Sean Penn, winner of an Academy Award as an actor and recipient of praise as a director, was named on Thursday the president of the jury of the 61st Cannes Film Festival.


BRITISH police have opened a criminal investigation into allegations that Birmingham's Dwight Yorke suffered racial abuse during the weekend's 3-3 Premiership draw away to Blackburn Rovers.


Language of Losing Team? Read Their Bodies

While football players pride themselves on their stoicism, the Giants tend to advertise their emotions, body language experts said.


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


US software company Oracle reports a jump in profits after acquisitions boosted its sales of business products.


Ban visits bomb-damaged U.N. Algiers office

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday inspected the shattered remains of U.N. buildings destroyed in twin car bombing in Algiers that killed at least 37 people including 17 U.N. staff, witnesses said.


Striking Hollywood writers target Oscars and Globes

The Oscars are still two months  away but the world's top film awards ceremony found itself  embroiled on Tuesday in the worst Hollywood labor clash in two  decades.


JAKARTA, Indonesia Â· Food drops and other aid trickled toward this region from around the world on Friday, but slowly enough that the injured and the stranded in many places still had to fend


Injury sidelines Reds' Griffey for rest of season

Cincinnati outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. will miss the remainder of the season with a groin strain, the team said on Thursday.


In quattro anni industria riciclo cresciuta del 5%


U.N. police pulled out of a Kosovan border post that was destroyed on Tuesday by Serbs who vow never to submit to the authority of Kosovo's Albanian government and its Western backers.


ATI driver update confirms CrossFire for Intel P965 chipset

Catalyst patched for Windows, Linux ATI has posted the latest incarnation of its Catalyst driver package for Windows and Linux, and with it official confirmation that CrossFire now works on Intel's P965 chipset - for Windows systems at least.â¦


Carter to Miss Two Games to Fight Lawsuit

Vince Carter will miss the Toronto Raptors' next two preseason games while he fights a lawsuit from a former agent.


A radio station owner who sent a tape to federal investigators last week confessing he stole millions from investors also swindled his widowed mother, she says.


U.S. and Brazil Seek to Promote Ethanol in West

President Bush is preparing to finish an agreement with Brazil to promote the production and use of ethanol throughout Latin America and the Caribbean.


Labour peer says Blair considered quitting due to family pressures

LONDON  - Fuelling persistent rumours that Tony Blair considered resigning this year, an acquaintance said Tuesday the prime minister had come under "colossal strain" at home.


Media & professional: From Stewart Purvis to Andrew Neil, leading industry figures examine Tessa Jowell's legacy.


'Sara' difficile spiegare nuovi aumenti' dice rapporto 2007


Viacom's Redstone rules out bidding for Facebook

Viacom Inc.  has ruled out bidding for social networking site Facebook, despite suffering a stinging defeat in losing a deal to Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. to purchase MySpace.com, chairman Sumner Redstone told U.S. journalist Charlie Rose in a televised interview.


Two blasts have killed up to 18 people, including an American soldier, in Baghdad hours before US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld arrived to gauge efforts to calm violence ahead of January elections.


Supreme Court Returns to Divisive Issues

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court session starting Monday features many of the same wrenching issues that splintered the justices during the last term and led to some unusually acrimonious dissents. The death penalty, free speech and prison sentences are back on the agenda, along with new topics such as medical marijuana and out-of-state wine purchases that are likely to produce significant disagreement...


Lilly sees disappointing profit growth in 2007

Eli Lilly and Co. on Thursday  reaffirmed it expects its 2006 earnings to rise 8 percent to 12  percent, but projected disappointing profit growth for 2007  even though its revenues will grow at a faster pace next year.


Use of Contractors by State Dept. Has Soared

While the amount of money the State Department pays to private contractors has soared, the department conceded that it has added few new officials to oversee contracts.


Democratic Sen. Barack Obama on Wednesday called the view that President Bush has been perfect in fighting terrorism an illusion and urged Democrats to challenge the Bush administration's policies.


US forces launched airstrikes against insurgent positions in the Iraqi city of Fallujah and Baghdad's Sadr City late Monday. Witnesses say US warplanes fired missiles into northern Fallujah in the latest in


With iPhone, Apple's Steve Jobs applied his revolution-by-design mind to cell phones. An inside look at innovation in action


NFL Suspends Lewis Two Games for Drug Case

Baltimore Ravens running back Jamal Lewis was suspended for two games by the NFL for violating the league's substance abuse policy. The decision, issued late Friday afternoon by NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue, came one day after Lewis pleaded guilty in Atlanta to using a cell phone to try to set up a drug transaction more than four years ago.


Nokia Plans 20 High-Resolution Camera Phones in 2005

Nokia Oyj, the world's largest mobile- phone maker, plans to introduce more than 20 handsets featuring cameras with at least 1 megapixel resolution next year in a bid to regain lost market share.


Less scary than creepy, "The Grudge" may have lost some oomph in the translation from Japanese to English.


Abbas to urge Hamas to accept early elections

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is expected on Monday to urge Hamas Islamists to agree to early elections, cede control of the Gaza Strip and hold talks with his Fatah faction, a Palestinian official said.


Britney Spears in hospital, may lose child visits

Lawyers for Kevin Federline, ex-husband of pop star Britney Spears, went to court on Friday seeking to strip the troubled singer of visitation rights to their sons hours after she was hospitalized following a fit of hysterics.


State gets high marks for college, but not costs

A report card on the state of higher education nationwide gave Illinois generally high marks but warned that the affordability of college here had slipped.


First YouTube video cited in court opinion

Blog: A case pitting a trademark "entrepreneur" against baseball legend George Brett prompts a federal appeals court judge to cite a YouTube.com video of Brett's famous game against the New York Yankees.


Firenze, 15:54 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA: VIERI INDISPONIBILE PER COPPA UEFA

Il riacutizzarsi di una tendinopatia mette ko Christian Vieri. L'attaccante della Fiorentina non sar...


Bergamo, 17:42 - CALCIO, ATALANTA; DEL NERI: SCONFITTI MA A TESTA ALTA

Gigi Del Neri non si sente di rimproverare nulla alla sua squadra, che ha incassato la prima sconfit...


Underdog in Georgia Special House Contest Reaches Across Party Lines

Sometimes your own partyÃ¢ÂÂs support isnÃ¢ÂÂt enough Ã¢ÂÂ a fact of political life being borne out again in the competitive Republican-versus-Republican special election campaign for the vacant House seat in GeorgiaÃ¢ÂÂs 10th Congressional District.


Report: Al-Zarqawi group kills American hostage

A group loyal to terrorist leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has "slaughtered" a second American, according to a report posted Tuesday on an Islamist Web site.


Internet engineers are unhappy with Microsoft's plans for tracing where e-mails come from.


World's poorest take rich nations to task over unfulfilled pledges

Anti-poverty and anti-globalisation campaigners meeting at a parallel forum to counter the G8 summit on Wednesday took industrialised nations to task over unfulfilled pledges made two years ago to the world's poorest.


Sri Lanka says kills 30 rebels, planes bomb north

Sri Lankan warplanes bombed a Tamil Tiger base in the far north on Friday, a day after ground troops killed 30 rebels in clashes across the region, the military said.


Abbas Escapes Gunfire, Palestinians to Vote Jan. 9

Yasser Arafat's interim successor escaped injury in a Gaza gunfight triggered by hostile militants on Sunday as Palestinian officials set Jan. 9 for elections to replace


If G.P.S. made it harder to get lost, new cellphone services that track whereabouts are now making it harder to hide.


An Oklahoma lawsuit filed on Thursday charges that Merck & Co. misled patients about the safety of its arthritis drug. The case may signal many more such lawsuits against the drugmaker


FILTH AND THE FURY ; Ireland on Pollution Alert As Report Slams Waste Water Plans

By PAT FLANAGAN  THOUSANDS of tonnes of raw sewage are polluting Ireland's historic fishing rivers and holiday resorts, it was revealed yesterday.   Almost a fifth of human waste is discharged with little or no treatment, the Environmental Protection Agency disclosed.


Ellen MacArthur enters the new year boosted by the best day so far of her round-the-world attempt.


Ostracized Roam still struggle across Balkans

POSTOJNA, Slovenia  - Elka Strojan and her 30-strong Roma Gypsy family, forced to swap a house for three rooms in a former army barracks, highlight the precarious existence in the Balkans of Europe's largest minority.


Robert De Niro rises to a formidable challenge in this sufficiently unsettling thriller: he holds his own against the scene-swiping 10-year-old actress Dakota Fanning.


Astronomers find a strange new world that has them pondering again the essential properties of a planet.


Warner Bros. donates for Tasmanian Devil

Warner Bros. will donate money from the sale of DVDs featuring Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck to help efforts to save the Tasmanian Devil from extinction, an Australian official said Saturday.


Around 13,500 people plan to space passengers on Virgin Galactic, Sir Richard Branson says.


Colin Montgomerie shot a 5-over-par 77 and missed the cut at The Heritage yesterday, five days after making the winning putt for Europe at the Ryder Cup.


A senior German official acknowledged her country's "colonial guilt" for a crackdown in Namibia 100 years ago, days before she heads to the country for commemorations of the tragedy.


TV's feisty Dr. Phil puts Bush on the couch

President George W. Bush fielded questions about family from popular TV psychologist Phil McGraw in an interview, in a warm-and-fuzzy wooing of the coveted undecided woman's vote.


Mark Thatcher pleads guilty to E.Guinea coup plot charges

Mark Thatcher pleaded guilty in a Cape Town court to charges of bankrolling an alleged coup plot in Equatorial Guinea.


College Basketball: Iowa Surprises Louisville

MAUI, Hawaii (Sports Network) - Jeff Horner scored 18  points and Pierre Pierce added 16, as Iowa knocked off  12th-ranked Louisville, 76-71, in the opening round of the Maui  Invitational at the Lahaina Civic Center.


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


Teenager says he hacked an iPhone and uses it on T-Mobile's wireless network. Surprisingly, shares rise for the phone's parent firm on the news.


Gunfire at Gaza mourning tent for Yasser Arafat kills 1

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Militants burst into a mourning tent for Yasser Arafat on Sunday, firing from their assault rifles for several minutes and forcing security guards to hustle away the Palestinian leader's temporary successor, Mahmoud Abbas.


IAAF temporarily suspends Kenteris, Thanou

MONTE CARLO, Monaco - Greek sprinters Kostas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou temporarily were suspended Wednesday by track and field's world governing body, pending hearings on their doping cases.


Defeated Clinton says Dems made case for change

Sen. Hillary Clinton congratulated her rivals in the Iowa Democratic caucuses on Thursday after losing to Sen. Barack Obama and said, "Together we have made the case for change."


US Marines of the 1st Division prepare for a patrol outside Fallujah, Iraq, Sunday, Oct. 31, 2004. American forces are preparing for a major assault on Fallujah in an effort to restore control to a swath of


Cancer society reminds women of Mammography Day

On Friday, Oct. 15, the American Cancer Society will join other health organizations in observing National Mammography Day, encouraging women age 40 and over to have an annual mammogram.


