INDIANAPOLIS -- Step by step: That's how people defeat depression. It's also how Joe Lawson climbs mountains.


S.Africa Public Sector Unions Strike Over Wages

Thousands of civil servants marched in  cities across South Africa Thursday in a one-day strike over  wages seen as a test of will between the ruling African  National Congress (ANC) and its labor allies.


As of Saturday, Oct. 27, 2007, at least 3,840 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 3,127 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.


Movie Review | 'Goya's Ghosts': The Inquisition in Spain: Expected and Even Hailed

âGoyaâs Ghosts,â the new feature from the director Milos Forman, is an unwieldy mix of political satire and lavish period soap opera.


States investing more in Pre-K education

With school starting at Head Start centers in this fast-growing Portland suburb, so many 3-and-4-year-olds are trooping into classrooms that administrators are holding separate morning and afternoon sessions.


Separati nel '99, tre anni fa lui si era risposato ma le liti continuavanoTre coltellate alla schiena sotto lo sguardo della bambina. Poi la confessione                                          Reggio Calabria, uccide l'ex moglie davanti alla figlia di undici anni


China spent $2.2 billion ( 1.6 billion) on German planes and trains this week. The Wall Street Journal reported German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder also called for an end to a European arms embargo on China, as ...


Striking Screenwriters Dismiss New Proposals

The screenwriters called the proposals from producers a âa massive rollback,â and called on their members to continue their walkout.


Whales Are Tasty, but Bone-Eating Worms Might Not Discriminate

Even without mouths or guts, the worms of the genus Osedax feast on the bones of âwhalefalls,â carcasses on the seafloor.


Fishermen welcome the latest deal struck  with Europe which allows North Sea cod grounds to remain open.


Palestinians rescued after Gaza tunnel collapse

Six Palestinians have been rescued from a smuggling tunnel on the Gaza-Egypt border that had collapsed and trapped them underneath the rubble for almost 12 hours, witnesses in the Gaza town of Rafah said.


Goetschl wins for fifth time in Lake Louise

LAKE LOUISE, Alberta  - Renate Goetschl claimed a record-equaling fifth World Cup victory at Lake Louise on Sunday when she outpaced her rivals in the super-G.


Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, in his new book, bashes President Bush for not responsibly handling the nation's spending and racking up big budget deficits.


Serious Fraud Office says it will probe GMTV premium rate abuse case as MPs call for action.


Three major record labels deny signing deals allowing their music to feature on a free file-sharing website.


Cavaliers owner Gordon Gund is in "serious" negotiations to sell the NBA franchise, which has enjoyed a dramatic financial turnaround since the arrival of star LeBron James.


N.B.A. Preview: Tip-Off Canât Come Fast Enough

Never in the N.B.A.âs modern history has the league confronted so many crises, big and small, in such a short period.


Non-aligned envoys tour Iran nuclear site

ISFAHAN, Iran  - Envoys from the Non-Aligned Movement of developing nations were shown U.N. surveillance cameras while touring a nuclear site in Iran on Saturday as part of Tehran's bid to be open about its disputed atomic program.


Saudi crown prince is absent from Gulf summit

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


Blast at US base in Mosul: 22 killed: Iran denies Pentagonâs ...

At least 22 people were killed and 50 others wounded when rockets and mortars struck a dining hall at a US military base in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, US defense officials said on Tuesday.


Varma's 'Sholay' remake is a mix of crime and thrill

Finally, one of the most talked about films of the year, "Ram Gopal   Varma Ki Aag", a remake of Ramesh Sippy's 1975 cult film "Sholay", is set to hit the theatres   Friday.


Music Industry Sues 744 for File Sharing

The trade group representing the  U.S. music industry has filed a new round of lawsuits against  744 people it alleges used online file-sharing networks to  illegally trade in copyrighted songs, it said on Wednesday.


Adobe has released its online video editing software for users of YouTube and MTV.com. Adobe Premiere Express is a free, Web-based video remix and editing technology that is designed to be easy and fun to use.


Police use a video-sharing website to appeal for help in  catching the gun killers of 15-year-old Jessie James.


Winemakerâs leftover could help preserve food- study

23/08/2004 Grape pomace extract, made from the seeds, skins and stems left over from winemaking, is an effective antimicrobial that helps preserve food, according to a Turkish study.


Microsoft to deliver ads on shopping carts

A partnership unveiled this week between Microsoft, MediaCart Holdings, and Wakefern Food will deliver personalized ads to grocery shoppers through computerized carts. The initiative is yet another way that Microsoft aims to derive revenue from ads, even as it continues to struggle with Google to take more of the online advertising market.MediaCarts have been tested for nine months by Wakefern in its ShopRite grocery stores and involve shopping carts with computerized screens that deliver ads and other information to shoppers based on their preferences, the companies said.The carts log preference information from customer loyalty card programs that most grocery stores have. Customers scan their cards at the MediaCart and ads on the screen are delivered to them according to their buying history, the companies said. No personal information will be shared with Microsoft or advertisers through the MediaCarts, although advertisers will acquire reporting and analytics information about how the ads are performing in the stores.Microsoft's technology is serving video ads to computers on the MediaCart screen through the Atlas technology, which Microsoft acquired through its purchase of aQuantive last year. The $6 billion deal to purchase the digital marketing, advertising and creative agency is Microsoft's largest acquisition to date and was meant to bolster the company's plan to diversify its revenue so more comes from its ad business.So far, Microsoft's advertising business has improved only incrementally, according to company financial reports, but it expects more significant growth this year.In addition to ads, the MediaCarts also will provide information about where products are located in the store and give shoppers electronic coupons. Shoppers also can view store specials in the aisles in which they're shopping and total the cost of items in their carts before checking out through the technology, the companies said.MediaCart also uses Microsoft Windows CE and Microsoft SQL Server software along with the Atlas ad-serving technology. MediaCart is expected to begin customer trials in ShopRite stores in the second half of this year.


Africa summit struggles to find deal on unity

An African summit overran on Tuesday as the leaders struggled to avoid a damaging public split over moves to unite the continent under one federal government.


Detroit Rated 'F' By Magazine For Safe Sex

The story in this month's "Men's Health Magazine" claims that when it comes to safe sex, Detroit gets a failing grade.


Northern Ireland robbers got away with 20 million pounds, bank says

The robbers who raided a bank in one of Northern Ireland's biggest heists got away with 20 million pounds (38.60 million US), and not up to 30 million pounds as earlier reported, the parent company said.


Nigeria's VP will not be allowed to run for president in April's polls, election commission officials say.


Fords, Hondas top list of safest new automobiles

WASHINGTON - The number of new cars considered the safest by the insurance industry nearly tripled in the past year, helped by automakers' push to make safety equipment more widely available.


Schoolboy prankster Titeuf is France's new cartoon icon

As the new school term opens in France, it is hard to avoid the face of an irrepressible eight-year-old staring down from billboards and the back-end of buses with a look that mixes angelic innocence with utter mischief.


Clinton and McCain win big newspaper endorsements

DES MOINES, Iowa  - Republican John McCain and Democrat Hillary Clinton got a boost to their campaigns for presidential nominations from an influential newspaper on Sunday despite setbacks in opinion polls.


Singapore share prices close down 0.11 percent

SINGAPORE : Singapore shares prices closed 0.11 percent lower Tuesday as investors consolidated positions in the blue chips after recent sharp gains, dealers said.


Microchip maker Intel Corp.  on Tuesday reported its highest-ever quarterly revenue and boosted its budget for factory and manufacturing investments by more than $1 billion as profits exceeded Wall Street expectations.


Rocker Smith seeks cure for writers' block

Thirty years in the music business is no prevention for writers' block.


Dick Ebersol survives deadly plane crash

Montrose, CO (Sports Network) - NBC Sports chairman Dick Ebersol survived a charter plane crash Sunday that killed at least two people.


The first home to reach the environmental standards all new homes must reach by 2016 is unveiled.


Stocks & Bonds: Sign of Slowdown in Midwest Tempers Investor Enthusiasm

Stocks ended little changed yesterday as recent signs of healthy economic growth drove fund managers to bet that stocks would keep rallying into December, but a report on slower Midwestern business activity tempered that enthusiasm.


In this year's presidential election, most of the Electoral College map went the same way it did in 2000. But late last night, votes were still being counted in Ohio.


Three weeks since he joined the Wizards this season, Kwame Brown is still a reserve, still feeling pain in his legs and still waiting to become an inside force for his team.


NATO commander confirms more weapons from Iran seized

A convoy of explosives seized by NATO troops in Afghanistan definitely came from Iran but not necessarily from the government in Tehran, the top NATO general here said Sunday.


Ottawa captain Daniel Alfredsson isn't familiar with the play of Anaheim star Chris Pronger. Ducks forward Ryan Getzlaf doesn't really know anyone on the Senators.


West Indies reach 42-0 in reply to Pakistan's 304 at lunch on day two of the third and final Test.


Il Paese piu' colpito dalla ristrutturazione e' la Francia


The same type of sound waves that pulsate from sonar fish-finders and ultrasound fetal monitors can dramatically boost the power of anticlotting medicine and help it


Wal-Mart online service misfires, as iTunes readies video for Europe

What's wrong? Where do we start ... Analysis There are so many things wrong with Wal-Mart's attempt to break into online video downloads this week, that we're not sure whether to write a long diatribe denouncing it, or if we should just list a few details and get it over with.â¦


The Ohio delegation to the Electoral College cast its votes for President Bush on Monday, hours after dissident groups asked the state Supreme Court to review the outcome of the state's presidential race.


Frank Lampard calls for England's fans to get behind the team when they face Estonia on Wednesday.


Hiddink's Russian revolution presents acid test for England

Steve McClaren faces the acid test of his belief that England's Euro 2008 qualifying campaign is back on track as Guus Hiddink brings his Russian revolution to Wembley on Wednesday.


The casual restaurant chain knows how important its people are to its performance.


LABOR has again rejected claims that its plan for free hospital care for over-75s had not been properly costed. A report by Econtech, commissioned by the Australian Health Insurance Association, has estimated


L'avvocato d'ufficio, non abbiamo tempo per prepararci


Scientists Find Clue to AIDS Origins, New Therapy

A single change in a human gene may hold the key to preventing people living with HIV from progressing to full-blown AIDS, researchers said on Monday.


A man who stole the gun Theodore Roosevelt used in the Spanish-American War's most famous battle has pleaded guilty to violating a law designed to protect cherished U.S. antiquities, prosecutors said.


Sciarelli, 'Mercoledi' ci occuperemo dei bambini invisibili'


(Sports Network) - The Phoenix Suns try to open a season with five straight wins for the first time since 1984-85, as they visit LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers tonight at Gund Arena.


