Clemens Is Questioned by Congressional Staff

Roger Clemens arrived on Capitol Hill to give a sworn deposition that he hopes will help restore his reputation as the most decorated pitcher in baseball history.


Ahead: larger HDTV sets, better color, more playback and recording choices.


IPod faces competition as MP3 player sales boom

Sales of MP3 players are rocketing, fuelled by falling unit prices, integration of MP3 support into a wider range of devices and the creation of legal music download websites.


CNET News.com's Marguerite Reardon takes on Tuesday's media showcase at the CTIA trade show in Los Angeles.


Federal health advisers are refusing to recommend a hormone patch that works to restore a woman's sex drive. An advisory committee says the patch, called Intrinsa, shouldn't win government approval until more


Panel: Companies start aiming BI at end users

A panel of users at Computerworld's BI Perspectives conference said more and more companies are putting BI tools in the hands of end users.


The father of a teenager shot dead in south London pleads with public for help "to catch my boy's killers".


Scambiato il 2% del capitale, Telecom -0,43%


Effort to Free UN Hostages at 'Sensitive' Stage

Efforts to free three foreign hostages threatened with death by a Taliban splinter group have reached a âsensitiveâ stage, the US military said today, and urged the kidnappers not to harm them.


University denies tenure to outspoken Holocaust academic

Â·  Political scientist loses bid after four to three vote Â·  Rancour lives on in Jewish and academic worlds


'National Treasure' finding gold at box office

Nicholas Cage's adventure flick 'National Treasure' kept discovering gold at the North American box office this weekend, beating out a slate of animated and holiday releases for the third week in a  row, early figures showed on Sunday.


FDA Notifies MDs, Parents on Diarrhea Vaccine: It Said the Rotavirus Vaccine Was Not Necessarily the Cause of 28 Cases of a Twisting of Intestines

By Josh Goldstein, The Philadelphia Inquirer  Feb. 14--The Food and Drug Administration yesterday notified pediatricians and parents of 28 cases of a potentially life-threatening condition in infants and children vaccinated against rotavirus, a leading cause of severe diarrhea worldwide.


Racing Around the Globe, Solving a History Mystery

The hyperactive sequel âNational Treasure: Book of Secretsâ sends its archaeologist hero on a globetrotting quest that might have been devised after a long night of Wikipedia surfing.


NEXT PORTSMOUTH MANAGER: GERARD HOULLIER ODDS

Gerard Houllier is 6/1 second favourite to succeed Harry Redknapp as permanent Portsmouth manager with William Hill who make the current caretaker boss Velimir Zajec 6/4 favourite to be appointed to the top job on a permanent basis.


Balmy Austrian winter melts huge Xmas tree of ice

Unprecedented balmy temperatures at the start of Austria's winter have melted away a towering Christmas tree of ice a week after it went on display.


Cubs, Marlins to make up Frances series with two doubleheaders

The Chicago Cubs and Florida Marlins will play two doubleheaders to make up the three-game series that was wiped out last weekend in Miami by Hurricane Frances.


Wednesday's disclosure that government regulators have raised safety and soundness questions about mortgage finance giant Fannie Mae has given new ammunition to critics of the company and its sister firm, Freddie Mac.


Iraq car bomb kills 8 US marines in deadliest attack in 6 months

A car bomb killed eight US marines outside Fallujah on Saturday, the deadliest attack against the US military in Iraq in nearly six months.


Randy Moss and Adalius Thomas showed why the Patriots are even more powerful with them on their team. Moss caught his second scoring pass of the season and Thomas returned an interception 65 yards for a touchdown, helping New England take a 24-7 lead over the San Diego Chargers in the third quarter on Sunday night.


NATO on Friday asked Kosovo  Albanians to give Western powers more time to steer their  independence from Serbia through the United Nations, but  admitted the project was in trouble.


Probabile relatore Del Bono, in aula non prima di un mese


Courier firm DHL decides to ditch its plan to make Brussels its international hub as authorities delay a decision over night flights.


Goteborg, 18:44 - CALCIO, IL GOTEBORG VINCE ED E' CAMPIONE DI SVEZIA

Grazie alla vittoria nell'ultima giornata per 2-0 contro il Trelleborg, il Goteborg si è laur...


Parigi, 12:35 - CICLISMO, MONDIALI: LA SQUADRA FRANCESE

Fatte la squadra francese per i mondiali di ciclismo di Salisburgo, in Austria (17-24 settembre). Pe...


AT&T Wireless Sells Dedicated Messaging Device

AT&T Wireless Services Inc. AWE.N launches a mobile e-mail and messaging device without voice service on Monday, aiming to use a low price to tempt young consumers.


Colombia Governor Probed Over Paramilitary Money

BOGOTA, Colombia  - A Colombian provincial  governor is under criminal investigation for taking money from  a member of an illegal far-right militia, the government's  prosecution service said on Wednesday.


Many GPs are confused about when to refer women with breast cancer concerns as urgent cases, a survey says.


Border agencies prep for multi-modal biometrics

Iris, fingers, head, shoulders, knees and toes The UK, Europe and the US are planning to belt and brace their border databases by using multiple forms of biometrics to identify people.â¦


Chargers Treat Devastated San Diego to Rout

The Chargers rout the Texans, 35-10, behind Philip Rivers' three touchdown passes, two of which went to All-Pro tight end Antonio Gates.


Democratic congressional candidate Phil Kellam said Friday he regrets his actions in an incident that led to him pleading guilty to assaulting a woman 28 years ago, when he was a 21-year-old college student in North Carolina.


It was a windy and rainy day at Jerez. It rained in the morning and part of the afternoon, which was far from ideal for the teams.


Asian stocks bounce back after an interest rate cut by the US Federal Reserve helps calm investor anxiety.


A Da Vinci Complex? Call It a Hypothesis

A military geography institute in Florence says it has discovered what might have been a Leonardo da Vinci workshop in its building.


By Delthia Ricks, Newsday, Melville, N.Y.  Jun.


Ma non ci sara' nessun ampliamento fuori la Polonia


After surviving gruelling Champions League encounters in midweek, Manchester United and Chelsea's pursuit of silverware turns to the FA Cup this weekend -- and the going is not going to get any easier for either club.


JP Morgan Chase & Co., the country's second-largest bank, announced yesterday that it was ending a $5 billion outsourcing contract with IBM Corp.


Golf: The ball finds the hole as Mickelson shoots 59

POIPU BEACH, Hawaii Phil Mickelson ran away from his three opponents with a 13-under 59 to win the Grand Slam of Golf by five shots.


Il minimo da due anni grazie alla forte crescita economica


A man who died after being stabbed in Lancashire is identified as an off-duty military police constable.


Researchers question some genetic screening

Telling couples their fetuses have a  treatable genetic disorder leads many of them to terminate the  pregnancy, researchers said on Tuesday, raising issues about  genetic screening programs.


Londra, 11:45 - TENNIS, ATP: FEDERER EGUAGLIA CONNORS

Lo svizzero Roger Federer eguaglia il record di Jimmy Connors di 160 settimane consecutive in testa ...


Bird Flu Believed Endemic in Asia, Spreads to Pigs

BEIJING/KUALA LUMPUR  - The discovery of a deadly  bird flu strain in Malaysia after cases elsewhere in Southeast  Asia signaled a major winter outbreak was likely, international  health experts said Friday.


A 1,2 miliardi di dollari, utile per azione pari a 50 cents


Hoon pays surprise trip to India, Pakistan

Defence Secretary Geoffrey Hoon was shuttling between India and Pakistan on a surprise four-day visit.


WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- Qwest Communications International's third-quarter loss narrowed as the phone carrier slowed the decline in its sales, the company reported Thursday.


Mayor Tom Menino must be proud. His Boston Red Sox just won their first World Series in 86 years and his Hyde Park Blue Stars yesterday clinched their first Super Bowl berth in 32 years, defeating O'Bryant, 14-0. Who would have thought?


It could be tiny fibers that may one day replace steel, or catalysts that have led to environmentally friendly plastics. Guessing the winner of the Nobel Prize for chemistry has often stumped researchers and pundits alike.


Yahoo Search Marketing Preparing Upgrade to New Platform As Yahoo Search Marketing (Overture) prepares for their relaunch during the forth quarter of this year to their new Yahoo Search Marketing ‘Panama’ format, one of the keys to the transition is smoothly bringing campaigns from the current YSM into the new interface. Seems like that is beginning to [...]


Benson Misses Start Because of Strep Throat

Rodrigo Lopez fills in for scheduled starter Kris Benson on Monday after Benson comes down with strep throat.


Oil Holds Near $55 on Winter Fuel Anxiety

Oil prices held strong on Friday not far below the $55-a-barrel mark as traders worried time is running out to top up low heating oil inventories before winter.


Putting aside talk this might be his final game, Clemens focused on something more important - pitching to save the Astros' season.


Daniel Day-Lewis dedicated his Screen Actors Guild Award to Heath Ledger.


Iran to respond to European offer as nuclear talks resume

VIENNA : Iran began talks with the European Union's three heavyweight nations to give its response to an offer to avoid possible UN sanctions by indefinitely suspending uranium enrichment, a French diplomat said.


Israeli forces and Palestinian militants trade gunfire in the Gaza Strip after an Israeli tank is hit by a Hamas bomb.


10th anniversary of Diana's death marked

Princess Diana's family gathered Friday to solemnly mark the 10th anniversary of her death, while admirers tied scores of bouquets, poems and pictures to the gates of her former home.


Ornish: Sweat Your Way to a Bigger Brain

Believe it or not, those are among the benefits of exercising more and eating healthier.


China has deported an Australian activist and his American colleague after they campaigned for an improvement in human rights in Tibet by unfurling a banner in Beijing, it was reported today.


Taser Used on Woman in S.C. Nursing Home

A police officer used a stun gun on a 75-year-old woman who became distraught when she could not locate a sick friend at a nursing home, according to an internal report.


Arts & entertainment: Â· Russian billionaire pays over Â£25m for treasures Â· Usmanov coup follows major Arsenal investment


Hoffman close to ending marriage before every film

Oscar winning actor Dustin Hoffman comes close to messing up his marriage each time he prepares to film a movie because he becomes very nervous.


Crude Oil Rises After Nigerian Unions Call Strike to Cut Supply

Crude oil rose in New York after reports said unions in Nigeria, the fifth-biggest supplier to the US, called a strike this month to disrupt the country's oil exports.


Business & money: Ill-judged comments saw deluge of customers reclaiming bank charges, says lawyer


Frustration and Fear Reign Over Flu Shots

Thousands of people seeking flu shots swamped public health clinics, overwhelmed telephone help lines and were turned away by hospitals, doctors and other health care providers yesterday


Iraq, gruppo islamico dice aver ucciso le volontarie italiane ...

