Developing states rap "interference" in Iran deal

Non-aligned nations on Tuesday rejected "interference" in Iran's nuclear transparency deal with U.N. inspectors, countering Western criticism the pact eases pressure on Tehran not to seek technology with bomb potential.


Kentucky's law forbidding protests within 300 feet of military funerals and memorial services was suspended temporarily Tuesday after a federal judge ruled it was too broad to serve its intended purpose.


Lawyers for former WorldCom  Chief Executive Bernard Ebbers are seeking immunity for two witnesses who they believe could clear their client of fraud charges related to the company's $11 billion accounting scandal, according to court papers filed on Wednesday.


Mobile Phone Gaming to Top $1 Billion in '04

Video game and mobile phone companies  are set to make money this year as customers use phones to zap  space invaders or sink game-winning golf putts, pushing the  mobile gaming market over $1 billion, a study said.


After lashing out at each other for months from a distance, the two vice presidential candidates are meeting face to face Tuesday night at Case Western Reserve University for their only debate before the Nov. 2 election.


'Boots' Takes Gold at the Ferret Olympics

SPRINGFIELD, Ore. - While world-class athletes were grunting and groaning on the other side of the Atlantic Sunday, "Boots" went for the gold here in his own way...


You've been Fraimed Technology is helping catch benefits cheats but there are doubts about a key case management system, according to a new report by the National Audit Office (NAO)â¦


You don't read PC magazine for mutual fund advice and you shouldn't read the Wall Street Journal for computer advice.


Nokia says has favorable InterDigital ruling

Nokia (NOK1V.HE) on Friday  welcomed what it said was an extremely favorable court decision  in a battle with wireless firm InterDigital  on patents  relating to the UMTS mobile standard.


Music: In the Blogosphere, an Evolving Movement Brings Life to a Lost Era of Jazz

Armed with stacks of vinyl, high-speed Internet and a shared conviction, a far-flung contingent of musicians and aficionados is bringing lost jazz back using the WebÃÂs electronic airwaves.


Foreign Secretary Jack Straw says there will likely be a British referendum on an EU treaty in early 2006 but he has declined to confirm reports the vote will be in March of that year.


New Thai govt to review drug patent plan

Thailand, which has stunned major drug makers by overriding patents, will review the compulsory licenses announced by the previous military-appointed government, Health Minister Chaiya Sasomsap said on Thursday.


Wenger says he's committed to Arsenal and not tempted by Madrid

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said Friday he had no desire to leave the club and planned to sign a new contract to keep him at Highbury until at least 2008.


Pro-choice Dutch medics set sail for Portugal, where they hope to provide women with advice on abortion.


Post Jaan-E-Mann, Shirish Kunder had decided to start his production house. In fact, Shirish   had announced two ambitious movies under his production outfit, titled Joker and Prince of   India. Joker, starring Akshay Kumar, is an action film and Prince of India, a   drama. A look at   when 'Bombay' inspired Bollywood The latest development is, before Shirish begins work on the two films, he has decided to start a   quickie. And it's a comedy this time. ÂIt's called Tees Maar Khan . Joker is taking time   since it's a big-budget film and the dates have to be sorted out. That's when I decided to start a third   project altogether,Â Shirish informs me.  First look:   Alchemy Calendar 2008  Shirish hasn't decided on the star cast of Tees Maar Khan  yet. ÂI'll be ready with a bound   script in the next couple of days and then decide on the casting. I have a few options as far as casting   go. It's a solo-hero film and we plan to start in August/September this year,Â he adds.  Indian   creativity in American cinema Only after Tees Maar Khan  is ready will Shirish begin Joker, followed by Prince of   India.


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Rains kill over 220 in Pakistani city: minister

Over 220 people have been killed in accidents caused by heavy wind and rain in Pakistan's southern city of Karachi, a provincial minister said on Sunday.


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Bomb Defused in Sardinia After Berlusoni and Blair Visited

OME, Aug. 18  The police defused a bomb today in Porto Rotondo, Sardinia, the same town where Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi had entertained British Prime Minister Tony Blair and his wife Cherie ...


Stocks were little changed on Tuesday as investors bought defensive shares such as utilities and food producers, offsetting the drag from financial companies and fallout from the mortgage market.


Time Warner to split AOL Internet business

Time Warner plans to split up the Internet access and audience businesses of its AOL segment to run them each independently, Time Warner CEO and President Jeff Bewkes revealed Wednesday.


Republican Mike Huckabee said Friday that marriage shouldn't be treated as an experiment in response to questions about whether Vice President Dick Cheney's lesbian daughter should have the right to wed.


Heavy snow fell across northern sections of the Northeast on Monday, capping a December of unusually heavy snow in some areas.


Top officials at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, including the Army's surgeon general, have heard complaints about outpatient neglect from family members, veterans groups and members of Congress for more than three years.


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Senators threaten to enact an opt-in rule. Wireless carriers say it's not necessary because they're doing just that.


Bush trip to a bastion of support - Africa

His week-long visit will focus on humanitarian improvements.


The Franco-Japanese automaker dispelled rumors that it is interested in buying Chrysler.


New Software Has A.J. Moore Students in Orbit

By David Doerr, Waco Tribune-Herald, Texas  Sep. 17--Eleventh-grader Reggie Curry's plans to become an architect  after graduating from A.J. Moore Academy were shaken last week after a  surprise announcement.    Curry, 16, has been studying engineering at A.J.


CINEMA, EMMANUELLE BEART NEL TRIANGOLO SCABROSO DI 'NATHALIE'

L'attrice nei panni di una prostituta pagata da una moglie per riconquistare il marito distratto. Nel cast Fanny Ardant e Gerard Depardieu. Roma, 9 ott. (Adnkronos) - Lui, lei el'altra, solo che a scegliere


Putin uses war on terrorism to tighten grip on democracy

President Vladimir Putin announced radical changes to Russia's democratic institutions yesterday that will give the Kremlin greater power than at any time since the fall of the Soviet Union.


The Yankees and the Cardinals have won more World Series rings than any other teams in baseball. Which comes as cold comfort, if you happen to be enduring their agonizingly awful performances to date this year. Two fans, on coping with loss.


Reggae stars using homophobic lyrics are stoking the spread of HIV, a UK minister is warning in the Caribbean. International Development Minister Gareth Thomas fears that discrimination against homosexuals is deterring people from being tested for HIV.


Bayou ex-CFO sentenced to 20 years prison

The former chief financial officer of defunct hedge fund Bayou Group was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Tuesday for his role in a scheme that cheated investors of more than $400 million.


Premiership: Arsenal back to second spot

Arsenal's 1-nil win has put the club into second place at the Premiership and cuts Chelsea's lead to just five points. Sol Campbell was the unlikely match-winner for Arsenal on Sunday as they beat Portsmouth 1-0.


Eritrea on Alert for Big Power Bias in Border Dispute

ASMARA, Eritrea  - In few countries does the Cold  War cast a longer shadow than in Eritrea, deprived of  nationhood by superpower rivalry at the dawn of independent  Africa.


Madonna at Kabbalah conference in Israel

Madonna joined other devotees of Kabbalah, Judaism's mystical sect, at a Tel Aviv hotel Thursday on the occasion of the Jewish New Year.


Astronauts Not Impaired for Missions, NASA Says

An investigation into astronautsâ use of alcohol found no evidence of drunkenness in the hours prior to launches.


Andre Agassi is returning to the U.S. Davis Cup team after a five-year absence, persuaded by a 2 1/2-hour chat with captain Patrick McEnroe over dinner at a Las Vegas restaurant.


Children found dead in cars in Ohio, Mo.

A 7-month-old infant was found dead in the heat of a parked car Thursday near the Washington University School of Medicine, authorities said. Hours later, a 2-year-old toddler was found dead in a vehicle in a suburb of Cincinnati.


Comment is free: Mark Lawson: The latest book of the year shortlist can't disguise the prejudices that threaten literature


Sri Lanka's military says its fighter jets have destroyed a Tamil Tiger  base where its leaders were meeting.


BAGHDAD, Iraq - Seven US Marines were killed in Iraqâs Anbar province, the military said today. The military said the seven died while conducting âsecurity and stabilization operationsâ in Anbar, a


Bush signs bill giving struggling homeowners relief

President George W. Bush on Thursday signed into law a measure that will waive taxes on many homeowners who must restructure their mortgages as they face foreclosure.


The cost of term life insurance has never been cheaper. On that, industry experts agree. Over the past decade the price of term life insurance, the plain vanilla type that offers coverage only for a set number


Vishal-Shekhar: Our album with Abhishek will be a milestone

The musical duo,  Vishal-Shekhar who gave Abhishek Bachchan a  cool-dude attitude with


Diamondbacks Acquire Cruz From Tampa Bay

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays traded outfielder Jose Cruz Jr. and cash to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday for left-handed pitcher Casey Fossum.


Minister Says Russian Broadcasting Network on Verge of Bankruptcy

Text of report by Russian Ekho Moskvy radio on 6 September  The Russian Television and Radio Broadcasting Network [RTRS] is on the verge of bankruptcy. Culture Minister Aleksandr Sokolov made this worrying statement in the State Duma today.


Conservatives Celebrate after Historic Election Win in Australia

Australia's conservative prime minister, John Howard, is celebrating a decisive victory over the Labor Party in general elections.


The body of a missing US woman is found by her family, wedged upside down behind a bookcase in her room.


Melissa Etheridge Diagnosed With Cancer, Cancels Tour To ...

Breast cancer is a major concern for women of all ages, ethnicities and income brackets. According to Thebreastcancersite.com, a woman in the United States is diagnosed with breast cancer every three minutes


U.S. warplanes pound Baghdad's southern outskirts

U.S. warplanes dropped 40,000 pounds of bombs on more than 40 targets on Baghdad's southern outskirts on Thursday in a major strike on al Qaeda safe havens, the military said in a statement.


An e-mail from Britney Spears' former assistant Felicia Culotta saying the 25-year-old pop star needs to get her act together because she's headed for "rock bottom" has been posted on a Web site's gossip blog.


Rumsfeld pre-resignation memo urged Iraq shift

Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld told the White House before he resigned last month the Bush administration's strategy in Iraq was not working and he proposed changes, including possible troop reductions, The New York Times reported on Saturday.


France, Spain swoop on ETA suspects, arrest separatist group leaders

Anti-terrorist police arrested the political leader of Spain's armed Basque separatist group ETA in raids in France and Spain that resulted in arms caches and other suspected members being seized, officials said.


Apple Under Scrutiny as Music Competition Rises

Apple Computer Inc.  may have sold more than twice as many of its iPod digital music players in its most recent quarter than its signature Mac computers, but competitors are turning the up the heat in the nascent online music industry.


Somalia's first president following independence, Aden Abdulle Osman, dies in a Kenyan hospital.


