Out of Consumers' Sight, Radio Tags Gain Ground

Radio frequency identification tags contain more information than standard bar codes and several hundred can be scanned at once.


Il Cavaliere parla a Milano alla scuola di formazione politica di FormigoniAttacca Ciampi: "Ha favorito la sinistra perchÃ© era un uomo della sinistra"                                            Berlusconi: "In cinque milioni pronti a scendere in piazza per votare"                                                                                Ricorda la campagna elettorale: "In tv solo per replicare alle stronzate di Prodi"


Pakistan Publishes Terror Suspects' Photos

Pakistan published photos Wednesday in newspapers across the country of six terror suspects — including a senior al-Qaida operative — it says were behind attempts to assassinate the nation's president and offered a large reward for their capture.


Britain's Druids Enjoy a Mystical Renaissance

The druid turned and raised his wooden staff, pointing to the sky.


Fidel Castro in first appearance since June

Ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro gave his first television interview in more than three months on Friday following speculation in recent weeks that he might be on his death bed.


Lawmakers take aim at sex offenders on Internet

U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday proposed requiring sex offenders to register their e-mail and instant messaging addresses with law enforcement authorities in a bid to protect children using popular social Internet sites like MySpace.


US Birth Rates for Older Women Rising-Report

U.S. women in their 30s and early 40s  had higher birth rates in 2003, while births among teenagers  fell for the 12th straight year, federal health officials said  on Tuesday.


Il presidente di Confesercenti all'assemblea nazionale dice no ai nuovi studi di settoreCritiche anche all'indulto. Allarme racket, usura e rapine: "Sono oltre 40 mila l'anno"                                            Venturi, attacco al governo sul fisco E dalla platea fischi e urla contro Prodi


Myanmar's release of 9,000 inmates complete: official

YANGON: All 9,248 Myanmar prison inmates promised freedom under the military government's mass release programme have been let out of jail, said a prison department source on Saturday.


John LaMontagne, 61, Expert on Development of Vaccines, Is Dead

John R. LaMontagne, deputy director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases who helped organize efforts to develop vaccines for many diseases, died on Tuesday in Mexico City.


Sports ; Battle between unequals as India-Bangladesh Test begins ...

Sports News, Dhaka,A battle between two teams with hugely unequal status begins Friday as India meet Bangladesh in the first of the two Tests at the National Stadium here.


Hemant Birje will be back in the role that made him famous.


Parents are encouraged to challenge their children's science teachers over the origins of life.


Japan says Russia war plane violates air space

Japan protested to Moscow after a Russian military plane intruded into Japanese air space over the Izu Islands south of Tokyo on Saturday, a Japanese foreign ministry official said.


Study: Hurricanes may aid stressed coral

Corals stressed by warming conditions may benefit from the passage of a hurricane — as long as it doesn't slam right into them. Bleaching of corals has been a growing problem in recent years with the loss of algae or reduction of pigment in the living corals that occurs when they are stressed by warming water.


Excerpts from former House Speaker Newt Gingrich's book, "Winning the Future: A 21st Century Contract with America."


Chinese police tracking a suspicious vessel on a border river in southwest China got a shock when they found 270 crocodiles, a state news agency reported Monday.


Dow Jones +0,63% e Nasdaq +1,37%, euro a 1,2687 sul dollaro


Kitty Kelley, the best-selling biographer known for dishing dirt on her subjects, is taking on one of America's most loved celebrities -- Oprah Winfrey.


I gotta admit I did a double take. The press release read: "Winn-Dixie Appoints Peter Lynch President and CEO.". Supermarket chain Winn-Dixie (NYSE: WIN) ousted its current CEO Frank Lazaran


Several explosions engulfed a chemical plant in flames Wednesday, forcing a broad evacuation as the fire spewed a sticky substance that residents were warned not to touch.


Former Pro Bowl receiver Andre Rison was released from jail Monday after paying $10,000 in child support.


Hostages in Iraq Face Death as Deadline Nears

A deadline set by militants who have  threatened to behead two Americans and a Briton seized in Iraq  was due to expire Monday, and more than two dozen other  hostages were also facing death unless rebel demands were met.


Independent terrorism legislation watchdog comes out in support of the government's detention plan


From automatic lawn mowers to storm detectors and and infrared grills, here are some fun and fanciful gadgets for summer.


Turkey's PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan criticises EU nations for not doing more to tackle Kurdish PKK rebels.


Social Security, the entitlement that keeps millions of elderly Americans out of poverty with monthly checks gleaned from payroll taxes, ranks as one of Flint Journal readers' top issues in this presidential election.


Schwartz to Torvalds: Dinner at My Place?

A day after Linux creator Linus Torvalds publicly questioned the authenticity of Sun Microsystems Inc.'s interest in serving the open-source community, Sun Chief Executive Officer and President Jonathan Schwartz invited Torvalds for a sit-down over dinner to discuss how Sun and the overseers of the Linux kernel can join forces.


Delta in merger talks with Northwest: congressman

Delta Air Lines  has begun  merger talks with Northwest Airlines , the office of  House of Representatives Transportation Committee Chairman  James Oberstar said on Wednesday.


Iranian Diplomat: Weâre Ready to Help in Iraq

A Revolutionary Guards commander turned diplomat says Washington is ignoring a key asset in Iraq: Iran.


Bush Seeks to Double Spending for AIDS Program

President Bush asked Congress today to increase the commitment to $30 billion over a five-year period.


Disdaining environmentalism in the battle against global warming.


Bollywood actress in film about Christ in India

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


Cardiovascular device maker Guidant Corp. (GDT.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Wednesday US regulators cleared the use of its implantable heart failure therapies for a wider group of patients.


If you believe in trends, the winner of the Heisman Trophy tonight will be the same person who won last year, Oklahoma quarterback Jason White.


Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation is in talks with Yahoo about a possible deal, according to a press report.


PluggedIn: Get ready for ads on your mobile phone

Your mobile phone may be one of the last  spots around that's relatively free of advertising -- but not  for long.


Fresh Start in Life and on the Course for Garrigus

Four years after he entered a drug rehabilitation center, Robert Garrigus is able to reflect on past drug and alcohol abuse.


Oil prices fell heavily from near record  peaks on Wednesday after a sharp build in U.S. crude oil stocks  spurred traders to take profits from a fierce rally.


GAUHATI, IndiaâSuspected tribal rebels stormed a remote village in India's northeast today and shot dead six people, police said, raising to 63 the death toll in a new wave of violence and bombings that erupted in the region on the weekend.


NASA plans to break the aircraft speed record for the second time in 7 1/2 months next week, by flying its X43a scramjet 110,000 feet above the Pacific Ocean at speeds close to Mach 10.


Electronics giant rolls out 102-inch high-def plasma TV for demonstration purposes only but plans to offer an 80-incher this year.


Powell Vows US Commitment in Tsunami Tour

Secretary of State Colin Powell declared that the United States "will certainly not turn away from those in desperate need" as he works with Asian leaders to speed up relief efforts in the tsunami disaster.


News of the connection between Celebrex and increased heart risk reached Wall Street only moments before the market opened Friday.


Dravid drives home the advantage for India

Rising to the occasion when the chips are down is not new to Rahul Dravid . The Indian vice-captain once again played a gritty and determined knock to extend Indiaâs advantage over South


U.S. forces suspect experienced fighters have moved into the Samarra area, waiting to wreak havoc. But where are they hiding?


Jordanâs King Urges U.S. to Pursue Peace in Mideast

King Abdullah II told Congress today that U.S. leadership was essential for an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal.


He's artful, but lacking in detail David Cameron, the straight-talking public relations executive who runs the Conservative party, gave the reasons why he opposes ID Cards yesterday.â¦


Giving product placement a new twist, Burger King got its latest recipe from the mogul wannabes on "The Apprentice."


Ex-Cabinet minister John Redwood is joining the Tory shadow cabinet as Michael Howard re-jigs his top team.


Israel-Palestinian summit postponed amid discord

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday called off a summit with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, seeking commitments Israel will release frozen Palestinian funds and take other steps.


Crowds of protesters in central Yangon scattered on Thursday after more then 200 soldiers and police marched through the streets with loudspeakers, ordering people to go home or risk being shot, a witness said.


Iran's new game: `Rescue Nuke Scientist'

An Iranian hard-line student group unveiled a new video game Monday that simulates an attempt to rescue two Iranian nuclear experts kidnapped by the U.S. military and held in Iraq and Israel.


A passenger plane with 47 people aboard crashes in northern China, the state-run Xinhua news agency reports.


Bangladesh Shuts for Another Strike Over Attack

Offices, schools, shops and businesses across Bangladesh shut down Saturday for the second strike in less than a week called by the main opposition party to protest against a grenade attack that nearly killed its leader.


House Backs $32 Billion Homeland Security Bill

The House of Representatives on Saturday passed a $32 billion bill funding homeland security programs this year after days of political fighting over the measure.


Canadian Driving Champion Jacques Villeneuve to Join Swiss Team

Former world driving champion Jacques Villeneuve of Canada has signed a deal to drive for the Swiss-based Sauber Petronas Formula One team next season.


Newcomers Join Powerhouses in New York Fashion Week

The design powerhouses at New York's  gala week of fashion shows enjoy multimillion-dollar budgets,  extensive staffs and elaborate studios to produce their new  collections. So how does a young designer stage her first  fashion show with just a month's notice?


[World News]: Rome, Oct 29 : The 25 members states of the European Union (EU) signed the bloc's first constitution at a historic summit in Italy Friday, reports Xinhua.


Yahoo, world's number one website, announced its decision to purchase MusicMatch today for $160 million in cash. With this step, Yahoo hopes to attract more music listerners to its website.


Pope John Paul told the world in  his Christmas message on Saturday that people everywhere were  yearning for peace and expressed particular concern for Iraq,  the Middle East and Africa.


Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was heckled repeatedly yesterday as he opened a two-day debate in parliament on his plan to pull Jewish settlers from the Gaza Strip and parts of the West Bank.


San Diego, CA (Sports Network) - The San Diego Chargers Monday named Drew Brees as the team's starting quarterback for their regular-season opener on September 12 against Houston.


The office grapevine fulfills a human need, but not all needs are benign.


Eating live frogs, rats "cures tummy upsets"

A man in southeast China says 40 years of swallowing tree frogs and rats live has helped him avoid intestinal complaints and made him strong.


OHN TRAVOLTA was late for the party for his new movie, "Ladder 49," at the Four Seasons on Wednesday night, appearing in the entrance in a halo of glaring, buttery lights from the television cameras.


Children Among 8 Dead in U.S. Air Strikes on Falluja

U.S. warplanes bombed houses in the Iraqi city of Falluja for a third successive night, killing at least eight people, four of them children, doctors and residents said on Thursday.


