Tentative deal reached on economic package

The White House and the Democratic-led Congress have reached a tentative deal on a $150 billion economic stimulus plan that includes tax rebates for workers and business investment incentives, congressional sources said on Thursday.


Sharapova signs deal with fragrance company

Ah, the sweet smell of success: Maria Sharapova's Wimbledon title helped her land an endorsement deal for a perfume that will bear her name.


New $8.8B tender offer requires removal of poison pill

LOS ANGELES (CBS.MW) - Oracle Corp. on Monday raised its hostile bid for rival PeopleSoft to $8.8 billion, calling the bid its "best and final offer," as CEO Larry Ellison raised the stakes in a 17-month takeover


TechWeb - A UK government report encourages public agencies to consider using Linux and other open-source alternatives to commercial software.


Rain, wind don't deter NYC's Leopard hunters

Hello, kitty! When Mac OS X 10.5 launched at the Fifth Avenue flagship store, it was pouring rain--but that didn't stop fans from waiting in line for a few hours to get it.


Investigators Find Explosives in Russia Plane Wreck

Explosive of a kind used by Chechen rebels has been found in one of two airliners that crashed simultaneously, Russian investigators said, making it look ever likelier that the disaster was a political attack.


If you're hoping an adjustable-rate mortgage will help you afford your dream house, you may want to rethink those granite countertops.


Their naked corpses showed no signs of struggle, raising questions of whether a suspected serial killer may have drugged the five young women — all addicts and prostitutes — before killing them and dumping their bodies on the outskirts of an English port town.


Steve Harmison dominates as West Indies crumble in the face of an England onslaught in The Oval Test.


Catania, 22:37 - CALCIO, PRODI: STOP A DEGENERAZIONE SPORT

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The Bank of England acts to ease the credit crunch hitting financial markets, allowing banks to deposit more funds with it.


WASHINGTON - Senate passage of a bill to enact the Sept. 11 commission's terror-fighting recommendations now puts the focus on the House, where getting Republicans and Democrats to agree on the legislation may be more difficult...


BAE Systems PLC and Northrop Grumman Corp. won $45 million contracts yesterday to develop prototypes of anti-missile technology that could protect commercial aircraft from shoulder-fired missiles.


Lion's 2006 Operating Profit Plunges 94%

By Kyodo News International, Tokyo  Feb. 9--TOKYO -- Lion Corp.


LeBron Leads Cavaliers Past Hawks 111-102

Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) drives against Atlanta Hawks forward Al Harrington (3) in the fourth quarter Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2004, in Atlanta.


The Federal Reserve, while  remaining watchful as prices and interest rates tick higher, is  holding to its mantra that rate increases will be "measured,"  senior Fed officials indicated on Friday.


Theater Review | 'Adrift in Macao': Hereâs Looking at You, Beloved Movie ClichÃ©s

More or less everything about âAdrift in Macaoâ is modest, including its entertainment value. But itâs still a pretty good time.


Tiger Woods may not play in the American Express World Golf Championship, which starts at Mount Juliet, near Kilkenny, today and he may get married next week in Barbados.


School's Seven Sets of Twins Earns Record

FREDONIA, N.Y. - The 157-student freshman class at Fredonia High School includes seven sets of twins - enough to earn the district a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records.  Guinness has sent the district a certificate, which will be displayed in the high school.


Powell Tried to Warn Bush on Iraq, Book Says

A new Powell biography is among the latest accounts of the divisions within the Bush administration over the Iraq war.


The Clorox Company, the consumer products maker, posted a lower quarterly profit on Monday, hurt by rising costs for raw materials but helped by a lower tax rate.


Germany summons Iranian diplomat over Holocaust conference

The German government summoned the Iranian charge d'affaires in Berlin to express its opposition to a planned conference on the Holocaust in Tehran next week.


Genova, 16:49 - CALCIO, SAMPDORIA: FLACHI TORNA AD ALLENARSI CON LA SQUADRA

Francesco Flachi è tornato ad allenarsi con i compagni a Bogliasco dopo la positività ...


Hong Kong's Hang Seng share index finishes the year up 39%, its biggest annual rise since 1999.


Scottish Catholics should reject politicians who defend abortion, Scotland's most senior Catholic will say.


Ministro, "giusto richiamo su aumento fondi per spettacoli"


By Bob Mims, The Salt Lake Tribune  Jan. 31--Microsoft's retail launch of its new Vista computer operating  system was marked Tuesday not with a bang, but with something more than a  whimper.


A suicide car bomber detonated his vehicle near a convoy of Afghan police and NATO soldiers on Saturday, wounding two civilians who were walking on the street, an official said.


Rwandan Accused in Genocide Asks to Stay in Canada

A Rwandan accused of inciting murder, extermination and genocide pleaded for the right to stay in Canada on Wednesday lest he be killed or tortured if the Supreme Court of Canada sent him back.


Life begins at 100? Experts question age frontiers

NUSA DUA, Indonesia  - Medical breakthroughs hold   out the prospect of living longer and healthier lives, with   current life span norms set to be turned on their head, an   expert on anti-aging said on Friday.


Gene trick reverses retardation in mice: study

Researchers said they have partially reversed in mice a common cause of autism and mental retardation, and said it might be possible to design a drug that would do the same thing for people.


Open-Federer's 'beautiful tennis' sets the standard

US Open champion Roger Federer breezed into New York's Hard Rock cafe on Monday clutching his latest piece of silverware. Maybe the venue was chosen in anticipation


XM, Sirius open to raising radio service prices

Both U.S. satellite radio providers  envision a time when they will raise the monthly fee  subscribers pay for their services, but no increase is planned  in the near term, executives said on Wednesday.


Maryland Court Rejects Electronic-Voting Challenge

Maryland's highest court has  rejected a challenge to the state's electronic voting system  and upheld a ruling that touchscreen-style voting machines  provide a reasonable level of ballot security.


Emotional reunion for released Indian hostages

New Delhi, Sep 3 (UNI) The three released Indian hostages returned home early today for an emotional reunion with their families ending an ordeal that kept the whole nation on the edge for more than a month.


The U.S. military is ramping up a program to embed social scientists with its troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. It has resulted in some successes -- and a bitter academic feud


U.S. says Iran still training Iraqi militias

The U.S. military said on Sunday there had been a dramatic drop in the number of Iranian weapons being smuggled into Iraq but no let-up in Tehran's training and financing of Iraqi militias.


The Black Sea resort of Sochi, boosted by the personal intervention of Russian president Vladimir Putin, won the right to stage the 2014 Winter Olympic Games on Wednesday.


Lord Black, the former owner of the Daily Telegraph and the Hollinger International newspaper group, is charged with fraud by US regulators.


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The Tories say they are looking at raising the threshold for inheritance tax but stop short of making any promises.


Internet search engine Google thanks strong advertising sales for a target-beating rise in both turnover and profits.


WTO fails to back EU complaint over Seoul

By Frances Williams in Geneva, Anna Fifield in Seoul and Raphael Minder in Brussels. A World Trade Organisation panel on Wednesday handed down a mixed verdict on a European Union complaint against alleged illegal subsidies to South Korean shipbuilders.


Scientist Fights Church Effort to Hide Museum's Pre-Human Fossils

Famed paleoanthropologist Richard Leakey is giving no quarter to powerful evangelical church leaders who are pressing Kenya's national museum to relegate to a back room its world-famous collection of hominid fossils showing the evolution of humans' early ancestors.


A volcanic eruption in Iceland has set off tremors and prompted officials to warn pilots to avoid flying through gasses emitted by the blast.


Amazon.com announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Joyo.com Limited, a British Virgin Islands Company, which operates the Joyo.com Web sites (www.joyo.com and www.joyo.com.cn) in cooperation with Chinese subsidiaries and ...


Microsoft Corp. unveiled the latest version of its entertainment-focused operating system Tuesday, seeking a broader audience on a wider array of computers and stoked by partnerships offering music, movies and even recorded books.


United Likely to Terminate Pension Plans

CHICAGO - Cash-strapped United Airlines said in a bankruptcy court filing Thursday that it "likely" will be necessary to terminate and replace its employee pension plans.    The carrier cited the size of further cost cuts and the need to find bankruptcy-exit financing as reasons for such a drastic move...


GM Plans Layoffs at Truck Plant in Linden

General Motors announced on Tuesday that it was laying off nearly 1,000 factory workers at its Linden, NJ, truck plant and ending production of one of Chevrolet's best-known models, the Blazer.


Officers hold press conference after arresting Canadian paedophile suspect Christopher Paul Neil following Interpol manhunt.


Turkey Keeps EU Waiting for Reply on Talks Offer

Turkey's Prime Minister kept the EU waiting on Friday on whether he would accept the terms of its historic offer to start accession negotiations, leaving


Boy With New Heart Goes Home for Christmas

Giving a bear hug to his surgeon and a thumbs-up to other hospital staff, a 14-year-old boy went home for Christmas — the first child to receive a new heart after relying on a newly developed miniature heart pump.


Based on the memoir of his widow, Mariane Pearl, the stunning 'A Mighty Heart' revolves around the 2002 kidnapping of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl.


Music piracy Web site closed after UK, Dutch raids

British and Dutch police shut down one  of the world's largest sources of illegal pre-release music on  Tuesday and arrested a 24-year-old man.


New Senate Dems Leader Seeks Cooperation

Newly elected Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid prodded President Bush and Republicans on Tuesday to join him in working across party lines over the next two years and said, "I would always rather dance than fight."


Democrats and Republicans set for Iowa nail-biter: poll

The Democratic White House race has tightened going into the year's first nominating clash in Iowa with Hillary Clinton and her two top rivals locked in a dead heat, a poll said Wednesday.


Caterpillar Inc. CAT.N reported  lower-than-expected quarterly earnings on Thursday as higher  raw material prices and retirement benefits hurt profit,  sending its shares down more than 5 percent.


Deal struck in Libya foreign medics case

A settlement has been reached to resolve the crisis over five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor sentenced to death in Libya for allegedly infecting more than 400 children with the AIDS virus, a foundation headed by the Libyan leader's son said Tuesday.


MGIC, Radian scrap deal amid mortgage storm

Rival mortgage insurers MGIC Investment Corp  and Radian Group Inc  scrapped their merger plan on Wednesday, the latest casualty of the turmoil in U.S. mortgage markets.


