Japan's Justice Ministry rejected former chess champion Bobby Fischer's demand for protection as a political refugee on Tuesday and issued an order to deport him.


The coroner in the inquest of teenager Shafilea Ahmed has said he believes she was murdered.


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Explosives found in both crashed Russian planes

Experts have found explosives in both Russian jets which crashed simultaneously this week, investigators said yesterday, making it likely that bombs brought down the aircraft before elections in volatile Chechnya.


After phones, Steve Jobs saves television SXSW This will be the year the history books will record as the beginning of the end for the way we watch television.â¦


Stock index futures cut losses on Thursday after a government report showed economic growth held up in the second quarter despite turmoil from the housing sector.


LONDON: British Prime Minister Tony Blair yesterday underwent heart treatment after a surprise pledge to serve a full third term if he wins an election expected next year.


Police are granted another day to question a man accused of sending a series of letter bombs.


Zimbabwe's splintered opposition seeks to unite against Mugabe

Zimbabwe's splintered opposition should unite to block plans by President Robert Mugabe's ruling party to extend his rule by another two years to 2010, the head of a faction has said.


Valencia, 13:36 - CALCIO, CHAMPIONS; ROMA: ALLE 18.30 ALLENAMENTO A VALENCIA

La Roma è giunta a Valencia, dove questa sera sosterrà un allenamento allo stadio Mest...


Company has made headway on protecting PCs, but more Net use means more challenges, Gates and Mundie tell RSA crowd.


John McCain has been endorsed by both of Mitt Romney's hometown newspapers, a boost to the Republican presidential contender and a blow to the former Massachusetts governor who taunts his opponents with negative e-mails titled, "Those who know him best."


Alitalia, accordo raggiunto su personale di terra

Accordo fatto per il personale di terra Alitalia. Dopo una lunga maratona notturna, l'azienda ei sindacati hanno raggiunto un'intesa la cui applicazione e' subordinata all'accordo che verra' raggiunto a Palazzo Chigi.


With Katrina in mind, Bush views Calif. fire damage

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


Ukrainian presidential rivals trade barbs in debate

KIEV -- Ukraine's rivals for the presidency jabbed fingers at each other and traded accusations in a heated televised debate yesterday, as opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko accused his rival of stealing the November runoff election and Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych urged the formation of a unity government.


BEIJING: All the coal miners trapped after a gas explosion in a shaft in norther China are dead, bringing the toll to 166 in one of the worst disasters to hit the world's most dangerous mining industry, state media said yesterday.


Surgeons have used stem cells from fat to help repair skull damage in a 7-year-old girl in Germany, in what's apparently the first time such fat-derived cells have been exploited to grow bone in a human.


Boston Red Sox Team Report - September 25

(Sports Network) - Tim Wakefield hopes to stop a personal three-game losing streak this evening when the Boston Red Sox continue their three-game set with the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium.


Some FDA Staff Had Drug Safety Concerns-Survey

Nearly 20 percent of US Food and Drug Administration scientists surveyed in late 2002 said they were pressured to approve or recommend approval of a medicine despite


Anyone who sells anything for profit owes income tax on it. But in practice, for auctions on eBay and other Web sites, the I.R.S. is interested in enforcing the rules for high-volume sellers.


GAMES stores opened at midnight to meet demand for the latest version of the controversial Great Theft Auto. There were queues outside shops around Merseyside with people anxious


US commander warns Iraq on lack of progress

BAGHDAD -- The top American military commander for the Middle East has warned Iraq's prime minister that the Iraqi government needs to make tangible political progress by next month to counter the growing tide of opposition to the war in Congress.


US PGA AND EUROPEAN GOLF LATEST BETTING ODDS NEWS

Richard Sterne of South Afrrica won for the first time in his career on Sunday when he finished on 18 under par to win the Open de Madrid.


Eric Chavez has witnessed all sorts of playoff collapses by his Oakland Athletics, and he understands he will keep hearing all sorts of questions about them until they finally reach the next round.


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A Prato stoffe anti-smog, anti-batteriche e anti-odore


Film fans finally will soon learn who's competing for this season's Academy Awards. Now all we need to know is whether any nominees will turn up for the big show amid a writers strike that has thrown the awards season into turmoil.


If Joe Gibbs can handle the grinding pressure and stay on the job for a few years, there's no doubt the Redskins will be back in the Super Bowl hunt.


Al-Jazeera broadcast Monday an audio message purportedly from al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden calling on al Qaeda and other groups in Iraq to unify their forces.


A 21-year-old man from Leeds is remanded in court charged with the rape and murder of a two-year-old girl.


NASA will review the way it screens astronauts for mental or medical problems after the arrest of astronaut Lisa Nowak on charges she tried to kill a romantic rival, the U.S. space agency said on Wednesday.


MTV Plans to Cut 250 Jobs to Invest in New Ventures

By Geraldine Fabrikant  MTV Networks plans to dismiss 250 people, or 5.5 percent of its staff of 4,500, the network's chief executive, Judy McGrath, told employees in an e-mail message.


For months, the nurses complained that they were subject to demeaning and unfair working conditions Â not what they were promised when they came to America from the Philippines in search of a better life. So they abruptly quit.


Studios accuse Google of benefiting from piracy: WSJ

A group of major media companies has accused Google Inc. of benefiting from the sale of pirated movies and providing business support to two Web sites suspected of offering access to illegal film downloads, the Wall Street Journal said on Monday.


Reeve remembered for funding, hope at Rehabilitation Institute of ...

October 11, 2004 - Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago remembers Christopher Reeve. Reeve, 52, died at a New York hospital Sunday just days after attending a benefit for the Chicago center.


Four Studios Give Backing to a Format for DVD's

A group of companies led by the Toshiba Corporation made a major advance in the effort to define a new DVD standard as Paramount and three other Hollywood studios announced on


Kidnappers of Chinese engineers demand release of two militants ...

ISLAMABAD : Kidnappers of two Chinese engineers have demanded the release of two militants held by Pakistani security forces, Information Minister Sheikh Rashid said.


Some companies penalize for health risks

First they tried nudging. Now companies are penalizing workers who have high health risks such as obesity and high blood pressure or cholesterol as insurance costs climb.


A 17-year-old youth is shot in the back in a shotgun attack in north Belfast, the police say.


Writers Guild Asks Members to Ratify Contract, End Strike

The Writers Guild of America moved swiftly Sunday toward a resolution of its three-month-old strike, with guild leaders deciding to recommend the contract to members and ask them to vote on a quick end to the walkout.  By asking writers to vote separ...


Jeff Green scores 19 points and hits the game-winner with 19.8 seconds left to lift No. 14 Georgetown to a 58-55 victory over Villanova on Saturday, the Hoyas' ninth in a row.


High Court Considers Medical Marijuana Case

Several U.S. Supreme Court justices  expressed reservations on Monday about allowing medical  marijuana for sick patients whose doctors have recommended they  smoke it for pain.


Supporters of an Air Force plan to buy 100 aerial tankers from The Boeing Co. insisted yesterday they could salvage the troubled deal, even as Congress moved to kill it and federal investigators continue to


Witness Says Blake Offered Him Gun to Kill Wife

VAN NUYS, Calif.  - A stuntman who worked closely  with Robert Blake told a court on Wednesday that the actor  asked him to kill his wife, Bonny Lee Bakley, seven weeks  before police say Blake murdered her himself.


Sudan: Human Rights Accountability Must Be Part of North-South ...

In 2003, as hopes were rising that the government of Sudan would agree to an internationally-brokered settlement of the 21-year civil war in the South, the same government unleashed a brutal counterinsurgency campaign in the Darfur region of western Sudan


Blast in Iraq's Falluja, Reports of U.S. Casualties

FALLUJA, Iraq  - Attackers targeted a U.S. convoy  with a blast near the Iraqi city of Falluja on Monday, the U.S.  military said, and witnesses said as many as eight Americans  were killed or wounded.


Roethlisberger told he was close to dying

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger said Wednesday night that he was told he was "seconds, maybe a minute away from dying" immediately after his motorcycle accident last month.


NBA Wrap: Garnett Leads Timberwolves' Rally

Kevin Garnett just missed out on a  triple-double with 21 points, 17 rebounds and nine assists to  lead the Minnesota Timberwolves to a gritty 83-82 road win over  the Dallas Mavericks on Monday.


Ovation TV salutes "Revolutionaries" with relaunch

Ovation TV, which touts  itself as the only network devoted exclusively to art and  personal creativity, has lined up a 15-day programming event  titled "American Revolutionaries" that will help kick off its  upcoming relaunch.


Taiwan's National Palace Museum displays Chinese art and artifacts online.


What will tomorrow's mobile devices look like? asks Bill Thompson


Roma, 13:11 - CALCIO, IFFHS: INTER MIGLIOR SQUADRA DI NOVEMBRE

E' l'Inter la miglior squadra di novembre secondo la IFFHS (International Federation of Football His...


Polygamist Sought for Two Years Is Arrested in Nevada

When Nevada state police stopped a red Cadillac Escalade without visible license plates Monday night and asked one of its passengers for identification, he handed over a receipt for contact lenses.


Famous names sign letter to Guardian after body plans radical shakeup in the way it delivers arts abroad


Apple introduces iPod Photo, digital 'box set'

Apple has introduced the iPod Photo, a version of the popular digital music player that can hold up to 25,000 digital photos alongside the user's music library and displays them on its colour screen.


A wanted Taliban insurgent leader in Afghanistan, Mullah Brother, was killed on Thursday in a U.S.-led raid in the southern province of Helmand, the Afghan Defence Ministry said, citing ground commanders.


By MIRROR REPORTER  LABOUR yesterday challenged Environment Minister John Gormley to publish the legal advice he was given on the controversial M3 project.


Bruxelles, bocciatura Ue per legge su falso in bilancio

14.07: La nuova normativa italiana sul falso in bilancio incassa una bocciatura europa. E' stato l'avvocato generale della Corte di Giustizia dell'Unione Kokott a esprimersi per un no, davanti alla corte che ora dovrÃ  pronunciarsi.


Kim Basinger accused of violating custody orders

Oscar-winning actress Kim Basinger  pleaded innocent on Wednesday to violating child custody orders  in her divorce case with her ex-husband, actor Alec Baldwin.


Phishing, Spyware, Others Plague Internet

Computer worms raced around the world, leaving behind tools that spread spam. Scammers sent e-mail to trick bank account holders into revealing passwords. Rogue programs known as "spyware" hijacked Web browsers and crippled computers.


Two killed in Florida hospital copter crash

A helicopter used as an air ambulance crashed into a bay early Wednesday and two bodies were recovered, authorities said. No patients were on board the Eurocopter BO-105 when


Holidays shine light on struggling U.S. retailers

The holiday season always turns the spotlight on retailers and the glare could prove too much for some merchants already under close scrutiny, industry analysts said.


