Afghan counting centers waiting to be put to work

The votes in rugged Afghanistan's first-ever direct election will be counted by hand, after more than 24,000 ballot boxes are carried across its mountains and arid plains by donkey, helicopter and truck.


Insurgents Attack Baghdad Police, National Guard

Insurgents armed with automatic rifles and rocket-propelled grenades skirmished with U.S. and Iraqi forces in Sunni Muslim areas of Baghdad Saturday and at least three police and seven insurgents were killed.


fter so much misery, so much heartache, finally, some fun in The Swamp again for the Florida Gators and beleaguered outgoing coach Ron Zook.


Wine.Com Named to Internet Retailer 500 List

SAN FRANCISCO, May 24  /PRNewswire/ -- In a recent study by Internet Retailer Magazine, Wine.com was ranked the #1 online wine store for the third consecutive year.  The company ranked #13 in the food and drug category and #199 among all online retailers, based on 2006 annual web revenues.


US sends observers to Palestinian elections

The United States is sending an observer delegation to a Palestinian presidential election set for January 9, the State Department said.


Verizon Wireless makes Circuit City deal

Verizon Wireless of Bedminster, NJ, announced a partnership with Circuit City Stores Inc. of Richmond, Va., to create Verizon Wireless shops in 570 of its Circuit City superstores.


Senators question FCC on AT&T merger concessions

U.S. senators questioned Thursday whether members of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission plan to enforce merger conditions that AT&T Inc. agreed to in its December acquisition of BellSouth Corp.


A former top official in the State Department acknowledges he was the source who outed a CIA operative to reporters, but he says it was an accident and he's sorry.


Governor recuperates after breast cancer surgery

HARTFORD, Conn. -- Gov. M. Jodi Rell was recuperating at Danbury Hospital on Tuesday, a day after undergoing breast cancer surgery.


Poisoning case damaging UK-Russia ties: Lavrov

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday the Litvinenko poisoning case was hurting ties with Britain, which sent detectives to Moscow as part of the investigation into the ex-KGB spy's death.


Nigerian Militia Leader: 'We Have No Problem With Oil Companies'

A militia leader who had threatened an offensive on Nigeria's oil industry now says he has no problem with oil companies - provided the government meets his demands and sticks to its agreement.


The dollar rose against almost every one of its main counterparts except the yen on Friday, as technically focused investors shifted positions and considered the implications of spiking oil prices.


Security is tightened in Rome ahead of Pope Benedict XVI's first appearance since making comments angering Muslims.


Movie Review | 'Kamp Katrina': A Place for Rebirth

âKamp Katrinaâ chronicles a married couple who opened their backyard to displaced people on the condition that they find jobs.


Odom suspended for one game after hard foul on Allen

Los Angeles Lakers forward Lamar Odom has been suspended for one game for flagrantly fouling Ray Allen of the Boston Celtics, the league said Tuesday.


Peggiorano le condizioni dell'unico superstite


Peja Stojakovic had season highs of 30 points and 12 rebounds, and Brad Miller scored 27 points in the Sacramento Kings' 12th victory in 13 games, 109-92 over the Charlotte Bobcats on Tuesday night.


PHPClasses.org: Permium Services Offering

According to this new post on the PHPClasses.org blog today, they're launching some premium services for the users of the site:   It is with great pleasure that I announce that the PHP Classes site finally launched the premium services for PHP developers that use the site. [...] The premium subscriptions are the alternative that I found to make this site provide a pleasant user experience and hopefully provide useful features that can help making the life of PHP developers better.   He goes into detail on what all is involved in the premium subscriptions including:   No advertising Own site search Recorded searches Notable packages PHP Specialist forums   There's also several other services that are listed as "coming soon" to further enhance the site - customizable site design templates, new class wish lists, personalized bookmarks, etc. The cost for all of the premium services comes to $5 USD/month (with $15 USD due at a time because of restrictions on the payment gateway).   Another pair of interesting notes about the future of the site are mentions of revenue sharing for best contributors and the opportunity for free subscriptions.   You can get complete information about these premium services from its page on the PHPClasses.org website.


U.S. denies reports Bush's watch stolen in Albania

Reports that U.S. President George W.  Bush had his wristwatch stolen while shaking hands with  Albanians on his weekend visit are false, Albanian police and  the U.S. embassy said on Tuesday.


The government agrees to look into funding a first men-only refuge for victims of forced marriage.


Singh Wins 84 Classic, Breaks Woods' Record

FARMINGTON, Pa. -- Vijay Singh held off Stewart Cink's fast finish to win the 84 Lumber Classic by one shot Sunday and break Tiger Woods' one-year PGA Tour money record.


Kansas Officials Use Hair Dryer on Ballots

OSWEGO, Kan. - Labette County election officials found a curious solution to ballots jammed in an electronic scanner - a hair dryer.  Problems started when the county clerk's office began counting 805 advance ballots just after 7 p.m. Tuesday.


New York, NY (Sports Network) - The New York Yankees have reportedly come to terms on a contract with free agent second baseman Tony Womack.


Americans Falter in 100M Freestyle Prelims

ATHENS, Greece - Top American sprinters Jason Lezak and Ian Crocker missed the cut in the Olympic 100-meter freestyle preliminaries Tuesday, a stunning blow for a country that had always done well in the event.    Pieter van den Hoogenband of the Netherlands and Australian Ian Thorpe advanced to the evening semifinal a day after dueling teenager Michael Phelps in the 200 freestyle, won by Thorpe...


Uploading video to the Internet is so 2006. Now the question is what to do with those clips once they're in cyberspace. Many of the fledgling companies strutting their stuff at the annual DEMO conference in Palm Desert, Calif., think they have the answer.


For a Teenage Boy, a Basketball and a Bug Spell Trouble

In one young patient, unidentified stalkers seek out openings to attack the vision.


Three Americans Share Nobel Physics Prize

Americans David J. Gross, H. David Politzer and Frank Wilczek won the 2004 Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday for their explanation of the force that binds particles inside the atomic nucleus.


UK Man Held Over Cisco Source Code Theft

Police said on Monday they have arrested a 20-year-old British man on suspicion of stealing Cisco Systems (CSCO.O: Quote, Profile, Research) source code, the basic instructions for the machines that direct Internet traffic across the


Islamic terror networks tried to recruit young Muslims in Norway to launch attacks in other countries, the head of police intelligence was quoted as saying in an interview published Monday.


Night Life Some party people are using their mobile phones to influence the music at their favorite nightspots.


Second Kenyan Opposition Legislator Killed

Riots exploded in opposition strongholds immediately after the killing by a policeman in the volatile Rift Valley.


Palermo, 18:07 - CALCIO, PALERMO: ATTACCO CAVANI-JANKOVIC CONTRO IL CAGLIARI

Sarà un Palermo in formazione largamente rimaneggiata quello che domenica affronterà i...


Sony is poised to kick off the launch of its next-generation DVD technology, announcing the release of high-definition Blu-ray movies from a number of major film studios in conjunction with new hardware on which to play them.


Hyundai Targets 14 Pct Rise in 2005 Sales

South Korea's Hyundai Motor Co. raised on  Friday its 2005 sales target by 14 percent to 2.58 million  vehicles, targeting overseas markets as part of its ambition to  become one of the world's top five auto makers.


Sir Paul McCartney breaks his silence over people who criticise his wife, Heather Mills McCartney.


Business: 17 September 2004, Friday. The Domestic Diplomatic Properties Agency defended Friday the legal sale of a local heating utility after its halted operations left people in a Sofia suburban area without ...


Miller, Rahlves give US Ski Team 1-2 punch in quest for overall ...

The first time the US Ski Team had two serious contenders for the World Cup overall title, they were identical twins who looked alike, acted alike and sounded alike.


Leader An: monopolio della politica non e' previsto


PM unveils gift of peace, a knot in the wrapping

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh waves as Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad claps during a public rally in Srinagar on Wednesday. Reuters. SRINAGAR: Less than a week after announcing a troop cut, the biggest confidence


Generale Petraeus al Congresso, "molti obiettivi raggiunti"


Fatah hopes Barghouti would take back candidacy

Fatah, the mainstream Palestinian movement, hopes that its former West Bank leader Marwan Barghouti would take back his candidacy for the Jan. 9 presidential election.


US Military Says Has 100 Pct Control of Falluja

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


Chocolate fuels a carbon-negative voyage from England to Timbuktu

England's BioTruck team aims to promote greener alternatives to fuels like ethanol.


Tribunale svizzero respinge tesi della svizzera Jackson


Peter Crouch's controversial injury-time penalty sees Saints progress in the FA Cup at the expense of their rivals.


China's leader depends on ancient wisdom and communist doctrine to guide a modern empire


Experts met in London Tuesday to discuss how to make a cervical cancer vaccine available to women in poor countries who need it most. The two-day meeting was being attended by some 60 representatives from public health agencies, pharmaceutical companies, non-governmental organizations and philanthropic foundations to try to accelerate the developing world's access to the vaccine.


L'Unione della Jihad islamica voleva colpire anche Ramstein


WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration would gain authority to ensure the safety of prescription drugs, including the power to mandate label changes that warn of newly emerging risks, under a bill passed yesterday by the House.


Celtic defender Darren O'Dea says the players are gutted after their Champions League exit.


Tour de France champion Floyd Landis' backup urine sample confirmed high levels of testosterone, cycling's governing body said Saturday, raising the prospect that he could lose his title.


Japan, South Korea agree to advance FTA talks

The foreign ministers of Japan and South Korea agreed Saturday to strengthen bilateral cooperation and push forward the ongoing negotiations on reaching a free trade agreement (FTA).


Lebanon Shuts Down to Mourn Assassinated Hariri

Lebanon shut down on Tuesday to mourn  former Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri whose assassination in a  car bomb blast plunged the country into political crisis and  rekindled bitter memories of the 1975-90 civil war.


U.S. President George W. Bush, hardening his tone towards Israel on Thursday, urged an end to "the occupation" of the West Bank and pushed for a peace treaty to be signed within a year to create a Palestinian state.


Republicans, Democrats Clash Over Absence of Iraq WMD

High-ranking Republican and Democratic leaders are expressing differing views about a lengthy CIA report issued last week, that concluded there were no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, before the US-led invasion.


Madrid, 23:44 - BASKET, EUROPEI: SPAGNA-RUSSIA 81-69

La Spagna si conferma la grande favorita dell'Europeo di basket battendo la Russia 81-69 (20-23, 20-...


WASHINGTON -- Pharmacists who custom-blend drugs from bulk ingredients based on a doctor's prescription do not create new unapproved drugs, a federal judge in Texas said, undercutting the Food and Drug Administration's attempts to regulate the practice, known as compounding.


Obama Tries New Tactics To Get Out Vote in Iowa

DES MOINES -- In Sen. Barack Obama's Iowa headquarters, young staff members sit at computers, analyzing online voter data and targeting potential backers. They zip one e-mail to an undecided voter and zap a different message to a firm supporter.


