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Speaking at a news conference in Belfast on Friday afternoon, Mr Adams said he had not yet studied the governments' response.


Local newscasts see little other than D.C.

Variety - NEW YORK -- George Bush and John Kerry aren't the only ones with their eyes on the White House -- local TV newscasts in cities including L.A. and Gotham are devoting little political attention to anything other than the presidential race, according to a study released Thursday.


New research suggests that top-selling pain reliever Celebrex does not carry the same heart attack risk as Vioxx, a similar drug pulled from the market in September because of safety concerns.


Celestica Inc. selling its power systems business to C&D ...

TORONTO (CP) - Celestica Inc. has inked a deal to sell its power systems business to C&D Technologies of Pennsylvania for an undisclosed amount.


Schools grapple with degree to which they're responsible for social, as well as academic, skills.


No a societa' di lusso perche' gestiscono troppi marchi


Conflicting reports on Arafat's condition

Christian Estripeau, a Spokesman for the French hospital where PA Chairman Yasser Arafat is being treated said Saturday afternoon that there "has been no change - for better or for worse - in his condition.


VisegrA d countries agree on tourism cooperation

Stronger cooperation, and an increased budget, were decided upon at a meeting of senior tourism officials of the Visegrad Four (the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia), held in the Czech tourism ...


'Exorcist: The Beginning' [How Bad Can A Movie Be?]

I don't suppose I was expecting much from this movie 'Exorcist: The Beginning', considering how unexceptional the other two 'Exorcist' sequels were, but I didn't expect that it would make them suddenly seem like classics by comparison.


Service Sends Traffic Images To Cell Phone

Now you can check traffic conditions across the Washington region from your cell phone -- not by calling a friend already stuck in traffic, but by subscribing to a new video service that sends updates to any Internet-enabled phone.


The European comet-chasing spacecraft Rosetta has been sending back "beautiful new images" after swooping over the surface of Mars overnight, the European Space Agency (ESA) said on Sunday.


Astros fire manager Garner, general manager Purpura

The struggling Houston Astros fired manager Phil Garner and general manager Tim Purpura on Monday, less than two years after the pair had guided the Major League Baseball team to their first World Series.


MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan -- After a powerful earthquake struck Pakistan and India a year ago, one of the biggest fears was for the more than 3 million newly homeless facing the onset of the Himalayan winter.


Blue Chips Higher, Oil Hovers at $50 Bbl

U.S. blue chips were higher on  Tuesday, led by shares of major oil producers benefiting from  higher crude oil prices, which broke through the $50 a barrel  mark.


Direttore 'Repubblica', 'da Kabul notizie false su di lui'


Voters Showing a Darker Mood Than in 2000 Race

Candidates are confronting an electorate deeply unsettled about the United Statesâ ability to control its own destiny.


Bush to host Vietnam president in historic visit

President George W. Bush, hosting Vietnam's president in a historic visit, will welcome robust trade ties the United States has developed with a former enemy but also will voice concerns on Hanoi's human rights record.


A full-strength Chelsea squad will tour China next year as part of its long-term plans to forge links with the world's most populous nation.


The new leader of Canada's Liberal Party pledged Sunday to honor the country's commitment to the Kyoto protocol if he unseats Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper in an election expected next year.


HP Takes to the Road to Showcase Latest Imaging and Printing Portfolio to Customers

HP's Imaging and Printing Group today announced the successful completion of its Middle East corporate and enterprise Roadshow.


On a day when there would be 40 birdies made at the par-5 closing hole at TPC Boston, perhaps the most important one belonged to Bill Haas .


Christopher Reeve's widow, Dana Reeve, is going to President Bush's State of the Union address in hopes of hearing him propose additional support for medical research.


Russia to Hold YUKOS Auction Despite US Court

Russia will forge ahead with an auction on Sunday to sell the key asset of stricken oil company YUKOS despite an order from a US bankruptcy court blocking the sale for 10 days, an official said on Friday.


The US massive offensive on the Fallujah has resulted in an increasingly severe humanitarian disaster in the city, as the Red Crescent


Rugby fans across the Tasman will have to enter a ballot to obtain tickets for next year's Lions tour. Fifteen thousand visitors are also expected to follow their team from Britain.


Plans to turn a former  RAF station on Shetland into a holiday resort and whisky distillery are outlined.


Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes has turned down two approaches from England manager Steve McClaren to come out of international retirement.


Still not clear on the convergence advantage though Small companies are keen to embrace VoIP, but still arenât seeing the real advantages of convergence.â¦


RUSSIA: 400 PERSONE IN OSTAGGIO DI KAMIKAZE IN OSSEZIA

MOSCA - Il commando terrorista che ha sequestrato la scuola di Beslan, nella regione russa dell'Ossezia del Nord, ha minacciato di uccidere 50 bambini per ogni guerrigliero che venisse ucciso dalle forze speciali che circondano l'istituto, e 20 bambini


Hurricane Jeanne Hits Bahamas, Aims for Florida

Deadly Hurricane Jeanne strengthened as  it crossed the northern Bahamas on Saturday on its way to  deliver a record fourth hurricane strike in one season on  densely populated Florida.


Sassi, solo il 7-8% deriva dalla moda maschile


Autonomy Corp.Â is acquiring Zantaz, a provider of e-discovery and content archiving software, for $375 million in cash, the companies announced Tuesday.


The Venezuelan president causes a stir with his U.N. attack on Bush - and that's just the way the leftist leader likes it


Focused Tiger has fireworks up his sleeve

HAL Sutton was hardly rationing compliments yesterday when he identified Tiger Woods as one of the greatest putters who ever lived.


Pagano illude la Sampdoria Penalty di Totti, raggiunto Pruzzo

ROMA - Totti riacciuffa la Samp ed eguaglia Pruzzo, ma non basta. La Roma non riesce a battere la squadra di Novellino e alla fine deve accontentarsi di un punto che, a tempo scaduto, stava addirittura per sfuggire.


Russia Offers $10 Million for Chechen Rebels -Agencies

Russia offered a $10 million reward on  Wednesday for information to help it hunt down Chechen rebel  leaders Shamil Basayev and Aslan Maskhadov, whom it accuses of  being behind last week's deadly school siege.


Interline Brands, Inc. Scheduled to Present at William Blair & Company 27th Annual Growth Stock Conference

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., June 13  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Interline Brands, Inc.  ("Interline" or the "Company"), a leading distributor and direct marketer of maintenance, repair and operations products, announced today that Michael J. Grebe, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Thomas J.


Pope hails persecuted Christians as modern martyrs

Pope Benedict said on Wednesday that Christians faced persecution, torture and death in some parts of the world and continued to be made martyrs for their faith.


The first British soldier to be accused of murdering a civilian in Iraq has appeared in court, just hours after he was charged. Kevin Williams, 21, a trooper with the 2nd Royal Tank Regiment


Novatel Wireless preps 'smallest' HSUPA modem

Five times the upload speed of HSDPA Data-over-cellular specialist Novatel Wireless last week unveiled what it claims is the "world's smallest" USB-connected HSUPA modem, a slimline stick that allows a computer to connect to next-gen 3G phone networks.â¦


Blog: Adobe Systems issues three critical security updates designed to address vulnerabilities in its Flash Player.


Swedish vendor Ericsson announced today that it has been selected by Hungarian operator Pannon GSM as supplier to build the first phase of the operator's UMTS network.


Israel planes still buzzing Lebanon: U.N. commander

Israeli warplanes are still flying over southern Lebanon despite appeals for them to halt the missions, the outgoing commander of a United Nations peacekeeping mission said on Friday.


Adobe Systems invites outsiders to sample color combinations supplied by users of the company's Kuler service.


US Meat Plants Violating Mad Cow Rules-Inspectors

U.S. meat plants are allowing brains  and spinal cord from older cattle to enter the food supply,  violating strict government regulations aimed at preventing the  spread of mad cow disease, a federal meat inspectors union said  on Monday.


JPMorgan Chase & Co. is downplaying its role in subprime lending even as spectacular flameouts in that sector have turned the Wall Street bank into one of the biggest originators of risky mortgages.


Carlyle to Lead Investors in Bid for Chip Packager

A private equity consortium plans to make a $5.5 billion bid for the worldÂs biggest microchip packaging firm, Advanced Semiconductor Engineering.


The films and actors shortlisted for the 80th Academy Awards will be named in Los Angeles later.


Global Crossing Founder Escapes SEC Charges

Reports said that the SEC felt that Global Crossing founder Gary Winnick's role as non-executive chairman, which is often a position that has limited knowledge of day-to-day operations of a


U.S. Treasury Secretary John Snow said  on Sunday he assured members of the Group of 20 nations that  Washington will slash deficits they blame for a falling dollar  and repeated his call for stronger European growth.


German producer price inflation eases as oil prices fall

Producer price inflation in Germany, which has been surging recently as a result of runaway energy and steel prices, slowed somewhat last month as oil prices came off the boil, according to the federal statistics office Destatis.


Dam Safety Fears Put a Tourist Area on Edge

Worries are growing in southern Kentucky about the mile-long Wolf Creek Dam, which is leaking and showing signs of age.


Two schoolboys are found guilty of murdering a partially-sighted man who was kicked in the head as he lay on the floor.


Oil giant Yukos is halting two-thirds of its exports to China because of its financial troubles, a move which could raise oil prices.


New Google Tool Expands on Core Technology

Google Inc. (GOOG)'s long-awaited expansion of its search tools from the Internet to individual computers takes advantage of the company's core technology as well as a weakness in Microsoft Corp. (MSFT)'s Windows operating system.


Britain's EU 'Wreckers' Target UK Election

One of their legislators was suspended for fraud. Another outraged women by saying only brainless businessmen would hire "a lady of child-bearing age."


VALPARAISO | Porter County Health Department officials announced they have 250 doses of flu vaccine for clinics today in Valparaiso and Monday in Portage.


I hated the way Doherty treated Moss: Campbell

Supermodel Naomi Campbell is happy her good friend Kate Moss has dumped the   troubled rocker Pete Doherty who mistreated her.


China Sees Heavy Investment in Argentina in Decade

China and Argentina signed accords on Tuesday that could bring nearly $20 billion in investment from the Asian giant over the next 10 years for the capital-starved Latin American economy.


Tony Blair and General Pervez Musharraf agree action must be taken to tackle the causes of international terror.


Fong became a US senator in 1959 when Hawaii was admitted as a state. The Republican served from 1959 until 1977.


Uomo con precedenti penali ha ucciso per futili motivi


Napoli, il 34enne era caduto da un'impalcatura


Tiger Woods is a daddy. Less than 24 hours after Woods finished second at the U.S. Open on Father's Day, his wife gave birth to a daughter. Woods announced on his Web site — http://www.tigerwoods.com — that Sam Alexis Woods was born early Monday morning.


