As Iraq Exit Plan Arrives, Democrats' Rift Remains

Even in her conservative Kansas district, calls and letters to freshman House Democrat Nancy Boyda show a constituency overwhelmingly ready for U.S. troops to come home from Iraq.


Un test rappresenterebbe una 'minaccia inaccettabile'


Pogues guitarist Chevron diagnosed with cancer

Legendary Irish band the Pogues will  be touring North America later this fall, but without guitarist  Philip Chevron.


NFL Wrap: Dillon Helps Patriots Earn 21st Successive Win

Corey Dillon rushed for 115 yards as  the New England Patriots beat the New York Jets 13-7 at Foxboro  Sunday to take their record winning streak to 21 games.


Anti-terror police raid three addresses in Greater Manchester following the arrest of a man.


Quattromila persone per i saldi annunciati in occasione dell'inaugurazione del nuovo magazzino di mobili svedesi                                                  Londra, ressa al nuovo Ikea giovane pugnalato e 22 feriti


Senator believed allegations could no longer be ignored

For nearly two weeks, Senator John F. Kerry had refrained from commenting directly on the crescendo of attacks on his Vietnam War record. The work was being left to campaign aides, who ...


The telemarketer at the other end of Orlando Castelblanco's line promised to reduce the consumer's credit card debt by at least $2,500 and get his 20 percent -- and growing -- interest rates down to single digits.


Il leader della minoranza interna della Quercia presenta la sua mozioneal prossimo congresso. Poi fa appello all'unificazione delle sinistre                                            Ds, Mussi contro il Partito democratico "Fassino attento potremmo non seguirti"


Nintendo and Gamestop to guarantee Wiis after holiday

Nintendo Co Ltd  said on  Friday it will launch a "rain check" program to deliver the Wii  in January to shoppers who can't get hold of the game console  due to inventory shortages over the holiday season.


US Airways shares tumbled Tuesday over doubts that the airline can obtain $800 million in wage and benefit cuts that it is seeking from its employees.


Poland's vote: More nationalism or closer ties to Europe?

In Sunday's election, polls show voters may oust pro-Catholic, anticorruption Kaczynski twins.


Zimbabwe issues new higher-denomination banknotes, including a $10m bill, to try to ease the country's cash crisis.


Drivers on a London subway line will stage one-day strikes on Dec. 24 and Jan. 5, their union said Tuesday, disrupting travel over the busy Christmas period.


Vintage Barbie doll fetches 3,000 pounds at auction

A 1959 Barbie doll dressed in a zebra-print swimming costume and sunglasses has sold for nearly 3,000 pounds at an auction of around 4,000 of the toys.


Bush denies al Qaeda at pre-September 11 strength

U.S. President George W. Bush denied on Thursday that al Qaeda is as strong today as it was before the September 11 attacks.


Tennis Roundup: Mathieu and Seppi Reach Final of the Swiss Open

On Saturday, Paul-Henri Mathieu overcame the qualifier Radek Stepanek, 6-3, 6-4, and Andreas Seppi beat the wild card Igor Andreev, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (5), to reach the final.


NASA to land shuttle in California, skips Florida

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - NASA decided on Friday to land the U.S. space shuttle Atlantis at a backup landing site in California after clouds and rain prevented it from landing at its home port in Florida.


Lleyton Hewitt, of Australia, reaches to return a shot against Carlos Moya, of Spain, during the third set of their Tennis Masters Cup match Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2004 in Houston.


Relatives of a south Wales man holidaying in Thailand hope for news, though he has not been in touch since Christmas Day.


Australian garage attendant claims he saw "murdered" Briton

A garage attendant said in court that he served Briton Peter Falconio more than a week after the backpacker went missing, presumed murdered, in the Australian outback.


Brother-in-law of Saddam trial judge killed: police

A brother-in-law of the judge trying   Saddam Hussein for genocide was shot dead by gunmen while   driving in western Baghdad, police said on Friday.


Israel Expands Raid with Air Strike Near Gaza City

Israel expanded its military offensive in northern Gaza with an air strike early on Monday on a militant stronghold that seriously wounded a senior Hamas leader and another activist, witnesses and medics said.


Myskina to Face Dementiva in French Open Rematch

Anastasia Myskina will take on Elena  Dementieva in the Kremlin Cup final in a repeat of their  all-Russian French Open final after the pair won their  semi-finals in similar fashion on Saturday.


European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana said Tuesday he sees no immediate need to change EU relations with Syria over the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.


Without "American Idol" to worry about, the Grammy Awards bounced back strongly in the ratings this year.


Appuntamento a Roma l'undicesima edizione di "Enzimi". Larassegna internazionale dedicata alla musica, al teatro, comunicazione e ricerca                                                  Un enzima per giovani talenti strade e piazze aprono all'arte                                                                                di TULLIA FABIANI


Also: DJ alert: Crack for music techies. See what people are saying on News.com Extra.


Democrats to hold Spanish language presidential debate

Eight Democratic presidential hopefuls on Sunday are to stage the first-ever televised Spanish language debate in a bid to garner votes from the rapidly growing bloc of Hispanic voters in the United States.


A woman is arrested in connection with the death of a seven year-old girl in Devon.


Officials: Tsunami Toll Could Rise Sharply

With health officials warning that the death toll of more than 140,000 from last month's tsunami could jump sharply without a continual supply of aid, world leaders struggled Thursday to figure out the best way to help victims — and to prevent such a catastrophe from happening again.


Sarkozy, Clement to discuss Thales, EADS in Berlin on Tuesday

Rumours of a possible tie-up between French defence electronics group Thales and the European Aeronautic, Defence and Space Company (EADS) are to be discussed by the German and French economy ministers later this week, a German government spokesman said.


GOP Urge Bush to Turn Attention From Iraq

NEW YORK - Nervous Republicans are urging President Bush to unveil a robust second-term agenda at his convention next week to shift voters' focus from the unpopular war in Iraq and other issues that are a distraction to his re-election drive. Some contend the party should ditch the GOP-fueled controversy over rival John Kerry's combat record in Vietnam...


Amnesty demands probe into Abu Gharib abuses

Amnesty International demanded the US on Wednesday to set up an independent probe of prisonersâ abuses in Afghanistan, Guantanamo and at Abu Ghraib detention facility in Iraq.


Wolves, Moose in Decline in National Park

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. -- Chased into the Lake Superior shallows, mauled and left for dead by fellow wolves, the young female struggled to shore and collapsed.


Scientists report that they have rigorously proved that Chinook, the computer program, cannot ever lose.


Aleta St. James gave birth to twins on Tuesday and is believed to be the oldest American woman to do so. The proud and happy mother showed off her new born son (Gian) and daughter (Francesca) at a news conference.


Anti-tax group has help against Huckabee

A conservative anti-tax group Wednesday expanded its ad campaign against Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee, helped by a major GOP donor who bankrolled ads that questioned Democrat John Kerry's war record during the 2004 campaign.


UK Poll Raises Question Mark Over Charles' Role

British heir to the throne Prince Charles may have won public support for his engagement to lover Camilla Parker Bowles but he faces a struggle to convince the nation he should one day be king, a poll showed on Friday.


(G). On Christmas Eve, a boy on the cusp of his Santa Claus Crisis takes the fast train to the North Pole. Based on a modern classic, the film boasts far more technology than charm.


Religion less of a factor in New Hampshire vote

DOVER, New Hampshire  - Republican presidential hopeful John McCain brought his pitch to a New Hampshire church basement on Saturday, but religion was hardly on his agenda.


Chrysler says to recall over 489,000 vehicles

Chrysler Group said on Friday it would recall over 489,000 vehicles, including recent models of the Jeep Liberty, Dodge Durango and its all-new Dodge Avenger sedan.


Some of the deadliest attacks in Iraq since the war began in March 2003:


Microsoft Corp. has failed in a first step to win enough support to make the data format behind its flagship Office software a global standard, the International Standards Organization said Tuesday.


Expect Unexpected From CU, Colorado State

Colorado is playing for the first time since a rape and recruiting scandal put it in the national spotlight. Colorado State has a new quarterback and plenty of questions on defense.


Avrebbero costretto a rapporti minorata psichica 22enne


Blackburn Appoints Hughes as Manager, Will Explain Wales Role

Blackburn Rovers, without a league win this season, appointed Wales coach Mark Hughes as manager yesterday and will hold a news conference today to detail his position, the English Premiership soccer club said.


A suicide car bomb explodes near Australia's embassy in Baghdad,  Iraqi police and witnesses say.


UN medical experts say 22 people have died from an outbreak of Hepatitis E in the Darfur region of Sudan.


Vodafone Group Plc won 5.4 million more  customers over the key Christmas trading quarter, topping  forecasts, and the mobile phone giant reiterated its full-year  expectations.


Minister Hazel Blears wins a selection battle after boundary changes forced a contest with another MP.


France denies linkage with bugs discovered in UN headquarters in ...

French Foreign Ministry spokesman Herve Ladsous said Friday here that bugs detected at the room called "Salon Francais" at the United Nations' headquarters in Geneva "have nothing to do with France".


Media & professional: The film soundtrack is the focus for a new generation of song pluggers.


Spain says Islamists may have planned attack

Islamic radicals may have been planning  an attack in Barcelona, Spain's Interior Minister Alfredo Perez  Rubalcaba said, after police found explosive materials and  arrested those accused of involvement early on Saturday.


Canadiens fight back from 5-0 down to beat Rangers

The Montreal Canadiens pulled off a stunning comeback to beat the New York Rangers 6-5 in a shootout on Tuesday having trailed 5-0.


Two Britons Facing Extradition to U.S. Lose Court Appeal

LONDON, Nov. 30 -- Two British men charged with terrorism-related offenses may be extradited to the United States, a court ruled Thursday.


WEATHER:The slow-moving hurricane weakened to a tropical storm as it crossed the state, knocking out power, ripping off roofs and dropping drenching rain.


BANGALORE, INDIA -- Dell Inc. is setting up a third customer contact center in India, in the Chandigarh metro area in the north of the country, the company announced Wednesday. Operations at the center are likely to begin by March next year with about 300 employees.


Brazil labored to another unconvincing victory in the World Cup, qualifying for the second round by beating Australia 2-0 Sunday.


The Justice Department twice denied news reports Wednesday that it was investigating House Speaker Dennis Hastert.


Fed Raises Interest Rate to 2.25 Percent

The Federal Reserve pushed US interest rates up by a modest quarter-percentage point on Tuesday and expressed confidence that inflation could be kept at bay by slowly lifting credit costs from rock-bottom levels.


European equity markets were higher on Monday, buoyed by Friday's strong session on Wall Street and some snippets of bid activity.


An increasing number of firms are offering web storage for people with digital photo collections.


