Second British general bashes US strategy in Iraq

The British backlash over the US handling of post-invasion Iraq grew Sunday as another military commander blasted Washington's "fatally flawed" policy.


President Vladimir Putin sought to convince the nation Thursday that his electoral reform was not a retreat from democracy but was needed to save Russia from international terrorists and to limit the political influence of business barons.


New antispam technology standards are on the way that promise to hit spammers where it hurts the most--their wallets. At issue is the ability to authenticate the original source of e-mail messages, a major


Thirty-three people are killed and many others wounded after a pedestrian bridge collapses onto a train in India.


Denver -- It's always dangerous to draw conclusions at Coors Field until you see the pitcher and catcher shake hands after the final out.


Murray's U.S. Open run ended by Davydenko

Andy Murray's hopes of a first grand   slam quarter-final ended in disappointment on Wednesday when he   was beaten 6-1 5-7 6-3 6-0 by seventh seed Nikolay Davydenko of   Russia.


Long convoys of American soldiers and Marines rolled onto a dust-blown base on the outskirts of Fallujah today and US warplanes intensified attacks in preparation for a


Perhaps 20% of the results will come from rural areas ruled feudal-style. Is this any way to run a democracy?


Il sisma, pari al 5Â° grado della scala Mercalli, si Ã¨ verificato poco prima dell'alba. L'epicentro Ã¨ stato localizzato tra i comuni di Ragusa, Modica e Scicli. Non risultano danni e feriti. Roma, 30 dicembre


Continental, others buy Boeing jets worth $4.5 bln

Boeing Co.  chalked up more than $4.5 billion in commercial plane orders on Monday as Continental Airlines Inc.  upped an existing order and operators from Russia and Kuwait agreed to buy more planes.


Exclusive: Michael Moore's Legal Troubles

In his new movie, 'Sicko,' director Michael Moore takes a group of Americans to Cuba for medical care. Uncle Sam is not happy.


Pregnancy campaign to warn of alcohol dangers

Adelaide's Women's and Children's Hospital is launching a campaign to educate mothers about the dangers of drinking alcohol during pregnancy.


Americans of every income have benefited from a drop in federal income tax rates as Bush administration tax cuts enacted since 2000 took effect, an independent analysis of newly released IRS data shows. But those earning $75,000 to $500,000 are shouldering a larger share of total taxes.


In each of the prior six years, K5 has issued predictions for the year to come. Most predictions have been quite bland, and the let's face it, so have the last few years. For six years now, the news has been a continuous stream of more of the same - recession for a time, expansion for a time, a couple soldiers a week killed in Iraq and Afghanistan, and an endless stream of boogeymen to terrorize the populace into supporting whatever the global elite thinks the governments should do. But this past summer something remarkable happened: cracks began to appear in the American War Machine - not militarily, of course, but in the supporting financial system. The housing bubble - mentioned in the 2007 & 2006 stories, and in comments in 2005 - peaked in 2005, declined in 2006, and imploded this past summer. Banks that financed a house for anyone with no money down have lost billions. In future years, 2007 will be considered a turning point in the planet's social evolution. Things get interesting from here on out. After reviewing last year's hits, I will make some bold predictions about the years to come.


Vittime sarebbero state uccise prima dell'incendio


The leader of the Nigerian umbrella workers' union who was arrested at gunpoint by the country's secret police, the State Security Service (SSS), had been released,Owei Lakemfa, spokesman of the union, told Xinhua on Sunday.


Chirac to meet Putin, Schroeder late August

PARIS, Aug. 18 (Xinhuanet) -- French President Jacques Chirac, Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder will meet on Aug. 30 and 31 in Sochi, by the Black Sea in Russia, Chirac's office announced Wednesday.


Officials from the BBC and Microsoft at a high-profile, if low-detail, press tour conducted yesterday, signed an agreement that may spell out the terms under which the two companies work together to build a "radically re-invented Web site in the Web 2.0 world."


An intensifying Hurricane Jeanne bore down on storm-ravaged Floridaâs Atlantic coast Saturday, as officials predicted widespread devastation from its 115 mph-plus winds, tornadoes and storm surge.


Calderoli boccia proposta, soddisfatto invece Bocchino


The year in medicine can be summed up best as the year Americans increasingly were forced to peer into their medicine cabinets with a wary eye.


IRAQ: FALLUJA FA BILANCIO, IN ATTESA OFFENSIVA FINALE

(AGI) - Falluja, 6 nov. - Passata la notte di tempesta, Falluja fa il bilancio dei danni, in attesa dell'attacco finale. Il giorno dopo quello che e' stato il piu' violento bombardamento degli ultimi mesi, la


Directors of Fannie Mae to Discuss Executives' Fates

The directors of Fannie Mae, the big mortgage finance company, will meet Sunday to consider the fate of two senior executives who signed off on financial statements


Iraq panel to shape U.S. policy despite tepid embrace

Despite a tepid embrace from the White House, the Iraq Study Group's recommendations will help shape President George W. Bush's new policy if only because of their popular support, analysts said on Wednesday.


Darfur rebels disappointed by Ban's visit

Darfur rebel leaders on Friday expressed disappointment with the U.N. Secretary General's visit to Sudan over the last three days and said they had low expectations for peace talks next month.


With Coldplay And Darkness On Board, Band Aid Is Revived For ...

Twenty years after Band Aid - a one-off British supergroup that featured U2, Duran Duran, Paul McCartney and other chart-toppers of the era â-ecorded the charity single "Do They Know It's Christmas?


Workers at almost 300 post offices are to go on strike on Christmas Eve in a dispute over the day's opening hours.


World Business Briefing: Switzerland: NestlÃ© Designates a Chief

NestlÃ©, the food and drinks company, nominated the head of its business in the Americas to succeed Peter Brabeck-Letmathe as chief executive.


The pilots in a jet crash last summer that killed 49 people left the terminal without receiving four important airport advisories, including one that said the normal taxiway to the main runway was closed, a newspaper reported Sunday.


PowerFile Picks Blu-ray for Storage Device

Active Archive Appliance Enterprise Edition drops DVD technology for Blu-ray support.


California Settlement Enables Sprint Customers to Unlock CDMA Phones

As part of a settlement in a class-action settlement announced over the weekend, customers of Sprint Nextel's CDMA service in California and parts of Florida will be given the code and instructions needed for them to unlock their phones from the Sprint network.


Gay Republican Group Won't Endorse Bush -NY Times

Leaders of the largest group for gay  men and lesbians in the Republican Party voted overwhelmingly  against endorsing President Bush for re-election because he  favors a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage,  The New York Times said on Wednesday.


Britain is to pass new rules to ensure that the LSE is governed by UK rules even if it is bought by a foreign firm.


WHO confirms five human bird flu cases in Vietnam

The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed five human bird flu cases in Vietnam, four of them fatal, the U.N. agency said in a statement.


Hayek, Cruz Hit It Off on 'Bandidas' Set

Spanish film star Penelope Cruz and Mexican actress Salma Hayek say they hit it off from day one during the filming of "Bandidas," a Western about two female outlaws set in 19th Century Mexico.


Nigerian Strike Over Fuel Rates to Go On

The chief of Nigeria's main labor organization vowed that a four-day nationwide strike to protest fuel price hikes will go ahead Monday as planned, and accused President Olusegun Obasanjo of shunning dialogue to resolve union grievances.


Peoplesoft starts to learn to love Oracle

PEOPLESOFT IS considering a bid from its rival Oracle now that its CEO, who opposed the deal, is out of the way. Peoplesoft director Steven Goldby told a Delaware court on Tuesday that the software maker would


Dow Jones -0,42%, Nasdaq -0,60%, Standard Poor's 500 -0,85


Blackburn goalkeeper Brad Friedel criticised referee Alan Wiley after he granted Manchester United a controversial late Alan Smith equaliser in a 1-1 draw at Ewood Park.


More than one billion people will be over 60 years old by 2025 and, as populations age, the burden of chronic diseases will increase.


Ashutosh Gowariker's new film has a nice romance, but the history seems to get in the way.


New York, 14:15 - FOOTBALL, NFL: SAN DIEGO SUPERA DENVER

I San Diego Chargers hanno battuto 23-3 i Denver Broncos in una gara della 16/a giornata del campion...


BREMEN, Germany -- A late goal by substitute striker Angelos Haristeas gave Werder Bremen a 2-1 home win over 10-man Valencia in a tense Champions League Group G match.


Wenger Says Referee Cost Arsenal its Unbeaten Run at Manchester

Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger blamed referee Mike Riley after the Premiership champion's record 49- match unbeaten run in English soccer's top division ended with a 2-0 loss at Manchester United.


Thirty summers ago a magical weekend of golf took place on the southwest coast of Scotland, a head-to-head battle between the most dominant major champion ever and a man who was the game's best back then.


New Orleans revelers usher in Mardi Gras

Wearing beaded sunglasses with feathers, 83-year-old Lorraine McCaslin waved a green handkerchief as she danced in New Orleans' Woldenberg Park, ushering in what she says is her favorite time of year Â Mardi Gras.


Agent: Pink Floyd's Chorus Owed Royalties

Members of the rock group Pink Floyd, from left, David Gilmour, Nick Mason and Richard Wright, are shown in this 1988 photo. Members of the children's chorus who sang on Pink Floyd's anti-authoritarian 1979


Locri, otto persone chiamate a rispondere del delitto davanti alla corte d'AssiseIl vice presidente della regione Calabria venne ucciso il 16 ottobre 2005                                            Fortugno, processo inziato e subito rinviato alla sbarra presunti autori e mandanti                                                                                RiprenderÃ  l'11 luglio. Decisione per alcune omesse notifiche e  difficoltÃ  per la videoconferenzaI testimoni chiamati a deporre da accusa e difesa dovrebbero essere oltre trecento


Three men with links to al-Qaeda admit inciting terrorist attacks on websites and in e-mails.


Per guasto di uno stabilimento in California e tensioni Iran


Market rebounds on renewed buying, Bernanke

Stocks jumped in volatile trading on Wednesday, with all three major stock indexes briefly topping 1 percent, as investors took advantage of cheap equity prices a day after the market suffered its worst slide since 2001.


Hacker exposes private data at UC Computer held personal files on ...

In a potentially huge computer security breach, a hacker broke into a computer at UC Berkeley containing Social Security numbers and other personal data for about 600,000 Californians, the university said Wednesday.


CQPolitics.com has entered a partnership with C-SPAN to launch a new Web site, CampaignNetwork.org. C-SPAN has been broadcasting sessions of Congress since 1979. Who was the first member of Congress to give a House floor speech on the network?  Al Gore Newt Gingrich Barbara Jordan Tip O'Neill


If Internet spammers are right about who we are and what we want to buy, then we must be a cable-stealing, day-trading, bargain-hunting, stiff-jointed, drug-popping people. Who like to watch women having sex.


New Generation Casts Votes on Immigration, Economic Issues

MIAMI, Jan. 29 -- It has become a highly stylized ritual: Political candidates drop by the Versailles restaurant in Little Havana, slurp a cafecito , condemn Fidel Castro and loudly affirm, " Viva Cuba libre!" Television cameras capture it all.


