N.Korea Committed to 6-Way Nuclear Talks - China

North Korea says it is committed to  resolving the nuclear crisis through six-party talks, a Chinese  Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said on Tuesday, appearing to  reverse statements out of Pyongyang over recent months.


Spanish unions protest at shipyard part privatisation plan

Spanish unions demanded that a plan to partly privatise the country's shipyards be shelved amid growing unrest which has sparked violence at some yards and prompted wildcat strikes.


ATHENS, Greece - American Michael Phelps won his fourth gold medal of the Olympics in the 200-meter individual medley Thursday night, leading the entire race. Phelps finished in an Olympic-record time of 1 minute, 57.14 seconds, lowering his own mark of 1:58.52 set in the semifinals one night earlier...


Judge Dismisses Raines's Attempt To Subpoena White House Records

A federal judge yesterday quashed former Fannie Mae chairman Franklin D. Raines's effort to subpoena records from the White House for use in his defense against an investor lawsuit accusing him and the company of securities fraud.


"Road Home" too long for some New Orleanians

Roy Montague stood outside the  government-supplied trailer in front of his New Orleans house  and pointed across the street to a line of rotting homes  virtually untouched since Hurricane Katrina 15 months ago.


Severn Trent Water says July's floods in Gloucestershire should be an "alarm call" to the utilities industry.


Annan admits 'shadow' over UN due to scandal

UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said yesterday corruption allegations in the Iraqi oil-for-food program had cast a shadow over the United Nations but said again he would not resign as the world's top diplomat. To meet criticism in the Republican-dominated US Congress that the United Nations was withholding documents, Annan said a UN probe led by Paul Volcker, the former ...


The selection of Anna Nicole Smith as a Playboy Playmate in 1992 made her a member of an exclusive sorority. Her death at 39 put her in a more grisly club — Playmates who haven't reached their 50th birthday.


In March, Being Methodical Is One Way to Drive Foes Mad

Like Wisconsin in 2000 and West Virginia in 2004, Washington State is the kind of team that every superpower wants to duck in the N.C.A.A. tournament.


More than one million people apply for tickets to see Led Zeppelin reunite on stage for the first time since 1988.


GOVERNO: BERLUSCONI INCONTRA CALDEROLI E BRANCHER

Roma, 9 nov. (Adnkronos) - il presidente del Consiglio, Silvio Berlusconi, e' rientrato questa mattina a Roma. Alle prese con finanziaria, fisco e rimpasto, il premier continua a consultare gli alleati. In


Kid fined for putting teacher on YouTube

A court on Friday fined a 15-year-old schoolboy for posting a video on YouTube of his teacher singing karaoke without her permission and claiming she was a lunatic.


Basketball Greg Oden admitted he was out of breath after his workout for the Portland Trail Blazers yesterday. By no means was the 7-footer coasting on his reputation. "Really, I'm trying to sell them on me, not the other way around," the center from Ohio State said after a vigorous solo workout. Oden is the favorite to be the No. ...


Next year in peace? Much will depend on Sharon, Abbas

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon predicts 2005 will be the year of peace. Meanwhile, Israelis, Palestinians and key members of the international community are taking steps to make it happen.


TV May Soon Beam From Cell Phone Screens

The screens may be tiny and the batteries overworked, but the wireless industry is bringing TV to a cell phone near you.


Polish police hunt octogenarian Romeo fraudster

Polish police asked for help from the public Wednesday to find an 80-year-old man who allegedly swindled the life-savings of women looking for love through match-making agencies.


Providence Molded a Project Into a Big Scoring Threat

This season caps a remarkable progression for Herbert Hill, a 6-foot-10 power forward who spent much of his junior year in high school in Kinston, N.C., playing on the junior varsity team.


The Golden Globes, the ceremony known for getting Hollywood's awards season off to a rollicking start, will be reduced to a news conference Sunday by the writers strike and will likely draw picket lines and lack star power.


Smelt fishing is a deep and dependable tradition in Maine, with shanties dragged onto frozen tidal rivers and baited lines thrown into holes in the ice.


Peter Hain is leaving Northern Ireland, having been appointed Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.


NASA opens space shuttle ride for the earthbound

If you're not one of  the seven people scheduled to ride on the space shuttle next  week, take heart: NASA has opened a launch simulator for the  rest of us.


It sounds like a freakish ailment from a horror movie: Sores erupt on your skin, mysterious threads pop out of them, and you feel like tiny bugs are crawling all over you.


Nikkei +0,16%.Euro a 1,3022 dollari e 157,24 yen


U.S. blue chips opened slightly higher  on Wednesday, but tech stocks were weaker, hurt by microchip  maker Xilinx Inc. XLNX.O lowering its revenue guidance, while  investors remained concerned about rising interest rates.


Indians slip on tobacco-flavoured condom

Fancy a chew on my betel nuts? An Indian company has released a "paan-flavoured" condom aimed at the country's prostitutes who apparently like nothing more than chewing on the pungent mix of betel nut and spices wrapped in tobacco leaves, Reuters reports.â¦


AWE Sale Could Boost Nextel, Sprint Stock-Analysts

The stocks of mobile service providers are likely to benefit as AT&T Wireless Services Inc. shareholders seek new investments after Cingular completes its $41 billion takeover, analysts said.


U.S. IT and electrotechnology professionals saw a 1.5 percent decrease in their salaries in 2003, the first decrease since the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers-USA (IEEE-USA) began surveying members in 1972, the group announced Wednesday.


Britain nationalizes ailing Northern Rock

Britain decided to nationalize Northern Rock  on Sunday, abandoning a five-month attempt to snare a private sector buyer for the ailing bank and piling more pressure on Prime Minister Gordon Brown.


Israel's main settler group has called for resistance to any attempt to expel Jewish colonies from Palestinian territories. Meanwhile, Labour opposition leader Shimon Peres came one step closer to becoming


Klinsmann ready to throw youngsters into Tehran cauldron

BERLIN: German coach Jurgen Klinsmann has already shown that he is not afraid to give youth a chance and he is set to throw several of his twenty somethings into the intimidating atmosphere of Tehran's Asadi ...


Israeli Forces Thrust Into Northern Gaza

Israeli forces thrust into the outskirts  of the Jabalya refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip on  Thursday in what the military said was an effort to stop  Palestinians firing rockets into Israel.


It may have sounded like an endorsement, but Bob Barker's recent remarks about Rosie O'Donnell weren't meant that way. "The Price Is Right" host, who retired this month after 35 years with the show, told reporters last week at the Daytime Emmy Awards that he had "no doubt" that O'Donnell would make a fine host for the CBS game show.


General Motors' clever ad campaign comes up short.


New tests may help predict Alzheimer's: conference

New tests involving blood and brain scans can detect symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, and brief appraisals of real-life functioning can predict who is likely to develop it, researchers said on Sunday.


BEIJING -- In a major political tremor within China's ruling Communist Party, Shanghai's top party boss has been sacked on corruption charges stemming from a pension fund scandal.


The UN envoy to Sudan urged the government to accept an international monitoring force with more than 3,000 troops to help prevent escalating militia attacks in the violence-wracked Darfur region.


Microsoft to comply with EC orders on Windows

The world's software giant Microsoft Corp. said it would comply with the European Commission (EC) 's orders if it fails this week to persuade the European Court of Justice to suspend the EC's decision.


Suicide attack on Pakistani police kills 22

LAHORE, Pakistan  - A suicide bomber walked up to policemen stationed outside the High Court in the Pakistani city of Lahore on Thursday and set off his explosives, killing 21 people, most of them police, officials said.


Police arrested two more suspects Thursday in the suicide attack that killed opposition leader Benazir Bhutto


Aviano expected to finally open full-day kindergarten

When the bells start to ring next fall, kindergartners at Aviano should finally be able to join older pupils - and their peers across Europe - in attending school full time.


Italy's Prodi calls it quits after losing Senate vote

Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi resigned on Thursday following 20 rocky months in office after the centre-left leader lost a vote of confidence in the Senate.


A check on what the president said on key issues.


Kim Raver, who stars in "Lipstick Jungle," doesn't worry about her new NBC show being compared with HBO's "Sex and the City."


Intel offers few details on dual-core plans

Intel Corp.'s dual-core strategy for mobile processors became a little clearer this week at the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco, but questions remain


Musician Denis Payton, a founder member of the Dave Clark Five, dies after a long illness.


Israeli attack helicopters have fired on targets in Gaza City during aa night of violence in the Middle East. Military officials claim the targets were buildings where Hamas manufactured and stored weapons including mortars and rockets.


Analysis: Monday's suicide bombing may signal the start of a new and more dangerous phase in the battle over Gaza


Italy has offered with a compromise on human cloning that seeks common ground among U.N. member states who are sharply divided over competing treaties to ban the practice, diplomats said.


Emmys salute "Sopranos" with best drama win

The U.S. television industry paid a final Emmy tribute on Sunday to "The Sopranos" and sent America's favorite mob family off with the prestigious award for best drama in a night otherwise filled with upsets.


Buenos Aires, 12:02 - CALCIO, ARGENTINA: SI RITIRA ARBITRO ELIZONDO

L'arbitro argentino Horacio Elizondo, 43 anni, che ha diretto la gara inaugurale e la finale dei Mon...


Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and President Bush will discuss the transition when they meet in Jordan this week.


Tropical Storm Ernesto sloshed rather than slammed ashore — surprising forecasters by failing to strengthen Tuesday as it approached Florida and providing relief to hurricane-weary residents.


By St. Louis Daily Record Staff  Use of eminent domain by communities has been controversial, particularly when it's done to benefit development plans by private companies.  In June of last year, the U.S.


Student kills self at Philadelphia high school

A student killed himself with a rifle at his suburban Philadelphia high school on Tuesday, school authorities said.


A TERRORIST blast at a US army base in Iraq yesterday killed 22 as Tony Blair made a surprise visit to Baghdad. A radical Islamic group claimed responsibility for the attack in Mosul in which 60 were wounded and at least 19 American soldiers died.


Student fined for attack against Estonian Web site

InfoWorld - A 20-year-old Estonian student has been fined for participating inÂ a cyberattack that paralyzed Estonian Web sitesÂ andÂ soured the country's relationship with Russia, a government official said Thursday.


Kerry Unfit to Lead Amid 'Great Threats', Bush Says

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.  - President Bush labeled  Sen. John Kerry on Saturday a political opportunist who is  unfit to lead amid "great threats" to America.


HOUSTON - In a case of life imitating art, a Houston movie theater has shut down while workers hunt for an 8-foot snake spotted by a maintenance worker.    Among the movies playing at the 16-screen Tinseltown theater is the horror-thriller "Anacondas."   Terrell Falk, a spokeswoman for Cinemark USA Inc., said the worker saw a snake about a week ago that he described as thick as a man's arm slithering along a wall...


