US jury finds former Gateway execs manipulated earnings

(InfoWorld) - Two former executives with Gateway Inc., the nation's third-largest PC vendor, are guilty of manipulating earnings and revenues to meet Wall Street expectations, according to a verdict delivered Wednesday by a federal jury in California. The company's former chief financial officer, John J. Todd, and former controller, Robert D. Manza, also concealed important information about Gateway's business success from investors, according to a statement from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California will announce sanctions against the two men at a later date, the SEC said. Gateway did not respond to requests for comment.


Paris Hilton not eating in jail, but won't appeal

Paris Hilton has not eaten or slept since arriving at the medical ward of a Los Angeles jail and is being given psychotropic drugs, celebrity Web site TMZ.com reported on Saturday, citing law enforcement sources.


West Bromwich Albion (WBA) manager Gary Megson was sacked on Tuesday after telling the English Premier League club that he would not renew his contract at the end of the season.


UPDATE 4-Kumble puts India in sight of victory

Leg spinner Anil Kumble completed his sixth 10-wicket test haul on Saturday to give India a wonderful opportunity to square their four-match series against Australia.


Scientists Study Ways to Safeguard Water

U.S. researchers say the smartest way to safeguard a reservoir's water is to let it drain into the ground.


ABC, Fox air tape by purported terrorist

ABC News aired a video Thursday night of a purported American member of al-Qaida declaring that new terrorist attacks against the United States could come "at any moment.


Olympic sprinter Marion Jones filed a $25 million defamation lawsuit Wednesday against the controversial head of BALCO, Victor Conte.


Negotiations are under way for the release of two Chinese kidnapped in Pakistan and threatened with death, Pakistani and Chinese media said Monday.


Holiday Shoppers Brawl Over Parking Spot

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. - It wasn't holiday cheer that poured out of two cars, but rather three holiday shoppers who spilled out with tempers flaring over a parking space.  The dispute Sunday led to the arrests and court appearances for two women and a teenager for breach of peace.


Rushing attack helps Pitt upset Bearcats

LaRod Stephens-Howling scored the go-ahead touchdown and was one of two Pittsburgh running backs with more than 100 yards of total offense, helping the Panthers upset No. 23 Cincinnati 24-17 Saturday.


Contro politica D'Alema, non quella di Prodi e Parisi


Dozens of Companies Underpay or Misreport Workers, State Says

In 15 enforcement sweeps, state investigators found $19 million in wages that were not reported to the state and $3 million in underpayments to workers.


The UN climate talks remain deadlocked on emissions cuts, as the US and EU battle over key language.


Anderson denies signing up for reality show

Former Baywatch star Pamela Anderson has denied reports that she and her new husband Rick Salomon are going to work in a reality TV show.


AUSTRALIA As the Oct. 9 election nears, polls show the rivals - the coalition led by Prime Minister John Howard, and Mark Latham's Labor party â-eck-and-neck.


Another shock hit the drug sector Friday when pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. announced that it found an increased heart risk to patients for its blockbuster arthritis drug Celebrex.


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Mercury Astronaut Gordon Cooper Dies at 77

Gordon Cooper, one of the Mercury Seven astronauts who helped pioneer human space exploration, piloting the last of the Mercury missions and the troubled Gemini 5 flight, died on Monday.


Jake Plummer throws for 303 yards and two touchdowns as Denver drops Tennessee, 37-16, Saturday night to stay in at least a tie for the AFC's final wild-card slot.


Micron Technology Inc. MU.N, a  top-three computer memory chip maker, on Wednesday reported a  quarterly profit on stronger pricing, reversing a year-earlier  loss.


Milano, 14:58 - CALCIO, LEGA DI A: CANTAMESSA NUOVO CONSIGLIERE

Leandro Cantamessa del Milan è il nuovo consigliere di Lega di serie A. Il dirigente rossoner...


Burials begin in Russia; 180 still missing

Mothers wailed over the coffins of their children yesterday and dozens of townsmen dug graves in a football field-size piece of scrubland next to the cemetery.


Barry Bonds praised his teammates for their clutch play while he's been busy walking all season, then watched them go out and do most of the work Tuesday night.


Little is known about Russian group that bought Yukos unit at ...

Russia has sold the heart of the Yukos empire in an auction reminiscent of the country's notorious privatizations of the 1990s, analysts said Monday, as the former CEO of the oil company offered bitter season's greetings to the Kremlin from


Astrophysicists find a star-like object with a surface temperature just one tenth that of the Sun.


(InfoWorld) - Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV has announced a new phone that allows users of Skype Ltd.'s Internet telephony service to make calls without having to boot up their PCs. The VoIP (voice over Internet Protocol) phone, the VOIP841, is the first such phone to be based on DECT (Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications) technology, Rudy Provoost, chief executive officer of the Philips Consumer Electronics division, said Thursday at a news conference at the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin. On Thursday, Skype separately announced that Netgear Inc. will also deliver a Skype phone that operates without a PC. Typically, Skype phones work through a computer or a laptop. The new Philips and Netgear phones plug into a broadband connection jack and a standard home phone jack. They can send and receive Skype calls over the Internet as well as calls from a regular home phone number. The VOIP841 will be available in December, Provoost said. He gave no pricing information. Availability and pricing details about the Netgear phone were not immediately available. The new generation of phones could help Skype reach a larger group of consumers who are not tech-savvy and tend to shy away from phone gadgets that require computer knowledge. In July, Skype announced that several manufacturers, including Netgear, planned toÂ deliver Wi-Fi phones preloaded with the VOIP service provider's software client. The phones were slated to hit the market in the third quarter. Â


Apex court permits night viewing of Taj Mahal:

[India News]: New Delhi, Nov 25 : The Supreme Court Thursday permitted the Uttar Pradesh government to allow visitors to view the Taj Mahal on five moonlit nights a month.


Jeffrey W. Greenberg resigned Monday as chairman and chief executive of Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc. insurance brokerage, the company said, in a move that appeared aimed at positioning


Former inmate Ashley Turner was not surprised to hear that investigators had raided a federal prison to arrest guards accused of having sex with inmates. She said she was pressured by guards at the same facility.


Opposition parties demand Tony Blair apologises for the way he presented intelligence on Iraq's illegal weapons.


Backed by a throng of supporters, he heads Vijay Singh by a shot after two rounds. OAKVILLE -- It's been a long time since Mike Weir put on this kind of show on home soil.


Tom Brokaw has signed a two-book deal with Random House, the publisher announced Monday, although what the former NBC anchor will actually write and when the books will come out remain unknown.


IT firms call for patent protection in EU

BRUSSELS -- A group of some of the world's leading IT and telecommunications companies have warned that Europe could become a "haven for plagiarism" if the European Parliament fails to agree to allow patent protection for inventions implemented by computer.


Sun's handling of Java security update prompts concerns

Some users more equal than others Sun Microsystems in the next few days plans to issue an update that plugs a serious security hole in the most recent version of its Java Runtime Environment, more than a week after providing a fix for the same vulnerability in an earlier version of the program. The lag has prompted a prominent security researcher to lambaste the effectiveness of the company's security team.â¦


With two free movies Microsoft could ship an HD-DVD add-on drive for the Xbox 360 at Â£199 in time for Christmas, reports suggest.â¦


Myanmar troops fire shots to disperse crowds

Troops fired shots over the heads of a large crowd in central Yangon on Wednesday, sending people scurrying for cover as a crackdown intensified against the biggest anti-junta protests in 20 years, a witness said.


Nigeria Unions Say Strike to Go Ahead on Monday

Nigeria's main umbrella union said Sunday  it would go ahead with a general strike in Africa's top oil  producer Monday to protest against rising domestic fuel prices.


No drama this time _ Mavs collapse early

With an arena full of white-clad fans on their feet, one sat glumly in the front row, slumped back with arms crossed over his black shirt. Mark Cuban wasn't enjoying himself one bit.


"Departed" wins best film at "green" Oscars

Director Martin Scorsese's crime thriller "The Departed" won the Oscar for best film on Sunday in a show that turned Hollywood's biggest night into a showcase for environmental activism.


Sales of existing U.S. homes surged  in September on low mortgage rates, a trade association group  said on Monday, adding that activity would have been even  brisker had hurricanes not hit the South.


Former Raptor Kevin Willis, 42, returns to Atlanta Hawks

Former Toronto Raptor Kevin Willis joined his original NBA team Wednesday after a 10-year absence, looking to give the Atlanta Hawks inside depth at age 42.


The Italian parliament approved on Wednesday the country's 2005 budget which includes tax cuts worth 6.5 billion euros (8.6 billion US dollars) and caps on government spending.


Hollinger Inc Says Ontario Court Orders Probe

Hollinger Inc. said on Friday that an Ontario Superior Court judge had ordered an investigation of the company now mired in controversy over the conduct of its major shareholder, press baron Conrad Black.


EMI mulls unprotected Web song sales -- sources

Music label EMI Group is in talks  to release a large portion of its music catalog for Web sales  without technological protections against piracy that are  included in most music bought over the Internet now, sources  said on Thursday.


Barcellona, 13:37 - CALCIO, BARCELLONA: RONALDINHO TORNA AD ALLENARSI

A due settimane dal problema al tendine rotuleo accusato lo scorso 30 dicembre, Ronaldinho è...


Soriano Agrees to One-Year Deal with Rangers

ARLINGTON, Texas (Sports Network) - Second baseman Alfonso  Soriano avoided arbitration with the Texas Rangers by coming to  terms on a one-year, $7.5 million contract Monday.


Sen. Johnson critical after brain surgery

Democratic Sen. Tim Johnson was in critical condition after undergoing brain surgery, the U.S. Capitol physician said on Thursday, an illness that could deprive Democrats of their precarious hold on the incoming Senate.


Alan Jackson, Garth Brooks and Toby Keith have a couple apiece. Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton did one together. The ever-prolific Willie Nelson has at least four of them. Most country stars, and many of their pop counterparts, have a Christmas album or two in their catalogs, and for good reason: The records are relatively easy to make and have the potential for big payoff.


So what will Boston College's football team do for an encore? After posting back-to-back home victories in double overtime against Clemson (34-33 ) and Brigham Young (30-23 ), how do the 20th-ranked Eagles expect to top that tonight at North Carolina State?


Churches Attacked as Religious Tensions Mount in Netherlands

Two churches in the Netherlands were nearly burned down in the latest series attacks following the murder of a controversial Dutch filmmaker, police said Thursday.


Quegli 'eterni ragazzi' supergiovani a 40 anni

Giocano, si sfidano, vincono. Sono macchine da guerra dello sport. Esempi della nuova razza di atleti iper longevi. Senza aver fatto patti col diavolo


Flip Side of a Drought: Edwards Prevails at Michigan

Carl Edwards ended a 52-race Nextel Cup winless streak Sunday by holding off Martin Truex Jr. to win at Michigan International Speedway.


Germany's Merkel under fire after state vote debacle

German Chancellor Angela Merkel faced tough questions Monday after her conservatives suffered heavy losses in a key state election as voters spurned a hardline campaign on crime and immigration.