Apple has unveiled the iPod Photo, which stores and displays digital photos as well as playing music. The $499 device has a 22 x 176 color display and holds up to 25,000 photos, Apple says.


A survey produced by condom maker Durex - who else? - shows that we spend 22.5 minutes in foreplay, 36 seconds ahead of the German runners-up and more than three minutes more than the so-called sexy French.


Bankrupt airlines steer clear of cutting frequent-flier perks

The two major US airlines in bankruptcy have made tough choices about jobs and wages while largely protecting the free tickets and other perks offered to their frequent fliers.


NATO planes escort Russia bombers in Atlantic: Ifax

Russia's Air Force said on Tuesday British and Norwegian air force jets are tracking Russian "Blackjack" bombers on exercises off the Atlantic coast, Interfax news agency reported.


Back in September we reported on the legal battle between Valve and Vivendi surrounding the "cyber cafÃ©s" issue where Valve served Sierra On-Line, the then-Half-Life publisher, in August 2002, suing for copyright infringement in violation of the


Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander will close Labour's conference in Oban with a another attack on the SNP.


The education secretary says he wants more protection for degree subjects vital to the UK's future.


U2, O'Jays Are Rock Hall of Fame Inductees

Irish rockers U2, R&B singers The O'Jays and soul balladeer Percy Sledge are among five musical legends to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame during the foundation's 20th annual induction ceremony next year, the organization announced Monday.


House may renew landmark Voting Rights Act

House leaders cleared the way for a vote Thursday on renewing the landmark 1965 Voting Rights Act after granting conservatives a chance to loosen requirements for bilingual ballots and restrictions on Southern states.


Lawmakers delay passport plan at borders

A plan to tighten U.S. borders by requiring passports or tamper-resistant identification cards from everyone entering the country has been delayed.


Jury says Wyeth drug caused woman's breast cancer

A jury on Wednesday found that  Wyeth's  hormone replacement drug Prempro was a cause of  a woman's breast cancer and ordered the drug maker to pay her  $1 million in compensatory damages.


Oak disease found in Golden Gate Park Trees in AIDS Memorial Grove ...

The first appearance in San Francisco of the killer botanical disease called sudden oak death was confirmed Thursday after two coast live oaks growing in Golden Gate Park's AIDS Memorial Grove were found to be infected, making San Francisco the 14th


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(InfoWorld) - The surest sign marketing hype surroundingÂ Apple's iPhoneÂ has outdone itself is that a small island on the Pacific rim is abuzz over the device, despite the fact it won't be on sale here until next year at the earliest. Part of the reason for the excitement is the number of technology savvy users in Taiwan who want to get their hands on one. The most popular Internet auction site on the island, run by Yahoo Taiwan, boasts six different iPhone sellers. One auctioneer is offering the smartphones at NT$32,000 (US$975), on pre-order. At a rival Web auction site, Ruten.com.tw, one seller has a 4GB iPhone for NT$25,000. Most of the sellers are up-front about the fact users may not be able to use the iPhone for phone calls in Taiwan, for now. "You may only be able to use the camera and music player function of the iPhone," writes one seller. That may not deter buyers. Not only is the iPhone viewed as a status symbol, many Taiwanese often travel to the U.S. for business, and a number of people own second homes in places such as California. They could sign an AT&T iPhone service agreement on a trip to the U.S. The popularity of the Apple product is easy to see every day, in newspaper headlines and on the cover of magazines, including Business Next, which says a lot about the other reason the handset is so popular in Taiwan. Taiwanese companies play a vital role in the production of the device, and rumors of which company is making what component on the iPhone are moving stock prices daily in Taiwan. Apple is sourcing a number of parts from the island, and has asked iPod manufacturer Hon Hai Precision Industry Co.Â to assemble the iPhones in China, analysts say. In fact, the stock market boom that has taken hold in Taiwan recently has been attributed partly to iPhone hype. Stock traders hope the iPhone sells millions of units, because companies on the island stand to win from every handset sale. Largan Precision Co., for example, supplies camera lenses and modules for the iPhone, according to CLSA Asia-Pacific Markets in Taipei. Foxconn Technology Co.Â is a provider of metal casing for the handsets, while Unimicron Technology is supplying printed circuit boards for the device and Cheng Uei Precision Industry is making its chargers and cables, the investment house says. The stock prices of many of these have soared in the months leading up to its launch, but are in a holding pattern now as investors wait to see how the iPhone fares in the market. Estimates of iPhone sales vary widely. Citigroup Research, a division of Citigroup Global Markets, estimates iPhone sales will reach 3.5 million in 2007 and 8.5 million in 2008. That's ahead of Apple's own prediction of 10 million over the same period. Deutsche Bank is even more positive about the iPhone. The investment firm expects 7.5 million of them to ship this year and 12 million in 2008, according to a report dated June 22. An even more optimistic forecast comes from financial services company Credit Suisse, which predicts iPhone shipments will reach 5 million this year and 15 million next year. "Apple's iPhone, expected to launch at AT&T on June 29, is clearly the most widely anticipated product the industry has seen for many years, potentially ever," wrote Credit Suisse analyst Michael Ounjian, in a June 5 report on the device. Lehman Brothers offered a more conservative estimate, saying Apple's own 10 million figure "may be difficult to reach" but that the figure "is achievable" in a June 21 report. The investment house believes Apple will start offering the iPhone in Europe sometime in the last three months of this year, and that it will begin sales in Asia in 2008. Apple has not said when it will start shipping the iPhone overseas. The iPhone, a smartphone with built-in iPod music player functions, goes on sale in the U.S. at 6 p.m. Friday. Apple is offering two models, a 4GB model costing US$499 and an 8GB model at US$599. Users will have to sign a two-year contract with AT&TÂ for phone service. Â


Springbok England clash "not for faint-hearted"

England coach Andy Robinson says he is expecting a huge physical test on Saturday when a wounded Springbok team run out at Twickenham.


North Korea turns tables in Japan abduction dispute

Turning the tables on Tokyo, North Korea  has called on Japan to investigate the case of one of its  nationals who went missing in 1991 while working in Russia,  saying it presumed Japan had abducted him.


Reggio Calabria, 16:47 - CALCIO, REGGINA; FOTI: CREDIAMO NELLA SALVEZZA

Lillo Foti crede nella salvezza della Reggina nonostante il -15 con cui partirà la formazione...


Milano, 19:10 - CALCIO, INTER: 10 GIORNI DI STOP PER DACOURT

Dovrà stare fermo una decina di giorni Olivier Dacourt, che dopo il ko nel derby si è ...


The DNA of a man accused of murdering an 11-year-old child in 1975 matched that found on her body, a court hears.


Canada Warns It Cannot Be the Drugstore to U.S.

Canada warned the United States on  Wednesday that it would not be able to meet its prescription  drug needs.


It Is a case that dragged the Vatican into the murky underworld of the Italian Mafia, fuelled...

IT IS a case that dragged the Vatican into the murky underworld of the Italian Mafia, fuelled accusations of corruption at the country - s core and sparked a European-wide manhunt.


Planemaker Airbus' A380 superjumbo project is running 1.45 billion euros ($1.93 billion) over budget because of work to improve the efficiency and weight of the aircraft, the co-head of parent company EADS ...


The Wolverines led the nation in interceptions and turnovers forced entering yesterday's Big Ten opener against Iowa, and they didn't do anything to hurt their ranking.


Soccer: Rooney eyes Champions League dream

PARIS : England teenage star Wayne Rooney looks set to make his eagerly-awaited Manchester United debut in Champions League action against Fenerbahce though England teammates at Real Madrid David Beckham and Michael Owen are doubts for the Spanish giants


LINCOLN, Neb. - A man who showed up at the Nebraska attorney general's house in the middle of the night on New Year's Day, banging on the door and ringing the doorbell, has been charged with stalking, authorities said.


Rosarno, 12:31 - CALCIO, DIRIGENTI AGGREDITI E PICCHIATI: RINVIATA PARTITA

Due dirigenti della San Calogerese, club di seconda categoria calabrese, sono stati picchiati a Rosa...


Three people are arrested over an alleged plan to bomb JFK airport in New York City, reports say.


No Decision on the Expos, but a Sense of Urgency

ajor League Baseball's relocation committee met with its executive council and Commissioner Bud Selig yesterday in Milwaukee about the future of the Montreal Expos.


Daymond Langkow scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period and the Calgary Flames won their fourth in a row with a 4-2 victory over the struggling Edmonton Oilers on Saturday night.


Blackstone raising $10 billion as property funds go big

TOKYO/HONG KONG  - U.S. private equity fund Blackstone Group is raising $10 billion for one of the biggest ever global property funds, sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday.


LOS ANGELES — "The Big Chill" star Kevin Kline got a warm reception on Hollywood Boulevard on Friday as he received a star on the walk of fame to mark the DVD release of his Cole Porter biography "De-Lovely."


Ford and Chrysler Unveil Their Redesigned Pickups

Cowboys and live cattle took over downtown Detroit  Sunday as Ford Motor and Chrysler heralded new versions of their all-important pickup trucks.


La Spagna ha appena fallito nell'intento di riscrivere il suo testoma ovunque le canzoni nazionali mostrano le fratture della Storia                                          Inni, le parole sbagliate che tormentano gli Stati                                                                                di TIMOTHY GARTON ASH


An Australian court rules the activities of the Japanese whaling fleet are illegal, ordering it to halt operations.


Top American Playwright Arthur Miller Dies at 89

Playwright Arthur Miller, a titan of American theater who wrote "Death of a Salesman" and was revered for works that spoke for the common man, has died. He was 89.


Cheek Tissue Used To Repair Damaged Eyes

It may sound unbelievable, but Japanese researchers have been able to restore vision in people with damaged and clouded corneas by using cells taken from the patient's cheek tissue.


The meekly marketed OneNote, the software behemoth's marvelous electronic filing cabinet, is The Answer when it comes to socking away the bits of wisdom and useful information we spend much of our lives trying to store.


Oil prices dipped on Thursday, after jumping to a lifetime high of $100 the day before, fuelled by expectations of thinning U.S. stockpiles, the falling dollar and geopolitical risks.


Tax gain helps Toy 'R' Us Inc. post profit

Toys "R" Us Inc., the world's largest toy-store chain, posted a second-quarter profit because of a tax gain. Sales dropped at the company, which said this month that it is considering leaving the toy business.


Acupuncture eases post-surgical discomfort

Researchers from Duke University Medical Center in North Carolina find that acupuncture may work better than drugs in helping ease postoperative nausea and pain.


A simple five-item checklist can prevent hospital infections.


(Sports Network) - South Beach gets its first taste of Shaquille O'Neal tonight when the Miami Heat open the home portion of their schedule against LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers at AericanAirlines Arena.


