Exploding Flash catalogue rocks Dutch e-commerce site

Warning: Contains traces of nuts Those of you who are not great fans of Flash are advised to stay away from the website of "international retail organisation" HEMA, which features what must rate as the most extravagant abuse of the world's "leading interactive content creation tool":â¦


A Turkish professor faces five years in jail if found guilty of insulting Kemal Ataturk, the founder of modern Turkey.


Panel Says Bank Group, Aiding U.S., Broke Law

A European Union panel said that a banking consortium breached rules when it gave the Bush administration access to millions of records.


A series of deals with video-sharing sites point to an aggressive effort to draw customers to the carrier's 3G network.


Torino, 22:16 - CALCIO, TORINO: TAIBI VA ALL'ASCOLI

Massimo Taibi lascia il Torino. Il portiere ha firmato con l'Ascoli. ''Ringrazio i tifosi - scrive T...


Palestinians walk in the ruins of a house that was destroyed in an ongoing Israeli army operation in the Jebaliya refugee camp, northern Gaza Strip, Saturday Oct. 9, 2004.


The European Commission proposes closure of dangerously depleted cod grounds in the North Sea, Irish Sea and off the west of Scotland.


Last Harry Potter book sets online pre-sale record

The seventh and final book in J.K.  Rowling's Harry Potter series has become online retailer  Amazon's most pre-ordered product, with almost 1.6 million  copies bought globally ahead of the book's release on July 21.


Ember, a start-up that is developing chips for ZigBee--a low-cost, low-power wireless networking standard--received $25 million in venture capital funding this week.


A Survivor's Tale of Heroism in Thai Air Crash

PHUKET, Thailand, Sept. 17 -- Stunned by the plane crash, Robert Borland found himself helpless on the floor of the jet with his trousers aflame when a passenger in a yellow shirt helped him out onto the wing. He knows nothing else about the man who probably saved his life.


Democrats and others question the FCC chief's request to allow an official with a conflict of interest to break an expected tie vote.


Customs agent took bribes to access Fed police databases

Ex-Customs Service agent and the Mexican drug trafficker who bribed him both go to prison for a scheme involving selling access to massive confidential police databases.


Lord Jones, the trade and investment minister, says the City could be damaged by government tax plans.


A militant Iraqi group says it has beheaded a member of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) it accused of being a spy working as a translator for the US army.


Chinese Court Rules Against Nike in Suit

A Chinese animator has won a court battle against the U.S. footwear and apparel maker Nike Inc. over the company's use of a stick figure illustration, state media reported Thursday.


Siena, 21:04 - CALCIO, SIENA: TRATTATIVA PER CESSIONE SOCIETA'

Mps Banca per l'Impresa del Gruppo Monte dei Paschi si prepara a svolgere il ruolo di advisor nella ...


Cassazione: non punibile se esprime reattivita' momentanea


Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  posted a better-than-expected 9.8 percent rise in fourth-quarter profit on Tuesday, helped by cost controls and international sales.


Pop diva Madonna adopted a young boy  in Malawi on Wednesday and moved ahead with plans to fund a  center for 1,000 orphans, many of whom lost parents to AIDS in  the impoverished African nation.


Five bidders have made the final round of the auction to buy Alitalia, which is being sold by the Italian government.


England aim to bounce back from defeat in Ireland when they take on France at Twickenham.


Does replacing personal income and payroll taxes with a national sales tax, an idea President Bush has shown interest in, help the U.S. tax system?


A 'breach' between history and Hollywood

Eric O'Neill, the former FBI agent who helped bring down notorious spy Robert Hanssen, examines fact versus fiction.


Violent Protest Over Housing in New Orleans

After protesters clashed violently with the police inside and outside the New Orleans City Council chambers on Thursday, the council voted unanimously to allow the federal government to demolish 4,500 apartments in the four biggest public housing projects in the city


Intel CTO Pat Gelsinger says the Internet must be upgraded with a new layer of capabilities to deal with imminent problems of capacity, security and reliability.


It's official: Bowl bids accepted by trio of Big Ten teams

Iowa, Purdue and Wisconsin accepted bowl bids on Tuesday, and the news didn't stop there for the Hawkeyes and Boilermakers. *Iowa will head back to Florida for the holidays, this time to the Capital One Bowl in Orlando.


BP settles with injured workers in US refinery blast

Energy group BP has agreed to pay undisclosed sums to two subcontractors who were injured in an explosion at its large Texas City refinery in 2005, the mens' lawyer announced Friday.


Paper: Sirius Pricey Despite Howard Stern

Shares of Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. look pricey despite the company's new five-year, $500 million pact with shock jock Howard Stern to air his program starting in 2006, according to


Chelsea have gone two points clear at the top of the Premier League after they beat Everton 1-0 and struggling champions Arsenal were held to a surprise 1-1 draw by promoted Crystal Palace.


Europe minister Geoff Hoon has cast doubt on Tony Blair's ability to remain in office until next May.


Pinch-hitter Greg Dobbs hits a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning, and the Phillies beat the Mets, 3-2, Friday night in the opener of a big weekend series.


Festival-goers subjected to drug searches at Paddington station by police using sniffer dogs.


Haiti's Fragile Society Reeling After Jeanne's Wrath

Description: NPR's Noah Adams speaks with Gary Philoctete, mission development manager for the humanitarian group CARE, about how the destruction wrought by Tropical Storm Jeanne is tearing at the fragile social fabric of Haiti, one of the poorest nations


37-year-old Matthew McConaughey is People Magazine's Bachelor of the Year.  When it comes to women, McConaughey says he looks for "the 'two Hs' -- hotness and humor." The magazine's Bachelors issue will be available Friday. Others to make the li...


The CPM has reportedly told the government to delay the decision to hike petrol and diesel prices till after the US elections. However, the Left has already indicated that it is not averse to a hike since there is no real alternative.


How can the golfing fraternity not be excited over the PGA Tour's return to the TPC of Boston over Labor Day weekend next year? Not after this year's tournament caused such drama when Vijay Singh shot a 16-under-par 268 for a 3-shot victory over Tiger Woods and Adam Scott to take the World No. 1 ranking away from Woods who ...


Crews in Naples Â where the streets increasingly are lined with trash Â began cleaning up a long disused dump Thursday in a bid to ease a mounting garbage crisis.


Iraq: petizione 15 partiti iracheni per rinvio elezioni

BAGHDAD - Una quindicina di partiti iracheni, tra cui le due principali formazioni curde, hanno firmato oggi una petizione per chiedere un rinvio delle elezioni fissate per il 30 gennaio. Il documento Ã¨ stato


Non si trattera' di una decisione ma di una valutazione


EU Says Time Not Right to Lift China Arms Ban

The European Union is not yet ready  to lift an arms embargo on China, Bernard Bot, Foreign Minister  of the Netherlands which holds the bloc's rotating presidency,  said Wednesday.  "We are working assiduously but...the time is  not right to lift the embargo," Bot told reporters on arrival  at a summit between the bloc and Chinese leaders.


In Heartland, a Social Security Battlefield

OMAHA, Feb. 4 -- It wasn't long after the White House announced plans to barnstorm five states to tout the president's Social Security proposal that the opposing forces began to mobilize, and Patrick Pannett stepped off an airplane in Nebraska to organize a protest rally.


Steelband Musicians May Suffer Hearing Loss

NEW YORK  - After years of entertaining  crowds during annual Carnival festivals and other celebrations  in the Caribbean and elsewhere, steelpan players are likely to  experience hearing loss, a new report shows.


'Lightroom Adventure' useful for newbies and beyond

Mikkel Aaland's guide to Adobe Photoshop Lightroom is good for newbies and beyond--but you'd better act fast if you're interested in a book on the software.


Merseyside Police will take no action against Man City's Joey Barton for baring his backside at Everton fans.


Sarajevo, 22:04 - CALCIO, EUROPEI 2008: BOSNIA-TURCHIA 3-2

La Bosnia ha battuto la Turchia 3-2 (2-2) in un incontro valido per il gruppo C delle qualificazioni...


Christopher Reeve, the actor who made Superman come to life on the silver screen, passed away Sunday due to heart failure. He had gone into cardiac arrest on Saturday in his home, and fell into a coma. Reeve had been in many movies, and had also put hi...


A teenager who murdered his 60-year-old grandmother as she slept is sentenced to life in prison.


HTC sold 2 million of its iPhone-rival handset last year

InfoWorld - Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC sold 2 million of the Microsoft-based mobile phones it developed to compete with the iPhone last year, the 'Touch' family of handsets.


In defeat Obama and supporters say: "Yes we can"

NASHUA, New Hampshire  - Barack Obama lost the New Hampshire vote but defiantly told supporters that together they could still win the White House and change the world.


Genetic Study Bolsters Columbus Link to Syphilis

Scientists have found what they say is the strongest evidence yet linking the first European explorers of the New World to the origin of sexually transmitted syphilis.


Joint-venture con Optec, azienda giapponese


Lenovo confirms talks with 'major IT company'

China's Lenovo Group is in talks with an unnamed major international IT company regarding a "very substantial acquisition", the company announced yesterday.


US military death toll in Iraq hits 1 000

The United States military death toll in Iraq reached 1 000 on Tuesday nearly 18 months after the invasion to topple Saddam Hussein, making its mark on the US presidential election campaign.


Barlino, 18:51 - CALCIO, G14: CI OPPONIAMO A DITTATURA FIFA E UEFA

Il G14 contro Uefa e Fifa. L'ente che raggruppa i 18 club piÃ¹ ricchi d' Europa (originariamente e...


Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson top the US box office with their romantic adventure film Fool's Gold.


Sideways and Jamie Foxx Lead Golden Globe Contenders

The Globes last January correctly predicted eventual Oscar winners in all key categories, including best picture. The road-trip movie "Sideways" is set for Oscar with seven Golden Globe nominations, including


Liz Taylor laughs off her death bed rumours

Legendary Hollywood actress Elizabeth Taylor is reportedly having a good laugh over reports that she is fighting for her life.


U.S. retail sales rise 14 pct in post-holiday week

Post-holiday discounts and shoppers redeeming gift cards helped boost retail sales 14 percent for the last full week of December, according to data released on Wednesday.


Ministro Interno, appoggero' donne con meta'dei miei anni...


Marijuana use boosts risk of psychosis: study

LONDON - Teens and young adults who frequently use marijuana are at higher risk of developing psychotic symptoms later in life, researchers say.


Security in Sudan's Darfur a 'Farce' - Rights Group

Security in Sudan's Darfur region is a "farce" with the government engaged in ethnic cleansing and rebel groups looting and abducting civilians in violation of an April cease-fire, a rights group said on Monday.


New York wants age limit on films with smoking scenes

New York state health authorities launched a campaign Tuesday urging major film studio owners to protect children from seeing movies with smoking scenes.


