Red Hat Sees Half of Sales Outside U.S. in a Year

U.S.-based Red Hat Inc., the world's top distributor of open-source Linux software, expects its international business to increase to half its sales within 12 months, an executive said on Tuesday.


Oil prices bounced back on Friday, ending this week's 8 percent slide on renewed winter supply fears and jitters ahead of next week's US presidential election.


United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan says the US-British-led invasion of Iraq 18 months ago was illegal. Coinciding with this week's opening of the 59th


Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp. plans to announce today that it has raised $80 million from a group of private investors, bringing to more than $200 million the amount the Lexington drug developer has raised since 2002.


Miami Dolphins quarterback Jay Fiedler is sacked by New England Patriots Rodney Harrison late in the fourth quarter of the Dolphins 24-10 loss at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Mass.


House Committee Says Did Not Subpoena Chiron

The House of Representatives  Committee on Energy and Commerce said on Monday it did not  issue a subpoena to Chiron Corp. over certain documents and  materials relating to its Fluvirin flu vaccine.


Unless, that is, you follow a few simple steps.


Risks Seen for TV Chain Showing Film About Kerry

This week, the 62 stations controlled by the Sinclair Broadcasting Group plan to show a documentary about John Kerry's antiwar activities 30 years ago. The film could negatively affect both Mr. Kerry and Sinclair.


World powers pledge to step up Darfur efforts

France, the United States, China and some 15 other nations agreed on Monday to redouble efforts to end bloodshed in Sudan's Darfur region by supporting a new peace force and negotiations on a settlement.


The Israeli Knesset's approval of a plan to dismantle Jewish settlements in Gaza and part of the West bank raises hopes for Middle East peace progress, but, as always in the region, there are myriad uncertainties.


Alitalia, Italy's largest airline, told its union Monday it plans to cut 5,000 jobs, or more than a quarter of its regular workforce, according to published reports.


Sharon approves 1,000 new houses in settlements despite `road map' ban

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has approved the construction of 1,000 more homes in Jewish settlements in the West Bank, officials said Tuesday, violating a US-backed peace plan that calls for a building freeze.


Karpacz, 17:04 - CICLISMO, GIRO POLONIA: TAPPA E MAGLIA A SCHUMACHER

Il tedesco Stefan Schumacher (Gerolsteiner) ha vinto la sesta tappa del Giro di Polonia, la Szczawno...


Cardinals Find Themselves in Tight Spot and Tighter Postseason Race

The Cardinals appeared on track to win their sixth N.L. Central title in seven years. But a seven-game losing streak seriously jeopardized their chances.


Packers Beat Vikings to Clinch NFC North Title

MINNEAPOLIS (Sports Network) - Ryan Longwell's 29-yard field goal as time expired in the fourth quarter lifted Green Bay past the Minnesota Vikings, 34-31, clinching the third straight NFC North title for the Packers.


Study Links Mobile Phones, Benign Tumors

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - A Swedish study suggests that people who use a cell phone for at least 10 years might increase their risk of developing a rare benign tumor along a nerve on the side of the head where they hold the phone.    In an interview Thursday with The Associated Press, one of the researchers behind the preliminary study, Anders Ahlbom, said the results were surprising and more research is needed...


TOKYO  Typhoon Megi left nine people dead after bringing heavy rains to western Japan and may hit the north Friday, authorities said.


Creditors and LG Group reach last-minute compromise

The LG Group and the creditors of LG Card have reached a dramatic compromise which removed barriers to a bailout plan and headed off a feared bankruptcy of the country's largest


Colin Farrell: "Alessandro condottiero e sognatore"

Intervista all'attore protagonista e al regista di "Alexander", nelle sale da venerdÃ¬. Oliver Stone: "Gli americani non hanno capito il mio condottiero pansessuale"


Business & money: Â· Evidence scant that big salaries stop brain drainÂ· British managers 'are not in the premier league'


"I'm Not There" is the first movie about Bob Dylan's life that the singer-songwriter has ever given his blessing, the director said Tuesday at the Venice Film Festival.


Israel's top military officials spoke out Tuesday against calls for disobedience after rabbis urged religiously devout soldiers to refuse to take part in the removal of Jewish


ANALYSIS-Fiat Unlikely to Hit the GM 'Put' Button, for Now

Italians are nervous Fiat will take the extreme option of hiving off its auto arm to General Motors in 2005, but analysts say it is unlikely to sell until the 105-year-old carmaker is clear of crisis.


Iraq's Kurdish deputy prime minister warned Monday that failure to resolve the fate of the oil-rich city of Kirkuk could result in more strife and accused people within the government of blocking a solution.


Rimini, 18:58 - CALCIO, SIENA; BERETTA: NON CE NE VA BENE UNA

Il tecnico del Siena Mario Beretta, al termine del match col Catania, ha commentato cosÃ¬ l'1-1. 'Cre...


Former Charles St. jail reborn as Liberty Hotel

When it opens as a luxury hotel next June, the former Charles Street Jail on Cambridge Street in Boston will have a name reflecting what its former occupants longed for: Liberty.


Bullock, DiCaprio, NBC to Aid Tsunami Victims

Hollywood opened its wallet on Monday to survivors of the tsunami disaster as movie stars Sandra Bullock and Leonardo DiCaprio donated big sums to relief agencies and NBC planned a celebrity-studded TV benefit.


Homeland Security lowers threat level in financial sectors

Terrorist threat levels were lowered in the financial sectors of Washington, New York City and Northern New Jersey Nov. 10. Threat levels were raised from elevated to high in these areas in August because


Motive for Philippines market explosion unclear

An explosion in a crowded southern Philippines market has killed at least 14 people and injured 60 others. The motive for the attack is not yet clear.


ASK JIM: ; One More Step Will Put Folders in List View

By James Coates  Q. When I start my computer, the files are shown as fat icons. I would like them to open instead in list view, with each file shown by its name on just one line.


Coppa Italia in diretta Il Milan a Brescia

All'andata degli 'ottavi' a San Siro era finita 4-2 per i rossoneri, che difendono il vantaggio. Ancelotti sceglie un mezzo turnover


Romance film "Atonement" tops Golden Globes

BEVERLY HILLS, California  - Two movies set against different wars, "Atonement" and "Charlie Wilson's War," dominated Golden Globe nominations on Thursday with "Atonement" earning seven nods, including one for best drama, to lead all film contenders.


Government groups oppose permanent Net tax ban

The U.S. Congress shouldn't permanently extend a moratorium on taxes unique to the Internet because the temporary ban keeps Internet providers from abusing the system, a representative of the National Governors Association said Thursday.


The Home Secretary has defended plans for the UK to work with other EU countries on asylum and immigration policy. Tell us what you think.


Tocchet pleads guilty to sports gambling charges

Former Philadelphia Flyers right-wing Rick Tocchet pleaded guilty on Friday to third-degree charges of conspiracy and promoting gambling in connection with his role in a multimillion-dollar sports betting ring.


Russian Airport Has Surged in Recent Years

Domodedovo Airport, starting point of the two planes that crashed Tuesday, is one of three main passenger airports serving the Russian capital.


President Bush's campaign acknowledged Thursday that it had doctored a photograph used in a television commercial to remove the president and the podium where he was standing. The campaign said the ad will be re-edited and reshipped to TV stations.


Microsoft Corp will suffer serious harm if it is forced to provide a version of Windows without Windows Media Player audio-visual software, its lawyer told a European Union court on Friday.


The US Labor Department said Thursday the number of workers filing first-time applications for unemployment benefits hit a three-week high last week.


The hair care company is looking past the impact of recent hurricanes.


Rookie Brad Halsey was taking the injured Kevin Brown's turn on Monday night, and the Yankees' worst-case scenario was about to be realized at Kauffman Stadium.


Patients Travel to Hospitals on 'Angel' Wings

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine  - Ann Hayes says she is  surrounded by angels.


NASA Announces Media Briefing About New Look at Planet Forming

PASADENA, Calif., Dec. 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- Astronomers will present new findings from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and Spitzer Space Telescope at a listen-and-logon news briefing, Thursday at 10 am Pacific time (1 pm Eastern time).


Artificial heart made in state wins OK from FDA after saving Mesa ...

ARIZONA-MADE HEART: An experimental artificial heart that saved a Mesa teen's life won Food and Drug Administration approval Monday, making the technology available to others throughout the country.


New array offers Mac users up to 3TB of external RAID

Performance of a Mac could be improved by a multi-lane cable to the storage, which does not limit throughput as with competing products that use USB 2.0 or Firewire, and by the internal PCI Express bus.


This will probably be the last major Passages story, but as  the capstone of a history spanning over a billion years it will be told  in five parts.    Previous Episodes:      Passages in the Void  The Passage Home  Rite of Passage (optional side story)  Mortal Passage      This story:      Revelation One: The Borden Homeworld  Revelation Two: The Makers of the Borden  Revelation Three: The Paleobringer  Revelation Four: The Arc of the Aeon  Revelation Five: The Queen of the Galaxy


U.S. mulls removing lead from list of pollutants

U.S. environmental regulators are  considering removing lead, a heavy metal linked to learning  problems in children, from a list of regulated pollutants  because past rules have greatly reduced levels of the toxin.


Yankees rout Red Sox; take 3-0 series lead

CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Ouch. There really is no other way to describe the New York Yankees trouncing of the Boston Red Sox in Game 3 of the American League Championship Series on Saturday night.


Yemen sentences one to death, 14 to jail on terror charges

A Yemeni court on Saturday sentenced one militant to death and 14 others to prison terms of three to 10 years on terror charges, according to local reports.


Skip the Nokia Enterprise Developer Workshop

Nokia is trying to attract developers to their new cell phones and is nice enough to host a "workshop" in SF during CTIA .  "Nokia helps third-party developers connect to rich domains like the enterprise in many ways - providing the leading mobile end-to-end development platforms, a full portfolio of devices that support JavaTM, MIDP 2.0, Symbian OS (which drives the powerful Series 60 and Series 80 Platforms), secure communications and centralized device management."  ... which is all nice.  The problem is that when you try to register for their workshop they mention:  "If you have not previously completed an NDA, you will be directed to a page where you can either accept or reject the term ...


Most women know that calcium is critical in preventing osteoporosis, the disease of progressive bone loss and fractures that affects millions of Americans.


Nicaraguan presidential candidate Herty Lewites, who broke with the leftist Sandinista party to run against its leader Daniel Ortega, died of a heart attack Sunday, a close political ally said. He was 67.


After Charley and Frances, Ivan the Terrible set to hit Florida

A THIRD hurricane dubbed Ivan the Terrible had Florida in its sights last night as the storm-weary state began the multi-billion dollar clean-up from its latest natural disaster.


Report: US Military Intelligence Personnel, Contractors Involved ...

A US Army investigation has found that 27 members of a US military intelligence unit at the Abu Ghraib prison near Baghdad were directly involved in the abuse of Iraqi prisoners.


