This is good. Very good. It's a rare sign that television executives just might care after all about their viewers and what they are given to watch.


Chinese Minister Doubtful on N.Korea Nuclear Claim

Chinese Foreign Minister Li  Zhaoxing on Tuesday cast doubt on North Korea's claim that it  has boosted its nuclear weapons capability and expressed  skepticism about reports that Pyongyang may be preparing a new  missile test.


Doctors are struggling to decide which pain relievers to prescribe now that they know that drugs like Vioxx and Celebrex pose serious heart risks.


Appeal judges rule the government acted unlawfully by keeping some prisoners in jail for 'too long'.


New in stores: Recordings of Richard Strauss's 'Four Last Songs' by Nina Stemme and Kirsten Flagstad. Which is better?


Coaching likely in Staley's Olympic future

With a gold medal dangling from her neck, Dawn Staley said Saturday that she won't play basketball in the Olympics again. She sure would like to coach in one, though.


NASHVILLE, Tenn. Tennessee backup quarterback Billy Volek threw for 210 yards and two touchdowns to help the Titans beat Cincinnati 27-to-20.


Japan's Nikkei Drops, Led by Semiconductor Stocks; Mizuho Gains

Japanese semiconductor-related shares fell, led by Advantest Corp., after the Nihon Keizai newspaper reported NEC Electronics Corp.


The Pentagon says its millimeter-wave pain ray won't be ready until 2010. But Marines in Iraq want to use the "holy grail of crowd control" at checkpoints now. In Danger Room.


Headphones That Look Good With Bellbottoms and Platform Shoes

Panasonic's RP-HTX7 Monitor Headphones have a prosaic name and a funky look of classic ÃÂ70s ÃÂcans.ÃÂ


Two Koreas meet, Bush defends nuclear deal

North and South Korea held talks on Thursday to mend fences broken by Pyongyang's missile and nuclear tests, buoyed by an energy-for-disarmament deal that President Bush defended as a "good first step".


China, the world's hottest aviation market for Boeing and Airbus, has apparently decided to freeze new airplane purchases in 2005.


Japan play down medals hopes for Beijing

When Japan's top women wrestlers greeted the new year by plunging into the icy depths of Tokyo Bay, shivering onlookers chuckled in disbelief.


As recently as April, President Bush said it would be "intolerable" for Iran to possess a nuclear weapon. Since then problems


THIS summer marks the third anniversary of President Bush's announcement of his policy on stem cell research. In the intervening years, the subject has become a polarizing flash point for American politics and a focal point for the presidential campaign.


Bomb at Baghdad pet market kills 35: police

At least 35 people were killed when a bomb hidden inside a box of birds exploded at a popular pet market in central Baghdad on Friday, police said, the latest strike at one of the capital's most popular gathering places.


Green taxes are a rip off says low tax lobby group

We want cheaper petrol Green taxes are being used by the government to raise revenues, rather than tackle climate change; are bad news for consumers and are socially unjust. These are the conclusions of the Taxpayers Alliance (TPA), a right wing lobby group dedicated to a low-tax society.â¦


A Thai woman who died of bird flu may be the first in the latest outbreak to catch it from human contact.


The World Trade Organization is running out of last chances.


Sony is focusing its TV business strategy on liquid-crystal displays and rear-projection television sets, but will continue to assemble and sell plasma display sets for now, the company said Monday.


Florida to introduce tough greenhouse gas targets

Florida, the fourth most-populous U.S. state, will impose strict new air-pollution standards that aim to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions by 80 percent of 1990 levels by 2050, according to draft regulations released on Wednesday.


University of Louisville coach Bobby Petrino said last week that he's not about to stop and consider the rapid climb his team has made on the college football landscape this season.


Stern says NBA referee probe won't stop at commissioner's door

NBA chief David Stern said the National Basketball Association's internal probe of its officials will look into whether the commissioner's office missed telling signs of an illegal betting scandal.


Euro Web sites spread Bofra worm via banner ads

Web site visitors who clicked on banner ads on a number of popular European Web sites this weekend could have infected their computers with variants of the Bofra worm, experts warned on Monday.


Fuori Galateri, Rampl diventa vicepresidente del Cds


With PeopleSoft's stockholders tendering more than 60 percent of shares, Oracle's takeover bid looks poised for success. By Associated Press.


National Australia Bank, Australia's biggest bank, is to test the market's appetite for buying its two Irish banks, but will continue to invest in the struggling assets unless it gets the right price.


Calling C.S.I. Las Vegas: There's a Slasher on the Loose

The director Nick Palumbo is determined to shock through a fictional German-born serial killer, who makes his mission clear with every thrust of knife blade and pelvis.


Hurricane Frances threatens to dampen sales, and possibly earnings, for a slew of companies -- from insurers to airlines -- as business activity screeches to a halt only three weeks after Hurricane Charley hit Florida.


Jimmy Page hasn't yet made it up the stairway to heaven, but he's the first to reach the new British Walk of Fame.


Accra, 22:36 - CALCIO, COPPA D'AFRICA: GHANA-NAMIBIA 1-0

Il Ghana ha battuto la Namibia 1-0 (1-0) in un incontro valido per la seconda giornata del gruppo A ...


Yahoo opens revamped ad system to new US customers

Yahoo's new Panama advertising platform intended to boost the Internet search giant's sagging profits was available to new US customers.


NICOSIA -- The US defense attaché in Cyprus was found dead in a remote rural area of the Mediterranean island yesterday, four days after he disappeared with his diplomatic car. An official indicated that he committed suicide. A Cypriot official involved in the autopsy, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media, said, ...


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Northbrook Technology, a software company, is to create 400 new jobs at its Northern Ireland bases.


Death notices sent to relatives of missing people


Painkiller patch abuse blamed for deaths

Justin Knox bit down on the bitter-tasting patch, instantly releasing three days' worth of a drug more powerful than morphine. He was dead before he even got to the hospital.


It's a takeout world. Why should Christmas be different? Three New Yorkers grab the phone.


Low-tech anthrax still deadly? FBI research widens suspect list

'Weaponised' theory undermined Analysis Five years passage has eroded much of the received wisdom on the anthrax attacks. And many of the characters who took central stage are either gone and discredited, or not talking.â¦


In the days when United Airlines was flying high, Patrick Downey exulted in being paid to live his passion. When the former Navy pilot went to work for United in 1999, he felt he landed his dream


Nolan Middle School Teacher Receives Scholarship to Astronaut Training

By The Bradenton Herald, Fla.  Jun. 8--LAKEWOOD RANCH -- Janice Novello, a teacher at Dan Nolan Middle School, has been chosen to participate in a two-week astronaut training program at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Ala.


Procura attende esito istruttoria aperta dalla Consob


Indian PM Seeks to End Violence in Kashmir

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who heads for disputed Kashmir this week, said on Sunday his visit was aimed at putting an end to years of violence in the troubled Himalayan region.


Lycos Europe halts anti-spam counterattacks

NEW YORK Just four days after it began, a spam-fighting campaign by Web portal Lycos Europe has been ended on the grounds the cure might be worse than the disease.


You'll never guess where these 10-baggers were "hiding."


Tom Coughlin turned himself into another poster coach for communication, even compassion, and finally a Super Bowl champion.


(HealthDayNews) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:


"Mettono a rischio l'incolumita' delle persone e l'ambiente"


More than 100 people have died in  floods and landslides in China where dykes protecting a swollen  river in the east, which has already prompted tens of thousands  to flee their homes, are in danger of being breached.


Sallie Mae Records Huge Loss on Bad Bets

The embattled student lending giant said that it lost $1.6 billion in its fourth quarter as it prepared for a jump in student loan defaults.


Companies Snap Back from Northeast Storm

The blizzard that blanketed the U.S.  Northeast this weekend snarled travel and shut down businesses  along the Atlantic, but many companies, particularly retailers,  were expected to make a swift recovery.


British companies outsourcing medical notes to India

London, Aug 19 (UNI) British companies are outsourcing medical notes to India to save money and speed up work at the British Health Service, media reports said but warned it could lead to fatal consequences.


China's banking industry officially opens to full foreign competition on Monday, a landmark for the country's financial sector and a day of reckoning for the country's mostly state-owned banks.


Brits rely on feelgood factor in play-off

Inspired by Europe's win in the Ryder Cup and Colin Montgomery's match winning putt, Great Britain are in bullish mood ahead of their Davis Cup tie with Austria.


Broadway debut for 'Little Mermaid' star

Long before Sierra Boggess became a mermaid, she was a rather less adorable sea creature.


Africa Desert Is Bad Guy in "Flight of the Phoenix"

For his action-adventure movie about plane-crash survivors stranded in Mongolia's Gobi, director John Moore needed a boundless, untouched desert. He found it in Namibia.


Scientists have cultured small pieces of heart tissue which beat in the same way as the whole organ.


People in flood-hit areas are urged not to panic as massive efforts begin to get drinking water to those stranded.


The Bush-Cheney reelection campaign has barred people outside the United States from viewing its Web site following an electronic attack that took down the campaign's Internet address for six hours last week, according to computer security experts. -washingtonpost.com


Germany makes demands on Liechtenstein over tax fraud

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday attacked Liechtenstein's traditional banking secrecy and demanded a US-style deal giving Berlin insight into German investments in the Alpine tax haven.


President Laurent Gbagbo portrays Ivory Coast as a victim of its neighbours after a damning report is leaked.


Milano, 14:35 - CALCIO, COPPA ITALIA: SEMIFINALI, ANDATA IN CASA PER INTER E ROMA

Inter e Roma giocheranno in casa le gare di andata delle semifinali di coppa Italia. Lo ha stabilito...


Washington's Patience is Limited in North Korea Talks

The U.S. goes into a new round of meetings over Pyongyang's nuclear program demanding to see tangible results -- and quickly


To locate emergency calls made over mobile VoIP phones, company used several location-finding technologies, such as GPS, a technology that triangulates high-definition television signals and one that surveys local Wi-Fi access points.


(Stamford-AP, Oct. 18, 2004 10:40 AM) _ Stamford-based Thomson Financial says on of its units is being investigated by the Securities and Exchange Commission.


U.S. Existing Home Sales Rise in November

Sales of existing U.S. homes  unexpectedly rose by 2.7 percent in November as low mortgage  rates fueled a record pace of home-buying, a trade association  report showed on Wednesday.


Defence firm BAE Systems posts a 15% rise in half-year profits after seeing a strong increase in sales.


Canadian embassy helps 44 N Koreans escape from Beijing

Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Pierre Pettigrew announced Wednesday that 44 North Koreans seeking refuge inside Canada's embassy in Beijing have received passage to a safe third country.


Luongo opts out of All-Star game to spend time with wife

Vancouver Canucks goaltender Roberto Luongo has turned down the chance to play in the NHL All-Star game in order to spend time with his pregnant wife.