Quiet Spanish city is Europe's coke capital

Â· Miranda de Ebro second only to New York says UN  Â· Study of waste water is mistaken, say residents


Leader Hassan Nasrallah says Hezbollah is ready for "open war" with Israel at a Beirut funeral for a senior militant.


The US dollar stays near record lows against the euro, on growing expectation of a further US interest rate cut.


Two of a kind plot to give India spin win

KOLKATA, DECEMBER 2: The Indian team is a combination of artists, record-holders, classicists and prodigious talent but thereâs no doubt that its soul, the intangible that keeps the team ticking, lies in the rough-hewn visages of Virender Sehwag and


Nvidia Cross-Licensing Deal Positive For Intel

Standard and Poor's Equity Research reiterated a "hold" rating and $27 target price on Intel (nasdaq: INTC - news - people ). The research firm said the chipmaker's deal with Nvidia (nasdaq: NVDA - news - people


Wilstein: Marino, Young Special QB Breeds

One made his living standing tall and sturdy in the pocket, throwing some of the quickest, hardest, most accurate passes in football history. The other winged the ball left-handed and didn't hesitate to tuck it under his arm when he saw an opening to run.


In a sign of assertiveness, Democrats plan hours on the floor Tuesday for opponents of a key Bush nominee.


London: An exhibit featuring a film about US President George W Bush's home town in Texas won the Turner Prize on Monday, Britain's most prestigious art award, pipping other entries, including a recreation of Osama Bin Laden's house as a video game.


Austrian kidnap girl says never lost hope of escape

An Austrian girl held captive for eight   years told on Wednesday how the thought of escaping kept her   alive, but that she feared fleeing might provoke her kidnapper   into killing her and others in a murder spree.


Boxing Match Proposed Between Kid Rock and Tommy Lee

Legendary boxing promoter Bob Arum has thrown his hat in the ring for the proposed throwdown between Tommy Lee and Kid Rock. TMZ has learned that the bout could now be as big as some of the major Las Vegas square-offs of our time. Arum, one of boxing's...


The Georgia Dome was a sea of orange Saturday night, thanks to the school pride being donned by fans of both Auburn and Tennessee.


In the breezy, amoral heist comedy âMad Money,â âFun With Dick and Janeâ meets â9 to 5â on the way to recession.


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As safe as houses? Dutch history suggests not

The house sugar merchant Cornelis Sasbout built in 1617 at number 150 on Amsterdam's Herengracht canal tells a cautionary tale about investing in property -- prices fluctuate wildly, but are ultimately flat.


IRS Collects Record Revenue from Enforcement

U.S. tax officials collected a  record $43.1 billion in fiscal 2004 from enforcement cases that  scrutinized tax returns of large businesses and high-income  people, the government said on Thursday.


NEW YORK  - Diets high in alpha-linolenic acid may promote strong bones, the results of a small study suggest, and contrary to what many people believe, you don't need to eat fish or take fish oil tablets to raise levels of this omega-3 fatty acid.


Understandably, the home clubhouse at Fenway Park has been a somber place of late, with the club still shellshocked by the health concerns of two teammates.


Madagascar begins a big campaign against malaria and measles in an effort to reduce infant mortality rates.


Accused leader of NY airport plot pleads innocent

A former cargo handler at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to charges that he plotted to blow up the airport's fuel tanks and a supply pipeline that runs through New York City.


Funding shortfalls threaten science research

Scientists are chafing at the U.S. government's unfulfilled pledge to boost funding for basic scientific research, the source of innovations ranging from the World Wide Web to high-tech cancer treatments.


Economy - Wednesday      (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - U.S. inflation expectations are "quite well anchored," giving the central bank breathing room for further possible rate cuts, but there is no clear evidence that a recession is at hand, said St. Louis Fed Pres. Wil-liam Poole. Poole does not have a vote on the Fed's rate-setting panel this year and will retire in March.


Pakistan's establishment recently labeled Amjad Farooqi as al-Qaeda's mastermind in the country. However, Asia Times Online contacts vigorously dispute this claim ... and they suspect


Landry's founder wants to take his company private.


SPORTS OF THE TIMES Francona Awaiting His MartÃnez Moment

A FEW hours before Boston won Game 2 of its American League division series last night, Manager Terry Francona stood in the lounge of the visiting clubhouse and listened to my theory on


IAEA team heads for North Korea nuclear complex

U.N. nuclear watchdog officials visiting North Korea traveled on Thursday to a reactor complex that the secretive state has promised to mothball under an aid-for-disarmament deal, Kyodo news agency reported.


Two suspected al-Qaida members in custody in Germany

Two men who are believed to be members of al-Qaida are under arrest in Germany. Federal prosecutors say the two were arrested by German authorities Sunday.


Hamm-dinger Gymnast comes back from 12th place to win

The movie pitches, Letterman -- no, Leno -- the unending media requests, the book deals, surely the line is forming on the right for Paul Hamm.


Fathers rights protester escapes punishment for Buckingham Palace stunt

LONDON  - A man who dressed as Batman and climbed onto a balcony at Buckingham Palace to demand more rights for divorced fathers will face no charges for the stunt, police said Tuesday.


Rosneft may top Gazprom as Russiaâs major oil company

Rosneft, the state-owned Russian company that bought Yuganskneftegaz mystery buyer, Baikal Finance, may ouster Gazprom from its position as Russiaâs top energy company.


Finns mostly satisfied with authorities handling of tsunami disaster

Police say Russian diplomatic mission gets pimping money Helsinki police say that a woman renting out apartments owned by the Russian trade delegation in Finland to prostitutes has benefitted the diplomats at ...


Google's estimated $3bn flotation has been delayed by at least a day as the firm awaits regulatory approval.


How big can The Walking Company really get?


"Bee," "Lyrics" strike a chord with fans, industry

MIAMI (Billboard) - If it hadn't already, "Don't Forget the Lyrics" struck pop culture gold at the September 17 Emmy Awards by pitting Kanye West against "The Office" star Rainn Wilson on West's song "Stronger." West actually lost to Wilson in the parody of the hit Fox show, saying "you" instead of "ya."


A freight train collides with an articulated lorry on a level crossing between Gleneagles and Perth.


Calif. Judge Delays Penalty Phase in Peterson Case

A California judge denied a bid by lawyers for Scott Peterson on Monday to move his case and pick a new jury to decide whether the fertilizer salesman should be executed for murdering his wife and unborn son.


Romania, Bulgaria to get OK for EU entry

The European Commission planned to propose Tuesday that Bulgaria and Romania join the European Union on Jan. 1 — but under some of the harshest terms ever faced by new EU members, according to a draft report.


Operazione antiterrorismo in ambienti legati all'eversione di matrice islamicaQuattro magrebini arrestati e numerosi perquisizioni nel capoluogo umbro                                          Perugia, blitz della polizia in ambienti islamici individuata cellula vicina Al Qaeda


Famiglia non crede a tesi suicidio, secondo caso in 3 mesi


Thereâs Plenty of JosÃ© Reyes to Go Around and Around

he Mets actually have two players named JosÃ© Reyes, both born in the Dominican Republic in 1983, in their major league camp.


Music Review | CosÃ¬ Fan Tutte: Springing Into an Exam of Operatic Ensemble Work

âPrelude to Performance,â a six-week summer school and workshop devised by the Martina Arroyo Foundation, seems to favor the shock value of sudden difficulty.


Dane Bradshaw shakes off an injured shoulder long enough to tip-in the winning basket to lift Tennessee to a 79-77 upset over No. 15 Oklahoma State.


Washington, DC Plans $410 Million Bonds for Stadium

Washington, D.C., plans to sell $410  million in tax-exempt and taxable bonds by the end of 2005 to  finance a stadium for professional baseball, city officials  said on Thursday.


The Santy worm, which appeared just before the Christmas holiday and uses search engines to spread, appears to be morphing into dangerous variants, virus experts warned Tuesday.


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Jurors in Spector murder trial resume deliberations

The jury in the murder trial of music producer Phil Spector began a third day of deliberations on Wednesday as the five-month case neared its conclusion.


Experts have deciphered the complete DNA sequence for one of the most infectious bugs known to man.


Ora passa al Senato, opposizione si astiene su voto finale


One of art history's most intriguing mysteries is the identity of the nude model for "La Fornarina," the baker's daughter, Raphael's sensuous masterpiece of Renaissance portraiture.


At least 20 Polish pilgrims die in a coach crash near the south-eastern city of Grenoble in the French Alps.


State Sen. Curt Thompson has been a strong advocate of immigration rights, once speaking in Spanish from the steps of the Georgia Capitol against the adoption of some of the nation's strictest immigration controls.


China Sends 95 Riot Police to Join UN Peacekeepers in Haiti

China sent 95 riot police to join United Nations' peacekeepers in Haiti to help increase security in the Caribbean island nation, the poorest in the Western Hemisphere, the official Chinese news agency Xinhua said.


Parigi, 17:18 - CALCIO, FRANCIA: POULIQUEN NUOVO ALLENATORE DEL METZ

Yvon Pouliquen è il nuovo allenatore del Metz. Prende il posto di Francis De Taddeo, esonerat...


Ex-Envoy in Leak Case Backs Hillary Clinton

Former ambassador Joseph C. Wilson IV -- perhaps better known as the husband of Valerie Plame, of CIA-leak-case fame -- threw his support behind Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's bid for the White House on Monday, issuing a statement through the Clinton campaign office.


The glitz, the glamour, and naturally the red carpet - the best and the brightest of the small screen were honored last night in Los Angeles.


Confectionery group Cadbury Schweppes today said it was expecting full-year profits towards the lower end of hopes after a difficult summer for its European drinks business.


Professional Footballers' Association boss Gordon Taylor has accused Chelsea of trapping Adrian Mutu into a positive drugs test so that they could sack him.


Hungary Troops to Leave Iraq by Year End After Vote

Hungary's parliament voted down a government proposal to extend the mission of its 300-strong military contingent in Iraq on Monday, obliging Budapest to withdraw its forces by the end of 2004.


HIS grand-slam event high came in Paris, he skipped on a court in California when he became, fleetingly, the world No 1, but it was in Spain, before his own people - performing with resplendent self-possession and authority and taking a royal salute at


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Uranium deal threat as Iran pushes for exemptions

IRAN insisted yesterday that it had a right to exempt some equipment from an agreement with the European Union to freeze its uranium enrichment programme - a move diplomats said threatened to scuttle the deal.


"Transformers" audiences get peek at new disaster pic

LOS ANGELES  - While unleashing "Transformers" onscreen this week, Paramount also lifted the lid on a top-secret project in the form of a teaser trailer for a new film, "Cloverfield."


Those close to him mutter, under their breath of course, that Tony Blairâs only moment of doubt over Iraq came in the wake of the exposure of the Abu Ghraib scandal.