Jon Stewart claims he's a fake newsman. But these days, his impact on politics and media is undeniably real. On Tuesday, The Daily Show With Jon Stewart (Comedy Network, 11 pm tonight and CTV, 12:05 am) welcomed


A US review of policy on Iraq will recommend a troop pullback and a new diplomatic offensive, reports say.


NOTIZIE FLASH: 1/A EDIZIONE - LA CRONACA

Palermo. Mangia patatine ed entra in coma a causa di uno choc anafilattico. Ora fortunatamente dopo circa 24 ore le sue condizioni sono leggermente migliorate anche se si trova in uno 'stato soporoso' ei medici non hanno sciolto la prognosi.


Al-Qaida in Iraq on Wednesday denounced Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Turkey, calling it part of a "crusader campaign" against Islam.


NFL Game Summary - Philadelphia at Washington

Eagles' receiver Todd Pinkston appeared to pull up on a long bomb attempt in the first quarter to avoid getting hit. His effort was jeered by many members of the Redskins...Springs was knocked unconscious


Industry groups are looking for a way around controversial copyright proposal.


Aziz says efforts to further achieve excellence in nuke programme ...

ISLAMABAD : Prime Minister-elect Shaukat Aziz Friday vowed to continue efforts for improving the nuclear programme and termed this programme as center of his policy of national security.


Singer James Brown, dubbed the Godfather of Soul, underwent surgery to treat prostrate cancer on Wednesday. Dr James Bennett said the 71-year-old soul star was "resting comfortably" after surgery at the Midtown


How spyware, a program that creeps onto a computerÂs hard drive unannounced, is wrecking the Internet.


Nintendo yanks Mario Party 8 - offensive language to blame?

Nintendo has pulled its new Wii console game Mario Party 8 from UK shops just days after its release and during a massive TV advertising campaign for the title.â¦


Blasts, Gunfire Shake Najaf As Talks Drag

NAJAF, Iraq - Explosions and gunfire shook Najaf's Old City on Sunday in a fierce battle between U.S. forces and Shiite militants, as negotiations dragged on for the handover of the shrine that the fighters have used for their stronghold...


Steve Stricker has given himself plenty of chances to win this year, but none quite as good as this.


Iran agrees to suspend its uranium enrichment programme as part of deal with EU, diplomats are quoted as saying.


Waxman accuses Blackwater of tax evasion

The Democratic chairman of a House watchdog committee said Monday that Blackwater USA violated tax laws and may have defrauded the government of millions of dollars, a charge the embattled security firm said is groundless.


The United Nations said Thursday action would be taken against the interpreter responsible for an erroneous report that Syria has a nuclear facility and expressed regret at the incident.


GOP Backs Alternative To Terrorist Deportation

House Republican leaders yesterday backed off a controversial proposal to allow deportation of foreign terrorism suspects to countries that practice torture, as lawmakers struggled to complete


Iraq's June civilian death toll down sharply

The number of civilians killed in Iraq fell sharply in June to the lowest monthly total since a U.S.-backed security clampdown was launched in February, Iraqi government figures showed on Sunday.


Tsunami survivors in Aceh are reluctant to move into newly-built camps because they fear they may not leave.


Could It Be the Year of the Rising Dollar?

Some strategists say the dollar has probably hit bottom and may even be on the rebound.


Once invisible, Iraq's interim President could win big in next month's election -- if he gets out his voters


Austria's Hermann Maier wins giant slalom gold at the world championships in Bormio.


Iraq. Raffarin: i giornalisti francesi sono vivi. Ripresi i ...

Il primo ministro francese Jean Pierre Raffarin ha annunciato oggi ai leader politici che, secondo le ultime informazioni ottenute dal governo, gli ostaggi francesi in Iraq sono ancora "in vita". Il premier


Hours after George Bush is to accept the Republican Party's nomination for re-election in New York on Thursday night, Democrat John Kerry plans to respond at Ground Zero of the presidential campaign — Ohio.


Rossino helps Acton-Boxboro pull it all together

In a game that was called "a huge team effort" by assistant coach Jessica Gould, host Acton-Boxboro delivered a 45-38 upset of No. 3 Lincoln-Sudbury in a Dual County League girls' basketball game last night.


Caterpillar, Oil Prices Boost Blue Chips

U.S. blue chips rose on Tuesday after  a brokerage upgraded Caterpillar Inc. CAT.N and crude prices  fell for a third session, easing investor fears that costly oil  would squeeze company profits and slow growth.


These promising companies were chosen by investors who've already picked stocks with huge gains.


A court in Pakistan adjourns a hearing into an appeal by the father of 12-year-old Misbah Rana.


St Remy en Prov (Francia), 16:56 - RUGBY, MONDIALI: MIGLIORA IL CAPITANO AZZURRO BORTOLAMI

La nazionale azzurra di rugby respira: capitan Bortolami è tornato ad allenarsi. Ha lavorato ...


Free Rx samples go to wealthy, insured: U.S. study

Insured and wealthy Americans are more likely than needy patients to get the billions of dollars in free drug samples distributed by pharmaceutical companies to win patient and doctor loyalty, a study released on Wednesday said.


Cyprus and Malta join the eurozone, making the single-currency area a club of 15.


Liverpool could be about to be taken over by a new suitor, according to reports.


French Nazi collaborator Maurice Papon is fined for illegally wearing France's highest award, the Legion d'Honneur.


The six powers seeking a U.N. resolution to punish Iran for its nuclear program are nearing agreement on a text, France's foreign minister said Monday.


A massive car bomb targets a police convoy in the centre of Baghdad, killing at least five people, officials say.


[World News]: New York, Oct 15 : Bill O'Reilly, considered America's most watched television commentator, has been sued for sexual harassment by an associate producer, a charge he termed an attempt at extortion.


Midnight about to toll for 'Harry Potter'

Midnight can't come soon enough for Harry Potter fans.


Israeli helicopters fire on Hamas training field

Israeli helicopters attacked a Hamas training field in Gaza early today, killing at least 13 Palestinians and wounding 25, officials from both sides said.


Milano, 15:10 - CALCIO, MORATTI: ADRIANO IN PRESTITO SOLUZIONE INTELLIGENTE

Dopo Mancini, anche Massimo Moratti benedice la cessione in prestito di Adriano: ''PuÃ² essere l'alte...


Ma nelle tasche abbiamo ancora 3.500 miliardi


Aumentano alleanze con criminalita' organizzata straniera


Greek Police Surround Hijacked Bus Near Athens

Greek police surrounded a bus filled  with passengers that had been seized by gunmen in the Athens  suburb of Marathon early Wednesday, Greek police said.


The tiny Italian island of Lampedusa is at the centre of the controversial expulsion of immigrants by Italian officials, reports the BBC's Mike Donkin.


Vendite in crescita del 5,1% a 7,36 miliardi di euro


EU Rejects Sarkozy's Call for Standard Tax Rates, Aid Cuts

European Union regulators rejected a call by French Finance Minister Nicolas Sarkozy for an EU-wide corporate tax code to prevent low-tax Eastern European economies from poaching jobs from the west.


The Senate Commerce Committee hears testimony on the connection between greenhouse gases and climate changes. Many legislators want to take action, but the best course remains unclear. Michael Grebb reports from Washington.


EU seeks partial freeze in Turkey accession talks

The European Commission recommended a partial suspension of EU accession talks with Turkey on Wednesday, dealing a blow to Ankara's hope of joining the European Union after it refused to open its ports to Cyprus.


Shatner's Trek from Spaceman to Song Poet

There is a temptation to joke that William Shatner has gone where no artist has gone before with his new album "Has Been." But the forever "Star Trek" star has, in fact, previously recorded his inimitable mix of music and spoken word.


The best investments don't follow a straight line to spectacular returns.


No. 6 Notre Dame Clips Colorado St. 69-47

Megan Duffy scored 15 points and Jacqueline Batteast added 14 points, nine rebounds and seven assists to lead Notre Dame to a 69-47 victory over Colorado State on Monday night.


It is being billed as the DVD equivalent of the Betamax versus VHS video format battle of the early 1980s. Disney announced yesterday it has signed up to Sony's Blu-ray technology for the


La bimba da 6 giorni e' nascosta dai genitori affidatari


Comment is free: Mark Lawson: The Australian proposal for day-night Tests has revealed a reactionary in this former radical


$6 Billion in Contracts Reviewed, Pentagon Says

Military officials said Thursday that contracts worth $6 billion to provide essential supplies to American troops were under review by criminal investigators.


Can Clinton stop the Obama tidal wave? Can Romney rebound? A record throng turns out in the nation's first primary


No. 9 Kentucky Cruises Past Georgia 76-55

Patrick Sparks scored 15 points against his former coach and No. 9 Kentucky cruised to a 76-55 victory over Georgia on Saturday.


Update 1: Philippines Able to Service Its Debt

The Philippines is able to service its debt, the government said Tuesday, as officials scrambled to reassure jittery investors a day after the president rattled the markets by saying the country was in the throes of a fiscal crisis.


Terrorism no excuse for privacy breaches, says EU regulator

No need to change laws Terrorism and organised crime should not be used as excuses for passing laws which undermine people's privacy and data protection rights, according to the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS). Existing laws do not need changed, he said.â¦


Martin O'Neill hailed his team's victory over Rangers, which takes Celtic five points clear of their Old Firm rivals. But the Celtic Park boss refused to accept that the gap would have a huge significance on where the league title would end up.


Misano, 13:04 - MOTO, GP SAN MARINO: DOVIZIOSO LEADER IN PRIME LIBERE 250

Andrea Dovizioso è stato il piÃ¹ veloce nelle prime prove libere della classe 250 sul circuito...


In surprise, major foe acquitted in Zimbabwe

JOHANNESBURG Surprising many critics of Zimbabwe's government, that nation's highest court on Friday acquitted the leading political opposition figure, Morgan Tsvangirai, on treason charges after a yearlong trial left the prosecution's case in shambles.


Study: Rare Gene Change Linked to Autism

-- A rare genetic variation dramatically raises the risk of developing autism, a large study showed, opening new research targets for better understanding the disorder and for treating it.


Euro Millions lottery to expand to six new countries

Punters in six new countries will be able to cash in on the Euro Millions lottery starting from Friday, said the French creator of the game.


Technical Hitch Delays Russia Space Station Launch

The launch of a Russian rocket scheduled to blast off to the International Space Station next month has been postponed because of problems with the docking system, Russia's space agency said on Wednesday.


James E. Cayne, Bear Stearnsâ chief, has seen the firmâs carefully honed reputation suffer from the near collapse of two hedge funds.


Members of Congress expressed concern about new data indicating that Medicare pays private health plans more than it would cost to care for the same patients in the traditional program.


World Series analyst Tim McCarver noted last week that his boss, Fox sports chairman David Hill, had made the point that baseball isn't a slow game, it's a fast game in terms of constant strategy and decision-making.