Audit finds U.N. violates own rules in North Korea

U.N. agencies violated their own  rules in North Korea by employing national staff handpicked by  the government and paying them in hard currency, according to a  report by a U.N. board of auditors.


Dead birds being tested for H5N1 in Russia

Tests were being carried out on poultry found dead in several new areas in suburban Moscow to determine whether the birds had died of the same H5N1 bird flu strain that has affected birds in other areas on the outskirts of the Russian capital, officials said Tuesday.


Putin arms threat may steal headlines at G8 summit

HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - Group of Eight leaders seeking to focus on climate change and Africa at their summit this week may find it hard not to be distracted by the Russian bear glowering in the room.


Agatha Ruiz de la Prada, Spanish republican aristocrat designer

Agatha Ruiz de la Prada, who is to open Madrid's fashion week hot on the heels of Barcelona, is an aristocrat with a republican streak as well as being one of Spain's top avant garde designers.


Presidential Report Calls on Gov't to Push Healthy Living More

A new presidential report on cancer takes on not only tobacco companies but the food industry while calling on the federal government to "cease being a purveyor of unhealthy foods" and switch to policies that encourage Americans to eat vegetables and exercise.


MOSCOW, Dec. 25 -- After a flawed presidential runoff election, massive but peaceful demonstrations, a Supreme Court decision that threw out the vote results and revelations that the opposition candidate had been poisoned, Ukrainians return to the polls Sunday for what may be the decisive act in this political drama.


Keeping information secure in this age of laptop-lugging workers is the tech industry's most formidable challenge, Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates said Tuesday.


Studentâs Ad Gets a Remake, and Makes the Big Time

In a trend known as consumer-generated content, an 18-year-old student and Apple devotee was hired to make a television commercial for Appleâs new iPod Touch.


AMD To Add 'Strained Silicon' To Processors

Advanced Micro Devices will add "strained silicon" to its microprocessor lineup this quarter, a company spokesman confirmed Friday, an esoteric technique used to improve performance.


Singer Bryn Terfel pulls out of a Royal Opera House production of the Ring Cycle due to family problems.


South Africa's ANC Criticizes US For Covering Up Concerns Over ...

South Africa's ruling party has accused US health officials of using Africans as "guinea pigs" and covering up possible adverse effects of a drug used by pregnant women infected with the AIDS virus.


FTC seeks public comment on Sony rootkit settlement

FTC commissioners have approved a prospective settlement with Sony in the wake of the music company's problematic copy-protection attempts, which included rootkits and phone-home software. Now it's the public's turn to comment on the arrangement.


Ad Marchionne, lavoreremo per transizione disciplinata


When Ron Stevens, the chairman of the New York State Athletic Commission, was deciding whether to put Evander Holyfield's career on ice, he kept getting hit with the image of an aging former champion getting pounded in a makeshift ring in some boxing


Del Neri pronto per la panchina 'La squadra si puÃ² riscattare'

ROMA, 27 SETTEMBRE 2004 - Per tutti i quotidiani sportivi il nuovo allenatore della Roma e' Gigi Del Neri. L'ex tecnico del Chievo e reduce dalla brevissima esperienza al Porto non smentisce . "Io alla Roma?


Shifting alliances raise tension with Moscow.


New Hampshire receiver David Ball isn't trying to run past Jerry Rice into the record books as much as leap over him.


Storm over video of woman punched during arrest

A police force faced a civil lawsuit Thursday from a young woman who was punched five times by a police officer as he arrested her during a scuffle outside a night club last year.


Moment of decisionâ hascome for N. Ireland peace: Blair

LEEDS CASTLE (England) - British Prime Minister Tony Blair said yesterday Northern Ireland had reached the âmoment of decisionâ in which its leaders must show the will to end years of deadlock and secure a lasting peace.


The Australian share market has found its feet again after the largest retreat in some months yesterday. Mimicking the recovery on Wall Street overnight, the All Ordinaries climbed 32.1 points to 3,878.9.


Maria Sharapova's clutch half volley in the first set helps her get on a roll and she goes on to defeat Justine Henin-Hardenne in straight sets to win the U.S. Open title.


At Grammys, zydeco music gets a spark of renewal

Terrance Simien, a leading light among the younger generation of zydeco musicians, is raising the genre's profile at this year's Grammy awards.


White House relations with Congress may be ruffled, but members of both branches of government mingled Tuesday on the White House lawn to soothing strains of New Orleans-style jazz.


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NATO says Putin missile remarks "unwelcome"

NATO led criticism on Monday of President Vladimir Putin's latest attack on a planned U.S. missile shield, but Western reaction was generally muted ahead of a Group of Eight (G8) encounter with Putin this week.


LAGOS, Nigeria  Â Militants in Nigeria's restive oil region on Saturday invited actor and peace activist George Clooney to visit the area and asked for U.N. intervention in their conflict.


Statement By Andrea Kavanagh, Director, Pure Salmon Campaign, on NOAA's Aquaculture Summit

To: ENVIRONMENTAL EDITORS  Contact: Dave Bard of Pure Salmon Campaign, +1-202-486-4426   WASHINGTON, June 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration began its two-day national marine aquaculture summit.


Thousands of US and Iraqi troops pushed into the insurgent-held city of Fallujah just after sunset Monday in the


Grazie al rafforzamento dell'euro sul dollaro


The father of a seriously ill premature baby is set to give evidence in the High Court on Friday in a bid to ensure his daughter is given "every chance".


Brescia, 13:57 - CALCIO, DIRITTI TV: DA LECCE E BRESCIA NO A DIRETTA RAI

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A plan to drop concrete balls into the mouth of the mud volcano in East Java should be put into action next week.


CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Vince Carter made his introduction to the New Jersey Nets Monday night against the Detroit Pistons the same way he ended his tenuous stay with the Toronto Raptors.


NEW YORK Â In the days after the Britney Spears soap opera rode a police-escorted gurney to its apex, celeb-mag sales spiked, traffic jammed gossip Web sites, tabloid TV ratings rose and paparazzi photo prices surged.


Blog: DNA Direct wants to give people an easy way to know what types of genes are affecting their health and future.


Bills' Everett Likely to Be Paralyzed After 'Catastrophic' Injury

The Buffalo Billsâ Kevin Everett sustained a âcatastrophicâ and life-threatening spinal-cord injury and his chances of regaining a full range of body motion are very small, an orthopedic surgeon said Monday.


Two Latvian soldiers sustain injuries in Iraq

Two Latvian soldiers sustained injuries in a car accident in Iraq on December 14, one of them will be transported back to Latvia, LETA learned at the Ministry of Defense.


Chelsea host London rivals Arsenal in a bid to close the gap on Premiership leaders Man Utd.


Regis Sets World Record for Most TV Hour

NEW YORK  — Regis Philbin has lived a lifetime on television. Logging 15,188 hours on the tube has yielded the talk show host fame, fortune, and now a place in the record books.


Arafat tra la vita Ã¨ la morte El'Olp prepara la successione

Parigi, 5 novembre 2004 - Continua l'agonia del vecchio leader palestinese e, parallelamente, si rincorrono voci contraddittorie sul suo reale stato di salute. Stamattina fonti palestinesi smentiscono la morte


The BBC's correspondents report on the devastation caused by last week's tsunamis across the Indian Ocean.


Scuola, sciopero nazionale prossimo 15 novembre

Sciopero nazionale di tutti i lavoratori della scuola il prossimo 15 novembre. Lo hanno indetto i sindacati di categoria di Cgil, Cisl e Uil dopo l'esito negativo del tentativo di conciliazione svoltosi oggi al ministero dell'Istruzione.


Poison case detectives set to visit Moscow

DETECTIVES investigating the death of the former KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko were last night planning to fly to Moscow in their hunt for clues into his poisoning, sources confirmed.Comment


MacHeist II a Smash Hit, Sets New Record for Shareware Sales

The shareware promoters known as MacHeist made a splash in 2007 by running the most successful shareware sale ever. This year, the crew sold over 40,000 low-priced bundles of new Macintosh shareware, breaking last year's record and raising half a million dollars for charity.


Vertu rings till for British-made luxury goods

Down a winding English lane,  straight out of the backdrop of a TV period drama, is a factory  that is as rare today as the products it makes -- 'Made in  Britain' luxury goods.


The US secretary of state says the US has no  plans to strike Iran "at this point", stressing diplomatic options.


No agreement reached between PM and Skanska on new hospital

No agreement was reached in Tuesday's four and a half hour meeting held between the Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi and the Skanska Chief Executive Officer Stuart Graham at Castille, Valletta.


NEW YORK - Olympic competitors like Paul Hamm and Carly Patterson are skipping out of the closing ceremony in Athens and heading to Miami for the MTV Video Music Awards Sunday, the New York Daily News reported.    Hamm is embroiled in controversy after president of the International Gymnastics Federation asked him to give up his all-around gold medal as the ultimate show of sportsmanship after a scoring error cost a South Korean athlete the medal...


Michael Schumacher wins a record 13th race in a season at the Japanese Grand Prix.


Lebanese Islamists seek militants' surrender

TRIPOLI, Lebanon  - Lebanese Islamists on Thursday sought the surrender of al Qaeda-inspired militants of the Fatah al-Islam group, locked in deadly battles with troops at a Palestinian refugee camp in north Lebanon.


Ozzy Osbourne unveils plans for free concert fest

British heavy metal pioneer Ozzy  Osbourne surprised the music industry on Tuesday with plans to  stage this year's Ozzfest, his annual U.S. summer hard-rock  extravaganza, as a first-of-its kind free event.


Ringo Starr is known for being the amiable Beatle, but the rock star showed his tough side Tuesday when he walked off the set of "Live With Regis and Kelly" rather than cut short one of his songs.


Two of the World's largest Record companies have formed an alliance on new digital products. EMI and Sony BMG, which between them control more than 30% of the global music market, said the ground-breaking


Mascoma: why all the different ethanol plants?

Thermoanaerobacterium saccharolyticum--I'm the million dollar microbe


Bridgetown - Islanders scrambled to put up storm shutters and buy water as Hurricane Ivan churned toward Barbados just days after Hurricane Frances tore across the Caribbean.


Before Helping the Red Sox to a Championship, Schilling Helped ...

CURT SCHILLING, who was instrumental in helping the Boston Red Sox win the World Series for the first time in 86 years, had a better year than people realize.


A Fathers 4 Justice campaigner dressed as Batman is protesting at Buckingham Palace.


Is your child a 'Weepublican' or a 'Demoquat?'