China sows confusion over attack on Bush policies

WASHINGTON - Chinaâs embassy in Washington sowed confusion on Monday about an election-eve attack on President George W. Bushâs policies that raised questions about whether Beijing was trying to gain favor with Democrat John Kerry.


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See Em Why Kay Kay Review 5ome cases replacing inkjet cartridges can work out almost as expensive as buying a new printer. What makes one machine stand out from another, aside from operating costs, is print quality - and as an effective home office solution, the Epson Stylus D120 is worth a look.â¦


Despite jobs report, Bush pleased with U.S. economy

President George W. Bush declared himself pleased on Friday with U.S. economic progress despite a Labor Department report that said U.S. employers added only 51,000 jobs in September.


French Nazi collaborator Maurice Papon was buried Wednesday with his Legion of Honor award, his lawyer said, even though he had earlier been stripped of the right to wear the decoration.


Bush Announces Plan for Troop Realignment

WASHINGTON - President Bush on Monday announced plans to shift 60,000 to 70,000 U.S. troops who are now stationed in Europe and Asia in one of the largest troop realignments since the end of the Cold War...


The US Food and Drug Administration is preparing new warnings on the link between antidepressant use and suicidal tendencies in children, according to agency documents released Friday.


E.Timor's ruling party snubs president, keeps PM on

East Timor's ruling party has snubbed a demand from the president and kept Mari Alkatiri on as prime minister, even though his departure had been seen as crucial to ending weeks of political turmoil.


Some high school biology classes are using real human cadavers to teach students anatomy in a different way.


Yahoo became the latest search engine to try its hand at personalized search, unveiling tools Tuesday that let searchers save and edit search results.


Bologna, 19:24 - CALCIO, BOLOGNA; ARRIGONI: SERVONO DUE-TRE GIOCATORI

Daniele Arrigoni chiede rinforzi per parlare di un Bologna da promozione. Gli emiliani sono tornati ...


AT&T files FCC access complaint against Cablevision

AT&T Corp.  said on Monday it filed a U.S. regulatory complaint that Cablevision Systems Corp.  was improperly withholding regional sports programming that AT&T must have to roll out video service in Connecticut.


Napoli, 16:47 - CALCIO, MARADONA JR FIRMERA' PER SQUADRA DI C2

Diego Armando Maradona Jr firmerà per una squadra professionistica. Secondo quanto dichiarato...


The very image of success HP is putting its mouth where its money is by offering 2,300 of its key account customers a printer consultancy service.â¦


The United States retained both Olympic  4x400 meters relay titles Saturday with individual champion  Jeremy Wariner running the third leg for the men's team.


The company just recently acquired by EchoStar has a new Slingbox model just in time for the holidays.


Ukraine's parliament agrees to key changes

KIEV - The Ukrainian parliament voted Wednesday to adopt a package deal on constitutional and electoral changes that could ease the two-week-old standoff between supporters of two rival presidential candidates.


Sox hope to ring in next year with the Yankees

-- More than the Curse is at stake for the Red Sox, who would love to have bragging rights after getting bullied by their New York brethren for so many decades.


San Francisco, CA (Sports Network) - San Francisco 49ers starting quarterback Tim Rattay is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Chicago Bears with a forearm injury.


"Ho letto sui giornali di mia nomina a consulente artistico"


Nielsen/NetRatings' August social media numbers: Not much change

The metrics firm tracks growth of social networks, blogs and blogging sites, and video-sharing sites from August 2006 to August 2007.


A court ruling allows former police officers to claim for compensation for trauma during NI Troubles.


WASHINGTON The Justice Department has announced that more than 150 people have been arrested, charged or convicted in the past three months in a crackdown on criminal activity on the Internet.


Disney Channel in tune with preschool "Movers"

Disney Channel has given  the series go-ahead to "Imagination Movers," a show for the  preschool-targeted "Playhouse Disney" daily programming block  that stars the New Orleans-based music group of the same name.


Some 200,000 rally against Dutch austerity measures

Some 200,000 people rallied in Amsterdam against the govenrment's controversial austerity and reform measures in the city's biggest demonstration in two decades.


A missing Afghan Boeing 737 with more than 100 people on board is feared to have crashed.


An assault on the town of Sirba in Sudan's Darfur region earlier this month was apparently "a deliberate and unprovoked attack" by government forces against innocent civilians, a United Nations human rights official said Friday.


Newmont Officials Released From Detention by Indonesian Police

Indonesian police released five officials of Newmont Mining Corp., the world's biggest gold producer, from detention yesterday, the company said in an e- mailed statement.


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Powerful bomb injures 32 civilians in Kathmandu

KATHMANDU  - A powerful bomb planted by suspected Maoist rebels exploded in a brand new government office block in the centre of the Nepalese capital Kathmandu, injuring 32 people, police said.


EU begins paying social allowances to Palestinians

LAPPEENRANTA, Finland  - The European Union has   begun paying social allowance to hundreds of thousands of needy   Palestinians under a temporary mechanism agreed by the Quartet   of Middle East peace brokers.


New Book on Bush by Tabloid Biographer Raises Storm

As if the 2004 campaign for the presidency has not been dirty enough -- get ready for a 700-page book by America's most famous tabloid biographer that alleges illegal drug use and other youthful misdeeds by President Bush.


65 journalists killed in world in 2007, group says

At least 65 journalists were  killed around the world because of their work last year, the  highest figure for 13 years, and nearly half of them died in  Iraq, a leading media watchdog reported on Monday.


More cattle are to be culled on a County Antrim farm following confirmation of blue tongue disease.


Girardi Likely Front-Runner After Meeting With Orioles

It will be surprising if Joe Girardi, a former Yankees player and coach, is not offered the position of Baltimore Orioles manager.


The ups and downs of being Potter-film child stars

Dodging paparazzi and juggling homework  with filming are just some of the drawbacks of being a teenaged  movie star, the young actors from the "Harry Potter" film  series said.


THE sharemarket should take heart from US Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan's comment that sky-high oil prices won't harm the US economy - as long as they don't go any higher.


In late summer when most people expect a break from presidential campaign ads, both sides in this year's White House race are blitzing the airwaves with more than $60 million worth of commercials.


Preliminary information suggests that a man who apparently committed suicide after setting a fire in Yosemite National Park had earlier killed his wife and two young daughters, police said Sunday.


Pepsi files petition against Dil Maange More

HC restrains international distribution of Dil Maange More.


Sporadic outages at PayPal stretched into a fifth day on Tuesday, though the company late in the day reported that access had returned to normal for most users.


The Tishman family tests three rechargeable battery and solar panel units on their seven-day climb and an eight-day safari, recharging various iPod nanos, cellphones, and BlackBerries.


Alfred Sherman, a one-time communist who later became a close adviser to former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, has died at the age of 86.


Recuperare i 100 miliardi evasi e' questione di tempo


Wireless USB Standard Pledged by Year's End

Decision may bring world of wireless peripherals to market.


Montoya fastest in first Brazilian GP practice

Colombian Juan Pablo Montoya, in his last race for Williams, led the way in Friday's opening practice for Sunday's season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix.


Hewitt Crushes Gaudio to Reach Masters Semis

Australia's Lleyton Hewitt dispatched  Argentine Gaston Gaudio 6-2, 6-1 Friday to clinch his place in  the Masters Cup semifinals.


15 known dead, up to 33 missing after Nepal bridge collapse

Authorities searched up to 20 miles (30 km) downstream on Wednesday after a suspension bridge overloaded with hundreds of people attending a Hindu religious festival collapsed a day earlier, sending most of them into a river in a remote region of Nepal.


Otellini: Dual-Core, WiMAX Now Key To Intel Strategy

Intel is pressing for the adoption of dual- and multi-core processors and platforms, and will use more stringent standards for promising delivery of key products, its president said Tuesday.


At 27, in his third year on the US men's Alpine team, Jimmy Cochran is making his move.


Despite the high-stakes legal tussle between prosecutors and defense attorneys in the Michael Jackson child molestation case, the public still doesn't know specifically what the two sides lately are arguing about.


By Ana Breton Deseret Morning News  Friday's snowstorm caused a slushy morning commute for Wasatch Front motorists and triggered widespread power outages after heavy snow and wind snapped power lines.


China reports new H5N1 bird flu outbreak

A new outbreak of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu killed 985 chickens in China's northern region of Inner Mongolia, a state news agency reported Saturday.


Artifacts hint at lifestyles of Stonehenge builders

Archaeologists working near Stonehenge in England have discovered what appears to be an ancient religious complex containing a treasure trove of artifacts that might finally illuminate the lives and religious ...Comment


Turkish PM vows to battle PKK "until the end"

Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan  vowed on Saturday to continue to hit Kurdistan Workers Party  (PKK) targets in Iraq and criticized EU countries for not  cracking down fully on PKK affiliates within the bloc.


So, only 20 TV stations are culpable for airing last year's Super Bowl halftime show ["FCC Throws Flag at CBS's Halftime Play," Style, Sept.


Cosmetic surgery helps make 60s new middle age?

Cosmetic surgery is altering not just how people look but how they feel by changing perceptions of middle age, a study showed Monday.


"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.


Marat Safin beats Roger Federer in five sets to reach the Australian Open final.


Kidnappers released two Italian women and five other hostages Tuesday, raising hopes for foreigners still in captivity. Insurgents showed no sign of easing their


L'esito delle analisi dell'agenzia britannica per la salute


Thatcher to attend Sept 11 memorial events in Washington

Former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher will attend events in Washington to mark the fifth anniversary of the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, her office said.


Lady of Guadalupe celebrated at Assumption

The celebration of an important Mexican holiday drew about 250 people to Assumption Catholic Church Sunday for the festival of Our Lady of Guadalupe.


The European Central Bank increases interest rates from 3.75% to 4% in an attempt to bring inflation under control.


Summertime. Fish Jumping. Thatâs Trouble.

Floridaâs season of âsturgeon strikesâ â collisions between the leaping fish and hapless boaters is already under way.


US Interest Rates Boosted for Third Straight Month

The US central bank, the Federal Reserve, Tuesday raised short term interest rates for the third time in as many months. The central bank believes the economy has absorbed the sharp rise in energy prices that occurred earlier this year.


Man With Rare TB Easily Eluded Safeguards

The Atlanta man with extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis who sparked an international health alarm by flying to Europe and back for his wedding twice ignored requests to stay put and not travel, officials said yesterday.


Presidential Candidates Plan For Health Care

CHICAGO (CBS 2) Both President George Bush and Senator John Kerry have plans they say will reduce costs and provide health care to more people, but their strategies for accomplishing this are very different.


The Mountain View company unveiled the free technology Thursday that allows users to simultaneously scan the Web and their computer hard drives for documents, e-mail, instant messages and the sites they've visited in the past.


