Itâs Lonely at the Top, the Middle in the Plaza Hotel ...

Most of the condos in the newly converted Plaza Hotel are empty, although nearly 100 apartments have been sold.


CBS Corp. chief executive Leslie Moonves is the most powerful executive in television, but he's still involved in some of the smallest programming decisions.


OSLO: Kenyan ecologist Wangari Maathai, who yesterday received the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize at a ceremony in Oslo, said protecting the environment was vital to promote peace and democracy.


Analyze this: Handheld devices do just that

At first glance, the laboratories of Ahura Scientific Inc. in Wilmington appear similar to others found in manufacturing operations. Nothing fancy, just a hodgepodge of equipment.


France's economy slows by more than expected in the third quarter, the latest data to raise question marks over growth in the eurozone.


A Merseyside man is rescued from the Australian Outback after getting lost in the bush twice in one week.


US President Bush is in Mexico on the final leg of a Latin America tour, with drugs and migration top of the agenda.


Serie A: la Climamio travolge la Scavolini

Successo della Climamio Bologna nellâanticipo pomeridiano della 9.a giornata di campionato contro la Scavolini Pesaro: 90-66 il finale di una gara decisa fin dalle prime battute, con i felsinei a condurre a metÃ  partita giÃ  con +17 di scarto.


Giants 33, 49ers 15: Defense Comes Through Again for Giants

The Giants crushed the 49ers with a big-play defense that forced four turnovers. The Giants are now 5-2 for the fourth season in a row under Coach Tom Coughlin.


Russian Air Disaster Was Suicide Attack, According to US Sources

Aug. 27, 2004 - Suicide bombers, in precision attacks, destroyed two Russian domestic airlines, which killed 90 people Tuesday, US sources told ABC News.


'C'e' gia' un impegno forte del governo nazionale'


IAEA team heads for North Korea nuclear complex

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


Officials: Bedouin sold explosives before blasts

Taba, Egypt -- A Bedouin tribesman has confessed to selling explosives that might have been used in the three deadly car bombings targeting Israeli tourists Thursday night, and investigators were looking into possible Palestinian militant involvement


Armenian accused gives evidence in coup case

Malabo - The trial of 18 men charged with plotting to oust Equatorial Guinean President Teodoro Obiang Nguema went into a fourth day on Thursday, with an Armenian pilot accused of being a hired gun for the coup bid giving evidence.


Indonesian plane's front exit didn't open: official

YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia  - The main front left exit of an Indonesian plane that crashed this week failed to open after landing, preventing some of the passengers from escaping, a leading crash investigator said on Friday.


IBM growth in Americas slower than overseas

IBM  said on Thursday that  revenue from the Americas rose 5 percent, slower than other  regions as overseas units showed the strongest gains, and said  computer hardware sales declined.


Alle 12 si sono fermati in raccoglimento cittadini e istituzioniA Bruxelles commemorazione all'aperto con oltre mille persone                                                  L'Europa piange in silenzio Ciampi: "Mai cosÃ¬ uniti"                                                                                Giovanni Paolo II prega in Vaticano insieme a settemila fedeliIl Capo dello Stato: "Insieme per un mondo di pace e sicurezza"


At Apple's special event in San Francisco Tuesday, it was all about the movies.


Reporter Profiles the People Behind the Web Addresses

By Peter Johnson  When they profile websites or Internet moguls, news outlets usually focus on the business end -- "How do they make money, and what's going to happen with the advertising?" -- says Yahoo reporter Kevin Sites.


Los Angeles Lakers Kobe Bryant, center, joined Shaquille O'Neal and rest of his teammates on the bench during the start of the fourth quarter against the Dallas Mavericks in this Oct. 28, 2003 photo, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.


'Piena concordanza' su iter tra Marini e Bertinotti


Oprah Winfrey stunned her audience and the nation yesterday with what is believed to be the largest mass giveaway ever on TV: All 276 people in her studio left with a brand-new car!


Mostly, these lists give me an excuse to remind readers of good and great films that they may have missed.  But in some respects, the actual list is the least of it.


IBM improves efficiency of PowerPC chips

IBM has boosted the power efficiency of its PowerPC 750CL and PowerPC 970GX chips, part of a bid to reach a wider range of enterprise and consumer applications.


European effort spotlights plight of the Roma

Europe is home to an estimated 7 million to 9 million Gypsies, also known as Roma. In a major effort to help one of Europe's largest, poorest and fastest-growing ethnic minorities, leaders of many Central and Eastern European countries are vowing to address their problems.


Six Pakistani civilians die in a shoot-out between troops and militants near the Afghan border, the army says.


Panel Sees No Clear Aid for Veterans Under Stress

An expert panel said Thursday that it was unclear which treatments could help combat veterans who are suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder.


Each week in Baghdad, two sermons -- one Sunni, the other Shiite -- dwell on the insurgency, elections planned for next month and the U.S. military presence. But the messages are diametrically opposed.


Friend: Edwardses return to Raleigh home

A family friend says John Edwards and wife Elizabeth have returned to their Raleigh home to spend time with friends after losing a presidential election and learning Elizabeth has breast cancer.


Warner struggles on EMI decision as music sales fall

Warner Music Group's decision on  whether to counter bid for British rival EMI Group has become a  tortuously long one, as the No. 4 player grapples with exposing  itself further to recorded music amid a faster-than-expected  decline in the industry.


It turns out that misery is not miserly.


The Marine Corps has unveiled the first West Coast barracks for Marines and sailors wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan.


Br pronte a colpire ancora dopo l'omicidio Biagi

BOLOGNA, 15 OTTOBRE 2004 - ''Entro 15 giorni va concluso il dibattito di bilancio e presa una decisione sull'eventualita' di realizzare un attacco entro giugno-luglio (intorno al 20-22 maggio)''. Cosi' scrivevano


Napoli, 22:21 - CALCIO, NAPOLI; DE LAURENTIIS: REJA HA TUTTO MIO SOSTEGNO

Edy Reja non rischia l'esonero dopo il ko di Cagliari. Lo ha precisato il presidente del Napoli, Aur...


Former England coach Clive Woodward has apologised for his stinging comments about owners, directors and coaches at some English clubs.


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Ai minimi di una settimana su divisa verde,di un mese su yen


A new congressional report says the Environmental Protection Agency potentially exposed scores of residents, volunteers and workers to asbestos fibers by not doing more to monitor the contaminant in the cleanup after Hurricane Katrina.


A UN team heads to north eastern Somalia to assess the damage caused by waves said to have killed at least 100.


Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.   said on Monday it formed a new publishing label  devoted to casual games called 2K Play.


Immune rejection drug shrinks rare tumors

The Wyeth drug Rapamune dramatically reduces rare growths known as angiomyolipomas after one year of treatment, but the benefits begin to fade if the transplant drug is discontinued, researchers reported on Wednesday.


U.S. warns against cold drugs for kids under 2

Children under 2 should not be given over-the-counter cough and cold medicines because they are too risky, U.S. health authorities warned on Thursday.


Geologists: Collier Glacier is shrinking

Between the North Sister and Middle Sister in Oregon's Cascade Range, Collier Glacier has advanced and receded for hundreds of thousands of years. But like many glaciers, it is headed in one direction these days: backward.


'Blog' is most popular search term on dictionary site

NEW YORK - "Blog" is now the most popular search word in the online version of the Merriam-Webster dictionary. Its frequent lookup paralleled its growth on the political scene this year as keepers of Web logs


US President George W. Bush bade a fond summit farewell to Prime Minister Tony Blair on Thursday as the pair met for the final time at a meeting of the world's wealthest nations.


"Donât you guys ever get tired of that angle?" asked Patriots tight end Christian Fauria when approached about the NFLâs declaration during the offseason that its officials will call illegal contact and defensive holding in the passing game more


Round 3 of the desktop search heavyweight championship bout

The Google vs. Microsoft technology war does not seem to let up. The latest salvo from the MSN camp is a beta edition of its new MSN Desktop Search application.


Lagat Runs Record Mile in Madison Square Garden

RALEIGH, North Carolina  - Kenyan Olympic silver  medallist Bernard Lagat streaked to the fastest mile run in  Madison Square Garden when he clocked three minutes, 52.87  seconds at the Millrose Games in New York on Friday.


The Arizona Cardinals are winless in three games, but they are among the league leaders in one category — taking the ball away from the opponent.


Books: AIDS in Africa: Rising Above the Partisan Babble

It is a testament to the strength of Helen Epsteinâs new book that the one scientific goof she makes actually matters relatively little.


Standards will make advertising easier, more cost-effective, say GSM and Vodafone CEOs. Also, Yahoo announces new ad deals.


A new United Nations report says Sudan has not disarmed Arab militias in Darfur or stopped attacks.


Arts, Briefly: Whither the Corsets of Yesteryear?

The BBCâs historical costume and wigs department has been forced to shut down after a deal to sell the department to a rival props company collapsed, The Times of London reported. The failure of the sale, part of a cost-saving drive, has created a crisis for period-drama productions. The BBCâs costume vault houses about one million outfits and 12,000 hairpieces. But BBC Resources, as the operation is called, has announced that it is shutting down. The costumes and wigs will be moved from London to Oxford and held in storage until their future becomes clear. The shutdown comes after the BBC announced a series of period pieces, including productions of âTess of the DâUrbervillesâ and âLittle Dorrit.â A permanent closing would also hit film production. Sofia Coppolaâs 2006 film âMarie Antoinette,â which won the Oscar for costume design, used 400 items rented from the department.


omen on the birth control pill are protected from ovarian cancer, even decades after they stop taking it


Security Worries in Baghdad, U.S. Debates Polls

The ability of Iraqi insurgents to  snatch foreigners from their guarded Baghdad offices  highlighted the country's poor security as U.S. officials  argued whether elections could be held in towns under rebel  control.


