French voters gave his conservative party a majority in parliamentary elections Sunday, though it was narrower than expected.


Israel agrees to release Palestinian prisoners

Israel's cabinet agreed on Sunday to release 250 Palestinian prisoners in the latest attempt to strengthen Western-backed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas after Hamas's seizure of the Gaza Strip.


Every night in this quiet western Indian city, 15 pregnant women prepare for sleep in the spacious house they share, ascending the stairs in a procession of ballooned bellies, to bedrooms that become a landscape of soft hills.


Lycos unfurls Circles social networking site

Lycos Inc. on Wednesday will release a test version of a social networking Web site that, unlike many competing ones, is more focused on letting users communicate with people they already know than on letting users get to know strangers.


(CBS) When CBS News first met Mark Cowen seven years ago he was a victim of identity theft, fighting to get back his good name and good credit.


Illinois was a unanimous No. 1 in The Associated Press' college basketball for the third straight week Monday, while Charlotte moved into the Top 25 for the first time in six years.


Violent Games Removed From Missouri Prison

December 02, 2004 - Missouri prison officials pulled 35 Playstation 2 games from the Jefferson City Correctional Center after discovering that they were 'violent.


FOREIGN fighters from the al-Qaeda terror network were infiltrating Afghanistan to disrupt upcoming elections, the commander of US forces in the country said today.


Chiuso ieri al tramonto per il nono giorno consecutivo


LONDON Sept. 15, 2004 - Progress toward boosting the status of women and providing reproductive health care to all has been steady over the past decade, but billions more dollars are needed to reach goals


US Says 38 Soldiers Killed in Iraqi Offensive

The U.S. military said on Sunday 38 U.S. soldiers had died in the week-long offensive to recapture the Iraqi city of Falluja from rebels and 275 had been wounded.


Benitez and Gerrard make up ahead of Besiktas clash

Rafael Benitez and Steven Gerrard have made up after the Spanish manager hauled off his captain during Saturday's Merseyside derby, which the Reds won 2-1 with a last minute Dirk Kuyt penalty.


Ljubicic says tennis betting bans 'too heavy'

Former ATP Player Council president Ivan Ljubicic said on Tuesday that suspensions for three Italian players who bet on other people's matches were too harsh.


Unearthing a Town Pool, and Not for Whites Only

Painful recollections of a bygone eraÂs racism have emerged with the excavation of an old Mississippi mill townÂs pool.


Ponders options as ContentGuard gains third owner


I still believe in Eta train-bomb link, says Aznar

The former prime minister of Spain, JosÃ© MarÃa Aznar, mounted a vigorous defence of his decision to commit troops to Iraq yesterday as he became the first ex-premier to face questioning by a parliamentary commission.


Dormant Brands Offer Golden Shot at Fashion Fame

Ever since American designer Tom Ford shot to fame by saving the Italian label Gucci from near-death, breathing life into dormant brands has become the Holy Grail of the fashion industry.


NFL pioneers make a muddy mark in London

As the New York Giants made their weary way home after an historic 13-10 victory over the Miami Dolphins, it was clear NFL's London adventure had made its muddy mark on players and fans.


Typhoon Chaba has pounded the southern Japanese island of Amami-Oshima with heavy rain and strong winds, cutting off electricity to almost six thousand homes.


LOS ANGELES  - An animated series is redrawing the lines of television mega-deals.


(New York, NY, September 10, 2004) American Jewish World Service (AJWS), a non-sectarian international development and relief organization, is seeking donations to help the victims of Hurricane Ivan in Grenada and Jamaica.


Red-light district on a tiny mobile screen

As cell phones gear up for video and the mobile Internet, a new motto for consumers and the industry could be "dial P for porn."Photo: Ringing up mobile porn


Music Review | Gossaye Tesfaye: For ÃmigrÃ© Fans, Soothing Words and Spirited Rhythms From Home

Mr. Tesfaye, who was born in Addis Ababa, plays modern pop that is well aware of the world outside Ethiopia.


Fool Video Take: Should Investors Say Yahoo?

Everyone is ga-ga over Google. Time to get excited about Yahoo?


There's plenty of room in Elvis' old apartment

MEMPHIS, TENN. - Want to spend a few days holed up in Elvis Presley's old digs  sleeping in his bedroom, eating in his kitchen? ...


Thousands mark 'Tiger Day' in Russia's Vladivostok

More than 10,000 Russians turned out to mark "Tiger Day" in Vladivostok, the main city in Russia's Far East that is home to the endangered Amur tiger.


Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said Saturday sales at stores open at least a year rose 2.3 percent in September, according to its preliminary tally, helped by sales of bedding, electronics, food and pet supplies.


Cosi' ministro del Lavoro su sciopero pubblico impiego


Per soci che non approvando fusione eserciteranno recesso


Jazz hammer Hornets to clinch ninth win in a row

The red-hot Utah Jazz cruised to their  ninth consecutive win on Monday, topping the New Orleans  Hornets 110-88 in a battle of Western Conference division  leaders.


CBS Says It Was Misled Over Bush Military Memos

In a blow to its credibility, CBS News said on Monday it had been misled over the authenticity of documents it aired in a story challenging President Bush's military service and announced it was mounting an internal investigation.


Highlights from the SEW Blog: September 3-7, 2007

Featured posts to the Search Engine Watch blog in the past week, along with recent search-related headlines from around the Web.


Little hope for scores missing from quake hotel

Barring miracles, French hotel group Accor said it had little hope for scores of guests missing from a Thai resort hit by the tidal wave disaster.


L'ANALISI                                          Partito democratico, 5 cose da fare subito Taglio di poltrone e via i partiti dalla Rai                                                                                di MARIO PIRANI


In Memory-Bank âDialogue,â the Brain Is Talking to Itself

New recordings of electrical activity in the brain may explain a major part of its function, including how it consolidates daily memories and why it needs to dream.


Kill AP-Democratic Fundraiser. Federal prosecutors plan to unseal a criminal complaint, not an indictment, against Democratic fundraiser Norman Hsu, according to a law enforcement official.


Torino, 17:50 - CALCIO, JUVE; BUFFON SU RANIERI: E' UNA SCELTA OCULATA

Claudio Ranieri è da poco il nuovo allenatore della Juventus, ed il primo commento arriva dal...


Roma, 19:34 - CALCIO: MUORE ARBITRO 18ENNE, DOMANI LUTTO ANCHE ARBITRI A

Un giovane arbitro, Lorenzo Moreno, 18 anni, è morto questo pomeriggio, sembrerebbe a seguito...


US advances into Mosul, little resistance

The more than 1,000 US troops that advanced into Mosul to flush out Iraqi insurgents and retake police stations met little resistance, officials said.


Up to 1,000 killed in Kenya crisis: Odinga

Riots and post-election violence in Kenya may have killed up to 1,000 people, the opposition said on Monday as it halted protests and President Mwai Kibaki invited his main rival to talks.


Allen Iverson has 32 points and 12 assists Wednesday night, and the Nuggets use a late run to beat the Grizzlies, 106-102.


A Dutch TV show where patients will battle it out for a life-saving kidney donation is to go ahead despite widespread protests. By Michael Leidig.


Arroyo orders inquiry into Philippine kickbacks row

Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo ordered an inquiry on Thursday into allegations of government kickbacks in a deal with China's ZTE Corp, in which her husband's name has figured.


Abercrombie & Fitch photos pulled in Va.

Police confiscated two display photos of scantily clad men and a woman from an Abercrombie & Fitch store and cited the manager on a misdemeanor obscenity charge, authorities said.


Stocks sink on Black Monday's anniversary

Caterpillar Inc.'s warning that the housing slump was infecting the wider economy sent U.S. stocks tumbling by the most in more than two months on Friday, spooking investors on the 20th anniversary of the 1987 market crash.


Israel kills 13 Palestinian militants in Gaza Strip

Israel killed at least 13 Palestinian militants in air strikes in the Gaza Strip that marked on Tuesday its most deadly military response in months to frequent rocket attacks from the Hamas-controlled territory.


Hamish Carter is a veteran of the ITU circuit known for a slew of second-place finishes in big races. However, in Athens at the 2004 Olympic Games Triathlon, the New Zealander took a long-awaited center stage.


Microsoft joins Concordia Project to improve interoperability among identity management systems.


Bomb blast kills 7 in northeast India, 18 wounded

GUWAHATI, India  - A bomb exploded in a crowded market place in India's northeastern state of Assam on Saturday, killing seven people and wounding 18, police said.


Olympic medalist Tyler Hamilton fired by his team

The International Cycling Union says the Phonak team informed the group that Hamilton's contract was terminated last week. Hamilton confirms that on his Web site.


Israeli attack on Hamas activists in Gaza kills 13 Hamas ...

An Israeli attack on Hamas activists training near Gaza City killed at least 13 people early today. The raid came a week after Hamas murdered 16 Israelis in twin suicide bombings on buses in Be'er Sheva.


N.H.L. Roundup: GagnÃ© Seals Win for Flyers in Overtime

Simon GagnÃ© scored his second goal of the game 48 seconds into overtime and the Philadelphia Flyers won their fifth straight game, 3-2 over the visiting Carolina Hurricanes last night.


India threatens to fire hundreds of docs

India's government on Tuesday threatened to fire hundreds of striking doctors opposed to an affirmative action plan for low-caste Hindus, and said army, railway and retired doctors would be brought in to prop up crippled medical services.


Stefan Mischook's Blog: Video Tutorial: Processing forms with PHP, Part 3

Stefan Mischook has posted the third part of his latest video series - processing forms with PHP:   I just released part 3 on how to process forms with PHP: Processing forms with PHP - part 3. This video wraps up my introduction to forms and PHP where I also teach a little about functions along the way. It's about 8 minutes long.   You can check out the previous parts (part 1, part 2) of this series (and lots of other great PHP-related videos) in the PHP Videos section of Stefan's blog.


Big Brother contestant Emily Parr apologises for using a racially offensive word to another housemate.


Sun CEO to Torvalds: Let's work together

Blog: Sun Chief Executive Jonathan Schwartz invited Linux leader Linus Torvalds to dinner and made the case that Linux and Solaris should join open-source forces.


Niente chiffon, poche rose, tanto nero e grigio


THOMASTOWN, Ireland -- Ernie Els held off a strong challenge from playing partner Thomas Bjorn to win the American Express Championship by one shot Sunday.


HOUSTON - An online casino that bought a cheese sandwich said to bear the Virgin Mary's image and a cane sold to banish a young boy's fear of ghosts has struck again - this time paying a man $5,300 for his naughty children's Christmas gifts.


Lost in translation: anglophones in France want local news, in English

The titles say it all: "The French News," "Paris Voice," "The Riveria Gazette," "The New Anglophones."