Guantanamo Tribunals Hear 2 Prisoner Cases

U.S. military panels reviewed the legal status of two prisoners Saturday, though one man refused to attend his hearing in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.


Johan Santana's left arm has become one of baseball's most prized possessions. So when he walked up to the podium Monday to discuss starting the Minnesota Twins' playoff opener against the New York Yankees, manager Ron Gardenhire warned him not to take unnecessary risks.


Tunisia, elezioni: tutto (o quasi) come previsto

Tunisi, 25 Ottobre 2004 - La notizia non Ã© una notizia : Zine El Abidine Ben Ali Ã© stato rieletto per la quarta volta alla presidenza della Repubblica di Tunisia. E il suo partito, il Raggruppamente Costituzionale


Puffy, James Brown Fete Sharpton on 50th

The Rev. Al Sharpton celebrated his 50th birthday on Sunday with speeches, musical acts and a rendition of "Happy Birthday" with James Brown and Sean "P. Diddy" Combs on stage at Harlem's Apollo Theater.


The Zionist armyâs attacks on residential areas in Gaza reached a peak over the past week. So far, at least 63 defenseless people from Gaza have been martyred in Israelâs military operation, codenamed Days of Penitence.


A  sensational   front-page story  claiming that Himesh Reshammiya  bad-mouthed Sonu Nigam whose concerts are  now being


Actor O.L. Duke Killed in N.Y. Car Crash

Actor O.L. Duke, who appeared with Denzel Washington in the movies "Malcolm X," "Antwone Fisher" and "Out of Time," was killed in a car accident Friday, police and relatives said. He was 51.


China Says It Will Keep Troop Levels to Thwart Taiwan

China will maintain current troop levels at 2.3 million soldiers and promote technological warfare to thwart any independence attempt by Taiwan, the Chinese government said in its 2004 Defense White Paper.


Cathedral becomes virtual battleground for Church of England and Sony

Deeply offended and worried about gun crime in its midst, the Church of England on Sunday mulled taking legal action against Sony Corp. for featuring a cathedral in a violent computer game.


The Basics: Nope, Thatâs Not a Hairy Elephant

Can the long-extinct mammoth be resurrected through the alchemy of modern biology?


Afghanistan Exhibition Provokes Questions

Some cultural experts are questioning whether Afghanistan is being properly compensated in a $1 million deal to bring a rare cache of gold artifacts to the United States.


Microsoft calls in the builders for Dublin data centre

Keeps staff costs low, automated, even Microsoft is shelling out $500m on a new European data centre in Ireland to support its growing online business.â¦


The Milan-based artist and satirist writes about the actress Monica Vitti.


Opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko has an unassailable lead in the election re-run, poll officials say.


Drinking 500ml of beetroot juice a day can significantly reduce blood pressure, research suggests.


Underage drinking expected to spike as holidays begin

The problems caused by underage drinkers add up to billions of dollars a year - ranking Ohio sixth in the nation in terms of the money state taxpayers put out to cover the costs associated with underage alcohol consumption, according to a recent study.


Cold war workers, sick from exposure to radiation years ago, now face a tangle of red tape between them and government compensation.


'Non c'e' presenza nella legge finanziaria per il 2005


NEW YORK  -U.S. stocks fell on Friday after the release of weaker-than-expected September employment data, adding to worry that the economy may be slowing to the detriment of corporate profits.


Senate Talks Fail on File-Sharing Software

Entertainment groups and consumer organizations were unable Thursday to reach a compromise over a Senate proposal aimed at manufacturers of file-sharing software commonly used to steal electronic copies of music, movies and computer programs.


Outfoxing viewers by hushing up a sex spat

Do you ever get completely fed up with being sucker-baited by the Great American Celebrity Machine? Do you ever get frustrated to the point that youâd like to blackjack


Boozy Britain Gets Even More Time at the Bar

Vomit on the pavement. Scantily clad teen-age girls staggering into oncoming traffic. Fights in the street as police sirens wail.


US gives up on getting Iran to UN Security Council in September ...

VIENNA : The United States now realizes that it does not have the majority it needs at the UN nuclear watchdog to bring Iran before the UN Security Council over Tehran's alleged atomic weapons program, a US official told AFP.


CA begins simplification of product names

InfoWorld - CA has unveiled plans to simplify the naming of its entire software range over the next 12 to 18 months to better brand the products and more clearly indicate their function.


Putin Says Nationalization Not Yukos Plan

Russia does not intend to nationalize the Yukos oil company, but state-owned organizations will be able to bid if its assets are put up for auction, President Vladimir Putin said Friday.


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Number of factors led to hospital death: report

Calgary - A mistake that led to the death of a 69-year-old man after he was given the wrong medication could have happened at any hospital, an independent report into the error concluded.


When it comes to paying for college, cash-strapped families have had a few good tidings of late. A string of elite, private colleges have announced major boosts in financial aid.


Catania, 22:43 - CALCIO, MORTO POLIZIOTTO; IL PRIMARIO: ERA IN CONDIZIONI DISPERATE

Quando è arrivato al pronto soccorso dell'ospedale Garibaldi, l'ispettore capo di polizia Fil...


A man is charged with the killing of a care worker and the attempted murder of her colleague at a nursing home.


Chirac wraps up China visit yielding news good and bad for French business

SHANGHAI, China  - French President Jacques Chirac visited ventures by his countrymen in the business hub of Shanghai on Tuesday as he wrapped up a China trade mission that yielded big contracts but failed to cinch a hoped-for deal on a high-speed railway.


Schools Raise Bar for Classes for the Gifted

Schools Chancellor Joel I. Klein announced a plan Monday to limit gifted and talented programs to students who score in the top 5 percent on admissions tests.


"Baby" Oscar winners advise "Sunshine" child star

Mickey Rooney says enjoy being a kid. Margaret O'Brien cautions to choose friends wisely, and Hayley Mills advises to get a good education.


Logan issuing refunds for double-charged parking

THE REGION Officials at Logan International Airport said they are working to issue refunds to about 1,000 people who were double-charged for parking on Feb. 14 and 15 because of a software problem. Richard Walsh, a spokesman for the Massachusetts Port Authority, which runs Logan, said the problem affected people in the central and Terminal B garages. Parking patrons need ...


An arms-hungry Saddam feared Iran, says report

Saddam Hussein was obsessed with his status in the Arab world, dreaming of weapons of mass destruction to pump up his prestige. And even as the United States fixated on him, he was fixated on his neighboring enemy, Iran.


Vancouver Canucks winger Todd Bertuzzi pleaded not guilty on Thursday to an on-ice assault charge stemming from a hit on Colorado Avalanche's Steve Moore that broke his neck.


MARK Thatcher has admitted for the first time that he is an arms dealer, in a desperate attempt to avoid prosecution for allegedly funding a planned coup in Equatorial Guinea.


The nation's retailers had a disappointing start to the holiday season, today reporting sluggish November sales as a much-hoped-for surge in Thanksgiving weekend business failed to materialize.


Lakers star Kobe Bryant sustained what the team called a severely sprained right ankle midway through the first quarter of Thursday night's game against the Cleveland Cavaliers and had to be helped off the court.


A federal jury yesterday ordered Vonage Holdings to pay Sprint Nextel $69.5 million in damages for violating six of its patents, prompting analysts to question whether the troubled Internet phone company could survive.


DETROIT - From wardrobe malfunctions to erectile dysfunction, it's been a tough year all around for the guardians of English - language purists from blue, red and battleground states who long to say "You're fired!" to offensive words and phrases.


Nestle's 1st Half Net Profit Hits $2.28B

Nestle, the world's biggest food and drink company, on Wednesday posted a first-half net profit of 2.84 billion Swiss francs ($2.28 billion), up 0.02 percent on the year-earlier figure of 2.78 billion francs (then $2.03 billion).


Tony Blair has reacted defiantly to the official confirmation Saddam Hussein had no weapons of mass destruction. After more than a year of searching, the Iraq Survey Group found no evidence he had chemical


Miners, politicians struggle with coal mining safety

SYLVESTER, W., Virginia  - After three years of training with Massey Coal Co's award-winning mine rescue team, Jeremy McClung, 28, has advice for regulators struggling to make America's coal mines safer.


Right-wing parties have scored a surprise success in Lithuania's parliamentary elections on the weekend. The right-wing Conservative Party and Liberal Center Union party won 43 seats together in the 141-member parliament.


More of a sketch than a fully developed portrait, "Arakimentari" is an up-close and generally impersonal introduction to the Japanese photographer Nobuyoshi Araki.


Brown to be confirmed as head of Britain's Labour

Gordon Brown will become leader of Britain's governing Labour Party on Sunday, heralding a new political era that starts when he succeeds Tony Blair as prime minister in three days' time.


Taxes and Consequences: The Second Term Begins

A look at some of the initiatives that President Bush is likely to push in his second term, and the unanswered questions that go with them.


Brazil's Vale Still Interested in Buying Noranda, Agnelli Says

Cia. Vale do Rio Doce Chief Executive Roger Agnelli said he's still interested in acquiring Canadian mining company Noranda Inc.


Dopo incontro a Castelgandolfo con gli inviati di 22 paesi


By Bill Robinson, The State, Columbia, S.C.  Feb. 28--Have a question about South Carolina's public schools?   Tune in tonight at 7 p.m. to your local ETV station to get an answer. The presentation also will be streamed live from thestate.com ["http://www.thestate.com/"].


City Room: Litigator Sues Con Edison Over Steam-Pipe Blast

Steven J. Mandel, whose law office was ruined during the Midtown steam-pipe explosion on July 18, has filed a lawsuit against Consolidated Edison.


Taco Bell outbreak not over, officials say

U.S. health officials said on Monday they were not ready to declare an end to an E. coli outbreak, linked to Taco Bell, that sickened at least 64 people, saying they could not confirm that green onions were the source of the bacteria.


UN chief urges release of Myanmar's opposition leader

UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan urged Myanmar's authorities on Tuesday to release opposition leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and other political prisoners as part of the country's earlier announced amnesty plan.


N. Korea May Accept Deal in Nuclear Talks

North Korea appears increasingly willing to bargain over the terms of ending its nuclear programs, prompting cautious optimism that some sort of agreement may be reached when the six-nation disarmament talks reconvene next week in Beijing, U.S. and Asian officials close to the talks said.


In the months before she wound up in the emergency room, Deborah Turner was so exhausted she sometimes had to drag herself up the office stairs clinging to the railing. How, she wondered, had things gotten so bad? Four years earlier she had walked a 26.2-mile marathon. Now she was so short of bre...


Blair to use special powers to ban blood sport: report

Britain's Prime Minister Tony Blair will invoke rarely used parliamentary powers to ban the controversial blood sport of foxhunting, a British newspaper said.