DUBAI - Un gruppo islamico ha detto stanotte di aver ucciso le due volontarie italiane rapite in Iraq, in un comunicato diffuso su un sito Internet usato non frequentemente dai militanti iracheni. L'annuncio


The Bush administration is facing questions from weapons experts about whether some equipment â newly authorized for export to Chinese companies â could instead end up helping China modernize its military.


Funeral for Hollywood star Ledger in Perth

Hollywood star Heath Ledger was farewelled at a ceremony in his hometown of Perth in western Australia on Saturday almost three weeks after he was found dead in his New York apartment.


State asks stores to detail data security

Massachusetts' new top business regulator yesterday called on retailers to start disclosing how well they protect customer credit-card and debit-card data, an idea gaining traction after a data breach at retailer TJX Cos. last month.


The man behind a plan to build a visitor's centre at the Giants Causeway is a member of the DUP.


U.S. consumers still face sharply higher home heating bills this winter, but prices will be somewhat lower than earlier feared due to milder weather and easing prices, the government said on Tuesday.


WASHINGTON -- The government's most definitive account of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction programs, to be released today, will show that Saddam Hussein posed a diminishing threat at the time the United States invaded and did not possess nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons or have concrete plans to develop them, US officials said yesterday.


Ex-KRouge commander jailed over backpacker murders dies: wife

Former Cambodian Khmer Rouge commander Sam Bith, who was serving a life sentence over the kidnapping and murder of three Western backpackers in 1994, has died aged 74, his wife said Saturday.


(KSL) -- School officials from Notre Dame are in town this hour. They're expected to talk to University of Utah football coach Urban Meyer about their coaching vacancy.


Russia successfully tests two intercontinental missiles amid renewed criticism over US missile defence plans.


Star footballer David Beckham and his wife Victoria have been in the US   for six weeks and are now thinking of having another baby.


Republicans Highlight Compassion, Moderation

First lady Laura Bush, with daughters Barbara and Jenna, performs a sound check at Madison Square Garden. California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's speech Tuesday underlined the Republican ideal of self-reliance.


Fannie Mae: KPMG offered criticism after others

Fannie Mae, the No. 1 US mortgage finance company, said on Tuesday its former independent auditor, KPMG, had not offered any adverse opinions on its accounting until regulators had identified errors.


Rescue teams and troops headed on Thursday for Indonesia's Sumatra coast as aftershocks continued to pound a region where a powerful earthquake the night before killed six people and perhaps many more.


Cleveland Browns coach Butch Davis resigned under pressure yesterday, leaving a last-place team with five games left in a sinking season filled with close losses and costly injuries.


Stocks rebounded on Monday from last week's losses after IBM reported higher-than-expected preliminary financial results, lifting the technology sector.


House Hearing on Steroids in Baseball Is Postponed

The House committee is postponing a hearing featuring  Roger Clemens and other players until Feb. 13.


Supreme Court Opens Hearing for Pinochet

The Supreme Court opened hearings Wednesday on whether to uphold the indictment and house arrest of Gen. Augusto Pinochet on human rights charges, as the former dictator was released from hospital after five days recovering from a stroke.


WOMEN suicide bombers from Chechnya dubbed Black Widows emerged yesterday as the prime suspects behind the simultaneous downing of two Russian planes.


Google adjusts pricing for Postini security services

Postini, a division of Google, has adjusted how it sells security services for antispam, antivirus and e-mail archiving to appeal to small and midsize companies.


You know, it has not ceased to amuse me watching the various search engines fall over themselves and each other, in their march towards offering 'local search.


Toledo's Sister Under House Arrest in Peru Scam

LIMA, Peru  - The sister of Peruvian President  Alejandro Toledo was placed under house arrest on Tuesday by a  judge investigating accusations she ran a "forgery factory"  falsifying thousands of signatures to get Toledo's party  registered for elections in 2000, her lawyer said.


Celebrations are set to continue for double Olympic winner Kelly Holmes, with a parade through her home town.


Clinicians claim that a new approach to tackling heart disease could save thousands of lives in Scotland.


Sapporo fight fizzes on Asahi, Kirin tie-up talk

The battle for Japanese beer maker  Sapporo Holdings (2501.T), which faces a takeover bid by U.S.  hedge fund Steel Partners, fizzed on Friday with newspapers  reporting that bigger rivals Asahi Breweries Ltd. (2502.T) or  Kirin Brewery (2503.T) may integrate Sapporo.


Siena, 18:42 - CALCIO, SAMPDORIA; MAZZARRI: ABBIAMO CREATO PIU' DEL SIENA

Walter Mazzarri si gode i primi i tre punti in campionato sulla panchina della Sampdoria. I blucerch...


BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraq promised Wednesday to release one of two high-profile women prisoners, but officials denied the decision was linked to demands by militants who purportedly killed two American hostages and threatened to execute a Briton with them unless all female Iraqi prisoners are let go.    Later Wednesday, authorities said a corpse was found with its decapitated head in a black plastic bag western Baghdad...


Up to 120 Girls Defy French Head Scarf Ban

Some 100 to 120 girls have defied France's ban on Islamic head scarves in school, the education minister said Wednesday, and at least five boys from the country's tiny Sikh community have been barred from class for refusing to remove their turbans.


Owen backs Eriksson to lead England to World Cup glory

Michael Owen has dismissed mounting criticism of Sven-Goran Eriksson's management of England and backed the Swede to ensure his squad challenges for glory at the 2006 World Cup.


Brit: It's My Prerogative to file marriage license next week

The question du jour is this: IsBritney Spears' white-trash marriage legal or will the pop tart have to do it One More Time? Us Weekly rang in with a story yesterday claiming


Eluding Press, Stewart Slips Into Prison Before Dawn

Martha Stewart beat the news media trailing her every move by announcing that she had checked into prison in West Virginia.


Nadal shows no mercy to set up Djokovic showdown

Experience proved no match for youthful vitality as Rafael Nadal trampled over his boyhood mentor at the French Open on Wednesday.


Congressional hearing will scrutinize Microsoft bid for Yahoo

The US Congress Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing next week to scrutinize Microsoft's multi-billion-dollar bid to acquire Yahoo in order to take on Internet goliath Google.


Tennis: World No. 1 Federer beats Costa to advance at US Open

NEW YORK : World No. 1 Roger Federer avenged one of his few losses in 2004 by defeating Spain's Albert Costa 7-5, 6-2, 6-4 in the first round of the 17.


Sen. Joe Lieberman, whose independent re-election bid has rankled Democrats, says he expects a cold shoulder or two from Senate colleagues when he returns to Washington next week.


Iowa State upends No. 13 Texas A&M 61-54

Nicky Wieben scored 20 points and Toccara Ross added 12 points and 13 rebounds, leading Iowa State to a 61-54 victory over No. 13 Texas A&M on Wednesday night.


For once, Wake Forest has in-state perch

Steve Vallos just couldn't help it. Sure, the left tackle was pleased with Wake Forest's fast start to the season. But when the focus turned to the struggles of in-state rivals North Carolina, North Carolina State and Duke, he broke into a reluctant smile before discussing this weekend's game at Mississippi.


Los Angeles: Actress Janet Leigh, who attained screen immortality as the murder victim in a bloody shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock's classic "Psycho," has died after a long illness, a family spokesman said on Monday.


Shipwreck, treasure, insider trading -- an SEC tale

When an exploration team member discovered an anomaly on the ocean floor that turned out to be a $500 million shipwreck, he found a way to get his own share of the booty -- insider trading, according to the U.S. regulators who nabbed him.


North Korea explains powerful blast with mountain demolition

After several days of speculation, North Korea said on Monday the 4-kilometer (2 miles) wide cloud spotted on satellite images by South Korea's Yonhap agency was the result of a deliberate demolition of a mountain for a power plant.


PERTH, Australia  - Top seeds Serbia shrugged off Jelena Jankovic's ongoing injury on Thursday to clinch a Hopman Cup final showdown with United States.


TEHRAN -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said his country was ready to stop its nuclear enrichment program and return to talks provided Western nations also stopped their own. Ahmadinejad told a crowd of thousands in northern Iran one day ahead of a UN Security Council deadline that it was no problem for his country to stop, but that "fair talks" ...


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Presentato calendario 2008 dedicato ai 'belli' della squadra


Update 2: Senate Delays Approving Tax Law Overhaul

The drive to pass a $136 billion corporate tax bill hit a roadblock in the Senate on Friday when lawmakers upset about tobacco regulation, new overtime rules and combat pay employed delaying tactics to keep the measure from coming up for a vote.


Researchers have confirmed what common wisdom has long held -- that people can suppress emotionally troubling memories -- and said on Thursday they have sketched out how the brain accomplishes this.


Hundreds of UN soldiers enter a Haiti slum in a big operation against gangs that sparks a major gun battle.


U.S., Iraqi Forces Take Key Samarra Buildings

U.S. and Iraqi troops took control  of government and police buildings in Samarra early on Friday  after insurgents had undermined security in the Iraqi city, the  U.S. military said.


The Palestinian leadership expressed dismay Sunday at a report that the Bush administration was turning a blind eye to an expansion of Israeli settlements.


Russia's Orthodox churches are due to hold services for the many victims of the school siege in North Ossetia.


Nigeria Wants AU Troops to Disarm Darfur Rebels

Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo on  Sunday proposed to give a greater role to African Union (AU)  troops in restoring peace to Sudan's Darfur region on the eve  of talks between the Sudanese government and rebels.


Victims and unions have emerged as key stakeholders in the fight to ensure James Hardie Industries meets its asbestos compensation responsibilities after the NSW government tied them to the company's economic future.


The long wait is over for Tampa Bay Devil Rays pitching prospect Jeff Niemann.


Live action at Cartoon Network for Duchovny

LOS ANGELES  - David Duchovny is making the leap from the adult themes of sex addiction in his new Showtime comedy series "Californication" to a live-action kids project for Cartoon Network.


Games giant Electronic Arts buys a stake in smaller French rival Ubisoft, the maker of recent hit game Prince of Persia.


UF notebook: Inconsistency becomes serious problem for Leak

While Florida QB Chris Leak still remains among the top quarterbacks in the Southeastern Conference, his consistency has become a concern in recent weeks.


Pope John Paul says he has fears about Iraq, Sudan and other hotspots, though he hopes that what he calls timid peace-building efforts will eventually bear fruit.


Nativity scene is too religious for New York City schools

The Christian Science Monitor - The US Supreme Court has declined to enter the fracas over what some conservatives are calling the war on Christmas.


Robin Roberts, who had surgery last month for breast cancer, was to begin chemotherapy Thursday.


The Tories urge Gordon Brown to "trust the people" by holding a referendum on a new EU treaty.