Tampa Bay's Crawford banned for two games

Tampa Bay Devil Rays outfielder Carl Crawford has been suspended for two games and fined for inappropriate actions against the Baltimore Orioles on Monday, Major League Baseball (MLB) said on Wednesday.


Byrd, Ruiz retain titles and others lose ground

NEW YORK Â· On heavyweight night, Chris Byrd and John Ruiz are still champions. Not unusually, they kept their titles in contrasting ways.


Air France KLM eyes Spanish airline Iberia

Air France KLM said it was looking at the possibility of a tie-up with Spanish airline Iberia, which is already a takeover target.


In the City, Relationships Reduced to Transactions

At its heart, âLost in Beijingâ is a sturdy morality tale about innocence and corruption, wealth and want, sex and power.


China's Hu Asks Koizumi to End War Shrine Visits Update2)

Chinese President Hu Jintao asked Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to stop visiting a war shrine in Tokyo that China and other Asian nations say symbolizes Japan's militaristic past, a Japanese official said.


Gore gets a hand from Congress for climate concert

Former U.S. Vice President and environment crusader Al Gore still has some pull in Washington, D.C. -- getting a venue for a rock concert.


Mexican police find 81 illegal migrants locked inside an abandoned lorry near the US border.


The United States has vetoed an Arab-drafted Security Council resolution that would have demanded an immediate end to Israel's military offensive in the Gaza Strip.


HP Links Business Processes And IT Management

Hewlett-Packard's new OpenView software is designed to help companies automate IT responses to business events, such as a jump in order-processing transactions.


The chief operating officer of Enron Corp.'s failed Internet unit pleaded guilty yesterday to a single criminal conspiracy charge and agreed to cooperate with the government, as prosecutors continued to build their case against the Houston energy company's top leaders.


There' s a reason why Leica has a cult following. But are the cameras really that much better at capturing the moment?


Cricket: Muralitharan destroys Bangladesh in first Test

Spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan claimed his 58th five-wicket haul as Sri Lanka overpowered Bangladesh on the opening day of the first cricket Test here.


AJAX, scripting - the works EclipseCon After six years mostly focused on enterprise computing, Eclipse is tackling rich internet applications by expanding into Web 2.0.â¦


Leonardo DiCaprio Assault Lawsuit Tossed

NEW YORK - A lawsuit targeting "Titanic" star Leonardo DiCaprio and two other men for their alleged roles in a street fight over "Showgirls" actress Elizabeth Berkley was thrown out by a judge Wednesday.    DiCaprio, 29, and others were sued for $45 million by Roger Wilson, 44, who claimed DiCaprio encouraged his friends to attack him outside a restaurant on Manhattan's Upper East Side in the early hours of May 4, 1998...


Europe Defeats US by Record Margin in Ryder Cup Golf

Europe has defeated the United States by a record margin in the 35th Ryder Cup team golf tournament. Lee Westwood of England ensured the Europeans would retain the trophy in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, with a 1-up victory Sunday over American Kenny Perry.


War crimes charges tossed for 5 soldiers

A judge dismissed charges Wednesday against five British soldiers accused of mistreating Iraqi civilian detainees but said the court-martial would continue against two other servicemen.


Adrian Mutu's agent says the player is "absolutely shocked" by reports that the Chelsea star failed a drugs test.


A convicted serial killer was sentenced to life in prison Thursday for the 1974 slaying of a 19-year-old Western Michigan University student.


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U.N. Rejects Call for Annan's Resignation

United Nations member states voiced support for Secretary-General Kofi Annan after a U.S. senator called for him to resign over possible fraud in Iraq's oil-for-food program. The State Department endorsed a Senate investigation of the troubled program but sidestepped the issue of Annan's future.


With Randy Moss relegated to two snaps of decoy duty, Daunte Culpepper and the Minnesota Vikings shifted gears and grinded one out against the Tennessee Titans.


For Itati, Baltimore Is First-Time's-the-Charm City

BALTIMORE, Oct. 16 -- John Itati had this crazy idea about three months ago. Why not try to run a marathon?


Kids Voting: Undecided voters can be persuaded by ads

I think that deciding to vote for someone is an important and a tough choice. You know there are Democrat voters and Republican voters so you know who they are going to vote for.


Kagame: Army Will Deal With Congo Rebels

Rwanda's president on Tuesday warned that his forces will deal with rebels based in Congo and suggested they may already be doing so, a day after reports emerged that Rwandan troops had crossed in neighboring Congo.


Rapper T.I. talks about his wild-man alter ego, T.I.P., and the space they share in his head and on his new album.


German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer arrived in Israel for a 24-hour visit during which he will hold top-level talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders, an AFP correspondent said.


Sentient world: war games on the grandest scale

Sim Strife Perhaps your real life is so rich you don't have time for another.â¦


Convocati per la doppia trasferta alle Faroer e in Lituania


Hurt by rising losses from home equity loans, Wells Fargo & Co. said fourth-quarter profit fell, the first decline in more than six years.


Carl Crawford began serving a two-game suspension Thursday night after his appeal was denied by the commissioner's office.


Report: EBay CEO Whitman preparing to retire

EBay CEO Meg Whitman is planning to step down from the company she has led for the past 10 years, The Wall Street Journal said Tuesday.Whitman has been delegating more tasks to deputies over the last few months and is expected to decide on her retirement in the coming weeks, the newspaper said quoting "people familiar with the matter." John Donahue, who leads the company's auction business, is the leading candidate to succeed her, according to the newspaper.EBay, which also operates the PayPal payment system and Skype Internet telephony service, is due to report earnings for the fourth quarter Wednesday. The quarter includes the traditionally strong year-end holiday period and estimates see eBay reporting earnings per share of $0.38.The company reported a net profit of $1.1 billion in 2006 on the back of $6 billion in revenue. For 2007 eBay expects revenue to jump to $7.6 billion.


A couple are forced to withdraw money from a cash machine at knifepoint while their baby is left home alone.


Former Kosovo prime minister war crimes trial begins

Kosovo's former prime minister has "blood on his hands", the U.N. chief prosecutor said on Monday at the start of a war crimes trial on charges stemming from the war against Serb forces in 1998-99.


Ways to quit smoking... and what to do if you can't

Life & style: How to get into the spirit of the smoking ban that starts this weekend.


Bosch plans fresh India investment to tap growing vehicle market

German maker of car parts and electrical household goods Robert Bosch said it would invest 10 billion rupees (217 million dollars) in India to take advantage of the country's fast-growing vehicle market.


I've spent the better part of the past 2 weeks banging away on 2 LTSP servers for our school district.  I find myself lamenting to those around me, and being an otherwise cranky guy as well.  This morning it dawned on me that people probably think I'm having such a hard time because I'm using Linux instead of the "norm" -- but that's just not the case. read more


Inzamam and Razzaq ruled out of final Sydney Test

Captain Inzamam-ul-Haq and all-rounder Abdul Razzaq plunged Pakistan into a new crisis when they withdrew from the team to play Australia in the final cricket Test.


The national Democratic Party has spent millions on consultants, Internet services, catering and building state parties, entering the weeks before Election Day with only about one-fifth as much as the Republicans for races that could decide control of Congress.


Patricia Clarkson, back in her native Louisiana to play a governor's adviser in a remake of the film "All the King's Men," was celebrated like royalty when the mayor designated a day in her honor.


Pippen close to two match deal with Finnish club

Former Chicago Bulls player Scottie Pippen is close to signing a two match deal with Finland's Torpan Pojat (ToPo), the team said on Thursday.


Heavy rains and winds that have already killed some 350 people in South Asia cause further chaos.


Aetna to End Payment for a Drug in Colonoscopies

Aetna is the latest insurer to clamp down on the use of a powerful anesthetic during an increasingly common form of colon cancer screening.


PITTSBURGH -- Former NFL head coach Dave Wannstedt is coming back to the University of Pittsburgh to fill the coaching vacancy at his alma mater.


Microsoft confirms Office for Mac 2008 snafu

Office for Mac 2008 incorrectly assigns ownership of some files, Microsoft has confirmed, creating a potential security problem for businesses installing the new application suite.Joel Bruner, a Chicago-based Mac consultant, was the first to notice the ownership snafu. "[Microsoft] moved to Apple's Package Maker (.pkg) installer files, good news for the enterprise, [but] unfortunately, they've created all the packages to install most all of the files with the owner set to 502."In a shop where employees run with limited privileges -- a practice very common in an enterprise -- and IT is the only user with full administrative rights, Office 2008's ownership assignment means that a user who wasn't supposed to have complete control over those files actually does. In other words, whomever is assigned user ID 502 has full read/write access to Office's files."So let's say, Mr. IT installs this on a user's machine where the first user is the admin[istrator] (501) and the standard user is Joe User (502)," said Bruner in a post to his blog on Monday. "Well, when after all's installed, it will give Joe User (502) ownership of these folders and their installed contents:/Library/Automator/ (if it doesn't exist already) /Library/Fonts/Microsoft /Library/Application Support/Microsoft /Applications/Microsoft Office 2008"The screw-up could present a corporate security problem, at least internally, said Bruner, if that Mac's second, standard user -- user 502 -- decides to make changes to the folders and files by, say, deleting some or moving others.A Microsoft developer left a comment at Bruner's blog confirming that the company knows about the problem. "The MacBU (Mac Business Unit) is aware of this issue," said Erik Schwiebert, a software design lead in the group.Microsoft, however, did not immediately respond to queries about how it intends to correct the problem and what users can do in the meantime.Other commenters at Bruner's blog hesitated to blame only Microsoft, however. "The truth is that this is a long-standing flaw in Apple's Installer," argued someone identified as Not Required. "Maybe Microsoft should have known better, but maybe Apple should also have improved their installer years ago. Apple clearly hasn't cared enough about smaller developers to make a fix, so hopefully Microsoft has a high enough profile that something finally gets done."In a follow-up post also on Monday, Bruner added that all the Office for Mac 2008 files owned by user 502 are also erroneously set as executable. "Now tell me does '/Microsoft Office 2008/Read Me.html' need to be executable for you to look at it?" asked Bruner. "Tick, tick, tick, *ding*! No. It does not."


Some random thoughts President Bush has about the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, as voiced in an interview broadcast Monday on NBC's "Today" show:


Six Muslim scholars are thrown off a US Airways flight after saying their evening prayers before take-off.


India: Sudarshan TV Gets Go Ahead for 24-Hour News Channel

Text of report by Indian broadcast industry website Indiantelevision.com on 15 February  Sudarshan TV has been granted the go ahead by the Information and Broadcasting Ministry to launch its 24 hour news and current affairs channel.


Time Warner Plans to Split Off AOLâs Dial-Up Service

Seeking to cut costs and streamline operations, Time Warner will separate AOLâs Internet access business from its Web site and online advertising business and cut 100 jobs at its corporate unit.