Croatian Police Mad at Bulgarian Colleagues

Politics: 6 September 2004, Monday. Croatia's Interior Ministry has not been contacted by its Bulgarian colleagues over the case with the 12 Croatian citizens wanted in Sofia, a spokesmen of the ministry told ...


Ireland blocks 13 countries after net scams

THE REPUBLIC of Ireland is to block direct dial telephone calls to 13 countries in an effort to crack down on growing internet scams.


U2, Apple In iPod Deal, Bono Wins TED Prize

U2 and Apple Computer are expected to announce next week that they have inked a deal to sell custom iPods. According to a source, the band's upcoming Interscope album "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb," due Nov.


EarthLink to Build out Full Philadelphia Wi-Fi Network

The sun came out for EarthLinks' Philadelphia Wi-Fi network on Thursday even as prospects for its San Francisco project remain shrouded in fog.


Rockstar Games and Interscope Records Reveal Grand Theft Auto: San ...

With the game set in the early 1990's, the Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas soundtrack will feature a large variety of tracks spanning the FM radio dial of the West Coast during this particularly influential period in American music and culture.


FOXBOROUGH -- Watch, if you can, the battle between Patriots safety Rodney Harrison and Kansas City tight end Tony Gonzalez tomorrow night. It could be quite a show.


Two days before his 38th birthday, Brad Johnson was the one handing out a very nice present. In the locker room, the quarterback gave the game ball to new coach Brad Childress, whose mission to transform the Minnesota Vikings is off to a winning start.


In the last event of the 2004 Olympic Games, the United States track team produced one last surprise. Meb Keflezighi, a native of Eritrea who moved to the United States as


Milano, 17:03 - CALCIO, MILAN; CAFU: MAI AVUTO DUBBI SU VALORE DIDA

Marcos Cafu elogia Dida il girno dopo Milan-Lazio. Il difensore brasiliano torna sul match di ieri e...


TechWeb - Western donations of old computers, mobile phones and televisions could be toxic "hand-me-downs" posing a hazard to the environment of poor countries, a major U.N. conference will hear this week.


Tenor Salvatore Licitra -- He Says He Owes His Career to Mikhail Gorbachev

Tenor Salvatore Licitra owes his career to Mikhail Gorbachev, the Soviet Union's last communist leader.


TIM HENMAN showed he was on top form despite being diagnosed as suffering from magnesium deficiency, with a straight-sets win over Antony Dupuis in the first round of the Davidoff Swiss Masters.


Nielsen Tells TV Clients It Is Working on Ending Delays in Ratings

The television business has about $60 billion a year in advertising revenue that is based on the ratings provided by Nielsen.


Bush, Congress discuss $150 billion lift to economy

President George W. Bush told lawmakers on Thursday he wants tax rebates for families and breaks for businesses in a rescue plan for the struggling U.S. economy that could total up to $150 billion.


Ten years on, Prince Charles has found happiness with Camilla

Vilified after the death of Diana 10 years ago, Prince Charles has finally found happiness with the love of his life in a relationship the British public has come to accept, if not yet embrace.


At least 15 people are feared killed in southern Greece, on the deadliest day of wildfires this year.


Pentagon bans abusive interrogation methods

Forced nudity, hooding, using dogs,   conducting mock executions or simulated drownings were among   eight abusive interrogation practices banned under new rules   unveiled by the U.S. military on Wednesday.


Nuns must follow headscarf ban too - report

A German federal court has ruled that a regional ban on Muslim teachers wearing headscarves in public schools must also apply to Christian nuns, news weekly Der Spiegel reported in an advance copy of its Monday ...


Doctors Say They Will Cut Antidepressant Use

Doctors said that they would restrict the use of antidepressants for children in the wake of a decision that the medicines should contain severe warnings about suicide risks.


Decisione dovrebbe uscire dal Consiglio dei ministri


Google Moving Forward on Health Initiative

Google Health will let people create a profile that includes information about medications and medical records.


BERLIN, Germany _ Once a wall ran down Bernauer Street. It stretched both north and south, and it divided the street, and then the city, and then the world's superpowers.


The African Union has set an ambitious agenda for a political solution to the two-year-old Darfur conflict at the opening of peace talks in Nigeria, but says continued fighting is poisoning the atmosphere.


Greer Slams 'Bullying' Big Brother Culture

Germaine Greer, the feisty feminist icon who quit the Big Brother house on Tuesday, has slammed the program and her erstwhile housemates as bullies.


Libya court to deliver nurses' HIV case verdict

Five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor could face the firing squad if a Libyan court convicts them on Tuesday on charges of deliberately infecting hundreds of Libyan children with HIV.


Gartner: Don't Use Google Desktop In Enterprise

Research analysts warn about the danger of using first-generation local search tools from the likes of Google, Microsoft, and others.


Bangladesh still suspects foreign hand in bombing

Bangladesh said yesterday it had not ruled out a foreign hand in a deadly grenade attack on an opposition rally last week which killed 19 people and wounded more than 150.


Former NHL player Rick Tocchet pleaded guilty yesterday to running a sports gambling ring, but might not have to serve any jail time.


Hewlett-Packard Reports 13% Rise in Revenue

HPâs first-quarter net income grew 38 percent to $2.1 billion, as revenue climbed 13 percent to $28.5 billion, beating the muted expectations of Wall Street analysts.


Al-Sadr Tells Militia to Turn Over Shrine

NAJAF, Iraq - Radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr ordered his fighters Thursday to hand control of a revered Najaf shrine to top Shiite religious authorities, hours after U.S. forces bombed militant positions and Iraq's prime minister made a "final call" for the cleric's militia to surrender...


Habitat for Mexican spotted owl to stand

A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service decision to designate 8.6 million acres in four western states as critical habitat for an endangered owl will stand, a federal judge has ruled.


BusinessWeek Online - Once a month, 24-year-old Jane Manarang drops by the McDonald's  in her busy Manila neighborhood. But she's not there for a burger and fries. Instead, she is stopping by to cash an electronic check. Her husband, a teller at Forex International in Hong Kong, sends a portion of his salary to Manarang using a new mobile-phone-based cash remittance service called Smart Padala. His Hong Kong remittance company sends a text message to Jane's phone, crediting the money to her account. ...


Men have better recovery after knee surgery

NEW YORK  - In the first year after "keyhole" surgery to remove a portion of a damaged meniscus, cartilage tissue that provides structural integrity to the knee, women have poorer rates of recovery than men do in terms of knee pain and knee function, investigators report.


NAJAF, Iraq - Explosions and gunfire shook the center of Najaf on Sunday as U.S. troops in armored vehicles and tanks rolled back into the holy city and new fighting broke out after truce talks collapsed...


Year's Biggest Quake Shakes Ocean Floor Off Australia

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 8.1, the year's strongest, shook the ocean floor today between Australia and Antarctica.


Waner Leads No. 1 Duke Past Virginia Tech

Abby Waner scored 18 points to lead No. 1 Duke to its 22nd straight victory, 75-65 over Virginia Tech last night in Durham, N.C.


Avvo lawyer-rating site slapped with class action

Blog: A lawyer-rating site that inexplicably gave convicted felons higher numeric scores than law school deans is, in a move that was probably entirely predictable, being sued.


Home Depot Inc., the world's largest home improvement retailer, agreed to pay $5.5 million to settle discrimination claims brought by some workers at its Colorado stores


Nessun dato ancora disponibile, si discute aiuti a famiglie


Roma, 12:42 - CALCIO, SERIE B: GLI ARBITRI DELLA SECONDA GIORNATA

Ecco gli arbitri e gli assistenti designati per la seconda giornata del campionato di serie B in pro...


Muslim, Hindu groups in frame in India blast probe

Police have said they are looking at Hindu or Muslim extremist groups in the investigation of blasts that killed 31 outside a mosque in western India but that the probe had made little headway.


The number of British films produced in the UK fell by 40% in 2004, Screen International finds.


Sleep Study Prompts Hospital To Limit Work Hours

In findings published in today's New England Journal of Medicine, researchers found that first-year residents who worked 24 to 34 consecutive hours committed 35 percent more serious medical


The union and the travel conglomerate, which operates Scandinavian Airlines, have disagreed about a new deal that would tighten the number of hours for ground staff, including mechanics, technicians, ramp ...


US Stocks Flat;Investors Await Intel,Jobs

U.S. stocks were little changed on  Thursday, pausing after Wednesday's sharp rally, as investors  were reluctant to wade into the market before Intel's  mid-quarter update after the close and Friday's jobs report.


Goergl ends Miller's winning streak at World Cup Super-G

Austrian Stephan Goergl of Austria won a World Cup Super-G race, ending American Bode Miller's three-race winning streak Thurday in the Colorado Rockies.


Question: Whatâs the connection between an abandoned bathing suit and three cows? Answer: Nicole Kidman. The story goes this way: a bathing suit left by Ms. Kidman at a pool in Sweden is to be auctioned on Saturday to raise money to buy cows for poor families in India, Agence France-Presse reported. The suit, now owned by Zlatko Nedanovski and on display in a second-hand store in Eslov, a town in southern Sweden, will go to the highest bidder when the sale finishes on Saturday. Mr. Nedanovski, 32, bought the swimsuit for $778 after the staff at the pool turned it over to a local radio station. Ms. Kidman, an avid swimmer, forgot the suit at a pool she had reserved for her use in the town of Vanersborg in 2002 while in Sweden to film Lars von Trierâs âDogville.â Mr. Nedanovski said he hoped to raise $1,400 to buy five cows through the Swedish aid organization Erikshjaelpen. âToday,â he said, referring to an early bid, âwe have enough for three cows.â.


Interstate Bakeries files for Chap. 11 bankruptcy: rprt

LONDON (CBS.MW) -- Wonder Bread maker Interstate Bakeries (IBC) filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization in the US Bankruptcy Court in Kansas City, the Kansas City Star said Wednesday.


Britney bags rehab; K-Fed going to court

As Britney Spears was checking out of rehab for the second time in a week on Wednesday, her estranged husband was making plans to go to court amid a custody dispute over their two children.


The first Australians charged after a huge child pornography crackdown appeared in court on Friday, as police warned further arrests were likely.


FDA Encourages Radio Tags on Drug Bottles

Viagra, Oxycontin and some AIDS drugs will be among the first to carry radio chip tracking devices under a new Food and Drug Administration


By The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Feb. 12--BILOXI -- Here is the text of Biloxi Mayor A.J. Holloway's State of the City address entitled "The revival is underway and coming to a street corner near you":   Good afternoon, and welcome to the annual State of the City address.


Despite pressure from members of Congress and business groups, the United States has no plans to soften its policies toward Cuba as the island heads into the post-Fidel Castro era, Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez says.


Striking Screenwriters Dismiss New Proposals

The screenwriters called the proposals from producers a âa massive rollback,â and called on their members to continue their walkout.


