Aid group suspends Iraq work after kidnapping; US planes hit ...

BAGHDAD : Iraq suffered a fresh blow as the foreign aid group CARE halted its operations in the violence-wracked country after the kidnapping of a top relief worker, while a car bomb blew up in Baghdad.


Latest NetBeans thinks big for scripting

Migrate and be damned Sun Microsystems is reaching out to scripters and developers on rivals' IDEs with enterprise tools and a migration program for its latest version of NetBeans.â¦


Following an emotional loss in the AFC Championship game in January, linebacker Tedy Bruschi was noncommittal about his return to the Patriots for the 2007 season. But Bruschi has since been more definitive and plans to suit up for a 12th season, a source close to the situation confirmed last night.


Henrico Frank went from being just another of Germany's 4 million unemployed people to a media celebrity overnight.Comment


Hospitals fear nurse shortage may make treatment guarantee impossible ...

Many hospitals do not believe that the promised guarantee of treatment can be implemented in Finnish public health facilities next year.


Cross-Section Heads into Space With Russian Launch

By Mike Eckel THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan -- A Russian-built rocket carrying the world's first female space tourist lifted off today on a flight to the international space station.


Storm traps passengers on runway for 8 hours

Bad weather kept passengers on a Cancun-bound JetBlue flight trapped on the tarmac at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport for eight hours Wednesday.


Russia Signs Deal for Gas Pipeline Along Caspian Sea

Analysts say Russiaâs pipeline deal with Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan could strengthen its monopoly on Central Asiaâs energy exports.


Russian oil major Yukos' crippling tax debts finally forced a much-feared production cut on Wednesday, but its exports to Europe looked safe after it cut a barter deal with the pipeline monopoly.


Hong Kong voters turn out in force for legislative election ...

A record 1.7 million Hong Kong voters cast ballots Sunday for an election that sent a fresh contingent of pro-democracy opposition politicians to the legislature, but apparently not as many Beijing's allies had feared.


Oh, that James Bond. Sometimes itâs just about impossible to keep up with him and his women. A day after announcing that the British actress Gemma Arterton will be the new âBond girl,â Reuters revised its call, reporting that 007âs sidekick will be the Ukrainian actress Olga Kurylenko. The news agency, citing âa source close to the film,â said that although Ms. Arterton has a role in the forthcoming film, it is not as extensive as that of Ms. Kurylenko, above, a former model seen recently in âHitman.â.


Jason Sherman, 25, admits he sometimes finds it hard to say what he means: He once broke up with a girlfriend by text messaging her on his cellphone, and he says he has used e-mail to deliver similar news to other women.


Stock futures fell on Wednesday,  pointing to a lower market open, as weaker-than-expected  earnings from J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. JPM.N, the second  largest U.S. bank, and an investigation into the insurance  industry soured Wall Street's mood.


National security adviser Condoleezza Rice is President Bush's choice to succeed Secretary of State Colin Powell, two senior administration officials tell CNN.


The Nobel Prize in Economics shared between Norwegian and US ...

The Norwegian professor in economics, Finn E.Kydland, and his US colleague Edward C.Prescott have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics 2004.


The FTC is taking a closer look at Google's latest catch.


Left-hander Al Leiter returns to the Florida Marlins to sign a one-year contract after the New York Mets did not offer arbitration on Tuesday.


Environment minister Fares Boueiz resigns over Emile Lahoud's being allowed a second presidential term.


Presidential hopefuls starting to use blogs, social networking sites to advance their cause.


Study: IT job market continues to be stagnant

The IT job market remains tight in the U.S., with more workers than available jobs in many parts of the country, according to the Center for Urban Economic Development at the University of Illinois in Chicago.


Human two-legged walking uses much less energy than chimps' four-legged gait, scientists show.


Heavy rain and wind from what was once Hurricane Ivan assaulted the southern Appalachian region Friday, unleashing deadly rain, washing away homes and knocking out power to tens of thousands.


The US military's outgoing top commander says he opposed plans to replace him at the end of his term.


Ariane rocket orbits satellites for Africa and N. America

KOUROU, French Guyana  - An Ariane-5 rocket  blasted off from French Guyana on Friday putting into orbit  telecommunications satellites for Africa and North America, the  six Ariane mission this year.


France's parliament passes a new bill introducing possible DNA tests for foreign migrants joining relatives.


12/5/04- A woman has been arrested for allegedly setting up a fake flu shot clinic on a college campus in Minnesota this week. When you see a security alert on doors all over the Augsburg College campus, you


The Pittsburgh Steelers probably will be without prized rookie quarterback Ben Roethlisberger when they close the regular season on Sunday in Buffalo.


Two Nato soldiers die in fighting in southern Afghanistan but their nationalities are not known.


While his competition debates, the actor/senator will jump into the race from Jay Leno's couch


Continental Airlines Sees $19 Mln Charges

Continental Airlines Inc. expects to take $19 million in fourth-quarter charges for future lease payments and return conditions for aircraft retirements, the No. 5 U.S. airline said in a filing on Friday.


Prices spiked 4.1 percent last year, the highest increase in 17 years.


The Revolution have advanced to the MLS Cup three of the last five years, falling short twice in extra time and once on penalty kicks. Dusan Petkovic hopes he can make the difference this season.


The new battery, said to be safer and charge faster than conventional lithium ion batteries, could show up in HP notebooks this year.


Wolfsburg, 17:18 - CALCIO, WOLFSBURG: MAGATH METTE FUORI ROSA 5 GIOCATORI

Il tecnico del Wolfsburg Felix Magath ha messo guori rosa cinque giocatori: si tratta del difensore ...


Cavaliers activate Wagner, put Jackson on IL

The Cleveland Cavaliers activated guard Dajuan Wagner before Monday's game in Memphis and put rookie swingman Luke Jackson on the injured list.


U.S. stocks finished flat on Wednesday  after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates for a fourth  time this year and indicated it would keep its moderate  campaign of tightening credit instead of shifting to a more  aggressive gear.


Pentagon sees Taliban on defensive in Afghanistan

Western forces in Afghanistan have the Taliban on the defensive after a series of spring battles that have also been blamed for a rising civilian death toll, a senior U.S. military officer said on Wednesday.


ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia -- The African Union said yesterday that the situation in Sudan's troubled Darfur region was worsening because of the return of re armed janjaweed militia and Khartoum's resolve to use military force.


There are big variations in how many children from different neighbourhoods go to university.


A former member of the Black Watch believes the regiment is ready for its move to a more hostile area of Iraq. On Wednesday, more than 800 soldiers from the battalion began moving out of Basra towards an area south of Baghdad.


Sharp Rise of Yuan May Cost Millions of Jobs

By Xin Dingding  Labor experts have warned of huge job losses if the Chinese currency continues to appreciate sharply.


WebEx Mixes Meetings With Sales Force Automation

WebEx Communications is one of the pioneers of real-time collaboration applications. In fact, to many companies the name WebEx is synonymous with online meetings.


NEW YORK - Friday's rematch between President Bush and John Kerry proved to be a livelier affair, and a more revealing show, than their first debate.    The big difference, of course, was the town-hall format that surrounded the two candidates with 140 voters, some of whom got to ask the questions they had brought...


The US president and rebel senators reach a deal on a controversial bill on interrogating terror suspects.


Newcastle goalkeeper Shay Given has had a stomach operation to repair a tear in his lower abdominals, the Premiership club said.


Mass Effect Does for Games What Star Wars Did for Films

Pssst. Jedi wannabes. You might wanna jump ship. A sci-fi force more powerful than Lucas' is coming soon - not to a theater, but to an Xbox 360 near you.


The military campaign in Afghanistan is "winnable", Liberal Democrat leader Sir Menzies Campbell says.


Who were they kidding? Teemu Selanne and Scott Niedermayer were never suited for retirement.


MIAMI -- Tough times in the national housing market led to a company record loss of $513.9 million for Lennar Corp. in the third quarter, with drops in sales prices and home deliveries compounded by heavy charges to write down land values. Its shares fell almost 4 percent.


The optimism that Paris expressed, at the end of last week, concerning releasing the kidnapped French journalists Chesnot and Malbrunot in Iraq, turned into caution at the beginning of this week.


Drinking a pint of milk a day may protect against diabetes and heart disease, say UK researchers.


Â«PiÃ¹ l'auto inquina, piÃ¹ tasse paghiÂ»

Per liberare le cittÃ  dallo smog, in arrivo un meccanismo studiato dal Ministero dell'ambiente in base alle emissioni e ai consumi dei veicoli. E Lunardi rivuole le targhe alterne. ROMA - Per liberare le cittÃ


Andy Cole misses six games over a brawl at West Brom game

LONDON - Fulham striker Andy Cole will miss six games and pay a 10,000 pound (US$17,800) fine for brawling with opponents and abusing a match official at last month's game against West Bromwich Albion.


Best Buy Co. Inc. said Thursday that it will dismiss Ernst & Young as the company's independent auditor after revealing in May that a former Best Buy director been compensated by the accounting firm.


Japan eyes robots to support aging population

It looks like a washing machine on wheels, but the bulky contraption vacuuming the hallways of a Tokyo high-rise is a robot.


U.S. Planes Hit Militias as Tanks Near Najaf Shrine

NAJAF, Iraq  - U.S. helicopter gunships pounded  Shi'ite militias in the holy Iraqi city of Najaf on Sunday as  tanks rumbled to within 800 meters (yards) of a besieged shrine  at the center of a near three-week insurgency.


"BlackBerry blackouts" aim for life/work balance

It may be wishful thinking, but a  Canadian government ministry has sent out a directive to its  employees urging them to relax and not to use their BlackBerry  smartphones at night or on weekends and holidays.


ISLAMABAD: President Musharraf's loyalist Shaukat Aziz was on Friday elected as Pakistan's PM in a national assembly vote boycotted by the opposition in protest of the Speaker' decision not to permit their jailed candidate Javed Hashmi to take part in the


Republican seeks 'do-over' in Washington governor's race

Republican Dino Rossi on Wednesday urged his Democratic rival in the closest governor's race in state history to join him in calling for revote.


Barbara upgraded to tropical storm off Mexico

Cyclone Barbara strengthened in the  Pacific Ocean on Friday and was upgraded to a tropical storm  likely to hit Mexico or Guatemala, but there was no immediate  indication it would become a hurricane.


Bergamo, Italy (Sports Network) - Serie A cellar dwellers Atalanta fired its coach Andrea Mandorlini after he failed to produce a victory in any of the club's first 14 league matches this season.