Eleven new animal, plant species found in Vietnam: WWF

Eleven new animal and plant species have been discovered in a remote area of central Vietnam, conservation group WWF announced Wednesday.


African Union records 46 ceasefire violations in Darfur

The African Union has reported 46 cases of ceasefire violations in the troubled Darfur region of Sudan since the last peace talks ended in Abuja, Nov. 24, 2004.


Witnesses say dozens killed and injured in twin blasts near a truck carrying Pakistan's former prime minister, Benazir Bhutto, in Karachi.


The electronics retailer said it swung to a third-quarter profit, overcoming lower revenue by cutting costs and selling more high-margin items.


Wealthy countries are falling billions of dollars short of their promises to help fund reproductive health care and improvements in the status of women around the world, the United Nations said Wednesday.


The UN secretary general says he is encouraged by the "orderly conduct" in historic elections in Aceh, Indonesia.


Il presidente della Repubblica, incontrando al Quirinale il gotha del cinema italiano difendeil suo stile. E ironizza sulle opposte critiche ricevute: "interventismo", o "silenzi notarili"                                          Napolitano: "ContinuerÃ² a fare appelli nell'interesse del Paese"                                                                                Dal capo dello Stato l'auspicio che venga varata presto una nuova legge sullo spettacoloRutelli, accanto a lui, difende il finanziamento pubblico. E annuncia provvedimenti nel Dpef di CLAUDIA MORGOGLIONE


Merrill Lynch Q2 profit rises 31 percent

Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc.  said on Tuesday second-quarter net earnings surged 31 percent on strong investment banking results, helping the company shrug off concerns that subprime mortgage-related activities would be a spoiler.


Boosting homeownership tops President Bush's housing agenda, but the biggest battle facing his administration during the second term is how to overhaul a program that helps 2 million poor families pay their rent.


Bush anti-terror message stalled by sex scandal

President George W. Bush's campaign strategy of painting Democrats as soft on terrorism has been stalled by a congressional sex scandal, jeopardizing Republican hopes of holding the House of Representatives, analysts say.


Nelle privatizzazioni manca un indirizzo pubblico


New Insights From Creatures' Perspective

Two decades ago, Greg Marshall was diving off the reefs of Belize studying queen conchs when he noticed a reef shark passing by with a remora clinging to its belly. The thought occurred to Marshall, who was then a graduate student in marine environmental science, that if a camera could be attached...


Kerviel says SocGen must have known of his trades

The man at the center of a trading scandal at Societe Generale said that his activities could not have gone undetected by the French bank.


Stress Accelerates Experimental Skin Cancer

Mice exposed to stress and ultraviolet radiation develop skin cancer significantly faster than do animals exposed to radiation only, researchers have found. They suggest this may be relevant to people at high risk of skin cancer.


Taliban Push Poppy Production to a Record Again

A record opium crop in Afghanistan is likely to renewed debate about the United Statesâ troubled $600 million counternarcotics program there.


If you've ever been pulled over for speeding, you may already know something about LIDAR. A laser-based radar system, LIDAR can tell if you're speeding by bouncing a light beam off your car and seeing how quickly it returns. From an airplane or a satellite, LIDAR can calculate the distance to the ground, and by repeating the process millions of times as it flies over, map the lay of the land.


The annual electronics extravaganza gets under way in Las Vegas. We'll have the latest reports, photos, and videos for you all right here on CNET.


Several insurgent groups set deadlines  for killing more than a score of hostages in Iraq -- from a  trio of American and British workers to an entire squad of 18  Iraqi soldiers -- unless their various demands are met.


National Lottery-funded venues across the UK are to open for free as part of its tenth birthday celebrations.


Vinovo, 18:31 - CALCIO, JUVE: OGGI DOPPIA SEDUTA SENZA TUDOR E LEGROTTAGLIE

Alla ripresa dopo due giorni di riposo, Didier Deschamps ha fatto sostenere alla Juventus una doppia...


Pechino, 16:25 - OLIMPIADI 2008, GIA' VENDUTI 2,7 MLN DI BIGLIETTI

Sono già 2,7 milioni i biglietti venduti e 4,9 milioni le prenotazioni per le gare delle Olim...


BRYAN ROBSON breezed back into Premiership management after a four-year absence and confessed: âI thought Iâd blown itâ. New West Brom boss Robson has not worked in the top flight since leaving Middlesbrough in December 2000.


Zend Developer Zone: PHP Abstract Episode 31: Book Review - Sitepoint's PHP Anthology, 2nd Ed.

The Zend Developer Zone has posted the latest episode of their PHP Abstract podcast series - a book review of one of SitePoint's latest PHP-related books, the "PHP Anthology, Second Edition".   Let's start the year off right with a book review. Today, I will review SitePoint's new PHP book, The PHP Anthology: 101 Essential Tips, Tricks & Hacks.   There's three ways to get your podcast fix - you can either subscribe to the PHP Abstract feed, download the mp3 directly, or just head over to the post on the Zend Developer Zone and use the embedded player.


The president of Indonesia, the world's largest Muslim nation, Monday called terrorism the enemy of all religions and urged religious leaders to fight it.


Ireland grants a passport to Briton Ken Bigley, held hostage in Iraq, after his family appealed for help from the neutral country.


US Airways strikes funding and lease deal with GE

WASHINGTON  - US Airways and two General Electric units have reached an agreement that would provide the bankrupt carrier with badly needed funds to keep it aloft as it seeks to reorganize, the airline said Friday.


BEST LOCAL COMPANY WEB SITE: Flynn Wright

By Anonymous  BEST LOCAL COMPANY WEB SITE  Flynn Wright  It's lively with moving graphics, but that's only part of what makes the Flynn Wright Web site so good.


A proposition to fund stem cell research turned into the battle of the Hollywood stars Thursday when actor Mel Gibson spoke out against the $3 billion bond measure and offered his help to an opposition campaign.


A Devon huntsman is found guilty of attacking a campaigner who was filming a hunting event.


BEIRUT, Lebanon - Al-Manar, the television station of Lebanon's Hezbollah militants that has glorified suicide bombers, lost its satellite feed to the United States on Saturday after Washington put it on a list of terror organizations.


Mortar bombs kill at least three in Mogadishu

Five mortar bombs exploded in northern Mogadishu on Monday, killing at least three people, wounding several others and flattening homes in the Somali capital's latest outbreak of post-war violence, witnesses said.


CREDITOR countries in the Club of Paris, which includes Australia, are to discuss public debt owed by countries hit by the quake disaster in Asia at a meeting planned in Paris for January 12, a source for the creditors said today.


CA Inc. reported Thursday that quarterly profit ballooned as it cut expenses and the weak dollar helped bolster revenue from overseas operations.


Center to Get Full-Time Director: Nature Facility is on Former Sewage Lagoon

By Jennifer Kapiolani Saxton, Belleville News-Democrat, Ill.  Dec. 18--EDWARDSVILLE -- Applications for a full-time director at Watershed Nature Center are being taken by the University of Illinois Extension program.


Boeing Successfully Launches Mammoth Delta-4 Heavy

nick-bts writes "CNN, the BBC and Space.com are reporting the first successful launch of the new Boeing Delta-4 Heavy, capable of lifting 23 tonnes into a low-Earth orbit (similar to the space shuttle).


Mets and Yanks May Lose Leiter and Make Deal

The Mets could lose one veteran left-handed pitcher to a team in their own division and another to a team in their own city. As representatives for Al Leiter negotiated a one-year contract with


N.Korean Macau fund transfer to begin Thurs: Kyodo

The transfer of North Korean funds that have been frozen in a Macau bank is to begin on Thursday, Japan's Kyodo news agency said, possibly breaking a deadlock that has stalled a nuclear disarmament deal with Pyongyang.


Milano, 18:51 - CALCIO, INTER: VIEIRA A PARTE, RIPOSO PER MATERAZZI

Inter al lavoro in vista dell'amichevole di mercoledÃ¬ a Barcellona, dove i padroni di casa ed i nera...


Mattel announces third Chinese toy recall

The world's leading toymaker, Mattel Inc, on Tuesday announced a third recall of Chinese-made toys, saying it would take back more than 800,000 units globally that contain "impermissible" levels of lead.


Many small companies look to bid in 700MHz auction

The upcoming 700MHz spectrum auctions by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) have drawn bid applications from giant companies including Google and AT&T. But a number of small companies and individuals have submitted bid applications as well.Late Tuesday, the FCC announced that it had accepted bids from 96 applicants and has another 170 applications that are incomplete for the auction of highly coveted spectrum that can be used for voice or wireless broadband service.Some of those applicants may not complete their applications. In the FCC's advanced wireless services auction in 2006, 252 organizations submitted applications, and there were 168 qualified bidders.It's typical that several initial applicants will bow out before they have to submit deposit payments, said analyst Jack Gold of J. Gold Associates. "When it comes to putting down earnest money, many [applicants] back away or can't get the money," he said.Applicants have until Jan. 4 to pay their deposits or resubmit their applications for the auction, which begins Jan. 24.The FCC designed the auction in an effort to attract small bidders. Up for sale is 62MHz of spectrum in the 700MHz band, now occupied by U.S. television stations. In late 2005, Congress passed legislation requiring U.S. TV stations to move to all-digital broadcasts and abandon analog spectrum between channels 52 and 69. The deadline for TV stations to end broadcasts in the 700MHz band is February 2009.The spectrum is broken up into five blocks, with three of the five blocks divided into small geographic areas. A 12MHz block of spectrum called the A block is divided up into 176 small geographic areas, called economic areas, as is the 6MHz E block. The 12MHz B block is broken up into 734 local areas called cellular market areas. Bidders can win multiple regional or local licenses.But the chances of small companies winning significant amounts of spectrum is "pretty slim," Gold said. "Any areas with significant population densities will bring in the big boys, who seek revenues from a mass market," he said. "I suppose some smallish rural areas may be of less interest to AT&T [or] Verizon, but these guys want true countrywide networks, so they will likely bid there anyway."Several unfamiliar names are among the prospective bidders who submitted incomplete applications:-- Office of Spectral Ecology, listed as an unincorporated association, with one board member, based in Montreal.-- Dragon Arch, listed as a corporation based in New York City.-- FaithFone Wireless, a Phoenix wireless carrier launched in September 2006. FaithFone is a self-described "purpose-driven Christian mobile phone company, offering a cell phone service combining faith and family content." FaithFone's wireless service offers daily devotionals, Bible passages and a prayer of the day through text messaging.-- The Navajo Department of Information Technology.-- Part-15.org, a nonprofit organization for users of unlicensed wireless spectrum.Smaller companies with annual revenue of less than $15 million that have submitted complete applications include:-- Grain Spectrum, based in Sarasota, Florida, a minority-owned company focused on building wireless networks for government users.-- GreenFly, a mobile services provider founded in 2006 and based in Scottsbluff, Nebraska.-- Xpressweb Internet Services, an Internet service provider based in Kanab, Utah.The auction, expected to raise more than $10 billion, is likely to last several weeks. Many spectrum experts call the 700MHz band "beachfront" property because it can carry wireless broadband signals three to four times farther than some other spectrum bands.Since early December, applicants have been in an FCC-mandated quiet period. The FCC spectrum auction rules prohibit collusion on bidding plans.