Five People in Japan May Have Bird Flu Virus

Five people in Japan may have been infected with the bird flu virus after an outbreak among chickens in February, but there is no risk they will develop symptoms and no chance of more infections, the government said on Saturday.


World Business Briefing: China: Earnings Decline 11% at Oil Producer

Cnooc, a Chinese offshore oil producer, said first-half profit declined 11 percent, less than analysts had expected, as the company reined in operating costs.


Would prefer a RIM job For Sun Microsystems Chairman Scott McNealy, it could be the ultimate disgrace. A group of Canadian technophiles have organized a Geeks on Ice hockey tournament and not invited the technology world's most famous puck-hunting executive. Instead, the Geeks on Ice crew have tried to convince RIM CEO Jim Balsillie to attend their gig, and Balsillie has returned the favor by ignoring the Canucks.â¦


'Lord of the Ring' stars' turn sewer rats!

All thanks to a sewer rat, Lord of the Rings stars Sir Ian McKellen and Andy Serkis will soon be seen together again. The duo will reportedly lend their voices to an upcoming animated flick 'Flushed Away' which


Tribal Rivalry Boils Over After Kenyan Election

President Mwai Kibaki was declared the winner amid riots in Kenyaâs slums and evidence of election mischief.


L'attore: "Ricevo un premio per un fallimento. Da quando siamo stati in Sudanla situazione Ã¨ migliorata, ma l'emergenza continua"                                          Clooney, un premio nel nome del Darfur A Roma col Dalai Lama e Gorbaciov


The rare corncrake is starting to return to England, but several other birds are still in serious trouble.


Nine Terror Suspects to Stay Locked Up, UK Says

Nine Muslim men imprisoned without trial  will remain in jail, despite a ruling in their favor by  Britain's top court, the government said on Thursday.


S.Korean divorces: quicker and cheaper than a movie

Monday morning is the busiest time of the   week at divorce courts in South Korea as couples queue to end   their marriages after bouts of weekend bickering.


Analysis: Abbas Gives U.S. Hope in Mideast

The election of a new Palestinian leader on Sunday could prompt a surge of U.S. diplomacy in the Middle East. And yet, President Bush has ruled out "shortcuts" to an accord with Israel.


Pain-ridden face risky option over painkillers

Concern over the recently publicized risks of drugs such as Vioxx and Celebrex has left doctors and patients with difficult choices.


The Nikkei average fell 0.63 percent by  midday on Friday, poised to snap a two-day winning streak after  a fall on Wall Street led to broad-based selling of core issues  such as Fast Retailing Co. (9983.T) and TDK Corp. (6762.T).


Nintendo Coming Out with Baseball Video Game

Japanese video game company Nintendo Co. Ltd., which owns baseball's Seattle Mariners, on Thursday said it will publish a baseball video games title this spring.


Israel's finance minister resigns amid allegations of embezzlement at a workers' union he headed in 2003.


Officials say Iran has's continued conversion of uranium for enrichment signals potential trouble for a new and still untested agreement between the Islamic republic and European countries.


Haitian ex-soldiers head for capital in confrontation with ...

Ex-soldiers who ousted Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide in a deadly revolt said reinforcements are advancing on the capital to halt violence that has killed at least 48 people - a move that threatens conflict with


Byrd overhauls Clark to win John Deere Classic by a shot

American Jonathan Byrd took advantage of a stumbling finish by South African Tim Clark to win the John Deere Classic by a shot in Silvis, Illinois on Sunday.


Over the air delivery of sound and vision 3 UK has added 1000 music videos to its online shop, which is powered by Groove Mobile, enabling customers to download videos from the four big labels onto their phone, and PC, for Â£1.49 each.â¦


Jury: Fla. Agency Guilty in Child's Death

A jury ruled Wednesday that the state's child welfare agency was at fault in the beating death of a 3-year-old girl who was allowed to remain in an abusive home.


Australian pull-out from ETimor depends on UN: FM

Australia said it wants to withdraw its troops from East Timor as soon as possible but the timing depends on the United Nations' plans to set up a mission in the fledgling nation.


Nokia welcomes U.K. court decision in patent battle

A British judge has ruled that Nokia did not infringe on three of four patents in the Finnish phone maker's battle with InterDigital.


WNBA Playoff Game Capsules - Monday, September 27th

Uncasville, CT (Sports Network) - Lindsay Whalen scored 21 points and Nykesha Sales added 13 with seven steals and seven rebounds, as the Connecticut Sun beat the Washington Mystics 80-70 to even their best-of-three Eastern Conference semifinal series.


EU Rejects Sarkozy's Call for Standard Tax Rates, Aid Cuts

European Union regulators rejected a call by French Finance Minister Nicolas Sarkozy for an EU-wide corporate tax code to prevent low-tax Eastern European economies from poaching jobs from the west.


Police hold foreign doctors over British bomb plot

Police were holding eight people on Tuesday, at least four of them foreign doctors, over a suspected al Qaeda plot against Britain that triggered a manhunt reaching as far as Australia.


Spadea rallies to beat qualifier; makes semis

DELRAY BEACH - Vince Spadea snapped out of a mid-match freefall in time to achieve something he never managed before â-n upright landing in the semifinals of the Millennium International Tennis Championships at the Delray Beach Tennis Center.


Roma, 21:50 - CALCIO, LAZIO; PROCURATORE SERENI: RINNOVO VICINO

Matteo Sereni è vicino al rinnovo del contratto con la Lazio. Lo ha confermato il suo procura...


30 Killed, Dozens Hurt in Sialkot Mosque Blast

ISLAMABAD, 2 October 2004 - A suspected suicide bomb blast ripped through a Shiite mosque during Friday prayers in Sialkot, 170 kilometers southeast of here, killing at least 30 people and leaving dozens injured, sources said.


Inter alla prova chiave E' assalto Champions

Mancini carica nella caccia ai tre punti con lo Sporting. Serve la vittoria. 'Sarà dura ma ho fiducia, giocando come sappiamo è fatta'


Bombs Explode in Nepal Capital as Rebel Siege Bites

Suspected Maoist guerrillas set off two bombs in and around Nepal's capital on Friday, wounding two people as the commercial center remained cut off for a third day by a rebel-imposed blockade.


The deal includes almost 70,000 VoIP telephones and will reduce Lloyds' network costs, IBM said. The announcement comes on the heels of reports that IBM is exiting the personal computer business.


Dead Are Put at 57,000 as Bodies Wash Ashore Â Many Missing

As local officials struggled to account for the dead and missing, another challenge began to loom: heading off disease.


Russell Martin has received a good number of curtain calls at Dodger Stadium during his brief big league career. None of them were like this one, however. Martin tied a career high with four RBIs despite getting a home run call reversed, and Los Angeles beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-1 Wednesday night as Brad Penny stranded six runners in scoring position through seven scoreless innings.


Very few organizations have as many feet on the street as the US Postal Service. To better get a handle on those feet, the Postal Service said Monday it's implementing SAP Human Capital


LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Tied for the lead in what is shaping up as another shootout at Disney, Tom Lehman believes he has experience on his side.


Croatia is unable to control its fishing protection zone in the Adriatic Sea because it has no vessels to patrol maritime borders with Italy and Slovenia. via Daily India


Russian court convicts man of 1st of 49 murders

A Moscow court found former supermarket worker, Alexander Pichushkin, guilty on Wednesday of the first of 49 murder charges against him, a Reuters reporter inside the courtroom said.


WORCESTER -- Despite graduating 11 seniors from last year's two-time defending Central Mass. champion squad, Nashoba girls' soccer coach Pam Vaughan was confident of her team's chances to succeed in 2004. And boasting players like sophomore Kylie Ricker and junior Jill Camilleri on her roster, why wouldn't she be? Ricker, who netted the winner in a victory over Longmeadow in ...


Palermo, 19:44 - CALCIO, PALERMO: SI COMPLICA AFFARE POSSANZINI

Il Palermo ha chiesto all'Inter il prestito dell'argentino Cruz impegnandosi a pagare lo stipendio c...


Montgomerie, Donald named as Ryder Cup wildcards

European Ryder Cup captain Bernhard Langer named Britons Colin Montgomerie and Luke Donald as his wildcard picks on Sunday for next month's match against the United States.


Roma, 19:01 - CALCIO, LAZIO-ATALANTA: SCONTRI, DIECI FERITI

Dieci feriti, tra cui due funzionari di polizia e tre poliziotti. Questo il bilancio degli scontri a...


Giacomo Biffi - LA DONNA IDEALE, Riflessioni sulla Madre di Dio - Edizioni ESD Roma (Agenzia Fides) - ÂIl Signore ha collocato Maria infinitamente sopra di noi, in una gloria che non ha confronti. Al tempo stesso noi confidiamo in Lei, perchÃ© - lungi dallÂisolarsi nella sua sublimitÃ  - ella non cessa di essere solidale con noi,...


Alpine skier Macartney recovering after crash

KITZBUEHEL, Austria  - American skier Scott Macartney, injured in a spectacular crash in Kitzbuehel's World Cup downhill on Saturday, has regained consciousness and is recovering well.


Corporation to make statement about former Blue Peter editor and up to 25 other staff allegedly involved in viewer deception.


Ogden signs seven-year contract with Ravens

Left tackle Jonathan Ogden signed a new seven-year contract Thursday with the Baltimore Ravens, the team announced. The deal should allow the seven-time Pro Bowler to finish his career with the Ravens.


Attorney General Michael Mukasey said Tuesday he will refuse to publicly say whether the interrogation tactic known as waterboarding is illegal, digging in against critics who want the Bush administration to define it as torture.


Al-Sadr looks for role after Najaf losses

The erosion of some of radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's status showed recently when his supporters gathered outside his office here.


Fake firm gets nuclear license in U.S. govt sting

Undercover investigators, working for a fake firm, obtained a license to buy enough radioactive material to build a "dirty bomb," amid little scrutiny from federal regulators, according to a government report obtained on Wednesday.


For Both Showalter and Cox, Another Postseason Victory

After Buck Showalter of the Texas Rangers was named the American League's Manager of the Year on Wednesday, he reflected on having won the same award with the Yankees in a more awkward fashion a decade ago.


Israel's air force pounded the Gaza Strip early on Saturday hours after the Islamist group and other militants signaled softer terms for ending cross-border rocket salvoes.


France's Socialists try to rally against Sarkozy

France's Socialists, reeling at the prospect of a crushing defeat in parliamentary elections, on Monday called on voters to prevent a landslide victory for President Nicolas Sarkozy in next week's second round ballot.


Recuperato un altro cadavere, proseguono ricerche dispersi


Washington says it will not accept a nuclear-armed North Korea after Pyongyang announces test plans.


Weighty US presidential campaign lightened by relentless comics

President George W. Bush and Democratic rival John Kerry have not been spared by US comedians who have constantly lampooned the US presidential contenders in a comic assault led by a widely watched fake newscast.


