disaster in half a century yesterday as Hurricane Ivan inflicted howling winds and floods from torrential rain and gigantic waves on the island.


US not alarmed by Russian development of nuclear missile

The Bush administration says it is not alarmed by Russia's announcement it is developing a new nuclear missile. Russian President Vladimir Putin says the program is part of efforts to improve Russia's armed forces.


A Biella, l'uomo ricercato dai Cc anche con un elicottero


Scientists have made the lethal virus Ebola harmless in the lab, aiding research into a vaccine or cure.


Two Palestinian presidential election candidates are still awaiting Israeli permission to leave the Gaza Strip and campaign in the West Bank, the central election commission said on Wednesday.


A primary school considers making  pupils wear tags because of a shortage of lunchtime supervisors.


France has sent about 150 supplementary troops to Chad as a "precautionary measure" in response to a rebel offensive in the central African nation, a French Defense Ministry official said Friday.


Three tsunami aid workers in Indonesia are buoyed by the courage of survivors as they help in the recovery.


Ian Paisley Jr confirms he is receiving a salary as a researcher for his North Antrim MP father.


Iraqi forces find 47 more bodies in Baghdad

Iraqi police found 47 bodies around the   capital Baghdad in the past 24 hours, most of whom appeared to   have been the victims of sectarian violence, police said on   Saturday.


Edward D. Hoch, Writer of Over 900 Mystery Stories, Is Dead at 77

For the last 35 years, Mr. Hoch was a fixture of Ellery Queenâs Mystery Magazine, which published a story of his every month from 1973 until his death.


Ukraine Government Holds Meeting Without PM

Ukraine's government, prevented from meeting at its headquarters by protesters denouncing Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich, held a session elsewhere on Wednesday but without the premier.


NBC Vaults to Weeklong Ratings Win with Olympics

Fueled by coverage of the first three nights of the Summer Olympics, NBC handily won primetime in the week ended Aug. 15, according to Nielsen Media Research data issued Tuesday.


Steve Carell proved not nearly as all-powerful as Jim Carrey.


Milano, 15:31 - CALCIO, MILAN; KAKA': MILAN NON HA SNOBBATO CATANIA

Il Milan non ha snobbato il Catania e tantomeno la Coppa Italia. Lo afferma con decisione il Pallone...


About 100 Wounded at Egypt's Taba Hospital-Source

About 100 people were taken to a hospital in the Egyptian border resort of Taba on Thursday after a huge blast tore through an Egyptian hotel, a hospital source said.


Queen Elizabeth II and her family bade farewell to Princess Alice, who died a week earlier at 102, believed to be the greatest age ever reached by a member of the British royal family.


Sanofi pulls obesity drug application in U.S.

Sanofi-Aventis said on Friday it was withdrawing its application to sell obesity drug rimonabant -- its biggest new drug hope -- in the United States.


Hyatt Corp. on Thursday said it agreed  to buy AmeriSuites, an upscale limited-service hotel chain that  it hopes will complement its full-service portfolio.


Transit Strike Hits Paris and Much of France

A 24-hour strike that could be extended began at 8 p.m. to protest plans by President Nicolas Sarkozy to overhaul early retirement plans for a limited group of public-sector workers.


Cedono terreno Caterpillar e Alcoa, sale Boeing


Lega famiglie di fatto 'anima' la Conferenza nazionale


State radio: Iran to reject U.N. proposal

Iran state radio said Saturday the government would reject a proposed U.N. resolution to suspend uranium enrichment by Aug. 31 or face the threat of international sanctions.


Suicide Bomb Kills 18 in Iraq; Zarqawi Hunted

A suicide car bomber killed 18 people  near a hospital south of Baghdad on Saturday amid a surge of  violence by Iraq's mostly Sunni Muslim insurgents ahead of  Ashura, the holiest festival on the Shi'ite religious calendar.


Disney Wins as Judge Refuses New Pooh Trial

A Los Angeles judge on Wednesday denied a new trial to owners of the U.S. marketing rights for Winnie the Pooh after dismissing the firm's lawsuit against The Walt Disney Co. last year.