India could consider Pakistan's Kashmir proposals

India could consider Pakistan's proposals on resolving the decades-old Kashmir issue if they are made formally, the foreign minister said on Saturday after New Delhi announced a scaling back of troops in the Himalayan state.


Moneta unica a 1,3454 dollari e 164,25 yen


US ponders ways to curb Turkish Kurd rebels in Iraq: envoy

The United States is considering "many actions" to curb Turkish Kurd rebels based in northern Iraq and believes it can count on the help of the region's Iraqi Kurdish leaders, a US envoy said.


Mediators expect final Sudan peace deal on December 31

NAIROBI  - A final peace deal to end 21 years of conflict in southern Sudan could be clinched at the end of the month in line with a pledge by Khartoum and the main southern rebel group, officials said.


A 13-year-old Moore County girl is among 31 people in North Carolina with confirmed cases of E. coli infection, according to state public health officials.


Acquittal of Diana paparazzi is upheld by judges

AN appeals court yesterday upheld the acquittals of three photographers accused of invasion of privacy for taking pictures of Diana, Princess of Wales, and Dodi Fayed at the scene of their fatal crash.


Mauritanian Police Arrest Alleged Coup Attempt Leader

Mauritanian police say they have arrested a former army officer accused of organizing at least two failed coup attempts against President Maaouya Ould Taya in the past 16 months.


TEDESCA ANNEGATA, SI AGGRAVA LA POSIZIONE

Trovata l'abitazione di Nabil vicino a dove e' stato ripescato il corpo di Vera Heinzl. Un'altra ragazza lo accusa: ''Anch'io portata nella baracca''. Roma, 2 set. - (Adnkronos) - Si e' concluso con un nulla


Two masterpieces by Edvard Munch, which were stolen from an Oslo museum two years ago, are found.


Berners-Lee: Congress should consider net neutrality

Timothy Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web, advocated that the U.S. Congress protect net neutrality and questioned the value of DRM (digital rights management) Thursday.


In one high-tech thriller after another, the hero attaches a tiny tracking device on the villain and follows him as blinking dot on a computer screen.


Eastwood tapped recipient of humanitarian award

Clint Eastwood is the  inaugural recipient of the Motion Picture Association of  America's Jack Valenti Humanitarian Award, the trade  association announced Thursday.


Firenze, 19:13 - CALCIO, 2-0 AL MONZA: IL PISA PROMOSSO IN SERIE B

Grazie al successo per 2-0 sul Monza (ai supplementari) nel ritorno dei playoff di C1.Il Pisa &egrav...


Despite Charley, a trip to Florida remains a viable option

Don't write off Florida as a place to escape this winter. So say tourism officials, who worry that images of destruction in the wake of Hurricane Charley could scare away visitors and jeopardize the state's $51 billion-a-year ...


Astros' Jeff Kent seizes the spotlight with game-winning shot

Jeff Kent threw his bat to the side and pumped his right fist as soon as the ball took flight, certain he was going to make a long-awaited trot around the bases.


Interviene anche Del Noce, 'Ha ragione, piu' sobrieta''


Writers' union backs deal to end Hollywood strike

Union leaders for striking  Hollywood writers voted on Sunday to formally endorse a deal  with studios to end their bruising three-month-old labor clash,  calling an immediate halt to picketing and paving the way for  writers to return to work by mid-week.


Key Democrats oppose renewing military draft

Leading Democrats who soon will  control the legislative agenda in the U.S. Congress rejected on  Monday a colleague's call for reinstatement of the U.S.  military draft.


California loses a high-profile court case against carmakers over the alleged damage caused by CO2 emissions.


One of the UK's leading security consultants says the kidnapping of aid co-ordinator Margaret Hassan in Iraq may be the work of a new kidnap group.


Holy hardware, Batman! It's the 'superbox'

Two recent announcements  illustrate  "superbox" trend--powerful tech packaging in a single device, says analyst Jon Oltsik.


Hacking contest renews the debate over 'responsible disclosure' of system holes.


Food Scarcity and H.I.V. Interwoven in Uganda

Staying uninvolved while interviewing participants for a study about the effect of food shortages on H.I.V. treatment is often difficult, one researcher finds.


Authorities investigate hacking attack at University of California

Authorities are trying to determine how a hacker gained access to a University of California computer that contained personal information for more than 1 million people, many of them recipients of an assistance program for the elderly.


An Austrian security expert who pulled off a spectacular theft from a Vienna museum is jailed for four years.


Chancellor Gordon Brown confirms his baby son Fraser has been diagnosed with cystic fibrosis.


Study links attention problems to early TV viewing

Watching television more than two hours a day early in life can lead to attention problems later in adolescence, according to a study released on Tuesday.


Non abbandonarsi a sfiducia, ma decidere, proporre e operare


African Union to Bolster Forces in Darfur

The African Union on Wednesday agreed to beef up its peacekeeping force in Sudan's western Darfur region and send hundreds of civilian police officers in an effort to end violence that has driven more than 1.5 million people from their homes.


It's down to the wire for shuttle launch

Hoping for good weather  and better luck, NASA started fueling the space shuttle  Atlantis on Saturday for a last-ditch attempt to launch a  mission to resume construction of the International Space  Station.


The top executive at General Motors Corp said Sunday that the woes of the economy were a concern to the automaker but predicted that the second half of 2008 would be better than the first.


President Bushâs suggestion of an economic stimulus package is the clearest indication yet of a growing concern inside the White House over the possibility of recession.


Rehnquist illness means Supreme Court vacancy could come sooner ...

SUPREME COURT Speculation abounds over the first possible Supreme Court vacancy in ten years, with analysts already batting around names of possible replacements.


Ozzy Osbourne and his wife, Sharon, were awoken at their country mansion early Monday by burglars taking jewelry, and a scuffle sent one of the intruders plummeting from a second-floor window, police said.


Officials in Indonesia say the number of people killed there is now nearly 80,000 and the death toll from around the area is set to rise still higher.


Scott Peterson's lawyer pleaded with the jury Tuesday not to convict Peterson of murder just because prosecutors made him look like a ``jerk and a liar.


Iraqi Delegation Arrives in Najaf in Mission to End Fighting

The delegation of Iraqis was aiming to convince a rebellious Shiite cleric to evacuate a shrine in Najaf.


Pistons turn back Raptors for 11th straight win

Richard Hamilton scored 22 points and the Detroit Pistons won their 11th consecutive game, beating the Toronto Raptors 101-85 on Friday.


Top-ranked USC strengthens grip atop new BCS poll

MORRISTOWN, New Jersey (Ticker) - After an impressive prime time romp over Notre Dame, Southern California has just about locked up a trip to the Orange Bowl.


CIA Must Turn Over Detainee Records - Judge

The CIA must give civil rights groups  sensitive internal files containing information about detainee  abuse, a federal judge said in an opinion issued on Wednesday.


Carriers to  Cut Fee for Number Transfer

Verizon and Sprint have decided to eliminate or reduce a 40-cent-per-line monthly charge imposed to allow customers to transfer their phone numbers to new carriers.-The Washington Post


Aide: Poisoning suspected in Gaidar case

Doctors treating former Russian Prime Minister Yegor Gaidar, who fell ill in Ireland last week, believe he was poisoned, an aide said Thursday.


Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Ali Ghedi resigns after a long-running feud with President Abdullahi Yusuf.


In Baghdad, Rice Acknowledges Frustrations in U.S.

BAGHDAD, Feb. 17 -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice expressed support for a nascent Baghdad security plan during an unannounced visit to the capital Saturday, but she reminded Iraq's leaders that Americans were growing increasingly frustrated with the unyielding lethality and cost of the war.


Wall Street Seen Opening Slightly Higher

U.S. stock futures trimmed early  losses on Thursday, pointing to a slightly higher market open,  after a government report showed a larger-than-expected drop in  U.S. jobless claims.


Update 7: WTO Approves Sanctions on US Exports

The World Trade Organization gave the go-ahead Friday for punitive sanctions on US exports from lobsters to industrial equipment because Washington has yet to comply with a two-year-old order to repeal a trade law that uses penalties collected from


Javier Solana, the EU's foreign policy chief, is due to start a Middle East tour, travelling first to Lebanon.


NATO Hands Over Bosnia Peacekeeping to EU

The European Union began its biggest-ever military operation Thursday, formally taking over NATO's peacekeeping mission in Bosnia with 7,000 troops.


Spitzer Talks of Suing to Expand Health Plan

The governor reacted harshly to federal restrictions which would make it effectively impossible for him to make health coverage virtually universal for children in the state.


Roma, 17:21 - CALCIO, SERIE D: RISULTATI RECUPERI

Oggi si sono giocate le partite della quinta giornata di ritorno del campionato di calcio di serie D...


Bloody epic "300" earns big numbers at box office

The blood-soaked ancient epic "300" slaughtered its foes at the weekend box office in North America, setting a new record for a March release by selling about $70 million worth of tickets, distributor Warner Bros. Pictures said on Sunday.


Slovak journalist rues following Larry Flynt path

Unlike Larry Flynt, Slovak  journalist Martin Klein has found defending freedom of speech a  ruinous experience.


NFL 'Minister of Defense' Reggie White Dies at 43

Description: Former NFL defensive star Reggie White, who played with the Philadelphia Eagles, Green Bay Packers and Carolina Panthers, died Sunday at age 43.


Jan. 18, 1778: Cook Blunders Into Paradise, Which Is Soon Lost

Capt. James Cook discovers the Hawaiian Islands on his way to hunt for the Northwest Passage. He fails to find the latter, and probably wishes he missed finding the first one, too.


Pop star Prince puts on a surprise catwalk performance at a London Fashion Week show.


Republican Sen. John McCain is skipping President Bush's State of the Union address on Monday night even though Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton plan to attend.


By JASON ASHLEY WRIGHT World Scene Writer  Attention, class -- Miss Jackson's is about to give you an art lesson.   Debbie Palazzo, president of Miss Jackson's, will lead a discussion about the art of fashion from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the store in Utica Square.


Jarno Trulli will replace Toyota's Ricardo Zonta in Japan, before sending F1 veteran Olivier Panis into retirement one grand prix early as the season ends at Interlagos.


Misano Adriatico, 15:16 - SUBERBIKE, MONDIALE; QUALIFICHE: BAYLISS IL PIU' VELOCE

L'australiano della Ducati Troy Bayliss è stato il piÃ¹ veloce nelle qualifiche di Misano, dov...


U.S. investor Heyman reveals 8.8 pct LSE stake

U.S. investor Samuel Heyman said on  Tuesday that entities he controls now had rights to an 8.8  percent stake in the London Stock Exchange , in a move  that could complicate a bid by Nasdaq Stock Markets Inc.


Google Works to Torpedo Microsoft Bid for Yahoo

Google is making an unusually aggressive effort to block Microsoftâs $44.6 billion hostile bid for Yahoo.


