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Parti civili in scena al processo Sme che vede imputato di corruzione Silvio Berlusconi. Ad intervenire questa mattina Ã¨ l'avvocato dello Stato Domenico Salvemini per conto della Presidenza del Consiglio.


Study says video games are good for eyes

SINGAPORE, Feb 7 (Reuters Life!) - Video game addicts, rejoice: U.S. researchers have found that playing is actually good for your eyes, and despite all those dire warnings from your parents, it won't make you blind.


Canada Advances to World Cup Hockey Semifinals

Canada has advanced to the semifinals of the World Cup of ice Hockey with a 5-0 victory over Slovakia. Jarome Iginla had two goals and an assist Wednesday in Toronto.


Richards backs BAR to challenge Ferrari for title

"Despite everyone expecting Ferrari to be extremely strong next year, there is every chance BAR can challenge them right the way down the line next year," Richards said.


Silicon Valley's most hated man to hang it up

William Lerach says it's time to go--and the Schadenfreude was overflowing from one tip of the computer business to the other.


The New York Yankees put runners on, fouled off pitches, and did everything they could to get to Johan Santana.


Palestinians kidnap Israeli, a CNN producer, in Gaza City

By israelinsider staff September 27, 2004. An Israeli Druze citizen employed by CNN was kidnapped in Gaza City on Monday evening, by five armed Palestinians.


Poll Finds Kerry Assured Voters in Initial Debate

But Senator John Kerry failed to shake the perception that he panders to voters in search of support, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News Poll.


NIST seeks closer vendor interaction on vulnerabilities

The the federal agency which manages the National Vulnerability Database (NVD) said the NIST will now work more closely with vendors by allowing them to post information clarifying how vulnerabilities may or may not affect their products.


Roma, 18:04 - CALCIO, SERIE B: PARI DEL BOLOGNA, VINCONO CHIEVO E PISA

Risultati della 24/a giornata del campionato di serie B: Avellino-Frosinone 0-1, Chievo-Treviso 1-0,...


AN ego-fuelled squabble between one of rock's elder statesmen and a flashy young pretender has broken out over a new recording to mark the 20th anniversary of the Band-Aid charity concert.


Rice Says She Knew Iraq Tube Claims Questioned

Top US officials were aware some pre-war evidence cited to make the case against Iraq's Saddam Hussein was questionable but US intelligence officials nonetheless deemed the threat of his developing nuclear weapons credible, top


Workers demolish barn at Hoffa search site

It took about three hours Wednesday for a 75,000-pound excavating machine to gobble up a barn as part of the FBI's search for the remains of former Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa.


Obesity tied to increased risk for dozens of conditions

Highly obese women are 12 times more likely to have diabetes or knee replacement surgery, and five times more likely to have high blood pressure than women who are at a normal weight, says a new study.


Turks Divided on Meaning of EU Membership

Yeliz Bakir sees herself as the personification of Turkey's European future — a Muslim woman of 25 who grew up in rural conservative surroundings but now wears trendy clothes and works in a posh neighborhood of Istanbul.


Investors are pouring billions of dollars into these unregulated investments, shooting for high returns. Here's what to watch out for


Check Point: Accuracy Takes a Hit in Debates

As candidates come under increasing pressure, accuracy is sometimes sacrificed on the stump.


Israel pounds Lebanon, G8 leaders blame Hizbollah

Israeli air strikes killed 17 people in   Lebanon on Monday and Hizbollah announced more rocket attacks   on Israel after major world powers put the onus on the Syrian-   and Iranian-backed Shi'ite group to end the fighting.


In an era of Jim Crow when the Army brass didn't think they were capable of flying, a group of pilots changed the way the military looked at blacks. The Tuskegee Airmen, their ranks thinning as the World War II fighter pilots age, hold a reunion in South Carolina that begins Friday.


Officials concede mistakes in TB traveler case

U.S. authorities conceded on Wednesday they made mistakes that worsened an international health alarm over an Atlanta lawyer who flew to and from Europe with a dangerous form of tuberculosis.


Yahoo will offer its own version of wireless Internet searching, keeping pace with rival Google, which recently introduced a mobile search offering.


1st Profit Forecast for Reynolds American

Reynolds American Inc. RAI.N, parent  of the No. 2 U.S. cigarette company, on Wednesday forecast 2004  profit of $5.75 to $6.05 a share, its first forecast since the  company was formed at the end of July.


To Fight Stuttering, Doctors Take a Close Look at the Brain

Stuttering, which flustered Winston Churchill and Moses, is a speech disorder that may be neurological, and treatable with drugs.


Donovan McNabb and Terrell Owens went back to describing touchdown patterns instead of explaining sideline confrontations.


Consumer revenge site wilts under DDoS attack

Follow the money UK-based consumer finance website MoneySavingExpert.com has been forced to pull most of its services as a result of an ongoing denial of service attack.â¦


Six months after achieving Oscar glory for his climate change documentary "An Inconvenient Truth," former Vice President Al Gore is headed back to the red carpet for the Emmys, U.S. television's highest honors.


Nuovo virus per cellulari: METAL gear.sis

Negli ultimi due mesi i possessori di cellulari con sistema operativo Symbian hanno dovuto fare i conti con ben otto varianti di Virus. Dal Trojan Skulls, apparso per la prima volta lo scorso 19 novembre, si


Bosnian Prime Minister Adnan Terzic has announced that he and the Bosnian government will resign. Terzic made the statement to Bosnia private television, BN TV.


Sanjeeda beat Rakhi Sawant in Nach Baliye 3

After high voltage and exhaustive performances for 13 weeks, small screen's not-so-well-known actors, Sanjeeda Sheikh and Aamir Ali, have been voted the best dancing couple of Nach Baliye 3, defeating the popular drama queen Rakhi Sawant and her partner Abhishek Awasthi.


Ready for Service Pack 2? Not so fast, XP Pro users

You've been patient. You've done what Microsoft asked you to do. You're ready to download Service Pack 2 for Windows XP.


Princess Diana's former lover, heart specialist Hasnat Khan, has broken his silence a decade after they broke up and has confessed that her death still haunts him.


Dean takes on his image in ad for search engine

As Democrats licked their wounds after President Bush's reelection last week, some turned their thoughts back to Howard Dean, the Democratic firebrand who energized the party with his strident opposition to the war in Iraq and with his Internet-based fund-raising operation.


H.P. Will Pay $14.5 Million to Settle Suit

The agreement settles a California civil suit over its pursuit of private phone records to trace a news leak.


Taurean Green scored 20 points in the second half as No. 1 Florida overcame an 18-point deficit to beat No. 25 Alabama, 76-67, last night in Gainesville, Fla., and extend the nation's longest winning streak to 17 games.


The Marathi film is directed by first-time director, Sandeep Sawant.


Alexander Litvinenko's widow wants EU leaders to pressure Vladimir Putin into handing over the man accused of poisoning her husband.


Manchester United drop from second to fourth in Deloitte's list of wealthiest clubs, still topped by Real Madrid.


Iran Pledges Again to Halt All Nuke Enrichment Work

Iran has agreed to what Western diplomats hope is a comprehensive suspension of all activities that could yield fuel for nuclear weapons, half a year after a similar deal between Iran and the European Union collapsed.


For everyone who thought CBS couldn't have chosen a worse name   for their reality-competition all-star band, Supernova, think again.


UN must act now to stop violence against civilians

Since April, Sudan's government has been saying that it will disarm the Janjaweed militias that have been killing, raping and terrorizing civilians in the country's Darfur region.


Glasgow Airport is evacuated and all flights suspended after reports of a car crashing into the main terminal.


A crucial second round of peace talks between Nepal's government and rebel Maoists, aimed at ending a bloody decade-long insurgency, has begun in the capital Kathmandu, witnesses said.


Wonder Woman lassoed in to launch France's first gay TV station

France's first gay TV station, which from next month will offer its viewers a heavy diet of English-language comedy and homosexual porn, has lassoed in a pop culture icon as its media mascot: Wonder Woman.


Actor Hugh Grant and Jemima Khan announce they are splitting after nearly three years together.


Police arrested a second man on Tuesday on suspicion of murdering five prostitutes in one of Britain's most dramatic suspected serial killings.


Clinic reveals 'significant' number of queries from wives of men deployed in Afghanistan and Iraq


Four of the nation's largest online providers yesterday announced a new round of lawsuits aimed at e-mail spammers, including the first major case involving spam sent via an instant messaging service.


Tom Hunter is donating Â£1m to rebuild schools destroyed in the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster.


The planned coalition between Israel's two main political parties has been delayed by a disagreement in talks, the BBC reported.


Profumo:dal 2003 al 2006 gli impieghi sono cresciuti del 92%


After Meeting, F.D.A. Official Is Pessimistic on Winter Flu Vaccine

A team from the Food and Drug Administration met British regulators about their decision to quarantine nearly half the United States' supply of flu vaccine.


Dodici le ragazze, seguita dal Lazio con 10 e la Sicilia 8


New Way to Ice the Kicker: Itâs All in the Timing

There is a new fad in football in which coaches are calling timeout from the sideline to ice a kicker a split-second before the ball is snapped.


Inzaghi's ankle operated on, Milan striker to be out three months

AC Milan striker Filippo Inzaghi underwent surgery on his left ankle Monday for the second time this year and will be out for three months.


Il metallo prezioso scambiato a 900,79 dollari l'oncia


Battery maker Ener1 Inc. said Wednesday that it signed a letter of intent to combine its lithium battery operations with those of auto parts maker Delphi Corp.


Arrington on Tentative Witness List for Congressional Hearing

New York Giants linebacker LaVar Arrington is tentatively scheduled to testify before Congress this week at a hearing involving his former agent.


Romo leads Cowboys to win over Buccaneers

Rookie quarterback Tony Romo served up a Thanksgiving Day treat, tossing a team record-equaling five touchdown passes to lead the Dallas Cowboys to a 38-10 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday.


The US has taken the lead in the first 90 minutes in only five of 12 matches this season. But the national team has a 6-1-5 record after another stoppage-time goal, this one by Cobi Jones in the 92d minute of a 1-1 tie in Panama in a World Cup qualifier Wednesday night.


Canada pledges $1 million for earthquake relief

The federal government is committing an initial $1 million to earthquake relief aid as Canadians with ties to south and southeast Asia also scrambled to react to the disaster.


Accusations Fly as Kazaa Piracy Trial Opens

Kazaa is "an engine of copyright piracy to a degree of magnitude never before seen," charge solicitors in Australia. The goal of the record company lawyers is to have Sharman Networks -- Kazaa's owners -- declared


Take-Two delays plans to distribute "Manhunt 2"

Video game publisher Take-Two  Interactive Software Inc. said on Thursday it has suspended  plans to sell "Manhunt 2" after the title was slapped with  restrictive ratings for its extreme violence.