No. 15 Texas Tops Rebuilding Baylor 79-60

Daniel Gibson scored 18 points and No. 15 Texas used a sharp performance from 3-point range to open Big 12 play with a 79-60 victory over Baylor on Sunday.


Mexican authorities on Tuesday cautiously opened a canal through an enormous landslide that blocked a major river in southern Mexico in November and swept away and entire community.


U.S. falls short in anti-tobacco efforts: report

The U.S. Congress and President George W. Bush have stymied efforts to tighten regulation of tobacco and discourage smoking and states have not spent nearly enough to battle cigarettes, the American Lung Association said on Thursday.


Last time we checked the Pitpass statistics, David Coulthard had driven in 175 Grands Prix, covering almost eleven seasons. In that time the Scot has accumulated 475 points, an average of 2.714 point a race, 13 wins, 12 pole positions and 18 fastest laps.


Hitachi ships Travelstar 7K200 encrypted hard drive

Please, please, please say I didn't hit 'Quick Erase'... Hitachi Global Storage Technologies has begun volume shipment of the Travelstar 7K200, a high-capacity, high-performance laptop hard drive with new optional data encryption technology. The new drive features up to 200GB capacity, a 22 per cent overall performance improvement over its predecessor, and improved shock tolerance, among other technical improvements. The 7200RPM Travelstar 7K200 has power consumption, heat emission, and acoustics comparable to its 5400RPM counterparts and features a Serial ATA 1.5GBps, 1.5GBps encrypted, or 3GBps interface.â¦


Get paranoid: There's a spook in your inbox

Remember when the CIA was a dark, malevolent force lurking in the shadows of our lives, tapping our phones, reading our mail, and planting explosive devices in Castro's cigars? Well, they're baaaack. Only now it's the National Security Agency, and they're snooping into your e-mail, cell phone conversations, and Lord knows what else.


Blog: After some flase starts unlocking an iPhone now seems to be a reality.


Sanctions Sought on Some Lebanon Officials

With Syria defying international pressure to withdraw from Lebanon and with tensions over Iraq still high, the Bush administration is weighing new sanctions on some Lebanese officials.


IBM unveils notebook with fingerprint reader:

[Business India] Los Angeles, Oct 5 : IBM has introduced a biometric notebook computer with an integrated fingerprint reader that can recognise the user of the computer, reports Xinhua.


Scots cardinal attacks abortion 'massacres'

Â· Catholic leader demands NHS block on terminationsÂ· Communion challenge to pro-choice politicians


Skye Sweetnam has been named an AOL Breaker, making the Capitol Records pop-rocker the latest in a pool of emerging recording artists chosen by America Online for their star potential. She therefore is on the same promotional path that boosted such previous Breakers as Avril Lavigne, Josh Groban, 50 Cent and Jet.


On a Stroll in Angstville With Dots Disconnected

David O. Russell's high-wire comedy captures liberal-left despair with astonishingly good humor: it's "Fahrenheit 9/11" for the screwball set.


Clock ticking as Powell searches for gold

EUGENE, Oregon  - The clock is ticking for Asafa Powell, and not just when the world record holder runs 100 meters.


Television executive Judy Girard, who led the Food Network to prominence, announced Monday she will retire as president of sister cable network HGTV.


Brian Williams thanks Tom Brokaw on first night as NBC Nightly ...

(New York-NBC/AP) Dec. 3, 2004 - It looks like Tom Brokaw went out with a bang after nearly 23 years. He left "NBC Nightly News" on a ratings high Wednesday night as nearly 15.5 million people tuned in to watch him sign off.


As Islamist gunmen routed his last forces in Gaza, Western-backed President Mahmoud Abbas dismissed the Palestinian government on Thursday and declared a state of emergency after six days of bloody faction fighting.


The world's biggest drug makers unveiled  plans on Thursday to publish more data about clinical trials of  their medicines in a bid to reassure patients about their  safety.


Other Views: Meddling with Lebanese institutions

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: Lebanon went through such a terrible civil war that after 14 years it still remains so politically fragile that when it finds a political formula that works, it changes the laws to suit the politicians.


Blair presses allies over Afghan forces at EU summit

Prime Minister Tony Blair said Friday that he had pressed his fellow EU leaders to bolster troop contributions for Afghanistan, but would not be drawn on whether any offers had been made.


A question of TRUSTe Sites handed the TRUSTe seal of approval are twice as likely to host malware or engage in spamming as those not endorsed by any security certificate, according to a study by spyware researcher Ben Edelman.â¦


IBM's personal computer business, which it is selling to Lenovo Group of China, has lost money for the past 3 1/2 years. International Business Machines Corp.


Political violence and general strikes following a recent grenade attack on an opposition rally may frighten foreign investors away from Bangladesh unless the situation is quickly resolved, a government official said Tuesday.


Father-son dramas play out in and around Friday Night Lights

Friday Night Lights, HG "Buzz" Bissinger's nonfiction best seller about a Texas town's obsession with high school football, could have been made into several different movies.


Parma, 17:37 - CALCIO, PARMA: I CONVOCATI PER L'HEERENVEEN

Il tecnico del Parma Stefano Pioli ha convocato 22 calciatori per la sfida di Coppa Uefa contro l'He...


SANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 17 -- Former first lady Nancy Reagan was hospitalized Sunday after falling in her home but is doing well, her spokeswoman said.


Russia's Orthodox head hails return home of icon

Orthodox Patriarch Alexiy has hailed the return of a Russian icon thought "lost forever", kissing a Catholic envoy dispatched to improve centuries of strained ties and possibly paving the way for a papal visit.


MADRID: Spanish police suspect that one of four Moroccans arrested in the Canary Islands is a leader of a Moroccan Islamist group that is believed to have ties to Al-Qaeda, two daily newspapers said on Sunday.


South Korean informally chosen as next U.N. leader

South Korean's Foreign Minister, Ban Ki-Moon, won Monday's crucial informal poll for the next U.N. secretary-general, with no opposition from any of the five veto-bearing council members.


Seeking Relief From the Masses Neighbors Concerned As Four Houses of Worship Fill an Intersection

By Jack Komperda  jkomperda@@dailyherald.com  The intersection of North Avenue and Morton Road isn't exactly considered a real estate hotbed in DuPage County.


Continuous tremors rocked Mount St. Helens for 90 minutes overnight, geologists reported Monday, and that sustained activity foretells what could be a volcanic eruption within the next few minutes or months.


Blair at memorial to victims of terror attacks

Prime Minister Tony Blair has attended a moving memorial for Britons killed in recent terrorist attacks abroad, with families calling for his government to set up a fund for victims.


Net Banking Fraudsters Step Up the 'Phishing' Scam

Fraudsters have developed a potent new computer program that steals Internet banking customers' details by duping them into opening up


Iraq: sequestro Baldoni, su Al Jazira l'appello dei figli

BAGDAD - La Tv satellitare araba Al Jazira ha trasmesso questa sera l'appello di Gabriella e Guido Baldoni, i figli del giornalista italiano rapito in Iraq. I familiari di Baldoni si sono rivolti ai sequestratori per chiedere la liberazione del padre.


A reconnaissance team is to visit the area around Baghdad where UK forces could be sent to provide US back-up.


Ballooning terror 'watch list' raises concern

A new government report says there are now more than three quarters of a million names on the U.S. government's terrorist "watch list," raising concerns the list may be becoming too large.


Giants Hermanson suspended for three games

New York, NY (Sports Network) - Major League Baseball suspended San Francisco Giants closer Dustin Hermanson for three games on Tuesday for an incident that stemmed from a game against the Astros last week.


Sutton Goes for Broke in Final-Day Pairings

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich.  - U.S. captain Hal  Sutton, looking for a final-day miracle in the Ryder Cup,  predictably packed the upper order of his singles list with his  biggest guns for Sunday.


KUOW Seattle's Tuesday evening business/politics program, "The Works," had an entertaining interview last night with Steven L. Kent, author of "The Ultimate History of Video Games" and a video-game reviewer for newspapers including this one.


Bruised and bandaged, college baseball players stood in a circle and put their arms around one another Wednesday at the funeral for one of their four teammates killed in a bus wreck. Scott Harmon, a 19-year-old freshman at Bluffton University, was remembered as being passionate about sports and as a prankster who was the life of the party.


Complaints of lost bags by airlines rise

Complaints by US airline passengers about lost and mishandled luggage jumped 39 percent last year, fueled in large part by an increase in checked bags following last summer's ban on carry-on liquids.


U.S. stocks opened higher on Friday,  as oil prices retreated and tech stocks showed strength on the  opening day of the fourth quarter.


Zambia to get anti-AIDS drug boost from global fund

Former US president Bill Clinton will visit Zambia this weekend to boost an UN-backed HIV/AIDS drugs programme which is helping treat some 13,250 children, UNITAID said Thursday.


Customers of Sprint Corp. and SBC Communications Inc. will be able to use both companies' wireless Internet connections with less hassle under a reciprocal deal announced Friday.


THURSDAY, Sept. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Racial discrimination can spur depression and behavior problems in adolescents, but it can also be counterbalanced by support from homes, friends and school, a new study finds.


Australian PM Howard calls general election on October 9

Australian Prime Minister John Howard called a general election for October 9 with his conservative government trailing well behind the opposition Labor Party in opinion polls.


L'Istat conferma la sua stima preliminare. In rialzo i generi alimentarie anche le tariffe (ma quelle aeree sono in controtendenza)                                          Inflazione in crescita a settembre Antitrust: istruttoria sui prezzi del pane                                                                                Nel mirino i produttori di Roma e provincia: "Aumenti indifferenziati, possibile cartello"


London - Men beware: A new study has found that male laptop users could be damaging their reproductive health. Researchers found that laptops, combined with the thighs pressed-together posture needed to balance


The St. Louis Blues, who have an NHL-worst 18 points, fired coach Mike Kitchen Monday and replaced him with Andy Murray.


The yen hovered near a five-week low  against the dollar on Friday after minutes from a U.S. central  bank meeting reinforced expectations that measured rate rises  would continue, and as oil prices closed in on record highs.


Rice wants North Korea denuclearized within 24 months

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said she wanted quick results in North Korean disarmament talks that resume next week, setting a two-year time frame to dismantle Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program.


America's Cup heads for compromise or court

Time is running out for the two billionaires bickering over the America's Cup to resolve their differences and make sure sailing's most prestigious regatta is fought on the water and not in court.


Notorious prisoners' artwork, notes and even nail clippings are hot items in online auctions. But a new law might put a stop to the gruesome trade


GM to move "expeditiously"  on possible alliance

General Motors Corp.  Chief  Executive Rick Wagoner said on Thursday he wants to move  "expeditiously" in reviewing a possible alliance with Renault   and Nissan Motor Co. (7201.T) but would not predict  the outcome of talks.


