South Africa's ANC faces sea change after Zuma revolt

POLOKWANE, South Africa  - The unity and discipline that bound South Africa's ruling ANC through decades of struggle against apartheid has crumbled in a grassroots revolution that swept Jacob Zuma to top of the party.


Europe's Rosetta space probe swings by Mars

DARMSTADT, Germany  - The European Space Agency's Rosetta probe swooped around the back of Mars early on Sunday, completing a key maneuver in its 10-year mission to meet a distant comet.


Hopkins ready to put past behind him, defend titles

Jail never made anybody tougher. Youâre either tough before you go in or youâre not. If anything, jail makes you paranoid. Hopkins, 39, is probably boxingâs most paranoid representative.


Police are treating as murder the death of a man who had been assaulted in Belfast city centre.


The chairman of Spain's largest banking group, Santander Central Hispano, is to stand trial on charges of tax fraud.


Scotland's council tax bills will increase by an average of 1.9% this year, municipal leaders say.


Cheney at odds with McCain over Rumsfeld

Vice President Dick Cheney on Wednesday challenged GOP presidential hopeful John McCain's assertion that Donald H. Rumsfeld was one of the country's worst defense secretaries.


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MOSCOW Sept. 30, 2004 - Russia's Cabinet approved the Kyoto Protocol on global warming Thursday, clearing the way for the worldwide adoption of the document once the Russian parliament ratifies it as widely expected.


Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo has appealed for calm after a weekend of violence against French targets. In a televised address, he also justified his army's return to war.


If the problem with presents is that they reveal too much, that is also their value.


From its easy-on-the-eyes cast (Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Angelina Jolie) to its beautiful backdrop (all the sets and scenery were digitally created), the retro sci-fi adventure is a thing of beauty to behold.


McCain says attack ads reopen Vietnam wounds

WASHINGTON - Ads attacking Sen. John Kerry's Vietnam war record have reopened 30-year-old wounds at a time when the country needs to unite behind the war in Iraq, Sen. John McCain said Wednesday.


Fake cigarettes carry an extra health risk

COUNTERFEIT cigarettes that contain more than three times the usual levels of arsenic and can cause vomiting and abnormal heart rhythms are flooding into Britain.


Il ministro della Giustizia ribadisce il suo parere contrario

Il Guardasigilli: Â«Nessuna ostilitÃ , solo opinioni diverseÂ». Il Capo dello Stato potrebbe ora ricorrere alla Corte Costituzionale. ROMA - Il ministro della Giustizia Roberto Castelli, dopo la nuova apertura


The world's first iPod-compatible bed was revealed by manufacturer Leggett and Platt at CES.


Chip Maker SMIC Boosts Capacity and Profits

Chip maker SMIC experienced healthy growth "primarily due to our increase in capacity and increased demands of our customers for wafers," said company chairman Richard Chang.


CIA can't authenticate American al Qaeda tape

A man claiming to be an American member of al Qaeda appears on a videotape obtained by ABC News, saying attacks by the group will make US streets "run red with blood.


Hosoda Says Chinese Submarine Entered Japanese Waters

Japan has identified the submarine spotted in Japanese waters on Nov. 10 as belonging to China's navy, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda said.


Ketchup maker H.J. Heinz Co. (HNZ.N) on Tuesday reported a 9 percent drop in quarterly profit after spinning off some brands, but demand for new items like Ore-Ida Extra Crispy fries helped to boost sales.


Judge dismisses Guantanamo prisoner case

A Guantanamo prisoner who won a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling in June lost his bid to challenge his detention on Wednesday when a federal judge dismissed the case because of a new anti-terrorism law signed by President George W. Bush.


Bush war leaves Central African villages deserted

BODOULI, Central African Republic  - The village of Korosigna in northern Central African Republic is barely recognizable to those who once lived there.


Remote-controlled flying rats were only the beginning. Armies are drafting everything from bugs to sharks to chickens into


Nice guy vs. The Ice Guy, Tuesday night in Cleveland

Democrats were giddy with anticipation thinking about this year's vice presidential debate when John Kerry selected John Edwards as his running mate back in July.


PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA - The relatively unknown son of the abdicating king of Cambodia will be the country's next monarch. The ailing King Norodom Sihanouk shocked his kingdom last week when he announced his


Tens of thousands of people from across Italy march in Rome to demand work and pension reforms.


The founder of the Adelphia cable TV company, John J. Rigas, and his son Timothy J. Rigas were ordered to report to prison on Aug. 13.


The legendary bike lock maker is not so invincible after all.


NEW DELHI -- With its burgeoning economy and muscular military, India is becoming a valued prize in the growing rivalry between the United States and China.


The European Commission says the elections in Romania were conducted in an orderly manner and will not affect membership talks.


Oil holds near $63 on ample winter fuel stocks

Oil hovered around $63 a barrel on   Friday, near its lowest levels since March, as ample U.S. fuel   stocks looked set to meet winter heating demand in the world's   biggest consumer.


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Microsoft Kicks Off SMB Partner Road Show

Microsoft is taking its SMB show on the road. The software giant is using recreational vehicles to tour the United States, bringing in partners of Hewlett-Packard and Cisco.


Unity, not games on Taliban, Pakistan urges Kabul

Islamabad and Kabul must stop playing   blame games in the battle against the resurgent Taliban and   work together to crush the group on both sides of the border,   Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said on Thursday.


The expansion of the online marketplace, coupled with ever-worsening CD sales, is now all but forcing the music companies to tread on ground they once viewed as off limits.


Oracle Reaches Takeover Deal With PeopleSoft

Software maker PeopleSoft Inc. announced Monday that it had agreed to be acquired by Oracle Corp. in a $10.3 billion deal, ending one of the longest and nastiest takeover battles in recent corporate history.


Iraq Delegates to Urge Cleric to End Fight

BAGHDAD, Iraq - The deadly showdown between U.S. troops and Iraqi militants in Najaf dominated Iraq's national conference Monday, with tribal and religious leaders deciding to send 60 delegates to the holy city to persuade a radical Shiite cleric to call off his fighters...


A charter jet flown by airline Lloyd Aereo Boliviano was forced to make an emergency landing Friday in a flooded forest outside the eastern lowland city of Trinidad.


Police revisit the pub where a missing Cambridge woman was last seen attending a New Year's Eve party.


Japan liquor shop churns out beer from milk

Great news for beer and milk lovers: A liquor shop owner in Japan's largest dairy farming region has stopped crying about local spilt milk and started making beer from it instead.


SEATTLE, WA (Sports Network) - The Seattle Mariners brought  back a familiar face in an attempt to shore up their bullpen  Monday, as the club signed veteran reliever Jeff Nelson to a  minor-league contract with an invitation to spring training.


Pacers players, fans charged after NBA brawl

For their role in what's being described as one of the worst brawls in US sports history, criminal charges have been laid against five Indiana Pacers basketball players and five fans.


Alexander Ovechkin finished off an exceptional game by teaming with Alexander Semin to beat Pittsburgh goalie Ty Conklin with backhanders in the shootout and the Washington Capitals came from behind for a 6-5 victory Monday night.


Falcons Hire Dimitroff as General Manager

Tom Dimitroff was hired as general manager of the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday, leaving his job as director of scouting for the unbeaten New England Patriots.


[Hollywood News]: London, Dec 11 : Dreamworks studio has decided to delay the release of Shrek 3 to 2007. The decision was taken because of Pixar and Disney's decision to delay the release of 'Cars', which will now be opened in summer of 2006.


Ammontare entrate fiscali tra i 36 e i 38 miliardi


Laura Diaz is too busy trying to win the Tournament of Champions to worry about qualifying for the season-ending event. Diaz took the second-round lead Friday in the Tournament of Champions, shooting a 5-under


Nearsighted Children May Benefit From Rigid Contact Lenses

New research suggests that rigid gas permeable contact lenses may help slow the progression of nearsightedness, or myopia, in young children.


Lazard is moving towards a flotation that could raise $3billion and overhaul the complex structure of the powerful investment bank.


A former baseball player files a $10m (Â£5.3m) legal action after his name is used in an advert for Sex and the City.


An Anglican church panel studying the consecration of an openly gay bishop in New Hampshire sharply criticized the US Episcopal Church church Monday and called on its leaders to apologize for the turmoil their actions have caused.


While it's not one of the more attractive players in the gaming industry, it might appeal to some investors.


Blog: A satellite-eye view has shown some particulars of a new Chinese nuclear sub, but doesn't answer a question about how many nuclear missile tubes it has.


Crofton Rhodes gets called a ''geek" a dozen times a day, but he doesn't mind.


A private funeral was due to take place in London Thursday for murdered Russian ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko.


A Santander, buon inizio dell'Italia, il livornese batte in tre set il numero 7 del mondoPoi "Rafa" supera l'altoatesino che non demerita. Domani il doppio                                            Davis, colpo Volandri con Robredo ma Nadal batte Seppi e pareggia                                                                                Il numero 1 italiano: "Una delle migliori della mia carriera"


Wellpoint says some patient info disappeared: report

Wellpoint Inc. , a managed care firm, has begun notifying 75,000 members of its Empire Blue Cross and Blue Shield unit in New York that a compact disc holding their vital medical and other personal information had disappeared, The New York Times reported.


A UN relief official tours war-torn areas of DR Congo and warns more people could be displaced by fighting.


For so long, Hollywood paid no attention. A plane carrying the Marshall football team crashed in 1970, leaving no survivors. It was — and remains — the worst sports-related disaster in American history.


With Dwyane Wade around, the Miami Heat can afford the occasional off-game from Shaquille O'Neal. Wade had 30 points, eight rebounds and six assists, leading a balanced attack that carried the Heat to a 104-95 victory over the Houston Rockets on Sunday.


Day after Adobe patches Acrobat, Russian exploits target vulnerable systems.


Top-seeded Lindsay Davenport won her fourth consecutive WTA championship yesterday, defeating second-seeded Vera Zvonareva 6-3, 6-2 in the Western and Southern Women's Open finals in Mason, Ohio.


GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - The air above the Gaza Strip was humid and motionless Saturday, free of the throat-burning black smoke from flaming tires that mourners had lit in sadness and anger at the death this week of Yasser Arafat.


Google on Tuesday updated its Search Appliance hardware for businesses, expanding capacity to up to 30 million documents and adding a number of new features. Users can now specify date ranges in their searches, as well as set price and number ranges.


Plenty of fireworks to come in CBOT-CME merger push

Fresh from the Independence Day holiday, Chicago Board of Trade members returned to work on Thursday expecting more fireworks in the last days of canvassing before a vote that could decide the exchange's future.


