Dallas asks if troubled Owens is worth the distraction

Dallas has been left asking whether the  Cowboys' highly talented and highly paid wide receiver Terrell  Owens is worth the fuss in the wake of the unfolding drama over  his Tuesday trip to the emergency room.


Groups Try to Aid Elderly Charley Victims

SARASOTA, Fla. - The devastation brought on by Hurricane Charley has been especially painful for an elderly population that is among the largest in the nation...


Japan's leader Shinzo Abe will hold summits next week with both China and S Korea, all three nations confirm.


Everything possible is being done to find five Britons abducted on Tuesday, Margaret Beckett says.


Crude oil futures rose in New York to trade near a one-month high on concern that Russian exports will be disrupted after utilities cut some power supplies to OAO Yukos Oil Co.


Bush Urges Putin Uphold Russian Democracy

President Bush on Wednesday urged  Russian President Vladimir Putin to "uphold the principles of  democracy" in a carefully worded message expressing concern  about Putin's proposed political reforms.


The Northwest Passage linking the Atlantic and the Pacific is now open due to ice loss, the European space agency says.


Newcastle boss Graeme Souness is charged with improper conduct towards a match official by the FA.


Judge dismisses Guantanamo prisoner case

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


A software company is to create more than 660 jobs in Belfast and the north-west region.


New surveys credit Apple with overwhelming market share and brand recognition, but competitors may find success at low end of market.


Bredesen says TennCare negotiations continue

Gov. Bredesen says negotiations are continuing with legal opponents of his TennCare reform plan. He held departmental budget hearings Friday, including one for TennCare, which sits on the chopping block.


NFL Bob Sanders's big hits have finally paid off in a big way. The two-time Pro Bowler agreed to a five-year contract extension yesterday, a deal that will keep him with the Indianapolis Colts through 2012 and makes him one of the league's highest-paid safeties. The deal is worth $37.5 million and includes $20 million in guarantees, a person familiar ...


Profit warnings issued by UK listed firms are at their highest level since the worst days of the dotcom crash.


Bank of England considering explicit rate forecasts: deputy governor

The Bank of England is considering making explicit interest rate forecasts, the bank's Deputy Governor for Monetary Policy Rachel Lomax said in a speech on Wednesday, the Financial Times reported.


NEW YORK, Oct. 5 -- An ink expert who testified for the prosecution at the Martha Stewart trial was found not guilty Tuesday of repeatedly lying on the witness stand.


Israel-bound Lufthansa flight lands in Cyprus after bomb-scare

A Lufthansa flight en route to Israel landed at Larnaca airport in Cyprus after receiving a bomb alert that subsequent investigations said were not serious.


'Grudge' Report: the Dead Will Rise at Box Office

LOS ANGELES  - Halloween might be a  week away, but Hollywood is beginning its annual horrorfest on  Friday when "The Grudge," starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, opens  in theaters.


WASHINGTON -- Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills rose in yesterday's auction to the highest levels in more than three years.


Sunia, nuovi rincari a giugno e affitti raddoppiano


With knives sharpened and school kids watching, one of Japan's coastal whaling towns butchered its first catch of the season Thursday — and defended the practice against international criticism.


Gwyneth Paltrow e 'Sky Captain' La diva di Holliwood a Roma

Roma, 10 novembre 2004 - 'Ho provato vero imbarazzo a lavorare per tutto il tempo davanti a un blue screen. Era tutto blu' anche i nostri vestiti e alla fine mi girava la testa e vedevo tutto di questo colore'.


Webcams broadcast Israeli dig near Jerusalem shrine

Israel has installed Internet cameras  near an archaeological excavation close to a Jerusalem shrine  that had sparked Muslim protests, in a bid to show the work  does not harm the holy site, officials said on Thursday.


Meeks Feels His First Talk With Redskins 'Went Well'

Indianapolis assistant Ron Meeks, who interviewed with the Redskins for more than 10 hours on Jan. 17, was scheduled for a second interview Tuesday.


Blair deplores Iraq hostage killing as brother faults UK

Prime Minister Tony Blair condemned the killers of British hostage Kenneth Bigley as "barbaric," and most of the victim's relatives praised his handling of the crisis.


Hurricane Ivan Aims at U.S. After Brush with Cuba

PINAR DEL RIO, Cuba  - Powerful Hurricane Ivan  churned northward into the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday on a track  for the U.S. coast after ripping off roofs and downing trees  and power lines as it brushed past western Cuba.


Sixties star Wayne Fontana is held in custody after turning up at court in fancy dress and admitting arson.


Sudan Divestment Effort Gains Momentum at State Level

House members are scattering to their home states this week with inconclusive results on the humanitarian crisis in the Darfur region of western Sudan, but momentum is growing at the state level for governments to divest public funds from companies, mostly foreign-based, doing business with...


If John Hughes ever got into nonfiction, he'd find a kindred spirit in filmmaker Nanette Burstein.


Earl Boykins matched his career high with 32 points and Carmelo Anthony added 18 despite foul trouble, helping the Denver Nuggets keep the Chicago Bulls winless with a 99-81 victory Friday night.


Olympus camera housings cater to the wet set

Blog: Olympus' new camera housings can take its low-end SLR and four point-and-shoot models 40 meters underwater.


Shuttle Atlantis docked with the   International Space Station on Monday, 218 miles above Earth,   and prepared to hand over a 35,000-pound (15,880-kg) truss for   attachment to the half-finished outpost.


NTP sues wireless carriers for patent infringement

NTP Inc, which last year won a $612.5  million settlement from the maker of Blackberry, has sued  several leading wireless companies for patent infringement,  according to court papers.


At least five Afghan policemen die after a roadside bomb hits their vehicle in eastern Afghanistan, police say.


John Lennon's killer Mark Chapman talks about his reasons for shooting the former Beatle in 1980.


Stocks at 4-month highs, oil at 5-month lows

Major stock indexes hit fresh   four-month highs on Friday after reports showed inflation was   mostly contained while a drop this week in energy prices   suggested cost pressures were easing.


Canada re-opened a nuclear reactor despite safety risks, the  nuclear watchdog's former head  tells  parliament.


A new finding may explain how stress could ultimately lead to premature aging. Chronic psychological stress is associated with accelerated shortening of the caps, called


GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan  - Republicans in Michigan voted in the presidential race on Tuesday, with native son Mitt Romney battling for political survival in a primary that could either revive or sink his campaign.


For decades, the nation's top public health agency has promoted exercise and healthy eating — and offered its own employees high-fat cafeteria food and a lackluster fitness center. But no more.


REM are joined by Coldplay's Chris Martin on stage at an Oxfam benefit concert in London on Tuesday.


Serviranno per i malati africani e le energie alternative


SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Despite voting to play in the Insight Bowl, the Notre Dame football players didn't mask their shock and outrage over the sudden firing of coach Tyrone Willingham after only three seasons.


The EU will resume crunch talks with   Iran over its disputed nuclear work on Thursday, officials   said, as world power consultations at an atomic watchdog   meeting betrayed differences over whether to crack down on   Tehran.


Impressionist artwork stolen in Zurich: police

Paintings by Cezanne, Degas, Van Gogh and Monet worth more than 91 million dollars have been stolen from a museum in Zurich, police said Monday.


Police arrested a reputed Israeli underworld figure Monday on an international warrant for smuggling drugs from the European Union to the United States, authorities said.


Venezuela Suspends "Hello President" Broadcasts

Radio Nacional de Venezuela was observed not to broadcast the scheduled Hello President programme on 3 March. It carried a musical programme instead. Radio Nacional de Venezuela did not explain why it did not air the regularly scheduled programme.


Sony Ericsson to unveil 9GB Walkman mobile phone

InfoWorld - Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications will launch late Thursday in Berlin six new phones, including a high-end Walkman-branded handset with around 9G bytes of internal Flash memory, according to a company spokeswoman.


Juan Pablo Montoya set the fastest lap in the Brazilian GP, around one tenth better than Kimi Raikkonen's best time. Ten drivers managed to set a time less than one second slower than Montoya's performance during the race.


ILIGAN CITY, Philippines (dpa) - An Italian man was abducted Tuesday in the southern Philippines where he was working with a non-government organization, officials said.


Dutch authorities have charged two teenagers with cyber crimes on suspicion of bringing down government Web sites last month by flooding them with traffic.


Northrop, Boeing plan joint bid for shuttle replacement

Northrop Grumman and The Boeing Co. are teaming up to design a replacement for the space shuttles, leaving NASA two lead competitors for the contract on a spaceship


More prisons will be built and criminals will serve their full sentences, under Tory plans if they are elected.


Oil near new $90 high as dollar sinks, funds buy

Oil held firm within sight of its new $90 high on Friday as another slump in the U.S. dollar to a record low and rising fears over pre-winter fuel stocks lent support to an over 13 percent surge in under two weeks.


Hijackers surrender in Athens bus standoff

ATHENS -- Two armed Albanian hijackers surrendered and released their hostages early today, 18 hours after seizing a bus in an Athens suburb and threatening to blow it up if authorities did not pay a ransom.


Rescue workers comb storm-hit English village after flash flood horror

Rescue workers combed a coastal village in north Cornwall, searching for any victims after a devastating flash flood sent a wall of water tearing through the picturesque tourist spot the day before.


Microsoft Crafts Single Code Base for ERP Apps

Microsoft Corp. is developing a common code base for all of its Dynamics ERP (enterprise resource planning) applications, a company executive said Wednesday.


Legislation to regulate the infant space tourism industry — invigorated by the successful flights of a privately financed manned rocket — has been stalled by disagreements over how much protection to offer potential space travelers.


Tesco to discuss Bangladesh textile protest with suppliers: report

Supermarket giant Tesco will discuss the causes of protests by 25,000 textile workers in Bangladesh over the weekend with its suppliers, The Independent reported on Monday.


A new treatment for head lice, the bane of parents, children and educators alike, promises to get rid of the pesky critters without the unenviable chores of nit-picking and housecleaning.


Oil Is Blamed for Widening Trade Deficit

Record oil prices widened the United States trade deficit in November as the cost of imported petroleum outpaced a modest rise in exports.


Intel CEO: Candidates Ignore Tech Debate

Intel Corp.'s chief executive on Tuesday decried the lack of attention by the presidential nominees to how the United States is losing its competitive edge over other nations on education, technological infrastructure and research and development.


GSM has taken a majority share in North America, according to data released Thursday by industry group 3G Americas. As of the end of the second quarter of 2006, the wireless phone technology had a 51 percent share.


S.Africa Charges 'Mercenaries' Freed by Zimbabwe

South Africa charged two of its  nationals under anti-mercenary laws Monday, three days after  they were freed by a Zimbabwean court hearing accusations they  were plotting a coup in Equatorial Guinea, their lawyer said.


The in box was loaded Thursday morning, less than 12 hours after the Celtics' first defeat at home. Where is the backup point guard? Why did Doc Rivers have an ice-cold Paul Pierce take the final shot? Why didn't Pierce wait? What was Tony Allen thinking at the end of the game? Why was he even in the game? Why ...