A desk and chair that belonged to Adolf Hitler when he signed the ill-fated 1938 Munich agreement will be put up for sale this month, the dealer in charge of the auction said.


Asian political parties meeting issues joint statement

Beijing (VNA) - The Third International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP) closed in Beijing on Sunday after issuing a joint declaration.


A volunteer firefighter is killed and at least 20 homes destroyed as fires continue to burn in Australia.


Ichiro Moves Within One Hit of Record as A's Win

OAKLAND, California  - Seattle's Ichiro Suzuki  could only manage a lone hit in five at-bats to draw within one  of the single season record of 257 as the Oakland A's picked up  a vital 3-2 win over the Mariners Thursday.


24 Palestinians, 3 Israelis Die in Gaza Fighting

JABALYA, Gaza  - Twenty-four Palestinians and  three Israelis were killed Thursday, Gaza's bloodiest day for  more than two years, as Israel's army struck back after a  rocket attack killed two Israeli children in a border town.


In a move that Moscow has criticized, Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has sailed close to Russian-held islands that Japan claims as its own.


Resuming combat after the Republican convention, John Kerry seemed like the Japanese warrior who emerged from the jungle decades after 1945, convinced that the war was not yet over.


Court rules against Ecclestone in Formula One case

Bernie Ecclestone lost a court case Monday that could loosen his grip on Formula One. The High Court ruled in favor of the three banks which own 75 percent of F1's commercial rights, saying the banks should


SAfrica court upholds state appeal in Zuma case

A South African court ruling on Thursday could allow the revival of corruption charges against former Deputy President Jacob Zuma, widely considered a candidate to lead the ruling African National Congress.


Ernie Els, Retief Goosen, Stuart Appleby and Lee Westwood shared the first round lead Thursday in South Africa's Nedbank Golf Challenge.


ORLANDO, Florida  - Actor Wesley Snipes surrendered to police on income-tax evasion charges early on Friday at Orlando International Airport and is due to appear in court, the U.S. attorney's office said.


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


The first results are being declared in Ghana's presidential and parliamentary elections, which were generally calm and orderly.


There is no truth in the belief that cancer patients can delay their death for important events, a study suggests.


CORRECTED: European lab spacewalk delayed for a day

(Corrects to “two of three spacewalks planned” from “the three spacewalks planned” in paragraph 6)


A military judge Tuesday approved a request to exhume the body of an Iraqi who prosecutors say drowned after being shoved into the Tigris River by U.S. troops.


Ridge Hails U.S.-European Anti-Terror Work

The United States and Europe work well  together in the fight against terrorism despite having big  differences on other issues such as Iraq, U.S. Homeland  Security Secretary Tom Ridge said in remarks published Tuesday.


The European Union has concluded talks  with Vietnam on its entry into the World Trade Organization,  which the Southeast Asian country said it still aims to join by  2005.


Craig Ochs passed for 204 yards and three touchdowns, and Montana forced four turnovers in a 34-13 victory over Sam Houston State in a Division 1-AA semifinal game yesterday in Missoula, Mont.


THURSDAY, Oct. 25 (HealthDay News) -- What's good for your diet may also guard against skin cancer.


The night after a thrilling win, the Los Angeles Dodgers dropped back into second place in the NL West.


The US is poised to push Japan off the top of the supercomputing charts with an IBM prototype Blue Gene machine.


Spacewalkers set out for 4th station service call

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Two shuttle Atlantis astronauts floated outside the International Space Station on Sunday for a fourth and final spacewalk before the shuttle departs on Tuesday.


Nats' Pitchers, Catchers Report for Camp

Their dispositions were as sunny as the Florida day that greeted them, their outlook as bright as the immaculate red practice jerseys that hung in neat rows along the lockers. Pitchers, catchers and assorted other players reported for spring training at Space Coast Stadium on Tuesday, flush with relief and satisfaction that they are something new called the Washington Nationals.


Howard Stern will leave a very different company than the Infinity Broadcasting he first joined in 1985. The Viacom-owned radio giant started out a


VIENNA, Austria - A 35-nation meeting of the U.N. atomic watchdog agency on Saturday demanded that Iran suspend all aspects of uranium enrichment, setting an indirect November deadline for Tehran to heed its conditions...


Navy place kicker Matt Harmon, who sent two kickoffs into the end zone against Temple and others to the 5-, 6- and 7-yard lines, will get a real test against No. 16 Rutgers.


Silverstone, 17:17 - F1, FISICHELLA: FORCE INDIA NO UNICA OCCASIONE, MA MIGLIORE

Adesso è ufficiale: Giancarlo Fisichella sarà alla guida della Force India nel mondial...


The French government today backed the creation of a new champion in the aerospace and defence sector as Snecma, the part-privatised aero-engine maker, and Sagem, the electronics group, announced plans to merge in a deal valuing Snecma at about â¬4.


Samsung settles DRAM price-fixing lawsuit

Agrees to cough up $90m Samsung will pay $90m to bring to an end lawsuits brought against it by 41 US states as a result of its role in a worldwide DRAM price-fixing cartel. It will also aid the plaintiffs in ongoing legal action against its co-conspirators.â¦


Reilly appeals 25% hike for Cape home policies

Attorney General Thomas F. Reilly yesterday appealed a regulator's decision allowing the state's home insurer of last resort to raise premiums 25 percent on Cape Cod and the islands and an average of 12.4 percent across the state.


Creative, New Links Emerge Tri-State Residents Offer Lists of Favorites

By SUSAN ORR, Courier & Press staff writer 461-0783 or orrs@courierpress.com  Everyone who uses the Internet has heard of Google, AOL and Yahoo.


THE struggle for the soul of the Olympics is still not won, not in a thousand years and more. On Wednesday, token events took place on the sacred site where the original Games took place in Ancient Olympia hundreds of years before Christ.


TONY EASTLEY: US investors have reacted with caution to a move by media mogul, Rupert Murdoch, to shore up his family's holdings in News Corporation.


What it looked like was not so much an alphabet but a masquerade ball for 26 capital letters that had arrived early, stayed late and gotten into the good liquor.


Sony's U.S. video-game unit is cutting jobs to become more competitive, the company said Thursday, as the PlayStation 3 machine struggles against rival offerings from Microsoft and Nintendo.


A dicembre rispetto a novembre, +2,3% ultimo trimestre 2006


Roma, 13:48 - CALCIO: VIA LIBERA CARTA TIFOSO, ACCORDO TRA CONI-FIGC-LEGA

Via libera alla "Carta del Tifoso". In un incontro oggi a Roma il presidente del Coni Petrucci e i n...


Senate Panel Weighs In On Wireless Directory

The Senate Commerce Committee voted yesterday to require cell phone companies to get the approval of individual customers before listing their wireless phone numbers in public directories.


US moves toward imposing tariffs on imported shrimp

The United States moved a step closer to imposing tariffs on frozen and canned shrimp from Brazil,Ecuador, India and Thailand, as the Bush administration upheld dumping penalties


The 8:01 for Schumann Is Now Ready for Boarding

From the information booth in Grand Central Terminal it sounded like distant background music: a radio, perhaps, or the sound system in a restaurant.


Greek Police Surround Hijacked Bus Near Athens

Greek police surrounded a bus carrying  26 passengers that was seized by two armed hijackers along a  highway from an Athens suburb on Wednesday, police said.


Computer crash to delay pension and benefit payments

Payments to tens of thousands of people who receive state pensions and benefits will be delayed after a computer crash at the Department of Work and Pensions.


Endangered monkeys discovered in Vietnam

The largest known population of rare, gray-shanked doucs has been discovered in a remote part of Vietnam, raising the prospect the endangered monkeys can be saved from extinction, scientists said Tuesday.


Rice arrives in Spain, criticizes hosts over Cuba

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in Spain for what is meant to be a fence-mending trip on Friday but her first words were of reproach for its policy of engaging Cuba.


These stocks have a shine and luster all their own.


Gad vota no, persa occasione per risolvere veri problemi


Mergers and acquisitions and several strong financial reports excited IT investors this week, even as concerns about the U.S. economy continue to roil the stock market.


Round Table Gathers Bulgarian Experts, Dutch ECORYS

Politics: 27 September 2004, Monday. Experts from EU Resources Management in the Bulgarian Finance Ministry and the Dutch Economic Institute ECORYS gathered around a Second Round Table for Partnership in Sofia ...


For centuries, the Zoroastrian dead have been wrapped in white muslin and left at a leafy funeral ground on downtown Mumbai's Malabar Hill, where they are devoured by vultures. Only then, according to the tenets of the ancient religion, can the soul be freed.


Poland is to hold a regional referendum to try to defuse a row with the EU and environmentalists.


GONAIVES, Haiti -- Survivors who were left with almost nothing after Hurricane Jeanne devastated this town buried unclaimed corpses in mud-clogged backyards yesterday and attacked aid trucks and even neighbors bringing them food.


Wii, PlayStation 3 Waging Next-Generation Console War

By Daniel Longo  By Daniel Longo Daily Orange ( Syracuse )   (U-WIRE) SYRACUSE, N.Y.


Two men airlifted - one with a suspected broken jaw - from continent's most remote research facility after "drunken Christmas punch-up"


A new NASA space telescope will give scientists a peek at some of the most energetic objects and events in the universe. The new Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope to be launched next spring doesn't see visible light like our eyes, but gamma rays, the most energetic photons in the electromagnetic spectrum.


Uganda's Constitutional Court throws out a law which prevented political parties from contesting elections.


Unrest, a Love Triangle and Swinging Hips

A colorful and confounding head trip, âOpera Jawaâ is guaranteed to test the fortitude of all but the most adventurous viewer.


7 U.S. Groups Ask U.N. for Vote Observers

Seven American activist groups asked the United Nations on Monday to provide international observers for next month's presidential election.


US Senator Kerry says Pakistan polls credible

US Senator John Kerry, in Pakistan as part of a team to observe parliamentary elections, said Tuesday the vote "meets the basic threshold of credibility and legitimacy."


The financial crisis continues as the lender's shares plummet by a third in Monday morning trading


JP Morgan Chase & Co has emerged as the latest potential suitor for UK investment bank Cazenove, but as a joint-venture partner rather than an outright purchaser.


FIFA to decide if Becks was stupid after all

It says much for David Beckham's status in the game that even in his absence he was dominating the World Cup agenda here on the banks of the Caspian Sea today.


Government oversight? What government oversight! Internet overseeing organisation ICANN will become an autonomous body, free from any form of government control, on 1 October 2008, if plans drawn up between it and the US government go according to plan.â¦


UPDATE 1-Cricket-India call up Tendulkar for Australia tests

â¢ Cricket-Tendulkar gets go-ahead for Australia tests October 1, 2004 10:54:13 BANGALORE, India, Oct 1  - Sachin Tendulkar was named in India's 14-player squad on Friday for the first two tests against Australia.


