Scott Clemmensen had a memorable first start for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Clemmensen stopped Martin St. Louis and Brad Richards in a shootout to help the Maple Leafs to a 4-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning last night.


There's nothing like a fresh start. Just ask the 69 percent of Americans who are prompted by the new year to try to improve their lives. If this year is anything like last, weight loss and exercise will again top the list of New Year's resolutions, according to a recent national telephone poll co...


Grace Park capped an almost flawless round by rolling in a 25-foot birdie putt for a 10-under 62 Thursday that gave her a two-stroke lead after the first round of the Samsung World Championship.


Leopard and Vista: Last Gasp of the Big OS?

Our grandchildren will be using discreet, unobtrusive operating systems.


Napoleon sparked 'great awakening' in Germany: historian

Napoleon Bonaparte sparked a "great awakening" in Germany, historian Dieter Langewiesche said in an interview published this week by the German weekly Der Spiegel.


Hyperion says plans first US refinery since 1976

Little-known, privately held Hyperion Resources Inc. said on Wednesday it plans to build an $8 billion oil refinery, the first in the United States since 1976, at one of several sites under consideration in the U.S. Midwest.


Astronauts cut back on meats, vegetables in food shortage

The two astronauts aboard the international space station cut back by half on meat, potatoes and vegetables, and made up for the lost calories with sweets during the five weeks that they rationed their food because of a shortage.


Total Lunar Eclipse to Grace World Series Game 4

A unique date in the annals    of baseball history will be recorded Wednesday, Oct. 27 when for the first time    a total lunar eclipse will occur during a World Series game.


India, US to resume nuclear pact talks next week

The United States and India will resume talks on a landmark nuclear energy cooperation deal which was passed by the US Senate last month, a report said.


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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee U2 will perform at the 47th annual Grammys next month, along with Green Day, Alicia Keys and Tim McGraw.


Communist Party seeks to win back people's support

THE Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has read the writing on the wall and is out to shore up its moral right to keep ruling the country.


A doctor is due in court charged over the suspected failed bomb attacks in London and at Glasgow airport.


Stocks Lower; EBay, JP Morgan Disappoint

Stocks fell on Wednesday after bank  JPMorgan Chase & Co.JPM.N and drug maker Pfizer Inc. PFE.N  reported disappointing earnings, while a lackluster outlook  from cell-phone maker Motorola Inc. MOT.N stoked concerns  about weak technology spending.


A far reaching consultation into plans to upgrade flood protection across the country is to be unveiled.


Promoters say a new logo to market Cardiff marks a departure from the stereotype of daffodils and dragons.


Stock index futures dipped on Wednesday as investors braced for the Federal Reserve's interest-rate decision later in the session and after Yahoo Inc  forecast 2008 revenue below expectations.


A 15-year-old boy is charged with the murder of Sam Brown, who was stabbed to death in Blackpool.


US beats Belarus to make Davis Cup final

Bob Bryan hits a return during a doubles match in the Davis Cup semifinal against Belarus on Saturday in Charleston, SC Bryan and his teammate and brother Mike Bryan won and helped the US advance to the finals.


DETROIT -- General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co. reported disappointing US sales yesterday, prompting the nation's two largest automakers to cut planned vehicle production in the fourth quarter, which could hurt profits.


One of the most ferocious fights possible for Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins next year is in a realm they haven't entered yet: a confirmation battle over a Supreme Court nominee.


A second run-through of the Star Wars galaxy, Lego-style, is a blast, if not exactly taxing. Hey, play with your wife or your cellmate -- it's all good. By Lore SjÃ¶berg.


The Barnstable girls' volleyball team was looking for challenging nonleague opponents before the state tournament.


Gaza truce violated by Palestinian rocket attacks

Palestinian militants fired several rockets at Israel from Gaza on Sunday just hours after the start of a ceasefire aimed at ending five months of bloodshed in the impoverished coastal strip.


Torino, 17:38 - CALCIO, JUVE: ANCORA LAVORO A PARTE PER NEDVED

Seduta mattutina per la Juve. Assenti Cannavaro e Buffon (reduci dalla sfida della Nazionale contro ...


Tardi per aprire tutti gli impianti, si scia solo in quota


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Portuguese PM announces resignation of his government

Portuguese Prime Minister Pedro Santana announced Saturday the resignation of his government, one day after Portuguese president said he would dissolve parliament and call an early vote.


President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday ordered Russia's special services to hunt down and "destroy" the killers of four Russian diplomats in Iraq, the Kremlin said.


Congress approved expanded offshore drilling in its final hours, giving energy companies access to oil and natural gas deposits in a vast area once off limits in the Gulf of Mexico.


Donuts take a bite from Asian fast food market

Some of the world's top donut chains  have come rolling into China, Taiwan, South Korea and Japan and  elsewhere in the region as Asians embrace the Western fast food  fad.


Ryder Cup qualifiers Thomas Levet and Miguel Angel Jimenez moved two shots clear at 15-under with one round of the BMW International in Munich remaining.


Birmingham crushes last place West Brom to add to Robson's worries

Birmingham City won its second local derby in a row by crushing West Bromwich Albion 4-0 on Saturday to push the Baggies closer to relegation.


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When IBM (Quote, Chart) unveiled its new, high-octane storage server at an event in New York Tuesday, it became apparent the company made some headway in taking virtualization features from its mainframe systems and dropping them into its storage line.


They have called it the "Armageddon election". "Each side predicts the end is near if the other side wins," says pollster John Zogby.


Inchiesta Procura Bari su fallimento Cedi Puglia


As prices drop, thefts of GPS units soar

When Austin Sweazy pulled into the parking lot of an auto-repair shop, his fiancee reminded him that even though their errand inside would last just a few minutes, it would be smart to lock the car doors.


House repudiates Bush troop buildup in Iraq

The U.S. House of Representatives  denounced President George W. Bush's Iraq troop buildup on  Friday in a symbolic challenge to his unpopular war strategy  that is expected to lead to a mighty struggle over financing  the extra troops.


Boom time hits Cambodia, but not all are smiling

After decades of war and upheaval, including the Khmer Rouge "Killing Fields", Cambodia is enjoying an unprecedented boom, its economy expanding at around 10 percent annually for the last five years.


Russia plows new funding into fighting terrorism

MOSCOW Russia announced Tuesday it was pouring 157 billion rubles in additional funding into its security agencies, suggesting that the country was trying to show a quick mobilization of resources for the anti-terrorism battle that President Vladimir


Fearing adverse impacts from traffic and sewage, New Jersey officials want an additional environmental study of the proposed Manhattan football stadium for the New York Jets.


Sheikh Mohammed Badr trained for years at the prestigious Islamic university of Al-Azhar to master the intricate pronunciation and intonation of the Muslim call to prayer.


Pamplona, 22:52 - CALCIO, LIGA: IL BARCELLONA PAREGGIA CON L'OSASUNA

Finisce 0 a 0 il posticipo della Liga spagnola. Il Barcellona non è andato oltre il pari in c...


Wal-Mart to revamp apparel unit, lay off dozens: report

Wal-Mart Stores Inc  is set to shake up its sluggish apparel unit by shutting two divisions at its Arkansas headquarters, eliminating dozens of positions and moving dozens more to New York, the New York Times reported on Wednesday.


MAXINE WATERS. I write to urge you to take immediate action to protect the life of Father Gerard Jean-Juste, the pastor of Saint Claire Church in the Delmas area of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, as well as


Wielding a Cost-Cutting Ax, and Often, at NASA

S. Alan Stern, a director of space science at NASA, is ushering in a new era of saying no.


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UK sports retailer JJB says its profits are set to fall 20% below market forecasts as  bad weather and tough competition hit sales.


Smokers across England are having their final puff before the ban on lighting up in enclosed public places begins.


U.S. stance against Venezuela has dangers

The United States is lobbying hard to block Venezuela's bid for a seat on the U.N. Security Council, fearful that Hugo Chavez, its fiercely anti-American president, will disrupt the body as it confronts hot issues such as Iran and Sudan.


Roma, 16:53 - CALCIO, FACCHETTI: AZZURRI A PARIGI CON IL LUTTO AL BRACCIO

Lutto al braccio per ricordare la scomparsa di Giacinto Facchetti per la Nazionale italiana, mercole...


GAZA CITY - Israeli troops backed by tanks and bulldozers crossed into southern Gaza to strike at Palestinian militants yesterday, killing 10, a day after Israeli leaders ruled out a large-scale offensive to stop daily rocket salvos from Gaza.


Grande vittoria a San Siro per il Messina che supera per 2-1 il Milan. I giallorossi conquistano tre punti inaspettati e preziosissimi con una storica vittoria. Gli uomini di Mutti rispondono al gol di Pancaro


Human rights groups hail 'unprecedented' decision to extradite former Peruvian president.


Turkey's long battle for EU membership was back on track yesterday, after Ankara pledged to press ahead with key reforms and backed down over plans to criminalise adultery.


Enron Ex-Exec to Pay $500,000 to Settle Case

Former Enron executive Raymond Bowen  agreed to pay $500,000 to settle charges of earnings  manipulation, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said  on Monday.


With the Stimulus Package, the Big Winner Could Be Small Business

Small businesses, in particular, may get the biggest lift indirectly â from consumers spending the tax rebates they will start receiving in May.


'10 Items or Less' is a road trip that goes nowhere

In this Morgan Freeman film, a movie star gets a ride home with a beautiful young woman.


Cheney's Suspected Role in Security Breach Drove Fitzgerald

In a small room on the third floor of the D.C. federal courthouse in late March 2004, Special Counsel Patrick J. Fitzgerald stood before I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby and asked him three separate times whether his boss, Vice President Cheney, had discussed telling reporters that Valerie Plame worked for...


With Hurricanes Looming, Hokies Dismiss Their Neighbors

Bryan Randall threw two second-half touchdown passes as Virginia Tech moved one victory away from the Atlantic Coast Conference title Saturday.


JDS Uniphase Narrows Loss in 4th Quarter

The maker of fiber optic networking gear said it had sharply narrowed its fourth-quarter loss, but its sales forecast fell short of Wall Street estimates.


After Fast Start, Federer Prevails in Three Sets Over Pesky Foe

Fabrice Santoro forced Federer into an entertaining tie breaker in the third set before Roger Federer finally prevailed, 6-0, 6-4, 7-6 (9), at the U.S. Open.


com December 8, 2004, 2:48 PM PT. Several flaws in common Linux code used to process graphics in the GNOME desktop environment could allow an attacker to compromise a computer that


Telecom giant tests technology to filter traffic on its network; a 3D movie screening at Sundance; and Mercury as you've never seen it.