Baghdad. ''Abbiamo agito in risposta alla politica provocatoria e arrogante di vanita' e di indifferenza che il popolo italiano ha seguito dopo i comunicati di minaccia dei mujaheddin apparsi su Internet''.


Apple on Monday reported a $904 million profit or $1.01 per diluted share on revenue of $6.22 billion for its fiscal fourth quarter. The quarter was strengthened by record Mac sales as well as high iPod and iPhone sales.


San Jose Mercury News, Calif., Dennis Rockstroh Column: Action Line: Together We Can Curb Deceptive Advertisements

By Dennis Rockstroh, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Dec. 13--Q Recently, you wrote about the basic rules of advertising (Action Line, Nov. 28).


Heightened Security Turns Washington Into Quiet Scene

The usual business of Washington came to a standstill, punctuated only by the festivities and protesters.


Wall St sinks with Bhutto killing, financials' view

U.S. stocks dropped on Thursday as an assassination in Pakistan sparked fears of global unrest, while an analyst warning of larger mortgage-related write-offs pressured financial shares.


Drugs Offer No Benefit in Curbing Aggression, Study Finds

Drugs widely used to manage aggressive outbursts in intellectually disabled people are no more effective than placebo, researchers are reporting.


The founder of the radical Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), George Habash, dies.


JU Professor Honored at Environmental Luncheon

By JOHN CARTER  A longtime Jacksonville University professor was recently recognized for sharing his love and understanding of nature.


Massachusetts AG seeks tougher identity-theft law

Attorney General Thomas F. Reilly is trying to arrest and prosecute a Philadelphia woman who allegedly stole the identities of eight Massachusetts residents.


Azzurri battuti dalla Russia 3-2 e fuori dalle semifinali


GREEN BAY, Wisconsin (Ticker) -- Brett Favre is headed to the playoffs again. But a team from Florida proved the three-time Most Valuable Player is no longer invincible in the cold at Lambeau Field.


Janning, Huskies can't climb out of hole

Matt Janning had a performance to remember Sunday, albeit in a Northeastern loss, but he'll want to forget about last night's effort as soon as possible.


Space tourist, Russia-U.S. crew return to Earth

NEAR ARKALYK, Kazakhstan  - A Russian Soyuz   capsule with Iranian-born space tourist Anousheh Ansari on   board bumped down safely in the Kazakh steppe at dawn on   Friday.


The lawyer for an Iranian-American academic being held by Tehran on charges of endangering national security said Thursday that she has prevented from representing her client by Iranian authorities.


Stockpiles ammunition against EMC and Symantec IBM is bulking up its storage software division by buying privately held storage resource management firm, Novus Consulting Group (NovusCG). Financial terms were not disclosed.â¦


Evolution of Bird Flu Virus May Favor Pandemic --WHO

The bird flu virus endemic in Asia  appears to be evolving in ways that increasingly favor the  start of a deadly human influenza outbreak, the World Health  Organization (WHO) warned on Thursday.


Almonds are one of California's most valuable crops, worth $1.5 billion a year. But harvesting them comes with its own high price, an estimated 11,220 tons of dust.


The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego said Friday it has agreed to pay $198.1 million to settle 144 claims of sexual abuse by clergy, the second-largest payment by a diocese. The agreement caps more than four years of negotiations in state and federal courts.


U.S. Holds 'Transnational Terrorists' in Iraq

U.S. troops captured a number of key  figures involved in what they described as "transnational  terrorism" in Baghdad, the U.S. military said Tuesday.


CBS to Make Internet Music Unit More Like Radio

Last.fm will allow users to select any of 3.5 million songs to listen to on their computers, up to three times for free.


Chattanooga Reporter Claims a Role in Rumsfeld Showdown

Editor and Publisher - NEW YORK One day after U.S. soldiers directly questioning Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld about the lack of armored vehicles in Iraq made national news, an email from a Chattanooga (Tenn.) Times embedded reporter ignited more interest after it was posted on two influential Web sites.


Bologna, 19:22 - CALCIO, BOLOGNA; CAZZOLA: CON FAVA ACQUISTI FINITI

In occasione della presentazione dell'ultimo acquisto, Dino Fava (che ha garantito "fare gol &egrave...


Video shows apparent kidnappings in Afghanistan

A video apparently showing three foreign election workers kidnapped in Afghanistan was aired on Arab television Sunday, providing the firmest evidence yet they are in the hands of a Taliban splinter group.


By SAMANTHA YOUNG  SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Two divers who were inspecting a treacherous segment of an aqueduct that supplies water to millions of people died Wednesday after being submerged in murky, fast-moving water for about two hours, authorities said.


SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan  - Time flies in Samarkand. This weekend the ancient Silk Road city marks its 2,750th anniversary in grand style, a mere 11 years after celebrating its official 2,500th anniversary.


Cubs pitcher, catcher come to blows in loss to Braves

The Atlanta Braves' 20-hit, 8-5 victory was so frustrating to the Chicago Cubs that the losing pitcher and his catcher were swinging at each other before the game ended on Friday.


Mom Credits Prozac with Saving Child's Life

Sept. 14, 2004 -- As the Food and Drug Administration concludes hearings on the use of antidepressants in children and teens, much of the debate focuses on the safety of such drugs, called SSRIs.


GCSE pupils at private schools are three times more likely to score A and A* grades, a report suggests.


Roger Federer overwhelmed James Blake, claiming his third Masters Cup title 6-0, 6-3, 6-4 in Sunday's championship match.


Bush, Kerry Bow to McCain's Wishes on Ads

NEW YORK - President Bush and Sen. John Kerry bowed to the wishes of popular maverick John McCain on Thursday, as the president embraced the Republican senator's legal fight against big-money special interest groups airing negative ads and the Democratic nominee scrapped a commercial that featured McCain...


Ranchi, Nov. 25: The BJP has said Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Azizâs India visit has fetched no results. A resolution on foreign policy passed at the partyâs national executive tonight said: âNo


(InfoWorld) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is taking the middle ground in the net neutrality debate that pits large telecommunications operators against Internet giants. In a report on its examination ofÂ the net neutrality issue, the FTC on Wednesday didn't urge lawmakers to either pass or kill neutrality legislation but instead recommended that policymakers proceed with caution. Net neutrality refers to the concept of an open Internet where all content is treated the same way. Net neutrality regulation, backed by companies such as Google and by World Wide Web pioneer Timothy Berners-Lee, would require telecommunications operators to keep their networks neutral. Operators, however, typically argue that such regulations would stifle innovation. Qwest Communications International and Verizon CommunicationsÂ interpreted the FTC statement as a victory. "The Federal Trade Commission report confirms that there is no problem to fix," said Tom Tauke, Verizon executive vice president for public affairs, policy and communications, in a statement. "Proposals to impose new regulation actually threaten further advancements in broadband Internet connections." Qwest issued a similar comment. "Qwest is pleased with the findings of the report released today by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that government regulation of the Internet is unnecessary because there is no evidence of market failure or consumer harm," said Gary Lytle, Qwest senior vice president of federal relations, in a statement. An organization on the other side of the fence, the Open Internet Coalition, was pleased to see that the FTC found that consumers have said they strongly prefer the current open access model. But the group warned that Congress and the Federal Communications Commission must act to protect the open Internet. If policymakers wait until operators begin treating traffic differently, it will be very difficult to return to the current open framework, the group said. The SavetheInternet.com Coalition took a similar stance. "This is not the time for caution, but rather forward-looking and decisive action reinstating Net Neutrality once and for all," said S. Derek Turner, research director of Free Press, an organization that is part of the SavetheInternet.com Coalition, in a statement. The FTC said the broadband industry is moving toward more competition. Thus, in the absence of market failure, policy makers should be particularly careful in enacting new regulations. However, some organizations, including the SavetheInternet.com Coalition, argue that competition is weak, with most consumers having at most two operators to choose from. Recent consolidation, such as SBC's acquisition of AT&T, has shrunk the competitive market. In May, 54 organizations, including Amazon.com and Tivo,Â called for a national broadband policyÂ that includes net neutrality laws. Google's public policy blog, launched in late May, already includes several entries supporting net neutrality.


$12 Million Fine Against Cingular Upheld

The California Public Utilities  Commission on Thursday upheld a $12.1 million fine against  Cingular Wireless, related to a two-year investigation into the  cellular telephone company's business practices.


New Literary Program to Make Its Home Online

Daniel Menaker, who left his post as executive editor in chief of the Random House Publishing Group in June, is moving online in March to be the host of a new Web-based book show.


Florida battens down for Jeanne, the fourth hurricane in six weeks

MIAMI : Residents along Florida's east coast braced themselves yet again as strengthening Hurricane Jeanne threatened to be the fourth major storm to hit the state in six weeks.


Karlovic defeats Lopez to reach Thai Open second round

Seventh seed Ivo Karlovic of Croatia advanced to the second round of the Thailand Open after a comfortable 7-6 6-3 victory over Spain's Feliciano Lopez on Tuesday.


FBI Is Said to Brief Pentagon Bosses on Spy Case; Charges Are ...

FBI agents met in recent days with two high-level Pentagon officials to discuss the case of a Defense Department analyst who is suspected of turning


Google Says It is Considering Blythewood-Area Site

By Jason Ryan, The State, Columbia, S.C.  Feb. 3--Google confirmed Friday it is evaluating land near Blythewood for a data center, and S.C. Commerce Secretary Joe Taylor said the company also is also close to building outside Charleston.


Some Democrats have visions of a dream ticket that marries Obama's energy with Clinton's expertise. But it's only a dream


The former senator is creating a committee that will let him raise money and take other steps toward a full-blown national campaign.


The U.N.'s highest court cleared Serbia Monday of genocide against Muslims in Bosnia's bloody war.Comment


According the World Health Organization, the biggest threat facing the world this winter may be the spread of Asian bird flu which may cause as many as two to seven million deaths before it is over.


Insurgents slaughtered 11 Iraqi soldiers, beheading one, then shooting the others execution-style, and declared on an Islamic militant Web site Thursday that Iraqi fighters will avenge "the blood" of women and ...


By HARRY R. WEBER  ATLANTA - The head of the Cartoon Network resigned Friday following a marketing stunt that caused a terrorism scare that shut down bridges and roadways in Boston and led police to call in the bomb squad.


The recent incidents in the Ukrainian presidential election, including the initial declaration that current Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych had won and the subsequent nullification of


In Speech, Byrd Denounces Enthusiasts of Dogfighting

Allegations of a vicious dogfighting ring prompted an unusually emotional speech in the Capitol yesterday, as the Senate's longest-serving member fought tears and called for God's judgment on those who promote such activities.