Una rilevazione del Conference Board.Dato sotto le attese


G.I. Families United in Grief, but Split by the War

In a network linked by sorrow and empathy, one issue divides the parents of American soldiers who have died in Iraq: the wisdom of the war.


Prima uscita pubblica per Bossi 'Sto cominciando a tornare'

MILANO, 8 DICEMBRE 2004 - "Sto cominciando a tornare", cosÃ¬ Umberto Bossi risponde al direttore de 'La Padania' che lo intervista nella redazione del quotidiano, dove in serata a sorpresa il leader leghista ha fatto la sua prima apparizione pubblica dopo


Officer Shot During Brooklyn Traffic Stop Dies

Russel Timoshenko, 23, died from the injuries he suffered early Monday, the New York Police Department said.


New Voters Sign Up in Battleground States

A look at efforts by the Democrats and the Republicans to register new voters in battleground states:


The earliest stars may hold clues to the nature of the Universe's mysterious dark matter, simulations suggest.


Google Investors Await the Dropping of 39 Million Shoes

Google investors may find out this week whether there really can be too much of a good thing.


Famed opera tenor Luciano Pavarotti, who appeared on stage with singers as varied as opera star Dame Joan Sutherland, U2's Bono and Liza Minnelli, died Thursday after suffering from pancreatic cancer.


SAN FRANCISCO - The many new mechanisms to secure and speed up applications running on networks are heading for consolidation that should make it easier and less expensive to deliver the kind of performance end users want.


Palestinian PM Ismail Haniya collapses while addressing tens of thousands of supporters in the Gaza Strip.


Parigi, 11:01 - VOLLEY, FRANCIA: GIOCATORE MUORE IN ALLENAMENTO

Un giocatore della squadra della città francese di Chaumont è morto ieri a causa di u...


Planet-hunters find bonanza of new solar systems

Planet-seekers who have spotted 28 new planets orbiting other stars in the past year say Earth's solar system is far from unique and there could be billions of habitable planets.


Emma Thompson gets inside Ferrell's head

On the set of his latest movie, Will Ferrell did whatever the little voice in his head told him to do. Luckily, the words arrived in the classy voice of Emma Thompson.


U.S. Pounds Falluja Diehards, Violence in North

FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S. artillery pummelled Falluja  on Wednesday and troops hunted guerrillas still fighting days  after Washington said its offensive had destroyed rebel control  of the Sunni Muslim city west of Baghdad.


Microsoft late Wednesday released the March Community Technology Preview of "Orcas," the code-name for the next release of Visual Studio. Orcas will focus on development for Windows Vista and Office 2007, and the March CTP is available with or without VS Team Foundation Server.


Data quality -- the forgotten privacy principle

What exactly does the law mean by "data quality," and what does it have to do with privacy?


Correct word for politician's trip: junket

A few weeks ago, San Jose Councilman Forrest Williams was outraged when his fellow members started talking about censuring colleague Terry Gregory because he allegedly took freebies from developers.


24-NOV-0408:29TERRORISMO: ZARQAWI ACCUSA GLI ULEMA DI AVER TRADITO ...

Dubai, 24 nov. (Adnkronos) - Il terrorista giordano Abu Mussab al Zarqawi accusa i teologi musulmani di aver ''tradito i mujahidin'' (combattenti per la guerra santa) in Iraq e Afghanistan, in un messaggio


The injury-riddled Dallas Stars need Marty Turco to play well now more than ever.


Investors Hope for Strong Retail Reports

Will Wall Street wrap up another year-end rally in time for the holidays? A key job creation report and the strength of the weekend's shopping kickoff will determine the rally's fate in the week ahead.


Pressure builds on Republicans in sex scandal

Republican U.S. House leaders faced mounting pressure over a congressional sex scandal on Tuesday, with Speaker Dennis Hastert rejecting calls to step down for his handling of sexual messages sent to teen-age boys by Rep. Mark Foley.


Beta application is available as part of the new MSN Toolbar Suite.


Satellite Spotters Glimpse Secrets, and Tell Them

Hobbyists uncover some of the deepest of the governmentâs secrets and share them on the Internet.


McCartney divorce fought out in tabloids

For Paul and Heather McCartney, the  words of the Beatles song "We Can Work It Out" ring hollow.


Sweden evacuates embassy in Ivory Coast amid warnings of more ...

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Sweden has evacuated its embassy in the Ivory Coast and sent an airplane to aid other foreign citizens still trying to flee violence in the African country, the Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.


"Spartans" Spoof Conquers "Rambo" at Box Office

It turns out that Rambo is no match for a bunch of silly Spartans. "Meet the Spartans," a parody of the ancient Greek warriors lionized in the 2007 hit "300," topped the North American weekend box office with $18.7 million, emerging victorious over the...


The aging process for veteran NBA players is usually accelerated when they have reached their tenth season. Penny Hardaway has 11 years and 647 games on his odometer and he can feel it in his bones and joints.


Varian Medical Systems Wins Cancer Plan Contracts in UK

Varian Medical Systems, Inc. , announced that it will be supplying nine new linear accelerators, including a unit with its new on-board imaging system for image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT), as part of the latest ...


Lynne Spears's Parenting Book 'Delayed Indefinitely'

Lynne Spears's book about raising her famous daughters Britney and Jamie Lynn has been put on hold, the publisher confirms to PEOPLE. "The book is delayed indefinitely. It's delayed, not cancelled," says a spokeswoman for Thomas Nelson, which publishes...


AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Promuovere la CiviltÃ  dellÂAmore: documento su Hiv/Aids del Presidente della Pastorale Sociale della Conferenza Episcopale del Nicaragua Managua (Agenzia Fides) - ÂLa pandemia dellÂHiv/Aids rappresenta una delle crisi piÃ¹ gravi sanitarie, sociali, economiche, di sicurezza e sviluppo umano che il pianeta sta affrontando. Per la maggior parte, uccide milioni di adulti. Distrugge famigli...


Haristeas double hands Greece much-needed victory

Two first-half goals from Werder Bremen striker Angelos Haristeas helped Greece secure a 3-1 victory over Kazakhstan on Wednesday and kickstart their World Cup qualifying campaign.


Marchex spawns 100,000 local search sites

Blog: Marchex launches local yellow pages Web sites with targeted ads.


BASEBALL Major League Baseball began to review a draft of George Mitchell's report on drug use in the sport yesterday in New York, one of the final steps before the results of the 20-month investigation are released, which likely will be tomorrow, according to a baseball official who was speaking on condition of anonymity. MLB officials have said that management ...


Roma, 19:05 - CALCIO, ROMA: ASSENTE MANCINI, CHIVU TORNA IN GRUPPO

Allenamento defaticante per la Roma in vista della gara di mercoledÃ¬ con il Chievo. Assente Mancini,...


Powell starts new Middle East peace efforts

Outgoing US Secretary of State Collin Powell arrived in Israel late Sunday as part of the international efforts to revive the stalled Middle East peace process amid continued violence in the region.


The home secretary says unrest at the Harmondsworth centre was an "attempt to sabotage" the UK's immigration policy.


Sulla grazia a Contrada non c'e' stata marcia indietro


Hong Kong - Up to 100 million people could die within weeks if a bird flu pandemic broke out, a senior World Health Organisation official warned on Monday as he urged nations to make urgent preparations to mitigate its spread.


Crawling Around Manhattan, One Arm at a Time

Despite poor conditions in some of the waterways surrounding Manhattan, demand far outstrips the number of spots available in the annual Manhattan Island Marathon Swim.


In its latest attempt to stem the decline in first-class mail, the U.S. Postal Service is collaborating with HBO to promote letter writing -- and a television miniseries about one of the most prolific letter writers in American history.


Led Zeppelin, Doors members sue concert video site

Some of rock 'n' roll's biggest names  have teamed up to sue the owner of a Web site that specializes  in streaming rare concert recordings.


Republicans claim Democrats getting illegal campaign help in Florida

The Republican party claimed Democrats illegally coordinated a voter mobilization blitz for John Kerry in Florida with groups not regulated by electoral authorities.


Singh looks to build No. 1 ranking, push Woods' money record at 84 ...

Vijay Singh didn't see the Mystic Rock course where the 84 Lumber Classic is played until a few weeks ago. Defending champion JL Lewis said the world's top-ranked golfer would have gained no great advantage if he had seen it earlier.


Radiohead tops the US album chart with In Rainbows, initially sold via the internet for a price chosen by fans.


In the sci-film film, Hayden Christensen teleports through time, space, and enormous plot holes.


Letter from Baghdad: Two power brokers collide over Iraq's fate

BAGHDAD In Iraq, of late, it has been a tale of two cities, and of two men of vaulting ambition, each seeking a path to power in the Iraq that will emerge, some day, from the turmoil that has followed the downfall of Saddam Hussein.


Calif. woman fights for passenger rights

For more than eight miserable hours, Kate Hanni sat aboard a grounded plane at a Texas airport, yards from apparently empty gates. A few weeks after that December ordeal, the brassy real estate agent from California's wine country took her fight for a passengers' bill of rights to Capitol Hill.


For Post-9/11 Material Witness, It Is a Terror of a Different Kind

People held as material witnesses in terrorism investigations are often not called to testify against others; instead, frequently they are charged with crimes themselves.


Dow Jones Agrees to Buy MarketWatch in $519 Million Deal

Dow Jones & Company, the publisher of The Wall Street Journal, has agreed to buy MarketWatch, the parent company of the financial news Web site CBS MarketWatch, for approximately $519 million, the companies said today.


Only a small number of followers of radical Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr handed over their weapons today at the start of a ceasefire aimed at ending weeks of fighting between US troops and insurgents in the Baghdad's impoverished Sadr City neighbourhood.


In an Oval Office ceremony, Porter Goss was sworn in Friday to head the Central Intelligence Agency and lead an intelligence community that has faced intense criticism for failures and faulty information prior to the Sept.


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


TV: ITALIA 1, NESSUNA CENSURA SU BARALE E DEGAN

Roma, 28 ago. (Adnkronos) - ''Non c'e' alcuna scena censurata''. E' la replica di Italia 1 alle affermazioni di Paola Barale in merito ad un'eventuale scena di 'Film privato' (in onda martedi' prossimo in


Microsoft Enters Legal Agreements with Novell, CCIA

Microsoft this week reached legal and financial settlements with two of its most vocal antitrust critics -- Novell and the Computer & Communications Industry Association.


Rwanda urges foreign governments and Interpol to ignore Spanish arrest warrants for 40 Rwandan army officers.


