Gommone con tre giovani disperso da sabato, ricerche sospese per ...

LIVORNO, 10 OTTOBRE 2004 - Sono state sospese per il buio le le ricerche nel Tirreno di un gommone con tre persone a bordo che risulta disperso. L'imbarcazione era partita ieri alle 16,30 circa da Capraia.


Per violenze in Pakistan e aumento dei prezzi dei cereali


Parzania director honoured with Ramnath Goenka Award

It is indeed celebrations time for Rahul Dholakia, the producer - director of the hard-hitting movie Parzania.


Siena, 13:21 - CALCIO, SIENA: FRICK IN VANTAGGIO SU CORVIA

Rifinitura a Colle di Val D'Elsa per il Siena in vista della trasferta di Messina. Beretta dovr&agra...


InfoWorld - Hewlett-Packard is upgrading its inkjet printers to appeal to small business owners for whom a big business machine is too expensive but a small consumer-oriented printer inadequate.


Is Upgrading to Windows XP SP2 Worthwhile?

Users of Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition are scheduled to begin receiving Service Pack 2 via automatic update starting today. But delivery of the Professional Edition has been delayed at least a week while Microsoft and its users grapple ...


Russian archaeologists believe they may have found the remains of two children of the last tsar, executed in 1918.


Hedge fund Breeden Capital Management pushes for big changes at Applebee's.


New Orleans nurses turn home into clinic

The sign on the gate in front of the pretty blue house announced the good news to a neighborhood that has had little since Hurricane Katrina: "There's a doctor in the house. Make your appointment NOW!"


The Celtics hoped the lesser New Jersey Nets showed up at TD Banknorth Garden last night. They wanted the underachieving, road-weary, injury-riddled Nets, not the version favored to win the Atlantic Division. They wanted the Nets who dropped all four games on a recent Western Conference swing and arrived here riding a six-game losing streak.


India, Said to Play Down AIDS, Has Many Fewer With Virus Than Thought, Study Finds

If the results of a survey are correct, India is no longer the worldâs supposed leader of people infected with AIDS.


L'annuncio su "Repubblica" di oggi a 407 anni dalla morte del filosofoL'iniziativa nata dal dibattito sui Dico al classico "Manno" di Alghero                                            Necrologio dal liceo per Giordano Bruno "Ricordiamo il martire del libero pensiero"                                                                                Due classi hanno discusso a lungo, poi hanno deciso e si sono tassateIl professore (di formazione cattolica): "Un pensiero modernissimo"di VALERIO MACCARI


Tonya Harding has a migraine. She's been sick for months with bronchitis and the flu. Now she has to meet the press to promote her upcoming celebrity boxing match. Interview rules are set by the promoter and Harding's new manager, who is also her godmother. There are to be absolutely no questions about Nancy Kerrigan. A reporter ...


Garrison Keillor, host of public radio's "A Prairie Home Companion," has endorsed Democratic Sen. Barack Obama for president, Obama's campaign announced Sunday. Obama also won backing from a key backer of former candidate John Edwards.


UN accuses Israel of excessive force during Gaza offensive

A United Nations official has accused Israel of "gross violations" of international law in a recent offensive in which more than 100 Palestinians died in the northern Gaza Strip.


Texan leads American sweep of 400 medals

He was supposed to uphold the tradition of Michael Johnson and Baylor University. He was to break cultural barriers. He was to restore the 400 meters.


Suicide Bomber Kills 25 in Pakistani Mosque

SIALKOT, Pakistan  - A suicide bomber killed at  least 25 people in a mosque packed with worshippers and wounded  more than 50 when he blew himself up during Friday prayers in  the eastern Pakistani town of Sialkot, police said.


E diventa il secondo maggior azionista dopo il Nasdaq


Pixar's computer animated movie "The Incredibles" topped weekend box office tallies with $70.7 million, passing "Finding Nemo"'s 2003 box office record. Two week champion "The Grudge" drops to #3, bringing in $13.5 million, while the Oscar buzzed movie...


Sport: Rugby union: Jonny Wilkinson misses Saturday's match and is doubtful for Springboks crunch


A Long-Sought Advance for a Gun-Control Bid Born of Sorrow

C arolyn McCarthy was a content homemaker and a nurse before gun violence blew up her life. Yesterday, she found a moment of peace when a promising piece of gun-control legislation cleared the House.


Scientists have identified the gene that controls a baby's first breath.


A suburban Atlanta school board that put stickers in its high school science books that said evolution is "a theory, not a fact" abandoned the legal battle Tuesday after four years.


Yahoo Inc.  and Symantec  Corp.  unveiled a joint consumer Internet security  service on Monday that will help the two companies compete  against major rivals such as Google Inc.  and Microsoft  Corp. .


The environment minister is set to back a private scheme for a centre at NI's top tourist attraction.


A rare giant squid measuring eight metres (26 feet) in length and weighing in at more than 250 kilogrammes (550 pounds) has washed up on an Australian beach, scientists said Wednesday.


Talk spreading of PVH buying Warnaco: analyst

Speculation that Phillips-Van Heusen  Corp.  might take over struggling apparel company  Warnaco  was heavy among the crowd gathered at a Las  Vegas apparel show this week, according to a Lazard research  note published on Wednesday.


Texas Instruments Inc., the leading maker of chips for cell phones, tightened its profit and sales outlook for the first quarter on Monday.


Sono buone le condizioni del neonato lasciato nella culla del Policlinico CasilinoGli Ã¨ stato dato il nome del dottore che lo ha curato. Avviate le pratiche per l'adozione                                          Mistero sul bimbo nella ruota degli esposti probabilmente Ã¨ italiano, si chiamerÃ  Stefano


Police Raid Dutch Home of UK Hostage's Brother

The brother of a British hostage in Iraq said Saturday intelligence officers had raided his Dutch home, copied data from his computer and forced him to make a five-page statement about his activities.


Two Days After the Game, Patriotsâ Belichick Is Still Being Belichick

During a 10-minute conference call Tuesday, which began shortly after 3 p.m., Bill Belichick did not care to reflect much on Sundayâs events, or anything, for that matter.


ATI 80nm GPUs given PCI Express thumbs-up

ATI's upcoming RV535, RV560 and RV570 GPUs have been certified as PCI Express-compatible by the PCI SIG, a move that paves the way for the parts' release.â¦


Noted programmer Adam Bosworth leaving Google where he had been in charge of health initiatives.


Port Elizabeth - England, inspired by fast bowler Simon Jones, were on the brink of victory when bad light stopped play on the fourth day of the first Test against South Africa at St George's Park on Monday.


Gates Keeps Up Push for Entertainment Dollars

LAS VEGAS/SEATTLE  - The Xbox video game player  and software for viewing movies on TV screens have brought  Microsoft Corp. into customers' living rooms, Chairman Bill  Gates said on Wednesday, and new partnerships will help the  software maker expand beyond the PC.


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


Group in Algeria Turned To Al-Qaeda for Assistance

Al-Qaeda's affiliate in Algeria was originally called the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat, a name derived from a fundamentalist branch of Islam. Founded in 1998, six years after the outbreak of a civil war that has killed an estimated 200,000 Algerians, the group's stated mission was to...


Angels beat Devil Rays, 3-0, avoid sweep

Kelvim Escobar won his career-best fifth consecutive decision and Garret Anderson drove in two runs to help the AL West Division-leading Los Angeles Angels avoid a three-game sweep with a 3-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on Thursday.


Can't wait to see the Super Bowl champion New England Patriots look to continue their 15-game winning streak when they host the Indianapolis Colts next Thursday? Gridiron junkies will whet their appetite tomorrow at 7 p.m. at Battis Field in Middleborough, where the Middleboro Cobras and Brockton Buccaneers will tangle for Eastern Football League supremacy.


An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 shook Manila on Friday night, swaying high rises, knocking out power over a wide area and sending frightened residents into the streets. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.


Bush Picks Kerik for Homeland Security Job

President Bush has picked as his homeland security secretary former New York City police commissioner Bernard Kerik, who helped the city respond to the Sept.


France and Britain will push for a U.N. resolution to dispatch African Union and United Nations peacekeepers to Darfur, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Friday.


Londra, 15:11 - CALCIO, AGENTE LJUNGBERG: NON VERRA' IN ITALIA

Difficilmente Freddie Ljungberg vestirà la maglia della Fiorentina. ''Ljungberg in Italia? No...


BUENOS AIRES -- A federal court acquitted five men yesterday of being accessories to the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center that killed 85 people, the deadliest terrorist attack on Argentine soil.


Artie Shaw, the famed bandleader of the 1930s swing era, has died at home today at the age of 94. His attorney says Shaw died of natural causes, and had been ill for some time.


Bizarrely, the presidential election hinges at the moment on how much action Democratic contender John Kerry saw while serving in Vietnam -- as opposed to President Bush's defense of Texas and Alabama as a member of the National Guard.


Genentech Inc. (DNA.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Wednesday said third-quarter earnings rose 50 percent, spurred by growth in new colon cancer treatment Avastin and strong sales of its


FBI says search of Queens mob graveyard is over

The FBI and police search of a vacant lot known to neighborhood residents as a graveyard for people ordered killed by the late mob boss John Gotti ended Sunday after yielding the remains


HDTV 'Starter' Kit for PC Comes with Some Kinks

High-definition television can  show the sweat beading on an athlete's brow, but the cost of  all the necessary electronic equipment can get a shopper's own  pulse racing.


Secondo indiscrezioni potrebbe rilevare quota di Nasdaq


The UN is holding events across Asia to encourage the region to adopt free and open source software.


A moderate earthquake struck early Monday off the coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island, killing four people, officials and witnesses said.


Talebani: "Mastrogiacomo libero se non è una spia"

Un sedicente portavoce dei rapitori dell'inviato di Repubblica in Afganistan parla con la Reuters. Due reporter pachistani dicevano di saperlo vivo


Livorno, 20, 20:02 - Calcio, scontri tra tifosi e polizia dopo Livorno-Inter

Alcuni agenti feriti e contusi sono il bilancio degli incidenti scoppiati dopo la partita Livorno-In...


Martin Scorsese, the creator of "Raging Bull" and "Taxi Driver," finally won Oscar recognition on Sunday but he had to share the spotlight with politician Al Gore, regal actress Helen Mirren and Cinderella story Jennifer Hudson.


Ratification of the tentative labor  contract between the United Auto Workers union and Chrysler LLC  was thrown into jeopardy on Monday after workers at four of the  eight assembly plants that must vote on the deal rejected it.


Britainâs Networks Come Clean to Lift a Cloud of Distrust

The BBCâs disclosure that it had played fast and loose with the name of a cat in a childrenâs television show is only the latest acknowledgment of deception by British broadcasters.


Cadbury Says Annual Results to Be at Low End of Range

Cadbury Schweppes Plc, the maker of Dr Pepper and 7Up, said results will be at the ``lower'' end of the range it has targeted in the current fiscal year because of lack of demand in the US and European drinks markets.