For the show "Greater New York," museum directors and curators will choose the work of 175 artists who they say best capture the city's contemporary art scene.


Brief: IBM names new manager for x86 server business

Richard Hume had been general manager of operations at IBM's Global Business Services unit.


Google planning big things with Books and GMail

Google has not had anything big for us since it went public some time ago. Now, it is back with some news that could worry biggies like Amazon and Barnes and Noble.


The economy is issue one in job-needy Michigan, where rivals in next week's Republican primary seek support from some of the very voters who are feeling threatened by international trade agreements the presidential contenders embrace.


Developing countries are starting to flex their financial muscles and invest overseas.


Bankruptcy plan 'will not deter' Yukos sale

YUKOS shareholders gave warning yesterday that the oil giantâs attempt to seek bankruptcy protection in the US was unlikely to prevent the Russian Government-ordered


Readers give their versions of what happened

it's said that they were all there -- looked invisible to me. I do not agree with the suspensions being indefinite, 10 games


Drugstore chains seen withstanding Wal-Mart plan

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s plan to sell   some generic drugs for just $4 should not impact leading U.S.   drugstores Walgreen Co. and CVS Corp. as much as initially   feared, analysts said on Friday.


GARDEN GROVE, Calif. -- City officials have talked to casino developer Steve Wynn about building an Indian casino and resort just blocks from Disneyland.


BRISTOL, Conn. - Police are investigating a second incident involving somebody apparently trying to get a message to the mayor - attached to a brick.


Bank of England chief Mervyn King warns that UK economy will suffer from slowing growth and inflation risks.


Hella Reports Modest Sales Gains for the Year

Worldwide annual sales for lighting and electronics supplier Hella KGaA Hueck & Co.


This month's Patch Tuesday will be a light one in comparison with those before it, with only three updates due next week. However, Microsoft's patch for Office shouldn't be taken lightly; its rating will be "Critical," the company said Thursday.


U.N. OKs Iran Deal to Suspend Enrichment

The U.N. nuclear watchdog agency Monday endorsed Iran's agreement to suspend all uranium enrichment within a week, the key element of a deal worked out with European countries.


N. Korea sets three conditions for 6-way talks to resume

SEOUL - North Korea set three conditions on Friday to be met before it would consider returning to six-party talks on its nuclear programmes.


OREM - For someone who lit a firecracker of controversy that has sparked across Utah Valley and Utah at large, Joe Vogel is surprisingly demure.


Crude Oil Closes Above $55; Tight Winter Supply Is Seen

Oil prices climbed again yesterday, closing above $55 a barrel for the first time, on concerns that supplies will be stretched thin this winter while demand from China remains solid.


Microsoft has lost a patent battle in South Korea concerning input mode technology in its Office software. The decision could force the Redmond company to halt sales of the popular productivity suite in that country, but it is fighting back.


Georgia's Supreme Court on Friday ordered the release a young man who was imprisoned for having consensual oral sex with another teenager


Migrant Romanian workers leave children at home

BALACIU, Romania  - Desperate parents are fleeing the poverty of Romania's countryside in search of work elsewhere in the European Union, leaving their children behind to be cared for by others.


UK unemployment fell by 67,000 in the three months to September to 1.38 million, official figures show.


UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who faces criticism over corruption in the agency's defunct oil-for-food program, enjoyed a standing ovation Wednesday from General Assembly members.


After delivering a pep talk designed to energize troops preparing to head for Iraq, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld got a little "talking to" himself from disgruntled soldiers.


Presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee trained for a marathon in South Carolina on Saturday as Republican primary voters cast ballots that he hoped would propel him forward in the race for the GOP presidential nomination.


Blog: James Hansen and other scientists say we have ten years to act, or else.


Compagnuia australiana: trmini 'non accettabili'


DreamWorks Animation to see shares debut today

Shares of DreamWorks Animation Inc. are scheduled to begin trading today after being priced late Wednesday at $28 per share. The company is spinning off from its parent, DreamWorks SKG, formed


Baazee welcomes Avnish's release, to cooperate with police

New Delhi, Dec 21 (UNI) Baazee.com welcomed the release of its CEO Avnish Bajaj on bail today and said the company would continue to cooperate with the police in investigation into the case.


Scientists Warn Mount St. Helens Could Erupt Soon

The Geological Survey raised Mount St. Helens's eruption advisory from Level 2 to Level 3, the highest alert level before an eruption.


Dopo aver appreso del fermo del fidanzato della ragazza


Russia indicates could oppose U.N. Kosovo plan

Russia on Friday gave its strongest indication yet that it will oppose a proposal by a U.N. envoy to set the breakaway Serb province of Kosovo on a path to independence.


Black was charged with fraud yesterday by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), accusing him of using the company as, what they termed, his personal piggy bank.


Accord proves elusive at North Korea talks

Envoys to six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear weapons program ended a fourth day of haggling without agreement on Sunday, bogged down on Pyongyang's demands for energy compensation should it disarm.


Killers, Tool, Jet booked for Down Under fest

The Killers, Tool, Jet, Muse and My  Chemical Romance are among the first acts confirmed for the  15th annual Big Day Out festival tour of Australia and New  Zealand, which begins January 19 in Auckland.


China calls for peaceful Iran resolution

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said Saturday that the international standoff over Iran's disputed nuclear program must be resolved peacefully and he cautioned against the imposition of sanctions.


Intel Invests in Mobile Wireless Broadband

Intel is planning to invest heavily in Clearwire, a wireless broadband service provider. The technology at the heart of Clearwire's service comes from its subsidiary NextNet, which makes a plug


F1: BILD INSISTE, SCHUMI SVENUTO DOPO INCIDENTE

(AGI) - Berlino, 4 set. - Secondo il giornale tedesco il campione del mondo Michael Schumacher avrebbe perso i sensi dopo l'incidente di due giorni fa a Monza. Nonostante da Maranello continuino a smentire


As Stewart Enters Prison, Her Company Refurbishes

Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia is focused both on life without Ms. Stewart and on life once she returns.


It's a tiny vacuum cleaner for the brain: A new treatment for stroke victims promises to suction out clogged arteries in hopes of stopping the brain attack before it does permanent harm


'Rings' Rights-Holder Sues for $20 Million Royalties

Movie and music mogul Saul Zaentz has sued the studio behind the hit "Lord of the Rings" movie trilogy for more than $20 million in unpaid royalties, Hollywood trade paper Daily Variety reported on Thursday.


L'operazione in Emilia-Romagna, Marche, Campania e Puglia


U.S. Air Attacks in Falluja Kill 15 in 24 Hours

FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S. aircraft blasted the rebel  stronghold of Falluja for a third time in 24 hours in a  concerted effort to hit militants loyal to guerrilla chief Abu  Musab al-Zarqawi, Washington's number one enemy in Iraq.


Confindustria, sindacati, governo possono fare ottime cose


Roger Federer and Justine Henin are named the 2007 ITF world champions.


A 24 Per Cent Solution to the NHL Lockout?

The one-time salary rollback was part of a new proposal made by the Players' Association in Toronto, at the first collective bargaining session since the NHL locked out the players on September 15.


New York, 22:08 - BASKET, NBA; PROPRIETARIO SONICS A LEGA: LASCIAMO SEATTLE

Il proprietario dei Seattle Supersonics ha comunicato ufficialmente alla Nba l'intenzione di trasfer...


Investigators Want to Talk to 45 Players About Suspected Steroid Use

As of mid-August, baseballâs investigators looking into the use of performance-enhancing drugs still wanted to speak with at least 45 current and former major league players, most of them still active.


Inchiesta della procura di Bologna, 11 decreti sequestro


Until this week, Robert Geathers' football distinction was his family history — his father and uncle also were NFL defensive linemen. One hit on Kansas City quarterback Trent Green pushed him into the spotlight.


Michael Vick filed a plea agreement in federal court Friday admitting to a dogfighting charge and agreed the enterprise included the killing of fighting dogs and gambling.


Twelve years ago, in my first job as a reporter, I witnessed a real election catastrophe. Voters rejected Republicans at every level of government.


Police find radiation in sushi bar linked to spy

Police investigating the death of a former Russian spy from suspected radiation poisoning have found levels of radiation in a London sushi bar where he ate just before he became sick, health officials said on Friday.


Protecting Yourself Against Online Identity Theft

Internet identity theft is one of the fastest-growing crimes in the U.S. today. For five straight years, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ranked it as one of the most-reported types of fraud. Despite the increasing awareness of identity theft among consumers and financial institutions, the identity-theft racket shows no signs of slowing. Reported losses from identity theft, currently responsible for over 40 percent of all fraud complaints, approached nearly $300 million last year.


China asks Canadian embassy to turn over North Korean defectors

Astana - Xianggang (Hong Kong), September 30 KAZINFORM - China has called on Canada to turn over more than 40 North Korean defectors who are staying at the Canadian embassy in Beijing.


Imperial Valley Board Declares Water Shortage

By Joyce Lobeck, The Sun, Yuma, Ariz.  Jun. 20--The Imperial Irrigation and Drainage District board declared there won't be enough water by 2008 to maintain the current level of use.


Iraq report seen giving Bush outlines of exit plan

An influential bipartisan panel is expected to recommend on Wednesday that U.S. forces withdraw from combat over the next year and focus on training Iraqis, offering President George W. Bush the outlines of an exit strategy from the unpopular war.


Investigators Look for Clues to Russia Blasts

Russian investigators were under pressure on Wednesday to establish quickly who was behind a suicide bomb attack on a busy Moscow street that killed 10 people and injured 51.


Gotti Brother on Trial for Trying to Kill Informer

The brother of late mob boss John  Gotti went on trial on Monday charged with plotting to kill  famed Gambino crime family informant Salvatore "Sammy the Bull"  Gravano for bringing down the head of the family.


What's driving GOOG higher. Could it be nothing?.


Romanians Vote with Eye on EU, Poverty and Graft

Romanians, angered by poverty and corruption, started voting on Sunday in a closely contested election to decide who will lead the Balkan country through two years of hard European Union-dictated reforms.


Duke reports Wi-Fi trouble with the iPhone

Blog: A report has surfaced that iPhones are apparently knocking out Duke University's Wi-Fi network with an abnormally high number of requests to connect.


Ex-Nazi guard arrives in Italy after extradition

A former Nazi guard extradited from Canada arrived in Italy on Saturday to serve a life sentence for war crimes committed there during World War Two.


The president of the Organization of Oil Producing Countries said Tuesday skyrocketing oil prices are beyond the cartel's control.


China and the United States on Saturday signed an agreement that paves the way for Westinghouse Electric Co. to build four civilian nuclear reactors in China, a multibillion dollar deal.