A glitch in the way cells clear damaged proteins could be the trigger for the symptoms of Parkinson's disease, researchers said in a finding that could lead to new treatments for the incurable condition.


Pakistan suicide attack kills 7 near Musharraf's HQ

A suicide attack killed at least seven people, including the bomber, less than a kilometer from Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's army headquarters in Rawalpindi on Tuesday, police said.


President George Bush defended Pakistanâs co-operation in the hunt for Osama bin Laden despite the inability of US and Pakistani troops to find the al-Qaida leader who, Bush once declared, was wanted dead or alive.


A behind-closed-doors auction is set to take place for Anglo-Dutch steelmaker Corus.


The main rebel group during the Democratic Republic of Congo's war withdraws from the transitional government.


Actor Mel Gibson completes his alcohol rehabilitation as part of his probation for a drink driving offence.


2004 State of Health Care Quality Report

National Committee for Quality Assurance's annual State of Health Care Quality report is the culmination of a year's worth of measurement and data collection, the goal of which is to help drive improvement by providing as complete a view of health care


Q Is it appropriate to ask for a raise, and, if so, how do I do this without offending my boss or anyone else?


Indian board plans own telecast of Australia series

The Indian cricket board said on Wednesday it was making arrangements on its own to broadcast next month's test series against Australia, which is under threat because of a raging TV rights dispute.


Napoli, 18:51 - CALCIO, NAPOLI; DE LAURENTIIS: DOPO STOP, NIENT'ALTRO DA DIRE

"Mi sono complimentato con la squadra, non c'è nient’altro da dire, non fatemi fare bat...


Abbas puts off unity govt speech to Palestinians

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas abruptly put off an address he was due to give on Thursday about a new unity government and an official said on Wednesday the delay was due to a dispute with Hamas.


Food for Thought, or Why You Might Skip That Steak

Anders Thomas Jensen's film about the cannibal business is neither high flying enough for the art house nor low down enough for the cult-video shelf.


Sharon: 2005 'year of great opportunity'

Saying 2005 presents an "opportunity for a historic breakthrough," Prime Minister Ariel Sharon Thursday invited the incoming Palestinian government to help Israel coordinate its withdrawal from Gaza next year.


Naming them "unforgettable dream Games", International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge closed the Athens Olympics last night.


Red Sox open 11 1/2-game lead on Yankees

Manny Ramirez had four hits and keyed a five-run sixth inning with an RBI triple to help the Boston Red Sox beat the Texas Rangers 7-4 Saturday night. The Red Sox fell behind 4-2 in the fifth before they rallied for a big inning against the team with the worst record in the American League.


Fashionistas find high-end bags at low-end prices

The flashy accessories that accompany   top designs on fashion runways are well beyond the budgets of   many a fashionista, but even the most cash-strapped consumer   has one way to copy the looks -- rent it.


Kuznetsova Tops Dementieva for Open Title

NEW YORK - Pounding ferocious forehands and covering the baseline with the muscular legs of a Tour de France rider, Svetlana Kuznetsova overwhelmed Elena Dementieva 6-3, 7-5 Saturday night in the U.S. Open's first all-Russian final...


Mel Gibson has an "ethical problem" with a ballot measure that would promote embryonic stem cell research and has tried to talk to the governor about it — but he hasn't gotten a call back.


World's largest computing grid goes live

The world's largest permanent computing grid has gone online, giving scientists access to the processing power of 6,000 computers at 78 locations, including 1,000 at 12 sites across the UK.


L'annuncio del ministero degli Interni mentre Ã¨ polemica per il corteo indetto dal sindaco"Attuazione delle misure decise nell'autunno scorso dal Comitato per la sicurezza"                                            Milano, dal Viminale risposta alla Moratti "In due settimane, due nuovi commissariati"


Grecia, uomini armati sequestrano un autobus

Due uomini armati hanno sequestrato stamattina un autobus alla periferia di Atene. I sequestratori hanno detto di essere russi e chiedono di essere portati all'aeroporto per partire in volo per la Russia, secondo quanto ha riferito la radio greca.


Mo. Suit Challenges Ban on Sexy Billboards

The owners of a strip club and a company that operates adult bookstores have sued the state of Missouri over a new law banning sexually oriented billboards near state highways.


It's hard not to get rich investing this way.


Executive Pursuits: How to Succeed at Knife-Sharpening Without Losing a Thumb

Getting an angle on serious knives for serious cooks, from craftsmen who learned in the land of the Samurai.


Observatory: The Gene That Tells Planaria Worms Which End Is Up

A single gene lets a flatworm know if it should regrow a head or a tail, based on where the wound is.


World oil prices rose on Tuesday as  Hurricane Ivan charged toward the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico,  where energy companies had evacuated thousands of offshore  workers and shut some production.


Woods stays three ahead after low scoring day

Tiger Woods maintained his three-shot lead at the Tour Championship after resisting a glut of low scoring on Saturday spearheaded by U.S. Masters champion Zach Johnson with a dazzling 10-under-par 60.


A man and his ex-wife are convicted of murdering a couple by firebombing their home over a bullying row.


A man armed with a knife barricades himself into a children's day-care centre in Italy, reports say.


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Google Patches Blogger, Adds Video Support

Google Inc.'s Blogger team this week solved a technical problem with the blog publishing and hosting service and introduced a new feature that gives publishers the ability to upload videos to their sites.


Boston College will play home games against Florida State, North Carolina State, Virginia, and Wake Forest, highlighting the Eagles' first season in the Atlantic Coast Conference, which released its 2005 football schedule yesterday.


Getting Royal Treatment From Royal Caribbean

Cruise line operator reports smooth sailing on calm seas as earnings rise.


The first public hearing in the case of murdered Dutch film maker Theo van Gogh is taking place on Wednesday.


Red Hat to acquire Netscape network security software

Red Hat has announced plans to acquire network security software from Netscape's Enterprise Suite, adding it to its Open Source Architecture, The company says they will distribute it as open-source software, according to statements from company executives


ENEL. CDA CONFERMA IPO PER WIND E ACQUISTA OPERATORE IPSE PER 792 ...

Il Cda di Enel ha dato mandato all'amministratore delegato di proseguire verso la quotazione di Wind entro i prossimi 20 mesi. A riguardo, si legge nel comunicato, entro la primavera prossima, saranno scelti


IBM Chief Sees Global Tech Spending Rise

Companies will spend more money next year  on information technology and other capital investments  compared with 2004, the chief executive of the world's biggest  computer company, IBM Corp, said on Friday.


By mid-morning yesterday, the line for MoMA's grand reopening on West 53rd Street trailed right around the block. People going in were looking at the backs of the heads of others just joining the line.


BEIJING, Feb. 28 The Year of the Pig has turned into the year of the baby.


Roma, 14:06 - BASKET, SERIE A: DATOME A SCAFATI, ROMBALDONI A SIENA

Scambio tra Montepaschi Siena e Legea Scafati. In Campania arriva l'ala Gigi Datome, percorso invers...


The world's leading sports management and marketing firm is to be bought by a New York  investment firm for an undisclosed fee.


Nel piano 2007-2011 punta a crescita in Europa Est e Brasile


Palestinian gov't calls for prisoner swap

The Hamas-led Palestinian government on Wednesday called for a prisoner swap with Israel to solve the Gaza crisis. It was the first time the government has proposed exchanging a captured Israeli soldier for prisoners held by Israel.


China says to set up military hotline with U.S

China and the United States plan to set up a defense hotline, one of Beijing's top generals said on Saturday, a move aimed at improving military relations as Washington grows increasingly wary of China's military buildup.


David Soul, star of hit musical Jerry Springer - The Opera, defends the BBC's decision to broadcast the show.


UK finds two more polonium cases in spy probe

British scientists probing the death of  Alexander Litvinenko said on Friday that two more people had  been contaminated with the same radioactive poison that killed  the former Russian spy.


Greg Rusedski loses to Joachim Johansson at the Sydney International.


For the first time since the war ended nearly 30 years ago, a US passenger jet was on its way to Vietnam on Friday. United Flight 869 took off from San Francisco


L'acquisizione avverra' entro fine settembre


Scores of Taliban, 3 Canadians killed in Afghan battle

Three Canadian soldiers serving with NATO   forces have been killed during a major offensive that wiped out   scores of Taliban fighters in southern Afghanistan, an Afghan   Defense Ministry spokesman said on Sunday.


These are not the only signs that some changes in the international community's policy toward Kosova might be in the offing.


After years of opposing the police force in Northern Ireland, Catholic leaders are finally supporting the cops -- which may be the key to lasting peace


U.N. Tsunami Aid Gathers Pace, Delays Denied

International efforts to aid desperate  victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster are picking up  pace, said U.N. officials, who dismissed as unfair suggestions  that the response had been slow.


Blog: Reports start to surface about server downage across several Yahoo properties; is the summer heat to blame?


Continuing down the path of Moore's Law, which says that the number of transistors on a chip will double every two years, Intel Corp.


KIEV, Dec 4 (RIA Novosti) - Despite yesterday's decision of the Ukrainian Supreme Court, which canceled the results of the presidential elections and fixed for December 26 a revote of the second round, the opposition does not lift the blockade of


Herb Weisbaum: Privacy Concerns With Google Search Software

SEATTLE - The latest search engine from Google could turn out to be a privacy nightmare! Once installed in a computer running Windows XP or Windows 2000 (with Service Pack 3 or higher), the Google Desktop


Fergie keen to jump through Premiership window

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson believes Sunday's draw between Arsenal and Chelsea gives his side a window of opportunity in Monday's match at Fulham.


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Gene May Influence Breast Cancer-Estrogen Link

MONDAY, Sept. 17 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. researchers say they've found a gene that plays a crucial role in the ability of breast cancer cells to respond to estrogen.


British MPs aiming to impeach Blair over Iraq war

Eleven members of the British parliament are planning to table a motion in the House of Commons calling for the impeachment of Prime Minister Tony Blair over the way he took the nation into the Iraq war, it was reported.


Michael Jackson is due back in court on Tuesday for the second day of jury selection in his child abuse trial.


Last Job Count Before Election: Always a Political Number

Despite the stimulus from three rounds of tax cuts, the nation has at least 585,000 fewer jobs now than when President Bush took office.


Iranian-born space tourist ready for blast-off

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan  - A Russian Soyuz spacecraft   was set to blast off on Monday carrying a woman who will   accomplish a trio of space firsts: the first female tourist,   first female Muslim, and first Iranian in orbit.


NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said Friday that the alliance wants "a solid, trustful" relationship with Russia and it is up to Moscow to clarify whether it wants the same.


Maple leaf gives nod to cannabis medicine

CANADA has opened its doors to a company that develops cannabis-based medicines which was knocked back for more tests in the UK. GW Pharmaceuticals celebrated the major landmark of a country giving preliminary approval for its Savitex mouth spray.


Japanese urge sanctions on North Korea: Poll (09:40 PST)

TOKYO: Nearly three-quarters of Japanese polled urged economic sanctions on North Korea as support for Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's cabinet slipped, a poll said on Tuesday.