Final electoral vote count: Bush 286, Kerry 252

President George W. Bush won re-election with 286 electoral votes while Democratic challenger John Kerry amassed 252 electoral votes, according to a final tally compiled after the midwestern state of Iowa fell into the Bush column.


Napoli, 19:05 - CALCIO, IEZZO: LA MIA NAZIONALE E' IL NAPOLI

Il Napoli ha ripreso la preparazione dopo i due giorni di riposo concessi dal tecnico Reja. Dopo il ...


Airbus, a beacon of European technology, is in crisis and a fog of uncertainty following admission of new delays to its A380 superjumbo airliner.


Mare's 51-yard field goal lifts Dolphins

MIAMI - Two bad teams produced the expected - a bad game â-nd the Miami Dolphins were a little less awful. Olindo Mare kicked a 51-yard field goal with 7 seconds left, and Miami edged the Cleveland Browns


Just because Katrina was the perfect storm, a catastrophic combo of the wrong hurricane in the wrong place at the wrong time, doesn't mean that history can't repeat itself, leaving another city obliterated by another tempest. It can.


President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan admitted yesterday that the trail of Osama bin Laden, the al-Qaeda leader, had gone cold and that Pakistan had no idea where he is.


The low snowpack in the Cascade Range is raising the specter of water shortages this summer, but a new study of tree-ring data indicates the Northwest has endured far worse droughts over the past 250 years — and is likely to again.


A Middlesex Superior Court judge in Cambridge has certified a class-action lawsuit filed against Wal-Mart Corp. by workers at its North Attleborough store. The order by Judge Ernest B. Murphy allows more than 55,000 workers nationwide to seek redress as a group, according to San Francisco lawyer Carolyn Beasley Burton, who represents the plaintiffs. The lawsuit alleges that Wal-Mart managers ...


Update 1: Hong Kong Drops Plans for Listing

The Hong Kong government said Sunday it will not go ahead with plans to list shares of its US$3 billion (euro2.3 billion) real-estate investment trust on the territory's stock exchange because of legal uncertainties.


Already California's best, Ducks eye Cup

The Stanley Cup crossed the continent from Anaheim to Ottawa on Thursday morning. If the Ducks have their way, the prized trophy won't make that journey east again.


Moore hits snag on Wall Street promoting "SiCKO"

Filmmaker Michael Moore said he was  barred from the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday for an  interview on his documentary on the U.S. health-care system, a  day after he was bumped from a national TV interview to make  way for Paris Hilton.


In honor of October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month, 10 area Curves for Women fitness centers will waive the service fee for members who join during the week of Oct. 11.


News Analysis: Iranâs Boast on Uranium Enrichment Is Put to Test

Setbacks and failures in Tehranâs experimental program suggest that its bluster may far outstrip its expertise.


Leaking substance closes Fort Wayne airport for several hours

Fort Wayne, Aug. 17 - The FBI is investigating a situation in Fort Wayne that closed the airport there Wednesday morning.


A gifted parrot that could count to six, identify colors and even express frustration with repetitive scientific trials has died after 30 years of helping researchers better understand the avian brain.


By Victoria Advocate, Texas  Dec. 19--CUERO -- A candlelight communion service will be at 6 p.m. Christmas Eve, Sunday, Dec. 24 at the First United Methodist Church, 211 N. Clinton St.   Michael Tillman, a classical guitarist from Dallas, will provide special music.


Iran to seek bids for 19 atomic power plants: MP

Iran will soon announce an international tender for building 19 nuclear power plants, an MP was quoted as saying, a week after Russia said it had begun fuel deliveries to the Islamic state's first such facility.


Udine, 17:01 - CALCIO, UDINESE; IAQUINTA: IO AL MILAN? NIENTE DI VERO

Vincenzo Iaquinta, intervistato da "Napoli Magazine", commenta le voci di mercato che lo danno al Mi...


FIA president Max Mosley says he will impose immediate sanctions if there is any more racist abuse by F1 spectators.


Iran seeks to become major Mideast player

Iranian officials often say that places with the greatest troubles offer their country the best opportunities.


Ontario doctors reject proposed payment deal; province insists no ...

TORONTO (CP) - Ontario's doctors overwhelmingly rejected a much-touted fee agreement with the provincial government on Saturday, a major setback for planned health-care reforms in the province with no immediate plan to resume negotiations.


Shell to Spend More on North Sea Venture

Royal Dutch/Shell Group announced Wednesday that it would spend US$1.8 billion on exploration and production in the North Sea, including building a pipeline to transfer gas from Norway to Britain.


Infineon to buy DSL unit from Texas Instruments

German chip maker Infineon Technologies has agreed to buy Texas Instruments' DSL Customer Premises Equipment (CPE)Â business in a deal expected to close by the end of the summer, the companies said.


Actor Tom Sizemore is sent to jail for 16 months for violating his probation in connection with a drugs charge.


Equal-Opportunity Offender Plays Anti-Semitism for Laughs

"Borat," starring Sacha Baron Cohen, is a raucous comedy that makes its points by seeming to embrace sexism, racism, homophobia and that most risky of social toxins: anti-Semitism.


A Nato-chartered Ukrainian cargo plane is detained in Brussels after a court ruling in a financial dispute.


In the days before Microsoft Corp. released the hotly anticipated Halo 2 video game for the Xbox game console, some gamers noticed a sudden spike in the number of people being kicked off the company's online game service. That was no coincidence.


Report: Israel to Let Arafat Get Treatment

Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat attends a PLO executive committee meeting at his headquarters in the West Bank town of Ramallah in this Sunday, Aug. 22, 2004 file photo.


Arab attitudes toward U.S. grow more negative: poll

A new survey shows Arab attitudes toward American people, products and culture grew increasingly negative last year, a finding that underscores the need for a change in U.S. Mideast policy, a leading expert on the region said on Thursday.


Iraqi businesses cling on, hoping for better times

Mohammed Taha is a member of an  endangered species -- a wealthy businessman still living in  Baghdad. But it isn't the risk that bothers him so much as  being cheated.


Blues send center Soderberg to Boston for goalie Toivonen

The NHL Blues and Bruins exchanged some promising young talent on Monday with St Louis sending center Carl Soderberg to Boston for goaltender Hannu Toivonen.


(InfoWorld) - Yahoo's My Yahoo service, which lets users aggregate content and services on a single Web page, will soon get a significant upgrade, the company's chief executive officer said Tuesday. The enhancement to My Yahoo is part of the company's continued emphasis on giving its users tools to personalize their Internet experience, said CEO Terry Semel at the Morgan Stanley Technology Conference in San Francisco, which was Webcast. "In the next few weeks, you'll see My Yahoo take on a new form and a new shape," Semel said. "We've been working on it for some time." My Yahoo was launched in July 1996 and, as such, is a precursor to the many customizable Web pages and personalization services that came later and are a standard feature of many news sites and consumer and enterprise portals. At My Yahoo, people can access servicesÂ such asÂ Yahoo Mail and choose, to an extent, the types of news, information, and sources that get featured on the page. Some of My Yahoo's most recent enhancements, introducedÂ more thanÂ two years ago, include support for content syndication feedsÂ such asÂ RSS and Atom and a version for mobile devices.


Jonah Lomu, 63 caps e 37 mete con la nazionale della Nuova Zelanda, ha ricevuto la massima onorificenza della Federazione Italiana Rugby. Giancarlo Dondi, presidente della FIR, ha conferito infatti al rugbista


DEMONSTRATORS set fire to United Nations offices and stoned United States soldiers in the Afghan city of Herat, a day after the government sacked its popular and powerful warlord as governor.


In many ways, Brambleton looks like any of the new housing developments that have popped up near Dulles Airport in the past several years. Except coursing under its crisp green lawns and treeless streets is a fiber-optic network that supplies some 600 homes with Internet access at speeds once reserved for the largest corporations.


The government is close to hitting its MRSA target, but is accused of manipulating the data.


Silicon Valley Key in Race for DNC Chair

Love him or hate him, former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean's upstart presidential campaign left the Democratic Party two important and lasting legacies: the empowerment of younger activists and the pioneering use of the Internet for fund-raising.


Police and paramilitary are patrolling the streets of the Bangladeshi capital after several grenades exploded near former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as she spoke at a party rally Saturday, killing at least 18 people and


Iran's president rejects calls to suspend uranium enrichment, a day before a UN deadline runs out.


Oracle to nominate four candidates for PeopleSoft board

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. Oracle has announced plans to nominate four candidates for election to rival PeopleSoft's board of directors.


Iraq soccer success brings rare moment of joy, unity

When the referee blows the opening whistle, Iraqis divided by sectarian violence put their differences aside to cheer on their team for 90 minutes.


Dollar weakness poses growth risk: OECD chief

Excessive weakening of the U.S. dollar could lead to interest rate hikes in the United States, Europe and Japan and hurt global economic growth, OECD Secretary General Angel Gurria said on Monday.


BC doesn't have to pay for special autism treatment, says Supreme ...

OTTAWA (CP) - The British Columbia government does not have to pay for a costly early childhood treatment for autism, the Supreme Court of Canada said Friday.


Comedian Al Franken makes Minnesota Senate bid

Comedian and political commentator Al Franken said on Wednesday he will seek the Democratic nomination to run for the U.S. Senate seat now held by Minnesota Republican Norm Coleman.


A California mountain highway near the Mexican border is closed because of a surprise snowstorm that stranded as many as 500 motorists.


Wall St seen opening down; eyes on banks, Bernanke

Benchmark stock indexes looked likely to open lower on Thursday, index futures showed, and analysts said earnings from two top banks and remarks by Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke would be in focus.


CARSON CITY, Nev. - A Carson City barber and amateur painter, miffed that an out-of-state artist was chosen to paint Gov. Kenny Guinn's official portrait, has taken his scorn on a 50-state road show.


Down Democrats, Happy Republicans Look to 2008

A demoralized Democratic Party tried to pick up the pieces on Thursday as Republicans celebrated President Bush's re-election, with both sides


When a snowplow driver spraying salt on frozen roads in Hyannis cracked the window of a parked car in March, state highway officials knew whom to blame. They looked up records from the Global Positioning System satellite network and found which contractor was plowing the road at that time.


Experts 'Fail' Risk Analysis for Boston Bioterror Lab

An expert panel of the nation's premier science advisory organization yesterday gave a failing grade to a federal risk analysis used to justify construction of a controversial high-security bioterror laboratory in inner-city Boston.


Churn squashing wheeze O2 has begun pushing an early iteration of its My bluebook upload service, which enables subscribers to copy data to a password-protected web-accessible account.â¦


Ruud van Nistelrooy scored all four goals as Manchester United demolished Sparta Prague 4-1 in Wednesday's Champions League Group D match.