MAKE A DIFFERENCE ; To Mark Environment Week the Record Joined Volunteers on a Riverbankclean-Up

By Katrina Tweedie  WEARING an armour of wellies, rubber gloves and goodwill, they gathered on a sunny Saturday morning to battle environmental apathy - and fly tippers.


Uno stile un po' preppy, rigore nordico e morbidezza


A Long-Dry California River Gets, and Gives, New Life

Water is flowing in the Lower Owens River nearly 100 years after Los Angeles diverted the river into an aqueduct and sent it 200 miles south.


MANCHESTER: The White House on Friday declined to say whether Israel should guarantee that ailing Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat can return to the Palestinian territories after receiving medical treatment in Paris.


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THE European Union's heads of government last night signed Europe's first constitution, marking the start of a continent-wide, uphill battle to secure it popular acceptance among the 25 member states.


For one, âMac hardware is beautifully designed,â explains Ed Baig (USA Today). And âthe underlying software is polished, robust and secure.â For example, new Macs âcome with iLife â08, a slick multimedia software suite for handling pictures (iPhoto), video editing (iMovie), making music (GarageBand) and websites (iWeb).â And Mac OS X Leopard  âhas standout features of its own, including Time Machine (dirt-simple backup) and iChat (way cool video chat).â Whatâs more, Macs âhave been immune from the scourge of viruses and malware that have long plagued Windows.â  Mac customers âheap lavish praise on Macs for good reason,â Baig concludes.


Media & professional: The BBC's decision to sell off its technology arm to Siemens comes in for stinging criticism.


Russia faces time challenge in 2014 bid: IOC

SOCHI, Russia  - Russia faces a challenge to be ready on time to host the 2014 Winter Olympics, International Olympic Committee (IOC) officials assessing the country's bid for the Games said on Friday.


C8 Testing to Expand to Individual Wells

By The Associated Press  BELPRE, Ohio - Within weeks, testing for the presence of a chemical used to make Teflon that's been found in the blood of Ohio and West Virginia residents will start extending to hundreds and perhaps thousands of isolated wells.


HP chief approved "sting" on journalist: report

Hewlett-Packard Co.'s Chief  Executive Mark Hurd had approved a "sting" operation on a  reporter to investigate boardroom media leaks, The Washington  Post reported, and embattled Chairman Patricia Dunn said she  looked forward to "setting the record straight" soon.


Probation for Jeff Timmons of 98 Degrees

Jeff Timmons of '90s boy band 98 Degrees pleaded no contest to charges of reckless driving and refusing to sign a citation and was sentenced to a year of probation.


President Bush issued a new order on Friday enhancing the powers of the director of central intelligence, but the White House said that new legislation was still needed


Business as usual for NZ - Howard tells Clark

Prime Minister Helen Clark has congratulated Australian Prime Minister John Howard on his fourth straight election victory, and in the process has drawn some not-so-subtle parallels with her own prospects heading into next year's election.


Religious leaders stir ethnic tensions by lobbying for nationalist parties ahead of local polls, a human rights group says.


The "war on terror" has led to new patterns of disappearances in South Asia, rights group Amnesty says.


L'uomo Ã¨ morto nel suo sacco a pelo in piazza Mastai a TrastevereA Capodanno altra vittima alla periferia di Modugno nel Barese                                          Roma, il freddo uccide un barbone trovato senza vita in pieno centro                                                                                Un'associazione francese: "Si muore per violenza, logoramento, umiliazione"


Lebanese troops opened fire Monday on Israeli warplanes over southern Lebanon, the military said Â the second time they have done so since a U.N.-brokered cease-fire ended a 34-day war between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas in August 2006.


Operai ricorrono contro provvedimento, continuano presidi


(InfoWorld) - Investors have a wide range of technology to choose from in the stocks they buy, and ClearwireÂ  is set to add more WiMax to the list, when it offers 20 million shares for sale at between $23-$25 on the Nasdaq Stock Market. The Kirkland, Washington wireless broadband Internet service provider Tuesday issued a preliminary prospectus for a share sale with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and said it planned to launch the public offering as soon as possible after the share sale is registered. It did not give a specific date. Clearwire will become one of just a few WiMax companies listed on a U.S. stock market, and one of the most high profile due to its relationships withÂ IntelÂ andÂ Motorola. The listing may also be a sign that word ofÂ WiMax technology is spreading. The popularity of sipping coffee at Starbucks while reading e-mails on a laptop PC has grown along with wireless technologies such as Wi-Fi. WiMax aims to replace Wi-Fi as a speedier service with far wider ranging access. Clearwire will list under the stock ticker code, CLWR. Clearwire is also offering 3 million additional shares to the investment banking firms underwriting the sale, and if all 23 million shares sell out at the mid-range price, $24, Clearwire will pocket $513 million from the sale, it said in the SEC filing. The money will mainly be used to finance its business. It has spent millions expanding its WiMax network, and expects to need more to continue growing. "As Clearwire is at an early stage of development, we cannot anticipate with certainty what our earnings, if any, will be in any future period. However, we expect to incur significant net losses as we develop and deploy our network in new and existing markets, expand our services and pursue our business strategy," it said in the filing. The company has lost money ever since it opened, and estimated its total indebtedness as of Sep. 30, last year, at approximately $755.7 million. But the company has some big backers to help keep it running, mainly companies promoting WiMax. Intel's venture capital arm invested $600 million in Clearwire last year in one of its single biggest deals ever. Intel Capital commonly invests in companies tied to Intel strategies aimed at growing its core microprocessor business. WiMax has been a major push for Intel over the past few years. The company's line of Centrino notebook PC chips, which put Wi-Fi into portable PCs, was wildly successful on the market, and some analysts say the company could be a big winner with a similar chip package developed around WiMax. Clearwire and Intel have also agreed to jointly develop and promote a mobile WiMax service offering as a co-branded service available only over Clearwire's WiMax in the U.S., according to the prospectus, to target users of laptops, ultramobile PCs, and other mobile devices. Once Clearwire completes its share sale, Intel will still hold a 26.6 percent stake in the company, or 36.76 million shares, while Motorola will hold a 12.9 percent stake, or 16.67 million shares, according to the prospectus. Clearwire sold its wireless broadband equipment business to Motorola last year, and indicated in the prospectus that it will rely on Motorola to supply equipment for its network. Clearwire currently offers broadband wireless services in the U.S. and Europe. Its subscribers rose to 206,000 as of the end of last year, from just 1,000 on Sep. 30, 2004, it said. Its subscriber base has grown despite wireline alternatives for users, including broadband cable modems and DSL (digital subscriber line) Internet service. As of the end of last year, Clearwire services were available to 9.6 million people, including 8.6 million throughout the U.S., and one million in Brussels, Belgium and Dublin, Ireland, the company said. WiMax base stations can send broadband Internet signals to far greater distances than the Wi-Fi technology that WiMax is meant to replace. Although estimates vary on how far WiMax signals can go, in densely populated cities, where users are not likely to be positioned within sight of access points, the distance should be between 2 km and 4 km. A few of the other listed companies in the WiMax field include device maker Proxim Wireless, service provider Alltel, and WiMax network equipment maker, Alvarion. The stock ticker codes of the three companies are PROX, AT, and ALVR, respectively.


The DR Congo army uses a helicopter gunship for the first time - saying it has killed 50 rebel fighters.


Antitrust decidera' se aprire pre-istruttoria su aumenti


Northeastern sparkled in its 2004-05 hockey debut last night, stunning Michigan, 4-2, at the Lefty McFadden Invitational in Dayton, Ohio.


Floods force many to face climate change reality

BRIESKOW-FINKENHEERD, Germany  - Fisherman Peter Schneider knows the floods come each year and says they are good for business -- but few other people see any benefit as experts warn of more high water to come.


Ufficio protezione civile, i feriti sono undici


Napoli, 13:23 - CALCIO, PALLONE ORO: IERVOLINO: CANNAVARO VERRA' A NAPOLI

Il sindaco di Napoli Rosa Russo Iervolino ha annunciato che con ogni probabilità Fabio Cannav...


Radio Telescope And Its Budget Hang in the Balance

ARECIBO, Puerto Rico -- In the tangled forests of Puerto Rico's steamy interior, suspended by steel cables strung from 300-foot towers, an array of antennas hangs above an aluminum bowl 1,000 feet in diameter that gazes into space.


Local Religious Leaders Join to Oppose Casino

By Joe Rodriguez, The Wichita Eagle, Kan.  Jun. 7--Many Wichita-area religious leaders are stepping up their  campaign to share their casino opposition with their congregations and the  community.


Positing new planets divides astronomers

Michael Brown, an astronomer at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, Calif., poses on the campus Friday, Aug.


AOL gets ready to launch free Web e-mail

America Online is testing a Web-based e-mail service that will compete with Yahoo Mail, Microsoft's Hotmail and Google's Gmail.


Bolton striker El-Hadji Diouf is under police investigation for spitting at a child fan. Cleveland police said they were investigating an incident towards the end of Bolton's


Kerzner, MGM Mirage in talks for Vegas casino: report

MGM Mirage Inc.  is in talks  with resort developer Kerzner International Ltd. to develop a  multi-billion dollar casino resort on the Strip in Las Vegas,  The Wall Street Journal Online reported on Wednesday.


Fires of protest greet Kenyan leader's second term

Shanty-towns blazed, ethnic gangs fought and the opposition planned further protests as President Mwai Kibaki began a second term in office on Monday after a disputed election that has convulsed Kenya.


Mixed End to Light Trading as Oil Surges, Then Retreats

Shares shuffled to a mixed finish yesterday, rebounding from earlier lows as oil prices retreated after surging past $50 a barrel.


At least three miners die and some 27 others are trapped in a Colombian coal mine after a gas blast, officials say.


LSE confident of shareholder support for Italy deal

LONDON/MILAN  - The London Stock Exchange (LSE) is confident of winning shareholder support for its 1.6 billion euro ($2.2 billion) takeover of Borsa Italiana, it said on Monday, despite a mixed reception to the deal.


Cuba will dispatch experts to the fields of North Dakota this summer as it closes in on the first agreement to import American seed potatoes, officials said Thursday.


Bush's uncle profits from options scheme

One of President Bush's uncles, William H.T. Bush, was among directors of a defense contractor who reaped $6 million from what federal regulators say was an illegal scheme by two executives to manipulate the timing of stock option grants, documents show.


Fair Play: Guesstimates Wonât Cut It Anymore

As firms do the real math, losses related to mortgages could pile up.


Former Blogger Googler Shellen joins LiveJournal

Jason Shellen to be VP of product development at LiveJournal, a social network and blogging platform.


The controller of BBC One, Lorraine Heggessey, is leaving to join an independent company.


HP memo: We will take the necessary action

HP exec Mark Hurd reaches out to employees as the company decides how to react to this week's boardroom pretexting scandal.


