Former England star Gazza hit by pneumonia

Former England star Paul Gascoigne is recovering in hospital from pneumonia but his agent denied the 37-year-old was seriously ill.


CINCINNATI (Ohio): American Lindsay Davenport advanced to the final of the WTA Cincinnati Open on Saturday after Franceâs Marion Bartoli pulled out with a blister on her right hand.


Invita i brand a rendere la citta' numero uno moda giovane


Alitalia in sciopero centinaia i voli fermi

Fermi anche i piloti Meridiana. Numero verde per i passeggeri. Revocato lo stop dei mezzi pubblici Di' la tua


Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger refused to look to the future after seeing his side drag themselves back to within five points of Barclays Premiership leaders Chelsea.


Measure Would Refocus Corps *** Outside Review of Projects Sought

By GERARD SHIELDS  WASHINGTON - Environmental groups are praising a new Senate bill they claim would remove the potential for politics and mismanagement from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers projects, though Louisiana's two senators have expressed concerns about the measure.  U.S. Sen.


By Nicole King, Amarillo Globe-News, Texas  Jan. 30--A former nursing home is getting a new life as an apartment  complex along with some help from the city. The City Commission approved a  City Community Development Block Grant to help foot the bill.    The grant will pay $329,978.


The new warning states that Bextra should not be used in patients undergoing heart bypass surgery. In October, Bextra's manufacturer, Pfizer, announced results of a study showing an increase in heart problems in patients having heart bypass surgery.


Australia clung on to win a thrilling triangular series final against Pakistan by 17 runs at the VRA Ground.


Oil prices ticked higher on Tuesday,  holding above $42 a barrel as dealers awaited signs of any  renewed cold snap that would revive demand for winter heating  fuels in the United States.


Australian scientists have found a new species of hobbit-sized humans who lived about 18,000 years ago on an Indonesian island. The discovery adds another piece to the complex puzzle of human evolution.


Microsoft lures NetWare users with migration tools, support

US software maker Microsoft has announced the availability of a combination of tools, prescriptive guidance, training and technical support for customers that are considering migrating from Novell NetWare to Microsoft Windows Server 2003.


HIV now a bigger threat to women than men

The Aids pandemic rampaging around the globe will not be stopped without radical social change to improve the lot of women and girls, who now look likely to die in greater numbers than men, United Nations agencies said yesterday.


Following a resounding defeat in the Masters Cup final, Lleyton Hewitt stated the obvious in hailing Roger Federer as the "stand-out player of the last year and a half".


Japan tunes in to witness creature's birth.


Global mobile users to approach two billion by 2006: Ericsson chief

The world will have almost two billion mobile telephone users by 2006 due to growth in emerging markets such as India and China, the head of Swedish giant Ericsson revealed.


Familiarity Breeds Gloom Among Financial Experts

Pessimism is greatest among those closest to the financial system, so while some take a working financial system for granted, others see a system in crisis.


Virtual kidnappers get money with a call

"Papa! Papa! Papa!" cried the voice on Rodolfo Melchor's cell phone. Then: "Honey, it's me, I've been kidnapped!"


Electronic Data Systems Corp. and Microsoft Corp. were blamed by the United Kingdom's pension and benefits agency for a computer crash that snarled payments across Britain.


I had an exciting talk with Ryan Sohmer last week about the future of Animated PvP. We sat down and went over our plans for the year and tried to come up with the smartest plan of attack for moving forward. Working on the animated series has been one of the toughest and most rewarding creative [...]


Top Officials See Bleaker Outlook for the Economy

Both Ben S. Bernanke and Henry M. Paulson Jr. said they were scaling back their more optimistic forecasts.


China forges trade pact with Southeast Asia

VIENTIANE, Laos -- China moved yesterday to expand its influence in a region long dominated by the United States, signing an accord with Southeast Asian nations aimed at creating the world's largest free trade area by 2010 -- a sprawling market of nearly 2 billion people.


Gary Sheffield and Hideki Matsui thumped back-to-back homers in the ninth inning to rally the New York Yankees to a 9-7 victory over the Baltimore Orioles in the American League on Monday.


Fire breaks out at unused Miami airport tower

A fire broke out on Wednesday in a tower under construction at Miami International Airport, but was quickly brought under control, officials said.


Majesco picks up Phantom Dust for US release

Xbox-exclusive title Phantom Dust has been acquired for US release by publisher Majesco, after developer Microsoft Game Studios declined to launch the title outside Japan earlier this year.


TOKYO -- Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi reshuffled his Cabinet yesterday, replacing several top ministers in an effort to boost his popularity, consolidate political support, and quicken the pace of reforms in the world's second largest economy.


Nearly 6,000 books, photographs and letters by and about H.L. Mencken have been acquired by Johns Hopkins University from the estate of an accountant with a penchant for the curmudgeonly journalist known as the Sage of Baltimore.


SERI KEMBANGAN: Most company networks run a mix of old and new systems, and so-called virtual machine software can help when migrating from one to the other.


A man has eaten his first solid meal in nine years after his face was rebuilt using a pioneering jaw-bone graft.


Feds use key logger to thwart PGP, Hushmail

Blog: Court case provides a rare glimpse into how some federal agents deal with encryption: by breaking into a suspect's office, implanting a key logger and watching what happens from afar.


Wild Wii play takes toll on people, homes and televisions

Images of Wii players sporting bruises and bloody fingers like big game trophies abounded on the Internet as exuberance with motion-sensing controllers took tolls on video-game fans.


Google on Tuesday began marketing new online tools for protecting email from spam and other problems as it continued to encroach on the terrain of software king Microsoft.


Truce monitors banished, world frets over Sri Lanka

Nordic ceasefire monitors began wrapping up their six-year mission to Sri Lanka on Friday after the government scrapped a truce with the Tamil Tigers, and their mandate, amid a chorus of international concern.


Kerry Criticizes Bush on Iraq in Swing Through US Battleground ...

Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry says he would try to withdraw all US troops from Iraq within four years if he is elected in November.


Redd Puts Up 45 As Bucks Surprise Lakers

Michael Redd scores 18 of his 45 points in the fourth quarter as the Milwaukee Bucks snap a streak of 10 consecutive losses to the Los Angeles Lakers with a 109-105 victory Tuesday.


Many states are facing legal challenges over possible voting problems Nov. 2. A look at some of the developments Friday:


NY bowling kingpin to return Arafat cash

It's splitsville for Manhattan bowling kingpin Tom Shannon and the grad-school buddy who secretly invested $1.3 million of Yasser Arafat's money in his business.


Russian state oil firm Rosneft on Friday put its man in charge of Yuganskneftegaz, taking control of the main production unit of oil major YUKOS, which is challenging the government auction of the asset in U.S. courts.


PORTSMOUTHâs new manager Velimir Zajec is already making plans to find his replacement after succeeding Harry Redknapp, the man he was brought in to work alongside.


Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry called today for Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to resign and urged President George Bush to appoint an independent group to recommend reforms after a report faulted all levels of the military for abuse at


Spurs coach admits concerns after Villa defeat

Nobby Solano struck a spectacular winner for Villa, but Spurs boss Martin Jol insisted: "I think we are in for a good spell soon.


Romney Gains Credibility In Early Primary States

BOSTON -- When former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney began airing television ads in a handful of states last winter, his opponents paid little notice. Early advertising in presidential campaigns -- particularly commercials broadcast almost 11 months before the first contests -- seemed a classic...


Vaccine makes war on sperm-making protein

A contraceptive vaccine for men that temporarily blocks male fertility has come a step closer with a study showing it is possible to inoculate monkeys against their own sperm.


Abbas sees talks with Hamas at "dead end": official

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has told Jordan that talks on a unity government with Hamas have hit a "dead end" and he will pursue other options, a senior Palestinian official said on Tuesday.


Question for MLB: If not DC, then where for the Nationals?

If Major League Baseball and the District of Columbia Council fail to reach an agreement to keep the Nationals in Washington, baseball would be faced with the difficult question


Well, yes, says John Cloud. But that doesn't mean a class action lawsuit against the dating website makes any sense


Sharon angers settlers by refusing to negotiate

As some Palestinians returned to their Gaza homes to survey the damage after a deadly incursion, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon tried to win support for his withdrawal plan from angry Jewish settlers.


Ontario should use new federal day-care cash to turn the current "mishmash" of day care, parent resource and kindergarten programs for 4- and 5-year-olds into a single program for all children, says a study to be released today.


The Conservative Party is six-points clear of Labour following its annual conference, a poll suggests.


Medio Oriente. Demolite le case di due terroristi suicidi palestinesi, identificate le vittime di Be'er Sheva. L'esercito israeliano ha demolito questa mattina all'alba, a Hebron, la casa di uno dei militanti


Colin Montgomerie walked off the 18th green in a tie for the lead with Tiger Woods at the Target World Challenge, and someone told him the tournament was in his hands.


Man rescued from collapsed London building

A man trapped overnight inside a partially collapsed building in central London was rescued Wednesday and taken to hospital after hours of efforts to free him.


Scott Spiezio homered twice to back Jeff Weaver and give the St. Louis Cardinals a 6-2 victory over Arizona on Thursday night, the Diamondbacks' eighth loss in nine games.


WASHINGTON -- At least four members of a special operations task force in Iraq have been disciplined in connection with an investigation of the abuse of prisoners, a Pentagon spokesman said yesterday. In at least one case the violation involved a Taser stun gun.


LONDON - Doctors working for the U.S. military in Iraq collaborated with interrogators in the abuse of detainees at Baghdad's Abu Ghraib prison, profoundly breaching medical ethics and human rights, a bioethicist charges in The Lancet medical journal...


Wider Troubles Trickle Down to Oil Sector

As fears of an American recession ripple across the globe, analysts are wondering whether the great oil boom of the last five years is finally coming to an end.


European stocks touched two-month highs on Monday as tech shares rallied after STMicroelectronics   stuck to its full year forecast while government bond yields firmed on continuing speculation about rate hikes.


Cool, but efficiently so As part of its sustained PR campaign to persuade the IT industry that it is greener than David Cameron, IBM invited a bunch of tech journalists to see its new, tree-loving data centre at its London HQ this week.â¦


Judge Won't Consider Jackson Case Delays

With Michael Jackson's child molestation trial set to begin Jan. 31, the judge scheduled an exhaustive series of hearings to resolve all pretrial motions and advised lawyers for both sides he won't consider any delays.


Regulators are trying to punish Wall Street for mortgage finance practices that expanded home ownership and spread risk among a host of new players Â but also may have duped borrowers and investors who supplied cash to fuel a housing boom that's turned bust.