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The city of Jodhpur in western India gets ready for the wedding of British actress Elizabeth Hurley and Arun Nayar.


Heavens open on cue over Glastonbury music festival

Tens of thousands of people flocked to Glastonbury for the world's biggest green field arts and music festival on Thursday and with rain falling and more forecast to come mud-lovers might not be disappointed.


OOXML marks the spot, says research firm

ODF? It's for poseurs Large organisations that are considering a move away from Microsoft's Office Open XML (OOXML) in favour of rival standard (Open Document Format) ODF should think again, concludes a new report.â¦


Microsoft Corp. said Friday it will give Xbox 360 owners a free video game to make up for poor performance over the holidays by the system's online hub.


The 71-year-old partner of a woman found dead at her home over a year ago is accused of her murder.


Clinton and McCain lead in New Hampshire

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire  - Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican John McCain hold leads in New Hampshire four days before the state's presidential nominating contest, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Friday.


US Barrage Hits Iraq's Falluja Before Offensive

NEAR FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S. planes and artillery  fiercely bombarded Falluja and troops probed rebel defenses on  Monday in a prelude to a full-scale ground offensive on Iraq's  toughest insurgent bastion.


Pfizer Shares Buoyed by Naproxen Warning

Pfizer stock closed at $25.95, rising 4 percent. The stock began a rally earlier in the week on word that the US Food and Drug Administration had issued a warning of potential heart problems for naproxen.


Blog: Random search strings in Google can yield sites hosting drive-by downloads of malicious content.


T-Mobile brings Wi-Fi to Borders' UK stores

Thumb through the book - then buy a clean copy from Amazon


Colorado school evacuated as gunman holds hostages

Students were evacuated from a Colorado   high school on Wednesday after shots were fired and a gunman   who said he had explosives took at least four hostages, police   said.


EU Seeks to Improve Maximum Workweek Rules

The European Union's head office on Wednesday proposed redefining how working hours are counted under the bloc's maximum 48-hour workweek law and stopping companies in Britain from abusing an "opt-out" to the law.


Taiwan coffee: a whiff of novelty for tourists

KUKENG, Taiwan  - Chen Chang-wei's farm is the size of a yard and his crop is accordingly modest.


Stars and team play aren't mutually exclusive in the NBA

The Sporting News - NBA All-Star Weekend is upon us. There will be dunking, showmanship, a lack of defense until the final minutes, lots of flashy parties, and the persistent sense that the players care more about each other than they do our attachment to them.


Padova, 22:48 - CALCIO, C1/A: PADOVA-FOGGIA 1-1

Padova e Foggia hanno pareggiato 1-1 nel posticipo della 14/a giornata del campionato di C1/A: vanta...


Post-Ford Gucci woman still a sexy, free spirit

The Gucci woman is still a sexy, free spirit, despite the departure of Tom Ford, who took the brand to mega-stardom.


A Safety-Net Hospital Falls Into Financial Crisis

The struggles of a venerable Atlanta charity hospital mirror those of other public hospitals across the nation.


Israel Kills 10 People, Says Not Following Roadmap

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


La Spezia, 19:29 - CALCIO, SPEZIA; SODA: OBIETTIVO E' SALVEZZA ANTICIPATA

Lo Spezia riparte con un solo obiettivo: salvarsi senza i patemi d'animo della passata stagione. ''D...


Armed group kidnaps 11 Iraqi national guards: website

A militant group has abducted 11 members of the Iraqi National Guard, said a statement posted on the group's website on Tuesday.


President Mikhail Saakashvili headed for victory in Saturday's election, according to an exit poll in this former Soviet republic where he is fighting accusations of authoritarian tendencies four years after coming to power as a champion of democracy.


Koreans stranded since 1945 finally find home

INCHEON, South Korea  - Korean Park Jung-ja spent the first six decades of her life on wind-swept Sakhalin, the bad breaks of the Cold War making her a citizen of nowhere. Now, she has finally found a home in suburban Seoul.


New York: Lleyton Hewitt is getting frustrated meeting Roger Federer in the major events. For the third time in four Grand Slams this year, the Swiss got the better of Hewitt.


Ucraina. Aperti i seggi per il nuovo ballottaggio. Sono 12.000 gli ...

Gli ucraini hanno cominciato a votare stamane alle 8:00 ora locale, le 7:00 in Italia, nel ballottaggio bis decretato per scegliere il loro presidente tra i due Viktor in lizza : l'oppositore filo occidentale Yushchenko e il premier filorusso Yanukovic.


Scottish & Newcastle Agrees to Be Bought and Split

Britainâs largest brewer, agreed to a Â£7.8 billion ($15.4 billion) takeover by the European rivals Carlsberg and Heineken.


Barack Obama won the Georgia primary Tuesday night, the leading edge of a coast-to-coast struggle with Hillary Rodham Clinton for delegates in the grueling Democratic presidential campaign. Arizona Sen. John McCain challenged his remaining rivals for control of the Republican race.


Japan Extends Iraq Troop Deployment for a Year

Japan will keep its troops in Iraq for another year, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said on Thursday, even though most voters want to end what is the nation's riskiest military mission since World War II.


Prodi government blocks Autostrade-Abertis merger

Italy's centre-left government has blocked a proposed merger between Autostrade and the Spanish company Abertis which would have created the world's largest toll road operator.


Britain has started diplomatic war: Russian media

Britain has declared diplomatic war on  Russia by expelling four envoys from London and failing to  respect Moscow's constitutional ban on extradition, Russian  newspapers said on Tuesday.


Another day, another run-in with the law for Snoop Dogg.


At Least 84 Killed in Clashes With Thai Police in Muslim South

Thai security forces have begun large-scale detentions in the predominately-Muslim south of the country following a clash with demonstrators Monday that left more than 80 protesters dead.


IBM Issues Recall Of 553,000 Notebook AC Adapters

IBM is recalling more than 500,000 AC adapters made for their ThinkPad notebooks between January 1999 and August 2000. These adapters may overheat, resulting in melting, posing a fire and electrocution hazard.


Taser touts MP3 player that's a real shock to the system

Make my day, punk CES If you feel the lusting eyes of robbers every time you publicly adjust your iPod Touch, then American company Taser International looks set to stun you with its latest offering.â¦


Tony Blair has rejected a call for an independent inquiry into the civilian death toll in the US-led war in Iraq. The call came on Wednesday in an open letter to the


NBC Universal to go online for tree lighting

You won't need to be in  New York this year to attend NBC Universal's annual Christmas  tree lighting at Rockefeller Center.


More than 25,000 people rocked to John Mellencamp's "Little Pink Houses," sung along with Dave Matthews' "Crash into Me" and raised more than $1.5 million for farming at this weekend's Farm Aid concert.


A man is arrested on suspicion of murder after a policeman dies while on duty in north London.


Teenager guilty of young footballer's murder

Third trial ends with conviction of 17-year-old for killing promising young footballer with penknife.


At least seven people are killed and 13 others are missing after a speedboat carrying tourists capsizes off Thailand's east coast.


Mobile phone sales surge at record pace in second quarter: Gartner

Global sales of mobile telephones surged a record 35 percent to 156 million units in the second quarter from the same period in 2003, a study published by the US research group Gartner showed.


Mortar bombs hit Somali presidential palace

Mortar rounds crashed into Somalia's presidential palace on Tuesday hours after President Abdullahi Yusuf flew back into the chaotic coastal capital Mogadishu.


Bush's New Ads Slam Kerry's Iraq Comments

CRAWFORD, Texas Sept. 27, 2004 - President Bush's campaign, setting the stage for this week's opening presidential debate on foreign policy, rolled out a new television ad Monday highlighting Democratic Sen. John Kerry's statements on the Iraq war.


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Parker eyes NBA title with talented Spurs

Guard Tony Parker believes the San  Antonio Spurs have enough talent to capture a third NBA crown  in five years.


Doctors are starting a trial to examine whether there is a link between migraines and a heart defect.


Investors are keeping an eye on sequential numbers.


During much of Germany's postwar economic boom, as prosperity mounted and car sales multiplied, workers at the Opel automobile factory here


It's been a peculiar TV season. More than usual. This one so far has been a little of everything: good, bad, innovative, disappointing, surprising, and, ultimately, one giant learning experience for the people who make TV.  And that's one of the surprises right there.


Dossier - La Chiesa, i popoli e le nazioni: il Benin La Chiesa, i popoli e le nazioni: il Benin  Storia  La situazione economica e sociale  La situazione religiosa: Religioni Tradizionali Islam Sette Cristianesimo  La presenza cattolica: LÂEpiscopato La Conferenza Episcopale I Seminari ...


Paralympics: Britons Break Records in Track Cycling

Three world records fell at the cycling  track on the opening day of competition at the Paralympics  Saturday.


Charges dropped in autistic kid's outburst

Assault charges against an autistic teenager were dropped after California prosecutors decided he would be unable to assist in his own defense.


Milano, 20:38 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA; PRANDELLI: REAZIONE DA GRANDE SQUADRA

"Mutu è un valore aggiunto, ha classe e personalità. Sono convinto che puÃ² confermare ...


Blame Veteran Players for the NetsÂ Poor Start

The Nets veteran players, whose poise was supposed to be a franchise trademark this season, have turned out to be the leading culprits in the teamÂs identity crisis.


Il veicolo Ã¨ andato contro l'altro mezzo che era fermo in una piazzola di sostaTra le ipotesi delle cause dell'incidente c'Ã¨ anche la nebbia                                          Auto contro camion sulla A14, 3 morti Lo scontro forse per un colpo di sonno


Sport: The Premier League has rejected reports that it will take legal action over plans to play abroad


AT&T Wireless Launches Online Music Store

AT&T Wireless launched this week an online music service that provides instant gratification to subscribers who hear a tune they can't wait to download.


"Sopranos" favored to grab more Emmy recognition

Tony Soprano's fate may remain a mystery, but he is almost certain to muscle his way back into the Emmy race one last time when nominations for U.S. television's highest honors are unsealed on Thursday.


Belarusian authorities have barred dozens of opposition candidates from running for parliament in next month's elections, a move opposition leaders condemned as part of President Alexander Lukashenko's ...


Give us our refactoring moment People sometimes do a double take when I talk about analysis, design and agility in the same sentence. And if I mention UML and agility, they spin round several times and fall over. At the expense of inviting a flurry of email replies for posing a rhetorical question, I have to ask: why?â¦


Richmond School Will Add Laptops / Meanwhile, Counties Differ on Benefit of Such Initiatives

By OLYMPIA MEOLA  St. Catherine's School rising seventh-graders can add laptops to their fall school-supply list.  The Richmond private school has plugged into a growing list of schools adding computer programs that put a laptop in the hands of every student.  The St.