Wells Fargo, Visa test pay-by-phone in United States

(InfoWorld) - Mobile payments and banking are now moving into the United States through some big names, but the speedy checkout system is slow to put in place. VisaÂ and Wells FargoÂ have finished the first phase of a trial of in-person mobile coupons, payment by phone, and over-the-air account management, the companies said Wednesday. They ran that test inside Wells Fargo's Customer Experience Research Lab, and the next step, starting in the next few months, will involve 30 to 50 Wells Fargo employees in the real world. Only after that second phase will the partners sign up actual consumers for a test. That third phase, involving 300 to 500 holders of Wells Fargo Visa cards, is scheduled for the fourth quarter of this year. Some U.S. consumers, including Wells Fargo customers, are already using their mobile phones for banking tasks such as checking account information and transferring funds. In-person payments by mobile phone, already popular in Japan and strongly backed by Finland's Nokia, have taken longer to reach the United States. The payments require a specially equipped phone and a payment device located in a store, restaurant, stadium, or transit turnstile. Wells Fargo and Visa, like Nokia, plan to use NFC (near field communications), though a different system is used by pioneer NTT DoCoMoÂ in Japan. NFC is based on RFID and can communicate over a few centimeters, or users can just tap the phone against the payment device. At the heart of the system is downloadable client software developed by Visa, which is already in use in South Korea, according to Peter Ho, a vice president and product manager at Wells Fargo. The trials by Visa and Wells Fargo go beyond just tap payments. In the second phase of testing, the Wells Fargo employees will be able to receive, store, and redeem mobile coupons; monitor their credit or debit account activity; and manage their funds on the phone. They will make NFC payments at merchants equipped for Visa's payWave system, which today lets consumers wave their Visa cards in front of a secure reader. It's the first system in the United States to combine mobile banking and payments, Ho said. "The customer is going to expect to be able to do both," Ho said. The consumer experience only needs to be fine-tuned, and Wells Fargo and Visa are enthusiastic about the technology, according to Ho. It's the business model that needs to be worked out, he said. For one thing, no mobile operator yet offers an NFC handset to its subscribers, the typical way U.S. consumers get their phones, he said. The two partners are talking with carriers and with providers of mobile payment infrastructure to set up a system that's attractive to all, he said. Ho would not speculate when all those pieces will come together in a commercial service. Competing technologies are holding back phone payments, according to In-Stat analyst David Chamberlain. Everyone involved wants to know they won't be stranded with a system others aren't using. In addition to NFC, some companies are advocating the use of text messages or barcodes generated on the phone, Chamberlain said. The best thing Visa could do would be to convince one of its own competitors to also use NFC, he said.


Pope Benedict XVI came under a hail of criticism from the Islamic world Friday for comments he made earlier in the week in Germany regarding the Prophet Mohammed and the Muslim faith.


US telecoms giant AT&T says hackers have stolen the credit card details of almost 20,000 online customers.


The SEC accuses Conrad Black and David Radler of diverting money from Hollinger International Inc., the regulators said Monday. Black will be forced to put his stake in the company in a trust to keep him away from voting.


Silverstone loses F1 . . . for lack of Â£8.9m

THE British Grand Prix has been axed from the 2005 Formula One calendar by Bernie Ecclestone, the sport's supremo, after a long-standing argument with the British Racing Drivers' Club and Sir Jackie Stewart, its president.


Berlusconi: altrove il premier si sarebbe dimesso


Pain, alienation and the thousand varieties of loneliness that flesh is heir to: these are the topics that Abi Morganâs âTender,â a British play being given its New York premiere by Thirteenth Night Theater, means to address.


Melissa Etheridge Expects 100% Recovery From Breast Cancer

The prognosis for 43 year-old, singer Melissa Etheridge looks good her doctors say. Etheridge has been diagnosed with breast cancer and will undergo surgery.


Dato su bilancia dei pagamenti del secondo trimestre 2007


(Source: AT&T)  Hospitals used to be slowed down by paper. But by bolstering digital databases and wireless capabilities, everyone can work more efficiently.


A growing number of experts say cellphone use may be making us less autonomous and less capable of solving problems on our own.


Analyst: Barcelona Delayed Until October

Analysts are suggesting that AMD may be forced to delay its Barcelona multi-core chip, a move that could set the company back both financially and strategically.


Societe Generale (SocGen) , hit by massive losses it blamed on rogue trades, braced for fresh criticism on Tuesday after a government report highlighted major failings in its risk controls.


Shares in Home Depot rose today on news that the sale of the companyâs wholesale supply unit, HD Supply, is still on track.


Oil soared to a record near $81 a barrel on Monday on worries that global energy supplies could shrink to critical levels this winter heating season due to strong demand growth.


Shares in Rentokil Initial slumped today as the services company warned that profits had fallen and would suffer next year as it it continues to be hit by increased competition and shrinking margins.


Yukos, the Russian oil giant, could be forced to halt production because of a new court order, the company says.


Quentin Griffin might make the Denver Broncos forget Clinton Portis after all. Griffin ran for 156 yards and scored three touchdowns in his first game as Portis' replacement, lifting the Broncos to a 34-24 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday night.


Israeli Tanks Shell Gaza Town-Palestinian Sources

Israeli tanks battling Palestinian gunmen  shelled a town in the central Gaza Strip early on Tuesday,  Palestinian security sources said.


Blackburn recovered from 3-1 down to draw 3-3 with Birmingham in the English Premier League on Sunday, but stayed bottom of the standings.


Yushchenko backers block Ukraine government HQ to force PM to concede defeat

KYIV, Ukraine  - Noisy, orange-clad opposition protesters on Wednesday blockaded Ukraine's government headquarters and prevented Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych from convening a cabinet session.


Fred Funk and PGA Tour rookie Zach Johnson had nearly perfect rounds yesterday and shared a one-stroke lead in the Buick Championship.


Google Planning Desktop Search for Mac Computers

Google announced plans to offer its Google Desktop Search to Mac computers on Friday, introducing Google technology to a loyal group of computer users who are not using the Windows operating system.


Maliki urges others to stay out of Iraq conflict

Iraq's prime minister urged regional rivals on Saturday to stop playing out their differences in his country, addressing a meeting at which U.S. officials sat down with adversaries from Iran and Syria.


Mortar bombs kill at least three in Mogadishu

Five mortar bombs struck northern Mogadishu on Monday, killing at least three people, wounding several others and flattening homes in the Somali capital's latest outbreak of post-war violence, witnesses said.


Blog: After 18 months of debate, the General Public License has finally turned 3.


Extradited Copyright Infringer Sentenced to 51 Months

The leader of one of an Internet software piracy group was sentenced to prison for conspiracy to commit criminal copyright infringement.


Blackstone Makes Its First Management Buyout in India

The private equity firm said it had agreed to buy an Indian back-office company, Intelenet Global Services Ltd., for an undisclosed sum.


Canadian MPs urge legal action over Barrow subs

CANADIAN prime minister Paul Martin and top navy chiefs are backing Barrow shipyard after pressure mounted for Britain to be sued over the submarine tragedy.


U.S. growers pitch agricultural deals to Cuba

With a catfish fry for Cuban officials and pleas to U.S. President George W. Bush to ease sanctions, dozens of American businessmen began negotiating new sales of agricultural products to communist Cuba on Monday.


iPhone jailbreak for the masses released

A group of hackers has released perhaps the easiest application yet for getting third-party software onto iPhones running the most up-to-date version of Apple's firmware.


Stage set for prince to be crowned Cambodia's next king

The stage has been set for a little-known son of King Norodom Sihanouk to be crowned Cambodia's next monarch after the king's surprise abdication last week.


Glass' NPR Show Comes to `Life' on Stage, TV

By JILL RADSKEN  With his nerdy Elvis Costello look, Ira Glass has the perfect face for radio.  Everything else about the host of the immensely popular "This American Life" on NPR has turned out to be perfect as well. The show has a maniacal cult following, often a No.


At the World Cyber Games 2004, the competition is about more than just who wins at Counter-Strike or WarCraft III. Gamers are competing to bring glory to their home countries. Daniel Terdiman reports from San Francisco.


Aveva parlato di un'orgia durante festa di compleanno


General Motors workers began returning to their jobs this morning, as bargainers for the United Automobile Workers union and the company took a break from negotiations that appeared close to running aground on Sunday night.


OAK BROOK, Ill. -- McDonald's Corp. said Tuesday that it posted its second-ever loss _ its first in nearly five years _ losing $711.7 million in the second quarter because of a hefty one-time charge.


Britney Spears was apparently spending a second day in a hospital Saturday, the result of a bizarre standoff that brought police to her house and led a judge to award ex-husband Kevin Federline custody of their two sons.


The shortlist for a prize aimed at awarding blogs that become books has been announced.


Notebook: Sprewell suspended for cursing

Latrell Sprewell was suspended for the Minnesota Timberwolves' loss to the Dallas Mavericks last night for yelling a vulgarity at a female fan during a game.


At least 63 people die and hundreds are missing in India and Bangladesh after storms in the Bay of Bengal.


Toshiba Gives Up On HD DVD, Ends High-Def Format War

TechWeb - Toshiba plans to stop shipping HD DVD players and recorders by the end of March, and end production of disk drives for PCs and videogames in the same timeframe.


Food and Drug Administration whistle-blower David Graham says that he expects as soon as next week to be forced from his job in the Office of Drug Safety.


Packers quarterback Favre dealing with family tragedy once again

For the second time in less than a year, Brett Favre is dealing with a death in the family. Favre's brother-in-law died after crashing an all-terrain vehicle on the player's property in Sumrall, Miss.


State and federal authorities are investigating a hacker attack at University of California, Berkeley, after someone broke into a computer containing the Social Security numbers


U.S. Cities Eye Ocean Waves for Power Supplies

Since ancient times poets have revered the power of the seas. Now energy companies and coastal cities like New York and San Francisco are aiming to tap ocean waves and tidal currents as abundant sources of electricity.


Sexy Safety Shoes for Well-Heeled Hookers Pack Alarm, GPS

An art project's platform curb kickers give streetwalkers high-tech tools to make the world's oldest profession a little less dangerous.


Diversified manufacturer Honeywell International Inc  said on Friday profit rose 14.2 percent amid continued strong demand from the aerospace and commercial construction sectors, but results were slightly below Wall Street's expectations.


Il gruppo detiene gia' il 43,23% dell'Internet company


La decisione presa dopo un colloquio con Del Neri e avallata della societÃ : il fantasista ha bisogno di un lavoro specifico per raggiungere il top della forma. ROMA, 22 ottobre 2004 - Antonio Cassano si allenerÃ  da solo.


When a Federal Bureau of Investigations officer says interrogations of Iraqi prisoners are too rough, that the techniques amount to âtorture,â youâd think somebody would listen.


Adventurer Fossett's wife praises search

RENO, Nevada  - The wife of millionaire U.S. adventurer Steve Fossett on Monday praised the teams searching for her husband, who went missing in a small plane over the Nevada desert a week ago.


The June and July floods could cost the industry more than Â£2bn, says the British Association of Insurers.


Indons detain couple in connection with embassy bombing

Police have detained a man and his wife in the port city of Surabaya and are questioning them in connection with last week's deadly bombing at the Australian embassy, a spokesman said Thursday.


Gruppo transalpino sarebbe in attesa di mosse dall'Italia


Spice Girls attend Cavalli show in Milan

The Spice Girls pepped up the Milan fashion scene Monday when they turned up at Roberto Cavalli's menswear show to thank him for designing their tour wardrobe.


Bankrupt toy seller KB Toys Inc. said  on Tuesday it plans to close 141 to 238 underperforming stores  by the end of January as part of its reorganization effort.