Rick Ankiel knew it was wrong. More than that, he knew it was illegal. Forget about baseball and its own regulations. When you obtain human growth hormone by virtue of a fraudulent prescription, you know you are breaking the law.


China's death toll from typhoon hits 114

The death toll from Typhoon Saomai — the strongest storm to hit China in 50 years — rose to 114 Sunday as more evacuees died when buildings used as shelters collapsed, authorities said.


A large explosion went off near the Interior Ministry in central Riyadh Wednesday night. The sirens of ambulances and police cars were heard in the area after the explosion, which occurred around 8:35 pm local time.


A greatest hits album by late South African singer Brenda Fassie will help Nelson Mandela's Aids project.


Ohio State's Jessica Davenport (50) battles for a rebound with Oregon's Catherine Kraayeveld (33) in the first half of the Nike Classic, Saturday, Dec. 18, 2004, in Eugene, Ore.


Three-letter ticker symbols are starting to show up on the Nasdaq.


Gary Payton, the veteran guard the Boston Celtics acquired in an offseason trade with the Los Angeles Lakers, reported to training camp on Monday.


TV images of Dink murder suspect probed by police

Turkey launched an inquiry into footage showing a teenager charged with the murder of a Turkish-Armenian journalist posing with the Turkish flag and security officials after his arrest, police said on Friday.


Will the enterprise go for Google's apps?

Also: Sneaky DNA analysis to be outlawed. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.


In his new book, former Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson blames many of the team's problems on Kobe Bryant. In "The Last Season: A Team in Search of Its Soul," set to be


A former attorney for Phil Spector agreed Thursday to testify in his murder trial about evidence allegedly withheld by a defense expert rather than go to jail for contempt of court.


A confident, lighthearted President Bush vowed yesterday to move quickly and vigorously to enact the ambitious agenda he set out during the campaign, saying "the people made it clear what they wanted.


A Superior Court judge rejected a motion Friday to throw out comedian Dom DeLuise's lawsuit claiming his former daughter-in-law caused him emotional and financial distress when she sued him for $2 million.


'Fahrenheit 9/11' fuels anti-Bush flames on eve of US vote

LOS ANGELES  - Michael Moore intends to be a nuisance to President George W. Bush until the last minute, as his fiery anti-Bush documentary "Fahrenheit 9/11" was available to millions of US satellite television subscribers on the eve of the US


U.S. troop realignment to hit Germany hard

U.S. President George W. Bush's troop redeployment may have its biggest effect on Germany, once a potential Cold War battlefield.


Baltimore Orioles Team Report - September 21

(Sports Network) - The Baltimore Orioles try to stay on the winning track this evening when they continue their four-game set with the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park.


NEW YORK - After preliminaries stuffed with enough lawsuits and trash-talk to make Don King proud, the first of TV's battling boxing series faced its opening round Tuesday.    Fox's "The Next Great Champ" takes 12 amateur boxers and has them compete for a contract with Oscar De La Hoya's promotional company and a title fight within the World Boxing Organization...


John Gilchrist had 16 points, 10 rebounds and led a scrappy defense that helped No. 13 Maryland run past No. 25 Memphis 84-61 on Friday night.


Scenes of remembrance across the district

HUNDREDS of people came together on Sunday to lay wreaths and salute those who lost their lives during the two world wars and other conflicts.


Sports Briefing | Cycling: Menchov Retains Lead

Luis PÃ©rez of Spain won the 18th stage of the Vuelta a EspaÃ±a yesterday, and Denis Menchov of Russia retained the overall lead. The 19th stage today is an 83.9-mile race from Avila to Alto de Abantos. The race ends Sunday in Madrid.


Thompson wary of long-term Iraq presence

Republican Fred Thompson warned Saturday that suggestions the U.S. could maintain a long-term presence in Iraq "would not be a good development," and he conceded that mistakes were made that are only now being rectified.


Ex-general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is on course for a landslide victory over incumbent Megawati Sukarnoputri after Indonesia's presidential election yesterday, according to an early forecast.


N.F.L. Tells Vick He Canât Report to Camp

Michael Vick, the Atlanta Falcons quarterback who has been indicted on felony charges of sponsoring a dog-fighting business, has been ordered not to report to training camp.


European, Iranian Officials to Discuss Nuclear Issue

Diplomats from France, Britain and Germany are expected to meet with Iranian officials Thursday in Vienna to offer Tehran incentives to end its uranium enrichment efforts.


Norwegian FM arrives in Sri Lanka on peace, tsunami aid mission

Norwegian Foreign Minister Jan Petersen arrived in Sri Lanka on a dual mission to assess the needs of tsunami-hit areas and to try to revive peace talks between the government and Tamil Tiger rebels, officials said.


LOS ANGELES  - The Comedy Central  late-night series "Tough Crowd With Colin Quinn" has likely  reached the end of its run.


Investigators are to report on the causes of an E.coli outbreak which led to kidney failure in children at a nursery.


SAN FRANCISCO - A week before launching its closely guarded new cellphone, Apple on Friday debuted the tech industry's version of the Zapruder film. The company added a        20-minute video "tour" of the iPhone to its website, revealing new features - plus a demonstration of its unusual touch-screen keyboard to answer concerns about whether consumers will accept one without physical buttons.


An Addict and a Widow With a Lot of Pain to Heal

âThings We Lost in the Fireâ bends over backward to prove that serious American movies can hold their own with the best films from overseas.


IBM pushes z9 mainframe for small business

A new small-business community Web site and security software are part of IBM's push to make its mainframes more attractive to the SMB crowd.


A European rocket roared into space from a pad in French Guyana yesterday, placing into orbit a surveillance satellite expected to give France's military new abilities to spy worldwide.


Turnpike Opts Against Waiving Tolls Sunday

November 27, 2004 - The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission says it lost 2 (M) million dollars on Wednesday when tolls were waived on the first day of the toll takers strike.


Prosecutors say Libby lied as trial ends

A former aide to Vice President Dick Cheney lied to the FBI because he was worried he might face criminal charges for blowing a CIA employee's cover, prosecutors said on Tuesday as his perjury trial drew to a close.


16 including 3 Polish soldiers killed in Iraq

BAGHDAD: At least 16 people including one US Marine and three Polish soldiers were killed in violence across Iraq on Wednesday. A bomb exploded near the office of a senior Shiite cleric in Karbala on Wednesday


Londra, 20:54 - RUGBY, RESTO DEL MONDO-SUDAFRICA: CONVOCATO ONGARO

Fabio Ongaro, ex Benetton Treviso attualmente ai London Saracens, è stato convocato nella naz...


Lilly Debuts Clinical Drug Trial Web Site

Eli Lilly & Co. debuted a Web site Wednesday for clinical trial data on its prescription drugs, including Prozac and its new antidepressant, Cymbalta.


Airbus completes A380 superjumbo tests ahead of certification

The Airbus A380 superjumbo completed the last leg of a gruelling 18-day test mission, flying home to its base in southern France to await approval from safety regulators.


Innovation needed to fund our technology economy

AS THE Legislature and Governor Deval Patrick gear up for what is likely to be a heated budget battle, much of the focus will be on closing corporate tax "loopholes." They hope to find middle ground through an appointed commission that will study the state's corporate tax code. As the debate continues, they should also take a look at funding ...


The widow of legendary US comedian Rodney Dangerfield is suing over a video footage of the star's later years.


Oil companies removed nonessential workers from offshore platforms in the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday due to the threat of a gathering storm, with only a small amount of production stopped so far.


Whitman Denies EPA Hid 9/11 Dust Dangers

Former U.S. EPA chief Christie Whitman said Monday the agency did its best to warn workers about environmental hazards after the World Trade Center attack.  Whitman told a congressional committee she did not remember any EPA scientists advising her after the Sept.


A female suicide bomber blew herself up at a Jerusalem hitchhiking stop today, killing two people and wounding 15. The attack took place at an intersection in French Hill, a Jewish neighbourhood close to the


Confsal, con manovra non assicurato soccorso a cittadini


Democratic presidential hopeful Bill Richardson wants to link congressional and presidential pay raises to deficit reduction, though he acknowledged Sunday that the idea would never see the light of day.


Toronto's "Lord of the Rings" musical closes early

The curtain will fall on the  blockbuster Canadian production of the "Lord of the Rings"  musical in September, just five months after it opened to mixed  reviews, the show's producers said on Wednesday.


BlackBerry, Beloved Gadget, Continues to Thrive

BOUT a year ago, PalmOne was poised to challenge the dominance of the BlackBerry, the wireless e-mail device made by Research in Motion that has become the gadget of choice among celebrities and politicians.


E-Commerce Report: Meet Your Neighbors, but Just Not in Person

A new company, LifeAt.com, is putting a local spin on social networking, creating password-protected Web sites for apartment buildings and housing developments.


Fla. Court Nixes Law Keeping Woman Alive

The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a law that was rushed through the Legislature last fall to keep a severely brain-damaged woman hooked up to a feeding tube against her husband's wishes.


Hundreds of people attend a vigil in west Belfast for murdered greengrocer Harry Holland.


Dozens of weather-beaten New Yorkers have managed to find salvation in curatives as varied as oatmeal, olive oil and pedicures.


Federal Reserve Raises Rates for 6th Time

The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised interest rates for a sixth straight time, extending a policy of gradually lifting borrowing costs to levels high enough to ward off inflation pressures.


This afternoon I went to deposit a check at my ATM (bank to remain nameless, but itâs a big one). Instead of asking for the deposit envelope as usual, the screen said âinsert check,â Confused, I looked around, wondering what to do (I had already sealed the envelope), and someone said âthey donât take the envelopes anymore.â


Software Tackles Digital Photo Proliferation

Now that digital cameras have overtaken film cameras in sales, users are beginning to encounter a familiar problem -- what to do with the bulging image files and folders filling up computer hard drives?


Toyota, already the world's most profitable carmaker, is set to draw level with General Motors as the world's biggest in terms of sales.


The Confederation of African Football confirms it will investigate match-fixing claims at the Nations Cup.


Rolls-Royce to supply new Trent engine for Airbus A350

Engine maker Rolls-Royce has announced it has agreed to supply European aircraft manufacturer Airbus with a new Trent engine for use in the Airbus A350 XWB passenger jet.


It begins lobbying for a third U.N. resolution, with stiffer penalties, to halt Tehran's nuclear program.


TOKYO - Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index closed lower Monday for the seventh straight session to hit a six-week closing low amid lingering concerns about the impact of high crude oil prices on the global economy.


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Democrats say they can begin to balance budget

Democratic presidential  contenders said on Thursday they could start to balance the  federal budget quickly by ending the Iraq war and eliminating  tax cuts for the most wealthy Americans.


