JAKARTA - Indonesian presidential poll results continue to indicate a landslide triumph for ex-general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. With more than two-thirds of the votes counted by yesterday, Mr Bambang had


British Prime Minister Tony Blair was recovering Saturday after successfully undergoing treatment to correct an irregular heartbeat -- but speculation about who will succeed him raged in his party.


NASA has made its Mars rovers even smarter with computer upgrades beamed through space that give the robots greater power to act on their own on the red planet.


A probable active glacier is identified on the surface of Mars for the first time.


Look out, Google: the Redmond giant will make its long-awaited big splash into the search engine market tomorrow. The moment of truth has arrived.


Researchers find that setting the Apple firewall to block all incoming Internet traffic doesn't work.


US jets attacked targets in the insurgent bastion of Fallujah yesterday, and US officials said that 10 people - among them a family of four - were killed when a car bomb exploded near a Baghdad police station at the start of the Muslim holy month of


Raggiunti da colpi di arma da fuoco in un bar


Best friends die together on 2d Iraq tour

SAN FRANCISCO -- They played together in childhood, wrestled together in high school, and joined the Marines together after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.


JOHN KERRY has finally gotten it right on Iraq. Just in time for Thursday's debate on foreign policy. Can he use Iraq to get back in race?


WASHINGTON - Orders for "big-ticket" durable goods crept up by a smaller-than-expected margin in September, hit by a sharp descent in demand for planes, government figures showed.


A Yuma man became Yuma County's first confirmed case of West Nile virus on Friday. The 28-year-old unidentified man was being treated and observed at Yuma Regional Medical Center and was expected to make a full recovery, county health officials said.


G4 Nations Bid for Permanent Security Council Seat

Germany, Japan, Brazil and India -- the so-called G4 group --launched a joint effort for permament seats on the United Nations Security Council after meeting on the fringes of the UN General Assembly in New York.


Intel's biggest customer for its Itanium processor is to stop building workstations built around the chip according to the online edition of the Wall Street Journal.


Remote Vietnamese Village Gets Internet Access Via WiMax

WiMax and a satellite connection are bringing broadband Internet access to a remote Vietnamese village, part of a collaboration between the public and private sector to narrow the digital divide in rural Vietnam.


U.S. resists watch list pressure on Arar

The United States brushed off pressure on Friday to remove Syrian-Canadian Maher Arar from its watch list despite his having been declared by a Canadian inquiry not to be an Islamic extremist.


Pubblicate le stime preliminari dell'IstatSu base mensile, i prezzi sono rimasti invariati                                          Inflazione all'1,9% a gennaio in calo dal 2% di dicembre                                                                                Eurostat: nella zona euro, il caroprezzi Ã¨ al 2,1%Le associazioni dei consumatori contestano i dati: "Illusori"


Miller's Mourning Daughter Braves Press in Berlin

Playwright Arthur Miller's daughter  Rebecca braved the press on Tuesday when she appeared at the  Berlin Film Festival to promote her new film, five day's after  her father's death.


A rapid technique for isolating DNA in hair provides a new route to study the genetics of extinct creatures.


Thompson: a maverick conservative who loves the law

The GOP presidential hopeful has often defied his party and colleagues to chart his own course.


Washington: A US security official on Thursday said authorities are on heightened terrorist alert ahead of the November 2 election and must revamp aviation security, after former pop star Cat Stevens slipped onto a US-bound flight unnoticed despite his


Genova, 16:50 - CALCIO, SAMP; BELLUCCI: UN SOGNO CHE SI AVVERA

Claudio Bellucci ha affidato al sito internet della Sampdoria le sue prime dichiarazioni da blucerch...


Regression reawakens 'moderate risk' flaw


Saddam's top aides end food protest: US Army

The US Army said that eight of toppled Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein's jailed lieutenants who were earlier refusing food had now given up their protest.


Newcastle's Souness steps into unknown against Sakhnin

Graeme Souness says he will be venturing into the unknown when Newcastle United meet Hapoel Bnei Sakhnin in the UEFA Cup on Thursday for his first game in charge of the English Premier League club.


Milano, 11:37 - CICLISMO, SIMONI FIRMA NUOVE NORME UCI ANTIDOPING

Gilberto Simoni ha firmato oggi la nuova normativa UCI in tema di lotta al doping. La norma prevede,...


NEC pops PA Semi chips into storage gear

It's a low power thing Chip start-up PA Semi has taken another semi-prominent scalp by revealing that NEC's storage division will use its processors.â¦


The O's await approval from commissioner Bud Selig for the acquisition of Sammy Sosa to be made official and that decision will be made Wednesday at the earliest.


The party designed its nominating process to be a sometimes confounding grind, and with Clinton and Obama locked in a fierce fight, that is just what Super Tuesday is shaping up to be


It's been eight years since a US boxer stood on an Olympic .podium to receive a gold medal. It's been six years since Andre Ward lost a fight.


Study: Marketing Events Increase Purchase Intent

NEW YORK Event marketing can increase a consumer's purchase intent by up to 52 percent, according to the Advertising Research Foundation's new study, "Engaging Events Pay Out."


Shuttle crew boards space station for week-long stay

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - The U.S. space shuttle Atlantis ended a two-day journey to the International Space Station on Sunday, slipping into a berthing port to deliver more solar-powered panels and a new crewmember to the orbital outpost.


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GCI offers commission-free online trading in shares, indices and major currencies. Register today for a free demo account - including charts, quotes and internet trading software.


Dell makes server software simple, simple, simple for slow admins

Ser - ver While rivals keep banging on about their inventions, acquisitions and flashy gear, Dell insists that it's keeping server management simple - so simple that even the simplest simpleton could simply administer a server in a simple fashion.â¦


Mossa della Banca centrale era ampiamente prevista


Men who lost everything in tsunami work together to rebuild

LAMTEUNGOH, Indonesia -- Baharuddin, the head of this devastated Sumatran fishing village, gently lifted the limp remains of his 11-year-old daughter, swaddled in a plaid sarong.


In Africa, school still a dream for many

School was the last thing on Pascal Mwanchoka's mind when he and his younger brother boarded a bus that would take them hundreds of miles away from their mother and her alcohol-fueled rages.


NEW YORK - Crude oil futures in New York have plunged 7.6 per cent in their biggest weekly decline in a year, because of reduced concerns about supply disruptions in Iraq.


In life, he was driven by demons to adopt whatever guise it took to be a winner. Clough, who died Monday of stomach cancer at 69 in Derby County hospital, would publicly bully and humiliate a player to the brink of destroying him.


Greek leader criticises Bush over Macedonia amid compliments on re ...

ATHENS, Nov 4  - Greek President Costis Stephanopoulos on Thursday congratulated US President George W. Bush on his re-election, but criticised Washington for its decision to recognize Greece's northern neighbour Macedonia under its constitutional


President Mwai Kibaki's government accused rival Raila Odinga's party of unleashing "genocide" in Kenya on Wednesday as the death toll from tribal violence over a disputed election passed 300.


Bush, Bernanke launch twin subprime assault

NEW YORK/LONDON  - The Federal Reserve on Friday reassured investors it would take any steps needed to shelter the U.S. economy from a global credit squeeze, while President George W. Bush promised to help struggling homeowners refinance their mortgages.


Business leaders and economists recommend  changes at the WTO as the group marks its 10th anniversary.


Kellen Winslow Jr. ended his second NFL holdout Friday.


Chinese smuggling kingpin wins as Canada drops deportation appeal

Alleged smuggling kingpin Lai Changxing has won another round in his fight to avoid being sent back to China after the Canadian government dropped its appeal of a court ruling that blocked his deportation due to human rights concerns, his lawyer said Tuesday.


Intrepid documentary film-maker Michael Moore is not stopping at the US President. In a new film, entitled 'Sicko', Moore will take on America's health industry.


Microsoft deal or not, Yahoo starts to cut jobs

As expected, Yahoo Inc   began carrying out lay-offs up to 1,000 employees on Tuesday,  as part of job cutbacks announced last month, several employees  at the company's headquarters said on Tuesday.


Ecclestone backs Cape Town Formula One bid

Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone has thrown his weight behind a South African bid to join the Formula One grand prix racing circuit.


A rise in deaths owing to global warming heatwaves will not be offset by milder winters, research claims.


iMovies could be coming to a (very small) screen near you Apple will debut a new video download service tomorrow, if the rumours currently spooling around the industry proves correct.â¦


E' il paese con il costo del denaro piu' elevato dell'UE


Israeli security forces arrested 33 senior members of Hamas during overnight raids in the West Bank and are questioning them, an IDF spokesman said Thursday.


Incoming Adviser Brings Extensive Portfolio

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17, 2004 -- Incoming National Security Adviser Stephen J. Hadley has broad experience across the national security landscape.


Cholesterol Drug Has No Benefit in Trial

The outcome of a clinical trial that failed to show that Zetia has any medical benefits adds to concerns over the popular drug.


AOL on Monday announced it has launched a developer program for its video search engine product. In addition, the company has joined up with Intel to stream movies to Viiv-enabled PCs and other devices.


Edgy Ireland are made to work for victory against Pool D minnows Namibia.


Besseges, 19:45 - CICLISMO, ETOILE DE BESSEGES: ULTIMA TAPPA A CHAVANEL, FURLAN 2/o

Il francese Sebastien Chavanel (FranÃ§aise des Jeux) ha vinto la quinta e ultima tappa della Etoile d...


T-Mobile is adding a high-end model, the Sidekick LX, with a screen with more than twice the resolution of the previous top-of-the-line model, the Sidekick 3.


Fans waiting outside NBC Studios for Monday's taping of "The Tonight Show" fondly remembered Johnny Carson, who ruled the program for three decades before turning it over to Jay Leno. The show was to pay tribute to Carson, who died Sunday at 79 after nearly 13 years in retirement.


IBM to customers: Expect business as usual

IBM may be selling its PC business, but it's working hard to keep its PC customers. Still, competitors Dell, Hewlett-Packard and others are likely to come knocking in an attempt to pick off nervous customers


Tornano scrutini e commissari esterni, record stranieri


Israel, U.S. Shared Data On Suspected Nuclear Site

Israel's decision to attack Syria on Sept. 6, bombing a suspected nuclear site set up in apparent collaboration with North Korea, came after Israel shared intelligence with President Bush this summer indicating that North Korean nuclear personnel were in Syria, U.S. government sources said.


UPDATE 1-Garcia retains lead after lost-ball incident

Sergio Garcia had to undergo an extensive investigation following a lost-ball incident at Valderrama on Friday before being cleared to keep his one-stroke lead in the Volvo Masters second round.