Iran on Wednesday released liberal intellectual Ramin Jahanbegloo, who was accused of working with the U.S. to overthrow the government, a human rights activist said.


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Java developers often load system properties to customize the runtime behavior of their applications.  For example a develoepr could define a 'max_connections' system property to define the maximum number of TCP connections that their application server can support.  While nice, this prevents all other applications from using this variable name.  The first reaction to this would be to namespace your variable names.  Instead of using max_connections you would now use 'my.application.Server.MAX_CONNECTIONS' as your property name.  This works of course but now you have to load this property on startup.  public static int MAX_CONNECTIONS = Integer.parseInt( System.getProperty( "my.application.Se ...


New Century says SEC conducting investigation

New Century Financial Corp.  on Tuesday said the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating the subprime mortgage lender, after the agency recently asked to meet with management to discuss its accounting.


D.C. Police Chief Orders More Respect for Transgender Arrestees

D.C. Police Chief Cathy L. Lanier issued a departmental general order today directing her officers how to deal respectfully with transgender people. The order "sets the highest standards in the nation," according to the DC Trans Coalition, made up of members of the District's transgender community.


Bush back in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Florida

President George Bush is heading back to the front lines of the campaign battlefield, with visits Friday to Pennsylvania, Ohio and Florida.


Brave or foolhardy? It's an at best courageous move to set up a new ISP in the current market climate of commoditisation, consolidation, and titsuppery. Step forward Jungle247, which is pitching itself into the bearpit from both a small business and consumer angle.â¦


U.S. stocks rebounded on Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the economy was set to grow moderately, calming investors' anxiety a day after the Dow industrials had its worst slide since the September 11, 2001, attacks.


San Jose Medical Center, which says it has lost $45 million over the past three years, will close its doors Dec. 9, putting 900 people out of work.


The shape-shifting robots of "Transformers" have taken on a new form: Huge piles of cash.


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Hyperion unveils 'gadgets' for real-time BI

In a move to push more BI data to the desktop, Hyperion Solutions Corp. today unveiled its Hyperion System 9 Smart Space, which allows users to easily track information via  real-time data feeds.


Halliburton, the oil services giant formerly headed by US Vice-President Dick Cheney, is moving its HQ to Dubai.


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People across South Asia struggle to cope with sudden and severe shortages of affordable wheat and rice.


South Asian summit postponed after Indian PM withdraws

A South Asian summit at which the prime ministers of rivals India and Pakistan were set to meet has been postponed after India's Manmohan Singh pulled out, Pakistan said.


Russia's government approves of Kyoto protocol ratification.

Sept. 30. The RF Government has approved today of ratification of Kyoto protocol, a document setting forth reduction of the world's greenhouse gas emission by 5.2% over 2008-2012 to the level of the year 1990.


The Senate agreed to spend an additional $63 billion for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan as lawmakers on Thursday passed a massive bill that funds the Pentagon.


ONE of the UK's biggest industrial companies is set for Mexican ownership after agreeing to a Â£2.3bn takeover offer. Directors of Egham-based RMC - the world's largest ready-mixed concrete producer - have


Lavoro, cambiare spesso fa male al curriculum

Per il 39% dei manager l'esperienza troppo diversificata rappresenta un elemento negativo. Molto importante il titolo di studio


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RTX Provides Cordless Phones for Net-Based Calls

Danish electronics equipment maker RTX Telecom RTX.CO said on Monday it had signed an agreement with Skype, a provider of Internet-based voice telephony, to develop and market cordless handsets.


Pope tells Bush he backs regional Mideast solution

Pope Benedict told U.S. President George W. Bush on Saturday the Vatican would like a "regional and negotiated" solution conflicts in the Middle East, including the war in Iraq.


Some misunderstandings over Iran's nuclear policy have been cleared up, says the EU's foreign policy chief.


Rapidly, Buffett Secures a Deal for $4.5 Billion

Warren Buffettâs Berkshire Hathaway snapped up a 60 percent stake in Marmon Holdings, the Pritzker familyâs sprawling industrial conglomerate.


Oral saline spray may slash spread of exhaled pathogens

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -â Some individuals exhale many more pathogen-laden droplets than others in the course of ordinary breathing, scientists have found, but oral administration of a safe saline spray every


While Google has risen in prominence and popularity, the details of its search software, even though it is open source, are largely unknown to outsiders.


Firefox Leaves No Reason to Endure Internet Explorer

That should have been said a long time ago. After Microsoft cemented a monopoly of the Web-browser market, it let Internet Explorer go stale, parceling out ho-hum updates that neglected vulnerabilities


Kerry Says Bush Plan Could Lead to Draft

There is a "great potential of a draft" to replenish U.S. forces in Iraq if President Bush wins a second term, Democratic challenger John Kerry said on a campaign stop in Iowa...


Israel yesterday announced plans for 500 new housing units in the West Bank, just days after announcing plans to build another 1,000.


Opium production in Afghanistan, which provides more than 90 percent of the world's heroin, broke all records in 2006, reaching a historic high despite ongoing U.S.-sponsored eradication efforts, the Bush administration reported yesterday.


Wellpoint CFO resigns, violated code of conduct

Wellpoint Inc.  said its chief financial officer, David Colby, resigned after an internal investigation revealed that he violated the health insurer's code of conduct.


Segretario Energia Usa: "Mantenere l'equilibrio di mercato"


London - The killing of hostage Kenneth Bigley is a blow for British Prime Minister Tony Blair, who - with a general election likely in early 2005 - has been struggling to escape the long shadow of Iraq.


Faulk gives passing game alternative route

While Laurence Maroney and Corey Dillon are lauded as the Patriots' 1-2 running punch, Kevin Faulk may prove just as important -- as a pass catcher. Last Sunday against Buffalo, he lined up at wide receiver and beat linebacker Angelo Crowell on a hook-and-go route for a 17-yard score -- the ninth receiving touchdown of his eight-year career.


Putin ally 'is winner' of Chechen election

A pro-Kremlin former policeman has become president of Chechnya, according to partial results last night of an election held after a week of rebel attacks made a mockery of Moscow's claim to have pacified the republic.


Transmeta keeps a cork on power with 90nm Efficeon

SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA - Transmeta Corp.'s 90-nanometer Efficeon processor is ready for partners to use in ultraportable notebooks, thin clients, and embedded designs, the company announced Tuesday at the Fall Processor Forum.


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US Airways, Comair Try to Resume Normal Schedules

US holiday travelers hoping to get back in the air after a weekend of flight cancellations due to computer malfunctions and staff shortages still faced difficulties getting to their destinations on Monday.


Muslim activist Abu Izzadeen is remanded on conditional bail charged with a terrorism offence.


EU, Japan on Hold, Awaiting WTO Green Light to Hit Back at US

US questions about how Japan and the European Union would retaliate against a law that has handed more than $750 million in customs duties to US companies stalled World Trade Organization approval of the sanctions today.


Taiwan's Nationalist Leader Faces Graft Indictment

BEIJING, Feb. 13 -- Ma Ying-jeou, leader of Taiwan's opposition Nationalist Party, was indicted on corruption charges Tuesday, seriously undermining his aspiration to become the self-ruled island's next president.


The government is launching a proactive fight for hospitals to tackle MRSA and other infections.


Florida GOP, Democrats Trade Aaccusations

Tensions have been mounting in the runup to the presidential election as Florida politicians trade accusations over claims of fraud, missing absentee ballots and concerns that thousands of voter registrations will be challenged in "hand-to-hand combat at the precincts" on Nov. 2.


The highest-ranking US soldier charged in the Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal pleaded guilty Wednesday to five charges of abusing Iraqi detainees.


Laptop Computers Creating A Generation Of Infertile Men?

Could it be possible, will laptop computers be responsible for a generation of infertile men? It may sound far-fetched, but if the latest results from a new study prove to be true, it just might become a reality.


The wife of a jailed Chinese rights activist is stopped from leaving the country to collect an award, friends say.


Astros Pitcher Oswalt Agrees to $16.9 Million Deal

RALEIGH, N. C.  - Houston Astros pitcher Roy  Oswalt has agreed to a two-year, $16.9 contract with the  National League team and avoided arbitration, the Houston  Chronicle reported.


POLOKWANE, South Africa  - South Africa's ruling ANC elected Jacob Zuma as its new leader on Tuesday, dumping President Thabo Mbeki and putting the populist Zuma on course to lead the country in 2009.


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Frattura della tibia destra per Mobido Diakitè, il giovane difensore della Lazio infortunatos...


West Ham announce that manager Alan Pardew has been dismissed after three years in charge.


Faced with the tragedy of Iraq, the US must rethink its whole foreign policy

Comment is free: Timothy Garton Ash: To arm Sunni gangs smacks of desperation. America seems not yet to have learned that it will never win by arms alone.


German Investor Confidence Unexpectedly Rises for First Time Since July

Investor confidence in Germany, Europe s largest economy, unexpectedly rose in December for the first time in five months as a drop in oil prices blunted the effect of the euro s surge against the dollar.


Ballmer hints at Microsoft's future in the 'cloud'

Microsoft chief provides a few more details on company's effort to build a set of services in the Internet cloud.


Molson and Coors Agree to Special Dividend

The move is seen as an effort to appease Molson's investors, who have criticized the planned merger with Coors because it did not include a takeover premium for their shares.


In comparison to its contemporaries it could be termed a modern marvel, an example of how to do things right when everyone else was doing things wrong.


A Polish woman held hostage in Iraq for nearly a month was terrified of being rescued by U.S. troops because she believed any military-style raid would have ended in bloodshed.


Lenders in stampede to withdraw fixed-rate mortgages

Business & money: Banks and building societies start withdrawing products in response to Thursday's bank rate rise.


In a statement regarding a brewing tax scandal in Brazil, Cisco said it can't vouch for every action of its distributors.


18 Terror Suspects Nabbed in France Sting

Two of Spain's most wanted alleged terrorists and at least 16 other suspected members of the armed Basque separatist group ETA were captured Sunday in a vast French-Spanish police operation, authorities said.


ATHENS -- The evening began on a down note for the US swimming team, and descended from there. First, world champion Jenny Thompson struggled home fifth in the 100-meter butterfly. Then world record-holder Brendan Hansen was caught by Japan's Kosuke Kitajima in the 100 breaststroke. Finally, the men's 4 x 100 freestyle relay finished third behind South Africa and the ...


French farmers fret about life after Chirac

LE GRAND QUELEN, France  - Alain le Potier gazes across the wooded valley from his hilltop family farm in Brittany but, like many French farmers, his view is clouded by worries about the April-May presidential election.


The US Congress on Saturday approved a 447 billion US dollar defense bill, which would providea 3.5 percent raise for military personnel and 25 billion dollars to support US military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.