Suspected North Koreans Enter Canadian Embassy in Beijing

A group of suspected North Koreans has entered the Canadian Embassy in Beijing in an apparent bid to win political asylum. A Canadian embassy spokesman says some 45 people scaled the wall around the embassy compound Wednesday.


Expert: GPS in Peterson Case Had Glitches

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - Satellite navigation devices used to track Scott Peterson's car after his wife's disappearance sometimes developed glitches, once indicating he was driving 30,000 mph, an expert in the technology acknowledged Monday at Peterson's murder trial...


Earnings at Washington Post Co. Fall on Costs at Education Unit

Increased expenses in The Washington Post Companyâs education division offset higher revenue.


The number of Indians affected by HIV/Aids may be lower than the UN estimate of 5.7 million, a study suggests.


Dichiarazioni presidente Fed influenzano indici borsa Usa


Roma, 13:28 - CALCIO, EURO U21: 22 CONVOCATI, DE SILVESTRI LA NOVITA'

E' Lorenzo De Silvestri, 19enne difensore della Lazio, la novità nelle convocazioni di Casira...


By Mike Gorrell, The Salt Lake Tribune  Mar. 3--After the idea was floated last fall to develop tunnels to  interlink the Cottonwood canyons and Park City ski resorts, Gov. Jon Huntsman  Jr.


Haiti's Death Toll from Ivan Climbs as Waters Recede

Description: NPR's Michele Norris talks with Gary Philoctete, Haiti development manager for CARE. He is in Gonaive, Haiti. Philoctete says Ivan was the worst hurricane the area has ever seen.


In his last newspaper dispatch before he and a colleague fell into the hands of Islamic kidnappers on Aug. 19, French reporter Georges Malbrunot wrote from Iraq that "more


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Mel Gibson's arraignment on misdemeanor drunken driving charges was advanced to Thursday, the district attorney's office said.


Bill Gates' syllabus for tech and education

Globalization will allow for more specialization and improvement to the way people learn, Microsoft chairman says at Edinburgh forum.


Looking to drive corporate adoption of its high-performance computing version of Windows Server 2003, Microsoft on Monday introduced an SDK (software development kit) for developers alongside a name change for the product.


Newspaper says judge considering whether to allow journals to be used as evidence in Madeleine case.


Report: Gretzky pondering a move to coaching

Mesa, AZ (Sports Network) - Phoenix Coyotes managing partner Wayne Gretzky is considering a move into the coaching ranks, according to a published report.


Quality, innovation key to keeping US competitive

Robert C. Cresanti Undersecretary of commerce for technology Robert C. Cresanti, 41, was sworn in as undersecretary of c ommerce for t echnology in March. His mission is to boost the competitiveness and innovation of the US technology industry and its contribution to economic growth. After a recent speech to the Regional Innovation Summit at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, ...


Tuesday, our scouts filed their advance advance scouting report on this week's matchup between the Chargers and Colts. Now they're back with a second look.


One university offers up a lesson--and a grade--in dressing for success.


The trial of the man accused of the World's End murders in Edinburgh 30 years ago collapses.


Rientra offerta da 4,73 mld sterline dopo ingresso Murdoch


Dollar Closes in on Lows After Weak Data

The dollar edged down against the euro on  Monday toward its lowest level in seven and a half months,  pressured after it fell through key technical levels on weak  U.S. economic data on Friday.


Bush Delays Speech on Iraq Until January

President Bush is still asking detailed questions of his advisers and the answers will not be ready until after Christmas, a spokesman said.


Singer R. Kelly Booted From Tour With Jay-Za Day After Being Hit With Pepper Spray at Concert. Jay-Z, left and R. Kelly perform during a concert at Nasssau Coliseum in Uniondale, NY, Thursday, Oct. 28, 2004.


Palestinians to Vote in Litmus Test Local Poll

Palestinians hold municipal elections in parts of the West Bank on Thursday, seen as a dress rehearsal for a presidential vote to choose Yasser Arafat's successor next month.


(CBS/AP) Prime Minister Tony Blair faced a revolt by lawmakers Wednesday over a US request to redeploy some British troops closer to Baghdad.


Â«A fine settembre le casse di Alitalia si saranno prosciugate e la capacitÃ  di credito sarÃ  ridotta a zeroÂ». CosÃ¬ lâamministratore delegato di Alitalia Giancarlo Cimoli disegna lo stato della compagnia davanti alla commissione Trasporti del Senato.


THE tsunami took three members of Sharon Howard's family. Still she...

SEVEN weeks ago on a dream family holiday, Sharon Howard lost her fiance and two young sons in the Asian tsunami.


The Labour Party is prepared for an election whenever the prime minister calls one, a key cabinet minister says.


Blog: Yahoo Photos members now can start moving their photo archives to some alternative sites.


Two black South Carolina ministers listed by Barack Obama's campaign as endorsing his White House bid say they did no such thing, and at least two others affirmed their support only after being contacted by campaign workers when questions were raised about their endorsements.


Atene, 10:11 - BASKET, ULEB CUP: I GIRONI DELLE ITALIANE

Sorteggiati ad Atene i gironi della Uleb Cup, cui partecipano Montepaschi Siena e Snaidero Udine. La...


The number of newly laid off workers filing claims for unemployment benefits dropped last week to the lowest level in 10 weeks.


Bush and Pakistani Talk, Skirting Army Role

resident Bush spoke for an hour with President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan yesterday morning in a conversation devoted largely to the hunt for Osama bin Laden and terror groups, administration


Pakistan dismisses "absurd" Qaeda report

Pakistan has dismissed "absurd" US claims that Al-Qaeda has established compounds in a remote tribal area to train small groups of operatives for possible attacks on the West.


A Guantanamo Bay detainee who refused to let U.S. military doctors perform a heart procedure is suffering frequent chest pains and fainting spells, his lawyers said Wednesday.


Sears faces a class-action suit seeking damages plus an accounting to determine whether the Managemyhome.com site was misused by criminals.


Roma, 20:48 - CALCIO, CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: IL CALENDARIO DELLA ROMA

Questo il calendario della Roma, inserita nel gruppo F, della fase a gironi di Champions League....


Faulty parachute linked to Genesis crash

NASA says a poorly designed parachute is the likely reason its space probe, Genesis, came crashing back to earth last week, losing much of its cargo of solar dust.


Tokyo shares end broadly higher    TOKYO, Sept. 14 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks broadly extended their gains on Thursday, sending the key Nikkei index 1.22 percent higher.  The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average rose 192.34 points, or 1.22 percent, to end at 15,942.39.


Sudan Needs Help to End Darfur Crisis - Egypt

Sudan's government has agreed with African leaders meeting in Libya Sunday to do its best to end the conflict in Darfur that has displaced about 1.5 million people, a senior Egyptian official said.


Microsoft: Passport ID Management Far from Dead

Microsoft on Thursday rushed to put the kibosh on talk that it was abandoning the single sign-on Passport identity management service.


Bush, Kerry Tied in Three Polls; Bush Leads in Two

President George W. Bush opened a lead of as much as 8 percentage points over four-term Massachusetts Senator John Kerry in two national polls, and the candidates are tied in three others.


Podcast Alert: TrendSpotter: EarthLink Podcast Series Highlights Trends Shaping the Online Experience

ATLANTA, June 21  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- "You're Linked to EarthLink" is EarthLink's audio podcast series that links people to company initiatives, news and innovations.


Magnitudo 3, non sono stati ancora segnalati danni


RUBENS BARRICHELLO claimed pole position for the Chinese Grand Prix, but Ferrari teammate Michael Schumacher will start from the back after spinning his car.


PHILADELPHIA  Eagles running back Correll Buckhalter probably will miss the season after tearing the patella tendon in his right knee in the first quarter of Philadelphia's exhibition game against the Baltimore Ravens last ...


It was a fine occasion, but it could have been a grand one without a touch of avarice. There were plenty of empty seats here despite the presence of two of the most charismatic sides in the world.


Cloning sperm could enable men with very low sperm counts to become fathers, say US scientists.


Scenes from MTV Awards: Jessica wins car

This week's example of "The Rich Just Get Richer": Jessica Simpson.


A man posing as Ravens linebacker Peter Boulware and Redskins receiver James Thrash is accused of swindling money from Darrell Green and Donovan McNabb.


ST. JOHN'S, NFLD. - Another spill at Newfoundland's Terra Nova oil field has added about 1,000 litres to the 165,000 litres of crude spilled Sunday.


Irish EPA Cites Climate Change in Rapid Rise of Average Temperature

DUBLIN, Aug. 29 -- Ireland's average temperature has been rising at twice the global rate since the early 1980s and parts of the country are becoming wetter and more prone to flooding due to climate change, a government-funded report said Wednesday.


PlayStation Portable is a big hit in Japan

PlayStation Portable, produced by Sony Computer Entertainment, hit Japanese store shelves Sunday and were reportedly flying off the shelves.


Traumatised tsunami survivors to take years to heal

Millions of people may have survived the deadliest tsunami in living memory, but many are so deeply traumatised it will take years for them to heal, if ever, medical experts said on Monday.


Sir Mark Thatcher returns to the UK after five months on bail in South Africa over the alleged Equatorial Guinea coup plot.


T-Mobile announced on Tuesday that it will soon begin using Yahoo as its preferred mobile search provider in Europe, ending the operator's existing relationship with Google for mobile search.The move was seen by many as a minor coup for Yahoo, which is competing with Google and Microsoft to win the loyalty of a growing number of mobile Internet users. Others noted that mobile search is in its infancy and said the field is still wide-open.When T-Mobile signed its original deal with Google, it made headlines as one of the earliest partnerships between a mobile operator and a search provider."Well done Yahoo for knocking Google off the Web n Walk home page," wrote John Delaney, an analyst for Ovum, commenting on the announcement. Web n Walk is T-Mobile's mobile Internet offering.Beginning in March, T-Mobile customers in 11 European countries will see Yahoo's mobile oneSearch by default on their phones. OneSearch is designed to make it easy for mobile users to get relevant search results and navigate through different categories within search results.The companies plan to offer other Yahoo services to T-Mobile customers, including Flickr, Messenger, Mail, Weather and Finance. Yahoo now counts 29 operators around the world as oneSearch customers.The deal appears to mark a strategy change at T-Mobile. When the operator launched Web n Walk, the service was designed to mimic the Web by minimizing T-Mobile branded services and prominently offering Google, Delaney said. Since then, it has evolved to add more T-Mobile services. It's not clear yet which strategy end-users prefer. "The risk is that T-Mobile will discover that its users really preferred it when T-Mobile gave them access to the Web, and then got out of their way," Delaney said.While the T-Mobile/Yahoo deal is a blow to Google, the search giant had a significant mobile win of its own this week. Nokia announced on Tuesday that it will add Google search in addition to its own search offering on select phones. Nokia plans to extend the offering to more phones in the future.Nokia has begun offering an increasing number of services, such as location-based maps and social-networking services, which could compete with offerings from operators. "Nokia is walking a bit of a fine line because they're definitely moving into what some consider carrier territory," said Mike Wolf, an analyst at ABI Research.So far, the market for branded search services on mobile phones like those from Yahoo and Google is still wide-open, he said. The search providers are increasingly interested in mobile because there is strong growth in mobile Internet usage, he said. The iPhone is contributing to that as a device that aims to make the mobile Internet as similar as possible to the PC-based Internet.Services from Yahoo and Google also compete with those that are branded by the operator. Companies like Medio specialize in offering technology to operators for branded search services. Operators in the U.S. have been more likely to use the self-branded option rather than partner with one of the online brands. AT&T, however, is one notable exception -- it uses Yahoo's oneSearch.Success in the mobile Internet is important enough that Wolf believes that Yahoo's track record in the mobile market was a factor in Microsoft's decision to try to buy the search provider. "Mobile is probably at least a consideration in the acquisition attempt," he said.


