Roman women' beauty skin cream secrets revealed:

[Health India]: London, Nov 4 : Cosmetic face cream used by fashionable Roman women was discovered at an ongoing archaeological dig in London, in a metal container, complete with the lid and contents.


Thatâs apparently the approach being taken by Jay-Z. He says what was âThe Best of Both Worldsâ tour will now be called âJay-Z and Friends.


U.S. can't stay for long in Afghanistan: Hekmatyar

An Afghan warlord on a U.S. wanted list has said the United States does not have the capacity to stay for long in Afghanistan and he predicts it will pull out at the same time as it withdraws from Iraq.


Hester providing a special spark for Hurricanes

Devin Hester used his leaping ability to save Miami from one potential loss this season. He used his speed to rescue his team from another.


'Era altruista e mai diffidente, le e' costato caro'


The NHS is reducing waiting times for treatment, improving survival rates and living within its budget, a report says.


Hu Jintao, who just took over as chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC) of the Communist Party of China (CPC), and his predecessor Jiang Zemin had a meeting with all participants of the Fourth Plenum of the 16th CPC Central Committee in Beijing


The Consumer: Bargaining Down That CT Scan Is Suddenly Possible

Medical care is often priced with the same maddening, arbitrary opacity as airline seats and hotel rooms.


Albertsons Boise Open Helps Local Charities

By Melissa McGrath, The Idaho Statesman, Boise  Dec. 15--The Albertsons Boise Open golf tournament raised $924,500 for charities throughout the Boise area, tournament officials said at a luncheon Thursday in Downtown Boise.   Twelve charities took home $25,000 checks this year.


Today 121 articles about Russia appeared worldwide

YUKOS petition for bankruptcy protection was lodged to the US court to protect reputation of foreign managers, won`t held the holders, M. Khodorkovsky said.


An 88-year-old man who made his neighbours' lives a misery is spared a prison sentence after breaching an ASBO.


Torino, 13:27 - CALCIO, JUVE; DESCHAMPS: MOMENTO DIFFICILE, TROPPI INFORTUNI

La serie di infortuni che si è inflitta sopra la Juventus ha portato Didier Deschamps a ridim...


Poetry and Song to Plumb the Russian Soulâs Depths

Misha Rachlevsky, the Chamber Orchestra Kremlin 's music director, elicited warm, full-blooded and virtuosic playing with colorfully shaped, gleaming phrases at Weill Recital Hall on Tuesday.


Fridman: First a break, then start working for Beijing

Windsurfer Gal Fridman said in Athens yesterday that his plans for the immediate future were to take a month-long break from the sport, after he won Israel's first ever Olympic gold medal Wednesday.


Singer Brian McFadden's new video is withdrawn after a school complains about being associated with the song.


Belarus referendum result allows Lukashenko to serve third term

MINSK: Voters in Belarus have overwhelmingly endorsed constitutional changes to allow authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko to seek a third tem in office, according to provisional results of a weekend referendum, the electoral commission chief has


Troubled lives intersect in taped killing

Richard Davis dropped out of junior high, jumped from job to job and spent more than half his life in prison. Dena Riley saw her marriages end in divorce and lost custody of her four children.


Bidding his desk job goodbye, a web designer is taking his Segway scooter on a cross-country trek from Seattle to Boston. Friends are documenting the 10-mile-per-hour trip along the way. By Rachel Metz.


JBoss takes on business process management

JBoss Inc. has added business process management (BPM) to its growing roster of open source software.


Privacy Act, Order Shielded U.S. Names on List

CIA analyst Charles A. Duelfer's report on Iraq's weapons programs included lists of governments, political parties, companies and individuals from at least 44 nations who received vouchers to buy oil -- both legally and otherwise -- from the Iraqi government during Saddam Hussein's reign.


Marsh & McLennan Cos. MMC.N, the  world's largest insurance broker, said on Tuesday it would  reform its business practices and stop accepting fees at the  center of an investigation by New York Attorney General Eliot  Spitzer into bid rigging.


Sentencing Set June 25 in Sex-Solicitation Case

A 27-year-old Magna man who solicited a minor will be sentenced on June 25.  Bryan Daniel King pleaded guilty in 3rd District Court April 30 to one second-degree felony charge of enticing a minor over the Internet.  King was arrested Jan.


Tribal Rage Tears at Diverse Kenyan City

ELDORET, Kenya, Jan. 2 -- One after another, bandaged men and women offered chilling details: that a swarming mob of machete-wielding men chained the front door of a mud-and-steel church, trapping about 100 people, mostly women and children, inside.


Rocky Road: Planet hunting gets closer to Earth

Astronomers have discovered the three lightest planets known outside the solar system, moving researchers closer to the goal of finding extrasolar planets that resemble Earth.


Imprenditore, chiudo perche' non posso andare avanti cosi'


Union blames 'spiralling' IBM/Serco costs IBM/Serco is at the centre of a row over Bradford Council's plans to axe more than 400 jobs.â¦


'Uno dei voti strumentalizzato', era risoluzione Calderoli


A new video game "JFK Reloaded" released at the time which coincides with the 41st anniversary of Kennedy's murder stirs up so much controversy that even its producers can hardly expect.


Champions, la squadra di Spalletti si gioca la qualificazione all'OlimpicoIl capitano giallorosso ha preso una botta alla caviglia: "RecupererÃ  per il derby"                                            Roma senza Totti col Valencia Inter sul velluto con il Bayern                                                                                Mancini: "In campo per vincere ma non so se convenga arrivare primi nel girone"


Space shuttle soars from Florida after long delay

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Space shuttle Atlantis   roared off its seaside Florida launch pad on Saturday after two   weeks of delays, setting the stage for NASA to resume assembly   of the International Space Station.


The Real Cost of Iran's Support in Lebanon

The notion that Iranian dollars are going to Lebanese Shi`ites is causing much bitterness in Tehran and is fuelling animosity between the Persian community and the Arab world


More than 500 Buddhist monks marched in the Sri Lankan capital Monday expressing outrage and demanding a ban on an upcoming Hollywood movie, threatening to fast — even to death — if their objections were not heeded.


Legislators exploring ways to regulate space tourism

While entrepreneurs explore how to put ordinary folks into space, federal officials are pondering how to regulate the emerging commercial space industry.


They say rock and pop stars live life in the fast lane - and now researchers say they have proved it.


It took Tony Stewart seven months to secure a spot in the Nextel Cup Championship Chase. It took Robby Gordon only 64 laps -- barely 45 minutes of racing -- to put Stewart's Cup title hopes on the ropes.


US rapper Foxy Brown is arrested in Florida on suspicion of battery and violent obstruction.


Rory McCarthy and Ghaith Abdul-Ahad in Baghdad, Helen Carter and ...

Iraq's justice minister last night pledged to release one high-profile Iraqi woman prisoner and to consider the release of a second in a last-minute concession that may save the life of the British kidnap victim Kenneth Bigley.


No chance of photographs of IRA disarmament, says Irish PM

Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern called on Northern Ireland's rival parties to reach an alternative agreement to restore power-sharing government, dismissing any deal that would need photographs of IRA disarmament.


Study: Real Costs of Mutual Funds Hidden

Mutual fund investors are paying billions of dollars in portfolio trading costs that are hidden from view, according to a new study.


HONG KONG/SAN FRANCISCO  - IBM is selling its  PC-making business to China's largest personal computer  company, Lenovo Group Ltd., for $1.25 billion, marking the U.S.  firm's retreat from an industry it helped pioneer in 1981.


The legal fight over access to the records of Vice President Dick Cheney's 2001 energy task force is back before a federal appeals court, seven months after the Supreme Court sidestepped the issue.


James Spader Wins Emmy for 'Without a Trace'

In an upset Emmy victory, James Spader won U.S. television's highest award as best actor in a drama series on Sunday for his role as a lawyer on the final season of the ABC courtroom drama "The Practice."


Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton has made several key staff hires for her likely presidential bid and in her outreach to New York Democrats convinced at least one she soon would become a candidate.


Catania, 17:56 - CALCIO, CATANIA-FIORENTINA; VIERI: MUTU? NON ERA UNO SCHIAFFO

''Non era uno schiaffo, è un nostro modo di parlare. Sono cose che sappiamo io e lui. Dopo qu...


Nokia to ship 3G phones to China in 2008

The world's top cell phone maker Nokia  (NOK1V.HE) expects to start selling phones for China's 3G  mobile technology TD-SCDMA in the first half of next year, when  the network is up and running, a company official said.


Liverpool, the native city of British hostage Kenneth Bigley observed a day of mourning on Saturday as his family struggled to come to terms with his execution.


Ricavi salgono a 440 milioni, utile a 56 milioni


Paul Tellier stepped down as president  and chief executive of Bombardier Inc. BBDsvb.TO BBDb.TO,  sending the train and plane maker's shares down as much as 26  percent to a 10-year low on Monday.


The European Commission on Wednesday opened an in-depth investigation into plans for joint takeover of ContentGuard, a US anti-piracy tech firm, by Microsoftand Time Warner.


After a year of battling shareholders and his own board of directors, media magnate Conrad Black found himself facing a more fearsome enemy Monday: the US government.


Kerry Blames Bush for Aiding Drug Price Rises

Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry on Thursday accused the Bush administration of enabling U.S. drug companies to raise prices and declare "open season" on American consumers.


Apps not 'certified' for Vista may still work on the OS

(InfoWorld) - Although some widely used applications from top software vendors haven't been certified for use with Windows Vista, they may nonetheless work with the MicrosoftÂ OS. Major applications from Symantec, Adobe Systems, Apple, and IBM aren't included on an official Microsoft list of applications that qualify for a "Certified for Windows Vista" or "Works with Windows Vista" logo. However, chances are they could currently be involved in the testing process to achieve those logos, Microsoft and its partners said. That's the case with Symantec's security products, according to a company spokesman. Though Symantec's software is not listed on the site as having achieved either of those designations, company spokesman Mike Bradshaw said Wednesday that Symantec's Norton 360, Norton Antivirus, and Norton Internet Security are already compatible with Vista. "It's just a matter of paperwork," he said. The products are going through a lengthy certification process and should be eligible for the label soon. Adobe's Acrobat Reader 8.0 also runs on Vista even though it is not listed on Microsoft's site as one of those applications certified for or working with Vista, according to Adobe spokesman Matt Rozen. Tom Caputo, group product manager on the Windows Vista partner team, said the list of vendors that have applications that have achieved either the "Certified for" or "Works with" Windows Vista designations is by no means the entire list of applications that actually work on Vista now. There are about 800 applications on that list, but "tens of thousands of applications" already can run on Vista, he said. "The goal of the logo programs is to give ISVs the opportunity to indicate to their compatibility status to the market using those two logos," he said. That said, there are still applications from top vendors that aren't available in a full compatible version for Vista, such as iTunes from Apple and Lotus Notes from IBM, among others. And according to some, this lack of compatibility is making it difficult to use Vista as their full-time OS. Microsoft blogger Chris Pirillo, founder of the Lockergnome technology portal, described the lack of compatibility with applications and hardware devices in a humorous blog entry "Windows Vista: Why I'm Breaking Up With You." The entry describes how Pirillo will "upgrade" from Vista to XP because he couldn't get some devices and applications he needs on a daily basis -- such as the software for his HP Laserjet 3052 scanner or his IPFax software-- to work on the new Windows client OS. "I gave Vista a real chance," he wrote. "I just can't use it as my primary OS anymore.... I'm still more than willing to help Microsoft improve Windows and get the message out to users, but I simply can't sacrifice my own time and productivity without benefits in clear sight. I'm begging Microsoft and all of my hardware and software vendors to make Windows better for me."


