Another Iraq war spending showdown looms

President Bush and Congress are headed toward another showdown on war spending, this time sparring over nearly $190 billion the Pentagon says is needed to keep combat in Iraq afloat for another year.


Bologna, 22:24 - BASKET, EUROLEGA: VIDIVICI BOLOGNA-CSKA MOSCA 68-92

Il Cska Mosca ha battuto a Bologna la VidiVici 92-68 (24-5, 51-24, 72-48) in un incontro valido per ...


Milano, 11:48 - CALCIO, GALLIANI: AL REAL HO DETTO BASTA SU KAKA'

Adriano Galliani chiarisce ancora una volta, la millesima delle ultime settimane. Stavolta spera sia...


The electronic audience measurement tool, the âpeople meter,â has so far produced odd results.


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


Milano, 16:38 - CALCIO, MILAN: RONALDO MIGLIORA, A REGGIO GIOCA GILARDINO

Dopo la vittoriosa gara contro il Genoa, il Milan ha ripreso a lavorare a Milanello in vista del sec...


Police arrange for a woman to be flown from a North Sea oil platform which was at the centre of a security alert.


With the Blu-ray Disc Association securing non-exclusive backing from Disney, the major Hollywood studios are split down the middle over next-generation DVD.


Italian Smokers Forced Outdoors as Ban Takes Effect

Italians, banned from smoking in indoor public places, were forced to take their habit outdoors Monday and one persistent puffer became the first to pay for breaking the law after it took effect at midnight.


South Korean troops fired warning shots on Saturday after five North Korean soldiers briefly crossed into the southern side of the demilitarized zone (DMZ) dividing the two, South Korea's joint chiefs of staff said.


Former Met chief Lord Stevens demands apology for allegations his report on Paris crash was misleading


Facing his 40's, Tommy Lee has decided to undertake an image intervention, in particular with his book, "Tommyland."


Desktop publishing software maker Adobe Systems Inc. said Monday its fiscal fourth-quarter profit and sales rose to beat Wall Street's expectations, fueled by strong sales of Creative Suite 3 and Acrobat.


U.S. consumer confidence grew to a  five-month high in December, bolstered by improved employment  opportunities and cheaper energy, according to a report  released on Tuesday.


Arsenal midfielder Gilberto out with back injury

LONDON, Sep 28 (SW) - Arsenal FCâs Brazilian midfielder Gilberto has been ruled out of action for no less than a month with a back injury.


Pennington Sidelined with Rotator Cuff Injury

HEMPSTEAD, NY (Sports Network) - New York Jets quarterback  Chad Pennington suffered a rotator cuff injury during this past  Sunday's game against Buffalo and is expected to miss next  week's contest against Baltimore.


Molestava i suoi alunni Arrestata maestra in Puglia

GRAVINA IN PUGLIA, 12 NOVEMBRE 2004 - Una maestra di scuola dell'infanzia di Gravina in Puglia, in provincia di Bari, Ã¨ stata arrestata dai carabinieri con l'accusa di "atti sessuali" nei confronti di alunni di 4 anni.


Anthony Eden suggested the exiled King of Romania should find work as an airline pilot, newly revealed papers show


Hopes for Vehicle Questioned After Iraq Blast

The first bomb fatality in one of the U.S. Armyâs new armored vehicles has raised questions on its design.


Bin Laden vows revenge on "infidel" Musharraf

Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has vowed to retaliate against "infidel" Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf for the killing of a rebel cleric and a raid on his mosque in July, in a Web audiotape issued on Thursday.


Premier League outlines plans to go global

The Premier League has taken the first step towards staging some of its matches in Asia, North America and the Middle East.


SAP pushes for settlement talks with Oracle

(InfoWorld) - SAP AG has asked a U.S. court to order settlement talks in its legal battle with Oracle Corp., arguing that Oracle exaggerated its claims against the German software maker. Oracle said it opposed such talks and accused SAP of trying to "make this case go away." In court papers Tuesday, SAP picked several holes in Oracle's lawsuit,Â which was filed in March against SAP and its TomorrowNow Inc. subsidiary. The suit charged the companies with posing as Oracle customers and illegally downloading customer support materials from an Oracle Web site. Oracle's version of what happened is "dramatic but inaccurate," SAP argued in a joint filing submitted ahead of a case management conference scheduled for Sept. 4. It said Oracle ignored several factors in its complaint, including thatÂ TomorrowNow was entitled to access the Oracle Web site because it was doing work for Oracle customers, and that none of the material was downloaded by SAP itself. "This case, in short, is about whether TomorrowNow exceeded its customers' rights in downloading certain materials. That is not a matter of 'corporate theft on a grand scale,' as Oracle says in its complaint, but a matter of contract interpretation," SAP wrote. It asked the court to order the two sides into an "alternative dispute resolution" process, which would seek to settle the case outside the courtroom. It wants the process to begin in a few months, mediated by a magistrate judge, and for discovery -- the process of gathering evidence and interviewing witnesses -- to continue in the meantime. "As with most cases, prompt resolution of this case is in the best interests of all concerned," SAP said. Oracle was against the idea, however. It said SAP has given no evidence that it never received the documents downloaded by TomorrowNow. What's more, the downloads that Oracle has uncovered so far may be only the "tip of the iceberg." Settlement talks would be premature until Oracle has determined the extent of SAP's illegal conduct, Oracle said. SAP has "one obvious goal: to make this case go away without meaningful discovery into what it really did," the company said. The positions are laid out in documents filed ahead of a case management conference scheduled for Sept. 4. Oracle portrays the case as highly complex and requiring lengthy discovery, including depositions from dozens of customers. It is seeking a trial date in September 2009. SAP says the scope of the case should be narrower and that it is unnecessary to interview so many customers. It wants a trial date of February 2009 or earlier. The issues are likely to be discussed further at the case management conference on Sept. 4, and the court will issue an order with its decisions after that, SAP said. SAP posted a copy of the joint filing on its Web site. Â


Nationwide safety checks follow UK train crash

Safety checks were carried out on railway tracks across Britain on Sunday after a high speed train crash in northwest England killed an elderly woman and seriously injured several other passengers.


Thierry Henry has admitted that Arsenal face a struggle to bring high-flying Chelsea back down to earth. The Arsenal striker, who came runner-up in FIFA's world player of the year


Reagan library to host GOP debate in May

Always fond of invoking Ronald Reagan, the 2008 crop of Republican candidates will get a prime chance to associate themselves with the Gipper's legacy. Former first lady Nancy Reagan said Wednesday she was inviting the leading GOP candidates to the first-ever debate at her husband's library in Simi Valley.


Online payment system Paypal can now be used for purchases by US customers of Apple's iTunes music store. Until now, iTunes accepted credit cards, gift certificates and account balances as forms of payment.


Siemens Launches Enterprise FMC Offering

The Enterprise Communications division of German conglomerate Siemens AG is to unveil a fixed-mobile convergence offering for organizations to run themselves, rather than relying on a carrier to provide it as a service.


Iraqi Leaders Plan to Meet Insurgents in Jordan

The Iraqi foreign minister said Thursday that the interim Iraqi government planned to meet soon in Jordan with rebel leaders to try to persuade them to take part in politics here.


Vaccine Useful Against Cancer in Clinical Trial

The Dendreon Corporation announced that an experimental vaccine extended the lives of men with advanced prostate cancer in a clinical trial.


Australian military probes Ku Klux Klan stunt on black recruits

Australia's military chief said an investigation was under way after a leading newspaper published a photo showing black recruits hounded in a Ku Klux Klan-style stunt.


In a 26th-floor office suite  overlooking Lake Michigan, some 40 industrial designers,  mechanical engineers and specialists in fields ranging from  anthropology to musicology converge for their daily dance:  developing mobile phones for Motorola Inc.


La Ducati aveva mostrato interesse per l'acquisizione


A strong defensive effort helped Kentucky overcome poor shooting against instate rival Morehead State on Wednesday night. Kelenna Azubuike scored 19 of his 21 points in the second half


An artist's triptych of British Prime Minister Tony Blair, naked, stony-faced and surrounded by haunting images of the war in Iraq, is one of the arresting sights at a major London art exhibition.


REDWOOD CITY, Calif. Scott Peterson's fate could be in hands of a California jury by the end of the day. Yesterday, defense attorney Mark Geragos told jurors Peterson shouldn't be convicted of killing his


Report: Egypt Brokers Mideast Peace Plan

Egypt said Tuesday it had brokered an understanding to halt Israeli-Palestinian violence and move toward a peace accord, hours after Hamas militants set off a bomb in Gaza that killed an Israeli soldier and triggered Israeli retaliation that left four Palestinian militants dead in the most serious violence since the death of Yasser Arafat.


Kerry Has One-Point Lead Over Bush - Reuters Poll

Democratic Sen. John Kerry moved into a one-point lead over President Bush three days before the presidential election, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Saturday.


AN attack on an Australian convoy in Baghdad, which injured three soldiers, could have been far worse had it not been for the excellent protection they had, the commander of Australian forces in the Middle East said today.


Burt Rutan, Scaled Composite's team leader, waves while being introduced in St. Louis, Saturday, Nov. 6, 2004. Rutan designed SpaceShipOne, the rocket plane financed by billionaire Paul Allen that won the


For more than two decades, New York scientist Richard Axel and colleague Linda B. Buck have shared a singular pursuit: to understand how the brain perceives the world's myriad of smells - from the scent of roses to the scent of refuse.


Microsoft to Debut 'Istanbul' Application

Microsoft introduced a desktop computer application that aims to seamlessly integrate e-mail, instant messaging, video conferencing, traditional phone service and Internet-based calling.


Kemboi Leads Clean Sweep for Kenya in Steeplechase

Kenya won the gold, silver and bronze medal in the 3,000m steeplechase and reasserted its supremacy as the top nation in the event last night.


The US Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday charged brokerage firm Raymond James Financial Inc. (RJF.N: Quote, Profile, Research) with fraud over the misconduct of a former broker in 1999 and 2000.


France honored nearly 2,000 Paris police officers Thursday who led a bloody World War II uprising against their Nazi occupiers days before Allied troops liberated the city.


Yemen Jails 5 Over Limburg, US Envoy Murder Plot

A Yemeni court jailed five al Qaeda supporters for 10 years Saturday for the bombing of the French supertanker Limburg and sentenced to death another militant who plotted to kill the US ambassador to the Arab state.


LOS ANGELES - Rodney Dangerfield has been in a coma for a couple of weeks after undergoing heart surgery, but has begun to show some awareness, his wife said Monday.    The 82-year-old comedian was stable and had been breathing on his own for 24 hours, Joan Dangerfield said in a statement released by the comic's publicist, Kevin Sasaki...


Retief Goosen, a two-time US Open champion, grabbed the first-round lead in the BMW Open in Nord Eichenried, Germany, with a 6-under-par 66, while Colin Montgomerie improved his European Ryder Cup chances by finishing one stroke back on Thursday.