Roche backs RNAi research with $1 bln Alnylam deal

LONDON/ZURICH  - Roche Holding AG  has signed a deal worth up to $1 billion with Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. , giving it access to the U.S. firm's skills in the new science of RNA interference.


Buttiglione? Ã vittima di Â«una congiura anti-cristianaÂ», di Â«un pregiudizio anti-religioso che purtroppo in Europa câÃ¨ ed Ã¨ molto diffusoÂ». LâUnione e la firma della Costituzione? Â«QuestâEuropa


IT WOULD make as much sense as holding the London Marathon in Kidwelly, moving the Cannes Film Festival to Barry and the Oscars to a small theatre in Rhyl.


U.S. Pushes Iraqi Leader to Pursue Changes

Deputy Secretary of State John D. Negroponte met with Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki to push for political changes intended to reconcile the countryâs warring sects.


alphakappa writes "India's moon mission and other space programs have been covered before on Slashdot. India is now debating sending a manned space mission and has acknowledged it's technological preparedness


Users of the MySpace.com social networking Website will be able to add multiplayer games to their personal profile pages, and play them for free, from next year. MySpace has struck a deal with Oberon Media Inc. to make available hundreds of casual games from its portfolio, the companies said Tuesday.


Search Engine Friendly Blog URLâs and other Word Tricks

Search Engine Friendly Blog URL's and other Word Tricks  When writing a blog, particularly for the first time, the last thing many bloggers consider is the use of Search Engine Friendly (SEF) Blog URL's. SEF Blog URL's are an important tool for driving traffic to your blog utilising the billions of ...


Microsoft eyes new tech leaders for post-Gates era

Microsoft Corp.  picked two  well-respected technical minds to fill the void from founder  Bill Gates' pending departure in two years, but it also  identified a next tier of leaders charged with reinventing the  software giant to compete against younger, agile rivals.


Hello, Apple PR. Dr. Freud will see you now

One man's journey from humiliation to hope Comment I was humiliated recently after purchasing a new Apple notebook.â¦


Go to Work, See a Parade, and Donât Forget to Vote

Except for religion, few things arouse as much emotion as politics and sports. Tuesday, New Yorkers will be able to indulge in both.


U.S., North Korea to talk under nuclear deal

U.S. and North Korean officials started talks on Monday aimed at eventually normalizing diplomatic ties as part of an agreement under which Pyongyang has pledged to scrap its nuclear arms programs in exchange for aid.


Tea drinking may protect against Alzheimers-study

Drinking tea may help protect against Alzheimer's disease, though it is by no means a cure for the brain-crippling illness, British scientists said on Tuesday.


Downded Salesforce systems slow Europe and US

Failing to impress Oracle Salesforce.com systems are calling in sick this Monday. The company's service status page has been winking red X's as the software-as-a-service poster child struggles to wrangle its machinery.â¦


Terremoto, Sri Lanka: ancora isolati 25 turisti italiani

Sono ancora isolati 25 italiani bloccati a Hikkaduwa dal maremoto che ha colpito lo Sri Lanka. I turisti si sono rifugiati in un ristorante nel centro della cittÃ  e stanno aspettando che arrivino gli uomini


U.S. says Doha risks being delayed several years

CAIRNS, Australia  - A deal to free up world trade could be delayed several years if no progress is made by the end of 2007, the United States said on Thursday, as it stepped up criticism of India and Brazil over failed talks.


Caution urged for Ang Lee's tedious "Lust"

Ang Lee's lugubrious  spy epic "Lust, Caution" brings to mind what soldiers say about  war: that it is long periods of boredom relieved by moments of  extremely heightened excitement.


E-Commerce Report: Help for the Merchant in Navigating a Sea of Shopper Opinions

Following Amazon.comÂs lead, more Internet merchants are posting customer reviews Â both flattering and flaming Â of the products they sell.


Jury finds Sept. 11 attacks are separate acts

A jury's finding yesterday that the Sept. 11 attack by two hijacked planes on the World Trade Center was two occurrences for insurance purposes provides an


European plane maker Airbus won approval from its shareholders on Friday to start a fresh marketing battle against rival Boeing by seeking customers for a new wide-body jet to be known as the A350.


Sun shines on interoperability progress with Microsoft

Microsoft and Sun have declared some progress in their efforts to achieve interoperability citing co-operation on web services standardisation and deployment of Windows on Sun systems.


Israelis rejoice in golden Olympic moment

GLYFADA, Greece - When the first notes of the national anthem of Israel pierced the night air, years of yearning came pouring out of Israelis at the Olympic Sailing Centre.


Un caso di figli contesi: 'l'ho fatto per gli altri come me'


Krispy Kreme Doughnuts said yesterday that the Securities and Exchange Commission had upgraded its inquiry of the company's financial reporting practices into a formal investigation.


All six of Budget DIY's Northern Ireland stores close with the loss of more than 180 jobs.


French doctors are set to carry out the first operation on a human patient under zero-gravity inside an aircraft.


Murdoch will have to play by Australian rules

Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation yesterday agreed to be bound by key Australian rules when it reincorporates in the US. This will restrict Murdoch family's ability to


Police fill streets of Helsinki - ASEM demonstrations start today

It was hard to move in the centre of Helsinki without seeing large numbers of police officers brought in to secure the upcoming summit of the Asia Europe Meeting .


MountainWest RubyConf 2008, it's getting close and it's looking good

Planning and carrying off a hackers conference is an interesting process.  We learned a lot last year as we ran the 2007 MountainWest RubyConf, hopefully we’re able to put some of that experience to good use as we come up on the 2008 MountainWest RubyConf.read more


Il tasso di crescita e' del 3% su base annua


Settlers Back Call to Resist Gaza Pullout

Jewish settler leaders urged their followers Monday to resist the evacuation of settlements in the Gaza Strip and parts of the West Bank, signaling a shift toward revolt after settlers lost hope of stopping the pullback by political means.


German leaders avoid big losses in electoral test

BERLIN - Germanyâs governing Social Democrats avoided major losses in local elections Sunday in the countryâs most populous state, while the conservative opposition lost votes but stayed well ahead in a traditional stronghold for Chancellor Gerhard


Vicino al Colosseo, aveva rasoio ancora sporco di sangue


Report: Ailing Pavarotti expresses faith

Luciano Pavarotti said he will remain optimistic until his death that he can overcome pancreatic cancer, in an interview with an Italian newspaper published Tuesday. The interview published in Corriere della Sera quoted Pavarotti as saying that the cancer was punishment for his good fortune.


Banking regulators on Friday completed guidelines that call on lenders to strictly evaluate borrowers' ability to repay home loans.


Texas Heavyweights Battle in Costly U.S. House Race

The most expensive U.S. congressional campaign in the country this election year will likely be the one in the Dallas area where two incumbents are slugging it out in a Texas-sized battle.


Snow sees spending slashed in Bush 2006 US budget

The Bush administration will seek to slash government spending next year, US Treasury Secretary John Snow said on Sunday, but he was less specific than the president


African broadcasters pump up the volume on AIDS

African television and radio   stations are planning an on-air campaign to build hope in the   face of the AIDS pandemic, in a bid to raise spirits on the   worst-hit continent where millions have died from the disease.


Salesforce.com expands call center support

The most significant product advancement is Salesforce.com's newly released Telephony API tool kit, which allows its sales automation software to integrate with products from partners.


Guantanamo Terrorism Trial Comes to Abrupt Halt

Description: A terrorism trial at the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, came to an abrupt halt Monday after a federal judge ruled that the defendant had not been given a chance to show he is a prisoner of war.


Compassion would seem to be an easy sell. Who could be against adoption and AIDS research? Who could object to attacks on the scourge of breast cancer or the evil of Soviet-era communism?


Sudan Hopes to Reach Darfur Deal by Dec. 31

Sudan hopes to reach a peace agreement to end fighting in its troubled Darfur region by the end of the year, Foreign Minister Mustafa Osman Ismail said on Monday.


Green ITÂ is something of a chameleon that appeals to different users on different levels. From a 10,000-foot perspective, it's hard to knock the benefits of energy efficiency, recycling and vendors working side by side with users to promote the green agenda. However, many users are finding it difficult to adopt a technology that is not characterized by a wide selection of physical products that they can buy and implement in their IT infrastructures today.


Below are the results for all the Sept. 12 primaries CQPolitics.com has been following, with the winner listed first. More detailed stories are available further down on this page or, in the future, in our archives.


World condemns North Korean missile tests

North Korea test-fired a seventh missile Wednesday, intensifying the furor that began when the reclusive regime defied international protests by launching a long-range missile and at least five shorter-range rockets earlier in the day.


M.A.M. Movies, an independent youth organization founded to produce and promote inspiring ...


Iraqi interim leader Iyad Allawi is to meet EU leaders, but France's president says he is too busy to attend.


Serbs snatch war-crimes general, gesture to West

A Bosnian Serb general accused of complicity in the murder of thousands in the 1992-95 Bosnia war was on his way to the Hague tribunal on Friday, a gesture that may improve Serbia's chances of joining the European Union.


Outing gives Potter passages new meaning

With author J.K. Rowling's revelation that master wizard Albus Dumbledore is gay, some passages about the Hogwarts headmaster and rival wizard Gellert Grindelwald have taken on a new and clearer meaning.


Feeling of good cheer? Maybe it was the TV

NEW YORK: A team of psychologists and economists has discovered what many people know but do not always admit, especially to social scientists: that watching television by oneself is a very enjoyable way to pass the time, and that taking care of children


(CBS/AP) John Kerry has again opened fire on President Bush with a new campaign ad that accuses Mr. Bush of using smear tactics against him in a bid to unfairly tarnish the Democratic presidential candidate's Vietnam War record.


EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- This news will come as a great disappointment to those who blame Doc Rivers for most, if not all, of the Celtics' problems this season. Executive director of basketball operations Danny Ainge said yesterday that Rivers would remain the Celtics coach through the end of the 2006-07 season.


(SH) - French troops are enforcing an uneasy calm in Ivory Coast, where suddenly much of the population turned against them, treating them as hated occupiers instead of welcome peacekeepers.


The National Hockey League, unable to  reach a new pay agreement with its locked-out players, canceled  the rest of its season on Wednesday.


Attack on UN vehicle kills one in southern Afghanistan

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan : An Afghan man died and five people were hurt in a bomb attack on a UN vehicle in Afghanistan, officials said, in the second deadly blast in a week as the country prepares for next month's polls.


Mobile phone use does not raise the risk of any of the most common brain tumours, a Japanese study suggests.


