DRC: Chorus of concern as country teeters on brink of fresh war

KINSHASA, 20 December (IRIN) - With fresh battle fronts opening up and tens of thousands of civilians fleeing their homes, there has been mounting concern among international bodies that the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is heading for a major war.


So far, this group sure isn't making real sweet music

At the end of last year, the Atlantic Coast Conference went into its offseason mode feeling reasonably good about itself in football. All 12 coaches were returning; Virginia Tech, Miami, and Florida State seemed ready to extend their leases in the neighborhood of top 10 teams; Clemson was making noises that it was ready to jump to another level; and ...


The Revolution's playoff chances continued to improve this week, thanks to Columbus's 1-0 victory over Chicago Wednesday night. The Crew's league-record 16th successive game without a loss puts the Revolution in position to vault from the cellar of the MLS standings into a position of strength for the final two games.


The state is trying to dissolve a community of sex offenders living under a bridge that includes a makeshift gym, kitchen, living room and numerous pets


Braves clinch 13th-straight division title

ATLANTA - The Atlanta Braves clinched their 13th consecutive division title Friday night, winning the NL East with an 8-7 victory over the Florida Marlins.


London Irish wing Ojo drafted into England squad

England have drafted uncapped London Irish wing Topsy Ojo into the squad ahead of Saturday's second Test against South Africa in Pretoria.


Rumsfeld Makes Surprise Visit to Troops in Iraq

Description: Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld pays a surprise visit to troops in Iraq, landing first at the US base near Mosul where an insurgent attack three days ago killed 22 people.


Nicole Kidman says her new film is for her kids

Australian actress Nicole Kidman wants to improve her work-life balance -- by making films that her children can enjoy.


The Dutch master Rembrandt may have been walleyed, according to a new report. The condition, known by its medical term strabismus, is a deviation of the alignment of one eye in relation to the other.


Disney Foreign Box Office Shows Some Sparkle

Walt Disney Co. on Tuesday said it had sold $1 billion in foreign movie tickets by late August, a month faster than it did last year and a bright sign for a studio that has had a bad year at home.


Growth rate may play role in breast cancer

The way a girl grows during adolescence and even in the womb may play an important, if murky, role in her risk of breast cancer later in life, a study suggests.


Well, at least it won't be Boise. That may not be much of a consoling thought, but it's about the best anyone can come up with after the Boston College Eagles eliminated themselves from ACC championship consideration by losing a 17-14 decision to Miami at the decrepit Orange Bowl last night.


The number of Iraqis seeking asylum in industrialized countries during the first half of 2007 more than doubled from the same period last year, the U.N. refugee agency said Friday.


Second American hostage beheaded in Iraq

A second American citizen held hostage in Iraq has been beheaded by his kidnappers, an Islamist website said Tuesday. Jack Hensley, abducted along with his two colleagues, American


Milano, 22:24 - CALCIO, SERIE A: MILAN-NAPOLI 5-2 NEL POSTICIPO

Il Milan ha battuto il Napoli 5-2 (2-2) nel posticipo della 18/a giornata del campionato di serie A....


Militants free 9 Chinese oil workers in Nigeria

Nine Chinese oil workers abducted last month by militants in an armed attack in Nigeria's southern delta were released on Sunday, officials said.


Not ready to retire but don't want to invest all your money and time? Consider these entrepreneurial options.


A small bomb explodes at the airport on the Spanish holiday island of Ibiza, after the airport was evacuated.


AMERICA/BRASILE - V Conferenza Generale di Aparecida  - Ultima settimana dei lavori:  il 31 maggio il Messaggio finale.  Il Congresso Eucaristico Internazionale del 2008 sarÃ  un'opportunitÃ  magnifica per sospingere la Grande Missione Continentale Aparecida (Agenzia Fides) - I Vescovi Latinoamericani e dei Caraibi riuniti ad Aparecida stanno percorrendo questa settimana l'ultima tappa del loro lavoro: giovedÃ¬ 31 maggio verrÃ  consegnato un Messaggio finale che raccoglie le riflessioni iniziate ...


By LYNNE KELLEHER  HUNDREDS of the species of stingray that killed Australian wildlife star Steve Irwin have arrived at Irish beaches over the past two years, according to one of the country's marine experts.


I don't endorse a product I don't use: Abhishek

Bollywood star Abhishek Bachchan, the brand ambassador of Motorola phones, said at the launch of its new Moto Razr 2 that he did not believe in endorsing a product unless he used it personally.


Pakistan's Musharraf optimistic over Kashmir dispute

Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf expressed optimism on Monday about the decades-old dispute with India over the Kashmir region saying the two countries were focusing on reconciliation not confrontation.


Russian Soyuz capsule carrying Russian-US crew lands in Kazakh ...

Looking tired but elated, a Russian-US crew completed a six-month mission in space early Sunday with an on-target and on-time landing in the steppes of Kazakhstan.


British Airways has stopped selling tickets  for flights over the August Bank Holiday, as talks to avoid a crippling strike resume.


Editor's Note: Published on page A1 of the Nov. 30, 2004 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer. BEATING most forecasts, the economy -- as measured by the gross domestic product (GDP), the


Mets 1, Athletics 0: Wright Caps a Perfect Day at the Ballpark

The Mets beat the Oakland Athletics on David Wrightâs double in the bottom of the ninth.


T-Mobile adds security measure to hot spots

The company is adding the 802.1x security standard throughout its hot-spot network.


Social Security Agency Is Enlisted to Push Its Own Revision

The Social Security Administration is preparing a campaign to convince the public that private accounts are needed.


First flight imminent, weather permitting Restored Vulcan bomber XH558 is set take to the skies for the first of three test flights following years of fundraising and a painstaking Â£6.5m restoration by the Vulcan to the Sky trust.â¦


Tens of thousands of South African teachers, nurses and other public sector workers took to the country's streets yesterday to demand better wages in one of the biggest protests since the end of apartheid a decade ago.


Citigroup Combining Mortgage Operations Into One Unit

Badly bruised by the sharp downturn in the housing market, Citigroup is bringing its mortgage-related activities under one roof.


Suspect in JFK airport plot surrenders in Trinidad

A fourth suspect in what U.S. authorities said was a plot to blow up New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport surrendered to police on Tuesday, proclaiming his innocence.


The "highly criticial" vulnerability affects Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6 on fully patched PCs running either Windows XP SP1 or the newer SP2.


Learn English for Free at Classes Starting Next Week

By The Idaho Statesman, Boise  Sep. 14--Boise State University will offer free English as a Second Language classes for adults in Boise and Nampa starting Monday.


A move by Democrats to give US troops in Iraq more home leave is blocked by Republicans in the Senate.


Cochlear Shares Surge After Rival Recalls Implants

Shares of Cochlear Ltd., the world's biggest maker of inner ear implants, had their largest gain in almost seven years after rival Advanced Bionics Corp.


AOL members sue over search data release

(InfoWorld) - Three people have sued AOL LLC over the company'sÂ controversial release of member search-engine records, in what their lawyers are billing as the first such lawsuit seeking national class action status. The three AOL members charge the Time Warner Inc. subsidiary with, among other things, privacy violation, false advertising and unjust enrichment. Two unnamed AOL members residing in California, and Kasadore Ramkissoon, who lives in New York, filed their lawsuit on Friday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. The lawsuit seeks monetary relief for all affected AOL members in the U.S. whose search data was disclosed without consent from January 1, 2004 until the present. The plaintiffs also ask the court to instruct AOL not to store or maintain users' Web search records, and to destroy the Web search records it currently has. The lawsuit stems from AOL's decision to post on its research Web site about 20 million search records from about 658,000 of its members, covering the three-month period between March and May. AOL didn't disclose the names of the members, but it grouped each member's records with a unique number. This made it possible to see what each individual searched for. The data included search queries, as well as Web sites the members clicked on to. When the issue became a privacy scandal in August, AOL apologized and pulled the data from the Web site, but by then the data set had been downloaded multiple times and the records remain available online. The records contain sensitive information like credit card, telephone and Social Security numbers, birth dates, full names and addresses. The New York Times tracked down one of the affected members and, with her permission, interviewed and identified her. The law firm Berman DeValerio Pease Tabacco Burt & Pucillo represents the plaintiffs. A copy of the complaint is posted on theÂ law firm's Web site. The scandal has had significant repercussions within AOL. Its Chief Technology Officer Maureen Govern resigned and two other employeesÂ were fired. Last week, in an e-mail sent to all employees and obtained by IDG News Service, AOL's Chief Executive Officer Jonathan Miller referred to the incident as "the search data debacle" and announced AOL plans to hire, for the first time ever, a chief privacy officer. In the e-mail, Miller outlined a reorganization of AOL's business structure, which will include a unit solely dedicated to what he termed the "protection" of AOL consumers. Last week, in its latest search engine usage study, Nielsen/NetRatings reported that in August, people in the U.S. ran 18.2 percent fewer queries on AOL's search engine, compared with August 2005. Nielsen/NetRatings didn't venture any explanations for the drop, but industry observers have pointed directly at the search data scandal as the culprit. Among the top five search engine providers, AOL was the only one whose usage share shrunk last month. The Electronic Frontier Foundation filed a complaint with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission against AOL in August over the search data release. AOL declined to provide comment for this story. Â


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US, Iraq Prepare Offensive to Pave Way for Election

The United States and Iraq are crafting a two-pronged plan to prepare for Iraq's first democratic election in January, combining a fall military offensive to evict insurgents


Tunisian Doctors Examine Arafat, Aides Blame Flu

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - A Tunisian medical team  examined Yasser Arafat in the West Bank on Saturday, but aides  dismissed Israeli media reports that the Palestinian  president's health had deteriorated and said he had flu.


Lewis: Williams debacle highlights need for college sports sanity

At least Mike Williams can relax now. The last three months had to have been tense for him. Since May 24, the standout University of Southern California wide receiver has been in a bizarre limbo.


TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Perky is one tough bird. The ring-neck duck survived being shot and spending two days in a hunter's refrigerator - and now she's had a close brush with death on a veterinarian's operating table.


I corpi scoperti dalla Capitaneria a Catania


Obama gets HIV test, fights Kenya stigma

Sen. Barack Obama and his wife took HIV tests before a crowd of thousands Saturday at a clinic in Kenya in an effort to battle the fear and social stigmas that have slowed progress in fighting the spread of AIDS.


Automakers Cautious on Health Reform Calls

A decade after U.S. automakers  supported Hillary Clinton's failed plan to transform the U.S.  health-care system, the car companies are taking a more  cautious approach even as costs climb at threatening rates.


