Ukraine opposition activists continue eastern trip amid security fears

KYIV, Ukraine  - A convoy of supporters of Ukrainian presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko moved deeper Sunday into the hostile eastern strongholds of his rival, who has ignored requests for safe passage.


UBS subprime losses deepen, bank deep into red

Subprime-related problems at UBS AG deepened on Wednesday as the Swiss bank unveiled $4 billion in new writedowns in a surprise statement, dragging the embattled bank deep into the red for the year.


Blog: The new push e-mail software makes it easier to organize stuffed inboxes and adds security features that will make the IT guys happier.


Former Atlanta Mayor Indicted for Corruption

A federal grand jury has indicted  former Atlanta Mayor Bill Campbell for bribery, tax evasion and  other corruption charges dating back to the early days of his  two-term administration, federal officials said on Monday.


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Users are urged to download version 8.1.2, which fixes undisclosed vulnerabilities.


U.S. court rejects appeal seeking unapproved drugs

The U.S. Supreme Court rejected an appeal on Monday by two advocacy groups arguing that dying patients have a constitutional right to access experimental drugs that have not received regulatory approval.


Karzai Wins First Ever Afganistan Election

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25 Dead, 141 Trapped in China Mine Blast

More than 140 miners remained trapped in the tunnels and shafts of a coal mine in central China following an explosion Sunday that killed 25 of their colleagues, the government said.


Toshiba announced plans to include an HD DVD-enabled DVD player in its laptops starting in December next year. The new drives will be limited to the high-end "Qosmio" brand, and will sell for around 200,000-300,000 yen (US$1,845-$2,770).


No. 1 Southern California and No. 2 Oklahoma have been the top two teams in The Associated Press Top 25 since the preseason, a nine-poll run that is the longest to start a season in nine years.


(12/07/04) Recent research find that we're sleeping less than we used to and that has an affect on involuntary weight gain. Lack of sleep causes an imbalance in the hormones leptin and ghrelin which can cause


The Conservatives call for a review of the Army after a leaked memo warned it had almost no spare troops.


Incremento del 19,6% rispetto stesso periodo del 2006


J.P. Morgan Cancels IBM Outsourcing Deal

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. JPM.N said  on Wednesday it was canceling a $5 billion outsourcing deal  with IBM Corp., IBM.N and planned to rehire about 4,000  workers who had been transferred to IBM under the pact.


Broncos Running Back Out for Entire Season

Denver Broncos running back Mike Anderson will miss the entire season because of a groin injury sustained last weekend in an exhibition game against Houston.


Si tratta di vistoso passo indietro nei rapporti ecumenici


By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN  SHANGHAI, China - Premier Wen Jiabao on Monday ordered a formal probe into the massive algae growth that smothered one of China's biggest lakes, drawing high-level attention to growing threats facing the country's water bodies.


Auto regulators from the USA and other nations will meet Thursday in Geneva to sign off on the first-ever global safety standard for vehicles.


The Sri Lanka military says it has started a new drive to dislodge Tamil Tiger rebels from Mannar in the north.


To defend against future attacks, airports may soon get new tools to help ID hidden explosives


Turkish Authorities Investigate Bulgarian Shipwreck

Turkish authorities were investigating Monday a shipwreck, in which a Bulgarian cargo ship capsized in their territorial waters next to the border with Bulgaria, causing no injuries, the Info Radio reported.


Plan Would Let Osage Set County's Standards

By Tony Thornton, The Daily Oklahoman  May 30--PAWHUSKA -- Rancher Dick Surber has trouble pinpointing what troubles him most about an Osage Nation proposal to create and regulate environmental standards for all of Osage County.


Liz's white Xmas at Beckhams'christening

coat as she stepped out to be godmother at the christening of Brooklyn and Romeo Beckham. Liz and Sir Elton John topped the bill of celebrities at the service for the children of England footballer David Beckham


Billy Joel ties the knot for the third time

Veteran singer Billy Joel is reportedly tying the knot with his girlfriend, Katie Lee, who is a cooking student and 32 years his junior, on Saturday.


La Spezia, 18:17 - CALCIO, SPEZIA; SODA: DECISIVO ASPETTO MENTALE

Stadio esaurito a La Spezia per la sfida di domani tra i padroni di casa e il Verona, andata dello s...


L'acquisto del gruppo spagnolo a 32 euro per azione


Broken Neck Vertebra Sidelines Raiders QB

Rich Gannon might lose a second straight season to injury. The 2002 NFL MVP has a broken vertebra in his neck that will sideline him at least eight weeks. The Oakland Raiders quarterback underwent an MRI on Monday morning and was taken for more tests.


LONDON The International Olympic Committee has opened an investigation into doping allegations against US athlete Marion Jones. IOC president Jacques Rogge (ROH'-guh) set up a disciplinary commission to look


Los Angeles Times - They lost at politics at an early age. Since then, they've rarely made the same campaign mistakes twice.


Some 1.5 million Chinese have been forced from their homes during preparations for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, a rights group said Tuesday.


European Union leaders agreed early Saturday on guidelines for drafting a new EU treaty to replace the bloc's aborted EU constitution, officials said.


Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sibelius will assume the chairmanship of the Democratic Governors Association next year as the party enjoys its first gubernatorial majority in 12 years, officials said Monday.


Read the Gallup poll and you'll see President Bush has a whopping 13-point lead over his Democratic rival, John Kerry among likely voters.


Gerald Green will play more than the 10 minutes per game he has been averaging when the Celtics host Phoenix tonight. But Green will not likely be in the starting lineup, according to coach Doc Rivers.


Hot, headline-grabbing handsets Mobile World Congress The eagerly-awaited successor to the the popular N95 was at last unveiled in Barcelona this morning. Details of the N96 - the latest addition to Nokia's smartphone range - were leaked before the weekend, and they weren't far wrong.â¦


Gunman suspected in Japan shooting found dead: police

A man believed to have opened fire on a sports gym in southern Japan was found dead early on Saturday, following a bloody rampage in which a woman swimming instructor and another man were killed and six people injured.


MGM Considers 2 Bids Below Early Estimate of Its Buyout Price

etro-Goldwyn-Mayer is considering accepting a buyout offer well below the $5 billion price tag originally estimated when word first surfaced about a possible sale, executives close to the negotiations said yesterday.


Pedofilia in Rete, denunciate 96 persone

Il gruppo gestiva cinquanta siti internet. L'operazione Ã¨ stata condotta dai carabinieri con una speciale forza di polizia Usa. ROMA - Si Ã¨ conclusa con 96 persone denunciate e una serie di sequestri un'operazione


Putin Expands on His Missile Defense Plan

Russiaâs president said that his proposal for a shared missile-defense system with the U.S. would take American-Russian relations to âan entirely new level.â


Malaria drugs could cut deaths in Africa

The first affordable combination anti-malarial drug tailored for children will soon be available across Africa, potentially saving millions of lives, the nonprofit organization and the pharmaceuticals giant who worked to develop it said Thursday.


Cazenove, JP Morgan Unveil Joint Venture

Cazenove and J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.  unveiled a joint venture that effectively ends 181 years of  independence for the UK stockbroker and gives a big boost to  the U.S. investment bank's UK presence.


Stop financing your lender's lifestyle, and keep more money for yourself.


A Tory MP claims North Wales Police were told not to hold illegal immigrants but to direct them to a centre in Liverpool.


Yahoo to launch internet for mobiles in 12 countries

Internet giant Yahoo is to launch its new generation Internet portal for mobile phones in 12 countries on Friday, the company said.


MADRID, Dec 19  (IPS) - A high court in Spain sentenced 14 leaders of  political groups to prison Wednesday on the grounds that they  also held positions of responsibility in the Basque separatist  group ETA.


Scientist Gets $15 Million Grant To Develop Potential AIDS Vaccine

The University of Maryland scientist who co-discovered the virus that causes AIDS is receiving a $15 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to develop a potential vaccine, state officials announced yesterday.


Forget last season's win over Indianapolis in the AFC championship game. Don't focus on the Super Bowl title two weeks later. Block out Elton John's pregame performance Thursday night.


NEW YORK  - The high-impact tumbling of gymnastics may boost young girls' muscle mass and bone density, according to a small study.


Whoopi Goldberg defends Vick's dog-fighting role

Outspoken comedian Whoopi Goldberg  drew a scathing rebuke from animal rights activists on Tuesday  for defending U.S. football star Michael Vick's role in  dogfighting during her debut on ABC's talk show "The View."


A study suggests giving the flu vaccine under the tongue could prove more effective, as well as eliminating the need for needles.


La combinazione vincente, 51 53 63 75 76 87, Jolly 46


Mideast quartet backs U.S. effort to revive talks

The quartet of Middle East peace brokers backed a U.S. push to revive Israeli-Palestinian talks on Friday but voiced deep concern about violence among Palestinians that threatens to undermine the effort.


With stock markets around the world falling last week, New Yorkers cut back on the essentials, like dry-cleaning their sheets.


Dotting and crossing the I's and T's may save you from financial heartache.


Acer's Ferrari red model 3400 features an AMD Athlon 64 processor and starts at $2,299.


Plans for EU co-operation on asylum and justice will be debated by MPs amid claims the UK could lose key powers.


Non-existent WMDs an embarrassment to the US

Suspicions have been proven correct. Iraq did not have any weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) when the US and allies invaded in March 2003, nor did it have the capability to produce WMDs


La testimonianza di Niki Pende, il medico che quella notte del '78 fu aggredito da Vittorio Emanuele                                                    Savoia, si riapre il caso Hamer "Se la cavarono grazie a Giscard"                                                                                di LAURA LAURENZI


Canadian valley aims to keep cellphone-free quiet

Officials in a rural valley in British Columbia hope that keeping out cellphones will help attract residents and tourists who want to escape to the quiet of nature.


Chilean Appeals Court Refuses to Drop Charges Against Pinochet

A Chilean court rejected an appeal by former dictator Augusto Pinochet seeking a dismissal of charges for crimes allegedly committed during his 17-year regime, a court spokesman said.


The Four Seasons Hotel is a block short of being in Beverly Hills, but everything about it practically screams "I've made it!"


Iran brushes off new sanctions threat in atom row

Iran does not care if the United Nations passes any more resolutions against it because of its nuclear program, the president said on Wednesday.


A380 super-jumbo to cost 1.45 bln euros more than planned: EADS

The cost of developing Airbus's new A380 super-jumbo will be much higher than planned, but the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company still hopes to meet or exceed its earnings forecasts this year, EADS ...


BLAIR CALLS FOR INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT OF AFRICA

The Africa Commissionâs motto is to find out means to develop Africa and explain the cause of continentâs poor growth in the past.


"Pirates" flag still flies over global box office

"Pirates of the  Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" led the foreign box office for the  11th time in 12 weekends Sunday with estimated sales of $7.6  million from 36 territories.


