EDMONTON - Auditor General Fred Dunn fears health-care fraud and identity theft are occurring because the Alberta government has failed to properly keep track of more than two million duplicate or replacement health-care cards.


Stocks seen higher; Dell to boost tech shares

U.S. stocks look set to open higher on Wednesday as technology shares could be boosted by Dell's  better-than-expected third-quarter results, while investors awaited key U.S. macro economic data.


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The ruling could send the former White House aide to prison within weeks.


B.C. legislature passes privacy amendments aimed at Patriot Act protection

VICTORIA (CP) - The provincial government passed a bill Tuesday aimed at protecting British Columbia residents from the long arm of the USA Patriot Act.


Crans Montana, 15:15 - GOLF, OMEGA MASTERS: UN CHILO D'ORO PER L'AZZURRO TADINI

Impresa dell'italiano Alessandro Tadini al torneo di golf Omega European Masters, in corso a Crans M...


Millions of Iraqis Vote; Attacks Kill 35

Millions of Iraqis flocked to vote in a historic election on Sunday, defying insurgents who killed 35 people in a bloody assault on the poll.


Fed sees mixed picture for US economy: Beige Book

The US economy is expanding at an uneven pace amid a cooling of the housing and automobile markets, with inflation pressures easing in some cases, a Federal Reserve report showed.


AXA Asia Pacific Holdings yesterday delivered a $3.4 billion "non" to its French parent's bid to take over the remaining 48 per cent share, sending the share price into a nosedive and provoking


Two Italian soldiers kidnapped in Afghanistan free

NATO forces freed two kidnapped Italian soldiers in a military operation in western Afghanistan in which both men were wounded, Italian and Afghan officials said Monday.


Rhode IslandÃ¢ÂÂs Republicans Deeply Split Ahead of Senate Primary

Few incumbents have been as besieged in this yearÃ¢ÂÂs campaign season as moderate Rhode Island Republican Sen. Lincoln Chafee, who faces a threatening challenge from conservative Cranston Mayor Stephen Laffey in the Sept. 12 primary.


La sua ultima collezione haute couture a Parigi a gennaio


US interest rates are expected to rise for the fifth time since June following the US Federal Reserve's latest rate-setting meeting later on Tuesday.


Gateway computers will be more widely available at Office Depot, in the PC maker's latest move to broaden distribution at retail stores since acquiring rival eMachines this year.


Chuck Klosterman is flabbergasted that some consider him — like many of his subjects — a celebrity.


Egypt Resort Bombs Target Israelis; at Least 22 Dead

TABA, Egypt  - At least 22 people were killed in  back-to-back bombings in Egyptian resorts packed with Israeli  tourists, and Israel said it appeared to be the work of al  Qaeda.


NATO leaders see progress on Afghanistan troops

NATO leaders reported progress on Tuesday in freeing up more troops to fight Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan, signaling that some nations had agreed to drop limits on their forces as an alliance summit opened in Latvia.


President Hugo ChÃ¡vez of Venezuela announced Thursday that Colombian guerrillas had freed two high-profile hostages from captivity.


Although his teammates claim they didn't need any reimbursement for Kevin Brown missing three weeks after punching a clubhouse wall, Brown still symbolically slipped


Ivory Coast waits for Security Council as exodus continues

ABIDJAN  - Ivory Coast woke to a national holiday after a weekend of diplomacy by African leaders fearful of a return to war in the divided state, and awaiting a vote by the UN Security Council likely to impose sanctions including an arms embargo.


Dell, Symantec product will control e-mail for SMBs

(InfoWorld) - Dell Inc. and Symantec Corp. launched a joint product Wednesday to control e-mail security and data archiving for small and medium businesses. Secure Exchange is a combination of Dell hardware and Symantec software that adds enterprise IT capability to basic Microsoft Corp. Exchange and Active Directory mailboxes. Facing a swelling tide of e-mail volume and viruses, small companies can use the product to deploy antivirus and antispam shields, and archive and retrieve their e-mail, said Brad Anderson, senior vice president of Dell's Product Group. Dell's mail servers classify 94 percent of the 17 million e-mail messages received every day as spam, and the company's firewalls deflect about 400 million potential intrusions every day, he said. Small businesses don't have the resources to handle that workload. So Dell is selling Secure Exchange to companies with 500 to 2,000 e-mail users. The package also includes Dell training services and Platinum Plus service contract. "Customers have told us that messaging and e-mail are the lifeblood of their organizations," said Francis deSouza, vice president of enterprise messaging management at Symantec. "So you don't just drop Exchange in there and have it run your e-mail naked, but you need an ecosystem around it, providing security, availability, compliance and mailbox management." As their businesses grow, customers can adjust the package to emphasize frequent backup or fast performance, a typical engineering tradeoff in mail systems, he said. Dell decided to partner with Symantec after the success of past technology bundles such as its Oracle Database configurations and High-Performance Computing Cluster equipment stacks, said Judy Chavis, Dell's director of business development and global alliances. The company launched its Platinum Plus services package in June as part of an effort to supplement slumping profits from PC sales. Dell is selling Secure Exchange for US$54,678 for the 500-seat version of a package including the Dell PowerEdge 1950s server, PowerVault 110T and M1000 storage, Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Exchange 2003, and Symantec Backup Exec. Larger customers can scale up with Dell/EMC Clariion storage products, Symantec Mail Security 8200 Series, Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange and Enterprise Vault. For more information,Â go here.


Attackers targeting Microsoft Office Excel

Software maker issues security advisory noting several versions of Office Excel contain vulnerabilities that attackers are targeting.


He didn't lead the Redskins to victory. He didn't even produce a touchdown. But quarterback Patrick Ramsey's first start in nearly a year was still a mild success in light of


More Airbus workers go on strike in protest at the firm's restructuring plans, which include 10,000 job cuts.


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


CBS Consolidates Network, TV Studio Arms

Viacom Inc. has reshuffled its executive ranks, placings its Paramount television production under the control of CBS Entertainment President Nancy Tellem.


World number two Rafael Nadal opens his Australian Open campaign against Serbia's Viktor Troicki.


Microsoft Corp. is testing a way to present video advertising that's less annoying to Web surfers.


Both Sides Cite Science to Address Altered Corn

A proposal to ban the planting of a genetically modified corn strain, sets up a bitter war within the European Union.


Tornadoes sweep South as one killed and dozens injured

A powerful storm system with multiple tornadoes collapsed the roof of a mall in Memphis, trapping people inside, and trapped students in dormitories at a college in Jackson, the Nashville Tennessean reported on Tuesday.


Education Unit, TV Hike Wash Post Profit

Washington Post Co. (WPO.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Friday that quarterly profit jumped, boosted by results at its Kaplan education unit and television broadcasting operations.


China says it has summoned the US ambassador in Beijing to protest against the honouring of the Dalai Lama.


Oil Rises a Second Day After Distillate Gain Less Than Expected

Crude oil rose for a second day after the US government yesterday reported a smaller-than-expected increase in winter inventories of heating oil and diesel.


John Kerry paid an emotional return visit Friday to the state that launched him toward his party's nomination for president, saying he felt "an unbelievable wave of nostalgia."


The US Supreme Court allows actress Elizabeth Taylor to keep a painting that may have been seized by the Nazis.


Reality-challenged communications hub in works? That tiny speck of sovereign delusion known as Sealand will finally reclaim its former glory as a platform for pirate radio, the fantastical micronation hinted this week on its website, and Mike Newell, of Donnie Brasco fame, has agreed to direct a movie based on those very same pirate radio origins.â¦


As Christmas approaches, Christians around the world turn to thoughts of the Holy Land and the great figures in the Bible.


SAN DIEGO ---- A hunter was indicted Wednesday on federal charges that he started a blaze that grew into the Cedar fire, the largest wildfire in California history, and later lied about it.


Pro-West opposition leader wins Ukraine presidential vote: exit poll

Pro-Western opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko won Ukraine's presidential runoff election, comfortably beating pro-Russia Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich, an independent exit poll showed.


Minnesota Twins left-hander Francisco Liriano, making his first start in more than a month, left in the third inning of Wednesday's game with left elbow pain.


The Veterans Affairs Department said yesterday that it no longer will pay for studies that seek to show stress is the primary cause of mysterious ailments afflicting thousands of veterans of the 1991 Persian Gulf war.


22,000 died amid delayed Bayer drug recall: doctor

The lives of 22,000 patients could have been saved if U.S. regulators had been quicker to remove a Bayer AG drug used to stem bleeding during open heart surgery, according to a medical researcher interviewed by CBS Television's 60 Minutes program.


(InfoWorld) - Time Warner wants AOL to complete successfully its transition to an ad-supported business and isn't mulling "structural" changes to it, such as selling it or spinning it off, Time Warner Chairman and CEO Richard Parsons said Tuesday. "We're doing better than I had hoped [with AOL], but we still have a long way to go. We have to make sure we stay tightly focused there," Parsons said at a Goldman Sachs conference, responding to questions from a financial analyst. Time Warner's priority for AOL is to make sure the Internet subsidiary executes properly its transformation from a business based on subscriber fees for dial-up Internet access and takes full advantage of the opportunity in the vibrant online ad market, he said. Two key issues are to increase AOL's own ad inventory that it sells directly to clients as well as fortifying the ad platform that allows it to act as a broker and distributor between advertisers and third-party Web sites. "Those are the big executional challenges, given where we're coming from with AOL and the speed at which the industry is moving and the competition," said Parsons, whose appearance was webcast. "That's where the focus is, not on doing something structural with AOL." Parsons said that the dynamics of the online ad market are shifting toward this latter business of ad brokerage and distribution, whose margins are smaller compared with the direct-sales inventory. The reason for this change is that advertisers increasingly see value in the broader reach that ad networks provide as opposed to buying ad space in a specific site like a portal, he said. "It's kind of exciting in one sense, [and] it's a little daunting in another sense because it's all moving so fast, but we think we're in the middle of it, and we think we've got the right tools, management, and technologies to play aggressively," he said. After recently acquiring Advertising.comÂ and several other companies that specialize in behavioral targeting, video ads and mobile ads, AOL has a leading position in this segment of the market, he said. "I think we have the lead in that space right now, so it's ours to lose," he said. In fact, AOL can and should be a growth driver for Time Warner as long as it can increase its revenue at or above the growth clip forecast for the online ad market, Parsons said. That didn't happen in the second quarter, when AOL's online ad revenue grew 16 percent, leading some financial analysts to question AOL's ability to capitalize on the online ad opportunity. Currently, the U.S. online ad market has been growing its spending between 25 percent and 35 percent, according to reports from the Interactive Advertising Bureau. Still, Parsons is optimistic about his Internet subsidiary, which this week announced thatÂ it plans to move its headquarters to New York City and that it has integrated its various ad networks into a single platform. This platform, called Platform A, meshes Advertising.com, behavioral targeting specialistÂ Tacoda, mobile ad unitÂ Third Screen Media, video ad specialistÂ Lightningcast, and ad serving unit AdTech. "Everything we're doing in AOL is around trying to create a platform that has broad reach, increase the amount of our own inventory, and then have [the tools] to optimize [the ads]," Parsons said.


