IRAQ VIOLANTE DO NOT SURRENDER TO TERROR BLACKMAIL

(AGI) Ãâ Rome, Italy, Aug 24 Ãâ The president of the Left Democrat MPs, Luciano Violante, speaking of the abduction of the Italian journalist Enzo Baldoni in Iraq said that it was necessary not to surrender to the blackmail of terrorists.


Donington, 13:12 - MOTO, GP GRAN BRETAGNA: VITTORIA DI DOVIZIOSO NELLA 250

Successo italiano nella classe 250 del Gp della Gran Bretagna, ottava prova del motomondiale. Andrea...


Already the home of the Warhol Family Museum of Modern Art, the northeastern Slovak town of Medzilaborce is planning to refashion itself as a "Warhol city," local officials said Tuesday.


Indonesian executions spark violent protest

PALU, Indonesia  - Thousands protested over the   execution of three Christians in Indonesia on Friday, torching   an official's house and setting prisoners free in the hometown   of one of the executed men.


Business & money: Credit crunch and housing woes blamed for gloom as businesses begin lobbying for interest rate cut


Atlantic City, 11:15 - PUGILATO, MONDIALE SUPERLEGGERI IBF: MALIGNAGGI CONSERVA TITOLO

L'americano Paul Malignaggi ha conservato il titolo mondiale dei superleggeri Ibf battendo ai punti,...


FOXBORO, Massachusetts (Ticker) -- The Seattle Seahawks tried to play the role of streakbusters. Corey Dillon and Tom Brady wouldn't let them.


Study finds gene changes that affect heart disease

Researchers say they have pinpointed six common genetic variations that may cause heart disease and the discovery may help to predict who is at greatest risk.


Chelmsford outlasts Billerica in five OTs

There were no assists, rebounds, or steals in yesterday's traditional matchup between Merrimack Valley Conference rivals Chelmsford and Billerica. But the final score might make you think a basketball game took place.


Amnesty urges Iran to stop stoning executions

Amnesty International on Tuesday called on Iran to abolish the "grotesque and horrific" practice of stoning people to death.


Cell phone chip maker Qualcomm said on Tuesday it has purchased United Kingdom-based wireless developer Trigenix, in part to bolster Qualcomm's stake in the European cell phone market.


Colts' defense plays starring role in win

The pregame hype was always about somebody else, starting with Peyton Manning's pursuit of Dan Marino's touchdown record. Then came word that the Indianapolis Colts were going to get a new stadium.


Gibbs Racing Will Be Toyotaâs Premier Team

Joe Gibbs Racing will switch to Toyotas in 2008, ending a 16-year relationship with General Motors that produced three NASCAR championships.


US General Says Fallujah No Longer Safe Haven for Insurgents

The top commander of US Marines in Iraq says US and Iraqi troops have "broken the back" of the insurgency there by taking control of Fallujah.


TBILISI, Georgia -- At least three Georgian servicemen have been killed and seven wounded in rebel South Ossetia as the central government in Tbilisi tries to bring to bring the breakaway ethnic region back under government control.


(HealthDay News) - When you're pregnant, it's important to eat healthy, regular meals to provide plenty of nutrients for your developing baby. But morning sickness can make that a tough task.


Per tensione in Venezuela ed eventualita' taglio produzione


Musicians sue Universal Music for lost royalties

More than a dozen recording artists,  including the estates of Count Basie and Benny Goodman, sued  Universal Music on Friday, saying they had been cheated out of  more than $6 million in royalties since 1998.


Alaskan man guilty of flogging seal penises

Illegally handled aphrodisiac 'oosiks' An Alaskan man faces a possible one year's jail and a $20,000 fine after pleading guilty to one count of violating the Marine Mammal Protection Act, viz: flogging 100 fur seal penises, aka "oosiks", to a gift shop "that intended to sell the items as an aphrodisiac".â¦


Integrazione crescente iniziando da energie e infrastrutture


Iraqi captors kill British hostage: Abu Dhabi TV

The head of the channel in the United Arab Emirates Nart Bouran quoted "informed sources" to back the report. He refused to say whether the channel had received a videotape of the killing.


Web Site Takes Aim at 'Arms Race of Spin'

Everywhere Duke University graduate student Brendan Nyhan and his partners in the political Web site spinsanity.com look, they see spin.


Non dubitate, e' un tema che non sparira' sotto le elezioni


Morocco's king strongly condemns the visit by Spain's monarch to the disputed Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla.


Al Jazeera to air videotape from al Qaeda's Zawahri

Al Jazeera television said on Friday it   would air a videotape from al Qaeda's second-in-command Ayman   al Zawahri.


Americans are burdened with a costly, hugely dysfunctional health-care system. In a new book, a pair of investigative reporters offers a fresh remedy based on a successful model we're all familiar with


Indonesia, Bashir incriminato per l'attentato a Bali

Il leader integralista indonesiano Abu Bakar Bashir Ã¨ stato incriminato per l'attentato di Bali, che nell'ottobre del 2002 ha causato la morte di 202 persone. Lo ha annunciato oggi un rappresentante della


An Economy That Turns American Values Upside Down

he Labor Department reported last week that 144,000 payroll jobs were created in August. Let's put that in perspective. The number was below market forecasts.


Valencia, 00:23 - CALCIO, ROMA; SPALLETTI: PERSA UN'OCCASIONE

Spalletti amareggiato ma fatalista per la sconfitta subita da una buona Roma a Valencia. "Oggi si po...


Svetlana Kuznetsova found a brief refuge Wednesday from the doping questions hounding her at the Australian Open. For 40 minutes, the reigning U.S. Open champion pounded tennis balls past Marion Bartoli of France, hitting 31 winners and seven aces in a 6-2, 6-0 second-round victory.


Jazz End Blazers' 13-Game Winning Streak

Andrei Kirilenko has 14 points, eight rebounds and seven assists and the Jazz finally end Portland's near-perfect December, beating the Trail Blazers 111-101 on Monday night to snap their 13-game winning streak.


L'ad Spinetta: entro il weekend sarÃ  firmata la lettera per l'esclusiva"La gestione dell'aeroporto milanese fonte di perdite, non va ignorato"                                          Alitalia, trattativa con Air France "1750 esuberi, non si lascia Malpensa "


A rocket carrying two Russian cosmonauts and an American astronaut to the international space station streaked into orbit on Thursday, the latest flight of a Russian space vehicle to fill in for grounded US shuttles.


Russian election chief knocks bill altering rules for forming political party

MOSCOW  - Russia's top electoral official on Saturday criticized a bill that would toughen registration requirements for political parties, suggesting Kremlin support for the legislation - which critics say is intended to stifle dissent - is not guaranteed.


Trent Green could be on the field with the Dolphins by this weekend after Miami finally agreed to terms with Kansas City on a trade for the quarterback.


Stocks flat as oil sector up, rate fears linger

Stocks barely budged on Monday as rising oil prices lifted the energy sector, but investors' worries about higher interest rates hurt rate-sensitive issues like home builders and retailers.


Oman's chance to impress European scouts

The Asian Cup focus here might be on Australia but the tournament offers a perfect chance for Oman's players to make a case for European club contracts, goalkeeper Ali Al Habsi said Saturday.


"Project Runway" final four show collections in NY

The final four aspiring designers of  television's "Project Runway" unveiled their collections on  Friday for New York's Fashion Week, each hoping their style  would earn them the winning role on the hit show.


Liza Minnelli remains in a New York hospital after falling out of bed and smacking her head. Publicist Liz Rosenberg said late Monday that the entertainer was "under observation


Slow recovery goes on in crime-weary New Orleans

The recovery of New Orleans slowly drags on two years after Hurricane Katrina but one thing back in full swing since the killer storm is crime, particularly murders.


The stars of Swedish pop quartet Abba reunite for the home premiere of hit musical Mamma Mia!.


Milano, 15:21 - CALCIO, SHEVA: DERBY MILANO COSA PIU' BELLA CHE ABBIA MAI VISTO

Andriy Shevchenko ha vissuto diverso derby e per questo puÃ² presentare la sfida di domenica tra Mila...


India Suggests Greater Autonomy for Kashmir

NEW DELHI, Nov. 25 -- India said on Thursday that it could consider giving a large amount of autonomy to the disputed region of Kashmir to help make peace with Pakistan but was not willing to redraw its borders to settle a half-century of enmity.


Roma, 11:41 - Calcio, DT: Mediaset compra da La7 gol di altre 9 squadre

Scambio degli highlights delle rispettive partite e acquisto da parte di Mediaset dei diritti per la...


Opposition parties demand Tony Blair apologises for the way he presented intelligence on Iraq's illegal weapons.


Idriss Osman era stato arrestato il 17 ottobre


Ciampi: per la ripresa abbassare i prezzi

Un passo nella giusta direzione per uscire dal pantano economico nel quale lâItalia si Ã¨ cacciata Ã¨ quello di Â«ridurre i prezzi per rilanciare i consumiÂ». Ne Ã¨ convinto il presidente della Repubblica


For one night at least, a 46th-round draft pick by the name of Robert Woodard commanded the spotlight usually reserved for North Carolina's two better-known pitchers.


A bookstore in eastern Baghdad is getting more customers these days, but they aren't looking for something to read. The owner sells fake IDs, a booming business as Iraqis try to hide their identities in hopes of staying alive.


Conflicting reports over blast in Iraqi city

Iraqi police and a community leader said a bomb blast near a soccer field in the city of Ramadi on Tuesday killed 18 people, mostly children, but the U.S. military said it was unaware of such an attack.


US unveils new child seat ratings system

The government is revamping a consumer ratings system for child safety seats, hoping to address confusion among parents over the wide variety of seats and installation methods.


Virgin has quit taking new customers for its Windows Media-based download service, and will close in October.


Save the Children said its programme manager Rafe Bullick, 34, from Edinburgh, and a Sudanese water engineer, Nourredine Issa Tayeb, 41, were killed when their vehicle drove over an anti-tank landmine in the Darfur region.


Potter makes history as fastest-selling book

The seventh and final volume in the Harry Potter series has become the fastest selling book in history, publishers said on Monday, with more than 11 million copies sold during the first 24 hours in three markets alone.


Cleveland has nothing to lose vs. Patriots

CLEVELAND — This area is football’s mecca — the Hall of Fame is about an hour away, in Canton — yet the fans here have been deprived of good football for so long.


U.S.-Canada telemarketing fraud leader pleads guilty

An accused ringleader of a $30 million   Montreal-based telemarketing scam that targeted poor Americans   with weak credit histories pleaded guilty in New York on Friday   to fraud and money-laundering charges.