Iran Says EU Nuclear Proposal Unacceptable

Iran on Sunday rejected a European Union  proposal that it stop enriching uranium in return for nuclear  technology, increasing the likelihood that it will be reported  to the U.N. Security Council for possible sanctions.


Home builder index lowest since 1991: NAHB

Sentiment among U.S. home builders slid in June to the lowest level in more than 16 years as tighter lender practices and rising mortgage rates crimped sales, the National Association of Home Builders said on Monday.


FDA Agrees on Antidepressant Risks for Youth

The US Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday it "generally supports" an advisory panel's conclusion this week that antidepressants sometimes raise the risk of suicidal behavior in youth.


More than 2,000 immigrants and members of anti-racist groups chanting "No to racism — Yes to unity" marched Thursday after an Albanian man was stabbed to death following a World Cup soccer qualifier.


Man Utd's Ruud van Nistelrooy pleads guilty to an FA charge of serious foul play.


The diaries of the wife of naturalist Charles Darwin are released on the internet.


Bakers at N.Y. Fair Make 868-Pound Bagel

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - The recipe: Take 660 pounds of flour, half a pound of dry yeast, 53 pounds of malt and 12 1/2 pounds of salt...


Microsoft unveils table-top 'Milan' computer

InfoWorld - Microsoft has chosen what it sees as the next-generation in PC form factors -- a computer the size and shape of a coffee table with a flat, touchscreen display -- as the third major product it has designed and is branding for the consumer electronics market.


The French parliament discusses a tough crime bill amid a row over new Justice Minister Rachida Dati.


Leetchâs No. 2 to Assume a Lofty Perch at the Garden

Brian Leetch will get the credit he deserves Thursday night when the Rangers retire his number.


DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - A building collapse at a construction site at Dubai airport killed more than eight people and injured many more Monday, a contractor said.


Tame inflation prompts call for more rate cuts

LOCAL markets shrugged off the US Labour Day holiday on Monday while testimony by US Federal Reserve Bank chairman Alan Greenspan did little to inspire the market on Tuesday.


Nokia 6670, smartphone con fotocamera megapixel

Nokia ha presentato il nuovo cellulare tri-band Nokia 6670. Dotato di numerose funzionalitÃ  e con una fotocamera megapixel (1152 x 864 pixel), Ã¨ caratterizzato da un design compatto e garantisce una affidabile


An Afghan vice president survived an assassination attempt Monday when a remotely controlled device was detonated near his convoy, while two soldiers from the US-led coalition were killed in a separate gunbattle.


Short notice brought out Brad Thompson's best. The first-year starter worked seven strong innings a day ahead of schedule and three days after a two-inning relief stint, leading the pitching-starved St. Louis Cardinals to a 5-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night.


Three dead as typhoon whips Japan, Korea

TOKYO - Typhoon Songda battered Japan and South Korea yesterday, killing at least three people in southern Japan as it triggered torrential rain and floods.


BEA Defends Its Rebuff of the Takeover Attempt by Oracle

After allowing Oracleâs buyout offer to expire on Sunday, BEA Systems defended its inaction in a letter to its largest shareholder, Carl C. Icahn, saying the offer was simply too low.


"We're saying goodbye to one of the most important products in the history of consumer technology," Dixons marketing director John Mewett said.


An inquest into the deaths of six British tourists who were killed in a fire at an Australian hostel is due to start.


Nato secrets USB stick lost in Swedish library

'Intolerable carelessness' The discovery of a USB memory stick containing classified NATO information in a library in Stockholm has prompted a meeting between the Swedish Military Intelligence and Security Service and foreign defence officials.â¦


Talks to resolve the design of Europe's rover mission to Mars are converging on a "best solution for science".


Explosion rocks Baghdad as Rumsfeld leaves

A gas tanker exploded in Baghdad Friday, leaving one dead and 19 wounded, just hours after US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld left the Iraqi capital and vowed the insurgency would be defeated.


Graeme McDowell found himself under attack at the top of the leaderboard on the second morning of the Dunhill Links Championship. Peter Lonard started the day three shots behind the Northern Irishman but he


Critics give Kevin Spacey's debut play as artistic director at  London's Old Vic theatre disappointing reviews.


2-Fingerprint Border ID System Called Inadequate

Terrorists who alter their fingerprints have about an even chance of slipping past U.S. border watch-list checks because the government is using a two-fingerprint system instead of one that relies on all 10 prints, a lawmaker said in a letter he made public yesterday to Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge.


Colombia seeks to rein in rights watchdog

President Alvaro Uribe's government is lobbying to restrict a U.N. agency that has been the most trusted monitor of human rights violations in Colombia, according to foreign diplomats and rights activists.


The switch to energy-saving light bulbs may put thousands at risk of painful skin reactions, health charities warn.


A Cautionary Tale Arguing for Freedom of Expression

This lively, if maddeningly reductive documentary examines the influence of the low-budget 1972 film "Deep Throat."


Diana fascinating for her contradictions: biographer

After penning biographies of Lucrezia  Borgia and Jacqueline Kennedy, historian Sarah Bradford was  reluctant to write about Princess Diana because she thought of  her as a "silly, neurotic blonde."


Lula's star undimmed for Brazil's slum dwellers

HELIOPOLIS, Brazil  - Posters trumpeting the Workers' Party plaster scrappy homes in Sao Paulo's biggest slum, where residents see their own hardship tales reflected in President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.


Electronic Arts lowers outlook, shares fall

Top video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc  lowered its profit forecast on Thursday as it delayed "Mercenaries 2" and a new "Battlefield" title, sending its shares down 6 percent.


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PayPal users still stranded as site glitch continues

A coding error during routine upgrade maintenance at online payment Web site PayPal.com has created havoc for users, who have had only intermittent access to their accounts since Friday.


Buttiglione resta ministro. Frattini possibile candidato alla ...

Niente europarlamento per Rocco Buttiglione. Alla fine Berlusconi ha deciso: Â«Buttiglione resta ministro. Ã inutile negare che questa rappresenta la strada piÃ¹ probabile anche dopo gli incontri di queste ore con Barroso e con i leader europeiÂ».


Music Review: Spiky Rhythms, Touched With Warmth and Whimsy

Hereâs a measure of how healthy new music is in New York these days: In a city with roughly a gazillion new-music groups, a new one made its debut on Monday evening at Mannes College the New School for Music, and the schoolâs auditorium was packed.


Japan's ruling party elects Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe as next leader, and likely prime minister.


US Treasury Secretary John Snow predicted on Sunday skyrocketing oil prices were set to go down and said Middle Eastern finance ministers had responded positively to his request to boost output quotas.


NEW YORK/BOSTON  - United Dominion Realty Trust  Inc. UDR.N, one of the largest U.S. apartment owners, said on  Tuesday it plans to buy $897 million worth of apartment homes,  moving from lower-rent housing to more expensive properties  based mainly in fast-growing Southern California.


Hamas: Palestinian unity talks not at "dead end"

Hamas insisted on Monday that talks to   form a Palestinian unity government were not at a "dead end"   and said the impasse could be resolved with President Mahmoud   Abbas within two weeks.


Apple stores prepare all-out Vista attack.

Also: Did huge career pressures aid astronaut's undoing? Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.


It's never a bad time to build a bear-resistant portfolio.


Thailand deports London bomb suspect: police source

A Briton wanted in connection with failed car bomb plots in London has been found by police in Thailand and sent back to the UK, a senior Thai police officer said on Wednesday.


Soaring energy costs and a surge in food prices contributed to a 1.7 percent rise in U.S. producer prices, the biggest gain in almost 15 years.


The San Antonio Spurs put a bad game behind them in a hurry. They built a 16-point lead in the first 7:41 and remained comfortably in front Monday night on their way to a 103-81 rout of the Los Angeles Clippers.


Rich Widow With a New Boyfriend and Many Surprises

Jacqueline Bisset looks lovely at 60, and that's the best thing about Klaus Menzel's laughably bad thriller.


Google stands tall in its first year as a public company.


Two years ago, NASA's Deep Impact spacecraft blasted a hole in Comet Tempel 1, offering researchers their first look inside a comet.  One small problem:  The cloud of debris was so thick no one could clearly see the crater.  But now the dust has cleared and another NASA spacecraft is returning to the scene to examine the hole Deep Impact wrought.


The UN agrees a 10-year plan to tackle desertification but fails to reach an accord on the budget.


England to ban smoking where food is served

THE government is today expected to announce plans for a ban on smoking in all workplaces and anywhere serving food in England and Wales.


Classroom assistants will protest outside schools as strike action gets under way across Northern Ireland.


The much-hyped 350th birthday party for the Taj Mahal in the northern Indian city of Agra has been clouded by allegations of bad planning and crumbling infrastructure.


Tom Cruise among the stars at Screen Actors Guild Awards rehearsal

LOS ANGELES  Â You're never too big to rehearse. Tom Cruise was among the stars who stopped by the Shrine Auditorium Saturday to run through lines for Sunday's Screen Actors Guild Awards Â the only show during Hollywood's strike-subdued awards season that's sure to have an A-list turnout.


Sudan has yet to decide whether to  allow U.N. peacekeeping troops into Darfur, but will let a  technical team visit the region to investigate a United Nations  role, presidential advisor Mustafa Osman Ismail said on Friday.


National Football League star Michael Vick could face five years in jail after admitting a dog-fighting charge.


Gas explosion in southern Russia believed the result of sabotage

Investigators think an explosion that ripped through a gas pipeline in the southern Russian region of Dagestan was caused by sabotage and have opened a criminal case on charges of terrorism, the regional Interior Ministry said


The Anglo-Dutch oil giant, Shell, has withdrawn staff from oil facilities in Nigeria's troubled Niger Delta. The evacuation of 254 non-essential staff follows a new wave of increased violence in the region.


Calling all rehabbing starlets: Jean-Marc Houmard of Indochine has cordoned off a significant section of his beverage menu for nonalcoholic drinks.


Chile's Pinochet facing human rights charges

A judge in Chile is once again trying to bring former dictator Augusto Pinochet to trial for humans rights abuses during his 1973-90 regime.


Wipers, Stereo Raise Price of Chevrolet Volt by $5,000

Problems designing accessories that don't drain the Chevrolet Volt's lithium-ion batteries have General Motors adopting "redundant systems" that increase costs. And have you seen that bizarre ad?


Treasuries backtracked for a fifth  session running on Monday, extending a rout that has seen  benchmark yields jump a quarter of a percentage point in just a  week.


Citi in talks to buy electronic trading firm: report

Citigroup Inc.  is in advanced  talks to buy Automated Trading Desk, an electronic trading  firm, for about $700 million, The Wall Street Journal Online  reported on Tuesday.


Discontent in Guinea Nears Boiling Point

Guinea, one of the last bastions of one-man rule, now seems on the verge of insurrection.