Jury in Klesch Litigation Returns Verdict in Favor of Liberty ...

ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Sept. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Liberty Media Corporation announced that the jury in Klesch & Company Ltd.


More snow falls in the Midlands, with warnings it will spread to other parts of England later in the day.


A federal judge has ordered a self-published author to cease an Internet vendetta in which he has accused best-selling crime novelist Patricia Cornwell of plagiarism, bribery, anti-Semitism and even plotting to have him murdered.


The pound continued under pressure in late trade as weak UK data and rumours of adverse mergers and acquisitions type flows dented sentiment.


OPRAH Winfrey plans to bring her experience as a juror on a murder trial to her television show next week, saying her three days in the jury box were a "reality check".


Surrounded by record executives and 35 of his relatives, rapper T.I. entered a not guilty plea Friday to gun charges, but a federal judge said he won't rule until next week on whether T.I. can remain free on a bail that could total $2 million in cash.


Network computer maker Sun Microsystems Inc.  revised its most recently reported quarterly results slightly lower due to the finalized legal settlement with Microsoft Corp.  and property leases, filings showed on Monday.


Blue Cross chairman will step down at year's end

THE REGION William C. Van Faasen will step down as chairman of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts on Dec. 31 and will be replaced by Cleve L. Killingsworth, the health insurer's chief executive. Van Faasen joined the health plan as chief operating officer and became president in 1992. He oversaw a financial turnaround that left Blue Cross and ...


Marks & Spencer Says First-Half Earnings Fell as Much as 12%

Marks & Spencer Group Plc, the UK's largest clothing retailer, said first-half earnings fell as much as 12 percent after sales declined for a fourth straight quarter.


WASHINGTON, Dec 8 ( President Bush on Friday pressed for international action to address a "dire" situation in Darfur region of Sudan where more than 200,000 people have been killed and 2.5 million displaced by fighting.


Madrid says two Islamic men arrested in the Netherlands are linked to a terror suspect held in Spain, the Spanish news agency EFE reported Friday.


U.S. Makes Case About Satellite To Foreign Envoys

The State Department sent cables to all embassies yesterday instructing diplomats to explain to foreign governments how the upcoming attempt to shoot down an out-of-control spy satellite is different from China's destruction of one of its orbiting satellites early last year.


Livorno, 19:15 - CALCIO, LIVORNO: ALLENAMENTO CON ATLETICA E PARTITELLA

Allenamento pomeridiano per il Livorno in vista dell'esordio in coppa Uefa contro gli austriaci del ...


Northern Ireland Protestant Terrorist Group Renounces Violence

Northern Ireland's biggest Protestant terrorist group, the Ulster Defense Association, says it wants to end violence and rejoin peacemaking efforts.


Usher, OutKast Win Three American Music Awards

R&B singer Usher and hip-hop duo  OutKast each won three prizes by the midway mark at the  American Music Awards on Sunday, with Usher on his way to a  clean sweep of all four categories in which he was nominated.


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GAZA CITY -- Palestinian gunmen from Hamas and Fatah exchanged fire in the Gaza Strip early today, killing a local militia leader and wounding seven people in the most serious flareup of violence since a power-sharing deal between the political rivals last month. Both sides blamed each other for starting the battle in the town of Beit Hanoun. Today's death ...


Germany Selling EU4.45 Billion Deutsche Telekom Stake

Germany is selling a 4.45 billion-euro ($5.5 billion) stake in Deutsche Telekom AG, making it the fourth European government to sell state assets in the past six weeks to help reduce a deficit that exceeds European Union limits.


Israeli prosecutors file criminal charges against three Hezbollah fighters captured during the Lebanon conflict.


American League Game Summary - Toronto at Baltimore

Tejada finished 0-for-4 and had a 13-game hit streak broken...Zaun's 34 RBI in 2004 ties his career-high set with Kansas City in 2000...Toronto has won six of the seven meetings between the clubs at Camden Yards this season.


General Motors will unveil a new Hummer on Wednesday that will be smaller, cheaper and less gas-hungry than its predecessors.


Rice: Saddam Posed Nuclear Threat to U.S.

WASHINGTON - National security adviser Condoleezza Rice on Sunday defended her characterization of Saddam Hussein's nuclear capabilities in the months before the Iraq invasion, even as a published report said government experts had cast doubt at the time.    In the run-up to the March 2003 war, Rice said in a television interview in 2002 that the Iraqi president was trying to obtain high-strength aluminum tubes to rebuild his nuclear weapons program...


ABB may take months to renegotiate a  $1.2 billion settlement plan to cap potentially ruinous  asbestos claims, the engineer said on Friday after a U.S. court  rejected its initial proposal and its shares plunged.


Gov't welcomes US approval of fast-track extradition

The government has welcomed the approval by the US Senate of a fast-track extradition treaty used to send three bankers to Texas on fraud charges related to the collapsed energy giant Enron.


Index funds can be great tool for small investors, but choose ...

If youâve got better things to do than pour over the finer points of your stock portfolio and you donât care to study the performance records and investing styles of mutual


Gordon Brown is planning to introduce a raft of hardline anti-terror laws when he becomes prime minister, newspapers reported widely Sunday.


Roma, 13:24 - PALLANUOTO, COPPE EUROPEE: SORTEGGI FINALI

Il Bureau della Len, riunitosi a Roma, ha comunicato il sorteggio delle finali di Coppa dei Campioni...


Astros, Red Sox, Yankees Win In Baseball Playoffs

Clemens, who couldn't pitch the season finale for Houston because of a stomach virus, pitched seven strong innings to help the Houston Astros to a 9-3 win over Atlanta in the first game of their National League Division Series.


Clues on Hostages Emerge From Houses in Falluja

For the first time, U.S. journalists saw evidence of the places where hostages may have been imprisoned or killed.


Judge dismisses part of AMD case against Intel

A federal judge has dismissed a large   portion of Advanced Micro Devices Inc.'s antitrust lawsuit   against Intel Corp., saying that U.S. law does not cover many   of AMD's claims.


Battle against stress means big business

Sarah Kugelman once suffered so much work-related stress that her doctor told her to change her lifestyle or risk dying before the age of 40.


US Airways Pilots' Union Decides to Resume Talks

The US Airways pilots' union said it would resume talks with the airline, which is urging its unions to grant $800 million in cuts to save it from a bankruptcy filing.


Le cause: invecchiamento ma anche calo delle vocazioni


An insurance company sued a prominent Denver minister and four of his affiliated church groups Tuesday, accusing them of filing fraudulent life-insurance claims on behalf of parishioners.


Calcio, serie B: 11 squalificati per un turno

Sono 11 i giocatori squalificati per una giornata in serie B dal giudice sportivo: Di Cesare (Albinoleffe), Sorrentino (Torino), Bianchi (Triestina), Capone (Treviso), Ciaramitaro e Pestrin (Cesena), Delvecchio (Perugia), Paponetti (Pescara), Patrascu e


Iran says will do all it can to help Iraq

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Monday Iran would do whatever it could to help provide security to Iraq amid warnings the country was on the brink of civil war.


Garciaparra on mend, expected to return tonight

Chicago Cubs shortstop Nomar Garciaparra expects to return to the lineup tonight after being out since Sept. 11 with a strained groin.


Austria's government and glitterati are in a quandary: Should next month's lavish Vienna Opera Ball be canceled out of respect for victims of the tsunami disaster? Or should the show go on, if only to help raise cash for survivors?


Pokljuka, 13:06 - BIATHLON, CDM UOMINI: BJOERNDALEN VINCE SPRINT POKLJUKA

Il norvegese Ole Einar Bjoerndalen ha vinto la 10 km sprint maschile disputata a Pokljuka, in Sloven...


Shaquille O'Neal scores with LA fans as "Shaq-A-Claus"

"Shaq-a-Claus" -- aka Shaquille O'Neal -- has delivered a stash of bicycles, Sony Playstations, karaoke machines, sneakers and other gifts to South Los Angeles.


Everyone seems to have a suggestion to get two wayward whales lingering in the Sacramento River to swim 70 miles back to the Pacific Ocean. One person suggested towing life-sized replicas of orcas behind the whales to scare the recalcitrant mother humpback and her calf. Another proposed placing a giant magnet downriver, since humpbacks are thought to navigate by an internal compass that can sense magnetic north.


Al Gore on Monday accused President Bush of intentionally deceiving the public about the reasons for invading Iraq and said he is so ideologically driven that he refuses to admit — or even learn from — his mistakes.


One rescued hostage details what happened during the 53-hour ordeal.


Iraq militants seize two French journalists, give 48-hour ultimatum: report

Two French journalists have been taken hostage in Iraq by Islamic militants demanding the rescinding of a ban on the Islamic headscarf in French schools, the Arabic satellite news channel Al-Jazeera reported.


Bombing at Tikrit Police Station Kills 9

BAGHDAD, Feb. 11 -- Nine police officers were killed Sunday near Tikrit when a suicide bomber drove up to a police station and detonated explosives hidden under hay on the bed of a truck, the U.S. military and Iraqi officials said.


Post-menopausal women with low levels of the male sex hormone  are more likely to develop heart disease, research suggests.


Texas Seeks $329M to Reform Child Agency

Texas' troubled Child Protective Services needs $329 million for reforms such as hiring nearly 2,000 more caseworkers and support staff and improving foster care, state officials said.


Usher, OutKast Lead American Music Award Noms

In case you haven't seen enough of American's biggest selling pop stars, the nominations for the American Music Awards were announced today.


Sudan Foes Sign Peace Pledge at Security Council

Sudan's government and southern rebels  vowed on Friday to end Africa's longest civil war by Dec. 31,  signing a pledge in front of 15 U.N. Security Council envoys  who flew in from New York to demand the fighting stop.


The White House Thursday added duties to its job description for a new Middle East envoy, amid growing speculation outgoing British Prime Minister Tony Blair could be up for the job.


U.S. to pay $2M, apologize for false terror arrest

An Oregon lawyer wrongly arrested for being involved with the 2004 Madrid train bombings has settled a lawsuit against the U.S. government for $2 million, his attorneys told CNN on Wednesday.


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Taliban threaten to kill Afghan doctor, nurses

The Taliban threatened Sunday to behead an Afghan doctor and three nurses captured two months ago unless the government hands over the body of slain top commander Mullah Dadullah.


"Baby hatch" highlights Japan fears over adoption

When a newborn baby girl was left in Japan's controversial "baby hatch" last week, the child's life may have been saved, but her chances of finding new parents were slim due to a cultural aversion to adoption in Japan.


