Paralympics ceremony dropped after deaths

ATHENS, Greece -- The festive segment of the Paralympic closing ceremony was canceled Monday after seven teenagers were killed in a bus accident on the way to the games.


Indonesia floods kill 20, nearly 200,000 homeless

Floods in the Indonesian capital have killed at least 20 people and made nearly 200,000 homeless, with the deluge of muddy brown water up to 4 metres (13 feet) deep in some areas, officials said on Sunday.


This summer, NASA will launch a robotic probe to visit two stange and giant asteroids -- one is covered with ice while the other may have been blasted by an ancient supernova. The tales these asteroids tell may reveal the true beginnings of our solar system.


Tropical Storm Jeanne Heads Over the Bahamas

Tropical Storm Jeanne headed over the  southeastern Bahamas on Saturday after an assault on the  Dominican Republic that killed 11 people, destroyed hundreds of  houses and forced thousands from their homes.


Keeping Score: Providing Some Relief Between Their Starts

A number of starting pitchers have pitched in games on their days to throw on the side by becoming a middle-inning bridge between the starter and the setup men.


Roma, 12:52 - CALCIO, ARBITRI; RIZZOLI: DA EX PS SO FRUSTRAZIONE AGENTI

Nicola Rizzoli è arbitro di serie A ma sa bene cosa significa la vita del poliziotto impegnat...


Week in Photos: Virgin Galactic, Huge Fish, Helix Nebula, More

This week: "Cavemen" hang on in China, comets crash, man-size fish caught, passenger spaceship design unveiled, and mud fills classroom.


Moore Faces List for Golf's Amateur Title

Ryan Moore moved into a position to try for his fourth amateur title of the year, beating Jeff Overton 2 and 1 in the semifinals of the U.S. Amateur at Winged Foot Golf Club on Saturday.


Valley doctors address patients' worries

Fresno allergist AM Aminian got about 15 telephone calls Friday from patients wondering whether they should continue taking the asthma medication Serevent


A survey for elections watchdog the Electoral Commission suggests UK youth hold strong opinions about politics.


India sees God as creator, not controller - report

Most Indians perceive God as a macro-manager responsible for controlling things like the earth's rotation, rather than being in charge of the actions of humans on a day-to-day basis, a survey said on Saturday.


Blair Gives Qualified Iraq Apology to Woo Party

Tony Blair offered his Labour party on Tuesday a partial apology for waging war in Iraq -- a desperate attempt to pull supporters back behind him ahead of an election next year.


Rubens Barrichello's start-to-finish win - holding off the double challenge of young guns Jenson Button and Kimi Raikkonen - enthralled genuine sports fans and undoubtedly had the marketing men rubbing their hands as the sport sunk its claws into China's


Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto has announced a 43 percent jump in in full-year net profit to a record 7.44 billion US dollars and forecast continued strong demand for commodities.


Israel poised to OK Sharon's pullout plan

JERUSALEM -- The Israeli Knesset appeared set today to approve a historic withdrawal of Jewish settlers from the occupied territories following an emotional appeal yesterday by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and a major strike against Palestinian militants in the southern Gaza Strip.


Japan Identifies Body in Iraq As Hostage

Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura announces that Japanese govenment has confirmed that a depapitated body found in Iraq is that of Japanese hostage Shosei Koda during an emergency news conference in Tokyo Sunday, Oct. 31, 2004.


Film di Cassavetes racconta le vera storia di J.J.Hollywood


Despite playing with a painful case of plantar fasciitis, Albert Pujols continues to rake with five RBIs as St. Louis beats Cincinnati, 10-5.


Health Officials Try to Calm Parents About Staph

Some parents kept their children out of a Brooklyn middle school a day after learning about the death of a student who had been infected with a drug-resistant strain of bacteria.


Gov. Blagojevich finds more flu vaccine supply

Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Monday said his administration has found even more flu vaccine from European suppliers and pressed federal officials for permission to ship the doses to Illinois amid a national shortage.


Movie scripts and personal letters belonging to the late star Katharine Hepburn are to go on show.


A Yemeni cleric on trial for allegedly helping terrorist groups told FBI informants that he could arrange for their associates to receive military training by Hamas, according to a transcript read in federal ...


Richard Branson's mobile phone group, which was listed in July, said first-half margins would be well ahead of last year and it expected capital expenditure, as a percentage of revenue, to be below 4pc in the first half and at a similar level for the full


Olympic swimming sensation Michael Phelps was drowning in criticism from his coach and fans last night after being busted for drunken driving in Maryland.


Irish police release the name of a homeless man crushed to death after taking shelter in a bin.


Tucker's homer leads Mets past Nationals

On a New York Mets team filled with All-Stars and MVP candidates, it was spare part Michael Tucker who led them to victory.


Hawaiian scientists provide hard evidence to support the theory that sharks navigate with a biological compass.


After a pesky foot injury led to a slump, John Huston returns to a familiar, friendly course.


An Israeli-Palestinian truce is shaken as a Palestinian girl is shot dead and Hamas retaliates with mortar fire.


Meeting on the grounds of the former Confederate Capitol, the Virginia General Assembly voted unanimously Saturday to express "profound regret" for the state's role in slavery.


Supporters of long-shot presidential hopeful Ron Paul say the Montana Republican Party's quirky caucus rules could create an opening for their candidate that other states don't offer.


Londra, 19:16 - CALCIO, INGHILTERRA: WEST HAM-SUNDERLAND 3-1

Il West Ham ha battuto 3-1 il Sunderland nell'unico match giocato oggi per la decima giornata della ...


Five men are charged with terrorism offences and one is released without charge after raids in Birmingham.


Rimasta incinta, avrebbe abortito e tentato il suicidio


Fabriano, 17:18 - BASKET, LEGADUE: FABRIANO PRENDE GIOVACCHINI

Per sopperire allo stop di Fabio Ruini (out due mesi), l'Indesit Fabriano (Legadue) ha ingaggiato il...


Thousands of monks and civilians march against Burma's military rulers amid tear gas and baton charges.


Euronext shareholders back the stock market operator's 10.9bn euros takeover by the New York Stock Exchange.


Gangrene Caused Death of Healthy Liver Donor

NEW YORK  - Over two years ago, the case of  a man who died at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York after  donating a portion of his liver to his brother gained a lot of  media attention. According to a report published this month,  fulminant gas gangrene of the stomach was the cause of death.


com December 16, 2004, 4:00 AM PT. Internet users may soon be required to pay an additional annual fee for each domain name they own, thanks to a virtually unnoticed requirement that will begin to take effect next year.


Harrah's Entertainment, the world's biggest casino firm, accepts a $17.1bn bid from two private equity firms.


Keeping your kids clean doesnât lower allergies risk

Who has time to dust with small kids? Thankfully, the generally held belief that eliminating dust - and pet dander - from your kidsâ environment reduces allergies probably isnât true.


By SEAN YOONG  PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia - Malaysian authorities have begun raiding computer retail outlets offering pirated software amid concerns that illegal copies of Microsoft Corp.'s newest operating system, Windows Vista, are already on sale.


City mourns as family grapples with British hostage's killing

The native city of British hostage Kenneth Bigley observed a day of mourning as his family struggled to come to terms with his execution.


Trying to avoid vertigo, falls and other hazards of lost equilibrium.


The stars were on their best behaviour with little skin shown as Miami hosted the MTV Video Music Awards for the first time. MIAMI -- Holding its festivities for the first time in the city of skin, last night's


Plane ignites during Iran landing, killing 29 in Russian-made jet

TEHRAN -- A landing Iranian passenger plane skidded off the runway and raked its wing along the ground, sparking a fire that killed 29 of the 148 people on board yesterday in the latest deadly crash of a Russian-made aircraft.


LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan -- A suicide bomber struck outside the compound of a southern Afghan governor on Tuesday, killing 18 people, including several Muslim pilgrims seeking paperwork to travel to Mecca, officials said.


LONDON/DUESSELDORF, Germany  - German-owned Thomas Cook is to buy British package holiday rival MyTravel , the companies said on Monday, creating a travel company worth about 2.8 billion pounds ($5.5 billion).


Uno studio dell'Usl1 di Trieste lancia l'allarme sui disturbi del sonno e i suoi costi socialisecondo le previsioni entro il 2012 saranno 12 milioni le persone con problemi di udito                                            Poveri italiani, non sognano piÃ¹ la buonanotte abdica al rumore


Las Vegas mainstay Wayne Newton, belting out his trademark version of "Danke Schoen," entertained troops during a recent trip to a U.S. base in Baghdad, the U.S. military said.


A bird known by her wing band number, 256, is about to cause a huge flap in genetics, one which could change our understanding of human evolution and bird behaviour and help to prevent another global influenza pandemic.


Economic Rally for Argentines Defies Forecasts

Argentina's economic recovery has been achieved in part by ignoring and even defying economic and political orthodoxy.


Yes, controversy sells. Criticism of an award-winning children's book over the word "scrotum" has brought Susan Patron's "The Higher Power of Lucky" into the top 40 on Amazon.com.


Health care record needs cited at an IBM conference

(InfoWorld) - Computerization of health care record keeping remains both a need and a challenge, said IT and health care dignitaries at an IBM-sponsored conference in San Jose, Calif. on Monday. IBM's New Paradigms for Using Computers 2007 workshop focused on health care interfaces. Previous years' workshops have covered such topics as Web 2.0 and mobile computing. "Health care is moving in the direction of computerization, but there's so many difficult issues in the user interface in particular that have not been addressed," said John Barton, manager of Interaction Science at IBM. Right now, health care is plagued by bad interfaces, said Paul Tang, vice president and chief medical officer at the Palo Alto Medical Foundation in Palo Alto, Calif. "It's really driving under the influence of terrible interfaces," he said. Tang cited studies that estimated 44,000 to 98,000 deaths per year in the United States resulting from medical mismanagement in hospitals. Patient safety would be enhanced by having better information available, he stressed. Information is fragmented. "There's almost no way a single individual could put this stuff together," but health depends on it, he said. Rather than just throwing computers at what are now paper processes, ethnography would help in figuring out what information is needed, said Tang.Â  At Palo Alto Medical Foundation, a Web site, PAMFOnline, provides patients and health care persons access to the same records. Patients can enter information and access data like test results. But patients can only add to personal, not official, health records, Tang said. About 45 percent of the foundation's patients are signed up. Should they choose, patients can pay $60 year to send messages to their doctors via the site, said Tang. He said he did not expect to ever see a centralized national health record database because of public concerns over privacy and security. "To put all information into one database just puts too much at risk," Tang said when interviewed after his presentation. Introduction of electronic health records is a nice way to make doctors and nurses more efficient, but it takes more time to use a computer than paper, said speaker Jakob Bardram, a professor at the IT University of Copenhagen who has been involved in health care. Paper records will not go away, he said. It is easier, however, to retrieve information on computers than on paper, Bardram said. Hospital persons need to be able to move about the building and enter information on different systems rather than being consigned to a single terminal for data entry, he said. PDAs, for their part, are not much of a solution because they do not have batteries that will have last a full seven-hour shift, said Bardram. "I think [PDAs] have a hard time in hospitals," Bardram said. But PDAs are being used in hospitals, he said. He urged development of middleware or operating systems that support mobility in hospitals and extend to health care workers' homes. Through a concept dubbed "Activity Roaming," health care workers could move between different computers and systems. A middleware platform has been developed for this, but it has not been deployed yet, said Bardram. IBM efforts in health care have included work on standards such as HL7 (Health Level 7) as well as participation in the Nationwide Health Information Network. The company is seeking to connect islands of information, such as patients, clinics, and hospitals. Also the event, Barbara Bennett, a health care business and transactional lawyer, said the IT industry has no clue what it means to delve into health care because health care is heavily regulated and IT has had little of this "It's overwhelming" to people used to a business has been essentially unregulated, Bennett said. She listed key legal risks to watch for in developing products for health care: * Privacy and security, including overlapping federal and state laws. * FDA regulations that govern how medical devices, including software, can packaged, labeled, marketed, and sold. * Medicare reimbursement, in which products must be reimbursable if they are to be sold. * Fraud and abuse, in which influencing patient or physician choices can be seen as an attempt to steer health care product referrals. This factor can affect a product design and sales strategy. * Malpractice. Technology can be seen by users as potentially causing mistakes rather than preventing them.