Cagliari, 17:39 - CALCIO, ATALANTA; COLANTUONO: ESPULSIONE HA CAMBIATO EQUILIBRI

''Un primo tempo abbastanza equilibrato e una seconda parte di gara in cui l'espulsione ha cambiato ...


Lo scoppio nel cantiere Ferrovial a San Bartolomeo


Oil dips, but Nigeria, refinery fires check fall

Oil futures slipped on Monday in modest profit taking from a surge late last week on jitters over Nigerian output, but losses were checked by refinery outages and signs that OPEC's supply cuts were helping drain stockpiles.


The winners of the Golden Globe awards are being revealed at a press conference in Los Angeles.


Report: Michael Jackson gives authorities DNA sample

LOS OLIVOS, Calif. Michael Jackson has voluntarily given Santa Barbara County prosecutors a sample of his DNA. it was reported today.


The highest-ranking US soldier charged in the Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal pleaded guilty Wednesday to five charges of abusing Iraqi detainees.


The Minnesota Twins no sooner pulled off the unlikeliest of late-inning comebacks to take a lead into the ninth inning and smell an even less likely three-game sweep of the New York Yankees on Thursday night than the New Yorkers ...


The ruling Christian Democrats emerge on top in the Dutch election, but difficult coalition talks lie ahead.


Weather conditions are set to ease after three people die in severe flooding across England and Wales.


Two veteran political consultants form a committee to convince the billionaire New York City Mayor to run for president as a third-party candidate


Challenge Blair at your peril, deputy warns rivals

Tony Blairâs combative deputy warned potential leadership rivals on Sunday they would not be forgiven for challenging Britainâs prime minister and threatening electoral success.


Incidenti fra esercito e manifestanti, cecchini in azione


Lebanon opposition drops condition for joining vote

Lebanon's opposition has dropped a condition for its participation in an upcoming presidential election in parliament, opposition figure Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said on Friday.


WASHINGTON - President Bush typically closes his campaign speeches by saying "none us will ever forget" the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks...


High School Football: Winning Streak Ends at 109

Independence High School in Charlotte, N.C., had its 109-game winning streak end Saturday night when it lost at Cincinnatiâs Elder High in overtime, 41-34, in the Kirk Herbstreit Challenge. The streak, which began seven years ago, was the nationâs longest.Independence (1-1) had not lost since falling to Shelby Crest, 34-31, on Sept. 1, 2000.


Pedroia runs riot as Red Sox pummel Giants

Dustin Pedroia spoiled Barry Bonds'  first visit to Fenway Park with five hits and five RBI as the  Red Sox mauled the San Francisco Giants 10-2 in Interleague  play on Friday.


Sumitomo Mitsui launches hostile bid of $29.2 billion for UFJ ...

NEW YORK, August 24 (New Ratings) - Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group announced a hostile takeover bid today of $29.2 billion (Â¥3.2 trillion) for UFJ Holdings Inc (ticker: UFJ).


Jamie Lynn Spears pregnancy poses parental dilemma

Jamie Lynn Spears wasn't the only one who was "shocked and scared" when the popular television star realized she was pregnant at age 16.


PeopleSoft Relents, Agrees to Oracle Bid

PeopleSoft Inc. on Monday agreed to a  sweetened $10.3 billion buyout by rival software maker Oracle  Corp., relenting after a bitter, 18-month takeover saga marked  by personal insults, courtroom battles and the ouster of  PeopleSoft's chief executive.


The coordinated blasts, which appeared to be suicide attacks, hit close to the headquarters of the military.


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


Greenspan calls for reforms in US pension system

US Federal Reserve (Fed) Chairman Alan Greenspan on Friday called for prompt action to reform the US retirement system which is promising more benefits than it can actually provide.


Palestinians kill Israeli-American in Gaza

Palestinian militants fired two mortars at a Jewish settlement in the Gaza Strip today, killing a 24-year-old Israeli-American woman and enflaming settlersâ anger at Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.


Mariners win eighth straight after manager resigns

The Seattle Mariners responded to their manager's shock resignation with an eighth consecutive victory on Sunday.


Oil Rises to Record on Reduced Gulf of Mexico Output, Imports

Crude oil in New York rose to a record $53.80 a barrel after the US said some production shutdowns in the Gulf of Mexico caused by Hurricane Ivan may last as long as six months.


Londra, 12:15 - CALCIO, INGHILTERRA: BBC RIVELA MANAGER CORROTTI

Ha fatto scalpore, come era nelle previsioni, la messa in onda da parte della BBC dell'inchiesta "Gl...


U.S. cable operators have reached a  tentative accord to carry up to four digital channels of  non-commercial programming offered by each public television  station in a market, the two sides said on Monday.


In Calabria, prima di una partita di seconda categoria


Alle 18 salira' al Colle Marini, alle 19 Bertinotti


Following lengthy repairs because of storm damage, the Atlantis orbiter is now ready to launch to the space station on Friday.


A car bomb has killed three Iraqi National Guards and wounded five others in the northern city of Mosul, underscoring a warning by US Secretary of State Colin Powell that Iraq's insurgency is worsening.


A thunderous blast tore through a vacant apartment building in northern Iraq on Wednesday, killing at least 18 civilians and wounding nearly 150 in adjacent houses just minutes after the Iraqi army arrived to investigate tips about a weapons cache.


Salvation Army hopes to avoid blue Christmas

On a near balmy day, the red-and-green confetti and Christmas carols seemed out of place, but Salvation Army officials hoped their plea Thursday for $2.1 million in financial assistance rang true.


Cable Operators Seen With Good Financial Results

Credit Suisse First Boston expects "good financial results" from five cable/multiple systems operators (MSOs), with revenue growth ranging from 10% to 13% and growth in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization of 10% to 18%.


Salisburgo, 19:37 - CICLISMO, MONDIALI; BALLERINI: NON MI SENTO IN DISCUSSIONE

Non c'è un clima di assoluta tranquillità intorno al ct della Nazionale Franco Balleri...


At least 40 people have been killed and more than 100 wounded in Pakistan when a car bomb exploded at a rally to commemorate an assassinated militant religious leader.


Boris Johnson sacked from Tory front bench

The Conservative Party has sacked its vice chairman and maverick shadow arts minister Boris Johnson from its front bench amid newspapers allegations about his private life.


The bodies of two Turkish hostages have been found in the northern Iraqi town of Baiji. Qatar-based al-Jazeera satellite TV reported that the two Turkish captives had apparently been killed by gunfire.


I risultati di una ricerca sulla violenza sulle donne diffusi al Meeting di San RossoreIn Italia un omicidio in famiglia ogni 2 giorni: in 7 casi su 10 vittima una donna                                          "Nel mondo viene uccisa una donna ogni 8 minuti"


A Hezbollah Cabinet minister said Wednesday that the guerrilla group will not release two captured Israeli soldiers unconditionally, and that they would only be freed in a prisoner exchange.


Milano, 15:37 - CALCIO: AGGIOTAGGIO TITOLI LAZIO, PROCESSO RIMANE A MILANO

Il processo nei confronti del presidente della Lazio, Claudio Lotito, e dell'imprenditore Roberto Me...


On many online message boards and Internet chat rooms, anxious patients share details about the muscle pain and memory loss they have noticed since they started taking statins to lower their cholesterol. A new study suggests these people may be seeking validation for good reason: Some of their...


THE Federal Government had not been honest with the Australian public and deserved to be voted out, Labor Leader Mark Latham said today.


Comcast Blocks File Sharing by High-Speed Customers

One of the nation's largest internet providers routinely interferes with attempts by its subscribers to share files, an Associated Press investigation finds. In doing so, Comcast completely ignores the established practice of treating all internet traffic equally.


The outgoing president, who steps down Tuesday after two 4-year terms, is credited with spurring growth. But few citizens have seen any improvements.


Cameras Ready, Spacecraft Gets Up Close to Saturn Moon

The Cassini spacecraft cruised on Tuesday to within 745 miles of Titan, Saturn's planet-size moon, for the first close encounter with it.


President Robert Mugabe accuses the UK of sheltering three bankers accused of corruption.


Jailed Islamic extremists with violent interpretations of the Quran are taking advantage of scarce religious monitoring programs to breed terrorists in U.S. prisons, a study released Tuesday shows.


Contestata oltre a violazione legge privacy e diffamazione


Episcopalians pressued on gay bishop ban

Top British Anglican leaders are bringing new pressure on the Episcopal General Convention to enact a ban on electing gay bishops before the assembly ends next week.


Bird flu hits Vietnam poultry, may have killed a man

Bird flu may have killed a 32-year-old Vietnamese man in a northern province where the virus has been found in poultry, state-run media and a government report said on Tuesday.


One of the "flying" red and yellow cars from 1968 children's film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is sold at auction.


Thirty-one workers are rescued from a brickworks in China, where they were held as virtual slaves.


German Chancellor Angela Merkel says the Pope's remarks about Islam have been misunderstood.


Cosmonauts are to carry a copy of the EU constitution into space, as EU leaders seek to raise its profile.


The government is launching a campaign to highlight the forthcoming rise in the legal minimum age at which tobacco can be bought in England and Wales.


Five people have been arrested in South Africa over the murder of reggae star Lucky Dube, police say.


European press voices anxiety, dread over 'mother of all elections' in US

Europe's newspapers voiced anxiety and dread as they mulled the future of America, Europe and the world according to who wins the cliffhanger US presidential vote, dubbed the "mother of all elections."


General Electric Co.âs third-quarter earnings rose 11 percent,and revenue jumped 15 percent as a rebounding economy and acquisitions drove a sharp increase in orders, the company said Friday.


Business software maker  Oracle  Corp. ORCL.O said on Thursday it extended again its $7.7  billion hostile tender offer for PeopleSoft Inc. PSFT.O, to  Sept. 10, as it awaits a U.S. District Court judge's ruling on  whether the takeover attempt can move forward.


Keeping the Open-Source Spirit Alive in a Commercial World

In theory, the open-source concept is simple, elegant, almost utopian: thousands of developers contributing their skills to continually improve and refine a piece of software for the common good.


Safin Beats Stepanek for 3rd Masters Crown

Marat Safin overpowered Radek Stepanek 6-3, 7-6 (5), 6-3 with the help of 16 aces Sunday to win his record-tying third Paris Masters title.


Description: The World Trade Organization tells US trading partners they can retaliate against the United States over the so-called Byrd Amendment.


Big G buys its way into becoming a smooth operator.


China defended its booming oil trade  with Africa on Monday, and said Europe and the United States  should look at their own engagement on the continent before  criticizing Beijing.


Candidates' rift over health care runs deep

Expand Medicaid. Give tax breaks to employers. Offer health savings accounts. Sell the sort of health insurance Congress gets. These ideas and others are part of the presidential


Blowing kisses to the camera, Bob Barker signed off on 35 years on "The Price Is Right" and 50 years in daytime TV in the same low-key, genial fashion that made him one of daytime TV's biggest stars.