The investigation that shook cycling ended without indictments Monday when the judge said he could not charge anyone because Spain's new doping law was not in place when the case broke last May.


Shiver me timbers! Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum!


Report: Armed Men Seize School in Russia

MOSCOW Sept. 1, 2004 - Armed men seized a school in the Russian region of North Ossetia Wednesday morning and were in a gun battle with police, news reports said.


SocGen under pressure as rogue trader released

Exchange officials warned Societe Generale about rogue trader Jerome Kerviel's deals late last year, a Paris prosecutor said, piling pressure on the French bank to explain why his trades were not discovered sooner.


Troy Vincent made the most of his first game in two months — playing at a new position, to boot.


Internet radio webcasters are hoping a Senate hearing today will renew legislators' interest in their negotiations with the recording industry over royalty fees.


When it comes to US Olympic basketball, men are from Mars and women are from Venus. And Venus is a much happier planet right now. On a day when the US men's team settled


Worcester MP Michael Foster receives a telephone message warning him he has three weeks to live.


Florida Bracing for Third Hurricane in Ivan

Residents in the Florida Keys say they aren't exactly sure where to go to escape the looming Hurricane Ivan. Forecasters say the storm could strike the Keys Sunday, or take a similar


Due dentisti inglesi terranno coccodrillo su targa studio


A settlement was reached Saturday in the dispute over the estate of civil rights icon Rosa Parks, including the rights to her name and image, a lawyer in the case said.


German business software firm SAP AG unveiled new enterprise software aimed at information workers during its TechEd developer conference in Las Vegas.  SAP Enterprise Search goes much "deeper" than ordinary text-based search engine, claimed officials at the Waldorf-based firm.


UPDATE 3-Greenspan-Aging US population to strain finances

An aging US population will strain public finances and hurt the economy without swift fixes to the social safety net, such as raising the age for


The St. Louis Rams had a chance to take control of the NFC West, and fell flat against the Arizona Cardinals. Josh McCown threw for two touchdowns and ran for two more and the Cardinals snapped a four-game


France will start enrolling future Muslim  prayer leaders into secular universities next autumn to teach  them the law, civics and history they need to integrate,  Interior Minister Dominique de Villepin said in an interview.


Prosegue anche in Coppa Italia il mo- mento no della Roma, battuta all'Olim- pico (1-2) dal Siena nell'andata degli ottavi. Ritorno il 12 gennaio. Doppietta di Flo per i toscani,momenta- neo pareggio con una


New Orleans Mayor Seeks Support in New York

C. Ray Nagin today stopped short of an explicit apology for calling ground zero as Âa hole in the ground.Â


A stock market debut by India's biggest power producer, National Thermal Power Corp (NTPC), sells out in minutes.


Prosecutors seeking to link a series of killings to one man presented evidence Saturday that the victims had all apparently been raped and had bruises on their hands as if they had tried to fight off their attacker.


ARSENAL must win when they entertain Group E rivals Rosenberg next month - or they could fail to qualify for the knockout stage. And they will have to do it without Patrick Vieira and Lauren, after both were


Briton who worked undercover for news outlets convicted of grisly murder

LONDON  - A man described as an undercover reporter for British news outlets was convicted of murder Wednesday for torturing a man to death in front of his children.


Lunghista francese ferito al costato durante Golden Gala


Treasury Amends Circular 230 to Provide Standards for Written ...

Washington (Dec. 20, 2004) - As part of efforts to tighten ethical standards for tax professionals and curb abusive tax shelters, the Treasury has issued final regulations amending Treasury Circular 230, which


Israel's prime minister faces up to a divided cabinet after winning a crucial vote on his Gaza withdrawal plan.


NASA Test Flight Nears 7,000 Mph, Breaks Record

An unmanned experimental jet broke  a world record for speed on Tuesday, cruising over the Pacific  Ocean at just under 7,000 miles per hour in a NASA test of  cutting-edge "scramjet" engine technology.


Track and field: Historic middle-distance doubles

Morocco's Hicham El Guerrouj and Britain's Kelly Holmes gave the Athens Games two of its greatest moments yesterday by surging to victory on the track to claim historic Olympic doubles.


Equity Firms in Talks to Buy Sabre Holdings

Sabre Holdings, the travel reservation company, is in advanced talks to be sold to a consortium of private equity firms for more than $4 billion.


Turkey says it will try talks before striking PKK

SIRNAK, Turkey  - Turkey said on Monday it would exhaust diplomatic channels before launching any military strike into northern Iraq to root out Kurdish rebels, who killed at least a dozen Turkish soldiers in fighting over the weekend.


Torino, 20:56 - CALCIO, TORINO; DISTORSIONE PER VAILATTI: STOP DI 50 GIORNI

Il Torino perde per quasi due mesi Vailatti. Il giovane centrocampista, infortunatosi ieri durante l...


The United Auto Workers union and General Motors Corp agreed to a new contract on Wednesday, ending a two-day nationwide strike by 73,000 workers with a groundbreaking deal that includes a health-care trust fund.


Hajj pilgrims return to devastated homes in Indonesia's Aceh

For hajj pilgrims returning from the once in a lifetime trip to the holy city of Mecca, arriving back home in this staunchly Muslim Indonesian province of Aceh should have been a proud and happy occasion. It was anything but for Nurasyirah.


Iran vows to follow nuclear path despite sanctions

Iranian leaders vowed on Wednesday to press on with Tehran's disputed nuclear work regardless of any new U.N. sanctions, one day after world powers agreed the outline of a new resolution.


'In caso contrario sarebbe venuta meno certezza del diritto'


Zwinky's virtual cash gets a real-world spin

The teen-oriented virtual world, owned by InterActiveCorp, now allows its members to use real money to buy virtual goods.


N.Jersey jury to hear tape of murder victim's pleas

TOMS RIVER, NJ  - A judge on Wednesday gave prosecutors permission to play to a jury an audiotape of a murder victim pleading for her life, ending a decade-old ban on publicly airing the tape.


Vola Ti Media +5,23%, il mercato guarda a Murdoch


L'attore tornera' in scena a Milano il 15 gennaio


Musharraf: Bhutto bears responsibility for death

Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf  conceded that a gunman may have shot Benazir Bhutto but said  the opposition leader exposed herself to danger and bore  responsibility for her death, CBS News said on Saturday.


Russell ends holdout and signs record deal with Raiders

Oakland Raiders quarterback JaMarcus Russell ended his holdout by signing the richest rookie deal in NFL history on Wednesday then immediately joined his team mates on the practice field.


Furto di cinque pellicole avvenuto allo scalo di Malpensa


More cocaine is taken in the UK than in almost every other European Union country, a study finds.


Most of Yahoo Inc's  top  institutional shareholders may be more interested in making  sure Microsoft Corp  does not overpay for the Web  pioneer, because they have more money invested in the bigger  software maker, a research report said on Friday.


China Pursues Major Role in Particle Physics

With an improved particle accelerator, China sees Âgolden opportunitiesÂ for collaborative research.


Companies cast wide web to offer Internet phoning

PALM BEACH, Fla. - Every new technology has found its way to the American home, and it's the strategy that Vonage Inc. and AT&T Corp.


Si decidera' domani se ci sara' breve apparizione Pontefice


Crocodile Husbandry Is Really Hard, China Finds

China hoped to become a highly competitive producer of crocodile meat, hides and shoes, but that dream has been difficult to realize.


US Secretary of State Colin Powell submits his resignation amid reports that three other top resignations are coming.


Yahoo Expected to Reject Microsoftâs Takeover Bid

Yahooâs board decided that Microsoftâs $44.6 billion hostile bid undervalues the company, people involved said.


New Jersey Devils netminder Martin Broduer credits his longevity in the crease to his sense of fun.


Capriati sceptical of Serena's injury woes

Perhaps she feels at 28 she's earned her stripes and, anyway, with all the fragile egos in the women's locker-room, it's not like she's losing any friends with her bluntness.


Preventive health group says evidence supports flu shots for all

TORONTO (CP) - Doctors should encourage all their patients - sick and healthy - to get an annual flu shot, the Canadian task force on preventive health care suggests in a statement published Tuesday.


German workers take on private equity "locust"

Workers at the Bike Systems  GmbH bicycle factory in the eastern German town of Nordhausen  feel betrayed by their U.S.-based private equity employer and  have occupied the building since July 5 in protest.


Only one thing was more dramatic than the looks on the couture runways in Paris last week: the battles raging behind the scenes


Democrats Give 'Pre-Buttal' to Pending Bush Speech

The two top Democrats in the U.S. Congress challenged President Bush on Monday to draft an "exit strategy" in Iraq and work with them in his drive to revamp the Social Security retirement program.


The UN Security Council is set for emergency talks to discuss the incursion of Rwandan troops in eastern DR Congo.


Le anticipazioni del rapporto sul Programma di stabilitÃ  2007-2011Almunia: "Le prospettive economiche non sono come quelle che avevamo qualche mese fa"                                          Ue: "Conti italiani a rischio nel 2008 Difficile pareggio entro 2010"                                                                                Gioca a sfavore dell'Italia "il debito pubblico al di sopra del 100%"che la rende "vulnerabile ad aumenti dei tassi di interesse"


Video game makers name "Gears of War" best game

Epic Games and Microsoft Game  Studios' alien shooting video game "Gears of War" on Wednesday  took home three honors at the Game Developers Choice Awards,  winning best game as well as awards for technology and visual  arts.


The new version of Band Aid's Do They Know It's Christmas is not going to be released in the US.


The San Francisco Chronicle reported on its Web site Thursday night that Bonds told a federal grand jury he used a clear substance and cream that he did not know were steroids.


Scramjet reaches record of nearly Mach 10

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE - NASA's unpiloted jet briefly reached more than nine times the speed of sound in a test flight on Tuesday.


Online gaming firm Betonsports pleads guilty in the US to charges of money laundering and racketeering.


WASHINGTON/SYDNEY  - U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney's plane had a small mechanical problem on Sunday but there were no safety concerns and it would make a planned refueling stop in Singapore, the White House said.


Text of report by Uzbek newspaper Xalq Sozi on 25 May  The first edition of another [new] publication in the sphere of communications and information technology, a scientific and technical magazine entitled "Infocommunication: Networks. Technologies. Solutions", has been published.


Pachuca, 09:09 - CALCIO, MESSICO: TITOLO CLAUSURA AL PACHUCA

Il Pachuca ha vinto il torneo messicano di Clausura. La formazione di Enrique Meza, vittoriosa 2-1 s...


The head of Scotland Yard's counter terror unit will retire in January after more than 30 years in the force.


Fans Fail to Go Wilde Over London Musical

For Oscar Wilde, there was no such thing as bad publicity.


A looming battle over immigration policy?

Congress may have put off immigration issues for now, in the hopes of passing the intelligence reform bill, but a battle over immigration policy may be looming right around the corner.


849 Swedes Developed Cancer as a Result of the Chernobyl Disaster

Scientists from Linkoping University, Sweden, estimate that 849 Swedes got cancer in Northern Sweden as a result of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.