Lindsay Lohan is about to see dead people. The 21-year-old actress will soon be working at a morgue as part of her punishment for misdemeanor drunken driving, her attorney, Blair Berk, told a judge Thursday.


Homeland Security taps local Northrop unit

The local arm of defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp. won a $45-million contract with the US government to complete a prototype designed to protect commercial airplanes from ground-based shoulder-fired missiles.


A stroll after Christmas dinner is part of many families' festive timetable - but heart experts say a pre-dinner walk is preferable.


Cancer Researchers Announce Gene Therapy Success

THURSDAY, Aug. 31 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. scientists are pointing to the full, 18-month-long remission of two melanoma patients as the first evidence that gene therapy can work to beat back cancer.


Microsoft wins UK ruling to ban spam list sales

Can seek compensation, too Microsoft has stopped a man from selling lists of email addresses which were being used for spam. A court has granted a summary judgment against Paul Martin McDonald, stopping him from selling the lists.â¦


Shell, Sinopec launch US$187m service venture

Anglo-Dutch oil giant Royal Dutch/Shell and China Petroleum and Chemical Corp (Sinopec Group) have launched a US$187-million service station joint venture, the companies said.


Infant Crying Can Trigger Abuse in Some Parents

FRIDAY, Oct. 8 (HealthDayNews) -- As any parent who's ever tended to a colicky infant can tell you, listening to a baby crying hour after hour can be very frustrating. While that crying elicits sympathy from most parents, it can trigger anger and abuse in others.


Suit by Iraqis and Afghans claims Rumsfeld ordered torture

The Justice Department has asked the judge to throw out the ACLU-supported case against the former defense secretary.


ATHENS - Mary Lou Retton left her phone number for Carly Patterson. Call me, she said, after the Olympic all-around competition.


Somalia frees U.N. food official: witness

The Somali government on Tuesday released a U.N. food official held for nearly a week after dozens of intelligence officers stormed the world body's compound in Mogadishu, a witness said.


Siena, 19:59 - CALCIO, SIENA; LOCATELLI: UN'ALTRA IMPRESA CONTRO IL MILAN

Tomas Locatelli, assente per infortunio nell'impresa del Siena vittorioso domenica scorsa contro la ...


Illustrating its deepening relationship with the music industry, Apple Computer Inc. announced Tuesday a digital album set featuring all of the rock band U2's 400-plus recorded


Iraqi Rebels Bomb Baghdad Ministry, Hit Oil Sector

Rebels bracing for a US-led assault on their Falluja and Ramadi strongholds showed their muscle Tuesday with a bloody car bombing in Baghdad, strikes on oil pipelines and several attacks on Iraqi security forces.


A Briton has been arrested in connection with the theft of computer code for key net hardware.


Darfur peace talks to begin without key rebels

SIRTE, Libya  - Delegations gathered in Libya on Saturday to launch talks to end 4-1/2 years of conflict in Sudan's Darfur region but the absence of key rebels cast doubt on whether negotiations could produce any meaningful deal.


Verizon to sign Asian cable agreement: paper

U.S. telephone carrier Verizon Communications Inc.  is set to sign an agreement as early as Monday with five Asian telecoms companies to build the first high-speed, transpacific undersea cable system directly linking the United States and China, the Wall Street Journal reported on its Web site on Monday.


Iraq Cleric Agrees to End Uprising, Demands Truce

NAJAF, Iraq  - A radical Iraqi cleric leading a Shi'ite uprising agreed Wednesday to disarm his militia and leave one of the country's holiest Islamic shrines, but only after a truce with encircling US Marines.


Clinton vows to battle on nationwide after Iowa loss

Hillary Clinton on Thursday vowed to fight on and wage a nationwide battle for the presidency, despite slumping to defeat to Democratic foe Barack Obama in Iowa's leadoff 2008 nominating clash.


R-rated movies lure white teens into smoking?

CHICAGO, March 5 (Reuters Life!) - White U.S. teenagers who watch a lot of R-rated movies or have unsupervised access to TV shows appear more likely than similar black youths to start smoking cigarettes, a study found on Monday.


AMSTERDAM Philips Electronics will stop making low-end computer monitors and flat-screen televisions for itself and other brands, the Dutch company said Thursday, turning the business over to the Hong Kong manufacturer TPV Technology.


The Transportation Security Administration said yesterday that it expanded a program to conduct security checks that could affect more than 100,000 foreign students seeking flight training in the United States and U.S. certified pilots who are noncitizens.


A suicide bomb targeting a US military convoy in Baiji kills 14 as violence erupts in Iraq's Sunni Muslim heartland.


Investigations of massive corruption scandals in Kenya like Anglo Leasing will be curtailed by a new law.


The first effective malaria vaccine promises to save millions of lives. Scientists were jubilant last Thursday when results of the trial involving children between one and four years in southern Mozambique


U.N. Terror Blacklist Poses Challenge for Interpol

United Nations members should be made to  share information on terror suspects with Interpol to make it  easier to enforce a U.N. blacklist, a top official of the world  police body says.


UK's Charles and Camilla to Marry on April 8

Britain's heir to the throne Prince Charles and his long-time lover Camilla Parker Bowles will marry on April 8 in St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle, his office said on Thursday.


Ministers are to make the registration of fathers on children's birth certificates compulsory.


Ike Diogu scored five points in the first half, and his remarkable double-digit scoring streak was kept in tact with only six minutes left in the game.


Talks on the overdue handover of an oil-rich peninsula from Nigeria to Cameroon find no agreement.


Thousands of workers at Saab's last Swedish automobile manufacturing plant will stop working for two hours Tuesday, protesting a planned wave of job cuts by General Motors that will see 12,000 jobs in Europe eliminated by 2006.


Nel 2007 gruppo punta a utile operativo superiore al 15%


Toops continue to reassert control of border with Gaza by using water cannon to block Palestinians


A judge has ruled that Maryland's anti-spam law — the first state law to penalize senders of junk e-mail — is unconstitutional because it seeks to regulate commerce outside the state's borders.


Some People Don't Benefit From Exercise, New Scientist Reports

Exercise has no effect on some people and doesn't always cut the risk of diseases such as diabetes, New Scientist reported, citing Claude Bouchard from Louisiana State University.


Nicaraguan presidential candidate Herty Lewites died of a heart attack Sunday, his party's president said. He was 67. Dora Maria Tellez told The Associated Press Lewites, a former Managua mayor, died at a hospital in the capital.


Lifestyle: 26 September 2004, Sunday. The fifth edition of the National Tattoo Festival was opened on Saturday in Sofia.


Hockey star confirms divorce, not affair

Ice hockey tough guy Tie Domi confirmed   for the first time on Thursday that his marriage had failed,   but made no mention of a rumored affair with a high-profile   politician that put him in the media spotlight.


Re-Mission is a video game with a vital purpose

HopeLab is a nonprofit that creates innovative products with a health-improvement target goal. Their video game Re-Mission has been shown to improve the attitude and healthy behaviors of teens with cancer.  Next up for HopeLab is Ruckus Nation, and online


The acquisition of EOP has a ripple effect throughout the industry.


Roma, 10:48 - CALCIO, IL BARCELLONA VUOLE ALBERTINI

Frank Riijkaard vuole Demetrio Albertini al Barcellona. il tecnico degli 'azulgrana' starebbe pensan...


Speaker center Why take two speakers with you when you're out with your iPod when you can take four? That's audio-accessory maker QDOS' pitch for its Genesis 360Â° portable sound system.â¦


Slaps 1 million idiots No, Steve. We didn't miss that last bit.â¦


A group of teachers, authors and psychologists warn junk food, targets and marketing are harming children.


A Ghanaian woman who came to the UK to study is told she must return to Africa despite being terminally ill.


England will name their squad for the controversial tour of Zimbabwe on Tuesday.


Facebook announces incentive fund for application developers

The company announces a new program called FBFund to provide grants to developers who are interested in creating applications for the Facebook Platform.


The tech-driven Nasdaq Composite Index got a 1 percent boost on Thursday on gains in the semiconductor sector, but the blue-chip Dow ended down slightly after Caterpillar Inc.


Ministro della Pubblica Istruzione invia lettera ai docenti


SCOPERTO UN ORDIGNO INCENDIARIO IN UNA STRADA DI FIRENZE

FIRENZE - La polizia scientifica sta esaminando l' apparato elettrico contenuto in uno dei due borsoni pieni di spugne imbevute di benzina con cui e' stato confezionato l' ordigno incendiario scoperto la notte scorsa a Firenze per verificare se era


Joe Torre said he didnât need incentives to be motivated to win and that the idea insulted him, but he received incentives in his past contracts.


At least 13 Iraqis killed in continuing wave of violence

BAGHDAD  - At least 13 Iraqis were killed in the continuing wave of violence that has left dozens dead over the past few days and as US-led forces continued their battle against insurgents.


Google's Orkut fights off worm attack - report

Worm creates scrapbook entries on Orkut profiles and then propagates to friends on the network.


Uefa wants to look at Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich's links to CSKA Moscow.


Bryan brothers lead U.S into Davis Cup quarter-finals

Holders United States cruised to a winning 3-0 lead over Austria to reach the quarter-finals of the Davis Cup following a short exhibition of ruthless and often scintillating doubles play by the Bryan brothers on Saturday.


It isn't the smell of a Douglas fir or baking cookies that reminds Renee Zellweger of Christmas; it's the smell of cigars. For Tom Hanks, it's the smell of banana bread. He says he always took the bus to visit his mom on Christmas, and if he was lucky, he'd sit next to an old lady who'd give offerred him dessert.


The UK government is urged to make it illegal for websites to incite or advise people how to commit suicide.


The FBI is stepping up its fight against hijacked home computers known as zombies or bots.


Joanne Woodward and Anne Keefe have returned as co-artistic directors of the Westport Country Playhouse in Connecticut.


GARY, Ind. -- US Steel and seven other companies that have polluted the Grand Calumet River here for years agreed Friday to pay $56 million to settle a lawsuit to pay for its cleanup.


Fegica: in corso alcune precettazioni, atto grave


Alexander helps Seahawks earn No. 3 seed

The Seattle Seahawks were seeking to regain some fire heading into the playoffs. Mere plumes of smoke were all that was required to beat the wretched Ravens.


Calling out for an update Skype has released an update for its Mac software following the discovery of a security vulnerability that created a means to compromise Apple PCs running the popular IP telephony application.â¦


Parigi, 18:25 - CALCIO, FRANCIA: PREMIO FAIR PLAY AL CT DOMENECH

Raymond Domenech, ct della Francia, è stato premiato per il fair play dopo aver invitato i ti...


New U.S. bird-flu plan advises when to close schools

Future disease pandemics will be scored in the United States much like hurricanes, with the most severe triggering school closings and changes in the workplace, under federal guidelines issued on Thursday.


