Saskatchewan considers lawsuit to make Ottawa pay for full mad cow aid tab

REGINA (CP) - Saskatchewan is considering a lawsuit against the federal government to press Ottawa to pick up the entire tab for the latest mad cow aid package rather than cost-share it with the provinces.


US Issues Warning After Rat-Bite Fever Kills Two

People who handle rats in labs or keep  them as pets are at risk of contracting a rare but potentially  deadly disease called rat-bite fever, U.S. health officials  said on Thursday.


Brave or foolhardy? You decide... An HP notebook was left damaged but not destroyed last week when it became the latest laptop to suffer a battery meltdown - the hasty removal of the power cell prevented a notebook fire like the one that took out a Lenovo ThinkPad two weeks ago. This time the incendiary incident was captured on video.â¦


New Chief for Anti-Terror Financing Agency

The Treasury Department appointed a new director Tuesday for its agency that targets terrorist financiers and enforces economic embargoes against Cuba and other countries.


Day nine will see Paula Radcliffe chase gold in the marathon.


Parliament relaxes Sunday opening restrictions

Shops at major railway stations and airports in Switzerland are set to open 365 days a year after parliament agreed to relax rules on Sunday trading.


NEW ORLEANS (Sports Network) - Eric Shelton rushed for two  touchdowns, Stefan LeFors passed for 247 yards with two  touchdowns and No. 7 Louisville completed a perfect Conference  USA campaign by routing Tulane, 55-7,


Al via una raccolta di firme per una legge popolare


SALISBURY, Md. (Sports Network) - Olympic champion swimmer  Michael Phelps was sentenced to 18 months' probation after  pleading guilty to drunken driving on Wednesday.


Blast at Pakistan police recruit center, 11 dead

PESHAWAR, Pakistan  - At least 11 Pakistanis were killed and 30 wounded on Sunday in a blast at a police recruiting center in the northwestern city of Dera Ismail Khan, a hospital official said.


Iraqi PM warned to 'await Angel of Death'

A voice recording said to be that of suspected Al Qaeda commander Abu Mussab al-Zarqawi, claims Iraq's Prime Minister Iyad Allawi is the militant network's number one target.


Their homes are in ruins, many have only the clothes they're wearing, yet those who took a direct hit from hurricane Ivan returned to their neighbourhoods yesterday determined to rebuild.


The Iraqi electoral commission rejects a request for the elections due at the end of January to be postponed.


The London Film Critics' Circle gives seven nominations to The Queen starring Dame Helen Mirren.


Microsoft Funded Study Deciding Factor in 10yr Deal

Genevish writes "According to an article in the Register, Microsoft and the Newham Council in London have signed an agreement making Microsoft the preferred vendor for the council, instead of the original hybrid MS / Open Source plan. The council was very ...


Year End: Congress slow on tech issues in '07

No one is calling 2007 a banner year for the technology industry in the U.S. Congress.Congress passed a handful of bills on many tech vendor and trade group wish lists, but in several cases, they represented partial victories."This Congress so far has a record of neglect on technology issues," said Representative Bob Goodlatte, a Virginia Republican, whose party lost the majority in Congress in the November 2006 elections.Goodlatte isn't an impartial observer, but members of the tech community also acknowledge that Congress has been slow to act on tech issues this year. Still, not everyone was expecting great things from a Congress that had to reorganize after the change in party control.It's too early to judge this session of Congress, which continues through 2008, said Kevin Richards, federal government relations manager at cybersecurity vendor Symantec. "I think we have a lot of interest [from lawmakers], and this has the potential to be a tech-friendly Congress," Richards said.Members of the tech community point to some success in Congress this year:-- Congress passed the America Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science Act, which became law in August. The America Competes Act allocated $43.3 billion for research and math- and science-education programs.-- Congress approved a free-trade agreement with Peru in December, the only such agreement approved this year. Some labor and environmental groups opposed some free-trade agreements, but the pacts are "imperative" for tech vendors, said Sage Chandler, senior director of international trade for the Consumer Electronics Association.The CEA, which launched a campaign against "protectionism" in October, said every trade agreement is important to its members. Upcoming free-trade agreements coming before Congress include Columbia, Panama and South Korea. A handful of CEA members are already doing business in Peru or would like to and between 2000 and 2006 U.S. consumer-electronics exports to Peru increased by 12 percent, Chandler said."Without the ability to sell into foreign markets and get components from foreign markets, our companies aren't going to be able to employ Americans," she said.Some successes the tech community can point to, however, were partial victories:-- Congress, in late October, passed a seven-year extension to a moratorium on access taxes and other taxes unique to the Internet. But many tech ground and lawmakers has pushed for a permanet tax ban, arguing that it was needed to foster Internet and broadband growth.Opponents of a permanent ban successfully argued that it would remove a check on Internet service providers attempting to include other services, such as VoIP (voice over Internet Protocol), in the tax ban. In addition, some lawmakers argued that a permanent ban could cripple the ability to pay for services.But some lawmakers argued Congress should've gone farther. The House of Representatives, which in the past has approved permanent extensions, this year passed a four-year extension and "had to have the Senate show them the way to a better seven-year extension," Goodlatte said. The "ultimate goal" should be a permanent tax moratorium, he said.-- The Senate in December passed a one-year extension to a research and development tax credit for U.S. companies. The Temporary Tax Relief Act , which the House approved Nov. 9, extends the tax credit, which covers 20 percent of qualified R&D spending. But many tech groups have called on Congress to permanently extend the R&D tax credit, which has been extended a dozen times since 1981.Supporters of an expanded tax credit argue that the U.S. has fallen behind other nations in its R&D support. Once the most generous with R&D tax breaks, the U.S. by 2004 fell to 17th out of the 30 nations of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.But the tax break comes with a price tag of about $7 billion a year, and Congress has been reluctant to extend the program long term. Some government watchdog groups have called the R&D tax credit corporate welfare.But tech groups have said the R&D tax credit helps keep high-paying tech jobs in the U.S. And companies have a hard time mapping out their R&D when the credit keeps expiring, said Symantec's Richards. "The on-again, off-again nature of the credit makes it impossible for companies to do the long-term planning that's needed," he said.In many other areas, Congress failed to act on legislation many tech groups called for:-- Patent reform: Many large tech companies said their top priority was for Congress to pass a wide-ranging patent reform bill that would make it more difficult for patent holders to sue and collect massive infringement awards. The House of Representatives in September passed the Patent Reform Act , which would allow courts to limit patent damage awards if a patented invention is a small piece of a larger product. Among other things, the bill would also allow a new way to challenge patents within one year after they've been granted.Supporters of the bill, including Microsoft and IBM, argued that it's too easy for patent holders who have no intent of marketing an invention to sue large companies and collect multimillion-dollar damages when a small piece of a technology product is found to infringe. "There are people who now just hold patents to sue and not to innovate," said Symatec's Richards.Another important piece of the bill would limit where patent holders could file lawsuits, Richards said. Many patent holders file lawsuits in the patent-friendly U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, even though neither the patent holder or the accused infringer is located there.Opponents, including pharmaceutical companies, some small technology vendors and inventors, have successfully stalled the bill in the Senate. They say the bill severely weakens the power of patents.Senate leaders say they will tackle the bill again in January. Opponents will continue to pressure lawmakers, said Ronald Riley, president of the Professional Inventors Alliance, which has enlisted the support of some labor unions.Opponents have talked about finding candidates to run against lawmakers who support the bill, Riley said. "We will have an all-out onslaught on the legislation," Riley said. "We think we will have to make an example of some legislators."-- H-1B visas: Another top priority of many tech vendors has been an expansion of the H-1B visa program for skilled foreign workers. The current yearly cap is 65,000 visas, with exceptions for an additional 20,000 graduate students, but in recent years, the cap has been filled before the year begins.Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates testified before a Senate committee in March, saying the U.S. should not shut out talented workers. "We have to welcome the great minds of this world, not drive them out of this country," Gates said. "These employees are vital to American competitiveness."But U.S. tech worker groups such as the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers-USA (IEEE-USA) have opposed a higher H-1B cap, arguing that companies use the program to hire foreign workers for less money than unemployed U.S. workers would receive. An H-1B increase to 115,000 was part of a comprehensive immigration bill in the Senate, but that bill stalled over a contentious debate about illegal immigration.-- Data breaches: A handful of data breach notification and cybercrime bills stalled as Congress focused on other issues. The House approved two antispyware bills, one that created penalties of up to five years in prison for some spyware-like behavior. But the Senate didn't act on the bills, in part because there are concerns that the second spyware bill would preempt tougher state laws.-- Net neutrality: Many consumer groups and Internet-based companies continued to call on Congress to pass a net neutrality law, which would prohibit broadband providers from blocking or slowing competitors' Web content. However, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission has included some net neutrality rules in an upcoming spectrum auction, and both Verizon Wireless and AT&T have recently pledged to allow outside content and devices on their mobile-phone networks.Congress has also examined tougher penalties for copyright infringement, but hasn't moved legislation forward. With the change in party control, some things have been delayed, and "that was fine with us," said Art Brodsky, spokesman for Public Knowledge, a consumer-rights group that has opposed tougher copyright penalties.Some observers expect Congress to be more active on tech issues in 2008. It will be an election year, and it will be hard for controversial legislation to move forward, but many tech issues aren't partisan, Goodlatte said.Passing some tech-related legislation would show some progress, he said. "I would think that the Democratic leadership, in the miserable lack of success they've had in passing legislation this year, would be looking for a new approach in the new year," he said.


New steel giant iSG, Ispat Inland joining mittal

Tycoon Lakshmi N. Mittalâs $4.5 billion purchase of International Steel Group will create a colossal powerhouse in the world steel industry with the capabilities of producing 70 million tons of steel annually.


Eerie, muddled and gorgeous, âKhadakâ tells the story of an epileptic Mongolian sheepherder who embraces his destiny as a shaman when his village is threatened.


Both the movie âThe Great World of Soundâ and the book âThe Homeless Channelâ understand the reality TV phenomenon.


There's no space in the space station. With no garbage pickup by shuttles for nearly two years, the international space station is looking more and more like a cluttered attic.


Freshman Derek Zoch kicked a 27-yard field goal with 2:54 remaining to give visiting Penn a 16-15 victory over Princeton yesterday for its 20th straight Ivy League win.


HAVING TO EARN A NEW contract might seem tough on a man with eight Premiership medals, but it is having the desired effect on Ryan Giggs.


U.S. cigarette makers used heavy  discounting to try to prop up sales in 2002, even as they cut  spending on most types of advertising, according to a report  released on Friday by the Federal Trade Commission.