The U.S. Marines are preparing for a "decisive" battle in the Sunni Triangle area west of Baghdad, where insurgents are extending control outward from Fallujah through violence and intimidation, senior commanders said Friday.


Raikkonen Defensive After Nightclub Allegations

Kimi Raikkonen has reassured McLaren  that he is fully focused on the Formula One team despite lurid  media reports about his alleged indiscretions in a lap-dancing  club.


The New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG) has published its annual list of toys that it claims can harm or kill children, particularly those with small parts.


Shares of Quest Software Inc. rose on Monday, after the company offered a preliminary second-quarter forecast above Wall Street expectations.


Roddick stages great escape to win Queen's title

Andy Roddick staged a great escape to win his fourth Queen's Club trophy in five years with a dramatic 4-6 7-6 7-6 win over France's Nicolas Mahut on Sunday.


Bush budget makes military, Iraq its centerpiece

President George W. Bush on Monday will seek $245 billion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan while boosting other military spending and curbing domestic programs, setting the stage for a big battle with Democrats over funding priorities.


Rockies hope shift to Colorado will shift momentum

The World Series shifts to Colorado for  Game Three on Saturday, a move the Rockies hope will also bring  a shift in momentum as they trail the Boston Red Sox 2-0 in the  best-of-seven Major League Baseball championship.


Chemistry Students Turn Fundraising into Trees

By Emma D. Sapong  Some Clarence High School students have proved the reforestation of Western New York is no small undertaking.


China has issued a national defence policy for the first time since President Hu Jintao became military chief, targetting the rise of independence forces in Taiwan.


Cdl aveva chiesto il rinvio ma la maggioranza si e' opposta


Hank Williams assault case to grand jury

A grand jury will decide whether country singer Hank Williams Jr. will stand trial on misdemeanor assault charges filed after a cocktail waitress said he yelled obscenities and choked her at a local hotel.


Kerry Says Bush Troop Plan Sends `Wrong Signal' to Allies

Aug. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry said the Bush administration's plan to pull out 70,000 US troops from Europe and Asia will weaken national security and raise questions about US commitments overseas.


Once the preserve of playboy adventurers, scuba diving is now one of the planet's fastest-growing and most accessible adventure sports activities.


Microsoft says it is working to close a breach of its technology that protects digital files from copying.


An accused US Army deserter has surrendered at a US military base near Tokyo to face charges filed in 1965, the Kyodo news service reported.


Microsoft Corp.'s MSFT.O Chief  Financial Officer John Connors said on Tuesday he would leave  the world's largest software maker after 16 years to become a  partner at a Seattle-area venture capital firm.


Reina has day to forget as Reds woes deepen at Reebok

Liverpool goalkeeper Jose Reina had a day to forget as Rafa Benitez saw his team suffer their third successive Premiership away defeat with a 2-0 loss at Bolton.


Spunky salmon return to life to gas us all

As the BOFH battles the architects Comments We begin the weekly comments mishmash with a close look at fish sperm. Apparently there are many, many salmon farmers sitting around wondering what to do with all those gallons of salmon spunk they don't need. So to forestall them getting any bright ideas, a top light-emitting-diode boffin has announced plans to use it for a more efficient LED. The DNA in the salmon semen apparently traps electrons for longer than standard materials, leading to a brighter, longer-lasting LED. Naturally though, you identified the important issue: the spunk.â¦


Trio Loses Half Its Subscribers, NBC Ponders Future

NBC Universal's quirky Trio cable network lost about half of its subscribers over the weekend as DirecTV pulled the plug, the companies said on Monday.


The Fool Factor runs high in GE's corporate culture.


FEMA wants over $300M in Katrina aid back

In the neighborhood President Bush visited right after Hurricane Katrina, the U.S. government gave $84.5 million to more than 10,000 households. But Census figures show fewer than 8,000 homes existed there at the time.


Russia Counts Cost of Bloody End to School Siege

BESLAN, Russia  - Russia began counting the cost  on Saturday at the end of a siege of a school captured by  Chechen gunmen which killed at least 200 people and cast fresh  doubts on Moscow's policy in the turbulent region.


Team GB athletics chief Max Jones has defended Paula Radcliffe's decision to run in the 10,000m final. Radcliffe pulled out of the final after also dropping out of the marathon.


Blog: Apple's Web site has one of the most detailed looks yet at the iPhone, a 20-minute guided tour of how it all works.


Music Review: A Little Bit County, a Little Bit Coloratura

How is a Broadway golden girl to proceed when the whole world appears to be at her beck and call? That is the treacherous question facing Kelli OâHara.


"CSI: NY's" Gary Sinise likes to note that skylines aren't the only difference between his show and its CBS siblings.


Tinsley Mortimer is New Yorkâs pre-eminent young socialite. Her husband, Topper, remains something of a mystery.


L'agitazione a tre giorni da incidente sulla Verona-Bologna


Europa incoraggi leadership israeliana e palestinese


LOS ANGELES - The DVD of Mel Gibson's biblical epic "The Passion of the Christ" went on sale Tuesday and sold 2.4 million copies by midday.   "We think a lot of the consumers will be going in after work to pick it up," said Steve Feldstein, spokesman for Fox Home Entertainment, which is distributing the DVD...


Sudanese cabinet calls for prosecution of coup plotters

The Sudanese cabinet called during an emergency meeting on Saturday for the prosecution of those involved in a plot to overthrow the government.


Aveva truccato i libri contabili e speso il denaro i viaggi e orologi costosiSi era pentito, ma il giudice: "La gente va in carcere per molto meno..."                                            New York, monsignore finisce in galera "Ha rubato 800mila dollari alla parrocchia"


The Texans kept Peyton Manning from setting a season touchdown pass record and even slowed the Colts' explosive offense but couldn't keep Indianapolis from winning a second straight AFC South title.


Uruguay's leftist candidate Tabare Vazquez is headed for victory in presidential elections with an estimated 50.9 to 53 percent of the vote, exit polls and pollster projections showed.


Dozens of victims of last summer's bridge collapse in Minneapolis have filed preliminary paperwork to sue the state


The League of Women Voters of San Diego said Tuesday that it will not appeal a judge's ruling in the city's mayoral election, dealing another setback to Councilwoman Donna Frye's write-in bid.


PHILADELPHIA - Rock star Bruce Springsteen wore his political heart on his sleeve for the first time in a concert Friday, when he added his high-octane voice to the "Vote for Change" tour against President George W Bush.


Sports Briefing | Basketball: San Antonio and Indiana Tie Playoff Series

Becky Hammon scored 15 of her 20 points in the first half and the San Antonio Silver Stars beat the visiting Sacramento Monarchs, 86-61, to tie their Western Conference semifinal series at 1-1. Rebekkah Brunson led the Monarchs with 18 points and 8 rebounds. The deciding game of the series will be tomorrow night in San Antonio.In Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals, Anna DeForge scored 26 points to help the host Indiana Fever defeat the Connecticut Sun, 78-59, to tie their best-of-three series. Game 3 is tomorrow night. Katie Douglas led the Sun with 11 points.


UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said that an international probe into the bloodshed in Sudan's troubled Darfur region should not delay efforts to bring an immediate end to the violence.


Private equity groups KKR and Goldman Sachs pull out of their $8bn deal to buy US hi-fi firm Harman.


Kerry needles Bush over flu vaccine shortage

Britain's decision to suspend the licence of a vaccine factory in Liverpool has left the US short of 50 million flu jabs this winter - and given President Bush a prickly


The Shrinking Market Is Changing the Face of Hip-Hop

The machine that minted a long string of big-name stars, from Snoop Dogg to OutKast, has broken down. What happens now?


UN Envoy Slams U.S., European Silence on Mideast

Top U.N. envoy Lakhdar Brahimi accused Europe and the United States on Thursday of turning a blind eye to alleged Israeli abuses of Palestinians' human rights.


Greenspan calls for action on retirement deficits

Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan warned Friday that the nation faces "abrupt and painful" choices if policy-makers don't act soon to head off looming insolvencies in Medicare and Social Security.


Wales' World Cup qualifying campaign gets a disappointing start as Azerbaijan fight back for a draw.


US housing boom gone, but prices still out of reach in California

The current slump in the housing market has done little to make Californian cities affordable.


Court overturns Lexmark DMCA case injunction

In a blow to printer company Lexmark International, a federal appeals court overturned on Tuesday an order that barred a North Carolina company from making computer chips for ink cartridge replacements.


Closer Percival OKs $12M Deal With Tigers

DETROIT Nov 17, 2004 - Free agent Troy Percival and Detroit agreed Wednesday on a $12 million, two-year contract, giving the Tigers two closers for their bullpen.


Mike McNaughton, a soldier who lost his right leg in a mine explosion in Afghanistan, was still in the early stages of recovery at Walter Reed Army Medical Center when he received a visit from President Bush.


Kerry, Bush court votes of small business

Small-business owners rarely make headlines as a political target group even though they are 25 million strong and a major generator of jobs.


NASHVILLE, Nov. 26 -- Adam "Pacman" Jones jumped up and down, waving his arms, encouraging the fans who stuck around to stand and cheer their Tennessee Titans.


J.K. Rowling recently revealed that two characters will die in the last Harry Potter book, and she hinted that one of them might be Harry.  "I have never been tempted to kill him off before the final because I've always planned seven books, and I want ...


Heavy seas have forced an Irish naval vessel to limp back to port after it was sent to help a crippled Canadian submarine drifting off the coast of Scotland, Ireland's defense forces said on Wednesday.


KISS-and-tell queens Monica Lewinsky and Rebecca Loos came clean today about dishing the dirt on Bill Clinton and David Beckham, but the former White House intern claimed the higher moral ground.


Virgin Mary Grilled Cheese Back Up on EBay

MIAMI - The Internet auction house eBay Inc. reversed itself Tuesday and is allowing bids for half of a 10-year-old grilled cheese sandwich that its owner says bears the image of the Virgin Mary.


KISUMU, Kenya  - Machete-wielding gangs fought, looted and burned homes in Kenyan opposition strongholds on Saturday when delays in presidential poll results ignited tribal tensions in east Africa's economic power.


Ray Mallon, the Mayor of Middlesbrough , calls for the children of persistent criminals to be taken into care.


HOUSTON Scrunched in the packed coach cabin, J.P. Maxwell eyed the lone empty seat in first class. An elite flier on Continental Airlines, he was upset. Maxwell was convinced he should have been automatically upgraded for the recent four-hour trip.


Congressional Republicans considering an overhaul of the nation's immigration laws are leaving Washington to examine labor needs and the vulnerabilities of the nation's borders.


Women should decide for themselves if they want to drink small amounts of alcohol in pregnancy, an expert says.


China anti-piracy battle "will take generations"

China's battle against intellectual  property rights piracy will take "generations," a senior  official said on Thursday, but added the main victims were  Chinese and other countries should stop politicizing the issue.