Gordon Brown says public sector reforms will go "wider and deeper" with more private and voluntary involvement.


Detectives have reopened an investigation into one of Britain's most famous murder mysteries: the disappearance 30 years ago of the dashing Lord Lucan days after his children's nanny was bludgeoned to death and his wife beaten with a lead pipe.


Lavish Xmas Bash for 'Real UK Royals' the Beckhams

Britain's "alternative royal family" --  Victoria and David Beckham -- were hosting a lavish but  much-derided Christmas party on Thursday to christen their sons  in the grounds of their "Beckingham Palace" home.


Once upon a time there was a lonely old man. He lived with seven cats in a village near Rome, and rarely saw his globe-trotting daughter.


Ban Ki-moon sworn in as 8th U.N. secretary-general

South Korea's Ban Ki-moon was sworn in as the eighth U.N. secretary-general on Thursday, pledging to be a "bridge-builder" and lead a dynamic and courageous United Nations when he takes over on January 1.


Israel hints at full-scale Lebanon attack

Pitched battles raged between Israeli forces and Hezbollah fighters on the border Thursday, and Israel warned hundreds of thousands of people to flee southern Lebanon "immediately," preparing for a likely ground offensive to set up a buffer zone.


Nov. 4, 2004 -- Scientists from the University of Pennsylvania have successfully grown stem cells that make sperm, which could eventually lead to new treatments for male infertility.


Procter & Gamble is buying razor and battery maker Gillette for about $57 billion. The stock deal would create the world's largest stable of consumer products.


THAILAND'S unofficial death toll soared last night after 800 bodies were reported to be found in a hotel. Rescue workers found the bodies in a Sofitel hotel near Khao Lak, a town in northern Phuket, where


A faulty cable triggered a major power outage Monday in Barcelona, snarling traffic, hobbling public transportation and knocking out electricity to homes and businesses in much of Spain's second-largest city.


Roma, 10:54 - CALCIO, FIGC; PETRUCCI: GIUSTO PROSEGUIRE CON PANCALLI

Il presidente del Coni Giovanni Petrucci è convinto dell'operato del Commissario Straordinari...


Ancora incertezza sulle indagini in cui sarebbe coinvolta


Al vaglio operazione con China Southern Airlines


13 Percent of U.S. Children Have Chronic Health Needs

FRIDAYY, Sept. 10 (HealthDayNews) -- About 13 percent of U.S. children have special health-care needs, says a study in the September issue of the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.


Sports Court Hears Hamm Gold Medal Appeal

LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Paul Hamm appeared before the sports world's highest court Monday to argue why he should keep his Olympic gymnastics gold medal.    The Court of Arbitration for Sport convened to hear the appeal from a South Korean who lost the gold medal in the men's all-around at last month's Athens Olympics because of a scoring error...


Lawmakers called on the government today to ignore demands from the UN nuclear watchdog agency that Iran freeze all uranium enrichment work.


Kmart Holding Corp. (KMRT.O) on Monday reported its third consecutive quarterly profit as cost cuts made up for slumping sales, and its cash pile grew to about $2.6 billion.


Soccer / Champions League - Clinical Chelsea axes PSG

Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba netted twice to fire last season's semifinalists Chelsea to a clinical 3-0 victory over hapless Paris St.


Mark Messier, the heart, soul and grit behind six Stanley Cup championship teams, topped the list of inductees announced on Thursday for the Hall of Fame.


A powerful jet of particles from a supermassive black hole is seen blasting a nearby galaxy.


Will a splash of color boost Dell's bottom line?


Democrat John Edwards said Thursday that President Bush has done too little to make the nation safer, reaching out to women voters who have said in surveys they believe Bush would do a better job than the Democrats of protecting the country.


Indagini su bimba che assomiglia a Angela Celentano

NAPOLI - I vigili urbani di San Giorgio a Cremano, comune della zona vesuviana legato alla periferia orientale di Napoli, stanno compiendo accertamenti su una bambina che somiglierebbe ad Angela Celentano, la piccola scomparsa nellâagosto del 1996


Iran's Guards launch Gulf war games: state media

Iran's Revolutionary Guards launched two days of war games on Wednesday in the Gulf and Sea of Oman, state media reported.


Goldman, GTCR bid for BMG Music Publishing: sources

Goldman Sachs' private equity arm GS.N   and Chicago-based private equity firm GTCR submitted separate   bids for BMG Music Publishing, people familiar with the sale   said on Monday.


Bank accounts frozen in bribery investigation

Switzerland GENEVA -- Swiss justice authorities have blocked bank accounts containing $100 million in an investigation of an alleged bribery scandal tied to a subsidiary of Halliburton Co. , the oil services company formerly headed by Vice President Dick Cheney. Geneva investigator Daniel Dumartheray confirmed a report in the daily Tribune de Geneve that the freeze was imposed after France ...


A new book claims to have definitive evidence of a long-suspected technological crime Â that Alexander Graham Bell stole ideas for the telephone from a rival, Elisha Gray.


Senate Democrats Split on Measure Opposing Bush

Senate Democratic leaders who decided to back a Republican resolution against President Bush's Iraq war plan in hopes of winning broad bipartisan support ran into stiff resistance yesterday from an unexpected quarter -- fellow Democrats.


Spacewalkers overcome snag to finish station upgrade

Two spacewalking astronauts on   Wednesday freed a stubborn bolt that could have kept the   International Space Station's newly installed solar arrays from   turning properly.


Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney is launching a radio ad touting the strength of his opposition to gay marriage.


Oxford rector suggests cash reward for A grades The head of an Oxford college has suggested that simple bribery might help boost the numbers of students taking maths at A-level.â¦


Insurgents seized four hostages, including one US resident, as they worked at their Baghdad office Monday, the BBC reported. Earlier Monday gunmen murdered Baghdad's deputy governor


A French dictionary's definition of colonisation seeks to glorify the past and must be withdrawn, an anti-racism group said on Tuesday, amid a tense debate over France's colonial legacy.


Sleep Drugs Found Only Mildly Effective, but Wildly Popular

Many people who take sleep medications think they work far better than laboratory measurements show they do.


Large Doses of Vitamin E May Be Harmful, Study Says

People who take high doses of vitamin E to improve their health may not be getting any benefits and may, in fact, be slightly increasing their risks of dying earlier, researchers reported yesterday.


Some 15,000 Serbs protested outside  the U.S. embassy in Belgrade on Tuesday to denounce a  Western-backed plan to give independence to the Albanian  majority of Serbia's breakaway Kosovo province.


New Crop of Portable Players Nips at iPod

Lauren, 11, saunters nonchalantly past a Discovery Channel store and a Gymboree clothing store at the mall. Then suddenly, the girl's eyes light up and she pulls her mother into an Apple Computer Inc. retail shop.


Voters appeared on track to cast a record number of ballots in Tuesday's presidential primaries.


Bolshoi to reopen late in 2009 after rescue work

Moscow's Bolshoi Theatre will reopen  after restoration in November 2009, a year behind schedule,  after emergency work to save it from collapse, officials said  on Thursday.


Argentine flight delays spark passenger violence

Frustrated passengers smashed ticket counters and threw objects at airline staff at Argentina's main airport on Saturday after the country's flagship airline canceled international flights for a second day.


Abbas wins Western pledges, vows to control Gaza

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's emergency cabinet, bolstered by Western promises to resume aid, vowed on Monday to exert its authority over the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip.


NBA receives pitch for all-European division

National Basketball Association commissioner David Stern reportedly received a proposal from Real Madrid that could lead the way to a five-team European division of expansion clubs.


Musica: i dischi piu' venduti della settimana

MILANO - Anche questa settimana 2 nuove entrate balzano ai primi due posti della classifica dei dischi piu' venduti. Al vertice della top ten arriva Robbie Williams con i suoi "Greatest Hits" trainato dal


San Francisco hotel lockout ends; talks to continue

SAN FRANCISCO - Employers agreed to end their lockout of workers at 14 San Francisco hotels and resume negotiations with UNITE HERE!


UPDATE 2-Agassi to face Safin in Madrid semi-final

Andre Agassi defeated Spain's Tommy Robredo 6-7 6-3 6-2 at the Madrid Masters on Friday to book a semi-final place against Russia's Marat Safin.


The French president's wife meets the medics sentenced to death in Libya for infecting children with HIV.


US Soldier Pleads Guilty to Murdering Iraqi Youth

Staff Sergeant Johnny Horne was convicted Friday of the unpremeditated murder of the civilian youth in Baghdad's Sadr City district in August.


Internet system helps with asthma control

NEW YORK  - A free Internet-based tool   allows asthmatics to assess the degree of control of they have   over their asthma and obtain reliable recommendations for   treatment, according to research presented Monday in Munich,   Germany at the European Respiratory Society's annual gathering.


Banda incassava illecitamente arretrati pensioni


Esercito proteggera' siti, anche 2 impianti termodistruzione


Alitalia, Maroni: ''Probabile dl ammortizzatori in Cdm''

''Penso che ce la faremo entro venerdi' a presentare il decreto con gli ammortizzatori in Consiglio dei ministri''. Lo ha detto il ministro del Welfare Roberto Maroni, uscendo da Palazzo Chigi dove ha incontrato


Dynamic HTML Lab: Fun with Mozilla Border Radii

The Mozilla people have jumped the gun on CSS3 and prematurely put an end to purely rectangular elements with their curved elements and borders. Here's a preview of what to expect in CSS3, and a demonstration of what you can do right now in Gecko browsers. By Peter Belesis. 1007


'Emperor' Offers Domingo End to Busy Year

Spanish opera singer Placido Domingo is set to conclude a very hectic year for himself by headlining a New York production of The Last Emperor.


Firenze, 14:35 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA; DELLA VALLE: GILARDINO? ABBIAMO PAZZINI

Il presidente della Fiorentina, Andrea Della Valle, parlando con i giornalisti in occasione della pr...


Charlton Athletic beat Fulham 2-1 in another London derby to go seventh in the Premiership. The Addicksâ goals were scored by Jerome Thomas and Talal El Karkouri, and although Tomasz Radzinski netted late


ThinkPHP Blog: New Help Center for Chorizo!

On the ThinkPHP Blog, there's information posted about a new help center for their Chorizo! scanner with lots of information included already.   Go and check out Chorizo!'s new Help Center. We extended the existing tutorials and provide a smooth overview about the current documentation. Included is an overview about all the scanner plugins Chorizo! is using and explain a bit what each plugin does.   There are "Getting Started" guides offered, video tutorials, details on each of the plugins (PHPversions, XSS plugin, Session injection, etc), some of the features of the scanner, and some general troubleshooting information.


JERUSALEM, Feb. 15 -- Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas resigned Thursday to make way for a power-sharing government with the rival Fatah party in the hopes of ending factional strife and restoring international aid to the nearly bankrupt Palestinian Authority.