Knicks Get Rare 94-93 Home Win Over Jazz

Jamal Crawford scored 11 of his 24 points in the final five minutes, including a rare four-point play and a sweet crossover move that led to a key basket in the New York Knicks' 94-93 victory over the Utah Jazz on Sunday.


Those users and developers anxious to get their hands on SQL Server 2005 will have to be anxious a little longer.


Nicklaus Fills the Void as Captain of the U.S. Presidents Cup Team

Jack Nicklaus ended his career on a high note two years ago, so it was strange to see him back as the captain of the American President Cup team.


Ukrainian presidential rivals clash in televised debate before run ...

Ukraine's two rivals for the presidency clashed in a heated televised debate Monday before a rerun of their disputed election, with opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko accusing his rival of vote-stealing and Prime Minister Viktor


Republican presidential hopeful John McCain said Friday that British Prime Minister Tony Blair has sacrificed his career to support the Iraq war, and the Arizona senator acknowledged that he could face the same fate.


Top forecasters cut their outlooks for U.S. growth this year and next but said inflation seems to be leveling off and consumer spending should strengthen in the months ahead, a survey out on Friday showed.


Giants Try to Emphasize the Ordinary in an Unusual Week

Coach Tom Coughlin has made only slight adjustments for an otherwise unique week as the Giants prepare to play the Miami Dolphins in the first regular-season N.F.L. game played overseas.


Patients with coronary artery disease may benefit from taking a drug to lower blood pressure, even if their blood pressures are just about "normal," a Cleveland Clinic-led study has found.


Account suspended following complaints A Liberal Democrat MP suffered the online humiliation of having his Facebook account suspended after the social networking site decided he "wasn't real".â¦


Military Security Threat: Bogus Bomb-Zapper's Bogus Countermeasure

Pentagon officials warn about the dangers of loose lips. But the scariest example they can conjure up is a lame countermeasure to a bomb-zapper they know doesn't work.


Worldwide shipments of personal computers rose strongly in the second quarter due to growing demand in Asia and unexpected strength in the U.S., two research companies reported Wednesday.


The US economy experienced another month of disappointing job growth in September, adding to the trend of lackluster hiring that has made this one of the weakest labor market recoveries in modern history.


Sean Harrigan, president of California's public employee pension fund, said Tuesday that he is likely to be forced from his job.


Saudi Says 'Terrorists' Behind Killing of Frenchman

A Frenchman was shot dead in the Saudi city of Jeddah on Sunday in the second such killing this month by suspected al Qaeda militants trying to drive Westerners out and destabilize the global oil superpower.


Explosions heard from vicinity of Pakistani mosque

Loud explosions were heard on Thursday from the vicinity of a radical Pakistani mosque being besieged by security forces but the cause was not immediately clear, witnesses said.


Tony Stewart's slump is over and his shoulder is just fine. He proved that by charging into the lead with two laps to go at Daytona International Speedway to win his second consecutive Pepsi 400 on Saturday night.


NASA's Mars Odyssey mission, originally scheduled to end on Tuesday, has been granted a stay of execution until at least September 2006, reveal NASA scientists.


Boys at centre of custody dispute apprehended at remote farm

Two boys at the centre of a custody dispute between their Finnish mother Outi Koski and their American father were apprehended at a farm in Ristij rvi in Kainuu more than 600 kilomters north of Helsinki on ...


Two ships with plutonium from scrapped US nuclear warheads arrive in the French port of Cherbourg.


Chilean Judge Charges Pinochet in Rights Case

SANTIAGO, Chile  - A Chilean judge on Monday  formally charged Augusto Pinochet with homicide and kidnapping  in one of many pending cases related to human rights abuses  committed during his 17-year rule, and ordered house arrest for  the former dictator.


Johnson Edges Waltrip to Win Daytona 500 Pole

Jimmie Johnson won his second Daytona 500 pole Sunday, less than 24 hours after his new teammate, Dale Earnhardt Jr., took the checkered flag in the nonpoints Budweiser Shootout.


Rumor: Annalee Newitz to helm new Gawker sci-fi blog?

Blog: A source close to the hire hints that longtime tech writer Newitz, currently a freelancer for Wired's blog network, will be at the helm of a new title from the NYC-based blog network.


The Italian service aims to be a place where users of any virtual world or online game can post their virtual photos and videos.


Taking the best from both and still failing to cover the UK T-Mobile and 3 are to combine their 3G radio networks in the UK, increasing coverage for both companies and reducing running costs.â¦


ZURICH/NEW YORK  - A U.S. appeals court on  Thursday rejected ABB's ABBN.VX ABB.N bid for a $1.2  billion asbestos settlement that would end years of legal  wrangling and put a cap on asbestos claims filed by thousands  of former workers.


City Smokersâ Ranks Drop 19%, Study Says

The cityâs department of health said that the number of smokers in New York City had declined by 240,000 in the last five years.


Pakistani Wife Embodies Cause of âDisappearedâ

Hundreds have been snatched by Pakistanâs military and intelligence services since 2001, rights activists say.


Zarkova Continues Crime Fight, Despite Acid Attack

Anna Zarkova is an investigative journalist who was attacked with acid six years ago for covering organized crime, including forced prostitution and trafficking networks in Bulgaria.


Germany says foiled "massive attacks" on U.S. sites

German security services foiled a plan by Islamist militants to carry out "massive bomb attacks" against U.S. installations in Germany and arrested the three men behind it, officials said on Wednesday.


Operazione in corso lungo confine con Iraq


New Century Financial Corp. ,  the largest independent U.S. subprime lender, said on Monday  that its lenders plan to halt financing, in a development that  could push the company closer to bankruptcy.


Edgar Renteria passes a physical and signs a four-year contract with the Boston Red Sox on Friday.


To restore or not? Could it solve the iPhone's freezes, bugs and crashes?

Blog: With patience wearing thin because of iPhone's bugs I consider restoring the iPhone's settings.


Anime figurine protesters meet real police

A protest action by a group of Singaporeans with Japanese anime figurines such as the 5-inch tall Ultramen, robots and monsters with placards met some real-life police in the city-state.


Avellino, 11:01 - BASKET, AVELLINO: INGAGGIATO VICTOR

La squadra di basket dell'Air Avellino comunica di aver raggiunto un accordo con l'atleta statuniten...


Moody's may cut HCA's rating deeper into junk

Moody's Investors Service on Wednesday said it may cut its bond ratings on HCA Inc. (HCA.N: Quote, Profile, Research) deeper into junk, citing the hospital operator's plan to buy back about $2.


Esprit H2 profit to rise 10 pct on European sales

Esprit Holdings Ltd. 0330.HK, the   world's fifth-largest fashion retailer, is set to post a 10   percent rise in second-half earnings on Wednesday as strong   European sales offset a poor product mix and a weak euro.


Fa discutere il film in concorso "L'amour cachÃ©" dell'italiano Alessandro Capone, girato in lingua franceseLa storia del rapporto distruttivo tra due donne. Protagonista la Huppert, che dÃ  forfait e manda un videomessaggio                                          Una madre che odia la figlia la Festa infrange l'ultimo tabÃ¹                                                                                Il regista: "Un conflitto estremo che la societÃ  perbenista non puÃ² mai ammettere"E l'altra interprete, Greta Scacchi, rivela: "Io una ragazza di 15 anni, con lei Ã¨ una lotta..."di CLAUDIA MORGOGLIONE


Britain announces New Year's honors list

Sir Ian McKellen Â Gandalf to "Lord of the Rings" fans Â rose further in status Saturday as he joined the elite circle of Britain's Companions of Honor.


Television: Michael Cera Wants to Make You Squirm

The 19-year-old actor, right, known for his role as a painfully confused adolescent in âArrested Development,â has found a new presence online.


Fighting resumes in the Iraqi city of Najaf between US troops and Shia militias after an abortive peace bid.


Credit Crisis Caused Rise In Class-Action Fraud Suits

Class-action lawsuits that accuse companies of defrauding investors increased more than 40 percent last year, fueled by troubled mortgage investments and a volatile stock market, according to a study released yesterday.


Fallisce il boicottaggio del voto chiesto dai fondamentalistinella Striscia Ã¨ il giorno dell'euforia: "L'inizio della ricostruzione"                                                  Gaza, anche Hamas si piega "Siamo pronti a collaborare"                                                                                dal nostro inviato DANIELE MASTROGIACOMO


Security reseacrhers are warning about the "Srizbi" Trojan, which is being distributed through the Mpack hacker toolkit and is difficult to detect because it hides in the Windows kernel.


Progressive starch products for industry from Finland

New raw materials are proving a technological leap in packaging. VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed new products from potatoes and grain for the packaging, paper, construction and medical ...


Dance: Urban Warriors, High-Tech Metropolis

A choreographer teams up with architects to create a fluid merger of dance and cityscape.


SAP offers automated security-check service

SAP on Wednesday unveiled a service, SAP Security Optimization, that offers automated security-configuration checks for customers' software.


The National Museum of the American Indian has much to boast of, but it tries to serve too many constituencies.


Satyam Computer to make Malaysia largest software hub outside India

Satyam Computer, a top global consulting and IT services provider, will make Malaysia its largest software hub outside India with at least 2,000 employees by 2010, a report said Tuesday.


Israel set to take revenge operations after "tunnel attack"

Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz approved Monday afternoon a series of operations which will be launched in the Rafah area against tunnels used by Palestinians to smuggle weapons and attack Israeli targets.


Iraqi Aviation Staffers, Aides to the President Killed on Way to Work

BAGHDAD, Oct. 21 -- Two attacks on vehicles carrying Iraqi women to their jobs Thursday morning claimed the lives of six women and one man and severely wounded more than a dozen people, witnesses and government officials said.


Newly promoted Birmingham City have signed Scotland striker Garry O'Connor to play in the English Premiership next season, his current club Lokomotiv Moscow announced on their website.


Turkish-born Islamic leader Muhammed Metin Kaplan is seen in Istanbul, Turkey, early Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2004, after a medical check up.


Powell sees Israeli withdrawal plan as opportunity for peace talks

US Secretary of State Colin Powell has said that the Gaza disengagement plan being pushed forward by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has provided an opportunity for reactivating peace talks.


Inside the High-Tech Hunt for a Missing Silicon Valley Legend

Despite a heroic search-and-rescue effort, Microsoft researcher Jim Gray's disappearance off the California coast continues to baffle authorities.


The day after announcing that 4,000 employees will be laid off, Motorola Inc. CEO Ed Zander told investors that he plans to boost profits with a wide range of multimedia handsets, instead of relying on a single blockbuster product like the Razr cell phone.