US troops searching Falluja say they have found enough arms to support a nationwide rebellion - and a chemical lab.


Last-minute Turkish offer on Cyprus confuses EU

HELSINKI/BRUSSELS  - A last-minute offer by Turkey to open a major port to traffic from Cyprus in a bid to avert a partial suspension of its European Union membership talks sowed confusion among EU governments on Thursday.


U.S. Sprinters Take Aim at 200M Semifinals

ATHENS, Greece - Three Americans, including 100-meter gold medalist Justin Gatlin, will attempt to advance to the semifinals in the 200 meters Tuesday when action resumes on the Olympic Stadium track at 1 p.m. EDT...


TOKYO - Japan's Justice Ministry rejected former chess champion Bobby Fischer's demand for protection as a political refugee on Tuesday and issued an order to deport him.    Fischer, in custody since he was detained by Japanese airport authorities on July 13 with an invalid U.S...


Bode Miller seeks first classic downhill win at World Cup

After making history by winning all four Alpine skiing disciplines in just 16 days, Bode Miller is looking to capture his first downhill classic when the World Cup circuit moves to the famed Lauberhorn course ...


Charge Kansas woman killed pregnant mom & stole baby; girl found ...

Ripped from her murdered mother's womb and spirited across the Missouri state line, a day-old baby girl was found safe and sound yesterday in Kansas.


Wii Zapper to include Zelda-themed crossbow game when it ships in November

Nintendo will include Link's Crossbow Training with the $20 Wii Zapper when it ships in November.


Japan's prime minister, a staunch U.S. ally in Iraq, refused on Wednesday to withdraw Japan's troops from the country, taking a tough stance in the face of demands by militants threatening to behead a Japanese hostage unless the soldiers leave.


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Five killed when medical chopper crashes outside San Diego

(San Diego, California-NBC) Oct. 25, 2004 - A plane crash near the Mexican border Sunday claimed the lives of five people. A medical air ambulance on its way to Albuquerque crashed in the mountainous region


Chinese crowds greet the New Year with a bang

Bright, deafening explosions and thick smoke covered China's capital at midnight, as Beijingers celebrated the beginning of the New Year and the end of a firework ban in exuberant fashion.


Ariel Sharon Calls for Expansion of Army's Gaza Raid

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Saturday that Israel should expand its massive raid of northern Gaza, the army's biggest and deadliest offensive in more than four years of conflict with the Palestinians.


A Nobel winning novelist is among the alleged hit list of targets singled out for speaking about Turkey's treatment of its minorities


Top Senate Democrats joined with Republican Sen. John Warner on Wednesday to support a nonbinding resolution opposing President George W. Bush's Iraq strategy, increasing prospects that Bush will face an embarrassing repudiation.


PITTSBURGH (Ticker) -- Duce Staley left the Philadelphia Eagles for a chance to be a featured back again. Staley has more than filled the role for the Pittsburgh Steelers, who look to knock off an unbeaten


A UK internet service provider is offering broadband that is sixteen times faster than average packages.


Mattel's Little Mommy doll baby is one tech-heavy toy that recognizes its handler and plays peekaboo. Alexander Gelfand blogs from the International Toy Fair in New York.


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ALBANY, NY Aug. 17, 2004  Citing what they called a public health emergency, New York officials on Tuesday ordered power plants to reduce emissions blamed for acid rain.


If "O Holy Night" is indeed Carl Tanner's signature tune, he may have another operatic tenor to thank for it — the legendary Luciano Pavarotti.


American consumers will greet the new year in a good mood, the latest measure of consumer sentiment shows. The Conference Board's index of consumer confidence jumped to a five-month high of 102.3 in December


Blair Was Warned of Post-War Iraq Chaos -- Paper

Britain's foreign secretary and senior officials warned Prime Minister Tony Blair a year before invading Iraq that chaos could follow the toppling of Saddam Hussein, a newspaper said Saturday.


Greek Cypriots remove wall, seek Turkish pullout

Greek Cypriots razed to the ground a wall symbolizing Cyprus's decades-old division running through the heart of the capital Nicosia and challenged Turkey to respond by withdrawing its troops from the area.


British world number four Tim Henman was knocked out of the quarter-finals of the Swiss Indoors tournament, falling 7-6 7-5 to unseeded Czech Jiri Novak.


Detroit signs veteran closer to two-year contract

The Tigers closed the deal on another closer Wednesday, signing Troy Percival to a two-year contract worth $12 million. Percival, 35, comes to Detroit after spending the


Several killed in attack in Afghan south

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan  - At least eight people were killed in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar on Sunday in a suicide car bombing against foreign troops and subsequent gunfire by the soldiers, police and witnesses said.


National League Game Summary - Atlanta at New York, Game Two

Atlanta holds a 9-4 edge in the season series, and has won four of seven in New York...The doubleheader was the Braves' second in five days after they were swept at home by Philadelphia on September 8...The last doubleheader between these clubs at Shea


Supporters of long-shot presidential hopeful Ron Paul say the Montana Republican Party's quirky caucus rules could create an opening for their candidate that other states don't offer.


Compagnia mettera' in campo oltre 10mila agenti


Bush Promises All Who Most Need Flu Shots Will Get Them

President Bush today defended his administration's efforts to provide the public with an adequate supply of flu vaccine, blaming a production flaw abroad for the shortage and pledging that


OUR TOWNS A Bolt, But Hardly Out of the Blue

LIKE the rings of Dante's "Inferno," there are circles of gossip as defined, in their wispy way, as smoke rings. So consider the odd way that James E. McGreevey's announcement last week that he was gay and would step down as governor ...


Update: Google raises gavel for IPO auction Friday

Google Inc. is opening the auction for its much-anticipated initial public offering (IPO) on Friday, with plans to announce the pricing of its stock next week.


Islamists kill 6 Lebanese troops in camp battles

NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Al Qaeda-inspired militants killed six Lebanese soldiers on Thursday in fierce battles at a Palestinian refugee camp in north Lebanon, security sources said.


Iraq Again In Forefront as Australian Election Approaches

Australia's election campaign is in its final stages, with the country's role in Iraq again a major talking point. Australian Prime Minister John Howard says he does not need to apologize for joining last


A Bitter Rivalry Finds a Little Common Ground

For a few hours, Brian Cashman, the general manager of the Yankees, and Theo Epstein, Cashmanâs counterpart with the Red Sox, were cordial rivals during a lecture at William Paterson University.


Frightened foreigners, many of them longtime residents of this country, piled into buses, boats and planes Saturday as a French-run evacuation widened, despite


Across Tijuana's vast industrial parks, the export assembly plants known as maquiladoras are thriving, posting giant "help wanted" signs.


Adam Gilchrist punching the air and embracing his teammates after Australia got the last Indian batsman out in the third Test; the Australian players gathering in a huddle made famous by the Indians; Brett Lee calling for the Australian flag from the tour


Luxury firms slammed for lacklustre moves to save planet

The luxury industry is not doing its bit to save the planet, according to a World Wildlife Fund study of the world's 10 largest publicly-traded luxury firms.


Nepal's Maoists must change to lose U.S. terror tag

Nepali Maoists must show a fundamental change in their behavior and end violence and intimidation if they want Washington to take them off its list of terrorist organizations, the United States said on Friday.


Lachlan Murdoch and the gambling magnate James D. Packer have made an offer of 3.3 billion Australian dollars ($2.9 billion) to buy Consolidated Media Holdings.


A one-drug wonder doesn't have a future.


A look at the U.S. overseas detention system that has developed since 2001:


Ramallah - All members of the Palestinian security services were placed on a state of alert on Thursday to prepare for a possible outbreak of unrest in the event of Yasser Arafat's death, Palestinian security sources said.


Americans and Europeans will soon be able to buy a more powerful battery that promises enough juice for twice as many digital pictures as regular batteries.


Waiting Period Ends for Sears-Kmart Deal

The waiting period required under antitrust law has expired for discount retailer Kmart Holding Corp.'s planned $11 billion acquisition of the Sears, Roebuck and Co. department store chain, the companies said Friday.


The e-tailer releases two new packages designed to help people and companies feature Amazon merchande on their own Web sites.


Improved search, security and integration with Windows Live are in the update to the cell phone OS, set for a spring release.


Update 1: New York Firm Is Buying IMG in $700M Deal

International Management Group, a sports and celebrity management and marketing firm that has represented Tiger Woods, Joe Montana and Derek Jeter, is being sold to a New York buyout specialist firm in a cash deal valued at more than $700 million.


IMF chief asks oil producing nations to boost investment

GENEVA: International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director Rodrigo Rato on Friday called on oil-producing nations to boost investment in production facilities in response to ever rising oil prices.


Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has cracked down on militants, reached a truce with Israel and impressed the U.S. with his grit. Is this the man who can bring peace to the Middle East?


Police in France yesterday found more arms caches and a secret shooting range belonging to Eta, while Spanish politicians claimed that a vast, ongoing operation against the armed separatists would hasten the end of the Basque terrorist group.


Sarkozy, 'Damasco lasci che Libano elegga il suo presidente'


"La convention proposta da Alemanno non serve a niente"


Loyola University Medical Center has joined a nationwide study of a potentially revolutionary artificial blood product that's being tested in trauma patients without prior consent, authorities said Wednesday.


World Bank, IMF unsuited for Africa aid-U.N. agency

The World Bank and IMF are poorly suited   to lead the flow of aid to Africa, which would be more   effective if it was distributed in line with a nation's needs,   not competing donor interests, a U.N. agency said.


It's official: IBM sells PC unit to Chinese company

IBM (IBM) said Tuesday that it would sell its PC business to Lenovo, China's No. 1 PC maker, in a $1.75 billion deal that marks the end of an era.


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Safety agency slow to publicize hazards: report

U.S. consumer safety regulators typically take almost seven months to inform the public of dangerous products in cases where the manufacturers were fined for not promptly reporting the defect, watchdog group Public Citizen said on Thursday.


Fire crews in Powys use a boat to rescue those stranded, as flooding causes yet more disruption.


Q Most of the online mapping sites can't find my home address. Is there a company I can contact to fix this?


