Sensi furioso: "Non so se tengo Cassano"

Alla fine anche Franco Sensi si Ã¨ arreso ad Antonio Cassano. Il gioiello di Bari vecchia non convince piÃ¹ il presidente della Roma che presto potrebbe cederlo. Per il talentoso quanto irrequieto calciatore


Business & money: Wall Street threatened by crumbling housing market.


US, Iraqi leaders pledge to hold Iraqi elections as scheduled

US and Iraqi leaders on Monday pledged to hold the Iraqi elections as scheduled amid continued violence in Iraq. "I expressed my strong belief that Iraqi elections must


Second chlorine bomb may show new militant tactic

The U.S. military said on Thursday a second bomb in two days using chlorine gas may have been a copycat attack amid concerns insurgents are broadening their range of weaponry to include crude chemical bombs.


Hot deal: Canon PowerShot SD1000 Elph for $170

Snapshooters' favorite Canon Elph gets a new life on the market with sweeping discounts, including this deal of the day from Amazon.


CNET Car Tech posts photos of the Fisker Karma from the 2008 Detroit Auto Show.


(CBS/AP) The first private manned rocket to reach space soared toward the edge of the atmosphere again in an unexpectedly bumpy ride Wednesday in the first half of a bid to earn a $10 million prize.


Britain says Rushdie honor not meant to offend

Britain said on Wednesday the award of a state honor to author Salman Rushdie was based on literary merit and was not meant to offend Muslims.


'Vuole grande gruppo o impadronirsi del mercato italiano?'


Bush's Second-Term Agenda May Widen Partisan Divide

President Bush, declaring victory in the 2004 election, sketched out a second-term agenda on Wednesday even supporters conceded would be tough to achieve


Waxing Philosophical, Booksellers Face the Digital

At BookExpo America, the publishing industryâs annual convention, the battering ram of technology was back.


CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. Sept. 7, 2004 - The director of the hurricane-ravaged Kennedy Space Center refused to speculate Tuesday whether the damage will thwart plans to resume shuttle flights next spring, but


L'uomo ,di 33 anni, era stato scarcerato da poco


A suspected al-Qaida suicide bomber rammed a speeding gasoline truck into an Iraqi army checkpoint outside the capital on Saturday, killing at least 14 soldiers as militants hammered the country's shaky security forces.


Even 'Light' Smokers Might Have Their Day in Court

A new ruling has given class action status to smokers who bought cigarettes marketed as lower risk for potentially large anti-tobacco lawsuit


The Oslo gallery appeals to those who stole Edvard Munch's The Scream not to destroy it.


Rob Allen's Blog: Russian and Polish Zend Framework Tutorial

Rob Allen has posted about two new translations of his Getting Started with the Zend Framework tutorial - into Russian and Polish.   A couple of new translations of my Zend Framework tutorial have crossed my desk in the last week. Kubek Bartosz has very kindly created a new up to date Polish version of my Zend Framework tutorial. Alex Musayev has created a Russian translation too.   Check out the list of translations for his tutorial including Brazilian, Spanish, Italian and French.


Microsoft, Google, Yahoo settle gambling claims

Microsoft Corp, Google Inc and Yahoo  Inc agreed to a settlement worth $31.5 million to resolve  accusations that the companies promoted illegal Internet  gambling, the Justice Department said on Wednesday.


Holtz Is Retiring, and Spurrier Will Take Over Job

South Carolina Coach Lou Holtz will retire at the end of the football season, opening the way for Steve Spurrier, the former Florida coach, to take the job.


Australia's Karrie Webb shot a terrific final round of seven-under 64, but it proved to be one shot too many as playing partner Christina Kim put together a 65 to win the LPGA Challenge event.


Wyoming Republicans have jumped to the head of the pack in the nominating process, moving their delegate-selection conventions to Jan. 5 before even Iowa or New Hampshire vote.


OSTAGGI FRANCESI: PARIGI NON CEDE, BARNIER AL CAIRO

(AGI) - Cairo, 30 ago. - La Francia non cede al ricatto dei sequestratori dei due giornalisti rapiti in Iraq che chiedono la revoca dela legge che proibisce il velo islamico a scuola. "La legge entrera' in


UPDATE 4-New York's Spitzer charges Universal Life with fraud

New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer on Friday filed suit against Universal Life Resources (ULR), charging the life and disability insurance broker with taking fraudulent kick-backs for steering business to certain insurers


Brian Jordan hit a tiebreaking homer in the sixth inning and the Texas Rangers extended their winning streak to four games with a 5-2 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Monday night.


After a two-year investigation into the killings of up to 24 civilians in Haditha, Iraq, the Marine Corps has decided that none of the Marines involved in the incident will be charged with murder. Instead, two enlisted Marines and two Marine officers will face trial in coming months for the killings...


NEW YORK -- Shoppers headed to malls and stores to grab discounted coats, cashmere sweaters, and other items yesterday as merchants slashed prices even deeper in hopes of squeezing more sales out of what's winding up to be an unimpressive holiday season.


The White House Thursday called for fair elections in Ukraine and said it was sending the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee head as an observer.


Even though he produced "Gone with the Wind" and other movie classics, David O. Selznick never had his own star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame.


NL Wrap: Padres Ease Past Giants Despite Bonds Homer

Jay Payton's three-run homer led the San Diego Padres to a 5-1 win over the San Francisco Giants in National League play Saturday, despite a 701st career blast from Barry Bonds.


Sepang, 10:35 - MOTO, GP MALESIA; 125: VITTORIA DI BAUTISTA

Lo spagnolo Alvaro Bautista (Aprilia) ha vinto il Gp di Malesia classe 125. Bautista ha preceduto il...


No al tunnel di Venaus, si' a utilizzo linea storica


Fed's Pianalto sees little consumer hit from housing

A slowdown in the United States' housing market may have knocked as much as one percentage point off annual growth, but does not seem to have affected consumer demand much, a top Federal Reserve official said on Monday.


L.A. Airport Terminals Open After Scares

Four terminals at Los Angeles International Airport were shut down for more than three hours Saturday after a passenger bypassed security at one terminal and two flashlight batteries exploded during screening at another, authorities said.


Robert Gamez, in the tournament on an exemption, struggled at times and still shot a 5-under 67 on Friday to take the lead after three rounds of the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic.


I don't understand the popularity of debit cards ( "The debit dilemma," Feb. 4 ). We use only credit cards and enjoy the float. We pay them off monthly and incur no interest charges. We carry cards that have high interest and no fixed fees. Where is the downside?


Procter & Gamble Co made unsupported claims that one of its hand sanitizers could prevent colds among school children and fight microbes for up to three hours, U.S. health officials said on Tuesday.


Small browser firm files complaint over Microsoft

A small Norwegian maker of Web  browsers, backed by an industry coalition, has filed the first  complaint against Microsoft to the European Commission since  the software giant lost a landmark antitrust case earlier this  year.


Mbeki still in contention for new term as party president

The race is on for the presidency of South Africa's ruling African National Congress after a party conference left the door open for incumbent Thabo Mbeki to contest a third five-year term.


Grammy-nominated singer Laura Branigan, best know for her 1982 hit "Gloria," died in her sleep Thursday. The cause? A brain aneurysm.


Colombian father walks the country for hostage son

A Colombian father whose soldier son has been held hostage for nearly a decade by guerrillas has begun hiking across the country in hopes he can help break a deadlock over freeing rebel kidnap victims.


NEW YORK - For the second year in a row, the US may face a profound shortage of flu vaccine. As a result of manufacturing problems, the biotech company that makes half of the flu shots needed in the US said it could not deliver any vaccine at all.


France Says Hostages Still Alive a Few Days Ago

France said on Sunday two French reporters held hostage with their Syrian driver in Iraq were still alive a few days ago.


Google's Gmail Gains Integration With MS Outlook

Google's still-not-released-to-the-public free Gmail e-mail service adds POP3 support, letting users send and receive messages from Microsoft Outlook clients.


Russia. Scuola in ostaggio, i terroristi chiedono il ritiro dalla Cecenia. Putin attiva i servizi, il gran Mufti' tratta. Il presidente russo Vladimir Putin Ã¨ rientrato d'urgenza dalla residenza estiva di


Suicide Car Bomb in Baghdad; U.S. Pounds Falluja

A suicide car bomber killed 13 people  in an attack on a police checkpoint in Baghdad on Friday, a  government spokesman said, after a night of U.S. air strikes  around the rebel-held city of Falluja that killed scores.


Plus: Microsoft to release three versions of Xbox 2. [News.com Extra]


com. The American League Championship Series returns to Yankee Stadium, where the Yankees and Red Sox will play Game 6 at 8 pm ET tonight.


(InfoWorld) - High Tech Computer Corp. (HTC), the largest maker of handsets that use Microsoft software, has launched four new smart phones including one that'sÂ designed to rival the BlackBerry. The HTC S620, formerly code-named Excalibur, is a slender 12.8 millimeters (mm) thick and weighs 130g. It's designed to promote the push e-mail function of Microsoft's Windows Mobile 5.0 software and to compete with Research In Motion's popular BlackBerry device. The phone has a navigation bar below the screen which provides easy access to Outlook Mobile, Word Mobile, Powerpoint Mobile and a PDF viewer. It has a 2.4-inch color screen, a full QWERTY keypad and a host of wireless functions, including quad-band GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) and EDGE (Enhanced Data GSM Environment), WLAN (wireless-LAN) and Bluetooth. The S620 is due to be offered by phone operators throughout Europe in October, when prices will be announced. Some models will be customized for certain network operators. The other phones also run Windows Mobile 5.0, and all four of them come with a mobile version of Microsoft Office, which includes most of the Office applications except for Excel. All of the phones are being offered initially in Europe, with the U.S. and possibly Asia to follow. The HTC P3300 is a smart phone that combines the functions of a PDA (personal digital assistant) with a GPS (global positioning system) device. It marks the start of a new partnership for HTC, which teamed up with TomTom International BV, an Amsterdam-based maker of personal navigation products. The P3300 comes with TomTom's Navigator 6 software and a 2.8-inch color screen to view a set of preinstalled maps for Western Europe. The handset runs Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 and other Microsoft applications. HTC and TomTom will probably work together on other devices in the future, they said. For users who want a 3G smart phone with high-speed Internet connectivity, HTC developed the P3600. The handset, which also uses Windows Mobile 5.0, features e-mail, calendar and word processing software. It also has a 2.0 megapixel camera and comes ready to run on HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) networks. It's due to be available in Europe from September. The last of the new handsets, the HTC S310, is a small, candy-bar style quad band mobile phone designed primarily for messaging. It also runs on Windows Mobile 5.0 and will be available throughout Europe in September. HTC has already lined up some major European mobile phone operators to sell the devices. For example, T-Mobile International plans to launch a customized version of the HTC P3300 in several European markets, HTC said.


Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney is launching a radio ad touting the strength of his opposition to gay marriage.