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Iraqi Government Extends Ban On Al- Jazeera, Seals Office

The Iraqi government on Saturday extended a ban on Al-Jazeera television and sealed the Baghdad office of the Arab news channel, charging it had not complied with


The widow of Daniel Patrick Moynihan, the Democratic senator who helped Hillary Clinton in her first bid for the Senate, endorsed Barack Obama for president on Thursday.


Rajnikant with newly-weds Surya, Jyothika

The Tamil superstar makes an appearance at the wedding.


Wal-Mart's CIO talks about the potential for RFID to revolutionize the retailer's "take-care-of-the-customer" processes.


An inquiry into allegations Tony Blair's government traded political honors for cash intensified Tuesday as British media reported a senior Blair aide had expressed concerns the leader's chief fundraiser had attempted to influence her evidence to police.


Briton jailed in Iraq claims he was tortured

Â· Barber denies part in Shia cult Soldiers of HeavenÂ· FO says it is unable to give full consular support


ATI Technologies Inc. saw revenue for its fiscal fourth quarter jump 50% as the Canadian computer graphics chip maker inched closer to eclipsing chief rival Nvidia Corp.


The Tory leader defends his plans for an  annual limit on immigrants and denies it is a bid to shore-up his party's core support.


Microsoft loses EU appeal on bundling Windows Media Player

The European Union Court of First Instance has upheld the US$665.4 million fine on Microsoft imposed by the executive European Commission in March and will now force the company to offer European computer makers a version of the Windows operating system


PeopleSoft Rejects Oracle; Ellison Appeals To Shareholders

He says he will walk away if the majority of shareholders don't themselves sell to Oracle by Nov. 19. By Rick Whiting. PeopleSoft's fate is in the hands of its shareholders.


Si sospetta dolo, in passato gia' altre intimidazioni


Sling founder 'stoked' about sale to EchoStar

Sling Media chief Blake Krikorian talks about the sale of his company to the maker of Dish Networks and what it will mean for their funky red trapezoid set-top box.


TIGER Woods shot a bogey-free five-under-par 66 yesterday to overtake a fading Colin Montgomerie and win the Target World Challenge in Thousand Oaks, California.


Binge eating is major health problem: study

Out-of-control binge eating is the biggest eating disorder in the United States, more common than anorexia and bulimia combined and contributing to a rise in obesity, researchers said on Thursday.


Mets Manager Fired but Will Finish Season

Art Howe was fired as manager of the struggling New York Mets on Wednesday, but decided to honor general manager Jim Duquette's request to stay in the dugout for the rest of the year.


An independent inquiry has concluded thousands of Gulf War veterans were made ill by their service. Shaun Rusling and Noel Baker, who have experienced a variety of illnesses since serving in the Gulf, are


Consumer craze hits post-sanctions Libya

Freed from sanctions, Libyans are rushing to the shops. Goods long denied are flying off the shelves as pro-market reforms and a petrodollar windfall combine to turn those with sufficient savings into compulsive consumers.


Philippines asks foreign governments to help rebuild typhoon ...

Philippine officials sought international help Sunday to rebuild villages devastated by back-to-back storms that left more than 1,000 people either dead or missing and devastated mostly poor northern agricultural regions.


Young Voters Defy Their Elders, Give Congress High Marks

Americans of ages 18 to 30 hold political views that differ from the general population in some ways that are not at all surprising, and some that are, according to the latest survey by the nonprofit group Young Voter Strategies.


What you learn about people â and yourself â when you need them to donate an organ.


Los Angeles, 10:53 - CALCIO, GALAXY KO SENZA BECKHAM CONTRO TIGRES UANL

I Los Angeles Galaxy senza David Beckham hanno perso 3-0 cpn i messicani del Tigres Uanl nel torneo ...


Britain to cut Iraq force to 5,500 in 2007: Blair

British Prime Minister Tony Blair said  on Wednesday that Britain would reduce its troop levels in Iraq  by 1,600 over coming months, but its soldiers would stay in the  country into 2008 as long as they were wanted.


Reperti saranno sottoposti a esame Dna se possibile


'Presenza Chiambretti fulminante,Elio l'altra faccia della luna'


Prosecutor Dramatizes Child Porn Increase

A federal prosecutor frustrated with an increase in the number of sexual predators who seek out young children saved up 16 cases in his Kansas district and put them before the same grand jury, hoping to illustrate the scope of the problem.


Non trova riscontri certi l'ipotesi di un coinvolgimento del fidanzatoIn arrivo nuovi interrogatori. Il procuratore: "Non c'Ã¨ una pistola fumante"                                            Garlasco, sotto esame due alibi Dubbi su un parente di Chiara                                                                                Sotto la lente dei carabinieri anche una conoscenza recente


Siemens AG said Friday it anticipates unspecified additional costs from a software problem with new mobile phones that has led retailers to suspend sales.


Higher tuition fees will lead students away from partying and drive them to work harder, a study says.


Medio Oriente. Uccisi quattro palestinesi nel sud della striscia ...

Quattro palestinesi sono stati uccisi oggi a Deir al Balah, nel sud della striscia di Gaza. Un' incursione dell'esercito israeliano Ã¨ in corso nell'area, alla ricerca, secondo fonti militari, di tunnel clandestini


Tsunami warning issued as big quake hits Sumatra

A powerful earthquake measuring 7.9 struck near Indonesia's Sumatra island on Wednesday triggering tsunami warnings across the region, officials said.


Combat Bots, Sumo Bots and Soccer Bots at the RoboGames All Weekend

Wired News will be covering the RoboGames this weekend in San Francisco. Bookmark this page for ongoing coverage of combat bots, sumo bots, soccer bots and more.


(InfoWorld) - Hewlett-Packard's executive vice president of global operations, Gilles Bouchard, will leave the company at the end of October. The news came Tuesday immediately before HP announced that ChairmanÂ Patricia Dunn will step down. Bouchard's departure comes at aÂ difficult time for HP. Dunn faces questions from organizations including the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation and a congressional committee. The questions relate to the way in which details of phone calls made by board members and journalists were obtained during an internal investigation into boardroom leaks regarding the departure of former HP Chief Executive Officer Carly Fiorina. On Tuesday, HP announced that company CEO Mark Hurd will succeed Dunn, who will remain chairman through the companyâs Jan. 18, 2007, board meeting. Meanwhile, Hurd announced Bouchard's decision to leave in an e-mail sent to all employees late Monday, adding that Bouchard will remain in post until Oct. 31. In June, HP announced plans toÂ axe the global operations organizationÂ that Bouchard heads in an effort to simplify its operating model, folding it back into the company's three main business units: Imaging and Printing Group, Personal Systems Group and Technology Solutions Group. Bouchard's work leading that transition has been "outstanding," with the majority of the work completed in the third quarter, Hurd wrote in his e-mail. The closure of the global operations group, where Bouchard managed HP's worldwide supply chain and customer-facing operations activities, is part of aÂ broader reorganization of the companyÂ began in July 2005. That process began with the elimination of the central service unit responsible for enterprise sales, the Customer Solutions Group. Staff and activities from that group were also redeployed to the company's three main business units. Bouchard joined the company in 1989, working in its printer business. He later took charge of merging HP's supply chain with that of Compaq when the two companies joined. Before concentrating on global operations, Bouchard had an additional responsibility as the company's chief information officer, charged with simplifying HP's IT infrastructure. In that role, he was responsible for a migration of the company's ERP (enterprise resource planning) system. Then CEO Fiorina said in August 2004 that problems with that migration had contributed to the company'sÂ failure to meet financial targetsÂ in that year's third fiscal quarter.


FCC to Deny 'Private Ryan' Indecent-Source

A majority of U.S. communications  regulators have voted to deny viewer complaints that ABC  television stations violated indecency rules when they aired  the movie "Saving Private Ryan" last November, an FCC official  said on Monday.


Ashley Cole believes Chelsea must concentrate on winning the Champions League as their hopes of retaining the Premiership begin to fade.


In Professorâs Model, Diversity = Productivity

In the long-running debate on affirmative action, Scott E. Page, a professor at the University of Michigan, is a fresh voice.


Off Yemen, a Storied Stand Is Vulnerable

One of the last stands of dragonâs blood trees may soon succumb to the harsh environment.


Mammoth $200M wind farm proposed in Iowa

Northern Iowa could have one of the nation's largest wind farms by 2008. Iowa Winds LLC wants to build a 200- to 300-megawatt farm covering about 40,000 acres in Franklin County.


Hollywood couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are in India where the actress will begin working in a film, reports say.


Turkey's imams predict more freedom of worship â thanks to the ...

After wrapping up evening prayers, the head imam of the Alaaddin mosque turns from Mecca, tucked his feet under his overcoat and thought of Europe.


Mel Gibson and Michael Moore made very different movies with the same message: The truth shall make you free


Indian PM Manmohan Singh arrives in China for a three-day visit aimed at improving bilateral relations.


Ex imam chiedera' un indennizzo di 20 mln a Sismi e Cia


Dalla Guardia di Finanza nei primi 5 mesi dell'anno


Ukraine Presidential Election Results Disputed

Tens of thousands of opposition supporters have rallied in the main square of Ukraine's capital to protest what they say is fraud in Sunday's run-off presidential election.


Life & style: Harry Ferguson was astonished by the compassion and professionalism of his terminally ill mother's carers.


In news that will send Peach Pit-obsessed Gen-Xers racing to Amazon.com,   the powers-that-be at Paramount have announced that Beverly Hills,   90210 and its spinoff, Melrose Place, are finally headed to   DVD.


Thai schools close in south as more attacks reported

Warnings that Muslim insurgents may try to abduct Buddhist teachers and students prompted most schools in the violence-wracked southern provinces of Thailand to close yesterday, education officials said.


Russians Begin Burying Victims of Attack

BESLAN, Russia - Mothers wailed over the coffins of their children Sunday and dozens of townsmen dug graves in a football field-sized piece of scrubland next to the cemetery. Funeral processions snaked through the streets of this grief-stricken town as Russians began to bury victims of the terror attack on a school that left more than 350 people dead...


VATICANO - La luce spirituale della stella che guidÃ² i Magi ÂÃ¨ anche oggi in grado di guidare ogni uomo a GesÃ¹Â sottolinea allÂAngelus dellÂEpifania Benedetto XVI, ringraziando i bambini dellÂInfanzia Missionaria che Âvanno incontro alle necessitÃ  di altri bambini, spinti dallÂamore che il Figlio di Dio, fattosi fanciullo, ha portato sulla terraÂ CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - ÂDopo essersi posata Âsopra il luogo dove si trovava il bambinoÂ, la stella che aveva guidato i Magi cessÃ² la sua funzione, ma la sua luce spirituale Ã¨ sempre presente nella parola del Vangelo, che Ã¨ anche oggi in...