La leggenda del pop dovrebbe interpretare la collezione primavera ...

LONDRA - Madonna potrebbe presto essere il nuovo volto di Versace. La Medusa infatti vuole che sia la leggenda del pop a interpretare la collezione primavera-estate 2005 nella prossima campagna pubblicitaria e la cantante sta valutando la proposta.


Update 3: Japan Revises April-June GDP Data Down

Japan's economy grew 0.3 percent in April-June from the previous quarter, less than the 0.4 percent growth rate initially estimated, the government said Friday.


NASA says foam peril removed from shuttle

NASA's redesigned space-shuttle fuel tanks no longer should shed dangerous pieces of foam when launches resume next spring, officials said yesterday.


A US federal court halted proceedings ahead of the military trial of Osama bin Laden's driver Monday, saying his status as an enemy combatant had to be determined by a competent tribunal.


Iraq's government on Tuesday welcomed long-awaited testimony to Congress by the U.S. commander in Iraq and said it would have less need for foreign forces to carry out combat operations in the "near future".


Ricerca Hermes Lab, in collaborazione con il Centro Firenze


Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton has significantly increased her lead over rival Barack Obama in the crucial early-voting state of New Hampshire, according to a CNN/WMUR poll conducted by the University of New Hampshire released Tuesday.


Iraqis Can Vote in Battered Falluja -- U.S. General

Thousands of Iraqis have returned to the former insurgent stronghold of Falluja and will be allowed to vote inside the city in Iraq's Jan. 30 national election, a senior U.S. Marine general said on Tuesday.


O'Reilly Harassment Case Settled Out of Court

Fox News Channel commentator Bill  O'Reilly and a co-worker who had accused him of sexual  harassment have reached an out-of-court settlement, agreeing to  drop all allegations against each other, lawyers for Fox said  on Thursday.


SCOTLANDS embattled trawlermen yesterday began a new fight to save their livelihood after fresh calls for a total ban on cod fishing in the North Sea.


Musharraf May Remain as Pakistan's Military Chief

Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf, who took power in a bloodless coup in 1999 on the grounds he could provide stable democracy, is strongly hinting he will not step down as army chief at the end of this year as promised.


Pop star George Michael has been arrested and cautioned after being found once again slumped over the wheel of his car in London and in possession of cannabis, media said on Monday.


Indian batting stuttered once again as they lost the two opening batsmen cheaply and handed Australia a slight advantage on the second day of the third cricket Test here today.


Supreme Court Loosens Ad Restrictions in Campaign Law

The Supreme Courtâs 5-4 ruling today opened a significant loophole in the 2002 McCain-Feingold law and may affect the strategy of the 2008 campaigns.


Fed opens meeting, poised to raise interest rates

WASHINGTON : US Federal Reserve policymakers opened a meeting, nearly certain to raise key interest rates amid signs of a resurgent American jobs market.


Vitamin E Wards Off Colds in Elderly, Study Says

Vitamin E supplements ward off colds in  the elderly and may help some seniors avoid upper respiratory  tract infections that can prove deadly, researchers said on  Tuesday.


Canada reports three minor injuries on stricken submarine in North ...

Three crew members on a Canadian submarine suffered minor injuries after a fire broke out on board, but the rest of the crew are all safe, a Canadian navy spokesman told AFP Tuesday.


Chinese Vice-Minister Warns Floods, Droughts May Worsen in 2007

Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency)  ["Floods in China May Worse This Year: Official" - Xinhua headline]  Beijing, Feb.


Lackluster US basketball team has fans prepared for failure

If (or should that be when?) the United States doesnât win the gold medal in menâs basketball, America canât say that it was caught off guard.


In a Flash, Suzuki Is The Focus Of Interest

Ichiro Suzukiâs stylish play was the marquee moment in a game that had a familiar ending, with the American League edging the National League on Tuesday night.


SanDisk's media player can be connected directly to a TV set to display still images and video clips taken by digital cameras.


OGGI SU INTERNET/COREA - Una ferrovia unisce le due Coree, la linea riaperta dopo oltre cinquant'anni CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - Un treno merci ha passato il confine tra la Corea del Nord e la Corea del Sud, per la prima volta da oltre cinquantÂanni a questa parte. Lo ha annunciato il ministero della Riunificazione sudcoreano. La riapertura...


Pixarâs new animation The Incredibles is all about a family that must come together and find the extraordinary in their ordinary lives...and save the world, of course. CHRIS CHONG flew to


Technical Hitch Delays Russia Space Station Launch

The launch of a Russian rocket scheduled to blast off to the International Space Station next month has been postponed because of problems with the docking system, Russia's space agency said on Wednesday.


Soybean futures edged lower Friday in early activity on the Chicago Board of Trade. Grain futures were mixed. Wheat for December delivery rose 1/4 cent to $3.


A double bombing kills 14 in Baghdad, including the head of a US-backed Sunni armed group fighting al-Qaeda.


Cedute 11,7 mln azioni a 22,45 euro per 2,053% capitale


Deroga nella capitale per i tifosi diretti all'Olimpico


Firenze, 18:01 - CALCIO, AZZURRI: DONADONI PROVA CASSANO CON GILARDINO

Roberto Donadoni sta pensando ad alcuni cambi in vista della sfida di mercoledÃ¬ con la Francia. Nell...


Lance Bass "tells all about his life, his music and his sexuality" in an upcoming autobiography, the publisher announced Wednesday.


Thousands sign up for British tycoon Branson's space flights

"Star Trek" star William Shatner and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Dave Navarro are among thousands who want to fly on Virgin's proposed commercial space flights, company chief Richard Branson said Friday.


News analysis: Cognos wants IT's approval

On Tuesday, Cognos unveiled Cognos 8 BI v3, most likely the last upgrade before the acquisition by IBM is final. The Cognos board ratified the acquisition earlier this week.However, Version 3 was under development long before IBM made its offer, according to officials.While the new capabilities in release 8.3 are meant to attract a wider group of knowledge workers, it is also meant to reassure IT executives, wary of having to support an ever increasing number of business managers, that version 8.3's new features will make it is easier to monitor and manage BI performance.The new, richer administrative capabilities will allow IT to take a snapshot of the BI environment in real time and identify everything from a runaway query to what reports are waiting in the queue. The admin tool can reprioritize jobs and rerun reports before a user even realizes there is a glitch in the system."Now a system administrator can be more proactive before someone calls in to the help desk," said Harriet Fryman, executive vice president of product marketing at Cognos.Using an administrative console, IT can monitor metrics and step up the thresholds to say what is acceptable behavior before action is required.IT will also be able to build its own set of reports and analyses to understand how well the system is functioning, including how the servers are performing and whether more need to be brought up, said Fryman."It will help IT make decisions on how they want to run the BI environment," Fryman said.The driver behind the additional administrative capabilities comes out of the realization that IT always worries whether too many people using the system will overwhelm the help desk, or whether users could shut down the system if they have too much functionality available to them, said David O'Connell, a senior analyst with Nucleus Research."IT might be overconcerned. They want to keep down how much they let BI get out there. They worry about a runaway query. Now they have less reason to fear," said O'Connell.Version 8.3 also makes it less costly to administer and manage, all of which will goes toward easing IT's reluctance to take on more users.Cognos 8 BI v3 is available now.


Two of the top Americans in womenâs windsurfing are competing in the RS:X world championships this week as part of their training for the Beijing Summer Olympic Games.


Conway's head was on PeopleSoft block for weeks

Testimony from a PeopleSoft board member has indicated that the company had been thinking about removing deposed CEO Craig Conway for some time.


Ukraine Leader Calls for Unity Before Inauguration

President-elect Viktor Yushchenko,  committed to quick action to nudge Ukraine toward Europe, urged  his ex-Soviet state on the eve of his Sunday inauguration to  overcome deep-seated divisions after a bruising election.


As United Airlines faces the possibility of ending its pension plan, thousands of employees and retirees face futures as uncertain as the survival of the world's second-largest airline.


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Drop in crude futures a trend, say analysts

Crude futures prices fell yesterday, briefly sinking below $49 US a barrel, as the US supply of oil grows and traders said institutional investors shifted their capital from commodities to equities.


France says two unofficial mediators seeking to free two journalists kidnapped in Iraq are hindering official efforts.


Nel 1/mo semestre: l'aumento e' del 23%, ricavi per 546 mld


Silence broken The alleged killer of 11-year-old Rhys Jones has been named by commenters on YouTube.â¦


The only Jewish dating site you'll ever need. Chanukah savings on Jewish, Hebrew, Bible & Israel software.


We've heard it before, and it's just not that crucial.


U.S. Raids Net Song Swappers in Copyright Crackdown

U.S. agents have raided the homes of five people who allegedly traded hundreds of thousands of songs, movies and other copyrighted material over the Internet, Attorney General John Ashcroft said on Wednesday.


After three days of waiting, the Oakland Athletics finally popped the champagne.


Clinics in retail stores bring controversy

After three months of feeling lethargic with bouts of blurred vision, 65-year-old Jim Einsweiler walked into a clinic in his local Walgreens pharmacy, mostly, he said, to appease his wife.


Tech Firms Seek to Soften Anti-Piracy Bill

Internet service providers and other technology firms are proposing to soften a bill in Congress that they claim will make them targets of frivolous entertainment industry copyright lawsuits.


Patent fracas blurs focus for Nokia, Qualcomm

InfoWorld - Ongoing legal disputes over mobile phone patents between Nokia and Qualcomm are consuming much executive management time, generating substantial lawyer fees, and, if they escalate, could affect handset development and prices, experts warn.


Napster's Shawn Fanning Back With New Music Service

Napster founder Shawn Fanning is back in the music-downloading game, this time with a legal service that has the blessing of at least some significant members of the music industry.


New candidates for the reshuffled European Commission win support from MEPs at nomination hearings.


American Hizbollah fighter buried in Lebanon

YAROUN, Lebanon  - Hizbollah held a funeral on Tuesday for one of its Lebanese fighters who was also an American citizen, witnesses said.


Jenkins' Trial Will Be High-Profile Case

The U.S. Army is preparing for its biggest desertion trial in decades following the surrender of Sgt. Charles Robert Jenkins, wanted for allegedly abandoning his patrol nearly 40 years ago and becoming a North Korean propaganda tool.


Murder suspect regrets sex with Sally Anne's corpse

A chef accused of murdering teenage model Sally Anne Bowman in 2005 told a court on Tuesday that he regrets having sex with her dead body but denies murder.