Hilly Kristal, founder of NY punk mecca CBGB, dies

Hilly Kristal, the founder of New York punk rock club CBGB, which helped make the Ramones, Blondie and Talking Heads stars, has died at age 75, his daughter said on Wednesday.


'Sideways,' 'Aviator' Claim Golden Globe Honors

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.  - Veteran director Martin  Scorsese's "The Aviator" and road comedy "Sideways" earned the  top film awards at Hollywood's Golden Globes on Sunday, putting  both in front-runner positions in the race for Oscars, the U.S.  film industry's top honors.


EMI has seen download music sales rise by almost 600% in the six months to the end of September, and says they are becoming a major part of its business.


The boss of Formula One has said he doesn't think there will be a British Grand Prix in 2005. An argument about how much money F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone gets in return for letting the British Grand Prix happen has ended without an agreement.


The number of women being screened for breast cancer is worryingly low in many areas, campaigners say.


ACS says CEO, CFO resign after options probe

Affiliated Computer Services Inc.   said on Monday its chief executive and chief financial  officer had resigned as it completed an internal investigation  into its stock option practices.


These stocks are all trapped, like in a bottle.


Pm seguono filone di inchiesta sul 'contropatto'


Ill. gov's greeting cards raise eyebrows

Just weeks before Election Day, Jen and Andrew Fitzgibbon got a card from Gov. Rod Blagojevich congratulating them on the birth of their new baby.


A roadside bomb hits a British patrol, seriously injuring one soldier,  the Army has confirmed.


Bill Gates keeps close eye on kids' computer time

Just because you're the daughter of Bill  Gates does not mean you get to play on your computer all day  long.


Bruins must clean up game before hitting new ice sheet

Penalties? What penalties? Two days after a 5-3 loss to the New York Rangers at TD Banknorth Garden, the 11 power plays and four man-advantage goals the Bruins allowed are rubbed out of the record books.


After a $7.9 billion write-down, what's next for the financial powerhouse?


Riduzione delle tasse: Montezemolo contro Berlusconi

Luca Cordero di Montezemolo Ã¨ tornato ad esprimere le sue perplessitÃ  sul taglio delle tasse annunciato ormai da quattro anni dal capo del Governo Silvio Berlusconi. In particolare, il numero uno di Confindustria


"Wild Hogs" fills up at box office trough

Disney's middle-aged  road trip comedy "Wild Hogs" took in more money than initially  estimated at the North American box office last weekend,  grossing a staggering $39.70 million over the three-day frame.


A New York quotato a 62,91 dollari al barile, -0,8%


Gunmen kill two Shi'ite families in Baghdad massacre

Gunmen stormed into the homes of two Shi'ite families in a predominantly Sunni Arab district of Baghdad on Sunday, killing nine people, police said.


EU Says Time Not Right to Lift China Arms Ban

The European Union is not yet ready  to lift an arms embargo on China, Bernard Bot, Foreign Minister  of the Netherlands which holds the bloc's rotating presidency,  said Wednesday.  "We are working assiduously but...the time is  not right to lift the embargo," Bot told reporters on arrival  at a summit between the bloc and Chinese leaders.


Congratulations! You are now the proud parents of a bouncing $7.4 trillion debt. That comes out to just about $25,195 for every man, woman and child in America.


At the SoftSummit conference, debate over subscription pricing, discounting and licensing practices comes alive.


ABOUT 100,000 opposition supporters streamed into main square of the Ukrainian capital Kiev today on the second day of a tense standoff over a disputed presidential election claimed by the pro-Russia prime minister, according to journalists at the scene.


Fallujah residents to begin return, with compensation

BAGHDAD -- Residents of the devastated city of Fallujah will begin returning to their homes later this week in several stages, and each family will be compensated for damages caused by recent fighting between US troops and insurgents, Iraq's government said yesterday.


Mexico Announces Historic Rain Forest Plan

In this photo released by the Pronatura Peninsula de Yucatan (PPY) a Bromeliad is seen atached to a branch inside the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico on Feb. 2004.


By HILLEL ITALIE NEW YORK - The O.J. Simpson project is dead, but the book and the TV interview could turn up in bootleg form in this age of YouTube and eBay, when scandalous information seldom stays secret for long.


Test Finds Inaccuracies in Help Line for Medicare

Medicare's telephone line gives accurate answers less than two-thirds of the time, Congressional investigators say.


Salerno, esplosione in fabbrica fuochi a Baronissi: 1 morto

Salerno, 13 set. -(Adnkronos)- Una forte esplosione si e' verificata questa mattina, intorno alle 10.00, all'interno di un edificio di Sava di Baronissi, in provincia di Salerno. La deflagrazione, che ha provocato


Rookie Lewis Hamilton won the Canadian Grand Prix on Sunday, the first victory for a black driver in Formula One. In a race filled with caution flags, the 22-year-old Englishman won in his sixth F1 start and now has six consecutive top-three finishes.


Ancora non si hanno notizie di eventuali vittime e danni


It was just another Wentworth Sunday in the English autumn, but this one was a little bit special. When Ernie Els beat Lee Westwood in the final of the HSBC World Match Play Championship on Sunday


omen and girls are especially vulnerable to the AIDS virus and need to take steps so they don't get infected, speakers at a World AIDS Day event in Louisville said yesterday.


Payless ShoeSource to restructure as August same-store sales fall

Footwear retailer Payless ShoeSource Inc. said Thursday it will restructure its operations and cut jobs in a move to reduce administrative expenses by about $12 million a year.


A Los Angeles judge issues a restraining order against Britney Spears' manager at her mother's request.


ICANN enters negotiations on .mobi, .jobs domains

ICANN has begun commercial and technical negotiations with the applicant registries, bringing the number of domains in this second stage of evaluations to four. The other two are the .post and .travel domains.


Of all the teams to be playing a meaningful series in mid-August, the Cleveland Indians?


Gadgets may help merge virtual reality with real life

That hipster you always see talking into his Bluetooth headset might soon be able to use a similar device to leap into Second Life without even stepping out of line at Trader Joe's.


Pakistan Bombing Prompts Ban on Gatherings

MULTAN, Pakistan Oct. 7, 2004 - A bomb attack on Sunni Muslim radicals in central Pakistan Thursday killed at least 39 people, wounded more than 100 and prompted the government to ban religious and political gatherings nationwide.


Bank of America honcho Kenneth Lewis arrives in Boston today to try to put out fires blazing on multiple fronts due to recent controversial employment moves by his Charlotte, NC-based bank.


Israel Reprimands Officers for Killing of Egyptians

The Israeli army chief of staff has reprimanded commanders responsible for the killing last month of three Egyptian policemen mistaken for Palestinian militants near the Egypt-Gaza border, an army statement said.


Election Day turned into Groundhog Day in this waterfront city.


Computer giant Microsoft will not appeal against an EU order forcing it to provide a stripped-down version of its Windows operating system.


Taliban, NATO troops battle in south Afghanistan

Taliban and NATO troops fought battles in southern Afghanistan on Thursday as the alliance pressed ahead with its biggest offensive to quash the insurgents.


CLAMART, France Yasser Arafat is gradually recovering from serious illness after a weekend of treatment and tests at a French military hospital, Palestinian officials said Monday.


Texas Challenger Links Opponent to Rather

WASHINGTON Sept. 24, 2004 - A Texas congressional candidate has launched a television campaign ad linking his opponent to beleaguered CBS news anchor Dan Rather.


These celebrity-rich enclaves are exquisite, exclusive and, of course, expensive.


U.S. says Iran still training Iraqi militias

The U.S. military said on Sunday there had been a dramatic drop in the number of Iranian weapons being used in Iraq but no let-up in Tehran's training and financing of Iraqi militias.


'Molto soddisfatto' per avvio incontri su modello contratti


Bill Richardson, who often cites his diplomatic experience as he campaigns for president, began airing an ad Monday featuring praise from two Americans he helped free from prison in Iraq.


Marines Face More Cunning Foe in Fallujah

American troops face sporadic but cunning resistance from insurgents as they sweep the city of Fallujah more than a month after U.S. and Iraqi forces invaded the militants' stronghold, U.S. officials said Friday.


(CBS/AP) Pat Tillman "probably" was killed by friendly fire while leading his team of Army Rangers up a hill during a firefight in Afghanistan last month, the US Army said Saturday.


Pensionato 72enne accusato di violenza sessuale aggravata


Gal Fridman closed his eyes and enjoyed a sweet sound never before heard at an Olympic Games â-he strains of Israel's national anthem playing in honor of the winner of a gold medal.


Team Engineers Cell-Deforming Technique To Help Understand Malaria

It turns out, however, that Suresh's expertise in nanotechnology is quite applicable to biology and medicine.


Pm Catanzaro dopo audizione, ho riferito fatti e circostanze


Morgan Stanley, Bear Stearns Profits Fall

Morgan Stanley and Bear Stearns  Companies posted a drop in quarterly profits on Wednesday,  surprising some investors one day after two other big  investment banks reported a rise in earnings.


London - Jason Robinson marked his first match as England captain with a hat-trick of tries as the world champions got their off to a winning start with a 70-0 thrashing of Canada here at Twickenham on Saturday.


Nawaz Sharif: Pakistan's new leadership contender

Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf sent envoys to London this week to negotiate with two former prime ministers whose possible return may threaten his hold on power.


The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) said Saturday that Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and his policy are leading Israel to agony and distress.


Adobe Systems and Symantec are planning to ask European Union regulators to take action against Microsoft's forthcoming operating system, Vista, which the companies believe has features that undercut rivals.


YouTube Video & Usage Facts There’s an interesting article in the WSJ (sub req’d) on YouTube, with some data and metrics, by Lee Gomes today: I did a scrape of YouTube a month ago and found there were 5.1 million videos. By Sunday, the end of another scrape, that number had grown by about 20% to 6.1 [...]


Japanese Mori wins troubled Miss Universe contest

A raven-haired Miss Japan, Riyo Mori, was crowned Miss Universe 2007 on Monday in a contest marked by protests, a banned dress and the withdrawal of one beauty queen on the grounds the pageant degrades women.


Volvo says to take over Nissan Diesel for $1.1 billion

Swedish truck maker Volvo  said on Tuesday it will offer 540 yen ($4.51) in cash per share for all the Nissan Diesel Motor Co. Ltd.  shares it does not own, planning to make the Japanese truck maker a wholly owned unit.


Former SEC Officials Enter Securities Case

Three former Securities and Exchange Commission officials yesterday asked for permission to intervene in a Supreme Court dispute that could determine whether defrauded investors can recover money from third parties.


By KATE MANSEY  ELDERLY Lib Dem leader Sir Menzies Campbell has joined an online networking site - so he can keep in touch with younger voters.   Ming, 65, has added his profile to popular website Facebook where he has 173 very diverse "friends".


