Helicopter Crashes in Colombian Drug War, Kills 20

BOGOTA, Colombia  - A U.S.-made helicopter on an  anti-drugs mission crashed in the Colombian jungle on Thursday,  killing all 20 Colombian soldiers aboard, the army said.


UNIONTOWN, Pa. - A police officer used a Taser to subdue a python that had wrapped itself around a man's arm and would not let go.


French soccer star Zidane apologized for head-butting an Italian opponent during the World Cup final, saying Wednesday that he was provoked by insults about his mother and sister.


Iraqi PM Says Sticking to January Election Plan

Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said on Sunday elections would be held on schedule in January despite a surge in violence and more than a score of hostages under threat of death from insurgents.


Relatives of loved ones whose bodies were found discarded at a crematorium gathered outside a courthouse Friday as the crematory operator prepared to enter a guilty plea.


Long-driving Kuehne finally breaks out of 2004 slump

Hank Kuehne knows he is something of a curiosity, a golfer with enormous gifts who can hit the ball jaw-dropping lengths. All of that is fine, and Kuehne


Sony will delay EU debut of PlayStation 3

TOKYO -- The release of Sony's PlayStation 3 will be delayed in Europe until March because of problems with producing a key component, the executive in charge of the project said yesterday. The much-awaited update to the popular game console will go on sale in November in the United States and Japan as planned, but fewer units will be available ...


The American singer Frankie Laine, who sang the theme to the TV show Rawhide, dies, aged 93.


Bush Now Saying 'We Will Win' Terror War

President Bush will tell the nation's largest veterans' group Tuesday that "we will win" the war on terror, seeking to quell controversy and Democratic criticism of his remark aired a day earlier that victory in the anti-terror battle may not be possible, his spokesman said.


Tapas — the Spanish finger-food that is delighting palates around the world — have a complex new champion: a delicacy of roast peppers, pickled eggplant, horse mackerel and dried leeks.


Drinking While Pregnant Boosts Preemie Birth Risk

THURSDAY, May 24 (HealthDay News) -- Drinking alcohol during pregnancy increases the risk of having an extremely premature baby (less than 32 weeks of gestation), especially among women aged 30 and older, U.S. researchers warn.


Indonesia and Australia draw closer in terror fight

The front line of Australia's war on terror continues to be fought on Indonesian soil. Last week's bomb blast outside


Senate Passes $136 Billion Corporate Tax Bill

The federal tax bill was approved by the Senate 69-17 after passing the House a week earlier by 280-41. Mr. Bush is expected to sign it, claiming it as support for the economy -- even though


A year ago in Baghdad: Shiite militiamen and Sunni insurgents owned entire neighborhoods and key areas beyond. Iraq's government was adrift, and U.S. commanders weighed the real possibility of being trapped in a full-scale civil war.


New Drug Shows Promise in Cutting Risk of Breast Cancer Recurrence

A new type of drug shows growing promise as a more potent way for many breast cancer patients to significantly cut their risk of a recurrence, researchers reported yesterday.


Science & environment: Ahead of World Wetlands day, Stephen Moss tells you where to see the best wetland habitats in the UK


Confectionery firms are to stop making some of their king-size chocolate bars as part of a drive to combat obesity. Reducing portion sizes is one of the seven key pledges set out in the first Manifesto for


Apple, AT&T set three price plans for iPhone

Apple Inc. and AT&T Inc. said on Tuesday they will offer three price plans, starting at $59.99 per month, for the widely anticipated iPhone that is set to go on sale this week.


U.S. Navy develops acceptable-use policy for IT equipment

The standardized policies are to go into effect in the first quarter of 2005 and will apply to the Navy's 900,000 military, contractor and civilian users.


In a nation where obesity is the second-leading cause of death, 33 million Americans don't know where their next meal is coming from -- a year-round paradox that only becomes more pronounced during the holidays.


General Mills Inc. GIS.N, the No. 2  U.S. cereal maker behind Kellogg Co. K.N, on Thursday said  all of its breakfast cereals were going to be made with whole  grains to promote healthy eating habits.


Johnston County Issues Water Restrictions

By Frank Norton, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C. May 26--Johnston County is telling towns, utilities and residents to cut back on water use this weekend after a volunteer fire department used about 10 percent of the county's reserves overnight.


Prosecutors in Germany say they will not pursue a war crimes lawsuit against US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.


Asia Tsunami Death Toll May Pass 100,000

An uprooted tree lies on the beach as damaged buildings of Indian Air Force officers, where more than 100 people reportedly were killed by tidal waves, is seen in background, in Nicobar, in India's southeastern Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Wednesday, Dec.


A serial strangler who tormented his victims and taunted a town with his murderous boasts before disappearing for 25 years has resurfaced with proof that he had killed again -- in 1986.


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Top heads roll in Bulgarian corruption scandal

Bulgarian Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev said Saturday he had accepted the resignation of two ministers, following a corruption scandal that has shaken his centre-left government.


Ailing "Law & Order" faces uncertain future

"Law & Order" may  stumble in its quest to replace "Gunsmoke" as the longest  running primetime drama in television history.


On the Cheap: ; Vacation Fishing Doesn't Have to Be Expensive

By John McCoy  johnmccoy@wvgazette.com  If a St. Albans family is any indication, a fishing vacation doesn't have to cost an arm, a leg or even a fingernail.


Efforts continue to deliver aid to large parts of Africa after heavy rains and flooding in at least 14 countries.


One traditional baseball belief is that the last thing wanted is governmental interference in the sport's day-to-day operation.


Millions of years before headphone-wearing joggers clotted the streets of America, the development of the ability to run played a crucial role in the evolution of early humans, according to new research.


A Nasa spacecraft set for launch early next month will explore the two biggest asteroids in the Solar System.


Nomisma, ogni famiglia ha speso in media 70 euro al mese


E-Commerce Report: Reaching More Customers With a Simple Text Message

When it comes to advertising on the mobile Web, online retailers are treading carefully. But some say they have found enticing success from early marketing efforts.


Environmentalists Gain Small Victory / House Panel Says Bill to Strip Boards of Power Needs Work

By REX SPRINGSTON  Environmentalists won a tentative victory yesterday when a House panel decided that a proposal to strip powers from citizen boards needs more study.


An athlete from the Central African Republic is released from the hospital Saturday, one day after he was briefly knocked unconscious in an Olympic taekwondo bout.


The Toyota Camry, the nation's most popular car has now been rated as its best new model.


Rice names critic of U.S. Iraq policies as adviser

Eliot Cohen, a supporter of the U.S.  decision to invade Iraq but a critic of the post-war  occupation, will become a top aide to U.S. Secretary of State  Condoleezza Rice, the State Department said on Friday.


Resolution drops its support for a Â£4.9bn offer from Standard Life after rival Pearl buys a quarter of its shares.


Nintendo is after a new kind of customer, and this time the Japanese game giant doesn't have Pokemon to back it up. The company's new DS, an advanced handheld player meant to expand a market Nintendo already


New 50 Cent album pushed back another week

50 Cent's new album, "Curtis," has  been pushed back another week, from September 4 to September  11, according to Interscope, which declined to give a reason  for the move.


TV Offers Competing Yule Logs on Dec. 25

By DAVID BAUDER NEW YORK - There's a Yule duel brewing this Christmas day. Not one, but two separate versions of "The Yule Log," one of television's oddest yet most heartwarming holiday habits, will beckon families as they open their gifts.


Runner Nick Goings Leads Panthers Offense

The Carolina Panthers entered the season thrilled about their depth at running back.


U.S. producer prices barely edged up  in July, kept in check by lower prices for new cars and trucks  and for many food items, according to a government report on  Tuesday showing muted inflation at the wholesale level.


Scientists find the fossil of a giant penguin which lived 36 million years ago in the tropics of what is now Peru.


Karzai faces huge challenges as first democratically elected ...

KABUL (CP) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai took the helm Tuesday of a country whose revival is threatened by a surging drug trade and a stubbornly persistent Taliban insurgency, pledging in his inaugural address to bring stability and prosperity, even as


Second Opinions, Through a Patientâs Eyes

Second opinions can be awkward, to say the least, for doctor and patient, and surprisingly little is known about them.


The US and Venezuela say they have made a positive start to improving relations, after talks in Caracas.


ITV1's I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here contestants begin their stint in the show - by skydiving to their jungle base.


Udine, 17:49 - CALCIO, UDINESE: 4-0 NEL TEST CON L'ASD CASARSA

L'Udinese ha ripreso la preparazione in vista della gara con il Milan, affrontando i dilettanti dell...


Death toll from Japan earthquakes reaches 24

A strong aftershock measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale jolted north Japan's Niigata Prefecture Monday morning, leading the death toll from the three major quakes that hit the


China takes stake in Rio, raising pressure on BHP

China has muscled in on miner  BHP Billiton's  attempts to buy rival Rio Tinto ,  with its biggest aluminum producer teaming up with U.S. group  Alcoa  to buy a 12 percent stake in Rio.


RSA: EMC addresses security in its Symmetrix storage arrays

EMC has added a tamper-proof view of management and support actions, safeguards against unauthorized service actions and certified data erasure to its high-end Symmetrix storage arrays.


Bush campaigns against Iraq war criticism

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah  - For the third time in less   than a year and two months before crucial U.S. elections,   President George W. Bush is launching a new campaign to counter   opposition to the Iraq war with a series of speeches he insists   are not political.


The US military confirms that a body pulled from the Euphrates river is one of three US soldiers missing in Iraq.


Will either of the Detroit Demons take the lightweight title? Fools face off.


Belgacom sells stake in Orange's Belgian unit

Belgian telecommunications operator Belgacom said on Thursday it was selling its stake in the Belgian arm of French mobile operator Orange for 147.8 million euros (193.5 million dollars).


Alcatel Says Closing in on China 3G Mobile Deal

French telecoms equipment maker Alcatel is nearing a deal with a Chinese peer on cooperating to build third-generation (3G) mobile phone networks using a Chinese technology standard, a senior executive said.


Arsenal striker Thierry Henry played down fears of an injury crisis ahead of Sunday's clash at Old Trafford in the wake of his side's bruising encounter at Panathinaikos.


UPDATE 1-Bank of America says moves 300 more jobs to Boston

Bank of America Corp. (BAC.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , which in September promised to move 100 wealth and investment management jobs to Boston, on Friday said it would move an additional 300 jobs to that city next year.


Apple, Music Labels Face iTunes Antitrust Case

European Commission antitrust hearings over iTunes price concerns begin in late September.


NEW YORK - Tennis is being encouraged to adopt instant replay in the aftermath of a chair umpire wrongly making an overrule Tuesday in a US Open match involving Serena Williams.