Are dolls, blocks and stuffed animals fading away in favor of electronic gadgets, and is childhood fading with them?


Molson Will Pay Dividend to Push Through Coors Merger

Molson Inc., Canada's biggest beermaker, said it will pay minority shareholders a special dividend to overcome opposition to its planned C$3.


Powell Fears Worsening Situation in Iraq

US Secretary of State Colin Powell says he sees the situation in Iraq âgetting worseâ as planned elections approach. And the top US military commander for Iraq says he expects more violence in the months ahead.


A federal grand jury indicted former Newark Mayor Sharpe James on corruption charges Thursday, accusing him of fraud in the sale of city-owned land and using city-issued credit cards to spend extravagantly on himself and several women.


Ex-Cheney aide sentenced to 30 months in leak case

A former top aide to U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney was sentenced on Tuesday to 2 1/2 years in prison for lying and obstructing an investigation related to the Bush administration's handling of the Iraq war.


Acer in talks with Sony about battery recall

(InfoWorld) - Acer, the world's fourth-largest PC vendor, is in talks with Sony over joining its voluntary laptop PC battery recall, but said Acer users haven't reported any problems so far. "Previously, we believed there were no problems with our batteries, but now we're in discussions with Sony, just to make sure," said Stella Chou, an Acer representative in Taipei. Acer has not received any complaints from users over laptops overheating or catching fire, she said. Sony's battery woesÂ started in August whenÂ Dell recalled 4.1 millionÂ laptop computer batteries due to a potential fire hazard caused by Sony-made lithium-ion battery cells damaged during production. Other companies soon followed Dell's lead, includingÂ Apple Computer,Â Lenovo Group, andÂ Toshiba. Sony has already agreed to pay at least some of the cost of the battery recalls, telling investors in August that the Dell and Apple recalls could cost it between Â¥20 billion and Â¥30 billion ($169 million and $254 million). The Japanese electronics giant has not updated the figure since then. Late last week,Â Sony announcedÂ a global battery exchange program due to growing user concerns. Over 6.6 million laptop batteries have been recalled since mid-August.


Le vere locomotive non sono piu' solo Usa, Giappone e Ue


Siemens AG said Monday it will defer an executive pay hike and contribute the proceeds to a 35 million euro ($44.3 million) fund to help employees of its former cell phone business.


G.M. to Start Another Round of Buyouts and Seek Cheaper Labor

The buyout offers would allow the auto giant to begin hiring new workers for significantly less pay.


Two years ago, Tim Lenczowski dreaded walking from the parking lot into his office.


Injury-plagued Murray hires psychologist for US Open push

Britain's Andy Murray has healed a nagging right wrist injury and recovered his confidence with the help of a sports psychologist ahead of Monday's start of the US Open.


Katrina Kaif stars in Yash Raj Film's next

Kabir Khan, the director of Kabul Express which released in Dec 2006, is now set to direct his next film.


The chances of a child developing asthma or other allergies may largely be fixed by the time they are born, research suggests.


A Da Vinci Complex? Call It a Hypothesis

A military geography institute in Florence says it has discovered what might have been a Leonardo da Vinci workshop in its building.


As President Hosni Mubarak looks to continue his 23 years as leader of the Middle East's most populous nation, his son is seemingly being groomed to eventually fill his shoes.


Martha Stewart Co. Hires Burnett to Create TV Show

Mark Burnett, creator of the hit  reality TV shows "Survivor" and "The Apprentice," will develop  a new prime-time television series featuring Martha Stewart,  her company said on Wednesday.


Chris Carpenter, the 2005 NL Cy Young winner, will miss the rest of the season and part of next year after he undergoes elbow ligament replacement surgery next week.


The Utah Utes are taking this bowl business seriously. Brian Johnson threw for one touchdown and ran for another, and Utah opened the bowl season with a wild 35-32 victory over the Navy Midshipmen in the Poinsettia Bowl last night.


The U.S. heirs to a major collection of art looted by the Nazis and finally returned after years of legal wrangling have sold four paintings back to the Dutch government for $4 million and donated a fifth work.


Lebanon prepares for the funeral of leading anti-Syrian politician Pierre Gemayel who was killed on Tuesday.


The country should have been better prepared for the summer floods in England, an independent review will say.


Vodafone looking to Reach excluded youth

Foundation offering Â£5m to charities The Vodafone UK Foundation has got five million quid burning a hole in its pocket, and is looking for consortia of charities that can help 16-25 year olds who might be excluded from society; presumably not by giving them mobile phones or broadband.â¦


Years ago, businesses often created names beginning with the letter A to be listed first in the telephone book. In today's high-tech world, they're vying to be noticed first on the Internet.


WANA, Pakistan  - Pro-Taliban militants in northwest Pakistan released 15 paramilitary troops on Tuesday after nearly three weeks in captivity, a tribal elder said.


Protesters strike in the  Indian state of Andhra Pradesh over the killing of a leading opposition politician.


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Diet rich in fruits, vegetables helps heart, not cancer: study

NEW YORK - Chowing down on fruits and vegetables may not reduce the risk of cancer but that's no excuse to stop eating them. Researchers also found the foods may help heart health.


European diplomats seek breakthrough on Iranian nuclear crisis

European countries will seek a breakthrough in the crisis over Iran's nuclear programme when top Iranian negotiator Ali Larijani attends a security conference in Germany this weekend.


New York label revolutionised the wardrobe of the working woman.


Torino, 15:22 - CALCIO, AZZURRI; DEL PIERO: CON UCRAINA PARTITA FONDAMENTALE

Una sfida fondamentale. CosÃ¬ Alessandro Del Piero, dalle colonne del suo sito, definisce il match di...


US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says lifting an EU arms embargo on China could send "the wrong signal".


'Grudge' Report: the Dead Will Rise at Box Office

Halloween might be a week away, but Hollywood is beginning its annual horrorfest on Friday when "The Grudge," starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, opens in theaters.


The gloves stayed off yesterday as both presidential campaigns claimed victory in Friday's bruising debate. President Bush's campaign said he reversed most of the self-inflicted


Reggio Calabria, 18:51 - CALCIO, REGGINA: NON SI E' ALLENATO SOLO MISSIROLI

Walter Mazzarri ha sottoposto questo pomeriggio i giocatori della Reggina a una seduta di allenament...


Anche Londra in progresso, stabile Francoforte


Kenya government, opposition face off in parliament

Kenya's government and opposition were on Tuesday wrestling for control of parliament after the disputed re-election of President Mwai Kibaki.


Israelis Attack Again in Gaza, Killing 3 Palestinians

The Israeli Army kept up pressure on Friday in the northern Gaza Strip, killing three Palestinians in the Jabalya refugee camp as soldiers sealed off the Palestinian territories for the Jewish holiday season.


Milan Awash with Scala Fever as Opera Reopens

Not many buildings are celebrated with television adverts, an exhibition in every museum in town and model replicas made of chocolate.


Bush Asks Congress for More Hurricane Aid

President Bush has asked Congress  for an extra $887.4 million in hurricane aid, bringing to $13.8  billion the amount requested, with most of it going to the  presidential election battleground state of Florida.


You are strapped into this ride now, holding on tight with both hands, because events are unfolding at break-neck speed in this strange and wonderful country, where everyone is tugging at you, pulling you closer, so they can tell you what is best.


Newcastle and Dnipro win third straight matches in UEFA Cup

Newcastle and Ukrainian club Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk maintained their perfect records in the UEFA Cup group phase on Thursday to virtually guarantee a place in the knockout stage.


Stocks rally as falling oil prices lure buyers

Stocks rallied in quiet trading Wednesday as oil prices fell for a third straight day and countered a pair of government reports that gave a mixed picture of the economy.


US to cut funds for two renewable energy sources

Geothermal and hydropower are mature enough for private enterprise to take the lead, the government says.


Jose Mourinho has accused Manchester United of playing badly when they travel south after Alex Ferguson reignited a war of words with the former Porto boss.


Militari davanti a corte marziale per uccisione di 24 civili


AIDS drug shows potential as weapon against cancer

A drug used to treat people infected with the AIDS virus has shown promise as a possible future weapon against cancer, U.S. researchers said on Friday.


Iran FM backs parliament's decision to resume uranium enrichment

Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi on Sunday welcomed the decision of his country's parliament to back the resumption of uranium enrichment.


A New York aumenta dell'1,8%, cresce anche il Brent


Harry Potter author Joanne Kathleen Rowling gave birth on Sunday in Edinburgh, Scotland to a daughter who has been given the name Mackenzie Jean. She is Rowling's third child, and her second child with husband Neil Murray. Her first daughter Jes...


EUGENE, Ore. - Oregon can start seriously thinking about a national title run. As for Southern California, just winning the Pac-10 could be a long shot at this point.


Washington consumer group calls for food marketers to voluntarily stop promoting junk food to kids.


Lead poisoning in pets is decreasing as lead paint grows more rare. But if your pet shows symptoms of lead poisoning, you should be tested as well.


Cooked turkey products exported from the UK presented no risk, the government says.


Orders for long-lasting manufactured goods dropped unexpectedly in September while the number of people filing new unemployment claims was higher than expected.


Dick Cheney and his wife say they are angry at John Kerry for invoking their lesbian daughter during the final presidential debate. Kerry says he was just trying to say something nice about how the Cheneys have dealt with the issue and meant no offense.


NEW YORK - Investors sent stocks mostly lower Thursday after Merck & Co. said it would be forced to remove one of its best-selling arthritis drugs from the market due to serious health risks...


She has just sung  one of Mohd Rafi's  most difficult ghazals Din dhal jaye  from  the film


Report Shows Lost FBI Computers Still a Problem

The FBI lost 160 laptop computers in less than four years, including at least 10 that contained highly sensitive classified information and one that held "personal identifying information on FBI personnel," according to a new report released today.


White House defies Congress in prosecutors probe

The White House on Monday dared the Democratic-led Congress to fight it in court by refusing to provide information and testimony demanded in an investigation into the firing of federal prosecutors.


Wholesale Inventories Rise, Suggesting Output May Fall

Inventories at wholesalers rose more than forecast in November and sales increased, reflecting rising prices for oil and farm products.


On New York Free-Agent Stage, Mets Take 1st Bow

The Mets introduced Carlos Beltran three hours before the Yankees were set to unveil Randy Johnson.


BAGHDAD -- Esad Ismael broke the most important promise he ever made.


Film fans by the hundreds waited under cold, dreary skies for glimpses of stars about to cross the red carpet for the 79th annual Oscars on Sunday, carefully watched by a phalanx of policemen.


Watchdog Energywatch says it is time the energy industry was referred to the Competition Commission.


Just One Piece Missing from England Jigsaw

Having effectively decided all but the final piece in his England jigsaw, Sven-Goran Eriksson at least finds himself confronted with a wealth of potential selection options.


