HMO Reviews Vioxx, Study Sees Heart Risks

Patients taking Merck & Co. Inc.'s  Vioxx arthritis drug had a 50 percent greater chance of heart  attacks and sudden cardiac death than individuals using Pfizer  Inc.'s rival Celebrex medicine, according to a large study  financed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.


Verizon Calls for New Broadband Incentives

The U.S. government should launch a new program that provides grants and loans for broadband providers to extend service to rural areas, a top Verizon executive says.


Will Smith's untitled project based on the true-life rags-to-riches tale of an investment banker now has a title, "Pursuit of Happyness."


Proud France Inaugurates World's Highest Bridge

President Jacques Chirac inaugurated the world's highest bridge on Tuesday, a creation taller than the Eiffel Tower, longer than the Champs Elysees


Many others have tried to replicate various parts of the seminal show's sets, but Sekulow wasn't satisfied with reproductions--so he went after the real thing in building the ultimate Star Trek home theater. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.


Athanasia Tsoumeleka of Greece wins the women's 20km walk.


Chicago to host Gold Cup final and semis

Chicago's Soldier Field will be the site of next year's semifinals and final of the CONCACAF Gold Cup, soccer's championship of North and Central America and Caribbean.


Hermann Maier won the giant slalom Thursday for his first gold medal at the Alpine Skiing World Championships since 1999, two years before he nearly lost his leg in a motorcycle accident.


Executives: Acquisition will make troubled nuclear plants better

The creation of the country's biggest utility is designed largely to make three troubled nuclear power plants in southern New Jersey more profitable, executives from Exelon Corp.


Gorillas, corals and vultures are all  closer to extinction, according to the latest bleak analysis of the natural world.


Niente yuppie ma voglia di lusso-lusso e di maschio-maschio


San Antonio makes winning return to Cleveland

The San Antonio Spurs downed the Cleveland Cavaliers 112-105 on Wednesday, marking a successful return to the arena where they won the NBA title last season. Manu Ginobili scored a season-high 46 points, including a career-best eight three-pointers, as the Spurs defeated the team they swept from the NBA finals.


VA Secretary Jim Nicholson got an endorsement Wednesday from President Bush &#151; and a summons to Capitol Hill &#151; after the theft of veterans' personal information that has become one of the nation's largest security breaches.


Sports: 6 October 2004, Wednesday. Croatian defender Robert Kovac has reportedly made an upstage remark about Bulgarian striker Berbatov.


UPDATE 2-Ottawa launches sale of Petro-Canada stake

Canada's government launched the sale of its remaining C$3 billion ($2.3 billion) stake in Petro-Canada (PCA.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) (PCZ.


Last-Hole Eagle Takes Ogilvie Clear in California

Joe Ogilvie eagled the last hole to  fire a nine-under-par 63 to grab a three-stroke lead after the  second round of the 90-hole Bob Hope Classic pro-am at La  Quinta, California on Thursday.


Statehouse Journal: Rocky Start for Nevadaâs Chief

In a recent poll, just 28 percent of voters questioned said they had a favorable opinion of Gov. Jim Gibbons of Nevada, who took office in January.


Former D.C. First Lady Steps Into Spotlight for Awareness

Effi Barry is well known as the District's former first lady, the stoic woman behind Mayor Marion Barry during one of the stormiest chapters in the District's political history.


Goalie Jason LaBarbera returned to the Los Angeles Kings after nursing a rib injury for 3 1-2 weeks, and the Colorado Avalanche quickly took advantage of his rustiness.


Ken Caminiti, the 1996 National League MVP who later admitted using steroids during his major league career, died Sunday. He was 41.


Only one thing will be missing from the Baltimore-Cleveland rivalry on Sunday: the man who made it one. Art Modell, who broke one city's pro football heart and mended another's when he moved the Browns to Maryland, has stepped aside and out of the spotlight. Although the venerable owner is no longer at the center of the one of the NFL's fiercest matchups, there is no shortage of subplots in the season opener.


Golf: Tiger and Colin share lead at World Challenge

THOUSAND OAKS, California : Host Tiger Woods fired a four-under par 67 here Thursday to match fellow American Jim Furyk and Scotland's Colin Montgomerie for the lead after the first round of the World Challenge.


Jenson Button is still planning a return to Williams despite being told yesterday he cannot drive for them in 2005. Button had wanted to return to Williams, where he started his Formula One


Heineken shines as European stocks slide

European equity markets sank on Wednesday after subprime concerns resurfaced following the announcement by Bear Stearns (NYSE:BSC) that two of its hedge funds, both backed by subprime loans, were "virtually worthless".


US congressman Lantos criticizes Egypt on Palestinian weapons smuggling

United States Congressman Tom Lantos accused Egypt of not doing enough to halt the smuggling of weapons by Palestinian militants across the Egyptian border.


OLYMPIA, Wash. - Go ahead, call state Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles a scurvy wench, a wanton strumpet, a shameless hussy. She probably won't like it, but she doesn't want you to be prosecuted for it.


International community pledge $250 million in emergency aid for victims of Asian tsunami

The international community has pledged more than $250 million in emergency aid for victims of the tsunami that devastated coastlines from south Asia to east Africa, with planeloads of supplies leaving Britain ...


Bain Capital quiet about probe into 3Com acquisition

InfoWorld - Bain Capital, a U.S. equity investment firm, declined to comment Wednesday on news reports that a U.S. government panel reviewing a proposed acquisition of networking vendor 3Com plans to extend its review.


More migrants die as U.S. tightens border security

REYNOSA, Mexico  - Tougher security along the U.S.-Mexico border is forcing migrants to take more dangerous, remote routes to cross into the United States and pushing up the number of deaths in the desert.


L'attentato nel Vibonese, intera famiglia era nell'edificio


Lindsay Bowen dominated from the perimeter and Kelli Roehrig was outstanding in the paint as 10th-ranked Michigan State overwhelmed No. 11 Connecticut, 67-51, last night at the Hartford Civic Center.


Yates Racing takes top spots for Daytona

Robert Yates Racing went from skid row to the front row, emerging from the darkest season in team history to take the Daytona 500 spotlight. At least for a week.


GlaxoSmithKline Plc GSK.L has agreed  to disclose information on all clinical studies of its drugs to  settle a lawsuit that accused it of withholding negative  information about the antidepressant Paxil, the New York  Attorney General's office said on Thursday.


The Ford Motor Company is making a push to convince Americans that a new crop of cars are worth buying on their own merits, not because of rebates or financing.


Federal official says White House not involved in FBI Halliburton ...

WASHINGTON A federal law enforcement official says an expanded investigation of Halliburton contracts doesn't involve anyone in the White House.


Love Retrieved, Imperfect and Unbalanced

âDon Quixoteâ records, though perhaps from too close a distance, the real-life relationship between George Balanchine and his muse.


The body of a 77-year-old woman found murdered in her rural Hampshire home was found by her son, police say.


WASHINGTON - Thirty-four percent of Americans with a relative who is at high risk of danger from getting the flu say they are worried about the vaccine shortage, according to an Associated Press poll about the crisis that has health officials scrambling


Kodak Profits on Discontinued Operations

Eastman Kodak Co. EK.N, the world's  top maker of photographic film, on Wednesday said its third  quarter profit rose, boosted by discontinued operations. Sales  were boosted by the weaker dollar and its key growth area of  digital photography.


Scientists to exhume diplomat's corpse for bird flu clues

Scientists plan to exhume within the next five months the body of a British diplomat who died in 1919 of the Spanish flu, in a move they hope will provide vital clues on how to fight any future pandemic.


Marbury Sparks U.S. Basketball Win Over Spain

Stephon Marbury keyed a fourth quarter  run to help the United States beat Spain 102-94 in the  quarter-finals of the men's Olympic basketball tournament on  Thursday.


Blair Calls on U.S. to Take Climate Change Seriously

DAVOS, Switzerland  - The United States, realizing  it cannot defeat global threats like terrorism alone, must  cooperate to fight other planetary challenges like climate  change, British Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Wednesday.


Roma, 17:54 - CALCIO, ROMA; SENSI: NON ABBIAMO CAMBIATO IDEA SU MANCINI

L'amministratore delegato, Rosella Sensi, replica alle parole del dirigente del Lione Lacombe che ha...


A spring boom in the markets has translated into fatter paychecks for hedge fund managers. Here's what they'll do with the cash.


Italy to sell 30.1 pct of Alitalia, bidder must buy whole company

The Italian state, owning 49.9 percent of Alitalia, will sell at least 30.1 percent and a buyer must bid for the whole company, the Italian economy ministry has said.


Can you fake authenticity? Probably not, but it might be worth a try if you're running for president at a time when voters think leaders lack integrity.


China Pledges Investments of $19.7 Bln in Argentina

China pledged to invest $19.7 billion in Argentine railroad, energy, telecommunications and housing projects over the next 10 years, an Argentina government official said.


ATHENS, Greece -- If you recall, my concerns involved car bombings, kidnappings, beheadings and Al Qaeda. So when the scariest moment of the Olympics involves a defrocked, kilt-wearing Irish priest who tackles


Iraq, Santoro ucciso a un posto di blocco

L'italiano non sarebbe stato rapito, ma freddato da ribelli iracheni. In tv Ã¨ immobile. Manca la fredda ufficialitÃ  ma tutto volge nella direzione piÃ¹ drammatica e dolorosa. Una testimonanza documentata


Phillip Swann, president and CEO of TVPredictions.com, discusses Toshiba's announcement that it will stop making HD DVD players and recorders.


Net law professor Michael Geist takes a look at how open access is reshaping the way research becomes available.


Second Quebec Wal-Mart store wins union recognition

Trade unions have scored a second victory over the world's largest retailer Wal-Mart, after 200 workers in a Quebec store won the right to representation.


Four family members were found dead Monday in their home of apparent carbon monoxide poisoning, bringing the death toll from the Northwest's worst windstorm in a decade to 14.


AI welcomes revoking of Pinochet's immunity

MADRID: Amnesty International applauded on Friday the decision by Chile's Supreme Court to revoke the immunity from prosecution of former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet, calling it "a first step toward justice.


Florida State offensive coordinator Jimbo Fisher said he would be staying with the Seminoles, ending speculation that he could become the next coach at West Virginia.


The Mexican cement giant reaches a crucial 90% stake in an Australian rival.


Russian Parliament Backs Electoral Reform

Russia's lower house of parliament gave tentative backing Friday to a key electoral reform proposed by President Vladimir Putin following a series of recent terror attacks that have killed hundreds and stunned Russians.


Despite claiming to want to get away from everything familiar, affluent New Yorkers really want to be at one of the in-crowd vacation spots.


F.D.A. Finds Increase in Suicide Symptoms for Patients Using Seizure Medications

The increased risks are small, but doctors said that the increased risk did not outweigh the benefits of the drugs.


Cuban Dance Troupe Asks for Asylum in U.S.

A Cuban troupe of 44 dancers, singers  and musicians starring in a show in Las Vegas sought asylum in  the United States on Monday in one of the largest mass  defections by Cubans performing abroad.


