Torino, 16:41 - CALCIO, JUVE; BUFFON: LA ROMA E' FAVORITA

Roma-Juve si avvicina, Gigi Buffon la presenta cosÃ¬: ''La Roma è favorita, è la Juvent...


J and J to buy US's second-biggest heart device manufacturer

Washington - United States health titan Johnson and Johnson has reached a deal to acquire American heart device manufacturer Guidant, in a stock-and-cash deal valued at $23.9-billion, based on $76 per share, the companies said in a statement early on


African Leaders in Libya to Discuss Darfur

TRIPOLI, Libya  - The Sudanese government and  rebel leaders need to be pushed to find a solution to the  bloody conflict in Darfur, African foreign ministers said  Sunday ahead of a summit on the crisis.


Austrian Catholics express 'relief' at resignation of bishop in porn scandal

VIENNA, Austria An influential Roman Catholic lay organization in Austria says it's relieved that a bishop is resigning.


ARAFAT: ABU ALA CRITICA SUHA, "ANP LEALE AL PRESIDENTE"

(AGI) - Ramallah, 8 nov. - Il governo dell'Anp ha criticato le accuse mosse dalla moglie di Yasser Arafat, Suha, e ha ribadito la propria fedelta' al leader ricoverato a Parigi. "Esprimiamo il piu' profondo


Texas Wind Farm Would Be World's Largest

FORT WORTH, Texas _ Dallas oilman and investor Boone Pickens wants to build the world's largest wind farm in the Texas Panhandle, a project that would put as many as 2,000 turbines on nearly 200,000 acres in four counties.


Bushâs grudge match: Prez got mad, plans to get even

A recharged President Bush [related, bio] hopes to turn the tables on his opponent tonight and knock Sen. John F. Kerry [related, bio] on his heels in their second debate by attacking Kerry's lengthy Senate record.


'Legend' overtakes 'Compass' at foreign box office

LOS ANGELES  - A week after it opened at No. 1 across North America, "I Am Legend" snatched the top spot at the international box office, ending the two-week reign of domestic dud "The Golden Compass."


Environmentalists are thinking ahead to the effect of tourists and investors on a landscape of crucial habitats.


A former Ukrainian defense minister who was fired when a stray missile shot down a Russian passenger plane in 2001 got his old job back Friday.


A US judge has dismissed the racketeering case against media tycoon Lord Black brought by Hollinger International.


â¢ Roy Jones Jr. receives the gold medal stolen from him by crooked judges in Seoul, South Korea. â¢ The Dallas Stars agree to forfeit their Stanley Cup from 1999 because, yes, Brett Hull's skate was in the crease.


China: criticism of CO2 emissions unfair

Developed countries are hypocritical for criticizing China's greenhouse gas emissions while buying products from its booming manufacturing industry, Beijing said Thursday.


Lenovo Computers, Chinaâs largest computer maker, said it is in acquisition talks with a major technology company - at the same time that IBM says it is in talks with a major Chinese player to sell its PC making business.


Quantum touts high end de-duplication box

Virtual tape, remote replication and de-dupe, all in one Quantum has announced a high-end de-duplication appliance, called DXi7500. The new box is aimed at large enterprises, and as well as de-dupe, it can also be used as a virtual tape library (VTL) with a path to real tape, as disk-based backup and even as straight replicated disk storage.â¦


A Romanian woman is thought to have become the world's oldest mother after giving birth at 67.


A US appeals court dismisses a lawsuit challenging the Bush administration's domestic spying programme.


Teck Cominco, union reach tentative labor deal

Teck Cominco  and the union representing workers at its Highland Valley copper mine have reached a tentative labor contract, the union said on Sunday, narrowly avoiding a strike at the mine in British Columbia.


Fans spent thousands of pounds on fake autographs of sports stars such as David Beckham, a court hears.


Fin dal primo anno il Salone del Gusto ha imparato a stupire con i suoi numeri e anche per questo 2004 non ci sono eccezioni. Per la prima volta Ã¨ stato riconosciuta a questo evento la dizione di manifestazione internazionale.


Technician accused of attempted sabotage

Ferrari filed a criminal complaint accusing a British team member of attempted sabotage before the Monaco Grand Prix.


Ratings numbers show Sox fans won't rest

You've heard of cash cows. Well, it seems Red Sox Nation is a ratings cow, no matter what time their games are on. The feeling that Red Sox Nation has been "used" (milked?) just won't go away. Boston posted a 20.2 rating for Wednesday night's Game 2 of the AL Division Series between the Red Sox and Angels. For the ...


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Rise of Germany's Neo-Nazis A 'Disaster'

East Germans gave a strong boost to right wing extremists and the former communists in two state elections, punishing the countryâs biggest mainstream parties for the regionâs high unemployment and cuts in social programmes.


Dark Fissures of an Israeli Soldierâs Soul

With âBeaufort,â the Israeli director Joseph Cedar has made a movie about the futility of war.


'Presto tutte le compagnia si allineeranno' ai nuovi prezzi


While professing to be "personally offended" by campaign staffers' posts, the Democratic presidential candidate refuses to fire the church-bashing bloggers. By the Associated Press.


Travel: The 50th anniversary of Jack Kerouac's travelogue On The Road inspired Laura Barton to compile her ultimate drive-time soundtrack to every US state.


Eric Creuly's bedroom is a khaki tent on the banks of a Paris canal. His kitchen is a barbecue made from a metal barrel, and his living room is a set of mismatched chairs where he and friends smoke and watch the pleasure boats pass.


Is Pope Benedict Heading for Trouble in Turkey?

Even if the pontiff sidesteps volatile Christianity-Islam controversies, Turks were angered by his skepticism over their place in the European Union


As the nation poises for another close presidential election, few voters or politicians will be biting their fingernails over local races on Election Day.


Palestinian 'collaborator' killed in Gaza

The bullet-riddled body of a Palestinian suspected of being an Israeli informer has been found near a dumpster in a Gaza City street.


Intel may have lost e-mails related to AMD case

(InfoWorld) - Intel may have lost some internal e-mails that the company is required to produce in aÂ lawsuitÂ brought against it by Advanced Micro DevicesÂ (AMD), lawyers for the company said Monday. In a letter to U.S. District Court Judge Joseph Farnan Jr., one of Intel's lawyers revealed that some internal e-mails were missing, despite the company's efforts to preserve documents related to the case. "Intel is taking this matter very seriously. It very much regrets this happened," wrote Richard Horowitz, a partner at Potter, Anderson & Corroon, which represents Intel. Horowitz blamed the possible loss of e-mails on human error. For instance, when Intel employees were instructed to retain e-mails on their hard drives, some employees did not move e-mails from their sent folder to the hard drives, assuming that the company's e-mail servers would preserve them. Instead, the e-mail servers regularly delete e-mails after a certain amount of time has passed, he said. Other employees wrongly assumed that Intel's IT department was automatically saving their e-mails, while some may not have saved all of their e-mails, Horowitz said. In addition, Intel failed to notify hundreds of employees to retain e-mails related to the case, he said. The allegedly lost e-mails were generated "primarily" after AMD filed suit against Intel on June 27, 2005, but earlier e-mails could not be ruled out as among those missing, Horowitz said. In a related filing to the court, AMD blasted Intel's apparent failure to preserve the missing e-mails. "Through what appears to be a combination of gross communication failures, an ill-conceived plan of document retention and lackluster oversight by outside counsel, Intel has apparently allowed evidence to be destroyed," AMD said, noting that Intel continued to allow e-mails to be deleted from its servers after the lawsuit was filed. "Everything that could have gone wrong did go wrong," AMD said. AMD and Intel are scheduled to discuss the document retention failures at a status meeting on March 7. AMD demanded in its letter to the court that Intel be required to give a full accounting of its document "preservation problems" no later than March 21. AMD's 2005 suit alleges that Intel engaged in anti-competitive practices to bolster a monopolistic position in the PC processor market. AMD claims that Intel coerced 38 hardware manufacturers, including DellÂ and Sony, into using only Intel processors or discontinuing use or promotion of AMD products. The alleged threats include forcing manufacturers into exclusive relationships, or offering deep discounts or marketing subsidies in exchange for discontinuing the use of AMD products. The suit, filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, covers Intel operations in North America, Asia, and Europe. The suit was based in part on the findings of a Japanese anti-trust investigation, which found in March 2005 that Intel had abused its market position to restrain competition in Japan's microprocessor market. Â


CONTRADICTING fears that the semiconductor industry's pace of development is slowing, Intel has achieved a milestone in shrinking the size of transistors that will power next-generation chips.


Health Costs Push Companies to Set Targets for Workers

Many companies are playing a bigger role in managing and monitoring their workersâ health in an effort to cut health care costs.


China uncovers "worms, substandard goods" from U.S

China has found microscopic worms in wooden packaging from the United States and uncovered substandard U.S. vitamin pills and fish oil for children, Chinese media said on Friday in the latest volley of cross-border accusations.


Stargazer sees heavens aligned against Wall Street

Think Wall Street has seen the worst of the sell-off? Not if the stars are right.


While baseball fans fret over the continuing drug investigations, football lumbers toward the Super Bowl without incurring much angst over its assorted scandals.


Candidates spar toward Thursday's voting

Presidential contenders squeezed a final few hours of campaigning out of the old year on Monday in a race marked by exhausting personal appeals, anonymous phone calls and a negative campaign commercial that vanished into thin air.


Man Allegedly Fakes Kidnap to Hide Crash

SAN RAFAEL, California - A man who allegedly faked his own kidnapping to keep his wife from finding out he crashed her new car could face criminal charges, police said.


Those Ubuntu-powered Dell machines are almost here. When Dell Computer announced it was making the Ubuntu operating system available as a preinstalled option on select notebook and desktop models in late May, Linux geeks and open-source advocates started hopping with joy.


Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, the former president, said the rocket had a range of 1,250 miles and added: "Iran is determined to improve its military capabilities.


NetSuite sets initial stock price at $26

NetSuite on Wednesday set the initial price of its stock at $26, greatly exceeding its original estimate.


CAIRO, EGYPT-December 16, 2004 - Osama bin Laden has purportedly praised an attack this month on the a US consulate in Saudi Arabia.


Bernanke feted as hero by struggling hometown

DILLON, South Carolina  - U.S. Federal Reserve   Board Chairman Ben Bernanke received a hero's welcome on Friday   from his hometown, a former tobacco and textiles center that   has largely failed to benefit from the globalization and   productivity improvements he has advocated.