State of the Art: Same Old Electronics Show, With Some Intriguing New Ideas

This yearâs Consumer Electronics Show looked and felt much the same as last yearâs.


Sunrise Senior Living disclosed in court filings that it had discovered "more than 25,000 unique pornographic images" on a company-owned computer used by a former chief financial officer now suing for breach of contract and defamation.


Pakistani, Afghan leaders vow security cooperation

The leaders of Pakistan and Afghanistan vowed on Wednesday to boost intelligence cooperation to meet the menace of terrorism that was destroying both countries, Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf said.


Older schizophrenia drug works, costs less: study

A new study finds that an older antipsychotic drug is cheaper and equally effective for some patients with schizophrenia, sending makers of newer drugs scrambling to defend their products on Friday.


An Iranian-American academic detained in a Tehran prison since May says he expects to be freed soon.


Google Desktop Search Flaw Found, Patched

Shortly after the discovery of a potentially harmful flaw in Google's beta Desktop Search software, the search firm announced on Monday that a fix for the problem has already been developed and automatically pushed out to users.


PM's election chief: we are ready for poll

Labour is ready for an October election, according to the party's campaign coordinator.


Plans for Public-Safety Wireless System Jeopardized

Even though Frontline Wireless this week announced it is "closed for business," FCC Chair Kevin Martin said Wednesday that he is hopeful a solution for a national public-safety wireless network would be found.


TULIX Systems Increases Ben Lomand Telephone Co-Op Web Traffic By 357%

ATLANTA, June 13  /PRNewswire/ -- TULIX Systems, Inc. (http://www.tulix.com/), a leading Application Service Provider of solutions to the Broadband ISP Industry, would like to welcome Ben Lomand Co-op, of McMinnville, TN to its thriving list of COMMUNITY customers.


UPDATE 1-Australia clinch 2-0 series win over Kiwis

Australia wrapped up a 2-0 win in the series by bowling out New Zealand for 250 on the fifth day of the second and final test on Tuesday.


US software company Oracle reports a jump in profits after acquisitions boosted its sales of business products.


Windswept Beauty Awaits the Few Who Find U.S.' Southernmost Point

SOUTH POINT, Hawaii _ Next stop, Antarctica, I muttered, as my little rental car swayed along the lonely, narrow road.


The bodies of more than 1,000 victims of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre have been exhumed from the largest mass grave found to date in Bosnia-Herzegovina, forensic experts said Thursday.


A car bomb killed an anti-Syrian lawmaker and at least seven other people in Beirut on Wednesday, less than a week before Lebanon's parliament was due to elect a new president.


(HealthDayNews) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:


Howard Hughes, the man who inspired acclaimed movie The Aviator, led a glamorous but ultimately tragic life.


Space shuttle Atlantis glides safely back to Earth

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - The U.S. space shuttle   Atlantis returned safely to its Florida home on Thursday,   capping a successful mission to resume International Space   Station construction 3-1/2 years after the 2003 Columbia   disaster.


Wall St. wants more info on Anheuser's InBev pact

Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc.'s  pact to import InBev  brands such as Stella Artois gives the U.S. brewer high-end beers it needs to compete, analysts agree, but Wall Street is unsure how much the deal may help Bud's profits.


Apple's first handheld: the Newton MessagePad

Forgotten Tech Some say the apple doesn't fall far from the tree and when you consider the history of the PDA, that statement holds many truths.â¦


Viola cosÃ¬ cosÃ¬. La testa Ã¨ giÃ  al Cagliari.

Poche luci nella Fiorentina di questa sera. Partita a ritmo lento, quella con il Brescia, e un pareggio che dice davvero poco. Il primo tempo termina a reti bianche, nella seconda frazione vanno in vantaggio


Edinburgh art exhibition revals why Venetian Renaissance artists like Titian were all the rage in Scotland.


Activists Condemn FBI Tactics Before DNC

FBI interviews and surveillance of at least a dozen political activists in Kansas and Missouri prior to the Democratic National Convention amounted to intimidation, contends the American Civil Liberties Union.


Budapest, 18:08 - NUOTO, UNGHERIA: NIENTE OLIMPIADI PER LA KOVACS

L'ex campionessa olimpica Agnes Kovacs, oro nei 200 rana a Sydney, non parteciperà alle Olimp...


Nokia Launches Software Distribution Platform

"With Preminet, we now provide a single source for operators to acquire a comprehensive range of industry certified content," said Lee Epting, a Nokia VP.


Federal reports challenge safety of imported drugs

It is impossible to ensure the safety of imported drugs purchased individually by American consumers, and even a federally run program of bulk importation would pose medical and


CDC study looks at how likely avian flu strain is to spark ...

TORONTO (CP) - The alarm now sounds with increasing frequency and urgency: the world could be on the brink of an influenza pandemic sparked by the highly virulent avian flu strain ravaging poultry stocks in Southeast Asia, experts fear.


Even a new Ionic Breeze cannot raise 2004 earnings above 2003.


German officials say they have uncovered a terrorist plot to blow up a passenger plane in Germany.


SONOMA COUNTY Hunt for clues in Jenner slayings

Sonoma County sheriff's detectives are casting a wide net for anyone who was in or around Jenner about the time a young couple was shot to death on a beach while on a weekend getaway.


I prezzi del settore energia sono saliti dell'11,6%


'Baby Lips' Blair earns admirer's kiss in Manchester

Prime Minister Tony Blair, hardened by years of heckling, insults and humiliating bad hair days, had an unusual experience: a member of the public actually kissed him.


Analysts dispute general's assessment of broken insurgency in ...

Retaking Fallujah has "broken the back of the insurgency," the US commander in Iraq said Thursday - an assessment far more optimistic than other analysts' views and even a Marine Corps intelligence report.


Soldiers surround the home of Fiji PM Laisenia Qarase, as he tells the BBC that a coup is imminent.


Slutskaya, Plushenko skate to Grand Prix championships

Irina Slutskaya and Evgeni Plushenko returned to figure skating's summit by winning the Grand Prix Finals on Saturday, a little more than a year before the 2006 Turin Olympics.


Lowe's warns profit could trail forecast

Retailer Lowe's Cos Inc  warned on Monday that full-year profit could trail its prior forecast, saying dry conditions in some parts of the United States were hurting sales.


Pakistan elect to bat against the Windies

Southampton - Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat in the second semifinal of the ICC Champions Trophy against West Indies at the Rose Bowl on Wednesday.


Pedro has to shut down Yanks to save Sox

Fresh off prolonging their season at least one more day, the Red Sox will continue their quest to become the first team in baseball history to rally from a 3-0 deficit and win a series when they take on the New York Yankees in Game 5 of the AL


On his first day back under center with the first-team offense, Chad Pennington went for it all. He lofted a deep pass for Justin McCareins, hitting the receiver in stride.


Profit-taking pushes oil prices downward

Oil prices fell sharply yesterday in what traders described as a wave of profit-taking after futures hit a new high above $55 a barrel and after gasoline futures fell sharply on indications of declining demand.


(130 sec.) Foreign investors are taking advantage of a weaker dollar by buying a record amount of U.S. stocks.


Stock market investors celebrated another drop in oil prices on Thursday, driving the broad Standard & Poor's 500-stock index to its highest point since Sept. 11, 2001, and pushing the blue chip Dow Jones industrial average back into positive territory for the year.


German Budget Deficit Widens in First Half

Germany's budget deficit widened in the first half of this year, figures released Tuesday showed, but the government renewed its commitment to get the shortfall back within a European Union-imposed limit next year.


Cisco Pays $16M To Acquire Network Management Firm

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK - Cisco Systems is acquiring a California-based network management appliance developer for approximately $16 million in cash.


Spill exposes China's environmental woes

The murky green Dasha River has been dirty for decades, polluted by coal mines and steel mills that make it fit only for watering livestock and crops downstream.


888 to sign mobile phone gaming deals: source

Online gaming group 888 Plc  is  close to signing deals with some of Europe's bigger mobile  phone operators to offer their customers gambling over their  handsets, a source close to the company said on Thursday.


Ubuntu and the future of the Linux desktop

Does Ubuntu point the way to the real future for desktop Linux?


According to Philip Elmer-DeWitt (Fortune), Gene Munster, an analyst with Piper Jaffray, believes that Apple is âeffectively one year ahead of its competition.â Munster made the observation after touring the 2008 Consumer Electronics show and seeing reflected in the products there displayed unmistakable evidence of Appleâs achievements in hardware design, touchscreen devices, and ecosystem connectivity. Looking forward to âAppleâs Macworld announcements (1/15),â Munster expects Apple to set a similar âbar for CES â09.â


Pisanu: "Alla Bossi-Fini serve un tagliando"

Immigrazione - Al meeting di Cl il ministro dell'Interno difende la legge: "Abbiamo regolarizzato 700mila persone". Ma poi ammette: "Ci vuole qualche modifica". Il leghista Calderoli attacca: "Lui Ã¨ sempre un democristiano".


Governo medita risposta spettacolare a 'intimidazioni' Mosca


Democrat John Kerry joked Monday on "The Late Show with David Letterman" about changes under President Bush's tax plan, including that Vice President Dick Cheney can claim the president as a dependent.


Scientists say changes in children's small blood vessels could be used to predict heart disease in later life.


Sterling picks up against dollar and yen, weak against euro

The pound picked up against the dollar and the yen, but remained weak against the euro, with a raft of weak data recently suggesting that the Bank of England's next interest rate move is likely to be down.


The US economy added fewer jobs than expected in December,  but created more jobs in 2004 than any time since 1999.


Romanian ex-king gets 30 million euros for communists' seizure of property

The Romanian government said it has given the country's former King Michael 30 million euros (38 million dollars) to compensate him for the seizure of his property by the former communist regime in 1948.


Moore: GOP should try to grin and bear him

Filmmaker Michael Moore has a knack for goading Republicans into fits of babbling, unseemly rage. He did it with his film "Fahrenheit 9/11" and his appearance, in the guise of columnist, at the GOP convention in New York.


United Airlines to Cut 68 Planes and Add to Foreign Flights

United Airlines said today that it would cut 68 airplanes from its fleet, shift more responsibility for domestic routes to its regional carrier, and expand international flying.


Chip-shrinking may be nearing its limits

Sixty years after transistors were invented and nearly five decades since they were first integrated into silicon chips, the tiny on-off switches dubbed the "nerve cells" of the information age are starting to show their age.


Fujitsu, Cisco join to sell high-end routers

Fujitsu, Japan's biggest computer manufacturer, have joined hands with Cisco to produce high-end routers and switches for the Japanese market.


Computer Associates - has the worm turned?

Can CA reinvent itself? Computer Associates (CA) have had a pretty miserable time over the past few years. I guess they felt like the underpaid and overworked airport staff at New York's JFK airport as I came through on a flying visit to catch up on their latest news.â¦


Movie Review | 'Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story': Behind the Music, This Time for Laughs

âWalk Hard: The Dewey Cox Storyâ has a good beat and you can dance to it, though mostly youâll probably just tap your foot.