UAE watchdog to scrap Internet monopolies

The United Arab Emirates plans to level  the playing field in its nationwide Internet market,  effectively ending du telecom's monopoly in some parts of  Dubai, the chief telecom regulator was quoted as saying.


Parigi, 18:45 - RUBGY, MONDIALI: EMERICK SQUALIFICATO 5 SETTIMANE

Paul Emerick, centro della nazionale statunitense di rugby, è stato sospeso per 5 settimane p...


Officials from four former Soviet countries meet in Azerbaijan to discuss curbing Russian influence.


James Watson Quits Post After Remarks on Races

The biologist had ignited an uproar with comments about the intelligence of people of African descent.


Lithuania is "seriously considering" withdrawing its 53 troops from Iraq, a government spokeswoman said Wednesday.


President 'not prepared to leave conflict unresolved' as Rice loses out.


Radio stations unite in search for Madeleine

The campaign to help find missing girl Madeleine McCann continued Monday as 200 private radio stations agreed to play the Simple Mind song "Don't You Forget About Me."


Losail, 15:18 - MOTOGP, ROSSI: 2006 PERDENTE PERCHE' CI CREDEVAMO IMBATTIBILI

Valentino Rossi è pronto alla rivincita dopo la delusione del Mondiale del 2006. Domani, a Lo...


The question of who will inherit Anna Nicole Smith's estate was thrown into further confusion Friday with the release of a 2001 will in which the former Playboy centerfold said her fortune should be held in trust for her son — who died last year.


Lithuanian parties close ranks against Russian populist

VILNIUS : Lithuania's established parties closed ranks against a populist party led by a Russian-born millionaire as difficult negotiations got underway on forming a left-right "rainbow" coalition.


U.N.: Traces of Plutonium Found in Egypt

The U.N atomic watchdog has discovered plutonium particles near an Egyptian nuclear facility and is trying to determine if they are evidence of a secret weapons program or simply the byproduct of peaceful research, diplomats said Friday.


Media & professional: File-sharing has holed the record industry below the waterline. So why does private equity guru Guy Hands want to buy EMI?


Bee Staff Writer. SAN FRANCISCO - Guy McIntyre, who played on three Super Bowl champions with the 49ers and now is the team's director of player development, had a unique relationship with Reggie White, who died Sunday.


Bush to Renominate Controversial Court Picks

President Bush will resubmit to the  Senate a group of judicial nominees blocked by Democrats as too  conservative, the White House said on Thursday as it signaled  the start of a second-term battle over the make up of federal  courts.


Nel 2/o trimestre 2006 era al 6,5%, ma crescono gli inattivi


Leeds chairman Ken Bates escaped a misconduct charge for his comments about former club, and English champions, Chelsea.


Verizon adds shopping tools to SuperPages.com

Verizon SuperPages.com said Friday it has teamed up with eBay and Shopping.com for the rollout of new shopping tools on its online Yellow Pages site.


Italian Women Said Dead in Iraq, UK Hostage Pleads

Two Italian women aid workers were  reported killed in Iraq and a British hostage pleaded for his  life after the killing of two Americans, as the latest hostage  crisis put pressure on governments with troops in Iraq.


Lebanon Historic Sites Again Escape Conflict Unscathed

War-torn Lebanon's historic treasures—including important ruins in the ancient cities of Baalbek and Tyre—emerged from the recent Israel-Hezbollah conflict intact, government officials say.See photos of Lebanon's historic treasures.


Auditors cast shadow on NASA's moon budget

Too many tax dollars at stake NASA is under increasing pressure from government auditors to rein in its budget for getting astronauts back to the moon.â¦


Is Wayne Rooney's ripped shirt cool or not?

Footie wonderboy Wayne Rooney might have scored a hat-trick on his Manchester United debut, but it didn't stop him getting a telling off afterwards.


Fannie Mae Pays the Price of Cutting Corners to Look Safe

Fannie Mae wanted to look very safe. But to do that it cut accounting corners, two regulatory agencies have now concluded. And that has severely damaged the image of the mortgage lender and its management.


Frances Knocks Out Power, Floods Florida

FORT PIERCE, Fla. - Hurricane Frances' wind and water whacked swaths of Florida with fire-hose force Sunday, submerging entire roadways and tearing off rooftops even as it weakened to a tropical storm and crawled inland with heavy rain...


Inflation and recession add to the list of world issues on the agenda at the World Economic Forum.


ATHENS: Australia's Matildas salvaged a 1-1 draw against the United States at the Athens Olympics on Tuesday to join the Americans in the last eight of the women's soccer tournament.


A batch of contaminated Brazil nuts forces a confectionery firm to close production lines at a plant.


Italy dissolves parliament, election looms

Italy's president dissolved parliament on Wednesday and the caretaker government prepared to call a snap election, likely in mid-April, that could mark a return to power of media magnate Silvio Berlusconi.


Poll: 65% Expect Dems to Keep Control of Congress in 2008

Rasmussen Reports - Sixty-five percent (65%) of Americans believe that Democrats are likely to retain their newly won control of Congress in Election 2008. Thirty-two percent (32%) consider ongoing Democratic control "very" likely. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that just 23% believe such an outcome is "not very" or "not at all" likely.


Turkmenistan goes to the polls to vote for a new parliament, although all candidates back the president.


Palestinian PM warns Israel to expect revenge after Hamas strike

GAZA CITY : Palestinian prime minister Ahmed Qorei warned Israel to expect a "justified retaliation" from Hamas after 14 of the Islamist movement's fighters were killed in an air strike in Gaza.


Yaron Zilberman's moving documentary approaches the Holocaust from a fresh, intimate perspective.


NEW YORK -- Jason Giambi will be sidelined at least three weeks because of torn tissue in the arch of his left foot, the latest setback in a tumultuous season for the New York Yankees designated hitter.


DECEMBER 10, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - Microsoft Corp., Yahoo Inc. and Ask Jeeves Inc. are all set to jump into the desktop search market, two months after Internet search leader Google Inc.


Timberlake to host MTV Awards in Denmark

The Red Hot Chili Peppers were nominated in four categories, including best album, for the 2006 MTV Europe Music Awards, to be hosted by Justin Timberlake on Nov. 2.


English Is The Golden Tongue for S. Koreans

SEOUL -- Just a week into his summer vacation, 15-year-old Min-Kyu Kim already has a tight schedule and ambitious goals: On this particular day, he intends to memorize 600 words of English vocabulary, solve 10 pages of SSAT math problems and take practice tests for English. He estimates the tests...


Movie Review | 'De Lama Lamina': Biomechanical Erotica

âDe Lama Laminaâ is a record of a huge performance art collaboration between Matthew Barney and the musician Arto Lindsay.


Bundesliga side Borussia Moenchengladbach crashed out of the German Cup on Sunday after a humiliating defeat to the amateurs of FC Bayern Munich in a dramatic penalty shootout.


The Bush White House is weighing its next move in separation of powers fight with Congress that could land in federal court.


Tanker Spills Crude Oil in Delaware River

PHILADELPHIA Nov 27, 2004 - A tanker spilled 30,000 gallons of crude oil into the Delaware River between Philadelphia and southern New Jersey, creating a 20-mile-long slick that threatened fish and birds, Coast Guard officials said Saturday.


SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Repairs were underway Monday at PayPal as the widely used online payment service struggled to get customers back on track after several days of "intermittent" outages.


It seems that Pulte signaled another phase of the housing crisis with its recent restructuring announcement.


Soccer authority rejects request to sign female soccer player to ...

Soccer's world governing body on Sunday rejected a request to sign a female player by a professional men's soccer club in Mexico.


News.com Extra: Rules set for $50 million space prize

Plus: Putting a face on technology could improve our interaction with hi-tech gadgets.


I want to wish you a Merry Christmas, from the bottom of my heart.


Scientists Seek to Forge Diamond Computer Chip

LIVERMORE, Calif.  - Only a few are singing about  them yet, but it could turn out that diamonds are a computer's  best friend.


L'anziana sembra avere perduto il controllo della vettura  per rispondere al telefonoUna testimone:  "Mentre la macchina girava su se stessa, alcuni  entravano e uscivano da sotto"                                          Marsala, 82 anni al volante col cellulare Investe bagnanti, grave una bambina


Roma, 12:38 - CALCIO, COPPA UEFA: FRANCESE LANNOY ARBITRA LIVORNO-ESPANYOL

Sarà il francese Stephane Lannoy ad arbitrare domani sera la gara di andata dei sedicesimi di...


It's all about the Booleans for these hacker MCs: Sample some of the sickest flows to ever come out of the BBS ghetto. By Roger Thomasson from Wired magazine.


EPA sets final Sept. 11 building testing

The Environmental Protection Agency plans to launch its final Sept. 11 contamination cleanup program next month, more than five years after the attacks and following years of criticism that the agency still has not done enough.


A long-serving member of Deutsche Bank AG's supervisory board announced he was quitting Thursday in a dispute over strategy, Germany's biggest bank said.


With Gaza lost, Abbas wins international support

Western powers rallied behind Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday after Hamas Islamists routed his forces in the Gaza Strip and began imposing a new order in the enclave after days of bloody civil war.


Tenor Roberto Alagna marched off the stage at La Scala when the audience booed him during the second performance of Franco Zeffirelli's 'Aida.' He was replaced seconds later by his understudy, who rushed on ...Comment


Ministro stamani alla Camera, per Castelli forse dimissioni


UAL says it will charge $25 to check a second bag

UAL Corp's United Airlines said on Monday it will charge some passengers a fee to check more than one bag, a move that could generate $100 million annually as the carrier attempts to offset soaring fuel costs.


Saudi Arabia moves to cut production ahead of Opec meeting

Saudi Arabia has begun to reduce oil output ahead of this week's Opec meeting, industry officials said yesterday. The reduction, expected to continue over the coming months


Eurozone slowdown 'one-off' says ECB's chief economist

The sharp economic slowdown in the eurozone shown in the latest growth figures was of a "one-off, temporary nature" and growth will rebound to an annual rate


Mandato a Cig, e non si applica neanche a norme su famiglia


Bomb blasts wound two in Thailand's south a day after paper dove ...

BANGKOK: Two bombs exploded in troubled southern Thailand on Monday, injuring a soldier and a civil servant, police said, a day after the government scattered millions of paper doves as a peace gesture.


California packer makes largest U.S. beef recall

A California meatpacker accused of animal cruelty is making the largest U.S. meat recall on record -- 143 million lbs, the U.S. Agriculture Department said on Sunday.


Microsoft launches software for searching desktops

Microsoft Corp. on Monday became the second tech-industry giant to offer software for searching through computer desktops - a technology it claims is vastly superior to that launched by Google two months ago.


L'attore domenica scorsa si era tagliato i polsi


The death toll in the Russian schoolhouse siege soared to more than 340 yesterday, and the horrifying human cost is likely to keep climbing.


Hunley may reveal secrets in year's time

In a year's time, scientists hope to solve the mystery of why the Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley sank, the chairman of the South Carolina Hunley Commission said Tuesday.