'Down with link sellers' Google has confirmed that the recent update to its "visible PageRank" system is an effort to crackdown on sites trying to rig this closely-watched web popularity contest.â¦


Murdoch: Fox Network Faces Record Indecency Fine

So much for a swinging lifestyle: US regulators have proposed a record fine of nearly $1.2 million against Fox Broadcasting for alleged indecency in an episode of its Married by America reality show.


(InfoWorld) - A slowing U.S. economy may already be impacting Yahoo's Web advertising sales growth, the head of the company said Tuesday, a trend that does not bode well for other ad-supported Internet sites. "We're seeing some slowing in perhaps two of the largest sectors, both autos and financial services," said Terry Semel, chairman and chief executive officer of Yahoo, in response to questions at a Goldman Sachs conference. Advertising sales from both sectors have slowed down during the past three to four weeks, although both remain on a growth track. "They're growing, but they're not growing as quickly as we would have hoped at this moment in time," said Semel. The comments sparked a sell-off in Yahoo shares, which plunged 11.2 percent, or $3.25, to close at $25.75 each during normal trading hours. Other Internet stocks suffered from the comments, with Google shares falling 2.6 percent to $403.81, and eBay stock ending 3.3 percent lower to finish the day at $25.95. Yahoo loweredÂ its third quarter outlook to the lower end of its guidance. The company had forecast revenue, excluding commissions, to be in the range of $1.12 billion to $1.23 billion this quarter. A slowdown in advertising growth on the Internet could hurt the development of new Web sites in the near term, since so much content depends on advertising sales to support operations. But Yahoo was careful to note that it cannot tell whether the current slowdown is a sign of broader trouble or is limited to ads from the auto and financial sectors. The company also noted that while the weakness in advertising showed up in some of the most economically sensitive categories, it's not necessarily a sign of a slowing U.S. economy. "It's too early to tell if this is a sign of anything broader," said Susan Decker, head of finance at Yahoo, who attended the conference with Semel. An audio Web cast of comments by the two Yahoo executives can beÂ accessed here.


Russian Authorities Won't Renew Visa of U.S. Labor Organizer

MOSCOW, Sept. 10 -- Russian authorities have refused to renew the visa of an American labor activist working with a dockworkers union in Kaliningrad, the latest in a series of visa denials targeting Western trade unionists, business people, journalists and lawyers whose activities attracted the...


We can't afford this trans-Atlantic squabble

WASHINGTON A second term for George W. Bush is hardly the outcome Europe desired. But neither Europe nor America can afford four more years of strain.


UK telecom regulator Office of Communications (Ofcom) effectively gave the green light to voice-over-broadband competition today by ruling that service providers could provide geographic numbers (ones with area codes) to VOIP customers (see Ofcom Speaks


Search for scapegoat starts after Airbus job cuts

TOULOUSE, France  - Troubled planemaker Airbus confirmed 10,000 job cuts and announced plans to sell all or part of six factories on Wednesday, as workers protested and European politicians hailed a hard-fought compromise.


Don't ignore less virulent bird flu strains, experts say

Experts have called for closer study of less lethal strains of the H5N1 bird flu virus because they might be more likely candidates to spark an influenza pandemic.


Aide to Iraq's Top Shiite Cleric Fatally Stabbed

BAGHDAD, July 21 -- A top aide to Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani was stabbed to death in what Sistani's supporters believe was a warning to Iraq's senior Shiite cleric, authorities said Saturday.


An electrical problem forced NASA to postpone Wednesday's liftoff of the space shuttle Atlantis yet again, and engineers faced with a tight launch schedule struggled to understand the problem.


Will Bhagam Bhaag be Govinda's comeback film?


North Korea Says the Tyrant is Bush, not Kim

North Korea says it sees no reason to join a working-level meeting with the United States to prepare for further six-party talks on the communist state's nuclear weapons development.


A documentary that will examine the cultural, political and social impact of the various foreign versions of "Sesame Street" is getting ready to begin a yearlong shoot across several continents.


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Saudi Arabia recalls envoy from Tripoli, expels Libyan ...

Saudi Arabia declared Wednesday it was withdrawing its ambassador to Tripoli and ordered out Libya's representative following reports that the latter plotted to assassinate Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah.


Wales captain Ryan Jones describes his team's stunning win over England as the greatest day of his career.


TOKYO - First he struggled through 40 years of life in North Korea as a deserter. Then he spent a month in an American military prison for abandoning his US Army post for the isolated communist state.


Hiroshima, Nagasaki bombings "crime": Japan lawmaker

A senior ruling party lawmaker who is at the center of a controversy over Japan's ban on nuclear weapons said on Monday the 1945 U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were a crime.


Security firms are warning about a smartphone virus that can spread much faster than similar bugs.


China's interest rate hike necessary, but not sufficient

An economist with Asian Development Bank said Friday that China's decision to raise interest rates is necessary, but not enough to curb inflation.


Rain pushes Game 4 of Yanks-Bosox to today

BOSTON - Yesterday's Game 4 of the American League Championship Series between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox was postponed because of rain and rescheduled for tonight.


Some people are born to be the life and soul of the party -- and so it seems are some dolphins.


"Sir Salman's honor is richly deserved and the reasons for it are self-explanatory"  Pakistan on Monday condemned Britain's award of a knighthood to author Salman Rushdie as an affront to Muslim sentiments, and a Cabinet minister said the honor provided a justification for suicide attacks.'This is an occasion for the (world's) 1.5 billion Muslims to look at the seriousness of this decision,' Mohammed Ijaz ul-Haq, religious affairs minister, said in parliament.'The West is accusing Muslims of extremism and terrorism. If someone exploded a bomb on his body, he would be right to do so unless the British government apologizes and withdraws the 'sir' title,' ul-Haq said. Read more


Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat has had a medical test under anaesthetic at his compound in Ramallah after bouts of vomiting and stomach pain.


Johanna Solverson led the way with 23 points as 18th-ranked Iowa wiped out a five-point halftime deficit and beat Wisconsin-Milwaukee 59-51 Tuesday night.


Microsoft Corp. has switched from McAfee Inc.'s antivirus technology to Trend Micro Inc.'s for its free Internet e-mail service MSN Hotmail.


Investors got a good scare, but they're coming back to recoup their losses. Plus: Blockbuster CEO wants his bonus.... Semiconductor sales are up.


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More than two million Muslims stand on Mount Arafat for the high point of the annual Hajj pilgrimage.


Kerry on the offensive over security at home and abroad

US presidential challenger John Kerry went on the warpath seeking to shake perceptions that President George W. Bush can do a better job of keeping Americans safe.


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

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


December sales and sales for the fiscal year to date reported by leading retailers.


An Afghan passenger plane with 104 people on board was missing on Friday after being turned away from Kabul airport the previous day due to a snow storm, an airline official said.


Iraqi officials: Female prisoner to be freed 'on bail'

The Iraqi Council of Ministers plans to release a female prisoner "on bail" from US custody but did not say whether it was responding to recent terrorist demands that women prisoners be freed, according to a Ministry of Justice


Study Says U.S. Has Lead in Nanotechnology

The report cautioned that the potential risks of manipulating matter on such a small scale deserved more study.


Although he acknowledges he will not likely win South Carolina, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson said Friday he is going to spend more time campaigning for president in this early primary voting state.


By offering salary arbitration to eight players and not offering it to six others, the Boston Red Sox yesterday took a significant strategical step toward setting their roster for 2005.


UK Government Should Probe Iraqi Death, Court Says

The UK government should investigate the death of an Iraqi in the custody of British troops because the country is bound by the European Convention of Human Rights, a London court ruled.


China to offer 10-year residency permits to 'high-level' foreign investors

China will start offering 10-year residency permits to 'high-level' foreigners who bring in important investments or business skills, exempting them from rules that require most foreigners to renew visas annually, officials said Friday.


Prime Minister Gordon Brown's government faced accusations of mismanagement Monday as it began nationalizing stricken mortgage lender Northern Rock PLC Â the first time in 20 years that a private company has been taken into public ownership.


Devin Hester scores two touchdowns and the Bears hold on to eliminate the Saints from the playoffs in a 33-25 victory in Chicago on Sunday.


Anchor says St. Nick must not cross America's borders on Christmas Eve


If Chingy could turn back the hands of time, he would rewind the clock back to almost three years ago, before he bolted from Ludacris' Disturbing tha Peace camp.


John Smoltz kept rising above the Braves' otherwise poor play at home, pitching eight stellar innings in Atlanta's 10-1 win over the Nationals on Saturday.


Arafat's death makes little impression on most students

Although Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat died Wednesday, University student groups who are often no strangers to political activity have remained largely silent over his death.


CIA links al Qaeda, allies to Bhutto attack: paper

The CIA blames al Qaeda and allies of a Pakistani tribal leader for the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, CIA Director Michael Hayden said in a Washington Post interview published on Friday.


Louisville football coach Bobby Petrino has met with Louisiana State officials about the Tigers' job but refused to say if he expected further talks.


Arrestato anche guerrigliero ricercato, annuncia polizia


Sierra Pacific posts higher quarterly profit

Nevada utility holding company Sierra Pacific Resources Corp.  on Friday reported higher quarterly earnings, helped by continued growth in its customer base.


D. R. Horton posted a loss of $128.8 million, or 41 cents a share, for the first quarter ended Dec. 31, in contrast to a year-earlier profit of $109.7 million, or 35 cents a share.


For women who have struggled with the symptoms of menopause but are fearful of taking risky hormone pills, there is at last a bit of hope.


Berlin opera may stage "Idomeneo" if sure of safety

A Berlin opera house condemned for   canceling performances of a Mozart work because of concern it   might provoke violence by Muslims said on Thursday it might   consider staging the production if it had security assurances.


Embedded network emulator exposes apps to life in the real world Itheon has brought out a compact version of its network emulator technology for developers who need to check how their games or applications will perform in the real world.â¦


Engaged tennis stars Lleyton Hewitt and Kim Clijsters end their relationship.


IBM Bundles Yahoo into Free Enterprise Search Product

Taking the strategy of 'if you can't beat 'em, join 'em,' IBM Corp is teaming up with Yahoo to add a free entry-level addition to its OmniFind search offerings.


Detroit-Area Dominance Tipped Competitive Michigan Race to Romney

The total vote count in Michigan's Republican presidential primary Tuesday shows that former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney defeated Arizona Sen. John McCain rather comfortably, by 39 percent to 30 percent. But if the race between the two had been decided based on who carried more counties rather than who won the most votes, it would have had a barn-burner.


Abbas Araghchi, calendario partenza truppe straniere


Ukraine's young democracy appears to have survived a major political crisis with Friday's Supreme Court decision ordering a new runoff presidential election.