David Kaplan-Perkins of Chicago wears a "My Mama's for Obama" shirt. He's 7. Nate Moore's T-shirt has a red, white and blue baby elephant with "Weepublican" emblazoned on the front. His fourth-grade classmates in Liberty Township, Ohio, "think it's cool," he says.


U.S. loses status as top World Bank donor to Britain

The United States lost its status as the largest donor to the World Bank, the lender said on Friday, as Britain pledged more in the latest funding round which secured a record amount for around 80 poor countries.


Nearly three years after Enron Corp.'s  ENRNQ.PK dramatic collapse into bankruptcy, the first  criminal trial against the disgraced energy company's former  employees is set to kick off on Monday.


Forget that Trump character—original Apprentice champ Bill Rancic's found somebody he'd rather partner with: E! News' Giuliana DePandi.


The lawyer for Luke Mitchell, jailed for killing his girlfriend, tells an appeal court he did not get a fair trial.


Scotland's council tax bills have risen by more than 50% in the last decade, according to a survey.


Big B, Abhishek, Ash had a blast at French Open

The newly married Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai, accompanied by Amitabh Bachchan, were seen having


Spanish Flu Shows How a Disease Like SARS Could Sweep the Globe

In the end, almost no place was spared. When Spanish influenza virus circled the world in 1918, 1919 and 1920, it missed the Pribilof and St.


Two men are arrested by police investigating the murder of a woman whose body was found in an alley.


La trimestrale sara' diffusa appena possibile


Directors' pay up 37% at UK's top companies as bosses earn almost 100 times more than staff.


Here's comes the summer - holiday kit on test

The gadgets you shouldn't leave home without Round-up Packing your bags for the annual sojourn overseas is getting more complicated every year, as the lines of what is and isn't essential gadgetry blur ever further. Which is why we've rounded up some of the tastiest travelling technology currently on offer. Something for everyone, in fact...â¦


Islamists fire rockets in Lebanon camp battle

NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Islamist militants fired Katyusha rockets at Lebanese villages on Friday in a further escalation of their 8-week-old battle with the army at a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon.


Gibson leaves morning show in transition

This Wednesday's farewell block party on "Good Morning America" holds about as much appeal for Charles Gibson as a trip to the dentist.


Bush in Independence Day plea for war patience

MARTINSBURG, West Virginia  - U.S. President George W. Bush, trying to tap into Independence Day patriotism to rally support for an unpopular war, appealed on Wednesday for American patience and resolve in Iraq.


As he tried to slip in a side door before a recent performance, Nelly got accosted by a fan waiting for his arrival.


Apple releases dozens of Tiger, Leopard security updates

Time to download patches again if you're a Mac OS X user. This time there are 31 security-related fixes for both Mac OS X versions 10.4 and 10.5.


Sharapova Sinks Serena in Thrilling Final

Teen-ager Maria Sharapova capped her stunning year by overcoming an injured Serena Williams, 4-6, 6-2, 6-4, in the final of the season-ending WTA Tour Championships Monday.


Former Guantanamo detainee David Hicks is released from prison in Australia after completing his term.


Thousands of US troops and Iraqi forces carried on with a the newly launched raid in Sunni Muslim towns and villages south of Baghdad on Wednesday, targeting resistance fighters hideouts in the city, the US military said.


Indiana Airport Shut as Bag Leaks Sickening Liquid

Authorities closed an Indiana airport  for nine hours on Wednesday after a strong-smelling liquid --  later identified as rose water -- leaked from an unclaimed  suitcase and sickened six airport workers.


HealthSouth Ex-CEO Subpoenas Mike Wallace

Richard Scrushy, the founder and  former chief executive of scandal-rocked HealthSouth Corp., has  subpoenaed CBS News journalist Mike Wallace as a witness at his  criminal trial later this month.


Trying out themes for their debate on Thursday, the presidential candidates swung at each other over Iraq on Monday, with President Bush mocking Sen. John Kerry as indecisive


Silverstone owners upbeat about British GP chances

The owners of Silverstone circuit are optimistic the British Grand Prix will go ahead next year after a deal between nine of the 10 teams and Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone.


Sure the currency is tumbling, but don't expect the FOMC to do much out of the ordinary today. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - It's pretty clear that another interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve today will not be much of a headline maker.


In a record-setting, 110-46 rout of Clemson, Maryland puts up a game which seems more a contest between itself and perfection than between conference foes.


Tokyo stocks close higher on final trading day of 2004

TOKYO - Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index closed at a five-and-a-half-month-high Thursday, the final day of trading this year, with investors showing a strong appetite almost across the board on expectations that the outlook for the stock market will


Australia Risks Asian Ire with Long-Range Missiles

CANBERRA, Australia  - Australia plans to create  what it believes will be the most lethal force of fighter jets  in Southeast Asia by equipping its aircraft with long-range  missiles in a move critics said could antagonize neighbors.


Two hospitals recall 30 fracture patients, who had a new form of treatment, over fears of possible infection.


Folla inferocita circonda ospedale dove giace salma ministro


IAC stands for Intriguing Arsenal of Companies this quarter.


Myanmar lifts curfew imposed after protests

Myanmar's military junta on Saturday lifted a curfew imposed in the country's main city Yangon last month after a crackdown on mass protests.


Chak De India based on real life story of Mir Negi

After Jhoom Barabar Jhoom, Yash RajÂs next film lined up for release would be Chak De India.


Sprint Corp. said Friday that it will slash as many as 700 more jobs and reduce the value of its long-distance network by an undisclosed amount.


U.S. stock futures pointed to a flat  to slightly higher start when Wall Street opens for the last  trading day of the year on Friday, with all three indices on  course to end 2004 higher.


Argentina Wins First Olympic Gold in 52 Years

Argentina won its first Olympic gold medal in 52 years in the soccer final Saturday, while the US women's basketball team atoned for their men's failure by storming to victory.


Iran is stronger today because of the U.S.-led invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq, the American ambassador to the United Nations said Friday.


Gritti: errore far saltare il tavolo negoziale


âKite Runnerâ Boys Are Sent to United Arab Emirates

After months of worrying and diplomatic wrangling, the movie studio that is releasing âThe Kite Runnerâ has whisked to safety four young actors.


Could YouTube drag Apple into copyright fight?

Blog: Chopper pilot suing YouTube is angered that pirated clips appear on the iPhone.


Rapper Young Buck, left, whose real name is David Darnell Brown, and his attorney Roger Rosen talk to reporters after Brown was released following his surrender to Santa Monica, Calif.


The National Labor Relations Board has ruled that employers may post regulations in the workplace that critics contend will discourage workers from organizing bargaining units or engaging in other union activities.


The European Union and Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) are locked in talks as a deadline nears this week for the software giant to comply with an EU anti-trust ruling, officials said Monday.


President Fidel Castro, in an announcement that raised eyebrows at energy companies, disclosed that oil deposits were discovered off Cuba.


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Khmer Rouge backpacker killer dies in hospital

A former Khmer Rouge commander who masterminded the abduction and murder of three Western backpackers in 1994, has died, his wife said on Saturday.


US Airways' efforts to extract $800 million in cost cuts from its unions and avoid a return to bankruptcy suffered a major setback when a divided pilots union refused to submit a contract proposal to its membership for a vote.


Sunni who aided U.S. gunned down in Iraq

A tribal chief who challenged Iraq's most feared terrorist and sent fighters to help U.S. troops battle al-Qaida in western Iraq died in a hail of bullets Sunday &#151; the latest victim of an apparent insurgent campaign against Sunni Arabs who work with Americans.


Hundreds of customers lined up to withdraw their savings from a British mortgage bank Saturday, ignoring government assurances that their money was safe despite the bank's request for an emergency loan.


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Dodi not 'the one' for Diana: former butler tells inquest

Princess Diana did not consider Dodi Fayed as "the one" she would marry, and was still yearning for a former boyfriend she had planned to wed, her former butler said Monday.


Exiled Saudi dissident Osama bin Laden, the prime suspect behind the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States, speaks in 1998 at a meeting at an undisclosed location in Afghanistan.


Reaction to the latest in the recount of the governor's race

"This is a great day for democracy. This has always been about voters. A real victory for the little guy in the state." - Paul Berendt, state Democratic Party chairman.


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Bear Stearns Ordered to Pay $125 Million

Bear Stearns must pay at least $125.1 million to a failed hedge fund after a court concluded the securities firm ignored signs that investors were being defrauded and took money to cover its own potential losses.


Dozens of people protested Saturday against an Islamic militia that has seized much of southern Somalia, a day after the group appointed a new administration in the country's third largest city.


The same day Dutch mourners gathered outside a crematorium for a final goodbye to slain filmmaker Theo Van Gogh, police on the other side of the world made a horrific discovery in a hut: the decapitated body of a Thai laborer.


MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Memphis officials are investigating whether some police and firefighters' sense of fashion is inappropriate...


Their character questioned and commitment belittled, the United States men's team responded to their critics by taking the bronze with a gold-medal effort.


Production resumed today for TBS's reality show "Gilligan's Island" based off of the hit 60's sitcom that was postponed due to Hurrican Ivan. The reality show is filmed on a small Gulf of Mexico island. TBS says that despite filming delays, the show wi...


A 21-year-old college student died Thursday of a head injury after a clash between police and a crowd of Red Sox fans celebrating their team's victory over the New York Yankees in the streets outside Fenway Park.


US now on record saying Kofi Annan should remain UN chief

UNITED NATIONS The United States has gone on record saying UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan should remain on the job, a week after President Bush pointedly chose not to voice such support.


Former Indiana Pacers shooting guard  Reggie Miller has ruled out any prospect of an NBA comeback  after two weeks of fitness tests.


Seven fans have now been charged along with five Indiana Pacers players in the Nov. 19 brawl at a Detroit Pistons NBA game. Players Ron Artest, Stephen Jackson, David Harrison and Anthony Johnson are charged with one count of assault and battery.


Paramount Pictures studio chief Sherry Lansing will step down from her post when her contract expires at the end of 2005. According to a report published in the Los Angeles Times earlier this week, Sherry


A Macedonian army helicopter taking soldiers home from Bosnia crashes, killing all 11 people on board.


First Data completes $26 billion buyout by KKR

Payment processor First Data Corp  said it completed its $26 billion acquisition by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co , closing the book on one part of the closely watched deal.