Lead may raise the risk of death at levels much lower than those widely thought as safe, research suggests.


Third A380 delay tests airlines' patience

Wiring woes will cost Airbus dear The patience of airlines waiting to get their hands on the Airbus A380 is beginning to wear thin following an announcement yesterday that just one example of the "Superjumbo" would be delivered in 2007, as opposed to the nine previously promised by Airbus parent company EADS.â¦


Free-agent outfielder Mike Cameron and the Milwaukee Brewers reached a preliminary agreement on a $7 million, one-year contract that includes a club option for 2009.


Just When You Thought It Was Safe to Go Back in the Jungle

âRambo,â directed by and starring Sylvester Stallone, has its own kind of blockheaded poetry.


Intel: l'Innovazione Del Silicio Definisce Il Futuro Del Computing

Roma, 8 set. (Adnkronos Multimedia/ItNews) - In occasione dell'IDF (Intel Development Forum, il piÃ¹ importante evento tecnico del settore della tecnologia per gli sviluppatori di hardware e software su piattaforma


The diminutive Chinese conductor Xian Zhangâs passionate musicality and boundless energy led her from a small town in China to the New York Philharmonic.


Google Offers $20 Million X Prize to Put Robot on Moon

Google is putting up the bounty for the latest X Prize. Just put a robot on the moon, and it's yours. How did this come about, and what will it take to win it.


While supporters of the recently ousted President, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, battle with police in the Haitian capital, the northern town of Gonaives is trying to recover from a tropical storm, which


Alltel Is Said to Be Suitor for Carrier in Northwest

Alltel, the nation's sixth-largest wireless carrier, is in advanced negotiations to buy Western Wireless for roughly $4 billion.


Rwanda has denied it has pushed troops into Democratic Republic of Congo hours after UN peacekeepers said they had compelling evidence that some had entered the vast country.


New Test Predicts Chances of Breast Cancer Return

TUESDAY, Feb. 6 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a test designed to predict the chances of breast cancer returning or spreading within five to 10 years after a woman's initial cancer.


Marc Saltzman  offers another reason to love your iPod: âgreat games. More than 20 downloadable digital diversions are now offered including Ms. Pac-Man,Sudoku,Texas Hold âEm and soon, Pole Position: Remix, based on Namcoâs early â80s arcade racing game.â In his CyberSpeak column, Saltzman also takes a close look at two of the latest games for iPod, âPeggleâ and âPhase.â


Task force to study D-I playoff proposal

University of Georgia president Michael Adams presented his proposal for an eight-team major college football playoff to the NCAA Division I board of directors Monday in Nashville, and they decided to study the issue with others before making any moves.


EDITORIAL: Beach Invites Fall in Tree Dispute

By The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.  Dec. 12--Last week, Virginia Beach got a look at both ends of the stick wielded by Richmond.


Companies relocating overseas because of British taxes

Britain has become a worse place to do business in recent years because of the taxation system, with a fifth of all companies saying they had relocated some of their operations overseas, according to a report published by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI).


MANILA At least 10 people were killed and almost 100 were injured when a train derailed and plunged down a slope in the Philippines early Friday, officials and radio reports said.


ATTACCO A CONVOGLIO AMERICANO A MOSSUL, E' STRAGE

MOSSUL (IRAQ) - Una autobomba e' stata lanciata oggi a Mossul (nord Iraq) contro un convoglio americano provocando diverse vittime. Alcuni testimoni hanno detto di aver visto parti di corpi lacerati dall'esplosione


Martha Stewart asks to serve sentence now

Millionaire executive Martha Stewart said on Wednesday she's ready to go to prison as soon as possible, saying she wants to put her "nightmare" behind her and "reclaim her good life".


Work Stress Increases Heart Attack Risks

Men were 80 percent more likely to have a heart attack if they had experienced a conflict at work within the preceding 12 months. For women, a change in financial circumstances tripled their risk.


Roma, 11:51 - CALCIO, LAZIO; MARIANI: MAI VISTA SITUAZIONE CAPITATA A SIVIGLIA

Il professor Pierpaolo Mariani ieri ha operato d'urgenza il difensore della Lazio, Sebastiano Sivigl...


Two days after Pakistani officials announced the death of Amjad Farooqi, the circumstances surrounding the killing of the person who is being billed as the country's most wanted


Pat DiNizio was brushing his teeth, preparing for another day in the third grade. On his transistor radio, a WABC disc jockey mocked the name of the band whose new record he was about to play.


Jay-Z of all trades presides over "Kingdom"

Anyone eager to hire a globally known rapper might want to check out the Web site supporting Jay-Z's Hewlett-Packard commercial.


An early poll showed West-leaning liberal Viktor Yushchenko winner of Ukraine's presidential election on Sunday as up to 12,000 supporters massed in Kiev's main square urging authorities to acknowledge his ...


There is unlikely to be a large number of deaths in the UK from the human form of mad cow disease, researchers predict.


Police Say Bashir Set to Face Terror Charges

Militant Muslim preacher Abu Bakar Bashir is set to face charges of involvement in terror crimes, including last year's bombing of a luxury hotel in the Indonesian capital, police said on Tuesday.


Leno to Retire from 'Tonight Show' in 2009

Jay Leno, America's leading  late-night comedian as host of NBC's "The Tonight Show," will  retire in 2009 and be replaced by Conan O'Brien, an offbeat  comic whose own show airs an hour later, the network said on  Monday.


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


Scontri e cariche forze ordine, in prima fila gruppi ultras


SALISBURY, Md. -- Olympic gold-medalist Michael Phelps has apologized after his arrest for driving under the influence. He was arrested after a state trooper saw an SUV allegedly driven by the 19-year-old


The Democratic Party is to launch a legal challenge to try to stop a major US television company airing a critique of presidential candidate John Kerry.


GSN Creates Late Night Participation TV Block

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 14  /PRNewswire/ -- GSN has named its late night participation TV programming block, PLAYMANIA, after the series that launched the new genre in America.


The woman who discovered a lifeless Heath Ledger spent nine minutes making three calls to Mary-Kate Olsen before she dialed 911 for help, police said Thursday. She called "Full House" actress a fourth time after paramedics arrived.


A court has heard DNA evidence that helped convict Bradley Murdoch of killing backpacker Peter Falconio was "damning".


Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, center, leaves an EU summit in Brussels, Friday Dec. 17, 2004. European Union leaders and Turkey agreed Friday on a compromise formula to overcome differences over


Tour favorites to show true colors in the Alps

BOURG-EN-BRESSE, France  - The favorites will have to show their true colors when the Tour de France enters the Alps on Saturday.


eBay exceeded Wall Street's earnings and revenue expectations for its fourth quarter and, as expected, announced that Meg Whitman will step down as president and CEO at the end of March, ending a 10-year tenure at the helm of the e-commerce giant.For the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2007, eBay had revenue of $2.18 billion, up $461 million from the fourth quarter of 2006 and above the $2.14 billion consensus estimate from analysts polled by Thomson Financial.Revenue grew across the board, but PayPal, StubHub, Skype, and advertising performed particularly well as eBay enjoyed strong sales during the 2007 holiday season, the company said Wednesday.New income was $531 million, or $0.39 per share, up from $346 million, or $0.25 per share, in 2006's fourth quarter. On a pro forma basis, which includes one-time items, net income was $611 million or $0.45 per share, topping the consensus expectation by $0.04.Whitman will hand over her CEO and president titles on March 31, but she will remain on the company's board of directors. She will be succeeded by John Donahoe.Whitman joined eBay in March 1998, when the company operated only in the U.S. and had 30 employees and $4.7 million in annual revenue. It now operates worldwide with more than 15,000 employees and almost $7.7 billion in revenue.Donahoe has been with eBay since February 2005, coming from Bain & Company, where he was worldwide managing director since 1999. He is president of eBay Marketplaces, which generates more than 70 percent of the company’s global revenue.Rajiv Dutta, PayPal's president, has been named eBay executive vice president and will also replace Donahoe as president of eBay Marketplaces. Scott Thompson, PayPal’s CTO, will take over as PayPal president.Meanwhile, Bill Cobb, president of eBay North America, will step down and retire from the company at the end of the year. Lorrie Norrington, currently president of eBay International, will become president of eBay Marketplaces Operations and assume Cobb's responsibilities, eBay said.


In Florida, Officials Are Hoping for One Final Storm Recovery

After four hurricanes, intensive relief efforts cannot get traction helping people and whole industries cope.


On the night her world changed forever, Rashida Bee was 28 years old and had already been married for more than half her life. Her parents, traditional Muslims, had selected her husband for her when she was 13.


New Fighting in Eastern Congo, Rwanda Withdraws Threat

GOMA, Congo  - Fighting between rival army  factions ended days of relative calm in eastern Congo on  Sunday, while Rwanda withdrew a threat to send troops into the  country.


The ailing Prince George's hospital system will receive no more public money until four members of its board of directors resign, County Executive Jack B. Johnson (D) said this week.


Mexico's outgoing president prepares to address parliament amid tight security after contested elections.


Iowa greets first US election eve of 2008

On the eve of the long-awaited and too-close-to-call first voting in 2008 White House nominating contests, top candidates will Wednesday zigzag across Iowa to plead for every last vote.


Invicta Group Inc. Announces Invicta Music

Invicta Group Inc. (OTCBB: IVGR) announced today the company is creating our newest website for our subsidiary Invicta Music. The website is scheduled for launching by July 15, 2007.


AMERICA/CUBA - Il Terzo Congresso Nazionale dell'Infanzia Missionaria rende grazie a Dio per i 15 anni della rinascita dellÂOpera a Cuba e riflette sui nuovi progetti missionari Camaguey (Agenzia Fides) - Con la presenza di 396 bambini ed adolescenti missionari e di 72 animatori si Ã¨ realizzato nella cittÃ  di Camaguey (Cuba), il Terzo Congresso Nazionale dell'Infanzia Missionaria che ha riunito dal 13 al 15 luglio le delegaz...


Indagini in corso per stabilire destinazione dell'arma


Bush sees Palestine state treaty within year

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - President George W. Bush told Palestinians on Thursday he believed they would sign a peace treaty with Israel within a year that would give them their own state.


McKinney's Exit Doesn't Worry the Democrats

Newcomer Hank Johnson, who galvanized Georgia voters, is expected to hold onto the seat for the party in November


He becomes 1st to reach plateau in season earnings after win at Chrysler, his 9th of year. Vijay Singh will need time for this to sink in.


Burger King Bars Ads from TV Show Discussing Kerry

Hamburger chain Burger King said on  Wednesday that it would not run its commercials during a  controversial program about U.S. presidential candidate John  Kerry to be aired by Sinclair Broadcast Group .


Microsoft Delays Windows Server 2008, Needs 'More Time to Bake'

BREAKING NEWS - In the clearest sign to date that not all is well in the state of Redmond, Microsoft cheerfully announced this morning that the release date for Windows Server 2008 is being pushed back to Q1 2008.