Bayer gets Japan approval for kidney cancer drug

German drug maker Bayer AG said on Monday that its drug Nexavar had been approved in Japan for the treatment of kidney cancer.


In the Second Half, an Orange Burst and Victory

After a miserable offensive first half during which two of Syracuse's best players seemed to be missing in action, an explosion seemed inevitable.


Suicide bomber hits Western troop convoy in Kabul

A suicide car bomber struck a convoy of Western troops in the Afghan capital on Saturday and wounded up to four soldiers, a NATO spokesman said.


Pluralismo pacifista in salsa vicentina                                                                                di EUGENIO SCALFARI


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


The nation's retailers, once hopeful for a strong spring selling season, are being forced to ratchet down their expectations after sales stalled amid the chill of February.


UPDATE 1-Up to $10 bln in insured losses from Frances-Fitch

Hurricane Frances, the most recent hurricane to hit Florida, likely will result in $2 billion to $10 billion in insured losses, according to credit rating agency Fitch Ratings.


After Tour of Duty in Iraq, Graham Backs 'Surge'

After serving two weeks of reserve duty in Iraq, Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.) yesterday called for continuation of the "surge" of U.S. troops in Iraq and warned that any decision to mandate a withdrawal this year would undercut critical gains made in recent months.


Aberdeen close the gap in race for second place

Aberdeen striker Steve Lovell found the winning formula against Hearts again as he clinched a 1-0 victory that kept his side in the race for second place.


Nintendo and GameStop to guarantee Wiis after holiday

Nintendo Co Ltd said on Friday it will offer a "rain check" program to deliver the Wii in January to shoppers who can't buy the game console during the holiday season due to inventory shortages.


Sleep Made Easier For Insomnia Sufferers With New Drug

People who suffer from insomnia can rest easier now with the approval of a new sleeping pill by Sepracor, called Lunesta. The drug, which can be taken without time restrictions offers a good night's sleep


MADISON - Peering backward in time to an instant after the big bang, physicists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have devised an approach that may help unlock the hidden shapes of alternate dimensions of the universe.


Ubiquitous. Flexible. Rechargable. No wonder the java giant's cards are a hit.


Science & environment: UN conference calls for large and rapidly developing countries to do more to tackle global warming.


OGGI SU INTERNET/ITALIA - Corso di formazione biennale a distanza sulla famiglia. l'amore coniugale, lÂeducazione Roma (Agenzia Fides) - L'Istituto Superiore di Scienze Religiose all'Apollinare (ISSRA) di Roma, Centro accademico della Pontificia UniversitÃ  della Santa Croce ha attivato un Corso biennale a distanza intitolato ÂAmore, Famiglia, EducazioneÂ. (C.E.)...


Britain to Nationalize Troubled Mortgage Lender

The nationalization of Northern Rock is a huge blow for the government of Prime Minister Gordon Brown.


Iraq War Film Scoops Spanish Festival Prize

An Iranian-Iraqi film set in the run-up to the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq and starring an amateur cast of war-scarred children won the top "Golden Shell" award at Spain's prestigious San Sebastian film festival Saturday.


California's wildfires rage into fourth day

Relentless wildfires forcing the largest evacuations in California's modern history raged into a fourth day on Wednesday as 10,000 exhausted firefighters hoped for a break in the hot winds whipping the flames.


Economists back Fed view on soft patch; warn on oil

Lofty oil prices may make the road ahead a little steeper, but the economy is on track to emerge from a recent soft patch intact, private-sector economists at a weekend retreat agreed.


Ken Bigley, a British hostage kidnapped in Baghdad 22 days ago, has been killed, Sky News television reported on Friday, quoting sources in Prime Minister Tony Blair's office.


Growing Online, BBC Is to Join With MySpace

The commercial arm of the British Broadcasting Corporation on Thursday is expected to announce that it will make some of its content available on MySpace.


Ingrid to weaken to depression over four days

Tropical Storm Ingrid, which formed late Thursday, will probably weaken back into a tropical depression over the next four days, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said in a report issued Friday.


Tom Glavine does not need surgery on his troublesome left shoulder and could soon rejoin the New York Mets' rotation, a person familiar with the pitcher's situation said Tuesday.


â¢ United States of America became the 19th country to play one-day international cricket. Interestingly, only two players, Leon Romero and Jignesh Desai, out of the 11 who played in this match, were born in USA.


New Zimbabwean banking group faces legal challenge

A brand-new umbrella grouping of collapsed Zimbabwean banks got off to a rocky start after one of its partners went to court to try to break free from the new banking group.


Tuberculosis and AIDS: an alarming combination

Tuberculosis, one of the oldest known infectious diseases, is now the leading cause of death for people with AIDS, causing concern that the deadly combination could become a health crisis in both the United States and abroad.


Kuwait reports 20 cases of bird flu at zoo, farm

Kuwait's health ministry on Monday confirmed outbreaks of the H5N1 strain of bird flu, potentially fatal to humans, at a zoo and a farm in the south of the country, the first in two years.


Officials Seek Input on Public Gun Range

By Dianna Cahn, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Jun. 12--Years after Palm Beach County promised the public a shooting range, county officials have lined up the land and the zoning and are now seeking public input on what features they want.


England job 'a dream come true' for Capello

Fabio Capello said becoming the manager of the England national team was a "dream come true" as he gave his first news conference here Monday since being appointed to the post.


U.S. General Suggests Bin Laden Is Alive

The top American commander in Afghanistan said Tuesday he has no evidence Osama bin Laden is in day-to-day control of al-Qaida but suggested the long-absent terrorist leader is alive.


Google Hack for Using GMail for File System Storage

GmailFS provides a mountable Linux filesystem which uses your Gmail account as its storage medium. GmailFS is a Python application and uses the FUSE userland filesystem infrastructure to help provide the filesystem, and libgmail to communicate with Gmail.  GmailFS supports most file operations such as read, write, open, close, stat, symlink, ...


Gold Fields slashes cash contribution in Iamgold deal by US$200 ...

TORONTO (CP) - Trying to win crucial support from its own shareholders, South African mining mammoth Gold Fields Ltd. says it will contribute $200 million US less than planned to a $2-billion-US merger with Toronto's Iamgold Corp.


Some commentators have described Pope Benedict's expressions of regret as close to a rare Papal apology. But how, they ask, can a man believed to have been infallible make a mistake?


Foreign ministers from the UN's five permanent members plus Germany meet in London to discuss how to deal with Iran's nuclear programme.


Iraq, visita a sopresa di Allawi a Sadr City

Il primo ministro iracheno, Iyad Allawi, ha fatto oggi una visita a sorpresa a Sadr City, il popoloso e povero quartiere sciita alla periferia di Baghdad, dove in mattinata un colpo di mortaio aveva colpito un punto di raccolta delle armi illegali


The Censor Board has chopped off a Saawariya scene where Ranbir Kapoor drops his towel. Express your opinion.


LONDON - A retired Connecticut pilot has become the oldest person to swim the English Channel. George Brunstad, 70, left Dover, England, Saturday morning heading for the French Coast...


Critiques of Spending Plan Retrace Old Debate

Most economists called the emergency spending plan agreed to by the White House and Congress useful, but flawed and probably not enough.


Inquiry Finds Australia Terror Suspects Not Abused

A US investigation found no evidence two Australian al Qaeda suspects held at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba were abused by their American captors, Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said on Thursday.


WILMINGTON, N.C. - A print shop owner is on the spot with city officials who are unhappy with the polka dots she's painted on an oak tree outside her store...


RI Reporter Convicted of Contempt, May Be Jailed

PROVIDENCE, R.I.  - A federal judge convicted a  Rhode Island television reporter of criminal contempt on  Thursday for refusing to reveal the identity of a source.


Amber & Rob from SURVIVORto run 'The Amazing Race'

Western Pennsylvania's "Survivor: All-Stars" winner Amber Brkich will appear in the 7th edition of CBS's "The Amazing Race," premiering March 1, running around the globe with her fiancee, fellow "Survivor" star Rob Mariano.


Justin Timberlake lands first UK number one hit

Justin Timberlake knocked Beyonce and Jay-Z off the top of the British pop charts on to claim his first solo UK number one with "Sexyback."


Bonds' record-breaking ball to be branded with asterisk

The ball Barry Bonds hit for his record-breaking 756th home run will be permanently branded with an asterisk and shipped to the Hall of Fame.


Empoli, 17:22 - CALCIO, EMPOLI: DOPPIA SEDUTA

Doppia seduta per l'Empoli. Il tecnico Gigi Cagni ha impegnato i suoi in partitelle a tema a campo r...


British Prime Minister Tony Blair is set   to say on Thursday he will step down within a year, rejecting   growing calls from within his ruling Labor Party for a new   leader to revive its fortunes.


China nominates bishop, threatening Vatican rift

China's state-controlled Catholic church has quietly nominated a new bishop for Beijing and the priest chosen said the government would decide whether to seek approval from Rome as Pope Benedict demanded.


Il ct azzurro: "Per me sono tutti uguali, la squadra viene prima ...

Francesco Totti arriverÃ  nel tardo pomeriggio nel ritiro azzurro. Il capitano della Roma si sottoporrÃ  ad alcuni controlli medici alla caviglia infortunata, poi lo staff della Nazionale deciderÃ  se Totti


Eating slowly really does make people eat less

NEW YORK  - A new study provides the first-ever scientific proof that if you eat slowly, you will eat less -- and you will enjoy the meal more.


G.E.'s Earnings Rise 11%, Driven by Surge in Orders

The results matched the consensus estimate of 38 cents per share with health care and transportation among the businesses with a jump in orders.


Judge rejects motion for Jackson case delay

A judge has denied a motion to delay the trial of Michael Jackson by several months. The trial is now due to begin on 31 January, as had been scheduled.


Reliant, Dynegy, El Paso Traders Are Indicted by US for Fraud

Five former employees of Dynegy Inc., El Paso Corp. and Reliant Energy Inc. were indicted on US charges of reporting bogus energy trades.


Mark Lawrenson's view on the weekend's Premiership games.


Paerson wins season-opening giant slalom; Kelly top Canadian in ...

Anja Paerson is used to winning but this victory took seven attempts. Appearing to pick up where she left off last year, the Swede won the season-opening World Cup giant slalom for the first time in her career Saturday.


Mating Season Can Be Perilous for Right Whales

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- As autumn wanes and North Atlantic right whales again migrate to calving grounds off the Southeast coast, humans will determine the fate of the majestic creatures hunted almost to extinction in centuries past.


The World Health Organisation says there's no evidence that bird flu has made its way into pigs. Meanwhile progess will be made in vaccine experiment.


Chirac Offers Iraq Leader Olive Branch, Denies Snub

French President Jacques Chirac, an outspoken critic of the U.S.-led Iraq war, sought to smooth relations with Iraq on Friday by inviting its president to Paris and denying he had snubbed Baghdad's prime minister.


Intel Corp., the world's largest  maker of computer chips, said on Wednesday it would double its  quarterly dividend to 8 cents a share, the second time this  year it has doubled its cash payout.