Prosegue l'azione di sviluppo nei principali mercati


L'avvocato Chiappero ha contestato la perizia: "Errato il metodo sotto il profilo statistico. E il paragone tra Tacchinardi e Pantani non ha senso". TORINO, 4 novembre 2004 - Udienza fiume doveva essere, udienza fiume Ã¨ stata.


Roger Federer sent a strong signal that business in menâs tennis will continue as usual with a 6-0, 6-3, 6-0 victory in his first match of 2008.


NCAA Top 25 Game Summary - Michigan At Illinois

Champaign, IL -- Michael Hart ran for a career-high 234 yards and a touchdown on 40 carries to lead 14th-ranked Michigan to a 30-19 win over Illinois in the Big Ten Conference at Memorial Stadium.


Ivory Coast Army Pulls Back as French Troops Land

The commander of Ivory Coast's ground  offensive against rebels in the north ordered troops to  withdraw from the frontline on Sunday as France flew in more  soldiers to its West African former colony.


LONDON (CP-AP) - Canadian international Tomasz Radzinski scored in a losing cause Monday as Fulham was beaten 2-1 by Charlton in English Premier League soccer action.


Investing: When Risk Is Home-Grown, Is It Time to Look Abroad?

The latest round of global financial problems started in the United States, underscoring the importance of international investing.


'Esempio e' la Fiat: target superati, ma Borsa non premia'


'Incredibles' creator makes a mark at Pixar

While a live action Hollywood blockbuster can take a year to complete, a film like "The Incredibles," the much-anticipated new animated family comedy from Pixar opening nationwide Friday, can


Recitera' ne il 'Il Metodo Gronholm' di Galceran


Bashir ready to face trail in Indonesian court

Indonesian Muslim cleric, Abu Bakar Bashir, says he is ready to face trial on charges of terrorism. Judges in a Jakarta court have ruled Bashir's trial can proceed, overruling objections from the cleric's lawyers that there was a lack of evidence.


Clowns to the left. Jokers to the right. Winners right here.


Bahrainis swelter in 50-degree temperatures without air conditioning as a fault cuts electricity across the island.


Menendez outpaces Kean in N.J. fundraising

Democratic Sen. Robert Menendez continues to outpace Republican challenger Tom Kean Jr. in fundraising for the New Jersey seat, amassing $2.58 million from April through June, more than double what Kean raised.


Iraq's Maliki offers olive branch to insurgents

Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al -Maliki on Sunday offered an olive branch to Iraqi insurgents waging war against his government and said he would announce a long-awaited cabinet reshuffle within two weeks.


Rap star Eminem says in an interview released on Friday that fame makes him feel like he is living in a cage and that he never knows whether a woman is interested in him or in his success.


Japan appeals for international help over Iraq hostage

Japan has been appealing for international help to secure the release of a Japanese man kidnapped by Islamic militants in Iraq and threatened with death.


Danger lurks down the road for people with interest-only mortgages.


Terrorism charges dropped against 2 in Detroit

DETROIT - A federal judge yesterday threw out the terrorism charges against two men convicted last year in a case once hailed by the Bush administration as a major victory in the war on terror.


The man gunned down in a spray of 50 police bullets on his wedding day was buried Saturday as hundreds of angry demonstrators honored him with a moment of silence before going jaw-to-jaw with police in a bitter confrontation outside a Queens precinct house.


Airbus to cut plants and 10,000 jobs in overhaul

TOULOUSE, France  - Troubled planemaker Airbus confirmed 10,000 job cuts and announced plans to sell all or part of six factories on Wednesday, as workers protested and European politicians hailed a hard-fought compromise.


ABC News is in possession of a tape purportedly from the group, threatening attacks on the US. By Gretchen Peters | Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor.


Movie Review | 'Coffee Date': Coffee, Tea or an Affair With a Guy?

Leaving no clichÃ© unturned, âCoffee Dateâ provides cheesy music, chats about âgaydarâ and the obligatory are-you-looking-at-mine? urinal scene.


Blocked roads and rushing water hamper efforts to save survivors of floods in the Philippines which have killed almost 350.


The Nebraska Supreme Court outlawed the electric chair in the only state that still used it as its sole means of execution


Over 250 sick after eating at Indiana Olive Garden

More than 250 people have reported becoming sick after eating at an Olive Garden restaurant in Indianapolis, Indiana, a county health official said on Friday, a day after an outbreak of E.coli at Taco Bell restaurants was declared over.


Publisher launches its first "wiki" novel

LONDON, Feb 1 (Reuters Life!) - Fancy trying your hand at  creative writing but can't quite find the time? Tired of  scribbling away all by yourself?


'There will be a lot of Spider-Man films!'

Director Sam Raimi announced that he would like to stick on beyond Spider-Man 3.


AMD 'Spider' gaming platform to debut next month

Phenom plus RD790 plus RV670 AMD looks set to give its 'Spider' high-end gaming platform its first major outing on 14 November - two days after Intel introduces its first 45nm 'Penryn' processors - Register Hardware has learned.â¦


Mendieta out for season with knee injury

Middlesbrough's Spanish midfielder Gaizka Mendieta has been ruled out for the rest of the season with knee ligament damage. Mendieta requires surgery on an anterior cruciate ligament


EU to push online publication of scientific data

(InfoWorld) - In a bid to speed up the dissemination of scientific discoveries, the European Commission said Thursday it plans to shake up the old-fashioned world of scientific publishing by throwing its weight behind a move to make scientific research results freely available on the Internet. Until now, results have been published in journals along with peer reviews of the research. Publishers of scientific, technical, and medical journals argue that the peer review system wouldn't work as reliably if results were published willy-nilly online. "Nobody will benefit if a major European industry is undermined and with it the peer review system upon which science and society depend," said the International Association of Scientific, Technical, and Medical Publishers (STM) in a statement ahead of Thursday's announcement by the Commission. The publishers, which include giants like Reed Elsevier and McGraw-Hill, cosigned a petition to Europe's lawmakers dubbed the Brussels Declaration, calling for leniency. The Commission is hosting a two-day conference starting Thursday with the publishers as well as with advocates of a free, Internet-based model for scientific publishing. In its statement, the Commission made it clear that it favors freer access to research results. It is planning to spend about â¬85 million ($111 million) over the next two years improving the digital storage and online accessibility of scientific results. Digital technologies are reshaping how research information is viewed, analyzed, and eventually published, the Commission said. For example, about 90 percent of all science journals are now available online, often by subscription. But digital technologies are also leading to more "open access" publishing. This provides free and wide access to publications online. Better access to research data also opens the way to new types of uses and services, often through the reusing of past results as the raw material for new experimentation. However, the Commission added that online access to current scientific information does not guarantee its future availability. Digital information has a limited lifetime and needs to be maintained over time. Better tools and organizational steps are necessary to ensure digital preservation and thus prevent the loss of important scientific information, the Commission said. "The digital revolution has led the European scientific community to suggest that an alternative publishing model with better access to research publications could further stimulate research excellence and innovation," Commissioner for Research Janez Potocnik told delegates at the conference. Publishers association STM had argued that it would be wrong for the Commission to favor one business model over another and urged it to back off from the scientific publishing sector. But the association changed its tune Thursday, after learning how serious the Commission is about taking action. "I am pleased that the Commission has recognized the complex issues that surround the publication and preservation of scientific information and has seen fit to initiate a dialogue rather than prematurely imposing a policy that could undermine STM publishing, which is such an important industry for Europe," said Michael Mabe, CEO of STM in a statement released Thursday. The STM welcomes the Commission's action plan "in the area of creating a level playing field for publication business models, recognizing that further research on preservation and economics is essential before adopting any policy positions," the association said in its latest statement.


Despite the commendable resolve with which he has sought to keep his mind on the job these past few days, the continuing furore surrounding Paul Casey spirals out of control.


Carphone Warehouse drops its Â£3m sponsorship deal with Channel 4 show Big Brother, after claims of racist bullying.


Total Lunar Eclipse to Be Visible Over Series, Most of World

At least one thing will happen during 2004's World Series that's never happened before -- a total lunar eclipse. The moon will begin slipping into the Earth's shadow at about 9:14 pm


Small bomb outside British embassy in Chile

A small bomb exploded outside the British embassy in the Chilean capital Santiago on Sunday night, causing minor damage to the building but no casualties, police said on Monday.


The oxygen generator for the International Space Station craps out, leaving the two astronauts on board weighing alternative sources for breathable air.


In countries worried about their own secessionist movements, the response to Kosovo's declaration of independence has been wary


Unable to collect payments from US distributor -reports

TOKYO (CBS.MW) - Shares of Chinese television maker Sichuan Changhong Electric Co. Ltd. fell sharply in Shanghai on Tuesday, after reports it warned of a $317.5 million loss due to an inability to collect payments from its US distributor.


Hard Labour Pays Off for World Number One Singh

If success is earned by those who work the hardest, then newly crowned world number one Vijay Singh is a shining example. It has been a long, and often grueling, global


Texas Instruments Narrows Its 4th-Qtr Sales Forecast

Texas Instruments Inc., the world's biggest maker of mobile-phone processors, narrowed its fourth- quarter sales forecast because industrial customers for its chips continue to reduce inventory.


AP Exclusive: Woman Died During AIDS Study

By JOHN SOLOMON and RANDY HERSCHAFT, Associated Press Writers. Joyce Ann Hafford died without ever holding the son she had tried to save from AIDS (news - web sites) by taking an experimental drug regimen administered


Embracing a media technology once  feared by commercial television as the industry's boogeyman,  the CBS network has teamed up with TiVo Inc. to help promote  its new fall shows.


Sinai attacks shatter peace for tourists

Israeli tourists flock to this idyllic stretch of coastline between Taba, on the Egyptian-Israeli border, and Dahab to the south. Small seaside camps


Our View:  'Roadless Rule' Restored -- but for How Long?

We're hesitant to join in the huzzahs coming from choruses of conservationists and New Mexico politicians over yesterday's reinstatment of the "roadless rule" in America's national forests. A short sigh of relief will do for now.


(Linda Stern is a freelance writer. Any opinions in the  column are solely those of Ms. Stern. You can e-mail her at  lindastern@aol.com).


Russian 'chessboard killer' convicted of 48 murders

A Russian supermarket worker, dubbed "the chessboard murderer", was convicted on Wednesday of killing 48 people after he confessed in court that the first time he took a life was like falling in love.


The latest variant of the MyDoom mass-mailing worm is spreading fast, even as security firms raise the worm's threat assessment.


Safina Upsets Mauresmo to Win Paris Open Title

Russia's Dinara Safina upset hot local  favorite Amelie Mauresmo to win the Paris Open with a 6-4, 2-6,  6-3 victory on Sunday.


