Londra, 13:38 - CALCIO, KLINSMANN DICE NO AL TOTTENHAM

Jurgen Klinsmann ha detto no all'offerta del Tottenham in quanto ritiene gli Spurs un club troppo mo...


Sony PSP Provides Stylish Curves and Sharp Screen

There's no denying that the PSP is a slickly designed gadget with a certain fashionable cachet. The images are breathtaking. Not that there's anything new here in terms of graphics, but seeing


US-led coalition forces in Afghanistan say they have arrested two suspected al-Qaeda militants.


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Two years into his NFL career, Rayfield Wright wasn't doing much for the Dallas Cowboys as a backup tight end.


Report: CBS Memo-Kerry Campaign Connection Deeper?

The Drudge Report is running a front page item early Friday morning claiming that Bill Burkett is now directly contradicting what Joe Lockhart has been saying the past few days about his contact with Burkett.


The Who planning new album and festival shows

NEW YORK (Billboard) - British rockers The Who have begun mulling their next studio album, on the heels of 2006's "Endless Wire," their first new disc in 24 years.


Italy shocked by hostage killing, but won't bow to Iraq ' ...

ROME : Italy was in shock at the killing of a kidnapped journalist in Iraq, described by Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi as a return "to the dark times of barbarism," but he pledged Italian troops would stay.


The company has signalled profits of between Â£285 million and Â£295 million, down on Â£311 million a year ago, following a poor run of sales.


A 15-year-old boy appears in court charged with murdering schoolboy Martin Dinnegan in north London.


While Google is busy building a Web-based productivity suite and Microsoft dips its toes into the online waters, ThinkFree is moving in the opposite direction, releasing a beta version of its online office suite that works offline as well.


Two fathers who lost 10 relatives in a deadly house fire searched for strength in their Muslim faith as they prepared for the funerals Monday of their loved ones.


Mistrusted by all sides, holy city's police caught in middle

With the fighting here moving into the 12th day, Iraqi police in Najaf find themselves caught in the cross hairs of a deadly insurgency.


Former financier Martin Frankel was sentenced to 16 years and eight months in prison Friday for masterminding a scheme to loot insurance companies of more than $200


The United States and Lithuania both arrived wearing white uniforms to the bronze-medal basketball game Saturday, delaying the start for 48 minutes.


Costa d'Avorio. Dopo l'uccisione di 9 soldati francesi Parigi ...

Centinaia di rinforzi francesi sono atterrati questa mattina in Costa d'Avorio, dopo un giorno di scontri aerei e di terra tra le truppe locali e quelle di Parigi. Lo ha annunciato l'esercito francese. La


UPDATE 2-US Treasury to sell $51 bln next wk;warns on limit

The US Treasury Department on Wednesday said it would sell $51 billion in notes at its quarterly "refunding" auctions next week, and warned it was running out of room to maneuver around the federal debt limit.


China's CNPC could get 20 per cent stake in firm controlling Yukos main unit

MOSCOW  - China's biggest oil and gas producer could be offered a 20 per cent stake in a Russian state company that will control Yukos' former key subsidiary, a Russian minister said Thursday, in an apparent attempt by authorities to avoid legal fallout from the disputed auction of the Yukos unit.


Ten people with suspected links to al-Qaeda are arrested in raids across Turkey, police say.


Afghanistan's deminers surrounded by danger

AHMAD KHAN VILLAGE, Afghanistan  - Standing on a parched plain flanked by rugged mountains near Kabul, you don't have to look far to see the dangers.


Washington, D.C. Council Moves on Baseball Funding

Washington, D.C.'s City Council on  Tuesday approved a debt and tax-backed financing plan to build  a new stadium for Major League Baseball, moving a step closer  to bringing baseball back to the U.S. capital.


Guevara, Kinsey Revolutionize Toronto Film Fest

One helped spark the sexual revolution.  The other was a revolutionary who became a sex symbol. And both  Alfred Kinsey and Ernesto "Che" Guevara were the talk of the  Toronto International Film Festival on Monday as their film  biographies took center stage.


Since when does giving away millions make someone a miser?


U.S. could cut troops in Iraq next spring: general

It could be next spring before U.S. troops in Iraq can hand over areas gained in their latest offensive to Iraqi forces and start to draw down, a top American commander said on Friday.


Bernanke to say economy sound, inflation a risk

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke looks set to tell Congress this week that the U.S. economy is sound, but that the central bank is still concerned that inflation, while moderating, may not fully come to heel.


Whatâs Online: Broke but Still Borrowing

Last yearâs bankruptcy reforms could make the current credit squeeze even worse; the varieties of money laundering; and a warning to customer service managers.


Sheriff sees vindication in probe of Jackson arrest abuse claim

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. A state attorney general's report has found no evidence that sheriff's deputies and jail staff manhandled Michael Jackson during his arrest on child molestation charges.


Troubled airline US Airways reaches agreement on a financial package with its biggest creditor but faces a possible strike by flight attendants.


Barghouti enters Palestinian election contest

RAMALLAH: Jailed West Bank Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti on Wednesday officially signed up for the January 9 election to become Palestinian Authority president, his wife Fadwa told reporters.


Top-seeded Andre Agassi beat Spain's Fernando Verdasco 7-6 (4), 6-2 Friday to reach the Stockholm Open semifinals for the first time.


Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect delivered to Hague

Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect General Zdravko Tolimir, who was arrested on Thursday, has set off for the Hague war crimes tribunal in the Netherlands, NATO said on Friday.


Cox Communications Inc., the No. 4  U.S. cable television provider, said late on Tuesday  it formed  a committee of independent directors to consider a $7.9 billion  offer from its controlling family to take the company private.


Protect your money by staying put in your home-sweet-home.


It has happened every year since the BCS was formed in 1998. One way or another, whether by blowing its chance or by another team not providing help, Texas finds itself at the Cotton or Holiday bowls.


South Texas awoke to a rare blanket of snow Saturday, when up to 13 inches shattered records for the region. The deep freeze brought Victoria, Texas, its first white Christmas in 86 years


Grammer & Heaton return in `Back to You'

Yes, Kelsey Grammer is coming back to television. But if you're looking for another Frasier Crane, check out his reruns on Lifetime.


DUGWAY PROVING GROUND, Utah, Sept. 8 — A NASA capsule bearing precious atomic specimens that Hollywood stunt pilots were prepared to catch as it came into earth's atmosphere crashed into the desert this morning after a parachute that was to slow its fall failed to deploy.


Dell to Sell Notebook Computer at Sam's Club

Dell Inc. will sell a notebook computer model at Sam's Club warehouse stores beginning next week, a company spokesman said Friday.  The announcement follows Dell's decision to begin selling two personal computer models at Wal-Mart Stores Inc. beginning this weekend.


Pontiac Police Allowed to Ticket Children Caught With Tobacco

By Karen Walters, The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Ill.  Feb. 6--PONTIAC -- Children caught with cigarettes or other tobacco products in Pontiac will receive tickets from police.


A Sesto, tragedia in una famiglia cinese, i genitori del piccolonon erano in casa. Probabile decesso per soffocamento                                          Con tre bimbi e due adulti nel letto neonato muore vicino Firenze


Chiron Corp. eked out a profitable third quarter despite the disastrous loss of its entire US flu vaccine stockpile, which dragged revenues down and single-handedly wiped out 36 cents in per-share earnings.


Mobile Security Poll Mobile Workshop The majority of people would appear to be prepared to trust a well dressed stranger. Research has shown that if you stand outside a railway station in a suit you are more likely to be loaned some cash for a ticket than if you're wearing something less sartorial, a hoody for example.â¦


At least 18 students have been killed in clashes between rival student gangs in south-eastern Nigeria.


Two missing Russians canoeists rescued in China

Rescue teams on Friday found two members of a missing Russian canoeing expedition who had survived for nearly three weeks without food in remote gorges in western China.


Bush-Putin "lobster summit" turns to diplomacy

KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine  - U.S. President George W. Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin held oceanside talks on Monday to try to ease tensions that have taken their countries' relations to a post-Cold War low.


Stagflation, left for dead in the '70s, could be upon us once again.


BECKLEY, W.Va. - David Woods' Oldsmobile obviously needed some work, lest of which was a fourth tire. But that didn't stop the 30-year-old Meadow Bridge man from driving the older model car on three tires and a rim to the local auto parts store Wednesday night.  He didn't make it far.


Siena, 21:44 - CALCIO, SIENA: ACQUISTATI LUCARELLI E VERON, COZZA ALLA REGGINA

Tripla operazione di mercato con la Reggina per il Siena. Acquistati Alessandro Lucarelli e Ricardo ...


25-OTT-0412:04ANIMALI: GRAZIE AL VIAGRA RISPARMIATE MOLTE SPECIE

Roma, 25 ott. (Adnkronos) - L'introduzione sul mercato del Viagra ha portato al dimezzamento del volume del commercio illegale di animali come la tigre, il rinoceronte, vari rettili da cui da sempre si ricavano afrodisiaci.


Turning Stone Begins PGA Tour's Fall Series

The PGA Tour's seven-tournament Fall Series kicks off on Thursday with the inaugural Turning Stone Resort Championship at the 7,475-yard Atunyote Golf Club in Verona, New York.


Charges Hit J&J, Merck, Schering Results

Charges hurt the quarterly results of  Johnson & Johnson, Merck & Co. and Schering-Plough Corp., but  the drugmakers' shares rose as J&J's earnings beat Wall Street  forecasts and Merck sales edged higher despite the withdrawal  of its best-selling Vioxx arthritis drug.


African leaders agree to study continental union

African leaders have vowed to speed up  the economic and political integration of their continent to  pursue the goal of a United States of Africa, but they also  agreed to study more closely how to achieve it.


Patients at Good Shepherd Medical Center like the hospital food so much, some come back to eat after their stay is over.


A car bomb exploded in the heart of Baghdad Thursday, killing 17 people and wounding at least eight in a crowded commercial area, police said.


Craig Stadler makes up a four-shot deficit and birdies the final four holes Sunday to win the Tradition by one shot at 13-under-par in Aloha, Ore.


Treasury to review financial services rules

The U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday said it was launching a review of the U.S. financial regulatory structure as part of its efforts to ensure the competitiveness of U.S. capital markets.


TROOPS killed a member of the Abu Sayyaf Muslim kidnap gang and captured four others in a raid in this southern Philippine city, officials said today.


MILWAUKEE -- The Milwaukee Brewers' bullpen coughed up a three-run lead in the eighth inning, allowing the Houston Astros to steal an 9-7 victory on Monday.


Calif. Judge Admits Evidence Against Jackson

The judge in the Michael Jackson child molestation case tentatively ruled on Monday that more than three dozen items of evidence seized at the pop star's Neverland


Large drug companies may have to swallow some bitter medicine, but that could be healthy for shareholders.