For Stephon Marbury, going into emotional hibernation after his fatherâs death may have been the healthiest thing this individual could have done.


Il Boeing 777 della British proveniva da Pechino. Scotland Yard esclude l'attentato terroristicoI passeggeri evacuati attraverso gli scivoli di sicurezza. Tre feriti lievi                                          Incidente all'aeroporto di Heathrow Aereo manca la pista di atterraggio


At least two share $370 million lottery jackpot

NEW YORK  At least two people had winning tickets in Tuesday's $370 million Mega Millions lottery.


A boy recovers in hospital after suffering serious bite wounds when he was attacked by a Rottweiler dog.


The UN staff union met yesterday to discuss a no-confidence measure against senior management of the world body, which has been rocked by a series of scandals involving top officials.


Silverstone, 18:26 - SUPERBIKE, SILVERSTONE: BAYLISS IN SUPERPOLE, BIAGGI OTTAVO

L'australiano Troy Bayliss (Ducati) ha conquistato la superpole a Silverstone, dove domani si corre ...


Suicide bomber in Iraq kills at least 24

A suicide bomber struck a busy commercial center in a major Shiite city south of Baghdad on Tuesday, killing at least 24 people and wounding dozens as the streets were packed with shoppers and commuters, police and hospital officials said.


Sport: Dejected Scot says he has done all he can to be fit after injuring his right wrist six weeks ago.


Mortality rates tumble for African children

WASHINGTON -- Many African countries have sharply reduced the deaths of young children in recent years, saving hundreds of thousands of lives, according to new data from 46 nations that contradict the perception that the world's poorest continent was making little gain against killer diseases.


Overworked PR team in critical condition Brocade is ending a big week overflowing with product announcements, stomps on is partners' toes and a healthy federal pay-off with something very small:â¦


The government launches a 'matron's charter', based on the ideas of Florence Nightingale, to improve hospital cleanliness.


Nuclear North Korea still no match for South: Roh

North Korea armed with nuclear weapons is still no match for the South, and Pyongyang knows better than to attack its neighbor because it cannot win, South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun was quoted as saying on Thursday.


South Korea game makers eye global expansion

South Korea, home to the world's  most sophisticated online games, is preparing an assault on  North America, Japan and Europe, setting the stage for an  international scrum in an industry poised to nearly triple in  value in the coming years.


Premier League vows to press on with plans for overseas matches

The man behind a plan to take Premier League matches around the world insisted that he remained on track to turn his controversial proposals into reality.


It's going to be a rich morning for someone at the Skins Game. Adam Scott won $50,000 and two skins on the second hole yesterday, then


U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson said Monday there will be enough flu vaccine available for most people who need it and told seniors to stop standing in long lines to get a shot.


AIDS hits U.S. blacks harder than other groups

Black men in the United States are nearly seven times more likely to be diagnosed with HIV than their white counterparts, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a report released on Thursday.


FOREX-Dollar dips vs euro; no change to trend post-G20

The dollar was a touch weaker against the euro on Monday, still under pressure after the meeting in Berlin of Group of 20 finance ministers and central bankers


The Swiss parliament has endorsed closer ties between Switzerland and the European Union.


The world's top handset maker Nokia   NOK1V.HE and the largest video games publisher Electronic   Arts ERTS.O said on Tuesday EA will start to offer mobile   games to current and next generation Nokia phones.


Members of rival Christian orders trade blows at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem.


Big Weddings Bring Afghans Joy, and Debt

In Afghanistan, one of the poorest countries in the world, extravagant weddings are a mainstay of modern life.


The horror prequel Exorcist: The Beginning grabbed possession of the top box-office spot with an estimated $18.1 million. The dude comedy Without a Paddle drifted in second with $13.


State Medicare group takes watchdog, education roles

The Illinois Foundation for Health Care helps the flow of services funded by Medicare, the federal health-care program for seniors, to beneficiaries in Illinois.


Liferea (Linux Feed Reader) is a GTK desktop news aggregator for online news feeds and weblogs. The project focus is on simplicity and easy installation.   This is a bugfix release fixing broken functionality and crashes.


Billion Children Affected by War, Famine, Disease

In its annual State of the World's Children report, UNICEF says half of the world's population of children suffer from poverty, violence or AIDS.


After nearly a year of testing the waters, including with joint ventures such as MySpace Mobile Alert service for Cingular customers last March, and April's Cingular-sponsored ringtone generation service for independent music artists, social networking giant MySpace has at last entered into a true mobile distribution partnership with Cingular Wireless.


Chelsea hit back at Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon's suggestion that the Blues are over-inflating transfer fees.


Iraqi's death in custody of troops 'must be probed'

The death of an Iraqi hotel worker in the custody of British troops at a military base in Basra should be the subject to an official, independent investigation, the High Court ruled yesterday.


Dark forces end realm of the knight Robson

The Newcastle coach leaves a legacy designed for the ascent of Alan Shearer, writes Henry Winter. The madness of St James' was yesterday permeated with sadness.


A politically conservative student armed with a video camera and a Web site is trying to force a Democratic congressional candidate out of his teaching job at Central Michigan University.


Merck Licenses Bone Drug for Generic Sale

Merck & Company said it had signed a deal for an authorized generic form of its blockbuster osteoporosis drug Fosamax to become available in February.


David Hasselhoff and Pamela Bach have officially parted ways. Their divorce was finalized Wednesday, Bach's attorney Bret Hunter said.


Anesthesia Can Dim Elderly Patients' Minds

Many elderly people suffer cognitive decline for up to two years after having surgery that requires anesthesia. Fifty-nine percent


Gunman kills Israeli working on West Bank barrier

A Palestinian gunman shot dead an Israeli today as he worked on the barrier that the Jewish state is building inside the West Bank, military sources said.


Malaysia flirts with Google over world's biggest data center

Hopes to taunt India and Vietnam with boxes Always enjoyable and ambiguous "media reports" coming out of Malaysia have Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi bragging that Google plans to build the world's largest data center in his country.â¦


Failing students could repeat the last year of primary school, Tory leader David Cameron proposes.


Amy Winehouse, beset by allegations of substance abuse, entered a rehabilitation facility Thursday to battle drug addiction


Open Source Development Labs, a Beaverton, Ore.-based consortium devoted to improving Linux, has hired an attorney to handle intellectual-property matters and has opened a branch office in Beijing, the group said this week.


In NEW YORK story headlined, "US stocks headed for weak open; oil data on tap" please read in paragraph six "...senior dealer at Binexx.


Henry Melton ran for two touchdowns, Colt McCoy passed for two more and No. 7 Texas emptied its bench and still piled up the points on Division I-AA Sam Houston State in a 56-3 win Saturday night.


Fair shares for all Acer's president has called for a fairer division of the spoils in the PC industry this morning, but stopped short of pointing the finger at any profit hoggers.â¦


Key EU interior ministers are to meet in Florence to discuss plans for migrant holding centres outside Europe.


short for "Dual Screen" â-* * 1/2 out of four, $150) was designed to bring innovation to the portable video game market, so far only developer Sega has completely caught on.


Authorities in southern Russia believe they have uncovered a criminal ring that has been smuggling camels from Kazakhstan, police said Thursday.


China is preparing for the take-off of its first Moon probe, weeks after rival Japan launched a lunar explorer.


By Joe Davidson, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Dec. 14--Just because you get the NFL Network doesn't mean you can watch tonight's 49ers-Seattle Seahawks game.


SDEROT, Sept 29: Palestinian militants eluding an army crackdown killed two Israeli children in a rocket attack from Gaza on Wednesday and Israeli troops killed six Palestinians in raids in the coastal strip and the West Bank.


Majority in U.S. want troop deadline in Iraq: poll

A narrow majority of Americans now favor setting a deadline for the withdrawal of U.S. forces in Iraq and a record number say they disapprove of the war, according to an ABC News/Washington Post poll released on Monday.


Welcome to the laws of supply and demand, folks.


US rapper 50 Cent plays his first gig in Kosovo at an open-air stadium to a crowd of 25,000 people.


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US President George W Bush is set to discuss the Palestinian Territories in talks with Israeli PM Ehud Olmert.


Eleusis made a successful US debut by beating Literacy by 2 1/4 lengths in Aqueduct's feature yesterday, the Grade II, $150,000 Long Island Handicap for fillies and mares 3 and older.


The US Supreme Court will use cases from Texas and Kentucky to decide whether displaying the Ten Commandments on government property violates the constitutional ban on government endorsement of religion.


Simmons comes off bench to lift Holy Cross

Keith Simmons came off the bench to score 22 points as Holy Cross edged Navy, 68-66, yesterday in Annapolis, Md.


A provincial governor said Tuesday that 45 people from his predominantly Shiite region have been kidnapped in a Sunni area of western Iraq while en route by bus out of the country.


Narrowly avoids arrest warrant WSA Battling supermodel Naomi Campbell narrowly avoided becoming the subject of an international dragnet yesterday after failing to show at a New York court on a charge of assaulting her housekeeper with a mobile phone.â¦


U.S. stock futures held steady early  Friday ahead of a key report on U.S. employment, with the  market taking a breather after two big rallies following the  reelection of President Bush.


Shuttle Crew May Get Questions on Stress Ahead of Space Station Trip

By Mark CarreauReporters return to NASA's Johnson Space Center on Thursday with questions in the backs of their minds, if not on the tips of their tongues, about astronaut Lisa Nowak's allegedly criminal actions last week.


Harbhajan is confident of repeat Indian comeback

BANGALORE âOff-spinner Harbhajan Singh is confident India will bounce back in the Test series against Australia as they did three years ago.


Fissato calendario udienze, si riprende il 7 febbraio


Anger as E.Timor's last Indonesian governor acquitted of rights abuses

The only Indonesian jailed for abuses during East Timor's violence-marred independence vote has been cleared on appeal in a move that has angered rights groups and embarrassed the Jakarta government.


Billy Ray Cyrus is crossing his fingers that his daughter, "Hannah Montana" star Miley, won't go the way of Lindsay and Paris and Britney. He even shows her articles about the Hollywood troublemakers as cautionary tales.


JEDDAH, 6 December 2004 - The current situation with Iraq has all the ingredients of a long-term liability to the balance sheet of America, which some day it might be a disaster to the state of world economy.


Jamie Burnett re-writes the record books by compiling the highest break in the history of professional snooker.


Presidente della Repubblica su nomina Fabiani in Cda Rai


For the first time in 20 years, an American woman did not win the 100-meter dash at the Olympic Games. And now, after Yuliya Nesterenko of Belarus


WASHINGTON A US Food and Drug Administration official on Friday "categorically" rejected accusations that the agency had failed to protect the public against dangerous drugs, especially Merck's Vioxx painkiller.


Dutch intelligence officers raided the home of Kenneth Bigley's brother last night.


The "Lemony Snicket" film may be scary, but it has important life lessons on danger and achieving adulthood.


British court orders release of files in Britain-Indonesia probe

A British court has ordered the release of files disclosing payments by a leading British arms company to the daughter of former Indonesian president Suharto, the Guardian newspaper reports.