Floristry giant slams Oracle 'indifference', cosies up to EnterpriseDB

You don't bring me flowers anymore International florist FTD is calling on fellow Oracle users to switch database vendors. It dumped the company in favor of EnterpriseDB in its latest project, after meeting with "indifference" from the enterprise giant.â¦


Lawyers leading a record-setting sex discrimination case against Wal-Mart Stores said on Tuesday they filed a lawsuit against Costco Wholesale Corp. (COST.O: Quote, Profile, Research) , claiming the company kept women out of top ...


Indonesia welcomes an initiative by rebels in Aceh province to join a ceasefire.


Wall Street upbeat despite oil-price rise

Investors looked past a spike in oil prices yesterday, sending stocks higher on the strength of Ford's bullish profit outlook.


A New York, dollaro quotato a 106,08 contro yen


England facing West Indies in the final: who would have thought that ten days ago? Well, here we are, and looking at the pre-match odds published at bet365, we are in for mighty tight contest.


Notre Dame, IN (U-WIRE) -- Tyrone Willingham walked to the microphone in the Joyce Center interview room Wednesday afternoon, with one thing standing out from his outfit of a gold blazer and black collarless shirt.


Richieste sussidio disoccupazione -20.000 a 307.000


Borsa premia produttrice occhiali con un +3,86%


Coldiretti, in famiglie consumi in aumento del 10%


Passenger trains collide head-on in north India; at least 27 dead

Two passenger trains collided head-on in northern India Tuesday, killing at least 27 people and injuring 36, officials said, blaming the accident on communications problems between stations.


New fund brings German film industry back to life

It was more than just the historic  settings in Berlin that drew Tom Cruise to Germany last summer  to film his $80 million epic "Valkyrie" about a failed 1944  attempt to assassinate Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler.


McCain Looks Confident; Democratic Race Tightens

John McCain was striving to end the Republican race on Tuesday, while polls showed Hillary Rodham Clintonâs lead over Barack Obama was narrowing.


The New York Yankees had a record-breaking night on offense and forced the Boston Red Sox to focus on trying to pull off a history-making comeback in the AL championship series.


A Dutch TV competition in which patients vied to win a dying woman's kidneys is revealed as a hoax.


Deftly paced, modestly proportioned, âPoussin and Natureâ at the Metropolitan Museum is the quietest, most intimate-feeling major exhibition in town.


Lack of E.coli source may prolong Taco Bell crisis

Renewed confusion surrounding the source of an E.coli outbreak linked to Taco Bell will make it harder for the Mexican-style restaurant chain to reassure customers that its food is safe and could prolong a damaging sales slowdown.


Italy races to save hostages before deadline

worked on projects to help Iraqi children, would be killed unless Italy withdrew its troops from Iraq. in Kuwait City on the first stop of a Gulf tour.


New York Giants center Shaun O'Hara and safety Gibril Wilson missed their third straight day of practice Friday, but coach Tom Coughlin did not rule them out for Sunday's game against the Atlanta Falcons.


Napster creator Shawn Fanning, who turned the music industry on its head with his file trading technology, has re-emerged with a new company that hopes to facilitate agreements between peer-to-peer services and the record companies, making it easier for


White House Adviser on Iraq Policy To Step Down

Robert Blackwill, who had been mentioned prominently in speculation about President Bush's second term foreign-policy team, unexpectedly announced his resignation Friday.


The BBC holds talks with Bertelsmann, Walt Disney and Time Warner but denies that the talks focused on the sale of BBC Worldwide.


Bryant Barred for One Game After Hard Hit

Kobe Bryant was forced to sit out Tuesday nightâs game against the Knicks and Lakers Coach Phil Jackson said he was âastonishedâ with the leagueâs swift justice.


Food on the Internet: Tastes Like Chicken

There's a lot of talk these days about healthy food, but it's not always what we're looking for on the Internet


US to Lift Mad Cow Ban on Canada Cattle Imports

Cattle exports from Canada to the US -- banned in May 2003 because of mad cow disease -- will resume as early as March under a rule unveiled today by the US Department of Agriculture.


The Arab news network Al-Jazeera showed footage Thursday of 10 new hostages seized in Iraq by militants.


After being held in military custody without charges since 2001 and winning an important civil liberties victory in the US Supreme Court earlier this year, alleged "enemy combatant" Yaser Esam


Google & Dish Network in Video Advertising Deal?

VentureBeat is reporting that Google is taking the first rumored moves in its obvious next step to bring Google Video Ads to the masses by signing a major advertising deal with Dish Network, the second largest satellite TV company in the US. The latest reports are significant because they suggest Google may be on its way [...]


Top Hamas Militant Killed in Israeli Missile Strike

A senior leader of Hamas's military wing  was killed in an Israeli missile strike on his car in the Gaza  Strip on Sunday, Palestinian witnesses said.


Internet search engine Google's new search options may make Amazon.com look old fashioned. The service Google Print will allow people to read sections of books to decide whether


Hopes fade for 15 miners trapped in Polish mine

RUDA SLASKA, Poland  - Hopes of saving 15 miners trapped for more than 24 hours in a Polish coal mine faded on Wednesday after life-threatening conditions forced rescue crews to suspend work.


After 6 months, EU looks better to Poles

MACZKOW, Poland Last month fate played a joke on Andrzej Lepper. He became one of the first 5,000 Polish farmers to receive money from the European Union, which Poland, along with nine other countries, joined six months ago, on May 1.


Bianca Jagger hit with contempt of court

A judge has ordered Bianca Jagger, former wife of Rolling Stone Mick Jagger, to pay a $500 fine for failing to pay rent on a Park Avenue apartment that she says is infested with toxic mold and unlivable and has made her sick.


La moneta unica passa di mano a 163,92 yen


Less than two years past the most successful stretch in its 80-year history, Motorola Inc. is considering a sale or spinoff its now free-falling cell phone business.


Singer Courtney Love Pleads Innocent to LA Assault

Rocker Courtney Love, making her  second court appearance this week, pleaded innocent on Friday  to a charge of assault with a deadly weapon and said afterward  she found her predicament "scary."


Buoyed by a clear-cut election victory, President George W. Bush pledges to make permanent the sweeping tax cuts of his first term and to simplify the nation's tax laws.


GM U.S. Sales Fall 6 Percent in December

General Motors Corp. GM.N on Tuesday  posted a 6 percent drop in U.S. vehicle sales for December,  ending a year when it lost more than 1 percentage point of U.S.  market share.


Christer Pettersson, who was tried, convicted and then acquitted on appeal for the 1986 murder of Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme, died Wednesday, hospital officials said.


Apple's iTunes music software is not fully compatible with Vista, Microsoft's newest operating system.


Clinton, Obama take war of words to airwaves

Democratic presidential  contenders Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton took their  escalating war of words to the airwaves on Wednesday, launching  radio ads in South Carolina directly attacking each other.


Honda plans new Georgia auto parts plant

Honda Motor Co. plans to build an auto parts plant in Tallapoosa, Ga., and expand plants in Ohio and Lincoln, Ala., in moves that will create 600 jobs across the three states.


Five Knoxville, Tenn.-Area Technology Firms Receive Awards

By Andrew Eder, The Knoxville News-Sentinel, Tenn.  Sep. 15--Five area technology companies whose enterprises range from  television retailing to license plate recognition systems were honored  Thursday for contributions to business and the community.


SAN FRANCISCO  - IBM, Intel, Microsoft and other tech companies are increasingly betting that the health care industry will help them grow as their traditional markets mature. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is to kick off a health care tech conference in New Orleans today. The health care Information and Management Systems Society show is expected to draw 900 exhibitors and 25,000 doctors, hospital staffers and others.


More than a year after the German city of Munich declared its landmark intention to abandon Microsoft Windows in favor of upstart rival Linux, its councilors are finally ready to go ahead with the plan.


Top lenders compete for your mortgage, refinance, home equity loan and home equity line of credit. Complete one simple form and within minutes receive up to four offers to choose from.


One of the toughest problems in maths may have been solved by the Russian scientist Dr Grigori Perelman, of the Steklov Institute of Mathematics.


Blair warned against troops help to US in Iraq

LONDON - British Prime Minister Tony Blair has been warned not to put British troops in Iraq in danger merely as a âpolitical gestureâ to the American administration.


Network computer maker Sun Microsystems Inc.  on Thursday posted a narrower quarterly loss as revenue rose year over year for the second consecutive quarter after three years of declines, sending shares slightly higher.


Justin Timberlake may have said "Bye, Bye, Bye" to his 'N Sync bandmates, but he's looking for a partner to sing with at the Grammys.


'Ocean's Twelve' Makes Waves at U.S. Box Office

"Ocean's Twelve," the heist caper  that George Clooney, Brad Pitt and their A-list pals shot in  their spare time while living it up in Europe, stole the No. 1  slot at the North American weekend box office.


Albert Pujols and Jim Edmonds hit two-runs homers, and pinch-runner Reggie Sanders scored the go-ahead run in the ninth inning on Joe Valentine's wild pitch to lead the St. Louis Cardinals over the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 Wednesday night.


MIAMI - An 80-year-old diver spent 18 hours holding on to a buoy in the cold, rough waters of the Atlantic Ocean before a relative found him Sunday, ending an exhaustive search off the Florida Keys.


Chelsea have had a significant bid for Bolton striker Nicolas Anelka rejected.


Boffins reveal yet more of Titan's secrets

Plenty to see here Scientists were dismayed when, as they watched the Huygens probe fall to the surface on Saturn's moon Titan, one of its key experiments failed.â¦


Rob White acknowledges Spa is a tough test for the V10

Spa is among the most demanding circuits for the engine, and Rob White explains the challenge of this unusual circuit.


Eight die in Dubai airport wall collapse

DUBAI, September 28 (Online): A huge wall collapsed at an unfinished terminal at Dubai airport on Monday, killing at least eight workers and injuring more, said an official for the contractors.


Just when the ranks of the national news media began to thin out, Mount St. Helens exhibited renewed signs of life late Friday afternoon.


WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke moved yesterday to break down even further the aura of secrecy that historically has enshrouded the institution that sets interest rates, taking steps to keep Main Street and Wall Street more closely wired to decisions that can make or break lives and businesses.


Falso in bilancio, indagati Cragnotti e Sensi

La Procura di Roma ha acquisito i documenti delle due societÃ  relativi al periodo 1999-2002. Nel mirino dei giudici sprattutto le plusvalenze usate per gonfiare i bilanci. Raggiunto dal provvedimento anche un ex dipendente di Trigoria.


I'ma snowbird and I live half the year in Century Village and half the year in Perth Amboy, NJ I'm registered to vote in both states.


City sees overhaul as precursor to sale, leaving group focused on ...

P&O staked its immediate future as a ferry operator on the burgeoning freight market yesterday as it blamed the death of the booze cruise for the need to axe one-fifth of its workforce.