MOSCOW : Russian prosecutors searched the offices of a Yukos lawyer defending a top shareholder who is accused of siphoning off money from the company's accounts, a spokesman said.


Arafat's State of Health Remains `Stable,' French Doctor Says

Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's state of health remains ``stable,'' the French army doctor in charge of his treatment said, without giving any indication of the gravity of Arafat's illness.


Ex-spy's poisoning reads like a thriller

It's a murder mystery filled with intrigue reminiscent of the Cold War — there's a retired Russian spy poisoned by a radioactive substance, a secret dossier, a slain investigative journalist and a shadowy fugitive billionaire.


"Chorus Line" revival lacks freshness: NY critics

Broadway's record-breaking musical "A Chorus Line" has made a lukewarm return to the stage with critics' praise mainly limited to the show's original concept when it debuted 31 years ago.


Milano, 18:42 - CALCIO, INTER-REGGINA: MANCINI CONVOCA IL FIGLIO FILIPPO

Il tecnico dell'Inter Roberto mancini ha convocato anche il figlio Filippo per la gara di domenica i...


Doctors urge mass circumcision for AIDS-hit South Africa

AIDS experts have called for a mass circumcision programme in South Africa, condemning a "deafening silence" from policy makers since studies revealed it sharply cut infection rates.


Community News: Latest PEAR Releases for 01.14.2008

Latest PEAR Releases:HTTP_WebDAV_Client 1.0.0Console_Table 1.0.8Console_CommandLine 0.2.1File_Bittorrent2 1.1.0MDB_QueryTool 1.2.1DB_QueryTool 1.1.1MDB_QueryTool 1.2.2DB_QueryTool 1.1.2Net_FTP 1.3.5Crypt_GPG 0.3.10Net_LDAP 1.1.0a1


Fur flies after Mariah Carey donates it to charity

A $7,500 fur coat donated by pop diva  Mariah Carey and intended for Mongolia's poor has disappeared,  a leading animal rights group said Thursday.


Rolling Stone magazine has named Bob Dylanâs âLike a Rolling Stoneâ as the number one song of all time. This is not a total surprise, but already, the debate has begun as to whether or not this particular song should have topped the list.


Stocks Fall on Oil, Dow Ends Below 10,000

The blue-chip Dow Jones average closed  below 10,000 for the first time in about six weeks on Monday as  a spike in oil prices to nearly $50 a barrel renewed concerns  about corporate profits while analysts cutting recommendations  hurt tech stocks.


A controversial programme to give Ivory Coast identification to hundreds of thousands of Ivorians is starting.


A years-long legal battle over Web browser technology is over, but neither Microsoft or Eolas is talking about details.


Le aziende a guida femminile sono per lo piu' lombarde


Fernando Alonso won the Italian Grand Prix at Monza, beating Lewis Hamilton and closing within 3 points of Hamilton, his McLaren teammate, at the top of the driversâ standings. Alonso beat Hamilton by more than six seconds on the 3.6-mile Autodromo Nazionale di Monza course.


Alex Ferguson has urged the FA to punish Arsenal's Robin van Persie for throwing an elbow during last night's Carling Cup quarter-final.


Federal Reserve raises interest rates again

WASHINGTON - The US Federal Reserve on Wendesday raised interest rates by a quarter of percentage point to 2 per cent, a move that was widely predicted by economists.


Fallujah Battle Reaches City Center, Includes Mosques

US-led forces pushed into the center of Fallujah, capturing strategic positions, conducting searches and fending off fire from insurgents, who have used at least one mosque as a base, the US military said.


Southampton has unveiled Harry Redknapp as its new boss, just two weeks after he quit Portsmouth declaring he needed a break from the game.


A shopping spree before and after Christmas helped many of the nation's retailers meet their holiday sales goals, but heavy discounting to lure customers into the stores came at the expense of profits, Wall Street analysts believe.


Actress Koena Mitra attacked on New Year's Eve

Model-turned-actress Koena Mitra was attacked by a stalker inside the Sahara Star Hotel here on New Year's Eve after she had performed there.


Martinez Strikes for Red Sox in Game Three

ST. LOUIS  - Pedro Martinez made his World Series  debut a memorable one Tuesday helping the Red Sox to a 4-1 win  over the St. Louis Cardinals and moving Boston one win away  from capturing their first World Series since 1918.


There are unlikely success stories in baseball this year, and the Detroit Tigers would rank near the top of the list. But what about the Minnesota Twins? How many of us saw this coming? Yet again.


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F.C.C. to Look at Complaints Comcast Interferes With Net

The Federal Communications Commission will investigate whether Comcast is interfering with its subscribersâ attempts to use a popular online file-sharing program.


WELCOME, North Carolina (Ticker) - Robby Gordon's 2004 season will be his last as a NASCAR Nextel Cup driver for Richard Childress Racing.


Fujitsu, Cisco to Develop Routers, Switches

Fujitsu Ltd. and Cisco Systems Inc. said today they have agreed to enter into a strategic alliance focusing on routers and switches that will help service providers and enterprises build advanced IP networks.


FA join critics of Premier League overseas plan

The Football Association (FA), the national governing body for the sport in England, on Friday became the latest organisation to criticise plans by the English Premier League (EPL) to play competitive matches overseas.


Those who struggle to lose weight are often accused of not having enough willpower. But in today's Lean Plate Club column, discover how some who struggle might be able to turn into super losers--based in part on the type of food that they eat. (Don't get too excited, calories still count.)


Newly crowned Fifa world player of the year Ronaldinho has poured cold water on suggestions that he wants to move to Chelsea. Barcelona's Brazilian forward beat Thierry Henry and Andriy Shevchenko to the prestigious


General Motors and DaimlerChrysler announced plans yesterday to collaborate on fuel-saving hybrid gasoline-electric propulsion systems, which analysts said could reduce the costs of their


Aide to Top Shiite Cleric, and 5 Others, Killed in Iraq

The killings are a clear sign of the growing attempts to derail the Jan. 30 elections and to anger the Shiites.


GSA Defends Administrator in Hill Inquiry

The U.S. General Services Administration has responded to a congressional inquiry by saying its chief, Lurita Alexis Doan, did nothing improper last summer when she tried to arrange for a study by a company run by a woman with whom she had a "close professional relationship."


Refinery woes push gasoline prices, crude futures higher

Gasoline prices extended their climb yesterday, rising a cent overnight while oil and gas futures rose on concerns about gasoline production.


Britainâs leading insurance firm Royal and Sun Alliance today announced it would shift 1,100 of its jobs to India, saving the company 18 million dollars annually.


By Digitizing, Are We Trading Future Accessibility for Current Availability?

By Balas, Janet L  Sometimes I feel that I am becoming a technology curmudgeon. I don't just jump on the bandwagon at each announcement of a new technology; instead I wait to see if it has any advantages besides being new.


Newspaper polls in 10 countries show world opinion of United ...

The United States' reputation around the world is hurting, a series of co-ordinated polls published Friday from 10 countries, including Canada, indicated.


Nyon, 13:10 - CALCIO, COPPA UEFA: IL 2 OTTOBRE SORTEGGIO FASE A GIRONI

Il sorteggio della fase a gironi di Coppa Uefa si svolgerà martedÃ¬ 3 ottobre a Nyon, in Svizz...


The head of the Gates Foundation's Infectious Disease Programs explains the group's investment process


Mason Falls to Georgia State on Buzzer-Beater

George Mason watches a 13-point halftime lead evaporate and Leonard Mendez scores as time expires Wednesday to lead Georgia State to a 66-64 upset of George Mason.


German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder calls for radical reform of the EU's stability pact, designed to keep countries budget deficits in check.


Police in emergency-ruled Bangladesh on Monday arrested former prime minister Khaleda Zia, the latest high-profile figure to be hauled in as part of a massive anti-corruption campaign.


Ulmer gets gold in Pursuit; Aussies set new mark in team pursuit ...

New Zealander Sarah Ulmer broke the world record in winning the women's 3000-meter individual pursuit gold medal at the Athens Olympics on Sunday.


Pop singer JoJo sure isn't used to being backed by a choir.


Israel kills 10 in Gaza, warns of big sweep

Israel killed 10 Palestinians in military operations in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday and threatened a major ground sweep of the Hamas-run territory to stem rocket fire.


Discounted hotels and Broadway show tickets for convention protesters?


US-European tensions deepen over Iranâs nuclear program

Next weekâs meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) board of governors over Iranâs nuclear programs is looming as a tense diplomatic battleground between the US and its European rivals.


Like a man given only a few months to live, Beanie Sigel has spent this year getting his business affairs in order.


Two Italian women kidnapped in Iraq three weeks ago have been released and two French journalists are set to be freed in 48 hours, according to officials.


With the score tied at 3 going into the third period, Catholic Memorial used a pair of power-play goals to earn a 6-4 win over Catholic Conference rival Malden Catholic yesterday at Dedham Ice Arena.


The sagging Fox network's chief executive admitted Monday it had leaned too heavily on reality programming this TV season, including the disastrous "Who's Your Daddy?"


Boeing announced a shake-up in its executive ranks yesterday, ousting its chief airplane salesman at a time when rival Airbus is beating it in airplane orders for the fourth consecutive year.


Bank of England holds key interest rate at 4.75 percent

The Bank of England has held its key interest rate at 4.75 percent for the second consecutive month.


Israeli officials have redrawn the planned route of an unfinished stretch of Israel's separation barrier so that it will not take West Bank land, Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz said Monday.


Su ipotesi azienda di concentrare produzione a Susegana


Brazilian metals giant Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD) is to buy Australian coal producer AMCI for $661m.


Aborigines recall when Australia called them wildlife

Aborigine Jackie Huggins remembers when she was regarded as part of Australia's native wildlife.


Police Surprised So Many Survive British Rail Crash

British police voiced astonishment on  Sunday that so many people survived a high-speed crash of a  300-passenger train that rammed into a car at a rail crossing,  killing six people.


Personal finance columnist Michelle Singletary hosts a discussion with author Lynnette Khalfani about her new book "Zero Debt for College Grads."


Radio Tags to Vouch for Drugs' Legitimacy

The makers of the impotency drug Viagra and the painkiller OxyContin said Monday they will add radio transmitters to bottles of their pills to fight counterfeiting.


Rock group Oasis have claimed the top two spots in a poll of the nation's best ever albums on Monday, ahead of iconic albums by The Beatles and Pink Floyd.


Vitorino Backs Anti-Gay Catholic to Take his Job

Europeâs outgoing Commissioner for Justice and Home Affairs tonight backed anti-gay Italian Rocco Buttiglione to take over the job as planned and not step down because of his personal views.