Sharon vows to step up assault on Gaza strip as death toll rises

Ariel Sharon said yesterday that an assault on the Gaza strip that has claimed more than 60 lives and injured 250 people - the bloodiest of the intifada - will be expanded until it puts an end to Hamas rocket strikes against Israel.


QUINCY, Mass. - John Russo has been a victim of identity theft. So when he was asked to fork over a photo ID just to be seated at an IHOP pancake restaurant, he flipped.


Australia right to monitor Japanese whaling: PM

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd Sunday said the threat of diplomatic action from Tokyo would not stop his government from gathering evidence against Japanese whalers to help stop the slaughter of the animals.


Anglo-Dutch steelmaker Corus said it had accepted a revised take-over bid from Tata Steel of India worth 5.7 billion pounds including debt (8.4 billion euros, 11.1 billion dollars).


Milano, 18:26 - Calcio, Lega; Moroni: stiamo rifacendo i conti

''Stiamo provando simulazioni e tabelle per mettere insieme le varie esigenze di tipo economico, per...


Roma, 16:23 - CALCIO, BRONZETTI: CASSANO-SAMP? INGAGGIO UNICO OSTACOLO

"Cassano? Dico che è fortunata la società che lo prende nel suo momento di maturazione...


Roma, 17:12 - TIRO A VOLO, CDM: FOSSA, PELLIELO QUARTO A MARIBOR

Azzurri non brillanti nella gara di fossa olimpica della quarta 'tappa' di Coppa del Mondo di tiro a...


A former New Rochelle man locked in a bitter international custody dispute after his wife took their 4-year-old daughter to France and refused to bring her back was awarded custody of the girl by a French ...


We have seen it all in the movies. Asteroids coming towards the earth promising devastation of the kind we have experienced before.


Harrison always is smack in middle of it

Dave Mattio has known Rodney Harrison for a long time, going back more than 15 years to when Harrison, then a sophomore at Marian Catholic High School in suburban Chicago, was called up late in the season to play for the varsity. "I don't know if you'd ever find a kid with more competitiveness," Mattio, the football coach at Marian ...


A woman who went into a vegetative state in November of 2000 awoke this week for three days, spoke with her family and a local television station before slipping back on Wednesday. "I'm fine," Christa Lilly told her mother on Sunday — her first words in eight months. She has awakened four other times for briefer periods.


Joel Chaky teaches social studies to middle and high school students Monday through Friday. On weekends, and some nights, he cooks at a restaurant.


The incoming House Speaker already made a questionable move backing the losing candidate in the race for Majority Leader. Will she stumble again by choosing a member with a checkered past to lead the House Intelligence Committee?


US Secretary of State Colin Powell says the situation in Iraq is getting worse, as US forces continue to battle insurgents.


MUMBAI: When rookie Aussie off-spinner Nathan Hauritz got one to rise at Harbhajan's midriff to induce a short-leg catch, the Wankhede stadium pitch confirmed the fears that it would turn out dry and dusty.


By JULIAN BROUWER  MISCHA Barton's crazy party girl lifestyle was too much to deal with even for a rock star, it was claimed yesterday.


Greg Kramer, author of The Sims 2: Prima Official Game Guide, will be online to talk about the latest release of the video game.


Atletica, ai Mondiali di Osaka lo statunitense sul podio piÃ¹ altoSolo terzo il giamaicano Powell. Ma il record del mondo resta suo                                            Oro nei 100 metri per Tyson Gay Il trionfo con il tempo di 9 e 85                                                                                Piazza d'onore a Derrick Atkins, originario della Giamaica ma d'adozione delle Bahamas


Granada, 19:35 - TIRO A VOLO, FINALI CDM: CAINERO VINCE NELLO SKEET DONNE

Comincia con una vittoria l'avventura dell'Italia nelle finali della Coppa del mondo di tiro a volo ...


Da joint-venture con Iran nessun problema occupazione Italia


John Stanhope, chief financial officer of Telstra Corp., speaks at a news conference from Melbourne about the company's offer to buy back shares for as much as A$4.


Researchers say they have the strongest evidence yet that smoking causes asthma after a study of 1,444 people.


Karzai's opponents concede defeat "for sake of peace"

Hamid Karzai's chief rivals in Afghanistan's presidential election conceded defeat yesterday, a day after the US-backed interim leader was declared the winner.


Welsh Squad Call For Hayley Rugby Another Island woman has received...

ANOTHER Island woman has received international rugby recognition - just weeks after Lake's Nikki Buckingham was chosen for the England under-19s. Ventnor Middle School PE and maths teacher Hayley Kemp has been ...


âLast week, the Players made a major proposal to reach a negotiated deal with the League. We had proposed an immediate 24% rollback on all existing contracts, other concessions in favour of the Owners and real revenue-sharing.


Illinois unable to come away with big upset

The University of Illinois football team was looking for a turnaround Saturday at windswept Memorial Stadium. Instead, a potential upset of No.


On bicycles and on foot, some with children in tow, hundreds of thousands of people moved through areas of Manhattan on Sunday in rallies or mass demonstrations, carrying messages against war and the Bush administration.


Talk show host Oprah Winfrey celebrated the premiere of her 19th season Monday by surprising each of her 276 audience members with a new car.


House Sends President An Energy Bill to Sign

A year of rhetoric, lobbying, veto threats and negotiations ended yesterday as the House of Representatives voted 314 to 100 to pass an energy bill that President Bush is to sign this morning. The bill will raise fuel-efficiency standards for automobiles, order a massive increase in the use of...


Iraq vote date maintained despite deadly violence

BAGHDAD  - Iraq's landmark January polls looked set to take place as planned although the violence that prompted delay calls remained rife, as an anti-rebel sweep south of Baghdad claimed its first victims and five US troops died in western Iraq.


GE Real Estate seeks Finnish property buys: report

Property investor GE Real Estate  is seeking to buy a large property portfolio in Finland, including the possibility of buying a local firm, its chief executive was quoted as saying.


Social  networking Web sites have fired up industry deal headlines the  past couple of years -- from News Corp.'s ground-breaking  acquisition of MySpace to the recent purchases by the Walt  Disney Co. and Viacom Inc.'s Logo network of Club Penguin and  DowneLink.com, respectively.


Ofcom legalises the use of FM transmitters which allow iPods and other MP3 players to play through car radios.


The first test since 2002 of the Pentagon's $25 billion defense against long-range missiles ended in failure early Wednesday when a computer safety system shut down the launch of an interceptor rocket 23 seconds before liftoff.


Torino, 15:12 - CALCIO, JUVE; BLANC: NUOVO STADIO POSSIBILE SOLO A TASSO ZERO

Il nuovo stadio della Juve nascerà solo se ci ''sarà l'aiuto del governo e un finanzia...


Nintendo Co Ltd zipped past Sony Corp. in  market value on Monday and became one of Japan's top 10 issues  for the first time ever as it elbowed the PlayStation maker out  of its decade-long dominance in the game industry.


Udine, 17:52 - CALCIO, UDINESE; MARINO: RESTANO ANCORA 90 MINUTI

"Nel primo tempo non siamo stati brillanti come a Palermo, abbiamo sofferto un po'. Nella ripresa av...


French experts say 4,000 chickens found dead at a farm in north-eastern France did not die of bird flu.


Champions League: Group F - Celtic make great point and round up

From a British perspective the big story from Group F is that Celtic bow out of the Champions League after a 1-1 draw with Barcelona in the Nou Camp.


Lee Dixon and Nigel Winterburn tell BBC Sport David Beckham was right to come clean over his England booking.


Pakistani police issue a sketch of a second man they say tried to kill former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.


BBC Click investigates claims of the internet collapsing under pressure from the YouTube generation.


David Ortiz was frustrated as the Tampa Bay Devil Rays won the first three games against his Boston Red Sox. Five players in the outfield in a severe shift against the left-handed slugger had him 2-for-10 with a solo homer and six strikeouts. He broke out Thursday night with his 28th and 29th home runs, the latter a grand slam in the ninth inning of Boston's sweep-avoiding 12-5 victory Thursday night. Nobody could argue with his strategy.


MOSCOW The Russian oil giant Yukos has said that it would immediately reduce some of its rail exports of crude oil to China in what appears to be the first time that Yukos's ability to transport oil has been affected by its tax dispute with the Russian


FDA chief pessimistic flu serum from Britain can be salvaged

WASHINGTON - It is unlikely that any of the nearly 50 million doses of influenza vaccine being held at a plant in England will be found safe and released to the United States, the head of the Food and Drug Administration said Friday.


Canadian PM says his government will not help the convicted tycoon restore his citizenship or return to Canada from the US.


The net giant has released a preliminary version of a desktop program that will search computer hard drives, as well as the web. "We think of this as the photographic memory of your computer," said Marissa


Europeâs biggest cross-border financial services deal in recent years was given a significant boost over the weekend when Mario Monti, European Union competition chief, in effect confirmed that EU regulators would approve the Â£8.


Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is set to endorse former rival John McCain, reports say.


Many stick with doc, not study, on medicine

In light of concerns that an ingredient in Aleve may drastically increase heart problems, several Wichita Falls residents have been asking about the situation.


Michael Phelps clinched his fifth gold  medal and became the first man since Mark Spitz to hold four  individual Olympic swimming titles when he won the 100 meter  butterfly final Friday.


Hotel heiress Paris Hilton, who commanded as much attention behind bars as on the Hollywood party scene, regained her freedom on Tuesday after serving three weeks in jail for violating probation in a drunk-driving case.


Iraqi officials have ordered police to round up the indigent from the streets of Baghdad to prevent them from being used by insurgents as suicide bombers


A Miracle-Worker Highway Man Rides the Bonus Train

A company that fixed a mangled freeway worked so fast that some residents have recalibrated their respect for the California Department of Transportation.


Pierre and Christiane Lebrun warmly welcome you to Shenval organic Bed & Breakfast near Loch Ness and Glen Afric in the Highlands of Scotland


Scientists have identified the gene that controls a baby's first breath.


Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) has settled antitrust disputes with Novell (Nasdaq: NOVL) and the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA), a Washington, DC-based trade organization that had supported the European Union's antitrust case against the software giant.


Edwards wins online poll on climate change

John Edwards has the best approach  to fighting climate change of any 2008 Democratic presidential  contender, according to an online straw poll of members of the  liberal activist group MoveOn.org.


Task force should clear shuttle for launch

NASA appears on track to return the space shuttle to flight in May or June 2005 as planned, says an influential oversight panel. The independent task force - set up to oversee NASA's efforts following the


WORKING as a remote health nurse in the far-flung post of Nhulunbuy, at the top of the Northern Territory, Patricia Hansen has spent most of the past decade educating aboriginal communities about malnutrition, vaccinations, lice, and the other health


Blog: New 70-300mm lens, due in September, also will work on Panasonic and Leica SLRs.