The software company gets a stock boost from sacking its chief exec. Also: Microsoft continues to battle European courts. & hellip; University of Texas and Sun Microsystems come together to make a computer & hellip;. and more.


Spectators in glowing hats conduct music

An usher handed me a black cap with half a plastic baseball affixed to the top.


Inside the Mind of Saddam's Chief Insurgent

Former deputy Deputy President Izzat al-Douri, America's most wanted Iraqi fugitive, tells TIME why the insurgents won't join the political process


Karzai takes lead in Afghan presidential polls

The incumbent Afghan president HamidKarzai has taken lead in the presidential polls as he had secured 77 percent of the votes counted so far, a spokesman of the joint UN-Afghan election commission said Saturday.


Putin rules out talks with Chechen rebels

LONDON: Russian President Vladimir Putin has forcefully ruled out any negotiations with Chechen separatists following the deaths of more than 350 people in a hostage-taking crisis in southern Russia, The Guardian newspaper reported on Tuesday.


WAIT a minute! Just because the Boston Red Sox beat the New York Yankees does not mean the "Curse of the Bambino" has ended.


Janet Jackson has never been afraid to expose some skin. The 40-year-old singer, newly svelte after losing some 60 pounds, appears on the cover of Vibe magazine wearing a skimpy bikini bottom and a necklace made of large shells. Her right arm covers her breasts.


Uncover financial insights for your business daily with The New York Times - the authority on market trend news and analysis. Now delivered to your home or business starting at $2.40/wk.


A new book written by a Pulitzer Prize-winning author is said to have sections highly critical of DisneyÂs departing chief, Michael D. Eisner.


86 years on, Boston banish Curse of Bambino

ST LOUIS, OCTOBER 28: The Boston Red Sox lifted a championship and buried a curse on Wednesday, turning fantasy into reality with a stirring World Series victory over the St Louis Cardinals.


Oracle announces 5,000 job losses - 9% of the workforce - following the completion of its takeover of Peoplesoft.


The head of the UN nuclear agency urges diplomacy as the primary means of tackling Iran's nuclear aims.


Omnicom Group OMC.N on Tuesday  reported a higher quarterly profit as the world's largest  advertising group added several high-profile accounts to its  roster and benefited from higher global ad spending.


PARIS, France -- French motorcycle rider Richard Sainct, who won the Paris-Dakar rally three times, has been killed in a crash in the Pharaohs Rally in Egypt.


One of the UK's rarest breeding ducks almost halves in the past decade, a new survey reveals.


Londra, 20:14 - TENNIS, WIMBLEDON: HENIN BATTUTA, BARTOLI IN FINALE

Finisce con un risultato a sorpresa la seconda semifinale del torneo femminile di Wimbledon. La fran...


Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech escaped serious injury and suffered just bruising to his hip when he limped out of the 1-0 win over Blackburn on Sunday.


Whistleblower: Uganda AIDS Study Bungled

A U.S.-funded study on an AIDS drug was so poorly conducted that it potentially put the lives of hundreds of mothers and babies in Uganda at risk, a government whistleblower said Tuesday.


Group Formed to Track, Thwart IM Threats

Users will receive free warnings of worms and viruses targeting their chat client.


Samsung combo player to decode DTS-HD Master Audio

According to a Samsung representative, Samsung's new Blu-ray/HD DVD combo player will have onboard decoding for all high resolution audio formats, including DTS-HD Master Audio.


Molson, Coors Set January Merger Vote, Hire BMO to Get Ballots

Molson Inc. and Adolph Coors Co. plan to hold shareholders votes on their merger to create the world's fifth-biggest brewer on Jan. 19 and hired Bank of Montreal's securities arm to persuade investors to cast ballots.


COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The most intense action last night occurred in the corridor between the locker rooms when a fight erupted between the teams after the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Celtics, 95-88, in an exhibition game at Value City Arena.


Forces of Creation: Black Holes Spark Star Formation

New observations portray black holes as Jekyll and Hyde characters. They can be creators as well as destroyers.


Bhutto said she'd blame Musharraf if killed

Two months before her assassination, former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto sent an e-mail to her U.S. adviser saying that if she were killed, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf would bear some of the blame.


China Rescues 44 Babies from Traffickers-Media

China, where strict family planning  rules allow couples normally to have just one child, has broken  up a baby-trafficking ring, arrested 40 people and rescued 44  infants, state media reported on Thursday.


Oracle Says It Has Control of PeopleSoft

Business software maker Oracle  Corp. ORCL.O on Wednesday said it has taken control of rival  PeopleSoft Inc. PSFT.O now that about 75 percent of its  rival's shareholders have tendered their shares.


Greek Bus Hijackers Want $1 Million and Plane

Two foreign gunmen, who hijacked a Greek  bus with 26 passengers on Wednesday, have demanded a $1 million  ransom and a plane out of the country.


Pakistan's security forces have shot dead an al-Qaeda militant accused of an assassination attempt on President Pervez Musharraf and involvement in the killing of US journalist Daniel Pearl.


"The Biggest Loser" finale  and a higher-than-average "Medium" gave a primetime win in  adults 18-49 to NBC by a whisker over CBS, whose seasoned  Wednesday lineup overwhelmingly won in viewership.


Prosecutor: Beslan Attackers Were Drug Users

Forensic analysis of the bodies of 31 militants who died in the Beslan school attack last month has determined that all of them were dependent on drugs, a senior regional prosecutor said.


N.Korea: U.S. to take it off terror list

The United States has decided to remove North Korea from a list of terrorism-sponsoring states and lift sanctions against it, a spokesman for North Korea's Foreign Ministry said Monday. A State Department spokeswoman said she did not have confirmation of the report, carried by the North's official news agency.


WTO Lets EU, Others Hit US with Trade Sanctions

The World Trade Organization gave final approval on Friday to the European Union, Japan and others to hit the United States with an initial $150 million in trade sanctions


The world's biggest mobile handset  maker, Nokia , repeated on Monday it expects the  cellphone market to grow overall by up to 10 percent in 2007.


Radiohead are forced to abandon an intimate gig at an east London record shop after nearly 1,500 fans turn up.


Dinosaur long-necked for a reason: experts

Fossilised remains found in southern China may hold the answer to a question that has long stumped palaeontologists: Just what is the purpose of the long neck on a group of predatory reptiles that roamed the earth millions of years ago?


Linebacker Lofa Tatupu believed in his ability to play big-time football when few others did.


Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton won New Hampshire's Democratic primary Tuesday night in a startling upset, defeating Sen. Barack Obama and resurrecting her bid for the White House. Sen. John McCain powered past his Republican rivals and back into contention for the GOP nomination.


Arafat's Condition Critical, Militants Seek Powers

Yasser Arafat lay in critical condition  in a French hospital on Saturday and militants pressed  Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qurie to give them decision-  making powers in a temporary unified leadership if he dies.


For the past 18 months, Oracle has been locked in a battle to acquire rival PeopleSoft involving courtroom drama, poison pills, personal enmity and, recently, the departure of PeopleSoft's CEO Craig Conway.


The remake of "Alfie" must somehow bridge two enormous distances: the Atlantic Ocean, and the chasm between pre- and post-feminist society.


Payrolls shrank in August for the first time in four years, the Labor Department reported on Friday, prompting calls for the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates before credit market turmoil drags the economy into recession.


Cheney holds talks with Saudis on Middle East

Vice President Dick Cheney held three hours of talks with Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah on Saturday as the Americans step up diplomatic efforts to halt Iraq's descent into chaos.


Oil Prices and Drug Safety Comments Send Shares Lower

Investors sent stocks markedly lower yesterday as oil prices reached $53 a barrel during the trading session and new questions were raised about the safety of arthritis drugs, putting pressure on pharmaceutical shares.


Viceministro, per rimodulazione effetti della vecchia Irpeg


Bari, 15:29 - CALCIO, BARI; MATERAZZI: CON JUVE VINCERE A TUTTI COSTI

Beppe Materazzi, tecnico del Bari sogna domani lo sgambetto clamoroso ala Juve. "Non scendiamo in ca...


Yash Raj FilmsÂ KABUL EXPRESS has been invited to be a part of AfricaÂs most prestigious film festival -- the Casablanca Film Festival.


Time Warner readies for accounting fallout

NEW YORK Time Warner, the largest US media company and owner of America Online, said Wednesday that its third-quarter profit fell 7.8 percent as it set aside money to pay for potential penalties stemming from a government inquiry into its accounting


Animated cartoon Shark Tale stays afloat at the top of the UK and Ireland box office in its second week.


Il Dow Jones e il Nasdaq perdono oltre il 4%


Nigerian Oil Delta Peace Talks to Resume After Truce

Talks between a Nigerian rebel warlord and the government will resume on Thursday to address rebel demands for autonomy in the oil-producing Niger Delta following a truce agreed a day earlier, the rebel leader said.


Three Said Killed in Afghanistan Protests

KABUL, Afghanistan - Protesters angered at President Hamid Karzai's sacking of a warlord governor in the west of the country ransacked U.N. compounds and clashed with security forces Sunday, leaving as many as three people dead and dozens wounded, including three U.S...


Lo ha annunciato lui stesso, 'accusa da anni '60'


Hamm's case to keep gold goes to arbitrators

As he headed by car to JFK airport Saturday evening to fly to Lausanne, Switzerland, to defend his Olympic all-around championship before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, gymnast Paul Hamm was calm and collected.


P&G Antiarrhythmia Drug Successful in Trial

An experimental Procter & Gamble  antiarrhythmia drug significantly reduced the number of painful  and unpleasant shocks to patients with implanted defibrillators  in a late-stage clinical trial.


Robson's return aims for more than just nostalgia

OLDER, wiser and without the bubble perm, Bryan Robson returned to West Bromwich Albion as the new manager yesterday, some 23 years after incurring the wrath of supporters when he left to join Manchester United.


Nel 2004 consolidati ricavi per 146,6 milioni


Dollar Dips Ahead of Friday's Jobs Report

The dollar slipped on Wednesday as  traders sought neutral ground ahead of Friday's U.S. jobs  report after the currency this week won back almost a quarter  of the losses it had sustained against the euro in 2004.


Madrid, 14:21 - CALCIO, VALENCIA: NOTTE IN CARCERE PER MANUEL FERNANDES

Manuel Fernandes, centrocampista del Valencia, ha passato la notte in carcere. Il giocatore è...


The company is doing a little better in some ways -- but better enough to save the board?


At Least 232 Civilians Die Doing U.S. Work in Iraq

At least 232 civilians have been  killed while working on U.S.-funded contracts in Iraq and the  death toll is rising rapidly, according to a U.S. government  audit released Sunday.


Explorer Says Titanic Should Be Protected

Legendary explorer Robert Ballard was nervous this summer as he prepared to return to the Titanic for the first time since he discovered the famous shipwreck nearly two decades ago.