Italia.it, la vergogna mai aperto, eppure chiude

Sette milioni di euro per un portale turistico pieno di errori. Ancora una volta il nostro Paese è incapace di promuovere la propria immagine. Di' la tua


Varese, 27 settembre 2004 - Una stamperia dotata di tutto quanto necessitava per la riproduzione di banconote da 50 euro false ma quasi perfette al punto da passare inosservate ai meno esperti. Situata a Baveno


The prime minister signals his intention to press ahead with plans to place terror suspects under house arrest.


[TS] Sports of The Times: As Piazza Sips Elixir of Youth, Williams Nips a Bitter Tonic

If Bernie Williams really believes he can still play, why doesnât he go to a city where he may be surprised at how energizing it is to, as Mike Piazza puts it, âre-prove yourselfâ in a different environment?


A fire ravages a synagogue in the city of Geneva, in what Swiss police suspect was an arson attack.


Out to launch -- and maybe out to pasture

ST. LOUIS - If that was Roger Clemens' last game, he should be proud to have been a part of it. And angry to have made himself the goat of it.


Chelsea Aubry scored 18 points and Cory Montgomery added 14 to help No. 25 Nebraska beat Michigan 87-47 on Saturday night.


Arafat Departs West Bank For Medical Treatment in Paris

Palestinian President Yasser Arafat has left his West Bank compound in Ramallah for urgent medical treatment in France. A dark limousine, surrounded by security guards and his closest aides, shuttled


U.S. sees Nigerian militant threat spreading

Militants from Nigeria's oil-producing delta are planning to expand their attacks on foreign nationals beyond the Niger Delta region, the U.S. consulate said in a warning on Friday.


Governor Rod Blagojevich today says state officials have found an additional 200,000 doses of the flu vaccine in Europe. Blagojevich is seeking the US Food and Drug Administration's approval to buy the vaccine.


India's bandit king died as he lived: in dense forests at the tip of a bullet. For more than two decades, Koose Muniswamy Veerappan eluded hundreds of police officers devoted to nothing but his capture.


Scientists are sweeping, vacuuming and picking at the mangled wreckage recovered from the Genesis spacecraft that crashed into the Utah desert on Wednesday.


Zurigo, 18:39 - CALCIO, FWP; CANNAVARO: QUI CON ZIDANE E RONALDINHO, GIA VITTORIA

A Fabio Cannavaro basta anche solo essere tra i possibili vincitori del Fifa World Player per sentir...


Voters in Switzerland yesterday overwhelmingly approved a law allowing scientists to experiment on stem cells taken from human embryos, in a move which will deepen the division between Europe and the US over the use of such research.


Oracle Bid Expected to Get Rival Support

Investors continued to bet Friday that most PeopleSoft Inc. shareholders will back Oracle Corp.'s $9.2 billion takeover bid for its bitter rival, further extending a bruising battle that already has dragged on for more than 17 months.


For the hundreds of Black Friday shoppers crowded in front of the Toys R' Us in Times Square, thoughts of T.M.X. Elmo - not sugar plums - danced through their heads.


Capitaneria Mazara del Vallo, problemi non risolti


President Bush yesterday called for "full disclosure" of the United Nations oil-for-food scandal, although he declined to join Republican demands for the ouster of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan.


Roma, 16:56 - CALCIO, SERIE A: SEI SQUALIFICATI

Il merito alle gare della quarta giornata del campionato di serie A, il giudice sportivo ha squalifi...


Fox Says Ratings May Drop for 'American Idol'

Ratings for Fox's top-ranked  "American Idol" will probably decline as the television talent  search show enters its fourth season this week, a network  official said on Monday.


The Washington Post's Mike Musgrove, author of the At Play column, discusses the top video game gifts for the holiday season.


Towering losses at Merrill Lynch  on Thursday stirred credit crisis fears before a key testimony by U.S. central bank chief Ben Bernanke.


Stricken sub reaches land as crew grieve for comrade

The crew of a Canadian submarine which was left drifting in the Atlantic for five days after a fire broke out on board were finally back on dry land last night.


Fabio Capello is impressed by England in their 2-1 win over Switzerland in his first game in charge.


Western European Car Sales Rise in December

Western European car sales jumped by 7.7 percent on the year in December, due to higher demand in Germany, the Association of European Auto Manufacturers said Friday.


Button Collars Top Spot in Brazilian Practice

Jenson Button set the standard in todayâs first practice session for the Brazilian Grand Prix as two stray dogs stole the show. Only nine drivers had ventured out on track before the session was halted after


Standing firm, Arafat seen to counter his critics

JERUSALEM -- Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat appears to have faced down the biggest challenge to his leadership in years without giving ground on demands to overhaul his administration, while Prime Minister Ariel Sharon of Israel struggles to chart a new political course amid rising dissent in his party, officials and analysts say.


U.S. stock futures signaled a slightly  higher open for stocks on Monday as investors welcomed an  easing of oil prices from a record high near $50 a barrel last  week.


You can run with the world's greatest investor -- under one condition.


The veterinary drug blamed for killing South Asia's vultures should be banned now, conservationists say.


Fla. Urges New Evacuations As Ivan Nears

MIAMI - Tourists and residents were told Thursday they will have to leave the Florida Keys to avoid mighty Hurricane Ivan, even as the state still struggled with the misery left by Hurricanes Frances and Charley.    Forecasters said Ivan - which strengthened early Thursday to 160 mph - could reach the island chain as soon as Sunday, making it the third hurricane to hit Florida in a month...


Pakistan behind Afghan insecurity: paper

Pakistan's government is equipping and  sending militants into Afghanistan, a state-run Afghan paper  said on Wednesday, the harshest criticism yet against Islamabad  in the face of the bloodiest violence since the Taliban's fall.


Attende ascolti migliori per il suo quiz televisivo


NEW YORK  - Mid-priced clothing retailer and maker Jones Apparel Group Inc.  said on Thursday it was buying Barneys New York Inc.  in a deal worth $400 million as a move to expand into luxury apparel retailing.


U.S. housing starts unexpectedly rose 0.6 percent in August to their highest level in five months as low mortgage rates encouraged construction, but permits fell more than anticipated, a government report showed on Tuesday.


It's time for Katie Couric to prepare for the day after   Today.


Putin Says Democracy Paramount for Russia

President Vladimir Putin on Friday dismissed suggestions he was taking Russia back to its Soviet past and said he viewed freedom and democracy as key to a stable future.


Truck bomber kills 135 in deadliest Iraq blast

A suicide bomber killed 135 people on Saturday in the deadliest single bombing in Iraq since the 2003 war, driving a truck laden with one ton of explosives into a market in a mainly Shi'ite area of Baghdad.


CONSUMER: Leeds-based agency Ptarmigan is to handle regional PR for Virgin Media. The agency worked with NTL Telewest before its merger with Virgin Mobile and subsequent rebranding to Virgin Media. News Analysis, p16  (c) 2007 PR Week. Provided by ProQuest Information and Learning.


In 2nd term, Bush must unify nation by admitting errors, seeking ...

Our position is: President Bush must use a second term to protect and unify the nation. The tightness of this year's race for president speaks volumes about the unsatisfying choice facing voters: George W. Bush vs.


Hungary's steam train enthusiasts working to preserve a communist-era relic

Lenin's portrait still graces the wall, but his scowl can't dampen Istvan Szikora's labor of love -- saving Hungary's old steam trains from extinction.


Taranto, 16:42 - CALCIO, TARANTO: GIOCATORI AGGREDITI DA TEPPISTI

I giocatori del Taranto (serie C1, girone B), reduci dalla trasferta a Castellammare di Stabia (Napo...


A Nigerian U.N. police officer was killed Thursday when his vehicle exploded as he was driving to work in Kosovo, authorities said. Police suspected a bomb caused the blast.


Remaining restrictions on UK animal movements after the Surrey foot-and-mouth disease outbreak are lifted.


Bin Laden's brother-in-law reportedly killed

The brother-in-law and former best friend of Osama bin Laden was killed while on a business trip to Madagascar, family members have told CNN.


hours before the most prominent Sunni party withdrew from the historic poll. party set up in exile in Iran to oppose


Producer Prices: Biggest Gain Since 1990

U.S. producer prices shot up 1.7 percent last month, the biggest gain in nearly 15 years and well above expectations, as energy costs skyrocketed and food prices surged, a government report showed on Tuesday.


THE British and Iraqi governments have refused to bow to the demands of kidnappers threatening to kill a British captive, despite a desperate video message from the hostage.


Air France-KLM confirms it is looking at the possibility of joining forces with Spanish airline Iberia.


Siena, 19:41 - Calcio, Siena; De Luca: influenza Gea Ã¨ pensiero puerile

"E' puerile pensare che la Gea abbia svolto un ruolo di primo piano in questa vicenda. E' solo un'ag...


Two more bodies found in Mosul as US troops come under fire

A US captain says troops have recovered another two bodies in Mosul. Another military official says the bodies appeared to have gunshot wounds.


American Cancer Society - Summary:  According to a study published this week in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, statin users are less likely to develop cancer compared to those who don't take the cholesterol-lowering drugs. Experts caution, however, that this single study is not strong enough to be considered evidence of the drug's preventive properties.


Glazer will make Man Utd transfer market kings

Potential Manchester United owner Malcolm Glazer wants to make the club the most powerful player in the world's transfer market.


Turk troops escaped east Turkey suicide attack

TUNCELI, Turkey  - Turkish paramilitary police escaped unscathed from a suicide attack by Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) guerrillas late on Saturday, the provincial governor said on Sunday.


The company is ready to handle competition from generics.


Between Michael Phelps, Paul Hamm and Carly Patterson, the Athens Games seemingly mint a new star every day. The only people smiling as wide as the medal winners walk the halls of NBC. At their halfway point, the Olympics are a television hit.


NASA's Cassini spacecraft has spied two new little moons around satellite-rich Saturn, the space agency said. Saturn's tally of known moons now stands at 33.


Overstock Celebrates California Court of Appeal 3-0 Decision Affirming in Full the Judgment of Trial Court to Allow Overstock.Com to Proceed in Rocker/Gradient Litigation

SALT LAKE CITY, May 30  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Overstock.com, Inc.  today announced the decision of the California Court of Appeal rejecting the appeal of Gradient Analytics and Rocker Partners in Overstock.com et al. v. Gradient Analytics et al.


Ritesh Deshmukh talks about his action role and new hairstyle in the upcoming Cash.


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Second-Ranked Wake Forest Beats Virginia Commonwealth

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Sports Network) - Chris Paul scored 16  points to lead No. 2 Wake Forest over Virginia Commonwealth,  81-67, in the quarterfinal round of the Preseason NIT.


Allawi, Blair Say Iraq Polls Will Proceed on Time

Elections in Iraq will go ahead in January as planned, the leaders of Britain and Iraq said on Sunday, brushing aside fears that violence will scupper them.


Kerry says Bush administration scaring Americans over war on terror

Democratic White House challenger John Kerry  accused President George W. Bush's administration of trying to scare Americans over the war on terror.