HIV therapy does not eliminate transmission risk: WHO

Anti-retroviral drug treatments can dramatically reduce the level of HIV virus in the blood but transmission risks remain, United Nations health agencies said on Friday.


Why Big Compute and Big Storage will meet Big Pipe at the Last Mile

The next big frontier for Big Linux Build-out will be at a back end that's as close as anyone can get the front lines of big video production. That is, to consumers who are now also producers. And the parties in the best position to pioneer that frontier aren't in Seattle or Mountain view. They're in your home town. read more


A troubled cruise ship is still waiting to leave on its delayed world cruise.


Suspect In Slaying Of Pregnant Woman Makes Initial Appearance

It took less than ten minutes Tuesday for the woman accused of killing an expectant mother and cutting the baby from her womb to make an initial appearance before a federal judge in Missouri.


Two men are arrested after a number of shots are fired at a Birmingham city centre restaurant.


Junior: Late father 'had a lot to do' with rescue

NEW YORK -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. has trouble remembering those frantic seconds when he escaped from his burning racecar. He believes, however, that his late father figured in his survival.


Intelsat cuts bandwidth over unpaid bill Zimbabwe's net infrastructure has all but ground to a halt after Intelsat cut the country's bandwidth over an unpaid $700,000 bill, Reuters reports.â¦


Holtz leaves South Carolina coaching job

At a news conference Monday, Holtz said he feels he's leaving the program in good shape for a new coach; and added he felt the Gamecocks should be able to attract a big-name replacement.


France says all must be done to avoid war with Iran

ANGOULEME, France  - Everything must be done to avoid the prospect of war with Iran, French Prime Minister Francois Fillon said on Monday, a day after his foreign minister said the country should prepare for that possibility.


Pop star formerly known as Cat Stevens barred entry to US

A United Airlines flight from London to Washington was rerouted to Bangor, Maine, to prevent Yusuf Islam, the British pop musician formerly known as Cat Stevens, from entering the United States, The New York Times reported.


ELEANOR HALL: After close to three years in US detention, Australian Guantanamo Bay detainee, David Hicks, will shortly be reunited with his father, Terry, whoâs on his way to Cuba to attend his son's trial before a US military commission.


Borders Group Not a Bestseller: Fool by Numbers

The Motley Fool - On Nov. 21, Borders Group (NYSE: BGP - News) released third-quarter earnings for the period ended Oct. 28.


Arts & entertainment: From the Republic of Congo to the drizzle of the South Bank comes a tropical villa for the people


Shreyas Talpade in educational animated film

Nimish Creations & INFINIT IN Creations launched an educational animated film based on astronomy, HUM YAHAN


Warning: Defect in Siemens cellphones may cause hearing damage

Ok, so itâs one thing for a cellphone to have a bug in it, it happens, but thereâsa defect in Siemensâ 65 series of cellphones (including the C65, M65, S65, SL65, CV65, CT65, CXV65, and CXT65) that could potentially result in hearing loss.


Disgruntled customers can 'Get Satisfaction' in online community

Satisfaction Unlimited is set to release APIs for its Get Satisfaction Web site that will let developers add its 'complaint desk' features to other applications and sites.


Rimane negli Usa il Nobel per la medicina

Il premio Ã¨ stato assegnato a Richard Axel e Linda B. Buck per i loro studi sul sistema olfattivo umano. Si apre la settimana di assegnazione del riconoscimento piÃ¹ ambito. Hanno svelato il mistero degli


Oswalt, Astros agree to $73 million deal

Roy Oswalt and the Houston Astros agreed to a $73 million, five-year contract extension on the ace's 29th birthday Tuesday, the biggest multiyear deal the team has ever given to a pitcher.


A 1,2956 dlr, moneta unica scambiata a 157,94 yen


Joe Cannon stopped a shot from close range in the 76th minute and a penalty kick five minutes later, helping the Colorado Rapids to a 3-1 victory over the Kansas City Wizards on Friday night.


LA CAMERA APPROVA LA RIFORMA DELLA COSTITUZIONE

ROMA - L'Aula della Camera ha approvato il testo delle riforme istituzionali. Il provvedimento torna al Senato. I si' sono stati 295, i no 202, 9 gli astenuti. ''Sono soddisfatto, e' un passo avanti''. Cosi


Orientamento e' di candidare Maroni governatore Lombardia


Wiesbaden, 11:14 - Calcio, Iffhs: Liga spagnola miglior campionato del mondo

E' la 'Liga' spagnola il campionato piÃ¹ spettacolare e competitivo del mondo. Lo ha stabilito la fed...


French Agriculture Minister Herve Gaymard is to succeed Nicolas Sarkozy as finance minister, a government official said Monday. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Gaymard's appointment


The scattered tickets outside the Globe Arena told the story. There were no souvenirs from this one. In yet another important game that demanded the team be at its best, Sweden was at its worst.


Panel weighs risk of drug-coated heart stents

GAITHERSBURG, Maryland  - A U.S. advisory panel heard evidence on Thursday about risks of drug-coated stents, the tiny mesh tubes used to prop open arteries in millions of heart patients.


Pistons fan to blame for chaos at The Palace

The biggest news of the past week has been the basket brawl at Auburn Palace in Detroit between the Pistons and Indiana Pacers. If you havenât heard by now, the Pacersâ Ron


Ryan Giggs joined an elite band of Manchester United players in chalking up his 600th appearance for the club. Giggs, 30, joined Sir Bobby Charlton (759) and Bill Foulkes (688) among United players to pass the landmark in the 2-1 defeat of Liverpool.


International tradewinds fill Symantec's Q3 sails

Time to rename it 'Symaunteuc?' Symantec should be thankful for a healthy year's worth of publicized data pratfalls an ocean away. International sales rose 21 per cent in its third fiscal quarter, bolstering a strong quarter for the security software firm and a cheery outlook for Q4.â¦


Panel wants answers from wireless firms on privacy

Top executives of Verizon   Communications, Sprint Nextel Corp., Cingular and T-Mobile USA   have been invited to testify Friday at a U.S. House Energy and   Commerce Committee hearing into the use of deceptive measures   to obtain personal information, known as pretexting, the panel   said on Monday.


New High-Tech Passports Raise Snooping Concerns

Privacy advocates say new passports that carry information in a computer chip will be vulnerable to electronic snooping.


A quarter of people want the government to ban smokers being treated by the NHS for smoking-related illness, according to a BBC poll.


Commerzbank cuts 900 investment banking jobs in revamp, posts fresh loss

Commerzbank, the fourth-biggest German bank, said it was axing 900 jobs in a revamping of its investment banking operations and posted a third-quarter net loss despite expectations for a profit.


The Supreme Court rejected an appeal Monday by four men who challenged Florida's ban on adoption by gay couples, avoiding another contentious fight over gay rights.


After a four-year absence, HP moves back into Japan with three new desktops and a notebook.


Two 25-ton steel columns — one bearing signatures of American steelworkers who helped make it — rose at ground zero Tuesday, a milestone in prolonged efforts to build the skyscraper that will replace the World Trade Center.


Tamil Tiger guerrillas in green-striped camouflage assaulted a mock government fort with gunfire, rockets and explosives Friday at a secret training base in separatist-held territory in northern Sri Lanka.


Microsoft, Google, Yahoo settle gambling charges

Microsoft, Google, and Yahoo have agreed to pay a total of $31.5 million to resolve claims that they promoted illegal gambling, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Wednesday.


LG is putting Netflix on some TVs. But we really need a way to get any video on the Internet onto any television.


Putin accuses U.S. of sparking arms race

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday blamed U.S. policy for inciting other countries to seek nuclear weapons to defend themselves from an "almost uncontained use of military force" - a stinging attack ...Comment


Russia Shaken By Killing of Bank Official

MOSCOW, Sept. 14 -- The assassination of a senior civil servant who led a campaign to clean up the country's banks drew calls Thursday for a merciless response from the government, as well as hand-wringing over whether Russia is outgrowing the bloody business tactics common in the 1990s.


The charity says without them, many needy families just wouldn't have a merry Christmas. "Bell ringers who give from themselves, they give up their time to man a kettle, to greet people, to say Happy Holidays, to bring a smile.


to get talks rolling for after 2012, when the Kyoto protocol to cut greenhouse gases runs out. protocol last month, allowing the treaty to take effect in February with a seven-year delay.


European and Asian stocks started off the week in positive territory Monday, amid quiet trading as the U.S. markets remained closed for a public holiday.


"China is ready to strengthen cooperation with other countries, including the U.S., in countering Internet crimes."  China on Tuesday denied a report that its military had hacked into Pentagon computers, saying the allegations were "groundless" and that Beijing was opposed to cybercrime. via The Oregonian


Suicide Bomber Strikes in West Bank, Two Hurt

At least two Israeli soldiers were wounded in a suicide bomb attack near a West Bank checkpoint on Tuesday, the Israeli army and medics said.


Wayne Elsey was sitting on his couch watching television footage from the Asian tsunami when he saw an image that still haunts him — a single shoe washing up on shore.


Archaeologists excavating the seabed off Cyprus have discovered the tools of ancient mariners, which they believe were used by foragers more than 10,000 years ago — before the island had permanent settlements.


Talks to set fishing quotas start in Brussels between government ministers and the European Commission.


Edward D. Jones & Co. agreed Monday to pay a record $75 million and take corrective measures to avoid criminal charges for taking payments from mutual fund companies it recommended to individual investors.


Israeli hospital tries to protect Palestinian girl

An Israeli rehabilitation centre is defying a government order to transfer a Palestinian girl paralyzed in an Israeli attack on militants to a hospital in the occupied West Bank.


Violence left nearly 50 people dead in two major southern cities Friday when members of a shadowy, messianic cult attacked police and fellow Shiite worshippers Â a year after a similar plot was foiled during Shiite Islam's most important holiday.


China, U.S. agree to tackle global imbalances

China and the United States agreed  broad steps on Friday to tackle global economic imbalances as  two days of talks to ease trade and currency strains ended with  good intentions but modest substance.


Abbas Gets Strong Support From Palestinian Militant Leader

Mahmoud Abbas, the leading candidate for the Palestinian presidency, campaigned on Thursday in the Jenin refugee camp, where he was lifted on the shoulders of gunmen


Symbol Technologies Launches New Family of Enterprise-Class ...

Company(TM), today introduced the first in a new family of durable enterprise digital assistant (EDA) products specifically designed for business essential applications within the enterprise environment.


UPDATE 1-Singh turns up heat on joint leaders Lehman, Baird

World number one and defending champion Vijay Singh was stalking joint leaders Tom Lehman and Briny Baird after the third round of the $4.


FOOTBALL: FERGIE: DON'T JUDGE UNITED'S PREMIERSHIP CHANCES UNTIL ...