Ryder Cup Captain Sutton: Don't Expect Mr. Nice Guy

As captain of the United States Ryder Cup team, Hal Sutton will be more dictator than diplomat.


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


NY street name debate sparks cries of racism

A campaign to name a Brooklyn street after controversial black civil rights leader Sonny Carson has bitterly divided New York City officials, with some hurling accusations of racism and intolerance.


Israel's Prime Minister Ariel Sharon says his country will not take part in an expected Middle East conference.


Caution, Not Panic, Seen After Drug Warnings

A new study investigated the effects of changes to labels on antidepressant use nationwide.


Mosca, 16:20 - TENNIS, COPPA DAVIS: RUSSIA IN FINALE

La Russia si è qualificata per la finale di Coppa Davis. Il punto del 3-1 contro gli Stati Un...


Dow Jones deal would let Murdoch fire editors: report

A tentative deal over editorial independence at The Wall Street Journal would give Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.  the sole power to hire and fire the newspaper's top editors if it succeeds in buying Dow Jones & Co. Inc. , The New York Times said on Thursday.


The file-sharing software company announces partnerships with major film and television companies in an effort to build the world's biggest library of on-demand, legally downloadable entertainment videos. In Monkey Bites.


Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova stuns an injury-hit Lindsay Davenport at the U.S. Open, ending the American's hopes of regaining the world number one ranking.


Officials urge high-risk to get their flu shot

With roughly 38,000 more doses of flu vaccine flowing into the state, officials are now pleading with those at risk of becoming seriously ill from the flu to get a shot.


Lycos screensaver for anti-spam vigilantes

A screensaver that uses idle computing power to identify the sites of spammers and forward data traffic to them has been too successful, according to reports, generating so much traffic that the sites are being forced off-line.


Blair to reap 9 mln dlr advance for memoirs

Tony Blair, the former British prime minister, has agreed to sell his planned memoir for a lucrative advance of around nine million dollars to Random House.


Chinese firms seek to replace DVDs with home-grown technology

Leading Chinese makers are to stop making DVD players from 2008 as part of China's plan to replace foreign technology with a new home-grown standard, an industry alliance chief said.


I WAS in London two weeks before the latest terror plot engulfed the city. Part of the credit for officials' rapid response goes to London being a 21st-century surveillance society. While I took tourist photographs, I was myself photographed over and over in a city that has the most surveillance cameras per capita of any in the world. Discreet and ...


The Israeli man at the center of New Jersey Gov. James E. McGreevey's resignation over a gay affair said in an interview published Sunday that he is straight and had no idea initially that his former boss is a homosexual.


Yelena Isinbayeva wins the battle of the Russians and sets a new world record.


Saakashvili: Russia sanctions won't break Georgia

Russian sanctions will not break Georgia's economy, the country's president said late on Thursday as the Kremlin widened its attack by freezing work permits and closing down Georgian-owned businesses.


PARIS Aug. 29, 2004 - President Jacques Chirac dispatched his foreign minister to the Middle East on Sunday to work for the release of two French reporters abducted in Iraq, vowing to spare no effort to


By The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Jun. 18--The New River in northwestern North Carolina, designated since 1976 as part of the National Wild and Scenic River System, is a conservation success story. Federal protection has kept the river free-flowing, unhampered by ill-considered dams.


Focus Now on Cleanup of Alaska Wrecked Cargo Ship

Officials shifted their focus from  rescue work to cleanup and protection of marine habitat on  Friday at the site off an Alaskan island where a cargo ship  split apart two days earlier, spilling its fuel oil, and six  crew members went missing.


A teenage cyclist dies after his bike is hit by a car in the Highlands, according to Northern Constabulary.


New Overtime Rules to Take Effect Monday

WASHINGTON - In an unprecedented overhaul of the nation's overtime pay rules, the Bush administration is delivering to its business allies an election-year plum they've sought for decades.    The new rules take effect Monday after surviving many efforts by Democrats, labor unions and worker advocates to block them in Congress and kill them through public and political pressure...


At least three killed in fresh Kenya clashes

At least three people were hacked to death with machetes in a slum in Kenya's capital on Sunday in ethnic clashes triggered by President Mwai Kibaki's disputed re-election last month, witnesses said.


Just four days after it was announced he was coming to Nemacolin Woodlands Resort to play in his first competitive PGA Tour event in Western Pennsylvania, Tiger Woods


Sprint customers get next-gen MySpace Mobile first

With its subscriber base declining, Sprint surely needs a lift in its heated competitive struggle with AT&T and Verizon Wireless. Could a newly unveiled deal with MySpace Mobile help do the job?


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Finn Kydland, Edward Prescott win Nobel Economics Prize

Finn Kydland of Norway and Edward Prescott of the United States won the 2004 Nobel Economics Prize for their contributions to dynamic macroeconomics.


Art in the GDR Opens at Art and Exhibition Hall of Bonn

BONN, GERMANY.- Thirteen years after the end of Communism in East Germany, the exhibition looks back on fourty years of art in the German Democratic Republic (GDR). The exhibition shows works of art that ...


US warplanes have struck a suspected insurgent hideout in rebel-held Falluja and US tanks and aircraft bombarded areas of northeastern Baghdad, stepping up military operations against guerrillas.


Roger Federer drops a set but beats Dane Kristian Pless on his return to action at the Dubai Open.


Sen. Barack Obama promised to improve the education system Saturday when he brought his presidential campaign to the East Los Angeles school immortalized in the 1988 movie "Stand and Deliver."


Building a Case Against the Worldly Lawyer to the Notorious

âTerrorâs Advocateâ is one of the most engaging, morally unsettling political thrillers in quite some time, with the extra advantage of being true.


Former NASCAR Nextel (Winston) Cup Champion Rusty Wallace has confirmed that he will retire from the sport after the 2005 season during a much-awaited press conference in Daytona Beach on Monday.


A former health board chief and a solicitor were among six Northern Ireland judicial appointments today. Gemma Loughran, Philip Babington, Melody McReynolds and Patrick Lynch, QC were appointed as County Court judges.


Life-or-Death Question: How Supernovas Happen

Lately, supernovas have become signal events in the life of the cosmos, as told by modern science.


Scientists Recommend Tighter Smog Limits

By JOHN HEILPRIN  WASHINGTON - Federal scientists want to tighten smog standards, a step that would allow tens of millions of Americans to breathe easier but also would clash with President Bush's plan to wean Americans away from gasoline.


Obsessed with his own survival, Arafat couldn't deliver his people ...

In a milieu where assassination is the normal vehicle for succession and alliances shift as rapidly as sand grains in the tidal zone, Arafat remained the premier spokesman for the Palestinian people for 35 years and died in bed at age 75.


Indagini della GdF, un centinaio di denunciati


Celtic boss Martin O'Neill joked that McGeady has targeted a ranking alongside the world player of the year Ronaldinho after another impressive display in the 2-0 win at Hearts.


GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip  -- Israeli forces killed two Gaza militants in a missile strike early Thursday, bringing the two-day death toll in Gaza fighting to 11, hospital officials said.


Sony's smaller PS2 takes aim at Nintendo

In what's shaping up to be an all-out war with Nintendo, Sony went on the offensive for the holiday-shopping season Tuesday, announcing that it will release a smaller version of its PlayStation 2 console in the United States on Nov. 1.


Greenpeace says located, chasing Japanese whalers

A Greenpeace protest ship located Japan's whaling fleet in Antarctic waters and is pursuing it to stop the hunt for the giant sea creatures, the environmental group said Saturday.


Joint Effort Targets Butterfly on the Brink

By John Dodge, The Olympian, Olympia, Wash.  Jun. 3--A colorful butterfly that is as imperiled as the prairie habitat it depends on is making a bit of a comeback here in South Sound.


Miller 3rd in Flachau GS as Canadaâs Grandi Wins Again

Flachau, Austria (Ski Press)-World Cup leader Bode Miller reclaimed the giant slalom points lead Tuesday as he finished third on a âsuper icy trackâ in Flachau, Austria, Hermann Maierâs hometown.


Stocks opened lower on Thursday after major retailers reported anemic sales growth in December, adding to worries about the economy.


Bullock, DiCaprio, NBC to Aid Tsunami Victims

Hollywood opened its wallet on  Monday to survivors of the tsunami disaster as movie stars  Sandra Bullock and Leonardo DiCaprio donated big sums to relief  agencies and NBC planned a celebrity-studded TV benefit.


Stars Seize Their Chance to Shine at SAG Awards

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


It's a big world. How much of it does your portfolio cover?


Polls show imprisoned leader is a threat to main candidate in ...

Polls published Monday showed that jailed Palestinian uprising leader Marwan Barghouti poses a serious threat to mainstream candidate Mahmoud Abbas in the Jan. 9 presidential election to replace Yasser Arafat.


Wis. gas station shuts pumps over prices

Motorists pulled in to Harvey Pollack's gas station Thursday, honked and gave him a thumbs-up — because he wasn't selling any fuel.


North Korea confirmed Sunday that it had shut down its Yongbyon atomic reactor under UN supervision, the first step in a process designed to rid the communist state of nuclear weapons.


N. Korea Rules Out One-on-One Talks with S. Korea

North Korea says there will be no more bilateral talks with South Korea unless the South's secret nuclear experiments are thoroughly investigated.


Branson eyes expanding Virgin music festivals

British billionaire Richard Branson   said on Wednesday that he was looking to set up music festivals   in several countries as rock stars take to the road to offset   dwindling music sales.


Cisco Systems has agreed to buy software developer P-Cube in a cash-and-options deal Cisco valued at $200m (Â£110m). P-Cube makes software to help service providers analyse and control network traffic.


In one of those "legal" announcements which leaves the curious unsatisfied Sendo and Microsoft have announced they have settled their dispute.


Timori per possibili tagli produzione da parte dell'Opec


New Bin Laden Tape Harshly Criticizes Saudi Rulers

CAIRO, Egypt -- A man identified as Osama bin Laden purportedly has a message for the Saudi people. The tape was posted on an Islamic Web site and the speaker sounds like bin Laden.


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La Legea Scafati ha ingaggiato per la prossima stagione Hector Romero, ala forte venezuelana, 27 ann...


The annual June art auctions have made London a more important art capital than it has been for more than 20 years.


Italy's Buttiglione Ends Bid for EU Commission Post

Italy's Rocco Buttiglione withdrew his nomination to the European Commission after failing to win support in the European Parliament because he called homosexuality a ``sin.


Border Fence Construction Not Moving Fast Enough for Rep. Hunter

As Republican presidential candidate Rep. Duncan Hunter has staked out the U.S.-Mexico border fence as one of this top priorities, he has repeatedly criticized the Department of Homeland Security for planning to build only half of the 700 miles of border fence authorized by Congress last year and acting too slowly to do even that.