A U.S. appeals court on Friday struck down a 30-year-old Washington, D.C., law that bans handguns in homes, a precedent-setting ruling that dealt a setback to a city with one of America's highest crime rates.


Romania Presidential Race Too Close to Call

Romanian Prime Minister Adrian  Nastase and centrist opposition leader Traian Basescu emerged  neck-and-neck from the second round of presidential elections  on Sunday, exit polls showed.


Andrzej Bartkowiak, who most recently directed the video game adaptation ...


Shell hit by $1.5bn oil pollution claim from Nigerian Senate

Shell, the beleaguered oil giant, has been asked by Nigeria's Senate to pay $1.5bn (Â£830m) compensation to communities affected by oil pollution in the country.


Federal prosecutors are investigating whether the wife of former Enron Corp.  Chairman Kenneth Lay illegally sold shares in the company just before it went bankrupt, a lawyer for Lay said on Wednesday.


At least 100 people are dead and scores are missing in some of the heaviest rains and floods southern China has seen in years. Disaster relief officials said Monday at least 67 people have been killed in Sichuan


Oracle Moves One Step Closer in Its Bid to Take Over a Rival

Oracle proclaimed a symbolic victory Saturday after 61 percent of PeopleSoft stockholders accepted its $9.2 billion takeover offer.


US warplanes bombarded Fallujah Wednesday as fighting continued intermittently in a Baghdad neighborhood between US forces and Shiite gunmen.


Veterans Committee Picks No One for Hall

Ron Santo, Jim Kaat and all the other candidates are left out Tuesday as the Veterans Committee admits no new members for the third straight election.


Israel killed four Palestinian gunmen in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, two in a ground assault and two in an air strike against militants launching rockets at the Jewish state, Palestinian witnesses and medics said.


The digital revolution is focused on letting people tell and share their own stories, according Carly Fiorina, chief of technology giant Hewlett Packard.


Cancer Test Spots Need for Chemotherapy, Study Says

A genetic test that grades breast- cancer aggressiveness also identifies low-risk women who don't need chemotherapy, potentially sparing 50,000 each year from a toxic treatment that doesn't help them, researchers said.


Deal Reached on Tax Rebates for Stimulus

Congressional Democrats and Bush administration reach tentative deal on $300-$1,200 tax rebates and business tax cuts.


A long-awaited report on steroid and performance-enhancing drug use in Major League Baseball, which is to be released today, will lay blame at all levels of the sport for a widespread drug problem and call for drastic changes in the league's drug-testing program, according to sources briefed on t...


Lilly says Lechleiter to succeed Taurel as CEO

Eli Lilly and Co  on Tuesday said Sidney Taurel, the drugmaker's longtime chief executive officer, will retire on March 31 and will be succeeded by Chief Operating Officer John Lechleiter.


Causa rumors il titolo ieri in Borsa correva oltre il 7%


HK Democrats pressure Beijing on democracy ruling

Hong Kong's Democratic Party is staging a seven-day hunger strike calling for full universal suffrage by 2012, as China's parliament meets to decide this week whether to widen Hong Kong's democracy.


A gennaio analisti attendevano 70 mila nuovi occupati


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Israeli PM Ehud Olmert awaits the publication of the final report into the conduct of the 2006 Lebanon war.


England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson has ruled out wholesale changes ahead of Wednesday's World Cup 2006 against Poland. The Swede was responding to criticism following a disappointing 2-2 draw against Austria


China's largest manufacturer of personal computers, Lenovo Group, has bought IBM's PC business for $1.25 billion, making it the world's number three in the sector.


According to a survey released earlier this week, denial is precisely what appears to be at work in the minds of many homeowners across the United States.


Head coach Martin also takes GM role at Panthers

Jacques Martin will become the general   manager and head coach of the Florida Panthers after Mike   Keenan's sudden resignation, the National Hockey League team   has confirmed.


CHICAGO - With less than three months until Election Day, US Senate Democratic candidate Barack Obama holds a hefty lead over his Republican opponent Alan Keyes, according to a new poll.


Three weeks after Los Angeles firefighter John Nelson cruised by in his '57 `vette to whisk a flaming redhead on a blind date to the beach, she wore his engagement ring.


Fonti vicine al cda russo: "Il governo italiano vuole solo soldi"Per la compagnia di bandiera un solo pretendente: Air One e Intesa Sanpaolo                                          Alitalia, Aeroflot si ritira dall'asta In corsa resta solo Ap Holding


France will recognize the independence of Kosovo, Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said Monday.


BEIRUT -- Osama bin Laden offered a kind of political truce to the United States in his latest videotaped statement: If America stays out of the Muslim world, it will no longer be a target of al-Qaida.


Scientists Keep Tabs on Pulse of Mount Vesuvius

Unlike Mount St. Helens, Volcano in Naples That Buried Pompeii Poses a Threat to Millions. By Daniel Williams. NAPLES, Italy -- Mount St.


House GOP quashes revolt; intel bill sails toward passage

Republican leaders promised yesterday that immigration reform would lead the legislative agenda in the next Congress after last nightâs expected passage of major intelligence reform.


Dal 18 maggio, in diretta proprieta' e come prestatario


Reed Business Information Selects Unica Corporation for Advanced Web Analytics

UnicaÂ® Corporation (Nasdaq: UNCA), a global  provider of enterprise marketing management (EMM) solutions, announced  today that Reed Business Information, one of the largest  business-to-business publishers in the U.S.


E.ON shares higher on increased bid for Endesa

Shares in E.ON, Germany's biggest power supplier, were higher on the Frankfurt stock exchange after the group announced at the weekend that it was raising its offer for Spanish electricity supplier Endesa.


Ex-NYSE trader called "crooked card dealer"

A former New York Stock Exchange floor   trader charged with securities fraud was "a crooked card dealer   in a crooked card game," federal prosecutors said on Thursday   during closing arguments.


Panel to urge U.S. talks with Syria, Iran: report

A draft report prepared for an influential panel considering U.S. alternatives for Iraq urges direct talks with Iran and Syria, but sets no schedule for troop withdrawal, The New York Times reported on Monday.


Notre Dame, Ind (UHND) - The head coaching position at the University of Notre Dame is the most pressure packed job in all of college sports.


Yi Jianlian is finally going to play for the Milwaukee Bucks.


Vina del Mar, 18:55 - TENNIS, WTA VINA DEL MAR: PENNETTA E ERRANI AL SECONDO TURNO

Dopo Sara Errani anche Flavia Pennetta si qualifica al secondo turno della 'Cachantun Cup', torneo W...


Stars Jostle for Space at Ocean's 12 Premiere

Steven Soderberghâs Oceanâs 12, which opens in cinemas in the United States tomorrow, was given nearly Oscar-calibre treatment at its premiere in Los Angeles.


Roma, 22:56 - CICLISMO, DOPING; MANAGER RASMUSSEN: CONDANNA UCI INACCETTABILE

L'agente sportivo di Michael Rasmussen, Moreno Nicoletti, commenta l'azione disciplinare chiesta dal...


La Valletta, 19:45 - CALCIO, JUVENTUS: LEGGERO INFORTUNIO, ZEBINA STOP 10 GIORNI

Jonathan Zebina dovrà stare fermo per una decina di giorni. Il difensore della Juventus ha su...


Britain raises pensions for Gurhka veterans

Britain announced Thursday a "significant" increase in pensions for Gurkha veterans, following prolonged protests from the Nepalese veterans who fought alongside British troops in the two world wars.


General Motors Corp. is dropping Walgreen Co. from its network of prescription drug providers, saying it feared the huge drugstore chain might sever ties with the world's biggest automaker over GM's policy of requiring mail-order purchases of some drugs which are prescribed to be taken over a long period.


Negative changes include a shorter season for oil and gas development due to soggy tundra and rising seas due to the melting of ice sheets.


Air China has chosen London and Hong Kong for its $1bn (Â£514m) stock market listing this month, the London Stock Exchange says.


Most of the 9 million uninsured children in the U.S. live in homes where at least one parent works full time. In more than one-quarter of the cases, there are two working parents.


1 Dead, 2 Missing at Central Alaska Lake

FAIRBANKS, Alaska - Crews searched a popular Interior Alaska lake by helicopter and boat Wednesday for two canoeists, a day after finding the body of a woman who had been with them.


A Maryland family caught in the partisan crossfire over a children's health-care bill in Congress is now stepping back into the divisive debate, advocating this time for state legislation that would expand coverage for adults.


Nell'operazione, la GdF sequestra beni per 5 mln di euro


Scientists find pancreatic stem cells in mice

After most scientists had given up the search, a Belgian team said on Thursday they found elusive pancreatic stem cells in adult mice, a finding that could lead to treatments for people with type-1 diabetes.


Brazil upset in Ecuador; China eliminated

Ecuador upset Brazil 1-0 Wednesday to send the World Cup champions to their first loss in qualifying for the 2006 tournament, and it cost them the top spot in South America's World Cup qualifying.


Nestle Reports Nine-Month Sales Unchanged

Nestle, the world's biggest food and drink company, on Thursday reported sales of 64.6 billion Swiss francs (US$52.87 billion, euro42.


NEW YORK - Steven Tyler is now, gasp, a grandfather. Liv Tyler, daughter of the Aerosmith lead singer and model Bebe Buell, gave birth to a son in Manhattan Tuesday, Us Weekly magazine reported.


Kerry uses outsourcing issue to discredit Bush's jobs record

Outsourcing of American jobs to Asia has become a hot-button issue in the presidential election with White House aspirant Senator John Kerry promising the most sweeping reform of international tax law in four decades to halt the trend.


Iniziativa di Cgil-Cisl e Uil, c'e' anche Veltroni


Tropical Storm Lane became a Category 1 hurricane Friday as it roared toward the tip of the Baja California Peninsula, lashing Mexico's Pacific coast, flooding port cities and causing a landslide that killed a 7-year-old boy.


Da autorita' per le garanzie, aumenta scatto alla risposta


Media blasts Cambridge undergrads' drinking habits

From within their pint glass houses Boozy students hurl so much vomit about at Cambridge University that cleaners are now being immunised against Hepatitis, it has been revealed.â¦


The massive Biscuit fire that scorched Siskiyou National forest two summers ago has become a wedge issue in the presidential race in Oregon, a swing state where the contest remains too close to call.


"Forum for future" concludes with vow to continue reform

Ministers of some 22 Middle East and North African countries and G-8 nations ended their one-day meeting of "the Forum for the Future" and vowed to continue their reforms.


Zurich Financial Services Group has agreed to a two-year extension as title sponsor of New Orleans' annual PGA event, giving the long-running tournament solid financial footing to continue rebuilding itself in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.


Media & professional: Rupert Murdoch has succeeded with his Â£2.5bn bid for Dow Jones, the Business magazine reports on its website.


Celebrities have little to fear at the resorts, where the paparazzi want to be their friends.