THE CABINET's consultation body, the Council of Economic Ministers, has recommended to the Slovak cabinet to accept a proposal for awarding a World Bank grant worth $350,000 ( 322,000) to the Slovak Republic.


Bangkok: Fourteen people were killed and five injured Sunday in an explosion at a fireworks factory in Thailand's ancient capital Ayuthaya, officials and witnesses said.


Interoperability is the great challenge facing the open-source movement.


Iraq's Leading Shiite Cleric Looks to Broker Deal With Rebels

The country's most revered Shiite cleric returned to Iraq today after surgery in Britain, raising hopes that the rebellion here against the American


Needham & Company sees good things at Universal Display.


Thousands march to show support for the Venezuelan president's refusal to renew a TV station's license.


AUSTRALIA PRESS: Telstra Poised To Merge Media Business

SYDNEY (Dow Jones)--Australia's Telstra Corp. (TLS) will later Monday unveil details of plans to create a dedicated media and content division that includes its Sensis directories business and its 50% stake


UK blue chips closed firmer but off highs as Wall Street remained flat ahead of tonight's FOMC rate decision, with commodity stocks the major gainers in the blue chips.


President Bush waves as he walks to his limousine at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., Saturday, Dec. 11, 2004, after his annual physical.


All that No. 6 Connecticut wanted to do was take a deep breath, pack up the commemorative game ball and head for home. Sometimes, history doesn't come so easily.


Brazilian side Internacional beat Barcelona 1-0 in the Club World Cup final in Japan.


Next president could cause change in Supreme Court

With Chief Justice William Rehnquist's hospitalization for thyroid cancer, an important issue in the presidential race gained greater prominence: The next president could play a key role in shaping the US Supreme Court.


Accredited, New Century lead subprime meltdown

The meltdown among U.S. subprime mortgage lenders broadened on Tuesday, as shares of Accredited Home Lenders Holding Co. lost two-thirds of their value and New Century Financial Corp. sank, with investors fearing both would run out of cash.


Soccer: U.S. and Germany to Clash in Semis

Abby Wambach stroked home a 58th-minute  winner to give the United States a 2-1 win over Japan Friday,  setting up a semi-final showdown with world champions Germany  in the Olympic women's soccer tournament.


Connecticut can play football, too. Long overshadowed by the school's high-powered basketball programs, UConn cruised to a 39-10 win over Toledo last night in the Motor City Bowl in Detroit -- the Huskies' first bowl appearance since becoming a full Division 1-A team three years ago.


CHARLOTTE, N.C.  -- Bank of America Corp. said Thursday that it plans to cut about 2.5 percent of its work force, eliminating about 4,500 jobs as part of a restructuring following its acquisition of FleetBoston Financial Corp. last spring.


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.


In Hillary Clinton's hometown, no sure victory

PARK RIDGE, Illinois  - Hillary Clinton is about to face voters for the first time in the town where she grew up, but the winter air in this Chicago suburb is hardly crackling with excitement.


After dubbing President Bush's "open door" border policy a threat to national security, Rep. Tom Tancredo says, he got


The U.S. government is analyzing a videotape that appears to show Osama bin Laden, according to a U.S. official. The assessment will include whether it is really bin Laden and if the tape is old or new, according to the source.


Last week world stockmarkets delivered another solid performance with the majority of major markets consolidating recent gains.


US Stocks' Rebound From Lows Spurs Optimism on Turning Point

US stocks' rally during the past two weeks triggered speculation that share prices may be ready to rise above this year's range.


Avevano destinazione Italia, smantellato gruppo criminale


Woman With Alzheimer's Disappears, Found

More than a week after she was reported missing, a 68-year-old woman with Alzheimer's disease who had disappeared while traveling was found by a detective in a New York City hospital.


Wang to Earn $4 Million After Arbitration Loss

While the Yankees won their first arbitration case in eight years, they could have risked offending Chien-Ming Wang, their No. 1 starter.


Recent national opinion polls rank health care as one of the key issues this presidential election, but it's a topic that's been on the mind of one expert in the field for years.


Thomas Vanek scored twice, including the winner with four minutes left, to lift the Sabres over the Ottawa Senators, 3-2, last night in Buffalo.


UK households spend more on housing and less on food, reversing the pattern seen 50 years ago, figures show.


It has been some time in coming, but according to the BBC BMW Williams have now submitted the contract between themselves and Jenson Button to the Swiss-based Contracts Recognition Board (CRB).


Conan O'Brien is getting his chance to move up in the world. Or   at least into an earlier time slot.


Federer wins home title to top year-end rankings

BASEL, Switzerland  - Roger Federer won his seventh tournament of the season on Sunday, beating unseeded Finn Jarkko Nieminen 6-3 6-4 to successfully defend his hometown title in Basel.


Azeri Protest Spoils US, China Taekwondo Gold

The taekwondo Olympic competition degenerated into chaos Saturday when irate Azerbaijan coaching staff stormed the fighting area in ugly scenes which overshadowed US and Chinese gold medals.


Vince 'Matrimoni e pregiudizi' con il 19,84% di share


Medicare said it will soon fund implantable heart devices for thousands more patients, after publication of a landmark study finding the devices can save more lives, top agency officials said in a medical journal on Wednesday.


Acerra, verso sciopero generale contro termovalorizzatore

I manifestanti che si oppongono alla costruzione del termovalorizzatore di Acerra (Napoli), hanno trascorso la seconda nottata davanti ai cancelli del cantiere dove qualche giorno fa il commissario prefettizio per l'emergenza rifiuti, Corrado Catenacci, ...


Americans can advance to regional finals with victory

Into the regional finals of qualifying for the 2006 World Cup, that is. The Americans lead their group with eight points off two wins and two ties.


Movie Review | 'Lost in Beijing': In the City, Relationships Reduced to Transactions

At its heart, âLost in Beijingâ is a sturdy morality tale about innocence and corruption, wealth and want, sex and power.


Bull's eye target for child leukemia found: study

British researchers have identified the  cancer stem cells that spawn tumors in the most common form of  childhood leukemia, and said on Thursday it provided a "bull's  eye" target for new drugs.


A grudge can be a truly terrifying thing. Deep-seated rage, like the rumbling volcano, can erupt with deadly consequences. Like the time I took the dogs for a ride in my wife's car and they chewed up the gear shift.


Serbia's deputy state prosecutor is arrested in connection with a corruption scandal, police say.


Warner Brothers makes a foray into Bollywood

Hollywood-based studio Warner Brothers is making its first foray into Bollywood with a movie called Made In China. Starring Akshay Kumar and Deepika Padukone, it is the first Hindi film to be shot in China.


Game designer Jane McGonigal delivers the Research & Design keynote speech at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco.


St. Anton, 12:06 - SCI, CDM DONNE: VONN-KILDOW GUIDA SUPER-COMBINATA ST. ANTON

Lindsey Vonn-Kildow, vincitrice ieri della libera, è al comando della super-combinata di St. ...


Lamar Hunt, Football Pioneer, Dies at 74

Kansas City Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt, son of a famous and wealthy Texas family who became a pro sports visionary and author of the term "Super Bowl," died Wednesday night at a Dallas hospital.


Parigi, 12:37 - CALCIO, GENOA: PER EQUIPE VICINO INGAGGIO CACAPA

Secondo il quotidiano sportivo francese L'Equipe, il Genoa sarebbe vicino all'ingaggio di Claudio Ca...


A new class at Vulnerability High Flaws in ActiveX controls are being increasingly used to run security exploits.â¦


Sean Penn Finds Truth in Tale of Would-Be Assassin

For an actor who has been called  unpatriotic and even treasonous, Sean Penn is not backing away  from controversy.


Capo Stato a inaugurazione Istituto per la salute di Roma


IBM (NYSE: IBM) is upgrading its blade  server line, taking the wraps off six new products in addition to rolling out features designed to improve the performance of BladeCenter systems.


MONTEREY, California  - World championship leader Casey Stoner claimed pole position on his final qualifying lap for the U.S. Grand Prix at Laguna Seca Raceway on Saturday.


Iraq's electoral commission is to discuss a request by leading parties to postpone 30 January general elections.


Israel Plans to Bury Arafat in Gaza Strip

A view of the Dome of the Rock mosque, located in the al-Aqsa mosque compound, Islam's third holiest site and known by Jews as Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City Saturday, Nov. 6, 2004.


Here are more results from the Rio Rancho Public Schools Fall Senior Research Expo, held Nov. 30:   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE OR EARTH AND SPACE   1st, $100   Joel Montross, Global Warming? Part II.   Krista Vendetti, Ancient Alignments, Part 1.


Super Man Is Dead: Johnson KOâs Jones in 9!

25.09.04 - By Lee Hayes: Tonight, Roy Jones Jr. may have stepped in to the ring for the last time, the end of a stellar career. Being KOâd by rugged journeyman Glencoffe Johnson will most likely be the


With an eye to North Korea and China, Prime Minister Koizumi's Cabinet is set to pass new guidelines Friday. By Bennett Richardson | Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor.


Cher auction fetches double of estimates

An auction of more than 700 items belonging to singer and actress Cher raised over $3.5 million -- more


Kuehne, Sluman win second straight Franklin Templeton Shootout ...

Hank Kuehne and Jeff Sluman birdied four of the last five holes and beat Justin Leonard and Steve Flesch by two strokes at the Franklin Templeton Shootout on Sunday.


Stock futures signaled a surge on Wall Street at the open on Friday as investors bet President Bush would unveil a plan to help subprime mortgage borrowers and loosen credit conditions that have rattled financial markets for six weeks.


For Some Beslan Families, Hope Itself Dies Agonizingly

By the families' own count, there are 122 victims of the school siege in Beslan, Russia, not yet identified or found.


Myanmar junta sets curfew amid mass protests

Myanmar's junta imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew in the country's two main cities on Wednesday after pouring security forces into Yangon to try to end the biggest protests against military rule in nearly 20 years.


Camden has been named the nation's most-dangerous city, snatching the top spot from Detroit, according to a company's annual ranking based on crime statistics.


Arthur Miller, Legendary American Playwright, Is Dead

The author of "Death of a Salesman," whose work exposed the flaws in the fabric of the American dream, died Thursday.


Euro Zone Records Disappointing 3Q Growth

The European Union reported lower-than-expected third-quarter growth for the euro zone Monday, but said the economy remained on track to expand by 2 percent over the year.


Eurostat, produzione industriale a luglio +0,6%


Congress Calls Clemens and Trainer to Testify

The star pitcher Roger Clemens, his former trainer Brian McNamee and three others will be asked to testify under oath before a congressional committee on Jan. 16.


UNH Center to Study Stormwater Treatment

A new research center at the University of New Hampshire hopes to help reduce a huge threat to water quality nationwide: stormwater carrying pollutants into streams, wetlands and coastal harbors.


Johnson trade submitted to Selig for approval

hands. The Dodgers are sending the Yankees the money to pay part of left-hander. extension with Johnson. The five-time Cy Young Award winner is owed $16 million.