Una perturbazione di origine atlantica porterÃ  gelo al Nord, forti venti e mareggiateDifficoltÃ  per chi si metterÃ  in strada per rientrare dalle vacanze natalizie                                          Maltempo, allerta protezione civile "Nevicate anche a bassa quota"


Tehran (IRNA) -- Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid-Reza Asefi condemned here Thursday the deadly car bombing attack outside Australia's embassy in Jakarta that killed and injured innocent people.


Christmas decoration displays are labelled "minor ecological disaster zones" by the Bishop of Norwich..


Businessman jailed for making up DNA results

A British businessman was jailed on Friday for making up the results of more than 100 paternity tests after his lucrative DNA analysis business became swamped with work.


Web Server Takedown Called Speech Threat

Devin Theriot-Orr, a member a feisty group of reporter-activists called Indymedia, was surprised when two FBI agents showed up at his Seattle law office, saying the visit was a "courtesy call" on behalf of Swiss authorities.


Toronto, 11:13 - CALCIO, MONDIALI UNDER 20: ARGENTINA CAMPIONE

Battendo la Repubblica Ceca per 2-1, l'Argentina ha vinto il campionato del Mondo di calcio Under 20...


Microsoftâs Windows CE surpassed Palm OS shipments in worldwide PDA operating systems market in 3Q. Worldwide personal digital assistant (PDA) shipments exceeded 2.8 million units, as Microsoft Windows CE


Anja Paerson won the super-combined event on Friday, adding another gold medal after a victory in the super-G on Tuesday. Olympic champion Julia Mancuso of the United States finished second.


The leader of the Karen National Union, one of the biggest ethnic groups fighting Myanmar's military government, was killed Thursday in Thailand


Sharapova beats Venus Williams, advances to all-Russian semi-final

Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova beat Venus Williams 6-3, 6-4 in the Swisscom Challenge quarter-finals yesterday, extending her winning streak to 11 matches.


Leaders of 21 Asia-Pacific states pledge to bolster anti-terrorism measures and efforts to lower trade barriers.


Federal Court Dismisses VeriSign Claim Against ICANN

"The US federal court's decision serves as another important affirmation of ICANN's multistakeholder participatory model, and reaffirms the ICANN structure," stated John Jeffrey, ICANN's General Counsel.


La Heigl, giÃ  sexy protagonista del serial tv "Grey's anatomy", in estate ha conquistato i botteghini americanicon questa commedia di costume un po' maliziosa un po' sentimentale. Che sta per sbarcare in Italia                                          Bionda, bella e... "Molto incinta" CosÃ¬ Katherine Ã¨ diventata una star                                                                                La storia di una giornalista televisiva in carriera che fa un figlio con un nerd grassoccio e scansafaticheUn film che oltreoceano non solo ha sbaragliato i concorrenti, ma Ã¨ diventato fenomeno di costumedi CLAUDIA MORGOGLIONE


After topping off at $92.22 a barrel before the opening bell on bullish trading in the Asian and European markets, oil was at $91.28 in midday trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.


D.J. Strawberry has 22 points and Maryland reaches 20 victories for the first time in three years with an 82-66 win over Clemson on Sunday.


Administration Falls Short in Protecting Wetlands: Congress Must Act

To: ENVIRONMENTAL EDITORS  Contact: Tony Iallonardo of the National Audubon Society, +1-202- 861-2242 Ext.


Arafat is sick, and I hope with all my heart that he recovers and leads his people for many more years. So far I have met with him several tens of times.


KABUL, Afghanistan -- Senator John McCain yesterday urged reluctant NATO partners of the United States to allow their troops to engage in combat operations against the resurgent Taliban, especially in Afghanistan's rebellious south.


Flood deaths in Assam state in northeast India

The death toll in flash floods in Goalpara district of Assam state in northeast India rose Mondayto 133 with the recovery of 14 more bodies since Sunday night, thePress Trust


President George W. Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert pledged on Tuesday to bolster Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, as Israel sought to tighten the screws on Hamas Islamists who control Gaza.


How to Avoid Living Like a Poor Student at Age 70

The savings you need to live comfortably may be more thank you think.


Harley profit tumbles on weak U.S. sales

Harley-Davidson Inc  said on Friday that its quarterly earnings fell 26 percent as sales of its iconic motorcycles tumbled in the United States, its biggest and most important market.


UPDATE 1-Munich Re expects hurricane loss at 500 mln euros

German reinsurer Munich Re (MUVGn.DE: Quote , Profile , Research ) expects losses from the three hurricanes that have hit the U.S. to be about 500 million euros ($615 million), a spokesman for the company said ...


Mbeki accused of hypocrisy by Zuma allies

Â· Law must take its course, says South Africa president Â· Comments follow defeat for ANC leadership


Calls to tighten alcohol controls to combat a rise in consumption by young people are rejected by ministers.


Uscite le prime indiscrezioni sulle tracce dei temi


Clarkson, Martin to speak at interfaith memorial for tsunami victims

OTTAWA (CP) - Gov.-Gen. Adrienne Clarkson and Prime Minister Paul Martin will speak at an interfaith memorial service honouring tsunami victims, the federal government said Wednesday.


Morford appointed interim US Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan

An assistant US attorney from Ohio will serve as interim US Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, the US Justice Department announced Wednesday.


Bulls Nip Wolves, Spoiling McHale's Debut

Ben Gordon had 21 points and eight rebounds in a reserve role, and the Chicago Bulls spoiled Kevin McHale's first game as Minnesota's coach with a 87-83 victory over the Timberwolves on Sunday.


Empoli, 15:53 - CALCIO, EMPOLI; CORSI: CI BATTEREMO PER INGRESSO ABBONATI

Dopo la dichiarazione di inagibilità dello stadio di Empoli, il presidente della squadra tosc...


Popular Apple rumour Web site to shut down

Apple Inc and a popular Web site that published company secrets about the maker of the Mac computer, the iPhone and the iPod have reached a settlement that calls for the site to shut down.


Michael Fish, legendary BBC weatherman, signs off

One of the living legends of British television, BBC weatherman Michael Fish, bade good-bye to viewers after more than 30 years on the air -- and a forecast 17 years ago that he never could live down.


TechWeb - The number and severity of the security vulnerabilities that are being patched were not known early Tuesday.


Who can forget the fateful day of 26th July 2005 that changed the lives of thousands of people in Mumbai.


Australia Beats New Zealand by an Innings in First Cricket Test

Australia, the world's top-ranked cricket team, beat New Zealand by an innings and 156 runs with one day to spare in the first Test.


Nature's trick helps millions of children beat disease

SCIENTISTS have borrowed a trick from nature to devise vaccines that do not need complex refrigeration - and could deliver better healthcare to millions of children in the Third World.


A British soldier was killed and three others injured on Friday as the Black Watch regiment travelled from southern Iraq to its more dangerous new base near Baghdad, a military spokesman confirmed.


Tokyo's Nikkei average jumped 1.6 percent by the close on Friday as a rally on Wall Street and lower oil prices ignited broad-based buying, with weak Japanese GDP data causing only a brief stutter at the start.


A Fool turns a cheap clothier inside out.


Straw: Police can bug MPs without asking Cabinet

Launches inquiry into alleged snooping on Sadiq Khan The UK Justice Secretary, Jack Straw, told MPs today that the alleged bugging of a prominent Muslim MP's conversations with a constituent had not been authorised by the cabinet.â¦


Milano, 17:03 - CALCIO, INTER: I CONVOCATI PER IL CATANIA

Per la trasferta di Catania il tecnico dell'Inter Roberto Mancini ha convocato 19 giocatori. Questa ...


53,000 adults in the UK are now living with HIV

There are now 53,000 adults living with HIV and Aids in the UK, over a quarter of whom remain unaware of their infection. These figures will be presented to the Health Protection Agencyâs Board tomorrow (Friday) in the agencyâs annual report on HIV.


CDC officials urge infants receive flu vaccine by December

With a greater realization that influenza kills many infants, national health officials said yesterday they are pressing a campaign to assure tots get vaccinated before the flu season starts in December.


Roma, 13:11 - CALCIO, ROMA; MANCINI: PER RINNOVO SOLO ALCUNI DETTAGLI

Amantino Mancini fa il punto sulla situazione del rinnovo contrattuale con la Roma. "La firma del co...


Giving the Timeless Shame of Gossip to a Korean 'Liaisons'

This viciously purring Korean comedy of sexual conquest uses the Christopher Hampton version of Choderlos de Laclos's "Liaisons Dangereuses" as inspiration.


Non vogliamo essere conniventi con inazione governo Regione


A Palermo, vittima una casalinga madre di 7 figli


Italian Hostage in Iraq Begs for Life on TV Tape

Giuliana Sgrena, an Italian journalist  held hostage in Iraq, begged for her life and appealed for  foreign troops to quit the country in a tape released by  insurgents on Wednesday.


Beshir warns the West over Darfur as he skips African summit

Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir on Saturday warned the West not to botch the handling of the crisis in the troubled southern region of Darfur as it did in Iraq.


I listini del Vecchio Continente partono in rialzo  tra i 2 e i 4 punti percentualisulla scia del Dow Jones che ieri ha chiuso in crescita del 2,50%                                          Borse europee avvio in forte recupero L'Asia rimbalza dietro Wall Street


Travel: Evan Rail toasts the finest features of a country's love affair with lager.


Conferma ruolo S.Sede per promuovere dialogo tra i popoli


CBC SPORTS ONLINE - The Colts are staying in Indianapolis but their fans will have to wait until after Christmas for quarterback Peyton Manning to take another run at making history.


Everyone seems to have a different definition of nanotechnology, each one deficient in its own way. [Missing Links]


Microsoft on announced it has inked a pact to put mobile versions of its Windows Live services onto handsets made by one of its chief competitors.


Calm returns to global stock markets, with East Asian shares rising after the overnight recovery on Wall Street.


LA Airport Closed For Possible Security Breach

The Los Angeles International Airport has been closed due to a possible security breach. The Associated Press reports two separate incidents caused authorities to close the international terminal and three


Shell of New Species of Land Snail Coils Its Own Way

One snailâs shell is more like a rocket engine than a natural formation.


roundupThere's no question retailers love RFID. But will problems of privacy and unreliability prove to be too great?


George Michael is to perform live at London's Abbey Road studios as part of a BBC Radio 2 special next month.


Leader An: monopolio della politica non e' previsto


Zimbabwe elect to bat in first one-dayer against Bangladesh

Zimbabwe skipper Tatenda Taibu won the toss and opted to bat in the first of five one-day internationals against Bangladesh at the Bangabandhu National Stadium here.