Tens of thousands of opposition supporters rally in Kiev to protest fraud

Tens of thousands of opposition supporters massed in central Kiev to protest alleged ballot fraud after preliminary results showed Ukraine's pro-Russian prime minister leading the crucial presidential election.


Bush Faces Pressure to Shift War Priorities

With violence on the decline in Iraq but on the upswing in Afghanistan, President Bush is facing new pressure from the U.S. military to accelerate a troop drawdown in Iraq and bulk up force levels in Afghanistan, according to senior U.S. officials.


Iran on Sunday test-fired a sub-to-surface missile in the Persian Gulf during large-scale military exercises, state-run television reported.


Israeli Settlers Block Army from Closing West Bank Outpost

Israeli settlers in the West Bank have blocked an Israeli army attempt to dismantle a Jewish settler outpost near the city of Nablus.


A drug addict threw a British backpacker over a bridge to her death, an Australian court hears.


U.S. observers see encouraging signs in Turkmenistan

Members of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom said on Friday they had seen improvements in the way Turkmenistan, trying to reopen to the world after years of self-isolation, is handling human rights.


Sony Corp. and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. said Tuesday that the two companies have signed a patent cross-licensing agreement, which excludes certain key technologies.


Israel's Labour, Likud Work to Close Coalition Deal

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's Likud  party and opposition Labor haggled over power-sharing on Sunday  in a coalition deal crucial for pushing through an Israeli  withdrawal from the occupied Gaza Strip.


FCC staff finds against new pricing option

(WASHINGTON) -- Federal regulators said a proposal to allow cable TV subscribers to pay only for channels they want wouldn't reduce their cable bills.


Il presidente iraniano partirÃ  domani per New YorkE alla parata militare di Teheran sfila il "super-missile"                                            L'ultima sfida di Ahmadinejad "Le sanzioni non funzioneranno"                                                                                Nuove minacce: "Colpiremo i Paesi che aiutassero un attacco Usa"


Helene became a hurricane again Saturday as it moved quickly over the open Atlantic, and the storm will likely create hazardous surf conditions for Bermuda, forecasters said.


Crude oil futures in New York vaulted up 3.9 percent Friday, as supply fears continued to rattle the market following Hurricane Ivan.


A public smoking ban shows a significant impact on hospital admissions for heart attacks, research suggests.


Kyle King remembers everything about the bus crash that killed four of his Bluffton University teammates, including the scream that woke him just before the impact.


U.S. should stop arming Sunni militias: PM Maliki

The United States runs the risk of creating new militias in Iraq if it arms Sunni Arab tribesmen indiscriminately to battle al Qaeda, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said.


Asylum detainees bailed after detention centre unrest

Around 150 immigrants who face being deported are being released on bail to make room for detainees caught up in protests at an immigration removal centre.


Supporters of Jacob Zuma celebrate his election as leader of South Africa's governing ANC.


NEW YORK - Colgate-Palmolive Co, which makes consumer products like Colgate toothpaste and Ajax detergent, plans to cut its work force by about 4,400 jobs as part of a restructuring plan aimed at boosting its sales and profits around the world.


Colpito veicolo militare sul quale viaggiavano


Senate Democrats pressed the Republican-controlled Federal Communications Commission yesterday to slap tighter controls on media ownership, public-interest broadcasting and television violence.


Josh Anderson had a career-high five hits and drove in three runs, and Houston piled up a season-high 22 hits to help Brandon Backe win for the first time in more than a year, as the Astros routed the Pittsburgh Pirates 15-3 on Sunday.


Study Finds Rise in Choice of Double Mastectomies

More women with breast cancer are choosing to have their healthy breast surgically removed along with their affected breast.


Moscow says it will work to lift sanctions imposed by Western governments against the Palestinian government.


Microsoft releases tools to boost Web accessibility

The software giant is expected to formally donated the developer tools to the Accessibility Interoperability Alliance, an engineering working group.


French Muslim convert claims innocence at Australia plot trial

A French Muslim convert accused of plotting to attack a Sydney nuclear reactor and strategic targets across Australia insisted he had no links to terrorism at the start of his three-day trial.


SCOTLANDâs Colin Montgomerie held off Tiger Woods to win a one-day skins competition in South Korea yesterday. Montgomerie, who sank the winning putt for Europe against the United States in the Ryder Cup


Madrid, 11:51 - CALCIO, MARCA: BARCELLONA O REAL NEL FUTURO DI ANCELOTTI

Carlo Ancelotti potrebbe sedere sulla panchina del Barcellona o del Real Madrid. Lo scrive il quotid...


Smokers' rights groups call for some exceptions to England's smoking ban which becomes law next week.


A man who shot and wounded singer-songwriter Marc Cohn during a botched carjacking last year was sentenced to 36 years in prison.


Microsoft braces for EU anti-trust appeal hearing

US software giant Microsoft said Monday it will abide by whatever ruling is handed down by a European appeal court hearing due this week against an EU condemnation for abusing its market dominance.


Who's afraid of Wal-Mart? Specialty retailers and chains with unique lines are thriving by offering shoppers what the big-box stores can't.


At Mount St. Helens, the Big Eruption Is of Data, Not Lava

In the years since Mount St. Helens last erupted, technology has completely revolutionized volcano science.


Ministro Ambiente e Marini al convegno Greenaccord


The drop was the largest amount in four months as demand for aircraft, heavy machinery and metals all declined.


Ferencvaros denies UEFA charges over Millwall violence

Hungarian side Ferencvaros has denied its fans threw missiles at Millwall supporters and officials during Thursday's UEFA Cup tie, after being charged over the incident by European football's governing body.


Kuznetsova beats Sharapova in China Open

In an all Russian semi-final on Saturday, US Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova beat reigning Wimbledon queen Maria Sharapova 6-2, 6-2 in the inaugural 585,000 dollar China Open.


Forze sicurezza costrette a ripiegamento tattico a Garmser


Europe's top election watchdog criticized Uzbekistan's parliamentary election, in which opposition groups were barred from running, saying Monday it fell significantly short of democratic standards.


RPT - Oil ends near new high as distillate, gas stocks fall -

Strength in oil, especially heating oil, helped drive natural-gas futures higher by as much as 9 percent. Prices for the heating fuel closed at their highest level in 19 months.


Four men suspected of attacking a synagogue also discussed blowing up the U.S. and Israeli embassies and decapitating the Israeli ambassador to Norway, major Norwegian news media reported Friday.


Israel kills 11 Palestinians in Gaza raid

Israeli troops and armored vehicles crossed into the central Gaza Strip on Thursday, killing 10 Palestinian militants, including nine from the Islamist Hamas group, and a civilian.


China, US Agree to Push for Resumption of N. Korea Talks

China and the US agreed to work together to revive six-party talks aimed at dismantling North Korea's nuclear program, US Secretary of State Colin Powell said in the Chinese capital, Beijing.


Georgetown Prep's football team will not be allowed to play in the Interstate Athletic Conference, not because the Little Hoyas broke any rules, but because they're too good.


Film director Franco Zeffirelli says Pope Benedict has an image problem and offers his services as a makeover expert.


World Business Briefing | Europe: Germany: Stake in Truck Maker Is Raised

Volkswagen said it had increased its stake in the German truck maker Man to nearly 30 percent, a move that would give it a better say in guiding Man toward a friendly alliance with the Swedish truck maker Scania. Volkswagen said it had raised its stake in Man to 29.9 percent from 20 percent, ensuring its position as the companyâs biggest stakeholder. Volkswagen, which is based in Wolfsburg, Germany, is also Scaniaâs biggest shareholder and has been pushing toward an alliance of the companies to be more competitive with larger rivals in Europe. Man is based in Munich and Scania is based in Sodertalje, Sweden.


Inquests into the deaths of five people in a crash on the M4 are set to open and be adjourned later.


Italy Train Crash Kills About 10 - Police

BOLOGNA, Italy  - A passenger train and a freight  train collided near a station in northern Italy on Friday and  initial reports said around 10 people were killed.


Cuba retaliated for the U.S. diplomatic mission's Christmas display supporting Cuban dissidents by putting up a billboard Friday emblazoned with photographs of American soldiers abusing Iraqi prisoners and a huge swastika overlaid with a "Made in the U.S.A" stamp.


According to various news reports, Sony is likely to enter the movie-download market soon, putting the company in competition with Apple's iTunes, Microsoft's Xbox Live, and several other movie-download services.


'Poor Parenting Not to Blame for Hyperactive Children'

Hyperactive children suffer from a genuine inherited disorder that in serious cases can cause severe mental illness, an expert said today.


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Israeli Troops Raid Nablus, Jenin, Kill 11 Palestinians

Palestinian medical sources and witnesses say Israeli forces killed at least 11 Palestinians during raids in two West Bank cities Wednesday.


Bush facing pressure on global warming at G8 summit

President George W. Bush is under pressure from European allies to give ground on climate change at next week's meeting of the world's richest countries, but policy experts say prospects for a breakthrough are slim.


Doctors and dentists who sedate young patients need to monitor them closely for problems and have the tools and training to act quickly in case of emergency, according to updated guidelines issued Monday.


Fannie Mae to Correct Accounting and Boost Capital

Fannie Mae, the biggest buyer of US mortgages, will correct its accounting and boost capital to a level 30 percent above the required minimum after its federal regulator found errors


When a Mountaintop Might as Well Have Been the Moon

When Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, a Sherpa guide, stood on the summit of Mount Everest, it seems as if they were making the last âgiant leap for mankindâ of pre-space age generations.


Michael Jackson postpones his appearance at a Christmas party in Japan, where tickets cost up to 400,000 yen.


Europe to tackle China on Darfur at Asia-EU meeting

Top diplomats from 46 countries in Asia and Europe meet in Germany from Monday for talks ranging from the Darfur conflict and the North Korean and Iranian nuclear crises to global warming.


Spoof film Meet the Spartans narrowly beats the new Rambo film to top the North American box office.


The last time the Green Bay Packers faced a multi-weapon offense this season, it was nothing less than a disaster. The Indianapolis Colts - with cagey Peyton Manning running their no-huddle offense, Edgerrin


Kremlin's Man Wins Chechnya Vote, But Faces Battle

GROZNY, Russia  - The Kremlin candidate won  Chechnya's presidential election but now faces a struggle to  keep the warring region under control and subdue a resurgent  separatist rebellion that has frustrated Russia for a decade.


Searchers were scheduled to begin looking again Wednesday for missing adventurer Steve Fossett, who disappeared in a single-engine plane after taking off from a friend's desert ranch, the Civil Air Patrol said.


Home foreclosures are expected to keep rising for months, and both parties in Washington are weighing a philosophical question with huge practical implications.


Matt Kenseth poses with the Crown Royal IROC Series championship trophy in victory lane after he won the International Race of Champions race and the season IROC title at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Ga.