La Banca Centrale avverte: si accresce il disavanzo e rispetto ai miglioramenti nelle entrate non si riesce a controllare la spesa                                          Conti pubblici, allarme di Bankitalia "Modesti i miglioramenti del deficit"                                                                                Il Pil crescerÃ  a tassi modesti, meno del 2% nel 2007 e non oltre l'1,5% nel 2008


Small Increase Expected in Consumer Prices

The Labor Department reports on consumer prices for July at 8:30 a.m. EDT this morning. Economists are looking for an increase of 0.1 percent, following a 0.3 percent hike in June.


Menâs Roundup: Holding Off Late Run, Rider Upends Rutgers

Harris Mansell scored 15 points â including the go-ahead basket in the final minute â to give Rider a 61-57 victory at Rutgers on Friday night.


L'incontro decisivo negli uffici del presidente Sensi. L'ex tecnico del Chievo sarÃ  presentato nel pomeriggio a Trigoria: "Felice di essere qui". ROMA, 29 settembre 2004 - Luigi Del Neri Ã¨ il nuovo allenatore della Roma.


Around Town: It's a Jumble of Hi-Tech Stuff

By NO BYLINE  A CITY charity is holding a fundraising day to generate much- needed funds.   Pass IT On, which revamps old computers to give to disabled and elderly groups, is holding a jumble sale of computers and accessories   at 14 Wardie Avenue on Saturday, from 10pm-4pm.


Nortel Networks Corp. investors predicted Tuesday the telecom equipment giant will again slash jobs when it reports long-overdue results this week, and shrugged off news of another criminal probe into its high-profile accounting woes.


PM expected to approve further operations in Gaza

Following consultation with senior security officials Thursday afternoon, Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz decided to widen the IDF's operation in the northern Gaza Strip in response the increasing attacks generating from the area.


Mike Huckabee and Fred Thompson have begun casting Republican rival Mitt Romney as a scion of the upper class, contrasting him with their more humble roots in hopes of undermining the richest candidate in a well-off group.


Roma, 12:42 - CALCIO, SERIE A: RIZZOLI DIRIGE CATANIA-CHIEVO

Questi gli arbitri designati a dirigere le partite della 38a e ultima giornata del campionato di ser...


Five EU countries sign a deal to link their power grids and make it easier to trade electricity across borders.


WASHINGTON -- The Department of Energy has missed all 34 deadlines set by Congress for requiring energy efficiency standards on everything from home appliances to power transformers, auditors said yesterday.


Slain right wing politician Pim Fortuyn has been voted the greatest Dutchman of all time by television viewers in the Netherlands.


Video Posted of Pedro Martinez at Cockfight

A video of New York Mets pitcher Pedro Martinez and Hall of Famer Juan Marichal at a cockfight was posted this week on YouTube.


Asian stocks were mostly higher on  Monday, led by electronics and telecoms firms, while oil  extended gains and the dollar edged up ahead of an expected  U.S. Federal Reserve interest rate rise on Tuesday.


In un attacco nel sud del Paese morti 2 soldati Isaf


Allied Waste lowers earnings forecast a second time

Shares of Allied Waste Industries Inc. opened lower Tuesday following another pullback in earnings expectations. The Scottsdale-based waste hauler Tuesday cut its 2004 earnings forecast for the second time


Israeli wins country's first Olympic gold

Television and radio stations in Israel cut away from their midday programming. News Web sites were updated faster than even the nimblest of fingers could press "refresh.


IT has key economic role, says new EC president

The new European Commissionpresident, Jos Manuel Barroso,has stressed the role of IT in making the 25-nation European Union more economically competitive.


Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni calls a week-long truce with Lord's Resistance Army rebels.


Civic officials free won't be forced to perform gay marriages, Cotler says

OTTAWA (CP) - The federal government will not force civic officials to perform gay marriages if doing so is against their religious beliefs, Justice Minister Irwin Cotler said Tuesday.


Italian Style Is Refracted Through a Chinese Lens

In one of the stranger acts of globalism, the Chinese are writing Italian operas. Xiao Baiâs âFarewell My Concubineâ from the China National Opera House is touring the United States and came semistaged to Avery Fisher Hall on Sunday night.


Report Blames Russian Rockets for Illness

Toxic chemicals spewed from Russian rocket launches in Kazakhstan are responsible for higher illness levels among children living in polluted villages nearby, according to a report published in a British science journal.


News of a private gay party in Thane being raided by police has sent shock waves in filmdom. Actors like Celina Jaitley, Manoj Bajpai and Lillete Dubey feel laws pertaining to homosexuality should be revised.


China to Control Power Plant Investments

China will step up controls on investment in power plants, despite electricity shortages, to help ease pressure on coal supplies, state media reported Monday.


A man-sized talking rabbit appeared on television in Gaza on Friday to denounce Danish newspapers over cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad that offended Muslims.


Roma, 17:45 - CALCIO, LAZIO; ROSSI: PANDEV POCO CONSIDERATO DA CRITICA

Delio Rossi commenta cosÃ¬ il successo della Lazio sull'Ascoli per 3-1: ''Gli obiettivi non vanno dic...


Qaeda's Zawahri threatens more attacks in UK: tape

Al Qaeda's second-in-command, Ayman  al-Zawahri, on Tuesday threatened more attacks on Britain, two  weeks after failed bombings in London and Glasgow.


Nice guys can finish first. This year's Super Bowl proves it.


For the second straight season, the Pittsburgh Steelers might go into their opener without one of their key defensive players.


An open-source application for Mac OS X encodes music using just about any audio file format imaginable. In Monkey Bites.


Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton was wrapping up a visit to a political science class at the University of Virginia Monday when she received an unexpected send-off: a spontaneous chorus of the school's fight song.


President George W. Bush (news - web sites) issues a statement about the Asian tsunami from his ranch near Crawford, Texas December 29, 2004.


In-form Gunners heading north to face Rosenborg in Champions ...

Arsenal heads to Europe's northernmost Champions League venue Wednesday hoping to close in on a spot in the knockout stages of the competition with a win at Rosenborg.


Wal-Mart's Japan unit cuts jobs, sees bigger loss

Wal-Mart Stores Inc's  Japanese  unit, Seiyu Ltd (8268.T), boosted its annual loss forecast by  76 percent due to a charge to cut about 7 percent of its work  force as it battles sluggish sales.


This  is very interesting:  "As large MediaWiki deployments may gain performance using Memcached, at some level cost of RAM to store all objects becomes too high. In order to balance resource usage and take more use of Apache server disks, Tugela, the distributed cached on-disk hash database, has arrived."  So Tugela  is like memcached but backed by a disk-based btree.  Since most memcached installs are usually backed by MySQL we would just be duplicating some of the work that MySQL already does. Of course this is probably being a bit unfair.  There wouldn't be any locking in this situation.  I'd like to see benchmarks though.  I'm pretty sure it wouldn't be able to beat an InnoDB install.   ...


Afghan police say they have arrested three men over the kidnapping of a Bangladeshi aid worker.


AT least four people were killed and 30 more were wounded last night by a suicide bomber in an open-air market in the heart of Tel Aviv, the first such attack by Palestinian militants in Israel in more than two months.


Granted, The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth presents gorgeous graphics and interesting matchups between Tolkien's characters. But there isn't much strategy involved in this strategy game. Game review by Lore SjÃ¶berg.


Battery recall spreads like wild, er fire

Toshiba, Dell, IBM. Who's next? Dell is increasing the number of Sony-made batteries it is recalling from 4.1 million to 4.2 million, the company said today.â¦


Toshiba profit drops, wary on chip outlook

Japanese electronics group Toshiba Corp  posted a worse-than-expected 25 percent drop in quarterly operating profit after tumbling flash memory chip prices ate into margins.


NYSE Euronext bids for outstanding Euronext shares

NYSE Euronext launched on Thursday an exchange offer for all outstanding shares of pan-European bourse operator Euronext  after the U.S. securities regulators approved its translatlantic merger.


African leaders have expressed their sadness at the death of the Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat. South Africa's President Thabo Mbeki said Mr Arafat's life was defined by unflinching sacrifice for his cause.


Dollar Rises After China Gives No Timetable on Yuan Change

The dollar rose in Asia after China gave the Group of Seven no timetable to move to a flexible exchange rate, resisting a US government effort to stop Asian nations weakening their currencies.


Australia's commodity exports are expected to soar to a record 96 billion Australian dollars (US$67 billion) in the current financial year, a national forecaster said in a report Monday.


LONDRA, SEDICENNE ITALIANO CONDANNATO ALL'ERGASTOLO

Londra, 17 set. (Adnkronos) - Ha solo 16 anni ma e' stato condannato all'ergastolo dal tribunale di Londra per tentato omicidio. Protagonista della vicenda giudiziaria, Elias Cecchetti, un italiano che lo


Bosnian Serb War-Crimes Suspect Surrenders

A Bosnian Serb war-crimes suspect accused of genocide in the 1995 massacre of up to 8,000 Muslim men and boys surrendered Saturday, the government said.


Ex-Guardsman: Probe Gaps in Bush Service

AUSTIN, Texas Sept. 16, 2004 - A former Texas Air National Guard official who served at the same time as President Bush says he believes the bigger story about gaps in Bush's service is being overlooked


North Korea on Thursday publicly acknowledged for the first time that it had tested missiles and vowed to continue launching them, threatening to "take stronger physical actions" against opponents of the tests.


Report: Mobile Phone Sales Up; Nokia Gains Market Share

Mobile phone sales were up 26 percent in the third quarter, with Nokia (NYSE: NOK) solidifying its position as the leading manufacturer, while Samsung leapfrogged past Motorola (NYSE: MOT) for second in the global rankings.


For Democrats, heâs an easy target. But for Republicans, addressing his departure is tricky political terrain. A rundown of how the 2008 field handled the attorney generalâs resignation.


AFRICA/KENYA - La piena attuazione dellÂarea di libero commercio al centro del Vertice dei Capi di Stato dei Paesi che aderiscono al Mercato Comune dellÂAfrica Orientale e Meridionale (COMESA) Nairobi (Agenzia Fides)- Si apre oggi, 22 maggio, a Nairobi, in Kenya, il 12 Vertice dei Capi di Stato dei Paesi aderenti al Mercato Comune dellÂAfrica Orientale e Meridionale (COMESA).  \


Panel Urges FDA Not to Approve Weight-Loss Drug

An advisory panel of experts recommended unanimously yesterday that the Food and Drug Administration reject a new weight-loss drug after hearing testimony that it increases the risk of suicidal behavior.


Kevin Bacon Goes to Dark Side with 'Woodsman'

LOS ANGELES (Back Stage) - It's been apparent for some time  that Kevin Bacon can do it all.


Melissa Etheridge Recovering from Cancer Surgeries

Rock singer Melissa Etheridge, who  revealed earlier this month that she was battling breast  cancer, says she is recovering at home from two recent  surgeries and plans to undergo chemotherapy.