Wal-Mart speeds up generics program expansion

ORLANDO, Florida  - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. on Thursday said it will expand a program offering generic drugs for $4 per prescription throughout Florida on Friday, and said it may bring the program to other U.S. states by the end of the year.


Clinton Thanks Staff at Westchester Hospital

Describing himself as "the personification of a grateful patient," former President Bill Clinton returned to the Westchester Medical Center here on Thursday to


Canada Likely to Face Missile Defense Issue Head On

TORONTO -- The reelection of President Bush is pushing the Canadian government toward a decision it had hoped to avoid: whether to join a new U.S. system designed to shoot down any missile headed for North America.


Mickelson Rests While Ryder Teammates Work

Phil Mickelson is a changed man. He's altered the long-standing perception he couldn't win a major, and his latest deviation finds him switching equipment just before golf's pre-eminent team event.


Chips are here, but wireless HDMI still out of sight

(InfoWorld) - A chipset promising to allow users to send high definition (HD) video wirelessly throughout the home faces hurdles in the market due to competing technology standards, market researcher Gartner Inc. said Monday. Tzero Technologies, Inc. announced a new chipset earlier this month called ZeroWire, which can carry HD video wirelessly between devices, therefore eliminating the need for HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) cables. The chips can also stream HD signals through coaxial cable, the wires that carry cable TV to many U.S. homes. Any device outside the range of the wireless signal can use the coaxial cable connection instead. The technology was designed to make sure people didn't have to tear open walls to run new cables capable of carrying HD signals, instead making use of existing wires. The chipsets will likely be used to develop a number of wireless entertainment devices aimed at the home, including digital set-top boxes and HD TVs; DVD, HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc players; game consoles, and media center PCs. The chipsets are designed to transmit HD video wirelessly in a 10-to-20 meter range, according to Tzero. Devices out of range could receive HD content over coaxial cables instead. Several device makers are currently developing products with them, including Audiovox Corp., Gefen Inc. and Asustek Computer Inc. But competing standards could hold the technology back for while, according to Gartner. ZeroWire competes against technology developed by the Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA), which has gained favor as the right way to go for whole home HD video delivery, the market researcher says. ZeroWire uses ultrawideband (UWB) technology developed by the WiMedia Alliance and already accepted as the ECMA International standard. ECMA, which used to stand for European Computer Manufacturers Association before it changed its name, is a membership-based group established to promote device compatibility in Europe. Gartner expects that consumer electronics manufacturers will take a conservative approach to this new technology until a standard approach becomes more clear, said Stan Bruederle, a Gartner analyst, in the report. Further complicating the issue is that Tzero's rivals are marketing incompatible technologies of their own for wireless HD and HD over coaxial cables, Gartner said. One company, Pulse~Link Inc., last week filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Tzero over ultrawideband communication technologies, and claims it has been first in wireless HDMI and HD over coaxial cable transmission. Â


Red Sox Could Lose Schilling for Game Five

The Boston Red Sox could be without starter Curt Schilling for the remainder of the American League Championship Series against the New York Yankees after their ace aggravated an ankle injury in a Game One loss.


Peace talks for Sudan's Darfur region restart in Nigeria

Delegates from the Sudanese government and rebel groups eventually restarted here on Monday the peace talks for the war-torn Darfur region after a month of suspension, in the hope of ending a 20-month-old conflict there.


The New York state pension fund and three other public pension systems, trying to boost the independence of Disney's board, filed a proposal to give shareholders the right to nominate some of its directors.


Aching to go home and campaign, senators agree to a bevy of votes today to get their tax overhaul through. By Associated Press. WASHINGTON - The Senate late Sunday resolved a dispute delaying passage of a sweeping


Round 1: Vitali Klitschko opened his WBC heavyweight title defense with a diet of left jabs, cutting Danny williams' right eye early.


Texas Teen OKs Four Years for School Plot

A teenager has agreed to serve four years in prison for hatching a plan to shoot people at a Texas high school last year. The plan was never carried out.


Oracle boosts content management in the enterprise

Oracle yesterday launched its Files 10g content management software, which is part of the Oracle Collaboration Suite product line.


Kenya's Rift Valley burns, death toll soars

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


Government to open talks with "forgotten victims" of tainted blood ...

OTTAWA (CP) - The federal government says it will open negotiations on compensating the forgotten victims of the tainted blood scandal - those infected with hepatitis C before 1986 or after 1990.


Status of migrants a priority, says Powell

Secretary of State Colin L. Powell said yesterday that President Bush will place a high priority in his second term on granting legal status


Marion leads Suns to crushing win over Nuggets

Shawn Marion scored 27 points, pulled down 14 rebounds and blocked six shots to help the Phoenix Suns end the Denver Nuggets' three-game winning streak with a crushing 137-115 home victory on Monday.


Paris Hilton prosecutor under LA ethics probe

The Los Angeles prosecutor who  accused Paris Hilton of enjoying celebrity favoritism was under  investigation on Friday for his own conduct in a scandal over  driving violations and personal use of city resources.


Movie Review | 'Lost in Beijing': In the City, Relationships Reduced to Transactions

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


Tensions, crackdowns precede China's big meeting

The eyes of the world are looking towards Beijing for the Olympic Games that will be held here fewer than 11 months from now. But for real China watchers, an event next month will draw much greater attention and have a much greater impact on the country than 16 days of athletics.


French government keeps GDF/Suez tie-up plan in the spotlight

The French government is signalling that it has no intention of relaxing efforts to engineer a takeover of state-controlled Gaz de France by the energy and utilities group Suez, though a parliamentary debate was still two months away.


Chilean President Ricardo Lagos has said his government will pay compensation to about 35 000 victims of torture during the dictatorship of general Augusto Pinochet, who seized power in a coup in 1973.


NY eateries face new rules on disclosing calories

New York City's board of health on Tuesday ordered restaurants to standardize how they display the number of calories in dishes on their menus in an effort to combat obesity.


Merkel says still problems in EU treaty talks

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said  on Friday there were still problems to be solved on a reform  treaty for the European Union but she was working hard and  everyone was doing their best.


IBM Launches Thinkpad That Reads Fingertips

IBM has introduced its first ThinkPad with an integrated fingerprint reader. The laptop is expected to offer unmatched levels of data protection, as it functions as an embedded security subsystem, eliminating the need for configuring passwords.


Ukraine leader, official spar over order

Ukraine's president said he took command of 32,000 Interior Ministry troops on Friday, and a ministry official rejected the order — deepening the country's political crisis as police guarded the office of the fired prosecutor general.


So it's no surprise that candymakers, including Hershey Foods Corp., are monitoring with concern the escalating violence in that African nation -- the largest cocoa producer in the world.


The Big Picture May Seem Rosy, but the Deficit Is in the Details

President Bush's new budget highlights his promise of deficit reduction, but the fine print indicates the goal may be elusive.


Italian officials said Wednesday they intend to prosecute a Turkish man for hijacking an airliner despite his appeal for political asylum on the grounds that he is being persecuted as a Christian in Muslim ...Comment


Ticket prices at the 2008 Beijing Olympics will range from $3.82 to $638 when they go on sale next year.


French President Nicolas Sarkozy took the frosty edge off ties with Algeria on Tuesday during his first visit outside Europe, saying France and its colony for 132 years must bury a rocky past and reinvent the future.


In a historic move that could extend Europe's borders to the edge of the volatile Middle East, the European Union recommended Wednesday setting mostly Muslim Turkey


Top-seeded Nikolay Davydenko, interviewed in a suspicious match earlier this year, said he was warned for not playing hard enough by the chair umpire in his loss to Marian Cilic at the St. Petersburg Open on Thursday.


JERUSALEM - Israeli police seized an explosive belt that was intended to be used in a Tel Aviv suicide bomb attack on the Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur, a police spokesman said yesterday.


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Under the deal, Borse Dubai becomes the first government-controlled stock exchange of the Middle East to hold a significant stake in an American rival.


U.S. diplomat Nicholas Burns to step down: official

Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns, the number three U.S. diplomat, is expected to step down for personal reasons in an announcement to be made on Friday, a U.S. official said.


Owens had an 11-yard touchdown reception in the fourth quarter to go along with another end zone celebration as the Philadelphia Eagles remained unbeaten with a 15-10 victory over the Baltimore Ravens.


Tony Blair arrives in Israel to advance peace process

British Minister Tony Blair arrived in Israel Tuesday in an attempt to advance the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. Blair reportedly wants to convene a conference


Facing fierce international pressure, Iran backed off yesterday from its demand to be allowed to continue operating some uranium enrichment


Nicolas Sarkozy reiterates his opposition to Turkey joining the EU, for the first time since becoming French president.


Barrick Acquires Stake in Celtic Resources

Canada's Barrick Gold Corp. said Thursday it was acquiring a 9 percent stake in London-based Celtic Resources Holding Ltd. - a deal that potentially gives the Canadian gold giant major clout ahead of next year's auction of Russia's biggest gold deposit.


Meeting with unions crucial to Alitalia's survival

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


Oil prices fell to seven-week lows near $47 a barrel on Wednesday as traders braced for another increase in US oil and gas inventories.


There used to be a time when you could return just about anything to the store as long as you had a receipt. But now, even a receipt may not be good enough.


In a startlingly bad piece of political theater, John Kerry sent his supporter Max Cleland to hand-deliver a letter to President Bush at his ranch in Texas.


At UT, Soros slams Bush over Iraq 'blunder'

Billionaire George Soros told his audience at the University of Toledo yesterday that it is not normal for him to take such an active role in a presidential campaign.


Trade Envoy Is Favorite to Lead World Bank

Robert Zoellick, the United States trade representative, has jumped to the top of the list of candidates for president of the World Bank.


Tra aprile e maggio +27% rispetto allo stesso periodo 2006


Light therapy may help women with bipolar disorder

NEW YORK  - Bright light therapy can relieve depression in some women with bipolar disorder, a study shows.


Al via da oggi missione di De Castro con molti imprenditori


"The independence of Kosovo is unacceptable for Serbia"  Kosovo's prime minister vowed Thursday to declare independence unilaterally if internationally brokered talks don't 'open a way for us,' staking out a tough position as the latest round of negotiations on the province's future began in Vienna.Officials said a breakthrough was unlikely. Kosovo's majority ethnic Albanians continue to demand full independence from Serbia, while the Serbs insist on retaining Kosovo as part of their territory.That deadlock raises the likelihood of a dramatic showdown in December, when 120 days of last-ditch negotiations called by U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon expire _ and the international community is confronted with the possibility that Kosovo's Albanians will make a play for statehood on their own. Read more


Iraq sets a date of 30 January for elections, despite continuing violence that threatens to disrupt the poll.