Turkey's Justice Minister Cemil Cicek sounded extremely optimistic on Sunday: "Now the European Union's going to give us a date for negotiations," he told parliament after


Boston Celtics forward Paul Pierce, right, hangs on to Milwaukee Bucks center Zendon Hamilton (31) while fouling on a dunk in the second half in Boston, Wednesday Dec. 1, 2005.


Researcher says hacked data stored properly

A Connecticut researcher on leave at UC Berkeley said Friday she tried to follow all the rules when she stored a confidential database on a campus computer system that was broken into by a hacker.


Madrid, 11:55 - CALCIO, REAL MADRID; CANNAVARO: VINCEREMO LA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

''Credo che quest'anno vinceremo la decima Champions League''. Fabio Cannavaro è ottimista e ...


Brown in China for environment, trade, investment boost

Gordon Brown arrived in China Friday for his maiden visit as prime minister, with tackling climate change and boosting two-way trade and investment top of the agenda.


Stocks rise, Citigroup leads bank sector higher

U.S. stocks gained on Monday in a   holiday-shortened session, lifted by positive news about   Citigroup Inc. C.N that helped financial sector shares and   increased optimism about the interest-rate outlook.


RIO FERDINAND finally returned to action last night, accepting responsibility for his eight-month ban and vowing not to turn his back on his country.


Like Ducks and Penguins, With Nervous Stomachs

A Queens College biology student has been traveling to an island in New York Harbor to study the feeding habits of cormorants, which are prodigious vomiters.


Sentenced to 8 years, Abu Ghraib Abuser Blames Superiors

A staff sergeant responsible for some of the heinous acts committed inside Abu Ghraib prison and other witnesses point to higher level involvement in the torture scandal.


In other changes, the Dow Jones industrial average will drop Altria Group and Honeywell International. The changes will take effect Feb. 19.


Sales at U.S. retail stores  unexpectedly shrank 0.1 percent in June, the first decline  since February, pulled down by weaker sales of cars and  building material, government data showed on Friday.


Il cda della societa' di tlc ha deliberato 300 mln di euro


U.S. Baghdad strikes kill 13, including toddlers

U.S. air strikes in a poor, Shi'ite stronghold of Baghdad early on Sunday killed two toddlers, Reuters witnesses said, in clashes that Iraqi police said left a total of 13 dead and 69 wounded.


Kings center Brad Miller left Sacramento's game against the Miami Heat late in the first quarter Thursday night with a deep cut on his right shin.


Foreign monitors accuse Uzbekistan of holding a presidential election without any genuine choice.


US, economic allies disagree on debt relief for poorest countries

The United States and its major economic allies struggled yesterday to resolve deep differences over how best to relieve the heavy debt burden for Iraq and the world's poorest countries.


Bottom's Up! Drinking Tea is Shown to Increase Memory, Reduce ...

British researchers have found that green and black tea inhibit the activity of certain enzymes in the brain, paving the way for improved memory and protecting against the development of Alzheimer's disease.


Exxon earnings soar on record oil prices

Exxon Mobil Corp  said on Friday record oil prices boosted its fourth-quarter earnings to $11.66 billion, the highest ever operating profit by a U.S. company.


Rossi il piÃ¹ veloce in Giappone, Gates il piÃ¹ ricco degli Stati Uniti. E poi Laetitia, Nasrallah e gli altri protagonisti


In Trade Ruling, Antigua Wins a Right to Piracy

In an unusual World Trade Organization ruling,  Antigua won the right to violate copyright protections on goods like films and music from the United States as part of a dispute over online gambling.


The operators of a plastics factory which exploded killing nine people are fined for breaching safety laws.


Microsoft, Viacom ink $500 million ad deal

Under the broad partnership, Viacom's TV and movie content will find its way on to Xbox and MSN, while Microsoft will be able to server ads to Viacom's U.S. web sites.


UN members drop attempts to draw up a treaty banning the cloning of human embryos, in a defeat for the US.


Beagle Team Unveil Potential Successor to Failed Mars Mission

The team behind Beagle 2, the failed mission to land on Mars and search for life, has unveiled potential plans for a successor, it emerged today.


Maryland coughs up a 21-point lead as Wake Forest mounts a stunning comeback to drop the Terps, 31-24, in overtime Saturday.


The US dollar steadies, after hitting new lows, as investors await key figures on the strength of US retail sales.


Treviso, 20:51 - CALCIO, SERIE B; PRIMO POSTICIPO: TREVISO-LECCE 1-0

Il Treviso ha battuto 1-0 il Lecce nel primo posticipo di serie B del lunedÃ¬. Ha deciso un gol su ca...


BMW says mainland China vehicle sales 38 pct

BMW , the world's largest  premium car maker, said on Tuesday it sold 38 percent more cars  in mainland China in the first half of 2007, as the country's  growing ranks of nouveau riche snapped up the latest models.


ProMOS bucks DRAM trend, raises spending forecast

(InfoWorld) - ProMOS Technologies raised its projected 2007 spending on new memory chip plants this year, bucking expectations thatÂ falling DRAM pricesÂ might cause companies to rein in such spending. The Taiwanese chip maker raised its projected factory spending to US$1.8 billion from aÂ previous estimateÂ of US$1.5 billion to US$1.6 billion. Increased factory spending in Taiwan will benefit users because the company's rivals will likely make sure their capital spending keeps pace with ProMOS's, ensuring plentiful chip supplies and continued low prices for DRAM (dynamic RAM) and other memory products. Prices of the most widely used DRAM chips, 512Mb, DDR2 (double data rate, second generation) chips that run at 667MHz have fallen 66 percent so far this year to US$2.19 each on Thursday, according to DRAMeXchange Technology, which runs an online trading site for the chips. The price is near or below the cost of production for most manufacturers, and far below the US$6.36 price the chips ended at last year. "Even though prices are falling, we still have to upgrade production lines to new technology in order to cut costs," said Jessie Peng, chief financial officer at ProMOS, in a telephone interview. A large portion of the spending is for a new plant the company expects to ramp up to maximum capacity by the end of this year. The company also hasn't changed any of its longer term spending plans. "We have to keep up with our rivals," she added. A number of chip makers in Taiwan have announced ambitious spending plans for this year. But price declines in the DRAM market caused some analysts to predict reduced spending on new chip plants. The ProMOS announcement contradicts these expectations. Inotera Memories Inc. earlier this year revealed plans to build two advanced memory chip factories in northern Taiwan in an investment estimated at more than NT$200 billion, (US$6.1 billion). Its spending this year is forecast at NT$48 billion, up from NT$40 billion last year. In addition, Powerchip Semiconductor last year announced a major new spending plan with partner Elpida MemoriesÂ of Japan. The two companies will jointly invest US$13.9 billion over five years to build four new DRAM factories in Taiwan. The joint venture company, named Rexchip Electronics, is slated to open this year in an advanced 12-inch chip factory. Â


Germany Nabs Suspected al-Qaida Financier

Authorites on Friday arrested a Syrian-German businessman who is wanted by Spain on charges he helped fund the al-Qaida terrorist network for years and who appeared in a wedding video at a mosque with some of the Sept. 11 hijackers, German officials said.


Questions Abound About the Recruit Who Wasnât Recruited

Last week, a football player from Nevada announced his commitment to play for the University of California. Then the university announced it had made no such offer.


New England and Wales Cricket Board chairman Giles Clarke says players could face suspensions for lapses in discipline.


Soft drinks dramatically increase women's diabetes risk

American researchers have revealed that women who drink higher amounts of sugar-sweetened beverages have an increased risk for developing type 2 diabetes and gaining weight.


UN to repeat call for Iranian nuclear compliance

The board of the UN's nuclear watchdog is expected to approve a resolution today repeating calls for Iran to stop its uranium enrichment program.


Indian selectors pick two rookie fast bowlers for Bangladesh tour

Indian selectors have picked two rookie pace bowlers in the squad for the two-Test series in Bangladesh. Gagandeep Singh of the northern state of Punjab and Shib Shankar Paul from the


Most Iranians support nuclear inspections, a democratic government and normal relations with the United States, a poll by a U.S.-based organization has found.


British Airways has cancelled four domestic flights as the effects of yesterday's problems continued to disrupt operations from Heathrow.


Zombie Armageddon averted Microsoft has broken its normal release schedule to publish a security patch to address a critical vulnerability in Internet Explorer that has become the target of widespread hacking attacks.â¦


ISRAELâS plan for a unilateral withdrawal from the Gaza Strip is intended to freeze the peace process and block the emergence of a Palestinian state, the top adviser to the prime minister, Ariel Sharon, said yesterday.


Assassinato un fotografo, soldato Usa ucciso da esplosione


South Korean robot officiates at marriage

Industry shift from spying and killing? Korean roboticists announced over the weekend that their industry had achieved yet another world first, as a droid officiated at a wedding south of Seoul.â¦


Alliance Boots share price rockets on takeover bid

Shares in Alliance Boots, Europe's biggest pharmacy chain, surged almost 20 percent on Friday after it said it had received a "preliminary and highly conditional" takeover approach.


(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Women who take hormone therapy that combines estrogen with progestin have double the risk for venous thrombosis, a type of blood clot, according to a recent study.


Al Pacino Began Career As Stand-Up Comic

Al Pacino as a stand-up comic? That's how he started his career, the Oscar-winning actor says.


Cisco to Sell Faster Switch for Flood of Remote Data

Cisco Systems plans on Monday to introduce a network switch that will increase traffic capacity to 15 trillion bits of data a second.


Republican Mitt Romney titled his book on how he saved the scandal-ridden 2002 Olympics "Turnaround." Now, as he runs for president, he's trying to fight the perception that he's committed a few too many turnarounds.


Unpopular Japan PM taps veterans in cabinet shuffle

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe picked veteran lawmakers for key posts in a reshuffled cabinet on Monday, but analysts questioned how much the changes would restore his popularity after last month's huge election defeat.


Lucinda Williams takes "Wheels" for a new spin

While Lucinda Williams puts the  finishing touches on her next studio album, her Lost Highway  label will on October 24 release a "deluxe edition" of her  acclaimed 1998 disc "Car Wheels on a Gravel Road."


KABUL, Afghanistan - A bomb attack in southern Afghanistan killed two American soldiers and wounded three others, the U.S. military said Saturday...


Microsoft fixes date for desktop search tool

com October 22, 2004, 1:56 PM PT. This fourth priority's main focus has been enterprise directories as organizations spawn projects around identity infrastructure.


Four arrested over Australian embassy bomb

Four members of the militant group blamed for killing 11 people in a suicide car bombing at the Australian embassy in Indonesia have been arrested, police in Jakarta announced yesterday.