No stone is without a story | Politics | Wise Monkey News | Be Wise

Espana . . . Espana . . . ESPANA! It hit me when I heard these words from Carmela, the lead character in a Spanish play set during its civil war of 1936-1939. Espana...Spain, for some reason, took on a greater ...


"The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man."  -George Bernard Shaw (1903)/An Unreasonable Man (2006)  I watched this documentary film about Ralph Nader today (aired on PBS Dec. 18th, 2007). I thought I ought to since, as it begins to look like Clinton will lock up the nomination by March, and Nader has said he will run if she does, a familiar battlefield is looming on the horizon. You should watch it too if you are an independent voter or just someone who cares about how politics works in today's America.


Intense clashes at Pakistani siege mosque

Heavy exchanges of fire erupted on Friday between Islamist militants holed up in a Pakistani mosque and security forces after the militants' leader said he and his hundreds of followers would rather die than surrender.


Tursunov to meet Berdych in Mumbai Open final

Russian Dmitry Tursunov beat Spanish top seed Tommy Robredo 7-6 3-6 6-1 on Saturday to reach the final of the inaugural Mumbai Open.


Some 28 U.S. GIs Face Afghan Abuse Cases

WASHINGTON - Up to 28 U.S. soldiers face possible criminal charges in connection with the deaths of two prisoners at an American-run prison in Afghanistan two years ago, the Army announced Thursday...


Countrywide under Illinois probe: report

The home loan unit of Countrywide Financial Corp , the largest U.S. mortgage lender, is under investigation by Illinois' attorney general over dubious lending practices, The New York Times reported on Thursday.


Twin Cyclones Batter South Pacific Islands

Two cyclones battered outlying areas  of three South Pacific islands with strong winds, heavy rains  and large seas, but there were no reports of major damage or  injuries, weather officials said on Wednesday.


The Justice Department is scrambling to find willing replacements for nearly two dozen temporary U.S. attorneys, whose time in office is now limited under a law signed last week by President Bush.


Xterasys has become the second company to settle its GPL infringement lawsuit with programmers of the Busybox collection of utilities.


Janet Jackson Breast Flash Prompts Station Fines

Pop singer Janet Jackson's bare  breast flash earlier this year during the nationally televised  Super Bowl football game will cost the CBS television network a  record $550,000 for violating indecency rules, U.S.  communications regulators said on Wednesday.


NEW YORK Sept. 15, 2004 - Millionaire executive Martha Stewart announced Wednesday that she had decided to begin her prison sentence for lying about a stock trade as soon as possible.


Afghan Election All About Vote, Not Who Wins

The battlelines have been drawn for  Afghanistan's historic presidential vote in two days' time and  it's not about President Hamid Karzai and whether he wins.


Rebel Attacks Hit Baghdad as Rumsfeld Visits Iraq

A rocket attack and suicide car bombing  killed at least four people in Baghdad Sunday as Defense  Secretary Donald Rumsfeld began an unannounced visit to Iraq to  gauge efforts to calm violence before January elections.


Faceva il bagno con alcuni coetanei, inutili i soccorsi


Movie Review | 'Lynch': A Man, His Movies and, Sometimes, His Monkey

Whether you dig âLynch,â a feature-length video visit with the director David Lynch, will largely depend on your views of his work.


Sneaky Sex, Spooky Scenes: 'Look' Flick Eyes Voyeuristic Surveillance

Spy cams capture the seedy side of life. Now a guerrilla filmmaking effort peeks at the kind of gritty and disturbing stories caught by always-on surveillance cameras. Wired News interviews Look director Adam Rifkin.


U.S. stocks got a mild boost on Friday  as government data showed better-than-expected demand in August  for durable goods other than transportation equipment.


Beckham denies early retirement rumors, turns down Hollywood offer

David Beckham ruled out early retirement on Monday and said he turned down a "good part" in a Hollywood movie. "I've never said that I wanted to go into movies.


A medieval stone carving that spent years marking the grave of an elderly couple's beloved pet cat yesterday fetched more than Â£200,000 at auction.


Car Bomb Near Shi'ite Mosque Kills 13 in Baghdad

Militants detonated a car bomb near a Shi'ite mosque in Baghdad on Friday, the Muslim holy day, intensifying efforts to drive a wedge between Iraq's religious communities ahead of elections nine days away.


Salvation Army must 'target' other kettles

Officials at The Salvation Army in Bloomington wonder if this Christmas still will be a golden one. The agency, which counts on holiday collections to help fund its services


Cellist Dave Loew is to headline a concert at London's Royal Albert Hall - after hiring it himself.


Upscale Hotel Planned in Prince William County

Developers announced plans Thursday for a large hotel and conference center to be built on an environmentally sensitive bluff overlooking the Potomac.


Studies Detail Likely Risk to Polar Bears

Two-thirds of the world's population of polar bears could die out over the next 50 years, as warmer weather melts away the thick sheets of sea ice where the bears spend much of their lives, according to studies released yesterday by the U.S. Geological Survey.


An Afghan Warlord. Accused Drug Kingpin. American Informant. Inside the Afghan Drug War


Newcastle United were reported to be on their way to becoming the latest English Premiership club to be taken over by foreign investors.


Jim Carrey already learned his lessons from God. Now it's Steve Carell's turn.


Microsoft-backed antispam spec gets filtered out

A Microsoft-backed proposal for verifying the source of e-mail has been shelved by the Internet engineers working to turn it from specification to standard, in a final blow for antispam technology Sender ID.


BEIJING - The death toll from a massive gas explosion at a coal mine in the central Chinese province Henan has climbed to 122, with 26 people still missing, state-run media reported Tuesday.


Un'idea delle "nuove leve" che conciliano fede e tecnologiaUna piazza virtuale dalla quale comunicare con il mondo                                            Esplode il fenomeno del "sister blogging" dai conventi alla rete pregando GesÃ¹


In a mountain meadow not far where she was shot by a gunman who invaded her school, those who knew Emily Keyes — and many who didn't — came together on a bright, breezy fall Saturday to remember the teen and hear a message of forgiveness and hope.


Pakistani Muslim clerics call for Pope's removal

A convention of Muslim clerics  organized by a charity that Washington has branded a terrorist  group called on Thursday for the removal of Pope Benedict for  fuelling enmity between faiths with his comments about Islam  last week.


Accord Reached on Overhauling US Intelligence

Congressional leaders reached final agreement Monday allowing passage of a bill to overhaul the nation's intelligence community and enact the major recommendations of the independent Sept.


Hostage's family in mourning after apparent slaying

The Iraqi husband of Margaret Hassan was said to be deeply distressed after a video emerged showing the apparent murder of the Irish-born aid worker by her kidnappers, his family said.


U.N. court sentences rebel Serb leader to 35 years

The U.N. war crimes tribunal sentenced the former leader of rebel Serbs in Croatia, Milan Martic, to 35 years in jail for ordering atrocities committed when rebel Serbs set up a breakaway state in Croatia.


In Chicago winter, hardy cyclists keep riding

CHICAGO, Jan 30 (Reuters Life!) - Four pairs of socks, and Jackson Potter's feet were still icy blocks.


`Muddling' economy suffers bad day: Several factors contributed ...

Wall Street got the blues yesterday and took it out on blue chip stocks amid concerns about declining corporate profits, recent oil price spikes and an expected boost today in short-term interest rates by the Federal Reserve.


VMware buys application virtualization joint

Thinstall hops into fat wallet All the investor capital jingling in VMware's pockets has given the virtualization giant a healthy appetite for acquisitions. VMware said today it's planning to buy Thinstall, an application virtualization software firm based in San Francisco for an undisclosed sum.â¦


OPEC Hawks Want to Keep Oil Revenues High

Raise prices. Ease production. For weeks ahead of this week's OPEC meeting, hawks in the organization have been talking tough about the need to keep oil revenues high - and lowering output.


A powerful typhoon triggered landslides and flash floods in northern Taiwan on Wednesday before ploughing into China where hundreds of thousands of people have been evacuated.


Â·  Poll victory gives Erdogan power to resist military Â·  Kurdish party wins 23 seats in new parliament


Research In Motion Introduces New BlackBerry 7100v in Europe and ...

Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq:RIMM) (TSX:RIM) today introduced the innovative new BlackBerry 7100v(TM) for mobile professionals, further expanding choice for Vodafone's BlackBerry(R) customers.


Google Defines Good Linking & Bad Linking

Google’s Stefanie Ulrike Dürr has laid down the defining lines in the battle of link building and the value of link popularity. In summary, the old motto, an earned link is the best link, still outranks almost any form of link building imaginable.  Essentially, if a link is earned due to quality, ideas, originality, or [...]


A Land Ready to Enchant Visitors With Nature and Archaeological Wonders

KAZAKHSTAN lies at the crossroads of ancient civilisations, with major transportation routes and cultural, economic, social and ideological links between Europe and Asia.


He may be 120 places lower in the world rankings, but Alastair Forsyth clearly won his duel with Sergio Garcia yesterday. And now he has a great chance to win the Volvo Masters as well.


Ex-Chilean dictator Pinochet suffers heart attack

Former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet underwent a heart bypass surgery after suffering a heart attack early Sunday morning, Santiago Military Hospital officials said in a statement.


South Korea's president said on Friday he sees the North Korean government as stable and wanting to resolve the nuclear issue to improve relations with the United States.


As players gathered in Phoenix for their annual union executive board meeting, baseball Commissioner Bud Selig said that he would welcome help from Sen. John McCain in ridding the sport of performance-enhancing drugs.


The latest in film publicity? A barf bag

Here's one way to appeal to one  segment of the youthful male market so beloved by film  producers -- package your DVD with its own "barf bag."


Philadelphia is Bill Clintonâ first campaign stop as the ex-president seeks to rally support for John Kerry. Itâs hard to imagine the Democrats recapturing the White House this year without Pennsylvaniaâs 21 electoral votes.


As if all the questions he gets about the recent lack of United States success at Grand Slam tournaments weren't enough, Andy Roddick tours the world with another constant reminder of his country's glory days: his coach, Jimmy Connors.


General Mills said its quarterly profit rose 5.9 percent on strong performance across its food businesses.


Schwarz Pharma says in sale talks with UCB

Germany's Schwarz Pharma AG SRZG.DE   is in talks to be taken over by Belgian drugmaker UCB SA   UCBBt.BR, Schwarz Pharma said late on Sunday.


South African public broadcaster under fire as anchor bows out

South Africa's public broadcaster SABC came under fire on Friday from media rights groups as a veteran anchor hung up his microphone following a run-in with management.


Rafforza cosi' la propria presenza in Sudamerica


The first nationwide survey of Iraqi deaths since the US-led invasion concludes that about 100,000 people have died as a result


US judge pushes infringing YouTube clip in decision

Do as I say, not as I do In a ruling on a trademark dispute, Judge Terence T. Evans of the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals this week digressed from the normal pattern of appellate opinions to tell a story. It was a story about baseball. By the time it was over, Judge Evans had encouraged thousands of readers to infringe on Major League Baseball's broadcast copyright.â¦


Booming Azerbaijan is the key to the West's energy freedom. It's a precarious place for such a crucial job


The top U.N. human rights official on Friday denounced the use of secret detention centers in the war on terrorism, and said governments must treat prisoners according to the law, avoiding torture and providing fair trials.