BERLIN -- Germany and some of its partners in the Group of 8 leading industrial economies are bracing for a major conflict with the United States at a summit meeting next week, with the Bush administration expected to block a declaration on global warming, European officials said during the weekend.


British PM pledges aid for Darfur peacekeepers

Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Sunday pledged technical support for peacekeepers due to go to Sudan's Darfur region, but warned Khartoum of possible further sanctions if it failed to make "necessary changes".


Phelps, Coughlin Advance in Olympic Pool

ATHENS, Greece - Michael Phelps advanced to the semifinals of the Olympic 200-meter freestyle with a conservative swim Sunday, although rivals Ian Thorpe and Pieter van den Hoogenband and teammate Klete Keller were faster.    Americans Tara Kirk and Amanda Beard earned spots in the 100 breaststroke semifinals, setting up a showdown with Australians Brooke Hanson and Leisel Jones...


Indonesia spied on Australia during the East Timor crisis of 1999, Jakarta's  former spy chief reveals.


Climber who found frozen mummy dies in Alps

VIENNA Austrian officials have recovered the body of a missing German climber who won fame when he found a mummified 5,300-year-old human body in the Alps in 1991.


MySQL warns Microsoft on open source credibilty

Stick to the knitting Microsoft must work with, not against, open source otherwise it risks sacrificing developer support and credibility among customers - even Windows loyalists.â¦


UNICEF: Early to Say Tsunami Kids Orphans

The U.N. children's agency said Friday the rush to declare children orphans in tsunami-hit areas is premature and all efforts must focus on reuniting youngsters with their families.


Second round of Pakistan-India talks in Nov-Dec

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has conveyed its calendar of meetings on Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) to India as part of composite dialogue process that will begin from Nov 29 to December 16.


FDA Warns About Pesticides Found in Ginseng

The US Food and Drug Administration has issued a nationwide warning after having discovered residue of untested pesticides in ginseng imported by a New Jersey firm.


Stocks Fall on Unwelcome 3M Results, Oil

U.S. stocks fell on Monday as oil  prices held near $55 a barrel and Dow component 3M Co. MMM.N  posted results slightly below Wall Street estimates.


Police arrest 17 from Italian-Canadian mafia clan

Italian police arrested 17 members of a mafia clan that operated in Canada and cities across Italy in a pre-dawn operation on Tuesday, police said.


PITTSBURGHÂ· Chevon Troutman's 20 points included the go-ahead basket with 2:37 remaining after No. 10 Pittsburgh blew a nine-point lead, then rallied to beat stubborn South Carolina 72-68 on Wednesday night.


Two more Australians to face terrorism trials

Two more Australian men will stand trial   on terrorism charges, a court ruled on Wednesday, including one   who prosecutors say had promised to carry out attacks on behalf   of Osama bin Laden.


It's not only a tongue-twister, but an interesting twist in the base metals story.


ChoicePoint has settled with 44 states over a data breach that potentially gave criminals access to personal information from more than 145,000 consumers.


BEHIND THE scenes, Secretary of State Colin Powell was reported to have been a voice for restraint as plans for an invasion of Iraq picked up steam.


Gruppo francese detiene il 9,95% dell'operatore spagnolo


Firenze, 18:06 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA; PRANDELLI: VITTORIA CHE VALE TANTO

Cesare Prandelli è soddisfatto della Fiorentina vista all'opera con l'Udinese. "Abbiamo gioca...


World health ministers discuss forgotten diseases, ignored ...

MEXICO CITY -- International experts kicked off the first worldwide health research summit Tuesday in a desperate bid to focus attention on the so-called forgotten diseases -- illnesses of the poor that account for half the world's deaths.


The Quad Blog: Q&A With Floridaâs Tim Tebow

Florida quarterback Tim Tebow discusses preaching in prison, the challenges of becoming a starter and what to do when a co-ed asks you to sign her panties.


Oro nero spinge quello giallo, che resta sopra 600 dollari


A campaign to get motorists to reduce carbon dioxide emissions is launched by the government.


Aides to President Bush say he knows what he wants to do in tonight's final face-off with John Kerry. His campaign manager tells CBS's "The Early Show" that Bush sees this as an opportunity


Revealing photos are becoming passe in America

Two decades after a nude photo scandal helped cost a Miss America her title, Americans may be adopting a more ho-hum attitude toward people who bare it all for the cameras.


British tug making slow progress towing Canadian sub to shore

HALIFAX (CP) - A British tug battled heavy swells and the dead weight of HMCS Chicoutimi as it continued the slow task of towing the disabled Canadian submarine to safety Friday.


The investor Carl C. Icahn said he was trying to get three supporters elected to the board of the biotechnology firm Biogen Idec because of concerns over the sales process.


Pitt tops West Virginia on buzzer beater

Ronald Ramon barely beat the final horn with a game-winning 3-pointer from the left wing and No. 21 Pittsburgh rallied in the final minute to beat cold-shooting rival West Virginia 55-54 on Thursday night.


Blair back home early after heart procedure

Tony Blair was yesterday recovering from a relatively minor procedure to correct his recurring abnormal heart beat. He was back at home in Downing Street hours after undergoing the treatment having been expected


Michael Jackson is "reviewing and evaluating" proposals for his future including several offers to perform in Las Vegas, his spokeswoman said Tuesday, but he doesn't feel any pressure to make a quick decision. Raymone K. Bain confirmed that, after a period of globe-trotting, Jackson is currently living in Las Vegas.


GPs and Medical Association react to cervical audit report

Reaction has been mixed to the findings of the New Zealand Cervical Cancer Screening Audit, released today. The College of GPs expressed concern, but little surprise at the findings, while the New Zealand


Greek newspapers are outraged by the US decision to recognise the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia simply as 'Macedonia'.


Amnesty plans protests for Guantanamo anniversary

Amnesty International will hold international protests Friday to press for the closure of the US detention camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, six years after the first detainees arrived, the group said.


Despite a fumble that kept him on the sideline for the rest of the game, Cedric Humes said his one carry Saturday may have helped clear the mental hurdle necessary to again run effectively for Virginia Tech.


Amnesty International urges ban on Taser use

Taser electric stun guns are being used by police officers to routinely shock people who are mentally disturbed or who simply refuse to obey commands, according to an Amnesty International report released today.


(HealthDayNews) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:


Qwest plans to buy back up to $2 billion in stock

Qwest Communications International Inc.  on Wednesday said it will buy back up to $2 billion worth of its stock, but disappointment over a lack of a dividend announcement weighed on the phone company's stock after the bell.


Germany chides U.S. move on anti-missile shield

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter  Steinmeier criticised the United States on Sunday in a rare  public rebuke for failing to inform Russia of an offer to build  an anti-missile base on Polish soil.


Tony Blair & Bertie Ahern Downing Street meeting Ahern and Blair to hold London talks

The Taoiseach and the British Prime Minister will meet at Downing Street today to discuss ways of moving the North's political process forward following the crisis caused by the Northern Bank raid before ...


At least 43 people are killed in a western Kenyan town after violence blamed on the disputed presidential election.


The kick-ass 16GB iPod touch normally sells for $399, but B&H has it on sale for $365 with free shipping.


Police hunting missing Polish student find body

Police searching for a missing Polish student have found a body in a church where she had been staying.


AS Hurricane Ivan's death toll topped 100 and was still rising, US and Caribbean meteorologists yesterday were tracking a new weather system that had already killed six people.


Tailor-made US opponent offers false sense of security for Team ...

"Don't point your finger at me! Don't point your finger at me!" It didn't take an expert lip reader to interpret what US coach Larry Brown was saying to Spanish counterpart Mario Pesquera during their dust-up after Team USA's win Thursday.


NFL star indicted in Virginia dog fighting

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick and three other men were indicted on conspiracy charges tied to a dog-fighting operation by a federal grand jury in Richmond, Virginia, on Tuesday.


Francois Fillon spells out plans to revamp France's institutions of government, in his first policy address as PM.


U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and other staffers will have to shift their offices to the lawn in front of the organization's hulking headquarters while workers renovate and clean up the 55-year-old landmark building, the director of the project said Monday.


Islamist Website: Al-Qaida Urges Attacks on Saudi Oil Sites

An internet website has posted a statement purportedly from the Saudi wing of al-Qaida urging guerrillas to attack oil facilities in the world's top oil exporting nation.


Two months after a judging error overshadowed one of the most stunning comebacks in Olympic history, Paul Hamm is no longer stuck in limbo.


Rwanda Denies Army in Congo, Threatens Only Rebels

Rwanda denied on Thursday it had pushed troops into Democratic Republic of Congo even as United Nations peacekeepers said they had found compelling evidence of an infiltration into the vast country.


A U.S. aid official rejected claims that donors have been slow to respond to the severe flooding in Guyana, saying the first U.S. relief shipment will arrive Tuesday.


Symantec Firewall/VPN Appliance 200/200R (firmware builds prior to ...

Rigel Kent Security & Advisory Services notified Symantec of three high-risk vulnerabilities they identified in the Symantec Firewall/VPN Appliance during an assessment.


Oil Surges on Storm, Stock Build Concern

World oil prices surged a dollar on  Friday on worries that the ongoing storm season in the U.S.  Gulf would continue to hamper energy production and imports,  delaying vital pre-winter stock building.


Il leader del Pd ha concluso il suo discorso a Milano leggendo la letterascritta da un giovane imprenditore bolognese che produce cravatte                                          "Caro Veltroni, non capisco di politica e non mi piace sentire gente che urla"


Harry Potter's end has publishers and fans sweating

Does Harry Potter die? Fictional or not, the question of what happens to the boy wizard at the end of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows", the seventh and final book in the series, is on millions of lips five days before it goes on sale.


A 51-year-old university employee took his place on the ornately carved wooden throne of New Zealand's Maori monarch Monday, hours before his mother, the late queen, was buried atop a sacred mountain.


Gruppo in crisi, lusinghe al patron della Renault


Televangelist Pat Robertson, founder of the Christian Coalition, endorsed Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani on Wednesday.


Spice Girls scrap China, Australia, S. Africa gigs

The Spice Girls announced Friday they had cancelled their planned concerts in China, Australia, South Africa and Argentina, shortening their reunion tour.


Ohio State tailback Lydell Ross was suspended for Saturday's game against Indiana by coach Jim Tressel for undisclosed reasons.


Ancient "Supervolcano" Rocked Washington State

Volcanic blasts in what is now Washington State spewed steam and billowed ash in amounts that dwarf the eruption of Mount St. Helens in 1980, research shows.


San Diego Padres southpaw David Wells  has been suspended for seven games for his tirade during a game  last week, Major League Baseball said in a statement Thursday.


Portsmouth were involved in a race against time to sign England striker Jermain Defoe from Premier League rivals Tottenham as the final day of the January transfer window neared its end here Thursday.