Stenson captures Match Play Championship

The longest week of his career was behind him. The blue World Golf Championship trophy was at his side. Henrik Stenson soaked it all in by slowly lowering his head on the table and closing his eyes. "I'm too tired to be happy," he said.


Column: Woods may be better on the links

Jack Nicklaus might have been right about Tiger Woods, even if he was looking at the wrong place.


'Back to the Future' ride bound for past

A ride that took theme park visitors "Back to the Future" is about to be relegated to the past.


Caesars Entertainment Inc. has agreed to sell its Bally's Casino New Orleans for about $24 million, company officials said Friday.


The desktop publishing software maker said its fiscal fourth-quarter profit and sales rose to beat Wall Streetâs expectations, fueled by strong sales of Creative Suite 3 and Acrobat.


Spanish Bank BBVA to Buy Laredo National

BBVA, Spain's second-largest bank, said Tuesday it has agreed to buy Texas-based Laredo National Bancshares for $850 million in cash as part of a strategy to gain a greater share of the U.S. Hispanic market.


It was the reporters who noticed first. Unable to call their editors while covering the weddings of the rich and famous, they asked the priest why their cell phones never worked at Sacred Heart. His reply: Israeli counterintelligence.


Tim McGraw's 'Live' Powers to No. 1 on Charts

LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Grabbing the best country debut  of the year on the U.S. pop album charts, Tim McGraw went  straight to No. 1 Wednesday with "Live Like You Were Dying."


Awarapan: Preserved your ticket and await a refund.


Madrid, 22:57 - CALCIO, LIGA: VALENCIA-DEPORTIVO 4-0

Nell'incontro che ha chiuso la 14/a giornata della Liga spagnola, il Valencia ha battuto il Deportiv...


In an effort to ease the transition to higher-capacity disc technology, Toshiba and Memory-Tech have developed a dual-layer disc that supports DVD and HD DVD formats.


Angeletti, meno tasse sul lavoro, altrimenti scontro


Wall Street bruised by record oil prices, Dow closes at 2004 low

NEW YORK : Wall Street suffered a heavy bruising as oil prices soared to record highs igniting fresh fears about US economic growth amid uncertainty over the deadlocked presidential election.


British playwright mourns loss of Miller, the 'landmark'

British playwright Harold Pinter mourned the death of his US contemporary Arthur Miller, hailing him as a landmark of 20th-century literature.


A small security company in suburban Boston has emerged as a subject in the investigation of Hewlett-Packard Co.'s boardroom spying scandal, according to a source familiar with the matter.


Information restrictions magnify severity of China's AIDS crisis

It is rare for a foreign doctor to get to China's rural areas, where its AIDS epidemic was born and takes a horrible toll. But recently, two nurses and I ventured into a poor farming area, Nizui


New missiles will guarantee Russia security: paper

Two new types of ballistic missiles will  guarantee Russia's security for decades, the army daily quoted  the commander of strategic missile forces on Thursday as  saying.


Prescrizione per Calderoli, Borghezio e Caparini


Milano, 12:03 - CALCIO, INTER; MORATTI: NON MI ERO MAI ACCORTO DI CALCIOPOLI

''Se l'avessi capito, non avrei mandato piÃ¹ la squadra in campo''. Massimo Moratti giustifica cosÃ¬, ...


SST Appoints James R. Boyd As Chief Financial Officer

SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 18  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SST (Silicon Storage Technology, Inc.), a leader in flash memory technology, today announced that it has appointed James R. Boyd as chief financial officer, effective June 20, 2007.


Oct. 7, 2004 -- Female soccer players who have an ACL injury (anterior cruciate ligament) in one of their knees are more likely to develop knee osteoarthritis at an early age.


Lilly Depression Drug OK'd to Treat Diabetic Pain

Eli Lilly and Co. said on Tuesday that US regulators have approved its new antidepressant as a treatment for pain associated with nerve damage in diabetics


Overlooked U.S. Men's Gymnasts Take Silver

Twenty years later, the boys are back on the medal stand. The American men's gymnastics program, long overlooked and often unappreciated, won Olympic silver Monday, capping a four-year rebuilding project to take home a medal for the first time since the boycotted 1984 Games.


U.S. nuclear envoy Hill to visit North Korea

The chief U.S. envoy in nuclear talks with North Korea will fly to Pyongyang on Thursday to discuss the next steps to be taken under a disarmament deal in February, Japan said.


Putin Says Russia Working on New Nuclear Systems

Russia is working on new nuclear missile systems that other powers do not have in order to protect itself against future security challenges, President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday.


KIEV, Ukraine - Facing unrelenting opposition protests that have threatened to split the country, outgoing President Leonid Kuchma agreed Monday to support a new round of voting to resolve Ukraine's disputed presidential election results.


Russia's President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that he has grave doubts regarding Iraqâs plans for January elections. He told Iraq's interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi at the Kremlin he could not see


Coronary stents don't improve the long-term survival rates of heart patients, a Duke University Medical Center study contends.


Top Golkar leaders got tough on Sunday on behalf of presidential candidate Megawati Soekarnoputri and her running mate Hasyim Muzadi, threatening to take action against Golkar members in East Java who failed to support her.


Weak manufacturing data and massive losses at Merrill Lynch send US shares tumbling sharply lower.


Russia calls EU Kosovo mission illegal: Interfax

Russia's envoy to Kosovo said on Monday that a proposed European Union police mission to the south Serbian province would be illegal without approval by the UN Security Council, Interfax reported.


With the televised debates behind them, President Bush and Sen. John Kerry have little opportunity to shape further the presidential race except by waging an intense effort in the home stretch aimed at getting out the vote.


Scientists demand ban on North Sea cod fishing

'Reduced reproduction' threatens stocks The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) has called for a ban on fishing for North Sea cod, The BBC reports.â¦


The Target Corporation, under pressure by investors to bolster its share price, said yesterday that it might sell its $7 billion credit card portfolio and increase share buybacks.


Bob Jones III said Thursday he will retire as president of the fundamentalist Christian university that bears his name and his son will take over.


Maria Sharapova begins the defence of her US Open title with victory over Roberta Vinci.


As Matt Stover jogged onto the field, the Baltimore Ravens' worries were over. A few seconds and 52 yards later, Stover had given them three points and their first 3-0 start.


Suspected Militants Killed in Saudi Clash

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia Oct. 12, 2004 - Three suspected Saudi militants armed with guns and hand grenades including one militant on the country's most-wanted list were killed in a clash with Saudi security forces, officials said Tuesday.


Fidel Castro on Monday accused President Bush of "authorizing and ordering" an attempt on his life, although his rambling essay on the subject provided no details.


US Airways pilots yesterday approved a five-year, cost-cutting contract that will reduce their pay about 18 percent and save the airline about $1.


The leaders of India and Pakistan have met in New York to try to push forward their countries' peace process. It was the first time Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pakistani President


Annan hails peaceful conduct of referendum in Venezuela

UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 17 (Xinhuanet) -- United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan hailed on Tuesday the peaceful conduct of Venezuela's recent recall referendum on President Hugo Chavez's mandate and called on Chavez's supporters and opponents to ...


For a program that had plenty of banners to begin with, it's turning into another banner year for the Lowell wrestling team.


Alfredsson hat-trick helps Sens rout Lightning

Daniel Alfredsson scored three goals and added four assists in a record-breaking performance to propel the Ottawa Senators to an 8-4 rout over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday.


French free France Telecom to raise cash

The French government is looking to raise up to â¬5.8bn to help pay its debts by selling some of its France Telecom shares. As this will reduce its shareholding to just over 40 per cent, the move will allow


Fool on the Street: Moonves Sees CBS as Content King

Moonves believes that CBS can successfully monetize its content in a digital age.


Possible botulism reported after cosmetic injections

Dec 1, 2004 (CIDRAP News) - Four people in Florida and New Jersey who might have been injected with the anti-wrinkle medication Botox are seriously ill with possible botulism, according to news services.


NEWS IN BRIEF ; Band of Victims May Form in Danvers

Residents and businesses devastated by November's ink factory explosion in Danvers may band together to try to hammer out a compensation deal without resorting to a potentially massive and prolonged lawsuit.


UN forces have been deployed to restore calm in Liberia's capital of Monrovia where sectarian violence sparked widespread looting and destruction.


Durante sopralluogo polizia scientifica per accertamenti


The Philippines' top envoy on Sunday appealed to Iraqi militants for the release of a Filipino accountant kidnapped earlier this month in Baghdad.


Studies Shed New Light on Breast Cancer, Treatment

THURSDAY, Sept. 6 (HealthDay News) -- New studies from the first annual Breast Cancer Symposium shed light on racial differences in breast cancer, how not sticking with treatment can affect survival, and how nagging side effects cause people to stop their therapies.


A man who illegally hired out a water bike to a Welsh teenager, who crashed into and killed his girlfriend is fined Â£523.


Principled Kashmir stance intact, says Musharraf

ISLAMABAD - President General Pervez Musharraf on Saturday said that Pakistan has not changed its principled position on Jammu and Kashmir to find a viable solution to this lingering issue.


Jailed Saddam Hussein Meets Lawyer for First Time

Saddam Hussein saw a lawyer on Thursday  for the first time since his arrest a year ago, days after his  attorneys protested over lack of access to him or other  detained former Iraqi officials, the defense team said.


Mexican Drug Gangs Target U.S. Citizens for Kidnap

Marauding drug gangs in a violent  Mexican border city have turned to kidnapping U.S. citizens for  ransom as they seek to diversify their criminal activities, the  U.S. government warned on Friday.


U.S. wants to leave Iraq "with honor", Cheney says

Vice President Dick Cheney said on Wednesday the United States wants to finish its mission in Iraq and "return with honor", despite the war's growing unpopularity at home and doubts among U.S. allies.


A piece of jawbone found in a Devon cave is to be re-examined by scientists to see if it is from a Neanderthal man.


Jerry Orbach, the laconic, sharp-edged Lennie Briscoe of "Law & Order" who came to symbolize New York City as much as any actor of his generation, died yesterday at age 69.