Urgent: Two Astronauts Finish Fourth Spacewalk

Urgent: Two astronauts finish fourth spacewalk   WASHINGTON, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Two astronauts finished the fourth spacewalk of Atlantis mission, safely re-entering the International Space Station at 6:54 p.m. EDT (2254 GMT) on Sunday, according to NASA TV.


Experts met in London Tuesday to discuss how to make a cervical cancer vaccine available to women in poor countries who need it most.


Palm used to dominate the market with the best gadget. What went wrong? Mike Elgan gives his views.


The European Space Agency will put six volunteers in an isolation tank for 17 months to simulate a Mars mission.


LG Electronics shares surge on handset profit hopes

Shares in LG Electronics Inc. (066570.KS)  rose as much as 4.7 percent on Tuesday amid market speculation  its operating profit margins in mobile phones are stronger than  expected so far in the current quarter.


Norwegian, American Win Nobel Economics Prize

Finn Kydland of Norway and Edward Prescott of the United States won the Nobel economics prize on Monday for research that laid the groundwork for


Lithuania Shoots Down U.S. in Men's Olympic Basketball

Sarunas Jasikevicius went on a shooting  spree in the last three minutes of play to lift Lithuania to a  94-90 victory over the United States in the men's Olympic  basketball tournament Saturday.


US Tells Civilians to Flee Rebel Iraqi City

US troops urged civilians to flee Falluja on Friday and launched air strikes on the rebel city ahead of an assault seen as critical to attempts to pacify Iraq before January elections.


The Federal Reserve, wanting to keep inflation at bay, is expected to boost short-term interest rates for a third time this year on Tuesday, a move that would come in the final stretch of the presidential campaign.


Millions Left Without Power as Hurricane Frances Strikes

Four million people were tonight without power in Florida as Hurricane Frances smashed its way across the sunshine state. The storm which has left thousands of British holidaymakers


Oh No! Is It Splitsville for Spider-Man and MJ?

Nobody could have seen this celebrity breakup coming: After more than 20 years of marriage, Spider-Man and Mary Jane are kaput.  Joe Quesada, editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics, said it was time to shake things up in the life of Peter Parker, the nerdy...


At Least 50 Militants Killed in Pakistan Raids

RAWALPINDI, Pakistan  - At least 50 Islamic  militants, most of them foreigners, were killed by Pakistani  forces on Thursday in the South Waziristan tribal region near  the Afghan border, a military spokesman said.


Ministro: immodificabile emendamento governo a Finanziaria


Why They Called It the Manhattan Project

The first headquarters of the nationâs secret effort to build the bomb lay in New York City.


The Beckhams are to sue the News of the World over claims their marriage was in trouble, their lawyer says.


Martin Scorsese's drive for his first career Oscar keeps running   into a roadblock that looks an awful lot like Clint Eastwood.


Clashes between the Iraqi police and militiamen loyal to Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr leave five people dead.


Bush Back in Florida to See Hurricane Damage

President Bush got a look at damage from Hurricane Frances on Wednesday and doled out food and water to Florida residents in his fourth visit in a month to a state vital to his re-election hopes.


Antiwar Art in a New Medium: Paintball-on-Web

CHICAGO -- Wafaa Bilal pokes his head out from behind a plexiglass screen to squeegee off dripping yellow paint and -- splat! -- a paintball hits inches from his face.


"Pirates" grosses $58 million in limited release

"Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End," the third film in the Walt Disney Co's multi-billion franchise, took in $58 million at worldwide box offices in limited showings before its wider record-breaking release on Friday, Disney said.


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Heavy rain across large parts of Wales, disrupts travellers on the roads and rails and causes flooding.


Kimi Raikkonen has set the fastest time in the first practice for the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps, but he claims it will mean little to the overall result.


Nikkei a 18.221,48 punti (+0,29%). Euro a 1,3617 dollari


BSkyB sees profits rise after strong subscriber growth

British satellite broadcaster BSkyB said profit rose by 16 percent in the first quarter as the group enjoyed strong subscriber growth in the run-up to the key Christmas trading period.


By PAUL J. WEBER BIG SANDY, Texas - Barry Cooper sells a DVD on how to stash pot in your car without getting caught. This fall he will release a second one on how to keep police from raiding your home for marijuana.


Film director seeks art fans for sex-filled "bus"

Since its debut at the Cannes film festival in May, director John Cameron Mitchell's film "Shortbus" has been labeled many things for its full on depictions of sex including porn for everyday audiences.


Controlled explosion of suspect package at Hammersmith station

British police carried out a controlled explosion Tuesday on a suspect package found outside Hammersmith station in London, a British Transport Police spokesman told AFP.


Open-Knowles and Nestor win men's doubles at US Open

Mark Knowles of the Bahamas and Daniel Nestor of Canada claimed their second grand slam title when they beat Leander Paes and David Rikl 6-3 6-3 to win the men's doubles at the US Open.


The first test in nearly two years  of a multibillion-dollar U.S. anti-missile shield failed on  Wednesday when the interceptor missile shut down on its launch  pad in the central Pacific, the Pentagon said.


Doctors questioned over British bomb plot

British police questioned eight people on Tuesday, at least four of them doctors, over a suspected al Qaeda plot to detonate car bombs in London and Scotland after the investigation spread as far as Australia.


Black's Ravelston Offers $61 Mln for Hollinger Inc.

Ravelston Corp., the company owned by Conrad Black to control his newspaper publisher, offered about $61 million to buy Hollinger Inc.


Thatcher son arrested in S. Africa over coup plot

South African police arrested former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher's son Mark Wednesday on suspicion of involvement in a coup plot in Equatorial Guinea.


Director Ron Howard and producer Brian Grazer are set to reunite with back-to-back Oscar winning thespian, Tom Hanks, their top choice to play the lead role of Harvard Professor, Robert Langdon.


Afghan Poll Crisis Subsides as Karzai Rivals Back Off

The crisis surrounding Afghanistan's  historic presidential election appeared to end on Monday as  President Hamid Karzai's chief rival said he and other  candidates were withdrawing their rejection of the weekend  poll.


George Michael is to face an extra charge of being in charge of a vehicle while unfit through drugs at his trial.


Woman working for British charity abducted in Iraq

Kidnappers seized a woman who heads a British charity in Baghdad Tuesday, just over two weeks after captors beheaded British hostage Kenneth Bigley.


Chelseaâs win against West Brom today confirms them as the form team in the Barclays Premiership. Jose Mourinhoâs side have picked up four wins in the last five matches and have


Bush Vows Not to Ignore Economic Problems

President Bush, looking to build momentum in Congress for his second-term economic agenda, pledged Saturday not to ignore challenges to the nation's financial health and "leave them to another day."


Donors fuel Alaskan villages' patriotism

The four remote Alaska villages that rejected free home heating oil from Venezuela may end up with full tanks anyhow.


Carlos Guillen sparks Tigers past Pirates

Carlos Guillen's two-run triple highlighted Detroit's four-run third inning and the Tigers overcame Kenny Rogers' shaky start to beat Pittsburgh 7-6 Friday night, the Pirates' 14th loss in 15 games.


Baghdad Governor Assassinated; Bomber Kills 11

Gunmen killed Baghdad's governor in  Iraq's highest-profile assassination in eight months and a  suicide bomber killed 11 people at a police checkpoint on  Tuesday in an escalating campaign to wreck the Jan. 30  election.


It's a classic pocketbook issue. Since 2000, federal employees have been able to pay their health insurance premiums on a tax-free basis. Many federal retirees think they should get similar treatment.


Curlin Overwhelms a Deep Field and Overcomes a Soggy Track

Curlin, a 3-year-old son of Smart Strike, did his best to make everyone forget the unfortunate sideshows that surrounded his victory in the Classic.


Vaughn Bell had a job, a good job, working at a rehab center for teens.


Tour de France leader Michael Rasmussen is dropped by Denmark's cycling team in a row over drug testing.


Blair, Annan want peacekeepers in Israel

British Prime Minister Tony Blair and U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Monday called for deployment of international forces to stop bombardment of Israel.


Did Marty Schottenheimer really get fired in San Diego or did he commit football, but not financial, suicide?


TJX chief apologizes to investors for breach

At her first shareholder meeting as chief executive of TJX Cos. , Carol Meyerowitz yesterday apologized for the Framingham merchant's recent security breach that involved the theft of at least 45.7 million credit and debit card numbers and said she wished the incident -- the biggest loss of personal data reported -- never happened.


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


Morocco arrests Islamist suspected of bombings

Moroccan police have arrested the head of the military wing of the country's main Jihadist group, whom they suspect of involvement in bombings in Casablanca and Madrid, security sources said on Friday.


Santa Barbara paper staff stages protest

Dressed in black and their mouths taped shut, reporters and staff of the Santa Barbara News-Press staged a protest Friday over a recent wave of resignations at the newspaper.


Exit poll gives Yushchenko lead in Ukraine vote

KIEV, Ukraine -- The opposition candidate won the most votes today in Ukraine's presidential election but fell short of a first-round victory, according to an exit poll conducted by a consortium of non-governmental and polling groups.


Powell to say Thursday if Darfur deaths are genocide

US Secretary of State Colin Powell will tell a Senate panel whether the United States believes genocide is being committed in the western Sudanese region of Darfur, the State Department said.


SAN JOSE, Calif. Aug. 18, 2004  Google Inc.'s plans to move ahead with its initial public stock offering ran into a roadblock when the Securities and Exchange Commission didn't approve the Internet search giant's regulatory paperwork as requested.


Detecting ions, or charged particles from either solar wind or comet tails, is one goal for the comet-chasing space probe, Rosetta.    Astrobiology Magazine -- The Ion and Electron Spectrometer (IES), one of three NASA instruments aboard the European Space Agency (ESA) Rosetta comet orbiter, successfully underwent an intensive commissioning exercise that qualified it for operation during the next decade...


The Falklands victory 25 years ago shows "fortune favours the brave" in the fight against evil, Baroness Thatcher says.


For Ohio State and Troy Smith, it's been that kind of year. The Buckeyes were No. 1 from start to finish and their star quarterback had no real challenger in winning the Heisman Trophy.


China warns of more flood misery in river basin

Hundreds of thousands of villagers in east China's Huai river basin, already suffering the region's worst flooding in 50 years, have been told to brace for more heavy rains this week, state media reported on Monday.


Roma, 14:27 - CALCIO, LAZIO; ROSSI: LA CHAMPIONS? ORA C'E' IL LIVORNO

Delio Rossi non vuole che nei suoi giocatori l'idea della Champions prevalga sull'importanza del cam...


Mark A. Ernst, who oversaw the tax preparerâs failed subprime lending strategy, will receive a cash severance of $2.55 million and full vesting on 762,925 stock options.


