MILTON -- The Mansfield football team is like a Pez dispenser: As soon as you take one candy out, another rises to fill its place. After finishing undefeated with a Division 3 Super Bowl last year, the Hornets lost 18 starters to graduation (including star quarterback John Sperrazza) and even coach Mike Redding expected the season to be a struggle ...


Two more killed as troops ferry in aid in flood-hit Kashmir

Two women died in a house collapse and a landslide triggered by the heaviest rains in 25 years in Indian Kashmir as troops rushed supplies to people cut off by floods.


BAGHDAD, Iraq - A spate of attacks including a suicide car bombing pushed the number of U.S. military deaths in the Iraq campaign past 1,000, with the majority inflicted by an insurgency that bloomed after President Bush declared major combat over...


OPEC to Do All It Can to Stabilize Prices

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries is doing its best to restore order and stability to the market with reasonable prices that are acceptable to producers and consumers alike, the group's president said Monday.


Alitalia in Rome said Friday it reached a deal with eight of its nine labor unions to split the ailing carrier in two to stave off bankruptcy.


Music Review: Cleopatraâs Demise Told in Dramatic Harmonies

When the superb mezzo- soprano Susan Graham performed it at Avery Fisher Hall on Thursday with the New York Philharmonic under Lorin Maazel, the cantata was riveting.


JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Indonesia's new president has named a cabinet line up that includes several surprise choices, appointing professionals and several women to key posts.


Areas hit by the Indian Ocean tsunami  slowly return to some kind of normality, but signs of devastation are everywhere.


Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Medical Marijuana Case

The US Supreme Court has begun hearing arguments in a case brought against the US government by two California women who use medical marijuana.


L.A. Hospital Suspends Nurse; Patient Died

A patient died at a troubled hospital after an intensive care nurse ignored her worsening condition and alerted doctors only after the woman went into cardiac arrest, Los Angeles County health officials said.


Zayed bin Sultan Dies; Gulf Leader and Statesman

Sheik Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahayan, a Bedouin tribesman who became president of the federation known as the United Arab Emirates and one of the Arab world's leading statesmen, died yesterday.


Irish Rockers U2 Charge to Top of UK Charts

U2's new single "Vertigo" charged to the top of the UK's singles charts on Sunday, knocking last week's top tune, "Just Lose It," by rapper Eminem down to third place, the Official UK Charts Company said.


Father United with Baby Cut from Slain Mother

The father of a baby girl snatched from  the womb of her strangled mother greeted the infant as a  miracle as the two were united after a grisly murder that  gripped the United States, a Kansas hospital said on Saturday.


Infinity Cuts Ties with Independent Promoters

Infinity Broadcasting on Wednesday said it had severed ties with independent promoters, following the lead of other radio chains that have stopped the controversial practice of taking payments in return for playing new songs on their stations.


Cathy Andruzzi, the womenâs basketball coach at Fordham is using every tactic she can to eliminate negative energy, including yoga, meditation and visualization.


US forces raid Najaf cemetery, sporadic clashes continue

Several loud explosions resonated near a holy shrine in Najaf on Monday as sporadic clashes continued between US-backed Iraqi forces and Shiite militiamen, witnesses said.


Some bad news for striking Hollywood writers: Election 2008 is a breakaway hit.


Milano, 15:52 - CALCIO, AZZURRI: ZAMBROTTA E AMBROSINI IN GRUPPO

Gianluca Zambrotta e Massimo Ambrosini tornano a disposizione del ct della nazionale Roberto Donadon...


Victorious Bryan Twins Lead U.S. Past Austria

The defending champion United States advanced to the Davis Cup quarterfinals behind a commanding doubles victory by the twins Bob and Mike Bryan on Saturday in Vienna.


States Try to Weigh Safety With Dog Ownersâ Rights

Mug shots, misdeeds and home addresses went online this month at the Virginia Dangerous Dog Registry.


Henkel, the German soaps and adhesives group, has shed its 29 percent stake in Clorox, raising $2.84 billion to pay for its purchase of U.S. detergents and cosmetics maker Dial Corp.


Flights set to be stuffed over Thanksgiving

The first stuffing that millions of Americans will encounter over the U.S. Thanksgiving Day weekend will likely be on an airplane.


Biotech drug shows promise against Crohn's, other autoimmune ...

UNDATED A small, preliminary study shows an experimental drug can offer relief to victims of the poorly understood autoimmune illness Chron's (krohnz) disease.


The UglyRipe tomato is like the frog prince. Once finally kissed by Washington regulators, it turned into a thing of beauty, and potential profit, for a Philadelphia produce distributor.


SBC Gives Microsoft $400 Mln Internet TV Deal

SBC Communications SBC.N will pay  Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O at least $400 million over 10 years  for technology to help SBC sell video services over its  upgraded broadband lines, the companies said Wednesday.


'Non sottovaluta azione sociale amministratori Roma e Lazio'


Japanese stocks edged lower by  mid-morning on Thursday as concerns over domestic earnings and  the impact on global economies of higher oil prices  overshadowed bargain hunting following the market's recent  sharp losses.


Menstruation as a Source of Stem Cells? Maybe Not

The prospect that âthe curseâ might be a source of stem cells to sustain life was a surprise to some experts.


Anche dopo le elezioni, dice il ministro Martino


Wolfpack fails to catch up to speedy Canes

It was a wild ride and NC State held on for as long as it could, but eventually it reached speeds too high for the Wolfpack, as No.


U.S. securities brokerage A.G. Edwards Inc.  on Wednesday said its third-quarter earnings rose 23 percent on higher client assets and money-management revenue, combined with cost-cutting.


Heat continues to test East Coast power grids

U.S. East Coast power grid operators  said they had enough electricity to keep air conditioners  running Tuesday as a heat wave continued to grip the region.


Stocks rose on Tuesday as strong earnings by Apple Inc.  and American Express Co  eased concern about consumer spending and profits.


Sebastian Bergmann's Blog: Improved Skeleton Generator in PHPUnit 3

Sebastian Bergmann has posted another update about the upcoming PHPUnit 3 project, this time concrening the improved skeleton generator that's been put in place.   PHPUnit can help you write your tests by analyzing the code of an existing class and generating a skeleton test-case class for it. With PHPUnit 3 this feature will be more powerful as it now supports @test annotations in the class source.   To illustrate the point, he gives a bit of code for a calculator class with a single add() method. When the skeleton generator gets its hands on it though, it spits back out a complete testing suite with predefined functions ready for your assertions (and completely valid, even without them).


WhatÂs Online: The March of Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology could enable engineers to combine the functions of memory chips and disk drives on a device the size of a dime.


LONDON [MENL] -- The International Atomic Energy Agency has reported that several hundred tons of conventional explosives have gone missing from an Iraqi military facility.


Abdul Aziz al-Hakim - head of the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq - escaped unhurt as a suicide bomber detonated his car at the leaderâs gate on Monday.


Su tre giornali il Profeta ritratto con un corpo da cane Musulmani in piazza. Iran e Pakistan convocano gli ambasciatori                                            Islam, nuovo scandalo vignette "Maometto oltraggiato in Svezia"                                                                                dal nostro corrispondente ANDREA TARQUINI


The United States and other countries must work together to right a skewed pattern of trade and investment around the globe, a move that would help worldwide economic stability, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke suggested Tuesday.


IBM unveils notebook with fingerprint reader

IBM on Monday introduced a biometric notebook computer with an integrated fingerprint reader,which it says can recognize the user of the computer.


Mibtel +0,7%, SP/Mib +0,9%, All Stars +0,3%


The Health Care Clash Moves to the Next Aisle

Supermarkets face a new showdown as labor unions determined to keep health benefits spar with management trying to compete with Wal-Mart.


Sony Developing TVs That Zoom in on Screen Image

Sony Corp. (SNE) has developed a computer chip that allows viewers to zoom in on any part of a TV image, such as a favorite soccer player or an intruder on security-camera footage, while keeping the image sharp...


COLOGNE, Germany  - French director  Regis Wargnier's English-language debut "Man to Man," starring  Joseph Fiennes and Kristin Scott Thomas, will have its world  premiere on the opening night of the 55th annual Berlin  International Film Festival (Feb. 10-20), organizers said.


U.S. stock futures pointed to a  flat-to-lower start on Thursday before a batch of economic data  and results from investment bank Goldman Sachs Group GS.N,  although announcements of two multibillion-dollar deals could  fuel optimism for additional mergers.


Brazil Tops Spain for Men's Gold in Beach Volleyball

Ricardo Santos and Emanuel Rego beat  Spain's Javier Bosma and Pablo Herrera 21-16, 21-15 on  Wednesday to bag Brazil's first men's Olympic beach volleyball  gold medal.


Government troops attacked separatist Tamil bunkers along the front lines in Sri Lanka's embattled north, triggering gunbattles that killed 34 rebels and one soldier, the military said Friday.


THE billion-dollar tax cuts offered by the Coalition and Labor will deliver little more than a short-term bribe to voters, tax experts warn.


com. It was rare for Sox ace Pedro Martinez to sound so defeated after the Yankees beat him for the second time in a week, back on Sept.


Arts & entertainment: I Am Legend, starring Will Smith, breaks US December record with spectacular $76.5m opening haul


Half of all GPs will consider refusing to put patient records on a new national database in, a survey finds.


Mack Brown and his most important supporters believe his tenure at Texas should not be defined by a four-game losing streak to Bob Stoops and the Oklahoma Sooners.


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


Three more judges rule Hamm gets gold medal

Sports' highest court rejected an appeal from a South Korean gymnast on Thursday, ruling that Hamm is the rightful champion in the men's all-around competition at the Athens Games.


Two networks bar church ad welcoming gays

Two broadcast networks are refusing to air an ad from the United Church of Christ because the spot, intended to make the point that the Protestant denomination


Expatriate aid worker shot in northeast Sri Lanka

An expatriate aid worker with the  international organization Mercy Corps was shot in the head on  a beach in Sri Lanka's restive northeast during a visit to  monitor post-tsunami projects, the group said on Thursday.


U.S. Harvests Biggest Corn, Soy, Cotton Crops Ever

U.S. farmers will reap their largest  corn, soybean and cotton crops ever, with ideal weather in the  Midwest boosting corn to 11.613 billion bushels and soybeans to  3.11 billion bushels while cotton will hit 21.5 million bales  despite hurricane damage in the Southeast, the government  forecast on Tuesday.


New Treatment for Urinary Incontinence Reported

Urinary incontinence in women can be corrected by transplanting the patient's own muscle-derived stem cells into the urethra to strengthen it, scientists said on Monday.


Blood of bird flu victims offers treatment: study

Blood taken from four Vietnamese survivors of the H5N1 bird flu virus protected mice from several strains of the virus, researchers reported on Monday.