Inauguration to Get Unprecedented Security

Security for President Bush's inauguration — the first swearing-in since the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks — will be unprecedented with some 6,000 law enforcement personnel, canine bomb teams and close monitoring of transportation.


Transit Agency Seeks Other Bids on West Side Site

Plans for a stadium were jolted when the M.T.A. said it would use open bidding for the rights to the West Side railyards.


Lala rolls out music site with free play on Web

Lala.com, a Silicon Valley-based  digital music start-up, said on Monday it is launching an  iPod-compatible online music service that offers free online  song play in a bid to get customers to buy music downloads.


LONDON, NOVEMBER 29: Opec will not consider switching from dollar-denominated oil sales despite the decline in the value of the US currency, the oil minister for the worldâs leading crude producer Saudi Arabia said.


The former SS France cruise liner can be scrapped in India,  an official says, despite environmentalists' protests.


Costituzione Ue: la Lega si oppone alla ratifica

ROMA - No della Lega alla ratifica del trattato costituzionale dell'Unione europea. Calderoli, Castelli e Maroni hanno votato contro nel consiglio dei ministri appena terminato. Il Carroccio chiede il referendum


Turkey's Gul set to win presidency next week

Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul failed to win the Turkish presidency in a second round of voting in parliament on Friday, but is expected to clinch the post next week, hoping to end months of political tensions.


The mother of a slain British schoolboy on Monday appealed to her son's killer to turn himself in and said her family would leave their Liverpool home to protect their other son.


Business & money: UK spends like there's no tomorrow with frenzied activity at the sales despite gloomy economic forecasts


Fall TV: Uphill climb for major networks

Here's one of the safest bets you'll find this fall: one month into the new television season the media will be filled with stories about how poorly the networks are doing.


Having completed a years-long scientific review, the Food and Drug Administration is set to announce as early as next week that meat and milk from cloned farm animals and their offspring can start appearing on supermarket shelves, sources in contact with the agency said yesterday.


Irfan Pathan is raw and animated; Anil Kumble is polished and low key. Pathan just picked his first five-wicket haul in the Test match at Dhaka; Kumble has 28 in the bag and an Indian record for most number of wickets.


Global stocks slide deepens in Europe, volatility soars

Steep losses in global stock markets accelerated in Asia and Europe on Wednesday as Wall St recorded its biggest drop since the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States and as volatility measures skyrocketed.


Minneapolis Voters Make Ellison CongressÃ¢ÂÂ First Muslim Member

Democrats in MinnesotaÃ¢ÂÂs strongly Democratic 5th Congressional District put history into motion by nominating state Rep. Keith Ellison in TuesdayÃ¢ÂÂs primary Ã¢ÂÂ all but guaranteeing that he will become the first Muslim ever elected to Congress.


200 tribal militants surrender in Pakistan

About 200 militant supporters of a renegade tribal chieftain blamed for attacking security forces and the country's main gas pipelines surrendered to authorities in southwestern Pakistan on Friday, an official said.


During a New York City reading with delighted fans, the author explains that Dumbledore is gay


European judges rule that the Irish Republic breached community law by bringing a UN action against the UK over Sellafield.


Good news for Terry Gross fans -- she's finally posting her in-depth interviews of artists and cultural icons for podcast. In Listening Post.


Iraq, Afghan Leaders Hailed in U.S., Threatened at Home

When President Bush meets Iraq and  Afghanistan's leaders this week, his re-election campaign will  tout their countries as foreign policy successes but analysts  point to the political fragility of these men.


Peres vows to pursue peace as Israel's president

Nobel peace laureate Shimon Peres was sworn in as Israel's president on Sunday and pledged to seize the opportunity to encourage long-delayed efforts to achieve a diplomatic resolution to conflict in the Middle East.


Afghanistan takes first difficult steps toward democracy

The election for president in Afghanistan may have brought us one small step closer to worldwide democracy. At least the people there left no doubt that they wanted to vote.


Two Sentenced to Death in USS Cole Attack

SAN'A, Yemen - A Saudi suspected of being an associate of Osama bin Laden and a Yemeni militant were sentenced to death by firing squad Wednesday for the bombing of the USS Cole four years ago, the first convictions in the al-Qaida terror attack that killed 17 American sailors.    The judge ordered four other Yemenis jailed for five to 10 years...


Court approves state loan to struggling ATA

Federal bankruptcy judge will next consider the sale of all or part of the Indianapolis-based airline. By Ted Evanoff. A federal bankruptcy judge approved the $15.


Steinbrenner and MartÃnez Meet: Let the Intrigue Begin

The Red Sox' Pedro MartÃnez met with Yankees owner George Steinbrenner in a potential bid to dramatically change his status in the Bronx and in Boston.


Sword-toting gunman nabbed close to Capitol

A man carrying a sword and a shotgun was arrested a block from the U.S. Capitol on Friday but there were no shots fired or injuries, police said.


Mr. T sheds gold after Katrina destruction

Mr. T has given himself a makeover. The former television action star shed the piles of gold chains that were his signature look after witnessing the destruction from Hurricane Katrina.


Stock in the BlackBerry maker fluctuates as investors await a key ruling in a hotly contested patent infringement case.


Fox Blurs Cartoon Rear End on FCC Worries

Fox says it covered up the naked rear end of a cartoon character recently because of nervousness over what the Federal Communications Commission will find objectionable.


A song by Collective Soul titled "Better Now" will be the first single off the soundtrack to Wes Craven's forthcoming horror flick Cursed, which is scheduled to hit theaters February 25. The tune is due out Janunary 18, while the album wi...


Google Radio Ads Sell Out; Not Enough Airtime

Ben Charny at MarketWatch reports that Google Audio did not secure enough radio airtime “for would-be advertisers to thoroughly test out the initiative.” Seems an analyst, Jordan Rohan, feels that this will lead to a delay which may take Google more time to reach a broader audience:  Until Google can strike a deal with CBS, or [...]


Sir Cameron Mackintosh is named the most influential person in British theatre by arts newspaper The Stage.


NEW YORK - Former President Bill Clinton was described as doing well Tuesday, breathing on his own as he recovers from an operation to relieve arteries so severely clogged that he was in imminent danger of a major heart attack.    He was taken off his respirator Monday night - a crucial step in his recovery, Dr...


Woods to skip Memorial for the first time

Still coping with the death of his father, Tiger Woods decided Friday to skip the Memorial Tournament for the first time, meaning he will be coming off the longest layoff in his career when he goes to the U.S. Open.


Slow start to flu season comes as relief

The 2004-05 flu season is starting slower than last year's, easing some fears about the nation's shortage of flu vaccine. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said 29


Earth Class Mail secures $13.3 million, plans New York store

'Green' postal mail scanning service plans to open retail stores around the country.


GOLF: RYDER CUP 2004: IT'S SUTTON DEATH FOR GUTLESS YANKS

Last week, I suggested he was JR Ewing without the brains and the ten gallon hat. But this weekend, as he steered his team to a stunning defeat, he confounded that criticism.


Blog: IBM and Cisco Systems announce an expanded alliance, focusing on telecommunications carriers and improvements to monitoring and maintaining networks.


Iranian Law Would Encourage Islamic Dress

A draft law moving through parliament encourages Iranians to wear Islamic clothing to protect the country's Muslim identity but does not mention special attire for religious minorities, according to a copy obtained Saturday by The Associated Press.


Stradivarius Cards still playing second fiddle

BOSTON -- You expected to see Bill Murray and Larraine Newman disembarking from the St. Louis team bus as it rolled up to Fenway Park here late Friday afternoon.


The Patriots have earned a first-round bye and will play their first playoff game at 4:30 p.m. on either Saturday, Jan. 15 or Sunday, Jan. 16. Here's a look at their possible opponents and how each could earn a trip to Foxborough to face the defending Super Bowl champions that weekend.


Details of new Sony digital cameras hit the Web

(InfoWorld) - They're not due to be officially announced until next week, but details of Sony's new line-up of digital still cameras hit numerous Web sites Tuesday. Apparently leaked from Europe, the information about the cameras is surprisingly thorough. First reports provided basic specifications of the cameras but some later reports carried photographs of pages from what appear to be a catalog Sony used to promote the cameras to dealers in the U.K. The catalog shots are complete with "confidential until February 27" warnings across the top of the listings. Sony wouldn't confirm any of the specifications but there isn't any reason to believe the reports are fake. Among the cameras detailed is the Cybershot G1, a 6-megapixel camera with a 3X optical zoom lens and 3-inch LCD (liquid crystal display) monitor. It has a built-in Wi-Fi adapter -- a feature gaining popularity in cameras as a way to send pictures to PCs. The camera is DLNA (digital living network alliance) compliant, so it should network easier with other gadgets, has an impressive 2GB internal memory and can record MPEG 4 movies. Sony says it can manage about 270 shots on a single battery charge, according to the information. Also new is the Cybershot T100, according to the published documents. This camera combines an 8.1-megapixel image sensor with 5X optical zoom lens and Sony's Bionz processing engine that sits in the heart of the digital SLR (single lens reflex) camera it launched last year. Bionz aids high-speed, high-quality image processing to result in pictures with less image noise, according to the company. The Cybershot H-series gets two new cameras, the H7 and H9, the reports say. Both maintain the distinctive large lens and offer 8-megapixel quality with 15X optical zoom. They also carry the Bionz processor and other features like anti-shake and Pictbridge printing. The major difference between the two cameras appears to be in the size of the LCD monitor, which is 2.5-inches on the H7 and 3-inches on the H9. There are also five new W-series models coming up, according to the reports. They include the Cybershot W200, which offers 12.1-megapixel image sensors. That's higher than many other cameras, especially compact cameras, and is sure to be a key selling point, but its usefulness is limited unless the user wants to enlarge pictures to cover entire walls or do some serious cropping and still be left with a usable picture. Full details of the new cameras, including price and launch date, are expected next week. Sony has scheduled a news conference to announce new Cybershot cameras in Tokyo on Feb. 28.


Assets of the nation's retail money market mutual funds rose by $3.06 billion in the latest week to $829.08 billion, the Investment Company Institute said Thursday.


The Microsoft Corporation has prepared a blistering attack on rival Google, arguing that the Web search leader takes a cavalier approach to copyright protection.


An experiment using two orbiting satellites has proved that as the Earth turns it drags space and time around itself, like a spinning top in treacle.


Top line hopes to keep Scituate on top of its game

For the past two seasons, the same teams have dominated Division 3. Will a different team dominate this year?


White is the new black, at least in the fashion rule book of Alicia Keys, Usher and Kanye West. Keys wore one of the most glamorous outfits seen at Sunday night's Grammy Awards. It was a full-length white satin gown with thick gold straps and a bare back. The dress, paired with simple dangling earrings and sparkling gold eye makeup, made for a sophisticated look that was sexy in its demureness.