Schwarzenegger to press universal health insurance

SACRAMENTO, California  - California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Tuesday vowed to continue pressing for legislation that would provide health insurance to his state's uninsured, a day after a universal health care bill he supported died in a Senate committee.


German, French leaders urge changes in euro rules

German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and French President Jacques Chirac made joint appeal Tuesday for loosening the budget rules guiding euro-member countries.


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Bostjan Nachbarâs back-to-back 3-point plays â he was fouled on both dunks â stirred the Nets to a victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves.


Lebanon Defies UN by Extending President's Term

Lebanon's parliament voted  overwhelmingly on Friday to extend the term of Syrian-backed  President Emile Lahoud, despite a U.N. Security Council  resolution warning Damascus against interfering in Lebanon.


In Story Line at Stadium, the Pirates Play the Part of Extras Perfectly

The Pirates stumbled around the Bronx Saturday and showed why they were a safe team for Roger Clemensâs ballyhooed return to the baseball grind.


Pakistan's government gives the go ahead to a Dubai firm for a $43bn property development.


Cheney: Kerry Sends Message of Confusion

Vice President Dick Cheney on Tuesday called Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry an indecisive opportunist who is "not prepared to lead America in the war on terror."


More than 10 months after moving  boldly to boost the power of U.S. shareholders in choosing  corporate directors, the Securities and Exchange Commission has  become mired in disagreement.


French president Sarkozy in first visit to Algeria, Tunisia

French President Nicolas Sarkozy will pay a brief visit to Algeria and Tunisia on Tuesday, his first trip outside Europe since taking office two months ago.


There are brick sidewalks, a parking lot, a waste-water treatment facility, and two new buildings.


Ex-Democratic Aide Admits Stealing Checks

A former staffer for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee admitted Tuesday to stealing about $360,000 in donor checks while he was employed there.


The European Union prepares to restart high-level contacts with Syria for the first time in more than two years.


U.S. sailor dies in Mexico; boat aground

A 78-year-old California man was found dead in southern Mexico after his yacht ran aground near shore, the U.S. Embassy said Sunday.


Jimmy Conrad scored his first international goal and Landon Donovan converted a late breakaway, leading the United States to a 2-0 exhibition victory over Mexico on Wednesday night that kept up the Americans' dominance of their regional rival.


Les Indigenes shows how North African soldiers were marginalised French President Jacques Chirac has announced that the pensions of foreign soldiers who fought in the French army are to be brought into line ...Comment


2008 race, 20 months away, dominating TV

Two months before the 1992 presidential election, an NBC reporter cornered a man to ask whether he preferred Bill Clinton or President Bush.


Stocks fell Friday in thin trading, ending a shortened week quietly as the holiday shopping season began and attention turned to retailers and a steep decline in the dollar against other major currencies. The major stock indexes ended the week mixed, with only the Nasdaq composite index showing a gain.


Rich countries should do more to control global warming and help poorer nations cope with the effects of climate change, a coalition of aid and environmental groups said Wednesday.


Il debutto della collezione al Pitti di Firenze


Beck Has Career Night as GW Survives Against URI

Kimberly Beck scored 23 of her career-high 25 points in the second half last night to help No. 13 George Washington rally for a 48-45 victory over host Rhode Island.


âFriday Nightâ re-creates pressures of pigskin play

For most of us these days, football is nothing more than a TV show, a snappy montage of familiar uniforms, highlight plays and stat lines.


Third seed Jelena Jankovic has to dig deep to see off Tamira Paszek 2-6 6-2 12-10 in an epic first round match at the Australian Open.


For Geezers Gone Wild, Too Little, Too Late

âThe Bucket Listâ operates on the hope that two beloved stars rubbing their signature screen personas together can spark warm, fuzzy box office magic.


Private Space Ship Lands Safely, Nears Prize

MOJAVE, Calif.  - SpaceShipOne landed safely on  Wednesday in the California desert after a wild corkscrew-like  ascent into space, and is now a step closer to a $10 million  prize intended to boost commercial-space travel.


Israel's Labour Party raps Sharon aide's remarks on pullout plan

Israel's Labour Party lashed out Wednesday at a Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's aide who said the Gaza pullout plan was aimed at freezing the peace process.


A Firenze il marchio tra tradizione e ricerca continua


Preliminary figures in the Afghan presidential election indicate interim leader Hamid Karzai has won the simple majority needed to avoid a run-off.


The US economy continued to grow in the early fall despite being buffeted by rising energy costs and hurricanes, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday, providing its last snapshot of business conditions before Election Day.


Garrison Gets New Contract; King Retires

WHITE PLAINS, NY Dec 7, 2004 - Zina Garrison was given a one-year contract to stay on as US Fed Cup captain, while Billie Jean King retired Tuesday as a coach for the team.


A small-town theater owner says he wasn't trying to send Hollywood a message when he shut down for two weeks rather than show box-office leader "Jackass 2" or other new releases that he calls "drivel."


Wal-Mart Apparel Chief Resigns as Sales Lag

Claire Wattsâs departure comes as the worldâs largest retailer continues to work to revive sales in the flagging division.


Iran says to pursue nuclear program with or without IAEA ...

Iranian President Mohammad Khatami said Tuesday that Iran will push on with its nuclear program even if it is forced to halt inspections by the UN nuclear watchdog.


Chinese team returns home to hero's welcome

China's Olympic team returned home on Tuesday to a hero's welcome and dedicated its medals to 'the motherland', as the country swelled with nationalistic pride and vowed to host a 'glorious' Games in 2008.


Cisco Opens S$3 Million Customer Briefing Center in Singapore

Cisco(R) (NASDAQ: CSCO) has established a state-of-the-art customer briefing center (CBC) in Singapore to showcase the latest innovations in Internet Protocol (IP) networking technology.


Environmental Affairs and Tourism Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk says South Africa has become a meeting place of note and a business tourism destination of distinction.


Gerrard foot injury makes him the fifth in Eriksson squad

Steven Gerrardâs broken metatarsal makes him the fifth of Sven Goran Erikssonâs squad to suffer such an injury in the past couple of years.


JC Flowers in talks to buy Northern Rock

U.S. private equity firm J.C. Flowers & Co. said Friday that it is in talks with Northern Rock PLC about a possible takeover bid and named a proposed management team for the troubled British mortgage lender.


Israeli and Arab leaders vow to back Abbas

SHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt -- Israel and neighboring Arab heads of state yesterday achieved a rare moment of cooperation: a vow to bolster Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah and isolate his Hamas rivals.


HONG KONG -- Talks between China Mobile Ltd. and Apple Inc. over the launch of iPhone handsets in China have been called off, officials at the Chinese company said Monday.


WASHINGTON: Nasa will conduct the final and fastest test flight of its pilotless X-43A hypersonic research aircraft, aiming to send it zooming across the Pacific Ocean at about 10 times the speed of sound - 3.2 km per second.


Probes into downed helicopter as funerals take place

ATHENS has launched two investigations into the helicopter crash on Saturday that killed 17 people including Cypriot-born Greek Orthodox Patriarch Petros of Alexandria and All Africa, his


Republican Fred Thompson played down a staff member's departure and a New Hampshire supporter's defection Wednesday, saying it's not up to him to know what's going on at every level of his presidential campaign.


U.S. health regulators have approved  GlaxoSmithKline Plc's   pill Tykerb for patients  with advanced breast cancer after other treatments have failed,  a company spokeswoman said on Tuesday.


Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott today denied suggestions of a rift at the top of Labour over the partyâs strategy for the next election.


Federal prosecutors in Washington, D.C., have opened an investigation into possible wrongdoing at mortgage giant Fannie Mae, just days after regulators accused the company of shoddy accounting practices, according to sources familiar with the probe.


Playwrights Horizons Gives Barfield Off-Broadway Debut With 'Blue Door'

Playbill - Tanya Barfield's two-actor play, Blue Door, about a prominent African-American mathematician in crisis, begins its New York premiere Sept. 28 at Playwrights Horizons.


PluggedIn: Beyond the iPod, Accessories Are Hot Items

Got an iPod during the holidays?  Chances are, you're already shopping for the perfect case or  eyeing a new kit to plug your portable digital music player  into a car stereo system, while browsing the plethora of other  accessories available for Apple Computer Inc.'s AAPL.O  popular product.


The County Formerly Known as Squaresville

Is the O.C. really a center of youthful cool, or does it just play one on TV?


Powder packages spark embassy scare in Australia

Australian police launched a criminal investigation on Wednesday after the Israeli, U.S. and British embassies were sent packages containing white powder, forcing evacuation of the Israeli and American missions.


The Vibe Music Awards--an event meant to honor achievement in urban music--were interrupted Monday night (11/15) when a man apparently punched rap impresario Dr.


Austria's Walchhofer wins men's World Cup super-G

VAL GARDENA, Italy  - Austria's Michael Walchhofer won the men's World Cup super-G ahead of countrymen Hermann Maier and Benjamin Raich for his first victory in the discipline.


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Woody Allen loses fight over movie editing

Woody Allen, in another legal fight with two former friends and producers he accused of cheating him out of $12 million, has lost a skirmish over what versions of six of his movies will be shown on television and in airplanes.


INDUSTRY REPORT: Aviation -- Metro to hold auction

Detroit Metropolitan Airport has gathered its leftovers, such as watches, bracelets and cell phones, left at the airport and will put them up for auction Saturday.


News.com Extra: The death of the free cell phone game

Plus: Trivial blogging pursuits. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.


China joins confusion surrounding Yukos unit

MOSCOW A senior Russian official said Thursday that China's state oil company could be offered a 20 percent share in the giant subsidiary of Yukos that was confiscated and auctioned off in December.


ZARIT, Israel  - Israel's army left all of south Lebanon except for one small border village on Sunday, as part of a handover to the Lebanese army and U.N. peacekeepers under the truce that ended a war with Hizbollah fighters.


Images: Flight simulator has users flying high

VatSim flight simulation network gives aviation enthusiasts a realistic look at air traffic control.


As English soccer star David Beckham  prepares to move to a new team in Los Angeles, his wife, former  Spice Girl Victoria Beckham, also is eyeing a new career -- in  television.


Palestinians warn settlement plan will cloud talks

Israel's plan to build houses on occupied land near Jerusalem will cloud renewed peace talks, the Palestinian Authority said on Sunday, the day before an international aid conference opens in Paris.


NEW YORKâCrude oil futures finished a tad higher yesterday, as an early rally succumbed to a late wave of profit taking. The early rally was triggered by news of a pipeline explosion in Iraq and fresh concerns


Brazilian Attacked During Men's Marathon

ATHENS, Greece Aug. 29, 2004 - The defrocked Irish priest who bolted from the crowd and tackled the marathon leader about three miles from the finish Sunday has been arrested before for disrupting sporting events.


Musharraf Goes to U.S. in Search of Peace and Praise

Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf travels to the United Nations in New York Sunday to push peace with rival India and collect praise for arrests he says have broken al Qaeda's back in the war against terror.


