Microsoft beats Street, reports strongest Q1 in 8 years

Strong sales of new and old products alike led Microsoft to its fastest first-quarter growth in eight years, with the company reporting growth in all five business segments and both revenue and earnings per share (EPS) that beat analyst expectations.


Parents need to understand video games: expert

A US group released its annual warning about antisocial video games, but a University of Toronto professor says he's only really worried about a very narrow category of such interactive entertainment.


Virus test found to be better than pap smear for women

A test that looks for the virus found in 99 percent of cervical tumors is far more effective than a Pap smear for detecting the early stages of cervical cancer, Canadian researchers said on Wednesday.


An earthquake with a magnitude of at least 4.5 struck off the northwest coast of the Big Island on Thursday in the same area where two stronger temblors struck last month.


The EU has offered to start membership talks with Turkey in the second half of 2005, Italy's foreign minister says. A possible starting date of 3 October has been given separately by various unnamed diplomatic sources.


Nairobi Summit Urges More Progress to Ban Land Mines

Diplomats from countries that have signed a treaty banning land-mine use, production, stockpiling, and transfer are assessing the accord's impact at a conference in Nairobi.


A searing abortion drama from Romania takes the festival's top prize, while the Americans are largely ignored


Italian soprano Renata Tebaldi dies at age 82

ROME - Italian soprano Renata Tebaldi, whose voice was considered one of the most beautiful of the 20th century, died Sunday at her home in the tiny republic of San Marino.


Survey: Gas prices post first drop since January

Gas prices are down for the first time since January, according to a national survey released Sunday.


Finance Leaders Urge Vigilance on Terror

Finance officials from all over the  globe gathered under heavy guard on Sunday to push for a  stepped-up fight against terror financing while warning the  poor must not be forgotten.


Nyon, 20:29 - CALCIO, CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: UEFA RESPINGE RICORSO LILLA

L'Uefa ha respinto il ricorso presentato dal Lilla dopo la partita persa di misura contro il Manches...


Banca per l'area, ma anche universita' e progetti ecologia


Stock index futures rose ahead of the start of Wall Street trading, with all eyes on the Federal Reserve's monetary policy meeting later in the week as the corporate and economic data calendars for Monday look thin.


President Bush tries to paint Abbas's defeat in Gaza as a new chance for peace. But is he throwing good money after bad?


New Hole Is Said to Show No Sign of Utah Miners

The latest hole drilled into a collapsed mine where six men are trapped broke through an area too small for the men to survive, a lawyer for several of the menâs families said.


Bangladesh in turmoil as election divides deepen

Hopes for an end to pre-election turmoil in Bangladesh dimmed on Wednesday as rival political groups again took to the streets and the country's legal system was virtually paralysed by feuding lawyers.


The United Nations has ended an internal inquiry into the discovery of a secret listening device at the world body's European headquarters without finding out who planted the bug or when, officials said Friday.


Almunia: a febbraio Commissione rivedra' al ribasso stime


Many of our political savants and pundits took one in the teeth last night. I couldn't be happier about last night's surprising results, and not because I favor one candidate or another. I'm just glad the so-called experts in the national media were wrong about their premature assumptions that the Democratic and Republican nominations for president were a done deal.


BEIJING The Chinese government said on Monday that it seized two million fake compact discs in the first half of 2004, acting on US pressure to end counterfeiting of software and movies.


Calif. Stem Cell Initiative Could Backfire

The $3 billion initiative may have the unintended consequence of slowing research nationwide and creating a backlash from religious conservatives.


US Soldier Convicted of Trying to Aid Al Qaeda

A US soldier was sentenced to life in prison on Friday after his conviction on charges he tried to aid al Qaeda by detailing ways to destroy US weapons and kill soldiers to undercover agents, the Army said.


The dollar rose on Friday on  position-squaring ahead of a weekend meeting of the world's  richest nations, aided by solid if not spectacular U.S.  economic data.


Abbas Declares End to Violence Against Israel

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt  - Palestinian President  Mahmoud Abbas Tuesday proclaimed a formal end to fighting with  Israel after more than four years of bloodshed.


RIP the plastic Spitfire There's been a certain amount of teary-eyed nostalgia this morning down at Vulture Central at the news that the firm behind plastic model legend Airfix has gone into administration.â¦


Comedian Jon Stewart to host Oscars: report

Comedian Jon Stewart will host the Academy Awards next February, the New York Times reported on its Web site on Tuesday.


Secretary Rumsfeld Remarks En Route to El Salvador

SEC. RUMSFELD: As you know, weâre going to be stopping in El Salvador and Nicaragua and Panama and Ecuador. The first stops will be visits to the places, particularly El Salvador and Nicaragua - countries


Hamas hopes for softer U.S. line on deal

Hamas said on Tuesday it still hoped Washington would soften its position toward a Palestinian unity government despite Israeli statements that the United States and Israel would shun it until it met several conditions.


Poland narrowly rejects the death penalty

The Polish parliament has rejected re-establishing the death penalty, Polish Television reported Saturday.


Former Tory leader William Hague has ruled out standing for the leadership again, a newspaper reports.


Spain sues Fla. firm over sunken colonial-era treasure

"Spain has decided to go to (the) courts to claim its right in case the discovery is Spanish"  The Spanish government said Thursday it has filed a lawsuit in a U.S. federal court against an American firm over a shipwreck the company has found laden with a colonial-era treasure.If the vessel was Spanish or was removed from Spanish waters, any treasure would belong to Spain, Spain says.'Odyssey Marine Exploration has been requested in a letter to provide information concerning the identity of the ship and the material recovered, and has not responded with the details we were asking for,' said Susana Tello, Culture Ministry spokeswoman. Read more


Firm casts eyes over the Atlantic E-learning provider ThirdForce has received approval from shareholders to make a $18m acquisition of US firm MindLeaders.â¦


If you have a relative with cancer, probably one of the most pressing questions is what your chances are of getting it yourself. In a paper published in PloS Medicine, the premier medical journal freely available


ABOUT 70,000 people were forced to evacuate Real Madrid's Santiago Bernabeu stadium minutes before the end of a Primera Liga match yesterday after a bomb threat in the name of ETA Basque separatist guerillas.


Britain planning to ban smoking in most public places

LONDON: Britain is to ban smoking in most public places, according to reports ahead of the launch of an ambitious goverment effort to legislate its way to better public health.


U.S. Game Sales Rose 28 Percent in December

Sales of video game hardware and software were up in December from a year earlier as holiday shoppers snapped up new consoles, market research firm NPD said.


Blair urges lifting of Palestinian sanctions

Prime Minister Tony Blair has urged the lifting of economic sanctions on the Palestinian Authority, if a deal on a cabinet of national unity there meets international conditions.


The perceived risk of relying on foreign oil and the desire to create fuel from domestic sources guarantees that biofuels will become competitive with crude oil. In Autopia.


Out of the Berlin Wall's rubble, East German women take lead

HAMBURG -- They closed the cinema and then the disco. The tractors grew scarce and the men grew moody. Claudia Mantzsch's east German hometown seemed to shrink. She wanted to stay but was laid off two weeks after getting her first job. Her boss offered some advice: Flee this place, or become a nurse for the elderly.


Dancers from Spain teach 'spicy' workshops

The music opens like a march, or processional, with an air of high drama. The man wears a bullfighter's tight, black bolero jacket, the woman a long ruffled skirt with a side slit.


Hershey Co  on Thursday posted a sharp drop in quarterly profit, hurt by sluggish sales, restructuring charges and soaring costs for ingredients.


Senior Iran MP says EU nuclear demands unacceptable

TEHERAN - A senior MP on Saturday branded as inacceptable Europeâs call for Iran to halt all uranium enrichment activities in return for receiving certain nuclear technology, in Tehranâs first reaction to the proposal.


Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama on Monday said his campaign made a "dumb mistake" when it circulated a memo criticizing rival Hillary Rodham Clinton's financial ties to India.


Russia, other nations in east are latest destinations for OEMs, suppliers. Facing tighter margins and continuous needs to be closer to market, automobile manufacturers in Europe continue to seek out low-cost ...


Kennedy Calls for U.S. Withdrawal from Iraq

The United States should start to  withdraw militarily and politically from Iraq and aim to pull  out all troops as early as possible next year, Sen. Edward  Kennedy said on Thursday.


Ciampi firma la grazia per Graziano Mesina

Il Capo dello Stato ha firmato i decreti di concessione della grazia anche in favore di Luigi PellÃ¨ e di Aldo OrrÃ¹, inviatigli in precedenza dal ministro Castelli. Il presidente della Repubblica ha proposto


John McEnroe has previously worked with young British players, but the Lawn Tennis Association has now hooked up with another American left-hander with a fiery reputation.


Israeli Missile Kills Palestinian Policeman -Medics

A Palestinian policeman was killed on Sunday in an Israeli missile strike in the southern Gaza Strip, medics said.


Contraceptive is linked to high STD risk

Use of the contraceptive Depo Provera appears to triple women's risk of infection with chlamydia and gonorrhea, a study reports Monday.


Bad start, injuries can't stop Liberty's drive

The New York Liberty has overcome injuries to key players, a coaching change and a switch in home arenas to reach the Eastern Conference finals with only nine active players.


One hurdle left between Patriots and perfect season

FOXBOROUGH, Massachusetts  - Only a Super Bowl XLII victory against the New York Giants now stands between the New England Patriots and a perfect, unbeaten season.


With the televised debates behind them, President Bush and Sen. John Kerry have little opportunity to shape further the presidential race except by waging an intense effort in the home stretch aimed at getting out the vote.


The family of murdered police officer Ian Broadhurst prepare for a memorial service at the spot where he was shot.


Warner confirms may make counter-bid for EMI

Warner Music Group  said on Monday it was still considering making an offer for Britain's EMI  which has agreed to a 2.4 billion pounds ($4.7 billion) cash takeover from private equity group Terra Firma.


Iran seeks to allay atomic fears through tourism

Iran is considering a novel way to reassure the world about its atomic ambitions: it plans to open its nuclear facilities to tourists.


Another Victory Defined by Jets' Staunch Defense

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J., Dec. 5 - Chad Pennington was back and the Jets ended their scoring slump with 29 points, their second-best output in 10 games, but Coach Herman Edwards still found a few things he did not like about his offense.


Testing for 4,500 patients in hepatitis C scare

Letters are on the way to 4,500 patients of an anesthesiologist who is suspected of infecting three people with hepatitis C last August, the New York City Health Department says.


Shaken and Stirred: Taste of Colonialism

FR.OG, a SoHo restaurant and bar that opened in April, introduces the Sazarak â a Middle Eastern riff on the sazerac, the canonical New Orleans cocktail.