Gov. Charlie Crist said Wednesday he planned to recommend that lawmakers spend state money for stem cell research, but only the kind that doesn't require the destruction of embryos.


Dipendente sessuale risiede al Nord, ha 36-50 anni, single


It won't be going on sale until September 10, but CNET's got an early look at the new, slimmed-down PSP.


Chip Supplierâs Profit Fell 75% in 2nd Quarter

Despite the plunge, Texas Instruments, the largest supplier of chips used in mobile phones, met analystsâ expectations.


The Bush administration dramatically escalated a dispute with the European Union yesterday by filing one of the biggest complaints in World Trade Organization history, accusing European governments


Black out a Palermo, semafori in tilt e incidenti


WASHINGTON, D.C.- British artist Andy Goldsworthy has been commissioned to create a site-specific sculpture for the National Gallery of Art's East Building.


Democrat John Kerry shows a fondness for quoting ordinary and famous people to voters who come to hear his ideas and outlook for the country.


Annan Vows to Protect U.N. Staff from Attacks

U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan called at an emotional tribute on Thursday for the prosecution of those behind the "cold-blooded murder" of 22 people at the United Nations office in Baghdad one year ago.


Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson team up for a clunky story about two seniors trying to live it up before it's too late.


Credit Suisse banking group faces further write-offs: report

Credit Suisse faces a fresh assets write-off of 2.5 billion Swiss francs (1.5 billion euros, 2.3 billion dollars) from the US sub-prime crisis, Sonntag newspaper reported Sunday.


A woman from South Yorkshire dies on a holiday jet as her husband and 12-year-old daughter look on.


Milano, 18:12 - CALCIO, INTER; MORATTI: IN CHAMPIONS PASSIAMO NOI

Massimo Moratti, nonostante il 2-2 dell'andata di San Siro è fiducioso sulle possibilit&agrav...


Family members clutching roses and bearing photos of the relatives they lost on Sept. 11 fell silent early Saturday to mark the third anniversary of the World Trade Center attack.


NovaStar survival at risk as First American cuts jobs

New fallout from the U.S. housing slump hit mortgage and real estate companies on Tuesday as subprime lender NovaStar Financial Inc  and title insurer First American Corp  announced job cuts and NovaStar's auditor expressed doubt the company will survive.


Some participants at the Arab-Israeli talks believe a strong resolve to seek an agreement has been established. Not so fast, say the pessimists


Bangladeshi leader admitted to military hospital

The head of Bangladesh's emergency government was admitted to a military hospital in the capital Dhaka Sunday after he fainted Sunday following an hour-long speech in hot weather, an official said.


Company Hopes to Take Outsourcing to a New Level: Africa

Many large companies have reaped the economic benefits of outsourcing in recent years. Karim Morsli is trying to make money bringing those same advantages to small and medium-sized businesses -- while also spurring economic growth in Africa.


UN rights chief sees bigotry in Europe on Islam

United Nations High Commissioner for  Human Rights Louise Arbour said on Monday that bigotry and  prejudice, especially in regard to Muslims, were common in  Europe and called on governments to tackle the issue.


Iran's foreign minister says that Tehran will never fully dismantle its nuclear capabilities, also voicing the country's concerns about the threat of a pre-emptive strike by Washington.


Gold rose to a new 16-year high in London on Thursday as the dollar fell to a record low against the euro, increasing the appeal of the US denominated commodities as a hedge against declines in US asset prices.


AT&T makes a deal with the NY Times for their mobile site on their "operator portal." Curious speculation that Google could buy the NY Times.  They could, easily. Google's market cap is $185 billion. The Times is worth about $2 billion.


Stocks fall amid caution before jobs data

U.S. stocks fell on Thursday as investors locked in profits ahead of jobs data on Friday that could show further weakening in the economy and possibly send equity markets lower.


HMRC lifts fine threat for late tax filers

Taking the 'dead' out of 'deadline' Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs will not fine anyone who got their tax filed over the weekend - even though they missed the official, extended deadline.â¦


InfoWorld - Google will open a research and development center in Shanghai, stepping up its effort to build a bigger search business in China.


Alpha hedgie Ed Thorp beat the Street. Most of the new guys won't


Military urges servicemembers to drink responsibly

A soldier held the stage, Pearl Jam in his voice and big acoustic strums rippling golden from his guitar.


Russian Progress Cargo Ship Docks to International Space Station

ISS Progress 16 automatically docked to the aft port of the Zvezda Service Module at 6:58 pm EST. Within minutes, hooks and latches engaged, forming a tight seal between the two vehicles.


The Caucus Blog: Fred Thompson Visits Little Havana

At a Little Havana restaurant today that doubles as a requisite campaign stop in Miami, Fred Thompson said has long been a friend of the Cuban community.


A top Hamas leader accused Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah of starting a war after his security forces opened fire on Friday on a Hamas rally in the West Bank and firefights broke out in Gaza.


Deena Kastor's bronze medal in the women's Olympic marathon Sunday in Athens struck a chord with former Olympian Lynn Jennings, who won the bronze medal at 10,000 meters in the 1992 Games.


WTC destruction was two occurrences: jury

World Trade Center leaseholder Silverstein Properties Inc. could collect $4.68 billion in insurance payments after the jury in the second phase of the WTC property insurance litigation decided that the Sept.


Under pressure from Andrew Golota and under siege from referee Randy Neumann, Ruiz considered that life as World Boxing Association heavyweight champion just might not be worth the effort.


Deep divisions remain among Ukrainians as they prepare for runoff election

DEMIDYV, Ukraine  - Nikolai manoeuvred his bike through the ruts in a dirt road and shook his head in disgust. "Can you call this a civilized country with roads like this?" he asked after swerving to avoid a deep mud puddle.


Beware of pickpockets and malware-laced banner ads

MySpace, Excite and Blick serving them now If you haven't patched that media player or web browser in a while, now might be a good time. MySpace, Excite and Blick have been caught serving banner ads that attempt to install malware on machines running unpatched software.â¦


Google is making everyone who snubbed its unconventional initial public offering of stock regret their decision. In the latest rebuke to its skeptics, Google wowed Wall Street with its first quarterly earnings


Sports Briefing | Pan American Games: Brazilian Breaks Spitzâs Record

Thiago Pereira of Brazil broke the 40-year-old record of Mark Spitz with six swimming gold medals in one Pan American Games.Pareira won the menâs 200-meter breaststroke yesterday to earn his sixth gold medal of these Games, being held in Rio de Janeiro. He finished in 2 minutes 13.51 seconds, beating teammate Henrique Barbosa (2:13.83) and Scott Spann (2.13.98) of the United States.Spitz won five gold medals at the 1967 Pan Am Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He was 17 at the time; Pereira is 21.Spitz holds the record of seven Olympic golds won at the 1972 Munich Games.On Friday, Pereira won gold in the 200 medley and the 400 freestyle relay. Earlier, he won the 200 backstroke, the 400 individual medley and the 800 freestyle relay.Pereira has a chance to win two more medals.


Sprint, AT&T Settle Credit Law Violation Claims

Sprint and AT&T will pay nearly $1.5 million in civil penalties to settle government claims that the companies violated federal credit laws for customers seeking telephone service.


Him, Her and Him by the Seashore, Balancing Levity and Suffering

âWoman on the Beachâ is a bittersweet accounting of the geography of desire.


U.S. Pursues Samarra Offensive; 5 Dead, 20 Wounded

U.S. and Iraqi forces pushed on with their offensive against insurgents in the town of Samarra overnight, killing five people and wounding 20 in the fighting, a doctor at a local hospital said Saturday.


Second seed Tommy Haas beats top-seeded American Andy Roddick 6-3 6-2 to retain his Memphis International title.


Tending to your soul at the Vineyard Christian Fellowship in Boise, Idaho, involves recycling old cell phones and printer cartridges in the church lobby, pulling noxious weeds in the backcountry and fixing worn-out hiking trails in the mountains.


A no-budget Web series based on the ups and downs of three former college roommates has become a cult hit and  attracted mainstream media attention.


SAS Sweden cancels most flights as strike continues

Scandinavian Airlines System cancelled most of its flights to, from and within Sweden on Tuesday for the fifth straight day after talks to end a cabin crew strike failed again to reach a conclusion.


Italy tries to assure country over hostages

because Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi had not bowed to demands to withdraw Italian troops from Iraq. were "unreliable" and was treating them with "total suspicion".


The first peace talks in six years between the leaders of Israel and the Palestinians took place today without any apparent progress beyond an agreement to meet again.


Showtime Seeks Crossover with Gritty Dramas

Cable channel Showtime unveiled three new series for its 2005-06 lineup Wednesday, including an adaptation of box office hit "Barbershop."


Slain politician voted greatest Dutch of all time in TV poll

Slain anti-immigration politician Pim Fortuyn was named in a poll Monday as the "greatest'' person in Dutch history, beating out teenage diarist Anne Frank and painters Rembrandt van Rijn and Vincent van Gogh.


A Chechen rebel website has reopened on the internet - three weeks after it was temporarily shut down by the authorities in Lithuania.


England's biggest teaching union the NUT calls for the scrapping of Ofsted and personal tuition for all children.


Standing by the first base dugout at Yankee Stadium, Jim Palmer and Orel Hershiser were talking shop. With four Cy Young Awards between 'em, it was intricate stuff about pitching — release points, stretch positions, unfolding front elbows.


Pfister steers Cameroon closer to glory in African Nations Cup

Otto Pfister, a coach Cameroon did not want, is poised to lead them into the 2008 African Nations Cup quarter-finals Wednesday.


China Rebuffs Powell's Suggestions on Taiwan

Chinese officials Monday rebuffed Secretary of State Colin L. Powell's suggestion they use a possibly conciliatory speech by Taiwanese president Chen Shui-bian to restart cross-straits discussions, telling him in strong terms that they are not impressed by Chen's words and are worried about his actions.


Prime Minister Gordon Brown says he will not go to a summit if Zimbabwe's leader Robert Mugabe is there.


Robert Adler: 1913 - 2007: Gave the World Wireless TV remotePhysicist Who Designed Zenith's Space Command Controller Said He Didn't Watch Much Television and Never Channel Surfed

By Trevor Jensen, Chicago Tribune  Feb. 18--Robert Adler, 93, who helped invent the device that created a nation of sedentary television viewers forever flummoxed by the question, "Where's the remote?" died Thursday, Feb.


One person is dead and another five are in a critical condition after a man went on a knifing rampage in north London.


Gaming on the move is one of the fastest-growing activities amongst the tech-savvy in India, says a report.


With only weeks to go until he steps down from office, Gov. James McGreevey issued a sweeping executive order yesterday that attempts to break the link between political contributions


Parties Focus on Vulnerable Georgia Congressmen

Democrats, in their fight to win back control of the U.S. House of Representatives, have set their sights on a tight race in rural Georgia where a conservative one-term Republican is battling to hold a Democratic-leaning seat.