French Open champion Rafael Nadal beats Juan Martin del Potro 6-4 6-4 in round two of the Artois Championships.


Firenze, 18:25 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA; PRANDELLI: IL NOSTRO E' UN CAMPIONATO STRAORDINARIO

L'allenatore della Fiorentina esulta dopo la vittoria per 5-1 contro il Torino. "Ancora una volta de...


A teenage passenger from California was arrested in Nashville for plotting to hijack a plane from Los Angeles to Nashville, the FBI said Friday.


SEPTEMBER 28, 2004 (REUTERS) - Telecommunications equipment maker Motorola Inc. said today that it would cut 1,000 jobs and take related charges of about $50 million to focus on its wireless business.


Â· Channel controller refuses to resign over editing error  Â· Staff are urged to look for any further 'incidents'


A man barricades himself and possibly a number of hostages in a hotel room in Australia, police say.


Trial of record producer Phil Spector ends in a mistrial after the jury declared itself deadlocked.


Roma, 16:22 - CALCIO, FIGC; TAVECCHIO: ELEZIONI IN PRIMA DECADE APRILE

"Perchè stiamo aspettando che arrivi qualche provvedimento dell'Uefa, che ci escluda dai cand...


Polanski sex scandal film shakes up Sundance

Thirty years after director  Roman Polanski fled the United States and a conviction for  unlawful sex with a minor, a U.S. filmmaker has reopened the  sensational case in a documentary that is shaking up the  Sundance Film Festival.


The dollar fell against the euro and the yen on Wednesday in the wake of comments from the European Central Bank president suggesting the ECB was unlikely to intervene to stem the euro's rise.


House Blocks Court on Pledge Case Rulings

WASHINGTON - The House, in an emotionally and politically charged debate six weeks before the election, voted Thursday to protect the words "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance from further court challenges.    The legislation, promoted by GOP conservatives, would prevent federal courts, including the Supreme Court, from hearing cases challenging the words "under God," a part of the pledge for the past 50 years...


Wales hope to get their Pool B campaign back on track on Thursday when they face Japan.


The BBC's Ray Furlong examines Germany's emergence as the world's fourth largest arms exporter.


Goulburn Valley Base Hospital's emergency department was under the pump on Wednesday, but the hospital was able to manage the demand on intensive care beds, its chief medical officer said yesterday.


AMERICA/CILE - ÂDobbiamo uccidere l'odio, prima che l'odio avveleni ed uccida l'anima del CileÂ: la preoccupazione dei Vescovi di fronte alla crescente violenza che regna nel paese Santiago del Cile (Agenzia Fides) - I Vescovi del Cile, in un comunicato intitolato ÂEducare per la pace, sfida per il CileÂ, lamentano Âi violenti episodi accaduti a Santiago la notte di martedÃ¬ 11  settembre, che scuotono la nostra memoria e produc...


Sudanese government aircraft bombed a rebel-held town in Darfur on Monday, insurgent groups said, hours after the government said it was investigating a bloody rebel raid on one of its bases last month.


Donald Driver raced down the sideline to turn a short catch into a 90-yard touchdown reception and Mason Crosby kicked a 36-yard field goal to give the Green Bay Packers a 10-6 halftime lead over the New York Giants in a frigid NFC championship game Sunday night.


Abandoning his Kalashnikov and dyeing his beard from grey to black, Osama bin Laden presents a new image to the world in a video that makes no specific threats but may be a signal for new al Qaeda attacks.


Firenze, 12:01 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA: AMICHEVOLE IN ROMANIA IL 22 LUGLIO

La Fiorentina il 22 luglio giocherà in Romania un'amichevole contro il Politehnica Timisoara,...


Iraq may be relieved of 80 percent of debt

The Paris Club of creditor nations on Saturday was debating a plan to write off as much as 80 percent of the debts Iraq owes them, a key step


Robert L. Johnsonâs calendar has become very crowded, thanks to a high-powered push to start and buy several companies.


Kerry courts women voters; Bush sharpens jabs

On a day when both candidates raced across the narrowing swing-state map, President Bush said yesterday that Senator John F. Kerry's


Nikolai Zherdev showered, dressed and left the Columbus Blue Jackets dressing room before most of his teammates even sat down. That's OK. What he did while he was around had everybody talking.


Investors pulled back from shares of major air carriers Friday as concerns loomed that US Airways Group Inc. and Delta Air Lines Inc. might soon declare bankruptcy, in what would mark yet another major setback to the embattled industry.


Barclays says profits fell in 2007 due to credit crunch

Barclays, the nation's third biggest bank, said Tuesday that net profits sank by about 3.0 percent last year owing to the US subprime housing crisis and related global squeeze on credit.


SunGard, which provides software and services to top financial companies, plans to spin off its disaster data recovery business into a separate publicly traded company.


Thousands of monks and civilians march against Burma's military rulers amid tear gas and baton charges.


Firenze, 17:05 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA: TORNA DAL PRIMO MINUTO DAINELLI

Doppia seduta di allenamento oggi per la Fiorentina di Cesare Prandelli in vista della gara casaling...


Cognos tops forecasts; Midnight Oil merger

New York (CBS.MW) - Canadian stocks put in a mixed performance by midday, with the major indexes little changed on the session. Free!


Proposed Budget Remedies Include Slots, More Taxes

By next year, Maryland residents could pay another penny per dollar in sales tax on most products they buy. They could pay several cents more for each gallon of gas they put in their cars and another dollar for each pack of cigarettes they smoke.


Celebrity fashion? No thanks, we're Zara

ARTEIXO, Spain  - There are no celebrities in the studios of Spanish fashion chain Zara, just hundreds of twenty-something designers copying catwalk lines faster than their labels can sell them.


Pakistan says it has arrested the head of a militant Islamic group suspected of kidnapping UN workers in Afghanistan.


Business & money: Nearly a quarter of shareholders at News Corp's annual meeting back a resolution that would loosen the billionaire's tight grip on the company.


Successful manager ousted after almost five years at Newcastle ...

Newcastle United fired manager Bobby Robson after a dismal start to the season on Monday, probably ending the career of one of the most respected coaches in the game.


Sex offenders' membership of the Orange Order is to be automatically terminated under a new policy.


Same strain causes new British foot and mouth outbreak

A new outbreak of foot and mouth in Britain was caused by the same strain of virus which was declared "eradicated" only last week, initial test results showed Thursday.


Arts & entertainment: Going to the movies doesn't have to mean a faceless multiplex - the little, independent filmhouse is alive and thriving, writes Peter Bradshaw


NEW DELHI: PM Manmohan Singh said on Saturday public sector companies and nationalised banks would be encouraged to enter the capital market to raise resources and offer new investment avenues to retail investors.


Iran makes uranium powder, not violating freeze: diplomats

Iran is making a uranium powder that is part of the enrichment process that can make nuclear weapons, but this apparently does not violate a nuclear freeze it agreed with the EU, diplomats said Tuesday.


Nishikori hailed as new tennis star in Japan after ATP upset

Teenager Kei Nishikori was Monday hailed by Japanese tennis officials and media as a new star after the 18-year-old shocked top seed James Blake to win the Delray Beach ATP title.


Musharraf to Remain Pakistan Military Head

Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf says he will not be stepping down as head of the country's military on December 31.


Soldier's Death Strengthens  Senators' Antiwar Resolve

Just before Christmas, an Army captain named Brian Freeman cornered Sens. Christopher J. Dodd (D-Conn.) and John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) at a Baghdad helicopter landing zone. The war was going badly, he told them. Troops were stretched so thin they were doing tasks they never dreamed of, let alone trained for....


PARIS One would think it was their leader being elected - and many Europeans believe it is, in a way. In a tremendous show of interest unseen in previous US presidential campaigns, Europeans on both sides


Director Ron Howard and producer Brian Grazer have settled on a familiar face to play the lead role in his film adaptation of author Dan Brown's "The Da Vinci Code.


Ford to Cut 1,150 Jobs At British Jaguar Unit

Ford Motor Co. announced Friday that it would eliminate 1,150 jobs in England to streamline its Jaguar Cars Ltd. unit, where weak sales have failed to offset spending on new products and other parts of the business.


Briton freed from Guantanamo says he was abused in captivity

LONDON  - A British man freed last month after almost three years in Guantanamo Bay says he was physically and verbally abused during interrogation sessions at the U.S. detention camp for terrorist suspects.


Bomb explosion at banks kills one in Argentine

Two policemen arrive to the scene of an explosion at a branch of Citibank, in Buenos Aires on November 17, 2004. One person was killed, another injured when three bombs exploded in a branch bank of US Citibank on Wednesday.


Cross Country Automotive Services said it was awarded "Best Customer Service in the World" by 120 delegates at the Contact Center World Awards Conference in Las Vegas. Cross Country, headquartered in Medford, provides emergency roadside assistance to customers of automakers, property and casualty insurers, and other organizations. The company is a member of the Cross Country Group, one of the ...


UPDATE: James Hardie Under Fire Over Asbestos Shortfall

SYDNEY (Dow Jones)--Australian building materials group James Hardie Industries NV (JHX) came under fire Wednesday from disgruntled shareholders and union groups


A suspected member of the Basque separatist group ETA who was arrested by police had planned to destroy a public building, the interior minister said Wednesday.


Oil prices slide as Opec seeks to increase output

NEW YORK: US oil prices fell more than one dollar yesterday on continued profit-taking as producer-group Opec eyed increases in the coming months in its tight spare capacity, countering worries over stumbling Iraqi oil exports.


Scientists move swiftly to quash reports that a possible contact has been received from  extraterrestrial life.


The dollar dropped to a new record in European morning trading against the euro, which rose to $1.3379 despite the threat of international intervention to stop the US curreny's slide.


Mudslide, lightning strike kill 43 in China

Mudslides and floods caused by torrential rains, and lightning strikes in southwestern China's Sichuan province have killed 43 people and left many homeless over the past week, the Xinhua news agency said on Saturday.


Sales of new U.S. homes rose 16.2 percent in April, the sharpest climb in fourteen years, while prices fell a record 11 percent, according to a government report on Thursday that showed home builders taking extraordinary steps to move houses.


Suicide Car Bomb Kills 39 at Pakistan Religious Rally

At least 39 people were killed and more than 80 wounded when a suicide car bomb exploded at a rally for an assassinated militant religious leader in central Pakistan early Thursday, police said.


WASHINGTON  - A group of physicians and  families called on US regulators Tuesday to warn the public  about a rare but potentially fatal set of skin reactions linked  to taking the painkiller ibuprofen.