Kabul Bomb Death Toll Rises, Up to 12 Believed Dead

KABUL, Afghanistan  - The toll from Sunday's car  bomb blast in Kabul rose Monday with different accounts from  Western security forces and Afghan officials suggesting as many  as a dozen people may have been killed.


Australian stocks: Stocks end weaker on mining drop

MELBOURNE - Australian stocks slid 0.4 per cent on Wednesday, weighed down by falling mining and steel stocks, while the top wine companies surged on the back of a billion-dollar takeover of US wine maker Robert Mondavi.


Georgia leader hails election win but protests loom

Georgian leader Mikhail Saakashvili hailed his election win as a triumph for democracy on Monday but his defeated opponent said it was rigged and was gearing up to hold mass protests in the capital.


Trent Hunter scored a goal and set up two others for the New York Islanders, who broke a pair of skids with a 4-3 victory over the slumping Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday night.


The father of Western Isles schoolgirl Misbah Rana is granted temporary custody of her for a further three weeks.


WFP seeks funds after Storm Olga hits Caribbean

The United Nations food agency appealed  on Friday for $4 million to help tens of thousands of people  forced to flee their homes in the Dominican Republic after  Tropical Storm Olga unleashed flash floods.


U.S. regulators to probe rating agencies: report

U.S. regulators plan to probe how the major credit-rating agencies are paid and their independence from Wall Street firms that issue bonds amid the crisis in the mortgage market, the Wall Street Journal reported in its online edition on Friday.


FBI: al-Qaida Operative Used Student Visa

A senior al-Qaida operative accused of conducting surveillance on U.S. financial buildings as possible terror targets got into the United States on a student visa, according to the FBI.


WASHINGTON -- The economy headed into the summer with strong momentum, propelled by a manufacturing rebound and consumers who eagerly went shopping and sightseeing despite high gas prices.


"Se non fossimo andati, ci avrebbero colpiti comunque"


Thousands of bikers roared into the town made famous by Marlon Brando's 1953 film "The Wild One" on Saturday, defying a city council decision to cancel one of the country's most celebrated motorcycle rallies.


Scientists say they have developed an effective vaccine against malaria that could be ready for use in six years.


VALPARAISO | Porter County Health Department officials announced they have 250 doses of flu vaccine for clinics today in Valparaiso and Monday in Portage.


Citibank Says Memo Doesn't Reflect Policy

An internal memo from banking conglomerate Citibank discussing strategies for squeezing out smaller European bond market dealers does not reflect official policy, the bank said Tuesday.


Election Focus of American Muslim Meeting

The largest annual gathering of American Muslims opened Friday amid a debate over how best to make their voices heard in the presidential election and build relations with other faiths.


Submariner-simulating caprines' work is done The UK Ministry of Defence is to cease experiments involving goats in compression chambers, it has announced. The British forces now believe they have all the data they need regarding the likely effects of different decompression regimes, making further testing unnecessary.â¦


Retired Gen. Tommy Franks has signed on to be the spokesman for a company that uses global positioning system technology in teens' cell phones to let parents know how fast they're driving.


Wis. Fires Back Over Summer Homework Suit

Wisconsin's attorney general responded Wednesday to a student's lawsuit to end mandatory summer homework, arguing the state cannot set rules for local school boards and there is no legal maximum on such assignments.


U.S. Helps Turkey Hit Rebel Kurds In Iraq

The United States is providing Turkey with real-time intelligence that has helped the Turkish military target a series of attacks this month against Kurdish separatists holed up in northern Iraq, including a large airstrike on Sunday, according to Pentagon officials.


Rival Sunni militants in Baghdad power struggle

Residents of a Baghdad district cowered inside their homes on Friday, too afraid to go into the streets where al Qaeda militants and rival Sunni Arab insurgents have fought fierce battles in the past two days.


Intel Names Otellini Chief Executive After Barrett

Intel Corp. named President Paul Otellini as its next chief executive officer, choosing a salesman instead of an engineer to run the computer-chip maker for the first time.


This month's peace talks between the Sudanese government and Darfur rebels could be the first test of whether Africa's largest country can stay in one piece.


Roma, 15:09 - RUGBY, STAMPA BRITANNICA: ITALIA HA SCRITTO LA STORIA

Grandi elogi all'Italia da parte della stampa britannica dopo la vittoria nel Sei Nazioni sul Galles...


Indiana Police Search for Tipping Robber

GREENWOOD, Ind. - Police were searching for a man who gave a $20 tip to a gas station clerk he had just held up. Police were distributing surveillance camera photographs taken during the Nov. 4 robbery of the gas station convenience store in Greenwood, just south of Indianapolis.


Canadian Robot a Candidate to Save Hubble

NASA said Tuesday it is moving ahead with plans to send a robot to the rescue of the aging Hubble Space Telescope.


UK shares have their worst drop in six months as Chinese stocks slump, spooking investors across Europe.


Veltroni ribadisce la necessita' della riforma elettorale


Deutsche Boerse's takeover bid for the London Stock Exchange is criticised by one of its own shareholders.


Taiwan Said Set to Buy $15 Billion of U.S. Arms

Taiwan's lawmakers are expected to give their long-delayed approval next month to a special budget for U.S. weapons purchases worth as much as $15 billion, Taiwan's point man on China policy said on Wednesday.


A giant video screen, hung inside a warehouse here that has been transformed by the U.S. Air Force into a state-of-the-art operations center, provides a window on the military action that still occupies the skies over Iraq.


Kidnapped Frenchmen worked closely together

PARIS For most of the last three years Christian Chesnot and Georges Malbrunot have been largely inseparable. The two French journalists became fast friends when they met in Amman, Jordan, in 2001, according


Business & money: Britain's biggest housebuilder, Persimmon, warns that sales of new homes have fallen


Relatives wait outside a military base in Pattani province, southern Thailand, Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2004 in a bid to see Thai-Muslim demonstrators arrested by security forces after Monday's riot.


Google Warns of iPhone 1.1.3 IMAP Switch

Google is warning iPhone users that the latest software update will change the way Gmail works on their phone.


India scare for Dutch in Champions Trophy

Title contenders the Netherlands overcame a fighting India 5-4 to record their second consecutive win in the men's Champions Trophy field hockey here.


Contestata una scena di 'violenza machista'


Cardinals manager Tony La Russa expects to return for a 13th season with St. Louis, and may commit to the team before it selects a new general manager.


If finding a new job is one of your New Year's resolutions, you'll be happy to know the hiring prospects for the first-quarter are much brighter than a year earlier, according to a Manpower survey released Tuesday.


Washington, Sept. 14. (Guardian News Service): One of the most powerful hurricanes of recent times rolled over the Cayman Islands on Sunday and is due to hit Cuba next after causing more than 50 deaths across the Caribbean.


'Betrayal of trust' is MoveOn's next target

Five days after setting off a political firestorm with an ad in The New York Times attacking the top U.S. commander in Iraq, MoveOn.org has set its sights on President Bush.


For all the slashing rhetoric between the two presidential candidates over Iraq, whoever wins the White House Nov. 2 comes to a difficult situation with roughly the same set of options, few of them good.


Russian gov't not behind Estonia DDOS attacks

(InfoWorld) - From alleged poisonings to organized crime, Russia has been getting a lot of bad press lately. But this time the country -- or at least, the government -- may be in the clear. The string of crippling DDOS (distributed denial-of-service)Â attacks against EstoniaÂ didn't appear to be a coordinated attack by one entity within Russia, wrote Jose Nazario, senior security engineer with Arbor Networks, in a commentary. Estonia, a former satellite of the Soviet Union with a population of 1.3 million, came under intense electronic attacks around April 27, jamming up commercial and government Web sites. The attacks came as Estonia moved a World War II memorial of a statue of a Soviet soldier, igniting fierce protests. Although Russia was quickly accused, Russian government officials denied involvement. Difficulties in tracing the source of the DDOS attacks left more suspicions than facts. But further analysis throws doubt on whether a single agency alone was involved, given that the attacks came from computers around the world, Nazario wrote. While it is possible to spoof the origin of a DDOS attack, "none of the sources we have analyzed from around the world show a clear line from Moscow to Tallin," Estonia's capital, Nazario wrote. While the Russian government may have not been the single source, there is evidence that a number of Russian-speaking computer gurus may have joined in. Several Russian-language Web forums have information and scripts that would allow others to rig their computers to join in a DDOS attack, which involves sending massive streams of data to a Web site, causing it to crash. The scripts would cause a computer to send data to a Web site. "We see signs of Russian nationalism at work here, but no Russian government connection," Nazario wrote. This week has been fairly quiet, said Hillar Aarelaid, chief security officer for Estonia's Computer Emergency Response Team. "We have seen some attacks, but they are quite easy to handle," Aarelaid said, adding the DDOS attacks remain under investigation. Â


Iranian parliament threatens to push for end to nuclear freeze

TEHRAN  - The head of Iran's hardline parliament warned that deputies would press for a resumption of a controversial nuclear fuel programme if the country comes under too much pressure at this week's meeting of the UN atomic energy watchdog.


UPDATE 1-American Air parent AMR posts quarterly loss

American Airlines' parent AMR Corp. (AMR.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Wednesday posted a third-quarter loss as record-high oil prices battered its bottom line and threatened to make fourth-quarter losses even larger.


SALEM, NH -- Red Sox fans can be superstitious, and students and teachers in one New Hampshire town are using ritual and music to try to bring the team luck.


Launch of the superjumbo cruising 'town'

The cruise line business is riding high and the luxury liner of tomorrow will be more like a floating town the length of four football pitches and capable of carrying 6,000 passengers.


Katie on list of most influential celebs

Katie Holmes, Rosie O'Donnell and Anna Nicole Smith's baby daughter, Dannielynn, are among the boldface names on OK! magazine's list of "most influential" celebrities.


Meet David Acheson: Your Stomach's Best Friend

Climbing the ranks in public health can be a frustrating business. Nobody knows your name when bird flu is under control, when pets are not poisoned, when bacteria-laden burgers aren't making kids sick. But a run of really bad crises can launch your career.


Portuguese voted on Sunday on whether to legalize abortion in a referendum that could bring the overwhelmingly Roman Catholic country closer into line with most other European states.


A bomb exploded at an opposition rally in  northeastern Bangladesh on Thursday, killing two people and  wounding at least 30, police and witnesses said.


NAACP: IRS Probes Speech Criticizing Bush

The NAACP's chairman says the group's tax-exempt status is under review by the government in an investigation he contends stems from a speech he gave that criticized President Bush.