As Christmas nears, the Red Sox are looking to give their fans a holiday gift. The club is close to announcing a four-year contract with stalwart catcher Jason Varitek, a


Sony Closer to Content/Gadget Vision with MGM Deal

With its acquisition of Hollywood film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Sony Corp is one step closer to its vision of linking hardware and content, and to winning the key battle for the next generation DVD.


UK farmers anxiously await the results of tests which will show whether two different livestock viruses have spread.


Esce l'ad Jim Donald, deleghe operative tornano a Schultz


Google Introduces Search Program for Hard Drives

Online search engine leader Google introduced a new software program today that promises to scour through the clutter files on hard drives.


Wife of abandoned man makes contact from home in Spain

The family who abandoned an 82-year-old man suffering from Alzheimer's disease in a hospital waiting room have made contact from Spain with the social services department caring for the man.


Afghanistan Says U.S. Frees 81 Taliban Prisoners

U.S. forces in Afghanistan freed 81  suspected Taliban fighters from military jails across the  country Sunday and some of the released men said they had been  mistreated and tortured in custody.


His gut was twisted into a knot, his head pounding, his leg searing in pain from a gunshot wound. Ibrahim Mohamed Doud, a village elder in an African tribe, remembers the day an


Supporters at the Web site SaveMartha! (www.save martha.com) have pledged to serve Martha Stewart's five-month prison sentence for her convictions on charges of obstruction of justice and lying to federal investigators.


Church of England calls Sony game 'sick'

The Church of England accused Sony Corp. on Saturday of using an English cathedral as the backdrop to a violent computer game and said it should be withdrawn from shop shelves.


World Macedonian Congress (SMK) Chairman Todor Petrov on 1 September presented a petition to the Macedonian parliament calling for a referendum on the government's plans to cut the number of administrative ...


Darfur Talks Deadlocked Over Disarmament

Sudanese peace talks began under a cloud  on Monday after Khartoum rejected a plan for African troops to  disarm rebels in the troubled Darfur region.


Provisional Ballots Will Still Be Counted

Ohio seemed to be the focus of this election until John Kerry conceded to George Bush, but the Ohio count will continue. Unofficially Bush wins Ohio, but voters won't know the official count for a few weeks.


Morte al supermarket, confessa l'omicida

Giovanni Lombardi, 34 anni, ha ammesso di aver ucciso, nel corso di una rapina al supermercato 'Roma' di Barletta, il proprietario dell'esercizio Michele Fiorella. Basilicata: 7 morti sulle strade. Roma, 21


Iran says it will never stop nuclear activities

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Wednesday Iran would never yield to international pressure to suspend its uranium enrichment work.


FORMULA 1 - La Jordan al via anche nel prossimo Mondiale

Scongiurato a quanto pare l'addio dalle piste: la Jordan ha annunciato che al Mondiale 2005 di Formula 1 ci sarÃ  anche lei. "Ancora non abbiamo consegnato tutta la documentazione - ha fatto sapere un portavoce


Pictures from Athens as Britain's rowers get the day off to a great start at the Olympic Games.


With re-election behind him, President Bush was meeting Thursday with his Cabinet and he was likely to discuss the agenda for his second term.


La moneta unica scambiata a 1,4556 dollari e 155,98 yen


In the frame: the President, the ladies who launch and the art world's biggest players

It is an unlikely pairing. One, a publicity-shy member of the British aristocracy, was bridesmaid to Princess Margaret.


Low-Fare Airline, ATA, Seeks Bankruptcy Protection

OCTOBER 27, 2004 -- Indianapolis, Ind. -- ATA Airlines yesterday filed for bankruptcy protection, the first domestic, low-fare airline to go the way of several traditional air carriers.


In this World Series, a tale of the ragtag coming together

Much of America cheers on the Red Sox as the team tries to end its drought of championships. By Mark Sappenfield | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.


RALEIGH, N.C. -- A National Guardsman who pleaded guilty to killing a 17-year-old Iraqi soldier said he shot the young man after they had consensual sex in a guard tower, a newspaper reported yesterday, citing court-martial records.


Holocaust Insurance Case Inches Closer to Settlement

A federal judge cleared the way for a long-running dispute over unpaid life insurance claims for Holocaust victims to move a step closer to a settlement.


British police hunt more suspects over bomb plots

British anti-terrorism detectives hunted on Monday for more members of a suspected militant cell which rammed a jeep packed with fuel into a Scottish airport and left two car bombs in central London.


Fiat extends deadline on GM auto deal to February 2

Italian industrial group Fiat is to wait until at least February 2 to exercise its right to sell the troubled Fiat Auto division to US giant General Motors.


EU's new language chief gets lost in translation

The European Union's designated language chief left interpreters tongue-tied on Monday while trying to persuade EU lawmakers he was the right man for the job.


'Ray' producers give us plenty of man's genius - his music

Between losing his brother at age 5, his eyesight at 7 and both parents by 15, as well as having a two-decade heroin habit and affairs with countless women, Ray Charles had enough drama in his life to fill a movie without a note of music being played.


Hungary Plans to Withdraw Troops From Iraq

Hungary's government will ask lawmakers to keep its 300 troops in Iraq for an extra three months before pulling them out by March 31, the country's new prime minister said Wednesday.


DaimlerChrysler places EADS shares, keeps votes

DaimlerChrysler has placed 7.5 percent of EADS with a public-private consortium in a 1.5-billion-euro ($1.95 billion) deal that maintains the Franco-German balance of power at the aerospace firm.


Evgeni Malkin scored three goals for the second time in 11 games, and Ty Conklin stopped 43 shots to remain unbeaten in regulation as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New York Rangers, 4-1, last night.


New French finance minister optimistic despite flagging economic data

French Finance Minister Herve Gaymard started his new job confronted by three reports signalling a worrsiome weakness in the national economy.


Pedro Martinez dazzles for seven as Boston takes a seemingly safe three games to none lead. By MARC TOPKIN, Times Staff Writer. ST.


Afghan president vows to reform the government

President Hamid Karzai swore in a new Cabinet on Friday, promising the 27-strong group will leave their ethnicities and regional interests at the door in order to work for


Surprise! Usher And Alicia Keys Dominate Billboard Awards

Last night Billboard held its annual music awards show at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. To the surprise of absolutely no one, the major winners of the night were Usher (with 11 tropies) and Alicia Keys, who took home seven awards.


Uganda says 72 soldiers and family die in crash

Seventy-two people, mostly Ugandan soldiers, were killed and another 41 injured, many seriously, when their huge truck crashed into a concrete barrier in the east of the country, a spokesman said on Monday.


Barack Obama is giving to charity more than $70,000 in contributions linked to an indicted Chicago businessman whose past connections to the Democratic presidential candidate have created a distraction and raised questions about his judgment.


Poles Permit Take Down of Hijacked Planes

A new Polish law gives authorities the power to order hijacked airliners shot down — a post-Sept. 11 measure that underscores growing terrorism concerns in Europe but drew criticism when enacted in Germany.


Bush Shrugs Off Bad Polls on Iraq Outlook

President Bush on Thursday shrugged off polls that suggest most Iraqis see Americans as occupiers not liberators. "I saw a poll that said the right track-wrong track in Iraq was better than here in America," he told reporters.


U.S. less confident of N.Korea covert program

The United States is somewhat less confident that North Korea has a production-scale covert nuclear enrichment program than it used to be, a top U.S. intelligence official said on Tuesday.


KABUL, Afghanistan -- World-leading opium cultivation rose a ``staggering" 59 percent in the country this year, the UN antidrugs chief announced yesterday in urging the government to crack down on large traffickers and remove corrupt officials and police.


Scientists identify four more genes that increase breast cancer risk which could result in better tests.


Mike Whitney: Marwan al Barghouti, a Palestinian Mandela

"Why did Fatah's revolutionary council acted so quickly to approve PLOâs Mahmoud Abbas as the Fatahâs candidate for the January elections?..". By Mike Whitney. The lame duck Secretary of State, Colin Powell


A spokeswoman for Rudy Giuliani says it is unfortunate that a supporter throwing a party that aims to raise $9.11 per person for the Republican's presidential campaign is asking for that amount.


In the late days of summer, while still mostly unencumbered by any actual experience of the fall releases, The Times's chief film critics chatted about the season to come.


Soldiers laid 72 coffins in two trenches, a mass grave for victims of the Israeli bombardment. Elsewhere, mounds of rubble sat undisturbed; rescue workers were too fearful of missiles to search for bodies.


Researcher: Bin Laden's beard is real, the video is not

Digital evidence supports the theory that Al-Qaida is recycling old footage to create new messages.


Police are investigating the death of a baby who was attacked by two Rottweiler guard dogs.


South American leaders create an economic and political bloc modelled on the European Union.


A senior Iranian official warned Saturday that further U.N. sanctions over Tehran's contentious nuclear program could derail ongoing negotiations toward a settlement.


JetBlue Airways Inc. JBLU.O eked out  a fourth-quarter profit, the low-cost carrier reported  Thursday, narrowly dodging a first-ever quarterly loss analysts  had predicted due to a hedge against high fuel costs.


Volkswagen workers staged a new round of brief stoppages early Monday, keeping up pressure on the automaker ahead of wage talks in which the company is sticking to a demand for a two-year pay freeze.


The deadline set by  hostage-takers holding a Briton in Iraq has passed without any further word from them.


A missile test costing more than $100 million has gone severely wrong in the United States long-running project for a so-called "son of Star Wars" missile defence system.


The mothers of four young soldiers who died while in Army care voice concerns about the bullying of recruits.


I vigili del fuoco accorrono sul luogo dell'esplosione

L'esplosione Ã¨ avvenuta in un centro in provincia di La Spezia ed Ã¨ stata innescata da una fuga di gas proveniente dall'appartamento vicino. Amputata una gamba all'uomo che avrebbe innescato la fiammata.


(HealthDay News) -- It's especially important that young athletes get enough calories and nutrients to keep up their energy, and maintain a healthy body weight.


Judge's ruling may halt all Guantanamo trials

GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba  - The U.S. war crimes tribunals at Guantanamo came to a screeching halt on Monday when a military judge dropped all the charges against a young Canadian in a ruling that could preclude trying any of the 380 prisoners.