Justin Gatlin kept braving the North Carolina cold to keep practicing, keep working, keep chasing Olympic gold. He finally caught it Sunday night, outrunning the fastest field in Olympic history to become the youngest 100-meter champion in 36 years.


Israel blocks Palestinian PM from returning to Gaza

Israel blocked Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh from returning to Gaza on Thursday after a visit abroad to prevent him bringing in money donated by Iran.


ALLUVIONE IN SARDEGNA, ALLERTA DELLA PROTEZIONE CIVILE

ROMA - E' tutt'altro che finita l'ondata di maltempo che ha investito la Sardegna, provocando due morti e diversi sfollati: tra stanotte e domani, gli esperti del Dipartimento della Protezione Civile prevedono una ''ripresa'' delle piogge, ''con la stessa


Broadcaster BSkyB warned today of a possible pounds 20m hit to profits if a row with Virgin Media leads to its basic channels being pulled from the cable network.


Deutsche Boerse has made a Â£1.3 billion ($2.49 billion) approach for the London Stock Exchange, and the LSE's rejection of it on Monday left observers doubting a much better offer would emerge.


The European commission president, Jose Manuel Barroso, today urged Ankara to "go the extra mile" - including the recognition of Cyprus - to convince sceptics Turkey is ready to become a candidate for EU membership.


Cardinals Win in 12 Innings to Set Up Decider

Jim Edmonds thumped a two-run homer in the bottom of the 12th inning to give the host St Louis Cardinals a 6-4 win over the Houston Astros Wednesday, forcing a seventh and deciding game in the National League Championship Series.


LONDON, England -- Portsmouth chairman Milan Mandaric and former manager Harry Redknapp have called a clear-the-air news conference at the Premiership club on Tuesday.


Grant ready to smash chairs for Premiership football Chelsea

Avram Grant insisted he was prepared to get nasty in order to keep Chelsea in the English Premier League title race.


A senior police officer says he fears for his son's safety because of the problem of knife-carrying in Scotland.


Yahoo tests RSS mashup creator for the masses

It features a drag-and-drop interface that the company hopes non-technical users will find simple and intuitive as they manipulate content syndication feeds to combine data in new and useful ways.


Germany's producer price inflation has risen by its lowest annual rate in just over two years, official figures shows.


500,000 Facebook Members Protest New Personal-Data Feeds

By Anick Jesdanun  Operators of the online hangout Facebook wanted to help users save time by highlighting changes their friends make to their personal profile pages. Instead, the new feature has drawn complaints from thousands of its users and even threats of a boycott.


IMF policymakers to launch sweeping reform process

International Monetary Fund policymakers are expected Sunday to back a sweeping reform movement at the 61-year-old institution, giving emerging market nations a stronger voice and expanding the scope of its operations.


Martin and Elba Alfano meet in war, love in peace

Alba Scuotto knew she wasn't supposed to go out alone at night. But desperately hungry and miserably poor, the young Italian woman decided she had no choice but to brave the threats that might lurk in the ...


Toyota Sells 2.34 Million Vehicles in 3Q

TOKYO -- Toyota said Monday it sold 2.34 million vehicles globally in the July-September quarter, fewer than General Motors' tally, as its U.S. rival regained the lead in the race to be the world's top automaker.


A young woman accused of posing as a Stanford University student for eight months also fooled Santa Clara University's Army ROTC, which provided her with equipment and included her in classes, a newspaper reported.


Birmingham manager Steve Bruce is confident Robbie Savage will not be hauled before any Football Association disciplinary panel following an Â´elbowÂ´ incident with Chelsea striker Mateja Kezman.


BRUSSELS -- Coca-Cola agreed Tuesday to dramatically change the way it sells soft drinks in Europe, ending a five-year investigation into allegations that Coke abused its power to keep rivals out of the market.


Two Americans were among at least 10 foreigners caught by Kenyan police at the Somali border after allegedly fighting with Somalia's ousted Islamic movement, an official said Friday.


Russian Troops Storm School as Hostages Break Out

Russian troops stormed a school in the country's south, after hostages started fleeing the building where armed terrorists had been holding as many as 1,500 people captive for two days in Beslan, North Ossetia.


Verdict Brings Relief In Peterson's Hometown

_ In the city where Laci Peterson and her husband once planned to raise a family, residents cheered, clapped and honked their car horns as they got word of Scott Peterson's murder conviction Friday.


100 injured as train overturned in eastern Australia

More than 100 people were injuredwhen a high-speed passenger train overturned in southern Queensland early Tuesday. The train was traveling from Brisbane, capital of Queensland


US Treasuries rallied early Monday, compressing yields to their lowest levels in nearly seven months, as record high crude oil prices pressured equities and threatened to be a drag on world economic growth.


Qaeda's Zawahri says Palestinian elections futile

Al Qaeda's second-in-command Ayman al-Zawahri said in a video tape aired on Wednesday that Palestinian elections would not free Palestinian land and would deal a blow to holy war against Israeli occupation.


Wall Street hotshots are lining up for the second biggest bonus windfall in history despite a big slip in the industry's profits that stunted job growth.


Mississippi ex-Klansman on trial for race murders

JACKSON, Mississippi  - A former Ku Klux Klansman went on trial on Monday for kidnapping two black men murdered in Mississippi in 1964 in a case that highlights white supremacist violence during the civil rights era.


web sites) went from being the just-defeated vice presidential nominee to the most famous "breast cancer husband" in the nation.


Iraqi Shi'ite leader wants U.S.-backed units curbed

Iraq's powerful Shi'ite Muslim leader, Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, called on Friday for curbs on U.S.-backed neighborhood patrol units, which are mainly Sunni, saying weapons should only be in the hands of the government.


Flight restrictions imposed around Manhattan after New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle crashed his single-engine plane into an apartment tower will be made permanent


The company's revenue and earnings are just two reasons to like this stock.


Ohio school feud leads to father's death

The plan was simple: Invite families feuding over problems between their fifth-grade sons to counseling sessions. But that went awry when the two families ran into each other in the parking lot, and yet another fight broke out Â this time between adults.


Arsenal return to winning ways with a  win over Aston Villa.


Gizmondo reaches agreement with leading German distributor

London, 7 September 2004. Tiger Telematics (Nasdaq TGTL) subsidiary of Gizmondo Europe Ltd.


The Russian Duma (parliament) approved the Kyoto global warming treaty on Friday, prompting congratulations from environmentalists who blast the United States for not following suit.


A building collapses just 100 yards from New Scotland Yard in central London.


U.S. Public Now Evenly Split on Iraq War

Nine months of chaos and casualties in Iraq since Saddam Hussein's capture have taken a heavy toll on American opinion of President Bush's decision to go to war. Last December, when Saddam was caught, public support for Bush was 2-to-1 in favor. Now the public is evenly divided on whether the war was the right thing to do or whether it was a mistake.


South Africa's Justice Ministry will on Monday begin studying a request from Equatorial Guinea to question Mark Thatcher, who has been charged in Cape Town with bankrolling an alleged coup plot to topple the government in Malabo.


After two years as the face of the antiwar movement, she has announced she's ending her public protests. A photographic look back at the antiwar mom's two years in the spotlight


US deports Yusuf Islam over claims that he supports terrorist ...

Yusuf Islam, the former pop singer known as Cat Stevens, was deported from the United States yesterday after immigration officials said he was on a terrorism list.


Bari, 12:06 - CALCIO, BARI: MATERAZZI SI DIMETTE

Beppe Materazzi si è dimesso dalla guida del Bari. La decisione è arrivato dopo che il...


San Francisco Mulls Ban of Beloved Zoo Elephants

San Francisco officials pondered  on Thursday whether to stop keeping elephants in the city's zoo  as activists pushed for a ban amid concerns about their  conditions in captivity.


MIDDLETOWN, Ohio - Buoyed by the strong market for steel, AK Steel Corp. on Tuesday said it swung to a profit in the third quarter compared with a big loss a year ago when energy and raw materials prices were high.


Craig's About-Face Worries GOP Colleagues

Sen. Larry E. Craig yesterday launched a campaign to save his political career, dismaying fellow Republicans with his determination to stay in the Senate if he successfully overturns his guilty plea, made after he was arrested in a sex sting in an airport men's room.


Spanish police defuse small bomb, ETA suspected

Spanish police have defused a small bomb in the southern city of Almeria, possibly planted by the Basque separatist group ETA and set to explode on Monday, Spain's Constitution Day, officials said.


Duke Study on Chemicals to Use Tiny Worms

_ Tiny worms are taking the place of laboratory rats and mice for a Duke University scientist studying the effect of chemicals on the body.


Veterans' hospitals, pediatricians,  nursing homes and the U.S. military head the list of those  getting flu vaccine first this year under a plan to make up for  the loss of half the country's supply, officials said on  Tuesday.


While candidates stump in Iowa, voters already have opened the 2008 presidential race by casting absentee ballots in nearly a dozen other states.


Logitech launches Wii Mote-like 'in-air' mouse

Wave it around or put it on a desk, the choice is yours With a rather ostentatious claim that "the future of PC navigation starts now", mouse-maker Logitech today unveiled an input device as home being waved around in the air as it is being pushed around a desk.â¦


Brian Tallet and two relievers combined on a two-hitter in place of injured starter Ted Lilly, and Lyle Overbay homered and drove in five runs to lead the Toronto Blue Jays to a 8-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Monday.


On Baseball: Raves for the Daffy Marlins

Anibal SÃ¡nchez is the last person the Boston Red Sox wanted to pitch a no-hitter, since they traded SÃ¡nchez to the Marlins last November.


ZACHARO, Greece  - Forest fires that have killed 61 people in Greece raged for a fourth day on Monday, with at least 89 blazes still burning across the country as strong winds fanned flames and hampered fire-fighting efforts.


Sony slashes price tag for delay-hit PlayStation 3

Sony Corp. slashed the planned price of its delay-hit PlayStation 3 by one-fifth in Japan, preparing for a fierce fight against cheaper games consoles from rivals Microsoft and Nintendo.


AOL on Wednesday plans to launch a new version of its software that lets users access their e-mail, instant messaging, search and media on the same screen.


Denzel Washington is donating $1 million to Wiley College to re-establish its debate team.


Forest Resources Management Corp:  Now Trading Under a New Symbol: FTRM

Forest Resources Management Corp. (PINKSHEETS: FTRM) announced today that it had begun trading under its new symbol FTRM.  Chaim Justman, President of Forest Resources, states, "Forest Resources Corp.


Diana did not want to marry Dodi: friend

Princess Diana dismissed talk that she planned to wed Dodi Fayed days before the couple's fatal car crash, saying she wanted marriage "like a rash on the face," one of her long-term friends said Monday.


President Vladimir Putin may become the next chairman of Russian gas export monopoly Gazprom when he steps down following a presidential election in March, Vedomosti business daily reported on Friday.


A fresh attempt to abolish the blasphemy law is expected as the Criminal Justice Bill returns to the Commons.