The Suns are still streaking, thanks largely to the multiple talents of Boris Diaw. The Frenchman had his fifth career triple-double to help Phoenix run its winning streak to 13 games — one shy of the club record — with a 105-101 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Friday night.


Call it a pre-emptive paparazzi strike. Julia Roberts and her husband, cameraman Danny Moder, have released the first photos of their nearly three-month-old twins to People magazine, on newsstands Friday.


Movie Review | 'P.S. I Love You': P.P.S. Take Tissues to This Weepy About a Romance Tested by Death

âP.S. I Love Youâ looks squeaky clean and utterly straight. Yet as directed by Richard LaGravenese, it has a curious morbid quality.


Defense Secretary Slips on Ice, Breaks Arm

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates fell victim to the sheer ice that covered much of the Washington area last night, fracturing his right arm after taking a hard spill outside his District home.


Livorno, 17:09 - CALCIO, LIVORNO: TUTTI A DISPOSIZIONE DI ARRIGONI

Doppia seduta di allenamento per il Livorno in vista del derby di domenica con l'Empoli. Il tecnico ...


Cuba publishes an article signed by President Fidel Castro amid speculation among exiles about his health.


U.S. and Iraqi Troops Begin Big Offensive

U.S. and Iraqi troops began major military operations today against Al Qaeda forces near Baghdad, while in the south, U.S. troops battled Shiite militants.


Scientists Baffled By Sudden Decline of Aspen in Rockies

By David Usborne in New York  There is something doleful about the whispering of the white- barked aspen trees that carpet the slopes of the Rocky Mountains. It is a sound of sickness and death.


Cuban parliament speaker calls US Embargo 'genocide' ahead of UN ...

Parliament speaker Ricardo Alarcon blasted Washington's four-decade trade Embargo against Cuba as "genocide" Saturday as thousands gathered to draw attention to the upcoming UN vote to condemn the sanctions.


Dell tries to squeeze into small business space

And pushes AMD kit on Intel co-branded website Dell is sending a big love letter to the little people today as it looks to expand its customer base beyond price-chiselling mega corporations with a collection of hardware and services aimed at smaller companies.â¦


Mars rovers struggle with sandy slopes, solar winter

Opportunity, one of NASA's two Mars rovers, struggled to get up the side of Endurance Crater. It spun its wheels, digging deep holes in the stadium-size crater's "sand trap.


Intel said it was already starting to explore options such as carbon nanotubes and nanowires. Such materials will be needed to take chips below the 10 nanometer size, which is expected to occur early in the next decade.


There cannot be anyone in English football who believes that Arsene Wenger has not got a good idea of what a bad-tempered game looks like.


Sens. Hillary Clinton and John McCain will carry much-needed momentum from New Hampshire into upcoming contests in the 2008 presidential campaign. Clinton, coming off a third-place finish in Iowa, rebounded to overcome rival Sen. Barack Obama. On the GOP side, McCain claimed victory over Mitt Romney.


After Speech, Bush Seeks to Overcome Doubts on Iraq

President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney tried to build on momentum from the speech, while Democrats prepared to renew their attacks on Mr. Bushâs Iraq policy.


Rivera earns 400th save as Yankees sweep

Mariano Rivera earned his 400th save, escaping two jams and getting six outs to preserve the New York Yankees' 6-4 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Sunday.


UK Group Complains of Higher ITunes Cost

A consumer's group said Wednesday it has complained to government regulators about the cost of downloading music from Apple's iTunes system.


U.S. says to verify shutdown of N.Korea nuclear plant

The U.S. military will seek to independently verify whether North Korea shuts down a nuclear power plant as part of a disarmament-for-aid deal, Washington's military commander in the Pacific region said on Wednesday.


The airline industry is expected to lose as much as $4-b in 2004 due to the high fuel costs, despite an increase of about 19% in international passenger traffic so far this year.


Sigma Xi Distinguished Lecturers 2007-2008

By Watson, John A  FOR THE 69TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR, Sigma Xi presents its panel of Distinguished Lecturers as an opportunity for chapters to host visits from outstanding individuals who are at the leading edge of science.


Adobe proposes new file standard for digital cameras

It could turn out to be a revolutionary step in the field of digital photography - if everyone adopts it, anyway. Adobe Systems plans to introduce a new format for digital photos.


China's leader celebrated the fifth anniversary of Chinese rule over Macau on Monday, praising the former Portuguese colony for its success under China's "one country, two systems" policy


Weak Ice Cream Sales Melt Nestle's Profit

Higher raw material costs and lower ice cream sales in Europe ate into Nestle's (NESN.VX) first-half results, sending shares in the world's largest food group down over five percent on Wednesday amid concerns about its long-term profitability.


Giant insurance broker Marsh and McLennan is now expected to escape criminal charges over illegal payments. It has been the subject of legal action over the payments by New Yrok attorney general Eliot Spitzer.


New NYSE rule lets floor brokers access other markets

A rule change at the New York Stock  Exchange will allow brokers on its trading floor to handle  non-NYSE listed stocks, in a move meant to stem trading share  losses to newer competitors.


NEW YORK - Stocks that were moving substantially or trading heavily Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market:  NYSE  Exxon Mobil Corp., up 50 cents at $74.61.  The company turned in a profit of $39.5 billion for 2006, the largest ever for a U.S.


The European Central Bank is almost certain to keep interest rates stable Thursday when governors meet against a backdrop of rising inflation and slowing growth, analysts say.


"Basta Stato predatore, la tregua e' il minimo"


Il Milan non riesce a piegare il Livorno

MILANO - In A dopo 55 anni, e un punto strappato al Milan per festeggiare. Il Livorno ferma i Campioni d'Italia, contro tutti i pronostici forse, tranne quelli di chi aveva immaginato la partita di grinta e di cuore degli uomini di Colomba.


Fallujah residents have to wait another week to return home: US ...

Residents of Fallujah have to wait at least another week to return home, a US military official saidon Monday, citing security concerns.


Tv, Celentano rompe con la Rai: ''Voglio libertÃ  di parola''

Roma, 4 dic. - (Adnkronos) - Si interrompono le trattative tra Adriano Celentano e la Rai. Secondo quanto apprende l'ADNKRONOS, il Molleggiato avrebbe giudicato inammissibile il controllo preventivo sui testi


The gadfly filmmaker has announced he did not submit Fahrenheit 9/11 for consideration in the Best Documentary category at this year's Oscars and will instead aim for the granddaddy of 'em all, Best Picture.


Canadians Authorities Arrest US President Bush On War Charges

Canadian authorities have arrested US president George W. Bush in Ottawa. He has been charged with several offences under Canada's War Crimes Act.


Economy Expands Despite Rising Oil Prices

Rising energy costs drove up US consumer prices a larger-than-expected 0.6 percent in October, while industrial output and housing starts rebounded strongly from the prior month.


Kroger Co. , the largest U.S. grocery chain, said on Tuesday that quarterly profit rose 15.8 percent, as shoppers were enticed by remodeled stores and improved perishable goods, and it raised its earnings view for the year.


Fiducia forze politiche italiane nel ruolo Nazioni Unite


World War II drama Atonement leads the field as nominations for the 2008 Golden Globes are announced.


Red Sox's dark days might be followed quickly by winter

BOSTON -- Screeching guitars and loud rock and roll bounced around the empty seats in Fenway Park here Thursday afternoon as the Boston Red Sox took batting practice.


After winning one of the toughest political fights of his career before Israel's parliament, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon faces a colossal battle


SEC Orders Mutual Funds to Cease Incentive Pay

The Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday ordered mutual funds to stop paying higher commissions to brokers who promote the companies' funds.


The Morphing Sounds of Indie Rockerâs Range

Jens Lekman, the Swedish indie rocker, came to New York, but something seemed odd.


Experts: Price may block singles vaccine

Cornelia Jefferson vividly recalls the excruciating pain that shingles caused her mother and brother. So when her doctor got a supply of the new shingles vaccine, the retiree jumped at the chance — without knowing if her insurance would pay or she would be stuck with a bill for more than $150.


Firenze, 17:20 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA: TONI-BAYERN? MANCANO SOLO DETTAGLI

I dirigenti della Fiorentina e del Bayern Monaco si sono incontrati questa mattina per discutere i t...


The Hokies beat the Hurricanes for the second straight season, won the ACC title and a BCS spot - one that Tech let slip away by collapsing down the stretch a year ago, is the reward.


Health experts say combining TB and HIV testing and treatment could save the lives of up to 500,000 HIV positive Africans a year. The World Health Organization and UNAids issued the call to a health conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.


Boston United manager Steve Evans admits a fraud charge at a trial in London.


Impennata del greggio negli ultimi scambi sul mercato di NY


The Augmented Reality Tool Kit (ARToolKit) captures images from video sources, optically tracks markers in the images, and composites them with computer-generated content using OpenGL. Dual-licensed, under the GPL, plus commercially by ARToolworks, Inc.   ARToolKit 2.72.1 is now available for immediate download at http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=116280  ARToolKit 2.72.1 fixes a number of bugs in ARToolKit across all supported platforms. Please download the release and have a look at the readme and changelog.  Please be aware that the GPL-licensed ARToolKit cannot be used in a closed-source product. Closed-source licenses to ARToolKit Professional are available from ARToolworks in return for financial support of ARToolKit development efforts.  If you find bugs in this GPL release, please post in ARToolKit's bug tracker on SourceForge at http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=116280&atid=674305. This is the preferred forum for bug reports. Patch submissions are also welcomed.  Bugs fixes and other improvements are available between official ARToolKit releases by checking out the source from Sourceforge ARToolKit CVS repository using anonymous CVS. A simple tutorial on how to get the ARToolKit source using a CVS GUI tool is at http://sourceforge.net/docman/display_doc.php?docid=25731&group_id=116280.  Thanks to all the contributors to this release.  Philip Lamb HIT Lab NZ


Life & style: Eating food straight out of the ground rather than off the plane is much healthier for both you and the planet. Seasonality is the way to go, starting with the late fruits and dark leaf vegetables of autumn, says Ross Dobson.