Big Iraqi Parties Are Urging Delay in Jan. 30 Voting

Some of Iraq's most powerful political groups called for a six-month delay in elections, citing concerns over security.


In America, Nonbelievers Find Strength in Numbers

A legion of the godless is rising up against the forces of religiosity in American society.


Its reservations may be warranted, but its delays in committing more soldiers to the Lebanon force had become politically and diplomatically untenable


The FSA is to hold a six-week exercise to test the resilience of the UK's financial sector to a bird flu pandemic.


Parma, 21:00 - CALCIO, REGGINA; ULIVIERI: IN DIFESA I NOSTRI PROBLEMI

Nonostante la pesante sconfitta subita a Parma, il tecnico della Reggina Renzo Ulivieri riesce a far...


Evander Holyfield began his latest comeback looking a lot more like "The Real Deal" than he has in years.


Fed's Lockhart says U.S. economy is resilient

Atlanta Federal Reserve  Bank President Dennis Lockhart said on Saturday that the United  States economy is "resilient."


Clinton Says He Owed Library to Arkansas

Bill Clinton promised Tuesday that his presidential library would set a new standard for openness and said he knew from the beginning he wanted it in his home state.


Ministers from the Group of Seven leading economies meet to discuss the fallout from the global credit crunch.


Derubata anche la persona che era in compagnia del politico


Figure skating Two-time US champion Christopher Bowman , figure skating's "Bowman the Showman," was found dead at 40 in a Los Angeles-area motel. According to authorities, Bowman, the national titlist in 1989 and '92, died of a possible drug overdose. Bowman, a two-time world medalist, also competed in the 1988 and '92 Winter Olympics, finishing seventh and fourth, respectively.


US panel agrees to take over UAL pilots' pension plan

WASHINGTON  - The US agency that insures corporate pension funds said it had reluctantly agreed to assume responsibility for bankrupt United Airlines' underfunded pilots' pension plan.


Jacobs criticizes stars' lack of consistency

Given the current state of the National Hockey League, it's a giant long shot if the game comes back for any part of the 2004-05 season. What the product will look like when it does resume remains to be seen. Will the 82-game season be shortened? It certainly should be. Will they find a way to legislate the trap out ...


Sports of The Times: Roddick Tries to Find a Place Among the Tennis Elite

Although Andy Roddick is still relatively one dimensional, he does have top-five skills but has been locked outside the rivalry between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.


Lanciata da comune, 600 famiglie aderiscono a 'cambieresti?'


India to surpass China as world's most populous country in 2050: study

India is projected to outpace China and become the world's most populous country by 2050, growing by 50 percent in the next 46 years to reach more than 1.6 billion people, a US research institute said.


Jury mulls Libby perjury case for sixth day

A jury on Wednesday began a sixth day of deliberations over whether former vice presidential aide Lewis "Scooter" Libby lied when questioned about who revealed a CIA analyst's identity.


Music Biz Heads to Australia for Kazaa Trial

Industry eyes are turning toward Oz as more than 50 lawyers begin waging a courtroom battle over Kazaa, the peer-to-peer technology owned by Australia-based Sharman Networks


Sudan has agreed to the deployment of some 3,500 African troops in its war-torn region of Darfur. The soldiers, along with some 800 police officers, will be tasked with monitoring a shaky ceasefire between rebels and the government.


Oracle may be breathing fire down its neck with an ongoing hostile takeover effort, but PeopleSoft is trying to withstand the siege and stay independent.


Yasser Arafat, symbol of Palestinian nationhood for four decades, dies in a French hospital aged 75.


Bush administration remedies for the ailing housing market.


Democrats Protest Anti-Kerry Ads at Bush's Ranch

A former Democratic senator who lost three of his limbs during the Vietnam War plans to deliver a letter of protest to President Bush Wednesday, asking him to denounce political advertisements questioning John Kerry's war record.


Galipata is witty, pretty and emotional film directed by Yogaraj Bhat. Ganesh rocks in a role tailor made for him. His one liners steal the show.


The ADT Championship was an intense battle between Cristie Kerr and Annika Sorenstam, who won her eighth L.P.G.A. event this season.


Senator John McCain said that, if elected, he would cut spending sharply while lowering taxes at the same time.


Alaska Airlines announced major expense-reduction surgery Thursday, trimming 900 workers from its payroll and closing its maintenance base.


The U.N. said Friday that it had confined a group of peacekeepers to their base in Ivory Coast after receiving allegations of widespread sexual abuse, the latest in a string of accusations of sexual violations by U.N. forces around the world.


Bangladesh Awakes in Shock as Blast Toll Hits 16

Extra armed police patrolled the streets of the Bangladeshi capital and traffic was light on Sunday, a working day, as shocked Bangladeshis woke up to the aftermath of grenade blasts that killed at least 16 people.


Fingerprints of Jackson, accuser found on porn magazines

Fingerprints of US pop superstar Michael Jackson and the boy of his accuser have been found on pornographic magazines seized by police, the US cable TV news network CNN reported Saturday.


Chad court sentences French to 8 years hard labor

N'DJAMENA  - Six French aid workers were sentenced to eight years of hard labor each after a court in Chad found them guilty on Wednesday of trying to kidnap 103 children from the African country.


Safety agency slow to publicize hazards: report

U.S. consumer safety regulators typically take almost seven months to inform the public of dangerous products in cases where the manufacturers were fined for not promptly reporting the defect, watchdog group Public Citizen said on Thursday.


Small businesses find they can live with big-box stores

Fears that big-box stores would devastate independent retailers and suck the life out of Canada's downtown main streets appear overblown.


Man of 78 accused in Pitcairn rape trial

A man aged 78 stood trial yesterday on two charges of rape dating back more than 30 years, in the third of seven cases on Pitcairn island.


NASA's Eyes in the Sky to Help Global Conservation

NASA, which first put man on the moon, will now help to map the Earth in the name of conservation, the agency announced Thursday. NASA and the World Conservation Union


Guidatore si presenta poco dopo in commissariato: denunciato


PARIS, Jan. 25 -- French political figures, shareholders and bank customers on Friday voiced growing criticism and skepticism of banking giant Societe Generale's explanations of one of the largest financial scams in history.


In their final regular season game, the Terps hope to earn the No. 3 seed (and accompanying first-round bye) in the ACC tournament with a win Sunday over Boston College.


By nick giongco. YOU KNOW you have reached the status of a boxing star when ring announcer extraordinaire Michael Buffer calls out your name in his trademark booming voice during a high-profile event like yesterday


Roma, 16:35 - CALCIO, ZAMBROTTA: NON AVREI MAI LASCIATO LA JUVE

Collegato in diretta da Barcellona con 'Quelli che il calcio', Gianluca Zambrotta è tornato s...


Historic Highway Rebuilding, but What Does Future Hold?

By Lofton, Lynn  In Harrison County, U.S. 90 is more than a roadway to travel from point A to point B (photos right). (Photos omitted)  Meandering along 26 miles of sand beach, this historic highway is iconic and nostalgic to many.


The Houston Astros put their hopes in a pitcher untested in the postseason when they give Pete Munro the ball to start Game 2 of the NL Championship series on Thursday, one night after dropping the opener to the St. Louis Cardinals 10-7.


EasyGroup close to launching low-cost mobile phone service

EasyGroup, the holding company of no-frills British airline easyJet, is close to striking a deal to launch a low-cost mobile telephone service in Britain, the Financial Times reported.


Love DRM or my family starves: why Steve Ballmer doesn't Get It

Last Sunday Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer kicked off this week's European tour by sitting down with a small group* of British journalists and dispensing pearls of wisdom, notably on the future of Apple in home networking (it has none, natch, says Steve).


Nick Swisher hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the eighth inning and the Oakland Athletics beat the Seattle Mariners for the 13th straight time, 5-4 on Monday night.


UN rights group blames Sudan for war crimes across Darfur

The UN Human Rights Council on Monday blamed Sudan for gross human rights abuses in Darfur in a report that charged Khartoum with direct involvement in war crimes in the region.


"Spring Awakening" tipped to sweep Tony Awards in NY

Sunday is Tony night -- and not just for Tony Soprano whose fate will be sealed in the final episode of "The Sopranos." It's also the night Broadway hands out its biggest prizes of the year, the Tony Awards.


U.N. team urges Guatemala to try "disappeared" case

A U.N. delegation urged   Guatemalan courts on Thursday to prosecute the first case   brought in the Central American country's history of "forced   disappearances" by armed forces during a 36-year-long civil   war.


E' in linea con calcoli fisco il 39,4% del totale


Big business in Britain is against the new European Union constitution, a poll reported Tuesday.


Presidente, bisogna dire basta a tante morti strazianti


UConn Stays in Fast Lane With Victory in First Bowl

In just its third full season as a Division I-A program, Connecticut continued its rapid ascent with a 39-10 victory over Toledo on Monday night.


Leroidesanimaux beat A to the Z by a half-length Saturday in the $400,000 Citation Handicap at Hollywood Park.


A man has died following what police described as a "disturbance" at a Butlins holiday resort.


Israel Destroys Refugee Homes, Kills One

A day after a mortar round killed an Israeli-American woman in a nearby settlement, the Israeli army charged into a Palestinian refugee camp Saturday, killing


US Airways CEO arrested on drunk driving suspicion

The chief executive of US  Airways Group Inc.  was arrested on January 31 on  suspicion of drunk driving and had a blood alcohol level above  legal limits in Arizona, a spokesman for the Scottsdale Police  Department said on Friday.


Congress yesterday cleared the way to keep access to the Internet largely free from taxes for the next three years, breaking a year-long deadlock.


Deal to give children HIV/AIDS treatment

Former President Clinton announced Thursday that two Indian pharmaceutical companies had agreed to cut the prices of HIV and AIDS treatment for children, making the lifesaving drugs far more accessible worldwide.


School shuts after false alarm at Tennessee reactor

A school district in Tennessee sent the students home Tuesday morning after a false alarm for a coolant leak at Tennessee Valley Authority's 1,121-megawatt Watts Bar nuclear power station in Tennessee.


About 220 Britons and people from other countries are flown out of the troubled West African state of Ivory Coast.


British heavyweight Danny Williams , who knocked out Mike Tyson in the fourth round July 30, will meet Vitali Klitschko Dec. 11 at the Mandalay Bay hotel-casino in Las Vegas for the World Boxing Council version of the heavyweight title . . . Willie Randolph interviewed for the Mets' managerial job, and stressed that his many years with the Yankees ...


Wal-Mart Sees Sluggish Start to Holiday Season

Description: Wal-Mart says sales for November are up by just a small fraction this year, a lackluster start to the holiday season that may be attributable to a difference in the retail chain's pricing strategy.