Former US commander says surge has not solved Iraq woes

ADELPHI, Md. - It will take three to five years before Iraq's government is stable enough to operate on its own, according to the former commander of US forces in the Middle East, who said the surge of American forces has not solved the country's broader problems.


Former NYPD chief to head Homeland Security

WASHINGTON: Former New York police commissioner Bernard Kerik, who helped rally the cityâs police force and citizens following the September 11 terror attacks, is President George W Bushâs pick to run the Homeland Security Department.


Apple announces ultrathin laptop, movie rentals

CEO Steve Jobs uses his Macworld keynote speech to introduce an ultraportable notebook, a movie rental service, and a bevy of new features for its iPhone, iPod Touch, and Apple TV.


Johnny Depp's boozy, woozy buccaneer Jack Sparrow has plundered the box office, with "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" taking in a record $132 million in its first three days, according to studio estimates Sunday.


The European Defence Agency has been further consolidated following its first annual work programme, with agreement also reached on the creation of EU 'battle groups'.


Found in the search marketing forums: Flash and SEO; Can You Make a Living Selling Advertising?; The Giant How to Make Money with AdSense Thread; and more.


Dolly the sheep, the first cloned mammal, makes her debut. Compiled by Tony Long.


Imagine standing under the spray of a garden hose with your arms over your head and cold water running down your armpits. And you are hanging a couple thousand feet in the air and, while you


Billerica's furious comeback attempt fell short as Jerry Freed intercepted three passes to lead Marshfield to a 27-15 win last night.


Clinton, Obama in New Hampshire dead heat

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire  - Democrat Barack Obama has pulled into a virtual dead heat with Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire two days before the state's presidential nominating contest, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Sunday.


F.T.C. Tries Again to Stop Whole Foods Deal

The Federal Trade Commission said the integration of Whole Foods and Wild Oats, which it opposed on competitive grounds, was not complete and there was still time to stop it.


Spill Forces Evacuation of White House Visitor Center

The White House Visitor Center was evacuated this morning after an accidental ammonia spill sickened some members of a tour group and briefly put chemical specialists on alert, officials said.


Mibtel -0,60% e SP/Mib -0,71%, deboli le altre europee


Cisco to keep strategy even in case of recession

John Chambers, chief executive of  Cisco Systems Inc  said on Monday the network equipment  maker would not change its business plans even if the U.S.  economy is hit by a recession, as it is focused on long-term  strategy.


A list of tech-industry questions that might get answers this year.


Cesare Battisti non firma alla Prefettura parigina. Ora Ã¨ Â« ...

Cesare Battisti, lâitaliano ex militante dei Proletari armati per il comunismo, rifugiato in Francia perchÃ© colpito da mandato di cattura in Italia, non si Ã¨ presentato ieri al controllo nella Prefettura di Parigi.


Former Yankee Leyritz Charged With DUI After Fatal Accident

Former major league baseball player Jim Leyritz was arrested yesterday on charges of driving under the influence and killing another driver after his vehicle crashed into hers.


The Blacksmith Institute, a New York-based environment group, makes its annual pick of  the most contaminated cities


Jackson Says Celebrity Makes Him a Target

Michael Jackson said in a television interview scheduled to air Saturday that many of the news reports about him are "fiction" and that his celebrity makes him a target.


US officers, Shiite leaders meet in talks to end Sadr City ...

US military officials and representatives of rebel Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr held talks Sunday aimed at reducing violence in the restive


Directors Sheridan, Nutter Ink with Southpaw

Producer Richard B. Lewis' Southpaw Entertainment -- which is prepping for the release of Michael Clancy's "Eulogy" and David Duchovny's "House of D," both from Lions Gate Films -- has signed deals with Kirsten Sheridan to direct "August Rush" and David Nutter to helm "Windsor Road" for the company.


On the Road to Nowhere, Merchants Pay the Toll

MAS-HA, West Bank -- From the Zeituna Restaurant to the Basel Furniture store, business once thrived along the road that runs through this Palestinian village, conducted in a language no longer spoken here.


Richie Bon Jovi lead guitarist Richie Sambora enters a treatment facility in Los Angeles.


The funeral of a soldier who was killed in Afghanistan, is due to take place on the same day he was due to return home.


Qwest Communications International  Inc. Q.N on Tuesday reported a smaller quarterly loss as it  reduced costs through job cuts and lower network expenses.


Firefox and Internet Explorer 7 do not properly handle JavaScript "onUnload" events and can be tricked into taking a user to the wrong URL, according to security researcher Michal Zalewski.


Gli atti trasmessi alla procura della capitale non riguardano ProdiVerranno successivamente trasmessi al Tribunale dei ministri                                          Why not, a Roma solo gli atti su Mastella Il ministro: "Continuo a lavorare con serenitÃ "                                                                                Marini ha scritto ai vertici della procura di Catanzaro, chiedendo una verifica sul rispetto delle garanzie


PALM HARBOR - Jonathan Byrd was taken aside by his coach and his caddie at the 84 Lumber Classic in September, and told he needed to work on his demeanor.


Time Warner CEO: Sale of AOL's ISP Division Likely

Time Warner is "looking hard" at selling off the internet access portion of its AOL division over the next 12-18 months, Time Warner CEO Richard Parsons said on Tuesday.


Beyonce tore a leg muscle rehearsing dance moves with Destiny's Child and her injury could delay some of the group's plan, a record company spokeswoman said Wednesday.


11 Killed in Kenya as Police Fire on Demonstrators, Rival Groups Clash

NAIROBI, Jan. 18 -- Three days of opposition protests ended violently Friday with hundreds of police officers shooting wildly at protesters in Nairobi's largest slum and clashes just a few miles from one of Kenya's most famous safari playgrounds. At least 11 people were killed.


Europeâs first lunar spacecraft, SMART-1, has successfully cruised into orbit around the Moon. It entered orbit late on Monday, while making its closest approach so far - passing about 5000 kilometres above the lunar surface.


Crude Oil Little Changed After Falling on Rising Iraqi Output

Crude oil futures were little changed after falling yesterday for the seventh day in eight as Iraqi exports rose and Russia said it would increase output this year.


Cheney visits Afghanistan, Pakistan on security

Vice President Dick Cheney visited Afghanistan and Pakistan on Monday to discuss with officials there a planned spring offensive against the Taliban after the most violent year since the hard-line group was ousted in 2001.


Painkiller blocks unwanted effects of morphine

NEW YORK  - In a mouse model of breast cancer, the COX-2 inhibitor celecoxib (Celebrex) prevents chronic morphine-induced effects on tumor growth without compromising pain relief, scientists report.


Spacesuit entrepreneurs plan parachute jumps from orbit

Lost their hearts to a starship trooper/the ultimate in high fashion A former Nasa flight surgeon who lost his astronaut wife in the Columbia space shuttle disaster has teamed up with a self-described "bad boy" space commentator to mount trials in which humans would descend from orbit skydiver-style.â¦


Israeli forces pressed ahead yesterday with one of the biggest offensives in the Gaza Strip in four years of fighting, killing 10 Palestinians in dawn-to-dusk gunbattles and airstrikes, according to officials from both sides.


Aides to the country's most powerful Shiite leader said they had reached a tentative agreement Thursday to end the three-week siege in this holy Shiite city, following a day


Bomb explodes at Shiite mosque in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- A bomb exploded Sunday at a Shiite mosque in the eastern city of Lahore, injuring several people, police said.


New genre of video games target mental health

LOS ANGELES, Feb 8 (Reuters Life!) - It's not all fun and  violence in video games, according to makers of a new genre of  games which claim to boost players' mental health and  self-esteem.


Newcastle United cruised into the Group Stage of the Uefa Cup with a resounding 5-1 victory over Hapoel Bnei Sachnin. A hat-trick for Alan Shearer and a brace for Patrick Kluivert ensured the Magpies won 7-1 on aggregate.


Oil slides to six-month low on swelling stocks

Oil prices slid to fresh six-month lows   on Wednesday on rising winter fuel stocks and waning concern   over Iran, but the world's largest exporter Saudi Arabia   signaled the market may have fallen enough.


Dell Computers to Retail in Tesco Stores in Europe

Dell Inc , said on Friday British retailer Tesco  will sell Dell personal computers in outlets across Europe.


Da valutare posizioni dei medici ospedale e di famiglia


The weather can be helpful, or harmful, or sometimes both concurrently.


Blog: Federal scientists using Google earth to map smoke form big wild fires.


What is risibly termed the adult-entertainment industry has come to permeate many aspects of the culture.


Doan Goal Lifts Canada to World Cup Glory

Shane Doan scored 34 seconds into the third period to break a 2-2 tie and give Canada a 3-2 win over Finland in the championship game of the World Cup of Hockey on Tuesday.


Choking risk for babies prompts Gerber recall

U.S.-based babyfood company Gerber is recalling around half a million packs of organic rice and oatmeal cereal because of a risk babies might choke on the product, a spokesman said on Monday.


A therapist helps to rebuild functions (and families) shattered by brain trauma.


Spam continues to increase, Symantec says

But the overall file size for spam is decreasing, according to the security vendor's latest report.


U.S. should merge anemia drug, dialysis costs: report

Medicare, the U.S. insurance program for elderly and disabled Americans, should lump the price of anemia drugs with overall payments for kidney dialysis services to improve efficiency and contain costs, according to a government report released on Tuesday.


NEW YORK - A man has sued the maker of the health drink Boost Plus, claiming the vitamin-enriched beverage gave him an erection that would not subside and caused him to be hospitalized.


America's children are fat and getting fatter, and parents, schools, the government, advertisers and the food industry all need to make changes to battle the problem, a panel of experts said on Thursday.


Voto alle 21.30, ci sara' odg Unione, Mastella preoccupato


Tickets to your favorite bowl game are readily available, for a price.


NEW YORK (Billboard) - Irish rock band U2 has revealed the  names of six of the 11 tracks, including first single  "Vertigo," on its as-yet-untitled album, due Nov. 23 via  Interscope.


Roma, 16:15 - CALCIO, DE SANTIS ARRIVATO IN FIGC

L'arbitro Massimo De Santis è appena arrivato nella sede della Figc in via Allegri dove sar&a...


Goal Blog: LIVE NOW: United States vs. Nigeria

Live game commentary of the United Statesâ final group game at the Womenâs World Cup in China with a place in the quarterfinals on the line.


McLaren's Fernando Alonso records the fastest laps in each of the practice sessions for Sunday's United States Grand Prix.


Many FDA Scientists Had Drug Concerns, 2002 Survey Shows

Almost one-fifth of the Food and Drug Administration scientists surveyed two years ago as part of an official review said they had been pressured to recommend approval of a new drug despite


Argentine Rider Captures Stage 1 of California Tour

Juan Jose Haedo of Argentina emerged from a big sprinting pack to claim Stage 1 of the Amgen Tour of California by more than two bikes lengths Monday.


The diocese of Los Angeles agrees to pay $60m to settle dozens of lawsuits alleging sexual abuse by priests.