JetBlue Airways Corp.'s second-quarter profit grew 50 percent on growing passenger volumes, but the company announced plans to slow its growth in the wake of a February debacle in which an ice storm forced the cancellation of 1,700 flights and cost Chief Executive David Neeleman his job.


CRICKETING almanack Wisden Australia today called for a return to traditional five-Test cricket tours in place of the modern trend towards "whistle-stop" series.


Su evasione fiscale, forma competizione scorretta


North Korean Missile Test May Be Imminent

The United States, Japan, and South Korea have increased security measures after detecting signs of a possible North Korean test launch of its Rohdong ballistic missile (range: approximately 1,300km).


The Association of Southeast Asian nations (ASEAN) and China have signed an agreement to create the world's biggest free trade area by removing tariffs for their two billion people by the end of the decade.


Bill Clinton Takes Short Walks in Hospital

Former President Clinton was taking short walks in the hallway outside his hospital room and was in good spirits Thursday following heart bypass surgery this week, his office said.


Prosecutors arrested a former aide of President Roh Moo-hyun Thursday on bribery and influence-peddling charges


The Caribbean nation has its own version of the festival, and if you join in you'd  better have strong legs -- and hips


Dutch Opinion Lends Support to Barclays Bid for ABN Amro

The British bank bidding for ABN Amro, won an endorsement from a Dutch Supreme Court adviser that could help decide in its favor the next step in the banking takeover battle.


San Paolo, 14:47 - CALCIO, ADRIANO: AL SAN PAOLO MI SENTO UN ALTRO

"In questo momento mi sento un altro Adriano, in Italia non sono riuscito a trovare questa felicit&a...


Shares of Google Inc. GOOG.O  fell almost 3 percent on Thursday, after the Web search leader  warned it could not sustain in revenue growth rate, a sign that  it could report disappointing fourth-quarter results.


An 18-month-long inquiry has found no evidence that UK airports have been used to move CIA suspects, it emerges.


Cyber crime wave as Naomi enjoys second life in England

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Drugmaker Novartis reports a rise in 2004 earnings and forecasts record sales for this year.


Verifiche a campione, nessuna contraffazione in commercio


Smentita cosi' la notizia riportata da Repubblica


Red Sox blitz Indians to force series decider

The Boston Red Sox hammered the Cleveland Indians 12-2 on Saturday to force a seventh and deciding game in the American League Championship Series.


U.S. stocks ended higher on Wednesday  as investors snapped up semiconductor shares at bargain prices  and bought some blue chips after crude oil retreated from  record high prices.


Captain Paul Collingwood steers England to their first victory in the one-day series against New Zealand.


Teens with Same-Sex Parents as Normal as Peers

NEW YORK  - Teenagers raised by two women  appear to be as well adjusted as those who are raised by  male-female couples, a new report indicates.


U.S. Stocks Slide as Oil, Microsoft Weigh

U.S. stocks extended losses on Friday  as oil prices surged to another record, while Microsoft Corp.  MSFT.O dragged on the major indexes after the software  maker's revenue forecast lagged analysts' expectations.


Green and Booker Among 9 Cut by Dolphins

Quarterback Trent Green was acquired by the Miami Dolphins last year as part of a plan to turn the franchise's fortunes around. Not surprisingly, Bill Parcells' ideas will differ from the previous model.


Ukraine in WTO means growth, influence over Russia: analysts

Ukraine's accession to the World Trade Organisation, confirmed at a meeting in Geneva on Friday, will boost economic growth and foreign investment in this former Soviet republic, analysts said.


Sharon Still Backs Road Map After Advisor Calls Peace Process ' ...

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Israel still supports the US-backed road map peace plan. Sharon spoke after a senior advisor was quoted as saying that Sharon's


Celebrity activist Bianca Jagger, along with two Indian religious scholars, an Argentinian scientist and a Russian human rights group, won the 2004 Right Livelihood Awards, known as the âalternative Nobels.


Italia a bassa produttività: l'allarme di Trichet

Riforme urgenti secondo il presidente della Bce. "I mercati del lavoro, dei servizi e della finanza sono troppo rigidi".


Cage, chipmunks, pregnant teen rule box office

Nicolas Cage led the North American box office for a second weekend with his "National Treasure" sequel, while the teen comedy "Juno" raced up the rankings despite playing in limited release.


Angela Merkel said on Wednesday a thriving economy proved Germany was better off one year after she took power as chancellor, but opposition parties accused her of presiding over a "lost year" of failed ...Comment


Apple now third largest music retailer: survey

Apple Inc.'s iTunes Music Store is now  the third largest retailer of music in the United States,  overtaking Amazon.com in the first quarter with nearly 10  percent market share, according to a survey by NPD Group.


Alejandro Sanz postponed a November concert until next year after Venezuela's government blocked him from using a state-controlled stadium because of his past criticism of President Hugo Chavez.


Mitchell steroid report spreads baseball guilt

Dozens of baseball stars from Barry Bonds to Roger Clemens were named on Thursday in the long-awaited Mitchell Report on steroids use, which Major League Baseball hopes will help clean its tarnished image.


Confidence Index Drops, So Do Treasuries

U.S. Treasury prices fell on Tuesday in  profit-taking after a weaker-than-expected consumer confidence  index failed to punch key yields below recent lows.


NBC, Sports Illustrated team up on Web video

Sports Illustrated magazine and  NBCSports.com said on Monday they will share video, news and  photography on their Web sites.


Riding on the coat-tails of an earlier article about emigrating to other countries, I present to you a small summary of my experience rapidly learning French to pass a standardized test for Canadian immigration. Since I live in the middle of the US, far removed from anything resembling a Francophone environment, I had to resort to various online and offline resources to accomplish my goal, managing to learn enough to score as "advanced" in several categories in just 10 months. Even if you don't wish to emigrate, this article may be useful, as I go into full detail describing the techniques and methods I used. Or, at the very least, read and be amused.


Hopes thin for future of Astra's blood drug

THE future of AstraZenecaâs blood-thinning medicine, Exanta, was thrown into fresh doubt last night after Franceâs leading drugs regulator confirmed that it was reviewing the medicineâs approval status.


How going into work with a cold could kill

STRUGGLING into work with a cold is not an act of dedication but a short-cut to heart disease, a study of British civil servants has found.


$23.88 Million Tax? Thatâs Life, Not Luxury, for Yankees

Luxury taxes are the cost of doing business for the Yankees, but the business better be good, because bad business wonât be tolerated forever.


Philadelphia, 10:13 - FOOTBALL AMERICANO, NFL: GLI EAGLES BATTONO I PANTHERS

I Philadelphia Eagles hanno battuto i Carolina Panthers 27 a 24 nel 'Monday Night' del campionato NF...


Mitsubishi Motors bids to revive financing unit

TOKYO Mitsubishi Motors, Japan's only unprofitable automaker, is seeking a partner to revive a finance unit that was responsible for more than half of a record operating loss in North America in the year to last March.


British police question suspects as Al-Qaeda link emerges

British police had about one more day Friday to question six of eight suspects arrested in connection with attempted bombings in London and Glasgow, as a stronger link has reportedly begun to emerge between the attackers and Al-Qaeda.


Radiation traces found in UK embassy in Moscow

Britain said on Wednesday that traces of radiation had been found in its embassy in Moscow but there was no threat to public health and diplomats were working as normal.


Mayor Thomas M. Menino emerged from Brigham and Women's Hospital yesterday and said that his newly diagnosed Crohn's disease will not be a factor in whether he seeks a fourth full term.


Labor: Anti-Peres meetings scheduled for Sunday

Labor members have scheduled two 'rebel' anti-Peres conferences for Sunday, one to be headed by MK Matan Vilnai and the second by MK Binyamin Ben-Eliezer.


Leading scientists have urged peers not to block the use of human-animal hybrid embryos for research.


The Supreme Court confronted a dispute yesterday between a liberal state's rights and a zero-tolerance federal anti-drug policy, as a top Bush administration lawyer argued that


Israel assassinates Hamas militant in Damascus

Israel assassinated a Palestinian militant with a car bomb that exploded after he started his vehicle yesterday. It was Israel's first slaying of a Hamas member on Syrian


Powell Speaks of China, Taiwan 'Reunification'

Secretary of State Colin Powell on  Monday spoke of the eventual "reunification" of China and  Taiwan, a comment likely to annoy Taiwanese officials who  regard the island as an independent nation.


Sales of existing U.S. homes surged  by an unanticipated 3.1 percent in September as low mortgage  rates fueled home buying, a trade association said on Monday.


Qwest Communications International has added its OneFlex VoIP services for small, medium, and enterprise businesses to 10 additional markets.


Congressional leaders displayed eroding patience in the Iraqi government on Sunday, adding pressure on President Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to find a faster path to peace when they meet this week.


German muggers leave their own pictures behind

Two German teenagers robbed a girl but accidentally left their own pictures behind for police on a discarded mobile phone.


La holding acquista il 70'% per 2,8 milioni di euro


L-3 earnings rise on strong sales growth

NEW YORK -- Defense electronics contractor L-3 Communications Holding Inc.'s earnings jumped 35 percent in the third quarter on strong sales growth across most of its business lines.


Uncertainty over fate of hostages leads France to cancel visit by ...

A visit to France by Iraq's interim president was called off yesterday amid unease between Paris and Baghdad. As France remained cautiously optimistic about the release of two kidnapped


Main findings of the declassified portion of the National Intelligence Estimate on Iraq:


Pakistani leader ends state of emergency

President Pervez Musharraf lifted Pakistan's 6-week-old state of emergency and restored the constitution Saturday, easing a crackdown that enraged opponents and worried Western supporters.


Austria knocks the United States out of the FIFA Under-20 World Cup with a 2-1 overtime decision in the quarterfinals Saturday.


PHPEverywhere: Python & PHP 100 Yr Outlook

The most important characteristic of a programming language designer (apart from the normal nerdy technical brilliance) is to have to taste. Any popular language will have a thousand feature requests at any given time, and the designer has to pick and choose the ones that fit into the overall scheme of things.


Rebel leader Minni Minnawi's decision to accept a peace agreement designed to end what the United States calls genocide in western Sudan earned him a meeting with President Bush.


Indonesian pipeline blast kills 7, mud flow blamed

SIDOARJO, Indonesia  - Indonesia blamed an uncontrolled mud flow on Thursday for a gas pipeline explosion that killed at least seven people and injured 12 on Java island.


Israel detains more than 30 senior Hamas officials, including the Palestinian education minister.


Ex-media mogul Black slips past press at his trial

Toppled media mogul Conrad Black snuck past reporters and entered the court from the basement on Wednesday for a trial to determine whether he and his associates stole millions of dollars as his conglomerate crumbled.


Al-Qaeda Cyber Threat: A Cause for Caution, Not Alarm

The U.S. government has warned banking, stock trading, and other financial Web sites of a potential cyber attack today, but officials and experts alike caution against undue alarm.