Sterne wins in Madrid to salvage European career

The South African Richard Sterne rescued his European Tour career in brilliant fashion yesterday by winning the Madrid Open with a closing 65.


Shanghai SECCO Petrochemical Selects Pavilion Technologies to Meet Polymer Market Demand in China

Pavilion Technologies, a world leader in model-based software, today  announced an agreement with Shanghai SECCO Petrochemical Co. to deploy  Pavilion's Polymer Solution on six polymer  lines at the company's manufacturing facility  in the Shanghai Chemical Industrial Park.


Kodak settles patent suit with Matsushita

Under the settlement, the companies are cross-licensing each others' patents, and Matsushita is paying royalties, Eastman Kodak says.


Il partito di Berlusconi non pensi di fare il centro da solo


New Haven school officials have fired a substitute teacher for showing an alleged bootleg copy of "The Simpsons Movie" to third-, fourth- and fifth-graders.  School officials said they had warned 30-year-old Aquil Abdul-Salaam that the PG-13 rated fi...


US space agency Nasa is criticised for issuing an incomplete and unanalysed   report on air safety.


Accolto invito del Garante da parte dei sindacati


A mob torched a Kenyan church on Tuesday, killing villagers cowering inside, as the death toll from ethnic riots triggered by President Mwai Kibaki's disputed re-election soared to nearly 200.


Bollywood has, most of the times, looked at Hollywood for inspiration. A number of dream merchants in Mumbai have plagiarized Hollywood films successfully.


Venezuelan oil price rises to 37.08 dollars a barrel

Venezuela's oil price has increased by 0.89 dollars to 37.08 dollars a barrel, the Energy and Mining Ministry said on Friday. The ministry attributed the price rise to hurricane


Couric Shares CBS News Spotlight With Suri

Two of the most hyped U.S. females debuted on the CBS Evening News Tuesday night -- news anchor Katie Couric and new celebrity spawn Suri Cruise.  Couric made dual history by being the first solo female anchor on a major U.S.


Security Nominee Gave Advice to the C.I.A. on Torture Laws

President Bush's nominee for homeland security secretary advised the C.I.A. on the legality of coercive interrogation methods.


It's the Stuff of Fantasy: Space Agency Offers Simulated Trip to Mars

By Rachel Shields Are you European or Canadian, aged between 25 and 50, in good health and ready for a unique challenge? The European Space Agency is offering 12 volunteers the most unusual and exotic opportunity of a lifetime: an 18-month simulated mission to Mars.


Morrison says Safeway sales still sinking

William Morrison Supermarkets says sales have continued to decline at its newly-acquired Safeway stores which have not yet been converted to the Morrisons brand, but sales at converted stores are up.


Tennis: Roddick defends Masters disappearing acts

PARIS : Former world number one Andy Roddick has leapt to the defence of his fellow professionals after Paris Masters organisers reacted bitterly to the withdrawal of tournament draw cards Roger Federer and Andre Agassi.


Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by Nielsen Media Research for the week of Jan. 7-13. Day and start time (EST) are in parentheses.


Free After 17 Years for a Rape That He Did Not Commit

Shown by DNA testing to be wrongly convicted of rape, Brandon Moon was released from prison - the latest among 154 people in the United States exonerated by such tests.


Rotating-shift work tied to prostate cancer risk

NEW YORK  - The results of a study   published in the American Journal of Epidemiology suggest there   is a significant association between rotating-shift work and   prostate cancer.


A Guilford drug addict was convicted on Friday of charges that he killed his aunt and two of her young children. The charges could lead to the death penalty.


Women with the disease endometriosis are prone to certain cancers, mounting evidence suggests.


The New York Giants can thank the Philadelphia Eagles if they have a big season.


Ousted Crown Prince Accepts Jordanian King's Shake-Up

Jordanâs Prince Hamzah said today he was acceding to the wish of King Abdullah II to strip him of his position as heir to the throne.


Legs or wheels? Entertaining or functional? The robot world has a lot of questions to resolve.


Madame Tussauds unveiled a new environmentally friendly wax figure of Prince Charles on Wednesday to reflect his efforts to combat climate change.


A man wanted for the killing of a civilian police employee in a dispute over a stolen can of Spam has been arrested, nearly 30 years after the shooting.


The Argentine band that  was playing during a rock club fire that killed 194 people will  play its first concert since the 2004 tragedy, despite protests  from victims' families who say the group was partly  responsible.


Nikkei a 18.146,30 punti (+0,04%). Euro a 1,3532 dollari


Chad's boy soldiers slowly grasp lost childhood

N'DJAMENA  - In an anonymous compound in Chad's capital N'Djamena, young boys clad in matching shirts play volleyball, shrieking and clapping with delight.


Hispanics' Web Identity Grows As Ads Target Diverse Audience

Alberto Otero moved from Puerto Rico to Washington as a boy and grew up listening to the old salsa records his parents played to remind them of home.


The dollar fell across the board on  Wednesday after a much wider-than-expected November U.S. trade  deficit fueled a sell-off in the currency.


Smith lifts Missouri with all-around effort

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Brad Smith threw for 233 yards and three touchdowns and ran for 63 yards and another score to help No. 18 Missouri rout Arkansas State, 52-20, last night in the season opener for both teams.


US senator presses Pentagon over suppression of evidence in prisoner abuse cases

A US senator has urged Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to promptly open a probe into allegations that evidence of prisoner abuse by the US military has been suppressed, a US civil liberties group said.


EU experts back pandemic flu shot from Novartis

European regulators have endorsed a second experimental bird flu vaccine for use in humans, from Swiss drugmaker Novartis AG.


Nel palinsesto autunnale anche varieta' Bollani-Riondino


Conmen have recruited thousands of PCs to help them con people out of their cash, a study shows.


ATHENS - Host nation Greece, already embarrassed by two sprinters who dropped out of the Games after missing a drug test, received another black eye when bronze-winning weightlifter Leonidas Sampanis tested positive for excessive ...


Congolese Pop Star Wemba in French Court

Clenching his fists as he walked into the hearing, Congolese pop star Papa Wemba appeared in a French court on Monday to face charges of involvement with an illegal immigration network.


Congress votes to expand stem cell research

The Democratic-led U.S. Congress defied President George W. Bush on Thursday and gave final approval to legislation to roll back his restrictions on federally funded embryonic stem cell research.


Struggling Lieberman faces political abyss

Anti-war Democrats bailed in droves. Teachers unions left over vouchers. Men are drawn to his challenger, and women aren't all that crazy about the incumbent, either.


RAMALLAH, West Bank A second team of doctors to examine Yasser Arafat say the Palestinian leader is "OK.". The doctors from Tunisia examined the 75-year-old leader at his headquarters in the West Bank town of Ramallah today.


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GAZA CITY, 12 November 2004 - The world will bid farewell to Abu Ammar, Yasser Arafat, as one of the towering figures of Arab politics embarks on his final journey with a state funeral in Cairo today followed by a solemn burial ceremony in Ramallah.


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


Malaysia has dropped plans for its first astronaut to make a cup of tea in space, a local daily said on Monday, after its space programme was ridiculed.


Expectant mother's blood test may predict baby's SIDS risk

LONDON: A blood test on expectant mothers may predict a baby's risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), suggests a new research.


Jaguar workers plan strike over job cuts

Workers at Ford's main Jaguar assembly plant have agreed to take a ballot on possible strike action over job cuts at the hard-pressed carmaker.


Betting on banks and movie theaters could be a good move if the Federal Reserve lowers a key interest rate at today's meeting.


U.S. Parties Hunt for Votes in American-Rich Canada

In a bid to help win an election in which even a few votes could be crucial, both Democrats and Republicans are making concerted efforts to woo the estimated 600,000 or more U.S. citizens who live in Canada.


Michael Jackson, saying he must respond to "untruths and sensationalism," acknowledged Friday that he has reached financial settlements with people in the past to avoid the public embarrassment of going to court.


Sega Sammy's April-December Group Net Profit Falls 22%

By Kyodo News International, Tokyo  Feb. 7--TOKYO -- Amusement machine maker Sega Sammy Holdings Inc.


Panama Pardons Cuban Exiles in Castro Bomb Plot

Panama's outgoing president on Thursday pardoned four Cuban exiles jailed for plotting to kill Cuban President Fidel Castro in 2000 and three or them flew straight to Miami, a haven of anti-Castro groups.


WWII explosion site may be national park

The site of a munitions explosion that crippled the main West Coast port on the Pacific during World War II and killed 320 people — the majority of them black sailors — may become part of the National Park System.


Gonzalas Speaks Against Torture During Hearing

Alberto R. Gonzales's assurances on prisoner treatment and international treaties did little to placate Democrats.


Greg Dobbs hit a bases-clearing double in the seventh inning last night, leading the Mariners to a 6-3 victory over Oakland at Safeco Field.


Florida judge disinclined to take on Anna Nicole case

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida  - A Florida judge added more uncertainty to the paternity battle over former Playboy centerfold Anna Nicole Smith's baby on Friday when he said he wasn't sure he had jurisdiction over the case.


Though his last Fenway Park outing was nightmarish -- four runs and six hits in two-thirds of an inning Sept. 26 -- Yankees righthander Kevin Brown was ready to go in a monsoon last night. "He was more antsy than anyone else in our clubhouse," said pitching coach Mel Stottlemyre . "He went back and forth. He was very anxious ...


VeriSign's Antitrust Claim Against ICANN Dismissed

"VeriSign's contentions are deficient," Judge Howard Matz wrote in the 16-page decision setting aside the antitrust claims against ICANN.


President George W Bush launched his first fence-mending mission since his re-election yesterday, flying to Canada to improve a distinctly prickly relationship with one of America's oldest and most natural allies.


Medical body's culture of self-interest is revealed

Regulation of doctors by doctors has been highly-prized by the medical profession for 150 years. Now serious and continuing failings exposed by the Shipman Inquiry could spell its end.


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No. 1 Ohio State captured the Big Ten tournament championship. Now, it can focus on the big prize. Mike Conley scored 18 points, Ron Lewis added 17, and the Buckeyes beat No. 3 Wisconsin 66-49 Sunday to capture their first conference championship.


Discussions are taking place to secure a private sale of Northern Rock, the prime minister confirms.


Cyber bullies put in their place People who steal personal data in the UK will face up to two years' jail, the Government announced today.â¦


New component could allow players small enough to fit in notebook PCs.


Reading, Writing and Corporate Sponsorships

School districts are following the lead of the rapid escalation of commercialism at college and professional arenas and stadiums.


Professor Maurice Wilkins, who helped unlock the structure of DNA with Crick, Watson and Franklin, has died aged 88.