Rivals in Ukraine Agree to Negotiate Over Disputed Vote

The two candidates claiming to be president-elect of Ukraine met Friday in the presence of international mediators and agreed to begin immediate negotiations to try to


The online dating service Chemistry.com plans to unleash a new advertising campaign that seeks to depict its competitor, eHarmony.com, as out of touch with mainstream American values.


FBI agents take items including a computer from the warehouse of magician David Copperfield, US reports say.


Advances in medical science should lead to improvements in birth control methods -- but current debates remain hung up on teenagers' sex lives. Adult women and men looking for better options shouldn't be left out in the cold. Commentary by Gina Lynn.


Nokia to use eZiText predictive text input technology

Zi Corporation, makers of eZiText, a predictive text input technology has announced a licensing agreement with Nokia. The predictable software entry system provides mobile handset users a faster method of


A former chief judge caught driving with a blood-alcohol level at twice the legal limit pleaded guilty Thursday to DWI and cocaine possession. He was sentenced to a year of probation.


Australian City Pacific says makes bid for MFS

Australian financial services and  property group City Pacific Ltd  said on Monday it had  made a proposal to acquire most of MFS Ltd's   businesses in a deal with a value of about A$1.3 billion ($1.16  billion).


Building Organs Even the Prudish Can Handle

Dr. Carla Pugh builds anatomical models to help medical students learn to perform exams that might make them uncomfortable.


Adam Eaton allowed five hits over seven innings for his career-high 10th victory, Brian Giles homered for the second straight game, and the San Diego Padres beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-0 Thursday night.


Singletary gives his backers reason to cheer

A colt named for a famous football player scored big for an exuberant group of self-proclaimed small-time owners when Singletary, using a huge rally after turning for


Survey: Oil less popular than nuclear power in U.S.

Blog: Whoever thought nuclear would only be the second least popular fuel?


Thousands of credit card numbers and other personal data may have been compromised.


Private equity review proposes greater transparency

Business & money: Under proposed code of conduct, firms would have to give more details about their business.


The retail sector overall may be reporting a sluggish start to the season, but holiday shoppers are scooping up iPods, DVDs, digital cameras and other tech goods at a brisk pace -- and they


EU ministers forced to plug Galileo funding gap

European ministers conceded failure  on Friday in their search for private funding for the  struggling Galileo satellite navigation system and said they  would have to cough up more cash from public coffers.


Two opposition candidates said Monday they would go to court to challenge President Marc Ravalomanana's re-election and try to force a second round of voting.


Prices on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange closed lower for the fourth straight session on profit-taking Friday. The blue-chip Hang Seng Index fell 107.01 points, or 0.8 percent, to 13,901.81.


How eight pixels cost Microsoft millions

Insensitivity to cultural issues has led to some of the software giant's products being banned in some countries.


Berlusconi cleared of corruption charges

A court cleared Premier Silvio Berlusconi of corruption charges in his long-running trial Friday, sparing Italy the embarrassment of having its leader convicted of bribing judges.


Pope Benedict sends a letter to China's Catholics in an effort to start a new dialogue with Beijing.


Il 9 marzo del 1987 usciva l'album che cambiÃ² il destino della band di Dublino. E la musica del nuovo decennio


A state watchdog organization is investigating whether parties and events thrown by three companies at last week's Democratic National Convention violated state law, a source told The Associated Press.


The key points from prime minister's questions in the House of Commons, from 1200 GMT.


Giants Make Statements of Fashion and Confidence

At the Giants' final media availability before the Super Bowl, defensive end Osi Umenyiora apologized for his criticism of Patriots lineman Matt Light -- sort of.


THE HAGUE The European Union said Wednesday that it was not yet ready to lift its 15-year arms embargo on China amid concerns about human rights, but held out the prospect that the ban could be eased early next year.


Ukrainians vote in knife-edge presidential election

Ukrainians voted for a new president in a bitterly-fought runoff election that will determine whether this strategic former Soviet republic turns toward Europe or remains in Moscow's orbit.


With days to spare, the Mozilla Foundation beat its 10-day goal of 1 million Firefox downloads. Released six days ago, the first preview release of the Firefox 1.0 Web browser passed the million download mark


Sun may rise, after all, on faulty space probe

Scientists are hopeful they can retrieve particles of solar wind from a capsule that crashed last week.


Check the Fresh Alternatives to the iPod, Then Remember Ease of Use

Digital music players have been hot gifts for a few years but until now, it's been a category mostly dominated by Apple Computer and its line of iPod players.


D.C. Council members refused to endorse a plan to use private money to build a stadium in Southeast Washington because it would require the city to reopen negotiations with Major League Baseball.


Rally Offers Putin Support Over Hostage Bloodbath

BESLAN, Russia  - Russian state television  predicted at least 100,000 people would attend a Moscow rally  on Tuesday to denounce terrorism, bolstering President Vladimir  Putin against critics over a Chechnya-linked hostage bloodbath.


Spank a really virtual plank CES on Video Who needs a fancy electronic axe to slam out power chords? Guitar Hero the way it's really meant to be played...â¦


Congress is letting employers hire 20,000 more foreign high-tech workers under a special visa program after businesses reached the annual ceiling on the first day of the government's fiscal year.


These stocks have recently received higher ratings from investors. Will they be a flash in the pan, or are they ready to shine?


War on terror takes over election battle ahead of September 11 anniversary

On the eve of commemorations for the September 11 attacks, the war on terror took center stage, as President George W. Bush vowed to keep America "safer," while his Democratic challenger, John Kerry, accused the administration of using scare tactics to win votes.


An Iraqi insurgency group says it has released two French journalists held hostage since August, delivering them to the French Embassy in Baghdad, the Arab-language television network Al-Jazeera reported.


Hurricane Frances threatens to dampen  sales, and possibly earnings, for a slew of companies -- from  insurers to airlines -- as business activity screeches to a  halt only three weeks after Hurricane Charley hit Florida.


The world's first private astronaut, South African-born Mike Melvill, was jubilant as he returned safely from a harrowing roller-coaster ride into space that stopped the hearts of onlookers.


IAEA head will not meet N.Korea nuclear envoy

The chief of the U.N. nuclear watchdog  could not meet North Korea's top nuclear negotiator, Kim  Kye-gwan, in Pyongyang on Wednesday and a meeting with the  diplomat was "unlikely," a spokeswoman for the agency said.


Early yesterday before the mist had burned off, bicyclists strapped on sleek helmets around their ears, safety-pinned numbers on friends' backs and waited.


Sit-in oggi a Montecitorio degli studiosi impegnati nel Programma di ricerche al Polo SudDal 2005 non ci sono piÃ¹ fondi in Finanziaria e le due basi italiane rischiano di chiudere                                          "Ammirati dal mondo, ma senza una lira" Scienziati in piazza per la missione antartica                                                                                Il progetto in 20 anni ha ottenuto risultati straordinari per la comprensione dei cambiamenti climaticidi VALERIO GUALERZI


Can Microsoft Beat iTunes With a Store of Its Own?

Microsoft is now aiming at a market that Apple Computer pioneered more than a year ago with its iTunes online music store.


TCL Corp (000100.SZ) began sending  BlackBerry handsets to partner China Mobile (0941.HK) in 2007's  fourth quarter, suggesting the launch of the popular email  device in China is just around the corner.


NEW YORK - Walt Disney Co. chief executive officer Michael Eisner will leave the company in 2006 when his contract expires. Eisner's plan was announced Friday in a letter to the company's board of directors.


More women are obtaining the morning after pill from chemists and walk-in centres than two years ago.


Deadly Bombs Hit Iraq, Execution Video Released

Car bomb attacks brought more carnage  to the streets of two Iraqi cities on Monday, killing at least  26 people as the interim government struggles to stamp out an  insurgency ahead of elections scheduled for January.


Link Building & Determining Link Quality

In an era where Search Engines place very high importance in links and popularity for their search algorithms, we can look at different types of links to determine the best factors to use to make an educated decision on quality link building selections.  This tutorial will focus on the selection of links by types of [...]


Boston celebrates after World Series win

Hundreds of Red Sox fans poured through the streets of Boston early on Monday to celebrate their team's second World Series victory in four years, some hurling rocks at police in riot gear and lighting fires.


Wild winter weather across China left hundreds of thousands of people stranded on Monday and crippled energy and transport, stoking fears of rising deaths and economic damage blighting the biggest holiday of the year.


Teenage striker James Morrisson scores on his debut as 10-man Boro hold off Banik Ostrava.


DETROIT (SportsTicker) - The Detroit Tigers are willing to take a chance on aging closer Troy Percival. By George Nikitin, AP. The Tigers on Wednesday signed the 35-year-old Percival, who had spent his entire


Maryland's potent offense erupts in the second half, scoring three goals in a four-minute span, as the Terrapins defeat Hofstra, 4-0, in an NCAA soccer tournament second-round game Tuesday night.


Virginia Commits Funds To  Lure New IBM Jobs

The state of Virginia and Fairfax County each pledged $600,000 to entice International Business Machines Corp. to bring 1,250 high-paying new government contracting jobs to Fairfax. -The Washington Post


England's Lawyers Try to Get Photos Thrown Out

Lawyers for Pfc. Lynndie R. England sought Wednesday to throw out evidence at the heart of the Abu Ghraib prison scandal -- the now-infamous photos showing her smiling and pointing at naked Iraqi detainees.


Waca groundsman Cameron Sutherland thinks the wicket for the third Ashes Test could help England's spinners.


Less TV doesn't boost exercise for kids: study

Getting children to switch off the television does not guarantee they will exercise more, U.S. researchers said on Monday.


U.S. fence ends immigration dream of Mexico's Fox

Mexican President Vicente Fox retires in November with his dream shattered of a U.S. immigration overhaul that would allow millions more Mexicans to work legally north of the border.


N.M. Desert Town Stakes Future on Uranium

Like many others in this former boomtown, Mayor James Brown knows more about isotopes, centrifuges and uranium-235 than your average college student.


Vice alto commissario: Campania detiene record dei sequestri


Ronaldo's farewell to Real Madrid didn't include any fond words for coach Fabio Capello. The World Cup's all-time leading scorer left Madrid for AC Milan on Tuesday, returning to Italy's Serie A for a reported $9.73 million transfer fee. The 30-year-old Brazil striker will join Milan until 2008 — the same length as the remainder of his contract at Madrid.


The Attorney General didn't lose Congress' vote, but that doesn't mean he won much either


Allies Resist US Efforts to Pressure Iran on Arms

The Bush administration's campaign to persuade Iran to abandon its suspected nuclear weapons programs is running into resistance among some allies and disputes over


Pau Gasol, the 2002 NBA rookie of the year, has signed a multi-year contract extension with the Memphis Grizzlies.


EU backs anti-terror deal with U.S. on bank data

The European Union approved a deal on Wednesday setting conditions for the U.S. Treasury Department to consult records of the international banking network SWIFT in anti-terror probes, EU diplomats said.