Roberto Cavalli Hits the Fashion Road Again

Fashion Wire Daily - Fashion Wire Daily October 4,2004- MILAN - He’s the reigning queen of frock and roll, the best showman on the Italian scene and the owner of the wackiest imagination in Milan. He, is Roberto Cavalli, and all his skills were on display Saturday morning in Milan, when the designer staged his spring-summer 2005 collection in a huge tent behind Castello Sforzesco.


Papa' Graziano, iter procedurale cominciato due settimane fa


Man Mistakenly Abducted by C.I.A. Seeks Redress

A lawyer for a German man who was abducted by the C.I.A. urged an appeals court to reinstate his lawsuit.


Musei-Napoli, al via percorso didattico permanente per i bimbi

Novita' per i piccoli visitatori dei musei e per le famiglie: per la prima volta in Italia si apre al pubblico, all'interno della collezione di un museo di Stato, un percorso didattico permanente per bambini.


Button relieved to recover after problems

Jenson Button admits he is happy and relieved after his Honda team recovered from a nightmare day in qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix.


Barclays Says on Track to Meet Forecasts

Barclays PLC, Britain's third-biggest bank, said Thursday it is on track to meet analyst expectations of a full-year profit before tax of 4.5 billion pounds (US$8.5 billion, euro6.5 billion), despite a flat performance from its domestic retail banking business.


Motorola warns it is making a loss, blaming weak mobile phone sales in Asia and Europe.


Appello presidente Bce per evitare secondo giro inflazione


Joan MacLeod's sober and gripping one-woman show adds to the growing consensus in popular culture that "sugar-and-spice and everything nice" might have been overstating the case.


Users are finding the biggest obstacle to service-oriented architecture is breaking down outdated development paradigms and educating  people on the new methodology.


Virtual K-12 Schools Can Help Students Improve Grades

Students whose grades are slipping may do better in a virtual school. Some report it's more one-on-one and they feel teachers are listening. Although it's ubiquitous at college and university, K-12 virtual schooling using e-mail, chat, IM and online lessons is just getting off the ground.


Microsoft says it has revised its proposal to weed out spam email to win over sceptical internet engineers who have been reluctant to adopt technology owned by the dominant software company.


An Israeli military court sentenced a senior Hamas member to 67 life sentences on Tuesday, Palestinian and Israeli sources said. The sources said that Abdullah Barghouti, 31, was convicted of preparing bomb


World number one Tiger Woods will build his first golf course in Dubai.


Oracle Corp. Chief Executive Larry Ellison aimed his famously barbed tongue outside the technology industry Wednesday, taunting the owners of the San Francisco 49ers for refusing to sell the "worst team in football.


Consumers were feeling confident in January: The job market was chugging along and oil prices were down. Their optimism may dwindle, however, on concerns that job and wage growth may slow.


British security services rapped by EGuinea over coup plot: report

Britain's security services have been accused by officials from Equatorial Guinea of failing to investigate British businessmen linked to a failed coup in the oil-rich central African country, The Times newspaper said.


Hungary protesters, mounted police clash

Hungarian authorities say 57 people were injured and 98 arrested when protesters clashed with riot police for a second night.


McEnroe: Agassi Wants to Be Part of 'Something Special'

The chance to be "part of something  special" lured Andre Agassi back to the U.S. Davis Cup fold,  captain Patrick McEnroe said on Tuesday.


Ranieri stecca la prima Parma beffato in Uefa

Gli emiliani, col nuovo tecnico in panchina, battuti dallo Sporting Braga con un gol a 10' dalla fine, nell'andata dei 16simi di finale


Diageo Posts Creative Brief Online for All to Play

NEW YORK Diageo, which spends approximately $170 million on U.S. advertising each year, is looking to shell out a measly $5,000 as compensation for a new "responsible drinking" campaign.


Grass Fire Backs Up I-15 Traffic in Orem

OREM -- A grass fire broke out Wednesday evening near mile marker 274 on Interstate 15.  Department of Public Safety officials closed the right lane of northbound traffic while firefighters worked to douse the flames.


Sei hanno perso la vita a nord di Baghdad, 3 a Diyala


Is Apple airtight? The unveiling of Apple's super-thin MacBook Air promises to expand further the Mac user base. That's troubling news for a platform that, as it enjoys greater uptake, risks the darker side of fandom - stalkers. Or, in this case, hackers and virus writers.â¦


A bankruptcy judge gave US Airways Group Inc. temporary permission Monday to use a government loan to fund daily operations  --  a move expected to allow the airline more time to find alternative financing.


HOW fares Sven-Goran Eriksson? After all his nocturnal romping, were England just as rampant against the Ukraine? Why, certainly.


StopBadware names MP3 site 'worst of the bad'

(InfoWorld) - Two consumer protection groups are asking the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate FastMP3Search.com.ar, a Web site that distributes software that can be used to search for digital music on the Web. The FastMP3Search plugin disables the Windows Firewall, installs adware and Trojan horse programs, and generally hobbles the user's PC, said John Palfrey, the Harvard Law School professor who is StopBadware.org's co-director. The software is also virtually impossible to remove once installed, he added. StopBadware.org and the Center for Democracy and Technology plan to file a formal complaint with the FTC on Thursday. "We are asking the FTC to take a close look at an application that we consider to be the worst of the bad applications that we've seen over the course of the last year," Palfrey said. Representatives from FastMP3Search.com.ar could not be reached immediately for comment. The Web site is registered to a company called Direct S.A., based in Buenos Aires, according to the Network Information Center Argentina domain name database. StopBadware.org was also unable to reach representatives from the company before filing its complaint Palfrey said. The company's Web site tells users that the software will provide a fast way to search the Internet for downloadable music files, "in exchange for your agreement to also install our plugin software, which may occasionally display ads on your computer." Although the FTC has sought court orders to shut down Web sites in the past, the fact that FastMP3Search.com.ar appears to be based in Argentina complicates matters, Palfrey admitted. Still the FTC has worked on international efforts to fight spam and online fraud. "When an application is hosted outside of the U.S., but is plainly affecting U.S. consumers, they can coordinate with other governments," Palfrey said. "We would hope that they would start an investigation of this application." FTC representatives could not be reached immediately for comment. Formed earlier this year with funding from Google Inc. Lenovo Group Ltd., and Sun Microsystems Inc., StopBadware.org has issued reports on dozens of software products that engage in questionable or downright malicious behavior. It has exposed problems in everything from Kazaa to the Jessica Simpson Screensaver, to AOL LLC's free client.


A corruption probe that brought down Shanghai's top leader is progressing further and others might be implicated, a Communist Party anti-graft official said Tuesday.


MARTIN JOL earned himself the perfect start as Tottenhamâs head coach by goading Robbie Keane into a match-winning display. Jol wound up Keane before this clash by reminding him he missed


Community News: Terry Chay Speaking at SF PHP Meetup in February

Terry Chay, a popular speaker at many of the PHP conferences and photog to the geek chic crowd in San Francisco, will be speaking at the upcoming PHP Meetup for the SF PHP group. He'll be giving a talk titled "OOps! The PHP Fear and Loathing Guide to OO Design".   How does the PHP developer in the trenches create powerful object-orientation code? By doing what the PHP's architects did, of course: cherry picking the most pragmatic of OOP principles and patterns! This talk is targeted at the PHP developer who has basic knowledge of PHP OOP syntax but wants to find out where OOP principles can fit into a program.   If you'd like to attend, head over to the meetup page for the event and let them know you're coming. It'll be happening at the CNet Network offices February 7th @ 7pm.


NBA receives pitch for all-European division

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


Focus on Vietnam carries risks, opportunities for Bush and Kerry

It is not surprising that this presidential campaign is consumed by a raging debate over the war. It is stunning that the war in question ended in Vietnam some 30 years ago.


Clinton Reported Comfortable and Talking With Family

ormer President Bill Clinton talked with his family yesterday, his office said, resting comfortably in an intensive care unit a day after a quadruple bypass operation.


Colin Montgomerie is not ready to say that last weekend's Ryder Cup-winning moment will be the highlight of his golf career. "The majors have not slipped me by yet," he said ahead of today's


Company offers its second annual pitch of five predictions for what we'll see in the next five years.


A Siracusa, vi erano ospitati resti delle 'Mura Dionigiane'


Fresh Blast Rocks Texas Natural Gas Facility

A fresh explosion rocked a day-old fire at a natural gas storage facility near Houston, sending a giant fireball high into the sky and prompting the evacuation of local residents, the facility operator said on Friday.


His annual 'relief' puts Bush in the pantheon of big tax cutters.


Honeybees can smother their enemies to death by swarming them, European researchers reported on Monday.


RealNetworks Sells Three Million Songs Through Promotion

RealNetworks Inc. on Thursday said the three-week cut-rate promotion on its online music store garnered sales of more than 3 million songs.


Blocking a molecule in the brain may "cure" post-traumatic stress disorder, say US researchers.


The entertainment industry was not immune to the impact of the fires blazing across Southern California.


The Bank of Japan could raise rates before the end of the year, minutes from its latest meeting show.


Emotional "Romulus" somber but never grim

No one could accuse Aussie  actor Richard Roxburgh of being a chicken.


TOP-seeded Marat Safin advanced to the second round of the St Petersburg Open today when Austrian Alexander Peya retired with an injured ankle.


_ Rapper ODB was remembered by family and friends today as a "sweet, quiet kid" who died too young. The 35-year-old collapsed and died Saturday in a Manhattan recording studio.


Native Americans bask in national celebration as museum opens

WASHINGTON - Drumming and singing, circling and stomping, Native Americans in feathered headdresses, color-soaked shawls, business suits and T-shirts celebrated Tuesdayâs opening of the National Museum of the American Indian.


Four college students on Thursday asked a Turkish court to revoke the ban it imposed on YouTube for running videos that prosecutors said insulted the founder of modern Turkey.


NATO steps in as Serbs torch Kosovo border post

JARINJE, Kosovo  - NATO peacekeepers were being sent to newly independent Kosovo's border with Serbia on Tuesday to defend frontier posts under attack by Serbs who oppose its secession.


Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince tops the Chart

Millions of kids out there are desperately waiting to get their hands on the sixth book in the highly successful Harry Potter series.


Celtic move 22 points clear after Hibs win

A Craig Beattie header handed Celtic a 1-0 victory at home to Hibernian to take them 22 points clear at the top of the Scottish Premier League.


Industrial output fell in January while the number of Americans filing for jobless benefits jumped sharply last week, according to a flurry of reports that raised doubts about the economy's health.