The Pentagon's inspector general Tuesday blamed "leadership failures" by top Air Force officials for a decade of sexual assaults and harassment against female cadets at the elite Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs.


Over two weeks of daytime concerts, I was entertained in some of the most beautiful houses of worship in New York by world-class professional musicians.


Top seed Tim Henman loses to Ivan Ljubicic in the Madrid Masters.


Hughes scores 33 points in Wizards' 114-109 OT win over Raptors

TORONTO (CP) - Larry Hughes scored 21 of his 33 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Washington Wizards to a 114-109 overtime win over the Toronto Raptors on Sunday.


Indie band Scouting for Girls hold on to the number one spot in the UK album chart for a second week.


Carmelo Anthony, who missed Denver's previous game after being cited for marijuana possession, scored 23 points for the Nuggets in a 100-88 preseason victory Thursday night over the Los Angeles Clippers.


Henin, Sharapova on collision course as Serena sails at Aussie Open

World number one Justine Henin and fifth seed Maria Sharapova will collide in the Australian Open quarter-finals after mauling their fourth round opponents Sunday.


Many U.S. medical schools lack industry money rules

Only about a third of U.S. medical schools have policies aimed at curbing conflicts of interest arising from their financial ties with companies like drug and medical device makers, researchers said on Tuesday.


Ex-Eagle Mountain Mayor Faces April Theft Hearing

AMERICAN FORK -- The former mayor of Eagle Mountain will have a preliminary hearing in April on charges that he stole thousands of dollars from city coffers.


Bush's global message as a plea to Americans

His inaugural address had a global audience - but aimed squarely, too, at US isolationism.


Space Ship Prepares to Blast off for 'X Prize'

A team of aviation pioneers with dreams of one day offering tourist trips into space will tomorrow attempt to clinch a Â£5.5 million prize by launching a craft beyond the


Obama snags key endorsement of John Kerry

CHARLESTON, South Carolina  - Democratic White House hopeful Barack Obama picked up a major endorsement on Thursday with the party's 2004 nominee John Kerry announcing he would back his presidential bid.


Google News finds more trouble in Europe

(InfoWorld) - Google is facing mounting protests from newspaper publishers in Europe, the impact of which could ultimately affect the amount of content available to end users through search engines. The company is due to appear in court on Friday morning to dobattle with the Belgian press, which filed aÂ lawsuit earlier this year accusing Google of copyright infringement for the way it posts headlines and snippets of their news stories on Google News. Meanwhile, in the past two weeks trouble has also stirred up elsewhere. The company was forced to put on hold the launch of its Google News Web site in Denmark last week after newspapers there demanded a system that would allow them to "opt in" to Google's service, rather than having their content trawled automatically, said Holger Rosendal, head of the legal department at the Danish Newspaper Publishers Association. And a Norwegian media group has written to the search giant, objecting to the way that Google posts thumbnails of its members' news photos. "According to Norwegian copyright law, you are not allowed to use photos without permission from the rights holder, so that's the big issue here," said Pernelle Borset, associate director of the Norweigan Media Businesses' Association. The protests highlight mounting concern among some publishers that Google has gone beyond a simple search service to become a powerful media company that profits from the content of others. Publishers of news, books and other content types have filed lawsuits, often charging copyright infringement, to force Google to seek permission before using their work and even provide them with compensation. Google responds that it acts within the law because it posts only snippets of publishers' content, and because the publishers can opt out easily. It notes that it drives traffic to publishers' Web sites, since it links to their publications, and it can help publicize works that might not otherwise be found. Moreover, it says, if search engines were forced to get permission from every site they indexed, search services would not be able to operate at all. "If content isn't indexed, it can't be searched. And if it can't be searched, how can it be found?" asked David Eun, Google vice president for content partnerships, in a Google blog post . "Imagine a library with no index of titles or subjects of the books on its shelves, or no catalogue of the authors who wrote them." But that, critics say, is the point. Google is not a public service like a library, it is a profit-seeking company. Google may not "aggressively monetize" Google News with advertisements, but the site attracts visitors to Google, and visitors mean money. "The exceptions (for fair use) don't really cover what is in effect a commercial service, and that's where they are vulnerable," said Laurence Kaye, a lawyer in the U.K. who is advising the newspaper industry on copyright issues. Google isn't the only company targeted. Copiepresse, the group representing Belgian newspapers, also sent a cease and desist letter to Microsoft Corp.'s MSN division, which promptly removed the Belgian newspapers from its Web site rather than become embroiled in a lawsuit. Copiepresse has said that it may sue others. The outcomes of the various lawsuits, also brought in the U.S. by Agence France Press, the Authors Guild and others, will shape how Google and other search engines can index and display copyright material on their Web sites. For users, they will determine whether search engines continue to give them easy access to such a wide variety of content. Google lost an initial ruling against Copiepresse in September and was forced to remove the newspapers' content from its Belgian search site and from Google News. Google was not present at the hearing, however, apparently because of an administrative error on Google's part. On Friday -- assuming it shows up -- it will defend itself for the first time. The outcome could affect more than Google News. Copiepresse argues that by indexing and caching its members' content, Google is effectively making copies of the works for a commercial purpose, which it says is a copyright violation. It also objects to Google using the material without first asking permission. Those arguments could be applied to other types of content. Search engines index and cache masses of copyright work on the Web without first asking permission. If the Court of First Instance in Brussels upholds its initial judgment, it could make it difficult for search engines in Belgium to operate at all. "The ruling right now means that search engines can't operate in Belgium, because you don't have the right to index copyright pages without explicit permission," said Danny Sullivan, editor in chief of SearchEngineWatch.com. A favorable ruling for Copiepresse could inspire other copyright holders to seek redress and potentially influence how other European countries apply copyright law to search engines. A decision is not expected for some weeks, and Google has also filed an appeal. Google declined to comment on the possible ramifications of the case, but it acknowledged its significance in a posting to the Google blog: "We do feel that this case raises important and complex issues. It goes to the heart of how search engines work," wrote Rachel Whetstone, Google's director of European corporate communications and public affairs. Europe does not have a blanket "fair use" law as the U.S. does, which allows organizations to use content in a limited way without prior permission. Courts typically consider whether the use of the copyright work is commercial, how much of it is used, and what effect the use may have on its value. It was unclear whether other newspapers will file similar lawsuits. Many -- probably most -- go out of their way to be listed on Google News because of the traffic it drives to their Web sites. Google News is a "powerful traffic generator," said Rusty Coats, general manager of TBO.com, the Web site of Florida's Tampa Tribune. The paper gets about 15 percent of its traffic from search engines, he said, although that can jump to 50 percent when there is a hurricane in the area. "The fact that (Google) also gains from increased traffic I see as a kind of levy. Rebelling against that cuts my own throat," Coats said. "Nothing is 100 percent positive, but (Google) is not evil, either." Sullivan, at SearchEngineWatch, said the Belgian papers were able to "band together and force Google's hand" because they operate in a small market. Such action would be more difficult in a larger market, he said, such as the U.S. He criticized the action by Copiepresse, saying it could have opted out of Google's search but instead chose to litigate. "The intention seems to be that they want to be listed in Google, and they want them to share a portion of the profits." But Angela Mills Wade, executive director of the European Publishers Council, said there is wide sympathy in the industry for Copiepresse. "There's a huge consensus among newspapers that the current situation is not sustainable," she said. While some papers will opt for lawsuits, she said, many favor a technology solution that will give them more control. EPC is helping develop a technology called the Automated Content Access Protocol (ACAP), an "opt in" system that will give newspapers more control over how their content is used. Google has offered to join the ACAP initiative but wants the protocol to be based on robots.txts -- a technology widely used by Web publishers to stop their sites from being indexed by search engines -- and not be an entirely new technology, Whetstone said. Meanwhile, it's clear that Google has to better educate publishers. "Clearly, newspapers are upset, but they also have a lot of mistaken assumptions," Sullivan said. For example, Google signed a deal to pay the Associated Press for stories. Other newspapers have been irritated by what appears to be special treatment, Sullivan said. In fact, Google says it plans to use the AP content in a way that goes "beyond the limited uses permitted by copyright laws," possibly for a new service, although it hasn't said how. Other publishers think closer partnerships with search engines could be mutually beneficial. Just this week, several big newspaper chains in the U.S. announced a deal to post classified advertisements and other content on Yahoo Web sites. The goal is to drive traffic to both Yahoo and the newspapers. Google is still primarily a technology company, and technology is something that newspapers are sometimes "horrendously bad at," the Tampa Tribune's Coats said. That opens the door to partnerships, in which publishers take advantage of Google's advertisers and open programming interfaces, for example, while Google makes more creative use of their content using technologies such as RSS feeds, he said. In the meantime, Google may simply have to exclude newspapers and other content providers that it cannot come to terms with, said Andrew Girdwood, head of technical search at BigMouthMedia, a U.K. search optimization company. "Their stated objective is to index all of the world's information," he said. "But there's not really a newspaper that the world couldn't live without." There may, however, be whole countries that Google would rather not live without. Â


Wade Phillips appeared set to become the coach of the Dallas Cowboys, according to several reports.


Chrysler, Ford Recall Over 1 Million Vehicles

DaimlerChrysler's  Chrysler division  said on Friday it was recalling about 600,000 Dodge Durango  sport utility vehicles and Dodge Dakota pickup trucks because  of concerns about their safety.


Kastor gives US surprising bronze in marathon

Training with her dog high in the Sierras, then dodging herds of sheep on runs through the hills of Crete in the days before the Olympics, Deena Kastor kept believing she could earn a medal in the marathon.


Metal found in Valentine's Day lollipops

What appeared to be a metal staple was found Thursday in a Valentine's Day lollipop at an elementary school, a day after a woman reported a blade-like piece of metal in another bag of the same product. It has been pulled from the shelves of thousands of stores across the country.


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


German soaps and adhesives group  Henkel KGaA has shed its 29 percent stake in Clorox Co, raising  $2.84 billion to pay for its purchase of U.S. detergents and  cosmetics maker Dial Corp.


Los Angeles Times - BRIGHTON, England — British Prime Minister Tony Blair, pummeled over the Iraq war, faced his critics at his Labor Party's annual conference Tuesday and said he had erred in accepting faulty intelligence that Saddam Hussein's regime possessed chemical and biological weapons.


FALLUJAH: Fierce air strikes hit Fallujah on Friday as US ground troops advanced on the Iraqi rebel bastion on Friday after a night of deadly air assaults.


Where the Speedy Vick Flies, the Falcons Follow

Michael Vick is as central a figure in these playoffs as quarterbacks Peyton Manning, Donovan McNabb, Daunte Culpepper and Ben Roethlisberger.


Finding a ski bum working in a ski town restaurant is easy. But Peter Willis took it a step further.