Cingular offering the Sony Ericsson Z500a

The Sony Ericsson Z500a is packed with features such as 3D gaming, music ringtones, integrated VGA digital camera with zoom with video capabilities for short taking short clips.


Political spouses have traditionally wielded their influence in private. But in this race, all the rules will have to be rewritten


Sharapova, Ivanovic say women's tennis game is clean

Tennis stars Maria Sharapova and Ana Ivanovic insisted here Tuesday the women's game is clean as the world's elite players gear up for the first Grand Slam of the year in Australia.


H.J. Heinz Co. HNZ.N on Thursday   posted a greater-than-expected 23 percent rise in quarterly   profit, lifted by increased prices and sales of new ketchup and   soup products.


Nuke-frying raygun 747 all ready bar the raygun

World's most expensive laser pointer, until '09 The Pentagon's astounding flying raygun programme has passed its penultimate technical milestone, according to makers Boeing.â¦


Chris Paul had 21 points and 10 assists, outplaying Steve Nash, the point guard he admires most, and lifting the Hornets to a 101-98 victory over the Phoenix Suns last night in New Orleans.


Offrira' servizi finanziari in tutto il Maghreb


U.S. denies plan for giant trench around Baghdad

The U.S. military denied reports on   Saturday that Iraq plans to dig a giant ring of trenches around   the city of Baghdad.


Drug could prevent maternal deaths in poor countries

A cheap, easy-to-use drug that prevents bleeding after childbirth could help to save the lives of thousands of women in poor countries, researchers said on Friday.


Sony is studying scaling down its plasma TV business and may withdraw from it completely by the end of next year, industry sources said Monday.


Brendon McCullum smashes 80 runs off just 28 balls as New Zealand beat Bangladesh with 44 overs to spare.


Britain's Luke Donald wins the European Masters by five shots for his second Tour victory.


Domani la coppia incontra il sottosegretario Melchiorre


Bush wraps up Middle East visit on peace, Iran, oil

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt  - President George W. Bush, wrapping up a Middle East trip on Wednesday, hopes his talks in Saudi Arabia will help encourage OPEC to raise production and dampen oil prices, the White House said.


After years of selling online music digitally wrapped with copy and playback restrictions designed to hinder piracy, major music labels are beginning to make some songs available in the unrestricted MP3 file format.


A US court rules Microsoft must pay phone equipment firm Alcatel-Lucent $1.52bn (Â£777m) for infringing patents.


Basic supplies have not reached many parts of quake-ravaged Indonesia,  where the death toll is now 52,000.


Results of recent polls on the presidential race. Listed above each set of results is the name of the organization that conducted the poll, the dates, the number interviewed, whether they were adults, registered voters (RV) or likely voters (LV) and the margin of error (MoE). Results might not total 100 percent because of rounding.


Toyota Motor Corp. will start building its Prius hybrid sedans in China next year with FAW Group in a step it hopes will promote the vehicles as the global standard for fuel-efficient cars.


In a Volatile Region of Iraq, U.S. Military Takes Two Paths

AL-FURAT, Iraq -- With a biker's bandanna tied under his helmet, the Special Forces team sergeant gunned a Humvee down a desert road in Iraq's volatile Anbar province. Skirting the restive town of Hit, the team of a dozen soldiers crossed the Euphrates River into an oasis of relative calm: the rural...


Girls under the age of 16 should not model at London Fashion Week, an inquiry recommends.


Aaron Gray scored 16 points and grabbed 12 rebounds and made two key plays late to help No. 2 Pittsburgh beat Auburn 74-66 on Sunday. The Panthers (8-0) saw most of a late 13-point lead dissipate and missed six straight free throws over the final 1:31 with a chance for a more comfortable margin.


AUSTRALIAN troops suffered their first casualties in Iraq yesterday when three soldiers were injured in a massive car bomb attack on their military convoy in Baghdad.


Israel agrees to ease Gaza blockade after protests

Israel agreed to allow supplies of some fuel and medicine into the Hamas-run Gaza Strip on Tuesday, easing for at least one day a blockade that plunged much of the territory into darkness and sparked international protests.


Zimbabwe MPs approve a bill to move majority control of foreign businesses to black Zimbabweans.


WASHINGTON -- Indiana workers and those in 34 other states saw health insurance premiums rise nearly three times faster than average earnings in the past four years, a study based on federal data shows.


Media reports of "Harry Potter" star Daniel Radcliffe gaining access to huge amounts of cash when he turned 18 Monday were overblown, his publicist's office said.


It's a daunting task, but one for which the 59-year-old New York native and trained chemist is well-suited. While at the NSF, he administered national grants of $750 million and was responsible for the creation ...


Spears' manager says singer has "mental issues"

Sam Lufti, the manager and  companion of troubled pop star Britney Spears, has said the  singer suffers from "mental issues" and has seen a  psychiatrist, talk show host Barbara Walters revealed on  Monday.


L'annuncio di El Baradei: "Il processo va bene e Pyongyang collabora con i nostri ispettori"Era previsto dall'accordo di Pechino dello scorso febbraio in cambio di combustibile e disponibilitÃ  fondi                                            Corea del Nord, l'Aiea conferma Chiuso il reattore di Yongbyon


An economic and political integration in Asia based on the European Union model is unlikely at this stage because the region is too diverse, the president of the Asian Development Bank said.


Alan Johnston, the BBC journalist held hostage in the Gaza Strip, was freed on Wednesday after a deal between the ruling Hamas Islamists and the al Qaeda-inspired clan group that kidnapped him in March.


Mental lapse costs American shooting gold

An almost unthinkable lapse of concentration Sunday cost American Matt Emmons an Olympic shooting gold medal. Emmons, far ahead going into his final shot in the three-position


EGYPT, Ark. - Goats normally have no more than two young at a time, so Scott and Tim Turner were understandably surprised when they found one of their herd of Boer goats had given birth to quadruplets. It is that time of year at the Buckshot Ridge Boer Goat Farm.


"Per me l'amore viene prima di tutto, anche del lavoro. Non mi piacciono le donne in carriera". E dagli uomini, davanti ai pc, si alzÃ² una gigantesca, stellare ola di ringraziamento. Laetitia Casta (26 anni


Oxford University Libraries say chuck out your crap

Quick, the WEEE directive is coming! A memo reaches Vulture Towers from Oxford University Library Services (OULS) warning that the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment(WEEE) regulations are soon to come into force.â¦


WASHINGTON - The US Federal Reserve Board late yesterday boosted short-term interest rates for the fifth time in a row, warning of higher rates next year as it abandons easy money to head off inflation.


Gunmen killed a U.S. government aid agency official and his driver in Khartoum on Tuesday, U.S. and Sudanese officials said.


Transportation management company Hub Group Inc.  said on Monday its quarterly net profit rose, citing higher freight revenue in its truck brokerage and intermodal services.


Bush takes lead to spur world action on Sudan crisis

In a bold move, the United States is taking the United Nations Security Council on the road this week to help end the violence and terrible suffering in Sudan.


Arafat's Death Remains a Mystery, Nephew Says After Seeing Records

Yasir Arafat's nephew, Nasser al-Kidwa, said Monday that according to medical records released to him by the French Ministry of Defense there were no traces of known poisons


Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson is set to report a drop in fourth-quarter earnings on Wednesday as its focus on lower-priced phones puts pressure on margins, analysts say.


Household debt leads to record bankruptcies

The number of individuals going bankrupt has hit a record high, government figures revealed yesterday in fresh evidence that over-indebted households are struggling to cope with recent interest rate rises.


Ketchup maker H.J. Heinz Co. HNZ.N on  Tuesday said quarterly profit rose 7.8 percent, excluding a  year-earlier tax benefit, as demand for new products such as  Ore-Ida Extra Crispy fries boosted sales.


China ordains new Vatican-approved bishop: reports

China's official Catholic church has installed a new Vatican-approved bishop, the third in a month, state media and a Rome-based religious news agency reported on Saturday.


Retired General Franks Attacks Kerry Over Bin Laden

The former commander of U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan on Tuesday disputed Democrat John Kerry's charge that the Bush administration allowed Osama bin Laden to escape Afghanistan in 2001.


Saddam Hussein was hospitalized Sunday on the 17th day of a hunger strike, the chief prosecutor in his trial said.


Over 700 foreigners among dead in Thailand: deputy minister

BANGKOK,  - More than 700 foreign tourists are believed to have died when tidal waves smashed into southern Thailand over the weekend, the deputy interior minister said.


A filmmaker who was the great-grandnephew of the painter Vincent Van Gogh was shot and stabbed to death on an Amsterdam street Tuesday after receiving death threats over a movie he made criticizing the treatment of women under Islam.


Convicted killer James Porter figured he did society a favor by fatally beating a child molester, even though he wound up on death row for the slaying. Now he believes he is doing himself a favor by declining to seek any appeals, ensuring a trip to the Texas death chamber Tuesday.


Moya Tames Olympic Wind and Enqvist; Dementieva Out

Spanish third seed Carlos Moya tamed a  swirling wind and dogged Swedish opponent Thomas Enqvist to  reach the second round of the Olympic men's singles with a 7-6,  6-7, 9-7 victory Monday.


Car bomb attack on US convoy in Mosul: police

MOSUL, Iraq - A car bomb struck a US military convoy on Monday in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, an Iraqi police officer told AFP.


Sun to Donate Cluster Code to OpenSolaris Community

It's the latest move in the company's ongoing strategy to eventually make all of its software freely available.


Redevelopment Director Leaving Mayor's Staff

By Heather May, The Salt Lake Tribune  Sep. 15--The man in charge of redeveloping Salt Lake City has resigned.    Dave Oka gave notice Wednesday that he has taken a job in North Las Vegas  as a redevelopment coordinator. His last day is Sept. 27.


On Wednesday Microsoft announced that it had completed the development of Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) 2005, its next-generation operations management server product, which will ship in separate versions aimed at enterprises and mid-sized businesses


Gunbattle, Strike in Kashmir as Indian PM Visits

Indian troops killed two heavily armed rebels in the heart of Kashmir's biggest city on Wednesday, and said the gunmen planned to attack a meeting nearby which Prime


Third seed Jelena Jankovic survived a second-set wobble to beat Jarmila Gajdosova of Slovakia 6-2 7-6 in the first round of the U.S. Open on Monday.