Arsenal footballer Graham Stack was today charged with raping a 21-year-old girl at his home, Scotland Yard said. The 23-year-old goalkeeper, who is on loan at Millwall, was charged following the alleged rape


the knockout blows on Judgment Day were restricted to Las Vegas as the capital's contenders slugged themselves to a stalemate at Highbury.


Women evolved curvier spines than men to stop them wobbling under the weight of pregnancy, say researchers.


Kashmir leader sees hope in India-Pakistan talks

Talks between leaders of India and Pakistan have raised hopes of lasting peace in Kashmir, the chief minister of the Indian-controlled part of the disputed region said on Saturday.


Dow Cutting Some Production at Institute: ; Effect on Local Workers Unclear

By Sarah K. Winn  sarahkwinn@wvgazette.com  Dow Chemical Co. and Bayer continue to sever ties in West Virginia, although it is unclear how many jobs will be lost in the latest transaction.


NEW YORK  - Remarks made by actor Danny DeVito's about President Bush were bleeped out during an appearance Wednesday morning on ABC's "The View."


Girls who feel unpopular may gain weight

Where a teenage girl sees herself on her school's social ladder may sway her future weight, a study of more than 4,000 girls finds. Those who believed they were unpopular gained more weight over a two-year period than girls who viewed themselves as more popular. Researchers said the study showed how a girl's view of her social status has broader health consequences.


George Clooney sure looks suave and mature ... maybe too mature.


Iraqi PM says political crisis behind violence

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki made an urgent plea on Sunday to the rival sectarian factions in his government to end disputes that he said were behind the bloodshed and crisis of recent days.


The US denies it gave permission for Turkish aircraft to carry out strikes against the PKK in northern Iraq.


Ukraine supreme court calls for new presidential runoff

Ukraine's supreme court annuled the results of a disputed presidential election and ordered a new round of the runoff vote, which the opposition said must take place on December 26.


United asks judge to block repossession of 10 planes

United Airlines Inc., under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection since 2002, called an emergency hearing today in Chicago to stop a group of creditors from repossessing 10 of its planes.


Billionaire Buys Big Stake in Bear Stearns

The billionaire Joseph C. Lewis has taken a 7 percent stake in Bear Stearns, acquiring $860.4 million worth of the investment bankâs sagging stock.


Excitement as Kosovo inches closer to independence

Kosovo on Saturday inched closer to its historic declaration of independence, with a growing sense of excitement among its people and the European Union launching a police and judicial mission to smoothen the birth of the world's newest state.


The composer belts out an impressive concert.


Researchers Discover Two Planets in Solar System

Researchers have discovered two planets in a solar system 5,000 light-years away that appears to be structured in some important ways like our own.


Cash America International (NYSE: PWN) is in the secured non-recourse lending business. That is, it operates pawnshops. In fact, the company operates quite a few: more than 700.


Brazil's "The Elite Squad" wins in Berlin

Brazilian entry "The Elite Squad" won  the Berlin Film Festival's Golden Bear for best film on  Saturday.


Northern Rock says it has not yet had to borrow emergency Bank of England cash, as savers are urged not to panic.


Gaston Hits S. Carolina; Hurricane Frances at Sea

Tropical Storm Gaston, bearing torrential  rain and near-hurricane-strength winds, swept ashore in South  Carolina on Sunday and quickly weakened.


Strong U.S. Economy Attracts Dollar Buyers (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - After fretting for months about the bulging U.S. deficit, in recent days currency traders have turned their attention to the health of the world's other economies.


1,800 calories, 4 miles keep the weight off

People who have lost weight and manage to keep it off limit their daily calories to about 1,800 and walk about 4 miles a day, according to a new study.


This topic of discussion is usually reserved for spring in Vermont. All week, there has been much ado about mud in Massachusetts. If ever there was an example of media gone amok, it has been the seemingly endless discussion of how mucked up the turf at Gillette Stadium would become after being left naked in the night, subjected to the ...


Barbara upgraded to tropical storm off Mexico

Cyclone Barbara strengthened in the Pacific Ocean on Friday and was upgraded to a tropical storm likely to hit Mexico or Guatemala, but there was no immediate indication it would become a hurricane.


Explosion kills NATO soldier in Afghanistan

An explosion killed a soldier from the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in southern Afghanistan and wounded five others, the force said on Monday.


A hospital van dropped off a paraplegic man on Skid Row, allegedly leaving him crawling in the street with nothing more than a soiled gown and a broken colostomy bag, police said.


Cingular Wireless will cut about 7,000 jobs, or 10 percent of its work force, to cut costs as it integrates recently purchased AT&T Wireless, the company said on Tuesday.


Ben Kingsley plays an  alcoholic hit man in the dark comedy "You Kill Me," which IFC  Films will release domestically in the second quarter.


Sex equality will take generations to achieve at the current 'painfully slow' rate of progress, the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) said today in a final report before being wound up by the government after more than 30 years fighting gender bias across British society.


Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton has replaced campaign manager Patti Solis Doyle, naming longtime aide Maggie Williams to the top job.


Storage vendors from IBM and Dell to McData and Brocade on Monday showed off their newest hardware and software at Storage Networking World, the trade show and conference that runs in Orlando, Fla.


'Vedro' per appello, potrebbe cominciare un altro calvario'


Microsoft warns of zero-day attack on Word

Microsoft is warning of a new unpatched vulnerability in its Word software.


India Digs Deeper, but Wells Are Drying Up, and a Farming Crisis Looms

With a driving need to boost agricultural production, Indians are tapping their groundwater faster than nature can replenish it.


Nel cagliaritano, arrestato uomo che la teneva prigioniera


UK energy consumers are facing higher gas and power bills after Ofgem passed plans for spending on infrastructure.


Really Simple Syndication technology, which lets news junkies get instant info feeds from multiple sites, is grabbing investors' attention. The latest evidence: a multimillion-dollar funding round for RSS developer Technorati. By Daniel Terdiman.


But instead of climactic celebration of what was a wonderful event, the party and fireworks were cancelled out of respect for the seven children killed when their bus crashed on the way to the Games on Monday.


E' prima volta capo al-Qaida appare in video in 3 anni


A new UC study lends credence to the old wives' tale that hot baths can lead to male infertility, but it also says the effects can be reversible. In Bodyhack.


A new malaria vaccine shows it can save children

For the first time, researchers say, a vaccine against malaria has shown that it can save children from infection and death. The vaccine, tested on thousands of children in Mozambique, hardly performed perfectly


Allagamenti in diverse zone, piena Po non preoccupa


Spector judge, jury struggle with verdict impasse

The judge in the murder trial of Phil Spector said on Wednesday he would not allow the deadlocked jury to consider a reduced charge of manslaughter against the music producer.


U.S. Judge Lifts Block on Arizona Immigrant Law

TUCSON, Ariz.  - A federal judge on Wednesday  lifted a block on a controversial Arizona law aimed at  restricting government services for illegal immigrants.


Broadcasters continue fight against wireless Net

Television broadcasters have launched a campaign to discourage the FCC from allowing portable wireless Internet services on "white space" frequencies.


Roma, 22:44 - CALCIO, SERIE A: NELL'ANTICIPO SERALE ROMA-SAMPDORIA 2-0

Nell'anticipo serale della 17/a giornata del campionato di serie A, la Roma ha battuto la Sampdoria ...


Oracle Corp. has completed its acquisition of rival business software maker PeopleSoft Inc., bringing a formal end to a tumultuous takeover saga.


A day after Whitehouse Station-based Merck abruptly withdrew from the market Vioxx, its blockbuster arthritis drug, Pfizer yesterday moved to promote Celebrex, its competing medicine.


At least 30 Iraqi policemen are kidnapped in an armed ambush as they return home from training in Jordan, police say.


Hungary Director Discredits Documentaries

Hungarian director Istvan Szabo has criticized documentaries by American filmmakers, saying movies such as Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 9/11" and Morgan Spurlock's "Super Size Me" were fictions "with elements from the real life."


Courtney Love Pleads Guilty To Disorderly Conduct

Courtney Love struck a plea agreement with New York prosecutors in her third-degree assault case on Wednesday, pleading guilty to a lesser charge of disorderly conduct and thus resolving one of the three criminal cases against her.


Grande successo per il concerto mondiale voluto da Al GoreMa non mancano le critiche: "Per l'illuminazione usata l'energia di 10 case"                                            Live Earth, numeri da record per l'eco-evento In 2 miliardi per la maratona musicale


Tennessee coach Bruce Pearl has made beating in-state rival Vanderbilt a priority. The Volunteers rubbed it in on Saturday. Wayne Chism scored 17 points, Chris Lofton added 16 and Tennessee stormed out to a big lead and rolled past the No. 23 Commodores 84-57.


Bergamo, 11:46 - CALCIO, ATALANTA: SILENZIO STAMPA IN SEGNO DI LUTTO

Atalanta in silenzio stampa in segno di lutto per la morte dell'ispettore capo di Polizia Filippo Ra...


Grand Prix Investments yesterday announced that Team Dubai F1 will enter the FIA Formula One World Championship with effect from the 2006 season.


A +0,88%.Il Nikkei e' salito a 11.376,57 punti


Patrick Vieira declared Arsenal have grown up in European terms after coming of age in their hard-fought Champions League victory against PSV Eindhoven.


Lennon piano makes appearance at JFK site

The piano on which the late John Lennon composed his famous anti-war song "Imagine" made an odd appearance on Wednesday at the site where U.S. President John F. Kennedy was gunned down, competing for attention with conspiracy buffs on the 43rd anniversary of the assassination.


The US president and rebel senators reach a deal on a controversial bill on interrogating terror suspects.


BMO enjoys big profit jump, softens economic forecast

Bank of Montreal kicked off earnings season for Canada's big banks on Tuesday with a 30-per-cent jump in profits driven by strong gains at both its retail and investment banking operations.


Mets Will Consider Leyland if He's Interested

Jim Leyland has indicated that he is interested in managing again. He just might not be interested in managing the Mets.


UN report: Afghan opium production rises

A U.N. report released Tuesday showed that the "runaway train of drug addiction" has slowed, with estimated levels of global use holding steady for the third year in a row. Afghanistan's opium production, however, increased dramatically.


Milano, 15:49 - CALCIO, INTER: I CONVOCATI PER IL DERBY

Questi i convocati dell'Inter per il derby di domani. Portieri: 12 Julio Cesar, 22 Paolo Orla...


Apple's new iPods priced for profits, not market share

Apple’s recent introduction of several new iPods shows the company is looking for better profit margins, not gaining market share, according to researcher Gartner. And the move could boost its rivals.


Petrolio sotto 60 dlr, attesi dati mercato immobiliare Usa


Samsung to Launch Phone with Mini Hard Drive

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., the world's third-largest handset maker, said on Tuesday it was launching the first mobile phone with a stamp-sized hard disc drive this month that would expand the memory capacity by 15 times.