Mosques, Green Zone attacked despite Iraq curfew

Three Sunni Muslim mosques were torched and mortar bombs hit Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone on Thursday, police said, despite curfews imposed after suspected al Qaeda militants hit a revered Shi'ite shrine.


CHANGSHA, China  — The beautician from Chairman Mao's hometown looks at herself in the mirror and bursts into tears of joy. Forty pounds lighter, jaw slimmer, eyes and nose refined, breasts lifted, 30-year-old Chen Jing has just been through an extreme makeover for a Chinese reality show called "Lovely Cinderella."


Thurman Thomas hardly needed to wait for a phone call. His mother — screaming as she ran down a hotel hallway — was more than enough to bring him the good news.


Horn Blazes Brightly for Struggling Saints

Things could hardly be worse for the New Orleans Saints.


Telstra Corp. to Pay Up to A$4.65 a Share in Buyback

Telstra Corp., Australia's biggest phone company, offered to buy back shares for as much as A$4.65 each, the first stage in a plan to return A$4.


Thousands Rush Home After Egypt Bombings

Thousands of frightened Israeli tourists rushed back home Friday from Egypt's Sinai Peninsula after car bombs ripped through two Egyptian beach resorts crowded with Israeli visitors.


Election jitters keep stock gains modest

NEW YORK - Wall Street's pre-election jitters left the major stock market indexes with only modest gains Monday, even as crude-oil futures fell near the $50-per-barrel mark.


Stevie Wonder and Usher are among artists signed up for a tribute concert for blues singer Ray Charles.


State officials are asking local health departments with flu vaccine to share 10 percent of it with other departments that have little or none because of the national shortage.


Macedonians Vote in Referendum on Ethnic Rights

Macedonians began voting on Sunday in a  referendum that could decide if the country remains on a  pro-Western path and gives its Albanian minority more rights or  slips back on a nationalist course.


Wallace to Bulls; Raptors to extend Bosh

Anthony Parker is in and John Salmons is on the way. Even better for the Toronto Raptors, Chris Bosh is staying.


Pensioni, avvio integrativa e' base della riforma


India's Infosys beats expectations with 25 percent profit jump

Infosys Technologies, India's second-largest software company, Friday posted a better-than-expected third quarter profit after expanding its client base in a "challenging" market.


Why pay more than you have to when you buy a home?


Exhibitors show off little, large and 3D displays

InfoWorld - As in previous years, the IFA international consumer electronics show in Berlin has been a platform for manufacturers to launch innovative gadgets aimed at tech-savvy consumers. This year's event, which runs through Wednesday, is no exception.


Jennie Finch had her Ace. And now, the U.S. softball team has its ace back at full strength.


The UN nuclear watchdog says Iran failed to halt uranium enrichment activity ahead of a deadline.


Verizon breathing new life into Mobile ESPN

The defunct mobile service dedicated to sports fans is making a comeback as part of Verizon Wireless' V Cast multimedia service.


Marat Safin, who felt he was destined to win the Australian Open after two runnerup finishes in the last three years, rallied to down Lleyton Hewitt 1-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 in an acrimonious final Sunday, the tournament's first-ever at night.


Pilot foils hijacker with help from passengers

Passengers who were freed from a hijacked Air Mauritania Boeing 737 passenger plane are transported in a bus after it landed at Gando airport in Las Palmas on the island of Gran Canaria in Spain's Canary ...Comment


3 US soldiers among 6 killed across Iraq

BAGHDAD: Six people, including three US soldiers, were killed and dozens were injured across Iraq. Insurgents detonated a roadside bomb next to a US tank patrol north of Baghdad on Saturday, killing a US soldier, the army said.


Lindsay Davenport's world number one ranking is in doubt after she failed to make the finals of the WTA Tour Championships in Los Angeles.


Chinese Factory Linked to Drug Under Inquiry in U.S.

Production of the blood-thinning drug heparin was suspended this week after 350 patients reported ill effects from it.


Caterpillar Inc. CAT.N said on  Thursday quarterly earnings more than doubled on continued  strong demand for its heavy equipment.


US forces have carried out overnight air attacks in Baghdad's Sadr City suburb, residents said. Doctors said two people were killed and more than 40 wounded, but there has been no comment from the US military.


Roma, 17:40 - CALCIO, DONADONI: CON TOTTI ANDIAMO D'AMORE E D'ACCORDO

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Indiana guard Reggie Miller broke a bone in his left hand in the Pacers' preseason finale Friday night, a 98-79 loss to the Denver Nuggets.


Financial markets key in on Federal Reserve interest-rate decision

TORONTO (CP) - The next meeting of the US Federal Reserve will dominate markets early in the week as investors look for clues about economic strength and the pace of interest rate hikes.


For Breedersâ Classic, Trainers Send the Best

The eight expected starters in the Breedersâ Cup Classic include the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes winners, a European champion, and the Kentucky Derby runner-up.


Compete against your friends, SI experts and celebrities in this pro football pickoff

PHILADELPHIA -- In his own inimitable fashion, Terrell Owens made it quite clear during the offseason that, all in all, he'd rather be in Philadelphia. He squawked long and loud, and eventually whined his way out of Baltimore.


Northern Ireland and Wales fail to produce a goal in Tuesday's friendly at Windsor Park.


GuantÃ¡namo Prisoners Getting Their Day, but Hardly in Court

Each day, detainees in GuantÃ¡namo Bay, Cuba, argue before anonymous military officers that they should not be there. The hearings have come under heavy criticism.


Toronto Blue Jays general manager J.P. Ricciardi, a Worcester, Mass., native who was a devoted Red Sox fan before his career forced his loyalties to change, is a believer. "It's going to happen," he insisted yesterday.


A man killed his mother because she was blocking a Â£2.4m property development, it is alleged in court.


Government announces nationalisation of Northern Rock

British finance minister Alistair Darling announced on Sunday the temporary nationalisation of troubled bank Northern Rock, which was hit by the global credit crunch in August.


Two-thirds of banks around the world have reported an increase in the volume of suspicious activities they report to police, a report by KPMG suggests.


England boss Steve McClaren says he will use the friendly against Spain to regain the faith of the country's fans.


Microsoft has announced that it is planning to distribute the low cost stripped down version of Windows XP in Russia, sources say.


U.S., EU agree on air travel arrangement

The U.S. and European Union have reached a tentative agreement that would give airlines greater freedom to choose trans-Atlantic routes and potentially lead to lower fares, the government announced Friday.


Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry has been cured of prostate cancer, his doctors have told him, according to a report in the Sunday issue of The New York Times.


US troops fight militants in Baghdad, other cities

US troops struck at militant strongholds across Iraq on Wednesday, pounding insurgent positions in Baghdad and clashing with fighters in central and northern cities.


If you were to pen the story of the 2007 St. Louis Cardinals, you would find elements of Murphy's Law, the Peter Principle, and Greek tragedy.


Anti-Syrian leader warns of more Lebanon violence

Hundreds of Lebanese mourners pressed on Wednesday to touch the coffin of minister Pierre Gemayel whose assassination, blamed by his allies on Syria, stoked fears of more killings and a surge in factional violence.


Olmert, Abbas expected to meet Sunday: officials

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas are expected to meet on Sunday, officials said on Friday.


WASHINGTON -- President George W. Bush awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom yesterday to three figures who were central to his Iraq policy: former CIA director George Tenet, former Iraq administrator Paul Bremer and retired general Tommy Franks.


Peace talks between Darfur rebels and the Sudan government have reached a stalemate with both sides insisting on Thursday that African Union mediators include their demands in a security blueprint.


Unstoppable Red Sox Move Closer to Dynasty

By winning their last seven postseason games, the Boston Red Sox loudly asserted themselves as the elite team in the major leagues.


Web site linked to Montreal shooting defends Goths

The Web site used by the "angel of  death" gunman who killed one and wounded 19 at a Montreal  college on Wednesday claims 600,000 members and millions of  page hits a day, and says it's wrong to link it to the bloody  shooting spree.


Poor Renny Harlin. When the director's name appeared on the screen at the end of Exorcist: The Beginning, the friend we dragged along to see this dog's breakfast exclaimed, "That explains everything." ...


A Rousing Comeback For Home of the Beatles

Two decades ago, when this seaport city was mired in a deep and seemingly endless recession, Mike Byrne, a local musician and businessman, sought public funds to help build an exhibition dedicated to Liverpool's most famous native sons, the Beatles.


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Spanish PM Having Trouble Congratulating Bush

World leaders have been flooding President Bush with congratulatory calls since his reelection victory, but at least one -- Spain's Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero -- appears to be having trouble getting through.


Evangeline batte Eva testa a testa tra dottori

La naufraga di Lost primeggia sulla casalinga Eva, il Dr. Shepherd batte il Dr. House. I primi risultati del sondaggio tra gli eroi dei telefilm


US trio back in Afghan court for alleged vigilante operation

Three Americans charged with jailing, kidnapping and torturing prisoners in Afghanistan are to reappear in court after their trial was dramatically halted last week when the FBI returned seized evidence to Afghan authorities.


Roma, 13:49 - CALCIO, LEGA; JUVENTUS: COBOLLI GIGLI ARRIVA ALL'OLIMPICO

Il presidente della Juventus Giovanni Cobolli Gigli è arrivato allo stadio Olimpico di Roma, ...


Due le bombe a Porto Rotondo. Incertezza sulla rivendicazione

A poche ore dalla conclusione dell'incontro tra Tony Blair e Silvio Berlusconi. Vi è incertezza sulla sigla usata dall'anonimo telefonista che ha annunciato all'Unione Sarda la presenza dei 2 ordigni. A parte la confusione sulla firma dell'atto ...


Safe sex the message as Rio launches into Carnival

Wearing nuns' veils, condom-shaped hats and all kinds of silly headgear, Brazilians partied in the beer-slicked streets of Rio de Janeiro on Friday as its Carnival started in earnest.


U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Paul  Wolfowitz vowed any new plan to replace the Air Force's aging  fleet of KC-135 mid-air refueling tankers would require  competition, according to a letter released on Monday.


ATI Technologies has launched the Radeon Xpress 200 chipset with integrated DirectX 9 graphics for AMD desktop PCs. The latest chipset is aimed at gaming enthusiasts and high definition home entertainment.


April tentative trial date for Charles Taylor: court

The U.N.-backed Special Court for   Sierra Leone has set a provisional start date to try Charles   Taylor on April 2, 2007, the court said on Friday.


UK Can't Jail Suspects Without Charge, Court Says

The UK government wrongly allowed the indefinite detention of foreign terrorist suspects without trial, the country's top court ruled.


Tsonga Stings Nadal, Advances to the Final

Unseeded Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga stuns No. 2 Rafael Nadal to advance to the Australian Open final where he will face Roger Federer.