Buffett may be big beneficiary of Swiss Re: report

Warren Buffett's investment in Swiss  Reinsurance Co  may turn out to be good for the  billionaire, but those without such deep pockets may be wary to  follow, Barron's financial weekly said.


US Troops Tighten Grip on Falluja, Hunt Rebels

FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S. Marines shelled parts of  Falluja on Thursday after saying they had seized 70 percent of  the Iraqi city and vowing to hunt down surviving rebels.


Yudhoyono confirmed winner in Indonesian presidential poll

The General Election Commission (KPU) officially announced here Monday that retired army general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono wins Indonesia's presidential election ina landslide.


Olympic promotional footage provokes epileptic fits

'I was thinking about the 2012 Games and then I was out' The 2012 Olympics website has pulled "a segment of animated footage" featuring "a diver diving into a pool which had a multi-colour ripple effect" after the snippet reportedly provoked epileptic fits.â¦


Big aviation security proposals not sure thing

Airlines and airports remain prime targets for extremists nearly 6 years after the September 11, 2001 terror attacks, but the U.S. government has yet to determine whether sweeping security proposals could ever be put into practice.


Wall Street seen mixed on firm oil, mergers

U.S. shares headed for a flat to mildly higher opening on Friday amid a thin corporate and economic diary and as oil prices just below $60 a barrel were likely both to boost energy shares and fan inflation worries.


SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- The 12-member pilot leadership council at US Airways Group delayed its decision Saturday on whether it will send management's latest contract offer to its pilots for a vote.


Milano, 16:37 - CALCIO, MILAN; ANCELOTTI: GILARDINO E' IL NOSTRO FUTURO

Carlo Ancelotti prova a chiudere il caso suscitato dalle parole di Alberto Gilardino, che nei giorni...


Juneau Journal: Alaska Governor Takes New Tack on Pipeline Plan

Gov. Sarah Palin wants to deliver what many others have sought without success: a pipeline to transport natural gas toward markets in the lower 48 states.


Bulgarian archaeologists have found what they claim is Europe's oldest skeleton, which they have named "Julia Roberts" because the woman was a "rare beauty" with a nearly flawless set of teeth.


France's president is heading for a showdown with European finance ministers over its budget deficit.


The Camera Raw plug-in improves noise reduction and sharpening.


Blitz in varie regioni, scoperta stamperia documenti falsi


Rich Zygler's Blog: Is Microsoft buying Facebook a good thing for PHP?

Rich Zygler asks in one of his recent blog posts, if Microsoft purchasing a 240 million dollar chunk of Facebook is a good thing for the language it's written in - PHP.   Microsoft is buying a piece of Facebook. What do we all think this means for PHP since Facebook is one of the "web 2.0" leaders built on PHP? The way I see it, [there] are [six] options.   Among the possible outcomes he lists are things like Microsoft rewriting the site, Facebook continues as it is or (next to impossible) Microsoft sees the error of its ways and fully embraces open source.


France's Chirac poised to end political career

French President Jacques Chirac is expected to announce his retirement from frontline politics on Sunday after a 45-year career that was strong on symbolic gestures but short on concrete reforms.


Jurors, whatever their backgrounds, hold justice in their hands. It's a system we should cherish. I am thrilled to discover I have something in common with Oprah Winfrey.


Iraq:Berlusconi-Blair, Serve Una Soluzione Politica

PORTO ROTONDO - ''Posizione comune'' di Silvio Berlusconi e Tony Blair sulla crisi irachena: cessi la violenza e il governo iracheno ''faccia ogni sforzo possibile per trovare una soluzione politica'', soluzione che ''deve essere trovata all' interno ...


With Big Second Period, Canadiens Top Islanders

Alex Kovalev had a goal and an assist and host Montreal scored three times in a 4-1 victory against the Islanders.


Halliburton Says Bribes May Have Been Paid

Various investigations into an alleged $180 million bribery scandal in Nigeria involving a Halliburton Co. subsidiary and other companies have indicated that payments may have been made to Nigerian officials, the company said in a regulatory filing.


La societa' russa restera' azionista di maggioranza


Milano, 12:57 - CALCIO, MILAN SI RITIRA: SUAZO ALL'INTER

Il Milan rinuncia a Suazo. Con una nota ufficiale pubblicata sul proprio sito internet il club rosso...


Democratsâ pro-war campaigns produce debacle in congressional ...

The US congressional elections, which took place simultaneously with the presidential vote, saw gains for the Republican Party of four seats in the Senate and three or possibly four in the House of Representatives.


Francoforte +0,61%, Parigi +0,77%, Londra +0,85%


Austrians Bust International Child Porn Ring

VIENNA, Austria Austrian authorities said Wednesday they have uncovered a major international child pornography ring involving more than 2,360 suspects from 77 countries, including hundreds in the United ...Comment


Sony PlayStation 2's slimmer shape has proved popular with UK gamers, with 50,000 sold in its first week on sale. Sales have tripled since launch, outstripping Microsoft's Xbox, said market analysts Chart-Track.


Europe delays accidental ban on MRI scans

Rethinking electromagnetic exposure limits The European Commission has suggested that it should delay implementing legislation that would have imposed serious limits on when and where MRI scans could be used.â¦


Could a Spray Stop the Spread of Flu, TB, SARS?

Simply inhaling a saltwater spray could help prevent the spread of diseases including flu and tuberculosis, US and German researchers reported on Monday.


Hundreds of thousands of villagers in east China's Huai river basin, already suffering the region's worst flooding in 50 years, have been told to brace for more heavy rains this week, state media reported on Monday.


Jarrod Washburn is a starter by trade, not a closer, a man more accustomed to easing his way into games rather than nailing doors shut. Early in his career, the Angels lefthander saw his share of the relief biz, and it was just enough for him to know it wasn't really his calling.


Russian Airline to Buy 22 Planes From Boeing

The deal between the Boeing Company and Aeroflot, the Russian national airline, defied the souring political relations between the United States and Russia.


Irish vote on razor's edge as polling starts

Irish voters headed for the polls on  Thursday uncertain who will take charge of their flourishing  economy after one of the closest election battles in living  memory.


LSU is closing in on Southern California in the AP Top 25, and Appalachian State is getting some recognition — but not a ranking. After a surprisingly easy and thoroughly impressive victory over Virginia Tech, No. 2 LSU took 19 first-place votes from No. 1 USC in the AP Top 25 released Sunday.


A Bush administration task force recommended strongly Tuesday against letting US citizens import lower-cost prescription drugs from other countries, saying "it


Berezovsky links Brazilian arrest order to Kremlin

Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky said on Friday a Brazilian court's order to arrest him on money laundering charges was part of the Kremlin's "politicized campaign" against him.


Bulls Demand Respect After Toppling Tigers

Jessie Hester catches a 14-yard touchdown pass from Matt Grothe to lift South Florida to a 26-23 overtime win over No. 17 Auburn on Saturday night.


ABN Amro receives 71.14-billion euro offer from RBS-led group

A three-bank consortium led by Royal Bank of Scotland on Tuesday launched an official rival bid of 71.14 billion euros (95.64 billion dollars) for Dutch bank ABN Amro, already the target of a friendly takeover by British bank Barclays.


The European Court of Human Rights on Thursday found the Russian authorities responsible for the killings of four members of a Chechen family in 2003 and ordered Moscow to pay a relative $114,000.


ROME  - Rome's school system is going digital.  Rome City Schools are switching to a finger-scanning system that lets students pay for meals with a touch.  In the past, students had personal identification numbers that accessed spending accounts.


Spouses of British forces killed overseas between 1914 and 1967 are to get free trips to their loved ones' graves.


Hurricane Ivan blamed for at least 42 deaths in US

Hurricane Ivan were blamed for the deaths of at least 42 people in the United States since the hurricane began to hit southern states of the country early Thursday toppling


Thousands of prison officers in England and Wales go on strike

Thousands of prison officers across England and Wales started a 24-strike over pay Wednesday, forcing jails, many of them seriously overcrowded, to lock offenders in their cells.


There WILL Be a Quiz: Weekly Markets Recap

A strong boost to equities could've jolted Dad off the couch.


U.S. accuses Iran leadership over Iraq violence

In some of its most direct accusations against Iran yet, the U.S. military said on Monday senior leaders in Tehran know about operations in which Iran's Qods Force foments violence in Iraq.


Shadow culture secretary John Whittingdale today criticised BBC director general Mark Thompson for not going far enough in his radical review of the corporation, saying the corporation had no business publishing magazines.


Madrid, 19:01 - CALCIO, SCHUSTER: DA TEMPO MI PREPARO PER ALLENARE IL REAL

Fabio Capello ha appena vinto la Liga, eppure non è certo che la sua avventura sulla panchina...


Seeking to have his guilty plea in a bathroom sex sting erased, the attorneys for Sen. Larry Craig of Idaho argue in a new court filing that the underlying act wasn't criminal because it didn't involve multiple victims.


Lenovo will pay $1.25bn (Â£647m) in cash for the business, which is expected to transform it into the world's number three PC maker.


The retrial of a 1964 case evokes echoes of a racist past in a much-changed South.


Will hire about 2,000 of its own employees to handle tech support work that had been done by outside contractors.


Paris Airport Tramp Unmoved by Hollywood Fame

Alfred Merhan has lived quietly on a  bench inside Paris' Charles de Gaulle airport for 16 years, his  few belongings stuffed into bags and boxes beside him.


SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Charles Schwab Corp. is paying David Pottruck, ousted as chief executive officer in July, a lump-sum payment of $6.


Banking group HBoS has been given access to Abbey National's books it emerged yesterday as the owner of the Halifax said it would complain to the European Commission about Banco Santander's bid for Abbey.


EU leaders are edging closer to a deal on binding targets for renewable energy use, sources in Brussels say.


Police charge a man and a 17-year-old youth with murder after a man's body was found in a house.


It seems that this yearâs presidential race is not a debate about the future of our country, but a debate about each candidateâs past.


No breakthrough in efforts to unlock the iPhone

InfoWorld - Hackers are working to unlock Apple's iPhone, but the job appears to be more difficult than initially expected.


Every Picture Tells a Story: Collazo Set to Fight for Title

Luis Collazo will have the opportunity of a lifetime Saturday night when he faces Shane Mosley for the World Boxing Council welterweight title.


A young woman has filed suit against Take-Two Interactive for including topless footage of her in "The Guy Game," the Cox News Service reported Wednesday.


Blog: Although rare, a sophisticated attacker could perform a man-in-the-middle attack using Google Desktop.


Former Malaysian deputy leader Anwar Ibrahim arrived in Germany Sunday for back surgery, days after being released from six years in prison.


Picking off Cleveland quarterback Charlie Frye four times, Cincinnati gets its first shutout since 1989 and Carson Palmer throws three touchdown passes as the Bengals shut out the Browns, 30-0.


ADRIAN MUTU deserves a beating for his cocaine shame - according to his Romania strike partner.


Author Harper Lee is to be awarded with America's highest civilian honour by President George W Bush.