Surviving Twin Undergoes More Surgery In Baltimore

BALTIMORE -- The German girl who survived a surgical separation from her twin sister last week in Baltimore is recovering from another operation.


Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori was taken by helicopter to a Chilean airport Saturday to be extradited to Peru to face trial for corruption and human rights violations.


Cagliari, 12:21 - CALCIO, CAGLIARI: INGAGGIATO SHALA

Il Cagliari ha ingaggiato dal Foggia il centrocampista svizzero di origini albanesi Rijat Shala, 24 ...


Radical Islamic preacher shot dead in northern Nigeria

A radical Sunni Islamic preacher has been shot dead near a mosque in the northern Nigerian city of Sokoto, police and witnesses said Thursday.


Quagliarella to stay in Italy with Udinese

Italy striker Fabio Quagliarella, a reported target for Premiership champions Manchester United, will stay in Italy with Udinese next season, the club reported on Friday.


Business & money: Â· Airport group puts its faith in City big-hitter Â· Spanish parent firm bows to demand for autonomy


JACKSONVILLE, FL -- The Jaguars beat the Detroit Lions, 23-17, on a 36-yard pass from quarterback David Garrard to wide receiver Jimmy Smith with 9:32 left to play in overtime.


Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson said Thursday he was unaware that a federal judge had ruled last week that lethal injection procedures in his home state were unconstitutional.


Mike Modano scored his second goal with 7:06 left, and the Dallas Stars further tightened the Pacific Division race with a 4-2 victory over the slumping San Jose Sharks on Thursday night.


Medicare premiums will rise 17.4 percent next year, or $11.60 a month, the largest dollar increase in the program's 40-year history, the US Health and Human Services Department said Friday.


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The doctor is in. The doctor is on the case -- and ``nervous. Never felt like this when I was playing," says Andy Roddick's doctor, who used to be known as the ``Brash Basher of Belleville."


Hectare for green and pleasant hectare, mobile phone towers are a very profitable crop. That is why farmers could be the only people excited about the prospect of more metal masts in the meadows. By contrast, many mobile phone operators are embracing agreements that combine networks, share infrastructure and reduce the number of towers dotted across the countryside.


'Dall'introduzione dell'euro creati 12 mln posti di lavoro'


'Polar Express' Sets Record for Imax Release

Tom Hanks' holiday movie "The Polar Express" has set an opening weekend record for a Hollywood film released in Imax Corp.'s giant-screen format, the company's co-chief executive said on Monday.


Londra, 13:50 - CALCIO, MALOUDA: CONTATTO CON IL LIVERPOOL

L'esterno offensivo francese, Florent Malouda, fa importanti dichiarazioni relative al proprio futur...


Sudan Rejects US-Sponsored Darfur Resolution

Sudan on Wednesday rejected a US-sponsored UN Security Council draft resolution to punish it over a conflict in its western Darfur region, saying the measure was unfair and lacked balance.


FDA Urges Doctors to Limit Prescriptions for Two Painkillers

The Food and Drug Administration recommended Thursday that doctors limit prescriptions for the popular pain pills Celebrex and Bextra because recent


Judge Imposes Stricter Rules on Navy to Protect Marine Life

A federal judge has ordered the Navy to adopt stringent new safeguards intended to improve protection of whales and dolphins during its sonar training exercises off Southern California.


Pakistani gang rape victim Mukhtar Mai resigns as head of a women's crisis centre before she is replaced against her will.


FBI Helps Probe of Blast at U.S. Stem-Cell Lab

FBI agents are helping investigate an  explosion at a Boston-area laboratory specializing in stem-cell  research, and a newspaper said on Friday the blast was caused  by a pipe bomb.


Microsoft on Thursday will launch its long-promised Internet search engine, which will compete directly with market leader Google, sources close to the company said Tuesday.


Two Killed, 10 Hurt in Latest Bangladesh Blast

Two people were killed and 10 wounded in  a bomb blast in northeastern Bangladesh on Sunday, in the  latest of a series of attacks that have killed at least 107  people in the country since 2000, police said.


U.S. duo win physics Nobel for backing up Big Bang

Americans John Mather and George Smoot won the 2006 Nobel prize for physics on Tuesday for spearheading a satellite program that added weight to the Big Bang theory of the origin of the universe.


The US Environmental Protection Agency said Friday that Birmingham has failed to meet new air pollution rules for fine particles that are linked to lung and heart disease and cancer.


Arts, Briefly : Munch Thieves Draw Longer Sentences

The Norwegian Supreme Court on Friday increased the sentences of two men convicted of stealing two masterworks by Edvard Munch, âThe Screamâ and âMadonna,â right, and ordered a new trial for a third convicted man, The Associated Press reported. The paintings were stolen in August 2004 in a daylight raid on the Munch Museum in Oslo. They were recovered by police nearly two years later, and are undergoing repairs for scrapes, punctures, loose paint and moisture damage. Last month the three men appealed their 2006 sentences. In answer, Norwayâs highest court unanimously ruled that the prison terms for two of the men, Petter Tharaldsen and Stian Skjold, were not long enough, considering the âirreplaceable national cultural valueâ of the paintings. The court increased Mr. Tharaldsenâs sentence by one year, to 10 Â½ years, and Mr. Skjoldâs sentence by six months, to six years. The court did reject the conviction of a third man, Bjoern Hoen, saying that testimony in his trial may have been tainted, and sent his case back for a new trial.


Florida Agencies Brace for Hurricane with Disaster Plans

Awaiting the arrival of the state's second major hurricane in just three weeks, businesses and agencies across Florida are rolling out disaster preparedness plans to secure systems and communications infrastructure against the predicted high-winds


Oil prices rose a dollar on Friday as  worries a cold spell in the United States could erode already  depleted winter fuel inventories spurred the market higher.


Non e' trauma se non si fa, italiani chiedono di governare


Scottish & Newcastle says it will benefit by Â£100m a year if it takes full control of Russian brewer BBH.


Ryder-What players are saying about the 2004 Ryder Cup

Seven-times European number one Colin Montgomerie, who will play in his seventh Ryder Cup at Oakland Hills next week, was selected by Europe captain Bernhard Langer as one of his two wildcard picks.


Nyon, 18:10 - CALCIO, SI SCIOGLIE IL G-14: RITIRATE DENUNCE A FIFA E UEFA

Il G-14, l'organizzazione dei maggiori club calcistici europei, si scioglie e le società coin...


Many young people spend long hours unsupervised after school - with little involvement from parents.


EU's Solana optimistic about atom talks with Iran

European Union foreign policy chief  Javier Solana said on Saturday he was optimistic about his  impending nuclear talks with Iran, but expected no major  developments.


A senior EU official says the Turkish government has given human rights guarantees, setting the stage for a recommendation on beginning talks over EU membership with the nation.


I have to admit I don't like Halloween, or actually I liked it when I was a kid, a lot, and I would like it as an adult if there was no expectation that adults had to behave like kids!  Well, actually, something I don't like about Halloween is that you have to buy candy and keep it in the house for trick or treaters, and the temptation to eat the junk is overwhelming, and it's not good for adults to eat so much sugar. And you buy too much and you have it left over, and have to find someone to give it to. So what's left with Halloween? Uhhh, yeah you see there's the problem. So what I do on this holiday is find some friends who feel the same way and go out to dinner. If anyone asks what I go as on Halloween, I say "The Invisible Man."


Ivory Coast Bombs Rebel Zone Again, War Fears Rise

Government warplanes and helicopter  gunships pounded rebel-held towns in northern Ivory Coast for a  second day on Friday, fueling fears of a slide into all-out war  in the world's top cocoa grower.


CPS cites lack of evidence Chatroom users who watched a man hang himself live via webcam in March will not face any charges, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has confirmed.â¦


Cargo plane with seven crew crashes near Halifax amid huge ...

HALIFAX (CP) - The tail section of a Boeing 747 snapped off seconds before the loaded cargo jet crashed into woods at the end of a runway at Halifax International Airport early Thursday, killing all seven crew members.


Former BBC journalist Andrew Gilligan has harsh words for Tony Blair's government and the BBC's board of governors on in his first public appearance since resigning in the wake of the Hutton report.


Terry Pilkadaris of Australia shot an even par 72 Saturday to take a two-stroke lead after the third round of the inaugural Shanghai Open.


Minnesota's attorney general has sued  credit card issuer Capital One Financial Corp. COF.N,  accusing the big U.S. credit card issuer of falsely advertising  low rates and defrauding consumers.


A computer expert in possession of a list which reveals the identities of the rich and influential figures who allegedly backed the Equatorial Guinea coup plot has become an important witness for the prosecution.


His cancer is gone and his curve is back. Jon Lester feels ready to win a spot on Boston's pitching staff less than six months after being diagnosed with a disease that threatened, at the very least, a promising career. Now he must convince manager Terry Francona and Boston's other decision-makers who have preached caution.


Elliot Smith CD Released Year After Death

Elliott Smith's high-pitched, breathy voice soars over the acoustic guitar, whispering of loneliness and pain. "I've been outside, invited in. But I couldn't abide, went missing again," the Oscar-nominated artist sings on the posthumous album "From a Basement on the Hill."


Major Atlantic Hurricane Season Forecast

Hurricane forecasters are calling for an above-average Atlantic hurricane season again next year after one of the most destructive seasons on record.


Japan Issues Order to Deport Ex-Chess Champ Fischer

Japan on Tuesday ordered the deportation  of former world chess champion Bobby Fischer, wanted at home in  the United States for breaking sanctions, rejecting his demand  for protection as a political refugee.


Germany arrests 3 for alleged plot against airport

Germany has arrested three men suspected of belonging to an Islamist terrorist group who were planning attacks on Frankfurt international airport and a major U.S. military base, German officials said on Wednesday.


'Accordo sul Tfr salvaguarda e garantisce i lavoratori'


Blair says Bush committed to advancing Mideast peace process

Prime Minister Tony Blair said he had "absolutely no doubt" about US President George Bush's commitment to revive moribund Arab-Israeli peace negotiations.


Late payments rise on home equity credit lines

Late payments on U.S. home equity lines of credit rose to a 5-1/2 year high in the second quarter of 2007 but delinquencies on many other types of consumer loans fell, the American Bankers Association said on Wednesday.