Russia's foreign minister is to make an unannounced visit to Iran, amid rising tension over its nuclear programme.


UK blue chips were hardly changed at the close after Wall Street fluctuated, pleased about declining oil prices and Home Depot Inc.'s stock-repurchase plan but hesitant as the direction of bond yields remained uncertain.


STATE OF THE STATE - Focus is on Energy, Schools, Environment

By Elizabeth Gudrais; Journal State House Bureau  In his second term, the governor will look to build on first- term initiatives, says his spokesman.


Bayern Fires Magath, Brings Back Hitzfeld

FRANKFURT, Germany  -- Bayern Munich fired coach Felix Magath on Wednesday and brought back his predecessor Ottmar Hitzfeld, who guided the club to the Champions League title in 2001.


Video: Goat Fetus, Anglo-Indian Delicacy

Take a trip to the butcher's with a local party host and witness her guests' reactions to kutti pi—a dish made from unborn animals.


Afghan security forces may be unable to hold captured ground: US general

Afghan security forces may not be able to hold ground captured by NATO forces in Afghanistan if Taliban insurgents regroup and launch a new offensive over the winter, the top US commander warned Friday.


Aldo looks, eats and lazes like a hippopotamus — but he's only about as big as a human baby, at 21 inches. The pygmy hippo, born this month at the Paris Zoo, is one of only a few dozen in Europe, bred in a special program to boost the rare species.


How deserters and insurgents are foiling plans to build a new Iraqi army


Flu Sidelines French Open Winner Myskina

French Open winner Anastasia Myskina has pulled out of the Generali Ladies tournament because of the flu, organizers said Monday.


Belichick Sitting on Super Bowl Souvenir

The New England Patriots are sitting on the ultimate Super Bowl souvenir: A chance to be on the roster for Sunday's game against the Philadelphia Eagles.


Cheney to meet with King Abdullah in Saudi Arabia

U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney will travel to Saudi Arabia on Friday for a meeting with King Abdullah to discuss issues of "mutual interest" in the Middle East, Cheney's office said.


Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries sees a 13.2% rise in profit as it benefits from the fine summer weather.


Why time is running out for the old guard of the Middle East war

The intifada has raged for five years but achieved nothing, while evictions threaten Israelâs very existence. Now forces are gathering to remove Arafat and Sharon.


Philippines vows strong leadership in APEC anti-terror campaign

The Philippine government Monday promised a strong leadership in the regional anti-terror campaign after the country was unanimously elected as new chairman of the Counter-Terrorism


Roma, 13:01 - CALCIO, ARBITRI: GIOVEDI' E' IL GIORNO DI COLLINA

GiovedÃ¬ prossimo, alle 11.30, il presidente dell'Aia, Cesare Gussoni, presenterà i nuovi orga...


Arrestato a Modena pregiudicato albanese di 24 anni


The country prepares to cut power to Gaza, hoping that residents will turn against Hamas.


Marine Explorer Hunts for Earhart's Plane

At 17,000 feet beneath the surface, the temperature of ocean water is just above freezing, oxygen is sparse and currents are relatively calm. In other words, ideal conditions for preserving an airplane that might have crashed into the depths nearly 70 years ago, according to marine explorer David Jourdan, who hopes to answer one of aviation's greatest mysteries — the fate of famed pilot Amelia Earhart.


Swiss Voters Set to Endorse Stem Cell Research

Swiss voters are expected to endorse tight government legislation on stem cell research on Sunday which would forbid the cloning of human embryos and put Switzerland on a par with other continental European ...


The San Francisco Giants need Jason Schmidt to bounce back from his recent struggles as they try to catch the slumping Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West and hold off the Chicago Cubs in the wild-card race.


Udienza a partecipanti Convegno internazionale "uomo donna"


A helicopter on a sightseeing tour of Manhattan plunged into the Hudson River on Saturday afternoon, leaving all eight people aboard drenched but unharmed, authorities said.


Trojan-fuelled botnet menaces UK eBay users

Going, going, own3d Security researchers have discovered a sophisticated botnet attack targeting eBay customers, particularly those in the UK.â¦


The German government will take on an extra 14 billion euros ($17.23 billion) in debt this year because the country's economic upturn so far has failed to boost tax revenue, taking new borrowing to a record level, the finance minister said Wednesday.


Vendite sostenute, ma forse non hanno rispettato attese


Shevchenko denies German website comments about Mourinho

Chelsea striker Andriy Shevchenko on Friday vehemently denied that he spoke to a German internet site expressing his deep dissatisfaction with manager Jose Mourinho and saying he has had "better coaches."


Visitors are flocking to the ancient ruins in record numbers, straining the area's weak infrastructure.


Angry Greeks Deny Alexander the Great Was Bisexual

A group of Greek lawyers are threatening to sue Warner Bros. film studios and Oliver Stone, director of the widely anticipated film "Alexander," for suggesting Alexander the Great was bisexual.


ATHENS, Greece - Paul Hamm thought his fantastic finish was too good to be true. Maybe he was right...


Army chief says planning advanced for Gaza pullout

Planning for Israel's withdrawal from the Gaza Strip is at an advanced stage and the army is awaiting only the order to go ahead, the Israeli army chief said on Thursday.


Alitalia, firmato l'accordo con assistenti volo

Alitalia e sindacati hanno firmato il nuovo contratto per gli assistenti di volo. L'accordo era stato trovato dopo una lunga trattativa notturna, al termine della quale le parti hanno firmato un documento


Iraqis, U.S. dispute deadly raid in new friction

Iraqi and U.S. officials disputed each others' accounts of an overnight raid and air strike on Friday that killed up to 20 people in a new sign of friction over allegations of American troops killing civilians.


SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- With its stock down 26 percent this year, Texas Instruments boosted its quarterly dividend payment to 2.5 cents a share and set a $1 billion stock repurchase plan, the chipmaker announced late Thursday.


Clemens Hearing Postponed by House Panel

WASHINGTON -- The congressional hearing involving Roger Clemens, Andy Pettitte and former trainer Brian McNamee was postponed Wednesday, The Associated Press learned.


Two days before return to LA, Shaq leads Heat over Kings

Sacramento, CA (Sports Network) - Shaquille O'Neal scored 25 points with 10 rebounds, and Damon Jones hit a three-pointer with 23.4 seconds remaining to give Miami a 109-107 victory over Sacramento at Arco Arena.


London warns Northern Ireland may be forced into new elections

Britain's Northern Ireland Secretary Paul Murphy warned that the province could face new elections unless Roman Catholic and Protestant parties agreed on the formation of the power-sharing executive branch.


Premiers gather to hammer out health stance

Nearly all of Canada's premiers will be meeting today and tomorrow for last-minute talks on health care ahead of a summit with Prime Minister Paul Martin.


G8 offers to freeze debts of states hit by tsunami

LONDON: The world's rich industrialised nations stepped up their efforts yesterday to help Asian countries devastated by the tsunami by offering to freeze billions of dollars in debt repayments.


DuPont Raises Its Estimate for Earnings in â07 and â08

The company, which makes products ranging from automotive coatings to genetically modified seeds, said it expected 2007 earnings to be at the upper end of its previously announced range of $3.15 to $3.20 a share.


Pain Relief for Some, With an Odd Tradeoff

Implantable stimulators can blunt pain with electrical impulses, but they may come with negative side effects.


Timo Perez's single off the right-center field wall with two outs in the 11th inning gave the Detroit Tigers a 2-1 win over the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday night.


Arab League to mediate in Lebanon crisis

A Sudanese envoy will hold talks on Monday with Lebanese leaders on an Arab League proposal to resolve Lebanon's political crisis after a show of force by the Hezbollah-led opposition.


Joseph Ngwenya scored twice to lead the Houston Dynamo to a 4-0 victory over the New York Red Bulls on Thursday night.


Six French aid workers jailed in Chad for child trafficking will fly home on Friday, a Chadian official says.


Hyundai denies report on India truck plant

MUMBAI/SEOUL  - Hyundai Motor Co.  denied on Monday a report that South Korea's top auto maker planned to set up a light commercial vehicle plant in India.


The Coast Guard was searching Thursday night for a 52-foot fishing vessel with two crew members on board after detecting a distress signal, officials said.


(1) Ohio State 28, (24) Penn State 6: Fast Break by Buckeyes

Troy SmithÂs 37-yard touchdown pass to Brian Robiskie in the fourth quarter broke the spirit of the Nittany Lions in what was at the time a close game.


Navratilova to Play Doubles in Australia

Martina Navratilova arrived in Australia on Tuesday to begin her 30th season of professional tennis at 48.


Bank sues Wall Street firm Bear Stearns for fraud and deception over loss of hundreds of millions of dollars


Per diventare famoso basta mandare un mms

ROMA, 23 novembre, 2004 - Per diventare una 'star' basta un telefonino. A lanciare il primo casting via mms Ã¨ la Tim , i cui clienti, fino al 16 gennaio, avranno l'opportunitÃ  di vivere un giorno da star


Directors Guild, studios reach contract deal

The Hollywood directors' union reached a contract deal with major film and TV studios on Thursday in a move likely to renew momentum for settling a 10-week-old writers strike that has crippled the industry and clouded the year-end Oscar season.


ABB announces 440-mln-dlrs China contract

The Swiss-Swedish engineering group ABB said Tuesday it had won a contract worth 440 million dollars (308 million euros) to build a high-voltage electricity line.


Car launch taken up by apologies at Japanese automaker Mitsubishi Motors

TOKYO  - Scandal-plagued Mitsubishi Motors Corp. spent more time apologizing for defect cover-ups and promising better quality at a media event to unveil a new model Monday, the first vehicle launch under new management.


Expert warns of health problems in casino city

A GAMBLING expert has warned that Glasgow faces mounting health problems if a string of new casinos are allowed to open in the city.


Thierry makes a world of difference for the Gunners

AFTER a rare week when the headlines weren't positive, Arsenal displayed their Premiership invincibility at Highbury yesterday.


Alpharma Inc. ALO.N on Friday began  selling a cheaper generic version of Pfizer Inc.'s PFE.N  epilepsy drug Neurontin without waiting for a court ruling on  Pfizer's request to block the copycat medicine.


Irish duo to reject Glazer's Â£780m Man U bid

JP McManus and John Magnier, the Irish racehorse owners, are to reject Malcolm Glazer's 300p per share offer for their 29.9 per cent stake in Manchester United.


Second-seeded Marcos Baghdatis defeated qualifier Alexander Peya 6-4, 6-3 Saturday to advance to the finals of the Zagreb Open.


Chertoff says Qaeda not posing pre-Sept 11 threat

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said on Thursday the threat to the United States from al Qaeda has not returned to levels seen just before the September 11 attacks nearly six years ago.