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Dortmund, 12:26 - CALCIO, GERMANIA: ROEBER NUOVO TECNICO DEL DORTMUND

'Kicker' annuncia che Jurgen Roeber è il nuovo allenatore del Borussia Dortmund. Roeber, ex t...


Tech firms announce video anti-piracy technology

Global leading technology firms NDS, STMicroelectronics and Thomson say they will develop new encryption technology to foil video piracy, a 3.5 billion US dollars problem for broadcasters and movie studios.


Community News: php|works Daily Summaries

More great daily summaries of this year's php|works conference are rolling in as the conference moves out of the Tutorials Day and into the main conference. Here's the latest:   Sara Golemon - "php|works, Session Day 1 (aka Conf day 2)" Maggie Nelson - "php|works 2007: Thursday" Christopher Jones - "php|works Atlanta 2007 Thursday Wrap Up" Ben Ramsey - "php|works 2007: Day 2"   Keep an eye out tomorrow for more great summaries of the final day of the conference and be sure to check out our Talks page for links to the presentations the speakers have shared.


Immacolata Iacone ha partorito al Nuovo Policlinico, madre e figlia stanno beneIl padre Ã¨ l'ex superboss della Nuova camorra organizzata, in prigione dal 1982                                          Napoli, nata la figlia di Raffaele Cutolo La madre: "Voglio darle una vita normale"


The U.S. Supreme Court said on  Friday it would decide what regulations should apply to  high-speed broadband Internet service offered by cable  television companies like Time Warner Inc. TWX.N


Udine, 17:29 - CALCIO, COPPA ITALIA: UDINESE-PALERMO 0-0

In una gara valida per l'andata degli ottavi di finale di coppa Italia giocata allo stadio Friuli di...


Brazil Making Progress on Software Export Drive

By Alberto Alerigi SAO PAULO, Brazil  - Brazil's drive to increasecomputer software exports is beginning to show results and thegovernment expects the sector to sell about $400 million abroadthis year, four times what it exported in 2001.


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Existing home sales down slightly in May

The pace of existing home sales in the United States was off slightly in May to a 5.99 million-unit annual rate, the National Association of Realtors said in a report on Monday that showed continued weakness in the housing sector.


C4 refuses request by William and Harry's senior aide to remove photos of Diana crash from documentary.


KABUL, Afghanistan -- Vote counting in Afghanistan's historic elections is almost finished, with incumbent President Hamid Karzai on course to win a simple majority.


Will the market continue its recent rally, or revert back to its summertime slump?


Sexual problems could lead to rhinos' extinction

Low sperm counts and other reproductive problems are preventing pregnancy among Malaysia's endangered rhinos, a worrying trend that wildlife experts say could hasten the animals' extinction.


Dam Burst Kills More Than 50 in Pakistan

QUETTA, Pakistan  - More than 50 people were  killed after a dam burst in remote southwest Pakistan, adding  to a mounting death toll following the country's heaviest rains  in more than a decade, provincial officials said on Friday.


Anadarko Petroleum Corp. is selling 30 percent of its worldwide oilfields as part of an ongoing effort to shed non-strategic properties, the company said Friday.


Avellino, 23:03 - CALCIO, SERIE C1: POSTICIPO, AVELLINO-CAVESE 4-0

Nel posticipo della 13/a giornata del girone B del campionato di calcio di serie C1, l'Avellino ha b...


Pakistan hopes to boost arms exports at exhibition

Pakistan, whose defense-related exports exceeded $200 million in the last fiscal year, is touting locally built tanks and other weapons to carve a niche for itself in the global arms market, a top army official said on Tuesday.


Mergers Show Steel Industry Is Still Worthy of Big Deals

Showing that money can still be made in the old-line industries, the turnaround specialist Wilbur L. Ross is selling a steel company that he created over the last two years


Attorney general withdrew name for corporate monitor contract after DOJ offer, lawyers say.


Classifica DVD del 2004 dominata dagli Italiani


A man held over five women's murders told police "he did not want to be seen as another Ian Huntley", jurors hear.


Longtime Red Sox fan hangs on team's fortunes

(October 26, 2004) - Barb Babiarz's love affair with the Boston Red Sox began in 1967, the year Carl Yastrzemski led an unsung team to the American League pennant.


Its coffee shops of the past are gone, but the chain can rebound by slowing down.


BHP Billiton to launch massive share buy-back

Anglo-Australian resources giant BHP Billiton announced a share buy-back of 1.0-1.5 billion dollars (720 million-1.08 billion US) as part of a capital restructure program.


Gemalto sees online safety in USB smart card

Smart card vendor Gemalto will unveil a USB device at next week's RSA Conference that lets shoppers increase the safety of their online purchases.


A slump in demand for civilian aircraft has triggered a sharp slide in orders for big-ticket US-made products.


Weekend sotto l'acqua, il maltempo non molla

Piogge e allagamenti nella notte al Centro-sud. Interrotta la linea FS Adriatica. Allerta a Sarno. Il Po a 6 metri. Non migliorerà prima di lunedÃ¬


DHEC Refuses Permits for Bridge Replacement

By Sammy Fretwell, The State, Columbia, S.C.  Sep. 15--Plans for a $37 million bridge project through Congaree National Park suffered another setback when state regulators refused Thursday to issue environmental permits for the work.


Buyout firm Fortress Investment Group  on Monday raised its offer for Stelmar Shipping Ltd. SJH.N by  about 4 percent to $703 million, but Stelmar's founder said he  still intends to vote against the deal.


Music: Some Voices That Might Carry for a While

In 2007, a number of opera singers gave observers hope for a fuller-throated future, and others proved that size does not matter in the face of real artistry.


A man is arrested yards from where the Queen was due to begin a walkabout for possessing a weapon.


Why MS paid Novell half a billion bucks today

But fresh antitrust suit is in the envelope, says Novell


A convicted sex offender who absconded from a psychiatric hospital is found during a police operation.


Dwyane Wade scored 35 points and the defending champion Heat got back to the .500 mark for the first time in three months with a 104-85 win over the Portland Trail Blazers last night in Miami.


Olympics: Halkia New Greek Goddess, Faces Down Questions

Fani Halkia, hailed by one Greek tabloid  as a "Winged Goddess," stormed to Olympic victory in the 400  meter hurdles, sparking nationwide jubilation and much probing  of her startlingly improved form.


A barber who killed one of his clients with a pair of scissors in self-defense seven years ago has been arrested again for stabbing another customer, police said Friday.


Artificial intelligence is being used to process surveillance video feeds and determine unacceptable behavior.


With two weeks remaining before national elections and 18 candidates running for president, Afghanistan's capital should be a frenzy of competing campaign


Open source applications...magnets for open source infrastructure

Blog: Open source applications will drive a hefty load of infrastructure purchases in the future.  Proprietary vendors who hide their heads in the sand and try to avoid this trend or make it difficult for would-be open source partners to work with them will fin


At least 88 people die in a fire at a crowded nightclub in the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires, officials say.


Hamas threatens any international force in Gaza

Hamas rejected Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's call for the deployment of international troops in the Gaza Strip, vowing on Saturday to attack them like other "occupation forces".


A cow in southern Italy has tested positive for mad cow disease, raising to 124 the number of cases detected in the country since testing began in 2001, the Health Ministry said Monday.


Prosecutors were considering Thursday whether to charge Ryan O'Neal with assault with a deadly weapon for firing a gun during a brawl with his older son at the actor's Malibu home.


BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.  - "Sideways," a low-budget  comic tale of two men hunting wine country for true love and  the perfect pinot noir, and Martin Scorsese's epic film "The  Aviator," led the Golden Globe nominations on Monday,  sharpening the focus of Hollywood's Oscar race.


U.S. Army aims to halt paperwork with IBM system

The U.S. Army has struck a deal with IBM and other companies to create an automated record-keeping system that ends the need for electronic forms to be printed out, signed and delivered up the military service's chain of command.


These products don't come without serious risks.


JAKARTA - Indonesians have begun voting in a historic presidential ballot. It will mark the first direct election of a president in the world's largest Muslim nation.


Television Review | 'Super Why!': And They All Read Happily Ever After

This childrenâs reading-readiness series on PBS uses fairy tales to communicate the power of reading. But they are fractured fairy tales.


Valletta agree terms with 'old-boy' Oretan

Valletta FC have handed their former striker Chris Oretan a route back into Maltese football after the two parties agreed terms over his return to the Citizens till the end of this season.


BitTorrent to open online store for digital media

(InfoWorld) - BitTorrent rolled out a paid music and movie download service on Monday, leveraging its fast distribution system infamous for the massive piracy it facilitated when it debuted in 2001. The BitTorrent Entertainment Network -- launched with movies such as "Superman Returns," TV shows including "24" and PC games -- will be a new entrant challenging other download services such as Apple's iTunes Store and Amazon.com's Unbox. BitTorrent's service is stocked with 5,000 movies, TV shows, PC games and music. BitTorrent, based in San Francisco, hasÂ reached agreementsÂ with more than 35 entertainment companies including 20th Century Fox, Viacom's MTV Networks and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer StudiosÂ toÂ offer their content using its P-to-PÂ (peer-to-peer) technology. The technology uses information files called "torrents" that allows users with compatible client software to download files from other users' computers, reducing the infrastructure needed by a company to run a download service. Although widely used for illegal file sharing, companies have struggled to employ P-to-P for viable commercial businesses while also protecting digital content from piracy. BitTorrent will use digital rights management (DRM) technology from Microsoft Corp. that will prevent protected content from being redistributed on the Internet or played on a different PC, according to The New York Times. Content will play through Windows Media Player 11, Microsoft's multimedia application. Some content, however, will not have DRM, BitTorrent said. DRM is loathed by some users, but music and movie companies insist it's integral to protecting their content from illegal file trading. TV shows on BitTorrent are purchased for ownership, but movies will expire after either 30 days or 24 hours after a user starts watching. TV downloads will cost US$1.99, while movie rentals will range from $2.99 to $3.99. By comparison, TV shows cost $1.99 on Unbox, and movies -- that can be owned and played on two PCs and two portable music players -- cost up to $14.99. Similarly, the iTunes Store sells to own, with TV episodes priced at $1.99 and movies ranging from $9.99 to $14.99. The download service puts BitTorrent, founded as a company in 2004, in good standing after music and movie industry trade groups sought to cripple it. Under pressure, in November 2005 BitTorrent removed links to torrents from its search engine that pointed to copyright content. However, illegal file sharing still flourishes using BitTorrent's technology. The company's co-founder, Bram Cohen, open sourced BitTorrent's software, and it has been incorporated into numerous different download clients. Also, search engines designed to find torrents linking to copyright material continue to operate despite efforts to shut them. Â


Alando Tucker scored a career-high 27 points and No. 25 Wisconsin beat No. 12 Maryland 69-64 in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge on Tuesday night.