Virgin Mary Grilled Cheese frenzy may spur owner meltdown

I have come like a pilgrim to this modest Fort Lauderdale neighborhood, nestled conveniently between the flight path of a major airport and an Indian gaming casino, to witness a miracle - in marketing, if nothing else.


Coldiretti, in famiglie consumi in aumento del 10%


By Scarborough, Robert  FOR CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION, THE GLOBALIZATION OF the American economy is a challenge and an opportunity.


Sister Study To Help Scientists Puzzle Out Genes' Role In Breast ...

If your sister has breast cancer, there's a new way you can help fight for a cure. The National Institutes of Health is looking for 50,000 sisters of breast cancer patients for a study that will look at genetic


Election Debates Bring Memorable Moments

A sigh, a glance at a wristwatch, a  5 o'clock shadow.


Tens of thousands of demonstrators opposed to the evacuation of Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip proposed by the Israeli prime minister, Ariel Sharon, turned out in a show of force across Israel last night.


JERUSALEM -- Hamas dealt Israel its first combat death in nine months yesterday during an Israeli Army raid on a stronghold of the movement's military wing in the Gaza Strip.


Some prostate cancer treatments better than others

An analysis of men with early  prostate cancer treated at the Cleveland Clinic found that  those treated with external beam radiation therapy had poorer  overall survival than those treated with radioactive seed  implants (brachytherapy) or by surgical removal of the prostate  (radical prostatectomy).


Bush Signs Bill to Keep Government Going

President Bush on Sunday signed a stopgap spending bill that keeps the government running while Congress sorts out remaining issues related to a more permanent federal spending package.


Report: Google's social-networking move delayed

The search giant is rumored to be planning a social-networking announcement the week of November 5 related to Orkut, TechCrunch says.


Stefan LeFors, who played high school ball in nearby Baton Rouge, threw for one touchdown and ran for another to lead No. 7 Louisville to a 55-7 victory over Tulane on Saturday.


Database blues and grays The two database gurus whose blog produced a storm of protest over their criticism of Google's MapReduce technology last month have hit back with a robust defense.â¦


Tokyo's Nikkei average rose 0.7 percent  to a seven-month closing high on Thursday as brokerages rallied  on news of a possible merger between Daiwa Securities and  Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group


Pentagon: Al-Sadr more dangerous than al Qaeda

Shiite Muslim cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's Mehdi Army has replaced al Qaeda in Iraq as "the most dangerous accelerant" of the sectarian violence plaguing Iraq for nearly a year, according to a Pentagon report. Attacks by Iraqi insurgents and sectarian militias jumped 22 percent from mid-August to mid-November, and Iraqi civilians suffered the bulk of casualties, according to the report.


Egyptian worker shines the tables November 21 at the conference room at a five-star star hotel in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh where Egypt hosts an international foreign ministers' conference on Iraq to secure consensus on the embattled country


Thomson, the world's largest supplier of television set-top boxes, said Monday that it would buy a stake in ContentGuard, a US maker of anti-piracy software, in a deal that would make it a partner with Microsoft and Time Warner.


World leaders gathered at the United Nations on Tuesday to confront an agenda dominated by new terrorist threats, a humanitarian disaster in Sudan, turmoil in Iraq


The founder of Peru's Maoist Shining Path insurgency raised a defiant fist and proclaimed "glory to Marxism" in court Friday as the government retried him on terrorism charges a decade after he was sentenced to life in prison.


Chez GÃ©rard's big cheese is smooth but lacks bite

Media & professional: Interview: Nick Basing, a successful steak-frites boss whose brand 'touches the emotions'.


Rumsfeld: U.S. Troops Can Leave Before Iraq Peaceful

The United States does not have to  wait until Iraq "is peaceful and perfect" before it begins to  withdraw military troops from that troubled country, Defense  Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said on Friday.