Sir Alex Ferguson praised the confidence in the Manchester United camp after Saturday's 2-0 win against Middlesbrough ensured his team remained in touch with fellow title candidates Chelsea and Arsenal.


Roma, 15:08 - CALCIO, ROMA; SPALLETTI: EMPOLI GRANDE ESEMPIO SPORTIVO

Luciano Spalletti elogia il prossimo avversario della sua Roma, l'Empoli, club che in passato lui st...


Super padri alla riscossa ecco come cambia la famiglia

Uomini che restano a casa per favorire la carriera delle compagne. O reinventano il loro lavoro per occuparsi dei figli. Dai paesi anglosassoni arrivano segnali forti di una rivoluzione culturale


Pretty, practical and pricey Review Time was when Asian digital media players scored highly for the range of features they offered but rated dismally when it came to their looks. Cheap-looking silver-painted plastic, too many buttons, crude on-screen graphics - it's no wonder the iPod's clean lines and simple UI took off...â¦


Gas prices up nearly 13 cents in 2 weeks

The average retail price of a gallon of gasoline in the United States jumped nearly 13 cents in the last two weeks and could go higher as retailers currently facing losses try to recover their profit margins, according to an industry analyst.


Bill Gates, the departing chairman of Microsoft, had little that was interesting or innovative to show off in his last annual keynote at C.E.S. in Las Vegas on Sunday.


Consumers late payers on most loans since recession

Americans are falling further behind on consumer loans, with late payments rising to the highest level since the nation's last recession in 2001, data released Thursday show.


Lebanese refugee camp militants 'defeated'

Fatah al-Islam 'uprooted' after 33 days of fighting at Nahr al-Bared, defence minister says.


Franklin pro earns a top 10 finish in top 30 in money

Franklinâs Kenny Perry returned to the PGA Tour after a long layoff, finished in the top 10 at the Chrysler Championship and qualified for the lucrative Tour Championship.


Blog: AMD announces price cuts for its desktop processors


After a third resignation in the wake of the Walter Reed scandal, the new defense secretary is making one major break with the past: he holds people accountable


North Korea's nuclear envoy demanded Saturday that his country be given power-generating reactors as a reward for eventually dismantling its own atomic programs.


VATICANO - LE PAROLE DELLA DOTTRINA a cura di don Nicola Bux e don Salvatore Vitiello - La castitÃ  Âforma di tutte le virtÃ¹Â CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - La castitÃ  non Ã¨ innanzitutto, come si crede comunemente, prerogativa dei preti e dei monaci, Ã¨ una virtÃ¹ che riguarda tutti, anche gli sposi. Â«CastitÃ Â» Ã¨ una parola latina dalla radice greca katharÃ²s, integro, pu...


Put that in your mousetrap: mice don't like cheese

Mice, contrary to popular belief and cartoons like Tom and Jerry, don't actually like cheese, British researchers have said after studying their diet and those of other animals.


Congresso non decidera' lo scioglimento dei Ds


Thai Spokesman: Myanmar PM Forced to Quit

Myanmar's Prime Minister Gen. Khin Nyunt is seen in this photo taken in June 2001 in Yangon, Myanmar. Thailand's Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who is in the town of Mae Sot near the Myanmar border for a special Cabinet meeting, said Tuesday, Oct.


The new crew to the international space station will conduct experiments to research new AIDS vaccines and plant growth, and work on new space vehicles that will help future missions to the moon and Mars, crew members said Thursday.


Mobile Home Owners Count Blessings After Frances

MICCO, Fla.  - Residents at one sprawling Florida  mobile home park sawed fallen trees, gathered debris and  counted their blessings after Hurricane Frances wrecked  carports and patios but left most of their houses standing.


Syria says working for end to Lebanon crisis

Syria is working to help resolve Lebanon's presidential crisis, the foreign minister said on Thursday, responding to reports that France's patience was wearing thin with Damascus over a stalled presidential election.


Police are combing the Norwegian capital looking for thieves who made off with Edvard Munch's famous painting The Scream. Witnesses say stunned museum-goers watched as two men armed with handguns and dressed


The NHS drug watchdog in England and Wales reverses a decision to limit drugs for a leading cause of blindness.


Meat and milk from cloned animals is generally safe to eat, US authorities conclude in a long-awaited report.


Growth Comes to Rural Elverta: A Gigantic Development Proposal Has Some Fearing a Greater Loss of the Area's Pastoral Lifestyle.

By Ed Fletcher, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Dec. 18--Elverta is the kind of place where folks wouldn't be surprised to see a chicken running loose or a neighbor's old Camaro on blocks in the front yard. It's a place where children walk to school along rural two-lane roads.


A former Liberian army chief is arrested for "subversive activities" - the first such arrests since 2005 elections.


Pentagon worries about China weapon test

China's recent success at destroying a satellite in low-Earth orbit is a threat to the interests of all space-faring nations and posed dangers to human space flight, the Pentagon said Friday.


Switzerland votes on a government proposal to permit controversial research using stem cells.


Bush anti-terror message stalled by sex scandal

President George W. Bush's campaign strategy of painting Democrats as soft on terrorism has been stalled by a congressional sex scandal, jeopardizing Republican hopes of holding the House of Representatives, analysts say.


Pfizer falls 12 pct in Europe after key drug fails

Shares in Pfizer Inc fell 12 percent in Europe on Monday after the world's biggest drugmaker scrapped development of its most important experimental medicine.


Carl Krauser and Chevon Troutman led Pittsburgh's second consecutive comeback from a 17-point deficit against a ranked opponent, withstanding long scoreless stretches to drive the No. 20 Panthers to a 76-69 home victory over No. 4 Syracuse last night. Pittsburgh, rallying much as it did the previous Saturday in beating then-No. 16 Connecticut, took command with a 13-0 run midway ...


Armenians vote for a new president Tuesday amid growing unease that Kosovo's declaration of independence could increase secessionist pressure in breakaway territories in the Caucuses and other former Soviet regions.


British satellite broadcaster BSkyB, controlled by media tycoon Rupert Murdoch, on Wednesday posted a net loss in the first half of its financial year while seeing a gain in revenues.


NEW YORK - Fred Ebb, who wrote the lyrics for such hit Broadway musicals as "Chicago" and "Cabaret" as well as the big-city anthem "New York, New York," has died of a heart attack.    Ebb died Saturday at his home, said David McKeown, an assistant to composer John Kander, Ebb's longtime collaborator...


Health experts rush to tackle Congo Ebola outbreak

Health workers launched an emergency operation on Wednesday to fight an outbreak of deadly Ebola hemorrhagic fever in southern Congo, airlifting supplies, setting up isolation tents and disinfecting contaminated areas.


Italian star Monica Bellucci and her husband, French actor Vincent Cassel, became parents over the weekend to their first child, a baby girl named Deva, Bellucci's agent told AFP Monday.


Turkey has been knocking on the EUâs door for more than 40 years, watching in frustration as other countries leapfrogged Ankara in the queue to join the Union.


Enron Corp.'s former investor relations chief pleaded guilty yesterday to one count of aiding and abetting securities fraud and agreed to help prosecutors with their ongoing probe of the energy company's leaders.


An image of 18th century economist Adam Smith features on a new twenty pound banknote that the Bank of England (BoE) hopes will slash fraud and counterfeits.


Low job creation in September gives Kerry new ammunition

WASHINGTON _ In a report with political significance, the Labor Department said Friday that companies added 96,000 jobs to their payrolls last month, far short of the 150,000 increase that had been widely expected.


Financial Firms Hasten Their Move to Outsourcing

A myriad of financial institutions including banks, mutual funds, insurance companies, investment firms and credit-card companies are sending work to overseas locations.


Lebanese soldiers die in fighting with Islamist rebels in a Palestinian refugee camp, despite a declared victory.


The Ink Fades on a Profession as India Modernizes

Cellphones made the services of the professional letter writer obsolete, but G. P. Sawant isnât complaining.


Replacing love letters with digital bits

Little stacks of romantic letters, tied with ribbon and saved lovingly for years, once consoled the aged and let children and grandchildren look into the lives and thoughts of their ancestors.


Nepal's government says it is trying to secure the release of 13 Nepalese workers taken hostage in Iraq.


Michael Moore's film Fahrenheit 9/11 had its television debut on Monday, the evening before the US election. The anti-Bush movie aired on pay-per-view channel Dish Network, which has access to 30 million homes in the US.


Il ministro del Tesoro considera una forzatura l'ipotesi avanzata da DamianoScalino e incentivi per chi ritarda. Il premier: serve un accordo forte e in tempi brevi                                          Pensioni, Prodi prova a mediare Ma Padoa-Schioppa non ci sta                                                                                di MARCO MAROZZI


U.S. Warns EU Firms to Stay Away from Iran-Diplomats

The United States, determined to prevent Iran from building nuclear weapons, is piling pressure on European firms to stop them doing business with Tehran, diplomats say.


Cameron loses ground to Brown in latest opinion poll

Conservative leader David Cameron has lost further ground to Prime Minister-in-waiting Gordon Brown in an opinion poll published Tuesday.


UN troops arrest dozens of fighters in Liberian disarmament ...

United Nations troops arrested dozens of men Sunday in a bloody conclusion to a countrywide disarmament program, days after a fresh burst of violent in the war-battered West African country.


Arriva il freddo: l'alimentazione giusta

Dopo un autunno eccezionalmente mite si sta improvvisamente manifestando in molte zone d'Italia un freddo intenso. Per affrontare i rigori della stagione fredda Ã¨ consigliabile un'alimentazione molto varia


The World Trade Organization could impose trade sanctions because of restrictions on GM crop imports.


Marine Who Led Haditha Attack Was Recommended for a Medal

The platoon commander for the squad of Marines who killed as many as two dozen Iraqi civilians during an attack in Haditha last year recommended later that the sergeant who led the attack receive a medal for his heroism that day, according to military documents.


A group of prominent Israeli hard-liners urged soldiers Thursday to disobey orders to dismantle Jewish settlements, widening the bitter divisions over Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's plan to withdraw from the Gaza Strip and parts of the West Bank.


HAMAS has threatened revenge after an Israeli helicopter blew up a car on a busy street, killing a militant from the Islamic group.


Iraq PM says his government averted civil war

Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said on Monday his government had stopped Iraq sliding into civil war and said violence in and around Baghdad had plunged under a U.S.-backed security crackdown.


Skipper Ricky Ponting refused to enforce the follow-on after Australia dismissed England cheaply to hold a massive 445-run innings lead in the first Ashes Test at the Gabba.