The microbes within us could explain rising allergy rates.


Bulgarian president opposes redeploying troops in Iraq

Bulgarian President Georgi Purvanov has expressed his opposition to redeployment of his country's troops from Iraq's Karbala to Najaf, local media reported Saturday.


Brain-Penetrating ACE Inhibitors Slow Alzheimer's

Drugs usually used to treat high blood pressure and heart failure may also be helpful for Alzheimer's patients, Japanese researchers report.


A suspected Islamic militant terrorist cell broken up in Spain last week planned attacks on an arms and explosives depot and a supermarket, according to a leading anti-terrorism judge, ruling that seven ...Comment


In Europe, Microsoft Again Faces Inquiries

Europeâs antitrust regulator has opened two new investigations into claims that Microsoft has abused its dominant market position.


OnLamp.com: Movable Type of the Wiki World?

There is an interesting post on OnLamp.com that mentions the search for a good wiki system. Read the post to find out why the author thinks that the wiki world "needs the kind of vision that will make the product more accessible, more polished, less prone to abandonment or neglect...", and the several comments that follow.


Man executed for role in 2003 Iraq blast

An alleged al-Qaida militant was executed for his role in one of the first and bloodiest bombings in Iraq, a 2003 blast that killed Shiite leader Ayatollah Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim and 84 other people, a Justice Ministry official said Friday.


World's first five-megapixel camera phone

KOREAN giant Samsung Electronics said it had developed the world's first handphone equipped with a state of the art five-megapixel camera.


U.S. election catches eye of Romanian immigrants

With a choice of two presidential elections to follow - one here Nov. 2 and one in Romania Nov.


Will cyberintrusions crash U.S. electrical grid?

Some think it's highly possible, so politicians are calling for tougher security regulations to deal with potential catastrophe that could arise from inadequately protected systems.


Soldiers are given questionnaires to see if explosions in Iraq and Afghanistan have left them with brain injuries.


Parigi, 11:14 - CALCIO, NOUZARET NUOVO CT GUINEA

Il francese Robert Nouzaret, 63 anni, è il nuovo tecnico della Guinea. Prende il posto del co...


Battling Woods moves into contention in Illinois

LEMONT, Illinois  - World number one Tiger Woods birdied two of his final four holes to move within a shot of second round co-leaders Aaron Baddeley of Australia and American Jonathan Byrd at the BMW Championships on Friday.


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Diminuito rispetto al 2006 numero persone finte in ospedale


France Hopes Stance Aids Captives in Iraq

As France awaits word on two journalists being held hostage in Iraq, officials have made it clear that they expect to benefit from their stand against the US-led invasion and occupation.


Continua l'agitazione delle hostess, ma pochi disagi


Bush says doesn't rule out pardon for Libby

President George W. Bush said on Tuesday he would not rule out a full pardon for Lewis "Scooter" Libby, a day after he spared the former White House aide prison time for his perjury conviction in the CIA leak case.


Digital Music Sales Up, but Industry Still Lagging

Although the record companies raked in $2.9 billion in revenue from digital music sales in the past year -- up 40 percent -- the collapsing CD market is dragging them down.


Coach praises Lankans for Aus-like fightback

Karachi: Sri Lanka's Australian coach John Dyson said his side had started to emulate some of the gritty toughness of world champions Australia and was putting its new attitude to good use against Pakistan.


The death of the video recorder comes a step closer as electrical chain Dixons says it will stop selling them.


Energy drink company Red Bull has bought the Jaguar Formula One team.


Bill Gates contributes to stem cell campaign

Microsoft Corp. chairman Bill Gates contributed $400,000 to the campaign backing a California ballot measure that would make billions of dollars available for human embryonic


'Grand Theft Auto' Seen Breaking Games Sales Record

When the violent video game "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas" hits stores on Tuesday, its sales could eclipse Hollywood's most successful films, even as it draws the ire of critics.


Attraverso concessioni a privati, nasce oggi portale Demanio


Kevin Spacey's Darin biopic hits Toronto festival

Late music legend Bobby Darin has taken centre stage at the Toronto International Film Festival with the world premiere of "Beyond the Sea," Kevin Spacey's impassioned biopic of the "Mack the Knife" singer.


Irresistable Professor Wendy Hall, head of the School of Electronics and Computer Science at the University of Southampton, will today receive the Anita Borg Award for Technical Leadership at a ceremony in San Diego.â¦


A month from turning 51, Haas finished strong Friday in Atlanta in the Tour Championship by saving par on the 17th from 60 feet away in a bunker, then making a 12-foot birdie putt for a 4-under 66 and a two-shot lead over Stephen Ames.


Circuit City shares plunge on forecasted loss

Shares in Circuit City Stores Inc  plummeted 25 percent on Friday after the U.S. electronics retailer forecast a loss for the holiday shopping season.


Parmalat sues 45 banks as it tries to reclaim money paid to banks before the scandal-hit Italian dairy company went bust last year.


VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Dec. 24, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Imagis Technologies Inc.


Turkish PM returns home to hero's welcome

Turkey's prime minister returned home Saturday to a hero's welcome with some 2,000 supporters waving Turkish and European Union flags at the airport to celebrate a historic


Microsoft sets initial pricing, rollout for CRM Live

Microsoft continues to prepare for the third-quarter launch of itsÂ Dynamics Live CRM serviceÂ with Tuesday's announcement of initial pricing and product information.


New York- The Yankees and Red Sox have been there and done that. They're about to do it again tonight in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series.


Aare, 17:46 - SCI, MONDIALI: DOMANI PROVE LIBERA

I Mondiali di sci alpino di Aare vivranno domani la seconda giornata di gare. In programma due prove...


* VOTI I sÃ¬ sono stati 295, i no 202, 9 gli astenuti

ROMA 15 OTTOBRE 2004 - La Camera ha approvato, in seconda lettura, il Ddl che modifica la seconda parte della Costituzione. I sÃ¬ sono stati 295, i no 202, 9 gli astenuti. Ora il testo torna al Senato per la terza lettura.


U.N. rights body debates country reviews

Member nations of the U.N. Human Rights Council must soon allow their own records to be scrutinized to show the body can be taken seriously, a top rights official said Thursday.


Report: JFK terror plotters used Google Earth

Blog: N.Y. court complaint claims that one of the four suspects recommended that they use Google Earth as a source for aerial photographs.


Earliest Galaxies in the Universe Spied by Astronomers

Galaxies that formed just 700 million years after the birth of the universe have been detected by scientists in California and Japan.


Investors are cheering plans to scrub detergent lines and refocus on oral care. Trouble is, rivals won't give ground without a fight.


New Polish Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski meets senior EU officials to try to boost relations with his government.


The head of the European Central Bank said Thursday there is growing concern about higher energy prices increasing inflationary pressures.


Sony Reports 25% Rise in Profit, but Lowers Its Forecast

Sony said its profit rose in the final three months of 2007, aided by robust sales of televisions and computer games.


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He might have been able to throw dust in the eye of Mossad, out to cut short his life, and survived fairly long but being mortal Arafat had to finally embrace death.


Sarkozy sues over article alleging text to Cecilia

French President Nicolas Sarkozy has  taken legal action against the Web site of the magazine Le  Nouvel Observateur over an article describing what it said was  a text message he had sent to his ex-wife Cecilia, his lawyer  said on Thursday.


By Anonymous  Tony Connolly FCA of Visor Visor, the internet-based accounting solutions company, has completed a euro1 million equity investment round from Enterprise Ireland and private investors.


Supreme Court Won't Put Nader on Ohio Ballot

The US Supreme Court refused on Tuesday to put independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader on the ballot in the key battleground state of Ohio, handing him his third setback in the past month.


Yes, it is true. Himesh has flown down around six autorickshaws to Germany for the shoot of his film Aap Ka Surroor.


BBC chairman Michael Grade will leave the public service broadcaster and move to its biggest terrestrial rival ITV.


No plans now for offshore trading in Malaysian ringgit

Malaysia has shot down speculation that it plans to liberalise the ringgit further on the back of a strong currency and a stable economy.


Sarebbero stati anche costretti ad acquistare dosi di droga


Goals from Darren Fletcher and Ryan Giggs give Man Utd victory over Middlesbrough at The Riverside.


Taking a swipe at a potential GOP presidential rival, Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton on Saturday criticized Fred Thompson for suggesting illegal Cuban immigrants pose a terrorist threat.


Roma-Napoli super anticipo Segui la diretta

Il 'derby del centrosud' apre l'ottava giornata di serie A. Le due squadre tornano a sfidarsi in campionato sei anni dopo l'ultimo confronto. Per motivi di sicurezza all'Olimpico gli unici spettatori sono gli abbonati giallorossi


Gillian Anderson pregnant with 2nd child

Gillian Anderson, star of TV's "The X-Files," is having a baby with her new beau. Her spokeswoman, Connie Freiberg, confirmed to The Associated Press on Tuesday that Anderson will give birth to her second child at the end of the year.


Critics express reservations about Madonna's latest concerts as she ends the UK leg of her world tour.


Nasa jet flies at '10 times speed of sound'

A tiny unmanned Nasa "scramjet" set a new world speed record after flying at nearly 10 times the speed of sound. The 12ft supersonic combustion ramjet flew at just under 7,000mph - or around Mach 9.6.


Air China, the biggest airline in China, raised $1.07bn (Â£558m), after pricing its flotation near the top of its range, sources said.


Confusion as Yemeni Faces U.S. Military Tribunal

A Yemeni accused of guarding Osama bin Laden with explosive belts seemed to acknowledge his Al Qaeda membership.


'Global titans': Expansion in China comes first

Dow Jones Indexes finds large firms see Internet technology second only to growth in China when it comes to helping their business.


Wendy Derkits stood in front of the camera to deliver a holiday message thousands of miles away. She wanted to tell her husband at war that she loved him and wish him a Merry Christmas, but with the camera running and people watching, her words were replaced by tears.