Psychiatrist Is Among Five Chosen for Medical Award

Dr. Aaron T. Beck, who upset Freudian dogma in the 1960Âs by developing cognitive therapy, received the Lasker Award.


Jon Lieber pitches into the eighth inning as the Yankees clinch their 10th consecutive playoff berth with a 7-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on Thursday.


Sports: Denney says says go-go boots helped prevent serious injury

MINNEAPOLIS Cleveland Indians pitcher Kyle Denney says the go-go boots he was wearing may have prevented a bullet from seriously injuring his leg.


House OKs sweeping 9/11 intelligence bill

President Bush won a test of political wills against rebellious congressional Republicans Tuesday when the House passed legislation recommended by the Sept.


ASIA - Le impressioni dei Vescovi dellÂAsia che partecipano a Roma al Seminario di studio organizzato da ÂPropaganda FideÂ CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - La comunione fra Vescovi, il rapporto piÃ¹ stretto con il dicastero di ÂPropaganda FideÂ, lÂapprofondimento del ruolo e dellÂidentitÃ  episcopale: i Vescovi asiatici presenti al Seminario di studio (10-23 settembre)...


GONAIVES, HAITI - Workers in hurricane-battered Gonaives, Haiti, used a dump truck on Monday to put bodies of flood victims in a ditch dug as a mass grave.


Celtic closed the gap on Scottish Premier League pacesetters Rangers to two points with a 5-1 demolition of St Mirren at Love Street on Sunday.


Astros ace willing to start on short rest this weekend

Whether the Houston Astros are still in contention for the Wild Card spot when the Colorado Rockies roll into town this weekend is anyone's guess, as is which starting


Jones Apparel Group Inc.  is near a deal to sell the Barneys New York high-end clothing chain for $825 million to Dubai's private equity firm Istithmar, The New York Times reported on Friday.


Netherlands war against Microsoft advances on two fronts

A junior economics minister in the Dutch government has made significant inroads this week in his battle against Microsoft there, both in transitioning his government to ODF and in decoupling bundled software from PCs.


Â«Preparano una super stangata da quaranta miliardi di euroÂ»

Â«Siamo arrivati al dunque e Siniscalco sembra proprio che voglia deluderci. Avevamo qualche pallida speranza di cambiamento, invece niente. La correzione che dovrebbe fare non Ã¨ affatto di 24 miliardi, ma molto di piÃ¹.


Catania, 18:16 - CALCIO, CATANIA: TORNANO BIZZARRI E SABATO

Albano Bizzarri e Rocco Sabato si sono presentati oggi alla ripresa degli allenamenti del Catania, a...


PHP-Editors: Free Information Technology Magazines

PHP-Editors has some new information today about a series of free publications that you could recieve if you are one of "those who qualify".


Wireless networks should soon be safer to use as their in-built security systems get an overhaul.


Police patrol Zambia capital amid poll tension

Zambia deployed armed police in the capital Lusaka on Sunday amid rising tension after President Levy Mwanawasa overtook the early lead of his populist opponent in the country's election.


The online community is introducing tools for developing games, media-sharing features and other programs that better integrate with the Internetâs leading social-networking site.


STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Americans John C. Mather and George F. Smoot won the 2006 Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday for work that helped cement the big-bang theory of the universe and deepen understanding of the origin of galaxies and stars.


AEC Announces Addition of Two New Chemicals to Its By-Product Offering

Alternate Energy Corporation (OTCBB: ARGY) announced that it has filed provisional patent applications with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to protect the development of two new proprietary processes for the production of a third and fourth commodity chemical by-product.


AMERICA/CILE - Gli oltre 200.000 bambini minori di 6 anni che vivono in situazioni di vulnerabilitÃ  e rischio sociale sono lÂoggetto della Campagna di FraternitÃ  che si realizza in Quaresima Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - Con lo slogan "Quando toccherÃ  a noiÂ Ã¨ stata lanciata in Cile la Campagna di FraternitÃ  2007. Durante la conferenza stampa tenuta da Mons. Cristian Contreras Villaroel, Vescovo Ausiliare di Santiago, e da Roberto Urbina, C...


Sport: England captain breaks a toe in pre-season friendly with Suwon Bluewings.


Phelps tied the record for most medals by an athlete at a single Olympics, matching the achievement of Soviet gymnast Aleksandr Dityatin in the boycotted 1980 Moscow Games.


A trans-Atlantic shipment of plutonium from the United States arrived by guarded convoy at a factory in southern France Friday, amid protests by environmental groups.


Troops Shared Firm Belief in Iraq Service

One was a Navy medic, the other a Marine sergeant. Both begged to go back to Iraq for another tour of duty. A third followed her brother into the Marine Corps and, eventually, into the war.


"Dreamgirls" star recruited for Fox cop drama

"Dreamgirls" co-star  Keith Robinson is set to join Fox's drama pilot "The Apostles,"  which chronicles the off-duty lives of LAPD cops in the  affluent southern California community of Simi Valley.


China flood death toll rises to 71 as villages submerged

The death toll from nearly a week of heavy rain in southern China has risen to 71, as reports emerged of authorities deliberately flooding some villages in an effort to save bigger cities.


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Romney uses police escort in S. Carolina

The motorcade of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney exceeded speed limits and went through stop lights Friday as local law officers escorted him, blue lights flashing, to campaign events in two South Carolina counties.


Canmore skier strikes gold twice in three days

CANMORE - Thomas Grandi will get a hero's welcome when he returns home Christmas Eve to the mountains west of Calgary after winning his second World Cup race in three days.


Guerrillas kill US soldier north of Baghdad

BAGHDAD - Guerrillas attacked a US patrol north of Baghdad on Monday, killing one 1st Infantry Division soldier, the US military said in a statement.


Scientists release results from Huygens' journey to Saturn's moon, revealing evidence of flooding on the surface.


HP to invest in Itanium 2 server R&D, marketing

P has announced that it will invest more than $3 billion over the next three years on its Intel Itanium 2-based HP Integrity servers to gain market leadership.


takes an oath together with Vice President Ahmad Zia Masoud (L) and Vice President Abdul Karim Khalili during the inauguration in Kabul's Presidential Palace, Afghanistan, Dec. 7, 2004.


Wall Street's merger-fueled rally may  continue next week, so long as Friday's payrolls report and  other economic news don't spoil the party.


Milano, 18:11 - CALCIO, MILAN; ANCELOTTI: ERRORE DIDA, CI MANCA UN PUNTO

Ai microfoni di Sky Carlo Ancelotti accetta la sconfitta con l'Inter ma  sottolinea alcuni aspetti d...


A high court judge today condemned the home secretary, Jacqui Smith, for her failure to follow the law in the 'shocking' handling of the case of a detained sex offender


ONE of two rebel groups in Darfur today threatened to walk out of peace talks unless the Sudanese Government quickly presented a viable plan to end the conflict in the region.


Office Depot posts higher fourth-quarter profit

Office Depot Inc. , the world's  No. 2 office-supplies retailer, on Wednesday said quarterly  profit rose, helped by slightly higher sales at its North  American stores.


Scientists find a protein in the eye which plays a critical role in the development of an allergic response.


MS ships 'free' Xbox 360 coding kit for amateurs

To share your toys you'll need to pay up Microsoft has released its anticipated PC-hosted Xbox 360 games development package, XNA Game Studio Express, in the hope it can turn game players into game makers. And make some money out of them: it's charging would-be coders $99 a year for access to sample software, support and such.â¦


10 Killed in Bombing in Quetta, in a Restive Province in Pakistan

A powerful bomb killed at least 10 people, 9 of them civilians, when it exploded Friday afternoon near an army truck parked in a crowded outdoor market in Quetta, Pakistani officials said.


HIV virus a biological agent says Nobel winner

NAIROBI: Kenyan ecologist Wangari Maathai, the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize, yesterday reiterated her claim that the Aids virus was a deliberately created biological agent.


Former Manchester United midfielder David Beckham has backed his old boss Sir Alex Ferguson to ensure Wayne Rooney remains focused enough to fulfil his enormous potential.


Deutsche Lufthansa and other European airlines want European Union governments to step in if insurance companies end cover for terrorism risks, the Financial Times Deutschland has reported.


Prosecutors to drop charges against suspect in fireworks shooting

The county prosecutor said Monday she intends to drop the charges against a man who was accused of shooting into a crowd of people watching a fireworks display this summer.


The European Commission on Friday said it had restarted its review of plans by Microsoft Corp. and Time Warner Inc. to acquire joint control of U.S. ContentGuard Holdings Inc., a maker of anti-piracy software.


Wendy's April same-store sales up 0.4 pct

Fast-food chain Wendy's International  Inc.  said on Thursday its April same-store sales in the  United States rose 0.4 percent.


Womenâs Basketball Roundup: Tennessee Stops Winning Streak by Notre Dame

Angie Bjorklund matched a career high with seven 3-pointers for 21 points and Candace Parker added 20 points to lead No. 3 Tennessee to an 87-63 victory at No. 14 Notre Dame on Saturday.


U.S. stocks are seen falling for a  second-straight day on Friday on concerns the economy and  corporate profits will slow after crude futures touched another  record in overnight trading.


NJ Teen Takes His IPhone, Kisses AT&T Network Goodbye

Freeing the most hyped cell phone ever for use on the networks of other carriers -- including overseas ones -- a 17-year-old New Jersey kid unlocks the iPhone and says he's using it on T-Mobile's network.


Two police officers who set up a detective agency are convicted of hacking into e-mails on behalf of clients.


David Beckhamâs booking in Englandâs 2-0 win against Wales rules him out of Wednesdayâs World Cup qualifier away to Azerbaijan.


Japanese stocks fell mildly on Tuesday morning, with exporters dropping because of a slight rise in the yen.


Boehner: Lawmakers "virtually" have pension deal

U.S. lawmakers "virtually" have an  agreement on a bill to stabilize the private pension system,  but are still arguing over whether to include a package of tax  breaks with the bill, U.S. House Majority Leader John Boehner  said on Thursday


Udine, 19:09 - CALCIO, UDINESE: MARINO CONFERMA 3-4-3 CON L'INTER

Udinese a ranghi completi per la sfida all'Inter: assente solo Asamoah, impegnato in coppa d'Africa....


Whichever party wins the next general election will have to cut spending or raise taxes by Â£7bn if it is not to break Gordon Brown's "golden rule".


Sony Ericsson lets slip the phones of war, with high-end high-res camera phones. In Gadget Lab.


Little Progress in Search for Missing Boy

By Kimberly Durnan, The Dallas Morning News  Sep. 23--The search continued at midday Friday for a missing Johnson County 2-year-old boy who disappeared from his front yard around 8 p.m. Thursday.


Large crowds greet the body of murdered Lebanese cabinet minister Pierre Gemayel in his home village.