Messaging security service provider Postini Inc, which claims to have blocked 22 billion bad email messages in November alone, estimates that 93% of all email messages now circulating the globe are unwanted spam.


The United States has imposed travel bans on 10 Kenyans suspected of being behind ethnic violence that has convulsed the country since President Mwai Kibaki's disputed re-election, officials said on Thursday.


Promoting its "Montecito" processor, Intel will sell "white box" systems that can be emblazoned with other computer makers' logos. Photos: New Itanium servers


Experts confirm the H5N1 bird flu virus outbreak at a Suffolk turkey farm is the Asian strain.


President Roh of South Korea says it expects six-party talks on the North's nuclear programme to resume soon.


An influential cleric has lambasted US-led forces for conducting a damaging military raid that he says has harmed efforts to secure the release of two French journalists.


Three years ago, they lost 119 games and were a punchline. You know, the Detroit Tigers ... ha, ha, ha.


WASHINGTON - With less than seven weeks to go before election day, and trailing President Bush by a few points in most polls, John Kerry is taking the offensive on a central issue: the economy.


The European Commission rejects reports that it has lost World Trade Organization backing for its policy of protecting regional food names such as Champagne and Parma.


Just a few weeks ago, America's finest intel agents and analysts believed they might be on the verge of a big breakthrough in the manhunt for the world's most-wanted terrorist.


Americans underestimate Iraqi death toll

One person can tell you precisely how many Americans have been killed in Iraq. Another pays close attention to the names and hometowns of those who die each week. A third mourns for the families of fallen U.S. troops, but also figures it was their choice to enlist.


Era nel vaso di una pianta all'ingresso di una pizzeria


Data per certa la sua presenza all'Angelus di domani


Authorities in the state of Chhattisgarh say 11 Maoists have been killed in fighting with security forces.


Grads face complex decision: whether to consolidate loans

College graduates with heavy student loan debt face a complicated landscape this year as they approach the annual decision whether to consolidate their loans into a single payment plan.


Court Said Won't Remove Berlusconi Judge

An appeals court Friday ruled against removing the lead judge in the trial of former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi and the estranged husband of Britain's culture minister, a setback for the defense, Italian ...Comment


BIRMINGHAM, Alabama  - Tornadoes swept across the Southern United States and killed at least 17 people across three states, ripping up a hospital and a high school, CNN and Fox News reported on Friday.


Space shuttle blasts off on key station mission

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Space shuttle Discovery blasted off on Tuesday for a construction mission at the International Space Station, raising hope that NASA will be able to add laboratories for European and Japanese partners later this year.


Nader Supporters Lose Supreme Court Appeal

The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a last-ditch bid to put Ralph Nader on Oregon's election ballot.


The libraries of some of the world's most important academic institutions are to be digitised by Google.


Folic acid during pregnancy protects babies from birth defects

Adding folic acid to mother's food can protect the to-be born baby from spina bifida or neural tube disorders and other birth defects, a Canadian research has revealed.


For Petrino, all that's at stake is his legacy

So the slot machine stopped and flashed three cardinals. The University of Louisville is a winner. It gets to keep what it already possesses: football coach Bobby Petrino.


Thousand pallbearers carry Tonga king to his grave

NUKU'ALOFA  - His coffin carried aloft by 1,000   pallbearers dressed in grass mats, Tongan King Taufa'ahau Tupou   IV was buried on Tuesday in a ceremony combining Christian   hymn-singing and ancient Polynesian ritual.


Turkey Says EU 'Homework Done,' Green Light Ahead

Turkey declared it had fulfilled all the political criteria for membership talks with the European Union on Sunday, three days before a recommendation from the EU's executive that will give Ankara a green light.


Proposta domani in cdm, protestano i proprietari


Nancy Reagan, wife of former U.S. President Ronald Reagan, fell at her Los Angeles home on Sunday and is staying overnight at St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica for observation, her spokeswoman said.


Giuliani: Kerik will surprise many in Washington

Former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani says his close aide, Bernard Kerik, would surprise a lot of people as head of the nation's homeland security _ not with his gruff, beat


Huckabee blushing over attack ad as White House race turns sour

Republican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee was left red-faced Monday as his attack on a leading rival in the White House race lurched into farce days before the nominating battle starts.


Cambodia's Khmer Rouge tribunal running out of money

Cambodia's Khmer Rouge tribunal could run out of money in early 2008, more than a year before the proceedings are scheduled to wrap up, officials said Wednesday.


Ankiel Showing Signs of Being in Control

In picking up the victory for the Carolina Gigantes, the team Rick Ankiel joined in November, he allowed five hits and no runs in a complete game.


Two weeks after his failed White House bid, John Kerry returned to the US Senate with no special standing among fellow Democrats, despite months in the spotlight as the party's presidential candidate.


Terror Suspects Lose Internment Challenge

Evidence obtained by other governments through torture could be used to detain terrorist suspects indefinitely in Britain, the Court of Appeal ruled Wednesday.


SAN FRANCISCO - Amazon.com Inc. unveiled the new version of its Web search service on Wednesday in a move that could portend a long-anticipated clash between online retailers and search providers like Google Inc.


Hiroshima, 10:26 - VOLLEY, MONDIALI: BULGARIA-FRANCIA 3-2

Nell'altra gare decisiva per il Gruppo F, la Bulgaria ha battuto in rimonta la Francia per 3-2 (23-2...


Japan celebrates as Princess Kiko gives birth to a baby boy, potentially resolving a crisis over royal succession.


Kevin Millwood pitches seven scoreless innings, and the Rangers shut out the Orioles, the fourth time in September an opponent has blanked Baltimore.


EMC finally puts Symmetrix line on thin provisioning diet

Distracts truancy with a FLASH! Any magician worth his salt knows about distraction. A grand movement with the left hand while the right hand lifts your wallet and keys is Hocus-Pocus 101.â¦


Office 2007 Training Fears Are Overblown, Microsoft Exec Says

Q&A: Microsoft executive Chris Capossela claims in an interview that despite fears among IT managers, companies won’t have to develop big end-user training programs for Office 2007.


Yes, our government is now in the business of pushing expensive TV sets on consumers who are wisely keeping their wallets closed.


Police investigating the failed car bombings at Glasgow airport and in London arrest two more men.


Timber company appeals forest protection

An Oregon timber company has appealed the reinstatement of protections on 58.5 million acres of roadless areas in national forests, saying it should be able to continue logging trees burned in a 2002 wildfire in the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest.


The Democratic Party and 18 senators are objecting to a broadcasting company's plan to air on 62 TV stations a critical documentary about John Kerry's anti-war activities after he returned home from Vietnam three decades ago.


Swarm of Moths Rush Stage at Weird Al Show

Things got hairy for parody singer "Weird Al" Yankovic as a flock of unwanted fans rushed onstage during his performance at a state fair in southern Illinois.


Turning Hedge Fund Dollars Into Works of Art

Institutions like the Guggenheim and Lincoln Center are trying to lure hedge fund executives to join their boards.


Actor Glenn Ford, a handsome and   quiet character actor who made his mark in big films like   "Gilda" and "The Big Heat," died on Wednesday in his Beverly   Hills home, police said. He was 90.


UN chief Ban Ki-moon says he was "shocked" at comments by the Iranian president about  Israel.


Mozilla's e-Mail Client Thunderbird 1.0 Launched

The Mozilla Foundation released the final version of Thunderbird 1.0, the standalone open source e-mail client application, which is available for public download.


L'ordigno e' esploso al passaggio di un veicolo militare


Taste for Guinness wanes in changing Ireland

How about a glass of wine to  celebrate Saint Patrick's Day in Dublin?


Net income rose to $496.7 million and the health insurer raised its full-year forecast as membership increased.


Cinque arresti a Londra stato di massima allerta

Emergenza nella capitale britannica. Presi i due uomini dell'auto lanciata contro l'aeroporto di Glasgow. Allarme terrorismo in tutta la Gran Bretagna


WASHINGTON - Peering deep into the sea, scientists are finding creatures more mysterious than many could have imagined.  At one site, nearly two miles deep in the Atlantic, shrimp were living around a vent that was releasing water heated to 765 degrees Fahrenheit.


Myanmar release of 9,000 inmates will be completed within hours

YANGON  - The 9,248 Myanmar jail inmates promised freedom under the military regime's mass release programme will soon be out but with only 40 dissidents among them, according to the opposition and a senior prison official.


Nationals 10, Mets 9: Mets Rally in Ninth, but Their Swoon Continues

Trailing by seven runs entering the ninth, the Mets scored six with one out before Paul Lo Duca popped out with the tying run on third base to close out the Nationalsâ victory.


Liberty Media Names Clasen to Head Starz

Liberty Media Corp. on Monday said it named Robert B. Clasen president and chief executive of Starz Entertainment Group LLC, effective Dec. 1. Clasen had been president and chief operating officer and replaces Mark Bauman, who is retiring as interim CEO.


A South African magistrate has delayed Equatorial Guinea's plans to question the son of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher over charges he helped finance a failed coup plot.


WTC agency to sue Saudi Arabia for 9/11 damages

NEW YORK: The agency that owned the World Trade Centre on Friday said it will file a lawsuit against Saudi Arabia for damages it suffered on Sept 11, 2001, noting 84 of its employees were killed in the air attacks that toppled the twin towers.


Berlin rolls out the red carpet for rock royalty

Madonna and the Rolling Stones jostle for attention on the red carpet at this year's Berlin Film Festival, an 11-day, music-heavy movie marathon that kicks off on Thursday.


Boeing in talks on next wave of fuel-efficient planes

Business & money: Boeing thrpws down the gauntlet to its loss-making European rival Airbus.


NEW DELHI -- From India's Parliament to corporate boardrooms and newspaper editorial boards, a video scandal involving teenage sex has set off a storm of controversy.


Nepal must end police action against ethnic Madhesi protesters and create an atmosphere for talks to end protests in which at least 13 people were killed in two weeks, a community leader said on Friday.


Turkish film wins Sarajevo film festival award

A Turkish film about fear overwhelming  a true believer when he is caught up in religious corruption  has been chosen as the best movie at the 13th Sarajevo Film  Festival.


A PROMISE of free hospital care for Australians 75 and over is the cornerstone of Mark Latham's $3.7 billion bid for the hearts and minds of older voters - and the keys to The Lodge.


Experience-Based Ventures Help Fight the Frustrations of Fighting Breast Cancer

Many cancer survivors say they are committed to helping  others with the disease or to solve a particular problem that they encountered in their own treatment.


UK's Blair Wins Key Vote on Identity Cards

British Prime Minister Tony Blair won a key vote Monday in his bid to reintroduce identity cards, seen by the government as a key weapon in its anti-terror campaign.


Scientists believe they have discovered the reason why mosquitoes find some of us more tasty than others.


Judge blocks Northwest attendants from striking

A U.S. federal judge has ruled that   Northwest Airlines Corp. NWACQ.PK flight attendants may not   strike or take other job actions, pending a decision on the   matter by the bankruptcy court.