Reinventing Date Night for Long-Married Couples

Brain and behavior researchers say many couples are going about date night all wrong.


Days after top-tier Democratic fundraiser Norman Hsu was arrested in a 15-year-old fraud case, he contacted the FBI and confessed to making bogus business deals in a sprawling new scheme, prosecutors said.


Olive oil is good for you, but not quite good enough

(November 9, 2004) - I'ma big fan of olive oil. Have been ever since I first heard about cholesterol. I haven't cooked with butter since the late '80s â-xcept for a cameo appearance in Thanksgiving turkey stuffing.


"It's a horrible feeling to think I may be deported."  A U.S. citizen who moved to Scotland at the start of the Great Depression said Friday that she could be deported from Britain as an illegal immigrant and was scared of returning to an America she didn't remember.Marguerite Grimmond, 80, was born in Detroit, but at the age of two she moved to Arbroath in northeast Scotland with her Scottish mother.In May, she traveled outside of Britain for first time since 1929 on a family vacation to Australia. But when she returned, immigration officials at London's Heathrow Airport said she did not have the necessary permit to remain in Britain, Grimmond said. Read more


New Worm Installs Network Traffic Sniffer

A new worm whose payload includes the SDBot trojan tries to install a "sniffer," seeking to use infected computers to capture login and banking information for other computers on the same network.


COLUMBIA, S.C. -- David Greene struggled early but finished with 213 yards passing and two touchdowns to lead No. 3 Georgia to a 20-16 victory over South Carolina yesterday.


HSBC shares drop in HK after profit warning

Shares of HSBC Holdings  fell more than 2 percent in Hong Kong on Thursday, after the British lender announced a larger-than-expected 2006 bad debt charge.


The Boca Raton, Fla., venture capital firm hopes to get $210 million or more for the teenage apparel retailer.


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


Asian Quake 5th Largest Since 1900--USGS

The earthquake that shook southern  Asia on Sunday was one of the most powerful since the start of  the 20th century, the U.S. Geological Survey said.


Apple lancia iTunes Music Store in Europa

Apple ha lanciato oggi una versione per lâUnione Europea del proprio rivoluzionario iTunesÂ® Music Store, dando agli appassionati di musica in Austria, Belgio, Finlandia, Grecia, Italia, Lussemburgo, Olanda, Portogallo e Spagna lâaccesso alle stesse


Worms May Wear "Bio Blanket" to Live in Hot Water

Scientists recently returned from a deep-ocean expedition say they are a step closer to understanding how life thrives around cracks spewing scalding water at the bottom of the ocean.


Mitsubishi secures $1.23b aid deal: report

Scandal-hit Japanese automaker Mitsubishi Motors will likely to get 100 billion yen ($AU1.23 billion) in additional aid from three group firms, a report has said.


Russia Launches Inquiry Into School Siege

Russia's parliament will launch an  inquiry into a school siege that killed over 300 hostages,  President Vladimir Putin said on Friday, but analysts doubt it  will satisfy those who blame the carnage on security services.


Attachmate's new Synapta presentation and builder tools are designed to abstract host information so developers can more quickly build composite applications with existing assets.


WALTHAM -- Gary Payton and Paul Pierce decided the Celtics should start practice at noon yesterday. On the surface, it may appear a small concession from coach Doc Rivers, a sign that he feels comfortable enough in his new role to cede a technically insignificant amount of control. Symbolically, it reinforces the notion of the Celtics as a democracy with ...


Hurricane Hits Florida, Cutting Power and Water for Millions

Shrieking winds and angry sheets of rain thrashed Florida's coast as Hurricane Frances hit land early this morning and was making its way slowly across the state.


Japan's "Hidden Christians" face extinction

IKITSUKI ISLAND, Japan  - One by one, the sacred relics -- a medal of the Virgin Mary, a crucifix and other revered objects -- are taken from a cupboard and placed on an altar for a Christmas Eve rite passed down through centuries from Japan's earliest Christians.


How to Avoid Living Like a Poor Student at Age 70

The savings you need to live comfortably may be more thank you think.


U.S. Treasury debt prices were mixed in quiet trade on Friday as investors shuffled money up and down the yield curve while awaiting economic data and more Fed comments later in the session.


The authorities in breakaway Somaliland say they are holding three Belgian immigration officials.


New Sleep Drug May Be Less Prone to Abuse

THURSDAY, Oct. 5 (HealthDay News) -- The sleep medication ramelteon (brand name Rozerem), recently approved in the United States to treat insomnia, does not appear to have potential for substance abuse or for motor or cognitive impairment, according to company-funded research.


Singer Robbie Williams confirms he will appear on a new Band Aid charity Christmas single.


Coast Guard Helicopter Crashes in Alaska Rescue

Six people were missing after a U.S.  Coast Guard helicopter crashed into the stormy Bering Sea after  plucking the last remaining crew members from a disabled  Malaysian cargo vessel, officials said on Thursday.  Those missing after the helicopter crash late on Wednesday  included crew members plucked from the stricken Seledang Ayu, a  738-foot Malaysian-flagged freighter that later split in two.  The ship was carrying soybeans, according to one news report.


Tsunami survivors on the isolated Andaman and Nicobar islands told harrowing tales Thursday of going without food after fleeing mammoth waves that smashed their villages


EU Takes Over Bosnia Peacekeeping from NATO

EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana and NATO head Jaap de Hoop Scheffer oversaw the transfer of power ceremony Thursday at Sarajevo's Camp Butmir.


Q3 revenue meets lowered forecasts, Q4 may fall short

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Shares of Intel rallied in pre-open trading Wednesday amid relief that the company did a better-than-expected job moving part of its excess inventory and that the weakness it sees in the fourth-quarter isn't as bad as some feared


Cargo planes touched down with aid Wednesday, bearing everything from lentils to water purifiers to help survivors facing the threat of epidemic after this week's quake-tsunami catastrophe. The first Indonesian military teams reached the devastated west coast of Sumatra island, finding thousands of bodies and increasing the death toll across 12 nations to nearly 77,000.


BARQUISIMETO, Venezuela  -- Brad Guzan made several key saves, including one on a penalty, in his first Copa America appearance but couldn't get to Jaime Castrillon's 14th-minute header and the United States lost 1-0 to Colombia on Thursday night.


The TV networks have begun to put programs on the Web. The selections are crisp, clear, legal and free. But there arenât many choices, and they donât stay on the Web long enough.


N.Korea Says Will Never Dismantle Its Atomic Arms

North Korea will never dismantle its  nuclear arsenal and will not resume talks on its atomic  programs unless the United States drops its hostile policy, the  North's official KCNA news agency said on Saturday.


An experimental NASA jet has flown at just under 10 times the speed of sound, a record that is a step forward for the plane and its experimental scramjet engine.


TEHRAN, Nov. 6 -- Two days of talks in Paris between Iranian and European delegations about Iran's nuclear program ended late Saturday without a formal agreement, but diplomats said progress had been made.


The bulls and the bears are in this  together, scratching their heads and wondering what's going to  happen next.


ATHENSâBrazilian runner Vanderlei de Lima was 46 seconds ahead of the pack - only five kilometres from Panathinaiko Stadium and in line for a gold medal in the historic Olympic marathon race.


Another of Greater Baltimore's marquee companies will soon have out-of-state ownership, as Chicago-based General Growth Properties Inc. announced Friday morning it will buy the Rouse Co. for $7.2 billion.


Life in a remote US Army outpost in Iraq: IEDs, DVDs, and A/C

Doria, near Kiruk, is part of the new US counterinsurgency effort, where 110-degree heat isn't the only foe US troops face.


Braylon Edwards sat slump-shouldered on the Michigan bench, not speaking a word. Chad Henne sat on another bench, staring straight ahead.


Police suspect the bomb attack on the Australian embassy in Indonesia was a suicide operation and that up to three militants may have died in the blast, a senior commander said.


Tiger Woods sues yacht builder over use of his name

FORT LAUDERDALE -- Tiger Woods is taking a swing at the builder of his luxury yacht ``Privacy,'' accusing the shipyard in a lawsuit of using his name and photograph for financial gain without permission.


Israeli killed in Palestinian rocket attack

An Israeli man died in a Hamas rocket attack from the Gaza Strip on Sunday and Prime Minister Ehud Olmert pledged to press ahead with military action to halt the salvoes, saying "no one involved in terror" was immune.


US asks Laos to probe alleged massacre of Hmong children

The United States said it was taking "very seriously" reports that the Laotian military massacred ethnic Hmong children, urging Vientiane to launch a probe on the issue.


It must have felt like the good ol' days at NBC: the three most-watched prime-time programs and "Nightly News" back on top of the ratings. Too bad it's the middle of summer, when few people are paying attention.


Job cuts unacceptable say Alitalia unions

ROME: Unions at Alitalia called a plan to cut a quarter of the workforce "unacceptable" and urged the Italian government yesterday to step in to ease the pain of restructuring the ailing state-controlled airline.


Two Portuguese families are moved from their homes in Armagh after an early morning attack.


Jacqueline Batteast had 18 points and No. 6 Notre Dame held Seton Hall to a season-low 22-percent shooting, beating the Pirates 54-33 on Sunday.


When Brown opens its Ivy League season Saturday against visiting Harvard, there will be more on the minds of the players and coaching staff than avenging last year's 52-14 loss to the Crimson or trying to end Harvard's four-game winning streak against the Bears.


Trading Votes for Pork Across the House Aisle

Representative John P. Murtha of Pennsylvania is best known inside the Capitol for turning pet spending projects into power.


Le previsioni indicavano un rialzo dello 0,5%


De Gasperi: Prodi, Per Lui Europa E Italia Coincidevano

(AGI) -Trento, 19 ago. - L'interesse nazionale e quello europeo per lo statista democristiano Alcide De Gasperi coincidevano.


After 40 visits, Bush still courts Pennsylvania

If President Bush is to carry Pennsylvania on Nov. 2, it will take the help of the thousands of true believers who filled Hersheypark Stadium on a wet, chilly afternoon yesterday.


John Alvin, Designer of Memorable Film Posters, Is Dead at 59

Mr. Alvin created memorable images for movie posters, billboards and advertisements, including the two fingers touching above the Earthâs surface for âE.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial.â


In Case Against Politician, Friendship, Ambition and Betrayal

Representative William J. Jefferson of Louisiana went from helping a small company to trying to take it over for his familyÂs benefit.


$425 million later, MoMAreopens its doors with a grand new look

When the Museum of Modern Art was looking to remake itself, Japanese architect Yoshio Taniguchi reportedly told MoMA's director that given "a lot of money, I will give you great architecture.


But Teams Survive to the End With Big Men Such as Oden

Wing players with beautiful jump shots inspire the imagination,ÃÂ but teams with a great big man win titles, and that's why Greg Oden should go No. 1.