U.S. and Iraqi forces swooped on the Health Ministry on Thursday, seizing a deputy minister accused of funneling millions of dollars to Shi'ite militias in the first major sign that a crackdown in Baghdad has begun.


Quick confirmation seen for Pentagon nominee Gates

The last time Robert Gates sought U.S. Senate confirmation to a government post, that of CIA chief, his interrogation lasted three weeks.


OpenAds, the cure for the common online advertising cold

Open source pioneer, OpenAds, is shaking up the online advertising community, one web publisher at a time.


Allies watch for N. Korea missile activity

All eyes &#151; and ears &#151; are on North Korea. Military and intelligence agencies of the United States and its allies are spying from land, air, sea and space to learn whether the communist nation is preparing to test fire a long-range missile that may be capable of reaching the western U.S.


Chiron Corp. delays release of flu vaccine

Chiron Corp. of California says contamination concerns will delay the release of its flu virus vaccine until October. A spokesman said Thursday a final internal release procedure


(CBS/AP) "Preppy Killer" Robert Chambers, who was released from a New York prison last year, has been arrested on charges of driving with a suspended license and criminal drug possession.


Iranian boats were involved in two previously undisclosed incidents in the Strait of Hormuz, a US official says.


Police have issued a public warning after four men collapsed after apparently taking recreational drugs


Discount retailer Kmart Holding Corp. reported a third-quarter profit Wednesday, reversing a year-earlier loss, as asset sales and cost containment helped offset a further decline in sales.


Swiss OK law to aid 10 newest EU members

The Swiss voted Sunday to continue their close cooperation with the European Union by approving a law to give the 10 newest EU members 1 billion Swiss francs ($800 million) in economic aid.


At Least Five Dead in Another India Train Accident

An express train ran into a jeep in southern India on Wednesday, killing five people, a day after two passenger trains collided head-on in the north of the country.


Poll: Americans blame US, China for tainted products

Most Americans say the United States itself bears at least some blame for the rash of unsafe products from China, according to an Associated Press-Ipsos poll released yesterday.


Parigi, 19:15 - CALCIO, FRANCIA: LIONE TRAVOLGE LILLA

Il Lilla, avversario del Milan martedÃ¬ in Champions League, è stato battuto 4-1 dal Lione nel...


Anger over river burials for India's dead babies

Within sight of Delhi's gleaming new metro train, Nawal Kishore slips the body of a baby into the waters of the Yamuna, one of the world's filthiest rivers.


Two British soldiers serving with Nato have been killed fighting the Taleban in southern Afghanistan.


JAKARTA, INDONESIA -- The world's most-powerful earthquake in 40 years struck deep under the Indian Ocean off the west coast of Sumatra yesterday, triggering tidal waves up to six metres high that obliterated villages and seaside resorts in seven


N.Korea Blast Scene a Construction Site -- Diplomats

Diplomats who visited the scene of a  mysterious explosion in North Korea said the site was a  hydroelectric construction project where they were told two  explosions had been conducted, Kyodo news agency reported.


Russia will pay $2 billion to acquire 60 German high-speed trains, The Moscow Times reported Wednesday. The deal was announced Tuesday during Russian President Vladimir


Eâ una vera e propria dichiarazione di guerra a Israele, agli ebrei ea un poâ tutto lâOccidente, Stati Uniti in testa, quella lanciata dal numero due di al Qaeda attraverso la solita Al Jazira. Il medico


Lineman has shot at Lombardi, national title

USC defensive lineman Shaun Cody could hoist the 35th Rotary Lombardi Award tonight as the nation's top college football lineman or linebacker, but there is another trophy he would like to get his hands around.


David Coulthard has been given a one-year contract to drive with the newly formed Red Bull racing, reports suggest. The Scot was in danger of being without a drive after leaving McLaren at the end of the season


Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) is making its iTunes service a little more user friendly, by teaming up with eBay's (Nasdaq: EBAY) PayPal to facilitate payments.


What Does $6,500 Buy? A Healthier, Happier Village

Why running water may mean a better education for some Afghan children.


KABUL, Afghanistan -- New Afghan President Hamid Karzai is preparing to meet tribal leaders in a bid to step up the fight against the country's drug trade.


DALLAS - A month before the video game's scheduled release this coming Tuesday, illegal copies of the hot sci-fi action title "Halo 2" were already circulating on the Internet.


Yankees 2, Tigers 0: Where Would the Yankees Be Without Wang? Discuss.

Chien-Ming Wang improved his record to 16-5 in the first game of Wednesday's day-night doubleheader at Yankee Stadium, allowing three hits over seven and two-thirds innings.


If you're trying to keep your weight steady this holiday season, learn in today's Lean Plate Club column about a convenient morning-time ally. Eating high-fiber cereal appears to be one tool in helping to control calories eaten, according to a new study at the University of Rhode Island. It's......


PARMALAT: NEXT HEARING SCHEDULED OCT. 29

(AGI) - Milan, Italy, Oct. 5 - A preliminary court hearing in the Parmalat case was held today. Judge Tacconi scheduled the next hearing on October 29.


Austrian Army Protects Israeli President

Austria's army scrambled two military jets to protect a helicopter carrying Israeli President Moshe Katsav after a private plane briefly appeared to be on a collision course, officials said Thursday.


A kidnapped Colombian dog held for $350,000 (170,600 pound) ransom was recovered on Friday after his abductors dropped him off at a veterinarian's office, saying he needed a bath.


A Hero Whose W.M.D.'s Are Knees and Elbows

Fans of action movies will find much to appreciate in this symphony of flying limbs, breaking bones and elaborately staged chases and confrontations.


A US rights group expresses concern at the move to deploy the army before elections in Bangladesh.


Scientists discover new key to flu transmission

Flu viruses must be able to pick a very specific type of lock before entering human respiratory cells, U.S. researchers said on Sunday, offering a new understanding of how flu viruses work.


Except for less export business, most find little to complain ...

Longtime Gonzales County rancher Jim Selman, who raises calves in the biggest cattle county in the nation's biggest cattle state, sees 2004 as a year to remember.


A man is believed to have died when a van carrying welding equipment exploded in County Durham.


China telecoms companies 'in Olympic pitch'

Huawei Technologies and ZTE, the leading Chinese telecommunications equipment makers, say they are in discussions to become sponsors of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.


Muslims travel to Iraq seeking British hostage's release

A two-man delegation from Britain's biggest Muslim group arrived in Iraq yesterday on a quest to free British hostage Kenneth Bigley, seized by Islamic militants Sept.


Mexican leader seeks California aid on immigration

SACRAMENTO, California  - Mexican President Felipe Calderon urged California lawmakers on Wednesday to help his government address the volatile issue of illegal immigration in a way that will benefit both countries.


Argentina Return to Top of FIFA Rankings

Argentina have returned to the top of FIFA's world rankings after winning their first two qualifying matches for the 2010 World Cup.


NEW YORK (Billboard) - Nobody would ever confuse R.E.M. for Metallica, but the guitars have definitely been turned up for the Georgia group's 14th studio album, "Accelerate."


US airstrikes in Fallujah kill 4 Iraqi civilians

US forces launched a series of air strikes in Fallujah overnight, killing four Iraqi civilians and wounding 12 others, the city hospital said Sunday.


'Don't jail paedophiles' call prompts anger

One of the UK's leading child protection officers came under fire from children's charities yesterday after saying that some paedophiles should receive treatment rather than face prison.


Intel to Join in a Project to Extend Wireless Use

In an effort to create a global wireless alternative to cable and telephone Internet service, Intel said on Monday that it would collaborate with Clearwire, a wireless


Some relatives of a woman convicted of allowing her three children to drown inside a car in a lake said they would seek mercy for her Thursday at her sentencing for child endangerment.


The German government agrees to a 1.5bn euros rescue package for struggling bank IKB.


Movie Review | 'You're Gonna Miss Me': A Rockerâs Climb From Despair

âYouâre Gonna Miss Meâ follows Roky Erickson, the lead singer of the 13th Floor Elevators and maybe the most influential 1960s pop star that most folks havenât heard of.


Fiedler hurt as Miami finds another way to lose

Miami, FL (Sports Network) - Miami Dolphins quarterback Jay Fiedler suffered a stinger during Sunday's game against Arizona, a 24-23 last-minute loss that left the club just 1-8 for the year.


Iraq: US forces launched air strikes on Fallujah Monday after eight US marines were killed in weekend clashes with Iraqi rebels in Al-Anbar province despite claims that the insurgency was being defeated.


For months the question dominating English rugby union has been 'when's Jonny Wilkinson coming back?'.


U.S. Offers Payment to Victims of Blackwater Shootings

BAGHDAD, Oct. 24 -- The U.S. Embassy on Wednesday began offering tens of thousands of dollars in payments to the victims of the Sept. 16 shootings in Baghdad involving Blackwater Worldwide security guards, according to relatives and U.S. officials.


NEW YORK (Sheryl Crow Fans Website) - A love-struck fan who ardently pursued singer Sheryl Crow for 15 months has been found not guilty of stalking and burglary charges.


Courtney Love Has Money Troubles, Legal Woes

Courtney Love's trial on drug possession charges was postponed Thursday, but her financial woes mounted as creditors on both coasts pressed court claims that the singer-actress was dodging unpaid bills.


The Miami Heat were losing night after night with Shaquille O'Neal on their roster. They hope they can reverse their fortunes without the big man.


Iran Uranium Conversion Plans Provoke U.S. Fury

VIENNA, Austria  - The United States accused Iran  Wednesday of threatening global peace with its plans to process  37 tons of raw "yellowcake" uranium, which one Western nuclear  expert said would be enough to build five atomic bombs.


Alltel Buys Western Wireless for $4.4 Bln

Alltel Corp. AT.N, the leading rural  telephone company, on Monday said it would buy Western Wireless  Corp. WWCA.O for about $4.4 billion to help it compete better  in the rapidly consolidating U.S. wireless industry.


The only whooshing sound Hurricane Ivan stirred in the Keys and populous South Florida on Sunday was a sigh of relief from residents no longer fearful the 150-mph storm would make a direct hit.


US senators fail to proceed to an early vote on a landmark immigration bill, in effect scuppering the measure.


City officials are promising to be gentle when it comes to enforcing the first-in-the-nation ban on trans fats, which restaurants will have more than a year to rid from their food.


McGowan flirts with no-hitter as Toronto beat Rockies

Dustin McGowan took a no-hitter into the ninth inning and finished with a complete game one-hitter as the Toronto Blue Jays completed a three-game sweep of the Colorado Rockies with a 5-0 win on Sunday.


Pacers Activate Miller From Injured List

Guard Reggie Miller was activated from the Indiana Pacers' injured list Friday, and the franchise's career scoring leader will make his season debut this weekend after serving a one-game suspension.