Chinese interest lifts NBA internet traffic to record high

With one viewer in five coming from China and more than half from beyond US borders, NBA.com set records for video replays in February and was ranked the world's third-most popular website.


Want to be sure it's GM-free? Buy food in Moscow

Moscow next week introduces a city-wide  label to identify GM-free foods, a move ecologists hail as  ground-breaking but which foreign producers say is complex and  costly.


Raggiunta dalla polizia, sta bene ed e' libera


Windows Small Business Server at Risk From Critical Flaw

Microsoft said Wednesday that another one of its operating system products is vulnerable to a critical vulnerability, first patched two weeks ago.


Per l'anno in corso tagli per consulenti e rappresentanza


The August start of the back-to-school shopping season was a disappointment for major retailers.


Musharraf says he won't relinquish army post

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan The president of Pakistan, General Pervez Musharraf, announced in a nationwide television address Thursday evening that he would continue as the chief of Pakistan's army despite his pledge last year to relinquish the military role by


Pakistan yesterday said the arrest of a band of al Qaeda terrorists had stopped a plot to kill hundreds in simultaneous suicide attacks on government leaders and the US Embassy.


Ameriquest to pay 20,000 Mass. borrowers $13.75m

THE REGION Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley said Ameriquest Mortgage Co. and its affiliates would pay 20,000 borrowers in the state $13.75 million in restitution as part of a $325 million national settlement of predatory lending charges reached last year. That amount is slightly higher than the $12.2 million Massachusetts officials had previously estimated was due. Coakley's office said it ...


Unmanned aircraft with hydrogen engine does well in preliminary tests.


Microsoft puts partner muscle behind Office Live

(InfoWorld) - Microsoft this week unveiled a partner program for its Office Live hosted service for small businesses, a product Microsoft Chief Operating Officer Kevin Turner predicted will one day be nearly as important to the company as its Windows client OS. Through the program, Microsoft partners get an Office Live software development kit and various training opportunities so they can build new services that will be available to subscribers on the Office Live Marketplace, said Marja Koopmans, director of partner strategy for Office Live at Microsoft. The company unveiled the program at its Worldwide Partner Conference in Denver. Microsoft currently has about 50 third-party products listed on the marketplace, Koopmans said. Currently, an Office Live subscriber has to have purchased one of two subscription-based Office Live offerings to buy an application on the marketplace. However, beginning in January, subscribers to the free version of Office Live also can purchase third-party offerings from the marketplace, Koopmans said. Partners also gain access through online forums to Microsoft Office Live engineers for assistance with building new offerings, Koopmans said. In addition to earning revenue by selling new applications, partners can offer consulting services to build Office Live-based Web sites for small businesses, she added. Beginning in January 2008, Microsoft plans to launch an affiliate program for Office Live that will give them revenue-sharing opportunities with Microsoft, Koopmans said. If partners that sell Office Live-based applications on the marketplace refer a customer to purchase an Office Live subscription, Microsoft will share a percentage of whatever the company earns from that customer with the partner. The company will disclose the specific percentage as the program is closer to launching, she added. Microsoft unveiled Office Live in November 2005, and the company is grooming the product -- which gives small businesses tools for building a Web site as well as Web-based e-mail, instant messaging, collaboration and customer relationship management -- to be one of its top sellers. In his keynote at the partner conference Tuesday, Turner said that the hosted service will eventually become one of Microsoft's most popular products alongside long-time top revenue-earners like the Windows client OS and the Office desktop productivity suite. "We do believe it will reach our top three or four largest deployed applications we have around the world," he said. That's a tall order, but at least one partner who is offering an application for small legal firms on the Office Live Marketplace said he thinks Turner's prediction will come true. "The numbers add up and the demand is there," said Joe McDermott, managing director for Solution Canvas Ltd. in Glasgow, Scotland. He said it's been traditionally difficult for small businesses to find IT products tailored to them, and Office Live meets many of their needs. More importantly, he added, broadband is now ubiquitous and more people accept and use online services such as banking, every day. Small businesses are more comfortable going straight to the Web for an IT infrastructure rather than buying and installing products on site themselves. To improve Office Live, Microsoft in the next two months will enhance the service with more options for subscribers to buy ad words on search engines other than Microsoft's Windows Live Search. Currently, subscribers can use the service's AdManager user interface to buy ad words through AdCenter, Microsoft's paid search platform. Microsoft will extend that ability to other search engines, though it is not ready to disclose which ones yet, Koopmans said. In the same time frame, the company will add the ability to build e-commerce sites in Office Live's tool for building Web sites, she added.


China Unikely to Float Currency Soon, Official Says

BEIJING -- The deputy governor of China's central bank said it could take "a couple of years" to loosen controls on the value of the nation's currency, despite exhortations by the Bush administration to move quickly so that Chinese exports lose some of their low-price advantage.


If you don't protect your intellectual property now, you risk having your business sacked by open source-touting bandits. Yes, SCO head Darl McBride is back and he's still angry.


At Ford, Chief Intends to Get Its Units in Sync

With the shrinking of Fordâs core United States business nearly completed, chief executive Alan R. Mulally is eager to get Fordâs global operations hitting on all cylinders.


November 1, 2004 -- Who would think the outcome of a football game could mean so much to the race for the White House? But that's what John Kerry was saying yesterday after the Washington Redskins took a beating at the hands of the Green Bay Packers.


Nepal Seeks to Break Rebel Siege with Air Patrols

Military helicopters provided air  cover to vehicles ferrying crucial supplies to the Nepali  capital on Sunday, a senior army officer said, as a blockade  called by Maoist rebels stretched into its fifth day.


Prison staff should not be paid for the first three days they are off work through illness, a group of MPs says.


Oil prices eased from near-record highs in Asian trade today after the US government said it may draw from its strategic reserves to make up for supply shortages, dealers said.


Taiwan issued sea and land warnings yesterday as typhoon Aere roared toward the provincial capital Taipei, whipping up rough seas that flipped over a fishing boat from Hong Kong off the northern coast, the coast guard said.


Ricoverati in ospedale ma in via di miglioramento


Facebook lets users choose to publicize themselves

Facebook Inc, the social-network  site that has enjoyed explosive growth in new members over the  past three months, said it plans to let users tell the rest of  the world how to find them on the site.


Roma, 16:56 - CALCIO, REGGINA; MESTO: ROMA O LAZIO? E' LO STESSO

Giandomenico Mesto non ha preferenze tra Roma e Lazio, le due società romane che avrebbero mo...


China joins confusion surrounding Yukos unit

MOSCOW A senior Russian official said Thursday that China's state oil company could be offered a 20 percent share in the giant subsidiary of Yukos that was confiscated and auctioned off in December.


US can't avoid immigration reform: Mexico's Calderon

Mexican President-elect Felipe   Calderon said on Thursday the flow of illegal workers to the   United States will not stop and immigration reform is needed   even if U.S. congressional leaders have given up on it.


Homosexuality punishable by death Chinese researchers have claimed that Genghis Khan's code of laws "probably" contains the earliest ban on male homosexuality, AP reports.â¦


Ousted Thai PM formally charged for land deal

Thai state prosecutors formally charged ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra with "official misconduct" on Thursday relating to his wife's purchase of a prime piece of Bangkok real estate, a court official said.


Spam that contains sexually oriented material viewable in e-mail messages violates the "brown paper wrapper" provision in the Can-Spam law.


Karzai Vows to Crack Down On Warlords, Drug Dealers

KABUL, Afghanistan, Nov. 4 -- In his first public comments since handily winning Afghanistan's first democratic election, President Hamid Karzai promised Thursday to assemble a "representative" government. But he said he did not feel bound to offer top cabinet positions to his defeated rivals, and he vowed that drug dealers and militia commanders would have no part in the new Afghanistan.


A BBC team finds new evidence of mass ethnic killings and rape in Darfur, adding to fears of genocide.


JALALABAD, Afghanistan -- This month, two Afghan medical workers drove off into the hazy blue mountains that rise above this dusty provincial capital. They have not been seen since.


Intel will release updated Centrino in January

(InfoWorld) - Intel will update its Centrino laptop package in January with a new processor and better graphics. The update, called Santa Rosa Refresh, will replace Centrino's current processors with chips made using aÂ 45-nanometer production processÂ -- part of Intel'sÂ Penryn chip familyÂ -- instead of the 65-nm process now in use. The number refers to the average feature size that can be created on a chip and smaller is generally better. The planned release of Santa Rosa Refresh is set to be announced Wednesday by Dadi Perlmutter, senior vice president and general manager of Intel's Mobility Group, during a scheduled speech at the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco. Moving to a more advanced manufacturing process typically results in faster chips that consume less power. It also allows chip makers to reduce the size of the chip, either cutting unit production costs since more chips can be made on a silicon wafer or allowing new capabilities, such as a larger memory cache, to be added to the chip. The Santa Rosa Refresh will also include the 965 Express chipset and support for Microsoft's Direct X10 technology. This updated version of Centrino will itself be replaced in the middle of 2008 with a new version, called Montevina. This version of Centrino will also use a 45-nm processor but includes a new chipset that offers support for faster DDR3 (double data rate 3) memory. Montevina will also WiMax as an option in addition to Centrino's customary Wi-Fi support.


Google in, Yahoo out for CNN.com text ads

(InfoWorld) - Google has become the exclusive provider of pay-per-click text ads on CNN.com, one of the most visited news Web sites in the world, displacing rival Yahoo. Yahoo had been the provider of search-engine services and pay-per-click advertising for CNN.com since 2004. At the time, Yahoo took that contract away from Google. The deal announced Tuesday calls for CNN.com to use Google's AdSense advertising program exclusively for the contextually relevant, pay-per-click ads it runs on its pages, the companies said. CNN.com also uses Google's search engine. "This is an important deal for Google because CNN.com has a lot of traffic and high-quality content. The agreement provides an opportunity for our advertisers to target CNN.com and get high-quality traffic for their ads," said Google spokesman Brandon McCormick. However, CNN apparently still uses Yahoo's search engine and pay-per-click ads on the International edition of CNN.com. Yahoo didn't immediately reply to a request seeking comment. A CNN spokeswoman confirmed that Google replaced Yahoo as the text ad provider on CNN.com, but at press time, she hadn't replied to a subsequent inquiry about CNN International. The news of Google's win comes at a time when Yahoo's new Panama pay-per-click advertising platform has been in place in the U.S. now for a little over six months. Yahoo, whose financial performance in the past year has been disappointing and has led toÂ a major company reorganization, is counting on Panama to help boost its pay-per-click advertising business. Pay-per-click ads, which are matched to the topic of search-engine queries and of regular Web pages, make up the single largest segment of online ads, accounting for about 40 percent of all revenue. Google generates most of its revenue from sales of these text ads, which, when clicked upon, take people to advertisers' pages. Advertisers pay only when people click on these ads. In other online ad formats, advertisers pay when ads are displayed. According to Yahoo, Panama significantly improves on its ability to match ads to search queries and Web pages. The company has said that this improved targeting will increase the number of times users click on the pay-per-click ads it serves up in its search engine, Web pages and partner Web sites.