Amitabh Bachchan will be crowned as the Chat Samrat on November 18 2004 at the Juhu Beach.


The mobile phone giant says its next results will now be better than expected, thanks to a boost in handset sales.


Newly Found Planet Orbits Young Star Amid Dust and Gas

A circumstellar disk of dust and gas, the raw material of a solar system, has been found circling the star TW Hydrae.


Els sealed the order of merit a few weeks ago and, just like last year when he became number one in Europe for the first time, could not be persuaded to play for love nor money.


Five men are due to be sentenced for their part in a Â£53m raid at a Securitas depot in Kent.


HAVANA - In the heart of Old Havana, at a corner of Plaza de Armas, probably the city's most beautiful ancient square, a plaque on a building on a street bearing the unlikely name O'Reilly declares an unexpected affinity.


Two British soccer fans stabbed in Hungary before UEFA Cup game

Two British soccer fans were recovering Friday after being stabbed during clashes between Ferencvaros and Millwall supporters before their teams' UEFA Cup game, officials said.


The housing sector is in a funk, auto sales are weak, and manufacturing jobs are drying up. So why were Friday's employment numbers surprisingly strong?


French Anti-Doping agency to decide on Landis ban

Tour de France winner Floyd Landis should learn on Thursday whether he has any chance of competing in this year's race.


Swiss AIDS experts said Thursday that some people with HIV who meet strict conditions and are under treatment can safely have unprotected sex with non-infected partners


'NCAA March Madness '07' has a fairly sweet stroke

NCAA March Madness '07  plays like a lot of college freshmen: Full of potential yet lacking on the fundamentals. Electronic Arts' next-gen foray into college hoops gives an impressive glimpse into the franchise's gaming future with astounding graphics, but executing the simplest skills is difficult to manage. New to the series is "Intensity Control", a composure dynamic allowing gamers to ramp up pressure on rivals and boost your confidence.


Kremlin Man Wins Chechnya Vote But Faces Struggle

GROZNY, Russia  - The Kremlin candidate won  Chechnya's presidential election but faces a struggle  controlling the warring region and subduing a resurgent  separatist rebellion that has frustrated Russia for a decade.


San Francisco Hotels Lock Out Workers After Strike

Ten San Francisco hotels locked out union workers on Friday in response to a strike at four others hotels that are part of the same bargaining unit, raising the stakes in a confrontation that could spread to other cities around the nation.


All U.S. households with televisions  that use analog technology will be eligible for $40 discount  coupons to buy digital converter boxes, the Commerce Department  said on Monday.


For those that missed it last night, Biogen Idec (BIIB:Nasdaq - news - research) and Elan Pharmaceuticals (ELN:NYSE ADR - news - research) received FDA approval for their new multiple sclerosis drug, now called Tysabri (formerly known as Antegren.


Security Alert: Browser Plug-Ins May Be Malware

Some prompts and websites that download browser plug-ins are turning out to be fronts for malicious programing.


Science & environment: China's greatest river has fallen to its lowest level since 1866, threatening endangered species


TB patient fled ahead of health authorities: CDC

A man infected with a dangerous strain of tuberculosis fled across Europe to avoid detention, taking flight after flight to stay ahead of public health officials, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday.


Solution to Clean Up  Pollution Disgrace

By You Nuo  The central government of China should set up a new and powerful commission to help protect the nation's environment.


Vietnam evacuates more than 180,000 of its citizens ahead of Typhoon Xangsane.


LIBERTY Media chairman John Malone, who has staked a claim to 17.2 per cent of News Corporation's voting shares, is expected to reveal his intentions this morning in his company's third-quarter conference call.


US Stocks Drop, Led By Drug Shares; Pfizer, Eli Lilly Tumble

US stocks fell as setbacks for drugmakers, including a study showing Pfizer Inc.'s Celebrex painkiller increased the risk of heart attacks, sent health-care shares tumbling.


Shares of software maker Red Hat Inc. plummeted Wednesday, a day after the company said its second-quarter profit slipped 34 percent on stock compensation expenses.


When Louisiana adopted a uniform state building code to protect against damage from future hurricanes and tornadoes, it was a significant moment of leadership for our state.


The dollar slipped on Monday as market players hesitated to push the currency much higher before upcoming US trade data and a Federal Reserve meeting.


Carter Says Bush Exploited Sept. 11 Attacks

President Bush has exploited the Sept.  11 attacks for political gain, former president Jimmy Carter  said in an interview published on Monday.


The US Congress approves the first major gun control bill since 1994, a  response to April's Virginia Tech shootings.


TREND-setter Martha Stewart yesterday began a five-month jail term, for lying about a stock sale, at a minimum-security prison known as "Camp Cupcake".


Stocks & Bonds: Shares End Flat After Cautious Fed View

The Federal Reserve said the economy appeared to be growing at a âmoderateâ pace but offered a somewhat cautious reading on inflation.


Carson Palmer made no secret of his hatred for the Pittsburgh Steelers during his rehab. After the Cincinnati Bengals quarterback sent the defending Super Bowl champions to a 1-2 start, the feeling might be mutual.


Travel: Simon Reeve discovers one of the world's great train journeys in Madagascar


Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is edging into selling video downloads by offering buyers of the "Superman Returns" DVD a chance to buy downloads of the same movie, beginning Wednesday.


Democrats poised for Senate gains: Reuters poll

Democrats are poised for U.S. Senate gains in the November 7 election, but face an uphill battle to pick up the six seats they need for control, according to Reuters/Zogby polls released on Thursday.


One of the world's most notorious drug traffickers, Gilberto Rodriguez Orejuela, is being extradited to the US.


HOUSTON - It's a junkyard out there in space and sometimes astronauts accidentally contribute to the litter.In 1965, the first American spacewalker, Ed White, lost a spare glove when he went outside for the first time.


Berlino, 18:59 - CALCIO, BUNDESLIGA: SCHALKE VINCE SCONTRO DIRETTO CON WERDER

Va allo Schalke il big match della 20/a giornata di Bundesliga contro il Werder Brema. 2-0 il finale...


Kidnapped journalist, translator released

US journalist Micah Garen, who was kidnapped Aug. 13 in the southern city of Nasiriyah, was released along with his Iraqi translator after anti-American cleric


Bayern Munich are brimming with confidence after crushing Ajax 4-0 in the Champions League in midweek but they will have to be on top of their game come Saturday with a tough trip to German champions Werder Bremen.


Ministro trasporti, studieremo ritiro patente a vita


Il GPS su tutti gli smartphone Nokia, con il nuovo ricevitore ...

Nokia ha svelato questa settimana un interessante accessorio che consentirÃ  di dotare di funzionalitÃ  GPS molti degli smartphone di sua fabbricazione. Il Wireless GPS Module LD-1W misura 78.4 x 45.4 x 16.5


Bargain hunting is sending stock prices higher even as oil futures top 50 dollars per barrel. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 29 points in today's early going.


Senators Say White House Cut Deal With Panel on FISA

Senate Judiciary Committee members yesterday angrily accused the White House of allowing the Senate Intelligence Committee to review documents on its warrantless surveillance program in return for agreeing that telecommunications companies should get immunity from lawsuits.


Disney Asks Court to Spring Mickey Mouse

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa  - Walt Disney Co.  wants Mickey Mouse back.


Phelps adds 200-medley to his tally of gold

ATHENS  Michael Phelps certainly will not beat Mark Spitz's record seven Olympic swimming gold medals in Munich in 1972, but the American youngster is still racking up the gold in Athens.


(HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch:


Riparte titolo a Piazza Affari, scambi vivaci 1,44% capitale


Maiorca, 17:00 - CICLISMO, SETTIMANA MAIORCA: SECONDA TAPPA A BROWN

L'australiano della Rabobank, Graeme Brown ha vinto allo sprint la seconda tappa della Settimana cic...


Iran says any new sanctions will not stop atomic work

Iran will not halt its disputed nuclear work because of any new U.N. sanctions, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was quoted as saying on Wednesday, a day after world powers agreed on the outlines of a new resolution.


Five Former Natural Gas Traders Indicted

Five former natural gas traders were  indicted for reporting false trades to industry newsletters,  the U.S. Attorney's office said on Monday.


The number of Arizonans infected with the West Nile virus jumped Thursday after weeks of dwindling increases, health officials said Thursday.


Spa, 15:59 - F1, GP BELGIO; SECONDE LIBERE: MCLAREN DAVANTI ALLE FERRARI

Le McLaren-Mercedes ottengono i migliori tempi nella seconda sessione di prove libere del Gp del Bel...


Possible malaria vaccine presented in Mozambique

afrol News, 15 October - After field tests on about 1,600 children in Mozambique, scientists and pharmaceutical companies today loudly presented a possible future malaria vaccine to the world press.


German police carried out a series of raids Wednesday on individuals suspected of providing financial and other support to Islamic extremist activities outside the country.


Washington Redskins Coach Joe Gibbs said yesterday that running back Clinton Portis's status for tomorrow's game against the Dallas Cowboys would be downgraded to doubtful and that Ladell Betts would start. The announcement ushered in a new round of confusion regarding Portis's status as he...


Blockbuster to raise subscription prices

Blockbuster Inc said on Thursday it  will raise prices for its Total Access subscription plans and  lower prices for two DVD By Mail plans in an effort to pare  losses and boost subscribers.