VATICANO - La grande ereditÃ  di Pio XII: intervista a Fides di  Padre Peter Gumpel, Relatore della causa di beatificazione di Pio XII CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides)- ÂPapa Pio XII ha avuto un ruolo storicamente importante nella preparazione del Concilio Vaticano II  e ha incoraggiato la Chiesa ad aprirsi alle questioni che piÃ¹ assillavano la vita dellÂuomo modernoÂ dice allÂAge...


Jakarta Police Close to Identifying Embassy Bomber

Indonesian police are close to identifying the suicide bomber who detonated a minivan packed with explosives at the Australian embassy in Jakarta this month, killing 9 people, the police chief said on Wednesday.


Brother Of Suspect Says Family Is Devastated

The brother of the man suspected of killing five people in Sawyer County says he doesn't believe his sibling could commit such a crime.


Nella piazza romana il sole ha aderito allo sciopero generale: Ã¨ una mattinata fredda, nuvole minacciose sfilano sopra gli striscioni, qualche goccia di pioggia. Eppure Ã¨ pieno di gente, il centro rimane


Livorno, 17:21 - CALCIO, ARRIGONI: SE NON BATTO IL CAGLIARI RISCHIO IL POSTO

La squadra lo ha già salvato una volta da un esonero che sembrava certo. Ora Daniele Arrigoni...


US President George W Bush has been  sworn in for a second term in office. Send us your views and predictions.


The Super Bowl champion  Indianapolis Colts kicked off the new NFL season with a  ruthless 41-10 win over the New Orleans Saints on Thursday.


Indonesian family has two hermaphrodite children

A poor family in an isolated Indonesian village has had two hermaphrodite children.


ASIA/COREA DEL SUD - Attese e speranze per la nomina del nuovo Segretario Generale dellÂOnu: la Corea spera nel ministro degli Esteri Ban Ki Moon Seul (Agenzia Fides) - La classe politica coreana e tutta la popolazione Ã¨ unita nel sostenere la candidatura del ministro degli esteri sudcoreano Ban Ki Moon come Segretario Generale delle Nazioni Unite. E le speranza si rafforzano con il passare de...


In Bali, new incentive for developing nations to curb emissions

Forest-preservation pledges of $166 million this week could entice them to take part in a post-Kyoto climate deal.


Illinois Gov. Wants to Import European Flu Vaccine

Illinois authorities asked on Monday  for federal approval to import from Europe thousands of doses  of flu vaccine that the state located through its controversial  program to buy cheaper medicines for older Americans.


In Ramadan message: Hamas calls for unity against Israel

The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) congratulated the Palestinian people and the Muslim nation on Friday at the start of the holy month of Ramadan.


Poll shows majority of Washington residents say they can do ...

WASHINGTON It's been more than 30 years since baseball was in Washington DC -- and many residents don't seem in a hurry for a return.


MEXICO CITY-After months of drawn-out negotiations, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi Friday signed an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with Mexican President Vicente Fox.


12 ott 15:46 Roma: l'aereo con i feretri delle sorelle Rinaudo ...

ROMA - L'aereo con a bordo i feretri che trasportano le salme di Jessica e Sabrina Rinaudo partiranno dall'aeroporto di Fiumicino per Torino questa sera alle 20. L'arrivo all'aeroporto di Caselle e' previsto per le 21,20.


Improved shuttle fuel tank ships to Kennedy this week

NASA will cross off one more goal from its shuttle return-to-flight checklist this week when it ships an improved space shuttle external fuel tank to the Kennedy Space Center, officials said Tuesday.


Disney is revamping one of its California theme parks by melding classic carnival games with virtual reality.


To Bill.Gates@Microsoft.com; Subject: Your Spam

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer provided some perspective for anyone who thinks they are getting too much spam. "There are two people who probably are the number one spam recipients in the world.


UA resident to represent United States at German holiday market

Upper Arlington resident Dennis Knight has been chosen as this year's only international representative to participate in Striezelmarkt in Dresden, Germany.


Private spaceship wins $10m for breaking the final frontier?twice

A stubby rocket plane touched down safely in the Mojave desert yesterday to claim a dual prize: the first private, crewed spacecraft to fly two successful missions within


Seattle DH Martinez Wins 2004 Roberto Clemente Award

ST. LOUIS (Sports Network) - For the second year in a row,  a member of the Seattle Mariners has captured the Roberto  Clemente Award, as Major League Baseball awarded Mariners  designated hitter Edgar Martinez the 2004 honor on Tuesday.


The New Competitive Advantage: Web Collaboration Reaches the Tipping Point

(Source: Webex)  Web collaboration has matured beyond the era of experimentation.  Millions of knowledge workers across the globe are using web meetings to accelerate business processes and improve business decisions.  The most successful businesses will be those that deploy online collaboration to sell, train, support, market to and collaborate with customers, prospects and partners.


Jobs and Gates trade jests at rare joint appearance

CARLSBAD, California  - It turns out that Steve Jobs has a soft spot in his heart for PC guys.


Arrivato nulla osta giudice per trasferimento da ospedale


Slaton Carries Mountaineers Past Rutgers

Steve Slaton's three touchdowns help No. 6 West Virginia keep its BCS hopes alive with a 31-3 victory over No. 25 Rutgers on Saturday.


SANTIAGO, Chile  - Former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet was fighting for survival in a Santiago hospital on Monday as a small group of supporters continued their vigil outside, willing him to live.


NBA Game Summary - Philadelphia at Seattle

Willie Green contributed a season-high 20 points for the 76ers, who have won five straight on the road and three straight overall.


AIDS Researcher's Widow Charged in Death

The widow of an AIDS researcher who died of arsenic poisoning almost four years ago was indicted Monday on a first-degree murder charge in his death.


Alitalia to present finalized restructuring plan

LONDON, October 6  - Alitalia (ALI.FSE) has reached an agreement with its major labour unions and the Italian government, enabling the loss-making airline to access a â¬400 million (â¬492.


Already the Phoenix Coyotes managing partner, The Great One was asked by general manager Mike Barnett if he'd be interested in running the team from behind the bench, too.


Int'l IT and Technical Fair Starts in Plovdiv...

Week in Advance: 27 September 2004, Monday. Bulgaria's second city of Plovdiv will host the traditional International Technical Fair.


Environmentalists accused India and China in a stinging indictment Wednesday of doing almost nothing to stem the rapid decline of tigers in the wild, saying the big cats will likely vanish completely within a few years without government intervention.


Asean to Cut Trade Barriers Three Years Earlier Than Planned

Southeast Asian countries have agreed to cut trade barriers between them three years earlier than planned, Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said.


Signaling the next step in Microsoft's efforts to embrace the broader world of software development, its IronPython development team today announced the general availability of version 1.0. Python joins the list of languages that has embraced the .NET Framework and managed code.


R&B singer Ms Dynamite will no action over allegations of an assault in a London restaurant, police say.


Brazilian police arrested more than 60 people yesterday in a massive operation to crack down on money laundering, targeting currency changers who illegally transfer money abroad.


IBM Adds Fingerprint Sensor to ThinkPads

IBM has added biometric security to its ThinkPad notebook line, claiming that the technology is now ready for prime time. IBM has added a fingerprint scanner to its T42 ThinkPad notebook chassis and will offer


Syria ready to resume Israeli talks 'without conditions': UN envoy

DAMASCUS  - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said he is ready to reopen negotiations with Israel "without conditions," visiting UN Middle East envoy Terje Roed-Larsen revealed.


U.S. stocks trimmed early gains on Wednesday after data on consumer sentiment came in weaker-than-expected two days before the holiday shopping season.


Enjoy Being a Girl? De la Renta's Your Guy

scar de la Renta, who makes caftans for the Dowager Duchess of Devonshire to wear at home in her itty-bitty pile, Chatsworth, had the ponytailed freshman Ashley Olsen at his show yesterday, one


LAS VEGAS -- There is another reason 1992 Olympic champion Oscar De La Hoya is so appropriately called The Golden Boy.


Police Still Searching For College Gunman

Delaware State University will reopen for classes tomorrow, but the gunman who shot two students from the District early Friday, one seriously, remained at large last night, officials said.


At least 25 killed, 45 injured in NW China coalmine explosion

At least 25 miners were killed following a major gas explosion at the Chenjiashan Coalmine in Shaanxi Province at 7:20 am Sunday, and 141 remained trapped underground, said rescuers at the site early Monday.


French court issues arrest warrant for ex-guerrilla

A French court on Monday issued an arrest warrant for former leftist Italian guerrilla Cesare Battisti after he failed to report to police for regular checks.


The Spice Girls on Friday announced they are to cut back their reunion tour "due to family and personal commitments."


Man Offers $10K for Pedro Mountain Mummy

A man is offering $10,000 for the Pedro Mountain Mummy, a tiny set of human remains that were found in Wyoming and have not been seen in public for 55 years.


A second company promises a 100 mile per gallon engine

EcoMotors says it can hit 100 miles per gallon by 2011. So do some others.


Cisco Wireless Goes Green With Hearst Tower, New York; Hearst Corporation Selects Cisco and MobileAccess Networks for Total Wireless Solution in 46-Story Hearst Tower Headquarters

Cisco Systems(R) (NASDAQ:CSCO) today announced that Hearst Corporation, one of the world's largest diversified communications companies, has selected the Cisco(R) Unified Wireless Network in conjunction with the MobileAccess Universal Wireless Network infrastructure at Hearst Tower in New York.


Roma, 17:14 - CALCIO, SERIE C2: RISULTATI E CLASSIFICHE

Risultati e classifiche della 18/a giornata, 1/a di ritorno, del campionato di serie C2.


The Federal Open Market Committee, the rate-setting panel for the US Federal Reserve, began its deliberations Wednesday with a rate hike widely expected.


Americans Spend More to Treat Spine Woes

Although Americans are spending more money than ever to treat spine problems, their backs are not getting any better.


Play suspended at East Lake due to lightning

Play was suspended because of the threat of lightning at the Tour Championship on Thursday with Tiger Woods yet to complete the par-four first hole.


Barcellona, 11:18 - MOTO, GP CATALOGNA: STONER VOLA IN ULTIME LIBERE MOTOGP

Casey Stoner è stato il piÃ¹ veloce nella terza e ultima sessione di prove libere del Gp di Ca...


Nov. 10, 2004 (New Orleans) -- A leading heart researcher says the painkiller Bextra increases the risk of heart attacks and strokes and may pose a greater risk than Vioxx.


French far-right leader Jean-Marie Le Pen says he is having problems getting endorsement to run for president.


Danger, Kevin Rollins! Dell's moves to lower prices, hire more understandable customer service reps and stop product fires do not appear to be helping its immediate fortunes.â¦


Orbital Rendezvous: Discovery Crew to Dock at ISS

Seven astronauts aboard NASA's shuttle Discovery have a hearty welcome waiting aboard the International Space Station (ISS), where three veteran spaceflyers are preparing for their afternoon arrival.