Si chiamerÃ  Sas e dovrÃ  monitorare tutti i crimini legati all'attivitÃ  dei gruppi esotericiE' composta da quindici persone: "Lotta a un fenomeno in espansione"                                            Agenti, psicologi e preti una squadra speciale contro le sette


Palermo, 20:25 - CALCIO, PALERMO: 8-0 NEL TEST CON LA PRIMAVERA

Test infrasettimanale per il Palermo, che in vista della gara di domenica contro il Torino, ha affro...


Feds try to calm fears about flu vaccine shortage

Federal health officials said Monday that senior citizens should not panic over the availability of flu vaccine because more doses soon will be shipped nationwide.


Once again, LeBron James and the Cavaliers have a chance to win in the final seconds only to come up empty as Detroit escapes with a 79-76 win and a 2-0 series lead over Cleveland.


INDIANAPOLIS  â The quarterly profit at WellPoint, the largest United States health insurer, rose 7 percent, but an unexpected rise in the percentage of revenue used to cover medical costs helped push down its shares.


US men's team bows to Argentina; faces possibility of medal-less ...

No one seemed surprised, and by now, perhaps it would have been the height of denial had the US men's Olympic basketball team found any of this unexpected.


Britain, France, and Germany to offer Iran nuclear technology if it ends uranium enrichment efforts. Agence France-Presse reports that Britain, France and Germany are "ready to promise Iran nuclear technology


Grande festa sul Lago Maggiore per il terzogenito di Mike


Dubai World will take a 25 percent stake in a planned multibillion-dollar resort on the Las Vegas Strip led by MGM Mirage Inc , marking the state-owned investment firm's latest foray in the U.S. gambling haven.


Wizards conjure up bizarre win over Warriors

Washington's Gilbert Arenas made three free throws after a technical foul was called on Golden State coach Don Nelson with less than a second to play, giving the Wizards a 107-106 win on Sunday.


US concern is growing as China develops new nuclear submarines and more accurate missiles, a report says.


An Iraqi man inspects the debris of a destroyed house after a US air strike overnight in Fallujah, west of Baghdad, Iraq, early morning Friday, Oct. 22, 2004.


Britain's Largest Telephone Company To Acquire Southland Company

LOS ANGELES -- Britain's largest fixed-line telephone company, BT Group PLC, agreed to acquire El Segundo, Calif.,-based Infonet Services Corp.


Some FDA Staff Had Drug Safety Concerns in 2002

Nearly 20 percent of US Food and Drug Administration scientists surveyed in late 2002 said they were pressured to approve or recommend approval of a medicine despite


Fermati a Sesto San Giovanni giovani che avevano distribuito  materiale propagandisticoBruciata a Padova la porta dell'abitazione di uno degli investigatori piÃ¹ attivi                                            Br, 4 arresti per volantini di solidarietÃ  nella notte attentato contro dirigente Digos


Afghan forces in the southern city of Kandahar say they have foiled a truck bomb that could  have killed hundreds.


Caroline McCarthy's brand new blog on every social angle of the tech universe, from the unwritten etiquette of Facebook to hilarious misadventures in text messaging.


While "American Idol" is busy culling the next Kelly Clarkson from the legions of warbling weirdoes, many Web sites also are sifting the great unwashed for musical talent.


Dungy, Smith criticize ABC for MNF intro

Whether it's true there is no such thing as bad publicity, ABC-TV certainly garnered its share of notice for its Sunday night hit show "Desperate Housewives'' with


Shield Pro survives dunking, dropping, and extreme temperatures.


Australian Muslim leaders urge unity under a new top cleric, after controversial mufti Sheikh Hilali steps down.


Blair unveils personal bid to advance Mideast peace process

British Prime Minister Tony Blair launched a personal quest to bring peace to the Middle East, detailing plans for a Palestinian statehood conference in London in March.


Sardo affetto da sclerosi laterale lancia un appello


PGA Grand Slam of Golf to return to Poipu Bay Golf Course in Nov. ...

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. -- The PGA of America announced that the PGA Grand Slam of Golf, the season-ending showcase of golf's major champions, will return for a 12th consecutive visit, Nov. 22-23, 2005, to


Album sales in the U.S. plunged 9.5 percent last year from 2006, as the recording industry had another weak year despite a 45 percent surge in the sale of digital tracks.


Former AVHS Student Joins Opera Institute

By Daily Press, Victorville, Calif.  Jun. 5--Jessica (Howard) Stavros, born in La Mirada, attended Apple Valley High School where she sang in the Sunsations. She graduated from the music program at Victor Valley College where she studied voice with Dr.


AMD's Fusion chip will be based on Phenom processor

Advanced Micro Devices gave further details of its upcoming Fusion processor, saying it will be based on the design of a microprocessor used in the desktops currently shipping to enthusiast PC users such as gamers.The Fusion chip, which will combine a graphics processing unit and CPU on one chip, will be a redesign of the company's current Phenom processor, said Patrick Moorhead, vice president of advanced marketing at AMD, in an interview. However, the Fusion chip will witness significant design changes from the current iteration of Phenom, Moorhead said.The Fusion chip, code-named Swift, will be shrunk from the Phenom core and be optimized for use in a notebook, Moorhead said. The optimization will focus on making the chip more power-efficient while increasing graphics capabilities, Moorhead said.The graphics processing unit on the Fusion chip will include multiple "mini-cores" that breaks down code from a program, like 3-D games, to process data faster, said John Taylor, an AMD spokesman. Fusion's graphics processor will be based on a graphics card AMD plans to release in the near future, Taylor said, declining to give details.The first Fusion chips will be released as dual-core CPUs for notebooks, followed by quad-core CPUs for notebooks, Moorhead said. The dual-core notebook processors will be available in the second half of 2009, said John Taylor, an AMD spokesman. The company didn't provide a timeline for the quad-core chips.Fusion chips will also be released eventually for desktops, Taylor said, although he declined to comment on a release date.Originally released as part of the "Spider" multimedia platform last year, the Phenom processor has an integrated memory controller, cache, and four cores on a single chip. Currently available in speeds up to 2.3GHz, AMD earlier this month delayed the shipment of the faster Phenom 9700 and 9900 quad-core processors to the second quarter. The company is due to ship a triple-core Phenom processor later this year.The Fusion CPU is part of Project Shrike, the next-generation platform that will be an upgrade to the company's upcoming Puma platform. It includes the Turion Ultra processor, code-named Griffin. The Puma platform boosts a system's graphics performance by running both the integrated graphics processor and a graphics card attached to the motherboard together.Like Puma, additional graphics cards can be attached to boost performance of systems based on Project Shrike, Taylor said.Fusion chips will be made using AMD's 45-nanometer production technology, said Mario Rivas, executive vice president of the computing products group, during a meeting in December.Fusion isn't being designed for ultramobile PCs, Moorhead said. "The jury is still out on whether the UMPC market has legs or not. But we'll see," Moorhead said.Plans to launch the Fusion chip were announced when AMD bought ATI for US$5.4 billion in 2006. The acquisition of ATI was also viewed as a potent weapon in AMD's attempt to dent Intel's domination of the x86 processor market. However, AMD has struggled lately, announcing five straight quarterly losses, delaying processor shipments, and falling behind Intel in chip production.Intel has already rolled out more than 30 Penryn-based chips based on the 45-nanometer process, with AMD still producing chips using the older 65-nm process.


A Belfast man pleads guilty to attempting to murder a man with a hammer as he slept in his bed.


Stocks End Up, Apple Gives a Techs a Lift

U.S. stocks rose on Monday as a higher  price target for shares of Apple Computer Inc. AAPL.O  prompted enthusiasm for technology stocks and a rally in crude  oil stalled.


NEW YORK  - NBC News is planning a major multiplatform push for a weeklong series on the medical care of soldiers wounded in the Iraq war.


Get ready for another 1 vs. 2 showdown in the Big Ten — this time on the hardwood. Wisconsin was the new No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 poll on Monday and Big Ten rival Ohio State was not far behind at No. 2.


Drogba scores twice as Chelsea beats PSG 3-0 in Champions League

Didier Drogba scored twice Tuesday as Chelsea coasted to a 3-0 win over Paris Saint-Germain in their Champions League Group H opener.


An explosion rocked Beirut's seafront corniche on Wednesday, killing at least four people near a military beach club, security sources said.


Mark McNulty holed an 86-foot chip for eagle on the par-5 18th for a 6-under 66 and a share of the first-round lead with Jerry Pate on Friday in the Champions Tour's Allianz Championship.


Mastella: appuntamento importante a vigilia voto regionali


Nikkei salito a 18.157,93 punti, apertura a +0,15%


Bush sees progress toward peaceful Iran solution

President George W. Bush said on Wednesday he believed progress was being made in the effort to peacefully resolve the dispute over Iran's nuclear program and direct talks between Washington and Tehran were unlikely to help.


Goosen skims through rain to secure record victory

Retief Goosen was the only player to book his place in the quarter-finals of the HSBC World Match Play here yesterday but it took a record margin of victory for the South African to be in such a luxurious overnight position.


Serbia says it won't trade Kosovo for EU or NATO

Serbia will never surrender Kosovo to  the breakaway province's ethnic Albanian majority or trade its  territory for European Union or NATO membership, Serb leaders  said on Tuesday.


BAGHDAD, June 14 -- At least 13 Sunni mosques came under attack in Iraq the day after bombers struck a revered Shiite shrine for a second time, but the violence did not escalate into the open sectarian warfare that many people in Iraq had feared.


Japanese patrol vessels fired water cannon Sunday at a boat carrying Chinese activists who were protesting Japanese claims to territory in the East China Sea, the activist group said.


FEC to rule on 'soft money' for recounts

Election officials plan to decide before the Nov. 2 election whether congressional and presidential candidates can raise unlimited donations to fund recounts as President


The Washington Nationals are back in business. A week after the deal to move the Montreal Expos to the nation's capital appeared dead, it was revived Tuesday when the District of Columbia Council voted 7-6 to approve stadium funding legislation.


Nasa's Spitzer telescope shows bulky black holes lurk where they are least expected - in skinny galaxies.


Michael Schumacher races ahead in practice session:

[Sports India] Shanghai, Sep 25 : World Formula One champion Michael Schumacher led a Ferrari one-two in Saturday's final practice session ahead of qualifying for the inaugural Chinese Grand Prix, reports Xinhua.


Milano, 18:41 - CALCIO, INTER: LUSSAZIONE ALLA SPALLA PER CHIVU

Il difensore dell'Inter Cristian Chivu ha riportato una lussazione alla spalla nel corso dell'amiche...


Radiohead are to broadcast a performance of their album In Rainbows on TV and the internet on New Year's Eve.


Australia fails to obtain ICRC report on alleged torture at Guantanamo

Australia has failed to obtain a leaked Red Cross report alleging that terrorist suspects held at a US military camp in Cuba were tortured, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said.