Philip Ehrmann, whose Gartmore China Opportunities Fund rose 14.7 percent during the past three months, is boosting his investment in Chinese retailers such as Wumart Stores Inc., anticipating that China's will remain the world's fastest-growing economy in 2005.


Dennis Quaid and his wife, Kimberly, who are expecting twins by a surrogate mother, know the sex of the babies — a boy and a girl.


New Home of Jazz Opens at Lincoln Center

Led by Wynton Marsalis, a swinging group of musicians belted out "When the Saints Go Marching In" as they strutted down Broadway to kick off the opening of the new home of Jazz at Lincoln Center.


Southampton manager Paul Sturrock parts company with the club by mutual consent.


Marine commander: Fallujah offensive broke 'the back of the ...

The senior US Marine commander in Iraq said Thursday that the US-led offensive in Fallujah has ''broken the back of the insurgency'' by seizing their main base of operations.


Il leader della Pdl oggi parla a Milano, nel gazebo dei pensionatiNuovi attacchi alla procura di Napoli che indaga su corruzione dei senatori                                          Il Cavaliere: "La sinistra mi attacca Basta con oppressione giudiziaria"                                                                                L'aggiunto Mancuso: "Volano troppe sciocchezze". Il senatore Randazzo: "Sentito dai pm ma non intimidito"Berlusconi convinto del voto a primavera: "Il blocco liberale Ã¨ al 57 per cento"


[TS] Sports of The Times: It Is Time for Vickâs Deeds to Speak for Him

Thereâs a resignation in Atlanta that Michael Vick did something seriously wrong, that he will have to atone for it and that his days with the Falcons are probably over.


Blog: Yahoo IM fixed after temporary problems


INVESTORS and traders lean to the Republicans, but the Dow is sending a signal that George W. Bush is going to lose office. Since 1904, the incumbent has failed to win re-election if the Dow falls by 0.5 per cent or more in October.


Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama dug in Wednesday for a campaign unlike any other, a woman and a black man drawing record voter turnout in an unpredictable race for the Democratic presidential nomination. John McCain claimed the role of resident underdog in the Republican race, despite his big win in the New Hampshire primary.


Intervento sul Corsera su modelli e responsabilita' sociale


Tsunami Will Require Biggest UN Relief Drive

The tsunami that crashed into coastlines across southern Asia is likely to present the United Nations with its biggest and costliest relief effort, the U.N. emergency relief coordinator said on Monday.


News.com Extra: Net users trawl for differing views

Plus: San Francisco mayor vows to bring Wi-Fi to the city, free computers to housing projects.


Athens - It was the ultimate irony - two Greek sprinters withdrew from their nation's own Olympics on the day the Games returned to their spiritual home at Olympia.


Berlusconi afferma di aver 'convinto' governatore Lombardia


Flames coach Sutter undergoes appendectomy

Calgary, AB (Sports Network) - Calgary Flames head coach Darryl Sutter underwent an emergency appendectomy and is expected to make a full recovery.


Right-hander Jason Bere signed a minor league contract on Wednesday with the Cleveland Indians.


BANGALORE (India), December 5 (RIA Novosti) - Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the headquarters of Infosys company and spoke with its young staffers on the issues concerning the Russo-Indian cooperation in the sphere of information technologies.


Kiwis hope to have upper hand over Alinghi

Alinghi and Team New Zealand go into the third race of their best-of-nine America's Cup series on Tuesday with the Kiwis hoping they have the psychological edge after breaking the Swiss syndicate's winning run.


N.Irish Deal Stalls Over IRA Arms Photos

BELFAST, Northern Ireland  - A major push to seal  a political settlement for the turbulent British province of  Northern Ireland stalled at the last moment Wednesday over  demands for photographic evidence of IRA guerrillas scrapping  their arms.


Man Utd's Ferguson defends Saudi trip that will honour Al Jaber

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has defended the club's mid-season break to Saudi Arabia by claiming that the four-day trip will hand his players a priceless warm-weather training base.


Intel's new "Canmore" chip goes on sale this year and is designed for use in consumer electronics like TVs.


Standardizing ICU care would not harm patients

NEW YORK  - Resources used by different physicians in intensive care units (ICU) vary widely without influencing patient outcomes, according to a report in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.


Calif. Church May Pay $1.5 Billion to Settle Claims

People who say they were sexually  abused by priests could receive more than $1.5 billion in  damages from The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles --  more than any other U.S. diocese has paid, an attorney for more  than 100 alleged victims said on Sunday.


Philippine army pushes for tougher security laws

The Philippine army is pushing for tougher laws to help crush nearly 40 years of communist rebellion, favoring legislation similar to the internal security acts enforced elsewhere in Southeast Asia, the military chief said on Friday.


Dato in calo per comunali, solo al 48% per Provincia Genova


The Montreal Canadiens acquired defenseman Janne Niinimaa from Dallas on Saturday in a trade that sent center Mike Ribeiro to the Stars.


Renewing a Call to Act Against Climate Change

Bill McKibben, who was one of the first laymen to warn of global warming, is now the philosopher-impresario of the program of climate-change rallies called Step It Up.


New Pentium 4 Extreme Edition processor will be available in a high-end PC from Dell. Intel is expected to release a faster version of its powerful but expensive Pentium 4 Extreme Edition processor this week


U.S. existing home sales fell 2.2 pct in December

The pace of existing home sales in  the United States fell by 2.2 percent in December to a  slower-than-expected 4.89 million-unit annual rate, the  National Association of Realtors said in a report on Thursday.


A teenage girl has become the first known person to survive rabies without a vaccination, say doctors. A team at the Children's Hospital of Wisconsin used an experimental treatment on 15-year-old Jeanna Giese.


Official notification of deaths is slow, but loved ones identify and remember eight killed in crash.


California's trauma-care system lurches from crisis to crisis with patchwork funding and needs statewide planning and a permanent place in the budget if it is to survive, experts told a joint state hearing Tuesday.


Viktor Yushchenko, Ukraine's new pro-western leader, also could receive a further boost from the EU next month when the European Commission is expected to designate his country a "market economy". That move ...


Philips Electronics  has extended its $2.7 billion takeover offer for U.S. lighting maker Genlyte Group Inc  to January 16, saying not all regulatory approvals have been obtained yet.


Gay Episcopal bishop says 'Holy Spirit led us'

The openly gay Episcopal bishop whose ordination threatens to fracture the worldwide Anglican Communion said Wednesday he "genuinely and deeply regrets" the pain this caused


Mancata intesa con opposizione su organizzazione lavori


A timeline of events leading up to the commutation of former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby's 2 1/2-year prison sentence. Libby was convicted and sentenced for lying and obstructing an investigation into the leak of CIA operative Valerie Plame's name.


Florida ties game in ninth, but loses in 10th

Not only are the Marlins' playoff hopes disappearing, the defending World Series champions are in danger of slipping out of second place in the National League East.


The Ball State player surveyed the baseball cap worn by John Thompson Jr. last night. "You were looking to see if it said Georgetown or Ball State, weren't you?" Big John said, playfully chiding the young man.


Seven suspects detained over British bomb plot

British police arrested two more suspects in a hunt for members of a suspected al Qaeda cell which rammed a jeep packed with fuel into an airport and left two car bombs in London, police said on Monday.


The story of how the Boston Red Sox managed to beat the New York Yankees to make it to the 2004 World Series began in early 2002, when billionaire currency trader and former Yankees' limited partner John Henry, along with Tom Werner (producer of Roseanne


Urban living linked to higher rates of bulimia

Living in big cities raises the risk of suffering from the eating disorder bulimia but not anorexia nervosa, Dutch psychologists said on Friday.


NEW YORK - In its biggest purchase ever, Johnson & Johnson is dropping $24.5 billion to get into the fast-growing market for implantible devices that automatically restart stopped hearts.


Artist makes 1,001 people his art show entry

A Chinese artist will bring 1,001 of his compatriots to Germany to spend months wandering around the city of Kassel as live-exhibits for his entry to a leading modern art show.


The Bravia name extends from big-screen LCDs to a 3-inch mobile device due to ship first in Japan.


GOP rivals argue who's most conservative

Front-runners Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney were forced to defend their conservative credentials by their campaign rivals Sunday night in the sharpest debate so far of the Republican presidential campaign.


Cell Phone Users Drive Like the Elderly -Study

Drivers who talk on cell phones end up driving like elderly people, with slower reaction times and a tendency to miss what is right in front of them, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.


Bush Signs Bill to Revamp US Intelligence Community

President Bush today signed the bill that will revamp the country's intelligence community more dramatically than any measure in more than a half-century.


Son: Remains of ex-Georgian leader found

The body of a former Georgian president who was overthrown in 1992 and died the following year under mysterious circumstances was unearthed Saturday in the Chechen capital, his son said.


The British Daily Telegraph newspaper reported on Monday that Britain would host an international peace conference on the Middle East in London early next year after winning an agreement from the United States.


ATHENS, Greece  - Greece's top two athletes,  facing a state prosecutor's investigation over missed drug  tests and a motorbike crash, left a hospital Tuesday declaring  they were innocent and should be allowed to compete in the  Olympic Games.


Hungary: Delay in Digital Broadcasting Slammed

Delay in digital broadcasting slammed. Hungary is running late in its transition into digital broadcasting, Jozsef Bartha, head of Transmission Directorate at the National Radio and Television Authority (ORTT), said on 9 February.


U.S. Shuttles May Resume ISS Flights in May

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan  - The United States'  grounded Space Shuttle fleet may resume flights to the  International Space Station (ISS) next May or June, a senior  ISS official said Tuesday.


Warming Trends: A Beetle and Balmy Weather May Bench a Baseball Staple

In towns like Russell, Pa., the future of the ash tree is in doubt because of a beetle and a warming climate.


Per contrattazione secondo livello previsti 300 milioni


Japanese Cabinet Resigns Before Reshuffle

TOKYO - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's entire Cabinet resigned Monday ahead of a planned reshuffle that Japanese leader hopes will solidify his power and boost his ability to carry out reforms.


Description: Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Pat Roberts (R-KS) proposes a plan to dismantle the CIA and reorganize other intelligence agencies under a powerful intelligence director with vast control over budgets and personnel.


E-Series PCs use BTX chassis design to alleviate heating concerns.


Scientists warn new EU rules threaten MRI scans

New European Union safety rules, designed to safeguard workers, would jeopardize the use of MRI scanners in hospitals, leading scientists said on Monday.


08/09/04 - Flash - Roma - Con l'audizione di uno dei padri dell'mp3, Leonardo Chiariglione, iniziano i lavori della Commissione interministeriale sui contenuti informatici digitali e la pirateria informatica, la cosiddetta commissione per capire Internet.


Florida executions halted after injection bungled

TALLAHASSEE, Florida  - Florida's incoming governor Charlie Crist said on Friday he will halt executions after a medical examiner found that it took a condemned killer 34 minutes to die from a lethal injection because the needles were inserted improperly.