Immagini diffuse da gruppo terrorista legato ad al Qaida


Lo ha detto il direttore generale Strauss Kahn


McGrath puts Australia in command; India 146/5

NAGPUR: On his first real day at the office in his 100th Test match, Glenn McGrath showed why he ranks among cricket's all-time greats.


Firenze, 23:24 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA; PRANDELLI: SIAMO SULLA STRADA GIUSTA

''E' stata una partita bellissima, abbiamo affrontato una grandissima squadra ed i ragazzi sono stat...


Rising space power China provided a rare peek into its top-secret launch center Wednesday, capitalizing on its recent success in orbit to promote the military-funded project as a lure for foreign investment and a key to growing prosperity.


Kurds want a top post, expanded area of autonomy

SALAHUDDIN, Iraq -- Flush with the strong second-place finish of a Kurdish coalition in national elections, the Kurdish leadership yesterday issued a set of demands including a top government post and an expanded autonomous area for Kurds, Iraq's largest minority group.


US-led coalition and Afghan troops raid houses in the east of the country, killing at least four people.


Bush Defends War, Kerry Sees 'Spin Mode'

ST. LOUIS  - President Bush defended the invasion  of Iraq on Thursday despite a new report rejecting a prime  justification for it, while Democratic challenger John Kerry  said Bush "aggrandized and fictionalized" the threat from Iraqi  leader Saddam Hussein.


Instead of watching the Yankees and Red Sox duel again, rather than stay riveted on several playoff races that will be decided in the season's final days, many eyes will focus on a team


Lawyer says Karr will fight porn charges

John Mark Karr, the one-time suspect in the JonBenet Ramsey case, plans to fight 5-year-old misdemeanor child pornography charges he faces in California, his defense lawyer said Thursday.


The first medicine to treat the disease fibromyalgia has been approved, but some doctors dispute the very existence of the condition.


How the Palestinian leader's passing will change the Mideast landscape


Pick up a cell phone, smartphone, or MP3 player, and there's a good chance you're holding a device with flash memory in your hand. Flash comes in many names and forms -- CompactFlash, Secure Digital, and Memory Stick, among others -- but no matter what its name or what company makes it, it works the same. Just slip a chip the size of one or two postage stamps into your device and you have gigabytes of storage for music, movies, photos, e-books, and more.


Viareggio, 15:46 - CALCIO: SABATO A TORINO RACCOLTA FIRME PRO MOGGI

Luciano Moggi continua a spaccare l'opinione pubblica. E, dopo le polemiche per la sua apparizione a...


Web services patents fetch $15.5 million

SAN FRANCISCO--A mysterious bidder paid $15.5 million Monday in a bankruptcy court auction of dozens of Internet-related patents--and then rushed out of the courtroom.


Ford Recalling Nearly 359,000 Focus Cars

Ford Motor Co.  is recalling nearly 359,000 of its Focus cars because of a  potential problem with their rear door latches, U.S. federal safety regulators said on Sunday.


PM to set tone for future with rally speech

APART from the long awaited announcement of the baby-boosting measures, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's National Day Rally speech on Sunday is expected to set the tone for his style of leadership and mark the direction he wants Singapore to take, say


Terna rassicura ma non esclude successivi distacchi


Manila Says Abu Sayyaf Bomb Caused Ferry Sinking

A bomb planted by the Muslim militant group Abu Sayyaf led to the sinking of a Philippine ferry and the death of more than 100 people in February, the government said on Monday.


THOMAS JOHANSSON, the last Swedish winner four years ago of the Stockholm Open, beat Belgian Xavier Malisse 7-6 <(7-4) 7-6 (7-1) to reach the second round today.


Palestinians to See Arafat Despite Wife's Fury

Palestinian leaders headed to Paris on Monday to see critically ill President Yasser Arafat at a French military hospital despite a scathing attack by his wife who accused them of plotting to "bury him alive." ...


La meta' della somma dagli Usa,lieve indisposizione di Bush


Nashville Predators centre Sergei Zholtok has died of an apparent heart ailment at the age of 31. According to the NHL outfit, Zholtok died on Wednesday in his native Latvia where he was playing for Riga 2000 during the league lockout.


Turkey is to send an inspection team to survey work being carried out near the holiest site in Jerusalem.


U.S. tells Iran to stop backing Iraq militias

The United States urged Iran on Monday to stop supporting militias in Iraq but described the two countries' most high-profile meeting in almost 30 years as positive.


MENDEN-BARGE, Germany  - German authorities have unearthed the remains of 51 people, many of them children, in what may be a mass grave for murdered victims of Adolf Hitler's Nazi regime.


Mickelson hunts putting form at Pebble Beach

Phil Mickelson, usually a fast starter on the PGA Tour, is desperately searching for putting form as he heads to California's picturesque Monterey Peninsula for this week's Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.


Wiltshire town courts N Korean Olympic team

Â· Wiltshire town courts country's Olympic team  Â· Leisure centre could be put at athletes' disposal


Asian disaster: US, local relief efforts under way

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has pledged $3 million and Amazon.com has raised more than $3.5 million in online donations to aid South Asian countries devastated by tsunamis.


Nella tragedia greca popolo ragionava del mondo, ma oggi...


Phone passion: dating with virtual girlfriend

A Hong Kong company develops a "virtual girlfriend" for new cell phones with video capability. Artificial Life, Inc.'s electronic love interest will appear as an animated figure on a telephone screen.


Fifth seed Ana Ivanovic recovered from a slow start to beat Aravane Rezai of France 6-3 6-1 and reach the third round of the U.S. Open on Wednesday.


UK gov scraps 'Â£1bn' prisoner tracking system

Strategic review orders strategic retreat David Hanson, minister of state at the Ministry of Justice, told the Commons yesterday that the over-budget project to link prison and probation IT systems is being canned.â¦


Space War: Satellite 'Kill' Would Prove U.S. Capability

The looming U.S. Navy attempt to shoot down a dying satellite could demonstrate an anti-satellite capability for its missile defense system.


John "Doc" McNiff is the new president of the Acton-Boxborough Rotary Club. McNiff grew up in Acton and was an Acton police officer for 34 years. He is now retired. Hologic purchases California company


Prince's free album causes storm with retailers

U.S. rock star Prince is to give away  his new album for free with a UK tabloid newspaper weeks before  its official launch, in a move that has caused dismay among  music retailers.


Suspect computers off limits German police have been prohibited from using hacking tactics to obtain intelligence from suspects' computers.â¦


Thirteen people killed in power plant explosion in Hebei

Thirteen people were killed and one seriously injured in an explosion at a power plant in Wu'an City in north China's Hebei Province when the plant began trialoperation on Thursday afternoon.


Testaverde regains starting role with Dallas

Rookie quarterback Drew Henson will resume his role as backup with the Dallas Cowboys. Coach Bill Parcells said yesterday that Vinny Testaverde will be the starter again because the team remains in playoff contention in the jumbled NFC, where the Cowboys are one of seven 4-7 teams. "He gives us the best chance to win," Parcells said. "That's what I'm ...


Ill. train derailment prompts evacuation

A train derailed and started a fire during the evening rush hour Tuesday, filling a subway tunnel with smoke and forcing dozens of soot-covered commuters to evacuate while critically injuring at least two, officials said. Terrorism was not suspected.


Gdf Cuneo controlla 250 aziende, 508 i denunciati


Apparel retailer Talbots Inc.  said on Wednesday that quarterly net profit fell, hurt by heavy markdowns and declining sales at its flagship Talbots chain.


A project which aims to attract thousands of tourists to the Titanic Quarter loses out on Â£25m of funding.


Iraqis Signing Up in London Talk of Old Days and New Hope

The dawning of Iraq's democracy arrived unhurriedly on Monday - in north London, at least.


Company looks to sell or license targeted ad patents

A Georgia technology vendor said Wednesday it is looking to collect money from three patents on targeted online advertising either by selling the patents or by collecting licensing fees from dozens of online advertising firms.


Scientists discuss their prefered targets for the next "flagship" mission to another world.


Qtrax Jumps the Gun on Music Download Boast

The online file-sharer says it has agreements with all the majors to offer free music downloads. That's not true, says Warner Music.


Danish Court Rules Supermarket Can Ban Headscarves

A Danish supermarket chain is free to ban employees from wearing religious headscarves at work, Denmark's High Court ruled on Friday.


Microsoft Reinvents Itself as EU Holds Firm

Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) says it will obey any directives issued by the European Union  over the modification of Windows. European regulators have ordered the  world's biggest software maker to offer a version of its operating  system without its media player.


Woman Charged With Defrauding Diabetes Contributors

CHICAGO -- A woman with a lengthy arrest record was scheduled to appear for a bond hearing Friday accused of theft by deception for going door to door on the Southwest Side fraudulently collecting cash and checks for diabetes.


Trying to comprehend how Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James can be so good, so young. On Saturday night at Gund Arena, James became the youngest player in NBA history to reach 2,000 points for his career.


Paul Mwesigwa was a child during the rule of Idi Amin, Uganda's former dictator, and like many of his countrymen he finds it hard to write off Africa's most notorious leader as a total villain.


Afghan Leader Survives Assassination Try

Assailants fired a rocket at an American helicopter taking President Hamid Karzai on a rare foray into Afghanistan's troubled provinces Thursday, but it missed and he escaped injury.


The folks at Texas A&M could care less that the Cotton Bowl is an aging stadium, that the New Year's Day game played there starts early and that the weather is often cold, wet or both.


Straw sees no need for international help to end Chechnya conflict

Foreign Secretary Jack Straw ruled out any United Nations or other international role in resolving the Chechen crisis, saying it was up to Russia to find the right way of ending it.


UK Journal Sends Prozac Documents to FDA

The British Medical Journal (BMJ) said  on Friday it has sent documents to U.S. health regulators that  it said appear to suggest a link between the antidepressant  drug Prozac and suicidal behavior.


Jax is a new utility that helps to extend iTunes and compatible devices like the iPod, iPhone and Apple TV.


May 31, 1977: Trans-Alaska Pipeline a Source of Oil ... and Worry

It's an engineering marvel that underscores the importance of balancing humanity's needs against nature's purity.


OTTAWA -- A scheduled three-day first ministers conference next month designed to reform the health system should continue "as long as it takes" to get a deal, Prime Minister Paul Martin said yesterday, even as one of the key premiers said he will limit


Business performance software vendor CognosÂ has agreed to buy Applix, a developer of performance analysis software, and plans to integrate the companies' products by early next year.


Senator Says Wal-Mart Sells Products From Sweatshops

A Democratic senator said that Christmas tree ornaments sold at Wal-Mart Stores and other major retailers were made in a Chinese sweatshop.


Phishing scam spreading via Yahoo IM worm

Blog: Yahoo IM worm directs victims to malicious web site where they are duped into typing in their password and it sends itself to the victim's contacts


In Text, Israel Calls â48 War Catastrophe for Arabs

A book for use in Arab schools describes Israelâs war of independence as a âcatastropheâ for the Arab population.