GM pledges to make plug-in electric vehicle

General Motors Corp. on Wednesday became the first automaker to commit to make a rechargeable hybrid vehicle, a move intended to distance the world's largest automaker from its harmful reputation for producing gas-guzzling trucks.


Cuba announces a ban on commercial transactions in dollars in response to tighter US sanctions.


Radio's New Wave of 45 Million Listeners Signals Record

By MARTIN WILLIAMS  MORE than 45 million Britons are tuning in to the radio each week, the highest number since official records began in 1992, according to the latest figures.


As Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Shawn Green struggles with his decision to play or not to play this Friday and Saturday in observance of Yom Kippur, local Jews hope his faith will win out over the pennant race.


At both the college and high school levels, the state of Indiana is experiencing an unprecedented malaise in its favorite game.


South African Police: Thatcher Preparing to Flee Before Arrest

South African police say the son of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was planning to flee the country before his arrest on suspicion of involvement in a coup attempt in Equatorial Guinea.


U.S. hopes Iran meeting will show results this time

The United States hopes a meeting between the U.S. and Iranian envoys to Baghdad will push Tehran to change its ways in Iraq even though their last encounter made no difference, said U.S. officials on Monday.


Interim Palestinian leader Abbas says he'll follow in Arafat's ...

JERICHO, West Bank A Palestinian leader who is campaigning to take the place of the late Yasser Arafat is pledging to follow in the footsteps of the longtime leader.


LAMPEDUSA (AGRIGENTO) - Un barcone con 241 clandestini a bordo, Ã¨ stato intercettato all'alba di stamani da una nave della Marina militare 9 miglia a sud di Lampedusa. L'imbarcazione, un Â«legnoÂ» di 15 metri


The Ministry of Defence announces that an extra 220 British troops are to be sent to Iraq.


Somalia's president has flown to Ethiopia for a medical treatment a month after being hospitalized with a chest illness, officials said Friday, creating more uncertainty for his volatile country.


Army chief says US forces 'will break' without more troops

WASHINGTON -- As President Bush weighs new strategies for Iraq, the Army's top general warned yesterday that his force "will break" without thousands more active duty troops and greater use of the reserves.


Twins general manager Terry Ryan was chewing on a cheeseburger in the press dining lounge before last night's 7-3 win over the Red Sox when a scribe asked about a subject that probably ruined his meal.


French Consumer Confidence Worsens in Dec.

French consumer confidence worsened in December, the official statistics agency Insee said Thursday, a further sign of trouble for the country's faltering economy.


Striking workers mob Palestinian PM in Gaza

Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail   Haniyeh's guards fired into the air on Monday to clear a path   through striking workers who mobbed his motorcade in another   sign of deep divides on the road to a unity government.


Ministers are planning to ban smoking in virtually every restaurant, cafe and pub in England, BBC News learns.


Pakistan recalls Shoaib after Twenty20 World Cup bust up

Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has been recalled from the Twenty20 World Cup in South Africa after a bust up with team mate Mohammad Asif.


PHOENIX (Sports Network) - Free agent third baseman Troy  Glaus is reportedly headed to the Arizona Diamondbacks.


South Africa coach Eric Simons is considering resigning because of the team's poor performances in Sri Lanka. South Africa drew the first Test but lost the second by 313 runs and they have already been defeated in the first one-day international.


Fraud allegations cloud historic Afghan election

KABUL, Afghanistan - Poll stations officially closed in Afghanistanâs historic presidential election on Saturday with no reports of any major attacks by Taliban militants who had vowed to sabotage the process.


Mixing a Spirit of Adventure Into World Cup Competition

Resi Stiegler, one of the most promising young ski racers in the United States, is an easygoing 22-year-old with an Olympic pedigree and an irrepressible fondness for powder skiing.


OPEC is keeping its foot to the pedal on  production in a bid to drag down oil prices but may be  reluctant to rubber-stamp extra supplies by lifting official  output limits, Saudi Arabia said on Tuesday.


No. 23 Georgia coasts on revived offense

Georgia, held without a touchdown last week for the first time in six years, struggled early before enjoying an offensive revival against Western Carolina.


3,6% nei 9 mesi, il dato riguarda l'indebitamento della p.a.


Google Updates Picasa Photo Sharing Google has added a slew of new features to Picasa, its online digital photo storage and sharing service. The new version of Picasa went live today and Michael Herf, Picasa Engineer, posts on the Google Blog: It has a feature called Picasa Web Albums that lets you post and share your photos [...]


Waking the Dead, Henry VIII and The Boy Who's Skin Fell Off pick up prizes at the International Emmys.


European Agency: Cloned Animals 'Unlikely' to Pose Risks

The European Food Safety Authority this morning said it has concluded that meat and milk from healthy cloned cattle and pigs is "very unlikely" to pose risks to consumers, opening the door to possible European sales of those controversial foods in the future.


(90 sec.) Web giant's chief U.S. sales officer exits a week after Jerry Yang takes over as CEO.


Germany's unemployment rate rose to 10.3 percent in November as the country's economy continued to plod along with near-zero growth, the government said.


Bin Laden says U.S. seeks to exploit Iraqi oil

Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden accused Washington of plotting to take control of Iraq's oil and urged Iraqis to reject efforts to rebuild a U.S.-backed national unity government there.


Messages that go `poof' after sending them

A hallmark of "Mission: Impossible" was the message that would self-destruct after a spy played it. Now a startup communications company promises that same level of secrecy with a Web-based messaging system designed to leave no traces.


Lebanese PM resigns amid political crisis

Lebanon's billionaire Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri has resigned, bringing to a head a political crisis that has paralysed the country for weeks.


Primo vertice sul tema della rilevazione degli ascolti


San Francisco Hotels Lock Out Employees In Labor Dispute

OCTOBER 05, 2004 -- Ten leading San Francisco hotels this week locked out employees in sympathy with the four hotels impacted by last week's strike by the local Unite Here branch of the AFL-CIO.


An audiotape attributed to Ayman Zawahiri emerged Friday, stoking fears among some intelligence officials that the terrorist network is preparing a significant strike before the Nov. 2 election.


The 21 primaries and caucuses on February 5 are supposed to bring some clarity and order to the chaotic Republican race, but they could have the opposite effect


U.N. Panel Criticizes Israeli Actions in Lebanon

A team of United Nations investigators has concluded that Israel engaged in Âa significant pattern of excessive, indiscriminate and disproportionate force.Â


After First Loss, Rutgers Is Out to Prove It Can Focus

The physical and mental well-being of No. 15 Rutgers will be put to a test Saturday when it faces what should be an overmatched Syracuse team.


(HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch:


SanDisk to replace Flash in photography?

Holographic memory may be 'new digital film' SanDisk is set to launch later this year what it calls "the new digital film" - a write-once medium it hopes will replace all the memory cards its been persuading us to buy for our digital cameras for last five years or so. The new product may use holographic memory.â¦


Goal is to rebound after meltdown in Montreal

WILMINGTON - Approximately 13 hours after the Canadiens finished kicking in their teeth with an 8-2 thumping at the Bell Centre, the Bruins were back at Ristuccia Arena yesterday, aiming to wipe out the humiliation from their memory banks.


Musharraf lifts emergency rule in Pakistan

President Pervez Musharraf lifted emergency rule in Pakistan and restored the constitution on Saturday, in a move Western nations hope will stabilize the nuclear-armed state as Islamic militant violence spirals.


NUSA DUA, Indonesia  - Nearly 200 nations agreed at U.N.-led talks in Bali on Saturday to launch negotiations on a new pact to fight global warming after a last-minute reversal by the United States allowed a breakthrough.


Solution to fit vs. fat debate: Exercise more

Two medical studies stress an active lifestyle, as well as eating right, is vital for good health. By LISA GREENE, Times Staff Writer.


Breast-feeding May Prevent Rheumatoid Arthritis

Breast-feeding offers a host of health benefits for the baby, but a new study says it may help the mother avoid rheumatoid arthritis as well.


Liberia's Taylor appears in court after boycott

Former Liberian President Charles Taylor made a surprise appearance at the U.N. Special Court on Tuesday after having so far boycotted his trial on charges of orchestrating atrocities in Sierra Leone.


A medical expert on how NASA screens its astronauts and whether the intimacy of their training makes them more prone to romantic liaisons.


SRF to take control of Neuf Cegetel France's second largest network operator SRF has notified Neuf Cegetel, in which SFR already holds a 40 per cent stake, of its intention to buy up a controlling interest in the company. This will take the form of another 30 per cent, currently owned by the Louis Dreyfus group.â¦


The management of WNCF-TV, the ABC network affiliate in Montgomery, deserves a crisp salute for not bowing to pressure to pre-empt the movie "Saving Private Ryan" on Veterans Day.


Why the CEO's approach to individuals within an organization can be key to success in a time of uncertainty.


Appeals court reinstates most serious Padilla charge

A U.S. appeals court reinstated the most serious charge against alleged al Qaeda operative Jose Padilla on Tuesday, reviving a murder-conspiracy charge that could imprison the former "enemy combatant" for life.


NASA loses week of relaunch effort to hurricane

Disruptions caused by three powerful hurricanes have cost NASA at least a week in its effort to rebound from the Columbia accident with a March shuttle launching, members of an oversight task force said Thursday.


Earlier this week, David Letterman asked a timely question: How many striking writers could fit into a Jamba Juice store across the street from his studio?


Target 5: Small Car Crash Tests Bring Mixed Results

CHICAGO -- Small cars have been getting great copy lately. They're lauded for their anti-gas guzzling efficiency and improved safety features.


Long-Term Rate Plunge May Soften Fed Tightening

What the US Federal Reserve is taking away from the economy via higher interest rates, the US Treasury bond market may be giving back -- at least partially.


A group of anonymous programmers has released new software that allows music to be swapped via Apple Computer's popular iTunes jukebox.


Oz film industry abuzz about "Australia" epic

SYDNEY  - If there's one film that will define the Australian industry in 2008, it could very well be, well, "Australia."


Walter H. G. Lewin, a physics professor at M.I.T., has found devotees across the country with his online lectures.


Short-dated U.S. Treasuries were under  modest pressure on Tuesday as traders, uneasy about the health  of foreign demand, cheapened prices into a $22 billion auction  of new three-year government debt.


Arabic Al- Jazeera TV channel aired a video with the kidnapped woman who heads a British charity in Baghdad. Her documents and ID card were shown in the video.


Bernie Ecclestone makes a very good friend and a very bad enemy. One of Britain's richest residents, with a personal fortune estimated at more than Â£3bn, he is a man who always keeps his rivals guessing.