Islamist sites say to show capture of 3 Americans

Web sites often used by al Qaeda-linked groups said on Monday they would soon show the abduction of three Americans, apparently referring to three U.S. soldiers who went missing in Iraq last month after a clash.


The fate of a British hostage kidnapped in Baghdad is looking increasingly perilous after his captors threatened to kill him if their demands are not met.


WTF?! The Positronium Superlaser Is Almost Complete. Muh-ha-ha-ha!

A couple of UC Riverside physicists stabilize antimatter for a record-breaking 100 nanoseconds, and the result is an ultrapowerful laser.


On his "No Surrender Tour," the hawkish candidate is trying to parlay his support for the war into a new surge of his own


Car bomb explodes outside US base, at least 16 reported killed

A suicide car bomber set off an explosion Saturday at a police station near a US marine base in western Iraq, killing at least 16 policemen and wounding 40 other people, officials said.


Servira' a controllare e monitorare la spesa pubblica


SEATTLE - Chasing a nearly forgotten ghost of the game, Ichiro Suzuki broke one of baseball's oldest records Friday night, smoking a single up the middle for his 258th hit of the year and breaking George Sisler's record for the most hits in a season


Shuttle Astronauts Prepare to Leave Station

HOUSTON - The seven astronauts of NASA's shuttle Atlantis will say adieu to their counterparts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) Sunday as they prepare to head home after delivering a new European lab.


SALEM -- Brandon McCombs does not take a single tick for granted. From a 33-point blowout at home to a 2-point win on the road, each second he's on the court counts. Garbage time does not exist.


Braganza: No ransom paid for release of Italian

Lieutenant-General Alberto Braganza, the Army commander for Mindanao, on Wednesday said no ransom was paid for the freedom of an Italian aid worker kidnapped by gunmen in a Muslim village in Lanao del Norte.


Roger Clemens makes his much-anticipated 2007 debut Saturday, going six innings to earn his first victory in the Yankees' 9-3 win over the Pirates.


Race became a focus of  the Democratic presidential campaign on Sunday with Hillary  Clinton accusing rival Barack Obama of distorting remarks she  made last week about the 1960s U.S. civil rights movement.


Most European stock markets followed Wall Street lower Wednesday as crude oil's slide to three-month lows hit heavily weighted oil shares, although a recovering dollar was a plus for the region's exporters.


Russia's U.N. ambassador praised a Security Council draft resolution on Iran's nuclear program, saying his country's concerns had been taken into account as negotiators met behind closed doors Monday to discuss the text.


Israel president makes sex offences plea bargain

The Israeli president, Moshe Katsav, struck a surprise plea bargain with prosecutors today under which he will resign and admit charges of sexual harassment in return for avoiding jail time and much tougher rape charges.


Photogs Sue Diaz, Timberlake for Assault

LOS ANGELES -- Two photographers sued Cameron Diaz and her boyfriend Justin Timberlake for assault and battery, claiming the celebrity couple taunted and attacked them outside a fancy hotel.


Israel rivals are closer to unity on eve of Blair visit

By Philip Webster, Political Editor, and Ian MacKinnon in Jerusalem. BRITAIN will step up efforts to maintain the momentum towards Middle East peace this week by fleshing out plans for a London conference to


Cinema: morta la madre di Roberto Benigni

PRATO - Si e' spenta nella tarda serata di ieri Isolina Papini, madre dell'attore Roberto Benigni. La donna, nata 85 anni fa ad Arezzo, era da tempo malata. La salma e' esposta da questa mattina alle cappelle


Singer Al Jarreau begs to differ when his label says his new album is his first jazz release in 27 years.


GM gets SEC request, details Delphi exposure

General Motors Corp.  said on Thursday it received a document request from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission relating to derivative trading of foreign exchange and commodities contracts.


Thousands of settlers on India's Andaman Islands are returning to the mainland after the tsunami.


The US says Sudan is failing in its responsibility to protect its own citizens in Darfur and warns time is running out.


The Archdiocese of Milwaukee has agreed to pay more than $16 million to settle sexual abuse claims involving 10 victims in California and two priests, one transferred there by the archdiocese, church officials said Friday.


Militant leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi reportedly declares "bitter war" on next Sunday's election in Iraq.


Palestinians Transferring Arafat's Financial Power

PARIS -- Palestinian officials are starting to transfer some of Yasser Arafat's power, as the longtime leader's health appears to be deteriorating.


Inquests into the deaths of five people in a crash on the M4 are set to open and be adjourned later.


Faced with the North's human rights abuses like the abduction of Japanese citizens, many Koreans living in Japan are turning their longtime support away from Pyongyang


Regional changes help drive the disk storage markets of Central and...

The disk storage market in Central and Eastern Europe (Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Russia, and Slovakia) grew by 22.5% in revenue to $418.10 million in 2003 and is expected to expand a further ...


The sheriff presiding over a youth court pilot scheme is suspended pending an inquiry into his fitness for office.


Need an insider's view of the market? CAPS can show it to you.


TORONTO - The Ontario government is hooked on gambling proceeds and has no plans to scale back operations, Premier Dalton McGuinty acknowledged yesterday following the release of a new report indicating problem gamblers generate more than one-third of


Madrid, Spain (Sports Network) - Superstar Real Madrid and England midfielder David Beckham is expected to miss three to four weeks with cracked ribs.


Carlos Dixon dunks with 6.9 seconds to play to give Virginia Tech its first ACC win, 59-57. over Clemson Saturday afternoon.


Passwords to popular online world Second Life may have been stolen in hack attack.


Many people are feared dead after a train overturns in southern Pakistan, trapping dozens of passengers.


Baseball-Red Sox on Brink of World Series Victory

ST. LOUIS  - Pedro Martinez pitched seven shutout  innings and Manny Ramirez hit a home run as the Boston Red Sox  beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-1 Tuesday, moving to the brink  of their first World Series title since 1918.


Kabul car-bomb strikes at president's guards

A POWERFUL explosion wrecked the office of an American security company in Kabul yesterday, killing at least seven people, officials said.


D'accordo anche Fini, evitato scontro su referendum


Always a fan favorite at Shea Stadium, Mike Piazza drew an extremely rare curtain call on the road when he homered against the New York Mets on Wednesday night.


TIM Henman made a bright start to the defence of his French Masters Series title in Paris with a 6-3 6-4 win over Thailand's Paradorn Srichaphan.


LeBron James helped break the game open late in the second quarter by driving baseline for a windmill dunk, one of three crowd-pleasers among James' 19 points in Cleveland's 106-89 victory Thursday night over Charlotte.


Lindsey Kildow whooshed a long sigh of relief after earning her first major championship medal. Bode Miller shrugged after finishing 24th and losing his super-G title, then fled the scene.


Authorities are considering taking an 8-year-old boy who weighs 218 pounds into protective custody unless his mother improves his diet, officials said Monday.


Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is alarmed by his expensively-assembled team's dramatic loss of goalscoring form which has dented their domestic and European title hopes.


EU pushing Sri Lanka peace to critical stage: rebel political leader

The European Union's &quot;shocking&quot; move towards blacklisting Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers will push the peace process to a critical stage, the head of the rebels' political wing has said.


Alitalia Heads for Junkyard of European Airlines

No industry better illustrates economist Joseph Schumpeter's argument that capitalism is essentially a process of ``creative destruction'' than Europe's airline business.


Prominent bloggers are trading barbs over whether their fellow pundits have been far too optimistic or pessimistic about the economy.


New York Knicks' Jamal Crawford (11) goes up to shoot the game-winning three-point shot as Houston Rockets' Jim Jackson (21) defends during the fourth quarter Thursday, Nov. 18, 2004 in Houston.


Silicon Valley wireless nears crunch time

(InfoWorld) - Backers of a massive wireless network for California's Silicon Valley have yet to build promised test networks or complete a model agreement for local governments, but at least one executive expects those to be finished by year's end. The project has slid past its original scheduleÂ and still faces negotiations with about 40 municipalities spread across a 1,500-square-mile region, even as municipal wireless runs into tough times in neighboring San Francisco and elsewhere around the U.S. But despite gloomy media reports, organizers are promising results soon. A model agreement should be completed in the fourth quarter, said Anne-Marie Fowler, a principal at SeaKay Inc., part of the Silicon Valley Metro Connect vendor consortium that will build the project. That deal will be the template for customized contracts with each city. Proof-of-concept networks in Palo Alto and San Carlos should be completed around the same time, she said. The 1-square-mile test networks will first be open to city governments thinking about participating in the plan and then be available to the public for 60 to 90 days, she said. It's a brave forecast for a project that at one time was expected to start rolling out in January or February of this year and is still on paper. Participants blame ever-changing technology and the complexity of hammering out a deal covering multiple technologies and as many as seven different services. But in a shaky market for municipal wireless, any delay can cause jitters. A report in the San Jose Mercury News earlier this week said the initiative was in danger of collapse. It quoted Russ Hancock, chief executive of Joint Venture: Silicon Valley Network, the nonprofit group organizing the initiative, saying the group was ready to scrap the project. Not so, according to Seth Fearey, vice president and chief operating officer at Joint Venture, though he added that the group is always looking at how it can move the project forward and thinking about alternatives. Hancock was misquoted, he said. The group is still in talks with Metro Connect over the basic agreement they will bring to individual cities, and there are only a few things left to be resolved, he said. "It's up to the Metro Connect team to make this thing happen," Fearey said. "We're pushing them as hard as we can." Once the model agreement is drawn up, Metro Connect will take it to local governments and customize it for their needs. Cities would grant rights to facilities such as light poles for mounting radios, after which Metro Connect will be able to offer residents a subscription service. ButÂ the network is envisioned as more than just Wi-Fi.Â Metro Connect is considering pre-WiMax wide-area wireless, special networks for public safety and transit, and environmental sensor networks. Cisco Systems Inc. and IBM Corp., along with network builder and operator Azulstar Inc., make up the rest of Metro Connect. The Silicon Valley plan is different from failed deals such as San Francisco's, executives said. Metro Connect won't just build a network and count on advertisers or residential subscribers to support it, Fowler said. "We don't ask one revenue source to carry the whole day," she said. Many cities have expressed interest in paying to use the network for communications in the field and specialized functions such as meter reading, she said. The consortium is approaching schools and corporations about buying services, too. There will be a free ad-based service, but if ads don't support it, the service can still survive, she said. Some critics have said the plan, estimated to cost $100 million or more, is too ambitious. Craig Settles, an independent municipal network consultant who has worked with some cities in the area, has said the organizers should have started out with fewer technologies for a few targeted applications to build interest, then expanded later. But Metro Connect's Fowler says the complexity and scale, though they have caused delays, will generate enthusiasm. "We realized we had something bigger than what we thought," she said. "I would, of course, like to have started earlier, but ... I would not have wanted to start with a smaller vision." Â


Blog: Specific plans with Isuzu on diesel engine tech collaboration to be announced soon.