London, England (Sports Network) - According to Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone, the British Grand Prix will be left off next year's Formula One Grand Prix Schedule.


Senate Approves $23B Water Projects Bill

The Senate, ignoring a veto threat from the White House, authorized $23 billion in water projects Monday, including work to restore the hurricane-ravaged Louisiana coast and Florida's Everglades


Jessie Evans was expected to resign Wednesday night as basketball coach at San Francisco, which lost five of its last six games in addition to the NCAA suspension of one of its international players, The Associated Press has learned.


Peru TV Shows Images of Man Burned Alive

Peru's state-run television station broadcast images Thursday of villagers in the country's remote Lake Titicaca region dousing an accused thief with gasoline and setting him ablaze.


San Paolo, 08:57 - CALCIO, BRASILE: RISULTATI

Risultati della settima giornata del campionato brasiliano.


Europe, Africa seek to limit immigration

European nations sought ways Monday to help finance development in Africa to tackle the poverty and violence that fuel illegal immigration to Europe.


Cahill Admits Underestimating Ads' Impact

The campaign manager for Sen. John Kerry's failed presidential bid said Wednesday she regrets underestimating the impact of an attack advertisement that questioned Kerry's Vietnam War record.


Oracle, the American corporate software giant, has admitted it is feeling the pressure of its protracted takeover battle for PeopleSoft, saying that it was worried that valuable staff were starting to leave its acquisition target.


Sammy Sosa was fined $87,400 -- one day's salary -- for arriving late to the Cubs' regular-season finale at Wrigley Field and leaving the game early. The slugger's agent, Adam Katz , said yesterday Sosa most likely will file a grievance. Sosa arrived 70 minutes before Sunday's first pitch, and he apparently left 15 minutes after the game started without ...


DENVER -- A charter plane carrying NBC Sports chairman Dick Ebersol crashed and burst into flames during takeoff yesterday from a southwest Colorado airport, killing at least two people and seriously injuring Ebersol and one of his sons. Rescue crews were searching for another son.


Bush hasn't decided on tax reform-Treasury's Snow

WASHINGTON, Aug 20  - President George W. Bush has not decided on whether wholesale changes to the US tax code would be a focus of administration policy if he won a second term, US Treasury Secretary John Snow said on Friday.


Illegal immigrants "self deport" as woes mount

Mexican illegal immigrant Lindi sat down with her husband Marco Antonio in the weeks before Christmas to decide when to go back to Mexico.


Taiwan zoo to reapply for Chinese pandas

A Taiwan theme park will reapply this  spring to bring over from China a pair of giant pandas that the  island government rejected last year amid political tensions, a  park manager said on Sunday.


Padilla jury in Miami to hear bin Laden interview

Prosecutors can show most of a videotaped 1997 interview with Osama bin Laden to jurors in the terrorism trial of former "dirty bomber" suspect Jose Padilla even though there is no evidence Padilla ever saw it, a judge ruled on Thursday.


Blog: Canon, the company's partner in SED, will not be able to supply displays to meet the original schedule.


Rappresentativa di Torre del Greco alla 'Primavera Italiana'


SocGen launches rights issue at deep discount

Societe Generale, the French bank reeling from a rogue trading scandal, launched a rights issue at a steep discount on Monday to bolster its balance sheet.


The Israeli Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the government's cutoff of fuel and electricity to the Gaza Strip, a court spokeswoman said.


A US court orders the release of a man jailed for consensual oral sex with a girl when they were both teenagers.


Fantasy site 2nd Life lets slip real-world user data

Second Life, the fast-growing online   site where hundreds of thousands of people play out fantasy   lives online, has suffered a computer security breach that   exposed the real-world personal data of its users.


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

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


Glastonbury Festival gets going with a squelch

The Glastonbury Festival kicked off Friday with Arctic Monkeys and Bjork headlining as rain began to turn the vast site into the traditional mudbath.


Models take wing at Chanel Paris haute couture show

Birds of paradise braved Chanel's  rain-soaked runway on Tuesday as German designer Karl Lagerfeld  gave wings to his models to reinvent the style that has made  the Paris haute couture house an icon of chic.


ATHENS, Greece -- The International Gymnastics Federation said it won't request a duplicate gold medal or change the results in American Paul Hamm's disputed victory in the all- around event at the Olympics.


Maybe your goal isn't a marathon, let alone an ultra. It might just be slowing down the effects of aging by staying fit. Here are some tips offered by David Watt, executive director of the American Running Association ( http://www.americanrunning.org), for taking up running in middle age.


Official results confirm SBY as Indonesian president

Former Army General, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, will become Indonesia's first directly elected president, with official results confirming his overwhelming win over incumbent Megawati Sukarnoputri.


Law chief, Democrats face clash on waterboarding

The top U.S. law enforcement official faces a clash on Wednesday with Senate Democrats after he rejected demands to rule on the legality of an interrogation technique known as waterboarding


Lavori per tre anni, navette sostitutive dopo chiusura


The President launches his southern swing with talk aimed at the leftist elephant in the hemisphere: Hugo Chavez


NASA Postpones Space Shuttle Atlantis Launch After Discovering Problem With Electrical System

By Mike Schneider Associated Press  CAPE CANAVERAL -- NASA postponed the launch of space shuttle Atlantis by at least another day after discovering a problem with its electrical power system early Wednesday.


[TS] Talking Business: Of Taxes, Newspapers and Family

When the Chandler family sold Times-Mirror to Tribune in 2000, for $8 billion, the Tribune Company inherited two contentious partnerships.


HKU establishes five strategic research centers

The University of Hong Kong (HKU) announced the establishment of five medical research centers here Friday at the "Frontiers in Biomedical Research, HKU 2004" meeting.


Commuters are facing major delays  after a signalling failure crippples services into a central London station.


As flip-flops hit the pavement and barbecue grills ignite, some of the biggest artists are packing their bags to get the summer concert season started.


Sheridan grateful to fiancÃ© for curing her singing phobia

Nicollette Sheridan is grateful to her fiancÃ©, singer Michael Bolton, for curing her of her fear of singing.


Serbs vote in watershed presidential election

Serbs voted on Sunday in a close presidential election that could decide future ties with the West after the expected loss of its breakaway Kosovo province.


U.S. Government Starts Test of SARS Vaccine

The first U.S. vaccine against SARS,  which swept parts of Asia and around the world in 2003, is  ready to be tested in human volunteers, government researchers  said on Monday.


Texas Court Reverses Child-Killer Yates Verdicts

Andrea Yates, the Houston mother  serving life for drowning her five children in a case that  shocked America, had her murder convictions overturned by a  state appeals court on Thursday because of flawed testimony by  an expert witness.


A Georgian official dies in an apparent suicide, two days after the PM is found dead from gas poisoning.


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A device projecting an enhanced image of underlying veins onto skin could avoid botched injection attempts.


Kimberly-Clark Quarterly Net Profit Slips

Kimberly-Clark Corp. KMB.N, the  maker of Kleenex tissues, said on Monday its quarterly net  profit slipped, weighed down by higher commodity costs and the  costs of spinning off a business.


An Interior Ministry official, Colonel Adnan Abdul Rahman, says Hatim Kamil was assassinated and two of his bodyguards were wounded in a drive-by shooting Monday.


Democrats who want to fight Alberto Gonzales' nomination for attorney general will do so for the wrong reason. They'll focus on his memos arguing that President Bush isn't covered by inconvenient


Successor to Gutierrez is chosen at Kellogg

DETROIT | Cereal giant Kellogg Co. named marketing executive James M. Jenness to succeed departing Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Carlos Gutierrez, who is stepping down to become secretary of Commerce.


GUWAHATI: A Pawan Hans Helicopter Limited (PHHL) Dauphin helicopter from Guwahati to Shillong carrying eight passengers including a cabinet minister and two MLAs crashed mid-way near Barapani lake off Shillong on Wednesday afternoon.


Drug may improve memory after brain injury

NEW YORK  - Rivastigmine, a drug used for   Alzheimer's dementia, can improve memory in traumatic brain   injury patients with moderate-to-severe memory loss, the   findings from a new study suggest.


Starting Jan. 2, The Wall Street Journal will shrink in width by 3 inches, to an industry standard of 12 inches, reducing the space devoted to news by 10 percent.


A Cabinet member's role in pressing lawmakers to back the Medicare prescription drug law last year prompted the House ethics committee to recommend changing a 200-year-old rule allowing the president's top appointees access to the House floor.


At least 13 worshippers die in a car bombing at a Shia mosque in Iraq's capital, after threats of a long war from a militant leader.


Folate Supplement May Raise Breast Cancer Risk

Researchers in the UK report a possible increase in the risk of developing breast cancer among women who take folate supplements while pregnant.


The scene: Thanksgiving morning at an apartment north of Dupont Circle. Elsewhere in America, families may be wrestling with gizzards and giblets and gravy, but Valerie Lam and her boyfriend, Sherman Miranda, are having none of that. They spend a chunk of the morning playing Pac-Man.


Blair denies Iraq post-war chaos warning

British Prime Minister Tony Blair has denied reports that his foreign minister, Jack Straw, had warned him a year before the US-led invasion of Iraq that a war could push the country into chaos.


Parigi, 12:13 - CALCIO, MORTO POLIZIOTTO; L'EQUIPE: ITALIA RIPIOMBA NEL CAOS

"L'Italia ripiomba nel caos". CosÃ¬ il quotidiano sportivo francese, l'Equipe, intitola il servizio s...


U.S. indicts 39 in global money laundering case

A federal grand jury in Baltimore has indicted 39 people in an international money laundering scheme using an informal currency transfer system known as hawala, the U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday.


Israeli helicopters fire missiles at northern Gaza

Israeli helicopters fired at least eight missiles at the Jabalya refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip on Wednesday, killing one Palestinian and wounding six others, medics said.


O.J. Simpson questioned in Vegas hotel break-in

Las Vegas police questioned O.J. Simpson after a memorabilia dealer told them the former football star and murder defendant robbed him at gunpoint in a Las Vegas casino hotel room, police and other sources said on Friday.


Torre Unsure of Rivera's Availability for Tuesday

NEW YORK (Sports Network) - New York Yankees manager Joe  Torre said Monday he was unsure if closer Mariano Rivera would  be available for Tuesday's opener of the American League  Championship Series against Boston after a tragic accident at  the reliever's home in Panama over the weekend.


Competition heated up for the foreign assets of shattered oil company OAO Yukos on Thursday, while its board chairman hinted that a mystery investor could make a last minute offer to buy the company's billion-dollar debts as bankruptcy loomed.


As lenders tighten their standards more Americans chose to rent, not own. That's good news for landlords.