Australian mining group WMC Resources Ltd has formally rejected a 7.4 billion dollar (5.73 billion US) takeover bid by Swiss-based Xstrata Plc, using an independent report to back its view the offer was neither fair or reasonable.


Chieti: incendio in appartamento, muoiono madre e figlio di un anno

CHIETI - Tragedia a Ripa Teatina, in provincia di Chieti. Nell'incendio della loro casa sono morti un bimbo di appena un anno e la sua mamma di 33. Le cause del rogo sono ancora da accertare. Le fiamme sarebbero divampate nella stanza da letto dove ...


Twenty-seven years and 16 features after they began their mutual career, John Sayles and Maggie Renzi are still making movies.


Blast Near Gaza-Egypt Border, Casualties -Radio

Palestinian militants set off a large explosion on the border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt on Sunday, causing at least three Israeli casualties, Israel Radio said.


Manchester United's return to form this season is due to a long-term investment in youth, assistant manager Carlos Queiroz tells the BBC.


Leading European banks may have to pay out as much as Â£70bn as the global credit crunch continues to bite.


Two chimpanzees who appeared in numerous movies and TV shows were removed from a ranch and will retire to a sanctuary to settle a lawsuit alleging animal cruelty, an animal rights group said.


Huge demand for flu vaccines in British Columbia, Canada

Demand for flu vaccines by high risk patients has increased significantly in British Columbia, Canada, says health officials from the Centre for Disease Control.


Briton killed in Nigeria hostage release: Italy

A British hostage was killed in a military operation in Nigeria on Wednesday which released six other hostages, the Italian foreign ministry said.


JC Flowers steps up its efforts to take control of embattled Northern Rock, securing a management team should a deal go through.


Riff Blog: Console encoding in PHP-GTK apps

PHP-GTKers working in English-related applications, don't have a problem with debugging messages output to a console when debugging, but applications on a more international front have issues with their output. But help has been found in this new post on the Riff Blog - a method for correctly encoding PHP-GTK applications.    PHP scripts are typically stored under UTF-8 encoding to limit i18n headaches, while the console in which their output will be displayed is normally configured to some regional encoding, like IBM850 in Windows/XP French.   So we need a workaround...    He splits the process out into a few steps, each with its own explanation and code:  Builtin tools Buffering Flushing PHP-GTK is not PHP for the Web Auto-flushing  All wrapped up with a final solution - using the iconv functionality in combination with some output buffering to correctly display the message.


Apple Inc. took its million-selling must trans-Atlantic Tuesday, announcing a November rollout in Britain with an eye toward expanding into Europe in coming months, if not days


A recovery in the world's largest economy is likely to continue, despite oil prices surging to record levels, US Federal Reserve officials say.


Some of President Bush's bedrock supporters — Southerners and rural residents — have lost confidence in the likelihood of a stable, democratic Iraq.


Ugo Ehiogu marked his Old Firm debut with the most unlikely of winning goals as Rangers put Celtic's title celebrations on hold with a 1-0 win at Parkhead on Sunday.


Miuccia Prada took her models down to the  enchanted part of the garden where the fairies live,  introducing them to a dreamworld that verged on nightmare and  put dark circles round their eyes.


Mars shows signs of geologically recent volcanic activity, and scientists find to their surprise that another volcanic blast may be in the Red Planet's future.


Ora il provvedimento torna alla Camera dopo le modifiche


China's leader celebrated the fifth anniversary of Chinese rule over Macau on Monday, praising the former Portuguese colony for its success under China's "one country, two systems" policy


Firenze, 18:46 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA-LAZIO: BOTTIGLIA INCENDIARIA SU POLIZIA

E' stata una bottiglia incendiaria innescata con un petardo a provocare l'incendio che ha distrutto ...


Laura Bush launches drive with Saudi to fight breast cancer

US First Lady Laura Bush on Tuesday launched a joint drive with Saudi Arabia to fight breast cancer on the second leg of a Middle East tour aimed at spreading awareness of the disease.


Haitian officials are blaming South Africa for allowing Haiti's ex-president Jean-Bertrand Aristide to incite violence in the Caribbean nation.


Lo rivela il quotidiano britannico 'The sun'


Mercurial singer-songwriter Cat Power has become the first woman to win the Shortlist Music Prize, beating out finalists that included Tom Waits and Regina Spektor.


Merck says it "strongly disagrees" w/ study analysis

NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Merck (MRK) is out with a statement that "strongly disagrees" with the findings of a new study that raised questions about the safety of its Vioxx arthritis drug.


Marks & Spencer is no longer the biggest UK clothing retailer after being overtaken by Asda and its George brand.


Asteroid Toutatis Makes Closest Pass in 651 Years

An asteroid named for a Celtic god of war will come as close to Earth this week as it has since 1353.


The former will take over development of the latter's drug.


KASHIWAZAKI, Japan  - Officials at the world's biggest nuclear power plant said on Tuesday there had been more minor radiation leaks after an earthquake in Japan that killed nine people and forced thousands from their homes.


In Lebanon's refugee camps, Palestinians unite to mourn

AIN EL HELWEH, Lebanon -- Shops and schools in this southern Palestinian refugee camp remained closed all weekend, mosque loudspeakers blared out Koranic verses, and soot from tires set alight when Yasser Arafat's death was announced settled on cars.


Google's long-awaited public offering finally made it to the street, but the search is still on for Microsoft's Windows update.


La moneta unica europea scende fin sotto la soglia 1,44


Gela, 19:32 - CALCIO, C2/C: SI DIMETTE TECNICO GELA

Orazio Sorbello si è dimesso dalla guida del Gela (C2/C). (Nic. Api) (28/02/2007)</...


French police seize ancient bracelet from Romania

The French police have seized a  2,000-year-old bracelet put up for sale in Paris after being  stolen from an archaeological dig in Romania, Romanian  officials said on Thursday.


DUBEDOU, Haiti Sept. 29, 2004 - The corn crop is flattened, rice paddies are washed away. Even the bitter oranges exported to make liqueur have become casualties of Tropical Storm Jeanne, which killed more


Deer can't see cars at night because of blindingly bright headlights. And until now, astronomers couldn't see foreground galaxies outshined by the dazzling quasars behind them.


Park Model Homes Getting Ready to Roll: Cottages Fill Site of Former Car Graveyard

By Leigh Coleman, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Jun. 27--LANDON ROAD -- The thousands of wrecked vehicles that filled farmland off Landon Road in Gulfport stood as a constant reminder of Katrina's devastation.


N.F.L. Commissioner Defends Destruction of Tapes

Roger Goodell said heâd be willing to meet with Senator Arlen Specter, who sent a letter the previous day asking why tapes shot by the Patriots in the cheating scandal were destroyed.


The syndicator of Ann Coulter's newspaper column is looking into allegations that the right-wing pundit has lifted material from other sources.


Serbs and Albanians await U.N. plan for Kosovo

United Nations special envoy Martti Ahtisaari will hand over his plan for the future of Kosovo on Friday to Serb authorities braced for proposals that will set the breakaway province on a path to independence.


Giuliani: Terror Uniting Russia and U.S.

Former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani told Kremlin officials Thursday that when Americans mourn the victims of the Sept. 11 terror attacks this year, they also will be thinking of those who lost their lives in the Russian school hostage siege last week.


Coast Guard Failed to Properly Oversee Contracts, Officials Say

Even as contractors built patrol boats with buckling hulls and a large new cutter with structural flaws, a U.S. Coast Guard review gave their performance high marks last year, extended their deal for nearly four years and paid them a multimillion-dollar bonus, government investigators said.


Barcelona trounce Real Madrid at the Nou Camp, but the game is marred by racist chanting.


Raphael portrait sets new $37 mln auction record

A portrait by 16th century artist Raphael that went for $325 four decades ago sold at auction on Thursday for a record 18.5 million pounds ($37.3 million).


First direct flights start between China and Taiwan in 55 years

The first planes to fly non-stop between China and Taiwan since the two sides spilt in 1949 after a civil war departed, ferrying Taiwanese businesspeople home for the Lunar New Year holidays.


Faced with legal demands from state attorneys general, MySpace.com said yesterday that it would release information on registered sex offenders it has identified and removed from the social-networking Web site.


Offensive lineman Ray Brown is pushing toward 20 years in the trenches of the NFL, causing the Redskins to marvel at his durability and productivity.


In a Sept. 12 story about Croatian journalist Domagoj Margetic being indicted by the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal for contempt of court, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Margetic was believed to be at large in Croatia. Margetic was ordered released from custody Sept. 6 by a court in Zagreb and reappeared in court on Sept. 12.


Il 28 maggio 1974 morirono 8 persone, piu' di cento i feriti


Il tavolo del confronto sara' presieduto da Prodi


U.S. official badly hurt in Sudan shooting

A U.S. official was critically wounded in a shooting attack on an embassy vehicle in Khartoum on Tuesday and his Sudanese driver was killed, a Western diplomatic source said.


SECURITY chiefs suspect militants who killed 50 army recruits in Iraq may have been given inside information. Militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has claimed responsibility for the massacre, the latest setback to


Roma, 17:23 - RUGBY, SEI NAZIONI; ITALIA-INGHILTERRA 19-23

L'Inghilterra ha battuto l'Italia 23-19 (20-6) nella seconda giornata del Sei Nazioni di rugby gioca...


Hynix faces possible fines on accounting violations

Troubled Hynix Semiconductor Inc, the worldâs fourth-largest maker of memory chips last year, could be fined for shoddy accounting between 1999-2003, South Koreaâs financial regulator said on Monday.


OAKLAND, California  - Two weeks after being  sacked by world number two Andy Roddick, Brad Gilbert was  unsure whether his former pupil had made the right decision.


US exports fall despite the slide in the dollar, pushing the trade gap to an all-time record of more than $60bn in November.


Rapina in piazza S.Marco, nessuno si accorge di niente


A powerful explosion hits an opposition election rally in Pakistan's North West Frontier, reports say.


Ensemble performances of a rare order are glowing brightly on stages across the theater district.


Police are investigating how a 25-year-old Georgia man entered the former World Trade Center site in New York and killed himself. The ground zero site is protected by high fences and owned by the Port Authority.


The first human trial of an artificial 'bio' kidney offers  hope of a working implant for patients, say experts.


Ottawa wants DNA from child pornographers

OTTAWA - The federal government is proposing that DNA samples be collected from people convicted of making child pornography. The Liberals introduced legislation today that would give judges the power to authorize collection of the samples.


Rice adamant Iraq had weapons before war

US national security adviser Condoleezza Rice says she remains convinced Iraq wanted to acquire nuclear weapons before last year's invasion.