Mega-star has been spotted filming her first commercial in downtown Manhattan under a new deal to represent Samsung. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.


Pete Conrad Spirit of Innovation Award to Engage Students in Space, Science &Amp; Technology

The X PRIZE Foundation announced today a new education competition designed to cultivate interest and excitement in the fields of space, science and technology.


The chief prosecutor of the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal on Monday branded Kosovo's former prime minister as a warlord and a mobster in uniform and said he helped commit 'ugly, cruel and violent crimes.' ...Comment


Opec vows to open the taps to cool down runaway oil prices

Kuwait would back a hike of 1 million barrels per day (bpd) in Opec's oil output ceiling if crude prices remained at record levels, it said yesterday in a move


Catania, 19:15 - CALCIO, CATANIA: DOPPIO ALLENAMENTO

Doppia seduta d'allenamento per il Catania in vista della gara di domenica con l'Atalanta.  Al matti...


Former MVP admits he violated probation with positive drug test

Former NL Most Valuable Player Ken Caminiti admitted in court Tuesday that he violated his probation by testing positive for cocaine last month, and was sentenced to 180 days in jail.


The steelmaker faces serious headwinds, but it has the resources to batten down the hatches.


Fallujah negotiator refuses to resume talks

The negotiator for the militant Shiite stronghold of Fallujah was freed from US custody today but refused to resume peace talks. Sheik Khaled al-Jumeili said they will remain suspended as a protest against


Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Trent Green is expected to start in Sunday's game against the Oakland Raiders despite suffering from bruises to his ribs and hip.


The numbers behind an international child pornography bust Wednesday were themselves disturbing: Nearly 2,400 suspects from 77 countries allegedly paid to view videos depicting sexual abuse online. But the nature of Internet traffic makes it sadly unsurprising that people would figure they could hide so much hideous material.


Tony Blair is, in a way, as polarizing a figure in the United Kingdom as President George W. Bush is in the United States -- with one crucial difference.


Businesses fail to plan for HIV/Aids until it affects 20% of people in their country, says a World Economic Forum report.


The man who killed John  Lennon in 1980, Mark Chapman, fails in his third attempt for release on parole.


A study that spurred concern about high concentrations of platinum in women with silicone breast implants seems to contain flaws and should be viewed "with caution," the scientific journal that published the work warned Monday.


Bush Helps GOP Senators Raise $2.1 Million

LOUISVILLE, March 2 -- President Bush headlined a fundraiser Friday for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and the National Republican Senatorial Committee that netted $2.1 million. Organizers called it the largest fundraiser in state history.


Former President Bill Clinton was moved Wednesday from intensive care to a hospital room following his heart surgery, his office said.


Military lacks resources to add new troops, says vice-admiral

OTTAWA (CP) - The military doesn't have the resources to deal with thousands of extra recruits due to join its ranks, says the second-in-command of Canada's armed forces.


Russian 'chessboard killer' guilty of 48 murders

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


Iraq frustrations fall on general seeking promotion

Gen. George Casey, nominated for the post of Army chief of staff, faced severe questions Thursday from senators about the strategies he implemented when he was the commander of U.S. and coalition troops in Iraq.


EU Authorizes First GMO Seeds for Commercial Use

The European Union approved on Wednesday the first genetically modified (GMO) seeds for planting that may be sold across the 25-nation bloc.


The dollar edged slightly downward Tuesday as markets awaited a Federal Reserve decision on interest rates.


EU's Antitrust Chief Vows to Be Impartial

The Dutch woman nominated to the powerful post of European Union antitrust commissioner insisted during her confirmation hearing Tuesday that her extensive background in the corporate world did not mean she would be soft on big business.


The Florida Panthers re-signed defenseman Bryan Allen to a five-year contract Wednesday. The deal is reportedly worth nearly $15 million.


Alex McLeish believes Scotland's  bid to upset France again could be helped by a French desire for vengeance.


But censorware research is illegal, again The US copyright office will permit mobile phone subscribers to unlock their phones, allowing them to be used by rival network providers.â¦


Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Tuesday released a plan that would provide all children and adults access to health coverage, but stops short of mandating universal coverage.


Another two people are arrested as part of an international investigation into pictures of child abuse.


Insurgents have detonated two bombs near a convoy of US military vehicles in southern Baghdad, killing at least 16 people, Iraqi police say.


The Belkin booth was my favorite at the show. They emerged as a design and innovation powerhouse.


Martha Stewart to buy TV chef's media properties: report

Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc is  to acquire the media and licensed properties of TV chef Emeril  Lagasse for around $50 million in cash and stock, the Wall  Street Journal reported on Tuesday.


Tony Freixas's Blog: High-performance debugging

Tony Freixas has posted a new article covering his thoughts on high-performance debugging with PHP5:   In this article, I will show you how to use PHP 5 input filters to support debug, trace and assert statements so that a one-line change disables these statements and restores your script to full production performance.   He makes a custom solution, a simple method for just outputting simple debug statements via his own custom debugging classes - thDebug, theTrace and thAssert. He wraps all of these in a thDebugManager class to make them all play nice together.   With these in place, he moves on to the real key to the debugger, using the input filter extension that comes with PHP5. He makes a thAbstractStreamFilter abstract class to base the filtering on and, using this interface, makes his thDebugFilter class to handle the various debugging outputs. He uses the __autoload functionality to load it correctly into each page that needs it.


Twenty-four states hold some voting contest on Feb. 5, with 1,678 Democratic delegates and 1,038 Republican delegates to the national presidential nominating conventions up for grabs. A candidate needs 2,025 delegates to secure the Democratic nomination, and 1,191 to win the Republican nomination. Here is a list of the contests and the number of pledged delegates at stake in each:


The Army of Heaven moved in more than a decade ago and gained strength after Saddam


A new government is named for Somalia but it remains too dangerous for them to be based in the capital.


Dutch kidney reality television show a hoax

A Dutch reality show in which a supposedly dying woman had to pick one of three contestants to receive her kidneys was revealed as a hoax on Friday.


Junior Wins Another Nextel Cup Race in Phoenix

PHOENIX, Ariz. (Sports Network) - Dale Earnhardt Jr.  captured the Checker Auto Parts 500 Nextel Cup race at the  Phoenix International Raceway for the second consecutive year.  The No.8 Budweiser Chevrolet crossed the finish line 1.431  seconds ahead of runner-up Ryan Newman.


Supreme Court Says 401(k) Participants Can Sue

Participants can sue under a pension protection law to recover their losses, justices said in a unanimous ruling.


Oil at $47, Economic Impact Seen as Muted

Oil prices surged to a new high above $47 a barrel on Wednesday on evidence that energy costs are not substantially slowing the economic growth that fuels oil demand.


Zetterberg, Red Wings Rally Past Rangers

NEW YORK -- Henrik Zetterberg capped Detroit's three-goal third period with a power-play score, and the Red Wings overcame Dominik Hasek's shaky start to beat the New York Rangers 4-3 Monday night.


Strong Quake Hits Japan's Hokkaido, 11 Hurt

A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 hit a wide area of Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido early on Monday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.


Al centro della vicenda giudiziaria la nomina di Meocci


Rende, 21:30 - CALCIO, C/2; PRESIDENTE RENDE: MONDO SPORCO, RITIRO SQUADRA

Il presidente del Rende, Franco Ippolito Chiappetta, al termine dell'incontro valido per il campiona...


Actress Brooke Shields almost brought her house down on top of her when   she drove into an outdoor beam.


PeopleSoft board willing to talk to Oracle

While it has rejected each of Oracle Corp.'s takeover offers today, PeopleSoft's board of directors is willing to talk about a deal at the right price, a member of the company's board said today.


On Second Try, Intrepid Agrees to Leave Dock

A month after the first attempt failed, the old, gray ship was pulled from its berth on the West Side of Manhattan.


The recent Dutch raid against a suspected military training camp used by Turkish Kurdish rebels is the largest crackdown against the group in Europe, which has become a base for autonomy-seeking militants to ...


OFFENSE Big plays were the order of the night, and QB Mark Brunell and WR Rod Gardner provided plenty of them. Gardner had a career night with 10 receptions and, had time permitted, his last reception would have set up a game-tying field goal.


Dontrelle Willis is one of the few Florida Marlins players to have felt the pressure of playing in the postseason.


La norma aveva provocato polemiche nel centrosinistraE' nel maxiemendamento che ha ricevuto la fiducia al Senato                                          Prescrizione dei reati contabili Il dietrofront con un decreto il 27


Cashman, a Buffer for Torre, Stands Alone but in Control

Although Yankees principal owner, George Steinbrenner, will pick the teamâs next manager, he still needs General Manager Brian Cashman, perhaps more than ever.


They swept into the Industria studio in Lower Manhattan last night, beaming like sweethearts on honeymoon: Karl Lagerfeld wearing his signature shades, Tommy Hilfiger in a pinstriped suit.


Tensions Mount Between France and Ivory Coast

As tensions continue to mount between France and Ivory Coast, French Defense Minister Michele Alliot-Marie says Paris has no intention of withdrawing its troops from the West African country.


Country singer Porter Wagoner dies at 80

NASHVILLE, Tennessee  - U.S. country singer Porter Wagoner, lanky Grand Ole Opry star whose flashy Nudie rhinestone suits dazzled fans when he sang with rising new performer Dolly Parton in the 60s, died on Sunday from lung cancer, said his publicity agent, Darlene Bieber. He was 80.


MONTGOMERY -- State regulators could decide Dec. 14 how much more Alabama Power Co. customers will pay for electricity in 2005, according to an order from the Public Service Commission.


TV watchdog Ofcom upholds 55 complaints against a live broadcast of a fight on Channel 4 show Big Brother.


Yukos Cuts China National Petroleum's Oil Supplies

OAO Yukos Oil Co., Russia's biggest oil exporter, will lower crude-oil deliveries to China National Petroleum Corp. this month and supply no oil in October because the Russian company


Da variazioni di perimetro effetto positivo di 122 milioni


A panel of experts has recommended that the Security Council impose sanctions on Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir and other top government officials, Qatar's U.N. ambassador said Friday.


Il 2 ottobre, come testimone inchiesta su presunti abusi


Serena Williams still loves playing tennis, although her passion for fashion is undeniable.


UK far-right party leader arrested on charge of inciting racial

British police have arrested the leader of the far-right British National Party (BNP) Tuesday, accusing him of inciting racial hatred.


Patriots, Jets and Eagles Still Unbeaten

The Patriots and Jets still are spotless, although neither looked invincible in improving to 5-0. The Eagles, however, have an unbeatable look about them.