Dopo la richiesta di dimissioni dalla carica di tecnico giallorosso giustificati da gravi motivi personali, Cesare Prandelli ha lasciato Trigoria poco dopo le 10:30. L`ex tecnico del Parma giÃ  nella prima


Some Thais Feel Foreigners Came First After Tsunami

BAN NAMKHEM, Thailand  - As a clean up operation  finally gets into gear in this devastated Thai fishing village,  some of the survivors complain that the authorities gave  priority to foreign tourists rather than them.


NEW YORK  — Ellen DeGeneres can probably put anyone at ease. Even nominees for the biggest awards in show business.


UN Leaning Against Tough Sanctions for Sudan-Britain

The United Nations Security Council is unlikely to impose heavy sanctions on Sudan, even if Khartoum fails to meet the body's demands to rein in marauding militiamen in Darfur, a senior British official said Friday.


Top of the podium for fitness phone A new mobile-based health and fitness assessment aid has scooped the top prize at the NovaUCD Campus Company Development Programme.â¦


Back Muscles Switched Off by TV, Scientists Warn

Couch potatoes beware -- slumping for  hours in front of the television or computer can cause severe  lower back pain which may take months or years to cure.


NASA snaps mysterious night-shining clouds

Noctilucent, no less A NASA satellite has captured its first images of noctilucent clouds, brightly lit night-time clouds that form high in Earth's atmosphere during each hemisphere's summer.â¦


Zurigo, 11:29 - CALCIO: ITALIA AL COMANDO RANKING FIFA

Novità nel ranking della Fifa: l'Italia torna in testa alla classifica dopo 14 anni. Gli azzu...


Reeves Heads Down Under With 'Constantine'

Keanu Reeves' life has gone to hell since he laid his "Matrix" franchise to rest.


David Stevens has seen it countless times: Homeowners who want to finance a major renovation, pay down their credit card debt or take a once-in-a-lifetime vacation come into their mortgage lender's office and announce that they would like to apply for a home-equity loan.


"The kingdom has a surplus production of around two million barrels, which can be used when needed," says Saudi Arabia Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi.


Motorola lays off 4,000 in search for missing profit

In an extension of a cost-cutting program it began in January, Motorola said Wednesday it would lay off 4,000 more workers.


After preaching the superiority of its DLT tape format for years, Quantum has up and bought Certance, a key maker of the rival LTO format.


As grief sweeps the West Bank and Gaza strip over the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, Palestinian Americans are feeling the loss thousands of miles away.


Torino, 18:40 - CALCIO, JUVENTUS: TRA I PALI TORNA BUFFON

La Juve è già pronta per la sfida di domani contro il Genoa al Marassi. Il gruppo oggi...


Producer Prices Fell 1.4% in August, Led by Gasoline

But a rise in vehicle and prescription drug prices pushed the rate of core producer inflation â excluding food and energy â up 0.2 percent for the month, a slight acceleration from July.


File-sharing is being seen as both a threat and an opportunity by the entertainment industry.


Author JK Rowling gives fans a brief preview of the next Harry Potter novel, it is reported.


MELBOURNE -- Maybe no man is an island, but this underpopulated Pacific isle called Australia -- 20 million strong -- is riding on one man. Riding for dear life because glowering yet flowering Lleyton Hewitt is the last horse in the perpetually lost race for the Australian Open title.


West Nile virus, which surged in the Southwest this summer, has been silent or merely steady in Georgia and other parts of the country - but recent hurricanes in the Southeast could provoke more activity this fall, health officials say.


President George W. Bush heads for the Middle East on Tuesday, aiming to nurture Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts in the face of deep skepticism while trying to rally Arab opposition to Iran.


Site Wins Right to Dub Famed Stuntman 'Pimp'

Motorcycle daredevil Evel Knievel  cannot sue a Web site that published a photo of him with two  women above a caption reading "You're never too old to be a  pimp," a U.S. appeals court ruled on Tuesday.


An awareness campaign aimed at reducing the level of hospital acquired infections is launched in Glasgow.


Decisione dopo parole Mesic su discorso Napolitano


Pop star Britney Spears is granted temporary visitation rights to see her sons, her lawyer says.


Report Sheds Light on Copter Crew in Crash

The pilot of a military Black Hawk helicopter that crashed in fog, killing seven people including a brigadier general, had good visibility at takeoff but asked air controllers about instrument flight minutes before the crash, the Dallas Morning News reported Wednesday.


Age no barrier to anorexia, illness afflicts children

Marg Oaten's daughter was a happy, healthy girl who loved table tennis and drama until at the age of 10 she developed anorexia. Twelve years on she is still fighting the illness, which almost killed her.


Democrat Ned Lamont is reaching for his hefty checkbook yet again. The multimillionaire businessman wrote a $750,000 check this week to help fund his campaign against Sen. Joe Lieberman, the three-term incumbent running as an independent after losing the Democratic nod to Lamont.


In response to the recall of millions of batteries, the airline is restricting in-flight use of many popular notebooks. In Gear Factor.


Thousands of demonstrators are expected here for the Republican National Convention next week, leading to unprecedented security and sparking concerns that First Amendment


LABOUR AT BRIGHTON: SORRY I JUST CAN'T SAY SORRY FOR IRAQ

TONY Blair refused to say sorry for the Iraq war yesterday, after a last-minute change of mind over a conference apology. In his Brighton address, the Prime Minister


NEW YORK -- Crude oil futures slipped yesterday as Norwegian officials ordered striking oil workers back on the job, preventing more cuts in production from the third-largest global exporter of crude.


L'uomo,un bresciano di 39 anni, ne avrebbe fatto commercio


Study finds Israel will maintain responsibility for Gaza after ...

JERUSALEM An internal Israeli government assessment states that even if it withdraws from Gaza it will still be considered the occupying power there and responsible for the region.


Dow Closes Up 40 on Bullish Ford Outlook

NEW YORK - Investors looked past a spike in oil prices Friday, sending stocks higher on the strength of Ford Motor Co.'s bullish profit outlook. The major indexes finished the week mixed...


By GERARD SHIELDS  Summer is a great time for a water fight, unless of course you are in Congress, where things can get muddy pretty quickly.  U.S. Rep.


CBS's U-turn over 'Jericho is a sign that networks are reassessing niche shows and how to retain loyal viewers.


For 18 tense months, a computer-savvy grifter named David Thomas runs a thriving online crime hub for bank heists, identity theft and counterfeiting, with the FBI paying the bills.  Part one of a three-part series by Kim Zetter.


German zoo faces charges for selling animals as food

A mayor in eastern Germany has filed charges against workers at his local zoo for shooting animals and selling them as meat.


A British soldier pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of inhumanely treating Iraqi civilians, while he and his comrades denied all other charges in a landmark court-martial.


The stock market rebounded, with Microsoft shares rising to their highest level in six years after the companyâs profit exceeded Wall Street expectations.


Huge ticket demand for Giants-Dolphins game in London

The National Football League is facing an overwhelming demand for tickets from British fans for its first regular season game outside North America at London's Wembley stadium, officials said on Wednesday.


Jet Propulsion Laboratory scientists and engineers sued NASA and the California Institute of Technology on Thursday, challenging extensive new background checks that the space exploration center and other federal agencies began requiring in the wake of the Sept. 11 terror attacks.


Heart at risk even before diabetes stage

It's well known that diabetes doubles the risk of dying from heart disease. Two large international studies now say that heart risk increases much before the diabetes stage, when the sugar levels are high but have not crossed the marker for diabetes.


A maverick California company is poised to launch a bid today to win the $10 million Ansari X Prize, a global competition expected to spur a "personal spaceflight revolution.


Nintendo to let Wii gamers go for their guns

Bang With a look reminiscent of the Steyr Aug 9mm assault rifle, Nintendo's Wii Zapper is set to help gamers dive into the melee, deploy superior firepower and, it's hoped, endure.â¦


Northwest Airlines plans to expand in Indianapolis, a move that will knock ATA from its No. 1 spot on its home turf by offering more flights than the bankrupt carrier.


"Il 4 novembre Ã¨ il mio nuovo compleanno". Nella sua stanza d'ospedale, Alba Parietti fa ancora fatica a credere di essere uscita viva insieme al suo compagno Giuseppe Lanza di Scalea dallo spaventoso incidente


An actress posing as a contestant from the Australian Big Brother enters the reality show's UK house.


Consumers' assessment of the economy held largely steady this month, according to a university research report released Friday.


Japan PM forced to withdraw Afghan backing

Yasuo Fukuda could have to call early general election after failing to win opposition backing for country's participation in US-led conflict.


A man is killed after a boat overturns on a loch between Wick and Thurso in the far north of Scotland.


Netherlands ministers are due to meet to decide whether to hold a referendum on the EU Reform Treaty.


World champion Kimi Raikkonen takes to the track for the first time in Ferrari's 2008 F1 car.


New work and pensions secretary says Peter Hain will be cleared of any wrong-doing by the police


US Files WTO Case Against Europe Over Airbus Aid

The US and European Union, the world's two largest trading partners, filed dueling complaints at the World Trade Organization, arguing that aid to aircraft makers Airbus SAS and Boeing Co.


Facing playoff elimination, the San Antonio Silver Stars looked to the one player that has carried them all season. And Becky Hammon delivered.


Roma, 10:19 - CALCIO, CAPELLO: LA JUVE ATTREZZATA PER DURARE

La Juventus Ã¨ ''attrezzata per durare'' ed intende arrivare ''in testa fino in fondo''. Questo il pe...


While the Mets look forward to the return of Pedro Martinez, Carlos Delgado and John Maine were putting an end to New York's recent slide.


Starbucks Raises Prices of Coffee Drinks

SEATTLE -- Got three bucks? That and a nickel will buy you a coffee drink at Starbucks.


Sidney Crosby's high-ankle sprain will force him to miss Sunday's NHL All-Star game and six to eight weeks of the season, Crosby and team officials said Tuesday.


Fall films bring Oscar buzz to Hollywood

Get out the Oscar scorecards because next week Hollywood launches its new movie season, with a typical fall mix of adult dramas dealing with more serious topics than this past summer's popcorn flicks.


Airbus unveils its superjumbo, European leaders hail lead over US

Airbus unveiled the world's biggest passenger jet in a glitzy ceremony at which the leaders of France, Britain, Germany and Spain hailed Europe's victory over the United States as the new king of the commercial skies.


Creatives slam British Council copyright report

We don't just do this for charity, y'know A British Council study into the creative industries is receiving a chilly reception from the group the Council was set out to promote - British creative industries.â¦


Throughout their historic march toward pigskin perfection, the Patriots have absorbed several verbal broadside blasts from the opposition.


The Mississippi Supreme Court has reopened litigation over who owns photographs and writings of bluesman Robert Johnson, nearly two months after declaring his son sole heir to royalties from the memorabilia.


'She would reach the sets before Amitabh'

Parveen Babi's makeup man pays the actress a tribute.