Lenovo launches IdeaPad consumer laptop line

Sensing an opportunity in the fast-growing consumer notebook market, Lenovo on Thursday is expected to launch a new line of consumer laptops with the IdeaPad moniker.Targeted at gamers and home users, IdeaPad adds a low-price line of laptops to complement the company's existing ThinkPad notebook line, targeted primarily at business users. The company will first introduce three IdeaPad notebooks in different sizes, including an ultraportable laptop that the company will ship in the end of March.The IdeaPad U110 ultraportable notebook comes with an 11-inch screen and weighs only 2.3 pounds (1.04 kilograms), according to Lenovo.Based on Intel processors, the ultraportable will ship with either hard disk drives or flash-based solid state drives, said Craig Merrigan, Lenovo's vice president of global consumer marketing. To add ruggedness, the laptop has a shock sensor that detects falls and protects the hard drive data from any potential damage. The feature, called the Active Protection system, is already available on the company's ThinkPad laptops.Lenovo didn't comment on pricing for the ultraportable laptop.The company also announced the IdeaPad Y710 laptop, targeted at gamers, and IdeaPad Y510 laptop, targeted as a desktop replacement for home users. With colorful front bases in textured finishes, the laptops are equipped with expressive designs oriented to personalities and lifestyles, Merrigan said.The IdeaPad Y710 comes with a set of controls, including macro buttons and a control to enhance PC performance to optimize gaming on laptops. A slider control allows gamers to overclock the CPU to maximize laptop performance, Merrigan said. Starting at $1,199, the laptop includes a 17-inch screen and is equipped with an Intel Core 2 Duo processor, an ATI graphics card, wireless networking, and an optional Blu-ray Disc drive. It can support hard drives up to 500GB.The IdeaPad Y510 notebook, with a 15.4-inch screen, is targeted at home users. Starting at $799, it comes with Intel Core 2 Duo processors with integrated graphics, wireless networking an integrated camera and a DVD/DVR optical drive. Including a battery, the laptop weighs 6.4 pounds (2.9 kilograms). It can support hard drives up to 250GB.The Y710 and Y510 have four speakers and a subwoofer apiece, and an inductive touch surface between the keyboard and screen that lights up multimedia controls based on context, Merrigan said. If movies are playing, it will light up movie controls, and if audio is playing, users can control equalizers using the touch surface.Equipped with 1.3-megapixel cameras, the laptops have facial recognition technology that makes a face a user's password, Merrigan said. Once a user sits in front of a computer, the computer recognizes the face and logs in a user. While consumers are not concerned about that high level of security, it may be useful to keep track of what kids are doing, Merrigan said.Both laptops will ship by the end of January and include Microsoft's Vista operating system. The laptops will initially launch in the U.S., France, Russia, South Africa, India, Australia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, China, Philippines, and Singapore, according to Lenovo. It will be available at online retailers and in stores.The announcements come ahead of the Consumer Electronics Show, to be held in Las Vegas between January 7 and 10, where the laptops will be on display.Lenovo is trying to establish its own identity after acquiring IBM's PC business in 2004. Late last year it established its first "Think" line of workstations, and with the IdeaPad line, it is trying to get a bigger share of the consumer notebook market. The company is in fierce competition with Acer in the global PC market, according to surveys from Gartner and IDC.The company is also planning an ultramobile device based on Intel's Menlow platform, though Merrigan wouldn't comment on it. The ultramobile device will be on display at Intel's booth in CES.


Poll Shows U.S. Distrust of Politicians 'Epidemic'

Americans' distrust of politicians and business leaders has reached an "epidemic" level, driven by the Iraq war, the disputed 2000 presidential election and financial scandals, a Reuters/DecisionQuest poll revealed on Wednesday.


Decisione del Parlamento Europeo, nuove norme dal 2011


HAITI, TEMPESTA TROPICALE: ALMENO 50 I MORTI

Port Au Prince - Il bilancio Ã¨ destinato verosimilmente ad aggravarsi, secondo Toussaint Kongo-Doudou, portavoce della missione di stabilizzazione delle Nazioni Unite ad Haiti. Il portavoce ha anche precisato


U.S. Congress Working on Tsunami Aid Package

The United States is preparing a new  tsunami disaster aid package for introduction in Congress early  next year, but a leading Democrat said on Thursday President  Bush has the authority to commit $300 million immediately to  the international relief effort.


New department for Bruins strength coach

For months, he's been a man without a team. Bruins strength and conditioning coach John Whitesides filled up some of the time helping defenseman Hal Gill rehabilitate from a broken foot suffered during the World Cup of Hockey. Now that Gill is healthy, Whitesides is working with the Wilmington Fire Department.


Agent: Delgado Close to Making a Decision

Carlos Delgado is nearing a decision on where he'll sign, perhaps getting ready to make his pick as soon as Monday. The agent for the free-agent first baseman, David Sloane, spoke Sunday with all four teams in contention: Baltimore, Florida, the New York Mets and Texas.


EU-US negotiations over state aid for aircraft builders Airbus and Boeing broke down after five hours on Thursday without progress.


'Disinnescata guerra in corso tra Capriati e Strisciuglio'


Elemento di spicco di uno dei clan piu' potenti di Andria


A good team knows how to put its opponent away, and that is exactly what the top-ranked Stoneham boys' soccer team did yesterday in a 4-0 win over visiting Wakefield, although it took a while.


After 17 Years at the Helm, Tagliabue Turns In the Keys

An era of unprecedented prosperity for the NFL ends Thursday. It's Paul Tagliabue's final day in office after nearly 17 years as commissioner.


Vaughan makes steady start against Windies

England captain Michael Vaughan marked his return to Test cricket with an unbeaten 25 as the hosts reached 91 for two at lunch on the first day of the second Test against West Indies at Headingley here Friday.


Pavarotti given final ovation at tearful funeral

MODENA, Italy  - About 50,000 mourners paid tribute to Luciano Pavarotti at his funeral in his hometown on Saturday, an event Prime Minister Romano Prodi said made Italy "sad but proud" to salute one of opera's greatest tenors.


Reduce your IT costs by 30% within 3 Years - Techniques for reducing IT costs

(Source: 3PAR) Learn exactly how much money you can save with the most frequent cost-saving initiatives deployed in data centers today.  This recent Gartner Research will give you a realistic expectation for how much you can save, as well as the time frame in which these savings will be realized.


La coppia formata da Renato Pasini e Cristian Zorzi ha vinto la gara della staffetta sprint                                            Sapporo, mondiali di sci Oro per l'Italia nella staffetta


Poisoning vow for Ukraine's presidential hopeful

Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko has vowed to win the rerun of the country's rigged presidential election following confirmation he was poisoned.


The pound rose sharply against the dollar despite a downbeat survey on UK manufacturing and the outlook for economic growth by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI).


Benedetto XVI con 'motu proprio' aumenta quorum necessario


Britain Considers U.S. Request for More Iraq Help

Britain is considering a U.S. request to move troops into more potentially dangerous areas of Iraq, a politically charged move which has re-ignited anger over Prime Minister Tony Blair's support for the war.


Martha Stewart asked an appeals court to overturn her obstruction conviction yesterday, saying misconduct by jurors and government prosecutors kept her from getting a fair trial.


Dangerous Iraq chemicals found at U.N. in NY

United Nations officials found vials of dangerous chemicals in a locked box in a U.N. building near the world body's New York headquarters that inspectors had removed from Iraq a decade ago, but U.N. officials said on Thursday there was no danger.


Affermare il principio, cittadino paghi cio' che consuma


Myanmar's ruling generals accused exile dissident groups on Friday of fomenting two weeks of rare protests and signaled no let up in efforts to crush them despite harsh U.S. and European Union criticism.


First probable case of bird flu transmission between humans

Bangkok (AsiaNews/Agencies) - The first case of transmission of the H5N1 virus between humans could have taken place in Thailand, this according to Kumara Rai, acting Thailand representative for the World Health Organisation (WHO).


Sadr militia agrees to trade weapons for cash: mediator

Fighters loyal to Iraqi rebel cleric Moqtada Sadr in the Baghdad slum of Sadr City have agreed to trade in their weapons for cash, a mediator involved in brokering a deal said Saturday.


United Airlines is expected to ask a bankruptcy judge to let it extract new concessions worth $725 million a year from employees as it seeks to reorganize, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing unnamed sources.


Fidelity Investments, one of the last prominent downtown Boston-based companies, is negotiating to buy the former FleetBoston Financial Corp. headquarters building at 100 Federal St. for at least $500 million, according to real estate executives briefed about the deal.


A sexual-discrimination lawsuit against EMC could be opened up to other female workers.


Thaksin to meet Malaysian, Indonesian leaders about Muslim unrest

VIENTIANE : Thailand's prime minister will meet the leaders of Malaysia and Indonesia on Sunday to explain his refusal to allow a major summit here to broach Muslim unrest in his country, an official said.


Bank of America Corp. BAC.N will cut  an additional 4,500 jobs from its ranks, increasing the number  of jobs lost since its FleetBoston Financial acquisition by 36  percent to 17,000.


Weak dollar, big discounts dent revenue for Opec

DOHA - Opec producers are enjoying less of a windfall than US$50 ($70) oil prices suggest, as big discounts for their lower-quality crude and a weak dollar hit export earnings, Opec officials say.


As strikes hit France, a spokesman announced that President Nicolas Sarkozyâs marriage had come to an end.


A powerful blast ripped through a coal mine in Kazakhstan on Sunday, killing 23 people, a spokesman for the Central Asian state's emergencies agency said.


OpenSwing is a component library that provides a rich set of advanced graphics components and a framework for developing java applications based on Swing front-end. It can be applied both to rich client applications and Rich Internet Applications.       In this release:   Added multi-line label control. Added alert window. Added new property "foreignKeyAttributeName" to ComboBoxVoControl and ListVOControl, to the purpose of distinguish between the name of the attribute in the combo/list v.o. and in the container v.o.  Updated "demo26" sample application, to show how to use "foreignKeyAttributeName" property. Updated web site by adding description about new features. The distribution includes also Jar file libraries, source files, javadoc, licence and readme.txt installation instructions.     OpenSwing is available at:     http://oswing.sourceforge.net/     OpenSwing last release is downloadable from:   https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=167774&package_id=190748&release_id=565569


Sports Briefing | Soccer: U.S. Under-20 Team Beats Brazil

Jozy Altidore, a forward for the Red Bulls of M.L.S., scored in each half yesterday in Ottawa to help the United States to a 2-1 victory over Brazil in the Under-20 World Cup. The United States finished atop Group D with 7 points. That left Brazil, the four-time champion, with only 3 points, trying to secure one of four berths given to third-place teams.


Bank Holiday sunshine is expected to draw in the crowds for the grand finale of the 40th Notting Hill Carnival.


Si registrano aumenti anche per il gasolio


Gunmen have killed two African Union peacekeepers and critically wounded a third in Sudan's western Darfur region, the AU said Wednesday.


Giustizia. Processo bis per il sequestro di Silvia Melis ...