What recession? Buyers bid up U.S. building equipment

ORLANDO, Florida  - Expectations for a fire sale of heavy construction equipment because of the U.S. housing slump were snuffed out quickly on Tuesday at what is billed as the biggest equipment auction in the world.


US stocks added to earlier gains on Monday after software maker PeopleSoft Inc. (PSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) accepted rival Oracle Corp.


Red Sox ace Beckett expects Rockies will be ready

Red Sox ace Josh Beckett expects the best from Colorado's batters despite an eight-day layoff for the National League champions that threatens to cool off the red-hot Rockies for the World Series starting on Wednesday.


England bowler James Anderson is taken to hospital in St Lucia with a suspected broken finger.


Nokia , the world's top mobile  phone maker, unveiled on Wednesday a new online music store,  new top-end handsets and a global gaming service as it takes on  recent rival U.S. rival Apple .


MOSCOW: At least three people were killed when gunmen took up to 240 people hostage in a school in North Ossetia, close to Chechnya, ITAR-TASS quoted local authorities as saying.


San Paolo, 17:20 - F1, HAMILTON: VOGLIO VINCERE. ALONSO? LA STAMPA ESAGERA

Alla vigilia delle prove libere del Gran Premio del Brasile Lewis Hamilton fa sfoggio di diplomazia ...


An: La Russa, tutto il partito condivide le tesi di Fini


A un lavoratore di Massa respinta richiesta copertura


Davis Cup semis: US -Belarus, Spain-France

Belarus has never won a Davis Cup title and, until now, has never been in the semifinals. The United States, on the other hand, has 31 titles, although the last was nine years back.


Heather Mills McCartney tells the BBC she has received 'death threats' since splitting with Sir Paul McCartney.


Guatemalan villagers killed a woman and attacked two others after accusing them of kidnapping a 9-year-old girl who was later found dead, officials said Saturday.


Five Minnesota relievers combined to shut out the Detroit Tigers for 3 2/3 innings and preserve a 3-2 victory on Saturday night. "Our bullpen was just super tonight," Minnesota manager Ron Gardenhire said.


New home sales slump; business activity up

Sales of new U.S. homes fell in November to the lowest rate since 1995, but business activity perked up this month, according to reports on Friday that showed pockets of strength in the economy despite a housing sector meltdown.


HOUSTON El Paso Corporation shareholders today ignored recommendations from two advisory firms to fire its longtime outside auditor.


India's tour of Australia has been overshadowed by ugly allegations of racism -- a row in which both sides feel offended


Candidates Unleash Final Efforts in Iowa

John Edwards was on 36-hour bus tour and Hillary Rodham Clinton released a 2-minute advertisement on the day before the caucuses.


Consumer Electronics Association publishes guidelines for responsible use of cell phone cameras


China retakes center stage in North Korea crisis

Delegates to six-party talks began converging on the Chinese capital on Wednesday seeking to defuse North Korea's smoldering nuclear crisis, but envoys and analysts cautioned that any final deal is a distant prospect.


Netscape, the Browser That Started It All, Dies a Quiet Death

The Netscape Navigator browser, after years of lagging behind competitor Internet Explorer and siblings Mozilla and Firefox, will fade into history on Feb. 1. Parent company AOL will cease production on all Netscape-branded projects Friday, though the Netscape.com website will continue to exist as a web portal.


Seattle Suspends Pepper Gun Used in Boston Death

The Seattle Police Department said on  Thursday that it would suspend use of pepper-ball guns to  control crowds after a college student was killed by one in  Boston last week when police broke up a crowd of rowdy baseball  fans.


Millions Blocked from Voting in Election

Millions of U.S. citizens, including a disproportionate number of black voters, will be blocked from voting in the Nov. 2 presidential election because of legal barriers, faulty procedures or dirty tricks, according to civil rights and legal experts.


US Warns Iran Concerning Potential Sanctions

LONDON - Iran has again escaped censure over its nuclear program, prompting the United States to warn it may take unilateral action against the Islamic regime at the UN Security Council, and in the form of sanctions.


Dual-Link DVI KVMP and Multimedia Switch Debuts

Iogear's new switch lets users share a dual-link DVI display, USB keyboard, mouse, and surround sound audio between two computers.


US scientists have found a way to indentify exactly which desktop printer produced which document.


Roma, 12:58 - CALCIO, DISCIPLINARE: CINQUE ANNI DI INIBIZIONE A PREZIOSI

La Commissione disciplinare della Lega Calcio ha deciso di sanzionare il presidente del Genoa, Enric...


Iran must suspend enrichment before talks: Chirac

French President Jacques Chirac said  on Tuesday Iran must suspend uranium enrichment, a process  which can produce fuel for power plants or bombs, before talks  aimed at defusing a nuclear standoff can go ahead.


A simple blood test could tell doctors which women with breast cancer need more aggressive treatment, scientists believe. Women with five or more tumour cells in their blood sample would have aggressive disease needing more treatment.


A devastating tsunami triggered by a massive earthquake has killed more than 14,000 and left thousands of British holidaymakers stranded in Asia.


Movie Review | 'Dragon Wars: D-War': Who Needs Plot When Youâve Got Dragons?

âDragon Wars: D-Warâ is such a breathless, delirious stew, itâs impossible not to be entertained, provided â this is crucial â you have a sense of humor.


A bordo alcuni manifestanti, fermate tre persone


Australian Open Celebrates Its 100th Year

It began at a humble suburban cricket  ground, has been played twice in New Zealand and was even once  held in a zoo.


Plan to laud Declaration signers fizzles

When in the course of human events it becomes necessary to honor the grave sites of Declaration of Independence signers, don't count New Jersey in. It says it can't afford it.


Eduardo Romero took the sting out of The Ocean Course for a second straight day, grabbing a two-stroke lead at the Senior PGA Championship. Romero, the first-round leader after a 4-under 68 in strong wind, shot a 70 in calmer conditions Friday to move to 6 under.


Seventh-seeded Russian Elena Bovina won her first title in two years by beating France's Nathalie Dechy 6-2 2-6 7-5 in the final of the Pilot Pen tournament.


High Court Justice Does Massachusetts Jury Duty

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen  Breyer reported for jury duty this week in Massachusetts, where  he is a part-time resident, but was not picked for a trial.


NEW YORK (Billboard) - Josh Groban's "Noel" ruled the U.S. pop album charts for a fifth week Thursday, a record for a Christmas release, while Mary J. Blige's new CD provided some stiff competition as overall sales surged in the holiday shopping frenzy.


BAGHDAD -- A car bomb killed 17 people yesterday and injured 21 others in a mostly Shi'ite Muslim town south of Baghdad, and US troops backed by tanks battled rebels in the northern city of Mosul as the insurgency showed no sign of abating after national elections.


Crawford leads way as US goes 1-2-3 in 200m

It wasn't the finish the partisan Greek crowd wanted to see, but Shawn Crawford headlined an American sweep in the 200m Thursday night at Olympic Stadium.


Drug companies rushing to fill the vacuum left by Merck & Co.'s withdrawal of its best-selling arthritis drug Vioxx are flooding the airwaves with competing


CAMPAIGN SPENDING in the 2004 presidential race has already cracked the $1 billion mark, almost twice the amount at this time four years ago.


World oil prices vaulted to record highs Friday, stirring fears of $US60 a barrel for New York crude, as traders sweated over tight US energy stocks and rampant, China-driven demand.


Vivendi SA is close to an agreement to  buy Bertelsmann's BMG Music Publishing unit for about 1.6  billion euros ($2.1 billion), a source familiar with the deal  said.


Following a lawsuit threat, a security researcher goes ahead with a presentation on vulnerabilities in RFID access cards-- but doesn't demonstrate problems with HID Global's system. By Kim Zetter.


Negotiations over three kidnapped UN workers in Afghanistan have hit a snag over ransom demands, officials said Tuesday, as Taliban-linked militants said they were


By Tim Blangger, The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa.  May 25--Some evening after dark, turn off all the lights in your house. After your eyes adjust to the darkness, look around.


FARMINGTON, Pa. (SportsTicker) - Vijay Singh had a rare bad round. Chris DiMarco could not capitalize. Singh's par 72 was good enough to maintain his two-stroke lead after Saturday's third round of the $4.


Torino, 19:37 - CALCIO, JUVE: ZANETTI, MARCHISIO E PALLADINO VERSO RECUPERO

Zanetti, Marchisio e Palladino potrebbero recuperare per la sfida di lunedÃ¬ prossimo contro il Moden...


Australian opposition leader urges vote for change at campaign launch

Opposition leader Mark Latham pledged to restore Australian society's "fair go" egalitarian ethos at the Labor Party's campaign launch for the October 9 election.


August producer prices dip, home builders gloomy

August producer prices fell sharply and home builders became more worried about their sales outlook, data on Tuesday showed, in a gloomy picture for U.S. growth that the Federal Reserve underlined by slashing interest rates.


New York, 10:57 - TENNIS, US OPEN JR: FABBIANO E TREVISAN FUORI IN SEMIFINALE

Sono stati eliminati in semifinale i due italiani in gara nel torneo juniores dell'Us Open. Thomas F...


Former Guantanamo Detainee Writes Memoir

A German-born Turkish man who was held for years at Guantanamo Bay has written a memoir about his time at the U.S. prison, a publisher said Tuesday.Comment


Storms could delay Atlantis landing in Florida

Heavy weather could delay the return to Earth of space shuttle Atlantis and its crew of seven after a successful mission to the International Space Station, a NASA spokesman said Wednesday.


PeopleSoft customers, employees weigh deal

Oracle may be celebrating its long-awaited union with PeopleSoft, but a day after the landmark deal not everyone is happy. Among the people likely to be looking at the $10.3 billion merger with some trepidation


People have until midnight on 22 June to say they owe tax on money in offshore accounts or face penalties.


By Daily News  VALENCIA -- Donna Rice Hughes, a key figure in a major political sex scandal of the 1980s and now a children's advocate, will speak next week at Santa Clarita's annual seminar for parents and kids.


Metafora dello stilista sardo che riparte col suo marchio


Scramjet bid to fly at two miles per second

An experimental pilotless jet will today attempt to break the world speed record by reaching 7,000mph - the equivalent of two miles per second.


US gasoline costs fell to their lowest level in four months, with the national pump price dropping 1.8 cents over the last week to $1.


By Paul Davidson  To win approval of their blockbuster merger, the nation's two satellite radio companies would accept government-mandated conditions guaranteeing consumers lower prices and more channels, the head of Sirius Satellite Radio told lawmakers Wednesday.


Germany uneasy on nuclear plans after Iran talks

Germany came away from a meeting with Iran on even more concerned about Tehran's nuclear ambitions than before the talks, diplomatic sources said.


Glamorous Bavarian wants law to allow 7-year itch

Bavaria's most glamorous politician -- a  flame-haired motorcyclist who helped bring down state premier  Edmund Stoiber -- has shocked the Catholic state in Germany by  suggesting marriage should last just 7 years.


Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas ended his European tour Saturday without persuading any country to end crippling economic sanctions based on his power-sharing deal with the rival Islamic militant Hamas.


A 23-year-old student from China wins the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition.