A slowing U.S. economy may already be impacting Yahoo's Web advertising sales growth, the head of the company said Tuesday, a trend that does not bode well for other ad-supported Internet sites.


Microsoft targets older people for web via TV

Seattle, November 17: For people trying to get their aging parents on the web so they can read e-mail and get digital photos of the family, Microsoft Corp has a message: Don't give up.


George W. Comstock, 92, Dies; Leader in Fight Against TB

An epidemiologist, Dr. George W. Comstock made major contributions to the treatment and prevention of tuberculosis.


Edwards proposes consumer product reform

Presidential hopeful John Edwards on Wednesday called for the resignation of the acting head of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, saying the Bush administration has failed to protect the public from dangerous products.


Gerry McNamara had 22 points to lead No. 7 Syracuse to a 70-61 victory over Notre Dame on Monday night, making Jim Boeheim the first coach with 300 Big East wins.


MDOT to Work on I-10 at U.S. 49 Interchange Starting Tuesday Night

By The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Feb. 26--GULFPORT -- Mississippi Department of Transportation crews will be making repairs in the westbound lanes of Interstate 10 at the U.S. 49 interchange Tuesday night.   The work is expected to begin at 9 p.m.


Peterson's Parents Take Stand, Defend Son

Scott Peterson's mother took the witness stand Monday to defend her son and help explain away behavior police have described as that of a guilty man.


US lawmakers warn Pakistan of 'consequences' if vote unfair

A US Congressional team travelling to Pakistan to observe its parliamentary election warned President Pervez Musharraf's administration of "consequences' if the polls were not free, fair and transparent.


Randolph Insists He Has Intensity and Will Use It

As the regular season winds down and the Metsâ lead in the National League East has dwindled, Willie Randolph is dealing with the most stressful test of his managerial career.


Strip club argues image rights with Zeta-Jones

Catherine Zeta-Jones has sued a strip club in Reno, Nevada over its use of her image on its web site, which carried the tagline "The Friendliest Topless Cabaret in Reno," according to media reports.


AOL said Monday that it had reached an agreement with NBC to stream two of its new fall series to AOL users, the second time the network has turned to unconventional means to promote its shows.


Parigi, 11:46 - RALLY, DAKAR 2008 FORSE ANNULLATA PER RAGIONI DI SICUREZZA

La trentesima edizione della Dakar, che sarebbe dovuta partire sabato da Lisbona, è stata ann...


U.S. homework outsourced as "e-tutoring" grows

Private tutors are a luxury many  American families cannot afford, costing anywhere between $25  to $100 an hour. But California mother Denise Robison found one  online for $2.50 an hour -- in India.


A former British army officer from the New Forest becomes the fastest man to complete Three Poles Challenge.


Report: Calif economy will see growth in 2005, but danger looms

LOS ANGELES A report says California's economy will see solid growth next year, but danger looms. The quarterly UCLA Anderson Forecast says the state's fortunes could change if the national economy falters


Valencia's Ranieri rails against Swedish referee Frisk

Valencia coach Claudio Ranieri railed against referee Anders Frisk after his side went out of the Champions League with a 2-0 defeat by Werder Bremen on Tuesday.


Baghdad Violence Leaves at Least 52 Dead

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A suicide car bomber slammed into a line of police cars sealing off a Baghdad neighborhood Friday as American troops rounded up dozens of suspected militants, capping a day of violence across Iraq that left at least 52 dead.    Among the 63 suspects arrested were Syrians, Sudanese and Egyptians, officials said...


What's the secret to finding great companies?


Bill Sparks Debate Over County Island Fire Service: Plan Would Protect Homes Not Covered Under Contract

By Dennis Welch and Beth Lucas, The Tribune, Mesa, Ariz.  May 30--Thousands of East Valley residents now living outside city limits soon could have a new way to get emergency fire protection.


Broadband Access Moves into Half of U.S. Homes

As many homes have high-speed access today as had any Internet connection in 2000, study says.


Iran envoy Larijani visits Saudi for nuclear talks

Iran's top nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani visited Saudi Arabia on Wednesday for talks expected to cover Iran's nuclear energy program, which is opposed by the West and Saudi Arabia, Iranian media said.


Drunken, half-naked Ukrainian falls from moving truck

A drunken Ukrainian trucker wearing nothing but his underpants had a lucky escape after falling from his cabin while driving on a main road in central Poland, local police said.


Russian men risk death by drinking aftershave and cleaning agents with high levels of alcohol, a study suggests.


Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton told the nation's leading gay rights group in an unpublicized speech that she wants a partnership with gays if elected president


National Australia Bank's second-half net profit halved following a foreign exchange scandal, rising costs and tough competition, but the bank said its earnings decline would bottom in the first half of 2005.


Bernanke: Economic vigor may call for rate hikes

The Federal Reserve would raise interest rates if inflation moved higher, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Thursday, warning that the economy might be stronger than it appears.


Kerviel, non ero il solo ad agire cosi' nella banca


Don't declare the skinny jean dead. Although it has made very rare appearances so far during New York Fashion Week, it was a key item at the Miss Sixty show Thursday.


Drug prices "grave problem": UK health watchdog

Drug prices are a growing problem, and firms trying to set uniform prices face serious difficulties because of the disparities in how much countries can afford to spend, the head of Britain's health watchdog said on Monday.


HOMER CITY, Pa. When the screeching of claws against metal fences becomes too much to bear, when they no longer can tolerate the cacophony of howling and whining that rumbles across this former coal-mining town, Bob Alexander's neighbors have been known to march up his gravel driveway, past 70 hound...


The tunes are free, even if your Wi-Fi rollout is months away.


The chief US negotiator on talks to scrap North Korea's nuclear programme arrived in Beijing Monday ahead of a visit by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice aimed at kick-starting the stalled process.


P&G Offers $54 Bln in Stock for Gillette

Procter & Gamble Co.  is close to an agreement to buy Gillette Co.  for more than $54 billion in stock, in a bid to create the world's largest consumer products company, sources close to the situation said on Thursday.


Knee op puts Man Utd's Saha out until November

Manchester United striker Louis Saha has undergone knee surgery in the United States to repair an injury that kept him sidelined for much of last season.


Thai tanks move out as junta looks to appoint new premier

Thailand's new military rulers have ordered their tanks out of central Bangkok five days after a bloodless coup was greeted calmly in the capital.


Hillary Clinton, in video, urges phased withdrawal from Iraq

Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton called in an online video for US troop levels to be locked at January levels and urged a phased US withdrawal from Iraq.


Retailer Play.com is planning to open its own digital music store which will sell DRM-free tracks for between 65 and 70 pence.


"House Lust: America's Obsession With Our Homes" (Currency, 272 pages, $24.95), by Daniel McGinn: Despite the nation's housing slump, Americans love homes.


Miami can still win the ACC crown by winning the remainder of its conference games. BY HANK KURZ JR. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.


Chrysler shuts 4 plants on supplier dispute

Chrysler LLC said on Monday it has  closed four of its U.S. assembly plants due to a dispute with  supplier Plastech Engineered Products Inc, which filed for  bankruptcy court protection.


Critics and fans are split on the end of the long-running US television drama The Sopranos.


Best Buy hit with lawsuit over layoffs of IT workers

A group of 44 former IT employees at Best Buy has filed a class-action lawsuit charging the retailer with age discrimination in connection with the termination of their jobs during layoffs last spring and in 2003. Best Buy said the claims "are without merit."


Travel: If you want B&Bs in France without the bacon, Louise Tickle finds that many are in the hands of the English.


Roma, 18:18 - CALCIOPOLI, PROCURA FEDERALE ASCOLTA VERTICI DEL GENOA

La Procura federale, circa i contenuti delle ultime intercettazioni telefoniche disposte dalla magis...


A dense thin film of carbon nanotubes is transparent, electrically conductive and flexible -- key properties for making flexible displays.


Foreign Sales Help I.B.M. to a Strong Quarter

The technology giantâs quarterly profit â up 24 percent â may not be as reliable an indicator of broader trends in the American economy as in the past.


Swiss expulsion proposal draws criticism

The campaign poster was blatant in its xenophobic symbolism: Three white sheep kicking out a black sheep over a caption that read "for more security." The message was not from a fringe force in Switzerland's political scene but from its largest party.


Designer Alber Elbaz's success at Lanvin serves as a kind of vindication for talent over the cult of personality.


Processo Juve, Zeman risponde a Riva: Â«Niente prove? Eppure câ ...

Lo aveva, in sostanza, accusato di essere un âquaquaraquaâ, di fare accuse apocalittiche senza perÃ² i nomi, di sollevare polveroni senza avere le prove e, soprattutto, di usare il doping degli altri per giustificare i suoi fallimenti come allenatore.


Afghan President Hamid Karzai came to Pakistan on Monday for talks about trade and cooperation in the two neighbors' campaigns to quell Islamic militants.


Chertoff says Europe poses terrorism threat

Homeland Security Secretary Michael  Chertoff said on Wednesday that one of the biggest threats to  U.S. security may now come from within Europe.


Philips to buy Respironics for $5.2 billion

Philips Electronics NV is to buy U.S. medical products company Respironics Inc for 3.6 billion euros ($5.2 billion), its biggest ever acquisition, as it expands in the fast-growing healthcare sector.


Egypt prepares full military honours for Arafat

Egypt was preparing to give Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat a full military funeral at a ceremony near his childhood home in Cairo to be attended by scores of foreign leaders but closed to the public.


Michael Phelps got his eighth medal at  the Athens Olympics Saturday without even getting wet when the  United States broke the world record in the men's 4x100 meters  medley relay.


Justice Secretary Kenny McAskill will tell world experts he will crackdown on drink-fuelled violence.


Hong Kong marks first decade under Chinese rule

Chinese President Hu Jintao swore in Hong Kong's leader for a new term on Sunday and reminded the territory that the motherland comes first, as the city embarked upon its second decade under Beijing's rule.


Yahoo, Ask Jeeves, and Microsoft all plan to follow Google to the desktop.


Fixed Mortgage Rates Down for 3rd Straight Week

Interest rates on U.S. 30- and  15-year mortgages fell for a third straight week, mortgage  finance company Freddie Mac said on Thursday.


Chirac begins Anglo-French summit, Iraq still a sore point

LONDON : French President Jacques Chirac begins a two-day visit to Britain for an annual Anglo-French summit with the issue of Iraq still hanging over relations between the two European powers.


Pierre Salinger, JFK Press Secretary, Dies in France

Pierre Salinger, press secretary to the late US Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson and a distinguished journalist, died of a heart attack on Saturday, his family said on Sunday.


Symptoms: Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Action by the Brain

Women who suffer from irritable bowel syndrome may respond to pain signals differently from other women, a new study suggests.