Trent'anni di reclusione ad Antonio Maria Marini, 26 anni all'amico Pasqualino Rubanu e 25 anni e sei mesi alla madre Grazia Marine. Stamane a Sassari la sentenza della Corte d'appello nel processo bis per


Helmets now mandatory in motorbike-crazy Vietnam

Vietnamese motorcyclists appear to be complying with a new rule that gives them no choice but to wear a crash helmet, the latest drive to reduce the unacceptably high road traffic toll.


Three German cities, including the capital Berlin, began implementing a new air pollution system that bans the dirtiest vehicles from their centres. via Australia Network


Canyon Tribe Pins Hopes on Deck's Unique Vantage

HUALAPAI INDIAN RESERVATION, Ariz. - A struggling Indian tribe is hoping to change its fortunes by luring tourists out over the edge of the Grand Canyon on a glass-bottom observation deck 4,000 feet above the Colorado River.


The EU considers introducing a donor card to address a shortage of organs for transplant across member states.


Calls for upgrading of cannabis to class B drug as home secretary says she has yet to make a decision


Barbato, prima serve un chiarimento nella maggioranza


Uncover financial insights for your business daily with The New York Times - the authority on market trend news and analysis. Now delivered to your home or business starting at $2.40/wk.


Apparent gas blast collapses NY building: official

A three-story building collapsed in   Manhattan on Monday morning after an apparent gas explosion,   causing injuries, a frantic rescue operation and sending smoke   billowing into the air.


Two Marines were killed in Iraq's volatile Anbar province, the military said today. A military statement said two Marines assigned to the 1st Marine Expeditionary


Oklahoma could get needed blowout at Baylor without forcing it

Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops could get the blowout victory his Sooners need Saturday without any regrettable decisions. No. 2 Oklahoma has never lost to Baylor, winning the last five years by an average margin of 38 points.


She crossed the Atlantic to hit the big time in fashion, but on Tuesday Spice Girl Victoria "Posh" Beckham suffered her first Hollywood flop when style maven Mr. Blackwell named her the worst-dressed celebrity of 2007.


More Search Products Prowl for Market Share

We need a search engine to find all the search engines. Two more Web-query services launched last week, Accoona and Blingo; their initial performance, however, suggests market leaders Google and Yahoo don't have reason to worry yet.


Fears that Jonny Wilkinson had aggravated the shoulder injury that kept him on the sidelines for the first eight months of the year were allayed yesterday by Rob Andrew, his head coach at Newcastle.


Indians Get Rhodes for Lawton, AP Learns

Reliever Arthur Rhodes was traded for the second time in two weeks Saturday, sent from the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Cleveland Indians for outfielder Matt Lawton in the first trade of the winter meetings, a baseball official told The Associated Press.


The sport's rulebook says it's to be played in a 'ladylike' fashion (though it's coed), but competition can be cutthroat.


Terranova, la fondazione Mondragone ci fa la corte


SPRINGFIELD (Illinois): Christina Kim celebrated her parentsâ silver wedding anniversary by firing a 62, matching her career best, here Thursday to take the first-round lead in the $1.


After Schumacher, Who's No. 2 in Formula One?

The Formula One season ends at the Brazilian Grand Prix at SÃ£o Paulo today, and there is still no doubt who is the best driver in the world.


N.Irish paramilitary charged with Adams murder bid

Northern Irish paramilitary Michael Stone was charged on Saturday with the attempted murder of Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams after he stormed into Belfast's parliament building with a bag of homemade explosives.


Pakistan's intelligence agency helped to plan the Mumbai train attacks which killed 186 people, Indian police say.


State Officials Criticize Medicare Benefit Wording

The nation's insurance commissioners say the Bush administration has made misleading statements about the new Medicare drug benefit in an effort to persuade people to sign up.


Los Angeles: Super-hero spoof 'The Incredibles' overpowered the competition at North American box offices, taking $70.4 mn in its opening weekend, final figures showed on Monday.


Video Game Let Players Command Kerry Swift Boat

A video game company hopes to cash in on the publicity surrounding Sen. John Kerry's Vietnam service by sending players on a simulation of the Swift Boat mission that won the Democratic presidential candidate the Silver Star.


Mixed Report on U.S. Nanotechnology Effort

The U.S. continues to lead the world in nanotechnology research, but the impact of the governmentÂs investment in the field is impossible to quantify.


A Distinctly Modern Demise for the Worldâs Oldest Newspaper

After more than 360 years, Swedenâs Post och Inrikes Tidningar, or PoIT, is going online only.


Kobe Bryant Rape Trial Looks Set to Go Ahead

EAGLE, Colo.  - The trial in the Kobe Bryant rape  case looked set to go ahead later this month after the state's  highest court ruled against prosecutors on Monday over a key  piece of evidence in the high-profile case.


As First Debate Nears, Rivals Seek to Bring Iraq Into Focus

President Bush ridiculed Senator John Kerry today, and Mr. Kerry assailed the president's Iraq policy in a statement issued by his campaign.


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


Travel: A stunning new eco-lodge in deepest Ontario combines comfort with a taste of the wilderness. Gemma Bowes checks in.


One of the NBA players who was suspended for his role in a fight with fans during a November game in Detroit has had his suspension reduced by an arbitrator.


Fate of Senate immigration bill in doubt

U.S. Senate Republicans on Tuesday accused Democrats of trying to rush a vote on immigration reform, casting doubt on the fate of the White House-backed bill that would tighten border security and legalize millions of illegal immigrants.


Marking the fifth anniversary of China's assumption of power over this former Portuguese colony, President Hu Jintao on Sunday praised Macau's economic success under Beijing's rule - a


Is That Big Brother in Your Pocket, or Are You Just Happy to See Me?

A new federal court decision turns your cell phone into a location-tracking device that law enforcement can access, even if you're not suspected of committing a crime. Commentary by Jennifer Granick.


Torino, 18:18 - CALCIO, TORINO: A ROMA CON MUZZI-ABBRUSCATO IN ATTACCO

Ci sono anche Ardito, Barone e Gallo, nonostante le non perfette condizioni fisiche, tra i convocati...


Japan Princess in 1st Official Duties in 13 Months

Japanese Crown Princess Masako returned to official duties on Sunday after more than a year of seclusion stemming from a stress-related disorder.


Bisogna tutelare la competitivita' del mercato


Nepal to seek Indian help to end Maoist revolt

Nepali Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba begins a visit to India on Wednesday during which he will plead for more help from his giant neighbour to crush a Maoist revolt that seems to be getting out of hand.


Employers cut 17,000 jobs in January, the first decline in the work force in more than four years.


New Exhibit Looks at Price of War and Freedom

Badly wounded in Iraq, Army Spec.  Rosetta Floyd joined other U.S. veterans at a dedication  ceremony on Wednesday for a new Smithsonian exhibition tracking  250 years of American military conflicts.


A huge roadside bomb kills at least five people, including four women street cleaners, in the Somali capital.


Gianluigi Pasquale (a cura di) - Â365 GIORNI CON PADRE PIOÂ - Edizioni San Paolo Roma (Agenzia Fides) - Un pensiero per ogni giorno dell'anno in compagnia di Padre Pio. I testi che compongono il volume sono tratti dagli scritti del Santo di Pietrelcina, dalle sue lettere ad amici e confratelli o a semplici fedeli che chiedevano ...


"Today the face of AIDS is increasingly young and female," said Peter Piot, head of UNAIDS. "We will not be able to stop this epidemic unless we put women at the heart of the response to AIDS.


Late Field Goal Lifts Chiefs Past Raiders

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Sports Network) - Lawrence Tynes kicked a 38-yard field goal with 22 seconds left in the game, lifting the Kansas City Chiefs to their fourth straight win and a 31-30 triumph over the AFC West-rival Oakland Raiders at Arrowhead Stadium.


MARK COLVIN: The president of the world's most influential oil cartel, OPEC, confirmed today that oil prices were being bumped up by what's known in the business as a "political premium".


David Hasselhoff pointed to pal Simon Cowell's persuasiveness as the reason he decided to sign on as a judge on "America's Got Talent," a new NBC reality show produced by the "American Idol" guru.


FORT COLLINS, Colo. - The meter has expired on cut-rate parking at Colorado State University. A glitch caused some campus parking meters to confuse older pennies for a quarter and dole out 30 minutes for just one cent.  The manufacturer, POM Inc.


Tens of thousands of rape survivors in the DR Congo are dying needlessly, Amnesty International says.


Court dismisses Broadcom suit against Qualcomm

A U.S. district court has dismissed an  antitrust suit filed by microchip maker Broadcom Corp.   against Qualcomm Inc. , but Broadcom said it would  continue to pursue the case.


Lack of a successor clouds future after Arafat

YASSER Arafat seems to have held off one more challenge to his rule. But his latest victory does not answer the question of what will happen when he finally does leave the political scene.


Israel, Palestinians Revive Diplomacy, Eye Summit

Israel and the Palestinians ended a nearly two-year freeze in high-level diplomatic contacts on Wednesday and agreed to prepare for a first summit between Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and President Mahmoud Abbas.


EMC adds some Network Intelligence to security line

RSA fully on board too EMC today finished off one security acquisition and then made another one.â¦


Ready, Steady, Go ; Theme Parks If You Fancy the Ride of Your Life, Any One of Thesethrillers Will Do

SIT down, strap yourself in and get ready for the thrill of a lifetime - again and again and again.  If you're fearless and just live for an adrenaline rush, then Britain's theme parks have some of the fastest, scariest and most gravity-defying rides in the world.


Cuba's baseball fans find ways to tune in

HAVANA -- There are few places outside of Boston, New York, Houston, and St. Louis where the Major League playoffs are being followed with such keen interest as on this baseball-crazy island. Every day, upwards of 100 men, young and old, pay a visit to the ''Esquina Caliente," or ''hot corner" in Havana's Central Park -- a legendary spot under ...


Help take back America! Donate $50 to MoveOn PAC. With your support, MoveOn PAC will undertake a groundbreaking, precinct-level, neighbor-to-neighbor campaign to leave no voter behind.


Pioneering NASA Engineer Max Faget Dead at 83

Pioneering NASA engineer Maxime Faget, who designed the Project Mercury capsule that carried the first US astronauts into space and worked on every subsequent manned spacecraft including the space shuttle, has died at the age of 83


In-Q-Tel funds another CEO A former Intel executive has been slotted into the revolving door that is CIA-backed In-Q-Tel's CEO post.â¦


My 50 random musings on the final major championship of the year

So the last major of 2004 is in the books. Herewith 50 random ruminations on the US Open that was. ... 1. Imagine how good Roger Federer will be once he learns to move around the court a little.


Rich nations must do far more to help poor countries cope with climate change, an influential report will say.


P.Chigi, nessuna decisione presa domani nuova riunione


The United Nations' food relief agency is gearing up for a "critical stage" in feeding refugees in western Sudan as more people flee ethnic violence there and the rainy season peaks, U.N. officials said Wednesday.