A car bomb exploded near a Shiite mosque in eastern Baghdad on Wednesday, killing four civilians and wounding three, police said.


EMI Group PLC, beset by profit warnings and an accounting scandal in Brazil, was thrown a potential lifeline yesterday with a possible new takeover bid by a former suitor, Warner Music Group.


DUGWAY PROVING GROUND, Utah - A daring plan to have helicopters snag a space capsule as it plunged toward Earth went awry Wednesday when its parachutes failed to open and it slammed into the desert floor.    The catastrophic descent left the Genesis capsule buried halfway underground and exposed its collection of solar atoms to contamination...


DRAMurai jostly for second place as Samsung grows market share


Tottenham have confirmed that Martin Jol will take over as head coach following Jacques Santini's surprise resignation on Friday.


New Jersey Senate: Kean (R) 44% Menendez (D) 39%

Rasmussen Reports - Republican State Senator Tom Kean Jr., son of the former NJ Governor, again leads Democratic Senator Bob Menendez in New Jersey's race for U.S. Senate. The latest Rasmussen Reports poll shows Kean with 44% of the vote while Menendez is at 39%. In our last two polls, Menendez, an appointed incumbent, held a six-point lead.


Shares in Ping An Insurance (Group) , China's second-biggest life insurer, jumped as much as 51 percent as they listed in Shanghai on Thursday after a $5 billion IPO.


'Serve legge con disposizioni non provvisorie'


GM set to detail shift to fuel-saving technology

Stung by criticism that it conspired to kill the electric car, General Motors Corp.  is preparing to detail its commitment to new fuel-saving technologies, including new electric vehicles, according to people familiar with the automaker's plans.


A FORMER mentor to Eliot Spitzer replaced Jeffrey Greenberg as chief executive of Marsh & McLennan last night, as the embattled insurance group made its first move towards settling a lawsuit with the New York Attorney-General.


Child mortality worldwide hits record low: UNICEF

Deaths of children under age five around the world dropped below 10 million for the first time last year, according to United Nations Children's Fund figures released Thursday.


Storms could delay Atlantis landing in Florida

Bad weather could delay the return to Earth of space shuttle Atlantis and its crew of seven after a successful mission to the International Space Station, a NASA spokesman said Wednesday.


Veteran British broadcaster John Peel, who championed pretty much every new cutting edge pop and rock act over the past 35 years on his radio shows, has died after a heart attack, the BBC announced on Tuesday.


Six people are injured when a double decker bus crashes into a bridge in north London and has its roof ripped off.


Poland forms government under Civic Platform

WARSAW - Poland's prospective new prime minister turned yesterday to forming a government that wants lower taxes, Polish troops out of Iraq, and better relations with the rest of Europe.


CBS plans to announce on Wednesday that it is trying one of the first serious experiments with cellphone advertising that is customized for a personâs location.


Documento molto atteso dai credenti di quel Paese


The BBCâs historical costume and wigs department has been forced to shut down after a deal to sell the department to a rival props company collapsed, The Times of London reported. The failure of the sale, part of a cost-saving drive, has created a crisis for period-drama productions. The BBCâs costume vault houses about one million outfits and 12,000 hairpieces. But BBC Resources, as the operation is called, has announced that it is shutting down. The costumes and wigs will be moved from London to Oxford and held in storage until their future becomes clear. The shutdown comes after the BBC announced a series of period pieces, including productions of âTess of the DâUrbervillesâ and âLittle Dorrit.â A permanent closing would also hit film production. Sofia Coppolaâs 2006 film âMarie Antoinette,â which won the Oscar for costume design, used 400 items rented from the department.


President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was headed for an almost certain five-year extension of his mandate when Tunisians voted in presidential and parliamentary elections yesterday.


Would serial killer Dahmer have been an evangelist?

CHICAGO, Dec 11 (Reuters Life!) - He murdered 17 young men and boys in a sexually driven orgy of necrophilia and cannibalism. Then, in prison, Jeffrey Dahmer found God.


British rock band Marillion has gone a step further. Since striking off on its own in 2000, the group has used its online site, http://marillion.com, to raise over 500,000 pounds ($913,200) from fans to finance its last two albums and support its first North American tour since 1995.


Suffering from some kinds of allergy as a child could increase the risk of developing blood cancer in later life, a new study suggests.


UK allergy care is poor and advice confusing leaving the country lagging behind western Europe, experts say.


Israel: Iran aided Hezbollah ship attack

A missile fired by Hezbollah, not an unmanned drone laden with explosives, damaged an Israeli warship off Lebanon, the army said Saturday. Elite Iranian troops helped fire the missile, a senior Israeli intelligence official said.


How to lose $7.2bn with just a few Basic skills

SocGen: it could've happened anywhere - and still might Special report As I swept through Kent and Calais on a Eurostar last week, the financial markets again threw some entertainment my way in the shape of the SocGen debacle.â¦


US Airways, Comair Disruptions Trigger US Probe

The US Transportation Department Inspector General will begin a review of the nation's airline service, triggered by flight and baggage disruptions at US Airways Group Inc.


Researchers developing robotic lobsters, flies, dogs cockroaches believe that machines inspired by biology will be able to operate in places where today's robots cannot go.


Leeds chairman Gerald Krasner is confident the club will be in the hands of new owners before Christmas after turning his attention to a group of local businessmen - and his back on Sebastien Sainsbury.


Calcio, calendari di A e B in diretta dalla sede del Coni

Conto alla rovescia per la stagione 2006-07 che, salvo ricorsi ulteriori, partirà il 9 e 10 settembre. Saranno rese note le 38 giornate della massima serie e le 42 della cadetta


Turkey's PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan criticises EU nations for not doing more to tackle Kurdish PKK rebels.


One dazzling shot, one great save at the World Cup and a player can capture the adoration of his nation and the respect of soccer fans worldwide.


Baseball Pedro Martínez took a brief break in his rehabilitation regimen to join the Mets yesterday in Miami for the start of their weekend series at Florida. Recovering from rotator cuff surgery, he remains on schedule to return in August. The 35-year-old righthander said he's tossing balls 230 feet and said his comeback compared favorably with the return of another ...


UK court rules for Cambridge over Abbott -report

LONDON (CBS.MW) -- UK biotech Cambridge Antibody Technology (CATG) (UK:CAT) shares were suspended in London Monday amid a court decision.


an October 9 election, according to a poll trend, as terror fears overshadow a closely fought campaign. repeatedly over the US-led war on Iraq.


The world's top finance officials on  Friday asked oil-producing nations to step up production and  agreed it was crucial to work out exactly why prices have  soared to levels that threaten global growth.


We again experienced another day of Mike Sherman's ineptness and lack of preparedness. It was clear that within 3 minutes of the Philly game that Sherman's team was mentally unprepared to play the game.


Japan starts clear-up after 21 die in quake

Japan yesterday began the task of clearing up after the biggest earthquake in almost a decade left 21 people dead and more than 2,000 injured.


Calcio, Milan; Nesta: la sosta non ci creerÃ  problemi

"La sosta non ci penalizzerÃ ". Alessandro Nesta Ã¨ convinto che la pausa natalizia non abbia danneggiato la condizione del Milan, apparso in forma smagliante nelle ultime esibizioni dell'anno. "Mi sembra


He's donated some $18 million to organizations working to defeat President Bush. Now, billionaire George Soros is taking his campaign — and money — on the road.


am John Kerry, falling further behind in the polls with only six weeks to go. I've already shaken up my staff again; Cahill, Shrum and the whole Kennedy crowd were fine for the late primaries


Early next year, the computer maker will begin selling software designed to slow the spread of viruses from its ProLiant servers and ProCurve networking equipment, an HP executive said on Tuesday.


Rotating Power Outages An Equalizer in S. Africa

ALEXANDRA, South Africa -- As she drove home to this township, known as the Dark City during apartheid because it lacked electricity while Johannesburg's white neighborhoods nearby blazed with light, community activist Bongi Dhlomo-Mautloa experienced a delicious moment of irony.


Migrant Catholic workers should not be classified as Catholic in employment figures, Sinn Fein says.


The chief of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees called on the international community Thursday to provide Gaza with a peacekeeping force or mission of observers, saying Gaza's 1.4 million people deserve protection.


Naga rebel leaders at home for Christmas

DHANFHIPARA, India - Dozens of rebels in battle fatigues sang Christmas carols in a bamboo church in India's restive northeast on Saturday as two of their leaders returned for Christmas after 20 years of self-exile.


MUSIC: Houstonâs Hip-Hop Scene Picks Up the Pieces After Yet Another Death

Bun B, the Port Arthur, Tex. rapper, performed a tough, courageous tribute to Pimp C, his partner in the pioneering duo UGK, who was found dead in a hotel room last year.


Dow Jones +0,68%, Nasdaq +1,21%, SP +0.90%, euro in calo


Aborigine patrol curbs violence in Australian outback

ALICE SPRINGS, Australia  - Five times a week the "Night Patrol" winds through the darkness of the 18 squalid aboriginal camps in Alice Springs trying to prevent the alcohol-fuelled violence that is destroying lives.


Kicking is more likely to cause serious injury than fists or weapons in fights, a study shows.


Rice: U.S. May Help Expand African Force in Darfur

The United States and other nations  are prepared to help move an expanded African peacekeeping  force into position in Sudan's Darfur region to halt the  bloodshed, national security adviser Condoleezza Rice said on  Sunday.


American Bode Miller faces a challenge to his domination of the men's World Cup when the speed events return with three days of racing in the Dolomites.


Iraq Qaeda group posts video of U.S. copter downing

An al-Qaeda-backed group on Friday released an Internet video of what it said was the shooting down of a U.S. helicopter in Iraq this week, which killed seven military personnel.


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Barristers who represent foreign terrorism suspects held in British prisons without trial raise concerns.


UN envoy appeals for urgent European aid in Darfur

BRUSSELS -- The United Nations' special envoy for Sudan appealed yesterday for European logistical help in urgently deploying thousands of African peacekeepers to Darfur, where months of conflict has killed more than 50,000 people and uprooted a million more.


Health News, India: South Africa tops nations with HIV/AIDS

Johannesburg, AIDS has killed 1.7 million people in South Africa, including two children of the country's Inkatha Freedom Party leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi, reports Xinhua.


A top Pentagon analyst is under investigation for having allegedly spied for Israel, officials say.


Highlights from the SEW Blog: July 23, 2007

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


Samsung to invest 24 billion dollars in semiconductor production

Seoul (dpa) - South Korean electronics giant Samsung said Monday it plans to invest 25 trillion won (24 billion dollars) in the production of semiconductors over the next six years.


The IT security vuln league table of fear

A list of the worst 20 security vulnerabilities bedevilling Windows and *Nix systems was unveiled last Friday by the SANS (SysAdmin, Audit, Network, Security) Institute.