Victorious Safin Erases Years of Self-Doubt

MELBOURNE, Australia  - Marat Safin breathed a  huge sigh of relief after beating Lleyton Hewitt to win the  Australian Open Sunday and erase years of self-doubt that he  might never win another grand slam title.


G7 finance chiefs urge yuan revamp, US calls for Iran action

Top world finance chiefs stepped up pressure on China to relax its grip on its currency, warning that trade imbalances threaten a flourishing global economy.


MIAMI -- Game for the ages? Sorry. Game of the season? Nope. Game of the day? Maybe, but that was only because it was a Friday night and the college football schedule was light.


U.S. Air Strikes Target Militants in Falluja

FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S. aircraft launched new air  strikes in the rebel-held city of Falluja on Saturday aimed at  killing supporters of a Jordanian militant who has led a  campaign of suicide bombings and kidnappings in Iraq.


Stop Subsidies for 'Bandits' of High Seas, Say Scientists ; WORLD

By Steve Connor  Marine biologists have called on the fishing nations of the world to end government subsidies of fishing fleets that are plundering the deep seas and permanently stripping the ocean floor of its unique lifeforms.


For Bonds, chasing Hank becomes tall order

Barry Bonds once seemed on an inevitable march toward becoming baseball's home run king. The San Francisco slugger homered at a dizzying rate, sending pitches both good and bad over outfield fences. Now he's lucky to hit one out once a week.


Lorries overturned by north England gales

Strong winds overturn 10 lorries in north-east England


Strong earthquake jolts Italy, damage reported

A strong earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale hit northern Italy late Wednesday night, causing damage to some old buildings, but no injures have been reported, the National Institute of Geophysics said on Thursday.


U.S. Treasuries were narrowly mixed on  Monday as a lack of market-moving economic data left investors  toying with the yield curve again.


GM CEO says not too worried about Kerkorian

General Motors Corp.  Chief Executive Rick Wagoner said on Wednesday he is "not excessively worried" about a possible proxy fight with the automaker's largest individual shareholder, billionaire Kirk Kerkorian.


AOL has agreed to pay $3 million in fines to the states plus refunds to customers charged for unauthorized services.


The panel investigating the murder of Lebanese ex-PM Rafik Hariri has identified suspects, investigators say.


Spain ban on skinny models shocks fashion world

MADRID.  - The world's first ban on overly thin   models at a top-level fashion show in Madrid has caused outrage   among modeling agencies and raised the prospect of restrictions   at other catwalk pageants.


NFL Calls Foul on Churches' Viewing Parties

By Terry Lee Goodrich, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas  Feb.


Pakistan's airports are on highest alert amid a security crackdown before the return of former PM Nawaz Sharif.


FDA issues warning on carrot juice brand

The Food and Drug Administration warned consumers Friday night not to drink Bolthouse Farms Carrot Juice in certain packaging after linking a fourth case of botulism to the product.


Sudan opposes unlimited extension of AU troops

Sudan is opposed to the unlimited extension of African Union (AU) peacekeeping troops in Darfur, a Sudanese official said on Monday.


At the beginning of the 20th century, Henry Ford envisioned two cars in every garage in America. I wonder, as the 21st century starts, if we shouldnât also make room in our garages for a scooter.


Regarding the whole Mary Cheney (non)outing controversy, I am obligated to start by administering a slap to my man John Kerry for being such a political klutz and, if I may say so, no gentleman.


GRECIA: TROVATI RESTI DELL'ELICOTTERO PATRIARCA DI ALESSANDRIA

(AGI/AFP) - Atene, 11 set. - I mezzi di soccorso hanno localizzato i rottami dell'elicottero partito stamane da Atene con il patriarca di Alessandria, Pietro VII, e altre 16 persone, per il Monte Athos, nella Grecia settentrionale.


Roger Clemens knew he had no margin for error. Clemens allowed two hits and struck out 10 in eight innings, earning his 328th victory with the Houston Astros' 1-0 win over Milwaukee on Sunday night.


Abbas presses Olmert to begin drafting agreement

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will seek Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's undertaking to begin drafting a proposed agreement on statehood principles during talks on Monday, Abbas aides said.


Mass grave, memories feed fear in Darfur

Uncovered by a restless wind, skulls and bones poke above the thin dirt in this corner of Darfur, lying surrounded by half-buried, rotting clothes.


Six-time gold medal winner Phelps over the limit

SALISBURY, MD. - Michael Phelps, winner of six gold medal in swimming at the Athens Olympic Games, has been charged with drunk driving.


PHPBuilder.com has a new tutorial posted to help you create a more complete file upload solution for your web application.   Every time I've written some code to upload a file, either to send it off as an email attachment or as an image for some dynamic content piece, I've always meant to write a few functions so I don't have to write the code again. [...] So I *finally* sat down and wrote this script.   They go through the settings first including the path to put the files in, types that are known and the ones that are allowed. Then its on to the code that creates the form field and handles the upload and validates it. You can download the code for the tutorial here.


Sep 3, 2004 (CIDRAP News) - House cats can acquire H5N1 avian influenza and pass it on to other cats, Dutch researchers reported this week.


THE DEVELOPMENT of an unusual vaccine which, apart from being less expensive to produce, safe and painless to administer, is also edible is the focus of scientists from Novosibirsk.


Cagliari, 19:37 - CALCIO, CAGLIARI: LANGELLA E PENALBA UNICI INDISPONIBILI

Buone notizie per Marco Giampaolo, che recupera quasi tutti in vista dell'esordio contro il Catania....


US: Republicans call on CBS to retract Bush air guard story

Republicans have called for a congressional investigation and retraction of CBS television's report concerning President George W. Bush's Air National Guard service.


Greek Drugs Embarrassment Overshadows Phelps

Greece was rocked by the threat of being  stripped of an Athens Games medal and the host nation's team  manager offered to quit on Friday, as doping overshadowed  Michael Phelps' drive to be Olympic swimming's top medal  winner.


U.S. Genetically Modified Corn Is Assailed

A scientific panel of international experts has concluded that the unintended spread of  U.S. genetically modified corn in Mexico poses a potential threat that should be limited or stopped.


Protesta contro la riapertura della discarica: un centinaio sulla strada Nola-Villa LiternoCumuli di spazzatura dati alle fiamme: spenti dai vigili del fuoco 62 incendi                                           Rifiuti, blocchi stradali a Marigliano Notte di roghi nel Napoletano


UK employees take  fewer days off as a result of short term sickness than workers in most other European countries, a TUC report says.


Ukraine Rivals Square Off in Live TV Debate

Rivals in Ukraine's scandal-ridden  presidential polls traded barbs in a live television debate on  Monday, with each candidate accusing the other of corruption  and manipulation ahead of Sunday's decisive rerun vote.


R.E.M. reunites with drummer for induction

R.E.M. will perform three songs with  original drummer Bill Berry to celebrate its induction into the  Georgia Music Hall of Fame, to be held September 16 in Atlanta.


Barclays in talks to buy South Africa's biggest retail bank

Barclays is on the verge of buying control of South Africa's biggest retail bank, marking its return to the country where it infamously operated during the apartheid era.


less than a can of cola. Little Rumaisa's mum is now getting ready to take home her tiny baby - and the babe's twin sister


Non si possono cambiare ogni anno le regole sulla previdenza


Video technology allows casting in real time

When casting director  Charlie Bogdan was recently in Brazil casting a Toyota  commercial and needed approval on the Amazon Indians he wanted  for the spot, flying them to Hollywood never crossed his mind.


WASHINGTON - The unexpected boom in US job creation in October has locked in an interest rate rise Wednesday and will likely encourage another tightening in December, analysts said.


Pakistan's army says pro-Taleban militants have abandoned a fort they overran in the north-west.


All four white Bengal tiger cubs born this week at a traveling zoo exhibit died within a few hours of one another, a zoo official said. A cause of death was not immediately released.


Thirteen coal miners died after an explosion ripped through a coal mine early Thursday in western Siberia, officials said. The blast in the Listvyazhnaya mine in the town of Belov, in


VITAL SIGNS Behavior: Violent Ads for Rough Sports

Children who watch major sporting events on television see a lot of violence and unsafe behavior, and it is not just on the field.


Honduran bus massacre was protest against death penalty, gunmen ...

TEGUCIGALPA, HONDURAS - Gunmen riddled a Honduran bus with bullets, killing 23 passengers and wounding 16 others in what they called a protest against plans to reintroduce the death penalty.


His Meteor Days Behind Him, Dean Leads Party

Four years after his rise and fall as a candidate, Howard Dean seems content to conduct business in near obscurity.


You don't need to consult a star chart to find winning stocks.


Stocks Slightly Higher as Profit Worries Ease

Investors discounted another technology profit warning and focused instead on positive outlooks for third- and fourth-quarter earnings.


Jackie Chan and fellow stars marched silently Tuesday to Hong Kong's government headquarters, protesting against a gossip magazine that featured a cover photo of a pop singer changing backstage.


Turkey is engaged in an international battle to restrict the use of  the Bosphorus Straits - one of  the world's busiest waterways .


A quadrupling of incoming suspected drug flights in the past two years has forced Haiti and the Dominican Republic to face up to the fact that the island they share is a major transshipment point for cocaine bound to U.S. and European consumers.


Bush Signs Orders for Intelligence Reform

WASHINGTON - Amid a heated election-year debate on intelligence reform, President Bush signed executive orders Friday strengthening the powers of the CIA director and establishing a new national counterterrorism center.    The moves will "improve our ability to find, track and stop terrorists," White House press secretary Scott McClellan said...


Tampa Bay's Cox suspended for four games for drug violation

Torrie Cox of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers  was suspended for four games on Tuesday for violating the NFL's  substance-abuse policy.


You'd think that lower-income users would be the ones stretching their dollars online, but that's not the case


A heartbroken mother says she will continue to try to solve the riddle of her son's death in Thailand.


German carmaker BMW sees its group-wide sales rise 7%, driven by strong demand for its UK-made Mini.


Lindsay Lohan's mom scolds exec for letter

A studio executive was "way out of line" for scolding Lindsay Lohan for her absences from the set of her new movie, the teen actress' mother told "Access Hollywood" in an interview set to air Monday.


Violence flares in Ivory Coast ahead of presidential visit

Joint patrols have begun in Ivory Coast's commercial centre, Abidjan, in an attempt to maintain law and order after three days of disturbances.


Emotional Clinton says, This is personal

Hillary Rodham Clinton's eyes welled up and her voice broke repeatedly Monday as she talked with voters in a restaurant about her campaign for the presidency.


RPI Eyes Supercomputer Pact: Consortium With Stony Brook University Would Do Biotech Research

By Larry Rulison, Albany Times Union, N.Y.  May 31--NORTH GREENBUSH -- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is seeking to join its powerful new IBM Blue Gene supercomputer with one at Stony Brook University to do cutting-edge biotechnology research.