Jonathan Woodgate has admitted he had fulfilled a boyhood ambition by signing for Real Madrid. The England defender completed his move to the Bernabeu from Newcastle yesterday and was introduced to the media this lunchtime.


The Department of Defense has identified the following US service members who have died recently in Iraq and Kuwait. As of Thursday, 1,305 have died since the beginning of the war in March 2003.


Martin, Jets take off in win over Dolphins

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - The New York Jets blew open a close game with 24 points in a span of 15 minutes, earning a resounding 41-14 win over the Miami Dolphins on Monday night.


Kabul - Afghanistan's vote count slowed as it drew to completion on Monday, a day after incumbent leader Hamid Karzai secured a landslide win in preliminary results.


Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez admits that Xabi Alonso is unlikely to play again this season after breaking his ankle against Chelsea.


Investigator suggests foreign intelligence involved in Russia school attack

MOSCOW  - The head of a parliamentary commission investigating the September massacre at a school in southern Russia said there is evidence of involvement by a foreign intelligence agency, Interfax news agency reported Saturday.


Istat: +0,6% su mese, +6,5% su anno, auto +15,4%


Sony Reduces Price of PlayStation 3 to $499

Just days after denying that a price cut was in the works, Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) sliced $100 off of its 60-GB PlayStation 3 (PS3) and added an 80-GB model to the mix.


Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf rules out a UN inquiry into the assassination of Benazir Bhutto.


Esponente Idv annuncia intenzione di lasciare seggio


White House tour omits rare 1963 Christmas card

One of the stops on this year's popular White House tour of holiday decorations is the collection of Christmas cards from previous presidents and first ladies. But noticeably missing is the card from 1963.


Valencia, 16:21 - CALCIO, VALENCIA: STOP PER VILLA

Il Valencia dovrà quasi sicuramente fare a meno di David Villa nella sfida di domenica contro...


The curse of the Bambino, which in popular lore prevented the Boston Red Sox from winning the World Series for 86 years, lives on in some commercial precincts.


Major League Soccer's "Beckham Rule" was not only designed for David Beckham. Teams can bring in two designated players, paid outside the salary cap, and the New York Red Bulls were the first to fill that quota with Claudio Reyna and Juan Pablo Angel.


Messaggio di Napolitano, due statue in memoria magistrati


Afghan President Hamid Karzai made his first venture outside Kabul to campaign Tuesday, four days before the country's national election, the BBC reported.


"Eastern Promises" tops at Toronto film festival

"Eastern Promises," a Russian mob thriller directed by Canadian cult legend David Cronenberg, won the Toronto International Film Festival's top prize on Saturday, positioning itself as an early Oscar favorite.


Two environmental outfits, Western Resource Advocates and Environmental Defense, have issued a study called "Climate Alert: Cleaner Energy for the Southwest." Predictably, the groups oppose the construction of a planned new $3.8 billion, 1,500-megawatt coal-fired electric plant near Ely.


The United States has welcomed a decision by Britain to deploy more than 800 troops to the US-controlled sector around Baghdad. The move is intended to free US forces to tackle insurgents in other parts of


Results of recent polls on the presidential race. Listed above each set of results is the name of the organization that conducted the poll, the dates, the number interviewed, whether they were adults, registered voters (RV) or likely voters (LV) and the margin of error (MoE). Results might not total 100 percent because of rounding.


President Bush on Tuesday promoted his entire domestic agenda — from a massive Social Security overhaul to a new, austere budget — as changes needed for faster job growth and a solid economic expansion.


Asian Stocks Slip as Oil Moves Above $55

Asian share markets fell on Monday after oil hit a record above $55 a barrel, with investors cautious ahead of earnings reports from bellwether firms IBM and Texas Instruments later in the day.


Homemaking icon Martha Stewart will  serve her five-month jail sentence for lying about a suspicious  stock sale at a minimum security prison in West Virginia she  said on Wednesday.


ASEAN, Japan approve draft anti-terrorism declaration

Vientiane (VNA) - Foreign ministers from Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations on Saturday in Vientiane, Laos, approved a draft anti-terrorism declaration which is expected to be adopted at the 10th ASEAN Summit on Tuesday.


Senate Bill Proposes  Anti-Terror Database

Counterterrorism authorities would be granted unprecedented access to law enforcement and commercial databases containing billions of records about private citizens under a bipartisan bill to restructure the intelligence system that the Senate began debating yesterday.


L'abitazione era preparata per accogliere la ragazza sequestrata. Ancora molti i punti oscuriForse uno scambio di persona o un'azione dimostrativa contro il padre, imprenditore dei trasporti                                            Modena, individuata la casa del sequestro ma Ã¨ giallo sul rapimento-lampo di Vanessa


Australia defends tough anti-terror stance over medic

Senior ministers defended Australia's tough anti-terrorism stance on Sunday, saying laws by which a man linked to the failed UK bombings was held for 12 days before being charged were essential to protect its citizens.


Chiede annullare decreto con cui e' stato rimosso


Roma, 15:50 - CALCIO, SERIE A: DIECI SQUALIFICATI PER UNA GIORNATA

Il Giudice Sportivo ha squalificato in serie A per una giornata dieci giocatori: Lombardi (Ascoli), ...


Oprah Winfrey and Discovery to Create New Cable Network

Oprah Winfrey and Discovery Communications said on Tuesday that they would jointly create OWN, the Oprah Winfrey Network, a cable television channel to make its debut in 2009.


Fu uno dei piu' stretti collaboratori di Strehler al Piccolo


Bankrupt Delta's pilots ratify new contract

Pilots at Delta Air Lines Inc.   voted to approve a new contract with the company,  clearing one major hurdle in the bankrupt carrier's  restructuring plan, the airline and the union said on  Wednesday.


Al-Qaida's deputy leader denounced last month's Mideast peace conference in Annapolis, Md., as a "betrayal" of Palestinians in a new audio message posted Friday on an Islamic militant Web site,


Ramallah - Presidential election frontrunner Mahmud Abbas urged Palestinians to abandon the armed intifada on Sunday, saying that independence could only be achieved through peaceful means.


The iPaq H6315 from Hewlett-Packard is the first all-in-one wireless device to combine GPRS wireless data, Wi-Fi (802.11b) and Bluetooth functionality in a single package.


ABC has pulled its contract offer to the Bowl Championship Series, a move that could result in three of college football's biggest games moving to another network.


Iraqi oil output has risen in a "dramatic" way in recent months, hitting its highest monthly level in about 3 1/2 years in November, the International Energy Agency said Friday.


NBA-Hinrich Inspires Rampaging Bulls to Win in Detroit

Kirk Hinrich scored 24 points and  added nine assists as the Chicago Bulls continued their  improved play with a 100-89 win over the Detroit Pistons in  Auburn Hills Saturday.


Fabiano Caruana ha costretto allo spareggio grande maestro


New U2 Album Melodious, Without Surprises

For more than two decades, Irish rockers U2 have made a ritual of mapping out different musical trails for themselves with each new album, sometimes with mixed success, but always sounding fresh and reinvigorated by the journey.


UPDATE 1-Portsmouth manager Redknapp resigns

Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp resigned on Wednesday saying he needed to take a complete break from the game. Redknapp, who led Portsmouth to promotion to the Premier League in


Ministers from Europe and Africa hold talks on how to halt the influx of illegal African migrants to Europe.


Thatcher must face coup questions, court rules

A South African judge ruled today that Sir Mark Thatcher must answer questions under oath from Equatorial Guinea on an alleged coup plot that he is accused of bankrolling.


Robert B. Zoellick, a seasoned player in international financial and diplomatic circles, won the unanimous approval of the World Bank's board yesterday to become its next president.


Arizona Senate: Kyl (R) 50%, Pederson (D) 39%

Rasmussen Reports - Incumbent U.S. Sen. John Kyl's lead has taken a hit, but he's still in control of his bid for another term in the United States Senate.  The latest Rasmussen Reports election survey shows Kyl leading Republican challenger Jim Pederson 50% to 39%. Kyl's lead was 17 in last month's survey.


A rally is planned in Bhopal, India, where one of the worst industrial disasters took place 20 years ago.


Australia's Howard Says Indonesian Visit Signals Strong Ties

Australian Prime Minister John Howard said his attendance at the inauguration of Indonesia's president- elect Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono shows the importance of the relationship between the two nations.


Thirty-three dead, 61 missing after fire in five Chinese mines

BEIJING : Thirty-three miners were confirmed dead and 61 others were missing after a fire at five iron ore mines in northern China.


Cagliari, 13:10 - CALCIO, CAGLIARI: CONVOCATI GIAMPAOLO PER RITIRO SANTA CRISTINA

Sono 25 i giocatori del Cagliari convocati dal tecnico Marco Giampaolo per il ritiro di Santa Cristi...


US President George W. Bush has made no secret of his formula for re-election: turn the focus of the campaign toward terrorism and paint his rival as unfit for command. Polls now show how well it is working.


Sun Microsystems Inc. and Unisys Corp. have filed a U.S. lawsuit against South Korea's Hynix Semiconductor Inc., apparently seeking damages related to a federal probe into price-fixing of memory chips, Hynix said Tuesday.


Monaco di Baviera, 14:00 - CALCIO, BAYERN MONACO: FRATTURA DEL PERONE PER HARGREAVES

Il bayern Monaco perde Hargreaves. Il centrocampista inglese, infortunatosi nel corso della sfida di...


I piccoli di un anno e mezzo annegati nella loro piscina


John Peel 'Was Worn Out by BBC Schedule Change'

DJ John Peel was âworn outâ and felt marginalised by the BBC in the weeks before his death, friend and colleague Andy Kershaw said today.


Networks Bar Church Ads That Welcome Gays

Two leading U.S. television networks  angered gay rights groups on Thursday by refusing to carry an  ad by a church welcoming gays to their congregations, a message  the networks found too controversial.


Ancient Pregnant Reptile Fossil Discovered Under Pingpong Table      (SPACE.com / LiveScience.com)

SPACE.com / Three new species of an ancient marine reptile, including a pregnant fossil, were recently discovered by University of Alberta paleontologists—under a pingpong table.


Mike Cameron, the former Gold Glove center fielder who lost his position when the Mets signed Carlos Beltran, told team officials that he did not want to be traded.


NBA Needs to Look in Mirror, Not Just at Artest

Ron Artest has some time off now to assess where his life and his career are going. He can get some help. He is only 25 and it's not as if he can't revive his career next season.


Lung damage from chlorine can persist in children

NEW YORK  - Ten children who were   accidentally exposed to chlorine at a swimming pool experienced   substantial impairment of lung function that was still apparent   to some degree several months later, according to a report from   Italy.


Twins get 'favorable' results on Liriano

Francisco Liriano does not have structural or ligament damage to his left arm, according to an MRI scan done on Minnesota's standout rookie pitcher.