Livorno, 20:25 - CALCIO, LIVORNO; DONADONI: COL MILAN VOGLIO FARE BELLA FIGURA

''Il mio Livorno ha lo stesso spessore umano del grande Milan di cui facevo parte''. Roberto Donadon...


Mexico's Fox Livens Up Radio Show with Celebrities

Mexican President Vicente Fox is  trying to liven up his dour image by revamping his weekly radio  program to chat with celebrities like soccer stars and racing  car drivers instead of simply government ministers.


Bayer Delayed Warning on Cholesterol Drug--Report

Bayer AG may have known its withdrawn cholesterol-lowering drug Baycol caused a high rate of a serious muscle condition more than a year before it added a warning to its label, according to a prominent medical journal.


The Phoenix Suns scored on 11 of their final 12 possessions last night at TD Banknorth Garden. And that made all the difference.


Saudi Arabia and the United States will hold direct negotiations to settle the fate of 124 Saudi prisoners held at the US base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.


Auto parts supplier Delphi Corp.  DPH.N said on Friday it plans to cut 8,500 jobs, or up to 5  percent of its work force, in 2005 because of vehicle  production cuts by its North American customers and rising  materials costs.


Lebanon braced on Wednesday for a bitter power struggle after the assassination of an anti-Syrian Christian cabinet minister which his allies blamed on Syria.


Colombia rebels free two hostages from jungle

SAN JOSE DEL GUAVIARE, Colombia  - With tears, smiles and long hugs, two women hostages were freed by Colombia's Marxist rebels on Thursday after years in the jungle, raising hopes for dozens more languishing in secret camps.


Can wearing prescription glasses weaken your eyesight even more?


Comunicato della Procura della Repubblica di Milano


Virgin Media Continues to Challenge Anti-Competitive Behaviour By Sky

LONDON, March 5  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Following Sky's withdrawal of its basic channels from Virgin Media's  TV service, Virgin Media has formally advised Sky that it will pursue action in the high court if their carriage disputes are not resolved within 30 days.


TALKS between Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and settlers opposed to his Gaza pullout plan ended in acrimony yesterday amid warnings the country could face civil war.


L'operazione eseguita a Bologna, Pm ha gia' aperto inchiesta


Aziende daranno risposta a proposta dei sindacati


Sprint Plans to Be First with the Treo 650

Sprint announced plans today be the first wireless carrier to offer the new palmOne Treo 650. The Treo 650 will be available next month at Sprint Stores, Sprint business channels and online for $599.


Employers added a  stronger-than-expected 132,000 new jobs in June and also  boosted payrolls more strongly than previously thought in April  and May, according to a Labor Department report that underlined  a strengthening job market.


Just as the Enron scandal triggered an overhaul of corporate accounting practices, the nation's prescription drug crisis may prompt a sweeping revamp of


Teenager survives rabies without vaccine

CHICAGO: A teenage girl has become the first known rabies victim to survive the disease without the benefit of a rabies vaccination, doctors said.


Wall Street stocks end higher on Kmart-Sears merger deal

Wall Street stocks rose moderately Wednesday as investors cheered the merger deal that combined retailers Kmart Holding Corp. and Sears, Roebuck and Co.


BoSox Lead Yankees 2-1 After Five Innings

BOSTON - The Boston Red Sox held a 2-1 lead over the New York Yankees after five innings of play Monday in Game 5 of the ALCS.    After singles by Orlando Cabrera and Manny Ramirez in the first off Yankees starter Mike Mussina, David Ortiz added another single to make the score 1-0...


L'Aquila, liceo dichiara guerra ai pantaloni a vita bassa

L'AQUILA, 11 ott - Guerra ai pantaloni a vita bassa a scuola. Lo aveva giÃ  fatto un istituto riminese, che nel maggio 2003 aveva invitato gli studenti a un abbigliamento piÃ¹ decoroso. Ora ci pensa anche


Lugar Urges Quick Shift in Iraq War Strategy

Senator Richard G. Lugar of Indiana has become one of the highest-ranking Republicans in Congress to call for a troop drawdown in Iraq.


Bush, Musharraf Emphasize Mideast Peace in Talks

President Bush emphasized Middle  East peace in a meeting Saturday with Pakistan's president and  praised his ally's efforts in the war on terrorism and the  search for Osama bin Laden.


Yao and China crash out, but US make semis

YAO Ming did his best with 29 points and 11 rebounds, but the Chinese NBA star could not stop undefeated Lithuania from charging 95-75 into the men's basketball semi-finals.


Si tratterebbe di dipendenti della Shell a Soku


Hedge Funds, Once Daring, Trim Their Currency Bets

Hedge funds, once the last word in aggressive speculation, have become more timid as pensions and other more risk-averse investors have increasingly placed money with the funds.


Video has become an important propaganda tool in the Mahdi Army fight against the US.


Former ICI boss and TV "troubleshooter" Sir John Harvey-Jones dies in his sleep following a long illness.


Facebook Deal Underscores Microsoft's Google Envy

For Google, buying a piece of Facebook would have been, well, nice. But for Microsoft, sealing the deal was an absolute necessity.


Amazon Posts Profit, Outlook Disappoints

Amazon.com Inc.  on Thursday posted quarterly earnings that more than tripled on strong international sales but offered an outlook for the current quarter and next year that was below the more bullish analyst forecasts, sending its stock down 8 percent.


E*Trade Tries to Calm Fears by Selling More Securities

The discount brokerage and banking firm disclosed that it had sold an additional $3 billion of mortgage-backed securities.


Love him or hate him, anybody who's followed Bill Clinton's career knows it's always been about him — as in No. 1 or "me," "my" and "I."


'Ha'Penny Bridge', Broadway-Aimed Irish Musical, Will Play San Francisco After Toronto

Playbill - Ha'Penny Bridge, the new Irish musical making its North American premiere in Toronto in May, will makes its U.S. debut in San Francisco in the summer. The show is billed as "Broadway-bound."


Microsoft offers to buy Yahoo for $44.6 billion

Technology giant Microsoft Corp said  on Friday that it had offered to acquire Internet media company  Yahoo Inc for $44.6 billion in cash and stock.


AT&T Delivers Package of Ethernet and Network Applications to Knight Capital Group

JERSEY CITY, N.J., March 6  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AT&T Inc.  announced today a contract to provide high-capacity data services, specialized equipment and Internet Protocol (IP) telephony support to Knight Capital Group, Inc.


UN: 10,000 People Dying Monthly in Darfur

In the Darfur region of western Sudan, nearly 10,000 people per month have lost their lives from malnutrition and disease adding up to 70,000 deaths since the crisis started in February of 2003.


HP acquisitions update service management apps

(InfoWorld) - HP on Monday announced it has upgraded products in its service management portfolio to help customers expedite changes, automate software distribution and align IT processes with the best practices of the Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL). At its HP Software Universe conference in Las Vegas, the company announced updated software and services that it says will help reduce manual error and maintain more good configurations across distributed systems. The company also introduced a product, HP Change Control Management Software, which incorporates a change advisory board -- recommended in ITIL -- into software. The software, built on technology acquired with Mercury Interactive, helps automate approvals processes and reduces the need for multiple change advisory meetings to push changes out to systems, industry watchers say. "This product can eliminate tasks that a change advisory board would typically have to do," says Evelyn Hubbert, a senior analyst with Forrester Research. Because the software incorporates Mercury technology with HP's focus on service management and ITIL best practices, Hubbert says, "HP has done more work than it has in the past at working across different divisions. The product is a significant step forward in integration." HP also announced upgrades to its HP Configuration Management Software, also built on acquired technology from Novadigm. This product picks up where the change-control product leaves off, HP says, by pushing out changes approved by the change advisory board to production systems. The vendor also says this software can help with rolling out virtualization software and migrating systems to Vista. Forrester's Hubbert says the product "closes the loop on rolling out changes" for customers and reveals HP's product plans to "trickle out" more automation in its software. "It is a real pain point for clients to see a change from initiation to conclusion. HP is offering another proof point in automation, but also addressing that pain point," Hubbert says. "The company is also doing a better job of aligning their products and building a better implementation road map." Last, HP announced its Best Practices for Service Center services, which help organizations accelerate the adoption of HP Service Center software and align internal IT-management processes with those if ITIL Version 2 as well as Version 3 of the best-practice framework. The software and services are available. HP did not disclose pricing information.


Abu Bakar Bashir, the alleged leader of the terrorist group Jemaah Islamiah, seems set to escape the most serious charges involving the Bali bombing.


Belarus will pay nearly 20 percent more for Russian gas beginning next year, Russia's state-controlled gas monopoly said Saturday.


LONDON: A new survey has revealed that Britons are the world champions at foreplay as they spend the maximum amount of time indulging in it at an average of 22 and half minutes per couple, while the French have the most sex at 137 times a year on an


New name, same old show The 3GSM World Congress has renamed itself the Mobile World Show, hoping to attract a more sexy media crowd than the middle-aged telecoms executives who usually frequent the place.â¦


The trans fat-loaded pre-Super Bowl programming will reach a record 10 1/2 hours this weekend, swallowing whole a few sportscasters and celebrities.


Poll: Most Support Justice Retirement Age

Six in 10 Americans say there should be a mandatory retirement age for Supreme Court justices, according to an Associated Press poll.


The 44th New York Film Festival opens on Friday with Stephen Frears's award-winning drama The Queen.


Marlon Anderson scores from third base on Aaron Fultz's wild pitch in the 10th inning, giving the Washington Nationals a 6-5ÃÂ win Thursday over Philadelphia.


U.S. stock index futures extended declines on Tuesday after government data showed producer prices jumped by the most in more than three decades, spurring concerns about inflation.


1 in 10 not so lucky with XP Service Pack

Written by Net 4 Nowt AssetMetrix, an on-demand IT AssetIntelligence service, today announced a series of new reports that identify specific applications and hardware within a corporate infrastructure that may no longer work properly after the


Fed worried core inflation trend not set: minutes

Federal Reserve officials believed the outlook for core inflation had improved, but were uncertain inflation was firmly on a downward path, according to minutes of their January 30-31 policy meeting released on Wednesday.


After Silence, China Mounts Product Safety PR Offensive

BEIJING -- Scanning the headlines in the Chinese press, it's easy to conclude that the global brouhaha over product safety is not about China -- but about America.


Scramjet breaks own speed record on final flight

With a defiant streak across the sky, the fastest plane in the world broke its own speed record before plunging into the sea for the last time.


Democrat Barack Obama promised Wednesday an open process to enact universal health care, saying he has learned from the mistakes of rival Hillary Rodham Clinton's failed health care reform effort of 1993.


OSLO -- A leader of one of Norway's most respected Islamic groups defended the use of suicide bombings in certain cases and stirred a debate yesterday in this Nordic country that sees itself as a beacon of peace and nonviolence.