Sicily's governor resigns after convicted of 'aiding and abetting' Mafia boss

"Now would really be the time to celebrate with cannoli"  Sicily's governor resigned on Saturday, a week after he was convicted of providing information that helped a Mafia boss. via MyTELUS


Milano, 20:22 - CALCIO, PALLONE D'ORO; GIORDANO: CANNAVARO UN LEADER

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Nike Co-Founder Knight Steps Down as CEO

Nike Inc. NKE.N co-founder  Philip Knight, who helped transform a small-start up business  into the world's biggest athletic shoe company, will step down  as chief executive officer, the company said on Thursday.


Harvard University will soon begin posting research and articles produced by its faculty on the Internet free of charge.


Iraq takes step closer to landmark oil law

Iraq's cabinet approved changes to a draft hydrocarbon law on Tuesday and sent it to parliament for immediate debate, taking a big step towards meeting a key political target set by the United States.


Ha 22 anni, arrestato per droga e lesioni aggravate


Intel waiting for key update before going Vista

Won't leap until SP1 arrives If it's not good enough for Intel, is it good enough for you? We're talking Microsoft's Windows Vista, which the chip giant's CEO, Paul Otellini, this week indicated has not won the backing of his technology experts.â¦


Since so much of their business depends on advertising spending, newspaper publishers and the people who invest in them have long been resigned to the fact that publishers' fortunes tend to rise and fall with the economic cycle.


Report lays out science map for return to moon

Scientific missions to the moon   should concentrate on sampling its thin atmosphere and on   examining as much of the lunar surface as possible, the   National Research Council advised on Tuesday.


Spokane, Wash., bishop elected president of US bishops

William Skylstad was born on a table in the garage of his family's home in rural Omak, Wash. At 14, he left to attend a seminary in Ohio, and as a Catholic priest


InfoWorld - SAN FRANCISCO - BakBone Software will showcase this week at Macworld Expo new storage backup systems designed for small- and medium-sized businesses that rely on Mac OS X, using its NetVault software, first announced for the Mac this past summer.


Turkish author Ipek Calislar is acquitted of insulting modern Turkey's founder, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk.


Narciso Rodriguez at fashion's forefront

There's a bit of a vintage vibe at New York Fashion Week, with many designers mining bygone eras as inspiration for their new fall collections. The outfits are distinctly feminine, although there are many menswear touches. The brown, moss and gray backdrop is made richer with plum, berry and blue.


High court to review interstate wine shipping laws

The Millbrook Vineyards and Winery is a popular stop for tourists looking for a bit of culture and culinary indulgence, all in a country setting.


Report: Attack on Mosul mess tent was suicide

WASHINGTON - The deadly explosion in a US mess tent in Mosul, Iraq, was the work of a suicide bomber and the attacker's torso and a suicide vest have been recovered, ABC News reported Wednesday.


Russia President Putin honors scientists

President Vladimir Putin on Thursday granted "hero" awards to scientists backing Russia's claim to a mountain range under the Arctic Ocean that is believed to contain huge oil and gas reserves.


The USDA tests for another potential case of mad cow disease, and the fact we all know about it infuriates some local ranchers. âInconclusiveâ reports of another case of mad cow disease is driving the


'Treno dei desideri' batte 'Codice rosso', bene 'L'eredita''


Wall Street Week Ahead: Data May Surprise

Holiday sales data and a jobs report  this week will provide the first glimpse of the economy's  health going into 2005, and could give another boost to the  end-of-year stock rally, analysts said.


Long Life Span in Flies Reversed By Just Whiff of Food

Flies, like many other animals, live significantly longer on severely restricted diets. But just one whiff of food can shorten their lives again, scientists say.


A Virtual Chalkboard For Budding NFL Fans

In a world in which 53 million copies of Madden NFL have been sold in the last 17 years, the game has provided the league a perfect conduit to its next generation of fans.


Spurs' England winger Aaron Lennon could be out for some weeks with a knee injury.


In the Fatosphere, Big Is In, or at Least Accepted

Rebels in a get-thin world are blogging away at the mainstream.


US 10-Year Treasury Note Has Weekly Decline as Dollar Falls

The US 10-year Treasury note fell this week in New York as a drop in the dollar to a record against the euro spurred speculation foreign demand for Treasuries and other US financial assets will dim.


Bush Rejects Kerry on Terror War, Economy

President Bush charged on Wednesday that Democrat John Kerry has a "fundamental misunderstanding" of the war on terrorism because he does not see Iraq as a theater of that conflict.


Profit projections slide for fourth quarter

Projections for S&P 500 companies' fourth-quarter earnings swung to a 6.1 percent drop on Monday from an 11.5 percent rise on October 1, in the biggest quarterly move since Reuters Estimates started compiling analysts' forecasts in 1999.


By The Blade, Toledo, Ohio  Sep. 17--The


Small sops to freedom can't hide what Labour has stolen

Comment is free: Henry Porter: Even as Gordon Brown invokes Locke, Churchill and Orwell, his every act proves that, at heart, he is deeply anti-libertarian.


Four Britons, a German and two Zimbabweans were killed when a cargo plane crashed during takeoff from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canadian police have reported.


Though there is probably no more evocative image of the British countryside than that of red-coated hunters riding to the hounds in pursuit of the fox, that picture is likely to pass into history as a result of ...


G8 fails to reconcile Russia and West on Kosovo

The Group of Eight failed to break the deadlock between Russia and the West on the vexed issue of the future status of Kosovo on the final day of their three-day summit here on Friday.


The Justice Department asked an immigration judge Friday to deport an Ohio man the government says was a guard at Nazi concentration camps.


Dismal Philly Fed survey darkens economic view

A surprise drop in a regional factory   activity report on Thursday suggested that the U.S. economy may   be losing momentum faster than most economists anticipated,   stunning financial markets with the view that the Federal   Reserve may soon have to cut interest rates to avoid a   downturn.


Spain arrests 14 suspects on Islamist 'terrorism' ties: ministry

Spanish authorities arrested 14 people in Barcelona Saturday in connection with "radical Islamist terrorism" and several raids were carried out, Spain's Interior Ministry said.


Fraud rising at internet speed Exclusive More than two months after breaching eBay's employee servers, a hacker who calls himself Vladuz remains at large, despite the best efforts of the online auctioneer's security team and officials with law enforcement agencies in the US and eastern Europe.â¦


We won't stop, activists tell Japanese whalers

A militant anti-whaling group chasing Japanese whalers refused Wednesday to abandon their high-seas harassment in return for the release of two of its activists detained on board one of the ships.


Two prominent clerics are gunned down in Baghdad, reawakening fears of sectarian strife in Iraq.


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David Hare's second Iraq war play opens in N.Y.

Months after his anti-war drama "Stuff  Happens" opened in New York to largely positive reviews,  British playwright David Hare's follow-up on the Iraq conflict  -- his first work to premiere on Broadway -- drew a mixed  reaction from critics.


Shares of Ciena Corp. CIEN.O rose 13  percent before the bell on Thursday after the  telecommunications equipment maker posted a wider quarterly net  loss but forecast further revenue growth in the current  quarter.


Healthy adults taking maximum doses of Tylenol for two weeks had abnormal liver test results in a small study, researchers found, raising concerns that even recommended amounts of the popular painkiller might lead to liver damage.


The incoming chairman of the congressional Page Board said Thursday he hopes the panel will meet monthly and expand its membership to help prevent another scandal.


Doctors are warned that ambiguous abbreviations in medical notes are putting patients' lives at risk.


Penn State Notebook: Robinson will start at QB

Because of a concussion, senior Zack Mills is likely to miss Penn State's game Saturday at Ohio State. Because of Mills' injury, junior Michael Robinson is likely to start at quarterback.


G7 finance ministers are expected to discuss the apparent US slowdown when they meet in Singapore.


Shine Holdings Declares Target Market for Breakthrough Process

Shine Holdings, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: SHDG) identified wastewater treatment plants as a target market for the company's patent pending process for hormone removal in water. The United States has approximately 16,000 operating wastewater treatment systems.


Resto in Confindustria che e' fuori dai partiti


Italia condannata per lo smaltimento rifiuti

La Corte di giustizia Europea ha infatti condannato l'Italia per il mancato recepimento di una direttiva europea sull'incenerimento dei rifiuti. L'obiettivo della legge, ratificata a livello comunitario nel


Small shareholders in Northern Rock threaten to sue the government over compensation plans.


Fashion retailer French Connection suffers a sharp fall in annual profits after a "very disappointing" year.


Mom, girls took no drugs before hangings

No drugs were found in the bodies of a mother and the three daughters she hanged in her trailer home before killing herself, the medical examiner said Wednesday.


Three people are charged with the murder of a disabled man who was found dead at his home, police say.


La stima e' di Antonio Baravalle, ad di Alfa Romeo


New 42-inch and 47-inch flat-panel LCDs include built-in Windows Media Center Extender.


England's new era likely to begin without Wilkinson

NO SOONER does one door open for Andy Robinson, the new England head coach, than another closes. Yesterday it was the removal from his immediate plans of Jonny Wilkinson


American artists swept the board at the MTV Europe music awards last night, highlighting the global influence of the US television network.


A Venezuelan military plane crashed in a mountainous region near Caracas on Friday, killing 16 poeple, including high-ranking officers, a top government official said.


New England coach Andy Robinson will find out just how capable the world champions' current team are at implementing his vision of attacking rugby when they face a wounded South Africa here at Twickenham on Saturday.


Potential output has likely declined: Bernanke

Federal Reserve  Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Thursday the potential  noninflationary growth rate of the U.S. economy has likely  declined due to slower labor force growth.


Australia's Qantas accepts A$11 billion takeover offer

Australia's Qantas Airways  said on Thursday it has accepted an A$11.1 billion ($8.7 billion) revised buyout offer led by Macquarie Bank Ltd.  and private equity firm Texas Pacific Group at A$5.60 a share.


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Prime Minister Tony Blair is on his way back to the UK following a three-day trip to Africa, Downing Street confirmed tonight. Mr Blair has cut short his visit to Ethiopia - he was due to return to the UK tomorrow.


U.S. Raids Hit Iraq's Falluja at Start of Ramadan

U.S. warplanes bombed targets in Iraq's  rebel-held city of Falluja Friday, marking a violent start to  the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.