N.Y. lawmakers want sex offenders' email addresses

New York lawmakers proposed  legislation on Tuesday that would provide new protection from  convicted sex offenders hanging out on social networking sites  like Facebook and MySpace.


A TIME correspondent reflects on his encounters with Palestinian leader George Habash, dead at  82, who pioneered airline hijacking 40 years ago


Gordon Brown's Whitehall cuts risk damaging the UK's ability to deal with key scientific problems, a trade union says.


New Romanian government has Balkans stability specialist as FM

Romania's right-leaning new prime minister designate Calin Popescu Tariceanu announced his cabinet, including a Balkans stability specialist as foreign minister.


Police in tsunami-hit Thailand search for a Swedish boy feared kidnapped by child sex traffickers.


Eighteen young people are killed by a gas leak after a party at a youth hostel in the Spanish town of Todolella.


Established star Landon Donovan and rising sensation Eddie Johnson carried the United States into the regional qualifying finals for the 2006 World Cup in emphatic fashion Wednesday night.


A senior U.N. envoy said Monday he will present Israel with "concrete ideas" to end the latest round of fighting after meeting with Lebanon's prime minister.


FTSE 100 slips; Wall St bounces back after Labor Day holiday

Leading shares closed down as Wall Street rallied with investors coming back to the market after Monday's Labor Day holiday, and with weakness in utility and property stocks offsetting strength in the mining sector.


France may push to merge EADS with Thales.


Manager devolvono 5 mln previsti da aumento 30% retribuzioni


A fire destroyed a 610-year-old landmark that was considered the top national treasure, officials said Monday. Police said the cause of the blaze was unclear but officials said arson was suspected.


Fallen beauty queen, Miss USA Tara  Conner, said she had witnessed abuse as a child and that may  have driven her into a life of alcohol and drugs -- but she  still believed she could be a good role model.


LONDON  - Harry Redknapp was appointed manager of Premiership strugglers Southampton just two weeks after quitting their arch south-coast rivals Portsmouth.


Indonesian police received a text message warning of a terrorist attack 45 minutes before the fatal car bombing at the Australian embassy in Jakarta, Foreign Affairs Minister Alexander Downer said today.


Wall Street retreated ahead of a widely expected interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve as investors cashed in profits from the stock marketâs two-day rally.


Valentino Garavani, known for his scarlet gowns for Hollywood stars, said on Tuesday he would quit as a fashion designer.


(InfoWorld) - Former Cisco SystemsÂ executive Mike Volpi will become CEO of online video company Joost Operations, replacing founding CEO Fredrik de Wahl, the company announced Tuesday. De Wahl will remain with Joost as chief strategy officer, the company said. Volpi, who takes command immediately, was a 13-year Cisco veteran, serving as the company's senior vice president and general manager of its Routing and Service Provider Technology Group untilÂ his resignation in February. Under De Wahl's stewardship,Â Joost signed content distribution dealsÂ with major providers including CBS. Still in beta, Joost will offer free video content supported by advertising, and is already poised to rival other such sites, namely Google's YouTube. Joost was founded in January 2006 by Janus Friis and Niklas ZennstrÃ¶m, creators of Skype, now part of eBay. Â


States, Counties Begin to Enforce Immigration Law

CHARLOTTE -- Police here operated for years under what amounts to a "don't ask, don't tell" policy toward illegal immigrants.


Oil Rises After Kerry Concedes US Presidential Race to Bush

Crude oil rose, erasing a 2 percent loss, after Senator John Kerry conceded the US presidential race to George W. Bush. The re-election of Bush means the US is likely to keep adding oil to its Strategic Petroleum Reserve.


Top-ranked Roger Federer lost to No. 3 Novak Djokovic 7-5, 6-3, 7-6 (5) in the Australian Open semifinals.


Demolition work starts on Copenhagen youth center

Demolition work began on Monday at a youth center at the heart of a dispute that sparked violent street clashes between protesters and police in the Danish capital.


Bomb hits Baghdad market, killing 3, wounding 13

A bomb exploded in a market in central   Baghdad on Sunday, killing at least three people and wounding   13 and police said they expected the casualty toll to rise.


Apple, Fox planning movie rental deal: reports

Apple Inc  and News Corp.'s  (NWSa.N) Twentieth Century Fox are set to announce a deal that  will allow consumers to rent movies through Apple's digital  iTunes Store, media reports said on Thursday.


Lavori a maglia sotto la guida di Ferrida Olivieri


Ex presidente Confindustria orientato verso si' in Campania


Poodles, canaries, turtles blessed in Mexico

A chihuahua in sunglasses, a tiny albino mouse and a turtle were among the animals lined up at Catholic churches across Mexico City on Thursday for an annual blessing to mark Saint Anthony the Abbott's feast day.


names Lindsay Davenport rallied for a 3-6, 7-5, 6-1 victory over Serena Williams in the WTA Championships in Los Angeles yesterday, but she failed to reach the semifinals and her No. 1 ranking is in jeopardy. Davenport owns a 351-point lead over No. 2 Amelie Mauresmo , who could regain the top spot if she wins the tournament. Mauresmo defeated ...


Modena, 15:42 - CALCIO, MODENA; MUTTI: CON JUVE SOLO DA GUADAGNARE

LunedÃ¬ il Modena riceve la Juventus. Bortolo Mutti, che ha esordito nel turno precedente perdendo in...


Noisy demos and flowers galore as Blair bows out

Anti-Iraq war protestors camped outside Downing Street Wednesday to give Tony Blair a noisy send-off as his family's belongings were loaded into a removal van ahead of his farewell from office.


Nec Electronics Launches Industry's First Melody Chip With MP3 And...

Kawasaki, Japan, Santa Clara, Calif. and Duesseldorf , Germany, Oct. 15, 2004 - (JCN Newswire) - NEC Electronics Corporation (TSE:6723) and its subsidiaries in the United States and Europe, NEC Electronics ...


Shares in Japanese brokerage Nikko Cordial jump by 6% after US banking giant Citigroup raises its takeover offer.


BESLAN: On the charred planks of the gymnasium of School Number One, amid soot-covered children's sneakers and shell casings, Beslan's aggrieved citizens debated fighting back.


U.S. expert panel urges regulation of tobacco

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration should be given the power to regulate tobacco products and cigarette taxes should be hiked as part of a government campaign to reduce smoking, an expert panel recommended on Thursday.


MUNICH, Germany  - Russian President Vladimir Putin, in one of his harshest attacks on the United States in seven years in power, accused Washington on Saturday of attempting to force its will on the world.


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US forces launch major offensive on Samarra

Doctors at Samarra's hospital said 47 bodies were brought in, including 11 women, five children and seven elderly men. They. said ambulances could not reach many wounded as fighting, which lasted throughout the night, was still going on.


Sudanese government planes bomb the town of Haskinita in North Darfur, a rebel official tells the BBC.


8/24/2004 -- Cisco Systems yesterday announced a new Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Communications Connector for Microsoftâs CRM offering.


Profit at Lowe's Cos. fell 11.5 percent in the fourth quarter but beat analysts' expectations, and investors Friday rewarded the home improvement retailer. Wall Street sent shares of the nation's second-largest home improvement chain higher. In fact, some analysts made bets Friday that Lowe's might have borne the worst of a slowdown from the slumping housing sector.


Sri Lanka ends ceasefire with Tamil Tigers

Sri Lanka's government decided on Wednesday to annul a six-year ceasefire agreement with the Tamil Tigers which would allow a full-scale military campaign to recapture the rebels' de facto state in the north of the island.


With lopsided margins in both houses, Congress gave President George W. Bush his fourth tax cut in four years, extending three popular middle-class tax breaks and reviving some expired business tax incentives just six weeks before the


North Korea's top legislator Kim Yong-nam has arrived in Beijing for a three-day official visit to China. Talks with Chinese leaders on the stalled six-party negotiations on


Supermarket giant Tesco on Friday launched a friendly takeover bid for Dobbies Garden Centres worth 155.6 million pounds.


Enemies unite in plea for CNN man's release

IN a rare display of common interest, Palestinian and Israeli officials called yesterday for the freeing of a CNN producer seized by armed men in the Gaza Strip.


Tight U.S. security turning off tourists: WTTC

Tough security measures at U.S. airports are putting potential visitors off visiting the United States, the head of the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) said in a newspaper interview published on Wednesday.


A deeply divided SEC voted Tuesday to mandate new oversight for hedge funds -- largely unregulated investment pools, traditionally for the wealthy, that have become popular with small investors.


TONGCHUAN, CHINA - A gas explosion tore through a coal mine in China's Shaanxi province, trapping as many as 170 miners underground.


Europe relieved as Poland's Kaczynskis lose grip

Many European leaders gasped with relief on Monday after Poland's Kaczynski twins suffered an election defeat that should swing the country's pro-Washington outlook more towards Brussels.


Germany Posts Month 21 of Declining Jobless Rate

Germany surprised experts again with a larger-than-expected decrease in the number of unemployed.


The  world's largest insurance group pays $126m in fines as part of a settlement with US regulators over its dealings with two firms.


House OKs bill to rein in online gambling

The House passed legislation Tuesday that would prevent gamblers from using credit cards to bet online and could block access to gambling Web sites.


Text of President George Bush's speech as prepared for delivery Thursday at the Republican National Convention:


California "green tuners" clamor for plug-in cars

Russell Long already owns a pair of  fuel-efficient hybrid cars -- a Toyota Prius and a Honda Civic  -- but his dream car is not on the market yet: a zippy number  he could plug in to recharge at night that would get over 100  miles per gallon.


Sconto Irpef per figli va a coniuge affidatario


Imagine turning on your mobile phone to watch breaking news or an entertainment program. The idea could soon become reality following an announcement last week that five of the world's largest mobile phone


Israeli Soldier, Palestinian Militant, Killed in Gaza Fighting

Islamic militants set off explosives in a booby-trapped chicken coop today as Israeli troops approached, killing one soldier and wounding four, the army and militants said.


Henry set to to be unveiled as Barcelona player

French striker Thierry Henry is set to be official unveiled as a Barcelona player later on Monday after he finalises his transfer from Premiership side Arsenal.


Senate Expected to Approve Bill Overhauling Intelligence Today

As debate in the G.O.P.-controlled Senate opened, the chamber's leaders predicted the bill would easily pass.


Olympic Teams Prepare for the Dirty Air in Beijing

BEIJING -- American runners are trying out face masks. Dutch cyclists will train in South Korea.


The Venezuelan state buys the country's leading private power firm as its public ownership drive continues.


US May Give Ground in Passenger Data Stand-Off

U.S. may decrease the amount of time European passenger data is saved.


Oil prices steadied on Thursday after they had fallen three percent a day earlier when a surprise increase in U.S. fuel stocks eased worries about meeting peak winter demand.


Japan is dropping its plan to kill humpback whales in the seas off Antarctica, the countryâs top government spokesman said.