Intel has four-core Opteron stuffer set for August

Barcelona: 'It could have been a contender' Exclusive Intel looks set to blunt AMD's August Barcelona processor release by handing customers a 2.0GHz version of its four-core Clovertown, The Register has learned.â¦


Czech nuclear plant leak deemed harmless

More than 500 gallons of radioactive water leaked at a nuclear power plant, but did not contaminate the environment, an official said Thursday.Comment


Tsunami Will Require Biggest UN Relief Drive

The tsunami that crashed into  coastlines across southern Asia is likely to present the United  Nations with its biggest and costliest relief effort, the U.N.  emergency relief coordinator said on Monday.


Former Federal Reserve chief Alan Greenspan said on Monday there is an increased risk of a recession but cautioned that the Fed must still be on guard for a rise in inflation.


The SpaceShipOne team will attempt to win the $10 million Ansari X Prize on Monday, the 47th anniversary of the start of the first space race when the Soviet Union launched its Sputnik satellite.


Boyd Gaming quarterly profit more than doubles

Boyd Gaming Corp.  said on Tuesday its fourth-quarter profit more than doubled as it collected on hurricane damage insurance and results at its Las Vegas casinos stabilized, and its shares rose more than 6 percent.


UPDATE 2-Fleming completes second test double century

Captain Stephen Fleming completed his second test double century on Wednesday as New Zealand piled on the runs against Bangladesh.


Google releases customized version of Internet Explorer 7

(InfoWorld) - Google has released a customized version ofÂ Microsoft's Internet Explorer 7 (IE 7) browserÂ in which Google, not Windows Live Search, is the default search engine. Google's customized version of IE 7 can be downloaded from this Web site. In addition to using Google as the default search engine, Google's customized version of IE 7 also provides users with the Google Toolbar and a Google homepage they can personalize. According to a posting by Microsoft Group Program manager Tony Chor on Microsoft's IEBlog, Google and other companies -- including Yahoo Inc. and USAToday.com -- were able to build customized versions of IE 7 by using the Internet Explorer Administration Kit. Microsoft released the toolkit so developers could customize IE, as well as to provide companies with help to configure and deploy the browser through the enterprise, Chor wrote in his posting. Microsoft released IE 7 for Windows XP on Oct. 18. IE 7 is also included inÂ Windows Vista, which is currently available in full release only to business users. Windows Vista will be available to consumers on Jan. 30.


TV hosts Leno, O'Brien to return despite strike

Late-night TV comedians Jay Leno and Conan O'Brien said on Monday they will resume taping their shows on January 2, and cross picket lines if necessary, after nearly two months off the air in support of striking film and television writers.


Ever wondered how much money the world's wishing wells contain?


La battaglia dei due Viktor, cruciale per il futuro dell'Ucraina, si deciderÃ  il 21 novembre quando un ballottaggio dirÃ  se quel popoloso paese slavo di 47 milioni di abitanti, adesso precariamente in bilico tra est e ovest, avrÃ  come capo dello Stato


A woman whose body was found in a lake 21 years after she vanished had suffered a violent attack, a court hears.


UPDATE 2-Federer makes winning return at Masters Cup

World number one Roger Federer made a winning return from injury on Monday, opening the defence of his Masters Cup crown with a ruthless 6-1 7-6 win over Gaston Gaudio.


GRAEME SOUNESS and Sam Allardyce fought out a bitter war of words last night as the Newcastle boss accused Bolton of "not playing football".


The Motley Fool - You've got a money question, and the guy in the next cubicle hasn't a clue how to answer. You need trustworthy information. But where to start?


Holiday group MyTravel says annual profit will be less than expected after its sales were hit by recent security alerts.


The state should establish a public registry for people with AIDS to help stop its spread because "other methods of prevention aren't working," Comptroller William Donald Schaefer said Wednesday.


PENSACOLA, Fla. Sept. 17, 2004 - Hurricane Ivan was the deadliest hurricane to hit the United States since Floyd in 1999, but it could have been worse.


BAGHDAD: UP to 13 Iraqis were killed last night when a suicide car bomb exploded at a checkpoint outside the US-controlled Green Zone in central Baghdad.


Shipments of PDAs and similar handheld devices declined for the third consecutive quarter, according to the latest data from IDC. Third-quarter global PDA shipments fell 8.7 percent compared to the same period last year.


Democrat Barack Obama declared that "change can't just be a slogan" as he voiced admiration for former President Clinton, while arguing that voters are looking for a new face that moves past the bitter wrangling of past campaigns.


Australia's Hicks alleges U.S. abuse at Guantanamo

An Australian detainee facing U.S. terrorism charges, David Hicks, has complained of torture and abuse at the Guantanamo Bay jail in Cuba, Australian media reported on Friday.


Addio vecchio biglietto d'auguri. Per il Natale 2004 gli auguri hanno viaggiato sull'etere e sul web con mezzo miliardo di sms e 130 mln di mail. Secondo i primi 'numeri' forniti dai consumatori, ogni italiano


FDA downplays long-term impact of animal cloning

Meat and milk products of offspring from the 600 cloned animals in the United States most likely have not entered the nation's food supply, an official with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday, as the agency downplayed the long-term impact of cloning.


Kings River Low, but Visitors Don't Mind: Boaters Are Asked to Go Slowly in Tulare Co.

By Tim Bragg, The Fresno Bee, Calif.  May 26--Memorial Day weekend hasn't been a fun one for the last couple of years at Lindy's Landing.


'Abbiamo ereditato una situazione gia' fallimentare'


An Irrepressible, Irresistible Rebel on a Roll

Despite occasional detours into sentimentality, this Irish film is better than the usual three-stage journey of courage, heartbreak and redemption.


Auburn wants repeat of last year's play vs. Vols

After two ugly losses and two lightweight wins, the Auburn Tigers finally had a chance to prove their mettle against Tennessee last season.


Four eyewitnesses support a man's assertion that Sean "Diddy" Combs assaulted him and his girlfriend at a post-Oscar party at a Hollywood nightclub last year, according to court papers filed by the plaintiff's attorney.


French investigators say new evidence confirms Princess Diana's driver Henri Paul was drunk on the night she died, the BBC reported in a documentary to be broadcast on Sunday.


NBA newcomer Bobcats pounce for first NBA win

The Charlotte Bobcats took a deep breath at the urging of coach Bernie Bickerstaff, and claimed their first National Basketball Association victory.


Si' alla federazione della Cdl, ma no a partito unico


PATTANI, Thailand -- At least 78 Muslim detainees suffocated or were crushed to death after police rounded up 1,300 people and packed them into trucks following a riot in southern Thailand. Islamic leaders accused troops yesterday of overreacting and warned the deaths could worsen sectarian violence.


Stilista convinto che 'il sexy per il sexy sia finito'


Anna Nicole Smith's film finale — a campy B-grade movie called "Illegal Aliens" she helped bankroll — was supposed to be a comedy. Whether it will be received that way now is unclear, though, says director David Giancola, who canceled three screenings in the wake of her death.


An Israeli court convicted former Justice Minister Haim Ramon of forcibly kissing a young female soldier, which may clear the way for an overhaul of the nation's cabinet


Cendant To Complete Purchase Of Ramada Brand

SEPTEMBER 15, 2004 -- The Cendant Hotel Group today announced that it will acquire the Ramada International Hotels and Resorts brand from Marriott International.


Do Pharmacy Errors Spike at Start of the Month?

TUESDAY, Jan. 11 (HealthDayNews) -- Statistics suggest Americans are more likely to die at the start of each month than any other time, and now researchers think they've found one possible culprit: mistakes in prescription drug use.


The Washington Nationals will open the 2007 season at home, the first time since baseball returned to the District that the club will play its first game at RFK Stadium. The Nationals took full-fledged infield practice for one of the few times all season yesterday afternoon, a move made at the...


Steve Christie, a 15-year veteran, knows there are no excuses for missing field goals of 30 and 33 yards, even if they were into a swirling wind.


If you can bring yourself to just do it, returning things bought! on the Web is getting easier.


WEBSITES which fail to protect children from paedophiles could be 'named and shamed' in a campaign on Internet safety.   The head of an agency set up to protect young people online warned that he might take legal action against companies that did not improve security on their sites.


OGGI SU INTERNET/EUROPA - "European University Cooperation Programme for Peace Process in Sarajevo" Roma (Agenzia Fides) - Master Internazionale: Seminario e presentazione del master: "European University Cooperation Programme for Peace Process in Sarajevo". (C.E.) (Agenzia Fides 31/1/2008)...


Prototype Blu-ray Disc, HD-DVD players were shown at CES.


In interviews, officials who served with the Iraq Survey Group (ISG) said the violence in Iraq, coupled with a lack of new information, led them to complete the hunt for biological, chemical and nuclear weapons shortly before Christmas.


What We Talk About When We Talk About Art

When it comes to fashionably obtuse language, the art world is one of the leading offenders.


Reggio Calabria, 15:28 - CALCIO, REGGINA; CIRILLO: UNA EMOZIONE TORNARE QUI

Bruno Cirillo è tornato alla Reggina. Il difensore, classe 1977, cresciuto nel settore giovan...


Britain is still the favourite European destination for foreign investment projects, a report says.


Sept. 27 issue - CBS insiders are increasingly worried that the credibility of the network's news division has been grievously damaged by anchor Dan Rather's persistent defense of a story which relied on questionable


Lo ha reso noto Sky News citando fonti anonime


NCAA Game Summary - Michigan vs. Arizona

Jawann McClellan had 11 points for the Wildcats, who lead the all-time series against Michigan 7-2...The Wolverines fell to 5-1 all-time at MSG.


Insurance and banking group Allianz reported a 7 percent drop in second-quarter net profit Monday as lower interest earnings offset an improved performance by its Dresdner Bank subsidiary.


FDA: Chip Implant Can Be Used to Get Health Records

A computer chip that is implanted  under the skin won U.S. approval on Wednesday for use in  helping doctors quickly access a patient's medical history.


Pakistan detains 50 after courtroom suicide blast

Pakistani police have rounded up 50 suspects as investigations continue into a courtroom suicide bombing that killed 16 people including a judge and several lawyers.


Konerko Homers As White Sox Beat Indians

Paul Konerko hit a three-run homer and Jose Contreras had another strong start for Chicago, leading the White Sox to a 5-3 victory over the Cleveland Indians.


Alitalia board picks Air France-KLM's 6.5 bn euro rescue plan

Alitalia's board of directors said Friday it had advised the Italian government to pursue an offer by Air France-KLM to rescue the near-bankrupt airline with a long-term investment of 6.5 billion euros.


Women employees of a Cumbria NHS trust are awarded Â£300m after a fight for equal pay, Unison says.


Roma, 14:44 - CALCIO, CORVINO: BOJINOV ALLA JUVE? SAREMMO TUTTI CONTENTI

Pantaleo Corvino ha parlato del futuro di Bojinov a Sky. ''Se la Juve lo riscatta - ha detto il ds v...


Movie Review | 'Room 314': A Hotel Room With Views of 5 Couplesâ Relationships

âRoom 314â cracks open the door of an anonymous hotel room where, at different times, five couples navigate critical moments in their relationships.