Dubai, 18:49 - TENNIS, ATP DUBAI: ESORDIO VINCENTE DI NADAL

Rafael Nadal, testa di serie numero 2, ha superato il primo turno del torneo Atp di Dubai (cemento, ...


LA SCHEDA/ L'offerta di Air France-Klm: un aumento di capitale di 750 milioniil rinnovo della flotta a medio e lungo raggio, il potenziamento di Roma-Fiumicino                                          Investimenti per 6,5 miliardi e la garanzia dell'"italianitÃ "


Fast Forward columnist Rob Pegoraro will be online to discuss recent reviews, including high-end handhelds and Google Desktop Search.


ASEAN urged to close ranks against bird flu threat

Get INQ7 breaking news on your Smart mobile phone in the Philippines. Send INQ7 BREAKING to 386. SINGAPORE -- Southeast Asia must unite to combat the spread of a deadly bird flu virus, which has the potential


The UN Population Fund Wednesday reported a funding squeeze has undermined efforts to provide family planning services, reduce maternal deaths, prevent HIV/AIDS, and meet the needs of young people.


Republican paramilitaries blamed for Â£20m bank robbery - biggest ...

Robbers who carried out what is likely to have been the largest bank robbery in UK criminal history may have looted more than Â£20m from high security vaults in Belfast, police said yesterday.


British Prime Minister Tony Blair met in London with Democratic Unionist leader Ian Paisley Monday about power sharing with Northern Ireland's Assembly.


The detective leading the inquiry into the assassination attempt on Benazir Bhutto is taken off the case.


Texas Instruments, the largest maker of chips for mobile phones, said its fourth-quarter profit rose 13 percent and that sales reversed a yearlong decline.


The new head of US forces in Iraq, Lt Gen David Petraeus, is set to take charge ahead of a big security push.


Thousands of people flee the path of a strengthened Hurricane John as it takes aim at north-west Mexico.


Bush to Tout Anti-Drug Efforts in Colombia

President Bush aims to highlight the benefits of American drug-fighting aid in Colombia and boost a conservative Latin American leader with a brief, security-laden stop in the Andean nation.


Finanza, conti in tasca risparmio con Bot e Cct

I fondi che vanno male, i conti che non rendono, il ritorno dei titoli di stato. Dove mettere i propri risparmi? I vostri dubbi li risolvono gli esperti. Partecipa su RepubblicaTv


Two space station crewmen lost a few pounds because of food ...

The two crewmen aboard the international space station lost a few pounds during the five weeks they were forced to ration their dwindling supply of food, but they said Wednesday that they were no worse for wear.


Care International Charity's Country Director in Iraq Kidnapped

October 19 2004 1945CET - The Care International Charity says that Maragaret Hassan, its chief of operations in Iraq was kidnapped in Baghdad.


The EU must speak firmly to Russia which is "going back" on democracy, says the EU's new foreign affairs chief.


Peterson Defense Cross-Examines Mistress

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - Defense attorneys prodded Scott Peterson's one-time mistress about wiretapped calls between her and the former fertilizer salesman accused of murder, implying she did not fully cooperate with police...


Apple's New iMac Computer Is All Display

Apple Computer unveiled, after a two-month delay, its new iMac desktop computer on Tuesday which integrates disk drives and processors into a flat display less than two inches thick.


Yen Keeps Gains, Capped by Murky Outlook

The yen kept most gains against the  dollar on Thursday after rallying to a four-week peak, but  investors saw no reason to push it higher due to growing  uncertainty about the outlook for the Japanese economy.


Ryan Moore won the last four holes to beat Luke List 2-up in the 36-hole final at the U.S. Amateur at Winged Foot Golf Club on Sunday.


Ingram Micro, a worldwide distributor of computer products, will acquire Tech Pacific for $493 million in cash, including debt. Ingram expects the deal to close by the end of 2004 and expects it to be accretive


A further two hospitals in Scotland will find out if they have won a reprieve from radical health board plans.


LA DISCUSSIONE                                          Democratici e socialisti, il futuro Ã¨ l'Europa


Jankovic dashes Venus's French Open hopes

Venus Williams crumbled under a barrage of power-hitting from Jelena Jankovic as the Serbian stormed into the fourth round of the French Open with a 6-4 4-6 6-1 win on Thursday.


Georgia released four Russian officers whose arrest on spying charges has angered its giant northern neighbor, but a vengeful Russia pushed ahead Monday with punitive sanctions aimed at dealing a painful blow to the economically struggling Caucasus nation.


Swing to Higher Global Rates Less Than Smooth

The global pendulum has swung toward higher interest rates but the move to costlier credit worldwide is proving less than smooth, and it looks as if cheap money will remain readily available for much of 2005.


Congress Weighs End to Tax Break for Hedge Funds

The little-known tax break has allowed wealthy financiers to cut their total income tax bills by billions of dollars.


Apple Rolls Out iPod Photo, Rocks with U2

Apple Computer Inc. rolled out on Tuesday a new iPod that allows users to view and share photos, a dramatic expansion that takes the popular digital music player into the multimedia


Canadian producer in talks with US over sale of excess flu vaccine

TORONTO (CP) - US health authorities seeking desperately to overcome a massive shortage of flu vaccine in that country are in discussions with Canada's major influenza vaccine producer, the company confirmed Tuesday.


Long injury break a surprise bonus for revitalized Love

PEBBLE BEACH, California  - A four-month injury break was a blessing in disguise for twice champion Davis Love III who returns to PGA Tour action in refreshed mood for this week's Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.


Two-time MVP quarterback Kurt Warner plans to leave the New York Giants after this season rather than remain a backup to Eli Manning.


NEW YORK  - Boosted by "Navy NCIS," CBS  won the primetime ratings race Tuesday, according to  preliminary data from Nielsen Media Research.


Apotential diplomatic breakthrough has emerged that may lead to a peaceful settlement of the mounting international dispute over Iran's nuclear program.


Pakistan's Supreme Court  urges the government to release people being held by  the intelligence agencies.


The body of a missing woman is found in her home, despite the property being searched by police when she vanished.


Gatlin arbitration hearing set for end of July

SALVO, North Carolina  - Olympic 100 meters champion Justin Gatlin's arbitration hearing on doping charges will be held in Atlanta, Georgia, on July 30-31, his attorney said on Tuesday.


Sapporo, 10:36 - SCI NORDICO, MONDIALI: SAVIALOVA ORO IN COMBINATA DONNE

La russa Olga Savialova ha vinto l'oro nella Combinata femminile (7,5 km tc + 7,5 km tl) imponendosi...


Congress to Return for Lame-Duck Session

The Republicans' election triumph behind them, members of Congress return Tuesday for a lame-duck session amid hope they can finish a huge pile of spending bills stalemated all year.


A court issued warrants Wednesday for the arrest of an American surgeon on three charges of manslaughter and five charges of causing grievous bodily harm to patients at an Australian public hospital, officials said.


The Bush administration scrambled Thursday with the implications of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's assassination after investing significant diplomatic capital in promoting reconciliation between her and President Pervez Musharraf.


US and Iraqi forces begin a major operation against rebels in Iraq's northern city of Samarra, reports say.


Berlino, 12:25 - CALCIO, KAHN: KLINSMANN? NON MI IMPORTA TANTO IO MI RITIRO

A Oliver Kahn interessa poco dell'arrivo di Klinsmann al Bayern Monaco. ''Klinsmann? Non mi importa,...


Sports Direct swoops on Umbro's shares, tackling Nike's plans to buy the England football kit maker.


A strong earthquake with a magnitude of  6.8 jolted Tokyo and surrounding areas on Saturday, but there  were no immediate reports of damage or injuries and no tsunami  warning was issued.


Pediatricians' Group Issues New Autism Guidelines

MONDAY, Oct. 29 (HealthDay News) -- In an effort to make it easier for pediatricians to spot and begin early treatment for children with autism spectrum disorders, the American Academy of Pediatrics has released two new reports with recommendations for identifying and managing these conditions.


BBC education correspondent Mike Baker looks at what the GCSE figures reveal - and what they do not.


Venus Williams was upset by unseeded Elena Bovina 6-3, 6-2, in a Kremlin Cup quarterfinal Friday.


Home Depot Inc. (HD.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , looking to expand its share of the home appliance market, said on Tuesday it will begin selling refrigerators and other items online, something


Militia Offers to Cede Control of Shrine

NAJAF, Iraq - A rebel cleric's militiamen kept their guns outside a holy site Friday after issuing a surprise offer to give up control of the Imam Ali Shrine to Shiite Muslim religious leaders, but negotiators wrangled into the night over getting the militants out of the compound.    The removal of weapons and pledge to hand over keys to religious authorities was seen as a big step toward a resolution of the two-week faceoff in Najaf that has killed dozens of people and wounded hundreds in fighting between Muqtada al-Sadr's militia and a joint U.S.-Iraq force...


FDA Launches Review of Adult Antidepressant Trials

Data on approximately 40,000 depressed adults in 234 clinical trials of antidepressants will be examined to see if the drugs increased suicidal thoughts or behaviors, said the US Food and Drug Administration.


Ratchet and Clank: Up Your Arsenal ships

Insomniac's cheeky action sequel features online play, 2D side scrolling mini-games, and of course, more weapons. Sony today announced that Ratchet and Clank: Up Your Arsenal has shipped to retail outlets nationwide.


Thousands gather to farewell Aussie 'Croc Hunter'

Thousands of mourners streamed into daredevil naturalist Steve Irwin's zoo ahead of a public memorial service that will be watched by millions of viewers across the world.


Dreams of Europe in drought-ridden Morocco

LAGFAF, Morocco  - When 2007 arrived and the winter rains had still not fallen, Morocco's religious leaders led anxious prayers to avert a rural catastrophe, quoting from the Koran:


Supreme Court Considers Tax Dispute Secrecy

The Supreme Court seemed disturbed Tuesday by the secrecy faced by Americans who take tax disputes to the U.S. Tax Court.


Whaling foes dodge harpoon with Japan defeat

The &quot;Save the Whales&quot; lobby has stirred memories of its 1980s heyday, thwarting Japan's bid to control the world body frustrating its commercial whaling ambitions.


NFL: Eagles Soar to 27-14 Win Over Vikings

Donovan McNabb tossed two first-half  touchdown passes to help the Philadelphia Eagles cruise to a  27-14 win over the Minnesota Vikings Sunday and reach the NFC  championship game for a fourth consecutive year.


E-Commerce Report: Santa Is Packing More Sofas and Less Jewelry

Online sales of holiday stalwarts like jewelry, watches and flowers have dropped from last yearâs levels, while sales of more practical items like furniture and appliances have climbed.


NAACP President Bruce S. Gordon said Saturday he is quitting the civil rights organization.


Western talk of Iran war premature "hype": IAEA head

The U.N. nuclear watchdog chief said on Monday talk of last-ditch war on Iran to disable its nuclear program was premature "hype" and suggested moves to harden sanctions on Tehran may be counterproductive.