Intel rolls back outlook; widespread weakness feared

No. 1 chipmaker Intel (INTC) on Thursday dramatically lowered its revenue estimates for the current quarter, a sign that the tech industry's rebound may be slowing.


Microsoft's attempt to win over new users with a cut-down edition of Windows comes in for strong criticism.


Presidential campaigns are hoarding money for a coming advertising blitz — mostly in Iowa and New Hampshire — during the final three months of the year on airwaves already saturated with candidate commercials.


New Weight in Army Manual on Stabilization

The new doctrine elevates the mission of stabilizing war-torn nations to the same importance as the defeat of adversaries on the battlefield.


Bush, Kerry on Issue of National Security

Three times a week, The Associated Press picks an issue and asks Republican President Bush and Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry a question about it. Today's question and responses:


A court orders the release on bail of an astronaut charged with trying to kidnap a woman she believed a love rival.


Tokyo's Nikkei average jumped 2.5 percent  by mid-afternoon on Monday as semiconductor-related stocks such  as Advantest Corp. mirrored a rally by their U.S. peers while  banks and brokerages extended last week's gains.


The UN's nuclear watchdog agency reported Monday that massive quantities of high explosives at an Iraqi weapons facility have disappeared, including


A Physician Caught Trying to Heal Himself

Rarely has a more conflicted or unpromising candidate entered the field of medicine, and this mismatch gives âInternâ its offbeat appeal.


Science & environment: Primary schools could be fitted with science labs and teachers paid more money under new proposals.


Nanotubes Signal When Engine Oil Needs Changing

By Weiss, Peter  NANOTECHNOLOGY  A new, easy-to-fabricate sensor made from carbon nanotubes detects when automobile-engine oil needs replacement.  As a car is driven, its lubricating oil undergoes chemical reactions with air and with combustion by-products.


PHILADELPHIA -- Even at a time of sadness, Todd MacCulloch maintained his sense of humor. During the 76ersâ centerâs press conference to announce his retirement from basketball because of ongoing nerve


Ex-U.S. Official Cites Syrian Cooperation

Syrian President Bashar Assad is offering to make peace with Israel and says he is ready to cooperate with the United States in stabilizing Iraq, a former senior State Department official said Wednesday.


Science & environment: The majority of the world's coral reefs are in danger of being killed off by rising levels of greenhouse gases


Copenhagen, 13:23 - CALCIO, DANIMARCA: CONVOCATI PER SVEZIA E LIECHTENSTEIN

Il ct della Danimarca, Morten Olsen, ha diramato la lista dei convocati per le due partite di qualif...


Doctors are told too many patients have been let down by poor use of freeze therapy to remove diseased tissue.


Virgina Tech, George Mason and George Washington all hit the road this weekend while American and the Colonials women play host.


England's friendly with Spain tomorrow night has been overshadowed by a row between Madrid and London Olympic officials. They have clashed over the use of the match to promote the Spanish city's bid for the 2012 Games.


Saudi Arabia called Monday for Arab Gulf states to speak with one voice, implied criticism against countries making trade agreements with the United States, but Bahrain said


Roma, 16:13 - CALCIO, AGENTE DI FERRARI: LO VUOLE PRANDELLI

Gianni Corci, agente del difensore della Roma, Matteo Ferrari, parla in esclusiva a "Unico Grande Am...


Syria condemns assassination attempt against former Lebanese ...

Syria condemned on Friday an attempt of assassination against a former Lebanese minister in Beirut, the state-run SANA news agency reported.


Music Review: The âHallelujahâ Chorus Continues Its Attraction

Handelâs beloved oratorio returned to St. Thomas on Tuesday evening and will repeat Thursday.


Stilisti e tessile stasera insieme, sfilano 6 grandi griffe


General Motors to cut 9,500 jobs at German unit

LONDON, December 9  - General Motors Corp (XGM.NYS) plans to cut 9,500 jobs at its German unit, Adam Opel AG, as part of its efforts to reduce its significant losses in Europe.


Cholesterol, inflammation tied to preterm birth

NEW YORK  - High cholesterol and inflammation during pregnancy may increase a woman's odds of premature delivery, a study suggests.


Force Protection learns that size really does matter.


Ireland bars South Pacific in rogue dialler crackdown

Ireland is to block direct dialling to 13 countries, mostly in the South Pacific, to combat the growing menace of rogue autdiallers.


Kenya's Rift Valley burns as death toll soars

NAIVASHA, Kenya  - Protests erupted in western Kenya and machete-wielding mobs faced off in the Rift Valley on Monday after scores of people were killed in ethnic violence, complicating mediation by former U.N. boss Kofi Annan.


Administration Considering Oil Stockpile Release

The Bush administration is moving toward releasing oil from the nation's emergency stockpiles as a result of disruptions to production and imports caused by Hurricane Ivan.


Obesity surgery for adolescents safe:  study

Adolescents are less likely to suffer complications from obesity surgery than adults, a reassuring finding because little had been known about the risk facing the small but growing number of teens who opt for it, researchers said on Thursday.


The head of the United Nations nuclear agency is in Seoul, South Korea, to discuss the country's past unauthorized nuclear experiments.


UN inspectors 'satisfied' with NKorean reactor visit

UN inspectors on Friday said they were "satisfied" and praised North Korea's cooperation after visiting a nuclear reactor at the centre of efforts to disarm the communist country.


The Iraqi Cabinet approved a long-awaited draft oil law on Monday, sending it to parliament for consideration, the prime minister said, calling the agreement "another founding stone in state-building."


Omnifone unveils rival to iPhone, iTunes

Omnifone, a British mobile music company, is unveiling a new music service Monday aimed at cell phone users who crave music while on the go, in the first of what is expected to be many challenges against Apple ...Comment


Iraq takes step closer to landmark oil law

Iraq's cabinet approved changes to a draft hydrocarbon law on Tuesday and sent it to parliament for immediate debate, taking a big step towards meeting a key political target set by the United States.


A suspected car bomb in central Baghdad killed at least seven people and wounded 28, Sky News reported Thursday. The blast came in a rush-hour traffic jam on a busy street, leaving people trapped in burning vehicles.


The Oakland Athletics and left-handed reliever Alan Embree agreed to terms on a two-year contract Wednesday, and the club also was closing in on a deal with Mike Piazza to be designated hitter.


Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond is improving in hospital after he crashed a car during filming.


W.House Gives Rumsfeld New Vote of Confidence

The White House gave a new vote of confidence on Friday to Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld amid growing criticism of him from members of President Bush's own Republican Party.


Microsoft Cuts Zune Price as Apple Ups Ante for iPods

It's not just about Apple's music players. Microsoft's Zune player also got a little less expensive today.


At least 54 people are killed and over 140 injured in two car bombs in a main square in central Baghdad.


Venezuela TV station says troops seized equipment

Venezuelan troops have seized the anti-government television channel's broadcast equipment, the station said on Sunday, ahead of a controversial midnight EDT/0400 GMT takeover by President Hugo Chavez that will take the broadcaster off the air.


Tim Cahill's late header gives Everton a deserved victory at Fratton Park.


Sony may delay sales of popular portable game console in Europe, Asia

Sony may again delay sales of its new PlayStation Portable (PSP) in Europe and Asia as production has failed to keep up with stronger-than-expected demand.


Desperate Housewives' sophomore slump was real, if more   like a sophomore slip.


Blair and Musharraf meet to discuss war on terror

Prime Minister Tony Blair and Pakistan's President Gen. Pervez Musharraf meet Monday for talks set to be dominated by the fight against terrorism and the search for peace in the Middle East.


PROS Stow man Jacques Panet-Raymond , who directs the golf schools at Stow Acres CC, shot 4-under 68 to win a NEPGA pro-member at Kernwood CC in Salem. The annual NEPGA Assistants Pro-Pro Match-Play Championship is down to four teams after a day of competition at Bass Rocks GC in Gloucester. Brian Owens (North Kingstown) and Dan Dwyer of the ...


French medical sources confirm Arafat in coma

CLAMART-France: Yasser Arafat is in a coma on life-support equipment in the intensive care unit of a Paris hospital, French medical sources said Thursday as confusion heightened over the Palestinian leader's condition.


Tupac Shakur's mother goes to court to stop his former record label selling the rap star's unreleased recordings.


Japan in Dark as Iraq Hostage Deadline Nears

Japan sought international and Iraqi help for a Japanese man held hostage in Iraq on Thursday, less than 24 hours before a deadline set by his captors to behead him unless Japan withdraws its troops.


Labour and the Tories clash ahead of a debate on the bill that will pave the way for an EU constitution referendum.


Kerry: Bush Has Secret Troop Call-Up Plan

BOSTON - Democratic presidential challenger John Kerry said President Bush has a secret plan to call up more National Guard and Reserve troops immediately after the election, an allegation that the Bush campaign called "false and ridiculous."   Kerry issued the charge while campaigning Friday in Albuquerque, N.M., as he criticized the president of glossing over a worsening conflict in Iraq.   "He won't tell us what congressional leaders are now saying, that this administration is planning yet another substantial call-up of reservists and Guard units immediately after the election," Kerry said...


A team revives the debate over whether a Bronze Age disc from Germany is one of the earliest known calendars.


A 20-year-old man is charged with the murder of a teenager who was stabbed to death near his home in Hull.


Rashard Lewis scored 36 points, barely missing a season high, and Antonio Daniels added 24 points and eight assists, leading the Seattle SuperSonics to a 122-105 victory over the Utah Jazz on Sunday night.


Leeds United manager interviewed after chasing 13-year-old boy who threw stones at his car


A rare sea turtle is looked after at an aquarium in Cornwall after being found stranded on a beach in Devon.


Senate Set to Approve Goss As Head of CIA

The Republican-led Senate was poised to approve President Bush's choice to head the CIA, Rep. Porter Goss, over protests from some Democrats who say he has too many Republican ties for a job that requires independence.


In order to attract the world's best talent, Google is offering its employees the option to sell their stock option grants in an online auction to financial institutions that might be willing to pay a premium above the exercise price.


PeopleSoft's Ex-Chief Says He Misspoke to Analysts

Craig A. Conway said that he did not lie in 2003 but had simply not been clear when he suggested that all pending software orders had been completed.


Formula One bosses reportedly agree a cost-cutting deal which could save the British GP.


Gallery: The Endeavour Captures Spacey Images

Even space pics can be cheesy and boring. But we like these images from the Endeavor shuttle's most recent flight.


Eisner: Lawyer said Ovitz couldn't be fired for cause

Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Michael Eisner testified Wednesday that he relied on advice from the company's top lawyer in determining that former Disney President Michael Ovitz couldn't be fired for cause.