DAMASCUS - Syria freed 112 political prisoners under a presidential pardon on Tuesday, the official news agency reported. The agency did not give details about the prisoners that it said were released âin the framework of a presidential pardon.


Siena, 18:57 - CALCIO, SIENA: CHIESA FORSE IN CAMPO DALL'INIZIO

Sono 20 i giocatori convocati dal Siena per la gara contro la Fiorentina. In dubbio il tecnico Beret...


Publication of Alastair Campbell's Downing Street diaries will go ahead despite strong disapproval within the outgoing prime minister's inner circle.


AMD, IBM develop silicon transistor technology to improve ...

Microprocessor maker AMD and IBM have developed a strained silicon transistor technology aimed at improving processor performance and power efficiency.


Wall Street was sharply higher as investors shrugged off concerns about problems in the bond insurance industry.


CNN Executive Jordan Quits Over Iraq Remarks

CNN's chief news executive Eason  Jordan quit on Friday over remarks he made in Switzerland last  month about journalists killed in Iraq, possibly by U.S.  forces, the television network said.


The Pentagon Gets a Lesson From Madison Avenue

In the advertising world, brand identity is everything. Volvo means safety. Colgate means clean. IPod means cool. But since the U.S. military invaded Iraq in 2003, its "show of force" brand has proved to have limited appeal to Iraqi consumers, according to a recent study commissioned by the U.S. ...


Court's decision in favour of Newmont mine criticised

Environmentalists today said US mining giant Newmont must stand trial despite a court ruling that declared a police investigation into alleged pollution by the firm illegal.


Congress is again adding hundreds of millions of new dollars to the Pell Grant program for low-income college students, but it's also allowing a procedural change that would cut — and in some cases eliminate — grant eligibility for as many as 1 million students.


Celtics forward Paul Pierce saw his ejection from Monday's game in New York as unwarranted and a lesser deal than what was made of it.


The release of existing-home sales numbers on Thursday highlight a slow week for economic data.


As the Tides Turned: Hollywood in 1967 Through the Lens of Five Films

With its huge cast, wealth of information and impressive gravitas, âPictures at a Revolutionâ is a particularly accomplished debut book by Mark Harris.


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

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


Corel has released a free Corel Painter X v10.1 update for its natural media painting and illustration solution.


Melting Icy Egypt-Israel Relations Through a Trade Pact

When Egypt, Israel and the United States signed a trade agreement this week, it represented the most tangible step in a monthlong thaw in chilly relations between the Egyptians and Israelis.


Philanthropic work by players in recent years is a counterpoint to recent scandals.


Judge rules insurance covers New Orleans homeowners

A Louisiana federal judge has ruled many New Orleans homeowners whose houses sustained water damage after Hurricane Katrina are not excluded from coverage under their insurance policies, a judgment that represents a loss for the insurance industry.


Walgreen Co. WAG.N, the largest U.S.   drugstore chain by revenue, on Tuesday posted a 10.6 percent   rise in sales at stores open at least a year in August, driven   by higher sales of prescription drugs.


One Fool puts a price tag on the luxury casino operator.


New Level of Caution Over Antidepressants in Britain

British medical regulators urged physicians today to show greater caution in prescribing antidepressant drugs and said they should be clearly labeled with warnings


Hurricane Florence's remnants brought high winds and heavy rain to the Canadian coast on Wednesday, while a strengthened Hurricane Gordon and a tropical depression in the open Atlantic weren't threatening land, forecasters said.


Sun Finalizes Accounting for Kodak Settlement

Sun Microsystems Inc.'s first-quarter loss was reduced Friday as the server and software company finalized the accounting for its $92 million patent settlement with Eastman Kodak Co. over the Java programming technology.


Oil prices receded on Friday as dealers took profits from a record rally over $90 a barrel that was spurred on by winter supply worries and the weakening U.S. dollar.


Racial disparities persist in U.S. cancer treatment

U.S. blacks continue to get inferior cancer treatment compared to whites, researchers said on Monday in a study showing that disparities first documented in the early 1990s persist despite efforts to erase them.


A man's body floated up near where a crew was filming a scene for the crime show "CSI: Miami," authorities said.


Latham needs to realise he can't implement dramatic social reform without dramatic economic reform, writes Kenneth Davidson. Arguably, Mark Latham has won the substantive election debates on national security, taxation, health and education.


More than 30,000 PCs per day are being recruited into secret networks that spread spam and viruses, a study shows. Six months ago only 2,000 Windows machines per day were being recruited into these so-called bot nets.


West looks at "law and order," Afghan-style

The leaders of the United Nations, NATO  and Afghanistan gather in Rome this week for a conference aimed  at shoring up Kabul's "law and order" agenda, even as the  nation slips deeper into conflict.


The greenhouse gas methane is bubbling from Siberian lakes in greater volume that scientists had believed.


Google trims lifespan of user-tracking 'cookies'

Google announced Monday that it is shortening the lives of software "cookies" used to track users' online preferences.


Is Marsh's board responsible for its troubles?

The company is wrestling with its third scandal in just over a year, raising questions about whether board members were doing an adequate job.


Houston Rockets star Tracy McGrady said Wednesday he would consider skipping next year's All-Star game if he felt he wouldn't be safe in New Orleans.


VoIP company suffers "delays," the second glitch in two weeks. Those affected are told to reboot their adaptors.


Tsunami-Hit Maldives Evacuates Islands, 52 Dead

The Maldives said on Monday 52 people,  including two British tourists, had drowned in tsunami waves  that struck the Indian Ocean archipelago on Sunday, and has  evacuated six of its 200 inhabited islands completely.


LUXEMBOURG/BRUSSELS  - Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O  was ordered by a European Union court to change its business  practices and immediately market a stripped-down version of  Windows after it lost an appeal to delay sanctions imposed  earlier this year.


GIBSONIA, Pa. AP) - Corny as it sounds, a Cub Scout has set a national record for selling popcorn - about 10 tons of it.


Nigeria to trim oil supply to shore up price

Nigeria, the world's eighth biggest oil   exporter, is trimming supplies from October 1 after discussions   with fellow OPEC members on how to stem a price fall, a senior   Nigerian oil industry source said on Thursday.


Ellen Page turns up in "Tracey Fragments"

Ellen Page's pre-"Juno"  star turn in the unconventional split-screen drama "The Tracey  Fragments" will hit U.S. theaters this May via ThinkFilm.


Ethanol is boosting one farm equipment manufacturer's bottom line.


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Lady Thatcher's 'distress' over son's arrest

One of Margaret Thatcher's closest friends has told of her distress at the arrest of her son over an alleged coup in Africa. Sir Mark is under house arrest and facing the possibility of 15 years in jail after


EU faces new fights over the environment

A sharp wind rustles the brittle wetland grasses, and the snow crunches underfoot — the only sounds in the Rospuda River valley, home to one of Europe's best preserved peat bogs.


U.S. Marine Killed in Action West of Baghdad

A U.S. Marine was killed in action in  the volatile Anbar province west of Baghdad Sunday, the U.S.  military said in a statement.


Nel 4/O trimestre a 2,52 miliardi, balzo del 44%


Studies confirm how sunlight alters the motion of bodies, such as asteroids, throughout the Solar System.


Pavia, 23:19 - BASKET, FINALE LEGADUE: PESARO VINCE GARA 3 A PAVIA

La Scavolini Pesaro ha vinto a Pavia 106-104 dopo due supplementari gara 3 della finale play off di ...


Those pesky mobster sharks were just too sharp for the high school team to tackle. The animated fish 'toon Shark Tale again took the top bite at the box-office, earning an estimated $31.


Healthy Farming, Living Party's Guest of Honor

By John Holland, The Modesto Bee, Calif.  May 26--The eighth annual Heartland Festival & River Fair, a celebration of healthy farming and living, will be the weekend of June 2 and 3 at Riverdance Farms near Livingston. The Saturday events from 10a.m. to 9p.m.


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The federal government is accusing six companies in the tobacco industry of a conspiracy to mislead the public, including the marketing of cigarettes to youth.


By Anonymous  BILOXI - Isle of Capri Casinos Inc. has made public its final construction plans for the Isle of Capri Biloxi Casino Resort. The more than $180-million construction project will be largely funded by insurance proceeds associated with Hurricane Katrina.


DEPUTY Prime Minister John Anderson said he and Prime Minister John Howard had discussed options for an election, but not the specific date.


Oil prices tumbled again on Monday, sliding to an 8-week low under $46 a barrel, as growing fuel stocks in the United States eased fears of a winter supply crunch.


SHANGHAI (Ticker) - Third seed Guillermo Canas of Argentina became the first seeded player to reach the second round of the Heineken Open Shanghai.


FETHIYE, Turkey, Aug 30 (IPS) - The bomb blasts in Turkey earlier this week did  more than kill three and injure 20. They dealt another blow to  Turkey's tourism sector and its image as a rock of stability  in an explosive Middle East.


Japanese stocks closed higher on Monday  for the first time in three sessions as Canon Inc. and others  jumped after posting solid earnings, with sentiment also  supported by a drop in crude oil prices.


Gaza death toll includes youths caught in the fighting

One moment, Suleyman abu Foul was at the breakfast table, asking his mother for food. The next, the 15-year-old Palestinian


Saragozza, 17:16 - CICLISMO, VUELTA: ZABEL VINCE LA SETTIMA TAPPA

Il tedesco della Milram Erik Zabel ha vinto la settima tappa della Vuelta di Spagna, 176,3 km da Cal...


Two paramedics called to the apparent suicide of British weapons scientist David Kelly last year have severe doubts about the official verdict that he killed himself, they said in an interview on Sunday.


Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, Ky., Dan Heckel Column: Help is Available for E-Mail Addicts

By Dan Heckel, Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, Ky.  Feb. 26--The e-mails I get on my office computer break down like this: 50 percent are ones I need to read and 49.99999 percent of them are spam I don't need.


Solna (Svezia), 23:26 - CALCIO, EURO 2008: SVEZIA-DANIMARCA 0-0

Svezia e Danimarca hanno pareggiato 0-0 in un incontro valido per le qualificazioni all'Europeo 2008...


U.S. must not quit despite "ugly" combat: Rumsfeld

Outgoing Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, a lightning rod for critics of the Iraq war, urged the United States on Friday not to retreat in the face of "the agonies and ugliness of combat."


Prince Harry hit in face in scuffle outside nightclub

LONDON A British royal official says Prince Harry was hit in the face with a camera early this morning. The son of Prince Charles and the late Princess Diana was reportedly scuffling with a photographer outside a London nightclub when he was hit.


Business & money: Retail Chief rejects M&S's view of doom and gloom but fortunes differ for fashion chain and jewellery group


Oil Minister: Saudi Arabia may boost capacity by 30%

Saudi Arabia may boost output capacity by 30 percent within two years in order to prevent shortages, the country's oil minister said.