Start-Up Fervor Shifts to Energy in Silicon Valley

Former dot-com entrepreneurs have found a new purpose in transforming the $1 trillion domestic energy market.


Tbilisi, 12:26 - CALCIO, UEFA; PLATINI: NON IGNOREREMO EPISODI DI VIOLENZA

Il presidente della Uefa, Michel Platini, in una conferenza stampa a Tbilisi, in Georgia, ha detto l...


Nature Getting the Blame for Costly Orange Juice

Consumers should see more price increases or fewer discounts for orange juice because of what is expected to be a lackluster crop.


The adjourned Annual General Meeting of Board for Control of Cricket in India, which is to be reconvened on October 26, is likely to be postponed in view the special leave petition in the Supreme Court which comes up for hearing on the same day.


Sudan Not Curbing Militias, Diplomats Say

Sudan has not reined in Arab militias responsible for killing tens of thousands of black African civilians and displacing more than a million others in Darfur, casting


Almeno 132 i morti nell'attacco contro Benazir Bhutto


NEW YORK - Finally, there is some good news for Microsoft in its struggle to gain a foothold in the living room. The third try is always the charm when Microsoft (nasdaq: MSFT - news - people ) takes a run at a new market.


Hunted by death squads, a people without hope

The foreign secretary, Jack Straw, will today fly from the Sudanese capital Khartoum to the country's western Darfur region where more than 1 million people have been been displaced by fighting.


Masses are held in Bethlehem and Rome as millions of Christians around the world mark the birth of Jesus Christ.


Critics thought it was over the top when Amazon.com Inc. expanded from books into music in 1998. When the Web retailer let competitors start selling things alongside its own inventory in 2000, they said Amazon had gone nuts.


Secretary of State Colin Powell on Wednesday dismissed as "nonsense" shock jock Howard Stern's suggestion that he was responsible for his son, Michael Powell, becoming chairman of the Federal Communications Commission.


An Uneasily Proper Briton Among the Rustics

Larry Shue's deliberately doltish comedy, a downtown hit in the mid-1980's, is a good fit for the eternally open-faced Matthew Broderick.


Suicide car bomb kills 7 in Iraqi market

KERBALA, Iraq  - A suicide car bomber killed at least seven people and wounded 44 in a busy market in the Shi'ite holy city of Kerbala on Saturday, hospital sources said.


Home Depot to buy back stock, sell supply unit

Home improvement retailer Home Depot Inc.  on Tuesday said it would repurchase $22.5 billion in stock and sell its supply division to three private equity firms for $10.3 billion as it refocuses on its core retail business.


Movie Review | 'And Then Came Love': All in the Genes

Eartha Kitt stands out in the otherwise uneventful romantic comedy, âAnd Then Came Love.â


U.S. urges speedy conclusion to North Korea talks

The U.S. envoy to six-party talks on  North Korea's nuclear arms program said on Sunday it was time  to wrap things up and reach a resolution but South Korean and  Japanese delegates held out little hope.


The US dollar tumbles to a new low against the euro as speculation mounts that US interest rates will be cut.


Gunmen seize Russian school, taking 400 hostages

A television grab shows a soldier helping a girl away from the scene at a school in the town of Beslan in the province of North Ossetia near Chechnya, September 1, 2004.


Pdl Lettieri (Margherita) in commissione Lavoro Camera


Indonesia ordered aid workers and journalists on Wednesday to declare travel plans or face expulsion from the country's tsunami-devastated Aceh province as authorities moved to reassert control of the rebellion-wracked area.


Sen. Obama joins evangelicals in AIDS fight

LAKE FOREST, California  - Democratic Sen. Barack Obama and a leading U.S. evangelical pastor pledged on Friday to work together in an unusual and controversial meeting of minds on the fight against AIDS.


Arts, Briefly : Sean Penn to Lead Cannes Jury

Sean Penn, winner of an Academy Award as an actor and recipient of praise as a director, was named on Thursday the president of the jury of the 61st Cannes Film Festival.


Pur in presenza di danno biologico non c'e' lesione diritto


Digital Music Sales Grow, but at Slower Rate

Digital music, distributed online or by mobile networks, accounted for $2.9 billion in sales worldwide, up from $2.1 billion a year earlier, the industryâs international trade group said.


'Nel 2008 pace e tranquillita' a comunita' internazionale'


India today assured the visiting Prime Minister of Nepal Sher Bahadur Deuba that it would render all possible assistance to Kathmandu in tackling the Maoist insurgency.


MOGADISHU, Somalia, Aug. 30  â Somali reconciliation talks, seen as the best hope for peace in the war-wracked nation, ended on Thursday with the interim president urging insurgents and militias to swap the bullet for the ballot box.


AMERICA/CILE - La sensibilizzazione di tutta la societÃ  per una migliore assistenza alle persone sofferenti tra gli obiettivi della Giornata del Malato che sarÃ  celebrata il 15 settembre Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - Per alcuni anni, la domenica di Pentecoste si celebrava la Giornata del Malato missionario, organizzata dalle Pontificie Opere Missionarie. Nel 1985 la Chiesa spagnola ha istituito la Giornata del malato e, nel 1992 Giovann...


European Union leaders gather in Lisbon to sign a reform treaty designed to replace the ill-fated EU constitution.


Tailor AquaPonics Worldwide Identifies USA Site

Following the recent August 29, 2006 announcement of expansion plans to the U.S.,  Tailor AquaPonics Worldwide, Inc.


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A tour helicopter crashed at an airport on the island of Kauai on Thursday, killing three people and critically injuring four, officials said.


All'altezza di un cantiere tra Cavenago e Trezzo sull'Adda


Police Test Man's DNA, Search for BTK Link

Authorities are testing the DNA of a man arrested on minor trespassing and housing code violations to see if he has any connection with the BTK serial killings that terrorized the city in the 1970s, state police said Thursday.


Experts warn crystal meth problem spreading east

VANCOUVER - Addictions research experts say the wave of crystal methamphetamine production that is plaguing the streets of Vancouver is moving east.


The lawyer for a US soldier accused of mistreating Iraqi prisoners says he used valid control techniques.


Secondo gli analisti pesano le tensioni in Nigeria


By Patricia Smith, The Daily News, Jacksonville, N.C.  Feb. 8--In a way, North Carolina is right where it was last year after President Bush released his proposed budget for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wilmington District.


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the estranged wife's lover â-ho brutally murdered mega-millionaire banker Ted Ammon in the master bedroom of his East Hampton mansion in October 2001.


Sudanese government forces resumed air strikes in Darfur on Monday with an attack on a town that killed more than a dozen civilians, African Union peacekeepers and rebels said.


Members of the Druze community are to visit Syria  - still officially at war with Israel - after a court ruling.


Jack-of-All-Trades Musburger Thrives in Role at ABC/ESPN

By Michael Hiestand  Brent Musburger's career took some pretty big swerves.


A mild escalation of U.N. measures and U.S. pressure on banks is unlikely to change Tehran's nuclear stance


Burkina Faso succeeds in reducing female genital mutilation

The west African nation of Burkina Faso has succeeded in nearly halving the prevalence of female genital mutilation in the ten years since it was banned, a government minister said Wednesday.


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Despite Thick Smog, French Air Force Team Struts Aerobatic Stuff for Hong Kong

HONG KONG &#151 Roaring boldly through the smog, French air force stunt pilots performed spectacular aerobatic jet maneuvers Wednesday in a goodwill gesture from France that was marred by Hong Kong's filthy ...


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Australia will find itself outside a "club" of the world's nations now that the Kyoto Protocol is likely to come into force, and its businesses will suffer, experts warned yesterday.


Hezbollah's deputy leader warned the U.S. on Sunday against setting up a military base in Lebanon, saying the guerrilla group would consider such a move "a hostile act."


Now that CEO Terry Semel's rocky reign is over, founder Jerry Yang will try to fix his baby. But is he the right man for the job?


By Douglas Fischer  Flame retardants are generating some heat of their own as concerned researchers and lawmakers note rising levels in the environment and step up efforts to ban them from everyday household products.


David Coulthard and Anthony Davidson must wait to find out if they will be driving for new Formula One team Red Bull Racing next year.


DES MOINES, Iowa - Warning lights flashed atop four police cars as the caravan wound its way up the driveway in a procession fit for a foreign potentate. At long last, Azy and Indah had arrived...


The government pledges to do all it can to secure the release of a British civil engineer kidnapped in Iraq.


Kevin Costner and his wife, Christine, are expecting their first child, the actor-director's spokesman said Thursday.


The Sacramento Kings have won two straight games after a 101-89 victory over the Denver Nuggets. Brad Miller scored 11 points in the third quarter as the Kings stretched their lead to 77-63.


Eight US Marines Killed, Nine Wounded in Iraq

Eight US marines were killed and nine wounded in action west of Baghdad Saturday, the US military said. It gave no details on the circumstances of the deaths, which it said occurred in


Search Marketing: A Rewarding Career Path

A new study by SEMPO of in-house search marketers finds no quick path to riches, but a solid career path.


Legal Delays Tax More Than the Netsâ Patience

It may be riskier and more expensive than ever envisioned for the Nets to construct the $600 million Barclays Center arena near downtown Brooklyn.


Miami dominates Dallas to level NBA finals at 2-2

Dwyane Wade and Shaquille O'Neal were in fine form but Dirk Nowitzki was not as Miami defeated Dallas 98-74 to move two wins away from their first National Basketball Association championship.


148 unarmed Palestinians killed in West Bank in 2004: Israeli army

The Israeli army said on Wednesday that a total of 148 unarmed Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank this year. A senior Israel Defense Forces (IDF) officer released


Margaret Thatcherâs son in court over coup plot

Mark Thatcher, the son of the former UK prime minister, has arrived in court following his arrest over an alleged coup attempt in Equatorial Guinea.


At a time when China's government has granted the foreign media greater freedom, it is tightening controls on Chinese who write about politically sensitive or embarrassing topics, human rights activists and journalists say.


THE MOST popular purveyor of operating systems in the known world, Microsoft is set to gain PR points by issuing lawsuits against Hotmail spammers.


The striker is out of favor at Real Madrid, while Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez is keen to bolster his forward options after Djibril Cisse's injury.


Fire swept through a historical downtown church early Friday, collapsing its steeple and flicking off embers that ignited three other buildings. Arson was not suspected, a fire official said.


Two old stars appear to be generating planets long after the normal period, astronomers say.


A few weeks ago Candace Locklear's  office computer quietly started sending out dozens of instant  messages with photos attached that were infected with malicious  software.


Iran offers Iraq all possible help with security

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said his country would do whatever it could to help improve security in Iraq, where tensions are running high after the worst bombing since the 2003 U.S. invasion.