VATICANO - In cammino verso Natale: Cristo annunciato dalle Scritture - Annuncio e realizzazione (IX) CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - Il Buon Pastore. La parola di Dio venne indirizzata al profeta Ezechiele (capitolo 34Âº) contro i pastori dÂIsraele che non si occupavano del gregge, che diventava  preda di tutte le bestie selvagge. ÂEcco, io stes...


The doors were open, inviting the hopefuls to burst through in the way the Statue of Liberty welcomes travelers into nearby New York Harbor. Yesterday, at the National Tennis Center, there were those who bullied their way through the US Open's gates and those who let the door of opportunity slam shut in their faces.


Colombia admits paying bounty hunters to capture a rebel Farc leader on Venezuela's territory.


Sightless Parent Fish Donât Produce Just Sightless Hybrids

When two species of blind fish breed, shouldnât their offspring be blind as well?


Some of the 4,450 patients enrolled in a large clinical study have dropped out because of safety concerns about Avandia.


Elton John, Warren Beatty honoured by Kennedy Centre

WASHINGTON - Music icon Elton John, actor Warren Beatty and soprano Joan Sutherland were among the six performers celebrated Sunday for their contributions to American culture at the 27th annual Kennedy Center Honors.


Ukraine looks to hopeful future as PM resigns

Ukraine looked with hope to the future on Saturday at the onset of the new year after Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich resigned and all but admitted losing last weekend's historic presidential rerun vote.


Blogs put real-time spin on debate coverage

Besides the usual fare of major media commentary, bloggers across the political spectrum will be busy posting their views during Thursday night's debate between President Bush and challenger John Kerry.


Update 1: Crude Prices Stay Put, Traders Await Data

Crude prices stayed firm on Wednesday as traders held their positions ahead of mid-week US petroleum inventories data and braced for a possible production cut from oil cartel OPEC, which meets later this week.


At Fashion Week, the Sponsors are Stealing the Spotlight

More than 150 clothing labels will be making their statements for fall on the runways over the next eight days, and so will a phalanx of nonfashion companies.


Napolitano, ipotesi non sufficientemente condivisa


Harmony Gold to Continue Gold Fields Bid

Harmony Gold Mining Ltd. said Monday it would continue its multibillion dollar (euro) takeover bid for Gold Fields Ltd. and will defend legal action brought against it by Gold Fields in a US court.


Roma, 14:39 - MORTO POLIZIOTTO, DONADONI: OPPORTUNO FERMARE NAZIONALE

Roberto Donadoni condivide la decisione di non far giocare la nazionale in seguito ai tragici fatti ...


(Editorâs note: This journal was written and submitted before news late yesterday that Mel Karmazin, former head of Viacom, was named CEO of Sirius.


A French Style of Capitalism Is Now Stained

SociÃ©tÃ© GÃ©nÃ©rale, the French bank that earned the respect of it rivals, is now embarrassed by a rogue trader.


Manu Ginobili scored 22 points and the San Antonio Spurs posted a 96-82 victory over Minnesota. The Spurs trailed by double digits in the first half, but they made 11 of their 18 shots in the 4th quarter to break open a tie game.


ALL Australians known to be in Iraq have been accounted for as Prime Minister Mr John Howard said yesterday he was cautiously hopeful that a claim terrorists had taken two Australians hostage was a hoax.


Political Deal Is Overdue, Rice Tells Kenyan Rivals

The Washington Post\\'s ongoing investigation of the state of medical care and facilities at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and the overall military and VA health care systems.


Critiche a Francia e Germania: piano alternativo 'obsoleto'


Extra troops will be sent to Afghanistan

The government has decided to send up to 1,000 extra troops to Afghanistan to fight a resurgent Taliban, days after announcing a major reduction in forces in Iraq.


Londra, 18:29 - CALCIO, WEST HAM; TEVEZ: IN BRASILE NON POTEVO PIU' STARE

Carlos Tevez spiega perchè ha lasciato il Corinthians per sbarcare al West Ham. ''La situazio...


Mancini, 'sistema potrebbe non soddisfare domanda di gas'


Deadly storms swept across central Florida on Friday morning, downing power lines and damaging buildings, police said.


Dutch liberalism stares into a troubled future

Kneeling in the sodden, charred remains of the primary school, Hari Boukameans took a Stanley knife to a melted computer. He twisted and he gouged - trying to recover the hard drive, hoping to salvage a little


Racingâs Sharp Elbows Taught Runner a Lesson

In this Olympic year, Leo Manzano appears to be the United Statesâ best collegiate middle-distance runner and a potential Olympian.


AMERICA/CILE - ÂNoi Pastori alziamo oggi la nostra voce per la dignitÃ  della vita perchÃ© lo sentiamo come un imperativo morale irrinunciabile": comunicato dei Vescovi sulle nuove Norme nazionali per la regolazione della fertilitÃ . VenerdÃ¬ 15 marcia di protesta dei giovani cattolici Santiago del Cile (Agenzia Fides) - "Noi Pastori alziamo oggi la nostra voce in favore della dignitÃ  della vita, perchÃ© lo sentiamo un imperativo morale irrinunciabile" si legge nel comunicato del Comitato Permanente della Conferenza Episcopale Cilen...


In the three years since Grand Theft Auto III was released for the PlayStation 2, titles from The Simpsons: Hit & Run to Spider-Man 2 have incorporated aspects of the game's groundbreaking open-ended play.


Genesis probe landing disappoints viewers at SDL

The space capsule Genesis that was bringing to Earth solar particles, crashed Wednesday morning into the Utah Test and Training Range, and a live NASA feed to the Space


UK blue-chips closed higher Thursday, in a very thin day of trading, with speciality chemicals company Johnson Matthey the top FTSE riser on rumours it could be a bid target for Dow Chemicals.


JUSTIN Langer felt as if Pakistani tornado Shoaib Akhtar was trying to rip the fingers off his hands during the fastest spell he has ever faced yesterday.


THE Dominican Government has refused to allow Spanish scientists to perform DNA testing on Christopher Columbus' alleged remains buried in the Caribbean nation.


Iraqi Shia militiamen in the Sadr City area of Baghdad are due to start handing in heavy weapons on Monday, under a deal with the government.


Dow Jones rival bid plan may include family: reports

General Electric Co.  and Pearson Plc  may challenge News Corp.'s $5 billion bid for Dow Jones & Co.  with a plan that could let Dow Jones's controlling Bancroft family keep an interest in the company, the Financial Times and The Wall Street Journal reported on their Web sites.


Stocks surged Wednesday, with the Dow Jones industrials posting a triple-digit gain moments after the opening bell, as investors expressed relief following the election and what's widely believed to be a victory for President Bush.


Most people want measures to change people's behaviour to cut rates of sexually transmitted infections, a BBC poll suggests.


Stern's move may fuel bid for more FCC oversight

WASHINGTON - In announcing his defection to satellite radio, shock jock Howard Stern thumbed his nose at regulators, boasting that his raunchy show would then be free of government meddlers and fines.


Myanmar Opp loses appeal to free four party members

YANGON: Four officials from Aung San Suu Kyiâs pro-democracy party in Myanmar have lost appeals against seven-year jail terms and remain behind bars after missing out on a release programme for 9,248 inmates, their lawyer said on Thursday.


Fritz, Matthew J. "Matt" Age 93 Wind Lake, Passed away Thursday, December 7, 2006 at St. Luke's Medical Center in Milwaukee. He was born December 31, 1912, just 2 hours before the new year of 1913. Son of John and Julia (nee Passler) Fritz.


THE Australian team has arrived in the lush southern city of Bangalore for tomorrow's first Test to be greeted by a pitch that is as cracked and dry as a Coober Pedy waterhole in a drought.


The Arctic Monkeys, Muse and the Kaiser Chiefs will battle it out for the glory at Q magazine's annual award ceremony.


U.S. stocks closed higher on Wednesday, with technology stocks Google Inc.  and Apple Computer Inc.  leading the way in quiet trading as Wall Street wound down for Thanksgiving.


Genova, 15:35 - CALCIO, SAMPDORIA; GARRONE: MATARRESE STA RITARDANDO RIFORMA

Riccardo Garrone attacca il presidente della Lega, Antonio Matarrese: ''Sta ritardando in modo inacc...


Advertising giant WPP's purchase of Grey Global is temporarily put on hold after files submitted to EU regulators were found to be incomplete.


Scientists find a way to give mice a sunless tan which holds out hope of a new way to protect against skin cancer.


Arsenal beat Wigan to go third in the table as Emmanuel Adebayor scores late on for the Gunners.


Priest Holmes sprained his ankle early in the second half, so Derrick Blaylock scored the other half of Kansas City's NFL-record eight touchdowns rushing.


Earthquake in Japan kills seven, injures hundreds

KASHIWAZAKI, Japan  - A strong earthquake flattened houses in northwestern Japan on Monday, killing at least seven people, and sparking a small radiation leak and fire at the world's biggest nuclear power plant.


A High Court judge says thousands of court claims for the return of overdraft charges should stay on hold.


Boston Scientific sees quarter's results below Street

Boston Scientific Corp.  on  Thursday issued preliminary sales and earnings results for the  third quarter that are below Wall Street expectations.


D.C. United beats the MetroStars, 3-2, Sunday night in a tuneup for their first-round playoff series.


Macyâs Inc., the owner of its namesake chain and Bloomingdaleâs, said Friday that it would close stores deemed to have inadequate sales and eliminate 899 jobs.


Peter Hain faces more questions about a think tank used to channel money to his deputy leadership bid.


Microsoft is expanding its indemnification program for Windows and other software products in order to shield users from legal claims and patent disputes.


A left-wing fireman will bid for the leadership of the Fire Brigades Union in April.


Gap Third-Quarter Earnings Tick Up 1 Pct

Clothing retailer Gap Inc. GPS.N  said on Thursday its quarterly earnings ticked up 1 percent,  buoyed by improved profit margins, but hemmed in by weakness at  its Old Navy and international Gap stores.


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THE AUSTRALIAM Prime Minister, a man called John Howard, is at the centre of a spam row. When Howardâs party steered through an anti-spam law late last year it came with a couple of loopholes that were opposed by the opposition.


US Agency Prepares to Sound Social Security Alarm

The U.S. Social Security  Administration is set to publicize its financial problems and  promote partial privatization of the government pension system  as part of a solution, despite the objections of many agency  employees, The New York Times reported on Saturday.


Little Steven Campaigns for Garage Rock in NY

In the '80s, he campaigned against  apartheid. On Saturday, Bruce Springsteen guitarist Little  Steven furthered the cause of garage rock with a festival that  featured the first U.S. performance by glam-punk pioneers The  New York Dolls in more than 30 years.