Una mostra didattica mette a confronto i cartelli posti vicino alle scuolecome sintesi delle espressioni culturali e delle regole sociali di diversi Paesi                                            Tutti i modi di dire "bambino" il mondo nei segnali stradali                                                                                di ALESSANDRA VITALI


Chiron flu vaccine for 2005 doubtful, says the company

Chiron Corp, one of only two flu jab suppliers to the USA, says that next year's supply may be in doubt. Health experts and business analysts have been asking for some time that the US authorities add other suppliers to their approvals list.


Maryland prisoner shoots, carjacks way out of hospital

An inmate who said he had chest pains overpowered two guards at a Maryland hospital on Wednesday, shot a man outside the hospital and commandeered his vehicle as a getaway car, state police said.


Scary Santa Lurks in Finland's Christmas Past

The song goes that Santa "knows if you've been bad or good, so be good for goodness sake!" But have we ever sought to find out if Santa's been naughty or nice?


LaBranche may consider sale of company: source

LaBranche & Co. Inc. , which runs one of the largest equity specialist traders on the New York Stock Exchange floor, may consider selling all or part of itself to salvage its floor-trading business, a person familiar with the matter said on Monday.


Arab militias responsible for atrocities in Sudan's Darfur region now guard camps for the displaced, refugees say.


Maracaibo, 10:44 - CALCIO, AMICHEVOLE: VENEZUELA-CANADA 2-2

Venezuela e Canada hanno pareggiato 2-2 in un'amichevole giocata a Maracaibo. In gol per il Venezuel...


US are Davis Cup final underdogs, says Roddick

World number two Andy Roddick says the United States will probably be the underdogs in the Davis Cup final against hosts Spain in December.


By JOHN THORNE RABAT, Morocco - Internet users in Morocco unable to access the video-sharing Web site YouTube since last week expressed fears Tuesday that the government has stepped up its campaign to restrict independent media.


The dollar hit a fresh three-month low  against the yen on Thursday as a rebound in oil prices  aggravated worries about the outlook for the U.S. economy and  its yawning current account deficit.


Florida and Miami have played four times in the last five years, and they're already talking about another matchup — in next season's Rose Bowl.


An IMF team is in Zimbabwe as it tries to decide what to do about Harare's outstanding debt to the fund.


President Bush has signed a new law authorizing him to freeze Sudanese government assets to protest the violence in Sudan's troubled Darfur region.


Europe's identity crisis (U.S. News & World Report)

U.S. News & World Report - BERLIN--Told that she couldn't sit in on religion classes for the Muslim students at Rixdorfer Elementary School, Marion Berning went into the classroom anyway on the pretext of fixing a window. What she found stunned and angered her. The teacher was saying that "women are for the house, for the children. And the girls were sitting like this," she says, placing her hands in her lap, slumping her shoulders in an imitation of a meek posture, and casting her eyes downward. "While all of the boys," she is yelling now, "they were talking and playing. This is fundamentalism.  ...


The Washington Post's Rob Pegoraro discusses his recent reviews and answers your questions about personal tech and Macworld.


Oil prices raced to new highs above $50  on Tuesday as rebel threats against Nigerian oil facilities  threatened to inflict further strain on global supplies.


Udine, 16:14 - CALCIO, UDINESE; IAQUINTA: E' ORA DI VINCERE IN TRASFERTA

E' bastato il netto 3-1 con il quale l'Udinese ha superato il Cagliari a far tornare il sorriso all'...


Iran Rejects Any Deal to End Uranium Enrichment

Iran said on Saturday it would reject any proposal to halt uranium enrichment, a step European Union diplomats are proposing to end a row over whether Iran is seeking atomic weapons.


Dell earnings beat Wall St estimates, shares leap

Dell Inc.  comfortably  beat analysts' estimates for quarterly earnings on Tuesday as  it sold more laptops and increased sales in China and Europe,  sending its shares nearly 10 percent higher.


Float Time on Checks Shortens, as of Thursday

Under a federal law that will take effect Thursday, the grace period between the time the check is written and when the money is debited from the account.


Weak dollar under pressure after G20 offers no support

BERLIN, Nov 22  - The dollar's slide was on everyone's lips at the Group of 20 meeting here but officially off the agenda, leaving the US currency at the mercy of market forces that appear bent on pushing it lower.


Roma, 17:59 - CALCIO, LAZIO; PANDEV: NESSUNA TRATTATIVA PER PANDEV

Il presidente della Lazio, Claudio Lotito, ha smentito l'esistenza di trattative per la cessione di...


Get ready! The complete and fully ordered setlist for the popular game Guitar Hero III has been leaked online (still unconfirmed, though).


Rick Wills, CEO of Beaverton-based Tektronix Inc., has resigned from embattled biotechnology company Chiron Corp.'s board of directors after serving on it only one month.


L'attrice dirige e interpreta "Ingannevole Ã¨ il cuore piÃ¹ di ogni cosa", dal bestseller autobiografico di J.T.Leroy. In sala dal 18                                                  Asia diventa mamma cattiva per raccontare l'infanzia rubata                                                                                E' la storia di un bambino vittima di violenze di ogni genereLa regista: "Un film di denuncia, da guardare col cuore aperto"di CLAUDIA MORGOGLIONE


Oversight agency to look at ousted chief's compensation

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Troubled mortgage giant Fannie Mae said in a securities filing late Monday that the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight will review termination compensation for its outgoing executives, Chairman and Chief Executive


Spinto al ribasso da rafforzamento dollaro, perde lo 0,2%


GDF-Suez merger delayed after unions win court ruling

The proposed merger of French energy group Suez and state-owned Gaz de France faced a delay of at least several months after an appeals court ruling in favour of trade unions.


Province may go ahead with latest offer to MDs: Smitherman

TORONTO -- Health Minister George Smitherman says the province will move ahead with its latest proposal to Ontario's doctors, even though it doesn't have their approval.


The focus of the initial quake was in the Niigata prefecture, some 150 miles north of Tokyo. The jolts, including aftershocks of magnitude up to 6.3 on the Richter scale, were also felt strongly in the capital.


Sarkozy shows his temper to U.S. audience

French President Nicolas Sarkozy showed flashes of temper and abruptly terminated a television interview aimed at introducing him to U.S. audiences.


Ind. Couple Creates Prehistoric Institute

A husband-and-wife anthropologist team who have spent decades studying early humans' skill in crafting stone tools have parlayed their expertise into an Indiana University institute devoted to prehistoric human culture.


La vittima, di 28 anni, sarebbe incensurata


Patients told of 'mad cow disease' danger

HUNDREDS of patients of Addenbrooke's Hospital have been warned they may have come into contact with the human form of "mad cow disease".


Man Allegedly Tries to Swap Pot for Tires

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A man who unsuccessfully tried to barter with marijuana was arrested for stealing two auto tires after the deal was rejected, Roseville police said.


Papers in Russia and across Europe continue to debate the reasons for the bloody outcome of the school siege in North Ossetia, and the lessons to be learned.


The attorney for Kevin Federline says he wants to depose Britney Spears soon, the latest step in the former couple's ongoing child-custody battle.


The first Vineland Festival, to have been held southeast of Philadelphia in Vineland, N.J., has been postponed because of competition from the newly announced All Points West at Liberty State Park in Jersey City. âDue to the overall festival traffic in the Northeast and big bands touring through this area at the same time, co-producers Festival Republic and C3 Presents have decided to step back and launch Vineland in 2009,â organizers said in a statement. Vineland had been scheduled for Aug. 8-10, the same dates as All Points West, which is being organized by the promoters behind the Coachella Music Festival in Southern California.


Tony Blair yesterday offered a crowded House of Commons his most direct apology yet for deficiencies in the intelligence dossiers he presented to MPs to help justify the invasion of Iraq in March 2003.


Toronto-Dominion Bank , Canada's second-largest lender, plans to make ''major acquisitions" in the United States over the next few years after completing its proposed $3.1 billion purchase of a majority stake in Banknorth Group Inc. , chief executive Edmund Clark said.


XM Satellite Up, Sirius Down Before Bell

XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc.  XMSR.O shares rose nearly 6 percent before the bell on  Wednesday ahead of a news conference the company is holding in  conjunction with Major League Baseball.


A serving policeman is bailed after admitting downloading an indecent image of a child from the internet.


Israeli futurologist predicts terror horror

Run for the hills Western nations have less than 20 years to prepare for the next generation of terror threats, according to Dr Yair Sharan, director of Tel Aviv University's Interdisciplinary Centre for Technology Analysis and Forecasting.â¦


Pyongyang allows UK diplomat to visit site of mushroom cloud

NORTH Korea yesterday agreed to let a British diplomat visit the site of a massive explosion which Pyongyang said was caused by the planned demolition of a mountain for a hydroelectric project.


Prammanasudh holds on to win Fields Open

Stacy Prammanasudh shot a 4-under 68 on Saturday to hold off Jee Young Lee by a stroke and complete a wire-to-wire victory in the Fields Open.


IT executives pan storage vendors for not being green

Concern over power costs (73%) was the most common reason organizations gave for wanting to improve the energy efficiency of their storage. Concern for the environment came second, highlighted by 57%, followed by power capacity worries (35%).


In Cincinnati, a 126-Year-Old Paper Goes to Press for the Last Time

The Dec. 31 issues of The Cincinnati Post and The Kentucky Post will be the last for both newspapers, which are part of a dying breed of afternoon dailies.


Eisner makes play for baseball trading-card firm

Topps Co., maker of baseball trading  cards and Bazooka gum, said on Tuesday it would be acquired by  an investment firm run by former Walt Disney Co. chief Michael  Eisner and private equity firm Madison Dearborn Partners for  $385 million.


Asif Ali Zardari, former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's husband, was granted bail in a corruption case by the Supreme Court on Monday, paving way for his release after some eight years in jail, lawyers said.


Kerry stands up to Bush for third straight debate

For a third straight debate, Democrat John Kerry stood his ground against George W. Bush, slugging it out with a president bent on painting him as a dangeous left-winger on social issues.


At least 101 Iraqis died in the country's unending sectarian slaughter Wednesday, and the U.N. reported that 3,709 Iraqi civilians were killed in October, the highest monthly toll of the war and one that is sure to be eclipsed when November's dead are counted.


Australian PM John Howard expresses doubts about proposals for a debt freeze for tsunami-hit countries.


Pope Benedict XVI rebuffed calls to let divorced Catholics who remarry receive Communion in a new document Tuesday and told Catholic politicians they are expected to wage the church's fight against abortion and gay marriage.


A Day at FedEx Field: Cold and Wet and Walking on Air

Soaked, freezing and beaming like schoolgirls, sisters Carmencita Bell and Valerie Young watched the celebration erupting around them at FedEx Field yesterday and credited the supernatural.