E' il primo esempio di polizia europea integrata


IAEA: 380 tons of explosives missing in Iraq

The UN nuclear watchdog confirmed Monday that nearly 400 tons of powerful explosives that could be used in conventional or nuclear missiles disappeared from an unguarded military installation in Iraq.


Genentech Beats Forecast but Slips on a Core Drugâs Sales

Genentech reported a 6 percent rise in fourth-quarter profit, but its stock slipped after news that its cancer drug, Avastin, failed to meet sales expectations.


A Remote Heart Monitor Fails to Impress an F.D.A. Panel

An implanted wireless device did not keep enough patients with weak hearts out of the hospital to prove its effectiveness.


After Johnny Oates was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2001, he made a commitment to live each day to its utmost. Knowing his time was short motivated Oates to climb out of bed, even if it was just to see


The Oval Office may hold a lot of power, but the former President has found a force all his own: celebrity


Stage e tirocini un'esperienza tra le stelle

Fino al 6 dicembre la domanda per partecipare ai tirocini di 6 mesi presso l’Agenzia Spaziale Italiana


Saline Spray May Stop People From Spreading Disease, Study Says

A simple salt-water spray may help cut the spread of germs that cause the majority of respiratory infections, according to a study of 11 volunteers that will appear this week in the


U.S. opens door to bilateral talks with Iran

The United States left open the possibility on Wednesday that U.S. diplomats could meet one-on-one with Iranian officials on the sidelines of a conference of Iraq's neighbors in Baghdad this weekend.


Sono ancora vivi e ci sono possibilita' di salvarli


Mexican cement giant Cemex SA is buying British-based RMC Group PLC, the world's biggest supplier of ready mixed concrete, in a deal worth some 2.3 billion pounds (US$4.


Al Teatro della Pergola 'Trionfo vergine' del 1706


Team news and statistics ahead of Saturday's Premiership match.


If one man's trash is another man's treasure, then one politician's old papers are potentially another politician's — or journalist's — gold mine.


Woman Presumed Dead in Lake Powell Accident

PAGE, Ariz. -- A Colorado woman is missing and presumed dead after a boating accident Friday on Lake Powell in the Glen Canyon National Recreational Area.


An ex-member of Italy's disbanded Red Brigades group is arrested near Paris after two decades on the run.


By Kathleen Mcgrory, The Miami Herald  Jun. 27--A truck carrying pool supplies and a tractor-trailer collided in Fort Lauderdale late Wednesday morning, sending pool chemicals splashing onto the road and causing traffic delays along the beach.


Voters trickled into the polls on a chilly Saturday morning for a runoff to determine the fate of U.S. Rep. William Jefferson, whose long tenure was threatened by a federal bribery investigation.


Energia: Eurispes, Italia sempre piu' dipendente dall'estero

L'Italia e' fra i paesi a piu' alta dipendenza esterna in campo energetico. Negli ultimi anni, infatti, ha ridotto ancora di piu' la produzione interna di petrolio, gas e combustibili solidi, mentre importa il 99% del proprio fabbisogno di carbone.


Quei soccorsi ritardati per le bugie del governo Thai

PHUKET - "Riteniamo che l'ottanta per cento delle persone che risultano scomparse siamo morte". Con questa dichiarazione forse poco diplomatica ma realistica, il primo ministro thailandese Thaksin Shinawatra


Death toll from Vietnamese floods rises to 21

The death toll from floods and landslides has risen to 21 and two people remain missing following heavy rains in central Vietnam where water levels continue to rise, officials said Saturday.


Not sticking to heart meds leads to trouble

NEW YORK  - People with heart disease who don't take their medications as prescribed risk suffering a heart attack or other heart-related event, a new study shows.


Roma, 11:24 - CALCIO, MATARRESE: INFIERIRE SU ARBITRI E' DA MASOCHISTI

Antonio Matarrese, presidente della Lega Calcio, poco prima di incontrare al Coni il presidente Gian...


'Serve un cambio di rotta, la trattativa cosi' non va'


Plan for Terror Screening of Aid Groups Cut Drastically

The Bush administration has decided to sharply scale back its plan to screen U.S. foreign aid contractors around the globe for potential terrorism connections, deciding instead to begin with a pilot program involving aid recipients in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip before expanding it worldwide.


Volkswagen, DaimlerChrysler Lead Drop in Western European Automobile Sales

Volkswagen AG and DaimlerChrysler AG led a decline in Western European car sales in August as rising unemployment in Germany crimped consumer demand.


State plans to cut TennCare hit Suzanne Fisher the hardest when her daughter cried over talk that the mother of two might have to quit her job in order to get welfare health care.


Empoli, 12:46 - CALCIO, EMPOLI; PRATALI: NON ME SONO ANDATO, MI HANNO CACCIATO

"Non è vero che ho abbandonato il ritiro. E' stato l'Empoli a cacciarmi, portandomi addirittu...


Lions ship Bly to the Broncos for Bell, Foster

The Detroit Lions on Friday dealt cornerback Dre Bly to the Denver Broncos in exchange for running back Tatum Bell and offensive tackle George Foster.


Veteran Irish band U2 getting better all the time, insist their champions

A quarter of a century into their career, most rock bands are content to wheel out a greatest hits album every now and then. Not Ireland's U2, who, according to their manager, are still getting better.


FX Asia: Kiwi To Fall More Vs Aussie As RBNZ Shifts Tack

WELLINGTON (Dow Jones)--The New Zealand dollar is likely to add to its steep drop against its Australian counterpart after the New Zealand central bank indicated Thursday it is through raising interest rates.


JERUSALEM, Sept. 19 -- Israel's security cabinet on Wednesday declared the Gaza Strip a "hostile entity" and said it would begin cutting electricity and fuel supplies to the Hamas-run territory in an effort to stop the constant rocket fire into Israel.


Cyber threats, chiefly viruses like NetSky and Sasser, make security an ongoing concern as it holds steady over software infrastructure as the third top priority.


Primo ok Bruxelles su libretti postali, Sarmi soddisfatto


Many residents in an area of west Belfast badly hit by violence say life has worsened since the end of the Troubles.


Il Natale da blogger comincia dalla Rete

Cinque consigli preziosi per una festa diversa dal solito: fate la vostra 'top five'. E poi regali, musica, film, serial tv, presepi e mercatini, ricette, viaggi, solidarietà e il gioco dei blog


Egypt to free Israel businessman in prisoner swap: TV

Israel has released six Egyptian students in exchange for Israeli businessman Azzam Azzam in a prisoner swap today, Arab television Al Arabiya reported.


A week or two of radiation to the head helped keep a very deadly form of lung cancer from spreading to the brain, improving survival for some people who have had little hope of successful treatment until now, Dutch doctors reported Saturday.


A Roman Catholic priest is "utterly shattered" that police hunting a missing woman have found a body in his church.


File-sharing is being seen as both a threat and an opportunity by the entertainment industry.


Internet Life EBay Restricts Use of Racially Offensive Terms

EBay has given notice that from now on, racially offensive terms may be used only if they are part of a book, movie or other product title.


NEW YORK  - Cigarette smoking appears to be a risk factor for tuberculosis infection and tuberculosis disease, according to findings from a systematic review of the literature and pooled analysis of studies.


Israeli tanks kill three Palestinians in Gaza Strip

Three Palestinians were killed by Israeli tank fire in the Jabaliya refugee camp in northern Gaza Strip overnight, Palestinian security and hospital sources said on Monday.


Kerry says US is united in determination to hunt down bin Laden ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. Four days before the presidential election, John Kerry says America is "absolutely united" in its determination to "hunt down and destroy Osama bin Laden and the terrorists.


First-time home buyers now take out mortgages worth, on average, 3.31 times their income, a watchdog says.


Lost actor Daniel Dae Kim apologises for his arrest on suspicion of drink-driving in Hawaii.


In the boldest sign of a thaw following the death of Yasser Arafat, Egypt will collaborate with Israel in new industrial zones and may soon return its ambassador to Israel.


Keeping momentum, Abbas and Sharon plan to meet

RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Ariel Sharon of Israel will hold their first summit early next month, in what would be the highest-level contacts between the two sides in more than 18 months.


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JANESVILLE, Wisconsin, Sept 24  - US President George W. Bush accused Democratic White House hopeful John Kerry of turning his back on Iraq by doubting Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawis' upbeat forecasts for his country.


Dolphins and Steelers could still play Sunday

Davie, FL (Sports Network) - The Miami Dolphins and Pittsburgh Steelers may still play their scheduled game Sunday, but the start time will be pushed back to 8:30 pm (et) because of Hurricane Jeanne.


Thieves stormed into an Oslo art museum and stole Edvard Munch's famous paintings "The Scream'' and "Madonna.


Abu Dhabi: United Arab Emirates President and founding father Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahayan died on Tuesday, his office announced.


Errani, il testo oggi al Cdm e' 'prima base' di discussione


Breaking News: SCO Tries To Squeeze Discovery Out of IBM

The SCO Group has asked the Utah district court overseeing its $5 billion suit against IBM to postpone any decision on any IBM dispositive motions - like the one the court is supposed to hear on Wednesday seeking a partial summary judgment in IBM's favor


Nello scontro ferito gravemente anche ragazzo di Campobasso


illary Rodham Clinton's deputy campaign manager wrote a memo this week making the case for the Democratic presidential candidate to bypass the Iowa caucuses and focus on later contests in nomination fight


Bush vows he'll uphold the dollar, trim deficit

President Bush pledged Wednesday to work with Congress to reduce the government's huge budget deficit as a key step in assuring the world that his administration supports a strong dollar.


Sportswear designer Liz Claiborne dead at 78

NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES  - Apparel designer Liz Claiborne, who founded a namesake women's sportswear label that grew into a multibillion dollar global empire, has died at age 78, the company said on Wednesday.


Londra, 19 settembre 2004 - Tony Blair e Ayad Allawi si sono incontrati oggi a Londra e hanno lanciato due messaggi. Blair ha creato una chiara linea di separazione: di qua chi Ã¨ per l'Iraq democratico, di lÃ  il terrorismo.


Soddisfatta anche Slc-Cgil, risultati economici importanti


Hamas' choice: Learn from Sharon's politics or face the political ...

As Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and the Palestinians alike are struggling with issues of political life and the forming of functioning governments, it is the former who may offer a lead to elements of the latter.


A tirare l'incremento la considerevole mole di ordini


Mexico's Calderon breaks tradition to dodge protests

Facing noisy protests by leftist deputies, Mexican President Felipe Calderon has turned his back on Congress and booked a Mexico City concert hall to deliver his first state-of-the-nation speech.


