Opposition shrugs off 'dirty tricks' to claim victory in Ukraine ...

VIKTOR YUSHCHENKO, the Ukrainian opposition leader, claimed victory in a landmark presidential election yesterday after a bitter contest seen as a proxy struggle between Russia and the West.


Time Warner profits hit by big legal reserve

Time Warner Inc., the world's largest media company, edged past Street estimates by a penny in its third-quarter results released Wednesday despite the creation of a big cash reserve related to its troubled AOL Internet unit.


With wildfires burning in California, Oregon, Washington, Montana and Nevada this week, the firestorm over the Bush administration's logging policies continued, and the man in the middle of it all was Mark E. Rey.


Praise the Lord online: Major hymn book goes digital

Churches across the world are able to  sing the Lord's praises online after the launch of the first  major digital hymn book on Thursday.


Palestinian Family Says Girl, 8, Was Killed by Israeli Bullet

A girl in her home was killed today during an exchange between Palestinians and Israeli soldiers, the girl's family said.


Belgian Wins Tourâs Second Stage at Home

Gert Steegmans of Belgium won the second stage of the Tour de France in his home country Monday, with many riders left cut and bruised following a crash minutes before the finish.


Small nuclear war could lead to cooldown

Some of the scientists who first advanced the controversial "nuclear winter" theory more than two decades ago have come up with another bleak forecast: Even a regional nuclear war would devastate the environment.


Focus on Shaan as Kolkata set to host music carnival

Bollywood playback singer Shaan is all set to entertain the music lovers of Kolkata at a daylong music festival to be held here Sunday.


Mel Gibson's Mayan action flick is about as true to human history as Lord of the Rings is -- only without the orcs. In Table of Malcontents.


N.Korea Says Blast Part of Hydro-Electric Project

North Korea said Monday last week's explosion in a remote northern area was part of a hydro-electric project, the BBC quoted the North's foreign minister as telling a visiting British official.


Former European Union trade chief Pascal Lamy is the best known of four candidates to stake a claim by Friday's deadline to lead the world's top trade body, but renown may not be enough to win the job, analysts say.


Several dead among 150 casualties in UK train crash: ambulance ...

LONDON : Several people have died among some 150 casualties in a major train accident Saturday west of London, an ambulance service official said.


Swapping out optical media drives does the trick, hardware hackers report. In Gadget Lab.


Count Delay in Afghan Poll, Candidates Coming Round

Afghan officials delayed counting ballots  on Monday after the historic presidential election to deal with  complaints of fraud, but several candidates appeared to be  pulling back from an initial decision to reject the vote.


The US is to bring terror charges against an Australian held at Guantanamo Bay for five years, officials say.


Non Ã¨ Angela Celentano la ragazzina nomade

Negativo il test del Dna effettuato sulla saliva. I genitori: Â«L'Italia intera non si Ã¨ dimenticata della nostra bambinaÂ». NAPOLI - Non Ã¨ Angela Celentano la zingarella trovata ieri mattina da due vigili urbani a San Giorgio a Cremano, nel napoletano.


Bonanni: 'la salute della confederazione e' ottima'


Toshiba Announces iPod-Ready 80GB Mini Drive

Toshiba Corp. announced Tuesday a 80 gigabyte (GB), 1.8-inch hard drive that will set off speculation of a new, higher capacity Apple iPod models later in 2005.


Per la prima volta dall'inizio della seconda intifadai turisti sono tornati a celebrare il Natale nella cittÃ  di GesÃ¹                                          Migliaia di pellegrini a Betlemme appello per la pace del patriarca                                                                                Folla di fedeli nella piazza della Mangiatoia per la messa di mezzanotte


Israeli air strike kills 2 militants in Gaza

Israel killed two Hamas militants in an air strike on the Gaza Strip on Wednesday and the Islamist group's leader said the conflict may be heading towards "an explosion".


A former policeman tells a murder trial about the discovery of the bodies of two teenage friends 30 years ago.


Encouraged by Enel Sale, Italy to Offer Stake in RAI

Before you take a stand know where they stand. A special voter guide from The New York Times.


The head of the CIA analytical branch is to stand down, as new chief Porter Goss puts his mark on the agency.


A high-speed train derailed in eastern Australia early Tuesday morning, injuring dozens of passengers, police have said. The train, with 157 passengers and seven crew on board, came


Twins risk losing Polish government in election

Poland's ruling Kaczynski twins risk losing control of the government in a closely fought election on Sunday that will have implications beyond the borders of the European Union's biggest former communist state.


The Media Equation: Murdoch, a Folk Hero in Silicon

The lack of correctness and, occasionally, business civility that makes Rupert Murdoch a nonmember of the club of Eastern elites makes him something of a folk hero on the left coast.


Steve Francis completed a spectacular debut with a driving layup just before the final horn Monday night, leading the Magic to a 93-92 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks in the NBA season opener for both teams.


Fidelity Investments cuts brokerage fees

THE REGION Fidelity Investments, the world's largest mutual fund manager, said it reduced the cost of online stock trades by one-third for entry-level brokerage customers, keeping pace with Charles Schwab Corp. Fidelity lowered commissions for ''bronze-level" clients by $10 to $19.95 a trade, the Boston-based company said. The bronze level accounts for two-thirds of Fidelity's customers, spokesman Adam Banker said. ...


Now that first impressions are often made on the Internet, people are strategizing about how to virtually convey who they are, and crafting an e-version of themselves that appeals to multiple audiences.


Buckeyes' offense clicking against Michigan

COLUMBUS, Ohio - An Ohio State offense that did little right all season could do no wrong against Michigan. The Buckeyes didn't commit a turnover, prevented the Wolverines from getting a sack and converted


It has been reported that in American military operations against insurgents in Mosul in the north of Iraq this week four decapitated corpses were found.


Van Nistelrooy Answers Ferguson With Four More Goals in Europe

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson said he had ``high hopes'' for Ruud Van Nistelrooy before yesterday's Champions League game against Sparta Prague.


Karzai appears headed to overwhelming win

KABUL -- Early results showed interim leader Hamid Karzai far ahead of his chief rivals yesterday in Afghanistan's first democratic presidential election after 25 years of war.


Israeli forces kill 12 Palestinians in Gaza raid

Israeli forces killed at least 12 Palestinians, mostly gunmen but also a 12-year-old boy and other civilians, on Wednesday in the deadliest raid in the Gaza Strip since Hamas seized the territory, medical workers said.


Australia says terrorists to carry out attacks in Indonesia

The Australian government said on Wednesday it has received advice suggesting terrorists are ready to carry out an attack shortly in Indonesia and a Hilton hotel could be the target.


Tutu urges open debate on S. Africa's ills

JOHANNESBURG -- A decade after the end of apartheid, South Africa is a remarkable success story of a nation overcoming its past. But to confront the country's lingering threats -- AIDS, widespread poverty, crime, racism -- South Africa's government must begin encouraging public debate rather than discouraging criticism as unpatriotic.


Manatee Sifts Through Water Filtration Options

By Nicholas Azzara, The Bradenton Herald, Fla.  Jan. 31--MANATEE -- In the coming years, Manatee County's freshwater treatment plant will require significant upgrades, costing $50 million to $150 million, to meet tighter environmental standards.


Shiv Chanderpaul completes his century but England remain favourites to win the series thanks to Monty Panesar.


Religion Digest: Hastings Holds Book Signing

By Tonya Fennell, Clovis News Journal, N.M.  Mar. 9--Marjorie L. Coppock, author of "Wrestling with Angels," will sign copies of her book from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Hastings, 1925 N. Prince St. in Clovis.


A cot-side device could save the lives of thousands of premature babies, say doctors.


Grim milestone: Toll tops 1,000 RUMSFELD PREDICTION: US casualties ...

Washington -- The US military death toll in Iraq topped 1,000 Tuesday, and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and independent analysts predicted the casualty situation is likely to worsen in the next several months as US and Iraqi elections approach.


Madonna switches Moscow concert to Olympic stadium

Organizers on Monday switched the venue  for Madonna's Moscow concert from a hilltop site overlooking  the city to a Soviet-era stadium used in the 1980 Olympic Games  because of crowd control fears.


Kidnappers of Chinese engineers request release of militants

The former Taliban commander and chief of the militants in Pakistan's South Waziristan tribal area, Abdullah Mehsud, has claimed responsibility for the kidnapping of two Chinese


Chinese Mainland Hosts 42.4 Mln Visits By Taiwan Residents in 20 Years

Chinese mainland hosts 42.4 mln visits by Taiwan residents in 20 years    CHENGDU, March 2 (Xinhua) -- Taiwan residents have made 42.4 million trips to the Chinese mainland since 1987, when people-to- people exchanges formally reopened.


Rehnquist Has Cancer, Will Return to Work

Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist has thyroid cancer, a stunning disclosure Monday that caught even the closest Supreme Court observers off guard and injected into the presidential campaign the issue of appointments to America's most important legal panel.


US recording companies have filed copyright infringement lawsuits against 754 computer users in the latest round of legal action in the industryâs effort to stop unauthorised swapping of music online.


Republicans Salute Bush's Leadership After 9/11

Republicans opened their four-day national convention on Monday with a series of salutes to President Bush's wartime leadership and repeated reminders of his unwavering response to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.


UK FIRMS lose out on lucrative European contracts because foreign governments discriminate against them, according to a newly-published Treasury report.


Obese Women More Likely To Die From Breast Cancer

Obese woman suffering from early-stage breast cancer are more likely to die from the disease compared to women of normal weight, according to researchers at the Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia.


Victoria's Secret and Timberlake say sexy is back

Justin Timberlake  helped bring sexy back for Victoria's Secret, as the lingerie  line brought its titillating fashion show to Hollywood in a  racy, body-baring runway fantasy.


Entro 15 mesi, spostate a Terni tutte attivita' produttive


Benevento, 19:56 - CALCIO, PETRUCCI: NESSUNA PROMESSA ALLA JUVE

''Alla Juve non abbiamo promesso nulla''. Lo ha detto il presidente del Coni, Gianni Petrucci, inter...


Ha dato mandato a Mediobanca per individuare un acquirente


Baseball: Montreal bids faded Expos a difficult farewell

MONTREAL On a wall of the Pie-IX Metro station beneath Olympic Stadium is a blue, white and red sign advertising Expos Baseball, which is presented at the top of the escalator, usually before small audiences.


CBS anchor Schieffer prepares to sign off

CBS News veteran Bob  Schieffer wraps his 15-month run in the "CBS Evening News"  anchor chair on Thursday, paving the way for Katie Couric's  debut Tuesday.


Britain's Gordon Brown heads to China and India Thursday for his first visit as prime minister, looking notably to get the world's two most populous countries on board for a new deal on climate change.


U.S. President George W. Bush has no plans to withdraw troops from Iraq now, the White House said on Monday, despite increasing pressure from members of his own Republican party for a change in war strategy.