River City Determined to Preserve Lake's Beauty and Uniqueness

Yang Ming, vice mayor of Mudanjiang, provides more information about the local government's plans on developing the Jingpo Lake Geopark in a sustainable manner in a Q&A forum.  Question: Since 2001, you've been in charge of the management and construction of Jingpo Lake.


Britain and Norway send jet fighters to shadow eight Russian long-range bombers in the Arctic.


Farmer Creates Cornfield Maze of the U.S.

AUTAUGAVILLE, Ala. - There's something corny about Ted Johnson's plan to help educate schoolchildren about America's geography...


Human ancestor had mix of primitive, modern traits

The earliest-known human ancestors  to migrate out of Africa possessed a surprising mix of  human-like and primitive features, according to scientists who  studied remains dug up at a fossil-rich site in the former  Soviet republic of Georgia.


RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas may call early elections on Saturday in a much anticipated speech after violence between his Fatah group and the ruling Hamas movement stirred fears of civil war.


Wash. Orcas Get Feds' 'Threatened' Status

Two years after denying Endangered Species Act protection to killer whales that live much of the year near Washington's San Juan Islands, the federal fisheries agency said Thursday it plans to list the struggling population as a threatened species.


PHILADELPHIA - A politically conservative broadcasting company has ordered its 62 television stations - which together reach almost a quarter of the nationâs households - to air a documentary critical of Sen.


A former president and former foreign minister of Bangladesh are attacked in the north of the country.


Is it mild cognitive impairment? Many want to know

NEW YORK  - There appears to be considerable interest among healthy older adults in screening and treatment for mild cognitive impairment, a condition now generally considered to be a precursor to Alzheimer's disease.


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1. "The Quickie" by James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge (Little, Brown and Company)


London police consider mooring prison ship on the Thames

The London police are holding discussions about possibly mooring a prison ship on the River Thames in a bid to ease pressure on the spiralling inmate population, a police spokesman said.


Panel weighs risk of drug-coated heart stents

GAITHERSBURG, Maryland  - A U.S. advisory panel began hearing evidence on Thursday about potential risks of drug-coated stents, the tiny tubes used to prop open arteries in millions of heart patients.


A man is questioned by French police over his links to the Jerome Kerviel, according to the French media.


UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw starts talks in Beijing amid controversy on plans to lift the EU arms embargo on China.


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The New York Philharmonic has chosen a native son — 40-year-old Alan Gilbert — to become its music director. He will lead an ensemble that includes his mother.


Israeli Lions Symbols of Peace at Palestinian Zoo

QALQILYA, West Bank  - Shouts of joy from excited  schoolboys greeted the arrival of an Israeli convoy on its  entry to a Palestinian town where visitors from the Jewish  state are usually soldiers searching for militants.


R&B Star Alicia Keys to Rock China's Great Wall

The Three Tenors have been to China to sing. So has Elton John, not to mention Wham!.


Observers speculate on Mideast peace process without Arafat

When Rabbi Jonathan Gerard traveled to Israel in 1996 his group took a bus to the border of Gaza and, led by armed Palestinian guards through throngs of Palestinians, met with Yasser Arafat.


The songwriter David Yazbek is a daredevil juggler catching spiked pins in the traveling carnival of his imagination.


European stocks fall after Wall Street slump

Europe's main stock markets dropped on Wednesday, mirroring losses in Asia, after a weak performance by Wall Street overnight, dealers said.


Apple unveiled a major upgrade to its Logic Pro professional audio program called Logic Studio, which includes several applications for under $500 aimed at helping musicians create audio projects.


Anil Kumble was thrilled after becoming the leading Indian Test wicket-taker on the first day of the first Test against Bangladesh in Dhaka.


Midway through the month when influenza typically peaks, health officials were monitoring four hospitalized Nebraska children, while three North Carolina schools remained closed over widespread symptoms of the illness.


Australian journalist tells of capture in Iraq

TONY EASTLEY: An Australian journalist snatched by insurgents in Iraq, has contradicted claims by Foreign Minister Alexander Downer that he was kidnapped in a part of Baghdad where he was advised not to go.


Police Raid Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch

Police armed with a search warrant  raided Michael Jackson's Neverland Valley Ranch on Friday,  looking for evidence in the child molestation case against him,  a Santa Barbara County Sheriff's spokesman said.


Nokia unveils new media phones, music service

NEW YORK/HELSINKI  - Finland's Nokia NOK1V.HE,   the world's top cell phone maker, on Tuesday introduced two   media phones and a music service in an bid to increase revenue   and win back popularity lost to rivals.


Prayer has helped President Bush cope with the stresses of leading the nation, he said Thursday at a breakfast joined by Republican presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.


Mbeki visits Sudan for talks ahead of key peace pact

KHARTOUM South African President Thabo Mbeki arrived in Sudan yesterday to discuss post-war rebuilding ahead of a peace pact expected to be signed by the Khartoum government and the main rebel group, the Sudanese People's Liberation Army, to end two


Reba back to CMA festival after 11 years

Reba McEntire, whose long run on radio includes "Little Rock," "Fancy" and "The Heart Won't Lie," will return to the CMA Music Festival this summer after an 11-year absence.


Family of slain al-Qaida suspect appeals for release of his body

(Islamabad, Pakistan-AP, Sept. 28, 2004 7:07 AM) _ The family of a top al-Qaida suspect killed in Pakistan wants the government to release his body so they can give him a proper burial.


Jobless claims down 1,000 to 309,000 last week

The number of U.S. workers signing  up for unemployment aid edged down slightly last week, the  Labor Department said on Thursday in a report underscoring  stability in the labor market despite sluggish growth.


NY police credit rookies for declining murder rate

A 4-year-old program that sends rookie police officers to crime hot spots in New York City has helped the city achieve the lowest crime rate in 17 years and will be doubled in size in 2008, police officials say.


Clarke: CIA Had Low-Level Spies Inside Al Qaeda

The CIA had some low-level spies  inside al Qaeda in the three years before the Sept. 11 attacks,  but none who could provide advance information about the  group's movements, according to testimony released on Wednesday  from a closed-door intelligence briefing in 2002.


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Ancient records help test climate change

A librarian at this 10th century monastery leads a visitor beneath the vaulted ceilings of the archive past the skulls of two former abbots. He pushes aside medieval ledgers of indulgences and absolutions, pulls out one of 13 bound diaries inscribed from 1671 to 1704 and starts to read about the weather.


A cruise ship has arrived in the Atlantic Canada port of Saint John, New Brunswick with a dead whale impaled on its bow.


PARIS Aug. 25, 2004 - Paris turned back the clock Wednesday for a grandiose fete to remember the tears, the joy and the euphoria that heralded the liberation of the French capital 60 years ago as it threw off the shackles of Nazi occupation.


Film trio's good acting gets them arrested

Three actors filming a bank robbery scene in Novi Sad, northern Serbia, were mistakenly arrested by police, daily newspaper Vecernje Novosti reported on Wednesday.


Saks says shutting down weaker stores will allow the company to focus on its more "productive" locations and further strengthen its brand.


A 21-year-old man is arrested on suspicion of causing an explosion at a Merseyside school.


p2pnet.net News:- Here's an interesting twist on the Big Music and Microsoft All Pals Together (maybe) story. We reported that the Big Four record labels have given Microsoft a Wish List of the kind of DRM


Police Search Three British Soccer Clubs in Corruption Probe

Police searched offices of Premier League sides Newcastle and Portsmouth and Scottish club Rangers along with the homes of two people Monday as part of an investigation into corruption.


DNA science moves from crime world to art world

A simple swab of saliva and cells from  inside a mouth can solve crimes and determine parenthood, but  DNA is now also gaining popularity as art.


Sony Group Agrees in Principle to Buy MGM

A group headed by Sony Corp of  America agreed in principle to acquire Hollywood film studio  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM.N for $12 a share in cash, MGM said  on Monday.


A trans-Atlantic bid from US firm Lockheed Martin wins the contract to supply President Bush's helicopters.


Pope Talks Sex Abuse Scandal With Bishops

Pope John Paul II discussed the U.S. sex-abuse scandal with a group of American bishops Saturday, encouraging them to be more open to the needs of parishioners in the wake of a "crisis of confidence in the Church's leadership."


Thousands stranded on day five of Air France strike

Thousands of families and business passengers were left stranded at Paris's main airports Monday on the fifth and final day of a major strike by Air France flight staff.


Reaching Toward Neptune: Two Ways to Explore an Ice Giant

While a pair of  NASA rovers explore Mars and the Cassini-Huygens mission peers close  at Saturn, two research teams are targeting a more distant planetary  quarry, the ice giant Neptune.


An Afghan Cabinet minister resigned Monday after President Hamid Karzai rejected his drive to shut down relief groups he accused of wasting money on expensive cars and houses.


Thorpe and Flintoff put England in strong position

Graham Thorpe and Andrew Flintoff shared a century partnership and took England into a strong position on the fourth day of the second Test against South Africa at Kingsmead.


U.S. Troops, La. Deputies Look for Tiger

A Bengal tiger on the loose in the thick brush surrounding an Army base was winning a game of hide-and-seek for the second day Wednesday, despite efforts to entice the animal with raw chicken.


Roma, 16:52 - ATLETICA, DOPING: CAF FIDAL ASSOLVE GIBILISCO

L'ex campione del mondo di salto con l'asta Giuseppe Gibilisco è stato assolto dalla Commissi...


Prof.Saillant: 'Su recupero incidera' fattore psicologico'


Federer into last eight at rain-hit Japan Open

World number one Roger Federer quickly ended Wesley Moodie's reign as Japan Open champion with a clinical 6-2 6-1 win to reach the quarter-finals on Thursday.


Embattled mortgage finance company  Fannie Mae FNM.N agreed to keep billions of dollars more cash  on hand while it corrects accounting problems, its government  regulator said on Monday.


The Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency began a series of meetings yesterday in Vienna. The meetings, set to continue until the end of the week, will focus on Iran's nuclear program.


Florida Supreme Court puts Nader on election ballot

The Florida Supreme Court has ruled that Ralph Nader can be on the state's November ballot. The court voted six-to-one to include Nader.