MANCHESTER UNITED manager Sir Alex Ferguson reckons his team can get back in the title race by the New Year. United lie fifth at the moment but intend to make up lost ground on leaders Chelsea and second-placed Arsenal in the next six weeks.


Bush Administration Bans Some Land Mines

The Bush administration is banning land mines that cannot be located with metal detectors, a move designed to set an example to other nations and to protect mine hunters.


Wrigley to Buy Kraft's Life Savers for $1.48 Bln

Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. agreed to buy the brands including Altoids mints and Life Savers for $1.48 billion from Kraft Foods Inc., its biggest acquisition ever, to expand its share of the candy market.


David Gardner sits down for a discussion with Jim Sinegal.


Erano stati rialzati in febbraio di un quarto di punto


Israel Kills 5 Palestinians in North Gaza -- Medics

Israeli soldiers shot dead five Palestinians in north Gaza on Tuesday after mortar fire from Palestinian militants wounded two people in a nearby Jewish settlement, medics on both sides said.


Doctors Say Drug Needed to Be Pulled Sooner: ; Reports Fuel ...

New reports accuse another drug company of being too slow to pull a dangerous medication from the market and question the ability of the federal Food and Drug Administration to protect the public from such risks.


Number of Dead in South Asia Reaches 40,000

The number of dead as a result of the 9.0 earthquake that occurred off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, 40 kilometers under the Indian Ocean, has reached 40,000.


The Boston Red Sox's historic World Series baseball win Wednesday has forced a rewrite of a sports-based romantic comedy starring Drew Barrymore and Jimmy Fallon.


Black to Sue Hollinger Committee for C$1.1 Bln

Fallen press baron Conrad Black will sue Hollinger International Inc.'s special committee and others for C$1.1 billion ($870 million) over a report that accused him of looting the company of millions of dollars.


Terms That Are Definitely Not Endearments

The director James L. Brooks emerges from a painful divorce with "Spanglish," a personal film in which cultures clash about marriage, children and human frailty.


Turkey expects U.S. actions against Kurd rebels: PM

Turkey expects the United States to take urgent action against Kurdish rebels hiding in northern Iraq, its prime minister said, in comments suggesting Ankara hopes to avoid a Turkish military operation in the region.


Four out of five people want the legal smoking age to be raised from 16 to 18 years, according to a poll. Eighty percent of respondents believed raising the age at which teenagers could


Terrorismo, Ciampi: occorrono nuove proposte

OSLO - Forte richiamo del presidente della Repubblica, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, a fare di piu' contro il terrorismo. Le attuali iniziative "non bastano a isolare e debellare il terrorismo. Occorrono anche visione


Tweak Windows XP SP2 Security to Your Advantage

Windows XP is a safe and secure operating system. Really, it is--as long as you don't connect it to the Internet. To be fair, other operating systems, including Linux and Mac OS X, are vulnerable to online attacks, too.


US interrogator jailed over Iraq prison abuse

BAGHDAD: A US soldier yesterday broke down in tears as he admitted abusing inmates at Abu Ghraib prison. "There is no way to justify it," Specialist Armin Cruz, 24, said after pleading guilty to conspiracy


EAGLE, COLO. - Her presence is everywhere. Even as she moves from state to state, even as death threats chase her and wackos stalk her, she refuses to go away.


Chavez Allies Name Supreme Court Justices

President Hugo Chavez's allies in Congress appointed 17 new justices to the supreme court Monday as opposition parties accused the leader of stacking the nation's highest court with government-friendly magistrates.


Mars Exploration Rovers Driving Into the Sunset

The Mars rovers fuel their instruments by following the sun and as their energy budget gets tighter during the winter, their terrestrial drivers get more skilled at driving towards the light.


Measures to reduce emissions of methane from gas pipelines and farms are working, research suggests.


Milano, 14:36 - CALCIO, INTER; VIEIRA: SEMPRE NOI I FAVORITI PER LO SCUDETTO

'Ci manca solo un po' di freschezza, ma restiamo noi la squadra da battere'. Patrick Vieira prova a ...


A Sant'Angelo a Scala, in provincia di Avellino


Texas oilman accused of paying Iraq kickbacks

Prosecutors promised on Monday to prove that Texas oilman Oscar Wyatt paid millions of dollars in kickbacks to Saddam Hussein's government, earning him a privileged position in Iraq.


Feyenoord, Stuttgart and Rangers registered comfortable wins Thursday in the group stage of the UEFA Cup, while French side Lille was upset 1-0 by a German second division club.


Sun's UltraSPARC T2 goes flame-retardant

Netra: Now with 64 threads Congratulations go out to Sun Microsystems for doing its best to make a new NEBS box seem exciting. Sun will ship you a NEBS server that supports 64 software threads, don't ya know.â¦


Gmail's Zero-Day Flaw Allows Attackers to Steal Messages

Gmail can be easily hacked, allowing any past--and future e-mail messages--to be forwarded to the attacker's own in-box, a vulnerability researcher said Tuesday.


The latest accident in the northern state of Punjab has claimed more than 20 lives and injured more than 100 others. Over the last decade, in India, an average of 200 people have been killed in train accidents every year.


When two doctors crashed a Jeep Cherokee into Glasgow's Airport and then set it on fire in a desperate attempt to ignite crude bombs it was clear to a policeman on the scene that they were on a suicide mission.


Farm Aid aims to educate on healthy food

John Mellencamp never figured Farm Aid would still be needed now, 21 years after its debut as one of many moments of musicians trying to do good in the 1980s.


Indonesia's Aceh looks for peace after landmark poll

A former separatist rebel  appeared set on Tuesday to become the next governor of Aceh  after a landmark election in the Indonesian province battered  by decades of conflict and a horrific tsunami


Putin Threatens Preventive Terror Actions

MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin said Friday the Kremlin was preparing to take preventive action against terrorists, even as a Chechen rebel leader purportedly claimed responsibility for a series of attacks that killed hundreds of people and threatened more violence.    Putin's comments were the highest-level warning yet that Russia could take pre-emptive action against terror groups after the Sept...


Calif. Senators Argue Over Rice Nomination

The two high-profile Democrats who represent California in the Senate are squaring off over Condoleezza Rice, the president's nominee to be secretary of state.


The Yankees clinch their 13th straight postseason appearance, beating the Devil Rays to assure themselves of at least a wild-card, and perhaps another AL East crown.


San Benedetto del Tronto, 19:36 - CALCIO, SAMBENEDETTESE: SI E' DIMESSO IL TECNICO PICCIONI

L'allenatore della Sambenedettese Calcio, Enrico Piccioni, si è dimesso. La decisione dopo l'...


Safin bests Nalbandian to win Madrid Masters

Madrid, Spain (Sports Network) - Russian Marat Safin won the title Sunday at the lucrative $3.035 million Madrid Masters with a straight-set win over Argentine David Nalbandian.


US Tally in Online-Crime Sweep: 150 Charged

The Justice Department announced Thursday that more than 150 people had been arrested, charged or convicted in the last three months in a wide-ranging sweep of criminal activity on the Internet.


When Brian Cashman was an assistant general manager for the Yankees, one of his roommates was Timmy Coughlin, son of Tom Coughlin, the Giantsâ coach.


Finnish forensics arrive in Nepal to probe 'disposal site'

Finnish forensic experts have arrived in Nepal to help probe a site believed to contain the remains of people abducted and killed by the army during a bitter civil war, officials said.


Lorenza Lei alle risorse artistiche, Claudio a staff del dg


Scorie pericolose all'estero Il via libera del governo

ROMA, 18 DICEMBRE 2004 - I rifiuti nucleari di maggiore pericolositÃ  presenti sul territorio italiano saranno presto portati all'estero: lo prevede un decreto del ministro delle attivitÃ  produttive Antonio Marzano.


AmEx files antitrust suit against credit card rivals

American Express said Monday that it had filed suit against Visa International and MasterCard International for imposing rules, later overturned by the courts, that barred tens of thousands of banks from issuing its credit card.


Terapia, gruppi di autoaiuto ma anche farmaci per riuscirea vincere la sindrome da acquisto compulsivo                                            Shopping, dal piacere all'ossessione Una patologia sempre piÃ¹ diffusa                                                                                di MARINA CAVALLIERI


Eddie Griffin scored a career-high 27 points and Latrell Sprewell had 24 in his return from a one-game suspension, leading the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 119-84 over the struggling Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night.


Wii trounces PlayStation 3 in US sales in November

Wii outsold rival PlayStation 3 by more than double in the United States in November as the freshly launched video game consoles vied with Xbox 360 for devotees, figures showed.


Former Labour MP George Galloway's long running legal action against the Daily Telegraph begins on Monday.


Curious America awaits "Posh Spice" phenomenon

The talk shows are booked, the $22 million mansion is decorated, the paparazzi are primed and Victoria Beckham says she's "really, really excited" about moving to Los Angeles.


US scientists believe they have made a discovery which could mean a cure for more diabetic patients in the future. Some patients have already been cured by islet cell transplants, but a major obstacle is a


Shiite Refugees Feel Forsaken in Their Holy City

A visit to Najaf lays bare the needs of displaced Iraqis and the rough road ahead for national reconciliation.


Tony BlairÂs slide is paired with the ascent of another leader.


Little Saigon Voters Not Embracing Kerry

In the teeming markets and cafes of Little Saigon, generational changes and misgivings over his policies have weakened President Bush's support among Vietnamese-Americans. Still, few are embracing his Democratic challenger, Sen. John Kerry.


News Corp sales rise on "Borat", "X-Men"

News Corp. said on Wednesday that quarterly revenue rose 18 percent, helped by "Borat" movie ticket sales and "X-Men" DVDs, and it issued a very optimistic profit outlook for its Internet division next year.


BA sees third-quarter profits fall, takes hit from aborted strike

British Airways has said that third-quarter net profits sank 12.0 percent and revealed it would lose 80 million pounds (121 million euros, 157 million dollars) from a cancelled cabin crew strike earlier this week.


Sudan to Ease Aid Access to Entire Country

Sudan on Thursday agreed to ease restrictions to humanitarian aid access throughout Africa's largest country after a meeting with the Canadian prime minister in the Sudanese capital.


Nintendo President Plays Down Sony Handset

The president of Japanese game maker Nintendo Co. shrugged off the threat from rival Sony's entry into the handheld video game business Thursday, saying his company is targeting a different market of novice players.


Israeli troops in the West Bank push on with their search for militants, trading fire with Palestinian gunmen.


Asian stocks rose on Tuesday,  snapping two straight sessions of declines after upbeat  earnings from Apple  helped power some technology  shares higher, while the yen's rally paused as risk appetite  resurfaced.


Pensioni, lavoro e precarietà: ora dite la vostra in diretta

Oggi al Csm il piano Prodi per superare lo 'scalone'. Previste finestre per chi lascia con 40 anni di contributi. La parola ai giovani


(CBS/AP) A new national clinical trial will investigate genetic and environmental causes of breast cancer by enrolling 50,000 sisters of women already diagnosed with the disease.