Defense Carries Navy To Season-Opening Win

Navy relies on its defense throughout an easy 10-2 victory over VMI on Saturday afternoon in the season opener for both teams.


S. Stefano di Camastra. ''Concluderemo il giorno 29 con l'esame del Senato e quindi staremo nei termini''. Lo afferma il presidente del Consiglio, Silvio Berlusconi, che, interrogato dai cronisti sui tempi


Ecofin teme rallentamento del risanamento dei conti pubblici


Two men held over the theft of an 82-year-old woman's body from a graveyard are released without charge.


Political Yard Sign Wars Rage as Election Nears

Two weeks before a tight presidential election, tension among bitterly divided voters is translating into a barrage of attacks on political targets that can't talk back -- yard signs.


The Reserve Bank of India announced the mid-term review of its monetary policy on Tuesday. Though the central Bank kept away from the much expected interest rate hike, the policy contained recommendations


US leading economic index rise in November

The Conference Board said Monday that the Composite Index of Leading Economic Indicators (LEI) gained 0.2 percent in November. The Conference Board, a New York-based private


Mantova, 13:16 - CALCIO, MANTOVA: GODEAS SI OPERA

Re dei bomber della serie B con 15 reti e trascinatore del Mantova (cinque vittorie di fila), Denis ...


Sara' portata in Giappone per essere esposta ad una mostra


Chinese Web sites published reports and photographs on Wednesday which they said may contain the ending to the eagerly awaited seventh and final installment of the Harry Potter book series.


Jailed Martha Stewart Offers Thanksgiving Message

Incarcerated style guru Martha Stewart  said on Tuesday she had a lot to be thankful for this  Thanksgiving despite serving a five-month prison sentence for  lying about a stock sale.


Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma says he will sign into law the 2005 national budget bill adopted in parliament on Thursday.


Childbirth: Purposely Breaking Water Does Not Speed Delivery

A large review of studies suggests that intentionally breaking the water has no effect in reducing the labor time or assuring the babyâs health.


Indonesia Quake Sparks Fatal Tidal Waves

A video image shows devastated house after Sunday's tsunami on the Andaman Nicobar Island December 28, 2004. On the island of Chowra in the Andaman and Nicobar islands, not far from the epicentre of Sunday's


Facing up to a nuclear-armed North Korea

It has become increasingly apparent that North Korea has no intention of giving up its aspirations for nuclear arms no matter what concessions the US, South Korea and Japan offer, a conclusion


The Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, a drug maker, named its chief executive, James M. Cornelius, as board chairman, succeeding James D. Robinson III.


Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on Thursday won permission from his conservative Likud Party to invite the left-leaning Labor Party and smaller religious parties into


Dan Lee, the animator who designed the character of Nemo for Pixar's "Finding Nemo," has died at the age of 35. He lost his 17-month battle with lung cancer. Since joining Pixar in 1996, Lee has also worked on the films "A Bug's Life," "T...


MySpace Offers Tools to Block Video Clips

The online social network is offering free software tools to let media companies block the uploading of unauthorized video clips.


TABA, Egypt - Israel's intelligence chief today blamed Al Qaeda for the bombings at resorts in Egypt's Sinai peninsula that officials said killed at least 28 people, including many Israelis celebrating a Jewish holiday, and wounded more than 100.


SCH shareholders approve Abbey National takeover

Shareholders of Spain's largest bank, Banco Santander Central (SCH), overwhelmingly approved the 8.5-billion-pound (12.3-billion-euro, 15.3-billion-dollar) takeover of British mortgage bank Abbey National.


Cragnotti, Fiorani e Geronzi e altri in aula dal 14 marzo


Bernanke: crescita moderata, miglioramento nel 2008


Two Pakistani soldiers are killed in a suicide car bomb attack in the north-west of the country, police say.


France detains two Rwandan genocide suspects

Police said they had arrested two  Rwandans living in exile in France who are wanted by an  international court trying suspects in Rwanda's 1994 genocide.


Former Italy coach Giovanni Trapattoni is the hot favourite to be named as Republic of Ireland boss on Wednesday.


Palestinians blow up border wall, flood into Egypt

RAFAH, Gaza Strip  - Tens of thousands of Palestinians poured into Egypt from the Gaza Strip on Wednesday through a border wall destroyed by militants, and stocked up on food and fuel in short supply because of an Israeli blockade.


Rams quarterback Marc Bulger still has soreness in his sprained right shoulder, making it unlikely that he will play Sunday against Arizona.


Two new DVDs from Xtreme Table Tennis provide training for the aspiring pro. But don't worry: there's also plenty of advice for the weekend warrior.


The Conservatives have criticised government plans for "drop-off zones" where people can hand in guns anonymously.


L'iniziativa dell'onorevole Francesco Giro, coordinatore regionale di Forza ItaliaStamani darÃ  la cassetta al prefetto Serra. L'assessore:  scoperta l'acqua calda                                            Coca e alcol, video choc a Trastevere  Deputato-detective filma tutto                                                                                Sniffate sugli specchietti delle auto, giovani barcollanti, spacciatori indisturbatiProtestano i residenti. Il Comune: abbiamo giÃ  rafforzato la vigilanza  di PAOLO G. BRERA


The Spanish Football Federation has been fined 100,000 Swiss francs (Â£44,750) by FIFA for the racist chants Spanish fans used against England's black players last month.


Shock revisit just three months after first report The National Audit Office (NAO) has confirmed that it is to hold a new review of the NHS National Programme for IT.â¦


Stocks were little changed on Wednesday as investors awaited U.S. data on oil inventories, while oil prices extended a rise to record highs, potentially straining consumer spending and corporate profits.


4-stroke win in LPGA finale earns 3-year exemption

MOBILE, ALA. - Heather Daly-Donofrio took advantage of the ultimate mulligan Sunday in the LPGA Tournament of Champions. She wasn't supposed to be in the select field, but got in when tournament officials


Could Ron Zook's replacement at Florida be his predecessor? Speculation as to the Gators' next coach centers on former UF coach Steve Spurrier, with Utah Coach Urban Meyer also considered a top candidate:


Holiday transit security tight in 8 cities

The Transportation Security Administration will deploy special teams to help enhance transit system security in eight cities over the July Fourth holiday, officials said Tuesday.


APEC rift opens over climate change debate

Leaders at an Asia-Pacific summit appeared deadlocked on Thursday over what their "Sydney Declaration" on climate change and cutting greenhouse gas emissions should say.


Strong shows bolster TV's midseason roster

January's lineup is almost as attention-grabbing as the traditional fall launch window.


After upsetting Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic avoided an upset of his own with a victory over the unseeded Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.


The Seattle Times said a business columnist and associate editor, Stephen H. Dunphy, had resigned after admitting he plagiarized the work of others.


This was the year the Russian government aimed to brighten its image overseas. A Kremlin-backed satellite TV channel went into full operation, the government newspaper began putting inserts in major foreign papers, and President Vladimir Putin hosted the G-8 summit of big industrialized democracies.


Indonesia gives forces deadline, limits aid workers

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia -- The Indonesian government yesterday told foreign military forces to leave by the end of March and tightened controls over the movement of international aid workers, raising concerns that relief might not reach isolated regions that need it most.


Pakistani parliament protests honor for Rushdie

Pakistan's parliament has condemned the award of a British knighthood to author Salman Rushdie, whose novel "The Satanic Verses" outraged many Muslims around the world, and said Britain should withdraw the honor.


Radcliffe giggled through first sex scene

Daniel Radcliffe's first kiss as Harry  Potter attracted global attention but in reality the  18-year-old British actor already had lost his on-screen  virginity.


Gem deal spares Botswana from blood diamonds

The world's largest open-pit diamond mine is as big as 52 football fields and more than 20 stories deep.


A bid to amend plans to make inciting racial hatred a crime is defeated by the government.


Asia sees mild gains but Tokyo extends fall

Most of Asia's stock markets staged cautious recovery on Friday, with the exception of Tokyo, where a continued fall in the Nikkei 225 Average erased the last remnants of the index's gains so far in 2007.


L'infermiera, che Ã¨ indagata, lo avrebbe usato per erroreIl padre: "Non voglio la guerra, voglio solo la veritÃ "                                          Forse cloruro di potassio nella flebo che ha ucciso il bimbo                                                                                Oggi i risultati dell'autopsia sul corpo del piccolo Enrico


Inside Art: Sigh of Relief From the Nervous London Auctions

Despite the shaky state of world financial markets, there are still plenty of people willing to spend millions of dollars to put Impressionist, Modern or contemporary art on their walls.


The Patriots made more of an impact on the All-Snub team than they did on the AFC Pro Bowl squad yesterday. While four Patriots made the Pro Bowl, the exclusion of running back Corey Dillon , safety Rodney Harrison , guard Joe Andruzzi , and linebacker Tedy Bruschi was more noteworthy.


Women who cheat on their partners now have the perfect excuse - my genes made me do it. New research reveals that female infidelity and the number of sexual partners


Foreign Secretary Jack Straw is to meet Sudanese government leaders to assess the humanitarian crisis.


The Bank of Japan left its ultra-easy monetary policy unchanged on Thursday, showing it was still committed to fighting deflation.


Kidnappers threaten to hand Hassan to al-Zarqawi

The kidnappers of Irish aid worker Margaret Hassan today threatened to hand her over to the Jordanian militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi unless their demands - including the withdrawal of British troops from Iraq - are met within 48 hours.


Denunciati anche esperti antipirateria ed esponenti forze ordine


Iraqi police say at least 28 people, including seven policemen, were killed in a powerful explosion in a Baghdad house overnight. Officials describe the incident as an ambush, saying "massive amounts


British Prime Minister Tony Blair said   on Saturday he would propose an incentive package for Sudan as   part of a new initiative to end the crisis in war-torn Darfur   and get U.N. peacekeeping troops on the ground.


Ruling Expected in Rental Dispute: Senior Complex's Tenants May Have Paid More Than Roseville Contract Allows.

By Art Campos, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Feb. 15--A legal dispute between Roseville and a nonprofit corporation that builds and provides housing for senior and disabled residents may be resolved soon.


President Bush on Wednesday ordered his Cabinet secretaries not to hire columnists to promote their agendas after disclosure that a second writer was paid to tout an administration initiative.


Benedetto XVI torna a rivendicare ruolo radici cristiane


Arts & entertainment:  Cory Doctorow: Movie studios believe they can create the perfect copy protection system. But it would be easier to break the speed of light.


Israeli Whistleblower Vanunu Freed Without Charge

Israeli nuclear whistleblower  Mordechai Vanunu was freed on Saturday after being detained  trying to get into the Palestinian town of Bethlehem for  Christmas in defiance of restrictions, police said.


'Pensano a urne, non a riforme', Pionati:frattura insanabile


A man is convicted and another cleared of the murder of Pc Sharon Beshenivsky after a bungled robbery.