Montenegro prosecutors charge a former karate champion over the death of a newspaper editor.


Via le clausole anticoncorrenziali su contratti di fornitura


Woman demands $114m over cancelled free drink promo A US Starbucks customer has hit the company with a $114m lawsuit because the company refused to redeem a free drinks voucher, the BBC reports.â¦


Roma are facing a UEFA inquiry after referee Anders Frisk was injured by an object thrown from the crowd during last nightâs Champions League match.


Roger Federer beats Janko Tipsarevic in a dramatic encounter to reach the last 16 at the Australian Open.


Sri Lanka says ends ceasefire with Tamil Tigers

Sri Lanka's government has decided to formally annul a ceasefire agreement with the Tamil Tigers, a senior government official said on Wednesday.


A two-run homer in the seventh by Jason Michaels put Philadelphia in front Friday night and the Phillies went on to down the New York Mets, 9-5.


Wall St set to slide ahead of data, Oracle reports

Wall Street stocks were poised for a  softer start to Tuesday trade as investors square up positions  ahead of a flurry of closely-watched data, a day ahead of the  crucial U.S. interest rate decision.


Dopo solo 22â Messina-Atalanta Ã¨ stata rinviata per impraticabilitÃ  del campo. GiÃ  dalla mattina sulla cittÃ  dello Stretto si era abbattuto un violento temporale con forti raffiche di vento e grandine


H&R Block Inc. HRB.N, the world's  largest tax preparer, on Tuesday posted a bigger-than-expected  quarterly loss as sales in its mortgage unit fell, and cut its  earnings forecast for the year.


It's time to run for -- or from -- the Borders.


Franken taps entertainment pals for cash

In an April episode of ABC's "The View," Bill Maher and Rosie O'Donnell professed their support for Al Franken's 2008 Minnesota Senate candidacy, with O'Donnell saying she was "maxing out" to the comedian-turned-candidate.


GARHI KHUDA BAKSH, Pakistan  - Thousands of party faithful feted former prime minister Benazir Bhutto on Saturday as she visited her stronghold in southern Pakistan, days after an assassination bid that killed 139 people.


Wildfire burns Calif. historic structures

A wildfire burned several structures Tuesday in a desert locale where dozens of Hollywood Westerns were filmed, threatened other towns and prompted 1,000 people to flee.


U.S. consumers may soon have to  swallow more expensive coffee as soaring futures and rising  costs from milk to fuel induce roasters to charge more for the  steamy brew, industry participants said.


Actors refuse to cross Golden Globe picket line

The Screen Actors Guild on Friday said nearly all its members will refuse to cross striking writers' picket lines at the upcoming Golden Globe Awards, throwing Hollywood's award season deeper into doubt.


Looking for ways to satisfy a growing need for power and reduce pollution, China is turning to wind power, along with other green alternatives. By Stephen Leahy.


A volcano erupts in southern Chile, leading to 150 people being evacuated from the vicinity.


Unknown Beethoven work to get world premiere next month

A long-lost adagio by Beethoven will be performed for the first time next month.


Four NBA players have been suspended for a total of eight games after a fight in a pre-season game. Washington Wizards centre Brendan Haywood and guard Larry Hughes were banned for three and one game apiece.


Outspoken receiver Keyshawn Johnson retires Wednesday, and will join ESPN as a sportscaster.


The support rate for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's cabinet has dropped to a new low of 30 percent after his scandal-hit farm minister committed suicide, a poll showed Monday.


Euro at fresh high as Snow dashes hopes of currency intervention

The dollar slumped to a fresh all-time low against the euro yesterday as John Snow, the US Treasury Secretary, poured cold water on hopes of intervention to stem its decline.


Firenze, 19:29 - Calcio, Fiorentina: RiganÃ² in dubbio fino alla fine

Contro la Lazio mancheranno ancora gli infortunati Ariatti, Dainelli, Nakata e Jorgensen. Rispetto a...


Call it a sign of the times for Louisiana's embattled governor: A chance to dine with Gov. Kathleen Blanco fetched a winning bid of $1 at a recent fundraising auction hosted by a group of business leaders.


Dollar declines following Greenspan remarks

The dollar suffered a renewed bout of selling after US Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan hinted that another depreciation in the US currency might be necessary to reduce the current account deficit.


Bush says U.S. seeing religious reawakening

President George W. Bush believes   the United States has embarked on the latest great religious   awakening of its history.


Joan Didion, the author and essayist best known for her memoir "The Year of Magical Thinking," will receive an honorary National Book Award medal this fall for "Distinguished Contribution to American Letters."


Congress may soon vote on pretexting legislation

The U.S. House of Representatives may vote on a pretexting bill that would allow the FTC to fine companies that engage in the practice.


Wartime Vietnamese spy An dies at 78: official

Pham Xuan An, a Vietnamese spy who worked   for Reuters and Time magazine in Saigon during the U.S. war in   Vietnam, died on Wednesday after a long illness, a government   official said. He was 78.


President Bush warned on Friday that a CIA interrogation program for terror suspects is in jeopardy unless Congress approves his proposals seeking to reinterpret America's application of the Geneva Conventions.


MIDEAST:  'EU Placing Palestinians in Debt'

BRUSSELS, Jun 13 (IPS) - The European Union's freeze on direct aid to  the Palestinian Authority has led to sharp increases in debts  owed by families in the West Bank and Gaza, the relief agency  Oxfam has alleged.


Pop star Melanie Brown will take part in the next series of US TV show Dancing With The Stars.


Court sets aside trucker driving regulation

A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday set aside federal rules that permit long-haul truckers to drive longer hours.


Twenty years on, one of the engineers who helped create the Mac writes his memoirs. But programmer Andy Hertzfeld's account is no dry paean to code: It's funny, engaging and deeply human. Wired News interview by Leander Kahney.


MySpace Offers Political Fund-Raising Tools. Will Fox News Gain An Edge?

TechWeb - The social networking site will soon provide all declared candidates who have set up MySpace pages with a click-on tool that allows visitors to pledge donations.


Genitori convinti ad acquistare computer per migliaia euro


The cartoon's big-screen version taps the inner child in everyone.


Italians to Be Freed in Iraq for Ransom -Newspaper

Captors of two Italian hostages in Iraq have agreed to free the women, as early as this week, for a $1 million ransom, a Kuwaiti daily said on Tuesday in a report splashed over the front pages of Italian newspapers.


Traumatized Kerry supporters in Florida seek therapy: report

Shocked supporters of defeated US presidential candidate John Kerry are seeking help from psychologists, who refer to their condition as "post-election selection trauma."


McAfee to pay $13.8 million to settle backdating lawsuits

McAfee has taken two major steps toward closing the stock-option backdating scandal that has plagued the company for the past two years.


Three former warring factions in Liberia Wednesday officially disbanded at a ceremony in the capital of Monrovia. The UN Mission in Liberia said in a statement issued in


The government warned on Tuesday of potentially life-threatening twisting of the intestines in infants vaccinated against a virus that is the leading cause of early childhood diarrhea.


Iran has developed its own version of an advanced centrifuge that churns out fissile material much faster than other machines and has started testing them, diplomats and experts said Thursday.


L'accusa Ã¨ di essere coinvolto in un tentato golpe

polizia sudafricana nell'inchiesta su un tentativo di colpo di Stato da parte di mercenari nella Guinea Equatoriale. Mark Thatcher Ã¨ un uomo d'affari che risiede a CittÃ  del Capo. ComparirÃ  in giornata davanti al magistrato.


The New England Patriots stopped a late Seattle comeback to beat the Seahawks 30-20 Sunday, running their streak to 20 wins, including playoffs. They also tied the league record with their 17th consecutive regular-season victory.


U.N.: N.Korea Sends Positive Message on Nuclear Talks

North Korea gave a visiting U.N. official  a "very positive message" about resuming stalled six-way talks  on its nuclear programs, the South Korean Unification Ministry  said Wednesday.


Russian Mothers Weep for Dead, Officials Apologize

BESLAN, Russia  - Wailing mothers mourned for  their children on Sunday at the first burials of the 338 people  killed when Chechen rebels seized a Russian school, while  officials expressed remorse or offered to quit over the  carnage.


Underneath tarps in Florida, glimmers of optimism

Despite the hardships after this fall's hurricanes, the human spirit is shining through.


Powell to Step Down at F.C.C. After Pushing for Deregulation

Michael K. Powell's term was marked by tighter decency standards and attempts to loosen media ownership restrictions.


Gyurcsany needs coalition support to keep his career alive The Hungarian parliament is due to hold its first full debate on the events of the past three weeks in Budapest followed by a vote of confidence.Comment


As John Kerry basked Wednesday in the final applause of his failed campaign, at a packed gathering in Boston that was nothing short of funereal, supporters shivered in the cold outside and wondered what went wrong.


PeopleSoft's CEO admits to starting a campaign to smear Oracle right after announcement of the deal.


Mystery from the deep creates elongated puzzle

Protorosaurs are a group of carnivorous (meat-eating) reptiles who lived in the Triassic Period about 206-248 million years ago. Science magazine, the leading international weekly journal of science, published


CHAMP CAR NEWS Champ Cars unveil 14 date '05 calendar.

The Champ Car World Series has unveiled a 14 date calendar for the 2005 season, although there is a possibility that more races could be added with discussions still ongoing with a number of venues.


Thoroughly Modern Millie composer Bernstein dies

Composer Elmer Bernstein famed for film scores including The Magnificent Seven (1960), The Great Escape (1963) and Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967) has died aged 82.


Tony Blair is to send an email to the million-plus people behind an online petition against road pricing.


Carlos Pena homered twice, including a grand slam, and drove in a team-record seven runs as the Tampa Bay Devil Rays hammered the stumbling Baltimore Orioles 17-2 on Wednesday night.


The studio built to stage the special effects for the 1997 film epic "Titanic" is being sold.


Juan Carlos Ferrero was sent out of the China Open in the second round by Kevin Kim of the United States. The Spanish second seed, whose season has been disrupted by injury and illness, was outplayed and Kim wrapped up a 6-4 6-4 victory with an ace.


Partygaming reports a surge in half-year profits, boosted by demand for its poker games and casinos.


U.S. stock futures suggested a flat to slightly higher opening on Thursday, with investors likely to be cautious before Friday's November unemployment report that could shed light on the economy's health.


English bowler Matthew Hoggard believes there is still some room for improvement in the touring side and expects South Africa may struggle to match up in the second Test.


EU Commissioner Defends Microsoft Ruling

The DOJ's criticism of antitrust decision is 'totally unacceptable,' Kroes says.