19:01, 19:00 - CALCIO, MESSINA; FRANZA: DERBY A PORTE CHIUSE, OCCASIONE PERSA"

"Questo derby era una grande occasione per dimostrare che anche in Sicilia si puÃ² fare calcio e farl...


Londra, 15:20 - F1, MCLAREN: DE LA ROSA SECONDO PILOTA IN CINA

La McLaren schiererà lo spagnolo Pedro de la Rosa comel secondo pilota nel Gran Premio di Cin...


Morocco is confronting the stains of past human rights abuses with public testimony about tortures and disappearances in the kingdom.


India's prime minister has urged militant separatists in the north-east to join negotiations with the federal government and end decades of strife.


Tsunami fears drive Indonesians from coast

PADANG, Indonesia - Days of colossal earthquakes and tsunami warnings have forced traumatized Indonesian villagers to seek safety in the last place imaginable: graveyards.


McCown Still Struggling With Passing Game3

Nine games into the season, Josh McCown is still struggling to put together a successful passing game for the Arizona Cardinals.


The Nato alliance has agreed to take on a larger role in the training of Iraqi security forces, a spokesman said. The organisation will now work towards creating a large military training academy to expand


Sharon Deputy Calls for Wider West Bank Pullout

Ariel Sharon's deputy repeated a call, rejected in the past by the Israeli prime minister, for a wider withdrawal from the West Bank after a planned pullout from parts of the occupied Palestinian territory and Gaza.


Grazie ai dati inviati ai ricercatori dai viaggiatori su questi pescidi cui si sa poco si sono potuti ottenere un'enorme quantitÃ  di dati                                          Gli squali-balena, i "mostri marini" studiati grazie agli eco-turisti                                                                                di CRISTINA NADOTTI


Punk legends The Sex Pistols expand their reunion tour with two additional concerts.


The drug maker said its fourth-quarter profit fell 70 percent from a year-ago period that included the sale of its consumer health business, but adjusted profit topped Wall Street expectations.


Knicks respond to wide-ranging criticism

Two days after hearing it from coach Isiah Thomas and hours after fans rallied to call for Thomas' firing, what could be more untimely than a visit from LeBron James and the defending Eastern Conference champion Cleveland Cavaliers?


Casino Shares Weak As Ivan Gains Strength

Shares of casino operators moved lower Wednesday as Wall Street reacted to Hurricane Ivan, the latest storm of the season, poised to hit the Southeastern United States within the next 24 hours.


F.D.A. Approves Drug for Intestinal Disease

Tysabri, a treatment for multiple sclerosis, received regulatory approval on Monday for use among patients with Crohnâs disease.


If the government required deeper cuts in air pollution from power plants, at least 3,000 lives would be saved and 140,000 children would avoid asthma and other respiratory ailments, an environmental group said Tuesday.


TechWeb - The software is designed to automate security, messaging communications and deployment configurations for middleware, freeing developers to devote more time to business logic.


TELECOM ITALIA LANCIA IL VOIP PER LE FAMIGLIE: ALICE MIA

Telecom Italia lancia la sua offerta di telefonia su Internet per le famiglie. Il suo modello di Voip Ã¨ perÃ² molto lontano da quello americano e da quello introdotto in Europa da BT e in Francia da Neuf Telecom, Iliad, Tiscali.


Reporter Wary of Telling CIA Leak Source

NEW YORK - A New York Times reporter said Friday that she is deeply reluctant to divulge a confidential source to prosecutors investigating the leak of an undercover CIA officer's identify, even if the source permitted her to do so.    Judith Miller faces up to 18 months in jail for refusing to cooperate with prosecutors investigating the leak...


With a new television season starting Monday, this is the time of year network executives go to sleep with visions of big hits in their heads — and get a reality check when they wake before dawn to check the ratings on their Blackberrys.


Army Official Requests Probe of Halliburton Contracts

Halliburton Co.'s US contracts to repair Iraqi oilfields and feed and house troops in the Balkans should be investigated because they violated procurement rules, a US Army Corps of Engineers officer said.


Fusione fara' nascere gruppo da 15 mld dlr di ricavi l'anno


Who to blame? Wall Street's giants brought it on themselves. And there's the regulators.


After making record profits, Wall Street giant Goldman Sachs Group reported that it will pay its workers an average of $622,000 this year.


Do you allow visitors on to your network? WiFi hotspot aggregator The Cloud sees a future in providing guest access to company networks, but do they just have a solution in search of a problem?â¦


Losail, 11:57 - MOTO, GP QATAR: POLE DI TALMACSI NELLA 125

Gabor Talmacsi partirà in pole position nella classe 125 del Gp del Qatar, prima prova del mo...


It would be a bizarre climax to a bizarre regular season. But consider this: If the Rams defeat the New York Jets and Seattle loses to Atlanta, the Rams would host an NFC playoff game ... at 8-8. Strange but true.


Bill Parcells' Dallas Cowboys beat the Joe Gibbs-coached Washington Redskins 21-18 in a classic encounter on Monday. Terry Glenn scored the winning touchdown early in the fourth quarter.


Riggs-PNC Merger Deal Collapses in Dispute Over Price

Riggs said PNC's attempts to lower the purchase price constituted an "anticipatory repudiation" of the merger, and left it free to seek other merger partners.


Australia's Computershare Ltd has agreed to buy EquiServe of the United States for $292 million, making it the largest US share registrar and driving its shares up by a third.


Search engine Baidu.com Inc. said Friday its third-quarter profits more than doubled on strong traffic growth despite search giant Google Inc.'s efforts to expand in China.


Baseball players may not be the only animals looking to gain an advantage by using steroids.


VATICANO - Messaggio di solidarietÃ  del Santo Padre alle comunitÃ  cristiane in Iraq colpite da attentati CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - Il Santo Padre Benedetto XVI ha espresso la propria solidarietÃ  alla comunitÃ  cristiana in Iraq dopo i recenti attacchi avvenuti a Baghdad, Mossul e Kirkuk (vedi Agenzia Fides 10/1/2008). Il telegramma, a firma de...


Chelsea's Joe Cole faces at least three weeks out after being diagnosed with a minor stress fracture in his foot.


One-Third of the Dead Said to Be Children

Survivors arranged for mass burials and searched for tens of thousands of the missing in countries thousands of miles apart.


Drugstore Offers New Wave of Disposable Cameras

Pharmacy chain CVS Corp. on Thursday said it would offer the world's first disposable digital camera with a bright color viewing screen that allows consumers to instantly preview pictures.


Blundering Boks beat brave Tonga to book rugby quarter-final place

Mighty South Africa were given the fright of their lives on Saturday before they made sure of their World Cup quarter-finals place with an error-strewn 30-25 win over Tonga.


Canon is a brand many consumers associate with digital cameras. But the company wants to remind business executives that it's still a major player in office products, and this week--via a $30 million effort by DCA Advertising--it hopes to show business users how good they'll feel after using Canon Imaging Systems Group offerings.


CAIRO - Iran has slowed its nuclear activities and is cooperating more fully in clearing up questions about its efforts, but the country continues to expand its enrichment of uranium, according to a UN agency report.


TEHRAN: Iran warned on Sunday that it was not prepared to permanently freeze its controversial nuclear fuel work and that it expected quick results from crucial talks with Britain, France and Germany.


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The media-sharing site Photobucket is introducing a search mechanism that lets users append labels to specific faces and objects in photos.


SAN DIEGO - Cesar Izturis homered and Adrian Beltre had three hits for the Los Angeles Dodgers, who survived a shaky start by Kazuhisa Ishii and beat San Diego 9-6 on Thursday night to take a 1 1/2-game lead over San Francisco in the NL West.    San Francisco lost 7-3 to Houston...


Els maintains two-shot lead at WGC-American Express

Ernie Els was up to the challenge against one European Ryder Cup hero Saturday but will have to fend off three more of them in the final round of the WGC-American Express Championship.


EU sees "new ambition" by Iran for nuclear talks

EU leaders said on Monday Iran was showing "new ambition" to negotiate an end to a nuclear row with the West and the door was open for new talks, but they also agreed to implement UN sanctions to keep pressure on Tehran.


DeShaun Foster did not just sub for the injured Stephen Davis, he came within 4 yards of erasing Davis' team record for yards rushing in a game.


Michael Schumacher did not win the Belgian Grand Prix for the seventh time in what was Ferrari's 700th Grand Prix, but in finishing in a second position ahead of team-mate Rubens Barrichello, he did achieve an unprecedented seventh championship.


The cable industry is under attack, but Comcast can and will fight back.


com. It's been quite a month for San Francisco, which entered Saturday's contest against the San Diego Padres at SBC Park having won six straight games and 10 of its last 12.


Playboy Playmate Acquitted in Assault Case

A Playboy Playmate accused of karate-kicking the ex-girlfriend of NFL quarterback Jeff Garcia was acquitted Wednesday of a misdemeanor assault charge.


Bush Seeks Canada's Help in Iraq, Mideast

President Bush asked Canadians on Wednesday to move beyond their deep opposition to the Iraq war and get behind his vision of democracies blooming from Baghdad to the West Bank.


Los Angeles - If you think the freeways around Southern California are crowded, you should see the crowd in the Southern California locker room after a football game.


Low-priced stocks can be cheap for a reason, but some present overlooked investment opportunities.


The government is about to start opening up the process of reviewing patents to the modern font of wisdom: the Internet.


New Delhi, Nov. 8: General Electric Capital International Services (Gecis), the global business process operations of General Electric, has offloaded a 60 per cent stake for about $500 million to two private


In the Wake of Charley: Waiting for Everything

PUNTA GORDA, Fla.  - Ice was a hot commodity in  Florida on Tuesday and frustration was mounting as hundreds of  thousands remained without power in sweltering heat in the  aftermath of Hurricane Charley.


Aside from Steve Finley, no Dodgers position starter had postseason experience before Tuesday. By comparison, every member of the Cardinals' starting lineup came into the series having played in October.


InfoWorld - Yahoo's net income fell year-over-year in a quarter that saw Yahoo leadership change hands amid criticism that the company failed to capitalize on the explosive growth of the search-engine advertising market.


Developing a comprehensive profile of risks and aligning to a common framework of policies and practices can eliminate redundant efforts and eliminate exposures that may exist today.


Comment is free: Shashi Tharoor: Benazir Bhutto's greatest legacy may be that the Islamists suspected of her killing will be further isolated from the army and power


Gateway's Coleman to Step Down in January

Gateway CEO will resign at the end of January, clearing the way for Acer's top executive in the Americas to take the helm.


US President Bush said that ânow is the time to confront Social Security to deal with a projected $3.7 trillion shortfall over 75 years and give younger workers the ability to invest some of their retirement money in personal accountsâ.