No breakthrough in efforts to unlock the iPhone

(InfoWorld) - Hackers areÂ working to unlock Apple's iPhone, but the job appears to be more difficult than initially expected. Hackers had hoped that modifying the iPhone's bootloader -- the program that runs before the operating system is loaded -- would unlock the handset. But that turned out to be a dead end, as the bootloader code must be signed using a 1,024-bit RSA private key employed by Apple, according to an update released last week by hackers working together on the #iphone IRC (Internet Relay Chat) channel. Now, the hackers on #iphone are working to create an assembler utility for the iPhone's processor. "This is our last major hurdle to overcome in order to write programs for the phone," they said last week. Once hackers have the ability to write programs for the iPhone, they can write one to unlock the handset, they said. The iPhone is locked for use with AT&T's EDGE network. Unlocking the iPhone will allow the handsets to be used with other operators, including carriers in Asia and Europe, where the phone is not yet available. Efforts to unlock the iPhone began almost as soon as the phone hit store shelves on June 29. Within days, hackers managed to circumvent the phone's activation function, allowing users to access many of the phone's features, except its cellular phone function. TheÂ first to release an iPhone activation toolÂ was Jon Lech Johansen -- better known as DVD Jon, a hacker who helped develop a tool for decrypting the content on DVDs -- who released a tool on July 3. Within 20 minutes of that release, a second activation tool was released by the hackers on #iphone. While hackers have yet to unlock the iPhone, they have made other breakthroughs since overcoming the activation hurdle. For instance, hackers last week released a tool that allows users to install custom ringtones on the iPhone.


Militants Threaten to Kill US, UK Hostages in Iraq

Insurgents threatened on Saturday to cut the throats of two Americans and a Briton seized in Baghdad, and launched a suicide car bomb attack on Iraqi security forces in Kirkuk that killed at least 23 people.


Blockbuster Offers to Buy Hollywood Chain

CHICAGO  - Blockbuster Inc. , the largest U.S. video rental chain, on Thursday said it has contacted Hollywood Entertainment Corp.  about acquiring its top rival for $700 million.


Changes and Contention Over Foreign-Film Oscar

The Ang Lee spy thriller âLust, Cautionâ is no longer Taiwanâs entry for the Academy Award for best foreign-language film, The Associated Press reported. The academy ruled that the movieâs sponsor country did not certify that the filmâs personnel, like those involved in cinematography, costumes and music, âexercised artistic controlâ over the project, a requirement. âAn insufficient number of Taiwanese participated in the production of the film,â said Teni Melidonian, a spokeswoman for the academy. âLust, Cautionâ (with Wang Leehom, above), was replaced by Chen Huai-enâs âIsland Etude,â about a university studentâs bicycle tour of Taiwan. Stanley Hung, secretary general of the Motion Picture and Drama Association of Taiwan, has appealed the ruling on âLust, Caution.â Mr. Lee won the Oscar for best director for âBrokeback Mountain.â ... A director who challenged âEklavya: The Royal Guard,â Indiaâs foreign-language submission, withdrew her petition yesterday. Court hearings had gone on past the academyâs entry deadline. So Bhavna Talwar, the director of the shortlisted âDharm,â who had claimed bias in the selection process, said: âEklavyaâ has already gone to the Oscars, and thatâs fine. We let that go.â ... A record 63 countries will compete in the foreign-language film category, Agence France-Presse reported. The 63 will be reduced to 5 nominees for the Oscar, to be awarded at the 80th Academy Awards ceremony, in Hollywood on Feb. 24.


On the surface, what transpired at Giants Stadium yesterday falls under the heading of dog bites man. Notre Dame played Navy for the 41st time since 1963 and Notre Dame beat Navy for the 41st


'Fortemente penalizzanti per locazioni societa' immobiliari'


Businessman Mauricio Macri leads the vote for mayor of Buenos Aires, but a second round will be needed.


Even a virtual economy needs a Ben Bernanke

Just before a global credit squeeze roiled US financial markets this summer, an equally dramatic financial crisis threatened Second Life, the much-hyped online world.


Strategies: Is It Just a Strong Market, or the Bubble, Part 2?

Current conditions certainly look different from those of March 2000. But several subsurface issues suggest that we shouldnât be too sanguine.


Variety gives a positive review to Raincoat

Bengali filmmaker Rituparno Ghosh's first Hindi film Raincoat is gaining rave reviews even before it's release.


Euro stops short of 1.30 dollars as officials raise rhetoric

LONDON  - The euro wavered after failing to pierce the symbolic 1.30-dollar threshold, as eurozone officials expressed disquiet at the currency's rise to record highs against the greenback.


The Face of Nature Changes as Art and Science Evolve

The idea that artists and scientists glare at each other across a cultural divide is mostly fiction, as the work of the printmaker Joseph Scheer makes abundantly clear.


US cyber-czar suddenly quits after 1 year

Washington -- The nation's top cyber-security official has resigned unexpectedly, raising new questions about the progress of efforts to protect the nation's vast computer networks from terror attacks, electronic viruses and other threats, government and


Oil and gas companies scouting damage in Gulf

The oil and gas industry is already beginning to assess the damage from Hurricane Ivan this morning, sending out aircraft to survey hundreds of exploration and production platforms that were shut down during the storm.


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Dolphin Shula will jump for joy if Giants beat Patriots

Don Shula believes the New England  Patriots are on the brink of becoming a dynasty but the coach  of the undefeated 1972 Miami Dolphins will jump for joy if the  New York Giants throw a spanner in the works.


Several people close to Anna Nicole Smith were quick to speculate after her death that drugs were to blame. The medical examiner who performed an autopsy on her body, though, said it could take weeks to determine a cause of death.


Walkout goes on as GM job-cut talks begin

RUESSELSHEIM - Top Opel management and labour officials began talks Monday on the plans by General Motors to axe 10,000 jobs at the carmaker, while workers at one of the company's main plants in Bochum continued a walkout.


Watford midfielder Al Bangura appeals to Home Secretary Jacqui Smith to overturn a decision to deport him to Sierra Leone.


Squirrel OK After Fiery Chimney Surprise

TWO RIVERS, Wis. - One squirrel got a fiery surprise when it apparently got curious about a chimney. The squirrel fell down a chimney at a Two Rivers home and landed in a fire in a fireplace Monday night, said Two Rivers Assistant Fire Chief Gary Shavlik.


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Indonesian Leader Makes Surprise Cabinet Choices

New Indonesian President Susilo Bambang  Yudhoyono named a cabinet Wednesday that brought surprise  choices in the economic lineup, although he picked a strong  team to fight the country's pervasive corruption.


Iraqi President Faults Army's Dissolution

The interim president of Iraq, Ghazi al-Yawer, says the US-led coalition made a big mistake when it disbanded the Iraqi armed forces after last year's invasion to topple Saddam Hussein.


Fifa president Sepp Blatter's plan to introduce a quota on foreign players has been struck a blow by the European Commission.


Chicago, Illinois- Sitting in their hotel room, Barack Obama's wife Michelle asked daughter Sasha, "Are we going to Washington?


'Lost Boy' Set to Finish Mission in Sudan

At a Christmas fund-raiser, Salva Dut brought along a small water pump to illustrate his mission of helping isolated villages in southern Sudan tap into an underground treasure: running water.


Howard will never be prime minister: poll

Conservative Party leader Michael Howard will never become prime minister, according to an overwhelming 78 percent of respondants to a BBC opinion poll.


Business-to-business online ad network launches

ThomasB2B.com LLC will officially launch on Monday a new online advertising network which is modeled after general-purpose ones from the likes of Yahoo Inc.'s Overture and Google Inc. but which differs in two key aspects: first, it is focused exclusively on the business-to-business market; and second, it matches ads with search queries and content through predefined categories, not keywords.


David Beckham is unlikely to make his debut for LA Galaxy against Chelsea on Saturday because of an ankle injury.


Nicole Cooke could ride in four or more Olympics but the pain of her first will always be with her. After finishing just outside the medal placings in Sunday's road race, the Welsh cyclist put herself through another half-hour of sun-baked agony in the ...


New security lapse at Buckingham Palace when 'Batman' scales balcony

An activist dressed as Batman and campaigning for fathers' rights evaded guards at Buckingham Palace to climb up to the main balcony of Queen Elizabeth's London residence, in the latest security scare for the royal family.


Ukraine parliament approves Tymoshenko as PM

Ukraine's parliament on Tuesday restored Yulia Tymoshenko as prime minister, sealing a political comeback for a leading figure from the former Soviet country's "Orange Revolution" three years ago.


Update 2: Toys R Us Narrows Loss on Kids R Us Sale

Toys R Us Inc., the nation's second biggest toy retailer, reported a narrower third-quarter loss as a gain on the sale of Kids R Us stores boosted results despite a sales decline.


UK.biz: recruiting talent the number one IT problem

Fail to put two and two together on flexible working IT directors say their number one problem is recruiting and retaining talent. Despite this, they put flexible teleworking at the bottom of their list of priorities.â¦


MedImmune (MEDI:Nasdaq - news - research)said the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will include the company's FluMist inhaled flu vaccine in a program for poor children and adolescents during the next flu season.


Pumping a little iron can help elderly nursing home residents and heart failure patients gain strength for everyday life, the American Heart Association says, expanding on earlier advice.


Accused pair to tell their side of story

This morning as Britain awakes, Kostas Kenteris and his training partner, Katerina Thanou, will be asked three questions by the disciplinary commission of the International Olympic Committee. These will determine whether they deliberately ...


Vogts had been the target of severe criticism following a disastrous start to the World Cup qualifying campaign. The SFA confirmed late this afternoon that the German had decided to stand down.


Barrichello takes pole for F1's Brazilian GP

The hometown favorite won the pole position at the Formula One Brazilian Grand Prix in Sao Paulo, Brazil, after the seven-time world champion crashed during practice.


Senators Urge Bush to Rethink Iraq Policy

Senators from both parties urged the Bush administration on Sunday to make a realistic assessment of the situation in Iraq and adjust its policies aimed at pacifying the country. But Bush readied a firm defense of his Iraq policy — and a sharp new attack on rival John Kerry's stance — for a speech Monday.


A pipe bomb is found at a GAA ground in County Down and removed by Army bomb experts.


Campbell not invited, and that's not right

First it was the entire Auburn football team. Now it's the starting quarterback, the team and league MVP. It was bad enough that the Bowl Championship Series denied Auburn a spot in the Orange Bowl.


Has Space Lost Its Sparkle? Not for These Two Suburbanites

As a kid growing up in Schaumburg, Cathy Koerner liked her space. Outer space. She played with the space control center activity set she got for Christmas when she was 4 years old. She joined in her father's love of science fiction books and TV shows.


Dallas company buying Radisson hotels here

Two Radisson hotels in Indianapolis will be purchased by Dallas-based Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc., the company said Monday. The Radisson Hotel City Centre at Ohio and Meridian streets and


Update 3: Tokyo Stocks End Lower, Dollar Down

Tokyo stocks edged lower Monday for a seventh straight session ahead of earnings announcements by Microsoft and IBM in the United States later this week.


Description: Senior news analyst NPR's Daniel Schorr observes the amount of flak defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld is taking from conservatives.