Microsoft, EC prepare for antitrust ruling next week

(InfoWorld) - As judgment day in the nine-year-long antitrust battle between Microsoft and the European Commission draws near, neither side in the protracted dispute knows for sure how it will react to the news on the day. Although the date of the ruling by the European Court of First Instance has been public since July, the European commissioner in charge of competition, Neelie Kroes, still hasn't decided whether she will hold a press conference on Monday. Meanwhile, Tom Brookes, a Microsoft spokesman, said the company is waiting until Monday morning before finalizing plans for addressing the rank's journalists from around the world gathering in Luxembourg, the court's location, and Brussels and who are eager to place "winner" and "loser" tags on the adversaries. "How much can you prepare for an outcome you don't know?" Brookes said. "Clearly Mrs. Kroes isn't going to give a press conference if the Commission loses outright," said Commission spokesman Jonathan Todd. Microsoft's appeal against the Commission's 2004 antitrust ruling is the biggest event in the working lives of everyone directly involved. They know that Monday's outcome will influence the software industry's future and will be a reference in all future European antitrust cases, especially ones in the fast-changing world of IT. From Microsoft's perspective, it will determine "under what circumstances market-leading companies can improve their products for consumers," said Erich Andersen, vice president and associate general counsel for Microsoft in Europe, in a statement. "The issue here is whether Microsoft should be able to regulate the market from a superdominant position, or whether the market should determine which products should gain access to consumers," countered Todd in a telephone interview. Both sides also know that how the outcome is perceived in the press is almost as important as the actual outcome, which is likely to be hundreds of pages in length, devilishly nuanced, and highly complex. Most people expect several versions of the court ruling to appear in the media on Monday. Initial reports will emerge shortly after the ruling is made public at 9:30 a.m. local time, and will probably focus on whether the Commission has to repay any or all of the â¬497 million ($685 million) fine it imposed on Microsoft in 2004. Repaying the fine will be seen as evidence that Microsoft's appeal against the 2004 Commission ruling was successful. Letting the fine stand will be viewed as a Microsoft loss. But what happens to the fine is the least important aspect of Monday's ruling, according to Thomas Vinje, a partner in the law firm Clifford Chance, who heads the legal team of the European Committee for Interoperable Systems (ECIS), a Commission ally. "It's the least relevant yardstick," Vinje said. "Far more important is how the judges assess individual facts and points of law because this will determine what legal precedents can be gleaned from this case." A senior lawyer on Microsoft's side agreed. "If the court reduces the fine on Microsoft, saying that the anticompetitive behavior isn't so serious, but upholds the Commission's broad argument, then a lawyer in a year's time dealing with a different antitrust case will be more interested in what the court specifically said than in whether the fine was reduced or not," he said, asking not to be named. Journalists will largely be dependent on lawyers' interpretations of the document, which won't come out until some time after the initial ruling. The story may well change dramatically during the day, once details of the ruling emerge, possibly even reversing a superficial initial assessment of who won or lost. The finest legal minds involved on both sides will pore over the document looking for ways to claim victory and to shape perceptions of the ruling. Microsoft appealed both strands in the Commission's landmark 2004 ruling, which concluded that Microsoft was abusing the dominant position of its Windows operating system in order to muscle in on other sectors of the software market. The Commission concluded that Microsoft was competing unfairly against other vendors by bundling its Media Player multimedia software in Windows. The Commission also ruled that Microsoft monopolized the market for low-end server operating systems by failing to reveal interoperability information to rivals. Last April the court held a three-day hearing during which the Commission and Microsoft, together with their software industry allies, tried to convince the judges of their arguments. Observers foresee four possible outcomes on Monday, the first two clear-cut but unlikely, the other two mixed and therefore more probable. The court could side with the Commission on both sides of the case. It might deem Microsoft an obstacle to innovation in the software industry and order the immediate breakup of the company, effectively appropriating the Windows operating system and making it a public utility. In the second clear-cut scenario, the court sides with Microsoft on both counts and declares that the rapidly changing IT industry is defined by a string of monopolies and that one monopoly is inevitably overtaken by another in time. More likely, the court may side with the Commission on the interoperability side but uphold Microsoft's appeal against the bundling ruling. Microsoft may be ordered to release all interoperability information to rivals immediately. This result would open up Office-related markets to open source software rivals. However, Microsoft would no longer need to sell a version of Windows without Media Player, and it would most probably bundle more and more features onto Windows in the future, to the likely detriment of any halfway successful innovation from a rival, such as Google. Alternatively, Microsoft may lose the bundling argument but win on the interoperability side. The Court may order Microsoft to set up a separate company to sell a completely unbundled version of Windows. This entity would be free to compete with the fully bundled version and strike partnerships with other software developers. If the third scenario prevails, then Microsoft could face a string of lawsuits in Europe. The Commission is already examining an ECIS complaint that claims Microsoft has stifled competition in the market for office tools software by failing to allow rival software from interoperating properly with Microsoft Office. "Victory on the interoperability side of the case on Monday would put wind in our sails," said the ECIS's Vinje. But a loss would put a swift end to a new attack, and any others that might lie in waiting for Monday's outcome. "Monday's ruling will have a huge effect on how the ECIS complaint is dealt with," Todd said.


A senior police officer in Greater Manchester warns loyalist paramilitary Johnny Adair over his possible move.


Boston Scientific to cut 2,300 jobs, restructure

Boston Scientific Corp  said on Wednesday it would cut about 2,300 jobs, or about 9 percent of its workforce, and restructure or sell several business units as part of its efforts to reduce operating expenses.


It was the first game of the year, but Boston College was in midseason form. The Eagles came out flying in the first period last night, established a 3-0 lead, and never looked back, defeating defending national champion Denver, 6-2, at Conte Forum.


Sara' presieduta da collaboratore del presidente Ahmadinejad


Bollywood has seen many actors performing triple roles, for


Australia's Craig Parry ended Ernie Els' three-year hold on the Heineken Classic title Sunday, holing a 12-foot birdie putt on the fourth hole of a playoff with countryman Nick O'Hern.


NEW YORK - Inconclusive trial results for Merck's Zocor might turn out to be a boost for the company's next cholesterol medicine, Vytorin.


American woman, Afghan girl die in Kabul

An American woman and a young Afghan girl have died from their wounds after a suicide bomb attack in the Afghan capital of Kabul. A Taliban suicide fighter blew himself up in the attack.


The Food and Drug Administration is unlikely to sanction Boston Scientific Corp. after reviewing its handling of safety recalls of its new cardiac stent system, an agency official said yesterday.


British conservatives support the removal of shadow arts minister Boris Johnson amid allegations about his private life, the BBC reported Sunday.


Bonaiuti, il timore e' di allungare la vita del governo


"No one can control or change this revolution. No one can control or change me.". Yasser Arafat spoke those words before a boisterous crowd in a dusty refugee camp called Nahr Bared in northern Lebanon more than two decades ago.


Ukraine's opposition, whose insistence that it was cheated out of victory in a presidential election has brought thousands onto the streets, has rejected talks in favour of "people power".


RAGUSA: POLIZIA ARRESTA BUTTAFUORI KARATEKA, AVREBBE UCCISO ...

Ragusa, 28 dic. - (Adnkronos) - Avrebbe ucciso un cliente della discoteca 'Itaparica' di Marina di Ragusa dopo una lite per futili motivi e per questo e' stato arrestato dalla polizia di Ragusa un buttafuori esperto di karate'.


CDC Director: Some Flu Vaccine Can Be Given To Public

WASHINGTON -- The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said there are some cases in which the general public can receive flu shots, given that tens of thousands of doses could otherwise go to waste.


The Post Office is re-launching a new savings stamp scheme, which could help people on tight incomes budget their finances.


Dems seek testimony from fired attorneys

Senate Democrats are moving to compel some of the eight U.S. attorneys who have been ousted to tell their stories publicly, under oath, after a federal prosecutor claimed he was fired for political reasons.


ATHENS, Greece - The International Gymnastics Federation suspended three judges Saturday for a mistake in scoring the men's all-around final, but said results would not be changed and American Paul Hamm would keep his gold medal. The error in Wednesday's all-around cost bronze medalist Yang Tae-young of South Korea a tenth of a point that would have given him the gold...


US dollar hits record low against euro; Snow rules out ...

NEW YORK, November 18  - The US dollar declined to a new record low against the euro and dropped against the yen yesterday, following the news of the US Treasury Secretary, John W Snow, ruling out government intervention to stem the


Director Robert Altman, who introduced an innovative ensemble style of filmmaking in such works as "MASH," "Gosford Park" and "Nashville," has died at age 81, his production company said on Tuesday.


Cuba sees hypocritical U.S. freeing CIA-linked bomber

"We have an explosion. We are descending immediately. We have fire on board!" the co-pilot of the Cuban airliner radioed the Barbados control tower before his crippled DC-8 plunged into the Caribbean sea on October 6, 1976.


Britain awaits Brown as next prime minister

Gordon Brown succeeds Tony Blair on Wednesday to become Britain's 52nd prime minister, charged with healing wounds over Iraq and restoring public faith in a Labour government in order to win a fourth consecutive term.


Four people were reportedly killed during the weekend, 10 were injured and 18 sailors were missing in a storm off the shores of Algeria.


For Spring Training Locations, Florida Wanes as the Desert Blooms

Baseballâs mass migration to Arizona for spring training is a development that would have been someoneâs spring fantasy a couple of decades ago.


Critics Eye Putin on Security Corruption

President Putin's move to enhance his power in response to a wave of terrorism does not take on the real problem: the corrupt and unreformed security services that produced Putin in the first place, politicians and analysts say.


Il decesso nella notte all'ospedale pediatrico Meyer


Australia's API Buys New Price Chain For A$112.4M -2

MELBOURNE (Dow Jones)--Australian Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (API.AU) said Monday it agreed to buy health, beauty and lifestyle retailer New Price Retail for A$112.


Defiant N. Korea fires series of missiles

A defiant North Korea test-fired a long-range missile Wednesday that may be capable of reaching America, but it failed seconds after launch, U.S. officials said. The North also tested four of shorter range in an exercise the White House termed "a provocation" but not an immediate threat.


The number of Cardiff City football fans arrested last season falls, but the club still has one of the UK's worst records.


Hedge fund seeks to increase stake in Delphi: WSJ

Hedge fund Appaloosa Management may be near an agreement that could give it up to a one-third stake in bankrupt auto parts maker Delphi Corp.  when it emerges from court protection, The Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday.


Henri Bergius' Weblog: Making CMSs Suck Less

With all of the content management systems that are out there today, there are just too many of them that aren't up to par. And, according to this posting from Henri Bergius, he agrees.


Nato troops in Bosnia search the homes of the children of indicted war criminal Radovan Karadzic.


Chief Minister Peter Caruana's Speech At The United Nations

Mr Chairman, Thank you for this opportunity to once again address you in relation to the case of Gibraltar on behalf of its colonial people.


Mibtel -0,37%, in calo anche le altre europee


Some Navajos oppose plant on reservation

With population swelling across the West, supporters of a proposed coal-fired power plant on the Navajo Nation reservation say the thirst for electricity is becoming too much for existing plants.