Chavez defends decree power as democratic

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez defended his plans to rewrite dozens of laws by decree, saying his country has a vibrant democracy and that the world's real "tyranny" is led by President Bush.


A particular genetic region long assumed to be a critical factor in this condition is not as important as thought, says the Johns Hopkins team.


Israel starts building barrier in W. Bank

Israel began construction of a section of the separation fence in the southern West Bank on Sunday, five days after Palestinian suicide bombers carried out an attack from the area, local newspaper Haaretz reported.


A woman who jumped on a 70-year-old man's head with her stiletto heels in an unprovoked attack is jailed.


Alcohol, not drugs, linked to incidents, says survey.


A growing international trade in discarded mobile phones is helping the worldâs poor. But will it poison the earth?


Torino, 22:53 - CALCIO, JUVE; DEL PIERO: ERAVAMO CONVINTI DI FARE GRANDE GARA

"Nasce tutto dalle convinzioni, siamo scesi in campo convinti di essere in casa nostra e di fare una...


Arthur Schlesinger, Historian of Power, Dies at 89

Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.âs more than 20 books shaped discussions for two generations about Americaâs past.


Nyon, 13:10 - CALCIO, COPPA UEFA: IL 2 OTTOBRE SORTEGGIO FASE A GIRONI

Il sorteggio della fase a gironi di Coppa Uefa si svolgerà martedÃ¬ 3 ottobre a Nyon, in Svizz...


One man was killed on Monday in a clash between supporters of rival candidates as Egyptians voted in an election for parliament's upper house amid a massive crackdown on the main opposition group, the Muslim Brotherhood.


Almost nonstop, gargantuan 145-ton trucks rumble through China's biggest open-pit coal mine, sending up clouds of soot as they dump their loads into mechanized sorters.


Some bars pan Hawaii's tough smoking ban

There's a revolt going on in Hawaii as some bar owners openly defy the state's new anti-smoking law, one of the nation's toughest, by letting their customers light up.


(HealthDayNews) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:


Sanyo, Lenovo Share Cost of Defective Battery Recall

Vendors are discussing how to pay for the recall of more than 200,000 batteries.


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FDA warns Hain over stevia use and calls herb unsafe

U.S. health regulators warned Hain Celestial Group Inc about a potentially unsafe herb in some of its herbal teas, saying it might be dangerous to blood sugar, reproductive, cardiovascular and renal systems.


Study Finds Brain Problems, Vaccines Not Linked

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 26 -- A mercury-based preservative once used in many vaccines does not raise the risk of neurological problems in children, concludes a large federal study that researchers say should reassure parents.


By rickey singh. SOME of our Caribbean Community Heads of Government as well as the Community Secretariat may well have reflected, in their condolence messages, the admiration of the peoples of the Caribbean


Britain was cautioned after using what was termed "derogatory" language during an emotional debate Wednesday on Japan's controversial bid to lift a moratorium on commercial whaling.


What's behind the security acquisition spree?

Blog: The logic behind the recent purchases in the security industry is simple--if you can't build security in, then at least layer it on.


Strong Canadian dollar said hurting pot exports

The strong Canadian dollar has hit the illegal marijuana sector just as it has other industries that export to the United States, one of Canada's best known legalization advocates said on Thursday.


NEW YORK -- Tracing the tracks of their tears back to the ballpark in the Bronx where all the horrible things happened last October, the Red Sox returned to the American League Championship Series last night, fell behind, 8-0, then rallied mightily before again succumbing to the Yankees, 10-7.


Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice left the door open Monday for consideration of what may be a new overture from Iran to bargain with the West over the Iranians' disputed nuclear program.


Movie Review | 'Family Law': In the Shadow of His Father, a Son Slowly Comes of Age

Like father like son: exploratory variations on that old saw are the thematic heart of the Argentine filmmaker Daniel BurmanÂs ÂFamily Law.Â


Intel, the world's biggest semiconductor maker, said on Monday that it had succeeded in building a test chip that packs 10 million transistors into an area the size of the tip of a ball-point pen.


England has recorded its wettest August ever, with more than two-thirds more rainfall than normal.


AUSTRALIAN specialists were today beginning the grisly task of identifying the bodies of up to 1,000 people killed by Sunday's tsunami in the Thai resort area of Khao Lak.


At least 43 people are killed and 112 wounded in a series of rocket and bomb attacks in Baghdad.


NAJAF, Iraq  - U.S. tanks on Tuesday reinforced  their positions along the southern flank of Najaf's Imam Ali  shrine, scene of a three-week-old Shi'ite rebellion.


A play about a stablehand who mutilates horses was never going appeal to all, but "Harry Potter" star Daniel Radcliffe's assured performance in Peter Shaffer's "Equus" pleased London critics.


Japan's new Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and President Bush agreed during a telephone call Wednesday to maintain close ties and to meet in November, officials said.


THE RACE: The presidential race for Democrats and Republicans in Georgia.


Diet and Lose Weight? Scientists Say 'Prove It!'

A new study finds little evidence that commercial weight-loss programs help people drop excess pounds.


Tulsa athletic director Judy MacLeod announced that assistant coach Alvin "Pooh" Williamson will serve as interim head coach for the remainder of this season.


REPORT FINDINGS: The number of people affected by the conflict in Sudan's Darfur region has grown to 2 million, and there are strong indications of war crimes "on a large and systematic scale."


RAMSTEIN AIR BASE -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates tied Iran's government to large shipments of weapons to the Taliban in Afghanistan and said yesterday such quantities were unlikely without Tehran's knowledge. Gates's comments, following accusations by a State Department official, were the strongest yet by a Cabinet secretary about Iran's support of the militant group in Afghanistan.


US Attorney General John Ashcroft and Secretary of Commerce Don Evans have resigned, the White House says.


U.S. Steel stock falls after profit drops

U.S. Steel Corp  posted a 35 percent decline in third-quarter profit on Tuesday, worse than Wall Street had expected, and forecast weak fourth-quarter earnings, sending the steelmaker's shares down 6 percent.


English League Cup: Arsenal 3, Everton 1

Italian teen Arturo Lupoli scored two goals to lead Arsenal past Everton 3-1 Tuesday, putting the Gunners in the fifth round of the English League Cup.


Britain says it will freeze any assets belonging to the terror group who killed hostage Kenneth Bigley.


Onida, e'Organo di garanzia, separato e distinto da politici


Retrial of Shining Path leader starts in Peru

The Peruvian government started on Friday retrial of Abimael Guzman, the leader of the rebel group Shining Path. Guzman, 69, and 17 other members of the rebel group will also be on trial, according to justice authorities.


The second and final round of voting for a new mayor is to take place in Argentina's capital, Buenos Aires.


Amazon, TiVo to test movie downloads direct to TVs

Amazon.com Inc. and TiVo Inc. will  begin testing on Wednesday a service that lets users watch  videos rented or bought over the Internet directly on  televisions, as part of a trend to link personal computers and  TVs.


Three Navy SEALs charged in Iraqi man's death

Three US Navy SEALs have been charged with maltreating an Iraqi detainee who died after he was turned over to the US Army in Mosul in April 2004, the Navy said Friday.


Virus: un worm nella mail con il video di Bin Laden

Un nuovo pericoloso worm si nasconde all' interno delle e-mail che "promettono" di avere in allegato il nuovo video di Osama Bin Laden. E' quanto afferma Sophos, societÃ  leader per la sicurezza e gli antivirus


Carlo Bonini davanti agli investigatori della Finanza di Brescia Convocato come testimone, ispezionato il suo computer                                                  Sismi, interrogato per 10 ore giornalista di Repubblica                                                                                Il ministro Parisi: "Fiducia sull'operato del servizio e sui suoi vertici"L'inchiesta sul rapimento di Abu Omar potrebbe essere "sfilata" ai magistrati di Milanodi FERRUCCIO SANSA


Federated CFO says not abandoning moderate shopper

Federated Department Stores Inc.   FD.N will transform 400 former May stores into Macy's on   Saturday, but the change does not mean the retailer -- despite   its renovated stores and new merchandise -- is abandoning its   moderate shopper.


Oil extends slump as U.S. fuel stocks rise

Oil prices fell toward $87 a barrel on Wednesday, extending this month's losses to more than 5 percent, after a government report showed a surprisingly big build in U.S. petroleum stockpiles.


Jets' Abraham Misses Sixth Straight Game

New York Jets defensive end John Abraham was held out of Saturday's divisional playoff game in Pittsburgh, the sixth consecutive game he's missed with a knee injury.


Trend Micro Gives Away Mobile Antivirus App

Trend Micro will become the latest major antivirus software company to provide protection against mobile phone viruses, with new antivirus and antispam software for mobile phones running the Microsoft Windows Mobile and Symbian operating systems.


NUOVO VIDEO DI BIN LADEN, BOICOTTATE LE ELEZIONI IN IRAQ

BAGHDAD - A poco piu' di un mese dalle elezioni in Iraq, il capo di Al Qaida, Osama bin Laden, si scaglia contro la consultazione, definendo 'infedeli' tutti coloro che vi parteciperanno, e investe il piu' feroce dei terroristi sulla piazza, Abu Musab al


As developers gather in San Francisco, they've got two big things on their minds: the iPhone and the Leopard OS.


An international report giving greater certainty to global warming will shift the debate in Congress from what's causing climate change to the economics of who will pay to confront it.


Saudi Arabian Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi Wednesday questioned the need for OPEC oil producers to rein in oil supply, saying the cartel's reference crude price was still above its official target despite steep recent falls.


None of Chiron's flu vaccine is safe, FDA says

Oct 15, 2004 (CIDRAP News) - Federal health officials today ruled out using any of Chiron Corporation's influenza vaccine in the United States this year, following the completion of inspections at the company's plant in Liverpool, England.


Chase Utley has found a way to keep things exciting for the fans of a team that is five games under .500 and 13 games out of first place.


Stars come out to compete at Advanta Championships at Villanova

A year ago, the Advanta Championships returned to The Pavilion after a two-year absence, but the tournament suffered from injury withdrawls and a lack of star power.


WOLVERHAMPTON & Dudley, Britainâs biggest regional brewer, said it was buying another beer-making company in a Â£119 million swoop as it posted improved profits for the year.


Study group focuses on risk factors for colorectal cancers

Professor Thomas Imperiale of the Indiana University School of Medicine worked with colleagues at 81 sites that constitute the Colorectal Cancer Study Group.


President Bush, celebrating his fourth July Fourth as a wartime leader, said Tuesday U.S. troops will overcome persistent violence in Iraq and a rekindled insurgency in Afghanistan because the enemy is vulnerable.


Bombers in Baghdad took the war to the very heart of United States power in Iraq yesterday with two blasts inside the supposedly impregnable Green Zone, killing five civilians, including three US nationals, and injuring at least 20.


Saddam Hussein's cousin, widely known as "Chemical Ali", was sentenced on Sunday to hang for masterminding a genocidal military campaign that used poison gas against Iraq's Kurds in the 1980s.