Motorola Considers Separating Handsets, But At What Price?      (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - Motorola's announcement Thursday that it might sell or spin off its cell phone business has hit a major disconnect with analysts, who call it a risky and difficult strategy.


Russian President Vladimir Putin promotes a close ally in a reshuffle ahead of next year's presidential elections.


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Arsenal Football Club boss would sign Mutu

Arsene Wenger has said that he would be keen on bringing sacked Chelsea star Adrian Mutu to Arsenal Football Club. The Romanian international was fired by Chelsea on Friday after failing a drugs test.


Depression in Young Doctors Tied to Medication Errors

FRIDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Medical residents who are depressed are about six times more likely to make medication errors than those who aren't depressed, says a study that looked a 123 pediatric residents at three children's hospitals in the United States.


UNITED NATIONS - Warning that Darfur is descending into anarchy, the top UN envoy to Sudan urged the Security Council Thursday to quickly deploy African troops to deter violence and speed up peace talks to prevent warlords from taking control of the vast


Cor, blimey! Luton is voted the 'crappiest' town in Britain

First there was Slough, John Betjeman's ideal target for a bombing raid. Then there was Hancock's dreary East Cheam and Lord Gnome's ville noire, Neasden.


Hosts South Africa were eliminated from the Twenty20 World Cup after paceman Rudra Pratap Singh led India to a 37-run win in their Group E Super Eights match on Thursday.


Cheney Is a Quiet Force Behind Bush Presidency

Dick Cheney worked behind a veil of secrecy to become one of the most powerful vice presidents, regarded as a driving force behind the Iraq war and the Bush administration's industry-friendly energy policy.


Inspectors Find Decade-Old Iraqi Chemical Gas in U.N. Office

UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 30 -- U.N. weapons inspectors stumbled upon evidence of Saddam Hussein's elusive weapons of mass destruction: a vial of potentially lethal chemical gas that was stored in a U.N. shipping crate in Midtown Manhattan more than 10 years ago and forgotten, U.N. officials announced...


Tony Blair must do more to explain his Iraq decision but not say sorry, says ex-minister Stephen Byers ahead of Labour conference.


Career Couch: Sunny or Cloudy, Moods Cast an Influence

In groups, people unconsciously tend to mimic the demeanor of those around them.


Picture a parent anxiously checking a sick child's thermometer or hauling the kids to the doctor's office and the image that usually comes to mind is of mom.


FSA blames commission system for mis-selling

Business & money: Â· Independent advisers may become fee-onlyÂ·  Fears that poor will get third-rate service


Hurricane Ivan spared the critical Gulf Coast refining belt, but oil prices rose anyway Thursday on fears a new storm brewing in the Caribbean will delay tankers carrying imported crude to U.S. ports.Ivan swept east of major refineries, tank farms and other facilities in Louisiana and Texas. It also bypassed the biggest concentrations of offshore oil and gas production platforms in the Gulf of Mexico.ChevronTexaco's Pascagoula, Miss., refinery was the closest to the hurricane's path and remained closed Thursday. "The preliminary (damage) assessment is somewhat positive," said spokesman Steve Renfroe, who said the company had not determined when it could restart the plant.But on Ivan's heels Tropical Storm Jeanne knocked out a portion of production at a refinery in the U.S. Virgin Islands and barreled toward Puerto Rico.As a result, oil for October delivery rose 30 cents to $43.88 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.Energy companies feared Ivan would make landfall in Louisiana or Texas and damage refineries there. The Gulf Coast accounts for nearly half of U.S. daily refining capacity of 16 million barrels. U.S. refiners are running near capacity to build stocks of winter heating fuels."The industry dodged a bullet in that the storm was really a couple of hundred miles east of refinery row (north of New Orleans) up the Mississippi River," said Jeff Dietert, refining industry analyst at Simmons & Co. He said precautionary closures eliminated about 1.5 million barrels of gasoline and other products from the daily total.One of the nation's most important pipelines, the Capline carrying imported crude from New Orleans to Patoka, Ill., for Midwest refiners, was undamaged, said Shell, operator of the line.Still, Dietert predicted higher futures prices for oil and gasoline - and ultimately for consumers - after the government reports data on fuel stockpiles next week. That report will show how much oil companies and their customers have drawn from crude and gasoline inventories to make up for deliveries delayed by Ivan and Jeanne.Colm McDermott, analyst at energy research firm John S. Herold, said consumers might escape without much pain. If the impact of the refinery closures and delivery delays is short-lived, wholesalers, retailers and others in the supply chain might eat price increases rather than pass them on.Reuters reported that Ivan forced the shutdown of eight refineries, or 13% of U.S. capacity. Half of those were restarting Thursday.Offshore, Shell and other producers were flying work crews back out to some evacuated oil and gas platforms and doing aerial damage assessment of others.Shell said its refining and chemical plants in Louisiana had restarted or were never shut down. A Mobile, Ala., chemical plant remained closed, it said.


Fattouhi Is Sworn in as Interim Palestinian Authority President

Rawhi Fattouh, speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council, was sworn in today at noon as interim president of the Palestinian Authority, hours after Yasser Arafat died in a French hospital.


Interpol has joined Litvinenko poisoning inquiry

International police force Interpol is helping coordinate the investigation into the poisoning of Russian former spy Alexander Litvinenko that now involves forces in Germany, Russia and Britain.


After more than two months of its release Subhash Ghai's film Aitraaz is facing legal problems.


O's Trembley, Cabrera Suspended for On-Field Antics

Orioles Manager Dave Trembley and pitcher Daniel Cabrera are both suspended for their roles in separate incidents during the last week.


BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - A Russian rocket carrying a new Russian-U.S. crew to the international space station lifted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome on Thursday...


Old reliables maintain United's momentum

The "been there, seen it, done it" T-shirts hang from their dressing-room pegs. Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes and co know their way home from here.


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Napoli, 17:29 - CALCIO, DS LIVORNO: NAPOLI CI HA CHIESTO PASQUALE

Il Napoli ha sondato il Livorno per Pasquale. Lo ha detto il direttore sportivo del Livorno, Elio Si...


Boston's top sluggers need medical tests

The Red Sox sent their top three sluggers back to Boston for medical tests, with Manny Ramirez and Wily Mo Pena heading East on Tuesday to join David Ortiz.


Niche Cellphone Company in California Files for Bankruptcy Protection

Ampâd Mobile, a niche cellphone provider aimed at the young and technologically sophisticated, filed for Chapter 11 with the intention of revamping the business.


Bush says floating yuan would help balance trade

U.S. President George W. Bush said on Wednesday China could help reduce trade imbalances by floating its currency, and a White House aide said Bush may discuss the thorny issue in a meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao.


Today's Apple iPhone video is: keyboard!

Blog: Apple has released another video showing how to use the keyboard on the iPhone.


Monaco, 13:23 - F1, SCHUMACHER: ALONSO HA MERITATO LA VITTORIA

A mente fredda Michael Schumacher ammette la sconfitta nel mondiale di Formala 1: "Alonso è s...


Art Dubai sees rosy picture despite wobbly markets

DUBAI (Reuters Life!) - Demand for contemporary art in the Gulf Arab region, will remain robust and unscathed from recent financial market jitters, the director of one of the Middle East's biggest art sales centers said on Thursday.


Prodi: ''E' cominciata una nuova gara meravigliosa''

''E' cominciata una meravigliosa gara, la inizio con felicitÃ  e serenitÃ ''. Lo ha detto Romano Prodi nel giorno del suo congedo dai giornalisti da presidente della Commissione europea (il mandato scade infatti il 31 ottobre).


IL COMMENTO                                          Chi non ama i diversi non Ã¨ cristiano                                                                                di EUGENIO SCALFARI


Cash-squeezed Yukos has lost a key partner at some of its most lucrative fields, as oilfield services company Schlumberger Ltd. confirmed Monday it was recalling some of its personnel and drilling equipment from Yukos' key production unit.


Federal wildlife officials allow expanding killing of ânon-essentialâ gray wolves in the northern Rockies.


BT and Sony are teaming up to bring messaging, voice calling, and video calling features to Sony's portable gaming system in the UK.


THE RACE: The presidential race for Democrats in Rhode Island.


NASA Completes Survey of Nearby Supermassive Black Holes      (SPACE.com / LiveScience.com)

SPACE.com / A new census compiled by astronomers contains the location of every local galaxy with a supermassive black hole at its center.


Troubled Children: Proof Is Scant on Psychiatric Drug Mix for Young

A growing number of children are taking combinations of powerful and even life-threatening medications to treat an array of problems.


Bomb kills 78 in Baghdad, U.S. in big offensive

A suspected al Qaeda bomber killed 78 people when he rammed a truck into a Shi'ite mosque in Baghdad on Tuesday, just hours after 10,000 U.S. troops began an offensive against the Sunni Islamist group north of the capital.


Hypertension in pregnancy linked to heart disease

Women who experience high blood pressure while pregnant are more likely to develop a coronary-related heart problem later in life than other women, researchers said on Monday.


'Suspicious comment' provokes LAX terminal evacuation

FBI holds passenger over mystery verbals The FBI yesterday detained an unnamed passenger who provoked a two-hour closure of a terminal at Los Angeles International Airport by making a "suspicious comment".â¦


Military Documents Contradict Kerry Critic

Military records appear to contradict claims by a vocal critic of Sen. John Kerry that the Democratic presidential candidate lied about coming under gunfire during a mission in Vietnam, according to The Washington Post.


Fighting raged for a second day in the Somali capital on Sunday as Ethiopian troops clashed with Islamist-led rebels in the heaviest battles for weeks.


BellSouth and SBC intend to combine YellowPages.com with their own online directory affiliates, RealPages.com and SmartPages.com, respectively.


Police, insurgents clash south of Baghdad, 8 killed

Fierce clashes between insurgents and police left at least eight people dead and 11 wounded south of Baghdad on Thursday, police sources said.


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EU challenges world with climate change plan

European Union leaders resolved on Friday to slash greenhouse gas emissions and switch to renewable fuels, challenging the world to follow its lead in fighting climate change.


U.S. Report Finds No Evidence of Iraq WMD

WASHINGTON - Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction programs had deteriorated into only hopes and dreams by the time of the U.S.-led invasion last year, a decline wrought by the first Gulf War and years of international sanctions, the chief U.S. weapons hunter found...


Crawford, Gatlin, Williams Advance in 200M

ATHENS, Greece - Shawn Crawford was all business Tuesday morning, speeding to victory in 20.55 seconds in his first-round heat of the 200 - a sharp contrast to his antics in the early rounds of the 100. Crawford, who finished fourth in the 100 after dominating the early rounds, was joined in the second round by U.S...


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Early Overeating Could Lead to Bulimia Later-Study

Excessive eating and piling on the pounds when young could be warning signs that children will develop bulimia as adults, psychiatrists said on Tuesday.


A former MP and democracy campaigner Riad Seif is arrested in Syria, local human rights groups say.