MONTREAL/NEW YORK  - Alcoa Inc.  says it could raise its hostile $28.6 billion offer for Alcan Inc.  if warranted, but the Canadian aluminum maker has rebuffed requests for talks, a regulatory filing showed on Tuesday.


In data 14 Ottobre 2004 la canadese Corel Corporation ha annunciato di aver acquistato Jasc Software Inc produttrice della famosa suite grafica Paint Shop Pro giunta in tempi recenti alla versione 9. Questa


Corporal honoured for bravery in Afghanistan

A British soldier was awarded the army's second-highest military honour for bravery for service in Afghanistan Thursday, just a day after Britain called for more support from its allies there.


Gip di Bari: Â«Gli ex ostaggi italiani in Iraq erano mercenariÂ»

Gli ex ostaggi italiani sequestrati in Iraq per 56 giorni il 12 aprile scorso Cupertino, Stefio, Agliana e Quattrocchi (quest'ultimo ucciso dai rapitori) erano mercenari al servizio degli Stati Uniti. A stabilirlo


Though the MRI of Bill Mueller's sore right knee showed no apparent damage, the Red Sox third baseman flew to Phoenix yesterday to be examined by Dr. David Zeman , who performed arthroscopic surgery on the knee May 28. "The initial call was pretty good, but the guy's been inside the knee," said manager Terry Francona , who started Kevin ...


Outspoken Republican Senator John McCain says he has "no confidence" in Donald Rumsfeld's handling of Iraq.


Opera-singing phone salesman Paul Potts has won the final of TV variety show Britain's Got Talent.


Red Sox Look to Reverse the Curse with Game 7 Win

When the Boston Red Sox and New York  Yankees meet in Game Seven of the American League Championship  Series Wednesday the result could produce the greatest comeback  in Major League history.


Probe ordered into apparent Afghan jailbreak attempt

The Afghan government has ordered an inquiry into an apparent jailbreak attempt by suspected Al-Qaeda prisoners which left five guards and four inmates dead.


UN body unlocks small Beluga caviar trade in 2007

Limited amounts of the world's most prized caviar, beluga, will be allowed back on cocktail tables this year after the UN's watchdog on endangered species lifted a ban on international trade.


'Patience, perseverance must be keynotes to resolve Kashmir'

Islamabad, Sept. 10 (PTI): Contending that linking progress on talks on Kashmir to measure the success of the Indo-Pak dialogue process could lead to frustration and deadlock, the Pakistani media has said


McDonald's Expands Test of Deli-Style Sandwiches

McDonald's Corp. is expanding its test  of five varieties of deli-style sandwiches and expects to have  them in 400 of its U.S. restaurants by the end of the year, a  spokeswoman said.


Toshiba's board to kybosh HD DVD this week?

Troubled format doomed, claim Japanese moles Toshiba's board of directors will this week meet to put and end to the company's production of HD DVD machines, it has been claimed.â¦


Filmmaker Moore wishes Bush well at L.A. rally

Filmmaker Michael Moore on Tuesday launched into the final days before the U.S. debut of his movie "SiCKO" with two things that might surprise his detractors: a call for compassion for others and well wishes for President George W. Bush.


Stricken mortgage lender reveals Â£100m black hole in employee pension funds


CLAMART, France Yasser Arafat is gradually recovering from serious illness after a weekend of treatment and tests at a French military hospital, Palestinian officials said Monday.


Udine, 17:52 - CALCIO, UDINESE; MARINO: RESTANO ANCORA 90 MINUTI

"Nel primo tempo non siamo stati brillanti come a Palermo, abbiamo sofferto un po'. Nella ripresa av...


U.S. confirms body of missing soldier found in Iraq

The U.S. military confirmed on Thursday that a body pulled from the Euphrates River near Baghdad on Wednesday was that of one of three missing U.S. soldiers abducted in an ambush two weeks ago.


AT&T quarterly profit gains on wireless, Internet

Top U.S. telecommunications service  provider AT&T Inc.  on Tuesday reported a rise in  quarterly profit and revenue, helped by growth in wireless and  Internet subscribers.


Iraqi Elections Will be Held on Time, Prime Minister Promises

The interim prime minister of Iraq, Iyad Allawi, has told a joint session of the US Congress, elections scheduled for January will go ahead, saying the Iraqi people are determined not to allow insurgent and terrorist attacks to spoil election plans.


Torino, 20:09 - CALCIO, DEL PIERO: ZIDANE CAMPIONE E UOMO GRANDE

Ai microfoni di Sky Sport  Alessandro Del Piero sincero su Zidane. ''Ho avuto la fortuna di giocare ...


GARDEZ, Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai had to abort a rare campaign rally Thursday in this town southeast of the capital when a rocket was fired over his helicopter as it began to land.


Messaggio del Papa: 'celeste consolazione' per familiari


Slow Food: La Provincia di Foggia al Salone del Gusto di Torino

SarÃ  presente anche la Provincia di Foggia alla V edizione del "Salone del Gusto", in programma a Torino da domani fino al 25 ottobre prossimi, presso il Centro espositivo del "Lingotto Fiere" di Torino.


Dubai, 12:32 - CALCIO, INTER; MANCINI: A DUBAI BILANCIO GIA' POSITIVO

Roberto Mancini definisce ''positivo'' il bilancio della prima parte di ritiro dell'Inter in Dubai. ...


Allyson Felix and Jeremy Wariner defended their world championship titles in the fastest times of their careers in Japan on Friday.


Il supereuro non si ferma nuovo record sul dollaro

ROMA - Ennesimo record per l'euro. In nottata la moneta unica europea ha toccato quota 1,3375 dollari, nuovo massimo storico. In seguito ha rallentato la corsa ea inzio mattinata passa di mano a 1,3361. Nei


The Northfield-based food giant has put its Altoids mints and Life Savers candy brands up for sale, according to a company source.


A Star Wars stormtrooper helmet made for George Lucas goes under the hammer on Tuesday in London.


Media Advisory: Eastman Executive to Address JPMorgan Conference

Eastman Chemical Company (NYSE:EMN):  Basic Materials Conference J. Brian Ferguson, chairman and CEO, Eastman Chemical Company (NYSE:EMN) will address the Basics and Industrials Conference, sponsored by JPMorgan, in New York City on June 11, 2007 at 10 a.m. Eastern Time.


Londra, 13:33 - CALCIO, MANCHESTER UTD VALUTA RONALDO OLTRE 100 MLN

Il Manchester United valuta Cristiano Ronaldo oltre 100 milioni di euro. Secondo radiomercato, il gi...


UN chief Kofi Annan's comments on Iraq war kick up row

BBC, LONDON, September 16: Key states who joined the US-led invasion of Iraq have rejected claims by the United Nations secretary general that the war was illegal.


US and Iraqi forces clashed with insurgents in northern Iraq on Saturday after launching an operation to destroy an alleged militant cell in the town of Tal Afar, the US military said.


Scientists develop a patch which can inject medicines painlessly through the skin.


Kenny Dichter, founder and C.E.O. of Marquis Jet, learned early on to keep expenses under control.


Fire destroys vintage planes at historic Michigan airport museum

VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich. Fire has destroyed a Michigan aviation museum hangar and all the vintage aircraft inside. No word on what caused last night's fire at the Yankee Air Museum at Willow Run Airport in Van Buren Township, 25 miles west of Detroit.


An estimated 2.5 million people lined the streets of Manhattan this morning to watch the 78th annual Macy`s Thanksgiving Day Parade.


Americans Lured to Look at Digital Cameras

Millions of Americans who waited patiently for the quality and convenience to leap forward and the prices to roll back are now jumping on the digital-shutterbug bandwagon.


Internet travel agency Orbitz Inc. (ORBZ.O: Quote, Profile, Research) , which has agreed to be bought by Cendant Corp. (CD.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , on Wednesday reported a higher


Business & money: Department store group reports 8% jump in sales, while sales at Waitrose were 28.5% higher on the year


E' maggiore perdita della sua storia, Asia in profondo rosso


Amburgo, 11:43 - CALCIO, GERMANIA: BUCHWALD NUOVO TECNICO ALEMANNIA AACHEN

Guido Buchwald, campione del mondo con la Germania nel 1990, è il nuovo allenatore dell'Alema...


OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Nuovo portale e newsletter dei Gesuiti Australiani dedicato a ÂFede e giustiziaÂ Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - www.faithdoingjustice.com.au  Ã¨ lÂindirizzo web del nuovo portale lanciato nei giorni scorsi in Australia. Letteralmente significa ÂFede che crea giustiziaÂ, e intende infatti collegare e rivedere, alla luce della fede in Cri...


On Wednesday the J. Paul Getty Museum announced that it had acquired Irving Pennâs âThe Small Trades.â  The series includes 252 full-length portraits of workers.


O'Reilly Says He's Ready to Fight Charges

NEW YORK - Fox News Channel's Bill O'Reilly made a TV talk show appearance on what he said was "the worst day of my life" Thursday, vowing to fight sexual harassment charges by one of his producers.    Accuser Andrea Mackris spoke publicly for the first time, saying she felt threatened by her former boss, who filed a lawsuit charging the woman and her lawyer with extortion...


News Corp Buys Telecom Italia's Sky Italia Shr For EUR88M

MILAN (Dow Jones)--Australian-based media company News Corp. (NWS) Tuesday said it paid EUR88 million to buy Telecom Italia SpA's (TI) 19.


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Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs unveiled new versions of the company's market-leading iPod media player Wednesday, including an iPod Nano with a 2.5-inch screen for watching movies and playing games.


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Barack Obama is wearing a wristband in memory of a soldier killed in Iraq, given to him by a mother who said she wants the Democratic presidential candidate to keep others from dying.


Cuba announces a ban on commercial transactions in dollars in response to tighter US sanctions.


On Web, black gays say 2 artists anti-gay

A reggae concert meant to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS is coming under fire from some black gay bloggers and activists who are incensed that the lineup includes two artists they consider to be anti-gay.


Actress Scarlett Johansson will launch the Venice Film Festival with the world premiere of The Black Dahlia.


Reggae star Beenie Man has been banned from performing at an MTV concert in Miami after gay activists planned a protest over the singer's past lyrics.


Victorious Vaughan on the right path to glory

Michael Vaughan has endured a lean time in one-day cricket but show him an Australian cricketer and he is a man transformed. Yesterday, at Edgbaston, he excelled as batsman, bowler


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Longtime EBay CEO Meg Whitman is expected to announce her retirement sometime in the next few weeks.


Poll: Character trumps policy for voters

For all the policy blueprints churned out by presidential campaigns, there is this indisputable fact: People care less about issues than they do about a candidate's character.


Novartis Withdraws Application for Prexige

Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis AG said Tuesday it is temporarily withdrawing an application for European Union approval of its painkiller Prexige, but added that it will present new data this week to prove the safety and effectiveness of the drug.