Britney Spears lost her child-visitation rights Friday following her 72-hour lockdown for a mental evaluation.  Kevin Federline is "awarded sole legal custody and sole physical custody of the minor children," court Commissioner Scott Gordon said in a...


(HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch:


Istat, risultato migliore degli ultimi cinque anni


One of three alleged al-Qaida sympathizers arrested in Vienna this week for an Internet video threat against Austria and Germany was released from custody, a Vienna court spokesman said, according to the Austria Press Agency.


Karzai thanks God for UN hostages' release

Afghan President-elect Hamid Karzai on Wednesday expressed his great happiness and thanked God for the release of the three United Nations employees.


A portrait of an angry Moqtada al-Sadr greeted visitors to the Imam Ali Mosque in the holy city of Najaf. The militant Shiite cleric and hundreds of armed followers were effectively


UK lawyers buried in broken marriages on D-day

Nearly two million Britons considered  ending their marriages over Christmas and the massive number  who took the next step have prompted lawyers to dub the first  Monday after New Year's "D-day." Divorce-day that is.


Venus Williams avenged her controversial  exit from this year's Wimbledon tournament with a 6-2, 6-2,  victory over Croatia's Karolina Sprem at the Zurich Challenge  Tuesday.


TERREMOTO: FARNESINA, 11 ITALIANI MORTI IN ASIA MERIDIONALE

ROMA - ''La situazione e' molto piÃ¹ grave del previsto e peggiora con il passare del tempo. Vi sono almeno sei connazionali deceduti a Phuket, tre nellÂ¿isola di Phi Phi e 2 nello Shiri Lanka''. Lo riferisce uncomunicato della Farnesina.


Hostage in wire cage renews his plea to Blair

A British hostage in Iraq has again appealed to British Prime Minister Tony Blair to help free him. The videotape aired on Wednesday left his family relieved


Fastest race ever yields gold, bronze for US

Justin Gatlin wants to be a new face of track and field. Maurice Greene doesn't want his face to be forgotten. Both should agree on one thing.


Negotiators to weigh future of WTO free trade pact

Negotiators on Friday were set to plan their next steps at the World Trade Organization after key talks between four leading powers collapsed, casting doubt on whether a long-sought free trade pact can be clinched.


Japan refuses to withdraw troops after kidnapping in Iraq

Japan insisted it would not bow to the demands of Islamic militants in Iraq who have threatened to behead a Japanese man unless Tokyo orders its forces out of the country within 48 hours.


Sports doctors under pressure from managers and the media could be cutting corners and risking the health of athletes, researchers said.


IBM expands data centers, on-demand service

Big Blue enhances its "on demand" offering for companies through its data centers.


The nation's largest grower of   organic produce said on Friday it had voluntarily recalled   fresh spinach products sold in the United States, Mexico and   Canada after the U.S. government said they could be linked to a   deadly and worsening E. coli outbreak.


30 killed in pair of major attacks against mosque, police station ...

In some of the worst violence in recent weeks in Baghdad, insurgents launched attacks Friday against Iraqi security forces in the north and west of the capital, killing at least 30 people.


Rod Beck, an All-Star relief pitcher who notched 286 saves during a 13-year Major League Baseball career, has been found dead at his Phoenix home, police said on Sunday.


Blog: Yahoo Go for Mobile 2.0 features reduced loading time for Web pages and the ability to read more types of attachments and view traffic conditions.


Hendrick plane crashes en route to NASCAR race

Hendrick Motorsports' NASCAR victory celebration was cut short with word that one of the organization's planes had crashed on its way to the race, killing all 10 people on board.


Oil Tip-Toes Higher, Watches Stocks, OPEC

US oil prices edged higher for the second day in a row on Tuesday amid calls within OPEC to crack down on excess output at this week's meeting.


Ang Lee found himself caught up in political tensions between his native Taiwan and mainland China as he returned to the Venice Film Festival on Thursday.


Reacting to demands for an end to provocations, Palestine Liberation Organization Chairman Mahmoud Abbas Friday said it's time the two sides began talking.


NKorea must be open about nuclear program: Rice

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice called Sunday for full transparency from North Korea over its nuclear weapons program amid reports it was secretly aiding Syria develop an atomic weapons facility.


Almost 80, ex-Eagle Bednarik is still delivering hits

There is great passion for the Eagles and their fan base is very much enjoying this Super Bowl ride. There is, however, one great name in franchise history who doesn't care to get wrapped up in the proceedings.


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Financial firms warned of Qaeda cyber attack

The U.S. government warned American private financial services on Thursday of an al Qaeda call for a cyber attack against online stock trading and banking Web sites beginning on Friday, a source said.


Renewed tensions between the US and Iran as well as a US cold snap push oil prices above $60 a barrel.


TUESDAY, Oct. 12 (HealthDayNews) -- Children with brothers or sisters have a lower asthma risk than children with no siblings, says a Canadian study in the October issue of the journal Chest.


Report: Disney's Eisner Sets Retirement Date

That's the case with Disney (DIS:NYSE - news - research) CEO Michael Eisner, who reportedly plans to retire in Sept. 2006. The longtime and often embattled boss of the media company plans to step down when


Schools are struggling to cope with increasing numbers of pupils with mental health problems, research suggests.


Larsson and Rooney bid for world player award

WAYNE Rooney and Henrik Larsson are among the players nominated for FIFAâs prestigious World Player of the Year award. Rooney is one of four Manchester United players on a list which is heavily influenced by the Premiership.


Russian Orthodox Church Takes Possession Of Kazan Icon

28 August 2004 -- The Russian Orthodox Church has taken possession of a religious icon that hung for years in the private chapel of Pope John Paul II.


Roma, 20:26 - CALCIO, LAZIO; ROSSI: COPPA ITALIA? PENSIAMO AL CAMPIONATO

La gara di coppa Italia con il Napoli è vicina, ma il tecnico della Lazio Delio Rossi pensa a...


Apple in Cybersquatting Fight Over ITunes Website

U.S. computer giant Apple  is locked in a cybersquatting battle with a 22-year-old British Internet whiz kid over the itunes.co.uk Web Site, a domain the company wants for its chain of iTunes online music stores.


Stalemate Continues on Hiding WHOIS Info

An ICANN working group couldn't agree on proposals to limit public access to data about Web site owners, which was a relief to companies that use the WHOIS database to track phishers and other online miscreants.


Lone Democrat at SEC leaving January 31: report

The only remaining Democrat on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Annette Nazareth, notified the White House over the weekend that she should leave the agency at the end of the month, The Washington Post reported in its Tuesday edition.


TOMPKINS: Young Brit who fought here has shot at gold

Great Britain's Amir Khan, who looked so impressive in winning the 132-pound championship at the Junior International Invitational Boxing Championships here last summer, has a chance for an Olympic gold medal in the lightweight division today.


Md. Studies Introducing Nonnative Oysters

On a damp, gray weekday morning on the Patuxent River, Harry Huseman is working hard for a few oysters.


Actress Lindsay Lohan Being Treated for High Fever

Teen actress Lindsay Lohan has been  hospitalized in Los Angeles for treatment of a high fever, her  spokeswoman said on Monday.


New Modem May Offer On-Road Connectivity

A top networking gear producer plans to offer a speedy new cellular technology that's an alternative to DSL and cable Internet access with the added advantage of being available on the road.


Market ends lower on Intel disappointment

NEW YORK  -Stocks fell on Wednesday, after Intel Corp  posted both a disappointing profit and outlook, driving the S&P 500 to its lowest closing level in 14 months.


A Sighting, Perhaps, of a Fugitive in High Tech

The Israeli newspaper MaÂariv reported last week that an Israeli private detective had located Jacob Alexander in a seaside resort town in Sri Lanka.


At least two people are dead after a charter plane crash Sunday near the ski resort town of Telluride that was bound for South Bend.


Brigham Young avenged its last loss, celebrated its return to the national rankings and remained on top of the Mountain West Conference standings all in one night.


Boston Center Fielder Johnny Damon Shorn

Johnny Damon decided it was time for a trim. Famous for his long locks, the Boston center fielder showed off his new haircut Friday at Fenway Park before Game 3 of the AL championship series was postponed by rain. It was far from a crewcut, but Damon doesn't look so much like a caveman anymore.


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Houston's decision not to unload many of its stars at the trading deadline has proven to be the right one as the team has played its way in the thick of the wild card chase.


Fed ChiefÂs Help Enlisted for Trip to Press China

Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. has enlisted the help of Ben S. Bernanke to press for changes in Chinese economic policies.


Scoring questioned in men's all-around gymnastics event

The International Gymnastics Federation opened an investigation Friday morning into the scoring of the men's all-around competition.


Roma, 12:13 - CALCIO, AIA; GUSSONI: POLIZIA ASSENTE NEI CAMPI MINORI

''In Italia si giocano quasi 15 mila partite a settimana, ma l'attenzione è posta quasi esclu...


ChiSox home field disadvantage continues

Jay Gibbons homered and Kevin Millar hit a pair of doubles as the Baltimore Orioles beat the Chicago White Sox 9-6 on Wednesday night.


DES MOINES, Jan. 3 -- Sen. Barack Obama, riding a message of hope and change and buoyed by extraordinary turnout, decisively won the Iowa Democratic caucuses Thursday night, dealing a significant setback to Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton in the battle for the party's 2008 presidential nomination.


Video-Game Sequels Will Be on Wish Lists

Video game companies always release their marquee titles just as the holiday shopping frenzy starts humming. It's nothing personal, just business: analysts say December alone accounts for more than 50 percent of the industry's annual revenue.


Lytvyn hopes presidential elections will demonstrate success of Ukrainian democracy

Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada Chairman Volodymyr Lytvyn hopes that the presidential elections will demonstrate that Ukraine is a democratic and civilized country.


Australia's Foster's posts record net profit

Australian brewing and wine group Foster's reported a record annual net profit of 1.16 billion dollars (870 million US) and predicted further earnings growth despite a tough wine market.


Mittal is world's undisputed king of steel after $21bn merger deal

Lakshmi Mittal, the steel tycoon, announced a deal to form a $21bn (Â£11bn) giant of the industry yesterday, dubbed the "first super-major" the sector has seen.


Whatever happened to that ex-love you can't forget?


HONOLULU -- The Health Department is asking healthy adults not to get flu shots because of a drastic shortage of vaccine this year.


Russia delays Iran atom plant work as tensions rise

Russia will delay the building of Iran's first nuclear power plant as Tehran is behind with payments, a Russian atomic industry source said, as pressure grew on Tehran to curb its disputed nuclear activity.