PeopleSoft, Oracle standoff likely to linger

The standoff between Oracle and PeopleSoft is once again at an impasse, as PeopleSoft's board refuses to sell the company at the price Oracle has offered, and Oracle refuses to raise its bid.


SEC chairman says unity needed on business ethics

BOCA RATON Ã - A year ago, Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman William Donaldson promised brokerage executives that his agency would cut wrongdoers from the industry the way a surgeon cuts disease from a patient.


Londra, 13:15 - CALCIO, MANCHESTER UNITED: RONALDO NON E' IN VENDITA

Il Manchester United non ha alcuna intenzione di cedere Cristiano Ronaldo. ''Non intendiamo venderlo...


Verizon Details Its Fiber Optic Spending

Verizon gave its first answers to financial questions about the fiber optic network it is building, in a report that reassured analysts but unnerved investors.


China growth slows but more tightening in store

Chinese economic growth slowed a touch  in the third quarter but not by enough to dispel expectations  of more interest rate rises and other policy curbs to stave off  the risk of overheating.


Fifty-five Kazakh children have contracted HIV because of hospital negligence, the health minister says.


Plummer's poor play may put him on bench

Jake Plummer's been looking over his shoulder since the Denver Broncos chose Vanderbilt's Jay Cutler with the 11th pick in the NFL draft back in April.


Apple results top targets, Mac sales strong

Apple Inc  beat Wall Street targets with a 67 percent rise in quarterly profit on Monday, led by strong sales of its Macintosh computers and a big first full quarter from the iPhone, sending its shares up nearly 6 percent.


Peru Arrests Siege Leader, to Attack Police Post

LIMA, Peru  - Peruvian authorities have detained a  former army major who led a three-day uprising in a southern  Peruvian town and are preparing to storm the police station he  took over with 200 supporters, a government source told Reuters  early on Tuesday.


Character-driven 'Hollywood' needs no makeover

In this  show-within-a-show comedy, creator Adam Paul plays frustrated  actor Tony King, co-host of a cable celebrity residential  makeover show. For Tony, a casting director's nightmare and a  klutz around tools, the show is a day job, something to do  until his acting career kicks in.


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Fourteen suspected Islamic militants arrested in Spain on Saturday may have been planning a terrorist action in Barcelona, the interior minister said.


Torino 2006, Ciampi: ''E' il momento di serrare i ranghi e ...

Basta con le polemiche, collaborare per la buona riuscita di Torino 2006. Il presidente della Repubblica Carlo Azeglio Ciampi chiama tutti i promotori e gli organizzatori alle proprie responsabilita': ''Questo


'Canmore' and 'Tolapai' - compare and contrast IDF Intel launched its first foray into the world of system-on-a-chip (SoC) products for consumer electronics kit in April this year. Then, at its Spring IDF conference, it launched the CE2110, an ARM-based CPU with a built-in graphics engine, memory controller and more.â¦


Coppa Uefa: ostacolo Stoccarda per il Parma

Eâ lo Stoccarda lâavversario del Parma nei sedicesimi di finale di Coppa Uefa. Questo lâesito del sorteggio di Nyon per la squadra emiliana. La gara di andata Ã¨ in programma al Tardini il 16 febbraio, il ritorno il 24 in Germania.


A retired judge hits out at the arrest of an RUC whistleblower amid an alleged cover-up in his daughter's 1984 murder.


Today, NBC and News Corp.'s internet video site, Hulu, has launched its private beta with almost a hundred different movies and TV series.


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Kauai, Nov 26 - The final round of the PGA Grand Slam of Golf, a two-day championship for the four major champions of 2004. South African Retief Goosen, who was battling a cold as well as the course closed with a 68 to finish at 11-under.


The leaders of the European Union's 25 member states gathered in Rome Friday to sign the new EU constitution. Later in the day the heads of state planned to return home to try


Democrats woo Hispanics with immigration reform

Democratic  presidential candidates wooed Hispanic voters on Saturday with  pledges to keep working for immigration laws that would allow  more of those already in the United States to become citizens  and voters.


GREEN BAY 17, DETROIT 9: Sack Attack: Pack Socks It to Kitna Six Times in Lambeau lossError Apparent: Lions' Mistakes Trump Three Favre Interceptions

By Nicholas J. Cotsonika, Detroit Free Press  Dec. 18--GREEN BAY, Wis. -- This one wasn't because of the frozen tundra of Lambeau Field, the ghost of Vince Lombardi or the brilliance of Brett Favre. It was 41 degrees and sunny at kickoff, and the Packers were 1-5 at home.


Rebels fighting government forces in Chad said they had withdrawn from the capital Monday to allow the civilian population the chance to escape.


Wildfire jumps highway fire defense line

A wildfire near Lake Tahoe was 40 percent contained Tuesday morning, but authorities said it still threatened more than 1,000 structures.


Milano, 17:31 - CALCIO, SERIE C: PROSSIMO CAMPIONATO PARTIRA' IL 26 AGOSTO

Il prossimo campionato di serie C partirà il 26 agosto, con doppia sosta natalizia il 30 dice...


MODENA, Italy  - Legendary Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti, whose titanic voice and charisma brought opera to the masses, died of cancer on Thursday aged 71.


U.S. bomb kills British soldiers in Afghanistan

Three British soldiers were killed in  southern Afghanistan when a U.S. aircraft supporting them in a  battle against the Taliban dropped a bomb, the Ministry of  Defense said on Friday.


Despite record federal deficits, the Bush administration has benefited from historically low interest payments, but as rates continue to rise, the era of cheap debt service may be over.


Paulson urges vigilance on terror finance

U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson   said on Saturday that China and key industrial countries share   responsibility for correcting global imbalances and warned   about risks that the global banking system could be used to   finance terror.


The nation's retailers had a disappointing start to the holiday season, reporting sluggish sales for November after a much hoped-for surge in Thanksgiving weekend business failed to materialize.


The fast-food giant gives investors a new spin on the dollar menu.


CEO of eBay-owned India auction site arrested

Delhi police Friday arrested Avnish Bajaj, the chief executive officer of Baazee.com India Pvt. Ltd., an eBay Inc.-owned Indian online auction portal, for allegedly allowing the sale of pornographic


U.S. Air Force aims to prolong tanker decision: report

The U.S. Air Force wants to postpone  until 2009 choosing either Boeing Co.  or a team led by  Northrop Grumman Corp.  to win a contract potentially  valued at $20 billion or more to supply air-to-air refueling  tankers, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.


'All in the Family' Star Allan Melvin Dies at 84

"All in the Family" star Allan Melvin, who played Archie Bunker's neighbor on the seminal 1970s sitcom, died in Los Angeles Thursday. He was 84.  Melvin, who also starred on "The Phil Silvers Show," "The Brady Bunch," and "The Andy Griffith Show," pa...


Widow paid $14,000 renting ancient phone

Rotary rip-off Now here's a subscription scheme that works.â¦


A scheme to compensate WWII victims who had their assets seized by Britain has paid out more Â£21m.


Siemens SF65 Mobile Phone Digital Camera

Siemens today unveiled the SF65 clamshell style mobile phone with a 1.3 megapixel camera, flash and four times zoom. The swivel style top end has a 16-bit internal colour display with a resolution of 128 x 160 pixels, and on the flip side the camera lens.


Reggio Calabria, 14:36 - CALCIO, REGGINA INGAGGIA PETTINARI DALLA FIORENTINA

La Reggina ha acquistato a titolo definitivo dalla Fiorentina il centrocampista Leonardo Pettinari, ...


Fifth-seeded Taylor Dent of the United States on Tuesday launched his bid to retain his title at the $550,000 Thailand Open with a first-round 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 win over fellow American Justin Gimelstob.


Caterpillar to raise stake in Mitsubishi Heavy JV

Caterpillar Inc.  said on Thursday it planned to take control of a construction machinery venture with Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.  as part of its efforts to beef up its presence in Asia.


Playoff Series Quickly Turns Against Twins

The Minnesota Twins were in great shape just two days ago. Now they're on the brink of being eliminated by the New York Yankees for the second straight year.


The first two weeks in the British Isles have been match play and sour memories for Tiger Woods, whether it was a first-round loss at Wentworth or a resounding loss to Europe in the Ryder Cup.


Microsoft steps up Windows Mobile consumer push

Microsoft is working to boost the appeal of Windows Mobile among consumers by appointing a new head of marketing and by lending support to a new application for viewing Web content.Microsoft announced on Tuesday that it has hired Todd Peters, formerly an executive with Staples, to be corporate vice president of marketing for its mobile communications business. Peters is tasked with positioning Windows Mobile to appeal more to a consumer audience. He fills a position left vacant by Suzan DelBene, who recently left the company.Microsoft also said it will help market and distribute Zumobi, a software program that makes it easier for Windows Mobile users to access Web sites and widgets, or small applications that provide up-to-date information from the Web.Zumobi said in a statement Tuesday that Microsoft will distribute the software with Windows Mobile, although Microsoft characterized it as more of a marketing deal and said it would make Zumobi available for download from its Web sites.Either way, the software, which had been available in beta since December from Zumobi's Web site, should now be easier for customers to get hold of. Zumobi did not respond to questions about the agreement.The announcements reflect a recent push at Microsoft to attract more consumers. "We are definitely moving into making Windows Mobile come alive for the consumer," said Scott Rockfeld, group product manager at Microsoft's Windows Mobile group. Rockfeld and other Windows Mobile executives have been emphasizing that the operating system is designed to be attractive to users in their personal lives as well as their work lives.For now, the most compelling value is for enterprise customers who want mobile access to their corporate data and documents, and Microsoft will need to reach more consumers to maintain growth in the future, said Charles Golvin, an analyst at Forrester Research."They need to continue to evolve the value proposition and range of applications that are more centered around consumers, even though their primary focus is -- and will remain in the near future -- on the enterprise," he said.The appointment of Peters and support for Zumobi appear to support this gradual buildup of support for consumer applications, he said.


A man is given for beating his partner to death and leaving her body on the floor for three days before dialling 999.


Marines' rape trial ends, verdict out on Nov. 27

The rape trial of four U.S. Marines before a Manila court wrapped up on Thursday and the judge set November 27 as a tentative verdict date.


Enhancing Marijuana Brain Chemicals Effective for Parkinson's

Marijuana-like chemicals in the brain may point to a treatment for Parkinson's disease, a report by the Stanford University School of Medicine has suggested.


Roundup: Singh takes lead into final round

Vijay Singh is making the game look easy by winning tournament after tournament, and millions upon millions of dollars, while chasing Tiger Woods' season money record.