While 2-time rushing champ remains 1st running option, Colts use Rhodes to keep star fresh. By Mike Chappell. There will come a time during Sunday's AFC South game between the Indianapolis Colts and Tennessee


Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO), the biggest maker of equipment that directs data over the Internet, on Tuesday said quarterly earnings rose 29 percent on stronger demand for


North Korea Must Accept Six-Nation Talks, Powell Says

North Korea must understand that six- nation talks are the only way to resolve concerns over its nuclear program, US Secretary of State Colin Powell said.


MANCHESTER United fans will be hoping for a repeat performance from Arsenal 'keeper Jens Lehmann on Sunday after the German blundered twice against Panithinaikos last night.


Israeli forces kill an Islamic Jihad leader

JENIN, West Bank  - Israeli forces disguised as Palestinians killed the local leader of the Islamic Jihad militant group in the West Bank city of Jenin on Saturday, Palestinian security sources said.


Today is a day for relief, not pride. Vince Carter, the most famous player in Raptors history, was traded yesterday to the New Jersey Nets for Eric Williams, Aaron Williams, Alonzo Mourning and two first-round draft picks.


Iran Vows Not to Abandon Nuclear Progress

President Mohammad Khatami vowed that no Iranian government would ever abandon the progress that the country has made in developing peaceful nuclear technology.


A Democratic candidate accuses her Republican rival of not doing enough to stop disgraced former Rep. Mark Foley and his cybersex exchanges with teenage males in an ad for Christian radio stations.


War in Iraq, Viewed Through the Blurred Lens of Rural America

Asked to express their opinions about the war in Iraq, the mostly unidentified subjects of this documentary polemic are only too happy to make fools of themselves.


This 'Richard' lacks a hunch, or even a clue

RICHARD III. Tragedy by William Shakespeare. With Peter Dinklage. Director: Peter DuBois.At the Public ($50, 212-239-6200). The New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater, from early on, has followed the


Nick Welch tied a career high with 20 points and Dan Nwaelele added 19 as No. 17 Air Force extended its home winning streak to 29 straight with a 69-43 win over Utah on Wednesday night.


The BBC says it is 'not ashamed' of paying Sir Terry Wogan a fee for hosting the Children In Need charity gala.


Italy calls for calm after execution claim

The purported execution of the two women, both aid workers abducted more than two weeks ago in Baghdad along with two Iraqi colleagues, caused consternation in Italy, with Italian TV and radio running special bulletins through the night.


Berlino, 22:36 - CALCIO, BUNDESLIGA: COTTBUS TRAVOLGE HANNOVER NELL'ANTICIPO

L'Energie Cottbus ha battuto l'Hannover 5-1 nell'anticipo della 17/a giornata della Bundesliga. Per ...


Transazione condionata da Banca d'Italia e Antitrust


If you're looking for a reason the favored United States team lost for the seventh time in the past 10 Ryder Cup Matches, look at the reason the Americans were favored.


A pedestrian dies after he was run over on the A968 Jedburgh to Hawick road on Friday night.


SuperSonics 117, Knicks 110: Knicks, Still Falling Apart, Lose to a Rebuilding Team

Seattleâs Kevin Durant scored 30 points and threw down one of the most memorable dunks of the season as the Knicks fell to 6-15.


Basque Separatists Set Off New Round of Bombs in Spain

The Basque separatist group ETA struck today for the second time in four days, exploding seven low-intensity bombs in seven cities across Spain, the Interior Ministry said.


US Airways, attendants in tentative accord

US Airways and its flight attendants appeared closer to agreement Friday after union negotiators approved a tentative contract. The new pact, which now must be approved by the group's 5,400 members, calls


Ben Roethlisberger throws a career-high four touchdown passes and Pittsburgh rolls to a 34-7 win over Cleveland in Mike Tomlin's NFL coaching debut.


Dodgers' Penny Removes Himself From Game

Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Brad Penny left his first start in more than five weeks in the fourth inning Wednesday night with irritation of a nerve in his pitching arm.


A powerful car bomb exploded at dusk Sunday outside the downtown office of an American security contracting firm and an adjacent building used to train Afghan police.


The daughter of Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev is to divorce her husband amid a family feud.


SABMiller ready to pounce on Colombian brewer in 4.8-bln-pound deal

Britain-based brewer SABMiller is the front-runner to gain control of Colombian peer Grupo Empresarial Bavaria, in a deal worth up to nine billion dollars (4.8 billion pounds).


Although John Kerry conceded the race on Wednesday, the vote count continued in Iowa. With the number of absentee ballots counted by today, the number of outstanding votes was far too small to change the outcome of the election.


Children in Britain are among the most lazy in the world, according to a report.


ChevronTexaco Profit Up, Misses Forecasts

ChevronTexaco Corp.(CVX.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the No. 2 US oil company, rode the wave of record oil prices to post a 62 percent rise in quarterly profit on


Accused D.C. "madam" offers phone records to media

A woman accused of running a prostitution ring catering to Washington's elite offered the phone records of her escort service to the media and others on Thursday in hopes of uncovering witnesses to aid her defense.


PADUA, Italy, Aug 27 (IPS) - Mid-August, a normal week in Lampedusa, a small  Italian island in the Mediterranean Sea. In all, 439 illegal  migrants, including a 15-day old baby, arrived from North Africa  in old motorboats. The same week, 20 bodies were found off the  coast, victims of earlier shipwrecks.


Tough Talks Ahead After EU Is Criticized

Efforts to forge the world's largest free trade zone between the European Union and South America's Mercosur economic bloc are unlikely to be concluded by an Oct. 31 deadline, the EU said Thursday, with both sides declaring each other's trade offers insufficient.


Perhaps the Washington Wizards are showing the effects of a little too much Gilbertology. Two days before what Gilbert Arenas has proclaimed will be his next 50-point game, no one wanted to say much about it.


Golf: Monty brought down to earth with a bump

WOBURN, England : Colin Montgomerie, the hero of Europe's Ryder Cup slaying of the United States last weekend, came down to earth with a bump on Friday as he slumped out of The Heritage tournament.


Parigi, 19:34 - F1, NUOVA SUPER AGURI SARA' PRESENTATA IL 12 MARZO

La nuova Super Aguri-Honda (SA07) sarà presentata il prossimo 12 marzo a Tokyo, a sei giorni ...


ENVIRONMENT:  Only the Business Climate Might Change

LONDON, Sep 30 (IPS) - Business climate may change more than world   climate when the Kyoto Protocol comes into effect by the  year-end  following ratification by Russia.


Lockheed, Northrop Face Big Cuts-Document

Lockheed Martin Corp. LMT.N and  Northrop Grumman Corp. NOC.N would bear the brunt of proposed  cuts in U.S. weapons purchases totaling $30 billion over the  next six years, according to the summary from a Pentagon budget  document made available to Reuters Monday.


In Changing Watts, Community Pillar Moves On

In Watts, black families are moving out and Latinos are moving in, a migration taking place in many other once predominantly black neighborhoods in Los Angeles.


One yearâs winner can lose big in the next cycle.


Londra, 12:47 - CALCIO, ANCELOTTI: DIFFICILE ARRIVO HENRY AL MILAN

Se ieri le parole di Thierry Henry avevano acceso le fantasie rossonere ("fa piacere sapere dell'int...


Giuliani slams Bill Clinton on terrorism

Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani on Tuesday accused former President Clinton of not responding forcefully enough to the 1993 World Trade Center bombing or later terrorist attacks.


The Hartford Courant, Conn., Tom Condon Column: Hartford's New Time Machine

By Tom Condon, The Hartford Courant, Conn.  Sep. 17--The Old State House in many ways is like Hartford itself.   The Charles Bulfinch-designed building, completed in 1796, has touched the hem of American history.


Suicide bomber strikes in West Bank, two hurt

A suicide bomber blew up at a West Bank crossing wounding two Israeli soldiers on Tuesday, the Israeli army and medics said. The army said the blast occurred near a passage built for Palestinian farmers outside


U.S. General to Review Iraq Policy -- NY Times

A retired four-star U.S. general will  travel to Iraq next week at the behest of the Pentagon to  review the U.S. military's policy there, The New York Times  reported on Friday.


Belleville News-Democrat, Ill., Roger Schlueter Column: MacArthur's Only Son Changed Name

By Roger Schlueter, Belleville News-Democrat, Ill.  Feb. 11--Q. Can you tell me whatever happened to Gen. Douglas MacArthur's son? Is he still alive? If so, where does he live, etc.   -- Robert Rainbolt of Fairview Heights   A.


Bush Declares That U.S. Must Stay the Course

President Bush began a new drive today to rally the American people behind him on the Iraq war and national security.


Secondo la radio, altre 100 persone sono rimaste ferite


FBI: Terror Thwarted Despite Axed Charges

WASHINGTON - While the Justice Department has walked away in embarrassment from a major terror conviction in Detroit, the top FBI official there is insisting his agency likely thwarted a terrorist attack by arresting the four men who were prosecuted.   "You should be proud of the excellent investigative work conducted by the JTTF (Joint Terrorism Task Force) in Detroit, and everyone should recognize that their efforts may have prevented another attack," Special Agent in Charge Daniel Roberts wrote last week in an e-mail to his entire office...


Beckham red-faced over yellow, says he is sorry

Faced with public and media fury, and the prospecft of an FA inquiry, David Beckham finally apologised on Wednesday for his ââdeliberateââ yellow-card offence on Saturday.


U.S. border agents arrest 83-year-old on drug charge

U.S. police arrested an 83-year-old woman on suspicion of entering California from Mexico with 10 pounds (4.5 kg) of methamphetamine strapped to her body, officials said on Thursday.


BT boosts its presence in the US by buying IT market leader Infonet, whose clients include the US government and 1,800 multinational companies.


A senior health official working to eradicate polio in north-west Pakistan is killed in a bomb attack.


Airports Resume Flights After Radio Outage

A communications failure at a Federal Aviation Administration control facility forced some airports in the West to hold flights on the ground in some cases for more than three hours Tuesday afternoon, authorities said.


Actors and musicians including Tim Robbins and Peter Gabriel called on the U.N. Security Council Friday to approve its first resolution on Myanmar, whose military regime has waged a brutal offensive against ethnic minorities.


The Palestinian president reasserted his authority over the West Bank and issued a decree outlawing the armed militias of Hamas.


Something about Sen. John Kerry's darker appearance has caught Lynne Cheney's eye.


Gifts that will disappear, but not because they have been regifted.


Miller: Better to fade away than burn out

If anybody knows about burnout, it's Johnny Miller. Now the straight-shooting color analyst for NBC's golf coverage, Miller had 18 PGA Tour titles before his 30th birthday, including two major championships


Bishop Is Indicted in Sex Abuse Case but Won't Be Prosecuted

Thomas Dupre, former Roman Catholic bishop of Springfield, Mass., was charged with two counts of child rape in an indictment unsealed Monday, but only hours later the district


Reds sign Randa, Kearns back to outfield

The Reds ended the Austin Kearns' experiment at third base today when they signed free agent Joe Randa to a one-year deal. Randa, 35, hit .287 with eight home runs and 56 RBI in 128 games with the Kansas City Royals last year.