U.S., China Sign 10-Year Agreement To Work Together on Environment

XIANGHE, China, Dec. 13 -- The news from the third session of Cabinet-level economic talks between the United States and China was more about what negotiators didn't achieve than what they achieved.


Blast lowers profile for Virgin Galactic

As a female voice coos, "Welcome to space," six passengers in skintight spacesuits unbuckle their seat belts and somersault in zero gravity, occasionally peeking back at Earth through the private spaceship's large portholes.


US comedy star and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres will host next year's Academy Awards, it is announced.


Cameroon take on Zambia and the holders Egypt are up against neighbouring Sudan in Saturday's Group C games.


With search engine privacy growing as a hotbutton issue, Microsoft announced Sunday that it is instituting an "enhanced set of privacy principles" for its Live Search and online-advertising technologies. The privacy measures parallel some of those taken recently by Google and Ask.com.


A summit on a mine-free world is scheduled for Nov. 28-Dec. 3 in Kenyan capital Nairobi, which will be the first review conference of the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty or Ottawa Convention.


AVIVIM, Israel  - Lebanese troops and an Israeli army patrol exchanged fire on their shared border on Wednesday in the first such incident since Lebanon deployed regular forces after Israel's war against Hezbollah guerrillas.


Morris Peterson is scratched from the Raptors' game against the Cavaliers Wednesday because of a slightly torn tendon in his left elbow, ending the longest consecutive games streak in the NBA.


Veteran Bollywood producer G.P. Sippy breathed his last on December 25 at night after prolonged illness. He was 93 years old.


Ma allarghera' responsabilita' ai figli Edoardo e Giorgia


Bologna, 18:47 - F1, MONTEZEMOLO: REGAZZONI UOMO CORAGGIOSO E GENEROSO

Appresa la notizia della scomparsa di Regazzoni, il presidente della Ferrari, Luca Cordero di Montez...


After the crash that nearly killed him, Jerry Nadeau set a goal of returning to racing at the 2005 Daytona 500. But it hasn't worked out.


Singer Stephen Stills Becomes Proud Papa

Musician Stephen Stills, of the legendary band Crosby, Stills & Nash, and his wife Kristen are the proud parents of a baby boy.


Red Hat Inc. , a Linux software distributor that in July said it would restate three years' of financial results, on Thursday named Charles Peters as chief financial officer.


More than 20,000 Muslims in Istanbul on Sunday held the biggest protest so far against Pope Benedict's controversial visit to Turkey this week.


Snow seeks to shift focus away from dollar slump, US deficits

DUBLIN : With protests growing around the world about US deficits and a weak dollar, US Treasury Secretary John Snow has made it clear that's not what he wants to talk about during his European tour.


As darkness descended in the Valley of the Sun, the Giants flickering playoff hopes may have been all but extinguished in the cool desert air.


Hundreds of shopkeepers arrested in Zimbabwe price blitz

Hundreds more business executives and store managers have been arrested in Zimbabwe as part of a crackdown on violations of a government-ordered price freeze, police said Tuesday.


ZIMBABWE*S final first round match of the Paktel triangular one-day cricket tournament against Sri Lanka was abandoned yesterday because of poor conditions at the Pindi Cricket Ground in Rawalpindi without even the toss being conducted.


Et tu, Gmail? Simple hack defeats last barrier to decades-old attack

Only Salesforce standing In the morass of Web 2.0 insecurity, Gmail and other Google-hosted services stood out as a beacon of hope. That's because they were believed to be the only free destination that offered protection against a decade-old vulnerability that enabled hackers to steal sensitive authentication details as they pass over Wi-Fi hotspots and other types of public networks.â¦


Hundreds of pensioners are to lobby MPs amid speculation over who will take over government pensions policy.


Sheffield: Bonds introduced him to BALCO

But the New York Yankees outfielder told Sports Illustrated for its Oct. 11 issue that Bonds introduced him to BALCO. "He said, 'I got guys here, they can get your urine and blood and prescribe a vitamin specifically


Twelve die as Lebanese army raids militant hideout

TRIPOLI, Lebanon  - Lebanese troops killed seven Islamist militants, most of them foreigners, in a raid on their hideout in the northern city of Tripoli on Sunday, while sporadic battles shook a nearby Palestinian refugee camp.


Bomb Alert Prompts Greek Plane to Land in London

A bomb threat prompted a Greek Olympic Airlines passenger plane to make an emergency landing, escorted by British Tornado jets, at London's Stansted Airport on Sunday.


U.S. Won't Release Female Iraq Prisoners

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Authorities insisted on Thursday that they won't give in to militants' demands to free female Iraqi prisoners despite the plea of a tearful British hostage begging Britain to save his life in a video released by his captors.    Meanwhile, Iraq's most powerful Shiite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, said that increasing violence must not be used as a pretext for delaying elections scheduled for late January...


Maria Sharapova reaches the Zurich semi-finals with victory over Venus Williams.


The New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles may be on a collision course for Super Bowl XXXIX. The Pittsburgh Steelers will host the NFL's lone remaining unbeaten teams in the next two weeks.


Francona trying to 'ignore' personal ties to A's

The Boston Red Sox manager worked as the bench coach for the Athletics last season, and still has many friends in the other clubhouse -- and during a September pennant race, he just can't deal with any personal distractions.


Ivanovic upsets Sharapova at French Open

Back home in Belgrade, the strokes Ana Ivanovic practiced in the local swimming pool were her forehand and backhand. On Saturday, she'll hit those same shots in the French Open final.


Politicians enter fray as Opel workers drive wildcat strikes into ...

Workers at German car maker Opel halted production at a factory in Bochum for a fifth consecutive day yesterday in protest at plans by US parent General Motors (GM) to slash thousands of jobs in Europe.


Microsoft's MSN to air live webcasts of concerts

MSN, Microsoft Corp.'s  Web  portal, said on Tuesday it will make a big push to stream live  concerts to its users after signing an exclusive global  partnership with Control Room, the company behind the web  broadcast of last year's Live 8 event.


Southern Europe Countries Have High Antibiotic Use

Over-prescribing of antibiotics in  Spain, Greece, Italy, Portugal and France is causing high rates  of antibiotic resistance," researchers said on Friday.


Hasidic pilgrims dance in Ukraine for Jewish New Year

Thousands of Hasidic Jews from around the world are gathering in the Ukrainian city of Uman for a yearly pilgrimage marked by singing, dancing and prayer.


Experts pinpoint a brain part that may hold the key to recognising places we have been.


Group Says Seizes 12 Nepalis in Iraq - Web Site

An Islamist group has seized 12 Nepali  workers because of their cooperation with U.S. forces in Iraq,  a statement issued on the Internet said on Friday.


Arabs No Longer Want 'Devil They Know' in White House

In U.S. presidential elections Arab leaders usually prefer the devil they know over any candidate challenging the man in the White House, however much they view the incumbent as an overbearing partner.


POLITICS:  U.S. Base Splits Europe Again

BUDAPEST, Jun 3 (IPS) - U.S. President George W. Bush is visiting the   Czech Republic and Poland this week as part of Washington's  ongoing  diplomatic effort to convince the region's leaders  of the need for a  missile defence system in Eastern Europe --  revealing a potential new  division amongst European countries.


Fossilised skull of one tonne rat nicknamed Mighty Mouse is unearthed in South America


France chooses Forgeard for joint control of EADS

French interests named the head of Airbus, Noel Forgeard, to be one of two new pilots running the European aeronautics and defence group EADS after weeks of reported tension over his role.


Two Families From Different Sects Meet Similar, Violent Fates in Iraq

BAGHDAD, Dec. 11 -- Twenty armed men entered the Subhi family home in southern Kirkuk at dawn Monday, killing a 12-year-old boy, his 13-year-old sister and their pregnant mother, police said.


Ryder-Irrepressible Monty again flourishes in Cup arena

Britain's Colin Montgomerie has always played like a man possessed in Ryder Cup matches against the United States. A talismanic figure


Penn State Misses Out on Marquee Recruits

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. _ Penn State hit 21 on its 2007 football recruiting class, but it was far from the jackpot the Nittany Lions had been hoping for.


A guidarla sara' Pasetto gia' presidente e Ad Plurigas


Tory defence spokesman Liam Fox criticises Germany, Italy and Spain's efforts in Afghanistan.


Asif Ali Zardari detained; sent back to Karachi

KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party leader Asif Ali Zardari was detained at Islamabad Airport on Tuesday and sent back to Karachi. Zardari on his arrest said he would return back soon.


Cocaine trade scents higher profit in Europe

Saturday night and thrill-seekers from around the world crowd the streets of Amsterdam's red-light district ready to binge on sex, drugs and alcohol.


The changes in the Communist Partyâs leadership lineup modestly enhance the authority President Hu Jintao.


The number of U.S. workers claiming  an initial week of jobless aid rose 11,000 last week, broadly  in line with expectations and signaling a still-healthy job  market, a government report showed on Thursday.


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


Once the dominant Web browser, AOL has discontinued development and active support for the Netscape browser.


Fed's Bies, policy centrist, to step down

Federal Reserve Governor Susan Bies,  a banking expert and monetary-policy centrist, will step down  on March 30, the central bank said on Friday, marking the third  top Fed official to announce a departure this year.


Spanish police arrest 17 Basque militants

Police arrested 17 suspected members of the armed Basque separatist group ETA on Tuesday in a series of pre-dawn raids in northern Spain, officials said.


Catania, 21:24 - CALCIO, CATANIA A TEDESCO: VOLEVI GIOCARE CON NOI

Il Catania replica alle dichiarazioni di Giovanni Tedesco, che il giorno dopo la vittoria del Palerm...


Sudan may have to grant autonomy to Darfur to bring peace to the vast region where 1.4 million people have been displaced by fighting and 50,000 have died, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees said on Friday.


Salesforce.com Unveils Site Aimed At Providing On-Demand Call ...

Salesforce.com Inc. took the next step in its evolution Wednesday, introducing a new site, Supportforce.com, that's designed to provide on-demand call-center and customer-service software along


England omit Marcus Trescothick for the day-night international against Pakistan.


There have been a handful of sporting greats who have built up an aura of invincibility over the years. Arsenal's players huddle up after equalling Nottingham Forest's 42-game record.


Aperture Workshop for Wedding and Event Photographers

Aperture is helping professional photographers bring their best work to light, and this workshop will show you how. See the most powerful end-to-end post-production software in action. And hear other pros talk about how Aperture has simplified their lives.


Max Schmeling, Heavyweight Champion Caught in the Middle of Nazi Politics, Is Dead at 99

Max Schmeling's 1938 heavyweight title bout against Joe Louis was so fraught with political and racial overtones that it was called "the undercard of World War II."