In the deadliest year for journalists in a decade, 54 reporters and crew are killed.


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Giuliani: Kerik will surprise many in Washington

WASHINGTON Former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani says Bernard Kerik will surprise a lot of people as the head of homeland security.


Home Sales Slip Again; Builder Reports Big Loss

Existing home sales in August dropped 4.3 percent and the homebuilder Lennar posted the largest quarterly loss in its history.


London shares close lower, with NY down amid mixed data over US economy

Leading shares closed in negative ground, while Wall Street was looking for direction over mixed data on the state of the US economy, dealers said.


Thereâs More Than One City Glavine Calls Home

With his familyÂs blessing, Tom Glavine will finish off his probable Hall of Fame career as a Met. He agreed to a one-year contract with an option for 2008 worth $10.5 million on Friday.


3M to acquire maker of microbiology products

Diversified manufacturer 3M Co.  on Wednesday said it has agreed to buy for Biotrace International PLC , a U.K.-based maker of industrial microbiology products, for about $98 million.


Fighting in Waziristan as Negroponte visits Pakistan

The Pakistan army said it has killed scores of militants in a tribal region during two days of fighting that has coincided with a visit to Islamabad by U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte.


Baghdad gathering an opportunity for dialogue with Iran

BAGHDAD -- Washington is sending a veteran Middle East hand. Tehran's envoy is a British-educated diplomat considered to be one of Iran's leading Western analysts.


Adobe Systems Flash-based service, already integrated with Salesforce.com, lets developers embed voice services into Web applications.


Former Bay Area high school star suspended for unsportsmanlike ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. A former Bay Area high school football star will miss his college game this week after being suspended for unsportsmanlike conduct.


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Senate rejects U.S. troop pullout in Iraq

Congress plunged into divisive election-year debate on the Iraq war Thursday as the U.S. military death toll reached 2,500. The Senate soundly rejected a call to withdraw combat troops by year's end, and House Republicans laid the groundwork for their own vote.


Distraught Iraqis blame US as more innocent blood is shed

AHMAN Mohammad, his chubby, 20-year-old face scarred with burn marks, his arms charred to the bone, lies on a blood-stained bed at Karkh Hospital and tries to make sense of the dayâs horror, etched in his mind like a Hieronymus Bosch painting.


Bayern Munich need to shrug off their surprise Bundesliga defeat at the weekend when they face Juventus in a mouth-watering Champions League showdown on Tuesday.


WASHINGTON -- The Al Qaeda terror network, responsible for the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, has reestablished a safe haven in Pakistan, retained its top leadership, and trained new operatives in Iraq -- and now poses a "heightened threat" of another massive attack on the United States, according to the summary of a joint American intelligence assessment.


Activists on both sides of the abortion issue marched in demonstrations across the country Saturday to mark the 32nd anniversary of the historic U.S. Supreme Court decision that made abortion legal.


Damien Seguy has posted the latest PHP statistics, the information for June 2007:   Here are the PHP stats for June 2007. To learn about methodology, read la section phpversion. 10.9 millions servers hosted on 2.4 millions IP were surveyed during June, and 25.5 were used for stats : domains without web sites, those unreachable, ISP, shared hosters or domain parkings were not considered.   Among the highlights of these latest stats are mentions of the stable market share PHP has on servers, PHP 5.2.2 usage coming out over PHP 5.2.3, a drop in the use of the PHP 5.1.x series and PHP 4.4.7 being ranked top in the 4.x series.


Next-generation Razr, smartphones, and combo devices will help firm rebound, CEO says.


Bush, Kerry Resume Campaigns After Debate

ELYRIA, Ohio - No longer face to face but just as feisty, President Bush and Sen. John Kerry took their rolling argument on Iraq and the economy to more Midwest battleground states Saturday and chided each other for not being upfront with American voters...


The shape-shifting robots of "Transformers" have taken on a new form: Huge piles of cash.


Japan PM names new minister amid pension furor

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe named a new farm minister on Friday, four days after a scandal-tainted predecessor committed suicide, as opposition parties turned the heat up over mismanaged pensions and scandals.


Obiettivo il presidente di sezione del Tribunale Catanzaro


Welsh singer Charlotte Church, who has performed for President Clinton and Pope John Paul II, announced Thursday that she is pregnant. According to her Web site, Church and rugby star-boyfriend Gavin Henson are "delighted."


Phil Spector Indicted For Murder, Compares DA to Hitler

. (antiMUSIC) "Wall of Sound" rock producer Phil Spector was indicted by a Los Angeles grand jury last week for the murder of actress Lana Clarkson.


Comair Hopes To Be Fully Operational By Wednesday

HEBRON, Ky. -- Regional airline Comair will need several days to resume a full flight schedule after grounding them over the busy holiday weekend because of computer failure.


Megawati reluctant to concede presidency . . .

In her first remarks since losing Indonesia's presidential election, President Megawati Soekarnoputri has shied away from conceding defeat - leaving her rival wondering when to claim victory.


No 'Reason' for being: Second 'Bridget Jones' annoys as it charms ...

Your enjoyment of "Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason" depends upon your tolerance for a woman who reminds you, at least four times, at length, that her life, despite being overweight


Millionaire businessman Tom Hunter pledges to donate more than Â£6m to Band Aid.


The family of a bank official who were being held hostage in north Belfast manage to escape.


Yahoo buys the online jukebox provider MusicMatch to tap into the appetite for song downloads.


Jumblatt Ties Syria and Its Allies to Hariri Death

Lebanon's Druze opposition leader Walid Jumblatt Tuesday accused Syria and Lebanese authorities of assassinating former Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri.


A man is questioned in connection with the killings of a retired couple at their exclusive north London home.


Starbucks plans to stop selling food containing trans fats in China within six months, a report says.


Sugar to sweeten its girly offerings with ShopStyle grab

Blog network, which began as a single celebrity-gossip property and has since expanded to a whole set of women's lifestyle titles, is adding a social-shopping site.


Silk Cut cigarette maker Gallaher receives a takeover approach, which values the company at Â£7.5bn.


Veteran center Dikembe Mutombo said he has agreed to a trade that will send him from the Chicago Bulls to the Houston Rockets for three players.


BERLIN: An alleged lieutenant of Carlos the Jackal, legendary international terrorist mastermind through two decades, was acquitted yesterday of murder and bomb attacks in France more than 20 years ago.


Bush 2nd-Term Agenda Would Add Big Costs

President Bush speaks during a news conference, Thursday, Oct. 4, 2004, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington.


The last man picked for the US Ryder Cup team was first at Firestone Country Club from start to finish. No wonder Stewart Cink says his confidence is at an all-time high.


A team of Finnish researchers has developed a drug that could be a major advancement in treating degenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's. The team, working with Tampa's Johnnie B. Byrd Sr.


VC Nation: Venture Investing as a Strategy, Not to Make Money

Technology giants are increasingly deciding that venture investing is not for them and not just because of the financial risk involved.


Jessica Alba tries comedy in latest role

In her latest movie, Jessica Alba falls into a penguin pond, stabs Dane Cook with a dental tool and accidentally tears off her skirt by closing it in a car door.


Under-20 World Cup: Adu Scores Three as United States Dominates Poland

Freddy Adu scored three goals and the United States recovered from an early deficit to rout Poland Tuesday in the most lopsided result so far at the Under-20 World Cup.


Kashmir solution hinges on Pakistan crackdown-India

India and Pakistan can make progress on resolving their thorny dispute over Kashmir only if Islamabad delivers on its promise to act against Kashmiri rebels on its soil, India's foreign minister said on Thursday.


Senate Rejects Renewed Effort to Debate Iraq

Todayâs vote was the second time Senate Republicans were able to deny opponents of the war a debate on a resolution opposing the Bush administrationâs military strategy.


Russia's Lavrov to attend Georgia inauguration

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov  will travel to Tbilisi for Mikhail Saakashvili's inauguration  as Georgian president, his press department said on Wednesday,  despite tense relations between the two countries.


Juice prices OK, but you'll get squeezed on grapefruit

The hurricanes have come and gone, but the forecast for Florida's citrus industry isn't so sunny. Assessing the damage from four hurricanes that ripped through the state in August and September, the US Department


Changes at The Journal: movable deadlines and a new taste for models.


Chirac could lose outright majority in Senate vote

French President Jacques Chirac's ruling UMP party could lose its outright majority in the upper house of parliament, the Senate, in partial elections being held.


The Pensions Regulator explains why they told Sea Containers to put Â£91m into its two UK pension schemes.


GAO charges that the Department of Homeland Security produced biased results in new radiation-detection tests.


Torino, 20:06 - CALCIO, JUVENTUS: BLANC DOMANI IN COMUNE PER NUOVO DELLE ALPI

L'amministratore delegato della Juventus, Jean Claude Blanc, sarà sentito domani in Comune, d...


Nepal seeks help in search for missing WWF chopper

Authorities in Nepal appealed to  villagers on Monday for help in finding a helicopter chartered  by conservation group WWF, nearly two days after it disappeared  in bad weather with 24 people on board.


Roma, 17:36 - CALCIO, C2/B: CISCO ROMA-PRATO 1-1 NELL'ANTICIPO

Cisco Roma e Prato hanno pareggiato 1-1 nell'anticipo della prima giornata del campionato di C2/B. T...


Militant supporters of radical Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr kept their hold on a sacred religious shrine Sunday as fighting flared around the holy city of Najaf, south of Baghdad.


Samsung's new display adapts to sunlight

When the sun shines, mobile phone users frequently seek out shade to see their display. Samsung Electronics Co. wants to help solve that problem.


Penney's chief sets sights on '07-'11 growth plan

Flush with cash, transformed retailer  J.C. Penney Co. Inc.  has already outgrown a long-range  growth plan unveiled last year.


Saudi Says 'Terrorists' Behind Killing of Frenchman

A Frenchman was shot dead in the Saudi city of Jeddah on Sunday in the second such killing this month by suspected al Qaeda militants trying to drive Westerners out and destabilize the global oil superpower.


Governor calls for resignation of Big Dig chief

BOSTON Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney is calling for the resignation of the head of the state's Turnpike Authority. Romney's move comes in the wake of reports that a record 14-point-six (b) billion-dollar


U.S. Would Allow 720 Snowmobiles Daily at Yellowstone

With federal courts in disagreement over how many snowmobiles should be permitted in Yellowstone National Park, the National Park Service proposed a temporary option.


Lenovo to recall 205,000 Sanyo battery packs

China's Lenovo will recall more than 200,000 battery packs for laptop computers jointly produced with ailing Japanese electronics maker Sanyo, the two companies said Friday.