Governors throw support behind H-1B increase

Thirteen state chiefs, many from tech-heavy locales, tell Congress there's a "critical shortage" in math and science professionals.


Cedarburg District Confirms Breach; Access Gained to Confidential Data

By TOM KERTSCHER  Cedarburg - School officials have confirmed that students gained access to confidential information of current and former School District employees, including names, addresses, Social Security numbers and, possibly, bank account numbers.


Two activists who boarded a Japanese whaling ship to protest are taken into custody, officials confirm.


Baghdad bomb kills 14, wounds 75: police

At least 14 people were killed and 75 wounded in a car bomb attack in central Baghdad on Wednesday which interior ministry sources said targeted the convoy of Iraq's industry minister.


Campaigners hope to have secured the future of the aquatic warbler after buying a key breeding site in Poland.


UK Showman Kilroy-Silk Quits Euroskeptic Party

Celebrity politician Robert Kilroy-Silk  walked out of Britain's most strident anti-European party on  Thursday after months of bickering over his leadership  ambitions.


Egypt Demands Israel Explain Killing of 3 Policemen

Egypt protested angrily to Israel on  Thursday and demanded a full explanation for what it called  irresponsible Israeli conduct after an Israeli tank crew killed  three Egyptian policemen at the Egyptian-Gaza border.


Investors sold off shares of auto parts makers Friday after Delphi Corp. issued a profit warning and said it would cut nearly 5 percent of its work force next year.


Irish rock legends U2 launched their new album in the US market Tuesday with a surprise, free concert that saw the group performing in the streets of New York City on a flatbed truck.


Asian stocks dive anew on U.S. recession fears

Asian stocks tumbled anew on Friday after the latest salvo of sour signals about the U.S. economy pummeled Wall Street, sending the benchmark S&P 500 down 3 percent to a 15-month nadir.


Oil prices continue to fall back from recent record highs, after a US report showed an unexpectedly large rise in crude stocks in America.


Airlines in crisis mode Holiday snafus representative of ...

Air travel over the holiday weekend was thrown into an epic snarl that's been blamed on everything from crashing computers to employee sick calls to lousy winter weather.


Dr. Joseph R. DiFranzaâs âHooked on Nicotineâ checklist.


Iraq s interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi met on Sunday with British Prime Minister Tony Blair, for talks likely to be dominated by the need to improve security before Iraq s January elections.


Government planes bomb rebel towns in Ivory Coast

Government planes in Ivory Coast bombed two rebel-held towns yesterday, ending a tenuous yearlong cease-fire and indicating a possible resumption of civil war.


Bush Now Backs Budget Powers in New Spy Post

The president wanted to give a new national intelligence chief "full budgetary authority," a sharp shift from an earlier position.


Stiamo lavorando con l'ambasciata, dice il ministro Ferrero


Studentâs Ad Gets a Remake, and Makes the Big Time

In a trend known as consumer-generated content, an 18-year-old student and Apple devotee was hired to make a television commercial for Appleâs new iPod Touch.


P&G says female 'Viagra' patch well tolerated

WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- Procter & Gamble's Intrinsa testosterone patch to increase low sex drive in women is "very well tolerated," the firm told a Food and Drug Administration advisory panel meeting on Thursday to decide whether to recommend the landmark


Gateway Computers To Be Sold through Micro Center

Computer manufacturer Gateway has added Micro Center to the list of retailers selling its new line of retail notebooks, desktops and monitors.


'Hoy' N.Y. Sale Ends Weeks of Speculation

The sale of daily Hoy in New York could not come soon enough as rumors, speculation and e-mails about massive firings swirled in Hispanic media circles since the start of 2007. The announcement arrived Feb. 12.


Two car bombs in Baghdad kill at least 8

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Two car bombs shook the capital in quick succession Sunday, killing at least eight Iraqis and wounding 16, police said.


Mardi Gras revelers pack hopeful New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana  - Mardi Gras revelers packed New Orleans on Saturday as large crowds turned out to watch parades and fill the French Quarter in what many viewed as another step in the long recovery from Hurricane Katrina.


Turkey sends troops to border, Iraq pushes diplomacy

Turkish helicopters and fighter jets pounded Kurdish rebel positions on Friday as diplomatic efforts began in Ankara to avert a major offensive against the guerrillas based in northern Iraq.


STOCKHOLM -- The question rises from the rubble of the earthquake in Sumatra. It echoes on the Indian Ocean shores where bodies are still piled high and in homes halfway around the world where loved ones wait for news of the missing: How could God let this happen?


Hungarian Free Democrats to support new PM

The junior party in Hungary's coalition government will support either of the two candidates vying for the premiership, the Nepszava daily reported Tuesday.


Heat is on...Oceans could rise by a meter by 2100

Global warming is melting the Arctic ice faster than expected, and the world's oceans could rise by about a meter by 2100, swamping homes from Bangladesh to Florida, the head of a study said.


In an election year and after HP has acknowledge spying, congressional subcommittee likely to make example of company.


"China is very vulnerable to climate change"  China on Monday rejected international pressure to adopt mandatory caps on greenhouse gas production as it unveiled its first national program to help combat global warming. via Journal-Gazette


The EU backs plans to ease global grain shortages by telling farmers they no longer need to leave land fallow.


Intel backs project to give laptops to poor kids

Intel Corp.  said on Friday it  would support a non-profit foundation's project to put  computers in the hands of poor children around the world,  reversing its long-standing opposition to the proposal.


For the 13th consecutive year, the United Nations General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly against the United States's four-decade-old economic, financial and commercial embargo against Cuba.


Giuliani woos conservatives wary of abortion view

Republican  presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani tiptoed around the thorny  issue of abortion on Tuesday in a speech to conservative  Christians who are key to his quest for the White House.


A U.S.-European proposal may allow Tehran to continue with some uranium enrichment. Is this the way out of the Iran nuke impasse?


Life & style: In pictures: Highlights from three great shows at fashion week: Calvin Klein, Vera Wang and Zac Posen


A380 super-jumbo to cost 1.45 bln euros more than planned: EADS

The research and development costs of Airbus's new A380 super-jumbo will be 1.45 billion euros (1.9 billion dollars) more than planned, the co-chairman of the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company, Rainer Hertrich, revealed.


Mortars Hit Central Najaf After U.S. Attacks

NAJAF, Iraq  - Several mortar bombs were heard  landing in the southern Iraqi city of Najaf on Tuesday after  Shi'ite rebels came under fierce U.S. bombardment overnight.


Niente retrocessioni e pene ridotte La Disciplinare annulla la ...

MILANO, 25 AGOSTO 2004 - Cinque punti di penalizzazione al Modena nel prossimo campionato di serie B. E' una delle decisioni della Disciplinare sul calcio-scommesse. L'ex giocatore del Modena Antonio Marasco e' stato squalificato per tre anni.


Paris Hilton plans reggae, hip hop album

Paris Hilton says her upcoming album will be a mix of reggae, pop and hip-hop, with the first single being a reggae song called "Stars Are Blind."


Emmanuel Adebayor scores the winner as Arsenal beat Man Utd at Old Trafford to earn their first Premiership win of the season.


The runway turned into a boardwalk at Alice Temperley's fashion show.


Art: Aesthetic Heft, Sized for a Snow Globe

With their latest work, Walter Martin and Paloma MuÃ±oz have climbed into their own distinct niche by preserving the human condition in water and a touch of alcohol.


Police say the deaths of two people whose bodies were found inside a burning car are suspicious.


Since the Heisman Trophy will be handed out and a new national champion (or two) crowned before you know it, please send in your questions promptly using the form below to avoid a delay-of-game penalty!


England defender Rio Ferdinand admits it would be a "catastrophe" if they did not qualify for Euro 2008.


Sanremo 2008, i nomi dei big da Frankie a Toto Cutugno

Pippo Baudo annuncia i nomi dei cantanti in gara nel prossimo Festival della canzone italiana. Qualche sorpresa e rivincite irrinunciabili, tra cui "L'italiano" per eccellenza. Cosa ne pensi?


Using Variables and Built-in Functions to Update Your Web Pages Automatically

With JavaScript you can update the content on your pages automatically - every day, every hour, or every second. Here, you'll learn about a simple script that automatically changes the date on your web page. By thau! 0205


SpaceShipOne Burns Rubber, Laughing GasâMore Fun Facts

â¢ The spacecraft's test pilots do not wear spacesuits. The craft's space-worthy cockpit is housed within a larger, similarly protective shell.


A powerful earthquake has shaken Tokyo, causing buildings in the Japanese capital to sway for up to a minute. The earthquake measured 6.8, according to prelimiary reports, and was centred in Niigata state, 160 miles (260 kilometres) north of Tokyo.


BASE thinking Trend Micro has declared war on botnets, opening a zombie PC pest control service for ISPs and other big network providers.â¦


A decorated soldier who deserted from the U.S. Army to avoid a second tour of duty in Iraq has crossed back into the United States after fleeing to Canada almost two years ago.


Gasoline prices fell more than a cent overnight, and gas and oil futures closed mixed yesterday as investors tried to decipher a confusing picture of domestic gasoline production.


CDC: Too many people who need flu shots not getting them

WASHINGTON Federal health officials warned today that fewer than half of the Americans who most need a flu shot don't get one.


New research suggests that social isolation alters the immune system at the genetic level, raising the risk of serious disease. Oh, and the definition of loneliness might surprise you.


Napoli, 17:37 - CALCIO, EURO 2012; NAPOLI: BOCCIATA RISTRUTTURAZIONE SAN PAOLO

A Napoli sorgerà un nuovo stadio. Il dato è emerso dopo il soprallugo effettuato oggi ...


Broadway's actors overwhelmingly have approved their new four-year production contract, a deal that raises minimum salaries and includes an experimental provision covering the contentious issue of road shows.


With book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe, "Paint Your Wagon" debuted on Broadway in 1951. And despite American playwright David Rambo's updated version for the current production at the Brentwood Theatre, the show is still old-fashioned -- in the very best sense of the word.


Movie Review | 'The Method': The Toughest Job Interview Ever

âThe Methodâ is a funny film that touches on a corporationâs responsibility to society, the price of ambition and the persistence of workplace sexism.


SEATTLE/NEW YORK: Microsoft has said it will pay $536m to Novell to settle an antitrust suit. It also resolved a 10-year dispute with a computer trade group.


NEW ORLEANS (Sports Network) - Eric Shelton rushed for two  touchdowns, Stefan LeFors passed for 247 yards with two  touchdowns and No. 7 Louisville completed a perfect Conference  USA campaign by routing Tulane, 55-7,


Two premature infants died and a third was in critical condition after being given adult-size doses of medication, prompting hospital officials to review drug-handling procedures.