The results of an autopsy have revealed that rapper ODB died from a drugs overdose. The New York City medical examiner's office announced yesterday that the rap-singer, real name Russell Jones, had taken cocaine


PARIS -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy urged swift international action Monday toward speeding up deployment of troops in Darfur, as key world players met to try to consolidate efforts and resources for the ravaged Sudanese region.


Introduced by Paul Cook, former drummer of punk act The Sex Pistols, and sporting a brown T-shirt emblazoned "Gio-Goi", rocker Pete Doherty made his debut as the new face of the new label on Thursday.


De La Hoya-Hopkins could be showdown for the ages

David vs. Goliath scenarios have always attracted an audience, particularly when the showdown is inside a boxing ring. When Oscar De La Hoya and Bernard Hopkins square off Saturday


A European Union diplomat working in Ivory Coast is killed by an unidentified attacker, officials say.


BRITISH mobile telephone operator mmO2 has announced a deal with NTT DoCoMo, Japan's leading mobile phone operator, to launch i-mode mobile internet services in Britain, Germany and Ireland.


Quiet is broken only by the hum of mechanical diggers

Kham Promnich has been sleepwalking for the past four days. Yesterday, in a trance-like state, he paced up and down the patch of land where his house once stood, as if tracing the perimeters of his shattered life.


Vote Counting Begins in Afghan Elections

Vote counting in Afghanistan's presidential election got under way Thursday, five days after a landmark vote meant to cement a new era of stability after more than two decades of strife.


Mossberg likes the iPod Touch, at least while it lasts

As usual, Walt Mossberg has nice things to say about an iPod, but dings Apple for poor battery life and some issues with the touch screen.


Meeting of Interior Ministers from European countries ends in ...

The Interior ministers from five major European countries ended a two-day meeting in Florence on Monday after failing to reach agreement over a plan to set up immigrant processing centers in Africa.


Ready for Service Pack 2? Not so fast, XP Pro users

You've been patient. You've done what Microsoft asked you to do. You're ready to download Service Pack 2 for Windows XP.


The United Nations launched a massive polio immunization campaign across Africa on Friday, aiming to undo the region-wide effects of a vaccine boycott in Nigeria.


Race against time for largest aid effort ever

The world has pledged about $500 million to help tsunami survivors, relying on lessons from past disasters to expedite relief.


AT&T, the largest US telecommunications group, is launching its first WiFi wireless broadband internet service on Monday in Riverside, California.


Service Pack 2, "SP2" for short, aims to stop viruses, worms, browser hijackings and worse by including security features that people have to add and adjust on their own. -Rob Pegoraro


The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals mailed Roger Clemens vegan treats after he said he did not know what a vegan was during Wednesdayâs Congressional hearing.


Oregon tree growers team up for the troops

The holiday season keeps the Hansen family busy harvesting, shipping and selling thousands of Christmas trees. However, this year the Hansens, along with 12


The U.S. information tech sector lost 403,300 jobs between March 2001 and April 2004, and the market for tech workers remains bleak, according to a new report.


Approximately 10,000 cases of whooping cough, or pertussis, were reported to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2003.


Varese, 17:56 - CALCIO, MILAN; ANCELOTTI: DOMANI QUASI UNO SCONTRO DIRETTO

Carlo Ancelotti vuole continuare a vincere: ''Mi aspetto il miglior Milan - ha detto il tecnico ross...


Consumer Prices Down, Industry Output Up

U.S. consumer prices dropped in July  for the first time in eight months as a sharp run up in energy  costs reversed, the government said in a report that suggested  a slow rate of interest rate hikes is likely.


Thousands of Serbs opposed to Kosovo independence rally in  Mitrovica on the eve of a crucial UN meeting.


Maddux contributes with arm, bat as Cubs regain wild-card lead

Greg Maddux pitched seven shutout innings for his 302nd career win and also drove in a run, leading the Chicago Cubs to a 5-2 win over the Montreal Expos on Monday night.


IBM touts steps toward services products

Trying to squeeze more profit from its crucial services division, IBM Corp. is launching an effort to sell more repeatable "products" out of that unit and reduce its reliance on labor-intensive, customized consulting contracts.


The head of the Democratic Party said Friday blacks have an added incentive to vote in November: Democratic control of the House would give key committee chairmanships to African-American lawmakers.


RICS property price survey 'makes for ugly reading'

House prices dropped at their steepest rate for nine years this summer, according to a survey published today which provides one of the clearest indications yet that the housing market is in decline.


Milano, 19:48 - CALCIO, INTER: I CONVOCATI PER IL CATANIA

Roberto Mancini, tecnico dell'Inter, ha convocato 21 giocatori per la gara contro il Catania in prog...


Sony has seemingly changed its mind on the MP3 music format, deciding that all new players will be able to play MP3s. Before this decision all music players made by Sony used only the company's proprietary ATRAC format, limiting users' choices somewhat.


Study touts steroid usage for croup patients

A single dose of a steroid can quiet the barking cough of croup and let children and parents get some sleep, Canadian doctors report.


Cain takes no-hitter into 8th for Giants

Matt Cain had such great stuff he never wanted to leave the mound.


Torrential rain and a crashed plane blocking a key airport hampered relief efforts Tuesday, but the United Nations hailed what it called extraordinary progress in getting aid to Asia's tsunami victims.


A common treatment for head injuries could be killing rather than saving patients, experts warn.


Judge Releases American Journalist Held in Sudan

KHARTOUM, Sudan, Sept. 9 -- U.S. journalist Paul Salopek was released Saturday from a prison in the war-torn Darfur region of Sudan where he was held for more than a month on espionage charges.


By ASSOCIATED PRESS  Hackers briefly overwhelmed at least three of the 13 "root" computers that help manage global computer traffic Tuesday in one of the most significant attacks against the Internet since 2002.


David Beckham's second-hand car sparks eBay bidding frenzy

A 1997 BMW car once owned by England football captain David Beckham has sold for more than 90,000 pounds (128,000 euros, 170,000 dollars) on eBay -- to the dismay of the man who sold it two months ago for less than a fifth of that.


Up to 1,000 dead in Kenya violence: opposition leader

African Union mediation to end Kenya's  post-election turmoil, in which up to 1,000 people may have  died, could start on Wednesday, opposition leader Raila Odinga  said on Monday.


On the verge of a breakout moment, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art faces new questions about its ambitious expansion plan.


Consumer electronics - such as computers, iPods and cellphones - are expected to charge up this year's back-to-school sales to an estimated $18.4 billion, according to an industry report released Tuesday.


RAFAH: The wanted leader of a Palestinian militant group and two of his lieutenants survived an Israeli assassination bid yesterday after an air strike targeted their vehicle in the southern Gaza Strip.


China warns distrust tests N.Korea nuclear talks

Deep distrust is challenging progress toward ending North Korea's nuclear weapons program, China's envoy to six-party disarmament talks said on Friday, following discussions with North Korea on a nascent deal.


Dracula shares not ready to bite Romanian capital market, future seen dry

Potential scandal surrounding 4 billion of public contracts signed off by the old Bucharest administration will not damage Romania's EU entry prospects, Calin Popescu Tariceanu has told EUpolitix.com. Romania's ...


If Jimmie Johnson can capture the Sprint Cup this year, he will stand alongside Cale Yarborough, who is the only driver to win three straight championships.


Internet Security Systems' intrusion prevention software on Crossbeam Systems security switches.


A Â£500m fund for councils which build more homes is announced by the government.


Red Sox rally to secure first playoff spot

The Boston Red Sox became the first Major League team to secure a playoff berth when they rallied for three runs in the top of the ninth inning to beat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 8-6 on Saturday.


There is no "I" in team, but there are two in Phil Mickelson. While the rest of his Ryder Cup teammates took part in a practice round Wednesday


Chancellor Alistair Darling says policy makers must act quickly to tackle "enormous" problems in world financial markets.


With Elections Past, Many Are Critical Of U.S. Presence

Hamid Mohammed says he is certain of one thing: The Americans will never leave Iraq.


Visa to sponsor 2010 and 2014 soccer world cups

Visa International said on Wednesday that it has reached a deal to sponsor the 2010 and 2014 World Cup soccer tournaments.


NEW DELHI India's central bank on Tuesday unexpectedly raised a key interest rate for the first time in four years, saying that soaring commodity prices and corporate demand for credit threatened to fuel inflation.


Jacqui Smith admits having used drug at university, but says she was wrong to do so.


Tim Thomas did not see the need to take time off the shot clock with a 6-point lead. He was open, so he confidently knocked down a 3-pointer with 25.1 seconds left.


Danny Glover, Julianne Moore and Mark Ruffalo closed their eyes and opened their senses to this small South American capital, a backdrop in the upcoming movie "Blindness."


Nearly 30 doctors working in shifts toiled for 18 hours Saturday and Sunday to surgically separate twin Iraqi girls who have been joined at the chest and abdomen during their 11 months of life.


Yushchenko's forces to leave Ukraine pro-Russian government

The party led by Ukraine's pro-Western president, Viktor Yushchenko, announced it would fight in opposition to the new pro-Russian government, signalling a new round of political confrontation between the opposing camps of the 2004 "orange revolution."


Two Florida newspapers endorsed John McCain for the Republican presidential nomination Sunday, citing his extensive experience in politics and willingness to take unpopular stances.


A 50-ton bowhead whale caught off the Alaskan coast last month had a weapon fragment embedded in its neck that showed it survived a similar hunt — more than a century ago. Embedded deep under its blubber was a 3 1/2-inch arrow-shaped projectile that has given researchers insight into the whale's age, estimated between 115 and 130 years old.


SA Supports Sanctions Against Ivory Coast

South Africa has thrown its support for a United Nations (UN) arms embargo against Ivory Coast following internal strife that saw people killed in violent attacks.


Some Weapons at Russia School Were Stolen

Russia's chief prosecutor said some of the weapons used by the militants behind the hostage-taking at a southern Russian school were obtained in a series of attacks on police posts in June.


Beijing - Wimbledon rivals Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova reached the quarterfinals of the 585,000-dollar China Open on Wednesday, with top seed Serena scraping past a tough challenge from a teenage Russian.


Senza incidenti la manifestazione dopo le violenze a villa AdaSlogan e striscioni, presidio di Forza Nuova a piazza Vescovio                                          Roma, in cinquemila al corteo "Basta aggressioni fasciste"                                                                                Critiche alla giunta Veltroni: "Permette all'estrema destra di organizzarsi"


REGION: Kharrazi challenges US and Iraqi officials

DAMASCUS: Iranâs foreign minister challenged US and Iraqi officials to prove their accusations that his country is meddling in Iraqi affairs.


Relatives wait outside a military base in Pattani province, southern Thailand, Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2004 in a bid to see Thai-Muslim demonstrators arrested by security forces after Monday's riot.


By JOHN FLESHER  TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - Margo Marks operates a ferry service on Lake Michigan and has nothing but respect for the Coast Guard. But she shudders at the thought of machine gun bullets whizzing over the water.