QUEEN OF THE SOUTH chairman Davie Rae insists there is space for manager Gordon Chisholm to sign five more players before the start of the season.  (c) 2007 Daily Record; Glasgow (UK). Provided by ProQuest Information and Learning.


Major Assault Sought on Childhood Obesity

THURSDAY, Sept. 30 (HealthDayNews) -- Stemming the obesity epidemic in children will require an all-out assault not dissimilar to the antismoking campaign of the last four decades, a U.S. expert panel said Thursday.


EU Trade Chief to Press US on Airbus Stance

European Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson will press US Trade Representative Robert Zoellick to explain whether the United States still intends to pursue a trade case


Crosby, Bergeron combine for seven points in Canada WJHC win

Linemate Patrice Bergeron bettered Crosbyâs numbers with a pair of goals and two assists of his own for Canada, which hasnât lost an opening game at the WJHC since 1998.


Newcastle United are considering an approach to Terry Venables to become their manager to work alongside Alan Shearer until the end of the season following the abrupt sacking of Sir Bobby Robson yesterday.


DVD: It Came From the â60s, Cheesy but Influential

This summer âThe Outer Limitsâ is being rereleased on DVD, as good a way as any to revisit a wildly hit-or-miss series that blended cold war paranoia with space age allure.


Reports released this week offer evidence of climate change's impact: Plants and animals are dying and showing up in places they shouldn't, the Arctic is heating rapidly and sea levels are rising. By Stephen Leahy.


Sufi or not Sufi? Was Shakespeare a Muslim?

LONDON: There's an old joke about William Shakespeare being an Arab - how else, it explains, can you account for the name, Sheikh Zubair.


Mortgage lending fell 4% in September, the Council of Mortgage Lenders says - a further sign that the housing market is slowing.


Nokia to buy software developer Trolltech for $153M

InfoWorld - Nokia has offered to buy Trolltech, the Norwegian developer of a widely used application framework, for 844 million Norwegian kroner ($153 million) in cash. Nokia hopes the Trolltech development team will give its own software efforts a boost.


Six officers eligible for windfall if they stay while the company splits its toys and babies units. NEW YORK  - Toys R Us Inc.


Best Practices for Globally Deploying Wireless Messaging

(Source: Palm) This paper describes the key issues a multi-national enterprise needs to consider when determining the requirements for deploying a global wireless messaging project. The paper also describes how the Good Mobile Messaging solution addresses those key issues, and finally, provides two case studies of recent Good Technology customer deployments.


On Media Words We Need To Say About Madrid

It's a little over three days since the March 11 Madrid attack, the latest episode of mass murder that has killed 200 people and injured 1400 more.


PHPRiot.com: Creating Custom Block Tags in Smarty

On the {H{Riot.com site today, there's a new tutorial talking about how to customize your site's Smarty templates a bit more using external plug-ins, specifically one for making those "code block" sections seen all over the web.   We will first learn how block plug-ins can be used in your templates, and then learn how to create our own. Once we know how to create a block plug-in, we will cover a practical example that will show you how block plug-ins can effectively be used in your own web sites.   The tutorial assumes that you already have Smarty installed and that you're familiar enough with it to know how to work with the plug-in system right away. They include some samples of how it can be used (a default block, formatting it with HTML) and, of course, how to integrate this (PHP code and all) into your template and push your content into it.


Adobe lancia unâiniziativa per unificare il formato RAW

Adobe cerca di mettere un po' d'ordine nella marea di formati di file oggi utilizzabili per memorizzare una foto digitale. In particolare, la societÃ  intende unificare il formato Raw, oggi proprietario, ovvero


Florida judge avoids decision on Anna Nicole burial

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida  - A Florida judge on Thursday ordered that the body of former Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith be handed into the custody of the court-appointed guardian of her 5-month-old baby daughter.


Windsufer Gal Fridman won Israel's first-ever Olympic gold medal, sending waves of emotion through his country, joy and pride and great relief.


The Race to Read Genomes on a Shoestring, Relatively Speaking

If the cost of sequencing a human genome can drop to $1,000 or below, experts say it would start to become feasible to tell what diseases people might be at risk for.


Microsoft buys Israeli start-up Gteko: reports

U.S. software giant Microsoft Corp.   MSFT.O has bought Israeli start-up Gteko, a developer of   technical support products, Israeli newspapers reported on   Wednesday.


U.S. Security Chief: Another Attack Inevitable

Departing Homeland Security  Secretary Tom Ridge said on Friday he believed another attack  on the United States was inevitable, and warned that America  should not focus just on al Qaeda, but also on similar groups  that could carry out attacks.


Poll: Americans See Themselves As Healthy

Most Americans are careful about what they eat, believe they will live a long time, go to their doctor regularly and support biotechnology and medical research, particularly stem


Microsoft, Swatch Offer New Wireless Watches

Microsoft Corp.  and watch maker Swatch  are offering a new line of wireless data watches, the companies said on Wednesday, bringing the era of Dick Tracy wristwatch radios one step closer.


The number of British army soldiers testing positive for illegal drugs has increased sharply, according to research published Friday.


Israel's public security minister warned Saturday that a U.S. intelligence report that said Iran is no longer developing nuclear arms could lead to a regional war that would threaten the Jewish state.


The Big East Conference will retain a 12-team conference tournament and a one-division regular season structure once it expands to 16 teams for the 2005-06 season.


There's nothing skimpy about corporate transparency.


By Jared Page Deseret Morning News  The "back-up plan" to get a sewage-treatment plant built in Riverton is moving forward at the state Legislature.


India and Pakistan are due to begin talks on fighting narcotics smuggling, the latest step in their peace process.


WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Tom Lehman will be named the United States Ryder Cup captain for the 2006 matches, according to The Palm Beach Post.


Spinti in su dal dato sulla disoccupazione negli Usa


DaimlerChrysler, Ford to Invest in Ballard

Fuel cell maker Ballard Power Systems Inc. on Friday said exercised its right to call a $55 million Canadian investment from DaimlerChrysler AG and Ford Motor Co.


Contaminated transfusions kill three in the United Kingdom, and there's still no effective method for screening blood stocks. In Bodyhack.


Schilling 14th to reach 3,000 strikeouts

Boston ace Curt Schilling became the 14th pitcher in major league history to reach 3,000 strikeouts Wednesday when he fanned Oakland's Nick Swisher in the first inning.


Australian property group to buy Scarborough Property Group

Australia's Valad Property Group said Monday it has agreed to buy Scarborough Property Group in a deal which values the company at 2.0 billion dollars.


NBA Cavaliers bounce back with victory over Magic

The weary Cleveland Cavaliers rebounded from an embarrassing loss to Denver with a 118-111 National Basketball Association victory over the Orlando Magic on Monday.


N.Korea not ready to resume nuclear talks: Russia

Russia said that it did not expect North Korea to agree to resume faltering six-way talks about its nuclear weapons program as scheduled this month.


With Katrina in mind, Bush views Calif. fire damage

Determined to avoid the mistakes made with Hurricane Katrina, U.S. President George W. Bush toured fire-ravaged Southern California on Thursday and promised to do everything possible to help the region recover.


Pfizer says maraviroc suppresses AIDS virus

Pfizer Inc. said on Tuesday pivotal-stage trials found that adding its experimental HIV drug maraviroc to a regimen of the best-available drugs resulted in twice as many patients achieving suppression of the virus.


San Benedetto del Tronto, 22:49 - CALCIO, C1/B: SAMBENEDETTESE-FOGGIA 1-1 NEL POSTICIPO

Sambenedettese e Foggia hanno pareggiato 1-1 nel posticipo della 19/a giornata del campionato di C1/...


Navio, the company which soon plans on releasing songs in Apple's FairPlay format, powers Shockwave's new mobile video-game portal, but one key feature is missing thanks to cell carriers' restrictions. In Listening Post.


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Detained Myanmar activists face legal action

Thirteen prominent pro-democracy activists arrested this week in military-ruled Myanmar are being interrogated and legal action will be taken against them, the junta's official newspaper reported on Saturday.


PRINCE Harry has said sorry to his father for his nightclub clash with a photographer. The 20-year-old apologised to Prince Charles after explaining what led him to lunge at snapper Chris Uncle after a four-hour cocktail booze-up.


Ending days of speculation, security technology company Symantec Corp. said Thursday, Dec. 16, it will buy Veritas Software Corp., a provider of storage technology, for $13.5 billion in stock.


âYou have to set standards in your life. People are looking to you as an example. If they doubt your integrity, how can you run a company?"


Summer's Fading is Good Time for Celestial Gazing

By Thomas R. Webber  With the recent heat wave we have all been baking through, it may be hard to believe that this month marks the change of seasons.


Afghanistan's historic presidential election turned sour Saturday when all 15 candidates opposing US-backed interim President Hamid Karzai withdrew in the middle of voting


Philippines vows no default on debt payments

The Philippine presidential palace vowed Tuesday there would be no default on debt payments although President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo admitted the country was in the midst of a "fiscal crisis.


DELORES JOHNSON/The Kansas City Star DELORES JOHNSON/The Kansas ...

Looking like the Super Bowl contenders they were expected to be, the Chiefs got their first home win of the season Sunday in historic fashion by beating the Atlanta Falcons 56-10.


U.S. GIs Step Up Pressure on Najaf Rebels

NAJAF, Iraq - U.S. infantrymen engaged in fierce battles with cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's militants Monday and U.S...


Pitcairn men linked with 'a culture of sex abuse' are named

His name is Steve Christian, and he is the mayor of Pitcairn Island and a descendant of Fletcher Christian, the Bounty's first mate.


BBC falls for elaborate Bhopal hoax after visiting fake website

The BBC fell for a hoax report that Dow Chemical would compensate victims of the Bhopal disaster after visiting a website that led them to a "plausible spokesperson" who appeared on camera, a BBC source said.


Microsoft gives away a security firewall with its latest operating system. Many high-speed Internet service providers offer free anti-virus protection for subscribers. And several Web sites distribute free toolbars to warn of Web scams.


Nicolas Cage's National Treasure Still on Top

Nicolas Cage is at the top of the box office for the third weekend in row, after National Treasure hauled in an extra $17.1 million at the box office.


The charity Save the Children said yesterday that it was withdrawing from Sudan's Darfur region, because the worsening security situation made work too dangerous for its 350 staff.


Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki says he is ready to form a government of national unity, an official statement said.


Debt Doubles at Agency that Insures Pension Plans

The federal agency that insures pension plans said that its deficit, already at the highest in its history, had doubled in its last fiscal year, to $23.3 billion.


Tornadoes tore across Arkansas, Tennessee and Mississippi, killing at least nine people.


Equities rebound on insurance bailout hopes

Investors poured back into equities on Thursday, hoping a rescue plan for ailing bond issuers would stem credit losses, while allegations of a massive trade fraud at Societe Generale added to financial sector woes.