Steve Kerr confirmed on Saturday that he has accepted the Phoenix Suns' general manager position. Kerr made the comment on TNT during the telecast of Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals in Cleveland. Kerr has been an analyst on the network's NBA telecasts for four years.


SourceLabs will use the venture capital for ongoing research and development and to expand its sales and marketing. Ignition Partners was founded by Microsoft veterans -- including


A federal judge ordered a mental exam Monday to determine whether Jose Padilla — charged with being part of a support cell for Islamic extremists around the world — is competent for trial.


A dancing penguin was king of the Thanksgiving birds among


Bush insists he'll "sprint to the finish line"

With 15 months to go in office, President George W. Bush wants the U.S. Congress to know he has no plans to fade quietly away.


"Mess" flap spurs advertisers to drop BET series

Mounting backlash  against an upcoming BET series accused of trafficking in racial  stereotypes has prompted at least two advertisers to pull out  of the premiere episode on the Viacom Inc.-owned channel.


Michaela Kirchgasser of Austria won a highly technical giant slalom Saturday for her first World Cup victory.


Suspected mercenaries on trial in Equatorial Guinea

A trial is underway for 14 suspected mercenaries accused of plotting to topple the Government of Equatorial Guinea, an oil-rich country in west Africa.


Britain's wheelchair basketball team beat the USA 62-59 to reach the last four at the Paralympics.


Tropical depression Barry brings rain to Florida

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida  - The remains of Tropical Storm Barry brought high winds and heavy rains to Florida on Saturday, but the downpour was welcomed in a parched state that has been battling stubborn wildfires.


The hockey season started early this year and, after two entertaining weeks of the World Cup, it ends for who knows how long. Despite the impending announcement of an NHL lockout today


A tobacco firm has said allegations it covered up evidence of the harmful effects of passive smoking are "false, inaccurate and highly misleading".


L'Antitrust lo ordina all'Abi, sospensione immediata


Three Pakistan suicide bombs kill 52 in one day

Three suicide bomb attacks killed at least 52 people in Pakistan on Thursday, as a militant backlash intensified following the army's storming of a radical mosque in Islamabad.


Rebels attack police, government officials across Baghdad

Rebel strikes across Baghdad killed five people on Thursday â-ncluding three paramilitary policemen and a government official â -insurgents continued their efforts to derail Iraq's upcoming general election.


Law Aids School Technology, Cell Phone 911

President Bush signed into law a bill to speed computer subsidies for schools and libraries and to spend $1.25 billion on equipment that will help police find mobile-telephone users who call 911.


A third of cancer patients are using complementary and alternative therapies, research suggests.


Rum maker Bacardi expresses an interest in buying the owner of vodka brand Absolut, a report says.


Roger Federer hadn't played anybody for keeps in six weeks. So, even though he'd been routinely putting in four-hour training sessions after he arrived at Westside Tennis Club last week, a measure of apprehension lingered.


He was the starter no one wanted anymore. How bad was it for Derek Lowe in terms of inspiring confidence among his peers before last night's start in Game 4? After Saturday night's embarrassing 19-8 pounding by the Yankees in Game 3 of the American League Championship Series, a loss in which the Red Sox' staff was pounded into submission, ...


Trading Halted For 35 Firms Over E-Mails

Securities regulators yesterday halted trading in nearly three dozen companies -- the initial salvo in "Operation Spamalot," a campaign to block e-mails promoting stocks to unsuspecting investors.


Fireworks celebrations across the UK attract thousands of people on the eve of Diwali.


Gates Pitches Microsoft for 'Digital Lifestyle'

No new products, no new strategy announced in CES keynote.


The NHS in England is to spend Â£172m on management consultants this year, the Tories have claimed.


Teheran, 13:05 - CALCIO, CT IRAN: SOSPENSIONE FIFA AVRA' EFFETTO NEGATIVO

L'Iran era stato sospeso giovedÃ¬ dalla Fifa a causa delle interferenze del governo nella gestione de...


Anti-Hollywood Activists Try to Upstage Venice Fest

While stars sip martinis poolside at the Venice Film Festival, down the beach hundreds of activists are staging a "camp-in" to protest against Hollywood blockbusters and high ticket prices at the competition.


Esposizione si inaugurera' il 19 febbraio


Cisco to sell data-storage equipment from EMC

Cisco Systems Inc. , the leading maker of data networking gear, is going into the data-storage business, with a major assist from storage vendor EMC Corp. of Hopkinton.


Judge Rules for Oracle in PeopleSoft Bid

SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON  - A U.S. federal judge  on Thursday gave Oracle Corp. a green light to proceed with its  hostile bid to take over rival business software maker  PeopleSoft Inc., rejecting the government's bid to block the  $7.7 billion deal.


Investimenti cresciuti del 7,9%,Cda propone cedola 0,21 cent


What can we learn from Second Life? Comment Many of us who are active on the internet, giving our views on what is happening, are used to getting "flamed" (having hostile messages about us posted online).â¦


Voice over IP service releases beta client that accommodates Windows Mobile handsets.


Coaches trying to capture the game on film

For many college students, Thursday afternoon is already the weekend. But at 5 p.m. this past Thursday, the lights in one Boston University classroom dimmed, video began to roll, and the instructor took out his notes. This is Hockey 101 in the theater-style video room at Agganis Arena, where the Terriers study, not daring to doze lest Puck Professor Jack ...


Roof gardens: looking good, saving money

Once roof gardens were just a matter of aesthetics; now there's something called a "green roof" that has environmental benefits.


[Hollywood News]: New York, Oct 14 : Newly wed Britney Spears is now all set to go against glamour conventions by adopting her hubby Kevin's last name Federline.


England Orders Terror Group Assets Frozen

The Bank of England is ordering a freeze on any assets belonging to a terrorist group that claimed responsibility for kidnapping and beheading two Americans and a Briton in Iraq, Treasury chief Gordon Brown said Thursday.


Weak GM, Ford Sales Spur Production Cuts?

Hurricane Charley's damaging path  through Florida and the growing ineffectiveness of sales  incentives caused U.S. car and trucks sales to slip in August,  raising the likelihood of costly cuts in vehicle production,  analysts said.


Health Experts Recommend Ways to Reverse US Youth Obesity Epidemic

A panel of US public health experts says the country's epidemic of childhood obesity threatens to set back the medical advances that have decreased child mortality and extended life spans in the past century.


Studies paint mixed health picture of caffeine

Two new studies paint a conflicting health picture for women coffee drinkers, with one suggesting caffeine may lower the risk of ovarian cancer and the other showing it doubles the chances of miscarriage.


Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick, whose fall from grace has been one of the most sudden in U.S. sport, will formally plead guilty Monday in a dog-fighting case almost certain to wreck his football career.


With Amit Yoran's sudden departure from the nation's top cybersecurity job, industry officials said they fear another setback in efforts to make government and corporate networks secure from attacks that hurt business and national security.


A US request for British troops to move up to Baghdad to allow American forces to be pulled out for a possible attack on Fallujah is prompting fears from both troops and politicians


Gambling Linked to Good Health in Seniors

By DIANE SCARPONI     UNCASVILLE, Conn.  -- According to a surprising Yale University study, older recreational gamblers seem to be healthier than non-gamblers...


Huntsman says Hexion bid superior, notifies Basell

U.S. chemical company Huntsman Corp.  said on Friday the $6 billion buyout offer from Apollo Management's Hexion Specialty Chemicals Inc. is superior to the previously accepted deal offered by Basell .


Contingente sara' pero' dimezzato, da 1.200 a 600 uomini


FrontBridge Technologies put its best foot forward with an acquisition and the launch of a new managed service, the company said Monday.


AMERICA/PERÃ - Lancio della Campagna Condividere 2007 che intende sensibilizzare la societÃ  sul problema della violenza familiare e promuovere iniziative per l'unitÃ  e la pace nelle famiglie Lima (Agenzia Fides) - Sabato 26 maggio avrÃ  luogo il lancio della 18Âª Campagna di SolidarietÃ  Condividere 2007 che questÂanno ha per tema "Famiglia unita, via per la pace". Per mezzo di questa Campagna, promossa dai Vescovi del paese, si intende sen...


Near-bankrupt Alitalia held crucial contract negotiations with unions representing flight attendants and ground staff Wednesday in a last-minute attempt to save the state-controlled airline from collapse.


Byron Leftwich hasÃÂ gone from starring in the Turkey Bowl as H.D. Woodson's quarterback to starting for the Jaguars. Years ago such a journey may not have been possible for a black man.


One loss now, and Bentley's historic run on the court, one defined by unselfishness, grit, and focus, is over.


US President Bush visits Uruguay while his Venezuelan counterpart, Hugo Chavez, reaches Bolivia.


Roma, 15:26 - CALCIO, LAZIO: IN ATTACCO BALLOTTAGGIO PANDEV-BIANCHI

Allenamento tattico per Lazio di Delio Rossi in vista della gara esterna di domenica contro l'Empoli...


Straight-to-internet release bypasses cinemas The world's first "studio-backed broadband film" - Jackass 2.5 - will later this month premiere online, bypassing a traditional cinema release.â¦


Rights Group Documents Brutality Of Insurgents in Southern Thailand

Separatist militants in Thailand's mostly Muslim southern provinces have stepped up a decades-long, low-intensity insurgency into a wave of brutal bomb attacks, assassinations, machete hackings and, in some cases, beheadings and mutilations in the past 3 1/2 years, an extensive Human Rights Watch...


US scientists have pinpointed a new set of predators responsible for dwindling fish stocks - people who fish for fun. They report online in the journal Science today that recreational fishermen catch almost


Bike owners can replace Kryptonite locks free of charge

Bike owners trying to figure out what to do with their round-key Kryptonite locks (which reportedly can be picked open with the hollow shaft of a Bic pen), should know that Kryptonite is offering to replace the locks, free of charge.


BEAVER CREEK, Colo. -- Norway's Lasse Kjus confirmed his return to fitness Saturday, capturing his first World Cup giant slalom win in eight years as American Bode Miller's run of five podium finishes came to a crashing halt.


Security forces raided a Moscow jail and freed the warden and 14 employees several hours after they were seized Monday by inmates wearing guards' uniforms and armed with metal rods, Russian authorities said.


Entro un mese accordo Edf-Enel, riflessione su nucleare


After walking from the West Wing to the Executive Office Building under rainy skies, President Bush used his first news conference since getting re-elected to lay out his priorities for the next four years.


Greater pressure directed at US Airways unions

Bankrupt US Airways is giving flight attendants, machinists and passenger service workers three weeks to reach consensual cost-cutting pacts before the airline asks


Xstrata relaunches bid for Australia's WMC Resources

SYDNEY  - British-Swiss resources group Xstrata has relaunched its already-rejected 7.4 billion dollar (5.7 billion US) bid for WMC Resources, this time pitching the offer directly to WMC shareholders rather than through the company.


Novelist Susan Sontag, 71, Dies of Cancer

Description: Author Susan Sontag died Tuesday in Manhattan, after a long struggle with cancer. Sontag was the author of many essays and 17 widely translated books.


Proposals are set to be unveiled to turn environmental offences over to the criminal courts across the EU.