Bob Wayman is retiring as executive vice president and chief financial officer (CFO) of Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP), capping a 37-year tenure at the company.


Intel's 65nm chip will make laptops go further

Intel has built a fully functional 70Mb static random access memory (SRam) chip with more than half a billion transistors, using 65nanometer (nm) process technology.


Josh Lewsey says the England defeat to France was a "shambles" while the 2005 Lions were "crap".


Domain Names Still Important Despite Search Engine Popularity  A common belief is that search engines like Google make specific web addresses, that is, Internet domain names, relatively unimportant. “That is not true,” asserts psychologist Susan D. Griffith, Ph.D. “As in other areas of branding, names are everything, and memorable names on ...


Williams syndrome â a genetic accident that causes cognitive deficits and a surplus of unguarded affability â is revealing much about what makes us social beings.


Scientist Who Created K Ration Diet Dies

Ancel Keys, the University of Minnesota scientist who invented the K ration diet used by soldiers in World War II and who linked high cholesterol and fatty diets to heart disease, has died at the age of 100.


Study: Companies struggle to capture business processes

When software projects go bad, the results can be disastrous. Every few months, a new horror story pops into the headlines -- like Hewlett-Packard Co.'s recent, flawed SAP deployment. The company had done dozens of smooth ERP (enterprise resource planning) migration projects, but when its latest ran into problems, the cascading disruptions contributed to HP missing its third-quarter financial projections.


BAGHDAD - An American civilian, a Nepalese man and at least two Arabs were abducted Monday by a band of gunmen who stormed a Baghdad home with a rocket-propelled grenade launcher and a machine gun mounted atop a pickup truck.


Bush signs child health program extension into law

CRAWFORD, Texas  - President George W. Bush on Saturday signed into law a temporary extension of a popular health insurance program for children after months of deadlock with the Democratic-led Congress.


Gunman Opens Fire at Northern Illinois University

A gunman opened fire in a lecture hall, injuring as many as 15 people before he was killed, authorities said.


Former President Bill Clinton's heart bypass, expected Monday, likely will be an ordinary replumbing of his ailing heart, not some new whiz-bang robotic or "keyhole" surgery, leading surgeons say. A source close to the former president who spoke on condition of anonymity said Clinton has told him the surgery was scheduled for Monday morning. Clinton has been hospitalized since Friday after suffering chest pains and shortness of breath.


A suspected crime boss sought by the FBI for years has been arrested on a Moscow street in connection with a tax evasion probe into owners of a cosmetic-shop chain, officials said Friday.


Senators Seek Domestic-Partner Benefits for Federal Workers

Sens. Gordon Smith (R-Ore.) and Joseph I. Lieberman (D-Conn.) have introduced legislation that would permit unmarried federal employees to apply for health, dental and vision insurance, retirement and other benefits for their domestic partners.


Motivazioni di condanna ad islamici Ansar al Islam


Iran must not be allowed to go nuclear: Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that Iran must not be allowed to become a nuclear power. Russia is "categorically opposed to enlarging the club of nuclear states


Manning had a decent debut as a starter, but Delhomme overshadowed the No. 1 pick in the NFL Draft by throwing for a touchdown and running for another in the Carolina Panthers' 27-20 exhibition victory last night over ...


Milano, 19:19 - CALCIO, MILAN: ALLENAMENTO INTERROTTO DA TEMPORALE

Il Milan ha sostenuto oggi un allenamento pomeridiano, in vista della trasferta di Parma di domenica...


The government warns against illegal blockades as fuel protesters prepare for a day of action.


A magnitude 4.5 earthquake rattled homes east of Mount Rainier on Saturday night, but no injuries or damage were immediately reported.


A driver suspected of smuggling illegal immigrants across the U.S.-Mexico border lost control of the car while fleeing federal authorities, causing a rollover crash that killed one passenger and injured seven others.


Mauro Pagani chiude questa notte l'evento a Melpignano


US oil prices held above $46 a barrel on Tuesday on worries of a major supply disruption at a time when producers are pumping at full tilt to meet strong demand.


An explosion caused by a short-circuit in the lobby of the Marriott hotel in the Pakistani capital Thursday injured at least six people, including two foreigners, authorities said.


England manager Steve McClaren has promised Jonathan Woodgate he is on the brink of a recall to the national squad.


Old Dirty Bastard's death outside a New York studio was ruled an accidental overdose by a medical examiner. The New York City medical examiner's office said ODB died fromt he effects of combining cocaine wiht Tramadol, a prescription painkiller.


BOSTON -- Lawyers for Randy Moss and the woman who accused him of battery agreed to extend a temporary restraining order she obtained against the New England Patriots wide receiver, his agent said Monday.


Dell buys UK storage networking consultancy

Methodist hymn Dell is buying a UK data storage consultancy for an undisclosed sum. It's called The Networked Storage Company (TNWSC) and the founder, Simon Pennock, ran EMC in the UK and Ireland for a while. Dell likes the methodologies TNWSC has devised to evaluate, choose and install storage networks, and will roll the service out across its consultancy division. You can read more about TNWSC here. Â®â¦


The Washington Nationals are preparing to tell Frank Robinson that he will not be asked back as manager next season, sources say.


Microsoft plans over $1 bln charge for Xbox repairs

Microsoft Corp.  said on  Thursday said it would take a more than $1 billion charge to  fix "an unacceptable number of repairs" to its Xbox 360 video  game consoles and had missed shipment targets for the end of  June.


Beyonce named most desirable woman: survey

Singer-actress Beyonce, star of the movie musical "Dreamgirls," was named this year's "most desirable woman" in an annual reader survey released on Wednesday by the popular lifestyles Web site AskMen.com.


Of the three quarterbacks who were among the first 11 college players taken in the NFL draft in April, it is no surprise that one of them, as a rookie, has a brand-new nickname


Basics: A Supple Casing, Prone to Damage

You can no more survive without your skin than you can without your lungs, yet we continue to mistreat it.


What One Fewer Planet Means to Our Worldview

Is Pluto a planet? The world's astronomers met in Prague last week to vote on this question, and in a sort of cosmic game of "Survivor," they voted Pluto off the solar system.


A group of 40 people, thought to be North Koreans, force their way into the Canadian embassy in Beijing.


3 Kidnapped UN Workers Are Released in Kabul

The release of three United Nations workers who had been held hostage for more than three weeks took place early Tuesday in what appeared to be an orchestrated handover.


Roma, 10:20 - CALCIO, MILAN; ANCELOTTI: RONALDO L'ANNO PROSSIMO AL TOP

''Il prossimo anno Ronaldo sarà al top e sarà per noi una pedina importante. E' stato ...


Yahoo bid could backfire lest Microsoft changes ways

Microsoft's $44.6 billion offer to purchase Yahoo is a dramatic statement from a company that delayed acknowledging the importance of emerging Web business models for so long, it faced becoming an also-ran in the Web 2.0 economy.But the cultural implications of the move are so tricky that the deal could end up backfiring for both vendors if Microsoft doesn't take care to learn from its past and use Yahoo to transform its business and not just help bolster its unproven efforts in online advertising and hosted services.The unprecedented deal, which would put a sizable dent in Microsoft's wallet, would be the largest purchase ever for the company. If Microsoft is willing to spend that much money, it also has to be willing to change some old ways of thinking to make the most out of the investment, analysts say.To achieve this, analysts caution Microsoft to be careful not to view Yahoo as a one-trick pony, taken onboard only for its user base and infrastructure to bolster Microsoft's online advertising interests against Google. While this is certainly the primary reason for the deal, to make the most of it, Microsoft has to not only respect the strength of Yahoo's brand but also be willing to let go of some of its own traditional proprietary interests -- not just on the product side but in its culture as well.Microsoft has never been one to let go of its vision or proprietary interests too easily; when acquiring companies, it usually subsumes the products and services and brands them as its own.While this has worked in the past because Microsoft traditionally has shied away from acquiring big-name or big-ticket items -- last year's $6 billion aQuantive deal was a notable exception -- it's not as simple to do this with a company like Yahoo, analysts said.In the areas of online search and particular services and as an online destination for users, Yahoo is a stronger brand than Microsoft. Microsoft must recognize this and be willing to give up some of its interest in new content and services branded, respectively, under MSN and Windows Live to make the deal successful, said Ned May, director and lead analyst for market research firm Outsell."The big question is, will Microsoft take this and recognize it for being a stronger property and migrate its efforts there, or will it try to push its own efforts out through Yahoo?" he asked. "Historically, there's no precedent for it to do anything but use [an acquired company] to get Microsoft's message out."Though Microsoft and Yahoo are different types of companies and the union itself makes much more sense, Ron Schmelzer, analyst and managing partner with Zapthink, likened the deal to Time Warner-AOL, in which AOL's brand was damaged, not enhanced, after all was said and done.But investing as much as the gross domestic product of some countries in one company could inspire Microsoft to "change its stripes" and rethink its own interests, he said.To make the deal a true success, Microsoft also has to prove that it can let go of its entrenched Windows OS and desktop software culture, which had been the anchor keeping Microsoft from moving more quickly against Google and Yahoo in online advertising and services in the first place, Schmelzer said."The application itself is moving away from the thing that sits captive on your desktop to the thing that's distributed on the Internet," he said. "Microsoft has to rid itself of its '80s and '90s perspective -- which was great in the '80s and '90s, but now 80 percent of the value of the computer is not in the computer itself."Microsoft had been moving in this direction before Friday's news, but it has been burdened by its need to keep the customers of two of its biggest consumer products -- Windows and Office -- happy, as well as its enormous portfolio of enterprise and business customers. Instead of moving full bore into the Web, Microsoft had adopted a "software plus services" strategy as a nod to its software legacy and inability to move fully to a more services-oriented strategy because of it.Still, some think an entire cultural shift isn't necessary for Microsoft to make the most out of the deal. David Mitchell Smith, vice president and fellow at Gartner, said Microsoft can leverage Yahoo successfully without changing its usual way of doing things, by keeping the brand and merging the best parts of Yahoo's Internet business, such as its online content, advertising and search, with its online services efforts."I would expect to see the Yahoo brand come out of this very, very strong," he said. In particular, Microsoft has been making moves to drive more video and other multimedia content online through MSN, and that is one area where the company could give up its own identity in favor of Yahoo's, Smith said.Andrew Brust, chief, new technology for consulting firm twentysix New York, said that the combination of Microsoft's existing Web technology and the Yahoo brand would be "nicely complementary," though he acknowledged the risks of such a union. Even so, "risk aversion is not a good Internet strategy," Brust said. Taking a risk in this area as well as bringing "some truly Internet-focused mindset into the corporate culture" may be just what Microsoft needs.Others likened the deal to another risky one, HP-Compaq, which many feared would be a disaster because of product overlap and cultural differences. That deal eventually proved successful.However, it's important to keep in mind how much more of a role that culture and the cool factor plays on the Internet than it does in the world of traditional computer hardware, warned Outsell's May. He said Yahoo users may be put off by the notion of Microsoft as their new daddy and see Google as the lesser of two evils, which would defeat the notion of the Microsoft-Yahoo union in the first place.