A Day to Savor Art as the Modern Reopens

Tad Davis, the first aficionado to get in line for the reopening of the Museum of Modern Art, arrived before sunrise. Recalling the time when he and his wife cried with joy before a Matisse, he


Pettitte Will Not Testify at Public Hearing

Andy Pettitteâs recusal came amid growing indications that he had given evidence against Roger Clemens in his deposition. Chuck Knoblauch and Kirk Radomski will also not testify.


Bush, Kerry to Meet in Key Debate Tonight

CORAL GABLES, Fla. - After a deluge of campaign speeches and hostile television ads, President Bush and challenger John Kerry will get their chance to face each other directly Thursday night before an audience of tens of millions of voters in a high-stakes debate about terrorism, the Iraq war and the bloody aftermath...


Russia cancels permit for Shell's giant Sakhalin-2 fields

Russia cancelled an essential permit for a Shell-led consortium to develop the huge Sakhalin-2 oil and gas fields, as a top official warned foreign energy companies may lose their licenses.


Lack of power for women in the home increases poverty and harms children, says the Unicef annual report.


SEC charges ex-Nortel executives with fraud

The SEC brought fraud charges against four former executives of Nortel Networks Corp.


US Intelligence Soldier Pleads Guilty to Iraq Abuse

BAGHDAD, Iraq  - The first military intelligence  soldier to be charged in connection with prisoner abuse at Abu  Ghraib pleaded guilty to two charges at a court martial in  Baghdad and was due to be sentenced later on Saturday.


Woods considered skipping Tour Championship

Tiger Woods enjoyed his three-week honeymoon so much that he considered extending it for a full month and skipping this week's Tour Championship.


Greek Olympic 200 metres champion Costas Kenteris and his fellow Greek Olympic silver medallist Katerina Thanou say they are withdrawing from the Athens Games.


To Pull a Thorn From the Side of the Planet

Environmentally friendly flowers are a hard sell. After all, most people donât eat them.


Rhodri Morgan warns Labour not to allow the Blair leadership issue to overshadow the assembly election.


Colo.'s Tab in Kobe Case Nearly $400,000

Prosecutors in the Kobe Bryant case spent nearly $400,000 trying to get the NBA star convicted of raping a woman at a Vail-area resort last summer, documents show.


A drug used to treat behaviour problems in children has been linked to liver damage, say experts.


Filmmaker Moore wishes Bush well at L.A. rally

Filmmaker Michael Moore on Tuesday  launched into the final days before the U.S. debut of his movie  "SiCKO" with two things that might surprise his detractors: a  call for compassion for others and well wishes for President  George W. Bush.


Seven European high-speed rail companies form an alliance to make it easier to book international train tickets.


Milano, 18:07 - CALCIO, PRESIDENTE AREZZO: PROBABILE RINVIO PER LA SERIE B

La serie B rischia seriamente di non partire per il mancato accordo con le tv. ''Per ora non c'&egra...


By Tina Calder  WHO is the reality TV star who reckons they should be signed up for a big TV show just because they are good-looking and even says they don't need talent?  (c) 2006 People, The; London. Provided by ProQuest Information and Learning.


Cuban President Fidel Castro was recovering from a leg injury Thursday after tripping and falling at a graduation ceremony, CNN reported.


Guitar hero Cropper still mourning Otis Redding

Guitarist Steve Cropper loves to tell  how he auditioned Otis Redding, but there is nothing but pain  when he recalls the day the soul-music giant died in a plane  crash 40 years ago this year.


Paris: Late Paris Masters withdrawals by Andre Agassi and David Nalbandian meant good fortune for Marat Safin, Tim Henman and Guillermo Coria on Monday as the trio qualified for this month's Masters Cup without striking a ball.


Food producers and government sign an agreement to freeze prices for a range of basic foodstuffs.


Innovation and Disruption Still Going Hand in Hand

The technology-driven dislocation that has transformed one typesetter's business is spreading throughout the economy.


WASHINGTON -- The House last night passed a massive business-tax bill aimed at settling a trade dispute with the European Union and propping up domestic manufacturers.


Yanukovich defies ruling on poll results

Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich, who had been declared winner of a disputed presidential election, said on Thursday that the Supreme Court has no right to annul the poll results.


Update 8: Delta Reaches Tentative Pact on Pilot Deal

Delta Air Lines Inc. took a giant step away from bankruptcy with a tentative agreement on contract concessions from its pilots. But details on the proposal reached Wednesday were withheld while it was reviewed


Firenze, 16:57 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA; PRANDELLI: AMBIENTE DEVE DARCI UNA MANO

Cesare Prandelli chiede aiuto alla città in vista della sfida di domani contro il Parma: ''L'...


Awkward Encounters in the Hollywood Trenches

During a strike, itâs enemies by day and friends by night.


The social networking site Facebook is wrestling with the contentious issue of speech codes, and the latest concern centers on a group with a crude title denouncing Islam.


Business & money: Supermarket chain to cut several hundred jobs, three months after saying its future was secure.


People who use the wireless new "show deeper engagement with cyberspace," says a study.


The power of liberty has been demonstrated again, in the arid valleys of Afghanistan, where millions have defied terrorist threats and turned out in droves for the nation's first free and fair election.


WASHINGTON  -The U.S. economy added a  stronger-than-forecast 132,000 jobs in November, the government  reported on Friday, though the unemployment rate edged up  slightly from October.


Rachel Parnes, who lives near Albany, N.Y., calls her mother in Natick almost daily, instead of weekly, because the price is so cheap. Kevin Clougherty of Chelmsford has friends in England on his speed-dial list. And Raj Sathyaraj of Hudson estimates he's saving $150 a month on calls to India and Australia since moving from AT&T to Vonage Internet phone ...


Comcast capping bandwidth usage at about 90GB/month?

Are you a Comcast customer? Your bandwidth hogging days may be limited.


Infamous Idaho Killer Dallas to Be Freed

Idaho's most infamous outlaw, Claude Dallas, killed two state officers in a remote desert 24 years ago in a crime that brought him notoriety as both a callous criminal and a modern-day mountain man at odds with the government.


The Tulare County Fair Invites the Community to Recycle Their Electronic Waste

WHAT: On Saturday, June 23rd, the Tulare County Fair is giving residents an opportunity to recycle their old computers, television sets, VCRs, stereos, fax machines and other out-dated, unusable or unwanted electronics from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.


We would change the names to protect the innocent, but when it comes to scoring this season, especially the past two weeks, the Bruins' roster has guilt written all over it.


Mugabe turns 84, battling to hold onto power

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe turns  84 on Thursday, defiant as ever but facing an unprecedented  challenge in an election due next month.


Discovery docks with International Space Station

The US shuttle Discovery docked on Thursday with the International Space Station as part of a two-week mission to attach an Italian-made module to the orbiting space lab.


U.S. Stocks End Higher as Insurers Climb

U.S. stocks rallied on Tuesday, giving  the Dow its best day in four months as battered insurers rose  on confidence a government probe of the industry would end  quickly.


A fingertip test could detect patients in the earliest stages of heart disease, US scientists have claimed.


Bayer, Onyx: Finish Phase II study on liv. cancer drug

LONDON (CBS.MW) -- Bayer Pharmaceuticals (BAY) and Onyx Pharmaceuticals (ONXX) released results from a Phase II clinical trial of BAY 43-9006 administered as a single agent in patients with advanced liver cancer.


Bad Apples and Blue Eyes: Shaking Loose Secrets From the Family Tree

Plot twists in Lauren Groffâs book are certainly intriguing enough to captivate readers. The trouble with âThe Monsters of Templetonâ is that its complications seem nonstop.


Cancer Free at 33, but Weighing a Mastectomy

More young women are learning early that they are genetically prone to breast cancer, setting off a new type of family drama.


Presidente Confindustria: Finanziaria incapace tagliare


ALMOST four days after being engulfed by a collapsing hill, two-year-old Yuta Minagawa was lifted alive yesterday afternoon from the wreckage of his mother's car.


Disney to halt U.S. mobile phone service at year-end

Walt Disney Co  said on  Thursday it would stop operating its U.S.-based mobile phone  service at the end of the year to reassess how it competes in a  tough market for high-end cell phone services.


Catania, 19:27 - CALCIO, CATANIA: 6-1 NEL TEST CON IL SANTA CROCE

Test infrasettimanale per il Catania, che in vista della gara di domenica con l'Inter ha affrontato ...


Cingular, ATT Wireless merge after clearing last hurdle

WASHINGTON, Oct 26  - Cingular Wireless Corp. announced Tuesday it had completed a 41-billion-dollar takeover of AT and T Wireless after winning final clearance from US regulators.


NY bans most trans fats from restaurants

New York City banned most artificial trans fats from restaurants on Tuesday, forcing national fast-food chains and mom-and-pop diners alike to phase out artery-clogging oils from their cooking.


Earlier '08 primary nets few gains for California Ã¢ÂÂ so far

The Christian Science Monitor - This week, California will be shining brightly in the 2008 presidential race.


In Herzliya speech, French leader Sarkozy praises PM for disengagement

Speaking Thursday at the Herzliya Conference, where Sharon was to deliver his keynote annual speech later in the day, the French politician lauded the prime minister for his plan to withdraw from all Gaza Strip ...


Even when Ryan Howard doesn't get the big hit, the Philadelphia Phillies are getting contributions from backups and role players. Carlos Ruiz and Jeff Conine each drove in three runs, Jon Lieber pitched seven solid innings and Philadelphia beat the Florida Marlins 8-6 Saturday to continue its playoff push.


The Kaufman Center: Something New for Both Ear and Eye

On schedule and on budget, the Kaufman Center opened on Tuesday with a gala reception and concert after an eight-month, $17 million renovation.


Northwest Air Says Chief Anderson Resigns to Run UnitedHealth

Northwest Airlines Corp., the fourth- largest US airline, said Chief Executive Officer Richard H. Anderson, 49, is resigning to become executive vice president of UnitedHealth Group on Nov. 1.


Producer Sajid Nadiadwala is a man on a mission these days.


US outposts set up in violent neighborhoods

BAGHDAD -- American soldiers are leaving their sprawling fortress-cities and establishing many small outposts in the capital's most violent neighborhoods in a major tactical shift under the two-week-old Baghdad security plan.


Internet Sales Still Bumpy Online, Report Says

Forrester Research finds e-tailers are failing in worldwide Web marketing efforts.


Soe Win named new prime minister of Myanmar

Myanmar, also known as Burma, has confirmed the ousting of its prime minister Khin Nyunt. A senior figure in the country's ruling military junta, said he has been replaced by a deputy to one of the top two generals in the country.


Jan Norman has been appointed new Chief Financial Officer and member of Group Management at Framfab AB, where he will succeed Christian Luiga.