French president urges Sudan to accept peacekeepers in Darfur

CANNES, France: The crisis in Darfur is a humanitarian disaster that threatens the entire region, French President Jacques Chirac said Thursday while urging Sudan to accept peacekeepers.Comment


The FBI has a backlog of hundreds of thousands of hours of untranslated audio recordings, an audit finds.


Romanian film favorite as Cannes winds up

CANNES, France  - When director Pedro Almodovar was named hot favorite to triumph at the Cannes Film Festival in 2006, he called it a curse after he failed to win.


Puffing pipedreams about government IT security

Counterpane's Doug Howard says the overall information security of the U.S. government is a disaster.


Third Quake in Two Days Rocks Coast of Indonesia

Another earthquake shook the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Thursday, but the area escaped a major tsunami like the one that devastated the region in 2004.


Londra, 16:25 - TENNIS, ATP QUEEN'S: RISULTATI PRIMO TURNO

Risultati del primo turno del torneo Atp del Queen's (erba, montepremi 680.250 euro).


European shares were flat in light trade in the truncated session before Christmas, but exporters in the automotive sector weakened after the euro hit a new all-time high above $1.35.


NON sono entrato a Regina Coeli. E, con me, NON è entrato l'assessore al lavoro del comune di Roma, Luigi Nieri. Non perché avessimo altro da fare. Eravamo lì, in paziente attesa: e lì siamo rimasti, dalle 10 alle 13 e 15, aspettando ...


In these nostalgic 1980s ads, home computers, floppy disks, and even robots bring the whole family together.


Australia PM says no APEC greenhouse targets

Australia said on Sunday the coming Asia-Pacific leaders' summit in Sydney, which will focus on global warming, would set no binding targets for greenhouse gas reduction but might agree on a post-Kyoto consensus.


Car bomb at Algerian police station kills four

A car bomb hit a police station in Algeria on Wednesday in an attack that state radio said killed four policemen and injured 20 people.


Homeland Security probes TB fugitive case

The U.S. Homeland Security Department said on Thursday it was investigating how a newlywed lawyer with a dangerous form of tuberculosis slipped through borders despite orders to detain him.


MLB launches investigations department to fight drugs

Major League Baseball has introduced a Department of Investigations to lead the fight against drugs in the sport, it said on Friday. The new department will have "primary responsibility for conducting all investigations into violations of Major League Baseball's rules and policies," said an MLB statement.


From one less-than-ultimate experience to another After ending its relationship with Apple, NBC has jumped in bed with Amazon.â¦


A Californian and two Israelis have won the 2004 Nobel Prize in chemistry for investigating the chemical "kiss of death" by which cells eliminate unwanted proteins.


Su scia voci di acquisizione societa' Usa Alcoa


The U.S. military is planning to deploy about 3,000 Marines to Afghanistan this spring to counter an expected offensive by Taliban insurgents, a Pentagon spokesman said yesterday, citing NATO allies' failure to provide additional combat troops.


Heavy Metal Guitarist Killed in Concert Shooting

Description: A gunman charges the stage during a heavy metal concert in Columbus, Ohio, killing guitarist Darrell Abbott and three others before being shot to death by police.


Tirana, 23:12 - CALCIO, EUROPEI 2008: ALBANIA-LUSSEMBURGO 2-0

L'Albania ha battuto il Lussemburgo 2-0 in una partita valida per il gruppo G delle qualificazioni a...


Transport firm FirstGroup bans all its employees from using mobile phones even with legal hands-free kits.


Rio Carnival champion named; naked parade punished

Rio de Janeiro's Carnival jury named parade group Beija-Flor (Hummingbird) champion for the second year running on Wednesday, while another samba group was relegated to the second division after its dancing queen paraded naked.


El Guerrouj Completes Rare Distance Double

Hicham El Guerrouj became the first man in 80 years to win the 1,500 and 5,000 meters at one Olympics, holding up two fingers in triumph Saturday after outsprinting the world record holder down the final straightaway of the 5,000.


Chronic Kidney Failure Climbing Rapidly in US

Oct. 8, 2004 -- Chronic kidney failure soared 104% in the US between 1990 and 2001, largely due to climbing rates of diabetes and high blood pressure.


A teenager on holiday on a Greek island to celebrate his birthday dies after falling at a nightclub.


Edwards takes on Giuliani over terrorism in NY

Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards chose Republican hopeful Rudy Giuliani's home turf of New York on Thursday to say it was not enough to talk tough on terrorism without addressing its causes.


Afghan City of Herat Returns to Normal After Deadly Riots

Afghanistan's western city of Herat is slowly returning to normal, a day after angry protesters burned several international aid compounds and clashed with security forces, leaving at least seven people dead.


The new walls of Jerusalem: Part 2 • The long walk to class

For many Palestinian Jerusalemites, a trip to school or work is complicated by multiple checkpoint crossings. Part 2 of three.


Gil Garcetti prosecutes a new cause â shooting photos that make a difference

The D.A. who prosecuted O.J. Simpson recommends following your passion to a second career if it's not in your first.


Being a young Muslim in the US got much tougher after 9/11, so a brother-sister team came up with a book to help peers in their faith.


Nevada on Thursday became one of at least a dozen states to enact laws against fake groups promoting themselves as famed musicians.


Texas was cruising to another Big 12 win when the weather put everything on hold for more than an hour. No matter. By the time the rain and lightning had cleared, Iowa State was in no position to mount much of a rally.


Afghan Hostage-Takers 'Disappointed' by Government

Kidnappers threatening to kill three  foreign U.N. workers in Afghanistan complained on Friday that  the government had yet to free 26 Taliban prisoners as part of  a deal they said it made to secure the trio's release.


Google Earnings Fall Short of Expectations

Google said that its profit jumped 17 percent in the fourth quarter, but the earnings fell short of analystsâ expectations, and the companyâs shares fell after hours.


A cap on industrial carbon dioxide emissions is to be cut back by the government, angering green groups.


Violenze per frenare la marcia di Al Sistani verso Najaf

Kufa (AsiaNews/Agenzie) â Colpi di mortaio caduti nella moschea di Kufa hanno ucciso almeno 27 persone e ferito altre 63. La moschea traboccava di persone che intendevano andare a Najaf, per salutare lâarrivo dellâayatollah Ali Al Sistani.


KB Home cuts profit forecast again as orders drop

KB Home , one of the largest  U.S. homebuilders, on Wednesday cut its full-year profit  forecast for the second time in three months, saying a more  difficult housing market is causing orders to decline.


Lindsay Lohan has attended a police station in connection with her arrest on suspicion of drink driving.


South Korean film director Im Kwon-Taek receives an honorary Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival.


A passenger train derailed in Turkey early Sunday, killing at least 9 people and injuring 24, possibly due to ice on the tracks, authorities and media reports said.


You don't need new stocks to juice your returns.


Al-Qaida is stepping up its efforts to sneak terror operatives into the United States and has acquired most of the capabilities it needs to strike here, according to a new U.S. intelligence assessment, The Associated Press has learned.


Managers of leading financial consultants, members of the M&A Cee...

Business: 11 October 2004, Monday. Financial consultancy companies, members of the regional organization Eastern European Mergers and Acquisitions Networks (M&A CEE), have gathered in Sofia to discuss the major ...


White House cites human role in global warming

Warmer temperatures in North America since 1950 were probably caused in part by human activity, the Bush administration said in a report that appeared to contradict the White House position there was no clear scientific proof on


Dollar Hits a New Low, Oil Hits a New High

As the euro rose above $1.42 to a new high against the dollar, the price of crude oil also hit a record, briefly surpassing $90 a barrel in after-hours electronic trading.


Raiders ink Janikowski to five-year extension

Alameda, CA (Sports Network) - The Oakland Raiders and kicker Sebastian Janikowski finalized a five-year contract extension worth $10.5 million on Wednesday.


A Girl Scout who was robbed while selling cookies led police straight to a 12-year-old suspect Â who wrote her name and address on a cookie order form before the theft.


It's not easy being a star, says Sophia Loren

She may have been blessed with legendary beauty and curves to die for but screen siren Sophia Loren says determination and stubbornness are what makes a star.


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The president and his estranged vice president failed Thursday to bridge a government rift threatening a 2005 peace agreement that ended two decades of civil war between Sudan's north and south.


Powell challenges Europe to work with US on peace and democracy

Secretary of State Colin Powell challenged Europe on Wednesday to play a more active role with the United States in pursuing peace and democracy in the Middle East and Iraq.


A 70's Duo Rocks On: Pink Floyd and Lasers

The Pink Floyd laser light show, that planetarium staple dating from the 1970's, continues to sell out, despite some signs of aging.


'Bisogna andare avanti', dopo incontro con ministro Livni


Emerald of California is putting all its nuts in a single bowl: the Super Bowl.


Legendary singer-songwriter Bob Dylan is to shed light on his life and 40-year career in his memoirs, to be published later this year.


As the countdown toward a launch of Atlantis on the first space shuttle flight of the year was set to begin, another clock ticked away Monday toward a possible strike by several hundred workers at Kennedy Space Center.


And robots get stun guns Taser, the stun gun company, has announced a shotgun cartridge which fires a wireless electric shock round to knockdown a person up to 65 feet away.â¦


The health benefits of regular walking might include helping prevent mental decline and Alzheimerâs disease, research in patients age 70 and older has found, bolstering evidence that exercise neednât be strenuous to be good for you.


Women drifting back to hormone replacement therapy, USA

25% of American women who halted HRT treatment after the cancer scare have drifted back to it, says the ACOG (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists).


Iran leader suggests U.S. ties possible in future

Iran's supreme leader suggested on Thursday that ties might one day be possible with the United States, the Islamic state's arch foe for almost three decades, although he said it would harm Iran to restore relations now.


Search company Google Inc. has lost the services of Evan Williams, father of the Blogger Web logging service.


Crystal Cathedral Conductor Commits Suicide At Church

Johnnie Carl, 57, the conductor of the Crystal Cathedral Orchestra committed suicide Friday at the landmark glass and steel church after a nine-hour standoff that began just before congregants prepared for a Christmas pageant.


'Se ci verra' chiesto dagli altri soci del Patto sindacato'


In a community where everyone is over 55, it's fitting that Mayor Dorothy Geeben's age has made her a celebrity of sorts. At 96, Geeben may be the nation's oldest mayor. She's so well- liked in her the retirement community of nearly 1,000 that no one is opposing her re-election this week, and her next two-year term will last through the end of 2006, or nine months past her 98th birthday.