Do-it-yourself phishing kits are being made available for download free of charge from the internet, security watchers have warned.


End-Of-Life Care for Breast Cancer May Be Inadequate

NEW YORK  - While supportive care to  relieve symptoms is now the standard of care at the end of  life, a new study shows that a "sizeable proportion" of breast  cancer patients nearing death do not have access to such  treatment, also referred to as palliative care.


A Writer and Speaker Specializing in Everything

âDoc,â a nonfiction feature about the life of the novelist, inventor and cult figure Harold Louis Humes, is one part cultural analysis, three parts home movie.


A car clamper who escaped an Asbo for alleged harassment admits making abusive calls to police.


Comet Smashed Into Southern Germany In 200 BC

PARIS  -- A comet or asteroid smashed into modern-day Germany some 2,200 years ago, unleashing energy equivalent to thousands of atomic bombs, scientists revealed.     The 1.1-kilometre (0.7-mile) diameter rock wacked into southeastern Bavaria, leaving an "exceptional field" of meteorites and impact craters that stretch from the town of Altoetting to an area around Lake Chiemsee, the scientists said Friday in an article in the latest issue of US magazine Astronomy...


The Consumer: Pressing to Look Closer at Blood Clots and the Pill

For more than a decade, scientists have argued whether newer oral contraceptives cause certain types of blood clots more often than their predecessors.


Improved massage chair is just what I need

The latest shiatsu wonder from Inada sounds like the perfect remedy for a rainy Friday. Unfortunately, the closest the product is going to be is several hundred miles away, in Las Vegas.


Hewlett-Packard's new iPod highlights new product offerings

MIAMI : Tech giant Hewlett-Packard unveiled its own branded iPod music player as in introduced a revamped lineup of digital consumer products.


HeÂs known as much for his talent, as much for his stoic refusal to talk to the press, or attend film award shows, no matter if heÂs winning one himself.


China nightclub blast kills 25, injures 33: report

An explosion in a nightclub in northeast China killed 25 people and injured 33, state media reported on Thursday as investigators sought to pin down the cause.


Houston, 11:32 - CALCIO, GOLD CUP: SCOMPARSI DUE ATLETI CUBANI

Due calciatori della nazionale cubana in trasferta negli Stati Uniti per un incontro con la squadra ...


Nicole Kidman is Australia's richest young woman, according to BRW magazine's list of the country's top earners under age 40.


Il ministro ai sindacati, gli incentivi vanno bene


Israeli police chief quits after scandal

Israeli Police Chief Moshe Karadi resigned on Sunday after a government inquiry recommended he steps down in a scandal that linked his department to the underworld.


Bono and The Edge joined Apple boss Steve Jobs at the launch of Apple's iPod U2 Special Edition in California yesterday. The black and red model holds up to 5,000 songs and with one click U2 fans will be able


Era in stato di fermo perche'al corrente di frode Kerviel


Atlantis astronauts inspect shuttle for damage

Shuttle Atlantis astronauts on Sunday   guided a sensor-laden robot arm along the outside of their   spacecraft to check for damage after launching on a flight to   restart construction of the International Space Station.


With a running time as long as its title, 'The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford' strives for epic status. Once in a while, it succeeds.


Grinding Garcia stays in front as Woods wilts

Sergio Garcia played the grinder's role to perfection to strengthen his grip on the British Open on Friday, while a stiff Scottish breeze blew Tiger Woods's title hopes off course.


Surprising Retail Sales Lift the Gloom, for a Day

Stocks rallied on Wednesday, sending the Dow Jones industrials up nearly 180 points, after reports of an unexpected climb in January retail sales.


Report: Tropical forests left unprotected

Almost all the world's tropical forests remain effectively unprotected even though two-thirds have been designated for some sort of preservation over the past two decades, according to a report released Thursday.


Author who portrayed prostitute loses NY fraud case

An author sued by a film company after her novel about life as a truck-stop prostitute was exposed as a hoax was found liable for fraud on Friday in a case involving tales of the author's multiple personalities.


A man is charged with murder in connection with the death of a man who died in a south London garden.


Politics: 23 October 2004, Saturday. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Freedom House, and the Bulgarian School of Politics will launch a three-day conference in Bulgaria starting ...


Movie Review | 'Knocked Up': Bye-Bye, Bong. Hello, Baby.

It may be a bit, um, premature to say so, but Judd Apatowâs âKnocked Upâ strikes me as an instant classic, a comedy that captures the sexual confusion and moral ambivalence of our moment.


Online 3D map tracks genes at work in mouse brain

A 3D map tracking genes at work in the mouse brain has been completed and posted online, a boon for researchers studying neurological disorders, the institute founded by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen announced.


The Price of Any Departure Will Be at Least $159 Million

Merrill Lynchâs directors may be weighing E. Stanley OâNealâs future, but one thing is already guaranteed: at least a $159 million payday if he steps down.


History beckons as China prepares grand Olympic coming out party

BEIJING : As the Olympic flame leaves Athens, the eyes of the sporting world are turning towards Beijing. When China hosts the games for the first time in 2008, it will cap an extraordinary 30-year journey


The second typhoon to hit the Philippines in two weeks made landfall Saturday, forcing the evacuation of thousands in an eastern province where hundreds died in the last storm.


A man accused of raping and killing a University of Delaware student, whose body was discovered in her burning apartment, was found guilty Thursday and could face the death penalty.


FreedomWorks Builds Case for Cable Franchise Reform in the Buckeye State

WASHINGTON, June 8  /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- FreedomWorks is continuing the fight for choice in video services for Ohio consumers with the release of a new study by Diane Katz that examines the benefits of franchise reform.


Oracle unveils PeopleSoft board candidates

Oracle has revealed the identities of the four people it will nominate to the board of PeopleSoft as it pushes ahead with its efforts to take control of the company.


Florida running back Ciatrick Fason announced Wednesday he plans to forgo his senior year and enter the NFL Draft. The 6-foot, 215-pound junior has been one of the most consistent performers for the 20th-ranked Gators.


Summer at movie theaters was a true underdog story for Michael Moore and a gang of dodgeball dimwits, who helped propel Hollywood to another season of record revenue, though the number of moviegoers fell slightly.


The troubled singer hit back at critics he claims have made his life a misery with lies and ridicule since his arrest for allegedly molesting Gavin Arvizo, 14.


Chemo has long-term impact on brain function: study

Chemotherapy causes changes in the brain's metabolism and blood flow that can last as long as 10 years, a discovery that may explain the mental fog and confusion that affect many cancer survivors, researchers said on Thursday.


Sharpshooters will take to the trees next week in northern New Jersey's South Mountain Reservation to deal with a problem that has become the scourge of many suburban communities: too many deer.


TIME's interview with the Red Sox slugger continues on Time.com. Read these extra questions with David Ortiz


Senate overwhelmingly backs Gates for Pentagon

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday overwhelmingly confirmed Robert Gates as the next defense secretary, replacing Donald Rumsfeld, an architect of the increasingly unpopular Iraq war.


The biker buddy comedy "Wild Hogs" and its ensemble cast of John Travolta, Martin Lawrence, William H. Macy and Tim Allen was the weekend box office champ with a $38 million take, according to studio estimates Sunday.


Al Qaeda vowed to pursue "holy war" in  Iraq on Monday after failing to wreck elections, and Prime  Minister Iyad Allawi urged rival ethnic and religious groups to  unite after the first multi-party vote in 50 years.


Hillary Clinton should ditch the trousers: Versace

U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton should tap into her feminine side and wear dresses and skirts instead of trousers, fashion designer Donatella Versace was quoted as saying on Thursday.


Pat Wood: A Texan who is chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory ...

US Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham, whose tenure was punctuated by record oil prices, a massive power blackout and a drawn-out battle on Capitol Hill over an energy bill, has offered his resignation.


An outspoken government official and a determined university president are bumping heads over what academic institution can best represent high-tech research in Northern Virginia.


Physics Nobel Goes to 'Theory of Everything' Trio

Three American scientists won the 2004 Nobel physics prize on Tuesday for showing how tiny quark particles interact, helping to explain everything from how a coin spins to how the universe was built.


Police name a man they want to question about the murder of a young father near his home in east London.


All your comms in one bundle Siemens Communications is offering a bundle of communications applications for small and medium sized businesses.â¦


Ohio sex predators may get green car tag

Ohio already tags repeat drunken drivers' cars with bright yellow license plates. Now it wants to make convicted sexual predators use fluorescent green ones.


U.S. sees terrorist attack threat in Nigeria

U.S. and other Western interests in Nigeria are at risk of "terrorist attack", the United States embassy in Africa's top oil producer said on Thursday.


U.S. Report Turns Focus to Greenhouse Gases

Previously, the Bush administration stressed uncertainties in understanding the causes and consequences of global warming.


Arsenal have point to prove against Charlton

Premier League leaders Arsenal welcome fellow Londoners Charlton Athletic to Highbury today with a point to prove after a mediocre 1-1 Champions League draw with Rosenborg Trondheim in Norway on Wednesday.


Ex-El Paso official pleads to corruption

A former El Paso County commissioner pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud and wire fraud for accepting bribes in exchange for votes, the latest plea in an ongoing public corruption investigation.


The situation in the flood-ravaged Haitian city of Gonaives "remains critical", the UN peacekeeping chief on the island has warned.


Labor leaders to visit Colombia as Bush presses for vote

U.S. labor leaders opposed to a free trade deal with Colombia will visit that country next week to press for stronger government action to stop killings of trade unionists before Congress votes on the pact.


Sara' il tribunale a decidere su ricorso lavoratori


NEW YORK (CBS.MW) - SunTrust Banks said Monday it expects to restate its first and second quarter 2004 earnings after finding accounting irregularities in the way it recorded loan loss allowances for some auto loans.


BAGHDAD: More than 3,000 US and Iraqi troops launched an operation in the southern approaches to Baghdad yesterday, seizing a possible insurgent training camp and capturing more than 160 suspected rebels, the US military command said.


LA ROMA RISORGE A SIENA, L'UDINESE SI CONFERMA TERZA FORZA

SIENA - La Roma risorge a Siena. Una doppietta di Montella e una di capitan Totti affondano i ragazzi di Simoni al Franchi. Gara tutta nel segno della Roma, che gia' nel primo tempo (0-0) ha mostrato buone


Icelanders back Pardew as West Ham takeover completed

Eggert Magnusson, the head of the Icelandic consortium which has won its bid for control of West Ham, has promised manager Alan Pardew that his job is safe and that he will be given funds for new players.


Flood Map Nightmare The huge scale of the flooding threat facing...

The huge scale of the flooding threat facing Britain was revealed by the Government yesterday.


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Spending: Calisthenics for the Older Mind, on the Home Computer

In the past year, some half-dozen cognitive fitness software makers have aimed at aging consumers eager to keep their mental edge.


IT workers' confidence in the employment market kept growing in July, but techies are less happy with actual jobs than workers overall.