Prisoners of love - Web site offers captive dates

Still searching for a  Valentine's date? Have a penchant for muscular torsos, crew  cuts and tattoos?


Number of elderly cancer patients to double by 2030

Cancer researchers warned Monday that the number of elderly cancer patients would likely double from 2000 to 2030, creating "huge challenges" to healthcare systems worldwide.


SHANGHAI Warburg Pincus, Citic Capital Markets Holdings and a Chinese venture capital company said Monday that they had agreed to pay 2.04 billion yuan, or $246 million, for 55 percent of Harbin Pharmaceutical Group Holding to help the drug maker


Oracle Buys PeopleSoft for $10.3 Billion

PeopleSoft Inc. on Monday agreed  to a sweetened $10.3 billion buyout by rival software maker  Oracle Corp., relenting after a 18-month takeover saga marked  by personal insults, courtroom battles and the ouster of  PeopleSoft's chief executive.


Google's Desktop Search application, released as a preview this month for Windows XP and 2000 PCs, searches the hard drive of your PC using the same algorithms that have made its Internet search engine fast, accurate and popular.


At a health clinic off Penny Lane, the street made famous by the hometown Beatles, there are no long lines of senior citizens desperate to get their "flu jabs.


The actor looked tomato-red at an event.


Lace, knits go subversive in New York exhibition

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - On the surface, it's an art exhibition that would make any grandmother proud, with a knitted christening blanket and miniature cardigans, but a closer look might make granny's hair curl.


Bruiser Blair put Berlusconi in hospital say papers

LONDON - It's hardly the way to treat your host, but Britain's Tony Blair always plays to win. The sports-loving prime minister tackled his Italian counterpart so hard in a "friendly" soccer game at their


IRAQ: USA, OTTO EX MINISTRI DI SADDAM SOSPENDONO SCIOPERO DELLA ...

Baghdad, 13 dic. (Adnkronos) - Otto ex ministri del deposto regime di Saddam Hussein sotto custodia americana hanno sospeso oggi lo sciopero della fame, dopo essersi in un primo momenti rifiutati di fare colazione.


After 40 years, American deserter takes his punishment

To the American military he was a turncoat and a traitor, the soldier who defected to communist North Korea and lived as a fugitive during the height of the cold war.


HP's Dunn to testify before House on spying scandal

Hewlett-Packard Chairman Patricia Dunn will answer questions on the spying scandal that has embroiled her company during a House committee hearing on Capitol Hill next week.


Teens With Same-Sex Parents Well-Adjusted

Adolescents who have two moms as parents are no different from teens growing up with a mother and a father, a new study finds. On measures of psychosocial well-being, school


The British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, will be outlining his hopes for a third term in office at the Labour Party conference in Brighton today.


Authorities in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal begin investigating the death of thousands of poultry birds.


L'1-0 con lo Sporting Lisbona firmato da Crespo


Mafia, talpe al Dda: Cuffaro rinviato a giudizio

Il presidente della Regione siciliana, Salvatore Cuffaro, Ã¨ stato rinviato a giudizio dal Gup Bruno Fasciana. Il governatore, nell'ambito dell'inchiesta sulle 'Talpe alla Dda', Ã¨ accusato di aver favorito Cosa nostra.


Miliband drinks the Kool Aid Comment David Miliband, the environment minister tipped to be the next Labour Party leader by a friendly Westminster press, says "a new spirit" is afoot in the UK, brought about by Web 2.0.â¦


Advertising's just the beginning: Facebook chatter heats up even more

The company's made several significant announcements today, and word on the much-rumored Microsoft stake is apparently even closer that we think.


La Bellucci e Garko doppiano un videogioco

Gli attori Monica Bellucci e Gabriel Garko sono stati ingaggiati per doppiare 'Prince of Persia - Spirito guerriero' che esce in questi giorni in tutto il mondo. Â«E' stato un lavoro duro - spiega l'attrice


There was a great 35th birthday present for Ernie Els on Sunday. The South African won the World Match Play title for a record sixth time, beating Lee Westwood to earn a million pounds, the biggest prize in golf.


President Bush refused today to indulge a question asking him to compare the California wildfires and Hurricane Katrina.


Report: Palestinians, Israel Back Peace Plan

Palestinians and Israelis have agreed in  principle to proposals aiming to end their conflict, Egypt's  official news agency MENA said on Tuesday.


Trento, 13:33 - CALCIO, SAMPDORIA: MONTELLA RAGGIUNGE RITIRO, BAGNO DI FOLLA

Centinaia di tifosi blucerchiati hanno accolto questa mattina il nuovo attaccante della Sampdoria Vi...


Bush Vows to Veto Any Change to Medicare Bill

In the face of mounting Congressional concern about the projected costs of the new Medicare prescription drug benefit, President Bush today vowed to veto any attempts to limit it.


Britain's Blair in Libya at start of Africa tour

British Prime Minister Tony Blair flew in to oil-rich Libya on Tuesday on the start of a three-nation African tour less than a month before he leaves office.


Wage gains stay ahead of inflation in August

Gains in workers' pay outpaced inflation for the second straight month in August, the government said Thursday in a report suggesting subdued price pressures are helping employees come out slightly ahead.


Israel threatens to scrap its promise to ease travel restrictions while Palestinians vote for a new leader.


For Joe Paterno, it was a throwback day. Penn State's defense was its usual stout self and the offense was good enough in the second half to make a difference. Mistakes were rare and after two months of frustration, Paterno could finally enjoy himself.


No. 3 Georgia Tech 79, Arkansas-Little Rock 54

BJ Elder scored 23 points, No. 3 Georgia Tech started the game with a 23-2 run and the Yellow Jackets cruised to a 79-54 victory over Arkansas-Little Rock on Friday night.


SAN FRANCISCO -- The California Supreme Court ruled yesterday that 1,400 managers at an Albertsons Inc. unit who claim they were denied overtime pay can sue the second-largest US supermarket chain as a group.


CPS accused of lapse over data on foreign crime suspects

The Conservatives on Wednesday demanded a government statement on the handling of data on foreign crime suspects after authorities admitted they had failed for a year to match details sent by the Dutch police on 15 serious crime suspects held in the British DNA police databank.


Greg Oden heard the chants for one more year from the Ohio State fans and did his best to ignore them. Time will tell if the 7-foot freshman grants their wish or answers the call of the NBA, but his mind was on other things Sunday.


HEE-Won Han sank a five-foot birdie putt at the first playoff hole to beat Lorie Kane and claim the LPGA Safeway Classic crown won by Annika Sorenstam for the past two years.


Schizophrenia may block the music in speech: study

People with schizophrenia cannot hear false notes in music as well as healthy people do, and often cannot make out important tones that convey meaning in speech, U.S. researchers reported on Thursday.


Bosnian-Serb prime minister resigns in protest against U.S. sanctions

BANJA LUKA, Bosnia-Herzegovina  - The prime minister of the Serbian half of Bosnia resigned Friday, a day after the U.S. government and Bosnia's top international administrator sanctioned Bosnian Serbs for failing to arrest and hand over war crimes suspects to the UN tribunal.


Venezuela oil firm PDVSA cuts supplies to ExxonMobil

Venezuela's state petroleum company PDVSA said Tuesday it suspended oil supplies to ExxonMobil in retaliation for the US energy giant's effort to freeze billions of dollars in global PDVSA assets.


Knauss Picks Dress for Marriage to Trump

With no royals of our own, Americans look to celebrities and socialites to get their fix of fabulousness, which makes the wedding of Donald Trump and Melania Knauss a very big deal.


Lo ha detto il ministro Gentiloni, decisione all'Authority


The federal judge who presided over the trial of former Gov. Don Siegelman and ex-HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy refused on Monday to throw out their convictions on government corruption charges.


The FBI advised officials in as many as eight cities last month to tighten security after U.S. soldiers in Iraq seized computer disks containing information about those towns' school systems.


Xavi believes that Jose Mourinho has copied Valencia in his tactics at Chelsea as he reflected on Barcelona's meeting with the Blues in the Champions League.


Link Between Personality and Cancer Ruled Out

MONDAY, Jan. 24 (HealthDayNews) -- There's no link between cancer and two specific personality traits, extroversion and neuroticism, says a study in the March 1 issue of Cancer.


iTunes downloads in UK to become cheaper

British music fans will pay less for  downloads from Apple's  online iTunes store after Apple  Chief Executive Steve Jobs reached a deal with the European  Commission.


Buenos Aires Club Fire Kills 169, Injures 375

A blaze in a Buenos Aires nightclub packed with young people celebrating the New Year holidays killed at least 169 and injured 375, city officials said on Friday.


At least 29 people were killed and 18 wounded in an explosion in Baghdad after insurgents lured police to a house with an anonymous tip about a rebel hideout, then set off explosives.


Muslim Pilgrims Urged to Shun 'Islamic' Terror

A leading Saudi cleric warned Muslims on Thursday against heeding militant calls to wage terror attacks in the name of Islam.


German Team Finds New Way to Block HIV Replication

German scientists have found a new way to prevent the HIV virus from replicating, offering hope in the face of the virus's increasing resistance to existing drugs.


Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega will get a new hearing on France's request to extradite him on money-laundering charges, a federal judge decided Thursday.


Indiaâs Automakers Face Big Hurdles in Pursuing Global Ambitions

Indian automakers are plagued by a shortage of skilled workers, inferior product quality and deficient highway infrastructure, among other challenges.


A missile fired by Palestinian militants struck a synagogue in a Jewish settlement in the Gaza Strip during morning prayers Tuesday, causing extensive damage but no injuries, the Israeli military said.


Clothing stores post strong September sales

U.S. department stores and clothing  retailers posted surprisingly strong September sales on  Thursday as falling gasoline prices and cool weather spurred  spending on fall fashions such as skinny-leg pants and long  tops.


Young & Rubicam Loses Two Big-Ticket Clients

The efforts to revive Young & Rubicam suffered twin setbacks this week as the agency lost two large accounts from major clients within hours of each other.


Social Security Underestimates Future Life Spans, Critics Say

Many population experts say that Americans' life expectancy will increase rapidly in the 21st century, making the program's financial problems even worse.


Salisbury, MD (Sports Network) - Olympic champion swimmer Michael Phelps was sentenced to 18 months' probation after pleading guilty to drunken driving on Wednesday.


Groupware Technology Joins AMD Commercial Systems Channel Program

CAMPBELL, Calif., Sept. 14  /PRNewswire/ -- Groupware Technology, Inc., a rapidly growing Bay Area information technology solution provider, announced that it has become a member of the AMD  Commercial Systems Channel Program.


Nokia, Trimble to announce license deal: report

The world's top handset maker, Nokia  (NOK1V.HE), is set to announce a patent-licensing deal with  navigation technology firm Trimble Navigation Ltd. ,  the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.


US presses Iran to respond to European nuclear proposal

The United States on Thursday pressed Iran to respond to demands that it comply with the UN nuclear watchdog after three European nations made a last-chance proposal to entice Tehran into compliance.