Si fara' il 31 gennaio sempre dalle ore 12 alle ore 16


Amnesty accuses Hezbollah of war crimes against Israelis

The militant Shiite group Hezbollah committed war crimes in its deliberate targeting of civilians in the recent conflict with Israel, Amnesty International said in a report.


Nearly 400 dead as typhoon hits Philippines

Red Cross officials in Manila reported at least 388 people were killed when Typhoon Durian slammed into the Philippines Friday, triggering volcanic mudslides and flooding.


Unlocking the iPhone Could Invite DMCA Suit

Hackers who unlock Apple Inc.'s iPhone from the AT&T Inc. network and share the method with 10 million of their closest Internet friends are inviting a lawsuit from the two companies, several intellectual property lawyers said Monday.


Olympics-Five sports on shortlist for possible Games inclusion

Golf, rugby and squash are on a shortlist of five sports to be assessed for possible inclusion in the 2012 Olympics. The International Olympic Committee is reviewing


David Beckham said on Tuesday he was "starstruck" when he met Stevie Wonder, and told his wife that he wanted to take a picture with the music legend.


WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Feb. 26 -- Krispy Kreme, the company known for its glazed doughnuts, its chocolate iced glazed doughnuts and its glazed "kreme"-filled doughnuts, on Monday introduced a whole-wheat doughnut.


Torino, 17:53 - CALCIO, TORINO; DE BIASI: QUI PER SALVEZZA, NON PER RIVINCITA

Pensa solo alla salvezza del Torino e non a prendersi rivincite, Gianni De Biasi, richiamato alla gu...


Turkish police appeal for restraint in Pope protests

Turkish police on Friday appealed for restraint at planned protests against Pope Benedict's visit to the Muslim country next week, saying they could harm Turkey's image.


The American Medical Association is working with a startup company that encourages doctors to swap ideas online and charges investment firms to view postings that could serve as tip-offs to drug side effects and other market-moving medical trends.


Hospital waiting lists are at their lowest level since the 1980s, the NHS chief executive is expected to announce. What is your experience?


Progress in Africa Must Be Led By Africa, Says Blair

Opening a meeting of the British sponsored Commission for Africa in Addis Ababa UK Prime Minister, Tony Blair, told delegates that it was "time to turn international attention into international action".


An earthquake shook central Chile on Thursday, reportedly knocking out phone service to a few towns but causing no injuries or serious damages, officials and news reports said.


"I just had no desire to be intimate with my husband," said Ros Washington, a female sex patch patient. "It's not that I didn't love him.


NEW YORK  - Fact-based fiction ruled this year's National Board of Review selections as Clint Eastwood's Japan-centric World War II drama "Letters From Iwo Jima" took home best film of the year honors.


THE Australian Government may try to bring those behind the Bali bombings to Australia for trial if they avoid jail time in Indonesia.


Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov tells the US that Russia's internal politics are its own business.


EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ | Eli Manning jumped into an NFL starting role and took a stumble. With the Giants trailing by four points and getting the ball back with 1:52 left in the game, Manning


The city's Taxi and Limousine Commission said it would not pursue a disorderly conduct charge against 86-year-old CBS newsman Mike Wallace, who was arrested earlier this month during a confrontation with inspectors outside a Manhattan restaurant.


Ivaldi Ã¨ il piÃ¹ famoso, per loro 800 euro a gara:qualche domanda sugli uomini con la bandierina                                              Falli, fuorigioco e proteste il mestiere del guardalinee                                                                                di FULVIO BIANCHI


Sepang, 10:57 - MOTO, ROSSI: YAMAHA DEVE LAVORARE PER MOTO PIU' VELOCE

Valentino Rossi pensa già alla prossima stagione. ''Non posso fare tutto io - ha detto dopo i...


Secondo un rapporto, gli ordigni si trovano ad Aviano e GhediLa loro presenza Ã¨ vietata dalla legge e da trattati internazionali                                            Nucleare, rivelazione dagli Usa "In Italia 90 bombe atomiche"


If your computer is slowing down or crashing, you may have a virus. Scan now to find out!  Detects viruses, spyware and worms. Includes free spam and popup blockers.


A feud between the brothers who run India's largest private firm, Reliance, eases as one brother off-loads stock.


Water Is First Key to Averting Epidemics Along Coasts

World Health Organization official David Nabarro says health officials expect the first wave of sickness to be cholera and diahhreal disease, which he says will strike in about one week.


10 soldiers, driver killed in bomb attack

SRINAGAR -- A roadside bomb killed 10 Indian soldiers and their civilian driver yesterday in Indian-controlled Kashmir in the most devastating attack by separatist guerrillas since India's government began withdrawing troops from the disputed region last month. Witnesses said the blast ripped the sport utility vehicle apart, killing everyone, including an Indian Army major. The explosion left a crater several ...


Do germs communicate? Many scientists think so and are betting the chatter may hold the key to developing the next generation of drugs to fight killer superbugs.


Pakistan denies accusations that it is not doing enough to stop militants crossing the border into Afghanistan.


An official of the Palestinians' Hamas-led government who returned from a seven-nation trip with $20 million in his luggage said Saturday that he will continue to funnel money across the Egyptian border despite European objections.


Fans salute Willie Mays at All-Star game

Willie Mays stepped out of the pink convertible in a narrow alley behind the left-field line, and one of baseball's greatest living players exhaled with a smile.


Roma, 23:28 - CALCIO: LAZIO PRONTA A PARTECIPARE A INTERTOTO

La Lazio ha dato adesione all'Uefa per un'eventuale partecipazione alla prossima coppa Intertoto. Lo...


Movie Review | 'Four Lane Highway': Beating Writerâs Block

âFour Lane Highwayâ stars Frederick Weller as Sean, a famous (dead) writerâs son who became a writer himself but has been blocked for some time.


Pretexting not a way of life at HP - official

Or an investigative technique - oh, wait HP has entered the denial phase in its legal battle with former executive Karl Kamb. The company this week denied claims made by Kamb that it used pre-texting techniques during an internal investigation into the executive's side business selling flat panel TVs. Moreover, HP whacked back at Kamb, saying pre-texting was not a way of life at the company.â¦


Novell Could Be Banned From Selling Linux: Group Claims

TechWeb - The Free Software Foundation is reviewing Novell's right to sell new versions of Linux operating system software after the open-source community criticized Novell for teaming up with Microsoft.


Key events in the hostage standoff at a school in Beslan in southern Russia. All times are local; some are approximate.


Supermarkets can't keep pomegranate juices in stock. Farmers can't grow the fruits fast enough. They are everywhere -- in shampoo, on lobster dinners, in beer, even on Christmas wreathes.


Roma, 13:38 - CALCIO, SERIE B; GLI ARBITRI DELLA 2/a GIORNATA

Queste le terne arbitrali, (piÃ¹ il quarto uomo) che dirigeranno le gare della 2/a giornata del campi...


Meanwhile, down in The Apple . . . An organization is exposed.


New foot and mouth cases suspected in south England

All the sheep on a farm in southern England will be slaughtered after blood tests suggested they had contracted foot and mouth disease, the British agriculture ministry said on Monday.


A Wi-Fi hot-spot builder develops a decked-out trailer capable of delivering broadband access even in the middle of nowhere. The WanderPod gets its first test run at the launch of SpaceShipOne in the Mojave Desert. By Dan Brekke.


Links to the week's topics from search engine forums across the web: TrueLocal Launches Canadian Local Search Engine - The Video Void: Where Are All The AdSense Video Ads? - Here Comes Social Media Optimization? - Google Apps for Your Domain, and more.


Bush, Kerry argue over who can beat terrorism

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Osama bin Ladenâs sudden reappearance on videotape and the deaths of eight Marines in Iraq on Saturday sent President Bush and Democrat John Kerry into a sharp final round of argument over which one can defeat terrorism, the


Video: Riflebird Mating Dance an "In Your Face" Affair

Watch a hapless male get the ultimate brush-off when his elaborate, up-close mating dance is a big flop—then see if his smooth-moving rival can do any better.


Troy Vincent would have preferred Bryant Gumbel kept his views to himself rather than using his TV show as a forum to harshly criticize the NFL's relationship with its players' union.


Two separate car bombs killed seven Iraqi national guardsmen and a rocket barrage hit a police academy, as insurgents kept up their offensive to subdue Iraq's beleaguered security forces.


Blue-laser alternative to Blu-ray, HD DVD launched

And it's mobile friendly Mobile World Congress It's based on blue-laser technology, but that's where the similarity between the V Media disc and both HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc ends. V Media holds just 1GB of data on a disc with a diameter of about an inch and a half and a casing reminiscent of Iomega's ill-fated Clik.â¦


Chad Pennington puts together three touchdown drives of 70 yards or more and the Jets cruise to a 38-10 victory over the Packers.


Carraway Methodist Medical Center and UAB Health System are teaming up to expand Carraway's women's services, a move both sides say will improve their teaching programs.


Google Inc. has extended a  multi-year deal with RealNetworks Inc. to promote Google  software across Real's entertainment and multimedia products,  the companies said on Wednesday.


Insurgents strike Iraqi police station, mosque

Militants kill at least 30 in assault on Baghdad; US forces say 22 insurgents killed in Mosul. A Iraqi man mourns the death of his brother.


False-Positive Cancer Screening Results Costly

Screening for cancer quite often produces a false-positive result, and this can lead to costly -- and ultimately unnecessary -- follow-up testing, according to a new report.


A North African man and his wife went on trial Wednesday on charges they ran Web sites that supported al-Qaida-linked groups with videos of people killed by terrorists and information on how to make bombs.


Plea Deal Approved in Guantanamo Spy Case

SAN FRANCISCO - A military judge on Wednesday dropped an espionage charge against a Muslim interpreter accused of spying at the camp for terror detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, all but resolving a case that once carried the potential for the death penalty.    The judge's acceptance of the plea deal in the case of Senior Airman Ahmad Al Halabi marks the third Guantanamo spy case to fall apart this year, despite vows by Attorney General John Ashcroft and military officials to prosecute the men for jeopardizing the nation's security...


Florida prosecutors charged an astronaut Friday with trying to kidnap a woman she saw as a rival for a space shuttle pilot's affections, but they declined to file an attempted murder charge that had been recommended by police.


Clinic plans first transplant of a human face

Someone severely disfigured by burns or disease could receive the first human face transplant using skin and underlying fat from an organ donor.


U.S. Air Force chief foresees mixed tanker fleet

The U.S. Air Force likely would seek to buy refueling planes from both Boeing Co.  and a rival transatlantic team led by Northrop Grumman Corp. , the top Air Force general said Wednesday.


The NFL refused yesterday to retract wording in a letter to Broncos safety John Lynch that warned he could be ejected for making another illegal hit like the one that knocked the Colts' Dallas Clark out of last Sunday's game.