UK health chief defends records database

The head of the U.K. National Health Service has defended plans to build a centralized database of patient records following another embarrassing loss of personal information by the government.The U.K. Department of Health admitted this weekend that nine of its regional NHS trusts have reported losing patient data. One of the trusts, the City and Hackney Primary Care Trust, in east London, lost the medical records for about 160,000 children, according to newspaper reports. The total number of records has not been disclosed.The losses emerged as part of a wider review following similar government blunders, and have revived questions about the security of building a centralized patient records database, part of the U.K.'s National Programme for IT (NPfIT). But David Nicholson, chief executive of the NHS, said the project is essential and should go ahead."It's vitally important that when a doctor is sitting in front of a patient they have all the information they need at their fingertips, and that's what's been driving us through all this," Nicholson told BBC Radio 4's Today program on Monday.The proposed system will not be a single large records database, but a series of interconnected regional databases, he said. And the security system will be more rigorous than that used with most Internet banking systems, according to Nicholson."You'd need a user name, a password and a smart card [to access patient records] and you would have role-controlled access," he said. "So a nurse on a ward with a smart card and a password could only access a relatively small number of patient records."The information that was reported lost over the weekend was encrypted and so not vulnerable to misuse, Nicholson said.But Ross Anderson, a security expert at the University of Cambridge, told Radio 4 that whether the data is encrypted is not the main issue."One of the questions you have to ask here is not whether the data was encrypted or password protected, but why someone was able to have access to 160,000 children's records," he said. "In private industry ... if someone tried to make off with hundreds of thousands of records the alarms would sound."Opposition leaders pounced on the latest misstep as evidence that the Labour government can't be trusted with its citizens' data. They called for further studies to show how the proposed patient records system would protect privacy.The incident comes after the U.K.'s HM Revenue and Customs lost personal records for 25 million Britons, and the Driving Standards Agency lost records for more than 3 million learner drivers."The power of technology means it can be very easy to use the information, but also very easy to lose the information," the Information Commissioner Richard Thomas said on the Today program. "The events of the last few weeks have woken up everybody to the importance of taking these matters seriously."


Rock group Led Zeppelin are to be inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame, with a special honour for Sir George Martin.


The F.D.A. scientist who told Congress that the agency was "incapable of protecting America" against dangerous drugs is widely acknowledged as sharp and well prepared.


Stocks rose after US crude oil fell below $50 a barrel on Monday, offsetting jitters ahead of an uncertain outcome for the US presidential election.


Europe, Iran fail to agree on suspension of uranium enrichment

Britain, France and Germany ended the second round of talks with Iran here Wednesday, failing to reach agreement on Iran's long-term suspension of uranium enrichment, according to local reports.


Elephants on parade, bulls on the beach, bears on the bench. It's going to be quite a week on Wall Street. Although how many Wall Streeters will be around is up in the air.


Finally, the actor gets rid of his long tresses.


- Kadyrov Against Renaming Chechen Republic; Roscosmos, Nasa Discuss Information Backup for Flight to Iss

MOSCOW. Sept 5 (Interfax-AVN) - Russian Space Agency spokesman Igor Panarin met with U.S. National Aerospace Administration spokesman Rob Navias and NASA television producer Stephanie Stoll of the Johnson Space Center in Houston in Moscow on Tuesday.


Spacecrafty launched to observe cataclysmic blasts

NASA launched a $250 million quick-response satellite today to study enigmatic gamma ray flashes from brief-but-titanic deep space explosions that may be the "death


The release of Apple's TV set-top box 'is taking a few weeks longer than we projected,' the company says.


MINNEAPOLIS  â The 3M Company, which makes Scotch tape, Post-it notes and industrial adhesives, posted lower fourth-quarter earnings on Tuesday, compared with the quarter a year ago, which included a one-time gain.


Cheney mulled Israeli strike on Iran: Newsweek

Vice President Dick Cheney had at one point considered asking Israel to launch limited missile strikes at an Iranian nuclear site to provoke a retaliation, Newsweek magazine reported on Sunday.


Apple acknowledges some Leopard installation problems

The company has posted a support document on its Web site addressing some of the frustrating "blue screen" problems encountered by those upgrading to Mac OS X Leopard over the weekend.


Els tops Westwood to win his record sixth HSBC Match Play crown

WENTWORTH, England (PA) -- Ernie Els had a 35th birthday to remember forever on Sunday at the Wentworth Club. A 2 & 1 victory over an under-the-weather Lee Westwood completed with a 20-foot birdie putt on


Civil Liberties Groups Sue Over Electronics Searches

Federal lawsuit protests excessive screenings at U.S. border-entry points, including inspections of laptop and cell phone data.


Accra, 11:48 - CALCIO, COPPA D'AFRICA: EGIZIANO RABOU MIGLIOR GIOCATORE

Il centrocampista egiziano Hosni Abd Rabou è stato premiato come miglior giocatore della Copp...


Bush says Kosovo to be independent, delights Albania

U.S. President George W. Bush said on Sunday the United Nations should grant independence quickly to the breakaway Serbian province of Kosovo, and if Russia continued to block it then the West would act.


Shares of Kos Pharmaceuticals Inc.  KOSP.O slumped 8 percent on Thursday after an analyst  suggested Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc. BRL.N could launch a  copycat version of a key Kos drug earlier than expected.


Two South Africans acquitted by a Zimbabwean court of charges related to the alleged coup plot in Equatorial Guinea are to be questioned today by the South African authorities.


Rondell White and Michael Cuddyer each had four RBIs and Justin Morneau scored four times to help the Minnesota Twins extend their latest winning streak to eight games with a 14-6 victory over the struggling Cleveland Indians on Friday night.


Elvis Presley fan club revived in Tupelo

Fifty years after the "King of Rock 'n' Roll" played at a fair in his birthplace, the long-defunct Tupelo Elvis Presley Fan Club has been revived.


Clashes in Pakistani tribal area leave 13 dead

Thirteen people including five soldiers were killed in fierce clashes between the security forcesand militants Sunday in Pakistan's South Waziristan tribal area bordering


North Korea has told the United States it has shut down its nuclear reactor as part of a disarmament deal, the U.S. State Department said after a team of U.N. nuclear monitors arrived in Pyongyang.


Five days after suffering a horrific spinal injury, King Philip sophomore wrestler Donald McNeil is showing signs of recovery and will be moved from his hospital in Virginia to the Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in Boston today.


Meglio l'acqua del rubinetto è piÃ¹ sana e meno cara

Un gruppo di associazioni del mondo del commercio equo e solidale lancia la campagna "Imbrocchiamola". Iniziato il censimento dei ristoranti che portano la brocca in tavola


As of Nov. 1, Suntuf, a division of Palram Industries in the Arcadia West Industrial Park in Weisenberg Township, will take on its corporate name and be known as Palram Americas.


A newborn baby girl is left in a wheelie bin by her teenage mother, who thought the infant had died.


Cowon strikes at Archos with Wi-Fi media player

IFA 07 South Korea's Cowon today grew its stylish iAudio digital media player series with a pair of new models. The star of line-up: the Wi-Fi equipped Q5, a would-be Archos beater if there was one.â¦


European investors put aside the recent equity correction and looked ahead to expected gains on Wall Street, while some strong results also gave the market support.


NATO set for early takeover of Afghan peacekeeping

PORTOROZ, Slovenia - NATO defense chiefs were set on Thursday to agree to take full command of peacekeeping across all Afghanistan "as soon as is practicable" despite worsening violence there, diplomats ...Comment


Elena Dementieva outlasted Jennifer Capriati 6-0, 2-6, 7-6 (5) to set up all-Russian women's final at the US Open. Earlier, Svetlana Kuznetsova became the first Russian woman to reach the Open final when she beat a limping Lindsay Davenport 1-6, 6-2, 6-4.


Microsoft compromises, prepares to offer player-free OS

Microsoft was expected to show up at a closed-door hearing before Europe's Court of First Instance in Luxembourg today to push for suspension of an order requiring the software giant to alter its flagship product.


MANFREDONIA (Foggia) - Si stringe il campo delle indagini per far luce sullâomicidio di Giusy, uccisa a 15 anni a pochi metri dal mare a Manfredonia. Sono convinti gli investigatori di potere presto avere


Is winning an Oscar a curse or a blessing?

It's awards season in Hollywood, with all red carpets leading to the Oscars. But winning that prestigious award can sometimes lead to nothing more than bad roles and even oblivion.


Pat Burrell went 4-for-4, including a tiebreaking two-run single in Philadelphia's six-run seventh inning, helping the Phillies rally for a 7-4 victory over the Florida Marlins on Thursday night.


Whitehall is a real-estate fund of Goldman Sachs. An article Tuesday on Real Salt Lake's finances and Whitehall's co-ownership of the team indicated otherwise.  (c) 2006 Deseret News (Salt Lake City). Provided by ProQuest Information and Learning.


A Writer and Speaker Specializing in Everything

âDoc,â a nonfiction feature about the life of the novelist, inventor and cult figure Harold Louis Humes, is one part cultural analysis, three parts home movie.


Singer Morrissey will not be rescheduling  London gigs postponed due to ill health, organisers confirm.


Sudoku anyone? Limber brain keeps seniors sharp

In an indication that the brain like the body needs exercise in old age, researchers reported on Tuesday that older people given training in mental functions stayed sharper for years afterward.


With 1,500 infected each day, S.Africa gets AIDS plan

South Africa launched a revamped national AIDS plan on Wednesday as new research showed the high cost of government inaction on the epidemic -- 1,500 South Africans infected with HIV every day.


Kenya's opposition to protest as U.S. envoy on way

Kenya's opposition vowed to defy police for a second day running on Friday and try to hold a mass rally while the top U.S. diplomat for Africa was flying in amid turmoil in which more than 300 people have been killed.


Baseball Roundup: Thomasâs 3 Homers Help Beat Red Sox

Frank Thomas hit three home runs last night to lift the host Toronto Blue Jays past the Boston Red Sox, 6-1, raising his total to 512 and tying Ernie Banks and Eddie Mathews for 18th on the career list.


The European Union's antitrust chief said Tuesday she had no personal feud with Microsoft Corp. despite an ongoing legal fight between her office and the software company.


Suicide Bomb Kills 18 in Iraq; Zarqawi Hunted

A suicide car bomber killed 18 people  near a hospital south of Baghdad on Saturday amid a surge of  violence by Iraq's mostly Sunni Muslim insurgents ahead of  Ashura, the holiest festival on the Shi'ite religious calendar.


BC's Bulman ready to tackle Mountaineers

Long before the college football season started, followers of Boston College and West Virginia were eyeing Nov. 13 on their schedules. With Miami and Virginia Tech gone to the Atlantic Coast Conference, it seemed likely that the battle for the Big East title, and a trip to a BCS bowl, would be contested between the Mountaineers and Eagles, 1-2, respectively, ...


Goldcorp to buy Glamis in deal worth $21.3 bln

Vancouver-based Goldcorp Inc. will  acquire Glamis Gold Ltd. in a stock transaction worth $21.3  billion to create one of the world's largest gold mining  companies, the firms said on Thursday.


N.H.L. Players Propose a 24 Percent Solution

Seeking to end the lockout, the N.H.L. Players Association on Thursday offered an immediate pay reduction of 24 percent and other concessions to the league.


The people of Taiwan are voting to choose a new parliament in a ballot that could shape its future relations with China.


Respect in a Box: Giving John Ford the Major American Artist Treatment

âFord at Foxâ is a gargantuan boxed set that assembles 24 of the 50-some films John Ford made for the studio that was his most consistent home.