Attorneys demand that government hand over documents

NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- One day before Martha Stewart is to begin serving her five-month prison sentence, attorneys for the lifestyle maven reiterated her desire to continue with her appeal by demanding that the government hand over documents.


Senator Says Google Deal Merits Scrutiny

WASHINGTON -- The chairman of a Senate antitrust panel said Thursday that Google Inc.'s proposed $3.1 billion acquisition of online advertising firm DoubleClick Inc. "warrants close examination" by federal regulators.


One of Australia's biggest hospitals, Royal Melbourne, is contacting 1056 people who have undergone brain or spinal surgery in the past 18 months after a patient died this year of the rare Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD).


Magazine's Power Rankings Feature Gibson

Mel Gibson, the maker of the controversial "The Passion of the Christ," dominates Entertainment Weekly's annual power issue.


Iran Tells Russia to Expand Nuclear Ties

Iran told nuclear partner Russia on Wednesday it would have to show "readiness" to expand nuclear ties with Tehran to secure a solid share of Iran's atomic market in face of growing competition from Europe.


Starting today, users of wireless broadband should find it safer to surf the Web from a T-Mobile HotSpot.


The former chief lawyer and chief account of the maker of the Grand Theft Auto video games pleaded guilty Thursday to falsifying business records.


La conferma arriva dalle associazioni dei consumatori


More time to quiz Britain bomb plot suspect in Australia

An Australian magistrate Thursday gave police an extra four days to question an Indian doctor held in connection with failed car bombings in London and Glasgow, officers said.


Bits : Cooperation Doesnât Stop TV Price Wars

Will deals among the manufacturers of flat-panel displays lead to slower price declines of L.C.D. televisions? Donât count on it.


I biglietti venduti all'asta per beneficenza


Dick Cheney, the 46th vice president of the United States, entered office with unique qualifications. He had been White House chief of staff under one president and defense secretary under another, and he had run a major corporation. The child of Depression-era Democrats, he remains one of the...


Life-changing video format gets last rites

It changed the lifestyles of a generation but after a lingering death, the last rites have been sounded for the revolutionary VHS home video format.


JetBlue Profit Tumbles, Misses Estimates

JetBlue Airways Corp. JBLU.O on  Thursday said third-quarter earnings plunged 71 percent,  missing analysts' lowered estimates, as it struggled with  skyrocketing fuel prices, storm disruptions and competition.


A leading Tory donor is publicly rebuked for taking his Lords seat without giving up his status as a tax exile.


Underwater animated film Shark Tale has scored the highest opening box office takings for an October release in North America, according to estimates.


Childbirth: Purposely Breaking Water Does Not Speed Delivery

A large review of studies suggests that intentionally breaking the water has no effect in reducing the labor time or assuring the babyâs health.


Police release a CCTV image of two men alleged to have carried out a multi-million pound jewellery theft.


A Boost to Big Advertisers, Maybe Not to Smaller Ones

Microsoft's bid for Yahoo could provide more choice for big online advertisers living in a Google-centric universe but could hurt small- and mid-sized Internet publishers by taking away one of their options for selling ads on their Web sites.


McDonald's Corp. Chief Executive Officer Charlie Bell, who underwent colorectal cancer surgery in May, said Tuesday he was back in the hospital for continued treatment.


High Body Weight Linked to Kidney Cancer Risk

The risk of developing a type of kidney cancer, renal cell carcinoma, is directly related to body mass index (BMI) and to the increase in BMI since age 20, according to the findings from two new European studies.


OPEC on Wednesday agreed to lift formal output quotas by one million barrels a day, four percent, to 27 million barrels a day, an OPEC delegate said.


Stinky? It's not his sweat, it's your nose

When it comes to a man's body odour, the fragrance -- or stench -- is in the nose of the beholder, according to U.S. researchers who suggest a single gene may determine how people perceive body odour.


IBM on Tuesday bolstered its storage portfolio with several new systems, including a product the vendor says packs the power of a larger system but is about the size of a couple of pizza boxes.


Mozilla shows mock-up of Firefox 3.0's Places

InfoWorld - Mozilla has posted mock-ups of Places, one of the most-awaited new features in the upcoming Firefox 3.0, on its Web site.


A man accused of stalking women at bus stops tried to drag a teenager into a waiting car, the Old Bailey hears.


The struggling economy gives Democratic lawmakers another weapon in their effort to expand a popular children's health insurance program. In the end, however, they appear to have made little headway in overcoming a presidential veto.


Strong results from Barclays (NYSE:BCS) on Tuesday offset news of further writedowns at Credit Suisse (NYSE:CS), while a strong open on Wall Street helped European euqities to a second session of gains.


Si discutera' quale soluzione adottare per frontiera Rafah


US, Iraqi Forces Tighten Grip on Samarra

US and Iraqi forces on Sunday declared victory in Samarra where they battled hundreds of guerrillas in the first step of a drive to take back all of Iraq's rebel-held areas by year's end.


Riconoscimento di 380 mila euro per 4 trevigiani feriti


Nevada utilities win a chance to shed $336 million Enron bill

LAS VEGAS - The parent company of Nevada's two major electric utilities has won a rehearing of a federal bankruptcy court ruling that said it owed more than $300 million to energy trader Enron Power Marketing.


Londra, 15:30 - CALCIO, INGHILTERRA: GIOCATORE ACCOLTELLATO, FERMATO SOSPETTO

La polizia inglese ha individuato l'uomo che lo scorso 30 novembre avrebbe accoltellato, in un night...


The forced relocation of thousands of refugees from camps in Sudan breaches international law, the UN says.


The boards of both the US telecoms giant Sprint Corp and mobile phone operator Nextel Communications Inc have announced their intention to create the third largest mobile operator in the US, in a deal worth $35 billion.


Mumbai, Sept. 28 (PTI): Shane Warne is a wary man after his past experience with women that cost him the Australian captaincy. The Victorian leg spin legend easily ducked below the verbal bouncers on Indian


NBC Universal, Viacom CEOs to speak against piracy

Jeff Zucker and Philippe Dauman will address anti-piracy summit next week in Washington D.C.


At a menorah-lighting ceremony Thursday on the third night of Hanukkah, President Bush prayed for the safety and quick return of U.S. soldiers serving in Iraq.


UNITED NATIONS - President Bush unapologetically defended his decision to invade Iraq and asked skeptical world leaders on Tuesday to do more to help secure and rebuild the country.


Non e' escluso sorpasso sul prezzo della benzina


Nato must commit more troops and aid to Afghanistan if it is to establish a viable democracy, British MPs say.


Roma, 14:05 - CALCIO, MATARRESE: NON ABBIAM MANCATO DI RISPETTO AL SENATO

"Ero impegnato al Viminale con la dottoressa Sensi, il presidente Lotito, Luca Baraldi e il segretar...


US Airways: Could Liquidate Without Cuts

US Airways UAIRQ.OB wants a  bankruptcy judge to impose temporary wage and other cost cuts  on its union workers, warning that it only has enough cash to  operate through January.


Foreign Leinster and current Wales coach Mike Ruddock has rowed in behind England legend Bill Beaumont in support of Clive Woodward as head coach on the Lions Tour to New Zealand next summer.


Krispy Kreme Donut shares sink in the US as it warns it has to restate its financial reports - a move that may wipe $4m from its 2004 profits.


Former children who sang on Pink Floyd's Another Brick in The Wall begin action over unpaid royalties.


Ostilita' nata dopo separazione della donna dal figlio


NASA, Google Bring More of the Moon to Earth

New higher-resolution images and maps of the moon as well as multimedia content is now available on Google's Moon Web site.


Hill Democrats Critical Of Bush's Budget Plan

Administration officials dispatched to Capitol Hill to defend President Bush's budget received a frosty reception yesterday from congressional Democrats, who argued that the president's proposal to target health care, education and other Democratic priorities suggests a White House more interested in scoring political points than in genuine compromise....


McDonald's Same-Store Sales Rise 6.1 Pct.

McDonald's Corp. MCD.N said Monday  that sales at its namesake hamburger restaurants open at least  13 months rose 6.1 percent in October, helped by a popular  Monopoly game promotion in the United States.


Patchwork City: For New Orleans, Reviving Health Care System Will Set Cityâs Future

Of all the factors blocking the economic revival of New Orleans, the shattered health care system may be the most important.


Editor's Note: Published on page A2 of the Dec. 1, 2004 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer. VIENTIANE, Laos -- The Association of Southeast Asian Nations yesterday agreed to work


A man is questioned about the murder of a Swansea graduate, who was involved in charity work in India.


Report: Hispanics more exposed to environmental health risks

The National Resources Defense Council report shows Hispanics, now a majority in some of the nation's most polluted areas, are particularly threatened by waterborne diseases, air pollution, pesticides and contaminants such as lead and mercury.


Cannes Journal: The Shushing of the Boos

This week at Cannes has been one in which it has been blissfully easy to confirm your love for cinema, not your pessimism about the state of a beloved art.


The Microsoft Corporation has prepared a blistering attack on rival Google, arguing that the Web search leader takes a cavalier approach to copyright protection.


Era ricoverato a Londra per contaminazione da polonio


TEHRAN -- Iran and Syria, both locked in diplomatic battles with the United States, said yesterday they would form a common front to face challenges and threats. "We are ready to help Syria on all grounds," Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref of Iran said in Tehran after meeting Prime Minister Naji al-Otari of Syria. Syria's ambassador to the United States, ...


Teachers in France stage a strike in protest at plans which would remove their right to teach for fewer hours.


Man City's stadium will host the Uefa Cup final in 2008, but Wembley is turned down for the 2008 and 2009 Champions League finals.


Spunky salmon return to life to gas us all

As the BOFH battles the architects Comments We begin the weekly comments mishmash with a close look at fish sperm. Apparently there are many, many salmon farmers sitting around wondering what to do with all those gallons of salmon spunk they don't need. So to forestall them getting any bright ideas, a top light-emitting-diode boffin has announced plans to use it for a more efficient LED. The DNA in the salmon semen apparently traps electrons for longer than standard materials, leading to a brighter, longer-lasting LED. Naturally though, you identified the important issue: the spunk.â¦


Roche posts strong profits on cancer drug sales

Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche reported Wednesday a better-than-expected 2007 net profit of 11.4 billion Swiss francs (10.4 billion dollars, 7.1 billion euros), boosted by cancer drug sales.


U.S. chain store sales fell for the  third consecutive week, as on-line shopping and gift cards  continue to cut into weekly sales figures, a report said on  Tuesday.


Monkey handler Ramal Lala strolls along New Delhi's streets, a leash on his monkey named Mungle. The local government has hired the two to chase down thousands of smaller monkeys known to roam this mega-city of 13 million people, hopping on just about anything, breaking into houses and occasionally biting spectators.