Google Traffic Distribution Dominated By Search

Hitwise’s Bill Tancer recently posted about the distribution of Google’s traffic across its many properties. As you might expect and has been historically true, that distribution is dominated by search.  Right now, Google owns the “brand” in search. But Yahoo and Microsoft have more “diversified” traffic across multiple properties. Without some more effort and — dare I [...]


Why search is a developer's most powerful tool

About 25% of a developer's time is spend searching for information. It's time well spent, though -- finding reusable code can get a project done on time and with high-quality results.


Yankees 21, Devil Rays 4: Yankees Hit Six Home Runs in Rout of Devil Rays

Alex Rodriguez hit his 34th home run this season and the 498th of his career, one of the many offensive highlights Sunday during the Yankeesâ thrashing of the Devil Rays.


THE Israeli Justice Minister warned right-wing rabbis yesterday that they risked sparking civil war with their incendiary remarks against the looming withdrawal from Gaza and could face prosecution.


Iran to use "all means" to defend itself if attacked

Iran said on Wednesday it would use "all our means" to defend itself if attacked by the West, three days after France's foreign minister publicly raised the possibility of war over Tehran's disputed nuclear activities.


Four Guatemalans are held in connection with the murders of three Salvadorean politicians in Guatemala City.


Talks for Chip Software Maker Are Said to Bog Down on Price

Buyout talks between Cadence Design Systems and two private equity firms appear to have stalled, according to people close to the matter.


Second L.A. Times Editor Is Ousted for Balking at Budget Cuts

The Los Angeles Times was in turmoil last night after its top editor was fired for resisting budget cuts by the paper's parent company for the second time in 15 months.


Abortion Remark by G.O.P. Senator Puts Heat on Peers

Conservatives demanded that Republicans prevent Senator Arlen Specter from presiding over the Judiciary Committee.


Navetta comincia viaggio ritorno verso la Terra


Oprah Winfrey Gives Free Cars to Audience

Oprah Winfrey celebrated the premiere of her 19th season by surprising each of her 276 audience members with a new car. Winfrey said the audience members were chosen because their friends or family had written about their need for a new car.


Siviglia, 19:32 - CALCIO, SIVIGLIA: CHEVANTON SOFFRE DI OSTRUZIONE VENOSA

Si complica il ritorno di Ernesto Chevanton al calcio giocato dopo le vacanze estive. L'attaccante u...


Iraq Conflict Feeds International Terror Threat -CIA

Islamic militants waging a deadly  insurgency against U.S.-led forces in Iraq pose an emerging  international terrorism threat, CIA Director Porter Goss said  on Wednesday.


European equity markets were stronger on Friday, extending six year highs, as retailers and utilities jumped on merger and acquisition activity.


Jailed Pakistani opposition leader nominated for prime minister

A Pakistani opposition alliance will field its jailed leader against a candidate backed by President Gen. Pervez Musharraf in an election for a new prime minister, an opposition spokesman said Thursday.


Virginia Wins Second ACC Game, Beats North Carolina

Cedric Peerman shreds the North Carolina defense for 186 yards and a touchdown, and Chris Gould ties a school record with five field goals as Virginia earns a 22-20 victory.


Papa Bouba Diop breaks West Bromwich Albion's hearts with a last-minute winner.


Medicine prices will be cut by 7 percent under a new five-year deal between the government and drug makers that will save more than 1.8 billion pounds on the nation's drugs bill.


Mandy Moore opens up about music, acting

Mandy Moore, the angel-faced actress and sometime singer, interrupted her recent concert in Manhattan to grumble for a moment about the men who did her wrong.


The European Commission is turning to video-sharing Web site YouTube.com to disseminate information about the workings of the European Union to its citizens, through a new channel on the site called EUtube, it announced Friday.


City Room: Mayor Critical of Spitzerâs Budget

Testifying in Albany, Mayor Bloomberg said the governor's state budget unfairly shortchanges New York City out of millions in promised financial support for health care and education, among other things.


CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Shuttle Atlantis started for home on Tuesday, leaving the International Space Station with new solar power wings, a fresh crew member and a mystery over what knocked out the space station's computers.


Northern Ireland takes step to power sharing

Northern Ireland took a step toward restoring a government shared between Protestants and Catholics as it counted votes on Thursday from an election for a new provincial assembly.


Y-shaped motorcycle is a different kind of hybrid

Unlike other hybrid vehicles that tout stealth, satellite navigation or energy efficiency, this vehicle claims to be the offspring of a motorcycle and a sports car. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.


Blair Faces Growing Revolt From Lawmakers

Prime Minister Tony Blair faced a revolt by lawmakers Wednesday over a U.S. request to redeploy some British troops closer to Baghdad.


Singh announces troop reduction in held Kashmir

NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced on Thursday a troop reduction in Kashmir this winter, a move welcomed by Pakistan as a boost to peace efforts.


Per il bianconero un turno di riposo, per il palermitano stop per ...

GiÃ  prima in classifica e solitaria, la Juventus cerca di allungare al comando e mettere spazio fra sÃ© e le due milanesi nell`anticipo serale con il Palermo (ore 20.30, diretta Sky Sport 1). Il tecnico bianconero Fabio Capello concede un turno di riposo


Pakistan raises the state of alert around its nuclear sites amid concerns they could be targeted by militants.


Do watch the movie for Grant and his hillarious antics.


ALDERSON, W.Va.  - Trendsetter Martha Stewart  reported to a minimum-security prison known as "Camp Cupcake"  on Friday to serve a five-month sentence for a suspicious sale  of stock, U.S. prison officials said.


Washington Post buys irreverent online magazine

The Washington Post is buying Slate, the pioneering online magazine, from Microsoft for a sum estimated to be between $15m (Â£7.8m) and $20m.


Music industry to toast Amy Winehouse at Grammys

The U.S. government might not be a big fan of Amy Winehouse, but the troubled British pop singer will likely receive some long-distance love from the music industry when the Grammy Awards are handed out on Sunday.


Second raid at home of superstar Jackson

Californian police have carried out a second raid on the home of superstar Michael Jackson amid allegations of child abuse. It was a follow-up to a raid on his Neverland ranch late last year which led to the arrest of the pop star.


U.S. jury delivers mixed verdict in Hamas trial

A U.S. jury on Thursday found two Palestinian-born men not guilty of the most serious charges facing them in what prosecutors said was a 15-year scheme to illegally finance Hamas terrorist activities in Israel.


The final day of cycling at the Velodrome begins with Keirin qualification.


Entro la mezzanotte di oggi la risposta agli addebiti


Sakhir, 17:11 - F1, TEST BAHRAIN: MIGLIOR TEMPO PER LE DUE FERRARI

Doppio sorriso per la Ferrari nella prima giornata di test formula uno in Bahrain. Felipe Massa e Ki...


Dow Jones +36 punti base, Nasdaq +8,5, SP +4


Smithsonian's Indian Museum Seeks Balance

The newest Smithsonian museum is gathering ancient ceramics, intricate beadwork and modern art to illustrate the past and present of native peoples spread across the Western Hemisphere for some 20,000 years.


State of the Art: Gems in the Back of a Closet

Reviewing some unreviewed products before the dust on their boxes gets too thick.


Iraq Group Says Kills Second US Hostage-TV

Militants killed a second American captive in Iraq after a 24-hour deadline passed on Tuesday, a Web site statement and Arab television said.


16th Annual Women's Business Leadership Seminar March 7: Key Speakers From Across the Nation Will Participate.

By Tulsa World, Okla.  Feb. 13--Female business leaders from across the nation will focus on keys to success and ways to excel during the 16th Annual Women's Business Leadership Program.   The seminar will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.


T-Online raises outlook after better-than-expected results

T-Online, Deutsche Telekom's majority owned Internet service provider, said it was lifting its forecast for full-year core earnings after reporting better-than-expected results.


Shuttle heads toward station, NASA studies problem

The space shuttle  Atlantis closed in on the International Space Station on  Saturday as NASA experts studied whether a damaged thermal  blanket at the rear of the orbiter needed repair.


Rice Says Iraqi Leaders Have Limited Time To Settle Differences

The issues to be solved, she said, include division of oil wealth, possible changes to the national constitution and the desire for greater autonomy in various regions


Aid workers in Aceh begin longer-term projects, as the UN says the peak of the emergency has passed.


Cartoon legend Joseph Barbera dies at 95

Legendary Hollywood animator Joseph Barbera, whose characters Fred and Wilma Flintstone and Scooby-Doo made generations of people laugh, died on Monday at age 95, the Warner Bros. film studio said in a statement.


PlayStation Portable's long-awaited peripherals will ship in December in Japan.


Tokyo's Nikkei average appeared headed  for its third straight day of gains on Thursday and was up one  percent by late afternoon as tech issues such as Shin-Etsu  Chemical were lifted by a rally in New York.


Ban in first year struggles to raise U.N. profile

Flying 215,000 miles and  visiting 39 countries, Ban Ki-moon has put tireless energy into  his first year as U.N. secretary-general but has struggled to  raise the profile of the much-criticized body.


A car bomb kills at least 10 people in eastern Baghdad, a day after dozens died in an attack on the city centre.


Let the countdown begin After months of pre-launch wrangling, legal jousting and clause tweaking, the Free Software Foundation is ready to launch the final version of the GNU GPL version 3. The champagne corks will officially pop at 12 noon, EDT, tomorrow, Friday June 29.â¦


Mortar bombs strike Green Zone in Baghdad

A barrage of mortar bombs hit Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone on Thursday and several plumes of smoke could be seen rising near buildings housing the Iraqi parliament and government offices, Reuters reporters said.


ATLANTA -- Walgreen Co. , the largest US drugstore chain, agreed to buy Option Care Inc. for $673 million to gain 100 specialty pharmacies.


Alex Zanardi, who lost both legs in a crash five years ago, completed his return to Formula One on Saturday by becoming the first double amputee to test drive an F1 car.


Attesi 146 titoli, omaggi a Kezich e Svevo


MO: STRAGE TEL AVIV, RASA AL SUOLO L'ABITAZIONE DEL KAMIKAZE

(AGI/AFP)- Gerusalemme, 2 nov. - L'esercito israeliano ha raso al suolo l'abitazione del sedicenne palestinese che ieri mattina, cinto di esplosivo, si e' fatto saltare in aria in un mercato di Tel Aviv, causando


Red Hat Buys Netscape Enterprise Suite Technologies

Red Hat chairman and chief executive Matthew Szulik said in a statement: "Directory Server and Certificate Management System have already been widely deployed in the enterprise and are mature


In serata arrivato da Parigi Francis Ford Coppola


Ferocious Hurricane Punishes the Gulf Coast

Hurricane Ivan pummeled communities from New Orleans to Panama City, Fla., as it surged toward Mobile, Ala.


Gyms worldwide were dark in anticipation of the Olympic gymnastics competition, NBC's Al Trautwig said this week in a dramatic introduction -- and then the cameras pulled back to reveal row after row of empty seats in Athens.


Controlling the number of flights during peak periods at three New York City-area airports is one of the measures the government may propose to ease chronic air travel delays across the nation.