Higher interest rates significantly slowed down house price growth in June, a leading survey says today, adding to mounting evidence that the housing market is running out of steam.


Vulcan Materials to buy Florida Rock for $4.6 billion

Vulcan Materials Co., a maker of  highway construction materials, said on Monday it agreed to buy  Florida Rock Industries Inc. in a cash and stock deal worth  around $4.6 billion.


Hewlett-Packard first quarter profit jumps

Hewlett-Packard topped Wall Street's revenue and earnings expectations in the first quarter of its 2007 fiscal year.


Ukrainians for Yanukovych May Be Let Down

Backers of Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych appeared headed for bitter disappointment Sunday as exit polls showed opposition candidate Viktor Yushchenko with a comfortable victory.


Despite Wal-Mart's Edict, Radio Tags Will Take Time

Although Wal-Mart was expecting its top suppliers to use radio tagging technology to ship goods by Jan. 1, the technology is not yet ready.


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IBM claim to own 'fastest supercomputer'

"The fact that non-US vendor like NEC had the fastest computer was seen as a big challenge for US computer industry," said Horst Simon, director of the supercomputing centre at Lawrence Berkeley Labs in California.


Soldier facing charges for trying to kill herself last year attempts suicide again, one of a record number who have tried or succeeded in ending their lives after serving in Iraq, Afghanistan.


Former media baron Conrad Black says he is confident a jury will clear him of fraud at his upcoming trial in the United States.


Dopo 21 anni di mistero la famiglia ora riapre il caso

Roma, 23 ottobre 2004 - L'avvocato della famiglia di Emanuela Orlandi, Ferdinando Imposimato, ha presentato un'istanza alla Procura di Roma al fine di dare nuovo sviluppo alle indagini. Nel documento, ora


iPhone Sales Estimates as High as 700,000

Some Wall Street analysts say that Apple might have sold as many as 700,000 iPhones over the device's opening weekend.


Study Finds Possible Targets for H.I.V. Drugs

Researchers at Harvard Medical School have identified 273 proteins that the AIDS virus needs to survive in human cells, which could lead to new strategies for combating the disease.


The sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff in the waning days of World War II results in the greatest maritime disaster in history. Compiled by Tony Long.


Medics fear public safety could be compromised by the growing interest in using drugs for law enforcement.


Bush Urges Iraqis to Defy Insurgents and Vote

President Bush on Wednesday urged  Iraqis to defy insurgents by voting in Sunday's elections,  saying the upcoming poll was a "grand moment in Iraqi history."


Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's visit to Spain sparked a political feud Tuesday after Spain's Socialist foreign minister accused Madrid's previous conservative government of backing a failed coup against Chavez in 2002.


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Lions head coach Steve Mariucci says he was contacted by Notre Dame regarding their vacant head coaching position, but he will remain in Detroit.


Romania's outgoing president bows to public pressure and cancels a pardon granted to miners' leader Miron Cozma.


even deadly -- mistakes in hospitals, but an overwhelming majority say the solution lies in easy-to-read, published safety report cards


Somalia's U.N.-backed government struggles

In an old grain warehouse spruced up with posters and vinyl flooring, Somalia's president and prime minister watched the swearing in of a regional governor this week, an event that looked like a small step toward government control of this anarchic country.


First Minister Alex Salmond praises success in Paris as "one of the best games in Scotland's football history".


South Korea's central bank raises interest rates to a six-year high of 4.75% in an effort to tackle inflation.


Wood Work Down in the Dell ; Students Bring Hide to Life

By ANDREW PAIN  STUDENTS risked blistered hands and aching limbs to help transform a Teesside dell into a haven for birds. Sixth formers from King's Academy, Coulby Newham, helped decorate a bird hide created by the Friends of Fairy Dell.


Pd: ora cambia la musica, a ottobre mi candido anche io


The managerial merry-go-round shows no signs of stopping, with former Southampton boss Gordon Strachan now the favourite to replace new Saints manager Harry Redknapp at Portsmouth.


Roma, 22:29 - CALCIO, LAZIO: INZAGHI IN PRESTITO ALL'ATALANTA

La Lazio ha ceduto in prestito all'Atalanta l'attaccante Simone Inzaghi. Il giocatore firmerà...


TI lowers revenue outlook as calculators miss target

U.S. chip maker Texas Instruments Inc.  lowered the mid-point of its second-quarter revenue target on Monday as sales of calculators missed its expectations, sending its shares down 2.3 percent.


Shares close sharply higher as Wall St. boosted by US data

British blue chips closed on a bullish note, lifted by strong gains across US markets following the release of positive economic data, and as oil prices slumped on easing supply concerns.


US President George W Bush is due in Sydney for Apec, amid the tightest security Australia has ever seen.


Meat packers lobby for state-inspected products to be sold nationwide.


"Charlotte's Web" is a tangled labor of love

E. B. White envisioned a movie of his novel "Charlotte's Web" with real animals behaving realistically. Now, 54 years later, his vision has come to life.


Marines in Falluja Find Rebel Leader's Arsenal, in a Mosque

U.S. marines and Iraqi soldiers found a massive supply of weapons that dwarfed any of the hundreds of caches yet found.


It's supposed to be top secret Â but Akon is giving out a tidbit of information about the rumored ad that Michael Jackson is doing for the Super Bowl.


Editor's Death Spotlights Turkish Nationalism

Did a law defending "Turkishness" lead the the murder of Hrast Dink?


By ARIEL DAVID ROME - The fans were pious. The players bound for glory. And the victory? A miracle. Priests and seminarians from several soccer-loving countries took to a field near the looming dome of St.


Raptors discuss trading All-Star Carter to Trail Blazers for Abdur ...

Raptors guard Vince Carter asked out of Toronto before training camp, and it now appears the disgruntled five-time All-Star might get his wish.


Christmas beginning to seem a lot like plastic

TORONTO (CP) - If wading through the holiday shopping rush has left you wondering just how much of this retailing seasonal cheer is propelled by plastic, a new poll provides a hint.


Bardem, "The Sopranos" early SAG winners

Spanish actor Javier Bardem and mob drama "The Sopranos" took early movie and television awards at the Screen Actors Guild ceremony on Sunday, Hollywood's first full-scale awards show in a season marred by a bitter industry strike.


Dow Chemical Co said on Friday that there was no basis whatsoever in a BBC World report saying that it had accepted responsibility for India's Bhopal disaster.


Univerzita Pardubice (Czech Republic), university, is building a new faculty and a sports hall worth CEK 950 mil. The university will pay CEK 50 mil of the sum and the rest will be covered by the Ministry of Education.


US surgeon general says Canada is only safe source for imported ...

WASHINGTON (CP) - Importing cheaper prescription drugs from Canada could be done safely in a large, highly regulated commercial enterprise, says US Surgeon General Richard Carmona.


Bologna, 13:35 - MORTO POLIZIOTTO; PRODI: GENTE DEVE CAPIRE CHE E' ORA SVOLTA

Romano Prodi definisce lo stop del mondo del calcio dopo la morte dell'agente a Catania ''un doveros...


MARSHFIELD - The Marshfield Historical Commission will hold an informational meeting from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Daniel Webster Estate.


Michigan's `Idol' sings at state Capitol

LaKisha Jones, fourth-place finisher on "American Idol," was greeted by Gov. Jennifer Granholm and hundreds of other fans Monday at the state Capitol.


Tracking a serial killer, one yawn at a time

The new serial-killer thriller âSuspect Zeroâ has at least one thing in its favor: It seems to have an interesting director. E. Elias Merhigeâs last film was


Netflix sees Amazon entering DVD rentals

Amazon.com plans to enter the DVD rental business in a move that will put the online retail giant in direct competition with Netflix.


Defective Xbox 360 consoles to cost Microsoft a billion dollars

Microsoft announced Thursday it expects to spend more than a billion dollars fixing flawed Xbox 360 video game consoles, which have logged "an unacceptable number of repairs."


South African captain Graeme Smith has won the toss for the fourth successive time against India and decided to bat in a one-off Twenty20 international at the Wanderers Stadium.


Brazil's Culture Minister Leads Carnival Crowds

SALVADOR, Brazil  - Hordes of revelers poured on  to the streets of Brazilian cities in Carnival jamborees, led  by the country's culture minister and musician Gilberto Gil in  the northeastern city of Salvador.


Religious hatred a crime from October, but exemptions are wide

Closes one loophole but opens others The Racial and Religious Hatred Act comes into force in October, carrying a threat of prison terms for a person who tries to stir up religious hatred. However, its free speech exemptions are so wide that convictions could be difficult, a lawyer said.â¦


Everton's Johnson aims to exorcise memory of League Cup penalty nightmare

Andrew Johnson is aiming to exorcise the demons lingering from one of the worst moments of his career by helping to fire Everton into the League Cup final at Chelsea's expense here on Wednesday.


Faced with the worst Israeli military onslaught in more than two decades, Prime Minister Fuad Saniora has a nearly impossible job as the leader of Lebanon.


Australia plans to withdraw troops from Iraq: report

Australian Prime Minister John Howard is secretly planning to begin withdrawing Australian troops from Iraq by February 2008, Australian media reported on Sunday.


Armed militants forced the closure of Palestinian parliament buildings in the West Bank town of Jenin.


Diocese: Priest accused of abuse has HIV

A former priest accused of sexually abusing children in two states is HIV positive, Catholic diocese officials said Thursday.


Open sourcers revolt against Microsoft antispam plan

Two prominent open-source software groups have rejected a proposed technology standard backed by Microsoft Corp. that would close a loophole used to send unsolicited commercial ("spam") e-mail, citing unresolved patent and licensing issues with the standard known as Sender ID.


A number of homes in County Tyrone are again without water after a pipe burst at a reservoir.


Simon Katich is the unlucky player to be dropped from Australia's squad for the Test series against New Zealand with the world champions opting for the more experienced Darren Lehmann.


Sixty-six ABC affiliates chose not to run ``Saving Private Ryan''

Sixty-six ABC affiliates, covering nearly one-third of the country, ultimately decided not to air the movie "Saving Private Ryan" on Veterans Day due to skittishness over whether the Federal Communications Commission would deem it indecent.


- Expos 10, Padres 3: At Montreal, Scott Downs pitched seven solid innings and Brad Wilkerson and Tony Batista homered last night as the Expos beat San Diego.


Vittima e' un ingegnere, travolto con sua stessa auto


The chief of the United Nations nuclear agency urged Iran and North Korea on Monday to prove their nuclear programs are peaceful and also called for tighter controls to halt the globe's "extensive illicit market" in nuclear materials.


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U.S. Heartland Is Bursting with Corn, Soy

ROCHELLE, Ill.  - Golden mountains are rising out  of the fertile farmlands of the U.S. Midwest, a changing  landscape formed by huge piles of corn from the most bountiful  harvest in U.S. history.