Nella notte 73 interventi dei vigili nel Napoletano


Four people are held by police in Rangoon after a rare demonstration over economic woes.


Israel's Olmert delays Palestinian prisoner release

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert delayed a plan to release from prison scores of members of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's secular Fatah movement, Israeli officials said on Saturday.


Presidential campaign focuses on security

The presidential campaign stayed tightly focused on national security issues Tuesday as George W. Bush and John Kerry sparred over Iraq for the second straight


A common screening test failed to detect potentially cancerous colon growths 95 percent of the time, falsely reassuring patients and doctors, according to a new study.


McDonald's shares hit record high after dividend increase

OAK BROOK, Ill. - McDonald's Corp. stock surged to a record high yesterday after the fast-food chain disclosed the largest dividend increase in its history and pledged to return more money to shareholders than Wall Street expected.


A convicted Al-Qaeda plotter serving life is treated in hospital after he is assaulted by fellow prisoners.


The world of professional basketball was in uproar yesterday after nine players were suspended for joining in the most riotous brawl since the sport became a fixture on US television.


Insieme alle famiglie. Il Pontefice: "Grazie a Dio siete salve"

ROMA (5 ott. 2004) - "Grazie a Dio siete salve". Il Papa ha accolto con queste parole le due volontarie italiane rapite in Iraq, la riminese Simona Pari e la romana Simona Torretta, ricevute questa mattina con le famiglie in Vaticano.


Former American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson is heading back on the road in the US after scrapping a tour earlier this year.


Gales bring down power-lines and keep fast Tallinn craft in port

Trees falling on power-lines have caused a number of power outages in Southern Finland on Friday morning, as a violent autumn storm sweeps across the country.


Ma secondo il presidente Bouton, uscira' dalla crisi


Mexico warned Thursday that the U.S. proposal to build miles of border fence, which is working its way through the Senate, will damage relations between the two countries.


A blast rips through a car in Gaza City, killing two Hamas militants and injuring several other people.


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Greenspan promises surprises in September book

Former U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman  Alan Greenspan promised on Friday to deliver surprises and  insights about the future in an eagerly awaited book, but he  gave little away for now beyond saying interest rates were low.


European papers celebrated the Athens 2004 Olympics and also had a few words to say about the doping cases that marred the games. "The cynics were wrong," declared London's The Independent.


Infinity Expects Howard Stern to Fulfill Contract

Viacom Inc.'s Infinity radio unit  expects ribald talk show host Howard Stern to remain with the  company through the end of next year when his contract expires,  a senior executive said on Tuesday.


CHICAGO - A federal bankruptcy judge has given United Airlines a 30-day "test period" to show it can cooperate with its unions on a restructuring plan, rejecting union calls to open the process up to rival proposals immediately because United has not tried hard enough to preserve employee pensions.    The hearing came a day after the release of court papers in which United warned it "likely" will have to terminate those pension funds in order to secure the loans it needs to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy...


Two explosions hit an unused government facility, raising fears ahead of Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit. There were no injures though the blasts damaged compound's wall of the government facility.


Pope on final day of fence-mending visit to Turkey

Pope Benedict's tour of Turkey winds up on Friday looking like an across-the-board success for his effort to repair battered relations with Turkey's Muslims.


Congress must aid subprime victims: consumer group

Homeowners with subprime mortgages struggling under payments need federal government help to ease them through the crisis, a leading consumer advocacy group said on Wednesday.


KIRKUK, Iraq - A suicide attacker detonated a car bomb Saturday outside an Iraqi police academy as hundreds of trainees and civilians were leaving for the day, killing 20 people and wounding 36 others in the latest attack designed to thwart U.S-backed efforts to build a strong Iraqi security force ahead of January elections.    U.S and Iraqi forces, meanwhile, launched an operation in another northern town, Tal Afar, to flush out a militant cell allegedly smuggling men and arms in from Syria, sparking a fierce gunbattle that left at least eight people dead and more than 50 injured...


Tensione e morti fra israeliani e palestinesi

Si riaccende la tensione in Medio Oriente. Un elicottero israeliano ha lanciato un missile su un campo profughi nella Striscia di Gaza, provocando il ferimento, secondo alcune fonti, di 12 persone. Altre fonti parlano invece di sette feriti.


Iran wields more influence than the United States in Iraq and has established itself as America's chief rival in the Middle East, a British think tank said in a report released Wednesday.


The other day I was thinking about all the edge-cases within Linux and how there are hundreds of little commands and tricks.  I these know now but only after using UNIX for more than 15 years now (has it been that long!).  I wish I would have known all these tricks when I was just getting started.  This is similar to Danny O'Briens Life Hacks  but since so many of us spend our life tied to our shell these are essentially "Shell Hacks".  NetCat is one example.  Very powerful tool with a simple syntax.  Just run 'nc' and you can connect to a host/port and interact with it manually.  You could even write an HTTP client with bash if you really wanted to.  The zsh  shell looks like it might becom ...


Intel Prototype May Herald a New Age of Processing

A new experimental chip from Intel could house as many as 80 separate processing engines, or cores.


Google opens up Print Ads to more advertisers

Blog: Google opens Print Ads to all its AdWords customers, allowing them to buy ad space in more than 225 newspapers around the U.S.


General Motors is reportedly in talks to buy all of its struggling rival Chrysler Group from German-US auto giant DaimlerChrysler AG.


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Virginia Tech now can proclaim itself the ACC's best team - and no one can argue. The 10th-ranked Hokies capped their inaugural ACC season with the league's outright championship, getting two touchdown passes


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WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- CBS News on Wednesday defended a "60 Minutes" report regarding President Bush's Vietnam-era National Guard service, but said it would "redouble" efforts to answer charges that the report relied on fake documents.


In Montana, Bush Faces a Tough Sell on Social Security

The president's power to grab attention was on display in Montana last week, but Social Security showed a power of its own.


Stampa spagnola: Totti e Cassano al Real

Totti e Cassano continuano ad essere al centro dell`interesse mediatico dei giornali spagnoli: dopo le dichiarazioni diffuse da "As" su un possibile divorzio tra il capitano e la Roma nel caso Sensi rimanesse presidente, da "Marca" arriva l`annuncio che


EU Farm Ministers to Take on Sugar Reform

European Union farm ministers meet Monday to discuss urgently needed reform of their sugar sector, which has been criticized for impeding fair trade and hurting the economies of developing nations while providing poor service for European consumers.


NASA's 'Scramjet' makes hypersonic flight, 10 times at that :

World News > Washington, Nov 17 : NASA's hypersonic experimental scramjet X-43A has broken the aircraft speed record by clocking 7000 miles per hour which is nearly 10 times the speed of sound.


French navy finds bodies floating off Malta

A French navy ship found at least 18 bodies floating off the coast of Malta on Friday, French and Maltese authorities said.


Business confidence in Germany, Europe's largest economy, falls to its lowest level in more than a year.


Roma, 15:42 - CICLISMO, ACQUA&SAPONE: BIENNALE PER GARZELLI

L'Acqua&Sapone ha ingaggiato Stefano Garzelli. Il varesino, in questa stagione alla Liquigas, ha fir...


Pakistan court orders repatriation of Scottish custody fight girl

A Scottish schoolgirl at the centre of an international custody fight must return to Britain, a Pakistani court has ruled after upholding an appeal by her mother.


The plan was to force the Florida Marlins to use their bullpen extensively in Game 1, thus weakening the pitching staff for Game 2, when veteran David Weathers would make his first start since 1998.


Southern Africa's largest shopping mall opens in Soweto township, a centre in the struggle against apartheid.


The FBI reportedly has evidence that a person who has been working at high levels in the Pentagon may be a spy for Israel. Senior Officials say the suspect could have been in a position to influence Bush administration policy toward Iran and Iraq.


Corporate takeovers are often profitable for investors, so why stop them?


2005 Shaping Up As Hectic for High Court

The Supreme Court returns Monday with an ailing leader, pressure to rule quickly on the constitutionality of federal prison sentences and a slew of contentious issues to decide, from medical marijuana to Ten Commandment displays.


Williams nets 2 as 'Canes beat Thrashers

Justin Williams thinks the Carolina Hurricanes are beginning to look like defending Stanley Cup champions. Williams scored twice and Rod Brind'Amour had two assists to help Carolina beat the Atlanta Thrashers 4-1 on Saturday night.


Big moment for Journey at `Sopranos' end

The songwriters of Journey's power ballad "Don't Stop Believin'" were "jumping up and down" when they learned a few weeks ago it had been licensed for use in the final episode of "The Sopranos."


Coroner criticises British army officer over deaths of two soldiers in Iraq.


Documents Show CIA Knew of Venezuela Coup

The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency knew dissident military officers were planning a coup in 2002 against Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, according to purported U.S. intelligence documents posted on the Internet.


US feedlots and packers could import Canadian cattle within months now that new US rules aimed at guarding against mad cow disease are up for approval, Canadian Agriculture Minister Andy Mitchell said on Saturday.


BHP Billiton 'preparing hostile bid for Rio Tinto'

BHP Billiton, the world's biggest miner, is preparing a hostile bid for peer Rio Tinto whose board has turned down a friendly approach worth billions of US dollars, British newspapers said Sunday.


US Airways Tries to Reorganize for a Second Time

US Airways filed for bankruptcy protection yesterday for a second time after workers refused to grant $800 million in cuts it had sought to reduce its costs to the level of low-fare airlines.


Except when it's your enemy. A look at the sharp decline in world stock markets.


EUROPA/AUSTRIA - ÂUn solo attimo con Missio Âguardare Cristo, aprire il cuore e donare amoreÂ: le Pontificie Opere Missionarie dellÂAustria salutano Papa Benedetto XVI e rilanciano in questa occasione i programmi di aiuto per gli ex bambini soldato dellÂUganda Vienna (Agenzia Fides) - Con un rinnovato sito (www.missio.at), un breve video-clip che sarÃ  trasmesso venerdÃ¬ 7 settembre nella cornice della visita del Papa e una campagna di manifesti, di cui 400 sono affissi dal 30 agosto in tutta la capitale aus...


Putin believes Iran not trying to develop nuclear weapons

Iran must comply with demands from UN nuclear inspectors seeking to verify that Tehran is not trying to develop nuclear weapons, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday.


Study Finds Less Youth Antidepressant Use

While the FDA contends otherwise, new data show that sales of the antidepressants known as SSRIÂs have declined.


British hostage in Iraq executed, family says

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A British national abducted along with two Americans was beheaded, his family said yesterday, ending hopes that the family's relentless fight for his release would work.