Stick-thin still in for models at NY fashion shows

In the first big shows since it tried to address the problem of stick-thin models, the U.S. fashion industry seems to have cast the issue off like last season's styles and the models still looked emaciated.


Job Gains Disappoint; Jobless Rate 3-Year Low

U.S. employers added just 146,000 jobs in January, the government said on Friday in an unexpectedly weak report on the labor market, but a drop in job-seekers pushed the unemployment rate to its lowest level in more than three years.


Googleâs library project makes books available online

Google Inc., a web-search serviceâs leader, will offer books and documents online from four universities and the New York Public Library.


Microsoft Ready to Comply if Appeal Lost

Microsoft Corp. said Monday it is ready to put a stripped-down version of Windows on the market if it fails this week to persuade a judge to suspend a landmark European Union antitrust decision.


US actor Glenn Ford, who starred in dozens of films in a 53-year career, dies at his home in Beverly Hills.


Mobile phones push Bouygues profits up 92 percent

Bouygues, the French construction group which has diversified into television and mobile telephones, reported a 92-percent leap of first-half net profits, owing mainly to strong mobile telephone performance.


U.S. ready to fight militants with Pakistani troops

The United States would be willing  to send troops to Pakistan to fight alongside the South Asian  country's forces against Islamist militants, U.S. Defense  Secretary Robert Gates said on Thursday.


PARIS: Ants use angled signposts, using tiny scent markers, to find their way home or follow the path into the wilderness, according to a study published on Wednesday in Nature, the British science weekly.


Trail Blazers Hand Nets 9th Straight Loss

Zach Randolph had 23 points and 15 rebounds to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to an 83-71 victory over New Jersey on Sunday, the Nets' ninth straight loss.


Mystery Novelist Joseph Hansen, 81, Dies

Joseph Hansen, a mystery novelist known for crisp, lean prose and for creating one of his genre's first gay protagonists in the character of Dave Brandstetter, has died at the age of 81.


Bush wants to renew Social Security push after vote

President George W. Bush hopes to  revive his plan to overhaul the U.S. Social Security retirement  program if his Republican party keeps control of the Congress  in the November midterm elections, the Wall Street Journal  reported on Saturday.


Soldier From the Roanoke Area, a Mother of 3, Is Killed

Sgt. Tracy Renee Birkman, an Army mechanic and mother of three from the Roanoke area, died Friday after suffering injuries unrelated to combat in Owesat, Iraq, according to military officials. The incident is under investigation, they said.


Lines of Voters Try to Cast Ballots Early

Voters trying to beat the rush turned out early to cast ballots in many precincts as Election Day opened, forming long lines that snaked out the doors, waiting in rain and even taking along chairs for expected long waits.


Botswana Bushmen win battle for ancestral home

LOBATSE, Botswana  - Botswana's High Court ruled on Wednesday that hundreds of Bushmen had been wrongly evicted from ancestral hunting grounds in the Kalahari desert and should be allowed to return.


A renaissance in nuclear power production pushes up prices of uranium and spurs development of nuke facilities. There's little resistance from environmentalists, despite no real solution for the industry's waste products.


In Michigan, a Frustrated GOP Supporter Hedges His Bets

BIRMINGHAM, Mich. -- James Esshaki pilots his black Mercedes down the main strip of what's left of the high-end shopping district here, coming to one of the 11 buildings he owns. "Esshaki Properties for Lease" posters hang in the windows where mannequins modeling the latest fashions should be. For...


Fifth-ranked Mountaineers prove too tall a task for Maryland

Steve Slaton's speed and Maryland's sloppiness turned West Virginia's first anticipated test of the season into a laugher.


Rise in Antidepressants Prescribed for Children: Study

Doctors are prescribing more antidepressants for children and adolescents although there is little evidence about their safety or efficacy in youngsters, researchers said on Thursday.


US officials confirm two Soviet-born US women are being treated in Moscow for suspected thallium poisoning.


What Benchmark's investment in Ruby on Rails support should tell us

Benchmark just invested in a support vendor.  Another one.  Is there a lesson in this?


GM, Opel hit by Europe-wide protests against job cut plans

More than 40,000 people took to the streets in Europe to protest against plans by US auto giant General Motors to axe about one-fifth of its workforce in the region and possibly even close a plant.


The long-anticipated day is here. Google stock begins trading on the Nasdaq, even though mediocre market conditions and some fumbling by the company have taken the bloom off the rose.


Moves towards a new governnment in Israel

Israel's Opposition Labour Party leader Shimon Peres has responded positively to an invitation by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to form a unity government.


Sarkozy key for getting Poland to back EU treaty

French President Nicolas Sarkozy's visit  to Poland on Thursday could tip the balance in persuading its  eurosceptic conservative leaders not to veto talks on a new  European Union treaty.


VW sales from Slovak plant soar 26 percent

German carmaker Volkswagen said Friday sales had soared at its plant in Slovakia by 26 percent to nearly $3 billion in the first half of 2004.


France coach Bernard Laporte believes the "fear factor" will benefit his side against England.


Oil Falls from Record as Chavez Survives

Oil prices fell from fresh record highs  on Monday as early reports of victory for Venezuelan President  Hugo Chavez in a referendum on his rule eased fears that unrest  could upset the country's oil exports.


MIAMI - A decade-old grilled cheese sandwich bearing what could be the image of the Virgin Mary is garnering intense interest on an internet auction site.


The investment bank rounded out another record year as net income for the fourth quarter edged up 2 percent.


Israeli settlers gather outside parliament as it prepares to vote on a plan to move them out of the Gaza Strip.


Space station astronauts on last of three spacewalks

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Two astronauts aboard the International Space Station left the outpost on Thursday for a spacewalk to pack up blankets and covers no longer needed to keep gear warm.


Reports: Blasts Rock Madrid Gas Stations

MADRID, Spain - Spanish media are reporting that at least one explosion -- and possibly as many as four blasts -- have gone off in Madrid following a warning from a Basque (search) group.


Canterbury, 18:14 - CICLISMO, GIRO DI GRAN BRETAGNA: CHICCHI VINCE QUINTA TAPPA

L'italiano Francesco Chicchi ha vinto in volata la quinta e penultima tappa del Giro di Gran Bretagn...


Caminiti constantly went down wrong path

The timing of his death is a shock, but Ken Caminiti's premature passing does not come as a surprise. Caminiti, 41, died of a heart attack in New York on Sunday, tragically ending the life of a talented baseball player with misguided priorities.


Carlsberg, Heineken agree $15.3 billion S&N deal

Carlsberg and Heineken on Friday finally agreed a cash bid of 7.8 billion pounds ($15.3 billion) to buy and break up Scottish and Newcastle (S&N) to boost the Danish brewer's position in Russia and the Dutch group's presence in western Europe.


Milano, 17:52 - CALCIO, INTER; CAMBIASSO: CON VITTORIA SI CHIUDE ANNO MAGICO

"PiÃ¹ soddisfazione ad aver vinto contro i Campioni del Mondo? Noi non abbiamo pensato a questo, Inte...


A car bomb explodes in the parking lot of the high court building in the Pakistani city of Peshawar, say police.


It's the same old song, but with new stars - and a bit less chaos

It was, as Boy George said, as if everyone had deflated their egos for the evening when the biggest stars in British pop music squeezed into a London studio and recorded Do They Know It's Christmas?


Els and Scott locked in battle at rain-hit Singapore Open

Defending champion Adam Scott of   Australia and South Africa's Ernie Els were locked in thrilling   final-round battle for the Singapore Open title before a   tropical storm suspended play for a second time on Sunday.


U.S., S.Korea set 2012 for military command changes

The United States and South Korea on Friday said they would dissolve by 2012 an arrangement dating from the Korean War under which Seoul's military forces were put under the control of U.S.-led U.N. forces.


English coastal storms more intense, but is it climate change?

Coastal storms battering the southern coast of England have sharply increased in intensity over the last century and a half, a possible consequence of global warming.


Roma, 7 settembre 2004 - "Mario Galesi Ã¨ l'uomo che ha sparato a Massimo D'Antona e Marco Biagi". Sarebbe questa una delle dichiarazioni fatte da Cinzia Banelli durante il suo interrogatorio nel carcere di


Convinti a desistere dopo una mediazione della polizia


Euro think tank recommends unbundling Windows from PCs

(InfoWorld) - A pro-business think tank in Europe has recommended unbundling Microsoft Corp.'s Windows operating system from sales of new PCs in order to give customers more choice when buying a new computer. A report from the Globalisation Institute in Brussels urges the European Commission to require that PCs and operating systems be sold separately in Europe to break Microsoft's monopoly in the desktop OS market. "Microsoft's dominant position is not in the public interest. It limits the market and has slowed technical development to the prejudice of consumers," said the report . The report is gaining attention partly because the Globalisation Institute usually advocates a hands-off approach to business regulation. It researches and develops policy options that are sometimes championed by politicians. Its report comes one week afterÂ Europe's second-highest court turned down Microsoft's appeal of the European Commission's 2004 antitrust ruling against it, which fined MicrosoftÂ around $600 million for abusing its OS monopoly. That investigation focused on how Microsoft bundles its Media Player software with Windows, which the Commission said harmed competitors such as RealNetworks Inc. It also required Microsoft to publish communications protocols so that its rivals can make their server software work better with Windows clients. The Globalization Institute said the Commission should take its thinking about Microsoft's OS to its "logical conclusion" and force PC makers to unbundle Windows from PCs as well. The report does not mentionÂ recent moves by vendors such as Dell Inc., and Hewlett-Packard Co.Â in Australia, to offer Linux as an option with PCs sold online. Globalisation Institute President Alex Singleton called those offers "a token gesture." "The fact is, when you go into a computer shop, the majority of consumers are not faced with a choice. Just because on the margins you are offered something else, I don't think those choices mean there is real competition." In addition, the report argued, offering a choice of OS is not a practical option for retail stores, where floor space is limited. Therefore PCs should be sold separately from the OS. "We do not believe this would add complexity for consumers. Consumers would simply be asked to insert an operating system DVD when they first turn on a new computer, which would then automatically configure itself," the report says. Such competition exists in hardware, the report argues, with microprocessors and hard drives available from a choice of vendors. But when consumers walk into a store they generally have only one choice for an OS: Windows. "The result is that consumers who, given the choice, would opt for a cheaper operating system, find themselves automatically buying the market leader." The group sent its report to the office of the European Commissioner for Competition, Neelie Kroes, Singleton said. Kroes led the Commission's antitrust case against Microsoft and has called the company's share of the desktop OS market "unacceptable." Microsoft representatives did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the report. Â


We're not taking Gucci downmarket, says chief

Robert Polet yesterday confounded expectations of a major shake-up at Gucci Group, promising instead to keep loss-making fashion labels Alexander McQueen and Stella McCartney and to maintain the Gucci brand itself as a resolutely upmarket label.