NEW YORK - U.S. stocks are seen slightly lower at the open Friday as oil's latest push into record territory continues to unnerve investors...


Nearly two years after filing for bankruptcy protection, the Linux vendor is making a profit.


News: TRMM Sees Rain from Hurricanes Fall Around the World

Since rain and freshwater flooding are the number one causes of death from hurricanes in the United States over the last 30 years, better understanding of these storms is vital for insuring public safety.


Martin Brodeur broke a tie with George Hainsworth for second place on the NHL's career shutout list, making 30 saves in the visiting New Jersey Devils' 1-0 overtime victory over the Calgary Flames last night.


Featured posts from the CNET Blog Network--July 13

Blog: From iPhone crashes to streaming music deals, check out what's new on the CNET Blog Network.


Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have opened talks aimed at reviving the defunct Home Internationals but this time England would be replaced by the Republic of Ireland.


U.N. moves to authorize complicated Darfur force

The U.N. Security Council is  expected to authorize up to 26,000 troops and police for Darfur  but implementation will take months providing the world body  finds enough personnel and Sudan cooperates.


U.S. Says Cigarette Companies Lied for 50 Years

Cigarette makers lied and tried to  confuse the public about the dangers of smoking for 50 years,  the U.S. government said on Tuesday as its $280 billion case  against the industry went to trial.


Beijing calls in German envoy over Dalai Lama's visit to Merkel

China has summoned Germany's ambassador in Beijing to discuss Chancellor Angela Merkel's decision to grant the Dalai Lama an unprecedented meeting this month, the German foreign ministry said Friday.


Internet retailer Amazon.com Inc. has  started taking early orders for Microsoft Corp.'s long-delayed  Windows Vista operating system, offering versions of the  product from $100 to $399.


Lute Olson Keeps Drawing Talent to Tucson

Lute Olson turned 70 last month, not that anyone would know it by looking at him or his basketball program. He remains a towering, imposing presence, in excellent physical shape thanks to regular workouts and brisk 70-minute walks each morning in the hills around his home. The white hair is still perfect. And the basketball talent keeps rolling in to Tucson.


In a Jan. 23 story about a weeping Madonna, The Associated Press erroneously reported the year when a 5-year-old girl said she saw the statue cry tears of blood. It was in February 1995, not February 2005.


LOS ANGELES - Michael Eisner, who helped transform The Walt Disney Co. into a media powerhouse, but has come under increasing pressure recently to improve the company's lagging performance, will retire after more than two decades as CEO, the company said Friday...


Shares of Amazon.com Inc. rose nearly 9 percent Monday after the online retailer said it recorded its best holiday season ever.


Black Watch mourns as fourth soldier dies

Soldiers of the Black Watch regiment are mourning the loss of another colleague who was killed in a roadside bomb in Iraq. Two others from the Scottish regiment were wounded in the attack on a Warrior armoured


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Group calls on CDC to lead US obesity fight

A new report by a national health advocacy group calls state and national policies ineffective tools in the war against obesity. The Trust for Americaâs Health, a nonprofit organization based in Washington


Film Stuntmen Aim for Space Snatch-and-Grab

A space capsule holding atoms collected from solar wind was en route to a tricky rendezvous with Earth today, offering scientists the first material Nasa has brought back from space in nearly three decades.


Flawless day gives Woods 60th career title

LEMONT, Illinois  - Tiger Woods produced a flawless final round eight-under 63 to win his 60th career title with a clinical two shot victory at the BMW Championship on Sunday.


One of the UK's rarest birds is found in the East Anglian Fens for the first time since World War II.


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"Ocean's" brings series to spirited close

CANNES  - Rolling the dice for a third time in "Ocean's Thirteen," Steven Soderbergh and his team beat the odds. Final chapters of trilogies invariably suffer from lameness. This, of course, already transpired in "Ocean's Twelve," where subplots misfired and the script resorted to all sorts of sleight-of-hand trickery.


Afghan Given Death in Reporters' Murders

An Afghan court sentenced a man to death Saturday for the 2001 killing of three foreign journalists and an Afghan colleague who were pulled from their cars, robbed and shot as they rushed to cover the collapse of the Taliban.


Berlino, 12:16 - CALCIO, VAN DER VAART: LA JUVE? PREFERISCO LA SPAGNA

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PBS pushes up Julia Child film after her death

NEW YORK -- Following the death of Julia Child, PBS moved the premiere of a one-hour documentary on the kitchen icon that had been set to air next year.


Radiohead readies New Year's Eve Webcast

English rock band Radiohead will  perform its new album, "In Rainbows," in its entirety during a  pre-taped, hour-long set that will premiere New Year's Eve on  TV and the Internet. The event will air on Current TV and  Current.com starting 12 a.m. EST on December 31, and will  repeat three times throughout the next day.


Colbert Consulted Parties Before Announcing Run

Stephen Colbert â who announced plans to run for the presidency, though only in South Carolina  â  is serious enough about the stunt that his staff reached out to the stateâs Democratic and Republican committees in advance of his declaration.


Officials from Iraq's new government were left embarrassed last night after mistakenly announcing the capture of Saddam Hussein's deputy, the most senior figure from the regime still on the run.


Manchester United says player transfers and a weaker performance on the pitch cut its full-year profits by nearly a third.


Israel PM Olmert says has early prostate cancer

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told Israelis on Monday he will have minor surgery to remove a cancerous growth on his prostate gland but assured them that it would not affect his ability to govern.


Sinn Fein's decision to begin cooperating with the Northern Ireland police has boosted peacemaking and made it more likely that Protestant hard-liner Ian Paisley will agree this month to share power, the chief negotiator for the IRA-allied Sinn Fein said Friday.


AS CHELSEA MOVE SERENELY onwards and upwards at the top of the Barclays Premiership, Arsenal, the champions, are just about hanging on to their coat-tails.


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IAEA concerned about disappearance of nuclear material from Iraq

ELEANOR HALL: The report by the International Atomic Energy Agency overnight which warned that sensitive weapons technology may have made its way from Iraq onto the nuclear black market has prompted concerned responses from both Britain and the United


"Eastern Promises" tops at Toronto film festival

"Eastern Promises," a Russian mob  thriller directed by Canadian cult legend David Cronenberg, won  the Toronto International Film Festival's top prize on  Saturday, positioning itself as an early Oscar favorite.


WASHINGTON -- The State Department accused Syria on Friday of threatening members of Lebanon's parliament to force enactment of an extension of three years in the term of pro-Syrian President Emile Lahoud.


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Achievements on Humanitarian Access in Darfur 'fast falling apart'

Renewed insecurity stops Oxfam delivering vital aid to 200,000 people in Darfur - Security in Darfur has deteriorated over the past two weeks leaving nearly 200,000 people in Darfur cut off from vital aid supplies.


Austria's OMV faces fight to become central European energy ace

Austrian oil group OMV announced a takeover offer Tuesday for Hungarian counterpart MOL aimed at creating a central European powerhouse, but its hostile approach ran into immediate resistance.


Brain Cells, Doing Their Job With Some Neighborly Help

How does the brain process all of the information being taken in by our senses every second of every day?


Banks led a FTSE 100 rally on Monday at the start of a busy week for the sector.


Europe's top players get the chance to try and stop Tiger Woods at the Dubai Desert Classic this week after the PGA Tour's biggest hitters all failed in the task.


The trial of a brash, young Japanese entrepreneur entered its second day Tuesday with a prosecution witness testifying that Livedoor, the Internet company Takafumi Horie founded, doctored its earnings by selling and buying its own stock.


Hurricane Jeanne pounds storm-weary Florida

WEST PALM BEACH, Florida, Sept 25  - Ferocious winds and sheets of rain pummeled storm-weary Florida Saturday as Hurricane Jeanne targeted areas on the Atlantic coast that were already battered by Frances earlier this month.


Palermo, 11:23 - CALCIO, UEFA; PALERMO: IN TURCHIA CON QUATTRO PRIMAVERA

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Carl Pavano wrapped up talks Wednesday with the Seattle Mariners and moved on to Anaheim, where he's expected to attend the winter meetings later this week and visit the Angels.


French adjutant-chief Eugene Rouges died with several of his men here when a German artillery shell exploded in their trench on Nov. 16, 1916.


Australian Pleads Not Guilty to Terrorism Conspiracy

David Hicks, whose restlessness took him from skinning kangaroos in Australia's outback to fighting for Islamic armies throughout Europe and Asia, appeared


Softbank takes on NTT in land-line sector

Softbank Corp. said Monday it will start offering a discount land-line telephone service beginning in December, a move expected to deal yet another blow to industry behemoth NTT Corp.


PalmSource is not the only mobile device manufacturer with high interests in Linux, NTT DoCoMo has just announced an agreement with MontaVista Software, a developer of Linux software for mobile handsets and other related devices, to acquire majority stake


Michael Eisner of Walt Disney has become the sphinx of the media world, with shareholders and foes trying to decipher his comments regarding whether he'll try reclaim the chairman's


Alleged plot leader has fled Sudan, say party officials

The alleged ringleader of an anti-government plot has fled Sudan, a senior official from his Popular Congress (PC) party said, after the authorities had spent weeks searching Khartoum for him.


World Business Briefing | Europe: France: Vivendiâs Profit Down; Year-Ago Gains Cited

Vivendi said fourth-quarter profit dropped 51 percent from a year ago, when the company had a tax credit and asset sales. Vivendi, parent company of Universal Music, said it earned 610 million euros ($799 million) in the quarter, down from 1.25 billion euros. Revenue rose 1 percent, to 5.5 billion euros ($7.2 billion). Sales at Universal Music fell 1.5 percent.


In Trials for New Cancer Drugs, Family Pets Are Benefiting, Too

Dogs are receiving groundbreaking drugs or other treatments for cancer, a leading cause of death in older dogs.


Sales growth in China and other emerging markets offset a decline in North America to help push Toyota's profit up 7.5 percent for its third fiscal quarter.


US President George W. Bush told voters in the key state of Florida that Democratic rival John Kerry was "not prepared and equipped" to lead the war on terrorism.


Getting the Word on Intellectual Law From the Top

Many of them had heard the lectures from authority figures before: Don't illegally download songs and games from the Internet because people make their livings selling those products, stealing is a crime, every crime has unseen consequences, and so on.


At least two persons were killed and 18 injured when a bomb exploded at the fag end of a concert in Colombo by Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan.


Russian investigators refuse to rule out sabotage after two airliners crash minutes apart, killing 89 people.


Rescuers recovered the bodies of 15 more workers killed in a Polish mine explosion early Thursday, bringing the death toll to 21 and leaving little hope that the remaining two missing men would be found, a mining company spokesman said.