The entertainment industry is pondering its next move in the wake of a legal setback delivered Thursday, August 19. On that day, a Federal appeals court in San Francisco


Tennis: Roddick's style switch trips Henman while Hewitt and Safin ...

HOUSTON, United States : Second-ranked American Andy Roddick switched tactics to defeat British nemesis Tim Henman here at the ATP Masters Cup while Lleyton Hewitt and Marat Safin beat foes returning from long layoffs.


ATLANTA The Houston Astros battered their postseason nemesis, the Atlanta Braves, to win the opening game of their National League division series.


WASHINGTON -- The Senate passed a far-reaching, $136 billion corporate tax package today that cuts taxes for businesses ranging from film companies to bow and arrow makers while closing tax loopholes and bringing US exporters in line with international


Pak A Potential Base For Manufacturing, Exports

BEIJING, China : Dec 16 (SADA) - Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that Pakistan is a potential base for manufacturing and export of goods besides having a good domestic market.


Oracle seeks to ease PeopleSoft customer jitters

com December 20, 2004, 5:36 PM PT. Oracle appears to be putting its money where its mouth is after sealing its merger with PeopleSoft last week--acting quickly to reassure uncertain new customers of its good intentions.


In Broward, Questions About Effectiveness of Restrictions: Tough Laws Limit Where They Can Live, but Critics Doubt Effectiveness

By Madeline Baro Diaz, Jerome Burdi, Jennifer Gollan and Juan Ortega, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Jun. 3--The message was clear: No child molesters allowed.   The 2005 rape and murder of a 9-year-old Central Florida girl at the hands of a convicted sex offender shocked the nation.


Few Big Albums, but Small Ones Sounded Just Fine

Panda Bear provides a dizzying solo album, rapper Turf Talk stretches braggadocio over thwacking beats and in a year with shockingly few big albums, Feist made the best small one.


An investigation into U.S. insurers  and brokers rattled insurance industry stocks for a second day  on Friday as investors, shaken further by subpoenas delivered  to the top U.S. life insurer, struggled to gauge how deep the  probe might reach.


The numbers of HIV/AIDS cases in China and India are reaching crisis proportions and could threaten the world economy, a UN expert says.


Wrestling: Cinderella in Sydney suffers turnabout at hands of ...

One of the big stars of the 2000 Summer Games, Gardner was thrown to the mat in overtime by Georgi Tsurtsumia of Kazakhstan and lost 4-1 in his Greco-Roman semifinal match.


KABUL, Afghanistan - Thousands of election workers began the long process of tallying the results of Afghanistan's first-ever presidential election on Sunday, even as controversy swirled over the vote's legitimacy.    What was supposed to be a historic day in the war-ravaged nation turned sour Saturday when all 15 challengers to interim President Hamid Karzai withdrew in the middle of voting, accusing the government and the United Nations of fraud and incompetence because of faulty ink used to mark voters' thumbs...


Create Multiple Sites in Google Page Creator The Google Operating System blog (not associated with Google) has published some tips on creating up to five sites on Google Page Creator using one single Google Account. First, enable “experimental features” in Site Settings. Then go to the page manager and click on “Create a site with a different [...]


Cingular to Upgrade Wireless Data Network

Cingular Wireless, the largest US wireless telephone company, said on Tuesday it would upgrade its network to handle high-speed data transmissions next year.


Austrians get ready to head for the polls in a parliamentary vote that could force a new coalition government.


Britain 'not playing games' over red lines on EU treaty

Britain is "not playing games" by insisting on its "red lines" at a crunch EU summit, Prime Minister Tony Blair's spokesman said Friday, reiterating that he is ready to block a deal if necessary.


Struggling Singh Stays Ahead in Pennsylvania

FARMINGTON, Pennsylvania  - World number one Vijay  Singh stayed two shots clear of the field after struggling to a  level-par 72 in the third round of the $4.2 million  Pennsylvania Classic Saturday.


Kenyan Environmentalist Wins Nobel Peace Prize

Kenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai  became the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize  Friday for aiding the continent's poor with a campaign to plant  millions of trees to slow down deforestation.


Computer Flaw Could Imperil Space Station

The Russian computers that help keep the International Space Station in orbit were out of commission for the second day, a glitch that could imperil the $100 billion orbiting laboratory if it is not corrected.


Rudy Giuliani clearly has a love/hate thing when it comes to the Mafia: celebrates the fictional characters, incarcerates the felonious ones, keeps mum about those in his own family tree.


US presses Australia over free trade deal amendments

The United States increased pressure on Australia to reconsider last-minute amendments to their free trade agreement, with Washington's top trade official warning a stand-off could delay the deal indefinitely


Turkey's president vetoes a constitutional change which would have let the public elect the head of state.


Will Kmart walk away a winner with Sears deal?

Kmart (KMRT) has just pulled the rough equivalent of a refrigerator out of its hat. Make that a Kenmore brand refrigerator from Sears (S).


Dal Ministero Interno: 'minacce accertate contro il Paese'


Bhutto to end exile and return to Pakistan

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto will return home on October 18 after more than eight years in exile, a senior aide said on Friday, but the government said she had to face corruption charges.


Boston forward James Posey was suspended by the N.B.A. for one game yesterday for pleading no contest to reckless driving stemming from an incident in April.


US, UK Knew of Equatorial Guinea Plot, Sunday Times Says

The US and UK knew of the possibility of a coup against the government of Equatorial Guinea, the Sunday Times reported, citing unidentified officials at the Pentagon and UK government.


Bush Monitors Earthquake Damage From Texas

President Bush spent part of Monday at his Texas ranch monitoring devastation from a deadly earthquake in Southeast Asia — a replay of his post-Christmas vacation last year when he was monitoring damage from an earthquake in Iran.


US transportation officials on Monday launched a probe into the holiday air travel mess at US Airways and Delta Air Lines' Comair that left thousands of passengers stranded and others without luggage.


B.C.S. Notebook: Jones Leaves Hawaii to Be Coach at S.M.U.

Less than a week after Hawaiiâs appearance in the Sugar Bowl, which was a high point in the stateâs sporting history, Coach June Jones accepted the coaching job at Southern Methodist.


H.P.Âs Chief Defends Efforts to Stop Leaks

Patricia C. Dunn, Hewlett-PackardÂs chairwoman, acknowledged that some of the techniques used to stop news leaks from the companyÂs boardroom had been Âsloppy.Â


Notre Dame, Ind (UHND) - The last time Notre Dame had a freshman play as big as Darius Walker did in his first game on Saturday would have to be Ron Powlus when he threw four touchdowns in his first game.


FAST preps app to improve Internet yellow pages

Fast Search & Transfer ASA has developed an application designed to help providers of online business directories and of online classified advertisements improve the content, presentation and navigation of their listings, the company announced Thursday.


Open source @ Novell: Justin Steinman speaks

Blog: Novell takes a lot of heat for its patent deal with Microsoft, and rightfully so.  But there is much that the company is doing to advance the cause and state of open source in the industry.  In this second installment of the "Open Source @" Series, I talk


ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- The tension long brewing around a radical mosque in Pakistan's capital burst into street battles yesterday between security forces and masked militants who challenged the government by mounting a vigilante anti-vice campaign.


A group of Iraqis in brown-and-tan camouflage uniforms huddled around an American officer yesterday as he gave them orders for setting up a checkpoint along a dangerous stretch of highway on the outskirts of Mosul.


DRM will Die in 2008, British Music Service Predicts

Quality DRM-free tunes sell well, says 7digital, which plans to drop copy-protection this year.


Una nota del Quirinale che, pur senza mai nominarlo, si riferisce a Bossi"La libertÃ  del confronto politico deve rispettare i principi costituzionali"                                           Fisco, duro intervento di Napolitano  "No agli eccessi, moderare il linguaggio"


Man Eats 4.8 Pounds of Turkey in 12 Min.

NEW YORK - There won't be any turkey for Patrick Bertoletti on Thanksgiving - he got his fill the day before.


Building a better turkey through biotech

Most of the turkeys gracing the nation's dinner tables today have been selectively bred for their white meat for so many generations that simply walking can be a problem for many of the big-breasted birds, and sex is no longer possible.


Airbus parent EADS said Tuesday that the flagship A380 superjumbo jet will be delayed for another year and Virgin Atlantic and Emirates — the plane's biggest customer — hinted that the new setbacks could lead to order cancelations.


Duke women take life out of Gamecocks, crowd

The place known as much for its "airball" chants as the winning basketball that is played there was silent when Shanika Freeman's shot failed to hit the rim Wednesday night.


Less TV doesn't boost exercise for kids: study

Getting children to switch off the  television does not guarantee they will exercise more, U.S.  researchers said on Monday.


President George W. Bush said on Sunday the United Nations should grant independence quickly to the breakaway Serbian province of Kosovo, and if Russia continued to block it the West would act.


Hoping to stir up thirst for milk, officials installed advertisements in several San Francisco bus shelters on Monday that give off the scent of freshly baked cookies.


Typhoon hits houses, boats in Vietnam; 38 dead

Typhoon Durian swept into southern Vietnam killing at least 38 people, sinking hundreds of fishing boats and damaging houses, days after it killed hundreds in the Philippines, government officials said on Tuesday.


More than four million DVDs of Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ are sold on the first day of release in the US.


American Express (AXP.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Friday said it expects to record a fourth-quarter pretax charge of up to $120 million and cut 2,000 jobs related primarily to a restructuring of its business travel unit and the


How AdWords Work: New Ann Arbor Office is Part of Google's Ad Strategy Changing the World of Marketing

By Jewel Gopwani, Detroit Free Press  Sep. 24--When Google Inc. opened its office in Ann Arbor last week, it didn't just bring the buzz that comes with the world's most popular search engine.


IAEA Agrees on Plan to Inspect Brazil Uranium Plant

The U.N. nuclear watchdog has approved a Brazilian inspection plan that allows it to ensure nothing is diverted from a uranium enrichment plant in Brazil to an atom bomb program, the agency said Thursday.


Baseball brought Felipe and Moises Alou together more than a decade ago in Montreal, and now father and son are reunited again. The San Francisco Giants finalized a two-year


Apple and Cisco Systems agree to share the iPhone trademark, allowing both firms to use the name.


A naked intruder who broke into the home of actor Nicolas Cage is ordered to undergo a six-month drug rehabilitation programme.


Lo spettacolo in scena domani sera al Palais des Sport


An analyst runs through the numbers and shows just how far Yahoo has slumped. Will its poor stock performance make it a takeover target?


Vijay Singh is not satisfied. After dominating the PGA Tour this year the way Tiger Woods used to do it, the Fiji native wants more.


THE RACE: The presidential race for Republicans in South Carolina


Pakistan Found to Aid Iran Nuclear Efforts

new assessment of Iran's nuclear program by the United Nations' International Atomic Energy Agency says that, as early as 1995, Pakistan was providing Tehran with the designs for sophisticated


Farnesina, firmato provvedimento scarcerazione


S.Korean Spies Say Building Work Behind North Blast

A huge explosion in North Korea last week  may have been due to a combination of demolition work for a  power plant and atmospheric clouds, South Korea's spy agency  said on Wednesday.