Lethal-Injection Ruling May Have to Wait

Several Supreme Court justices questioned yesterday whether a challenge to Kentucky's lethal-injection process brought by two death row inmates presents enough evidence to decide whether lethal injection is cruel and unusual punishment.


U.S. sports tycoon Hicks in joint Liverpool bid: report

Tom Hicks has joined forces with fellow American sports tycoon George Gillett in a bid to buy English Premier League side Liverpool, the Dallas Morning News reported on Friday.


Bush waivers restrictions on aiding Palestine

US President George W. Bush waivered on Wednesday restrictions on providing funds to the Palestinian authority. The waivering of restrictions on providing funds to the Palestinian


Profit margins from Vodafone continuing businesses fell from 39.6 per cent to 38.7 per cent, the mobile phone operator said on Tuesday as revenue growth outpaced the rise in earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation.


President Pervez Musharraf says his emergency rule had saved Pakistan from chaos, and elections would be "fair".


Korean-American golfer Christina Kim started the State Farm Classic with a bang on Thursday, carding a career-best 10-under 62 to take the first round lead at the LPGA tournament in Springfield, Ill.


Iraq's Top Shiite Cleric Arrives in Najaf

NAJAF, Iraq - Iraq's top Shiite cleric returned to Najaf on Thursday in hopes of using the power of his popularity to bring an end to fighting in the holy city. U.S...


Dell is rumored to be exiting the HDTV business by the end of this month, a little under four years after it first entered the market to diversify its product portfolio, according to Taiwanese business newspaper Economic Daily.


Pioneering Comic Artist Will Eisner Dies at 87

Will Eisner, a master of American  comics and a pioneer of the graphic novel who gave his name to  the comic industry's equivalent of the Oscars, has died at age  87, his publisher said on Tuesday.


The new heart stent from Medtronic Inc. has been assocated with more blood clots than a rival product has, federal regulators have concluded.


Morgan Freeman to play Nelson Mandela in new movie

Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman and his film production company on Friday unveiled plans to make a movie starring Freeman as former South African president and Nobel laureate Nelson Mandela.


Athens - Canadian diver Alexandre Despatie was second in the semi-final round of the men's 10-metre tower at the Olympic Games on Saturday.


New tool mines Wikipedia trustworthiness

Because anyone can edit Wikipedia, the Web encyclopedia's reliability varies wildly. Now a computer science professor hopes to give users a better baloney detector: software that flags questionable lines in Wikipedia entries.


Onions, garlic linked to lower cancer risks

NEW YORK  - People who flavor their diets with plenty of onions and garlic might have lower odds of several types of cancer, a new study suggests.


Privacy backers push FTC to end AskEraser service

Privacy advocates want the FTC to force Ask.com to end its AskEraser service, saying it doesn't provide the level of privacy promised when it was unveiled in December.


Senate panel backs kids health care bill

Defying a veto threat from President George W. Bush, a U.S. Senate panel overwhelmingly approved a bill on Thursday to finance expansion of a children's health care program with an increase in tobacco taxes.


The U.S. military said Sunday that attacks in Iraq with Iranian-made bombs have fallen off in recent days after a sharp but brief increase earlier in the month


South Carolina smacked by tropical storm Gaston

CHARLESTON, SC - Tropical Storm Gaston sloshed ashore in South Carolina, spinning sheets of rain and near hurricane-force wind as it uprooted trees, flooded roads and knocked out power to at least 125,000 homes.


Britney's album: Hair Of The Dog or Revulva?

The people must decide Reader poll The recent and resolutely non-IT-related news that Britney "Short Back and Front" Spears is asking fans to vote for a title for her forthcoming album provoked a flurry of creative activity among you, our beloved readers.â¦


For U.S. and Key Allies in Region, Mideast Morass Just Gets Deeper

The Middle East is in flames. Over the past week, war erupted among the Palestinians and their government collapsed. A Shiite shrine in Iraq was bombed -- again -- as the new U.S. military strategy showed no sign of diminishing violence. Lebanon battled a new al-Qaeda faction in the north as a...


Glonass navigation system satellites delivered to near-earth orbit ...

The DM-type Space Upper Stage delivered three Russian satellites of the Glonass navigation system (two Glonass satellites and one Glonass-M satellite) to near-earth orbit.


Refused cash for cybercafe A southern Chinese teenager killed his mother with a kitchen knife after being refused cash to go to a net cafe, Reuters reports.â¦


Buttiglione singles out a new target: lone parents

The new European Commission president, Jose Manuel Barroso, is under mounting pressure to strip Italy's designated justice commissioner, of his role in anti-discrimination policy after he made another gaffe at the weekend.


'Climate of fear' puts brakes on Russian economy

Many business people say an upcoming official report on privatization could lead to more takeovers like that of oil giant Yukos.


President Fidel Castro fell, possibly breaking his leg, after giving a graduation speech Wednesday in the central Cuban city of Santa Clara.


At Least 16 Killed in Blasts in Southern Baghdad

Insurgents detonated two bombs near a convoy of US military vehicles in southern Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 16 people, Iraqi police said.


Once Again, Jets Leave Little Breathing Room

The Jets enter Sunday's game at St. Louis needing a victory to guarantee a wild-card spot in the A.F.C. playoffs.


Premi Rc auto scendano o inventeremo qualcos'altro


Inter Milan seeks redemption win against Juventus

It is early in the season for a decisive match, yet Inter Milan-Juventus on Sunday is shaping up as exactly that. Serie A leader Juventus stands 15 points ahead of Inter, but both teams see the meeting as key to their season.


Madrid, 10:46 - CALCIO, SIVIGLIA: ALVES RIFIUTA DI PARTIRE PER LA GRECIA

Daniel Alves punta i piedi. Il giocatore brasiliano si è rifiutato di seguire il Siviglia nel...


Google Inc. ranks lower in corporate governance than any company in the Standard & Poor's 500 stock index, according to influential proxy adviser Institutional Shareholder Services, said a newspaper report published Monday.


Southwest Airlines thinks assigned seating might fly

"I know that sounds like heresy coming from my lips," said Southwest President Colleen Barrett, at the Dallas carrier's annual media day yesterday.


Lula shy of 50 percent in Brazil election, faces run-off, senior aide says

BRASILIA, Brazil  - Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva must face a run-off election, one of his senior aides said, after a string of corruption scandals turned many voters against the incumbent in Sunday's presidential election.


1st Unvaccinated Rabies Survivor Goes Home

A teenager who became the first person known to survive rabies without a vaccination went home Saturday after nearly 11 weeks in the hospital, officials said.


The President during his stay in the country will hold talks with Pakistani leadership on matters including accelerating bilateral cooperation in the war against terrorism besides discussing ways and means to consolidate economic ties between the two


Ribadita intesa per tutelare marchi e mercati europei


The reins of power have once again been handed over in Pakistan. And once again, it's a man hand-picked by the country's military ruler, Gen Pervez Musharraf.


Napoli, 22:49 - CALCIO, NAPOLI-JUVE: CAMERAMEN COLPITO DA UNA PIETRA

Brutto episodio al termine di Napoli-Juventus. Un cameramen di Sky è stato colpito al volto d...


Sinn Fein accuses the police of trying to destabilise the peace process over raids in connection with a Â£22m bank robbery probe.


Companies slash fees for Net phone plans

AT&T said yesterday it was slashing the fee for its Internet phone plan, CallVantage, to $29.99 a month for unlimited local and long-distance service.


Joswiak: 'True to What an iMac Has Always Been About'

MacCentral - After Apple unveiled the iMac G5 in Paris this week, Vice President of Hardware Product Marketing Greg Joswiak gave Macworld editors a guided tour of the desktop's new design. Among the topics of conversation: the iMac's cooling system, why pre-installed Bluetooth functionality and FireWire 800 were left out, and how this new model fits in with Apple's objectives.


TEHRAN -- Tens of thousands of flag-waving Iranians converged on Azadi Square yesterday to voice support for Iran's bid for nuclear energy, as President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad vowed to press forward with the country's uranium-enrichment program.


Vt. Woman Accused of Making Fake Threats

BURLINGTON, Vt. - A woman accused of using the Internet to make it appear that she was being harassed has pleaded not guilty to a felony charge of identity theft.


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U.S. regulators said on Friday they were reviewing the safety of Allergan Inc's  Botox and a competing product, after reports of deaths and serious reactions in some patients.


FRIDAY, Aug. 20 (HealthDayNews) -- With the start of the school year, parents need to take steps to protect their children from allergy and asthma triggers they may encounter at school.


Dell said it will buy MessageOne, which was co-founded by Michael Dellâs brother, for $155 million as it aims to compete with Microsoft and Google.


Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond is to set out his first legislative programme for government at Holyrood.


Films mixing fact, fantasy in spotlight at Toronto

With "Death of a President"  -- the film that begins by imagining the assassination of  President Bush -- making headlines at the Toronto International  Film Festival, movies that blend fact and fantasy in a  media-saturated digital age are grabbing the spotlight.


Madrid wants to allow embryo selection to save sick sibling

Spain's Socialist government announced details of a bill that that would allow parents of a child with an incurable disease to conceive another baby to help save the sibling's life.


Turkey's patience running out after rebel attack

President Abdullah Gul warned Kurdish rebels on Thursday that Turkey's patience was running out after Turkish forces said they had repelled a guerrilla attack near the Iraqi border.


U.S. not winning in Iraq: Pentagon nominee Gates

Robert Gates, U.S. President George W. Bush's choice to run the Pentagon, said on Tuesday America was not winning in Iraq and the war would determine whether the Middle East faced a "regional conflagration."


Russian officials say traces of explosive have been found in the debris of one of two crashed airliners.


Aggressive Springboks revive memories of World Cup win

Two discards held centre stage yesterday as the Springboks revived memories of their World Cup triumph when they nailed the Tri-Nations title.


'Bump Keys' Raise Alarm: As Word Spreads, Police Hope to Ease ?Lock Panic,? and Lock Manufacturers Redesign Their Products.

By Joe Lambe, The Kansas City Star, Mo.  Feb. 18--That lock on your door is probably a simple pin-tumbler type that can be opened by a "bump key," a cheap device easily available on the Internet.


Search for Hidden Treasures With Google's MyMaps Slideshow

Thanks to the success of its MyMaps tool, Google is currently hosting more than 9 million custom maps generated by its users. That's a lot of geodata, so Google has introduced a new slideshow tool to help you browse the publicly available user-created maps in its MyMaps database.


Richardson: 4 states will decide nominee

Democratic presidential candidate Bill Richardson thinks the race for his party's nomination will be all but over by the end of next January after the first four contests.