Reduced backwards compatibility for European PS3

Why it should be any different is anyone's guess Sony Corp has said today that the European version of PlayStation 3 will play fewer PlayStation 2 games when it launches on March 23 compared with models launched earlier in Japan and America. "The backwards compatibility is not going to be as good as the U.S. and Japan models," a Sony spokesman said.â¦


Forecasters cautioned Wednesday that Hurricane Ivan could pose a third consecutive threat to Floridaâs coast, leaving millions of residents thinking to themselves, ânot again.


Bomb Blasts, Attacks Kill 46 in India's Northeast

GUWAHATI, India  - Separatist militants set off  bombs and opened gunfire across India's northeast on Saturday,  killing at least 46 people and wounding nearly a 100 in one of  the bloodiest days in the troubled region.


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Morphology and Diagenesis of Dimorphosiphon Talbotorum N. Sp., An Ordovician Skeleton-Building Alga (Chlorophyta: Dimorphosiphonaceae)

By Boyd, Donald W  ABSTRACT-  Dimorphosiphon talbotorum n. sp. from the Upper Ordovician Bighorn Dolomite of Wyoming is an ancient representative of the erect skeleton-building green algae. Circumstantial evidence indicates that the original skeletal material was aragonite. If so, D.


Career Couch: Financial Side Effects of On-the-Job Injuries

When it comes to workers' compensation, different states offer different benefits.


Bucks request meeting with Chinese draft pick Yi

The owner of the Milwaukee Bucks has written to first-round draft pick Yi Jianlian requesting a meeting with the Chinese power forward, according to a newspaper report.


Greetings. My name is Angel Raich. Since you're a supporter of the Drug Policy Alliance and ending our nation's "war on drugs," you may have heard of me.


Musharraf lifts emergency rule in Pakistan

President Pervez Musharraf lifted emergency rule in Pakistan and restored the constitution on Saturday, in a move Western nations hope will stabilize the nuclear-armed state as Islamic militant violence spirals.


HMV Ties the Knot with Microsoft for New Download Service

The Guardian UK reported that UK music retailing giant HMV is joining with Microsoft to create a new HMV-branded online music download site.


Anglo American approves $1.2 billion nickel project in Brazil

Global mining giant Anglo American says it has approved the construction of facilities to mine nickel in Brazil, amid record high prices for the metal.


Radio Broadcasters Mull Digital Music Stores

Radio broadcasters are considering  technology and business models that may soon allow listeners to  click, listen and buy the tunes they hear on their favorite  radio stations.


Resta iniziativa Parlamento, governo presentera' emendamenti


With knives sharpened and school kids watching, one of Japan's coastal whaling towns butchered its first catch of the season Thursday — and defended the practice against international criticism.


Englishman arrested for assaulting child

Austin police are working with overseas officials to bring charges against an English man for sexual assault of a child, a second-degree felony.


Pakistan claims its security forces have killed a leading al-Qa'ida member who was a main suspect in the kidnap and murder of the journalist Daniel Pearl, and an assassination


NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 6: Exactly a month from now, the first BCCI match will be played out between India and Australia. By now, the broadcaster should have renegotiated the rate card for the nth time with media planners.


Shooting spree claims sixth hunter in Wisconsin

Even before the deadly shooting rampage began, one of the hunters had taken note of the license number on the back of Chai Vang's blaze-orange


GOP Sharpens Attacks As Convention Opens

NEW YORK Aug. 30, 2004 - Sen. John McCain said Monday it was fair game to criticize Democrat John Kerry's anti-war protests three decades ago, firing an opening salvo as Republicans at their national convention


MySQL bites Oracle before Oracle bites it

Gets your retaliation in first In a pre-emptive strike against Oracle, database vendor MySQL has launched its first site-wide license and support package, pricing it the same as a single Oracle CPU database license.â¦


The leader of the world's feuding Anglicans urged them to work toward a structure for coexisting Tuesday despite differences on the roles of women and gays and the authority of the Bible.


[World News]: New York, Nov 12 : A World Health Organisation (WHO) committee has sanctioned genetic research on the heavily protected smallpox virus that ravaged the world for centuries, sending shockwaves among scientists worldwide.


With more than 600,000 Fiat 500s still out on the roads, two Italian senators are pushing a bill to make sure the beloved mini-car that thrust Italy into the motor age isn't done in by modern anti-pollution ...


British Police Thwart Terrorism Kidnap Plot

Police in central England arrested eight people in a major security swoop on Wednesday which a defense source said involved a plot to kidnap and possibly kill a Muslim British soldier.Comment


Several of the biggest, most powerful sports organizations in the United States announced Thursday the formation of a joint antidoping research program.


Computer concerns on int'l space station fade

NASA reported major progress on  glitches in a critical computer system on the International  Space Station on Friday as astronauts repaired insulation  damage to the space shuttle Atlantis during a spacewalk.


Top Daiei shareholder says open to tie up

Marubeni Corp., the top shareholder in troubled Japanese retailer Daiei has said it was open to an alliance with a rival firm but denied it was already in talks with Aeon Co. and US giant Wal-Mart.


Blind Chinese activist appeals "unlawful" sentence

A blind Chinese human rights activist   whose jailing last month sparked an international outcry has   filed an appeal, asserting authorities stifled his defense and   apparently coerced witnesses into testifying against him.


Delegates to discuss combatting TB, AIDS

Old drugs, outdated tests, empty promises, new threats. Such is the bleak reality surrounding an international tuberculosis conference opening Thursday in a city scarred by a killer combination of TB and AIDS: an already nightmarish scenario worsened by the spread of virtually untreatable strains.


Ernie Els figured he had a fighting chance of winning the Dunhill links championship in Scotland before the start of the final round over the Old Course at St Andrews on Sunday.


Mortaza puts Bangladesh on top in Zimbabwe Test

Fast bowler Mashrafe Mortaza grabbed two early wickets to put Bangladesh in a commanding position on the third day of the first Test against Zimbabwe here.


Good Technology supported by HP, Samsung

The company announces a new version of its wireless messaging and data access software.


No tax on Internet access until at least 2007

Consumers won't have to pay a tax to log on to the Internet until at least 2007, after Congress voted Friday to renew a recently lapsed ban on Internet taxation.


Election date set to stop Iraq falling into anarchy

The decision announced yesterday by Iraqi, American and United Nations officials to hold elections on Jan 30 reflected a judgment that delaying voting would further embolden insurgents and nudge Iraq closer to anarchy.


Russia Offers $10 Million for Chechen Rebels -Agencies

The Russia government has offered a $10  million reward for information to help it hunt down Chechen  rebel leaders Shamil Basayev and Aslan Maskhadov, accused by  Moscow of being behind last week's school siege, news agencies  reported on Wednesday.


Russia to stop free lifts for US astronauts

MOSCOW - Russia's cash-strapped space agency said on Tuesday it would stop giving US astronauts free rides into orbit in the future.


Craig Masback, who for the last 10 years has been the chief executive officer of USA Track and Field, resigned last week to become director of business affairs for Nike Global Sports Marketing.


By George Kelly, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Feb. 5--Firefighters extinguished a single-alarm house fire this morning, a Contra Costa Fire Protection District dispatcher said.   The fire began just before 5 a.m. in the 12200 block of Byron Highway, the dispatcher said.


Mortgage industry reloads as subprime misery lingers

NEW YORK - Angelo Mozilo, the butcher's son who built Countrywide Financial Corp. into the largest mortgage lender in the United States, was in no mood for soul-searching over the subprime home crisis.


Fool Video: Making the Most of Your Mutual Fund

Fool analyst Shannon Zimmerman discusses how to manage your mutual fund in uncertain times.


Ben Roethlisberger guided the Steelers to four touchdowns following uncharacteristic New England turnovers as Pittsburgh ended the Patriots' two long win streaks with a remarkably easy 34-20 victory Sunday.


Afghanistan's counter-narcotics minister has resigned, a ministry spokesman said on Sunday, as the country brings in what is expected to be another record harvest of opium, a crop which is funding Taliban insurgents.


Mets agree deal to sign Santana: reports

The Minnesota Twins have agreed to trade starting pitcher Johan Santana to the New York Mets in exchange for four players, MLB.com reported on Tuesday.


Computer Associates International shareholders vote down a proposal to recoup money paid to top execs during an accounting scandal.


Japan's Toshiba to focus on audio-visual business, to triple sales

Japan's tech and engineering giant Toshiba Corp. said it will make its audio-visual products its core business and aims to trip sales in this segment by 2010.


Civilians die as US forces attack 'al-Zarqawi's bases' in Fallujah

US aircraft, tanks and artillery have pounded the resistance stronghold of Fallujah, killing at least eight people and wounding 15, while rebels struck back in Baghdad by killing six police recruits.


Lockyer gets plaudits for Kangaroos' win

LONDON: Australian rugby league skipper Darren Lockyer got the lion's share of the plaudits in Britain's Sunday newspapers for his influential role in the Kangaroos' 32-12 defeat of the Kiwis in London yesterday.


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Battle on Secret Evidence in Jackson Case

SANTA MARIA, Calif. - In a high-stakes drama of legal gamesmanship, prosecutors and defense lawyers in the Michael Jackson child molestation case are battling over still-secret evidence that might make or break the case against the pop star...


Mission Viejo, 10:28 - NUOTO, 1500 SL: RECORD MONDIALE DELLA ZIEGLER

Kate Ziegler ha migliorato il record mondiale dei 1500 stile libero. La 18enne americana, nel meetin...


Bad news for banner ads = good news for 'featuretisements'?

Can "featuretisements" re-attract eyeballs that just don't see banner ads or contextual text links anymore? Rochester-based BlueTie thinks their mix of functionality and intelligence is indeed the next big thing in online advertising.


High oil not hit core US inflation-Fed's Bernanke

Federal Reserve credibility for keeping inflation low has helped cushion the economy from the shock of record oil prices, Fed Governor Ben Bernanke said on Friday.


Fidel Castro Resigns as Cubaâs President

Fidel Castro stepped down as president after a long illness, according to the official publication of the Cuban Communist Party, ending one of the longest tenures as a head of state.


The best way to describe BC High's Greg O'Neil is unstoppable. The senior striker scored two goals last night, upping his total to seven in the last three games, to lift the Eagles to the Division 1 Eastern Mass. soccer title with a 2-1 victory over Acton-Boxboro at Boston University's Nickerson Field.


Tens of thousands of people massed here Friday to pray and chant slogans in support of the rebellious cleric Moqtada al-Sadr. US forces, meanwhile, continued attacks in two Iraqi cities that insurgents control.


Lithuania's Conservatives, Liberals Claim Surprise Election Win

Lithuania's two biggest opposition parties claimed victory in elections yesterday, saying they would dominate a new cabinet in the former Soviet Baltic state after upsetting the Labor party and the governing coalition.


Nokia Siemens in $935 million Saudi deal

Nokia Siemens Networks said Monday it will provide a digital network for Zain, a mobile phone operator in Saudi Arabia, in a deal valued at about $935 million.