Nokia unveils 3 new handsets, sees bigger market share

Nokia (NOK1V.HE), the world's largest  mobile phone maker, unveiled three new mobile handsets on  Monday intended to boost its offering of mid-range phones and  lift its global market share further from 36 percent.


Al-Qaida suspected in Egyptian resort attacks

'We have to wait until the investigation is over to make sure if the attack was related to al-Qaida, or any other organization, or not.


If you are overweight then being active might help you to stay fit but keep in mind that physical activity alone will not help you to increase your longevity.


For the second time in two months, President Bush announced sanctions against Myanmar to punish the military-run government and its backers for the recent violent crackdown on pro-democracy protesters.


Dopo 16 anni come direttore finanziaria, caccia successore


New Zealand should aspire to a level of social provision closer to Sweden's, Prime Minister Helen Clark says.


There's something curious about these Philadelphia Eagles. They are supposed to be Super Bowl underdogs, fraught with first-time jitters and wide-eyed wonder. Instead, they are loose and talkative, witty and confident.


The former Portsmouth boss has been signed up to the Saints for 18 months, replacing Steve Wigley, who has decided to leave the club.


Network computer maker Sun  Microsystems Inc. SUNW.O revised its most recently reported  quarterly results slightly lower due to the finalized legal  settlement with Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O and property leases,  filings showed on Monday.


Elderly cancer patients may be saddled with huge drug bills because some oncologists with slashed Medicare reimbursement rates are no longer purchasing drugs on their patients' behalf, a report from a patient advocacy group says.


Anti dolorifico ritirato dal mercato, causa problemi ...

Roma, 30 settembre 2004 - Fanno crescere il rischio di eventi cardiovascolari gravi, e per questo verranno ritirati dal mercato famraceutico mondiale: sono i medicinali a base di rofecoxib. In Italia, questo


First- and second-round tee times First tee today, 10th tee tomorrow 6:50 a.m., noon -- Billy Mayfair, Dicky Pride, Danny Briggs


US offers aid to quake victims; at least 3 Americans among dead

WASHINGTON At least three Americans are among the more than 13-thousand people killed in Sunday's earthquake in Asia. A State Department spokesman says two died in Sri Lanka, a third in Thailand.


Tough Challenges Await Indonesia's Yudhoyono

President-elect Susilo Bambang  Yudhoyono has little time to meet the expectations of  Indonesians who overwhelmingly voted for him, and his first  headache is the reluctance of his opponent to concede defeat.


Former astronaut Lisa Nowak returned to court Wednesday to ask a judge to throw out evidence in her assault and attempted kidnapping case over an alleged attack on a romantic rival in a NASA love triangle.


Exploit code for a patched flaw in the Mac OS X operating system was discovered over the weekend, which allows an attacker to gain full system access through flaws in the core of the operating system. Apple provided a fix for the issue in a security update issued last week.


With a bankruptcy court scheduled to hear on Dec. 2 arguments by US Airways Group Inc. to throw out contracts covering union workers who haven't approved new deals, union leaders for the carrier's customer


McKesson Agrees to Pay $960 Million in Fraud Suit

McKesson, the nation's largest drug distributor, agreed to pay $960 million to settle a lawsuit based on accounting fraud at HBOC, a health care software company.


Leonardo DiCaprio's neighbors will have to show more proof if they want to sue him for building a basketball court they claim destabilized their property.


La tragedia avvenuta ieri in un ristorante del venezianopotrebbe essere stata causata da una caldaia difettosa                                          Ucciso forse dal monossido il papÃ  morto in braccio al figlio                                                                                I proprietari del locale sono indagati per omicidio colposo


MUMBAI: Japan's Nikkei 225 Stock Average fell for the first day in four after brokerages cut their ratings on the companies, citing concern that earnings growth may slow.


With downloadable books and information portals, the new reading room is anywhere and everywhere.


Still no accounts, now a profit warning too...


No evidence against UK 'bomb plot' doctor held in Australia: report

Australian police have failed to uncover any incriminating evidence against an Indian doctor held for nearly 11 days in connection with attempted car bombings in Britain, a report said Friday.


Even with Shaq in house, there is little to get excited about as ...

They called it Opening Night, and with good reason. There were lots of openings. Openings as in vacant seats. Openings as in positions unfilled; no point guard for the Nets, no fearsome rebounder, either.


The Dow Jones share index tumbles more than 360 points, amid concerns over the state of the economy.


World Tempers New Year Celebrations After Tsunami

Normally exuberant New Year celebrations  were tempered by thoughts for victims of south Asia's tsunami  as several major cities canceled parties and Australia led a  global minute of silence.


NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - For romantics looking for an intimate hideaway this Valentine's Day that stretches beyond chocolate, champagne and dinner for two, luxury travel site globorati.com has come up with the top 10 hotels for couples.


Prosecutor asks up to 3 years in jail for Libby

U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney's unremorseful former top aide should be sentenced to 2 1/2 to 3 years in prison for perjury and obstruction of justice in a case linked to the Bush administration's handling of the Iraq war, the special prosecutor in the case said on Friday.


A new Spanish-language network featuring public-TV fare and other programming with an educational focus will go on the air March 5 in several U.S. cities with large Hispanic populations, the network announced Wednesday.


Health Agency's Former Chief Sues for Pay or Reinstatement

Richard B. Turan spent three and a half years as president of Nassau County's public hospital agency, and they were not sunny times.


Dutch Politician Gets Death Threat From Islamists

Amsterdam, Nov. 5 (NNN): A letter, containing Koranic verses translated into Dutch and left on the body of murdered Dutch film-maker Theo van Gogh, has warned of âdeath sentencesâ against a Dutch politician


Ask.com enhances its search engine offerings.


Motive for Philippines market explosion unclear

An explosion in a crowded southern Philippines market has killed at least 14 people and injured 60 others. The motive for the attack is not yet clear.


Update 1: Tokyo Stocks Open Up; Dollar Down Vs. Yen

Tokyo stocks climbed Monday morning, encouraged by Wall Street's rally last week and an upgrade of major Japanese banks by an international credit rating agency.


Police say a 10-year-old boy has been returned safely to his mother after being abducted in Cardiff.


Public to Weigh in on Proposed Gorge Resort

By Kathie Durbin, The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash.  May 28--A proposed destination resort on the site of the former Broughton Mill in the Columbia River Gorge will be the subject of a public workshop Wednesday in White Salmon.


Brockton's Gill showed mettle in New York meet

Brockton senior Kevin Gill could not have felt any worse, but he knew in the final seconds of his race last week that he had to give everything he had left.


Seven year old Palestinian girl shot by Isreali sholdiers

Israeli soldiers killed a seven-year-old Palestinian girl yesterday when they fired at Palestinians in the Khan Younis refugee camp in Gaza.


A Bed Hugh Hefner Would Love, if Hefner Was a Geek

The Starry Night Sleep Technology Bed, uncovered at CES, delivers internet connectivity, an iPod dock, an LCD projector and surround sound. Oh, and there's a mattress so you can also catch a few z's.


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Canadian Soldier Is Killed in Afghan Blast

KABUL, Afghanistan, Sept. 29 -- A Canadian soldier was killed Friday by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan, while an insurgent attack on a police checkpoint left three dead, officials said.


Team USA's stunning 5-3 loss to Belarus might not be nearly as devastating as the possibility they might have also lost key forward Chris Bourque for some, or the remainder, of the world junior championships.


World Series Gets Best Ratings Since 1999

Boston's 11-9 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday night got the highest TV rating for the first game of the World Series since 1999.


Need to get your songs off of your iPod? ITunes is no help, but several third-party software options can help you reclaim full control of your digital music library. We've reviewed the best. By Scott Gilbertson.


Radiation, Drugs Help With Prostate Cancer

Men with prostate cancer that doesn't appear to have spread have better survival chances when they get short-term hormone treatment along with standard radiation, rather than radiation alone, a small study found.


Israel begins freeing some Palestinian prisoners

KITSIYOT, Israel  - Israel released dozens of Palestinian prisoners on Friday as part of a U.S.-backed deal to bolster Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas following the takeover of the Gaza Strip by Hamas Islamists last month.


Over the last six years, hundreds of teenage boys have been forced out of a polygamous settlement on the Arizona-Utah border.


Farmington, Pennsylvania - Vijay Singh shot a three-under par 69 to win the $4.2m PGA event on Sunday and capture his eighth title of 2004.


Apple Computer Inc. AAPL.O on  Friday said customers of its iTunes online music store can now  use eBay Inc.'s EBAY.O online payment service PayPal to buy  songs and audiobooks, becoming the second major online music  store to do so.


If movies are all about the audience identifying with the people on the screen, then Oliver Stone accomplishes the job with "Alexander," his sprawling, three-hour bio-epic about the Macedonian conqueror of the ancient world.


Winner's granddaughter had easy access to money _ and apparently ...

WINFIELD, W.Va. The cause of death has yet to be determined, but one person who knew 17-year-old Brandi Bragg says it was too much money that did her in.


France's Chirac Says UK Won Nothing from Bush Support

French President Jacques Chirac said in a newspaper interview on Tuesday that Britain has gained nothing from its support for the United States-led invasion of Iraq.


Imminent Peace Deal in Southern Sudan Offers Blueprint for Darfur ...

As reports indicate that the Sudanese Government and rebels are likely to sign a peace deal ending the 21-year civil war in the country's south, Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today that an agreement could serve as a blueprint for resolving the


Tsunami toll rises to 24,000 across Asia

JAKARTA: At least 24,000 feared dead in Tsunamis-hit countries of Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, Bengla Desh, Thailand and Malaysia.


Israel approves release of Palestinian prisoners

Israel has approved the release of 170 Palestinian prisoners, even as a Palestinian official gave the news a cool reception. A senior Israeli official said the release is an effort to create a spirit of reconciliation


A youthful and relatively inexperienced South Africa trounced a star-studded World XV 32-7 at a miserably cold, wet and blustery Walkers stadium.


Heavy rains lashed the flood-prone city Monday, inundating areas that had only recently recovered from Hurricane Katrina and leading the Army Corps of Engineers to close a gate on a suburban canal where the waters threatened to top the walls.


Da positivo a stabile, confermato il rating 'B+'


A Surprising New Mini-Player in the Music Game

Before two weeks ago, I would not have guessed that a 3  1/2-inch-long stick of white plastic that plays music could be much of a conversation piece. But then Apple introduced the iPod Shuffle, and it's been drawing oohs and aahs since.


Farmaci, novità fiscali detrazioni sotto controllo

Le nuove procedure per detrarre le spese farmaceutiche: obbligatorio esibire il codice fiscale, consigliato presentare la tessera sanitaria. Ecco cosa c'è da sapere


Bereft of any new music  to promote, Britney Spears was nevertheless the hottest thing  on the Internet this year, judging from Yahoo's annual list of  popular search terms.