PHILADELPHIA Â» Venerable Bobby Ross was not quite ready for those daily rounds of golf and afternoons at the senior-citizen center.


What a weekend of college football! It was puzzling, exciting, dramatic, thrilling, crushing, and suspenseful. But there was one thing it never was.


Fans Pack Boston Streets to Celebrate Patriots' Title

BOSTON (Sports Network) - New England Patriots fans flooded  the streets of Boston on Tuesday to celebrate the club's second  consecutive Super Bowl title and third championship in four  seasons.


Light at end of tunnel for British coal-mining industry

With lights twinkling brightly from their helmets, a group of miners emerge caked in dust from a deep coal-mine in the village of Cwmgwrach in south Wales.


WASHINGTON - Definitive testing has ruled out mad cow disease in an animal that federal officials had identified last week as a potential carrier, officials said Tuesday.


Abbas gets European, Arab backing in Gaza showdown

Palestinian President Mahmoud  Abbas won European and Arab backing on Monday for taking  control of Gaza's breached border with Egypt, intensifying his  power struggle with the Hamas Islamists who rule the enclave.


Cambodia has been active and playing an increasingly important role in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and regional affairs politically and economically


Libya's top judiciary body has put off until Tuesday a ruling on the fate of six foreign medics sentenced to death for infecting Libyan children with HIV.


Eight more killed in Gaza; Israel warns onslaught could last weeks

JABALIYA, Gaza Strip : Eight Palestinians, including a child and a teenage girl, were killed by Israeli fire in the Gaza Strip as Israel's army warned its massive offensive could last for weeks.


Mobile industry calls for cheaper airwaves for 3G

The mobile phone industry called on  Monday for regulators to open up the airwaves to make  high-speed third-generation (3G) services available to about  300 million more people.


Real Madrid sought to dampen speculation over the future of Fernando Morientes by issuing a statement saying the striker was not for sale.


The Scottish author Alexander McCall Smith has become enormously popular for his string of short, comfy novels about the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency of Botswana - and for public appearances featuring his


Music: Meditation on the Man Who Saved the Beatles

But whatever other powers transcendental meditation had, under its influence the Beatles wrote like demons.


Berlin's socialist TV tower is style icon

Looking like a futuristic satellite looming high above the city, Berlin's television tower once symbolised the soaring ambitions of the young East German state.


The Steelers' multi-faceted offense, featuring Ben Roethlisberger and a returning Duce Staley, poses a stiff challenge to the Redskins' No. 2-ranked defense.


EU Expected to Approve Talks With Turkey

European Union leaders are expected to approve opening talks with Turkey on its wish to join the EU during a two-day summit opening Thursday, but they will likely impose stiff conditions on Ankara.


Gilat Provides SkyEdge Broadband Satellite Network to Hyperia, a Leading ISP in Nigeria

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (Nasdaq:GILT), today announced that it has  been chosen by one of Nigeria's leading Internet Service Providers,  Hyperia Ltd., to provide a SkyEdge broadband satellite hub, and  initially, several hundred VSAT terminals.


Nascarâs Screech and Slam? Itâs All Aerodynamics

In her new book, Diandra Leslie-Pelecky explains everything from the mechanics of racing engines to the molecular properties of the driversâ fire-retardant suits.


Soriano remains in intensive care after head blow

Seattle Mariners pitcher Rafael Soriano   remained in hospital on Wednesday after being hit in the head   by a line drive in a game on Tuesday night.


U.S. Ruling Backs Benefit Cut at 65 in Retiree Plans

A new regulation allows employers to establish two classes of retirees, with more comprehensive benefits for those under 65 and more limited ones, or none at all, for those older.


Forrester Research alarms journalists with a report concluding that Apple has sold only 22 songs through iTunes per iPod sold. People are eating it up -- but it misses the point. iTunes isn't meant to make money -- it's a security blanket  for users and record labels.


Movie Review | 'Great World of Sound': With a Song in Their Hearts, They Are Prey

âGreat World of Soundâ observes a sadder, tawdrier side of the self-deluding dream of fame.


Martha Stewart wants to do the jail time and a federal judge acquiesced on Tuesday, giving the home-making icon until Oct. 8 to report to prison.


Canada Gains Final in World Cup of Hockey

From Stanley Cup to World Cup, Vincent Lecavalier starred again.


Considering the devastating two years Advanced Micro Devices Inc. has endured, investors braced themselves for more bad news in the fourth quarter after rival Intel Corp. disappointed Wall Street with lackluster results.


No fast forward for Nigeria's poor despite oil boom

MARABA, Nigeria  - A short drive away from Nigeria's capital Abuja, with its air-conditioned villas and ministers in luxury cars, life for many in the town of Maraba is a daily struggle to eat.


Bush says Americans expect bipartisan effort and results

(Washington-AP) Nov. 6, 2004 - President Bush says he'll work hard in the next four years to advance his political agenda while also reaching out to Democrats.


Three men released from US detention facility are expected to be freed by British police


Promoting free trade promotes security for Canada and U.S., ambassador says.

VANCOUVER (CP) - The promotion of free trade around the world will help fight terrorism and is in the security interests of the U.S. and Canada, the U.S. ambassador to Canada said Friday.


The UN demands access to hundreds of illegal migrants on Lampedusa as Italy continues to expel them by air.


Tough to find instant iPhone gratification at AT&T stores

Blog: An informal survey of AT&T stores across the country suggests each store had no more than 100 iPhones prior to launch--many with far less--while Apple stores had plenty.


Nicky Anosike scores a career-high 20 points and second-ranked Tennessee physically dominates No. 22 Auburn in an 85-52 win.


France ends toxic alert at Canadian embassy in Paris

Police in chemical protective suits evacuated Canada's embassy in Paris on Monday when a staff member fell ill after opening the mail, but authorities later said the suspect letter contained no toxic substance.


SAN JOSE, Calif. _ Just days after Cisco System


Kobe Bryant's Defense Wants Rape Charge Dismissed

EAGLE, Colo.  - Attorneys for basketball star Kobe  Bryant asked a judge to dismiss a rape charge against their  client, arguing prosecutors did not disclose that one of their  expert witnesses had information that could help Bryant.


Dell apologizes for remove-this-blog-post-or-else nastygram

Blog: A blog post at Consumerist.com offering tips on buying from Dell draws a nasty cease-and-desist letter from the company's attorney--and then a chastened apology from a Dell manager.


Firenze, 19:17 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA; FREY: L'ANNO PROSSIMO PUNTIAMO IN ALTO

Sebastien Frey, estremo difensore della Fiorentina fresco di convocazione in nazionale, si lancia ve...


More than a dozen uncontained wildfires raged Monday across Southern California, threatening thousands of structures and forcing 265,000 people to flee homes. In San Diego, the chairman of the County Board of Supervisors said weather conditions had "all the ingredients for a perfect firestorm."


"The Line of Beauty," Alan Hollinghurst's lavish novel about a young gay man negotiating the confusions, delights and horrors of life in Thatcherite Britain in the mid-1980's


Smoking in pregnancy harms infant immune system

Smoking during pregnancy can affect the  baby's immune system which may explain why asthma and  respiratory problems are more common in children whose mothers  smoke, Australian scientists said in a study on Thursday.


A warehouse in a Gaza refugee camp is destroyed by Israeli missiles, say Palestinians.


Swiss drugmaker Novartis to cut 2,500 jobs

Swiss drugmaker Novartis said Thursday it plans to cut 2,500 jobs in a restructuring programme aimed at generating yearly cost savings of 1.6 billion dollars (1.1 billion euros).


COLUMBIA, South Carolina  - South Carolina Democrats voted on Saturday in a bitter presidential nominating race, with Barack Obama leading Hillary Clinton in polls and counting on heavy black support to carry him to a needed victory.


SALISBURY, Md. -- A trial date has been set in Salisbury for Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps. He's scheduled to appear in District Court on Dec. 29.


Paris Hilton vows to prove jail has changed her

Hotel heiress Paris Hilton launched a post-jail media make-over, vowing to shed her party-girl image and prove she is a changed person after serving three weeks behind bars for violating probation in a drunken-driving case.


Sunblock and Footwear Key to Haj Wellbeing - Study

Pilgrims should stock up on sunblock and  shoes before starting the five-day haj pilgrimage this month, a  British Muslim doctor said on Friday.


At least 12 people die and several others are reported missing as tropical storm Meari hits southwest Japan.


Bergamo, 19:22 - CALCIO, ATALANTA: CONVOCATI PER LIVORNO

Stefano Colantuono ha convocato diciotto giocatori per la trasferta dell'Atalanta a Livorno.


8 Afghans dead after US convoy is attacked

KABUL, Afghanistan -- A suicide bombing aimed at a US military convoy triggered a chaotic round of gunfire on a busy highway in eastern Afghanistan yesterday, leaving at least eight Afghan civilians dead and about three dozen others wounded, officials said.


The threat of terrorists stealing a nuclear device remains high in many parts of the world, a private study concluded Wednesday


EDITORIAL: Big Worries Over Tiny Particles

By The Boston Globe  Feb. 7--NANOTEcHNOLOGY -- engineering substances down to billionths of a  meter in size -- holds out such promise of providing super-strong materials or  desalinating water inexpensively that no one wants to put a red light in its  way.


Republican heavyweights to negotiate debates rules

The Republican camp recruited several heavyweights, including US Trade Representative Robert Zoellick and former secretary of state James Baker, to conduct negotiations with Democrats on televised debates between the two candidates.


Italian giants Juventus are closing in on a deal to sign Aston Villa defender Olof Mellberg at the end of the season.


Antioxidants seen ineffective against cancers

LONDON -- In another blow to the belief that antioxidant supplements improve health, an authoritative analysis has concluded there is no evidence the vitamins ward off digestive cancers.


Vienna - The man who 13 years ago discovered the frozen remains of a prehistoric iceman in an Alpine glacier was found dead in the Austrian Alps on Saturday, eight days after he went missing, rescue authorities said.


28 October 2004 -- US warplanes today destroyed a house in Al-Fallujah suspected of being used by the guerrilla group of Al-Qaeda ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.


This time Viacom is accused of violating copyright

Indy filmmaker said Viacom used his footage in a TV show and cried foul when the filmmaker responded by posting Viacom's clip featuring his work on YouTube. Is this hypocrisy?


Mikhail Saakashvili has been re-elected president of Georgia after a snap poll, officials declare.


Stein crosses party lines, helps Franken

Liberal Al Franken is good enough and smart enough to win some of conservative Ben Stein's money Â and doggone it, Stein likes him.


Procuratore antimafia, omerta' sopravvive fra commercianti


Extended family scheme 'abused' T-Mobile UK has suspended its half-price employee line rental benefit package following reports of abuse. The mobile operator's Friends and Relations scheme offered line rentals at half the normal rate providing qualified recipients signed up to an 18-month contract.â¦


Nearly three-fourths of older Americans support legalizing marijuana for medical use, according to a poll done for the nation's largest advocacy group for seniors.


poll Pac-Man or Space Invaders? Frogger, maybe? Vote on which game was the best of that bygone era.