British domestic intelligence chief resigns

The head of Britain's domestic intelligence service MI5 announced she was resigning after holding the post for four years.


Giuliani explains unconventional travels

Republican Rudy Giuliani offered a baseball analogy Wednesday to explain his political geography.


Jolie and new baby doing well in Namibia

It looks like Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt got what every parent wants &#151; a healthy baby.


Venezuela's Chavez storms to re-election victory

CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez stormed to a re-election victory in Sunday's vote, handing him an ample mandate to broaden his promised socialist revolution and challenge Washington's influence in Latin America.


Beirut car bomb kills police intelligence officer

A car bomb killed a police intelligence officer involved in the investigation of assassinations in Lebanon, in an attack in a Christian suburb of Beirut on Friday.


Collins slapped with 8-year ban Sprinter, 33, faces end of her ...

If Michelle Collins were a Major League Baseball player, she would have received a slap on the wrist for using banned performance-enhancing drugs.


A leading figure in the effort to minimise the impact of disease in developing countries has been knighted.


Microsoft and Amazon.com are taking action against e-mail spammers and phishing scam perpetrators, but even two of the most powerful Internet companies on earth will find this fight to be tough going. -washingtonpost.com


Iraq: Several Hundred Tons of Explosives Disappear

Description: The International Atomic Energy Agency says hundreds of tons of Iraqi high explosives it had placed under seal have disappeared.


'Carter' Holds Lead at Holiday Box Office

Samuel L. Jackson's basketball picture extended its lead at the North American box office on Monday as word of mouth drove business during the Martin Luther King, Jr. U.S. holiday weekend.


NEW ORLEANS - A polyester mesh stocking pulled over the bottom of a weak heart can help it pump better, according a new study. "It is sort of breakthrough technology," said Dr.


Isle of Man Today: News, Sport, Jobs, Property, Cars, Entertainments & More

ULSTER BANK CLOSES Ulster Bank is to close its Isle of Man operation a ' a move which will affect 11 of its staff.


American Beauty director Sam Mendes is to oversee a Broadway musical version of Shrek.


(CBS) For years, it was thought that megadoses of Vitamin E were good for you. "Even many cardiologists took high doses of Vitamin E," The Early Show medical correspondent Dr.


Video threatens beheading of Japanese hostage

CAIRO - A video on a militant Islamic web site threatens to kill a kidnapped Japanese man, unless Japan pulls its troops out of Iraq.


Prosecutors said Thursday that they have filed terrorism charges against a Moroccan man accused of helping recruit foreign fighters for al-Qaida in Iraq.


A watchdog group has suggested a mandatory flash on camera mobiles to avoid illicit photographs.


Milano, 17:29 - CALCIO, ARBITRI: RANIERI PROPONE FOGLIO DOGLIANZE

Imitando l'esempio inglese, l'allenatore della Juventus Claudio Ranieri, un passato in Premier Leagu...


Cheney, Edwards Take Center Stage in Debate

Vice President Dick Cheney and Sen.  John Edwards take center stage in the White House campaign on  Tuesday in a televised debate that gained new significance  after a series of polls showed the race tightening.


Software maker makes a grab for Norway's Fast Search & Transfer, a leader at the high end of the business search market.


Venus Williams beats fifth seed Ana Ivanovic in the US Open fourth round while sister Serena also wins.


Hong Kong's Democrats Hope Elections Will Demonstrate Yearning for ...

With Beijing attempting to influence the outcome from the sidelines, Hong Kong voters will go to the polls on Sunday for legislative elections.


Scientists Uncover How Bee Venom Eases Arthritis

NEW YORK  - Bee stings have long been known to relieve some of the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis, but only now has the reason for this been clarified.


A Marine who was reported abducted in Iraq last summer and later turned up in his native Lebanon was charged Thursday with desertion.


Spain coach Luis Aragones has issued an apology for his racist slur towards Arsenalâs French international Thierry Henry. Aragones claims he was trying to motivate Henryâs Arsenal team-mate Jose Antonio


Scientists to Study N.Y. Organic Farmers

Cornell researchers will watch five upstate New York dairy herds to learn about the problems and challenges of converting from conventional to organic farming.


Segretario Pd, accordo di Lisbona e' equo


The Taleban are not a threat to Afghanistan's future, despite ongoing violence, President Karzai says.


Business software maker Siebel  Systems Inc. SEBL.O on Wednesday reported a quarterly profit,  after a year-earlier net loss, helped by sales of new software.


Rebel group wants Darfur region under international protection

A main rebel group in Darfur has called for the war-torn region of west Sudan to be placed under international protection, in a letter to British Prime Minister Tony Blair, a copy of which was faxed to AFP.


Search startup ready to challenge Google

The dozens of entrepreneurs gathered for an exclusive high-tech conference here Monday all hope to dazzle the crowd with their ingenuity.


The more bent the steering wheel after a car crash, the more likely the patient is to have a thoracic injury, a new study reports.


Virtual realities: all the world on a Mac

Virtualization on the Mac is a fairly new phenomenon, and getting here took some doing. Columnist Richard Hoffman explains.


Video Envisions Theoretical Hacker Attack Against U.S.

An industrial turbine overheating and crippling the power supply is one highlight on a Homeland Security video that deals with the possible outcome of a concentrated hacker attack on the American infrastructure.


SEC forms office to pay back wronged investors

The Securities and Exchange  Commission said on Tuesday it has created a new office in the  agency to quickly distribute financial penalties to wronged  investors.


Ex-US Iraq envoy Paul Bremer insists President Bush backed his plan to dissolve Iraq's army in 2003.


Security is tightened in Rome ahead of Pope Benedict XVI's first appearance since making comments angering Muslims.


US to lower terror threat alert for financial institutions

The US government will lower the heightened terror threat level for financial institutions in New York City, New Jersey and Washington, administration officials said Wednesday.


In Health Debate, Clinton Remains Vague on Penalties

What might seem a mundane debate over health policy has taken on outsized importance because it is one of the few substantive differences between the two leading Democratic candidates.


Shortfalls hinder flu pandemic readiness

Federal investigators said Monday that the nation's preparedness for a potential influenza pandemic is hindered by a lack of training and testing.


Whatâs Offline: In Corporations They Donât Trust

There is a âtrust gap between consumers and global corporations,â The McKinsey Quarterly finds.


US oil major ConocoPhillips bought a 7.6 per cent government stake in Russia's second-largest producer LUKoil for nearly $US2 billion on Wednesday in the nation's largest post-Soviet privatisation deal.


Spanish heartthrob Alejandro Sanz,  one of the few well-known musicians vying for a Latin Grammy on  Wednesday, swept the awards show, taking home trophies for best  song, best record and best album.


Vital Signs: Safety: In Stun Gun Training, Officerâs Spine Is Fractured

Advocates for the use of stun guns by police departments point to evidence that they are generally safe. But a recent demonstration shows otherwise.


The father of Dinah McNicol, whose body was found in Margate, says he does not want to know how she died.


They've had just one winning season since they moved to the desert in 1988. They've won two playoff games since they were founded in 1920.


Kodak restructuring could cut 7,000 jobs

(InfoWorld) - As part of a four-year turnaround plan, Eastman KodakÂ expects to cut 5,000 to 7,000 jobs by the end of 2007 in an effort to reduce its administrative overhead and boost profits from digital photography instead of standard film, the company told investors Thursday. Kodak leaders had already cut 1,200 jobs during the fourth quarter of 2006, bringing the total jobs lost to 23,400 since the company first announced its restructuring plan in January 2004. By the end of this year, that total could reach 30,000, nearly half of the company's size in 2003. The company has already cut excess jobs from its manufacturing division, and will trim the remaining jobs from its selling, general and administrative unit, Kodak Chief Financial Officer Frank Sklarsky said in a release. The move will reduce administrative overhead from Kodak's current level of 18 percent of revenue to just 14 percent to 15 percent. The company has also slashed costs by announcing Jan. 10 it would sell its 8,100-person medical imaging and health-care IT division to the Canadian firm OnexÂ for $2.55 billion. That deal is expected to close in the first half of 2007. On the revenue side of its books, Kodak hopes to boost income through new products like its consumer inkjet printers, image sensors and picture kiosks, said CEO Antonio Perez. The company will also draw $250 million in revenue by licensing its intellectual-property patents this year, he said. KodakÂ introduced a line of inkjet printersÂ this week to compete with Hewlett-Packard and Xerox. Kodak will target consumers and home-office users by selling replacement ink cartridges at about half the price of its competitors -- just $9.99 for black ink and $14.99 for five-color ink. Likewise, Kodak will sell a range of printers priced below $200. Also on Thursday, Kodak announced it would partner with MozillaÂ to improve Kodak's online photo gallery by allowing users to access it from Mozilla's Firefox Web browser. The companies hope to generate more income from the 83 million U.S. users who are predicted to upload, share and print their photographs by 2010. Users can now download the new tool. Â


Arts, Briefly: Speechless Actors Roam London Stage

In a new play at the National Theater in London, 27 actors perform for 90 minutes without uttering a word.


Wangari Muta Maathai receives Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo

A distinctly African setting framed the award of this year's Nobel Peace Prize to the first woman from that continent to receive the prestigious honor.


(CNN) -- Danish sailor Niklas Holm, who was involved in a fatal traffic accident in Athens on Sunday night, will be allowed to compete if he is mentally fit, the Danish Olympic team's spokesman said.


Flu will kill millions unless vaccine pushed through: WHO

TORONTO - Not enough work is being done to create a vaccine to fight a pandemic influenza that could kill millions of people, the World Health Organization warns.


Bengals receiver Chris Henry received a two-game suspension Friday from the NFL for violating its conduct and substance abuse policies, making him the second Cincinnati player suspended this season for misconduct.


Da 'stabile' a 'negativo' dopo investimenti in Endesa


Wyeth raises outlook, sees new blockbusters

Wyeth  on Thursday raised its 2006 profit forecast and said its recently approved Tygacil antibiotic and three experimental medicines all could post annual sales in the billions of dollars.


Accused leader of NY airport plot pleads innocent

A former cargo handler at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to charges that he plotted to blow up the airport's fuel tanks and a supply pipeline that runs through New York City.


Missing From Internet: Avid ShoppersÂ Sharp Elbows

How do you get to be first in line when there is no line? That flummoxed many hopeful buyers at Amazon.com over the weekend.


Ministro, erogato importante contributo a sostegno programmi


Nokia finds Romania's hidden labor force

CLUJ, Romania  - The tiny village of Jucu in  northwestern Romania, which will host a new factory making  Nokia mobile phones, currently earns its livelihood from  farming vegetables such as peppers, tomatoes and eggplants.