Double relief for Ajax as Van Gaal quits

Ajax Amsterdam were doubly relieved on Wednesday following their 3-0 Champions League win over Maccabi Tel Aviv and the resignation of Louis van Gaal as the club's technical director.


Gameworld: Virtual market for predicting game sales

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters Life!) - Prediction markets have been used to forecast election outcomes, football games and even the capture of Osama bin Laden.


Notebook: Knicks activate Houston; Brown back in booth

NEW YORK âAllan Houston was activated by the New York Knicks on Tuesday after missing the team's first 16 games with a left knee injury.


BAGHDAD : Britain joined Iraq's US-backed government in facing down a chilling ultimatum to execute a British and two American hostages, as Islamists claimed the gruesome beheading of three Kurds.


It's November, so the networks must be in search of ratings. "Monday Night Football" played along this week with a sexed-up skit - a punt straight out of the old-school send ups of sports stereotyping.


Letting Africans save Africa has become an operating objective for world diplomats. But that's been difficult for one former colonial power, France.


Miri Folk Can Now Surf the Internet for Free

MIRI: Free Internet access at home. It is not a fantasy but a reality made possible by the Sarawak government's initiative to nurture a knowledge-based society.  Sarawak is aiming for a household Internet penetration rate of 50 per cent in the next 24 months.


Environment: World On Alert As Over 15,000 Species Face Extinction

Global biodiversity is shrinking at an unprecedented rate and the prognosis given by one of the world's leading conservation bodies, at the opening of a major environment conference here, is alarming.


Attacchi a Sadr City causano anche 201 feriti


Gunmen kill Shi'ite families in Baghdad after raid

Gunmen killed nine members of two Shi'ite families in Baghdad Sunday a day after militias raided a mixed neighborhood and forced dozens of Sunni families to flee in a serious escalation of sectarian violence.


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MIAMI - Nearly a half-million people were ordered to evacuate as Hurricane Frances swirled toward Florida on Wednesday just weeks after Charley's devastating visit, threatening to deliver the most powerful one-two punch to hit a state in at least a century.    Those planning to ride out the storm snapped up canned food, water and generators, while military helicopters and planes were flown out of the area and Cape Canaveral's Kennedy Space Center said it would close on Thursday...


The Lebanon truce and Iran's nuclear programme are expected to top the agenda as Kofi Annan visits Iran.


Rhythm 'n' blues diva Patti LaBelle is coming back to the stage — appearing next month in the Los Angeles company of "Chicago."


South Carolina's Antoine Tisby made up for some lost time against Kentucky. Tisby had played just eight minutes in the past five games, but his 13-point performance in a 73-61 upset of No. 3 Kentucky on Tuesday night helped keep alive the Gamecocks' hopes of a second consecutive trip to the NCAA tournament.


Applied Materials Inc., the world's largest supplier of machines that make computer chips, Tuesday said surging sales in its latest quarter surpassed its own and Wall Street estimates.


U.S. Consumer Groups Against Canadian Cattle Imports

Two U.S. consumer groups on Monday  urged the United States to delay reopening its border to young  Canadian cattle due to concerns that Canada may find more cases  of mad cow disease.


Spears Says She Wants to Be Britney Federline

American pop star Britney Spears said on  Wednesday she wants to change her name after marrying  26-year-old dancer Kevin Federline last month.


Psychiatrist Is Seeking To Regain Va. License

A well-known Arlington County psychiatrist who was stripped of his medical licenses in Virginia and the District for negligence, inappropriate and excessive prescribing of drugs for patients as young as 4 and sexually intimate behavior with a patient is trying to get his license back.


Italy's PM Prodi resigns after losing Senate vote

Italy's Prime Minister Romano Prodi handed  his resignation to President Giorgio Napolitano on Thursday  after losing a confidence vote in the Senate.


Reggio Calabria, 17:13 - CALCIO, REGGINA; MAZZARRI: DEVO ANCORA DECIDERE SE RESTO

Tutti lo indicano come uno dei migliori allenatori di questa stagione perchè salvare la Reggi...


Amid all the warfare, suicide bombing, political vitriol and other ugly aspects of life, itâsa joy when the yearly Nobel Prizes show humanity at its finest.


Leftist says Mexico's stability at stake in recount

Mexican leftist candidate Andres   Manuel Lopez Obrador warned on Wednesday that the country's   stability was at stake in a recount of votes from a bitterly   contested presidential election.


Time Warner is close to settling a Securities and Exchange Commission investigation into accounting at America Online, a person close to the negotiations said yesterday.


For Microsoft Corp. shareholders, the holidays will likely come early this year in the form of a one-time $3 dividend that's part of the company's plan to return some of its $64.4 billion cash horde back to shareholders. But Microsoft won't hand out the cash unless shareholders allow the company to alter its stock compensation plans, so employees who hold stock options and stock awards aren't hurt by the dividend payout.


Anche citata in giudizio dopo querela carabiniere


In Nevada, caucus creates more questions

If Iowa and New Hampshire are the favorite sons, then Nevada may be the presidential primary's awkward stepchild.


Britain will send another 400 troops to Iraq ahead of elections there, Defense Secretary Geoff Hoon said Monday.


With the countdown for compliance with radio-frequency identification mandates from Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and others' closing in, concern is growing that supplies of the necessary


Olympics, Elections Boost US Ad Sales - Study

The Athens Olympics and the US elections boosted total US advertising spending in the third quarter, leaving 2004-to-date spending levels 10.3% above the year-ago level, according to a study released Monday.


"These things tend to be decided by egos as much as by financial logic, but HBoS has shown its ability with a level head to walk away from a deal.


A few Big East teams saw preseason optimism carry over into satisfying season-opening wins, while others must regroup in a hurry after disappointing defeats.


More Bonuses Used for Recruiting and Retention

It's the cost of competition. Large federal agencies are increasingly offering bonuses to recruit employees for hard-to-fill jobs and to keep them from leaving the government.


Serena Williams healed dented American pride at the French Open with a speedy 6-3 6-4 win over Dutch teenager Michaella Krajicek in the third round on Friday.


Schwab quarterly profit increases 16 percent

Charles Schwab Corp. , the  largest U.S. online brokerage, posted a 16 percent increase in  second-quarter profit on Tuesday as client assets rose 23  percent.


The Sporting News - In a year that threatened to wipe the smirk off David Stern's face, the story that generated the loudest and longest buzz revolved around the league's best and best-known player.


WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) - Every Federal Open Market Committee meeting contains a flavor of mystery as officials gather behind closed doors to hold crucial discussions about the economic forecast and to make decisions on interest rates.


Syria Denies Dropping 'Rabin' Condition for Peace

Syria on Tuesday insisted that it had not dropped a demand that Israel stick to a promise said to have been made by late prime minister Yitzhak Rabin to abandon all Syrian land under any peace treaty.


EU governments have agreed that the troubled Galileo satellite navigation network will have to be built with public funds.


War in Iraq has made terrorism worse: Blix

The war in Iraq has put neither Iran nor North Korea off the idea of nuclear weapons and has "stimulated terrorism", Hans Blix, the former United Nations chief arms inspector in Iraq, said.


Officials Rethinking Public Terror Alerts

Authorities say the recent terror alert issued for Boston was the result of an act of revenge by an immigrant smuggler allegedly trying to get back at people who failed to pay him. The apparent hoax has renewed scrutiny on the choices that authorities must make between deciding when to warn the public and when to investigate quietly without broadcasting the threat.


Ukrainian presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko was poisoned with TCDD, the most harmful known dioxin and one contained in Agent Orange, a scientist who analyzed his blood said yesterday.


US Aug. Durables Orders Rise 2.3% Ex-Transportation

Orders increased at US factories in August for a range of durable goods, including automobiles, metals and communications equipment, evidence manufacturing will help drive the economic expansion.


10 people go on trial for allegedly sheltering top fugitive Mladic

Ten people accused of helping Bosnian Serb wartime military chief Ratko Mladic evade arrest on war crimes charges are to go on trial before a Belgrade court.


ECONOMY:  Thinking Big, Russia Misses Microfinance

MOSCOW, Aug 28 (IPS) - In the big expansion plans for the economy,  financial institutions are neglecting the microfinance that small  and medium business enterprises need, experts say.


Free agent Troy Percival and Detroit agreed Wednesday on a two-year contract, giving the Tigers two closers for their bullpen.


Stones playing Hawaii for first time since 1998

Thanksgiving will come a day early   for Rolling Stones fans in Hawaii.


Stocks & Bonds: Buoyed by Mergers, Wall Street Extends Its Advance

Wall Street extended its advance yesterday as investors digested new takeover developments and placed bets ahead of the Federal ReserveÂs decision on interest rates.


Tiscali: breaking DNS for fun and profit

Ghosts of typo hijacking past Tiscali is hijacking mistyped URLs to serve to its customers sponsored links.â¦


A BULGARIAN mafia boss has been shot dead on a crowded street in the capital Sofia, the latest casualty in gangland score-settling that has left dozens dead.


Vicente inspires Valencia victory over Anderlecht

Vicente scored the opening goal and created the second to give Valencia a 2-0 victory over Anderlecht in their opening Champions League Group G match on Tuesday.


Iraq executed 13 men convicted of murder, kidnapping and other crimes, the government said Tuesday.


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Five European Union defense ministers signed an agreement Friday to set up a law enforcement group to provide support for international peacekeeping missions.


Chile says Asia Pacific to push "very hard" for WTO pact

SANTIAGO  - Asia-Pacific leaders will push "very hard" at a summit this weekend for a successful outcome to World Trade Organization free-trade negotiations, Chilean President Ricardo Lagos said.


A member of staff at the DVLA is taken to hospital after a parcel bomb explodes Swansea.


With about six weeks left until the start of the MLS season, United apparently has taken interest in U.S. national team defender Greg Vanney to replace departed all-star Ryan Nelsen.


How brave is actor Aaron Eckhart? He survived a rattlesnake curling up on his shoe to complete his role as an FBI dude after a serial killer but then he had âTrinityâ (Carrie-Anne Moss) on his team.


Sony says its digital music players will now play MP3 format music tracks, and not just its own Atrac format. It is a major move for the electronics giant which has been criticised for only letting its own format be played.


A car bomber attacks a Shia political party, hours after a Christian Church leader is kidnapped.