Oltre 500 religiosi preparano corteo a Yangon


Tesuque Fire Serves As Eye- Opener; Blaze Spreads Near Taos

By Staci Matlock, The Santa Fe New Mexican  Jun. 26--A cottonwood bosque fire near Tesuque on Sunday that forced the evacuation of a halfdozen homes is a warning of the increasing fire danger as vegetation dries up and the temperatures rise.


DVD rental company Netflix Inc on  Wednesday said it was developing a set-top box with LG  Electronics Inc to let subscribers watch movies streamed  directly from the Web to their TVs.


An immigration sweep of meat plants in six states resulted in nearly 1,300 arrests of illegal immigrants, federal officials said on Wednesday.


A funeral service takes place for a young father who died when a tug boat sank on the Clyde.


A UK government study finds the open-source Linux operating system is a  "viable" alternative to rival products.


MPs reject statutory regulation of press but send warning to editors

Media & professional: MPs have rejected calls for statutory regulation of the press following the News of the World phone tapping affair but have accused some editors of becoming "complacent" about the excesses of their staff.


Convention center outsourcer tells how he deals with problems ranging from 25-foot trucks that block signals to APs knocked out by golf balls.


Ukraine's Olga Kurlyenko picked as new "Bond girl"

In the secretive world of movie spy  James Bond, the "Bond girl" for the new installment in the  movie series had been top secret, but on Monday Bond's backers  said Ukrainian bombshell Olga Kurylenko is the actress.


About half the usual number of loggerhead turtles have nested between North Carolina and Florida this season, and scientists have no explanation for the drop.


57 Year-Old, Aleta St. James, Becomes A Mother to "Miracle of God" ...

Just a few days before Aleta St. James' birthday, she gave birth for the first time in her life to twins. Yesterday, at Mount Sinai Medical Centre in New York, the Manhattan mother introduced her two children to the world.


Is democracy Russia's future? Putin again raises doubts

The answer holds deep implications for the war on terrorism and U.S. security more broadly.


Japan's eel lovers safe for now from European curbs

Japanese eel lovers worried about a price rise due to looming limits on European exports can relax ahead of next month's "Eel Day", when many tuck into grilled eel to boost their stamina and beat the summer heat.


TVâs Perfect Girl Is Pregnant; Real Families Talk

News of the pregnancy of Jamie Lynn Spears brought the subject of teenage pregnancy and sex suddenly into the air for mothers and daughters and fathers, too.


The Pentagon is developing plans to send four more battalions to Iraq early next year, partly to boost security in Baghdad, defense officials said Wednesday. Meanwhile, a commission studying Iraq policy said it would make its report next week.


Observers speculate on Mideast peace process without Arafat

When Rabbi Jonathan Gerard traveled to Israel in 1996 his group took a bus to the border of Gaza and, led by armed Palestinian guards through throngs of Palestinians, met with Yasser Arafat.


: French troops fired into the air today to disperse protesters gathered to protect President Laurent Gbagbo, as unrest swept Ivory Coastâs main city Abidjan after weekend clashes between French and Ivorian forces.


Roy Moore says Supreme Court cases don't address God

Ousted Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore said Tuesday he's glad the US Supreme Court decided to review Ten Commandments cases from Kentucky and Texas, but he said they


Greg Rusedski overcomes Ivo Karlovic in the first round of the Kremlin Cup.


A US appeals court upheld a patent infringement finding against BlackBerry e-mail device maker Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM.TO: Quote, Profile


SanDisk flash drive to offer automatic Web storage

SanDisk Corp introduced a new flash  storage drive on Wednesday that also automatically backs up  data to the Internet.


Mike Tindall insisted that England's performance against South Africa at Twickenham on Saturday would be unaffected by captain Jason Robinson's media boycott.


At one end of Gillette Stadium yesterday, Patriots coach Bill Belichick and his media relations staff dealt with wave after wave of reporters, broadcasters, and cameramen.


Stiller amazed Barbra willing to play Focker

LOS ANGELES - Ben Stiller can't believe Barbra Streisand agreed to play his mother in the new film "Meet the Fockers.".


GB: ESSERE SINGLE FA MALE ALLA SALUTE QUANTO IL FUMO

LONDRA - Essere single fa male alla salute quanto, se non piu', del fumo. Ea rischio non sono solo gli uomini, ma anche le donne. La brutta notizia viene da un vasto studio condotto da un'equipe di ricercatori


Fred Thompson's old pickup truck sits behind his mother's house in a Nashville suburb, more than a dozen years after it was credited with helping him win his first bid for public office.


Pinochet is ordered to stand trial for murder

Augusto Pinochet, the former Chilean dictator, was ordered under house arrest yesterday, charged with kidnapping and murder dating back to his 17-year rule.


Relief Agency Official Seized in Iraq; 5 Die in Rebel Raids

The head of an international charity's operations in Iraq was seized by kidnappers today.


Kenya says outside threats to end crisis won't work

Kenya's foreign minister urged outsiders on Sunday not to make the mistake of using threats to force a deal to end a post-election crisis, saying the solution lies with Kenyans.


Bear Stearns reported second-quarter earnings on Thursday.


In partenza da Malpensa medicinali e aiuti

PartirÃ  stasera intorno alle 20 da Malpensa il volo per Colombo con aiuti umanitari della Protezione Civile ei medicinali raccolti dalla Regione Lombardia. Il velivolo Ã¨ messo a disposizione dalla compagnia BluPanorama.


Beckhams' Nativity Scene Attacked in London

A protester has attacked a controversial  waxwork nativity scene featuring England soccer captain David  Beckham as Joseph and his pop star wife "Posh Spice" Victoria  as the Virgin Mary.


Cassini's Huygens Probe Rendezvous with Titan

im333mfg writes "Tonight at 7:08pm PST, the Cassini spacecraft will be releasing the much anticipated Huygens Probe for a rendezvous with the Saturn moon Titan.


A large wildfire raging near Malibu in California causes devastation and threatens the homes of several celebrities.


Mental health inpatients have to put up with poor and untherapeutic conditions on the wards, a survey finds.


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Actor cast in '06 film has big cape to fill

DES MOINES, Iowa - A little-known actor has been cast as Superman in a big-budget film slated for 2006, Variety magazine reported.


Mistakes in FBI use of power to get records: report

The FBI improperly obtained credit reports and other information on individuals through errors in using its power to investigate terrorism or espionage suspects, the Washington Post reported, citing a U.S. Justice Department audit.


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Iran has 100 kg "enriched uranium materials": report

Iran has 100 kg of enriched uranium material in storage, the interior minister was on Friday quoted as saying, in comments that may worry Western powers who fear the Islamic Republic is seeking to build nuclear bombs.


Boston College's athletics program plans to start offering its wealthy football fans a quick way to shuttle to away games via chartered jets.


Blood clotting is four to five times more likely to occur in patients who have drug-coated heart devices known as stents, compared with the older bare-metal variety, according to a large data analysis by the Cleveland Clinic released yesterday.


Alitalia, taglio di 5mila posti: facce scure all'ingresso

Dipendenti preoccupati questa mattina all'ingresso del centro direzionale Alitalia, dopo che ieri sera Ã¨ stato reso noto il piano della compagnia che prevede tagli di 5.000 posti di lavoro. In molti, entrando


Torino, 15:36 - CALCIO, JUVE: CONVOCATI PER LA SAMP

Sono 18 i giocatori convocati dal tecnico della Juve, Claudio Ranieri, per la gara di domani contro ...


The World Bank says it is ready to offer economic assistance to Kashmir to help promote the peace process in the region.


U.S. stocks may test record highs this  week as muted oil prices take center stage. But the September  jobs report on Friday could keep traders cautious and upend a  rally.


XINTAI, China, Aug. 23 -- The first sign of trouble was a stream of water that burst from a wall deep in the mine, Wang Kuitao recalled. Within minutes, he said, the water was everywhere, rushing down the shaft carrying tons of mud. Another disaster was on the way, Wang quickly concluded, one mor...


Facing a strong re-election challenge from Democrat Heath Shuler, veteran Republican Rep. Charles Taylor is going after a candidate who gets an "F" from the National Rifle Association and a perfect score from a leading abortion-rights group.


Romanians go to the polls to choose between the governing ex-communists and a strong opposition alliance.


Northern Rock customers have complained of problems accessing their online accounts.


China flags crackdown on "undesirable" online games

China said it would issue new rules  cracking down on "undesirable" elements of online games amid  fears of growing Internet addiction as the number of players  soar, state media reported on Thursday.


Israel foils suicide bombing attack: radio

Israeli soldiers have foiled a possible suicide bombing attack and detained a Palestinian woman, Israel Radio reported on Thursday.


Rientrati in Italia i tre alpini feriti a Herat


The United Nations on Thursday urged  Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo and his opponents to use  talks set for next week to untangle the political deadlock  which is obstructing elections in the war-divided country.


Jake Taking Heath's Death "Harder than Most"

Heath Ledger's sudden death has been especially tough on his good friend â and Brokeback Mountain costar â Jake Gyllenhaal.  The actor, who is godfather to Ledger's two-year-old daughter Matilda, has been devastated by last week's news. Says one Gyll...


U.C.L.A., in Command, Stuns No. 2 Stanford

Darxia Morris scored 20 points and Lindsay Pluimer added 12 on Friday night as host U.C.L.A. upset No. 2 Stanford, 69-56.


Hewlett-Packard Co. HPQ.N said on   Tuesday Chairman Patricia Dunn will step down on January 18,   2007, after coming under fire for ordering a controversial   board investigation into boardroom leaks to the media.


The legendary story of Dennis "Oil Can" Boyd will add another chapter this May when the 45-year-old righthander pitches for the Independent League Brockton Rox. Boyd, who splits time between his home in Rhode Island and Meridian, Miss., hopes to resurrect his major league career.


Marines' families discuss Haditha deaths

Family members of two Marines say their sons were ordered to photograph and clean up corpses of unarmed Iraqi civilians that members of their unit are suspected of killing, and they have been traumatized ever since.


Yankees fraying at seams during losing skid

The once-mighty New York Yankees are unraveling these days on the field and the Yankee family seems to be fraying at the seams during the Bronx Bombers' nose-dive in the standings.


The Scottish Government dismisses a call by a judge in England for an expansion of the UK DNA database.


Death toll climbing -- Nearly 77,000 dead in tsunami

As the world scrambled to the rescue, survivors fought over packs of noodles in quake-stricken Indonesian streets Wednesday while relief


Jason Kidd is headed to the Dallas Mavericks after all, although in a trade that's slightly different than originally arranged.


In the UK, iTunes charges consumers STG0.79 per song, or around EUR1.20. In France and Germany, however, the cost of downloads is just EUR0.


The computing technologies to go beyond Moore's Law


Before the election, the government mobilized groups of thugs to harass voters. On the day of the election, police prevented thousands of opposition activists from voting at all.


The arthritis drug Vioxx, used by millions of people around the world, is being pulled off the market after a study confirmed long-standing concerns that it raises


HKSAR government rejects Human Rights Watch report

The report by the Human Rights Watch paints a distorted picture of the situation in Hong Kong, said a spokesman of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government Thursday.