NHL labour talks stumble over salary cap issue

Negotiations between the NHL and its players have stumbled over the league's salary cap proposal, with recriminations over the numbers being thrown around.


Faulty track blamed for fatal UK train crash

A defective track may have caused a highspeed train crash in northern England in which an elderly woman was killed and five other people were seriously injured, according to investigators and the train company boss.


German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who has  sought to bolster ties with the United States since she took  office, rebuked Washington on Saturday for sanctioning secret  CIA prisons used to interrogate terror suspects.


Next generation private supersonic executive jets give jetsetters a jump on the competition.


Ottima prestazione dei gialloblu che battono 2-1 la squadra di Zeman. Tutto nella ripresa: in gol Baronio e Tiribocchi, inutile la rete di Vucinic. VERONA, 2 ottobre 2004 - A tutto pressing il Chievo frena


To the Islamic militant underworld it may be a match made in heaven, but from Washington's point of view it's a marriage of evil.


A crew controlled by the Crips street gang made $1 million a year dealing drugs that were sometimes delivered in toy cars and trucks, authorities said.


Variants of Cabir cell-phone worm crawl out

F-Secure Corp has warned that enhanced versions of the Cabir cell-phone worm -- the Cabir H and J worm -- have crawled out, though no cell phones have yet been infected.


A coroner criticises the MoD for failing to supply soldiers in Afghanistan with basic equipment.


Beltran, Beltre Among Those Electing Free Agency

Houston Astros centerfielder Carlos Beltran and Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Adrian Beltre headline a list of 65 players who have declared free agency Thursday, the first day individuals can officially file.


Bene anche Apple e i titoli finanziari con Merryl Lynch


Hip-hop has such a negative connotation in some circles that some people equate it with thuggery or crime — an unfair depiction that DMC of the legendary rap group Run-DMC is trying to dispel.


Two Israeli ministers sacked after pullout vote

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon sacked cabinet minister Uzi Landau and deputy internal security minister Michael Ratzon y after they voted against his Gaza pullout plan.


LONDON - British authorities pre-empted a US bid to extradite radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri, charging the fiery preacher Tuesday with urging followers to kill non-Muslims, in some case specifically targeting Jews.


A US Army soldier watches from atop his armoured vehicle as smoke rises in background after his unit destroyed a seized Katyusha rocket in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday Oct. 17, 2004.


A US-led team of investigators working in northern Iraq has discovered a mass grave containing hundreds of bodies, including that of an infant with a gunshot to the back of the head.


Taiwan Rejects Most of U.S. Arms Package Offered in 2001

TAIPEI, Taiwan, June 15 -- After six years of hesitation, Taiwan's legislature voted Friday night to approve only a small portion of an $18 billion arms package suggested by the Bush administration as the best way to gird the self-ruled island against any attack by China.


Tony Blair tells Labour activists the party should focus on policy and not infighting.


Women Who Care for Parents Face Poverty Risk

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 18 (HealthDayNews) -- Women who become caregivers to elderly parents are more likely to end up living in poverty later in life, claims a study by researchers at Rice University in Houston.


â¢ Cricket-First Test blues grip under-strength rivals 10-05-2004, 09:51 BANGALORE, India  - India and Australia go into the first Test here without their first-choice teams amid growing concern about both the inclement weather and how the wicket


Body Found, Believed to Be Utah Woman Lori Hacking

Police on Friday said they found  the remains of a badly decomposed body in a landfill at which  they were searching for Lori Hacking, a Utah woman whose  husband has been charged with her murder.


Executive Searches, Done With Sharp Elbows

As companies continue to hire thousands of skilled workers in India at lower levels, signs point to a talent shortage that is becoming acute at the high end.


Chicago linebacker Lance Briggs was dropped from the NFC's Pro Bowl roster Tuesday because of a left foot injury, the third Bears defensive star to relinquish his spot because of injuries.


Castro Says He Stayed in Charge After Fall

Taking pains to demonstrate that he retains firm control over Cuba after fracturing his knee and arm in a fall at a public event, President Fidel Castro says


Davie, Fla. (Sports Network) - The Miami Dolphins bolstered  their depleted running corps on Wednesday, acquiring running  back Lamar Gordon from the St. Louis Rams in exchange for a  2005 third-round draft pick.


As Super Bowl XLII draws near, reporters and players struggle to find new ground to cover. But occasional insight, humor and hyperbole surface during more interviews.


IBM Says Encouraged by Health Study It Commissioned

A study of 126,000 IBM employees commissioned by the world's largest computer company found that workplace conditions did not cause cancer or other fatal illnesses


Toshiba has won a major victory in the battle to determine the standard for next-generation DVDs with the endorsement by four Hollywood studios of its High Definition-DVD format.


UNICEF accused over the death of millions

Unicef, the UN agency with the task of ensuring children's survival, was accused yesterday of not doing enough to prevent the suffering and death of millions of youngsters around the world.


Peter Forsberg's future with the Philadelphia Flyers is still uncertain, even after a meeting Sunday with team chairman Ed Snider.


Deion Branch may be gone, but the Patriots aren't letting go that easily. According to sources in the NFL Players Association, the team has filed a grievance against Branch seeking not only payment of the estimated $518,000 in fines he was assessed for holding out of training camp all summer while under contract but an additional amount for missing a ...


Chargers Open With Sloppy Win Over Bears

LaDainian Tomlinson and the Chargers take control of a sloppy season opener, with the reigning NFL MVP throwing for one touchdown and rushing for another in a 14-3 win over the Bears.


Sport: Steve Stricker's course record brings him into contention but the day again belongs to Sergio Garcia.


Blitz Dda Napoli, 4 in manette a Sestri e Casarza


In controtendenza l'All Stars in rialzo dello 0,2%


Unseasonably warm air touched off a flurry of tornadoes across the Midwest on Monday night, killing two people in Missouri and smashing homes and cars, and knocking over railroad cars, in a swath extending from Oklahoma to southern Wisconsin.


Yasser Arafat, fighting for his life in a French hospital Thursday, triggered a war of words about his legacy: Palestinians hailed a freedom fighter who saved them from national extinction; Jewish leaders welcomed the imminent death of a terrorist.


The chart-bursting singer walked away with a leading 11 awards at the music biz's biggest popularity contest, including trophies for Artist of the Year, Album of the Year for Confessions and


A doping test developed by Sydney-based researchers and introduced secretly during the Athens Olympics has produced evidence that gold medal-winning cyclist Tyler Hamilton had had an illegal blood transfusion.


Madrid, 18:13 - CALCIO, REAL MADRID: CAPELLO REINTEGRA IN ROSA BECKHAM

Un reintegro richiesto a gran voce da stampa, squadra e tifosi. Fabio Capello ha reintegrato in rosa...


ABC's popular Sunday night spy drama "Alias" will move to Wednesday when it returns to the schedule next year, Walt Disney Co. President Robert Iger said Thursday.


Federer sets tantalizing final date with Nadal

The historians wanted it, the fans demanded it and Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal duly obliged on Friday by setting up a dream final at the French Open.


Azeri Independent TV Boss Pledges No Changes in Programming

The president of the Azerbaijani ANS Group of Companies, Vahid Mustafayev, has ruled out any changes in the ANS TV and radio channels' programming in the future.  In an interview with Day.az website on 13 December, Mustafayev said: "We were on the air the whole day yesterday.


U.N. Summit Addresses Growing E-Waste Problems

Solution sought to reduce the use of toxic substances found in PCs and cell phones.


Surgeon and Republican legislator John Barrasso, who became the nation's newest U.S. senator on Friday, has left little doubt that he will be a conservative voice in this traditionally conservative state. "I believe in limited government, lower taxes, less spending, traditional family values, local control and a strong national defense," Republican John Barrasso said in his application for the seat fellow Republican Craig Thomas held until he died June 4.


Controversial new rules regarding overtime pay went into effect Monday, with the Bush administration and labor advocates squabbling over how many US workers are affected.


Tiger Woods believes curing America's Ryder Cup ills requires an infusion of good young players, getting off to better starts in the matches, a true home-course advantage — and making timely putts.


Marvin Phillips is spending a lot of time this summer at the Akwesasne Mohawk Casino, taking in some poker, roulette and live music. Not for pleasure — for college credit. The 21-year-old from the St. Regis Mohawk Reservation will enter his senior year at Morrisville State College in September as part of a growing movement: College educated blackjack dealers, casino security experts, restaurant and entertainment operators and gaming managers.


Half of adults are at risk of developing high blood pressure, a survey by pharmacists suggests.


CAT and AstraZeneca enter $175m collaboration

AstraZeneca intends to invest over Â£120m in Cambridge Antibody Technology (CAT) through an innovative five-year research collaboration and a Â£75m equity


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Record oil import prices and strong   demand for foreign goods ranging from cars to computers helped   pushed the U.S. trade deficit to a record $68 billion in July,   a government report showed on Tuesday.


Is cracked silicon the future for chips?

Blog: At a recent conference, AmberWave Systems, which specializes in semiconductor substructures, says you need to crack silicon to pile stuff on it.


Bush Not Revealing Social Security Details

President Bush will outline ideas about strengthening Social Security but will not spell out all the details of a plan to fix the system's financial problems when he delivers his State of the Union address Wednesday night.


Richard Branson says the Virgin Global Flyer is looking good for its solo trip around the world without refuelling.


'Magnificent' Rooney claims debut hat-trick

Sir Alex Ferguson has tipped Wayne Rooney to get even better and stronger after the Â£27 million teenage strike sensation marked his "magnificent" Manchester United debut with a Champions League hat-trick.


IAEA team heads for North Korea nuclear facility

A team of U.N. nuclear watchdog officials visiting North Korea headed on Thursday for the Yongbyon nuclear plant that Pyongyang has promised to mothball under an aid-for-disarmament deal, Kyodo news agency reported.


Indagato per falsa testimonianza sui fatti della Diaz


Body parts found in Acapulco as killings continue

ACAPULCO, Mexico  - A man's chopped up body was discovered in the Mexican city of Acapulco dumped in plastic garbage bags, police said on Sunday, in the latest grisly killing to mar the once glamorous Pacific resort.


Top ranked Roger Federer shrugged off a strong challenge by local hero Paradorn Srichaphan to take a 7-5, 2-6, 6-3 win Saturday and set up a Thailand Open final showdown with Andy Roddick.


When is a Page Considered Indexed by a Search Engine?  The question of "when is a page really considered indexed by a search engine" came up when I wrote an entry named Google Not Obeying the NoIndex NoFollow Meta Tag. Basically, Google was crawling and listing the page when doing a ...


Samuel L Jackson's Coach Carter tops the US box office in its opening week.