Eli Lilly and Co. said on Wednesday it has acquired exclusive worldwide rights to an insomnia drug being developed by Germany's Merck KGaA.


LAHORE, 11 October 2004 - Guards at a Shiite mosque in the Punjab capital of Lahore yesterday stopped a suicide bomber who set off the explosives in the briefcase he was carrying.


As night fell last Sunday, the drowsy effects of a long holiday weekend spread across the University of Notre Dame campus like a yawn.


Ledger memorials planned for New York, Los Angeles

The family of Heath Ledger was due to hold a private memorial in New York on Friday to mourn the 28-year-old Australian actor who died under mysterious circumstances on Tuesday, Australia's foreign minister said.


Walker went 3-for-4 with a walk, a two-run homer and four RBI on Monday night, helping the Chicago Cubs extend their slim lead in the NL wild-card race with a 12-5 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.


Bush looks to historic parallels for final legacy

In the Lincoln Bedroom, President George W. Bush likes to show off one of the most treasured historical artifacts in the White House, a handwritten copy of Abraham Lincoln's 1863 Gettysburg Address.


Kim Palumbo of Westwood made tennis history at Bridgewater State College as she became the first BSC tennis player to be named the Little East Conference Player of the Week when she was chosen for the period ending Sept. 25. The women's team, along with the men's program, joined the Little East this season, after playing an independent schedule for ...


Put HEALTH GENEALOGY on your holiday menu this year

Illustration by Mark Coomer / Courier & Press. WASHINGTON - At family gatherings, talk of the latest ailments is a dinnertime staple.


Apple Enters Value Market with Cheap iPod, Mac

Apple Computer Inc. on Tuesday  moved to make its products more affordable for the masses,  unveiling its cheapest Macintosh computer ever and a version of  its iPod digital music player for under $100.


"Jam Packs" expand features and portability for musicians mixing music on their Macs.


Iraq, Middle East troubles overshadow UN meeting

Gloomy news about Iraq and the Middle East peace process overshadowed the second day of the UN's annual gathering of world leaders.


Pfizer's Celebrex Lifts Heart Attack Risk in Trial

Pfizer Inc. on Friday said its popular  Celebrex arthritis drug more than doubled the risk of heart  attack in a large cancer-prevention trial, a setback that comes  just weeks after Merck & Co. recalled its similar Vioxx drug  due to heart safety risks.


The following editorial appeared in the Kansas City Star on Wednesday, June 13:  No one but the timber industry benefits if the U.S. Forest Service allows the continued degradation of the world's largest temperate rainforest _ the Tongass in southeast Alaska.


Basque group sets off 7 explosions in Spain

MADRID The Basque separatist group ETA struck Monday for the second time in days, exploding seven small bombs in seven cities throughout Spain, the Interior Ministry said.


Britain Seeks Its Essence, and Finds Punch Lines

A government proposal to define the countryâs national identity has been met with shrugs, scorn and British humor.


China tightens food safety standards amid a string of scares over toothpaste, pet foods, and other goods.


Effetto di benefici fiscali e vendite in crescita


New releases from Lupe Fiasco, Jaheim, Birdman and Steve Lehman.


Pa. county to Sorvino: Where's the film?

SCRANTON, Pa.  Â First-time director Paul Sorvino doesn't understand why his investors are so jittery. More than two years ago, Lackawanna County agreed to partner with Sorvino on "The Trouble with Cali," an independent film the "GoodFellas" star is producing and directing in northeastern Pennsylvania.


Libyan singer Ayman al-Aathar wins the Middle East's pop contest, beating Palestinian Ammar Hassan.


Stock futures point flat; Yahoo up in Europe

U.S. stock futures pointed to a flat market opening on Wednesday, with Yahoo Inc.  likely to rise after it announced a reorganization of its management structure.


Scientists have mapped a key network of switches in the brain which could aid research into neurological conditions.


Pentagon Leaders Faulted in Prisoner Abuse-Officials

A high-level panel investigating  U.S. military detention operations has concluded that top  Pentagon officials and the military command in Iraq contributed  to an environment in which detainees were abused at Abu Ghraib  prison in Iraq, a defense official said on Tuesday.


Lowe's to carry Martha Stewart Living paint

Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc   said on Wednesday that home-improvement retailer Lowe's  Cos. Inc.  would carry Martha Stewart-branded paint  colors exclusively, as part of the media company's plan to  expand its offerings for home redecoration and distribute its  paint colors more widely.


People often shrug off the government's interference into private business because they believe it doesn't affect them. Many even believe that business is inherently evil, profit-driven and cannot be trusted to do the right thing for its customers.


Blair to confirm resignation next year: reports

British Prime Minister Tony Blair is due to make a statement confirming that he will step down in a year, reports said as the conflict over his leadership reaches boiling point.


Pentagon Spurned Plan to Initiate Enemy Homosexuality

The U.S. military rejected a 1994  proposal to develop an "aphrodisiac" to spur homosexual  activity among enemy troops but is hard at work on other  less-than-lethal weapons, defense officials said on Sunday.


Intel salivates over virtual-world processing demands

Where users are frustrated with sluggish performance and primitive graphics, the chipmaker sees reasons customers will buy new PCs and servers.


Devil May Care to mark Fleming centenary Brit author Sebastian Faulks has penned a new James Bond novel to mark the centenary of Ian Fleming's birth, the Ian Fleming Estate has announced.â¦


Leaders of the world's eight major industrialized nations will end their summit Friday with a pledge to help nations on the world's poorest continent.


Pope lauds Italian nun killed in Somalia

Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday praised an Italian nun for pardoning her killers as she lay dying from an attack that was may have been linked to Muslim anger over his remarks about Islam and violence.


North Korea today offered disable all its nuclear weapons programs in return for energy aid, an envoy said.


Float to help pay for Vector's takeover attempt

Vector will float up to 24.9 per cent of its shares on the stock exchange "later rather than earlier" in the next year to help pay for its takeover bid for NGC.


Tra di loro una donna, avevano commesso omicidi e stupri


Brokerage Merrill Lynch announces its first quarterly loss in six years, as it is hit by exposure to the sub-prime market.


EU rejected Microsoft move to negotiate Windows deal

The European commission has turned down the latest appeal from Microsoft for urgent talks on a negotiated settlement in their six-year battle over the software group's dominance of the market.


What the U.S. Has Failed to Learn in Lebanon

Viewpoint: Throughout the Middle East, Washington has repeated its tragic mistakes of the early '80s in Beirut


A hot week has Baltimore Orioles catcher Ramon Hernandez approaching personal bests in several categories.


Daunte Culpepper throws five touchdown passes, the last a 50-yarder to Marcus Robinson in overtime, lifting Minnesota to a 34-28 win over the Houston Texans.


Experts Predict Mount St. Helens Eruption

SEATTLE - The flurry of earthquakes at Mount St. Helens intensified further Thursday, and one scientist put the chance of a small eruption happening in the next few days at 70 percent...


Bangkok (VNA) - A young Thai man in eastern Prachinburi province died of bird flu on Wednesday, Thai Health Minister Sudarat Keyuraphan said.


An Aspirin a Day -- Good Medicine For Many

Most people have heard that taking a small dose of aspirin a day is good for the heart. Doctors routinely recommend it for patients who've had a heart attack or stroke, and studies show its blood-thinning affects can help prevent a repeat of such potentially deadly cardiovascular events.


LG Electronics replaces CFO, creates CPO post

South Korea's LG Electronics Inc  on Wednesday announced a broad management reshuffle, replacing its chief financial and chief technology officers, scores of vice presidents and creating a new post of chief procurement officer.


Modern medicine can keep people alive into their 9th and 10th decades, but a growing number of these people are asking why.


Aid group stresses link between human rights and development

Once villagers learn about their rights, NGO Tostan finds, they begin to reshape their communities in order to assert them.


Munich migrates to Linux despite EU debate

InfoWorld - If Microsoft Corp. had any hope of seeing Munich back away from its landmark decision last year to abandon Windows software in favor of open source Linux, that hope faded Wednesday when city officials decided to move ahead with their migration project.


Depression can be Physically Painful too!

AN Indiana University School of Medicine researchers have revealed that physical symptoms are nearly as common as emotional ones in patients suffering from depression.


Livorno, 19:08 - CALCIO, LIVORNO: DIFFERENZIATO PER QUATTRO

Seduta tecnico-tattica per il Livorno in vista della gara di domenica con il Genoa.  Si sono allenat...


Sacramento -- The Indian tribe that caused an uproar with its plans for a mammoth, 5,000-slot casino in the center of San Pablo has offered to scale back its ambitions and accept a deal for only half as many machines, tribal leaders advised the governor


Meglio rispetto alle stime, entrate pari a 32,483 miliardi


The AIDS virus has to hijack human proteins to do its damage, but scientists until now have known only a few dozen of its targets. On Thursday, Harvard researchers unveiled a surprisingly longer list, an important first step in the hunt for new drugs.


Instead of erecting new trade barriers, CEA chief Gary Shapiro says it's time to retreat from the rhetoric of protectionism and fear.


Adusbef, costi salgono a 740 euro, 1.154 con modesto fido


Outages could rattle BlackBerry's iconic status

Research In Motion's    BlackBerry could lose its iconic status in the eyes of  corporate and retail subscribers alike if it doesn't manage to  stem service problems such the ones that led to two major  outages in less than a year, analysts say.


Rice meets Abbas to discuss Palestinian unity deal

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice sought explanations on Sunday from Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas about a unity government that both Washington and Israel say they intend to shun.


Kashmir veteran Rajyavardhan Rathore wins India's first ever individual silver medal at the Olympic Games.


Mike Imoh ran for 236 yards and two touchdowns Saturday as No. 18 Virginia Tech won 27-24 over North Carolina, which missed a 54-yard field goal with about a minute left that would have tied the game.


Alcatel-Lucent could cut 15-20,000 jobs -report

Telecommunications gear maker Alcatel-Lucent  could cut more than 20 percent of its world-wide staff, L'Expansion weekly said on Tuesday on its Website, citing industry sources.


Deal That May Create More, Not Less, Competition

Advertising and media executives said that Google has become so dominant in the online advertising market that a combined Microsoft and Yahoo might be the only way to produce a legitimate competitor.


Three GOP Senators Urge Refocusing of Iraq Policy

Republican senators lobbed criticisms of President Bush's Iraq war policies during yesterday's news talk shows, arguing that the US military needs more troops on the ground and should move without