How the movie studio climbed back on top after a series of costly flops


Court tosses kidnap raps against Mo. dad

A state appeals court Tuesday overturned the most serious kidnapping convictions against a man who was accused of taking his two children to terrorize his ex-wife and has since confessed to killing them.


China's BLX takes Godson-2 processor to 1GHz

(InfoWorld) - China's BLX IC Design Co. has produced a prototype version of its Godson-2 processor that runs at a clock speed of 1GHz. "Technology-wise it's a step forward," said Eddie Zeng, the chief executive officer of BLX, in Beijing. Called Godson-2E, the new chip is currently in the early stages of manufacturing, and will enter mass production before the end of this year, he said. While pricing has not been decided, the chip will not be expensive. "It should be cheaper than the Pentium 4," Zeng said, Like other chips in the Godson family, the Godson-2E was designed by the Chinese Academy of Science's Institute of Computing Technology (ICT) and was produced using 90-nanometer process technology.Â Earlier versions of the Godson-2 chipÂ were produced using a 180-nanometer process and ran at clock speeds up to 500MHz. The numbers used to describe chip-production processes refer to the size of the smallest feature that can be created on a chip. Smaller numbers indicate a more advanced process. Moving to production with a more advanced process offers several advantages. It means the chip can be made smaller, which reduces per-unit production costs, and allows designers to produce chips that are faster and consume less power. Unlike processors from Intel, Advanced Micro Devices, or Via Technologies, the Godson-2E is not based on the x86 instruction set. Instead, the chip uses a modified version of the MIPS instruction set that replaces proprietary instructions with ones developed by ICT. This means the Godson-2E cannot be used in PCs running Microsoft's Windows XP operating system. But that does not worry Zeng. "The Godson is not meant for traditional PCs," he said, noting that efforts are underway to produce computing devices based on the Godson, including computers running the Linux operating system.ADVERTISEMENTMAKE SOA REAL WITH IBM WEBSPHERE PODCASTStreamline processes and maximize efficiency within a proven service oriented architecture. Take back control of your business processes with IBM WebSphere.


For his poetic fourth feature, âHalf Moon,â Bahman Ghobadi returns to the desolation of the Kurdish borderlands and the enduring optimism of his people.


Blair defied cabinet doubters over Iraq war: diaries

Former prime minister Tony Blair's cabinet colleagues had severe doubts about his decision to take Britain to war against Iraq, his former press chief revealed in diaries published Monday.


Slow recovery goes on in crime-weary New Orleans

The recovery of New Orleans slowly drags on two years after Hurricane Katrina but one thing back in full swing since the killer storm is crime, particularly murders.


By Anonymous  In our increasingly germ-phobic culture, antibacterial products have rapidly gained in popularity. Always on the hunt for new ways to satisfy consumers, companies frequently retool their products, looking for the next best thing in personal hygiene.


Update 2: GM Europe Pledges to Avoid Job Cuts

General Motors Corp. has pledged to avoid plant closures and layoffs in Europe as it seeks to return its money-losing European operations to profitability, worker representatives said Wednesday.


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Reporters don't want to quit the clash  and thunder of electoral combat for the  dry duty of analyzing the federal budget. As a consequence, we have created the  perpetual presidential campaign. -Hugh Sidey


Russian Internet enthusiasts are locked in a tussle with an international body over a relic of the Soviet past -- the .su domain name assigned to the country just before the Soviet Union collapsed.


The Width of a Stitch, the Blue of a Sash

Corporate ownership is changing the face of haute couture.


State Street takes big charge, replaces a top exec

State Street Corp  said on Thursday it will take a $279 million fourth-quarter charge after making bad bets on subprime mortgages and other debt, and said it replaced its investment management chief.


England joins on Sunday the growing list of places that ban smoking in public buildings, taxis and other places with a tough law that includes even Buckingham Palace.


The Anna Nicole Smith hearings bounced back to Florida on Wednesday, where an appeals court was considering a request by the Playboy model's mother to let her bury her daughter in Texas.


The Australian soccer team will play host nation Germany in the first round of next year's Confederations Cup. Australia has been drawn in Group A alongside Germany, Tunisia and Argentina.


Strait-Jacketed Teddy Bear Brings Protests

MONTPELIER, Vt. - The Vermont Teddy Bear Co. said Wednesday it would continue selling its strait-jacketed "Crazy for You Bear" through Valentine's Day, despite protests from mental health advocates.


Obama, Clinton Target Drugs, Insurers for Health-Care Savings

Bloomberg - May 30 (Bloomberg) -- For the leading Democratic presidential hopefuls, making health care more affordable is a tale of two villains. Barack Obama is targeting drugmakers, while Hillary Clinton is taking aim at insurers.


Northern Ireland votes in assembly election

Northern Ireland voted on Wednesday in an election that could allow the return of a government shared between Protestants and Catholics and help cement a lasting political settlement after decades of conflict.


Thousands gather in Auckland to mourn the first man to conquer Everest, including the son of the man who climbed with him, Tenzing Norgay


Hamas hails Gaza victory after seizing base

Hamas fighters on Thursday captured one of the last bastions of forces loyal to Western-backed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and the Islamists declared the "liberation" of the Gaza Strip.


Adriano c'Ã¨ sempre Mancini: ''Ma non dipendiamo da lui''

Il turnover vale per tutti ma non per il brasiliano. Almeno per il momento. ''Ora abbiamo tre partite davanti - spiega il tecnico dell'Inter - e poi lui andrÃ  via con la Nazionale, vedremo quindi come starÃ  quando torna''.


A month after a hotel worker accused NBA star Kobe Bryant of rape, she allegedly told a friend that she was considering suing him in civil court and planned to use any money she won for breast implants, a koala bear and opening a recording studio.


NBC, in Shake-Up, Names Outsider to a Top Position

Ben Silverman has been named as a co-chairman of both the entertainment division and its television studio.


11/1/04- With growing worries about the possibility of a global flu pandemic, the World Health Organization has announced plans to hold a summit to draft emergency response plans.


Two pilots land a plane safely in Norway despite being attacked by a passenger with an axe.


Romney, McCain clash over jobs in depressed Michigan

LIVONIA, Michigan  - Mitt Romney and John McCain clashed on Saturday over how to revive the depressed economy of Michigan, the former U.S. manufacturing powerhouse which hosts the next Republican presidential primary.


Sometimes you'll hear a too-full-of-himself showbiz type pronounce in grave tones that the political situation is so desperate, he'll move to France if President Bush wins re-election.


Figlia della stilista promuove le taglie tra 42 e 46


NBC's Matt Lauer didn't learn his lesson from interviewing New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine about the governor's near-fatal car crash while riding without wearing a safety belt.


Il sindaco di Roma pubblica un'altra lettera sul sito, lanciando un appello agli altri candidatiChiede un confronto pubblico, sul merito, evitando lo stile della politica da talk-show                                          Pd, Veltroni scrive a Bindi e Letta Lei risponde:"Reticente e scorretto"


Tiger Woods stood at the third tee, soaking wet from a sudden downpour and frustrated by bogeys on the first two holes of his own tournament. It didn't get any better after that.


NASA's Return to Flight on Track, Shuttle Officials Say

NASA (news - web sites) is close to meeting all of the return-to-flight safety requirements set by Columbia accident investigators and should be able to launch a shuttle by May 2005, shuttle program officials said today.


Cagliari, 20:30 - CALCIO, SUAZO: CONTENTO PER INTER, MILAN MI HA CAPITO

"Adesso andiamo a fare le cose per bene, è tutto ok, sono contento". Queste le prime parole d...


Documento Calderoli bocciato, 17 gli assenti nella Cdl


In a new wave of the global outsourcing of services, personal chores are moving offshore, and this is leading to some daunting challenges, both economic and cultural.


An ex-training instructor at Deepcut army barracks admits five charges of sex attacks on young male soldiers.


Bollywood actress in film about Christ in India

Bollywood actress Mallika Sherawat will  play an ascetic who befriends Jesus of Nazareth in a U.S. film  that revolves around a legend that he visited India.


In the latest change to its product line-up, Intel has cancelled plans to release a 4-gigahertz computer microprocessor, saying it would rely approaches besides faster clock speed to improve the performance of chips.


Russia rejects West's U.N. plan on Kosovo's future

Russia gave a definitive "no" on Monday to a European-American draft resolution on Kosovo that would end a U.N. presence and put European representatives in charge of the Serbian province.


Diversified manufacturer Honeywell International Inc  on Friday reported quarterly results that missed Wall Street estimates, hampered by lower profit at its transportation business and higher raw material and research and development costs.


Fresno area in California a hotbed for IV drug abuse

The nation's capital of intravenous drug use is not New York or Miami, not Chicago or Detroit - but Fresno. It is an unlikely distinction for a city of fewer than 500,000


Imperfect Adherence to HIV Therapy Fuels Resistance

Among HIV-infected adults who have not been previously treated with HIV drugs who start on highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), less than perfect adherence to medication schedules and high levels of HIV in the blood before therapy are two major predictors of drug resistance.


Art Review | 'The Shapes of Space': Space Exploration, Conducted on a Spiral

The Guggenheim Museumâs spirited if sometimes disjointed display of works from its collection offers a good argument for expansion of its New York branch.


Baghdad - Followers of cleric Muqtada al-Sadr on Monday trickled in to police stations in Baghdad's Sadr City district to hand in weapons under a deal seen as a key step toward ending weeks of fighting with US and Iraqi forces in the Shiite militant


Blog: Federal scientists using Google earth to map smoke form big wild fires.


Shevchenko European Footballer of the Year

Ukraine striker Andriy Shevchenko of AC Milan has been named European Footballer of the Year. In a poll conducted by a French football magazine Monday, the 28-year-old was rewarded for his outstanding scoring


Sirius posts wider loss amid rising costs

NEW YORK (Dow Jones/AP) -- Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. on Wednesday said it posted a wider loss for the third quarter from a year earlier, as higher expenses -- particularly for National Football League programming -- more than offset a surge in revenue.


The declaration comes a week after the country acknowledged its scientists had secretly enriched uranium.


Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan buying Alliance Laundry Holdings ...

TORONTO (CP) - The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan has struck a $450 million US deal to buy American laundry equipment maker Alliance Laundry Holdings - the Canadian fund's first acquisition in the United States without a partner.


Athens champion Massu falls at the first hurdle

Top seed and double Olympic gold medallist Nicolas Massu, of Chile, crashed out in the opening round of the Lyon Open, beaten 6-3, 6-4 by Argentina's Agustin Calleri.


Nikkei falls to 3-month low as exporters slip

The Nikkei slid 1.81 percent by midday on  Wednesday after hitting a three-month low as shares of Sony  Corp. and other exporters lost ground on concerns about  declining consumer spending in the key U.S. market.