'Crystal Jelly Double Dong' off the menu Greenpeace Netherlands has issued a statement warning sex toy lovers not to shove the "Spectra Gel Anal Plug" or the "Crystal Jelly Double Dong" where the sun don't shine, according to an eye-watering report on Expatica.â¦


IRAQ, AL SADR ACCETTA IL PIANO DI PACE PROPOSTO DA ALI AL-SISTANI

Tutte le speranze di riportare la pace a Najaf erano puntate sul grande ayatollah AlÃ¬ Al-Sistani, che non ha deluso. E in nottata Ã¨ giunto anche lâok del governo provvisorio iracheno che ha promesso che Sadr rimarrÃ  un "uomo libero ".


Charlesetta Feist's first home smells like fresh paint and polished wood — a glimmer of life only blocks from the river that destroyed the neighborhood two years ago.


WASHINGTON - Going against conventional wisdom, the Federal Reserve is raising interest rates in an election year. And it is Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan, a Republican, who is leading the charge even though an incumbent Republican in the White House is facing voter unrest about the state of the economy...


Tra gli arrestati,dirigente regionale e dg azienda Catanzaro


Mobile operator Vimpelcom is the latest Russian firm to be hit with a heavy bill for back taxes.


BASF's Amflora off the menu The European Union's Council of Ministers last week delivered a serious blow to biotech companies' ambitions to roll out GM crops across the region by postponing a decision on the "commercial optimisation" of BASF's Amflora "genetically optimised potato".â¦


Messaggio per l'80/o anniversario del processo di Savona


Ellison: Oracle considered lowering PeopleSoft bid

OCTOBER 08, 2004 (REUTERS) - Oracle Corp. CEO Larry Ellison said today that his company has talked about revising its current $21-per-share offer to buy rival PeopleSoft Inc.


Cheney has blood clot in leg, not hospitalized

Doctors found a blood clot in Vice President Dick Cheney's left leg on Monday but he was not admitted to a hospital and will be treated with blood thinning medication, his office said.


An ambitious project to catalog life in the ocean shows that so far we've just scratched the surface. By Stephen Leahy.


The insurance industry plans on Wednesday to propose a series of steps the companies say would let more individuals obtain coverage.


Former J.D. Edwards users now asking Oracle for extended app support

Even as it works to clear the last hurdles of its $10.3 billion takeover of PeopleSoft, Oracle is working to decide how best to execute on the merger and handle customer requests.


N..Y Yankee stadium cost up, mayors blamed: study

Baseball's New York Yankees will get taxpayer subsidies worth $217 million more than first estimated for a new stadium, a civic group said on Friday, blaming ex-Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and Mayor Michael Bloomberg for the ballooning cost.


New this week is the Ukranian romance âShadows of Forgotten Ancestorsâ and a revised version of Douglas Sirkâs 1959 âImitation of Life.â


Olympic Basketball: U.S. Crashes 94-90 to Lithuania

The United States crashed to its second  defeat in the Olympic men's basketball tournament Saturday when  a late shooting spree by Sarunas Jasikevicius propelled  Lithuania to a 94-90 victory.


Empoli, 15:32 - CALCIO, EMPOLI; CAGNI: VOLEVO SMETTERE MA BISOGNA REAGIRE

Gigi Cagni ha pensato di smettere dopo i fatti di Catania: ''Quando ho saputo cosa era successo mi &...


Nei prossimi giorni avrebbe dovuto incontrare Solana a RomaAl suo posto andrÃ  Said Jalili, vice ministro degli Esteri                                          Teheran, si dimette Larijani capo negoziatore sul nucleare


French minister says "non, merci" to cloned bifteck

Americans may eat it if they want, but  the agriculture minister of France said on Thursday that if  offered a dish of cloned meat, he'd have to say "non."


Long-suffering allies will take heart from her comments on Mideast peace, but for the most part she signals continuity rather than change


Nintendo rolls out fitness product: report

Games maker Nintendo Co is planning to launch a new physical fitness product called Wii Fit for U.S. shipping in May, according to the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday.


Microsoft chief Bill Gates has topped the list of business magazine Forbes' 400 Richest Americans list for the ninth consecutive year, while India-born Amar Gopal Bose is ranked 278.


Cher cleans out closets for Sotheby's, Julien's

We love you Cher. But do we love  you enough to spend $800 for your high school yearbook or $700  for a pair of Sonny's brown fur boots or up to $6,000 for one  of your many Bob Mackie-designed gowns?


Attivo sui siti della polizia di Stato e dei carabinieri


NASA Should Collaborate With Public, Eric Schmidt Says

The U.S. space program should look to collaboration and open systems to drive the next wave of human exploration and innovation, Google Chairman and C.E.O. Eric Schmidt said.


Sports of The Times: Proven Winner Finally Finishes First at Daytona

After sending out 35 drivers in 23 different Daytona races, Roger Penske has won the biggest event in racing these days.


A pg Neri, messaggio intimidatorio in busta con proiettili


Hess and Murphy have run, so why should the market care that they both blew the lights out?


Gazprom to bid for Yukos production unit

Although the bid has been approved by Gazprom's management, it still requires approval from the board of directors, including German Gref, Russia's reform-minded minister for economic development and trade.


Kenya holds breath in knife-edge election

Â· Millions vote peacefully in country's tightest poll  Â· Former political prisoner out to unseat president


Air accident investigators urge a ballooning firm to review procedures after a crash landing injured 15 people.


Dow hits record high on earnings and outlook

U.S. stocks climbed on Thursday, boosted by surprisingly high earnings from investment bank Bear Stearns Co. Inc. and economists' bullish estimates for stock indexes performance next year.


Ukraine's Opposition Sees Path to Victory

Ukraine's opposition presidential hopeful  Viktor Yushchenko said on Wednesday parliament's vote to root  out cheating in elections opened the way for him to win a  re-run of a rigged poll.


2 Red Cross workers killed at refugee camp in Lebanon

BEIRUT -- A mortar shell fired from inside a besieged Palestinian refugee camp struck a Red Cross vehicle yesterday, killing two of the aid agency's workers and critically injuring a third, Lebanon's state-run news agency and security officials said.


Popular BitTorrent file-sharing site pulled

TORONTO - One of the internet's most popular file-sharing websites has suddenly closed up shop, likely a high profile victim of the lawsuits launched last week against those operating servers using the BitTorrent network.


Samsung serves up six-channel media phone

It's a PDA too, maker boasts Samsung has announced a 18.9cm thick slider handset that not only packs in phone and PDA functionality, but also manages to squeeze in Wi-Fi, digital TV reception and 5.1-channel audio.â¦


SEATTLE -- Mike Hargrove knows what he's getting into as new manager of the last-place Mariners. After all, he lost 98, 95 and 91 games in his final three years in Baltimore.


Moral Conflict Plus a Hot Bod: What More Does a Girl Need?

The latest Hollywood movie to give comic books a bad name, "Elektra" stars Jennifer Garner as a superheroine who lays waste to every man in sight.


Research into the causes and treatment of repetitive strain injury is urgently needed, experts say


Blair ally re-arrested over cash-for-honours probe

British Labour Party chief fundraiser, Lord Michael Levy, a close ally of Prime Minister Tony Blair, was re-arrested as part of a corruption probe into party political funding, police said.


Camp Dawson formerly housed WWII prisoners

Masontown residents cool off near Oak Park. Many people would find it hard to believe that Camp Dawson was once the home of Italian prisoners of war during World War II, but a few Italian-American residents in ...


There is a  magical spot here, just a short crow's flight from Milwaukee,  that is now designated a national historical landmark and  hallowed ground to anyone with a reverence for the theater's  past, i.e., those days before Broadway ticket prices zoomed up  past the $450 mark (as we've just been informed Mel Brooks'  "Young Frankenstein" is going to cost us per ticket).


Chinese artists capitalize on avant-garde boom

DAFEN, China  - It only takes two days for Chen Quan to crank out a reproduction of a Yue Minjun.


REDWOOD CITY -- The same dozen jurors who convicted Scott Peterson of killing his wife, Laci, and the fetus she carried will now decide whether to send the killer to San Quentin State Prisonâs death row.


Torino, 16:46 - CALCIO, JUVE: CONVOCATI PER LA GARA CON L'INTER

Il tecnico della Juventus, Claudio Ranieri, ha convocato 20 giocatori per la sfida di domani sera co...


Jones Soda CEO Peter Van Stolk is set to take the next step.


Landis to miss 'Tonight Show' appearance

Floyd Landis was set to make a triumphant post-Tour de France appearance on the "Tonight Show." Instead, the cyclist may end up as comedy fodder for host Jay Leno.


Russian Supply Craft Reaches Space Station

An unmanned Russian cargo ship brought the international space station's two-man crew a much-needed Christmas present Saturday: 2 1/2 tons of equipment, supplies


Report finds state lagging in readiness for bioterror attack

California is lagging in key areas of readiness for a bioterrorism attack, according to a national study released yesterday. The state fell short on five of the 10 indicators


Two U.S. soldiers were killed and three others wounded along with a civilian interpreter on Dec. 26 when an Iraqi soldier opened fire on them during a joint patrol, the U.S. military said on Saturday.


N.Korea fires missiles; Japan, U.S. downplay impact

North Korea fired several short-range missiles on Friday, but the United States and its Asian allies said the launches were part of normal military drills and would not affect talks on Pyongyang's nuclear arms program.


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In its six years, Bartle Bogle Hegarty's New York office has grown from seven employees and one client to more than $300 million in billings and a staff of 120.


Israel Raids Gaza Camp After Mortar Attacks

Israeli troops and armored vehicles raided a Palestinan refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip on Wednesday in what the army called an operation to halt mortar bomb and rocket attacks on Jewish settlements.


Spaniard drops suit vs. victim's parents

A motorist who struck and killed a 17-year-old cyclist in northern Spain Â and then sued the boy's parents over the damage to his Audi Â has dropped the lawsuit, the family said Wednesday.


CBS Spins Back into Music World, but With a Twist

By David Lieberman  NEW YORK -- Some 19 years after CBS sold its recorded music operation to Sony, the TV network company is getting back into the music business -- but with a more contemporary beat.


The 500th aniversary of the unveiling of Michelangelo's David is celebrated in Florence.


L'ex presidente del patto, dichiarazioni "cervellotiche"


Scientists have harnessed the body's own natural defences against infection to make a treatment for Alzheimer's disease.


Muslims Demand 'French Hostagesâ Swift Release

AMMAN, August 30 (IslamOnline.net & News Agencies) - Prominent Muslim groups and governments added Monday, August 30, their voice to those denouncing the kidnapping of two French journalists in Iraq and calling for their release.