Researcher says authorities will stay ahead of drug cheats

An Australian researcher who helped develop a revolutionary blood-doping test said Friday more sophisticated versions are on the way that could nab all drug cheats within two years.


France Joins Spain to Catch Pair Suspected of Terrorism

At least 16 other people suspected of being ETA members were also arrested. The police uncovered several stockpiles of weapons containing rocket launchers, assault rifles, machine guns and explosives, and ...


Fast Response Best Strategy Vs Anthrax -Scientists

Rapid response with antibiotics would be a more effective way of handling an anthrax terror attack than a pre-emptive mass vaccination program, scientists said on Wednesday.


Kelly Holmes was due back in the Olympic stadium on Tuesday evening less than 24 hours after becoming the first British woman to win gold in the 800metres for 40 years.


Smile! You're Being Arrested by a Celebrity!

In a new CBS reality series, B-list celebs play cops - and suspects get paid to let their faces be broadcast


'Shocking' portraits of former US president Richard Nixon are removed from Norwegian parliament walls.


BBC and IBM Create Strategic Alliance to Embrace the Digital Future

The BBC and IBM (NYSE: IBM) have forged a strategic alliance, following the signing of an agreement for a framework outlining several joint projects between the two companies.


Benazir Bhuttoâs son, 19, said that his motherâs party, the biggest and most potent in Pakistan, will contest the coming election.


A jury in a torture trial of an alleged Afghan warlord is discharged after failing to decide a verdict.


Using Multiple JavaScript Onload Functions

When scripts are written they're used to accomplish a given task, such as creating a rotating picture gallery, or to validate a form. For each task, a separate script is necessary. Often, a script is called using an onload function. By Lee Underwood. 0121


New Book Celebrates America's Show Tunes

The songwriters on Broadway and Tin Pan Alley and midcentury holiday made genius look easy and hard work look like fun. Hereâs how.


Hundreds of rescuers are sent to a remote  Taiwanese village destroyed by a mudslide triggered by Typhoon Aere.


Some call it "Wiihabilitation." Nintendo's Wii video game system, whose popularity already extends beyond the teen gaming set, is fast becoming a craze in rehab therapy for patients recovering from strokes, broken bones, surgery and even combat injuries.


Chelsea have lodged an official complaint with UEFA after up to 50 fans were barred from entering the ground until 30 minutes after the start of their Champions League clash with CSKA Moscow at the Lokomotiv Stadium.


Homeland security reform bill split New York delegation

New York City Democrats in the House voted against a bill Friday that offers a new way to deliver more homeland security money to the city, saying other measures in the GOP-backed legislation would do greater harm.


Spill a little wasabi at home and, well, it's messy. Spill some in the weightlessness of the international space station and you're looking at a major cleanup job. By the Associated Press.


Years into project, Sun releases Linux-on-Solaris software

Sun's BrandZ technology, which lets Linux applications run on a virtual slice of a Solaris x86 installation, is finally ready for prime time.


Scores of bikini-clad babes and bare-chested hunks downing drinks by the pool. Gift suites overflowing with swag, from diamonds and designer jeans to fancy shades and hotel stays. Concerts by Kanye West, 50 Cent, Maroon 5 and Joss Stone for crowds that included Jamie Foxx, Sean "Diddy" Combs, Paris Hilton and Ashlee Simpson.


Dollar gets modest lift as chorus grows to halt slide

NEW YORK : The dollar firmed slightly after trading near an all-time low against the euro, getting some help from comments from eurozone officials calling for action on the sagging greenback.


Egypt steps back on Gaza plan over Israeli attacks

Egypt took a step back from plans to help the Palestinians prepare for an Israeli withdrawal from Gaza on Wednesday, saying it could not play its role in full as long as Israeli attacks on Palestinians continue.


Two people were reported killed in a protest over Afghan President Karzai's decision to replace a powerful provincial governor.


U.S. Says J&J Arthritis Drug Promotion Misleading

A Johnson & Johnson promotion for  rheumatoid arthritis drug Remicade is misleading because it  makes unsupported claims about the drug's effectiveness and  omits important information about risks, U.S. regulators said  in a letter released on Monday.


Suicide Attack on Iraqi Police Kills 10 -- Police

HILLA, Iraq  - A suicide car bomb attack on a  police academy in the Iraqi town of Hilla killed at least 10  people and wounded at least 25 on Wednesday, local police said.


Job numbers give candidates room to debate

WASHINGTON - Employers stepped up hiring in August, expanding payrolls by 144,000 and lowering the unemployment rate to 5.4 percent.


Galateri, governance duale dipende dagli uomini


Characters smoke in nearly every scene of Woody Allenâs latest film, but it was given a PG-13 rating. Where has Hollywoodâs get-tough stance on cigarettes gone?


Greeks go to polls in cliffhanger election

Greeks go to the polls on Sunday in the aftermath of deadly forest fires to vote in a closely fought election seen as critical for reforms needed in the euro zone's second-poorest member.


Directors at Arsenal and Manchester United are considering calling a peace summit to bring an end to the damaging feud between the two clubs.


Afghans say 7 police killed in U.S.-led strike

JALALABAD, Afghanistan  - U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan mistakenly killed seven policemen in an air strike after Afghan forces came under attack from the Taliban and asked for help, a provincial official said on Tuesday.


LA judge orders Paris Hilton back to court

Paris Hilton was ordered to appear in a Los Angeles court on Friday for a hearing that could result in the celebrity heiress being sent back to jail to serve out a three-week sentence.


Intel hires HP Itanium processor design team

Intel is to hire HP's 300-member Itanium processor design team based in Fort Collins, Colorado. This will end HPâs processor development attempts within the company.


Economic Powers Fail To Agree On Debt Relief

WASHINGTON -- Financial officials from the world's economic powers ended their meeting in Washington Sunday without a deal on debt relief for Iraq and other poor nations.


Five girls dead after Amish school shootings

NICKEL MINES, Penn.  - Two girls died overnight after a school shooting in Pennsylvania, bringing to five the number of students killed when a gunman burst into their one-room schoolhouse, state police said on Tuesday.


Touted opponent simply not up for the challenge

FOXBOROUGH -- The Wise Guys said this one might be a challenge, but this time the Wise Guys were wrong. What the sellout crowd at Gillette Stadium and the ESPN audience saw last night was a Big Brother/ Little Brother mismatch.


ST. LOUIS Keith Ginter hit a three-run homer as the Milwaukee Brewers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-to-6. The NL Central champion Cards suffered a season-high fourth straight loss.


PINEY POINT, Maryland  - President Bush on Monday   pitched his tax cuts as the best way to help U.S. workers, but   said the country's dependence on foreign oil was threatening   economic growth.


IBM And Intel To Open Access To BladeCenter Specs

The move will make it easier for third-party hardware and software providers to create BladeCenter-compatible products, giving the server-blade market a boost.


DataBank: Lower Oil Prices Push Key Stock Indexes Higher

Oil prices fell and stock traders celebrated, propelling the Standard & PoorÂs 500-stock index to its highest weekly close since May.


On The Bakery blog, there's a new article introducing dAuth:   The authentication (not authorization) system with a focus on security, using techniques such as challenge-response, customizable multiple-stage password hashing, brute force (hammering) detection etc.   The dAuth system is based around a challenge-reponse authentication system and handles ensuring the user is who they say that are, but not that they're authorized to be looking at what they see.    They include a graphic to help explain how the process flows and some talk about the changes made from some of the previous versions including detection of brute-force attempts, preventing the disabling of the fallback, and session hijacking compensation.   There's some brief bits about the installation of the tool and some final words to shove you in the right direction.


Mobile security: the right way and the wrong way

Should users be pushed or pampered? Mobile workshop The team here at Freeform Dynamics has reviewed a lot of projects and gathered a lot of feedback from organisations implementing mobile technology over the years. One of the things we hit on in a report we put together earlier this year was how importance it is to engage and train users to minimise mobility related security risks in the right way.â¦


Israeli minister says good riddance to Arafat

Israeli Justice Minister Tommy Lapid on Tuesday welcomed the death of veteran Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, telling military radio that it was "good that the world is rid of him".


Satellites' unclear fate rallies students

University of Colorado students continued to hold out hope Wednesday - despite mounting evidence to the contrary - that their wayward satellite twins are alive.


Pechino, 11:50 - CALCIO, FRANCIA: PAPIN IN LIZZA PER ALLENARE NAZIONALE CINESE

L'ex centravanti francese del Milan Jean-Pierre Papin potrebbe allenare la nazionale di calcio della...


Beavers grace New York City's official seal. But the industrious rodents haven't been spotted here for as many as 200 years — until this week.


NASA officials say the space agency is capable of finding nearly all the asteroids that might pose a devastating hit to Earth, but there isn't enough money to pay for the task so it won't get done.


Man Utd boss: Arsenal win is a turning point

Ruud van Nistelrooy and Wayne Rooney each scored to give Manchester United a valuable win that ended Arsenal's unbeaten League run on 49 games.


Indonesian anti-riot police briefly clashed with about 100 demonstrators on Saturday as they called for former Indonesian president Suharto to be brought to justice.


They are the hidden side of the government's stepped-up efforts to track down and deport illegal immigrants: Toddlers stranded at day care centers or handed over to ill-equipped relatives. Siblings suddenly left in charge of younger brothers and sisters.


PC Magazine - Wal-Mart Stores has shut down "The Hub," its attempt to cash in on the craze for social networking with a MySpace-like clone.


The antioxidants vitamin E and lutein, from both food and supplements, may reduce womenâs risk for cataracts, researchers report.


Along with its library of 2 million songs, Amazon.com is bringing something else to the online music marketplace: competition. When it opened Sept. 25, Amazon's MP3 digital download store undercut iTunes' prices on many albums. Its tracks, most of which sell for 89 to 99 cents, have higher sound quality than standard iTunes tracks and come without copy restrictions - known as digital rights management - that make it difficult to move tracks to a variety of portable devices, including iPods and Windows Media players.


The son of a governing party politician in India who killed a model is sentenced to life imprisonment.


MSN Music Service is an average entry in the online stakes

There's nothing really horrible about Microsoft's new MSN Music Service; it's just that there's nothing really great about it, either.


A jury in a torture trial of an alleged Afghan warlord is discharged after failing to decide a verdict.


Jean-Marie Le Pen's extreme right party has put its national headquarters up for sale in hopes of alleviating its financial trouble, the French anti-immigration politician said Thursday.


Conn. gov. vetoes medical marijuana bill

Connecticut's governor, a cancer survivor, vetoed a bill that would have allowed people with certain serious illnesses to use marijuana, saying it was fraught with problems and sent a mixed message to children.