Farnesina: preoccupazione, ma aeroporti tutti aperti


West Indies captain Brian Lara should be fit to lead his side in the ICC Champions Trophy final against England on Saturday. Lara has been cleared of serious injury after being struck on the neck by a Shoaib


For one day at least, nobody was laughing at Kansas City's bullpen.


Reuters Poll: Bush Keeps Two-Point Lead on Kerry

President Bush maintained a slim two-point lead on Democratic rival John Kerry for the third consecutive day in a tight race for the White House, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Sunday.


Italy's tobacconists see sales drop after a smoking ban came into effect, retail figures show.


Snowmaking guns used to fight Idaho fire

Firefighters sprayed water with snowmaking machines to save a $12 million log ski lodge from a wildfire that has forced the evacuation of more than 1,000 homes, officials said Monday.


The 50-45 roll call Thursday by which the Senate voted against cutting off debate on an immigration compromise bill and advancing the bill. Sixty votes were needed for approval of the motion.


Drought-Stricken South Facing Tough Choices

A drought in the Southeastern United States has become so severe that some cities are just months away from running out of water.


The Tennessee Titans are putting up impressive offensive numbers. Unfortunately, none have translated into victories.


MIAMI - Shaquille O'Neal put his police skills to use early Sunday. O'Neal, the Miami Heat's All-Star center and a reserve officer with the Miami Beach Police Department, followed a driver who allegedly crashed into his Cadillac Escalade and tried to flee the scene, the team said.


IBM Says Its Supercomputer Is World's Fastest

International Business Machines Corp. on Wednesday said it has developed the world's fastest computer, putting it back on top after a Japanese supercomputer claimed the title some two years ago.


As Army Adds Interrogators, It Outsources Training

Since the Iraq war began, the U.S. Army has quadrupled the number of soldiers it trains each year to be detainee interrogators, according to Army officials involved in the program.


Tony Blair faces his first big Middle Eastern moment in Paris, Ian Black reports


Shots were fired after President Gen. Pervez Musharraf's plane took off from a military base on Friday in what one official described as a failed assassination attempt.


Long before it became popular, The Body Shop founder Anita Roddick made us feel good about doing good


UPDATE: Oracle's (Quote, Chart) dogged pursuit of PeopleSoft (Quote, Chart) was rewarded on Monday as PeopleSoft's board of directors agreed to sell the company for $10.3 billion.


The Hamas militant group in Gaza says it has urged BBC reporter Alan Johnston's kidnappers to release him immediately.


Yugansk sale may delay Russia's Gazprom plans

The nationalisation of Russian oil major YUKOS's main unit has cast doubt over the timing of plans to create a huge state energy holding and liberalise trade in the shares of gas monopoly Gazprom, analysts said on Friday.


Foreclosures Surged 36% in August, Report Says

The sharp increases provide more evidence that the troubles in the housing and mortgage markets may prove long-lived.


The company claims to have developed a new technology that uses plastic instead of glass. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.


Siemens creates hardship fund for BenQ workers

Cancelling pay rises Siemens' board voted this weekend to forgo a planned 30 per cent pay rise in order to set up a â¬30m hardship fund for workers affected by the closure of the German handset business it offloaded to BenQ last year.â¦


Epic Traffic Jam: 2 Days, 50 Miles and a Number of Questions

LENHARTSVILLE, Pa., Feb. 16 -- Not a single car or tractor-trailer whizzed past the giant Dietrich's Country Meats billboard on Interstate 78 near this eastern Pennsylvania town Friday afternoon. The highway, finally cleared of traffic and closed in both directions, stretched silently for 50 miles...


Mel Gibson's Biblical movie The Passion of the Christ has sold 2.4 million copies in the US by midday on its first day of release on DVD.


Why do the airlines continue to sell services below cost?


HBOS today assumed a spoiler's role in Santander Central Hispano's Â£8.3bn takeover of Abbey National by highlighting the Spanish bank's ties to the Royal Bank of Scotland.


New fish in town: Saban will coach Dolphins

Orlando, FL (Sports Network) - LSU head coach Nick Saban announced on Saturday night that he will become the new head coach of the Miami Dolphins beginning in the 2005 season.


IBM attorneys argued that Utah-based SCO Group has failed to provide any evidence that IBM allowed proprietary Unix code to enter the freely distributed Linux operating system and its $5 billion suit making that claim should be dismissed.


Chili, meat recall expanded amid botulism scare

Castleberry's Food Co. said late on Saturday it voluntarily expanded a recall of hot dog chili sauce and canned meat products originally announced on July 18 due to a risk of botulinum toxin, a bacterium that can cause botulism.


Venus Williams surged into the Wimbledon semi-finals on Thursday with a 6-3 6-4 victory over fifth seed Svetlana Kuznetsova.


Congenial chat show "The View" turns chilly

Star Jones Reynolds, co-host of  "The View," was barred on Wednesday from the show she helped  build into a daytime television fixture a day after catching  her colleagues and the network off guard by announcing plans to  leave in July.


Fabris, allibiti da tradimento che non ha ragioni politiche


France awaits release of two journalists kidnapped in Iraq

French Foreign Minister Michel Barnier and a French Muslim dignitary delegation are still waitingin Amman on Friday evening for the release of the two French journalists held


Zimbabwe opposition leader found innocent

Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai was acquitted of treason Friday in a stunning decision from a court system that routinely favors President Robert Mugabe's government.


West Virginia University's Health Sciences Center is looking for a few good scientists — 42 of them, to be exact. And they need to be more than good; WVU wants the best.


Rep. Hoyer: Vote on Iraq will be limited

A House vote on Iraq this week will be limited to the question of supporting President Bush's troop escalation, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said Sunday.


Pippen retires as one of game's best, not one of its most loved

He had a body straight out of an NBA laboratory and a face like a Peruvian sun god. He was a versatile Swiss Army Knife who could shoot, pass and run the floor.


AMERICA/ARGENTINA - L'Argentina aderisce al Protocollo CEDAW: secondo i Vescovi cosÃ¬ si apre la porta alla depenalizzazione dell'aborto e si mette a rischio la sovranitÃ  del paese Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - La Camera dei Deputati Argentina ha approvato venerdÃ¬ 17 novembre l'adesione al Protocollo Facoltativo della Convenzione sull'Eliminazione di tutte Forme di Discriminazione contro la Donna (CEDAW), che secondo la Chiesa...


DR Congo gives a pro-government militia 48 hours to disarm, as a humanitarian crisis deepens.


Gym newbies are crowding regulars in the winter blitz.


U.S. Stocks Get Boost from Economic Data

U.S. stocks climbed on Thursday, after  durable goods data pointed to a healthy pace of activity in the  factory sector and another report showed an improvement in  consumer sentiment for December, but the session was expected  to be quiet before the Christmas holiday.


Crude oil prices climb on fears of Hurricane Ivan's path

Crude oil rose on Monday in New York as market concerned that the approach of Hurricane Ivan woulddisrupt production and tankers shipments in the Gulf of Mexico.


The New England Patriots broke a fourth-quarter tie and defeated the Philadelphia Eagles for their third championship in four seasons.


Internet search giant Google unveils software it hopes will power a variety of future mobile phone handsets.


UPDATE 1-Myskina beats Dementieva again to win in Moscow

Anastasia Myskina trounced Elena Dementieva 7-5 6-0 in the Kremlin Cup final on Sunday to retain her Moscow title in a rematch of their all-Russian French Open final earlier this year.


The sex scandal that forced Gov. James E. McGreevey to announce his resignation now involves everyone on New Jersey's A-List of political stars, its back-room advisers and political bosses.


Nearly 40 years after US and Soviet space probes orbited the moon, the European Space Agency has put its own satellite into lunar orbit.


A first order for nuclear containment products could be just the tip of the iceberg.


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Thousands of workers protest GM's plans to cut 12,000 jobs in ...

BOCHUM, Germany Thousands of General Motors employees at its European factories are staging protests to fight what they call "bad management.


Top seed Tim Henman loses to Ivan Ljubicic in the Madrid Masters.


Explosion Puts North Korea Under Concerned Eyes

WASHINGTONâAn explosion last Sunday in South Korea prompted huge warning signals, as all eyes shifted to North Korea glaring skeptically as to whether the blast was a nuclear test of some sort.


Il segretario del Pd cerca di fare un'agenda di incontriper dialogare con l'opposizione sulla nuova legge elettorale                                          Veltroni in cerca di dialogo sulle riforme Fi e An fanno muro, ma l'Udc apre                                                                                Bossi attacca: "Il governo Ã¨ morto"


For the past year, ever since the AT&T Wireless management first put the then third-largest US mobile phone group on the auction block, Wall Street has been abuzz with rumours and


Senators Clash With Nominee About Torture

The attorney general nominee declined to say if he considered harsh interrogation techniques to be torture.


In Cincinnati, Life Breathes Anew in Riot-Scarred Area

After decades of decay in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood in Cincinnati, gentrification is spreading north from downtown and south down the steep hillside of Mount Auburn.


McAfee Adds Real-Time Scanning to Zap Spyware

Security software specialist McAfee Inc. has added a new module to its virus scan engine to help businesses combat the growing spyware scourge.


(InfoWorld) - Hewlett-Packard appointed as its new general counsel the lawyer it hired last year to conduct an independent investigation into the spying scandal at the company. Mike Holston, a partner at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, will take on the new position starting Feb. 22. He succeeds Ann Baskins, whoÂ resigned in September. HP has been embroiled in a scandalÂ regarding the tactics it used to investigate an internal information leak. The company is being investigated for approving illegal methods used to obtain information about journalists and employees. Holston revealed the results of his investigations into HP's probe at a press conference in September. He named HP executives who approved or were present at meetings that detailed the tactics company officials and third parties were using to investigate the information leak. He also disclosed plans at HP to use false information to lure reporters into identifying the leak. Holston said Mark Hurd, chairman and CEO of HP, approved that plan. Holston, who has served as external counsel at HP for over ten years, will report directly to Hurd in his new role. Holston replaces Baskins, who was subpoenaed for her role in the internal probe but refused to answer questions in front of a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee investigating the matter. Last month, the first conviction in the case was made when aÂ private investigator pleaded guiltyÂ to fraudulently obtaining information about reporters and HP workers on HP's behalf. Others, including former HP Chairman Patricia Dunn and former HP legal counsel Kevin Hunsaker,Â still face charges. Â


Tech stocks rallied anew Monday, with the Nasdaq closing just shy of its session high, as investors sought bargains in the beaten-up sector for the second straight session.