'Private War' Soldiers Appeal for U.S. Embassy Help

Three Americans on trial in Afghanistan  for illegally imprisoning and torturing Afghans have appealed  to the U.S. ambassador to request the charges be dropped,  lawyers for two of them said Wednesday.


Micosoft strips Office from charity PC scheme

App-free Windows coming to a poor community near you... Software giant Microsoft is to abruptly ditch the use of Office through its popular global community refurbishment scheme.â¦


New York Dogs Audition for Broadway Musical

Two-dozen dogs living in New York animal shelters got their shot at stardom on Friday with an audition for parts in a new Broadway musical and the chance to live out their days on a farm.


Screening embryos for genetic disorders, does not harm their health, a large scale review of the procedure has found.


Oracle Insists Bid for PeopleSoft Is Final as Deadline Approaches

The chief financial officer of Oracle, Harry L. You, said that $24 a share remained the company's "best and final'' offer for PeopleSoft Inc. in what may be the last week of a 17-month hostile takeover fight.


Trainer Ed Dunlop has confirmed that his dual Oaks winner Ouija board will take her chance in the Filly & Mare Turf at the Breeders Cup meeting on Saturday.


Early fund-raising pits Clinton, Obama camps

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential campaign launched a weeklong, $1 million fund-raising drive on Wednesday, hot on the heels of a gala in Hollywood that raised an even bigger sum for Democratic newcomer Sen. Barack Obama.


Dow chemical given poison well water to mark mass Bhopal deaths

A group of activists on Friday delivered to Dow Chemical a container of poisoned well water from the Bhopal gas disaster site to mark the 20th anniversary of the world's worst industrial accident in India.


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Injured Gunnersâ captain ruled out of trip to Panathinaikos

PARIS: Ankle-victim Patrick Vieira will miss Arsenalâs Champions League trip to Panathinaikos today in a big blow to manager Arsene Wenger on the run-up to the Athens tie.


Starbucks Corp. said on Monday it  has formed its own record label, Hear Music, to develop records  for sale both in its coffee shops and through traditional music  retailers.


US military steps up security at German base after threat

German police launched a major security operation at a US military airport following an anonymous bomb threat, police in this western German city said on Tuesday.


By P.J. LASSEK World Staff Writer  Anything can be engineered to work, it just depends on whether enough money is available, a local official of the Army Corps of Engineers said.


InfoWorld - When Sandy Scarce began selling apparel on eBay three years ago, she planned to use the company's marketplace as her only sales channel, but today, deeply discouraged, she is moving away from it.


A young woman from Orkney dies following an attack while on a working holiday in New Zealand.


IRAQ: STRAW ESCLUDE TRATTATIVA, NIENTE PATTI CON I TERRORISTI

(AGI) - Londra, 23 set. - Il governo di Londra ha escluso qualsiasi trattativa con i terroristi che hanno in mano l'ostaggio britannico in Iraq e che ieri ha lanciato un disperato appello al premier Tony Blair per il suo rilascio.


Izora Rhodes Armstead, one of the Weather Girls who sang the hit 1980's song "It's Raining Men" died September 16th of a heart failure in San Leandro, a city east of San Francisco. Along with singer Martha Wash, she created three albums as the W...


A tradirlo le tracce di sangue sulle scarpe


Blockbuster Atlantic Hurricane Season Closes

Everything about the Atlantic hurricane  season was big -- lots of powerful storms that spawned hundreds  of deadly tornadoes, many deaths, an unprecedented onslaught on  Florida, a huge damage toll and millions evacuated.


Stocks were knocked lower on Wednesday  after a U.S. government review questioned home finance company  Fannie Mae's FNM.N accounting methods, while  investment bank  Morgan Stanley MWD.N reported a drop in quarterly profit.


Update 4: Honeywell Offers $1.7 Billion for Novar

Honeywell International Inc., the aerospace and high-tech manufacturer, is offering about 900 million pounds ($1.7 billion) to buy British industrial holding company Novar PLC and Novar's board is backing the offer, the two companies said Monday.


Karzai appears headed to overwhelming win

KABUL -- Early results showed interim leader Hamid Karzai far ahead of his chief rivals yesterday in Afghanistan's first democratic presidential election after 25 years of war.


New York, 20:44 - TENNIS, US OPEN: YOUZHNY AI QUARTI

Il russo MikhaÃ¯l Youzhny si è qualificato per i quarti di finale degli Us Open superando in t...


DETROIT -- Just when it was assumed the Redskins' passing offense could not get any more dreadful, it did in Sunday's 17-10 win over the Detroit Lions.


Bush Has Double-Digit Lead on Kerry - Newsweek Poll

President Bush emerged from the  Republican National Convention with an 11-point lead over  Democrat John Kerry, according to a Newsweek poll released on  Saturday, the second straight survey showing him ahead by  double digits.


Papers across Europe commented on the Iraq Survey Group's confirmation that Iraq had no weapons of mass destruction and discussed Elfriede Jelinek winning the Nobel Prize for Literature.


OIL prices eased further below $50 a barrel yesterday, extending a week-long bout of profit-taking that has cut more than $5 from record-high crude ahead of the US presidential election.


Viareggio, 17:25 - CALCIO, VIAREGGIO: GENOA-TOTTENHAM 3-3, IN GOL SIGNORINI JR

Con il pirotecnico 3-3 tra Genoa e Tottenham si è aperta la 60ma edizione del torneo internaz...


After a blowout quarter, more good times are likely with a new product launch.


BAGHDAD, 1 October 2004 - Insurgents stooped to a new low when they killed 34 children gathered to collect candies after the opening of a new sewage plant in the Iraqi capital.


MySpace to address Net safety in press conference Monday

The News Corp.-owned social-networking site hasn't given any indication as to what will be said, but its chief security officer will be on hand in the New York event.


U.S. Rep. Paul Gillmor, an Ohio Republican who served in the House of Representatives for nearly 20 years, was found dead in his apartment, a congressional aide said on Wednesday.


Bands Make Musical, Political Statements

After watching world events unfold, after hearing of too many deaths in too many places, Good Charlotte had something to say.


Poll: Most Find Satisfaction in Their Jobs

WASHINGTON - A majority of Americans say they find satisfaction in their jobs, according to an Associated Press poll, though many express concerns about job stress, health care and retirement benefits.    Peggy Branan, a 44-year-old nurse in the New Orleans area, is among about half of the population who say they are "very satisfied" with their job...


The foreign secretary joins fellow foreign ministers for a conference at which they will back elections in Iraq.


Dour CAPS investors see silver linings where others see clouds.


Movie Review | 'Summercamp!': A Care Package for Nostalgic Campers

Nostalgic as only a project steered by two former campers can be, âSummercamp!â is a riot of talent shows and campfires, canoeing and holistic clowning.


Spanish takoever target Endesa reports profits fall

Spain's leading electricity provider Endesa, the target of a takoever by German utility E.ON, said on Thursday that net profit fell by 6.7 percent in 2006 to 2.97 billion euros (3.9 billion euros).


Give your computer the finger: Touch-screen tech comes of age

Touch interface technology has been around a long time, but it may be at a tipping point now. Move over, keyboard and mouse.


SLOVENIA'S parliament elected centrist leader Janez Jansa as new prime minister today, giving him a clear mandate to form a ruling coalition after elections last month.


BEA envisions role of 'application configurator'

BEA Systems with its upcoming Diamond application deployment platform envisions an IT person taking on the new role of âapplication configuratorâ in SOAs (service-oriented architectures).


The man convicted of killing UK tourist Peter Falconio has lost an appeal to Australia's highest court.


Basayev Claims Responsibility for Beslan School Hostage Siege

A Chechen rebel commander has claimed responsibility for the school hostage siege in southern Russia earlier this month, during which more than 320 hostages were killed, half of them children.


Apple Computer's iPod remains the king of digital music players, but robust pretenders to the throne have begun to emerge in the Windows universe. One of them is the Zen Touch, from Creative Labs.


Chrysler to cut 13,000 jobs, faces possible sale

DETROIT/FRANKFURT  - DaimlerChrysler said on Wednesday it would cut 13,000 jobs at its Chrysler operation in North America and indicated it could sell or spin off the money-losing unit, which would unwind a troubled 9-year-old merger between Chrysler and Mercedes.


The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to step into a dispute over the Bush administration's promotion of federal financing for faith-based charities.


City Mulls Issues Surrounding Annexation

By Jeff Tucker, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  Mar. 10--A few years ago when the city started looking at the possibility of annexing portions of the West Park neighborhood, the city had to face the question of how to pay to extend city services into the area.


Pelvic Exercises Treat Persistent Incontinence

Physical therapy aimed at strengthening the pelvic floor muscles may help many women who suffer lingering incontinence months after giving birth, a study suggests.


In 2007, half of all actively managed diversified United States stock funds have beaten the S.& P. 500.


Farmington, PA (Sports Network) - Vijay Singh carded a three-under 69 on Sunday to hang on for the title at the 84 Lumber Classic.


U.S. and Iraq forces kill 90 al Qaeda in offensive

BAQUBA, Iraq  - U.S. and Iraqi forces say they have killed 90 al Qaeda fighters around Baghdad during one of the biggest combined offensives against the Sunni Islamist group since the invasion of Iraq in 2003.


Colombian police seize millions in fake euros and dollars in an international operation.


The Macedonian parliament agrees to hold a referendum on a law to give greater power to ethnic Albanians.