Chain store sales up in latest week: Redbook

U.S. chain store sales rose in the  first week of August, helped by back-to-school tax holidays in  some states and summer clearance sales, a report showed on  Tuesday.


A car bombing that killed three people in Baghdad it did not appear to dampen the celebration of a Muslim holiday.


Democratic senator seeks probe of a Bush judge

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy on Wednesday sought a federal investigation into whether a White House lawyer turned appeals court judge testified truthfully to Congress about the Bush administration's detention policies for enemy combatants.


Sure, He Can Direct Hit Movies, but Can He Do Commercials?

While Hollywoodâs top directors have been creating commercials for decades, they are now finding a new reason for ad work: to keep up in a multimedia world.


Damage from climate change may cost Alaska $10 bln

Collapsing bridges, bursting sewer pipes and crumbling roads caused by global warming could cost Alaska up to $10 billion over the next few decades, researchers said.


Monty Panesar strikes early for England as they look to wrap up a series-clinching win over West Indies.


Iran's conservative-dominated parliament votes to give itself a veto over foreign deals struck by reformist President Mohammad Khatami.


Contratto di opzione per possibilita' ulteriore 3%


Influential members of Muqtada al-Sadr's movement have urged the anti-U.S. Shiite cleric not to extend a cease-fire when it expires next month, officials said Monday, a move that could jeopardize recent security gains.


Dati su anno. Traffico passeggeri +0,7%, cargo -5,3%


Dee greche, pellicce e regine africane in passerella


LAS VEGAS (Sports Network) - Mike Sanford has been hired as  the ninth head football coach at UNLV. The former Utah  offensive coach takes over for the retired John Robinson.


New York, 12:20 - BASEBALL, MAJOR LEAGUE: RISULTATI

Risultati delle gare  della major league di baseball americana disputate nella notte.


Jurors in Scott Peterson's murder trial winced and glanced away Wednesday as they looked at photos of Laci Peterson's badly decomposed body cast in larger-than-life images on a white wall screen.


Ill South Dakotan kept Senate seat 40 years ago

Nearly 40 years ago, a U.S. senator  from South Dakota suffered an illness that sidelined him for  years, yet he kept his Senate seat.


Bergamo, 15:15 - CALCIO, ATALANTA: PRESO TALAMONTI DAL RIVER

L'Atalanta ha prelevato in prestito dal River Plate il difensore Leonardo Josè Talamonti, ex ...


Congo Too Lax on Protecting Human Rights -Annan

Congo's transitional government has done too little to safeguard human rights and to extend its authority throughout the vast central African nation, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Wednesday.


VATICANO - ÂLa fede cristiana, condivisa dalla maggioranza del popolo del Rwanda, costituisce, se vissuta con coerenza e pienezza, un aiuto efficace per superare un passato di errori e di morteÂ: Messaggio del Santo Padre Benedetto XVI al Presidente del Rwanda CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - EÂ stato reso noto dalla Sala Stampa della Santa Sede, il Messaggio inviato dal Santo Padre Benedetto XVI al Presidente della Repubblica del Rwanda, Paul Kagame, in occasione dellÂannuale giornata di lutto naziona...


Six die in Palestinian raid on Gaza army post

Three Israeli soldiers and three Palestinian gunmen were killed yesterday in battles near the Gaza Strip settlement of Morag. The clash came a day after a woman suicide bomber killed


Poll Finds Most Americans Displeased With Congress

The disregard for Congress is the most intense it has been since 1994, when the Democrats lost control of both houses, the latest Times/CBS News poll found.


Greek researchers have found that eating dark chocolate seems to make the blood. Now for some news to make chocolate-lovers feel less guilty: eating dark chocolate seems to make


Afghan Poll Crisis Subsides as Karzai Rivals Back Off

The crisis surrounding Afghanistan's  historic presidential election appeared to end on Monday as  President Hamid Karzai's chief rival said he and other  candidates were withdrawing their rejection of the weekend  poll.


Brown wants 'new world order' to fight global warming

Gordon Brown, likely to be the next prime minister, will deliver a speech calling for a "new world order" to combat global warming on Monday.


U.S. Open: Petrova Stuns World No. 1 Henin-Hardenne

Nadia Petrova provided further  evidence of the growing Russian strength in women's tennis when  she defeated world number one Justine Henin-Hardenne 6-3, 6-2,  in the fourth round of the U.S. Open on Monday.


Pentagon unit developed "dubious" prewar intel: report

Former U.S. defense policy chief Douglas Feith developed and issued "dubious" intelligence that was used to bolster the Bush administration's case for the invasion of Iraq, a Pentagon watchdog agency said in a report to be released on Friday.


German business confidence slips further in October

Business confidence in Germany slipped for the sixth month in October, as companies in the eurozone's biggest economy took a dimmer view of the six-month outlook, a survey showed Thursday.


Europeans takes historic lead at Ryder Cup

Bloomfield Hills, MI (Sports Network) - Powered by Colin Montgomerie and Padraig Harrington on Friday, the European squad rolled to a 6 1/2 - 1 1/2 lead at the 35th Ryder Cup Matches.


Palermo, 20:04 - CALCIOPOLI, PALERMO; FOSCHI: SONO SERENO

Manifesta serenità il ds del Palermo, Rino Foschi,  che domani verrà ascoltato dalla P...


European roads brace for onslaught of smaller SUVs

Already, big American-style four-by-fours  are here. Soon, the roads of Europe will be dotted with smaller  and medium-sized versions of the sports utility vehicle (SUV),  one of the fastest-growing car segments.


Lohan hires ex-Israeli army specialist as security

Troubled actress Lindsay Lohan has hired an ex-Israeli Army specialist as her new bodyguard. Now she can shop and go partying in peace.


Report: Apple working on auto-volume control for iPods

In effort to prevent hearing loss, Apple has reportedly filed patent for device that would automatically calculate how long a person has been listening and at what volume.


Samuelson: The Dirty Secret About Global Warming

From politicians to the corporate world, everyone's talking about saving the planet from disastrous climate change. But for now, it's just talk.


Sono piu' di cento i feriti, le deflagrazioni sono state tre


Il Verona si aggiudica il festival dei gol

Nel posticipo di B con l'Arezzo finisce 5-3 per i veneti. Adailton ribalta il risultato nella ripresa. Un dato Ã¨ certo. Partite come queste divertono, ma sono un autentico calvario per le coronarie. Verona


Court: More time for a Vonage workaround?

Blog: A federal appeals court heard arguments Monday in the patent case that Verizon filed against Vonage, and one judge wonders about the need for an injunction.


Dale Earnhardt Jr. cursed on a nationally televised NASCAR broadcast on Sunday, and it cost him the lead in a close race for the Nextel Cup drivers championship.


Scende a 27 miliardi, con un avanzo di 15. Il dato migliore da 7 anniPadoa Schioppa: "Bene, ma il risanamento non Ã¨ compiuto e deve continuare"                                          Migliorano i conti pubblici Fabbisogno record dal 2000


Shares of Texas Instruments Inc. (TXN) rose after the market close on Thursday, after the chip maker said it plans to buy back $1 billion in stock and boost its quarterly dividend by more than 17 percent.


Oil price returns to near $50 per barrel mark

NEW YORK, November 22  - Crude oil prices increased to near the $50 per barrel mark this morning, amid renewed concerns surrounding a potential shortfall in the heating fuel supplies this winter.


The producer of Michael Moore's documentary on the nation's health-care system, "Sicko," suggests that Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee's criticism of the filmmaker may be motivated more by his need for campaign funds than his concerns for Americans' health.


Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling called on Roger Clemens to give up the four Cy Young Awards he's won since 1997 if he can't clear his name from allegations that he used steroids to prolong and enhance his career.


Schottenheimer Fumes Over Player's Punch

Marty Schottenheimer, a one-time NFL linebacker, was in a fighting mood on Monday. The San Diego Chargers coach went off during his weekly news conference when he was asked what he thought about nose tackle Jamal Williams punching Jacksonville center Brad Meester at the end of a play in the second quarter of the Chargers' 34-21 win on Sunday.


Connecticut May Benefit From Vaccine Reallocation

Washington ââ The government announced Tuesday that Aventis Pasteur, the influenza vaccine manufacturer, will reallocate its unshipped vaccines to help ease the supply shortage caused


Ford reports decline in monthly auto sales

Ford Motor Co. reported Wednesday that the company had a 5 percent decline in sales during October, including declines in sales of each of the three lines of sport-utility vehicles that are made in Louisville.


Processato per direttissima il giovane arrestato domenica allo stadio di TorinoL'imputato ha patteggiato la condanna: "Ma non volevo fare male a nessuno"                                            Pena di un anno e 36 mesi senza Juve per il tifoso che ha lanciato il petardo


Official: Canada May Have More Flu Vaccine

Canada may have more than 2 million doses of surplus flu vaccine to help the United States battle a serious shortage, health officials said Monday, although US officials have


One tenth of US two to five year olds obese

A report published by the American Heart Association says one tenth of all American children aged 2-5 were obese in 2002. Ten years ago the figure stood at one in fourteen.


What the heck is "unearned revenue," and can I have some?


Digital Domain: The Human Touch That May Loosen Googleâs Grip

The fumbling of Googleâs largest challengers has not dampened the enthusiasm of entrepreneurs and venture capitalists for entering the search game.


Film makers cross the line to secretive North Korea

Forty-five years ago, Private First Class Joe Dresnok got fed up with the U.S. Army and decided to try his luck on the other side of the demilitarized zone, in North Korea.


The last 12 months have been one of the best years in video game history, both critically and commercially.


Israel Kills 10 in W. Bank's Deadliest Day Since 2002

JENIN, West Bank  - Raiding Israeli forces killed  six Palestinian militants and four civilians on Wednesday, the  highest single-day Palestinian death toll in the West Bank for  more than two years, witnesses and medics said.


Hutch Parker, a longtime executive at Twentieth Century Fox, has been promoted to president and has also signed a long-term deal with the studio, Fox announced Tuesday.


Investors Said to Seek a Takeover of CNet

A group of investment funds has amassed a 21 percent stake in CNet and is seeking to oust its directors and take over a majority of its board.


Bush Delivers More Positive Campaign Message, Friday

President Bush is driving his re-election campaign toward next week's finish line, with a series of more optimistic speeches that Republicans hope will rise above some of the hostility of this campaign season.


Longhorns face steeper competition against Razorbacks

The University of Texas football team is coming off a 65-0 victory over the North Texas Eagles. Texas dominated every facet of the game against the Eagles.


Take-Two Interactive Software Inc  reported on Monday a smaller-than-expected quarterly loss as sales of games including "The Darkness" and "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer" pushed revenue above estimates.