Iraqi Militants Hold 2 French Journalists

Islamic militants released a brief tape showing two French journalists kidnapped recently in Iraq and said they were holding the men to protest a French law banning headscarves in schools, according to footage ...


Mexico extradites record 64 criminals to U.S.

Mexico has extradited a record 64 drug kingpins and people smugglers to the United States so far this year, a U.S. diplomat said on Tuesday, part of Mexican President Felipe Calderon's war on drug cartels.


Fearsome Nessie Started Out as a Good Egg and Playmate

Many lonely children yearn for a pet to call their own. In âThe Water Horse: Legend of the Deep,â based on a novel by Dick King-Smith, a boy finds not only that, but a best friend as well.


Kovaliova, necessario definire status legale per i bambini


The actor has done a dangerous action sequence from Race.


With about 115 dates already slotted, U2's 2005 world tour will likely surpass its last outing in capacity and dollars.


Murray gets Britain back on terms with Israel

Andy Murray came from two sets down to beat Andy Ram and ensure Great Britain ended the first day of their Davis Cup Euro/Africa zone tie with Israel all square at 1-1.


Tensions rise as 2008 White House votes loom

White House candidates battled in dueling rallies and airwaves saturated with attacks ads Saturday, five days before Iowa activists make their picks in the first 2008 nominating contests.


Supreme Court to look at eminent domain case

WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court said Tuesday it would decide whether cities can seize a person's property and transfer it to private developers whose projects could boost an ailing local economy.


U.S. tries broader approach to Iraq conflict

With Iraq near all-out civil war, the Bush administration is renewing efforts to break the cycle of violence there by enlisting the help of moderate Arab nations while also seeking to tackle the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.


One of India's best known novelists and short-story writers, Mulk Raj Anand,  dies at the age of 99.


Sun block. Beach umbrella. Laptop. One in five people toted laptop computers on their most recent vacations, an AP-Ipsos poll released Friday said. Along with the 80 percent who said they brought along their cell phones, the survey shows going on vacation no longer means being out of the electronic loop.


UPDATE4-Kumble in 7th heaven, Warne on top of the world

Leg spinner Anil Kumble captured seven wickets for 48 to skittle Australia for 235 on the opening day of the second test on Thursday.


Budget for 2012 Olympics could rise again: watchdog

The bill for staging London's 2012 Olympics could still rise as the final cost of venues is factored in, the government's spending watchdog warned Friday.


Economic growth in '07 weakest in five years

U.S. growth skidded lower in the fourth quarter and was the weakest in five years for all of 2007, according to a government report on Wednesday that highlighted the toll an enfeebled housing sector has taken on the national economy.


A Ghanaian woman who came to the UK to study is told she must return to Africa despite being terminally ill.


Smith baby's purported dad takes mansion

Anna Nicole Smith's 5-month-old daughter and the baby's purported father have reclaimed the Bahamas mansion where they lived before the former Playboy Playmate died last week, Smith's lawyer said.


Zagreb Jews seek new synagogue after WW2 demolition

Zagreb's tiny Jewish  community will celebrate its 200th anniversary this year with a  mixed blessing. It has won government approval to rebuild the  capital's only synagogue, but infighting is slowing it down.


Web retailer Amazon.com Inc. launched its much-anticipated digital music store Tuesday with nearly 2.3 million songs, none of them protected against copying


The Fifth Down Blog: Fantasy Cold Turkey

So itâs Sunday afternoon around halftime of the early games, and this â writing this entry â is the first time Iâve even looked at the laptop today. Seriously. Itâs pretty unsettling, to be honest. For the past sixteen straight Sunday mornings (or more, counting preseason), Iâd be surgically attached to the Mac keyboard from the [...].


Pentagon Sets Steps to Retake Iraq Rebel Sites

Pentagon planners and military commanders have identified areas in Iraq that must be brought under control before elections.


Genova, 19:36 - CALCIO, NAPOLI;  MARINO: BRUTTO KO, VOLTIAMO PAGINA

"Dopo aver visto il primo tempo ero fiducioso. Oggi nonostante avessimo una grande emergenza difensi...


A man escaped unscathed after a wild boar chased him around a hospital parking lot in southwestern Poland, a news agency reported Thursday.


Karzai set to be Afghan president in ring of steel

They are two of the most hawkish members of President George W. Bush's cabinet and key architects of. the Washington-backed war that overthrew the Taliban in the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks.


Jimmy Page hasn't yet made it up the stairway to heaven, but he's the first to reach the new British Walk of Fame.


Bozza mozione a congresso, costruire nuova forza riformista


It looks like it's Lance Mackey's race to lose. Mackey was leading the 1,100-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race and closing in on the finish line in Nome, perhaps reaching the end of the Iditarod trail sometime late Tuesday.


Amputee Pistorius appeals against Olympic ban

South African double amputee Oscar Pistorius appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Wednesday against his ban from running at this year's Beijing Olympics with artificial limbs.


A statue of fictional boxer Rocky Balboa may move to the steps of the Philadelphia Art Museum, where the character played by Sylvester Stallone famously ran while training for a fight.


Television Review | 'Seven Ages of Rock': The Early Years of Rock, Later Than Previously Thought

Any documentary series about the history of rock music that manages to get through its first show without mention of Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly or Chuck Berry, and only a passing reference to the Beatles â well, you have to admire its assertiveness.


Israel attacks Gaza; contacts new Abbas govt

Israel attacked Islamist fighters in Gaza on Wednesday for the first time since Hamas seized the territory, and ended an embargo of the Palestinian Authority by opening contacts with a new government in the occupied West Bank.


Ex-Liberian leader's son pleads innocent

The son of former Liberian President Charles Taylor pleaded not guilty Monday to a new U.S. indictment charging him with being involved in brutal killings and torture in the west African nation from 1999 to 2002.


Correction: Let Her Entertain You. Please!

An article last Sunday about Patti LuPone, who is playing Rose in a three-week run of âGypsy,â at City Center, misstated the age of Arthur Laurents, the author of the book of the musical. He turned 90 yesterday, not 89.


A fire at an Iraqi sulphur plant has caused the largest man-made release of sulphur ever recorded, scientists say.


Web leak puts US embassy in Iraq at risk

Computer-generated images of new Baghdad HQ turn up on internet.


Elan Shares Rise on Report Biogen May Bid More Than $10 Billion

Shares of Elan Corp., Ireland's biggest drugmaker, rose as much as 7.7 percent after a newspaper reported that the company's US partner Biogen Idec Inc.


U.S. Wraps Up Search for Banned Weapons in Iraq

The U.S. force that scoured Iraq for  weapons of mass destruction -- cited by President Bush as  justification for war -- has abandoned its long and fruitless  hunt, U.S. officials said on Wednesday.


LABOR has failed to make inroads in Coalition marginal seats, casting doubt on its chances of winning Saturday's election. An exclusive Newspoll shows the Coalition hanging on to its lead in the seats Mark Latham must win.


Robert L. Tillman, Lowe's (NYSE: LOW) chairman and CEO, said today, "Continued signs of a robust housing market, improving employment and strong demographic trends provide a foundation for our optimism for the future.


Late summer usually gives some renewed bounce to the fishing season, and this year is no exception. Most waters that were abandoned by striped bass in midsummer have been churning with bass, some heavyweights. Bluefish are also appearing more regularly, with the exception of the far north, where their absence has been noted by the arrival of mackerel.


Germany debates security after foiled bomb plot

German politicians called for tougher anti-terrorism measures and immigration rules on Thursday after police said they had foiled a plot by Islamist militants to carry out massive bomb attacks.


PHPClasses.org: Learning PHP Data Objects

The PHPClasses.org website has posted their review of a Packt Publishing book covering PDO - "Learning PHP Data Objects" (by Dennis Poppel).   In Learning PHP Data Objects, the author, Dennis Popel, examines this new system and explains how to begin using PDO in development as a replacement for typical database drivers. The book is an excellent introduction to the data abstraction layer. It also provides essential insight into the inner workings of database interaction with PHP.   The review talks about the contents of the book, what PDO is/how it's used and how well the book hits the mark for its target audience.


The jockeying to bring the most popular names from TV and the Web to cell phones produced another exclusive deal yesterday with Verizon Wireless nabbing a multiyear agreement to offer ESPN's flashy feed of sports scores, newscasts, and video highlights on the tiny screen.


Calif. settles with Xenadrine maker for $1M

California and 10 local prosecutors have reached a $1 million settlement with diet-pill maker Nutraquest Inc., which was accused of using deceptive techniques to sell weight-loss products that contained ephedra.


Royal Dutch/Shell, the energy group, ignored internal warnings for several years that it was overstating reserves because it was determined to show investors it could find enough oil and gas to keep it at the forefront of the industry.


Lots of fruit may reduce oral cancer risk in men

NEW YORK  - Men who consume high quantities of fruits, especially citrus fruits and juices, have a significantly lower risk of developing oral premalignant lesions, irregular tissue that has not yet developed into cancer, according to the findings published in the American Journal of Epidemiology.


Livorno, 13:20 - CALCIO, LIVORNO: SOLIDARIETA' ALLA FAMIGLIA RACITI

Il presidente del Livorno, Aldo Spinelli, e il capitano amaranto Cristiano Lucarelli, attraverso il ...


7.500 porte arancioni di Christo e Jeanne-Claude


There will be no NBA career scoring record for Karl Malone. No championship ring, either. The Mailman is retiring, having come up short in his quest for both during his 19-year career.


Under a New Watch, Miramax Still Homes in on Awards

Miramax may be a smaller and calmer organization under Daniel Battsek, but the studio has nonetheless remained in the thick of the awards race.


A militant believed by Saudi authorities to have been involved in the planning of the May attack in the oil city of al-Khobar has surrendered, a Saudi Ministry of Information spokesman said Thursday.


United Airlines (UA) on Thursday launched the first daily flight service to Vietnam from the United States since 1975. The flight represents the first such service by an American air carrier since the end


Stern: Colin Powell Derides DJ's FCC Patronage Allegations

Secretary of "defense." Colin Powell took to the airwaves Wednesday to address Howard Stern's criticism of his son. The shock jock has long maintained the US Federal Communications Commission has unfairly


Britney Spears Not Legally Married, US Magazine Reports

A US magazine is reporting that American pop music star Britney Spears is not yet legally married because she has yet to file her marriage license.


Baby Essentials Succeed Where Pet Food Failed

Diapers, wipes and formula â the basics â draw in other more lucrative purchases.


MPAA accuses TorrentSpy of concealing evidence

Blog: In unprecedented decision, judge orders search engine to turn over user information stored in RAM.  Court allows IP addresses to be blacked out for now.


Piacenza, 18:24 - CALCIO, B AL SABATO; MATARRESE: COSTITUIAMO UNA COMMISIONE

In una lettera inviato al sindaco di Piacenza Roberto Reggi (coordinatore dei primi cittadini delle ...