Dow -0,03%, Nasdaq +0,27.Euro in aumento a 1,2960 dollari


Whole Foods Creates New Gluten-Free Product Line

By MARGARET LILLARD     MORRISVILLE, N.C.  -- The scents of molasses, sugar and ginger hang in the air like an invitation to sin as Lee Tobin shows off his new bakery...


Two teenagers are being held in Toronto over the fatal shooting of a schoolboy last week.


Pfizer Nears Deal to Buy Angiosyn -- WSJ

Pfizer Inc. PFE.N is close to an  agreement to buy Angiosyn Inc., a biotech start-up working on a  drug to ward off blindness, in a deal potentially valued at  $527 million, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday,  citing people familiar with the situation.


Judge: U.S. can deny funds to AIDS group

A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that the Bush administration can deny funding to nonprofit AIDS groups that don't publicly disavow prostitution and sex trafficking.


EMI confirms Warner Music takeover offer

Struggling music company EMI Group PLC, beset by profit warnings and an accounting scandal in Brazil, was thrown a potential lifeline Tuesday with a possible new takeover bid by former suitor Warner Music Group.


The EU and US take a large step towards a deal that will open the airline industry to greater competition.


Kerry Blames Rising Health Costs for Job Losses

Democrat John Kerry, citing a newly  commissioned study, said on Thursday that rising health care  expenses have cost American jobs and President Bush has done  nothing to solve the problem.


New FCC mandates could ultimately hurt the MSOs.


GRANT WHARINGTON broke down and wept late yesterday when he flew to his abandoned $4million super-maxi Skandia in Bass Strait and discovered it was floating upside down.


Temasek, the investment arm of the Singaporean government, looks abroad after making an $8.2bn profit.


From a sharp increase in phishing scams to high-profile arrests, here's what made news this year.


Swiss take on North America at nano-droid Subbuteo

'Sh*t, I've dropped the Annapolis football team down a drain' This weekend, the city of Atlanta, Georgia will play host to an international soccer contest, in which all the players will be robots. So far, so yawnworthy - but wait. These droid sportsmen - unlike the ordinary, everyday mechanoid ballplayer - will be nanoscale ones, each smaller than an amoeba.â¦


The tuxedo worn by Daniel Craig in the James Bond film Casino Royale raises Â£12,000 in a charity auction.


LONDON - Johnny Depp reckons he's no great movie pinup - he just has a "weird job." Arriving Sunday for the premiere of his latest movie, "Finding Neverland," at London's Leicester Square, Depp played down his movie-star image as fans lining the red carpet screamed his name.   "I wouldn't say I'm a heartthrob," he said, as his companion, French singer and actress Vanessa Paradis, looked on...


Aluminum producer Alcoa Inc. said Thursday that third-quarter profit rose 1.1 percent in the third quarter compared with a year ago, but fell significantly compared with the previous three months.


President Bush says a deadly attack on US forces that left at least 22 dead will not derail plans for Iraqi elections.


MADRID - Real Madrid were just too proud. That was how coach Jose Antonio Camacho explained the Spanish giants' 0-3 thrashing by Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League on Wednesday.


Udine, 19:31 - CALCIO, UDINESE: FRATTURA DELLO ZIGOMO, IAQUINTA SI OPERA

Domani mattina Vincenzo Iaquinta verrà sottoposto a un intervento chirurgico presso l'ospedal...


Robert Pires, the Arsenal midfielder, has been dropped from the France squad following a public outburst against coach Raymond Domenech.


Swaps Big Brother for fraternal triumvirate The UK government has ditched plans to put all our identities on one big database, saying that sticking with existing systems will help cut fraud and save money.â¦


KOCHI, Japan  - Michelle Wie equaled her worst score in a professional men's tournament after opening with a nine-over-par 81 at the Casio World Open in Japan on Thursday.


Bosnian Serb acquitted of genocide, as Milosevic fights similar ...

A Yugoslav war crimes tribunal acquitted a Bosnian Serb leader of genocide on Wednesday, while former Yugoslav President Slobodan


In Eastern Germany, it all comes down to jobs

BERLIN Claudia Windisch is just one of many East Germans looking for a job. Yet finding work as an architect, never easy in the best of times, has proved difficult for Windisch, 25, who graduated from college last March in her native Saxony.


For Breedersâ Classic, Trainers Send the Best

The eight expected starters in the Breedersâ Cup Classic include the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes winners, a European champion, and the Kentucky Derby runner-up.


Some Hitherto Staunch G.O.P. Voters Souring on Iraq

While a majority of Republican voters continue to support President Bush and the Iraq war, there are concerns that the war is undermining the partyâs political position.


Toronto doctors may separate conjoined twins

Specialists from Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children says they believe the prognosis is "very good'' for separation surgery for a pair of conjoined twins from Zimbabwe.


Feeley played well enough coming off the bench in the Dolphins' season-opening loss to earn a start this week at Cincinnati, coach Dave Wannstedt said Sunday.


Suicide attack misfires: Two suicide bombers tried to ram their cars into a National Guard base in Kharma, about 40 miles west of Baghdad, on Sunday.


Putin warns he will point missiles at Europe: paper

Russia will once again aim its missiles at  targets in Europe if U.S. plans to build a missile defense  shield near Russia's borders go ahead, President Vladimir Putin  was quoted as saying on Sunday.


Saddam Hussein's lawyers on Sunday formally appealed the death sentence handed down the ousted Iraqi president for the killing of 148 Shiites, a court spokesman said.


Gibson's 3-point magic sparks NBA Sophomore victory

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Daniel Gibson scored 33 points to lead the Sophomores past the Rookies 136-109 Friday in the National Basketball Association Rookie Challenge.


Zaheer Khan picked up the first Australian wicket, getting Justin Langer to edge a delivery to wicket keeper Dinesh Karthik. Langer made 12.


Real-life thriller Open Water goes straight to the top of the UK box office in its opening week.


Palermo, 16:00 - CALCIO, ZAMPARINI: AMATO E MELANDRI DUE INCOMPETENTI

Dure dichiarazioni del Palermo Maurizio Zamparini ai microfoni di Radio Radio: "I ministri Amato e M...


Dennis J. FitzSimons will step down as chairman and chief executive of Tribune Company as soon as an $8.2 billion takeover deal is completed, the company said.


Central Europe economies face difficult times

The economies of central Europe face difficult times in coming years owing to a slowdown in the pace of reforms and a labour shortage, a senior OECD official said.


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"Pulp Fiction" writer charged after fatal crash

Oscar-winning "Pulp Fiction" screenwriter Roger Avary was arrested on Sunday after a fatal car crash northwest of Los Angeles, officials said.


A small region in northern Italy is  battling what may be Europe's first epidemic of the crippling,  mosquito-borne Chikungunya virus, a senior official at the  Italian National Institute of Health (ISS) told Reuters.


Video Joins Long Line of Out-Dated Technology

The decision by high street electrical chain Dixons to no longer sell the machines could soon mean RIP for the VCR. But VHS (video home system) is just


Second American hostage murder claimed as Bush appeals for help in ...

BAGHDAD : A group linked to suspected Al-Qaeda operative Abu Mussab al-Zarqawi claimed to have beheaded a second US hostage in Iraq, as US President George W. Bush defended the war in Iraq and asked for more foreign help in the country.


Bollywood's Saif in hospital after chest pains

Top Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan has been admitted to a Mumbai hospital after complaining of chest pains, the hospital spokeswoman said on Monday.


A merger would strengthen the Redmond, Wash., software giant's position in Internet advertising and could push ad rates higher.


LOS ANGELES  - "Jackass" star Johnny  Knoxville and Seann William Scott will play Luke and Bo Duke,  respectively, in "The Dukes of Hazzard," a big-screen version  of the 1980s television series.


Rebel threat on the roads leaves Katmandu isolated

KATMANDU, Nepal The Nepali capital was largely cut off from the rest of the country on Wednesday after Maoist rebels threatened to attack any vehicles traveling on main roads, in a virtual blockade of Katmandu to press their demands for the release of ...


Storia (a lieto fine) di un figlio negato. Stasera il rientro delragazzo a Fiumicino verrÃ  accolto da una manifestazione                                            Luca torna in Italia per rivedere il padre Nel '94 fu rapito dalla madre australiana                                                                                Nicola racconta: "Ho paura, siamo come due estranei. Ma Ã¨ la mia vita"Da dodici anni combatte per veder riconosciuto il suo diritto di padredi CLOTILDE VELTRI


At least five miners were killed and 14  injured in a blast in a coal mine in Russia's Siberia, the  Emergencies Ministry said on Thursday.


Asian Stocks Advance; Toyota, Samsung Electronics Pace Gains

Asian stocks rose, led by exporters including Toyota Motor Corp. and Samsung Electronics Co., after a US manufacturing report boosted optimism that growth in the world's largest economy may strengthen.


Senate Balance of Power: Washington Senate Shifts from "Leans Democrat" to "Democrat"

Rasmussen Reports - Senator Maria Cantwell (D) has opened a double digit lead in the Washington Senate race. As a result, Rasmussen Reports is shifting its classification of the race from "Leans Democrat" to "Democrat." There are now 41 states solidly in the Democratic column with four more leaning that way. Forty-eight states appear to be in good shape for the GOP with one more leaning in their direction. Six races are considered Toss-Ups.


A public memorial service for late actor Heath Ledger is expected to take place in Los Angeles next week.


Ericsson Posts Lower Profit and Announces Job Cuts

The company said fourth-quarter net profit fell 42 percent to 5.6 billion kronor ($880 billion) and announced it would cut 1,000 jobs as part of a cost-cutting strategy.


Spacewalking astronauts ready power unit for move

Two spacewalking astronauts unbolted a  huge solar power truss from the International Space Station on  Sunday to get it ready for a move to a new place on the space  outpost.


TRADE:  Hope, Concern Greet China's Growing Prominence in Africa

PARIS, Jul 23 (IPS) - While China's growing trade and investment  flows to Africa have sparked a sometimes contentious debate with  the United States and Europe over who has the continent's  best interests at heart, a closer look at the dynamic developing  reveals a political landscape where the rhetoric is rarely in  line with the reality, observers say.


The pound slipped back today after data suggested the service sector is slowing down more dramatically than had been anticipated.


Exxon Mobil says inflation boosts Sakhalin costs

Exxon Mobil increased its expected   spending for its Sakhalin oil project in Russia above the   original 2002 estimate of $12.8 billion to reflect inflation   and foreign exchange pressures, a spokesman said on Monday.


Three lawmakers launch bids to lead Japan's ruling party, kicking off the race to succeed PM Junichiro Koizumi.


Several people, including three American police trainers, have been killed in a powerful blast in the Afghan capital. The blast was caused by explosive devices in a truck in Kabul's Shar-i-Naw district where


Yahoo board strategizes on Microsoft bid: report

Yahoo Inc's  board met by  telephone on Friday and discussed strategy for getting  Microsoft Corp  to raise its $42 billion offer for the  company and the possibility of hiring Google Inc to run Yahoo's  search, the Wall Street Journal said.


Talks on setting up an Iraqi assembly continue despite fresh violence in Baghdad and the Shia stronghold of Najaf.