Long Before Legos, Wood Was Nice and Did Suffice

The designer Tucker Viemeister is still very attached to a well-worn set of wooden blocks he has had since childhood.


Where law and order is the loser in war on terror

Weekend violence in the western city of Herat is a reminder of how volatile the situation in Afghanistan remains, three years after the US overthrew the Taliban and less than four weeks before presidential elections there.


I know itâs hard to believe, but during the past 12 months I sometimes went two or three weeks in a row without finding anything to mock, deflate or be disappointed by.


The first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize accepted her award on Friday. She urged her audience "to embrace the whole creation in all its diversity, beauty and wonder.


There was fanfare and fans. And the way the lines looked, you'd think something was being given out for free. But you'll be hard pressed to find anything free, or cheap for that matter, at FAO Schwarz.


London parties in the sun at Notting Hill Carnival

Dancers dolled up in feathers, flamboyant performers and elaborate floats filed through west London Monday as Europe's biggest street party pumped up the volume on its Caribbean rhythms.


Want to see what you look like with purple eyeliner? A digital makeup pad from Radica lets you try out different looks on your TV screen.


Users attacked by mysterious AIM buddies

AOL denies responsibility Someone is surreptitiously adding unauthorized chat buddies to AOL instant messaging clients running across the Web. This afternoon, three separate Register employees have noticed the offending buddies, which show up under the "AIM Bots" portion of the AOL buddy list, carrying the names "Prof Gilzot," "sharethisdotcom," "Spleak," and "WSJ." In one instance, they appeared on a third-party Adium client that ties into AOLâs instant messaging network.â¦


Free gift offers dupe thousands into revealing data

A cache of personal data derived mainly from U.S.-based PC users has been found lurking on a server in France along with various malware tools, and some experts suspect that it was stockpiled by an online theft ring specializing in financial crime.


ENVIRONMENT:  Getting Some More Blue Into the Danube

BELGRADE, Sep 11 (IPS/IFEJ) - The biggest river research expedition of the year  is on its way to see if the Danube can be the Blue Danube again.


Environmentalists call for congestion charging to be considered to tackle Scotland's transport problems.


One of the researchers involved in the methylisothiazolinone study said, "I would be particularly concerned about occupational exposure in pregnant women and the possibility of risk to the


Russian authorities meet to decide whether to withdraw a licence for BP's joint venture gas field in East Siberia.


Kentucky and coach Rich Brooks finalized a new four-year agreement Tuesday that raises his yearly salary to $1 million and keeps him under contract with the school through the 2010 season.


Keeping the Faith That Lawsuit Will Be Settled: Mountain Grove Baptist Church Pastor Says Case is Bringing Members Together

By Marcie Young, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Feb. 18--BATON -- The Rev. Clifton Black thought a message about coping with change was most appropriate for today's sermon.


Health agencies raise alarm as childhood lifestyles fuel heart ...

GENEVA  - Children must be at the forefront of efforts to prevent heart disease, health agencies said as they accused governments of neglecting the 17 million deaths from cardiovascular illness a year.


Pancreatic cancer killed William Schunk. Now scientists are using his body to fight back. Within about an hour of his death, researchers at the University of Nebraska Medical Center began collecting the Omaha veteran's organs as part of a unique "rapid autopsy" program. The goal: To create a library of tissue that could finally point scientists to new ways to diagnose and treat this most lethal of cancers.


Video game maker target teens with cancer

Cigna Corp.  said on  Wednesday it will offer HopeLab's "Re-Mission" video game,  which lets teens and young adults blast cancer while learning  how to improve the odds of beating the disease, free of charge  on its Web site.


South Africa to Evacuate Hundreds From Thailand

Two South Africans have been confirmed dead and hundreds will be evacuated from Thailand after a devastating quake in southeast Asia which killed tens of thousands, the foreign ministry said Monday.


ATHENS -- Chantelle Newbery won Australia's first gold medal in diving since 1924 last night, easily holding off China's Lao Lishi and Aussie teammate Loudy Tourky in women's 10-meter platform.


Two arrested on terror financing charges

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Two men are in custody and a Syrian-based leader of the Palestinian Islamic fundamentalist group Hamas has been indicted in a terrorism investigation involving a scheme to provide hundreds of thousands of dollars to Hamas from Muslims ...


Panel Said to Call for Closing 9 New York Hospitals

A state commission also plans to force more hospitals to merge or cut beds, according to several people briefed on the panelÂs report.


Woods Takes To New Role: Helping Rookies

While most of the attention will be placed on Tiger Woods and other powerhouse stars at the Ryder Cup, it could be the performances of four rookies that determine the success of the United States.


Teen with medical microchip dies in Fla.

A teen engineering prodigy who gained national attention in 2002 when he and his family received identification chip implants on live television was killed in a motorcycle accident, authorities said.


Cybercriminals use 'bot' to strike terror

Tech-savvy criminals increasingly are using large networks of computers to spread viruses, send spam and steal sensitive information, according to a new Internet threat report scheduled to be released today.


Parlamento Pristina, stato sovrano 'dedicato alla pace'


The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new form of the widely used cancer drug Taxol that is easier to administer and avoids some side effects.


BEAVER CREEK, Colorado -- Norwegian Lasse Kjus won a World Cup giant slalom for the first time in eight years on Saturday. The 33-year-old, a former world and Olympic champion and a circuit regular since 1990


Costa Rica ends its diplomatic allegiance with Taiwan after 60 years, forming ties instead with China.


Bana: No ego clash in film with Johansson, Portman

Eric Bana insisted his co-stars Scarlett  Johansson and Natalie Portman got on famously and that all  three actors were able to raise their game in "The Other Boleyn  Girl" with a friendly competition to out-do each other.


In State of the Union speech, a combative Bush takes on Capitol Hill

The President calls on Congress to pass a stimulus plan, health-insurance tax breaks, and education reform while trimming pork-barrel spending.


Non mi candido alla segreteria del partito contro di lui


The European Union called Monday for more movement from its partners in World Trade Organisation talks after WTO chief Pascal Lamy injected a sense of urgency into attempts to revive the negotiations.


Hundreds of Egyptians defy a ban on public protests to call for an end to President Hosni Mubarak's 23-year rule.


SANAA, Yemen -- Yemen foiled two suicide attacks on its oil and gas facilities yesterday , days after Al Qaeda urged Muslims to target Western interests, especially oil installations.


OLPC Seeks Educational Games for XO Laptop

"Game Jam" contest on June 8 will challenge developers to produce fun, educational software for the OLPC.


Rail crash probe highlights flawed track inspections

A report published Tuesday into a British train derailment in February that resulted in one death highlighted inadequate inspections of the stretch of railway track where the accident occurred.


Retired general to be Thai PM: coup chief

Former army commander-in-chief General Surayud Chulanont has agreed to be Thailand's interim, post-coup prime minister, putsch leader Sonthi Boonyaratglin said on Sunday.


Marat Safin, of Russia, returns the ball to Lleyton Hewitt, of Australia, during the quarterfinal of the BNP Masters indoor tennis tournament in Paris, Friday, Nov. 5, 2004.


TI quarterly profit falls, rev outlook disappoints

Texas Instruments Inc.  posted a lower quarterly profit on weak demand for its calculators, and gave a disappointing revenue forecast for the third quarter, sending shares down 3 percent on Monday.


Microsoft distributes XP security update

Microsoft says it has distributed about 106 million copies of its major security update for the Windows XP operating system. Microsoft completed work on the update


InfoWorld - When it comes to protecting the privacy of its users, Google ranks worse than any other Internet company, according to an interim report by Privacy International. The international watchdog group also accused Google of engaging in a smear campaign in response to its findings and demanded an apology.


UHaiti Gov't Negotiates With Ex-Soldiers

With hundreds of UN troops and Haitian police at the ready, government negotiators met Thursday with ex-soldiers who have seized the abandoned estate of ousted President


BITTER PILL: Federal officials say research was flawed in two major studies showing oral contraceptives cut the risk of heart disease and carried no increased risk of breast cancer - results contrary to many previous findings.


Brent Geiberger has been here before — playing in Greensboro and needing a strong weekend to secure his future on the PGA Tour.


US Court to Decide Sentencing, Death Penalty Cases

The US Supreme Court begins a new term on Monday that will decide important cases on federal sentencing rules, the death penalty for juveniles and the medical use of marijuana.


An international team of scientists says it was at Gibraltar 28,000 years ago, some 2,000 years more recently than previously thought.


The âVar Guyâ at TechIQ Magazine offers âfive reasons why Appleâs retail strategy is crushing the competition this holiday season:â Simplicity, Quality, Integration, Expertise, and Design. As an example, the Var Guy contrasts buying a Windows smartphone with buying an iPhone: âbuy the iPhone (five minute process), link it to your Mac (five minute process), and activate the iPhone online (five minute process), and youâll be wondering why Appleâs approach isnât the norm for the entire cell phone industry.â


'Fraudster' posts confidential eBay member data on forum

Someone used an eBay discussion forum on Tuesday to post confidential information about eBay users along with what may be their credit card numbers.


Four workers have been pulled out alive from a mine in north China, leaving 166 colleagues trapped and feared dead after a gas explosion, local officials said.


Sugar Beet Farmers Think Twice About Bush

Sugar beet farmers in a rural Minnesota district that turned out solidly for President Bush in 2000 are having second thoughts about his re-election now that the administration is supporting a trade agreement they see as a threat.


Yemen says bomber of U.S. destroyer Cole still detained

Yemen denied on Sunday media reports that a man convicted over the al Qaeda bombing of the U.S. Navy ship Cole in 2000 had been set free.


We've seen the smile more lately on Access Hollywood or the Today Show than walking up a fairway, but last week at Sherwood Country Club, it was different.


'Madden' Week No. 1 Game Sales Top 1.3 Million

"Madden NFL 2005," the latest version of Electronic Arts Inc.'s pro football video game franchise, sold more than 1.3 million copies in its first week, giving a strong kick-off to one of EA's top sellers, the company said on Thursday.


More Acidic Ocean Hurts Reef Algae as Well as Corals

A new study shows that ocean acidification may be bad for crustose coralline algae, another important coral reef builder.


Authorities in the southern city of Bangalore have killed more than 200 strays in a bid to rid the city of dangerous packs of dogs, officials said Tuesday.


BY KAY REYNOLDS  THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT  Nothing says "holiday" like the warm and cheery crackle from your own fireplace - unless your home doesn't have one. Then you might want to look into electric options.


N.Korea seeks oil for halting nuclear reactor: media

North Korea's top nuclear envoy has told former U.S. officials that Pyongyang wants more than half a million tonnes of fuel oil a year in return for suspending its atomic reactor, a Japanese daily said on Sunday.