Investigation begins into Heathrow crash landing

An investigation was underway Friday into how a jet crash landed short of the runway at London Heathrow, injuring 18 people and cancelling more than 200 flights at the world's busiest international airport.


Iraq multinational force will remain at current strength at leastunt

The Polish-led multinational force in Iraq will remain at its current strength of 6,500 until at least after national elections planned there in January, member nations agreed at a conference in Warsaw, an ...


Mosca, 16:33 - CALCIO, MAGNATE RUSSO USMANOV DIVENTA PRIMO AZIONISTA ARSENAL

Dopo il Chelsea, anche l'Arsenal potrebbe parlare russo: il magnate Alisher Usmanov ha aumentato la ...


Giuliani stresses vision and performance

Rudy Giuliani, courting the Republican rank and file in an important state, sought Saturday to make the case that his vision for the future and performance in the past makes him a strong candidate for the GOP presidential nomination.


Byrd Decisions McCline to Keep IBF Title

Chris Byrd punches Jameel McCline in the fourth round of the IBF Heavyweight Championship fight at New York's Madison Square Garden Saturday, Nov. 13, 2004.


Mark McGwire, Tony Gwynn and Cal Ripken Jr. headline the first-time candidates on the 2007 baseball writers' Hall of Fame ballot.


Woking, 18:35 - F1, MCLAREN: CONTINUEREMO A COLLABORARE CON LA FIA

La McLaren replica con una breve nota alla decisione della Fia di convocare per il 13 settembre a Pa...


Republican presidential hopeful John McCain said Monday that a new message from al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden in which he scolds his followers in Iraq proves that U.S. efforts there are succeeding.


Half of UK men would swap sex for 50 inch TV

Nearly half of British men surveyed  would give up sex for six months in return for a 50-inch plasma  TV, a survey -- perhaps unsurprisingly carried out for a firm  selling televisions -- said on Friday.


Branson Pledges Billions to Fight Global Warming

Richard Branson of Virgin plans to invest in efforts to find renewable, sustainable energy sources.


Patent Fights Are a Legacy of MP3âs Tangled Origins

The $1.5 billion settlement against Microsoft is only one result of the music formatâs tangled history.


Oregon State suspends four players for the Insight Bowl against Notre Dame on Dec. 28.


20 years later, a film on the 1984 riots

Kaya Tharan is a moving tale about a young Sikh, deeply affected by the 1984 riots.


SunTrust Banks Inc. STI.N, the No. 7  U.S. bank, fired its chief credit officer and two other finance  executives after finding numerous errors in calculating how  much to set aside for bad loans, the company said on Wednesday.


Firms chosen to build anti-missile defense

Teams led by BAE Systems and Northrup Grumman were chosen Wednesday to build and test prototypes for anti-missile systems to defend US commercial planes against shoulder-fired rockets.


Kofi Annan declares US invasion of Iraq illegal

ELEANOR HALL: The Prime Minister has found himself again defending his policy on Iraq, after the United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, said today that the US-led invasion was illegal and that the elections planned for Iraq in January would not be


Jailed reporter contradicts Libby in perjury case

Former vice presidential aide Lewis "Scooter" Libby spoke to a reporter about a CIA operative on two occasions before he says he knew her identity, Libby's perjury trial heard on Tuesday.


'Iraqi Hitler' May Emerge from Unrest-Iraq President

Iraqi President Ghazi Yawar said in remarks published Monday that long-term instability in his country could give birth to an "Iraqi Hitler" if citizens continued to feel humiliated and despondent.


Republican Mike Huckabee's record on women's rights is coming under increased scrutiny, including his endorsement of the Southern Baptist Convention's stance that women should "submit graciously" to their husbands and his opposition to sending women into combat.


Drilling Down: More Google Queries Get Google Maps

Google appears to be promoting itself more aggressively in advertisements alongside search results.


Controversial Moves by Romanian President Before Exit

President Iliescu of Romania, who steps down this week, has made two controversial last-minute decisions designed to shock the public and the Romanian and foreign political elite.


Programma centrosinistra puntera' su crescita e giovani


Michael Moore's editorial-umentary calls for universal free healthcare.


One game, two sorts of must-win situations

No one will pitch Game 6 of the National League Championship Series while wearing a special knee-high boot, an industrial-strength ankle brace or a hard-to-scrub Thanksgiving turkey gravy stain.


A Campaign Retools to Seek Second Clinton Comeback

Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton have never faced a scrape quite like Tuesdayâs New Hampshire primary, when their would-be dynasty will be on the line.


Asian investors took advantage of a  pause in climbing oil prices on Thursday to buy beaten-down  technology stocks, autos and other exporters, snapping a  nine-session losing streak by Japan's key stock index.


Penny-pinching shoppers boost Wal-Mart profit

Wal-Mart Stores  on Tuesday  posted a better-than-expected quarterly profit as  penny-pinching U.S. shoppers scoured its discount stores for  low prices on necessities like food and laundry detergent to  offset tough economic conditions.


Unipetrol (Czech Republic), holding petrochemical company, is expected to see a record loss of nearly CEK 1.5 bil for 4Q 2006, according to analysts. The holding company Unipetrol is expected to decrease its profit by nearly 50% for all 2006 compared to 2005, according to analysts.


Oil prices increased on Monday for the first time in a week, reaching $43 a barrel after the US consulate in Saudi Arabia was attacked, and amid growing concerns that OPEC may try to stabilize oil prices after last week's sharp sell off.


Hudson: Takes more than fame to be happy

Kate Hudson knows it can be hard for some people to separate her from her famous mom, Goldie Hawn. "You can feel it when you walk into an audition," she told Vogue for its July issue. "Maybe I was right for a part and maybe I wasn't. I would always do the best I could, but I knew that if I was having an off day there would have been people sitting there whispering 'Goldie Hawn's daughter is horrible. She should really choose another career.' "


'Clever' Hamas strategy must be matched: Blair

Middle East envoy Tony Blair told The Times newspaper that the international community needed to match Hamas's "clever strategy" to secure a peace deal, in an interview published Saturday.


Starbucks' CEO Orin Smith will retire in March. Don't panic.


Web platform providers get developer rankings

Blog: EBay takes the top spot as web services provider although Microsoft continues to have developer loyalty.


Senators Clash With Nominee Over Torture and Limits of Law

The attorney general nominee declined to say if he considered harsh interrogation techniques to be torture.


SUNDAY, Dec. 30 (HealthDay News) -- If heart disease, stroke and certain cancers haven't been reason enough for men to quit smoking, consider this: The habit also increases the risk of erectile dysfunction.


BORMIO, Italy  - American Bode Miller blew away the field to claim his first World Cup win of the season in Saturday's men's downhill, according to provisional results.


The New York Yankees donated $1 million on Wednesday to a fund to aid the healing process at Virginia Tech following the mass killings last month.


Serbs, Albanians agree not to derail Kosovo talks

Serbian and Kosovo Albanian leaders made a commitment at talks in Vienna on Thursday not to do anything to endanger a new round of internationally mediated talks on the future of the breakaway province.


NASA seeks students for low gravity tests

Fancy a trip on the vomit comet? NASA is calling for US undergraduates to design and then take part in a series of lunar and zero gravity experiments. It wants submissions by 30 October.â¦


China promises action on slave labor claims

HONGTONG, China  - China has promised a sweeping crackdown on a slave labor scandal in a poor part of the country where poverty and unbridled growth have made work abuses commonplace.


Envoy sees no progress yet in N.Korea talks

The top U.S. negotiator in bruising nuclear disarmament talks with North Korea said on Tuesday no progress had been made and urged Pyongyang to come to the table with a realistic offer -- and a festive spirit.


Two French police officers are under formal investigation  over two deaths which prompted rioting in 2005.


Fired U.S. Attorney Says Lawmakers Pressured Him

A political tempest over the mass firing of federal prosecutors escalated yesterday with allegations from the departing U.S. attorney in New Mexico, who said that two members of Congress attempted to pressure him to speed up a probe of Democrats just before the November elections.


Report: Red Meat Ups Diabetes Risk in Older Women

Middle age and elderly women whose diets include a lot of red meat appear to have an increased risk of developing diabetes, according to a report in the medical journal Diabetes Care.


Delta, UPS pay big bucks to sponsor NY Fashion Week

When Scarlett Steakley tiptoed through   the tent doors of New York's Fashion Week, a few things jumped   out at the dazzled college student -- the paparazzi, the air   kisses ... and the bottled water.


On the road again, B.B. King preps new album

Three months. That was the  longest stretch B.B. King ever took off from the road. After  six weeks, however, that old antsy feeling came knocking.


McCain blasts report of alleged 'soft money' use

Sen. John McCain blasted a report in the Washington Post that said the Arizona Republican, who has campaigned against the use of "soft money," is using just those kinds of funds to support his GOP presidential nomination.


U.S. Suffers Deadliest Iraq Attack, 22 Killed

MOSUL, Iraq  - A guerrilla attack on a dining tent  at a U.S. base in Iraq killed 19 American soldiers and three  other people on Tuesday in the deadliest strike on U.S. forces  since last year's war to oust Saddam Hussein.


CHICAGO - Whether you're in the market for a good night's sleep or the eternal kind, there's now a discount store somewhere that has you covered.    On Monday, Costco Wholesale Corp., better known for bulk chicken and cases of soda, started test marketing caskets along side mattresses at a North Side Chicago store and one in suburban Oak Brook...


Two British girls accused of smuggling cocaine into the UK from Ghana are due to appear in court in the West African state.


Giants to play Dolphins in regular season game at Wembley

The New York Giants will face the Miami  Dolphins at London's Wembley Stadium this year in the first  regular season NFL game to be played outside North America,  commissioner Roger Goodell announced on Friday.


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Indonesia's former president Suharto dead: police

Indonesia's former president Suharto, who ruled with an iron fist for 32 years, has died, a senior police official told reporters on Sunday at the hospital where he was being treated.


Death toll rises in Chinese coal mine explosion

BEIJING Chinese rescuers a thousand feet underground have struggled closer today to a section of a collapsed mine shaft where they hoped to find 71 coal miners missing in a gas explosion.


24 Emaciated Boys Found At Baghdad Orphanage

BAGHDAD, June 20 -- U.S. and Iraqi troops discovered an orphanage with "24 severely malnourished and abused boys" 10 days ago in the al-Fajr neighborhood of northern Baghdad, the U.S. military said Wednesday. The boys, ages 3 to 15, "were found naked in a darkened room without any windows," the...


Beirut rally piles pressure on U.S.-backed govt

Hundreds of thousands of chanting protesters swamped Beirut on Sunday in a Hezbollah-led rally that marked a leap forward in the opposition's drive to unseat Lebanon's Western-backed government.