'Tomorrow's technology' is true to 'Polar Express'

Chris Van Allsburg, author and illustrator of the children's classic The Polar Express, is a low-tech kind of guy. He prefers the feeling of pastels and paper to the keyboard, doesn't type or use a cell phone, and lets his wife, Lisa, handle the family's e-mail.


As of Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2008, at least 3,941 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes eight military civilians. At least 3,203 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.


Syracuse Fires Football Coach Pasqualoni

Syracuse fired football coach Paul Pasqualoni on Wednesday, eight days after a 37-point loss in a bowl game — and less than a month after giving him a vote of confidence.


A Tribute Followed by Precision and Fire

Before settling into this energetic program, the orchestra offered a tribute to Jerome A. Ashby, who died on Dec. 26.


Contratto triennale per il tecnico, presentazione alle 18


Implantable contact lenses are a safe and effective way to correct moderate to high nearsightedness, says a study in the September issue of Ophthalmology.


DUBAI, United Arab Emirates Sept. 27, 2004 - A huge wall collapsed Monday at an unfinished terminal at Dubai's airport, killing at least eight workers and injuring dozens more, witnesses said.


Clinton presidential library opening in Little Rock, showing flaws ...

As Bill Clinton's library is unveiled at a gala opening this week, one thing is certain: His messy legacy will be on full display.


Sony apologies over virtual cathedral firefight

Murder in the Cathedral will continue, however Sony has gone down upon penitent knee and apologised to the Church of England for including Manchester Cathedral as a location for a brutal gun battle in its Resistance: Fall of Man video game.â¦


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Cloak and dagger Chinese firm tells Google to change its name

'That's all we ask' Google has been sued over its use of the name Google. A Chinese company recently filed suit with a court in Beijing, claiming its been inundated with phone calls because the search engine's Chinese name is far too similar to its own.â¦


The Red Cross says Burma's government has ordered it to close its offices, effectively ending its work there.


Rocket plane lands safely after bid for X Prize

Despite a few tense moments, the SpaceShipOne rocket plane made a successful manned flight into space, putting it in the lead in the race to win the $10-million Ansari X Prize.


Palestinian PM Warns Israel of Hamas Retaliation for Gaza Attack

Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia says an Israeli attack that killed 14 Hamas trainees will invite retaliation from the militant group, and he says any Hamas response will be justified.


Four months after the September 11 commission urged drastic changes to protect the United States from another terror attack, Congress today neared final passage of far-reaching legislation overhauling the US intelligence network and instituting new border


A major federal study being released today projects that Logan International Airport will handle 73 percent more passengers in 2020 than it did in 2004.


Heather Mills joins TV's "Dancing with the Stars"

Heather Mills, estranged wife of  former Beatle Paul McCartney, has joined the next group of  celebrities who will strut their stuff on the ABC television  hit "Dancing with the Stars," the network said on Wednesday.


L'uomo, di Genova, ha 51 anni e pesa 150 chili


Image: David Ducros for the European Space Agency

After a journey of seven years and billions of miles together, NASA's Cassini orbiter and ESA's Huygens probe have finally gone their separate ways.


Marines await orders for Fallujah assault

A senior US commander says marines are making final preparations for an imminent offensive against Iraq's rebel bastion of Fallujah and are awaiting orders to strike.


Some at The Wall Street Journal are calling the decision between potential bidders a choice between âtrash or slash.â


Tiger Woods withdrew from this week's 84 Lumber Golf Classic in Farmington, Pa., saying he's still recovering from the Ryder Cup.


American Indian Museum Set to Open in Washington

It could be a rock formation from  the U.S. Southwest, carved by water and wind, but this  structure is no cliff dwelling.


Nearly 10 Million Afghans to Embrace Democracy

Thousands of U.S. troops in Afghanistan  may have failed to catch Osama bin Laden but they are credited  with encouraging millions of Afghans to register for the  country's historic election in October.


By Jefferson Graham  San Francisco home mover Pat Ryan says he's picked up 200 jobs since a satisfied client first raved about his moving services on Yelp, an up-and-coming website where ordinary people write reviews about local businesses.


Britain has won US agreement for an international peace conference on the Middle East in London early next year, the Daily Telegraph has reported, but an Israeli political source said the Jewish state opposed the idea.


Venezuelan Car-Bomb Suspect Killed, Weapons Found

CARACAS, Venezuela  - A Venezuelan lawyer  suspected in last week's bombing murder of a top state  prosecutor was killed in a gunfight with police on Tuesday  after he tried to ram detectives with his car and opened fire  on them, officials said.


U.S. chases identity theft in biggest work raid ever

A day after federal agents netted 1,300 meat plant workers in the largest immigration sweep in U.S. history, federal officials pledged on Wednesday to continue a crackdown on illegal workers and identity theft.


Sarebbero presunti estremisti, scrive 'Der Spiegel'


Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson blamed Democratic rival Hillary Rodham Clinton on Friday for the publicity surrounding his remark suggesting Cuban immigrants are bringing suitcase bombs to the United States.


N. Korea Test-Fires Missiles as South Launches U.S.-Equipped Destroyer

SEOUL, May 25 -- North Korea fired a salvo of short-range test missiles into its coastal waters Friday, flexing naval muscles as South Korea launched its most advanced destroyer, armed with a high-tech U.S. air defense system.


There are no major scientific or technological barriers to burying  UK nuclear waste underground, scientists say.


Google Worm Shows Bad Guys Want Efficiency, Too

A new worm uses the search engine Google to find vulnerable systems, automatically connect to them, and deface a Web site. By Thomas Claburn.


US military team set to inspect Russian radar in Azerbaijan

A US military team will visit ex-Soviet Azerbaijan on Tuesday to inspect Russia's Gabala radar station, touted by Moscow as a potential alternative to controversial missile defence sites in central Europe.


Costco Wholesale Corp.  on Thursday reported a 7 percent increase in May sales at stores open at least a year.


Cadbury Schweppes, the world's biggest confectioner, today forecast disappointing annual profits after a wet summer dampened drink sales in Europe.


Meteo, l'Italia al caldo altri due giorni di afa

Temperature sopra i 30 gradi ancora oggi e domani: per una tregua bisognerà aspettare almeno fino a mercoledÃ¬. Le previsioni e i consigli per resistere alle ore piÃ¹ calde


House Democrats Set For Vote on New Version Of Children's Health Bill

Just one week after failing to override President Bush's veto, House Democrats will put a new version of their $35 billion expansion of the State Children's Health Insurance Program to a vote today, hoping that minor changes will win enough Republicans to beat Bush this round.


Before Clinton Portis opens his mouth again to make light of dog fighting, maybe he should know something about what he's defending.


Heinz Kerry Asks if Laura Bush Ever Had 'Real Job'

Teresa Heinz Kerry, wife of Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry, questioned whether first lady Laura Bush ever had "a real job," but apologized later on Wednesday after her remarks drew fire from the Bush campaign.


Tim Henman resumes his epic opening match against Carlos Moya at Wimbledon on Tuesday, while Amelie Mauresmo begins the defence of her title.


Olympics: Rowers Reprimanded Over 'Lay Down Sally'

In one of the most bizarre episodes to  erupt at the Athens Olympics, the Australian women's eight  rowing crew were reprimanded on Tuesday for laying in to "Lay  Down Sally."


Gates heads for hearings as new US secretary of defense

Hearings are set to begin in the US Congress on the nomination of former CIA chief Robert Gates to be the new US secretary of defense, replacing the embattled Donald Rumsfeld.


Bush to reaffirm strong ties with Saudi Arabia

President George W. Bush heads to Saudi Arabia on Monday to encourage active support for Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking by the Arab powerbroker and seek help in maintaining American pressure on Iran.


Vietnam confirms detention of U.S. citizen

A Vietnamese-born U.S. citizen was  detained in mid-August, a government spokesman said on Thursday  as rights groups complained he was arrested after using the  Internet to call for alternatives to one-party communist rule.


RALEIGH, North Carolina  - Former triple Olympic   champion Marion Jones has been included in the U.S. team for   this weekend's IAAF World Cup in Athens.


Health groups are trying to generate momentum for legislation that would give the Food and Drug Administration authority to regulate tobacco products.


YouTube Opens New Chinese Language Web Site

YouTube's second Chinese-language Web site is localized for Taiwan.


Hagel says US must address Sudan genocide

The United States and other nations must step up their efforts to address the genocide against black Africans in the Darfur region of Sudan by government-supported Arab militias, US Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb.


Microsoft's Yahoo Bid: A Means to Counter Google Threat

Microsoft is trying to force Yahoo into a merger so that the two companies together will have a better chance of tackling Google.


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ON-LOAN Liverpool striker El Hadji Diouf is facing a three-match ban after his latest spitting controversy drew widespread disgust from the football world.


NBA's Fizer suspended one game after weapons guilty plea

Get INQ7 breaking news on your Smart mobile phone in the Philippines. Send INQ7 BREAKING to 386. NEW YORK, New York, United States of America -- Milwaukee Bucks forward Marcus Fizer was suspended one game


Chinese sport fans embrace e-commerce for 2008 Olympics

(InfoWorld) - Chinese sport fans have embraced an online lottery for tickets to theÂ 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. Nearly 90 percent of ticket applications were submitted through the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad's (BOCOG's) ticketing Web site, according to the Chinese Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC), an organization that oversees the .cn top-level domain and tracks Internet usage in the country. The remaining applications -- 10.6 percent of the total -- were made using paper forms submitted through Bank of China branches across the country. "The Internet has become the most important channel for Olympic ticket sales," CNNIC said in a recent report (in Chinese). The first Olympic tickets to go on sale in China are being sold through a lottery system. The first phase of the lottery lasted from April 15 and June 30. During that period, BOCOG received 700,000 applications for a total of 4.9 million tickets to Olympic events, CNNIC said. It did not say how many tickets are being offered during the lottery. During the second phase of the lottery process, which lasts from July until September, BOCOG will allocate tickets and charge customers, although pricing for individual tickets has not yet been made public. Payment can only be made using Visa credit and debit cards or through a Bank of China savings account. The most popular event during the lottery was the opening ceremony, planned for August 8, 2008. Nearly 51 percent of ticket applications received during the lottery are for the opening ceremony, CNNIC said. The next most popular events are basketball (39 percent) and soccer (35 percent). The least popular event is softball, which accounted for 0.9 percent of ticket applications. Chinese sport fans who missed the lottery can still buy tickets for the games. The remaining tickets will go on sale in October through BOCOG's Web site, Bank of China, and the Olympic Ticketing Call Center. Tickets will also be sold at the venue for each event starting in April 2008. Â


PITTSBURGH - Did you hear the one about the insurance agent and the coyote?  So have the Pennsylvania Game Commission, wildlife agencies in other states and insurers.