U.S. Arrests Two in Hamas Financing Case

U.S. officials have arrested two men  whom they accuse of funneling money to the Palestinian militant  group Hamas for the past 15 years, the Justice Department said  on Friday.


Australian police and customs officials have seized 820 kg (1,800 lb) of ecstasy tablets and powder stashed inside a bakery oven, in the country's biggest ever haul of the drug.


Londra, 10:27 - CALCIO, INTER: PER IL MIRROR ERIKSSON VUOLE IBRAHIMOVIC

E' Zlatan Ibrahimovic il nuovo obiettivo del Manchester City di Sven Goran Eriksson. Secondo il tabl...


NEW YORK -- Kobe Bryant was suspended one game by the NBA on Wednesday for striking a player in the face, his second penalty for that action in a little more than a month.


Coinciding with the first Breeders' Cup in 1984, the economics of the horse industry have spiraled to dizzying proportions, and the high end of the thoroughbred world now is largely defined by stud fees measured in hundreds of thousands of dollars, unraced yearling prospects who are auctioned for millions, and stallions who are prematurely retired from racing ...


ID theft task force recommends national police report

An identity theft task force created by U.S. President George Bush has recommended nationally accepted police reports that victims could fill out online, and a change in U.S. law that would require those convicted of such crimes to pay victims for the time used to clear up identity problems.


Microsoft is launching an online video-sharing service to compete with YouTube.


A Dollar Euro Currency War Taking Shape?

Europe takes the brunt. The US Treasury Secretary John Snow insists he favours a strong dollar but few believe him. The United States has already taken up the banner of exporting democracy to unwilling victims


A herd is culled on another farm as the fourth case of foot-and-mouth in the  latest Surrey outbreak is confirmed.


US-Russian space crew heads toward earth

ARKALYK, Kazakhstan - The Soyuz spacecraft carrying a US-Russian crew pulled away from the international space station early Sunday, ending a six-month mission in orbit and starting a fast journey back to Earth.


BRUSSELS  - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan stood firm behind Ankara's bid to join the European Union, rejecting calls to recognise Cyprus and dismissing any new conditions to win EU entry.


In Study of Human Patterns, Scientists Look to Bird Brains

Bird sleep is so mysterious that scientists are considering several answers, all intriguing.


Jaguar Formula One team taken over by Red Bull beverage company

Formula One team Jaguar will race next season after being taken over by beverage company Red Bull on Monday. Jaguar's parent company, Ford, said Sept.


Brown takes over as Britain's prime minister

Gordon Brown replaced Tony Blair as Britain's prime minister on Wednesday and promised changes after a decade of Labour Party rule marred by a lack of trust in the government since the Iraq war.


Holding a Moral Center as Civilization Fell

This wrenching political thriller lends a human face to an upheaval so savage it seemed beyond the realm of imagination when news of it filtered into the West.


Discovering Channels Of Funding Terrorism To Be Among Sai Key Goals

Discovering channels of funding international terrorism should become one of the key goals for supreme audit institutions especially in countries beefing up transboundary terrorism.


A supermarket chain is ordered to pay Â£267,000 after a customer was killed by a car park barrier.


L'iniziativa e' stata voluta dal ministro Francesco Rutelli


Jefferson County authorities confirm an "active shooter" inside Platte Canyon High School, and students from that school and the adjoining Fitzsimmons Middle School are being evacuated.


Inter in affanno con il Parma Rissa in campo a Udine

ROMA, 26 SETTEMBRE 2004 - E' Martins l'eroe del Meazza. L'avoriano, che sostituisce l'opaco Vieri nel secondo tempo, salva due volte l'Inter passata in svantaggio con il Parma (a segno Gilardino e Marchionni).


Oviedo, 23:52 - CALCIO, EUROPEI 2008: SPAGNA-LETTONIA 2-0

La Spagna ha battuto la Lettonia 2-0 in un incontro valido per il gruppo F delle qualificazioni a Eu...


Milano, 17:56 - CALCIO, MILAN; ANCELOTTI: BENE PATO, ALL'INIZIO TROPPO LENTI

Due gol di Pato nel secondo tempo e il Milan torna alla vittoria a San Siro contro il Genoa. "Pato s...


Hot 'Local' Online Ad Sector to Draw Senior Execs to Silicon Valley for the Kelsey Group's Annual Local Search Conference

PRINCETON, N.J., Feb. 1  /PRNewswire/ -- According to The Kelsey Group's 2006 forecast, global local search revenues will grow from $3.4 billion in 2005 to $13 billion in 2010.


Ex-Thai PM urges stunned supporters to accept ban

Exiled former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra urged his stunned supporters on Thursday to accept the dissolution of their party and the political banishment of its leaders which threaten more turmoil.


Briefly: Phone defect could affect hearing

roundup Plus: OSDL hires lawyer, opens China office...Ex-Palm CEO Yankowski to head Majesco...Oracle gives PeopleSoft shareholders more time.


Iraq agrees $5 bln Boeing, Bombardier plane deal

Iraq said on Tuesday it had agreed to buy 40 new aircraft from plane maker Boeing and six from Canada's Bombardier for state-run Iraqi Airways in a deal worth up to $5 billion.


Danny Green matched his career-high with 20 points and sparked the decisive second-half spurt Sunday night to help No. 1 North Carolina beat Valparaiso 90-58.


NEC launches worldâs fastest supercomputer

TOKYO, Japan -- Japanese electronics giant NEC Corp., said it has begun selling the worldâs fastest supercomputer. NEC claimed its SX-8 is the most powerful âvector-typeâ supercomputer, with a sustainable


Your Money: Under 40, Successful, and Itching for a New Career

Kimberly Bishop spent 16 years at one job, and then, in midcareer, decided that it was time for a change.


More Australian troops head for Afghanistan

Australia will send an extra 150  troops to Afghanistan due to the deteriorating security  situation, Prime Minister John Howard said on Wednesday,  briefly boosting Canberra's commitment to Afghanistan to more  than 600.


Oscar producers on Wednesday stood by the host of this year's Academy Awards, Chris Rock, despite an interview in which the edgy comedian poked fun at cinema's biggest night.


The Larsen B ice shelf probably blocked the glaciers' progress before its collapse in 2002, but now they are able to deposit their loads more freely.


Start by contacting your state securities administrator to see if the individual or firm you are considering has been the subject of complaints or discipline.


The dispute between Apple and NBC Universal over the pricing of video on iTunes grew more heated as Apple announced it would not add any new NBC shows to the online storeâs inventory.


[TS] Sports of The Times: After 20 Years, College 3-Point Line Gets Failing Grade

Pushing back the 3-point line and widening the lane at the high school level would initiate young players to the new global realities of basketball.


Air Safety: Is the Runway Part of the Problem?

The crash of Comair flight 5191 at the airport in Lexington highlights both the remarkable record of the FAA in keeping the skies safe and the long-running concerns that the biggest threats may be on the ground


A European Union court ruled Wednesday that Microsoft will have to abide immediately by an EU ruling that forces the software giant to change its commercial practices before the appeals procedure runs its full course. -AP


The Indian media hails firm Tata for winning a $12.1bn bid to take over Anglo-Dutch steelmaker Corus.


A Chinese Reformer Betrays His Cause, and Pays

The Chinese regulator who was executed Tuesday was ultimately corrupted by the system he sought to change.


WaveSat this week began shipping a chip that it says is the first to comply fully with the IEEE 802.16-2004 wireless broadband standard, commonly known as WiMax.


Prudhoe Bay to resume full oil output end of October: BP

British energy giant BP has said that it expects to resume full production by the end of October of 400,000 barrels of oil a day from Prudhoe Bay, the biggest US oil field.


'Future of aviation'. Erm, hold on a minute... World-straddling arms'n'airliners behemoth Boeing yesterday announced successful testing of a hydrogen-fuelled aircraft engine which will power the company's future High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) robo-plane.â¦


Paris Hilton Designs New Line of Jewelry

Reality television star and ubiquitous socialite Paris Hilton has created a jewelry line of pink sparkles, stars and hearts.


Fighting Subsides as Delegation Tours Eastern Congo

There appears to be a lull in the fighting Monday as top regional officials and a delegation from Congo's capital tour parts of eastern Congo destroyed by recent fighting.


Milano, 14:37 - CALCIO, INTER; MORATTI: CAPISCO JUVE MA NON C'E' COMPLOTTO

IL presidente dell'Inter Massimo Moratti interviene nella polemica sui rigori piÃ¹ che discutibili co...


Violence in Afghanistan claims seven lives

In Afghanistan, seven people including two US soldiers died in explosions as early results from historic elections gave President Hamid Karzai a strong lead over his rivals.


BBC World to air documentary on Bhopal tragedy

MUMBAI: BBC World will telecast The World Uncovered: One Night In Bhopal on 4 December at 1:40 pm with a repeat telecast at 5:40 pm on the same day.


Palermo, 17:34 - CALCIO, PALERMO; CORINI: TURNO UEFA ANCORA IN BALLO

Eugenio Corini, capitano del Palermo, invita alla prudenza perchè la qualificazione contro il...


Researchers think our body clock could mean humans find it difficult to adapt to life in space.


Russian oil major YUKOS again warned on  Thursday that it may be forced to cut output after saying that  a Moscow court ruled this week that $2.6 billion of company  funds could be seized by the authorities.


Mercury Music Prize outsider Robert Wyatt backs fellow nominee Ty ahead of Tuesday's award.


The European Union is attempting to position itself as a key global player by agreeing to lead a United Nations force in southern Lebanon.


Irish police investigating the murder of County Armagh man Paul Quinn appeal for information about a van.


Slow start to flu season comes as relief

The 2004-05 flu season is starting slower than last year's, easing some fears about the nation's shortage of flu vaccine. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said 29


Iraq report seen giving Bush outlines of exit plan

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


One Failure Led to Another on Genesis Craft

A likely cause of Genesis' failure appears to be four so-called gravity switches that were installed backward because of errors in Lockheed Martin's design drawings.


'Bolton Bullet' Amir Kahn returns to his hometown of Bolton after winning a silver medal at the Olympics.


Election Heralds Start of Endgame in UN-Run Kosovo

PRISTINA, Serbia and Montenegro  - Kosovo's  general election on Saturday will be the first step in a tricky  endgame to settle the fate of the Serbian province, now a U.N.  protectorate in the heart of the Balkans.


Everest to get "highway" to ease torch relay

China has started improving the road to Mount Everest on the Tibet side to make the trip to the world's highest mountain easier for bearers of the Olympic flame, Xinhua news agency reported.


Tobacco Scientist: I Lost Job on Fear of Testimony

A former tobacco company researcher  told a federal judge on Wednesday he believed he was denied a  promotion in the 1980s over concerns he would testify about the  dangers of smoking in a sick-smoker lawsuit.