Newsweek says move intended to help talks with Spitzer

CHICAGO (CBS.MW) -- Jeffrey Greenberg may step down as early as Monday as chief executive of Marsh & McLennan, the insurance broker accused of rigging bids by New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, according a media report Sunday.


Top Researchers Ask Web Users to Join Science Grid

IBM and top scientific research  organizations are joining forces in a humanitarian effort to  tap the unused power of millions of computers and help solve  complex social problems.


Hot deal: Philips Bluetooth MP3/phone headphones, $18

Connect your MP3 player and phone audio in one fell swoop, on the cheap.


A Pakistani-British man suspected of involvement in an al Qaeda plot to blow up U.S.-bound airliners over the Atlantic has escaped from custody in the Pakistani capital, a senior official said on Sunday.


Robot development conference hits Silicon Valley

Most robotics business conferences are in Boston or Pittsburgh, but Robo Development brings the technology for creating commercial robots to San Jose


US Airways chief executive Bruce Lakefield said yesterday the airline would, as expected, ask a bankruptcy judge to impose temporary pay cuts on its


Kidnappers have released Sunday the cousin of Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi, Sky News reported. Ghazi Allawi, 75, was seized by gunmen from his Baghdad home on November 9, along with his wife and his pregnant daughter-in-law.


IAAF temporarily suspends Kenteris, Thanou

MONTE CARLO, Monaco - Greek sprinters Kostas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou temporarily were suspended Wednesday by track and field's world governing body, pending hearings on their doping cases.


Thai military rulers say they have agreed to hold talks with southern rebels - a policy shift from the former regime.


Taiwan Rescuers Dig Out 7 Bodies Buried in Landslide

Taiwan rescue workers dug out seven bodies from mud and rock in a mountain village that was hit by a devastating landslide triggered by Typhoon Aere, but eight still remained buried, officials said on Friday.


Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. Ltd. moved on Monday to prevent a hostile bid from U.S. cable company Liberty Media Corp., launching a plan to issue stock options that would dilute the stake of any predator.


Ask Jeeves Launches Personalized Web Search Service

Ask Jeeves Inc. (ASKJ.O: Quote, Profile, Research) , the third-biggest US Web search provider, late on Monday unveiled MyJeeves, a new product that helps users personalize their Internet searches.


An automaker has made the decision to recall over six hundred thousand vehicles due to pressure from the highway safety regulators.


STEVEN GERRARD stood and watched in disbelief, his hands on his hips, as his Liverpool team-mates contrived to undermine his latest rescue act by conceding an inexplicable


Teen Singer Keeps Elvis from Top of British Charts

Elvis Presley has stumbled in his  attempt to score a run of consecutive British No. 1's after his  1959 hit "A Fool Such As I" only reached second place,  according to sales data from the Official UK Charts Company  Sunday.


Germany Says Eager to Help Build Iraq Institutions

Germany is willing to help Iraq's  new government set up ministries and write a new constitution  following elections last weekend, German Interior Minister Otto  Schily said on Thursday.


Fractured Family Warmed by Its Bright Teenage Star

âThe Life of Ryanâ is a reality television milestone for one good reason: after years of commonersâ showboating, here comes a showboat who wants to be common.


The new rules are intended to protect would-be home buyers from unscrupulous lenders and, in a sense, from themselves.


Hamas challenges Egypt's bid to close Gaza border

RAFAH, Gaza Strip  - Egypt started to close its breached border with the Gaza Strip on Friday but Palestinian militants bulldozed a new opening in a challenge to Cairo and Israel's blockade of the Hamas-run territory.


Cardiovascular Risk with Celecoxib (Celebrex), UK Agency Informs

We have today been informed of new clinical trial data for celecoxib (Celebrex), showing an increased risk of heart attack, stroke and death (relative to placebo).


Postal union chiefs in Scotland criticise the Royal Mail after it failed to hit all 15 of its performance targets.


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


Electrical construction distributor Wesco International Inc. on Friday said it priced an offering of 10 million common shares at $26.25 each.


Iraq Bomb Kills 7, Year After Saddam Capture

A suicide car bomber killed at least  seven Iraqis at an entrance to Baghdad's Green Zone government  and U.S. diplomatic compound Monday, a year to the day since  U.S. forces captured Saddam Hussein.


Israel fights Fatah militants in West Bank city

NABLUS, West Bank  - An Israeli raid into a West Bank city dominated by Fatah gunmen drew accusations from Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad that Israel was trying to undermine his new government shorn of Hamas Islamists.


Fears over five more big-selling medicines in US

A senior United States drug official last night said he believed at least another five medicines at present on sale needed further scrutiny in the wake of recent health scares.


Nikkei moves higher as airline stocks gain

The Nikkei average changed course and  moved higher on Friday as investors scooped up Advantest Corp  and others that were seen to have fallen too much.


President Bush said on Friday that Americans had to judge who would keep them safer from terrorism, portraying Senator John Kerry as dangerously naÃ¯ve and so


Supermarket group reports better sales figures than expected but warns of tough year ahead


U.S. Report Finds Dismal Training of Afghan Police

Five years after the fall of the Taliban, the police force in Afghanistan is largely incapable of carrying out routine tasks, a report said.


Newspaper Publishers Still Waiting for Ad Recovery

U.S. newspaper publishers expected  advertising to rebound this year after a slump of more than two  years. They're still waiting.


Bulgaria Marks World Heart Day ... |read|

Lifestyle: 26 September 2004, Sunday. People in Sofia could go out and walk for health on the World Heart Day (WHD)- September 26.


Market rises on report of Countrywide deal talk

Stocks rose on Thursday after a Wall Street Journal report that Bank of America  is in talks to buy mortgage lender Countrywide Financial Corp  sent financial stocks higher.


Oil Rises on Nigeria, Norway Disruptions; OPEC May Curb Output

Crude oil rose from a three-month low on disruptions to supply from Nigeria and Norway and after OPEC members said they may need to cut output after prices plunged.


Singer Michael Jackson lawyers request that his accuser is not referred to as a 'victim' during his forthcoming trial.


American tanks have reportedly encircled the Imam Ali shrine in the Iraqi city of Najaf, after intensively bombarding rebel positions overnight.


French Edith Piaf biopic, La Vie En Rose, wins the most Baftas including best actress for Marion  Cotillard while Atonement wins best picture


Donnie Thompson Joins East Carolina Staff

GREENVILLE, NC - Donnie Thompson has been named assistant head coach and defensive line coach at East Carolina University according to an announcement from newly-appointed head football coach Skip Holtz Tuesday.


Oscar winner "Lives of Others" set for remake

The Oscar-winning German spy drama "The Lives of Others" is set to be remade as an English-language movie, Daily Variety reported in its Thursday edition.


Microsoft Purchase of RIM Nice to Consider, but Unlikely

Rumored acquisition could benefit both companies, but according to analysts RIM's high price tag means the rumors are likely just that.


Local and Shopping Search Are Growing Among Internet Users  According to a recent consumer search behavior study conducted by BizRate.com and The Kelsey Group of 3,887 online respondents, findings show that while general search engines rank the highest in terms of usage, with 72 percent indicating they use general search engines ...


Japan's ruling party to choose Abe's successor September 23

Japan's ruling party is to choose a successor to outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on September 23, a senior lawmaker said Thursday.


Court to hear arguments over anti-gay marriage amendment

An amendment to the Louisiana Constitution banning gay marriages will be taken up Wednesday by the state Supreme Court on a tricky legal question â-nd not the marriage issue itself.


Meteorologists know many factors influence the intensity and direction of a hurricane. Unfortunately, none of those factors seemed to be in Florida's favor Sunday as Hurricane Frances moved through the Atlantic.


A senior lawyer with special security clearance will no longer represent terror suspects in protest over anti-terror laws.


In the science wing at Enterprise High School, Marisa Younanian huddled for hours with her classmates in the protection of an interior hallway as tornado sirens wailed throughout town. They joked and thought about how hungry they were.


Giggs misses out on Fergie's 1000th party

Ryan Giggs was forced to sit out tonightâs Champions League encounter with Lyon at Old Trafford as Manchester United looked to mark Alex Fergusonâs 1000th game in charge by sealing a place in the last 16.


Iraqi has German jail term, terror listing lifted

An Iraqi Kurd sentenced to seven years'  jail in Germany last year for aiding the Iraqi insurgency is  being freed early and removed from a United Nations terrorism  blacklist, sources close to the case say.


A protein essential to the growth of melanoma has been identified, providing a target for halting the deadly skin cancer. American researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Children's Hospital Boston


A body found in Iraq first thought to be that of 24-year-old Japanese hostage Shosei Koda is now likely to be someone else, according to Japanese officials.


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I keep getting a message that says âCritical error message â Registry damaged and corrupted.â After years of using Windows, Iâve never heard of this. Is this a virus?


MANCHESTER, England - United States team captain Claudio Reyna will probably miss the next two World Cup qualifiers because of an injured left quadriceps.


European Union consumer chief Meglena Kuneva has hit out at Apple Inc.'s bundling of its popular iPod music players and its iTunes online music store, according to German weekly magazine Focus.


India deny Australia a record 17th straight victory by dismissing them for 340 to win the third Test by 72 runs.


Circuit City posts unexpected loss, shares drop

Circuit City Stores Inc.  reported an unexpected quarterly loss on Tuesday as the retailer cut prices on hot electronics like flat-panel televisions and computers to lure customers into its stores during the holiday shopping season.


A hijacker who diverted a flight to Italy was a Christian convert facing arrest in Turkey for fleeing the army.


At Conference, Five Would-Be First Ladies Speak Out

LONG BEACH, Calif., Oct. 23 -- Despite news reports casting them as leading voices in their husbands' campaigns, the spouses of several of the 2008 presidential candidates played down their influence at a joint appearance Tuesday.


Ruth W. Messinger is the president and executive director of American Jewish World Service, an international development and emergency relief organization.


Chad's president said Thursday he was "ready to pardon" six French aid workers convicted in December of trying to kidnap over 100 children they said were orphans from Darfur.


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San Diego Padres Team Report - September 14

(Sports Network) - The San Diego Padres take aim at their third consecutive victory tonight, when they continue a huge four-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium.


Gere stars as John Clark, a man with a wonderful job, a charming wife (Susan Sarandon) and a loving family.....


An Egyptian woman dies of bird flu, bringing the number of confirmed deaths from the virus in Egypt to 13.


Why Jews Should Care About the âJesus Tombâ

Our rabbi reflects on the claim that Christâs tomb has been found.


Perhaps this was merely the latest string that Coach Bill Belichick pulled to make his perfectly choreographed puppets dance, to prove that there was no discipline


Few Glitches Reported in Early Fla. Voting

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Voters began casting ballots Monday in Florida, encountering long lines at the polls and a few ballot box glitches four years after the 2000 presidential election fiasco...