Israel says it was not responsible for the death of a Palestinian militant in a reported strike on Gaza.


T-Mobile, AT&T join Verizon on unlimited plans

Verizon Wireless set off a stampede to unlimited voice plans among U.S. mobile operators on Tuesday.After the carrier said it would let subscribers talk for as long as they want within the U.S. for $99.99 per month, rivals AT&T and T-Mobile USA followed suit. Sprint Nextel, which offers 2,000 anytime minutes per month for $99.99, did not.Verizon's unlimited individual plan, as well as a shared family plan starting at $199.98, is available now.T-Mobile's plan, becoming available Thursday, will allow unlimited voice as well as messaging. That carrier, which targets youth as a key demographic, has been offering several plans for big talkers, including an Individual Ultra plan with 2,500 minutes for $99.99 and Individual Supra with 5,000 minutes for $129.99. AT&T likewise had offered such plans, including a 6,000-minute service for $199.99.The major U.S. carriers haven't traditionally offered unlimited minutes. The rush to match Verizon's plan indicated the level of competition in the mobile market, where carriers are now pushing e-mail, Web access, and other data services as the price of voice minutes has fallen.But the new plans will probably appeal to only a small segment of the market, analysts said. Realtors and small-business owners who spend a lot of time on the road might find it useful, they said. Most carriers already offer free calls on nights and weekends and plans that include free calling to frequent contacts or people on the same network. Mobile data services such as Verizon's BroadbandAccess 3G (third-generation) will cost extra. And the $99.99 unlimited products are separate from family plans with shared minutes, which cost more.Also Tuesday, Verizon revamped its data offerings to reach different types of customers. A $39.99 plan will allow for 50MB of data traffic per month, and a $59.99 offering will cover 5GB. The new data plans will become available March 2.Sprint offers unlimited data on its EV-DO (Evolution-Data Optimized) network, which is similar to Verizon's, for $59.99 per month. There are some uses that aren't allowed, including continuous heavy data traffic and Web hosting. AT&T places a 5GB limit only on plans for mobile data cards to be used in notebook PCs, not on phone plans. Verizon and some other carriers have been criticized in the past for advertising unlimited data while actually cutting off users who went over a certain limit.


A Surgeon Opens Up, and Not With a Scalpel

Dr. Thomas R. Russell, the executive director of the American College of Surgeons, discusses medical innovation, the health care crisis and more.


The pop princess has reportedly called off her extravagant November 20 wedding to dancer beau Kevin Federline.


Planners set 2008 goal for Iraq security

A revised U.S. military plan envisions establishing security at the local level in Baghdad and elsewhere by next summer, it likely would take another year to get Iraqi forces ready to enforce any newfound stability, U.S. officials said Tuesday.


The Rev. Billy Graham's Southern California crusade, one of the last for the 86-year-old evangelist, already had attracted tens of thousands of people going into Sunday's conclusion of a four-day appearance.


New Orleans sees recovery in Mardi Gras revelry

Dancing, drinking revelers filled the streets of New Orleans on Tuesday as parades rolled through on the final day of a Mardi Gras that locals said marked another step toward recovery from Hurricane Katrina.


Robert Murat's mother tells of her frustration that her family has been kept in limbo by the Madeleine McCann inquiry.


Poland's center-right election victors will start talks this week to form a ruling coalition to push through economic reforms and bring the country back into the EU mainstream, party leaders said on Monday.


Shuttle Fuel Tank Begins Trip From New Orleans To Space Center

NEW ORLEANS -- A redesigned 27-ton fuel tank for the space shuttle Discovery is on its way to Cape Canaveral today, traveling by barge across the Gulf of Mexico.


R. Kelly Hit With Pepper Spray at Concert

Singer R. Kelly Hit With Pepper Spray by Member of Jay Z's Entourage During Concert in New York. R. Kelly performs during a concert at Nasssau Coliseum in Uniondale, NY, Thursday, Oct. 28, 2004.


Update 1: Tokyo Broader TOPIX Index Rises for 10th

Tokyo stocks closed mixed on Monday, but the strength of bank and auto maker issues helped the broader market index eke out gains for a 10th straight day - the longest upswing in 14 years.


Broadcaster ITV is to suspend all  premium-rate phone-in competitions pending a review.


Candidates' rift over health care runs deep

Expand Medicaid. Give tax breaks to employers. Offer health savings accounts. Sell the sort of health insurance Congress gets. These ideas and others are part of the presidential


The Catholic Bishops of England and Wales urge the government not to replace Trident nuclear weapons.


Hurricane Charley Death Toll Rises to 23 in Florida

A man was killed in a fall from a tree in  central Florida, bringing to 23 the number of people killed  during and after Hurricane Charley's destructive rampage in the  state, a state emergency official said on Thursday.


Scientists have identified a type of stem cell that appears to fuel the growth of brain tumours. The Canadian and American researchers say their discovery could lead to new ways of targeting cancer cells.


Brady Helps Patriots Win Record 19th Straight

Tom Brady threw two touchdown passes to help the New England Patriots set a record for consecutive victories by downing the winless Miami Dolphins 24-10 in Foxboro Sunday.


Nokia launches budget 'iPod killer' music phone

VoIP-friendly and smart clamshells too Nokia yesterday launched a trio of handsets, including its latest bid to win business from Apple's iPod and other music players with its a colourful music-friendly handset. It also took aim at the mid-range 3G arena with a clamshell-format 3G smart phone.â¦


Non ci serve l'Udc per entrare nel Partito popolare europeo


The majority of NFL assistant coaches are anonymous figures, blending into the sideline among a sea of players. But not this one.


The "catholic" in Roman Catholic Church means "universal," but access to Vatican City, the tiny, independent city-state the pope calls home, is tightly controlled and hard to penetrate.


The former Catholic bishop of Springfield, Mass., was indicted Monday on charges of raping two boys during the 1970s, becoming the highest-ranking official of the American church


Directors of the government's legal aid program for the poor secretly debated how to fire the auditor who exposed their expensive meals, use of limousine services and headquarters move to a ritzy neighborhood.


Two former Bosnian Serb officers are convicted and jailed for their role in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre.


Manchester City's French midfielder Christian Negouai had an English Premier League debut to forget yesterday when he was sent off three minutes after coming on as a substitute, without touching the ball.


VATICANO - Papa Benedetto XVI in Turchia - Firmata la Dichiarazione Congiunta: ÂRendiamo grazie allÂAutore di ogni bene perchÃ© ci consente di esprimere la nostra gioia di sentirci fratelli e di rinnovare il nostro impegno in vista della piena comunioneÂ Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) - Al termine della celebrazione della Divina Liturgia nella Chiesa Patriarcale di S. Giorgio al Fanar, nella mattina di giovedÃ¬ 30 novembre, il Santo Padre Benedetto XVI e il Patriarca Ecumenico S.S. Bartolomeo I si sono reca...


Officials say job fall won't stall economy

Bush administration officials on  Friday sought to ease fears the U.S. was tipping into recession  after a government report showed the economy shed jobs for the  first time in four years last month.


Mubarak seeks comprehensive reforms in Egypt

Egyptian President Husni Mubarak wants reform on the economic, political and social fronts, according to an interview published on the eve of his ruling National Democratic Party's (NDP) annual convention.


On November 17, 2004, President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma spoke over...

On November 17, 2004, President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma spoke over the telephone with Javier Solana, Secretary-General of the EU Council and High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy.


Palestinians say US destroys hope over settlements

RAMALLAH: Palestinians yesterday accused the United States of destroying hopes of negotiations with Israel for a Palestinian state, after the US signalled it could accept some growth of settlements in the West Bank.


Pope Condemns Human Cloning and Arrogance of Man

Pope John Paul on Sunday condemned human cloning as an arrogant attempt to improve on God's creation. "The sense of power that every technical progress inspires in man is


Futures fall on credit worry as data eyed

Stock index futures indicated a lower market open on Friday after the latest fallout from the U.S. mortgage sector cropped up in Europe and before indicators that may shed light on the strength of consumer spending.


World figures condemn the succession of President Eyadema's son after his father's death.


German teen who made Sasser worm hired by computer security firm

A German teenager accused of creating the Sasser worm that infected millions of computers around the world is being taught to become a security software programmer, the company that hired him said.


Congo rebels sign deal to end eastern conflict

Warring rebels and militias in  eastern Democratic Republic of Congo signed a ceasefire deal on  Wednesday aimed at ending conflict at the heart of one of the  world's most deadly humanitarian catastrophes.


It's "Happening" for Deschanel in Shyamalan movie

LOS ANGELES  - Zooey Deschanel has signed on to star opposite Mark Wahlberg in M. Night Shyamalan's natural-disaster actioner "The Happening."


AMSTERDAM - Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh, who had received threats over a controversial film he made about Islam, was shot and stabbed to death while cycling on an Amsterdam street, officials said Tuesday.


U.S. Plot Suspects Face UK Trial in Sept. 2005

Eight British terror suspects charged in  a plot linked to U.S. financial targets were told Friday they  would not face trial until September 2005.


Hurricane Frances slams into Florida, Bush declares a "major ...

MIAMI : Hurricane Frances slammed onto south Florida's east coast, downing power lines, uprooting trees and prompting US President George W. Bush to declare a "major disaster" in the state.


Rep. Charlie Norwood is leaving Washington to receive hospice care at home in Georgia, forgoing further treatment for lung cancer that has spread to his liver.


Use of cholesterol and blood pressure medicines by young adults appears to be rising rapidly  at a faster pace than among senior citizens, according to an industry report being released Tuesday


Iraq's security forces in firing line, British troops prepare for move

In the relatively calm south, the commander of a British battle group that is preparing to move to riskier areas to support US efforts to fight the insurgency was due to talk about the deployment.


Oil Jumps on Iraq Violence, Saudi Promise

Oil prices rebounded on Tuesday as  fresh violence rocked Iraq ahead of elections later this month  and Saudi Arabia, OPEC's top producer, said it is making good  on a pledge to cut output.


Scandal gnaws at Buddha's holy tree in India

Tales of corruption, looting  and religious rivalry are swirling around the spot where Buddha  is said to have gained enlightenment in eastern India some  2,500 years ago, sullying one of Buddhism's holiest sites.


Hopes of finding a solution to Northern Ireland's political deadlock stalled last night over the IRA's refusal to disarm its weapons transparently.


SALT LAKE CITY, Utah  - After more than a century on the fringe of America's consciousness, Mormons are riding a wave of media attention and public scrutiny -- and say they welcome the chance to set a few things straight.


Sharapova and Mauresmo dodge rain to reach last 16

Maria Sharapova came suitably dressed at Wimbledon on Saturday and floated around Court One just long enough to reach the last 16 of the women's singles.


Simply making the choice to buy organic food can induce a sense of well-being, according to research.