New Ukraine Poll Seems Likely, Kuchma Backs Idea

Some form of new election in Ukraine appears increasingly likely as the Supreme Court and parliament both sit on Tuesday to seek a solution to more than a week of crisis unleashed by a disputed presidential ...


Brown's government tried to present a face of calm during the terror threats. Jacqui Smith proved that boring isn't always bad


Tech stocks drag on Japan, yen near 1-mth highs

Japanese shares fell on Wednesday as a stronger yen and worries over earnings outlooks weighed on tech stocks, but hefty gains in mining giant BHP  pushed the Australian market to fresh record highs.


Iraq: Four dead in Baghdad as six Egyptians abducted

Gunmen nabbed six Egyptians working for Iraq's mobile phone company, seizing two in a raid on the firm's Baghdad office and the others outside the capital, officials said Friday.


Warner Music Intl. has worldview for Rhino

Warner Music International is  unleashing Rhino worldwide. The U.S.-based reissues and  compilations specialist initially will be rolled out in 15  markets, uniting all Warner's international catalog operations  -- including Warner Strategic Marketing -- under the Rhino  banner.


The former Warsaw archbishop who resigned after admitting he agreed to cooperate with the communist-era secret police has asked a special court to investigate the case against him, a court spokesman said.


Tommy Hilfiger USA said Friday that it received a federal grand jury subpoena seeking documents related to commissions the company paid to a non-US subsidiary since 1990.


Terri Schiavo case is really about disability rights

Oral argument on the Terri Schiavo case is scheduled for today in the Florida Supreme Court. Seventeen national disability organizations filed a friend-of-the-court brief, the third disability brief in the case.


Intervista a Stefano Ricucci: "Non sono io quello che ha la rogna"Dopo la pubblicazione dei suoi interrogatori, il raider va al contrattacco                                           "Ecco la mia veritÃ  su Prodi il Cavaliere e le scalate"                                                                                di PAOLO BERIZZI


Danish hi-fi company Bang & Olufsen sacks its chief executive after it reported a sharp fall in profits.


Giuliani to address Citadel commencement

Republican presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani will deliver the commencement address at The Citadel in the pivotal primary state of South Carolina, the military college announced Tuesday.


The start of the Rolling Stones' latest European tour in Belgium attracts 33,000 fans and a huge traffic jam.


Jeff Zucker presided over NBC's plunge from first to fourth in the prime-time ratings. So why is he poised to become chief of the NBC Universal media conglomerate?


Iraq revokes security contractor license after shootout

Iraq announced on Monday it had withdrawn the license of a U.S. security firm and would prosecute employees it said were involved in a Baghdad shooting in which 11 people were killed.


Aumento nel 2006-2007 superiore alle stime degli analisti


Spirit captures some evidence that underground source created rock ...

NASA's older Martian robotic rover, Spirit, has found evidence that underground water changed a major rock formation called the Columbia Hills, scientists said Thursday.


Trojans hold off Golden Bears at goal line late in 4th quarter, extend winning streak to 14 by avenging their last loss vs. intrastate rivals.


A grotesque crime in which a pregnant woman was murdered and her fetus snatched and adopted by another has been solved quickly, thanks to the enormous amount of electronic evidence the murderer left behind.


"Pulp Fiction" writer charged after fatal crash

Oscar-winning "Pulp Fiction" screenwriter Roger Avary was arrested on Sunday after a fatal car crash northwest of Los Angeles, officials said.


Una tournee in Italia a Luglio, al via da Milano


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Messina, 20:23 - CALCIO, MESSINA: COPPOLA E SULLO IN DUBBIO PER L'INTER

Per la gara di domenica a Milano contro l'Inter, il tecnico del Messina  Bruno Giordano recupera in ...


Brought on by Darkness, Disorder Needs Light

More than winter blahs, seasonal depression is recognized and treatable.


Real estate billionaire Leona Helmsley left $12 million in her will for her dog Trouble but cut out two of her four grandchildren entirely.


North Korea talks scramble for energy breakthrough

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


Manca numero legale, oggi discussione su manovra e ddl


Madrid, 11:47 - TENNIS, COPPA DAVIS: CONVOCATI SPAGNA PER SFIDA CON ITALIA

Rafael Nadal, Tommy Robredo, David Ferrer e Fernando Verdasco. Questi i giocatori convocati dal capi...


DEMOCRATIC Senator John Kerry's party will investigate polling in the crucial state of Ohio after official US election results today confirmed President George W. Bush won there by less votes than first thought.


Conducted jointly by the Iraqi government and the World Health Organization, its finding is lower than the 600,000 arrived at by John Hopkins University.


Firenze, 15:51 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA: BOJINOV RIPENSA AI VIOLA

Valeri Bojinov vuole tornare alla Fiorentina. L'attaccante bulgaro, che quest'anno è stato pr...


The Italian press complains after one of the country's films fails to take any awards at  Venice.


Russia, China, Britain Rally to Back Annan

Russia, China, Britain, France, Germany and dozens of other countries have rallied to support beleaguered U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan after a U.S. senator called for his resignation — but the United States has stayed quiet.


Dr. Phil's Show Features Coast: Film From His Visit Will Be Aired

By Mary Perez, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Dec. 10--GULFPORT -- Coast families will be the stars of "Dr. Phil & Robin's Christmas Show" on Monday, along with Vanessa Williams, Jay Leno, Rachel Ray, Hillary Duff, Michael Bolton and other celebrities.


Head of the Czech government office Pavel Pribyl resigns after a protest over his record as a senior police officer.


Torino, 12:50 - CALCIO, PIOVE A TORINO: RINVIATO ALLENAMENTO JUVE IN PIAZZA

E' stata rinviata a domani alle 15, a causa della pioggia, la manifestazione-esibizione della Juven...


The horrors in Darfur mark this century's first great venture in genocide, but they are not the first such action perpetrated by the National Islamic Front (NIF) regime ruling Sudan.


Aker Yards Announces Order for Second Ship

The Aker Yards ASA group said Wednesday it received a second order for the Ultra Voyager, the world's largest cruise ship, from Miami-based Royal Caribbean International.


A strike planned by London Underground signal workers for New Year's Eve was today called off after a deal was reached during last-ditch talks.


A mortgage broker suggests that Northern Rock is already set to lose 50% of mortgage business in two years.


The dollar sank across the board, dropping to multiyear lows against the yen and the euro on Friday, after Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said demand for US


Carlton Cole has added to Aston Villa's injury woes ahead of Saturday's home Premiership clash with Blackburn. The on-loan Chelsea striker is having to undergo intensive treatment after it was revealed he


Councils are urged to improve housing services for people with long-term illnesses or disabilities.


Red McCombs asked Fox Sports to remove Joe Buck from calling the playoff game in Philadelphia because of critical remarks he made about Randy Moss last Sunday.


Lawrence Dallaglio wants to return to rugby as a coach but not until he is capable of leading a team to success at the highest level.


The stone "fin" on the new lava lobe inside the crater at Mount St. Helens seems to be starting to split, scientists reported today.


"Fantastic Four" surfs to No. 1 spot at box office

"Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer" caught a wave of moviegoers to the No. 1 spot at the weekend North American box office, according to studio estimates as of Sunday morning.


German police suspect radioactivity source at Hamburg flat

German police have said they had found "indications" of a source of radioactivity in an apartment building in Hamburg used by Dmitry Kovtun, a contact of the poisoned former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko.


Glazer Raises Stake In United After Magnier Talks Fail

American sports tycoon Malcolm Glazer has increased his stake in Manchester United to 25.3 per cent. While the purchase of additional shares does not necessarily signal a bid it does confirm that Glazer is


Trouserless car-breaker fingers leprechaun

Cincinnati man offers novel defence A Cincinnati man who broke into a car, crashed out, and was subsequently discovered by the owner having a trouserless kip claimed his presence in the vehicle was due to a leprechaun who had obligingly let him in.â¦


Study: Telecoms collect more personal data than other industries

Telecommunications companies ask for more personal data than companies in other industries, according to a study, but they are  getting better at communicating with their customers.


Newborn babies could be at risk of suffering withdrawal symptoms if their mothers are prescribed antidepressants during pregnancy, researchers said.


Tucker proves a point with inspired play

TORONTO - The Maple Leafs want to clear out a lot of bodies between now and the Feb. 26 trading deadline and veteran pest Darcy Tucker is among the most rumored to be headed out of town. Too bad for the Bruins that Toronto couldn't have found him a new home before last night.


Fed Moves Again, Cutting Key Rate by Half a Point

The Fedâs move was part of a one-two punch by Washington aimed at jolting the economy.


Haiti, a country already rocked in its bicentennial year by political upheaval, flooding and rampant violence, is once again devastated.


Hetero withdraws 6 AIDS drugs from WHO list

New Delhi, Nov 19 (UNI) Following in the footsteps of Ranbaxy and Cipla, Hetero Drugs today became the third Indian pharmaceutical company to voluntarily withdraw its antiretroviral drugs from the WHO's list of approved essential medicines.


Tribune Co. Rejects Consortium Inquiry About Baltimore Sun

The embattled Tribune Co., which has put its 11 newspapers and 25 television stations up for sale, is not ready to consider bids for individual properties, the company said in an e-mail exchange with a Baltimore investor group.


Google contro Microsoft passando per Gbrowser

Google sembra una macchina inarrestabile di idee e di nuoi servizi. GiÃ  dal 25 di agosto si aggirano le voci di un possibile impegno del gigante del search engine nel campo del software; partendo, appunto


United States, EU set to recognize Kosovo

BERLIN - The United States and the European Union will recognize Kosovo if the Balkan province declares independence from Serbia in early December when last-ditch negotiations end, senior US and European officials said yesterday.


Seven Indonesian climbers die on Lombok volcano

Indonesian rescuers have found the bodies of seven students who died in bad weather while hiking on a volcano on Lombok island, an official said on Monday.


Glasgow, Scotland (Sports Network) - Rangers went back to the top of the Scottish Premier League (SPL) Saturday with a 3-0 demolition of Dundee.


French centrist attacks Sarkozy's media links

French centrist Francois Bayrou launched his new party's parliamentary campaign on Thursday with a major Paris rally, and renewed his attacks on President Nicolas Sarkozy's close ties to the country's media moguls.


Bush Defends Pakistan's Hunt for Bin Laden

President Bush on Saturday defended Pakistan's cooperation in the hunt for Osama bin Laden despite the inability of US and Pakistani troops to find the al-Qaida leader who, Bush once declared, was wanted dead or alive.


US talk show host Jay Leno plans to resume recording his show next month, despite the writers strike.


Iraq Rebels Hit Back Amid Falluja Battles

FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S. troops fought to crush  resistance in the Iraqi city of Falluja on Thursday, but rebels  hit back with an armed rampage in Mosul and a car bomb that  killed 17 people in a crowded Baghdad street.