Vienna - Equipped with black-market blueprints of a nuclear bomb and some weapons-grade uranium, Iran is defying the United Nations by secretly continuing supposedly suspended activities as it presses ahead with plans to have atomic arms by next year, an


(InfoWorld) - As Microsoftâs five-year-long development effort slouches toward completion, details began to emerge last week that showed the company is (finally) gearing up to release Windows Vista after the new year, as promised. Pricing information popped up on a Canadian Web site, and Amazon.com told visitors that the new OS would be going out on Jan. 30, only to replace that date with a squishier âEarly 2007.â Finally, by the time you read this, Microsoft has promised to release the penultimate test version of its Vista operating system, dubbed âRelease Candidate 1â to an army of testers around the world. Are anticipatory chills running down your spine? They shouldnât be. Because a Release Candidate must be stable enough to allow corporate buyers to evaluate the product for deployment, Microsoft will have done quite a bit of work to RC1 over Vistaâs previous beta incarnations; so get set for a number of improvements. On the other hand, because of this concentration on stability, donât look for any noteworthy new features. Hereâs what Vista RC1 will likely have to offer: Installation: A late beta release dubbed âPre RC1â received kudos from more than one online reviewer for the improvements in this area, and rumors out of Microsoft say RC1 is the first version of Vista (or any Windows version) that has seamlessly installed on a variety of new notebooks and desktops â no muss, no fuss, and with full detection of PC Card and USB peripherals. Graphical interface: Aero has reportedly given Microsoft quite a few Advil moments, and even Beta 2 users were reporting intermittent difficulties. Look for this to be smoothed out in anything that receives RC status. That doesnât mean, however, that you should try to run it on your anemic graphics subsystem from 2003. Microsoft recommends at least 32-bit-per-pixel graphics capability. To you and me that means that for really smooth Aero-nautics, you should have a DirectX 9-capable 3-D accelerator card with 128MB of dedicated video RAM. If your test box lacks this video muscle, RC1 will support a non-Aero interface for weaker or older PCs. Audio: Microsoft has been having trouble with audio in even its most recent Vista Beta release. Toolsmixer controls are intermittently absent, and audio playback is often interrupted or missing. This should be solved in an RC1 release. If youâre a systems or network administrator, RC1 wonât be much different from Beta 2. The new release will ship with Internet Explorer RC1 installed, but even that has few differences from IE7 Beta 2. There will be a new, easier-to-use integrated backup tool, but itâs of little interest to corporate users whoâll most likely be using a centralized third-party app or Windows Shadow Copy. The pricing and availability info â coupled with the OSâs slow march toward âgold,â aka a finished version of Windows Vista ready for manufacturing â shows that Microsoft is serious about meeting its ship date. However, the key criterion for Vista RC1 will be stability. If it installs smoothly, runs smoothly, and gives us the full Vista experience that Microsoftâs been promising, consider it a success. If not, itâs back to the drawing board.


At first, you might mistake Nintendo's new DS handheld game device for a high-end organizer or an ultralight laptop. But the expression on the face of whoever's using it ought to give the secret


Yushchenko Tells Supporters to Leave Camp

The winner of Ukraine's presidential election ordered his supporters Friday to raze the tent camp in Kiev that had become a dramatic symbol of his victory over a Kremlin-backed opponent, saying conditions had become unsanitary.


Fifteen dead after bridge collapses in Nepal

At least 15 people died and hundreds on a religious pilgrimage were missing after an overcrowded bridge collapsed in western Nepal on Tuesday, police and officials said.


Grillo informatore, Consorte e Sacchetti 'pattisti occulti'


South Korea starts special probe of Samsung Group

South Korea launched a special  investigation into Samsung Group  on Thursday on  suspicions the country's largest conglomerate bribed public  officials to squash investigations into its management  practices.


Cabrera homers and Beckett shuts down Expos bats in 4-1 Marlins ...

MONTREAL (CP) - Josh Beckett scattered four hits over seven solid innings and Miguel Cabrera homered Monday as the Florida Marlins snapped a six-game losing streak with a 4-1 win over the Montreal Expos.


Japanese police arrested a U.S. Marine accused of raping a 14-year-old girl in southern Japan on Sunday


Tsunami Rebuilding Should Not Overlook Nature -WWF

Poorly planned coastal development compounded the impact of Asia's tsunami and rebuilding efforts should use natural protection provided by reefs and forests, conservation group WWF said Monday.


Timberwolves coach Flip Saunders is fired Saturday and replaced by vice president of basketball operations Kevin McHale.


GlaxoSmithKline buys Domantis for 230 million pounds

British pharmaceutical group GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has said that it had agreed to buy antibody therapy developer Domantis for 230 million pounds (339 million euros, 451 million dollars) in cash.


Israel-Lebanon war sparks "human" films at Sundance

Eighteen months after the  outbreak of Israel's war with Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon,  filmmakers from both countries have brought movies conveying  frustration over the conflict to the Sundance Film Festival.


Four people were yesterday pulled alive from the rubble of a building that was engulfed by a landslide in the Philippines 11 days ago.


Authorities in three states are investigating hundreds more cases of food poisoning in the northeastern United States, and federal investigators said yesterday that their prime suspect, green onions, may not have caused the outbreak.


I.B.M. is buying Solid Information Technology, a maker of high-performance databases and a close partner of I.B.M. rival MySQL.


Cdn. wins right to sue alleged Saudi torturers

After spending almost three years in a Saudi Arabian prison and another eight months in British courts, Canadian William Sampson has won the right to sue his Saudi captors.


Newmont: Indonesia Emissions Not Harmful

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


Reports criticize DHS for lack of progress on IT

AUGUST 20, 2004  - As the debate about adding a national intelligence director proceeds, two government reports are shedding new light on an existing dilemma: If DHS CIO Steven Cooper can't wrestle the agency's sprawling bureaucracy into ...


UN forces setting up buffer zone between warring groups in eastern ...

The United Nations said it will send troops to separate warring Congo army factions, warning the UN force will repulse any attempt to cross the new buffer zone.


Qatar will pay the salaries of 40,000 Palestinian education workers for several months, says the Palestinian PM.


Formula Uno: la Sauber montera' gomme Michelin

ROMA - La Sauber cambia fornitore di pneumatici: dall'anno prossimo montera' gomme Michelin. Pierre Dupasquier, direttore esecutivo del settore Sport della Michelin, ha spiegato: "La nostra tecnologia nel


After three years of dating, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and actress Bridget Moynahan are free to play the field again. The celebrity couple have broken up, a publicist for Moynahan confirmed Friday.


Iran-EU reach 'preliminary agreement' after crucial nuclear talks

Iranian and European Union officials have reached a "preliminary agreement" on easing alarm over the Islamic republic's nuclear programme following crucial negotiations in Paris, a top Iranian official said.


Hurricane Damage to Hit Allstate Profits

Allstate Corp. ALL.N, the No. 2 U.S.  home and auto insurer, warned on Wednesday its third-quarter  profits would fall well short of expectations due to more than  $1 billion in hurricane-related payouts.


The UN nuclear watchdog, the IAEA, says it has frozen almost half its technical aid projects involving Iran.


U.S. Steps Up Iraq Attacks Before Ramadan

BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. troops went on the offensive from the gates of Baghdad to the Syrian border Tuesday, pounding Sunni insurgent positions from the air and supporting Iraqi soldiers in raids on mosques suspected of harboring extremists...


UK's Brown arrives in China on trade-focused trip

Prime Minister Gordon Brown arrived in  Beijing on Friday on a short trip to boost trade with the  world's fastest-growing major economy.


ISTANBUL, Turkey Turkish authorities say a grenade might have caused last night's explosion that injured at least 13 people attending a pop concert.


Runaway oil prices hurting German business morale, Ifo poll shows

MUNICH, Germany : Surging oil prices are weighing on business sentiment in Germany, the eurozone's biggest economy, a new poll showed.


BEIJING, Aug.21(Xinhuanet) -- A top European Union economic official says he expects economic recovery to continue in the Euro zone despite soaring oil prices.


INDIANAPOLIS---State Health Commissioner Greg Wilson, MD today issued a proclamation about the influenza vaccine shortage. The Commissioner's proclamation emphasizes the recommendations for influenza vaccination


CRAWFORD, Texas  - President George W. Bush intends to veto defense authorization legislation over a provision that would "imperil Iraqi assets held in the United States," the White House said on Friday.


Hot off the successful debut of the trailer for the next Star Wars film, LucasArts sends word that the trailer for its forthcoming Episode III videogame is going live this evening.


Pro-Erex. Big Daddy. Suregasm. There is little doubt what these supplements are promising, but the evidence that they actually can enhance a man's sexual performance falls short, a consumer group said Wednesday.


Maastricht, 13:09 - CICLISMO, RISI E MARVULLI VINCONO SEI GIORNI MAASTRICHT

Gli svizzeri Bruno Risi e Franco Marvulli hanno vinto in Olanda la Sei Giorni di Maastricht. La copp...


Europe and the United States reached an 11th-hour compromise late last night at the UN climate change conference in Buenos Aires. The two sides were locked in disagreement on future efforts to reduce harmful


One in five student borrowers passes up a less expensive federal student loan in favor of private lenders, according to a recent study.


BREAKING NEWS ~ Federal judge rejects US bid to block Oracle ...

CNET is reporting that US District Judge Vaughn Walker in San Francisco has denied a request by the Antitrust Division of the federal Department of Justice to issue an injunction against Oracle's hostile acquisition of business software maker PeopleSoft


NEW YORK  - Just over 1 percent of eleven-year-olds admit to using drugs to boost their athletic performance, a new study from France shows. Furthermore, four years later, 3 percent said they had used doping agents at least once during the previous month.


Bank of America Curbs Investment Banking

The banking giant said it was scaling back its investment banking operations and shedding an additional 650 jobs.


Our position is: Expansion of government control isn't the answer to US health-care problems. Soaring health care costs are taking an ever-larger share out of employee paychecks and eating into employer profits.


Bolton will stand by remorseful Diouf, says Allardyce

BOLTON Wanderers have played down rumours that they were considering dismissing El-Hadji Diouf after the strikerâs latest public disgrace.


On Iraqi mountain fortress, anti-Turkish fighters rule

QANDIL MOUNTAIN, Iraq  - On the way to the Qandil mountains, a potential flashpoint for yet another Middle East war, Kurdish officials give blunt assessments of the limits of their sovereignty and power to curb anti-Turkish guerrillas.


Willis Is Marlins' Face,  Comfortable in His Skin

In the four years since Dontrelle Willis burst into the greater baseball consciousness, the MarlinsÃÂ¿ 25-year-old pitcher with an infectious smile has become the teamÃÂ¿s leader and elder statesmen.


By Charles Rabin, The Miami Herald  Feb. 15--A significantly watered-down version of a proposed ordinance to strip Miami-Dade Police of powers to investigate corruption at County Hall passed a key committee Thursday after being endorsed by the mayor and police director.