Police, judges and lawyers fanned out in a troubled Paris suburb Thursday to re-enact events that led to the 2005 electrocution deaths of two teens of African descent and triggered weeks of riots in neglected housing projects nationwide.


Bush visits Chile for N. Korea arms talks

SANTIAGO, Chile - On his first foreign trip since being re-elected, President Bush is attending a regional summit this weekend with hopes of reviving diplomacy aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear-arms program.


Bush says summer critical for Iraq strategy

President George W. Bush predicted heavy fighting this summer for U.S. troops in Iraq as the U.S. Congress moved on Thursday toward a tense vote that would give Bush the money he wants for the unpopular war.


OPEC to Put Formal Lifting of Output on the Table

Oil ministers are meeting to consider raising the formal output ceiling as crude prices remain stubbornly high despite OPEC's persistent efforts to lower them.


Alla base del gesto dose tagliata male, fermato l'assalitore


NEW YORK - The coalition of the willing-to-rock is growing. Sheryl Crow, Jack Johnson and Crosby, Stills & Nash have joined the nearly 20 other musicians trying to unseat President Bush in November...


Liberty Media 3rd-Quarter Profit Soars; Sales Double

Liberty Media Corp., which is controlled by cable-television investor John Malone, said profit in the third quarter rose ninefold and sales more than doubled, helped by Liberty's purchase of the QVC shopping network.


Alcoholic rats' boozing slashed by mutant superpower drug

X-Men therapy curbs lager-swilling rodent lifestyle Scientists based in Chile and Colorado have carried out astonishing research which appears to offer a cure for that scourge of modern society - alcoholism in rats.â¦


Poznan, 12:59 - CICLISMO, GIRO POLONIA: FRATTURA ALLA CLAVICOLA PER BROCHARD

Il francese Laurent Brochard (Bouygues Telecom) ha riportato la frattura della clavicola nella cadut...


Thailand's prime minister  visits the southern town where scores of Muslims died in army custody after a rally.


Verona, 18:52 - CALCIO, CHIEVO: OUT OBINNA, SICIGNANO, LUCIANO E COSSATO

Il Chievo ha ripreso la preparazione in vista della sfida di domenica contro il Messina. Indisponibi...


Kremlin keeps all guessing over YUKOS fate

As YUKOS contemplates a staggering $17.5 billion tax bill, the spectre of bankruptcy has never seemed closer for Russia's biggest oil company.


Music Review | St. Louis Symphony Orchestra: Demystifying Messiaen, With a Little Help From the Birds

David Robertson and the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra gave an engaging, informative and unabashedly quirky demonstration of how to demystify a daunting contemporary work for the public.


Spain's Female Ministers Stir Controversy

Some women's advocacy groups are complaining about a magazine spread in which eight female ministers in the Spanish government — which has vowed to fight sexual discrimination — pose like fashion models in designer clothes.


The Labor Department reported Friday inflation at the retail level as measured by the consumer price index grew 0.2 percent in November as prices of gasoline and some types of food dropped.


TUCSON, Ariz. -- Your office desk harbors far more bacteria than your workplace restroom, and if you're a woman, chances are your workspace has more germs than your male co-workers', a new research report shows.


Presidential hopeful Bill Richardson on Saturday decried the "nasty little fights" between his Democratic rivals, saying the scuffles distract from serious issues in the campaign.


Many said they expected Cubaâs communist system to stay unchanged under Mr. Castroâs brother RaÃºl.


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2 Senators Renew Attacks on S.E.C. Hedge Fund Investigation

Two Republican senators said the S.E.C. failed to follow up on leads in its investigation of Pequot Capital Management.


Alla Rai e a Raiuno il prime time e l'intera giornata


Embarking on his first visit to Jerusalem as president, George W. Bush pressed Israeli and Palestinian leaders on Wednesday to seize what he called an historic opportunity and make tough concessions for peace.


Rwandan Troops Enter Congo, Congo Officials Say

Rwandan troops have killed at least 19 civilians in an attack on a town in eastern Congo, a Congolese commander said on Tuesday, after Rwanda said


More than 250 hunts will meet legally the day after the ban on hunting with dogs comes into force, campaigners say.


In merito alle guardie di frontiera con la Siria


Paris Hilton ordered to LA jail's medical wing

A sobbing Paris Hilton was ordered back to jail on Friday as a judge overruled a sheriff's decision to place the hotel heiress under house arrest for psychological problems after she spent three days behind bars.


Intercytex artificial skin heals wounds in tests

A British biotechnology company has  developed a long-lasting artificial skin that has produced  promising results in healing wounds in early clinical trials.


Roma, 23:40 - CALCIO, MILAN; GALLIANI: E' CAMBIATO IL VENTO

''Il distacco di cinque punti dalla Juve resta importante. Ma lavoriamo per tornare in vetta alla cl...


Police raid three professional football clubs as part of an investigation into alleged corruption.


NY judge dismisses Spain's claims over oil spill

A U.S. federal judge on Wednesday dismissed damage claims filed by Spain against an organization that inspects and certifies ships in connection with one of the world's largest oil spills in the past decade.


Shangai gets thumbs up from Ecclestone and Mosley

"They did a great job. The circuit deserves a seven-year contract. It's really enjoyable to race here," added the president of the sport's world governing body FIA in an interview with Xinhua news agency.


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Record iPhone, Mac sales boost Apple's earnings

Apple reported strong quarterly earnings boosted by record Macintosh computer and iPhone sales on Monday.Apple recorded net revenue for its first fiscal quarter, ended Dec. 29, of $9.6 billion, a 35 percent year-over-year increase, beating estimates of $9.47 billion from analysts polled by Thomson Financial.The company posted quarterly net profit of $1.58 billion, an increase from the $1 billion net profit from the year-earlier quarter. The company recorded earnings of $1.76 per share.Unit shipments of the iPod were 22.1 million units, a 5 percent growth over the year-earlier period. Apple sold 2.3 million iPhones during the quarter, a sequential increase from the 1.12 million iPhones it shipped in its fourth fiscal quarter. Apple shipped 2.3 million Macintosh computers, a 44 percent growth from the year-earlier quarter.According to figures from IDC, Apple's PC shipments in the U.S. grew 30.9 percent to 1.06 million during the fourth quarter last year with a 5.7 percent market share, behind Dell, Hewlett-Packard, and HP. Apple was not among the top five vendors in PC shipments worldwide, according to IDC.Apple announced Mac OS X Leopard operating system this quarter. It started off the new quarter with a bang, announcing a movie rental service for iTunes and a skinny laptop, the MacBook Air, which CEO Steve Jobs proclaimed was the "world's thinnest notebook" during a keynote address at the Macworld Conference and Expo in San Francisco.A week prior to Macworld, Apple announced revamped versions of the Mac Pro workstations and Xserve servers powered by Intel's power-efficient Penryn processors.


Tracking down always on diabetes sensors

Diabetes care is undergoing a transformation: Thousands of patients are switching from a few finger-pricks a day to track their disease to new sensors that keep guard around the clock.


Hotel heiress Paris Hilton, who commanded as much attention behind bars as on the Hollywood party scene, regained her freedom on Tuesday after serving three weeks in jail for violating probation in a drunk-driving case.


Thailand May Have Human-to-Human Bird Flu Transmission

Health officials in Thailand say a woman who died from the bird flu virus last week may have caught it from her daughter. Twenty-nine people have died in Thailand and Vietnam since the outbreak was detected in January.


Jaw transplant allows man to chew after nine years

A man has been able to savour his first proper meal in nine years after surgeons successfully created and transplanted a jawbone for him.


Viacom halves Redstone's cash compensation

Media conglomerate Viacom Inc. on  Monday said it will cut in half Executive Chairman Sumner  Redstone's salary and cash bonus compensation to about $4.5  million annually amid criticism that he was among one of the  most highly paid executives in the United States.


Miles scored 12 of his 20 points in the second half as the Portland Trail Blazers pulled away and snapped a five-game road losing streak with a 100-84 victory over the lowly Atlanta Hawks.


Checks Stolen From Dem. Campaign Committee

The FBI and U.S. attorney's office are investigating the apparent theft of about $350,000 in checks from a Democratic campaign committee, federal law enforcement and Democratic Party officials said Thursday.


With the help of more than 500,000 beta testers, Adobe on Monday announced it had completed development of Photoshop Lightroom 1.0, the company's image processing application for professional photographers.


Nicaragua's Ortega accuses Washington of scheming

Leftist Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega accused Washington late on Saturday of conspiring with local opposition groups to obstruct his programs to help the poor.


Photo taken in January 2004 shows steers at a farm in Madison County in Iowa, the United States. A second case of mad cow disease may have occurred in the US, Agriculture Department officials said on Nov. 18, 2004.


Super 12 Rugby Expands to 14; Tri-Nations Adds Games

Rugby's Super 12 competition will expand to 14 teams in 2006 to include new franchises in Australia and South Africa. The Tri-Nations will have a third round of matches between national teams.


Training received by police before the Olympic Games helped end the Athens bus hijacking, a minister says.


The FBI anticipates violent protests at the upcoming Republican National Convention in New York but does not have enough evidence to move against any group or person, the bureau's top terrorism official said Wednesday.


You can get a matte finish on your photos or your cell phone, so why not on your car? Dull was the new shiny at last month's North American Auto Show in Detroit, where at least eight cars from General Motors Corp., Lamborghini, Audi and others sported a gleam-free matte finish. It's a trend likely to show up more and more as drivers seek to differentiate their vehicles.


Iger: Disney Throws Weight Behind Blu-Ray DVD Format

Once upon a time, Betamax was more than a winning answer in Trivial Pursuit: It was a real competitor with the VHS videotape format.


Search parties find the wreckage of a Brazilian passenger jet which vanished over the Amazon jungle.


Mavericks' Howard Hit With 2-Game Suspension

Dallas Mavericks guard Josh Howard has been suspended for two games for his involvement in a fight with Sacramento Kings center Brad Miller in a pre-season game last Tuesday, the NBA said.