MPs look set to say goodbye to the term 'Strangers' - the centuries-old Commons name for members of the public.


Harrington eyes perfection as Woosnam's hopes sink

Padraig Harrington, with next week's Ryder Cup uppermost in his thoughts, emerged from a run of indifferent form with an outstanding 66, six under par, in the first round of the Linde German Masters yesterday.


Pentagon moves to buttress U.S. troop levels in Iraq

The U.S. military is delaying the   departure of thousands of soldiers from Iraq while speeding the   arrival of thousands more as a way to keep more troops on the   ground to handle unrelenting violence, U.S. officials said on   Monday.


Some call them "the unreliables" — huge numbers of prospective voters who favor one party or the other but have a spotty record of actually showing up at the polls.


HervÃ© Gaymard, France's agriculture minister and an ally of President Jacques Chirac, yesterday became the finance minister after Nicolas Sarkozy left to pursue presidential ambitions.


Gurkha veterans wage a determined battle to become British

For two centuries, tens of thousands of men from the mountains of Nepal have been recruited by the British army, earning reputations worldwide as unusually tough and brave soldiers.


By Barbara De Lollis and Barbara Hansen  Last year ranked among the most inconvenient ever for airline passengers, says a year-end report out Wednesday from the U.S. Department of Transportation.


Texas A&M coach Dennis Franchione will get a contract extension and a raise after leading the Aggies to the Cotton Bowl in his second season.


Though Sprung offers clever dialogue and a unique premise, the repetitive, simplistic gameplay ends the honeymoon early. Chris Kohler reviews the new game for the Nintendo DS.


Linux Expands Beyond the Office Into the Home

Retired government worker Robert Biggs uses his computer mainly to get recipes and check e-mail. Public relations consultant Phil Gomes uses his to maintain an elaborate personal Web site.


KIEV -- Opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko yesterday pressed for the prime minister's removal from office, dismissal of electoral officials, and new legislation to guard against fraud in a new presidential runoff, warning that his supporters would continue to blockade government offices until outgoing President Leonid D. Kuchma meets those demands.


Houston serious about keeping its superstar center fielder

Winter meetings kick off on Friday in Anaheim. BALCO aside, it's been a quiet baseball offseason, but that's about to change.


Napoli, 18:38 - CALCIO, NAPOLI: RIPRESA LA PREPARAZIONE

Ripresa della preparazione per il Napoli dopo la vittoria a Udine. La squadra ha effettuato prima la...


Need an alibi? Virtual world provides cover

Need an alibi for a tricky situation, something to get you out of the house, or into someone else's? Explain a missed meeting? Just log on to one of the increasingly available Internet sites that offer the latest in ebusiness, an alibi service.


Sharper Image's Bankruptcy Signals Broader Ills for Retailers

Experts predict there will be a record number of retailer bankruptcies in the coming months, due to rising costs and some of the weakest consumer spending in years.


Londra, 19:54 - CALCIO, LIVERPOOL: UFFICIALE L'ARRIVO DI FERNANDO TORRES

Il Liverpool ha annunciato l'ingaggio di Fernando Torres. L'attaccante spagnolo, acquistato dall'Atl...


The road-trip comedy also won supporting acting awards from the organization for Thomas Haden Church and Virginia Madsen. Sideways had seven nominations Monday, the most of any film, when the Hollywood Foreign


Oil giant BP sees production levels fall in the third quarter of 2006 after problems at its Prudhoe Bay site in Alaska.


Mantova, 19:14 - CALCIO, TESSER: A BOLOGNA NON SAREMO VITTIMA SACRIFICALE

Il tecnico del Mantova Tesser sprona i suoi giocatori in vista del match clou del prossimo turno con...


Microsoft Targets Older People for Web Via TV

For people trying to get their aging  parents on the Web so they can read e-mail and get digital  photos of the family, Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O has a message:  Don't give up.


The astronauts spent six hours and 45 minutes outside the station removing a spent refrigerator-size tank and replacing it with one full of pressurized nitrogen, in addition to performing other tasks.


Palestinians Head to Paris to Probe Arafat's Death

Palestinian leaders plan to send a delegation to Paris to seek details on what caused the death of President Yasser Arafat last week at a French hospital, officials said on Wednesday.


Canadian sailor airlifted off disabled sub dies

A Canadian sailor has died after being battered by North Atlantic gales for more than 25 hours in a stranded, fire-damaged submarine.


Liberals' popularity surges with new leader

Support for Canada's Liberal Party has surged under its new leader, Stephane Dion, to the point where it would form the next government if an election were held soon, according to a poll published on Saturday.


Apple finds irregularities in stock option grants

Apple Computer Inc. said on Wednesday an internal investigation found irregularities with its past stock option grants prompting the immediate resignation of a former chief financial officer from the board of directors.


Starbucks Corp. (SBUX.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday said its chief executive, Orin Smith, will retire next year, surprising investors, who sent the coffee shop chain's shares lower in after-hours trading.


Bank of America Corp , the second-largest U.S. bank, said on Tuesday fourth-quarter profit sank 95 percent, hurt by more than $7 billion of losses tied to poor trading decisions and mounting credit woes.


The Christian Science Monitor - It was "money, and only money," that led former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack to drop out of the 2008 presidential race last Friday. What the Democrat meant, of course, was a lack of money. Not hard work or desire.


US defence secretary sidesteps India's concern over F16s for Pakistan

US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld met Indian leaders but sidestepped controversy after New Delhi urged Washington not to sell F-16 fighter planes to rival Pakistan.


Two more men are charged in connection with an alleged plot to blow up transatlantic airliners.


Outlawed Protestant group pledges to rejoin Northern Ireland's ...

The Ulster Defense Association, Northern Ireland's largest outlawed group, announced Sunday it wants to rejoin peacemaking efforts, a potentially significant step forward in the peace process.


Adolescents need support during family breakups

Family breakups take a toll on  adolescents, who have high rates of psychological and social  problems, including substance abuse, behavioral disorders,  anxiety and depression, according to a report in the journal  Pediatrics


Torino, 19:07 - CALCIO, TORINO; DI MICHELE: ALLA ROMA HO GIA' SEGNATO SPESSO

David Di Michele prepara l'appuntamento con la Roma spronando il Torino a giocare senza paura. "Manc...


Two weeks after her dramatic escape, the young Austrian imprisoned in an underground cell for 8 1/2 years is going public.


Palestinians in Gaza appeal for more aid

Children raced to help parents collect food from U.N. aid distribution centers in the Gaza Strip as women sat in the shade near trucks, waiting for their names to be called to receive their food rations.


ooVoo readies six-way Jetson chat client

Analysts suffering from video latency Add another to the long list of free video-chat clients. With its new software, due to officially launch on June 11, startup ooVoo is entering a market that already includes AOL, Apple, Yahoo!, Microsoft, Skype, and a handful of smaller names. The difference? The ooVoo client focuses on multi-person video calls, allowing for face-to-face chat across six different locations.â¦


IMF Forecasts Growth in Sub-Saharan Economies

THE International Monetary Fund forecast yesterday a substantial jump in economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa this year and next, saying the outlook for the region was better than in years.


FIVE explosions rocked Madrid last night after Basque terror group Eta threatened bombings in the Spanish capital. A petrol filling station was one of the targets but initial reports said the explosions were by 'low potency' bombs.


France bars strain of genetically modified corn

France decided Friday to invoke an EU safeguard procedure to bar a strain of genetically-modified corn after a watchdog said it had doubts about the product, the prime minister's office said.


Wayne Rooney scores twice as Man Utd win at Newcastle.


High blood pressure linked with fertility treatment

NEW YORK  - The risk of developing high blood pressure during pregnancy (gestational hypertension) is higher in pregnancies resulting from infertility treatments compared with those resulting from spontaneous conceptions.


Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene will play English county cricket for Derbyshire next year, the county's official website said.


Beheadings of Turk, Iraqi Kurd shown in Internet video

BAGHDAD, IraqâA Turkish contractor and an Iraqi Kurdish translator were beheaded on a video posted on the Internet yesterday, and a statement said they had been taken captive by the Ansar al-Sunna Army - the same group that killed 12 Nepalese hostages


Portavoce: ci esprimeremo solo dopo missione di fine gennaio


Pro-whaling nations are expected to take control of the International Whaling Commission this week, giving them a majority of seats on the panel for the first time since it banned commercial hunting 20 years ago.


Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ" is finally getting some respect in Hollywood.


All banking is local to Citizens strategists

When his nephew wanted a job in financial services, Brian Rothwell, the chief executive of Bay State Milling Co. in Quincy, needed advice on the industry.


Napoli, 14:01 - CALCIO, NAPOLI; IERVOLINO: INASPETTATO STOP GOVERNO STADIO MIANO

''Una brutta sorpresa''. Rosa Russo Iervolino, commenta cosÃ¬ la decisione del Ministero della Difesa...


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U.S. says N.Korea nuclear talks at fork in the road

The United States and Japan said there  must be real progress when talks on scrapping North Korea's  nuclear arms resume this week, warning Pyongyang that only  sanctions and isolation lie down the other "fork in the road."


Russian President Putin  says a missile test was in answer to US plans to create a defence shield in Central Europe.


Stocks fell sharply in low volume on Friday, driving the Dow and the Nasdaq down more than 2 percent, as the government announced the first monthly drop in payrolls in four years, stoking market worries about a recession.


Venice festival gets serious with films on war, corruption

The Venice Film Festival gets serious this year with competition films about the Iraq war and its impact on U.S. society, police brutality in Egypt, big corporation corruption and the mafia in Italy.


Hundreds Mark Inauguration With Protests

From a "jazz funeral for democracy" in New Orleans' French Quarter to a reading of the names of dead Americans and Iraqis in Kentucky, anti-Bush demonstrators staged scattered protests Thursday as the president was sworn in for a second term.


FOUR Irish Republican Army members convicted of killing a policeman will be freed as part of Northern Ireland's next emerging peace deal, Prime Minister Bertie Ahern told lawmakers today.


Study faults prescriptions filled abroad

Making imported drugs safe for Americans would cost the US government hundreds of millions of dollars a year and consumers would see a savings of only about 1 percent, a federal task force said Tuesday.


KANDAHAR, Afghanistan  - A suicide bomber on a   bicycle attacked a NATO patrol in southern Afghanistan on   Monday killing several soldiers, Afghan police said, a day   after NATO declared the area free of Taliban insurgents.


BAE advises shareholders to sell stake in Airbus to EADS

BAE Systems advised its shareholders to sell the British defence group's 20 percent stake in Airbus to the Franco-German aerospace firm EADS for 2.75 billion euros (3.5 billion dollars).


Will the Oscars Reel With Host Chris Rock?