The Supreme Court in Chile has ruled that the former dictator General Pinochet should have his immunity from prosecution removed. A lawsuit was brought by relatives of alleged victims of the military regime Operation Condor.


A Band Minds Its Manners, but Is Coy About Its Suits

Carlos Dengler, better known as Carlos D., the bassist and keyboardist for the moody New York band Interpol, is out of his self-described hedonist phase.


Heavy fighting erupts in Somali capital, 12 dead

At least 12 people were killed and dozens wounded in heavy fighting in the Somali capital on Thursday in the latest confrontations between Ethiopian troops and Islamist-led insurgents, witnesses said.


The Oracle Corporation has taken control of PeopleSoft, ending an 18-month fight and making Oracle the world's second-largest maker of business-management software.


Japanese want tougher stance towards China, North Korea: poll

A majority of Japanese want their government to get tougher with China and North Korea as support for Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has dipped, an opinion poll showed.


Former child star Danielle Fishel, a teen heartthrob on ABC's "Boy Meets World," was arrested this week on a drunken driving warrant from Los Angeles County, police said.   Fishel was arrested Thursday just before 5 a.m. after officers stopped a car ...


Top drug makers seen eyeing Bristol purchase

NEW YORK/LONDON  - Several of the world's top   drugmakers may weigh acquiring Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. BMY.N   after it fired its chief executive, although suitors seem   unlikely to bid before next summer, analysts said.


Defending President Bush's foreign policies, national security adviser Condoleezza Rice counseled Americans to be "less critical of every twist and turn" in Iraq.


The first criminal trial to involve former staff of disgraced energy firm Enron is under way in Texas, with two Enron staff and four bankers in the dock.


Il metallo prezioso scambiato a 923,09 dollari l'oncia


David Rattray died in one of the senseless killings that have become all too common in crime-ravaged South Africa. Will his killing be a turning point in the nationâs fight against violence?


OJIYA: Japan was on edge Sunday after powerful earthquakes left 17 people dead or missing, injured hundreds and derailed a bullet train for the first time in history, within days of the country's worst typhoon in a quarter century.


Quelli sul Dow Jones -5 punti base, quelli sul Nasdaq -1,75


Firenze, 13:16 - CALCIO, GUIDO ROSSI: NESSUN PENTIMENTO

Guido Rossi, commissario straordinario della Federcalcio, in occasione della presentazione degli arb...


Japanese stocks surged Thursday amid optimism about the outlook for the U.S. economy, Japan's biggest export market, after comments from the U.S. Federal Reserve's chief alleviated worries about higher interest rates.


Canada Agrees to Increase Spending on Its Health Care

Prime Minister Paul Martin gained a major victory for his flagging government early Thursday by reaching an agreement with provincial and territorial leaders that would


After the electrifying presentation by Persian-Indian ensemble Ghazal on Friday, the Riverside Choral Society's Requiem sounded a little flabby and imprecise.


Now, its Collin Farell who woos Rebecca Loos

Hollywood Casanova Collin Farrell is trying to woo Rebecca Loos, whose claim to fame was her alleged affair with David Beckham, for his new movie.


ATHENS, Greece - The U.S. softball team won its third straight gold medal with an unprecedented and nearly unblemished romp through the Olympics, capped by a 5-1 victory Monday over an Australian team that, like the rest of softball's elite, never had a chance...


NEW DELHI -- One day after Pakistan's president proposed a demilitarization of the violence-racked Himalayan region of Kashmir, India's response was notably lukewarm, with an official making clear the proposal should not have been made first to reporters.


Kosovo draft formally introduced in U.N. Council

Europeans and the United States formally introduced late on Tuesday a draft U.N. resolution on the future of Kosovo but have not decided yet whether or when to call a vote because of Russia's objections.


Minister to press North Korea to come clean on nukes: Blair

Britain intends to send "a very clear message" to North Korea that it must enter into serious dialogue about its nuclear programme, Prime Minister Tony Blair said.


Critics and supporters of U.S. Rep. John P. Murtha held competing rallies this weekend with reproach and praise for the leading voice in Washington for pulling troops out of Iraq.


West McLaren Mercedes driver Kimi Raikkonen will start tomorrow's Italian Grand Prix at Monza from seventh position whilst team mate David Coulthard is in tenth place for the last European race of the 2004 season.


The good-hands people of McNamara/Troy will be in good hands for at   least two more years.


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Rasmussen Reports - The Democratic Presidential Primary in Wisconsin may be the most competitive contest between Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton since Super Tuesday.


[TS] Sports of The Times: Stern Drops the Ball but Maintains His Grip

The control gremlin skulking inside Commissioner David Stern over the past two seasons had threatened to turn the N.B.A. into his version of MySpace.


NEW YORK - Major League Baseball will attempt to finalize negotiations within a week to move the Montreal Expos to Washington next year, a high-ranking baseball official said Thursday after a meeting of the sport's executive council.


Merrill posts worst quarter in its history

Merrill Lynch & Co Inc  reported about $16 billion in mortgage-related write-downs and adjustments on Thursday in the worst quarter of the company's history.


Michael Stores Earnings Rise, Shares Fall

Michaels Stores Inc., the world's largest arts and crafts retailer, on Wednesday reported second-quarter net income rose 10 percent but warned future results may not be as strong as previously expected.


President George W. Bush and Democratic Sen. John Kerry were neck and neck in six major battleground states, a weekend CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll found.


Philip Morris USA cut wholesale discounts on its best-selling Marlboro cigarettes and three other brands, a spokeswoman said on Friday, effectively raising prices for the first time in more than two-and-a-half years.


Crude futures continue freefall, with prices at seven-week lows? ...

Crude oil futures continued to plummet Wednesday on the belief that fuel supplies in the United States will be adequate to deal with its coming winter.


Indiscrezioni media, raggiunta intesa tra Gazprom e Shell


Boy not to be examined in Jackson's case

The teenage boy who accuses Michael Jackson of molesting him has been judged not to be examined by a psychiatrist. Santa Barbara Superior Court Judge Rodney Melville denied the


Pakistan's ex-PM Benazir Bhutto is  killed in a presumed suicide attack, a spokesman for her party says.


Iran said Saturday it would continue its nuclear program but provide "guarantees" not to build atomic weapons, and warned Washington it cannot stabilize neighboring Iraq and Afghanistan without Tehran's help.


Ordine Dia di Messina riguarda terreni e aziende per 25 mln


Report follows humans' penchant for running

To the Nike nation, the joggers in dogged pursuit of fitness or the finish line, the news will come as no surprise: The human body was built to run.


High Court Considers Medical Marijuana Case

Several U.S. Supreme Court justices  expressed reservations on Monday about allowing medical  marijuana for sick patients whose doctors have recommended they  smoke it for pain.


Sept. 5, 1980: If You Can't Drive Over the Alps, Drive Through the Alps

It opens as the longest highway tunnel ever built, and traveling between Switzerland and Italy just got a lot easier. Sometimes, boring is good.


The Kennedy assassination re-entered the spotlight Monday when the contents of a safe that had been secret for more than 40 years were unveiled.


Kerkorian Company Ends Talks to Buy Las Vegas Project

The Tracinda Corporation said it was ending negotiations on the possible purchase of MGM Mirageâs Bellagio hotel-casino and its CityCenter project.


Jurors deliberating in Phil Spector murder trial

Jurors began deliberating on Monday in Phil Spector's murder trial, going behind closed doors to consider the fate of the pioneering rock producer after an often bitter, five-month court fight over the shooting death of an actress at his home.


Labor chief asked: Why are OFWs still in Iraq?

Get INQ7 breaking news on your Smart mobile phone in the Philippines. Send INQ7 BREAKING to 386. LABOR Secretary Patricia Sto. Tomas should explain why there are still Filipino workers in Iraq


Warner Bros. to release 10 high-definition films

Warner Home Video said on Wednesday  it will release 10 high-definition titles on September 26,  including six in the Blu-ray format and four in the competing  HD-DVD format.


Alan Alda to Guest Star on 'The West Wing'

NEW YORK - Alan Alda, the Emmy-winning star of the '70s comedy-drama series "M.A.S.H.," will guest star on 10 episodes of the upcoming season of "The West Wing."   Alda will play a Republican senator with presidential aspirations, Alda's agent, Toni Howard, told The Associated Press.    Martin Sheen plays fictional Democratic President Josiah Bartlet, now serving his second term on the NBC political drama, which returns for its sixth season on Oct...


PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - Urban rescue teams, insurance adjusters and National Guard troops scattered across Florida Monday to help residents rally from the brunt of Hurricane Charley, the worst storm to hit the state in a dozen years...


A selection of the week's best sporting photography from around the world.


Suspected rebel positions on the outskirts of Falluja are being attacked despite UN Secretary General Kofi Annan warning against an assault. Send us your views.


Regal arms theater-goers with cellphone busters

The next time you talk on your  cellphone in a movie theater, beware: Your neighbors are  listening.


THE spammed can now hit back at the spammers with new software from Lycos called Make Love, Not Spam. The software sits on your PC and when the machine is not in use, it generates traffic on the sites of known


Ribbit injects phone, voicemail features on to Web

A Silicon Valley start-up that  lets software programmers embed phone-like voice features in  everything from Web sites to computers, to phones themselves,  unveiled its first product for consumers on Monday.


State's overall health ranking drops slightly from last year

HELENA -- Montana residents ranked high in a new national study for their low rates of obesity and infectious disease, but got some of the worst rankings in the nation for the number of vehicle fatalities, a lack of health insurance and the rate of job


Polls, Pundits Tout GOP Gloom, But Smart Money Bets Different      (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - In handicapping the midterm elections, conventional wisdom and the smart money seem to have parted ways in recent weeks.


For Struggling Black College, Hopes of a Revival

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


Finnish court clarifies breast-fondling tariff

â¬2.5k per feel excessive, judge rules Any reader who's been wondering quite what he or she might be charged for fondling a woman's breasts, will be delighted to learn that it won't be more than â¬2,500 a pop - in Finland at least.â¦


Syracuse, NY (Sports Network) - Syracuse University has fired head football coach Paul Pasqualoni on the heels of his second consecutive 6-6 season and an embarrassing 37-point bowl loss.


Japanese electronics conglomerate Sony  Corp. posted a 13 percent drop in quarterly profit on Thursday  due to sliding prices of TVs, DVD recorders and video cameras,  compounded by its failure to overtake Apple Computer's iPod in  the portable audio market.