Australia's IT News reports the findings of a recent survey in which more than 20 percent of company execs said they were considering or recommending offshore outsourcing. [Outsourcing Blog]


NEW YORK -- Lee Drew had a chat with some cousins the other day.He was sitting in his home office in Orem, Utah. Four of the cousins were in England. One was in Australia, another in South Africa.


Actor Peter Fonda has sued a clothing company for more than $123,000, saying Dragonfly Clothing Inc. violated a licensing agreement that allows it to market apparel bearing his image.


About 200 friends and fellow musicians gathered Saturday to mourn an Albanian pop singer who died with her mother and 7-year-old daughter in an accidental carbon monoxide poisoning.


Yushchenko named Ukraine president-elect after weeks of turmoil

The end of weeks of political turmoil in Ukraine was in sight after the pro-Europe Viktor Yushchenko was officially declared the winner of a re-run presidential vote, paving the way for the inauguration of the ...


Militari Usa annunciano l'arresto di un membro di al Qaida


The world's first private astronaut, South African-born Mike Melvill, was jubilant as he returned safely from a harrowing roller-coaster ride into space that stopped the hearts of onlookers.


Republican John McCain is trying to ease long-standing distrust among the party's powerful conservatives. It will be a slow process.


Your family tree holds a key to your health

Amricans are kindly asked to trace their family medical history, as one of the best way to ensure oneâs longevity. US health officials are asking Americans this Thanksgiving to try to find out what their


Israeli forces kill 18 Palestinians in Gaza

Israel killed at least 18 Palestinians, nearly all Hamas militants, in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, in violence the Palestinian Authority said was a "slap in the face" to President George W. Bush's peace efforts.


15 Years After Quake, San Francisco Still Vulnerable

After a huge earthquake struck San Francisco in 1989, many Californians thought they'd survived the "Big One." But experts say smaller quakes hold greater cause for worry.


Attivita' proseguono con mezzi aerei e squadre a terra


Reaction to Iraqi interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi's speech Thursday to a joint meeting of Congress:


Arthritis Drug Recall Sparks Criticism of FDA

U.S. drug safety regulators are coming under fire for their response to years of suspicions, confirmed last week, that arthritis drug Vioxx increased the risks of heart attacks and strokes.


Delitto Cogne: da adesso indaga la Procura di Torino

AOSTA - Non sara' piu' la Procura della Repubblica di Aosta ad indagare sull'omicidio di Samuele Lorenzi, ucciso a Cogne il 30 gennaio 2002. Il fascicolo sulla cosiddetta ''inchiesta bis'' e' stato trasferito


A German hiker who in 1991 discovered the mummified remains of a prehistoric man has gone missing while walking in bad conditions in the Alps.


Life & style: Eleanor Freret, buyer for the ethical website Adili, picks her favourite items.


By Toby Helm, Jack Fairweather in Baghdad and David Rennie in Washington. Tony Blair's closest Cabinet allies yesterday rejected claims that he had struck a "tawdry political deal" to help George W Bush's election


Buck Showalter , the reigning AL Manager of the Year, received a three-year contract extension from the Texas Rangers yesterday.


Giving MaMa What She Wants: Vintage Sam Shepard

La MaMa E.T.C. is remounting Sam Shepard's 1983 rock concert production of "The Tooth of Crime" to celebrate its 45th-anniversary season.


Iraq Probes Possible Security Breach Over Killings

Iraq ordered an investigation on Monday  into whether a security breach triggered a massacre of 49 army  recruits, while two foreign soldiers, an Estonian and an  American, were killed in surging guerrilla raids during  Ramadan.


US Wants Security Council to Take Up Issue of Iran's Nuclear ...

Secretary of State Colin Powell Tuesday reaffirmed the United States' intention to try to get the issue of Iran's nuclear program referred to the UN Security Council for possible sanctions.


Madrid, 22:51 - BASKET, LIGA ACB: TITOLO AL REAL MADRID

Il Real Madrid ha vinto il titolo spagnolo di basket (Liga ACB) chiudendo alla quarta partita la sfi...


THURSDAY, Oct. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Behavioral therapies can be an effective means of dealing with bedtime problems and nighttime awakenings in children, a new review of the data finds.


Nineteen workers are killed as their bus is hit by a bomb and then attacked by militants in southern Afghanistan.


Economic Scene: No. 1 Book, and It Offers Solutions

âOvertreated,â by Shannon Brownlee is the best description I have yet read of a huge economic problem that we know how to solve â but is so often misunderstood.


Plenum topic suggests change in Party lines

The Communist Party of China's 16th Central Committee opened its fourth plenary session in Beijing yesterday. Apart from routinely deliberating policies, the four-day plenum is expected to feature a major


Middle age is misery, says depression study

People are most likely to become depressed in middle age, according to a worldwide study of happiness


With NASA's leadership shuffle, big goals and uncertain future

After three years, Sean O'Keefe has announced his resignation from NASA's top post.


Janitor Leaves University $2.3M Windfall

GREAT FALLS, Mont. - A part-time janitor who worked at the University of Great Falls has left the college $2.3 million - the largest gift the school has ever received.  Genesio Morlacci died on Halloween at the age of 102.


Jannuzzi (Fi): raccogliero' firme per commissione inchiesta


Sir Alex Ferguson has defended Wayne Rooney after his teenage striker clashed with Bolton's Tal Ben Haim in today's 2-0 win for Manchester United.


Experts probe boxes from Indonesia crash

Australian experts Friday received the charred black box recorders from the Garuda jet that crashed at Yogyakarta airport, saying they had only superficial damage and would yield vital clues.


By Reuters. Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. said yesterday that it passed the 800,000 subscriber mark and is on track to have one million by the end of the year, further fueling the company's stock.


LOS ANGELES - An online pay-per-view showing of Michael Moore's controversial anti-Bush documentary "Fahrenheit 9/11" will be released on the eve of the presidential election, the Internet movie provider CinemaNow announced Friday.


Washington Times calls on House Speaker to resign

The Washington Times, a conservative newspaper that generally supports Republicans, called on Tuesday for the resignation of House Speaker Dennis Hastert over his handling of a congressional sex scandal.


Blair's decade marked with curious gifts

Prime Minister Tony Blair has received some eclectic gifts during his decade in office: a foal with a bloodline tied to expeditions by Napoleon, a glinting arsenal of daggers and richly woven carpets from the Middle East.


"Ghost Rider" set to speed past box office rookies

LOS ANGELES  - "Ghost Rider" and "Bridge to Terabithia" could lead the box office for a second weekend, despite the arrival of three new wide releases, including Jim Carrey's first thriller, "The Number 23."


Republicans are demanding a list of voters in Washington state's most populous county as the party considers a court challenge of Democrat Christine Gregoire's razor-thin victory in the governor's race, officials said Monday.


Former Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer died of natural causes, and was not murdered as initially suspected, Jamaican police said on Tuesday, bringing to an embarrassing close a three-month investigation that had gripped the cricket world.


From bank accounts and mortgages to credit cards and car loans, let the buyer beware: Financial fees are on the rise. And many are just waiting to blindside you.


A Scottish firm has been criticised by the family of John F Kennedy for producing a game which recreates the president's assassination in Dallas.


Pressure? What pressure? Kurt Busch, last in the qualifying line and first in the NASCAR Nextel Cup points, waited out 54 other drivers Friday and then won the pole for the season-ending Ford 400, which will determine the 2004 champion.


Israeli Court Releases Palestinian Lawmakers

The court order could help improve the climate for talks between the Israelis and the Palestinians.


Iraqi Police Tied to Attack on U.S. Base

BAGHDAD, Oct. 20 -- The men gathered in the evening at the schoolyard to execute their attack. By the time they finished, at least seven rockets had crashed down nearly four miles away inside the American military headquarters compound in Baghdad, killing two U.S. soldiers and wounding at least 38...


Fueled by constant fear, family follows trail of displacement

JOUNIEH, Lebanon -- It was his wife's miscarriage that finally drove Ali Abdulrazak Lafta to flee Iraq's war for the life of a refugee in Lebanon -- another war zone, but one much more manageable for his family.


MONTE CARLO, September 18 (World Athletics Final) - Christian Olsson's remarkable composure saw him retain his World Athletics final triple jump title in Monaco on Saturday.


Bush links terror war to independence war

MOUNT VERNON, Virginia  - President George W. Bush linked the U.S.-led war on terrorism on Monday to the country's struggle for independence led by George Washington more than 200 hundred years ago.


Update 1: Yukos Unit Evaluated for Sale to Pay Bill

Assets of Russia's beleaguered Yukos oil company should fetch at least $15 billion, a senior official said Monday, as the company's main production unit is evaluated for sale to offset a crushing back-tax bill.


La societa' e' tra i principali fornitori del Pentagono


Roddick vs. Federer in Thailand Open final

Roger Federer and Andy Roddick pulled out three-set victories Saturday to set up a No. 1 vs. No. 2 final at the Thailand Open. Top-ranked Federer got past Thai star Paradorn Srichaphan 7-5, 2-6, 6-3 in the


U.S. troops in charm offensive on Philippine rebel isle

JOLO, Philippines  - U.S. troops are moving into   the interior of a remote Philippine island that is the hideout   of the country's most notorious Islamic rebels, but only to   provide health care and to build schools.


By The Roanoke Times, Va.  Sep. 14--One consultant plus two master plans equals the potential for a municipal masterpiece.   Residents and officials of Roanoke city and county should compose their parks and recreation master plans with broad, bold strokes.


Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, said Saturday it expects a 0.7 percent increase in November sales at its US stores open at least one year, down from a forecast of 2 percent to 4 percent a week ago.


Europe's largest fashion retailer, Hennes & Mauritz AB, on Thursday posted better than expected third-quarter profits and said sales were up despite lowered prices and competition from rival companies, thanks in part to sales in the United States.


The US urges Aristide allies to rein in militants after weeks of bloodshed leave nearly 50 dead in Haiti.


Struggling to Stay Afloat in a Sea of Dysfunction

This Australian film could be described by the story's "Rocky"-like outlines, but there is a gripping, downbeat family drama at the movie's core.


Iraq report sees "grave and deteriorating" crisis

The United States should begin to withdraw forces from combat and launch a diplomatic push, including Iran and Syria, to prevent "a slide toward chaos" in Iraq, an elite panel recommended on Wednesday.


Skyrider Unveils New In-Video Ad Solution to Empower Content Owners and Advertisers in Peer-to-Peer Networks

Skyrider, developer of a new peer-to-peer (P2P) platform, today  announced an innovative in-video advertising solution offering  advertisers and content owners a means to distribute, track and monetize  content on P2P networks.


Kremlin preaches Putin's greatness at youth camp

LAKE SELIGER, Russia  - At a lakeside camp five hours drive north of Moscow, 10,000 young Russians are learning why President Vladimir Putin is such a brilliant leader and why his opponents are so evil.