Guardian blogborg takes aim at global warming

Saves planet one lightbulb at a time For the second week in a row the Guardian has turned the power of the Internet onto the problems of the planet - at this rate, it surely can't be long before we're all saved. Last week editor Alan Rusbridger unleashed 15 million readers on Africa, this week environment writer Leo Hickman is trying to shut down coal-fired power stations.â¦


Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson pleaded guilty Monday to charges of drug possession and driving under the influence stemming from a traffic stop last year as he was leaving a nightclub.


Japan today summoned a Chinese diplomat after identifying a submarine that intruded its waters as Chinese. "We have judged the submarine to belong to the Chinese navy and it's likely the submarine was a nuclear


A Saudi Arabian billionaire is in talks to open a Disney theme park in Bahrain, a report says.


Blast at Pakistani Shi'ite prayer hall kills 4

PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN  - A bomb exploded in a crowded Shi'ite Muslim prayer hall in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar on Thursday, killing four people and wounding several, a government spokesman said.


Cagliari, 20:23 - CALCIO, CAGLIARI: PISANO FERMO, AL SUO POSTO FERRI

Lavoro pomeridiano per il Cagliari in vista del posticipo di domenica sera contro ol Parma. Presenti...


Israel, Palestinians Revive Diplomacy, Eye Summit

Israel and the Palestinians ended a  nearly two-year freeze in high-level diplomatic contacts on  Wednesday and agreed to prepare for a first summit between  Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and President Mahmoud Abbas.


News Corporation has awarded its executive chairman Rupert Murdoch a staggering $US12.5 million ($18 million) performance bonus for the latest financial year - believed to be the biggest in Australian corporate history.


A little over two weeks after the launch of its iPhone, a number of minor issues have begun to crop up among early adopters. However, the most prevalent problem appears to be the device not fully charging when plugged in. According to Apple, this is merely an interface glitch that will be resolved shortly.


Eagles bring back Levens; place Andrews on IR

Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - The Philadelphia Eagles made several roster moves on Tuesday, including bringing back Dorsey Levens and placing Shawn Andrews on injured reserve.


Dell (DELL) will set out Thursday to conquer markets dominated by Apple (APPL), Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) and others with products that include its first small digital music player, photo printer and plasma TV.


Intervento del premier alla Camera dopo l'uscita dell'Udeur dalla maggioranza"Le crisi si discutono in Parlamento, non sulle agenzie di stampa o in tv"                                          Doppia fiducia, Prodi non si arrende "Penso di farcela anche stavolta"                                                                                Il Professore in aula ha rivendicato i successi del suo esecutivoIl primo voto domani a Montecitorio, poi quello decisivo al Senato


Volkswagen Union Stages Warning Strikes at 3 German Factories

Volkswagen AG workers demonstrated outside three factories during the latest round of talks between Europe's biggest carmaker and the union representing the company's German employees.


Sub's crew recall fight with 'brutal' fire

Survivors of a fatal fire on a Canadian submarine that was left drifting in the north Atlantic described yesterday how they thought they would suffocate in the choking fumes.


Berlusconi suffers slight collapse during speech

Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has collapsed briefly while making a political speech in Tuscany and has recovered.


Infection with simian virus 40 (SV40) plays little or no role in the development of mesothelioma, a cancer affecting the lining of the lungs that has been linked to asbestos exposure, according to a report in The Lancet.


Ivory Coast leader's camp criticises arms ban

Supporters of Ivory Coast's President Laurent Gbagbo criticised on Tuesday a United Nations decision to impose an arms embargo on the world's top cocoa grower but rebel leaders welcomed the move.


Israel moves to impede UN relief to Palestinians

Israel has mounted a political campaign based on lies against the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), alleging that it has aided Palestinian terrorists.


Sterling steady despite evidence of slowdown

The pound rose against the dollar and was steady despite further evidence of slowing consumer credit and mortgage lending emerging in Britain, adding to the argument that interest rates have hit a peak.


Update 1: Humana Reports Sharply Higher 3Q Profit

Humana Inc. reported sharply higher third-quarter earnings Monday on the strength of broad gains in the health benefit company's commercial and government business.


Elton John gives advice to Whitney, Clay

How wonderful celeb news is when Elton John's in the world. The ever-opinionated popster weighs in on a variety of subjects in a two-part "Access Hollywood" interview, including Whitney Houston and Clay Aiken.


Australian terrorist suspect David Hicks will make his first appearance before a U.S. military commission on March 20 — more than five years after he was imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay, Prime Minister John Howard said Thursday.


The US Department of Justice fines oil giant BP some $373m (Â£182m), for fraud and environmental violations.


Con De Magistris fece riferimento a numerosi politici


Shiite Bloc in Parliament Diminished by Defection

BAGHDAD, March 7 -- A small Shiite political party on Wednesday pulled out of the governing Shiite parliamentary bloc that put Iraq's prime minister in power.


The public is called upon to help hunt for a rare grass-like plant recently found growing in the UK.


With the race for the 2012 Olympics getting nasty, IOC president Jacques Rogge is telling the five bid cities to stop sniping at each other and concentrate on their own campaigns.


WHO confirms another bird flu fatality in Indonesia

A eight-year-old girl who died last year has been confirmed as Indonesia's latest bird flu case, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said.


Il medico Ã¨ sospettato di aver ammazzato a fucilateun giovane che aveva in cura durante una battuta di caccia                                          Catania, arrestato uno psichiatra "Ha ucciso un suo paziente"                                                                                Il professionista avrebbe fornito versioni contrastanti dei fatti


Clinton to offer closing pitch to Iowans

Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton will make her closing argument to Iowa voters Wednesday evening during a televised message in which she tells them to "take the first step" toward changing the direction of the country by voting for her at the caucuses.


British Airways PLC said Sunday it would introduce a company-wide sick leave policy giving managers greater powers to monitor employees' absence under a deal hammered out with unions to avert a 24-hour strike.


East Timor declared a state of emergency Tuesday after rebel attacks on the country's top leaders left the president in "extremely serious" condition with gunshot wounds.


Professor Says Pressured to Be Tobacco Advocate

A pharmacology professor testifying  in the U.S. government's $280 billion suit against the  cigarette industry said on Monday he quit working as an expert  witness for a tobacco trade group after it pressured him to be  more of an advocate.


France is intensifying efforts to integrate its large Muslim minority by trying to create a generation of French-speaking imams equipped with some knowledge of law and diplomas from Parisian universities, ...


AN ABSOLUTE MINUTE: A Radio Series From Absolute Software

For audio files, visit http://www.absolute.com/anr  SUGGESTED ANCHOR LEAD: What are companies doing to keep customers' private information safe from criminals? Not enough according to the experts. Walter Ocner reports.


James Gist is emerging as an on-court leader for the surging Terrapins, who resume ACC play on Saturday at Virginia Tech.


Rights group says Sudan bombing Darfur civilians

A leading human rights group   accused the Sudanese military on Wednesday of indiscriminately   bombing villages in rebel-held regions of Darfur without regard   for civilian lives.


Ballmer Says Apple Won't Dominate Digital Technology

Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer said in London yesterday that the future of digital technology in the home will be with Microsoft, not Apple.


Cybercrime crackdown has nabbed 150 in USA

A summerlong crackdown on cybercrime has resulted in arrests or convictions of more than 150 individuals, Attorney General John Ashcroft announced Thursday.


Martin Scorsese is honoured by the Directors Guild of America for his mob thriller The Departed.


Combo Treatment Best for Melanoma, Advanced Ovarian Cancer

TUESDAY, Feb. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Combining periodic infusions of antibodies with a widely used cancer vaccine appears to be more effective and less harsh with melanoma and advanced ovarian cancer patients than using either treatment on its own, a new study shows.


Crime and punishment The leader of one of the world's most prolific ID theft gangs was sentenced to six years imprisonment at a hearing in London's Harrow Crown Court on Wednesday. Two other members of the same gang have been jailed for five years and eighteen months respectively.â¦


Official: Paris Club, with exception of Russia, agrees on Iraq ...

The Paris Club of creditor nations, except for Russia, has agreed in principle to slash debts Iraq owes to the group by up to 80 percent, an official said Sunday.


Benedetto XVI ha visitato anche Santa Sofia


More than 60 percent of the United States now has abnormally dry or drought conditions, stretching from Georgia to Arizona and across the north through the Dakotas, Minnesota, Montana and Wisconsin, said Mark Svoboda, a climatologist for the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln.


Police in Manchester launch a hunt for a man who was released from prison by mistake.


Patricia Arquette will soon be taking orders from her little brother. David Arquette, who's married to "Dirt" actress Courteney Cox, will direct an episode of NBC's drama "Medium."


On Baseball: A Reliever From the Old School Awaits His Hall of Fame Day

Far from pampered, during his 22-year career, Rich âGooseâ Gossage was the type of relief pitcher that has now become extinct.


Briton indicted in US for aiding 'shoe-bomber' Reid

WASHINGTON : US authorities on Monday indicted a Briton accused of aiding "shoe-bomber" Richard Reid's attempt to blow up a Paris-Miami flight with explosives hidden in the soles of his shoes, officials said.


Novita' della Finanziaria riguardano la dichiarazione 2008


Parrish's TDs prove prophetic for Groh, Cavs

Al Groh had said during the week that Miami's punt-return capabilities scared him, and that "it didnÂ¹t matter who was back there.


Time for Oscar noms, strike or no strike

Hollywood's month of self-congratulation is here, with a field of Oscar contenders strong enough that no clear favorite for best picture has emerged. Not that it will matter, if the writers strike bleeds into the Feb. 24 telecast.


Roma, 18:09 - CALCIO, FALCAO: ROMA PROTAGONISTA IN ITALIA E IN EUROPA

Paulo Roberto Falcao è sicuro che quest'anno la Roma sarà competitiva sia d'Italia sia...


EU transport chief hails Alitalia accord

EU transport and energy commissioner Loyola de Palacio on Sunday hailed the accord reached between Alitalia management and staff on a major restructuring plan aimed at keeping the struggling airline in the air.


Groups Debate Slower Strategy on Gay Rights

Gay rights leaders are debating if they should moderate their goals after 11 states approved constitutional amendments prohibiting same-sex marriages.


Missione di Stato e settimana fitta di impegni


Anaheim defenseman Chris Pronger received a one-game suspension Sunday for his hit to the head of Ottawa forward Dean McAmmond in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup finals.


Porn king offers $1m for political sex scandal

Â· Hustler boss tries again to bring down big names  Â· Washington Post readers asked for revelations


A tropical storm watch is likely for the Mexican coast Wednesday as a tropical depression gains strength in the Gulf of Mexico, the National Hurricane Center reported.