U.S. stocks were knocked lower on  Monday, with the Dow dipping briefly below 10,000, as record  high oil prices threatened to hurt corporate profits and a  brokerage downgrade hit semiconductor shares.


Royal Dutch Shell Plc  said on Thursday its fourth-quarter current cost of supply (CCS) net profit rose 14 percent to $6 billion.


Iran says sanctions threat is psychological game

Iran said on Sunday the threat of   sanctions was a "psychological game" aimed at putting pressure   on the Islamic Republic over its nuclear program, which the   West fears is aimed at producing atomic weapons.


MERRIMACK, N.H. - A Nashua School District driving instructor is due to appear in Merrimack District Court Dec. 1 after being charged with drunk driving Monday.


Monza and motors: Pat Symonds gives an insight

Monza has always been known as the power circuit par excellence, and the engine is undoubtedly an extremely important element at Monza.


Can clean tech VCs fund technology breakthroughs?

Blog: Money is pouring into clean tech start-ups, but recent reports examine longer-term issues.


Quito, 10:28 - CALCIO, AMICHEVOLI: VINCONO HONDURAS E PANAMA

Tre le amichevoli giocate nella notte oltreoceano. L'Honduras ha sconfitto 2-0 la selezione di El Sa...


Sri Lanka: Shattered lives and shattered homes

Dazed survivors struggled to comprehend their tragedy and bury their dead yesterday amid the overpowering stench of death in the southern tourist town of Galle.


Delta, US Air Slump As Bankruptcies Eyed

Investors pulled back from shares of major air carriers Friday as concerns loomed that US Airways Group Inc. and Delta Air Lines Inc.


NY eateries face new rules on transfats, calories

New York City's board of health on Tuesday voted to phase out most artificial transfats from restaurants, forcing doughnut shops and fast-food stands to remove artery-clogging oils from their cooking.


Crude decline in wake of build up of US stocks

Rarely has the oil price fallen so far so fast. Crude futures have dropped more than 15 per cent in only four sessions sending prices to three month lows.


Airstrips Key for Tsunami Aid, Disease Fears Rise

Aid workers cleared landing strips in  Asia's flooded tsunami-hit regions to start flying food, clean  water and doctors to hungry and injured survivors, but the  global relief operation continued to struggle on Tuesday.


Societa' russa collegata all'uomo d'affari Boris Abramovic


Altria Plans to Spin Off Overseas Division in March

The Altria Group said Wednesday that it would spin off its international tobacco business on March 28, freeing it to pursue cigarette sales more aggressively outside the United States.


Sanofi-Aventis Drops Application for Drug

The company withdrew its application to gain federal approval for a weight loss drug after a meeting at which government advisers rejected the treatment on safety grounds.


(InfoWorld) - AMD will delay its launch of the Barcelona quad-core Opteron server chip from its expected date in July until October, setting the company back in its effort to compete with new processors from Intel, according to analyst reports. Processor companies make more money selling server chips than desktop or laptop chips, so the move will hit AMD's 2007 earnings hard, pushing the company to lose $2.59 per share instead of only $2.48 per share, according to a report released Tuesday by Citigroup analyst Glen Yeung. "Barcelona is generally viewed to beÂ AMD's best opportunity to stem server share loss to Intel. While AMD's recent notebook win at Toshiba may balance any negative revenue implications to our current model, Barcelona's delay has negative implications for AMD's gross margin," Yeung wrote. His estimate is a larger loss than the consensus Thomson Financial forecast that AMD will lose $2.47 per share for 2007. The news comes at a bad time for AMD, which has promised for months that it would launch the chip in the second half of 2007,Â helping the company to rebound from the effects of a price war with Intel. AMD is already hurting,Â posting a $611 million first-quarter lossÂ in April, following on the heels of theÂ $574 million loss reported in JanuaryÂ for fourth quarter earnings last year. Barcelona is the key to taking that fiscal burden off AMD's shoulders,Â AMD CEO Hector Ruiz said on May 3 at the company's annual shareholder meeting. Although Intel is several quarters ahead in improving its chip manufacturing capabilities, AMD stays competitive by creating more innovative designs, he said. AMD claims Barcelona will deliver better performance on memory-intensive applications than Intel's Clovertown quad-core Xeon server chips that have been on the market since November. AMD stuck to its guns on Wednesday, insisting that it is still on schedule, and pointing as evidence to itsÂ demonstration on Tuesday of prototype Barcelona chips in serversÂ from infrastructure partners Supermicro Computer, Tyan Computer, and Uniwide Technologies at theÂ Computex trade show in Taipei. "We remain on track for a summer 2007 launch with partners shipping platforms in the third quarter," said AMD spokeswoman Marian Kelley. She blamed the delay rumors on Cray's announcement Monday that it expects revenue to drop because of a delay in shipping its quad-core Cray XT4 systems. In fact, Cray was referring to AMD's midrange Budapest processor, not Barcelona, she said. "The guidance that we've been giving and that we're sticking to is that Budapest will follow Barcelona in the second half of 2007," Kelley said. Despite AMD's assurances, other analysts echoed the Citigroup report, saying they have heard similar news from server vendors, distributors and board makers. On May 30, another report called AMD's promise to launch Barcelona in mid-2007 "a head fake" since the chip will not be available at full volume until August at the earliest, according to a note from analyst Patrick Wang at Thomas Weisel Partners. In contrast, Intel is expected to succeed in shipping its Penryn processors in the late third quarter or early fourth quarter. That timing will allow Intel to essentially catch up to AMD and soften the blow of losing sales to customers who see a performance advantage in Barcelona, Wang said.


Harris wins nomination in Florida Senate race

Katherine Harris cinched the Republican  party's U.S. Senate nomination in Florida on Tuesday, despite  the best efforts of party heavyweights who begged the former  election official not to run.


Torino, 16:20 - CALCIO, JUVE; LEGROTTAGLIE: SONO A DISPOSIZIONE DI DESCHAMPS

''Ho risolto i problemi fisici e penso proprio che dalla prossima partita sarÃ² a disposizione del mi...


Dutch police mount major anti-terror raid

Dutch police were conducting a major anti-terror raid against suspects holed up in an apartment in the nation's capital who retaliated by hurling a grenade that wounded three policemen, two seriously, the city's attorney general said.


Paulson says U.S. wants fully floating China currency

U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said on Wednesday that he was pushing China to speed up its move toward greater currency flexibility, but said he wants to achieve more than that in the next two years.


OLYMPIA, Greece -- A brilliant idea, taking the shot put back to the birthplace of the Olympic Games, proving, if nothing else, that everything old really can become new again.


Dot Earth: Resilient Bears, Shrinking Ice

The warming Arctic is again making news, with a heap of findings unveiled at the fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union in San Francisco.


A lorry driver whose fatal motorway collision caused severe day-long traffic delays had a hole in the heart.


Israeli Missile Strike Kills Hamas Leader

An Israeli airstrike in Gaza City tonight killed a leading Hamas weapons maker who was responsible for some of the group's most powerful bombs and its homemade rockets, Israel's military said.


Japanese guard signs for NBA's Phoenix Suns

Yuta Tabuse has signed for the Phoenix Suns, boosting his hopes of becoming the first Japanese to play in the US National Basketball Association (NBA) regular season, the NBA's Tokyo branch said.


Two men have been arrested on charges they killed two homeless men found shot in alleys.


Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether  constitutional rights were violated because a dog sniffed a vehicle even though police did not have reason to suspect  a crime.


Blockades are being organised over government funding cuts that will lead to 180 job losses at British Waterways.


Salgono a nove le vittime dell'attentato a Khadumiya


IRAN CLAIMS SUCCESSFUL TEST OF STRATEGIC MISSILE

NICOSIA [MENL] -- Iran has claimed the successful test of an unidentified strategic missile believed to be the Shihab-3. Iranian Defense Minister Ali Shamkhani said the missile was fired during the Ashura-5 exercise in mid-September.


Study Finds Medication Raises Suicide Risks in Young Adults

Health officials reported that antidepressant medications appeared to increase significantly the risk of suicide attempts and related behaviors in adults under 25.


GLOBAL MARKETS-US stocks sink, bonds rise as oil rallies

US stocks sank but bonds got a strong boost on Thursday, as oil spiked to a fresh record near $55 a barrel and downbeat data deepened worries about a possible US economic slowdown.


European rights watchdog backs report on CIA flights

The Council of Europe on  Tuesday urged action over a report stating several European  countries have colluded with the CIA in a "global spider's web"  of secret flights of terrorist suspects.


Burger King net tops Street, shares fall on capex

Burger King Holdings Inc  posted a better-than-expected quarterly profit on Friday, helped by longer store hours, sales of breakfast items, and a popular promotional tie-in with summer blockbuster "Spider-Man 3."


Calcio, arbitro espelle raccattapalle down: troppo lento

Piero Andreotti, 44 anni, disabile con sindrome di down, da tempo durante le partite della sua squadra, il Venturina, una formazione di serie D, era a bordo campo per raccogliere le palle e rilanciarle ai giocatori, ma domenica scorsa Ã¨ stato invitato


Casini costretto a intervenire per riportare la calma

ROMA - Si Ã¨ sfiorata la rissa alla Camera dopo un diverbio a suon di insulti tra il leghista Eduard Ballaman e il margheritino Enzo Bianco. Teatro l'aula di Montecitorio dove si sta votando il ddl di riforma Costituzionale.


Zalayeta, nuova sanzione due turni con prova tv

L'attaccante del Napoli punito dal giudice sportivo per 'condotta antisportiva' in occasione dell'azione che ha portato al rigore assegnato contro il Torino. Stop di un turno per 15 giocatori


Italy's Stefano Baldini surged ahead with two miles to go and won the Olympic marathon Sunday while American Meb Keflezighi finished a surprising second in a


Ground zero workers to get more benefits

Gov. George Pataki signed legislation Monday to greatly expand benefits for workers who have died or become sick from toiling in the smoke and dust that hung over the ruins of the World Trade Center.


Adobe Repairs Reader, Acrobat Flaws Information Week


All'ultima classificata un corso di arte culinaria


Zimbabwe's Tsvangirai has suspected skull fracture

Morgan Tsvangirai, who heads the opposition to Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe's rule, was in intensive care with a suspected skull fracture on Wednesday after what he says was a brutal police attack three days ago.


In beach shorts and black armbands, mourners met on Tuesday under blue Bali skies for an emotional ceremony to remember 202 people killed two years ago when bombs tore through the heart of Indonesia's resort island.


Rai. Cattaneo: no alla cessione di canali a terzi

Nel piano industriale che il direttore generale della Rai Flavio Cattaneo proporrÃ  al Cda non Ã¨ prevista la cessione di canali radiofonici o televisivi a terzi: lo ha spiegato lo stesso Cattaneo ascoltato dalla commissione di Vigilanza sulla


Gold Unchanged After Rising as Greenspan Eases Rate Concern

Gold futures were unchanged after rising yesterday when Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan eased concern the central bank will accelerate interest- rate increases, sending the dollar down against the euro.


Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe says he backs plans to increase his mandate by two years until 2010.


Ukraine Parliament Votes for Sweeping Electoral Changes

In the biggest shift, legislators gave themselves the power to elect the premier, removing that choice from the president.


KUWAIT CITY Dec 12, 2004 - Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas apologized to Kuwaitis on Sunday for the Palestinians' support of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein after the 1990 invasion of Kuwait, making a gesture many here have long demanded as he


Nigeria militants say army razed oil delta village

Nigerian militants accused troops of razing a village in the oil-producing Niger Delta on Thursday and threatened reprisals but a military spokesman denied an attack on the Elem-Tombia community had occurred.


Stocks Open Lower After Week of Big Gains

Wall Street fell slightly as investors tried to determine whether stocks, coming off their best week in four years, can continue to show signs of recovery.


Lee Ann Womack's new album is strikingly handsome, with tunes so sweet you might almost miss the unexpectedly bleak lyrics.


Martha Stewart Appeals, Says Tarred by U.S.

Martha Stewart is urging an appeals  court to overturn her conviction because she was "tarred" by  prosecutors' implications she committed the uncharged crime of  insider trading, according to court papers made public on  Thursday.


SAN FRANCISCO - Apple on Monday reported its second-best quarter on record sales of Macintosh computers, iPod music players and its new iPhone.


Musical aims to put Cruz's name back in lights

Latin-themed musicals are a rare  commodity in the theater business.


Airbus chief hints at announcement of major new order

Airbus chief executive Noel Forgeard said the European aircraft manufacturer expects to make an announcement regarding a major new order.


England captain Jonny Wilkinson is ruled out for four to six weeks with an arm injury.


Presenta Carlo Conti, ospiti la Corna, Pago e Miss Italia


Fighters belonging to an armed nationalist group that seized a remote Peruvian police station and took officers and soldiers hostage surrendered to authorities Tuesday and freed their 17 captives, officials said.


The number of Americans lining up to  claim an initial week of jobless aid rose less than expected  last week, according to a report on Thursday that the Labor  Department said was unaffected by recent hurricanes.


Unrepentant SNP leader Alex Salmond today repeated that hostages were paying Tony Blairâs âblood priceâ for war in Iraq. Mr Salmond caused controversy


ISS, Glass Lewis say holders should back TXU deal

HOUSTON/NEW YORK  - Proxy advisory firms Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Glass Lewis and Co on Tuesday recommended TXU Corp.  shareholders vote in favor of a $32 billion buyout of the Texas power company.


Finns crush cellphone-throwing competitors

Far from the World Athletics Championships in Osaka a Finn has emerged at the top of his game-- in mobile phone-throwing, organisers of the event announced Sunday.


Head linesman John McGrath pulled a hamstring while trying to keep up with Jets punt returner Santana Moss' 75-yard touchdown and had to leave Saturday's AFC divisional playoff game in Pittsburgh.


Bergamo, 19:51 - CALCIO, ATALANTA: LORIA RECUPERA

L'Atalanta potrà contare anche su Loria nella sfida di domani con l'Udinese. Lavoro a parte o...


The nonpartisan panel that regulates presidential debates has scheduled three rounds between President Bush and Sen. John Kerry, organizers announced.


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Terrorism ; Operations resume against guerrillas at Kashmir camp

Terrorism News, Srinagar,Operations to flush out guerrillas possibly still holed up in a camp of security forces in Jammu and Kashmir resumed Friday, a day after the rebels barged in and killed five paramilitary personnel.


The US says it is not ready to engage broadly with North Korea despite warmer relations recently.


In partenza anche squadra scientifica del Viminale


A judge in Zimbabwe stunned his nation Friday by acquitting an opposition political leader of charges he conspired to murder and replace the president.


Eagles Have Been There, but Haven't Done It

With three consecutive defeats in the N.F.C. championship game, Eagles fans can hardly be blamed for a case of jitters or show-me skepticism.


Sri Lanka to decide on NZ tour after tsunamis

Sri Lanka cricket officials will meet later on Monday to discuss whether they will continue with their tour of New Zealand after devastating tsunami waves killed about 4,500 people in the country, team officials said.


Samsung has squeezed 4GB of storage into a mobile phone chip set, possibly making external memory card slots obsolete.


Domani in Aula: Lega assente, Prc vota contro


Big gains if elderly do a little exercise

OLDER people can significantly reduce their chances of suffering a mixture of deadly risk factors that lead to heart disease and stroke by taking just a moderate amount of exercise, researchers said today.


UK arms deal probe dropped over Mid East peace process fears

An investigation into a controversial arms deal between Britain and Saudi Arabia was reportedly dropped because of fears it could wreck Prime Minister Tony Blair's efforts to rekindle the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.


More people might start lining up for flu shots

Clark County health officials will meet Monday to consider loosening their guidelines for flu vaccine. The local decision will follow Friday's announcement from federal


Stocks soared on Wednesday, sending the Dow Jones industrial average to an all-time high, as investors drew confidence from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's comments that inflation is poised to ease while the economy grows moderately.


Scottie Pippen on Tuesday announced his retirement from the Chicago Bulls, the team he and Michael Jordan led to six NBA titles in the 1990s.


One in every five Indians undernourished: FAO:

[World News]: New York, Dec 9 : India has over 221 million undernourished people - one in every five, the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) has said in its annual hunger report.


Kerry Says Bush Ignores Economic Troubles

John Kerry on Saturday looked to frame the next presidential debate in a speech criticizing President Bush's economic record, but also tried to get in a final word about their last face-off by declaring himself the winner and Bush a liar.


Britain could soon hear the sound, familiar to âLaw & Orderâ fans, of âdun-dun.â NBC Universal is close to signing a pact with a British production company to create a version of the long-running New York drama that would be set in London. Kudos Film and Television intends to produce the series for the British network ITV. Stephen Garrett, a managing director of Kudos, said he was in advanced talks to license the rights to the series. Variations of âLaw & Orderâ are already produced in Russia and France, but the British show would be the first foreign English-language version of the NBC original. If a deal is signed, Kudos will start production in the summer, Mr. Garrett said.


A Love Letter to Putin (but Itâs Not Addressed to Him)

The title of a new Russian movie might well be âLove Story: The Putin Chronicles,â yet the producer is curiously adamant that it has nothing to do with Vladimir V. Putin and his wife.


Milano, 16:31 - CALCIO, PRIMAVERA: CAMPIONATO IN MEMORIA FACCHETTI

La Lega Calcio ha ufficializzato la decisione di cambiare nome al campionato italiano di calcio Prim...


Radcliffe to run 10,000 metres after Olympic marathon flop

British marathon flop Paula Radcliffe will run the Olympic 10,000 metres final, British athletics team officials said.


Microsoft promises to refund gamers who have experienced problems with its new Xbox Live video service.


RIGHTS-RUSSIA:  Peace Descends, But Abuses Continue

MOSCOW, Nov 30 (IPS) - Three human rights organisations have said that  abductions and torture are rampant in Chechnya despite the  relative calm.


A German law that prevents a foreign takeover of carmaker Volkswagen is ruled illegal by the top EU court.


Napoli, 18:28 - CALCIO, DE LAURENTIIS: DOMANI SAN PAOLO APERTO AD ABBONATI

Domani lo stadio San Paolo di Napoli sarà aperto ai circa 19.500 abbonati per la gara con lo ...


Canada Liberals choose Stephane Dion as leader

Canada's official opposition Liberals on Saturday unexpectedly chose former Environment Minister Stephane Dion as their new leader despite political shortcomings that could hinder his chances in an election expected next year.


Andy Roddick and Roger Federer both found themselves mired in three-set struggles Tuesday night at the Olympics. Roddick pulled out a dramatic victory. Federer didn't.


Dossier - La Pena di Morte: ÂAmate i vostri nemiciÂ La Pena di Morte: ÂAmate i vostri nemiciÂ  Come lo Stato toglie la vita.  Decapitazione. Fucilazione. Impiccagione. Iniezione letale. Lapidazione. Sedia elettrica. Pugnale. Sono alcuni dei metodi con i quali - secondo i dati elaborati da tutte l...


Charges were dropped Wednesday against a woman accused of killing her newborn child in 2004 and keeping other sets of fetal remains around her home.


Baron Renton of Huntingdon, Britain's longest-serving lawmaker, died Thursday aged 98, a member of his household confirmed.


Figlia della stilista promuove le taglie tra 42 e 46


Matt Prior misses out as James Anderson and Ryan Sidebottom are awarded 12-month central contracts by England.


Life Sci Technologies Merges With Lohmueller

California-based Life Sci Technologies LLC said Friday it has merged with software sales and technology consulting services company Lohmueller and Associates Inc., which has offices in Salt Lake City and North Carolina.  Terms were not disclosed.


Nude Photo Publisher Perfect 10 Sues Google

A California-based pornographer said on Monday it has sued Google Inc. (GOOG.O: Quote, Profile, Research) , alleging that its leading Internet search engines are


Oil Steady After Rise as OPEC Ministers Call for Output Cut

Crude oil was little changed after rising for a second day yesterday on speculation that the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries will call for a production cut at a meeting today.


The Prize That Even Some Laureates Question

Dismay with the kind of work that has often been honored by the Nobel prize in economics has led even a couple of its winners to suggest it be abolished.


Three cartoon 'murder plotters' arrested

Danish police arrest two Tunisians and one Dane on suspicion of plot to kill Muhammad cartoonist


Al Qaeda May Target Veterans Hospitals, U.S. Says

Al Qaeda and other Islamic militant  groups may be considering attacks against Veterans Affairs  hospitals in the United States, U.S. law enforcement officials  said.


Disney Charged by SEC Over Director Hires

U.S. market regulators charged Walt  Disney Co. DIS.N on Monday with failing to disclose a web of  relationships between the entertainment giant and some of its  directors and their family members.


Torino, 18:15 - CALCIO, TORINO; DELLAFIORE: NOI SORPRESA CAMPIONATO

Paolo Hernan Dellafiore si è subito calato nella nuova realtà granata. ''Disputare il ...


A director of Dow Jones quits in protest at Rupert Murdoch's $5bn bid, saying it may threaten its editorial values.


Zimbabwe's Mugabe to face polls challenge from ex-minister

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's hopes of cruising to victory at polls next month suffered a severe jolt Tuesday as his respected former finance minister Simba Makoni announced his candidacy.


A TV audience of 20.1m watch the Dixie Chicks win five awards at the Grammys.