St. Petersburg, FL (Sports Network) - The Tampa Bay Devil Rays agreed to terms on a one-year deal with first baseman/designated hitter Josh Phelps Wednesday.


Today's Mercury Flyby To Be the First Since 1974

Right around noon today, if all goes as planned, a spacecraft called Messenger will swoop past the planet Mercury and begin two days of unprecedented picture-taking and data-collecting.


United Nations and African Union envoys arrive in Sudan to re-energise the peace process for Darfur.


Citigroup CEO says trust bank to be shut down

The CEO of US banking giant Citigroup Inc. apologized Monday for the bank's misconduct in Japan and said it will terminate its private banking business here for wealthy customers by Sept.


Roma, 15:31 - CALCIO, LAZIO: ODDO FA IL MEA CULPA

Alla fine Massimo Oddo è rimasto alla Lazio ed ora si dice "contento di essere rimasto, stima...


CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Canada's Jacques Villeneuve is getting back into a Formula One driver's seat. F1 team Renault announced that Villeneuve will test drive at Silverstone this week.


A London court Monday convicted five men of helping the failed bombers of London's transit system in 2005 evade arrest, and sentenced them to prison terms ranging from seven to 10 years.


Troubled German retailer KarstadtQuelle AG said Monday it is selling its 82 percent stake in a three-year-old joint venture with coffeehouse chain Starbucks Coffee International to the US company.


Breaking the Chain: Netiquette Experts Frown on Chain E-Mails: While Spam Has Long Been the Bane of the E-Mail World, Chain Letters Are What Really Drive Users Over the Edge

By Nicole White, The Miami Herald  Feb. 11--A 13-year-old girl did this and her Army dad came home from Iraq. A 45-year-old spinster did it and found true love with a FedEx deliveryman.


Blog: Cisco CEO John Chambers takes issue with a recent Businessweek story that claims the telecom industry has been resurrected from the dead, saying instead that the market is simply entering the next phase of develoment


Poor roads cost Cameroon cocoa farmers dear

KUMBA, Cameroon  - Farmer Lawrence Mekoli has just sold eight 60-kg sacks of cocoa and earned the equivalent of hundreds of dollars. But he is far from happy.


Embroiled in a dispute over its labor policies, a Chinese supplier of Apple Computer's iPod has been told to let its more than 200,000 workers set up a trade union, reports said Friday.


A 13-year-old appears in court over the death of another boy who was shot with an airgun.


2007's last album sales week offers glimmer of hope

The Queen of Hip-Hop Soul adds  another jewel to her crown, as Mary J. Blige captures her  fourth career No. 1 on the Billboard 200.


Biosecurity stepped up and workers given Tamiflu as vets test more dead birds in Dorset


Verizon Wins Internet-Phone Case; Vonage Infringed on Patents, Must Pay $58M

By JEFF ST. ONGE and AMY THOMSON, BLOOMBERG NEWS Vonage Holdings Corp. must pay $58 million plus monthly royalties to Verizon Communications Inc. for infringing three patents on Internet-telephone service, a federal jury ruled Thursday. Vonage shares fell to their lowest ever.


GM, Delphi buyouts seen easing pressures: analysts

The impending exodus of hourly workers  from General Motors Corp.  and bankrupt auto parts maker  Delphi Corp. may ease pressures on GM and lower odds  of a strike at Delphi, analysts said on Tuesday.


In the largest study of its kind, federal researchers will try to recruit 50,000 sisters of women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer to try


VATICAN CITY -- A Vatican cardinal said yesterday that Roman Catholics shouldn't contribute to Amnesty International because the group adopted a policy calling for access to abortion services for women under certain circumstances.


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Sportingbet arrest sparks fears of wider crackdown

Online bookmaker Sportingbet said its  chairman faced charges in the United States for providing  "gambling by computer," sparking fears no executive in the  $12-billion-a-year industry was safe from prosecution.


Leaders of Serbia and Kosovo's ethnic Albanian majority returned to Vienna on Thursday for last-chance talks on the fate of the breakaway Serbian province, forced by Russian opposition to a Western plan for independence.


Two Idaho Air National Guard pilots involved in the death of a British soldier in Iraq are still troubled by the friendly fire incident nearly four years later, a general who oversees their fighter wing said.


Deere profit rises on farm, forest sales

Deere & Co. , the world's largest maker of agricultural and building equipment, reported higher quarterly profit on Wednesday as strong sales to farmers and foresters more than offset a decline in sales to builders.


Elisabeth KÃ¼bler-Ross, 78, Dies; Psychialtrist Revolutionized ...

r. Elisabeth KÃ¼bler-Ross, the psychiatrist whose pioneering work with terminally ill patients helped to revolutionize attitudes toward the care of the dying, died Tuesday at her home in Scottsdale, Ariz.


A New York greggio a 67,84 dollari al barile


Rocky Urges UTA to Create a Bus Ridership Task Force

By Nicole Warburton Deseret Morning News  Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson has joined with low-income advocates and transit riders to urge the Utah Transit Authority to create a task force to study how to increase bus ridership.


Martha Stewart reported to prison before sunrise yesterday to begin serving a five-month sentence for lying about a stock sale, slipping all-but-unnoticed past waiting supporters and reporters.


Oct. 31, 2004: Pittsburgh 34, New England 20

Halloween proved quite scary for the Patriots and their fans this season. With Corey Dillon sidelined by assorted leg ailments, the Steelers handed New England a loss at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, snapping the Patriots' winning streak at 21 games.


L'iniziativa organizzata da movimenti come "Ammazzateci tutti"Alla manifestazione hanno aderito anche i Meetup di Grillo                                            De Magistris, monta la protesta domani sit-in a Catanzaro


Oram's Unbeaten 126 Lifts New Zealand to 353 in Cricket Test

Jacob Oram smashed an unbeaten 126 to lift New Zealand's cricketers to 353 all out shortly after lunch on day two of the first Test at Brisbane, turning the match after Australia had the better of the opening day.


Iraq Prime Minister's cousin released by kidnappers

Prime Minister Ayad Allawi's cousin has been released by his kidnappers, the Iraqi leader's office said Saturday. Ghazi Allawi, 75, had been abducted by gunmen from his Baghdad home on Nov.


The realism of the animatronic dinosaur is hard to believe, and when it becomes available, it is going to set the toy industry on its ear.


The European Commission was wrong to  bar the takeover bid by U.S. telecoms firm WorldCom for rival  Sprint, a European Union court said on Tuesday, annulling the  action taken four years ago.


Watson Publications enjoys Chrysler event

From the luxury suites adjacent to the 18th green of the Westin Innisbrook Resort's Copperhead Course, Vijay Singh made it look so easy.


Children at risk on networking Web sites: report

Children using hugely popular social  networking Web sites such as MySpace.com and Bebo.com face  bullying, unsuitable advertising and pornography, a report by a  UK consumer watchdog magazine said on Thursday.


Theater Review | 'The Sheik': Take an 18th-Century Farce, Then Add a Modern Flavor

Deloss Brownâs new comedy comes out of the Restoration stage world of rakes and cuckolds and sexual misalliances.


Forse un malore, autopsia dara' responso definitivo


By Adrielle Harvey  By Adrielle Harvey  THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL  Visitors to CJOnline.com are no longer required to register or sign in to access stories.  The plan is to increase readership on the site by removing obstacles to accessing articles.


Lakers ink Mbenga for rest of NBA season

The Los Angeles Lakers inked Congo-born center D.J. Mbenga for the remainder of the National Basketball Association season on Monday.


A miracle can happen for my sick Charlotte, father tells judge

The father of a desperately ill baby said yesterday that he believed in miracles as he pleaded with a High Court judge to give his daughter the chance to live.


Con amici scendeva su un cuscino, e' finito contro un muro


Blair says British public sympathizes with interior minister under fire

Prime Minister Tony Blair said he believed the British public sympathizes with his interior minister who faces charges he used his position to speed up a visa application for his ex-lover's Filipina nanny.


Harry Potter readers, here's an extra special holiday gift: J.K. Rowling announced Monday that she has completed the sixth Potter novel, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince."


Three of China's most powerful politicians step down

Three of China's most powerful politicians, including Vice President Zeng Qinghong, have stood down, the official Xinhua news agency said on Sunday.


Police opened fire to disperse break up a street fight between supporters of Bangladesh's governing party and an opposition group Monday, killing at least one person and injuring more than 100, a regional police chief said.


BAGHDAD -- Iraq's neighbors, including Iran and Syria, have agreed to join US and British representatives to discuss the Iraqi security crisis at a regional conference Saturday in Baghdad, the government said yesterday.


Sharon, with Party Backing, Invites Labour Into Govt

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon  invited the opposition Labour Party on Friday to form a  national unity government, seeking to avoid early elections and  ensure a planned withdrawal from the Gaza Strip next year.


Plastic surgery keeps Berlusconi young at heart

Italian prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, has extolled the use of plastic surgery and hair transplants as means to keep the older generations young at heart.


Dealing a blow to a U.S.-backed strategy for Lebanon, France has refused to participate in a meeting of nations that could send troops to help monitor a cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah, even though it may join — and possibly even lead — such a force.


North Koreans in Canadian Embassy in Beijing not going anywhere ...

OTTAWA (CP) - The 44 North Koreans who have been holed up in the Canadian Embassy in Beijing since last month have been given beds, food, clothing and toys for the kids, but they aren't going anywhere for a while, Foreign Affairs officials said Wednesday.


Chirac Seeks Unity Over French Iraq Hostages

President Jacques Chirac appealed for national unity Tuesday to try to stem criticism of France's failure to secure the release of two French journalists held in Iraq and restore faith in French diplomacy.


Consultants in frame? Definitely Maybe The UK government has published guidelines for the application of a law that makes it illegal to create or distribute so-called "hacking tools".â¦


Yankees Searching for Right Mix on the Mound

During the next six weeks, none of Joe Torre's decisions will be more vital than the four choices he makes for the Yankees' starting rotation.


La Federazione dei medici pediatri presta il suo marchio a una famosa ditta ovicolaMa la sponsorizzazione solleva polemiche: "Operazione scorretta, intervenga l'Antitrust"                                          Arrivano le uova garantite dai pediatri consumatori e veterinari si ribellano


Typhoon Xangsane lashes Philippines, at least three dead

Typhoon Xangsane has wrought destruction across the Philippines causing widespread flooding, closing schools and financial markets, cutting power and transport links and leaving at least three people dead.


New York, 08:44 - TENNIS, US OPEN: DI MAURO UNICO ITALIANO AL SECONDO TURNO

Alessio Di Mauro ha superato, unico dei sei azzurri a riuscirci, il primo turno degli Us Open di Flu...


Protesters attack police after Rostock anti-G8 demo

ROSTOCK, Germany  - Protesters threw stones and bottles and attacked police officers with sticks in the German port of Rostock on Saturday after a largely peaceful demonstration against next week's Group of Eight summit.