After a near-death experience as a front runner, stubbornness, luck and a reversion to form have him back in the race


Supercomputer, auto engineers dig into TVs at Hitachi

Hitachi conglomerate has around 19 different companies, and they are contributing parts and know-how to TVs.


WiFi Turns Internet Into Hideout for Criminals

By Jamie Stockwell, Washington Post Staff Writer  Detectives arrived last summer at a high-rise apartment building in Arlington County, warrant in hand, to nab a suspected pedophile who had traded child pornography online. It was to be a routine, mostly effortless arrest.


Though deeply in debt to Stanley Kubrick and George Orwell, George Lucas's first theatrical film, "THX 1138," has elements of striking originality.


Dixie Chicks documentary to hatch at Toronto fest

A documentary about the  firestorm that greeted the Dixie Chicks' anti-Bush comments  will make its world premiere at the Toronto International Film  Festival in September, organizers said Thursday.


The first microprocessor to pack more than two billion transistors is launched by silicon giant Intel.


Franklin Mint Wins Right to Sue Lady Di Memorial Fund

A judge has given the green light to a U.S. firm to sue a memorial fund dedicated to the late Princess Diana over its attempt to stop the firm from selling Diana trinkets such as dolls and plates.


Filipino president warns of fiscal crisis

The Philippines is facing a fiscal crisis, President Gloria Arroyo said Monday. Arroyo is seeking political support for a $1.4 billion tax package that faces opposition in Congress.


Ready or Not, Houston's Back as a Starter

A day after being returned to the Knicks' starting lineup because of Jamal Crawford's injured big toe, Allan Houston was happy to be there but tentative about how many minutes he could play.


BERKELEY, Calif. (CP) - Former CFL player and coach Jeff Tedford agreed to a five-year extension Monday with the University of California that will see him remain under contract as the school's head football coach through 2009.


PARIS, France -- Richard Virenque, the darling of French cycling fans whose career was tainted by his part in the Tour de France's worst doping scandal, has announced his retirement from the sport.


Record-Setting Rice Leads Rutgers Over Ball State

Running back Ray Rice rushed for 281 yards and four touchdowns, setting three new personal and school marks in the process as Rutgers won the International Bowl over Ball State.


Surprising Zip in a Fun, Thrifty Package

The car went zoom-zoom, sip-sip, which was odd. Most cars that go zoom-zoom don't sip; and most that sip don't go zoom-zoom. When you get a car that does both you pay attention. The subcompact Mazda3 2.3 Sport sedan was hard to ignore.


U.S. soldiers were passing out sweets to the youngsters when the bomb exploded in Baghdad.


The Red Sox' window for signing free agent catcher Jason Varitek grew smaller last night when Varitek declined the team's offer of salary arbitration. Midnight last night was the deadline for free agents to accept or decline arbitration.


British archer Alison Williamson has been urged to abandon all talk of retirement after winning a bronze medal at her fourth Olympics.


Security compromised for votes, says BJP

Former Law Minister and BJP general secretary Arun Jaitley said on Friday that the repeal of Pota amounted to compromising with the country's internal security just because of vote-bank politics.


Cuba frees Hector Palacios, a dissident charged with conspiracy during a wave of arrests in 2003.


Rise in inflation lower than expected, suggesting Bank of England will have room to cut interest rates


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.


Taliban to release all 19 South Korean hostages

Taliban insurgents will release all 19 South Korean Christian volunteers they have held hostage in Afghanistan since mid-July, South Korea's presidential Blue House said on Tuesday.


A man is critically ill in hospital after two people are hit by a police car in Barnsley in the early hours.


Taiwan rankled by China litter washing up on beaches

KINMEN, Taiwan  - It's been decades since artillery shells landed on this strategic frontline island at the height of the China-Taiwan civil war, but now a new battle rages as garbage from the Chinese mainland washes up on Kinmen's shore.


Bush Defends Record as Protesters Hit NY Streets

President Bush, on the road to next  week's Republican convention, defended his economic record in  hard-hit Ohio on Saturday as abortion-rights activists marched  through New York City on the front edge of a wave of anti-Bush  protests.


Twenty States Must Cut Air Pollution by 2008-EPA

Governors of 20 US states must slash levels of tiny particles spewed by power plants, cars and other sources by 2010, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said on Friday.


Possible New Case of Mad Cow Disease Found

The government is checking a possible new case of mad cow disease, officials said Thursday, rattling the nation's cattle industry, food processors and beef-oriented restaurant chains.


BBC employees wait anxiously to learn their fate

BBC employees were waiting on Thursday to learn how many jobs will be lost under plans to streamline the corporation.


Overmatched and undermanned, the Carolina Panthers had no chance against the Philadelphia Eagles in a rematch of last season's NFC championship game .


The risk factors for breast cancer start early in a woman's life, even before birth, according to a major new study. High birth weight, a growth spurt between the ages of 8 and 14, and being a tall, thin adolescent


GOP Will Be on Ballot in Texas 22 Ã¢ÂÂ But Only for Special Election

In a move that Republicans hope will raise the visibility of their difficult write-in campaign to hold resigned former Majority Leader Tom DeLayÃ¢ÂÂs former House seat in the general election, Texas Republican Gov. Rick Perry announced Wednesday that a special election to fill the final weeks of DeLayÃ¢ÂÂs unexpired term will also appear on the Nov. 7 ballot.


Fairfax County health officials in Virginia warned principals to be on the lookout for students or staff with symptoms of whooping cough.


Thomson to complete Reuters takeover in second quarter

The takeover of British media giant Reuters by Canadian rival Thomson Corp will conclude in the second quarter of the year, the pair said in a statement on Monday.


Pinochet remains in hospital after recovering

Former Chilean President Augusto Pinochet recovered from a stroke Sunday and still stayed in hospital while the plaintiff accused him of evading trial at court.


New home sales plunge record 26 percent in '07

Sales of new single-family homes plummeted a record 26 percent in 2007 and builders slashed prices by the most since 1970 in a struggle to cope with a housing bust, a government report showed on Monday.


Endangered Whooping Cranes Arrive in Fla.

Thirteen endangered whooping cranes landed safely at a west-central Florida wildlife refuge Sunday morning, finishing a 64-day, 1,200-mile journey from Wisconsin to their wintering grounds.


Free agent Armando Benitez and the San Francisco Giants agreed Tuesday to a three-year, $21.5 million contract, a move that stabilizes the club's closer role that's been in flux since Robb Nen was injured two years ago.


Chittagong - Spin bowler Daniel Vettori claimed 10 wickets to guide New Zealand to the verge of victory on Thursday in the second Test against Bangladesh.


Barcellona, 12:38 - CALCIO, STAMPA SPAGNOLA: O RONALDINHO O ETO'O VIA DAL BARCA

A fine stagione il Barcellona si priverà quasi sicuramente di uno tra Ronaldinho ed Eto'o per...


Organisers of the Brit Awards have to add extra songs to the best single category after a mistake.


Solar-B to launch next week Next week, Japanese space agency JAXA will launch Solar-B, an orbital observatory designed to investigate the causes of solar flares and coronal mass ejections, the huge eruptions from the surface of the Sun.â¦


Kaeding booted a tiebreaking 43-yarder with 2:24 left, lifting San Diego past Kansas City 34-31 Sunday after a wild second half that saw Dante Hall drop the ball during a 77-yard kickoff return and then hold onto it for an electrifying 96-yard touchdown


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Fossil Pushes Upright Walking Back 2 Million Years, Study Says

"Dating the beginnings of bipedalism is very important in the human story because, for many experts, it would mark a clear divergence from the ancestral/ape pattern and show that the human lineage had really begun," said Chris Stringer, director of the


25 Die in Crash of German High-Speed Train

The crash was a setback to magnetic levitation technology, which aims to narrow the speed gap between trains and planes.


Court Rules Against Europe's Antitrust Chief in MCI Case

The European Commission was wrong to block the proposed $120 billion merger four years ago between MCI WorldCom and Sprint, a European court ruled today.


DUBAI - An Italian journalist taken hostage in Iraq has been executed, Al-Jazeera television reported Thursday. The Arab television station said it received a video showing the killing of Enzo Baldoni.


Hamas' Ismail Haniya says he hopes talks in Mecca with the rival Fatah faction will lead to a unity government.


Cannabis helps ease the pain of multiple sclerosis sufferers

A follow-up study has revealed that cannabis may help loosen the stiff and spastic muscles of multiple sclerosis sufferers, besides uplifting their mood.


Podcast: Handicapping a 'social-networked' presidential race

New Hampshire gears up for "Facebook" debates but not without some controversy, and AMD's succession plans have some concerned.


KAPALUA, Hawaii -- The winds picked up and the scores went down. Go figure. Actually, don't bother, because golf is a game that rarely can be explained, and yesterday's second round of the $5.3 million Mercedes Championships at the Plantation Course is the latest example.


SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Cisco Systems agreed Monday to acquire closely held Internet protocol service provider P-Cube for $200 million in cash and options.


Although a victor won't be declared for two weeks yet, Silicon Graphics has become the second computer maker to boast that its machinery is leading a competition for world's fastest supercomputer.


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United Swaps Prideaux to Rapids for Picks

D.C. United continued its busy offseason of roster moves today by trading veteran defender Brandon Prideaux to the Colorado Rapids for two draft picks, sources said.


Stocks & Bonds: Weak Holiday Results Feed Disappointment

Stocks finished largely flat on news of weaker-than-expected retail sales and a jump in oil prices.


Tottenham sign Southampton defender Gareth Bale for a transfer fee of up to Â£10m.


AFRICA/SUDAFRICA - La vittoria di Zuma alla testa del partito al potere segna una svolta politica per il Sudafrica, ma vi Ã¨ incertezza su quale direzione prenderÃ  il Paese Pretoria (Agenzia Fides)- LÂAfrican National Congress (Congresso Nazionale Africano- il partito al potere in Sudafrica) cambia leadership e il Sudafrica si avvia  a una svolta politica, ancora carica di incertezze. Jacob Zuma ha battuto nettamente il...


Curtis Ford said he couldn't have been more surprised Saturday if Ed McMahon had rang his doorbell. "I'm freaking out.


South Africa's Naspers Ltd. will acquire online auctioneer Tradus PLC in a deal valued at $1.91 billion, Tradus said Tuesday.


Steelers' Secret Weapon Nearly Remained One

Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh's 6-foot-5, 240-pound rookie quarterback, is fresh from Miami of Ohio and has confidently made a splash in the N.F.L.


The US-led coalition in Iraq formally hands control of the country's armed forces to Prime Minister Nouri Maliki.


Stockpiles ammunition against EMC and Symantec IBM is bulking up its storage software division by buying privately held storage resource management firm, Novus Consulting Group (NovusCG). Financial terms were not disclosed.â¦


JPMorgan announces its second-quarter 2007 earnings.


EU closer to agreement on fishing quotas

European Union ministers moved closer on Tuesday night to an agreement on setting fishing quotas for next year after the European Commission agreed


After ethnic clashes leave at least 15 dead, thousands flee their homes in Kenya's Rift Valley.