The United States and its allies must launch their own offensive this spring against the Taliban in Afghanistan, a senior defense official said Thursday, calling this a pivotal time in the nearly five-year-old war there.


EBay and PayPal, once the primary lures used by phishers to trick e-mail users into giving up personal information, aren't as popular as they used to be.According to security vendor Sophos, which monitors spam and phishing e-mails to catch new blasts and determine trends, the number of messages pretending to be from eBay or its payment subsidiary PayPal has dropped from 85 percent of all phishing e-mails a year ago to 21 percent in September."That's an impressive turnaround by anyone's standards," said Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant at Sophos, in a prepared statement.Cluley attributes this drop in part to online initiatives by eBay and PayPal to educate their customers about phishing scams, and to PayPal's launch earlier this year of an authentication keyfob that creates a dynamic password for customers concerned with fraud.Sophos says the amount of phishing attacks circulating have stayed relatively consistent over the past year, but now phishers are using different tactics to try and fool recipients. Phishers are beginning to diversify by spoofing small credit unions, other online retailers, and overseas companies, he says.Network World is an InfoWorld affiliate.


Pollution Hospitalizes Hundreds in China

By AUDRA ANG  BEIJING - Hundreds of people in northwestern China have been hospitalized with lead poisoning that was likely caused by pollution from a nearby smelter, state media and local officials said Wednesday.


Syria's foreign minister on Friday said Damascus won't deal with the international tribunal being set up by the U.N. to prosecute suspects in the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.


Venturing to different parts of the state but aiming at the same goal, Democratic Gov. Joe Kernan and Republican challenger Mitch Daniels were surrounded by supporters


Iran says test rocket transmits data from orbit

A rocket Iran launched into orbit this month to prepare for putting a domestically made research satellite into space has successfully sent scientific data back to Earth, state media reported on Sunday.


Study: Racial, Economic Gap in Appendicitis Care

In another sign of racial and economic  disparities in the U.S. health care system, researchers said on  Tuesday that minority children and those without private  insurance are more likely to have a ruptured appendix.


Child Abuse Leads to Adult Heart Disease

By Ed Edelson, HealthDay Reporter    HealthDayNews -- Children who are abused or neglected grow up to be adults with a significantly greater risk of heart disease, a new study says.    It's the first study to show a direct link between a wide range of childhood problems and ischemic heart disease -- blockage of the arteries that leads to heart attacks and other major problems, said Maxia Dong, a medical epidemiologist at the U.S...


Barroso Nears EU Revamp as Latvia Replaces Nominee

European Commission President- designate Jose Barroso came a step closer to ending the stalemate over his leadership team when Latvia bowed to pressure to replace its commissioner.


E' successo a Camerota, l'omicida aveva disturbi mentali


6 Convicted on Sex Abuse Charges on Pacific Island

Six men have been convicted on charges ranging from rape to indecent assault following trials that exposed a culture of sexual abuse on their small Pacific island, home to descendants


Two jailed after bridge built by blind man collapses

A Chinese court has jailed two officials after they let a blind contractor build a bridge which collapsed during construction and injured 12 people, the official Xinhua news agency said on Monday.


GM says to make plug-in hybrids a priority

General Motors Corp. on Wednesday detailed its commitment to building new electric vehicles as it attempts to shed its reputation for producing gas-guzzling trucks.


ATA Holdings Corp., the biggest airline at Midway Airport, sought bankruptcy protection Tuesday amid high fuel costs and losses, and agreed to transfer its Chicago operation and some other assets to AirTran Holdings for $87.


Next few months seen as last chance for WTO deal

The last chance for a world trade  deal could slip away in the next few months unless India,  Brazil and other advanced developing countries offer meaningful  commitments to open their market to more foreign goods, U.S.  private sector experts said on Tuesday.


US crude oil futures climbed towards $46 a barrel Monday after Russia's Yukos suspended some oil exports to China and traders remained concerned about storm-related supply disruptions into the United States.


Public Enemy to Use a Digital Distributor

TuneCore, a digital music distributor, is expected to announce that Public Enemy, one of the seminal hip-hop groups, will use its service for its new album.


IBM to buy Israeli startup for $300 million: report

International Business Machines Corp  is in advanced talks to buy Israeli start-up XIV Information Systems for $300 million to $350 million, financial daily Globes reported on Monday.


Company's ND-3500A drive is not just for OEMs anymore.


Impegno su energia solare anche se da' fastidio a lobby


Norway to Target Barents Sea for Licensing

When Norway awards new licenses for oil and gas drilling this summer, it will focus on the South Barents Sea, where one-third of Norway's undiscovered petroleum resources are estimated to lie, energy ministry officials said Friday.


Gatlin to challenge four-year suspension

SALVO, North Carolina  - Olympic 100 meters champion Justin Gatlin will challenge his four-year suspension for a positive doping test in 2006, his attorney said on Wednesday.


'No alle liste unitarie' L'amarezza di Prodi

ROMA, 20 DICEMBRE 2004 - Viene definito "molto teso" da uno dei partecipanti il clima durante la riunione dell'Ulivo di questo pomeriggio. La scelta finale di lasciare ai livelli locali la decisione sulla


Iran Honors Nuclear Agreement With Europe

Iran announced Monday it has suspended uranium enrichment, and the head of the UN nuclear watchdog agency said he believed all Iran's enrichment activities have stopped


Those who watched NBC's coverage of the Athens Games -- and that's 200 million viewers, representing 85 percent of US households -- have their personal "Olympic Moments.


Determined to finish second in the 2004 Constructors' Championship, the French team replaced Jarno Trulli with Villeneuve prior to the Chinese GP.


Iraq : liberato il giornalista americano Micah Garen

Il giornalista franco-americano Micah Garen e' stato liberato ieri a Nassiriya dopo essere stato rapito piu' di una settimana fa. Garen, 36 anni, era stato rapinato il 13 agosto con il suo traduttore iracheno


Police are bogged down in red tape and afraid to use their judgement, says the chief inspector of constabulary.


The secretary of state has said he is hopeful the parties will accept the British-Irish blueprint aimed at restoring devolution.


Florida Asks Why So Many Hurricanes This Year

Sept. 10, 2004 - One has to go all the way back to 1964 to find a year when Florida had three major hurricanes. Lyndon B. Johnson was in the White House.


Israeli police indict four on charges of running massive ...

JERUSALEM Israeli officials are charging four antiquities dealers and collectors with running a forgery ring that allegedly made fake artifacts that had been hailed as biblical treasures.


New Papers Suggest Detainee Abuse Was Widespread

The Bush administration is facing a wave of new allegations that the abuse of foreign detainees in US military custody was more widespread, varied and grave in the past three


Computer crash causes bad attitude on ISS

Altitude control also offline The International Space Station (ISS) has an attitude problem. A computer system wipe-out means the space station is currently depending on the docked space shuttle Atlantis to keep it pointing in the right direction.â¦


Former Xavier forward Brian Grant said he misses playing in Miami. Grant was traded from the Heat to the Los Angeles Lakers in July, along with two other Heat players, in exchange for Shaquille O'Neal.


Stock futures dropped on Wednesday, suggesting Wall Street will add to Tuesday's sharp losses, after Intel Corp's disappointing earnings and profit outlook made recession look more likely.


Climatic change is "very likely" down to human activities, the global body on climate science will say.


Evangelical Christians and those who want a candidate to share their religious beliefs vaulted Mike Huckabee to victory and rejected Mitt Romney in Iowa's Republican caucuses Thursday night, a survey of early arrivals found.


EU nations to seek and destroy unsafe cheese from British dairy

The EU has banned unsafe cheese from a British dairy and told member states to "trace and destroy" any found in circulation, the European Commission has announced.


AT&T Joins Starbucks to Provide Store Wi-Fi

Starbucks and AT&T said they would start offering a mix of free and paid wireless Internet service in most of Starbucksâs American shops, beginning this spring.


Life & style: Graham Fraser swapped his London for the Scottish Highlands - but kept the interior much the same. Can urban and rural ever mix?


Bono praises Japan aid policy, calls PM Abe "cool"

Bono, the Irish rock star and outspoken campaigner against poverty and AIDS, praised Japan's policies on those issues on Wednesday, in a departure from his usual criticism of rich nations for not living up to expectations.


Ford Motor Co.  on Friday raised its third-quarter and 2004 profit forecasts because of strength in its financial services business and cost improvements in its car operations.


Alex Salmond is making his first trip abroad as Scotland's first minister on a two-day visit to Belgium.


Sony Ericsson unveils Cyber-shot and Walkman trio

Music or photos, your choice Mobile World Congress Sony Ericsson has unveiled two additions to its Cyber-shot range: the C702 and C902. Each packs enough functions to keep the amateur snapper happy, but neither matches the new W980âs audio features.â¦


AOL Shuns Microsoft Anti-Spam Technology

Add America Online Inc. to the growing list of companies and organizations shunning a spam-fighting proposal from Microsoft Corp. AOL cited "tepid support" for Microsoft's so-called Sender ID technology, which seeks to cut down on junk e-mail by making it difficult for spammers to forge e-mail headers and addresses, a common technique for hiding their origins.


Two botulism cases could be linked to Botox

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. Health officials are investigating whether a Florida man and woman got botulism from Botox injections. A spokesman for the Palm Beach County Health Department says both patients got Botox at the same clinic in Broward County.


Fashion designer Stella McCartney,  daughter of former Beatle Paul, has given birth to a baby girl,  her spokesman said on Wednesday.


Tour Bus Crash in Ark. Kills at Least 15

Tour Bus Crashes in Arkansas, Killing 15 Chicago-Area Travelers; Was En Route to Miss. Casino. An emergency worker looks over a set of tire tracks at the scene of a tour bus accident, Saturday, Oct. 9, 2004, near Marion,.


Bucarest, 15:51 - CALCIO, DINAMO BUCAREST; NASTASE DOPO KO: MI RITIRO

L'ex difensore dell'Ascoli ora alla Dinamo Bucarest Valentine Nastase lascia la squadra romena e pen...


The Massachusetts attorney general's office is investigating the state's health insurance industry over lucrative commissions offered brokers who are supposed to bring employers the best insurance deals.


Democrats Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama forcefully defended their votes against paying for the Iraq war as the top Republican presidential candidates angrily accused the two of weakness on national security.


It's a long walk from the visitors' clubhouse in Shea Stadium to the old football dressing room being used as an interview room during these National League division playoffs. It's a journey Grady Little silently made alone, the Dodgers' PR man a couple of steps ahead of him, eyes straight ahead as he passed the smiling cops, ...


An inactive grenade is found near the Hilton Hotel in Jakarta, days after Australia warned of possible attacks.


British terrorist suspect escapes in Pakistan

A British man suspected of plotting to blow up US-bound trans-Atlantic airliners has escaped from police custody in Pakistan, officials said early Sunday.