Bilbao, 18:02 - CALCIO, ATHLETIC BILBAO: STAGIONE FINITA PER ORBAIZ

L'Athletic Bilbao perde Pablo Orbaiz per il resto della stagione. L'attaccante, infortunatosi ieri n...


Taliban extend hostage deadline by 24 hours

The Taliban kidnappers of 23 Korean hostages on Sunday extended the deadline for the South Korean government to agree to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan by 24 hours to 1430 GMT on Monday.


Rice wants other nations to put sanctions on Syria

The United States would like other   nations to join it in imposing sanctions on Syria, U.S.   Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said in an interview   published on Tuesday.


Singer Courtney Love Pleads Innocent to LA Assault

Rocker Courtney Love, making her  second court appearance this week, pleaded innocent on Friday  to a charge of assault with a deadly weapon and said afterward  she found her predicament "scary."


Europe rendezvous: French union activist fights for EU social progress

With a girlish laugh and a fighting spirit, Francine Blanche, who coordinates the activities of the 25 unions at struggling French heavy engineering group Alstom, is trying to redefine European social action.


Newspapers and political opponents criticized President Alejandro Toledo on Monday for losing his cool when he called a television program after it broadcast a video it claims supports allegations Toledo registered his political party with fake signatures.


Putin uses war on terrorism to tighten grip on democracy

President Vladimir Putin announced radical changes to Russia's democratic institutions yesterday that will give the Kremlin greater power than at any time since the fall of the Soviet Union.


UPDATE 1-Molson says Coors merger will help Brazil brewer

Molson Inc.'s (MOLa.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) chief executive is convinced Brazil is the right place to be and said on Friday that a proposed merger with


Property and casualty insurance provider Safeco Corp. said Tuesday it expects claims from the four hurricanes that hit the southeastern United States in August and September to reduce third-quarter earnings by $127 million, or 96 cents per share.


2 Soldiers Wounded in Palestinian Suicide Bombing in West Bank

The Israeli army says two soldiers were injured when a Palestinians suicide bomber blew himself up at a West Bank checkpoint early Tuesday.


The Web Services Interoperability Organization (WS-I) on Tuesday is releasing three profiles intended to make it easier to send attachments using Web services technologies.


U.S. third quarter growth fastest in four years

The U.S. economy expanded at its fastest rate in four years during the third quarter, the government confirmed on Thursday, though it has slowed sharply since and is expected to keep doing so in 2008.


RED of cheek and wild of eye, the third in line to the British throne (and ours) went for a photographer at 3am outside a London nightclub on Thursday.


Italian PM Romano Prodi wins a vote of confidence in parliament but his coalition looks set to fall in the Senate.


Syria Begins Pulling Back Lebanese Based Troops

Syria, under growing international pressure to end its long-time military presence in Lebanon, began pulling back more than 1,000 of its 20,000 troops today.


Suspected extremist jailed in Dutch murder

A suspected Muslim extremist with alleged terrorist ties was under arrest Wednesday in the death of a Dutch filmmaker who criticized the treatment of women under Islam.


Theater Review | 'Eurydice': The Power of Memory to Triumph Over Death

Sarah Ruhlâs tender-hearted comedy opened at the Second Stage Theater in a rhapsodically beautiful production.


La apriranno e chiuderanno in comune, massima sinergia


The team behind the SpaceShipOne rocket plane says it plans to win the $10 million Ansari X Prize on Monday, after deciding that the unexpected tumble encountered during this


The individual corporation canât go it alone. If there is a theme of this yearâs C.E.S., it is cooperation.


Under Woods, Stonehill making some noise

When Stonehill hired Chris Woods as its football coach after last season, the hope was he could once again revive a disappointing program.


Wakefield's return engagement came early

He had anticipated being at the starting line of tonight's fourth game of the American League Championship Series. Instead, Tim Wakefield found himself in the middle of a pitching meltdown last night, called upon to try and lend soothing relief in a sorry excuse for playoff baseball.


The Kansas state Board of Education on Tuesday repealed science guidelines questioning evolution that had made the state an object of international ridicule.


Jordan says Gaza pullout must lead to end of occupation ...

AMMAN, Oct 27  - Jordan said on Wednesday that Israel's planned pullout from the Gaza Strip should pave the way for an end of the occupation and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state.


Zimbabwe court rules for opposition leader

In Zimbabwe, opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has been cleared of treason. On Friday, the Harare High Court pronounced innocent the leader of the Movement for Democratic Change.


The Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed veteran defensive end Chidi Ahanotu, who was cut by the Miami Dolphins last month after leaving the team because of a lack of playing time.


BlackBerry handset gets shirty with qwerty

Research in Motion has unveiled a new BlackBerry mobile-style communicator featuring a multi-tap keypad to replace its usual qwerty keypad.


By Post Reporters, Bangkok Post, Thailand  Dec.


Change of Putters Helps Herron Take the Lead at Pebble Beach

Tim Herron was so frustrated that he changed putters for the first time in seven years at a tournament known for having some of the most unpredictable greens on the PGA Tour.


Buddhist monks spearheading the biggest anti-government marches in nearly two decades relaunched their protests in Myanmar's two major cities Tuesday, defying orders to stay out of politics.


How Putin silences the journalists who criticise his brutality in ...

The Prime Minister has enjoined us to be âin complete solidarity with Russia and the Russian peopleâ, and invites us to draw a parallel between the terrorist threat from al-Qaâeda and the threat posed by Chechen lunatics.


Phone, cable companies to battle in 2007

Vonage tanked after its IPO. It's not entirely clear anymore why eBay paid $2.6 billion for Skype. And the long-awaited rollout of advanced TV services based on Internet technologies has resembled the drip of a faucet.


Microsoft Corp. agreed Monday to buy cell phone software maker Danger Inc., strengthening its position in consumer mobile phones and building its defenses against a major Google Inc. initiative.


SocGen under pressure as rogue trader released

Exchange officials warned Societe Generale about rogue trader Jerome Kerviel's deals late last year, a Paris prosecutor said, piling pressure on the French bank to explain why his trades were not discovered sooner.


The Philadelphia 76ers are talking about handling business down the stretch, while the Indiana Pacers are claiming moral victories. Things sure have changed.


An All-Star in Absentia, OâNealâs Presence Still Felt

For the first time in his 16-year career, Shaquille OâNeal is not an All-Star. But his hulking frame still cast a very large shadow at this All-Star Weekend.


I would have loved to stay on at Real, says Beckham

Former England captain David Beckham said Thursday he would have loved to stay on at Real Madrid but has no plans to reverse his decision to move to Los Angeles Galaxy at the end of the month.


Newspaper: Indictment in CU football recruiting scandal

DENVER - At least one additional indictment could be handed up by a statewide grand jury that investigated allegations of prostitutes being used to entice recruits to the University of Colorado football program.


MIAMI, FLA. - Florida is bracing for a storm system almost twice as big as hurricane Charley, which killed 27 people and caused $7.


Ex-Siemens Executives on Trial for Bribery

The trial is one of a host of legal difficulties facing Siemens that has shaken the country unlike any other recent business scandal.


The Packers cut Couch, the top overall draft choice in the 1999 draft by Cleveland, as teams got down to the 53-man roster limit Sunday for the regular season.


Papers tie U.S. to 1950s Japan coup plot

Declassified documents reveal that Japanese ultranationalists with ties to U.S. military intelligence plotted to overthrow the Japanese government and assassinate the prime minister in 1952.


Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger told a gathering of Hispanic journalists that immigrants should avoid Spanish-language media if they want to learn English quickly.


U.S. Jets Pound Militant Positions in Iraq

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Two car bombs killed seven Iraqi national guardsmen and a rocket barrage hit a police academy Monday as insurgents kept up their offensive to subdue Iraq's beleaguered security forces. U.S...


S. Korea Refuses North's Request for Restored Aid

SEOUL, March 2 -- South Korea on Friday added pressure on North Korea to comply with an international disarmament agreement, refusing the impoverished nation's demand to restore full aid shipments until after its main nuclear reactor is shut down.


Treading into yet another flashpoint city, U.S. Marines and Iraqi security forces began a series of raids Tuesday on mosques in and around the Sunni city of Ramadi following an upsurge in the use of mosques for insurgent activity, the military announced.


Where Byron Nelson ranks all-time in professional golf:


The Met Office issues an early warning of severe weather across the whole of the UK.


NASA has capped funding for a remote sensor being developed by Los Alamos National Laboratory for the Mars Science Laboratory rover.


Bank of America Corp. confirmed yesterday it will locate its wealth management division in Boston and said it will move about 100 high-level jobs here.


Si potranno acquistare vetture di serie e da corsa


FORT MYERS, Fla. -- There are a fleet of television trucks beached at the dead end of Edison Road. First time ever. There's also an electronic sign explaining that there's no place to park near the Red Sox minor league complex. Fans are instructed to drive 2.5 miles back to City of Palms Park and return on shuttle buses.


Bush and Kerry spar over Iraq, but economy looms large

President George W. Bush, seeking a second term, and Democratic challenger John Kerry, have been sparring energetically over Iraq, but both men are keenly aware of the US economy looming large as a major campaign issue in the November 2 election.


With nomination contests in lily-white Iowa and New Hampshire settled, minority voting power now moves into the spotlight.


Poultry processor Sadia's been on fire, but is it time to cry fowl?


Iranians threatened U.S. ships in Hormuz: U.S. officials

Five Iranian Revolutionary Guard boats harassed and provoked three U.S. Navy ships in the Strait of Hormuz, a major oil shipping route off the Iranian coast, during the weekend, Pentagon officials said on Monday.


Londra, 11:59 - CALCIO, CLUB PIU' RICCHI: COMANDA IL REAL MADRID

Deloitte, con lo studio 'Football Money League', ha pubblicato le 20 maggiori squadre di calcio in b...


A pregnant Nicaraguan teenager allegedly shot her 53-year-old American lover and enlisted her siblings to help dismember the body, police said Tuesday.


NAJAF, Iraq - An Iraqi Cabinet minister said Thursday that Iraqi forces could begin an offensive against Muqtada al-Sadr within hours, despite the firebrand cleric's acceptance of a cease-fire proposal.    Minister of State Qassim Dawoud issued a series of demands al-Sadr must meet to prevent an imminent attack on his forces, who are holed up in the revered Imam Ali Shrine in Najaf...


America West confirms interest in ATA Airlines

Tempe -based America West Airlines confirmed its interest in acquiring ATA Airlines on Tuesday after ATA announced it has filed for bankruptcy protection and has agreed to sell some of its assets to AirTran Airways for $87.