Glenn Johnson remembers running outside with canisters to catch some of the volcanic ash that began falling on Pullman after Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980. He wanted a souvenir.


Italy police arrest five suspected letter-bombers

Italian police arrested five suspected  militant anarchists they believe were part of a group that sent  letter bombs to establishment officials including Prime  Minister Romano Prodi, they said on Tuesday.


An unidentified American, kidnapped Nov. 1 from Baghdad's Mansour district along with a Nepalese and four Iraqi guards. Two people an Iraqi guard and an attacker died in a gunbattle during the abductions.


Big business bites back at governance foe

SEAN HARRIGAN has a talent for making powerful enemies. Warren Buffet, the legendary investor, Michael Eisner, Disneyâs boss, Sanford Weill, the Citigroup chairman, and Richard Grasso, the former New York


Rx Depot Agrees to Stop Importing Medicines - FDA

Rx Depot Inc. has agreed to stop  helping Americans import prescription drugs from Canada, the  U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday.


Tracking the drug trade to its New York endpoint

The international drugs trade can take place just about anywhere in New York. Even on Broadway.


The United States circulated a draft resolution Wednesday supporting a larger monitoring force for Sudan's Darfur region and threatening action against the country's oil exports if the government doesn't stop militias from attacking villagers.


With talks due to begin on a Labour-Plaid government, Dafydd Wigley says his party should have at least three cabinet places.


New York's doggy chic takes serious turn with 'no kill' plan

The city, with a dog-loving mayor, hopes to become a leader in pet adoptions with aid of a $15 million grant.


Trasporto merci +6,5% rispetto ad agosto 2005


Bush, Kerry Clash on Iraq in Labor Day Rallies

Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry launched one of his harshest broadsides against the Iraq war on Monday and drew an angry response from President Bush, in a clash that overshadowed their attempts to focus on the economy.


Online scalping's next territory: High-end restaurants?

New York start-up gets buzz by providing a marketplace for restaurant reservations. But if the hospitality industry has anything to say about it, it won't become the norm.


A military-backed commission backs Thailand's new charter, which could lead to elections by the end of the year.


Japanese manufacturer NEC disclosed Monday that at least two of its desktop computers in Japan have caught fire after the power supply units inside of the computers malfunctioned.


An outbreak of E. coli infections linked to last month's state fair may be larger than previously thought, with more than 100 additional cases under review, according to health officials.


It was the fourth month in a row that the bank's Monetary Policy Committee decided against changing the rate. The decision was widely expected following indications that Britain's economy has slowed, and that


CHICAGO: Seniors who want the longest life possible should take the experts' health advice to heart and keep working out and eating right into their 70s and 80s, a study released this week said.


Alaska Oil Spill Takes Toll on Animals and Fisheries

A rare break in rough Bering Sea weather is allowing officials to gain a better sense of damage from a large spill in the Aleutian Islands.


ATHENS, Greece - Brendan Kingman's sixth-inning single sent Australia to a stunning 1-0 victory Tuesday over Japan, putting the Aussies in the gold medal game.


ANCHORAGE--The Pacific Ocean route where a Malaysian freighter went aground and broke up is among the most heavily trafficked shipping routes in the world.


God knows if they're telling the truth, I wouldn't say their credibility is any too high. But I really don't think they'd lie about this given the stakes: North Korea says it has turned the plutonium from


Baghdad Bomb Leaves at Least 6 Dead, Iraqi Police Say

A car bomb exploded outside Iraq's Education Ministry in Baghdad, killing at least six people, while in Fallujah, west of the capital, US air strikes hit insurgent targets, US and Iraqi officials said.


Nell'ambito dell'inchiesta sull'anestesista Mario Riccio


It wasn't long ago that Rep. Ron Paul was an anti-war asterisk in the race for the Republican presidential nomination. Then his campaign raised a record $6 million in a single day.


Spinetta: falso si voglia trasformarla in compagnia minore


Manchester Utd say they have ended talks with the Glazer family regarding a possible takeover.


LONDON - It was a novel attempt to beat a speeding ticket- objecting to a black border on the speed limit sign- but it failed to impress Britain's High Court on Wednesday.


Bush approves 4,400 more troops for Iraq

President George W. Bush has approved adding 4,400 more U.S. troops to a force buildup already ordered to try to bring security to Iraq, the White House said on Saturday.


Chris Kohler and friends podcast from Japan, discussing the highs and lows of the Tokyo Game Show. Plus: More TGS pics and game impressions. In Game|Life.


Contenzioso in corso tra gruppo francese e partner asiatico


Crooks debut 'plug and play' phishing kit

Click-kiddies Cybercriminals have created a "Plug and Play" phishing kit that dramatically increases the speed with which servers can be attacked. The toolkit - contained in a single file - makes it possible for even technically-illiterate would-be fraudsters to create phishing sites on a compromised server within the the blink of an eye (or two seconds, to be more exact).â¦


Milano, 14:26 - CALCIO, CELLINO: ESPOSITO-ROMA ORA PIU' DIFFICILE

Mauro Esposito si allontana dalla Roma. ''Ho dimostrato disponibilità e affetto nei confronti...


Bandiere e gadget, leghisti fischiano inno di Mameli


The continuing saga of the Richter Scales 'Here Comes Another Bubble' video: another unhappy photographer cries copyright foul and will take action.


Pursuing Synthetic Life, Dazzled by Reality

The most profound insights to emerge from the pursuit of synthetic life just may be about real life.


WASHINGTON - Two men were charged Thursday with providing financial support to terrorists and recruiting terror group members, including one person identified by U.S. authorities as suspected al-Qaida member Jose Padilla...


Researchers at the Alaska Sealife Center are poking into the private lives of Steller's eiders — a rare sea duck that is disappearing from its nesting grounds in Alaska.


BALTIMORE - Here's a reminder that you should address your calls to the NFL and CBS over league rules that give the Baltimore Ravens local broadcast priority over the Pittsburgh Steelers.


Japan's stock market was weighed down on Thursday morning by a combination of overnight drops in the US and European markets and a rise in the yen.


The non-profit Internet Education Foundation, along with computer maker Dell, launch a campaign to help consumers fend off spyware. Their first step is to publish tips and tutorials to help internet users stay safe.


Poland should withdraw troops from Iraq by end of next year ...

Poland should withdraw its troops from Iraq by the end of next year, Polish leaders said Monday, the first time the key US ally has indicated


Custom-System Builders: Intel Price Cuts Move Processor Sweet Spot

System builders say Intel's latest price cuts will help them clear out old inventory and should move the sweet spot of the company's processor lineup to the 3GHz Pentium 4 from the 2.8GHz Pentium 4. After


US scraps aviation deal with Europe, files WTO case over Airbus

The United States opened an aviation trade war over European subsidies to Airbus, scrapping a 12-year-old accord and filing a World Trade Organization complaint.


Cornerback Asante Samuel and his representatives have discussed a plan for him to return to the Patriots, possibly next week, according to a source involved with the discussions.


With "The Sopranos" over, Edie Falco is going for laughs on NBC's "30 Rock."


When the busload of campaign volunteers left Arlington, Mass., on Saturday to knock on doors in neighboring New Hampshire, Rep. Ed Markey was on it.


Exercise may be key to treating Parkinson's

ORDINARY exercise may prove to be an effective treatment for Parkinsonâs disease, scientists revealed yesterday. Forced exercise was found to have a major impact on rats given a toxin that induces Parkinsonâs.


A Marine who acknowledged being a willing participant in the kidnapping of an Iraqi man last April said he and his fellow servicemen were on a mission to "send a message to the insurgency."


Sprinter Marion Jones bites her lip as she addresses the media during a news conference in San Francisco, Calif., in this June 16, 2004, file photo.


Height Doesn't Influence Kids' Popularity: Study

Parents of a short child who believe growth hormone therapy will better his or her social life may be mistaken, new study findings suggest.


The PlayStation games console could be developed into a learning tool for children, says a Northumberland head teacher.


Quiet but widely-used open source developer OpenAds secures new financing.


Nokia picks BlackBerry for Series 80 upgrade

Nokia said on Tuesday that it plans to enhance its Series 80 line so that the mobile devices come preloaded with BlackBerry software from Research In Motion.


Trials of Saddam aides to start, with Chemical Ali first up

War crimes trials against senior lieutenants of Saddam Hussein will start in Baghdad next week, says the interim Iraqi Prime Minister, Iyad Allawi.


Tancredo Says He's Dropping Out of Republican Presidential Race

Bloomberg - Dec. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Colorado Representative Tom Tancredo, a Republican presidential candidate focused on closing U.S. borders to illegal immigrants, said today he will drop out of the race.


While the NCAA Committee on Infractions mostly absolved Neuheisel, Washington's head football coach from 1999 to 2003, of gambling violations on Wednesday, the committee extended Washington's


Sony to sell chip facility to Toshiba for $835 mln

Sony Corp  said on Wednesday it will sell its microchip production facilities in western Japan to Toshiba Corp  for 90 billion yen ($835 million), in their latest move to focus on their core businesses.


Facebook Opens Up To Developers, Partners

TechWeb - More than 65 developer partners had created software applications based on the social networking site, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said.


Il premier, ineluttabile l'emancipazione del Kosovo


CSI Cast Member Leaves for Other Pursuits

Jorja Fox is waving goodbye to "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation." Fox, 39, tells EW.com she has quit the Las Vegas-based forensics drama, saying she wants to explore other opportunities. "There are all these things I want to do," she said ...


Business & money: Bank endures choppy morning on the stock exchange as speculation intensifies over possible buyers.


Milosevic on trial; Reacting to terrorism; A general's crusade; A ...

When one considers the United States' cold war preoccupation with containing or destroying socialism over the past 50 years, and Washington's exemplary record at destabilizing communism world-wide, it is a mystery that some cannot for a moment imagine


A medical officer responsible for evaluating Vioxx testified that there were preliminary indications of heart problems with the painkiller, but it was difficult to sort through conflicting data.


Vidya Balan: I thought kids would hate me

At the moment, Vidya Balan has only one assignment, Aziz Mirza's Kismat Connection.   "And it's very different from every thing I've done so far.


Cage, pregnant teen in box office spotlight

Nicolas Cage's "National Treasure" sequel was the top draw at North American movie theaters for a third consecutive weekend, while a pregnant schoolgirl delivered another healthy box-office bundle.


Thousands of South Korean public servants strike work:

[World News]: Seoul, Nov 15 : Tens of thousands of civil servants in South Korea struck work Monday, demanding labour rights, Xinhua reports.


SEATTLE -- Microsoft released a patch for its latest "critical" rated security flaw affecting its Windows, Office and developer tools software programs, the company said Tuesday.


Japan is bracing itself for more destruction after fresh tremors interrupted the clear-up from the biggest earthquake in almost a decade.


Serena Williams won her second Australian Open title and seventh Grand Slam singles title with a 2-6, 6-3, 6-0 win over Lindsay Davenport.