Retail sales in May rose at the strongest pace since January 2006, while import prices surged, adding to recent data suggesting the U.S. economy is recovering strongly from a first-quarter slowdown.


A police inquiry into the 1997 car crash that killed Princess Diana finds no evidence she was murdered.


LOS ANGELES  - The story of one of the  biggest drug busts in U.S. history, subject of the  Oscar-winning feature "The French Connection," is coming to  television.


The Federal Communications Commission has signed off on the $19.5 billion deal that will take the nation's largest radio broadcaster private, an agency official said Thursday.


Pyongyang Says Japanese Sanctions Would Amount to 'War'

North Korea has warned Japan that any sanctions against the communist state would be regarded as a declaration of war. Opinion polls show about two-thirds of the Japanese public supporting


North Korea to probe abducted Japanese: source

North Korea will conduct a thorough investigation into the kidnapping of Japanese citizens, a departure from its stand that the divisive issue has been settled, a source with ties to Pyongyang said on Thursday.


Fine Line: Shielding Eldersâ Money, and Independence

Thousands of older Americans have filed suits against companies who have promoted dubious offers even though the victims concede they freely made unwise decisions.


Dallas Cowboys safety Keith Davis was shot twice while driving on a Dallas highway early Sunday and was hospitalized in stable condition after undergoing surgery to remove bullet fragments.


Save actively, but invest at the lowest costs you can

Q. I found an article on Yahoo Finance titled, ``Why Mutual Funds Are Lousy Investments: Why the Rich Get Richer." Very interesting. Have you done any columns on this subject -- fund fees -- which you can point me to? You have always recommended mutual funds, especially index funds.


Oil Marches Toward $50, Weighs on Stocks

Oil prices marched toward $50 a barrel on Friday, weighing on Asian stock markets as investors fretted over the impact of high energy costs on corporate profits, consumer spending and economic growth in general.


Suicide Bombers Hit Holy Iraqi Cities; 62 Dead

NAJAF, Iraq  - Suicide car bombers struck Iraq's  two main Shi'ite holy cities of Najaf and Kerbala on Sunday,  killing at least 62 people and wounding nearly 130, in  coordinated attacks six weeks before a historic election.


It's hard to determine what's more surprising about Microsoft Corp.'s investment in Facebook Inc.  -  the appraisal that valued a 3 1/2-year-old Internet hangout at $15 billion or the rare snub of online search leader Google Inc


Soddisfacente avvio di stagione per la rete Mediaset


Storm Moves Steelers-Dolphins to Evening

Hurricane Jeanne forced the Miami Dolphins and Pittsburgh Steelers to move their game to prime time Sunday.


Insurance sector braces for fallout from probe

Eliot Spitzer's probe into bid-rigging and insurance practices is likely to usher in an era of greater transparency, decreased compensation for insurance brokers and revamped business models.


Veline: Â«Non in onda se uccidono le italianeÂ»

In forse la trasmissione in programma stasera. Quattro le coppie in gara, tra le ragazze anche una russa e una bulgara. MILANO - Svetoslava ed Elena, Angela e Laura, Lucia e Vera o Paola e Noemi? Quale di queste


Bloody Shootout Ends Russian School Siege

BESLAN, Russia  - Russian troops stormed a school  Friday in a chaotic battle to free hundreds of parents,  teachers and children who had been held hostage for two days by  Chechen separatists.


Infanticide trials reexamined in Britain

LONDON -- On Nov. 9, Margaret Smith, who was sentenced to life in prison in 2002 for smothering her 4-month-old son, was acquitted at a retrial. She was one of several British mothers who lost one or more children in infancy and were convicted of murder.


HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - Anti-capitalist protesters clashed with police, injuring eight, as they tried to blockade routes to a Group of Eight summit in northern Germany. police said.


Presidente Stipe Mesic lo accusa di razzismo e revanscismo


Autonomy reports big jump in pre-tax profits

Revenue up 18 per cent Cambridge-based business software firm Autonomy said it has seen its pre-tax profits rocket by 89 per cent for the first half of the year.â¦


Link by Link: Technology Can Be a Blessing for Bored Workers

The white collar, office-bound workers arenât the only ones turning to high-tech devices to escape from tedium at work.


Gruppo sospettato di progettare attentati alla Mecca


Bomb hits Canadian convoy in Afghanistan

A suicide car bomber hit a Canadian military convoy in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday, witnesses and a police officer said. There was no immediate word on casualties.


Jobs of British Airways Directors Under Threat, Telegraph Says

Three senior directors at British Airways Plc face pressure as Chief Executive Rod Eddington starts an investigation into last week's flight delays, the Sunday Telegraph said, citing an unidentified executive at the airline.


Bobby Cox is voted NL Manager of the Year for leading the Braves to a 13th straight division title, and Buck Showalter wins the AL honor  after his Rangers became a contender.


Spy satellite shootdown to cost up to $60 million

The attempt by the U.S. Navy to use an anti-missile missile to shoot down a potentially hazardous satellite will cost between $40 million and $60 million, Pentagon officials told CNN on Friday.


More than 37% of 24-year-old pregnant women were HIV-positive last year, which constituted an increase of almost 5 percentage points since 2002's 32.


WOMEN'S PRO TENNIS: Americans are idle at Open

Thirteen years ago, when Jennifer Capriati made her first US Open semifinal at age 15, she appeared headed for a long run of titles in her home Grand Slam.


This prequel to 1973's horror classic "The Exorcist" finds a young Father Merrin (Skarsgard, filling the role played by Max Von Sydow in the original) facing off against demonic forces for the first time while performing missionary duties in Africa.


Ukrainians to cast votes Sunday in new election

KIEV, Ukraine -- For the second time in five weeks, a deeply divided Ukraine will cast ballots in a runoff election between the two presidential candidates, who have increased their hostile rhetoric since their last, fraud-marred vote.


Nissan Open: In Pursuit of Perfection, Howell Finds Less Is More

Some players try to get too technical with their swings and seem to lose some of their feel and imagination. Charles Howell has not known any other way but critiquing his swing on tape.


Ethiopia's prime minister promises to withdraw troops from Somalia once attacks stop, during a surprise visit there.


Chicago, IL (Sports Network) - The Chicago White Sox Wednesday signed veteran righthander Orlando Hernandez to a two-year, $8 million contract.


Wannstedt will wait to name Sunday's starting QB

The Miami Dolphins quarterback situation is on hold again, but this time it has nothing to do with performance. Instead, head coach Dave Wannstedt will wait for a report from the team's medical


ASTROS TOP BRAVES â NOW ROGER GETS STAGE

When Roger Clemens ended his brief retirement to sign with the Astros, he said he'd do anything to help his hometown team win a championship.


Reggae stars Elephant Man and Vybz Kartel lose their Music of Black Origin award nominations.


Japan-Australia defense deal not aimed at China: Abe

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe denied on Monday that a groundbreaking security agreement he is to sign with Australian Prime Minister John Howard in Tokyo this week was aimed at reining in China.


Disgraced Chelsea striker Adrian Mutu has admitted taking something "to make me feel good" but denied it was cocaine.


Yesterday, thanks to judicious leaks from Bill and the Boyz, the media splashed Microsoft to launch MSN Search and today, thanks to Microsoft's official announcement, it's Microsoft launches MSN Search.


General Motors Corp.  said on  Wednesday it swung to a profit in the fourth quarter as it cut  costs and saw gains in its core auto operations.


The Cell chip, which will drive Sony's PlayStation 3, will run 10-times faster than current PCs, say its designers.


UK interest rates are expected to remain at 5.75% following the Bank of England's latest meeting.


Operators and manufacturers to collaborate on next-gen mobile phone platform.


Choose Arafat Successor Who Will Work for Peace

By the News-Register. Clearly, the Palestinian people need to select a new leader, replacing Yasser Arafat. In doing so they have an opportunity to achieve something that Arafat himself has blocked for many years - peace with Israel.


Doctors questioned over British bomb plot

British police questioned eight people on Tuesday, at least three of them doctors, over a suspected al Qaeda plot to detonate car bombs in London and Scotland after the investigation spread as far as Australia.


Ken Jennings' unprecedented run as "Jeopardy!" champion has come to an end, but the computer software engineer is writing a book about his experiences.


Circuit City Giving Its Leaders Big Retention Awards

RICHMOND -- Circuit City, the nation's No. 2 electronics retailer, approved millions of dollars in cash incentives to retain its top talent following the departure of several key executives over the past year.


Israel ready to ease closures after Arafat dies

Israel could ease tough closures on Palestinian areas if Yasser Arafat dies so as to encourage the emergence of a moderate successor and a ceasefire by armed groups, political sources say.


Japan increases pressure on Kim over abductions, hints at ...

TOKYO - Japan on Friday increased pressure on North Korean leader Kim Jong Il to take the initiative in investigating the cases of his country's abductions of Japanese in a prompt and sincere manner, warning Tokyo could otherwise impose economic


Clinton seeks to smooth relations with Obama

Former President Bill Clinton said  he might have gone too far in attacking Barack Obama, Hillary  Clinton said on Friday, adding that both Democratic  presidential campaigns should focus on issues.


Hewitt tames Roddick to reach Masters final

A fired-up Lleyton Hewitt defused hard-hitting Andy Roddick 6-3 6-2 on Saturday, scurrying into the final of the Masters Cup for the third time in four years.


Mortgage losses and legal fees weigh down the institutional money manager.


U.S. churches reach out with coffee and roller rinks

SonRise Community Church had been operating without a building for nearly a decade when Pastor Jeff Arington saw the perfect property: an old restaurant on the outskirts of Cincinnati, Ohio.


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...


A European Union court on Wednesday  confirmed it had upheld curbs imposed by the EU's executive on  Microsoft, dismissing the software giant's appeal for a  suspension.


David Blunkett Resigns after mounting pressure!

Home Secretary David Blunkett has resigned following accusations of abusing his position as a cabinet minister in Tony Blair's goverment.


Yasser Arafat's top officials plan to travel to Paris to assess the exact condition of their ailing leader.


In his furniture shop across the road from a war memorial, in a city where the bad memories are kept alive and raw, Shen Tao doesn't mince words.


'Dream Team' Out of Gold Race After Loss to Argentina

United States failed to reach the men's  basketball final for the first time in 16 years and Italy  shocked previously unbeaten Lithuania Friday to set up an  Olympic gold medal game that nobody expected.


AOL restricts free security software to members

Freefall AOL has switched its free security service for consumers into a members-only offer. The changes came as the internet giant switched technology provider from Kaspersky to McAfee.â¦


Baseball players may not be the only animals looking to gain an advantage by using steroids.


Nice try, but skidding Bulls just can't win

LOS ANGELES -- Horrible history will be staring the Bulls in the face tonight when they play the Phoenix Suns. A 102-93 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers before a Staples Center crowd of 18,997 on Sunday night


What would Benjamin Franklin say? Philadelphia plans citywide free Wi-Fi Internet access for computer users.