LSE expects shareholder backing for Borsa Italiana buy

The London Stock Exchange expects shareholders to approve its planned purchase of Borsa Italiana, LSE chief executive Clara Furse said here Monday.


Statutory Implications Of E-Mails Are Murky

House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert has asked the Justice Department to cast a wide net in its investigation of lewd e-mails sent by a Republican legislator to young pages, even looking into whether other lawmakers learned of them and failed to notify authorities. But legal experts said yesterday that...


Adult Physical Fitness May Be Affected by Race

NEW YORK  - A person's race may influence  his or her level of physical fitness, according to the findings  of a study of black and white adults who underwent treadmill  stress tests.


Suitcase operations center puts you in control

Base-X portable operations center by includes everything but the kitchen sink.


Tough choice: Ukraine's Jews in quandary over candidates in ...

For many of Ukraine's 100,000 Jews, Sunday's presidential revote poses a difficult choice: a Western-leaning opposition leader with past links to people with anti-Semitic views or a prime minister who favours heavy-handed Soviet-style


Milano, 11:11 - CALCIO, CHIVU: FIRMATO CONTRATTO TRA AGENTE E MORATTI

Massimo Moratti, presidente dell'Inter, e il procuratore di Chivu, Giovanni Becali, avrebbero gi&agr...


Piacenza, 12:04 - VOLLEY, COPRA IN SILENZIO STAMPA CONTRO FALSE NOTIZIE

La Copra Piacenza ha annunciato il silenzio stampa. "Le 'non notizie' e le notizie fasulle piÃ¹ volte...


Composer and Computer: Partners Across the Years

It is unsettling evidence of oneâs own age and station in life to find that electronic music â once virgin territory for the young explorer â now includes within its ranks a small army of grand old men.


Off the Stripper Pole and Into the Movies

She no longer dances naked, but the first-time screenwriter Diablo Cody is still exposing herself.


Cow: $571. DNA Test: $914. Results: Good

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - A Malaysian farmer has won custody over a 3-year-old cow after DNA tests ended months of dispute with another farmer over its ownership, a news report said Thursday.


Mammograms are an important tool in the fight against breast cancer. Now new research looks at how accurate those mammogram readings really are.


Knife amnesties have no real impact on reducing knife crime, a Met Police report obtained by the BBC says.


Kenny Richey, who has spent the past 20 years on death row in the US, expected back in UK by end of week


Putin defends auction sale of giant oil company to little known ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday defended the sale of a key unit of the Yukos oil firm to a little known company, calling it legal, and said he could live with a Ukraine presidency of Viktor Yushchenko.


Lebanon vote to be delayed until next week

Lebanon's presidential election has been postponed until the end of next week, a senior political source said on Friday, announcing the 11th delay to a vote first due to have been held more than three months ago.


The Paris Club of rich lending nations is to discuss a proposed debt freeze for tsunami-affected countries.


Asia stocks gain on upbeat U.S. growth data

Asian shares rose on Thursday, led by  exporters such as Honda and Samsung and resource stocks, after  upbeat U.S. growth data eased worries about the health of the  economy in Asia's biggest export market.


In a big management shakeup aimed at halting a brutal assault from rival Fox News, CNN has pushed aside the head of its US network.


Millions of people who have already booked flights and holidays for next year may have to pay more tax.


EU nominee withdraws amid harsh criticism

A controversial Italian politician, whose nomination to a European Union post threatened to halt other EU nominations, withdrew Saturday from consideration.


Mel Brooks will shoot his remake of "The Producers" in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, not far from the Williamsburg neighborhood where he grew up as Melvin Kaminsky.


Google fixes Gmail IMAP problem on Windows Mobile

InfoWorld - Google said it has fixed a problem that was causing Windows Mobile phone users to receive blank Gmail messages.


Seizure status after surgery key to quality of life

NEW YORK  - People with temporal lobe epilepsy experience stable or improved quality of life after successful surgery to control their seizures, even if they develop some degree of memory decline, a new study shows.


Counting of votes cast in the Northern Ireland Assembly election is to get under way at 0900 GMT.


Bosnian therapy knitters see luxury retail future

Sajma Alic took up knitting in  1995 to keep her mind off the fate of her husband, who stayed  in besieged Srebrenica while she fled with their baby, two of  hundreds of thousands made refugees by Bosnia's 1992-95 war.


U.S. Scrambled To Find Observers For Pakistani Vote

With Pakistan's critical parliamentary election fast approaching, Bush administration officials began scrambling late last month to find a U.S. monitoring group willing to travel to Pakistan and observe the Feb. 18 vote.


Motorola to sell $1 bln debt in three parts

Motorola Inc.  is planning to  sell $1.0 billion debt in a three-part offering as early as  Monday, said a market source familiar with the sale.


(InfoWorld) - A U.K. governance organization will review The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) as it tries to increase transparency afterÂ criticism of its close U.S. government ties. The report from One World Trust will be made public when it's completed next year, said Paul Levins, ICANN's executive officer and vice president of corporate affairs. ICANN, a private, nonprofit organization that controls the administration of the DNS (domain name system), is reworking its accountability practices, Levins said. "Frankly, the community has told us this is an issue we need to deal with," Levins said. In October, ICANN started a consultation toÂ develop new management operating principles, Levins said. ICANN also plans to document its board meetings better and revamp its Web site to make its 12,000 pages more accessible. The organization, based in Marina del Ray, California, falls under theÂ oversight of the U.S. Commerce Department, which has led to criticism that the U.S. government wielded too much influence over the Internet's development. In September, an existing agreement between the department and ICANN was extended for three years, although the U.S. government could grant ICANN total autonomy after 18 months.


Epilepsy Drug Safely Treats Drug Addiction

NEW YORK  - The epilepsy drug vigabatrin  appears to be safe for the treatment of cocaine or  methamphetamine dependence, new study results suggest.


Delegates of Nigeria's ruling party gather in Abuja to pick a candidate to stand in next year's presidential poll.


It is too early to judge whether a  concerted action plan to grease the wheels of seized-up money  markets will work, a top European central banker said on  Friday, as U.S. banking giant Citigroup faced fresh strife.


Florida ballot chief warns on 'observers'

Florida elections chief Dawn Roberts has warned the state's 67 election supervisors to be on the alert for observers at polling places who might use strong-arm tactics or otherwise harass or improperly assist potential voters in the Nov.


Security, trade top Bush agenda in Guatemala

President Bush on Monday will promote free trade in Central America and the need for greater security against an upsurge in political and drug violence in a visit to Guatemala.


Trump Casino Empire Files for Bankruptcy

Donald J. Trump's casino empire has filed for bankruptcy protection after months of negotiations with bondholders over restructuring a crushing debt.


UBS to pay $115 million to settle Enron case

Swiss bank UBS  agreed to pay Enron Corp. creditors $115 million in cash to settle a lawsuit related to equity transactions, the successor to the bankrupt energy trader said on  Wednesday.


Illegal Immigrants Cost U.S. $10 Billion - Study

Illegal immigrants to the United  States cost the federal government over $10 billion a year, but  that figure would increase almost threefold if they were  granted legal status, according to a study released on  Wednesday.


Adam Vinatieri kicks five field goals, Corey Dillon rushes for 151 yards and the Patriots intercept four passes Drew Bledsoe passes to dump the Bills, 29-6.


Years Ago, Agency Was Warned of a Drugâs Risks

A leading diabetes doctor sent the Food and Drug Administration a letter seven years ago that warned of the heart risks of the drug Avandia.


Allies losing Afghanistan war, Australian minister warns: report

Australia's new government has warned NATO and its allies they will lose the war against hardline Taliban forces in Afghanistan unless they change tactics urgently, a report said Monday.


Sun foresees global pool of computing power

com September 21, 2004, 5:30 PM PT. This fourth priority's main focus has been improving or obtaining CRM and ERP software for the past year and a half.


Fewer breast cancers linked to less hormone therapy

A sharp decline in new breast cancer cases in 2003 in the United States have come because millions of older women ceased hormone replacement therapy the previous year, researchers said on Thursday.


Also: UN warning on e-waste 'mountain.' Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.


Countrywide loans up 15 pct, foreclosures double

Countrywide Financial Corp. , the largest U.S. mortgage lender, on Tuesday said it made 15 percent more home loans in May as the pace of refinancings increased, though the foreclosure rate doubled.


The CD will stay the most popular music format until at least the end of the decade when digital music will begin to challenge its crown, says a new survey.


Peterson's death sentence reverberates in Modesto

The epicenter may have been in Redwood City, but the aftershocks of Scott Peterson's death sentence still shook the town where the double murders took place.


New GNOME version is available for Linux users

A new version of GNOME (GNU Network Object Model Environment) desktop interfaces is now available for download.


It was never intended to be. Oh, no, not in its purest form. Check the Rules of Golf. Reading the Constitution probably is easier, but somewhere in the Rules of Golf, you can find just about anything you want.


With elections and economic woes, congressional approval of foreign trade accords will be an uphill battle.


U.S., North Korea set normalization talks

The United States, taking a step Pyongyang has long desired, will begin normalization talks with North Korea in New York next week but the State Department on Wednesday played down expectations.


Sven Kramer broke his own 10,000-meter world record Sunday and made it a Dutch double at the World Allround Speedskating Championships, winning the men's overall title.


NATO and Afghan forces using airstrikes, artillery and mortars killed at least 30 Taliban militants in southern Afghanistan on Saturday, the alliance said.


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Speculation mounts about Nobel Prizes; medicine prize first to be announced

In a tradition that has become as venerable as the 103-year-old Nobel Prizes themselves, the guessing game over who will take home the world's most coveted awards next week has entered full swing.


YouTube in deal to offer local television programming

(InfoWorld) - Hearst-Argyle Television and YouTube announced a joint effort Monday to add news, weather, and entertainment videos and original Hearst television programming in five local markets to YouTube. Beginning Monday, Hearst TV stations in Boston, Sacramento, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, and Manchester, N.H., will begin posting local video to dedicated YouTube channels. The deal marks the first distribution agreement between Google subsidiary YouTube and an independent television broadcaster, according to YouTube and Hearst. YouTube announced a deal with EMI Group last week to begin showing music videos and performances on the site. "We're constantly looking at innovative ways to not only bring the YouTube community the best content out there, but also to find ways to bring them the most relevant programming," said Jordan Hoffner, head of premium content partnerships for YouTube, in a statement. "Local creates relevance, and this agreement will ultimately deliver Hearst-Argyle's programming to an even broader audience looking for local content." For Hearst's part, the deal fits within its overall strategy to distribute its content on TV, the Internet, and mobile phones, said Executive Vice President Terry Mackin. As part of the deal, Hearst will also use YouTube as part of its new digital video project and will broadcast high-school football and basketball and local amateur entertainment on YouTube. Web sites operated by Hearst television stations nationwide generate 1 billion page views each year and provide Wireless Application Protocol content, podcasts, Web-based newscasts, Web videos, and blogs in various markets.