Austrian Regulators Ok Va Tech Stake Sale

Siemens bought a 16 percent stake from a private investor in November and launched a bid of 55 euros ($72.05) a share for the remaining shares.


Two major oil companies and a small  Louisiana refiner are negotiating with the U.S. Department of  Energy to borrow crude from national emergency reserves as  crude production in the Gulf of Mexico only slowly recovers  from Hurricane Ivan, sources said on Friday.


European shares mixed as investors wait for US rate call

Europe's main stock markets experienced mixed fortunes Tuesday in cautious trade before a US interest rate decision, as the British banking sector rebounded slightly led by troubled Northern Rock.


Foxy Brown spent a night in jail after police said she threw hair glue at a beauty shop employee and later swatted an officer, her second legal problem stemming from a salon scuffle.


The BBC Trust is due to meet the corporation's director general Mark Thompson over recent editorial lapses.


Peru's 20-year-old Maria Julia Mantilla Garcia began her reign as Miss World 2004 on Sunday after beating 106 other women to the title in China's second staging of the international beauty pageant.


Report: Feds Ordered Salmon Study Rewrite

Federal biologists evaluating the effects of shifting millions of gallons of water to Southern California from rivers in the north were ordered by their superiors to revise a conclusion that the plan would hurt endangered salmon, a newspaper reported Saturday.


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Canadian Dollar Jumps to 12-Year High; Job Gains Above Forecast

Canada's dollar surged past 83 US cents to a new 12-year high as a higher-than-forecast jobs report added to speculation the central bank needs to keep lifting its target interest rate.


Lo sciopero e' stato rinviato al 26 ottobre dalle 9 alle 17


The Turkish president urges people to vote in Sunday's referendum on constitutional amendment.


TWO bombs exploded at a gathering of Sunni Muslim radicals in the central Pakistan today, killing at least 39 people and injuring about 100 others.


A driver from Yorkshire has a lucky escape after a tree smashes his car, missing him by inches.


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Yucca Issue Presents Dilemma for Democrats: Candidates Can't Please Nevadans and S.C. Residents at Same

By Wayne Washington, The State, Columbia, S.C.  Mar. 4--Democratic candidates need more than quarters to play the political slot machine that is Nevada's January 2008 caucus.   They need to oppose opening a nuclear waste repository in the state.


By wire reports. Latrell Sprewell says he'll ask to be traded if the Minnesota Timberwolves don't sign him to a contract extension by Wednesday night's opener.


Suicide bomber leaves 16 dead after striking Pakistani Shia mosque ...

A suicide bomber detonated a huge device yesterday that ripped through a Shia mosque in Pakistan at prayer time, killing at least 16 and injuring dozens.


Rashard Lewis scores 20 points as the Orlando Magic end the Detroit Pistons' 10-game winning streak with a 103-85 win Tuesday.


Britney Spears Quietly Marries Kevin Federline in Small Wedding

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 19 -- Pop singer Britney Spears married her fiance, dancer Kevin Federline, Saturday night in an unpublicized ceremony, it was reported Sunday.


Adobe refurbishes Photoshop, Premiere Elements

Hobbyist-oriented Photoshop Elements gets some DNA from Photoshop CS3 and Lightroom, while Premiere Elements gets a YouTube connection.


Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has raised the stakes ahead of Wednesday night's Carling Cup clash with Arsenal by claiming that Chelsea are now the team to beat.


Some US media outlets decide to refer to the fighting in Iraq as a civil war in defiance of the White House.


Notre Dame snapped Connecticut's Big East home winning streak at 112 games last night, with Courtney LaVere scoring 14 points and anchoring a dominating inside game in the Fighting Irish's 65-59 women's basketball victory at Storrs, Conn.


Chinese leaders have closed a key economic meeting with pledges to maintain stable fiscal and monetary policies in 2005 and keep a tight lid on fixed-asset investment.


Mike Ashley is on course to withdraw Newcastle United from the stock exchange after lifting his stake.


Dance | Dance on Camera Festival : A Film Comic Who Portrayed Lifeâs Drama With His Feet

The gently rambling, dreaming tone of Jacques Tatiâs films is deceptive. Tati, who died in 1982, choreographed every move and effect.


JBoss adds Google Gadgets to portal software

InfoWorld - JBoss is introducing an upgrade to its open-source portal software on Monday that features integration with Google Gadgets,


Yusuf Islam, the pop star formerly known as Cat Stevens, has received a peace award from a group of Nobel Prize winners. In a public ceremony, former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and other Nobel Peace Prize


A new study showing an increased risk of blood clots among women using a contraceptive skin patch has prompted the Food and Drug Administration to add that finding to the drugâs label.


Swini Khara: The natural born scenestealer

Her  confidence level, both   off and  on screen , simply sweeps you off your feet.


Flames 4, Rangers 3: Rangers Cooled by the Red-Hot Iginla

Jarome Iginla scored two goals to lead the Calgary Flames to a victory over the Rangers on Wednesday night.


Liverpool stare into abyss as Champions League exile looms

Jamie Carragher has conceded that Liverpool go into Saturday's clash with Sunderland with a fight on their hands to secure Champions League qualification this season after admitting that Rafa Benitez's team are now no-hopers in the race for the Premier League title.


Sistani Secures Iraq Peace Deal After Bloody Day

Iraq's most revered Shi'ite leader persuaded a rebel cleric Thursday to accept a deal ending a three-week uprising in Najaf, after returning to the holy city amid bloody clashes that killed at least 74 people.


Thousands of people flee the path of a strengthened Hurricane John as it takes aim at north-west Mexico.


Nets Lean on Jefferson as Scoring Woes Persist

Richard Jefferson has played the most minutes on the team, has scored the most points and has often been asked to guard the opponents' best backcourt player.


At Steroid Hearing, the Hot Topic Is Stimulants

The number of players making attention deficit disorder claims that allowed them to use stimulants like Ritalin and Adderall spiked over the past season.


Leeds reach the Super League Grand Final with a comfortable win over Wigan.


WASHINGTON -- Worker productivity, the key factor in rising living standards, slowed sharply in the final three months of the year while wage pressures increased.


Alcatel to buy wireless, conferencing companies

Networking gear maker Alcatel on Friday announced acquisition plans for a pair of US companies to help it gain access to wireless and collaboration technologies.


Hopes dim for quick end to Kenya's crisis

The African Union chairman headed to Kenya on Tuesday to help end turmoil that has killed almost 500 people, but hopes of a swift breakthrough seemed to falter.


The maker of software for mainframe computers said third-quarter profit fell 12 percent because of restructuring costs.


Apple, Microsoft Trade Barbs Over Consumer Choice of Music ...

On the day Microsoft launched it's online music service, Apple Computer responded to accusations that its doesn't offer consumers choice in music file types


Seven Hostages Freed in Iraq; Chalabi's Convoy Targeted

Violence and uncertainty over the fate of the two French hostages continued in Iraq, while militants freed seven truck drivers from India, Kenya and Egypt yesterday after holding them hostage for six weeks, ...


Tom Hanks is expected to step into the scholarly shoes of Robert Langdon, the professor who unravels the mystery of the Holy Grail in the film version of Dan Brown's phenomenally successful novel "The Da Vinci Code."


Anatomy of an open-source decision: The Adobe Flex example

Blog: Adobe announced its intention to open-source Flex several weeks ago, but didn't reveal why.  In this interview, Adobe's Phil Costa takes us through the reasons the company had for open-sourcing Flex.


Don't Answer the Cell Phone, it's Spam Again

It figures...and just when it looked like some major email spammers were going to jail, too. So far, it's only in Russia, but it's nasty.


Five leading rice exporters to meet in Hanoi next month

Prime Minister Phan Van Khai has given a green light to the content of the minutes of a recent annual meeting on Vietnam-Germany development co-operation in 2004.


La vittima dell'omicidio fu Gianfrancesco D'Angelo


Bush Vows More U.S. Aid for Victims of Tsunami

CRAWFORD, Texas  - President Bush said on  Wednesday a $35 million U.S. pledge for victims of the Asian  tsunami was only the beginning and any suggestions America was  stingy were "misguided and ill-informed."


Drug recall and rebounding oil prices hit Wall Street

US STOCKS slipped yesterday as drug-maker Merck recalled its widely sold Vioxx arthritis drug, and oil resumed its climb to $50 a barrel.


Samsung to make $24B chip investment by 2010

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. plans to invest 25 trillion won (US$24 billion) in building new semiconductor production lines by 2010, the company said Monday.


Militants posted video footage on the Internet purportedly showing the killing of three truck drivers, who were also shown warning others against working with US forces in Iraq.


Turkey Parliament OKs EU-Oriented Reforms

ANKARA, Turkey - Parliament voted overwhelmingly Sunday to approve penal code reforms aimed at boosting Turkey's chances of starting membership talks with the European Union.    The special session came just days after Turkish leaders shelved an effort by government lawmakers to criminalize adultery, a demand that had upset EU officials and Turkish women's groups and human rights activists...


Ravens kick returner B.J. Sams breaks a bone in his lower right leg during the second quarter against Cincinnati on Thursday night.


Assault Gun Ban Expires; Activists Angry

The federal ban on the sale of AK-47s and other weapons of choice for drug dealers and dangerous criminals, expired this


Retail Gas Price Up First Time in 10 Weeks

U.S. retail gasoline prices increased for the first time in 10 weeks, while truckers saw their diesel fuel costs drop for a second week, the Energy Department said on Monday.


G8 leaders turn their attention to Africa on the final day of their summit, under pressure to honour aid commitments.


Chief vet urges vigilance for 'devastating' disease after first case of bluetongue found in the UK.


Phillips-Van Heusen quarterly profit tops view

Phillips-Van Heusen Corp. , owner of the Calvin Klein brand, said on Tuesday that a jump in Calvin Klein royalty revenue and strong sales of wholesale dress shirts and at outlet stores helped it post better-than-expected quarterly profit, sending shares up 1.4 percent in after-hours trade.


Mizzou shocked as Trojans pull off upset

Troy, AL (Sports Network) - Jason Samples tossed a touchdown pass and hauled in another, leading the Troy State Trojans to a shocking 24-14 upset victory over No.


New alliance plans to tackle mountains of e-waste

A new U.N.-led alliance will work out  global scrapping guidelines to protect the environment from  mountains of electronic trash such as computers, phones and  televisions, the group said on Tuesday.


Sen. Barack Obama promised to improve the education system Saturday when he brought his presidential campaign to the East Los Angeles school immortalized in the 1988 movie "Stand and Deliver."


Sanofi-Aventis becomes world's third-largest pharmaceutical company

French pharmaceutical group Sanofi-Synthelabo formally announced the birth of Sanofi-Aventis, the world's third-largest pharmaceutical company, ranking number one in Europe.


A proposed law would make it illegal to cross the street in New York while listening to an iPod or other portable device. Discuss. By the Associated Press.