Australia has returned incumbent Prime Minister John Howard for a fourth consecutive term of government, probably with an increased majority in the Parliament.


At least 34 killed as Spanish metro train derails

At least 34 people were killed and  more than 20 seriously injured on Monday when a speeding  underground train ran off the tracks and overturned in the  eastern Spanish city of Valencia, officials said.


Company says in court filing it never accessed phone records of a former exec it is suing over alleged theft of trade secrets.


AIG offers corporate identity protection policy for SMBs

AIG this week launched a new insurance policy that offers small and medium businesses protection from the costs involved in complying with data disclosure laws in the event of a breach.


Norah Jones' new album hits online record

Hailed by critics as her best album to  date, the new release from jazz vocalist Norah Jones, "Not Too  Late," was the most pre-ordered album of all time on the online  retailer Amazon.com.


Declaring himself "here on business," hometown favorite Yao Ming joined Tracy McGrady and the rest of the Houston Rockets on Tuesday as they prepared for a pair of exhibition games against the Sacramento Kings — the first NBA games played in China.


Clucking in the Henhouse, With Ambitions of Swans

The reality soap opera "Starting Over" may sometimes seem like the sanest show on television, but in its second season is already not as good as it used to be.


With smartphones gaining in popularity, Nokia has committed to beef up the capabilities of its Series 60 platform to embrace more multimedia features.


Singapore's StarHub, NTT DoCoMo ink "i-mode" mobile phone service

Singapore's StarHub and Japan's NTT DoCoMo announced they will launch high-speed the Japanese company's Internet "i-mode" mobile phone service here by the fourth quarter of this year.


Jeff Sluman fired a nine-under 62 yesterday to take a two-stroke lead after the first round of the $5 million Chrysler Championship in Florida.


Milano, 15:33 - CALCIO, MILAN; KALADZE: A GENOVA CI SARA' TENSIONE

Il campionato e l'esordio in trasferta contro il Genoa. Questi alcuni degli argomenti affrontati dal...


A County Down couple get the go-ahead to begin embryo screening treatment which could save their son's life.


Vandals tried to set fire to a giant straw goat in central Sweden but failed to burn down the traditional Christmas monument, which has been soaked with flame-resistant chemicals, officials said Friday.


Patrice Edwards hits two free throws with 24 seconds left then blocks a potential game-winning shot to push Texas Tech to a 70-69 win over No. 19 Nebraska.


Bird says team "fully supports Ron Artest," police review tape

Indiana Pacers chief executive Donnie Walsh says the team hasn't decided whether it will appeal the NBA's suspensions of Ron Artest and two other Indiana players following Friday night's brawl in Detroit.


France apartment building blast kills 17

A gas explosion tore through a five-story apartment building in eastern France, killing 17 people and injuring 15, authorities said Monday.


Australian Central Bank Says `No Pressing Need' For Rate Rise

The Reserve Bank of Australia said there is ``no pressing need'' for higher interest rates ``at this stage'' because the inflation rate has fallen, wage increases are contained and exports


Parere consiglio superiore sanita' atteso prima di Natale


DealBook Blog: A Script for Deal Renegotiations?

Will the HD Supply drama spawn any sequels? That’s the question lingering in market watchers’ minds after Home Depot agreed on Sunday to make several concessions in the sale of its wholesale supply unit, including lowering the price by $1.8 billion and keeping a sizable stake in the unit. As the credit markets remain frozen, anxious [...].


Big Easy comes through on a tough day in Ireland

Playing some of his best golf in the worst conditions, Els breezed through a wacky day of weather at the American Express Championship by starting with four straight birdies and finishing with an 8-under 64, giving him a two-shot lead and hope that he


One angry word begets another, and one Fool tries to sort out who's closer to the truth.


The wait for a baseball team is over. The debate over the name begins. With the Montreal Expos headed to the nation's capital, ideas for a suitable nickname for a baseball team at the seat


Elettrizzante performance Genesis dopo una pausa di 15 anni


Afghanistan, Pakistan clash over terror fight

Pakistani President Pervez   Musharraf on Wednesday angrily rejected Afghan charges that he   was being soft on the Taliban and said Kabul should be doing   more to stamp out the militant threat.


Troubled Mitsubishi Motors denies reported tie-up with PSA Peugeot

Scandal-hit Japanese carmaker Mitsubishi Motors denied reports that it was negotiating a business link with PSA Peugeot Citroen Group of France.


Lo rendono noto le tv arabe, israele non e' coinvolto


We ask the author of 31 novels, including 'The Quest,' about his favorite DVDs, CDs, and books.


Internet entrepreneur details Dow Jones proposal

Internet entrepreneur Brad Greenspan  said on Friday Dow Jones & Co Inc  could be worth $100  per share if it accepted his proposal to invest in the company  instead of selling to Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.


Shevchenko reveals strained relationship with Mourinho

Chelsea striker Andriy Shevchenko has revealed his deep dissatisfaction with manager Jose Mourinho and says he has had "better coaches."


LONDON -- More than three decades after they first met, Prince Charles, Britain's heir to the throne, announced yesterday that he will marry his longtime partner, Camilla Parker Bowles, at Windsor Castle on April 8. The announcement stunned Britain, where many are only grudgingly accepting of the couple.


A diver whose disappearance sparked a three-day search off Guernsey had actually taken a ferry to the UK.


Thinking about renewals in a productive fashion

Blog: Open source renewal rates don't tell the whole story.  The real story is how companies grow their presence within target accounts.


Key provisions of a bill signed by President Bush on Monday for nuclear cooperation with India:


Quiet, Please! Suddenly, the S.E.C. Is Listening

Like so much in the post-Enron world, the quiet period - which begins when a company files paperwork to go public - has been redefined.


Thunderstorms dumped more rain on already-soaked parts of Oklahoma, flooding a roadway where an elderly man drowned in his pickup truck Thursday.


Deal on health care helps get Ottawa off the funding hook

The initial reaction from commentators to the outcome of this week's first ministers' conference on health care was that Prime Minister Paul Martin was the loser in the deal.


Chad Flack hit a leadoff triple and rumbled home to score the go-ahead run on a passed ball in the eighth inning, leading North Carolina to a 4-3 victory over Oregon State in the opening game of the College World Series championship round Saturday night.


Patti Smith, Television Plan New York Show

Punk-era New York music icons Patti Smith and Television plan to share a stage for the first time since 1977.


Kimberly-Clark Corp  on Monday posted a 24 percent increase in quarterly profit as the weaker dollar and strong sales volume in Huggies baby wipes and Kleenex tissue helped offset rising costs for pulp.


Influential committee to recommend no federal income tax cuts

OTTAWA (CP) - An influential Commons committee will advise Finance Minister Ralph Goodale to reject personal income tax cuts in his upcoming budget despite the federal government's substantial surplus, sources told The Canadian Press.


Centrino update supports 802.11 a, b, and g wireless, and offers improved security.


Ex-Track Stars Could Testify For Government in Balco Trial

Marion Jones, Tim Montgomery and several other well-known track and field athletes may testify at the trial of track coach Trevor Graham in November, according to a recent court filing by federal prosecutors.


Soyuz Spacecraft Docks With Space Station

KOROLYOV, Russia Oct. 16, 2004 - A Russian spacecraft ferrying a fresh crew to the international space station had to be docked manually Saturday after an unexplained glitch sent it toward the outpost too quickly.


Experts: Climate change puts sea at risk

Climate change is affecting Europe faster than the rest of the world and rising temperatures could transform the Mediterranean into a salty and stagnant sea, Italian experts said Wednesday.


Enough with The Joke, John Kerry says. The Massachusetts senator and former Democratic presidential nominee said Wednesday night that it's time to move on from his botched attempt at humor before the midterm election.


The furor over Steve Jobs' speech on education reform refuses to simmer down. Plus: Links to our most popular blog posts.


Three UK tourists and their driver seriously injured after coach crashes into a house in Belgium.


Detained guard suspected of Iraq attacks

U.S. troops detained a bodyguard for the leader of Iraq's biggest Sunni Arab political group on suspicion the guard was preparing suicide bombings, and fearful officials on Saturday enforced a total ban on movement in this city of about seven million people.


Two wounded in militant attack in Indian Kashmir

SRINAGAR, India  - Two civilians were wounded in heavy firing on Wednesday in the heart of Srinagar, the main city in Indian Kashmir, after militants attacked a security camp, police and witnesses said.


SpaceShipOne to proceed with second flight for X Prize

Los Angeles The creators of SpaceShipOne are going for the ten (m) million-dollar prize. Despite an unexpected roll during its flight on Wednesday, designer Burt Rutan (ruh-TAN') has given notice that he will


Ukraine's presidential election is a clear victory for Viktor Yushchenko, who endured dioxin poisoning, a bitter campaign, a rigged first vote and weeks of uncertainty to win Sunday's court-ordered rerun.


A free web browser that promises users total  privacy whilst surfing on the web has been released.


The already-bruising battle for control of the fast-growing Linux market has become even tougher after Dell (DELL:Nasdaq - news - research) announced Wednesday that it will distribute Novell's (NOVL:Nasdaq - news - research) version of the upstart


E.Guinea Court Hands Down Jail Terms for Coup Plot

An Equatorial Guinea court sentenced South African Nick Du Toit to 34 years in prison on Friday and handed down jail terms to 12 others it said were involved in a plot to topple the oil-rich country's president.


University Of Leicester Law Society has selected Jagmohan Mundhra for David Flynt Honorary Award ...


Hollywood on verge of deal to end strike: sources

Negotiators for Hollywood studios and striking writers have agreed to terms of a new contract that could be presented to union leaders in days and, if approved, end their three-month-old labor clash later this week, two sources told Reuters on Monday.


BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. One day into the Ryder Cup, American captain Hal Sutton is already working on Plan C. Sidelining this year's Masters champion for this morning's round of four-ball


DevShed: Using Directory Iterators and MySQL with Adapter Objects with PHP

Continuing on from the first part of the series looking at the use of Adapter objects, DevShed has posted part two today - using the Adapter objects along with Directory Iterators to integrate with a MySQL database.   Provided that you understand the basic concepts of the adapter pattern, in this final tutorial, I'll show you how to use it in conjunction with the "DirectoryIterator" class, bundled with PHP 5, and with a couple of MySQL wrappers as well.   They jump right in (as was said, assuming you read the previous article) to using the directory iterators and the adapters together to make a class that gets information about the files in a directory. They take this and show a sample use that's then transformed into a class capable of using the same logic on MySQL results.


British Group Of Eight Presidency In 2005 Will Set An Example To Russia In 2006 - Russian Ambassador

LONDON, January 1, (RIA Novosti s Alexander Smotrov) - Britain s Group of Eight presidency in 2005 is important as an example for the subsequent - Russia s first - presidency of that organisation, Grigory ...