Un ragazzo su cinque non riesce ad avere rapporti sessuali perchÃ© soffre di eiaculazione precoce, spesso colpa anche di un'educazione troppo repressiva. L'allarme arriva dall'urologo Vincenzo Mirone, dell


Richiamo ai media, rispettate le leggi e la deontologia


Zagabria, 18:22 - TENNIS, DOKIC: NON MI HANNO RAPITA

Ieri le accuse del padre su un presunto rapimento ai suoi danni, oggi la reazione. Jelena Dokic smon...


(CBS) There are new guidelines from the American College of Chest Physicians for preventing these kind of travel-related blood clots, reports The Early Show medical correspondent Dr.


Iran makes crucial compromise over nuclear case

TEHRAN, Nov. 15 (Xinhuanet,by Zhang Shengping, Chen Wendi ) -- After two months of complicated and difficult talks with the European Union (EU), Iran said on Monday that it would voluntarily suspend all activities related to uranium enrichment on Nov.


ROCHESTER, NYâEastman Kodak Co. and International Business Machines Corp. said yesterday they have agreed to develop and make image sensors for digital still cameras and camera phones.


US stocks finished flat on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates for a fourth time this year and indicated it would keep its moderate campaign of tightening


Aniston, Vaughn break up: People magazine

It's officially over for "Vaughniston," the unwieldy appellation given to the romance between actors Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Aniston.


Government accused of attempting to ban 10,000 officers from marching through Westminster


Roy Scheider says he is selling his five-bedroom oceanfront home in the Hamptons to Billy Joel for a price "close" to $18.75 million.


Father charged in child's exposure death

The father of a young girl who died of exposure had knocked her unconscious because he was angry, then took her outside in subfreezing temperatures and left her there, police said before the man's arraignment Thursday.


The Just-So Story of a Justified Ruff-and-Sluff

There are a lot of bridge proverbs that we learn, proverbially, at our grandmotherâs knee. Bridge has survived because we can rarely use the words always and never in those maxims.


Jason Ritter ("Joan of  Arcadia") and Jess Weixler ("Teeth") will play the title roles  in "Peter and Vandy," an indie drama about a Manhattan couple.


Johan Santana was in the home clubhouse during the eighth inning, watching teammate Juan Rincon giving up his lead to the Yankees, and watching the beginning of the end of another Twins season.


South African cricket reeling under another debacle

Durban, Sep 20 (PTI) South African cricket has been thrown into further public scrutiny after the national team crashed out of the ICC Champions Trophy by going down to the West Indies yesterday.


Google, Set for Offering, Cuts Share Price by About a Quarter

Google cut its price range to between $85 and $95 a share, down from $108 to $135, valuing the company at as much as $25.8 billion.


Jackson's Lavish Lifestyle Put on Display

SANTA MARIA, Calif. Aug. 20, 2004  Michael Jackson's elegant home with its lavish playground for children was placed on display in a courtroom as defense attorneys showed a judge videotapes of a raid last year on the pop star's Neverland estate.


Reserve guard Juan Dixon scored all 15 of his points in the fourth quarter Sunday to lead the Washington Wizards to a 104-101 victory over Atlanta for the Hawks' fourth straight loss.


Deacons Take 2-0 Record ; to High-Powered UConn

By ROB DANIELS  WINSTON-SALEM __ Relieved? Sure.  But if the 2-0 Wake Forest Demon Deacons are at all cocky about the start to their season, a look at the Connecticut Huskies offense should bring a little humility.


Hurricane John weakens on Mexico's Pacific coast

LA PAZ, Mexico  - Hurricane John lost strength on   Thursday as it trekked up Mexico's Pacific coastline and was   downgraded to a less powerful category 2 storm, the U.S.-based   National Hurricane Center said.


For a doctor in economics who was taught by two Nobel Prize winners, John Snow appears to display a weak grasp on the fundamentals of the science.


Sconsigliamo di recarsi in Sri Lanka, Thailandia e India sudest

ROMA - Â«Il numero dei morti italiani Ã¨ certamente destinato ad aumentare. Ma non daremo i nomi dei presunti scomparsi fino a quando non saremo certi, quindi dopo esami scientifici sul corpo, che richiedono


Top R&B singers skip Soul Train Music Awards

Can they really call it an awards show if most of the winners don't turn up?


Saliscendi in Borsa, ora il titolo cede l'1,07% a 0,71 euro


Upbeat Wilkens Likes New Pieces to Knicks' Puzzle

Knick Coach Lenny Wilkens steered away from predictions Thursday, but he found more to like than not to like as he surveyed the coming season.


NEW YORK - Amelie Mauresmo played much more like someone serious about winning her first Grand Slam title and reaching No. 1...


New England Patriots linebacker Junior Seau, out for the year after his third straight season-ending injury, said he plans to return next year for an 18th season. Seau's season ended after he broke his arm against the Bears on Nov. 26.


Singh attends THE PLAYERS charity luncheon

Vijay Singh didnât have his golf clubs. He wasnât inside the ropes where heâs gotten so comfortable this year, either. As Singh looked out at the gathering of


Nel 2006, Istat: a dicembre flessione dello 0,2% annuo


French President Nicolas Sarkozy abruptly ends an interview with US TV when asked about his divorce.


After pulling off one of the greatest upsets in college football history, Appalachian State is still shaking things up.


EU warns Kosovo against declaring independence

PRISTINA, Serbia  - The European Union warned Kosovo on Thursday against an "irresponsible" declaration of independence after Russia again rejected a Western-backed United Nations resolution that would effectively grant the move.


West Ham edge out Sunderland helped by a fortuitous own goal from keeper Craig Gordon.


The last time Reuben Droughns ran for more than 100 yards against the Oakland Raiders, he was the Cinderella story of the NFL. On Sunday night when he did it again


ElBaradei arrives in China en route to NKorea

UN atomic agency chief Mohamed ElBaradei arrived here Monday en route to North Korea, saying he hoped inspectors could return to Pyongyang as part of efforts to dismantle its nuclear programme.


A U.S. Marine accused of raping a 14-year-old girl in southern Japan was arrested Monday, police said, stirring memories of a rape of a Japanese girl by U.S. troops over a decade ago.


Racing: Schumacher comeback proves fighting spirit

SUZUKA, Japan: World champion Michael Schumacher proved his resilience when he took a hat-trick of defeats in his stride to return to the top of the pile in Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix.


âLagerfeld Confidential,â a new documentary on Karl Lagerfeld by Rodolphe Marconi, opens at the Film Forum in Manhattan.


Germany to stop accepting all ex-Soviet Jews-paper

Germany is to stop offering unlimited immigration to Jews from Russia and eastern Europe from Jan.


Yankees Notebook: Clemens Is Planning to Face the Red Sox

Roger Clemens rejoined the Yankees on Tuesday, throwing in the bullpen for Manager Joe Torre and the pitching coach Ron Guidry, and he said he planned to pitch Sunday at Fenway Park.


The Australian government will not move to block a foreign takeover of  airline Qantas, the prime minister says.


EU tentatively agrees to lift embargo on Libya

European Union (EU) officials agreed in principle to lift an arms embargo on Libya after pressure from Italy.


More than one billion children around the world face a brutal existence because of poverty, war and Aids, the UN children's agency reports.


Fashion fakes are illicit global business

A false door at the back of a cramped New York City store swings open to reveal a secret room lined with fake Prada, Gucci and Fendi bags and wallets.


Alan Garcia returned to the presidency of Peru on Friday, pledging to battle poverty 16 years after ending his first term with the country wracked by economic chaos and spiraling political violence.


France seeks to smooth ruffled feathers in Chad

French officials sought on Wednesday to ease tensions with Chad after President Nicolas Sarkozy offended local sensibilities by promising to bring home a group of Europeans accused of abducting 103 African children.


Milano, 23:31 - BASKET, ARMANI MILANO: MILANO PERDE GADSON

Brutte notizie per l'Armani Milano in vista della prima gara di campionato di domenica contro la Eld...


Jose Reyes reckons Arsenal are more 'galactic' than Real Madrid

Spanish giants Real are brimming with galacticos that make their team the envy of Europe. But strike whizkid Reyes reckons Arsene Wengerâs Invincibles are more than a match for Zidane, Ronaldo, Figo and Co when it comes to fantasy football.


Lynn Anderson, who won a Grammy for "Rose Garden" in 1970, was charged with drunk driving Thursday after police found her passed out in her car on the shoulder of a highway.


Chris Webber had a season-high 28 points and 10 rebounds, helping the Sacramento Kings shake off their worst loss of the early season and beat the Phoenix Suns 113-111 Saturday night.


Verdicts due in Pitcairn Island sex abuse trial

WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - Verdicts are expected Monday for seven men facing sex abuse charges on Pitcairn Island. The charges include 14 counts of rape, 37 of indecent assault and two of gross indecency.


Iraqi sees need for U.S. military until 2018: report

Iraq's defense minister said on Monday his country would need foreign military help to defend its borders for another 10 years and would not be able to maintain internal security until 2012.


World Bank commitment to poor nations rose in '07

The World Bank under Paul Wolfowitz's leadership provided $34.3 billion in loans, grants, equity investments and guarantees to developing countries in fiscal 2007, $2.7 billion more than in 2006, the lender said on Tuesday.


Yahoo!'s insanity over Zimbra and Google's plan to rule open source code

Oh yes. It's Open Season Audio What in heaven's name was Yahoo! thinking by purchasing Zimbra for a stunning $350m? Well, Matt Asay, Dave Rosenberg and I cover everything you could ever want to know about this deal in Episode 3 of Open Season. Insight? Hilarity? Ego-fueled punditry? Yep, it's all there.â¦


Pollution Fears Smother Coastal Fireworks

Environmental concerns and a possible lawsuit against SeaWorld San Diego may force offshore fireworks displays in California to fizzle, not sizzle.


Wayward soccer ball brings German train to halt

A train in Germany was brought to a shuddering halt when a soccer ball flew from a nearby pitch and disabled the locomotive's brakes, police said on Tuesday.


Pistons coach Brown fined for misbehavior

Detroit Pistons coach Larry Brown was fined 15,000 US dollars Thursday by NBA for verbal abuse of an official following an 89-82 loss to Chicago.


New Real Madrid boss Marino Garcia Remon has very little time to turn things around if his out-of-sorts side are to halt their slide when they entertain Osasuna on Tuesday.


Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf on his visit after the landmark presidential polls in Afghanistan congratulated his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai for his victory Saturday afternoon.


Parlamentari uccisi durante tentativo liberazione


Thousands of people are expected to turn out to celebrate the official opening of Scotland's new parliament.


Birds in Great Salt Lake Felled by Cholera by the Thousands

A recent outbreak of avian cholera was especially potent, killing about 15,000 birds.


Italy's first traffic charge is launched in Milan in an attempt to reduce congestion and pollution levels.


Paramedic Assumed Crash Survivor Was Dead

SAN ANTONIO, Jan. 9 -- A woman who initially survived an accident was presumed dead and left in a car's wreckage with a tarpaulin over her body for an hour after a paramedic failed to check her pulse, officials said.