The Wembley Stadium developer is facing class action by its shareholders,  Australian press reports say.


India Pledges to Improve Site of Temple Stampede

India's government has pledged money to improve safety at the site of a stampede and fire at a Hindu temple in western India that killed more than 250 people on an annual pilgrimage.


Ryan Howard hit his 55th and 56th home runs, and Jamie Moyer pitched eight solid innings to help the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Florida Marlins 3-2 Friday night.


Maharishi Mahesh Yogi; Was Meditation Guru to the Beatles

The man who introduced transcendental meditation to the West, who briefly became a guru to the Beatles and other pop musicians and who built a multimillion-dollar global business based on teaching people how to pause and close their eyes twice a day, died Feb. 5 at his home in Vlodrop, Netherlands....


L.A. period pics leave town to find old Hollywood

If the upcoming movies  "Hollywoodland" and "The Black Dahlia" prove anything, it's  that making a movie set in old Los Angeles ain't what it used  to be.


The seasoned company delivers a quarter that investors should find, well, muy caliente.


PeopleSoft chief fired for remark to analysts

WILMINGTON, Delaware A director of PeopleSoft said that Craig Conway, the company's chief executive, was fired on Friday in part because he made false statements at an analysts' conference in September 2003.


European Union has decided to lift, at least temporarily, sanctions imposed on U.S. goods since Congress enacted sweeping changes in corporate tax law earlier this month.


Di e con Valeria Colangelo, un'antica leggenda di liberta'


Manufacturing output falls for third successive month

Britain's manufacturing industries experienced an unexpected drop in output in August, the first time since January 2002 that output has fallen for three months in a row.


London Calling: ETFs In Telecoms Hit Highs      (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - Investors in European telecom stocks have worried about rumors the EU soon would cap roaming charges on cell phone calls, hurting profits. That is until new rumors surfaced about possible mergers.


UN urges calm in Lebanon following killings

A United Nations official today called for restraint following Sunday's clashes in which an Israeli officer, a UN peacekeeper and a Hezbollah militant were killed near the border in southern Lebanon.


Produzione industriale: +0,8% a settembre

Secondo le prime elaborazioni Istat, nel mese di settembre 2004 l'indice della produzione industriale Ã¨ salito dello 0,8% rispetto allo stesso mese dello scorso anno. Nei primi nove mesi dell'anno, la produzione risulta in crescita dellâ1,5%.


Ulivo-Idv-Pdci, Rnp e Npsi si' a ddl governo, no Udeur e Cdl


Insights: Possible Link Between Sleep and Risk for Diabetes

When woken numerous times throughout the night, healthy volunteers had trouble regulating their blood sugar.


Chinese military to crush any attempt to split Taiwan from China ...

"It is the sacred responsibility of the Chinese armed forces to stop the 'Taiwan independence' forces from splitting the country," says a white paper on national defense issued Monday in Beijing.


BOA chief Simon Clegg insists the parade through London was a success despite criticism of low crowds.


Members of Hollywood's union for filmmakers had an interesting range of choices for their top prize this year.


Court denies alleged Nazi guard's appeal

A former autoworker from Cleveland who is accused of being a Nazi death camp guard lost another battle Wednesday in his 30-year fight to maintain his U.S. citizenship and residence.


BBC Gaza reporter says he's well in Web video

Kidnapped BBC Gaza correspondent Alan Johnston said he was in good health and being treated well in a video released on Friday, the first since militants abducted him in the Palestinian enclave over 11 weeks ago.


Italy's broadcasting system, dominated by  Mediaset and state-owned RAI, breaks EU rules because it fails  to foster competition, Europe's top court has found.


New Newcastle boss Graeme Souness has targeted the former Manchester United defender to cover for the loss of Jonathan Woodgate to Real Madrid.


Tech companies push IT management via Web services

Microsoft and Sun Microsystems on Friday published a specification to leverage Web services for managing a broad range of IT systems including PCs and devices on a network.


Annuncio del nuovo premier kosovaro da Pristina


The dollar fell on Monday,  as traders  took profits from last week's rally, shrugging off a U.S.  inventories report and a Fed governor's comments while eyeing a  U.S. trade report due on Wednesday.


Family of China's Zhao Forgoes State Funeral -Source

The family of purged Communist Party  chief Zhao Ziyang has decided to forgo a state funeral, sparing  China's leaders a sensitive decision on whether to hold a  high-profile ceremony that they fear could trigger protests.


Gunmen Kill Two Aides to Iraq's Ayatollah Sistani

Gunmen have killed two aides to  Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, Iraq's highest Shi'ite authority and  a key supporter of the Jan. 30 elections, a senior official  working with him said on Thursday.


Manning's ties closer to Fouts than Marino

As Peyton Manning zeroes in on Dan Marino's long-standing record of 48 touchdown passes in a season, the comparisons between the two have become inevitable -- one generation's gunslinger giving way to the next.


The music of director Saran's new film sounds good.


Dow Chemicalâs stock price took a tumble after BBC World issued a bogus report that the firm accepted full responsibility for the Bhopal, India, chemical disaster and would pay $12 billion in compensation.


Man charged for threatening to blow up N.Y. banks

A man already facing terrorism and robbery charges was indicted for making bomb threats against four banks in New York, U.S. prosecutors said on Friday.


Barclays offers shares to China to bolster ABN Amro bid

Business & money: Bank working to raise around Â£10bn from the Chinese and Singapore governments.


An Italian man is arrested in Spain over the kidnapping of British four-year-old Madeleine McCann, according to reports.


Katrina: Sea change on the Gulf Coast - Part 2 • Money

It's the most expensive US recovery program ever, but local leaders complain that funds aren't getting to where they're most needed.


Theater Review: A Lovefest, if Misery Loves Company

Pain, alienation and the thousand varieties of loneliness that flesh is heir to: these are the topics that Abi Morganâs âTender,â a British play being given its New York premiere by Thirteenth Night Theater, means to address.


Regulators will tell Europe's mobile phone operators to  cut the cost of overseas texting and internet access.


Era titolare del deposito fuochi artificio saltato in aria


Search engine split-screen Ever feel the need to search Google and Yahoo! at the same time? A new site from IdeaLabz and the Toll Free Yellow Pages lets you do just that, delivering search results from Google and Yahoo! in split-screen format.â¦


A roadside bomb struck a police patrol in a predominantly Sunni area in Baghdad on Sunday, killing four policemen and wounding three, police said.


U.N. Troops Storm Aristide Estate in Haiti

Brazilian peacekeepers forced their way into a compound seized by former soldiers who ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide and said they had reached an agreement for the rebels to leave the premises unarmed.


Milano, 12:42 - CALCIO, CATANIA-INTER: RICORSO ETNEO PER POSIZIONE MATERAZZI

Pietro Lo Monaco, ad del Catania, ha preannunciato la presentazione di un "reclamo in merito alla po...


MIAMI -- Even though in some places the wait was as long as four hours, nearly 2 million Floridians have voted early, either by standing in long lines or by casting an absentee ballot -- more than twice the number of Floridians who voted in the 2000


In the latest battle for distribution and subscribers, XM Satellite Radio Inc. and its rival Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. yesterday announced separate deals with Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. Inc.


Nickelback, T.I. lead Billboard nominees

The field of chart-topping potential winners was wide open as four acts from different genres led the pack of nominees for Monday's 2006 Billboard Music Awards.


Ducks beat Senators to win first Stanley Cup

ANAHEIM, California  - The Anaheim Ducks beat the Ottawa Senators 6-2 on Wednesday to clinch their first Stanley Cup.


The US may change its stance on global warming despite George Bush's re-election, says UK minister.


Nubifragio in Campania, case e strade allagate

Violente piogge nella notte e nella prima mattinata. Disagi per chi si sposta in auto e in treno, anche con la Circumvesuviana. MILANO - Automobilisti bloccati, treni in tilt, strade allagate: la situazione


News: Bot spreads using latest Windows flaw

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FINANZIARIA: CORSA CONTRO IL TEMPO, DOMANI SERA LA FIDUCIA

ROMA - E' corsa contro il tempo per la finanziaria 2005, che torna ancora una volta in commissione Bilancio della Camera prima della richiesta del voto di fiducia fatta in Aula dal governo, per bocca del ministro per i Rapporti con il Parlamento Carlo


Overhaul Plan for Vote System Will Be Delayed

Under pressure from state and local officials, Democratic leaders in Congress are slowing their drive to revamp the nationâs voting systems.


Texan gets 40 years for abortion bombing attempt

A Texas man who earlier pleaded guilty to the attempted bombing of an Austin health clinic where abortions were performed was sentenced on Friday to 40 years in prison, officials said.


Seattle SuperSonics Team Report - December 15

(Sports Network) - Rashard Lewis tallied a season-high 37 points and grabbed seven rebounds to lead the Seattle SuperSonics to a 108-93 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday at KeyArena.


The dollar hit a fresh low against the euro on Monday after comments from a eurozone finance minister quashed currency traders' speculation about intervention


President Bush warned on Saturday  that guerrilla violence in Iraq could worsen, even as U.S.  forces battled to stamp out resistance in the insurgent  stronghold of Falluja.


Societa' rilevata e' specializzata nelle soluzioni software


Palestinian militants claim to kill three Israeli soldiers

Palestinian gunmen trying to penetrate a Jewish settlement in Gaza killed three Israeli soldiers on Thursday, militant group spokesmen said, in the worst blow to troops in occupied territories for four months.


It's hard to find people who want to work on the killing floors at Maple Leaf Foods so the company has turned to Ukraine for workers.


Union leaders representing about 4,000 United Nations employees in Geneva on Monday expressed full confidence in U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, but backed the union's New York branch in strongly criticizing the world body's senior management.


Bombers in Iraq kill 19, reporter shot dead

Bombers struck in Baghdad and at a police headquarters in a northern Iraqi border town on Thursday, killing 19 people, and gunmen shot a reporter in the latest attack targeting Iraqi journalists.


Con intelligence dialogo per proteggersi da nemici temibili


Alcatel Sues Microsoft Over Digital Video Technology

Company says software maker has infringed seven patents, does not say which products use the technology.


Record-chasing Els must ignore Woods factor in Dubai

Ernie Els says he must ignore the Tiger Woods factor if he is to harbor realistic hopes of securing an unprecedented fourth Dubai Desert Classic trophy this week.


A month ago, both AS Roma and Real Madrid seemed destined for success. Both clubs had regrouped, were loaded with talent, and were being guided by high-profile coaches.


Wanna buy a nice snap of a mugging victim?