EU summit draft backs binding renewables target

A draft final statement at a European Union summit on Friday set a binding target of 20 percent of renewable sources in EU energy consumption by 2020 in an ambitious strategy to fight climate change.


Australians voted today in an election which offered the choice between a conservative government that unreservedly backs the United States and its Iraq war and a Labour opposition seeking stronger ties in Asia.


r. David Graham, a Food and Drug Administration drug safety reviewer, told a Senate committee last week that the agency had left the nation "virtually defenseless" against dangerous medications


2 Americans and Briton Are Kidnapped by Rebels in Baghdad

Insurgents kidnapped two American and one British contractor in a brazen dawn raid on their home in one of Baghdad's most upscale neighborhoods, underscoring the rapidly


NBA Wrap: O'Neal Pours in 40 Points as Miami Wins

Shaquille O'Neal scored a season-high 40 points and added 12 rebounds and five blocked shots to drive the host Miami Heat past the Washington Wizards 106-83 Monday.


Security forces in India-administered Kashmir say they have killed a top commander of a separatist group.


Former Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy has been "spoken to" by police for smoking on a train.


Astana - Tokyo. October 28. KAZINFORM quotes CNN -- A woman who survived four days buried in a van with her children has died hours after being rescued, Japanese hospital officials said.


Woodgate re-injures thigh during scrimmage

Madrid, Spain (Sports Network) - Real Madrid and English international defender Jonathan Woodgate re-injured his left thigh during practice Thursday.


France to boycott Syria over Lebanon crisis

France will have no more contact with Syria until Damascus shows its willingness to let Lebanon end its current crisis and appoint a new president, President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Sunday.


Most Diversity Training Ineffective, Study Finds

Most diversity training efforts at American companies are ineffective and even counterproductive in increasing the number of women and minorities in managerial positions, according to an analysis that turns decades of conventional wisdom, government policy and court rulings on their head.


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HOUSTON -- Oil giant Exxon Mobil Corp. said yesterday it will spend some of its record profits on more than 20 new global projects in the next three years, investments expected to add 1 million oil-equivalent barrels a day to the company's volumes at peak production.


Singh shows Ryder Cup losers what they missed

In the wake of America's crushing defeat in the Ryder Cup there were calls for the annexation of the Pacific island of Fiji. Having the world No 1 on their team might or might not have helped the US at Oakland Hills.


Huge search on for missing in Nepal bridge collapse

Troops joined police searching Wednesday for hundreds of people missing a day after a bridge collapsed killing 16 and injuring 40 more in a steep river gorge in Nepal, officials said.


Chambers: Cisco CEO Teams With Bill Gates To Combat Hackers

Chief Executive John Chambers and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates may have different leadership styles. And their firms certainly specialize in disparate aspects of the computer-Internet spectrum.


Two police officers test positive for low levels of radiation contamination

Two London police officers have tested positive for low traces of the polonium radiation that apparently killed former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko, but both are well, the police said.


Eight Dead, Five Missing After Commuter Plane Crash In Missouri

At least eight people died in the crash of a Corporate Airlines commuter plane Tuesday south of Kirksville, Mo. A man and a woman survived the crash and were taken to a nearby hospital.


His legacy has been shaped not in the manner in which he would have chosen, but such is the fate that has been dealt Colin Montgomerie, who appears content with his lot in life.


In Mozambique, vote to bring change at top

MAPUTO, Mozambique -- Mozambique's poor, many carrying small children, trudged along narrow dirt roads in oppressive heat yesterday to pick a replacement for the president who has ruled this downtrodden African country for the past 18 years.


Polish defense chief talks missiles on U.S. visit

The Bush administration is optimistic it can strike a deal with Poland to house defensive missiles on Polish soil as part of a missile shield for Europe, a U.S. official said on Tuesday.


Say what? Yang's right as Yahoo's CTO, Semel says

Blog: There's no small irony in Terry Semel's suggestion last week that Jerry Yang "think hard about being our CTO."


A Spaniard has become the first woman in the world to receive a double hand transplant.


Bosch plans fresh India investment to tap growing vehicle market

German maker of car parts and electrical household goods Robert Bosch said it would invest 10 billion rupees (217 million dollars) in India to take advantage of the country's fast-growing vehicle market.


Graeme Souness felt his Newcastle United side failed to cope with Bnei Sakhnin's tactics during a 2-0 first leg Uefa Cup victory at St James Park that saw Nicky Butt and Abbass Swan of Bnei Sakhnin sent off and five visiting players booked.


British PM Tony Blair sends condolences to victim of Chicoutimi disaster

BALATONOSZOD, Hungary (CP) - In his first remarks since the submarine fire that killed a Canadian crew member last week, British Prime Minister Tony Blair expressed his sympathy Friday and promised that his government would co-operate completely with the investigation into the disaster aboard HMCS Chicoutimi.


Virginia Tech can now proclaim itself the Atlantic Coast Conference's best team — and no one can argue.


China uncovers "worms, substandard goods" from U.S.

China has found microscopic worms in wooden packaging from the United States and uncovered substandard U.S. vitamin pills and fish oil for children, Chinese media said on Friday in the latest volley of cross-border accusations.


Thaksin to return to Thailand before May: foreign minister

Deposed prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will return to Thailand from a self-imposed exile before May, the kingdom's new foreign minister said Friday.


More money would be raised from "green" taxes under the Tories, says shadow chancellor George Osborne.


Two schoolboys die and at least are injured as a series of attacks hit the troubled Somali capital of Mogadishu.


New Blackburn boss Mark Hughes has said that the job offer was an oppurtunity he couldn't afford to turn down. Former Wales boss Hughes was unveiled at Ewood Park this morning, after being appointed last night


JP Morgan Chase (JPM:NYSE - news - research) and IBM (IBM:NYSE - news - research) are getting a divorce, ending a $5 billion computer outsourcing deal just two years after it began.


An international team of scientists described this week one of the most cataclysmic events in the universe, cosmic cannibalism in which one massive galaxy cluster is gobbling its smaller neighbor.


The U.S. cattle industry anxiously  awaited government test results, expected as early as Monday,  that will determine if the United States has a second case of  the deadly mad cow disease, industry officials said.


Willie Nelson hasn't forgotten the town that knew him before he was famous.


Vitamin E may fight colds in the elderly

BEIJING, Aug.19(Xinhuanet) -- A new study shows that Vitamin E may protect the elderly from getting colds.


Delta IV Heavy Demo Launch Comes Up Short

WASHINGTON -- The early shutdown of the Delta 4 Heavyâs propulsion system during the Boeing-built rocketâs demonstration launch Tuesday prevented three satellites on board from reaching orbit.


Here are a few things you may not associate with the rich and famous: working as a janitor. Being part of an


Threat of Hurricane Ivan Prompts Evacuation of Florida Keys

The Florida Keys are much quieter - and emptier - Saturday now that thousands of residents have fled because of the threat of Hurricane Ivan.


Gunman slain after killing 1, wounding 19 in Montreal

MONTREAL -- A young man in a black trench coat and a mohawk haircut opened fire yesterday at a college in downtown Montreal, slaying a young woman and wounding at least 19 other people before police shot and killed him, witnesses and authorities said.


Scottish girl 'will run away again': father

A Scottish schoolgirl who sparked an international custody fight by running away to Pakistan and was mandated to return to her mother in Britain "will run away again", her father said in an interview published in The Daily Telegraph.


The Palestinian struggle is greater than Arafat

The Palestinian struggle for freedom and independence is larger than the late President Yasser Arafat. The decades-long symbolism that Arafat embodied should not be underestimated.


Disgraced media tycoon Conrad Black is told he can remain free on bail until his sentencing in November.


Governor-Elect Declared in Washington Recounts

Fifty-eight days after the election, Christine O. Gregoire was declared the governor-elect of Washington on Thursday, the official winner by an infinitesimal margin after two recounts in a historically close race.


Physical punishment, yelling more likely to raise aggressive kids ...

TORONTO (CP) - When firmly spoken words fail to prevent junior from throwing CDs across the room at his younger sister, many parents resort to physical punishment or yelling.


Eight injured in train crash in northwest England

Eight passengers were seriously injured when a high-speed London-to-Glasgow train derailed in northwest England late on Friday, rescue services said.


By Genaro C. Armas  STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - These creepy critters enjoy nice long picnics in the woods.   The leaf-eating gypsy moth caterpillars are out in force in parts of the mid-Atlantic following a warm, dry spring - just the kind of weather that can make the insects thrive.


Michael Owen scores his first goal for Real Madrid, plus a round of Tuesday's Champions League games.


China has secretly executed a man who protested against the controversial Pubugou dam project, his lawyer says.


Former Wales international Savage to join Derby

Robbie Savage is set to join Derby following Blackburn's agreement of a fee for the former Wales midfielder who is expected to discuss terms with Rams officials on Tuesday afternoon.


Mr. Obama has become the Pied Piper of the Democratic race, walking off with a larger chunk of young voters than any other recent presidential candidate.


Thorpedo Sinks Phelps' Shot at Spitz Mark

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


As flip-flops hit the pavement and barbecue grills ignite, some of the biggest artists are packing their bags to get the summer concert season started.


Links to the week's topics from search engine forums across the web: Hack Your Competition Out of Organic Search - MSN And Yahoo Join Google With Sitemaps - How Local Search And SEM Relates - What to Look for When Purchasing Links? - What Tools Does An SEO Guru Use? and more.


The housing market will stagnate rather than slump, economists insisted after figures from the Halifax revealed a 1.1 per cent drop in prices last month.


PLAYBILL.COM'S THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW: The Curse Is Off

Playbill - Theatre historians take note. A Macbeth not cursed by fate or the critics arrived in town this week.


Then, With a Touch of Now, and a Fully Charged Prodigal Son

The three ballets in New York City Balletâs new âTraditionsâ program were created over 50 years.


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Tar Heels win 1st ACC tourney since 1998

Shrugging off eight years of frustration in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament, North Carolina beat Tobacco Road rivals North Carolina State 89-80 Sunday for the Tar Heels' first league title since 1998.


Nokia wades into new music, gaming services

Nokia , the world's top mobile phone maker, unveiled on Wednesday a new online music store, new top-end handsets and a global gaming service as it takes on recent rival U.S. rival Apple .


31 reported dead in Indonesia plane crash

JAKARTA, INDONESIA - At least 31 people died in a plane crash in Indonesia on Tuesday, after a passenger jet's landing went wrong amid heavy rain.


Now, a screensaver to shield against spam

A screen saver may now be your shield against spam websites, all thanks to a screen saver dveloped by Internet portal Lycos ,which is capable of making spam servers go flat by overloading them with continuous spam requests.