Medicare Will Not Cover Nerve Device in Depression

Regulators who oversee Medicare said that they did not think it was reasonable to begin covering the implanted electrical stimulator to treat severe depression in patients who had failed with other therapies.


Vijay Singh holds on to lead to win Deutsche Bank in Boston

Fiji's Vijay Singh leads the PGA Tour's money list by an ever-widening margin. He is running away with the player of the year award.


Philippine President Says Country Faces Fiscal Crisis

Philippine president Gloria Arroyo warned that her country is in the midst of a fiscal crisis. A report by economists at the University of the Philippines said the country faces economic collapse


9/11 Fund Head Urges Asbestos Legal Reform

The official who handled a major Sept. 11 compensation fund said Thursday a similar effort should be made to limit asbestos liability lawsuits, a legislative priority this year for Republicans.


Prized free agent Adrian Beltre and the Seattle Mariners agreed to a $64 million, five-year deal Thursday, The Associated Press learned.


Although a final release of the next Windows Server, code-named "R2," won't debut until late 2005, Microsoft partners are being briefed on what's to come. R2 is slated to be a fairly minor interim release between Windows Server 2003 SP1 and Longhorn Server, which is not expected until 2007. But the upgrade will include some new functionality along with the base service pack and security updates.


The assembly government hits back at a doctor's claim that health staff 'weep in despair' over Welsh waiting lists.


Dopo la diffusione del piano indirizzato a Tronchetti ProveraAngelo Rovati, consigliere economico di Prodi, contrattacca                                          "Su Telecom solo uno studio Prodi non ne sapeva nulla"


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Roberto Zaccaria, in tenuta Armata rossa

Arrivano le elezioni suppletive, per sostituire i deputati emigrati a Bruxelles, e il centrosinistra vince a mani basse: 7 a 0. Cappotto. A casa. I risultati piÃ¹ incerti erano quelli di Milano e di Napoli


Congress will mark the fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks with a pre-election agenda focusing on national security-related issues.


S&N plans Â£55m swoop for India's Kingfisher

BRITAINâS biggest brewer, Scottish and Newcastle (S&N), is to launch a new assault on the Indian market after a Â£54.6 million tie-up with United Breweries.


'Dogs' Collars Sedgwick for Warner Bros.

Kyra Sedgwick has signed on to co-star with Diane Lane in the romantic comedy "Must Love Dogs" for Warner Bros. Pictures.


Scientists drilling ice cores in Greenland have recovered what appear to be plant remains from nearly 3km (two miles) below the surface.


Asia-Pacific Mobile Telcos in Regional Joint Venture

A new joint-venture wireless telephony company will provide regional mobile infrastructure and a common service platform to some 56 million customers across the Asia-Pacific region.


Dustin Penner said he never looked up at the Stanley Cup banner in the rafters before or during his first game back in Anaheim. His focus was squarely on helping his new team beat the defending champion Ducks.


A drunken brawl among passengers forces a Russian jet to turn round and return to St Petersburg.


The end of an era has arrived at Sony as the father of the PlayStation, Ken Kutaragi, stepped down on Tuesday.


Major League Baseball Sets Attendance Record

Helped by spectacular individual  performances from Barry Bonds and Ichiro Suzuki and some  pulsating division battles, Major League Baseball underlined  its position as the great American pastime setting a single  season attendance record.


If you had to ask what "Qualia" is, you probably weren't supposed to know about it.


IAEA team heads for North Korea nuclear complex

U.N. nuclear watchdog officials visiting North Korea traveled on Thursday to a reactor complex that the secretive state has promised to mothball under an aid-for-disarmament deal, Kyodo news agency reported.


Peter Forsberg injures his wrist while playing for his hometown team on Thursday and might miss the rest of the Swedish Elite League season, according to a published report.


Intel's first manufacturing facility for producing 45-nanometer processors in high volume will open in October in Chandler, Ariz.


BEIJING -- A British film crew says it has found the last American defector still living in North Korea, an Army private who crossed over to the Stalinist state in 1962 and says he is glad he did.


Former Prime Minister Shimon Peres is formally inaugurated as the ninth president of Israel.


Twenty-six people are thought to have been injured when a coach and a lorry crashed in North Lincolnshire.


Amid reports that the facility will be closed, Bush hardliners and pragmatists wrestle over its future


A small group of authors (including a Nobel Prize winner and a couple of perennial best-seller writers) dare to hit the shelves this month.


Reuters has acquired a data company in a Â£97m deal just days after announcing 100 job losses from its news bureaux. The financial information group has paid $100m - Â£55m - in cash for the loss-making market


Debate over Israeli army's role in school

A controversial new program will have lieutenant colonels interact with high school students.


US, Iraqi forces detain militia fighters

U.S. and Iraqi forces, backed by Polish army helicopters, swept through Shiite militia strongholds south of Baghdad on Saturday, rounding up dozens of militants and killing two. The prime minister met the provincial governor, who called for reinforcements to root out "the criminals."


NB hospital workers plan to take strike to premier's riding on ...

FREDERICTON (CP) - New Brunswick hospital workers are adopting an in-your-face strategy in their fight for higher wages by saying they will begin their strike Monday in Premier Bernard Lord's Moncton riding.


Lo Stato italiano garantiva assolutamente la sicurezza


Cian O'Connor has claimed Ireland's first ever equestrian Olympic medal by winning the individual show jumping gold in Athens as rivals ahead of him faltered.


Preparations begin for return of sailor's body; tow ending for sub

HALIFAX (CP) - As preparations began for the return to Canada of a sailor killed in a submarine fire in the North Atlantic, the HMCS Chicoutimi was slowly being towed toward a port in Scotland.


The Fast Track to Service Management Success: AMI

(Source: Webex)  With the growing array of hardware, software, and systems necessary to support businesses, today more than ever, software-as-a-service or on-Demand solutions offer feature-rich, real-time functionality without the burden associated with deploying, managing and supporting an in-house approach.  See if it's right for you.


Nippon Steel to boost ties with Brazil miner CVRD

Japanese steel maker Nippon Steel Corp.  and Brazilian mining giant Companhia Vale do Rio Doce  said on Monday they had agreed to strengthen their strategic alliance and were considering further projects together such as the joint development of coal and iron ore.


Burt Rutan, creator of the first privately-owned manned spaceship, is a dentist's son who tested model airplanes from the window of his mother's car as a child.


4 paparazzi arrested for chasing Britney

Four paparazzi have been arrested for reckless driving while chasing Britney Spears' car in the San Fernando Valley.


Network Rail foiled by rain, snow and heat

Business & money: Â· Weather-related delays rose by 500,000 minutesÂ· Regulator may impose fine over signalling upgrade


Toshiba Wins Support for HD DVD from 4 Film Studios

Toshiba Corp. said on Monday it had won support for the HD DVD optical disc standard from Warner Bros. Studios, Paramount Pictures, Universal Pictures


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Panama to auction cellular licenses by March 2008

Panama will auction two new  cellular phone licenses at a minimum price of $36 million each,  in a bid to increase competition and encourage lower prices and  improved services, the government said on Monday.


Il premier: nessuna richiesta di deroga all'Antitrust


State's Gopher Tortoises Win Protection From Being Buried Alive: Developers No Longer May Request Permits to Plow Them Under

By David Fleshler, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Jun. 14--MELBOURNE -- The state wildlife commission voted Wednesday to stop issuing permits to developers to bury gopher tortoises alive, ending a 16-year policy that had been criticized as both cruel and a cause of the species' decline.


Irish Prof. Sets Standard for Translating Korean Literature

The countdown is on. With less than a year to go until massive bundles of books leave Incheon International Airport for Germany, preparations for the 2005 Frankfurt Book Fair are underway with South Korea set ...


Newspapers in the United Arab Emirates and across the Arab world pay tribute to Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan, the veteran UAE ruler who died on Tuesday after a long illness.


Merrill Lynch to raise $6.2 billion from investors

Merrill Lynch & Co Inc , hit by huge subprime mortgage losses, said on Monday it would boost its capital by selling up to $6.2 billion worth of discounted new stock to Singapore's Temasek Holdings and Davis Selected Advisers.


Roma, 13:03 - CALCIO, BUFFON-SEREDOVA: PENSIAMO AL MATRIMONIO

''Quando due persone stanno bene assieme come noi è giusto che pensino al matrimonio. Ma non ...


CINCINNATI -- Challenged by a troubled U.S. economy and the steeply falling dollar, a growing number of U.S. manufacturers are making up for slowing domestic sales by expanding them overseas, often with sophisticated products.


Put down the flute and keep your eyes on the road. And forget about sipping that cup of coffee on the way to work, or smoking a cigarette on the way home. In some states, it could soon be illegal — if it isn't already.


The normally hushed corridors of diplomacy are about to get a jolt.


Israeli Attack in Gaza Kills Five Palestinians, Haaretz Says

Aug. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Israeli soldiers were behind an explosion at a house used by Hamas gunmen in Gaza City that killed five Palestinians, the Israeli daily newspaper Haaretz said, citing an unidentified Israel Defense Forces official.


Exhaustion takes toll as new tremors rock earthquake-hit Japan

OJIYA, Japan : Strong aftershocks rocked central Japan as exhaustion took its toll on thousands spending a third night in shelters after the country's worst earthquake in nearly a decade left 25 people dead.


Quantum Makes Leap into Linear Tape Open Field

In a move experts say will level the playing field in the Linear Tape Open technology arena, Quantum Corp. has agreed to purchase Certance, a tape drive and data protection vendor based in Costa Mesa, Calif.


Dato inferiore alle attese, indice prezzi rivisto a +1,7%


BANGKOK - Thailand is battling a second major outbreak of the deadly avian influenza, or bird flu, as a nine-year-old girl and a dog have both tested positive for the virus.


Ford to cut $5 bln in costs, third of salaried staff

Ford Motor Co.  on Friday said it  would cut its annual costs by about $5 billion by the end of  2008 and reduce its salaried staff by about a third as part of  an accelerated restructuring.


TDK announced Thursday that it had reached a new milestone in data storage on Blu-ray discs, revealing a prototype that can hold 200GB. The disc doubles TDK's previous 100GB prototype and is possible by creating six distinct layers of data, each capable of holding 33.6GB.


Roma, 12:44 - CALCIO, GEA: VIA AL PROCESSO

Stamattina è cominciato davanti al Tribunale di Roma il processo contro i soci della 'Gea', l...


Procter Is Said to Reach a Deal to Buy Gillette

Procter, the nation's largest consumer products company, reached a deal to acquire the Gillette for about $55 billion in stock.


InterDigital inks license deal with Apple; shares rise

Wireless technology firm InterDigital  Inc  said it signed a seven-year licensing agreement to  provide technology for Apple Inc's  first cell phone,  the iPhone.


On U.S. economy, voter concern runs deep

Polls show long-term economic health occupies minds as much as a looming slump.