President Bush widened his lead over John Kerry after a combative Republican National Convention deepened questions about the Democratic candidate's leadership, especially on terrorism.


Japan's Nikkei rose 0.97 percent by midsession on Wednesday as a rise in the U.S. Dow Jones average to its highest close in 3    years encouraged the view that Japanese shares are undervalued compared with overseas markets.


Chrysler in serious financial crunch: report

Chrysler LLC faces a serious financial crunch and is trying to sell assets to raise cash, just months after the automaker was bought by private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.


Yankees Notebook: Back on the Mound, Hughes Is Still Not at Full Speed

Phil Hughesâs fastballs on Sunday averaged 88 to 91 miles an hour, Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman said, but should have been 91 to 93.


Chic, brash Ségolène stirs up French race

As France gears up for 2007 presidential elections, Ms. Royal, a chic mother of four, leads the polls.


Mark Hughes maintained Blackburnâs hard effort would soon earn their just rewards - after his side went down 1-0 to Charlton in tonightâs Barclays Premiership clash at The Valley.


The manatee has unique perceptual abilities, perfectly suited to its niche in the world. New research challenges the notion that these sea mammals are not all that bright.


Charges against Cameron of all style, no substance echoed in press

Charges that David Cameron was all style and no substance were reinforced by his speech at the Conservative party's annual conference, the press declared.


Rusedski carries on criticism of ATP bosses

Greg Rusedski, the former world number four whose career was almost destroyed by a doping controversy last year, is concerned that the ATP may not be acting quickly enough to remedy the problem.


Oscar-winning actor and director Kevin Costner has married his long-time girlfriend at a ceremony held at his ranch in Aspen, Colorado.


Longhorns' Durant romping through Big 12

The Big 12 will have to forgive Texas' Kevin Durant for turning the league into his personal playground. The kid just wants to have some fun here while he can.


Driving Forces: GM Stuffs the Ballot Box!

Slipping behind Toyota in sales, the giant automaker manipulates a Newsweek online survey, turning on the vote in a drive worthy of Karl Rove.


Saudi crown prince is absent from Gulf summit

The Saudi royal court ( Divan) announced in a statement that the defense minister prince Salman Bin Abdul Aziz will chair the delegation of the Kingdom to the summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council which will open deliberations in Bahrain on Monday and


Bollywood actress Preity Zinta, whose recent performance in the multistarrer "Jhoom Barabar Jhoom" has received


Lead Exposure Eyed as Risk for Cataracts

Dec. 7, 2004 -- Lead exposure may increase the risk of cataracts, especially for men, a new study shows. Despite public health efforts to cut lead in gasoline, paint, and other sources in the environment, lead


Asian Shares Fall on Dollar; Gold, Oil Up

The U.S. dollar stumbled on Monday, setting multi-month lows against the yen and euro and trading around four-year lows against the Korean won and Singapore dollar, prompting investors to clip Asian share markets.


The United States and South Korea agreed Friday that by 2012 the South Koreans will be responsible for commanding their military in wartime.


Jude Law named People magazine's sexiest man alive

LOS ANGELES : British screen star Jude Law, one of Hollywood's hottest properties, won the ultimate accolade Thursday when he was named as People magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive.


Supermarket giant Wal-Mart is being sued in the US over a CD by Evanescence that contained a swear word.


Tens of thousands of Shia pilgrims gather for a religious festival in Iraq's holy city of Karbala amid tight security.


Lawyer Goes From Finding Witnesses to Becoming One

Charles P. Scheeler oversaw all the evidence that was used to name players for their connections to performance-enhancing drugs during an investigation that led to George J. Mitchellâs report.


Pr0-Election Afghans 'Executed by Taliban Rebels'

Suspected Taliban rebels executed two pro-election tribal elders and laid a deadly ambush for an Afghan military commander, officials said today.


Ferrara, 17:51 - BASKET, LEGADUE: FERRARA INGAGGIA IN PRESTITO INFANTE

La Carife Ferrara ha ingaggiato in prestito fino a fine stagione Luca Infante, ala-centro provenient...


The Premier League insists Man Utd's deal for Carlos Tevez must be done with West Ham and not his agent.


Experts: Guilt Wears Many Faces in Trials

On this much, mental health and law enforcement experts who observe murder cases agree: Guilt wears many faces.


L'azzurra sul podio dopo un anno di assenza per infortuniLa ragazza di Bergamo ha rischiato di non avere l'idoneitÃ                                           Il ritorno di Nadia Fanchini Terza nella libera del Sestriere                                                                                La gara vinta dalla Vonn Kildow (Usa) davanti alla canadese Vanderbeek


Chasing a Coveted Democratic Prize Across the Plains

By the time Senator Tom Daschle's fancy silver bus rolled down Main Street, past the golden corn fields and the grain elevator, to stop at the American Legion hall, nearly everyone here knew who was on board.


Arecibo Radio Telescope Is Back in Business After 6-Month Spruce-Up

After a fresh coat of paint, the most sensitive radio telescope on the planet should be good for 30 or 40 more years.


Spaniard Lara Stung Into Action at Volvo Masters

Spain's Jose Manuel Lara was the  latest to be stung into action on the European Tour after  another wasp struck -- this time at the Volvo Masters.


Iran says ban on its uranium enrichment program 'illegal'

Iran said Sunday that demands from the UN atomic watchdog agency that it freeze all work on uranium enrichment â-echnology that can be used for nuclear weapons â -e "illegal.


Iraqi PM lashes out at Clinton, other U.S. critics

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki hit  back on Sunday at Democratic presidential hopeful Senator  Hillary Clinton and other U.S. critics who have called for him  to be replaced, telling them "to come to their senses."


Top News ; 20 years on, they mourn Bhopal's dead

Top News News, Bhopal,Residents, activists and intellectuals alike Friday mourned the death of thousands in the world's worst industrial disaster that hit this central Indian city 20 years ago.


N Korea says explosion was controlled demolition

North Korea says last week's massive explosion in a remote area of the country's north was the result of deliberate demolition work.


Carlos Beltran was a star long before he joined the Houston Astros. He was smacking homers and scoring runs for awful teams in Kansas City for years. His glove dazzled minor league scouts in Wilmington and Wichita before that. And his speed was evident even as a schoolboy in Puerto Rico. Still, this postseason has provided a showcase for Beltran unlike any other.


Triumphant homecoming for Vodafone's CEO after India purchase

Vodafone chief Arun Sarin enjoyed a triumphant homecoming after wrapping up the 11.1-billion-dollar purchase of India's fourth-biggest mobile operator Hutchison Essar.


Your Money: Consumers Have Allies on the Web

Consumer advocacy takes on renewed power as it moves into a new form, the blog.


No. 2 Kan. Hands Wis.-Milwaukee 3rd Loss

Keith Langford scored 21 points and Aaron Miles became the Big 12 Conference's career assist leader in No. 2 Kansas' 73-62 victory over Wisconsin-Milwaukee on Wednesday night.


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BenQ T80 Mobile to Start Field Trial Next Month

BenQ will start limited tests of the T80, a mobile phone that uses near-field communications to pay for purchases.


Jeff Garcia didn't even get to celebrate his one-year anniversary with the Cleveland Browns. Less than 12 months after they signed the three-time Pro Bowler to fix their problems at quarterback, the Browns told Garcia on Monday that he was no longer in their plans and will be released with three years left on his contract.


The Taliban kidnapped two Pakistani journalists in southern Afghanistan, a spokesman for the militant group and a wife of one of the missing men said Friday. The Taliban said the men were safe and would released soon.


Le misure, network di medici e formazione categorie deboli


One of South Korea's richest men, Kim Seung-youn, admits punching bar workers but denies using a steel pipe on them.


PC maker says mergers and acquisitions aren't the way to succeed.


Privacy storm descends on Dutch health care database

Details about every citizen revealed The Dutch Data Protection Authority is investigating claims that a medical database set up by health insurance companies reveals details about nearly every Dutch citizen.â¦


Vieira Looks to Golden Future with Gunners

Captain Patrick Vieira predicted a âterrificâ future at Arsenal as the club moved within touching distance of setting a new unbeaten league record.


A glitch in a massive study on the incidence of brain cancer at jet engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney will delay the release of the final report, researchers said Wednesday.


A Â£4.31m damages claim is launched by a firm which failed to secure the Holyrood construction contract.


Venezuela beat 10-man Peru for second copa win

SAN CRISTOBAL, Venezuela  - Copa America hosts Venezuela notched-up only their second win in the tournament's history on Saturday after a heated 2-0 victory over 10-man Peru.


Regulators Probing Tips on Offerings -WSJ

U.S. regulators are looking into  whether Wall Street firms are providing insider information on  upcoming offerings, either on purpose or inadvertently, the  Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.


Alaska Air Group Inc. announced Thursday that it will eliminate about 900 jobs over the next year -- nearly 200 in the Seattle area -- as it joins other major US airlines in making deep payroll cuts.


Threats trail man organizing Gaza withdrawal

The criticism from members of his own kibbutz marked the first sign of trouble for Yonatan Bassi. Then came the comparisons to Nazis and death threats.


The Eclipse PHP Development Tools project, which invites millions of Web scripters to the integrated development environment, incites changes for Zend Technologies.


Museum Review | U.S.S. Monitor Center: A Celebrity Warship Gets a Hall of Fame to Call Its Own

With the opening of the U.S.S. Monitor Center in Newport News, Va., a Civil War battleship is being given a second life.


Bucarest, 18:06 - TENNIS, ATP BUCAREST: STARACE FUORI AI QUARTI DI FINALE

Potito Starace è stato sconfitto in due set dal rumeno Victor Hanescu, con il punteggio di 7-...


Heavy equipment maker Caterpillar Inc.   posted better-than-expected quarterly earnings on  Friday and raised its outlook for the full year, bolstered by  strong sales to the mining industry.


Ernie Els will play Lee Westwood for the World Match Play crown at Wentworth on Sunday.


NASA to review screening procedures for astronauts

NASA officials have said they plan to review screening procedures as they reeled from a bizarre love triangle which has left an astronaut facing attempted murder and kidnapping charges.


Smoking bans come into effect in pubs and restaurants in much of Germany and all of France.


Kerry Calls Ad Group a 'Front for the Bush Campaign'

John Kerry made the comments after weeks of standing by as a group of Vietnam veterans criticized his wartime record.


Cat owner protests against privacy-invading Google

Tabby 'wants to be alone' Google has raised fresh privacy concerns in the US, thanks to its new Street View service on its maps. It is apparently not enough that the advertising broker would like to find your next job for you, or tell you what you might want to do at the weekend, now it wants to peer into your living rooms.â¦


Six major powers negotiating U.N. sanctions against Iran for its nuclear ambitions said on Monday they were closer to a deal but needed more time to produce a Security Council resolution.


Fourteen years after coming under federal protection, the northern spotted owl continues on the decline in the Pacific Northwest, a study shows.