Two men accused in the region's "Serial Shooter" case appeared briefly in court Monday, giving victims a chance to see the duo in person for the first time.


Attack claim is latest from feared group

The Army of Ansar al-Sunnah, which claimed to be behind yesterday's deadly rocket attack on a US-Iraqi base near Mosul, is one of the most feared extremist groups operating in Iraq, having taken responsibility for several major attacks and the killings of foreign hostages.


Four dead as Jeanne moves through Florida

Hurricane Jeanne's winds had dropped to 50 mph by early Monday, further weakening the fourth hurricane to batter Florida in six weeks to a low-level tropical storm as it moved toward southern Georgia.


The investment ends two months of jockeying among Microsoft, Google and Yahoo for the right to invest in and forge close ties with the fast-growing social networking Web site.


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Presto sara' mio ospite, cortei di protesta inconcepibili


Tsunami TV Fund-Raiser in U.S. Runs Into Controversy

A television benefit show for victims of the Asian tsunami featuring Madonna, Stevie Wonder, Eric Clapton, Elton John and a string of Hollywood celebrities has run into controversy in the United States before a note has been played or a dollar pledged.


U.N. Council urges more support for AU in Somalia

The U.N. Security Council called on Wednesday for more funds for a hard-pressed African Union peacekeeping force in Somalia and asked the U.N. secretary-general to keep planning for a U.N. force there.


Yahoo! Building Desktop Search, More Personalization

Portal player Yahoo! will compete with Google and MSN in the desktop search arena, CEO Terry Semel told an audience at a Morgan Stanley investor conference.


Iran president says Israel's days are numbered

TEHRAN - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Tuesday told delegates at an international conference questioning the Holocaust that Israel's days were numbered.Ahmadinejad, who has sparked ...Comment


Chelsea captain John Terry congratulates Didier Drogba after the striker scored against Aston Villa during the Premiership match at Stamford Bridge.Comment


Vivendi Blasts iTunes Contract Terms as "Indecent"

Universal music renegotiates its deal with Apple's dominant music service.


Senate postpones consideration of spy bill

Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid on Monday abruptly postponed until next month consideration of a measure to give immunity to telephone companies that participated in President George W. Bush's warrantless domestic spying program.


-- It sounds far-fetched _ sticking needles in women to help them become pregnant _ but a scientific review suggests that acupuncture might improve the odds of conceiving if done right before or after embryos are placed in the womb.


In retrospect, Storm had all the right moves

When all the talk in the WNBA during the preseason centered on how the college draft was the strongest, deepest ever, the Seattle Storm opted to trade its top pick and Amanda Lassiter to Minnesota in exchange for forward Sheri Sam and center Janell Burse.


Hundreds of Hindus in Hertfordshire are to protest over allegations the RSPCA killed their sacred cow.


Battle over EU, Kosovo paralyses Serbian government

Serbia was politically paralyzed on  Wednesday over an invitation from the European Union to sign a  pact that nationalists say is simply a trap to get the  government to concede the independence of Kosovo.


A U.S. Senate panel on Thursday  approved the nomination of John Negroponte, the outgoing  director of national intelligence, to become deputy secretary  of state, sending the nomination to the full Senate.


Donald Wilson, 82, Pioneer of a Database, Dies

H. Donald Wilson prepared the original business plan for what became Mead Data Central and its pioneering Lexis-Nexis database.


Dortmund, 22:10 - CALCIO, BRASILE-TURCHIA 0-0 IN AMICHEVOLE

Il Brasile ha pareggiato 0-0 contro la Turchia in un'amichevole giocata a Dortmund. (Nic. Api)</i...


Bouncers fly as Fletcher talks a good game

If England's bowlers summon up as many bouncers in tomorrow's Champions Trophy final as did their coach Duncan Fletcher yesterday, then Brian Lara can expect another torrid time.


New US Study Faults Automakers for Whiplash

Automakers are failing to equip most car models sold in the United States with seats and head restraints that provide good protection against neck injuries in rear-end crashes, according to a new insurance industry study.


China: Zhong Wen Elected Hainan Advisory Body Chairman

Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency)  ["Zhong Wen Elected Chairman of CPPCC's Hainan Provincial Committee" - Xinhua headline]  Haikou, Feb.


Two female American sailors were shot dead and a male sailor was critically wounded at the U.S. navy base in Bahrain on Monday in events the navy said were not linked to terrorism.


Howard Stern will leave a very different company than the Infinity Broadcasting he first joined in 1985.


Il fratello di Raffaella: convocato dagli inquirenti per ricostruire i rapporti di amicizia con lei, ma da tre anni non ci salutavamo                                          Erba, tre piste per la strage Raid, conoscenti killer o un pazzo                                                                                di SARA BRACCHETTI e EMILIO RANDACIO


MS eScience group offers database advice to scientists

InfoWorld - Microsoft Research's eScience group is helping scientific researchers use database and online sharing tools in ways they might not have imagined, and sharing those experiences with Microsoft product groups that can tweak their software for easier use by the scientific community.


Celebrity snoop caged A Massachusetts hacker who pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit computer fraud and identity theft has been jailed for a year.â¦


Federer Moves on, but Isner Has His Moment

John Isner won the first set against the best player in the world on the biggest stage at the U.S. Open. But his moment in the sun soon evaporated.


Prodi: decisione politica per invio missione europea


THE wife and children of Mark Thatcher fled South Africa yesterday to escape the furore that has erupted since the British businessman's arrest last week for allegedly financing a botched coup attempt in Equatorial Guinea.


Levance Fields scored 20 points and Aaron Gray had 14 points and 10 rebounds, leading No. 7 Pittsburgh over Villanova, 65-59, last night in Philadelphia.


Microsoft officially launches a set of tools that it hopes will become a kind of YouTube for videogames.


Pepsi Bottling Group Inc. (PBG.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the largest bottler of Pepsi drinks, on Tuesday said quarterly profit rose on volume growth in the United States and Europe


The sale by auction of the main production arm of Russian oil company Yukos is scheduled to take place today. Yukos's troubles began when its founder and key shareholder, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, broke an unwritten


Rebels warn Abuja talks may collapse if attacks continue

Sudanese rebel leaders attending African Union peace talks here warned Sunday, during a 24-hour boycott of negotiations, that the conference could collapse because of alleged government attacks in Darfur.


VW to make new Audi model in Brussels, saving jobs

German car maker Volkswagen has said that it would make its new Audi A1 model exclusively in Brussels from 2009, possibly saving 3,000 jobs at its plant in the city threatened by mass lay-offs.


Report: HIV Spreading Faster Among Women

The epidemic of human immunodeficiency virus  infection is growing more rapidly in women  than in men in almost every part of the world, according to a new report.


Ivory Coast warplanes bombed the largest city of the rebel-held north in wave after wave of attacks Thursday, breaking a more than year-old cease-fire in the civil


For long-suffering Indianapolis Colts fans, it's not just their beloved team that's made the big time — it's their hometown, too.


Sports: 8 September 2004, Wednesday. UK football club Southampton is interested in the Bulgarian whizz-kid Dimitar Iliev, Sky Sport reported citing Bulgarian sources.


Steve Brookstein beats vocal group G4 to win a Â£1m recording contract on ITV's The X Factor.


Syria Has No Plan to Pull Troops from Lebanon -- UN

Syria has failed to meet a UN Security Council demand that it pull its troops out of Lebanon and has given no timetable for when it would do so, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Friday.


EU leaders face long day of treaty wrangling

European Union leaders were to resume debate Friday on a package of sorely-needed reforms after failing to bridge major differences overnight, with Britain and Poland notably resisting an agreement.


Thirty-one workers are rescued from a brickworks in China, where they were held as virtual slaves.


Classroom assistants are increasingly being asked to cover for teachers who are absent, union leaders claim.


Continua l'evoluzione della sindrome influenzale


The chants follow Albert Pujols every time he steps into the batter's box at Busch Stadium, where he is the most beloved member of a Cardinals team that is feverishly adored by its fans.


Daewoo Electronics wins 200 million dollar contract in UAE

South Korea's Daewoo Electronics has said it has won a 200 million dollar contract to build an electronics manufacturing facility in the United Arab Emirates.


So, you think the Sears/Kmart deal is about two struggling retailers thinking they'll have a better operational chance together rather than apart?


Busta Rhymes considers judge's plea deal

Busta Rhymes rejected a prosecutor's offer of six months in jail on two assault charges Tuesday but is considering a judge's deal that would let him plead guilty to misdemeanor assault and remain free.


Britain wants G8 to reduce debt of tsunami-hit countries

Britain, which holds the presidency of the G8 bloc of leading industrialized nations, wants to reach agreement by mid-January on reducing the debt of the countries hit by the tsunami in Asia, the Financial ...


Google extends newspaper print-ads service

(InfoWorld) - Google has expanded its Print Ads so that anyone subscribing to its AdWords program can purchase print advertising from a growing network of newspapers. Google Print Ads, which began with 50 newspapers in November 2006, now has more than 225 newspapers with print advertising available for agencies and advertisers. Now, any U.S.-based advertiser with a Google AdWords account can purchase print advertising for any of these entities, which include newspapers from publishers such as W.W. Scripps, Freedom Communications, Hearst Newspapers, GateHouse Media, Gannett, MediaNews Group, The New York Times, The Seattle Times Company, and the Washington Post, among others. For publishers, Google's print program complements existing sales efforts by providing access to new advertisers and a tool to fill inventory on a timetable, said company representative Deanna Yick. For marketers, Google Print Ads simplifies the selection, scheduling, and delivery of newspaper advertising, and offers advanced targeting tools, transaction processing, and print-campaign reporting, she said. Google also Wednesday said it has renewed its agreement with the Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive to deliver search results, search, and contextually targeted advertising to Washingtonpost.com readers. More information about Google Print Ads can be found on Google's Web site. Both Google and rival Yahoo have deals with a network of newspaper companies to sell print advertising through their respective Web-based search advertising services. Yahoo formed its newspaper consortium beginning with 150 newspapers around the same time that Google started its Print Ads program. In April, Yahoo said it had 264 newspapers in its consortium, including the San Francisco Chronicle, the Miami Herald, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and the Houston Chronicle. On a conference call reporting quarterly financial results Tuesday, Yahoo president Susan Decker said the newspaper consortium is a core area of focus for the company as it tries to grow revenue afterÂ top executive changes, poor financial results, and criticism from investors.


Tall girls on oestrogen run short on fertility

Tall girls who were given oestrogen to restrict their growth had more risk of fertility problems later in life, an Australian study has found.