NATALE: UNDER 24 SPENDACCIONI IN HI-TECH E VIAGGI

ROMA - Niente mutui o tasse da pagare. E quindi piu' soldi da spendere in regali e viaggi: per gli under 24 il Natale 2004 si presenta all'insegna delle spese, soprattutto legate ad abbigliamento e tecnologie.


Police say Paris Hilton has been arrested in Hollywood for investigation of driving under the influence.


Il 12 aprile rito abbreviato per collaboratori di giustizia


Why do robot experts build such lousy robots?

We meet the nerds with the world's cleanest floors In Silicon Valley, any conference calling itself the "Best of the Best" promises more fluff than stuff. But a recent Churchill Club event which promised the cream of the robotics industry confirmed the sceptics' worst fears. Consumer robotics is a business built mostly on play, hope and tinkering - rather than profit or technical accomplishment - to the point that huge, obvious, deal-breaker truths are never even mentioned.â¦


Hot tips for understanding the tumble and rise of Chinese stocks.


Of The People, Jayaraj's latest sequel of his trendsetting 4 the People has a long list of newcomers, but none of them makes an impact.


All the tools of political art were on hand as networks covered the Super Tuesday primaries Â a Cabinet's worth of strategic minds, reams of hard numbers and polling data, and fancy new touch-screen technology.


Colombian long held by rebels is rescued

BOGOTÁ -- A Colombian Army captain whose family gave him up for dead when he was captured by Marxist guerrillas was rescued in a gun battle yesterday, nearly four years after he went missing.


Report: Asylum Seekers Enter China School

Twenty-nine people claiming to be North Korean asylum seekers cut through a wire fence and fled into a South Korean school in Beijing on Friday, a news report said.


By MIKE ELLIS: SAM ALLARDYCE laid into Newcastle rival Graeme Souness for having a go at Boltonâs in-yer-face style. Souness rapped Wanderersâ âintimidatingâ football after his first defeat as Toon boss.


The pound lost ground on the back of a weak survey of manufacturing activity and yet more weak data on mortgage lending and consumer credit, confirming the suspicion of most that interest rates will not go any higher.


Major powers set to meet in London over Iran

Senior officials from major powers will meet in London on Friday to establish the next steps against Iran over its refusal to give up uranium enrichment, the U.S. State Department said on Thursday.


Greenpeace, pesa caso contaminazione dell'anno scorso


Militant attacks up in Afghan border area: U.S.

Militant attacks in eastern Afghanistan,   near the border with Pakistan, have tripled in some areas, the   U.S. military said on Thursday, despite a peace agreement on   the Pakistani side meant to end the violence.


Key figures about Iraq since the war began in March 2003:


Tooth loss linked to higher heart disease risk

NEW YORK  - Young adults who lose their teeth to cavities or gum disease may have an increased risk of dying from heart disease later in life, a new study suggests.


U.S. Offers Internet Downloads of $50 Bill

The U.S. government will offer over the Internet low-quality images of its new $50 bill for artists, students and others who discover that their computers, scanners or printers won't allow them to view or copy pictures of the new currency.


By S. Scott Rosenberg, Greeley Tribune, Colo.  Dec. 16--Even though Fort Lupton had only three wrestlers reach the quarterfinals of the Northern Colorado Christmas Tournament, the Bluedevils finished the first day in sixth place of the Gold Division.


The nation's retailers slashed prices further Wednesday in hopes that a post-Christmas shopping rush will salvage holiday sales that, so far, have fallen below even modest expectations. They're waiting in particular for legions of shoppers armed with gift cards to snap up bargains and buy new merchandise that has just hit store shelves.


Internet users at home are not nearly as safe online as they believe, according to a nationwide inspection by researchers. They found most consumers have no firewall protection, outdated antivirus software and dozens of spyware programs secretly running on their computers.


A man sentenced to death in Kuwait for the 1983 bombings of the U.S. and French embassies now sits in Iraq's parliament, according to U.S. military intelligence. Washington also says Jamal Jafaar Mohammed supports Shiite insurgents and acts as an Iranian agent in Iraq.


Iraqi civilian deaths dropped to their lowest level since the start of the Baghdad security operation, government figures showed Sunday, suggesting signs of progress in tamping down violence in the capital.


U.S. judge levies damages in drug pricing case

A federal judge in Massachusetts ruled on Thursday that pharmaceutical companies AstraZeneca, Bristol-Myers Squibb and Schering-Plough Corp. subsidiary Warrick Pharmaceuticals falsely marked up U.S. drug prices at various times through 2003.


French president to visit Vietnam before ASEM 5

French President Jacques Chirac will pay his second official visit to Vietnam on Oct. 6 before attending the fifth Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM 5) on Oct. 7-8 according to diplomatic sources on Friday.


Rice meets Libyan foreign minister as ties improve

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza  Rice met Libya's Foreign Minister on Saturday in their first  encounter since the United States restored full diplomatic ties  with its former foe last May.


HUNTSVILLE, ONT. - The Ontario government plans to introduce legislation that will require students to stay in school until they reach the age of 18, said the province?


(230 sec.) How the company can offset the loss of heart drug Torcetrapib.


Siemens To Develop Pre-802.20 Wireless Broadband Products

Siemens Communications said Friday that it will develop wireless broadband products using FLASH-OFDM technology from Flarion Technologies.


Political tensions in Ukraine increase as the supreme court prepares to consider claims of vote-rigging.


Gunman Opens Fire at Northern Illinois University

A gunman opened fire in a building on the campus of Northern Illinois University this afternoon, and several people were taken away by ambulance, the university announced.


ThyssenKrupp to definitely build U.S. steel mill

Germany's largest steelmaker,  ThyssenKrupp , will go through with the 2.3 billion  euro ($3.04 billion) construction of a downstream steel mill in  the United States irrespective of whether it can acquire  Canada's Dofasco.


At the start of his recital at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Tuesday evening, the pianist Lars Vogt produced a quiet, controlled sound that at first seemed the picture of refinement but eventually grew unnerving.


Quattro morti, illeso vicepresidente Abdul-Mahdi


Passeggiando tra le vetrine arriva la febbre da saldi

Da questa settimana partono le promozioni invernali. Date e regole per non perdersi in un mare di occasioni e per tornare a casa con l'abito e la scarpa giusta


Japanese rights holders send protest to YouTube

A broad group of companies and associations covering most of the Japanese entertainment industry is calling on YouTube to be more proactive in policing its Web site for copyrighted material.


Philips announces friendly 5.1-bln-dlr bid for US Respironics

Philips Electronics announced Friday that it would launch a friendly cash takeover bid for US medical equipment company Respironics, valuing it at 5.1 billion dollars (3.6 billion euros).


Building collapse at Dubai Airport; 50 feared dead

Dubai: A building under construction at Dubai airport collapsed on Monday, killing about 50 people, according to reports. An unspecified number of workers are trapped in the debris, police and airport officials said.


The death or long-term incapacitation of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat will be a turning point in Middle East history. It could suddenly remove an obstacle to peace or unleash a bloody power struggle among Palestinians factions.


Red Hat on Thursday named Charles Peters Jr. as executive vice president and chief financial officer. Peters replaces Kevin Thompson, who unexpectedly announced his resignation in June, a few days before the


Aberdeen, UK Fund Companies Agree Trust Settlement

Aberdeen Asset Management Plc and 17 other fund companies and banks agreed to pay about 194 million pounds ($262 million) to reimburse investors who lost money in the collapse of so-called split-capital trusts.


American Express Co. AXP.N said on  Monday fourth-quarter profits rose because of increased  spending by consumers.


Head teachers warn the GCSE exam system is in trouble because of the number of pupils challenging results.


With an emphasis on the  visual over the audio, MTV from its inception has never been  "about the music." But after seeing interest in its signature  trophy show wane in recent years, the network put the spotlight  where it belongs for a music awards show: on the concert stage.


Times Co. Posts Profit, but Revenue Declines

The New York Times Company reported a fourth-quarter profit of $53 million as revenue dropped, but it continued to fare better than most of its peers across the troubled newspaper industry.


Two-state solution only way for Mideast peace: Blair

Outgoing Prime Minister Tony Blair said Wednesday that a two-state solution is the "absolute priority" to bring peace to the Middle East amid speculation he is to become an envoy to the region.


Irrigation is Forced on Farmers By City's Growth

I am rather perplexed at the attitude of the people of Christchurch and its hinterland to the proposed irrigation and water enhancement of the central plains by Central Plains Water and the benefits that will follow from that.


Tra le richieste, la scarcerazione di detenuti


London, England (Sports Network) - Jacques Santini unexpectedly resigned as Tottenham boss Friday, citing "private issues.".


Hester Sprints Away and Takes the Saintsâ Hopes With Him

Hoping to win, hop on a plane and receive good news when they got back to New Orleans, the Saints instead headed home Sunday knowing their season was over.


INTERVIEW: Australia's Cochlear To Ramp Up Output -2-

SYDNEY (Dow Jones)--Australian ear implant maker Cochlear Ltd. (COH.AU) said Monday it has moved quickly to lift production to meet increased demand from doctors following


Thatcher in court over alleged funding for coup attempt

Mark Thatcher is due to appear in regional court in Cape Town on Thursday in connection with charges that he helped fund an abortive coup in Equatorial Guinea.


Top tips from Auntie Those among you looking for some top tips on how to survive an air crash could do worse than consult the Beeb's handy guide.â¦


Pope presses bid to end Mideast fighting

Pope Benedict XVI called Saturday on Christians and others touched by his words to mobilize against the widening warfare in the Middle East, saying no good comes out of war, not even for the victors.


Graves activated; Padilla claimed off waivers

Graves, a right-hander, was out with back spasms. He leads the Reds with 37 saves. Matthews, a left-hander, had surgery in July to remove bone chips in his elbow.


Brush Fire Near Bard Burning About 70 Acres

By Darin Fenger, The Sun, Yuma, Ariz.  Sep. 11--Eleven fire departments continued to battle a stubborn blaze near Bard, Calif., on Sunday evening, pitting humans and water against a fire that had been burning since some time Friday.


A cartoon bear and deer talked their way to the top of the box office as Martin Lawrence and Ashton Kutcher's animated comedy "Open Season" debuted with $23 million.


Darfur rebels say bombing drives thousands from homes

Darfur rebels accused the government of bombing South Darfur on Thursday, the latest attack in an aerial campaign that has driven thousands of people from their homes over the past month.


Mom of toddler spotted on highway pleads

A woman whose 3-year-old son was found wandering on a busy highway pleaded guilty Monday to child neglect charges.


The pop star swears by a free iTunes plug-in that can help create playlists centered on any song, but results are mixed. In Listening Post.


The unlikeliest of Giants championship runs hurdled the best of the National Football Conference and finally a team that was supposed to be one for the ages.