Romney wants tax breaks to expand U.S. health cover

Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney on Friday unveiled his plan for overhauling the U.S. health care system with tax breaks and other incentives aimed at helping the 45 million Americans without health insurance.


Before the Call: Bearish on Bear Stearns

CAPS players have a dour outlook on this finance giant.


Microsoft is ready to remove media player for EU

Microsoft Corp. will be ready to comply with the European Commission's demands for changes to its Windows operating systems if a European court rejects its request for the measures to be suspended, a spokesman for the company said Monday.


NEW YORK/SYDNEY  - NYSE Euronext  and Australia's ASX Ltd  may be interested in buying part of Nasdaq Stock Market Inc's  31 percent stake in London Stock Exchange Plc , a person familiar with the matter said.


Klitschko to defend IBF heavyweight title in NY

Heavyweight champion Vladimir   Klitschko will make the first defense of his International   Boxing Federation title against American Calvin Brock on   November 11 at Madison Square Garden.


Hurricane Frances Grows Quickly in Atlantic

Hurricane Frances gained strength and  became a major hurricane with 115 mph winds in the Atlantic on  Friday as it took a path that should carry it north of the  vulnerable northeastern Caribbean islands early next week.


German intelligence boss says bin Laden stays active

Germany's intelligence chief said Thursday he believes that Osama bin Laden is alive and continues to exert influence in his al-Qaida terror network.


Toyota shares turn down after H1 outlook raised

Shares in Toyota Motor Corp. (7203.T)  erased earlier gains to trade slightly lower on Thursday, a day  after the company lifted its first-half parent net profit  outlook by a third mainly to reflect a weaker-than-expected  yen.


Amy Winehouse won't be performing at the MTV Video Music Awards, or anywhere else in the United States anytime soon.


A STATEMENT purportedly from the captors of two French journalists in Iraq gave France 48 hours from today to accept three new conditions - agreeing to a recent truce offer by Osama bin Laden, payment of $US5 million ($7.


Celtics guard Tony Allen is not expected to get a contract extension before the Oct. 31 deadline, according to an NBA source.


Iran needs no uranium enrichment: Russia's Lavrov

Russia's delivery of nuclear fuel to the Bushehr power station makes it unnecessary for Iran to pursue its enrichment program, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was quoted as saying on Wednesday.


Chad Knaus walked right past a woman carrying a sign that read: "Johnson — The Pretender! Knaus — The Cheater."


Russian islanders voice anger at foreign energy majors

The only thing that the rich oil and gas reserves just off the sandy shores of Russia's Sakhalin Island have done for Tatyana Kuklik is spoil her fish.


Italy set for early election, Berlusconi ahead

Italy will hold an election by mid-April which could return media magnate Silvio Berlusconi to power after political parties failed to agree on an interim government.


The flu vaccine has all but vanished in Colorado, as public clinics have shut down, leaving high-risk people hoping that some more will arrive in a few weeks.


Pedro Martinez is no longer the focal point of the Boston Red Sox, nor even the staff ace, for that matter. Game 1 used to be his, automatically.


All charges are dropped against five of seven UK soldiers on trial over charges of abusing Iraqi civilians.


Methane and water vapour are concentrated in the same regions of the Martian atmosphere, say scientists studying data from Europe's Mars Express orbiter.


Decrease is the first since group began its survey in 1972.


The PlayStation 3 going on sale in Europe next month will play only some of the games for its predecessor video game machine — a move designed to cut costs and speed up production.


General Growth Properties to acquire Rouse for $12.6 bn

NEW YORK, August 20 (New Ratings)  General Growth Properties Inc (GGP.NYS), the second-largest shopping mall operator in the US, has agreed to buy Rouse Company (RSE), in a cash and debt assumptions deal worth about $12.6 billion.


Trash collector Waste Management shines, posting a 44% rise in Q3 earnings.


Second-seeded Gisela Dulko of Argentina beat third-seeded Iveta Benesova of the Czech Republic 7-5, 6-2 Thursday to advance to the championship of the Moorilla International.


A Thai medic sprays disinfectant over the rotting corpses of those killed in Sunday's tidal waves at a Buddhist temple in Pang-Nga province, southern Thailand, Thursday, Dec. 30, 2004.


Trevor Francis, who Brian Clough made Britain's first Â£1million footballer, revealed his shock at the news of his old manager's death - and led the tributes to the former Nottingham Forest boss.


Russia has established a national park to protect Siberian tigers, an international conservation group said Thursday.


Pound recovers after hitting monthly lows against dollar, yen

Sterling staged a late rally against the leading currencies after it had slumped to monthly lows against the yen and dollar on Monday.


On this third anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on American soil, a bold action by the leader of the transitional government of Afghanistan indicates the hard decisions that are still to be taken before victory can be announced in the war against


Troubled rapper O.D.B., in a casket surrounded by red and white flowers, was remembered by family and friends Wednesday at a Harlem church where the focus was on the positives in his life.


A trial begins in Paris over the late President Francois Mitterrand's  wiretapping of his opponents in the 1980s.


Studios, FBI Teach Swedish Cops to Hunt File Sharers

The FBI and the MPAA, with the Swedish antipiracy organization Antipiratbyren, are training Swedish law enforcement officers in copyright and piracy matters.


US envoy Richard Armitage pledges new backing for Islamabad amid fresh Pakistani attacks on suspected militants.


U.S. officials confirm Israel strike on Syria

U.S. officials on Wednesday confirmed Israel launched air strikes against Syria last week and said they were to target weapons Israel believes were headed for the militant group Hezbollah.


O'Brien makes first point, and it is Iverson!

Riddled by injuries to their most important players and playing under a seemingly endless cloud of controversy, the 76ers of a year ago went through two coaches and spiraled down to 33 wins


Pros Three-for-one deal Representing North Kingstown (R.I.) Municipal Golf Course with great honor, John Raineone and Brian Owens each shot 1-under 69 to share low pro honors with Paul Parajeckas (Pleasant Valley CC) in an NEPGA pro-am at Haverhill CC. David Lane of Hopkinton CC, Jim Hilton of Ould Newbury GC, and Marc Spencer of Atkinson (N.H.) CC all shot ...


Ukraine Liberal Tells Supporters to Protest All Night

Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor  Yushchenko on Monday urged tens of thousands of supporters to  defy authorities and protest through the night in central Kiev  over a presidential election they dubbed fraudulent.


LONDON -- Arsenal forward Thierry Henry will miss the rest of the season because of injuries and won't be available for France's next three European Championship qualifiers


One would think that the cheerleaders for waging war on Saddam Hussein's Iraq, on the thoroughly discredited grounds that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction, would have retreated into a period of quiet introspection.


The swoon in housing hits these solid businesses hard -- temporarily.


AFRICA/KENYA - ÂRispetto della legalitÃ  e allo stesso tempo perseguire la via del dialogo per sanare la situazione negli slumÂ dice a Fides un missionario da Nairobi che ricorda lÂimpegno della Chiesa nei quartieri piÃ¹ degradati Nairobi (Agenzia Fides )- ÂLÂoperazione di polizia avviata contro la setta Mungiki va inquadrata nel contesto della campagna elettorale ma ha anche aspetti che vanno oltre la stretta attualitÃ  del momentoÂ dice allÂAgenzia Fides un missionario da Nai...


The racist chanting by Spanish fans at Wednesday night's friendly international in Madrid has left the government here red-faced and fearing a black-mark against the city's bid to host the 2012 Olympic Games.


City attorney: Supreme Court plans won't affect Fargo monument ...

FARGO, ND - A judge is expected to rule on a federal lawsuit over this city's public display of a Ten Commandments monument before the Supreme Court takes up two similar cases, the city attorney says.


Douglas Alexander MP says core values must be employed in order to tackle global poverty.


Ram Gopal Varma's latest film is watchable, but not scary enough.


Yushchenko inauguration clears more hurdles in Ukraine

Viktor Yushchenko's inauguration cleared several hurdles in Ukraine, when the supreme court told his defeated rival to stop delaying the final appeal over his election and lifted its ban on publishing the results of the poll.


Whatâs Online: Do-It-Yourself Music Stardom

Both Radiohead a former Talking Head have advice for young artists on navigating the chaotic music industry.


Researchers say they may have found out why the obese are more likely to develop asthma.


Myanmar bars Suu Kyi from elections under new charter

Aung San Suu Kyi will not be allowed to run for election under Myanmar's proposed constitution, which has now been drafted ahead of a referendum in May, the military government said Tuesday.


Bush registers bounce; turnout could decide: polls

President George W. Bush has bounced back to grab a small lead over Democrat John Kerry in their White House race, which remained tight and could hinge on voter turnout, polls showed.


Ministro, bisogna puntare ad autonomia da governo e partiti


Briefly: HP may expand Puerto Rican research

roundup Plus: HP also uses Hitachi drives in servers, storage...Microsoft boosts reporting tools...Circuit City picks up AT&T Net phone plan...Tech firms rally against copyright bill.


China Hurries to Animate Its Film Industry

With "Thru the Moebius Strip," China is serving notice to the Disneys and Pixars of the world that its day is arriving in the lucrative business of 3-D computer animation.


Il vicepremier risponde alle aperture centriste del leader dell'UdcMa Mastella avverte: "Compattezza su politica estera o crisi"                                            Grande centro, da Rutelli no a Casini Berlusconi: "Impossibile il governo tecnico"


L'Opec valuta taglio produzione ritenendo quotazione 'bassa'


The former high-flying investment banker is scheduled to be sentenced on Wednesday for obstructing a federal securities investigation and attempted witness-tampering. -The Washington Post


Bergamo, 13:43 - CALCIO, ATALANTA; COLANTUONO: POTRO' PORTARE AVANTI PROGRAMMA

Stefano Colantuono è soddisfatto del rinnovo di contratto con l'Atalanta fino al 2009: ''Ring...


Tom Brady was looking for a place to work out when he called Barry Bonds' personal trainer "five or six years ago" but the two never got together, the New England Patriots quarterback said Thursday.


Sen. Barack Obama won the Virginia primary Tuesday night and reached out for victories in nearby Maryland and the District of Columbia, determined to erode or even erase Hillary Rodham Clinton's delegate lead in the Democratic presidential race.


and other bizarre data recovery disasters It's not only IT Help Desks that get strange queries and requests. Data recovery specialists at UK-based firm Disklabs have compiled an illuminating list of the oddest requests for assistance it receives from the 50,000 cases a year it deals with involving people needing to get their data recovered.â¦


Bush, Congress strike deal on economic plan

President George W. Bush and congressional leaders agreed on Thursday on a $150 billion package of tax rebates and business incentives meant to ward off a recession in the world's largest economy.


A strong earthquake shook the southern Japanese island of Kyushu on Sunday. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.


Santander Central Hispano SAN.MC is expected to announce that headcount at Abbey National ANL.L will drop by no more than 4,500 if it succeeds with its takeover, a source familiar with the situation says.