Kidnappers release a Turkish driver in Iraq, a day after his employers said they would pull out of the country.


Ebay says its Paypal system is slowly getting back to normal after breaking down six days ago.


New British biodiesel plant ready to roll

Britain's newest biodiesel plant, capable of turning recycled cooking oil and animal fats into fuel for cars, is due onstream in Scotland this spring, boosting output of the green fuel by up to 35,000 tonnes a ...


NCAA Game Summary - George Washington at Wake Forest

Winston Salem, NC (Sports Network) - Chris Paul scored a game-high 25 points and handed out six assists to lead No. 2 Wake Forest to a 97-76 victory over George Washington in an opening round Preseason NIT contest at the Lawrence Joel Coliseum.


Khan on brink of history after stunning fightback

TEENAGE boxing sensation Amir Khan last night produced a gutsy display to set up a final showdown tomorrow with Cubaâs Olympic champion Mario Kindelan - the man widely regarded as the best lightweight on the planet.


Fed auctions off $20 billion at 4.65 percent

The Federal Reserve said on Wednesday it auctioned $20 billion in a special operation to thaw credit markets at an interest rate of 4.65 percent, a higher-than-expected rate that suggested banks were eager to pad their cash reserves.


Cut and polish The UK Patent Office has proposed a new set of rules (PDF) which it says will modernise its processes. The rules are open for consultation until June.â¦


Abbas says unity talks with Hamas at dead end

JERICHO, West Bank  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, after meeting U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on a new push for Middle East peace, said on Thursday talks on a unity government with Hamas had reached a "dead end".


Court Permits Nov. 4 as Mississippi Senate Special Election Day

A Nov. 4 special election date is now in place for the U.S. Senate seat vacated in late December by Mississippi Republican Trent Lott and currently held on an interim basis by Republican Roger Wicker. That date was permitted Wednesday by the state's Supreme Court, ruling in a partisan dispute over the scheduling of the contest.


EU, U.S. should move fast on terror fund tracking: EU

The European Union and the United States should try to reach a deal quickly on the way financial transactions are monitored to help the fight against terrorism, the European Commission's security chief said.


Time Warner cuts DOJ deal on AOL case, SEC may follow

Time Warner Inc. has reached a settlement deal with the US Department of Justice (DOJ) concerning accounting issues with its America Online Inc.


MIAMI - Hundreds of thousands of people were told Wednesday to get ready to evacuate as powerful Hurricane Frances crept closer to Florida just weeks after Hurricane Charley's rampage. It would be the worst double hurricane strike on one state in at least a century...


Boyfriend: Smith wanted to be in Bahamas

A grief-stricken Anna Nicole Smith threw herself over her son's body last fall as he lay in a coffin in the Bahamas, wailing, "If Daniel has to be buried, I want to buried with him," her boyfriend testified Tuesday at a hearing on where the former centerfold should be laid to rest.


Russia's president to head for India's Silicon Valley

Russia's President Vladimir Putin is heading to the high-tech city of Bangalore, on the second day of his trip to India, after ruffling feathers by rebuffing New Delhi's hopes of a veto on an enlarged UN Security Council.


Crude Oil Trades Near a Record on Winter Fuel Supply Concern

Crude oil futures traded near a record after rising above $51 a barrel yesterday on concern hurricane damage to production platforms in the Gulf of Mexico will keep supplies from rising enough to meet winter demand.


U.S. forces find 13 bodies in Iraq mass grave

U.S. forces have found the bodies of 13 men in a mass grave in Iraq's restive Diyala province northeast of Baghdad, police said on Tuesday, the latest such grisly find in recent months.


Novell's Linux Desktop 9 includes an end-user operating system, office applications and productivity tools. It boasts the same levels of security and reliability as the SuSE Linux Enterprise


In 2000, political pundits summed up the race in three words: Florida, Florida, Florida. Here's three words to consider this fall: Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota. President Bush is targeting their combined 27 electoral votes — the same total as Florida, where a bitterly contested recount settled the last election.


Mr. Dusenberry oversaw the 1980s Pepsi commercial in which Michael Jacksonâs hair was accidentally set on fire.


U.S. says Iran still training Iraqi militias

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


Iraqis say U.S. should stop passing blame

Iraqi lawmakers said on Saturday that Washington should take responsibility for the turmoil in Iraq and stop blaming Baghdad, Iran and Syria.


U.S. private equity firm J.C. Flowers & Co. said Friday that it is in talks with Northern Rock PLC about a possible takeover bid for the troubled mortgage lender.


Opec prepares to support oil price by enforcing quotas

OPEC oil ministers yesterday backed steps to end overproduction when members of the oil cartel meet in Cairo today. Saudi Arabia and others were authorised to open the taps in August as


The Fire Brigades Union rejects official statistics which suggest attacks on crews in England and Wales are down.


'Qui ti votano soprattutto se fai proposte convincenti'


Chen Under Pressure to Work with Taiwan Opposition

Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian is under pressure to find ways to work with an opposition-dominated parliament after his party suffered a surprise setback in weekend legislative elections.


L'incidente e' avvenuto in un cantiere edile nell'Avellinese


Chris Drury scored a power-play goal and added an assist, and Henrik Lundqvist made 29 saves for the Rangers in a victory over the San Jose Sharks on Sunday.


Union members among Virgin Atlantic's cabin crew vote in favour of strike action in the new year.


Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri is charged with 16 offences including 10 of soliciting the murder of non-believers.


Afghan suicide attack kills child, soldier: police

A suicide car bomb in the town of Ghazni in eastern Afghanistan killed a young child and an Afghan soldier and wounded several people, police said.


An earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale hit Baoshan City in southwest China's Yunnan Province at 6:11 am Tuesday, leaving five people injured, according to the State Seismological Bureau and local government.


'80s Sensation NU SHOOZ Gives Hit Single 'I Can't Wait' a Twist With New 'Unplugged' Version

PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 14  /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Portland-based musical act NU SHOOZ announced the release of a new take on their classic '80s hit single.


Storm kills 15, floods cities in southwest China

Fifteen people have been killed in  southwest China in a 16-hour thunder storm that caused serious  flooding and brought air, road and rail traffic to a halt,  state media said on Wednesday.


Patrician Director of Met Museum Will Retire

Philippe de Montebello, who has led the Metropolitan Museum of Art for 30 years, announced Tuesday that he planned to retire at the end of the year.


Defense Employees Set For Another Suit to Halt Mandatory Anthrax Shots

Six unnamed Defense Department employees are renewing their legal battle to stop Pentagon officials from administering mandatory anthrax vaccinations, claiming that the Food and Drug Administration's approval of the shot was flawed and puts people at risk.


Dollar Holds on to Gains with Fed in View

The dollar posted broad gains on  Friday for the third straight session, as traders took more   year-end profits in other currencies in anticipation of higher  U.S. interest rates after next week's Federal Reserve meeting.


U.N. climate panel says global warming man-made

The U.N. climate panel issued its strongest warning yet on Friday that human activities are heating the planet, adding pressure on governments to do more to combat accelerating global warming.


A British hostage threatened with death by a militant Islamic group appealed to Prime Minister Tony Blair of Britain yesterday to save


GM Earnings Slump on Health Costs, Europe

General Motors Corp. GM.N on  Wednesday said its earnings fell 37 percent due to growing U.S.  health-care costs and bigger losses from its European  automotive operations.


Americans worry Chinese-made toys unsafe: poll

The vast majority of Americans surveyed say they associate China with unsafe toys, and they are divided on whether they trust major toymakers to ensure products on store shelves are safe, according to a MSN-Zogby poll released on Monday.


Israel comes under internal pressure to move barrier

JERUSALEM   Israel came under new pressure Friday to move its West Bank barrier closer to the 1967 barrier after the attorney general warned of international isolation and the Supreme Court ordered the government to explain its position in light of ...


San Antonio nuns offer prayers for Spurs

In their simple convent, where rows of chairs are arranged in front of a television and a crucifix, the 23 nuns of the Salesian Sisters of Mary Immaculate Province put aside their pleas for the sick and the poor to pray for the San Antonio Spurs.


Update 1: Entergy Sees Lower 3Q Earnings

Gas and electric utility Entergy Corp. Thursday said it expects to post third-quarter earnings about 15 percent below last year's results, citing soft demand for electricity and lower income from energy trading.


British Terror Trial Traces a Path to Militant Islam

The evidence, investigators say, reveals the workings of the kind of cell most feared by officials in Europe -- young Muslims planning an attack at home with help from outside terrorists.


Russia rejects US court freeze on Yukos auction

MOSCOW: Russia forged ahead yesterday with the weekend auction of the core asset of crippled oil giant Yukos despite a US court order barring the sale, as the state-controlled gas monolith Gazprom entered the bidding.


Floods engulf Indonesian capital, at least 5 killed

At least five people have been killed in severe floods in Indonesia's capital and surrounding areas with more than 100,000 left homeless after days of torrential rain, a disaster official said on Saturday.


Advice as Good as Physiotherapy for Back Pain -Study

Routine physiotherapy seems to be no  better than expert advice at relieving mild lower back pain,  British researchers said on Friday.


Tokyo Electron, Sharp to tie up in solar cells

Japan's Tokyo Electron Ltd , the world's No. 2 maker of semiconductor equipment, said on Monday it was planning an alliance with consumer electronics and panel maker Sharp Corp  in the solar cell market.


To fight the meth epidemic, states go after legal sniffle remedies at the corner drugstore


Nadal expects tough Davis Cup clash with Seppi

Spain's world number two Rafael Nadal is   expecting another tough clash with Italy's Andreas Seppi when   the two meet on Friday in their Davis Cup world-group playoff   in Santander.


Military investigates 'gang rape footage'

Inquiry launched into allegations young soldier was sexually assaulted by six men at an army barracks.


Japanese PM Yasuo Fukuda warns action is needed to tackle the growing risks to the world economy.


Health Club Industry Sees Growing Market

Lori Robinson was excited when she learned that her health club had another gym catering to children — she thought it was an excellent idea for her two teenage daughters, who were slightly overweight.


More studios ax producers as strike persists

LOS ANGELES  - CBS Paramount Network TV and 20th Century Studios terminated production deals as a result of the Hollywood writers strike on Monday.


Gunmen have seized six people in Iraq after a gun battle in which one guard and one of the assailants were killed. The kidnappers stormed the compound of a Saudi company in an


Bosnia And Herzegovina: For the First Time, Same Pledge is Given to Bosnia and Herzegovina

The soldiers of the October 2004 class of the Fifth Division of BH Federation Army, pledged their allegiance to the Country's defense at the 'Grmec' military base in Bihac.


A Circuit Court jury had found Freightliner liable for shifting assets among several of its divisions in a bid to avoid a legal judgment.