Letta: leader Fi ha parlato 'regicidio', si chiede smentita


Organisers announce full programme of events, including superstar concerts and musical.


WFP suspends food aid to Darfur after rebel attacks

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) said it has suspended food aid to the troubled Sudanese region of Darfur following a rebel attack on a market town that triggered deadly clashes with government forces.


BEIRUT, Dec. 13 -- For years, Fouad Siniora was a man of numbers more than rhetoric, as a banker, finance minister and friend to  Rafiq al-Hariri, the billionaire former prime minister assassinated last year. This week, he stood before a crowd that included more than 1,800 women at  his barricaded...


New Nigerian leader faces catalogue of crises

Umaru Yar'Adua takes office as president of Nigeria on Tuesday, inheriting a catalogue of crises compounded by doubts over his own legitimacy after a flawed election.


Australia's Labor renews pledge to bring troops home from Iraq

SYDNEY : The opposition Labor Party renewed its pledge to withdraw Australian troops from Iraq if it wins October 9 elections, setting relations with ally Washington at the centre of the election campaign.


Labour will lose the next general election if MPs continue sniping over the party's leadership, John Prescott says.


Resenting an Absent Father, Very Present in the Mind

This quirky comedy from Argentina is a small movie about a small world, but its modesty is part of what makes it durable and satisfying.


Three years after 9/11, an inside look at the ongoing global battle between moderates and hard-liners over the future of a faith--and its relationship with the West


Roberts Supports Court's Shrinking Docket

CHICAGO, Feb. 1 -- Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. defended the Supreme Court's workload and explained his view of the justices' essential but limited roles in a speech Thursday, his first trip "back home to the Midwest" since his elevation to the court.


The city is showing signs of rebirth nearly a year after Hurricane Katrina, but a lack of health care and other services and a dearth of affordable housing could stymie a full recovery, according to a study released Wednesday.


Prime Minister Tony Blair and premier-in-waiting Gordon Brown will meet French President Nicolas Sarkozy next week, Downing Street said Wednesday.


Pair of Meditations, Mystical and Rambunctious

The 24 boys of the St. Thomas Choir were ideal performers.


Combinazione: 10, 20, 24, 38, 49, 87, Jolly 77, Superstar 48


IBM aims to make computing clusters easier

(InfoWorld) - It may be too early to talk plug-and-play but IBMÂ believes it can help businesses of all sizes easily cluster their servers to handle intensive computing workloads. Leveraging its expertise in high-end computing and vertical industry applications, IBM has launched several initiatives to allow small and medium-size businesses (SMBs) and the departments of large enterprises to integrate their servers -- from as few as two to many thousands -- into computing clusters designed for high-performance computing tasks, the company said Wednesday. Initially targeted at the businesses in the life sciences, computer-aided engineering, and finance sectors, IBM will offer preconfigured "snap-together" cluster systems for customers using the company's computers and storage devices. The systems are designed to run on Linux and Microsoft Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003 operating systems and will include networking technology from companies such as Cisco Systems. The collaboration with Microsoft will allow businesses to use parallel processing on clusters to free up client machines from long-running applications. ISVs (independent software vendors) and business partners will receive tools to help them introduce IBM's cluster systems. These include sizing guides with predefined cluster configurations for simple ordering and installation. IBM business partners have access to the company's Cluster Enablement Team for technical questions and advice. For customers, software vendors and business partners running Microsoft cluster servers, IBM has four new benchmarking facilities in Poughkeepsie, New York, Raleigh, North Carolina, Beaverton, Oregon and Montpelier, France. These centers join a network of global Linux benchmark centers. To attract businesses interested in computing clusters, IBM's Deep Computing Capacity on Demand centers will give them access to more than 20,000 processors to test the technology for themselves. IBM offers a range of products that support computing clusters, including its System x, System p and BladeCenter servers, as well as the IBM System Storage and IBM System Cluster 1350.


Dow Jones +0,21%, Nasdaq -0,21%.Euro in calo a 1,4697 dlr


A suicide bomber blew himself up in front of a high school in Iraq's violent Diyala province Tuesday, wounding 21 people, police said.


Court: Minn. Can't Regulate Internet Calls

A Minnesota agency may not regulate calls through cyberspace as it does calls through traditional phone lines, a federal appeals court ruled.


The maker of the popular Slingbox device has hired two executives from MTV's digital business to head a new interactive programming division, although it's not quite clear yet what exactly they would be doing.


Pregnant women who eat a Mediterranean diet may help protect their babies from asthma and other allergies.


The European Union is risking an Islamic backlash in Turkey, the EU's enlargement commissioner says.


Dixie Chicks: Exhibit A in Latest RIAA Litigation

Left-wing darlings, the Dixie Chicks now headlining for RIAA copyright lawsuits.


British lawmakers press China over Darfur

A group of British politicians called Monday on China to use its role as host of the 2008 Olympic Games to put pressure on Sudan over the Darfur conflict and to stop selling weapons to its government.


ASEAN recognizes China as market economy

JAKARTA: Member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) announced on Saturday they recognize China's full market economy status.


A globe-trotting Atlanta lawyer with a dangerous strain of tuberculosis was allowed back into the U.S. by a border inspector who disregarded a computer warning to stop him and don protective gear, officials said Thursday.


AirTran: Airline to open hub at Chicago's Midway Airport

AirTran Airways is moving to dramatically expand flights in Chicago by buying $87.5 million worth of gate leases and landing rights from ATA Airlines.


Big Spenders Looking to Cash in During Playoffs

A season that began with the New York  Yankees and Boston Red Sox fighting over Alex Rodriguez and his  $250 million contract ended the same way with the Major  League's two richest teams leading a parade of big spenders  into the playoffs.


Mongolian authorities try to rescue survivors from a helicopter crash that occurred five days ago.


Russia Mourns Dead in Air Crash, Questions Cause

Russia on Thursday observed a day of mourning for at least 89 people who died in a mysterious double air disaster, which some fear could have been a terrorist


Beckhams on fruitless search for L.A. mansion

English soccer star David Beckham is struggling to find a suitable mansion in his future hometown of Los Angeles after he and his wife reportedly looked at more than 20 homes in the $18 million to $30 million range, the Los Angeles Times said on Sunday.


Officials: U.S. may shoot down errant satellite

The Pentagon is considering whether to shoot down a failed spy satellite that could come crashing back to Earth by March, senior U.S. military officials said today. "There aren't a whole lot of other options," an official said. But these officials would not elaborate on how they would hit the satellite.


Citing terror aid, US eases arms sales ban

WASHINGTON — Praising Yemen as a partner in the war on terror, the Bush administration has approved the sale of military equipment to the Persian Gulf country after more than a decade of a nearly total ban. Delivery of spare parts for C-130 cargo planes was approved last week, which followed a recent decision to permit Yemen to purchase parts ...


The women's clothing and accessories retailer continues to produce impressive results.


The board of gold miner Gold Fields says the bid by rival Harmony "significantly undervalues" Gold Fields' portfolio of assets and completely disregards the significant value that will be created from the IAMGold transaction.


More flu vaccine due to arrive next week

About 440,000 doses of flu vaccine will be shipped to Florida during the next week, with 160,000 going straight to physicians and the rest to health departments, state health officials said on Friday.


Asian airlines warm to mobiles in cabins

The small band of companies looking to bring mobile telephony to aircraft cabins received a boost this week when the first airlines from two of the world's fastest growing air travel markets signalled their intent to test the technology.


Eagles refuse to let injury be a sore spot

One player does not a team make. Still, it was disconcerting to see Jessalyn Deveny sitting on the bench in a gray sweater and black pants yesterday as her Boston College basketball team battled the University of Pittsburgh.


German radio starts web pages in Klingon

The German international broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW) is celebrating 10 years of its online service by adding a new language to the 30 it already publishes - Klingon.


p2pnet.net News:- Britain's Office of Fair Trading (OFT) says it's examining claims that Apple is over-charging British iTunes customers.


France launches Ariane rocket, lifting satellites into orbit

France launched an Ariane rocket on Saturday, lifting into orbit the new-generation military satellite Helios II A and six microsatellites for different scientific purposes, said reports reaching Kourou, French Guiana.


The stadium grew tense on the first play of the fourth quarter as the Jets almost saw their season flash before their startled eyes.


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Our hearts are broken, say Ledger's family

Grieving family of Hollywood actor Heath Ledger pay tribute to son and brother


Top seed Mark Webster beats Martin Adams 6-4 and will meet Simon Whitlock in Sunday's BDO World Championship final.


Illegal in all 50 U.S. states, dogfighting is condemned even by social conservatives and avid hunters for whom animal rights is seldom a priority.


Fidayeen attack foiled, two militants, one BSF jawan killed

Srinagar, Nov 6 (UNI) Two militants and a Border Security Force jawan were killed and four personnel injured in a fidayeen attack on the BSF camp at Sopore ealy this morning.


A spokesman for the Afghan Taleban says the group has killed one of 23 South Korean hostages it is holding.


Starr: Are the Cubs Baseballâs Last Tragedy?

Chicago Cubs fans used to be able to endure anything. But ever since the âBartmanâ gaffe, anger has reigned at Wrigley.


Buffalo Sabres forward Ales Kotalik is expected to miss between four and six weeks with a right knee injury, the club said on Monday, as the NHL's top team added another name to its growing injury list.


Intelligence agent to head security at British parliament

A senior intelligence officer has been appointed to head security at the British parliament amid fears of an attack by Osama bin Laden's Al-Qaeda network, a newspaper report says.


Sears, Roebuck & Co.  said on Tuesday it will open a new type of store this spring to build up its presence outside of its traditional shopping mall space.


Study: 15 costly conditions account for bulk of increases

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- The national hand-wringing over rapidly rising health-care costs generally ignores one point that at least some people find hard to miss: Many patients are getting much better results for their money than they did in the past.


The makeshift opener Andrew Hall batted all day for 78 not out as South Africa reached 230 for 4 on the opening day of the First Test against India here.


Aventis Announces More Flu Vaccine Doses Will Be Available in 2005

The Department of Health and Human Services announced Tuesday that flu vaccine maker Aventis Pasteur will be able to deliver 2.8 million more vaccine


WASHINGTON - The US Attorney in New York has subpoenaed information from Chiron, the major flu vaccine supplier for the US, on the unexpected shutdown of a plant in Great Britain.


Schwarzenegger computer may have been hacked: police

California police are probing if   computer hackers illegally downloaded a private taped   conversation of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger from state   computers, a spokesman said Monday.


Guantanamo terror convict to be set free

Convicted terror supporter David Hicks will walk free Saturday after being held captive in Guantanamo Bay and Australia for nearly seven years, though the Australian government has imposed strict controls on his movements.