Kibaki offers talks, protests shake Kenya

With corpses littering the streets and smoke billowing from burning slums after battles between police and anti-government protesters, Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki offered on Thursday to talk to his political rivals.


Secondo i dati Audipress, terzo il Corriere della Sera


Despite Apple's threat, iTunes sells new NBC shows

Following a row between the two companies, Apple said it would refuse to sell NBC's shows debuting this fall, but they are there anyway.


NATO to review Afghan mission after civilian deaths

NATO defense ministers will review procedures in Afghanistan on Thursday as part of efforts to halt a wave of civilian casualties threatening to undermine public support for foreign peacekeepers there.


Apple to let outsiders create programs for iPhone

Apple Inc. will allow independent  developers to write applications for its upcoming iPhone by  tapping into the device's built-in Web browser, Chief Executive  Steve Jobs said on Monday.


Opera to launch browser for Windows Mobile

Norwegian browser developer Opera Software ASA has developed a product to run on Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Mobile operating system, with plans to ship demonstration versions to mobile phone operators and manufacturers in the coming weeks.


John Irving defends author Guenter Grass

Nobel laureate Guenter Grass, who has been strongly criticized for his long-belated confession that he served in the notorious Waffen-SS during World War II, is still a "hero" in the eyes of his friend and fellow author John Irving.


After Succeeding, Young Tycoons Try, Try Again

Having already struck it rich, many young Internet tycoons throw themselves back into a start-up, in a competition with one another and themselves.


Secondo istanza dei difensori mancano indizi di colpevolezza


PluggedIn: Software Tackles Digital Photo Proliferation

Now that digital cameras have overtaken  film cameras in sales, users are beginning to encounter a  familiar problem -- what to do with the bulging image files and  folders filling up computer hard drives?


You can find some stock ideas in unlikely places.


Iran's Arash Miresmaili withdraws from the Olympics amid confusion over his reasons.


Aon chairman fighting for company amid insurance investigation

CHICAGO - Aon Corp. chairman and CEO Patrick Ryan is fighting to show his company is free from wrongdoing as New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer expands his investigation into questionable insurance industry practices.


Soldier, civilian deaths decline in Iraq

BAGHDAD - October is on course to record the second consecutive decline in US military and Iraqi civilian deaths and Americans commanders say they know why: the US troop increase and an Iraqi groundswell against Al Qaeda and Shi'ite militia extremists.


Former big band leader Artie Shaw is among seven artists who have been named National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters.


University of Louisville football coach Bobby Petrino, amid rumors of job offers coming his way, said after yesterday's regular-season finale at Tulane that his first move


US Frees 11 Afghan Prisoners at Karzai's Request

The United States has released 11 Afghans held at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba on suspicion of Taliban links after a request from President Hamid Karzai, an Afghan official said on Wednesday.


US President George W. Bush arrives in Czech Republic

US President George W. Bush landed in Prague on on Monday evening for the first part of a six-country European tour including a G8 summit in Germany.


Oracle updates Demantra one year after purchase

InfoWorld - Oracle Corp. has released the first major new version of its demand management software a year after acquiring the technology through the purchase of Demantra.


MGM Mirage in talks with China's Diaoyutai

Hotel and casino company MGM Mirage  Inc.  said on Wednesday it is in advanced discussions  with Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on a strategic  relationship aimed at pursuing non-gaming business  opportunities.


Mikko Koppanen has posted another quick example of using the ImageMagick functionality in PHP - overlaying a string of text over a currently existing image.   Ever had the situation where you have a piece of string which you need to overlay on an image? Maybe a situation where the area reserved for the string is known in pixels but you need to know the font size to fill most of the area? Think no more!   In his example (ready to cut and paste), he defines the text in a variable and, with the help of the newPseudoImage method, adds the text over the top of his sample image. Example input and output is provided.


Drake Bell  (Nickelodeon's "Drake and Josh") is set to star in the youth  comedy "College."


US Ambassador Calls on Taliban to Lay Down Arms

The United States called on Taliban guerrillas to lay down their arms Thursday, saying Afghans had voted against violence and those who gave up their insurgency would not be punished unless they were guilty of major crimes.


The funeral services provider still represents a good value in a competitive industry.


Japan says yuan policy up to China ahead of G7

Japanese officials, arriving in Washington on Thursday for a historic meeting between the Group of Seven (G7) nations and China, distanced themselves from US demands for a review of China's currency policy.


The dollar edged up on Tuesday, pulling away from a five-year low against the yen as the market began to return its attention to the attraction of rising interest rates in the United States.


Bolden says he hasnât been approached about NASA post

Retired Maj. Gen. Charles F. Bolden Jr. is proud his name is among a handful being mentioned as the next head of the US space agency.


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Google quarterly profit doubles, despite spending

Google Inc.  said on  Thursday second-quarter net profit more than doubled as the Web  search leader dodged a trend of slowing growth that has hurt  rivals Yahoo  and eBay .


Oil holds above $75, U.S. crude stocks seen draining

Oil held above $75 on Wednesday, within sight of an all-time high, as investors balanced tightening U.S. crude stocks against OPEC's reluctance to boost supplies when it meets next week.


The US president scolds Nato members reluctant to send troops to Afghan hotspots, ahead of a key summit.


Unemployment Sounds Warning About Economy

Economists viewed the report as the most powerful indication to date that the United States could be falling into a recessionary downturn.


January trial is set for former HealthSouth CEO

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- A federal judge has scheduled jury selection in the fraud trial of fired HealthSouth Corp. chief executive Richard Scrushy to begin Jan. 5.


By SETH BORENSTEIN CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - An electrical problem forced NASA to postpone Wednesday's liftoff of the space shuttle Atlantis yet again, and engineers faced with a tight launch schedule struggled to understand the problem.


"Fidelity" taking spin in Broadway staging

This week's Broadway  barnstormers: On Thursday, the new musical "High Fidelity,"  based on Nick Hornby's novel, opens at the Imperial.  ("Fidelity" also was a 2000 film starring John Cusack and  directed by Stephen Frears.)


Global finance chiefs on Saturday called for a more broad-based effort to calm financial markets, including tighter scrutiny by the International Monetary Fund and other institutions of increasingly powerful state-owned investment funds.


By the time her son was 4 months old, Lynn Richards was certain something was wrong. Baby Oliver couldn't lift his head, which was unusually large, and he was as floppy as a rag doll.


Citigroup and Merrill in talks for foreign capital: report

Citigroup Inc.  and Merrill Lynch & Co Inc.  are in discussions to receive more capital from investors, primarily foreign governments, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.


"Sopranos" favored to grab more Emmy recognition

Tony Soprano's fate may remain a mystery, but he is almost certain to muscle his way back into the Emmy race one last time when nominations for U.S. television's highest honors are unsealed on Thursday.


Mexico leftist leader joins Oaxaca protest

A leader of Mexico's largest leftist party led thousands of protesters in a march to the center of this historic city on Sunday, demanding the resignation of the state governor and the withdrawal of thousands of federal police.


Without Health Benefits, a Good Life Turns Fragile

Solidly middle-class people are one of the fastest growing subgroups of uninsured Americans.


The names of three banks and the word  "stocks" beat "sex" to become four of the most Googled words in  China last year, according to a Google China list seen on  Thursday.


roads into debris-filled rivers and smashed piers and marinas in Alabama and northwestern Florida. About 3 million people were without power and thousands huddled in shelters.


New tests show the globe-trotting American lawyer who caused an international health scare by traveling with a dangerous form of tuberculosis has a less severe form of the disease, doctors said Tuesday.


Egypt and Israel sign US-brokered trade agreement

Israel and Egypt signed a trade deal yesterday that could ensure thousands of Egyptian jobs and secure the two countries' often problematic relations.


Japan Defense Plan Shifts Pacifist Stance

Japan adopted new defense guidelines Friday, including the relaxation of an arms-export ban that will facilitate missile security with Washington, another sign of Tokyo's


Wal-Mart Worker Fired Over Semi-Nude Photo

MUSCATINE, Iowa - A Wal-Mart greeter was sacked for apparently showing too much of his friendly side to customers.  Dean L.


Shorts by Sir Ridley Scott and Stephen Frears can now be downloaded from the British Film Institute website.


Hundreds of rescuers dug frantically Thursday to reach victims of an avalanche that swept down a Mexican mountainside and buried a bus carrying up to 60 passengers. Thirty-two bodies were recovered as hope waned of finding survivors.


A NEW level of cyber-crime potential looms ahead as increasingly sophisticated attackers aim to steal intellectual property, personal identities and the contents of bank accounts across international borders, and within organisations and social networks.


Genetically-modified sugar beet can be grown in a way that helps wildlife, UK researchers say.


Indonesia's competition agency on Wednesday said it would begin an investigation into alleged fixing of tariffs for text messages provided by several of the country's mobile phone operators.


Global Competitiveness Survey Highlights

NEW YORK - It doesn't look like Britannia will again rule the waves anytime soon. In the World Economic Forum's Global Competitiveness Report, the UK's business environment rose four places to 11th this year, ahead of Germany at 13 and France at 27.


Legislators Vote for Gay Unions in New Jersey

The vote fulfilled a court mandate to provide equal rights to gays and lesbians but frustrated people on both sides of the issue.


Portsmouth are beginning the search for a new manager after the resignation of Harry Redknapp. Former Southampton manager Glenn Hoddle and Gordon Strachan are in the frame to replace the 57-year-old.


Google, Yahoo creating new social networks- report

Blog: Bloggers report that Google and Yahoo are creating new social networks to try to get back in the game since their existing services haven't gained widespread adoption


Boston College football coach Tom O'Brien yesterday emerged as one of two strong candidates for the University of Washington's vacancy after Louisville coach Bobby Petrino and Boise State coach Dan Hawkins, both thought to be on Pac-10 school's short list, removed themselves from consideration.


EU not sure how to spell Euro in Latvian

Red-faced European Union bureaucrats have agreed to urgently look at how "euro" is being spelt by some of new EU member states from eastern Europe after central bankers noted discrepancies.


Gerhard Schröder is no stranger to sharing his life with members of the opposite sex. On Monday, it was revealed that there was a new young lady on the scene: his freshly adopted three-year old daughter, Viktoria.


RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Condoleezza Rice takes her shuttle diplomacy to the Palestinian leadership on Thursday as she works to narrow their differences with Israel before Washington hosts a major Middle East peace conference.


OAKLAND PARK, Fla. -- The clinic where four patients went for wrinkle-smoothing treatments but ended up getting botulism has been secured as a crime scene.


Gunman chose Amish school because it was easy target

NICKEL MINES, Penn.  - The 32-year-old dairy truck driver who stormed a one-room school and killed five girls apparently chose the schoolhouse because it was an easy target rather than because he had a grudge against the Amish, police said.