Torture Still Routine in Iraqi Jails, Report Says

Iraqi authorities routinely torture  prisoners, a leading human rights group said on Tuesday, citing  examples of abuse which will sound all too familiar to those  who suffered under Saddam Hussein.


Report: UConn freshman in critical condition

UConn freshman guard AJ Price was in intensive care Tuesday after being hospitalized in critical condition with flu-like symptoms, the Hartford Courant reported.


Getting past Stony Brook proved to be a rocky task for the Boston University men's basketball team at the Case Center last night after the Terriers shot 38 percent and missed 11 of 25 free throws but used the hot hand of sophomore forward Etienne Brower in the second half to win, 57-50.


Pierce Ousts Sharapova, Federer Advances

Roger Federer cranked up his U.S. Open  challenge with a majestic victory over Fabrice Santoro on  Saturday to move into the last 16, while there were shock  third-round exits for Carlos Moya and Maria Sharapova.


With the threat of a tightening economic squeeze and military probes by Washington hanging over its head, the Iranian government agreed November 14 to suspend all uranium enrichment activity


U.S. Government Calls for End to Dairy Weight Loss Ads

U.S. dairy producers will have to stop pitching the idea that drinking more milk spurs weight loss, the Federal Trade Commission told a physician's advocacy group in a letter made public on Friday.


Congress Passes $145 Bln Tax Cut, Ends Export Subsidy

The US Congress approved a $145 billion bill providing new corporate tax breaks and a buyout for tobacco farmers as part of legislation that eliminates an export tax credit ruled illegal by the World Trade Organization.


MIT Enterprise Forum of Cambridge Presents: Digital Living - Building Brands in the World of New Media

MIT Enterprise Forum of Cambridge  What: On March 14th, the MIT Enterprise Forum of Cambridge will  host discussions with four expert panelists at the cutting edge of  digital media.


Safin Shows Growing Maturity with Ancic Win

The all-new, improved Marat Safin  showed yet more signs of his growing maturity on Friday when he  survived a potentially tricky encounter with Mario Ancic to  reach the fourth round of the Australian Open.


T-Mobile USA, the nation's fourth-largest cell phone carrier, has received approval for its $2.4 billion purchase of SunCom Wireless, a regional carrier that primarily serves the southeastern United States.


European iTMS Expansion Coming In October

An Apple exec has told Reuters that the company will be expanding its European iTunes Music Store in October. Vice president Eddie Cue told the news service


GarageBand â08 earns 4.5 stars from Christopher Breen , a self-confessed ârabid GarageBand fan.â In his review, Breen calls attention to the âprogramâs major new featuresâMagic GarageBand, multi-take recording, arrangements, broader automation capabilities, and Visual EQ,â and he notes that they ânicely augment the music-making process.â âThose musicians whoâve previously enjoyed GarageBand as a musical sketchpad and rehearsal tool will find more to like in the current version.â


French PM skeptical about Turkey's EU entry

French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin reiterated France's support for Turkey's eventual membership of the European Union but warned Ankara might not yet be ready to accept Western values, in an interview ...


CA shareholders back management over bonuses issue

Computer Associates International Inc. (CA) avoided a revolt at its annual meeting on Wednesday, when shareholders voted down a proposal requesting that the company's board adopt a policy of revoking executive


Movie Review | 'Macbeth': The Weird Sisters Prophesy Blood From a Dance Floor

Geoffrey Wrightâs brutal and thrilling new version of âMacbethâ envisions the thane of Cawdor as a longhaired, drug-addled gangster.


Lynne Spears says her daughter Britney, whose public meltdown included shearing off her own locks, is "just figuring things out."


A British soldier has been killed in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence announces.


Saban might be ready to scratch that NFL itch

BATON ROUGE -- If you had asked me a few weeks ago about Nick Saban and his coaching future, I would have told you he'd be back coaching at LSU the next two seasons.


Nortel Networks Corp. NT.TO NT.N,  one of the world's largest telecoms equipment makers, promised  again on Thursday that it would "commence" filing audited 2003  results on Jan. 10 and it now sees fourth quarter revenue of  $2.8 billion.


Arts & entertainment: Backstage bickering put aside as European capital of culture year kicks off


Thousands of people waved machetes and burned down homes as tensions flared over the slow return of results from the closest presidential election in Kenyaâs history.


A disappointing sales forecast from Wal-Mart sent stocks mostly lower yesterday as investors worried that oil prices, which stabilized after last week's highs, would curb


Ford Motor Co.  said on Friday U.S. May vehicle sales fell 6.8 percent from a year earlier as higher gas prices and a weaker housing market hurt consumer demand and the automaker cut back on fleet sales.


Leaders call Lebanese to slain minister's funeral

Assassinated Lebanese minister Pierre Gemayel will be buried on Thursday and his allies have called for a large turnout to strengthen their hand in a political struggle with the Hezbollah-led opposition.


Ford Motor Co.  will offer  zero-percent financing for three years on all 2007 Ford,  Lincoln and Mercury models and additional cash on some vehicles  as it tries to clear showroom floors at the end of the month.


Mourning Palestinians Pledge Vote to Replace Arafat

Yasser Arafat's successors promised swift elections to replace him Saturday as Palestinians flocked to his tomb to pay last respects to the ex-guerrilla who symbolized hopes of a state.


The new Mac Pros run on dual Intel Quad-Core Xeon CPUs and a system architecture with "up to twice the performance of its predecessor."


ATHENS, Greece -- There were 17 seconds left, and it was finally time for the change. The US women's basketball team had clinched the Olympic gold medal Saturday for the third time in a row.


MEXICO CITY - Mexicans are setting aside their differences on Wednesday, declaring a break from political bickering and fears of crime to celebrate 150 years of their national anthem by launching a worldwide rendition.    The international call to song was for 12 p.m...


Turkish Parliament Called Into Special Session on Penal Reforms

Turkey's parliament speaker, Bulent Arinc, has called members back for a special session on Sunday to adopt crucial penal code reforms that are essential to the country's bid for European Union membership.


Lindsay Lohan cited for driving under influence

Actress Lindsay Lohan has been cited for driving under the influence after losing control of her Mercedes convertible, the Beverly Hills Police Department said on Saturday.


Gestira' servizi di ristorazione in 9 punti vendita


Group nets $1 million in piracy settlements in December

InfoWorld - The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) received more than $1 million for software piracy settlements in December, the group announced Friday.


Former British prime minister Tony Blair  has converted from Britain's established church, Anglicanism,  to Roman Catholicism, the head of Britain's Catholics said on  Saturday.


SHOP FOR THE CURE: Think pink and do your part for breast cancer ...

During Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a portion of the proceeds from the sale of special items -- think pink! -- goes to support breast cancer research.


Snow suspended for one game after altercation with coach

CLEVELAND The Cavaliers have suspended guard Eric Snow for one game following an altercation with coach Paul Silas Thursday night in Detroit.


Authorities in Montenegro on Sunday arrested a former Serbian police general wanted for murder and persecution of ethnic Albanians in Kosovo, a spokesman for the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal announced.


European shares snapped higher on Wednesday after a two-day losing streak thanks to gains for the financials sector.


County Mayor Shelvy Linville could only shake his head at the horrific toll left by a deadly series of tornadoes that pounded across the South


Republican Fred Thompson said Saturday people around the world are looking for any signs the U.S. is relenting in combating Islamic radicals.


The Israeli communications ministry said Sunday that it had amended licenses for cellphone operators to restrict access to pornographic services.


LANCE ARMSTRONG has left the question marks hovering over his participation on next year's Tour de France. Armstrong claimed a record sixth yellow jersey in July when he eclipsed Tour legends Miguel Indurain


Panel adds 5 investigators to HP data hearing

A House of Representatives panel on  Wednesday extended its probe into Hewlett-Packard Co.'s use of  private telephone records by subpoenaing five private  investigators to testify at a Thursday hearing.


UK.gov urged to rethink education super-database

Wrong approach to student single ID? UK plans to build an education super-database in which everyone from age 14 is given a single ID number should be put on hold, according to a collection of academics, businessmen and local government officials.â¦


Philips in $5.1 Billion Deal for Respironics

The acquisition of Respironics, which makes medical devices that assist or monitor breathing, is one of a steady stream of takeovers of U.S. companies by Philipsâ medical arm.


Lingering concerns about the job market, geopolitical turmoil and soaring energy prices did unexpected harm to consumer confidence in August, according to a report from an independent economic watchdog.


Anna Nicole Smith was a high school dropout, but she's been a fixture at law schools for years and now, more than ever, she has something to teach aspiring lawyers.


Brescia, 14:41 - CALCIO, BRESCIA: COSMI NUOVO ALLENATORE

Serse Cosmi è il nuovo tecnico del Brescia. Prende il posto di Mario Somma, esonerato ieri.


Stars Redo "Christmas" Remake of all-star single to benefit ...

Twenty years after the all-star charity single "Do They Know It's Christmas?" raised money to provide famine relief to Ethiopia and inspired the star-studded Live Aid benefit concert, some of today's top British acts plan to record a new version of the


Chad Johnson pulls groin during practice

Bengals receiver Chad Johnson pulled groin muscles during minicamp Friday and was taken off the field on a cart.


Iraqi Leader Unveils New Security Plan Amid Rising Violence

IraqÂs leader unveiled a plan to defuse sectarian crises, but it was unclear whether it could stem the increasingly brazen violence.


Italy's Prodi says vital to talk to Ahmadinejad

By Claudia ParsonsNEW YORK - Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi said isolating Iran was a risky strategy and he would meet President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad later on Wednesday because it was vital to leave no ...


"Ecco il nostro film privato" Ma con una scena censurata

Roma, 28 agosto 2004 - Spunta anche il mistero di una scena che potrebbe essere censurata in 'Film privato, il reality-film realizzato dalla coppia Paola Barale e Raz Degan che andrÃ  in onda martedÃ¬ prossimo su Italia 1 in prima serata.


In Florida, Mystery Surrounds 8 Skeletons

MIAMI -- For almost six months, Fort Myers police have puzzled over the eight skeletons discovered in the spring in a forested wetland.


Al-Jazeera: Militants in Iraq Seize 10 New Hostages

Arabic language al-Jazeera television is reporting that militants in Iraq have taken 10 more people hostage. Video footage broadcast Thursday shows three hostages, who were not identified, and two masked men pointing guns at the captives.


Women's Freedom Comes Slowly to a Sleepy Oasis

For centuries they have been forbidden to work outside the home, but a  sensitive developer has helped create careers for Siwan women based on  traditional craft


Copyright Battle Erups over Open-Source 'Mambo' Code

Ziff Davis - An online publishing company is arguing that it owns the code behind the open-source Mambo content management system and says it is prepared to pursue the matter in court.