The boys of Beslan wore dark suits and the girls had lacy white bows in their hair as school opened again Wednesday. Their day began with a minute of silence to remember the


One British dream hung by a thread last night as another burned. On a frantic day in Formula One, the owners of Silverstone, the British Racing Drivers Club, vowed to continue the struggle


Gay sizzles, Kluft sparkles on golden night

Tyson Gay sizzled and Swedish  superwoman Carolina Kluft sparkled on Sunday night, both  scattering sporting gold on the athletics world championships.


Sony-made battery was covered by last year's recall Toshiba has no doubt left Sony feeling a little hot under the collar after announcing that yet another of the laptop battery packs made by its Japanese rival has burst into flames, ultimately nuking the notebook.â¦


California Republicans are headed for a showdown over the direction of the party that could highlight national schisms over gay rights, gun control and abortion.


Le prime indiscrezioni sul testo messo a punto dal Governo


Consiglio Ministri vara dl per stanziare somme necessarie


Aldrovandi, un anno dopo In piazza per la verità

Il 25 settembre 2005 moriva Federico Aldrovandi. Oggi alle 16 Ferrara lo ricorda con un corteo "per chiedere giustizia"


BBC Sport says the 56-year-old was interviewed on 19 November and made demands about the structure of the job within the SFA. The details of those demands have been thrashed out over the last week and his


Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton warned President Bush on Wednesday not to take any military action against Iran without getting congressional approval first.


Ford slips to No. 4 as U.S. November car sales slump

Ford Motor Co.  dropped from second to fourth in the U.S. auto market in November as its sales slid by 10 percent, while Toyota Motor Corp.'s  sales surged 16 percent to put it in the No. 2 spot.


Kim Basinger faces trial in custody case

Kim Basinger will go to trial after pleading not guilty Wednesday to disregarding court orders concerning ex-husband Alec Baldwin's visitation rights with their daughter, a court official ordered.


The European aerospace giant EADS today announced that it had more than doubled its profits in the first nine months of the year. EADS said the increase was helped by a surge in deliveries of its Airbus passenger jets.


Johan Santana's troubles with the long ball continue. Josh Fields hit two homers and Jim Thome added the 503rd of his career to lift the Chicago White Sox to a 6-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night.


Spamhaus turns blind eye to U.S. court ruling

(InfoWorld) - A prominent spam research organization based in London will ignore a US$11.7 million judgment against it by a U.S. federal judge since it can't be enforced in the U.K. Steven Linford, chief executive officer of the Spamhaus Project, said Friday the lawsuit was filed by David Linhardt, whose e-mail messages that advertised bargain goods were considered spam by his organization. The judgment was handed down on Wednesday in the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. The Spamhaus Project compiles a constantly updated list of computers that are sending unsolicited bulk e-mail. The list is used by major security and technology vendors, including Microsoft Corp. The Spamhaus Project has been targeted before in the U.S. by lawsuits from known spammers. Spamhaus officials don't show up in court, and the result is a default judgment against Spamhaus, Linford said. Linford said the plaintiffs mislead U.S. judges by claiming Spamhaus is headquartered in the U.S. Spamhaus has even informed spammers that they should file lawsuits in the U.K., but most won't since their bulk e-mail operations -- while often complying with U.S. law -- would violate antispam laws in the U.K. "It's every spammer's dream to be able to sue us," Linford said. No U.S. bulk mailer has filed a case in the U.K. since under British law foreigners who file lawsuits are responsible for the defendants' legal fees if they lose, Linford said. Spam comprises up to 90 percent of all e-mail, and its senders have shown increasing technical proficiency at evading measures to block unsolicited messages, Linford said. The Spamhaus Project blocks some eight billion to 10 billion spam messages a day, he said. Â


Bomb Drawings Found at Fire Suspect's Home

Investigators have found drawings of a pipe bomb, Molotov cocktails, a homemade gun and other incendiary devices at the home of the man they suspect was the ringleader of last month's fire at a housing development outside Washington, according to federal court records.


Nel 2004 il fatturato di settore e' rimasto stabile


Arafat Has Low Blood Platelet Count - Doctor

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Ailing Palestinian leader  Yasser Arafat is suffering from a low blood platelet count but  does not appear to have leukemia, one of the doctors treating  him said Thursday.


JPMorgan earmarks $750 million for Asia private equity

JP Morgan  said on Tuesday it had earmarked $750 million for private equity investment in Asia, aiming to take minority stakes in businesses in a region where buyouts are notoriously difficult.


Security Tight for Sharon Amid Gaza Vote

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon made a dramatic entrance into Israel's parliament Wednesday surrounded by a large phalanx of bodyguards, as security officials voiced concern for his safety before a parliamentary vote on his plan to withdraw from the Gaza Strip.


Czech Rep. loses new Strasbourg case on court delays - press

PRAGUE- The Czech Republic has lost another case in the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg in which a citizen was suing the state for unreasonable court delays, today's Pravo writes.


U.S. Cancer Survival Rates Rising - Report

More Americans than ever before are surviving cancer and rates in general are falling, mostly because fewer people are smoking, the American Cancer Society reported on Wednesday.


WASHINGTON - Syria has begun dismantling the remains of a site Israel bombed Sept. 6 in what may be an attempt to prevent the location from coming under international scrutiny, said US and foreign officials familiar with the aftermath of the attack.


Patron Luxottica: sono fiducioso, chiariremo posizione


A man threw a baby at his partner during an argument, Northern Ireland's High Court has been told.


Released Truckers Return Home After 42-Day Iraq Ordeal

NEW DELHI, 4 September 2004 - Three Indian truck drivers freed after six weeks in captivity in Iraq were greeted by cheering crowds and tearful relatives at their villages.


Illness spreads to third Litvinenko contact: report

A second Russian businessman who met murdered ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko on the day he fell ill is now sick from radiation poisoning, local media quoted medical sources as saying on Friday.


Germany's Rauffer wins downhill; Miller is 14th

Germany's Max Rauffer won a downhill Saturday for his first World Cup victory in a race in which all the favorites faired poorly.


Intel brings datacenter advances to server networks

(InfoWorld) - Later this year, Intel will help server network interfaces take advantage of the major recent advances in datacenters: multiprocessor systems, multicore processors, and virtualization. The company unveiled at Cisco Systems' Networkers user conference a pair of chips for server network cards or motherboards. The Intel 82598 10-Gigabit Ethernet Controller is set for production in September, and the 82575EB Gigabit Ethernet Controller is shipping now to system and component vendors. The company did not disclose pricing. New and emerging technologies are boosting datacenter processing power and helping enterprises take advantage of the systems they've invested in, but network connections are still catching up. They have become the bottlenecks of new, faster datacenters, said Sunil Ahluwalia, a product line manager in Intel's LAN access division. The chips introduced Monday include multiple queues, virtualization capability, packet prioritization, and new storage networking features to break that bottleneck. For example, until now, the chips Intel makes to handle communication between servers and storage or the LAN have essentially just had one path in and out of the system. Sorting out which packet goes to which processor or core, for example, has been a job for the CPU itself, and a strenuous one, Ahluwalia said. It can take all of the CPU's processing power at times. The new chips have multiple queues and software for placing packets in those queues. With 32 transmitting and 64 receiving queues per port, the 10-Gigabit chip can move packets in and out of all the server's processors and cores, balancing the workload and taking advantage of the server's power, Ahluwalia said. The Gigabit Ethernet chip has four transmitting and receiving queues per port. Using the queuing system, the chips can also give certain packets priority so thatÂ important functions can take place quickly over the network. With the chips, Intel also introduced Virtual Machine Device Queues (VMDQ) to allocate packets to different virtual machines on a server. For this feature to work, virtualization software vendors will have to make their softwareÂ cooperate with VMDQ. Intel is working on this with VMWare, XenSource, and Microsoft, though it does not expect those vendors to have compatibility in place by September, said Steve Schultz, an Intel product marketing manager. In addition, the controller chips can work natively with iSCSI storage networks. The 10-Gigabit card also has some features designed for use with emerging FCoE (Fibre Channel over Ethernet) technology, Ahluwalia said. An FCoE standard is still being worked out, and the chips don't have FCoE itself, Intel said. With the 10-Gigabit controller, Intel upgrades from a PCI-X bus to the faster PCI Express bus for the first time on a 10-Gigabit Ethernet product. With the new performance features to offload tasks from server CPUs, the chip will be able to achieve full 10Gbps throughput while taking up on 10 percent of CPU cycles, Ahluwalia said.


Disgraced former US Olympic champion sentenced to prison for lying to investigators about steroid use


A videotape made by a television crew with American troops when they opened bunkers at a sprawling Iraqi munitions complex south of Baghdad shows a huge supply of explosives still there nine days after the fall of Saddam Hussein, apparently including some


ISTANBUL -- About a week before Sept. 11, 2001, Osama bin Laden sat down to a breakfast meeting in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar. His Turkish guests had arrived with a plan for a spectacular terrorist strike, but according to accounts two of the visitors later gave investigators, there was no...


Nortel stock falls to 15-month low as financial reports delayed ...

TORONTO (CP) - Nortel Networks stock fell to its lowest price in more than a year Wednesday after the troubled telecommunications equipment maker again delayed its much-anticipated financial restatements, this time until mid-November.


Genova, 20:29 - CALCIO, GENOA: JURIC RECUPERA PER IL DERBY

Doppio allenamento per il Genoa in vista nel derby. In mattinata atletica: assente Juric che ha lavo...


By Gregory Ramey Cox News Service  DAYTON, Ohio -- Many of our children have just started a new school year, and parents are trying to figure out how to help their students be academically successful.


Games will soon be able to interact with the virtual world using their thoughts and emotions alone.


Da inizio programma comprate 26,582 mln di azioni


Citi's three execs quit over Japan unit's closure

NEW YORK: Three senior Citigroup executives are leaving the company, after being found partially responsible for last monthâs forced closure of Citigroupâs private bank in Japan, a person familiar with the matter said.


Chancellor Gordon Brown wants to increase the number of young people in volunteer work by a million.


Roma, 17:24 - CICLISMO, UCI INSISTE: NO A VALVERDE AI MONDIALI

E' ormai guerra aperta tra l'Uci, unione ciclistica internazionale, e la federciclismo spagnola. Mot...


Hungarian PM wins key vote, protesters gather

Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany convincingly won a confidence motion in parliament on Friday but a crowd of over 50,000 opposition supporters gathered in front of the building to demand he quit.


Seven Truckers Freed in Iraq, France Awaits Word

Islamic militants freed seven truck  drivers from India, Kenya and Egypt on Wednesday after holding  them hostage in Iraq for six weeks, offering a ray of hope to a  dozen other foreigners still in captivity.