A newly intercepted malicious Trojan has begun infecting mobile phones which run the Symbian operating system. Dubbed 'Skulls' the Trojan has been detected on Symbian shareware download sites where it bills itself as 'Extended Theme Manager' by 'Tee-222'.


Al Real guadagnerÃ  un milione di euro all'anno. Â«I fuoriclasse devono essere al servizio della squadraÂ». Arrigo Sacchi, la nuova Â«massima autoritÃ  sportiva del Real MadridÂ», nelle parole del vicepresidente


South Africa's tourist minister says crime may put off tourists visiting for the 2010 World Cup.


Residents in south-western China begin cleaning up after floods and landslides left 172 people dead.


Cagliari, 20:38 - CALCIO, CAGLIARI: INGAGGIATO MARRUOCCO

Il Cagliari ha ingaggiato il portiere Vincenzo Marruocco. Il giocatore, proveniente dal Foggia, ha f...


EMC, NetApp Unveil Data Classification Tools

EMC and Network Appliance each brought out software products that can be used to manage unstructured files, a key requirement for complying with ever changing government regulations.


'Newhart' Actress Suzanne Pleshette Dies

Suzanne Pleshette, the husky-voiced star best known for her role as Bob Newhart's sardonic wife on television's long-running "The Bob Newhart Show," has died at age 70.  Pleshette, whose career included roles in such films as Hitchcock's "The Birds" ...


Eagles 'D' turns in A-plus effort vs. Vikings

PHILADELPHIA -- On a night that was supposed to belong to Terrell Owens and Randy Moss, it was two plays -- not two players -- that made the difference in Philadelphia's 27-16 defeat of Minnesota.


Commentary: When Questions of Science Come to a Courtroom, Truth Has Many Faces

The knottiest problem has been deciding what scientific evidence or testimony should be considered in the first place.


Italy beats France for 4th World Cup title

The beautiful game turned vicious, even venomous Sunday. It was all still beautiful to Italy. And very ugly for France, which lost captain Zinedine Zidane with a red card after his nasty head butt in extra time, and then went down 5-3 in a shootout after a 1-1 draw.


Meyers, who was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2003, broadcasts WNBA and women's NCAA games for ABC and ESPN. She has also been a regular Blog Squad contributor to WNBA.


Intel raises outlook after unexpected demand rally

Eking out a strong finish to end a disappointing year, Intel Corp on Thursday raised its revenue forecast for the fourth quarter, citing surprisingly strong demand across its line of chips for personal computers.


The Walker Art Center wants to put the 'public' back in the public airwaves. It's distributing tiny radio-transmitter kits so people can broadcast from their own personal radio stations. Michelle Delio reports from Minneapolis.


Massage options multiply as local execs get more health-conscious

Overworked executives seeking an invigorating massage may find it hard to pick the right place from a wide range of studios in Budapest offering everything from Swedish techniques to various types of oriental ...


US Supreme Court to hear Ten Commandment display

The Supreme Court announced it will decide whether displaying the Ten Commandments on government property violates the US Constitution's separation of church and state.


Critics accuse Guyana's government of turning a blind eye to the cocaine flowing through this South American nation to the United States and Europe. But those allegations seemed unlikely to hurt President Bharrat Jagdeo's chances for re-election Monday.


Computer security expert says Russia's infrastructure could be vulnerable to electronic warfare.


The US military said Monday no decision had been taken whether to discipline Army reservists who refused a supply mission last week, despite statements from their relatives that the soldiers would be discharged.


The Vancouver Canucks re-signed twins Daniel and Henrik Sedin and goaltender Alex Auld on Friday.


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Alonzo Mourning re-signed with the Miami Heat on Friday, a formality after the veteran center announced last month that he would return for the coming season and help the team defend its NBA championship.


Ever since Vioxx was pulled from the market over concerns about a risk of heart attack and stroke, arthritis patients have been asking doctors one question: What should I do now?


'Little Children' has great actors, but a smirky attitude.


McCain Parries a Reprise of â00 Smear Tactics

John McCain is deploying a South Carolina Truth Squad to try to intercept attacks before there is major damage.


New Report Urges Water Management Planning

By Greg Lavine, The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill.  Feb. 21--A new National Academy of Sciences report indicates that more  droughts and reduced flow of the Colorado River are problems that water  managers and scientists need to plan for now.


Outrage At Italy For Deal That Buys 80K Terror Guns

The Italian government was slammed yesterday for getting two female hostages freed by shelling out a ransom as high as $1 million - bundles of cash that could supply terrorists with 80,000 more AK-47s to kill ...


Napoli, 17:17 - CALCIO, NAPOLI; REJA: RICONQUISTARE IL SAN PAOLO

L'obiettivo è uno solo: riconquistare il San Paolo. Il Napoli vuol dimenticare il ko all'esor...


A woman who put her boyfriend's cat in a washing machine following a row, is given a four-month suspended jail term.


Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld took some heavy hits the other day from one of the US Senate's big guns, Arizona Republican John McCain.


Chinese President praises Deng as great leader

Beijing (VNA) - Chinese President Hu Jintao has praised Deng Xiaoping as an outstanding leader whose high prestige was recognized by the Party, the military and the people of all ethnic groups throughout China, local media reported.


Kuznetsova squeezes through to Beijing quarters

Little-known Chinese player Li Na gave US Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova a run for her money at the China Open on Thursday before the Russian emerged victorious after three sets.


Google's share of U.S. search market jumped in April

Web search leader Google Inc. in April showed a sharp gain in market share among U.S. Web search users, taking business from its three closest rivals, research firm comScore Inc. said on Friday.


This weekend the Nextel Cup heads into the second half of the Chase with a trip to Martinsville, the final short track on the schedule.


Firenze, 14:01 - CALCIO, MACALLI: NELLA LEGA DI C MAI ILLECITI

E' polemnic il presidente della Lega Calcio di serie C, Mario MAcalli: "Di illeciti nella mia Lega n...


United Airlines announces service cuts, fleet reduction

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Ill. United Airlines' parent company plans to slash the number of its domestic flights and increase its more profitable international schedule.


Study touts steroid usage for croup patients

A single dose of a steroid can quiet the barking cough of croup and let children and parents get some sleep, Canadian doctors report.


Contribuenti piu' disciplinati, da crescita riduzione debito


Juventus: Capello "Per Del Piero decideremo all`ultimo"

Alla vigilia del match di Champions con il Bayern Monaco, Fabio Capello non scioglie le riserve sull`impiego di Alessandro Del Piero: "Decideremo domani, se dovesse dirmi che sta bene sarÃ  della partita e giocherÃ  dal primo minuto, altrimenti nessun


Armed police numbers have dropped despite a rise in gun crime, the Conservatives say.


It's almost Labor Day, which for graduates means not only suppressing the urge to buy school supplies and new fall clothes, but also that "I'm taking the summer off" is no longer a plausible answer to the question of "What are you doing with your life?"


CEO's see slowing economic growth: survey

U.S. chief executive officers expect  slower economic growth over the next six months, according to a  quarterly survey released by the Business Roundtable on Monday.


Microsoft to Announce Media Center OS Update

Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 supports DVD burning, HDTV, and improved support for mobile devices. Microsoft will unveil the latest version of its media-oriented operating system tomorrow, positioning


Traces of a radioactive substance are found on two BA planes at Heathrow during probe into ex-spy's death.


Ultimate planner set to lose control of her life

The media call it "Camp Cupcake," the locals call it "the college campus," but it's unlikely Martha Stewart will ever call it home.


ARM to show Google phone prototype next week: source

FRANKFURT/LONDON  - British chip designer ARM   will show a prototype mobile phone based on Google's   Android platform next Monday at the Mobile World  Congress wireless show in Barcelona, a source close to the  company said on Thursday.


Alexander the (not so) Great fails to conquer America's homophobes

It has been ridiculed by critics and shunned by cinema-goers but the latest film from the controversial director Oliver Stone has still managed to raise hackles across the US.


College Basketball: Kentucky, Virginia Win

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sports Network) - Kelenna Azubuike poured  in a game-high 21 points, Shagari Alleyne added 11 points and  Kentucky rolled past Morehead State, 71-40, in non-conference  play at Rupp Arena.


Hamas Attack Seen As Attempt to Foil Progress

Israeli helicopters targeted two buildings in the Gaza Strip overnight following a massive explosion under an Israeli army post on the border between Israel and Egypt.


Ireland's National Carrier Seeks Govt. Aid

Ireland's state-owned carrier, Aer Lingus, has asked the government for a grant worth euro200 million to euro300 million (US$250 million to US$375 million) to begin buying 10 or more long-haul aircraft from either Boeing or Airbus.


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Troops fight 'small pockets' in Fallujah

US and allied forces battled Wednesday to seize control of the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah, Iraq, facing only limited resistance from "small pockets" of fighters unable


Many government websites are still too complicated and difficult to use, says a report by the National Audit Office.


Conservative leader David Cameron attacks Labour for its education record, accusing Tony Blair of complacency.


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GlaxoSmithKline says counterfeit tubes of its Sensodyne toothpaste on sale in Britain contain chemical used to thicken anti-freeze.


Nine Confirmed Dead in L.A. Commuter Train Crash

At least nine people were killed  and about 200 injured when two commuter trains crashed near  downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday after one of them struck a  passenger vehicle parked on the tracks, authorities said.


Kidd, Houston start season on injured list

When the NBA season tips off, the New Jersey Nets will be without All-Star Jason Kidd, and Allan Houston of the New York Knicks will be on the injured list, too.


Silicon Valley tycoons, Nobel laureates and Hollywood celebrities are backing a measure on California's Nov. 2 ballot to devote $3 billion to human embryonic stem cell experiments in what would be the biggest-ever state-supported scientific research program in the country.


Freddie Mac Profit Down 45 Percent in 2Q

WASHINGTON -- Freddie Mac, the nation's second-largest buyer and guarantor of home mortgages, said Thursday its second-quarter profit fell 45 percent as it had to record larger provisions on its books for bad loans.


MUNICH, Germany - There's more good news for chocolate lovers. Scientists have found that eating dark chocolate appears to improve the function of important cells lining the wall of blood vessels for at least three hours...


Weather forecasters said Hurricane Frances has weakened further. It's now a strong Category Two hurricane. At 8 pm Eastern time Friday, the storm's top sustained winds had dropped to about 105 miles an hour, with higher gusts.


'NEVE E GLIZ', PRESENTATE LE MASCOTTE DI TORINO 2006

ROMA - Neve e Gliz, si chiamano cosi' le due mascotte dei Giochi olimpici invernali che Torino ospitera' nel 2006, presentate stamani a Roma. Sono opera del designer portoghese Pedro Albuquerque, e sono state


Chinese Buyer of PC Unit Is Moving to I.B.M.'s Hometown

China's largest computer maker, which purchased I.B.M's personal computer business, is moving its headquarters to New York.