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Di stanza a Motta di Livenza, il ferito ha chiamato casa


Officials from the New York State police and the state attorney general's office raided all three of the New York Racing Association tracks on Wednesday and removed several


Qatari investment pays off as Shaheen sets record

Qatar's multimillion-pound investment in importing sporting talent reaped some benefit when Saif Saeed Shaheen broke the world record for 3,000 metres steeplechase in the Memorial Van Damme in the Stade Roi Baudouin here last night.


Roma, 13:37 - CALCIO, ROMA; TEMPESTILLI: POSSIAMO BATTERE MANCHESTER

Roma fiduciosa per il passaggio alle semifinali di Champions: ''Sono fiducioso per il passaggio del ...


Gonorrhea linked to higher prostate cancer risk

Men with a history of the  sexually transmitted disease gonorrhea may face a higher risk  of prostate cancer, a study suggests.


Pentagon Called Major Factor in Defeat of Intelligence Bill

Lawmakers of both parties said today that the Pentagon played a clear role in the defeat of compromise legislation aimed at remaking U.S. intelligence.


China Eastern shareholders torpedo Singapore Air deal

SHANGHAI/HONG KONG  - Shareholders of China Eastern Airlines  on Tuesday rejected a deal to sell a 24 percent stake in the country's third-largest carrier to Singapore Airlines  for US$920 million.


In seguito al ricevimento di nuove prove, la Fia ha annullato la riunione della Corte d'Appello in programma il prossimo13 settembre a Parigi che avrebbe dovuto esaminare il ricorso presentato dalla Csai, per conto della Ferrari                                            Spy story McLaren-Ferrari Nuove prove, sentenza rinviata


Valassis to buy ADVO for $1.2 bln; lawsuits dropped

Valassis Communications Inc.  said on Tuesday it would buy fellow direct marketer ADVO Inc.  for $1.2 billion, as the two companies agreed on a lower price for a disputed takeover and dropped lawsuits against one another.


Chile's Escondida to appeal labor directive

Chile's Escondida, the world's largest  copper mine, has appealed a government directive requiring it  to hire hundreds of non-union workers on a permanent basis, the  El Mercurio newspaper reported on Tuesday.


Samsung unveils chip that can be used to create 64GB flash memory cards.


France Citizens Queue to Leave Ivory Coast

French citizens queued at Ivory Coast's  main airport on Wednesday to flee their former West African  colony as violent anti-French protesters massed for a fifth day  in support of President Laurent Gbagbo.


GM, UAW work to complete cost-cutting labor deal

General Motors Corp and the United Auto Workers union on Sunday rushed to complete a cost-cutting labor deal that would allow the top U.S. automaker to cut itself free from a $50 billion retiree health-care burden.


Bucharest, Romania (Sports Network) - Anghel Iordanescu resigned as coach of Romania Friday following Wednesday's disappointing 1-1 World Cup qualifying draw with Armenia.


Kodak Posts Loss, But Digital Sales Soar

Eastman Kodak Co. EK.N on Wednesday  posted a preliminary fourth-quarter loss on restructuring  costs, but strong sales of digital photography products, such  as cameras and commercial printing, showed its strategy shift  is taking root.


Israeli missile strikes near Palestinian PM's home

Israel carried out an air strike near the Gaza residence of Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas on Friday, but insisted he was not the target.


Palestinians Believe Arafat Was Poisoned: Poll

NABLUS, 22 November 2004 - More than 80 percent of Palestinians believe that veteran leader Yasser Arafat died as a result of poisoning and not from natural causes, a poll published yesterday revealed.


Blair Facing Popular Discontent Over Iraq War

Description: Britain's Prime Minister Tony Blair faces criticism within his Labor Party over his support for the war in Iraq. At Labor's annual conference in Brighton, opponents of the war have forced the


Esonerato il tecnico Baldini Squadra affidata a Zoratto

Parma, 13 dicembre 2004 - Niente panettone. Ã finita l'avventura di Silvio Baldini sulla panchina del Parma. La societÃ  emiliana ha infatti comunicato che Â«il sig. Silvio Baldini Ã¨ stato sollevato dall'incarico di allenatore.


All-Star center fielder Vernon Wells and the Toronto Blue Jays are close to agreement on a $126 million, seven-year contract extension that would be the sixth-largest deal in baseball history.s


Oscar organizers expect big party in Hollywood

Oscar organizers hope Hollywood's biggest stars will let down their hair and have fun at the Academy Awards on Sunday, giving a much-needed spark to a show that runs over three hours and can grow tiresome.


Phelps Makes a Splash At World Short Course

INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 7 -- One race, one gold for Michael Phelps. Kaitlin Sandeno was three times better. Phelps led all the way in winning the 200-meter freestyle at the World Short Course Championships on opening


Militia, Shiite Leaders Bicker Over Shrine

NAJAF, Iraq - Militants loyal to radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr kept their hold on a revered shrine, and clashes flared in Najaf on Saturday, raising fears that a resolution to the crisis in the holy city could collapse amid bickering between Shiite leaders.    The clashes between U.S...


Romania to win vote of confidence from EU

A long awaited Commission report on Wednesday will say the country has a - oefunctioning market economy - , a benchmark set by the EU for membership.


Syria Denies Dropping 'Rabin' Condition for Peace

Syria on Tuesday insisted that it had not dropped a demand that Israel stick to a promise said to have been made by late prime minister Yitzhak Rabin to abandon all Syrian land under any peace treaty.


A freelance writer is suing biographer Kitty Kelley, claiming the author plagiarized his work in her new book about President Bush and his family.


It's appearing more likely that singing couple Bobby Brown and Whitney Houston will get a shot at at least 15 more minutes of fame via reality TV.


Bob Woodruff searched for the word, but it wasn't quite there. It was an internal organ, that he knew. He was describing a soldier's injuries when indecision stopped him. "Intestines," a producer sitting to his left in an ABC News conference room Monday gently reminded him.


Remarks made by actor Danny  DeVito's about President Bush were bleeped out during an  appearance Wednesday morning on ABC's "The View."


Oracle acquisition of PeopleSoft leads flurry of deals

NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- US stocks closed higher Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average ending at its best level in more than nine months amid better-than-expected economic data and merger-related optimism.


that could improve relations between the country's military leader and one of its main parties. Asif Ali Zardari had been in jail since Bhutto's government was ousted in November 1996.


The Duxbury boys' hockey team, which won just four games in 2002-03 but stormed back last season to make its first Super 8 tournament appearance, now appears poised to make the next step.


Players speak their minds to union leaders

Don Fehr is always quick to say what's said in baseball union meetings is confidential. That edict didn't change this week when the executive board held what turns out to be a historic session on steroids.


Risultato migliore delle attese degli analisti


Schumacher seals seventh title where it all began

Michael Schumacher wrote another chapter in the record books and underlined his dominance of Formula One by adding a seventh world drivers' championship on Sunday.


Canadians depend on luck for national security, says Senate report

OTTAWA (CP) - Canadians depend largely on luck for national security, not good planning and preparedness, says a Senate committee.


Italian government says it favours Air France-KLM's bid for Alitalia

Air France-KLM, the world's largest airline by revenues, came a step closer Friday to controlling the near-bankrupt Alitalia after Italy's finance minister said it could begin exclusive takeover talks.


Geo-engineering schemes, such as ocean fertilisation, to curb climate change will do more harm than good.


Rain, snow, sunshine and cinema were on the menu at the 31st Telluride Film Festival over the Labor Day holiday weekend and attendees got a healthy share of each.


Ten accused Islamic militants were convicted Thursday and sentenced to prison terms ranging from one to 10 years for their roles in a millennium plot to blow up a Christmas market in the eastern city of Strasbourg on New Year's Eve 2000.


Efforts to clear mud from sections of a key Scottish tourist route hit by landsides are continuing.


Il capo dello Stato appoggia la proposta di Fini

Taiwan: ribadita posizione italiana di Â«una sola CinaÂ». Capezzone: Â«Addolorati per mancato accenno a diritti umaniÂ». PECHINO - Anche il presidente Carlo Azeglio Ciampi Ã¨ favorevole a togliere il divieto di vendere armi alla Cina.


A massive project to rescue the temples of Luxor and Karnak from rising groundwater is scheduled to launch after year-end. SWECO has been awarded an assignment to supervise efforts aimed at saving these two ...


The push is on to get Instant Messenger software on more and more mobile phones.


Audizione al Senato, serve politica bilancio piu' rigorosa


Congress Sends Bush Tax Cut Bill, Victory

WASHINGTON Sept. 24, 2004 - Legislation extending three popular middle-class tax cuts for the rest of the decade sailed through Congress by lopsided votes in both the House and Senate, giving President Bush


Too Few Elderly in Cancer Clinical Trials

THURSDAY, Nov. 18 (HealthDayNews) -- Even though they account for 60 percent of cancer patients in the United States, patients aged 65 and older make up just 36 percent of participants in cancer clinical trials, claims a study in the Nov. 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology.


Congress on Thursday rushed to pass a $145.9 billion package of tax relief that would extend three popular middle class tax cuts and hand President Bush his fourth major tax victory since taking office.


Bristol drug delays breast cancer progression

A new type of cancer drug being  developed by Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., when combined with a  standard chemotherapy, was significantly better than  chemotherapy alone in delaying progression of advanced breast  cancer, a researcher said on Sunday.


Olympic champion Tyler Hamilton faces a ban after failing a test for blood doping.


Authorities released four suspects Sunday who had been detained after a deadly bomb attack in a predominantly Kurdish city of southwest Turkey, a local official said.


Part of a prison in Kent is evacuated after evidence of Legionella bacteria is detected in the water system.


UN special session commemorates liberation of Auschwitz

The United Nations must do everything within its power to ensure that acts of genocide such as the Holocaust do not happen again, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said, as the world body held a special session to mark the 60th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi death camps.


Francoforte, 12:36 - CALCIO, GERMANIA: STEINHAUS PRIMO ARBITRO DONNA PROFESSIONISTA

La Germania ha il suo primo arbitro donna. Si chiama Bibiana Steinhaus, ha 28 anni, fa la poliziotta...


U.S. says Iran still training Iraqi militias

The U.S. military said on Sunday there had been a dramatic drop in the number of Iranian weapons being used in Iraq but no let-up in Tehran's training and financing of Iraqi militias.


Microsoft to Pay $240 Million for Stake in Facebook

Microsoft prevailed in a high-profile technology industry battle with Google and Yahoo to invest in the social networking upstart.


The radioactive isotope polonium-210 has been detected at a London stadium that hosted a soccer match attended by a key figure in the probe of the fatal radiation poisoning of a former Russian spy, a British official said Wednesday.