EU to start conditional entry talks with Turkey

The European Union's executive commission is expected to recommend on Wednesday that Turkey begin entry talks for membership in the bloc, but with stringent and long-term conditions attached.


Washington -- Two ailing Northern California women took their plea for legally tolerated medical marijuana to the US Supreme Court on Monday and ran into skeptical questioning from both wings of the court.


Health Tip: If Your Child Goes to the Hospital

(HealthDay News) - It can be a frightening experience for anyone to go to the hospital, particularly for a young child.


Dodgy phone chat entertains pilots An Ulster used car dealer has had his dodgy cordless phone confiscated after airline pilots were entertained by "Arthur Daley-style banter about makes and prices of used cars", The Daily Mirror reports.â¦


A month from turning 51, Haas finished strong Friday in Atlanta in the Tour Championship by saving par on the 17th from 60 feet away in a bunker, then making a 12-foot birdie putt for a 4-under 66 and a two-shot lead over Stephen Ames.


Amburgo, 14:32 - CALCIO, SCHALKE: ARRIVANO I RUSSI, PIOGGIA DI EURO

I miliardari russi si prendono lo Schalke 04. Secondo la 'Bild', il club di Gelsenkirchen sta per pa...


The UK envoy in Russia says the probe into the poisoning of ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko should end within weeks.


Disponibile la nuova versione di Photoshop Elements

Nasce da una costola di Photoshop, si chiama Photoshop Elements ed Ã¨ arrivato alla versione 3.0. Disponibile da oggi sul sito Adobe. Si chiama Photoshop Elements 3.0, ed Ã¨ la nuova versione del programma


Anwar to leave for Germany to seek medical treatment

Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will be leave for Germany for treatment of his spinal condition at 11.50pm Saturday.


Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond followed safety procedures before his crash, organiser say.


A ottobre, su base annua l'aumento e' del 4,9%


A strong earthquake measuring about 5.2 on the Richter scale rocked northern Italy from the Tyrrhenian to the Adriatic seas on early on Thursday, causing panic and some damage.


No Concession by Indonesia's Megawati, Count Near End

Megawati Sukarnoputri declined on Thursday to concede defeat in Indonesia's first direct presidential election, although with most votes counted, she is too far behind to catch up with her former security minister.


Manning threw four touchdown passes and Vanderjagt kicked a 35-yard field goal with two seconds left to give the Colts a 31-to-28 win over Minnesota.


Shortly after Ron Zook learned he had no future at the University of Florida, speculation started swirling that Steve Spurrier and the Gators might return to the past, forming a union to lead the team into the future.


Rutelli soddisfatto per come procede realizzazione


THE bird flu epidemic, which has killed 31 people in SouthEast Asia this year, killed 23 tigers at a zoo in eastern Thailand, a government official said yesterday.


Piper Jaffray disputes report of weak iTunes sales

Digital music sales surged at Apple  Computer Inc.'s  iTunes service over the first nine  months of 2006, Piper Jaffray said on Wednesday, contradicting  a report that sales collapsed in the first half.


2 Palestinian militants killed in Israeli raid on Gaza

Two Palestinian militants were killed and eight people wounded in an Israeli airstrike on the Gaza City Monday evening, Palestinian security and medical sources said.


Ichiro Ignites 6-Run Rally with Record-Breaking Hit

Ichiro Suzuki broke George Sisler's 84-year-old major league record for hits in a single season with a pair of early singles as the Seattle Mariners beat the Texas Rangers 8-3.


Empoli, 17:25 - CALCIO, EMPOLI; MALESANI: A TORINO CON VOGLIA DI FARE IMPRESA

Alberto Malesani carica l'Empoli alla vigilia del ritorno degli ottavi di finale di Coppa Italia con...


EUROPA/ROMANIA - Le iniziative ecumeniche dei Missionari Oblati di Maria Immacolata nel cammino di preparazione verso la III Assemblea Ecumenica Europea Bucarest (Agenzia Fides) - A Sibiu, nella cittÃ  rumena della Transilvania consacrata Capitale Europea della Cultura 2007, dal 4 al 9 settembre 2007 si svolgerÃ  la III Assemblea Ecumenica Europea (EEA3). Questo evento ecclesiale, intrecciandosi con qu...


The Revolution will expose some of their most experienced and respected players to the Major League Soccer expansion draft, scheduled for Friday to stock new teams in Los Angeles and Salt Lake City.


Sprint, Nextel ringing up $35B US wireless merger

NEW YORK - Sprint Corp. is buying Nextel Communications Inc. in a $35-billion US deal that will create the third-largest wireless phone company in the US.


Bangladeshi opposition carries out strike

Bangladeshi businesses, schools, and shops were closed Saturday as the second general strike within a week took place, the BBC reported.


An independent report commissioned by the United Nations compares Israel's actions in the West Bank and Gaza Strip to apartheid in South Africa — charges that have drawn angry rebukes from Israel.


Pdl costituzionale bipartisan, Violante chiede rinvio


Japanese court to punish cult guru's lawyers

A Japanese court has taken the rare step of demanding punishment for lawyers of the doomsday cult guru behind the 1995 subway attack, blaming them for delays in the emotionally charged trial.


'Snakes are like people," says the seductive villainess, caressing an especially slithery example. "You can love them, nurture them ... but they will turn on you in an instant. Don't trust anyone.".


The Caucus Blog: Fox Bars Use of Video by Campaigns

The notices were sent out after the network was criticized for singling out John McCain.


Barghouti galvanises battle to win Palestinian election

A serious battle to win over the Palestinian public was finally under way yesterday as the entry of a second major candidate galvanised the contest to succeed Yasser Arafat


Lieberman says strike on Iran is an option

WASHINGTON -- Senator Joseph I. Lieberman said yesterday that the United States should consider a military strike against Iran because of Tehran's alleged involvement in Iraq.


A US reporter who faces jail for refusing to testify on the exposure of a CIA officer says she is still reluctant to disclose her source.


La violenza il 29 settembre al Lambro,arrestati due egiziani


Oscar Night Starting to Seem Like Another Super Bowl

Marketers will spend an estimated $1.6 million for a 30-second spot during the program, and many are planning to run ads previously unseen by consumers.


S. Korea Collaboration With Japan Reviewed

Recorded screams echo through the basement of Seodaemun prison, where bloodied mannequins portray the "patriotic fighters" — Koreans tortured for resisting Japan's 35-year colonial rule.


A hike in petrol, diesel and cooking gas prices was postponed yet again by the government today. The decision was taken after pressure from the Left, which wanted the price hike to be put off till after the


Paramilitary killer disrupts N.Irish self-rule talks

One of Northern Ireland's most notorious paramilitary killers forced the evacuation of its parliament building on Friday after throwing a package he said was a bomb near where politicians were discussing self-rule.


Lewis Hamilton admits he is stunned by his brilliant start in Formula One after victory at the US Grand Prix.


Hands off our bank data, Europe tells US

Secret subpoenas threaten stability - EC Exclusive The European Commission is set to call for an immediate halt on the illegal transfer of financial information to the United States Treasury.â¦


Front Row : Bad Taste Is Their Kryptonite

Unlikely superheroes will be introduced Thursday at a comic book convention at the Javits Convention Center in New York.


EU hopes for new pact with U.S. on passenger data

The European Union hopes to reach an  agreement with the United States on a new pact on sharing of  airline passenger data next Friday, the European Commission  said on Sunday.


Eric Axley shot a bogey-free 7-under 63 on Friday for a share of the second-round lead with D.A. Points in the Texas Open.


'Alexander,' 'Kranks' Join Holiday Parade

LOS ANGELES  - "Alexander," Oliver  Stone's ode to a Grecian warrior, rides into battle Wednesday,  when the R-rated epic about the young conqueror will face a  phalanx of films with broad family appeal, including the  Thanksgiving holiday weekend's other newcomer, the Tim Allen  comedy "Christmas With the Kranks."


At a time when mail boxes are stuffed with holiday cards, bills and the usual batch of junk mail, 17 players might want to be very careful about throwing away unopened letters the next few weeks.


U2 holds surprise concert Mon. night in NYC

(New York-AP) Nov. 23, 2004 - The band U2 held a surprise mini-concert Monday night in New York under the lights at a waterfront park beneath the Brooklyn Bridge.


AT LEAST 20 people had died in a fire which engulfed a hostel in a remote Siberian town, news agencies reported today. Rescuers have found 20 bodies in the charred remains of the hostel in Kyzyl, ITAR-TASS reported.


Bomb scare forces Israeli fighters to intercept aircraft

Israeli fighter jets forced a passenger plane bound for Tel Aviv to land in Cyprus yesterday in the sixth such bomb scare to hit flights over Europe in the past week.


Can't Remember the Movie? Look for an Oscar-Season Ad

The Academy Awards are four months away, but studios are already placing ads positioning their films. The ads are expected to herald a wide-open and expensive Oscar season.


Jobless numbers drop by 16,000 between May and July,  according to official figures.


Schwarzenegger nixes California RFID measure

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has vetoed legislation that would have required basic protections against the abuse of RFID data, saying the measure was "premature."


More than 30 children are rescued from possible abuse after police smash an international paedophile ring.


Hollywood lawsuits to target illegal file sharing

The trade group that represents Hollywood's major motion picture studios is expected to announce Thursday that it intends to file as many as 230 lawsuits in coming weeks against individuals


Alcatel-Lucent Posts Loss, but Revenue Climbs 18%

Alcatel-Lucent finished its first full year as a merged company with a net loss of 3.52 billion euros and sales of 17.79 billion euros, a 2.5 percent drop.


2 US soldiers killed, another wounded in Afghanistan

Two US soldiers were killed and a third wounded Wednesday by a homemade bomb in central Afghanistan's Uruzgan province, the US military was quoted by media reports assaying.


Shuttle Endeavour on launchpad after 5 year break

The newly overhauled space shuttle Endeavour was rolled out to a seaside launch pad in Florida on Wednesday to be prepared for its first mission in nearly five years.


Actor Jim Carrey will appear as Ebenezer Scrooge when director Robert Zemeckis remakes A Christmas Carol.


Jordanian king in Poland for Iraq, trade talks

He met with Poland's President Aleksander Kwasniewski late Wednesday after a round-table with Polish businessmen and was later to hold talks with Prime Minister Marek Belka.


The Bollywood Music Awards see Aap Kaa Surroor and Guru compete in the major categories.


Spotting the next disruptive technology, understanding the future and expecting less from insurance.


Srinagar, October 24: National Conference president Omar Abdullah on Sunday escaped an attempt on his life when militants triggered a powerful blast as he reached a graveyard in Anantnag district to attend a ceremony for slain party leader.