A third submarine internet cable is severed in the Middle East, compounding global net problems.


The Red Sox and the Angels believe they can beat each other in a three-of-five-game division series and perhaps get one more shot at ... the Yankees.


U.S. forces in Iraq on offensive against Qaeda

U.S. and Iraqi forces launched a series of operations on Tuesday targeting al Qaeda in Iraq after an upsurge in suicide bombings which U.S. commanders say are an attempt by the militant group to reignite sectarian violence.


Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has telephoned Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak to apologise for the killing of three Egyptian policemen mistaken for Palestinian militants, state television reported Thursday.


By Barbara Grady  This is the first in an occasional series on Bay Area entrepreneurs   IT'S THE VISION THING that makes Jim Marggraff the quintessential entrepreneur.


USDA Rules Out Mad Cow Disease in Animal

The result cheered the beef industry, which had braced itself to hear that a second case of mad cow disease had been discovered in the U.S.


ATLANTA -- The big guns are all lined up for one last PGA Tour cash-grab, but it's tough even for the best golfers in the world to keep their eyes on the prize.


EU's gain is U.S. loss in influence on antitrust

The European Union's antitrust agency  is becoming more influential just as its U.S. counterparts have  grown more cautious and inactive, experts say.


Health insurer Humana Inc.  on  Monday said second-quarter net income rose 10 percent, helped  by better-than-expected results in its Medicare Advantage and  commercial and Tricare units.


Posticipo deciso da gol di Iaquinta al 40'


Era nel vaso di una pianta all'ingresso di una pizzeria


New Automated Trash Trucks Begin Pickup in November

By Lisa P. White, Belleville News-Democrat, Ill.  Sep. 22--BELLEVILLE -- The city's two new automated trash trucks are scheduled to start making the rounds through some of the newer subdivisions the week of Nov. 6.


Anglican commission's report criticizes Canadian church over same ...

An Anglican Church commission urging Canadian dioceses to stop blessing same-sex relationships isn't binding and won't likely have an immediate impact on the practices of individual


ALAMEDA, Calif. - A real clown is running for mayor of Alameda, and even his sister won't vote for him. Kenneth Kahn, 41, a professional joker known as "Kenny the Clown," admits he's running a long-shot campaign for City Hall's top spot.


Police reissue an appeal for information about a house fire in which a young mother and two daughters died in 1995.


Online search companies Google, Yahoo, Ask.com and Microsoft are tightening their privacy policies in the face of mounting public, congressional and regulatory agency concern about the vast amounts of personal data they gather and store.


Hospital firms outline plan for universal care

The largest hospital operators in the country say providing health insurance for all Americans can be achieved by expanding government coverage, and by giving lower-income Americans vouchers to pay for the private plan of their choice.


Qatar makes takeover approach for Sainsbury

Oil-rich Gulf Arab state Qatar has made a bid approach for J Sainsbury Plc , which newspapers said valued Britain's third-biggest supermarket group at about 12 billion pounds ($24.5 billion), including debt.


Suspected Shiite bombs kill 39 Pakistani Sunnis

Two bombs planted in a car and motorcycle exploded before dawn this morning at a gathering of Sunni Muslim radicals in central Pakistan, killing at least 39 people and wounding about 100 others.


German economy blows hot and cold, data shows

Europe's biggest economy had both good news and bad news on Thursday, inflation and the jobless rate have fallen, but retail sales slumped too as consumers fret about their future.


Roma, 17:49 - CALCIO, ROMA UFFICIALIZZA ACQUISTO VUCINIC

La Roma ha ufficializzato con un comunicato sul Nis di Borsa l'acquisto di Mirko Vucinic. Il club gi...


Although gasoline prices have dropped sharply from last summer, 79 lawmakers sought to send a message Wednesday, introducing a bill that would impose stiff penalties on oil and gas companies for price gouging.


Poi avrebbe respirato fumi letali della bomba carta


Police seek owner of 20 dead Great Danes

The former owner of a property where more than 20 Great Dane carcasses were found earlier this month has been charged with animal cruelty.


UPDATE 2-Milan and Inter held on Serie A opening day

Italian champions AC Milan and title challengers Inter Milan were both held to 2-2 draws against unfancied opponents as the Serie A season got off to a surprising start on Saturday.


Devil Rays 9, Yankees 1: Yankees Follow Up a Needed Sweep With a Big Loss

A little more than 24 hours after finishing off another crucial victory against baseballâs best team, the Yankees could not handle baseballâs worst.


The free, hosted MSN Spaces service is Microsoft's first consumer foray into providing a blogging platform. Spaces will enable MSN members to maintain a blog and control it with some sophisticated features that are not typical of all blogging services.


Menâs Basketball Roundup: Dartmouth Handles Harvard

Alex Barnett scored 21 points, DeVon Mosley added 17 and John Ball grabbed 10 rebounds Friday night as host Dartmouth ended a four-game losing streak with a 73-56 victory against Harvard. The teams split the season series.


By Millar, Heather  It seems like such a tall order: Proactively plan human activities so that they mesh with the natural environment. Try to approach nature as a system, even though we don't now, and may never, fully understand all of its' complexities.


Bene la Bindi, ma mi spiace per la candiDatura di Letta


Now, Google changes rules of international game

Despite Wall Streetâs carping in recent weeks and having landed in trouble (for failing to register as many as $3 billion worth of shares), Googleâs young founders have landed on their feet.


US photographer Richard  Avedon, renowned for his  portraits of the rich and famous, dies aged 81.


A crisis, they say, is the best way to test the efficiency of a system. At the Wankhede Stadium, there was a crisis on the first morning when unseasonal showers showed up on the first morning of the final Test.


By Prasanna Raman  THOSE who want total mobility or have lots of data to transmit and seek a high-speed transmission speed, may find the Celcom HP 3G Bundling Package programme as the answer to their needs.


Lately, I have been asked if there is anything really good playing at the movies. Now I have something to rave about -- a film called "Hero.


Iraqis Can Vote in Battered Falluja -- U.S. General

Thousands of Iraqis have returned to  the former insurgent stronghold of Falluja and will be allowed  to vote inside the city in Iraq's Jan. 30 national election, a  senior U.S. Marine general said on Tuesday.


Dollar Hits New Low Vs Euro in Thin Trade

The dollar dropped to fresh lows  against the euro on Monday, part of broad losses the U.S.  currency suffered as traders gunned down technical targets amid  thin market conditions.


Ethics code written to reprogram tech industry

Hewlett-Packard, IBM and Dell joined a host of electronics makers Thursday in an effort to promote a unified code of socially responsible business practices across the world.


Talks between the EU and Iran over Iran's nuclear programme are "constructive", both sides say.


Keri Russell may have been a tomboy growing up, and TV audiences know her as a college coed on the TV series "Felicity." But now she's gone glam as a CoverGirl.


North of Foxborough, Another Team Seeks Perfection in Obscurity

In the shadows of the mighty Patriots, Celtics and Red Sox are the Bentley Falcons, a Division II menâs basketball team that has won 45 consecutive regular-season games.


The UN says Fiji has become the first nation to offer troops specifically to protect its staff in Iraq.


So, you think you're stressed? Get a load of this dream I had last week. In my waking hours, I thought I was getting along just fine, despite an abnormally heavy workload (lots of assignments -- including this article -- due at once) and the daily travails of a work-at-home mother of two. But I knew it was time to reassess when I woke, panting, from a nightmare in which: ...


New 3-D Technique From RabbitHoles Makes Posters Pop

A Canadian company develops a method for creating photorealistic, full-color holograms that dance before your very eyes.


Georgian government to announce tax amnesty

TBILISI, October 8 (Itar-Tass) -- The Georgian government will announce a tax amnesty. The bill drafted by several ministries and departments bans audit of businessmenâs tax debts amassed before January


Pakistan Seen as Likely to Delay Elections

Officials said next weekâs elections would probably be delayed, while the opposition politician Nawaz Sharif called for President Pervez Musharraf to resign.


Pope visits "Veronica's Veil" with face of Jesus

Pope Benedict became the first pontiff on Friday to visit "Veronica's Veil", which Christian tradition says was used to wipe the sweat from Jesus' brow on his way to crucifixion and miraculously recorded his features.


American Davis date means top tennis security

SEVILLE, Spain  - This weekend's Davis Cup final between hosts Spain and the United States is set to draw the biggest crowd in the event's 104-year history - but the political tension emanating from the US-led war in Iraq means the number of security


Londra, 13:49 - CALCIO, ARSENAL-CHELSEA: FATTO LO SCAMBIO GALLAS-ASHLEY COLE

Accordo fatto tra Chelsea e Arsenal per lo scambio tra William Gallas e Ashley Cole. Per sbloccare l...


Malcolm Glazer and Manchester United suffered major damage yesterday as the battle for control of the Old Trafford club intensified.


Apple added two new products to its line both at $499. This sets the stage for the price cuts later this year.


DESPITE Ruud van Nistelrooy's apology to Ashley Cole, Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger may be reluctant to let the dust settle on the second successive 'Battle of Old Trafford'.


Blockbuster, the video rental company, yesterday said it plans to eliminate late fees as the chain struggles to stem the decline in the film rental market.


Internet in India slowed by Middle East outage

Internet traffic from India to countries like the U.S. and the U.K. has slowed down, as Internet service providers (ISPs) have started diverting traffic from Middle Eastern links to slower links through the Asia-Pacific region, according to the head of an ISP association in India.For reasons as yet unclear, two underwater cables in the Mediterranean Sea were damaged Wednesday, including one from Flag Telecom, owned by India's Reliance Communications, and another from the South East Asia-Middle East-West Europe 4 (SEA-ME-WE 4) consortium."These links carry most of India's premium traffic to the Atlantic region, resulting in a disruption of about 50 to 60 percent of the bandwidth from India on Wednesday when the cables were first damaged," said Rajesh Chharia, president of the Internet Service Providers' Association of India (ISPAI), in an interview Thursday.Most of the traffic has now been routed through submarine cable links in the Asia-Pacific but traffic to the east coast of the U.S. and the U.K. will be slow, because of the longer latency involved by these diversions, Chharia said.Repairs to the Flag Telecom cable would take at least 10 to 15 days, which would mean that Indian companies, including outsourcing companies, will be affected for this period, Chharia said. A Reliance spokesman could not immediately provide an update on the status of the repairs, and other measures taken by Flag Telecom.India's second largest outsourcer, Infosys Technologies, said that its Internet service had not been affected by the outage in the Middle East. The company uses a lot of redundant links from a variety of service providers, a spokeswoman said Thursday.Another large Indian outsourcer, Satyam Computer Services, of Hyderabad, said that even as the links went down in the Middle East, the company automatically switched over voice and Internet traffic to networks from other service providers.A lot of Satyam's traffic that used to go through the Middle East links is now being routed through Singapore. " We are seeing an increase in latency in MPLS (multiprotocol label switching) from 280 milliseconds to 310 milliseconds, and in Internet traffic from 300 to 350 milliseconds, which isn't a big problem," said Srinivasu C, head of network and systems at Satyam.The ISPAI recommends providing more backups on the Atlantic sector to ensure that the current problem does not get repeated in future, Chharia added.