Retail sales in Japan show modest rise in July

TOKYO Japanese retail sales rose in July after three months of declines, the government said Monday, as higher-than-usual temperatures spurred demand for summer clothing and drinks and as consumers bought televisions to watch the Olympics.


Hurricanes' Kaberle has shoulder surgery

Frantisek Kaberle, who scored the Stanley Cup-winning goal for the Carolina Hurricanes this year, had shoulder surgery Monday and could miss up to six months.


Blasts rock Baghdad before reconciliation talks

Bomb blasts killed 15 people in Baghdad on Wednesday and suicide bombers attacked an Iraqi army base, overshadowing preparations for a conference intended to promote national reconciliation.


The battle over the four- year BCCI telecast rights took yet another curious turn on Monday when ESPN-Star Sports filed a writ in the Bombay High Court against BCCI.


Scientists study Hurricane Frances in anticipation of landfall

The first wave of hurricane hunter planes penetrated and circled Hurricane Frances on Sunday as scientists employed every tool at their disposal to learn more about an intense


Police arrest more suspects after killing of boy, 11

Police arrested four more people Friday on suspicion of the murder of an 11-year-old boy, bringing to 15 the number of people they have held over the case.


Video on Web Site Shows Beheading of Man

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A video posted Monday on a Web site showed the beheading of a man identified as American civil engineer Eugene Armstrong. The militant group led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi claimed responsibility for the slaying and said another hostage - either an American or a Briton - would be killed in 24 hours...


Voters in two east German states angry over high unemployment and cuts in social programs handed a rebuke Sunday to Germany's two biggest parties, giving big gains to far right and former Communist groups, projections showed.


News Corp. in $6 Bln Deal for Rest of Fox

Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. on Monday  said it would to buy out the shareholders of its unit Fox  Entertainment Group Inc. in an exchange offer valued at roughly  $6 billion.


'Ruby Gentry', 'Three Coins in the Fountain' and 'The Chronicles of Riddick'

No matter how many uninformative "interactive guides" the "Chronicles of Riddick" DVD contains, the picture remains an overwrought mess.


Robbie Williams will refuse to make another album for his record label EMI, according to a report.


Perfectionists are more prone to developing irritable bowel syndrome  after an infection, a study finds.


Nuclear watchdog debate to urge Iran talks

Most members of the U.N. nuclear   watchdog's governing board, a barometer of world sentiment on   Iran, are likely in a pending debate to champion last-gasp   talks to defuse a stand-off over Iran's atomic work, diplomats   say.


Nel mirino forse un tecnico comunale cugino di un sindaco


Mack Brown and Dennis Erickson have combined for 346 victories and three national championships. They've been friends for more than two decades and usually spend time together in the offseason on coaching junkets and at clinics.


Futures rise as data eases economic worry

Stocks headed for a higher open on Thursday as signs of continued strength in the labor market boosted optimism about the economy's health and the profit outlook.


Wonder Bread lovers in Canada rejoice: Weston confirms support for ...

TORONTO (CP) - Weston Bakeries Ltd. has assured Canadian consumers of Wonder Bread that the product's availability will not be affected by the financial woes of the company that bakes it in the United States.


The United States detained a second  Internet gaming executive on Thursday, adding to fears it is  cracking down on the lucrative industry and sparking share  price falls that wiped over $1.5 billion off the market value  of the sector.


Aid Pours Into Asia, Not Reaching Tsunami Victims

Hundreds of tons of emergency supplies  of tarpaulins, water purification systems, food and medicines  poured into Asia on Thursday, but little was reaching injured,  sick and hungry tsunami survivors.


Microsoftâs proposed mega-bid for Yahoo is based on its own particular corporate needs and may not be a harbinger of rampant deal-making in Silicon Valley.


Prime Minister John Howard today made a pitch for undecided voters in the last week of the election campaign. Opinion polls say the coalition leads Labor, but put the undecided vote at about nine per cent, with less than week before polling day.


Londra, 11:29 - CALCIO, IL TOTTENHAM PENSA A LIPPI

Marcello Lippi entra nella lista dei candidati alla panchina del Tottenham. Secondo il domenicale br...


UN Envoy Urges More African Peacekeepers in Sudan

The United Nations' top envoy for Sudan called Saturday for a large and swift deployment of African Union peacekeepers with a mandate to protect civilians and monitor


Japanese automakers, including No. 1 Toyota Motor Corp., called production halts Wednesday at factories in Japan because of quake damage at a major parts supplier.


CBS and ABC shared the lead in the ratings on Sunday, with CBS averaging the most total viewers and ABC earning the highest ratings among adults 18 to 49. ABC got a lift in that demographic group from the nightâs top-rated show, a two-hour edition of âExtreme Makeover: Home Edition,â which averaged 13.6 million total viewers at 8 p.m., according to Nielsenâs estimates. CBS, meanwhile, got a boost at 7 p.m. from â60 Minutes,â the nightâs most-watched show (14.4 million), followed by âSharkâ at 8 (11.1 million) and the made-for-TV movie âThe Russell Girlâ from 9 to 11 (12.7 million). Fox ranked third for the night but ahead of CBS in second place in the 18-to-49 segment thanks to its comedy lineup, including âThe Simpsonsâ at 8 (7.6 million) and âKing of the Hillâ at 8:30 (7.5 million). NBC, in fourth place, broadcast back-to-back specials, the âU.S. Figure Skating Championshipsâ from 7 to 9 (4.8 million), followed by the âGuinness World Records: Top 100â from 9 to 11 (6.3 million).


A member of the Senate said that a diabetes expert tipped GlaxoSmithKline to the publication of safety questions about Avandia.


Head of the Czech government office Pavel Pribyl resigns after a protest over his record as a senior police officer.


Attentatore suicida fa 20 morti, illeso vicepresidente Usa


Iraqi PM Says Sticking to January Election Plan

Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said Sunday national elections will go ahead in January as planned despite a countrywide surge in violence against US forces and Iraqi troops and police.


4 charged with trying to steal customer data at R.I. store

Four California men arrested at a Stop & Shop store in Coventry, R.I., could be at the center of a national ring to steal customer credit- and debit-card data, law enforcement officials said.


Palestinian police are searching for an Israeli Arab employee of the CNN network kidnapped in Gaza on Monday. Journalists' organisations have also called for the release of Riad Ali, who was seized by unknown


Pop star Britney Spears got ready for the weekend by shearing all her hair off and dropping by a Los Angeles tattoo parlor, where she quickly drew a crowd.


EU and Turkey play down fears on eve of decision

BRUSSELS/ANKARA: The European Union and Turkey played down last-minute fears on Tuesday on the eve of a landmark European Commission decision to recommend opening membership talks with Ankara.


Sen. Larry Craig said he hopes that his guilty plea in an airport sex sting will be rescinded by a court in Minneapolis on Wednesday.


Iraq Declares Martial Law, 23 Police Killed

FALLUJA, Iraq  - Iraq's interim government  declared martial law on Sunday after insurgents killed 23 Iraqi  policemen and set off blasts in Baghdad in a fresh show of  force before a planned U.S. offensive on Falluja and Ramadi.


Propane burns after derailment in New York state

A freight train carrying propane gas derailed and exploded into flames outside Oneida in New York state on Monday, forcing the evacuation of hundreds of people within a one-mile radius, fire officials said.


What happens when ubiquitous computing renders us mere searchable, mappable, traceable specks of data? Commentary by Momus.


By SETH BORENSTEIN  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Stargazers will get a rare triple planetary treat this weekend with Jupiter, Mercury and Mars appearing to nestle together in the predawn skies.


Oil surges on winter chill, Iran posturing

Oil prices surged $2 a barrel late yesterday, as energy traders rushed back into the market amid frigid temperatures in the United States and political tension overseas.


Fotografo rimesso poi in liberta' senza misure cautelari


AMD Launches Four-Core '4x4' Motherboard

AMD's Quad FX Platform aimed at gamers, multitaskers -- and Intel's quad-core designs.


Yukos warned yesterday that it is no longer able to pay staff wages and that oil production could stop any day. The latest problems to beset Russia's biggest oil company sent the price of crude racing ahead again on the global markets.


UNITED NATIONSâThe United States will stick to its guns in Iraq, despite increasing violence, US President George W. Bush vowed yesterday.


There's little doubt about Ohio State after a convincing victory in the 1 vs. 2 showdown with Texas.


1 Cent CD + 20 Cent Donation to Charity = Sweet Music From iGive.Com and Buy.Com

Beginning today, shoppers using the iGive.com online charity mall will be able to purchase select CDs from Buy.com, pay using Google Checkout and donate 20 cents to their favorite charity, all for just one cent.


The trial 18 men accused of attempting to overthrow the president of Equatorial Guinea earlier this year has been suspended indefinitely at the request of the prosecution.


Microsoft finds defender in US Justice Department

WASHINGTON -- Nearly a decade after the Clinton administration began a landmark effort to break up Microsoft , the Bush administration has adopted a different course by repeatedly defending the company both in the United States and abroad against accusations of anticompetitive conduct, including the recent rejection of a complaint by Google.


U.S. tells Iran to stop backing Iraq militias

The United States urged Iran on Monday to stop supporting militias in Iraq but described the two countries' most high-profile meeting in almost 30 years as positive.


52 New Marine Species Are Found Off Indonesia

By Michael Casey  BANGKOK, Thailand  --  Scientists combing through undersea fauna off Indonesia's Papua province say they have discovered dozens of new species, including a shark that walks on its fins and a shrimp that looks like a praying mantis.


Southeast Asian Leaders Open ASEAN Summit in Laos

Southeast Asian leaders have opened a two-day summit in Laos aimed at creating an economic community in six years and expanding free trade agreements with Asia's largest economies.


Rescuers find several people  after a plane crashes in the Peruvian Amazon with up to 20 people on board.


Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul was sworn in as Turkey's president on Tuesday despite the objections of a powerful military that fears a creeping subversion of the country's secular order under the former Islamist.


Ancona, 20:36 - CALCIO: ASCOLI; SINDACATO GIORNALISTI SU RITIRO 3 ACCREDITI

"Il presidente dell' Ascoli, Benigni, ha ordinato il ritiro dell' accredito a tre giornalisti di red...


Lemony Snicket's A Series Of Unfortunate Events tops the charts.


Milano, 17:25 - CALCIO, INTER-LIVORNO SI GIOCA ALLE 16

Inter-Livorno, anticipo della 4/a giornata di ritorno del campionato di serie A, in programma sabato...


Asia News, Militants who say they are holding three UN workers hostage in Afghanistan say they have split them up to make any rescue attempts more difficult.


The bodies of three men are found in a Glasgow flat sparking what is understood to be a major murder inquiry.


Saudi Arabia Recalls Its Libya Ambassador

Saudi Arabia said on Wednesday it had  recalled its ambassador to Libya and would ask Tripoli to  withdraw its ambassador from the kingdom over an alleged Libyan  plot to assassinate Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah.