Russia against immediate sanctions on Iran

On the eve of major power talks on Iran's nuclear ambitions, Russia's foreign minister on Thursday made clear new sanctions would have to wait until U.N. inspectors had surveyed Tehran's activities.


Allardyce is infuriated by Souness' criticism

BOLTON manager Sam Allardyce rounded on his Newcastle counterpart Graeme Souness last night for criticising their style of play. Allardyce saw his unsung side reclaim fourth spot in the table after a 2-1 victory at the Reebok Stadium.


Siemens deal for UGS gets U.S. antitrust approval

U.S. antitrust authorities said on Thursday they approved plans by German conglomerate Siemens AG  to buy industrial design software maker UGS Corp. for $3.5 billion.


Indonesian cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir is charged with involvement in the 2002 Bali bombings.


PeopleSoft agreed today to be bought by Oracle for $10.3 billion, or $26.50 a share, ending a bitter 18-month acquisition battle. PeopleSoft's price was 10 percent above what Oracle previously called its "best and final" offer of $24 a share.


MedImmune Inc. will pay a New Jersey biotech company $15 million to collaborate with it on potential new treatments for autoimmune diseases, starting with lupus. - The Washington Post


The Iraq War is center stage again in Connecticut's increasingly nasty Senate race. Ned Lamont, whose upset of Sen. Joe Lieberman in last month's Democratic primary was fueled in large part by his opposition to the war, took fresh aim at Lieberman's staunch support of the conflict in a new television ad Thursday.


American Airlines to lay off 1,100 pilots and ground staff

FORT WORTH, United States : World number one American Airlines has announced plans to lay off as many as 1,100 pilots, mechanics and other ground staff in coming months, with more cuts in the future as it struggles to pare costs amid falling revenue.


Andy Murray comes from two sets to one down to beat Fernando Gonzalez  in five sets at the US Open.


Crescita su base mensile dell'1,2% e non dell'1,1%


The chancellor appeals for unity after Tony Blair again dismisses reports of a broken leadership deal.


Calls for New Ukrainian Election Grow Louder

KIEV, Ukraine  - Some form of new election in  Ukraine appeared increasingly likely Tuesday as a solution to  political deadlock and mass unrest after a presidential vote  the opposition insists was rigged.


CBS, Rather admit âmistake in judgmentâ over Bush docs

Earlier this week, amid controversy over the validity of the recently released documents saying President Bush skirted his military duty in Texas, CBS News said they can now longer confirm that the memos from Col.


Michigan-Based Commercial Laundry to Enter Utah Market

By Anonymous  Elite Cleanroom Services, a Lapeer, Mich.-based firm that launders wiping cloths used in a variety of industries, will enter the Utah market next month with an approximately 5,700 square foot facility at 1772 S. Redwood Road, Salt Lake City.


A fire which caused disruption to flights at Glasgow Airport may have been started deliberately, say police.


Investigative hearing of "Chemical Ali" begins

Ali Hassan al-Majid(L), better known as "Chemical Ali", and Sultan Hashim, former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's defense minister, handcuffed but looking healthy, were interrogated separately in a big room.


iPhone unlocking explodes despite Apple's countermeasures

Despite company's attempts to make life harder for the unlocking community, the number of unlocked iPhones appears to be soaring.


A rescue plan for the Hubble Space Telescope is in doubt after reports that its funding has been rejected.


Tropical Storm Gaston sloshed ashore in South Carolina yesterday with near-hurricane-force winds, spinning sheets of rain that flooded roads as the storm knocked out power to thousands of people.


Health care has taken center stage in the race between President George W. Bush and Sen. John Kerry. WebMD Washington correspondent Todd Zwillich talked to top staff members from each campaign to find out


More than 300 Buddhist monks on Wednesday took to the streets in Myanmar's main city of Yangon in the latest show of public defiance against the junta, one month after a series of protests began.


No one can stop him now. Not the state of Colorado. Not the figurative shackles of Phil Jackson's offense. Least of all the hulking presence of Shaquille O'Neal.


To Eat and Drink What No One Has Tried Before

Employees at a food lab cross-train as chefs, food scientists, engineers and marketing specialists to deliver products for clients.


Brigitte Bardot may move to Sweden over animal rights

French film star Brigitte Bardot has told Sweden's prime minister that she may move to Sweden because she was ashamed of her native France's efforts to stop a Swedish law aimed at improving conditions on the country's own mink farms.


CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The six crew members of space shuttle Atlantis strapped into the spacecraft and ran through a practice countdown Friday in preparation for the program's first launch of the year next month. "It went seamlessly," NASA spokesman Bill Johnson said.


Israel Agrees to Free 170 Palestinian Prisoners

Israel has agreed to free 170 Palestinian prisoners as a gesture to Egypt for freeing a convicted Israeli spy and to show goodwill ahead of a Palestinian election, officials said on Sunday.


Napster is rocking, even if it's doing so before smaller crowds.


Obama urges unity; Clinton visits Harlem

Barack Obama called Sunday for unity to overcome the country's problems and acknowledged that "none of our hands are clean" when it comes to healing divisions. Hillary Rodham Clinton picked up a Harlem church leader's endorsement.


Motorsport crowned a new king in the V8 Supercars last night when Ford's Marcos Ambrose swept to successive championship titles in the final round of the season at Eastern Creek.


The world's top players gather at Flushing Meadow for the US Open.


Pettitte testifies in baseball steroids probe

New York Yankee pitcher Andy Pettitte met on Monday with lawyers for a U.S. congressional panel investigating steroid use in baseball -- focused largely on Pettitte's former teammate, pitching great Roger Clemens.


Amid fanfare fit for actual world-class athletes, five Americans with really quick fingers took home the gold medal Sunday in the popular "Counter Strike" competition of the World Cyber Games championships, capping five days of intense gaming by the world's elite.


Key opposition figures are arrested in Pakistan, ahead of protests against President Musharraf's re-election.


Cameras Ready, Spacecraft Gets Up Close to Saturn Moon

The Cassini spacecraft cruised on Tuesday to within 745 miles of Titan, Saturn's planet-size moon, for the first close encounter with it.


GREENVILLE, S.C. - A driver has been charged with leaving the scene of an accident with injuries after her car hit a bicyclist who was in the road waiting on an ambulance to treat him for injuries after being hit by another car.


Remains found in missing Utah woman case

Human remains were found in a Salt Lake County landfill where police have been searching for the body of a missing Utah woman, officials said Friday.


Panel warns US to ratchet up supercomputer research

A panel of leading computer scientists warned in a report issued last week that unless the US federal government significantly increased support for advanced research on supercomputing, the US would be unable to retain its lead on that technological front


Hungarians test eastern Europe's gay taboo

"I am Gabor Szetey. A faithful  Hungarian-European. Citizen, public official, member of the  government. And gay."


Mexico leftists block Fox speech to Congress

Mexican President Vicente Fox was   forced to abandon his last state of the nation address to   Congress on Friday after leftist lawmakers alleging election   fraud seized the podium and refused to let him speak.


Warner Bros. Entertainment said Friday it will release movie discs only in the Blu-ray format, becoming the latest studio to reject the rival HD DVD technology and further complicating the high-definition landscape for consumers.


Time Warner's AOL to reduce headcount by 700

MUMBAI: In a bid to reverse its declining fortunes through cost cutting measures Time Warner's unit America Online which claims to be the world's largest internet service provider will remove over 700 employees shortly.


Silicon Valley Rebounds, Led by Green Technology

After five years of job losses, Silicon Valleyâs turnaround coincides with increased investment in clean environment technology.


LG.Philips pounded by price-fixing probes

Shares of South Korean LCD screen panel maker LG.Philips LCD Co. Ltd.   fell nearly 8 percent to a record low on Tuesday on news that three countries are investigating claims it fixed prices.


Before Carrâs Finale, Career Is Remembered

After Michigan plays Florida in the Capital One Bowl on Tuesday, Lloyd Carr will retire after 13 years as head coach of the Wolverines and 40 seasons in his profession.


US markets regulator the SEC is investigating troubled sub-prime mortgage lender New Century.


Michael Vick scores the tying touchdown with less than two minutes to go, then Jay Feely kicks a field goal in overtime for a 34-31 victory over Carolina.


Houston's Robby McWilliams continued his steady play at the 80th annual Greater Houston City Amateur by carding his second consecutive 69 to tie Steven Colwick for the top spot after two rounds of play.


Two U.S. scientists win Nobel for "gene silencing"

Americans Andrew Fire and Craig Mello won the 2006 Nobel prize for medicine on Monday for their discovery of how to switch off genes, a potential road to new treatments for diseases from AIDS to blindness and cancer.


Canada Study Sees Risk in U.S. Anti-Terrorism Law

VANCOUVER, British Columbia  - A key U.S.  anti-terrorism law threatens the privacy of Canadians and  rigorous steps are needed to protect private medical and  financial information, a government study said on Friday.


Children's apparel retailer posts 21% gain in December comps, lifts guidance.


Iran vowed on Thursday never to shelve   its nuclear program, defying the threat of sanctions as a U.N.   deadline fell due for Tehran to stop work that the West fears   could lead to atomic bombs.


Unemployment in Germany rises for the tenth straight month as growth remains sluggish despite a revival in domestic demand.


Ohio State, Cincinnati Renew Hoops Rivalry Today

By The Associated Press  INDIANAPOLIS - Ohio State and Cincinnati are finally getting back together on the basketball court.


Lleyton Hewitt ruthlessly disposed of Moroccan Mehdi Tahiri in their Davis Cup relegation tie at Perth's Royal Kings Park to become Australia's most successful singles player.


Gerrard sets sights on Premiership surge

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard believes the weekend win over Arsenal can help galvanise the Reds for a run up the English Premiership table.


A Palestinian man is shot dead and another seriously injured by Israeli troops in the West Bank town of Nablus.


ATHENS -- So this is how this strange and sour saga ends, with the Queen of Sydney playing Blind Woman's Bluff in the middle of the sprint relay. A blown baton exchange with Lauryn Williams, a fifth place in the long jump, and Marion Jones's trip to Olympus was over. Just like that. A record five medals in 2000, none ...


Rwandan Troops Enter Congo, Congo Officials Say

Rwandan troops have killed at least 19 civilians in an attack on a town in eastern Congo, a Congolese commander said on Tuesday, after Rwanda said


The top US computer security watchdog issues a warning about a flaw in Apple's OS X software.


Giving Slum Children A New Sense of Class

NEW DELHI -- Neelamdevi Thakur lives in a working-class slum and earns a living washing dishes in middle-class homes twice a day. In the past year, two of her five children, who attend an affluent private school, have returned home speaking words that she had never heard from her other children, who...