Risk-taking kiwis protest looming "party pill" ban

Skiing down active volcanoes is perfectly alright, so is bungy-jumping off canyons and "zorbing" down mountains in massive inflatable plastic balls.


The Internet Engineering Task Force has disbanded its working group tackling spam, saying it was deadlocked, in part, over troubles related to Microsoft Corp.


Bristol-Myers Squibb (nyse: BMY - news - people ) will report third-quarter earnings. Analysts surveyed by Thomson First Call expect the pharmaceutical maker to earn 39 cents per share compared with 47 cents a year ago.


Watford miss a golden chance to climb off the bottom of the Premiership as they are held by 10-man Wigan.


Montreal, 17:43 - F1, GP CANADA: MCLAREN DAVANTI A FERRARI IN PRIME PROVE LIBERE

Fernando Alonso è stato il piÃ¹ veloce nelle prima sessione di prove libere del Gp del Canada,...


Bergamo, 19:01 - CALCIO, ATALANTA: LORIA IN DUBBIO PER LA ROMA

Allenamento quotidiano per l'Atalanta in vista della gara contro la Roma. E' in forte dubbio la pers...


Canadian luxury hotelier Four Seasons  Hotels Inc.   said on Monday it has agreed to be  taken private by a group of investors that includes Saudi  Prince Alwaleed bin Talal and an investment firm owned by  Microsoft Corp.  Chairman Bill Gates.


34 killed in two blasts in southern India: official

Two near-simultaneous blasts tore through the Indian city of Hyderabad late Saturday, killing at least 34 people and injuring more than 50 in what a senior official said was a suspected terror attack.


President Bush signed executive orders and directives yesterday bolstering the authority of the CIA director over the nation's intelligence programs and budgets, signaling a renewed effort by


Amnesty accusa Bush: a Falluja civili indifesi

Lâultima roccaforte Ã¨ caduta. I comandi militari annunciano lâennesima vittoria a Falluja, cittÃ  ribelle addomesticata con la forza. Ormai non resterebbero che alcune Â«saccheÂ» di resistenza nel quadrante


Talks Between Verizon, MCI Advance -- WSJ

Merger talks between Verizon  Communications VZ.N and MCI Inc. MCIP.O have advanced, and  the two companies could announce a deal in the next few days,  the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.


Terrell Owens missed practice again Thursday, virtually ensuring he will miss his third straight preseason game for the Dallas Cowboys this weekend and might not play until the regular-season opener.


Upstarts Try to Make Name in Online Travel

Like a lot of frequent travelers, Kevin Pollard relies on the Internet to save money on airfares, hotel rooms and rental cars. The quest generally took him to the Web's most popular travel sites — Orbitz, Travelocity and Expedia — until he discovered a new breed of specialty search engines that promise to dig up even better bargains.


The U.S. and the European Union's biggest powers quickly recognized Kosovo as an independent nation Monday, widening a split with Russia, China and some EU members strongly opposed to letting the territory break away from Serbia.


Spotlight on models' health shifts to N.Y.

The global fashion industry is under siege from critics who want skinny models off catwalks, and with New York's fashion week in full swing the focus on models' health has shifted to the American capital of fashion.


France May Allow Jamming of Mobile Phones

Watch a movie or make a mobile phone call. Soon, in France, you might not be able to do both at once.


Bermuda to host 2007 PGA Grand Slam of Golf

The end-of-season PGA Grand Slam of Golf, which brings together the winners of the year's four majors, will move to the island of Bermuda for the first time next year.


Labor Allies Want Senate to Block OT Rules

Fresh from their triumph in the House, labor allies want the Senate to derail new Bush administration overtime rules that critics say would prevent 6 million American workers from getting the bonus pay.


Solar thermal company Ausra christens huge plant

Betting on utilities moving to concentrated solar power in a big way, start-up Ausra to construct Las Vegas factory.


Arts, Briefly: Film Critics Honor âThere Will Be Bloodâ

The National Society of Film Critics named âThere Will Be Blood,â directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, as the best picture of 2007.


Iceland has agreed to offer asylum to Bobby Fischer, the former chess champion who is being held in a Japanese jail while fighting extradition to the United States.


Ahi ahi! George Clooney si infortuna e deve rinuciare alla presentazione a New York del suo nuovo film "Ocean's Twelve" (che sarÃ  sugli schermi Usa a partire dal 10 dicembre). Anche Julia Roberts, insieme


After nine years at Linux seller Red Hat, Christopher Blizzard will become an evangelist with the company behind the open-source Firefox Web browser.


Bomb plotter back in British cell after hospital care: police

A man jailed for plotting synchronised attacks in Britain and the United States returned Saturday to his cell after hospital treatment for severe injuries suffered in prison, police sources said.


Rapper T.I. pleads not guilty on weapons charges

Grammy Award-winning rapper T.I. pleaded not guilty on Friday to three charges of illegally possessing silencers and machine guns.


Don't you dare say that Google is overvalued.


Plenty of flu shots to go around, officials say

A day after a leading flu vaccine maker warned that it would hold up millions of doses because several batches were contaminated, US health officials said Friday they do not expect a flu shot shortage.


San Francisco based, Free Standards Group, a nonprofit organization that develops and promotes open source software standards, announced the availability of the Linux Standard Base (LSB) 2.0.


Forget the Chelsea striker crisis, the Blues have a ready-made replacement in Captain Fantastic John Terry. The England defender popped up to ease Chelsea's early tension to score in successive Euro ties and


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Todd McFarlane, the comic book artist who parlayed his character "Spawn" into a mini media empire, wants to turn his talents in a new direction -- making movies.


HP completes acquisition of UK consultant Synstar

Hewlett-Packard Co. on Friday announced that it has completed itsÂ $293 million acquisition of UK-based IT services company Synstar PLC.


Kansans to have access to lower-cost prescription drugs

TOPEKA - Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius and Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich announced today at a Topeka senior center that they were joining forces to provide access to prescription drugs from Europe and Canada.


Mauresmo steps up a gear for Paris Open title defense

Amelie Mauresmo said on Tuesday she had stepped up a gear after last month's Australian Open fourth-round exit.


Comment is free: Elton John: Millions of people with HIV hope that the G8 will remember its pledge to them next week.


SocGen reels from record $7 billion rogue trader fraud

A "massive fraud" by a junior rogue trader has punched a $7 billion hole in the finances of French bank Societe Generale, leaving its credibility in tatters and forcing it to get emergency cash.


The Nigerian president leads new efforts  to stamp out polio as part of a big campaign planned for the region.


Government to give nuclear power decision

The government will announce its decision on whether to build a new generation of nuclear power stations on Thursday, Downing Street said today.


Casino pays $28 000 for a slice of heaven

A grilled cheese sandwich said to bear the image of the Virgin Mary has been sold for $28 000 (R168 000) in an eBay auction, according to the online casino that bought it from a woman in Hollywood, Florida.


Cardiff, 17:00 - RUGBY, MONDIALI: AUSTRALIA-GALLES 32-20

L'Australia ha battuto il Galles 32-20 al Millennium Stadium di Cardiff in un match valido per il gr...


Satellite produces global air pollution map

Based on 18 months of Envisat observations, this high-resolution global atmospheric map of nitrogen dioxide pollution makes clear just how human activities impact air quality.


When teeth come out, memory goes too: Swedish study

When your dentist pulls an aching tooth he could be yanking out some of your memory at the same time, according to a new Swedish study to be presented in Stockholm.


Defending champion Serena Williams and top-ranked Justine Henin pushed aside two more overmatched opponents in the Australian Open, advancing to the fourth round with straight-set victories today.


Zambia's ex-president fights $58 mln graft fine

Zambian ex-president Frederick Chiluba on Monday launched a legal bid to block the state from claiming a $58 million fine imposed on him by a London judge in a landmark ruling against official African corruption.


150 sindaci campani a Napolitano,uscire da emergenza si puo'


The dollar retreated against major  currencies on Tuesday as investors took profits on sharp U.S.  jobs-related gains last week, turning cautious ahead of a  speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan on Wednesday.


Bush Presses for Immigration Legislation

President Bush urged Congress on Saturday to find a middle ground between mass deportation or instant U.S. citizenship for the estimated 12 million illegal immigrants already living in America.


Thai premier suggests final death toll from tidal waves may be ...

PHUKET, Thailand: The final death toll from Thailand's tidal wave disaster could approach 6,800, Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra suggested Thursday as European nations joined Thais in trying to trace thousands of missing people.


Eleven Sunni insurgent groups have offered to halt attacks on the U.S.-led military if the Iraqi government and President Bush set a two-year timetable for withdrawing all foreign troops from the country, insurgent and government officials told The Associated Press on Wednesday.


Mideast peace process to top agenda of Blair's US trip

Middle East would top the agenda of British Prime Minister Tony Blair's upcoming trip to the United States as Blair is trying to revive the peace process in the region, Downing Street said on Monday.


Buckingham Palace 'Batman' Protest Prompts Security Review

Britain has ordered an urgent security review at Buckingham Palace after a campaigner dressed as Batman evaded armed police and spent five hours on a ledge at Queen Elizabeth's London residence.


Buenos Aires, 19:11 - CALCIO, MARADONA: INDAGINE SU CONTI PER PRESUNTO RICICLAGGIO

Dopo la caduta in discoteca, ancora guai per Diego Armando Maradona: secondo l'emittente 'Radio Mitr...


Sexy dances a draw card in conservative Pakistan

MULTAN, Pakistan  - A crowd of men whistle and cheer as a pretty young woman in a revealing red top and tight jeans dances on stage in a run-down Pakistani neighborhood.


Palestinians: Israeli strike kills 3 in Gaza

An Israeli drone fired three rockets into Khan Yunis in southern Gaza early Thursday, killing two field commanders from the militant group Hamas and another person, Palestinian security forces said.


Incassati 37,1 milioni di dollari nel weekend del debutto


Creditors line up for piece of Brando's estate

From a friend who lost a diamond ring down his drain to a small airline that flew guests to his private Tahitian island, would-be creditors are lining up to make claims on Marlon Brando's estate two months after he died, a lawyer said on Thursday.


Opposition supporters block govt buildings in Kiev

Opposition supporters in Ukraine continued on Monday to block all entrances to the office building of Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich, preventing people from entering the compound.


Colin Montgomerie and Paul Casey win at the World Match Play Championship but Luke Donald goes out.


By Andrew Balls in Washington and Jennifer Hughes in New York. The US Federal Reserve on Tuesday raised interest rates by a quarter point to 2.25 per cent and signalled there had been no change in its assessment of economic conditions.