Concerns About Winter Push Oil to Record

Oil prices broke into new record  territory above $52 Thursday on heightened concerns that  supplies of heating fuels will prove inadequate during the  northern hemisphere winter.


Hourihan finally getting her shot in goal

When Northeastern University women's hockey goalie Marisa Hourihan skated off with a 3-0 victory over Quinnipiac University on Oct. 30, the Hanover native felt she was back where she belonged.


Keyes Changes Stance on Agriculture Dept.

On his first campaign trip into Illinois farm country, Republican Senate candidate Alan Keyes said Thursday he no longer favors abolishing the U.S. Agriculture Department.


Ashcroft: 'Activist' judges can put nation's security at risk

In his first public appearance since submitting his resignation, Attorney General John Ashcroft sharply criticized federal judges Friday for "second guessing" the Bush administration's decisions on handling prisoners captured in the


Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. posted a higher profit Wednesday for its fiscal first quarter, driven by strong revenue gains in its broadcast and cable TV operations.


Apple's IPhone Warranty Threats Are Legally Sound, Experts Say

Despite earlier rumors to the contrary, legal experts say Apple's threat to void the warranty on unlocked iPhones is probably standing on firm legal ground.


Madonna and Janet Jackson records topple Britney

Madonna's pay-packet, Janet Jackson's   malfunctioning wardrobe, Hillary Clinton's memoirs and   Sigourney Weaver's height all have one thing in common --   they're world record breakers.


SANTA ANA, Calif. _ Spanish super-chef Ferran Adria is part chemist, part inventor and part avant-garde artist. He has influenced menus around the world, shaking up the foundation of how many chefs create dishes. He has reconstructed food, changing the way it looks and feels in the mouth.


At the top of his game, Chris Rock gets ready to rock Madison Square Garden.


Arsenal defenders Sol Campbell and Lauren sign new deals at Highbury.


Democrats on a roll in battle for U.S. Congress

Democrats enter the fall campaign  with a clear edge in the high-stakes fight for control of the  U.S. Congress, riding a wave of momentum that has them  positioned to retake the U.S. House of Representatives and make  significant gains in the Senate.


Colombian rebel leader Ricardo Palmera was sentenced to 60 years in prison Monday for helping hold three U.S. contractors hostage as part of a decades-long struggle with the Colombian government.


Low-caste Hindus are converting to Christianity in an attempt to escape their spot at the bottom of India's social hierarchy, and sparking religious violence in the process


Sunday at 1 o'clock. Time for football. That's the way it was for Patriots fans pretty much every fall weekend for four decades. Then Bill Belichick & Co. had to go and win two of the last three Super Bowls, and now they're TV stars.


Special Report: 60 Ways To Live It Up This Summer

Sun's out, heat is on. Get the goods on the world's most chic beach bars, coolest summer ski spots, must-see concerts and more.


U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said   on Friday Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was committed to   implementing a U.N. resolution on Lebanon that includes an   embargo on illegal arms shipments.


The Williams fight is a prime example of the state of the ...

What amuses me is the fact that Williams beat the best America has to offer in the heavyweight division, namely Mike Tyson, I think Klitscho is gonna rule for a long time.


"Lives of Others" director supports Cruise

COLOGNE, Germany  - The Oscar-winning director of the German film "The Lives of Others" has supported Tom Cruise's bid to play a would-be Hitler assassin in the movie "Valkyrie."


Pay-per-click advertising fraud is becoming more pervasive as spurious clicks can be generated through automated programs.


Programs Help Reduce HIV Rates in Parts of Africa, Report Says

Seven African countries are experiencing a decline in the prevalence of HIV infection among young, urban adults, finally reaping the benefit of AIDS prevention and treatment, the United Nations said yesterday in its annual report on the global epidemic.


Vital food supplies reach crew of space station

AN UNMANNED Russian supply ship saved the day yesterday when it safely delivered 2.5 tonnes (2,500kg) of food to the International Space Station, whose two astronauts were running dangerously low on supplies.


Necessario farla da 30 mld e non vero che sono tutte tasse


DC EMS chief's firing illustrates conflicts over lifesaving reform

The District of Columbia's emergency medical services, which ranked lowest among the nation's 50 largest cities in a USA TODAY investigation last year, has replaced


India's Most Wanted Bandit Killed in Shootout

BANGALORE, India  - India's most wanted bandit,  Koose Muniswamy Veerappan, was killed Monday in a shootout with  police who have for years been hunting the smuggler who killed  more than 100 people and kidnapped a movie star.


The final South Koreans freed by the Taleban arrive home, amid rows over the deal that secured their release.


Remains of a dinosaur the size of a double-decker bus have been recognised as belonging to a new species.


A woman pleaded guilty Monday to two counts of threatening President Bush.


Stressful deadlines boost heart attack risk

The pressure of meeting a work deadline can produce a sixfold increase in the risk of suffering a heart attack over the course of the following day.


Bocciati candidati del gruppo Its per cariche assemblea


Trichet spiega la decisione, in linea con le attese dei mercati,con i rischi sul fronte inflazione e si mostra fiducioso nella ripresa                                          La Bce alza i tassi al 3,25% e non esclude nuovi rialzi


In a jailhouse interview, the hotel heiress proclaimed she's not as dumb as she pretends to be. OK, we'll bite. Herewith, a short exam, to test her true intellect.


IBM To Pipe Google Gadgets Into Company Sites

TechWeb - IBM has reached a deal with Google Inc. to bring the consumer Internet into the office by piping YouTube and thousands of other Web programs into IBM software used by millions of office workers.


Hostage pleads with Blair to save his life

A videotape posted on an Islamic Web site Wednesday showed a man identifying himself as British hostage Kenneth Bigley pleading for British Prime Minister Tony Blair to help save his life.


Intel gave its Centrino laptop package a speed boost this week with the release of a new, faster Pentium M processor. The Centrino package includes a Pentium M processor, a PC chip set, and a WLAN (wireless LAN) chip set.


Update 3: Yahoo Buying Musicmatch for $160 Million

Yahoo Inc. is buying online jukebox provider Musicmatch Inc. for $160 million in a deal designed to broaden the Internet giant's appeal with the growing audience of consumers who buy songs off the Web.


Washington Mutual Profit Falls 72 Percent

Washington Mutual said third-quarter profit fell 72 percent, hurt by mounting losses and write-downs related to mortgages.


Warren Buffett's car gets no early auction bids

It's early, but Warren Buffett's car   is proving a tough sell.


Economic ministers from a 10-member group of Southeast Asian countries on Sunday agreed to begin negotiating a free-trade deal early next year with Australia and New Zealand.


Five working New York City theater professionals talk about the part of the show business life that happens offstage.


12/2/04- The FDA reviewers could decide if a drug dubbed the "female Viagra" should be recommended for government approval.


Jason Blake called his first goal lucky and the second luckier. By the time he completed his hat trick, how the puck went in didn't really matter. Blake scored three times to give the New York Islanders a big lead, then they hung on for a 4-3 victory over the New York Rangers on Tuesday night.


Irresponsabile ritiro senza concertazione internazionale


Red Sox Draw First Blood in Battle of Top Offenses

Going into the 100th edition of the World Series, featuring two of the most prolific scoring teams in their respective leagues, could we have expected anything less than a slugfest?


In April 2005, Angelina  Jolie was in Namibia, pregnant for the first time and awaiting  the birth of her child.


Police Raid Cockroach-Infested Apartment

ANSONIA, Conn. - They were looking for drugs, but also found bugs...


World Business Briefing | EUROPE: Italy: Judge Backs Parmalat Accord

Judge Lewis A. Kaplan of Federal District Court in Manhattan gave final approval to a $50 million partial settlement by Banca Nazionale del Lavoro of Italy and units of the Credit Suisse Group in an investor lawsuit over the collapse of the Italian dairy company Parmalat in 2003. Banca Nazionale and units of Credit Suisse each will pay $25 million and make corporate governance changes. The judge also approved expenses of $6 million for lawyers of the plaintiffs.


Democrats have a shot at taking control of a majority of governorships for the first time since 1994.


Burmese Refugees Recall How the Protests Evolved

MAE SOT, Thailand, Oct. 25 -- The young Buddhist monk arrived here by boat last week from Burma, exhausted and disheveled, with no passport, the stubble of his hair dyed blond for a disguise, and wearing a traditional Burmese longyi wrap instead of his saffron-colored robe. He had to elude capture...


The "British side" is using the murder of Alexander Litvinenko to start a "political campaign", Russia's foreign minister says.


Sony to take Apple's MacBook laptop head on

Vaio N10's inspiration is clear Sony has rolled out its latest Core Duo-based consumer-friendly notebook, a compact unit with a footprint the size of an A4 sheet of paper, a 15.4in widescreen display and more than a hint of the Apple MacBook about it.â¦


Doppio attacco a Bagdad E' strage di poliziotti

Baghdad, 3 dicembre 2004 - Sono almeno 20 le vittime di un duplice attacco messo a segno oggi contro due stazioni di polizia di Baghdad. Un'autobomba Ã¨ esplosa contro la questura del quartiere sunnita di


The most powerful typhoon to hit eastern Japan in a decade has headed out to sea after pummelling Tokyo, leaving two dead, snarling transport on a long holiday weekend and forcing thousands in the countryside to evacuate.


Arsenal proved that patience is a European virtue as they learned the lessons from past Champions League setbacks to make a victorious start to their group campaign.


Altre ordinanze in arrivo a Trieste e Torino, mentre nel governo Ã¨ ancora polemicaProdi: guerra alla microcriminalitÃ . Amato promette nuove misure                                            "Via lavavetri e mendicanti" si allarga il fronte dei sindaci                                                                                Querelle a Firenze: un assessore ora propone di equipararli agli artisti di stradaRosy Bindi: "Dietro i provvedimenti nessuna opera umanitaria, operazioni sospette"di VLADIMIRO POLCHI


Microsoft XP SP2 Update And Spyware Conflict

If you have spyware installed on your computer system and you update your operating system with the latest Windows XP Service pack 2 (SP2) update, your computer could possibly freeze.


Belgium's foreign minister criticises politicians in the DR Congo over the country's slow transition to democracy.


Livorno, 14:25 - CALCIO, LIVORNO; ARRIGONI: PRESTAZIONI FANNO BEN SPERARE

Daniele Arrigoni promuove il Livorno dopo il pari con il Milan: ''Guardando il calendario eravamo pr...


Usher and OutKast Dominate American Music Awards

Usher took home four American Music Awards to lead all recipients in last nightâs annual ceremony held in Los Angeles. Usher was nominated in four categories and won all four, capturing favorite male soul


PLEASANTON, Calif. --(Business Wire)-- Nov. 20, 2004 -- PeopleSoft, Inc. (Nasdaq:PSFT) today sent a letter to Lawrence Ellison, Chief Executive Officer and Jeffrey Henley, Chairman of Oracle Corporation (Nasdaq: ORCL).