How lucky for ABC that it already has set a precedent of using a five-second delay on its live telecast of the Academy Awards. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced yesterday


Why Google's Dutch auction was a success

Contrary to many published views, the Dutch-auction IPO of Google last week was a success for the Internet search engine and its investors.


OV Building Fee Going Up 87% in September: $1,793 Increase Will Be Applied to New Homes

By Danielle Sottosanti, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson  Jun. 22--Oro Valley, which already has the second-highest residential building fees in the region, in September will add $1,793 to the cost of building a new home there.


Magari non ci sono margini politici, dice ministro Economia


He said it was great to see the changes in his swing start coming together. He said he no longer had a long checklist of swing thoughts when he stood over the ball.


Holiday shoppers will see a clearly defined battle line this Black Friday: Wal-Mart on one side, everybody else on the other.


France is poised to dispatch hundreds of troops Monday to support the international peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon, confronting painful memories of the deadly 1983 bombing in Beirut and concerns about ...


At Japan show, it's all gadgets great and small

The CEATEC exhibit rounds up everything from wall-size "wallpaper" displays to the Scopo eyepiece TV.


A communications satellite that Arizona State University students developed to conduct experiments and relay images and information is missing.


After Katrina, New Orleans not so Big, anything but Easy

Two years after Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans is still licking its wounds but efforts are being made to bring back the tourists that once made the Big Easy a major draw.


Londra, 17:43 - CALCIO, BRASILE: MANDATO D'ARRESTO PER AGENTE TEVEZ

Un giudice brasiliano della città di San Paolo ha emesso un ordine di arresto nei confronti d...


Researchers at Oxford and Nottingham universities make it into the record books by creating the smallest "test tubes" known to science.


States have begun dropping their restrictions on flu shots now that falling demand has led to surpluses, and some health officials want the federal government to take similar action.


Headscarf row mars Turkey's 81st birthday

Turkey celebrated the 81st anniversary of its foundation, but the festivities were marred by an embargo that President Ahmet Necdet Sezer slapped on women with Islamic headscarves at a reception in his palace.


says, a day after the country announced its first probable case of human-to-human transmission. pandemic, it spurred the government into a frenzy of action.


Marsh & McLennan said today that it would lay off roughly 5 percent of its work force, as it moved to right itself after being accused of bid-rigging.


A federal law that requires people to supply their Social Security number when applying for a marriage license has forced thousands of couples around the country, particularly illegal immigrants, to put their wedding plans on hold.


DPRK: talks "impossible" due to US hostile policy

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) said Monday that the six-party talks will not be opened due to US hostile policy toward Pyongyang.


Lucas Glover can't get it out of his mind. He has been thinking about playing in the Ryder Cup "every day, every minute, every second for the last six months."


Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Philadelphia 76ers center Todd MacCulloch has retired, the team announced Wednesday. MacCulloch missed the entire 2003-04 season and nearly half of the previous campaign


Police: 20 decapitated bodies found near Baghdad

A car bomb exploded in southern Baghdad Thursday morning, killing at least 20 people and wounding 35 others, an Iraqi Interior Ministry spokesman said.


Iran Suspends Key Nuclear Work to Avoid Sanctions

Iran on Monday froze sensitive nuclear work including uranium enrichment in a move likely to thwart U.S. efforts to report the Islamic state to the UN Security Council for possible sanctions.


State lawmakers pass a bill that allows judges to order treatment, joining 24 other states with similar legislation. By Gregg Krupa / The Detroit News.


Hezbollah chief's town proud of native son

The narrow road that leads to this southern Lebanese town is littered with the hulks of rocketed cars, white flags hanging limply from the windows. An Israeli drone whines overhead.


infighting in his impoverished country as it tries to recover from the "Killing Fields" era, his son says. threatened abdication many times although the constitution does not allow it.


VW chief rejects MAN bid for Scania trucks

The head of German carmaker VW which controls a third of Swedish truck manufacturer Scania rejected a hostile bid from MAN for the Swedish group, in a newspaper interview.


Rice, Olmert, Abbas meet amid low expectations

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met Israeli and Palestinian leaders on Monday for talks overshadowed by a Palestinian unity deal that has cast a new cloud over prospects for peacemaking.


ICE and CBOE reach deal on exercise rights

IntercontinentalExchange Inc.  said on Wednesday that it had enhanced its bid for CBOT Holdings  by reaching an agreement that might resolve that company's dispute with the Chicago Board Options Exchange.


Suicide bomber kills 40 at Baghdad college

A suicide bomber wearing a vest packed with explosives killed 40 people in a Baghdad college on Sunday, a day after Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki expressed optimism about a security crackdown in the capital.


US soldier faces trial for killing of Italian spy in Iraq

An Italian judge has decided that a US marine should stand trial for the fatal shooting in Iraq in March 2005 of an Italian secret agent.


Amazon.com and Microsoft Corp., the twin peaks of the Seattle area's technology community, are joining forces to attack the tide of spam and fraudulent e-mail messages that clog in-boxes


Bush agrees to limited troop cuts in Iraq

President George W. Bush on Thursday will endorse a limited withdrawal of more than 20,000 troops from Iraq by next July but will offer little else to skeptical Americans looking for a change of course in the unpopular war.


Blair quizzed for second time over cash-for-honours probe

Prime Minister Tony Blair has been questioned by police for a second time over a "cash-for-honours" probe clouding his final months in office, his Downing Street office said.


College Sports Television announced distribution deals with cable operators Cox and Charter Communications on Monday that could make the channel available in more than 65 million households.


VMware offers its app free, but competitors ask whether it treats all virtualization products equally.


More remote workers squatting next door's broadband

Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's Wi-Fi The number of workers in the UK who admitted they "hijack" the wireless connection of others has gone up from six per cent to 11 per cent over the last 12 months. Globally the figure is 12 per cent*, with big increases all over the world.â¦


Tiger Woods criticized the PGA of America for selecting Tom Lehman as captain of the 2006 Ryder Cup team instead of close friend Mark O'Meara.


WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather was a no-show Wednesday at a campaign event for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama after questions were raised about the boxer's previous legal troubles.


Popular Thanksgiving Searches from AOL : Hold the Turducken

The Thanksgiving PR train rolls on as AOL Search has sent out their list of the most popular Thanksgiving oriented search terms over the last month. AOL notes that Turducken has ‘flown the coop’ as the popular turkey-duck-chicken meal did not make this year’s list: Thanksgiving is tomorrow, and Americans are heading to the grocery store [...]


Osaka, 15:22 - ATLETICA, MONDIALI: HOWE ARGENTO NEL SALTO IN LUNGO

Ai Mondiali di atletica in corso di svolgimento a Osaka, l'italiano Andrew Howe ha conquistato la me...


If Giants Feel the Pressure, They Sure Donât Show It

Two days before Sundayâs first-round playoff game against the Buccaneers in Tampa, Fla., the Giants and Coach Tom Coughlin remained a loose bunch.


Bush to make pre-election campaign on Iraq

US President George W. Bush was to launch a series of speeches, helped by world leader visits, to defend the unpopular war in Iraq two months before key US elections.


Solo l'impegno di discutere da gennaio la riforma Dini


Bone Graft Formed In Shoulder Blade Helps Reconstruct Jaw

NEW YORK AUG 26, 2004  - German researchers have successfully transplanted a mandibular bone graft that was grown in a man's own latissimus dorsi muscle.


Smucker's To Close Salinas Facility In 2005

SALINAS, Calif. -- The JM Smucker Co. announced Monday that it will close its Salinas facility by the end of 2005. The closure is the result of restructuring of operations, company officials said.


The first promising tuberculosis (TB) drug in almost 40 years could be the most potent yet and also treat the disease faster, according to research published online yesterday (9 December) by Science Express.


Shrimp Imports Tightened to Save Turtles

Sea turtles stand to gain protection from accidental killings through a new federal policy announced Thursday to require stricter documentation on imports of shrimp and shrimp products.


Microsoft sees billions in sales from VoIP shift

Microsoft Corp.  sees the shift by business organizations to Web-based phone systems running on its software to generate "billions" of dollars in revenue for the company, a top executive said on Tuesday.


Red Barber and Mel Allen were two of the distinctive American voices in baseball and their regional accents may still be relevant as Americans sort out exactly who we are.


Baltimore Orioles manager Dave Trembley and pitcher Daniel Cabrera have been given three and six game suspensions respectively by Major League Baseball.


Finnish Metal Expo: More Details Announced

Finnish Metal Expo, the new metal music event taking place at the Cablefactory in Helsinki, Finland during January 28-29 is starting to take its final shape.


The Bruins took a major step toward finalizing their opening-night roster yesterday when they whittled a dozen players from the mix.


By John Edison, Grand Forks Herald, N.D.  Feb. 10--With advancements in technology, North Dakota could be on the verge of something big. Then again, it's also possible to completely miss the boat.


A former Bangladeshi minister is arrested a day after three politicians were held in an anti-corruption drive.


Ferrell, HBO working out with "P.E." comedy

Will Ferrell's recently  launched production company is expanding into television with  "P.E.," a comedy for HBO.


ATHENS, Greece   The diva does not warm up before her performance. Not much, anyway. That is something that other gymnasts do, and Svetlana Khorkina will never be confused with one of those.


Dow Jones +0,10%, Nasdaq a -0,27%,euro in rialzo sul dollaro


Three British soldiers who had recently been deployed to provide cover for US troops in Iraq have been killed in an attack, according to the government.


Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton has 21 points and 13 rebounds, and No. 12 Purdue upsets No. 5 Ohio State, 64-52, to win the Big Ten tournament championship.


Mass. Police Say Foiled Planned School Massacre

A plan by a teenager to murder teachers  and students in April, the same month a massacre at Columbine  High School in Colorado took place in 1999, was foiled by the  arrest of a Massachusetts student last month, police said on  Wednesday.


U.N. Court Issues Ruling on Bosnia Genocide

The court cleared Serbia of intent to commit genocide, but said it had failed to prevent the Srebrenica massacre.


Danny Williams will take on WBC world heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko in December.


Pfizer shares plunge after key drug fails

Shares in Pfizer Inc  fell around 14 percent in European and pre-opening U.S. trade on Monday after the world's biggest drugmaker scrapped development of its most important experimental medicine.


A clash between soldiers and former rebel fighters at a military base in southern DR Congo injures 27.


Bernie still maintains claim on centerfield

Regardless of what he may have told Carlos Beltran when their paths crossed last May, Bernie Williams made it clear yesterday that he won't be conceding centerfield until the Yankees tell him to do so.


Return of Lee Should Give Knicks a Boost

The Knicks received some good news Monday when David Lee, who has missed the past five games, was listed as probable for Tuesday nightâs home game against the Seattle SuperSonics.