Bank of America, Wachovia profits nearly wiped out

Bank of America Corp  and Wachovia Corp , the second- and fourth-largest U.S. banks, said on Tuesday quarterly profits were nearly wiped out by more than $10 billion of credit losses and write-downs.


Tommy Lee Becomes Cornhusker for TV Show

Multi-tattooed rocker Tommy Lee, a high school dropout, plunged into life as a University of Nebraska student Thursday — for reality TV.


I senatori Cdl applaudono, quelli di sinistra in silenzio


A 14-year-old girl becomes the fifth youth to be charged with the murder of gay barman David Morley.


Oil Back at $54 on Winter Heating Worries

Oil prices climbed back to $54 a barrel on Thursday as a US government report showed another fall in heating fuel stocks ahead of winter.


Pope Benedict XVI "sincerely regrets" offending Muslims with his reference to an obscure medieval text that characterizes some of the teachings of Islam's founder as "evil and inhuman," the Vatican said Saturday.


The New England Patriots completed a perfect regular season. But the Giants put up quite a fight.


EU Calls for UN Probe of Sudan Genocide Charges

The European Union's foreign ministers on Monday urged the United Nations to conduct an inquiry into allegations of genocide in Sudan, renewing the threat of sanctions for the African country.


US Economy: 3rd-Qtr GDP Grew 3.7%, Confidence Ebbed

The US economy grew at a slower-than- expected 3.7 percent annual rate in the third quarter as rising oil prices contributed to a record trade deficit and companies added less to inventories.


The eight Democratic hopefuls in the debate under way in New Hampshire are talking tough when answering questions about the Iraq war. Some blame the president for the war and one candidate blames his opponents for voting to fund the war.


Yemen acquits 19 suspected al-Qaida members

Nineteen alleged al-Qaida members accused of plotting to assassinate Westerners and blow up a hotel used by Americans were acquitted Saturday by a judge who also exonerated some of fighting U.S. troops in Iraq.


UAE names new president in smooth handover of power after Sheik ...

The United Arab Emirates appointed Sheik Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan as its president Wednesday, hours after burying his father in a funeral that attracted thousands of mourners and several heads of state to this


Maybe it's Baltimore's struggles in Cleveland last week. More probably it's San Diego's two rocking-chair wins (combined score 67-7) over two of the NFL's worst, the Raiders and Titans.


Your past can be changed--or at least your recollection of it.


* CBK welcomes Norway's role, accuses LTTE of 'indecision'

Sept 17, Colombo: While welcoming Norway's role in the peace process, President Chandrika Kumaratunga accused the LTTE of 'indecision over commencement of talks.


Yes, Virginia, Patriots Can Run The Ball

CLEVELAND -- The Patriots were world champs in 2003 without a running game. What are they now? Granted, this is a Cleveland Browns team that is in transition.


At a meeting of NATO defense ministers in Romania on Wednesday, Germany objected to Washington's proposal for NATO forces to take over the US military mission in Afghanistan as part of next year's reorganization efforts.


Geometric principles used in Islamic art were only discovered centuries later by western mathematicians.


Many Swedes feel that fatigue is a valid reason for skipping work

STOCKHOLM, Sweden  - In a country already plagued by soaring sick leave costs, a new survey has found that 40 per cent of the population thinks it's acceptable to skip work because they feel tired or have trouble getting along with their colleagues. The Swedish government, troubled by the survey's finding, said Friday it planned to launch a national information campaign about sick leave benefits and when it was proper to use them.


Apprezzamento a matrimonio Intesa, advisor con Fondazioni


Britons held under anti-terror laws after Ethiopian handover

Four Britons who were captured by Ethiopian forces on the Somali-Kenyan border have returned to Britain and were immediately held under anti-terrorism laws, the police said.


Siamo per le elezioni, con Prodi rimane solo rapporto umano


By Joao Carlos Assumpcao SANTOS, Brazil  - Kidnappers freed on Friday themother of Santos forward Robinho, one of Brazil's most talentedyoung players, 40 days after seizing her at gunpoint while shewas attending a barbecue.


Troubled Prisons Push California to Seek a New Approach

With the election behind them, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and state lawmakers say the time is ripe for the first major overhaul of the system since the 1970s.


Rangers pitcher suspended for rest of season

Texas Rangers pitcher Frank Francisco, who was arrested Monday on a battery charge for throwing a chair at Oakland Athletics fans, was suspended for the rest of the season by Major League Baseball.


The bones of victims from the Khmer Rouge's notorious "killing fields" should be preserved because they could serve as critical evidence in upcoming genocide trials, Cambodia's prime minister said Monday.


HP's redwood property could become a state park

Blog: Hewlett-Packard is selling the longtime employee getaway spot to two nonprofits, which will work with the California state government to operate the land as a state park.


Bali climate draft drops 2020 emissions goals

NUSA DUA, Indonesia  - Negotiators at climate talks in Bali on Friday struggled to break a deadlock over U.S. objections to goals for cutting emissions by dropping a reference to a non-binding 2020 target in draft text.


Analysis: McCain wins tough test in Fla.

Republican John McCain proved Tuesday night he is not just the darling of independents. In a presidential primary closed to all but registered Republicans in Florida, the Arizona senator rolled past Mitt Romney, a former Massachusetts governor.


Here are CNET Reviews' 10 favorite items from the past week, including the Sony PS3, Nintendo Wii and the Core 2 Duo MacBook.


So Solid Crew star Megaman, who has been cleared of murder, says the rap group will not be making a comeback.


Oil prices darted above $51 a barrel Tuesday as output in the Gulf of Mexico remains in shambles more than two weeks after Hurricane Ivan tore through the region.


Abbas Election Victory Stirs Hopes for Peace Talks

The victory of Mahmoud Abbas in Palestinian elections raised hopes on Monday for reviving talks with Israel after the relative moderate won a landslide in the vote to succeed Yasser Arafat.


The number of tourists visiting Britain this summer suffered due to dismal weather and major security incidents in London and in Glasgow, data and experts said Friday.


Colin Powell hints he may vote against Republicans

Former US secretary of state Colin Powell said Sunday he was weighing his options in the 2008 White House race, hinting he may cross party lines and vote against the Republican nominee.


Mexican soldiers have disarmed the entire local police force of a seaside resort near the US border after a failed attempt to kill the police chief raised suspicions that it had been infiltrated by drugs traffickers


U.S. Forces Poised to Attack Rebel Iraqi Cities

NEAR FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S. marines prepared on  Friday for a "decisive" assault on the Iraqi cities of Falluja  and Ramadi to crush Sunni Muslim insurgents and Arab militants  behind suicide bombings and beheadings of hostages.


Tony Blair says Black Watch will have a "limited operation for a limited time" during their new Iraq duties.


(InfoWorld) - Verizon Communications Inc.'s Business unit has expanded its service-level agreement (SLA) options, allowing customers to invoke their SLAs on the last mile of their network connection, even in cases where Verizon doesn't own those pipes. Verizon Business' "customer edge to customer edge" SLA option is available at no additional cost for the company's Private IP (Internet Protocol) customers based in the U.S., with the service planned for other Private IP customers by the end of the year. The customer edge SLA covers network facilities that Verizon Business leases from other telecom providers to gain last-mile access to business customers. Verizon Business offers a 20 percent credit of the customer's monthly recurring charges if it fails to meet the SLA. Verizon Business is expanding its SLA options because many customers are moving voice, data and video onto Multi Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) networks, said Mike Marcellin, the company's vice president for global product marketing. "The customers we're working with are looking for as robust guarantees as they can get," he said. In any month, a Verizon Business customer can invoke either the traditional provider edge SLA or the new customer edge SLA. The two SLAs differ in some details, with the provider edge SLA offering stronger guarantees in some areas. For example, the provider edge SLA guarantees jitter rates of no more than five milliseconds, and the customer edge SLA offers jitter rates of less than 10ms one-way voice over IP traffic and less than 20ms one-way video traffic. "If it goes off of our private IP network, we lose some level of control, but we're still able to stand behind the overall end-to-end SLA," Marcellin said. "We're giving the customer the best of both worlds." The customer edge SLAs also offer guarantees on packet delay and packet delivery ratio, as well as time-to-repair guarantees. Verizon Business has announced other enhancements to its SLAs in the past year, including a voice quality SLA and an enhanced time-to-repair SLA, that did away with the standard average time-to-repair metric in favor of guaranteed time-to-repair in every outage. The expansion of SLAs are important for customers as they move more applications to wide area networks, said Courtney Munroe, vice president with IDC. "It's a bid deal in the sense that a lot of [customers] keep asking for more and more tangible SLAs," Munroe said. "A lot of [providers] shy away from giving these SLAs." Verizon Business' SLAs are among the best in the telecom industry, Munroe said.


First mod that's actually useful? Xbox 360 buffs who think their next-generation games console is just too darned bulky for gaming on move - not to mention the TV you'd have to lug around - should take heart from fellow fan Ben Heckendorn who decided enough was enough and re-configured his console into a laptop form-factor.â¦


Texas Board Recommends Death Row Reprieve

The Texas parole board has recommended delaying the execution of a woman accused of killing her husband and two young children, leaving the chance for a reprieve in the hands of the governor.


Grunge rocker Courtney Love may not have found Nirvana Wednesday but she did find some solace. Love, 40, was allowed to plead guilty to disorderly conduct for throwing a microphone stand at a Manhattan club in March.


It worked for the St. Louis Rams last week, so Wednesday was another good day for full-contact scrimmaging.


More often than not they had nothing to do with miscounting nuclear warheads or flubbing some other facts that might have a bearing on the fate of the world.


Moo Kim of Gwangju, South Korea, Michael Pon, an Australian living In Marseille, France, David Rudge of Dunkirk, New York, USA, Pablo Sabat from Lima, Peru, living in Hampden, Massachusetts USA, Pierre Simard ...


A societa' milanese gestione nave Fpso di giacimento Gimboa


Northern Ireland drug company Warner Chilcott says it has received a takeover approach at a price of 837p per share. This would value the company at more than Â£1.


Red Sox Could Lose Schilling for Game Five

The Boston Red Sox could be without starter Curt Schilling for the remainder of the American League Championship Series against the New York Yankees after their ace aggravated an ankle injury in a Game One loss.


Iraq violence lowest since '06 mosque attack: U.S.

Violence in Iraq has fallen to its lowest level since before a 2006 mosque attack which unleashed the deadliest phase of the Iraq war, the deputy commander of U.S. forces in Iraq said on Thursday.


Secretary of State nominee Condoleezza Rice gave no ground in Senate confirmation questioning Tuesday, insisting the United States was fully prepared for the Iraq war and its aftermath and refusing to give a timetable for U.S. troops to come home.


Brokers up Intel price targets even as shares fall

Several brokerages raised their share price targets for Intel Corp.  on Wednesday, betting the leading chip maker would improve after reporting disappointing profit margins for the last quarter.