Amazon, eBay, Apple worst on climate change list

InfoWorld - Bad news for environmentally conscious people who want an iPhone: Apple is near the bottom of a new list that rates companies based on their efforts to stop climate change.


Mental health & marital satisfaction are linked

Houston, October 11: A person's mental health plays a direct role in maintaining a satisfying marriage, a recent research says.


Turkey's imams predict more freedom of worship â thanks to the ...

After wrapping up evening prayers, the head imam of the Alaaddin mosque turns from Mecca, tucked his feet under his overcoat and thought of Europe.


Darfur Rebels Say Power Deal First, Disarming Later

ABUJA, Nigeria  - Rebels from Sudan's Darfur  region Thursday rejected calls to disarm or confine their  fighters to their bases before a political solution to the  conflict is found.


Democrats Lose Lawsuit in Washington Governor Race

Washington State's Supreme Court on  Tuesday rejected a lawsuit brought by Democrats to review all  disqualified ballots in last month's gubernatorial election for  a hand recount that is already under way.


Henri Troyat, one of the great figures of modern French literature and one of France's most popular biographers, has died at the age of 95, the Academie Francaise said on Monday.


Comcast to face lawsuits over BitTorrent filtering

Comcast may have shot themselves in the foot. Lawyers are already circling in the water, and the company could be looking at a world of pain for its sneaky BitTorrent filtering.


Ukraine's opposition leader urges foreign nations not to interfere in the re-run of the presidential poll.


Look whoâs governmentizing the private sector.


A center-right opposition vowing to streamline Sweden's famed welfare state ousted the Social Democratic government in a close parliamentary election Sunday, ending 12 years of leftist rule in the Nordic nation.


After leaving an angry mob of Windows users stranded for weeks with


Red Sox getting big effort from Wakefield

The baseball gods have a heart, and it showed Monday in the Boston Red Sox's 14-inning, 5-4 victory against the New York Yankees that extended their American League Championship


Joe Torre got his 2,000th managerial victory and Alex Rodriguez hit his 15th career grand slam as the New York Yankees put together their longest winning streak in a month.


Despite Dissent, Germany Vows Undying Israel Ties

German President Horst Koehler said  on Tuesday that his country's special relationship with Israel,  rooted in responsibility for the Holocaust, could not be eroded  by the passage of time.


PATNA, India  - Flood victims in eastern India were eating raw wheat flour to survive as devastating monsoon flooding in South Asia continued to spread misery among millions.


Italian giants Juventus agree to sign Aston Villa defender Olof Mellberg at the end of the season.


Judges hold make-or-break talks in a bid to open long-awaited Khmer Rouge trials in Cambodia.


India cautions against breakthroughs at Pakistan talks

NEW DELHI: Indian Foreign Minister Natwar Singh has warned not to expect breakthroughs on disputed Kashmir during talks with his Pakistani counterpart this weekend, but said he will push a 72-point plan to boost peace between the neighbours.


Syria, Hamas: Israel tried to assassinate a movement's cadre in ...

In separate statements both Syria and the Islamic resistance movement Hamas accused Israel of being responsible for the booby trapped car explosion which took place Monday evening in Mezze in Damascus.


Timori sul mercato per i problemi del settore immobiliare


Phillies' Garcia Has Surgery on Shoulder

PHILADELPHIA -- Freddy Garcia cost the Philadelphia Phillies $10 million for one win. The two-time All-Star right-hander had season-ending shoulder surgery Thursday, nearly three months after he threw his last pitch for the Phillies.


Blog: Virtual worlds, or the 3D Internet, appeal to early adopters of games. Getting more people to come will require more applications, said experts.


CAPE CANAVERAL -- From NASA's better-late-than-never department: Shuttle Atlantis and its seven astronauts catapulted from the launch pad Friday evening, roared through golden twilight and safely reached orbit.


Georgia urges Russia to halt navy drills

Georgia on Tuesday urged Russia  to stop naval exercises near the countries' sea border, calling  them a threat to regional peace and a violation of the United  Nations charter.


AMD Expects New Server Chip to Boost Results

AMD is looking to Barcelona to improve its overall financial outlook; stock prices already on the upswing.


A new round of lawsuits aimed at prolific Internet song-swappers could be announced as early as Thursday as music executives meet in London to discuss the next step in their global war on Internet piracy.


A Second Wave of Success Is Sweeter for Sharapova

Maria Sharapovaâs 7-5, 6-3 victory over Ana Ivanovic at the Australian Open earned her a third Grand Slam singles title to go with those she won at Wimbledon in 2004 and the U.S. Open in 2006.


Siena, 12:09 - CALCIO, SIENA: CONCESSO PERMESSO DI UN MESE A ZAJC

Il Siena ha concesso un permesso di un mese al centrocampista Goradz Zajc, 19 anni, per gravi proble...


Freed French hostages head for home and a rapturous welcome

PARIS  - Two French journalists freed in Iraq headed for home and a rapturous welcome at the end of a four-month hostage ordeal as the government in Paris insisted no ransom was paid to secure their freedom.


Manufacturing growth is stronger in June: ISM

Manufacturing growth accelerated in June to its fastest in over a year as the economy picked up momentum, according to a report published on Monday.


Michael Owen provided the inspiration for Real Madrid in a 1-0 victory over Real Mallorca, while Barcelona cruised to a 2-0 win away to Racing Santander as Spain's big two made solid starts to the new season on ...


A judge has rejected a defence bid to remove the District-Attorney trying pop star Michael Jackson on child molestation charges. He says there is no proof Santa Barbara County District-Attorney Tom Sneddon had acted improperly or over-zealously.


ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A pain management doctor charged with drug trafficking acknowledged Monday he prescribed unusually high doses of opiates for some patients, but maintained it was always for a medical reason.


Credit card firms are told by a committee of MPs to offer consumers clearer information and a fairer deal.


'Divisi puo' vincere il Pd, ma mai entreremo nel Ppe'


Postmodern French philosopher Jean Baudrillard dies

French philosopher Jean Baudrillard,  whose provocative, paradoxical style was reflected in the title  of his 1991 work "The Gulf War did not take place," has died,  his publisher Galilee said on Wednesday. He was 77.


Four people including a Candian tourist were killed overnight in the bombs which ripped through a popular tourist area in Thailand's mostly-Muslim south, police said.


'Spanglish' has all the trappings of a holiday movie, but it never finds a rhythm, its actors founder and it looks terrible.


Laura Bush's skin cancer came with a classic symptom, a slow-healing sore.


Quattro soluzioni per perdere i chili di troppo guadagnati tra cenoni e panettoni. Dal tapis roulant alla spin bike


Japan Says Checking if Body Found in Iraq Is Hostage

The Japanese government is checking  whether a body found by the U.S. military between Tikrit and  Baghdad in Iraq is that of a Japanese hostage, an aide to  Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said early on  Saturday.


Nagin, Landrieu Cast Votes in New Orleans

Voters were deciding Saturday whether incumbent Mayor Ray Nagin or challenger Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu should oversee this city's long recovery from Hurricane Katrina &#151; one of the largest reconstruction projects in U.S. history.


Amazon.com launches digital download service

Amazon.com AMZN.O on Thursday   unveiled a widely anticipated Internet service offering movies   and television shows that can be downloaded onto consumers'   personal computers.


When Adrian M. Fenty plunged into the crowd celebrating his victory in the Democratic primary Tuesday night, three business leaders were waiting by the stage to be among the first to shake his hand.


A British soldier is killed and four others are injured in operations in Afghanistan overnight.


Date with destiny for private rocketeers

LAS VEGAS - A three-seat rocket plane with stubby wings and a nose studded with round windows will try to blast out of Earth's atmosphere above the Mojave Desert today to qualify for a US$10 million ($15.


N.B.A. Hands Tough Penalties to Players Involved in Brawl

The Pacers' Ron Artest was suspended for the season, and two of his teammates must sit out for a combined 55 games.


Armed ex-soldiers plan to stop Haiti violence

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Former soldiers who ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide in a revolt said Wednesday that reinforcements are advancing on Haiti's capital to stop violence that has killed at least 46 people.


U.S. Embassy in Suriname Boosts Security

The U.S. Embassy here was closed to visitors Wednesday and security increased after officials received credible threats of an attack on the building, a spokesman said.


NBA: Pistons Down Celtics, Wizards Beat Hawks

Rasheed Wallace racked up 23 points and 12 rebounds and five other Detroit players scored in double-figures as the Pistons cruised to a 100-88 victory over Boston at the Palace at Auburn Hills.


The Delhi High Court today granted bail to Baazee.Com CEO and US Citizen Avnish Bajaj, arrested in the obscene MMS case but asked him to surrender his passport and not to leave the country without permission of the trial court.


Officials in Haiti feared flash floods would hit impoverished areas of the nation early Monday, as Tropical Storm Noel lashed the country with heavy rains.


Polygon shapes on Mars rock add to evidence of water

Curious polygon shapes on the surface of Mars are among the latest evidence clearly suggesting the presence of water, and some of it may have appeared there even after the surface was bombarded by objects from distant space.


Arctic Plants Have Adjusted to Climate Changes

Many Arctic plant species have readily adjusted to big climate changes, which implies that at least in that region, plants may be able to shift long distances.


Israeli missile boats fired at the Gaza beach early Wednesday, hitting crafts and structures owned by a Palestinian known as the top arms smuggler in Gaza and Egypt, Palestinians said.


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Details of a new television ad from Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry to begin airing this week:


The company behind the UK's largest wind farm project - proposed for the Hebridean island of Lewis - has unveiled revised plans for the scheme.


The International Criminal Court's  chief prosecutor will name the first suspects accused of  committing war crimes in Sudan's Darfur region next Tuesday,  the prosecutor's office said on Thursday.


Ridge: Terrorists Hope to Disrupt Election

Terrorists still hope to disrupt the U.S. democratic process even though the presidential nominating conventions and other high-profile gatherings this summer went off without incident, Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge said Tuesday.


Hurricane Impact Drives Up Jobless Claims

The number of Americans lining up to  claim an initial week of jobless aid climbed more than expected  last week, primarily because of hurricanes that have battered  Florida, putting many people out of work, the government said  on Thursday.


Bank of England under fire despite saving Northern Rock

The Bank of England may have bailed out the crisis-hit bank Northern Rock but it still faces criticism over its largely muted response to the global credit squeeze.


Foolish Forecast: America Movil Accelerates

A healthy Latin American economy bodes well for the company.


China Vows Action on Food Safety but Chides U.S.

China promised to cooperate in tackling its food safety problems but urged a quick resolution.


Assen, 17:37 - SUPERBIKE, GP OLANDA: BAYLISS VINCE GARA 2

Troy Bayliss ha vinto Gara 2 del Gp d'Olanda, nona prova del Mondiale Superbike, consolidando il pri...


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The New York Jets enjoyed the preseason right through the final seconds.