Ai massimi da ottobre del 2001, oltre tasso fissato da Bce


Coke Warns of Slack Sales for a Year or So

Coca-Cola, suffering from weak sales in North America and other important markets, said yesterday that it would sharply scale back its projections for the amount of beverages it expects to


Fed boosts interest rate to fend off inflation

The US Federal Reserve decided Tuesday to raise the federal funds rate, which commercial banks charge each other on overnight loans, by a quarter percentage points to 1.75 percent.


Data center moving day: REJIS makes it a smooth one

We take you through the ups and downs of this law enforcement data center's middle-of-night move, along with tips and lessons learned.


Cochlear Implants Recalled For Malfunction Risk

WASHINGTON -- A worldwide recall has been issued for two brands of cochlear implants. The recall only includes the estimated 440 devices that have not yet been implanted.


Police in Sri Lanka are sent in to rescue a minister held by TV journalists after one of his aides assaults a member.


Government plans to ban smoking in the majority of enclosed public spaces in England, ranging from offices to restaurants, within four years were labelled a "bodge" yesterday.


Scientist: Gulf War Illness May Never Be Explained

Veterans of the Gulf War suffer more  health problems than other members of the military but the  causes of the mysterious array of symptoms may never be known,  a leading British scientist said on Monday.


Ethiopia Accepts Eritrea Border Ruling in Principle

Ethiopia said Thursday it accepted "in principle" an independent commission's ruling on its border with former foe Eritrea, possibly signaling an end to a dispute that has simmered since their 1998-2000 war.


Indice GfK arriva a 9,4 punti superando attese analisti


Activists vow to carry on disrupting Japanese whaling

A militant anti-whaling group vowed Friday to immediately resume harassing Japanese whalers as two of its activists were returned to their protest ship after being detained on board a harpoon vessel.


INDIAN WELLS, California  - World number two Rafael Nadal, with his forehand in sparkling form, fired down 10 aces en route to a 6-3 7-6 win against Frenchman Arnaud Clement in the Pacific Life Open second round on Saturday.


Intel has 16 new processors to show off in the desert, while AMD plans to trickle out a few details about its upcoming notebook processor technology next week at CES.


An innovation called the CableCard, which slides into a slot on the back of many new TV sets, is meant to eliminate the cable box. So why aren't cable customers hearing more about it?


Anglo-Dutch steel firm Corus accepts a revised takeover offer from Brazil's CSN, hours after backing a Tata bid.


Race to Bury Asia's Dead as Toll Hits 68,000

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Thousands of corpses  rotted in Indonesia's tropical sun on Wednesday as many who  escaped death in the worst tsunami in recorded history faced a  fight for survival against hunger and disease.


Sarkozy poised for landslide parliamentary win

French conservatives looked set to sweep parliamentary elections on Sunday and hand President Nicolas Sarkozy the strong mandate he had sought for the wide-ranging reforms he says are needed to revive the economy.


Malaysia swears in a new monarch for a five-year term, under the country's rotational system of succession.


Scania Rejects Takeover Bid by Rival Truck Maker

The Swedish truck maker Scania and its two largest shareholders rejected a takeover bid from a German rival, MAN A.G.


John Danforth, the US ambassador to the United Nations, has resigned after less than six months in the job, a senior US official said Thursday.


Sunoco board ok's 10-pct increase in qtly dividend

Sunoco Inc.  said on Thursday its board of directors approved a 10-percent increase to the quarterly dividend.


Ponting, Kumble seek to calm cricket crisis

The Australian and Indian cricket captains sought to ease the racism and sportsmanship crisis which has engulfed their series, as India returned to action on Thursday after fears they would abandon the tour.


Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen on Wednesday called early national elections for Nov. 13, seeking to profit from a strong showing in opinion polls and a robust economy.


Mariska Hargitay's father, Mickey Hargitay, dies

Former Mr. Universe turned actor   Mickey Hargitay, the onetime husband of Hollywood bombshell   Jayne Mansfield and father of Emmy-winning actress Mariska   Hargitay, has died at the age of 80.


CompTIA's Mike Wendy says it's time for a better balance between the exclusive rights of private-property holders and those using their creations.


If the world had listened to the horrors of the Nazi death camps, perhaps genocide in Cambodia, Bosnia and Rwanda could have been prevented, speakers told the first-ever U.N. General Assembly session on the Holocaust.


A crash between two cars leaves two people dead and six injured, four of them seriously.


Japanese Troops Authorised to Stay in Iraq

Japanâs Cabinet today approved a plan to keep Japanese troops in Iraq for another year. Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, a vocal supporter of the US-led invasion of Iraq, had argued the dispatch was needed


Milano, 14:09 - CALCIO, MILAN; ANCELOTTI: E ORA STRINGIAMO I DENTI

In vista della gara di domani contro il Torino, il tecnico del Milan Carlo Ancelotti ha detto: ''Non...


Clint Eastwood was declared filmmaker of the year by his peers on Saturday, winning the Directors Guild of America honor for the boxing saga "Million Dollar Baby."


3 Independent Yukos Directors Resign Over Pressure From Russian ...

Three independent directors of the Yukos Oil Company have resigned from their posts claiming they cannot work while the Russian authorities are pushing for the companyâs collapse, Yukosâ major shareholder Group Menatep said in a press release Wednesday


There are a few more souvenir stands, quite a few more merchandise stands and a little different feeling among the fans at the Metrodome.


Allarme lanciato dal segretario di Stato vaticano


Honeywell sees 2007 profit up 13-17 percent

Honeywell International Inc.  expects earnings to rise 13 percent to 17 percent in 2007, but high commodity and energy costs will keep margins under pressure, the diversified manufacturer said on Thursday.


Genova, 21:16 - CALCIO, UEFA; SAMPDORIA: RINFRESCO PER TIFOSI AALBORG

I Federclubs dei tifosi blucerchiati, in collaborazione con la società ed il patrocinio del C...


EU's Review of China Arms Embargo Risks US Relations, FT Says

The US has told the European Union it risks the loss of military technology cooperation with the Pentagon if the EU lifts its arms embargo on China, the Financial Times said, citing unidentified Pentagon officials.


Testimony ends in Peterson trial Jury to get case next week

Jurors hearing the Scott Peterson double murder trial were sent home Wednesday after prosecutors and defense attorneys decided against calling additional witnesses and were ordered to return Monday for closing arguments.


Mosques, Green Zone attacked despite Iraq curfew

Three Sunni Muslim mosques were torched and mortar bombs hit Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone on Thursday, police said, despite curfews imposed after suspected al Qaeda militants hit a revered Shi'ite shrine.


Hurricane Victims Filing for Unemployment

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. Aug. 17, 2004  Still smarting over the loss of their homes, Hurricane Charley's victims turned out by the hundreds in 90-degree heat Tuesday to cope with the storm's latest blow to their lives the mass shutdown of businesses that ...


Medical researchers meet in Mexico to focus on 'forgotten diseases ...

International researchers launched the first worldwide health research summit Tuesday in a desperate bid to revive research on the so-called "forgotten diseases," the illnesses of the poor that account for one-half the world's deaths.


Nathan Most Dies at 90; Investment Fund Innovator

Nathan Most created the exchange-traded fund in 1993, while head of product development at the American Stock Exchange.


Dutch voters picked a new parliament Wednesday in an election that could determine whether the country's tight immigration rules get even tougher or follow what the opposition calls a more humane path.Comment


WASHINGTON -- Federal authorities diverted a San Francisco-bound United Airlines jet to Dallas as a precautionary security measure on Monday after finding an unclaimed BlackBerry on board.


Gardeners cultivate hope in battered New Orleans

PEARL RIVER, Louisiana  - Looking at his metal-sided trailer home parked on a scrubby, storm-ravaged lot, hurricane survivor Larry Bridevaux decided to lift his spirits by planting a garden.


Wales put faith in height for autumn Tests

The Welsh coach Mike Ruddock's attempt to inspire his national side to fresh heights took on a whole new meaning yesterday when he included the tallest player in the country in a 29-man squad for the forthcoming internationals against South Africa, New


French judges release second trader in Societe Generale affair

A second trader suspected of involvement in the multi-billion-euro losses at Societe Generale was released Saturday after appearing before French judges probing the affair.


Kerry Criticizes Ad Attacking Bush's Military Service, AP Says

Aug. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Democrat John Kerry criticized a television commercial that disparaged President George W. Bush's National Guard service during the Vietnam War, the Associated Press reported.


RadioShack to take over the operation of cell phone kiosks at retailer's Sam's Club stores. NEW YORK  - RadioShack Corp.


MacCentral - Apple Computer Inc. has updated the software for some of its iPod music players so that songs bought from RealNetworks Inc. won't play. RealNetworks says they're not sure why it's happened, but they're working on a fix. Apple suggests that it's what to expect if you use music that isn't officially supported on the iPod.


Nelson, Singler Lead No. 7 Blue Devils Past Turnover-Prone Clemson

DeMarcus Nelson scores 24 points and No. 7 Duke beats No. 24 Clemson, 93-80, in Durham, N.C., on Saturday for its 22nd straight win in the series.


LA Firm agrees to buy Harrah's, Caesars properties

LOS ANGELES A Los Angeles-based investment firm has agreed to buy four properties from Las Vegas-based Caesars and Harrah's Entertainment for a total of 1-point-24 (b) billion dollars.


Indonesia acquits two reporters of libel

An Indonesian court on Thursday acquitted two prominent reporters of libeling a wealthy businessman, the conclusion of a closely watched cased that is likely to encourage Indonesia's embattled press.


Hollywood headed for banner year at box office

Hollywood is poised to end the year with a record $9.7 billion in domestic movie receipts, up 4 percent from 2006, but the gain will be fueled largely by higher ticket prices, box office tracking service Media By Numbers said on Thursday.


Cord Blood Offers Hope for Leukemia Patients

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Leukemia patients in need of a bone marrow transplant may have new hope, thanks to research conducted on umbilical cord blood.


Avvicendamento voluto dallo Stato per concludere guerra capi


LONDONâFans of the self-styled biggest soccer team in the world are outraged this week following news that Manchester United is subject to a reported takeover bid by Tampa Bay Buccaneers owner Malcolm Glazer.


Text of speech by Democratic Sen. Zell Miller of Georgia as prepared for delivery Wednesday at the Republican National Convention:


Twenty-seven years and 16 features after they began their mutual career, John Sayles and Maggie Renzi are still making movies.


Gunfire rocks Kenya town as death toll reaches 25

NAKURU, Kenya  - Kenyans in the Rift Valley town of Nakuru feared more violence on Saturday after a disputed election triggered pitched battles between ethnic gangs that killed at least a dozen people.


Losing execs and share price Authorities in Louisiana are warning executives working for online gaming companies to stay away from the state or risk arrest.â¦


Counting Calories, but Not to Shed Pounds

My daughter's illness and recovery have taught me that there is no such thing as good and bad foods.


Investment bank stocks rose strongly  Tuesday after Goldman Sachs Group Inc. GS.N and Lehman  Brothers Holding Inc. LEH.N reported surprisingly strong  third-quarter results, indicating that sluggish market  conditions this summer did not dent Wall Street earnings.