Intel to offer solid-state storage for UMPCs

Intel will offer solid-state storage for use on motherboards in UMPC devices. The tiny SSD chip, which weighs only 0.6 grams, will be available in capacities of 2GB and 4GB. The on-board storage capacity will be expandable up to 16GB with four SSDs.


The pound was lower after short-lived gains following the Bank of England's (BoE) decision to keep rates unchanged at 5.50 percent.


Some Canadian citizens trapped in Ivory Coast to be evacuated

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (CP) - Two planes chartered by Canada were on standby Wednesday to evacuate citizens who have been trapped, along with thousands of French and other foreigners, for days by violent attacks targeting French civilians and troops in this


NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Comcast said Monday that it has an option to cut its stake in Time Warner Cable to 17 percent from 21 percent in exchange for stock in a unit that will hold cable-television systems and cash.


IBM, Unisys work to rejuvenate mainframes

Big Blue adds features, beefs up training efforts in China; rival Unisys debuts new line and pricing plan.


Edwards: Bush Implied Saddam-Attacks Link

DETROIT Sept. 12, 2004 - Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards on Sunday accused President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney of misleading Americans by implying a link between deposed Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and the Sept.


A teenager who apparently killed herself in a suicide pact was 'bullied extensively' at school, her family say.


Fourth-quarter earnings surged on higher revenue as the photo film manufacturer staked out a bigger position in digital photography.


Police on Tuesday arrested 46 suspected members of the Sicilian Mafia, saying they had rolled up a network of curriers who carried written notes from reputed mob boss Bernardo Provenzano to his lieutenants.


Britain could send more troops to Iraq before next January's elections, a senior military commander said today. Military chiefs are reported to have


CIA agents ordered to face trial in Italy over imam's kidnapping

An Italian judge ordered 26 Americans to stand trial for the kidnapping of an Egyptian imam, setting up the first criminal examination of the CIA's "extraordinary rendition" programme.


A proposed "congestion pricing" toll system to reduce traffic and pollution will be too expensive, its array of cameras for enforcement will threaten civil liberties, and downtown businesses will shrivel.


Snow Sees Spending Slashed in '06 Budget

The Bush administration will seek to  slash government spending next year, U.S. Treasury Secretary  John Snow said on Sunday, but he was less specific than the  president in predicting how quickly the deficit would fall.


New York bans a huge rally against President Bush before the Republican Convention on environmental grounds.


U.S. sends formal protest to Iran over incident

The United States protested formally to the Iranian government on Thursday over an incident in which Iranian speedboats confronted U.S. Navy ships in the Strait of Hormuz, the State Department said.


Film: Instant Nostalgia? Letâs Go to the Videotape

The videocassette in film: an unsettling innovation, a romanticized artifact, an LP in an MP3 world.


Business & money: UK-based bank confirms Â£9bn from the governments of China and Singapore will help it finance an improved takeover offer for Dutch rival ABN Amro.


Cracker Barrel Settles NAACP Discrimination Lawsuits

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc., which has restaurants in 41 states, said it will pay $8.7 million to settle all discrimination lawsuits brought or supported by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.


Microsoft offers to replace fake Windows XP

Users who fear that their Windows XP software might be counterfeit could get free legitimate replacements from Microsoft under a scheme announced last week.


Garry Shandling chose to put a "reality show" spin on things, but the reality was this: Emmy Night 2004 was a chance to say thank you to two departed series, Frasier and Sex and the City, and to pay honor upon honor to the shows of HBO.


Rio Ferdinand saw his return to Manchester United colours overshadowed by defensive colleague Mikael Silvestre who powered home the goals that beat Liverpool 2-1 at Old Trafford.


Microsoft Details Plans for Vista SP1--Beta Arrives 'In a Few Weeks'

Vista's first service pack addresses performance and reliability. Also on tap: a beta of the third and final service pack for Windows XP.


Man Loses Legal Battle Against Coca-Cola

A manâs lonely legal battle against the multinational soft drink giant Coca-Cola to wangle compensation for his decayed teeth ended in failure on Friday.


Ukraine's Foreign Minister Borys Tarasiuk resigns after a power struggle with PM Viktor Yanukovych.


No space at the station as garbage piles up

THERE'S no space in the space station. So a few weeks ago, the two astronauts who live there tossed out some useless junk. Only this stuff floated away in space.


Terps Facing Purdue in Champs Sports Bowl

Maryland accepts an invitation to play Purdue in the Champs Sports Bowl on Dec. 29 in Orlando, a team official said.


Sudan, Southern Rebels Race to Meet Peace Deadline

Sudan's government and southern rebel negotiators raced against the clock to agree on the final chapters of a peace deal on Friday and clear the way for a comprehensive pact to end Africa's longest-running civil war.


With the future of Italy's flagship carrier at stake, Alitalia began crucial talks with unions Monday to unveil a rescue plan — including expected layoffs — aimed at averting collapse.


A Hogwarts Howler For The American Voter

Oh, how I wish this column was capable of special effects. If it was, the newspaper or computer screen you're reading this on would suddenly morph into a Howler, one of those bright red envelopes in the Harry


The price of oil jumped to another high on Monday, in part because of dramatic disruptions caused by hurricanes whipping through the Gulf of Mexico.


including BT, Maxis, NTT, T-Mobile, Telstra and StarHub -- announced this week a series of roaming agreements in which crossing


Defense Dept. Asks to Resume Anthrax Vaccinations

The Pentagon is seeking special authority to resume administering the anthrax vaccine to military personnel, contending that troops in South Korea and the Middle East are


Moscow police hold two Chechens over the July murder of Forbes editor Paul Klebnikov - a US citizen.


Water company says it will fight penalty imposed by Ofwat for failing to give accurate reports and delivering sub-standard service.


Apple Launches ITunes Music Store in Canada

Apple Computer Inc. on Thursday  launched its iTunes online music store in Canada, the 14th  country in which the popular service is available.


NEW YORK -- Ohio State's Troy Smith and Notre Dame's Brady Quinn were selected as finalists for the Heisman Trophy on Wednesday, along with Arkansas running back Darren McFadden.


Bush, Democrats Spar Over Social Security

Facing an intensifying fight over  his plan to revamp Social Security, President Bush insisted on  Saturday that the retirement program was in peril and he had a  moral responsibility to fix it.


The glaring problem facing the Oscars is that when you have too many awards shows, one on top of the other, they begin to cancel each other out.


After the Abe implosion, the gray-headed factions seemed destined to recover their hold on power


Warring Gunners escape sanction over flare-up

Arsenal strikers Emmanuel Adebayor and Nicklas Bendtner have escaped sanction from the Football Association over a clash during their club's 5-1 League Cup semi-final defeat at Tottenham on Tuesday.


Napoli, omicidio di Gelsomina Verde: arrestato 38enne

09.32: Un uomo di 38 anni Ã¨ stato arrestato nella notte a Napoli, sospettato dell'omicidio di Gelsomina Verde. La ragazza, 22 anni, Ã¨ stato uccisa lunedi notte, probabilmente per una vendetta trasversale contro il suo fidanzatino.


Judge Is Set to Decide Oracle-PeopleSoft Battle

The judge who will decide whether to block defenses by PeopleSoft against Oracle's $7.7 billion hostile tender offer, ended the two-week trial Friday by urging


Jodie Meeks walked toward press row as the final seconds ticked away, raising his arms as a sea of blue-and-white clad fans at Rupp Arena roared in the aftermath of another home win over a ranked Southeastern Conference opponent.


Davos, 15:52 - SCI DI FONDO, CDM DONNE: KUITUNEN VINCE 10 KM TL DAVOS

Virpi Kuitunen ha vinto la 10 km tecnica libera disputata a Davos, in Svizzera, valida per la Coppa ...


Tsunami Survivors Face Serious Disease Risks - Doctors

Survivors of the deadliest tsunami on  record face serious water-borne diseases such as cholera, and  will urgently need medicine and access to healthcare in the  months ahead, doctors and health experts said on Friday.


Fed Raises Interest Rate to 2.25 Percent

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


Amsterdam has the world's busiest   Internet exchange, thanks to nuclear physicists and   mathematicians who in the 1980s connected their network needs   with the academic belief that knowledge needs to be free.


FDA approves use of implantable chip in patients to pass medical ...

The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved an implantable computer chip that can pass a patient's medical details to doctors, speeding care.


Winter storms across key parts of the United States helped bring on a surge in new applications for jobless benefits, the government said on Thursday, while other data showed some strength in the manufacturing sector.


South Beach Diet Creator Shuns 'Low-Carb' Label

The South Beach diet is no fad, its  creator says, rejecting the notion that his eating plan would  fizzle out with the rest of the low-carb craze.


Sonoco Launches Fully Automated Tube and Core E-Commerce Web Site

Sonoco's (NYSE: SON), the world's  largest producer of tubes and cores, has launched an improved  e-corestore.com Web site that provides customers with fully automated  e-commerce functionality, including order processing and payment by  credit card or purchase order.


China piracy costs film industry $2.7 bln in 2005

Piracy in China cost film makers $2.7  billion last year, with domestic firms shouldering more than  half those losses, according to a study commissioned by a trade  group representing the major Hollywood studios.


Education Helping More Seniors Get Online

A growing number of older Americans are discovering the Internet. Across the country, programs have sprouted at senior centers and libraries to help people master the Internet, which advocates say is an important tool for seniors trying to overcome isolation and stay independent.


Hands On: Microsoft's Soapbox Video-Sharing Service

The beta release of this YouTube competitor is easy to use, but lags in content.


Analysis: Why Bush was lukewarm on the prime minister's plan to redraw Israel's borders


While the improvements to Mac OS X Leopard desktop are not expected to be revolutionary, the enhancements to Apple's Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard Server are impressive.


São Paulo removes big ads, revealing historic beauty

In an effort to turn an urban ugly duckling into a swan, the Brazilian city banned billboards.


A ottobre rispetto al 7,8% di settembre, Italia al 6,8%


Two U.S. Soldiers Killed by Baghdad Car Bomb

A car bomb killed two American soldiers  and wounded eight when it exploded in Baghdad on Saturday, the  U.S. military said in a statement.


The Green Bay Packers returned to work Wednesday still expressing shock at the death of Reggie White, a defensive star and inspirational leader when he was with the Packers from 1993-98.


EDITORIAL: Sky is Not Falling: However, People Should Prepare for Computer Glitch in March

By The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio  Feb. 20--Many people will remember the Y2K anxiety spawned by fears that the world's computers would be unprepared to make the date change from 1999 to 2000.


Can the U.S. healthy-eating supermarket giant conquer Britain? Only if it can help transform the British palate


HellSpam writes "Some robbers tried to burglarize a poor old lady and her 3 grandsons. Her grandsons happened to be playing Grand Theft Auto:San Andreas, and the sounds of the police from the game scared them away!