Afghanistan, liberato Hanefi Prodi: 'agito con discrezione'

Finalmente a casa, il funzionario dell’ospedale di Emergency tenuto prigioniero dai Servizi afgani dopo l'intervento nel rapimento di Daniele Mastrogiacomo


CBS Names Panel to Probe Bush Guard Story

NEW YORK - CBS News appointed a former Republican Cabinet member and a retired news executive Wednesday to investigate its discredited "60 Minutes" report on President Bush's National Guard service.    Dick Thornburgh, attorney general in the Reagan and first Bush administrations and former Pennsylvania governor, will start work immediately with Louis D...


France is to launch a global French-language satellite TV news channel next year, Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin has announced.


The Sonos Digital Music System lets you listen to the Rhapsody music subscription service, tagging any song for addition to your collection, using only a remote control as an interface. In Listening Post.


Arts & entertainment: As the 60th Cannes festival draws to a close, who will walk away with the big prize tonight, asks Jason Solomons.


Kim takes four-stroke lead at State Farm Classic

Christina Kim followed a record-tying opening round with a 6-under 66 Friday to take a four-stroke lead midway through the LPGA State Farm Classic.


'Piu' le donne si avvicinano al potere piu' sono massacrate'


Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Friday she had ordered a "full and complete review" of security practices for U.S. diplomats following a deadly weekend incident in Iraq


Surface computers: debunking Microsoft and Han

More on the 3D, tabletop UI Letters My recent article 'Why Microsoft innovation is only Surface deep' prompted a number of Reg readers to pick up their keyboards in anger. I had anticipated knee-jerk claims of gratuitous "MS bashing", but these aside, the feedback has mostly been supportive.â¦


Napoli, 19:59 - CALCIO, NUOVO STADIO NAPOLI: STOP DEL MINISTERO DELLA DIFESA

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Sun Microsystems will acquire software company MySQL for $1 billion, the companies said.


US Officials to Pressure China on Trade at Beijing Summit

US officials visiting Beijing this weekend will press China to limit textile exports and crack down harder on piracy, reflecting pressure for trade concessions ahead of US elections in November, economists and trade lawyers said.


A new online service developed by three nonprofit environmental groups is facilitating attempts to unsubscribe to unwanted mail catalogs.


Momenta announces a delay in the FDA review of its lead drug.


Bush Terror Point Man Quits After Botched Report

President Bush's point man for  international terrorism policy has quit several months after  botching a major report, the most well-known figure known to  have resigned since Bush's re-election.


All 19 people on board a Polish EADS Casa military transport aircraft died when it crashed as it was coming in to land at Miroslawiec airport in northwest Poland, the Polish airforce said Thursday.


Heavy snowfall shut five British airports Thursday and forced the cancellation of some train service in England and Wales.Comment


Roma, 13:34 - CALCIO, ROMA; DE ROSSI: POSSIAMO GIOCARE ALLA PARI CON TUTTI

Daniele De Rossi ha già archiviato la rotonda vittoria in Champions della Roma con lo Shakhta...


Palestinian FM: US Elections Hinder Peace Process

Palestinian Foreign Minister Nabil Shaat said earlier today that the US presidential elections, which will be held on November 2, have impaired the Middle East peace process.


Serbs to say "No" to EU over Kosovo independence

The Serb parliament is expected to adopt a resolution on Wednesday implicitly rejecting membership of the European Union and NATO if the West recognizes the independence of Kosovo.


The Vancouver Canucks have called a news conference for Wednesday morning at GM Place to announce the sale of a percentage of the National Hockey League club.


Bush Glosses Over Complex Facts in Speech

President Bush glossed over some complicating realities in Iraq, Afghanistan and the home front in arguing the case Americans are safer and his opponent cannot deliver.


A watchdog seeks public opinion on women donating their eggs for scientific research.


Here's a list of Major League Baseball players listed in the Mitchell Report.


Beckham said he had turned down a part in "The Pink Panther," a prequel to the 1964 film made famous by Peter Sellers. The new movie, to be released next summer, stars Steve Martin as Inspector Clouseau.


Smith Habitat Fund Set Up: Volunteer Died in Plane Crash

By Joshua Norman, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Sep. 9--Pat Smith died en route to doing what he loved: building hope for people who have little.


The Van Gogh Museum said it bought 55 letters written by Vincent van Gogh that give important information about the 19th century painter's world view and development of his artistic thought.


States Will Get More Time for Secure ID Plan

The Bush administration will announce today that states will have more than five additional years to comply with its controversial nationwide Real ID program, the second such delay in a year, people briefed on the plan said yesterday.


TB Care Will Save 500,000 Lives in Africa-Experts

As many as half a million lives could be saved every year in Africa if governments combine their approach to tackle a rampant AIDS epidemic with measures to treat tuberculosis, health experts said on Tuesday.


He was down in the count, 0 and 2, but on these magical October days for the Boston Red Sox, Jason Varitek's first-inning dilemma in last night's Game 2 of the World Series hardly rated as desperate.


French soldiers landed in Lebanon on Saturday, the first reinforcements for an expanded U.N. peacekeeping force tasked with keeping the truce in the Israel-Hezbollah conflict.


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One has to wonder: with 1:37 left in regulation and Miami getting its hands on the ball one last time, did the Orange Bowl crowd - let alone America - think the Hurricanes were still going to beat Florida State again?


After 18 years in power, President Joachim Chissano is stepping down and five candidates are vying for his post. The leading candidates are from two parties which fought a destructive civil war which ended in 1992.


CORRECTED: Siebel Sees Sales Topping Street

Business software maker Siebel Systems Inc.  on Monday said third-quarter revenue would beat Wall Street estimates, driven by a rebound in licensing revenue, sending its shares up 14 percent.


Microsoft settles Iowa class action suit

Terms of the settlement in one of the last state antitrust cases have not been disclosed yet.


China's Yi surprised to be picked by Milwaukee

China's Yi Jianlian, the first overseas player taken in the 2007 NBA Draft, said he was surprised at being selected with the sixth pick by the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday.


A US Army and Iraqi military convoy passes through after conducting a joint search operation in the Sadr City neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2004.


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The High Street bank could be facing legal action over the transfer sensitive customer data overseas to call centres in India.


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Try lower, says Oracle CEO Larry Ellison on the witness stand in Delaware's Court of Chancery.


SunGard tops list of bidders for Misys: sources

U.S. software firms SunGard Data Systems  and Fiserv Inc  top the list of suitors expected to  submit bids for UK software company Misys by a deadline set for  later this week, sources close to the matter said on Monday.


Co-pilot blamed in NY crash that killed 265

WASHINGTON, DC - An error by the co-pilot caused the second-worst air disaster in US history, which killed 265 people in November 2001, National Transportation Safety Board staff said Tuesday.


Corn and Soybean Prices Survive Forecast

Corn and soybean prices were slightly  higher on Friday, bouncing back from early losses made after a  government report said U.S. farmers this year would harvest  more bushels of each commodity than ever before.


Suicide Bombers Kill 14 Iraqis in Surge of Violence

Suicide bombers killed 14 members of  Iraq's fledgling security forces near a U.S. marine base west  of Baghdad and at a checkpoint to the north on Saturday amid a  spate of insurgent attacks across the country.


Two years in a row, the Patriots' veteran outside linebacker has made the biggest play at exactly the right moment to maintain the separation between the Colts and true greatness.


Antique steam train carries flag for Serbian tourism revival

A small train climbs up the mountain of Chargan, near Serbia's border with Bosnia, fulfiling a 100-year-old prophecy in a landscape of forests and ravines, the scene of Serbia-based director Emir Kusturica's latest film, "Life is a Miracle."


Otto mesi a un tossicodipendente, altri 40 sono fuggiti


Columnists: The Latest Tool in Competition: Hacking

A new federal case illustrates the role computer intrusion is taking in the high-stakes world of niche Internet commerce.


Tim Henman, Andy Murray and Greg Rusedski launch their US Open challenges at Flushing Meadows on Wednesday.


India hits out at changes to the voting structure of the IMF after it sees its share of the vote decrease.


Reservoirs Closed After Carcinogen Is Found

A rare sunlight and chlorine reaction tainted the water of two reservoirs that supply drinking water to Los Angeles with a cancer-causing chemical, utility officials said Friday.


Current European Union Legislation and Directives Are Cited For Hazardous Chemicals Inside New Report

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c51923)  has announced the addition of Hazardous Chemicals: Control and  Regulation in the European Market to their offering.


Delray Beach, 10:08 - TENNIS, ATL DELRAY BEACH: SANGUINETTI FUORI NEI QUARTI

Davide Sanguinetti è stato eliminato dei quarti di finale del torneo Atp di Delray Beach (cem...


Cowboys safety Williams suspended for horse-collar tackle

Dallas Cowboys Pro Bowl safety Roy  Williams was suspended for one game for committing his third  horse-collar tackle of the season, the National Football League  said.


Black box shows derailed train in Australia going too fast

The train that derailed in eastern Australia Tuesday and saw at least 100 people injured was going at twice the permitted speed, according to information from the black box it carried.


United States, Canada win World Junior Hockey openers

Defending champion United States and tournament favorite Canada flexed their offensive muscle in the opening round of the World Junior Hockey Championship on Saturday.


IBM Throws Open Its Doors In Second Life

TechWeb - IBM will allow non-IBMers to traipse through the 3D replicas of its real world premises that are located in the virtual world of Second Life.


U.S. urged to reassess claim against North Korea

The United States should reexamine a  questionable charge that North Korea has a covert uranium  enrichment program, a key American complaint against Pyongyang  that could complicate the new nuclear weapons deal, experts  said on Wednesday.


The new product, dubbed Google SMS, will see mobile phone users send simple queries to the US-only SMS shortcode 46645, which spells "GOOGL" on most phones.


Four-decade saga ends in freedom for US defector to North Korea

TOKYO  - The US Army freed soldier Charles Jenkins, who defected to North Korea in 1965 but was given leniency so he could start a new life with the Japanese wife whom he met in the Stalinist state.


Australia leg spinner Shane Warne shows his broken thumb which forced him to withdraw from the team for the fourth Test against India at the Wankhede Stadium, in Mumbai, on Wednesday.


North Carolina has lost 160,000 manufacturing jobs under President Bush and is home to Sen. John Kerry's running mate, Sen. John Edwards. A Democratic state? Hardly.


Iraqi PM heads to Iran seeking "no interference"

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki   will deliver a blunt message to fellow Shi'ite Islamists in   Tehran on Tuesday that they should not interfere in Iraq's   affairs.


Uncooled vaccines could revolutionize public health

A new science technique inspired by natural processes millions of years old could revolutionize public health care by allowing vaccines to be stored for years without refrigeration, British scientists announced.


A luglio il disavanzo ha raggiunto 6,33 mld di sterline


US Struggles to Develop Auto Safety Analysis System

U.S. regulators have yet to complete  an advanced system for fully analyzing crash data to identify  defects four years after the deadly Firestone tire debacle  prompted an overhaul of federal auto safety oversight, a  government watchdog said on Friday.