Finanziaria: Berlusconi, "Ne' tagli, ne' tasse

SASSARI - Domani il ministro dell'Economia Domenico Siniscalco illustrera' in consiglio dei ministri le linee fondamentali della legge finanziaria 2004 e intanto il presidente del consiglio Silvio Berlusconi, conversando con i giornalisti a Sassari, ha


Cybercrime crackdown has nabbed 150 in USA

A summerlong crackdown on cybercrime has resulted in arrests or convictions of more than 150 individuals, Attorney General John Ashcroft announced Thursday.


REPEATED ultrasound scans during pregnancy may have a small effect on foetal growth but there is no long-term impact on the child.


Milano, 18:59 - CICLISMO, GIRO 2007; SAVOLDELLI: SARA' APERTO E COMBATTUTO

Paolo Savoldelli vede cosÃ¬ il prossimo Giro d'Italia, il cui tracciato è stato presentato ogg...


A bomb that exploded outside the Indonesian Embassy in Paris has wounded 10 people, according to French police. The explosive device was placed directly under the Indonesian flag, according


Powell Says Iraqi Security Situation Worsening

Secretary of State Colin Powell on Sunday said anti-American sentiment in the Muslim world had increased and the insurgency in Iraq was worsening, but the United


Rice orders more oversight of US diplomats' security

WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice yesterday ordered new measures to improve government oversight of private guards who protect US diplomats in Iraq, including cultural awareness training for contractors and a board to investigate any future killings.


Climate change is the greatest threat to global equality, UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband tells the UN.


Verizon COO Dennis Strigl said that his company is not seeing any impact on its business from a weakened U.S. economy.


CLEVELAND, Ohio (Sports Network) - Cleveland Browns rookie  tight end Kellen Winslow is expected to be sidelined  six-to-eight weeks after suffering a broken right fibula during  Sunday's 19-12 loss to Dallas.


Iraqi Delegation Flies to Najaf in Peace Bid

NAJAF, Iraq  - A delegation of Iraqi political and  religious leaders flew from Baghdad to Najaf on U.S. military  helicopters Tuesday in a bid to end a bloody Shi'ite uprising.


Mike Krzyzewski finally had something to smile about.


Five U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq roadside bombing

Five of the 10 U.S. soldiers reported killed in Iraq on Wednesday, died when their vehicle was hit by an explosion in northern Kirkuk province, the U.S. military said in a statement.


Mostro di Firenze, perquisizioni caso Narducci

Sette perquisizioni sono state eseguite dai carabinieri e dalla speciale squadra antimostro della polizia di Firenze su ordine del pm Giuliano Mignini, il magistrato che coordina l'inchiesta sulla morte del medico perugino Francesco Narducci, un caso che


Mars Facts: From Little Green Men to Robotic Geologists

Did you know that Mars has polar caps made of dry ice and a volcano the size of Arizona? Read more surprising facts about our celestial neighbor.


National Guard Hands Over More Bush Papers

More than a week after a court-imposed deadline to turn over all records of President Bush's military service, the Texas Air National Guard belatedly produced two documents Tuesday that include Bush's orders for his last day of active duty in 1973.


A report predicts one third of all hard drives will be in consumer electronics devices by 2008.


Parigi, 22:29 - CALCIO, FRANCIA: PARI CASALINGO PER IL LIONE

Risultati della diciottesima giornata della Ligue-1, il massimo campionato francese: Paris Saint Ger...


For Sheikh Mohammad Ali Mohammad al-Ghereri, a Sunni Muslim cleric, the question is no longer whether to tell his followers to fight the Americans, but how to wage war properly.


Fall: African country in bleak situation

The Central African Republic is veering toward disaster, a senior United Nations official said Tuesday, a day after rebels captured a northern town and said they were headed to the country's southern capital.


Paul Konerko singled, doubled, scored twice and drove in three runs -- all during an eight-run second inning -- and the Chicago White Sox went on to a 13-6 victory over the Anaheim Angels on Saturday night.


Gold price soars as SAfrican power crisis halts production

The price of gold hit a record high Friday as production ground to a halt in South Africa on the back of a spiralling electricity crisis the government has labelled a national emergency.


The wholesome image of Vanessa  Hudgens, star of the made-for-kids TV movie hit "High School  Musical," was under fire on Friday because of a nude photo  circulating on the Internet, creating a new publicity challenge  for the Walt Disney Co.


MySpace working on music service: reports

MySpace, the online social networking  site owned by News Corp, is in talks with music companies to  launch an advertising-supported free music service, according  to several reports on Wednesday.


Castro charges CIA more murderous than ever

Convalescing Cuban President Fidel Castro charged on Sunday the release of classified CIA documents detailing past abuses was a smoke screen behind which the Bush administration hoped to hide even worse methods.


The foreign secretary says 49 Britons are confirmed dead and 391 remain unaccounted for after Asia's tsunami.


Laos confirms first human case of bird flu

A 15-year-old girl from Laos has become the country's first confirmed human case of the H5N1 strain of bird flu, the communist government and World Health Organisation said on Tuesday.


Raytheon wins FAA pact for radar transmitters

THE REGION Raytheon Co., the fifth-largest US defense firm, won a Federal Aviation Administration contract valued up to $185 million to replace aging air-traffic control radar transmitters. The initial $32 million award covers the production of four transmitters and associated hardware, Waltham-based Raytheon said. The full contract calls for up to 68 solid-state transmitters to replace tube-based systems. The transmitters ...


India - Pakistan Talk on Gas Pipeline Project

Talks between India and Pakistan this past week were not just on long-standing political disputes but ways to boost economic ties.


Scales tipping against tax-exempt hospitals

From Congress to the local property tax assessor, not-for-profit hospitals are under increasing pressure to defend their tax-exempt status, which saves the industry billions of dollars in federal, local and state taxes.


The 16-year-old aunt of a boy mauled to death by a rottweiler tried to rescue him from the dog's jaws


Storm of books and films feeds bitter US presidential race

Americans are being bombarded by a blitz of films and books alternately attacking and praising US President George W. Bush as rival parties wage a desperate battle for voters' hearts and minds.


Bear country seen looming below Dow 12,000

Major U.S. indexes have broken key  technical support levels, leaving the stock market vulnerable  to further declines and the turbulence could get worse,  according to chart watchers.


Loss at Take-Two Is Smaller Than Forecast

Take-Two Interactive Software posted a smaller-than-expected quarterly loss on Monday, helped by sales of games like The Darkness.


Fifa puts Ronaldinho on the top of their world

FIFA last night crowned Ronaldinho the world player of the year, barely a week after he lost out to Andrei Shevchenko and Deco, his Barcelona team-mate, for the title of European footballer of the year.


UN Urged to Ignore Bush Plea for Human Cloning Ban

Britain's national academy of science urged the United Nations on Monday to ignore a call by President Bush to ban all forms of human cloning.


Manning Prefers to Discuss Game, Not Mark

Colts quarterback Peyton Manning would rather talk about anything but himself. That isn't going to happen this week.


A Nepalese peacekeeper was killed and seven others were feared kidnapped by militiamen during a military operation in Congo's volatile northeast, U.N. officials said Monday.


Are builders making way or making waves?

Yesterday's report that the Summer Olympics have uprooted more than 2 million people over the past two decades touches a nerve with Beijing, which reportedly will have moved out nearly that many to prepare for next year's Games.


For âEcoMoms,â Saving Earth Begins at Home

Move over Tupperware. A new wave of parties is about waste-free school lunches and energy-efficient laundry.


Hungry for breakfast? Here are the winners.


The United Nations called for an immediate cease-fire Tuesday by rival army supporters of Congo's two presidential candidates, and three days of deadly fighting ebbed as the European Union sent reinforcements to the restive Central African nation.


Graf back on court _ and still boasts that big forehand

Five years after her retirement, former world No. 1 Steffi Graf returned to the court Saturday and showed off the stroke that once dominated tennis.


Mumbai, Dec 16 (UNI) Slovak Republic President Ivan Gasparovic and his wife Silvia left for Abu Dhabi today along with a high-level delegation.


Britain says it is doing all it can to free UK hostage  Kenneth Bigley, but rules out deals with Iraqi militants.


Wez Furlong posted a request for comments to the php.internals and php.pdo mailing lists yesterday about a new ly proposed update to the current PDO functionality - PDO 2. He just wants to clear up a few things...   It became apparent over the past year or so that PDO has been a good and valuable addition to PHP. [...] We believe that having direct involvement from the data access providers would be most effective, which is why we set out to try and get them on board.   There were three steps they would need to make to push things to version two (documentation, define scope/direction and organize data provider integration methods) and the proposal that has caused a huge stir in the community - the idea of requiring a CLA contributors would need to sign.  Comments to this point from the community include:  Richard Thomas Antony Dovgal some of Wez's own comments Mike Willbanks Christopher Jones Lukas Smith Paul Jones Pierre-Alain Joye


Break-in Twist in Olympic Horse Dope Test Probe

The offices of the Equestrian Federation of Ireland were broken into in another twist in the Irish Olympic gold medal controversy, it has emerged today.


Torino, 18:19 - CALCIO, JUVENTUS: NEDVED INCONTRA SECCO PER DECIDERE FUTURO

Poco prima delle 17 il centrocampista ceco della Juventus, Pavel Nedved, è entrato nella sede...


E' quanto emerge dai primi dati ACI-Istat: meno 1,8 per centorispetto al 2004 e conseguente riduzione di morti e feriti                                            Incidenti stradali in calo nel 2005 Nuova indagine Aci Istat


President Bush, reacting to disputed reports on Thursday that Palestinian Prime Minister Yasser Arafat was dead, said "God bless his soul" and promised to work toward a free Palestinian state.


Fernando GonzÃ¡lez defeated Ivan Ljubicic, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4, to reach the final of the China Open in Beijing. The second-seeded GonzÃ¡lez will play third-seeded Tommy Robredo in todayâs final. Robredo edged Nicolas Kiefer, 7-6 (5), 7-5.


Hospitals have paid over Â£120 an hour for agency workers to cover for gaps in staffing, latest figures show.


Foreigners crowd airport for flights out of Ivory Coast

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast - Frightened foreigners kept packing into Ivory Coast's international airport Saturday to be evacuated home, despite promises by President Laurent Gbagbo's government to protect them after a surge of anti-Western violence.


The Houston Rockets activated guard Bob Sura and placed guard Charlie Ward on the injured list with a bruised right knee Saturday night before the team's game against the Denver Nuggets.


U.S. troops find ID cards of missing soldiers in Iraq

U.S. troops found the identity cards of two U.S. soldiers missing for nearly a month in a raid on an al Qaeda safe house north of Baghdad, the U.S. military said on Saturday.


Roma, 14:37 - CALCIO, ROMA: SOSPETTO TRAUMA CRANICO PER ANDREOLLI

Inizia male il 2008 per Marco Andreolli. Il difensore della Roma, che non ha mai giocato in gialloro...


Two former Parmalat auditors have been ordered to stand trial for market rigging under a fast-track procedure. These are the first indictments since the massive fraud scandal at the Italian dairy giant.