Data Domain's stock rocks, Netezza seeks $80m

Storage appliance IPO a-go-go Data Domain stock soared 66 per cent to $24.95 on its first day of trading as a public company, Wednesday.â¦


Singh's record breaking season continues

Vijay Singhâs sensational, record-breaking year continued at the weekend when he won the 84 Lumber Classic at the Mystic Rock course in Pennsylvania, his eighth win of the 2004 US PGA Tour season.


John Van Druten's comedy "Old  Acquaintance" has inspired not one but two film adaptations --  one in 1943 starring Bette Davis and Miriam Hopkins and a 1981  remake titled "Rich and Famous" with Jacqueline Bisset and  Candice Bergen -- but it surprisingly has not been seen on  Broadway since its 1940 premiere.


A Virgin train has derailed and slid down an embankment in Cumbria, while en route from London to Glasgow.


The United States has warned its citizens in the Nordic and Baltic states to be extra vigilant after receiving "threat information" on the eve of the US presidential election.


In case you don't want to work and just want to bang on the drum all day, this game is for you. It's a simple and charming game, but be warned that there isn't much else to do than banging on bongos. Lore SjÃ¶berg reviews Donkey Konga.


Martinez allows three hits as Boston moves one win away from World ...

The Red Sox will either win the World Series or add another historic collapse to their legend. They'll either reverse The Curse and end 86 years of futility or they'll fall apart, just as they did the last four times they got this close.


New Century stops taking loan applications

New Century Financial Corp. , whose shares fell 25 percent on Thursday amid speculation it would seek bankruptcy protection, said it has received $265 million in financing, but stopped accepting loan applications after some lenders blocked its credit lines.


Venice ends on sour note with shock film choices

Ang Lee has walked off with another top award at the Venice film festival, and surprised critics are wondering how he did it.


A 19th Century nun whose visions inspired a Hollywood film is one of two Catholics to be beatified by the pope.


N.H.L. Roundup: Islanders Give Home Fans Something to Cheer

Trent Hunter had a goal and two assists for the Islanders, who won at home Tuesday for the first time this year, defeating the Philadelphia Flyers, 4-3.


German lender IKB estimates losses at one billion euros

Troubled German business lender IKB has estimated its latest losses at around 1.0 billion euros (1.45 billion dollars), which should be covered by an aid package from the government, the bank said late Wednesday.


Viacom's BET to launch in the United Kingdom

Viacom Inc's BET Networks will launch  in the United Kingdom next week as the Black entertainment  network expands its global reach.


A Saturnian one-two punch: Flybys of Titan and Dione

On Monday, the Cassini-Huygens spacecraft flew by Titan only 1,200 kilometers above the moon's surface. It was the second such flyby of Titan, Saturn's largest moon, since the spacecraft began orbiting Saturn on June 30.


Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, who plays a detective in the new NBC police drama "Hawaii," says he's "blown away" by his upcoming movie role.


U.S. Says No Adoptions of Young Tsunami Victims

The youngest victims of the Asian  tsunami may be homeless, traumatized and possibly orphaned, but  they are not yet candidates for adoption in the United States,  the State Department said on Wednesday.


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


Wenger admits to Arsenal 'crisis' and says he could re-sign Petit

ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger, who admits he that could turn to former player Emmanuel Petit for help, conceded yesterday his side are suffering from a "results crisis" as they struggle to keep pace with league leaders Chelsea.


Gunmen Kill 28 on Bus in Honduras; Street Gangs Blamed

Gunmen thought to be street gang members opened fire at a city bus in Honduras on Thursday night, killing 28 people, including 4 children, who were on their way home from work and last-minute Christmas shopping.


Russia to Curb Inflation, Manage Industry, PM Says

Russia's government will take an active role in managing industry as it seeks to curb inflation and open markets to attract investment, Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov said.


Flight Attendants Union OKs Nationwide Strike

PITTSBURGH -- Leaders of the nation's largest flight attendants union have unanimously voted to authorize a strike. They're upset at how members are being treated during troubled times for many carriers.


50 rebel leaders killed, captured this year: US general

Well over 50 insurgent leaders have been killed or captured in Afghanistan in the past year but the rebels' fighting ability has still improved, a top US commander said Sunday.


TRADE:   Brazil Deals Another Blow to Farm Subsidies

RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 4 (IPS) - The Brazilian government and farmers celebrated a  third triumph so far this year against the farm subsidies shelled  out by the industrialised North after the World Trade  Organisation (WTO) handed down an interim ruling Wednesday that  found that the European Union (EU) is illegally dumping millions  of tons of subsidised sugar on the world market.


Officials from 120 nations meet in New Zealand to try to agree a text for a proposed ban on cluster bombs.


Edward Zander always wanted to be in charge. After 25 years in high technology, including five years as a prominent second banana at Sun Microsystems, Zander got his wish. In January he became chief executive at Motorola, a fallen angel of mobile communications. It used to own the business. It doesn't anymore.


L'Italia sbarca in Libano parte la missione Leonte

Le navi San Marco, San Giusto e San Giorgio della Marina sono nella rada di Tiro. L'operazione durerà 16-20 ore. Commenta


Acer, Gateway deal gains U.S. antitrust approval

(InfoWorld) - Acer's planned $710 million acquisitionÂ of U.S. PC vendor GatewayÂ won antitrust approval in the U.S. as the clock struck midnight Monday, Gateway said. The time marked the end of a 30-day waiting period in which the U.S. Federal Trade Commission or the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice may intervene or request additional time to review the deal for possible antitrust violations. Not all transactions face antitrust scrutiny by the two U.S. agencies. Acer, of Hsichih, Taiwan, was forced to file with the agencies to notify them of its intention to buy Gateway and provide details of the proposed transaction due to the size of the deal. At the end of the day on Monday, the waiting period ended, Gateway said in a filing to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. "The closing of the transaction remains subject to other customary conditions, including regulatory approvals in other jurisdictions which [Acer] anticipates will be satisfied over the next several weeks," Gateway said. Acer agreed to buy GatewayÂ in August. Once the acquisition closes, Acer will become the world's third largest PC vendor by shipments, at around 20 million desktops and laptops a year, and it will be transformed into a company with different PC brands. The boards of directors at both companies have already signed off on the agreement. Â


Mobile Music Downloads Too Complex. Execs Say

Music, mobile phone industries should improve the process to meet demand, Warner Music Group CEO says.


Sony's battery woes continued late Monday, as laptop manufacturer Toshiba announced it was recalling 340,000 batteries across its Dynabook and Satellite lines. Unlike the Dell and Apple recalls, however, Toshiba says the defective batteries do not pose a fire risk.


October 07, 2004 - Nintendo began its NDS press conference in Japan yesterday with a lengthy statement from company head Satoru Iwata.


Democrats file formal complaint over anti-Kerry film

The Democratic Party has filed a formal complaint over a large broadcast chain's plans to air a documentary highly critical of presidential nominee John Kerry just before the election, party officials said.


Gustafsson Leads at Leopard Creek as Els Wilts

MALELANE, South Africa  - Sweden's Peter  Gustafsson shot a four-under 68 to take a two-stroke lead after  the second round of the Dunhill Championship at the Leopard  Creek Country Club on Friday.


After seeing Midwestern farmers improve their lot by selling corn to ethanol distilleries, sugar cane and sugar beet growers want their own ethanol deal, paid for by U.S. taxpayers.


For every cent the U.S. dollar drops on currency markets, life gets harder for cuckoo clock makers in Germany's Black Forest.


Presidential hopeful Barack Obama has won the endorsement of two fellow Democratic senators from the heartland Â Ben Nelson, a popular moderate in largely Republican Nebraska and Claire McCaskill from Missouri, historically a bellwether in presidential contests.


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Vijay Singh of Fiji celebrates after sinking a birdie putt on the 18th green during the final round of the Chrysler Championship on Sunday, Oct. 31, 2004, on the Copperhead Course at the Innisbrook Resort in Palm Harbor, Fla.


The US dollar held steady Wednesday after losing ground a day earlier amid heavy falls on global stock markets and amid fears over Chinese and US economic growth.


Hilton to lawyers: Don't appeal sentence

Heiress and entrepreneur Paris Hilton said Saturday she has directed her attorneys not to appeal a judge's Friday decision sending her back to jail following her brief release on home detention.


rocket exploded near a helicopter carrying President Hamid Karzai yesterday, forcing him to abandon his trip and raising questions about how difficult it will be for him


China says product safety push a complete success

China declared on Monday that its four-month campaign to ensure food and product safety had been a total success, with all goals being met months before Beijing hosts the Olympics and 600 companies banned from exporting toys.


Afghan Kidnappers Meet on Fate of UN Hostages

Leaders of an Afghan militant group holding three UN workers hostage met on Friday to decide whether to kill them or extend a deadline for authorities to meet their demands, a member of the leadership council said.


International Red Cross issues rare Myanmar censure

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Friday accused Myanmar's ruling junta of committing serious abuses against detainees and civilians, in a rare public censure from the humanitarian agency.


Bosnian Serb Army Said to Shelter Suspect

The Bosnian Serb army sheltered war crimes suspect Gen. Ratko Mladic in an underground bunker within the last six months, the head of the European peacekeeping force said.


Death Toll in Sudan's Darfur Reaches 70,000 - UN

A total of 70,000 people are estimated  to have died as a result of the conflict in Sudan's western  Darfur region, with hundreds still dying every day, a top U.N.  official said on Friday.


Titans Look to Play Their Game Against Elmhurst

By Randy Reinhardt, The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Ill.  Feb. 3--BLOOMINGTON -- Brent Ruch still wears knee braces, although Elmhurst College basketball coach Mark Scherer said his standout sophomore center probably doesn't need the protection.


A key House Democrat said Thursday that the head of the Food and Drug Administration should resign in the wake of a probe over an antibiotic and news of a blood thinner linked to allergic reactions and four deaths.


An injured Iraqi policeman receives attention from hospital staff after a suicide car bomb exploded near a US marine base in the western town of Al Asad on October 23, 2004.


A season that began with so much  bravado and promise for the Detroit Lions will end like so many  others on Sunday -- with a whimper instead of roar.


Calabria, auto travolge i forestali durante lo sciopero

Un'auto ha forzato il blocco della stradale 106 a Crotone, bloccata dallo sciopero dei forestali, travolgendo tre persone e un poliziotto. Le due persone a bordo dell'auto sono state fermate circa 15 chilometri


The St. Louis Cardinals' magic number to clinch the NL Central for a third straight season dropped to five last Wednesday.


After winning the Pop Secret 500 Sunday night at California Speedway and all but nailing down a spot in NASCAR's new Chase for the Nextel Cup playoff, Sadler could hardly contain his excitement about a possible trip to New York City in December for the


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Witness Says Bashir Led Jemaah Islamiyah

In Indonesia, the crumbling prosecution case against alleged terror leader Abu Bakar Bashir has gotten a boost. A confessed senior member of the militant group Jemaah Islamiyah gave a detailed account of how


Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign slogan is "Ready for Change, Ready to Lead" yet she has adopted the time-honored, front-runner strategy of dodging tough questions, contradicting the image of a strong leader.