Russian President Vladimir Putin has defended the acquisition of Yuganskneftegaz, core asset of embattled oil major Yukos by the state-run Rosneft, saying that the state was protecting its interests in moving to get control of one of the biggest


O'Brien reportedly will replace Leno on 'Tonight Show'

By staff report. An online news report Monday said that NBC will announce that Conan O'Brien will succeed Jay Leno on "The Tonight Show" when Leno's contract expires in 2009.


UBS said Tuesday that it would buy Charles Schwab's market making, research and institutional trading unit for $265 million in cash.


Google Could Make Market Debut Wednesday

NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO  - Google Inc. appeared set  to start trading on the Nasdaq on Wednesday, after the Web's  No. 1 search engine asked regulators for final approval to  price its closely watched initial public offering.


Gmail Users Soon Able to Check E-Mail Via Outlook

SAN FRANCISCO -- Web search leader Google Inc. said on Wednesday it will soon make it possible for users of its Gmail service to check their e-mail via Microsoft Outlook or on certain handheld devices such as mobile phones.


Thailand becomes the first of the 10 southern Asian nations battered by giant waves at the weekend to cut its economic forecast.


VOA Says Goodbye to Uzbek, Other Tongues

Back home on a farm in Uzbekistan, Navbahor Imamova's mother and siblings crowd around their cranky, Soviet-made radio and tune in daily to Voice of America broadcasts in Uzbek. Though frequently scrambled by Chinese martial music, the VOA journalist said, the broadcast is her family's chief source...


Pentagon aide suspected of spying for Israel

WASHINGTON - The FBI is investigating a Pentagon official suspected of spying for Israel and providing the country with classified materials including secret White House plans on Iran.


And in the junk drawer Tonight, thirty guitar players from all corners of the world gathered in Finland to battle for supremacy, with not a single guitar between them.


After Fast Start, Federer Prevails in Three Sets Over Pesky Foe

aybe Fabrice Santoro was just as slow to wake up yesterday morning as the late-arriving fans at the United States Open. Before many seats at Arthur Ashe Stadium were occupied, Roger Federer


When freelance writer Wang Jian shops for toys for her 5-year-old son, she's happy to pay extra for Legos blocks and Japanese-brand train sets.


A plane owned by NASCAR's Hendrick  Motorsports organization crashed on Sunday near a small airport  in Virginia, killing all 10 people aboard, police said.


The Revolution's 2-1 win over the New York Red Bulls Saturday night kept them in first place in the MLS overall standings. The result improved the Revolution's record to 12-5-6 (42 points), equal to the pace set by the team two years ago on the way to the best regular season in its history.


The most striking images of Iraqis as they participate in the country's first multiparty elections for decades.


U.S. Woman Astronaut Sets New Spaceflight Record

U.S. woman astronaut sets new spaceflight record    WASHINGTON, June 16 (Xinhua) -- Early Saturday morning, U.S. astronaut Sunita Williams set the new record of the longest- duration single spaceflight by a woman, NASA announced on its official website.


Japanese firms cut capital spending by 4.9 percent in April-June from a year earlier, data showed on Monday, confounding forecasts and adding to views that the Bank of Japan will hold off from raising rates this month.


The Award-Winning Yard House Makes Its Island Debut at the New Waikiki Beach Walk

Yard House, the award-winning restaurant founded by former Kailua resident Steele Platt, makes its debut today at Waikiki Beach Walk.


Rent bills for UK students go up 23% in two years to Â£82 a week, a survey by the National Union of Students suggests.


Chief justice getting chemo, radiation therapy

Chief Justice William Rehnquist did not return to the Supreme Court on Monday as promised, a sign that he could be suffering from a serious form of thyroid cancer.


La donna polacca, rapita in Iraq dalla guerriglia, Ã¨ stata liberata. Lo ha annunciato da Varsavia il premier Belka, aggiungendo che le sue condizioni di salute sono buone. Teresa Borcz Halifa, che ha la doppia cittadinanza, Ã¨ giÃ  tornata a Varsavia.


A man who once weighed well over a half ton left his house for the first time in five years Wednesday — wheeled outside on his bed to greet neighbors and see a mariachi band.


Police investigate shoeprint in SF tiger attack

Police are investigating a shoeprint found on the railing of a San Francisco Zoo exhibit from which a Siberian tiger escaped and killed a teenager in a Christmas attack, the city's police chief said on Thursday.


Rubegni e' il nuovo amministratore delegato


Dozens of treasures from the Greek, Etruscan and Roman civilizations will go on display Friday in an exhibition featuring many of the ancient masterpieces recovered in Italy's campaign against illegal trafficking in antiquities.


Ricky Williams Asks N.F.L. to Clarify Status

Ricky Williams has asked the N.F.L. for a hearing to clarify his playing status, a possible first step if the running back tries to return to the league.


Microsoft issues patches for holes that could allow remote attackers to gain control of your PC.


She plays Hannah Montana, and was born Destiny Hope Cyrus, but now she's officially Miley Ray Cyrus.  Given the nickname "Smiley" when she was growing up, Entertainment Tonight reports that the 15-year-old has legally changed her name to Miley to ref...


'Pure' outsourcing model falls from favor

BANGALORE, INDIA -- The purely offshore outsourcing model is out of favor, and Indian business process outsourcing (BPO) companies are finding that they need U.S. facilities and staff to run operations for their American clients.


Blogs have shifted the balance of information online, argue experts, and they are here to stay.


Gen Musharraf will stay on as Pakistan army chief if he is not elected for another term as president, his lawyer says.


Iraqi Judge Assassinated in Baghdad --Police Sources

Gunmen assassinated an Iraqi judge as  he was leaving his home in eastern Baghdad on Tuesday, police  sources said.


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Thomas Hits 509th HR to Help Jays Top O's

Frank Thomas hits his 509th career home run, one of a club-record seven consecutive hits to begin the game, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Orioles, 8-3.


L'uomo ucciso Ã¨ stato colpito da un grande cartello pubblicitario Circa 400 mila case senza elettricitÃ . In difficoltÃ  anche treni, aerei e navi                                            Francia, venti a 140 Km orari Molti i feriti. Un morto a Parigi                                                                                Il sindaco della capitale ha invitato pedoni e automobilisti a non uscireper evitare che oggetti strappati dalle raffiche potessero colpire altre persone


Foxy Brown spent a night in jail after police said she threw hair glue at a beauty shop employee and later swatted an officer, her second legal problem stemming from a salon scuffle.


US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld arrived unexpectedly in Iraq Sunday on his sixth visit to that nation since the collapse of the former regime last year.


Barghouthi to Run for Palestinian President

Jailed popular leader Marwan Barghouthi decided on Wednesday to run in a Palestinian presidential election and Hamas militants vowed to boycott it, throwing the campaign into turmoil after Yasser Arafat's death.


Coastguard teams recover the body of a humpback whale which was spotted floating in the sea.


The maker of the popular kids' snack Veggie Booty struggles to regain its healthy image after its products were linked to a devastating salmonella outbreak.


Oil prices fell on Monday to an 8-week  low under $47 a barrel, as growing fuel stocks in the United  States eased fears of a winter supply crunch despite a cold  snap in North America at the weekend.


Arrest Of Avnish Bajaj, CEO Of Baazee.com Is Deplorable

It's a weird case involving the sale of illicit internet porn, video via cell phone and the internet auction sell of VCDs. Unfortunately, the legal system in India has made this story even stranger by holding


Locals split as Blair moves to London's 'Little Arabia'

Lined with shisha bars, kebab houses and food shops piled high with Middle Eastern sweets, London's Edgware Road, nicknamed Little Arabia, may seem an unlikely new home for ex-prime minister Tony Blair.


The United Nations demanded Belarus free an American arrested while working on a United Nations project in the ex-Soviet republic, but the country's spy service on Thursday insisted the man was not protected by ...


Iraqi PM calls regional meeting for March 10

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al- Maliki invited neighboring countries and world powers on Wednesday to a March 10 meeting in Baghdad, saying he hoped it would help bring reconciliation and support for his government.


7:1 split's gotta be great, right? Yeah, not so much. Flamemaster's trying to avoid delisting, and people are excited!


A Brazilian bishop protesting against a major irrigation project gives up a hunger strike after 24 days.


Britney Spears earns scorn for MTV performance

Britney Spears launched her highly anticipated comeback at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, drawing ridicule by dressing up as a stripper and miming her new single.


United eliminating some US routes, expanding overseas to increase profits

United Airlines, increasingly squeezed by discount carriers in the US market, is cutting back its domestic flight schedule and expanding its international presence in the push to become profitable again.


Google's breakneck changes stoke privacy fears

Most people missed the announcement about how Google Inc. wants to burrow inside your brain and capture your most intimate thoughts. That's because it never happened.


General Says Defeating Iraq Insurgents Was "Never a Mission"

If the clips from former Gen. Jack Keane are any indication, Tuesday night's Frontline episode on the Iraq war's "endgame" could be a blockbuster.


Pete Doherty plans to marry Kate Moss this summer — providing he stays off drugs, his diary says.


U.S.-led forces kill 20 militants in south Iraq

U.S.-led coalition forces killed at least 20 militants after coming under heavy attack from Shi'ite gunmen during raids in southern Iraq's Maysan province early on Monday, the U.S. military said.


The number of U.S. workers filing  for first-time jobless benefits fell a smaller-than-expected  27,000 last week, a government report showed on Thursday.


U.S. urged to reject Taiwan missile sale

China pressed visiting Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte on Saturday to reject a proposed sale of missiles to Taiwan, the self-ruled island that Beijing claims as its own territory.


Leon Harris pays for his education at the University of Alabama on his own. He's drowning in student loans, he's between jobs and his dorm room just got more expensive.


DAKAR, Senegal, Nov. 25 -- UN Security Council diplomats appealed to Rwanda for restraint Thursday after Rwandan President Paul Kagame threatened to renew Central Africa's deadliest conflict, claiming his


Countrywide November loan funding drops 40 percent

Countrywide Financial Corp   said on Thursday that mortgage loan funding tumbled 40 percent  to $23 billion in November, sending its shares down nearly 4  percent before the market opened.


There's a brawl brewing as Congress works up the most sweeping overhaul of the patent system in half a century.


Drugs to combat alcoholism gain acceptance

Medication that alters the brainâs response to alcohol could change the treatment of problem drinking so that it more closely resembles the type of care now routine for diabetes, high cholesterol and depression.


The company's shares have recovered from legal settlement sticker shock.


Lycos Pulls Anti-Spam 'Vigilante' Campaign

Just days after Lycos Europe's launch of an anti-spam DDoS tool raised eyebrows in the security space, the company appears to have scrapped the campaign.