ATHENS, Greece - Michael Phelps took care of qualifying for the Olympic 200-meter freestyle semifinals Sunday, and then found out he had been added to the American team for the evening's 400 freestyle relay final.    Phelps' rivals Ian Thorpe and Pieter van den Hoogenband and teammate Klete Keller were faster than the teenager in the 200 free preliminaries...


Republican Sen. John Warner of Virginia, one of the most authoritative voices in Congress on the military and a key figure in the debate over Iraq, said Friday he will not seek a sixth term in 2008.


Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in Indonesia, where he is due to sign an arms deal worth $1bn.


Barroso disappointed at lack of EU support for Pope

European Commission President Jose   Manuel Barroso was quoted as saying on Saturday that more   European leaders should have spoken out in support of the Pope   after he made his disputed comments on Islam.


US-Iraqi forces attack insurgents in Mosul

US troops and Iraqi government forces stormed the rebel pockets in the northern city of Mosul on Tuesday to retake police stations and restore order there, the US military and witnesses said.


Angels' overhaul continues with Byrd signing

The Angels continue to overhaul their starting rotation, signing free-agent pitcher Paul Byrd to a one-year deal, Sporting News has learned.


New York Yankees starter Jon Lieber, center, hands off the ball to manager Joe torre, left, as he leaves the game against the Boston Red Sox in the in the 8th inning of the game 2 of the American League championship series at Yankee Stadium in New York


Suzuka, Race: Another victory for Schumacher

Michael Schumacher won this 13th race of the year, and the 83rd of his carer, while the Renault F1 Team scored four points with Fernandoâs fifth place finish.


Il Milan ''a pezzi'', dopo Inzaghi anche Stam sotto i ferri

MILANO - Brutte notizie per il Milan. Dopo Filippo Inzaghi, che dovrÃ  nuovamente operarsi alla caviglia sinistra, anche Jaap Stam dovrÃ  finire sotto i ferri. Dopo il consulto con il professor Paolo Cherubino


com September 17, 2004, 3:25 PM PT. There's no doubt the Internet will continue to make its mark in the world of business and technology.


India's decision on troop reduction cosmetic: Musharraf

Islamabad, Nov. 20. (PTI): Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf today dismissed Indian government's decision on the reduction of troops in Jammu and Kashmir as a "cosmetic change" and not a strategic move that could help solve the Kashmir issue.


Muslim Groups Urge Iraqis to Abandon Falluja Assault

Muslim leaders urged members of Iraq's  fledgling security forces on Monday to refuse to fight  alongside U.S. troops storming the rebel-held city of Falluja,  where Iraqi units have deserted in the past.


Empoli, 18:40 - CALCIO, EMPOLI: POZZI NON SI E' ALLENATO

Allenamento pomeridiano per l'Empoli in vista della gara di mercoledÃ¬ a Siena. Il tecnico Cagni ha i...


Willis agrees to 3-year deal with Tigers

Dontrelle Willis agreed Thursday to a $29 million, three-year contract with the Detroit Tigers, two weeks after he was acquired from the Florida Marlins in the biggest trade of the offseason.


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Fighting clutter? Here's how to clear it out.


Broadband has out-stripped unmetered connections in the UK for the first time, official figures show.


Pro::PHP Podcast: Newscast for June 14th, 2007

The Pro::PHP Podcast has released their latest show another newscast hosted by Sean Coates an dPaul Reinheimer discussing some of the recent events in both the PHP and general online communities.   Topics mentioned in this show include:   a mention of their Rant line - 1.888.401.3750 the announcement of php|works Terry Chay's post about PHP and Ruby PHP's rank in the TIOBE Index and the transformation of XUL -> PHP-GTK   Check out what Sean and Paul have to say on these and lots of other topics in this most recent show and while you're listening, subscribe to their feed to get future episodes brought straight to you.


JERUSALEM -- Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's Gaza Strip withdrawal plan and his very political future were in question last night after his right-wing Likud party voted to prevent him from forming a national unity government with ...


Gaza fighting escalates but truce efforts renewed

Fighting between rival Palestinian factions escalated across Gaza on Friday, killing at least 17 people, as Hamas overran compounds used by President Mahmoud Abbas's forces and two major universities were set ablaze.


British ministers are reportedly considering enacting a nationwide ban on smoking in all restaurants and taverns serving food, the BBC reported Monday.


UPDATE 1-Van der Vaart stripped of Ajax captaincy

Dutch international Rafael van der Vaart was stripped of the Ajax Amsterdam captaincy on Thursday after he refused to play out of position in the Champions League game against Bayern Munich.


Gruppo europei sequestrato il primo marzo vicino a Eritrea


TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Chris Leak threw for a touchdown, Ciatrick Fason ran for a score, and Florida upset No. 10 Florida State, 20-13, last night to win in Tallahassee for the first time since 1986. It also gave fired coach Ron Zook a victory in his final regular-season game.


Even before it was over, Antawn Jamison and Juan Dixon were limping around the court, trying to relieve aching muscles stretched to the limit.


Fischer Delivers Strong Message in Syria

German Foreign Minister Fischer focused on economic ties between Syria and the EU as well as concerns over human rights and weapons of mass destruction in Syria during a visit to Damascus Saturday.


Western powers vow to end embargo on Abbas govt

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Western powers said on Monday they would end a 15-month-old embargo on the Palestinians in a boost to President Mahmoud Abbas's government after he sacked Hamas Islamists who seized the Gaza Strip.


Consiglio dovra' nominare il nuovo board della compagnia


Pittsburgh, PA (Sports Network) - The Pittsburgh Steelers placed tight end Jay Riemersma on injured reserve on Tuesday. Riemersma has a ruptured Achilles which he suffered in Sunday's game against Jacksonville.


Mortars fired in Mogadishu after peacekeepers land

More than a dozen mortar bombs were fired at Mogadishu's airport on Tuesday shortly after Ugandan soldiers landed there as the vanguard of an African Union peacekeeping force.


Fledgling mobile firm Truphone faces network giant T-Mobile in court over calls made via wi-fi networks.


Oracle advances in PeopleSoft takeover fight

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -- Oracle Corp. moved closer to victory in its $8.8 billion hostile takeover bid for PeopleSoft Inc.


With the Series a Little Tighter, The Red Sox Are Feeling Loose

Going into game six of the American League Championship Series on Saturday, the Red Sox, fresh off a victory, are acting a lot looser.


Burma's military junta extends the house arrest of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi by one year.


Britain supports Indo-Pak peace process: Straw

GUJRAT: British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said on Tuesday that Britain strongly supports the peace process between India and Pakistan, but warned that they might have to endure plenty of frustration before ...


A Pembrokeshire woman diagnosed with breast cancer earlier this year has inspired her village to stage a week of fundraising events.


Human rights campaigners outraged at Foreign Office minister Kim Howells' visit to Colombia


Will ministers head for equality street?

Once, any public health white paper - however meagre its content - would have been greeted among health professionals with all the celebration usually reserved for the arrival of rain on parched land.


In Movie Labor Talks, Past Issues Cloud Future

A decades-old system for paying residuals ignites a new fight.


FBI investigating possible spy for Israel

The FBI has evidence that a person who has been working at high levels in the Pentagon may be a spy for Israel, senior US officials confirmed to CNN on Friday.


Prime minister set to announce head of new public health agency

WINNIPEG (CP) - Prime Minister Paul Martin made his first visit to Manitoba since the federal election Thursday with a promise to name the head of the new Public Health Agency of Canada.


Mohamed al-Fayed's unanswered Diana questions

A decade after Princess Diana and Dodi  al-Fayed died in a car crash in a Paris tunnel, Mohamed  al-Fayed, Dodi's father, argues the deaths were not an  accident.


'Bridget' Sequel Has Edge at Foreign Box Office

SYDNEY  - "Bridget Jones: The Edge Of  Reason" was the No. 1 film at the international box office over  the weekend with an estimated haul of $26.7 million.


Finanziaria, Fini: ''In un emendamento il taglio delle tasse''

Il provvedimento attraverso cui si il governo interverrÃ  per ridurre le tasse ''sarÃ  molto probabilmente un emendamento alla Finanziaria''. Lo ha dichiarato il vicepremier, Gianfranco Fini, parlando con i giornalisti in Transatlantico.


US NBA stars beat Germany to reach world basketball semis

Carmelo Anthony scored 19 points and the United States team of National Basketball Association stars advanced to the World Basketball Championship semi-finals Wednesday by beating Germany 85-65.


Chelsea have moved six points clear at the top of the English Premiership table after cruising to a 4-0 victory over Norwich City.


David Thibault grows orchids as a hobby, but the elegant flower on his bedside tray did little to lift his spirits. He stared out the window of his room at George Washington University Hospital, waiting for lab results that could tell him if he had months, weeks or maybe only days to live. A mon...


Hurricane Ivan spawns tornadoes that kill two in Florida

With hurricane Ivan closing in with frightening intensity, flood-prone New Orleans scrambled Wednesday to move people out of harm's way, putting the frail and elderly in the cavernous Louisiana Superdome and urging others to move to


Bush to welcome Blair to White House November 11-12

President George W. Bush readied to host British Prime Minister Tony Blair, the first foreign leader to visit the White House since Bush's re-election and ahead of Iraq's January elections.


Russia warns Iran on missiles, uranium enrichment

Russia warned Iran on Wednesday that its development of rockets and continued uranium enrichment was creating the impression Tehran was intentionally ignoring the concerns of the international community.


As kidney drug doses rise, so do warnings

Kidney dialysis patients covered by Medicare are receiving escalating doses of an expensive anti-anemia drug, despite growing evidence that aggressive treatment raises the risk of fatal heart attacks and strokes.


Some of Elvis Presley's earliest recordings - including takes of All Shook Up - go under the hammer on Sunday.


British soldier is killed and five others injured by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan, MoD says


OXFORD, England President Jacques Chirac of France, during a visit to Britain, called Friday for an overhaul of the United Nations, which he said was outdated and in need of serious reform.


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James Leads Cleveland to Top of Eastern Conference Cavaliers 103 ...

CLEVELAND -- LeBron James scored 27 points and assisted on Lucious Harris' clinching three-pointer with 6 seconds left as the first-place Cleveland Cavaliers won their eighth straight at home, 103-97 over the New Jersey Nets on Tuesday night.


Salesforce.com launches Web dev platform for on-demand software

The success of Facebook's Web-app building tools hasn't gone unnoticed by Salesforce.com, which on Friday announced a new platform for building on-demand business software that it hopes will lead to an "explosion" of applications.