Suspected Muslim insurgents exploded a bomb that left at least 27 people injured in a southern Thai market Tuesday, a day after rebels ambushed a military patrol and killed eight soldiers


New York, 17:58 - TENNIS, RODDICK: SOLO AMICIZIA PER LA SHARAPOVA

Andy Roddick ha smentito la presunta love story con la russa Maria Sharapova. ''Non siamo fidanzati ...


Northern Ireland's politicians are preparing for a second day of intensive talks aimed at restoring devolved government. The talks, continuing on Friday at Leeds Castle in Kent, are seen as the most important


WHO confirms Myanmar's first human case of bird flu

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday confirmed Myanmar's first human case of bird flu in a seven year-old girl who survived the disease.


Chris Paul scored 21 points and Justin Gray had six in a 13-0 run early in the second half and No. 5 Wake Forest won its seventh straight game, 89-70 over No. 25 Virginia on Sunday.


Strong sales forecast for digital audio players

Sales of portable digital audio players like Apple Computer Inc.'s trendy iPod are booming and are expected to generate $58 billion in revenue worldwide by 2008, according to a research report released Tuesday.


Firefox surpasses 10 million download mark

com December 12, 2004, 2:25 PM PT. Firefox, the open-source challenger to Web browsing heavyweight Microsoft Internet Explorer, has surpassed 10 million downloads in a little more


2 Koreas plan talks on improving relations

SEOUL -- The two Koreas will hold talks late this month aimed at improving relations, a South Korean official said yesterday, the first sign of easing tensions between the countries after the North signed a nuclear disarmament agreement.


Coaches take back seat as the formula kicks in

DURING 21 years in coaching, I've been lucky enough to reach the grand final five times. These games represent the pinnacle of your career, but at the same time produce a very strange sensation.


Parisi, "siamo intervenuti per fermare una carneficina"


A German law that prevents a foreign takeover of carmaker Volkswagen is ruled illegal by a European court.


Venezuela vote raises few hopes in Amazon state

ISLA RATON, Venezuela  - Big cities may be swept up in the hubbub of Venezuela's presidential election, but the vote seems far less relevant if you live on an islet in the middle of the River Orinoco, hemmed in by Amazon jungle.


Two F/A-18s crash in Gulf, no fatalities

The U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet said two F/A-18 fighter aircraft crashed during operations in the Gulf on Monday, but there were no fatalities.


The Nebraska Supreme Court ruled Friday that electrocution is cruel and unusual punishment, outlawing the electric chair in the only state that still used it as its sole means of execution.


BRASILIA, Brazil  - Airforce search planes found on Saturday the wreckage of a Brazilian passenger plane that crashed a day earlier in Amazon jungle with 155 people on board and there were no reports of survivors.


Michael Jackson Meets Kids at Neverland Ranch

(andPOP) - Michael Jackson met with about 200 children at Neverland Ranch, his home with the amusement park, on Friday. Although he is about to face child molestation charges, and has been accused of sleeping


Workers Anxious as Hotel Talks Make Little Progress

Negotiators for 14 D.C. hotels and the hotel employees union, meeting yesterday after a six-day impasse, reported little headway in resolving substantive issues but said there were enough hints of progress to warrant continued talks.


Transatlantic Live Brain Surgery to Be Beamed to UK

It's not for the squeamish but Britons  with a strong constitution will get a rare opportunity to view  brain surgery as it happens, in an operating room 4,000 miles  away in the United States.


Health experts fear HIV crisis for uprooted Kenyans

Thousands of uprooted Kenyans are not getting the HIV medicines they need to survive, and rising sexual attacks in camps stand to further spread the disease, public health experts say.


Concourse at Miami airport briefly evacuated

A concourse at Miami International Airport was briefly evacuated on Monday after an airport screener detected a suspicious device, local television reported.


Dal 6 ottobre i dipendenti potranno scegliere di restare al lavoro

Il lavoratore che rimane in azienda avrÃ  un 32,7% in piÃ¹ in busta. PotrÃ  sempre cambiare idea. Moduli per la domanda. ROMA - La riforma della previdenza voluta dal governo Berlusconi diventa operativa. Il


L'agguato in un bar del rione Berlingeri, di SecondiglianoMorto Salvatore Ferrara, 22 anni. I familiari ostacolano la polizia                                          Napoli, sicari sparano in un bar un morto e feriti due incensurati


Spamford Wallace's MySpace riches come under attack

The FTC's quest for spam stopping balls Analysis Anybody who says crime doesn't pay obviously hasn't talked to Sanford Wallace. In just six months' time, the prolific purveyor of spam and spyware engineered a scam on MySpace that netted at least $555,850, according to court documents filed this week.â¦


Transmeta Ships Efficeon, Lowers Revenue Outlook

Transmeta Corp. has begun limited shipments of the next generation of its Efficeon processor, which is being built on the 90-nanometer manufacturing process.


Fed's Stern says rate cuts should protect economy

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota  - The Federal Reserve's interest rate cuts are appropriate to restore stability in financial markets and prevent damage to the broader economy, Minneapolis Fed President Gary Stern said on Tuesday.


US NBA stars rout Slovenia to advance at world basketball

Dwyane Wade scored 20 points and the United States clinched a berth in the playoff rounds of the World Basketball Championship with a 114-95 victory over Slovenia.


U.S. targets destructive ocean-fishing practices

The United States will work with other nations and international groups to eliminate "destructive" ocean fishing practices, such as bottom trawling, the White House said on Tuesday.


'Missing' Lankan handball team baffles Germany

The sudden disappearance of a visiting Sri Lankan handball team in Frankfurt has baffled German authorities and there is suspicion the team may have landed in Italy to seek employment as immigrants.


Pompieri rimuovono bombole gas, stavano per esplodere


New Hampshire next step in race to White House

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire  - Voters in New Hampshire choose candidates for president on Tuesday, with Hillary Clinton at risk of seeing her once high-flying Democratic campaign buried under rival Barack Obama's surge.


Opec ministers gather this weekend to set oil production levels, as traders watch the outcome of the Iraq election and other factors affecting the oil supply.


Blog: The House speaker, fresh off a visit to Greenland and Europe, says she hopes Congress will enact new restrictions on carbon dioxide emissions by year's end.


Roma, 13:07 - CALCIO, VALENCIA; CARBONI: TAVANO NOSTRO PATRIMONIO

Il direttore sportivo del Valencia, l'italiano Amedeo Carboni, ai microfoni di Sky ha parlato di Tav...


Media exec may be interested in Dow Jones buy: WSJ

A media executive who helped purchase  the Philadelphia Inquirer and the Philadelphia Daily News last  year could be interested in joining a group to acquire Dow  Jones & Co., the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.


InfoWorld - Next week at its annual Lotusphere conference, IBM will extend its collaboration vision with an increased focus on tools.


Kirstie Alley and Jenny Craig may have gone their separate ways, but the one-time "Fat Actress" isn't giving up on the weight loss industry.


Israel frees scores of Palestinian prisoners

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Israel freed more than 250 Palestinian prisoners on Friday as part of a U.S.-backed deal to bolster Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas after Hamas Islamists took over the Gaza Strip last month.


Roma, 11:40 - CALCIO, MAZZONE: BALDINI? SIAMO UOMINI E POSSIAMO SBAGLIARE

Carlo Mazzone non giustifica ma neanche condanna il gesto di Silvio Baldini, il tecnico del Catania ...


The owners of a Japanese quake-hit nuclear plant admit a radioactive leak was worse than previously reported.


Two Times journalists found that the conflict could bring them closer together when not pushing them apart.


House approves foreign aid; ignites abortion fight

The House of Representatives ignored a White House veto threat and passed on Friday a foreign aid bill that would allow government donations of contraceptives to family planning groups outside the United States even though they engage in abortion activities.


Palestinian Security Forces Deploy in Gaza

Palestinian security forces took up  positions across northern Gaza on Friday with orders to curb  militant attacks against Israel as part of Palestinian  President Mahmoud Abbas's plan to halt violence and revive  peace talks.


Marchio del Gruppo Prada continua a crescere


The NAR's spin is even more nauseating in aggregate.


Newsom Gives First State of the City Address

In his first State of the City speech, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom said it was time to move forward. "I did not run for mayor to lead a city in retreat," he said.


More Objects Seen Floating Near Atlantis

The crew of space shuttle Atlantis Wednesday conducted the week's third inspection of the spacecraft after more objects were seen floating near the shuttle.


Purdue Tries to End Skid Against Michigan

Michigan's defensive backs have bullied and beaten Purdue's receivers in three straight wins over the Boilermakers. The Boilermakers know that streak will continue Saturday if their high-powered offense struggles again.


Pop star George Michael will write a no-holds-barred biography to appear in autumn 2009 after signing what HarperCollins called "one of the biggest book deals ever concluded in UK publishing."


Ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro said on Tuesday that he will not return to lead the country, retiring as head of state 49 years after he seized power in an armed revolution.


Andy McDonald, a key member of the Anaheim Ducks' Stanley Cup championship team last season, was traded Friday to the St. Louis Blues for Doug Weight, Michal Birner and a seventh-round draft pick next year.


Parigi, 20:42 - CICLISMO, GP FOURMIES: VITTORIA DELLO SLOVACCO VELITS

Il Gp di Fourmies è stato vinto oggi dallo slovacco Peter Velits, del Team Wiesenhof. Secondo...


The game-console war is officially under way with the sold-out launches of Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii, but there are still a lot of battles to fight — and dragons to slay.


Dell to sell PCs at Wal-Mart in retail push

SAN FRANCISCO/BOSTON  - Dell Inc.  said on  Thursday it plans to start selling personal computers through  Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  in North America next month,  breaking from a 23-year model of direct sales as it tries to  rekindle business.


Nine officials and business leaders are expelled from China's Communist Party, over a corruption scandal.


Vols Impressed With Freshman Quarterback

There is no quarterback controversy at Tennessee. The Volunteers have a competition. No. 10 Tennessee has been touting its rotation of two freshmen as a way to keep defenses off balance and busy preparing for quarterbacks with different styles.


For Chirac and Others, a Close Eye on US Vote

So he would be flipping channels late into Tuesday evening and again very early Wednesday morning to monitor coverage of the American presidential election on the wide, flat-screen television


A ventiquattro ore dalla strage di pellegrini sciiti ennesimo attentato suicidaIl terrorista si Ã¨ fatto esplodere in un locale frequentato soprattutto da giovani                                            Bagdad, kamikaze in un bar Trenta morti e ventinove feriti


Soyuz Brings Russian, US Astronauts Safely Back From Space

A Russian Soyuz spacecraft has brought back American and Russian astronauts from space. The capsule landed safely in Kazakhstan early today, precisely on time and on target.


Four doctors discuss whether mercy killing is an acceptable option in an emergency like Hurricane Katrina. In Bodyhack.


Striking workers mob Palestinian PM in Gaza

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