Politics: 13 September 2004, Monday. Croatia's defense minister was welcomed to Sofia on Monday, following an invitation from his Bulgarian counterpart.


Networks Send Top Names to Tsunami Zones

ABC's Diane Sawyer walked a beach in Thailand on "Good Morning America" Monday, the same country CBS's Dan Rather had traveled to for his broadcast. Brian Williams anchored NBC's "Nightly News" from the Aceh province of Indonesia.


'Goodbye, la mia favola infinita', a Milano dal 12 febbraio


Roma, 13:09 - CALCIO, ROMA: TOTTI TRA I CONVOCATI PER IL DERBY

C'è anche Francesco Totti tra i convocati della Roma per la sfida di domani con la Lazio. Il ...


Government forces in Ivory Coast clash with former rebels for the first time in months, following air strikes.


Iran drops demand for exemption to nuclear freeze: diplomats

VIENNA, AUSTRIA - Iran has backed down on its demand to exempt some equipment from a freeze on its uranium-equipment program, diplomats reportedly said Sunday.


MONTREAL -- Despite a jump of 19% in world air traffic so far this year, airlines are expected to lose as much as $4 billion US in 2004 due to high fuel costs, says the International Air Transport Association.


Hezbollah loses satellite feed. US deny people right to choose!

Lebanon's Hezbollah militants television station, Al-Manar, has lost its satellite feed to the United States after being placed on a list of terrorist organizations.


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Half of Britain's pensioners are cutting back on other things to pay annual fuel bills averaging Â£1,100, a survey indicates.


Senden gets 1st PGA win at Deere Classic

John Senden birdied the 17th hole and saved par on 18 to hold off J.P. Hayes and win the John Deere Classic on Sunday, earning his first PGA Tour victory and qualifying for the British Open.


Armstrong hits out at Italian investigation

Italian police investigating allegations that the six-times Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong intimidated a key witness in the trial of his trainer on drugs charges have passed a dossier of rider interviews to a prosecutor in Lucca, who will decide


Ont. to unveil far-reaching anti-smoking agenda

Ontarians are about to get their first look at a plan their provincial government says will be the most sweeping anti-tobacco agenda in the country.


An Associated Press reporter and four other journalists shouldn't be punished for keeping secret the names of sources for stories about Wen Ho Lee, a former nuclear weapons scientist once suspected of spying, their lawyers told a federal judge Wednesday.


Titans sign QB Young on eve of training camp

The Tennessee Titans signed their top  draft pick Vince Young to a deal on Thursday that could net the  quarterback $58 million over the next six years.


GONAIVES, HAITI - Workers in hurricane-battered Gonaives, Haiti, used a dump truck on Monday to put bodies of flood victims in a ditch dug as a mass grave.


Josh Scobee's confidence grew with every kick. So did his chances of becoming the Jacksonville Jaguars' kicker. The Jacksonville rookie took advantage of an opportunity to prove he can be the answer to the


Briton Pleads Guilty to Nativity Vandalism

A law lecturer pleaded guilty in court Monday to vandalizing a waxwork nativity scene featuring soccer star David Beckham and his wife Victoria, a former Spice Girl, as the parents of Jesus.


Broken steel wires and varying levels of corrosion are found in the Forth Road Bridge's support cables.


With concerns about spyware rapidly mounting, Blue Coat Systems is introducing a proxy appliance to combat the problem.


The chancellor is due to outline Britain's goals for helping poorer nations during the UK's G8 and EU presidencies.


Premiership clubs suffer League Cup misery

Premiership clubs Manchester City, Fulham and Middlesbrough were all sent crashing out of the English League Cup by lower league opposition in a dramatic second round.


Four US oil workers kidnapped by armed gunmen in Nigeria's volatile Niger Delta are freed after weeks in captivity.


Yasser Arafatâs Health Deteriorates Further

Paris, Nov. 4 (NNN): Palestinian officials have said that ailing Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's health has deteriorated further.


U.N.'s Ban warns Khartoum on human rights

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon gave Sudan a warning on human rights after arriving on Monday to lay the groundwork for an end to the Darfur conflict through talks and deployment of thousands of peacekeepers.


Right fielder receives 21 out of 28 first-place votes

com. Vladimir Guerrero pulled ahead of a crowded field to win the American League Most Valuable Player Award. The free-swinging right fielder outclassed the others in balloting by the Baseball


Argentina Buries School Shooting Victims

Hundreds of mourners marched in a southern Argentina funeral cortege Wednesday for two of the three students gunned down by their teenage classmate in the nation's worst school shooting on record.


A British man was shot dead by three suspected militants in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, yesterday, according to officials in the country.


WASHINGTON - Sales of existing homes plunged a record amount in September while median home prices dropped by the largest amount in nearly a year, reflecting deepening problems in the troubled housing market.


Game company's big mistake? Solve this puzzle, get a free iPhone

Blog: Imagination Games tells early iLine waiters that they'll get a free iPhone if they solve a Tetris Cube. Never do that when you're dealing with geeks.


Oil falls for third day, hovers above $58

Oil slid for a third day on Wednesday, but stayed within in a narrow range below $60 a barrel and lacked the impetus to break out in either direction.


So Opec has raised its members' production quotas once again, and like last time - in Beirut in June - their action did not bring prices down very much.


Jessica Simpson is ordered on vocal rest

Talk about bad timing. At the start of a media blitz to support her new album, "A Public Affair," Jessica Simpson is on vocal rest.


HMS Cardiff is on her way back to the United Kingdom after having completed her six months tour including three months of duty at the Falkland Islands.


Ukraine is one of Russia's key partners: Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Ukraine is one of key partners for Russia, the Itar-Tass news agency reported on Saturday.


DaimlerChrysler, GM to Team Up on Hybrid Engines

General Motors and DaimlerChrysler are teaming up to develop fuel-saving hybrid technology for a range of vehicles. The engines are expected to help them compete with hybrid-vehicle leaders Toyota and Honda.


Novanta minuti di musica, stesso repertorio di Vancouver


A woman has officially denied stalking and making threats against movie star Catherine Zeta-Jones. Dawnette Knight pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to one charge of stalking and 24 of making criminal threats.


President George W Bush yesterday declined to endorse a Republican senator's call for UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan to resign but did not offer Annan any words of support.


Former Open champion Tom Lehman is favourite to lead the United States at the next Ryder Cup when the new captain is unveiled on Wednesday.


New laws outlawing ageism at work have come into effect throughout the UK.


Tycho:  Rhythm games aren't my forte, but I have a lot of inbuilt experience with meter which helps me fake it until I can build genuine skill.  And, as rhythm elements have crept into the entire medium, Tycho stock has been in a boom phase.  It's understandable, then, that while I soar and illuminate - and Gabriel sputters, bound to earth - tensions related to my prowess have begun to burn red-hot.  That is, until they cool again.  These things have a way of working themselves out in the fullness of time.          There's an incredible article over at Wired this month (and possibly also in the magazine?) about the Bungie's psychological approach to game design.  What a tremendous challenge it must be to retain authorial control in such a case!  As someone whose output is rarely screened by any agency, the whole thing gave me chills.  The right to fail nobly in a creative endeavor (as we sometimes do) is such a powerful luxury.  No such luxury may be extended to them, upon whose toil an entire platform rests.  God keep me from such a fate.          I keep hearing that Metroid Prime 3: Corruption isn't being promoted very well, but the person saying this always seems to know about it, and then when people share this complaint in the thread those people also seem to be "in the know."  It ships on the twenty-seventh of August, if you weren't aware - but since you almost certainly are, we needn't dwell on it.  What we should be dwelling on are the series of teaser vids that Retro has been trickling out.  Metroid's largely mysterious heroine has always been a huge draw for me, and going into deep detail about the character would actually damage the mystique.  But the universe she operates in need not be vague, which is why these clips are such a rich meal:  there's the Aurora Unit trailer that modernizes ancient Metroid canon in a classy way, and there's a treat at the end of the Valhalla trailer that ties it all together.  They both cover a setting that has gotten darker and more sophisticated, tones we don't typically associate with Nintendo.       We like to get kicks in on the post-Harmonix Guitar Hero, partly based on their "wacky" multiplayer concept - which ordinary gamers will probably love - but also out of a sort of tribal loyalty.  This having been established, they've built an authentically heroic tracklist that really has a lot of beef.  Going from the most recent Rock Band announcement out of Leipzig, both versions appear to have Radiohead's "Creep" and the Beastie Boys' "Sabotage," which is something of a comfort.  After seeing different songs on each game from Metallica and The Rolling Stones, I wasn't sure if they were already traveling down the catalogues securing exclusive weaponry.  I hope that the labels in this case see the old wisdom of arming both sides.


Equatorial Guinea court to rule in coup plot case

An Equatorial Guinea court is due to give its verdict on Friday on 14 suspected foreign mercenaries accused of plotting a coup in the tiny country, sub-Saharan Africa's third biggest oil producer.


Eurovision Bids Heat up Bulgarian Music ... read

Lifestyle: 18 January 2005, Tuesday. Bulgaria's first bidding contest to elect a song of the country for this year's Eurovision has attracted a record number of applicants to be shortlisted by the Bulgarian ...


'Chessboard Killer' convicted in 48 murders

MOSCOW - A Russian man known as the "Chessboard Killer" because he wanted to commit a murder for each of the 64 squares on the chessboard was convicted yesterday of killing 48 people, most of them in a Moscow park.


Dozens dead in Mexico truck crash and blast

MONTERREY, Mexico  - Dozens of people died when a trailer-truck loaded with highly flammable chemicals exploded in a road accident in northern Mexico, Mexican media reported on Monday.


UK's Prince Harry in Scuffle with Photographer

Britain's Prince Harry was hit in the face with a camera during a scuffle with photographers as he left a London nightclub in the early hours of Thursday, royal aides said.


International Trade Commission Investigating Nokia 3G Phones

The ITC is following up on unfair trade allegations made by InterDigital.


Israeli troops shoot dead a  Palestinian man during a raid into the southern Gaza Strip.


THE sight of Paula Radcliffe crying at the side of the road as her dreams of marathon glory were shattered remains one of the lasting images of the Athens Olympics.


Russia is expelling four British diplomats in retaliation for a similar move by Britain, news agencies reported Thursday, as the dispute between Moscow and London over the case of poisoned KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko escalated.


Forest fires raging in Greece  have killed 41 people in two days and more were feared dead  with some villages still trapped by flames on Saturday in what  the government called a national tragedy.


Roger Federer is the first to admit he pays a steep price for all his success. One by one, players try to knock him off, and with each match and each victory expectations grow.


Networks get back to work as strike nears end

LOS ANGELES  - A day before Writers Guild of America members vote on whether to end their three-month strike, the broadcast networks on Monday began firming up their production plans.