Square Feet | Ventures: REITs, Down Sharply, May Be a Good Buy

After seven consecutive years of extraordinary gains, real estate investment trusts are posting negative returns, but some analysts think that the decline has been too severe.


UK: Georgian tycoon's death 'suspicious'

A Georgian tycoon who claimed he was the target of assassination plot after helping lead anti-government protests in his homeland was found dead in his mansion near London, and police said Wednesday they were treating the death as suspicious.


Frontline Blogger Covers War in Iraq With a Soldierâs Eyes

A former Special Forces soldier has created a loyal following on the Web with his accounts of frontline  soldiersâ daily work in Iraq.


Fin Whale at Feeding Time: Dive Deep, Stop Short, Open Wide

Scientists are tracking the oceanâs biggest whales to figure out how exactly they get enough food to build their giant bodies.


Report: Chelsea midfielder Makelele says he's quitting national ...

Chelsea midfielder Claude Makelele said in an interview published Saturday that he is retiring from the French national team to focus on his club career.


Mideast peace 'highest priority' after Arafat death: Blair

Prime Minister Tony Blair said the Middle East peace process was the "highest priority" for the international community as he expressed his condolences over the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.


The millennial computer glitch is belatedly pushing companies to dump outdated gear for new VoIP systems.


George Osborne commits the Tories to matching Labour's public spending for the next three years.


Business & money: Â· Bright and two other directors found guilty Â· Cover-up ranked with Maxwell affair


Google ordered to remove some Belgian news from website

A Belgian court has ordered US Internet search giant Google to stop reproducing articles, photos and graphics from French- and German-language Belgian newspapers on its news site.


INDIANAPOLIS  — Think Indianapolis goes crazy in May? Try September. Tens of thousands of blue-clad fans poured onto the downtown Monument Circle on Thursday, where they stood shoulder to shoulder to cheer for their beloved Indianapolis Colts — and get a little groove on while they were at it.


Favre's rally helps Packers beat Vikings

Facing a 7-point deficit midway through the fourth quarter after one of his familiar, costly mistakes, Brett Favre brought Green Bay back again.


Former Fed official Preston Martin dies at 83

Former U.S. Federal Reserve Board vice chairman Preston Martin died on Wednesday at his home in San Francisco after a brief illness, his family said in a statement. He was 83.


After rocky road to public offering, search engine proceeds--but what will it do with its windfall?


Hewlett-Packard next year will take a fresh approach to its utility computing initiative with a product designed to reduce the cost of running corporate computing systems.


What Yahoo! can do for Microsoft--and what it can't.


Study finds music, tech searches riskiest

NEW YORK -- Search terms related to music and technology are most likely to return sites with spyware and other malicious code, a new study finds.


The end of the Pistons' road trip was almost the worst night in their history as and the Knicks roll to an 89-65 victory over weary Detroit on Sunday night.


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Race against time as British police hunt serial killer

Police hunting a serial killer who is  killing women at a rate unprecedented in British history  pleaded on Wednesday with prostitutes to stay off the streets.


US couple guilty of treating maids as slaves

A millionaire couple were yesterday found guilty of subjecting their two housekeepers to a modern form of slavery that included physical punishment amounting to torture and forcing them to work for 18 hours a day, seven days a week


Blair to stay in power one more year, ally says

British Prime Minister Tony Blair will   stay in power for another year, a close ally said on Tuesday,   while a leaked memo detailed plans for a "farewell tour" that   would see Blair take his leave like a "star."


In Taking On Fox, Democrats See Reward in the Risk

The attacks on Fox News represent a new twist on the DemocratsÂ complicated dance with the cable news channel.


Billie Jean King Retires as US Fed Cup Coach

Billie Jean King cut her final tie with the US Fed Cup team Tuesday when she retired as coach. King led the US to seven Fed Cup titles as a player and four as captain.


ATHENS, Greece - The kid couldn't catch the Thorpedo - and he won't be catching Mark Spitz, either. Michael Phelps' quest for seven gold medals ended after just three events, doomed by another bronze Monday night in the most anticipated race at the Olympic pool - the head-to-head showdown with Australia's Ian Thorpe in the 200-meter freestyle...


Citigroup, Advocacy Group Make Loan Deal

Citigroup Inc. C.N and an advocacy  group long critical of many banks' lending practices on Monday  announced a partnership that they said will help promote home  ownership in low- and moderate-income neighborhoods, especially  for immigrants.


"Manifestazione e' stata importante fatto democratico"


All 24 aboard WWF helicopter killed in Nepal

All 24 people on board a helicopter   chartered by conservation group WWF in Nepal were killed after   the aircraft crashed in bad weather two days ago, officials   said on Monday.


Documentary filmmakers saw Zidane rage coming

Documentary filmmakers  Douglas Gordon and Phlippe Parreno saw it coming.


Paul Reinheimer's Blog: Today's Funcaday

Paul Reinheimer, one of two behind the funcaday website (providing details on one PHP function each day and special content on the weekends) has posted a supplement to this weekend's posting covering escaping.   The disadvantage with the escape for now, not for later approach is simple. If you save a user's post to the database, then that user's post is displayed 2,000 times there will be some serious differences. [...] You will need to balance your security concerns with performance needs.   The comments on his post back up his suggestions (and include other tips like a recommendation to cache on an even higher level - page blocks).


Oklahoma Defense Likes Challenge of Texas

There's something about Texas that brings the big plays out of Oklahoma's defense.


Huckabee Leads in Iowa, Romney in New Hampshire, Survey Shows

Bloomberg - Dec. 28 (Bloomberg) -- The early Republican presidential race is a tale of voters' divisions over religion, with former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee riding support from evangelical Christians to a dominant Iowa lead, and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney well ahead in more secular New Hampshire.


Magic number drops to 22 with rout in Montreal

Paul Byrd mesmerized the Expos on Friday night, as he and the Braves opened a three-game series at Olympic Stadium with a 7-1 win.


Steelers rookie Ben Roethlisberger has never lost an N.F.L. start, and the Patriots' Tom Brady has never lost an N.F.L. playoff game. Something has to give Sunday.


"Cacciata dal confessionale quando l'ho detto al prete"


W.House: deal possible on CIA interrogations

The White House, facing a Senate   Republican revolt over CIA treatment of terrorist suspects,   said on Sunday that a compromise can be reached over   legislation needed to continue the interrogation program.


Major indexes rose with light volume. After Tuesday's sell-off investors are looking for value.


Farnesina, tutti i canali sono aperti ma nessuna certezza


Putin-backed Alkhanov leads Chechen election

A Kremlin-backed candidate appeared victorious Sunday in Chechnya's presidential election, which was marred by a blast at a polling station and mounting evidence that the recent crashes


CARE today suspended its humanitarian relief efforts in Iraq one day after gunman kidnapped the British-born woman who for decades has led the group's drive to improve living conditions here.


Mickelson Ends Long Wait With a Win at Riviera

Shooting a 70 in the final round, Phil Mickelson beat Jeff Quinney, who shot 71, finishing at 12-under-par 272 and joining the pantheon of great shotmakers who have won at Riviera.


A drug that helps the immune system attack lung cancer cells may improve survival time.


A firm run by a notorious Norwegian hacker offers software to make sharing music and films easier.


New: Tellabs to lower Advanced Fibre price

NAPERVILLE - Tellabs Inc. plans to lower its price for Advanced Fibre Communications Inc. to $1.5 billion from the $1.9 billion announced May 20.


Roadside Bomb Targets Baghdad Governor, 1 Killed

Guerrillas detonated a roadside bomb in  Baghdad on Tuesday as the convoy of the Baghdad governor was  passing, killing one bystander, witnesses and police at the  scene said.


Il Nikkei e' salito dell'1,22% a quota 15.942,39 punti


Malaysia's Anwar loses court battle, barred from politics

Malaysia's highest court has refused to hear a new appeal by former deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim against his corruption conviction, dashing his hopes for an immediate return to politics.


This is the question I asked myself as, one by one, the pictures of the latest Presidential Medal of Freedom awardees flashed by on my computer screen.


Sospetti su finanziamenti attraverso canali macellerie


CES: Hitachi plans big boost for small drives

Hitachi Global Storage Technologies plans to at least double the capacity of its 1-inch Microdrive hard disk drive this year.


The Philippine army battles Muslim rebels it says are making a "last stand" on the southern island of Jolo.


Kazaaâs Creators Do Latest Venture by the Book

Joost, the new Web video venture of Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis, has struck the mother lode of television programming through its deal with Viacom.


Risk-taking kiwis protest looming "party pill" ban

Skiing down active volcanoes is perfectly alright, so is bungy-jumping off canyons and "zorbing" down mountains in massive inflatable plastic balls.


Wilson Bros. Film Premieres at Texas Fest

The South by Southwest Film Festival, in the heart of Texas, will celebrate some of the state's native sons with its opening-night premiere of "The Wendell Baker Story," a comedy from brothers Luke, Andrew and Owen Wilson.


Toronto Ace Halladay Is Knocked Out Again

Blue Jays ace Roy Halladay was knocked out of yesterday's game against the Angels in the first inning when Garret Anderson lined a single off his pitching elbow.


Palestinian rivals Hamas and Fatah said they had agreed to a ceasefire on Sunday after a day of bloodshed in which President Mahmoud Abbas's offices came under mortar fire and his Fatah forces seized two ministries.


Quantum of Solace? Pah The recent announcement that Bond 22 will be known as Quantum of Solace raised a few eyebrows among 007 movie buffs.â¦


Kosovans anxiously await the publication of key proposals that will reportedly set them on the road to statehood.


No ad aumento quota, raider in consiglio senza consenso


Newmont says Indonesia emissions not harmful

Newmont Mining Corp. said on Wednesday its gold operations in Indonesia released mercury, but the toxic emissions were not at levels harmful to people or the environment.


The FIA's Contract Recognition Board (CRB) finally got around to deciding whether or not Jenson Button is contractually allowed to go drive for Williams next season.


'Hurt' Pakistan could bounce back, says Woolmer

Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer says his players are deeply hurt by their 491-run loss in last week's first Test against Australia and could still bounce back in the second Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.


Incidenza nel 2007 piu' bassa che negli altri anni


The first new leukemia treatment in more than a decade approved specifically for use in children has been cleared by the Food and Drug Administration.


Ministro Giustizia incontrera' autorita' tunisine


Mike Blot and Rudy Lilly were fed up. They wanted decent haircuts but hated the available options.


Having an older sibling, particularly a brother, can stunt growth, work suggests.