Judge Says Lay, Enron Execs Must Face Trial Together

A federal court on Tuesday ruled that former Enron Corp. chairman Ken Lay should be tried alongside former executives Jeffrey Skilling and Richard Causey on charges linked to the disgraced energy company's collapse.


Da Reggio Emilia il premier rassicura il Paese: l'inquietudineche si sente "ha come obiettivo la crescita verso obiettivi buoni"                                          Prodi: "SarÃ  un Natale sereno ma basta a insidie e spallate"                                                                                I continui "al lupo al lupo" del centrodestra, ha detto il presidente del Consigliosi sono rivelati infondati e "fanno molto male agli italiani"


One in 10 Europeans knows nothing about the new EU constitution, a study suggests.


LVMH's Moet Hennessy to Buy Scotland's Glenmorangie

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA, the world's largest luxury-goods company, agreed to buy Scotland's Glenmorangie Plc for 300 million pounds ($545 million) to add the company's malt whisky to its stable of brands.


Women with a high genetic risk of breast cancer run a better chance of having it detected with magnetic resonance imaging than with mammography or other methods.


Three Indicted in Connecticut Corruption Case

A federal grand jury on Thursday  indicted an aide and a contractor to former Connecticut Gov.  John Rowland, who left office earlier this year amid a  corruption scandal.


Is free nationwide wireless broadband dead?

After the FCC dismissed applications to use a bandwidth segment as a nationwide wireless network, the future of the band is uncertain.


A gay rights group on Monday urged Barack Obama to cut ties with a gospel singer who it says spreads false information about homosexuality being a choice.


Tribunale Roma, la scelta non riguarda la magistratura


MacDermid CEO Leads Group Buying the Company

By Marc Silvestrini, Waterbury Republican-American, Conn.  Dec. 19--MacDermid Inc., a Denver-based company that was founded in and  still maintains a sizeable presence in Waterbury, has been sold to a private  group headed by the company's chairman and chief executive officer.


Milano, 13:11 - CICLISMO, BOONEN E POZZATO ALLA PARIGI-BRUXELLES

Tom Boonen e Filippo Pozzato saranno le punte della Quickstep-Innergetic alla Parigi-Bruxelles, in p...


US returns Buddhist artefacts smuggled out of Pakistan

The United States handed over to Pakistan a unique collection of 2,000-year-old Buddhist artefacts which had been smuggled out of the country two years ago.


By Mike Woten, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Dec. 16--GULFPORT -- In a game played in a setting like the "Twilight Zone," Harrison Central's boys shut out Gulfport 1-0 in a key Division 8-5A matchup.


IIFA signs MoU with University of Arts, London

New Delhi, Sept. 15 (PTI): International Institute of Fine Arts and the University of London have signed a MoU for teaching, developing and promoting fine arts in India and the United Kingdom.


Average U.S. home prices rose 0.5 percent in the first quarter from the prior quarter and 4.3 percent from a year earlier, but price appreciation was the slowest in a decade, a federal regulatory agency reported on Thursday.


IBM introduced on Monday its inexpensive OpenPower line of servers based on Power5 microprocessors and the Linux operating system.


Conn. Hospitals See Increase in Mammograms

Some Connecticut hospitals are reporting an increase in the number of women seeking mammograms following Gov. M. Jodi Rell's announcement that she has breast cancer.


Sydney, 12:20 - RUGBY, TONGA: CAMBIA NOME E PRENDE QUELLO DELLO SPONSOR

Cosa non si fa per lo sponsor. Epi Taione, giocatore della nazionale di Tonga, ha cambiato il propri...


The new Turkish army chief, Gen Buyukanit, says defeating Kurdish separatism is a top priority.


After his weeklong trip, the Vice President says countries in the region back the U.S. on Iran. But he claimed the same "support" five years ago, prior to the invasion of Iraq


Two Fired Grocery Executives Face Federal Fraud Charges

SYRACUSE, Sept. 17  â Two fired executives of the Penn Traffic Company, a regional grocer, have been charged with fraud, federal regulators said Monday.


US President Bush signs a law to pay for a 700-mile fence along the Mexican border in a bid to stop illegal immigrants.