Police investigating last Thursday's deadly bombing outside the Australian embassy in Jakarta yesterday said they had found the chassis number of the van used to deliver the bomb.


The drawdown of British troops in Basra is a sign of a new Prime Minister's priorities


Danny Williams weighs in at 19st 4lb for his WBA heavyweight title clash with Vitali Klitschko.


Brown due in Belfast for first time as PM

Gordon Brown is due in Belfast Monday morning for the first time since becoming prime minister to meet with his Irish counterpart Bertie Ahern and the leaders of Britain's various devolved governments.


Nato ministers under multiple pressures to provide troops order a rapid reaction force to be scaled down.


Bush Dismisses Growing Concerns Over Elections in Iraq

President Bush, in a brief question-and-answer session, rejected any suggestion the elections would do more harm than good.


Most Gay Men with HIV Practice Safer Sex -- U.S. Study

Most gay and bisexual men infected with  HIV in the United States are taking steps to reduce the chances  of passing on the deadly virus to their sex partners, according  to a federal study released on Thursday.


(InfoWorld) - IBM and Cisco Systems have "soft launched" an IPTV (Internet Protocol TV) with HD, video on demand, and other capabilities at a demonstration center at the IBM Industrial Solutions Center in La Gaude, outside Nice, France. The demo facility, aimed at telecommunications and cable TV operators and other network operators, such as municipal fiber networks and power utilities, was opened Monday, ahead of Cisco's European-wide networkers event in Cannes. Olli Patja, an IBM Finland executive, described the modular IPTV offering during an unscheduled presentation at an all-day event for IBM and Cisco customers from the Nordic region and Baltic States. The package from IBM and Cisco will consist of six modules: the "head end" feeding digital TV and HDTV satellite signals into the network supplied by Cisco subsidiary Scientific-Atlanta; "conditional access" provided by Verimatrix and IBM; video on demand by Kasenna and IBM; the "core network" by Cisco; the "metro" (citywide or district-wide) network by Cisco, and the access or "last mile" DSL or fiber to the home from Cisco. The IPTV package will be officially launched in March, so IBM and Cisco officials were reluctant to be quoted by name regarding details. However, Henning Glegg-Sorensen, manager of IBM's Nordic Network Services said it would be fair to describe the opening of the demo facility as comparable to the distribution of beta software to testers and selected customers. The IPTV package, which can be integrated piecemeal with some existing cable and IPTV services, is aimed as an end-to-end product at operators who are upgrading or switching their networks to IP-based platforms. "This can be a major revenue source resulting from such an upgrade if you can deliver HDTV to households who are buying ever-cheaper flat TVs that are HD ready and capable," said one IBM executive. The demo center, when fully functional, will show how the package works during normal operations and under various sets of extraordinary conditions of concern to potential customers, such as fiber breaks, network congestion, and various critical equipment and software failures. IBM and Cisco representatives said reliability will be a key selling point as a study in Norway showed that breaks in cable TV broadcasts generated heavy complaint traffic to call centers much faster than electric power failures or interruptions of Internet service. The IPTV package to be presented in March is not the first time IBM has been involved in IPTV in Europe. In 2005, local IBM officials in Latvia together with Ericsson presented an IPTV offering at about the time the incumbent national telco Lattelecom was examining IPTV. Lattelecom later launched its own service based on Microsoft software and a high-speed ADSL2+ network.


Ex marÃ², adesso Ã¨ il titolare di un negozio di abbigliamentoin via La Lumia, denuncia la richiesta di una tangente                                              "Merce in saldo causa racket" Annuncio shock di un negoziante                                                                                di SALVO PALAZZOLO


Marvel in deal with Fruit of the Loom, Crocs

- Now it is Spider-Man and the Incredible Hulk's turn to appear on children's footwear and underwear.


Roma, 19:29 - CALCIO, ROMA: VIRGA IN VANTAGGIO SU ROSI

Per la sfida con il Torino, Spalletti recupera Chivu, che farà coppia con Mexes. Al posto del...


Update 3: CEO: Altria Preparing to Break Up Company

Tobacco and food giant Altria Group Inc. is moving ahead with preparations to break itself up into two or three businesses, the company's chairman and CEO said Thursday.


Diagnostic center opens at Indiana U. med school

A $2 million state grant will provide seed money for setting up a wide-ranging Indianapolis research center that will combine the efforts of experts in genetics, proteomics, evidence-based medicine, ...


LAWRENCE -- Both sides are claiming victory following yesterday's split jury verdict in an unusual case that pitted a former Swampscott selectman and stockbroker against a Beverly mother and second-grade teacher.


Iraq, Jordan see threat to election from Iran

The leaders of Iraq and Jordan warned yesterday that Iran is trying to influence the Iraqi elections scheduled for Jan. 30 to create an Islamic government that


Dow Jones offered to 21 potential buyers, partners

Dow Jones & Co  advisers contacted 21 potential buyers or partners in their effort to sell the company but did not receive a "competitive alternative proposal" in the three months before it was sold to News Corp , according to a News Corp filing on Friday.


Economic growth masks social woes in Estonia election

Strong economic growth in Estonia, a new European Union member, hides big social problems -- the bloc's highest rate of registered HIV infections, highest proportion of people in jails and lowest male life expectancy.


LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Reunited British new wave duo  Tears for Fears will release its first album in 15 years Sept.  14 on a new label launched by Universal Music Enterprises, the  catalog arm of the world's largest record company.


China's 'Strategy Gold' pays off Nation's athletes loom larger ...

A member of the 2008 Chinese Olympic committee and a member of the 2004 Greek Olympic committee are downing ouzos late one night at a taverna, and the Greek guy says to the Chinese guy, "When do you think your country will be finished getting ready for


The sole survivor of a plane crash that killed 49 people near the Lexington airport last week told family members from his hospital bed, "Why did God do this to me?" but he hasn't mentioned the crash, a close family friend said Wednesday.


BAGHDAD, Sept. 21 -- Iraq's probe into a deadly shooting by Blackwater USA in Baghdad last weekend has expanded to include allegations about the security firm's involvement in six other violent episodes this year that left at least 10 Iraqis dead.


New .mobi and .jobs, a shift in the ownership of .net


Felix Geisendorfer's Blog: PHP 5.2.1 was a evil release - check your server

Felix Geisendorfer has a reminder from developers out there - "PHP 5.2.1 was an evil release":   While I was at php|works I heard a lot of people say how bad of a release 5.2.1 was and that I should stay away from it. Well I didn't take it to seriously at this point, but when I checked what version of PHP we are running on my client project recently it turns out it was 5.2.1.   They were seeing performance issues (database related) so they upgraded to the latest version, 5.2.4, and immediately saw a performance jump of forty to sixty percent and a much lower amount of CPU usage. Upon some further research, he found a certain bug in 5.2.1 that could have been the culprit.


Stocks erased early gains on Tuesday and traded slightly lower as economic reports on housing and consumer confidence offset the positive impact of takeover offers for two U.S. companies.


China stocks up on talk of regulator aid

Chinese stocks rose modestly Wednesday amid speculation that regulators might take steps to support the market.


One year after US forces found him hiding in a spider hole near his hometown of Tikrit, former dictator Saddam Hussein remains imprisoned at an undisclosed location awaiting his trial on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity.


Hamas Wins Some Town Elections in Challenge to Abbas

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Hamas militants defeated  the mainstream Palestinian movement Fatah in nine of 26 local  elections, results showed Sunday, in a foretaste of challenges  confronting emerging moderate leader Mahmoud Abbas.


Europe Shares Up on Dlr, Oil, Budget Eyed

The dollar rose to a 3-month high  against the euro as crude oil slipped toward $46 a barrel,  helping lift European shares to fresh 2-1/2 year highs on  Monday, after impressive gains in Asian markets.


Tropical Storm drenches Cuba and heads for Bahamas

Tropical Storm Noel weakened as it moved along northern Cuba on Tuesday, but the storm that killed more than a dozen people in the Dominican Republic was expected to become a minor hurricane as it neared the Bahamas.


News: Noah Webster, You Are My Only Hope

Tycho:  Despite what the Mr. Period comics might imply, I think of grammar as somewhat tyrannical, and believe that an obsession with the mechanical perfection of language is at odds with actual communication.  At the same time, I know (generally) how things should be arranged, and so non-standard uses deliver naughty thrills.  There are floating syllables in the recent Twisp & Catsby thing that can only be resolved by a very specific reading, and they project from the phrases in a suggestive way.  I even like trade names:  words that evoke fierce, yet sensitive gladiators or spry androids.


A New York radio crew is suspended for playing a song that ridiculed victims of the Asian tsunami.


EU's Kosovo mission to be bigger than expected: paper

The European Union wants to send more  officials to the territory of Kosovo than previously envisaged  as part of its planned police and justice mission, a German  newspaper reported on Thursday.


For the Sweet Smell of Success, Lauder Offers an Eau de Trump

If real estate mogul and television star Donald Trump were distilled into a fragrance, what would it smell like? Donald Trump men's cologne, in its distinctive skyscraper bottle.


Gaza fighting escalates as Hamas seizes Fatah bases

Fighting between Palestinian factions escalated across Gaza on Friday, killing at least 15 people as Hamas overran compounds used by President Mahmoud Abbas's forces and two major universities were set ablaze.


Obesity Surgery More Effective Than Dieting

According to a Swedish study, gastric bypass surgery is a better way to fight severe obesity than dieting. The scientists found that obese people who had gastric bypass surgery kept more weight off compared


U.S. tells Sudan: cooperate or expect confrontation

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza   Rice told Sudan in firm terms on Wednesday it must choose   between "cooperation and confrontation" with the rest of the   world and accept a U.N. force for Darfur.


Shares in Airbus parent firm EADS fall by almost 4%, after the firm suspends work on a freight version of its A380 superjumbo.


US retail sales grew 1.4% in May, suggesting that US economic growth may recover faster than expected.


Braving 'size zero' storm with brains and beauty

As she strode down the catwalk at London Fashion Week last week, Lily Cole showed little sign of being bothered by the controversy raging around her.


Bush opens up lead in last Newsweek poll before election

NEW YORK The last Newsweek poll before election day suggests a big majority of Americans don't expect smooth sailing at voting booths.


Photographs of the Martian surface taken by an orbiting spacecraft have revealed powerful evidence that liquid water occasionally flows on the Red Planet's surface, an unexpected finding that suddenly increases the odds that the planet may harbor some kind of life.


Up to 500,000 people in Kenya will need aid in the weeks ahead if the political crisis intensifies, the UN says.


Study: Workplace stress ups heart attacks

Swedish researchers say short but intense workplace pressure boosts by a factor of six the chances of a heart attack within the following 24 hours.