Irap: passa lâemendamento che favorisce le piccole imprese

ROMA - La commissione Bilancio del Senato ha dato il via libera al testo della legge Finanziaria che lunedÃ¬ approderÃ  in aula a Palazzo Madama. Intanto il governo ha trovato unâintesa anche sullâIrap


The FBI was acting illegally when it used the USA Patriot Act to covertly obtain telephone, business and financial records about people living in the United States, according to an audit by the Justice Department. By the Associated Press.


By OSKAR GARCIA A three-week search for the companion dog of an Oregon man battling depression has ended happily in Wyoming, more than 700 miles from where the dog went missing in Nebraska. Melody, a 12-year-old border collie mix, was found huddled under a pickup in Sheridan, Wyo.


Oil prices bounce back on winter supply worries

LONDON  - Oil prices pushed higher, extending sharp gains seen late last week as cold weather forecasts for the United States and Europe rattled markets nervous about tight winter supplies.


Mancano solo due giorni al big match Inter-Juventus e il centrocampista ceco Pavel Nedved sottolinea in conferenza stampa la forza di Adriano. "E' il giocatore che mi fa piu' paura. E' un extraterrestre, perche' non e' umano avere la forza che ha lui.


Some 70,000 Mac fans gathered at Apple Expo 2004 in Paris earlier this week for the largest exhibition of its kind in Europe. The event provided a showcase for just what kind of stylish technology


A US army officer who ran the interrogation unit of Iraq's Abu Ghraib jail is cleared of any wrongdoing.


'Ladder 49' suffers from TV movie look and feel

When it comes to heroes, it's tough to top firefighters, those brave individuals who risk their lives by fearlessly charging into infernos to save people trapped inside.


Zuma vows to fight graft charges: report

South Africa's ruling ANC leader Jacob Zuma has denied allegations of corruption and vowed to fight charges laid against him in court, local media reported on Friday.


Juries Award Damages to Wyeth Plaintiffs

Two Philadelphia juries on Wednesday awarded damages to four out of five plaintiffs who argued that Wyeth's  weight-loss drug used as part of the fen-phen combination caused heart-valve damage, the company said.


China plans 17.8 pct defense budget rise: spokesman

China plans to boost defense spending by 17.8 percent in 2007, continuing the emerging power's stretch of double-digit annual increases in money for missiles, tanks and the building blocks of military modernization.


World Reins in New Year Festivities After Tsunami

Australia led the world in a global  minute of silence, parties were canceled and trees on Paris's  grand Champs Elysees were shrouded in black as Asia's  devastating tsunami darkened global New Year celebrations.


Cassini Shows Before and After Look at Saturn's Moon Titan

(NASA/JPL) Cassini's second close flyby of Titan completes a 'before' and 'after' look at the fuzzy moon and provides the first direct evidence of changing weather patterns in the skies over Titan.


Steelers, Dolphins put streaks on line in season opener

They were the NFL's hottest team at the end of last season. The Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers, right? Wrong. Try the Miami Dolphins.


Photographer Fights African Poaching With Grisly Pictures

Photographer and conservationist Karl Ammann discusses why he takes often shocking photos of African apes and other rare animals killed for meat. With photo galleries.


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South Korea: Bid Is Made for Shipping Service

The owner of South Koreaâs largest builder and second-biggest airline bid for control of the Korea Express Company to add cargo delivery and warehousing services.


Mittal Steel says it has at least 50 percent of Arcelor shares

Mittal Steel, the biggest steel producer in the world, announced that it had acquired at least 50 percent of Arcelor shares, the minimum amount Mittal has set for the takeover to go ahead.


Doctors are to protest about a "shambolic" system which may mean 6,000 will be without training jobs.


More than half those arrested on suspicion of terrorism since 2001 have been released without charge, figures show.


The Cleveland Indians pulled within one game of the AL Central lead, scoring four runs in the first inning and beating the Minnesota Twins 7-1 Saturday night behind home runs by Travis Hafner and Victor Martinez.


ISLAMABAD, NOVEMBER 1: Pakistan's upper house of parliament passed a Bill on Monday to allow President Pervez Musharraf to stay on as Army Chief despite his pledge to give up the post by the end of the year.


Deal on Turkish membership of EU saved by compromise over Cyprus

The European Union narrowly averted a disastrous collapse yesterday of its deal to start membership talks with Turkey through a hard-fought compromise over Cyprus.


National League Game Summary - Chicago at Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, PA (Sports Network) - Carlos Zambrano tossed 7 1/3 shutout innings to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 1-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates in the middle contest of a three-game set at PNC Park.


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American Lindsey Vonn had one of the biggest victories of her career yesterday in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, easily winning the most prestigious downhill of the women's World Cup circuit.


Chabon's "Yiddish Policemen" headed for big screen

The filmmaking team behind Oscar  favorite "No Country for Old Men" have reached a deal to adapt  another Pulitzer-winning author's story to the big screen --  Michael Chabon's bestseller, "The Yiddish Policemen's Union."


Study: Prairie grass can produce ethanol

New research shows that prairie grasses grown using only moderate amounts of fertilizer on marginal land can produce significant amounts of ethanol.


Mary-Louise Parker, Jeffrey Dean Morgan Engaged?

On-again, off-again couple Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Mary-Louise Parker appear to be back on â as in, really on.   The pair are engaged, New York's Daily News is reporting, saying that the two, who appear as husband and wife on the Showtime series Weed...


West Indies wicket-keeper Ridley Jacobs is considering retirement from the game in 2005.


Michael Robertson on VoIP wars and Net Neutrality

Backpackers rejoice Serial entrepreneur Michael Robertson extended his Gizmo Project this week with a Flash-based browser plug-in. This means no installation is required, and the service offers five-minutes free calls to anyone in the world, or 10 if you register with an email address.â¦


Two Gunmen Hijack Athens Bus, Hold 25 Hostage, ANA Reports

A Greek commuter bus carrying 25 passengers has been hijacked by two gunmen on the outskirts of Athens, the state-run Athens News Agency reported.


Africa must be heard in the councils of the rich

OXFORD, England Rich countries are ardent advocates for democracy all around the world. But when it comes to the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, government of the many by the few is the preferred option.


MySpace Looks to ID Sex Offender Profiles

In an effort to curb use of the site by sex offenders, MySpace plans to introduce technology that would identify and block those attempting to use its social networking service.


It looks like leg wear is here to stay, at least through fall. Textured tights are the first must-have item to emerge from New York Fashion Week — you need them to wear with all the short, flirty skirts.


The family of a Briton held hostage in Iraq issue an emotional plea for his release to the militants holding him.


NASA delays Atlantis shuttle landing until Thursday

NASA has decided to delay the Atlantis shuttle landing by 24 hours, from Wednesday to Thursday, over concerns about a floating object discovered near the orbiter and unfavorable weather conditions, a spokesman said.


YUKOS' foreign investors accused Russia  on Friday of attempting to steal the oil giant's key unit  Yugansk and threatened to sue after Moscow set a Dec. 19 fire  sale of its assets, sending the stock collapsing by 25 percent.


CBS correspondent makes plea for airtime

News reporters frequently complain that their work isn't getting the attention it deserves, but CBS News chief foreign correspondent Lara Logan took the extra step.


Doctors are still assessing a contact of Alexander Litvinenko who tested positive for a radioactive substance.


French government to cut stake in Air France-KLM

The French government entrusted Thursday two banks, Dutch bank ABN Amro and Societe Generale of France, to place shares on the market for best offers to cut state stake in


Jackson Accuser's Family Offered a House - Stepdad

SANTA MARIA, Calif.  - The stepfather of the boy  who accused Michael Jackson of sex abuse testified on Thursday  that Jackson's associates offered the family a house and  college funds to help fix the singer's damaged reputation.


PSA Peugeot Citroen to fall short of sales target in China

SHANGHAI: PSA Peugeot Citroen China's unit is expected to miss its full-year car sales target due to intense competition and slumping sales.


Genetics Hold Promise, Challenges for Cancer Care

SUNDAY, Sept. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Someday in the future, people may routinely have doctors scan their personal genomes, looking for this or that aberrant gene to help prevent, spot or treat a cancer.


Ford says Tata front-runner to buy European brands

U.S. carmaker Ford Motor Co said on Thursday India's Tata Motors Ltd was the front-runner to buy its European brands Jaguar and Land Rover.


Millions Expected At Red Sox Victory Parade

Thousands of Red Sox fans began descending on Boston for a parade many began to doubt they'd ever witness in their lifetimes: a toast to a team of World Series champions.


Cycling needs more investment from the government, a transport watchdog warns.


It would seem a drug executive's dream come true. On Oct. 21, the secretary of health and human services in the United States summoned top executives of MedImmune to his office in Washington to seek their


Amid the twisted metal and rubble of downtown storefronts and homes, in the side streets where residents tentatively ventured out, and even among the rebels in retreat, the word


Iran Says It's Fully Committed to Nuke Enrichment Freeze

Iran will honor its pledge to the European Union and U.N. nuclear watchdog to freeze uranium enrichment and all related activities, Tehran's chief delegate to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Friday.


Probe requested of U.S. effort to free N.Korea funds

Six Republican lawmakers asked a government watchdog on Tuesday to investigate whether U.S. efforts to help North Korea get back about $25 million would violate money laundering and counterfeiting laws.


Palestinian gunmen killed an Israeli   soldier in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, the army said, announcing   its first fatality in the territory since renewing ground   operations three months ago.


A charming photograph from one of the more intimate Bollywood parties.


Barry Bonds was told by the San Francisco Giants that he won't play for them in 2008, he said on his Web site Friday.


TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Ralph Nader is back on Florida's ballot - probably for good this time...


Actor Glenn Ford, a handsome and  quiet character actor who made his mark in big films like  "Gilda" and "The Big Heat," died on Wednesday in his Beverly  Hills home, police said. He was 90.


England produced a clinical team performance to win the seventh one-day international against India at Lord's here Saturday.


Fox Business draws few viewers in first months

Rupert Murdoch's upstart Fox Business  Network drew an estimated 6,000 average weekday viewers in its  first few months on U.S. cable television, far behind  entrenched rival CNBC, according to early ratings estimates  obtained by Reuters.


The first American outpost of A Bathing Ape, the urban street wear chain that has been wildly popular in Japan for over a decade, just opened in SoHo.


Loyalist Michael Stone claims his incursion on Stormont was performance art and his weapons were not viable.