"Idol" dilemma -- ratings up, sales down

"American Idol" is poised to set  ratings records when Fox's talent show returns to the airwaves  with a four-hour season premiere on Tuesday and Wednesday.


WASHINGTON - Army generals said Thursday at least two dozen unregistered "ghost detainees" may have been held at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, but they don't know the number for certain because the CIA did not cooperate with their investigation into abuses.    Senators said the CIA's lack of cooperation was unacceptable and that they would press the agency to provide the Army with the documents it needs...


Nearly a year since it was sold by Vivendi Universal to private investors, online retailer eMusic has undergone a facelift that includes a panel of music critics to help users comb its trove of independent music.


Death Toll from Israel's Gaza Offensive Reaches 100

Israeli air strikes killed five  Palestinians in Gaza on Thursday as the Palestinian death toll  rose to 100 in a 16-day-old army offensive aimed at crushing  militants behind rocket salvoes into Israel.


Two more of America's top spies were reported yesterday to be leaving the CIA, as an attempt to fix the troubled agency appeared increasingly to be dividing its ranks and driving out its most experienced officials.


The second round of Lithuania's general elections begins, with a Russian tycoon hoping for power.


The Writers Guild is not laughing about Jay Leno's return to NBC's Tonight Show Wednesday night.  "A discussion took place today between Jay Leno and the Writers Guild to clarify to him that writing for The Tonight Show constitutes a violation of the...


U.N. urges Iraqi government to halt slide to civil war

A U.N. envoy urged Iraq's government on Saturday to halt a slide into civil war and stop the "cancer" of sectarianism from destroying the country.


His royal image is being tarnished with almost every trip to the foul line. From 15 feet, LeBron James has become the King of clang.


Fire rages second day at California's Lake Tahoe

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, California  - A forest fire raged out of control for a second day on Monday in the popular California resort of Lake Tahoe, destroying at least 220 homes and forcing up to 1,000 people to evacuate, officials said.


Timed stock market trades will go awry. Manufacturing lines will grind to a halt. Perplexed executives will hold court before empty conference rooms. These are just a few of the doomsday scenarios that have been tossed out in advance of Daylight Savings Time, which has been bumped up by two weeks this year by order of the U.S. Congress.


Boston Acoustics' quarterly results sound good, but is there steady growth?


Bender Out Indefinitely With Knee Injury

Indiana Pacers forward Jonathan Bender's chronically injured left knee has taken yet another turn for the worse.


There will be at least 20 cars on the Formula One grid to start the season in 2005. Energy drink maker Red Bull has completed the purchase of the Jaguar Racing team from automaker Ford.


Hormone Drug Eases Breast Pain for Some Women

NEW YORK  - Premenopausal women who suffer  from breast pain may find relief with a drug called goserelin,  or Zoladex, which blocks the female hormone estrogen, UK  researchers report.


Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's  biggest retailer, gave ground to Chinese pressure Tuesday and  said it would allow its workers to set up a trade union.


Il ministro della Giustizia interviene sul caso delle due nomadiche avevano tentato di rapire un bimbo e sono state liberate                                                  Castelli: "La sentenza di Lecco Ã¨ goccia che fa traboccare il vaso"                                                                                "Il potere dei giudici risale dal popolo. Devono quindi sentenziare in base al comune sentire della gente"


Nokia Corp. on Tuesday demonstrated the use of IPv6, the next generation Internet protocol, on a handset. The Finnish company demonstrated what it called the industry's "first Mobile IPv6 call.


Microsoft plans over $1 bln charge for Xbox repairs

Microsoft Corp.  said on Thursday "an unacceptable number of repairs" to its Xbox 360 will force it to take a charge of more than $1 billion for its most recent quarter, and it announced a new, extended warranty for the video game console.


Dutch Minister's World Revealed in 'Blog'

Dutch Finance Minister Gerrit Zalm says his "blog" -- personal diary on the Internet -- gives people an idea of what it is to be a minister, with insights into his professional and private life.


Al Qaeda claims Algeria attacks in Web statement

DELLYS, Algeria  - Al Qaeda's north Africa wing said it was behind two suicide attacks that killed at least 57 people in Algeria in the past two days, according to a statement posted on the Internet on Saturday.


I due uomini, deceduti per cause naturali, sono stati trovati uno a San Giovanni e l'altro in zona Tuscolana                                            Roma, due clochard trovati morti per la strada                                                                                L'autopsia accerterÃ  le cause dei decessi Nella notte la temperatura era calata anche se non a livelli minimi


UPDATE 2-Citigroup hits back at Parmalat with court move

Citigroup (CN: Quote, Profile, Research) on Friday launched a legal challenge against Parmalat's restructuring plan, hitting back after the bankrupt food group


Walgreen Dec Same-Store Sales Up 4.2 Pct

U.S. drugstore chain Walgreen Co.  WAG.N on Tuesday reported sales rose 4.2 percent in December  at stores open at least a year, led by higher pharmacy sales.


Cool French reaction to Sofia Coppola's "Antoinette"

Sofia Coppola has brought Marie  Antoinette to the big screen, using rock music in a sumptuous  portrayal of a misunderstood young queen, but some viewers at  the Cannes film festival were less than impressed.


Canadian police arrest 73 in organized crime sweep

Canadian police arrested more than 70 people on Wednesday in raids targeting what officials said was a "traditional Italian" organized crime gang that had infiltrated Montreal's Pierre Trudeau International Airport.


Homemaking icon Martha Stewart will serve her five-month jail sentence for lying about a suspicious stock sale at a minimum security prison in West Virginia, a source close to the case said Wednesday.


Lindsay Lohan gets nine nominations at the Razzies, closely followed by Eddie Murphy's with eight.


A Belfast car dealership which charged a customer for work it failed to carry out is fined Â£2,000.


News Analysis: Envoyâs Upbeat Tone Glosses Over Baghdadâs Turmoil

Ryan C. Crocker, the U.S. ambassador to Iraq, gave Congress an assessment that left unmentioned some of the most troubling developments of the past nine months.


Lewis Hamilton believes McLaren can match Ferrari at next weekend's British Grand Prix despite coming third at Magny-Cours.


A suicide bomber killed at least 18 people when he rammed a truck into a government building in northern Iraq on Thursday, partially knocking it down and demolishing nearby homes, police said.


Internet addicts halfway house opens in Shanghai

Mainland China has opened its first  halfway house for Internet addicts, offering shell-shocked  teenagers counselling, books -- and the use of computers.


MPAA Expected to Target BitTorrent Trackers

In order to thwart the growth of this network, the MPAA will be pursuing BitTorrent indexing servers known as trackers. While trackers function somewhat differently than traditional indexing servers found


Jets 38, Packers 10: JetsÂ Playoff Hopes Brighten With Rout of Packers

The Jets scored 31 points on their first five possessions as Chad Pennington threw for 241 of his 263 yards in the first half.


A miner survived is examined at a hospital in Fushun, city of northeast China's Liangning Province, Oct. 30, 2004. A sudden poisonous gas gushed at an operation platform of the Xilutian Mine of Fushun Coal Industry Corp.


Yahoo may consider Google alliance, source says

Yahoo Inc would consider a business alliance with Google Inc as one way to rebuff a $44.6 billion takeover proposal by Microsoft, a source familiar with Yahoo's strategy said on Sunday.


Some preschool teachers would do anything to keep their students quiet, but Phyllis Wilson's classroom is designed to get them talking. Her seven preschoolers have a variety of disabilities that leave them with low verbal skills. So she's worked with Houston school district speech-language pathologist Johanna Olson to create an environment that teases out their voices.


An 11-year-old boy whose death has moved the nation was mourned Thursday in Liverpool, a port city where his violent and seemingly random killing is the latest local tragedy in a history marked by adversity.


Tariq Aziz, Iraq's deputy prime minister under Saddam Hussein, was admitted to a U.S. military hospital after fainting at prison, his lawyer said Saturday.


Yushchenko Was Poisoned; Ukraine Assesses Turmoil

Opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko was poisoned by dioxin during Ukraine's presidential election campaign, his Austrian doctors said on Saturday as the country counted the cost of the turmoil generated by the rigged poll.


MIT scientists perfect the use of light beams as a tweezer-like tool for manipulating microscopic objects.


Iraq Poll Fears Deepen as 2 Sistani Aides Killed

Two aides to Iraq's top Shi'ite leader  Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani have been killed in separate attacks  apparently aimed at inflaming sectarian conflict among Iraqis  already divided on whether Jan. 30 polls should go ahead.


ADELAIDE, Australia Shareholders of News Corp. have approved a plan from Rupert Murdoch, the owner, to move the media company to the United States from Australia, which would make it easier to raise money


Clooney and Cheadle get peace award for Darfur

Actors George Clooney and Don Cheadle said world leaders must not be allowed to ignore the war in Darfur, as they received an award by Nobel peace laureates for their efforts to help civilians caught up in the conflict.


Government forces retake town in Central Africa offensive

Government troops in the Central African Republic have recaptured the town of Sam Ouandja on the sixth day of a counter-offensive supported by French troops, leaving rebels with only one major northeastern town.


US court throws out suit against Conrad Black's holding company

A US federal court threw out a 1.25 billion-dollar racketeering suit against British media mogul Conrad Black and other former directors of Hollinger International.


First lady the favorite as Argentines vote

Argentines appeared certain to choose their first elected female president on Sunday, with first lady Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner favored to win by a wide margin over her closest rival, another woman.


Ad annunciarlo e' Lorenzo Cesa, segretario del partito


The popular online auction site raises its fees. Is it biting off more than it can chew?


Heat snap skid with victory over Pacers in NBA basketball

Offensive powerhouse Dwyane Wade made the key defensive play that let the Miami Heat end a 15-game National Basketball Association losing streak with a victory over the Indiana Pacers on Saturday.


Albanian parliament fails to elect a president

Albania's parliament failed to elect a  president on Sunday, keeping open the prospect of a snap  general election that would set back the country's European  Union hopes.


ECB's Trichet: to review data at next rate meeting

European Central Bank President  Jean-Claude Trichet said on Sunday the ECB would review the  available data when reaching its next rate decision, but he  would not be drawn further on what that decision would be.


My son is almost 3 and is very active. This morning he unlocked his bedroom  window, climbed out, and was standing in the rain on our back porch (we live in  a ranch). How do I make it impossible for him to get out?


China floods kill 100, dozens missing, as Three Gorges region put ...

Floods unleashed by torrential rains have killed at least 100 people and left dozens more missing in southwestern China, prompting authorities to put the massive Three Gorges hydroelectric project on alert, officials reported Tuesday


Six aid workers convicted in Chad for child trafficking are in court in France to have their sentences adapted.


A car bomb exploded Sunday outside a Baghdad cafe used by Iraqi police killing seven people and wounding 20, the US military said.