Qtrax aims to offer iPod-friendly tracks

Fast-moving thunderstorms brought new waves of rain on Sunday to Southern California, following days of drenching weather and heavy mountain snowfall and raising fears of mudslides and flooding.


WHITE PLAINS, New York  - Disgraced sprinter Marion Jones was sentenced to six months in prison on Friday for lying to federal prosecutors about her steroid use, a stunning downfall for the five-time Olympic medalist.


GDP growth hits 6.5 percent in first nine months

The countryâs gross domestic product (GDP), which serves as the main barometer of the economy, expanded by 6.5 percent in the first three quarters of 2004, capped by a 6.3-percent


Si parte: inizia il match, primo pallone giocato dall'Inter

Inter (4-4-2): Toldo, J.Zanetti, Cordoba, Materazzi, Favalli, van der Meyde, Veron, Stankovic, Emre, Vieri, Adriano. All.: Mancini. Werder Brema (4-3-1-2): Reinke, Fahrenhorst, Pasanen, Ismael, Stalteri, Borowski, Baumann, Ernst, Micoud, Klasnic, Klose.


New Jersey Nets: Backup guard Lucious Harris, who played a big part in helping the Nets win two Eastern Division titles, was waived Wednesday.


The New England Patriots got their wish: They won't have to hear about their record-breaking streak any more. The Patriots' 21-game winning streak ended with a 34-20 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday.


Hamas member escapes assassination bid in Damascus

A Hamas member escaped an assassination attempt Monday after a bomb damaged his car in Damascus, in an incident that both Hamas and Syria blamed on Israel.


A US man faces charges after breaking into and taking personal data from T-Mobile's computer system.


Reaching .500 Could Mean Trip to Playoffs

One and possibly two 8-8 teams could make the playoffs, and the Carolina Panthers, at 7-8, are as likely as any to advance to the postseason.


Attacks overshadow Somali reconciliation meeting

Somali Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi opened a reconciliation workshop in Mogadishu on Monday designed to foster peace amid an escalating spate of guerrilla-style attacks in the volatile Horn of Africa nation.


Bush says U.S. Iraq troop cut possible with success

AL ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq  - U.S. President George W. Bush said on Monday his top officials in Iraq had told him the present level of security could be maintained with fewer forces if what he called current successes continued.


studio, fabbisogno di 162 mila addetti, 71 mila introvabili


Thousands of mourners file past the open coffin of tenor Luciano Pavarotti in his home town of Modena, Italy.


Nothing casual about the greeting exchanged last night between Yankees slugger Hideki Matsui and his Japanese countrymen on the Red Sox, Daisuke Matsuzaka and Hideki Okajima .


British envoy may lose job for denouncing Uzbek torture

The British ambassador to Uzbekistan could be facing the sack for his outspoken criticism of the regime in Tashkent which he accuses of widespread torture of opponents.


Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez vows to expel foreigners who publicly criticise him or his cabinet.


Ordinativi +8,4% su stesso periodo 2006, -1,1% su settembre


Business News for Technology Leaders Microsoft Makes Deal with ...

A "landmark agreement" between Microsoft and England's Department of Health to renew the agency's license for desktop products could save it an estimated $608 million.


A second bird in Calaveras County has tested positive for the West Nile virus, the county public health department announced yesterday.


Credit issuer says data lost for 650,000 customers

A computer tape containing personal  data of 650,000 customers of about 230 retailers including J.C.  Penney Co  is missing, credit card issuer GE Money said  on Friday.


Chris Van Allsburg wrote a beautiful book called "The Polar Express." It tells a sweet simple story of belief and hope, and since its publication has grown to be a holiday classic.


LiMo's Linux phone platform nears launch

The LiMo Foundation plans to release the first version of its Linux software platform for mobile phones in March, with handsets running the software due soon.LiMo's goal is to offer handset manufacturers an open, hardware-independent software platform that offers a secure environment for downloadable applications.Publishing the code on time is one thing, but "putting handsets into consumers' hands is the most important proof point," said Morgan Gillis, executive director of the LiMo Foundation. That will happen very soon, he said.On Monday, the Foundation will publish a beta version of the software's APIs (application programming interfaces) so that developers can begin writing applications to run on it.The APIs are still beta versions because the underlying software is not yet complete and minor details may change ahead of its release in March, Gillis said.The LiMo Foundation is focusing on phones' middleware, leaving handset manufacturers and operators to choose their own user interface and content applications.That freedom is important, Gillis said, because "the cost of developing the first phone on a platform can be as high as half a billion dollars."Phone manufacturers may be unwilling to make that kind of commitment to a new operating system if it will also leave them tied to another company's user interface or content applications, he said."That's why Windows Mobile and Series 60 didn't gain broad traction; suppliers didn't feel comfortable," he said.LiMo faces competition from another open platform, Android, supported by Google and the Open Handset Alliance.For Gillis, the connection between Android and Google's content make that another example of a tied operating system.Although the LiMo Foundation's code is not quite finished, most of it has already been proven in handsets sold or distributed by founder members Motorola, NEC, NTT DoCoMo, Panasonic, Samsung Electronics, and Vodafone, Gillis said.Nevertheless, there are some new elements, notably the security model, Gillis said. "Security in handsets is an area that tends to evolve quite quickly," he said.Since development of the platform began, "there are no major new threats, but it's about evolving approaches and algorithms that address the security situation."Although the underlying platform is open, the handsets based on it may not be. The LiMo code includes support for application signing, allowing handset designers or operators to block the execution of unsigned downloads."The precise rules used for application signing are usually determined by the operator," Gillis said.However, he said, there are signs that operators are moving away from the "walled garden" they favored in the past to a more open approach.


Tottenham sign striker Darren Bent from Charlton for a club record Â£16.5m.


"Hey, Orton, get in here." The voice carried from Joe Tiller's office, a tight spiral into the hallway where Kyle Orton, the quarterback of the Purdue Boilermakers


British ministers back GM food campaign: report

British government ministers have decided to back a campaign to introduce genetically-modified crops in the country, The Guardian reported in an early edition of its Monday paper.


Vice President Dick Cheney and Sen. John Edwards take center stage in the race for the White House on Tuesday in a nationally televised debate that is likely to focus on the Iraq war and U.S. security issues but also will include domestic topics.


China said it would launch 15 rockets, 17 satellites and its third mission with astronauts in 2008.


Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton on Sunday renewed her pledge to ensure the United States fulfills its obligations to veterans.


Could boy archaeologist be next Harry Potter?

The publisher who first signed up J.K. Rowling believes he may have found another Harry Potter -- but this time it is a boy archaeologist.


Casino Tour Bus Crashes in Arkansas, Kills 14

A tour bus shuttling gamblers from Chicago to casinos in Mississippi crashed and flipped in northeastern Arkansas early on Saturday, killing 14 people, police said.


Kelly - who alleges he was pepper-sprayed by one of Jay-Z's entourage on Friday night (29.10.04) - claims Jay-Z did all he could to get him to leave the tour.


Cambridgeshire letter bomber found guilty

Bedroom bomb factory in mother's house A former Cambridgeshire school caretaker, accused of carrying out a nationwide letter-bombing campaign, was today found guilty as charged at Oxford Crown Court.â¦


The United States and the European Union reached an antiterrorism deal yesterday after months of wrangling over privacy rights, giving American law enforcement agencies continued access to passenger data on US-bound flights. US authorities say the data enable them to notify the airline or European customs officials before takeoff if any of the passengers are on an American wanted ...


The eternal circle of the Iraqi insurgency

In all likelihood, US troops and the nascent Iraqi military will storm the rebel city of Fallujah in the very near future. The so-called "City of Mosques" has been under sustained air assault


Death toll in Baghdad bomb blasts rises to 115

The death toll from a series of car bombs in a Shi'ite militia stronghold in Baghdad on Thursday has risen to 115, an Interior Ministry source said.


Spreading the Gospel Goes Reality TV Route

In the world of bug-eating, bungee-jumping reality television, here's a twist: Christian missionaries living a travelogue life while viewers watch their aches, pains and trials trying to spread the Gospel.


Legal peer-to-peer services: Gimmick or Genius?

Few in the tech world need an introduction to Napster's founder, the college dropout whose revolutionary file-swapping technology shook the foundations of the $11bn record industry.


ChÃ¡vez Wins Easily in Venezuela, but Opposition Protests

President Hugo ChÃ¡vez won in a landslide victory but the opposition contended the results were tainted by irregularities.


Seduced and Abandoned by Promises of Freedom

The clarity of the writing, the urgency of the story being told and the fine performances give George Packerâs play a sharp dramatic impact and a plain-spoken beauty.


Microsoft entertainment vision sharpens in new wave of PCs

LOS ANGELES - With a fatherly demeanor, goofy jokes and brown V-neck sweater, Bill Gates didn't come across as an entertainment mogul yesterday.


CBS is warming up to  "The Man," ordering a pilot for a drama starring veteran rapper  LL Cool J.


With Pentagon move, a shift in security-privacy balance?

The end of its TALON database on antiwar activists may signal more emphasis on civil liberties.


PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- A bankruptcy judge granted US Airways permission to use a $718 million federal loan to operate while in Chapter 11 but local union leaders will not consider more concessions in this plan.


A Torino, arrestata ragazza romena di 19 anni


PHP Web Services Blog: What is Missing in PHP SOAP Extension?

On the PHP Web Services blog today, Sami asks "what's missing from PHP's SOAP extension" that needs to be added or corrected.   PHP SOAP extension is good to get started, to play around with. However, it falls much short in meeting the enterprise demands in the SOA era.   He talks about things missing (like binary file features and lots of security features). He also notes something that most PHP developers love about the extension - the WSDL parsing that makes it so easy to simply call a remote service without having to go through the pain of hacking through it yourself.


Diplomatic Memo: As Her Star Wanes, Rice Tries to Reshape Legacy

Condoleezza Riceâs gloss is diminishing with a stream of exposÃ©s and tell-all books about the Bush administration.


Mo. father pleads guilty to killing kids

A father pleaded guilty Wednesday to killing his two children, whose remains were found hidden in a wooded area three years after they disappeared. He was sentenced to life in prison.


Second Life's CTO Resigns, Apparently to Get Another Life

A chocolateY coating? Calcium caseinate? Discover the ingredients that comprise the popular PowerBar, some of which might freak you out.


Care International suspended operations in Iraq on Wednesday after gunmen seized the woman who ran the humanitarian organization's work in the country.


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Torino, 14:23 - CALCIO, JUVENTUS; INCHIESTA SU PLUSVALENZE: SENTITO GIRAUDO

L'ex amministratore delegato della Juventus, Antonio Giraudo, è stato ascoltato dai magistrat...