DES MOINES, Iowa - Warning lights flashed atop four police cars as the caravan wound its way up the driveway in a procession fit for a presidential candidate. At long last, Azy and Indah had arrived...


Athens Olympics Inspires Pride Among Greek-Americans

The 2004 Olympic games in Athens, Greece, have been attracting a growing worldwide audience since they began August 13. Particularly attentive have been Greek-Americans.


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Christian RiganÃ² fugge dall'inferno del Levante, la squadra spagnola in crisi economica e di risulta...


by JEREMY REDMON of the Richmond Times-Dispatch in Mosul, Iraq. Two GIs desperately carry their wounded buddy between them, dragging him from the shattered remains of what had been a bustling mess hall in Iraq.


Gates: Even Microsoft Master Is Plagued By 'Spam'

Think you get spam? Imagine having an Internet profile like Bill Gates. The Microsoft (nasdaq: MSFT - news - people ) chairman gets millions of e-mails every day, according to Chief Executive Steve Ballmer.


About 4.4 million now under recall; firm says units can overheat, possibly causing fire or shock. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Dell Inc.


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Oil prices pass record 90 dlrs amid supply, geopolitical fears

New York crude oil prices surpassed a record 90 dollars a barrel in after-hours trading Thursday as Iraq urged Turkey not to take military action against Kurdish rebels located in northern Iraq.


Shuttle Ready to Leave Processing Facility

NASA mission managers say final checks have been completed and space shuttle Atlantis is ready to leave the Orbiter Processing Facility.


IBM profits hit by $320m pensions settlement

Technology industry bellwether IBM has reported a healthy rise in net income in the third quarter, but its overall results were hampered by a $320m legal settlement related to its employee pension plan.


A teenage girl has become the first known person to survive rabies without the benefit of a vaccination, say doctors.


Parenting lessons don't stop toddler tantrums: study

A new study shows that parent training programmes fail to reduce behavioural problems in toddlers, suggesting that coaching on how to rear children may be a waste of time and money.


China, Fighting Inflation, Freezes Energy Prices

Responding to growing public anxiety about inflation, Prime Minister Wen Jiabao announced that China would freeze prices of oil products, natural gas and electricity in the near term.


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Michael Owen, alle prese con un problema agli adduttori, dovrà essere operato per una doppia ...


GM withdraws CBS' 'Survivor' sponsorship

General Motors Corp. has decided to end its sponsorship of CBS' hit series "Survivor," but the world's largest automaker said Wednesday that the decision had nothing to do with the reality show's controversial decision to divide its contestants in the upcoming season by race and ethnicity.


The gravy train — make that the sausage, biscuits and gravy train — just kept on rolling in most of America last year, with 31 states showing an increase in obesity.


Prince Charles to Use Commercial Flights

By SUE LEEMAN LONDON - Putting his money where his environmentalist mouth is, Prince Charles is swapping gas-guzzling private planes and helicopters for commercial flights, train journeys and biodiesel cars.


Technical glitches and queues tarnish Florida's new early voting system, brought in after the 2000 election fiasco.


Britain says Basra handover 'major step forward'

British Foreign Secretary David Miliband Sunday hailed the transfer of security control in Basra province to Iraqi forces as "a major step forward."


The parents of Madeleine McCann say they feel guilt about not being with her when she was abducted.


CHICAGO -- Mayor Richard M. Daley has had a tumultuous relationship with the Chicago Cubs, the city's third-largest tourist attraction.


President Obasanjo is first Nigerian leader ever to visit Finland

President of Nigeria Olusegun Obasanjo is visiting Finnish political leadership in Helsinki on Wednesday.


If you're too cool for school, you're probably not very smart. Some of us would rather build rockets than friendships. By Paul Graham from Wired magazine.


The U.S. government has obtained a copy of a purported new videotape of Osama bin Laden issued by al Qaeda, in a reminder of its continued ability to command attention six years after the September 11 attacks.


Radiotherapy error could affect hundreds

Hundreds of brain cancer patients in France and perhaps others in the United States may be contacted about their radiation treatments from malfunctioning machines, which were ordered shut down by the French government after a manufacturer's warning.


Kerry Returns to Pounding Bush Over Iraq

Less than two weeks before voters choose the next commander in chief, Democrat John Kerry prepared to pound home his argument that President Bush's conduct in Iraq isolates and weakens the United States.


O'Brien to Succeed Leno at 'Tonight Show' in 2009

NBC's "Tonight Show" host Jay Leno will retire at the end of his current five-year contract in 2009 and be replaced by "Late Night" host Conan O'Brien, the network said on Monday.


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Spanish authorities have re-arrested an al-Jazeera reporter charged last year with being a member of al-Qaeda.


Hanging out with the âCloverfieldâ cast, fighting jitters.


Janet Leigh dies; famed 'Psycho' shower victim

Janet Leigh, whose notorious shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho" shocked moviegoers in the 1960s and earned her an Oscar nomination, died Sunday at her home in Beverly Hills.


PADOVA,28 NOV-Da gennaio, i cittadini potranno fare le denunce on line, utilizzando il computer da casa o dall' ufficio. Lo ha annunciato il ministro Pisanu. Pisanu, a margine di un convegno di Forza Italia


More than 300 people died after flash floods and landslides devastated three coastal towns and left swathes of the northern Philippines under water on Tuesday.


The Quartet behind efforts to bring peace to the Middle East urge both sides to do more to implement the roadmap plan.


New Female Sex Drug Raises Safety Concerns

The hormone patch Intrinsa aims to restore women's lost libido, but some health experts are concerned that potential health risks may eclipse the benefit of marginally better sex.


Family of British hostage in Iraq take plea to streets of Baghdad

The family of a British engineer facing execution in Iraq at the hands of Islamic extremists awaited news of his fate as Iraqis distributed pamphlets in Baghdad containing a heart-rending plea from them for information.


Gunmen make threats in name of Basque group ETA

Three hooded gunmen claiming to speak  for the Basque guerrilla group ETA have told a rally their  armed struggle for independence from Spain continues, despite  an ETA ceasefire declaration, Spanish media said on Sunday.


Russian, US astronauts leave space station on maintenance mission

MOSCOW - The Russian-US crew of the International Space Station (ISS) went on a five-hour space walk overnight to carry out maintenance work, Russian space officials said Saturday, quoted by ITAR-TASS news agency.


The key genes which lead the body's fight against HIV infection have been pinpointed by scientists.


Papers: Spy caused British nuclear fears

Stunned by the revelation that a British scientist was passing American nuclear secrets to the Soviets immediately after World War II, diplomats feared the scandal could result in Britain's exclusion from U.S. atomic weapons programs, documents released Friday revealed.


Microsoft seeks the help of those who besiege their operating systems at the world's largest hacker conference.


Western forces say squeeze Taliban in Afghan south

Despite the loss of a NATO Chinook helicopter this week with seven servicemen aboard, a British-led thrust to drive the Taliban from strongholds in Helmand province is yielding success, Western military officials said on Friday.


Israelis Mount New Gaza Raid After Strike on Hamas

Israeli tanks and helicopters swept into  the northern Gaza Strip early on Wednesday, a day after  soldiers killed 14 Hamas militants in the biggest ever raid of  its kind.


Moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will consolidate his rule in the West Bank on Friday night by installing a caretaker government that is expected to rule indefinitely, Palestinian officials said.


Northwestern Ont. Forest Fire Smoke Prompts Health Warning in N.B.

FREDERICTON (CP) - New Brunswick health officials have warned that smoke from forest fires in northwestern Ontario could pose a health risk for people in the Maritime province.  Dr.


Microsoft narrows scope of Home Server bug

The Windows Home Server bug that's corrupting data is, according to Microsoft, of fairly limited scope and remarkably hard to reproduce, but they'll be working on it around the clock. Still, some users are yowling.


The 52-year-old Fairhaven fisherman's body was found in the ocean about 10 am by a Coast Guard helicopter a mile south of Edgartown, not far from where his boat went down Friday evening.


BERLIN - German investor confidence posted a surprise jump in December as relief over falling oil prices helped to offset concerns about the impact of a surging euro on growth in Europe's biggest economy.


ATHENS, GREECE - Hijackers took command of a Greek bus with 27 people aboard just before dawn Wednesday, demanding to be taken to the Athens airport.


Acting Gov. Richard J. Codey, who took office after his predecessor revealed a gay extramarital affair, has decided not to seek election to the post, a close adviser said Sunday.


Flashy new discs and that old cozy sound have got the iPod generation giving LPs a spin


Lennon's glasses for sale in Web auction

A pair of round, gold-rimmed sunglasses worn by Beatle John Lennon that set a fashion trend has come up for auction at a British Web site with bidding said to be as high as $1.5 million.


Ovitz Says Eisner Forced Him Out of Disney

Michael Ovitz said he fought and begged to stay on at Walt Disney Co. until his good friend and boss Michael Eisner pushed him out, the former Disney president, now at the center of a shareholder lawsuit, testified on Wednesday.


Cause and Effect: It's Not the Cold, It's the Chill

Even though colds are called colds, most people know that viruses are to blame, not the temperature. But a small group of people come down with fevers when they experience chills, according


Thousands of demonstrators are expected at a "day of action" at Britain's largest coal-fired power station.


Moroccan, Israeli foreign ministers meet

The foreign ministers of Israel and Morocco held their first publicly disclosed talks in years Wednesday, with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict at the heart of the discussion.


China telecoms companies 'in Olympic pitch'

Huawei Technologies and ZTE, the leading Chinese telecommunications equipment makers, say they are in discussions to become sponsors of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.


Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice challenged former President Clinton's claim that he did more than many of his conservative critics to pursue al-Qaida, saying in an interview published Tuesday that the Bush administration aggressively pursued the group even before the 9/11 attacks.


Gilligan accuses BBC of going soft on Blair

Andrew Gilligan, the journalist at the centre of the row that brought down Greg Dyke as director-general of the BBC, claimed yesterday that the corporation had softened its approach to investigating the Government.


Kurt Warner and Michael Strahan made sure the New York Giants didn't have a letdown against the injury-ravaged Cleveland Browns.


Finnish school gunman posted warning on YouTube

Manifesto video left online A pupil at a Finnish high school reportedly posted a video manifesto onto YouTube before killing seven people and injuring several others this morning.â¦


Madrid, 11:56 - CALCIO, SPAGNA: ATLETICO MADRID VUOLE ALBELDA

Secondo il quotidiano sportivo spagnolo 'Marca', l'Atletico Madrid è sulle tracce di David Al...


Singer Amy Winehouse was free on bail Wednesday after London police briefly arrested and questioned her in a case involving her husband, police said.


MLB Lawyer Appears to Be Pirates' Choice

Frank Coonelly , a top labor lawyer in the commissioner's office, is selected by the Pirates to become their next team president, according to the only other known finalist for the job.