Sony, Kyocera close some San Diego ops due to fires

Japanese tech firms Sony Corp  and Kyocera Corp  said they have halted some production in the San Diego, California, area because of fires raging in the southern part of the state.


Bobcats sign ex-Pacer Brezec to contract extension

Primoz Brezec has signed a contract extension with the Charlotte Bobcats, who selected him from the Indiana Pacers in the expansion draft.


Thousands of Anti-War Protesters March in London

Thousands of anti-war campaigners took to the streets of London Sunday calling for an end to the "illegal occupation" of Iraq by U.S-led coalition troops.


Ray Charles Receives 7 Grammy Nominations

Six months after his death, Ray Charles is having a career year. He's the subject of the critically acclaimed biopic "Ray," his posthumous album, "Genius Loves Company," has become a best seller, and on Tuesday, it received seven Grammy nominations — more than any other album by the musical icon.


The underdogs have their day at long last

When the words Great Britain were displayed on the stadium scoreboard as the winning team in 38.07 - just.01 of a second ahead of the United States â-here was a momentary silence, a split


As European Union ministers consider how to get the problem-plagued Galileo satellite navigation system into orbit, one man who has been there had some simple advice — do it fast, or the Chinese will steal the show.


Mozambique Votes to Elect Successor to Chissano

Mozambique used canoes and helicopters to ferry ballot papers to remote rural districts for Wednesday's election to pick a successor to President Joaquim Chissano who spent 18 years in office.


Iraqi Cleric Halts Militia Activities for 6 Months

Moktada al-Sadr made the announcement after fighting between his militia and rival Shiite forces that left 52 people dead.


The DUP and Sinn Fein take the majority of first preference votes in the NI Assembly election.


ATLANTA - Delta Air Lines Inc. has a tentative deal on pilot concessions and much-needed breathing room, but uncertainty about the carrier's debt restructuring remains.


Speed ready to score points in new Toro Rosso car

American Scott Speed dismissed doubts about his commitment to Formula One on Wednesday and looked forward to a far better second year with Toro Rosso.


Sharp Corp., the world's largest maker of  liquid crystal display televisions, said on Monday it expected  operating profit for the April-September first half to rise 32  percent to a record on strong demand for LCD TVs.


Taleban leader Mullah Omar and al-Qaeda commanders are living in Pakistan, says a senior US official.


MUMBAI, AUGUST 26: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) slipped on the second day of listing but continued to top the turnover chart and contributed heavily to the total turnover.


Phil Spector indicted for actor's murder

Record producer Phil Spector pleaded not guilty to murder yesterday and lambasted prosecutors as "Hitler-like" after he was indicted in connection with the death of an actor in his home last year.


Authorities in Georgia say a woman who accused suspended Tennessee Titans cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones of hitting her has withdrawn her petition to have him arrested.


For $150, Third-World Laptop Stirs a Big Debate

The debate is centered on whether cheap laptops are the best way to improve education in the developing world.


West Virginia coach Rich Rodriguez turned down Alabama on Friday, telling his players that he'll be back for his sixth season with the Mountaineers.


Four shot dead in Beirut opposition protests

Four Lebanese opposition supporters were shot dead in Beirut on Sunday during protests against power cuts, raising tensions in a country gripped by a political crisis.


New Orleans Urges People to Take Shelter

NEW ORLEANS - With 135-mph Hurricane Ivan closing in with frightening intensity, this flood-prone city scrambled Wednesday to get people out of harm's way, putting the frail and elderly in the cavernous Louisiana Superdome and urging others to move to higher floors in tall buildings.    Ivan made a slight turn north on a path that could bring it ashore early Thursday at the Alabama-Mississippi line, near Mobile, Ala., but forecasters said everyone from New Orleans to the Panhandle should be worried...


Romanian Leader Urged to Probe 1989 Deaths

Romanians who fought in the country's 1989 revolution are asking a newly elected president to investigate why so many former communist officials kept their jobs through the 1990s, well after the downfall of dictator Nicolae Ceausescu.


The Count: Bring the Sauce, but Your Host Runs the Grill

Memorial Day is one of the three most popular grilling holidays, according to the Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Association.


The rich and famous of Hollywood couldn't evade Southern California's devastating fires. Production on TV series was disrupted and stars traded their beachfront homes for shelter in posh hotels.


SLO Sheriff Search for Atascadero Suspects in Alleged Carjacking

By Leah Etling, The Tribune, San Luis Obispo, Calif.  Mar. 2--The County Sheriff's Department is looking for two Atascadero residents in connection with an alleged carjacking and kidnapping that occurred on February 22 in San Luis Obispo.


Windows Mobile 6 Taps New Exchange Features

Microsoft Corp. will unwrap a new version of its Windows Mobile OS at the 3GSM conference in Barcelona next week that promises to take advantage of features in Exchange Server 2007 that provide a richer e-mail experience on devices.


US most wanted drug dealer held in Bogota

BOGOTA  - One of the 12 drug dealers most sought by the United States was captured yesterday, police said. Dagoberto Florez Rios, for whose capture the United States had offered US$5 million, was arrested


Riscaldamento globale e poco ossigeno causarono la scomparsadi tre quarti delle specie viventi. Finora si pensava a un asteroide                                                  Fu l'effetto serra a provocare l'estinzione preistorica di massa


Awakening of a nation against all the odds

He revelled in the task, working the crowd with easy good humour. It might be freezing cold, he started, as he wiped the snowflakes from his beaming face, but I can see that it is politically hot! After several ...


Why British cellists may no longer fly to New York

Travel restrictions aimed at terrorists are snagging top musicians who carry on their instruments to protect them.


Recent moves across the South, but even in the capital, seek to modify statues and plaques for historical figures to reflect racist past.


Although LCD monitors are much cheaper than they were a few years ago, there's still a wide price gap between the LCD and other display types. -The Washington Post


NEW YORK  - NBC lapped the primetime  competition Tuesday as its Olympics coverage averaged 29.3  million viewers to second-ranked CBS' 8.2 million.


Investors dumped Asian shares and emerging market bonds on Wednesday as a global sell-off that started in China gathered steam after Wall Street stocks shed more than 3 percent.


Five men who helped the bombers in the aftermath of the failed 21 July attacks are found guilty of terror charges.


Court Bolsters Terror Defendant on Questioning

A federal appeals court affirmed on Monday that Zacarias Moussaoui may submit written questions to people held by the United States as enemy combatants to


Govt urges robust response to Myanmar protests

Britain on Friday urged a "robust response" to events in Myanmar, where protests by monks continued despite a clampdown earlier in the week, saying there must be "positive change" in the country.


Roman women' beauty skin cream secrets revealed

Cosmetic face cream used by fashionable Roman women was discovered at an ongoing archaeological dig in London, in a metal container, complete with the lid and contents.


By DEVLIN BARRETT  WASHINGTON - Federal officials have rejected the $1.3 billion sale of the nation's largest federally subsidized rental housing complex, Brooklyn's Starrett City, two people familiar with the government notification told The Associated Press Friday.


Bomb kills or wounds 19, mainly children, in Iraq

A bomb attack near a soccer field in the volatile Iraqi city of Ramadi on Tuesday killed or wounded 19 people, most of them children, police said.


The Kyoto Protocol has finally been given the green light and will become a binding treaty on February the 16th. The finalisation of the United Nations' environmental accord, which is designed to combat global


News stories, videos, and blogs produced in the first 24 hours of the iPhone launch


"Mystery Science" answers Shout! Factory's call

Call it "cult meets  cult." Shout! Factory, the independent DVD supplier with an  affinity for cult movies and TV shows, has secured worldwide  home entertainment and digital download rights to the cult TV  series "Mystery Science Theater 3000."


Sudan says no plans to disarm Arab tribes in Darfur

A top official from Sudan's ruling party said that the government would not disarm "Arab tribes" in the troubled Darfur region, saying they were not all members of the feared Janjaweed militia.


Lewis Hamilton is on pole for Sunday's eagerly-anticipated British Grand Prix at Silverstone.


EU and U.S. strike compensation deal in gambling row

The European Commission dealt a blow to European online gaming companies on Monday when it accepted a U.S. offer of openings in other sectors as compensation for closing U.S. gambling market to foreign firms.


University of Oxford researchers will spend nearly $4 million to study why mankind embraces God. The grant to the Ian Ramsey Center for Science and Religion will bring anthropologists, theologians, philosophers and other academics together for three years to study whether belief in a divine being is a basic part of mankind's makeup.


Casualty Watch reveals acute lack of beds

THE annual Casualty Watch has revealed that a 76-year-old waited 65 hours to be admitted to Wales' biggest hospital.


He has won 20. He has saved 50. And now that he's back in the Braves' starting rotation, he'll probably win 20 again. John Smoltz last started a game back in the 2001 season.


Per costruzione 4 pattugliatori, importo di 80 milioni


O's Are Eyeing Tigers' Thames, But L. Gonzalez Is a 'Priority'

In their continuing quest to secure a left fielder, the Orioles are now focusing in on Detroit Marcus Thames but still list Luis Gonzalez as a priority.


India government sets new talks on nuclear deal

India's government and its communist allies agreed on Monday to hold a further meeting next month over a nuclear deal with the United States, the latest sign the ruling coalition was backtracking on finalizing the accord.


Whistleblower earns kudos, fears reprisal

WASHINGTON - David Graham says he was surprised when he got back to his Food and Drug Administration office after telling Congress last week the government had allowed unsafe drugs on the market.


Russia Ready to Strike Against 'Terror' Worldwide

BESLAN, Russia  - Russia's top general threatened  on Wednesday to attack "terrorist bases" anywhere in the world,  as security services put a $10 million bounty on two Chechen  rebels they blame for last week's school siege.


After getting their championship rings and sending the banner up into the rafters, the Pistons started their title defense with an 87-79 victory over the Houston Rockets


In Florida, a New Way to Sell Hurricane Insurance

Most big insurers are cutting back coverage in Florida and other coastal states after a string of hurricanes, but one businessman is using a nonprofit model to offer policies for well-off customers.


Listening to the irrational and hysterical response of conservatives to the presidential candidacy of Sen. John McCain would be laughable if it wasn't so serious.


Three D.C. Council members introduced a bill yesterday that would provide $50 million in public funding for improvements at Verizon Center, a move that supporters said would spur more economic development near the Chinatown arena.


Climate and trade top Bush's agenda at APEC

U.S. President George W. Bush hopes to spur momentum for a world trade pact and a global target on climate change at this week's Asia-Pacific summit but the Iraq debate at home looms as a distraction.