LOS ANGELES: Spanish singer-songwriter Alejandro Sanz took top honours at the Latin Grammy awards here at a ceremony otherwise crowded with newcomers.


Scientists: Pig cells could help diabetics

Scientists at Washington University have transplanted embryonic pig pancreatic cells into diabetic monkeys, which could have major implications for the treatment of diabetes in humans.


CBC SPORTS ONLINE - The Buffalo Sabres agreed to terms with former first-round draft choice Thomas Vanek on Friday. The Sabres signed the left-winger, the fifth overall selection in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft, to a three-year entry-level contract.


Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan on Sunday faulted Democrats, including presidential candidate Sen. Hillary Clinton, for moving away from former President Bill Clinton's embrace of globalization.


A potential treatment for fibromyalgia sent shares close to $17 today.


Dissident urges world action against Mugabe

Calling Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe a "megalomaniac," a leading Zimbabwean dissident says international and regional pressure must be used to resolve an economic disaster in the African nation.


Senate Chairman Says He Will Introduce Intelligence Bill

US Senator Pat Roberts, the Kansas Republican who heads the Senate Intelligence Committee, said he will introduce legislation that would put the nation's intelligence gathering operations under one national director.


Actress Taylor signs auction deal with Christie's

Actress Elizabeth Taylor has signed a  deal to give Christie's exclusive rights to handle future sales  of her jewelry, art work, memorabilia, clothing and other  personal possessions, the auction house said on Wednesday.


OPEC votes to lift output, aims to ease fears

OPEC ministers yesterday agreed to increase their ceiling for oil production to help bring down stubbornly high prices in a decision that traders and analysts dismissed as symbolic because the cartel already is pumping more than its new target.


IBM adding flash technology to blade servers

IBM plans to offer solid state drive technology from SanDisk Corp. as a data storage option for its Intel-based high-end blade server.


EPA orders Air Force to clean up McGuire

Federal environmental officials have ordered the U.S. military to clean up PCBs, pesticides, metals and other contaminants at McGuire Air Force Base.


Indonesia has temporarily closed its border with East Timor to prevent fugitives sneaking into Indonesian territory ahead of a tense lead-up to presidential elections, the military said on Monday.


Roma, 18:03 - CALCIO, SERIE C2: RISULTATI NONA GIORNATA

Risultati e classifiche della 9/a giornata del campionato di serie C2.


Signs of TB in Ancient Skull Support Theory on Vitamin D

Scientists have found evidence of a peril that human ancestors encountered in their migrations out of Africa: tuberculosis.


The Internet leak of Halo 2, the latest installment of Microsoft's best-selling Xbox video game, is not expected to affect its release, planned for November 9th.


Williams's New Shadow Looks Like Carlos Beltran

The Yankees organized a conference call with Bernie Williams Wednesday and dubbed it Breakfast With Bernie. Based on the questions, they should have called it Breakfast With Bernie and Beltran.


Two bus blasts in southern Israel kill 16

At least 16 Israelis were killed Tuesday and almost 100 injured when two Palestinians aboard buses blew themselves up within seconds of each other.


JERUSALEM Aug. 22, 2004 - Palestinian leaders reacted angrily on Sunday to Washington's apparent readiness to allow construction inside Israeli settlements in the West Bank, warning that it would destroy the peace process.


10 Couples Make Up This Year's Bowlegs Honor Guard

By Angie Toole, Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach  Jun.


LOS ANGELES  - Christian Bale, Eva  Longoria and Freddy Rodriguez will star in "Harsh Times," a  low-budget indie feature to be directed by the writer of the  gritty cop drama "Training Day."


Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill has played down reports linking Stan Collymore with a return to the club.


Arts Festival Tickets Available at One-Stop Online Shop

By Jeffrey Day, The State, Columbia, S.C.  Feb. 15--Those who want to take part in this spring's Columbia Festival of the Arts will be able to buy tickets to nearly every event through the festival's Web site.


Fruit and vegetable juice may ward off Alzheimer's

Drinking fruit and vegetable  juices frequently could help stave of Alzheimer's disease in  individuals at risk for developing the disease, research  suggests.


ADV: Compare Credit Cards - 0% APR and More

Compare credit cards with 0% APR on purchases and/or balance transfers. Also, compare cards that give cash back, other rewards and more. Choose from multiple offers for good or bad credit.


Bush Supporter Leaves Campaign Over Role in Ad

A Vietnam veteran who worked with President Bush's campaign has left over his appearance in a commercial by a group challenging Democratic candidate John Kerry's


Canada seen as haven for movie piracy: theater exec

Canada has become the new haven for  illegal videotaping of movies, a movie theater industry  executive said on Tuesday.


A website which provided links to films, music and TV programmes loses a copyright case in the US.


Skype Trojan wiretap plan leaks onto the net

We have ways of hearing you talk German cops are pushing ahead with controversial plans, yet to be legally approved, to develop "remote forensic software" - in other words, a law enforcement Trojan.â¦


SpaceShipOne's success has the industry trying to seize momentum ...

No sooner had SpaceShipOne glided back to terra firma, claiming both the $10 million Ansari X Prize and distinction as the first privately funded manned spaceflight, than talk turned to a glorious future: personal space trips .


Cards, Astros Play for World Series Berth

St. Louis Cardinals, Houston Astros Play Game 7 of NL Championship Series to Decide World Series Berth. St. Louis Cardinals Jim Edmonds (15) is swarmed by teammates after hitting a two-run homer in the 12th


Insurers says they are already looking at Â£1bn worth of claims arising from this week's floods.


Fears of a US slowdown amid mortgage market woes prompt a share slump in Europe and Asia and jitters on Wall Street.


CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Vijay Singh officially supplanted Tiger Woods as the world's finest golfer, earning PGA player of the year honours on Monday.


Specialist hospital units will have to close and moved to super regional hospitals, leading doctors say.


PACE Urges Sanctions For 'Undemocratic' Belarus

In a communique, the president of the parliamentary assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), Peter Schieder, stressed that fundamental rights and freedoms are systematically violated with the sole goal of ...


Stover's Field Goal Lifts Ravens Over Jets

Matt Stover kicked a 42-yard field goal with 7:39 remaining in overtime to lift the Ravens to a 20-17 victory over the Jets on Sunday.


Bruxelles chiedera' di rimuovere ostacoli a offerta E.On


This one, Brandon Webb said, was for "Hook." Pitching one day after the death of close friend Jon Hooker in a Kentucky plane crash, Webb scattered six hits over 7 1-3 innings and helped the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the San Diego Padres 7-4 Monday night.


IBM seeks to patent its idea for patents

IBM Corp. says it has dreamed up a new method for profiting from its vast storehouse of patents. And by the way, the company wants to patent the idea.


American Diplomatic Drive Comes Up Short

Bush administration persistence in using diplomacy to solve a nuclear weapons crisis with North Korea is coming up short as the insular regime bobs and weaves away from resuming negotiations.


Vanunu was bundled into an unmarked car at the Jerusalem church where he has lived since he left jail in April, witnesses said on Thursday.


Google sales, profit double on ad revenue

Google Inc. said third-quarter profit and sales more than doubled as it sold more advertising and attracted more Internet surfers to its Web sites.


STRASBOURG, France  - Two activists convicted of  libeling the U.S. fast food chain McDonald's after the longest  court case in English legal history did not get a fair trial,  the European Court of Human Rights ruled on Tuesday.


ADV: Try Currency Trading Risk-Free 30 Days

24-hour commission-free trading, 100-to-1 leverage of your capital, and Dealbook Fx 2 - our free advanced trading software. Sign up for our free 30-day trial and receive one-on-one training.


Science and technology could do far more to end hunger and poverty than politicians realise, United Nations advisers say.


Defrocked Priest Gets Suspended Sentence for Marathon Attack

A defrocked Irish priest who attacked the leader during yesterdayâs Olympic marathon was given a one year suspended sentence in Athens today.


Commons Moves to Erode Noblesâ Power in Britain

The move to introduce elections to the House of Lords could replace appointed and hereditary peers with elected legislators.


Astros exercise Biggio's option, but not Kent's

Houston, TX (Sports Network) - Craig Biggio will be around for an 18th season with the Houston Astros. On Thursday, the team exercised its contract option on Biggio for the 2005 season.


A leading German dictionary publisher plans to launch a guide it says will help men translate the subtext of female conversation.


Calif. Evicting Renters From Pristine Park

Residents of a mobile home park on the Pacific Ocean have long enjoyed a low-cost version of the California dream, paying hundreds in rent on million-dollar real estate.


TV Audition Process to Find "Maria" for Toronto 'Sound of Music' Begins

Playbill - The search for Maria Von Trapp in the fall 2008 Toronto production of The Sound of Music begins Jan. 25, 2008, with the launch of an audition tour for the new TV competition show, "How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?"


When he departed Game 1 after 4 1/3 innings, he was disappointed in his inability to throw strikes, having walked five and allowed eight runs on seven hits in a 10-3 drubbing. Last night, with a World Series berth at stake in Game 5 of the American League Championship Series, C.C. Sabathia's abject humiliation was replaced by the ...


La Juventus conserva le distanze sul Milan

In testa alla serie A non cambia nulla: la Juventus infatti risponde al Milan e batte e batte la Lazio con un 2-1 finale. Ei bianconeri riconquistano le distanze da tutti: + 4 sui rossoneri. Per la Lazio, dopo


There was a trifecta in tech earnings yesterday, with search engine king Google Inc., software giant Microsoft Corp. and online shopping leader Amazon.


Nintendo Co. Ltd.  zipped past  Sony Corp.  in market value on Monday and became one of  Japan's top 10 issues for the first time, as it elbows the  PlayStation maker out of its decade-long dominance of the game  industry.


$3 Billion Deal Reported for Drug Trial Firm

Bain Capital and TPG Capital have agreed to buy Quintiles Transnational, one of the biggest managers of drug trials, for more than $3 billion, people briefed on the transaction told DealBook.


Hook big, fast drives up to your USB port Japanese storage specialist Novac has figured out an easy way to connect eSATA drives to PCs without a suitable port: a USB-connected adaptor dongle.â¦


A slowing housing market and chilly temperatures kept shoppers at home during February, according to a report.


A founder of several Bayou Management hedge funds was sentenced to more than four years in prison Tuesday for a scheme to defraud investors. Judge Colleen McMahon in Federal District Court in Manhattan sentenced James G. Marquez, 59, to 51 months in prison, to be followed by two years of supervised release. He also was ordered [...].


Poi manterra' per qualche tempo i tassi invariati


Hiding just next to "the next big thing" are the market's truly monster rewards.


The Shiite Muslim leader of Iraq's largest political party survived a suicide bombing outside his Baghdad compound Monday that killed at least 12 people and injured more than


IRAQI Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said in an interview with Chinese state media today that landmark elections planned for next month could be delayed in some parts of Iraq due to fragile security.


Freshman Gavin Edwards scores 16 points as No. 18 Connecticut beats Albany, 86-55,  on Sunday, extending the Huskies' home winning streak to 24 games.