Raja Ramanna, Indian nuclear scientist, dies

Raja Ramanna, architect of India's nuclear weapons program, died early Friday. He was 79. As director of the government-run research center in Bombay, Ramanna headed the team that built


Hewlett-Packard Shares Jump After Sales of Servers Rebound

Hewlett-Packard Co. shares jumped as much as 9 percent in Europe after the computer maker said fourth- quarter profit beat its forecast and Chief Executive Carly Fiorina said she's fixed


A producer admits passing off the work of other pianists as that of his late wife, the label of a "sampled" artist says.


Careful with that antique clock. It could pose a mercury hazard. The silvery, skittering, and toxic liquid can be found in some antiques. Mirrors can be backed with mercury and tin; Clock pendulums might be weighted with embedded vials of mercury; and barometers, thermometers and lamps may have mercury in their bases for ballast.


Dragon, spider menace Will Smith at box office

LOS ANGELES  - Two high-profile family films and an adult drama starring Will Smith will duke it out for the top spot at the weekend box office.


Mobility diary: Businesses are targeted by virtual networks

Mobile services are one of the costliest items in the enterprise IT budget, so it is no surprise that businesses take note when telecoms operators that do not themselves offer mobile services promise more efficient and cost-effective mobile plans.


Madrid, 14:12 - CALCIO, STAMPA SPAGNOLA: JUVE SU MILITO

Secondo il quotidiano spagnolo "As", la Juventus si sarebbe rifatta sotto con il Saragozza per il di...


Just Spot Your Real Dad, and You'll Win the Jackpot

The show, in which a young woman tried to identify her birth father and eliminate impostors, was fairly bland and hokey.


Interrogati l'ex responsabile della security del presidentePirelli e l'investigatore privato suo collaboratore                                            Telecom, Tavaroli: "Non riferivo a Tronchetti Sono innocente, nessuna violazione"                                                                                La difesa: "Solo una consulenza tecnica antieversione dopo gli attentati di Londra"


Oracle Grabs Control of Most PeopleSoft Shares

Oracle has taken official control of rival PeopleSoft following this week's decision by PeopleSoft shareholders to tender 75 percent of outstanding stock holdings to the US database and applications giant.


VENEZIA: ECCO L'EROS SECONDO SODERBERGH, KAR WAI E ANTONIONI

VENEZIA- 'Eros' parte con una vera perla, la piu' luminosa, quella di Wong Kar Wai, si intitola 'La mano' e sono 39 minuti di autentico erotismo tattile; prosegue poi con l'ironia soft di Steven Soderbergh (Equilibrium) e si chiude con la perfezione


A man accused of murdering a teenage model admitted having sex with her after she was killed, a court hears.


Voters credited President Bush with protecting the country and trusted him more than Sen. John Kerry to take on the terrorists. That offset their displeasure with the economy and the course of the war in Iraq.


L'inchiesta dei pm alza il velo sugli incroci tra armatori e politicaMa sull'arresto di Novi i magistrati sono divisi: il procuratore non era d'accordo                                          Container, camalli e guerre di potere Genova, si infiamma il fronte del porto


Belichick Puts Pads Away in Short Week for Patriots

With a short week to prepare for their attempt to go 16-0, the Patriots conducted only a walk-through in the teamâs indoor practice facility Wednesday.


Kermit, Miss Piggy, Gonzo and their pals are starring in their own Web site — the first in a series of new creative efforts launched by The Walt Disney Co. since buying the Muppets in April.


Mike Fontenot and Alfonso Soriano homered off David Wells in the sixth inning and the Chicago Cubs beat the San Diego Padres 4-1 Friday, overcoming the efforts of two fans who reached over the outfield wall at Wrigley Field.


Putin sends Christmas greetings, Clinton doubts he has soul

Russian President Vladimir Putin sent greetings to Orthodox believers and met Santa on the Russian Christmas Day Monday, as United States presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton claimed Putin had no soul.


Fine particle pollution has been significantly reduced in recent years, but millions of people live in areas where concentrations remain high - and their health remains at risk, the


Scaroni: risultati eccellenti, nonostante apprezzamento euro


As European leaders came together on Friday for the first time since the American elections, Britain's prime minister, Tony Blair, urged them to adjust to the "reality


Pope defends traditional family as he arrives in Spain

Pope Benedict XVI began a brief visit to Spain by underscoring Roman Catholic Church opposition to the liberal policies of Prime Minister Jose Luis Zapatero's government.


Call them euphemisms, embellishments, little white lies, spinning the truth, exaggerations, whatever you like. They're common in the workplace and everybody's guilty. These are my favorites.


In Italia il 20%, come nei Paesi Mediterranei


Palermo, 17:42 - CALCIO, PALERMO: GALFANO NUOVO TECNICO DELLA PRIMAVERA

Angelo Galfano è il nuovo tecnico della Primavera del Palermo. Nato a Marsala nel settembre d...


Crawford Is Golden Amid a Chorus of Boos

American Shawn Crawford won the Athens Games 200 meters final Thursday in a race delayed five minutes by chanting and booing from hostile sections of the crowd at the Olympic stadium.


Business confidence in Japan has remained steady in recent months,  according to the latest tankan survey.


Super Tuesday unlikely to settle Obama-Clinton race

The Christian Science Monitor - A nail-biter of a fight for the Democratic presidential nomination enters its biggest day Tuesday, with voters in 22 states and American Samoa casting ballots in a historymaking race.


GOP Activist Schlafly Wins Platform Fight

Conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly has helped win yet another Republican platform opposed to abortion, but the GOP's internal debate over the issue hasn't ended.


The number of wild farmland birds in England are at the lowest level since records began, official figures show.


'Please smile,uo're a sexy lady' slogan campagna


Pakistan's ex-Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto makes an emotional return after eight years of self-imposed exile.


'Migliori del previsto, incoraggiati a preparare rilancio'


There were apparently multiple casualties, but the numbers were uncertain in the initial confusion.


Handling of frequent-flier miles, tickets depends on appetite for risk

US Airways, the most troubled of the nation's major airlines, has had to walk a tightrope the last few months, simultaneously talking tough to its unions while telling customers their frequent-flier miles are safe and the skies are still friendly.


Japan to tell NKorea to start new probes on kidnap victims: reports

Japan will ask North Korea to relaunch probes into the fate of Japanese citizens it abducted after false evidence presented earlier led to calls for sanctions against the communist state, reports said.


Milano, 14:47 - CICLISMO, BASSO: BASTA PUERTO, PUNTO A GIRO E TOUR

Ivan Basso vuole pensare solo alla prossima stagione e agli obiettivi con la sua nuova squadra, la D...


Four Proposals Try to Tap One Fund of Oil Fees

In four separate pieces of legislation -- two energy bills, the farm bill and a bill that would fund rural schools and libraries -- lawmakers in the House of Representatives make use of $6 billion in payments from oil companies.


There was no Commissioner's Trophy the last time the Boston Red Sox won the World Series.


The humble potato puts on a dazzling display at 13,000 feet above sea level.


Phillies Keep Lidle Around for Two More Years

The Philadelphia Phillies re-signed righthander Cory Lidle to a two-year deal worth $6.3 million Tuesday.


Israel given double warning over impact of West Bank policies

JERUSALEM : The Israeli government was given a double warning over its policies in the West Bank as its top legal officer said it faced a real threat of sanctions over its controversial separation barrier and the United States condemned the latest ...


Pikus-Pace slides to third World Cup win, weekly honor

com. The new Olympic sport of skeleton provided two of the feel-good stories of the Salt Lake Games from a US perspective. The ever-personable Tristan Gale won the women's race, with Lea Ann Parsley taking silver.


CD's future is upbeat in download decade

Reports of the death of CDs have been greatly exaggerated, according to research published yesterday which said legally downloaded music would represent only a fraction of sales in five years' time.


The U.S. current account deficit shrank more than expected in the fourth quarter of 2006 to $195.8 billion, as lower oil prices took a bite out of imports and U.S. exports continued to rise, a Commerce Department report showed on Wednesday.


EU summit breaks off without climate agreement

European Union leaders broke off talks late Thursday with no final agreement on an ambitious action plan to fight climate change, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said.


Uncle Luke, rapper and coach, looks back

Luther Campbell's fame has long been intertwined with raunch. From his days as the leader of the rap outfit 2 Live Crew — whose sexually explicit songs tested the limits of decency all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court — to his solo albums and burgeoning porn business, Campbell is not what you would think of as family friendly.


The exit polling got it wrong, as did predictions that the popular vote would be close. Turns out bookies make the best pundits. Despite predictions of a tight election by major news organizations and pundits


Sons ask channel not to use Diana photos

Princess Diana's sons have urged a British television channel not to use photographs of her fatal car crash in a documentary airing Wednesday, royal officials said.


People are becoming addicted to mobile phones, causing them to become stressed and irritable, psychologists say.


Lindsay Lohan's Mother Files for Divorce

The mother of actress-singer Lindsay Lohan has filed for divorce, a spokeswoman confirmed Wednesday. Dina Lohan filed for divorce from Michael Lohan in Nassau County Supreme Court Tuesday, said Leslie Sloane Zelnick, spokeswoman for Lindsay Lohan.


Uno assolto a Milano e due indagati a Bologna


European states are to offer Iran a final deal to provide assurances it is not seeking to acquire nuclear arms.


A large truck crammed with Hindu pilgrims crashed into a gorge in northwestern India on Friday night, killing at least 85 people and injuring 64 more, police said.


-- U.S. consumer sentiment  finished weaker in January, according to a survey released on  Friday.


Viacom, Disney Agree to Pay $1.5 Million

Viacom Inc. and The Walt Disney Co. agreed Thursday to pay a total of $1.5 million to settle government charges the companies violated advertising limits for children's television programming.


Asthma Inhaler 'Step-Down' May Be Unnecessary

Starting people with moderate asthma on a high dose of the inhaled steroid fluticasone and then stepping down to a low dose is no more effective than starting with at a low fixed dose, according to a study conducted in Italy.


LET'S be pretentious for a moment, hmm? What is the truer art: painting or music? Whether 'tis nobler to suffer the oils or the ivories?.


DoCoMo profits slip amid Japan's mobile war

Japan's largest mobile telephone operator, NTT DoCoMo Inc., said Friday its net profit fell by more than 20 percent in the first half of its business year amid a price war.


Parigi, 21:16 - CALCIO, RONALDO; OSPEDALE: TROPPO PRESTO PER DIRE SE TORNERA'

"Ã troppo presto per dire se Ronaldo tornerà al calcio professionistico". Questo è il ...


Twenty years after the release of one of the biggest singles of all time, leading artists are set to re-record the Bob Geldof-inspired charity hit "Do They Know It's Christmas?


New Test Can Detect Bladder Cancer Faster -Study

A urine test that detects proteins  given off by malignant growths can identify bladder cancer  faster and perhaps reduce the use of more invasive procedures,  researchers said on Tuesday.


Foreign Office calls for Iraqis to help rescue British hostage

Britain's Foreign Office launched a televised appeal on an Arab satellite channel for Iraqis to help rescue British hostage Kenneth Bigley who faces a death threat along with two US kidnap victims.