Venus Williams aggravates wrist injury in loss

Venus Williams suffered a recurrence   of her left wrist injury as she was beaten 6-3 6-0 by   17-year-old Polish qualifier Agnieszka Radwanska in the second   round of the Luxembourg Championship on Thursday.


Gunmen burst into the home of a top Fatah official in Gaza early Friday and kidnapped him, the man's family said, in the first such abduction of a politician since Hamas forces routed their Fatah rivals and overtook the strip in June.


Competitors say they are winning contracts over PeopleSoft because of concern about company's future.


Sri Lanka-New Zealand cricket match postponed after tsunami disaster

New Zealand has agreed to postpone a one-day international cricket match against Sri Lanka set for Wednesday so the visitors can mourn victims of the tidal wave catastrophe which struck their home country, officials said.


Red Sox outfielder Bobby Kielty said he is scheduled to undergo X-rays and perhaps other tests to determine the cause of continuing back pain, the result, he said, of colliding with the low bullpen wall in right field at Fenway Park in his first game with the team 10 days ago.


David Cameron will emphasise the family and education in a speech which also attacks Gordon Brown.


Huckabee stands by Christmas campaign ad

Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee made no apologies Sunday for the religious tone of a recent holiday campaign commercial and said it is important to look for Jesus at this time of year.


Prince Harry off the hook for nightclub scuffle

Prince Harry, who has gained the reputation as Britain's most unruly royal, has gotten off without charges after his scuffle with a photographer outside a nightclub in October, according to a report Sunday.


Artwork inspired by footballer David Beckham is auctioned, raising more than Â£150,000 for deaf children.


Vinovo, 16:54 - CALCIO, SUPERCOPPA ITALIA PRIMAVERA: JUVENTUS-INTER 5-1

La Juventus ha vinto la Supercoppa Italia Primavera, battendo nella finale disputata a Vinovo l'Inte...


What's in a name? Cybersquatting case has an answer

OnePhone Holding AB thought it had a good case against Indigo Networks over the rights to the onephone.com domain name. A World Intellectual Property Organization arbitration panel thought differently.


Abbas takes pole position after Barghuti withdraws from election ...

RAMALLAH, West Bank - New PLO chief Mahmud Abbas emerged on Saturday as the clear contender to replace Yasser Arafat a day after jailed West Bank Fatah leader Marwan Barghuti said he would not be running in the presidential runoff in six weeks time.


Roma, 17:11 - CALCIO, DERBY; LOTITO: CHE VINCA IL MIGLIORE SUL CAMPO

E' un Claudio Lotito all'insegna del fair play quello che attende la stracittadina della capitale di...


Europe Braces for Rise in Tsunami Tourist Deaths

European leaders prepared their citizens for the worst as hopes dimmed for nearly 5,000 tourists, half of them Swedes and Germans, still missing four days after a tsunami tore through some of Asia's most popular beach resorts.


Britain leads the world in giving out anti-depressants

Campaigners demanded yesterday that more psychological therapies be made available on the NHS after a study showed that Britain leads the world in prescribing antidepressants and other mind-altering drugs to children.


Pope to Stay in Hospital; Aide Talks of Retirement

The Vatican said Monday Pope John  Paul would remain in hospital for a few more days as his top  aide spoke openly about the possibility of the frail Pontiff  eventually retiring for the good of the Church.


Edwards: Cheney Not Being Straight on Iraq

Democrat John Edwards accused Vice President Dick Cheney on Tuesday of "not being straight with the American people" about conditions in Iraq in a debate that took on added importance after the race for the White House tightened in the past week.


AXA Asia Pacific Holdings yesterday delivered a $3.4 billion "non" to its French parent's bid to take over the remaining 48 per cent share, sending the share price into a nosedive and provoking


The Postal Service is adding a larger flat-rate Priority Mail box and a charge for Sunday and holiday delivery, the first changes it has made under a law approved last year governing mail operations.


Scientists in Massachusetts said yesterday that they had created several colonies of human embryonic stem cells without harming the embryos from which they were derived, the latest in a series of advances that could speed development of stem-cell-based treatments for a variety of diseases.


Chase Utley came off the disabled list in time to help the Philadelphia Phillies get an important win. Jake Peavy's terrific outing for San Diego helped the Padres pick up a big victory, too.


Apple's record Q1 no match for pessimism over economy

Someone activate the reality distortion field Apple reported its best quarter ever, as sales of iPods, Macs and iPhones lifted profit by a staggering 57 per cent. But unexpectedly low guidance for the current quarter, combined with flattening iPod sales in the US, sparked analyst concerns that a flagging US economy might dampen Apple's future.â¦


Remini held Suri Cruise during L.A. visit

We have a Suri Sighting. Although Suri Cruise has not been seen in public since her April 18 birth, Leah Remini, a friend of Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise, and a fellow Scientologist, says she has seen the infant.


Signs of Discord Emerge as Indo-Pak Ministers Meet

Signs of discord emerged between  India and Pakistan as foreign ministers from the nuclear-armed  rivals met on Sunday to review and advance a peace process that  has faltered recently over Kashmir.


Osservatorio: 5 mln ancora in vacanza, gli altri rientrano


European Olympic Qualifying Tournament Is Loaded With NBA Talent

NBA standouts Jose Calderon and Pau Gasol give defending world champion Spain the inside edge at the European basketball championships.


Woolworths says it expects its High Street retail arm to return to profit despite waning consumer confidence.


Rock group The Who stage the opening leg of their first world tour in 20 years with a concert in Philadelphia.


King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia is to receive a ceremonial welcome from the Queen later.


Saitama, 14:35 - BASKET, MONDIALI: STATI UNITI AL TERZO POSTO

Dopo la delusione per la sconfitta in semifinale contro la Grecia, gli Stati Uniti si consolano con ...


Il procuratore Pastore: 'presto per dire se e' sfruttamento'


Su pensioni: 'integrativa era unica parte buona riforma'


Seeks new election. Yushchenko side cheers, but it's up to high court to consider fraud claims. Ukraine's parliament declared yesterday the results of last week's presidential elections were so badly tainted a new election should be held.


Donna Summer, the Bee Gees and Giorgio Moroder will be inducted into the first Dance Music Hall of Fame.


Processo l'8 giugno anche per Mancini e 26 agenti della Cia


Pilot error blamed by NTSN for American Airlines crash that killed ...

The co-pilot of American Airlines flight 587 caused the November 2001 crash that claimed the lives of 265 people, the staff of the nation's airline safety agency reported Tuesday.


Merck, the maker of the arthritis drug Vioxx is facing a nationwide legal assault as lawyers representing thousands of people injured or killed by the painkiller meet next week to set the groundwork for a massive action against the drug maker.


Israeli cabinet approves payouts for Gaza settlers

JERUSALEM Israel's security cabinet on Tuesday approved a compensation package that would pay roughly $200,000 to $300,000 to each Jewish family that agreed to leave the Gaza Strip under Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's withdrawal plan.


U.S. Backs Colombia in Venezuela Dispute

The United States sided Saturday with Colombia, its strongest ally in Latin America, over a growing rift between Venezuela and Colombia over Bogota's hiring of bounty hunters to capture a Marxist guerrilla in the Venezuelan capital.


A letter from recently-elected Labour MPs is demanding that Tony Blair stand down as prime minister.


Racist abuse and violence is common in Swansea, claim family and friends of an Iraqi Kurdish man murdered in the city.


Bush Urges Congressional Approval of Eavesdropping Program

President Bush urged Congress today to give him "additional authority" to carry out a controversial warrantless eavesdropping program directed against international terrorists and to approve "broader reforms" in the 1978 law that regulates domestic surveillance of foreign agents' communications.


Group says factory Wal-Mart uses abuses workers

A U.S. watchdog group has called on Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to put a stop to what it says is worker abuse at a factory in the Philippines that makes apparel for the retailer.


Firenze, 12:00 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA; AGENTE BOJINOV: CONTINO SCELTE TECNICHE

Valeri Bojinov si è presentato a Firenze per le visite mediche con la Fiorentina. Per lui ha ...


Parigi, 10:35 - TENNIS, CLASSIFICA: NESSUNA VARIAZIONE NELLA TOP TEN

Nessuna variazione nelle prime 10 posizioni della classifica Wta. La russa Maria Sharapova resta al ...


Tribal separatist insurgents gunned down five people, including two children, in the remote and restive Tripura state in different attacks in the past 24 hours, police said on Thursday.


Suicide Bombings Kill 22; Bodies Of 49 Iraqi Soldiers Found

Baghdad, Oct. 24 (NNN): Barely hours after two suicide car bombings near Ramadi and Samarra killed at least 22 Iraqi security officers, the bodies of 49 Iraqi army recruits were found near the town of Baquba


The French and Russian foreign ministers are meeting in Moscow, with Iran's nuclear work topping the agenda.


Ministro alle Camere, va corretta ma senza stravolgimenti


Painkiller Celebrex linked to higher heart risk

NEW YORK - A new round of trials have shown a boosted risk of heart problems among patients taking the painkiller Celebrex, manufacturer Pfizer Inc.


Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee called Tuesday for suspending immigration from countries that sponsor or harbor terrorists.


Medicaid proposal will lead to more money

US Sen. Arlen Specter, chairman of the Health and Human Services appropriations subcommittee, and Gov. Ed Rendell announced Monday that the Pennsylvania and federal governments have agreed upon a proposal


EU report highly critical of Turkey: enlargement chief

HAMBURG, Germany : The European Commission report assessing Turkey's progress towards EU membership criteria, to be published on Wednesday, is highly critical of the country, EU enlargement chief Guenter Verheugen warned in a weekend interview.


Radcliffe the brave rises after the fall

Paula Radcliffe is no longer the tragic heroine of British sport. After the tumble, she found salvation in The Fall. The beauty of a New York autumn day was exceeded only by the winning surge


Acerra, scontri al corteo contro il termovalorizzatore

ACERRA (NAPOLI), 29 AGOSTO 2004 - Continua la guerra dei rifiuti ad Acerra: incidenti sono scoppiati al sito di Pantano, dove e' in costruzione il termovalorizzatore, tra manifestanti e forze dell' ordine.


Taxpayer Advocate Urges âApology Paymentsâ

Taxpayers who endure excessive expense or drain on their time when the I.R.S. mishandles a case should receive payments of up to $1,000 each, the National Taxpayer Advocate told Congress.


Grandine e vento fanno crollare torri, almeno otto feriti


U.S. urges transparency in China's military rise

The United States urged China on Sunday to be more transparent about its military build-up, in response to Beijing's announcement it would boost defense spending by 17.8 percent this year.