U.S. to study heart risks of attention-deficit drugs

Two health agencies will conduct the largest-ever study of potential heart risks from medicines used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), officials said on Monday.


One need look no further than the heated political and moral arguments about the United States led intervention in Iraq to see that forceful involvement in the affairs of a distant nation


Boeta Dippenaar's 85 helps South Africa to a five-wicket win in the first of three one-dayers against Zimbabwe.


Golf ultimately is defined by winning and losing. The year will be remembered in the record books for Tiger Woods missing the cut in a major for the first time in his career, then rebounding to win the next two and finishing the year with six straight victories on the PGA Tour. Phil Mickelson slipped his arms into a green jacket at the Masters, then buried his head in his hands at Winged Foot after a colossal collapse at the U.S. Open.


Buffett to assess blowout year, look to future

Warren Buffett, who last year  generated a 24 percent return for Berkshire Hathaway Inc.  (BRKa.N) (BRKb.N) shareholders, may this week tell investors  and followers to lower their sights for 2007.


Calcio, Lega; Zamparini: voteremo scheda bianca

"Voteremo scheda bianca, ci auguriamo che lo facciano in tanti e che Galliani prima di venerdÃ¬ faccia un passo indietro". Lo ha detto Maurizio Zamparini, presidente del Palermo, lasciando la sede della Lega.


takes an oath together with Vice President Ahmad Zia Masoud (L) and Vice President Abdul Karim Khalili during the inauguration in Kabul's Presidential Palace, Afghanistan, Dec. 7, 2004.


Police impersonator guilty of tricking way into Windsor Castle

A British man with a long history of impersonating police officers pleaded guilty to tricking his way into private quarters at a royal palace by pretending to be a senior officer.


France Presses on with Iraq Hostage Rescue Efforts

France pressed on with efforts to save  two French journalists held hostage in Iraq on Thursday after a  deadline to rescind a law banning Muslim headscarves in state  schools passed without word from the kidnappers.


Milano, 17:10 - CALCIO, BUFFON: PALLONE D'ORO NON E' GRANDE CRUCCIO

Intervistato in esclusiva da Sky Sport, Gianluigi Buffon ha parlato del Pallone d'Oro che in un prim...


D.C. officials were told last year that lax enforcement of security procedures made it possible for a handful of contract employees to steal tens of thousands of dollars in lottery tickets and prize money, according to records released this week in response to a Freedom of Information Act request...


France to return 'pharaoh's hair' to Egypt

France is to hand over to Egypt a lock of hair said to belong to the mummy of Ramses II that was put on sale on the Internet last year, French officials said Monday.


Family survives four days in quake rubble

Four days after a deadly earthquake rocked parts of Japan, a woman and her two children have been pulled from the rubble alive. The 39-year-old woman and her two young children had been trapped in a car buried by a landslide.


Saddam, on hunger strike, is fed with tube

Saddam Hussein was hospitalized Sunday and fed with a tube on the 17th day of a hunger strike to ensure he was healthy enough to continue with his trial, the chief prosecutor said. The procedure came as the ex-leader's troubled trial nears a verdict that could lead to his hanging.


The Queen is attending a commemoration service marking the 90th anniversary of the WWI battle of Passchendaele.


Some hundred Germans missing in Asian tsunamis: Ministry

Some 100 German tourists are still missing in disaster region two days after the tsunamis in Asia, foreign minister Joschka Fischer said here on Tuesday.


Tough day for closers in National League

Ninth-inning leads weren't safe in the National League, as some of baseball's best closers found out. New York's Billy Wagner, Arizona's Jose Valverde and Houston's Dan Wheeler blew saves Thursday, and Jonathan Broxton of the Dodgers coughed up a four-run lead in the ninth on a day of wild finishes.


EU Seeks End to Diplomatic Freeze in Cuba

The European Union is considering a  shift in policy toward Cuba that would get it back on speaking  terms with President Fidel Castro's government, diplomats said.


Madison area cable provider Charter Communications is set to complete the "telecom triple play" with the addition of phone service.