Tyrone Willingham blamed himself yesterday for his firing as Notre Dame coach, saying he failed to meet the school's expectations of producing an elite team.


Our annual listing of the largest German companies is a directory of household names.


Virus may cause rare but deadly skin cancer

A previously unknown virus may be to blame for a rare but deadly form of skin cancer, opening the prospect of new ways to treat and prevent the condition, scientists said on Thursday.


'License to Wed' has a creepy subtext for a family comedy.


Rain delays second day start of second Test

Rain delayed the scheduled 11am local time (1000GMT) start of the second day of the second Test between England and Sri Lanka at Edgbaston, the umpires instead holding an inspection.


In four previous seasons, "The Wire" chronicled this city's failing or corrupt institutions Â the police department, labor unions, City Hall, public schools Â that swallowed even the pure souls within them.


EUROPA/PORTOGALLO - Oltre lÂ80 per cento dei medici dichiara l'obiezione di coscienza all'entrata in vigore della nuova legge di depenalizzazione dell'aborto Lisbona (Agenzia Fides) - La nuova legge sulla depenalizzazione dell'aborto in Portogallo Ã¨ entrata in vigore il 15 luglio.  La depenalizzazione dell'aborto Ã¨ stata approvata dal referendum dellÂ11 febbraio scorso, benchÃ© questo risultato non fosse v...


Brendon McCullum smashes 80 runs off just 28 balls as New Zealand beat Bangladesh with 44 overs to spare.


Idaho Republican Sen. Larry Craig will resign from the Senate amid a furor over his arrest and guilty plea in a police sex sting in an airport men's room, Republican officials said Friday.


Cadiz, Spain (Sports Network) - Alastair Forsyth shot a four-under 67 on Saturday to grab the lead after the third round of the Volvo Masters Andalucia.


A tropical storm warning was issued Wednesday for parts of the Texas and Louisiana coasts as a tropical depression intensified in the Gulf of Mexico.


Building Upgrade Sees Hunt Start for Square Tenants

By HARVEY, Helen  City residents might soon be able to dine out in The Square.   Either restaurants, bars or cafes could soon occupy two buildings that are being built around the civic administration building in The Square.


Second seed Justine Henin-Hardenne   recovered from a first-set stumble to beat Japan's Ai Sugiyama   4-6 6-1 6-0 and reach the fourth round of the U.S. Open on   Friday.


Smoking increases the risk of psoriasis and makes the condition worse in those who have it, a study suggests.


L'ex premier ha criticato la decisione della Corte di Cassazione:"E' un processo finito, non esistono altro che meriti da parte mia"                                            Sme, Berlusconi: "Con il processo d'appello vogliono buttar via i soldi dei contribuenti"                                                                                E sulla vicenda Abu Omar: "Ora agli occhi del mondo i nostri servizi verranno visti come inaffidabili. Come si fa ad arrivare a questa conclusione?"


Prisons' Star Eyes Top Cash Prize of Sh8m

Margaret Okayo, who has dominated the news in the New York Marathon countdown, still remains hot favourite to retain her title later today in a field bringing together at least half a dozen world's best despite a busy schedule.


Oggi la fiducia alla Camera                                                                                Prosegue il dibattito sulla fiducia al governo Prodi. Attesa la replica del premier. Alle tredici il voto. Scontato l'esito


Former Italian Prime  Minister Silvio Berlusconi fainted during a speech at a  political rally in Tuscany on Sunday.


Jessica Simpson sang for the first time since injuring a vocal cord a week ago, but only made it through one song before her voice cracked.


A federal judge sentenced former fugitive financier Martin Frankel to more than 16 years in prison for devising a plot to cheat insurance companies out of $200 million to pay for his luxurious lifestyle.


Lehman Brothers 4th-Qtr Profit Up 22 Pct

U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers  Holdings Inc. LEH.N on Wednesday said fourth-quarter profit  rose 22 percent on continued strength from fixed-income  businesses and record investment banking revenue.


Rwanda suspects boycott trials over transfer plan

Dozens of suspected masterminds of Rwanda's 1994 genocide are boycotting their trials at a UN tribunal to protest plans to move future proceedings to Kigali, defence lawyers said on Tuesday.


Pier 1 chairman and CEO to retire in February

Pier 1 Imports Inc.  said on Saturday that Chairman and Chief Executive Marvin Girouard will retire from the specialty home furnishings retailer on February 28.


78 Thai Muslims Suffocate to Death in Police Trucks

PATTANI, Thailand, 27 October 2004 - At least 78 Muslims were suffocated or crushed to death after being arrested and packed into trucks by security forces following a riot in Muslim-dominated southern Thailand, officials said yesterday.


Palestinians to set date for elections for Arafat successor

RAMALLAH, West Bank Palestinian officials are pushing ahead with plans for life without Yasser Arafat. The officials met today to set a date for elections to replace their longtime leader after his death last week.


Manchester City midfielder Joey Barton has been handed a record fine of six weeks' wages after the English Premiership side found him guilty of gross misconduct at their annual Christmas party.


Italy's cabinet approves tough anti-hooligan plan

Italy's cabinet approved on Wednesday a tough set of measures to tackle hooliganism at soccer stadiums, Vannino Chiti, the minister for relations with parliament, said.


Anna Kournikova, the retired Russian tennis star, tied the knot with Latin sensation Enrique Iglesias in an unannounced wedding last month in Puerto Vallerta, Mexico.


Volkswagen and Apple rumored to be partnering on an 'iCar' or car computer system, German magazine reports.


Following on from PC Gamer dubbing Half Life 2 as âthe most important videogame youâll ever playâ, Vivendi-Universal today confirmed that the hugely anticipated PC title is planned for release on November 16th, 2004.


Falluja Battles Rage, Allawi Relatives Seized

FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S. Marines backed by air  strikes battled through a rebel stronghold in Falluja on  Wednesday and officials said kidnappers had seized three  relatives of Iraq's interim prime minister in Baghdad.


Stocks seen lower after Best Buy results

Stock index futures indicated a slightly lower start on Wall Street on Tuesday before a Federal Reserve interest rate decision and after electronics retailer Best Buy Co.  reported disappointing earnings.


Mazzilli, Brooks Robinson offer thoughts on Expos' fate

Orioles manager Lee Mazzilli offered an interesting solution to the team's concern about losing revenue if the Montreal Expos move to Washington.


Manchester United fansâ attempts to stave off a threatened takeover by American businessman Malcolm Glazer have received a substantial boost.


The number of moles may offer an indication of how quickly the body ages, a study suggests.


A cook was charged Tuesday with shooting and dismembering the owner of a bed-and-breakfast and killing three other people in a grisly Labor Day weekend crime spree that shocked people across the Maine countryside.


Married adults healthier than singles: study

Married adults are healthier than divorced, widowed or those never married, though husbands have a tendency to gain extra weight, according to a new US study.


Napoli, 18:39 - CALCIO, BIANCHI: CANNAVARO E' L'IMMAGINE DI NAPOLI

E' stato l'uomo che ha fatto esordire Cannavaro in serie A, Ottavio Bianchi è felicissimo per...


Udine, 22:35 - CALCIO, COPPA ITALIA: UDINESE-BARI 3-0, FRIULANI AGLI OTTAVI

L'Udinese si è qualificato per gli ottavi di Coppa Italia battendo Bari 3-0 (1-0) nel terzo t...


NASA Langley Research Center engineers whose work helped determine that a damaged portion of the shuttle needed to be fixed in space welcomed the return to Earth of the Atlantis yesterday.


Broad spying powers temporarily approved by Congress in August appear likely to lapse this week after the White House and House Democrats produced no clear resolution.


Laci Peterson's Mother Sobs, Yells at Calif. Trial

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.  - Murder victim Laci  Peterson's mother sobbed and screamed at her son-in-law,  convicted killer Scott Peterson, on Tuesday as she testified on  the first day of a hearing that will determine if he should  live or die.


The World Health Organization has confirmed Myanmar's first human case of bird flu and praised the secretive country for its quick and open handling of the infection.


A square metre of prime "space in a case" is up for auction in a London museum and the winning bidder can exhibit whatever they want.


Destinato al settore meno del 5% del pil, 6,2% la media Ocse


Software revenue pushes up Oracle's Q2 earnings

Oracle reported second-quarter 2005 earnings that beat analyst expectations today, thanks to new software revenue and continued gains from license updates and product support.


Ten accused Islamic militants were convicted and sentenced to prison Thursday for their roles in a millennium plot to blow up a Christmas market in the eastern city of Strasbourg on New Year's Eve 2000.


In the 'Phantom' Movie, Over-the-Top Goes Higher

If Andrew Lloyd Webber's Broadway musical "Phantom of the Opera" is a chestnut, Joel Schumacher's new film is a chestnut flamboyantly roasting on a backlot fire.


Telecom giant tests technology to filter traffic on its network; a 3D movie screening at Sundance; and Mercury as you've never seen it.


Music legend Elton John, opera diva Joan Sutherland and conductor John Williams - along with actors Warren Beatty, Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee - were being honored Sunday at The Kennedy Center in a star-studded tribute.


Suicide bomber hits Kabul bus as violence rises

A Taliban suicide bomber blew up a police bus in the heart of the Afghan capital on Sunday, killing more than 20 people in the single deadliest bombing to hit Afghanistan since the Taliban were ousted in 2001.


Britain's women managers earn more than men: report

Top-ranked women in Britain's corporate world finally cracked the glass ceiling with salaries this year that exceeded those of their male counterparts.


Graeme Souness is Quitting English Premiership's Blackburn Rovers

Scottish football (soccer) coach Graeme Souness is quitting the English Premiership's Blackburn Rovers to become the manager of the Newcastle United squad.


Showjumper Cian O'Connor's lawyer has revealed that a blood sample from the Irishman's Olympic gold medal-winning horse has tested positive.


Canada drops fight to get Shewfelt Olympic medal in vault

Canadian gymnastics officials are dropping their appeal of the men's vault competition at the Athens Olympics, saying Thursday the likelihood of success was "very doubtful at best.


Whatâs greener than HFCs for refrigeration? Carbon dioxide. Thus the public relations problem.


At least 10 people die in a possible suicide bombing outside an underground railway station in Moscow.


It's a bad omen when one of America's national birds dies knocking out the power lines for 10,000 people


Terror Case Suffers As Man Sets Self Afire

A man who set himself on fire in front of the White House this week was a key witness against a sheik accused of funneling millions of dollars to al-Qaida and the Palestinian Islamic group Hamas, defense lawyers said Tuesday.


Airbus parent EADS pounded over A380 delays

PARIS/MELBOURNE  - The world's airlines were forced to review growth plans and investors hammered the shares of Airbus parent EADS  on Wednesday after the European planemaker again pushed back deliveries of its A380 superjumbo.


NCIS warns public to be wary when giving money to help survivors of the tsunami