Hewitt Wins Long Island, Sends U.S. Open Warning

COMMACK, New York  - Former world number one  Lleyton Hewitt hammered out a warning to his rivals for next  week's U.S. Open as he demolished Peru's Luis Horna 6-3, 6-1,  to win the Long Island Cup on Sunday.


NEW YORK - To promote its first season under its new general manager, Peter Gelb, the Metropolitan Opera will give away 3,000 free tickets to Friday's dress rehearsal of Puccini's "Madama Butterfly." The tickets will be given away on a first-come, first-served basis beginning at 10 a.m.


Per entrare basta mostrare un codice a barre sul telefonino


Greenway board pressing nonprofits to finish projects

The nonprofit institutions designated to build cultural facilities on the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway in downtown Boston soon will be required to show progress by a newly emboldened board that monitors the project.


A mother claims the death of her husband at the hands of their son could have been avoided with the right care.


TONY EASTLEY: A visit to American troops who've been stationed in Iraq has not gone according to plan for the US Secretary of Defence, Donald Rumsfeld.


A day after Iraqi civilians were killed in a mistaken US bombing near Mosul, more civilians died in a shooting near Baghdad yesterday in which circumstances were unclear but American troops were initially ...


England win toss and field against Pakistan

England captain Andrew Strauss won the toss and elected to field in the fifth and final one-day international against Pakistan at Edgbaston here.


Redeployment is Britain's duty, official says

LONDON - British Defense Secretary Geoff Hoon said yesterday Britain "would fail in its duty" if it refused a United States request to redeploy British troops into dangerous conditions closer to Baghdad to free up American soldiers for combat operations


China is to invest nearly $20bn (Â£11bn) in Argentina over the next 10 years, Argentine officials say.


As worries for its anemia drugs abate, investors will start to worry about Merck and Novartis.


PHILADELPHIA - Workers at a downtown boutique called police after unexpectedly receiving two buckets of marijuana worth $90,000. Police were called to Fusion on Saturday after employees received the two packages of marijuana totaling about 20 pounds.


LONDON Smoking will be banned in most public places in England, including restaurants and any pub or bar that serves food, the government announced Tuesday.


Web Site: Iraq Qaeda Group Claims Suicide Bomb

The al Qaeda wing in Iraq claimed responsibility for a suicide bomb attack near an Iraqi army recruitment center in Baghdad which killed at least 21 people on Tuesday, according to an Internet statement.


Australia Seven rules out ITV share sale

Australia's second-ranked television broadcaster, Seven Network, says British-based ITV is not about to sell its stake in Seven.


O.J. Simpson charged with kidnapping, armed robbery

O.J. Simpson, the former American football star acquitted of double murder in 1995, was charged on Tuesday with kidnapping, armed robbery and assault in a dispute over sports memorabilia at a Las Vegas hotel.


Licenza in Pastorale Biblica e Liturgica allÂUPS di Roma Roma (Agenzia Fides) - Anche nel prossimo anno accademico 2006/07, la FacoltÃ  di Teologia della Pontificia UniversitÃ  Salesiana (UPS) attiverÃ  un curricolo di licenza in Teologia Pastorale con specializzazione in Bibbia e Liturgia. Il percorso Ã¨ orie...


Coming to America: Beckhams arrive in LA

Footballer David Beckham and his pop star wife Victoria were met by a crush of fans and photographers at Los Angeles International Airport as the celebrity couple embarked on a new chapter in the United States.


Turkish warplanes attack PKK rebels in Iraq

Turkish warplanes attacked Kurdish rebel  positions across the border in the mountains of northern Iraq  early on Sunday, the military General Staff said in a  statement.


A former state lawmaker made drunken boasts about his legislative maneuvers on behalf of an oil field services company but did not swap official acts for bribes, his attorney said in closing arguments Monday.


CIA "kidnap" victim eyes political career in Egypt

An Egyptian cleric who says he was kidnapped by the CIA in Italy and flown to Egypt for torture is considering a political career in his home country thanks to the fame the case has brought him.


Reunited Van Halen to rock Arena Oct. 30

They may not get the best of both worlds, but local Van Halen fans could very well be standing on top of the world on Oct. 30. According to the local rumour mill, that's the night the legendary rock quartet are slated to return to the Winnipeg ...


Eastman Kodak Restructures Plants Overseas

Eastman Kodak Co., the world's largest maker of photographic film, said Tuesday it will restructure manufacturing plants in Britain and France as part of the company's three-year program to reduce worldwide employment by 12,000 to 15,000 and cut total facilities square footage by one-third.


Spacecraft Creates the First Hiking Maps of Mars

Scientists using data from the HRSC experiment onboard ESA's Mars Express spacecraft have produced the first 'hiker's maps' of Mars.


Duped CBS Regrets Airing Disputed Bush Memos

In an enormous blow to its credibility, CBS News on Monday said it had been deliberately misled over the authenticity of documents it aired in a story challenging President Bush's military service.


No. 23 Boise State's streak on line Friday

BOISE, Idaho - No. 23 Boise State attempts to stretch the longest winning steak in Division I to 15 games Friday when it hosts Brigham Young of the Mountain West Conference.


LOS ANGELES  - "The Painted Veil" sets a few fine actors to work with one of W. Somerset Maugham's 1920s tales of Occidentals confronting the Far East and their own tangled emotional lives.


Bush echoed Wilsonian themes in an address that linked US security to the global spread of freedom, and even his domestic policies to freedom.


Cheney stumps in DeLay's former district

Vice President Dick Cheney on Wednesday gave a critical financial boost to the Republican candidate running a last-minute, write-in campaign to claim former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay's seat.


Sony BMG Settles Suits Over Antipiracy Program

Sony BMG will pay $1.5 million and thousands more in customer refunds to settle lawsuits over music CDs that installed a hidden antipiracy program on consumersâ computers.


Another bump in Microsoft's Windows roadmap

Microsoft Corp has re-stated plans to ship an updated version of Windows Server 2003 next year, but removed a major security component from the planned operating system.


Intel  on Tuesday posted  quarterly results and an outlook behind Wall Street targets,  sending its shares down 15 percent and stoking concerns about a  U.S. recession and further stock market sell-offs.


China's premier Thursday called for deepened financial-sector reform to improve the country's investing environment.


Matthew Hoggard and Andrew Flintoff claimed three wickets each as England restricted South Africa to 273 for seven on day one of the First Test in Port Elizabeth on Friday.


WARRIORS NOTEBOOK Washington fans have W's on their minds

To hear Larry Hughes tell it, the fans in Washington are a bit confused about which basketball team holds their interest. "It's always talked-about now.


Piacenza, 18:34 - VOLLEY, PIACENZA: INGAGGIATO GRANVORKA, NAZIONALE FRANCESE

Il Copra Berni Piacenza ha ingaggiato lo schiacciatore francese Frantz Granvorka, 31 anni, da tempo ...


Israel feuds with with UN agency set up to aid Palestinians

For years, Israel has feuded with the UN refugee agency for Palestinians, and recently Israel thought it had found a smoking gun to press its case.


Cosi' il direttore generale Ania su dati del 2007


The National Football League said on   Thursday it will stream a full season of live games over the   Internet to gridiron fans outside of North America.


No. 11 Connecticut overwhelms George Mason, 76-44, on Monday night. Barbara Turner leads the Huskies with 14 points.


Wide attacks threatened if US enters Fallujah

BAGHDAD -- Insurgent groups have vowed to unleash a wave of bloody attacks in seven provinces, including Baghdad, if US forces enter their stronghold in the city of Fallujah, representatives of jihad and resistance groups said.


Gates Hits NATO Allies' Role in Afghanistan

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and the top U.S. commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan yesterday issued a blunt assessment of the alliance's shortcomings in that country, arguing that the unwillingness of some member states to risk combat casualties is threatening NATO's future and undermining...


In provincia Diyala abitazioni piene di esplosivi


London's Metropolitan Police return some money seized from impeached Nigerian Governor Joshua Dariye.


Rescue of Fishermen Buoys Hopes In Islands

PORT BLAIR, India, Jan. 4 -- It was just before sunset on the first day of the new year. The helicopter circled above Campbell Bay Island for hours, searching for tsunami survivors marooned on the southernmost points of the Nicobar Islands.


US Army specialist pleads guilty to abusing prisoners

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- A US Army specialist has pleaded guilty to abusing inmates at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq and a military judge has accepted the admission.


Update 10: Krispy Kreme 2Q Earnings Miss Estimates

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc., which has been transformed from Wall Street's darling into the bane of carb-conscious consumers, scaled back its expansion plans Thursday after posting second-quarter profits that fell far short of expectations.


An African musician and a family member both contracted a non-contagious form of anthrax, apparently from imported animal skins used to make drums, officials said Wednesday.


WPP yesterday scored a victory for the big-is-best approach to the advertising business by winning a â¬1bn (Â£700m) Unilever account ahead of two smaller rivals.


Two Held for Alleged New York Subway Bomb Plot

Police arrested two men on suspicion  of plotting to bomb a New York subway station, but the case had  no connection with next week's Republican convention or al  Qaeda, law enforcement sources said on Saturday.


A council becomes the first in England to allocate secondary places by lottery prompting a debate over choice.


JEROME THOMAS last night promised to make Arsenal regret never giving him a proper chance at Highbury. He warned: "If they want me that badly again then they'll have to buy me back.


Peace gestures gain momentum, but Sharon and Abbas must still face hard-line opposition groups.


Domenici Hires Top Attorney for Ethics Investigation

Sen. Pete V. Domenici (R-N.M.) has hired a top defense attorney to handle the pending ethics investigation into allegations that he pressured a federal prosecutor to bring indictments against New Mexico Democrats on the eve of the 2006 elections.


Kovalainen surprises at Race of Champions

In the off season, it is for most F1 and racing fans, a long time with no racing action. The Race of Champions gives the fans a little breath.


Observatory: Even Top Performers Have Flaws, and That Might Be a Good Thing

A virtuoso musician may seem to nail every note, but actually there are tiny variations in even the most skilled performance.


Fighters loyal to militant cleric Moqtada al-Sadr have agreed to lay down their arms their Baghdad stronghold, Sadr City, in a deal to end months of clashes with US troops.


IBM says it has found the answer: New technology that squeezes more memory onto a slice of silicon. By the Associated Press.


Microsoft Corp. is cracking down harder than ever on software piracy as it tries to boost profits, but some say the harsh repercussions facing people who use unlicensed versions of its new Windows Vista operating system could spur a backlash.


Ukraine Opposition Ups Pressure Amid Autonomy Moves

Ukraine edged a little closer toward a break-up on Sunday as a powerful eastern region backing the Moscow-backed prime minister in a disputed election for president set a December referendum on autonomy.