Obama and Romney Lay Out Positions On Iraq and Beyond

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama and Republican candidate Mitt Romney outline their respective foreign policy visions in lengthy articles in the next issue of Foreign Affairs magazine, offering sharp contrasts on issues including the war in Iraq and climate change.


Churches Welcome Husband-and-Wife Leaders

By Nick G. Maheras, High Point Enterprise, N.C.  Jun. 18--HIGH POINT -- An Asheville ministry couple will soon do the annual United Methodist shuffle -- over to a couple of High Point churches.   The Rev.


Sssh!! Russia's oldest theater hushes cell phones

Russia's oldest theater has installed  equipment to block cell phone signals in a desperate attempt to  force patrons to stop taking calls during performances,  Itar-Tass news agency reported on Thursday.


Quarter, schmorter. What's the big picture look like?


Transsexual drives off to score a first on the golf course

Golf is not a sport renowned for being at ease with gender issues. Many of the game's great clubs refuse to admit women, and the occasional inclusion of women in men's professional tournaments has caused consternation from Arran to Augusta.


Column: It's not always easy being Tiger

It's not always easy being Tiger Woods. We found that out on a miserable day when the wind was howling, rain was blowing sideways, and it seemed like half the Irish Sea had been dumped on the golf course.


Irrigation District, County May Team on Habitat Plan

By Cathy Locke, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Feb. 1--El Dorado Irrigation District officials expressed interest in partnering with El Dorado County to develop a regional habitat conservation plan that could streamline the environmental review process for both agencies.


Vivendi chief says music industry gloom overdone

Vivendi Chief Executive  Jean-Bernard Levy has no plans to spin off the music unit  Universal and he said on Saturday he believed the gloom  surrounding the industry had been over done.


Army captain sues government, saying Iraq assignment came after he ...

An Army captain sued the government Friday to block his pending deployment to Iraq, saying he resigned in June after completing eight years of service in the Army and Army Reserve.


Catania, 11:51 - CALCIO, CATANIA; PULVIRENTI: NON COMMENTO SENTENZA STADIO

Antonino Pulvirenti, presidente del Catania, ha dichiarato all'Agenzia ITALPRESS: "Al momento &egrav...


Jury Finds Vonage Infringed on Verizon Patents

Vonage must pay damages and a 5.5 percent royalty rate on future sales in order to continue using Verizon technology.


Feds Tout Medicare's Preventive Benefits

Government and health organization leaders on Monday urged Medicare beneficiaries to take advantage of new preventive benefits, saying the emphasis on prevention will save lives and billions of dollars in health care costs.


Sensing her son was on the verge of greatness, Kika Grandi packed a bottle of champagne in the Christmas care package she sent to him this year.


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.


Turkish FM Says Turkey Has Met EU Political Criteria

ANKARA - Turkey had met political criteria required for European Union (EU) full membership, Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul said on Tuesday.


Eurostat: crescite piu' alte in Lettonia Bulgaria e Ungheria


France does not believe Iran nuclear claims: presidency

France does not believe claims by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad that his country's nuclear activities are peaceful, President Nicolas Sarkozy's office said Thursday.


Two Russian interior ministry troops are convicted of the killing of three civilians in Chechnya.


Lo afferma il quotidiano indiano 'The Economic Times'


US Judge Orders Election Agency to Tighten Rules

A federal judge has ordered the Federal Election Commission to enact tougher restrictions on how millions of dollars are spent on campaigns, saying that its rules have


Breast cancer patients need less anaesthetic if relaxed by hypnosis before an operation, US research suggests.


Soaring for the Title of First in Flight

Nearly 100 competitors have drifted above the Sawtooth Mountains in central Idaho this week in the United States paragliding championships.


Doctors on Tyneside use Viagra in a last-ditch attempt to save the life of a premature baby.


Ex-Banker Quattrone Seeks Bail Until Appeal Ruling

Former investment banker Frank  Quattrone on Wednesday requested a court order that would allow  him to remain free on bail while he appeals his obstruction of  justice conviction.


Vikes 'D' gift wraps North title for Pack

MINNEAPOLIS - Brett Favre guided a 76-yard drive to set up Ryan Longwell's game-ending 29-yard field goal, lifting the Green Bay Packers to a 34-31 victory over the Minnesota Vikings on Friday - and clinching a third straight NFC North crown.


Palestinians Stress Unity in Arafat's Absence

Description: Palestinian officials meet at Yasser Arafat's headquarters in Ramallah for the first time since the Palestinian president was flown to France for medical treatment.


Japanese high school students have slipped in the latest international ranking of reading and mathematics skills by the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development.


President George W. Bush, reaffirming a vision of a Palestinian state alongside Israel, said on Tuesday he hoped to bolster Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas against Hamas Islamists who now control Gaza.


Ex-envoy says Iraq rebuilding plan won't work

Kiki Munshi was showcased by the media in September as a seasoned U.S. diplomat who came out of retirement to lead a rebuilding group in Iraq.


Consumers saying farewell to ARMs as rates surge

Consumers are shunning adjustable-rate mortgages in droves as rates surged to levels not seen in over six years, data from an industry trade group showed on Wednesday.


The holiday season can be particularly dangerous for some of your smallest family members. But now you can make the call in protecting your pets.


Arsenal ended a turbulent week on a high, imperiously sweeping Charlton aside to move to within two matches of a phenomenal 50-game unbeaten run in the English Premiership.


Microsoft demos Surface multi-touch user interface

iPhone UI clone CES on Video Bill Gates demos Surface, Microsoft's multi-touch finger-controlled UI that sports some rather iPhone-like gesture controls...â¦


THE BOSS of Xerox says she wants to move the company away from just photocopying and become an information services outfit. Xerox chairman and CEO Anne Mulcahy says she is prepared to buy consultancies in a bid to make her cunning plans come true.


Westwood leads Nedbank Challenge, even after caddie falls ill on ...

SUN CITY, South Africa (PA) -- Lee Westwood moved into position to capture his first title since September 2003 on Saturday by taking over at the top of the big-money Nedbank Golf Challenge.


Roddick and Fish lead US Davis Cup effort

Charleston, SC (Sports Network) - Andy Roddick and Mardy Fish will play singles for the United States in this weekend's Davis Cup semifinal matchup against Belarus.


Jacobson Lifts Ryder Cup Hopes with Sparkling 65

Sweden's Fredrik Jacobson made his bid  for a last-gasp Ryder Cup spot with a spectacular  seven-under-par 65 in the BMW International Open second round  on Friday.


At Least 4 Dead in L.A. Commuter Train Crash

At least four people were killed  and dozens were injured when two commuter trains collided near  downtown Los Angeles early Wednesday morning, authorities said.


Twins' Stewart may be finished for season

Shannon Stewart might have played his last game with the Minnesota Twins.


Barack Obama jumps into the lead in New Hampshire

NASHUA, New Hampshire  - Democrat Hillary Clinton battled to keep crucial New Hampshire from swinging to rising rival Barack Obama on Sunday but new polls showed him jumping into the lead.


Sri Lankan Boats Capsize, 13 Feared Dead

Recovery efforts were under way in eastern Sri Lanka after overloaded boats carrying refugees from the rebel-held Vakarai region capsized.  At least 13 people are feared drowned, the BBC reported.  Fighting in the area in recent weeks has displaced tens of thousands of people.


US official urges relax over flu vaccine

A US health official has urged senior Americans to stop standing in long lines to get a shot. US Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson said that there will be enough


Four new abductions reported in Nigerian oil delta

Four more people have been abducted in  the Niger Delta, authorities said on Monday, underscoring  insecurity in Nigeria's oil-producing region hours after a  3-year-old British girl was freed by her kidnappers.


JERUSALEM - Three people were injured after a bomb explosion near a bus in Jerusalem (search), FOX News reported Wednesday. The blast was reported in the French Hill neighborhood of the Israeli capital.


Robert Blake wanted his wife 'snuffed' according to a former stuntman testifying at the actor's trial.


Bangladesh names 50 on alleged corruption list

Some 50 allegedly corrupt politicians, bureaucrats and businessmen in Bangladesh must account for their personal wealth or it will be confiscated, the country's anti-graft body said.


Sunday's deadline for netcasters to begin paying royalties has come and gone without much fanfare, with many still broadcasting on Monday.


Air France Tests Cell Services in Europe

Air France has become the first airline to offer international passengers e-mail and text-messaging service thatâs based on standard cellphone technology.


Polish government critic detained, opposition outraged

"Today we cannot count on PiS's honesty and that PiS would not interfere with the election with the use of special services."  By Adam JasserWARSAW  - Prosecutors detained on Thursday Poland's recently fired interior minister, who has accused Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski of using secret services to spy on rival politicians.The prosecutor service said Janusz Kaczmarek was hampering an investigation into a corruption case. The opposition said Kaczynski was trying to muzzle critics ahead of an expected snap election."The detention is connected with a penal investigation concerning a leak into an anti-corruption office operation ...," Warsaw prosecutor Marzena Mucha-Podlewska told reporters. Read more


Reports that North Korea may be assisting Syria with a possible nuclear program will not derail efforts to implement a deal to end North Korea's nuclear programs, the chief U.S. negotiator said yesterday, arguing that the reports emphasized the need to complete the agreement.


Cubs manager Lou Piniella's suspension is set at four games by Major League Baseball for his weekend dirt-kicking tantrum against an umpire.


Croatia's Mesic Re-Elected in Boost for EU Bid

Croatians overwhelmingly gave pro-Western President Stjepan Mesic a second term in an election run-off, bolstering efforts to bring the former Yugoslav republic to European Union membership, results showed Monday.


THOMASTOWN (Ireland) - It has taken a force of nature to stop Vijay Singh. The world No 1 withdrew from the American Express Championship on Monday, wanting to stay home with his family in Florida and cope with the damage left by Hurricane Jeanne.


Milano, 12:15 - CALCIO, INTER; MORATTI A FRANZA: NEANCHE NOTTE PORTA CONSIGLIO

Non si è fatta attendere la replica dell'Inter alle polemiche del Messina sulla vicenda Mater...


Roma, 15:24 - CALCIO, TOTTI; RIVA: DOPO LITUANIA CHIAREZZA DEFINITIVA

Francesco Totti ha detto che dopo le vacanze chiamerà Riva, suo referente in azzurro, per far...


Google CEO Dr. Eric Schmidt Joins Apple’s Board of Directors

Dr. Eric Schmidt, chief executive officer of Google, was elected to Apple’s board of directors at their meeting today. Eric also sits on Google’s board of directors and Princeton University’s board of trustees.


LOS ANGELES  -- Even before "Resident Evil: Apocalypse" wins the weekend box office - bringing in $9 mil at the top spot on Friday alone - star Milla Jovovich is raring to continue her action star franchise.


Major Hollywood studios vow to sue Internet pirates

â¢ 2004-11-05 â¢ Major Hollywood studios have recently announced that they would sue people who illegally download movies from the Internet.


Hurricane Jeanne, Tropical Storm Ivan threatens US coast

The National Hurricane Center in Miami says storm-ravaged Florida could be hit again this weekend. It says Hurricane Jeanne has the state in its sights although it's still possible Jeanne could


An inquiry begins into the crash-landing at Heathrow airport, as the PM praises the actions of the pilot.