Foreign medics sentenced to die in Libya HIV case

A Libyan court sentenced five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor to death on Tuesday for deliberately infecting hundreds of children with the HIV virus that causes AIDS.


Irwin friend slams fraudulent profiteers

A close friend of the late "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin said Saturday that he was appalled at reports of people illegally cashing in on the exuberant entertainer's legacy.


Radio Time Delivers Radio From Around the World on the Logitech SqueezeBox

DALLAS, Dec. 12  /PRNewswire/ -- Radio Time now makes it easy to tune live and local on-air personalities, sports games, favorite DJs and global radio through Logitech's popular Squeezebox home audio player.


The Daily Oklahoman Made in Oklahoma Column: Advertais Llc

By Jim Stafford, The Daily Oklahoman  Sep. 5--Address: 1116 N Robinson Ave., Suite B003; also has a location in Baltimore.   Web address: www.advertais.com.   Employees: Three.


Oil prices hit a one-month high of $47 a barrel yesterday as traders worried that US petroleum inventories had drawn down heavily due to Hurricane Ivan.


Dalle 21 di domenica 16 gennaio protesta contro sicurezza


About a fifth of compensation claims made by 7/7 London bombing victims remain unresolved.


Alexandra Cook is told her A-level results while on holiday in Australia - by her mum 12,000 miles away.


TOKYO - Tokyo stocks closed sharply higher Monday, driving the key Nikkei index to a five-week high on buying in a wide range of issues after a solid gain in US shares Friday.


Montenegrins voted Sunday in the first parliamentary elections since the tiny state split from Serbia — a ballot that could prove key to the new country's aspirations to become a member of NATO and the European Union.


ESPN is relaunching its shuttered cell phone service through Verizon Wireless, this time delivering its flashy feed of sports scores, news and video highlights through a top industry player instead of competing for subscribers with its own full-blown wireless brand.


Saddam Hussein lawyers walk out of trial

Saddam Hussein's lawyers walked out of his trial hearing Wednesday to protest against the changing of the chief judge and the deposed leader was ordered to leave the courtroom.


The Vatican has clarified the guidelines it wants church judges to follow when making decisions on marriage annulments, saying Tuesday that it wants the practice that some critics have dubbed "Catholic divorce" handled more seriously.


Binge drinkers are more likely to develop a beer belly than people who consume the same amount but spread their intake out, experts suggest.


Democrats run ad jeering at Bush's 'can't win' remark

WASHINGTON - Democratic Senator John Kerry's campaign fired back at the attack on his stand on terror with a rapid response advertisement entitled 'Can't Win'.


House Subcommittee Seeks More Information on Flu Vaccine Shortage ...

In a hearing on the national flu vaccine shortage, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health on Thursday requested that FDA, HHS and flu vaccine manufacturer Chiron by Dec. 1 produce documents detailing


Shortly before undergoing successful open-heart surgery this summer, a man who knows something about debating an incumbent president named Bush was asked how John Kerry should conduct tonight's televised encounter with George W.


British soldier killed, 16 injured, in Canada road crash

A British soldier was killed and 16 injured when the bus they were in overturned on a road in western Canada, a police spokesman said.


Report: Disney CEO Eisner says he will leave board in 2006

LOS ANGELES Disney chief executive Michael Eisner says he will not try to become board chairman when his contract expires in 2006.


US to Reopen Canada Cattle Trade in March

Canada's cattle and beef industries, battered by the discovery of mad cow disease in 2003, would win new access to the important US market by this spring under a plan


MotoGp, a Gibernau il Gran premio del Qatar

Rossi ko e Mondiale MotoGp riaperto. Sete Gibernau ha infatti vinto il Gp del Qatar. Il pilota spagnolo della Honda ha preceduto il suo compagno di squadra, lo statunitense Colin Edwards, e il connazionale Ruben Xaus (Ducati).


Ex-England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson is fed up with being labelled a failure, says Uefa president Lennart Johansson.


Clinton campaigns with Kerry in effort to electrify party's base

If there's any doubt about the hard feelings that remain from Election 2000, consider the Philadelphia mayor's introduction Monday of Bill Clinton at his first campaign


Portugal abortion vote to test modernity

This month, Catholic Portugal may decide  to break ranks with a small group of countries including  Ireland and Poland and legalize abortions, in a referendum  which some cast as a deeper test of its readiness for progress.


Of all the Bears' inept offensive performances this season, this Thanksgiving Day turkey was the worst. As if the live performance - a 21-7 loss to the


Hurricane Charley drove viewers to the cable news channels for coverage of what turned out to be the fiercest storm to hit Florida in 12 years Friday.


Abbas forces and Hamas loyalists clash in Gaza

Forces loyal to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas overran two government ministries on Sunday, sealed off the area around his home and battled gunmen from the ruling Hamas group as chaos threatened Gaza.


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Identical twins celebrate their 100th birthday with a glass of champagne at a nursing home.


Some of the world's biggest computer firms are accused of imposing unfair contracts on customers who buy their software.


Democrat John Edwards touted his ties to rural America on Thursday, on the stump and in a new campaign video, and promised anew to fight powerful special interests he says "are stealing your children's future."


Tom Brokaw may have retired as anchor for the NBC Nightly News, but he left one more legacy after his final broadcast on Wednesday night.


The Motley Fool - If you haven't heard of Legg Mason (NYSE: LM - News) mutual fund manager Bill Miller, it's high time you did. He's well known in the financial world for having led his Legg Mason Value Trust (FUND: LMVTX) to S&P 500-beating results for a record-setting 15 consecutive years. It's hard to argue with success like that, but that's just what Roy Weitz did recently, at his fundalarm.com website.


Bank of England says 3-mths cash offer slightly oversubscribed

Commercial banks sought slightly more funds than were available Tuesday in a three-month offer of cash made under a special refinancing arrangement announced last week, the Bank of England said.


Il debutto della collezione al Pitti di Firenze


Titanic Finder Fears for Future of Great Wreck

Undersea tourists and souvenir hunters are hastening the decay of the Titanic, says U.S. explorer Bob Ballard who discovered the world's most famous shipwreck nearly 20 years ago.


Napster, Ericsson to launch mobile music service in Chile

Napster Inc, one of the largest digital music  retailers, said it will partner with Swedish telecom equipment  maker Ericsson and Chilean telecommunications company Entel PCS  to launch its mobile music service in Latin America for the  first time.


Israel's Mossad Looks to Leaner, Meaner Future

HERZLIYA, Israel  - They're whispering about  "terminations" again behind the high walls of Mossad  headquarters.


Released Colombian hostage Clara Rojas returns to Bogota and visits the son she has not seen for three years.


Seven children were killed in an airstrike by the U.S.-led coalition on a compound in eastern Afghanistan where al Qaeda fighters were believed gathered Sunday, according to a U.S. military statement.


Women Make Small Inroads in Game Industry

Jennifer Canada knew she was entering a boy's club when she enrolled in Southern Methodist University's Guildhall school of video game making.


Georgia's main opposition leader says the authorities are preparing to rig Saturday's presidential election.


Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills rose in yesterday's auction, with the three-month bill climbing to the highest level in six years.


Ford's President and Vice Chairman to Retire; Padilla to Replace Scheele

Ford Motor Co. announced the retirements of president Nick Scheele and vice chairman Allan Gilmour on Thursday, two company veterans tapped by Bill Ford to help the company emerge from a sea of red ink during the past three years.


The Salvation Army struggles this holiday season


The SDLP leader denies it is divided over its support for the NI budget and programme for government.


Australiaâs Howard wins 4th straight poll victory

Prime Minister John Howard began planning the agenda for his new term on Sunday after his stunning fourth straight election victory, which delivered him a mandate to


Coreografo Cirque du Soleil porta in scena 4 spettacoli


Home Is Wherever the Jets Hang Their Banners

For 44 years, the Jets have been tenants with second billing at home, first at the Polo Grounds, then at Shea Stadium and, since 1984, at Giants Stadium.


Operazione da 6,3 mld di dollari per quinta banca del Paese


The Center for Disease Control now recommends that HIV tests be routine for adults and teenagers, because too many Americans have the disease and don't know it -- and are passing it around. In Sex Drive Daily.


BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Bombings struck four coalition and Iraqi military convoys and a provincial government office yesterday, killing at least eight people, including an American soldier and an Estonian trooper in the Baghdad area.


No evidence bin Laden is dead: Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia said on Sunday it had   no evidence that Osama bin Laden had died, shedding further   doubt on a secret document leaked in France that said Saudi   secret services believed he had died last month.


A senatore Fi dice, si crede piu' a pentiti che a polizia


Ford names Tata of India as preferred Jaguar buyer

The US automaker Ford on Thursday named Tata Motors of India as the preferred buyer of Ford's luxury Jaguar and Land Rover models.


O.J. Simpson was freed from a Las Vegas jail on Wednesday after a judge granted him $125,000 bail on charges he took part in an armed robbery of his own sports memorabilia.


(CBS/AP) Prime Minister Tony Blair vigorously denied on Wednesday that he misrepresented intelligence about Iraqi weapons before the war, rejecting growing demands for an apology from opponents in Parliament who accuse him of misleading the country.


Roma, 12:58 - CALCIO, ROMA-INTER: ARBITRA RIZZOLI DI BOLOGNA

Sarà Nicola Rizzoli di Bologna ad arbitrare Roma-Inter, big match della terza giornata di ser...


The increase in first-time jobless claims last week was slightly smaller than the 18,000 increase that Wall Street had expected. But a Labor Department statistician said the gain wasn't unusual


From Russia, with love: Sochi courts '14 Olympics

Not far from where Maria Sharapova first honed her tennis skills, fellow Russian sports hero Alexander Yakushev, a double Olympic hockey champion, sends a puck flying into a makeshift goal.


Clear Channel Communications said it had sued a unit of Providence Equity Partners to force a completion of a $1.2 billion purchase of 56 television stations.


LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK  - Hilton Hotels Corp.  HLT.N on Monday said fourth-quarter net earnings fell, but  revenue per room rose as increased travel fueled higher room  rates -- a trend that is expected to pick up this year.


British Whaling Shipwrecks Believed Found

In what is being called a "mind-blowing" discovery, divers have found anchors, cauldrons and cannonballs near a remote Hawaiian atoll where two British whaling ships were lost nearly two centuries ago.


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Russian gold medal winner tests positive

Russia's Irina Korzhanenko, who won the Olympic shot put last Wednesday, was stripped of her gold medal Monday because of drug use.


After Denials, Giambi Reportedly Comes Clean to Grand Jury

CHICAGO - Despite years of public denial, New York Yankees slugger Jason Giambi reportedly testified before a grand jury that he has used banned steroids and Human Growth Hormone to enhance his performance.