Spector judge, jury struggle with verdict impasse

The judge in the murder trial of  Phil Spector said on Wednesday he would not allow the  deadlocked jury to consider a reduced charge of manslaughter  against the music producer.


The Japanese island of Iwo Jima, scene of a fierce World War II battle, regains its original name.


âThe Comebacksâ is one of those parody movies that presume that merely making reference to another film constitutes a joke.


How Barack Obama Is Shaking Up the Campaign

How Barack Obama is shaking up old assumptions about what it means to be black and white in America.


Spice Girls spark speculation of comeback

The Spice Girls are to make an announcement about their future plans next week, sparking speculation that one of the world's most successful girl bands is set to reunite for a new album and concert tour.


Three teenagers are found guilty of the murder of Garry Newlove, kicked to death outside his home.


A scientific report, inspired by an episode of âSeinfeld,â  may cause football fans to take a second look at that communal bowl of dip.


South African officials recall millions of condoms after they fail a safety test, for the second time in recent months.


Diabetes Testing Strips May Give Bad Readings

A unit of Bayer AG recalled diabetes test strips used with its Contour TS Blood Glucose Meter because they may result in 5 percent to 17 percent higher blood glucose readings, the Food and Drug Administration said. Bayer Diabetes Care said that the strips were produced on new equipment and that the company had fixed the problem. Fifty-three production lots were affected by the recall, totaling 230,000 bottles of strips, a Bayer spokeswoman said. Details about the stripsâ product code and lot numbers were posted on the Food and Drug Administrationâs Web site, www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/bayer12_07.html.


Briton Fisher charges four clear, Woods five back

Britain's Ross Fisher maintained his unlikely surge at the top of the Dubai Desert Classic leaderboard on Friday, a second successive seven-under-par 65 earning him a four-stroke lead midway through the second round.


Australian Lleyton Hewitt is disappointed at the timing of the Olympics as it related to the tennis schedule and is happy he skipped the Games.


More Chlamydia Screening Urged for Women

THURSDAY, Oct. 7 (HealthDayNews) -- More thorough screening for chlamydia, a sexually transmitted bacterium that is the most commonly reported infectious disease in the United States, would probably reduce the incidence of the disease and be cost-effective as well, researchers say.


In Dubai, a Festival Is Born. Next, an Industry?

Dubai, a swiftly rising city on the Persian Gulf that recently sponsored a weeklong film festival, has highly ambitious plans for the silver screen.


Italian carabinieri patrol Rome's Capitoline Hill square, designed by Michelangelo , Thursday, Oct. 28, 2004, the night before the signing of the first ever EU Constitution.


Fla. Voters to Begin Casting Early Ballots

Election Day is still two weeks away, but voters across the state have the option Monday of beginning to cast their ballots early in this pivotal battleground state.


Senator Barack Obama piled pressure on Hillary Clinton over Iraq, as his Democratic presidential rival faced mounting scrutiny over her vote to authorize the war in 2002.


Amazon offers discount to A9 search users

Amazon Inc., a popular online retailer, extended its reach on the Internet by introducing its search engine on Tuesday. The search engine was launched earlier this week and is the first project from Amazon's


More than half of black people in France say they have been victims of racism, the first survey of their views suggests.


Philippine Police Hunt Bombers After Market Blast

Philippine police were searching for  clues on Monday on who was responsible for a bomb blast in a  market packed with shoppers that killed 14 people and wounded  65.


INDIA'S Sachin Tendulkar, who has been ruled out of the second Test against Australia starting on Thursday, may still play the remaining two Tests, team officials said.


La flessione e' conseguenza delle manovre attuate dalla Bce


Chiesta ricusazione tribunale dopo no Corte Appello Catania


Roundup: Santini resigns as Hotspur coach

Jacques Santini has resigned as coach of Tottenham Hotspur after just 13 games in charge, the English Premier League club announced Friday.


President JosÃ© Ramos-Horta of East Timor was in an Australian hospital after being shot by rebel soldiers.


College Basketball: No. 13 Washington Tops California

SEATTLE (Sports Network) - Tre Simmons scored 18 points to  lead 13th-ranked Washington to an 81-67 win over California in  the Pac-10 opener for both teams at Bank of America Arena.


Lithuanian State Defense Council demands Caucasus-Center closure

The Lithuanian State Defense Council demanded from secret services on Friday to close the Caucasus-Center website of Chechen separatists based in Lithuania.


Sorenstam Clings to Lead at ADT Championship

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Sports Network) - Annika Sorenstam  managed an even-par 72 on Saturday to cling to the lead after  the third round of the ADT Championship. Sorenstam's 54-hole  total of 10-under-par 206 left her one shot clear of Cristie  Kerr and Jennifer Rosales.


Mermaids Past and Present Keep Things Real

A group of âmersistersâ were thrust into a national spotlight when a New York photographer shot them underwater and in the nude.


Brazil's Marcelo Melo and Andre Sa entered the Wimbledon record books on Wednesday when they won the longest final set in championship history.


The new 2012 Olympic logo should be banned from television as it could trigger an epileptic fit, an expert says.


Kurt Waldheim, a former United Nations secretary-general and Austrian president whose reputation was tarnished by disclosures he had hidden his past in Nazi Germany's officer corps, died on Thursday aged 88.


The crowd screams as a raging bull bursts from a trapdoor and dashes down a gated track. Within seconds, a rider gallops alongside the beast, grabs its tail and yanks, sending the 300-pound animal tumbling to the ground.


The Streets, aka British rapper and songwriter Mike Skinner, top a poll to find the year's best album.


Dispute breaks out over whether Oliver Letwin told the Sunday Times there will be "no limit" to NHS privatisation.


Chelsea and Inter Milan have advanced to the next round of the Champions League, while AC Milan and Barcelona look certain to join them.


Republican John McCain has put much of his time and effort into other states, but suggested Wednesday that recent endorsements could lead Iowa voters to give his presidential campaign another look.


Marbury's Selection for Top Point Guard? Himself

The Knicks' Stephon Marbury appears convinced of his own standing among N.B.A. point guards.


Software maker Computer  Associates International Ltd. , on Wednesday posted better-than-expected quarterly results and said full-year earnings will exceed Wall Street estimates, aided by cost-cutting.


French lawyer asks Red Cross to look into reports of Saddam ...

PARIS A French lawyer is asking the Red Cross to check into reports that Saddam Hussein has begun a hunger strike. The attorney says he represents Saddam and that there are indications from Iraq that the former


US forces on offensive in 3 Iraq rebel strongholds

US-led forces launched operations in three Iraqi rebel strongholds on Thursday, killing nearly two dozen insurgents in a town near the Syrian border and bombing targets in Fallujah for the third straight day.


Dubai, 18:08 - TENNIS, DUBAI: FEDERER E' IL SECONDO FINALISTA

Lo svizzero Roger Federer è il secondo finalista al torneo di Dubai (1.083.637 euro), dopo av...


B.C. and Alberta customs inspectors protest staffing shortage

ROOSVILLE, B.C. (CP) - More than 50 demonstrators rallied at the Canada-United States border crossing Tuesday to protest recent federal government decisions they believe have put the safety of Canadian customs inspectors at risk.


Bush tasks tech execs with rebuilding Lebanon

From Silicon Valley to Bekka Valley George Bush has unveiled his latest initiative to bring peace to the Middle East - despatching a pair of top notch Silicon Valley execs to advise war torn Lebanon on reconstruction.â¦


China says climate policy must make room for growth

China promised on Monday to integrate climate change policy into its industrial and energy sectors, but said it would not sacrifice economic growth to satisfy international demands to help combat global warming.


Rocker Melissa Etheridge Diagnosed with Cancer

Rock singer Melissa Etheridge has been diagnosed with breast cancer and has cut short her North American concert tour to undergo surgery, her publicist said on Friday.


Andy Murray moves up to number 10 in the world following his second title win of the year in Marseille.


By TOM ROEDER THE GAZETTE  Schriever Air Force Base has a new commander who will shepherd in a series of changes to remake the secretive site east of Colorado Springs.   Col. Terry Djuric took over last week from Col. John Hyten as commander of the 50th Space Wing at Schriever.


Palestinian refugees yesterday got their first close look at their top political leaders in 22 years, winning reassurances that the right to return home -- a key sticking point through years of peace negotiations with Israel -- will not be abandoned.


We need to improve quickly, says Fulham's Murphy

Fulham midfielder Danny Murphy fears his side's miserable season could take a turn for the worse over the Christmas programme unless they find a cure for their away-day blues.


Nash leads Suns trio as reserves for All-Star Game

Twice MVP Steve Nash and fellow Phoenix Suns players Shawn Marion and Amare Stoudemire have been selected as reserves for the NBA's annual All-Star Game, the league announced on Thursday.


Nokia to Lay off Staff in Germany, Finland as It Trims Research Costs

Nokia Corp., the world's biggest mobile phone maker, said Tuesday it plans to lay off "a few hundred" research and development workers globally, including up to 250 in Finland, in a move to cut costs.


Even if Just a Bauble, Luxury Counts for Holidays

The luxury market, which was struggling only a few years ago, has come back with a bang for the holidays.


Electronic-Vote Critics Urge Changes to System

Voting activists on Wednesday  enlisted computer experts, a trained monkey and a man on a  hunger strike in a last-minute pitch to convince officials to  improve the security of electronic vote-counting systems.


The World Trade Organisation agrees to membership talks with Iraq and Afghanistan, kick-starting a process which could take many years.


Babies Unused to Sleeping Face-Down Seen at Risk

NEW YORK  - Since the "Back to Sleep"  campaign to prevent SIDS, many babies have always slept on  their backs -- but new research suggests that maybe they should  be given a chance to become acquainted with being face-down,  under careful observations.


Taiwan Defies U.S., Seeks U.N. Membership Under Debated Name

BEIJING, July 21 -- Brushing aside warnings from the Bush administration, the Taiwanese government of President Chen Shui-bian announced Friday that it has applied for U.N. membership under the name Taiwan.


Rock Club Fire Casts Pall Over Argentina's New Year

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina  - Argentina began the New  Year on a grim note as families identified and prepared for  burial 175 victims of a fire in a Buenos Aires rock club,  including children and babies who might have died in a  makeshift nursery in the bathroom.


Ford Motor Co.  on Tuesday  reported an overall 14 percent sales decline in August, hurt by  a decline in showroom sales, but set a higher production target  for the fourth quarter.


Following Arafat's death, the U.S. and Israel hope for new talks


The last time Jimmie Johnson climbed on top of a golf cart was disastrous Â he fell off, broke his wrist and was embarrassed by the controversy the stunt caused.