Nets and New Drug Make Inroads Against Malaria

Widespread distribution of mosquito nets and a new medicine sharply reduced malaria deaths in several African countries, World Health Organization researchers reported.


Baby as small as pen when born to go home

A premature baby only slightly longer than a ballpoint pen at birth was due to be sent home in the coming days from a Florida hospital after four months of neonatal intensive care, the hospital said on Tuesday.


DECEMBER 29, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - David Duffield has resigned as PeopleSoft Inc.'s CEO and chairman, less than three months after taking over again at the company that he founded and that is in the process of being acquired by rival Oracle Corp.


Roma, 19:28 - CALCIO, REGGINA; MAZZARRI: GOL TAVANO CI HA TAGLIATO GAMBE

Una buona Reggina nel primo tempo, poi i tre gol della Roma che hanno deciso la partita. A Walter Ma...


Eight people die as a helicopter and light plane collide near an Austrian ski slope, Austrian media say.


Arafat invested 799 million dollars in tech groups, bowling alley ...

Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, who died in Paris last month, had investments worth hundreds of millions of dollars, including a stake in an Egyptian mobile phone company and a piece of a New York bowling alley, according to a news magazine report.


Police Arrest Postal Carrier for Peeping

SALT LAKE CITY - A U.S. Postal Service carrier was arrested after police say they caught him peeping into windows in a Capitol Hill neighborhood.  Matthew C.


US Stocks Up on Tame Inflation, Lower Oil

U.S. stocks rose on Thursday as  inflation data suggesting the Federal Reserve will not stray  from its course of measured interest rate hikes encouraged  investors and oil prices slipped.


The singer-songwriter dishes on a new favorite movie - one that involves costumes and a lot of special effects - and the best record store in Antwerp.


Via announces 1-watt Eden ULV processor for mobile devices

(InfoWorld) - Via Technologies has developed a processor that consumes a maximum of 1 watt of power and is intended for use in mobile devices and embedded applications. The latest Eden ULV chip was announced on Thursday at the Embedded Systems Conference in Taipei, where customers showed off systems based on the chip. Previously, the lowest power chip in the Eden lineup was the 1GHz Eden ULV, which consumes a maximum of 3.5 watts. The 500MHz version consumes 0.1 watt of power in idle mode. Like other Via processors, the 500MHz Eden ULV processor is based on the same x86 instruction set found in CPUs from Intel and Advanced Micro Devices and is capable of running Windows or Linux. But instead of desktop PCs or laptops, the new chip is intended for embedded applications, like point-of-sales systems, thin-client computers, set-top boxes, and security systems. The chip uses the same Esther processor core found in Via's line of C7 processors. The latest Eden ULV chip, which is manufactured using a 90-nanometer process, is paired withÂ Via's CX700 chip set, which combines both the Northbridge and Southbridge chips inside a single package to conserve space in a computer. The CX700 consumes up to 3.5 watts, but system makers can reduce this by disabling some of the chipset's functions, such as USB ports or the SATA interface for hard drives. Via, which is a distant third in the CPU market behind Intel and AMD, has long championed the development of cheap, low-power processors that can operate without elaborate heatsinks or fans. These chips allow hardware makers to build devices that are smaller, quieter, and cost less than most PCs.


Health Tip: Preventing Cataracts in Children

(HealthDay News) -- Most parents realize that excessive sun exposure can damage the skin and increase the risk of future skin cancer.


Dylan tops US charts for first time in 30 years

Bob Dylan reached the top of the   U.S. albums chart for the first time in 30 years, and only the   fourth time in his career, according to sales data issued on   Wednesday.


A New Daily Starts in Spain, Aiming for the Young, Left-Leaning Reader

The publishers and editors of PÃºblico, a new left-leaning newspaper in Spain, are convinced they can defy the ravages of new technology and free papers.


Chemical Prices Help DuPont Reverse Loss

DuPont Co. DD.N posted a  third-quarter profit, reversing a year-ago loss, as higher  chemical prices offset surging energy costs, the second-largest  U.S. chemicals maker said on Tuesday.


Munabao-Khokhropar: Pakistan, India agree to re-open another train ...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and India agreed on Friday to re-open the Khokhropar-Munabao railway link, which was severed nearly 40 years ago.


The latest hit to the Bowl Championship Series came Tuesday, when The Associated Press told BCS officials they no longer could use the AP Top 25 in their standings.


Ministers are to reintroduce a ban on strikes by prison officers, after they pulled out of a voluntary agreement.


IRAQ: AL BAYATI, ITALIANE RAPITE VENDUTE AD AL ZARQAWI

ROMA - Simona Pari e Simona Torretta potrebbero essere state vendute ad un gruppo legato al leader di Al Qaida in Iraq, Abu Musab Zarqawi, forse lo stesso che tiene prigionieri i due cittadini americani e il britannico rapiti il 15 settembre scorso.


'Idol' Judge Simon Cowell Sees End of His Own Fame

Simon Cowell, the "Pop Idol" and "American Idol" judge audiences love to hate, turned his brutally critical eye on himself Saturday and predicted the demise of his own fame.


What does it say about you if you want one, or if you don't? Here are two points of view


MULTAN (Pakistan) - A leader of a radical Sunni group blamed yesterday's bombings at a religious gathering on radical Shi'ite Muslims.


UPDATE 3-Spanish officials condemn racism at England game

Spain's government and soccer federation have condemned racist chanting during a friendly in Madrid between Spain and England, blaming a small group of fans for behaviour that has caused outrage in Britain.


It's all over but the official announcement. The National Hockey League will formally pull the plug on the 2004-05 season tomorrow at 1 p.m. when commissioner Gary Bettman holds a news conference at a Manhattan hotel.


Business as usual for NZ - Howard tells Clark

Prime Minister Helen Clark has congratulated Australian Prime Minister John Howard on his fourth straight election victory, and in the process has drawn some not-so-subtle parallels with her own prospects heading into next year's election.


Adobe Systems has signed on three researchers who've investigated new technical tools for photography and computing.


FTC squelches Ethernet patent squatter's price hike

N-Data is its parent company's keeper The US Federal Trade Commission is barring a patent-squatting firm from raising its royalty rates for a now-standard Ethernet technology.â¦


Milano, 13:22 - CALCIO, INTERCETTAZIONI: VIERI SI TUTELA CON AVVOCATO

L'attaccante dell'Atalanta, Christian Vieri, si tutelerà attraverso la magistratura civile, p...


Fed Moves Again, Cutting Key Rate by Half a Point

The Fedâs move was part of a one-two punch by Washington aimed at jolting the economy with easier credit and extra money.


E' accaduto nel vicentino, l'uomo era cardiopatico


European Commission to rule French companies were given illegal aid

The European Commission will on Wednesday rule that some of France's biggest companies were given illegal aid in the form of government tax breaks, the Financial Times reported.


Cheney addresses graduates of his old H.S.

Vice President Dick Cheney told graduates of his old high school Saturday to keep their eyes open for unexpected opportunities.


A DNA survey aims to identify descendants of Britons who settled in Russia hundreds of years ago.


A day out at the beach for the shaggy scribes this week... swiftly followed by a visit to the emergency vet! Fawks' blog  We went to the beach on Sunday and had great fun - there is so much water, it's much better than the river.


Viacom's Flux: It's MyBlogLog for the cooler kids

The media giant has transformed its Tagworld investment into Flux, a distributed social networking platform that bears an interesting resemblance to a start-up that Yahoo bought last year.


Swimming: Absent Phelps Gets Eighth Medal

The United States broke the world record to win the men's 4x100 meters medley relay at the Athens Olympics Saturday and allow Michael Phelps to match Soviet gymnast Alexander


Shiites Announce Coalition of Candidates

Iraqis carry shoulders high a masked gunman in front of a burning pick-up truck of the Iraqi National Guard in Mosul, Iraq, Thursday Dec. 9, 2004 after it was hit by a roadside bomb.


Jury: Fla. Agency Guilty in Child's Death

A jury ruled Wednesday that the state's child welfare agency was at fault in the beating death of a 3-year-old girl who was allowed to remain in an abusive home.


A week after Hurricane Katrina, a FEMA official in charge of streamlining the flow of disaster aid issued a directive that would have cut through the red tape and expedited a staggering 1,029 rebuilding projects and $5.3 billion.


International Booker judges offer support to author Salman Rushdie as they honour this year's winner.


EA says SEC requests options data, shares fall

Shares of Electronic Arts Inc.   fell almost 2 percent on Wednesday after it said in a  filing that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has  requested certain documents and information related to its  stock option grant practices.


Maltempo: Marche, centinaia gli interventi dei vigili del fuoco

ANCONA - Si contano i danni dopo l'ondata di maltempo che ha investito le Marche. Ieri le raffiche, secondo l'osservatorio geofisico di Macerata, hanno raggiunto i 148 chilometri all'ora. Oggi sono ancora


Arsene Wenger believes Arsenal must contain Spurs striker Dimitar Berbatov in Saturday's early Premier League match.


U.S. Treasury prices tumbled on Monday  in wild, rumor-driven trade as a sudden wave of speculative  selling swamped major chart levels, triggering added technical  sales.


Replica a decisione gup di rinviare a giudizio soldato Usa


Air traffic controllers say they have to keep track of more airplanes with fewer people as the Federal Aviation Administration tries to control costs for operating air traffic control facilities.


Afghanistan: ostaggi, anche ONU conferma liberazione

KABUL - I tre ostaggi delle Nazioni Unite rapiti quasi quattro settimane fa a Kabul sono stati liberati. Le Nazioni Unite a Kabul hanno confermato che il filippino Angelino Nayan, la kosovara Shqipe Habibi


'Escalation of success' is groundwork for disaster

INDIANAPOLIS -- With a package of academic reforms in place, the NCAA's next crusade will address what its president calls a dangerous drift toward professionalism and sports entertainment.


Ribassi dovuti a pressione realizzi e crisi del credito


Ernie Els birdied the 18th hole of his delayed second round Saturday to move within one shot of Ross Fisher, a little-known Englishman who leads the Dubai Desert Classic.


Lo riferiscono Franco Marini e Vannino Chiti dopo incontro


Aug. 23, 2004 -- The number of adults in the US with high blood pressure increased by nearly a third during the last 10 years, according to the latest government figures.


China Leader Hu Underscores Success of Chinese Macau

Chinese President Hu Jintao underscored the success of the "one country, two systems" formula in Macau on Monday as the former Portuguese-run enclave marked the fifth anniversary of its return to Beijing's fold.


New Delhi (VNA) - Russia and India have agreed to set up a joint working group to compile an inter-governmental agreement in information technology during a recent visit to India by President Vladimir Putin.


The Australian government Tuesday revised down its forecast for gross domestic product next year to 3 percent. In May, the government had projected GDP for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005, to reach 3.5 percent.


Stephon Marbury and Jamal Crawford each poured in 22 points and Nazr Mohammed added 21 to help the New York Knicks snap a seven-game losing skid with a 99-96 triumph over the Cleveland Cavaliers at Madison Square Garden Friday.