The Bolton Evening News can oblige Thanks very much to reader Neil for pointing us in the direction of his local rag The Bolton Evening News, which is offering readers the chance to buy a snap of this poor bloke:â¦


Giacarta, il governo indonesiano ringrazia per la solidarietÃ Deciso a completare i soccorsi con il "potenziale domestico"                                                  Ritiro degli stranieri entro 3 mesi "Useremo le nostre forze"                                                                                In vista un permesso per gli operatori umanitari dall'estero"E' necessario per garantire la loro sicurezza"


Military investigators suspect a deadly explosion at a munitions dump outside Baghdad last year was caused by horseplay among some U.S. soldiers. But the truth may never be known.


Accounts may not be answer to questions about system

President Bush is selling private investment accounts, financed with a share of current payroll taxes, as a way to solve Social Security's long-range financing problems and benefit younger workers.


Taiwan's Lee defends Tokyo war shrine visit

Former Taiwan president Lee Teng-hui strongly defended his visit to a Tokyo war shrine that had angered Beijing and clouded Sino-Japanese ties, and repeated his view that the self-ruled island was independent.


North Korea talks scramble for energy breakthrough

Talks on the future of North Korea's nuclear arms program entered a fifth day on Monday with negotiators scrambling for progress after Pyongyang's demands for energy compensation were rejected.


Texas baseball coaches may yank Clemens speech

Texas high school baseball coaches said on Monday they may drop Roger Clemens as a speaker at their annual convention after he was accused of using steroids in the blockbuster Mitchell report.


Film on Mexicoâs Disputed â06 Election Stirs Emotions

A documentary about last yearâs disputed presidential election has drawn big crowds and generated controversy in Mexico.


Ken Lay has taken his place alongside Elvis Presley in the pantheon of people whose deaths have not been fully believed.


HARTFORD, Conn. -- Connecticut and Tennessee, the top two programs in women's college basketball, are ending their annual series, the schools announced Friday.


Canadian PM says his government will not help the convicted tycoon restore his citizenship or return to Canada from the US.


Pardon Libby? Left and Right Erupt in a Fight

President Bush expressed sadness over the conviction of the vice presidentâs former chief of staff, while a spokesman tried to douse speculation about a pardon.


Ridding Vieques of bombs a perilous task

One misstep on this former U.S. Navy bombing range can be fatal.


Consumer group finds more toys with lead

Dishes, toys, jewelry and backpacks that have not yet been recalled all carried "worrisome" levels of lead, the nonprofit Consumers Union said on Monday.


Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., is working on his memoirs, to be published in the spring 2008 by G.P. Putnam's Sons.


Roadside bomb kills 2 NATO soldiers in Afghanistan

A roadside bomb has killed two NATO soldiers in Afghanistan as the alliance decided to increase its forces in the country to overcome a resurgent Taliban.


Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho insisted victory over Middlesbrough was never in doubt after Didier Drogba grabbed a winner 10 minutes from time at the Riverside Stadium.


Scientist Vies for Human Cloning License

One of the creators of Dolly the sheep, the world's first mammal cloned from an adult, said Tuesday he was seeking permission to create cloned human embryos for medical research.


Elizabeth Edwards began her battle against breast cancer this week, launching an aggressive 16-week course of chemotherapy, to be followed by surgery, then radiation.


Russian computer program fakes chatroom flirting

Internet chatroom romantics beware: your  next chat may be with a clinical computer, not a passionate  person, trying to win your personal data and not your heart, an  online security firm says.


Wall Street was set to open flat on Wednesday as investors keep their powder dry ahead of another batch of earnings, led by J.P. Morgan  bank and General Motors .


Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki invites opposition rival Raila Odinga for talks over disputed elections.


Rain Puts Some Streets and Homes Underwater

Heavy rain played havoc with routines in the New York City metropolitan area today, forcing some people to evacuate their homes.


A Polish military transport plane carrying 10 people crashes near a Polish air force base, officials say.


Kennedy Kin Lawyer Asks Court to Void Murder Rap

HARTFORD, Conn.  - Kennedy relative Michael Skakel  should not have been charged with killing his 15-year-old  neighbor because the statute of limitations had expired, his  lawyer said on Friday as she urged Connecticut's top court to  throw out his conviction.


Physician group warns of plastic surgery risks

NEW YORK  - Undergoing cosmetic surgery   performed by someone who's improperly trained can result in   scarring, burning and, in some cases, even death, a group of   dermatologic surgeons warns.


UPDATE 1-FIFA bans Mutu worldwide after cocaine positive test

FIFA has extended the seven-month ban on ex-Chelsea striker Adrian Mutu for drug abuse worldwide. The Romanian international was banned by the English Football Association (FA


No aumenti unilaterali.Bonanni, 'Contratto o chiediamo lodo'


Al-Qaida has invited journalists to send questions to its No. 2 figure Ayman al-Zawahri, the first time the terror network has offered an "interview" with one of its top leaders since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks in the United States.


Spunta un testimone: "Denise si allontanÃ² con un cuginetto"

MAZARA DEL VALLO â Â«Vuoi dire con me la preghiera dellâamicizia?Â». Piera Maggio ha appena premuto la schiena del pupazzo Serafino _ un angioletto dai buffi capelli e dal sorriso a mezza bocca_ compiendo il gesto che la sua Denise faceva ogni sera.


Blockbuster chain to name Keyes as CEO: report

Video rental chain Blockbuster Inc.  is set to name former 7-Eleven Chief Executive Jim Keyes as its new CEO, The New York Post reported on Monday.


Klein slights summit on medicare's future

Prime Minister Paul Martin said yesterday that a first ministers conference on medicare merits three days, three weeks or three months of negotiation -- even as Alberta Premier Ralph Klein


COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Feb. 27 -- Rebels fired on Sri Lankan military helicopters carrying six foreign envoys Tuesday, slightly wounding the U.S. and Italian ambassadors and sending the group screaming and running for cover.


Democratic Sen. John Kerry gained some ground on President Bush among swing voters in the last month, with several citing the presidential debates as a factor in their shift, according to a poll released Wednesday.


An entire generation has come of age since a cloud of cyanide gas in central India demonstrated horrifically just how vulnerable humans are to a catastrophic chemical accident.


Great Depression provides impetus for creation of Social Security

EDITOR'S NOTE -- President Bush has made his ambitious proposal to revamp Social Security a priority for his second term. This is one in an occasional series of stories exploring the retirement system, why


Save time, stay safe by partitioning your hard drive

Putting your applications and data in a partition separate from Windows' system files makes your backups faster, and reduces the risk of a virus attack.


Revealed, the New Species of Tree With Scottish Roots ; Plant Experts Discover a Variety of Whitebeam That is Unique to Arran

By SARAH BRUCE  A NEW species of tree has been discovered on an island off Scotland's West Coast.   Naturalists found the Catacol whitebeam in a remote corner in the north of Arran.


Justin on Britney: 'In love from the start'

Though Justin Timberlake says he no longer speaks to ex-girlfriend Britney Spears, he's still rooting for her.


Rome, August 28 - The government on Monday approved a decree greenlighting Italy's participation in the United Nations peacekeeping force in Lebanon, a decision easily expected to obtain parliamentary backing .


Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard has admitted he could quit Anfield at the end of the season. Skipper Gerrard, who almost joined Chelsea last summer, said: "If the club is moving forward and doing well, I won't have to be looking anywhere else.


One of the most senior Bosnian Serb leaders is to hear whether he is guilty of genocide at The Hague.


Finland First, US Second in Economy Survey

The Nordics fared well because of their long-held ideals of keeping corruption clamped down and respect for contracts, rule of law and dedication to one-on-one business relationships.


Money to support pupils who have special educational needs could be mis-spent, campaigners say.


An Australian investigation into alleged bribes paid to export wheat to Saddam Hussein's Iraq is due out.


U.S. says all issues on table in Olmert-Abbas talks

All issues are on the table when Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice meets Palestinian and Israeli leaders next week, a U.S. official said on Tuesday.


Trump, "Apprentice" loser going Hollywood

Real estate tycoon and reality TV  star Donald Trump said on Wednesday he is adding a Hollywood  production company to his business empire, and has named a  "fired" contestant from "The Apprentice" to run it.


U.S. markets will need a fresh dose of merger activity and a clear signal from Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan about the strength of the economy and the pace of future interest rate increases to clock gains this week.


RAMALLAH, West Bank,  - The screaming, whooping hordes surged forward as an Egyptian helicopter bearing the body of the Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat touched down at his Muqataa compound in Ramallah.


Crime writer surfed Web for latest novel

Thriller writer Lee Child, author of the  Jack Reacher novels, hit on the idea for his next novel while  surfing the Internet and reading about suicide bombers.


The scalloped hammerhead shark is being pushed towards the brink of extinction, say experts.


Congress Nears Approval of Multiple Bills

Ending weeks of stalemate, Congress is preparing to ship nearly $15 billion to states battered by hurricane and drought as lawmakers plow through a final pile of pre-election bills that would cut taxes and revamp the intelligence community.


The year brought many new things into our lives, but they also entailed some leave-taking. Here is a sampling of things soon to be, as they say, eclipsed by events.


Toys R Us Narrows Loss on Kids R Us Sale

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


Text-Friendly Hopefuls Vie For Hearts And Thumbs

If Sen. Barack Obama is your guy, dial 62262 -- which spells "Obama" -- on your cellphone and text "Go." For supporters of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, punch in 77007 and text "Join." Text "Today" to 30644 if you're a fan of former senator John Edwards.


A watchdog is to quiz defence officials after a laptop with personal details of 600,000 people is stolen.


A substantial price cut and footprint squeeze show a new commitment from Dell to getting its enterprise-class blade servers into data centres.


Venezuela's President Chavez visits Colombia for talks on how to broker a hostage deal with left-wing rebels.


PARIS, France -- An explosion outside the Indonesian Embassy in Paris has wounded nine people, a fire commander has said. The cause of the blast early Friday morning is unclear but French radio station Europe


Japan's Fukuda elected PM, forms new cabinet

Yasuo Fukuda, a seasoned moderate lawmaker, was chosen Japan's prime minister on Tuesday, then tapped veteran ministers from his predecessor's cabinet to confront a resurgent opposition keen to force an election.


By Michele Chandler, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Jun. 9--Tom Dickson wished more people knew about his online appliance company, Blendtec. So Dickson -- chief executive of the Utah-based firm that makes blenders for households and restaurants -- turned to video-sharing Web site YouTube.


N.C State fires Coach Chuck Amato on Sunday, a day after he completed his seventh season with a seven-game losing streak.


British team in Pakistan for Bhutto killing probe

A team of British police arrived in Pakistan on Friday to join an investigation into the assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto.


Underestimating Bob Evans' contributions

Your statements (re: the S/360) "...It was the first mainframe that allowed different applications to be run simultaneously ..." and "..Before the S/360 appeared on the scene each computer was unique .." are utterly wrong and do not give the IBM System