Iran sets up 328 centrifuges at big atom site: sources

Iran has set up two cascades of 164 centrifuges each in its underground nuclear plant, laying a basis for full-scale enrichment of uranium and upping the stakes in a standoff with the West, European diplomats said on Monday.


The National Lottery Commission confirms it has received two bids for the next licence to run the lottery.


3 Stocks Cheaper Than Cheesecake Factory

The chain named after its desserts isn't as sweet as it used to be.


Iraq's Sunni President Says Polls Should Go Ahead

Iraq's president said on Wednesday that  elections should go ahead next month as planned, distancing  himself from other leading Sunni Arab politicians who are  demanding the polls be postponed due to widespread unrest.


Disney to sell mall-based stores to Children's Place

LOS ANGELES - Walt Disney Co. (DIS) on Wednesday agreed to sell its money-losing Disney store chain to Children's Place Retail Stores (PLCE) in a deal analysts described as positive for Children's Place.


Home Depot cuts 2007 outlook, cites housing

Home improvement retailer Home Depot cut its 2007 earnings outlook on Tuesday, citing weakness in the U.S. housing market and said it was launching a tender offer for 250 million shares.


US forces battle Iraqi rebels as hundreds of suspects seized

MAHMUDIYA, Iraq : US troops battled rebels in the northern town of Tall Afar for a second day as Iraqi and US forces arrested 500 suspected militants in the heartland of the Sunni Muslim insurgency.


With Wall Street falling precipitously almost by the day, investors are asking what it will take to revive it. Market experts are increasingly coming to the same answer: Time.


Tra di loro 21 donne, di cui una incinta, e sette bambini


Creative Technology plans to delist from Nasdaq

(InfoWorld) - U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reporting rules that govern listed companies are too much for Creative Technology, which has renewed plans to delist its shares from the Nasdaq stock exchange. "The administrative overhead and cost of the evolving and increasingly burdensome U.S. reporting obligations has become significant," the company said Thursday, announcing plans to end its U.S. listing on Aug. 1. Less than 10 percent of Creative's trading volume takes place on Nasdaq, it said. "Creative believes the costs of maintaining its Nasdaq listing and continuing with its U.S. reporting obligations are no longer in the best interest of the company and its shareholders," it said. Creative's shares will continue to be traded on the Singapore stock exchange. Creative, which makes MP3 players and PC sound boards, has been down this road before. In 2003, Creative announced similar plans, saying the volume of shares traded in the U.S. was low and most analysts that cover the company are based in Singapore, where its headquarters are located. The delisting plans were announced then also held out the possibility of reducing the company's administrative overhead and cutting costs. "We believe it is in our shareholders' best interest that we initiate steps that can facilitate the elimination of our SEC reporting obligations and our intended delisting from Nasdaq," the company said at that time. The 2003 delisting plans were never realized. Whether or not Creative proceeds with its delisting plans this time remains to be seen. The company announced plans to file a formal delisting notice with the SEC on July 23, but reserved the right to delay or withdraw the filing for any reason. Once the filing has been submitted, Creative's shares can be delisted within 10 days. Assuming Creative goes through with its delisting plans, the company must continue reporting financial results under SEC rules for at least one year after its delisting.


Getting 'singled' out is tough on the Web

Breaking up is always hard to do. But when couples split these days, they don't just have to divide their friends, dishes and favorite restaurants. They also have to figure out how to untangle their digital lives. "You need to visualize your breakup as exorcising your electronic connections as well as your physical connections," says Anna Zornosa, vice president and general manager of Yahoo Personals, the largest online dating site, according to comScore Media Metrix, which tracks Internet traffic. And that, she says, does not just apply to teenagers who spend hours on social networks. Just about all of us use e-mail, cellphones and other devices to stay connected.


Globe, 6 others to form largest jt venture mobile firm in AsPac

Reyes. Seven leading Asia-Pacific mobile operators, including Ayala-owned Globe Telecom, are investing $30 to $40 million over three years to form the regionâs largest joint venture mobile


From Amin to Lennon: reality-based movies star at London Film Festival

From the murderous rule of Idi Amin to Beatle John Lennon's 1960s peacenik stunts, the line-up for London's annual film fest was unveiled with reality-based movies providing many of the highlights.


German Institutes Forecast Growth Will Slow in 2005

German economic growth will slow next year as foreign demand for goods and services cools and consumers hesitate to increase spending, the country's six leading economic research institutes said.


Government doctors Wednesday ended a 19-day strike against affirmative action for India's lower castes, hours after the Supreme Court ordered them back to work.


Gilbertson to step down after the season

Seattle, WA (Sports Network) - University of Washington head football coach Keith Gilbertson will step down at the end of the 2004 season.


Separating the salt and pepper shakers or worrying whether the cutlery is clean enough are just some of the woes that can befall obsessive-compulsive diners.


Somali kidnappers free foreign aid staff

Kidnappers in Somalia's northern Puntland region on Wednesday freed two female aid workers from the Spanish branch of Medecins sans Frontieres (MSF), Puntland's trade minister said.


Apple 1, Branson 0 Virgin has closed Virgin Digital, its Windows Media-based alternative to Apple's iTunes. It stopped selling one-off downloads on Friday, though subscribers will still have access to their collections until their next monthly payment is due.â¦


Smart Kidnap Defense Seeks Sequestration

Attorneys for the man accused of kidnapping Elizabeth Smart have filed a motion for the jury to be sequestered during the trial and the Bibles removed from their hotel rooms.


In the year 2108, after the general collapse of society, Washington residents will flee the violent decay of the city and migrate to utopian "ecohubs" in the middle of the Potomac River.


Police investigating a crime gang based in Northern Ireland carry out searches in the UK and Ireland.


Colombia says top guerilla leader, 18 more killed

Colombian troops backed by war planes have killed a top guerrilla commander in an assault on his jungle camp, delivering another serious blow to the country's largest rebel group, authorities said on Thursday.


Forty per cent of very premature babies have significant learning disabilities, a BBC Panorama report is set to reveal.


Palestinian unrest about Arafat puts Lebanon on alert

The Israeli Air Force scrambled several jets last week, fearing possible attacks from Palestinians upset by Yasser Arafat's condition.


IP Addresses Are Personal Data, E.U. Regulator Says

BRUSSELS -- IP addresses, strings of numbers that identify computers on the Internet, should generally be regarded as personal information, the head of the European Union's group of data privacy regulators said Monday.


Angola, Tunisia vie for knockout stages of African Nations Cup

The continuous rise of Angola into an African force could reach a new level Thursday in a top-of-the-table Nations Cup Group D showdown with leaders Tunisia.


Empoli, 15:32 - CALCIO, EMPOLI; CAGNI: VOLEVO SMETTERE MA BISOGNA REAGIRE

Gigi Cagni ha pensato di smettere dopo i fatti di Catania: ''Quando ho saputo cosa era successo mi &...


Calling Major Tom: This Space Station is a $100bn 'True Historic Stinker' ; THE COLUMNISTS

SPACE After a "ground control to Major Tom" moment with a malfunction in orbit, Jeff Kluger of Time magazine gave thanks that the crew were safe, but laid into the space programme. "There are bad ideas, and then there are true historic stinkers.


Hurd: 'I wish I had asked more questions'

Hewlett-Packard Co.'s CEO, Mark Hurd, followed the company's former board chairman on the hot seat when he testified before a contentious House subcommittee looking into the boardroom leak scandal.


President Kuchma says Supreme Court ruling must be fulfilled

Outgoing President Leonid Kuchma said Dec. 6 that the Supreme Court's ruling calling for a repeat presidential runoff must be fulfilled, the Interfax news agency reported.


There's no middle ground with these stocks.


Democratic presidential candidates Barack Obama is giving charity more than $40,000 in past political contributions linked to Chicago real estate developer and fast food magnate Antoin "Tony" Rezko, who is facing federal corruption charges, his campaign said Saturday.


Ukraine Supreme Court considers election appeal by opposition candidate

KYIV, Ukraine  - Ukraine's Supreme Court debated the validity of presidential election results Monday, while an eastern province scheduled a referendum on autonomy and the opposition threatened to further paralyse the government through a blockade.


WASHINGTON -- Continuing concerns about inflation underpin the Federal Reserve's stand against changes in interest rates.


"Perche' in primavera ci sara' ampio passaggio elettorale"


Bush Leads National Tribute to Martin Luther King

President Bush paid tribute to the  Rev. Martin Luther King as an American idealist of intellect  and courage on Monday to mark the anniversary of the slain  civil rights leader's birth.


The head of the British Army has warned that his soldiers are 'just' about coping with demands placed on them.


MTV to Launch African Channel in February

MTV will launch a channel in sub-Saharan Africa in February, crossing the last major frontier to become a global presence, network officials announced Monday.


Test version of search tool is unveiled by Microsoft

SEATTLE Microsoft has unveiled a new preliminary version of its search tool for finding documents, e-mail and other files stored on personal computer hard drives.


German police again the target of cybercrime

InfoWorld - Germany's Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) is once again the target of criminal forces in the Internet.


Police Blotter: Can Circuit City techs legally peruse files?

After retailer allegedly discovers contraband on man's PC, he asks judges to say results of search can't be used as evidence.


Dell Drops 15 GB Dell DJ To US$149, 20 GB for US$195

Dell has taken an aggressive pricing strategy in its competition with Apple in the music player space. Jupiter Research analyst Joe Wilcox reported in his


Japan hints it may be open to significant compromise as an annual international whaling conference opens in Alaska.


Toronto, ON (Sports Network) - Winnipeg Blue Bombers running back Charles Roberts was named the Canadian Football League's Offensive Player of the Month for September.


Barrick Gold Earnings Fall on Lower Sales

Barrick Gold Corp., the world's second-largest producer of gold, reported slightly lower third-quarter earnings due to lower sales and higher costs, partly offset by higher gold prices.


Prc 'partita e' aperta', Pdci 'faremo battaglia emendativa'


Man arrested in Detroit slayings of a woman, a teen-ager and two ...

DETROIT Police in Detroit have arrested a 25-year-old man in the slayings of four people. The victims were found inside a vehicle belonging to one of the victims, a 24-year-old woman.


Firenze, 15:53 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA: CONVOCATI PER PALERMO

Il tecnico della Fiorentina, Cesare Prandelli, ha convocato 20 giocatori per la gara di domani a Pal...


Popular U.K. travel guide takes aim at hotels that charge high fees for Wi-Fi access.


Cisco Systems Inc., the world's largest maker of computer-networking gear, will set up a trial factory in India to make Internet-based phones, expanding in a nation set to become its fastest-growing market.


Zee makes government also respondent in SC writ

NEW DELHI / MUMBAI: It has finally happened. Zee Telefilms this afternoon filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court challenging the cancellation of an earlier tender process by the Board of Control for Cricket