Verso sconti su Xbox per attrarre nuovi clienti


A study published on Monday found that  people who sleep less tend to be fat, and experts said it's  time find if more sleep will fight obesity.


FDA Wants Tougher Warning Labels on Some Pain Relievers

Federal health officials  yesterday proposed sterner warning labels for acetaminophen, aspirin and ibuprofen, again cautioning millions of Americans who take the nonprescription pain relievers regularly of potentially serious side effects.


Brain Cells, Doing Their Job With Some Neighborly Help

How does the brain process all of the information being taken in by our senses every second of every day?


La Rai chiede a Baudo 4 milioni di euro per danni

Quattro milioni di euro per danni. E' la cifra che la Rai ha chiesto a Pippo Baudo nell'ambito della causa iniziata a luglio scorso con le polemiche dichiarazioni del conduttore che hanno portato alla rottura con l'Azienda di viale Mazzini.


Date set for Williams challenge to Klitschko title

World heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko will make the first defence of his WBC title against Danny Williams in New York on December 11, it was announced.


At least eight miners have been killed in a gas explosion at a coal in southern Poland, local television reports.


Serrati contatti diplomatici per trovare una via d'uscita


Kidde Opens Books to United Technologies

Kidde PLC, a British fire and safety equipment maker, agreed Wednesday to open its books to United Technologies Corp. after receiving a new takeover offer from the US engineering giant.


Eight Republicans argued over the Iraq war and immigration before a crowd of 3,600 New Hampshire voters. Missing in action: actor-politician Fred Thompson, who skipped the debate in favor of announcing his candidacy in the more comfortable setting of late-night TV.


China Outlines Tighter Food-Safety Controls

BEIJING, June 6 -- China has released food and drug safety goals for the next five years, promising stronger surveillance and export controls that officials say will help improve China's international image and relations.


Kemira GrowHow institutional offering attracts 12 times subscription

GrowHow, the fertiliser spin-off of Finnish chemicals group Kemira, attracted about 12 times subscription in the institutional offering and about 1.8 times in the retail offering.


Pat Fitzgerald, a former All-American linebacker at Northwestern, was hired Friday as the Wildcats' coach and became the youngest head coach in Division I-A. He replaced Randy Walker, who died last week of an apparent heart attack.


Mastercard's sponsorship of the football World Cup is brought into question after a US court ruling.


LAHORE: A suicide bomber killed four people as he shot his way into a Shi'ite mosque and blew himself up in Lahore yesterday, Pakistani emergency workers said.


A British UN worker who was kidnapped in Afghanistan by Islamic militants nearly two weeks ago has telephoned her family to say she is still alive.


Walking up the 18th fairway, cheers cascading around him, Brad Faxon felt a lump forming in his throat, the emotion of playing hometown hero for a week ready to release.


Studios taking sides in fight for successor to the DVD

LOS ANGELES Three top Hollywood studios are throwing their considerable weight behind one of two competing formats for the next generation of high-definition DV-Ds, citing in part the need to stem rampant piracy.


Entro la fine anno si prevede crescita dell'utile del 24%


Oil prices touched 2-month lows near  $45 a barrel on Monday before taking back most of their losses,  but the downward trend knocked energy company stocks lower and  U.S. stock indexes ended little changed. A rise in Microsoft  shares helped boost the technology sector.


Sources inside NASA told CNN Sunday that O'Keefe will accept an offer from Louisiana State University to be its chancellor. O'Keefe's decision, the sources said, was made for personal and financial reasons


Iran said to enrich 100 kg uranium before new talks

Iran has stored 100 kg of enriched uranium material, its interior minister was quoted on Friday as saying, in comments that may worry Western powers who suspect the Islamic Republic of seeking to build nuclear bombs.


Technical aspects of the DDoS attacks upon the Church of Scientology

One day saw 488 DDoS attacks, but Dr. Jose Nazario of Arbor Networks says they were mostly of the common, garden variety.


Gulf Arabs Want Polls to Lead to Broad-Based Iraq

Pro-Western Gulf Arab states meeting for a summit in Bahrain hope that Iraq's elections will produce a broad-based government, their host said Monday.


EBay Inc., EBAY.O the world's  largest online marketplace, on Wednesday posted a quarterly  profit that rose 77 percent from a year ago, fueled by growth  in its international and PayPal businesses.


China's cellular operators estimate  Chinese customers will send around 14 billion Lunar New Year  text messages on their mobile phones during the week-long  holiday, the Xinhua news agency said on Monday.


U.S. Squeezes Out a Few Million More Flu Vaccines

U.S. health officials, stung by political attacks after losing 40 percent of the flu shot supply, got a small break on Tuesday as one vaccine supplier announced it had squeezed out an extra 2.6 million doses.


Israeli aircraft launched an assault on the radical Islamic Jihad organization from the skies over Gaza, killing the group's overall commander and eight other militants in three fiery strikes ending early Tuesday.


Napoli, 23:12 - BASKET, EUROLEGA: ELDO NAPOLI-PAU ORTHEZ 84-96

L'Eldo Napoli esce sconfitto all'over-time nel match contro il Pau Orthez nella quinta giornata del ...


The rumor mill heated up again with acquisition talks again Friday, as reports began to surface that Google is in talks with popular video site YouTube. Sources told the Wall Street Journal that Google could pay around $1.6 billion for the startup.


The Chartered announcement had been signaled when AMD and IBM extended a chip processing deal in September. While the deal centered on jointly developed technology, it also left AMD the option


Easley Wants Airfield Funds Withheld: Navy Won't Back Off Plans to Locate a Jet Landing Strip Near Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge

By Wade Rawlins, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Feb. 24--Gov. Mike Easley on Friday expressed disappointment that the Navy proposed again to build a jet landing strip beside a national wildlife refuge and for the first time urged Congress to withhold money for the project.


Stocks Little Changed, Apple Boosts Tech

U.S. stocks ended little changed on  Monday, as a 4.2 percent rise in Apple Computer Inc. AAPL.O  helped lift tech stocks, but insurer American International  Group Inc. AIG.N limited the Dow's advances.


Protected by US Black Hawk helicopters, Tony Blair has flown into Iraq in a surprise show of political bravado designed to boost prospects for Iraqi elections and cheer UK troops before Christmas.


Stephon Marbury scored 34 points and had seven assists as the New York Knicks enjoyed their best offensive performance of the season and beat the Orlando Magic 119-111 on Monday night.


Mars Rover Struggles to Weather Severe Dust Storm

The hardy Mars rover Opportunity is struggling to stay alive  amid a severe and long-lasting Martian dust storm -- posing the greatest threat so far to the unexpectedly long-lived vehicle.


Russians dominate at Advanta Championships

Villanova, PA (Sports Network) - Russian women Maria Sharapova, Vera Zvonareva and Nadia Petrova moved into the semifinals at the $585,000 Advanta Championships with victories on Friday.


World powers to consult on Iran sanctions

Six world powers said on Friday they were disappointed Iran was not prepared to suspend nuclear enrichment and would now consult on sanctions against Tehran.


Late Shows to Return, but Whoâll Be Talking?

The late-night talk show hosts are returning. But the stars are not yet ready to come out for them.


Jason Varitek agrees to $40 million, four-year contract with Red ...

Jason Varitek has a new deal and three new starting pitchers to catch with the Boston Red Sox. Boston's free-agent catcher agreed to a contract, the team confirmed Friday.


France is the latest country to lose patience with Syria, the country that holds the key to ending Lebanon's political impasse


Hail Damages Shuttle; Launch is Pushed Back

By Martin Merzer, The Miami Herald Feb. 28--Dramatizing the fragility of the soon-to-be-retired space shuttle, NASA managers on Tuesday ordered Atlantis removed from the launch pad and rolled back to its hangar after a hail storm punched thousands of shallow gouges into the craft.


How Putin silences the journalists who criticise his brutality in ...

The Prime Minister has enjoined us to be âin complete solidarity with Russia and the Russian peopleâ, and invites us to draw a parallel between the terrorist threat from al-Qaâeda and the threat posed by Chechen lunatics.


Scientists find a way to make cells effectively immune to flu and other viruses.


CDC Panel Recommends Easing Of Flu Shot Restrictions

WASHINGTON -- A federal panel says flu shots should be made available to everyone 50 and older -- not just the elderly, infants or those with chronic health problems.


Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is more effective than other screening methods for finding breast cancer in women whose genes leave them susceptible to the disease.


A Turkish television channel aired footage of a Turkish hostage in Iraq who said his captors had given two Turkish companies 72 hours to quit the country in exchange for his life.


By The Hartford Courant, Conn.  May 30--Last year, when the state Department of Public Utility Control ruled that AT&T's method of delivering television service through telephone lines was not the same technology as cable television, it was a blessed event for consumers.


With the misery that has plagued the airline industry recently, the last place you'd expect to see some inspiring -- heck, potentially rule-breaking -- thinking would be from an airline entrepreneur.


They've gone without food or clothing just to make that call: a university survey has found that some Australians are mobile phone junkies.


Why EU-US talks on renewing a deal on the transfer of air passenger data collapsed.


Travel: They face a no-smoking ban next year - but Philip Sen discovers a thriving alternative to the 'alternative' scene.


A "significant" oil and gas find has been made in the North Sea west of Shetland, it is announced.


GM to Boost Incentives in 'Red Tag' Sale

General Motors Corp. GM.N, coming off  two straight months of disappointing sales, told dealers on  Tuesday it will launch new U.S. sales incentives later this  week.


When Jane Kostelc first started visiting families at home and asking about their eating habits, she wondered if she wasn't overstepping: "I felt like it was really none of my business what they ate for breakfast," she said.


Cabrera's Homer Leads Red Sox Past Orioles

Orlando Cabrera flung off his helmet, stepped on home plate and was mobbed by his teammates after leading the Boston Red Sox to another dramatic victory.    The celebration capped a tiring 24 hours for Cabrera, who flew all night from Colombia to Boston after leaving the team for two days to be with his ailing wife...


Tim Duncan scored 27 points and the San Antonio Spurs held Dallas to 3-for-17 shooting in the fourth quarter of a 94-80 victory over the Mavericks on Wednesday night.


Diebold Inc. (DBD.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the leading maker of automated teller machines, on Monday warned that third-quarter and full-year profits will fall below expectations


Kmart Holding Corp. KMRT.O on Monday  said sales at stores open at least a year fell 4.6 percent in  the November-December period -- an improvement from declines  earlier in the year.