Articolo sul Guardian: lo studio di un gruppo di ricercatori inglesiAvrebbero associato certi segnali cerebrali alle intenzioni che stiamo per avere                                            Cervello, una rivoluzione in arrivo Ecco lo scanner che legge nel pensiero                                                                                Come nel famoso film "Minority Report". Ma Ã¨ giÃ  polemica


David Faustino, aka Bud Bundy, was arrested in Florida on marijuana and intoxication charges. He was with his wife on Friday night when he was confronted by a police officer. At the time of the arrest, he was found with a gram of marijuana in hi...


Thousands of tech faithful snap up first iPhones

SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK  - Thousands of U.S. gadget fans flocked to stores on Friday to be the first buyers of Apple's iPhone, a music-playing and Web-browsing device expected to shake up the mobile industry.


Frist: Protecting the flag isn't pandering

Amending the Constitution to prohibit flag burning may be considered political posturing in the nation's capital, says Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, but it's not pandering to the GOP's conservative base to pursue such protection.


Rates Must Rise 'Over Time' -Fed's Yellen

PALO ALTO, Calif.  - The United States is on  course for sustained economic growth, with labor markets  gradually firming and inflation likely to stay well contained,  Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President Janet Yellen  said on Friday.


Il colosso finanziario potrebbe riportare perdita di 3,3 mld


France's Sarkozy wins poll despite resurgent left

French President Nicolas Sarkozy won a solid parliamentary majority for political and economic reforms on Monday but voters soured the right's celebrations by not giving a forecast landslide and rejecting a top minister.


Time Warner Cable May Sell Mobile Service With Sprint

Time Warner Inc.'s cable-television unit is in talks to offer wireless service with Sprint Corp. to fend off competition from satellite-TV and telephone companies that sell package deals.


JUVENTUS TRIAL: FOR JUDGE SAYS THERE WAS A SPORTING FRAUD

(AGI) - Turin, Italy, November 26 Ãâ For judge Giuseppe Casalbore, who issued the sentence after four hours of cabinet, there was a fraud just like the attempt to change the outcome of matches since '94.


Faith a Focus of Kerry Speech to Florida Voters

Description: With just eight days left in the presidential campaign, President George Bush and Sen. John Kerry begin their last frantic week of campaigning.


New twist for McAfee: CFO Richards is retiring

Nobody could blame McAfee Chairman and Chief Executive George Samenuk if he didn't know exactly how to begin his speech to investors Wednesday in Boston.


The real estate company seems to have the right results and the right investors.


Now, it's all about Marty. From the minute the San Diego Chargers clinched the AFC West title Sunday, it had to have been in the back of everyone's minds.


The Dow and the S&P 500 rose on Tuesday on expectations the Federal Reserve will again cut interest rates to shore up the economy, but worries about technology profits and outlooks limited a broader advance, causing the Nasdaq to dip in the red.


When Mary Stengel shops at South Shore Plaza in Braintree, she doesn't waste time endlessly circling on the hunt for parking. She pulls up to the covered lot next to Legal Sea Foods, pulls out $5, and hands her keys to a valet.


LOS ANGELES  - The much-ballyhooed movie reunion of Jim Carrey and Cameron Diaz has turned out to be short-lived.


As lawmakers prepare to debate an override of the governor's order that schoolgirls be inoculated against the virus that causes cervical cancer, a group of legislators wants the state to produce a brochure about the vaccine.


Bundesbank sees German economy growing by 2.75 pct in 2006

The Bundesbank expects the German economy to grow by around 2.75 percent this year, thereby providing "substantial impulses" for the 12-country eurozone as a whole, the German central bank's president Axel Weber said.


These three companies have the urge to merge -- which deals will be the ones to work out?


By Sun Staff Writer Nicole Squibbs, The Sun, Yuma, Ariz.  Mar. 10--Winterhaven woman out on bail   Bonnie O'Brien, 52, who was booked into Imperial County jail on murder charges Feb. 14, is out on bail.


GULF SHORES, Ala. - Hurricane Ivan slammed ashore early Thursday with 130 mph wind, launching tornadoes, whipping up waves and hurling metal signs through the night...


Viacom Inc. Chairman Sumner Redstone  on Tuesday ousted Chief Executive Tom Freston, in a surprise  move to exert more control over the company amid a lagging  stock price and a perception it has fallen behind on the  Internet.


Straw Says Sudan Making Progress on Darfur

The Sudanese government is trying to meet U.N. demands to end the conflict in Darfur that has killed up to 50,000 people but needs to do more, British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said on Tuesday.


Cuban President Fidel Castro has fractured his left knee and has a fissure in his right arm after a fall captured on live television, the government says.


Newly Released Reports Show Early Concern on Prison Abuse

The reports demonstrate that abuse involving service branches in Afghanistan, Iraq and Cuba began in 2002 and continued after the investigation of Abu Ghraib.


The average house price in the UK has now reached Â£201,090, says the DCLG.


L.A. Times editor fired, "significant changes" ahead

The editor of the Los Angeles Times, James O'Shea, has been fired over a budgetary dispute only 14 months after he took over the post, the newspaper said on Sunday.


Dell Cuts Prices on Many U.S. Corporate Products

Dell Inc. DELL.O on Monday said  it had cut prices across a broad range of products aimed at  U.S. corporate customers as the computer maker passed along  price declines in underlying components.


Variety - The barefoot Dillane, dressed in gray suit and maroon shirt, appears against a white wall, and the dirt-covered stage is a huge sandbox for a traumatized child to play in. As his devouring desire to be king is revealed after learning that King Duncan's sons are slated for that position, Dillane complements the Shakespearean text with tortured body language. At various times, inventive director Travis Preston physicalizes his star's portrait by encouraging him to crawl, squirm, slam his chest, tear at his shirt and stick his head in the sand like an animal hiding. Dillane does everything he can to unite with the character and Macbeth's despair is palpable.


College students are rescued  from a cave complex in North Yorkshire after being trapped by  fast-flowing water.


Exxon Is Awarded Freezes On Venezuelan Oil Assets

Exxon Mobil has won a British court order freezing up to $12 billion of worldwide assets belonging to the Venezuelan national oil company, Petroleos de Venezuela, in a dispute over President Hugo ChÃÂ¿vez's efforts to seize control of oil ventures in his country.


US, Iraqis launch drive in unruly Babil province

More than 3,000 US and Iraqi forces launched a major operation Tuesday against insurgent strongholds just south of Baghdad, their second mission in five days to wrest control


In New Orleans, Rust in the Wheels of Justice

After Hurricane Katrina, as many as 500 defendants have been freed because of problems with evidence.


CHARLOTTE, NC -- The release of a video game a recreating the 1963 assassination of President Kennedy has caught the attention of local authorities who say such things desensitize people to violence.


GOP front-runner John McCain is cruising into Super Tuesday with a hefty lead in the polls, but he's drawing a backlash from some top conservatives who say he is too liberal to carry the Republican nomination.


Democrat Edwards offers universal health care plan

Democratic presidential hopeful John  Edwards on Monday proposed spending up to $120 billion a year  to fix a "dysfunctional" health care system by requiring health  insurance for all Americans and helping to make it more  affordable.


More than 2,400 people are evacuated as Typhoon Megi lashes the southern shores of South Korea.


The first test in nearly two years  of a multibillion-dollar U.S. anti-missile shield failed on  Wednesday when the interceptor missile shut down on its launch  pad in the central Pacific, the Pentagon said.


The gutter-wrenching Looj remote-control robot gets rid of wet leaf build-up.


2004 was a good year for criminals keen to use technology to fleece consumers.


Peter Morgan is a writer interested in rivalry, ambition and the dynamics of political power.


After Death, Tests for Mideast and World

Yasir Arafat was both the symbol of the Palestinians' hope for a viable, independent state and the prime obstacle to its realization.


Jim Boylan was promoted to interim coach of the Chicago Bulls on Thursday, three days after the team fired Scott Skiles after a disappointing start.


ITALIANO RAPITO IN IRAQ: FARNESINA, MOSTRATO UN CORPO

IRAQ - Massima cautela della Farnesina sul sequestro di Salvatore Santoro, 52 anni, volontario di un'organizzazione non governativa inglese che sarebbe stato sequestrato, nella zona di Ramadi, nel cosiddetto triangolo sunnita.


Pioneering research is to test if stem cells can repair heart muscle damaged by a heart attack.


Labor unrest looming for airlines in the US

Already hit by multiple bankruptcies, consumer displeasure and out-of-control fuel prices, the US airline industry next year faces the prospect of its worst labor unrest in more than a decade.


Listening in on the mega-retailer's pow-wow with analysts.


Wheat Farmers Skeptical: Ag Undersecretary Points to Subsidies in Farm Bill

By John Stucke, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.  Feb. 8--A top federal agriculture official speaking at Spokane Ag Expo and the Pacific Northwest Farm Forum said a proposed 2007 Farm Bill from the U.S. Dept.


EU Split on Reimposition of U.S. Sanctions in '06

The EU is sticking with its plan to  lift sanctions on $4 billion worth of U.S. goods on Jan. 1 but  is divided over whether to assert at this stage that they could  be reimposed at a lower level in 2006, diplomats said.


EU's left warns of crisis over Buttiglione

European socialists have vowed to lead an all-out rebellion against the new European Commission of Jose Manuel Barroso unless he drops controversial Italian nominee Rocco Buttiglione.


US Patent Office decimates Amazon's 1-Click Patent

Only five of 26 claims survive Most of the claims in Amazon's controversial patent for shopping with a single mouse click have been rejected by the US Patent Office. It follows a campaign by a New Zealander who filed evidence of prior art with funding from readers of his blog.â¦


Turkish Parliament Called Into Special Session on Penal Reforms

Turkey's parliament speaker, Bulent Arinc, has called members back for a special session on Sunday to adopt crucial penal code reforms that are essential to the country's bid for European Union membership.


Even wee companies must adhere to WEE regulations

Size doesn't matter Even small companies must provide free, environmentally-sound disposal of the electronic equipment they sell, according to new government guidelines (PDF) intended to clarify the WEEE Regulations.â¦


Hamas security men beat protesters, hurled stun grenades and fired in the air to disperse open-air prayers the rival Fatah faction held in the Gaza Strip on Friday in defiance of the territory's Islamist rulers.


Arts, Briefly: New Look Planned for Hermitage

The Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas, a winner of the Pritzker Prize for architecture, has been chosen to redesign the art displays in the State Hermitage Museum, right, in St. Petersburg, Russia, Bloomberg News reported. Mr. Koolhaas and the museum will begin the six-year project by establishing a master plan for a new way of displaying about three million treasures in the museumâs roughly 2,000 rooms. He will also alter the displays in the Islamic and Chinese rooms and transform a section of the imperial general staff building into a space for contemporary art.