Microsoft court case to test EU antitrust power

A European Union court rules on Monday  whether Microsoft abused its near-monopoly on computer  operating systems to push out rivals, in a protracted case that  has major implications on the EU's power to enforce antitrust  policy.


Recent IT disasters drive corporate archive software sale

The market for archiving software grew by 13% between the third quarter of 2006 and the same period in 2007.


I think I've mentioned this before but on Saturday Feb 12th I'll be talking  about the Jakarta FeedParser at CodeCon  in San Francisco.  I published an outline  of the talk on the FeedParser wiki.  I'm hoping to have a 0.5 release done before then and havepotentially another suprise in the works.


Hurdling champ says Felicien may have lost anyway

The woman who claimed the gold all of Canada thought would be Perdita Felicien's said the hurdler might not have been wearing gold even if she hadn't fallen.


2004 Masters Semi-Finalists, Federer vs. Safin & Hewitt vs. Andy ...

The 2004 Masters Cup semi-finalists have been determined: Andy Roddick will meet Lleyton Hewitt on Saturday while Marat Safin will be matched against the world's number player currently, Roger Federer.


Olympic Booster Tied to Clinic in Drug Inquiry

A businessman and wrestling booster who has sponsored Olympic and school-age athletes is under investigation by state and federal authorities examining the distribution of steroids and human growth hormone.


Hochfilzen, 12:33 - BIATHLON, CDM DONNE: FRANCIA VINCE 4X6 HOCHFILZEN

La Francia ha vinto la staffetta 4x6 km di Hochfilzen, in Austria, valida per la Coppa del Mondo fem...


Spain boss Luis Aragones lands in trouble  after alleged racist remarks about Thierry Henry.


Toshiba has filed patent infringement lawsuits in Japan and the US against South Korea's Hynix Semiconductor. The suits allege that Hynix violated Toshiba's patents covering NAND-type flash memory chips.


Miniature People Add Extra Pieces to Evolutionary Puzzle

The miniature people found to have lived on an Indonesian island until 13,000 years ago have shaken up views of the human past.


Ultimi a tornare sui banchi gli studenti siciliani, il 18


Dodgy affiliates use malware to flog Symantec and Check Point

Malvertisement break Unscrupulous affiliates are using malware to advertise security software from legitimate firms. The practice is the brainchild of people who make a commission for every sale they generate - and not security vendors themselves. The practice raises serious concerns about the integrity and policing of affiliate programs from big names in security including Symantec and Check Point.â¦


Brit guards' bearskin hats may be banned

A British lawmaker is gathering support for his call to ban the towering bearskin hats worn for almost 200 years by the red-coated soldiers who guard the country's royal palaces.


A group based in Tupelo is one of two organizations calling for a boycott of some Procter & Gamble products because of the company's stand on a political issue in its home town, Cincinnati.


Power-generator Mirant Corp. disclosed Thursday that it is looking for a new chief executive officer. Searching for new leadership is a typical step for a company in bankruptcy, Mirant spokesman


Change policies, al-Qaeda's second-in-command warns US

DUBAI - Osama bin Laden's top lieutenant warned Americans Monday that they must change their policies toward Muslims or face continued fighting from al-Qaeda.


XM CEO Sees Satellite Radio on Cell Phones

XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. XMSR.O chief executive officer Hugh Panero on Wednesday said he expected satellite radio and cellphone services to converge within the next five years.


A CAR bomb exploded outside an Iraqi police station in western Baghdad last night and US troops battled insurgents west of the capital as a new wave of violence across Iraq's Sunni Muslim heartland killed at least 29 people.


Toscana, presidi a Piaggio di Pontedera e Nuovo Pignone


Dell Computers to Retail in Tesco Stores in Europe

Dell Inc , said on Friday British retailer Tesco  will sell Dell personal computers in outlets across Europe.


Suicide Bombings on Two Israeli Buses Kill 15

BEERSHEBA, Israel  - Palestinian suicide bombers  killed at least 15 people in simultaneous attacks on two  Israeli buses on Tuesday, breaking a long lull in such violence  and potentially disrupting an Israeli plan to pull out of Gaza.


Produzione 2007: 9,51 mln veicoli, contro 9,259 concorrente


Saboteurs have blown up a junction where multiple oil pipelines cross the Tigris River in northern Iraq. The blast has caused a fire that could take three days to extinguish.


2 Giants to Introduce Enhanced Data Sharing Services on Net

Google and Microsoft separately plan to introduce on Thursday enhanced information sharing services for Internet users. Microsoft plans for the first time to offer a


Pope makes further Muslim-Christian gesture

EFES, Turkey  - Turkey on Wednesday praised the conciliatory tone of Pope Benedict during his visit to the predominantly Muslim country and his apparent new support for Ankara's bid to join the European Union.


A former US ambassador to the UN says President Bush's moves to clear Afghanistan's poppy fields have failed.


Hu to stand firm on yuan-dollar peg at APEC as China tries to brake economy

China will loom large over an Asia-Pacific summit in Chile, with the United States hoping that Beijing will loosen a fixed yuan-dollar link and cool, but not freeze, its red-hot economy.


Japanese team discovers 3,500-year-old mummy in Egypt

A Japanese research team has found "a perfect mummy" in an unrobbed Egyptian tomb believed to be more than 3,500 years old, the team's leader said.


Who do you think is more disappointed by the departure of Sir Bobby of Robson? Do you think it will be the News of the World or Barclaycard?


Animal welfare and farming groups criticise Tesco for cutting the cost of intensively-reared chickens to Â£1.99.


The penalty phase of the Scott Peterson trial was postponed Monday following an unsuccessful attempt by the defense to change the jury or move the proceedings.


Si tratta della societa' di gestione dello scalo di Firenze


Nine U.S. soldiers killed north of Baghdad

Six U.S. soldiers were killed north of Baghdad on Monday in one of the worst ground attacks in months on U.S. forces in Iraq and three more died in a separate incident also outside the capital, the military said on Tuesday.


Declaring war on the "white pollution" choking its cities, farms and waterways, China is banning free plastic shopping bags and calling for a return to the cloth bags of old Â steps largely welcomed by merchants and shoppers on Wednesday.


Consumer sentiment up, recession talk prevails

U.S. consumers' mood unexpectedly brightened a bit in January but failed to silence the drumbeat of talk about a possible economic downturn.


Third powerful aftershock rattles Central California

A powerful aftershock rattled Central California yesterday, two days after a magnitude-6.0 quake struck one of the state's most seismically active areas.


E6 pitched as PDA-like music phone Motorola will ship its latest ROKR music phone later this month, the company announced this week. It entirely failed to mention Apple's iTunes, the software the original ROKR was launched to support, pushing instead the handset's PDA-like styling and functionality.â¦


Two months after marrying money manager Todd Meister in a surprise ceremony in Las Vegas, hotel heiress Nicky Hilton says she wants the marriage annulled. The couple reportedly split some weeks ago but remain friends. Hilton, 21, lives in LA while Meis...


Microsoft files three more anti-spam lawsuits

Redmond-based Microsoft Corp. filed three lawsuits against alleged spammers in US District Court in Seattle Oct. 27, claiming the defendants "spoofed" its Web site, as well as the Web domains of America Online, EarthLink Inc.


Motorsport.com. The Jenson Button/BAR/Williams saga is still rolling on and Williams has now lodged its contract with Button with the Contract Recognition Board (CRB) in regard to the 2005 season and beyond.


Tobacco Firms: No Conspiracy Over Smoking

A lawyer for the tobacco industry  told a federal court on Wednesday that cigarette companies have  never engaged in a conspiracy to mislead the public about the  dangers of smoking.


Did you know that the Earth is constantly humming ie it produces a low frequency noise which can be picked up in the 2 to 7 mHz (millihertz) range, a range far below the one human ears can detect and scientist have now found that it is the energy produced


By MIKE SCHNEIDER   Associated Press writer  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA and its Russian counterpart worked on two minor problems Monday before starting the countdown clock for Thursday night's launch of space shuttle Discovery on a mission to rewire the international space station.


Singer and actor Robert Goulet is heavily sedated and breathing through a respirator in a Los Angeles hospital while he awaits a lung transplant, his wife Vera told The Associated Press on Tuesday. "He can hear me but he can't respond," Vera Goulet said of the 73-year-old crooner.


rebels struggle to make headway in talks aiming to ease the conflict in the Darfur region. sanctions on Sudan, by saying Moscow opposed sanctions.


Blog: Despite quitting the application, the NOD32 process and service continue chugging along.


U.S. says trade friction with China could escalate

The United States sees potentially  escalating trade friction with China next year as Beijing is  stepping up restrictions on foreign investment and recent U.S.  Congressional elections create uncertainty, a U.S. trade  official said on Friday.


IAEA says tons of Iraq explosives missing

VIENNA, Austria -- Several hundred tons of conventional explosives are missing from a former Iraqi military facility that once played a key role in Saddam Hussein's efforts to build a nuclear bomb, the UN nuclear agency confirmed Monday.


A visit with Tucker Carlson as he waltzes, tangos and does the funky chicken with a Russian dance instructor in preparation for appearing on the hit TV show ÂDancing With the Stars.ÂÂ


Due esplosioni tra i suoi sostenitori a Karachi


Fox Says Carr Will Play if Healthy for Panthers Against Colts

CHARLOTTE, N.C.  -- David Carr will play if he's healthy. He just may not start.


UN soldier injured in clash with Aristide loyalists

A UN peacekeeper and a Haitian policeman were injured Saturday in a clash with loyalists of former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide in Port-au-Prince.


Madagascar's Marc Ravalomanana is re-elected as president of the Indian Ocean island country.


Blackwater denies making illegal weapons exports

Private U.S. security contractor Blackwater USA denied on Saturday it was involved in illegally shipping automatic weapons and military goods to Iraq.


Chile's Pinochet has surgery after heart attack

SANTIAGO, Chile  - Former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet is undergoing a "revision" of earlier heart surgery, but is not having a new operation, as had been reported, a spokesman for Pinochet said on Sunday.


Ex-Enron executive testifies about cover-up

The first witness in the first Enron criminal trial testified this morning she believed those higher up than both she and the Enron accountant now on trial were in on an effort to hide illicit


It's "A Dirty Shame" and somebody had to make it. And that someone pretty much had to be John Waters, the writer-director of "Pink Flamingos," "Serial Mom" and "Hairspray.


Is the âmidlife crisisâ the newest excuse for poor behavior?


Contro il taglio dei trasferimenti erariali


For those sinking in a flood of unpaid loans, don't lose hope. Many people have gone before you and made it out. Simply put, there are debt-defying actions you can take.


In one of college football's most important games of the year, delayed four nights because of Hurricane Frances, the fifth-ranked Miami Hurricanes will meet the fourth-ranked Florida


Opening round of online spectrum auction starts

The FCC's online spectrum auction opened this morning with more than 1,800 bids made in the first round at prices ranging from $500 to more than $1 billion for various airwave licenses.