NEW ORLEANS (Ticker) -- Dan Dickau gave the New Orleans Hornets the lead after three quarters and made sure it stood up in the final 12 minutes.


Is Russian President Vladimir V. Putin losing his touch? Once admired for his steely efficiency, Putin suddenly doesn't seem to be able to get anything right.


The UK is set to be hit by more heavy rain following severe floods which claimed the lives of four people.


VMWare sales up 89 percent Brisk corporate spending on storage devices lifted EMC's second-quarter profit by 20 percent and caused the company to boost - slightly - its estimate for the year. But investors drove down EMC shares, proving that sometimes good isn't good enough.â¦


Heavy rain fell on the first day of the Glastonbury Festival, leaving revellers wet but unbowed.


Buenos Aires, 21:29 - TENNIS, GAUDIO: NIENTE WIMBLEDON, TORNERO' A GSTAAD

GastÃ²n Gaudio, vincitore del Roland Garros 2004, ha annunciato oggi che non giocherà il torne...


BOTH Charlton and Southampton are rueing the two points lost from this morning's 0-0 Premiership draw. Said Charlton 'keeper Dean Kiely, who made the vital stop that helped preserve a point for the Addicks: 'It was a bit frustrating for us.


Iraqi Forces Detain Suspects in Recent Attacks

Iraqi authorities say 50 suspected insurgents have been detained in connection with Sunday's suicide car bombings in the nation's two holiest Shi'ite cities, Najaf and Karbala.


A former aide to Jesse Helms and a former Interior Department lawyer blocked by Democrats last year will be the subjects of the first judgeship battles of President Bush's second term.


Almost 60 years after the Battle of the Bulge, Ralph Shackelford of Platte County answered the call again.


One of the three former Duke lacrosse players cleared of rape charges earlier this year announced Tuesday he will attend Brown University in the fall and play lacrosse


'Casual games' to fuel mobile gaming market

Industry 'coming of age' Mobile games revenues are expected to grow from $3bn in 2006 to $10bn by 2009, according to new research.â¦


The discovery of a new way that H.I.V. attacks human cells could provide fresh avenues for the development of additional therapies to stop AIDS, scientists say.


Now in its 15th year, the nonprofit has freed more than 200 wrongly convicted people using DNA evidence


ANA still in the dark on reservation systems failure

(InfoWorld) - All Nippon AirwaysÂ (ANA) still doesn't know the exact cause of a systems failure that hit its domestic operations on Sunday and caused the cancellation or delay of hundreds of flights. "We have not yet been able to identify where in the connection system the trouble began," said Mineo Yamamoto, president and CEO of ANA, at a Tokyo news conference on Thursday. "Therefore since we are not able to identify the cause we cannot give you a promise [that it won't happen again] at this point in time." On Sunday data flowing between ANA's host computer running its domestic reservations system and six intermediate machines began moving much slower than normal causing a data backlog that eventually clogged the system. ANA was forced to cancel 130 flights and an additional 306 flights were delayed by more than an hour because passengers could not check-in for their flights. Around 69,300 people were affected. In the afternoon the data began flowing again and the problem resolved itself allowing the airline to begin operating flights. ANA also doesn't know what caused the system to begin working again and is working with system vendor Nihon Unisys on the problem. The last time ANA experienced such a damaging failure in its domestic reservation system was on March 21, 2003, when the system went down for about two and a half hours early on a Friday morning of a three-day holiday weekend. That forced 150 flights to be cancelled. "After those problems we thought we have been taking enough countermeasures to prevent another failure so it has been a great shame to see the same thing happen again on Sunday," said Yamamoto. "We will hurry to find out what happened." Yamamoto, who was speaking at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan, began the news conference with an apology to all those affected by Sunday's problems. Â


University lecturers back calls for an academic boycott of Israel at their inaugural national conference.


At least nine British soldiers are killed as a RAF Hercules transport plane crashes north of Baghdad.


North Carolina facility will open in fall 2005 and employ 1,500 people within the next five years, Dell says.


Allegation: Drug Maker Knew About Risk For Years

There is an accusation that drug giant Merck knew about safety problems long before pulling its pain reliever Vioxx off the market in September.


One Eye on Drug Stocks, the Other on Election Day

Investors' fear that drug prices will be hurt under a Kerry presidency has sent the stocks of many pharmaceutical companies lower.


NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 6: India and Pakistan today committed themselves to a slow but sustained process to keep the dialogue going, in which New Delhi for the first time accepted the viability of an overland gas pipeline through Pakistan, and Islamabad


Police investigating multiple murders in Ipswich are set to remove a second body from a wooded area.


Tony Blair meets Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder to talk about Turkey entering the EU.


OPEC's Purnomo Says Demand, Not Speculators, Driving Oil Market

OPEC President Purnomo Yusgiantoro said oil prices are now being driven by fundamental factors rather than speculators. Hedge funds and other large speculators last week cut their bets


White House: North Korea deal important first step

The White House on Tuesday said the six-party deal on North Korea's nuclear program was an important first step.


Russian soldier gets 4 years for brutal bullying

CHELYABINSK, Russia  - A Russian court on Tuesday   sentenced a conscript to four years in prison for abusing a   younger recruit so badly doctors had to amputate his legs and   genitals.


The Cowboys needed two things to avert an 0-2 start against the Browns on Sunday: defensive grit and the coaching of Bill Parcells.


No Golden Globes Show, Just a News Conference

The announcement came in response to the threat of pickets from the Writers Guild of America.


Nike Seeking More Brands After Converse?

With their simple design, rubber  soles and canvas tops, Converse's Chuck Taylor All-Stars have  long set the standard for retro cool -- a counterculture brand  embraced by rebels from James Dean to Kurt Cobain.


Obama, Clinton tied in 2008 Democratic race

Barack Obama has erased a once substantial deficit to climb into a virtual tie with Hillary Clinton in the U.S. Democratic presidential race, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday.


Bush Plans to Name Gonzales New Attorney General

President Bush planned on Wednesday to nominate White House legal counsel Alberto Gonzales as his new attorney general as part of a reshuffle of Bush's Cabinet for his second term, administration officials said.


A large four figure cash sum is stolen after a family is held at gunpoint in County Tyrone, say police.


Time for excuses on Africa is over: Blair

ADDIS ABABA: British Prime Minister Tony Blair is to say on Thursday that the time for excuses on Africa is over as he chairs a meeting in Ethiopia he hopes will turn the continentâs problems into a global priority.


Yahoo discussing online music deals: report

Web portal Yahoo Inc is in early  discussions with major record labels to offer an online music  service, the Associated Press reported.


Monster.com waited five days to tell users its system had been hacked, in a security breach that resulted in the theft of confidential information for more than a million users, a company executive told Reuters yesterday.


TXU Quadruples Dividend, Lifts Forecasts; Shares Soar

TXU Corp., the largest power company in Texas, more than quadrupled its dividend, restoring it to 94 percent of what it was about two years ago.


Developers had mixed reactions to Microsoft's revamped Longhorn plans Friday, with some unhappy to see the Windows update split into pieces but others pleased with what they see as a more pragmatic approach.


The number of people claiming unemployment benefit last month fell by 6,100 to 830,200, the Office for National Statistics said. Average earnings, including bonuses, increased by 3.8% in the year to July, down


ATHENSâGreece said goodbye to the XXVIII Olympiad last night, staging an uproarious farewell pageant under the glow of a full moon, replete with security blimps and a swarm of police helicopters swirling overhead.


The U.S. military is enlisting hundreds of fighters each day from tribal and insurgent groups in alliances aimed at countering al-Qaeda in Iraq, the top U.S. general in Baghdad said yesterday, calling it a "very positive development" but one that requires caution to ensure it works to promote sec...


Georgia declares state of emergency over drought

Georgia has declared a state of  emergency over its worst drought in decades and appealed to  President George W. Bush for federal aid, newspapers said on  Sunday.


U.N. nuclear head urges Western patience on Iran plan

The head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog body on Friday rebuffed Western critics of a cooperation deal it has struck with Iran as "back-seat drivers" and urged them to give it time to work to help avoid war.


Sanofi Diet Drug Gets Raves, Caution from Doctors

At a time when the drug industry is being pounded with recalls and government investigations while turning out few major new drugs, French drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis appears to have a big winner on its hands.


With Serena Williams and Lindsay Davenport injured, and Venus Williams begging off, Jill Craybas, Jamea Jackson, Vania King and Mashona Washington will play for the United States against Belgium in the Fed Cup semifinals.


Prince to sue Youtube, eBay over music use

U.S. pop star Prince plans to sue  YouTube and other major Web sites for unauthorized use of his  music in a bid to "reclaim his art on the Internet."


Danny Lehmann doubled in the go-ahead run in Rice's six-run eighth inning, and the team that set a College World Series record for offensive futility last year rallied to beat Louisville 15-10 on Friday in the tournament opener.


The first private manned rocket glided into space a second time and returned to Earth after recovering from a wild roll on its ascent on Wednesday in a bid to earn the $10 million Ansari X Prize.


Romania PM, Bucharest Mayor Face Off for Presidency

Romanian Prime Minister Adrian Nastase and popular Bucharest Mayor Traian Basescu face off in a presidential election runoff on Sunday seen as key for the Balkan country's European Union accession path.


Usa, i coniugi poco piÃ¹ che ventenni ossessionati da "Dungeons&Dragons"I bambini, di 2 anni e 11 mesi, trovati in casa in gravi condizioni                                            In carcere coppia dipendente da videogame "I due figli abbandonati e senza cibo"


Neville Isdell contends up to two years needed to change the fortunes of soft drink manufacturer. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Coca-Cola Co.


Shavlik Technologies Exceeds Expectations in Meeting the Vulnerability Management Needs of UpdateEXPERT(R) Customers

Shavlik Technologies, LLC, the market leader in simplifying complex  enterprise network configuration, compliance and security, reported  today that feedback from customers of the UpdateEXPERTÂ®  product line, acquired from St.


THE BAGLE worm is back from the dead with three new variants which are different enough to avoid some AV scanners. McAfee, Symantec and Sophos also reported intercepting many samples of the new worms and advised customers to update antivirus signatures.


UAW strikes GM as talks fail to produce a deal

United Auto Workers union-represented employees walked off the job and organized pickets outside General Motors Corp plants as the union called a national strike against the top U.S. automaker after marathon contract talks failed to produce a deal.


Europe still a tough nut to crack, though Vodafone Group PLC said this morning that it has met expectations for its most recent financial year but conceded that market conditions remained difficult in Europe.â¦


Two of Leonardo DiCaprio's bodyguards are arrested after clashes with photographers on the star's visit to Israel.


Bush, Martin pledge to improve trade relations but no promises on ...

OTTAWA (CP) - George W. Bush said he understands Canadian ranchers' frustrations but the president suggested the lumbering US bureaucracy has to sign off before the border can re-open to Canadian cattle.