(InfoWorld) - On Feb. 5, at about 7 a.m. local time, I'll be watching the Super Bowl. For those of us living in foreign lands where football means a round ball, the NFL doesn't get primetime coverage. Despite growing up as an NFL fan, when I say "football" now to anyone except my mother, I'm talking about soccer. When I watch football on any given weekend, it's the glorious exploits of my beloved Arsenal Football Club I'm enjoying, not those of the New York Giants. During almost 11 years in China, I have slowly seen those vestiges of the U.S. unavailable here in Beijing disappear. The Internet changed the way we live overseas. Letters became e-mails. Amazon.com became the Berlin Airlift to the book-deprived, with CDs and DVDs following soon after. But regular National Football League coverage was one of just two remaining treats that eluded me. That changed on Sept. 13, 2006. On that day, I discovered Ben & Jerry's ice cream at my supermarket, for about $9 per pint. That morning, I watched an NFL game, live via the Internet, in my home. NFL Enterprises embraced the Internet for the 2006-07 season. Previously the NFL did not allow webcasting of its games, except for text and graphic-based commentary such as GameCast. But this year, international fans could buy a GamePass from YahooÂ to view games live and streamed, at either $249.99 for the season, or $24.99 per week. Apple's iTunes Music Store sold season passes for fans to watch their favorite teams, uploading each game after its completion. I took a different route. I downloaded TVUplayer , which seems to be a mass re-broadcast from a Slingbox MediaÂ device in San Jose, California. There was the NFL, complete with American sportscasters and commercials ("This is our country..."). I ignored that it was 8:30 a.m. and made popcorn. I don't understand how TVUplayer is legal, but if they ever become a paid service, they can have my money. ESPN and ABC disappeared midway through the season, so I lost the Sunday and Monday night games that I used to watch on Monday and Tuesday mornings, respectively, but Sunday night remained sleepless as I watched the day games. If living overseas teaches us anything, it's that in the Internet world, content distribution and licensing methods are grossly obsolete. I would have paid to watch the NFL live years ago -- but they wouldn't take my money. Cinema and DVD release dates seem equally ludicrous when you live in a market where they're meaningless. Piracy makes a lot more sense when you realize that the guy down the street can offer you "Casino Royale" on DVD today, but Hollywood thinks you should wait eight months. Next season promises to be even better for football fans here. On Aug. 8 -- exactly one year prior to the opening of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing -- China will host to its first-ever NFL exhibition game, with the New England Patriots playing the Seattle Seahawks. But when the regular season begins about three weeks later, it will be first down and 10 on the Internet.


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Food may be like a drug for some, study shows

The same brain circuits are involved  when obese people fill their stomachs as when drug addicts  think about drugs, a finding that suggests overeating and  addiction may be linked, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.


Tony Dungy quashed speculation he was going to retire by announcing on Monday he would remain the head coach of the Indianapolis Colts.


Shaheen, Isinbayeva set world records at Belgian meet

Pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva of Russia and steeplechaser Saif Saaeed Shaheen of Qatar set world records at the Van Damme Memorial meet Friday.


UK mobile phone maker Sendo has settled a lawsuit in which it accused Microsoft of stealing its technology and its customers. Sendo was a key partner in the software giant's so-called Smartphone project.


The museumâs new home, which is expected to be completed by the end of 2009, will face Central Park and cost about $80 million, according to officials.


ATHENS, Ga. -- David Greene passed for two touchdowns and ran for another, and No. 12 Georgia rebounded from its first loss of the season with a 33-3 rout of Vanderbilt yesterday.


A teacher set up a hidden video camera in a girls' school change room, a court heard, as police predicted more than 500 people could be charged in Australia's biggest child porn crackdown.


Broadband ups European Web users to 100 m

54.5 million Europeans surfed the Web over a broadband connection, a 60 percent increase from 34.1 million 12 months earlier. AMSTERDAM: More than half of Europe's Internet surfers now have a high-speed broadband


WASHINGTON -- The death of actor Christopher Reeve is reverberating through the presidential campaign as both sides tussle over the issue of stem-cell research.


Could Owen Wilson Case Inspire Copycats?

An expert on celebrity suicide copycats discusses the potentially devastating mistakes the media can make when covering the issue, and what families can do to protect those at risk.


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The British actor Ian McShane opens next week as the patriarch Max in Harold Pinterâs âHomecoming,â a man-monster of diminishing powers and, of course, many vulgarities.


No Longer His Heyday, Too Early for Mayday

Randy Johnson has a long memory, of good games and bad. In two years as a Yankee, there have been plenty of each.


Researchers say a second experimental cervical cancer vaccine appears to broadly protect against infection and risky precancerous conditions for more than two years, affirming scientists' belief that the disease could be progressively eradicated in a global campaign much like smallpox and polio.


Lo rivela lo studio 'Indici e dati' di Mediobanca


More than 300 people are feared dead after a storm triggers flash floods in the Philippines, officials say.


NEW YORK -- The rumors waft along the boardwalk, floating from the lips of gossipy locals, strong as the scent of ketchup and sauerkraut on frankfurters under the scorching Brooklyn sun. Didyahear? The rides may soon be closing. See, the go-karts, they're already gone. What's that you say? They'r...


PalmOne this week is announcing the Treo 650, a hybrid PDA/mobile phone device that addresses many of the shortcomings of its hugely popular predecessor, the Treo 600.


SAN FRANCISCO (Ticker) - The San Francisco Giants on Monday signed free agent catcher Mike Matheny, who likely will replace AJ Pierzynski behind the plate.


World Business Briefing | Europe: France: Airbus to Build More A320s

Airbus plans to increase production of its A320 family of airliners as the company bets on strong demand for its smaller planes to take the sting out of costly delays to its A380 superjumbo jet. An Airbus spokesman, Justin Dubon, confirmed the plans, reported by The Wall Street Journal. The company, based in Toulouse, would produce 32 of the single-aisle planes each month starting in January, instead of the 30 produced currently. Production will increase further, to 34 planes a month in March 2008 and to 36 by December that year. Before the increase was decided, the first delivery windows available to new customers were in 2010, Mr. Dubon said. Faster production will open up new slots well before that date.


Internet photo service Shutterfly  Inc. on Thursday set its planned initial public offering at 5.8  million shares at an estimated price of $13 to $15 each.


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Poll: Character trumps policy for voters

For all the policy blueprints churned out by presidential campaigns, there is this indisputable fact: People care less about issues than they do about a candidate's character.


Russell Crowe, who made news recently for getting into a fight with his bodyguard at a party, says the scuffle was caused by a misunderstanding between the two.


InfoWorld - AT&T's revenue was up 2.9 percent in the fourth quarter of 2007, largely driven by increases in mobile phone and broadband customers, the company said Thursday.


Steve Ballmer said he, too, is among the most spammed people in the world because he gives out his e-mail address in nearly every speech he makes.


And how do you want to pay for it? Reader survey We're all familiar with the imagery used to punt the mobile technology vision: a lone executive atop a hill, gazing contentedly at the limitless horizon to the sound of the skylark and the gentle rustling of trees as he communicates effortlessly with the furthest corners of the globe.â¦


Defeated Kerry Sits in Cold, Applauds Bush

Democratic Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts, who had hoped to replace George W. Bush as president on Thursday, instead sat in the cold and clapped as the Republican began a second four-year term.


Freddie Mitchell leaped and caught his first touchdown pass of the season, tucked the ball under his arm and quietly jogged to the sideline.


Southern Africa: Aids Initiative Focuses On Women

"HIV is just a virus...If we change our attitudes, HIV will die. It will have no space and capacity to spread," says Musa Njoko, a young South African woman who has been living with the virus for the past decade.


Seattle Times Eastside Digest Column: Lowe Again Heads 4Culture Board

By Seattle Times  Mar. 2--Bellevue   Lowe again heads 4Culture board   Margaret Lowe, of Bellevue, was recently elected to a second term as president of the 4Culture board of directors.


Pro-Israel Lobby Said to Have Been Inquiry Target

The inquiry by the Federal Bureau of Investigation into whether a Pentagon analyst passed classified information to Israel grew out of a longstanding


The U.S. government on Wednesday rejected a U.N. report that said the use of private security guards like those involved in the shooting deaths of Iraqi civilians amounted to a new form of mercenary activity.


The Clark Art Institute, long known as a home for French and American paintings, is making room for a $90 million British invasion thanks to a donation from the foundation of Sir Edwin Manton.


Debate Highlights Stark Choice for Voters

The issues of substance between the two main presidential candidates – dramatically different governing priorities, and starkly different responses to whether the country is on the right course at home and abroad – were on   vivid display Friday in their second debate.


Software AG Pays $26M for Mainframe UI Tools

The sale marks Jacadaâs move out of the application modernization and middleware software business in order to concentrate on development of call center systems.


The devil may wear Prada, but the tax collector doesn't seem to care.


Iraq Struggles to Keep Rebuilding Hopes Alive

Iraqis were promised billions of  dollars in mainly American aid to rebuild their country after  last year's U.S.-led invasion, but mounting violence has choked  reconstruction spending to almost nothing.


Nortel CEO to Consider Takeover Opportunities

Nortel's CEO says he'll consider his company's options, but won't comment on possible Motorola merger.


U.S. OLPC Recipients Irate Over Tiny Laptop Delays, Headaches

The charitable Give One, Get One XO laptop program comes under fire by participants who say they've suffered chronic delivery snafus and delays.


Voter registration extended by three days in Nigeria: official

Nigeria's electoral agency INEC said it was extending by three days the registration of voters for key April presidential and general elections.


Ruined Towns Look to Beirut, Mostly in Vain

Nearly $900 million in international pledges remains untapped by the Lebanese government.


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Roma, 14:04 - CALCIO, SERIE C1: GLI ARBITRI DI DOMENICA

Questi gli arbitri designati a dirigere gli incontri della sesta giornata del campionato di serie C1...


By KELLI KENNEDY  LADY LAKE, Fla. - Tornado survivors and their supporters turned out for a Sunday service at a church that was demolished in the killer storms that ripped through central Florida, remembering the victims while trying to stay optimistic about the long recovery ahead.


Putin: No Return to Totalitarian Rule in Russia

President Vladimir Putin on Friday  rejected suggestions he was pushing Russia back to totalitarian  rule, but said it was still searching for a model of democracy  to match its traditions.


World Business Briefing | Europe: Microsoft in First Technology License Deal

Microsoft said it had signed its first agreement to license its technology, almost three years after European Union antitrust regulators ordered the software company to share data to increase competition. Microsoft said the deal, with Quest Software of California, was meant to comply with an antitrust order issued in March 2004 that demanded licensing of software that helps desktop computers communicate with servers. But the deal was met with skepticism from adversaries, who questioned how a company with a longstanding relationship with Microsoft could be considered a rival. The European Commission threatened Microsoft last week with fines as high as 3 million euros ($3.9 million) a day for failing to comply with the order.


Ban On Internet Access Taxes Poised For Approval

Legislation to temporarily ban taxing Internet access is poised for approval this week after the US Senate approved the legislation and worked out wording acceptable to Congress.


Officials: Arafat Needs More Medical Tests

Yasser Arafat has been ill for two weeks with what was initially described as a bad flu. He took a turn for the worse Wednesday, collapsing and briefly losing consciousness.


If anyone had questions about Stewart Cink being chosen for the Ryder Cup team, he answered them with authority Sunday at the NEC Invitational, never letting anyone within two shots and becoming the first wire-to-wire winner this year on the PGA Tour.