Pill could cut cancer and heart disease risk

Taking the pill can reduce the risk of heart disease and cancer, according to research out yesterday. Researchers from Wayne State University in Detroit used data from 162,000 women in the largest and most


Zoo Pays Feng Shui Expert to Aid Monkeys

LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Zoo paid $4,500 to an expert in the ancient Chinese art of feng shui to ensure three endangered golden monkeys on loan from China can have a strong life force.


Attorney General John Ashcroft, one of President Bush's most controversial Cabinet members, and Commerce Secretary Don Evans, one of the quietest


Britain's prize-winning nun hands off cash to convent

In an act of charity in keeping with her calling, an Irish-born nun who won a 69,000-pound (100,000-euro, 135,000-dollar) prize gave it away on the spot.


National Grid Transco agreed one of the largest cash deals in recent corporate history yesterday with the sale of four of its eight gas distribution networks for Â£5.


Murdoch: avra' un approccio piu' amichevole di Cnbc


Colombian Drug Kingpin in Miami Prison Cell

The former boss of Colombia's Cali  cocaine cartel was in a U.S. prison cell on Saturday after an  extradition that capped a 14-year investigation into his  multibillion dollar drug business.


General Mills Inc. GIS.N on  Monday said it would sell an $835 million stake in its cereal  unit to a private equity group and use the money to buy back  part of Diageo Plc's DGE.L 20 percent interest in the  company.


The world's largest passenger plane, the Airbus A380, lands in Sydney on its first commercial flight.


N. Ireland poll date set as self-rule hopes rise

Britain and Ireland set March 7 as the date for elections in Northern Ireland aimed at restoring self-rule in the long-troubled province.


SAN JOSE, Calif. - By day, Alexander Vincent is a mildmannered secretary for a Vallejo, Calif., real estate broker. By night, heâs an online crusader protecting users of a new Internet browser from glitches and security bugs.


Honda's new, improved Asimo robot is able to run, interact with people and shake his hips.


"Housewives" welcome mystery woman, hero

Oscar-nominated  songwriter-actress Kathleen York and Matt Roth have landed  recurring roles on ABC's "Desperate Housewives," which begins  its third season on Sunday.


UK PRESS: HSBC Interested In $3B Federated Card Ops

LONDON (Dow Jones)--HSBC Holdings PLC (HBC) has expressed an interest in the $3 billion store and credit card operations of Federated Department Stores Inc.


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.


EATING vegetables, fruit, nuts and beans instead of white bread and sugary breakfast cereals could be the ultimate way to diet, new research reveals.


By Catherine Clabby, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Jun. 3--Eroding beaches and widening estuaries aren't the only water-related trouble expected from climate change in North Carolina.


Kirstie Alley and Jenny Craig may have gone their separate ways, but the one-time "Fat Actress" isn't giving up on the weight loss industry.


Flights set to be stuffed over Thanksgiving

The first stuffing that millions of Americans will encounter over the U.S. Thanksgiving Day weekend will likely be on an airplane.


Cancer pill helps early lung cancer patients: study

A pill that starves tumors of their blood supply can help patients live longer, without adding to some of the worst effects of chemotherapy, researchers reported on Thursday.


Study: New Leukemia Pill Shows 86 Percent Remission

A next-generation leukemia pill  designed to help patients not cured by the successful drug  Gleevec works even better than doctors had hoped, researchers  said Sunday.


Shaquille OâNeal, one of the greatest centers in N.B.A. history, was traded Wednesday by the Miami Heat to the Phoenix Suns.


Overhauling New YorkÂs Health Care System: Forces Align, for Now

Governor-elect Eliot Spitzer of New York and the union 1199 United Healthcare Workers East appear to be on a collision course.


A woman who survived a severe beating two years ago testified Monday that serial killing suspect Derrick Todd Lee was her attacker, saying he tried to rape her after forcing his way into her home.


The discount giant's Japanese unit continues to struggle.


Bush's Speech at UN Targets US Voters, World Opinion

US President George W. Bush, trying to soften his image overseas as a heavy-handed unilateralist, is using his annual address to the United Nations to offer up a brighter vision


Compound cuts cerebral palsy in preemies

Doctors can cut the risk of cerebral palsy in half for very premature babies by giving their mothers magnesium sulfate just before they give birth, new research shows.


Michael Keaton Never Expected to Be the Director

Movie actors making their directorial debuts often do it as a labor of love. For Michael Keaton, directing âThe Merry Gentlemanâ was a bit of a daredevil adventure.


Sexual problems could lead to rhinos' extinction

Low sperm counts and other  reproductive problems are preventing pregnancy among Malaysia's  endangered rhinos, a worrying trend that wildlife experts say  could hasten the animals' extinction.


SEATTLE - Earthquakes at Mount St. Helens continued to strengthen Thursday, as scientists warned the volcano could blow in the next few days.


What you don't understand could kill you

Plenty of evidence suggests that having trouble understanding medical information is bad for your health. Now new research says it could even be deadly.


The government says all U.S. airlines must turn over passenger data so that it can test a planned screening system. The airline industry and others complain that the order will mean massive privacy violations, extra expenses and possible trouble with foreign countries. By Ryan Singel.


Italian judge opens Parmalat fraud hearings

A judge on Tuesday began preliminary hearings into the 14-billion-euro collapse of Parmalat that could lead to one of the biggest trials in Italian corporate history


Sen. Reid Will Negotiate on US Asbestos Fund

Talks to create a national fund to compensate asbestos victims will continue, the new leader of the Democrats in the US Senate said on Tuesday.


Customers, Not Brokers, Profited in an Odd 2007

The brokersâ customers did reasonably well. The brokers did not. How could that happen?


Stocks were little changed early Friday, at the start of a shortened session, as investors eyed the dollar and reports on the start of the holiday shopping season.


Siam Renewable Energy Group Ltd. Hires Dr. Cavasin As COO to Assure Operational Success Post Acquisition

Alcar Chemicals Group Inc. (PINKSHEETS: ACMG) releases the news today that Dr. Cavasin will be nominated to the position of COO of its acquiring partner Siam Renewable Energy Group Ltd. and head of the new Alcar Structure post the acquisition of controlling interests of Alcar Chemicals Group Inc.


Senate gives final approval to detainee bill

The U.S. Senate on Thursday gave   final approval to a bill for tough interrogations and   prosecutions of terrorism suspects, as President George W. Bush   prevailed after a series of setbacks on his detainee policies.


An Indian man is rescued 25 days after being thrown by the tsunami on a remote island, the navy says.


Australian dead from Vietnam repatriated

The remains of two Australian soldiers killed in the Vietnam War were repatriated on Tuesday, more than 40 years after their deaths, an official said.


War Referendum Leader to Challenge 11-Year District 13 Veteran

By Joan Kent, La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Dec. 15--Jessica Thill, a leader of the Bring Them Home Now-La Crosse group that organized the Iraq war referendum in April, has taken out papers to run against La Crosse Common Council District 13 incumbent Bernie Maney.


Cornell Coach Steve Donahue allowed a reporter and photographer an all-access look at a weekend trip in the Ivy League, offering a window into a rare practice in college sports.


Al Franken announced Wednesday that he will run for the Senate in 2008, making it clear that the comedian and author of "Rush Limbaugh Is A Big Fat Idiot" wants to be taken seriously as a political figure.


Italy tries to curb murderous driving habits

A gruesome spate of deadly road accidents this summer may finally destroy the Italians' belief that their agility at the wheel compensates for a cavalier attitude to safety and their reactions are not dulled by drink.


Mexico sends more troops and police to states bordering Texas, in a further attempt to crack down on drug gangs.


At least seven people are reported dead after gunmen storm the US consulate in the Saudi city of Jeddah.


Report: Jays front-runners to sign Koskie

The Toronto Blue Jays are close to signing Canadian third-baseman Corey Koskie and hope to have a deal done by Monday. "We're still talking, and hopefully we'll know something soon," Blue Jays general manager JP Ricciardi told TSN on Sunday night.


The trucks that rolled into Staten Island left more than dirt at the site of a new NASCAR racetrack. They also brought cash for the Gambino crime family, prosecutors say.


Jewish survivors of the Holocaust have closed yet another chapter in a unique case, in which not Germany but the US was the side charged.


A cross-party group of Japanese MPs drafts a bill proposing a four-year moratorium on the death penalty.


Officials say Oakmont pin placements tough but fair

OAKMONT, Pennsylvania  - Officials said on Wednesday they were working hard to make sure pin placements on Oakmont's slick, sloping greens were tough but fair for the 156-man field at the U.S. Open starting Thursday.


Massive demo against Bush begins in New York

Thousands of protesters have started gathering in New York City, on the eve of the Republican National convention. Huge crowds were seen amassing in Manhattan -- but nowhere near the actual convention site at Madison Square Garden.


Transfusion near surgery may up blood clot risk

NEW YORK  - Transfusion of blood from a donor around the time of surgery appears to increase the risk of blood clots in women, but not in men, according to a new study.


Code dandy Transitive adds laptop, legacy Solaris/SPARC plays

Helping the damned Software shifting specialist Transitive continues to better define its magical play. In recent weeks, the company has reworked its product portfolio to go after Legacy, Sever and Workstation segments, while also strengthening ties with blade server maker Egenera and AMD.â¦


Students should take A-levels earlier and apply to university after getting the results, a report will propose.


A European Union court will rule in mid-December on an appeal by US software giant Microsoft to suspend EU sanctions.


Former Bulls coach Scott Skiles was fired after he told management the team needed "a new voice," directly leading to and foreshadowing his own departure.


The Saturday Profile: Taking On Apartheid, Then a Nationâs Stance on AIDS

Though she may be nobodyâs vision of a rabble-rouser Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge, recently dismissed as South Africaâs deputy health minister, has found herself at the center of controversy.


Possible fingerprint of Alzheimer's found

Scientists appear to have found a fingerprint of Alzheimer's disease lurking in patients' spinal fluid, a step toward a long-awaited test for the memory-robbing disease that today can be diagnosed definitively only at autopsy.


Five Die in Ohio Heavy Metal Band Shooting

COLUMBUS, Ohio  - A man charged on stage and  opened fire on a heavy metal band at a crowded bar in Columbus  on Wednesday night, killing four people and wounding two others  before being killed by police, officials said.


Ruling party conservative Felipe   Calderon won Mexico's presidency on Tuesday, ending a long   legal battle over vote fraud claims, but his leftist rival   vowed to fight on in the streets.


Dec. 21, 2004 - A group which identifies itself as the Ansar al-Sunna Army has claimed responsibility for today's rocket attack in the northern Iraq city of Mosul, which killed at least two dozen people, many of them US soldiers.