Mark Lanier has a gift for quickly expressing the essence of things. So when it comes to taking on the big guys, Lanier Law Firm relies on a partner that is equally persuasive — the Mac.


Spain's Iker Martinez and Xavier Fernandez won the Olympic Games 49er yachting gold medal on Thursday, with the silver going to Ukraine and the bronze to Britain.


Karzai appears headed to overwhelming win

KABUL -- Early results showed interim leader Hamid Karzai far ahead of his chief rivals yesterday in Afghanistan's first democratic presidential election after 25 years of war.


Microsoft Issues Flurry of Fixes on Busy Patch Day

Updated: A "cumulative security update" plugs eight holes in the Internet Explorer browser, while other patches address "critical" vulnerabilities in the Windows shell, in SMTP and elsewhere.


Morocco raises security alert to maximum

Morocco has raised the national security  alert rating to "maximum," the highest level which indicates a  radical Islamist attack is expected imminently, the Interior  Ministry said in a statement on Friday.


Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack said Monday that he will not seek the chairmanship of the Democratic Party.


Thai PM Thaksin set for landslide re-election victory

Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was set to become the most powerful leader ever elected in Thailand, with TV exit polls giving him 399 of 500 seats after the election and his rival swiftly conceding.


Troubled Deka poised to sell Lloyd's building

Deka's property fund arm is selling the building for close to 375m ($502m) as part of an emergency 700m programme to stabilise its property fund operations after a mass outflow of funds, including 1.7bn from ...


A Douglas Adams game is revived to mark a new Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy radio series.


U.S. Won't Release Iraqi Women Prisoners

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A senior Iraqi official said Wednesday that a decision had been made to release a top female germ-warfare scientist for Saddam Hussein, but Iraq's leader and U.S. officials moved quickly to squelch the idea that she would be freed soon...


J&J psoriasis drug posts mixed results in trial

Johnson & Johnson  said on  Wednesday its new type of treatment for psoriasis was highly  effective in a mid-stage trial, but was linked to an increased  risk of serious adverse events, including heart attacks.


Mussolini's grandson demands official post-mortem

Sixty-one years after Italy's fascist dictator Benito Mussolini was summarily executed, one of his grandsons has demanded that his remains be exhumed and an official post-mortem carried out.


Iran ready to guarantee it wonât make nukes: Khatami

TEHRAN: Iran said on Saturday it will continue its nuclear program but provide "guarantees" not to seek atomic weapons, and warned Washington it canât stabilise Iraq and Afghanistan without Tehranâs help.


No writer has provided as many scenarios for suspense films than the great master of unease, Georges Simenon. The latest adaptation is "Red Lights."


The Catholic church in Northern Ireland has told schools to ban Amnesty for its pro-abortion stance.


Sen. Robert Menendez is a first-generation American in a family of Cuban immigrants, a man who has referred to his parents as the embodiment of the American Dream. The New Jersey Democrat says the country's broken immigration system must be fixed, and last year he backed an unsuccessful reform bill.


E-Commerce Report: A Click on Clothes to Support Fair Trade

Fair Indigo will rely mostly on the Web and catalogs to sell what executives said is the first mainstream clothing line made in accordance with fair-trade practices.


The smoldering trunks of olive trees stretch across mountain slopes and valleys, their precious fruit lying like pellets of charcoal on the blackened ground. As far as the eye can see, the groves that produce one of Greece's best known exports have been devastated.


NICOLAS SARKOZY ELECTED AS NEW CHAIRMAN OF FRANCE RULING PARTY

Nicolas Sarkozy, the new leader of France's ruling conservative party, has carved out a stellar political career that he unabashedly sees as one day -- and sooner rather than later -- making him French president.


Michael Schumacher drove his Ferrarito an easy victory in the Japanese Grand Prix in Suzuka on Sunday,winning the race for a sixth time.


Sepp Blatter was re-elected unopposed Thursday to a third term as president of soccer's world governing body.


BERN/SARAJEVO, October 6 (FENA) - BiH Presidency Chair Sulejman...

BiH Presidency Chair Sulejman Tihic, BiH Presidency member Borislav Paravac and Head of BiH Presidency member Dragan Covic's Cabinet Daria Krsticevic met representatives of the BiH diaspora in Switzerland in ...


SHE's GONNA BEBO A STAR ; Leanne's a Hit With Web Teens

By LYNNE KELLEHER  AN Irish rock chick is set for internet stardom - after being voted top local artist on a leading website.   Leanne Harte, 20, has become an overnight success on teenage cult website Bebo, with 52,000 fans signing on to her site in the past six months.


Rangers kept up their pursuit of leaders Celtic with a hard-fought 2-1 win away to Aberdeen at Pittodrie here.


Wireless spectrum debate moves into presidential politics

Presidential candidate John Edwards is urging the FCC to make it easier for small companies to acquire wireless spectrum when it goes to auction next year.


Hidden teen, suspect may have had relationship

Police said Thursday that a 41-year-old suspect and a missing teenage girl found locked in a secret room may have had an inappropriate relationship.


Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards on Sunday accused President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney of misleading Americans by implying a link between deposed Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.


La societa' era stata fondata nel 1925 a Bologna


New York, 08:47 - HOCKEY GHIACCIO, RISULTATI NHL

Risultati delle gare del campionato americano di hockey su ghiaccio (NHL) disputate nella notte (in ...


John Elway and Jon Bon Jovi are at it again. The Hall of Fame quarterback and the rocker, both owners of Arena Football League teams, have joined the cast of NBC's "Las Vegas" for a second AFL movie short, "Rumble in the Montecito."


For some, AIDS evolving into national security threat

Blog: A U.N. official charged with battling the spread of AIDS thinks that some developed countries fail to recognize the impact of a disease that's more than 25 years old.


To Get Out of a Stall, Apply Lift. An Election May Work.

While the stock market close to stumbling through its fifth-longest stall since 1983, there could be a little election-year boost for equities.


Unexploded Israeli bombs menace Lebanese

The fighting stopped two weeks ago, but it's still too dangerous for Abdullah Ziaeddine to move back into his war-blasted home, much less start to rebuild. Like hundreds of fields, houses and roads across Lebanon, his yard is littered with unexploded bomblets from an Israeli cluster bomb attack that spewed the small and deadly metal canisters.


Many small web shops have become unwitting hosts for malicious code that attacks Windows PCs that visit.


Middle linebacker D'Qwell Jackson looks forward to the Florida State game every year after they decided not to recruit him out of high school.


Casino fever continues to grip California, with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announcing agreements that will allow five Native American tribes to add thousands of slot machines.


EU asks Bangladesh to hold vote, backs graft drive

Bangladesh's army-backed interim government should hold elections as soon as possible as well as making progress on battling corruption, the European Union said on Saturday.


"We said that on behalf of the countries of the G-8, that we are aware of our obligations and we would like to fulfill the promises that we entered into and we are going to do that."  Leaders of the Group of Eight agreed Friday on a $60 billion package to fight AIDS, TB and malaria in Africa and warned Iran over its disputed nuclear program, closing out a summit of the world's richer nations.But a deal could not be reached on the the independence-seeking Serbian province of Kosovo during three days of talks at the Baltic Sea resort of Heiligendamm.About half of the $60 billion was pledged earlier by the U.S., and other nations will contribute the rest, Germany's development minister said. Read more


Stress can produce an enzyme that interferes with short-term memory and other higher brain functions, according to an article in Science.


The IAAF is set to decide how Kostas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou should be punished for missing drugs tests.


Qathafi asked the US to withdraw from Iraq, Schroeder commends Libya's openness policy

During his first visit to Tripoli yesterday, the German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder met with the Libyan leader Muammar Qathafi, commended the "Libyan openness policy" and the recent changes made by Tripoli on ...


NFL plays the bad cop against Plummer and a decal

The National Football League wanted to package its tribute to Pat Tillman much the same way it's planning the next halftime show at the Super Bowl.


Are You Ready For A Relationship by Rinatta Paries


Some 28 U.S. GIs Face Afghan Abuse Cases

WASHINGTON - Up to 28 U.S. soldiers face possible criminal charges in connection with the deaths of two prisoners at an American-run prison in Afghanistan two years ago, the Army announced Thursday...


With elections just days away, an increase of violence is casting doubt on the whether voters will show up at all.


Oil prices held firm on Friday after leaping almost $2 a day earlier on news US crude stocks sank to a five-month low last week and distillate fuels barely grew ahead of winter.


Voicemail-to-Text Comes to Alltel Phones

You're in a meeting, and silently receive your latest voicemail -- as a text message. That service could become more common on cell phones after Monday's announcement that Alltel Wireless and SpinVox are launching a new voicemail-to-text service.


The deficit declined by six percent, after setting records for five straight years. The improvement came despite a huge jump in the bill for foreign oil and another record deficit with China.


Ferguson: Rooney Will Cool It in Three Years

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson claims hothead striker Wayne Rooney will cool down in âtwo or three yearsâ. Rooney has been widely criticised for his actions during Englandâs friendly defeat by Spain in Madrid on Wednesday.


Full-On Rock Band Makes Jamming Follow-Up to Guitar Hero

Harmonix's new game, the aptly named Rock Band, will be released for Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3 by year's end. The company had a surprise success with its previous franchise, Guitar Hero, but Rock Band -- along with its four peripherals -- will retail for $200, four times as much as a typical game.


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By Craig Jarvis, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Sep. 17--Opera Company of North Carolina is opening its doors again during rehearsals for "Don Giovanni" in a Cameron Village storefront.   Opera-lovers and the curious can drop in at the former Figs building, 2018 Clark Ave.


Krispy Kreme Replaces CEO, Names Financial Adviser

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc., whose  share price has collapsed as it faces a federal accounting  investigation and shareholder lawsuits, on Tuesday replaced its  chairman and chief executive with a restructuring expert who  currently runs Enron Corp.


By ALAN CLENDENNING SAO PAULO, Brazil - A Brazilian Indian tribe is linking up with Google Earth to try to capture vivid images that could help stop loggers and miners from deforesting the jungle and digging for gold on its vast Amazon reservation.


ROWNS 17, REDSKINS 13; Redskins 1-for-11 on third downs

Finally on the field, Lee Suggs got the Browns running in the right direction. Suggs, who missed the first three games with a neck injury, rushed for 82 yards and scored on a 3-yard run in the fourth quarter.


IAEA to test Iran's atom transparency pledge

The U.N. atomic watchdog's No. 2 official goes to Iran on Wednesday to test Tehran's latest promise to answer questions about its nuclear agenda under the threat of stiffer sanctions.