Microsoft's (Nasdaq: MSFT) SenderID technology may not be hitting it off with other technology companies, but the company's continuing on the anti-spam crusade that it started talking up back in January.


CBS's 'Everybody Loves Raymond' Ends Run

Don't look for a supersized, super-stuffed final episode of "Everybody Loves Raymond."


Mozilla Corp. said it will ship the next preview of the open-source browser before the end of the year.


PHP-Coding-Practices.com: Composing Methods: Introduce Explaining Variable

From the PHP-Coding_Practices.com site, Tim Koschuetzki has posted an interesting suggestion for developers working with long expressions to make thing simpler - substituting temporary variables for portions of the expression.   Introduce Explaining Variable is particularly useful with long if-statements. You can take each condition, introduce an explaining variable and the conditional logic will read very well. Another occasion is a long algorithm where each step in the calculation can be explained with a well-named temporary variable.   The method is basically the following - declare the temporary variable with part of the expression, replace where needed in the expression, repeat for other parts of the expression. In his example code, he demonstrates its use, pulling out portions of an equation to calculate an item's price to make it much more readable.


Gruppo Maus Frere acquisisce 95,6% del capitale


Find the perfect career school in your area. Search our listings for business, culinary, computer, health, technology, art, and many other degree programs near you.


Hong Kong shelves controversial sales tax plan

Hong Kong is to drop plans to introduce a goods and services tax (GST) after it failed to win enough public support for a change in the city's famously low tax environment.


Tibetan monks must seek permission for rebirth China was rather brilliantly declared that, from next month, Tibetan Buddhist monks must have official permission to reincarnate, Newsweek reports.â¦


Motorola's latest move against its rival is a lawsuit.


OutKast star goes "Semi-Pro" for hoops comedy

Hip-hop star "Andre  3000" Benjamin, one half of the Grammy-winning duo OutKast,  will join Will Ferrell in the basketball comedy "Semi-Pro."


Genova, 13:02 - CALCIO, PROCESSO GENOA; PREZIOSI: SOLDI ERANO PER MALDONADO

Enrico Preziosi, ascoltato questa mattina per circa tre ore al Tribunale di Genova nell'ambito dell'...


Clinton makes light of fashion disasters

Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton admits her fashion sense is not nearly as sharp as her political instincts in the latest issue of Us Weekly.


Lebanon sentences two over Germany bomb plot

BEIRUT/DUESSELDORF, Germany  - A Beirut court sentenced a Lebanese man to life in prison and another to 12 years on Tuesday for their roles in a failed attempt to detonate bombs on German trains in 2006, judicial sources said.


Democrat John Edwards lost the election for the vice presidency this week and will lose his Senate seat in January. But he's hardly going away. He's positioned himself for a full-out presidential run in 2008, a campaign that in a way he's already begun.


Director in contention with German, Turkish films

Fatih Akin is riding two  horses as the Oscar race for foreign-language feature rounds  the far bend, heading to the January 22 announcement of Academy  Award nominations.


New Norton AntiVirus and Internet Security Packages Announced

Adds what Symantec calls "threat interceptor" defense to prevent execution of malicious code enabled through a drive-by download.


On Advertising: Sony wages battle of the brands

LONDON Sony essentially created the market for portable music devices with its Walkman, but it missed a beat in the digital music revolution as Apple's iPod grabbed the spotlight.


Nella giornata della Vita arriva dai vescovi anche un appello contro la denatalitÃ Sulla 'dolce morte': "No al dibattito, meglio pensare alle cure palliative"                                           La Cei contro aborto ed eutanasia "CosÃ¬ si mina il futuro del'Italia"


'No guarantees' but Trescothick gets call for Twenty20

Sport: Fragile soul Marcus Trescothick returns to the England fold.


Toyota Will Offer a Plug-In Hybrid Vehicle by 2010

The move puts Toyota in direct competition with General Motors, which plans to sell its own plug-in hybrid, the Chevrolet Volt, sometime around 2010.


11 abducted Iraqi soldiers killed by militant group

A militant group said on its website on Thursday that it had killed 11 Iraqi National Guards abducted south of Baghdad. The Army of Ansar al-Sunna had executed 11 Iraqi soldiers, said a statement posted on the site.


More than two years ago, the New England Patriots' offensive coordinator, Charlie Weis, was so close to dying after complications from stomach-stapling surgery that a priest offered him last rites twice.


The dispute over whether Olympic gymnast Paul Hamm deserves to keep his gold medal from the 2004 Athens Games got its final hearing yesterday during 12 hours of testimony before the Swiss-based Court of Arbitration for Sport.


Pakistan investigators try to identify Lahore bomber

LAHORE, Pakistan  - Pakistani investigators were trying on Friday to identify a suspected Islamist militant suicide bomber who attacked police in the eastern city of Lahore the previous day killing 19 people.


Sharon Proposes New Housing in West Bank Settlements

ERUSALEM, Aug. 17  The day before Prime Minister Ariel Sharon faces sharp debate about his policies at his own Likud Party convention, his government made an effort to pacify his critics today, issuing tenders for 1,001 new, ...


Iraqi govt launches broadside against Al Jazeera

Iraq's government on Wednesday accused Al Jazeera television, which it kicked out of the country two years ago, of helping to "spread death and destruction" in its reporting.


Mississippi River to reopen; barge fire out

A 30-mile (48-km) stretch of the lower Mississippi River near Vicksburg, Mississippi, should reopen to traffic later on Friday after a barge carrying crude oil collided with a bridge and caught fire, said the U.S. Coast Guard.


Drought Accelerates Summer at Kentucky, Barkley Lakes: As Weather Heats Up, Lake Levels Go Down, Leading to Stratification.

By Steve Vantreese, The Paducah Sun, Ky.  Jun. 24-- -- Not only is it stacking up to be a long, hot summer on Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley, it looks like it's going to be one in the big lakes.


Rhodri Morgan will stress the difference between his government and Tony Blair's ahead of the assembly elections.


John Prescott says Alan Milburn's Cabinet role planning election strategy is a proper use of taxpayers' money.


Kenyan Environmentalist Wins Peace Prize

OSLO, Norway - Kenyan environmental activist Wangari Maathai won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for her work as leader of the Green Belt Movement, which has sought to empower women, better the environment and fight corruption in Africa for almost 30 years.    Maathai, Kenya's deputy environment minister, is the first African woman to win the prize since it was first awarded in 1901...


Perceptions: Study on Hormone Risks Fades as Years Pass By

Two years after a major study revealed the risks of hormone replacement therapy, few women remember the pros and cons of this treatment.


Imagine an entire day of seeing faces -- friends, co-workers, even family -- but not being able to retain those images in your mind. For 48-year-old Kiki Latimer, each time she sees someone is often like the first time. She has face blindness.


Berlino, 14:09 - F1, BILD: IL 10 NOVEMBRE DECISIONE FIA SU RICORSO MCLAREN

Il quotidiano sportivo tedesco 'Bild', scrive oggi che il ricorso della McLaren contro la decisione ...


Two BA planes undergo more tests after traces of radiation are found in the probe into an ex-spy's death.


Stocks Flat; Steel Shares Provide Support

U.S. stocks were little changed at  midday on Friday, but a rebound in steel shares and end-of-year  buying offered some support in thin, pre-holiday trading.


New York, NY (Sports Network) - The New York Yankees and New York Mets have reportedly agreed on a deal to swap lefthanded relievers.


The English Premier League is considering playing some matches overseas, BBC Sport can reveal.


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Tazzina piÃ¹ cara: su del 26% in quattro anni

Un incremento di oltre il doppio rispetto a quello dell'inflazione: nel 2000 un caffÃ¨ costava in Italia in media 1.200 lire, pari 0,62 euro, ma nel 2004 il prezzo medio Ã¨ salito a 0,78 euro, pari a 1.510 lire.


'Italia segue con interesse politica riforme di Putin'


Tech Trends Threaten Trade Shows      (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - At first, nothing seemed amiss at last month's LinuxWorld trade show in San Francisco.


This is fantastic news and could possibly make the HD-DVD format the winner over the competing Blu-Ray technology.... Two Japanese companies said Tuesday they have developed a DVD that can play on both existing


Groovy graphics card, and a snip at Â£45 Review Since it bought ATI last year, AMD has been busy rebranding any number of chipsets and graphics chips in its range. Some of the instances make perfect sense while others are a cynical rebranding of an old chip.â¦


Davenport Powers Past Molik, Dementieva Falls

Lindsay Davenport powered past Australian Alicia Molik 6-1, 6-0 in her opening match at the Filderstadt Grand Prix Wednesday. Playing her first match since her


Richard Jeni, a standup comedian who played to sold-out crowds, was a regular on the "Tonight Show" and appeared in movies, died of a gunshot wound in an apparent suicide, police said Sunday.


Asian stock markets hit record highs as investors see little impact from the earthquake tragedy, but Thailand cuts its growth forecast.


The stress of caring for a sick child can add 10 or more years to the biological age of a woman's cells, researchers have found.


Head teachers and language experts say it is harder to get good grades in modern languages than other GCSEs.


Prime Minister Tony Blair's office denied Monday that it had leaked information relating to an investigation into alleged corruption in the political honors system.


Two of the nine men arrested during anti-terror raids in Birmingham are released without charge.


8 charged in Britain with terror conspiracy

LONDON The British police charged eight men on Tuesday with conspiracy to murder and violations of the Terrorism Act, saying that some of them held surveillance information on the same financial centers in Washington, New York and New Jersey that were the ...


Development of Shenzhou VI makes headway

A general director of China's space program says the development of the Shenzhou VI, which is to be launched next autumn, is progressing smoothly.


The last of the so-called Jena Six to be arraigned in the beating of a white high school student pleaded not guilty Wednesday to reduced charges of battery and conspiracy


London Metal Exchange (LME) copper recouped earlier losses to finish Wednesday's open outcry trade unchanged, getting little direction from a mixed set of US economic data.


Lawmakers from both parties proposed opening up agriculture exports to Cuba and ending travel restrictions, putting them at odds with a White House adamantly opposed to easing a half-century-old embargo.


BUILDER REVIVES 'OLD FLORIDA': Condos Built From Duplexes

By Melissa Followell, The Bradenton Herald, Fla.  Jan. 31--HOLMES BEACH -- For as long as he can remember, third-generation Floridian Patrick McConnell has been visiting Anna Maria.


Effort Under Way to Weaken U.S. Endangered Species Law

For the first time in three decades,  critics of the Endangered Species Act are building momentum to  rewrite the law implemented to save America's threatened flora  and fauna, from the star cactus to the grizzly bear.


Fans who buy tickets for the Glastonbury festival will be issued with photo ID cards in an attempt to beat touts.


Silajdzic wins race for Bosnia presidency

Bosnia's wartime foreign minister Haris Silajdzic won the race for the Muslim member of the three-man presidency against incumbent Sulejman Tihic, preliminary results and party projections showed on Monday.