Greggio aveva toccato in giornata nuovo record assoluto


'These actions will provide a powerful deterrent,' says the US secretary of state.


Indonesian prosecutors have formally charged militant Islamic cleric Abu Bakar Bashir with ordering a suicide attack on the JW Marriott hotel in Jakarta last year in which 12 people died.


Blair to Have Medical Procedure on Heart

LONDON - British Prime Minister Tony Blair said he would undergo a routine medical procedure Friday to correct an irregular heartbeat, a surprise announcement linked to treatment he had a year ago.    Blair said Thursday that the procedure would be carried out under local anesthetic, and would affect neither his job nor his plans to seek a third straight term in next year's elections...


A man involved in the murder of a father shot dead in front of his two children is jailed for life.


NASA said Friday it is aiming for a mid-May launch of the first shuttle flight since the Columbia tragedy almost two years ago.


I termini dell'emissione saranno in base al mercato


Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Breaks Ground On TV Land On August 7

NEW YORK, June 4  /PRNewswire/ -- TV Land has secured the exclusive off- network rights from Disney-ABC Domestic Television to air Extreme Makeover: Home Edition - one of the most successful reality shows of all time - it was announced today.


BEIJING -- When Wang Xiaoyu set out to buy some sleek Lincoln automobiles for the small company he owns, the problem was how to pay. No dealer in China takes personal checks. Credit card limits are too low. Car loans barely exist.


Fisco, incontro Berlusconi-Fini sul taglio dell'Irpef nel 2005

Pranzo di lavoro per presidente e vice presidente del Consiglio sulla riforma fiscale. Intorno alle 14, a palazzo Chigi, Silvio Berlusconi e Gianfranco Fini si sono incontrati, secondo quanto si apprende in


Update 1: Merck, Lilly Struggle on Recall, Poor Sales

Merck & Co. profits plunged in the third quarter in the wake of the recall of its Vioxx arthritis drug and Eli Lilly & Co.


ROME, Jun 29 (IPS) - Water is not the stuff of business, it is a basic  human right. Hama Arba Diallo, executive secretary of the  Convention of the United Nations to Combat Desertification  (UNCCD), is persuaded that the United Nations is about to  formally recognise this principle, possibly by 2008.


Oil Falls to a 6-Week Low as US Supplies Expected to Increase

Crude oil fell to a six-week low on expectations that an Energy Department report tomorrow will show that US oil and petroleum-product inventories rose.


Burlesque revival: more nerdy than sexy?

Burlesque is back. Fans of the fancy form of striptease that first flourished in Depression-era downtowns can find swiveling hips and spangled lingerie weekly in at least 12 U.S. cities.


Spain, Italy pledge to defend EU subsidies

Prime ministers of Spain and Italy vowed Tuesday to defend their subsidies offered by the European Union despite the enlargement of the bloc.


A major British bank said today it had to arrange emergency funding from the Bank of England to ensure it had enough cash to keep operating, an announcement that forced European stock exchanges lower and contributed to a lower opening on Wall Street as well.


Gunmen ambushed two German journalists traveling in northern Afghanistan on Saturday killing them both, Afghan officials said.


Israel's Barak makes fence-mending visit to Egypt

Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak  makes a fence-mending visit to Egypt on Wednesday after  Israel's foreign minister accused Cairo of jeopardizing  regional stability by failing to stop arms smuggling to the  Gaza Strip.


Fifteen crime suspects whose details were not acted on for a year by the prosecution service are sought by police.


India, EU enter into 'strategic partnership'

India has joined a select band of countries with special status with the European Union (EU). The other nations that enjoy a 'strategic partnership' with the EU are the United States, Canada, Japan, China and Russia.


IRAQ:Fighting also continues in Fallujah and 60 Iraqi police recruits may have been abducted by insurgents. BY ANTHONY SHADID. BAGHDAD, Iraq - A car carrying explosives ripped into a US convoy Wednesday in


Science & environment: More regulation needed to curb the potential harms of pollution, say researchers


Apple iPhone to ship H1 2007, analyst claims

Similar to earlier forecasts? Industry moles have told Morgan Stanley analyst Rebecca Runkle enough to convince her that Apple will launch the eagerly awaited iPhone in the first half of 2007 after an announcement at Macworld Expo early next year.â¦


One dead, four missing as powerful typhoon pounds Japan

TOKYO : One person is dead and four others are missing as Japan's biggest typhoon in more than a decade pounded the south of the country with heavy rain and powerful winds, officials said.


WTO paves way for retaliatory tariffs on US goods

GENEVA - The World Trade Organization on Friday approved lists of US products on which Japan, five other countries and the European Union plan to levy punitive tariffs in retaliation for a US failure to repeal an illegal antidumping measure.


No growth in film jobs for women: report

Women working in the  entertainment industry have yet to break through the "celluloid  ceiling," making up just 15 percent of those in powerful  behind-the-scenes roles, according to a study released Thursday  by San Diego State University.


Rolls-Royce says a deal to supply engines to Chinese carrier Hainan Airlines could be worth more than $500m.


Sun, Eastman Kodak settle high-stakes dispute over Java

Sun Microsystems Inc. will pay Eastman Kodak Co. $92 million to license patents originally filed by Wang Laboratories, a former minicomputer maker in Lowell.


The Web-based teen soap opera "Prom Queen" is being offered as a full-length download on Amazon.com Inc.'s Unbox video store, taking its place for the first time along Hollywood films and TV shows.


$214.7M Powerball Ticket Sold in Delaware

A Powerball ticket worth $214.7 million — the 10th largest lottery jackpot on record — was sold in Delaware, but the winner had not yet come forward Monday, Powerball officials said.


Philips unit to launch rollable-screen handheld

First nveiled in 2005, cellular device developed by Polymer Vision features a 5-inch roll-out grayscale display.


AOL search enhanced, but loses market share

(InfoWorld) - AOL is now letting anyoneÂ test drive the latest version of its search engine, which saw a significant usage drop last month, apparently causedÂ by the release of user recordsÂ and an ensuing privacy scandal. AOL's revamped search engine, which is in beta mode, is being designed with broadband users in mind, the Web portal and Internet access provider said Wednesday. This version is operational but still under construction. When finished, it will mix, in a single results page, links to different types of files, like Web pages, photos, business listings and videos. It will also have tools for people to refine queries and fine-tune results. But if the latest search engine usage report from Nielsen/NetRatings is any indication, AOL needs to focus not only on new features but also on regaining people's confidence. Last month, people in the U.S. ran 18.2 percent fewer queries on AOL's search engine, compared with August 2005, Nielsen/NetRatings announced Tuesday. That landed AOL in fourth place with 5.5 percent of queries, or about 329 million. Among the top five providers, AOL was the only one whose usage share shrunk in August. AOL also experienced a drop in July, but it was smaller at 7.8 percent. The larger drop coincides with the privacy scandal that erupted in early August over AOL's release of about 20 million search records from about 658,000 of its members. This prompted outcry from privacy advocates and a public apology from AOL. The search records, covering the three-month period between March and May, didn't include member names, but AOL tagged each person's records with a unique number. This made it possible to see what each individual searched for. The data included search queries, as well as Web sites the members clicked on to. The queries contain all sorts of sensitive information, like credit card, telephone and Social Security numbers, as well as birth dates, full names and addresses. According to Nielsen/NetRatings,Â Google finished first with a little over half of all queries, or about 3 billion. Google's query volume grew 30 percent compared with August 2005. Yahoo Inc. came in second with 24 percent of all queries. Its query volume grew 23 percent. Microsoft Corp.'s MSN fielded 10 percent of all queries, and its query volume grew 3 percent. Finally, IAC/InterActiveCorp's Ask.com finished in fifth place with a 2.3 percent share. Its query volume grew 30 percent. A Nielsen/NetRatings analyst wasn't immediately available to comment on this latest report.


Newcastle's Joey Barton refused bail again

Newcastle and England midfielder Joey Barton will remain in jail after he was refused bail for a second time on Thursday.


Midnight movies draw crowds to hoot and holler

Blood and gore, rock and roll, naked men wrestling, killer sheep, "general freakdom", and an audience that hoots and hollers its way through a movie are par for the course at midnight screenings here.


According to former Pakistan captain, Imran Khan, India have a better team than Pakistan in the platinum jubilee one day international between the two countries.


The maker of corporate data storage equipment, forecast better-than-expected 2008 revenue, but its shares fell after the VMware unit missed growth estimates.


Finnair swings to second-quarter profit, sees full-year loss

Finnair said it had swung into profit of 7.5 million euros (9.3 million dollars) in the second quarter but would post a full-year operating loss due to rising fuel costs.


'Changed forever,' Kerry returns to his Senate role

John Kerry, departing from past practice for losing Democratic presidential nominees, doesn't plan to do a disappearing act. He returns to the Senate Tuesday and aims to be a force in his party.


CELENTANO ROTTURA CON LA RAI, NON CâÃ LIBERTA DI PAROLA

ROMA - Addio RAI Ã¨ quanto dice Adriano Celentano. "Per molto tempo ancora Non tornerÃ² e neanche ad aprile 2005, fintanto che la Rai non mi riconoscerÃ  la libertÃ  di parola che ho sempre avuto", ha annunciato Celentano con un fax giunto da Milano.


Terror Case Hinges on a Wobbly Key Player

By setting himself on fire outside the White House, a Yemeni man with a checkered past has damaged what may be the biggest terrorism financing case in this country.


Stocks End Higher Helped by Merck, Dollar

US stocks closed higher on Wednesday, as the dollar strengthened and shares of Merck & Co. (MRK.N: Quote, Profile, Research) helped lift the Dow after the drugmaker


Payless ShoeSource (NYSE: PSS) makes a living selling shoes for less, but the stock, up 19% at its high today, is the largest percentage gainer on the New York Stock Exchange.


Numero dipendenti pubblici provoca maggiori reazioni


Books of The Times: In Middle Leg of the Race, the Prize Was Italy

This is the final book of âThe Liberation Trilogy,â which is the shaping up as a triumph of narrative history, elegantly written, thick with unforgettable description and rooted in the sights and sounds of battle.


Arabs Say US Destroys Hope Over Jewish Settlements

Palestinians, backed by the Arab League, accused the United States on Sunday of destroying the Middle East peace process after Washington signaled it could accept some growth of Israeli settlements.


Raid nella notte sulla popolazione di Falluja:fallite le ...

La risposta degli americani allâattacco suicida di giovedÃ¬ alla Zona Verde, rivendicato dal terrorista giordano, al Zarqawi, Ã¨ arrivata nella notte. Aerei Usa hanno bombardato pesantemente Falluja, la cittÃ  ribelle sunnita ad ovest di Baghdad.


Once again, my indifference to television paid off big time, because I wasn't watching "Monday Night Football" on Nov. 15, and thus avoided direct involvement with a controversial


Clemens tries to deliver Astros' 12th straight win

Houston is hoping the future Hall-of-Famer keeps taking them along for the ride as the Astros continue their playoff push against Cincinnati at Minute Maid Park.