World Briefing: Ukrainian candidates spar in televised debate

Kiev, Ukraine - Rivals for Ukraine's presidency jabbed fingers at one another and traded accusations in a heated televised debate Monday.


Democrats Soften Tone for Final Debate in Iowa

In a sharp departure from past debates, not one of the six Democratic candidates attacked another one by name.


Ivory Coast army attacks rebel stronghold

Ivory Coast's army said today it had launched an attack on the rebel stronghold of Bouake in the north of the country. "We have been operating in Bouake since this morning.


Napoli, 15:11 - CALCIO, ARBITRI; DI CARLO: SUDDITANZA PSICOLOGICA ESISTE ANCORA

Mimmo Di Carlo ha vissuto in prima persona la giornata negativa degli arbitri. Il suo Parma è...


Concern is growing for two Italian women aid workers in Iraq taken hostage by gunmen who stormed their Baghdad offices in broad daylight.


Boeker's a wreck - even before he's ousted

Delray Beach Â· Matias Boeker learned a couple of valuable lessons at his first ATP event this week. First, he's done driving himself to tournaments after being involved in a multiple


Cambodia PM Urges Swift Succession if King Retires

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, concerned for his country's political stability, said on Sunday that a new monarch should be chosen next week if King Norodom Sihanouk was determined to retire.


At least 19 killed in Bulgaria bus crash

A truck collided with a bus Thursday in northeastern Bulgaria, sending both vehicles off a bridge into a river and killing at least 19 people, police and doctors said.


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Official's Key Report On Iraq Is Faulted

Intelligence provided by former undersecretary of defense Douglas J. Feith to buttress the White House case for invading Iraq included "reporting of dubious quality or reliability" that supported the political views of senior administration officials rather than the conclusions of the intelligence...


Microsoft announced that Windows XP Starter Edition would be made available here early next year and at the same time Gartner has sent out a warning about XPSE.


"Sven Jaschan, self-confessed author of the Netsky and Sasser viruses, is responsible for 70 percent of virus infections in 2004, according to a six-month virus roundup published Wednesday by antivirus company Sophos."  "The 18-year-old Jaschan was taken into custody in Germany in May by police who said he had admitted programming both the Netsky and Sasser worms, something experts at Microsoft confirmed. (A Microsoft antivirus reward program led to the teenager's arrest.) During the five months preceding Jaschan's capture, there were at least 25 variants of Netsky and one of the port-scanning network worm Sasser."  "Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant at Sophos, said it was staggeri ...


CLEVELAND (Ticker) -- Jeff McInnis scored eight of his 16 points in the final three minutes as the Cleveland Cavaliers held off the New Orleans Hornets, 100-91.


Willis McGahee hasn't set the world on fire, as is the perception in some circles. He's averaging just 3.7 yards per carry.


Milano, 18:51 - CALCIO, INTER: IBRA E VIEIRA POSSONO RECUPERARE PER LA LAZIO

E' un Massimo Moratti raggiante quello che archivia la vittoria dell'Inter sul Messina."La squadra -...


Senator Craig Thomas of Wyoming Dies at 74

Under Wyomingâs election laws, the state Republican Party will nominate three people to be his successor.


Another Chance for Baseball to Settle Its Score With Drugs

This article was reported by Lee Jenkins, Juliet Macur and Bill Pennington and written by Mr. Jenkins. During a year that baseball would like to forget, the scene was set for its free fall.


AMSTERDAM - As the investigation into the murder of filmmaker Theo van Gogh continues, the Dutch authorities are hunting a Syrian who was allegedly in contact with four men being held in the Netherlands on terrorism charges.


ISLAMABAD, OCTOBER 1: A suicide bomber blew himself up inside a Shiâite mosque packed with worshippers during Friday prayers killing at least 30 people and injuring 70 others in Sialkot, Pakistan.


An unmanned Russian cargo ship carrying 2 tons of supplies including holiday gifts, docked Wednesday at the international space station, officials said.


Protester Dressed As Batman Scales Buckingham Palace

Holy intruder! A protester dressed in a Batman costume scaled the front wall of Buckingham Palace on Monday and perched for more than five hours on a ledge near the balcony where the royal family appears on ...


Sources: NYPD, protest group agree on rally site

The New York City Police Department (NYPD) and representatives for United for Peace and Justice have agreed on a site for a protest rally this weekend, as well as the route for the march that will precede it, sources familiar with the


U.N. expert: Defaming religions a threat

A U.N. expert on racism on Friday branded the defamation of religions — in particular critical portrayals of Islam in the West — a threat to world peace.


The plot: The Cardinals boast the best record in baseball and are hopeful of getting to their first World Series since 1987 and winning their first championship since 1982.


U.N. climate panel says warming is man-made

The world's top climate scientists said on Friday global warming was man-made, spurring calls for urgent government action to prevent severe and irreversible damage from rising temperatures.


A UK soldier accused of abusing Iraqi civilians had been following orders, a court martial is told.


Milano, 18:31 - CALCIO, INTER: VITTIME DI UNA SCONCERTANTE AGGRESSIONE

L'Inter prende posizione sui fatti di Valencia con una nota ufficiale. ''Dopo la sconcertante aggres...


Romania PM, Bucharest Mayor Face Off for Presidency

Romanian Prime Minister Adrian Nastase and popular Bucharest Mayor Traian Basescu face off in a presidential election runoff on Sunday seen as key for the Balkan country's European Union accession path.


UN rights body makes little progress on Darfur as vote postponed

The UN Human Rights Council postponed a vote on whether to dispatch a fact-finding mission to Darfur and remained mired in debate, despite cries of alarm from senior UN officials about the situation in the strife-torn region of Sudan.


Londra â Scuote dalle fondamenta il gigante americano l'affermazione che ieri, abbandonando la consueta cautela, Kofi Annan, Segretario Generale dell'ONU (Organizzazione delle Naizoni Unite), ha rilasciato al network inglese BBC: "La guerra in Iraq 'non


Nine retired federal judges accused the Bush administration and Congress of trying to deprive detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, of the most basic legal right.


Il ministro degli Esteri si rechera' nelle zone colpite


UConn edges Rutgers, works way toward bowl

Dan Orlovsky threw three touchdowns and Connecticut virtually assured itself of a bowl bid in its first season as a football member of the Big East Conference with a wild 41-35 victory over Rutgers on Thursday.


Folk Legend Weavers Reunite at Toronto Film Fest

The Weavers, among the most famous U.S.  folk bands, reunited on Friday to honor 85-year-old Harold  Leventhal, who saved their careers and helped launched other  performers like Bob Dylan and Joan Baez.


FCC documents uncover CDMA handset Pictures and details of Samsung's US-oriented Qwerty keyboard-equipped slider handset have been revealed in documents filed with the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC).â¦


Economic, credit worries rattle investors

Worries about the world-leading U.S.  economy and fears over bank credit rippled across financial  markets on Monday, sending stocks sharply lower and dragging  the dollar to a record low against the euro.


After an endless campaign in which the focus was on Washington, it is useful to keep one thing in mind: When it comes to the economy, most of what matters happens in the private sector.


The education secretary Charles Clarke will throw his weight behind TUC plans for a union academy for working people.


CBI calls for cuts in spending to reduce borrowing

GORDON BROWN faces a new warning today that he will have to raise taxes by Â£7 billion or cut swaths of government spending if Labour wins next yearâs general election.


Incontro governo-maggioranza, fondi per superamento scalone


POLICE are hunting thieves who stole computers after breaking into offices in Harrison Way, Leamington.  Two men were seen going into a first-floor office at The Wolseley Centre.  Two laptops, a PDA hand-held computer and two high-visibility jackets were stolen.


Va. Judge to Decide Teen Immigrant's Fate

A West African teenager is awaiting a judge's ruling on his request for asylum in the United States following a lengthy hearing that involved a mountain of evidence and questioning that critics called absurd.


Forget Hillary vs. Obama. There's another question in the Democratic presidential race: Does what happens in Vegas really stay there, or can Sin City set the course for the nation?


Formaldehyde feared in hurricane trailers

Federal authorities plan to test government trailers used by hurricane victims to determine whether people are being sickened by formaldehyde emissions, officials said Friday.


Florida high court rules on provisional ballots

Tallahassee, Fla. -- People who cast provisional ballots at the wrong precinct are not entitled to have their votes counted, the Florida Supreme Court ruled Monday, rejecting an argument by labor unions that the rule wrongly disenfranchises voters.


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Zarqawi group claims beheading of 11 Iraqi police, guardsmen ...

DUBAI, Oct 16  - A statement attributed to the group of Abu Mussab al-Zarqawi, Iraq's most-wanted man, claimed on Saturday that it had beheaded 11 members of the Iraqi police and national guard.


A US appeals court refuses to delay the jail term of former White House official Lewis "Scooter" Libby.


US Ambassador Calls on Taliban to Lay Down Arms

The United States called on Taliban guerrillas to lay down their arms Thursday, saying Afghans had voted against violence and those who gave up their insurgency would not be punished unless they were guilty of major crimes.


Emergenza smog, traffico bloccato dalle 8 di stamattina alle 20. La Liguria non partecipa


Laksamana.Net - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono says terrorism is the enemy of all religions so they must wage war against the violent scourge.


Nikkei a +0,001%.Euro a 1,3022 dollari e 157,32 yen


Putin calls for elimination of elections for key posts

Portraying it as a means of combating terrorism, Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday outlined a plan to eliminate popular elections of governors and individual


TOKYO The dollar fell to a seven-month low against the yen and was within sight of a record low versus the euro on Monday, partly because of market views that Washington is happy to see the currency weaken to help narrow the US trade deficit.


Comedian and political satirist Jon Stewart will host the Academy Awards next February, taking the stage for the second time, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said on Wednesday.


England chief backs Flintoff to stay an all-rounder

Andrew Flintoff will return for England as a fully-fledged all-rounder and not a specialist batsman after his latest bout of ankle surgery, according to chairman of selectors David Graveney.


Opinion: Deploy 802.11n sooner rather than later

It will be more than a year before the 802.11n wireless LAN standard is officially ratified, but columnist Craig Mathias claims that the time to deploy this new technology is now.


IAEA does not intend to adopt tough approach toward Iran

VIENNA (MNA) -- Mark Gwozdecky, the spokesman for the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said on Tuesday that the IAEA does not intend to adopt a tough approach toward Iran and will only take technical points into consideration.


Barcellona, 16:22 - CALCIO, BARCELLONA: RONALDINHO PRONTO PER IL REAL

Ronaldinho sarà in campo con il Barcellona per la partitissima di domani al Nou Camp contro i...


Ancona, 19:59 - Calcio, inchiesta Ancona: nuovo maxi interrogatorio per Pieroni

ProseguirÃ  domani a palazzo di giustizia ad Ancona l'interrogatorio dell'ex presidente dell'Ancona E...