Paul Tellier dismissed as chief executive of Bombardier

MONTREAL (CP) - Paul Tellier was dismissed as president and chief executive of Bombardier Inc. on Monday in a bombshell announcement that drove down the company's stock to a record low.


Al-Qaeda's deputy leader says the UK handover of security in Basra shows Iraqi insurgents are gaining strength.


British oil giant BP said Tuesday that net profit dropped by 6.6 percent to 12.04 billion dollars (8.71 billion euros) in the first half, as output fell further.


TEMPE, Ariz. -- Andrew Walter passed for 332 yards and five touchdowns in his final home game last night and No. 20 Arizona State rolled past Washington State, 45-28.


Brazil's president vows to revive a long-stalled project to build the nation's third nuclear reactor and a submarine.


Azerbaijan Inmates Stage Prison Uprising

More than 200 inmates staged an uprising Tuesday on the roof of their prison to demand the ouster of the warden and seek better conditions.


Digital cameras record baby's every move

For her 30th birthday, while she was still pregnant, Lindsay Nie received from Mom an album filled with her baby and childhood photos.


Professor Prescott picks up his Nobel Prize

Just before the king of Sweden was to give Arizona State University Professor Edward Prescott his Nobel Prize in economics Friday, a collective gasp arose within an ASU lecture hall.


Fatturato attorno 8,6 mld, trainato da esportazioni


Colombian Congress Approves Uribe's Re-Election Bid

Colombia's Congress on Tuesday approved a bill allowing Alvaro Uribe, one of few conservative South American presidents with strong ties to Washington, to run for an unprecedented second term.


'Aggressive' Guantanamo prisoner abuse cited by FBI agent

Pentagon may not have acted on FBI complaints about incidents, including a interrogator grabbing a detainee's genitals. SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - FBI agents witnessed "highly aggressive" interrogations and mistreatment


Democrats poised for Senate gains: Reuters poll

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


Spain is to pay out citizens who were forced to flee abroad as children during the 1930s civil war.


Bayer thrombosis drug performs well in two studies

An experimental thrombosis pill from   Bayer AG, seen by analysts as the German group's most important   pipeline asset, has produced promising results in two clinical   trials, researchers said on Tuesday.


Two Back on Earth After Year on Space Station

Two astronauts who spent half a year aboard the International Space Station returned safely on Saturday to the steppes of Kazakhstan in the pre-dawn darkness.


On a choppy course in Beaver Creek, Colo., Andre Myhrer never looked better. The 23-year-old Swede won a slalom for his first World Cup victory yesterday, preserving his lead during the second run on a deteriorated Birds of Prey slope.


Competition Worries Prompt TV Ad Sales Changes

After a two-year probe, UK regulators have prompted a group of broadcasters to scrap arduous financial tests imposed on buyers of ad time, a practice that inflated costs for the agencies and restricted competition.


Maddox back in starting spot while Big Ben heals

Tommy Maddox will start at quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday against the Buffalo Bills in place of injured Ben Roethlisberger, Bill Cowher announced after practice Wednesday.


Manchester United and England striker Wayne Rooney's agent "saw him as a cash cow", a court is told.


Verlanderâs Arm and Tigersâ Bats Take Care of Mussina, Yankees in 16-0 Victory

Justin Verlander shut down the New York Yankees while the Detroit Tigers roughed up Mike Mussina and a couple of relievers in their highest-scoring game this the season.


Slasher game maker wanted 17+ Rockstar Games' Manhunt 2 may have been banned for sale in Britain, but it has been rated Adults Only (AO) in the US, the developer's publisher, Take-Two Interactive, has confirmed.â¦


Murdoch Poised to Pay Record $44 Million for NY Pad

Apartment hunting in Manhattan can  trigger depression for the budget-minded, but these are heady  times at the top end as The New York Times reported on Friday  that media mogul Rupert Murdoch is set to buy a Fifth Avenue  triplex for $44 million -- in cash.


Chinese fans got their yuan's worth Thursday in Beijing when the rain-soaked schedule forced some of the top seeds to double-up on the day.


Terrorismo, oggi l'incidente probatorio per Cinzia Banelli

Dovrebbe prendere il via tra breve l'interrogatorio, sotto forma di incidente probatorio, di Cinzia Banelli, la 'compagna So' che ha deciso di collaborare con la giustizia e di raccontare quanto sa delle Nuove Br-Pcc.


Tata to buy stake in Deutsche Telekom unit: report

Indian conglomerate Tata plans to buy a stake in a high-tech unit of Germany's Deutsche Telekom which would see thousands of jobs outsourced, according to a German weekly newsmagazine.


Polish Foreign Minister Wlodzimierz Cimoszewicz is elected parliamentary speaker after Josef Oleksy's resignation.


New Militant Attacks Pose Early Challenge to Abbas

Palestinian militants resumed rocket and  mortar fire at Jewish settlements in Gaza on Tuesday, throwing  down the gauntlet to newly elected Palestinian leader Mahmoud  Abbas and his call for calm to talk peace with Israel.


Mukasey rejects congressional request on CIA probe

U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey on Friday rejected a congressional request for information about a Justice Department probe into the CIA's destruction of videotapes of harsh interrogations of suspected terrorists.


EUGENE, Ore. - The signs marking High Street have become a hot commodity and coveted dorm room decoration in these parts...


Three Generations of Help on the Way to a Team Title

The winners of the Swiss Teams at the Edgar Kaplan Winter Regional in Manhattan on Sunday were Jill Levin, Shane Blanchard, Peter Bonfanti, Robert Levin and Glenn Milgrim of New York and Stephen Shane of White Plains.


Steroid found in body of dead wrestler Benoit

Professional wrestler Chris Benoit, who killed his wife and son before hanging himself, injected steroids not long before he died and his son had been sedated, a medical examiner said on Tuesday.


Wal-Mart expands generics program faster

ORLANDO, Florida  - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will expand a program offering generic drugs for $4 per prescription throughout Florida on Friday, and may bring the program to other U.S. states before the end of the year, the retailer said on Thursday.


South Korea opposes debate on its nuclear tests at six-nation ...

SEOUL : South Korea opposes discussion of its controversial atomic experiments at six-nation talks originally aimed at easing tensions over North Korea's nuclear weapons drive, a senior official said.


EUROPA/POLONIA - La Direzione Nazionale delle POM: maggiore rispetto umano per il Santo Padre Varsavia (Agenzia Fides) - "Anche noi, come del resto tanti altri in tutto il mondo e con tutta la Chiesa, abbiamo seguito, attraverso i mezzi di comunicazione, la situazione poco gradevole che si Ã¨ verificata a RomaÂ. Lo afferma, dalla Polonia, Mons...


The EU iTunes Music Store retains the same features and per-song price of 99 euro cents, established in June for customers in UK, Germany and France.


Russian President Vladimir Putin   arrived in South Africa on Tuesday, starting a historic two-day   visit on Tuesday which will see Russia stepping up investment   in the country.


IAEA and Iran agree to draw up action plan

The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Friday he and Iran's chief negotiator had agreed to draw up a "plan of action" within two months on how to resolve questions about Iran's disputed nuclear program.


It turns out that MySQL  has a terrible upper limit on the max MyISAM table size.  It appears that innodb doesn't have this problem.  Jeremy talks about it over on his blog   "When this happens, the first reaction I hear is "You never told me that MySQL has a 4GB limit! What am I going to do?" Amusingly, I usually do describe the limit when I discuss the possibility of using MySQL with various groups--they often forget or underestimate the impact it will have. Putting that aside, the problem is easily fixed, as that page explains. You simply need to run an ALTER TABLE command."  "And you'll need to wait. That ALTER TABLE is going to take some time. Really."  Of course Jeremey warns us that ...


Judge Strikes Down Campaign Finance Rules

U.S. District Judge Kollar-Kotelly, the same judge who threw out the Microsoft break-up ruling, and backed the feds in the Gitmo case, issued a 157-page ruling today which rejects 15 of the 19 federal rules implementing the two year old US campaign finance law. While the ruling does not affect the law's key prohibition against large donations to political parties (known as "soft money") it does seem to create some uncertainty for political fund-raising, with only six weeks to go until the elections.


Northern Ireland householders will face an average water bill of Â£300, according to the government.


Police look for a woman who broke into pop star George Michael's north London home earlier this month.


Molly is top dog -- and cat -- when it comes to Britons' favourite name for their pet.


U.S. and China promise Americans lead-free toys

U.S. and Chinese officials agreed on Tuesday to take immediate action to stop the use of lead paint in toys made in China following a spate of recalls that has scared American parents ahead of holiday shopping.


Clinton Effort Reaps Pledges of $7.3 Billion in Global Aid

Feverish matchmaking during Bill ClintonÂs second annual gathering on global problems netted 215 commitments.


S.Korea welcomes North's invitation of IAEA team

South Korea has welcomed North Korea's invitation to the United Nations nuclear watchdog to send a delegation to Pyongyang, a possible first step towards its nuclear disarmament.


China paper suspends cartoonist for drawing Hu crying

A newspaper in southern China has suspended a cartoonist after he drew a weeping Chinese President Hu Jintao, a Hong Kong newspaper reported on Thursday.


More than 17,000 deaths a year are unnecessary and down to poor NHS performance, a study says.


Con l'acquisto del 44% di Vodafone nella societa'


A suicide truck bomber struck a Sunni tribal leader's house near the Syrian border on Wednesday, killing at least five people in the latest attack by suspected Sunni extremists on provincial officials and tribal figures.


FORT WORTH, Texas -- If history and supersititons are replayed, John Kerry can thank the Green Bay Packers. During the past 17 presidential elections, the outcome of the most recent Washington Redskins home


AOL France to sell access business to Neuf Cegetel

Time Warner Inc. said on Thursday it  would sell AOL France's Internet access unit to Neuf Cegetel  for $365 million as it overhauls its online business in Europe.


Former Take-That star Robbie Williams has told fans he is not planning any live shows or new album this year.


Mosca, 18:42 - CALCIO, EURORIVALI/INTER: PARI DELLO SPARTAK MOSCA

Lo Spartak Mosca, avversario dell'Inter in Champions League, non va oltre il 2-2 sul campo dei cugin...


U.S. boosts security amid British copy cat concerns

The United States is ramping up transportation security, including more air marshals on flights to Britain, amid concern an attack in Scotland could spawn copy cats, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said on Sunday.


Microsoft To Pay $113M To California Lawyers

The award for fees and costs comes in a case in which Microsoft agreed to allocate $1.1 billion for California consumers. By Associated Press.


Apple Inc., iBiquity Digital Corp,  a developer of high-definition radio technology, and major  radio companies said on Friday they are offering a new, free  service called "iTunes Tagging."


Dolphins owner H. Wayne Huizenga said Wednesday that the franchise is "working on a plan" for improving the NFL's only winless team, but firing coach Dave Wannstedt or General Manager Rick Spielman


Japanese hostage reported killed in Iraq

A JAPANESE hostage abducted in Iraq has been killed, the Kyodo news agency reported last night. A body found near the town of Tikrit was identified as that of Shosei Koda, a 24-year-old