The US embassy in Kabul is advising Americans in the Afghan capital to restrict their movements after a deadly car bomb late Sunday killed about a dozen people outside the offices of a US security company.


The US Supreme Court is to hear a challenge to lethal injections that has halted executions for months.


Turnover Helps Colts Derail Packers 45-31

Peyton Manning and Brett Favre lived up to their superstar reputations, throwing nine touchdown passes between them. Still, it took a defensive play for the Indianapolis Colts to finally clinch their 45-31 win over the Green Bay Packers on Sunday.


Nesterenko, a Belarusian who had never broken 11 seconds before the Olympics but did it in all four rounds here, won gold in 10.93 seconds.


New Mexico State coach Lou Henson was released from the hospital Saturday and will finish his recovery from pneumonia at home.


Violent clashes broke out Sunday between Shiite and Sunni Muslims in the capital, leaving one man dead from gunshot wounds at a time when tensions throughout Lebanon threaten the country's fragile sectarian and political balance.


LOS ANGELES  - Ruthless New Jersey mobsters and a good-hearted young woman from Queens lead the series races in the 59th Primetime Emmy Award nominations.


Londra, 15:52 - CALCIO, ARSENAL: LA CASA DI ALMUNIA INFESTATA DAI FANTASMI

Il portiere dell'Arsenal, Manuel Almunia, vivrebbe in una casa infestata di fantasmi. L'estremo dife...


A BRITISH consumer has complained to government regulators about the cost of downloading music from Apple's iTunes Music Store.


World record holder Paula Radcliffe's tearful withdrawal from the women's Olympic marathon yesterday was not due to injury, the British team says.


Eight suspected Islamic extremists arrested in alleged Spanish bomb plot

Spanish police arrested eight suspected Islamic extremists believed to be plotting a bomb attack on the National Court, Spain's highest criminal court, Interior Minister Jose Antonio Alonso said.


Therapy for Leaky Bladder Improves Quality of Life

NEW YORK  - Nerve stimulation therapy for  bladder leakage problems not only helps patients urinate  better, it also improves their quality of life and reduces  depression, new research suggests.


The top anti-spyware products are reviewed at Adware Report. In-depth, side-by-side comparisons of popular spyware removal applications help you find the software that's right for you.


States from Alabama to Wyoming collected such low fees from major polluters that they may have shortchanged efforts to fight air pollution by up to $50 million, an environmental group reported on Wednesday.


Basic Instincts: My Cortex Made Me Buy It

Given our love affair with high-priced luxury goods, and their association with status and power, itâs possible that weâve come to experience cerebral delight in response to things that promise that cachet.


The software giant, Microsoft, has filed lawsuits against seven companies for violating the CAN-SPAM "Brown Paper Wrapper" rule.


An Iraqi man who has lived in Italy since 1980 has been killed by abductors in Iraq, his brother said Monday. Ayad Anwar Wali, a 43-year-old businessman, was kidnapped August 31 in Baghdad.


WASHINGTON Dec 22, 2004 - In response to numerous complaints from women, the government has ordered airport security personnel to avoid touching female passengers between their breasts when performing patdowns.


Genova, 13:48 - CALCIO, SAMP; NOVELLINO: CONTENTO PER VIERI, ABBIAMO BAZZANI

Walter Novellino commenta la decisione di Christian Vieri, che ha rescisso il contratto con la Sampd...


Amid violence, a pledge to safeguard polls Militants say captives slain

BAGHDAD -- The Iraqi government pledged yesterday to do everything in its power to protect voters from insurgent attacks during this month's national elections, as militants announced they had killed 15 captive Iraqi National Guardsmen for cooperating with the Americans.


Cole Porter's birth home opens as museum

Fans of Cole Porter have transformed the composer's childhood home into a museum and a bed and breakfast.


Cathedrals are in talks with the government to sponsor up to 40 city academy schools for young choristers.


Yemen polls "genuine" despite breaches: EU observers

Yemen's presidential elections, which   President Ali Abdullah Saleh is expected to win, and municipal   council elections were an overall success despite some   irregularities and few women candidates, a European observers'   group said on Thursday.


BAGHDAD, Iraq -- In Iraq, US warplanes, tanks and artillery repeatedly hit at Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's terror network Saturday. The US military said the strikes in Fallujah targeted two buildings where militants were allegedly meeting.


Air France proposes share swap for Alitalia: reports

Air France-KLM's  bid for loss-making Alitalia  includes a share swap and a capital hike of 750 million euros ($1.09 billion), with up to 1,700 job cuts, Air France's Chairman Jean-Cyril Spinetta was quoted as saying.


Secret Rule Requiring ID for Flights at Center of Court Battle

John Gilmore, a tech-industry millionaire and privacy advocate, set out two years ago to challenge a basic element of airline security.


Caddie Renwick Considers Dropping Game's No. 1 Bag

British caddie Dave Renwick is prepared  to give up the most lucrative bag in the game because he no  longer enjoys working for world No. 1 Vijay Singh.


Turnaround Progress Seen, 2 Executives to Leave Ford

Two of the Ford Motor Company's most senior executives retired on Thursday in a sign that the company's deep financial crisis has abated, though serious challenges remain.


The sporting-goods retailer is down but not out.


Microsoft's MSN to air live webcasts of concerts

MSN, Microsoft Corp.'s Web portal,  said on Tuesday it will make a big push to stream live concerts  to its users after signing an exclusive global partnership with  Control Room, the company behind the web broadcast of last  year's Live 8 event.


Berlino, 23:20 - CALCIO, BUNDESLIGA: DUISBURG VINCE ANTICIPO

Nell'anticipo della decima giornata del campionato tedesco, il Duisburg ha vinto 2-1 sul campo del C...


Ron Burkle is dipping into a possible challenge to Rupert Murdoch's bid for Dow Jones. It's not the first time the two titans have met.


Biovail Names Douglas Squires As New CEO

Pharmaceutical company Biovail Corp. on Thursday said company founder Eugene Melnyk will give up the chief executive title and remain chairman.


Bush Urges Nuclear Controls at APEC Summit

Description: President Bush calls for a halt in the nuclear programs of North Korea and Iran. Meeting with Pacific Rim leaders in Santiago, Chile, the president also urged Russia's President Vladimir Putin to adhere to democratic principles.


ADV: Trade Shares and Currencies Commission-Free

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


Two military transport planes said to be carrying US military aid for the Lebanese army reportedly arrive in Beirut.


DES MOINES, Iowa  - Former Gov. Mike Huckabee won the Iowa Republican caucus on Thursday, surging past better-known rivals to triumph in the first nominating contest of the 2008 U.S. presidential election, U.S. media reported.


FC Barcelona striker Samuel Eto'o will be sidelined five months after surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee, the club said Thursday.


Prince rocks London catwalk with surprise gig

U.S. pop star Prince had fashionistas  dancing in the aisles at London Fashion Week on Wednesday when  he staged a surprise performance at Matthew Williamson's  catwalk show.


Rupert Everett spills beans on Hollywood

Rupert Everett hates Hollywood. The British actor, whose screen hits include "Another Country," "Shrek" and "My Best Friend's Wedding," says he's sick of the movie industry's hypocrisy and homophobia. He's even tired of celebrity — the whole glittering illusion deliciously evoked and eviscerated in his candid new autobiography "Red Carpets and Other Banana Skins."


HEBRON - Delta Air Lines says it heard Cincinnati customers' No. 1 complaint. Thursday, it unveiled a new fare structure that cuts many prices and simplifies the number of fares available on individual flights.


Scott Peterson Defense Opens in Murder Trial

The lawyer for Scott Peterson, who is charged with murdering his pregnant wife, opened his defense on Monday, with testimony that he hoped would undercut


Stocks rebound, but Thai credibility in tatters

Thai shares bounced back from their biggest sell-off in 16 years after the government scrapped controls on foreign stock buying, but the abrupt policy U-turn shattered confidence in its economic chiefs.


Animated movie Shark Tale has remained top of the US box office for a second week, amassing Â£31.7m ($17.6m)over the weekend, according to studio estimates.


Security forces backed by helicopters attacked a stronghold of a militant cleric in northwestern Pakistan on Friday, trading fire with his supporters near the scene of a suicide attack that killed 20 people, police said


Social networks challenged to remain relevant

InfoWorld - When an attendee at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on Monday learned that the Caramel bar at the Bellagio hotel had mistakenly given someone else his corporate credit card, he didn't call American Express.


US finds Earthlike planets at other stars

US astronomers announced Tuesday their discovery of two small planets orbiting distant stars, setting off a dispute with European astronomers over who found the new, unusually small class of planets first.


In a bid to win a new trial, attorneys for Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel submitted a three-year-old videotaped interview Wednesday of a man who implicated two friends in a 1975 murder that sent Skakel to prison.


Powell says Iraq's insurgency makes election difficult

US Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Sunday that the escalating insurgency in Iraq couldmake the organizing of election in the country difficult.


A bipartisan group representing more than 5,000 Hispanic officials called the Senate's decision to drop an immigration bill Thursday a colossal failure


Responsabili undici militari, tutti dell'Esercito


Kudos to Microsoft for Dual-Core Chip Plans

Opinion: The company's decision to keep per-processor licensing for upcoming multicore technology is a win for customers, but of more immediate licensing concern are grid, partitioning and utility computing.


Jurors: Evidence, Peterson's demeanor 'spoke for itself'

For Richelle Nice and the other jurors in the Scott Peterson trial, the evidence in the case and Peterson's lack of emotion throughout the course of the six-month trial "spoke for itself.


== Report: Jags' Leftwich to miss significant time with knee ...

Jacksonville, FL (Sports Network) - According to Tuesday's edition of the Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville Jaguars starting quarterback Byron Leftwich will miss at least four weeks and perhaps the rest of the season with a left knee injury.


UPDATE 2-Manchester United calls off bid talks with Glazer

The world's richest soccer club, Manchester United (MNU.L: Quote , Profile , Research ) , has called off talks with U.S. sports tycoon Malcolm Glazer over his proposed offer for the team, but has left the door ...


Guite begins testimony at Gomery inquiry

OTTAWA -- The man who ran the scandal-plagued federal sponsorship program begins testifying Wednesday at the inquiry looking into the affair.


Shakti Kapoor & Padmini Kolhapure to act on stage

Shakti Kapoor and Padmini Kolhapure are all set to act together for the first time in a play Aasman Se


British firms face a tough 2008 as they grapple with the credit crunch and high energy costs, the CBI warns.


Iraq soccer success brings rare moment of joy, unity

When the referee blows the opening whistle, Iraqis divided by sectarian violence put their differences aside to cheer on their team for 90 minutes.


Annan holds Lebanon, nuclear talks with Iran

U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan held   talks in Iran on Saturday to seek help in shoring up a   Hizbollah-Israel ceasefire and to discuss Tehran's nuclear   standoff with the West.