JOSE Mourinho led Porto to Champions League glory but there was no love lost when his new side Chelsea crushed them at Stamford Bridge.


Fifa boss Sepp Blatter joins the criticism of David Beckham's deliberate booking.


A former high school football star who helped abduct a man from the parking lot of a gay nightclub, then robbed and killed him, was executed on Tuesday in the 21st lethal injection in Texas this year.


Putin says missile test response to U.S. moves

Russia's test firing of an intercontinental ballistic missile on Tuesday was in response to U.S. steps that have sparked an arms race and undermined world security, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday.


Red Hat Boosts Enterprise-Class Linux Services

When Tim Howes and a group of colleagues created the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol almost 15 years ago, he had no idea this quiet little front end to the more robust X.500 directory


EU scientists on Monday called on the elderly to improve their diet as the European Union's population grows older in an attempt to contain such debilitating problems like Alzheimer's, osteoporosis and colon cancer.


A survey of people in 21 nations finds most believe the world is less safe with the re-election of US President Bush.


Appello Fiorentina ma viola non rispettano minuto silenzio


Fisco. An: aliquota massima al 39%, un errore macroscopico

Silvio Berlusconi ammonterebbe a 760.154 euro annui?". E' quanto ha dichiarato Mario Landolfi, protavoce di An, commentando il calcolo effettuato da "L'Espresso" sui vantaggi che i leader politici avrebbero


Romney calls for Turnpike chairman to resign in wake of Big Dig

Gov. Mitt Romney called on Massachusetts Turnpike Authority Chairman Matthew Amorello to resign on Friday, citing ongoing management troubles


Andy Murray beats Mario Ancic 6-3 6-4 in the Open 13 final to win his second ATP title of 2008 and fifth overall.


Bee Staff Writer. OAKLAND - Over the weekend, A's rookie shortstop Bobby Crosby played in a pivotal three-game series against the Anaheim Angels near his Orange County home.


Milano, 13:47 - CALCIO, MILAN; ANCELOTTI: IN SQUADRA REGNA L'ARMONIA

Carlo Ancelotti tramite il sito ufficiale rossonero ha deciso di "tranquillizzare i tifosi milanisti...


BEIJING, Feb. 13 -- In a landmark international accord, North Korea promised Tuesday to close down and seal its lone nuclear reactor within 60 days in return for 50,000 tons of fuel oil as a first step in abandoning all nuclear weapons and research programs.


Amid a highly anticipated season for both Ahmad Brooks and U-Va., the question remains: Will this be Brooks's final season as a collegian?


Milano, 18:20 - CALCIO, MILAN: MALDINI E GILARDINO OPERATI AD ANVERSA

Paolo Maldini e Alberto Gilardino sono stati operati ad Anversa dal celebre professor Martens. Lo ha...


Panel Recommends Sharp Cuts in Fish Stocks

Catches of cod and other fish stocks must be drastically reduced or even stopped in the North Sea to help populations recover from years of overfishing, an independent expert panel said Monday.


A female suicide bomb kills eight people in a mainly-Shia Muslim town in the Iraqi province of Diyala, police say.


It's one thing to watch a special-effects-laden disaster movie about a tsunami or other outrageous act of nature; it's quite another to watch the TV news and see the devastation wrought by a real-life magnitude 9 earthquake that struck under the Indian


Body in plane believed to be Ebersol's son

MONTROSE, COLO. -- The body of the 14-year-old son of NBC Sports chief Dick Ebersol was believed recovered yesterday after a fiery jet crash that killed two crew members and left the injured executive and another of his sons begging bystanders for help.


5-year-old Jakarta bomb blast victim awake, but sedated again

SINGAPORE : The five-year-old girl, who was critically injured in the Jakarta bombing, was taken off sedatives on Monday morning. Elisabeth Musu was awake for about three


Diabetes Treatment Risk Not Found in 2nd Study

One week after U.S. researchers announced that pushing down blood sugar levels as close as possible to normal might be dangerous for high-risk diabetes patients, a preliminary analysis of a similar international study has found no such risk.


Sharon Seeks to Widen Coalition After Losing Parliamentary Vote

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon will restart efforts to widen his coalition after parliament voted late yesterday against approving a speech supporting his Gaza Strip withdrawal plan, the government said.


Link By Link: Quoted in the News? Post a Comment, Please

Google News offers a new feature that allows people quoted in news articles to post a comment that will be paired with that article online.


A luglio, in 7 mesi il disavanzo ha raggiunto i 16,27mld


The computer maker's earnings hit estimates but investors hoped for more.


US Army Doctors Had Role in Abu Ghraib Abuse -Lancet

U.S. military doctors working in Iraq  collaborated with interrogators in the abuse of prisoners at  Abu Ghraib prison outside Baghdad, an article in the British  medical journal The Lancet said on Friday.


If the Revenue Column Says Zero, Avoid the I.P.O.

Initial offerings of commercially successful companies regularly beat benchmarks of similar stocks over the long term, according to a new study.


Roma, 11:17 - CALCIO, PALERMO; CORINI: LA NOSTRA CLASSIFICA E' OTTIMA

Eugenio Corini esamina il campionato del suo Palermo ai microfoni di Radio Italia: "La classifica &e...


Northwest charges for in-person, phone ticket bookings

CHICAGO : Controversial new Northwest Airlines fees for tickets booked by telephone or in person at airport counters went into force.


: A Shia militia led by Moqtada al-Sadr agreed today to disarm under a deal that could pacify a Baghdad flashpoint and remove one obstacle to Iraqâs plan to hold nationwide elections in January.


Cyclist Tyler Hamilton, a hill climber extraordinaire, may have conquered his toughest summit yesterday when the International Olympic Committee ruled the Marblehead native and winner of


$3.4 Billion Investment Could Pull Delphi From Bankruptcy

Auto parts supplier Delphi Corp. said today that a group of private capital companies has agreed to invest up to $3.4 billion to help the company pull out of bankruptcy, potentially helping avert a showdown with organized labor that could have further stressed the ailing U.S. auto industry.


Dolphins frustrated, say the won't -- and did not -- quit

But the words of the Miami Dolphins' wide receiver following Monday night's humiliating 41-14 loss to the New York Jets had a bullhorn's effect on the cascading level of frustration a 1-7 season


A former military prosecutor in the Democratic of Congo is sentenced to death by a military court for murder.


2nd UPDATE: Temasek Cuts SingTel Stake; Raises S$800M

SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)--Singapore's state-owned investment company Temasek Holdings Pte Ltd. Friday said it sold a 2% stake in Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.


Clinton enters debate with race wide open

With her 20-point lead in New Hampshire gone and her lead deteriorating nationally, Sen. Hillary Clinton now faces a wide-open race as she enters the last debate before the Iowa caucuses Thursday.


China is now building two power plants every week, says the UK's top climate change envoy.


Thai Airways International Public Company Limited today announced a change to larger aircraft type and two special flights to facilitate passengers and the injured affected by the natural disaster, transporting them from Phuket to Bangkok.


In Brief: Napster To Go ready for portable players

Napster launched a portable version of its digital music service in the U.S. and the U.K. on Thursday, hoping to tempt users with an "all-you-can-eat" monthly subscription model. Called Napster To Go, the company will charge users $14.95 in the U.S. and Â£14.95 ($29) in the U.K. per month, letting them download an unlimited number of songs onto compatible MP3 players as well as their PCs. Napster users can fill and refill compatible MP3 players with their choice of tracks, but must plug, or dock, the device into their PC at least once every 30 days into order for Napster to verify they are still paying customers. If a user stops paying their monthly subscription fee, the music will no longer play on the device. As with Apple's iTunes, Napster also offers users the option of buying individual tracks for $0.99 in the U.S. and Â£0.79 in the U.K. Napster is the first subscription music service to take advantage of new copy-protection software from Microsoft that allows users to listen to digital music over devices as well as on their PCs.ADVERTISEMENTWhite paper: Solutions to Address IT Control RequirementsLearn how BMC Software Solutions address requirements such as the Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 in this 20 page whitepaper!


The U.S. economy grew faster in the  second quarter than previously thought as business inventories  rose at the strongest rate in four years, the government said  on Wednesday, a sign the soft patch was not as soft as feared.


ATHENS -- There's an unwritten rule in team travel in basketball. On the bus, the coach sits in the first seat up front, well away from the players. On the US women's team bus, the coach, Van Chancellor, sits in the back. He plays cards with his players. They say he cheats. He says they lie.


Bear Kills One, Wounds Nine in Picnic Attack

A brown bear in Romania killed one person and severely wounded nine others picnicking on a mountain pasture in Transylvania, a TV station said on Saturday.


Bayer gets Japan approval for kidney cancer drug

German drug maker Bayer AG said on Monday  that its drug Nexavar had been approved in Japan for the  treatment of kidney cancer.


A Ukrainian court rules that key changes to election law are unconstitutional, raising concern about Sunday's vote.


Al Qaeda fight to death in Iraq bastion: U.S.

BAQUBA, Iraq  - Thousands of U.S. soldiers on the offensive north of Baghdad are facing fierce resistance from hundreds of al Qaeda militants who are ready to fight to the death, an American general said on Friday.


Britain to unveil statue of Nelson Mandela

Former South African president Nelson Mandela will watch Wednesday as a statue of him is unveiled outside the Houses of Parliament before dignitaries including Prime Minister Gordon Brown. via New Straits Times


On your marks. Get set. Sell Gaming megapublisher Electronic Arts officially predicts that Nintendo's Wii will be the highest selling gaming console in North America and Europe.â¦


sarajevo, 11:01 - CALCIO, SLISKOVIC LASCIA LA PANCHINA DELLA BOSNIA

Blaz Sliskovic si è dimesso dall'incarico di ct della Bosnia-Herzegovina dopo la sconfitta pe...


Tools Of The Trade Apple Power Mac G5 Dual 2.5Ghz

When Apple first launched its G5 computers, some disputed its claim to be the fastest personal computer in world. Faster computers may well be on the market now, but few wield their power


With FON deal, Boingo aims to expand network

Agreement will give Boingo customers access to FON hot spots in residential areas for no extra cost.


England need 416 to avoid an innings defeat against Sri Lanka in Galle after collapsing to 81 all out on day three.


Un diciannovenne deve rispondere di tentativo di omicidio


Fears could hamper kid's asthma therapy: U.S. study

If doctors hope to improve asthma  symptoms in the 6 million U.S. children with the disease, they  may first want to have a chat with their parents, U.S.  researchers said on Tuesday.


Roma, 16:51 - CALCIO, ROMA; MANCINI: CON LIONE COME UNA FINALE

Amantino Mancini spera di segnare al Lione il suo primo gol in Champions League: ''Quella contro il ...