Irwin Seeks Fifth Straight Turtle Bay Win

Hale Irwin is certainly comfortable in Hawaii. Irwin has won seven official events in the islands dating to the 1981 Hawaiian Open, including four straight victories in the Turtle Bay Championship.


Complications seen burdening type 2 diabetic kids

Children and adolescents with  type 2 diabetes, like adults, are at risk for developing  complications from the disease. However, these complications  are expected to develop earlier in young patients, experts say.


Technology: Web-Over-Mobile Firm SurfKitchen Set for Hire

By Robyn Lewis  SurfKitchen, which develops and provides web portals for mobile phone operators, is reviewing its UK PR strategy.   The market-leading UK-headquartered firm wants to capitalise on the burgeoning mobile entertainment and download markets.


It looks as though Rosie O'Donnell won't be facing off with Larry King after all. The acid-tongued talk-show host, who famously clashed with Elisabeth Hasselbeck on "The View," announced on her blog Wednesday that talks to give her a prime-time show on MSNBC had fallen apart.


Turkey's PM accuses the EU of treating Turkey unfairly by deciding to slow down membership talks.


Merrill CEO upbeat as bond insurer worries linger

Merrill Lynch & Co Inc  Chief Executive John Thain on Wednesday expressed confidence in the company's core set of businesses, but analysts continue to worry that more large write-downs are looming.


Premature babies fare worse at non-specialist units

Well over 1,000 very small babies in California died from 1991 to 2000 probably because they were born in hospitals lacking expertise with the tiniest premature infants, U.S. researchers reported on Wednesday.


MacArthur rules the waves as she sets new record

Britain's Ellen MacArthur became the fastest sailor to complete a solo non-stop circumnavigation of the globe, when she crossed the finish line at Ushant, off the French coast.


Democratic Sen. Barack Obama is asking whether he can take money from donors who want him to be president, then give it back later. The Federal Election Commission said Wednesday that it will look into the novel question.


Christian Artist Chapman Readies 14th Album

NASHVILLE (Billboard) - After creating 13 albums and  winning an unprecedented 47 Dove Awards, it might seem as  though life as a Christian recording artist has become routine  for Steven Curtis Chapman.


Israeli helicopter gunships fired rockets at targets in Gaza City overnight on Sunday, an AFP correspondent witnessed, following a Palestinian attack in the area which left four Israeli soldiers dead.


Obesity poses larger diabetes risk than inactivity

Although obesity and lack of  physical activity both raise the risk of type 2 diabetes in  women, obesity appears to be the more important factor,  researchers report in the journal Diabetes Care.


A business trivia question: What new company ended yesterday with the sixth-largest stock market value of any Massachusetts company, ahead of big businesses such as Genzyme Corp. , Staples Inc. , and TJX Cos. ?


E.U. Should Open Membership Talks With Turkey: Lithuania

Lithuania supports the European Union opening membership talks with Turkey, Foreign Minister Antanas Valionis said Saturday after meeting with his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul.


Entertainment: Gellar's `Grudge' grabs top box-office slot

LOS ANGELES "The Grudge" made a match with moviegoers, taking the number-one spot at the box office. The Sarah Michelle Gellar horror flick took in 40 (m) million dollars ahead of Halloween.


Corner Shot takes some of the guesswork out of urban warfare

New weapon system allows police and soldiers to see and shoot around corners.


In a discovery sure to fuel an old debate about our evolutionary history, scientists have found a remarkably complete skeleton of a 3-year-old female from the ape-man species represented by "Lucy."


U.S. expert says Canadians should know missile defence won't work

OTTAWA (CP) - Washington is putting subtle, but real pressure on Canada to join a proposed missile defence system that won't work anyway, an American scientist says. Ted Postol, a physicist from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, says U.S. authorities warn that Canada will lose its say in continental defence if it takes a pass on the missile system.


Buffett to assess blowout year, look to future

Warren Buffett, who last year generated a 24 percent return for Berkshire Hathaway Inc.   shareholders, may this week tell investors and followers to lower their sights for 2007.


AL Wrap: Punchless Yankees Continue to Struggle

Sidney Ponson pitched a complete-game  two-hitter as the Baltimore Orioles stunned the New York  Yankees 7-0 in American League play at Yankee Stadium on  Saturday.


Britney Spears, expecting baby No. 2, says she and husband Kevin Federline didn't plan the pregnancy. "It just kind of happened," the 24-year-old singer reveals in an interview in the latest issue of People magazine, on newsstands Friday.


BellSouth Corp. and SBC Communications Inc. have teamed up to buy the online directory publisher www.yellowpages.com Inc. for an undisclosed amount.


The United Auto Workers union and General Motors Corp reached a tentative contract on Wednesday, ending a national strike by 73,000 workers with a groundbreaking deal that includes a health-care trust fund.


Artificial heart paves way for transplant

An American scientific study shows that artificial hearts can keep heart-transplant candidates alive before the donor organ is available and it also helps prolong their life after transplant.


Burglars steal London police pay computers

London detectives said on Wednesday they were hunting for burglars who had stolen laptops possibly containing their own pay details, along with those of some of their fellow police officers.


Australians flee to beach to escape bushfire

Australians fled to a beach on Thursday to escape a "fireball" burning through their small town toward the sea, as firefighters battled major bushfires across three states and marked homes which could not be saved.


Feds reportedly subpoenaed financial records and employees in an apparent probe of the Rev. Al Sharpton's 2004 presidential bid, nonprofit civil rights group and for-profit businesses


EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ -- The New Jersey Devils signed veteran left winger Dean McAmmond to a contract to play with Albany of the American Hockey League.


News: Another data security bill in the works

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Biagio Spolitu, 50 anni, e' accusato di pedofilia


Whirpool is taking another whirl at the idea of an Internet connected refrigerator.


A Warped view of history IBM has dashed the hopes of a bunch of software nostalgics by refusing to open source its coulda, woulda, shoulda OS/2 platform.â¦


Bosnian Serb Panel Publishes Final Report

Bosnian Serb forces killed more than 7,000 Muslim men and boys at Srebrenica, a Bosnian Serb commission conceded Thursday in its final report on the 1995 massacre.


India Overturns Law Banning Women Bartenders

The Supreme Court of Indiaâs repeal of a 1914 law gave Indian women access to a most lucrative job.


Roger Federer struggled to a first-round victory at the Dubai Open on Monday, the day he broke Jimmy Connors' streak of consecutive weeks at No. 1.


The parents of Madeleine McCann are encouraged by a reported sighting of her in Morocco, a spokesman says.


E' quanto chiede l'Antitrust in una segnalazione


NFL Wrap: Eagles Stay Unbeaten as Akers Boots Winner

David Akers kicked a 50-yard field  goal late in overtime to give the Philadelphia Eagles a 34-31  win over the Cleveland Browns in the National Football League  on Sunday.


Si tratta di un'incidenza di quasi il 5% sul totale.


Il 46% delle famiglie utilizza i servizi on line da casa


At least 1,400 villagers are stranded in northern Romania amid heavy rains that caused rivers to overflow.


The American military has launched an investigation into newly published photographs purporting to show abuse of Iraqi prisoners by navy special forces.


USA Shocked by Belarus for First Loss at World Juniors

GRAND FORKS, ND -- Team USA had its momentum halted at the 2005 IIHF World Junior Championship when Team Belarus defeated the Americans 5-3 on Wednesday (Dec. 29) at Ralph Engelstad Arena.


American Crocker Sets Short Course World Record

Ian Crocker of the United States  set a short course world record of 22.71 seconds in the 50  meters butterfly at the world championships on Sunday.


South Africa is to help Mozambique cope with the aftermath of a cyclone which hit the country on Thursday.


People walking by mock coffins in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington during a tribute to the more than 1,100 US service personnel killed so far in the Iraq war.


Army secretary removed in veterans scandal

Defense Secretary Robert Gates fired Army Secretary Francis Harvey on Friday as the Bush administration scrambled to respond to an outcry over poor treatment for veterans at the Army's top hospital.


Intel Cuts Back Projection For 3rd-Quarter Revenue

Intel Corp. lowered its revenue projections for its third quarter yesterday, citing slow consumer purchases across the globe.


Chained Hostage in Iraq Renews Appeal to Blair

A chained British hostage in Iraq begged Tony Blair for help on Wednesday, cranking up the emotional pressure on the prime minister as Italians celebrated the release of two women aid workers after paying a ransom.


Gaza City, Gaza Strip - Israel's premier warned that his army's largest operation in Gaza in four years would expand, after troops left dozens of dead and rows of houses destroyed, aiming at stopping Palestinian rocket attacks on border towns.


A woman charged with killing an expectant mother and cutting the baby from her womb was showing the child off to people at a cafe and to her pastor hours before she was arrested, residents said on Saturday.


Christian Gomez scores in the 32nd minute to give D.C. United a 1-0 win over the New England Revolution on Saturday night.


A Turkish professor faces five years in jail if found guilty of insulting Kemal Ataturk, the founder of modern Turkey.


London shares close down, ending a volatile 2007

UK blue-chips closed lower Monday, on the final half-day's trading of the year, with year-end window-dressing the only real activity as volumes stayed low.


COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The New York Yankees might end their 28-year affiliation with Columbus and align with another Triple-A team. The International League team said Friday the Yankees have informed them of their intentions.


By Joanna Geary  Birmingham needs a strong visionary leader to tackle worsening traffic pollution and poor housing, the coauthor of a major environmental report has warned.


Tra le filiali estere crescita migliore per l'italiana


Men's Basketball: Top of A.P. Poll Holds Steady

Dayton was impressive with its road win over Louisville. The Flyers went a lot further with their 25-point rout of previously unbeaten Pittsburgh last weekend, a victory that moved them into The Associated Press' Top 25 for the first time in four years.


One bad smell can land you in trouble...

Warsaw - Police in Poland have launched a nationwide hunt for a man who farted loudly when asked what he thought of the president.Comment


At least three dueling wireless technologies for high-definition TVs will be on display at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, which starts Monday.


Carmelo Anthony had 24 points in his first game in two weeks and the Denver Nuggets made Michael Cooper a winner in his NBA coaching debut, ending a six-game losing streak with a 97-92 victory over visiting Philadelphia last night.


DealTalk: New-look infrastructure assets spice up auctions

Investment bankers are tinkering with the traditional definition of infrastructure to attract a wider range of bidders and higher valuations, increasing the risk profile for cash-rich, asset-hungry buyers.


Customers lined up in droves, some for days, but plenty of the phones are still available for the taking.Photos: Big Apple gets the iPhone


The favorite sports of the U.S. and the U.K. share a name. But how football fans on either side of the Atlantic put their fervent allegiances to action and enjoy the game are vastly different.