Nigeria starts talks with rebel leader as fears over oil grow

Threats against foreign oil workers have brought the Nigerian government to the negotiating table with the self-styled Nigerian warlord Alhaji Mujahid Dokubo-Asari, whose band of 2,000 poorly


ASIA/CINA - La Festa dei giovani cattolici universitari nella diocesi di Shan Tou Ã¨ lÂoccasione per illustrare il valore del matrimonio e della famiglia cristiana, di fronte al diffuso fenomeno delle convivenze Shan Tou  (Agenzia Fides) - ÂQuesto incontro serve per sensibilizzare i giovani cattolici circa il valore del matrimonio cristiano. Attraverso di loro possiamo diffondere nella societÃ  i nostri valoriÂ sottolinea don Huang Bing Zhang, il direttore sp...


Rapaport, Washington rock with "Cracktown"

Michael Rapaport and Kerry  Washington are attached to star in the drug-fueled indie urban  drama "Life Is Hot in Cracktown" along with Evan Ross, the  18-year-old son of singer Diana Ross.


Jon Gruden isn't happy, and he admitted as much Monday morning. But at least the Bucs coach can look forward to something. Running back Michael


Caso Mark Chapman: Yoko Ono scrive ai giudici

I giudici di sorveglianza di New York hanno rinviato di due giorni la terza decisione sulla libertÃ  condizionata per Mark Chapman (vedi News). Lâassassino di John Lennon sarÃ  convocato per un colloquio


U.N. Chief Takes Parting Shot at BushÂs Diplomacy

Kofi Annan, the departing secretary general, challenged the Bush administration to shun go-it-alone diplomacy.


Just hours before it ended, the Republican-led 109th Congress sent President Bush legislation early on Saturday to normalize trade with former enemy Vietnam, renew popular tax cuts and open the Gulf of Mexico to new oil and gas drilling.


L'azienda televisiva inglese ha avviato un'indagine


Flintoff - and the rain - take England to semifinal

Andrew Flintoff produced yet another breathtaking assault in the closing overs of an innings, recording his third one-day hundred to propel England into the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy.


Washington Democrat Wins Governor's Race by 130 Votes

Washington Attorney General Christine Gregoire won the state's governor's race by 130 votes, according to a hand recount that overturned a 42-vote victory initially awarded to Republican Dino Rossi.


Gates: Microsoft To Test MSN Spaces Blog Thursday

Vox populi, 2004 style. Microsoft (nasdaq: MSFT - news - people ) on Wednesday said it will offer blogging to the online many-headed.


Alpine Skiing: Rocca Powers Into Lead in Schladming

SCHLADMING, Austria  - Italy's Giorgio Rocca  rediscovered his rhythm to clock the fastest time in the first  leg of a World Cup slalom race in Schladming Tuesday.


Cheney: Iraq Could Have Been Arms Source

Vice President Dick Cheney, who acknowledged last week that Iraq had produced no weapons of mass destruction after 1991, said Tuesday that under Saddam Hussein the country likely could have served as a source of weapons for terrorists.


Barcellona, 15:36 - CICLISMO. GIRO CATALOGNA: VITTORIA DI KARPETS

Il russo Vladimir Karpets (Caisse d'Epargne) ha vinto l'87Â° Giro di Catalogna. L'ultima tappa, la Ll...


After sitting around and thinking about it for nearly a month, an obscure sports tribunal in Switzerland has finally reached a verdict that it could and should have reached instantly.


Quit Boasting, Start Talking, US Tells North Korea

Pacific Rim Bureau  - The US government has called on North Korea to stop boasting about its nuclear deterrent and return to talks aimed at resolving the drawn-out crisis sparked by its violations of international agreements.


Legal Groups to Track Judicial Elections

A coalition of legal groups and others opposed to the growing influence of partisan politics in state judicial elections plans to track campaign spending, donations and advertising for judicial elections in 20 states this election cycle.


Teenager in go-kart leaves police standing

A teen-ager speeding through a German  town in a go-kart with seven squad cars in hot pursuit managed  to give the frustrated officers the slip, police said on  Friday.


How Will AppleÂs Marketing Maestro Marry the Computer and the Home TV?

AppleÂs chief executive touched off speculation last week about how far Apple will go as it takes its next big step into digital video.


HP's Fiorina Walks Away with $45 Million

Carly Fiorina, who was ousted  last week as chairman and CEO of Hewlett-Packard Co. HPQ.N,  will have received $45 million worth in stock options and  severance pay on top of her regular salary and cash bonuses  after five years at the company, a spokeswoman said on Monday.


JERUSALEM -- Backed by combat helicopters, Israeli troops and tanks pushed their way into a Palestinian refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip yesterday, killing at least eight Palestinians and wounding scores of others, hospital officials said.


TiVo Upgrade Shifts TV Shows to Computer Laptop

TiVo Inc., maker of television recording technology, on Monday said it has started shipping "TiVoToGo," a service upgrade that allows some subscribers to view recorded programs on a computer or laptop.


SAN JOSE, CALIF. - The US space agency unveiled a new computer Tuesday that it says is the fastest in the world. Project Columbia, named after the space shuttle that was destroyed early last year, is a cluster of 20 computers linked to work as one.


Oviedo, 23:52 - CALCIO, EUROPEI 2008: SPAGNA-LETTONIA 2-0

La Spagna ha battuto la Lettonia 2-0 in un incontro valido per il gruppo F delle qualificazioni a Eu...


A law banning headscarves in schools will stand, despite demands by a group holding two journalists in Iraq.


LOS ANGELES  - An animated series is redrawing the lines of television mega-deals.


Updates from the Scottish Cup final at Hampden Park.


Murdoch says won't make all of online WSJ free

DAVOS, Switzerland  - News Corp Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch said on Thursday he would not make all online Wall Street Journal content free.


Carter Calls Miller's GOP Speech Disloyal

Former President Jimmy Carter is accusing fellow Georgia Democrat Zell Miller of "unprecedented disloyalty" for the senator's speech at the Republican convention.


Google Inc. slashed the size of its  closely watched initial public offering nearly in half to less  than $2 billion on Wednesday, splashing cold water on what has  been touted as the hottest Internet IPO in years.


Big Brother Google Offers to Run Your Search Engine

Are you a small website unsatisfied with the quality of your search capabilities? Never fear, Google's here.


Hibernian midfielder Craig Rocastle has promised to back Rangers striker Nacho Novo if he decides to appeal against the red card he picked up at Easter Road on Sunday.


Al Parlamento, per la prima volta, relazione ministro Salute


NBCâs couples edition of âThe Biggest Loserâ got off to a solid start in the ratings on Tuesday as 10.4 million viewers tuned in from 8 to 10 p.m. for the showâs debut.


Europe's Tug-Of-War on GMO Crops Rages On

UK scientists pronounced some genetically modified (GMO) crops harmless Monday but European Union experts demurred, declining to approve another new GMO product for the eighth time in a row.


Mozilla Fixes 'Critical' Bug In Earlier Patch

TechWeb - The problematic fix, issued last December, affected the Firefox browser and the SeaMonkey application suite.


Authorities in Ghana have made seven arrests in the investigation of an alleged plot to overthrow President John Kufuor, the BBC reported Sunday.


SAP to respond to Oracle complaint by midnight

Blog: SAP said it plans to formally respond by midnight (PST) Monday to Oracle's lawsuit, which claims SAP's wholly owned subsidiary TomorrowNow accessed Oracle's proprietary support and maintenance information beyond contractually allowed levels.


Patients taking Plavix, a popular and expensive antistroke drug, experience more than 12 times as many ulcers as patients who take aspirin plus a heartburn pill.


Tim Henman was made to work hard to reach the quarter-finals of the Swiss Indoors tournament yesterday before eventually overcoming South African Wesley Moodie in the second round.


Rimodulata proposta tariffaria, parola spetta all'authority


Notebook: No. 14 Utah wins at New Mexico

Quarterback Alex Smith was efficient, Steve Savoy had sure hands and Utah's defense was too quick for New Mexico. That was a combination good enough to give undefeated


Proposition 72 would be bad for education

Proposition 72 is a $7 billion employer-mandated health-care tax to create a massive government run health-care system aimed at helping the uninsured.


Former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik, left, speaks in the Roosevelt Room at the White House, Friday, Dec. 3, 2004 after President Bush announced Kerik as his choice to replace Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge.


British tug making slow progress towing Canadian sub to shore

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


COVINGTON, La. - Retired Louisiana pharmacist George Boudreaux hasn't needed Madison Avenue pitchmen to get the word out about his concoction to treat diaper rash...


Bratislava Airport handled almost twice as much passengers as a year ago

Bratislava Airport handled almost 838,000 passengers in the first 11 months of 2004.


The worst housing slump in 16 years and upheaval in financial markets have cast a shadow on the economy, leading lawmakers to question federal regulators about the path ahead for anxious consumers.


Navy Documents Detail Iraqi Abuse Claims

U.S. Marines forced Iraqi juveniles to kneel while troops discharged a weapon in a mock execution, used electric shock on one prisoner and set fire to a puddle of solvent that burned a prisoner, according to U.S. Navy documents released Tuesday.


Ukraine was the only team headed to the World Cup that looked like it may be ready for the tournament to begin.


Dosanjh says feds will avoid take-it-or-leave-it attitude on ...

The federal government has no intention of imposing a health-reform plan on the provinces if there's an impasse in upcoming first ministers' negotiations, says Health Minister Ujjal Dosanjh.


Corte Aja: Belgrado violo' obblighi di impedire genocidio


Izenberg: Trinidad refuses to take shortcuts in comeback

He was tired. He had finally lost a fight after 40 straight victories. Since the age of 7, Felix Trinidad Jr. had sparred or ran or skipped rope or hit the heavy bag and the speed bag almost every day.


Robots turn off senior citizens in aging Japan

Ifbot, the resident robot at a Japanese  nursing home, can converse, sing, express emotions and give  trivia quizzes to seniors to help with their mental agility.  Yet the pale-green gizmo has spent much of the past two years  languishing in a corner alone.


Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday paid his first visit to Kashmir since taking office, as Indian troops began to withdraw from the territory.


Roma, 13:10 - CICLISMO, STAMPA BELGA: RICOVERO COATTO PER VANDENBROUCKE

Dopo aver tentato il suicidio qualche settimana fa, il ciclista belga Frank Vandenbroucke sarebbe st...


Iraq ; Deadly attacks kill 21 Iraqis, mostly civilians

That attack occurred at about 8:30 am local time. One hour later, 120 kilometres to the north, suicide car bombers killed four Iraqi security forces when they rammed their explosives laden car into a checkpoint in Beiji.


Former Australia Test bowler Geoff Lawson tells Aussie media he has been appointed Pakistan's new coach.


Friends and infidelity lead to fireworks, but feelings can make things messy

We Don't Live Here Anymore: Drama. Starring Mark Ruffalo, Laura Dern, Peter Krause andNaomi Watts. Directed by John Curran. (R. 104 minutes. At Bay Area theaters.) ...


Mariners tab Hargrove for his 3rd managing stint

The Seattle Mariners will name Mike Hargrove as their manager, according to a report in the Seattle Times. Oct. 20 SEATTLE - Mike Hargrove has been named manager of the Seattle Mariners, the team said Wednesday.