Kinross Restates 3rd-Quarter Profit to Loss After Writedown

Kinross Gold Corp., Canada's third- largest producer of the metal, restated third-quarter earnings to a loss after changing the way it accounts for goodwill.


No mercy for Keane as United turn on the heat

Roy Keane, the former Manchester United midfielder, has learnt a series of painful lessons in his first season as a Premier League manager, but none could have hurt quite so much as that he was forced to endure at the hands of his one-time employers.


Indian soldiers killed two militants after a fierce gunbattle in Kashmir's main city last night, as Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh began a visit to promote peace in the disputed region.


Proposed changes in state procurement policies would favor Linux and its offshoots.


'Like buying a BMW and putting a Ford engine in it' For all you car aficionados out there, how's this for an operating system analogy from PC World?â¦


Direttore generale Umberto I contro inchiesta settimanale


LA parking company lands contract renewal with ABIA

Los Angeles-based Ampco System Parking has received a multi-year contract renewal with Austin-Bergstrom International Airport.


OGGI SU INTERNET/VATICANO - SÃ¬ agli Ogm, ma con responsabilitÃ  e giudizio etico, Mons. Crepaldi ribadisce che ÂlÂuomo non Ã¨ un prodotto ma un progettoÂ CittÃ  del Vaticano )Agenzia Fides) - Intervenendo a Roma alla presentazione del rapporto Nomisma sullÂutilizzo del mais Ogm (organismi geneticamente modificati), Sua Ecc. Mons. Gianpaolo Crepaldi (Pont. Consiglio Giustizia e Pace) ha illustrato il pu...


A primary school says it is the first to open a baby care unit which is not run by a private firm.


European growth rate points to rate rises

European industrial growth showed little signs of slowing last month, according to closely watched surveys on Monday that set the scene for further central bank interest rates rises.


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Hewlett-Packard blasted into the consumer-electronic market on Friday with its most significant product launch of the year, unveiling new televisions, digital cameras, photo printers, notebooks and desktop PCs.


Blair rules himself out as England's Ashes secret weapon

Tony Blair got into the pre-Ashes fever in London but was forced to admit that if England's cricketers play like him, then arch-rivals Australia have nothing to fear.


The Senate on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a massive reorganization of the United States intelligence community to address the Sept. 11 commission's complaints that the nation's spy agencies don't work together properly to deter terrorist attacks


US Air Strikes on Falluja Kill 7 Iraqis - Doctor

U.S. forces launched air strikes on the Iraqi town of Falluja Monday, killing at least seven Iraqis, including women and children, a doctor said.


Kiefer Sutherland Deluged with Fan Mail in Jail

Kiefer Sutherland was only allowed to bring two books for his 48-day stay in jail â but he's getting plenty of other reading material.   "The guy's been getting a ton of fan mail," says Officer John Balian, spokesman for the Glendale City Jail. "Easi...


BLUEWELL, West Virgina - A family meal erupted into a gun battle after a father and son clashed over how to cook chicken.    The two men argued Sunday over the best way to prepare skinless chicken for dinner...


The suicide rate among preteen and teenage girls rose to its highest level in a decade, and hanging surpassed guns as the preferred method, federal health officials reported Thursday.


What can the teams expect in Shanghai? Pat Symonds explains the engineers' preparations.


Europe's food and drink industry could face new regulations if it does not try harder to tackle obesity.


NASA begrudgingly released some results Monday from an $11.3 million federal air safety study it previously withheld from the public over concerns it would upset travelers and hurt airline profits. It published the findings in a format that made it cumbersome for any thorough analysis by outsiders.


German retail sales fall more than expected in July, while unemployment rises in August, official figures show.


Sir Alex Ferguson is convinced Manchester United will end Arsenalâs 49-game unbeaten run on Sunday - because they simply have to.


Renegade Fighters Gain Ground in Eastern Congo: UN

Renegade soldiers have advanced in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, taking control of two more villages during clashes with government troops, United Nations officials said on Monday.


Fuel Thieves Set Nigeria Pipeline Ablaze

Thieves stealing fuel from a pipeline in Nigeria set it ablaze as they fled from police, and at least 20 people died in the fire, authorities said Thursday.


Some of Broadway's biggest wheels are holding a fund-raiser for Barack Obama later this month.


Released Indian hostages return back home

After living under fear of death for 42 days, three Indian truck drivers released by their Iraqi captors today returned home to an emotional welcome by their families here.


Striking writers target Oscars and Globes

The Academy Awards presentation is still two months away but the world's top film awards ceremony found itself embroiled on Tuesday in the worst Hollywood labor clash in two decades.


Mutilated Western Woman's Body Found in Fallujah

American marines found the mutilated body of a Western woman as they searched for militants still holding out in Fallujah, the former Sunni insurgent stronghold.


A test of the planned US anti-missile defence shield fails in the first mission in almost two years.


Spouse of Pakistan president's rival gets bail

KARACHI -- After eight years in jail on corruption charges, the husband of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto was released on bail yesterday, officials said, in a move the government called a step toward ''political harmony" with her opposition party.


China's Wolong Nature Reserve is unwired to aid researchers in the study of the endangered giant panda. A broadband and wireless communications network within China's Wolong


Top floors of Vegas hotel casino burning

Sections of the top four floors of the Monte Carlo Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, are burning. The hotel has more than 3,000 rooms, penthouse suites and newly remodeled conference rooms. There is no immediate word on injuries.


Recoba è del Torino calciomercato: ultimo atto

Ufficiale il passaggio in prestito del Chino dall'Inter ai granata. Caserta dal Catania al Palermo, Adailton al Bologna


The pharmaceutical industry, fighting to defeat proposals that would give U.S. patients easier access to cheaper Canadian drugs, is making the most of its chance for face time with lawmakers at the GOP convention.


Bush announces new sanctions against Burma

Pressure grows on military regime after its threat to crack down on protesters.


Human Demand Outstripping Earth's Supply

Oct. 21, 2004 - The world's population is consuming about 20 percent more natural resources than the planet can produce, the environmental organization WWF International warned Thursday in its "Living Planet" report.


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Nurse behind Minnesota flu shot scare says she's innocent

MINNEAPOLIS A nurse who allegedly ran an unauthorized flu shot clinic at a Minnesota college says she had permission from an administrator to be there.


The US housing downturn may damage investment funds linked to sub-prime lending, experts say.


Kirk Franklin has a holy mission: save modern gospel music

The singing star and host of BET's 'Sunday Best' worries about commercial pressure to dilute the message in the music.


Mrs. McCain Is Speaking Up in a Steely Tone

On the campaign trail in 2000, Cindy McCain was mostly a cheerful sidekick to her husband. Not anymore.


Puerto la Cruz, 09:44 - CALCIO, COPPA AMERICA: BRASILE IN SEMIFINALE

Il Brasile si è qualificato per le semifinali di Coppa America travolgendo nei quarti il Cile...


House sends foreign investment overhaul to Bush

The House of Representatives voted  on Wednesday to revise how the federal government reviews  foreign takeovers of U.S. companies, sending the legislation to  the White House.


Gunmen kill four French tourists in Mauritania: police

Gunmen armed with assault rifles shot dead four French tourists from the same family and seriously injured a fifth in Mauritania on Monday, local police and French officials said.


Kuwait Firm Says Its Truckers Held in Iraq Freed

A Kuwaiti company with seven truck drivers held captive in Iraq said Wednesday that they have been freed by their captors. "We just got custody of the drivers," Rana Abu Zaineh, a spokeswoman


Another American kidnapped; video shows 4 Iraqis beheaded

Elsewhere, a US soldier was killed and another wounded in a roadside bombing 12 miles south of the capital. A suicide driver detonated his vehicle at a checkpoint near Baghdad airport, injuring


THE latest version of the controversial Kazaa peer-to-peer file swapping platform has appeared with an integrated Skype voice over IP internet phone application, promising free calls between its users.


Wall St set to start lower, China shares drop

Stock futures fell on Monday, with  investors showing some concern about another big drop in  Chinese stocks, but the resilience of other global equities may  limit the downward pressure.


Mystery Telephone 'Poll' Boosts Clinton, Slams Everyone Else

Ahead of Super Tuesday, independent voters are targeted in a telephone "poll" that seems strangely hostile to every Democrat in the race who isn't Hillary Clinton.


MUMBAI: One of the giants of British radio BBC disc jockey John Peel, whose nightly Radio One programme is credited with launching the careers of British bands including New Order and Joy Division passed away from al heart attack.


Suicide Bomber Kills 4 Bystanders in Afghanistan

After the bombing, U.S. soldiers fired into a crowd near the scene, accidentally killing a man, the military said.


San Francisco mayor admits affair with aide's wife

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom  admitted on Thursday to having an affair with the wife of his  former campaign manager, who quit a day earlier after  confronting the up-and-coming Democrat and ally of U.S. House  of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi about it.


Kerry Takes Job Creation Message to N.C.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Democratic presidential hopeful John Kerry came to the heart of a conservative state hit hard by job losses over the past four years to tout his plan for curbing the export of jobs by cutting corporate taxes and enforcing trade agreements...


Torino, 19:49 - CALCIO, JUVE; DESCHAMPS: SOFFERTO MA VA BENE COSI'

E' un Didier Deschamps soddisfatto quello che accoglie la prima vittoria in B della Juve ottenuta a ...


MS Host Integration Server 2004 Is Weeks Away

Starting September 1, 2004, Microsoft will make available Host Integration Server (HIS) 2004 for companies that have been wanting to open their mainframe assets up to deeper integration with Windows-based servers, software and the promise of ...


By Noelle Knox  Forget skinny jeans, ankle boots and huge handbags. The newest, priciest fashion trend: designer-brand homes, condos and town houses.  It started in spring with a collection of Martha Stewart-designed homes in North Carolina.


McCain to make his case with conservatives

GOP front-runner John McCain is heading to Washington to try to convince a conservative-rich conference that he's their man.


Bob Clarke returned to the Philadelphia Flyers as a senior vice president Monday, more than six weeks after he quit as the team's general manager because of burnout.


Prolific Canadian writer Pierre Berton dies, age 84

The popular Canadian writer Pierre Berton died of heart failure in a Toronto hospital at age 84, CBC television reported.


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Japanese stocks enjoy some gains on light trading but are still down nearly 10% so far this year.


Suicide bombers attacked foreign troops in central and southern Afghanistan on Friday, killing five child bystanders and wounding at least two soldiers, local police and a provincial government official said.


Germany adds digital fingerprints to passports

Starting in November, German passports will store digital fingerprints as one of several biometric security measures planned to fight organized crime and international terrorism.