Government hits back at 'police state for Muslims' claim

Prime Minister Tony Blair's government has dismissed as "utter nonsense" and "gross caricature" a Muslim's claim that the country was a "police state" for Muslims after he was arrested in anti-terror raids last week.


British home secretary's ex-lover ready to testify over nanny visa probe

LONDON  - The former lover of Britain's Home Secretary David Blunkett is ready to testify before an inquiry into claims Blunkett abused his position, her husband said Sunday.


US and Iraqi forces say they control of three-quarters of Falluja after two days of fighting with insurgents.


The couple received a prize of Rs 20 lakh.


Senator John Kerry said that the plan to move 70,000 troops out of Europe and Asia was ill-advised in view of the North Korean nuclear threat.


Ukraine Rivals OK Vote Reforms for Rematch

Ukraine's political rivals agreed early Tuesday on legislation to ensure a fair vote during the rerun later this month of the fraud-ridden presidential runoff but remained divided on constitutional amendments trimming presidential powers.


Backup Feeley Breaks Hand in Eagles' Loss

A.J. Feeley breaks his hand in the Eagles' 13-11 loss to the Jets but Philadelphia's backup quarterback may not miss any time.


LONDON, September 13 (New Ratings) - Analyst Norbert Barth of DZ Bank maintains his "buy" rating on Bayer (BAY.ETR). The fair value is set to â¬25.


British Judge Questions Halt to Arms Fraud Inquiry

The judge questioned why the government ordered the Serious Fraud Office to stop investigating claims of corruption related to a 1990s arms deal with Saudi Arabia brokered by BAE Systems.


China Eastern shareholders torpedo Singapore Air deal

SHANGHAI/HONG KONG  - Shareholders of China Eastern Airlines  on Tuesday rejected a deal to sell a 24 percent stake in the country's third-largest carrier to Singapore Airlines  for US$920 million.


Il consiglio sarÃ  preceduto dal pattoche si prepara a sfiduciare l'ad su invito di Geronzi                                          Capitalia nella bufera revoca dei poteri ad Arpe                                                                                Domani lo decide il cda, le deleghe a Paolo Cuccia  di LUCA IEZZI


[World News]: Kabul, Oct.9 : Afghanistan's first democratic election has been thrown into confusion after it was announced that most presidential candidates were boycotting it.


Iranian journalists meet to protest against the arrests of eight webloggers and press journalists.


Non tutto il tesoretto sara' destinato al risanamento


Sony needs consistent PS3 strategy: videogame publisher

Sony Corp  needs to establish an  unwavering marketing strategy for its PlayStation 3 game  machine to drive growth of its console business, the head of  Japanese videogame publisher Square Enix Co Ltd  said.


IRAN again ruled out a total suspension of uranium enrichment today as a second round of talks with European negotiators ended without an agreement on incentives to get the Tehran regime to abandon the practice.


Termina 3-3 la sfida dellâOlimpico tra Roma e Inter. Giallorossi in vantaggio al 9â con Montella e ben messi in campo per tutto il primo tempo; nel primo minuto di recupero Cambiasso pareggia di testa.


Sprint Corp.'s agreement to buy Nextel Communications Inc., in a $35 billion deal unveiled yesterday, will shake up the mobile phone market and create the third largest US wireless service provider.


Paris Hilton has been transferred from a medical ward at a Los Angeles County jail and returned to the all-women's facility where she began her sentence for a probation violation more than a week ago, a sheriff's official said Thursday.


American software giant PeopleSoft remained defiant against Oracle's hostile $9.2billion (Â£5billion) bid yesterday despite PeopleSoft shareholders backing the offer over the weekend.


A multi-billion pound auction of  airwaves for a new wave of digital services is announced by Ofcom.