Suit by Cities Says Microsoft Overcharged

icrosoft, which has agreed to pay $1.8 billion to settle consumer antitrust suits, has been sued by California munciplaties, including Los Angeles and San Francisco, over claims that the company overcharged them for its Windows software.


'Star Trek' co-star beams during final appearances

James Doohan grinned his way through the first of a series of events honoring him in what are expected to be his final public appearances.


MySpace takes personal profile-advertising matchmaking program for a walk.


Cisco Systems has reported first-quarter profits of $1.4 on sales of $6 billion. Despite cautious spending by its corporate customers, softness in the global economy and a lingering uncertainty over whether


Roma, 16:33 - CALCIO, SERIE C: TRE GIORNI DI PROROGA PER LE ISCRIZIONI

Il Consiglio Direttivo della Lega di serie C ha concesso una deroga di tre giorni a chi non &egrave...


Two local sisters are sliding toward Olympic luge spots

A little more than a year after taking their first ride on a luge, two Framingham sisters are training with the USA Luge Junior Development Team in Lake Placid, N.Y.


Tuesday's meeting could hold clues to whether it'll be a November or December pause in rate hikes. By Chris Isidore, CNN/Money senior writer.


Team general manager John Ferguson Jr. said the procedure was performed by Dr. Marc Philippon at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center at St.


New Moore project gives drug companies a sick feeling

Americaâs pharmaceutical industry is putting out an advisory about the latest potential threat to its health: Michael Moore. Moore, the filmmaker whose targets have included General Motors


Annuncio del leader chiesa patriottica fedele a governo


Landslide Buries 15 in Taiwan After Typhoon

At least 15 people were buried when a  landslide triggered by a fierce typhoon struck a mountain  village in Taiwan, a government official said on Thursday.


'First Dot-com City' auctions off sign of the times

Halfway, Ore., which once publicly changed its name to Half.com, sells piece of dot-com history;  Web site's founder puts in winning bid.


Al Gore's climate change film An Inconvenient Truth, seen by more than 2m people in the US, opens in the UK.


Millions in Disaster Zone at Risk of Disease Warns UN

Respiratory and waterborne diseases could break out within days in areas affected by southern Asiaâs tsunami disaster, the UN warned tonight.


Mantova, 19:01 - CALCIO, MANTOVA: DIFFERENZIATO PER GRAZIANI E RIZZI

Allenamento mattutino per il Mantova in vista della gara di domenica contro il Genoa. Il tecnico Di ...


A spokeswoman for Derby City Hospital said that the manager was pronounced dead on Monday morning. Clough, who underwent a successful liver transplant in 2003, had been diagnosed with stomach cancer but only


Software maker's first antispyware application is nearly ready for action. It could be released this week.


Clinton wins Fla.; Obama uses life story

Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton claimed victory in a campaign-free Florida presidential primary while rival Barack Obama sketched a personal story that he argues can bring the nation together.


Scientists have uncovered clues about how the brain imitates the actions of others.


More than 100,000 German filmgoers see a controversial movie about Adolf Hitler on its opening night.


Running back Willis McGahee has asked the Buffalo Bills to trade him if he is not their starter on opening day, a source told The Associated Press on Friday.


Embarking on his first visit to Jerusalem as president, George W. Bush pressed Israeli and Palestinian leaders on Wednesday to seize what he called an historic opportunity and make tough concessions for peace.


Three Sunni Muslim mosques were attacked and burned south of Baghdad on Thursday, Iraqi police said, in apparent reprisal attacks after suspected al Qaeda militants blew up the minarets of a revered Shi'ite shrine.


Long & Foster, the Washington region's largest real estate brokerage, announced yesterday that it has acquired the residential real estate arm of W.C. & A.N. Miller Development for an undisclosed sum as it tries to grab a larger share of the upper-end home-sales market.


Thieves steal baby tiger from French zoo

Thieves have stolen a three-month-old 12-kilogram (26.5 pounds) tiger from a zoo at Frejus in southern France and keepers worry he could be turned loose into surrounding countryside and run wild, they said.


Merrill Lynch sued by ex-First Republic investors

Merrill Lynch & Co  was sued on Friday by former shareholders of First Republic Bank, who accused the company of hiding billions of dollars in losses related to subprime mortgages while the companies' merger was pending.


Sprint launches Airave home cellular base station to boost signals

InfoWorld - Underdog mobile operator Sprint Nextel quietly rolled out an emerging technology on Monday to give customers a strong cellular signal and flat-rate calling at home.


Armed thieves stole Edvard Munch's  masterpieces "The Scream" and "Madonna" from a crowded gallery  in Oslo Sunday and walked out in broad daylight.


Bollywood starlet Monica Bedi  on Friday moved the Supreme Court seeking to restrain the media  from telecasting or publishing her objectionable photograph,  shot allegedly by a hidden camera, when she was lodged in a  Bhopal jail in connection with a passport forgery case.


As of Saturday, Sept. 8, 2007, at least 372 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Sept. 1, 2007.


There have been countless seasons when the California Golden Bears would have been ecstatic to be invited to the Holiday Bowl. Any bowl, for that matter.


Iraq, italiano scomparso Â«Mostrato il corpoÂ»

Salvatore Santoro, campano, si era trasferito in Inghilterra dal 1961: l'ultimo contatto ad Amman. La notizia comunicata alla Farnesina da un fotografo locale. Fini: Ã¨ una vicenda tutta da chiarire. Il corpo


Futures dip as Fed, Texas Instruments eyed

U.S. stock index futures edged lower on Tuesday before a Federal Reserve meeting that investors hoped would yield clues about the outlook for interest rates.


Deputy defence minister: Palestinians apparently not behind Egypt ...

The deadly car bombings at two Egyptian resorts crowded with Israeli tourists bear the hallmarks of the al-Qaida terror network, and it appears Palestinian militants


Second doctor questioned over UK bombings freed

A second foreign doctor quizzed by Australian police over the failed British car bombings has been released after questioning and will not face further action, police said Wednesday.


Toms plans to build on his 3-1-1 Ryder Cup record

â Being a captain's pick was never an option. No way. Absolutely not. And if it had come to that, well, David Toms would have politely told Hal Sutton that wasn't what he wanted.


Prime-Time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen Media Research for May 28-June 3. Listings include the week's ranking, with viewership for the week and season-to-date rankings in parentheses. An "X" in parentheses denotes a one-time-only presentation.


Tszyu takes great satisfaction from Mitchell beat-down

By Paul Upham, ringside in Phoenix, and pic by Tom Hogan: Undisputed junior welterweight champion Kostya Tszyu entered the post-fight media conference with a beaming smile on his face.


Writing in the British Medical Journal, Dr Francisco Belda Maruenda says the human eye is unable to detect an offside position during a match.


Bishop Casey not to attend papal celebration in Galway

The former bishop of Galway, Dr Eamonn Casey, has said he will not be attending a Mass in Galway next Sunday to mark the 25th anniversary of the Pope's visit.


Liverpool and Everton to hold groundshare talks

Sports minister Richard Caborn says he has been asked to convene a meeting between Liverpool and neighbours Everton over sharing a new stadium.


Signs "encouraging" on Libya HIV nurses, but no deal yet

An international fund and families of HIV-infected children in Libya have not yet agreed a financial package for them, a lawyer for foreign medics sentenced to death in the case said on Thursday.


Microsoft says it expects to sell more than one million Zune music players by the end of June 2007.


Serial robber targeting New York taxi drivers

A serial robber is terrorizing New York City taxi drivers, having held up eight of them at gunpoint in less than two weeks, police say.


US expects banking dispute with North Korea to end 'very soon'

The United States expects resolution "very soon" of a longstanding banking dispute with North Korea, paving the way for Pyongyang to begin dismantling its nuclear arsenal, the top US nuclear negotiator said Wednesday.


H&R Block Inc. , the nation's  largest tax preparer, on Wednesday said its decision to write  down the value of its Option One Mortgage unit, a subprime  lender that is up for sale, increased the company's  third-quarter net loss by $15.5 million.


Columbia, SC - Lou Holtz will not coach South Carolina in a bowl game â-f there even is a bowl game for the Gamecocks. The university and the SEC have discussed the possibility of banning the Gamecocks


Tories talk of danger of immigration: their hotel employs 34 nationalities

When David Davis retired to his room at the Highcliffe Hotel to put the finishing touches to his conference speech on Wednesday warning of the dangers of "uncontrolled immigration", it is unlikely he used its ...


The greener side to affairs of the heart.


Sharp differences between the United States and Russia over President Bush's plan to build a missile defense system on Moscow's doorstep are likely to dominate talk during Bush's European tour.


On the first day of his historic trip, Benedict softens his stance on Turkey's push to join the European Union and tries to put the controversy over his notorious speech about Islam to rest


Microsoft plans smaller deals, 'independent' path

Microsoft Corp  Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said on Thursday the company aims to pursue an independent path, focusing on up to 20 smaller acquisitions of $50 million to $1 billion each annually rather than mega-deals.


Detectives investigating the discovery of a headless body in a blood-soaked duvet in London arrest a man in Derby.


No. 9 Virginia Tech 17, East Carolina 7: At Virginia Tech, Step Toward a Return to Normalcy

Getting off to a sluggish start in what figures to be an emotionally charged season, No. 9 Virginia Tech struggled to beat East Carolina Saturday.


Builders put energy into being efficient

"Feel that breeze?" Sargent said. The draft's cooling effect didn't happen by accident. Sargent pointed out large casement windows that swing out, catching the prevailing southern winds, and


PEAT SADEH, Gaza Strip -- Residents of a small Jewish settlement said yesterday that they have reached an accord to move to a village inside Israel, giving a boost to the government's contentious Gaza pullout plan by becoming the first community to agree to be evacuated.


Finnish court clarifies breast-fondling tariff

â¬2.5k per feel excessive, judge rules Any reader who's been wondering quite what he or she might be charged for fondling a woman's breasts, will be delighted to learn that it won't be more than â¬2,500 a pop - in Finland at least.â¦


Nairobi - The United Nations Security Council is to begin a rare meeting in Nairobi on Thursday to focus on peace in Sudan, amid mounting alarm over the conflict raging in the country's western region of Darfur.


Couples Prefer Embryo Donation vs. Destruction

Couples who have undergone fertility treatment would rather donate their unused embryos to stem-cell medical research than have them destroyed or passed on to other infertile couples, a new survey finds.


India's Tata Steel wins Corus with $12 bln offer

LONDON/MUMBAI  - India's Tata Steel  is set to become the world's fifth-biggest steel maker after winning a dramatic bid battle for Anglo-Dutch group Corus   with a 6.2 billion pound ($12.2 billion) offer.


LONDON -- French Open champion Rafael Nadal was knocked out of the Queen's Club grass-court championships Friday, losing 7-5, 7-6 (0) to the 106-ranked Nicolas Mahut of France.


California to move presidential primary to February

SACRAMENTO, California  - Seeking to give voters in the nation's most populous state a greater voice in choosing the next U.S. president, California's state assembly agreed on Tuesday to move its presidential primary to February 2008.