Birth defects on the rise in polluted China: media

Growing numbers of Chinese children are  being born with deformities due to pollution, later pregnancies  and unhealthy lifestyles, state media said on Thursday quoting  a medical expert.


Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expresses "pain" over the murder of a professor.


President Arroyo told leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) yesterday that the Philippines will push for economic growth through more jobs, export markets and other anti-poverty measures.


Hits and Hot Dogs Under a Lox-Colored Sky

PETAH TIKA, Israel "Ladies and gentlemen," the voice over the portable speakers intoned, "please rise for the singing of 'Hatikva.' " About 75 people stood up from plank-board bleachers as Israel's national anthem filled the twilight. Only a few sang the Hebrew words, though, because only a few knew...


Judge extends Microsoft oversight for two years

A federal judge ruled on Tuesday to  extend the U.S. government's antitrust oversight of Microsoft  Corp  for two more years, but stopped short of granting  a five-year extension sought by states accusing the company of  continuing monopolistic behavior.


Drinking alcohol impairs driving ability by disrupting depth perception, researchers find.


If Parliamentary Election Took Place Today, Yushchenko's Our Ukraine Would Win

Some 28.8% of Ukrainians are ready to give their votes to 'Our Ukraine' at the regular parliamentary elections.


Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will hold talks in Jerusalem on Tuesday, the latest in a series of meetings to warm relations since Abbas's Islamist rivals seized the Gaza Strip.


match. But Dechy rose to the moment and beat a top-10 player for the first. Kuznetsova, ranked No. 4, was rattled and committed 77 unforced errors.


Il dato e' molto inferiore alle previsioni degli economisti


Hines speeds toward NHRA title in Pro Stock Bike

On genetics alone, Pro Stock Bike rider Andrew Hines was destined to win a championship. He just didn't expect one in his second full season and definitely not at 21 years old, adding


The Treasuryâs schedule of financing this week includes todayâs regular weekly auction of new three- and six-month bills and an auction of four-week bills tomorrow.


A Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University supercomputer running processors for Apple Inc. Mac computers now operates at 12.


NFL ROUNDUP: Deion physically fit, signs with Ravens

OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- Deion Sanders is back in the NFL, this time with the Baltimore Ravens. The seven-time Pro Bowl defensive back passed his physical and formally ended his retirement Tuesday by signing a one-year contract laden with incentives.


VATICANO - Benedetto XVI alla conclusione del mese di maggio: ÂPreghiamo per tutti i cristiani, perchÃ© possano dire con san Paolo: Âl'amore di Cristo ci spingeÂ, e con l'aiuto di Maria sappiano diffondere nel mondo il dinamismo della caritÃ Â CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - Nella serata di giovedÃ¬ 31 maggio si Ã¨ svolta nei Giardini Vaticani, a conclusione del mese mariano, la processione con la recita del Santo Rosario dalla chiesa di Santo Stefano degli Abissini alla Grotta della Ma...


Des Kelly: D-Day looms for embattled Fergie

He knows there is silverware inside somewhere, but the combination to the lock eludes him. Sir Alex Ferguson has been tinkering with different permutations for so long that nobody can now predict how Manchester


Brain imaging with functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) could one day prove more accurate than the polygraph in identifying people who are lying, according to a study presented Nov.


Olympic champion Nicolas Massu defeated Karol Kucera 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-4 at the CA Trophy tournament on Tuesday.


Pentagon says terror suspect is not an `enemy combatant' and will ...

PENTAGON A man captured in Afghanistan and held as an "enemy combatant"at Guantanamo Bay is being freed. Navy Secretary Gordon England says a military panel has determined the man doesn't fit the definition of an enemy combatant.


Despite a hip injury, Chinese golfer Zhang Lianwei shot a three-under par 69 in his first round of the Volvo China Open in Shanghai.


It Takes Time to Judge the True Impact of New Technology

About this time last year, I wrote a column following up on some pieces I'd written earlier to see what if anything new had happened to those topics.


Maryland prisoner shoots, carjacks way out of hospital

An inmate who said he had chest pains overpowered two guards at a Maryland hospital on Wednesday, shot a man outside the hospital and commandeered his vehicle as a getaway car, state police said.


Spears won't see sons after cameo court appearance

A judge on Monday refused to restore Britney Spears' right to visit her two sons, a court spokesman said, after the troubled pop star showed up outside court but never made it into the hearing.


Israeli's military targeted Lebanon's largest Palestinian refugee camp from the air early Wednesday, killing at least one person and wounding three others, officials said.


FDA told in August of flu vaccine problems

British and US regulators continued their inspection of a contaminated vaccine factory in Liverpool, England, as the health agencies for both countries sought on Saturday to clarify how the problems unfolded that likely have cut the United States' flu


SpaceShipOne completes first flight in X Prize pursuit

Several St. Louis business people were on hand Wednesday to witness SpaceShipOne's first attempt in its effort to win the $10 million Ansari X Prize.


France hosts Iran talks, hopeful on resolution deal

The six major powers are in a position to  agree on the text of a U.N. resolution to impose sanctions on  Iran over its nuclear program, France's foreign minister said a  day before they meet to discuss it in Paris.


A surgeon general's report in 2006 that called on Americans to help tackle global health problems has been kept from the public by a Bush political appointee without any background or expertise in medicine or public health, chiefly because the report did not promote the administration's policy...


Logic update fixes Mac Pro, G5 Quad issues

Apple has posted version 7.2.3 updates to Logic Pro and Logic Express, its pro music creation software. Both updates are available for download online.


The Brazilian shot dead by police who mistook him for a suicide bomber was acting no differently than any other London commuter, a jury hears.


LAKE FOREST, Ill.  -- Defensive tackle Tommie Harris, who made the Pro Bowl a year ago in his second season, could miss the remainder of the Chicago Bears' season with a severe hamstring injury.


The NBA is changing the way teams are seeded in the postseason, looking to avoid the controversy that surrounded last season's playoffs.


China has no plans to approve new aircraft purchases in 2005

China, one of the big hopes for the world's aircraft makers, has no plans to approve the purchase of any new planes next year.


Militants Escape Control of Pakistan, Officials Say

Pakistanâs premier military intelligence agency has lost control of some of the networks of Pakistani militants it has nurtured since the 1980s.


SLM, the parent of Sallie Mae, which for years profited from placing large bets on its own stock going up, now faces a possible loss of more than $1 billion.


By James S. Tyree, The Daily Oklahoman  Feb. 27--NORMAN -- Hal Ezzell is challenging incumbent Jim Stanley for the Ward 3 seat on the Norman City Council. Growth is the biggest issue in this race -- or not, depending on whom one asks.


Family seeks federal probe of senior shot by police

As family members spent Thanksgiving Day boarding up the home of a 92-year-old woman who was shot to death during a police drug raid, their spokesman said they will request a federal investigation.


La finanziaria detiene gia' il 53% della casa di moda


Rare fatal disease investigated in Ulster County

The state Health Department is investigating suspected cases of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, a rare brain disease, in Ulster County.


Kosovo declares independence from Serbia

Revelers fired guns, waved red-and-black Albanian flags and set off fireworks over Kosovo Sunday after parliament proclaimed independence in defiance of Serbia and Russia, which condemned the declaration of the world's newest nation.


SEC charges 38 traders in stock loan scheme

The Securities and Exchange Commission said on Thursday it charged a total of 38 traders in a multi-million dollar scheme that involved phony finder fees and illegal kickbacks in the "stock loan" industry.


Augusto Pinochet, Who Ruled by Terror in Chile, Dies at 91

Gen. Augusto Pinochet Ugarte became a symbol of human rights abuse and corruption.


New Ukraine Poll Looks Likely Way Out of Crisis

A new Ukrainian poll of some sort looked  increasingly likely as parliament and the Supreme Court pressed  ahead on Thursday with efforts to resolve a national crisis  over a disputed presidential election.


The use of robots around the home to mow lawns, vacuum floors, pull guard duty and perform other chores is set to surge sevenfold by 2007, says a new UN survey


Two inmates working in a prison garden wrested guns from two guards Monday, exchanged gunfire with other officers and stole a pickup truck, running over and killing one of the guards as she tried to stop them, prison officials said.


1 Iraqi Worker Killed, 14 Hurt in Ambush

A bus carrying female employees of the national airline is targeted. An Iraqi captive's husband pleads for her release. By Monte Morin and John Daniszewski.


Hollywood writers are expected to resume talks with the US  film and TV industry after rejecting its last offer.


China's biggest computer maker said it is in acquisition talks with a major international technology company, a disclosure that comes amid reports it might buy IBM's personal computer business.


Research from a leading debt charity suggests that older men are having the most difficulty with debt.


Iraq to extend weapon-for-money program nationwide

Iraq's interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said Monday that the weapon-for-money program that started last week in Baghdad's Sadr City will be extended across the country.


ToomerÂs Injury Appears to Have Hurt Manning, Too

Quarterback Eli Manning's completion rate and passer rating have plummeted since receiver Amani Toomer went down with a season-ending injury on Nov. 5.


Marine General: Fallujah Operations 'Ahead of Schedule'

Military operations to retake the insurgent-held Iraqi city of Fallujah are progressing "ahead of schedule," a top US Marine commander there said today.


Muhammad Bardawi, 77, has witnessed Ramallah's Mukata compound in all its incarnations: as a British Mandate police station, a Jordanian army post, an Israeli civil administration camp, the seat of the Palestinian Authority government, and now a shrine to


In Michigan, more small, local businesses are inclined to embrace social responsibility and promote environmental health.


An ill-timed Vonage database email solicitation

Blog: A database shoots out an email solicitation using the name of a friend in the hospital


Latest Iraqi studies find no evidence of illicit weapons: Paper

The latest report on Iraq's illicit weapons found no evidence that the country was in possession of any nuclear, chemical and biological weapons by the time of the US-led


An editor uses the male viewpoint to build a franchise.


ATHENS, Greece - Carly Patterson wanted to be an Olympic champion for as long as she can remember, hoping she'd be "the next Mary Lou" someday. Now, little girls all over America want to be "the next Carly." Soaring high above the floor and strutting her stuff as if she owned the place, the 16-year-old dynamo became the first U.S...


Flu vaccine eligibility categories expanded

Anticipating California will soon receive as many as 650,000 additional doses of flu vaccine, state officials yesterday expanded eligibility for the shots to people ages 50 to 64, emergency


2 Hamas militants killed in car explosion in Gaza

At least two Palestinian militants, members of Hamas armed wing Izel Dein al Qassam, were killed in a car explosion in Gaza City neighborhoods Sunday evening, Palestinian medicos, security sources and witnesses reported.