Meri Danquah: Feeling the Heat of Ivory Coast Violence

Description: Commentator Meri Danquah lives in Ghana. The recent unrest in neighboring Ivory Coast has her thinking more than ever about the stability of West Africa.


Srikanth Deva's music in Thotta just breezes past you with no lingering quality.


After experiencing a horrible smog season in 2003, Southern California's cool, mild summer helped make this the cleanest smog season in 25 years, officials said Thursday.


Petra Nemcova knows what it's like to struggle to stay thin and continue modeling. "I'm naturally more curvy, so I always had to lose weight," the 27-year-old Czech supermodel says in People magazine's Oct. 2 issue, on newsstands Friday. "I took laxatives. I went through all of it just to be able to model."


Championships are true test of QBâs greatness

INDIANAPOLIS - At least for now, we can safely say who the better quarterback is, and itâs Peyton Manning. In a game that was all about the aerial attack, the Coltsâ quarterback put up the better statistics


New Drug Shows Promise Against Liver Cancer

THURSDAY, Sept. 30 (HealthDayNews) -- An investigational cancer drug called BAY 43-9006 stabilized or shrank tumors in 52 percent of people with advanced primary liver cancer, a new study shows.


Iraqi 'ghost detainees' could number 100

A US senate committee has been told that up to 100 "ghost detainees" could have been held at the notorious Abu Ghraib jail in Iraq because the CIA did not register all prisoners, it was reported today.


Bollywood actor Khan to be jailed for poaching

Bollywood star Salman Khan lost  an appeal on Friday against a conviction for shooting an  endangered species of gazelle, and must now go to jail.


A crew from a TV comedy show, one dressed as Osama Bin Laden, breaches Sydney's tight security for Apec.


Jeanine Carter was surprised. The lifelong Republican said she usually keeps her political leanings to herself because, after all, she lives in heavily Democratic New York City.


Business & money: Fears grow of market turbulence stunting global growth.


Shoppers thronged markets in Bangladesh on Saturday as a curfew clamped on six cities to reassert the military-backed government's authority after violent clashes was relaxed for most of the day.


Gov't details Afghanistan troop reinforcements

The government was to release details Monday of a new deployment to Afghanistan to bolster its 5,600-strong force in the troubled country.


Futures drop on housing, spending worries

Stock futures fell on Tuesday as No. 2 U.S. home builder Lennar Corp.  posted a sharp loss, suggesting more deterioration in housing, while warnings from two key retailers raised concern about consumer spending.


Survey: Weather updates popular via cell

A greater percentage of cell phone Internet users visit popular weather and sports Web sites compared with people who go online via computer, according to survey findings by MobileWeb Metrix.


O.J. Simpson publisher Judith Regan reported fired

Weeks after News Corp. scrapped plans for a book and TV interview in which O.J. Simpson described how he would have killed his ex-wife and her friend, the publisher behind the projects, Judith Regan, has been fired, media reports said on Friday.


Fabris, per regolamento impossibile dire no, ma al Senato...


Blair Backs Iraqi Election, Rallies UK Troops

BASRA, Iraq  - Protected by U.S. Black Hawk  helicopters, Britain's Tony Blair flew into Iraq on Tuesday in  a surprise show of political bravado designed to boost  prospects for Iraqi elections and cheer UK troops before  Christmas.


An agreement reached on Saturday by  congressional negotiators on post-Sept. 11 intelligence reforms  was thrown into doubt by resistance by some Republicans in the  House of Representatives.


Arafat's Heart Functioning - Palestinian Minister

Palestinian President Yasser Arafat was  very ill but his brain, heart and lungs were still functioning,  Palestinian Foreign Minister Nabil Shaath said.


TV personality and journalist Geraldo Rivera has ended his 14-year ownership of the Two River Times, selling the weekly newspaper to a couple from Rumson.


After Tuesdayâs voting, the candidates can look forward to a relatively relaxed schedule.


Asian stocks ended one of the worst  months on record on a slightly brighter note on Thursday,  brushing aside worries about top U.S. bond insurers' credit  ratings, while the latest U.S. interest rate cut weighed on the  dollar.


New Moms Face an Increased Risk of Mental Illness

A new study says that first-time mothers-but not first-time fathers-are at an increased risk for mental disorders, including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and depression


ALLENTOWN, Pa. - President Bush and Democratic Sen...


SWsoft prepares for psychotic server episode

We'll go both ways Virtualization software maker SWsoft has scheduled its bout with multiple personality disorder to take place in 2008.â¦


A judge declared a mistrial Friday in the case of a former Harvard graduate student accused of stabbing a teenager to death during a fight.


ANAHEIM, California The Boston Red Sox opened the playoffs with a new nickname, a new Game 1 starter and a welcome new association with the number seven.


Sabrina Rahim doesn't practice any particular faith, but she had no problem signing a letter declaring that because of her deeply held religious beliefs, her 4-year-old son should be exempt from the vaccinations required to enter preschool.


Jets QB Aims for Better Game Against Pats

The last time Chad Pennington faced the Patriots, he kept throwing and throwing, trying anything to get the Jets back into the game.


Some people tend to be lucky; others make their own luck. For Patrick Emanuel, director of Annual Giving at the Southern Ocean County Hospital Foundation, it s been a bit of both.


Israel closes Gaza crossings, blocks aid shipments

Israel tightened its closure of the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip on Friday in response to cross-border rocket fire, preventing even U.N. humanitarian supplies from getting in, officials said.


The Democrats appear to be gaining the upper hand in the battle to sign up new voters in the all-important swing states, an Associated Press analysis suggests.    The AP analysis of the most up-to-date figures from across the country found that, in every state where complete data is available, the Democrats have registered more new voters than Republicans...


Long overshadowed by the school's high-powered basketball programs, UConn cruised to a 39-10 win over Toledo last night in the Motor City Bowl in Detroit -- the Huskies


Press Gallery: Is it hope or despondency on the way?

ISLAMABAD: It was yet another important day in the political and parliamentary history of Pakistan as Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain on Wednesday resigned as prime minister.


As long as you keep customers happy, the subscription business can be a cash cow.


Coles, Wesfarmers in talks on takeover bid

Trading in the shares of Australian  retailer Coles Group Ltd.  and conglomerate Wesfarmers  Ltd.  was halted on Monday for talks on a bid by  Wesfarmers for Coles that could be worth up to A$20.7 billion  ($17.7 billion).


With the complicated  melodies of the music he loved so much surrounding them, family  and friends of Ed Bradley said goodbye to the "60 Minutes"  correspondent Tuesday with a three-hour service filled with  life, love and laughs.


Bush seeks Saudi help to tame oil prices

President George W. Bush urged Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to help tame soaring oil prices which threaten the U.S. economy, saying exporters should help get more crude into the market.


Microsoft release new search engine preview

Microsoft have let the public use a beta of their tool for some months while testing continues. The last few days have seen a new release of the beta which seems to be getting closer to bringing back consistently sensible results.


Rudy Giuliani is using his fundraising advantage among Republican presidential candidates to expand his campaign organizations beyond early nominating contests and into bigger, more expensive states like Florida and California.


Unisys to open two more Indian facilities

(InfoWorld) - Unisys is opening two additional global service delivery centers in India as part of its plan to expand its offshore resources to 6,000 people by 2008. Unisys, which already has a facility in Bangalore, is setting up a second facility in the cityâs suburbs. The site will be operational next month, the Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, company said. It is also setting up another facility in Hyderabad, which is expected to be in operation in the second quarter of next year. Hyderabad is emerging as a popular location for hi-tech companies because it has fewer infrastructure bottlenecks than Bangalore, and it is also easier to hire staff in the city. Microsoft, for example, has a development center in Hyderabad as do many companies that set up operations in Bangalore, but have expanded in Hyderabad. The new facilities will enable Unisys to tap into a broader talent pool while providing customer service capabilities, such as further backup and disaster recovery for the first facility in Bangalore, the company said. Unisys did not however disclose how many staff it was adding in India. A number of multinational IT services vendors including IBM and Accenture have set up Indian delivery centers to take advantage of the country's skilled and low-cost staff. Earlier this year Unisys opened centers in Budapest and Shanghai. The company opened its first global services operation in Bangalore in 2004. Staff in India work on software application development and support, systems integration, IT and business process outsourcing, maintenance of existing software and internal administration functions. Unisys' strategy in India is to deliver services by a combination of in-house staff and staff from partner Indian services companies.


Love of Running Keeps Blind Marathoner Going

Steve Gokey is unique among the 17,000 runners signed up for the Houston Marathon on Sunday. He is the only blind person in the 26.2-mile event.


Russia's president says Moscow's interests come first as he starts his China visit to discuss key oil projects.


Putting some starch back into their playoff bid, the Padres crafted their best outing in some time last night. Ramon Vazquez, starting for the injured Mark Loretta, provided three hits, and


Europe Flourishes as Woods, Mickelson Flop

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan  - Heavyweight United  States duo Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson lost twice on the  opening day of the 35th Ryder Cup Friday as Europe opened up a  record-equalling lead of 6-1/2 points to 1-1/2.


Council housing report set to recommend ways to create more mixed communities to tackle deprivation.


Teenagers might avoid the Diplomas because they lack the required literacy and numeracy skills, experts say.


Viktor Yushchenko will be sworn in as Ukrainian president after the Supreme Court upheld his poll victory.


Home improvement retailer says earnings per share will grow in 2005, 2006 on rise in home ownership. ATLANTA  - Home improvement retailer Lowe's Cos.


Bush Says Military Tsunami Aid Helps Foreign Image

President Bush on Thursday said U.S.  military assistance to tsunami-stricken areas had improved  America's image in the Indian Ocean region, which is home to  large Muslim populations.


Torino, 15:17 - CALCIO, JUVE: PER L'ATTACCO SI PENSA A MARTINS

La Juventus ha messo gli occhi su Obafemi Martins. Secondo la stampa inglese, la società tori...


Iran will honour its pledge to the European Union and UN nuclear watchdog to freeze uranium enrichment and all related activities, Tehran's chief delegate to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says.


South Carolina starting quarterback Blake Mitchell was arrested after a bar fight Wednesday and has been suspended indefinitely from the team.


Cancer Society: Lack of insurance costs lives

The American Cancer Society is devoting its entire $15 million advertising budget for 2007 to highlight the problems faced by Americans who don't have any or enough health insurance.


EDITORIAL: Time to Let Market Do Its Business

By Greeley Tribune, Colo.  Sep. 12--An empty lot does our city no good, especially in a thriving business district. So, when a market such as Rancho Liborio comes knocking in a town where people have been wanting more business, it seems only natural to expect a welcome mat.


Holidaymakers descending on Australia could see fares fall by as much as 30%, as Virgin Atlantic and British Airways (BA) prepare for a discordant battle regarding routes to Australia.