When, where: Tonight, 7, at TD Banknorth Garden. TV, radio: NESN, WBZ (1030).


A U.S. jury on Friday found Conrad Black guilty of criminal fraud and obstruction of justice in a grim Friday the 13th verdict that could send the former media baron to jail for up to 35 years.


Counting begins after the polls close in two English by-elections taking place in Sedgefield and Ealing Southall.


Hambrecht, Google exec to form rival to NFL: report

Well-known investment banker Bill Hambrecht and Google Inc. executive Tim Armstrong plan to launch a competitor to the National Football League next summer, The New York Times reported on Wednesday.


Report Probes Gifts to Schwarzenegger Aides

Top aides to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger have skirted state regulations limiting gifts from special interest groups by spreading them around through their families, the Los Angeles Times reported Sunday.


Londra, 12:31 - CALCIO, STAMPA GB: L'INTER SALVA LA PANCHINA DI BENITEZ

"Lo spettacolo negli ultimi minuti del Liverpool è solo per Benitez". Il 'Times' celebra cosÃ¬...


Lucca, 19:44 - CALCIO, C1/A: SCONTRI TRA TIFOSI PRIMA DI LUCCHESE-PISA, DUE ARRESTI

- Incidenti tra tifosi prima del derby toscano tra Lucchese e Pisa (C1/A). Il bilancio degli scontri...


Parigi, 20:20 - TENNIS, ROLAND GARROS: HENIN AL SECONDO TURNO

Risultati della prima giornata del Roland Garros, seconda prova del Grande Slam.


Two-thirds of the baby boomer generation have made no plans for their future care needs, a poll suggests.


Poll suggests Kerry has lead in swing states

COLUMBUS, OHIO - John Kerry appealed to African-American voters on Sunday, as he pushed ahead with his campaign to unseat George W. Bush.


A mosque in the south-eastern Dutch village of Helden, near the German border, was on fire early today, police said. Firefighters battled the blaze.


Mexican President Vicente Fox faces   a rough ride at his last state of the nation speech on Friday,   with leftist lawmakers planning to hijack the ceremony to   protest at what they say was election fraud.


By MIKE SCHNEIDER  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Lights flickered off and cameras went dark Thursday as NASA powered down a large section of the international space station to allow two spacewalking astronauts to start rewiring the orbiting outpost.  U.S.


Manchester United assistant manager Carlos Queiroz has defended the behaviour of striker Wayne Rooney during England's controversial friendly in Spain on Wednesday.


Entertainment: "Meet the Fockers" sets Christmas weekend record

LOS ANGELES "Meet the Fockers" met the record books with the best Christmas weekend debut at the box office. Ben Stiller's comedy of opposite inlaws raked in almost 45 (m) million dollars, beating the record


By Bridget Scrimenti, The Sun, Lowell, Mass.  Sep. 22--LITTLETON -- Prouty Woods will cut fewer trees, after residents expressed concern to preserve public trails. The cuts referred to as patch cuts, would have cut away trees close to the trails, which run through the woods.


I vigili hanno tratto in salvo due persone


Vince Carter was activated from the injured list and made his Nets debut on Monday against the Detroit Pistons.


Cgia, una semplice svista puo' escludere da regime agevolato


Film and TV studios are looking for computer graphics experts for special effects works. With their skills and background, software engineers could find themselves on the virtual set of the next blockbuster.


New York, 22:44 - BASKET, NBA: TORONTO KO, SOLO 4 PUNTI PER BARGNANI

Bargnani in ombra nel ko di Toronto contro Cleveland (93-90). Il lungo italiano ha segnato 4 punti i...


Microsoft to Release IronRuby to Open Source Group

Although the official announcement will be made Thursday by John Lam at the O'Reilly Open Source Convention in Portland, Oregon, a Microsoft spokesperson did confirm to BetaNews this afternoon that IronRuby - its .NET-centric version of the open source scripting language Ruby - is now publicly available.


Norway taped plot to blow up U.S. embassy

Norwegian prosecutors unveiled on Friday   evidence against four men detained on suspicion of plotting to   blow up the U.S. and Israeli embassies and of participating in   a shooting at the Oslo synagogue last weekend.


Arrest in pyjamas began a bad night for Mark Thatcher

CAPE TOWN -- Mark Thatcher has had better days. First, the son of former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher was caught in his pyjamas when police raided his South African home.


Among the real estate selling points of Britney Spears' and Kevin Federline's newly purchased love-nest, is that it is well suited to large family weddings.


Novell's general counsel is leaving town. Joe LaSala is moving to Discovery Communications.


Nearly half U.S. abortions are repeats for women: study

About half of all U.S. women who had abortions in 2002 had undergone at least one previous abortion, according to a study released on Tuesday.


US scientists have charted the genetic map of a microscopic algae that absorbs huge amounts of greenhouse gases. "These organisms are incredibly important in the global carbon cycle," said Virginia Armbrust


Among the charges in the 10-count indictment are obstruction of justice, conspiracy to obstruct justice and making false statements to law enforcement officers.


Indonesian presidential election peaceful

JAKARTA: From Bali beaches to Jakarta slums and the jungle of Papua, millions of people across the vast Indonesian archipelago turned out to vote on


Briefly: Westinghouse cuts price of LCD TVs

roundup Plus: Adobe debuts hobbyist Photoshop package...Symbol joins WiMax wireless broadband group...HP to sell PathScale compilers.


On Austrian TV, a True Story of Captivity

The Austrian schoolgirl held captive in a windowless cellar for eight years went public on Wednesday, with a revealing, often harrowing account of her ordeal.


NOTIZIE FLASH: 3/A EDIZIONE - LA CRONACA

Bologna. ''Quello deciso dal gup e' un adeguato rinvio a giudizio rispetto al materiale probatorio raccolto dalla Procura''. Cosi' l'avvocato Guido Magnifi, legale della famiglia Biagi, ha commentato la decisione


CELTIC FOUGHT HARD TO KEEP Stilian Petrov on home soil this Christmas and got their reward yesterday when the man who has a taste for playing away conjured up yet another remarkable goal on his travels.


Sri Lanka rejects allegations that evidence relating to the killing of 17 aid workers last year was tampered with.


Himesh Reshammiya visits dargah in a burqa

Playback singer and music director Himesh Reshammiya has created a controversy by visiting the holy tomb of Khawja Moinuddhin Chishti wearing a burqa, for which he apologised later.


Aptamers Evolved From Cultured Cancer Cells Reveal Molecular Differences of Cancer Cells in Patient Samples

By Shangguan, Dihua Cao, Zehui Charles; Li, Ying; Tan, Weihong  Background: Molecular-level differentiation of neoplastic cells is essential for accurate and early diagnosis, but effective molecular probes for molecular analysis and profiling of neoplastic cells are not yet available.


SAP has decided to support virtual server installations.


Iraq's prime minister moves to put an end to disquiet about an alleged rape of a Sunni women by police.


Shuttle Atlantis looking good in damage check

Astronauts used a sensor-laden robot   arm on Sunday to check for heat shield damage to shuttle   Atlantis and NASA said all looked well so far.


Two designers use a Paris show to demonstrate that fashion and politics can mix.


Dent to Meet Johansson in Aussie Hardcourt Final

American Taylor Dent reached the  final of the Australian hardcourt championship with a crushing  6-1 6-1 victory over Juan Ignacio Chela Saturday.


Lawyers Call on U.N. to Shield Whistle-Blowers

Two lawyers for U.N. whistle-blowers urged the United Nations on Wednesday to protect staffers who want to disclose corruption at the world body, including the oil-for-food program for Iraq.


Palestinians to Elect Arafat's Successor on Jan. 9

Palestinians set Jan. 9 as the date for presidential elections to replace Yasser Arafat on Sunday as the United States hinted it may be ready to resume Middle East peacemaking shelved since 2000.


Convicted killer in court after attack bid at Northern Ireland Assembly

A convicted Loyalist paramilitary killer has appeared in court charged with trying to murder two leading Republicans in an attack on the Northern Ireland Assembly.


Griffin's Evolve: Wireless iPod speakers that are... actually wireless

The Evolve Wireless Sound System by Griffin Technology is an iPod speaker system that aims to deliver a truly cable-free experience.


Paul Casey and Luke Donald of England fired an 8-under 64 in the alternate-shot format on Sunday to win the World Golf Championships.


Roma, 13:02 - CALCIO, SCOMMESSSE: DEFERITI 4 GIOCATORI E 3 CLUB

Il procuratore federale della Figc ha deferito per la vicenda scommesse i giocatori David Di Michele...


Pentagon sees Taliban on defensive in Afghanistan

Western forces in Afghanistan have the Taliban on the defensive after a series of spring battles that have also been blamed for a rising civilian death toll, a senior U.S. military officer said on Wednesday.


Invest to make money. It's as simple as that.


STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Hundreds of Swedes paused outside a department store Saturday to remember their former foreign minister, a popular politician who was stabbed and killed by a mentally ill man while shopping one year ago.


ADHD drug cuts adults' calorie, fat intake

NEW YORK  - A single dose of Ritalin appears to dampen adults' taste for calories and fat -- suggesting, researchers say, that the ADHD drug should be studied as a weight-loss medication.


Turkish warplanes fire into northern Iraq, the military says, targeting suspected Kurdish rebels.


Cut cable disrupts Internet in Middle East

Two underwater cables in the Mediterranean Sea were damaged on Wednesday morning, dragging Internet connections throughout the Middle East and in parts of Asia to a crawl.The cables, one operated by Flag Telecom and the other by a consortium of 15 telecommunications operators, account for 75 percent of the network capacity between Europe and the Middle East, according to Stephan Beckert, an analyst with TeleGeography Research.A third cable was undamaged, but it is older and has far less capacity than the others, he said.Operators believe the damage was caused by ship anchors during a heavy storm at sea, Beckert said. Wire services reported that ships heading for Egypt's northern coast were diverted due to the storms, and their anchors may have severed the cables several miles from shore.AT&T confirmed that its service to some areas of the Middle East was affected, but said it was now re-routing traffic. Etisalat, the telecommunications provider in the United Arab Emirates, reported that both Internet traffic and international voice calls were affected by the incident. Egypt, Saudi Arabia, India and all of the Gulf states were affected, Beckert said.As much as 70 percent of Egypt’s Internet network was down, and over half of India's bandwidth was cut due to the disruption, according to a report from Reuters that cited local officials.Most of the major operators have backup plans in place for this type of incident, Beckert said. In this case, they'll have to route traffic from the Middle East to Asia, across the Pacific Ocean, through the U.S. and then across the Atlantic Ocean to Europe, he said. That will result in latency problems that will likely lead to sluggish connections until the cables are repaired, he said. The operators in the Middle East told him that they should be able to repair the damages in one to two weeks.The accident should affect mainly Internet traffic. Voice calls travel over the same cables, but operators will give priority to the voice calls, which take up relatively little capacity but produce more revenue than data traffic. Beckert estimates that 1 percent or less of traffic carried on the cables is voice.