2nd UPDATE: James Hardie Agrees To A$1.5B Asbestos Fund

(Adds details of funding proposal and company comments.) By Morag MacKinnon Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES. SYDNEY (Dow Jones)--Building products manufacturer James Hardie Industries NV (JHX) agreed Tuesday to fund


Chairman of Online Casino Arrested in New York

Law enforcement officers last night arrested Peter Dicks, chairman of the board of SportingBet.


The search for the first wild bird carrying a deadly flu virus to North America is under way on a lonely stretch of coastal salt marsh on the outskirts of Alaska's largest city.


Atull Agnihotri on his directorial debut, DIl Ne Jise Apna Kahaa.


Mickelson Ties Course Record at FBR Open

Arizona still feels like home to Phil Mickelson, especially on a day like Friday, when he had one of the best rounds of his life, and one of the lowest scores in PGA Tour history.


Real Madrid Stadium Evacuated in ETA Bomb Threat

Some 70,000 people were forced to evacuate Real Madrid's Santiago Bernabeu stadium minutes before the end of a league match on Sunday after a bomb threat in the name of ETA Basque separatist guerrillas.


German court orders arrest of El Masri kidnappers

A court in Germany has ordered the  arrest of 13 people suspected of being involved in the  abduction of a German national who says he was kidnapped and  tortured by the CIA, state prosecutors said on Wednesday.


Altroconsumo: tetto deve difendere famiglie dall'inflazione


Will new powers for local officers work?

Community support officers throughout England and Wales are to be given additional powers. Send us your reaction.


U.S. investigates Blackwater arms smuggling: report

Federal prosecutors are looking into whether private U.S. security contractor Blackwater USA has shipped unlicensed automatic weapons and military goods into Iraq, a newspaper reported on Saturday.


Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi met Iraqi Sunni tribal leaders in neighboring Jordan, trying to drum up support for the election, seen as vital for building a democratic government in Iraq.


If St. Jude Medical's stock went up, it's not because it's worth any more.


Tratta con Mitsui, secondo Financial Times Deutschland


Florida man's headache mystery solved by a bullet

A Florida man awoke with a severe headache and asked his wife to drive him to a hospital, where doctors found a bullet lodged behind his right ear, sheriff's deputies said.


BULLETINBC-OLY--Women's Final BKW,0040BULLETIN    ATHENS, Greece   --  The United States won the gold medal Saturday in women's basketball, beating Australia 74-63.


Hamas pressure on Fatah mounts in Gaza battles

Hamas Islamist fighters and forces loyal to Western-backed President Mahmoud Abbas battled on Wednesday for control of the Gaza Strip in an escalating Palestinian supremacy struggle he described as "madness".


Release of IRA gang part of N. Ireland peace deal, says Irish PM

Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern said any deal between rival Protestant and Catholics in Northern Ireland would include the release of the Catholic IRA paramilitary killers of an Irish policeman.


State highway officials around the country want the government to stop scaring the public by using dire-sounding phrases such as "structurally deficient" and "fracture critical" to describe bridges in need of repairs.


China confirms reports that the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu has been found in its pig population.


Flying Standby On Air Baqubah: Sun, Sand, Fleas

FORWARD OPERATING BASE WARHORSE, Iraq On Tuesday afternoon, the sky above Baqubah changed from its usual blue to the ominous sepia of Western movies, Dust Bowl photographs and, yes, Iraqi sandstorms.


Customer list laid bare Salesforce.com has been caught with its pants down after phishers persuaded an employee to hand over customer contact details.â¦


Consumers are set to face a jump in meat prices as farmers pass on the cost of surging feed prices, a report warns.


Kids in Poor Neighborhoods Fall Behind in School

FRIDAY, Dec. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Black children living in disadvantaged neighborhoods fall behind the equivalent of one year or more of schooling simply because of where they live.


LONDON - British aerospace and defence giant BAE Systems announced plans to axe almost 1,400 jobs at 13 sites across Britain, in part due to a declining workload.


'Super 3G' technology proposed for next-gen cell phones

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Some 26 companies from Asia, Europe and the United States have agreed to work on a unified data standard for next-generation cellular phones, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun in Japan reported on Friday (Dec. 31).


BAGRAM, Afghanistan - The trail has gone cold in the hunt for suspected Sept. 11 mastermind Osama bin Laden three years after the audacious attacks, but the al-Qaida chief and his No...


Lower-Priced Cable Tiers Available, but You Have to Request Them

By Fred O. Williams, The Buffalo News, N.Y.  Feb. 13--The region's biggest cable TV system is under new management, but some things don't change.   Time Warner Cable raised rates for standard service by 5 percent Feb. 1, the same date that predecessor Adelphia used to raise prices.


Mitt Romney capitalized on his Michigan ties Tuesday Â especially among voters who made up their minds in the past week Â while John McCain found far fewer Republican primary votes among the Democrats and independents who keyed his victory here eight years ago, an exit poll showed.


Ban eyes U.N. visit to N Korea over nuclear fears

South Korean Foreign Minister Ban  Ki-Moon, who is poised to become the next head of the United  Nations, said he may visit North Korea in his new role to help  resolve a standoff over its nuclear ambitions.


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Strauss recalled to England cricket squad, but Prior is axed

Andrew Strauss has been recalled for England's forthcoming tour to New Zealand, but wicketkeeper Matt Prior lost his place in the Test and one-day squads named on Friday.


Anti-Insurgent Raids Net Large Seizure of Iraqi Rebels, Weapons

US and Iraqi government forces have captured scores of suspected insurgents and seized an enormous stockpile of weapons and explosives during anti-insurgent operations in Iraq.


Sweden Evacuates Embassy in Cote d'Ivoire

Sweden has evacuated its embassyin the Cote d'Ivoire amid warnings of more violence, Radio Sweden reported on Tuesday.


Sudan accused a United Nations panel of bias and moved Tuesday to block the U.N. Human Rights Council from considering its report accusing the government of orchestrating attacks against civilians in Darfur.


Service Pack 2 (SP2) for Microsoft Windows XP is expected to start showing up on many more desktops today (Wednesday 8/25), as Microsoft starts to deliver it to XP Professional users who have automatic updates turned on, as well as via Windows Update.


Enorme nube di cenere ha oscurato il cielo nel nord Paese


Ukraine's Supreme Court is to assess a final appeal by Viktor Yanukovych over the re-run presidential poll.


Car Bomb Kills Five in Baghdad on US Election Day

A car bomb brought fresh carnage to the streets of Baghdad on Tuesday, killing at least five people, two of them women, at the Education Ministry.


O'Donoghue disappointed at Waterford Crystal doping result

Minister for Sport John O'Donoghue has said the result from Waterford Crystal's blood sample was a disappointment. Mr O'Donoghue has said it was regrettable that the full facts were not disclosed and that


MOSCOW -- A company so small that it did not seem to have an office bid successfully yesterday to buy the second- biggest oil production facility in Russia for $9.3 billion, deepening the intrigue around the fate of Yukos Oil.


Mosques torched after worst Iraq bombing

Gunmen bent on revenge burned mosques and homes in a Sunni enclave of Baghdad on Friday as Iraq's leaders pleaded for calm, a day after the worst bomb attack since the U.S. invasion raised the specter of civil war.


In Lithuania, 55 awarded medals for saving Jews during World War II (Associated Press, )

President Valdas Adamkus honored 55 Lithuanians for their help in protecting Jews during World War II, awarding them Life Saving Crosses.


Dayton Handily Deals Pittsburgh Its First Loss

Wisconsinâs Michael Flowers made a long 3-pointer with two seconds to play, then tossed a loose ball high in the air to run out the clock and lift the Badgers to a 67-66 upset of the No. 9 Longhorns on Saturday.


Belgian court says Google verdict not before 2007

A Belgian court said on Friday it  would wait until after the new year to decide whether to cancel  an injunction forbidding Web search leader Google Inc. from  reproducing extracts from Belgian press reports.


Survey: Gas prices drop as oil production increases

Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg says the drop comes thanks to an increase in crude oil supplies combined with the recovery of US offshore oil production after Hurricane Ivan.


Britain's Beckett to visit Egypt to discuss 'regional developments'

British Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett is planning to discuss "important regional developments" during a visit to Egypt, the Foreign Office said.


Markets Overview: Europe retreats after ECB rate comments

European stocks beat a hasty retreat on Thursday as the prospect of higher eurozone interest rates loomed over the market.


Ruler of a Media Empire Reaches Out for More

Rupert Murdochâs vast media holdings give him a gamut of tools to enhance his financial interests and establish his legitimacy in the United States.


U.N. sees Iraq progress despite misgivings

The United Nations envoy to Baghdad said on Wednesday he would present a positive picture of progress in Iraq in a report to the Security Council despite earlier having serious misgivings about reconciliation efforts.


Three new plays explore disparate lives pushed together by music, strife, time, and friendship.


J&J Seals $25 Billion Pact to Buy Guidant

Johnson & Johnson has agreed to  buy Guidant Corp. for $25.4 billion in cash and stock, the  companies said on Wednesday, giving the healthcare products  maker a foothold in the fast-growing market for implantable  devices that regulate heartbeats.


Four Iraqi soldiers are charged with raping a Sunni Muslim woman in Talafar, northern Iraq, officials say.


"Little Miss Sunshine" wins indie film awards

"Little Miss Sunshine" won the top prize at the Spirit Awards, the art-house world's equivalent of the Oscars, on Saturday, a day before the underdog comedy competes in four categories at the Academy Awards.


Roy Scheider, best known for his role as a small town police chief in the hit film thriller "Jaws" and his portrait of famed choreographer Bob Fosse in the biopic "All That Jazz," died on Sunday at age 75.


Golf, rugby, squash, karate and roller sports are in the running for possible inclusion at the 2012 Olympics.


Times newspaper to be printed in tabloid size only

The Times newspaper announced Saturday it will be printed in the tabloid form only from Monday after more than 200 years as a broadsheet.


BBC Executives Targeted in Springer Show Protest

The BBC has called in police to investigate a torrent of abusive calls made to the homes of its senior executives before its broadcast of a profanity-laden opera, a BBC spokesman said on Saturday.


Bomb Found in Italy After Blair's Berlusconi Visit

Italian police said on Wednesday they had defused a bomb near the Sardinian holiday villa of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, hours after a visit by British Premier Tony Blair.


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Let's start at the beginning: Mario Puzo's best seller, "The Godfather."


For 51 years, Marylanders enjoyed — or at least tolerated — William Donald Schaefer's ungovernable mouth and oddball behavior and swept him into the office of his choice every time he ran. But finally, they had enough.


U.S. Aims to Form Tsunami Warning System

The United States is moving on several fronts toward a global tsunami warning system following the Asian catastrophe.


Oil Prices Slide Despite Iraq Export Drop

Oil prices fell for a fifth consecutive day Thursday despite a sharp drop in Iraqi exports after pipelines were sabotaged -- evidence that the bull market may have lost some steam.