Update: SAP buys BPM vendor to boost NetWeaver

SAP is buying a small Indian software company to help beef up the business process management capabilities in its NetWeaver applications platform.


SCOMPARSA LA PICCOLA DENISE: INTERROGATO UN UOMO

PALERMO - Un uomo, la cui identita' non e' stata resa nota e che non risulta indagato, e' stato interrogato la notte scorsa dal Procuratore di Marsala, Silvio Sciuto, e dal Pm Luigi Boccia come ''persona informata sui fatti'' nell' ambito delle indagini


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DARPA looking to verify imported military chips

Unscrewing the inscrutable DARPA*, the mad-as-a-bottle-of-crisps Pentagon warboffinry operation, has struck again - this time awarding a $13m contract to the University of Southern California to develop technology which will ensure that imported integrated circuits (ICs) used by the US military are trustworthy.â¦


Where: Royal Montreal Golf Club (7,153 yards, par 70) History: This is the seventh edition of this international team competition, which began in 1994. The US team is 4-1-1, having lost in 2000 in Australia and tied in 2003 in South Africa.


A judge rejected an effort Thursday by Rick Neuheisel's lawyers to disallow tape recordings made by NCAA investigators as evidence in the coach's lawsuit against the University of Washington and the NCAA.


HARTFORD, Conn.  -- United Technologies Corp., citing growth in commercial aerospace and construction, reported second-quarter profits of nearly $1.15 billion Wednesday, up 4 percent from the same quarter last year.


Powered by Beltran, Astros Break Through in Playoffs

When the Houston Astros were fading from the National League Central Division race in July, their general manager, Gerry Hunsicker, took calls from contenders who were looking to cherry-pick the Houston roster.


N.Korea Deepening Isolation with Nuclear Stance --US

North Korea would only deepen its international isolation by confirming it has nuclear weapons and pulling out of six-way talks on its nuclear program, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Thursday.


new yorkâCrude oil futures rose to almost $50 (US) a barrel yesterday as platforms in the Gulf of Mexico pumped at below-normal rates two weeks after Hurricane Ivan.


Henry I. Miller, a physician and fellow at the Hoover Institution, is the former director of the Office of Biotechnology at the FDA.


Time Warner said today it is establishing a $500 million legal reserve stemming from the on-going federal probes of its America Online unit and plans to restate the accounting for its stake


Lukewarm Applause for Stone's Castro Doc

The world premiere of Oliver Stone's follow-up documentary on Cuban President Fidel Castro met timid applause from a half-full house at the San Sebastian International Film Festival on Saturday.


Last April, a grown man violently swept a 14-year-old's legs out from under him on a District soccer field. The kid had stolen the ball, begun to laugh, and the next moment he was on the ground


Australia Urged to Run PNG Border Controls

Australia should consider taking over  the customs and border controls of neighboring Papua New Guinea  to crack down on cross-border gun running and drug trafficking,  an Australian thinktank said Tuesday.


Four Egyptian Engineers Kidnapped in Iraq-Arabiya

Four Egyptian engineers working for a  telecoms company in Iraq have been kidnapped, Al Arabiya  television said Sunday.


Living conditions for Palestinians in Gaza have reached breaking point, a senior UN official warns.


The redesigned Toyota Camry, the hottest-selling car in America, is the winner of Motor Trend Magazine's 2007 Car of the Year award.


Profits at Intel soar even as competition from smaller rival Advanced Micro Devices forced chip prices lower.


Il testo avra' come riferimento l'indagine dell'Antitrust


Rumsfeld: Bush administration still discussing intelligence reforms

WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld made it clear Tuesday that the Bush administration was still debating how to carry out critical details of intelligence reforms that President Bush already has announced.


Study: US health costs outstrip pay rise

A healthcare advocacy group says health insurance premiums paid by US workers rose nearly three times faster than average earnings in the past four years.


Hopes falter for quick solution of Kenya's crisis

Kenya's opposition said on Tuesday it would only hold talks with President Mwai Kibaki as part of international mediation efforts to end post-election unrest that has killed hundreds of people.


Lawmaker Seeks Probe Into Bush Documents

Top Republicans on Wednesday tried to tie the Kerry campaign to disputed documents used by CBS News for a story examining President Bush's Vietnam-era service in the Texas National Guard and called for a congressional investigation.


Air-security rules creates game we can't win, a specialist says

MINNEAPOLIS -- It must say something about our times that Bruce Schneier, a geeky computer encryption specialist turned all-purpose security guru, occasionally gets recognized in public.


Spain's BBVA buys the Compass Bancshares of the USA for 9.6bn.


What's better than a high-quality stock? A high-quality stock that's got the wind at its back!


Durham deluge threatens first-day wipeout

Sport: Cricket: Rain at the Riverside means play at the fourth Test is unlikely today. However, join Andy Bull now for an in-no-way hastily-convened Q&A session.


Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday that the replacement of her campaign manager reflected a need to add more people to her campaign staff.


Intel Corp. has sold a business that manufactures optical network components to Cortina Systems Inc. for $115 million in cash and stock, the companies announced Monday.


Lawmakers block access to gun sales data

Pro-gun rights Democrats teamed with House Republicans on Thursday to block local governments and law enforcement agencies from gaining routine access to gun-purchasing data.


MINNEAPOLIS -- Frank Thomas hit his 500th home run Thursday, routinely putting his head down as he rounded the bases while joining one of baseball's most elite clubs.


Kosovo's rival parties struck a power-sharing deal Monday to form a government that is expected to declare independence from Serbia this year.


LONDON The British government said Wednesday that it had struck an agreement with the pharmaceutical industry to cut prescription drug prices by 7 percent at the end of the year, saving more than Â£1.


Satellite surprise highlights U.S.-China gap: official

China's test of an anti-satellite  weapon last month underscores U.S. frustration in efforts to  forge reliable communications with the secretive Chinese  military, a senior Pentagon official said on Thursday.


Bournemouth knock Blackburn out of the Carling Cup on penalties after an epic 3-3 draw at Ewood Park.


MONACO: Former France great Didier Deschamps has been a coach for a little over two seasons, and it is only now the man who has won almost everything in football is finding that the going can get tough at the top.


Antibiotic unwise after bladder infection clears

NEW YORK  - Young children treated for urinary tract infections are not likely to benefit from continued antibiotic treatment after the infection clears, according to a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association this week.


Mourinho rues United's luck in English Premiership league race

Jose Mourinho believes Chelsea will struggle to overhaul Manchester United in the race for the Premiership title unless they start to get as much luck as the league leaders.


Arsenal open talks with manager Arsene Wenger over a new contract.


Conservatives Win, Moderates Lose in 2004

You're not alone, Sen. John Kerry. Diplomacy, nuance and your adviser Bob Shrum were also Election Day losers.


Michael Vick's guilty plea to a federal dogfighting conspiracy charge will cap one of the most rapid and startling falls from stardom in U.S. sports history.


Defendants on trial in the first Enron  Corp. criminal case may seek to call former Enron Corp.  ENRNQ.PK financial mastermind Andrew Fastow as a witness to  aid their defense, according to documents submitted by defense  lawyers on Friday.


Free-trade policies making it easier for U.S. companies to sell their products around the globe are an important ingredient to the economy's vitality, President Bush said Monday as he projected another year of good — though somewhat slower — economic growth.


Gastric bypass study yields big health benefits

Extremely obese people who have weight-loss surgeries experience dramatic improvements in their health, according to a study in Wednesday's Journal of the American Medical Association.


Vioxx recall raises questions about other drugs

Since Vioxx was pulled off the market last week, arthritis suffers have had to make difficult choices about alternatives for pain relief.


MySQL innovating toward an IPO, BusinessWeek says

It couldn't happen to a better set of people. As 'BusinessWeek' reports, MySQL is well on its way to an IPO. The interesting thing is what it's doing to get there. From CNET's Blogs network.


KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - A Malaysian woman has broken a world record by enduring 32 days enclosed in a glass box with 6,069 scorpions, suffering seven stings in the process, her sponsor claimed Tuesday.    Nur Malena Hassan, 27, will remain in the case, on display in a shopping mall in the eastern city of Kuantan, until Saturday, said Bohari Rahmat, whose biscuit company sponsored the stunt...


Microsoft reduces ranks of its antitrust opponents

BRUSSELS Microsoft said Monday that it had reached legal settlements with two of its biggest adversaries in the software industry, Novell and the Computer and Communications Industry Association.


RIM Stays Atop PDA Market Despite Slow Sales

Research in Motion Ltd. held onto its spot as the world's largest PDA (personal digital assistant) vendor, thanks to swelling demand for wireless e-mail, according to a market report released Tuesday.


Roma, 16:49 - BASKET, ARBITRI: ALLE OLIMPIADI FACCHINI E LA MONICA

Nei tornei di basket delle Olimpiadi di Pechino l'Italia sarà rappresentata da due arbitri. L...


SF and DUP blame each other for latest North impasse

Sinn FÃ©in and the Democratic Unionist Party are continuing to blame each other for their ongoing failure to reach an agreement to restore power-sharing government in the North.


Wayne Rooney enters Man U folklore with hat trick in debut

Yet none made the breathtaking impact in his Man U debut as 18-year-old Wayne Rooney did Tuesday night. Support your favorite team with official Champions League gear from the FOX Soccer Shop!


AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Gli 80 anni dellÂArcidiocesi di Bobo-Dioulasso: Ârendiamo grazie a Dio per tutte le meraviglie che ha realizzato nel suo popoloÂ dice lÂArcivescovo Bobo-Dioulasso(Agenzia Fides)- Ricorrono questÂanno gli 80 anni della fondazione dellÂArcidiocesi di Bobo -Dioulasso, in Burkina Faso. \


U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement expects to arrest "more than 100" people in a raid on a Koch Foods Inc. chicken plant in Ohio on Tuesday, and the company's Chicago headquarters has also been served with search warrants.


Israel's Peres Urges Election After Sharon Weakened

Israel's opposition Labour Party  leader called on Thursday for early elections, effectively  scrapping talks to enter the government after Prime Minister  Ariel Sharon's Likud party barred him from any negotiations.


ATLANTA -- The big guns are all lined up for one last PGA Tour cash-grab, but it's tough even for the best golfers in the world to keep their eyes on the prize.


UN agency confirms missing explosives in Iraq

As the UN's nuclear watchdog agency confirmed Monday that about 380 tons of explosives are missing from an Iraqi military complex, the issue quickly moved into the presidential campaign.


A court in India convicts 14 Hindus of killing Muslims during bloody religious riots nearly 20 years ago.


BearingPoint Inc. of McLean won a $12 million contract from the Transportation Security Administration to begin the third phase in the agency's program to create a standard identification card for U.S. transportation employees.


BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraqi forces on Sunday captured Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, the most wanted fugitive from Saddam Hussein's ousted dictatorship, Iraq's top information official said. Iraqi officials were conducting DNA tests to confirm the prisoner's identity...