THE Queen, at a banquet in Berlin, has appealed for Britain and Germany to end the obsession with their long history of conflict. On the fourth state visit of her reign to Germany


Native Americans Celebrate New U.S. Indian Museum

Thousands of native Americans --  some in buckskin and feathers, others in T-shirts and jeans --  joined a ceremonial procession on Tuesday to celebrate the  opening of the Museum of the American Indian.


Tim Robbins wages crusade against noise in new film

Have you ever dreamt of smashing up that car in your neighborhood whose burglar alarm has the bad habit of going off in the middle of the night?


U.S. Seeks Hike in Airline Passenger Fees

The White House asked for more money and employees to secure U.S. borders and proposed hiking airline passenger fees to cover some of the increases for homeland security.


Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick was at a dog fight in 2000 and is "one of the heavyweights" in the sport, ESPN reported. The network Sunday cited a police informant whom a dog-fighting investigator called "extremely reliable."


Moldovan mayor wins "battle of Christmas trees"

The mayor of Moldova's capital Chisinau, who backs closer ties with neighbouring Romania, has scored a symbolic victory over the ex-Soviet state's communist president in a duel focusing on rival Christmas trees.


Ambush Kills 50 Iraq Soldiers Execution Style

In the deadliest ambush of the insurgency, guerrillas dressed as policemen killed about 50 freshly trained Iraqi soldiers in remote eastern Iraq as the unarmed soldiers


Observers: Ukraine elections below Europe standards

KIEV, Ukraine Foreign observers say Ukraine's presidential election does not meet European standards for democracy. They cite state media bias in favor of the prime minister and state interference, including obstruction of opposition activites.


Iceland Prime Minister David Oddsson, Europe's longest-serving premier, is stepping down after a 13-year tenure marked by the transformation of his island country with free market policies.


Conflicting reports over blast in Iraqi city

Iraqi police and a community leader said a bomb blast near a soccer field in the city of Ramadi on Tuesday killed 18 people, mostly children, but the U.S. military said it was unaware of such an attack.


Cameroon international utility man Geremi joins Newcastle from Chelsea, subject to receiving a work permit.


Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice vowed Friday to continue fighting for a free trade agreement with Washington's staunchest ally in the region, despite skepticism from Democratic lawmakers over Colombia's efforts to curb violence against union members.


A New York, greggio a 74,09 dollari al barile (+5 cent)


VATICAN CITY -- Returning to the world's most storied pulpit for the first time since his hospitalization, Pope John Paul II addressed a sea of worshipers yesterday from his studio on St. Peter's Square and gave with his presence what no cardinal's words could deliver: a strong assurance that he is on the rebound.


The price of crude fell 47 cents to $64.17 in morning trading, despite Iran's decision to release 15 British captives.


WALES: School Kids Get Taste of Weird and Wonderful at Science Fun Day

By DAVID GREENWOOD  BANGOR university turned halls and lecture theatres into labs to give school children the important message that science can be fun.   The university's science school gave kids the opportunity to get involved in experiments to fire their imagination.


A rising number of railway staff are being assaulted as they go about their jobs, crime figures show.


'Batman' Ends Buckingham Palace Ledge Protest

An activist dressed as Batman, from the fathers' rights group that pelted Prime Minister Tony Blair with flour-filled condoms, caused a major security breach Monday by scaling the front wall of Buckingham Palace.


Al processo sulla somministrazione di farmaci ai bianconeri il pm ha richiesto 3 anni e 2 mesi per il dottor Agricola. "Solo teoremi", ribatte la difesa. TORINO, 25 ottobre 2004 - Pesanti richieste della pubblica


Private equity group to buy Biomet for $10.9 bln

Orthopedic device maker Biomet Inc.  said on Monday it will be acquired by a private equity consortium for about $10.9 billion, ending talks with rival implant maker Smith & Nephew Plc. .


Households have paid Â£1,500 more in cumulative council tax rises since Labour took office, Tories say.


Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton on Sunday directly challenged her top rivals' claims that she is too conventional to bring needed change to Washington, declaring "you bring change by working in the system."


Forty-six countries agreed Friday to push for a global treaty banning cluster bombs, a move activists hope will force the superpowers that oppose the effort _ the U.S., China and Russia _ to abandon the ...Comment


Sudan Rebel Leader Calls for Unity Government

The leader of Sudan's southern rebel movement says the humanitarian crisis in the country's western Darfur region can only be solved by forming a new government of national unity.


Charities begin a campaign to halt the "degrading" use of bin bags to move the possessions of children in care.


U.S. health insurers aim to shape reform process

Facing growing consumer concern over soaring costs, America's health insurers are more eager to participate in reform now than in the 1990s, but they will still fight any attempt to reduce their profits, policy experts say.


New US jobs soared at the sharpest rate in seven months in October, the government reported yesterday, helped by a surge in construction activity as hurricane-battered areas in the Southeast were rebuilt.


Senator Lamar Alexander is opposed to a fixed withdrawal but wants a change of mission.


I wrote down my picks before the race started and I had them in this order: Asafa Powell, Shawn Crawford, and Maurice Greene. I picked Justin Gatlin for fourth.


The Toast of MySpace Tries the Music Business

Tila Tequila became famous for having the most friends on MySpace.com. Now sheâs hoping to translate her fame into a music career.


Nokia Hits Back at Qualcomm in Patent Row

Nokia and Qualcomm continue to encourage their lawyers to fight diversionary court battles as the two largest players in the wireless market continue to operate without a patent licensing agreement.


Osama warns of retaliation for Iraqi deaths

Dubai - Osama bin Laden said in a full Internet broadcast of last Friday's video that American President George Bush had dragged the United States into a quagmire in Iraq and warned of retaliation for Iraqi deaths.


A Secretive Bank Faces Calls for Transparency

The world's largest and most obscure public bank is a potent blue-chip financial institution that has, ever so discreetly, managed to outspend and outborrow the World Bank in Washington.


Vietnam Operators Offer More Than Numbers

HANOI, Vietnam - What's the best way to sue my neighbor? How big is Ho Chi Minh's mausoleum? Is surgery necessary to remove a bunion? Am I pregnant? For answers to these questions, call 1080.  Directory assistance in communist Vietnam goes a lot further than America's 411.


Far-right firebrand Hanson to attempt political comeback

Pauline Hanson, the former leader of Australia's xenophobic One Nation party, has announced that she was coming back from political retirement to run for a seat in the Senate next month.


Lebanon Defies UN by Extending President's Term

Lebanon's parliament voted overwhelmingly Friday to extend the term of Syrian-backed President Emile Lahoud, despite a UN Security Council resolution warning Damascus against interfering in Lebanon.


Death toll of England's train crash rises to seven

The number of people who were killedwhen a high-speed train hit a car in southeastern England on Saturday rose to seven Sunday, including the drivers of both the car and train.


Snapshots from the NYC iPhone line: Sellouts and power hounds

With under six hours to go, some people in line for the iPhone in New York are seeing if they could make a few bucks off the product hype by selling their places in line. As far as I can tell, there have not yet been any takers. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.


Huge effort urged to curb epidemic of obese kids

Washington -- To fight the epidemic of childhood obesity, the nation must enlist virtually every aspect of society to reduce the amount of junk food children eat and get them exercising more, the National Academy of Sciences said Thursday.


Maryland kept stealing the ball, running for layups and hitting shots. Led by John Gilchrist, the No. 13 Terrapins dominated No. 25 Memphis.


AMERICA/COLOMBIA - La Chiesa e le organizzazioni del ChocÃ³ presentano uno studio sul Diritto allÂalimentazione e al territorio BogotÃ  (Agenzia Fides) - La difficile situazione legata alla fame, allÂesclusione ed allÂoccupazione del territorio che soffrono i popoli indigeni e afrodiscendenti del Pacifico colombiano, ha le sue radici nella sistematica violazione non solo dei l...


Liverpool, 18:07 - CALCIO, LIVERPOOL; BENITEZ: NON SOLO JUVE SU SISSOKO

A sentire Rafa Benitez, manager del Liverpool, il passaggio di Sissoko alla Juventus non è af...


Libya took over the rotating  presidency of the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday in a major  step back to global respectability after decades as a pariah of  the West.


Goldman Sachs sees its profits soar 79% after it correctly bets that the value of mortgage bonds will go down.


Musharraf Lifts State of Emergency in Pakistan

The move restores fundamental rights weeks ahead of parliamentary elections but will not resolve tensions in Pakistan.


Leftist protesters from the southern city of Oaxaca demanded Tuesday that the government release a jailed leader of the movement and threatened to return to the streets if he is not freed.


More than a million people risk their health every year by not taking the offer of a flu jab, the chief medical officer says.


Company settles FTC pretexting case for $2,700

A Virginia-based company has agreed to settle charges that it illegally sold confidential phone records, but federal law only allowed the government to collect $2,700, U.S. regulators said on Thursday.


N.Korea must come clean on uranium project: Seoul

South Korea's chief nuclear envoy on Monday called on North Korea to come clean about its suspected program to enrich uranium for weapons, which has been a sticking point in an international disarmament deal.


A Belgian court sentenced a former  Rwandan army major to 20 years in prison on Thursday for the  murder of 10 Belgian peacekeepers and an undetermined number of  Rwandan civilians at the start of the 1994 genocide.


News.com Extra: Harmonix's punk-rock design process

Plus: The one-world video game challenge. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.


The Pope invites Muslim envoys  for talks on Monday to try to smooth relations after a speech that offended the Islamic world.


Budget Office Predicts $368 Billion Deficit This Year

The figure does not include a request that officials are preparing for $80 billion more for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.


TV watchdog Ofcom upholds 55 complaints against a live broadcast of a fight on Channel 4 show Big Brother.


Any firefighter found to have had sex with a 34-year-old woman who alleged she was raped by several on-duty firefighters at a Bronx firehouse last week will be fired, the department's commissioner said.


First Look: Rio's Hot New Carbon MP3 Player

Rio's new 5GB Carbon is the sleekest MP3 player I've laid eyes on. Happily, the device, which hits stores this week, isn't just about looks: A simple interface and amazing battery life make it the new mini to beat.


Arrington likely to miss Dallas game with knee injury

Washington Redskins linebacker LaVar Arrington will likely miss Monday night's game against the Dallas Cowboys after a flare-up of a knee injury.


Cheek Tissue Used To Repair Damaged Eyes

It may sound unbelievable, but Japanese researchers have been able to restore vision in people with damaged and clouded corneas by using cells taken from the patient's cheek tissue.