Brian Moon's Blog: Apache Worker and PHP

In a recent post to his blog, Brian Moon talks about the experience he's had with using PHP on Apache 2 with a threaded MPM at Dealnews.com.   Well, first, what is an MPM? It stands for Multi-Processing Module. [...] The most commonly used threaded MPM is the Worker MPM. In this MPM, you have several processes that run multiple threads within it. This is the one I will be talking about.   He goes on to describe the "huge memory savings" that using the module got them - using the worker process to increase the child capacity of the Apache instance. He recommends keeping it simple when compiling a server to work with the worker functionality and mentions  how it can also help with serving static pages right along side the dynamic ones (without a second server!).   Check out the post for a few more tips.


Milano, 17:43 - CALCIO, CARECA SU PATO: DIVENTERA' IL NUMERO UNO

In molti paragonano Pato e Careca, ed l'ex attaccante del Napoli e della Selecao, intervistato dal s...


Will the chip maker ever overcome Intel's advantage in the notebook market?


The San Antonio Spurs pulled away from the Sacramento Kings in the closing minutes to win 100-93 on the road on Thursday, their 11th straight victory.


Telstra Corp. Appoints Akhurst to Head Sensis Advertising Unit

Telstra Corp., Australia's largest phone company, appointed Bruce Akhurst as chief executive of its Sensis publishing and classified advertising arm, as part of its third executive shuffle in two years.


Sindacati confederali: "positivo" l'incontro di oggi tra i leader

ROMA - I leader di Cgil, Cisl e Uil hanno definito "positivo" l'incontro che hanno avuto stamane per valutare una posizione comune in vista degli incontri con il governo e con i rappresentanti degli imprenditori.


Bombs kill 25 in Baghdad, 3 UK troops in Basra

A car bomb killed 25 people on Thursday at a busy intersection in Baghdad where minibuses pick up and drop off passengers, while 20 beheaded bodies were found on a river bank south of the capital, Iraqi police said.


Grand lessons from grand larceny: An inspiring tale for today's youth.


Sudan Army Surrounds Darfur Camps, Aid Agency Says

The Sudanese army and police surrounded camps holding internally displaced people in the south of Sudan's troubled Darfur region Tuesday, blocking access to aid agencies, UN officials said.


Microsoft quietly launched its new blogging service, MSN Spaces, earlier this week. The âquietâ launch has already attracted more than 250,000 users to the new service, still in beta.


Colpite anche 2 bimbe, oltre 50 feriti e piu' di 200 arresti


âKite Runnerâ Boys Are Sent to United Arab Emirates

After months of worrying and diplomatic wrangling, the movie studio that is releasing âThe Kite Runnerâ has whisked to safety four young actors.


Families and doctors should be cautioned that children taking antidepressant drugs may be at an increased risk for suicidal behavior and thinking, and the government should require a prominent


The interim president of Haiti, President Boniface Alexandre, yesterday appealed to world leaders for aid as the death toll from the country's second flooding disaster in four months reached more than 700.


In passerella gonne a palloncino e tute fascianti


ATHENS, Greece - Michael Phelps, denied in his bid to win seven gold medals, picked up his second victory of the Athens Games by winning the 200-meter butterfly Tuesday night in Olympic-record time. Phelps fell just short of his own world record, holding off Takashi Yamamoto to win in 1 minute, 54.01 seconds...


Martha Stewart assigned to West Virginia prison

Martha Stewart will do her time farther from home than she had hoped, at a remote West Virginia prison where inmates sleep in bunk beds and rise at 6 am to do menial labor for pennies an hour.


A beleaguered Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas declared a state of emergency and disbanded the Hamas-led unity government after the Islamic militant group vanquished its Fatah rivals and effectively took control of the Gaza Strip on Thursday.


Prescription drug shipments to be tagged electronically

WASHINGTON - Three large drug manufacturers in the United States say they plan to add radio transmitter tags to bottles of pills to prevent counterfeiting and theft.


Some US computer users vastly under-estimate the dangers of going online, a survey shows.


Parents should ensure their children use mobile phones only when absolutely necessary, an expert is warning.


MacBook Air Draws Praise, But Criticism for Performance

While some call the thinnest ultra-portable laptop the market has ever seen a boon for business travelers, others are doing benchmark testing that reveal the MacBook Air is slower than its sister laptops.


RealNetworks CEO Rob Glaser has survived longer than most in the Internet business, largely by pulling rabbits out of his hat when the competition least expects it.


Britain's tax system must lose its "anti-marriage bias" to solve social problems, Tory leader David Cameron says.


Implantable chip prompts privacy concerns

Privacy advocates are concerned that an implantable microchip designed to help doctors tap into a patient's medical records could undermine confidentiality or could even be used to track the patient's movements.


The Pint lives: Metric Britain abandoned

The pint lives on: The European Commission has ditched its attempt to impose the metric system on Ireland and Britain, where a grocer was once convicted of selling bananas by the pound rather than by the kilo.


Gilchrist rues rain ruining Madras 'classic'

Australian captain Adam Gilchrist said he was disappointed rain forced the second test against India to be abandoned as a draw on the final day.


Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki ordered an investigation Monday into allegations by a Sunni Arab woman that she was raped by three members of the Shiite-dominated police force after she was detained over the weekend.


CAIRO -- Iraqi militants threatened to behead a Turkish truck driver if his company and the Kuwaiti contractor it works for did not stop their operations in Iraq within 48 hours, according to a videotape aired on Arab television yesterday.


Democrats Attack Bush's Social Security Plan

Democrats accused President Bush on Saturday of trying to scare Americans into believing the Social Security retirement system is in crisis to build support for his private investment account plan.


The Huygens spacecraft is set to detach from its "mothership" on the final leg of its journey to Saturn's moon Titan.


Breaking From Tradition and, Perhaps, Blowouts

The Americaâs Cup begins Saturday in Valencia Spain, with Alinghi, the defending champion, taking on Emirates Team New Zealand in the best-of-nine-race series.


Those who managed to survive 2004 face a fresh opportunity to clean up the ol' personal health act this year.


Yasuo Fukuda, a dovish lawmaker who has vowed to heal his party and improve ties with Japan's neighbours, took over as prime minister Tuesday braced for a bruising fight in a divided parliament.


Citing failure of two big airlines to make payments to their pension plans, top government officials Tuesday called on Congress to make it harder for corporations to dump their obligations on taxpayers.


Illegal immigrants "self deport" as woes mount

Mexican illegal immigrant Lindi sat down with her husband Marco Antonio in the weeks before Christmas to decide when to go back to Mexico.


For some Americans, weary of war in Iraq and uncertain about the future, the race horse Barbaro's fight for life was a welcome tale of hope in the face of adversity.


Flawed Symantec update cripples Chinese PCs

Update quarantined two critical system files in the Simplified Chinese version of Windows XP, affecting computers throughout China.


A provincial governor said Monday he had warned an anti-Taliban militia leader targeted in Afghanistan's deadliest suicide attack since the 2001 invasion that militants were trying to kill him. The death toll rose to more than 100.


British doctors believe they have cured a boy of a rare blood disorder after transplanting cells from his baby brother.


PeopleSoft Inc.'s  chief financial officer on Wednesday said the company's customer assurance program might not force liabilities on Oracle Corp.  if its $7.7 billion takeover bid succeeds.


There's been a lot of talk around California Speedway about lost tradition. This is the first time since 1950 that Labor Day weekend didn't play host to NASCAR's Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway in South Carolina.


Save time, stay safe by partitioning your hard drive

Putting your applications and data in a partition separate from Windows' system files makes your backups faster, and reduces the risk of a virus attack.


Talk about the wild, wild West. The Dodgers' Nomar Garciaparra hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the 10th inning off Rudy Seanez after Los Angeles hit a record-tying four consecutive homers in the ninth to tie it, and the Dodgers moved into first place in the NL West with an 11-10 victory over the San Diego Padres ...


Strategies reduce return hospital visits for asthma

NEW YORK  - Preprinted order sheets and access to a pediatrician are among strategies that can reduce the rate of return visits to the emergency department for children with asthma, a group of doctors from Canada has found.


Link Between Personality and Cancer Ruled Out

MONDAY, Jan. 24 (HealthDayNews) -- There's no link between cancer and two specific personality traits, extroversion and neuroticism, says a study in the March 1 issue of Cancer.


Allineato costo personale a quello armamento privato


Sport: Football: New boss says reviving England's 'fighting spirit' will be key as he prepares to take the reins


Once again, we are confronted with the essential difference between Him and Us. We, of course, have been thinking about the Pittsburgh Steelers since the instant that horrendous game of Oct. 31 ended. "We" would include fans, media, and, I am sure, many of the players themselves, and we have been lusting to see a rematch between the Steelers and ...


In Atlanta, Relief That the Hometown Airline Remains Aloft

Nita Bertsche, who lives a few miles north of Atlanta and has been flying on Delta Air Lines for 20 years, was relieved this week to hear that the airline had, for now at least, managed to avoid bankruptcy.


Shares of Pfizer (PFE:NYSE - news - research) dropped Thursday after a Canadian newspaper reported that the arthritis drug Celebrex is "suspected of contributing to at least 14 deaths.


Lussemburgo, 15:31 - CALCIO, PRODI: FOLLE CHI PARLA DI INEVITABILITA' MORTE

Il presidente del consiglio, Romano Prodi, da Lussemburgo torna sugli scontri di Catania che hanno p...


Defensive back Deion Sanders intercepted his first pass in four years, yukking it up all the while with linebacker Ray Lewis and the reinvigorated Baltimore Ravens.


WhatÂs Online: Shying Away From Degeneracy

Why did Fox decide not to market the new film ÂIdiocracyÂ directed by ÂBeavis and Butt-headÂ creator Mike Judge?


Anton Khudobin helped Russia set up a title-game showdown with Canada in the world junior championships, making 22 saves in a 7-2 semifinal victory over the United States on Sunday night.


That's Showbuzz!! Highlight of celeb magazines

Here is a round-up of this week's U.S. celebrity magazines Us Weekly, People, In Touch Weekly, OK! and Life and Style. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.


U.S. stocks rose on Monday, rebounding from last week's steep sell-off as optimism that Apple  would deliver strong earnings drove the Nasdaq to a gain of 1 percent.


Leo Buttiker has posted a release announcement about the new framework they've developed - Trevi.   There're already thousands of web frameworks out there so I would sink into the ground if we really wrote another one. [...] Zend Framework looked like a nice solution. But what we probably liked most is that ZF allowed us to replace every component in the framework.    To this end, their "framework" isn't truly a new way of doing things - it's just a heavily modified version of the Zend Framework they've customized to fit their needs. Trevi is their own internal name for this release.


Ucraina: la vittoria di Yushchenko Ã¨ ufficiale

Viktor Yushchenko ha vinto le elezioni presidenziali in Ucraina. Alle 7 di mattina ora italiana, con oltre il 95% delle schede scrutinate, il candidato dell'opposizione ha il 52,7% delle preferenze contro


Del. congressman recovering from strokes

U.S. Rep. Michael Castle was talkative and in good spirits Monday after suffering two small strokes over the weekend, aides said.