UPDATE 1-Muller stuns Agassi, meets Hewitt in final

Luxembourg's Gilles Muller stunned top-seeded Andre Agassi 6-4 7-5 to reach the final of the Washington Classic on Saturday, depriving the American veteran


Jets go into bye week with sense of accomplishment

So the New York Jets won their first two games. Big deal, right? For this franchise, it is huge. The Jets are 2-0 for just the eighth time since the team's inception in 1960.


A human rights group says Egypt has tortured HIV-positive men before they are subjected to unfair trials.


Powerset Seeks Helpers in Search Tool Development

Powerset, a startup building a search engine that understands ideas rather than just words, has opened an online lab to tap into the brainpower of a limited number of humans.


FOXBOROUGH - Chris Chambers took the blame, but Philip Rivers didn't want him to have it.


Pop stars rock climate change gigs around the world

Dozens of pop stars rocked big crowds at Live Earth concerts around the world on Saturday to persuade fans and governments to go green.


Forget about things improving with age. Some officials here are saying French wine needs to be made more appealing to their not-so-vintage countrymen.


FDA Novartis Late with Dog Painkiller Reports

Novartis AG failed to give the government prompt, accurate reports about deaths of dogs treated with a painkiller in the same class of medicines now linked to heart problems in humans, US regulators have charged in a letter.


VATICANO - Il Papa allÂAngelus: ÂColui che noi stessi abbiamo trafitto con le nostre colpe non si stanca di riversare sul mondo un torrente inesauribile di amore misericordioso. Possa lÂumanitÃ  comprendere che soltanto da questa fonte Ã¨ possibile attingere lÂenergia spirituale indispensabile per costruire quella pace e quella felicitÃ  che ogni essere umano va cercando senza sostaÂ CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - ÂEntriamo nel tempo quaresimale con lo ÂsguardoÂ fisso al costato di GesÃ¹Â Durante questi giorni di Quaresima non distogliamo il cuore da questo mistero di profonda umanitÃ  e di alta spiritualitÃ Â ha detto il Sant...


ASIA/INDONESIA - La Chiesa cattolica di Padang in prima linea nelle operazioni di solidarietÃ  per i terremotati di Sumatra, soprattutto musulmani. Il Vescovo: ÂLa caritÃ  Ã¨ senza confiniÂ Padang (Agenzia Fides) - ÂStiamo facendo il possibile. Tutte le nostre risorse sono mobilitate per la solidarietÃ  verso i terremotati, ma anche nella preghieraÂ, dice in un colloquio con lÂAgenzia Fides Mons. Martinus Situmorang, Vescovo di Padang e ...


Oil prices broke above $100 a barrel for the first time on Thursday after a U.S. government report showed a steep slide in crude inventories in the world's biggest energy consumer.


US House, Senate Negotiators Agree on $146 Bln Tax-Cut Plan

US House and Senate negotiators agreed on a $146 billion tax-cut plan that includes the renewal of four breaks for middle-income families and 23 business provisions.


Microsoft finds new front in software piracy battle

As part of its fight against software piracy, MicrosoftÂ on Tuesday said it filed lawsuits against eight resellers for allegedly buying and selling fake and used Certificate of Authenticity labels.


Mexico and Japan signed an Economic Association Agreement (EAA) here on Friday aimed at promoting the gradual liberalization of trade between two countries.


DaimlerChrysler AG said Thursday it earned euro1.0 billion ($1.27 billion) in the third quarter on good performances from its commercial vehicles division and its U.S. Chrysler arm, rebounding from a large loss a year ago.


How Hamas turned on Palestine's 'traitors'

It started as a well-planned settling of scores between rival political factions. But by the end of last week Palestinians seemed on the brink of civil war as two conflicting governments vowed to defeat each other.


NBA Wrap: Stoudemire Leads Suns to 10th Straight Win

Amare Stoudemire had 30 points and 11 rebounds as the Suns won their 10th straight game, downing the Memphis Grizzlies 109-102 in Phoenix on Thursday.


A Pentagon report on claims of sexual assault says US air force commanders failed to recognise the problem.


IT interoperability woes keep doctors from really knowing some patients

An improved ability to share medical records electronically via IT systems is still many years away, according to health care industry officials who testified at a U.S. House hearing.


I'm outraged, but not surprised, that the state is funding the stadium deal for Real Salt Lake. It's typical Utah state government corruption and cronyism. Help the wealthy. I've run a business in Utah for years and have never received a cent.


AFRICA/GHANA - I 50 anni dellÂindipendenza del Ghana: i Vescovi affidano il Paese al Sacro Cuore Accra (Agenzia Fides)- Il Ghana celebra oggi, 6 marzo, i 50 anni dÂindipendenza. Si tratta di un evento significativo per tutta lÂAfrica perchÃ© il Ghana fu il primo Paese sub-sahariano ad affrancarsi dal dominio coloniale.  \


Cannes pulls it off with top films, popular winner

CANNES, France  - The Cannes Film Festival pulled it off in its 60th year, picking a popular winner from an eclectic competition lineup that had many more hits than misses.


Wall St set for firm start after Tuesday's drop

U.S. index futures pointed to a firm start on Wall Street on Wednesday after sharp losses in the previous session on mounting concerns that the U.S. mortgage crisis could lead to a slowdown in the world's biggest economy.


Arrest warrants have been issued for five men accused of causing a Malibu fire that destroyed more than 50 homes and caused over $100 million in losses, authorities said Thursday.


Buyout firms said to seek stakes in Raytheon jet unit

The price for Onex Corp., Canada's biggest buyout firm, and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. to buy Raytheon Co.'s aircraft unit is about $3 billion, a person with knowledge of the agreement said.


Europe rendezvous: Berggruen -- friend of Picasso, confirmed European

When you're Jewish and you fled the Nazis, it's not easy to return to Germany 60 years on and donate a spectacular art collection, but Heinz Berggruen sees it as a step toward tolerance in Europe.


An Afghan Boeing 737 with more than 100 people on board goes missing near Kabul in a heavy snowstorm.


Previously unreleased footage of John F. Kennedy's fateful motorcade in Dallas moments before he was gunned down was released on Monday, a surprising new detail in a saga that has gripped the United States for four decades.


Hiroshima, 10:23 - VOLLEY, MONDIALI: ITALIA-BRASILE 0-3

L'Italia è stata sconfitta 3-0 (25-23, 25-20, 25-20) dal Brasile nella partita della seconda ...


The vote by the union representing almost all the Broadway stagehands is a necessary step before a strike.


Friend testifies about Peterson as penalty phase resumes

The penalty phase of Scott Peterson's murder trial resumed Thursday with testimony from a high school friend who described Peterson as "truly sincere, very, very gracious and very, very thoughtful.


Explosives Found In Wreckage Of Both Russian Planes

29 August 2004 -- Russian investigators are continuing their probe into the near simultaneous crashes of two airliners on 24 August after finding traces of explosives at both wreckage sites.


Oil prices eased on Monday as top world  exporter Saudi Arabia slashed prices for its westbound crude  sales in an effort to shift the large volumes it is offering to  cool world markets.


Materiali inusuali sulle sonorita' delle 'Vibrazioni'


The wife of reggae legend Bob Marley says she plans to exhume his remains and re-bury them in Ethiopia.


JFK Assassination Game Defended as 'Educational'

A British company has released a video game re-creating the assassination of President Kennedy. A spokesperson for the president's brother, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, called the game "despicable.


Oltre 500 chiamate a numero emergenza Corpo Forestale


Perez outduels Penny as Mets top Dodgers

Oliver Perez outpitched Los Angeles Dodgers ace Brad Penny, and the New York Mets got a dazzling all-around performance from David Wright in a 5-2 victory Friday night.


In Antarctica, the Crud is a natural hazard

MCMURDO STATION, Antarctica  - The hazards of this hostile continent include ice, fire, wind and whiteout. And then there's the Crud.


US troops backed by warplanes have killed 25 guerrillas in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul after facing a fierce coordinated assault by two suicide bombs and dozens of insurgents, the military say.


Torino, 12:53 - CALCIO, JUVENTUS: VISITE MEDICHE OK PER ANDRADE

Esito positivo per le visite mediche dell'ultimo acquisto della Juventus, il difensore portoghese


NEW YORK - Computer and server maker Dell Inc. said Thursday it is delaying the filing of its full third-quarter results as the company and regulators continue to investigate some of its accounting practices.


IBM Unveils New Software to Reduce Data Center Complexity

IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced a new release of its premier virtualization management software that adds powerful new capabilities for simplifying the management of virtual and physical systems across multiple platforms.


Yahoo chief marketing officer latest exec to leave

Yahoo Inc confirmed on Friday that Chief Marketing Officer Cammie Dunaway, a member of the Internet media company's executive team, was leaving the company, effective November 2.


GERMANIA: COMMENTATORI VEDONO "CONTRORIVOLUZIONE DELL'EST"

(AGI) - Berlino, 20 set. - "Una controrivoluzione dell'est": cosi' "Der Spiegel" ha definito il tracollo di Cdu e Spd in Sassonia e Brandeburgo nelle elezioni svoltesi ieri, a ridosso del quindicesimo anniversario della caduta del Muro.


Taliban extend hostage deadline by 24 hours

The Taliban kidnappers of 23 Korean hostages on Sunday extended the deadline for the South Korean government to agree to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan by 24 hours to 1430 GMT on Monday.


Mitsubishi Pledges New Priority on Safety

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. pledged to make safety its top priority as company employees bowed their heads in a moment of silence Tuesday on the anniversary of a fatal accident linked to a vehicle defect.


Animated films enjoy an all-time box office high thanks to hits such as The Incredibles and Shrek 2.


Execution Case Tests Iraqâs Bid to Ease Divide

The fate of Iraqâs former minister of defense will turn on the ability of Iraqâs fractious sects and political alliances to work together.


Chrysler talk sends Daimler to 5-1/2-year high

FRANKFURT/DETROIT  - DaimlerChrysler AG  shares rose more than 4 percent to their highest level since August 2001 on Monday amid continued speculation it could sell or spin off loss-making U.S. arm Chrysler.


Strike paralyzes Pakistan's restive Baluchistan province

A strike paralyzed Pakistan's restive Baluchistan province after the controversial burial of a top rebel leader whose killing sparked days of deadly rioting.


Jackson Says He Has Settled Past Claims Against Him

Facing criminal child molestation  charges, pop star Michael Jackson has acknowledged that he has  reached settlements in the past to avoid the media attention  that would have ensued if he had gone to court.


Up to 8 companies vie for Dubai's US port assets

Between five and eight U.S.  companies are vying for the U.S. port assets of Dubai Ports  World in a second round of the sales process, the official  overseeing the sale said in a letter to U.S. lawmakers obtained  by Reuters on Friday.


Research In Motion shares have been fluctuating amid anticipation that a ruling over a hotly contested patent infringement case may be near--and that it could be bad news for the BlackBerry maker.


What seemed like the perfect football marriage is suddenly splitting at the seams. Ajax and Ronald Koeman are no longer a couple, although they still live in the same apartment.