Gov. Jeb Bush's efforts to keep a brain-damaged woman alive against her husband's wishes all but collapsed on Thursday, when the Florida Supreme Court ruled that the law


US warns EU against arms trade with China

BRUSSELS The United States could restrict transfers of sensitive defense technology to European Union countries if EU members support a French effort to end the bloc's 15-year arms embargo on China, a senior State Department official said Thursday.


The California official prosecuting Michael Jackson has a grudge against the singer, lawyers claim.


Milano, 12:46 - CALCIO, MILAN; GALLIANI: KAKA' NON LO CEDIAMO

"Il Milan conferma che certamente non cederà Kakà, ma queste offerte sono figlie della...


British Airways and Korean Air Fined Millions for Fixing Prices

Two major airlines were fined $300 million each Thursday after admitting that they had conspired to fix prices on international flights.


Winter heating costs expected to top $1,000 on average

Residential heating costs are projected to soar this winter to more than $1,000 on average because of higher fuel prices and colder weather, the government said yesterday.


The mother of a girl who died on tracks near a railway station five weeks ago is found dead at the same spot.


Speculation about Tedford dominates Big Game buildup

It's Big Game week in the Bay Area, and Jeff Tedford has dominated the headlines. The California coach preaches a team-first dogma, so he probably wasn't happy that speculation about his future swamped the pregame coverage.


L'Avvenire: "La manovra non sarÃ  lo strumento di una forzatura sulle unioni"Continuano le polemiche dopo la decisione del rinvio a gennaio di una legge in materia                                          Unioni di fatto, il giornale dei vescovi "Bene lo stralcio dalla Finanziaria"


Billy Traber performed precisely the way the New York Mets figured he would when they made the lefty a first-round draft pick back in 2000.


Paychex Inc. Founder Golisano Steps Down

B. Thomas Golisano, the billionaire founder of Paychex Inc., said Monday he has hired a former IBM Corp. executive, Jonathan Judge, to replace him as president and chief executive of the payroll-processing company.


"They're a good team," the New York Giants tight end said after his club's 28-13 loss to the Detroit Lions on Sunday at Giants Stadium.


King-sized Mars and Snickers chocolate bars will be cut down to size in Britain next year as a leading food manufacturer responds to growing pressure about portion distortion and rising levels of obesity.


Roma, 17:24 - CALCIO, OSSERVATORIO: CALANO DEL 35% PARTITE CON INCIDENTI

Rispetto allo stesso periodo dello scorso campionato, le partite caratterizzate da incidenti e fenom...


Some bank credits included on Parmalat list

An Italian judge has included some of Parmalat's debts owed to banks on an official list of creditors but excluded some others, court documents showed on Friday.


Turkey to lobby U.S. over Kurd rebels in Iraq

Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan, facing pressure on security issues ahead of elections, will send his foreign minister to Washington next week to lobby for a crackdown on Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq.


A West Covina man twice convicted of drunken driving, and who said he had 15 drinks before killing four people in an alcohol-related traffic collision Nov. 30, was sentenced Tuesday to 60 years to life in prison.


Westlake Chemical Declares Quarterly Dividend of 4 Cents Per Share

HOUSTON, Feb. 26  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The board of directors of Westlake Chemical Corporation  on Friday declared a dividend of 4 cents per share, payable on March 20, 2007, to stockholders of record on March 5, 2007.


Rangers bolster goaltending by signing Weekes

Goaltender Kevin Weekes signed Thursday with the New York Rangers, who expect the unrestricted free agent to compete for the No. 1 job with Mike Dunham.


âKite Runnerâ Boys Are Sent to United Arab Emirates

After months of worrying and diplomatic wrangling, the movie studio that is releasing âThe Kite Runnerâ has whisked to safety four young actors.


MONDAY, Oct. 18 (HealthDayNews) -- A new study adds more weight to the cancer risks posed by hormone therapy by finding that the menopausal treatment also makes breast cancer harder to detect.


UK interest rates are expected to remain at 5.75% following the Bank of England's latest meeting.


COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado  - Turning the tables on the media, world champion Tong Jian had a question for journalists during the recent Four Continents figure skating championships.


Montezemolo: "Significativo passo in avanti anche per Alfa La sinergia tra i marchi arricchirÃ  l'offerta delle auto sportive"                                          Ferrari trasferirÃ  alla Fiat la proprietÃ  di Maserati                                                                                Ma la Borsa accoglie freddamente l'annuncio: i titoli Fiat continuano a perdere, -2,43 per cento a 5,98 euro


Sniper shootings kill 1 on Ind. interstate

Sniper fire struck two pickup trucks along Interstate 65 in southern Indiana early Sunday, killing one person and injuring another, state police said.


Lo stilista si era ritirato nel 2002, dopo la nomina a cavaliere del LavoroNel 2000 l'ultima sfilata a Roma, al Chiostro del Bramante                                            E' morto Pino Lancetti Il 'sarto pittore' aveva 75 anni


Musharraf vows to catch Bhutto's killers

Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said on Tuesday his government was committed to finding the truth behind the assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto and he vowed to punish her killers.


Kidnappers Extend Deadline on British Hostage

Militants who claim to be holding Northern Irish United Nations worker Annetta Flanigan hostage in Afghanistan have extended a deadline until tonight to decide her fate.


With a Memphis team that began the season in the top 25 now languishing at 5-4, Tigers coach John Calipari took the extreme step of suspending star forward Sean Banks indefinitely.


Romania, depleted by injuries and suspensions, lost top spot in Group One after a 1-1 draw in Yerevan which handed Armenia their first point in five matches.


Romney facing challenges in presidential bid

In a topsy-turvy Republican race for the 2008 presidential nomination, conservative favorite Mitt Romney suddenly found himself under threat in the key states of Iowa and New Hampshire on Monday, less than two weeks before voting begins.


Roger Federer begins his bid to equal Bjorn Borg's record of five straight titles as Wimbledon gets under way on Monday.


Entusiasmo dopo il Golden Gala, poi i dubbi: si rischia una guerra di materialiLa federazione internazionale: "Alla fine correva come il n.1 del mondo..."                                            La Iaaf frena Pistorius "Troppa tecnologia"                                                                                Potrebbe tornare tra i disabili: "E' un'anomalia". "A me va bene tutto"di ENRICO SISTI


Frist Will Not Seek Republican Presidential Nod

Outgoing Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist of Tennessee announced today he would not seek the Republican presidential nomination in 2008.


G.O.P. Leaders Knew in Late Â05 of E-Mail

Top House Republicans knew for months about e-mail between Representative Mark Foley and a former teenage page, but kept the matter secret.


Richard Avedon Critical at Texas Hospital

Famed photographer Richard Avedon is in critical but stable condition at an undisclosed San Antonio, Texas, hospital after suffering a brain hemorrhage, a source close to the family said on Thursday.


Government announces review of smacking law

The row over smacking children was reopened today as the government announced a review of the law less than three years since MPs rejected an outright ban.


A Post-Punk Double Bill of Sullen Withdrawal and Jagged Passion

Carina Round is English and the Cinematics are from Scotland, and like a lot of other current British rockers theyâre mining the post-punk of the 1980s and 1990s for ways to build songs.


King's body in U.S. may head to homeland

Yugoslavia's last monarch, exiled from his homeland during World War II, ended up in a tomb inside an ornately decorated church outside Chicago, a place that still attracts his loyal followers.Comment


US oil giant ConocoPhillips yesterday paid nearly $2 billion for a 7.6 percent stake in Russia's Lukoil -- the world's number two oil company by reserves -- in Russia's biggest privatization.


Cagliari, 13:45 - CALCIO, CAGLIARI; SONETTI: CONFRONTO FRANCO COI GIOCATORI

Dopo il ritiro delle dimissioni, presentate martedÃ¬ notte, Nedo Sonetti è tornato ufficialmen...


Poland's Solidarity embraces former foes

This should be a time for Solidarity veterans to savor.


Bangladesh's  High Court upholds death sentences against the country's top two Islamic militants.


McDonaldâs Corp. âs choice of an insider to replace ailing Chief Executive Officer Charlie Bell should keep the company on the path that has led


Holiday Travel, Bad Eating Habits a Recipe for Stomach Trouble

FRIDAY, Dec. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Travel and poor eating habits can cause stomach problems during the holidays, an expert says.


Motorola sees cutting cost of cheapest phones: CEO

In an attempt to turn around weak quarterly results, Motorola's CEO says the company will spend less to manufacture its low-end phones.


Japan appeals for hostage release, British troop transfer starts ...

Efforts to rescue a Japanese hostage in Iraq continued Wednesday with a call from Japan's foreign minister on the abductors to free the young man while the British hostage in


NASA Names New Kennedy Space Center Chief

NASA has announced that Deputy Director of the Kennedy Space Center, William Parsons will become the center's director effective in January.  Parsons succeeds James Kennedy, who is retiring.


Hungarian central bank cuts key interest rate by half percentage point

The Hungarian central bank lowered its key interest rate by 50 basis points, from 11.0 percent to 10.5 percent, the bank said in a statement posted on its website.


Barcelona's Brazilian player Ronaldinho, is seen in this Sept. 29, 2004 file photo taken in Barcelona, Spain. Ronaldinho won FIFA's World Player of the Year award on Monday Dec. 20, 2004, ahead of France's Thierry Henry and Ukrainian Andrei Shevchenko.


Jeremiah Trotter was unemployed and seemingly out of options. So he picked up a phone, called his former coach and apologized for the behavior that led to his departure from Philadelphia three years ago.


Two youths have been taken to hospital after a double shooting in Nottingham.


European diplomats ask to meet detained activists in Maldives

European nations have requested the Maldives authorities to give them access to activists detained after last week's pro-democracy demonstrations, diplomatic sources said.


The use of advance technologies are giving a new generation of toys extraordinary capabilities to fly, float, walk and roll â almost always inexpensively â in ways unimaginable just a few years ago.


Study reveals "demographic catastrophe" in Darfur

Researchers called the situation in Darfur a "demographic catastrophe" on Friday after the first scientific study done in the region found high death rates both before and after the displacement of some 1.5 million people.


If you have planetary vision, want to be on the cutting edge and don't get bored easily, the European Space Agency may be looking for you. It is looking for 12 volunteers for a simulated mission to Mars that will last up to 520 days in "extreme isolation and confinement."


Finance Board Sues 'Seinfeld' Inspiration

It sounds like a "Seinfeld" episode: Kramer runs for mayor, then runs afoul of campaign finance laws and winds up in court as his own lawyer. But this mix of law and laughs is no Larry David script. Instead, David's one-time neighbor Kenny Kramer — the real-life inspiration for the quirky "Seinfeld" character — has a Jan. 5 court date with the city Campaign Finance Board.


Bulletin: MacBook Pro Update Released for 2.2/2.4GHz Models

Apple has posted a software update specifically for MacBook Pro laptops running at 2.2GHz and 2.4GHz.