O.J. Simpson faces charges over Las Vegas robbery

Las Vegas police are questioning football star O.J. Simpson and he is expected to be charged in connection with last week's alleged armed robbery at a hotel room in the U.S. gambling capital, a top law enforcement official said on Sunday.


Kazaa offering free Internet-based calls

Free Internet-based phone calls are the newest feature of the popular Kazaa file-sharing program. The offering, in a software upgrade this week, comes as Kazaa's maker, Sharman


More Bombs Hit Thai Muslim South, One Dead

More bombs hit Thailand's largely Muslim south on Saturday, killing a shopper in a mainly Buddhist town and wounding 14 as Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra vowed to resolve the crisis.


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Market up as bargains beckon; Alcoa gains

U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday and the Nasdaq broke an eight-day losing streak, as talk of recession pushed investors into health care and other defensive sectors seen as resistant to a slowdown.


Jackson Says 'Tried to Buy Peace' in Old Payouts

SANTA MARIA, Calif.  - Michael Jackson said on  Friday he had sought to "buy peace" in the past by paying off  two claims of child molestation but now -- as he is embroiled  in another abuse case -- he regretted not having fought the  allegations in court.


MADRID, Spain -- Los Angeles Galaxy-bound soccer star David Beckham could be out for up to two months after injuring his knee during a Spanish league game.


Indice Nikkei in aumento dello 0,20 per cento


Good Times, bad Times? We'll soon find out

Tomorrow, in a sudden sweep of decision-making, the Times waves goodbye to broadsheet life forever. No more two-version publication, no more broadsheets on Saturday.


Indonesian police have detained 10 people for questioning, four of them are believed to be linked to the suicide car bombing in front of the Australian Embassy that killed nine people and wounded more than 180 others, National


A senior US negotiator in the new "open skies" talks issues a plea for Europeans to understand the deal's potential.


Rush to modernisation creating land of 1,000 identical cities, senior government official warns.


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Rain and Cold Threaten Japan Quake Recovery Efforts

OJIYA, Japan  - Some 100,000 exhausted survivors  of Japan's deadliest earthquake in a decade awoke in makeshift  shelters for a third day on Tuesday as rain threatened to  hamper relief efforts and trigger new landslides.


AMERICA/URUGUAY - Apre a Montevideo la prima Tienda del Commercio Equo e Solidale e dell'economia solidale in Uruguay Montevideo (Agenzia Fides) - A Montevideo in Uruguay, sarÃ  inaugurata la prima Bottega di commercio equo e economia solidale. Il progetto denominato ÂEcosolÂ prevede una serie di iniziative di interscambio con le nascenti esperienze di reti di ÂAltra...


By MIKE SCHNEIDER  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The crew of space shuttle Atlantis took scrupulous notes during two of last year's construction missions at the international space station, because they will be expected to perform some of the same tasks.


A sampling of ideas from the next generation of consumers--and entrepreneurs.


A bizarre relationship between a gecko and a sap-sucking insect is caught on camera for the first time.


British hope Murray races into third round

British teenager Andy Murray raced   into the third round of the U.S. Open with a 6-0 6-1 6-1   hammering of Italian Alessio Di Mauro on Friday.


Falcons Look to Improve Playoff Pedigree

Of the eight teams still playing, the Atlanta Falcons clearly have the weakest postseason pedigree — thirty-nine years, one Super Bowl, and no championships.


Steve Finley now hits home runs in support of Jose Lima, but for years, he hit them off the flamboyant right-hander. What did he think of Lima back then?


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


Struggling European aircraft maker Airbus is now looking at brighter skies thanks to rapid strides in the application of a restructuring plan and a possible new order for its A350, the head of the company said.


Road warriors' top worry: Missing e-mail

Top five business traveler concerns are revealed in BT survey. Other worries include dying cell phone batteries and IT breakdowns.


A US team of experts have arrived in North Korea to discuss ways to disable the country's nuclear programme.


Forty per cent of very premature babies have significant learning disabilities, a BBC Panorama report is set to reveal.


10 Cosmetic Plastic Surgery Predictions for 2005

The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS), the leading national organization of board-certified plastic surgeons who specialize in


PARIS/TOULOUSE, France  - Airbus is eager to  produce a rival to Boeing Co.'s new 7E7 passenger jet and hopes  to make an announcement by the end of the year, the European  planemaker said on Tuesday.


Raptors Use Arenas' Rejection to Win Game

Jalen Rose was quick to point out Washington star Gilbert Arenas' role in the Toronto Raptors' record-tying comeback victory.


McCain fires back at conservative critics

Immigration reform is proving to be a divisive issue for the Republican Party.  But few prominent Republicans are feeling the heat like Sen. John McCain of Arizona, a fact that prompted the 2008 contender to address the issue head-on Monday.


A British Airways jet from Beijing carrying 152 people crash-landed Thursday, injuring 19 people and causing more than 200 flights to be canceled at Europe's busiest airport.


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Medicare May Pay for Implant to Help Hearing

More U.S. Medicare beneficiaries with severe hearing loss could soon receive implantable devices that help recreate sound, government officials said in a proposal on Friday.


Holidays Push Amazon to 10-Year Sales Record

Web retailer Amazon.com Inc. AMZN.O  said on Monday it set a one-day selling record this year as it  logged its busiest holiday shopping season in its 10-year  history, news that sent shares up nearly 9 percent.


More than 200 people missing in Central America, with floods and landslides feared after hurricane.


Pedro Martinez can go a long way toward putting a dismal September behind him and give the Boston Red Sox a commanding lead in the AL division series when he faces the Anaheim Angels in Game 2. After watching


Tiscali cowers behind wall of silence on email cockup

Complaints roll in to ISP trade body Tiscali executives are continuing to dodge questions raised by the firm's lengthy email outage, which it has blamed on spammers using its service. Doubters say a hardware failure is more likely, and the ISP has provided scant details to back up its claims.â¦


Archaeologists in Germany say they may have found the lavatory from where 16th century Reformation scholar Martin Luther revolutionised the church.


China's loss appears to be other Asian stock markets' gain.


Could Gov. Huckabee become the next Health and Human Services ...

Health and Human services Secretary Tommy Thompson has announced his resignation, sparking talk in Arkansas that Governor Huckabee could be tapped to fill the spot.


The Iraqi military academy that NATO plans to set up outside Baghdad should be able to train about 1,000 officers a year, the alliance's top commander in Europe said Thursday.


BAGHDAD -- Gunmen killed the governor of Baghdad province and several bodyguards yesterday in a swiftly executed mid-morning attack. Governor Ali al-Haidari had been a vocal supporter of US reconstruction efforts in Iraq.


Actor Snipes Loses Bid to Nullify Arrest Warrant

Actor Wesley Snipes lost a bid on  Wednesday to get a federal judge to cancel an arrest warrant  stemming from an Indiana paternity case.


La Costituzione parla chiaro, Berlusconi "io vado comunque"


Could it be that the "natural" mental decline that afflicts many older people is related to how much lead they absorbed decades before?


Bali bomber's body may be in Philippines

The Philippine military began genetic tests Tuesday to determine if remains found in a jungle grave are of an elusive terror suspect in the 2002 Bali bombings who authorities believe was killed in a clash with U.S.-backed troops.


Actress McDowell among Winthrop award winners

Actress Andie McDowell is among four women who will receive the Medal of Honor in the Arts from Winthrop University. McDowell, a native of Gaffney who now lives in Asheville, NC, attended the school in the 1970s before becoming an actress.


Feist continues to win recognition from her peers, collecting four Grammy nominations Â and now, winning the Shortlist Music Prize for her album "The Reminder."


Byrd call: WTO approves sanctions against US over antidumping law

The World Trade Organization has authorized punitive sanctions against US exports ranging from lobsters to crane trucks because Washington has failed to repeal the so-called Byrd amendment.


Is It Finally Time to Put Patients' Medical Records Online?

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Although it has been a long time coming, physicians are beginning to consider the Internet an integral part of their practice.


As of Last Monday Halle Barryâs divorce from Eric Benet was finalized.  All of the details of the divorce arenât being released. However, it was stated that Berry was able to keep her Beverly Hills mansion and wonât be paying spousal supp...


Last year's worst stock can turn out to be this year's gem. Don't laugh--this strategy has worked in the past.


US Airways Posts Loss After 4 Profitable Quarters

TEMPE, Ariz.  â The US Airways Group said Thursday that it had swung to a fourth-quarter loss as a result of significantly higher fuel costs.


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Top Iraqi Shi'ite Party Insists on Timely Election

One of Iraq's most powerful Shi'ite Muslim parties said on Saturday any delay to planned Jan. 30 elections would be a victory for insurgents trying to wreck the process.


DreamWorks scores most Annie Awards nods

DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. led the pack in this year's Annie Awards nominations for film, television and home video animation, garnering 17 nods for two features, "Flushed Away" and "Over the Hedge."


Senate gives final approval to detainee bill

The U.S. Senate on Thursday gave   final approval to a bill for tough interrogation and   prosecution of terrorism suspects, as President George W. Bush   prevailed after a series of setbacks on his detainee policies.


Iran vows to pursue atom program despite deadline

Iran vowed on Wednesday to press on with its nuclear fuel program, ignoring a U.N. deadline to freeze uranium enrichment or face broader sanctions, but offered to guarantee it would not try to develop atomic weapons.


Update 2: Yukos CFO Delays Return to Moscow

Chief financial officer for Russia's embattled oil giant Yukos said Thursday he delayed his return to Moscow indefinitely after Russian prosecutors had summoned him for questioning.


Buckingham Palace refuses to confirm a report that a Royal Family member was the subject of a blackmail bid.


George W Bush and John Kerry go into the final three weeks of campaigning after their last TV debate.


Croatia's liberal President Stjepan  Mesic looked set to win a second term in elections on Sunday,  exit polls released by state television showed.


Steelers guard Kendall Simmons out for the season

Simmons woke up with extensive swelling around his right knee, and an MRI exam Thursday morning revealed a tear in the anterior cruciate ligament, team officials said.


PRETORIA - An estimated 800000 public servants are expected to take to the streets today in what has been billed the biggest strike in South Africa's history.


A French ambassador summoned by Iran's Foreign Ministry condemned recent comments by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad implying Israel would be destroyed, a French Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said Monday.


OMB Names Timothy Young As No. 2 IT Exec

As associate administrator for E-government and IT, he's being assigned to identify, develop, and implement the government's E-government priorities.


Rugby World Cup, news outlets reach deal

International news agencies reached an agreement Monday with organizers of the Rugby World Cup on relaxing restrictions for posting video on Web sites.


Rural Areas Left in Slow Lane of High-Speed Data Highway

Big phone and cable companies are reluctant to expand in rural areas, leaving millions without high-speed access.