A government spokesman guaranteed the safety of Chinese exports on Thursday in a rare direct commentary on rising international fears over Chinese products.


Telecom, la sorpresa di Prodi "Di Tronchetti non so niente"                                                                                Sono in molti a dirsi sorpresi per le dimissioni di Marco Tronchetti Provera dalla presidenza di Telecom. In Cina, il premier Romano Prodi apprende la notizia dai giornalisti e preferisce non fare commenti, negando che le dimissioni siano dovute allo scontro con il governo. Anche il presidente di Confindustria Luca Cordero di Montezemolo non vuole parlare della vicenda. Il ministro delle Infrastrutture Antonio di Pietro: "Un atto dovuto e doveroso".


Jeremy Grantham, Boston's most famous investing bear, exudes a kind of reassuring calm when he tells you that he has seen the stock market's future, and it's a train wreck.


A key deadline to bring Australia's Free Trade Agreement with the United States into force has expired. But the Australian Government is still confident the deal will come into effect next year, as Louise Willis reports.


Palestinian militants fired mortars at Jewish settlements in Gaza overnight in retaliation for Israel's killing two Hamas militants.


Email leak exposes stealth P2P honeypot MediaDefender vows to protect the big-name movie studios and record labels from attack by P2P file sharers. But it seems to have trouble protecting itself.â¦


Debate: Bush's IT approach contrasts with Kerry's

WASHINGTON - U.S. President George Bush could continue his largely hands-off, market-driven approach to technology issues, while Democratic challenger John Kerry would take a more government-focused approach to issues such as encouraging broadband, cybersecurity and spam, said think tank pundits on both sides of the debate.


Why this could be the worst year ever for misplaced bags--and how to safeguard your suitcases.


Researchers studying DNA from 500-year-old bone slivers said Friday that preliminary data suggests that Christopher Columbus might be buried in Spain, rather than in a rival tomb in the Dominican Republic - but ...


Pakistan's economic czar Shaukat Aziz was sworn in as prime minister Saturday and said his government's greatest challenge would be combatting terrorism and maintaining law and order.


Drug treatment grads more likely to reoffend Rearrest rate 48% ...

Drug offenders steered into treatment programs instead of jail under provisions set by Proposition 36 in 2000 were more likely to be rearrested for drug-related crimes than defendants who went through non-Prop.


Parigi, 15:08 - NUOTO, OLIMPIADI 2012: FINA RESPINGE PROGETTO PISCINA

La federazione internazionale di nuoto non è soddisfatta del progetto della piscina dei Gioch...


FTC settles with advertiser for spam campaign

InfoWorld - An online advertiser that drove traffic to its Web sites by sending out spam with misleading subject lines has agreed to settle a U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC)Â complaint charging that it failed to tell consumers they had to spend money to receive so-called free products, the FTC announced Wednesday.


O'Neill makes his point as Chelsea held by Villa

Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill came out marginally on top in his rematch with Jose Mourinho after his side held out for a hard-fought point at Chelsea.


Stesso rialzo anche per il gasolio, al via domani


Intel, Siemens to cooperate in Internet telephony

Intel INTC.O, the world's biggest   chipmaker, and German industrial conglomerate Siemens   SIEGn.DE will collaborate on developing new technology for   Internet telephony, the two companies said on Thursday.


Cowboys Coach Bill Parcells made it clear Monday what the No. 1 priority is for the remainder of the season, and it's not necessarily about developing young talent.


Lo showman si racconta a Tv Talk, in onda domani su RaiTre


Kerry ad calls on Bush to 'denounce the smear'

The rhetorical battle over Sen. John Kerry's record in Vietnam continued to rage Sunday, as Kerry's campaign released a new television ad calling on President Bush to "denounce the smear.


President's tour moves to the Gulf amid concerns about escalating tensions between US and Tehran


Kenyan president congratulates Maathai for winning Nobel Peace ...

Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki on Friday congratulated Wangari Maathai, the assistant minister for environment and natural resources, for becoming the first African woman to win


Oil hits record above $92 on weak dollar, Nigeria

Oil prices shot to an all-time high above $92 a barrel on Friday as the tumbling dollar and Nigerian output disruptions helped extend a rally that has lifted prices nearly 30 percent since August.


Each year at the HSBC Womenâs World Match Play Championship, some of the worldâs best golfers are quickly dismissed.


Celebrating 50 Years of Organ Transplantation

HealthDayNews -- Fifty years ago today, Dr. Joseph E. Murray led a team of surgeons at Boston's Peter Bent Brigham Hospital -- now Brigham and Women's Hospital -- that gave Richard Herrick a second shot at life.


A red car will start on pole as usual, but the probability that Ferrari will end the season with yet another win, their 16th in 18 races, is not quite as grim as it sounds.


What happens when it all goes wrong? When people get issued with their first mobile email device, they invariably get obsessed for a period of time with the novelty of the thing. A few, sadly, remain addicted and never move on from this phase, giving rise to the "CrackBerry" label among BlackBerry users, the occasional divorce, and perhaps the odd nervous breakdown.â¦


Arsenal striker Thierry Henry says he will be out for at least a month and denies he has fallen out with Arsene Wenger over the issue.


21-year-old man detained for killing 8 at Chinese high school

BEIJING - A 21-year-old man was detained Friday afternoon by police after breaking into a high school dormitory in central China and killing eight students and injuring four others with a knife, according to a Chinese state media report.


A toddler would probably have died even if he had been taken to hospital immediately, an inquiry hears.


A former lecturer is jailed for his part in a fraud costing Barnsley College up to Â£940,000.


Asia stocks ride high, dollar inches up vs euro

An index of Asian stocks outside Japan hit a record high on Tuesday, but losses by energy shares kept Toyko's Nikkei index in check, while the besieged dollar inched higher against the euro.


Andrew B. Mitchell was named C.E.O. of the California-based hedge fund firm Pacificor, succeeding Michael Klein, who was killed in a plane crash in Panama.


Ha saputo imporre musica africana sulla scena internazionale


Italy Says Won't Be Intimidated by Militant Threats

Italy will not be intimidated by threats  from Muslim militants but cannot dismiss the possibility of an  eventual attack, Interior Minister Giuseppe Pisanu said on  Sunday, after a group claiming al Qaeda links vowed to strike.


ELKO, Nevada  - Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton called on her chief rival Barack Obama on Friday to denounce ads being run on Spanish-language radio that accuse Clinton of not respecting Hispanic people.


MeshLab is a GPL portable and extendible system for the processing and editing of unstructured 3D triangular meshes. The system is aimed to help the processing of the typical not-so-small meshes arising in 3D scanning, providing a set of tools for editing, cleaning, healing, repairing, inspecting, rendering and converting this kind of meshes.    This release adds various new filtering tools like a much improved automatic hole filling algorithm vrml/dxf output and improved format support for obj files.   More info and screenshots of the system are available at   http://meshlab.sourceforge.net/


(AGI) - Roma, 28 set. - "L'Italia ha dato un bel segnale di potere trovare unita'". E' quanto ha affermato Silvio Berlusconi riferendosi al comportamento di maggioranza e opposizione sulla vicenda delle due italiane rapite.


Millions Mark Christmas Around the World

Christians around the world celebrated Christmas Saturday with Pope John Paul II leading prayers for peace and a more tranquil future, as pilgrims flocked to Bethlehem, and Iraqis stayed away from church amid fears of bomb attacks.


European Press Review: Crisis Brewing in the EU

European newspapers on Wednesday focused on controversial designated EU commissioner Rocco Buttiglione, who has sparked an uproar with his strong views on homosexuality and the role of women.


COLUMBUS, Ohio _ Michigan State had already spoiled the dream showdown on CBS on Sunday between No. 1 Wisconsin and No. 2 Ohio State with an upset of the Badgers on Tuesday night.  The Buckeyes nearly got theirs Wednesday night.


Man City accept Fenerbahce's offer of around Â£7m for Nicolas Anelka.


Clemens 'Ready' For Capitol Hill Hearing

In prepared statement, accuser says he injected star pitcher with performance-enhancing drugs more often than he had previously admitted.


Like any 12-year-old, a sex-tech columnist can stumble across porn when she's not looking for it. In Sex Drive Daily.


Iran's nuclear negotiators and the European Union's foreign policy chief are to meet separately with the Italian premier in Rome on Wednesday to discuss Tehran's nuclear program, a day after an EU-Iran session on the contentious subject.


InfoWorld - Adobe Systems' Flash video, the format that made Web video a hit, is coming to mobile phones.


Dec 7, 2004 - ATLANTA BRAVES Named Tim Conroy special assistant to the general manager-major league scout. CHICAGO CUBS-Agreed to terms with SS Nomar Garciaparra on a one-year contract.


Last-minute shopping recommendations from consumer finance experts:


Israel dismisses early rocket fire as hiccups but warns it will retaliate if  attacked by Palestinian militants


TV News Options Growing in Midlands: WACH Move ?Changes the News Game In

By Pat Berman, The State, Columbia, S.C.  Mar. 2--Midlands TV viewers are getting more choices for local news in the coming months.   --Fox affiliate WACH-57 will expand its 10 p.m. newscast to an hour this month and enter the morning-news fray later this spring.


Schengen states to share visa data The European Parliament has approved draft proposals for a biometric database to prevent people who are refused a visa by one Schengen country from applying to other member states.â¦


A DR Congo rebel leader says he will resume hostilities if the government does not protect ethnic Tutsis.


Roma, 12:25 - CALCIO, LEGA; GIRAUDO A GAZZETTA: BEN VENGA COMMISSARIO

''La Lega calcio puÃ² essere pure commissariata''. Lo dice in una intervosta alla ''Gazzetta dello Sp...


Ad Agrigento, vittima una pensionata di 90 anni


It's UNC vs. BC in Continental Tire Bowl

(CHARLOTTE) - A future member of the Atlantic Coast Conference will get to see one of its league rivals ahead of schedule. The Continental Tire Bowl announced Tuesday that Boston College has accepted an invitation


Bodies Pile Up in India, Govt Warns Toll to Rise

Rescue workers pulled corpses from canals and water-logged fields in India on Tuesday, as the government warned the death toll of almost 9,400 from a tsunami that lashed the country's south would rise further.


Republicans pushed a bill supported   by President George W. Bush to set rules for interrogating and   trying terrorism suspects through the U.S. House of   Representatives on Wednesday and Senate Republicans were   expected to follow the next day.


It took the Red Sox 19 days to slash eight games off New York's AL East lead. And they're not done yet. "We're just going to take care of what we can take care of," reliever Mike


Retail sales stir back-to-school shopping hope

Retailers, including industry leader Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , reported June sales that topped Wall Street's lowered expectations on Thursday, raising hope for the back-to-school shopping season.