Microsoft, Novell defend partnership, promise details

Microsoft and Novell officials this week defended their controversial business agreement to collaborate and promote integration between Windows and SUSE Linux. But many of those at The Open Source Business Conference remained skeptical.


Sony's smaller PS2 takes aim at Nintendo

In what's shaping up to be an all-out war with Nintendo, Sony went on the offensive for the holiday-shopping season Tuesday, announcing that it will release a smaller version of its PlayStation 2 console in the United States on Nov. 1.


Braciere acceso perche' il riscaldamento non funzionava


Divani bruciati, poi fiamme si sono propagate


Amung.us launches cool Web site visitor map

Want your readers to see where they fit in among all your site's users? Check out this new widget.


Bishop on hunger strike over Brazil irrigation project

The health of a Brazilian bishop who is on a hunger strike to protest against a government irrigation project has deteriorated considerably, aides said on Monday.


Saudi Arabia Asks Libyan Ambassador to Leave

Saudi Arabia has asked Libya's  ambassador to the kingdom to leave, a Libyan Foreign Ministry  source said on Thursday, in the latest escalation of a  diplomatic row over an alleged assassination plot.


Billionaire's latest venture said to be out of this world

LONDON -- Sir Richard Branson, airline mogul and adventurer, announced plans yesterday to boldly go where no private transport company has gone before -- into space.


The courtship of Boston College football coach Tom O'Brien moved east yesterday when University of Washington athletic director Todd Turner and president Mark Emmert flew east and met with O'Brien.


CEO pay and benefits on the rise: report

Top executives at major businesses last year made as much money in one day of work on the job as the average worker made over the entire year, according to a report released on Wednesday.


Iowans in line for lead roles, but control of Senate is key

Each Iowa senator has the potential to chair a committee, depending on which party has the majority of seats. ALASKA: Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski was appointed to her seat by her father when he was elected


Nicosia, 20:58 - CALCIO, EURO 2008: CIPRO-SAN MARINO 3-0

Cipro ha battuto San Marino 3-0 (2-0) in un incontro valido per il gruppo D delle qualificazioni agl...


Study finds smoking may damage your sperm

Here's one more reason not to smoke -- smoking may damage sperm, passing along genetic damage to a man's children, Canadian researchers report.


Su pensioni, alt a disincentivi, Uil su stessa linea


Actress Pamela Anderson is all  set  to appear in sitcom which will loosely be based on her own life.


A deal to unload its gates at Chicago Midway Airport and two other cities for $87.5 million gives ATA Holdings Corp. a big advantage going into bankruptcy reorganization, experts say, both in negotiating better


Riva a Zeman: "Faccia i nomi dei dopati"

"Siamo tutti in attesa che Zeman abbia il coraggio di fare i nomi ei cognomi dei calciatori dopati: gliene saremmo grati". Controreplica dura di Gigi Riva al tecnico del Lecce. Domenica, nel corso di un'intervista


Massachusetts made sure its first home game against a defending national champion was one to remember. The Minutemen stunned seventh-ranked Connecticut 61-59 on Rashaun Freeman's layup with 4.3 seconds to play Thursday night.


Stem Cell Therapy Improves Heart Failure

NEW YORK  - Patients with heart failure  experienced a marked improvement after being given an injection  of their own stem cells, investigators reported today at the  Annual Meeting of the Society for Thoracic Surgery in Tampa,  Florida.


Many start-ups lose focus chasing new capital. That's why Brash Entertainment raised $400 million in one shot.


Omnicare Inc. (OCR.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Wednesday it extended its $30 a share all cash offer for all the outstanding shares of NeighborCare Inc.


Sanjay Leela Bhansali: The maestro of pain

Black is his favourite colour. And you donÂt have to look too hard for the reason. It defines Sanjay Leela BhansaliÂs mood and temperament.


MSPs worked for two years without fully understanding the Holyrood building contract, Lord Fraser says.


Gary Player Says at Least One Golfer Has Used Steroids

Gary Player, the Hall of Fame golfer, said Wednesday that he knew of at least one professional golfer who had used steroids, but he did not name the player.


Nemean Networks prepares tests of network security software that automates tracking of malware signatures.


U2, Pretenders to Enter Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

They may already be the world's  biggest band, and Irish rockers U2 will add another accolade to  their sheaf of honors by joining the legends in the Rock and  Roll Hall of Fame next year, organizers said on Monday.


Expos become Nationals, but not before a fight

The Montreal Expos would be renamed the Washington Nationals if the proposed move of the franchise is approved by baseball owners.


Amazon's discount strategy worries analysts

Three years ago, the online retailer responded to slowing sales by adopting the strategy of successful retailers such as Costco and Wal-Mart - to deeply discount items and reap a profit by increasing its sales volume.


Merrill Profit Falls, Beats Expectations

Merrill Lynch & Co. MER.N on Tuesday  said third-quarter profit fell 8 percent, hurt by reduced  investment banking and trading.


J.K. Rowling fairy tales sell for $4Million

A book of fairy tales created, handwritten and illustrated by J.K. Rowling sold for nearly $4 million at auction Thursday.


Sede operativa in Romania con ramificazioni in Europa


Effort to Renew Weapons Ban Falters on Hill

Despite widespread popular support, the federal law banning the sale of 19 kinds of semiautomatic assault weapons is almost certain to expire on Monday, the result


A giant panda who delivered a cub on Thursday actually gave birth to twins but one died, an Austrian zoo says.


Phone Companies Seeking Immunity Gave Money to Senator

While seeking the support of Senator John D. Rockefeller IV for legal immunity for participating in National Security Agency eavesdropping, two major phone companies held fund-raisers for him.


Guitarist John McLaughlin speeds past his critics

MONTEREY, California  - Nearly 40 years after helping pioneer jazz fusion with Miles Davis, guitar maestro John McLaughlin still faces harsh critics who dismiss such technically demanding, electronically charged music as "steroidal" or even a "pestilence."


Second Strong Quake Hits West Japan, Tsunami Warning

A second strong earthquake measuring 7.3 on the open-ended Richter scale hit western Japan on Sunday evening, just hours after the region was rocked by a similarly intense quake, public broadcaster NHK said.


Chirac rival takes helm of president's party

Nicolas Sarkozy, one of France's most ambitious and visible politicians - and an in-house rival of President Jacques Chirac - moved to the helm of the president's party yesterday, a perfect podium for him to bid for the


LSE battle hots up as Euronext seeks talks

EURONEXT has made an approach to the London Stock Exchange, increasing the possibility of a bidding war between Paris and Frankfurt for control of Europeâs largest equity market.


The justices begin their term Monday by reviewing judges' role in federal sentences.


Hain sorry for 'wrong' migration figures

Peter Hain apologises after ministers admit 300,000 more immigrants were working in the UK than first thought.


Forget Ohio, Washington State is the new Florida


AUDIO From Medialink and Cisco Systems: Patients Challenging Doctors to Take Full Advantage of Web

NEW YORK, Feb. 28  /PRNewswire/ -- A new study is showing a large shift in the number of Americans going online to help manage their health.  But the Illuminas Study, sponsored by Cisco Systems, also says doctors aren't taking enough advantage of the Internet.


Dance Review | Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: The Lure of Addictions and the Mysterious Transmigration of Red

On Sunday at City Center, two of the seasonâs revivals offered richly nuanced performances by both established and rising stars.


Facebook Attracts Developers--and Controversy

Many Web developers these days feel a sleep-depriving mix of unbridled enthusiasm and nagging concern over Facebook's social-network platform.


A NEW research from McAfee Inc has revealed how organised crime is grooming a new generation of cybercriminals using tactics reminiscent of those employed by the KGB during the Cold War.


(10/26/04)-- Federal health officials say that senior citizens shouldn't panic over the availability of flu vaccine because more doses soon will be shipped nationwide.


Il giornale e' a sostegno della Writers Guild of America


Addressing the challenge of a political east/west split will be a top priority for a Yushchenko presidency, experts say.


The Pentagon has issued a stinging rebuke to Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton, arguing that she is boosting enemy propaganda by asking how the U.S. plans to eventually withdraw from Iraq


EU leaders sign constitution; struggle to resolve EU head office ...

The 25 European Union leaders yesterday signed the EU's first constitution that aims to boost the union's presence on the world stage but will face a tough ratification test at the hands of European parliaments and voters before it can take


France's Sarkozy set for huge parliamentary win: poll

New French President Nicolas Sarkozy is set to secure a big majority in parliament next month, according to a poll for the Paris Match magazine released on Wednesday.


MEXICO CITY, Oct 12 (IPS) - Spain is celebrating Christopher Columbus's   arrival in the Americas Tuesday with promises of stronger  cooperation and  business ties with the countries it once  conquered.


Sport: Football: Owners sounded out JÃ¼rgen Klinsmann as 'insurance policy' to replace Rafael BenÃtez


Internet retailer Priceline.com Inc. said Wednesday in a regulatory filing that Mitch Truwit, its executive vice president and chief operating officer, has resigned and accepted a job with Cendant Corp.


Images from the spacecraft show two craters that may have been altered by the recent flow of water


Constanta, 22:17 - CALCIO, EUROPEI 2008: ROMANIA-BULGARIA 2-2

Romania e Bulgaria hanno pareggiato 2-2 (1-0) in un incontro valido per le qualificazioni agli Europ...


China vice health minister to fight SARS in south

To prevent a winter return of the deadly SARS virus, a senior Chinese health official will visit southern Guangdong province this month to map out measures such as banning civet cat from menus, a newspaper said on Monday.


German unemployment rises again threatening budget deficit

FRANKFURT : The number of jobless in Germany rose in October, data showed, complicating the government's already tough task of trying to draft a budget that will respect European Union guidelines.


Arafat 'OK' but doctors mull hospital stay

Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qurie says that Yasser Arafat is "OK" after a visit to the veteran leader's bedside at his West Bank headquarters.


An explosion hit the Marriott Hotel in the central area of Pakistan's capital Islamabad on Thursday, slightly injuring five people, but the government said it was not a terrorist attack.


Update 3: Judge: Conspiracy Likely in Enron Case

The judge presiding over the fraud and conspiracy trial of four former Merrill Lynch & Co. executives and two former midlevel Enron Corp.


LEVITTOWN, Pa. - Police in Bucks County have charged 12 women after an investigation into prostitutes who allegedly have been advertising on the free classified Web site Craigslist.


BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Secretary of State Colin  Powell visits Indonesia's tsunami-devastated Aceh province on  Wednesday, saying aid efforts are not only vital to survivors  but also to U.S. and regional security interests.