The US military develops a robot teddy bear to carry injured soldiers away from the battlefield.


The skeleton of a bear-like creature believed to be about 60 million years old has been found in the North Dakota Badlands, the state paleontologist says.


Bernie Williams isn't sure just what comes over him every year when the leaves change and the air turns crisp, or why he tends to pop out of a box score whenever the Yankees are playing prime-time ballgames for rings.


Six months after being grounded off the Devon coast, engineers will attempt to refloat the MSC Napoli.


Blockbuster for your iPod More details are emerging of the deal to make Fox films and TV shows available for rent through Apple's iTunes service.â¦


Social critic and author Susan  Sontag, one of America's leading intellectuals, died on Tuesday  at age 71 at New York's Sloan Kettering hospital after a battle  with leukemia, the Los Angeles Times reported on its Web site.


Champions League: Arsenal reaches last 16 with 5-1 victory

Arsenal qualified for the last 16 of the Champions League with a 5-1 beating of Rosenborg on Tuesday. Support your favorite team with official Champions League gear from the FOX Soccer Shop!


Mets general manager Omar Minaya speaks with Richie Sexson's agent, perhaps a signal that the Mets have picked the player they want at first base.


With one debate remaining, President Bush plans to continue attacking his rival on terrorism and taxes while Sen. John F. Kerry focuses on domestic issues appealing to swing voters.


Persuadable voters say Kerry made impression

WASHINGTON -- Many undecided voters liked what they saw from John Kerry and were more than a little concerned about President Bushâs performance in the first presidential debate -- but they still had questions about what Kerry would do in Iraq.


Mandela to visit London to push Africa poverty reduction plan

Former South African president Nelson Mandela has agreed to visit London in February to help jumpstart London's proposal for a "new Marshall Plan" to help ease African nations' chronic poverty, the British media reported.


The world's biggest miner, BHP Billiton  , announced the surprise resignation of Chief Executive Chip Goodyear and set an extra $10 billion in share buybacks, driving its shares up 6 percent on Wednesday.


Red Hat adds to system monitoring service

(InfoWorld) - Red Hat said this week it had spruced up its Red Hat Command Center server- and application-monitoring service, eliminating the need for users to maintain a Red Hat-prescribed hardware appliance to collect monitoring data. The "scout" appliance has been replaced by software in the SaaS platform, which customers can now run on their own systems. "The customer now picks their own hardware and the software is now provided for free," said Andy Karandikar, Red Hat product manager for Command Center. Previously, users had to purchase a $900 x86-based white box for monitoring. Command Center is positioned for managed service providers, who resell it to their customers, and for small- and medium-sized businesses. Red Hat also addedÂ  the ability to export monitoring data in XML. This data is available for download, and offline archival and analysis. Prior to adding the XML capability, this type of offline archival could only be done in bits and pieces and in text form. "[Now] you can do it in XML, which is a more structured way that you can slice and dice the data," Karandikar said. Red Hat also improved the interface of Command Center so that it is more consistent with other Red Hat services and products. Red Hat Command Center monitors server components ranging from the operating system to applications. Red Enterprise Linux, JBoss software and a wide range of other IT infrastructure can be monitored including Windows. The Command Center service costs $192 per monitored server per year. Red Hat announced its "North American Value2" seminar tour, which features half-day seminars on transforming an enterprise with an open source-based approach to virtualization and SOA. The tour kicks off on September 11 in Minneapolis. "The Value2 tour is really a concerted push for Red Hat to get on the road and communicate our broader strategy as it relates to our open source architecture, how our solutions are being used in customer sites and the really get the message out there as to the value of the open source approach," said Shaun Connolly, vice president of product management and Red Hat. Technologies such as JBoss middleware are featured, as is the MetaMatrix data federation technology acquired by Red Hat.


The UN's top court says it will not hear claims of genocide made against eight Nato nations by Serbia and Montenegro.


McCain May Benefit From Huckabeeâs Jolt to G.O.P.

Out of the turmoil facing the Republican field may rise another opportunity for Senator John McCain.


Job Cuts at McGraw-Hill Will Eliminate 3% of Staff

The McGraw-Hill Companies said it was cutting 611 jobs, or 3 percent of its staff, and taking an after-tax charge of $27.3 million, or 8 cents a share, in the fourth quarter.


A Washington state family that has lost nine members to pancreatic cancer is helping researchers better understand the disease. After 10 years research, scientists at the University of Washington identified a gene important in the inherited form of pancreatic cancer — one of the deadliest forms. The finding could help diagnose the disease earlier and treat it.


Former F1 champ slams axing of British GP

Australian Formula One world champion Alan Jones says the sport's administration is making a terrible mistake if it goes ahead with plans to axe the British Grand Prix from next year's schedule.


Two men are due to appear in court to face charges in connection with an alleged network of terrorist recruiters.


A leading Tamil opposition MP is Sri Lankan is shot dead at a Hindu temple in the capital Colombo, officials say.


Ashton Kutcher, stumping for Democrat John Kerry and John Edwards in the actor's home state, said Monday that he and others who voted for President Bush in 2000 "got punked."


Bereaved Gaza family struggles to recover

BEIT HANOUN, Gaza  - The pockmarked house is deserted. Among the smashed furniture lie posters of women and children killed by Israeli shells two weeks ago.


Fifteen pilot whales died in beach strandings Wednesday in southern New Zealand while rescuers refloated another 15 and monitored their progress toward safer waters, conservation officials said.


IBM and Novell Try to Ease Marriage of Linux and Mainframe

Novell is teaming with IBM to make it simpler to install SUSE Linux 10 on to System z servers.


Contro emendamento per tetto a spese in rapporto a pazienti


The men's basketball game scheduled for Wednesday between No. 24 Indiana and Purdue has been postponed to Thursday because of heavy snow that has blanketed much of the state.


The number of adults seeking medical help for cannabis addiction rises by 50% since Labour downgraded the drug.


China scrambles to teach masses financial ABCs

Xi Zhong learned the hard way about the risks of investing in China's stock market.


Singing Woods embodies U.S. team spirit for Lehman

U.S. captain Tom Lehman did not   hesitate when asked to pinpoint any difference in Tiger Woods   during the build-up to this week's Ryder Cup.


Three Irishmen facing severe jail terms for training terrorists in...

Three Irishmen facing severe jail terms for training terrorists in Colombia should hand themselves in, Ireland - s Deputy Prime Minister said today.


North Korea says it could suspend operations at its nuclear reactor once a first aid shipment arrives.


IBM offers developers modeling transition tool

InfoWorld - Looking to enable transitions between application modeling platforms, IBM this week is making available the IBM Model Transformation Framework (MTF) on its alphaWorks site for previewing technologies.


Reports say store is selling Wiis on Ebay for a premium over the retail selling price.


China plans food recall system amid health scares

China is to put in place a system allowing the recall of unsafe or unapproved food products following a series of health scares that have led to illnesses and deaths, state media reported on Tuesday.


Irish groups' concern at withdrawal from Sudan

Irish humanitarian groups in Sudan say they are gravely concerned at today's announcement by UK charity Save The Children that it is to pull out of the country due to insecurity.


For Struggling Black College, Hopes of a Revival

Wiley College is suddenly feeling the glow of celebrity with the release of a film about the schoolâs debating team.


Apple Computer has apparently missed its self-imposed deadline for launching a Canadian version of its online music store. The company had promised a November launch of iTunes in the country.


Clashes break out in Najaf, but government says it hopes to ...

By Abdul Hussein Al-Obeidi, Associated Press, 8/22/2004 15:32. NAJAF, Iraq  Explosions and gunfire shook Najaf's Old City on Sunday in a fierce battle between US forces and Shiite militants, as negotiations


AUSTRALIAN Federal Police  in the Solomons had concrete leads in their investigation of the murder of Adam Dunning but it was too early to point the finger at any particular suspects, AFP commissioner Mick Keelty said today.


Paul McCartney and Heather Mills' weeklong divorce hearing ended Monday without a deal, and a judge will now impose a settlement on the warring couple


Martedi' prossimo Istat diffondera' stima provvisoria


Wimbledon Champ Sharapova Beats Domachowska of Poland in Korean ...

Wimbledon tennis champion Maria Sharapova has beaten 18-year-old Marta Domachowska of Poland to win the first-ever Korean Open in Seoul.


Operazione 'per cogliere opportunita' di crescita'


Cameroon take on Zambia and the holders Egypt are up against neighbouring Sudan in Saturday's Group C games.


Fake versions of Sanofi's Plavix drug found in UK

Counterfeit batches of Sanofi-Aventis SA's best-selling blood-thinning drug Plavix have been discovered in the British supply chain, the country's drugs regulator said.


Colombia marks the 80th birthday of its most famous writer, the Nobel Prize winner Gabriel Garcia Marquez.


Update 7: Oil Charges to New High Above $47 a Barrel

The price oil charged to a new high above $47 a barrel Wednesday amid nagging concerns about instability in Iraq, the uncertain fate of Russian petroleum giant Yukos and the world's limited supply cushion.


Zimbabwe's Tsvangirai has suspected skull fracture

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


Il 15 gennaio comitato nomine, fuori anche Mancuso


Keyboard survives to type the tale You've got a desktop keyboard. And it's stained, grimy and filled with crumbs - not to mention the odd short, curly hair that really can't have got there through natural means. What do you do? You put it in the Whirlpool, that's what.â¦


The war has created 2 million Iraqi exiles. An intimate look at their new lives -- and why the U.S. should let more in


At Brigham and Women's Hospital, a group of doctors last week gathered around the ''most physiologically gifted athlete in the world," and watched her breathe.


Gold fell to a near four-month low on  Monday as the market tried to guess what the IMF might say  about using its huge gold reserves to help finance debt relief  for poor countries.


1903 — Red Ames' debut with the New York Giants was a five-inning, 5-0, no-hit victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. The game was called in midafternoon because of unusual darkness.


Support Group May Help Women with 'Cancer Genes'

NEW YORK  - Professionally led support  groups may ease anxiety and depression in women who carry gene  mutations linked to breast and ovarian cancers, a new study  suggests.


OPEC sees 1 million barrels per day demand drop in 2005

JAKARTA  - Worldwide demand for oil is expected to drop by about one million barrels per day by the second quarter of 2005 after the northern hemisphere's winter season ends, OPEC's president said.


Over 60 Iraqi policemen kidnapped after training in Jordan

More than 60 Iraqi policemen were kidnapped by unknown gunmen after the officers finished a training course in Jordan, said Iraqi police.


Aperta a tutti a prescindere da attuale collocazione


YANGON Hundreds of inmates were released from Myanmar's main prison Friday, witnesses said, a day after the military regime announced that it was expanding its prisoner release program to more than 9,000 people.