Kodak's consumer printers aim to chop ink costs

EasyShare All-In-One printers, which use company's less expensive cartridges, handle documents and "lab quality" photos.Photos: Kodak's new printers


Lo sostiene l'Associazione francese dei tesorieri d'impresa


Uniformed gunmen reportedly set up a phony checkpoint and pulled the victims, who were going home after training, from buses and executed them.


U.S. stocks advanced on Friday as a   drop in oil below $63 a barrel and tame inflation data   bolstered views that the Federal Reserve will keep interest   rates unchanged at its meeting next week.


AMERICA/VENEZUELA - I Vescovi del Venezuela preoccupati per la riforma della Costituzione: Ânostro interesse Ã¨ che ci sia pace, prosperitÃ , armonia, giustizia e libertÃ  in tutti gli angoli del VenezuelaÂ Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - I Vescovi venezuelani si mostrano preoccupati per la riforma della Costituzione annunciata dal Presidente, Hugo ChÃ¡vez.  L'abbozzo di modifica di 33 dei 350 articoli della Costituzione, del 1999, Ã¨ stato presentato il 15 ago...


The transfer of technological innovations from the campus to the capitalist marketplace has been a financial windfall for many schools.


The investigation into the disappearance of a British girl from a southern Portuguese resort last year is nearly over, Portugal's justice minister said Wednesday.


Stabile l'outlook, dopo valutazione su annunciata fusione


Edwards Faults Bush for Overtime Pay Cuts

Vice presidential candidate John  Edwards on Saturday assailed a new Bush administration policy  that excludes millions of Americans from overtime pay and  promised that the Democratic ticket would ensure that workers  are rewarded for their efforts.


Aid workers reaching the depths of Indonesia's Aceh province uncover the full horror of the devastation wreaked by the tsunami.


ENCOURAGINGLY for the cash-strapped Western Australian Cricket Association, all but about 300 public seating tickets for day one of the first Test against Pakistan at the WACA Ground have been sold.


Bush lacks credibility to lead the war on terror, Kerry says

John Kerry said yesterday that President Bush lacks the credibility to lead the world in the war on terrorism and that Bush had missed an opportunity to rally support for the US mission in Iraq by failing to level with world leaders at the United Nations


Government troops killed up to 44 separatist rebels in clashes in northern and eastern Sri Lanka while destroying three small camps in the insurgents' last eastern stronghold, the military said Wednesday. The guerrillas disputed the death toll figures.


Russia's Supreme Court upholds the life sentence against the only man convicted over the Beslan school siege.


1. How much do parents in England pay to send their child to nursery?  2. Which British city has won the nomination to be the site of the country's first supercasino?  3. What item is to be taken off a computer giant's shelves due to plummeting demand?  4.


Il ds partenopeo Marino: "C'era un fallo gravissimo di Legrottaglie"Il portoghese del Parma punito per lo sputo all'attaccante del Livorno Bogdani                                          Squalifica Zalayeta, il Napoli fa ricorso Tre giornate di stop a Couto con la prova tv


Iraq, iniziata nella notte l'offensiva americana su Falluja. ...

L'offensiva Ã¨ iniziata. Nella notte le truppe americane hanno attaccato Falluja, roccaforte dei ribelli iracheni, dopo diversi giorni di assedio. Aerei americani hanno prima bombardato la cittÃ , mentre le


U.S. shield makes Europe "powder keg": Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday the deployment of a U.S. missile shield in Europe would turn the continent into "a powder keg".


Brian Urlacher will likely miss Sunday's game against Houston with a hamstring injury that could sideline the Chicago Bears' star linebacker the rest of the season.


Londra, 22:38 - CALCIO, MONDIALI 2010: INGHILTERRA CAPELLO COMINCIA DA ANDORRA

Sarà Andorra il primo avversario dell'Inghilterra di Fabio Capello nelle qualificazioni ai mo...


Eisner Plans to Step Down as Disney Chief in 2006

The embattled chief executive officer told Disney's board of directors that he plans to step down in two years.


Lewis Hamilton is on pole for Sunday's eagerly-anticipated British Grand Prix at Silverstone.


Japanese digital camera growth to slow in 2007

Growth in digital camera shipments by  Japanese makers in 2007 is expected to slow to 7.5 percent from  a year earlier, when lower prices and a wider variety of models  with interchangeable lenses spurred growth to 22 percent.


New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh leaves on Sunday on a two-day visit to The Hague for the India-EU Summit. The 25-member grouping will upgrade its ties with New Delhi into a 'Strategic Partnership' in


Teen sticks Xbox 360 power supply in bowl of water

Result? Hospital for Darwin Award near-miss A North Carolina teenager who decided the best way to cool his Xbox's overheating power supply was to stick it in a bowl of water was knocked unconcious by the resulting electric shock and earned himself a trip to hospital with "minor burns to his right hand and foot".â¦


Inside Leopard: 10 Overlooked Gems of the Apple OS

There's plenty of things to love about OS X 10.5 that are flying under the radar. Here are Macworld's 10 favorite low-profile features.


Sprint, Nextel deal valued at 34.8 billion dollars: reports

WASHINGTON  - Sprint and Nextel reached tentative agreement on a merger of the two wireless telecom groups in a deal worth an estimated 34.8 billion dollars, reports said.


Cuban leader says he is eating solid food and regaining weight and strength.


Eddie Lampert, engineer of the Kmart-Sears merger, is as secretive as he is successful. Even Aylwin Lewis, the executive hired by Lampert last month to run Kmart, had no idea that his new


Gold May Rise for Sixth Week on Dollar's Decline, Survey Shows

Gold prices may rise for a sixth week, helped by a slumping dollar that boosts the appeal of the metal and bullion-backed equities as alternatives to stocks and bonds, a Bloomberg survey showed.


MTV Bars Beenie Man As Gays Plan Protest

MIAMI - Dancehall star Beenie Man, who has recorded anti-gay songs in the past, was yanked from a concert associated with the MTV Video Music Awards this weekend after gay groups planned a protest, the network said Wednesday.    MTV pulled the Jamaican singer from the roster Tuesday after South Florida gay activists announced plans to protest Saturday's concert in Miami over some of his past lyrics, including "I'm dreaming of a new Jamaica, come to execute all the gays" and "Queers must be killed."  "We don't want anything to overshadow what will be a great weekend of music events for South Floridians," MTV spokeswoman Marnie Black said Wednesday...


Juan Pablo Montoya demonstrated his road course prowess again yesterday, stretching his final fuel load to the limit and grabbing his first NASCAR Nextel Cup win at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif.


N.J. to honor out-of-state gay marriages

Gay couples who legally married elsewhere will have all the rights of married people in New Jersey, but they can't call themselves married, the state's attorney general decided Friday.


The British government and the entertainment industry, in an effort to curb ticket scalping, have announced new measures designed to protect consumers.


Bob Jones III, president of the fundamentalist college that bears his name, has told President Bush he should use his electoral mandate to appoint conservative judges and approve legislation "defined by biblical norm."


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


Judge Blocks Bid to Repossess United Planes

United Airlines, which has been under bankruptcy protection since 2002, won a temporary order on Friday stopping a group of creditors from repossessing 14 planes.


LAKE LOUISE, Alberta - As Bode Miller and Daron Rahlves were carving the texts of history with their first- and second-place men's World Cup downhill finishes in Beaver Creek Friday, Vail's own Lindsey Kildow was making some tracks of her own up north.


Sudanese government, southern rebels sign pledge to end civil war

The Sudanese government and southern rebel leaders pledged again yesterday to end a 21-year civil war - this time making the commitment before the UN Security Council holding a special meeting in Africa.


In this photograph released by the US Army, Army medical personnel from the 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment treat an Iraqi National Guardsman for injuries after a large car bomb exploded near an entrance to Baghdads International Zone Saturday Dec.


Marcus Trescothick maintained his consistent form in the ICC Champions Trophy with a century as favourites England totalled 217 against West Indies in todayâs final at The Oval.


Microsoft Revises Sender ID, AOL Signs On

AOL said in a statement that its previous decision against Sender ID was made because the first version was not backwards compatible, meaning that "all of the development work AOL and many others


Call to Presidential Candidates to Commit to Ending Torture

WASHINGTON -- October 27 -- The two main candidates in the US presidential election should commit to working to prevent any torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment of detainees in US custody.


Oil prices held near record peaks on  Thursday after a larger-than-expected decline in heating fuels  in the United States heightened fears of a winter supply  crunch.


Chiron's vaccine plans in tatters and financial future in doubt

EMERYVILLE, Calif. Chiron's (KY-rawn) aggressive plan to dominate the US flu vaccine market is in tatters. The Emeryville-based company's financial future is clouded now as well as the public health crisis it caused continues to mount.


Nevada Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori became the first woman picked to lead an Anglican province Sunday when she was elected presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church, a groundbreaking and potentially divisive step that comes three years after the denomination ordained an openly gay bishop.


Parmalat Announces Suits Against 45 Banks

Parmalat SpA is suing 45 financial institutions to try to claw back money lost in the runup to its crash a year ago, the Italian dairy giant said Thursday.


The City watchdog, the Financial Services Authority, is next to be quizzed by MPs on Northern Rock's problems.


GOLDBERG ON FOOTBALL: Halfway home, it's Steelers, Eagles and ...

A linebacker caught a touchdown pass, a kicker threw one and a wide receiver had three tackles in the secondary. Yes, Bill Belichick was back in his most creative form Sunday as New England bounced back with a 40-22 win in St.


As of Friday, July 20, 2007, at least 3,630 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 2,977 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.


Nokia Partners with Yahoo on New Mobile Services

Mobile handset maker Nokia said Wednesday it has extended its partnership with Yahoo to incorporate the search giant's services on a select set of Nokia phones.


Turkey's parliament is to take a controversial decision on whether to send troops to Lebanon.


PARIS -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy's first real test after five months in office comes at rush hour Thursday, with a strike disrupting flights, trains around Europe and stripping Paris of public transport _ all because of anger over plans to trim some retirement packages.


Glaxo may have shipped faulty antidepressants

GlaxoSmithKline PLC, the world's second-biggest drugmaker, recalled Paxil CR antidepressants last month because the pills may have lacked an active ingredient, and didn't warn patients.


Qwest posts loss of $569 million in third quarter

Qwest posted a third-quarter loss of $569 million after setting aside money to settle lawsuits stemming from a three-year accounting fraud.


TOKYO - Japan insisted yesterday it would not bow to the demands of militants in Iraq who threatened to behead a young Japanese unless Tokyo pulls its troops from the country within 48 hours.


A Great Way to Recession-Proof Your Portfolio

If you want a recession resistant portfolio, invest in large cap pharmaceuticals.


Infiltration Bids From Pak Still On: Army Chief

New Delhi, Nov. 22 (NNN): On the eve of Pakistan Premier Shaukat Azizâs trip to India, Army Chief NC Vij has said that infiltration attempts from across the border from Pakistan are still on.