Search giant prepares to challenge company's use of "JewTube" name on Jewish-oriented video site.


After a sluggish start, a couple lucky bounces propelled No. 12 Penn State to another win.


Plume from predicted Mt St Helens eruption could reach 15 miles ...

(Mount St. Helens, Washington-NBC-AP) Oct. 8, 2004 - At Mount St Helens scientists suspect magma continues to push up to just a couple hundred feet from the crater floor.


NEW YORK, October 20  - Analyst Gene Munster of Piper Jaffray upgrades VeriSign (VRSN.NAS) from "market perform" to "outperform.


Diplomats: U.N. Lacks Right to Inspect Sites in Iran

Inspectors from the U.N. nuclear  watchdog would like to visit a secret military site in Iran  that an exile group said was a nuclear weapons site, but they  lack the legal authority to go there, U.N. diplomats told  Reuters.


Madonna made more money from touring than any other star in 2004, with $125m, Billboard magazine says.


Indonesian press furious over detainees' deaths in Thailand

JAKARTA : Indonesia's press has expressed fury over the deaths of 78 Muslim protestors in southern Thailand and warned that the incident would increase tension in the predominantly-Muslim region.


Italy expressed appreciation over Syria's efforts in combating terrorism, pointing to its important role in foiling a terrorist attack that was targeting the Italian and Western interests in Lebanon.


Talks begin over the possible takeover of UK Coal's five opencast sites in the north-east of England.


Minister solicited most of the 17 donations totalling Â£103,155 that his campaign had failed to register


Rapper Kanye West beats rival 50 Cent in the stand-off to claim the best-selling album in the UK.


Genetically engineered mice developed by Salk Institute and UCSD scientists in separate studies have greater performance abilities when running and swimming.


AN article in scientific journal says researchers have discovered a rare disease caused by a gene mutation that often kills children before the age of two.


D.C., New York Get Biggest Increases in Counterterrorism Aid

The Department of Homeland Security increased counterterrorism funding for Washington and New York City yesterday but warned that doling out more federal cash to the nation's largest urban areas would require the virtual elimination of aid to mid-size cities.


The Arctic Monkeys are favourites to win this year's Mercury Prize at a London ceremony.


Ray Allen scored 20 points and Rashard Lewis added 18, leading the surprising Seattle SuperSonics to their fourth consecutive victory, 108-78 over the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night.


The insatiable Dr. Lecter is coming back for more--on screen and in   bookstores.


Rotterdam, 23:36 - VOLLEY, CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: TREVISO VINCE A ROTTERDAM

Nella seconda giornata di Champions League la Sisley Treviso ha vinto oggi in Olanda, sul campo dell...


Milano, 13:55 - CALCIO, MILAN: TERAPIE PER BROCCHI

Milan a lavoro dopo la vittoria con il Messina. Come sempre, nella seduta post-partita, riscaldament...


Kobe Bryant was suspended one game by the NBA yesterday for striking a player in the face, his second penalty for that action in a little more than a month.


The Java Parallel Processing Framework is a grid framework for Java, focused on performance and ease of use.   The JPPF team has the pleasure to announce a new maintenance release.  The communications and execution performance was increased by 10% Numerous bugs were fixed in the server, increasing its stability and scalability. A bug was fixed in the distributed class loader, that would cause the client to crash. The graphical administration console was upgraded to use Substance L&F v3.1 and JFreeChart v1.0.3  The files for this release can be dowloaded from this location: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=135654 The project home page can be found here: http://jppf-project.sourceforge.net/ Documentation on the project can be found here: http://jppf-project.sourceforge.net/wiki


Friedel mulls retirement from international soccer

The 33-year-old veteran of three World Cups is not on the current US roster for World Cup qualifiers and said he might quit international soccer to concentrate on playing for his English club, Blackburn Rovers.


Fernando Morientes' agent has revealed his client's frustration with Real Madrid and has hinted that a move to Liverpool during the transfer window could be on the cards.


ATHENS -- Vicente Escobedo learned a hard lesson yesterday at Peristeri Boxing Hall. He learned you have to be ready when your moment arrives or you will chase your dream all night without ever reaching it.


The heads of senior executives at British Airways are on the block after last week's disastrous spate of delays and cancellations at London's Heathrow airport.


This Dussehra Kolkata will be witness to a new kind of festivity. Aishwarya Rai and Ajay Devgan will be in town for the release of their film, Raincoat.


Permira links with Apollo to join Toys 'R' Us auction

Permira, the private equity firm that owns New Look, has moved to increase its exposure to the retail sector by bidding for Toys 'R' Us, the struggling toy chain.


SUV Used As Battering Ram in Store Break-INS

By JOHN BRANTON  A thief used a 14-year-old SUV to smash his way into a convenience store in the Rose Village neighborhood and a Minnehaha computer shop over the weekend, police said.


Online auctioneer eBay on Tuesday sided with conservationists by banning international sales of ivory.


A military jury found a Navy chaplain guilty Wednesday of disobeying an order by appearing in uniform at a White House protest.


Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez was full of praise for his young players after they helped the Reds to a 3-0 Carling Cup win over Millwall in a match marred by crowd trouble.


A critical weakness found in many Microsoft programs looks like it is about to be exploited by virus writers. The bug only came to light last week, but code is now circulating that could be used to attack vulnerable machines.


Wash. Recount Shows Gregoire Ahead by 10

Demonstrators begin to line up on the steps of the Temple of Justice before a state Supreme Court hearing, Wednesday morning, Dec. 22, 2004, in Olympia, Wash.


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NFL: Bollinger sees his first action with NY Jets

TEMPE, Ariz. - New York Jets quarterback Brooks Bollinger made the most of his first appearance in an official National Football League game Sunday.


Gossage Elected to Hall of Fame, but McGwire Again Falls Short

Rich Gossage was elected to the Hall of Fame in his ninth year on the ballot while Jim Rice and Andre Dawson narrowly missed out.


At least eight people have been killed and over 100 injured in a powerful car bombing outside the Australian embassy in the Indonesian capital Jakarta.


'Non arriveremo a 10mld, ma si potra' ricavare 'tesoretto''


SHEBOYGAN, Wis. - A truck driver distracted by his digital music player tipped his semitrailer on Thursday, spilling about 40 tons of cow intestines onto a major highway in eastern Wisconsin.


Calderoli: 25mila euro per i killer del benzinaio

25mila euro, o forse di piÃ¹. Ã¨ questo l'importo della taglia che la Lega Ã¨ disposta a offrire a chi fornirÃ  Â«informazioni utili alla cattura dei due assassini del benzinaio di LeccoÂ». L'iniziativa annunciata


Johnson Said to Be in Talks for Heart Device Maker

Johnson & Johnson is in advanced negotiations to acquire Guidant, one of the nation's largest makers of devices to treat heart illnesses, for more than $24 billion.


Time for excuses on Africa is over: Blair

ADDIS ABABA: British Prime Minister Tony Blair is to say on Thursday that the time for excuses on Africa is over as he chairs a meeting in Ethiopia he hopes will turn the continent's problems into a global ...


Georgia School Board in Court Over Evolution Flap

Lawyers for a Georgia school district  and a group of parents clashed on Monday over the  constitutionality of placing stickers that challenge the theory  of evolution on textbooks.


A British soldier dies after a grenade attack in Afghanistan, says the MoD.


Chinese chipmaker licenses IBM's 45nm tech

IBM has licensed technology for making 45-nanometer chips to Shanghai-based Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation.


US Airways is asking employees to work pro bono to help with baggage problems.


Apple to Make $499 Mac, Holiday iPod Sales 4.5 Million

Apple Computer Inc. on Tuesday  said it would begin selling a stripped-down Macintosh computer  without monitor, keyboard or mouse for $499 and new iPod  digital music players costing as little as $99.


Senators call for better food regulation

U.S. food and health regulators should set up a joint task force to study recent outbreaks of food poisoning and decide if better coordination is needed, several Democratic senators said on Tuesday.


Italian tenor Giuseppe di Stefano is flown home to Milan following an attack on holiday in Kenya which left him in a coma.


Thai PM fires ministers over bird flu, Muslim unrest

BANGKOK: Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra fired ministers responsible for dealing with a bird flu crisis and violence in the largely Muslim south yesterday, just months ahead of a general election.


State Loans to Finance Cleanups of Waterways: Nine Va. Jurisdictions Will Receive a Total of $253.7 Million

By Lawrence Latane Iii, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va.  Jun. 3--An influx of cash was the sort of green revolution Debbie White needed when the Augusta County Service Authority sought to modernize its sewage-treatment system.


Bill Gates was wrong: Junk e-mail is clogging inboxes faster than ever. In Furthermore.


The New York Times tags along with the Cornell menâs basketball team for a weekend road trip.


Pixar Profit Down But Tops Wall Street Target

Pixar Animation Studios Inc on Thursday posted lower fourth-quarter earnings but still topped Wall Street targets with its hit "The Incredibles" and said it would not help Walt Disney Co make sequels of the films produced under their partnership.


Mortgage group mulls federal loan program changes

A wave of foreclosures could be prevented if the largest federal home-ownership program were open to more delinquent borrowers, according to a study being mulled by the nation's largest mortgage investor group.


Credit Suisse to expand private bank worldwide

Credit Suisse Group  bucked a financial sector trend on Thursday, announcing a worldwide expansion plan for its flagship private banking arm.


Nepal's provisional parliament approved a motion on Friday to abolish the monarchy as part of negotiations with former Maoist rebels to move a peace deal forward, live television pictures showed.


GLOBAL MARKETS-US stocks rebound as oil drops

US blue chip stocks rose on Friday helped by a sharp drop in oil prices. The dollar eased and gold and Treasury bond prices closed higher.


AWG agrees $4.1 bln bid, gets other approaches

UK water firm AWG  said on Monday it had received new bid approaches after agreeing a 2.2 billion pound ($4.1 billion) offer from Osprey, an investment group including Canadian, Australian and British firms.


Dubai claims world's tallest building title

Dubai Tower hits 512.1m Dubai declared on Saturday it now boasts the world's tallest building, with the Burj Dubai (Dubai Tower) scraping the sky at 512.1m (1,680ft) a year before its slated completion.â¦


The United States took a 2-1 lead over Sweden in the Davis Cup semifinals yesterday, with Bob and Mike Bryan defeating Simon Aspelin and Jonas Bjorkman in doubles, 7-6 (13-11), 6-2, 6-3.


Dal '68 ai Girotondi diario politico di Moretti

In onda il 13 giugno alle ore 20 sul canale Cult (Sky) Qualcosa di sinistra, il film di Wolfgang Achtner sull'impegno del regista. Un docu-film 'scomodo' che racconta la politica dal basso