Palestinian resistance leader buried alive

Israeli occupation troops have killed a Palestinian resistance leader by burying him alive during a raid on the West Bank town of Jenin.


Mitchell steroid report spreads baseball guilt

Dozens of baseball stars from Barry Bonds to Roger Clemens were named on Thursday in the long-awaited Mitchell Report on steroids use, which Major League Baseball hopes will help clean its tarnished image.


After Decade, Chief Plans to Retire at Eli Lilly

The drug maker Eli Lilly said on Tuesday that Sidney Taurel will retire as chief executive on March 31.


One of Britain's most senior judges goes on trial charged with exposing himself to a woman.


A pair of militant attacks killed nine police officers in southern Afghanistan Sunday and the Netherlands announced that two of its soldiers had been killed in fighting in the south.


'Only Powerful Strength Can Protect Justice'

Excerpts from an English-language statement released Thursday by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on its nuclear weapons program and relations with the United States. The North Korean government refers to the country as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, or the DPRK.


Yoko Ono not ready to forgive Lennon's killer

Yoko Ono has called for the anniversary of John Lennon's death to become a worldwide day of forgiveness but said she could not yet absolve her husband's killer.


Stress found to activate enzyme that impairs memory

WASHINGTON Has this happened to you? You get home after a super-stressful day and realize you've forgotten some important event or errand?


It has never been about having bad luck or even the best players. It always has been, and always will be, about playing the best as a team.


Angels edge Rangers on Kotchman's single

Casey Kotchman hit an RBI single in the ninth inning to give the Los Angeles Angels a 2-1 victory over the Texas Rangers on Friday night.


Okay, I don't really know how many chances I've given GNOME, but I've tried to switch to GNOME as my default desktop many times. I always ended up switching back to KDE (to be fair, I use other window managers, too, such as Fluxbox, which is one of my favorites).  Thanks to the rumors that Xgl/Compiz/cgwd worked best on GNOME, I gave GNOME another shot.  As it turns out, the rumors are false. These 3D desktop enhancements work fine under KDE.  But I've really been enjoying my GNOME experience despite the fact that there are still things about GNOME that I dislike.  Granted, I can credit Ubuntu's default settings for GNOME as some reasons why I'm enjoying it more. But it's still a better desktop than I recall from the last time I used it.


An appeals court orders additional hearings in a case that pits the printer company against a competitor that makes chips that allow replacement ink cartridges to work in Lexmark devices.


Russia delivers first nuclear fuel to Iran

Russia has delivered the first shipment of nuclear fuel to Iran's Bushehr atomic power station, a step Western powers worried by Tehran's nuclear ambitions had urged Moscow not to take.


In Many Venues, Economy Will Take Center Stage

Political wisdom this week runs smack into economic reality. It is not yet clear which force will prove more powerful.


Parrots, war vets team up in L.A. healing program

A dog may be a man's best friend. But for some traumatized war veterans, parrots are proving even more of a help.


A federal judge on Thursday rejected the government's attempt to block Oracle Corp.'s $7.7 billion takeover bid for rival PeopleSoft Inc., concluding a combination between the business software makers wouldn't throttle competition in a narrow market niche.


Pope John Paul II hopes for reconciliation as a precious icon goes back to the Russian Orthodox Church.


Travel: A new website is compiling a league table of delays to shame airports into action.


Chinese researchers have completed a first round of testing on an experimental SARS vaccine and declared it safe, a news report said.


The iPhone requires an iTunes Store account

Blog: Getting that new iPhone up and running will require an account with the iTunes Store, perhaps to reinforce the notion that Apple's the primary source of legal digital content.


Palermo, 22:41 - CALCIO, COPPA UEFA: PALERMO-WEST HAM 3-0, ROSANERO AL 2Â° TURNO

Dopo aver vinto già 1-0 all'andata in Inghilterra, il Palermo si è ripetuto contro il ...


A string of bidders are vying to pay around $5bn (Â£2.6bn) for a chunk of prime real estate in Lower Manhattan.


Disney profit rises 39 pct on films, cable

The Walt Disney Co. on  Wednesday posted a hefty 39% increase in third-quarter profits,  without help from the $790 million worldwide blockbuster  "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest."


Republican John McCain holds a slim lead on rival Mitt Romney in Michigan one day before the state's hotly contested presidential nominating contest, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Monday.


DNA tests confirm that a man shot as a militant in Indian-administered Kashmir was in fact a civilian.


A judge extended Beanie Sigel's supervised release after the rapper was questioned in federal court about a positive drug test and association with convicted felons.


The government is considering whether to make morning-after birth control available without a prescription, and like most issues that involve sex and pregnancy, it has generated heated debate.


Microsoft to buy corporate group-chat provider

Microsoft Corp  agreed to acquire Parlano, which provides technology to allow companies to create group chat sessions for employees, and add the application to its portfolio of communication offerings.


Dr. Allen Fought for Social Justice -- Methodist Minister Worked for Civil Rights

By James Dowd dowd@commercialappealcom  A deep-seated faith expressed in a commitment to social justice marked the life and career of Dr. Ray Maxwell Allen, a man remembered by family and friends as a progressive thinker with a compassionate heart.


No Patriots Letup After Pennington's Long Day

The numbers were as stark as the divergent directions of the two teams. On the worst day of Chad Pennington's career, he threw five interceptions in a loss to the Patriots last December.


Sport: Birmingham City directors agree to sell 29.9% of club's shares to Hong Kong businessman.


Turismo sessuale: Italia-Brasile, arrestati quattro titolari di ...

Organizzavano viaggi âdi piacereâ in famose localitÃ  del Brasile allo scopo di sfruttare la prostituzione minorile. Per questo quattro titolari di agenzie turistiche sono stati arrestati questa notte dalla Polizia di Stato.


Column: Despite election barrage, no one's talking about Social ...

Michigan State University economics professor Charles Ballard says he's been extremely disappointed with this year's presidential election campaign.


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President Bush asked to veto recent International Trade Commission ban on the import of Qualcomm phones.


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La Paz, 22:02 - CALCIO, MESSA NUOVO CT DELLA BOLIVIA

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Archaeologists in northwestern England have found a burial site of six Viking men and women, complete with swords, spears, jewelry, fire-making materials and riding equipment, officials said Monday.


Charley Victims Look for Housing in Fla.

As people made homeless by Hurricane Charley began another week living in makeshift shelters, federal officials pledged Sunday that more substantial temporary housing was on the way but gave conflicting information about the scope of what would be available.


It's important not to take Sirius's great run for granted.


Sandeep Chowta to compose theme track of Olympics 2008

We haven't heard much from music director Sandeep Chowta in recent times. Perhaps that's because Chowta has been quite busy on the international scene these days.


British police probing ex-spy death arrive in Moscow

MOSCOW -- Russia's foreign minister warned yesterday that continued suggestions of Kremlin involvement in the death of a former KGB agent could damage relations with Britain, which sent police to Moscow to expand the investigation into the London poisoning.


Microsoft-Yahoo deal: What about developers?

While observers believe that Microsoft is willing to pay Yahoo $44 billion primarily for its users and advertising base, Microsoft's chief software architect, Ray Ozzie, wants to grow its developer community as well."We respect the work Yahoo has done in the realm of creating an open development platform through its Yahoo Developer network and look forward to extending this great work to an even broader base of developers," he said during a press conference discussing Microsoft's offer on Friday.The question now is how that process would unfold. Yahoo's approach to development has indeed emphasized open source. In contrast, Microsoft has a deep investment in its proprietary .NET programming framework and Visual Studio IDE (integrated development environment). It only recently began making some overtures to the open-source community.But Microsoft also boasts a vast army of loyal developers -- something that Yahoo can't necessarily claim, although it does maintain the Yahoo Developer Network. And a Yahoo purchase clearly ties into its emerging "software-plus-services" strategy for distributing online applications.This may be a case where the pieces fit to form a serendipitous whole, according to one observer."Yahoo has the most beautiful set of [APIs] in its properties," such as for the Flickr photo-sharing site, said James Governor, an analyst with Redmonk. "But frankly, it just has not done a great job of building an ecosystem. ... there's no such thing as a 'Yahoo developer.'"Yahoo's tools hold promise but really need a high-profile evangelist pushing hard behind them, Governor argued. "The first thing I would do in taking over the company would be to get someone who really understands APIs ... to me, Jon Udell -- who is now at Microsoft -- would be ideal in this role. He would be someone I would be thinking of right away," he said.While Yahoo's APIs arguably are more consumer-oriented, they could still hold value within the average corporate shop, Governor said. "There's no reason why Flickr can't have some enterprise applicability.... For the enterprise developer, it's probably not the biggest thing in the world, but it definitely offers some cool new things."But other observers said there are obstacles as well as opportunities.John Gruber, who writes about the Web and Apple at his site, daringfireball.net, sees a major architectural clash between Microsoft and Yahoo, which has an infrastructure that incorporates Linux."I don't think Microsoft has ever bought -- and maintained -- a significant software product that wasn't written against Microsoft technology," he wrote on his blog. "So there's a paradox: Technically, I can't see how Microsoft would migrate all of Yahoo to Windows servers and software. But culturally, it just isn't in Microsoft's DNA to accept and maintain all of these PHP/FreeBSD/Linux products."Robert McLaws, a .NET developer and blogger at windows-now.com, questioned the overall wisdom of the acquisition attempt, given this inconsistency. "If one of the points in buying them is their infrastructure, but their infrastructure isn't Windows, what are they buying?" he said in an interview on Monday.Yet there's no doubt that Microsoft would move to merge its tools and assets with Yahoo's, according to Greg DeMichillie, an analyst with Directions on Microsoft and a contributor to the initial design of the .NET Framework. "Anything Microsoft does, they think about it from a platform perspective," he said.The final shape of that platform is far from clear as there are substantial redundancies between the companies' services offerings. (Purely on the development front, Yahoo and Microsoft are competing within the mashup market with their Pipes and Popfly toolsets, respectively.)For developers already wedded to the Microsoft platform, the major pitfall is the "corporate indigestion" that could follow a deal, according to DeMichillie."The biggest risk to developers is that it defocuses executives from the important job of getting a Vista successor out," he said.A Microsoft spokesperson said Monday that the company would not comment beyond materials on its Web site announcing the proposed deal.


Vote of no confidence after nearly 200 groups lose funding in biggest shakeup of arts in years


TORONTO -- All the early miscues belonged to the Oakland Athletics but the ones that mattered the most, in the eighth and ninth innings, were made by the Toronto Blue Jays.


Electronics makers keep eye on U.S. economy

Electronics makers considering the  strain on the U.S. economy are hoping consumers will cut other  expenses first, but many see some worrying signs ahead.