Rice favourite to replace Powell as Secretary of State

MARK COLVIN: Some time in the next couple of days, United States President George W. Bush is expected to anoint a successor to the Secretary of State, Colin Powell, who has announced his resignation.


Branson Announces He's Taking Virgin Craft to Outer Space

"Virgin has been in talks with Paul Allen and Burt [Rutan] throughout this year and in the early hours of Saturday signed a historical deal to license SpaceShipOne's technology to build the world's


Cheers From New Mexico for NASA's Moon Base

The space shuttles, the United States' only manned spacecraft, are to be retired in 2010 and the work of caring for the International Space Station will be largely turned over to others.


Clippers Beat 76ers Despite 28 Turnovers

Elton Brand had 26 points and 12 rebounds, Corey Maggette added 26 points and the Los Angeles Clippers overcame 28 turnovers to beat the Philadelphia 76ers 89-83 on Sunday.


'Treasure' finds $45M in box office gold

Nicolas Cage followed his secret treasure map to another fortune at movie theaters. Cage's "National Treasure: Book of Secrets," the Disney sequel to its 2004 hit, opened as the weekend's No. 1 movie with $45.5 million as Hollywood continued a holiday spree at the box office, according to studio estimates Sunday.


PINAR DEL RIO, Cuba - Hurricane Ivan slammed into Cuba's sparsely populated western tip with the worst of its 160-mph eyewall, growing to a storm of catastrophic strength after it smashed giant waves onto Grand Cayman island and readied to strike the Gulf of Mexico and U.S. oil interests...


Japan quake-hit plant may be shut a year or more

The world's biggest nuclear power plant may be shut for more than a year for checks after an earthquake in Japan caused radiation leaks, prompting speculation of power shortages and deepening concern about the safety of the industry in the tremor-prone country.


Warnings to drink sensibly will be introduced on alcohol by the end of 2008 under a voluntary agreement.


Red Hat exec takes Sun to task on open source

com September 24, 2004, 10:11 AM PT. This fourth priority's main focus has been improving or obtaining CRM and ERP software for the past year and a half.


Intel readies successor to unlaunched gaming chipset

X38 to launch next week, X48 by year's end Gamers have been waiting for Intel's X38 high-end desktop chipset to show up for some time, and it finally looks like the part will begin shipping any day now. But it had better be quick - there's apparently an updated version coming by year's end.â¦


Il ragazzo sarebbe un giovane rom che si prostituiva


MPs vote inf favour of maintaining the 28-day limit on holding terror suspects without charge.


Prosecutor in Duke Case Gives Up His Law License

RALEIGH, N.C., June 16 -- Hours after he was found guilty of ethics violations in his prosecution of three Duke University lacrosse players falsely accused of sexual assault, Durham County District Attorney Michael B. Nifong on Saturday surrendered his law license to the state bar and said he wou...


Queen are tackling piracy by offering fans the chance to legally download pirate recordings.


Hackers KO Panama's National Assembly website

US ne'er-do-wells suspected The website of Panama's National Assembly has been out of action since 9 January after hackers briefly posted the US flag there.â¦


Turisti in Mauritania, lo precisa ministero esteri francese


Italian Officials Dispute Reports of Ransom

Italy's government dismissed reports Wednesday that it paid $1 million to free two Italian aid workers who were kidnapped in Iraq and held for three weeks before being released Tuesday.


Russian regions to vote, Kremlin may tighten grip

Russia holds regional polls on Sunday  viewed as a dress rehearsal for this year's parliamentary vote  and a 2008 presidential election, with a liberal party  sidelined and the Kremlin expected to tighten its grip on  power.


2008 race, 20 months away, dominating TV

Two months before the 1992 presidential election, an NBC reporter cornered a man to ask whether he preferred Bill Clinton or President Bush.


Sport: Manager has issued a stern warning to underachieving stars ahead of new season.


Rare Lennon live track enriches film soundtrack

The soundtrack to the upcoming  documentary "The U.S. vs. John Lennon" will include a  previously unreleased Lennon song, "Attica State," recorded at  the John Sinclair Freedom Rally in Ann Arbor, Mich., in 1971.


Sudan: why Powell calls Darfur violence âgenocideâ

The declaration by United States Secretary of State Colin Powell last week that âgenocide has been committed in Darfur and the government of Sudan and that the Janjaweed bear responsibility


Computer giant Sun offers vast processing power and storage rental for 69p an hour.


In the old days, when front-of-the-net scrambles took place late in a game, a defenseman like Dennis Wideman would have pulled off the bowling ball routine, laying out forwards like candlepins until time ticked off the clock.


Nevada Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori became the first woman to lead any church in the global Anglican Communion when she was elected Sunday to be the presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church.


The bidding topped $3.7 billion on  the second day of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's  auction of government-owned airwaves, but there were no new  suitors Friday for a closely watched block of spectrum to be  shared with public safety agencies.


L'adesione e' stata del 70% con punte del'80%-90%


By Liu Weifeng  A serious outbreak of algae in Anhui's Chaohu Lake is unlikely mainly due to imminent rains which dilute the concentration of the fast-spreading, foul-smelling plant, a senior environmental official said yesterday.


"Holy Moley Captain Foley". The headline in a British newspaper blared, "How could 59 million Yanks be so Stupid ?" That of course was a reference to the recent re-election of President George W. Bush.


BAGHDAD, Iraq - A U.S. soldier broke down in tears Saturday as he admitted abusing inmates at Abu Ghraib prison, receiving a lighter sentence in return for his testimony against others charged in the scandal...


Rivista al ribasso stima anno finanziario 2006, Pil +1,9%


The Internet most of us experience is not the World of Ends suggested by the end-to-end system design concepts around which the Net was originally architected and built.  Instead we have something that is faster-than-dialup, and faster-than-it-used-to-be; but is not The Net. Instead it is the part of the Net that's left in a pipe that's optimized for television, for one-way few-to-many "content delivery" and for locking users into client roles, while servers labor somewhere else. I just had FTTH (fiber to the home) installed. And, while it's way cool in some ways, it's also uncool in the way it prevents far more business than it generates for itself. It would be great if the carriers made it easy for businesses to grow on the Net, and then suppoted those businesses with services that helped those businesses thrive and grow. But the carriers would rather serve "content" to mass quantities of "consumers" while chaging prohibitive prices for "business-class" services. Hey, it's a mass media mentality, and they have every right to it. But...


German Welfare Cuts Kick In, Protests Limited

Germany's sweeping welfare reforms went into effect without a hitch Monday as labor offices cut payments for a million jobless and qualifying tests got tougher.


Russia proposes working on new CFE treaty: Ifax

Russia on Wednesday proposed working on  a new pact on limiting military forces in Europe, a top defense  ministry official was quoted by Interfax news agency as saying.


Tim Henman has been handed a tough draw at The ATP Tennis Masters Cup in Houston which starts on Monday 15th November with a possible US$800,000 on offer to the winner.


Australian tennis star and world number three Lleyton Hewitt has called on the Australian Open organisers to speed up the courts for the tournament.


Greece's conservative prime minister won re-election Sunday with a diminished majority in parliament after a financial scandal and devastating forest fires that killed more than 65 people last month.


An estimated 1.6 million deaths a year are attributed to toxic indoor air. A new clean-burning wood stove could help decrease that number.


CVS boosts Caremark bid with sweeter dividend plan

CVS Corp.  sweetened its bid for Caremark Rx Inc.  on Tuesday by tripling a proposed special cash dividend for the pharmacy benefit manager's stockholders to $6 per share, after proxy advisory firms urged rejection of the previous offer.


Dustin Brown scored his second goal of the game in overtime to give the Los Angeles Kings a 3-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday night.


Germany Takes Steps to Integrate Muslims

Shop signs in Arabic and Turkish, storefront mosques and women wearing headscarves in the streets are evidence of how new arrivals have found a slice of home in Berlin's heavily immigrant Neukoelln neighborhood.


Fox rules TV week with Super Bowl, "House," "Idol"

Fox swept prime-time television  ratings last week, thanks to Sunday's broadcast of the New York  Giants' dramatic victory in Super Bowl XLII, the most-watched  sporting event in U.S. history.


An energy bill requiring greater fuel efficiency in US cars and trucks has been passed by the Senate.


Amazon launches digital download service

Amazon.com on Thursday unveiled a  widely anticipated Internet service offering movie and  television shows that can be downloaded onto consumers'  personal computers.


In what appears to be the largest trading fraud ever carried out by a single person, a young trader at French bank Societe Generale is accused of making unauthorized bets on stock markets that cost the bank nearly $7.2 billion but may not have netted him a cent.


Oil prices hit $46 on Monday as Russian  oil giant YUKOS cut some sales to China and was reported to  have suspended oil supplies to Lithuania, as the company's  financial turmoil took its first toll on exports.


Sleep-deprived doctors-in-training make serious errors more often

From prescribing overdoses to sticking a tube in the wrong vein, doctors-in-training made one-third more serious mistakes during typically long shifts than they did during "short" 16-hour ones, a Harvard study found.


Arafat Opens Eyes, Communicating - Israeli Report

Palestinian President Yasser Arafat has partially emerged from his coma in a French hospital, opening his eyes and communicating with his doctors, an Israeli newspaper Web site said Saturday citing Palestinian sources.


Sempre alta tensione fra i due Poli dopo il varo della manovraBonanni (Cisl): "Ceti medi bastonati? Mi sembra un'esagerazione"                                          Finanziaria, Cdl all'attacco L'Unione: "Punta sull'equitÃ "


Ukraine is to hold a parliamentary election on September 30, President Viktor Yushchenko said on Sunday after late-night talks forged a compromise to end weeks of tense confrontation with his prime minister.


Since 1973, the same man has watched over the Boston University bench. But aside from the presence of Jack Parker , virtually everything else surrounding the Terrier program has changed, from the arena, the assistant coaches, and, of course, the players.


St. Paul Stops a Waterfront Developer From Crossing the Mississippi

St. Paul has blocked a well-known local developer from building an upscale mixed-use community directly across the river from the downtown area.


Siemens awarded 2G/3G network extension in Malaysia

Malaysia's Maxis Communications Bhd. (Maxis) has selected Siemens as one of its 2G and 3G/UMTS infrastructure suppliers. Under the terms of the three- year framework contract, the Siemens Communications Group


Budget deficit running 14.1% below last year

WASHINGTON -- The federal budget deficit, helped by a surge in government revenue, is running 14.1 percent below the pace of last year, the government reported yesterday.


Novel ideas that exploit the pin-point accuracy of Europe's soon-to-launch Galileo system are being sought.