The man who led the team that created Dolly the sheep is among the scientists recognised in the New Year Honours.


Finnish antivirus firm F-Secure has detected two new fast spreading variants of the Cabir virus that infects cell phones using the Symbian operating system.


SANTIAGO: Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said Monday his country would never go to war with China and that bilateral ties were satisfactory.


UPDATE 1-Nine-man Celtic beaten 2-0 by Rangers

Celtic lost two men, gave away two poor goals and allowed their discipline to crumble in a chaotic 2-0 Scottish premier league defeat at Glasgow rivals Rangers on Saturday.


Five days after becoming the first NBA player to acknowledge his homosexuality, former center John Amaechi said the spotlight has been chaotic.


The Philadelphia 76ers placed 11-year veteran Glenn Robinson on the injured list Monday with left ankle tendinitis and will try to trade the former No.


Ukraine opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko's mystery illness was caused by poisoning, doctors say.


Several of IraqÂs major political parties are in talks to form a coalition whose aim is to break the influence of the radical Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr, Iraqi officials say.


Flu vaccine can prevent global health disaster :

Health India > Washington, Nov 13 : An influenza pandemic, when it arrives, could be the largest health disaster witnessed by mankind and countries need to gear up efforts to develop a vaccine to prevent this potential devastation, experts have said.


Police in India find nearly 30 bags full of babies' body parts in a rubbish tip in eastern Orissa state.


North Korea warned that it would slow work to disable its main nuclear complex at Yongbyon, north of Pyongyang, because of delays in deliveries of aid.


Canada's Grandi wins second World Cup race

Despite the distraction of jubilant celebrations following his first World Cup win on Sunday, Canadian skier Thomas Grandi won his second World Cup victory in three days.


Ukrainian court annuls voting changes meant to curb fraud

KIEV - Ukraine's top court overturned recent legislation intended to curb vote fraud, ruling just one day before the presidential election re-match that the laws violated the constitution.


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


A lawsuit that challenged the constitutionality of pat-down searches of fans before Chicago Bears games at Soldier Field was dismissed Tuesday.


Pitcairn's islanders confront lasting culture of rape

SYDNEY -- When Fletcher Christian and his crew of Bounty mutineers landed 214 years ago on tiny Pitcairn Island, its remote location halfway between New Zealand and Peru made it the perfect place to hide. Its isolation has protected the little colony's customs -- some quaint and some sinister -- ever since.


"Orville Wright said to his brother, Wilbur, 'You were only in the air for twelve seconds. How could my luggage be in Cleveland?


Insurgents released a video Tuesday showing eight Chinese workers held hostage by gunmen who claim the men are employed by a construction company working with U.S. troops, in the latest abduction of foreigners in Iraq.


Big-city mayors develop gas-tax position

The mayors of Canada's largest cities have a united position to present to the federal government as they lobby for gas tax revenues.


Fashion Writer Sentenced to 20 Years in Attack

Peter Braunstein was convicted on charges that he tied up, sexually molested and terrorized a former colleague.


Angry Iraqi villagers fired into the air on Saturday as they buried more than a dozen victims of a U.S. air strike that Sunni leaders condemned as a massacre.


US immigration cavity search ends in agony

Official pulled 'very hard' US immigration officials insisted the sufferer of an anal infection remove a small piece of medical thread which was being used by doctors to treat the condition. The man required treatment under general anaesthetic as a result.â¦


Yahoo Messenger patches security flaw, again

Yahoo issues patch for a highly critical security flaw just a week after it issued another Yahoo IM security update.


New MacBook Pro Gets Faster CPU, Memory, Graphics

Apple has improved the speeds of its MacBook Pro laptops up to 2.4GHz, increased memory to 4GB and added Nvidia graphics.


Idi Amin threats over queen's silver jubilee exposed

"I wish to inform you that I shall personally attend the meeting and also be present at all the functions organised for the celebrations of the silver jubilee of Her Majesty the Queen."  Britain, which turned to the International Monetary Fund for help after a 1976 sterling crisis, held lavish celebrations to mark the queen's 25 years on the throne, including a service at Saint Paul's cathedral ... via Gulf Times


Bush's Mideast involvement faces obstacles

Peace plans bearing the name of US presidents or their secretaries of state litter the history books of the Middle East, most of them discarded as failures or nonstarters.


Making nuclear power plants crash-proof to an airliner attack by terrorists is impracticable and it's up to the military to avert such an assault


Apple reminded users that the license to Boot Camp would expire when Leopard shipped. The application's beta has been available free of charge for Mac owners running Mac OS X 10.4, commonly known as Tiger.


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D.C. Boosts Security For Holiday Festivities

Authorities in Washington and other U.S. cities announced increased security measures yesterday to thwart the possibility of a car bomb targeted at Fourth of July celebrations, after three terrorism attempts in London and Glasgow last week.


At 26, Jon Favreau is writing speeches for a man who owns the words.


Israel's attorney general has intervened to suspend plans to restrict electricity supplies to the Gaza Strip.


Judith Nesbitt, curator of the new Peter Doig exhibition, talks about one of her favourite works as a new retrospective of the artist opens at Tate Britain


US Fallujah Strike Kills 12 'Wedding Party Guests', Hostage Said ...

A US airstrike on a suspected terrorist safehouse in the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah has killed at least 12 people and wounded 17 others.


Arts & entertainment: One London comprehensive is responsible for setting Adele, Amy Winehouse, the Feeling and more on the road to fame. Who's next, asks Will Hodgkinson as he enrols at the Brit school


A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the Department of Defense to release documents detailing mistreatment or disciplinary action taken against detainees at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and other information sought by The Associated Press.


The QE2 has broken down after suffering a mechanical fault in Croatia during a Mediterranean cruise.


Cricket: Bangladesh skipper demands all-round improvement

Bangladesh skipper Habibul Bashar has demanded an all-round improvement in his team's performance in the third one-day international against Zimbabwe here.


Clinton plays flight attendant in campaign plane spoof

Hillary Clinton, flight attendant? Not exactly, but the Democratic presidential hopeful did impersonate one briefly on Wednesday as her new campaign plane made its first voyage with journalists, staff and the candidate herself on board.


Pakistan testfires Ghauri Hatf V missile

Islamabad, Oct 12 (UNI) Pakistan today successfully testfired medium range surface-to-surface Ghauri Missile Hatf V capable of carrying nuclear warheads up to 1500 kms.


Start-up says it can make solar panels out of dirty silicon

Someday, your silicon solar panels may not have to be purebloods if CaliSolar can perfect how it isolates impurities.


Kansas Surprises Va. Tech in Orange Bowl

Kansas and Virginia Tech put on the sort of show that was sorely needed by college football and the B.C.S., which has endured several one-sided mismatches this bowl season.


WAR-LORD PRESIDENT WOULD NEVER RESOLVE THE ANARCHY IN SOUTHERN ...

Ever since the Republic of Somalia forcefully gained its independence from European colonialists in 1960, the country is plagued by a number of serious problems including clan based governments, bad governance, chronic corruption, nepotism, favouritism


After Ratings Slip, Animal Planet Turns to Its Wilder Side

Animal Planet, long regarded as a gentle wildlife channel, is shedding its cute and cuddly image.


Mexico Prosecutor Plans Genocide Charges

The special prosecutor charged with probing decades-old human rights abuses allegedly committed by the government said Thursday he plans to charge more than 50 people this year with involvement in the nation's so-called "dirty war."


New single-family U.S. home sales fell 4.7 percent in December to the lowest rate in nearly 13 years while the median sales price dropped sharply according to a government report on Monday that delivered more grim news for the housing sector.


Substitute Lomana LuaLua's goal in the win over Charlton takes Pompey to the top of the Premiership table.


Genoa, 10:15 - CALCIO, GENOA; GASPERINI: PAURA PER RUBINHO, MA STA MEGLIO

Il tecnico del Genoa Giampiero Gasperini, intervenuto a 'Radio Anch'io lo sport' è tornato su...


Business lending bolsters profit at Westpac

SYDNEY Westpac Banking, Australia's fourth-largest lender, said Monday that second-half profit rose 16 percent from a year earlier to a record after it loaned more to businesses.


U.S. Judge Orders Election Agency to Tighten Rules

The decision left both parties arguing over which regulations are now in effect for the final weeks of the presidential campaign.


Conferenza capigruppo, poi Prodi in aula alla Camera


With products such as Photoshop, Flash, and its ubiquitous PDF document format, Adobe Systems Inc. dominates the market for multimedia software. During a recent visit to Boston, Adobe chief executive Bruce Chizen spoke with Globe reporter Hiawatha Bray, discussing the company's fierce rivalry with Microsoft and plans to stay on top. Q It seems that Adobe's tools are used to ...


Security alert forces evacuation of North Sea oil rig: police

A telephoned warning of a suspicious device forced the evacuation of a North Sea oil rig off Scotland on Sunday but it turned out to be a false alarm, emergency services said.


Robyn OâBrien has looked deep into the perplexing world of childhood food allergies and seen a conspiracy.


Google is beta testing a new type of ad with a select number of its clients that allows them to take advantage of the rise in popularity of the widget.


One of the two CBS journalists kidnapped in the Iraqi city of Basra on Sunday has been released.


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Bush Increases Lead Over Kerry in Latest Pew Poll

President Bush's lead over Democratic nominee John Kerry increased to eight points in a Pew Research Center poll released on Tuesday, compared to a slight three-point lead in a poll conducted last week.


September's national spinach recall has shaken consumer confidence in the safety of leafy green vegetables, according to a new national survey.


The head of the International Monetary Fund says the world economy is at its strongest point for five years.


Stick-up becomes unstuck at Aussie restaurant

Sydney - Bemused diners watched as three hapless thieves unsuccessfully tried to kick open a sliding door in a botched attempt to rob an Australian seafood restaurant, police said on Monday.


When the Giants play in Dallas on Sunday, the outcome may depend on how the Giantsâ aggressive defensive line performs against the Cowboysâ big and gifted offensive line.


Rejuvenated Celtics expect happy new year

The Boston Celtics will hit the new year with the NBA's best record and a belief that more is still to come. "We haven't played our best basketball and I think most of the guys in this locker room will say that," veteran guard Ray Allen said recently after his team's home victory over the Orlando Magic.


One after another, world leaders and ministers called for expanding the powerful 15-nation Security Council, saying the modern world shouldn't be dominated by a few wealthy countries chosen in the aftermath of World War II.


NASA made plans Thursday to possibly extend the space shuttle's stay at the International Space Station because of malfunctioning computers.