African Union ceasefire monitors are investigating claims that the Sudanese military bombarded a village from helicopter gunships, driving terrified farmers from their homes, only days before the expiry of a UN deadline to end the violence in Darfur.


ONCE more, victory proved a bridge too far for Norwich City, but a successful fightback after a dismal start will have given Nigel Worthington the belief that his team are moving closer to an overdue first win.


Report: Ice Caused Jet Crash That Killed 5

A plane crash at a British airport two years ago that killed five Americans was caused by the crew's failure to de-ice the wings before takeoff, an official accident report said Friday.


Australia angered by Bali drug death sentences

An Indonesian court decision to sentence   four young Australians to death for heroin smuggling,   overturning their earlier jail terms, sparked an angry   political reaction in Australia on Thursday.


Ground Zero Is Setting of a Suicide, and a Mystery

An autopsy and a police investigation confirmed yesterday that a young Georgia research aide found dead at the World Trade Center site on Saturday had killed himself with a shotgun blast to the head.


Bin Laden driver hearing halted (09:00 PST)

WASHINGTON: A US federal court has halted a trial at Guantanamo Bay of a former driver for al-Qaeda leader, Osama Bin Laden. The judge said it must first be determined whether Salim Ahmed Hamdan, from Yemen, was covered by the Geneva conventions.


Hollywood continues its tired milking of old television properties with âAlvin and the Chipmunks,â a slick updating of the musical-cartoon franchise.


3M has projector small enough for cell phones, cameras

For several years people have been talking about the idea of miniaturizing a projector so that it's small enough to fit inside a cell phone or digital camera. Now it's finally been done, and 3M is demonstrating a prototype of such a device at this year's International Consumer Electronics Show.The mobile projector is about a centimeter thick and about 4 centimeters tall by 3 centimeters wide -- small enough to fit inside portable devices like cell phones, PDAs, or a digital still camera, said Todd Rutherford, product development specialist with 3M's optical systems division.It uses an LED as the light source and can project a VGA resolution (640 pixels by 480 pixels) image through a lens that's about a centimeter in diameter.3M is demonstrating the projector at CES built into a small handheld device that runs video from flash memory. The image projected onto walls or other light surfaces was good enough and easy enough to see over a distance of about half a meter, although it suffered over greater distances due to the bright lights of the show floor.The demo attracted a lot of attention and a constant stream of show attendees, many of whom had badges identifying them as employees of mobile phone makers or network operators.3M is already working with companies interested in embedding the projector in devices, and the first products should be out in early 2008, said Rutherford. He wouldn't identify the companies or the applications but said that they are mobile consumer electronics products.


Spice girl Geri Halliwell is upset with Victoria Beckham for teasing her about being single in front of the Strictly Come Dancing audience.


Latvian town to mark summer solstice with naked run

Revellers will be able to streak with impunity in a Latvian town this weekend, as the community holds a naked run to mark the midsummer festival, organisers said Wednesday.


The Black Watch's new base in Iraq has come under attack for the third day running. Insurgents have fired mortars at Camp Dogwood south of Baghdad.


Israel, Egypt Swap Prisoners in Sign of Warmer Ties

Egypt sent a convicted Israeli spy  home after eight years in jail and Israel released six Egyptian  infiltrators Sunday in a sign that relations strained by the  Palestinian uprising were warming.


U.S. Report Finds No Evidence of Iraq WMD

WASHINGTON - Contradicting the main argument for a war that has cost more than 1,000 American lives, the top U.S. arms inspector said Wednesday he found no evidence that Iraq produced any weapons of mass destruction after 1991...


Former U.N. ambassador Jeane Kirkpatrick dies at 80

Jeane Kirkpatrick, a key player in  former President Ronald Reagan's conservative foreign policy as  U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, has died, the American  Enterprise Institute, where she was a senior fellow, said on  Friday.


On its Web site, Sinclair Broadcasting Group publishes a "Code of Business Conduct and Ethics" which purports to the be the "source of guiding principles for directors and their employees.


Los Lonely Boys Drummer Arrested on Drug Charge

The drummer for Grammy-nominated rock trio Los Lonely Boys was free on bond on Friday following a marijuana arrest stemming from a police search of his Texas home in a sexual assault investigation, records show.


At least 18 miners have died and three are missing in a methane gas blast in Kazakhstan, officials say.


Server Shipments Defy Pessimism in the Market

Global server sales rose nearly 8 percent in the second quarter, compared to the same period last year, according to new data from Gartner.


TV Decoder Blog: Shifting Shows Because of the Strike

In the first episode of NBC's "The Celebrity Apprentice," the contestants run a hot dog stand in Manhattan. The show will now premiere on Jan. 10, one week later than expected. (NBC) Underscoring the topsy-turvy nature of the networkâs strike schedules, ABC and NBC made tweaks to two midseason show premieres on Wednesday. Two series scheduled [...].


United Airlines said Friday it needs even more labor cuts than anticipated to get out of bankruptcy, raising the likelihood of a new round of wage and benefit reductions.


New Indonesia Leader Promises Action, Not Miracles

Indonesia's new president Susilo  Bambang Yudhoyono vowed on Wednesday to stimulate the economy  and personally lead the fight against endemic corruption, but  urged his people not to expect miracles overnight.


Suicide Car Bomber Kills at Least 13 in Baghdad

A suicide car bomber killed at least 13 people in an attack on a police checkpoint in Baghdad on Friday, after a night of US air strikes around rebel-held Falluja that killed scores.


Can you believe this? For the first time since Week 2 we have a full slate of 16 games this weekend and not one of them involves two teams that I sincerely believe will go to the playoffs.


Ã un circolo ottuso: il giudice di sorveglianza del carcere Don Bosco di Pisa, come giÃ  fatto dalla procura generale di Milano, ha dato parere negativo sulla concessione della grazia ad Adriano Sofri. Parere


La denuncia di Human Rights Watch: detenuti fantasma nelle carceri ...

Arrestati e mai piÃ¹ rivisti. Human Rights Watch, un' importante organizzazione umanitaria che monitora il rispetto dei diritti umani nel mondo rivela in un rapporto che sono almeno undici i sospetti affiliati


Dozens wounded in twin bombings at two pet markets within 20 minutes of each other


Wayne Ellington's 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds left in overtime caps a furious comeback as top-ranked North Carolina holds off No. 19 Celmson, 90-88, on Sunday night.


EU backs diplomacy to unlock Iran nuclear conundrum

The European Union played down the threat of a US strike on Iran, saying that a diplomatic solution to Tehran's nuclear ambitions would ultimately be found.


Fighting erupted early Monday in a Shiite militia stronghold of Baghdad, and a suicide bomber blew himself up among mourners at a funeral in Saddam Hussein's hometown, killing 10 people and injuring 22.


The parents of two children who died in Corfu call for more measures to protect holidaymakers from carbon monoxide poisoning.


Music Review: No Tomorrow? 95 Years of Yesterdays

The singer Tony Martin may be his generationâs Last Man Standing.


Storm-tossed counties to head back to school

That's what happened to Charlotte High School because of Hurricane Charley. A complex with 2,200 students, slightly bigger than Tallahassee's largest high school, was demolished Aug. 13 by ferocious


Belarusian police detained opposition leader Alexander Milinkevich on Thursday during a visit to a province where he was gathering signatures in support of candidates for local elections, his spokesman said.


In a pistachio-colored classroom in downtown Richmond, a dozen neophyte doctors gathered recently to learn the old-fashioned skill known as bedside manner, now rechristened with a more contemporary moniker: clinical empathy.


Does every new generation need the 2.0 tag? Comment Web 2.0 has a lot to answer for. Why, incidentally, is it not simply Web 2?â¦


Jose Mourinho is amazed by the team spirit amongst his Chelsea stars and insists it is making them unbeatable. The Portuguese boss guided Porto to Champions League glory last season with a team that was better


Marion Jones Sues Accuser Over Steroid Allegations

Track and field great Marion  Jones, who has seen her reputation sullied by allegations of  steroid use, sued the head of the BALCO lab on Wednesday for  defamation, saying he falsely accused her of doping.


Judge Removes Nader from Arkansas Ballot

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.  - An Arkansas judge ruled on  Monday that presidential candidate Ralph Nader's name be  removed from ballots in the state because his campaign did not  meet qualifications for being listed.


Is the Federal Reserve less sanguine about the effect the oil-price spike will have on the economy? Given the run-up in crude prices -- and rising fears that growth could be slowed measurably -- the markets


Apple to rent movies on Web, shows thin notebook

Apple Inc  will start  renting movies over the Internet, Chief Executive Steve Jobs  said on Tuesday, moving the iPhone and iPod maker into a very  competitive market.


Chechen warlord Shamil Basayev must be tried over the Beslan massacre, rebel leader Aslan Maskhadov says.


Egypt condemns the "irresponsible" shooting of three police officers by an Israeli tank on the Gaza border.


IBM Expands Information on Demand Growth Initiative

IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced new software and business consulting services to accelerate the company's global Information on Demand initiative, which is aimed at helping clients better compete and pursue new business opportunities by using information as a strategic asset.


As Iraqis prepare for a democratic vote, the U.S. is still struggling to prevent insurgents from destroying it


President Vladimir Putin made constitutional changes yesterday designed to increase his personal control of the regions and parliament, saying the government needed "strengthening" because it had failed at Beslan in its fight against terrorism.


Intel launches modular server platform for SMBs

Some assembly required Intel is punting a new modular server kit that's based on standardized parts for system builders and OEMs who cater to small and mid-sized businesses.â¦


Intel Adds Tri-mode (802.11a,b,g) Wireless Module

Intel announced a new tri-mode wireless module (supporting IEEE standards 802.11a, b and g) for notebooks based on Intel Centrino mobile technology.


Delphi labor deal expected as early as Wednesday: report

Delphi Corp. and the United Auto Workers are expected to announce a labor agreement as early as Wednesday, the Detroit Free Press reported, citing hourly workers and people close to the negotiations.


Lo scrive un quotidiano di Caracas, forse sposi dopo Sarkozy


Description: Interim President Hamid Karzai is the unofficial winner of this month's Afghan national elections, according to preliminary results.


Double murderer Ian Huntley is to receive legal aid to fight a civil case alleging sexual assault on a girl of 11.


New avian flu cases confirmed in Thailand, human transmission ...

Sep 28, 2004 (CIDRAP News) - Thailand's avian influenza outbreak is drawing widespread international attention with the confirmation of two more human cases, one of which opens the possibility of human-to-human transmission.


Linked in the past to sex crimes in East Timor, and prostitution in Cambodia and Kosovo, U.N. peacekeepers have now been accused of sexually abusing the very population they were deployed to protect in Congo.


EIA Offers Framework for Electronics Recycling Legislation

The Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA) today released a consensus  framework that paves the way for federal legislation establishing a  national program for recycling household TVs and information technology  (IT) products such as computers and computer monitors.