According to Milford, Mass.-based analyst firm Enterprise Strategy Group, private-sector archive capacity will hit an eye-popping 27,000 petabytes by 2010.


Marie Antoinette's pearls up for auction

A set of pearls once belonging to Marie Antoinette and taken to Britain by a friend for safekeeping will go on sale in December, and are expected to fetch up to $800,000.


Memory designer Rambus reported a rise in net income to $10.4 million, or 10 cents a share, on revenue of $38.8 million in the third quarter.


Livorno, 18:04 - CALCIO, LIVORNO: CON IL MESSINA MEDIANA A CINQUE

Dopo la deludente esperienza in coppa Uefa, il Livorno che attende il Messina dovrebbe tornare ad un...


Gaddafi says fear drives world economic system

SEBHA, Libya  - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi criticized the world financial system as a dictatorship based on fear on Friday but said Libya's only pragmatic choice after sanctions was to accept the unfair reality of world trade.


Company Makes Gems From Loved Ones' Ashes

ST. LOUIS - Proving that diamonds indeed are forever, a widower got a gem of a keepsake made from his late wife's ashes this month: a 0.35-carat, round yellow diamond.


Fire Chief Stops Fire at School Inspection

HOLLIS, N.H. - Just call it good timing. Hollis Fire Chief Rick Towne was conducting a routine inspection of the Hollis Primary School on Friday when a fire broke out in the boiler room.


Romanian abortion film wins Cannes prize

A harrowing film about illegal abortion in Communist-era Romania beat 21 movies by well-known directors such as Quentin Tarantino, Ethan and Joel Coen, and Wong Kar-wai to win the Cannes Film Festival's top prize Sunday.


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Russia Gets U.S. Money to Destroy Weapons

A U.S. arms-control organization agreed Monday to supply the money for a railroad bridge necessary for Russia to destroy nearly 2 million chemical munitions stored in desolate southeastern Siberia.


Smyth Nets Twice as Canada Routs Slovakia

Adam Foote added a pair of assists for Canada, who improved to 2-0 in the tournament while handing Slovakia a loss in its first game of the eight-nation event.


The New York Rangers beat the New Jersey Devils again, and the Dallas Stars extended their winning streak in Edmonton.


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2,88 miliardi di dollari per mega-impianto in Algeria


Report: China Banks to Get Dollar Dealings

Regulators may let China's four biggest state banks become market makers in US dollar trading, paving the way for less currency intervention by the central bank, a state-run newspaper reported Monday.


ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's new prime minister, Shaukat Aziz, a technocrat and trusted ally of military leader President Pervez Musharraf, was sworn in on Saturday.


US Defence Secretary Visits Romanian Black Sea Airbase

Romanian officials have taken US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld on an inspection tour of a Black Sea military base which could become part of the Pentagon's plans for more flexible deployments.


Water Charges Go Up In January: Water Customers' Charges Go Up in January

By Kevin Howe, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.  Dec. 15--SAN FRANCISCO -- A progressive increase in California American Water customers' bills was approved unanimously by the state Public Utilities Commission here Thursday.   Beginning Jan.


Mavericks' Daniels Placed on Injured List

The Dallas Mavericks placed swingman Marquis Daniels on the injured list with a sore left ankle.


Movie Review | 'Vitus': The Keys to Success

âVitusâ places uncomfortable impulses in opposition, then dramatizes them in the most unchallenging way imaginable.


Who's fallen hardest? Who can bounce highest?


Little is to be gained, much lost if Hamm is forced to share gold

ATHENS - The game is poker. The stakes are gold. The US Olympic Committee plainly holds the stronger hand in the Paul Hamm case. So why is it willing to split the pot?


UnitedHealth posts higher quarterly profit

Insurer UnitedHealth Group Inc.  said on Thursday that second-quarter profit rose 22 percent, beating analyst estimates, as premium revenue increased and operating margins improved, but an important medical-cost gauge worsened from the first quarter.


U.N. Chief Correspondent Edith M. Lederer, who has covered the world diplomatic beat since September 1998, writes a periodic blog about life behind the scenes at U.N. headquarters in New York.


Italy's new immigration minister plans to ease the rules for becoming a legal immigrant.


Northern Rock legal battle looms as rescue decision nears

The rescue of British bank Northern Rock  could get bogged down in a legal battle as shareholders criticized the government's handling of the five-month crisis just as a decision nears.


Tanks still patrol Bangkok's streets but people are back at work as international criticism of Tuesday's coup continues.


Smith strike lifts Oilers to revenge victory over Hurricanes

Jason Smith's first goal of the season helped the Edmonton Oilers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-1 on Wednesday in a repeat of last year's Stanley Cup Final.


Lasers mark dates on boxes of butter. They cut gems and engrave vehicle identification numbers into cars. They are the key components in compact disc and DVD players. Like so much in the high-tech world, they keep getting cheaper and more powerful. And with at least eight reports in recent weeks of lasers pointed at aircraft cockpits as they approached for landing, their ubiquity could pose a problem for aviation.


Music fans going to the Glastonbury Festival will be asked to reduce their carbon footprint.


Bush vows new approach on Iraq, plans speech

President Bush vowed on Thursday to adopt a new strategy for Iraq and outline it in a major speech soon as he made his first substantive response to a bipartisan panel's finding his Iraq policy has failed and time is running out for changing course.


Smith's Career Night Pushes Nuggets Past Bulls

J.R. Smith records a career-high with 36 points and the Nuggets beat the struggling Bulls, 113-109, on Tuesday.


Kerry rolls out tax-cut plan for middle class

After two weeks of focusing on Iraq, Democratic presidential challenger John Kerry turned his emphasis to the economy Saturday, delivering what he called a plan for "middle-class families.


Ban on Net access taxes extended until 2014

House of Representatives approval means most American consumers will continue seeing tax-free Internet connection bills. President Bush is expected to sign off before current law expires this week.


Icahn goes it alone with changed bid for Reckson

Billionaire financier Carl Icahn  charged ahead on Monday with a $49 per share offer for New York  office landlord Reckson Associates Realty Corp.  although  his two partners withdrew from the bidding.


Long Nights, 90 Below. What More Could Astronomers Want?

The whitest place on Earth could be the coolest place on the planet for astronomy.


Skipper Habibul Bashar makes 94 as Bangladesh reach 280-4 in the first Test against Zimbabwe.


US Raids Kill Family of 6 in Rebel-Held Iraqi City

U.S. warplanes killed a family of six in raids against rebels led by al Qaeda ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, while a top international aid agency suspended Iraq operations on Wednesday after its manager was kidnapped.


VOCs from aerosols may increase illness in infants

Air fresheners and aerosols, including hairsprays and spray deodorants, are responsible for high levels of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the home, according to a report released October 19... Air fresheners


Q&A With Time Warner Executive: A CEO's-Eye View on Changing Media Landscape

By Mike Rogoway, The Oregonian, Portland, Ore.  Feb. 8--Richard Parsons runs one of the world's biggest entertainment  conglomerates in New York City, but when his old college basketball coach  asked him to speak in Corvallis, Time Warner Inc.'s chief executive couldn't  say no.


HUNTERSVILLE, NC (CP) -- Reggie White, a former star defensive end, died Sunday of a heart attack, both the NFL and Philadelphia Eagles reported on their websites.


THE STATION FIRE - 9 Civil Suits Stemming From Fire Pending

By Tracy Breton; Journal Staff Writer  PROVIDENCE - Even though prosecutors told grand jurors that they believed the law wouldn't permit West Warwick fire inspector Denis P.


Specter Opponents Pressing Senate Leaders

Conservative opponents of Sen. Arlen Specter's bid to become Senate Judiciary Committee chairman are flooding Republican committee members with calls demanding he be passed over.


Advice from a High School Debate Champion

Description: NPR's Noah Adams asks 2004 national high school debate champion Jed Glickstein to share debate advice for the presidential candidates.


Oxford University succeeds  in gaining a continuation of a wide-ranging injunction against animal rights activists.


VIEW: Will the EU keep faith with Turkey? âMartti Ahtisaari and ...

It is feared that Islamists may one day turn Turkey into a fundamentalist state. Unlikely as it may be in view of Turkeyâs deeply rooted secularism, such a risk cannot be totally excluded.


Sunrise Candidate's Letter to Fellow Parishoners Criticized As 'Anti-Jewish'

By Jennifer Gollan, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Feb. 14--SUNRISE -- A City Commission candidate sent a letter to 1,200 congregants of All Saints Catholic Church, imploring them to vote for "one of our own" and igniting an uproar over what some interpret as anti-Semitism.   The Jan.


Lotus Notes and Domino 8 accomplish SOA goal

Lotus Notes and Domino 8 appear less complicated for IT staff to manage and make it easier for developers to build on the collaboration capabilities in the rich Web 2.0-style client.


Ireland's NTL hangs up cable-based phone service over alleged fire risk

DUBLIN  - Ireland's major cable TV company, NTL, is closing down its domestic phone service after claiming that the Tellabs Inc.-supplied units used to connect phones to the cable could be dangerous.


Poll margin holds key to resolving crisis in Ukraine

Ukraine's political crisis enters what may prove its final act on Sunday as voters return to the polling booths for a rerun of last month's overturned presidential election.


KARACHI - The day after she survived a suicide bomb attack, looking pale and shaken, the opposition leader Benazir Bhutto said yesterday that she had warned the government that suicide bomb squads were going to target her on her return to Pakistan and that it had failed to act on the information.


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Numeri da primato per i tornei online del "gioco piÃ¹ bello del mondo dopo il calcio"


Judge Bars Military from Forced Anthrax Shots

A federal judge on Wednesday barred  the U.S. military from forcing troops to be vaccinated for  anthrax without either getting their informed consent or  obtaining a special order from President Bush.


Until Deception Do Us Part: Scenes From 3 Chilly Marriages

The emotional climate of Bjorn Runge's harrowing drama, which eviscerates the rot of three middle-class marriages, is harsh enough to produce frostbite.


George Schlossnagle's Weblog: Missing in PHP?

George Schlossnagle has a new posting on his weblog today asking the PHP community "What do you think PHP is missing?"


Paul Gleason, who played the go-to bad guy in "Trading Places" and the angry high school principal in "The Breakfast Club," has died. He was 67.


DOVER, Del. - Pink spotlights will shine on Legislative Hall and other buildings in Delaware this month to promote Breast Cancer (news - web sites) Awareness Month.


Update 4: Markets Push Dollar to New Low Against Euro

The US dollar plunged to a new low against the euro Wednesday as markets shrugged off Washington's insistence that it is committed to a strong dollar.


Un portavoce della Difesa: 'forse un errore di computer'