Indiscrezione a giornale tedesco, gruppo valutato 5 miliardi


Qaeda N. Africa wing claims Algeria attacks: Jazeera

DELLYS, Algeria  - Al Qaeda's north Africa wing said it was behind two suicide attacks that killed at least 57 people in Algeria in the past two days, Al Jazeera television said on Saturday.


Schwarzenegger OKs chemical exposure research

California will become the first U.S. state to try to measure how its residents are absorbing chemicals from common products under a "bio-monitoring" bill signed on Friday by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.


Elezioni: aperti alle 7 i seggi per 7 collegi in 6 regioni

ROMA - Seconda giornata di voto in occasione delle elezioni suppletive della Camera dei Deputati per sette collegi in sei regioni: Lombardia, Liguria, Emilia Romagna, Toscana, Campania e Puglia. I seggi si


VODAFONE chief executive Arun Sarin today promised to return more cash to shareholders in the form of bigger dividends or share buybacks.


Ashlee Simpson, Jadakiss, New Found Glory To Play VMA Pre-Show

A teen pop star, a rock band and a rapper will help the no-doubt-already-hot crowd get even more heated at this year's MTV Video Music Awards pre-show.


Taiwan 'Traditionally Benefits' With Republicans in White House

Secretary of State Colin Powell's comments this week on Taiwan have upset many on the island, but analysts believe he likely misspoke, and they note


Britain accuses EU of bending competition rules

LONDON For years, Continental Europeans have liked to chastise the British for their lack of European credentials. The British, other Europeans complain, stand outside the euro currency zone and outside the


*E' LA PRIMA - La Fiorentina batte il Cagliari: Ã¨ la prima ...

Roma, 19 settembre 2004 - La Juve vince 2-0 in casa con l'Atalanta ed Ã¨ l'unica squadra a punteggio pieno in classifica dopo la seconda giornata. I bianconeri, con Del Piero in panchina, vanno in gol con Trezeguet che segna una doppietta al 14' al 58'.


Court Orders New Chicago Mayoral Primary

The Indiana Supreme Court on Friday ordered a new Democratic mayoral primary in East Chicago, saying the 2003 election in which the longtime mayor claimed victory was fraught with corruption.


SEC Seeks to Make Hedge Funds More Transparent

Description: A divided Securities and Exchange Commission will likely approve new regulations governing the hedge fund industry. Under the rules, all but the smallest hedge funds would be required to register with federal regulators.


Brokerage announces weaker-than-expected results dragged lower by a writedown in the value of some of its assets.


The euro hits fresh highs against the dollar as negative views of US economic prospects take their toll.


Ministers seeking inspiration should talk to Pam about prewar Peckham

Comment is free: Jonathan Freedland: Our progressive past can offer a new idea of what the state is for, and how it can help neighbourhood organisations to thrive.


The online world has once again become a breeding ground for conspiracy theories, this time with allegations that last week's presidential election was rigged in favor of George W. Bush. [Missing Links]


Jeanne Brady squeegees the sweat off her forehead with her red-wrapped hands. She skips inside the ring, jabbing with a left. Thap , a right, thap. Then thap-thap-thap , wildly swinging at her trainer's mitts.


U.S. Military Says Has 100 Pct Control of Falluja

FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S. troops have secured control  over the whole of rebellious Falluja, a Marine officer said on  Monday, with more than 1,000 insurgents taken prisoner.


Pakistani troops backed by artillery and aircraft attacked two suspected terrorist hideouts near the rugged Afghan border on Saturday, security officials said.


South Africa thrash Bangladesh by nine wickets

EDBASTON: South Africa ended a run of 10 straight one-day international defeats with a nine-wicket win against Bangladesh in their ICC Champions Trophy Pool B opener at Edgbaston on Sunday.


Police: Man loses leg, roommate cons him

With his roommate still unconscious from a car crash, Anthony Giordano told officers he was the injured man's brother and took his wallet before embarking on a $22,000 spending spree, police said.


US forces continued to search door-to-door for any remaining insurgents in Samarra Sunday as citizens arrived at the city's main hospital to claim the bodies of those killed.


The Iraq war could be heading to its decisive moment: a battle for the capital of Baghdad that already has turned dramatically bloodier for American soldiers and carries enormous stakes for the country's future.


NEW YORK: A woman who gave birth yesterday to twins three days before her 57th birthday is believed to be the oldest woman in the US to do so.


After 'Titanic,' Director Visits Ocean Depths

In 1997, he was on top of the world thanks to "Titanic," but in his new 3D IMAX film "Aliens of the Deep," director James Cameron has sunk as deep as he could go.


Grieving Mothers on 2 Sides of a Suicide Bombing

âTo Die in Jerusalem,â a film about the families of a Palestinian suicide bomber, will appear on HBO and at the Paley Center for Mediaâs documentary festival.


The aura of Pistol Pete Maravich, the basketball impresario who's legend only grew larger after his death, is growing by leaps and bounds this week in New Orleans.


Japan's Nikkei average sank 1.69 percent to below the key 11,000 mark by mid afternoon on Friday with stocks across the board losing ground after the government surprised the market by revising down economic growth figures.


Study Traces Catâs Ancestry to Middle East

All the worldâs 600 million housecats are descended from the subspecies known as Felis silvestris lybica, scientists have concluded based on new DNA research.


Doctor detained in Australia over British bomb plot an Indian: PM

A doctor detained in Australia for questioning over failed car bombings in Britain is an Indian national, Prime Minister John Howard said Tuesday.


Pier Silvio Berlusconi: promozione per Giovanni Medina


Judges Tell San Francisco It Can Begin Health Plan

A federal panel of judges granted San Francisco the right to require businesses with more than 20 employees to pay a fee to help cover employeesâ health care costs.


Google aims to boost wireless competition

Google Inc. said yesterday it's ready to invest at least $4.6 billion in an upcoming auction of crucial radio frequencies -- but only if the Federal Communications Commission imposes new "openness" regulations on whoever wins the bidding war.


Ending Tradition, NBC Dismisses Fall Debuts

NBC Universalâs move to a year-round schedule of staggered program debuts could alter an American cultural cycle that dates back to the days of radio.


Time Warner to Pay $510 Mln to Resolve US Probes

Time Warner Inc. said on Wednesday it agreed to pay the US government $510 million to resolve criminal and civil charges that its America Online


The government's fertility regulator today agreed in principle that scientists should be allowed to create human-animal embryos for medical research.


Polish military deny damaging ancient Babylon

WARSAW, Jan 16  Poland's Defence Ministry today denied charges that Polish troops in Iraq had damaged the site of ancient Babylon, one of the world's most famous archaeological treasures, while using ...


Family Saved After Yacht Sinks Off Miami

MIAMI - Coast Guard crews rescued six people after their $1.2 million sailboat sank off the Florida coast, all captured by television helicopter cameras showing the vessel disappear under the waves.


Non ci saranno piu' gare in notturna in serie A, B e C


Raccolta differenziata accelera al Sud,ma indietro di 8 anni


Doubt raised on drug-coated heart stents

Experts expressed concerns Sunday that drug-coated heart stents — metal-mesh tubes used to prop open coronary arteries — may in rare instances lead to potentially fatal blood clots.


Powell Urges Middle East Calm After Arafat Death

On word of the death of Palestinian  leader Yasser Arafat, Secretary of State Colin Powell pledged  on Thursday the United States would "do all we can" to help  Palestinians achieve peace and urged calm to prevail in the  region.


Mediterranean diet wards off asthma, allergy: study

Children of women who eat a Mediterranean diet rich in fruits and vegetables while pregnant are far less likely to develop asthma or allergies later in life, Greek researchers said on Tuesday.


Supermarket chain Somerfield is to take control of more than half of Scotland's Safeway branches. They are being sold by the company's new owner Morrisons as part of a Â£260m deal.


British concerns appear to have had no "material affect" on US policy in the "war on terror", a report says.


A longstanding request to grow marijuana at the University of Massachusetts so it can be tested for medical uses has been turned down by the Drug Enforcement Administration.


Fiji's deposed PM faces arrest if he returns to capital: military

Fiji's deposed prime minister Laisenia Qarase is facing arrest if he returns to the capital Suva following last week's military coup, the armed forces was reported saying.


Israeli and Palestinian leaders make little progress at summit

JERUSALEM -- The second summit in a month between the Israeli and Palestinian leaders, encouraged by US officials as a way to nurture their fledgling dialogue, produced little progress yesterday. A Palestinian participant called it "difficult."


Prima visita di un direttore dell'Aiea dal 1992


News Analysis: can 1 million barrels of oil revive world market?

OPEC decided at its ministerial meeting here Wednesday to increase its oil production ceiling by 1 million barrels a day beginning Nov. 1, but the decision will have little real impact on the high oil prices.


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Pope-commissioned condom study passes first hurdle

A study commissioned by Pope Benedict on the use of condoms to fight AIDS has passed its first hurdle and is now being reviewed by top theologians for possible use in a Papal document, a cardinal said on Tuesday.


Indoors and Out, Theater Is Making a Splash

For reasons of artistry, script or shock value, several productions this summer are using a water effect onstage.


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Il ds dell'Udinese, Pietro Leonardi, parla ai microfoni di Radio Radio smentendo tutte le trattative...


China should have enormous leverage with regimes like those in Khartoum and Pyongyang. But does Beijing have the political will to use it?


The European Commission announces plans to force energy companies to produce greener fuels.


Prosecutors question former Bear Stearns exec: report

Federal prosecutors are talking to  high ranking officials at Bear Stearns Cos Inc  after  the collapse of two hedge funds last summer, and an indictment  of the firm is possible, CNBC's reporter Charlie Gasparino said  on Thursday.


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CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Quarterback Brett Favre celebrated his 200th straight start with three touchdown passes as the Green Bay Packers defeated the St.


James Scores 16 in Cavs' Win Over Bobcats

LeBron James, Zydrunas Ilgauskas and Anderson Varejao had 16 points apiece, and the Cleveland Cavaliers rolled to a 103-77 NBA exhibition victory Wednesday night over the expansion Charlotte Bobcats.


Free-Speech for Online Gambling Ads Sought

The operator of a gambling news site on the Internet has asked a federal judge to declare that advertisements in U.S. media for foreign online casinos and sports betting outlets are protected by free-speech rights.


Abbas forces arrest Hamas officials in West Bank

NABLUS, West Bank  - Palestinian security forces loyal to President Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah arrested a Hamas lawmaker and a top interior ministry official in the occupied West Bank on Monday, security officials said.


UTD Computer Attack Worse Than First Thought: Campus Officials Now Say 6,000 at Risk of Identity Theft

By Holly K. Hacker, The Dallas Morning News  Dec. 14--The University of Texas at Dallas said Wednesday that more people may be affected by a computer attack than first believed, raising the total to 6,000 current and former students, faculty, staff and others.