Aide to Malaysia's Anwar warns of controls on bloggers

An aide to former Malaysian deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim on Thursday accused authorities of unlawful detention and discriminatory controls on bloggers after he was released by police.


Rich Widow With a New Boyfriend and Many Surprises

Jacqueline Bisset looks lovely at 60, and that's the best thing about Klaus Menzel's laughably bad thriller.


PRIME Minister John Howard today said Australia was unlikely to sign a non-aggression pact with its Asian neighbours. The issue is reportedly causing tension ahead of Mr Howard's visit to Laos for the ASEAN leaders' summit next week.


North Korea Weighs U.S. Poll in Resuming Talks

North Korea is committed to holding  six-party talks aimed at ending the nuclear weapons crisis, but  with the U.S. election looming, it has not indicated when, a  top British official said on Tuesday.


Hundreds of workers gathered at the Lincoln Memorial on Sunday to demand health care, better wages, guaranteed Social Security benefits and an end to the war in Iraq.


Bipolar Soars as Diagnosis for the Young

The number of American children and adolescents treated for bipolar disorder increased 40-fold from 1994 to 2003.


A bomb went off outside the Indonesian embassy in Paris early Friday, injuring nine people. The blast came on the heels of a deadly bombing at an Egyptian resort hotel.


Brazil is cracking down on the drug gangs, prompting many a shootout in the poorer districts, known as favelas. The Guardian spent a day with a Rio photographer who risks his life almost daily to cover the battle


NFL Wrap: Manning Tosses 3 TDs to Lead Colts Past Titans

Peyton Manning threw three touchdown  passes to move closer to the all-time season record as the  Indianapolis Colts routed the visiting Tennessee Titans 51-24  Sunday.


Colombia gives OK to new rebel hostage release

Colombia's government on Sunday cleared the way for FARC guerrillas to handover three more hostages to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez even as the Andean neighbors quarrel over his role in freeing rebel captives.


Bank of New York Co. said Tuesday that its BNY Brokerage Inc. unit has agreed to acquire the execution and commission management business of investment management firm Wilshire Associates for an undisclosed amount.


Democrat Barack Obama has stepped up criticism of front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton, sending Iowans a mailing noting that he opposed a measure that critics warn could lead to war with Iran and was supported by Clinton.


South Korea says the newly re-elected US president has agreed to seek early talks on N Korea's nuclear programme.


A judge wants the old, smelly couch and tattered nightgowns that became symbols of the family feud over the care of 104-year-old philanthropist Brooke Astor thrown out, according to court papers made public Thursday.


Ieri ascoltato in procura per 4 ore Bonaudo: non ci sono indagati

di Piero Minuzzo AOSTA â Non si sottrae a nessuna domanda dei giornalisti Stefano Lorenzi che ieri al palazzo di giustizia di Aosta ha confermato, punto per punto, le accuse contenute nella querela, sottoscritta anche dalla moglie Annamaria Franzoni


Test Could Spare Women From Chemotherapy

Dec.10, 2004 (San Antonio) -- A test that characterizes each breast tumor by its unique genetic fingerprint could spare tens of thousands of American women from the discomfort and misery of chemotherapy, researchers report.


National discount retailer Wal-Mart announced Friday that it had decided to only sell Sony's Blu-ray hi-definition movie discs, and will phase out Toshiba's competing HD-DVD formatted discs over the next several months.


Il tecnico della Roma dribbla le polemiche di questi giorni. "Non mi spiego il nervosismo della squadra: un po' di aggressivitÃ  ci vuole, non i falli ingenui". ROMA, 18 settembre 2004 - Fra un botta e risposta


Solomon Islands elects Sikua as new prime minister

Solomon Islands lawmakers elected former education minister Derek Sikua as the Pacific nation's new prime minister on Thursday in a vote which points to closer cooperation with key donor nations.


Department store operator Saks Inc.'s second-quarter loss widened despite higher sales, as its latest quarter was hurt by a charge while the year-ago period benefited from a one-time gain.


German media company Bertelsmann AG said Wednesday that profits climbed sharply in the first half of this year, boosted by a turnaround at its BMG music unit and a strong performance by broadcaster RTL Group.


Abbas to deliver speech, may call early elections

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas may call early elections on Saturday in a much anticipated speech after violence between his Fatah group and the ruling Hamas movement stirred fears of civil war.


Prince William is to follow his brother into the Household Cavalry's Blues and Royals, says Clarence House.


Women are better share tipsters than men, according to an analysis of 100,000 portfolios.


The 6-2, 288-pound Johnson will move to the Broncos' exempt/commissioner permission list -- that means he could be activated to the 53-man roster within two weeks.


Torino, bimba accoltellata: la mamma in stato di arresto

E' stata posta in stato di arresto Rosa Sansone, la mamma della bambina di 4 anni trovata morta ieri mattina a Volpiano, in provincia di Torino. La donna, che Ã¨ ricoverata all'ospedale 'Le Molinette' di Torino


Normally an actor who shines by disappearing into a supporting role, John C. Reilly finally gets to lead as a small-time con artist in the new caper film, Criminal.


Convicted Al-Qaeda plotter loses appeal against Australian jail term

A Muslim convert jailed in Australia for plotting with Al-Qaeda to blow up the Israeli embassy lost an appeal to have his nine-year sentence reduced.


Rate rises have cut demand for consumer services such as beauty treatments and holidays, a CBI survey suggests.


FASHION plate Serena Williams revealed yesterday she was progressing through the US Open against the advice of three doctors, who were concerned her injured left knee was not ready for the rigours of a grand slam.


ITALIAN football faced one of the biggest scandals in its scarred history yesterday, after a Turin judge found the Juventus doctor, Riccardo Agricola, guilty of administering banned drugs to some of the worldâs leading players during the 1990s.


You can run, but you'll only die tired: Gaming's 'baddest' villains

In which our intrepid gaming reviewer recounts space marauders, evil warlords and ancient zombies that have left the biggest impression on him -- and invites you to weigh in with your bad guys.


With his blunt talk on Islam, Benedict XVI is altering the debate between the Muslim world and the West. On the eve of his visit to Turkey, TIME looks at the roots of the Pope's views-and how they may define his place in history


Erectile Dysfunction May Signal Heart Problems

NEW YORK  - Erectile dysfunction is  sometimes more than just an issue that negatively impacts a  man's quality of life -- it can also be an early sign of heart  or blood vessel problems, according to experts.


Morto Heath Ledger star di Brokeback Mountain

Il cadavere del giovane attore (28 anni) sul letto in un loft di SoHo a New York: i parenti respingono l'ipotesi dell'overdose o del suicidio


The key points from prime minister's questions, where deputy PM John Prescott is standing in for Tony Blair.


A former congressman was indicted Wednesday as part of a terrorist fundraising ring that allegedly sent more than $130,000 to an al-Qaeda and Taliban supporter


Digital Vigilantes: The White Knight of Phish-Busting

An Alabama man works frustration with an attack on his employer's Web site into a full-time career of catching phishers and online fraudsters.


In 2000, political pundits summed up the race in three words: Florida, Florida, Florida. Here's three words to consider this fall: Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota. President Bush is targeting their combined 27 electoral votes — the same total as Florida, where a bitterly contested recount settled the last election.


Armenian singer Silva wins the BBC World Service's Next Big Thing competition with her song I Like.


SEO's Multiplying Effect on Paid Inclusion

Paid inclusion (PI) has always been a hot potato. It's not quite SEO (define) and not quite search advertising. No one wants to touch it.


If Sox on verge, police poised to show force

By Jack Encarnacao, Globe Correspondent | September 24, 2004. Over the course of the three-game series with the Yankees, which starts tonight, the Red Sox could clinch a wild-card playoff berth and climb closer


On the eve of a landmark summit at  which EU leaders will decide on opening membership talks with  Turkey, the final elements of a compromise package on the terms  for the negotiations was emerging.


MONACO: Bahrain's Youssef Saad Kamel raced to his second successive 800m victory on the opening afternoon of the two-day world athletics final yesterday.


Senate Wants Intel Chief With Budget Say

WASHINGTON - The committee writing the Senate's intelligence reorganization plan is recommending creation of a strong national intelligence director with spending power, while leaving the Pentagon in charge of some military spy agencies.    Sen...


Top netball player to share skills with City kids

Top Scottish netball player Claudia Henison is to share her skills and experience with City youngsters who have signed up for free sport and leisure activities over the mid-term holidays.


Egypt Questions Suspects in Red Sea Resort Bombings

News agencies quoted unnamed Egyptian security sources as saying more than a dozen Sinai Desert Bedouin were being questioned about smuggling explosives into the resort areas.


African Union to bolster troops in Darfur, toughen their roles

KHARTOUM, Sudan -- The African Union said yesterday it will send more peacekeeping troops to Sudan's Darfur region and toughen the soldiers' role in protecting civilians while the international community pressures the Sudanese government to allow a UN military force.


Six students sickened in viral meningitis outbreak

HOUSTON Six football players from a Houston-area middle school have received hospital treatment after a viral meningitis outbreak.


New Law Allows Needle Exchanges in Washington

President Bush signed legislation lifting a ban that for nearly a decade has prevented city officials from using local tax money for needle exchange programs.


The annual meeting of Christian Scientists, held this week in Boston, emphasized the import of Christ Jesus' Sermon on the Mount as a building block for healing.


Kerry Condemns Ad Attacking Bush Service

John Kerry on Tuesday condemned a television ad that criticizes President Bush's Vietnam-era service in the Texas Air National Guard, even as prominent veterans linked to the Democratic presidential campaign echoed the commercial's accusations.


Europe's main stock markets advanced Friday, extending gains after Wall Street powered higher overnight.


'Nativity' booted from Ill. holiday fair

A public Christmas festival is no place for the Christmas story, the city says. Officials have asked organizers of a downtown Christmas festival, the German Christkindlmarket, to reconsider using a movie studio as a sponsor because it is worried ads for its film "The Nativity Story" might offend non-Christians.


New York, 10:53 - HOCKEY, NHL: KINGS BATTONO NEW JERSEY DOPO SHOOTOUT

Questi i risultati delle partite della regular season di NHL disputate la scorsa notte:


Newspaper report says People's Liberation Army broke into computers and stole files.


Messages packed Rob Bironas' cell phone by the time the Tennessee kicker got to the locker room, and people haven't stopped calling.


An elderly man dies of Legionnaires' disease on his return to Scotland from a coach tour to Italy.


US rejects Japan request over fuel use in 'war on terror': report

The United States has rejected a request by Japan that it verify Tokyo's contribution to the US-led "war on terror" in Afghanistan is not used for military operations in Iraq, a report said Sunday.