Gates denies NATO discontent over Afghanistan

Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday denied reports of discontent between Washington and NATO allies over Afghanistan, a day after a newspaper quoted him criticizing NATO's counterinsurgency skills.


The Writers Guild of America has reached a new contract with CBS News covering 500 newswriters, editors and other union members, averting a possible strike and ending a two-and-a-half year dispute.


Iran has released an Iranian-American academic from prison but judiciary officials said he was not free to leave the country, the official IRNA news agency reported on Thursday.


Abuso d'ufficio, falsita' ideologica, concussione


Pragmatism, not broad satisfaction guarantees, no challenge to Martin: MPs

OTTAWA (CP) - Liberal MPs expect Prime Minister Paul Martin to win a resounding vote of confidence from party grassroots next month despite deep divisions in the ranks.


Pope embarks on mission to boost Christian unity

ISTANBUL, Turkey  - Pope Benedict embarked on Wednesday on his second mission in Turkey, to improve ties between Roman Catholics and Orthodox Christians, after winning approval for his conciliatory views on Turkey and Islam.


Obama, Clinton Draw Wall Street Donors Amid Bush Disenchantment

Bloomberg - July 18 (Bloomberg) -- Wall Street donors are demonstrating their disenchantment with President George W. Bush and his policies on Iraq and the economy by giving more to Democratic presidential hopefuls Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton than to Republican candidates.


Yuschenko expects to win over 60% of votes on December 26

Presidential candidate, opposition leader Viktor Yuschenko believes that he will win over 60% of votes during the repeat voting of presidential elections.


Oil prices struck a fresh record high  above $47.50 a barrel on Thursday as fresh evidence of demand  growth in China and India underlined how rising appetite for  oil is straining the world's supply system.


Tymoshenko vows to cleanse Ukraine of corruption

Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, who  returned to her job this week, vowed on Thursday to cleanse  Ukraine of corruption and fulfill campaign promises to improve  the lives of the ex-Soviet state's 47 million people.


Baseball Roundup: Mets Add Park to List of Rotation Hopefuls

Chan Ho Park signed a one-year, $600,000 contract Friday with the Mets, joining a logjam of what will now be no fewer than nine pitchers competing for three open slots in the starting rotation.


A freed Nigerian oil militant vows to continue his struggle to keep more oil wealth in the Niger Delta.


Lions beat Chiefs to end home schedule with win

The Detroit Lions held on to beat the Kansas City Chiefs 25-20 to end a six-game losing streak on Sunday, providing a small bright spot in another disappointing year.


Helsinki, 11:11 - NUOTO, EUROPEI: PLOS E TUMIOTTO IN SEMIFINALE 100 RANA E MISTI

Ombretta Plos si è qualificata per le semifinali dei 100 rana gli Europei di nuoto in vasca c...


Nobel winner slams detention of Americans in Iran

An Iranian-American woman detained in Tehran is being held illegally and has been repeatedly denied access to attorneys, Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi told CNN on Friday. Haleh Esfandiari and other Iranian-Americans held in Iran are political prisoners, said Ebadi, one of Haleh Esfandiari's attorneys. Ebadi -- who won the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize and is the founder of the Center for Defense of Human Rights in Tehran -- was once held in the same prison as Esfandiari.


The co-pilot of a jet that crash-landed at Heathrow tells a newspaper he feared a "catastrophic crash".


Parigi, 11:53 - RUGBY, MONDIALI: SUD AFRICA SENZA BURGER PER 4 GARE

La nazionale di rugby del Sud Africa dovrà fare a meno del flanker Schalk Burger per le pross...


Fed-up fans at the Air Canada Centre yesterday treated Vince Carter as if the trade was already a done deal. SUPERSONICS 101 RAPTORS 94.


Benazir Bhutto's party was due to discuss a successor to the slain Pakistani opposition leader on Sunday and decide whether to contest an election due in little over a week.


Golden Opportunities: Fine Line: Shielding Eldersâ Money, and Independence

Thousands of older Americans have filed suits against companies who have promoted dubious offers even though the victims concede they freely unwise decisions.


Controversial Swiss culture show abroad sparks domestic storm

An exhibition at Switzerland's cultural centre in Paris, which sheds the more common image of orderly Swiss society in favour of political rebellion and a vomiting actor, triggered an uproar in Switzerland.


Raines: Fannie Mae Board Meets, CEO Shakeup Possible

Will he stay or will he go? Franklin Raines still has his job as chief executive of Fannie Mae (nyse: FNM - news - people ), but an executive shakeup was on the agenda when the mortgage giant's board met Sunday.


AMD Quad FX debuts in Japanese four-GPU PC

Athlon 64 FX-7x series launches today? AMD will today announce its Quad FX platform, formerly codenamed '4x4', it has been claimed. The technology is built out of Nvidia's nForce 680a SLI chipset and AMD's new Athlon 64 FX-70 series of dual-core processors.â¦


Held TB patient not very infectious, U.S. CDC says

A man infected with a dangerous strain of tuberculosis who was forcibly isolated after traveling across much of Europe is not likely to have been highly infectious, U.S. health experts said on Wednesday.


Ex guardia giurata, disoccupato, rifiutava abbandono


U.S. chain store retail sales saw a  slight decline of 0.3 percent on a week-over-week basis.   However, on a year-over-year basis, the sales momentum remained  strong at 3.5 percent, a report said on Tuesday.


Ivan Bears Down on Jamaica with 150 Mph Winds Strengthening

More than half a million Jamaicans fled their homes today as Hurricane Ivan bore down on the island with 150 mph winds. It left a trail of destruction across the Caribbean and the death toll of 23 was expected to rise.


Mexico vote gives Bush new "amigo" in Latin America

Felipe Calderon's election victory   in Mexico gives the U.S. government a much-needed conservative   ally in Latin America, where it has lost influence in recent   years as a string of leftist leaders took power.


Dolan Says Knicksâ Heart Preserved Thomasâs Job

The team is playing with renewed spirit, said James L. Dolan, and the franchise is heading in the right direction.


Big Tobacco Downplays Smoking-Cancer Link When Sued

TUESDAY, Nov. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Cigarette makers may publicly admit that their products cause cancer, but when sued by sick smokers, they deny or minimize the link, according to a new analysis of lawsuits.


In one of his last moves as director of national intelligence before leaving for the State Department, John D. Negroponte signed off on a new and unusually detailed policy directive that sets out common principles for intelligence analysis for the nation's 16 spy agencies.


Vicenza, 19:04 - CALCIO: IL VICENZA ACQUISTA TREPAK, PORTIERE UNGHERESE

Il Vicenza Calcio oggi ha perfezionato il trasferimento a titolo definitivo del portiere Attila Trep...


Liz Claiborne, Clothes Designer Who Kept the Professional Woman in Mind, Dies at 78

She defied the male-dominated ranks of the fashion industry and started her own hugely successful company.


Oil prices ended in negative territory  on Monday after dealers took profits from a nearly $2 surge  that had been triggered by export disruptions in Iraq and the  North Sea.


Great Wolf Resorts' IPO opens 32% higher.


Danny Ainge doesn't think the Celtics' chemistry is very good, although he thinks it's better now than it was a month ago. But it's not just a matter of players getting along ("It's so much more than just the personality of the locker room") and he sees it as something that he alone cannot and should not ...


Last season came to a crashing halt for Lynn Tech as the Tigers were defeated by Rockland , 60-47, in the EMass final. This season, Tech returns all five starters and its top eight players, and is on a mission to erase last year's bad memories.


Onda enorme danneggia 100 auto e palazzo nel porto di Savona


Oil Innovations Pump New Life Into Old Wells

Technology has unlocked more oil from old fields, challenging forecasts that reserves are drying out.


MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan - At first glance the election commissionâs map of Afghanistan appears to be a colour-coded layout of the countryâs patchwork ethnic groups.


By SETH BORENSTEIN  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - How could NASA improve on a week that saw a successful space shuttle launch against bad-weather odds, the unveiling of an exciting new mission to the moon and a tantalizing discovery on Mars?  With a Nobel Prize, of course.


The Nicolas Cage action movie Ghost Rider opens at the top of the North American box office chart.


Economy Grows at Slower Pace Than Expected

The U.S. economy, struggling under the weight of a bloated trade deficit, grew at a relatively modest 2.8 percent annual rate in the second quarter, a slower pace of expansion than previously thought.


Depression, loneliness tied to physical ills

Depression, severe mental illness and loneliness are linked to illnesses such as heart disease and dementia, according to several studies published on Monday.


WASHINGTON - UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said yesterday he was "disappointed" to learn his son Kojo was getting secret payments from a company under investigation for its role in the Iraq oil-for-food scandal.


Life & style: Who looked good this year? Who entertained us? And who upped their game? We present ...


The dollar fell to a new record low  against the euro on Tuesday as investors, tiring of tough talk  on exchange rates by European officials, dismissed new   warnings from euro zone officials.


Security software maker updates antivirus engine to plug hole that lets virus writers manipulate compressed files and avoid detection.


Barcelona's Eto'o goes from Villain to Victor

African Footballer of the Year Samuel Eto'o has shown both facets of his playing skills in Barcelona's 4-1 win over Real Zaragoza.


Former President George H.W. Bush got his World War II service revolver back Wednesday, 60 years after giving it to a Navy lieutenant aboard the submarine that rescued him when his plane was shot down over the Pacific Ocean.


British Airways passengers at Heathrow Airport have suffered further travel disruption with two more flights cancelled due to "technical" problems.


Five more Palestinians were killed Thursday in Gaza as Israel pushed on with a massive operation in the north of the territory despite criticism by officers that the offensive had become counter-productive.


The Thai armed forces seized power   without firing a shot, dismissed Prime Minister Thaksin   Shinawatra's government, revoked the constitution and promised   a swift return to democracy after political reforms.


Colorado could become the Florida of 2004

Whether President George W. Bush serves another four years or is ousted by challenger John Kerry may depend on a last-minute amendment to the Colorado constitution that has deeply divided residents of the western state.


Senate passes spy bill and phone immunity

Phone companies that took part in President George W. Bush's warrantless domestic spying program would receive retroactive immunity from lawsuits under a bill approved on Tuesday by the Democratic-led Senate.


Blogs are popping up all over, and e-mails are being written fast, furiously, and passionately.


A successful businesswoman was murdered on a first date with a man she had met in a nightclub, a court hears.


W. Hempfield Hears Temporary Housing Plan

By Tom Knapp  Trailer park proposed during renovation of apartments  TOM KNAPP           A fleet of 12 trailers may be used to provide temporary housing for residents of a West Hempfield Township apartment complex.         Township supervisors on Feb.


A delicate new ring and possibly two new moons have been spotted around Saturn by the US-European Cassini mission, astronomers announced Thursday.