Kerry Pulls Ad of McCain Smear Complaint

President Bush and Sen. John Kerry bowed to the wishes of popular maverick John McCain on Thursday, as the president embraced the Republican senator's legal fight against big-money special interest groups airing negative ads and the Democratic nominee scrapped a commercial that featured McCain.


Nella prima gara del Sei Nazioni azzurri in partita fino alla fineI verdi si impongono (16-11). Pesano gli errori nelle punizioni                                          Il cuore dell'Italia non basta  L'Irlanda fa fatica ma vince                                                                                di PASQUALE NOTARGIACOMO


Wachovia says completes Golden West takeover

Wachovia Corp. , the No. 4 U.S. bank, on Monday said it completed its $24 billion takeover of Golden West Financial Corp., the second-largest U.S. savings and loan.


What John and Elizabeth Edwards bid farewell to yesterday was not only a presidential campaign. They did not let go of the dream of changing the world while living at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.


Palermo, 19:44 - CALCIO, PALERMO: SI COMPLICA AFFARE POSSANZINI

Il Palermo ha chiesto all'Inter il prestito dell'argentino Cruz impegnandosi a pagare lo stipendio c...


Argentina Contemplates Shared Custody of Its Top Job

It seems increasingly likely that President NÃ©stor Kirchner will not seek a second term but rather let his wife become the Peronist candidate.


Devils rally to beat Sabres and close gap at top

The New Jersey Devils moved to within four points of the top of the Eastern Conference by rallying to beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-2 on Saturday.


Italian president calls for political dialogue on reforms

Italian President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi on Tuesday called on the ruling center right and the center-left opposition to discuss constitutional reforms in a spirit of dialogue.


Microsoft to launch video service to rival YouTube

Microsoft Corp. will start testing on  Tuesday an Internet video-sharing service called Soapbox, the  software company's answer to Web sensation YouTube.


Johnson & Johnson, the medical and consumer products company, said Tuesday that its fourth-quarter earnings rose almost 10 percent, in part because of lower taxes and a weak dollar that propelled overseas sales.


Unhappy with Doug Johnson's preseason play, the Cincinnati Bengals released their veteran backup quarterback yesterday and obtained Ryan Fitzpatrick from the St. Louis Rams for a conditional draft pick.


The powers-that-be at Notre Dame, way too many of them anyway, never wanted Tyrone Willingham in the first place. The alums and the club boosters who donate tens of thousands of dollars and


Like many presidential candidates before him, John Kerry must now decide what to do with the rest of his political life.


An NRI film scriptwriter has dragged Hollywood studio giant Twentieth Century Fox to the Supreme Court for allegedly stealing his script to make the mega blockbuster Independence Day.


Lead, mercury and arsenic have been found in herbal preparations imported from India, some so laden with contaminants they were potent enough to cause serious poisonings, researchers report today.


Vietnam Bird Flu Death Toll Climbs to 27

Two Vietnamese children who died in early August were infected with the killer strain of bird flu that swept through Asia's poultry this year, bringing the region's human death toll to 27, Vietnam confirmed Monday.


After new Kurdish violence, the prime minister may defy the U.S. and order his troops to cross the border


CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Solidarity was the key word at Tuesday's meeting between NHL Players' Association notables and executive director Bob Goodenow.


Rio de Janeiro, 10:04 - CALCIO, BRASILE; FLAMENGO: DA MILAN OK A TRATTARE RONALDO

Il Flamengo ha ricevuto dal Milan l'ok per trattare con Ronaldo. Lo ha annunciato un dirigente del c...


A new army base going up in the northern part of the West Bank will be Israel's most colorful, painted in a dazzling array of pink, brown, purple, light blue and orange, an army weekly reported.


Top diplomats from Pakistan and India are meeting for talks on disputed Kashmir but no breakthrough is expected on the issue, which lies at the heart of a rivalry between the nuclear-armed nations.


A union with ties to Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton failed in court Thursday to block the state party's plans to hold caucuses at special precincts inside casinos on the Las Vegas Strip.


Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by Nielsen Media Research for the week of Sept. 10-16. Day and start time (EDT) are in parentheses.


New rules aim to keep brokerages on the straight and narrow.


A police patrol was ambushed in southern Iraq early Monday by gunmen who killed two officers and injured three, part of scattered violence around the country.


Ex-FleetCenter chief hits revival of Garden name

Resurrecting Boston Garden as a new name for the FleetCenter would be an empty gesture in sentimentality, the former chairman of the FleetCenter said yesterday.


ABN AMRO to cut 4,000 jobs in restructuring

AMSTERDAM: The Netherlandsâ biggest bank ABN AMRO announced it was cutting more than 4,000 back office and information technology staff on Thursday as it aims to bring its cost base in line with its competitors.


Bayern Munich arrives in Israel without Iranian player

Bayern Munich arrived in Israel on Tuesday for its Group C Champions League opener against Maccabi Tel Aviv without a key Iranian player who was warned by his native country not to travel to the Jewish state.


Facing growing international condemnation, Israeli forces have been pressing ahead with their operations in northern Gaza against Palestinian militants, who have been targeting Israeli settlements and villages.


Advocates Hope Science Can Save a Big Tuna

For centuries, humans have mythologized the bluefin tuna, an elite, warmblooded fish that can traverse the Atlantic basin in less than a month and a half and grow to weigh three-quarters of a ton. Romans put bluefin on their coins; Salvador Dali painted them.


UN says southern Sudan peace agreement in trouble

A peace pact that ended a  21-year civil war in southern Sudan appears to be crumbling,  with important pledges ignored or circumvented, according to a  report by U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan late on Tuesday.


Last season, the Philadelphia Flyers finished last in the N.H.L. with the worst record in their 40-year history. But this season, they have been first among the turnaround teams.


British PM will be questioned "within weeks" in "cash for honours" probe

British Prime Minister Tony Blair will be questioned by police within weeks as part of the investigation into alleged "cash for honours", the Daily Mail newspaper reports.


Senators seek retirement, health care reforms

The U.S. Senate's top budget  overseers on Tuesday joined forces to tackle escalating costs  of retirement and health care programs they say threaten to  bankrupt the government, but they would wait until after next  year's elections for recommendations to be made public.


Fishing for octopus on Indian Ocean isle

RODRIGUES, Mauritius  - Wading through water up to her thighs, Marie-Claire Louis pauses and, one hand clutching a spear, studies the seaweed-covered rocks below her.


Pidgin or poetry? Moroccans tussle over language

Darija, the language Moroccans use in everyday life, is coming to the fore in media and music and prompting calls it be declared a national language as some in the North African country ask for the first time: "Who are we?"


Study finds US bias against women in science

Women are being filtered out of   high-level science, math and engineering jobs in the United   States, and there is no good reason for it, according to a   National Academies report released on Monday.


[Technology India]: London, Oct 15: If you frequently waste a lot of time searching for files on your PC, help is at hand for Google has released a preliminary version of a desktop program that will search computer hard drives, as well as the web.


Incidono clima mite e crescita debole paesi industrializzati


The federal government is undertaking the most ambitious set of studies ever mounted under a controversial arrangement that allows researchers to conduct some kinds of medical experiments without first getting patients' permission.


Kidde, the UK fire and safety products company, said yesterday it had accepted a cash offer from United Technology Corporation that values the group at Â£1.442bn.


Don Reisinger tackles Mac OS X Leopard and helps you decide if an upgrade is in order.  And while he can't stand "early and often" OS upgrades, his final recommendation may surprise you.


JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Ben Roethlisberger had plenty of help in this win. The rookie quarterback extended both his and the Pittsburgh's winning streak to 10 games by engineering a last-minute drive last night to set up a 37-yard field goal by Jeff Reed with 18 seconds left that gave the Steelers a 17-16 win over Jacksonville.


Actor Ossie Davis, whose career included credits as a producer, director, actor and writer, dies aged 87.


If Cubs ace Carlos Zambrano doesn't get a new contract before the season begins, he plans to leave Chicago when the season ends.


UK police say 3 prostitutes dead, 4th missing

British police investigating the deaths  of three prostitutes whose bodies were discovered in the last  nine days said on Monday a fourth sex worker was missing, as  fears grow that a serial killer is on the loose.


Wu Tang founder Ol' Dirty Bastard died of an accidental drugs overdose, it was revealed yesterday. The rapper - real name Russell Jones - died suddenly last month after complaining of chest pains.


Cuba says it curbs narcotics flow without U.S. help

Fewer drug traffickers are using Cuba as a corridor to the United States thanks to tough enforcement and cooperation with other countries, the ruling Communist Party newspaper Granma said on Friday.


More powerful American tug takes over towing of stricken Canadian ...

HALIFAX (CP) - A more powerful American navy tug took over the towing of a disabled Canadian submarine Saturday, moving up its expected arrival in Scotland to late Sunday.


Eta bomb attacks hit hopes for a ceasefire

The Basque separatist group Eta detonated seven bombs in cities across Spain yesterday during a public holiday marking the anniversary of the country's post-Franco constitution.


Oil rebounds on Nigeria, gasoline supply concerns

Oil prices rebounded on Tuesday to near $70 a barrel in London on lingering concerns over Nigerian crude production at the start of peak gasoline demand in top consumer, the United States.


The first targeted flyby of Titan occurs on Tuesday, October 26, 2004 at 15:30 UTC (8:30 am Pacific time). Cassini's closest approach to Saturn's largest satellite is at an altitude of 1200 km (746 miles) above


A London-to-Washington flight is diverted after a security alert involving the singer formerly known as Cat Stevens.


Deputy PM in SLeone ahead of slavery anniversary

Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott visited Sierra Leone and held talks with President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah in Freetown ahead of anti-slavery bicentenary anniversary.


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France makes Steven Spielberg a Legion of Honour, in recognition of his film-making talent.


No Charges Imminent After Basketball Brawl

Investigators interviewed nine people injured in the brawl at the end of the Pistons-Pacers game, but no charges were imminent in the case, the county prosecutor said Monday.


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


Crisis Group Challenges Bush's Iraq Policy

The growing insurgency against U.S. forces in Iraq is fed by nationalist feelings and widespread distrust of the United States, the private International Crisis Group said Wednesday.


13 dead, 52 wounded in Philippine bomb explosion

COTABATO, Philippines: Thirteen people were killed and at least 52 others injured in a bomb attack in a public market in the southern Philippines Sunday, the military said.


Nova Gorica, 22:07 - CALCIO, SLOVENIA-DANIMARCA 1-2 IN AMICHEVOLE

La Danimarca ha battuto la Slovenia 2-1 (1-1) in un'amichevole giocata a Nova Gorica (Slovenia).In g...