The pop star, who found fame in the 1980s with hits Gloria and Self Control, died in her sleep at her home in East Quogue, New York on Thursday.


Multiplatinum alternative rockers R.E.M. have partnered with MySpace.com to preview their new album beginning today. This represents the first such initiative involving a social networking portal.


Joel Blum Is Feste in 'Illyria,' a Musical 'Twelfth Night' at Shakespeare Theatre of NJ

Playbill - Casting has been announced for The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey's production of Illyria, a major resident staging of the well-reviewed Off-Off-Broadway Twelfth Night-inspired musical by Peter Mills and Cara Reichel.


NEW YORK CITY-Late yesterday, a jury determined that the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center constituted two occurrences for insurance purposes.


Genova, 18:59 - CALCIO, GENOA: SI ALLENANO GRECO E STELLINI

Allenamento pomeridiano per il Genoa in vista della gara di sabato ad Arezzo. . Esercitazioni tattic...


The FBI has shut down some 20 sites which were part of an alternative media network known as Indymedia.


Republican John McCain assailed Mitt Romney's conservative credentials on the eve of the Super Tuesday presidential primaries, going on national television with a new campaign ad that claims Romney "was against Ronald Reagan before he was for him."


Le cosche pero' sono in competizione tra loro


Palermo, 2 novembre 2004 - Il presidente della Regione Siciliana, Salvatore Cuffaro, Ã¨ stato rinviato a giudizio con l'accusa di favoreggiamento pluriaggravato nell'ambito dell'inchiesta sulle Â«talpeÂ» alla Procura di Palermo.


CSKA Moscow continued their bright start to Group H of the Champions League tonight with a victory against PSG. Sergei Semak scored after 64 minutes for the Russian side, and he was instrumental in CSKA's second as he was taken down.


Castelvolturno, 19:08 - CALCIO, NAPOLI: DOMIZZI STOP 3 SETTIMANE, IEZZO IN DUBBIO

Difesa in emergenza per il Napoli. Ai forfait di Iezzo e Savini si è aggiunto oggi anche quel...


Car bombings in Baghdad, Mosul kill 14, mostly policemen and ...

Suicide attackers carried out a string of car bombings against Iraqi policemen in Baghdad and Kurdish militiamen in the north, killing


Minsk says visa restrictions by EU continue policy of pressure

Belarus' Foreign Ministry said the visa restrictions introduced by the European Union against a number of Belarussian officials continue the policy of pressure.


Lindsay Lohan booked on suspicion of DUI

Lindsay Lohan was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence Saturday after her convertible struck a curb, and investigators found what they believe is cocaine at the scene, police said.


Iraqis celebrate New Year with lower death toll

There has been a dramatic drop in the number of Iraqi civilians killed, new figures showed, a fact underlined by boisterous New Year celebrations in some parts of Baghdad that saw fireworks lighting up the night sky.


Panel Calls for U.S. Troops to Reduce 'Footprint' in Iraq

An independent commission that studied the readiness of the Iraqi security forces called today for a "strategic shift" in Iraq, with U.S. forces reducing their massive "footprint" in the country and moving to what it called an "overwatch" posture focused on the borders with Iran and Syria.


Sul futuro dello stabilimento di Termini Imerese


NI students will receive the first batch of GCSE grades which show a slight improvement from last year.


p2pnet.net News:- "We've been hush-hush about it, so far. But we understand this is a major market opportunity," Erik Huggers, director of Windows Digital Media division, told Reuters in an interview "on the


Google IPO: Type in 'confusing,' 'secrecy'

I've submitted my bid to buy shares of Google Inc. in the computer search company's giant auction-style initial public offering. That could turn out to be the good news or the bad news.


'Dreamgirls,' 'Borat' among AFI's top 10

The musical "Dreamgirls," the Sept. 11 drama "United 93" and the outrageous comedy "Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan" were among the American Film Institute's picks Sunday for the top 10 films of 2006.


Urmila: Men get intimidated by successful women

Urmila  has undertaken  considerable physical preparation  to   play the character  to play the character in Bas Ek Pal(BEP) . "Yes, I cut my  hair and also got a  new designer


Winona Ryder and Mickey  Rourke have joined the ensemble cast of "The Informers," an  adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis' novel.


Turkey's governing AK Party have claimed a comprehensive victory in the country's general election. Send us your reaction.


Earnings at E.D.S. Slip 13% After Verizon Ends Contract

E.D.S. reported net income of $189 million, or 36 cents a share, in the quarter that ended Dec. 31. That was down from $217 million, or 40 cents a share, a year earlier.


Dl 'milleproroghe', articolo retroattivo limita i rifiuti


The Bank of England raised its key rate by a quarter point to 5.75 percent, while the European Central Bank left its benchmark interest rate at 4 percent.


Texas Governor Spares Life of Female Convict -- For Now

Posted December 1, 2004 - Texas Gov. Rick Perry Wednesday halted the execution of Frances Newton, who was scheduled to be the first Black woman executed in the state.


Starbucks first quarter profit up 18 percent

Starbucks Corp.  said on Wednesday first quarter earnings rose 18 percent, meeting analysts' estimates, as it opened more than 8 stores a day and attracted customers with lunch offerings and gift cards.


Study: Laptop heat a threat to fertility

A study by State University of New York researchers says heat generated from laptops can significantly elevate the temperature of the scrotum, potentially putting sperm count at risk.


A Chechen Web site opposed by the Kremlin has resumed operations in Lithuania, Interfax news agency said Monday.


U.S. Jets Hit Iraq's Falluja, Fierce Ground Clashes

U.S. warplanes pounded the rebel-held  Iraqi city early on Monday as ground forces fought fierce  clashes with insurgents on the outskirts of the city, witnesses  said.


Dollar Tree Stores Inc.  on  Wednesday reported higher quarterly profit, helped by strong  sales and a higher operating margin.


Adam Gilchrist scores the second fastest Test century as Australia take control of the third Ashes Test.


Twenty years on: Bhopal victims still waiting for compensation

ELEANOR HALL: It was one of the world's worst industrial accidents but nearly 20 years after a gas leak devastated a shanty town on the outskirts of Bhopal in central India, many of the tens of thousands of people affected are yet to receive compensation.


Scotsmen Visit Bangor Challenger Center  Group Wants Glasgow Facility

By AIMEE DOLLOFF; OF THE NEWS STAFF  BANGOR - NASA may have canceled Friday's launch of the space shuttle Atlantis, but it couldn't stop representatives from Scotland who were exploring the space education program at the Challenger Learning Center.


Titans quarterback Vince Young took part in most of yesterday's practice, but will be a game-time decision for tomorrow's playoff game at San Diego.


False diagnosis of HIV discovered after 8 years Veteran's life ...

For eight years, Hayward resident Jim Malone attended biweekly counseling sessions for men living with HIV. His rent was paid in part by a county health program.


Oporto, 22:40 - CALCIO, CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: PORTO-CHELSEA 1-1

Porto e Chelsea hanno pareggiato 1-1 (1-1) nell'andata degli ottavi di finale di Champions League. A...


Roddick Rocks Voltchkov as US Leads Belarus 2-0

Andy Roddick and Mardy "Silver" Fish put the US up 2-0 Friday in their Davis Cup semifinal match-up against Belarus. Roddick overwhelmed Vladimir "The Vladiator" Voltchkov 6-1, 6-4, 6-4, followed by Fish defeating


Clarence Hill dies by lethal injection after losing an appeal challenging the procedure.


Hockey Florida Panthers forward Joe Nieuwendyk retired yesterday because of chronic back problems, ending a 20-year career. Nieuwendyk, who won three Stanley Cup titles and helped Canada capture an Olympic gold medal in 2002, missed 14 of the Panthers' first 29 games this season. Nieuwendyk, 40, had 564 goals (19th all time) and 562 assists in 1,257 games. Nieuwendyk finished ...


Reader Gaurav Gupta and his family spent a lot of time with John Abraham in hospital.


NASA Media Teleconference: As World Turns it Drags Space and Time

An international team of NASA and university researchers has found the first direct evidence of a phenomenon predicted in 1918 using Einstein's theory of general relativity -- that the Earth is dragging space and time around itself as it rotates.


Pau Gasol scored 24 points to lead Memphis to a 97-89 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night, the Grizzlies' third win in four games under new coach Mike Fratello.


In written testimony, former chairman drops names of CEO Mark Hurd, general counsel Ann Baskins and CFO Bob Wayman.


HARRISBURG, Pa. Sept. 12, 2004 - A year after Pennsylvania experienced a surge in West Nile cases, the number of people infected with the mosquito-borne virus appear to be headed back down.


The US secretary of state and UK foreign secretary arrive in Afghanistan on an unexpected visit.


Mauresmo keeps on advancing at Wimbledon

At rainy Wimbledon, the reigning champion shows signs of making another big splash. Amelie Mauresmo keeps moving forward, and her aggressive game has her in the fourth round.


Photo in the News: Over 100 Dinosaur Eggs Found in India

Amateurism is getting a good name, courtesy of three dinosaur enthusiasts who have uncovered a rich clutch of fossilized eggs.


Happy slappers are go! Erstwhile business mobile provider Vodafone is getting down with the kids by doing a deal with YouTube.â¦


England will play arch rivals Germany in a friendly at the new Wembley stadium on August 22, the Football Association confirmed on Thursday.


Merck boosts 2007 earnings forecast; shares rise

Drugmaker Merck & Co. Inc.   boosted its 2007 earnings forecast on Wednesday, citing  higher-than-expected sales of multiple products, including its  cancer vaccine Gardasil and diabetes drug Januvia.


Guantanamo inmates cannot appear as witnesses at the trial of 9/11 suspect Zacarias Moussaoui.


Expos' move to Washington could be in jeopardy

Baseball's plan to move the Expos to Washington might come apart after the District of Columbia Council voted Tuesday night to require private financing for at least half the cost of a new ballpark.


Airport offers F1 cars along with the duty free

Passengers passing through Zurich airport can add a Formula One car to their usual duty-free shopping this month.


TAMPA, Fla. - US Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson said Monday that enough flu vaccine will be available for most people who need it and told seniors to stop standing in long lines to get a shot.


The 8-year ordeal of Asif Ali Zardari, the jailed husband of former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, ended Monday when the Supreme Court of Pakistan granted him bail in the last of the many corruption cases against him, says the South Asia Tribune.


Inquiry into Three-Case Legionnaire's Disease Cluster

An investigation was underway today into a cluster of three cases of Legionnaireâs Disease. Health officials in East Yorkshire said the inquiry has been set up because it is unusual


Lawyers for the former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein lodge an appeal against his death sentence.


Apple's New iMac â It's All in the Display

Apple Computer unwrapped an attractive gift for SMB design shops that rely on Mac-quality graphics capability. The sleek new iMac stores the entire computer in its flat-panel display.