Desperate struggle to help millions as tsunami toll passes 125,000

Desperate relief workers are struggling to get food and water to the millions of Asia's tsunami victims facing starvation and disease as the death toll passes 125,000, from what the UN has called "an unprecedented global catastrophe".


EU trade chief Peter Mandelson says Europe's ex-colonies could miss out if they do not sign new trade deals.


Brit bobbies laud Ozzy for bat-tering burglar

Bumbling vintage rocker Ozzy Osbourne is being hailed by Britain's men in blue for ``very courageously'' chasing the burglar out of his Buckinghamshire manse the other day.


The boss of Yahoo says he is working on a "strategic plan" for the firm after reporting a sixth quarterly profit fall.


Once famed for his antics off the pitch, the Brazilian has ditched the playboy lifestyle to make Barcelona the best in Europe. Such is Ronaldinho's awe-inspiring quality as


Microsoft probes new Office vulnerability

No end in sight Just when the world thought it was safe to resume use of Microsoft Office, there's word that a new zero-day attack may be targeting the popular productivity package. Like so many of the others, it's capable of all kinds of mischief, including the execution of malicious code on a victim's machine.â¦


Siena, 17:47 - CALCIO, SIENA; BERETTA: ESPULSIONE BREVI NON C'ERA

Mario Beretta accetta il ko con la Roma ma recrimina per l'espulsione di Brevi. ''L'espulsione di Br...


Oscar telecast producer Gil Cates arrives for the 75th annual Academy Awards in this Sunday, March 23, 2003 file photo in Los Angeles.


The words used to describe the quarterback are as familiar as the last name: good decision maker, coach on the field, confident leader, proven winner. All are phrases frequently associated with a quarterback named Brady, but they're not talking about the one who plies his trade in the pocket for the Patriots on Sundays. No, Northeastern University coaches and players ...


Roma, 15:30 - CALCIO, LAZIO; SIVIGLIA: SU DI NOI CRITICHE ESAGERATE

Sebastiano Siviglia chiede maggiore serenità di giudizio dopo la partita persa con il Milan a...


Berlino, 19:21 - CALCIO, GERMANIA: PARI DELLO SCHALKE

Risultati e marcatori delle gare della terza giornata di Bundesliga.


Princess Diana would still be alive if she had had police protection at her time of death, her inquest hears.


BOSTON -- No team in the history of baseball has ever come back from a three-nothing deficit to win in the playoffs, but the Red Sox are giving us hope.


For 16 years, a Columbia biotechnology company has been developing a drug, consisting of adult stem cells derived from healthy bone marrow samples, to treat severe inflammatory diseases that can destroy the body's organs.


Pakistani Prime Minister Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain Wednesday announced his resignation to pave the way for Finance Minister Shaukat Aziz,the prime minister-designate.


EBay is taking a stake in the online apartment rentals market by acquiring Rent.com for $415 million.


Suicide Bomber Kills 12 in Attack on Iraqi Police

A suicide car bomber plowed into  policemen waiting to collect their salaries at a police station  west of Ramadi Monday, killing 12 people in the latest  insurgent attack on Iraq's beleaguered security forces.  At least 10 people were wounded in the blast, and 90 percent of  the casualties were policemen, said Nazar al-Hiti, a doctor in  the town of Hit around 125 miles west of Baghdad, where the  dead and wounded were taken.


30 Killed, Dozens Hurt in Sialkot Mosque Blast

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


Il consorzio EUrid e la Commissione europea sottoscrivono l'intesa per rendere formalmente operativo il dominio dell'Unione Europea. L'ultimo passo Ã¨ il sÃ¬ di Icann. Icann, l'organo di governo globale della


Rear bumpers, trims and mats in the ES3 prototype hatchback are built from a plastic derived from a natural acid in sweet potatoes.


A renowned Australian scientist was named to run California's $3 billion stem cell agency, the nation's biggest financial backer of human embryonic research.


Bronc's Elliss Out for Year With Bad Back

Broncos defensive lineman Luther Elliss will miss the rest of the season because of a herniated disc in his lower back.


Turkey warns against EU 'club of Christians'

Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan warned the European Union against becoming a "club of Christians" as he pushed Saturday for Ankara's membership in the bloc.


UN Envoy Wants Kosovo Final Status Talks Advanced

Preparations for talks on Kosovo's future status should begin within months and power transferred more quickly to the Serbian province's local administration, a U.N. special envoy has recommended.


Second seed Rafael Nadal is among those scheduled for action at Wimbledon on Saturday.


Sarkozy takes new love to ancient Egypt for Christmas

French President Nicolas Sarkozy flew in to the Egyptian city of Luxor on Tuesday aboard a private jet accompanied by his new love, ex-supermodel Carla Bruni, to spend Christmas on the banks of the Nile.


CORRECTED: Germany searching for 10 men behind attack plot

(Corrects paragraph 6 to show suspects trained in camps in Pakistan, not Afghanistan)


The editor of Playboy magazine in Indonesia goes on trial accused of publishing indecent material.


Tennis Roundup: Nadal Reaches a Clay Final

Top-seeded Rafael Nadal beat Feliciano LÃ³pez, 6-1, 7-5, Saturday to reach the final of the Mercedes Cup in Stuttgart, Germany.


A court in Turkey sentences seven people to life in jail for the 2003 Istanbul bombings that killed 58 people.


Grawronski e Gavazzoli-Schettini presentano il loro ticket e un nuovo movimento"Peccato, Veltroni non ha capito che noi intercettiamo l'antipolitica"                                             Pd, la corsa a due degli economisti I candidati per le primarie restano cinque                                                                                La denuncia di Schettini, tagliato fuori per insufficienza di liste:  "Di oltre 50 ne sono rimaste 16nelle ultime ore scomparsi capilista e chi doveva vidimare". In Liguria, Toscana, Lazio e Pugliadi CLAUDIA FUSANI


The chairman of Sportingbet becomes the second chief of a UK-based gambling firm to be arrested in the US.


Former Enron CEO Skilling Seeks to Move Trial

Lawyers for former Enron Corp. chief executive Jeffrey Skilling asked a federal court to move his trial out of Houston, arguing in a filing on Monday that any jury in Enron's hometown would be biased.


Restricted Diet May Help Prevent Alzheimer's

SUNDAY, Sept. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Cutting calories may halt or even reverse the symptoms of Alzheimer's, according to a new animal study.


Manchester United captain Roy Keane's home was attacked by youths armed with fireworks three days after Keane appeared before magistrates accused of assaulting a 16-year-old boy.


Execs, Politicians Gather for World Forum

The World Economic Forum — the global business meeting that attracts world leaders and Hollywood stars — opened Wednesday in Switzerland, where the weakening dollar, the rising euro and amazement at China's rapid growth were on many minds.


Avellino, 19:19 - CALCIO, AVELLINO: RESCISSO CONTRATTO ALDEGANI

L'Avellino ha rescisso il contratto con il portiere Gabriele Aldegani. Oggi, intanto, sono stati pre...


Vanunu gets 6-month jail term for foreign contacts

An Israeli court on Monday sentenced Mordechai Vanunu, who in 2004 completed an 18-year prison term for spilling nuclear secrets, to six more months behind bars after he violated a ban on speaking to foreigners.


Group Sues Fla. County Over Ballot Glitch

Opponents of a measure to add slot machines at south Florida race tracks are demanding a recount in Broward County, insisting there is something strange about a batch of 78,000 absentee votes that helped tip the scales for the proposal.


Ukraine opposition supporters hold protest vigil as political crisis deepens

Ukrainian opposition supporters pledged to keep up an all-night vigil in central Kiev after their pro-Western leader Viktor Yushchenko declared himself president, defying the government after a weekend election that they believe was rigged.


Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland pulled off the stunning upset today, beating the defending Open champion.


Miller wins first World Cup downhill of his career, Hudec top ...

LAKE LOUISE, Alta. (CP) - The final piece might have fit into the puzzle for American Bode Miller. Miller won the opening World Cup downhill race of the season Saturday, serving notice he's ready to challenge


Business deals to dominate Prodi-Putin summit

Business deals are set to take centre stage at a summit on Wednesday between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi in the southern Italian city of Bari.


Even before the polling booths closed in Afghanistanâs first-ever direct presidential election, all 15 candidates running against incumbent Hamid Karzai denounced


Slingshot has been selected as the official Broadband partner for DesktopTV, the first on-demand multimedia site, to deliver coverage of the 2007, 32nd America's Cup races in Valencia direct to desktops.


Oil prices steadied on Friday after an eight percent rout driven by a surprise interest rate hike in China that raised doubts about demand from the world's second largest energy user.


Kimi Raikkonen wins the Belgian GP as Michael Schumacher clinches the title.


The Police Service of Northern Ireland warns of an "increased terrorist threat" from dissident republicans.


Climate talks in Bali focus on rich-poor divide

NUSA DUA, Indonesia  - Developing nations said they would resist "pressure and even threats" from some rich countries to step up the fight against climate change, as talks on a global climate pact went to the wire on Friday.


4-Year-Old Mich. Boy Drives Mother's Car

SAND LAKE, Mich. - A boy drove his mother's car to a video store in the middle of the night, police said - and he's all of 4 years old.


Australia's Howard Uses Specter of Higher Rates to Sway Voters

Australian Prime Minister John Howard used the specter of higher interest rates under a Labor government to try to convince voters to give his Liberal-National coalition a fourth term


Il presidente Antonio CatricalÃ : "Dobbiamo capire cosa sta succedendo in questo settore"L'istituzione vuole fare chiarezza sugli aggiornamenti e sugli aumenti dei prezzi                                            Rincaro libri di testo, interviene l'Antitrust "Verificheremo se ci sono intese tra editori"


Scientists isolate plutonium for the first time. Next up, the atomic bomb. Compiled by Tony Long.


Sondaggio di Ipr Marketing per Repubblica.it: "Cosa deve fare il governo?"Alta la percentuale sulle liberalizzazioni. No al rifinanziamento in Afghanistan                                            Legge elettorale, Tav e liberalizzazioni Ecco cosa chiedono a Prodi gli italiani                                                                                di MATTEO TONELLI


Iraq Awards First Post-War Oilfield Contracts

Iraq's oil ministry has awarded the  country's first post-war oilfield development contracts to  Turkish and Canadian firms, an oil official said on Thursday.


Verizon FiOS TV Comes to Lynn, Marlborough and Needham, Mass.

LYNN, Mass., Dec. 12  /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon has introduced FiOS TV to consumers in Lynn, Marlborough and Needham, adding 40,000 more households to its growing list of communities where its revolutionary service is available.


Roma, 18:13 - CALCIO, LAZIO: PISCINA PER MAURI E BEHRAMI

Doppia seduta di allenamento per la Lazio di Delio Rossi in visdta della trasferta di domenica a Fir...


Il presidente russo lascia Vienna per il Lussemburgo