Presi dopo 2 settimane di indagini. Tre erano tornati in libertÃ  grazie all'indultoTra di loro c'Ã¨ anche "Pippotto" l'ex baby rapinatore dei record. Nel gruppo un minorenne                                                  Napoli, il delitto dell'edicolante fermati i quattro presunti killer


President Bush ranked in the middle of his Air National Guard flight class and flew 336 hours in a fighter jet before letting his pilot status lapse and missing a key readiness drill in 1972, according to his flight records belatedly uncovered Tuesday under the Freedom of Information Act.


North Korea on Monday reportedly told a visiting British diplomat in Pyongyang that a billowing cloud of smoke caused by an explosion last week was the planned demolition of a mountain for a hydroelectric project, according to news reports.


The government says it will not oppose any legal move by the Countryside Alliance to delay the ban on hunting.


Capello gets green light to launch England revival

Fabio Capello was Thursday given a green light to begin plotting England's renaissance in international football after the  Football Association (FA) agreed in principle to his appointment.


Libya court upholds death sentence on medics

Libya's Supreme Court upheld death sentences on Wednesday against six foreign medics for infecting Libyan children with HIV, but officials said they could win a reprieve next week.


Pakistani immigrants disembark in Canary Islands

Eighteen Pakistani immigrants were taken off a boat carrying more than 200 people and carried ashore in a lifeboat at this port south of Tenerife in the Canary Islands, an AFP journalist witnessed.


Political hand behind Jodhaa Akbar protests: Benegal

Eminent filmmaker Shyam Benegal on Monday alleged that there was a political hand behind the   protests held against Ashutosh Gowariker's epic romance Jodhaa Akbar in several cities.


Andrei Kirilenko will not return to the Utah Jazz's lineup Saturday as previously planned after coach Jerry Sloan decided to give his All-Star forward another week of practice and rehabilitation for his injured knee.


Plug and RAID SGI has popped out a new low-end storage system that it bills as its "easiest-to-deploy" "plug-and-play" box to date.â¦


Minister Ariel Sharon ordered his army to press on with a week-old offensive that has killed 75 Palestinians. briefed him on Israel's biggest and bloodiest military campaign in the Gaza Strip in four years of open conflict.


Italian prosecutors on Tuesday cleared a physician who disconnected the respirator of a paralyzed man who had asked to die, a patients advocate group said.


Lawsuit: NYC Created 'Guantanamo' at RNC

Saying the city had created its "own little Guantanamo on the Hudson" during the Republican National Convention, a lawyer Monday filed a lawsuit on behalf of nearly 2,000 people arrested at demonstrations.


Pratima Kumari and Sanamacha Chanu become the first Indians to fail a drugs test at an Olympics competition.


Two British Mobile Phone Operators Share Networks

T-Mobile UK and 3 UK are combining their third-generation networks to save money.


Jones's jail sentence is signal for U.S., says Coe

Marion Jones's drugs disgrace has been a wake-up call for U.S. athletics, IAAF vice-president Sebastian Coe said on Sunday.


In closing arguments, Scott Peterson prosecutors use alibi against ...

Scott Peterson's own claim that he was out fishing near where his pregnant wife's body later turned up is proof enough to convict


Earnings, Outlook Lift MGI Stock: Company Upbeat on Top-Selling Drug

By Christopher Snowbeck, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn.  Feb. 9--Shares of Bloomington-based MGI Pharma advanced more than 7 percent Thursday after the company provided an upbeat assessment of the market for its top-selling drug to prevent chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting.


Venus and Serena Williams served their way into the U.S. Open quarter-finals with impressive straight-sets victories on Sunday, setting up a possible clash between the American sisters in the final four.


Sixteen of the two dozen amendments the Senate will consider attaching to a revived immigration bill come from senators who helped derail the legislation earlier this month.


Salesforce.com, Google form software alliance

Software maker Salesforce.com Inc. said it reached an agreement with Google to make Web-based software applications that help businesses improve sales and marketing.


NOW Technology Group Launches Enhancements to NOWeCentral Web-to-Print Storefront and Creative Asset Management Software; Enhancements Further Focus NTG's Commitment to the Direct Mail and Print on Demand Industry

NOW Technology Group (www.nowtg.com), the developer of industry leading web-to-print and creative asset management software, today announced enhancements to its flagship NOWeCentral print on demand, licensed software application.