In a game of whose starting pitcher was worse, the Red Sox finally won something â-arely. Because both Boston's Bronson Arroyo and the Yankees' Kevin Brown were awful last night


Apple to launch iPhone in Germany Nov. 9

Deutsche Telekom AG's T-Mobile division will sell Apple Inc.'s iPhone in Germany, where the eagerly awaited gadget will go on sale in November, company officials said Wednesday.


A roadside bomb targeting a police convoy killed nine officers, including a local commander, and left one critically wounded Monday in western Afghanistan, officials said.


Dominion Enterprises Acquires PowerSports Network

NORFOLK, Va., Feb. 16  /PRNewswire/ -- Dominion Enterprises today announced that it has acquired PowerSports Network (PSN), the country's largest provider of web site development services for power sports dealers. PSN also provides services to a growing number of dealers in the marine industry.


CT Group Seeks to Build Work Force With County

By Soule, Alexander  After coming up short in its bid for $15 million in federal grants a year ago, The Workplace Inc. last week received a $5 million commitment from the U.S. Department of Labor to create new workforce development programs in Connecticut's Fairfield County.


Contestata assegnazione maxi-commessa ad Alenia Aeronautica


Pakistan investigators try to identify Lahore bomber

LAHORE, Pakistan  - Pakistani investigators were trying on Friday to identify a suspected Islamist militant suicide bomber who attacked police in the eastern city of Lahore the previous day killing 19 people.


Bombs killed 20 people in Iraq on Saturday, including 15 in Baghdad, police said, as U.S. President George W. Bush said his resolve to press on with the job of stabilizing Iraq was as strong as ever.


Snow, rain and sleet spread across parts of the South on Saturday, dusting lawns and shrubs with flakes and leading airlines to cancel several hundred flights.


It certainly can't be a bad thing for a man with a political talk show called "Hardball" to be nearly challenged to a duel by a U.S. senator. MSNBC has quickly moved to take advantage of Sen. Zell Miller's combative GOP convention interview with Chris Matthews, featuring it in advertisements. It was Matthews' second eye-popping exchange with a guest in a month.


Charlotte to lose a half-billion dollars

Charlotte County faces a half-billion in damages from Hurricane Charley, Budget Director Ann Navan announced Wednesday.


Team-XBMC and The XBMC Project is proud to announce the release of XboxMediaCenter 2.0.0. XBox Media Center (XBMC) is an award winning, free and open source media player for the XboxÃ¢âÂ¢ game-console.    The XboxMediaCenter 2.0.0 point-release source code has now been set in our CVS. We consider that the current code in the XBMC CVS is as stable as a point-release should be. All XBMC users are highly encouraged to upgrade to this stable Xbox Media Center 2.0.0 point-release. Remember, the XBMC source code needs to be compiled with the XDK, and requires a modded Xbox to run. Our thanks goes out to everyone who has tested, reported bugs, and helped fix them in order to make this release possible.  There are many new features and functions that have been introduced since the 1.1.0 point-release, that we cannot list them all here. A few that are especially worth mentioning are; the enhanced GUI/skin-engine, the Project Mayhem III skin, DVD-Video menu/navigation support (with ISO/IMG image parsing), RAR/ZIP archive parsing, a new audio/music-player (PAPlayer) with crossfade, gapless playback and ReplayGain support, Karaoke CDG-file display, Xored Trainer Engine (gaming-cheats), XLink Kai (online-gaming) front-end, iTunes 6.x DAAP and UPnP-clients, and two surprise features; read-only support for FAT12/16/32 formatted USB Mass Storage Devices up to 4GB in size, and a brand new "skinnable" 3D visualizer.  For a full list of all features/functions and codecs/formats supported by XBMC please visit the "XBMC Features and Supported Formats/Codecs" page in our new online manual.  For more information please visit XBMC official web-site: http://www.xboxmediacenter.com


EYE ON POLITICS: How crazy will the GOP convention be? Just stay ...

NEW YORK CITY-- I hope it doesn't bother anyone that the preceding dateline is a fraud. I'm not really in New York City. But I will be at this time next week to cover the Republican National Convention.


Newspaper tip-off leads to terror arrests

Police have been given more time to question four men arrested on suspicion of terrorist offences following a newspaper tip-off. The newspaper claims to have uncovered a plot to buy radioactive material for a dirty bomb.


Eriksson doesn't feel any extra pressure following scandal

NEWCASTLE, England  - England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson said Tuesday he isn't under any extra pressure in the aftermath of a scandal that damaged the Football Association's reputation.


Microsoft made an unsolicited $44.6 billion cash and stock bid for Internet portal Yahoo Friday.


Afghan Security on Alert Ahead of Election

On the eve of Afghanistan's first-ever direct presidential election, Muslim clerics urged Friday worshippers to embrace democracy, election workers scurried to ready voting booths and 100,000 troops went on high alert across the country.


Massimo impegno anche per l'indotto legato all'auto


Islamic militias, rivals fight in Somalia

Fighting resumed in the capital early Saturday between Islamic militia fighters and their secular rivals a day after hundreds of residents fled some of the fiercest battles in Mogadishu in 14 years.


Ronaldo is determined to prove he can still score goals.


Shares Decline on Larger Loss at Circuit City

Shares of the electronics retailer Circuit City Stores fell sharply after the company reported a wider-than-expected loss.


Ethiopia's Dejene Berhanu breaks the course record as he wins the Great North Run.


As hurricane season ends, Floridians wonder whatâs in store for ...

Thanks to hurricanes Charley, Frances, Ivan and Jeanne, names that will be burned into memory, residents learned the hard way: Florida has a target on its back.


Joost appointed Cisco veteran Mike Volpi as chief executive officer, the Internet-based TV service said Tuesday.


Bush Touts Plan to Help High School Students

President Bush on Saturday touted his plan to boost aid for high school students amid criticism from his Democratic opponent that the president has undercut his own efforts to fix schools.


Physical job activity may cut prostate cancer risk

NEW YORK  - Working in a job that requires a continuous level of high physical effort may decrease the likelihood of a man developing prostate cancer, researchers report.


Net profit drops 31 percent in 2004 at German automaker Volkswagen

BERLIN Volkswagen says its full-year net profit fell 31 percent in 2004. The German automaker fought headwinds from the weak dollar and sluggish consumer spending in Germany.


Vietnam experiences a "quiet" sexual revolution

A young woman lives with her boyfriend but hides it from her family, girls write blogs about love and relationships and couples seeking privacy cuddle in public parks at nightfall.


IBS pain sensitivity may be psychological

NEW YORK  - Increased colon pain in patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) appears to be related more to "a psychological tendency to report pain," rather than to actual increased neurosensory sensitivity, investigators report.


CES: SBC's Whitacre announces IP-based services suite

LAS VEGAS - SBC Communications will roll out a suite of network services and products based on IP this year, featuring integrated next-generation TV, high-speed Internet access and VOIP (voice over IP) offerings for home users, company Chairman Edward Whitacre said Thursday at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.


Dow Jones vicino a record, attenzione rivolta a petrolifero


A man is arrested after attacking two pilots and a passenger with an axe on an internal flight in Norway.


Steve Bucknor says the decision to axe him for the rest of the series between Australia and India is a "sad day" for umpires.


New Zealand triathlete Hamish Carter says he felt bulletproof during his gold medal winning performance at the Athens Olympics. The champion says it has been a crazy day in the aftermath of his win, which


US military pound targets around Fallujah, 20 soldiers injured in ...

NEAR FALLUJAH, Iraq : US forces pounded suspected rebel targets around Iraq's flashpoint city of Fallujah as 20 US soldiers were wounded in action in neighbouring Ramadi, the military and an AFP cameraman said.


A novembre netto rallentamento rispetto al 2,3% di ottobre


The governing pro-Western coalition led by Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic won last weekend's parliamentary elections, Montenegro's election authorities said Tuesday.


Value investors can scoff if they like, but those looking for growth know Apple's got it.


Former Cheney aide found guilty in CIA leak case

Lewis "Scooter" Libby, a former top aide to Vice President Dick Cheney, was convicted on Tuesday of four counts of obstructing justice, lying and perjury during an investigation tied to the Iraq war.


India launches a scheme to help women who are married and then abandoned by men of Indian origin living abroad.


Somehow there was this notion that when the Red Sox arrived in the Mile High City for Game 3 of the World Series against the Colorado Rockies, the American League champions would struggle with the cold, thin air, the wide-open spaces of Coors Field's outfield, and the National League rules that barred the use of a designated hitter.


Dal 19 gen al 26 feb in scena con 'Il berretto a sonagli'


What's a Zuda? Major publisher leaps into the world of webcomics

DC Comics, home to Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman, leaps for the first time into the world of webcomics. What took so long?


Despite a federal rule changing the type of hooks that longline fishermen may use, the sea turtle population is declining, officials say.


FCC Changes Broadcast-Newspaper Owner Ban

WASHINGTON -- The Federal Communications Commission voted Tuesday to overturn a 32-year-old ban and allow broadcasters in the nation's 20 largest media markets to also own a newspaper.


Pro-Moscow Candidate Set to Win Chechen Election

GROZNY, August 29 (IslamOnline.net & News Agencies) - Chechens Sunday, August 29, voted in an election to replace their slain pro-Moscow as another Kremlin-backed candidate was to win though seven others are standing in the race.


Some head lice infesting people today were probably spread to us thousands of years ago by an extinct species of early human, a genetics study reveals.


Teetering on shifting Eritrea-Ethiopia border, Badme awaits fate

Stuck in the limbo of the bitter border dispute between Ethiopia and Eritrea, the town of Badme strives to grow even as fresh conflict brews.


Private spaceship wins $10m for breaking the final frontier?twice

A stubby rocket plane touched down safely in the Mojave desert yesterday to claim a dual prize: the first private, crewed spacecraft to fly two successful missions within


GHAZNI, Afghanistan  - Taliban insurgents freed 12 South Korean hostages in Afghanistan on Wednesday, a day after reaching a deal with Korean and Indonesian negotiators on the release of the 19 Christian volunteers.


Network equipment makers bet on services growth

Top mobile telecoms equipment makers  are betting on growth in the $71 billion services market as  cut-throat competition in hardware has hit profits and stalled  the sector.


A sickening video of Iraq hostage Ken Bigley being beheaded by his captors is circulating on the internet. In his last desperate moments, Mr Bigley is seen pleading "to live a simple life" before being executed.


Site owners and SEOs have the opportunity to work with the search engines to identify crawl issues, check backlinks, and get access to even more useful information.


Ford says H1 China retail vehicle sales up 25 pct

Ford Motor Co.  said on Thursday  its China retail vehicle sales rose 25 percent year-on-year in  the first half to 93,206 units.


Long regarded as valuing so much more than favorable scoreboards, Notre Dame joined the cold, hard college football 21st century yesterday by deciding it had lived under too many unfriendly scoreboards of late.