Amid Battle With Oracle, PeopleSoft Fires Its Chief

In a surprise move, PeopleSoft today fired its president and chief executive officer, Craig Conway, citing a "loss of confidence."


Secret school champions liberal values in Belarus

For three years, teachers at the Yakub   Kolos lycee have been leading their pupils from one secret   address to another.


Mexico flicks the switch on a huge telescope which could uncover clues about the creation of the universe.


CORRECTION: Microsoft touts Xbox sales but laments online woes

Microsoft Corp  sold 4.3  million Xbox 360 video game consoles in the last three months  of 2007, helped by hit titles such as "Halo 3" and "Mass  Effect," according to company data released on Thursday.


British Stars to Turn Out for Tsunami Concert

Some of the Britain's top rock and pop  stars will perform on Saturday at the UK's biggest charity  concert since Live Aid 20 years ago to raise funds for victims  of the Asian tsunami disaster. The show at the Millennium  Stadium in Wales, which will feature rock legend Eric Clapton  and rock band Manic Street Preachers, aims to raise around 1  million pounds ($1.87 million) toward the relief effort.


TEL AVIV, Jan.9--President Bush on Wednesday launched his first visit to Israel since becoming president, exchanging warm words of support with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and others as he began a final push for an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal before leaving office next year.


Barbaro, the 2006 Kentucky Derby champion, who was euthanized following complications of a breakdown suffered at the Preakness, will have his ashes interred at Churchill Downs.


Canadian gold producers Goldcorp and Wheaton River Minerals are set to create a company with more than 1.1 million ounces of gold production a year.


Blog: Sprint announces the Sprint Mogul by HTC smart phone running Windows Mobile 6.


A gas OPEC is impossible: Algerian minister

Algerian Energy Minister Chakib Khelil ruled out the creation of a gas cartel modelled on oil group OPEC, saying it would be impossible to create such an organisation.


TORONTO -- The Toronto Raptors have to believe. That was coach Sam Mitchell's message after the Raptors held on to win their final NBA preseason game 100-92 over the Cleveland Cavaliers last night.


Heath Ledger autopsy results due in 10-14 days

The sudden death of film star Heath Ledger stunned fans and family from Hollywood to Australia on Wednesday as New York City's medical examiner conducted an autopsy that proved inconclusive.


Iraq. Italiane rapite. Berlusconi informato mentre era in visita a Bossi, Letta convoca riunione a Palazzo Chigi. Silvio Berlusconi Ã¨ stato informato del sequestro delle due italiane a Baghdad mentre faceva visita in clinica al ministro Umberto Bossi.


BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, MICH. - Don't cry for Team USA It would take something a lot more traumatic than this to have made dinner taste bitter last night at the Oakland Hills Country Club.


p2pnet.net News:- If you've wondered just how much people hate spam, wonder no more. A couple of days back, Lycos Germany launched a vigilante screen-saver to beat people sending out advertiusing junk mail at their own game.


Israel prepares for possible Gaza incursion: report

Israel has stepped up preparations for a possible military incursion into Gaza over concerns that fighting between Palestinian factions may lead to renewed attacks on Israel, a newspaper reported on Sunday.


Ron Artest had more fun in Detroit than the Heat did in Miami.


Suit demands proceeds from O.J. Simpson book deal

A lawsuit filed on Tuesday demanded  that proceeds from O.J. Simpson's scuttled book and interview  deal go to pay the civil judgment that found him liable for the  murders of his ex-wife and her friend.


White House: economic slowing to be temporary

The U.S. economy will see a mild slowdown as the once-surging housing market cools but overall growth will soon bounce back, White House economic adviser Al Hubbard said on Thursday.


Transfusing Heart Patients Poses Risk -Study

Giving blood transfusions to patients  with acute heart problems nearly triples the risk they will die  or suffer a heart attack within a month, a study said on  Tuesday.


Willie Nelson performs a gig in aid of tsunami victims, as charity concerts are organised around the world.


Cheap antibiotic to save childrenâs lives

In an article published in the Lancet, investigators report how they slashed the death rate of children infected with AIDS by nearly half using a common, cheap antibiotic drug.


Launch of high-performance Constellation system depends on delivery of quad-core 'Barcelona.'


Concerns over bio-terrorism are set to top agenda at international conference in Geneva on biological weapons.


Iraq. Allawi a Bruxelles: a Falluja serve una soluzione pacifica. ...

Da Bruxelles, dove ha incontrato i leader europei, il primo ministro iracheno a interim Iyad Allawi ha lanciato un fermo monito agli "insorti" e ai "terroristi" asserragliati a Falluja, capisaldo sunnita sottoposto a intensi bombardamenti da parte delle


Gli aerei rimarranno nelle piazzole dei diversi aeroporti in attesa di disposizoni. L'Enac convoca i vertici della societÃ . MILANO - Il gruppo Volare ha sospeso l'operativo dei voli e la vendita dei biglietti su tutte le destinazioni.


President Bush and other top officials joined thousands gathered across the country Sunday in tearful tributes, prayers and quiet reflection on the eve of the fifth anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks. In New York, the president and first lady Laura Bush placed wreaths in two pools where the World Trade Center's twin towers once stood.


SAN JOSE, Calif. - Initial shares of Google Inc...


Legale affidatari, lo daremo all'ambasciatore bielorusso


Hosted CRM company introduces a new framework for linking analysis tools to its applications.Image: Salesforce dashboard


Awe, Disdain for Christo's New York 'Gates' Art

"The Gates," the huge, quirky art work  by Christo and Jeanne-Claude that was unfurled in Manhattan's  Central Park on Saturday, drew oohs, ahs and oh-nos from  visitors on the debut of its 16-day run.


House tax writers will consider small business tax cuts worth $1.3 billion over 10 years in hopes of freeing minimum wage legislation currently stuck in an impasse between the House and Senate.


New Heathrow terminal cleared for take-off

Heathrow was granted planning permission Friday for a new terminal, part of a major revamp of the world's busiest international airport.


Bending to corporate and industry pressure, the Financial Accounting Standards Board has decided to delay by six months the effective date for public companies to implement Statement 123R, its proposed standard that would require companies to expense the


Deve scegliere gli acquirenti dei centri di produzione


Leader of Microsoftâs Office Business Is Retiring

Jeff Raikes, a 26-year veteran of Microsoft, plans to retire later this year and the company announced that it was reaching outside its ranks for his successor.


Television: Mr. Pufnstuf, Your Table Is Ready

Sid KrofftÂs unlikely odyssey from trippy childrenÂs TV to trippy nightclub.


ConAgra grew its bottom line despite the Peter Pan debacle.


The Toronto Maple Leafs made a draft day deal to acquire Finnish netminder Vesa Toskala from the San Jose Sharks on Friday for a package of draft picks.


What's a Red Sox fan to do now that the Curse is over?

Not to be macabre, but we are heading into a Halloween weekend. It occurred to me that if the best way to find an apartment in a crowded city is to check the obituaries (remember this regrettable collaboration


Oil Falls to a 6-Week Low as US Supplies Expected to Increase

Crude oil fell to a six-week low on expectations that an Energy Department report tomorrow will show that US oil and petroleum-product inventories rose.


Palace grab first win of season against 10-man Fulham

Crystal Palace notched their first Premier League win of the season with a 2-0 victory on Monday over London rivals Fulham, who played for all but the first six minutes with 10 men.


EU Policy Head: Iran Attack Would Be Wrong

A military attack on Iran's nuclear facilities would be a mistake, the European Union's foreign policy chief said Sunday.


Buenos Aires, 17:50 - TENNIS, ARGENTINA; NALBANDIAN: GIOCHERO' IN DAVIS CONTRO AUSTRIA

David Nalbandian ha smentito le dichiarazioni rilasciate alcuni giorni fa dal suo allenatore e ha co...


Ryan Garko and the Cleveland Indians love their late inning rallies, and no team has a bullpen more susceptible than the Chicago White Sox.


Fresno State coach Pat Hill cringes when anyone applies the "mid-major" label to his Bulldogs or the Western Athletic Conference.


Nove Mesto, 13:20 - SCI NORDICO, TOUR DE SKI: DOPPIETTA FINLANDIA IN 10 KM DONNE

Nono posto per Arianna Follis nella 10 km femminile di Nove Mesto, in Repubblica Ceca, valida per il...


Chelsea accuse FA of lenient Mutu drugs ban

Chelsea, London, Nov. 5 -- Sacked Chelsea striker Adrian Mutuâs amazing FA escape after testing positive for cocaine, has angered Chelsea, as the FA have suspended Mutu from football for seven months with Â£20,000 fine.


Investors are expected to focus on oil prices and corporate earnings outlooks next week, and the slightest warning about company revenues could weigh on stocks.


Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina, using MTV's Video Music Awards as a backdrop, launched HP's model of Apple Computer's popular iPod portable music player during a presentation in Miami Beach on Friday.


Roma, 12:28 - CALCIO, SERIE A: FIORENTINA-INTER A ROSETTI

Sarà Roberto Rosetti a dirigere domani sera Fiorentina-Inter, match clou della prima giornata...


Doubt cast on police claims against terror suspect: report

Prosecutors may have given a court incorrect information about links between an Indian doctor detained in Australia on terror charges and failed car bombings in Britain, a report said Friday.


Cyberbullies Target One-Third of Teenage Internet Users

Nearly one in three teens who use the Internet have experienced some type of cyberbullying, according to the Pew Internet & American Life Project.


Cheney takes refuge in bomb shelter after Afghan blast

Vice President Dick Cheney was whisked into a bomb shelter immediately after a Taliban suicide bomber struck the main American military base he was visiting in Afghanistan on Tuesday.


Science is a Blast at NASA Event: Middle Schoolers Across State Have Some High-Tech Fun

By Janet L. Metzner, The Dominion Post, Morgantown, W.Va.  Sep. 20--A middle school student held a long, lighted candle toward a yellow balloon. As the flame touched, the balloon exploded in a small ball of fire, followed by visible waves of heat in the air.


The Darfur conflict in Sudan has unleashed a crisis on the scale of the African famines of the 1980s, the International Red Cross says.


Porta nelle casse dei gestori 400 'vecchie lire' a chiamata


Blog: Sony's new VAIO CR series laptops aim to be fashion accessories.


'Bisogna dare spazio a cittadini, liste civiche, movimenti'


Jeffrey Deaver stroked the silky ears of his pet briard Chance, smooched his sleepy pooch and gently cuddled him. Could this really be "The Bone Collector" author, the best-selling writer known for gruesome murders, dismembered bodies and brutal torture scenes?


Catholic Archbishop Kidnapped in Iraq Freed

The Syrian Catholic archbishop of Mosul was freed today, a day after his abduction in Iraq, according to reports from the Vatican. But with Iraq's first election just 12 days away, violence aimed at derailing the process continued today.


Tata's winning bid hailed as victory for India

NEW DELHI . "India's High Noon" ... "Empire Strikes Back" ... "India Inc set a new global standard".