People, Warming Earth Causing Vast African Lakes to Dry Up

By Charles J. Hanley  JINJA, Uganda - At Jinja pier the rusty red hull of a Lake Victoria freighter sat barely afloat in water just 6 feet deep - and dropping. "The scientists have to explain this," said ship's engineer Gabriel Maziku.


Are IRAs safe from creditors in bankruptcies?

The US Supreme Court wrestled yesterday with a question of interest to millions of Americans mired in debt -- whether tax-deferred Individual


Ivory Coast Violence Spreads, France Evacuates Citizens

Description: NPR's Noah Adams speaks with NPR's Ofeibea Quist-Arcton about the growing unrest in the Ivory Coast, a former French colony.


Indonesia's former president Suharto dead

Former president Suharto, hailed as the father of development by some Indonesians during his 32 years in power and accused of corruption and rights abuses by others, died on Sunday after a long illness.


The latest machine for helping the Energy Department model nuclear explosions has become the world's most powerful computer. An IBM Corp.


UK Teenagers to Get Safe-Sex Messages on Phones

LONDON (Agence de Presse Medicale) - British teenagers will  be able to get text messages about contraception and safe sex  as part of a campaign to reduce the high number of unwanted  pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections, a charity  announced.


Tokyo stocks closed higher Tuesday for the first time in eight sessions as investors bought high-technology stocks on upbeat earnings reports by Texas Instruments and IBM. The dollar was up against the Japanese yen.


"Spam is a major security problem," acknowledges Microsoft founder Bill Gates, but he maintains that progress has been made in the fight against unsolicited e-mail.


Biopharmaceutical company Human Genome Sciences Inc. said Monday that it named H. Thomas Watkins as chief executive officer and a director to succeed William A. Haseltine, founder and former chairman and CEO, who retired from the company effective Oct.


Officials declared victory Sunday over a wildfire that just missed two upscale subdivisions in the Sierra foothills west of Reno.


Columbine High School was evacuated Thursday after officials received at least one call about a bomb threat, authorities said.


GIAPPONE - Sette giovani morti su furgone: suicidio di gruppo

I cadaveri di sette giovani, quattro uomini e tre donne, tutti intorno ai vent'anni: li hanno trovati in Giappone a Saitama, 50 chilometri a ovest di Tokyo, all'interno di un pulmino preso a noleggio. I sette


Japan sees record exports in October but growth slows

Japan's trade surplus in October rose 8.8 percent as exports hit a record high on strong demand for ships, automobiles and steel even as export growth overall slowed.


US Launches Fresh Assault on Sadr Forces in Najaf

US forces launched a fresh assault on Shi'ite rebels in the embattled Iraqi city of Najaf on Sunday after talks on transferring control of the mosque at the center of a two-week siege ran into difficulties.


JERUSALEMâEmbattled Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon toppled another hurdle on his long and winding road to withdraw from the occupied Gaza Strip yesterday, winning cabinet approval for a bill to compensate Jewish settlers who leave and punish those


Viewpoint: Can security be increased without turning schools into armed camps? An expert on disaster preparedness tells how it can be done


Chinese Ex-President Turns Over Last Post

BEIJING - Former President Jiang Zemin turned over his last major post as chairman of the commission that runs China's military to his successor, Hu Jintao, the government said Sunday, completing the country's first peaceful leadership transition since its 1949 revolution.    Jiang, whose term was to have run until 2007, handed in his resignation during a meeting of the ruling Communist Party's Central Committee, the official Xinhua News Agency said...


Unseasonably heavy downpours have triggered landslides and submerged large areas in northeastern India, Bangladesh and Nepal the past three days, leaving at least 144 people dead, officials said Saturday.


Blair ally questioned anew in 'cash-for-honors' probe

Lord Michael Levy, a close ally of British Prime Minister Tony Blair, was grilled anew as part of an inquiry into claims of shady financial dealings by the governing Labour Party.