NEW YORK JETS @ NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS BETTING ODDS

New England Patriots have won 14 consecutive home games including play-offs and so on the face of it should be very confident of extending their unbeaten record.


China's main share index falls sharply after Beijing's decision to triple the tax on stock transactions.


'Polymeal' Diet Cuts Heart Disease By 76 Percent Extends Life

Scientists claim a diet that includes wine, chocolate, garlic, and other tasty foods can reduce heart disease by 76 percent, and add years to your life.


Milano, 12:42 - CALCIO, CHAMPIONS; ORIALI: ANCHE LIVERPOOL NON SARA' CONTENTO

"E' una trasferta difficile, ci prepararemo. Ci poteva capitare una delle squadre piÃ¹ forti ed &egra...


F.D.A. Panel Urges Ban on Medicine for Child Colds

A ban could transform the way parents cope with the most common illness in young children, but drug makers said they would fight the recommendations.


President Bush on Friday demanded that Iran "immediately and unconditionally" release four Iranian-Americans detained for alleged espionage and provide information about a former FBI agent missing in the country.


Rumsfeld Expects Few Civilian Deaths in Falluja

Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld  said on Monday he did not foresee large numbers of civilian  casualties during the U.S.-led assault to take the rebel-held  city of Falluja.


Business News for Technology Leaders French Government Sells Air ...

The French government asked two banks, France's Societe Generale SA and the Netherlands' ABN Amro Holding NV, to handle the sale of the Air France-KLM stake involving some 48 million shares, according to a Finance Ministry spokesperson.


MySpace Music Store Is New Challenge for Big Labels

MySpaceÂs online music store will allow bands and labels of any size to sell songs for whatever price they want.


Angry over Iraq killings, crowds attack mosque in Nepal

KATMANDU, Nepal -- Crowds stormed the main mosque in Katmandu and charged through the streets chanting "Down with Islam" in protest yesterday against the killing of 12 Nepalis in Iraq.


BitTorrent, Joost put download tech to legal use

There was a time when the  phrase "peer-to-peer" (P2P) was practically a curse word in the  music industry.


Electronics giant Sony has won an innovation award for its "brave" commitment to design.


A Land Securities, valore dell'operazione 711 mln euro


Anna Nicole Fans Express Emotions Online

By MATT SEDENSKY  HOLLYWOOD, Fla. - Fans of Anna Nicole Smith aren't making pilgrimages to the place where she spent her final days. They're not leaving flowers. They're not gathering in crowds to express their grief.


Stunned residents in General Nakar, Quezon, picked their way through a wasteland of mud and rubble to leave storm-ravaged areas Tuesday as the government said it has run out of money to pay for relief services.


YouTube Adds a Layer of Filtering to Be a Little Nicer

YouTube has changed its layout for some videos posted by CBS, placing user comments on a separate page instead of directly beneath each video.


Lone Star Gets Big Dividend in Korea Deal

Lone Star Funds will recoup almost a third of its original investment in a move that drew divided reaction.


Sony Ericsson leaves smartphone sufferers spitting

No more bugfixes for you Sony Ericsson's long-suffering smartphone users are spitting mad at a decision by the company not to issue any more firmware updates to their phones. The policy was confirmed on Tuesday, and affects owners of the P990i smartphone, M600i communicator and W950 music phone.â¦


Comcast Plans to Offer a Huge Menu of Films

Plan aims to offer Comcast subscribers a nearly limitless supply of movies and TV shows that can be viewed on demand and through the Internet.


An auction of spare Concorde parts is to be held in Toulouse, France, on Friday.


Swiss Life sells its closed UK business for Â£205m

Resolution Life, the closed life assurance consolidator led by Clive Cowdery, completed its second acquisition yesterday with the Â£205m purchase of Swiss Life's closed UK business.


Due giornalisti di "Repubblica" indagati per favoreggiamento alla mafiaSecondo il pm Del Bene la pubblicazione avrebbe aiutato Cosa nostra                                          Scoop dei pizzini cronisti sotto accusa                                                                                Ma il gip ha bocciato la richiesta dei pm per intercettare le loro telefonate


More than 1,000 Zimbabwean businessmen and women have been fined for breaking price controls, police say.


Capitals 3, Rangers 2, O.T.: Rangers Have the Chances, but Not the Result

Goalie Steve Valiquette had played admirably in his second consecutive day starting in place of Henrik Lundqvist, but the Rangers failed to capitalize on many scoring chances.


La Formula uno si spacca Dal 2008 Mondiale parallelo

La Gpwc, associazione che riunisce grandi case come Ferrari, Mercedes, Bmw e Renault, getta le basi per una nuova futura competizione. L'obiettivo Ã¨ "conservare i punti di forza del sistema attuale eliminandone al tempo stesso le debolezze".


While working relentlessly to portray Democratic Sen. John Kerry as a "flip-flopper," President Bush has his own history of changing his position, from reversals on steel tariffs and "nation-building" to reasons for invading Iraq.


Fall fashion shines brightly on New York catwalks

All that glitters is not gold. It's rhinestones and lamÃ© that will shine in fall fashions.


Pakistan election body not independent: rights group

Human Rights Watch on Tuesday warned that Pakistan's Election Commission had failed to investigate reports of campaign violations, threatening the validity of next week's crucial national polls.


Il fotografo: "Ne ho parlato con Paola e lei era d'accordoPoi si Ã¨ messo in mezzo il padre e ha bloccato tutto"                                          E Corona propone alle gemelle "Diecimila euro per posare da veline"                                                                                "Ho giÃ  pensato a tutto: al fotografo, ai vestitialla location, all'intervista da allegare al servizio" dal nostro inviato PAOLO BERIZZI


Fewer Viewers Light Up Olympic Torch for NBC

Greece isn't the only country  seeing low turnout for the 2004 Summer Olympics -- on average,  about 8 percent fewer U.S. television viewers tuned in to  Friday's opening ceremonies on NBC than four years ago.


U.S.: Kidnappings High Along Mexico Border

Twenty-seven Americans have been abducted in Mexico's northern border region over the past six months and two have been killed, the State Department said Thursday.


England face Macedonia and Scotland meet France but Wales are thrashed by Slovakia.


Wagnerâs Kicker Has the N.F.L. Interested

With two 54-yard field goals on his  rÃ©sumÃ©, Piotr Czech is optimistic about his chances to make it from a small college on Staten Island to the N.F.L.


Mahmoud Abbas, tipped to become the new Palestinian president, says he will not fight against militant groups.


Il senatore di An usa ambulanza per arrivare in tempo in tv


European Parliament leaders fail to agree on the fate of Italy's nominee for justice commissioner, Rocco Buttiglione.


Kellogg to Curb Marketing of Foods to Children

Kellogg will phase out advertising its products to children unless the foods meet specific nutrition guidelines.


Hilton selling Scandic to EQT for $1.1 billion

Hilton Hotels Corp.  said on Friday it would sell its Scandic Hotel chain to private equity group EQT for about $1.1 billion as it seeks to reduce debt amid buoyant lodging valuations.


Children's author Jacqueline Wilson holds onto title of most borrowed author in the annual public library lending charts.


Rally Draws Thousands of Immigrants to Capitol

Waving tiny American flags, a crowd of several thousand people -- almost all of Central American or Mexican origin -- rallied yesterday at the U.S. Capitol on a humid afternoon to call for immigration reform and demand a fair path to legalization for the country's estimated 12 million illegal...


The newspaper publisher reported a fourth-quarter profit after a loss a year ago, but it continued to be hurt by the housing slump in California and Florida.


Campbell Soup Co  on Thursday  posted quarterly profit below analysts' estimates despite  strong sales of its V8 vegetable juice, as the company  overhauled its supply chain in Australia and Indonesia.


West should not miss chance to end atomic row: Iran

Iran is testing Western intentions by working with the U.N. atomic watchdog to resolve a nuclear row but the opportunity for such cooperation may not be repeated, a senior Iranian official said on Thursday.


Novak Djokovic beats world No1 in straight sets  to set up final against Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga


Arab League FMs consider pressure on Syria to quit Lebanon

Arab foreign ministers faced the divisive issue of Syria's role in Lebanon when they met here Tuesday, a day after Gulf states and Jordan endorsed a UN call for Syria to withdraw its troops from Lebanon.


The consortium of Carlsberg and Heineken is given a deadline of 21 January to bid for Scottish & Newcastle.


Gangs Turning to Witness Pressure, Officials Say

Witness intimidation by youth gangs that bears striking resemblance to the way organized crime has silenced witnesses is a growing national problem.


N.M. ranchers fight caterpillar invasion

It has all the makings of a potential rangeland disaster: thousands of acres of grass and the herds of cattle, antelope and other animals that need to eat it versus an emerging army of spiky caterpillars with voracious appetites. But ranchers hope quick action will take care of the caterpillars — also known as range worms — before they can destroy pastures in northeastern New Mexico.


Frankie Andreu, once Lance ArmstrongÂs teammate, said he hoped admitting his use of EPO would help change the tradition of doping in cycling.


Drug scare reinforces need to talk to doctor

According to Dr. Mark Fendrick, a professor of internal medicine at the University of Michigan Medical School, the take-home message from the current scare over pain drugs is this: No matter


Wall of Smoke Stalls Chinese Rescue, Hope Fades

A wall of thick smoke blocked rescuers on Monday from 141 Chinese miners trapped after a gas explosion in a coal mine in northern China that killed at least 25, and officials saw scant hope of finding more survivors.


Earthquakes Rock Japan's Northern Island of Hokkaido

A magnitude 7 earthquake struck off Japan's northern island of Hokkaido early this morning, injuring at least 14 people. Refinery operations in the area weren't disrupted.


On Traffic-Signal Boxes, Art That Stops Traffic

What began as a grass-roots experiment to beautify unsightly traffic-signal boxes around Stamford, Conn., has become an unexpectedly impressive public art collection.


"The fecal DNA test was better than the Hemoccult II, the current standard non-invasive screening test," Dr. Imperiale was quoted as saying by Reuters Health.


Greece's government wins confidence vote

Greece's conservative government won a vote of confidence early Monday, ending a three-day debate that started with the opposition Socialist Party calling for early elections.


Greek lawyers have halted plans to sue the makers of film epic Alexander, which shows the ruler as bisexual.


UNITED NATIONSâThe United States will stick to its guns in Iraq, despite increasing violence, US President George W. Bush vowed yesterday.


Microsoft has switched from McAfee's anti-virus technology to Trend Micro's for its free Internet E-mail service MSN Hotmail.


Hackers graft Google Android onto hardware

As first prototype surfaces Mobile phone handsets based on Google's Android platform are due to appear some time in the second half of this year but hackers have already got a cut-down version of the software running on devices.â¦


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Blake out of Las Vegas Open after ATP confusion

The ATP has reversed its decision to award James Blake a quarter-final berth at the Las Vegas Open, after bending a rule to allow the American through.