Yanukovych Camp Vows to Challenge Election

Allies of opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko refrained from celebrating Tuesday, a day after election officials declared him the winner of Ukraine's presidential election, anticipating another court challenge ...


Sprint Corp and Nextel Communications have tentatively agreed on key terms in a $US35 billion ($47billion) merger deal that would create a giant mobile phone carrier with nearly 39 million subscribers.


Bearded Letterman returns with union-backed jokes

Late-night TV comedian David Letterman on Wednesday kicked off the return of his show from a two-month hiatus in support of striking screenwriters, boasting his was the "only show on the air" with union-backed jokes.


Spitzer to Run for Governor of New York in 2006

ALBANY, NY -- New York state Attorney General Eliot Spitzer says he'll run for governor in 2006. Spitzer tells The Associated Press in Albany this morning that he'll seek the Democratic Party nomination to run for governor.


At least six Georgian soldiers killed in separatist region clashes

At least six Georgian soldiers were killed and seven wounded in overnight clashes in Georgia's separatist, pro-Russian region of South Ossetia, an official with the Georgian interior ministry told AFP.


La Spezia, 18:33 - CALCIO, SPEZIA-PISA: CURVA CHIUSA, SCIOPERO TIFOSI LIGURI

I tifosi della Curva Ferrovia dello Spezia non sosterranno la propria squadra nel primo tempo della ...


Milano, 14:49 - CALCIO, JUVE; COBOLLI: CONTRATTO DEL PIERO? NESSUN PROBLEMA

Il presidente della Juventus Giovanni Cobolli Gigli ancora una volta rassicura i tifosi bianconeri s...


QUEBEC - The Quebec government will spend a billion dollars over the next eight years to create a series of private wind-powered electrical plants, Premier Jean Charest announced today.


For starters, he moved into the final round of the European Tour's China Open in the lead - a lofty position he has never occupied.


China will be top destination for offshoring, says IDC

IDC has forecast that by 2011 Indian cities will be unseated by Chinese cities as top offshoring destinations, but other analysts say India will remain on top.


By PCh  Tonight, the team find themselves in the Northwest of England, where Miranda Krestovnikoff goes in search of the biggest sharks in our coastal waters, and Neil Oliver (above) commemorates the early attempts at aviation that took place on Southport beach.


CASABLANCA, Morocco -- In the aftermath of Morocco's worst-ever terrorist attacks in May 2003, King Mohammed VI lifted the hopes of his most impoverished subjects last year when he toured Casablanca's sprawling slums, home to a dozen suicide bombers who had blasted targets across the city. The monarch said he was appalled at the conditions and vowed to raze the ...


Cofferati e Diliberto contro le primarie, candidato e' Prodi


Vandals have knocked over some 60 gravestones at an 18th-century Jewish cemetery in Bavaria, destroying more than half of them, police in the southern German state said.Comment


Twenty-seven years and 16 features after they began their mutual career, John Sayles and Maggie Renzi are still making movies.


November 2, 2004 - In front of Bally's Atlantic City, a discarded "On Strike" sign was stuffed in a trash can. Absent from the famed Boardwalk were the conga lines of chanting and singing strikers.


Customers eager to buy the long-awaited cellphone waited in long lines at Apple stores in New York and other cities.


Baltic presidents to consult again about participating in May 9 events in Moscow

The Baltic presidents want to learn of the precise scenario for the May 9 Victory Day event in Moscow next year before deciding whether they will attend the event or not, President Vaira Vike-Freiberga said in ...


RENAULT'S Formula One team boss Flavio Briatore paid the Shanghai International Circuit the greatest compliment when he said yesterday: 'It's going to be difficult to beat this one.


Commissione Ue, per concorrere bastera' collegarsi in rete


Israel released the top Hamas leader in the West Bank from prison on Thursday after he finished a 28-month sentence for being a member of an outlawed organization.


BEIRUT -- Lebanese troops raided an Islamic militant hideout in a hillside cave and killed six fighters yesterday as violence spread from a Palestinian refugee camp where the military has been battling a group inspired by Al Qaeda.


U.S., G7 Allies Agree on Iraq Debt Relief

The United States, Germany and other G7 nations agreed on Saturday to write off up to 80 percent of Iraq's $120 billion foreign debt in a move that could pave the way for a wider international accord, officials said.


A militant group in Iraq has claimed it is holding a Japanese citizen hostage and gave Tokyo 48 hours to withdraw troops from the country.


ExxonMobil's recent session involved all manner of shareholder demands.


Palermo, 15:05 - CALCIO, PALERMO; GUIDOLIN: LAZIO FORTE ANCHE CON ASSENZE

La Lazio domani pomeriggio al Barbera sarà con tanti assenti. "L'assenza di numerosi titolari...


Racing fans set for summer 'Spa treatments

Welcome back to the 'Spa. Yes, it's time again for the charming town of Saratoga Springs, N.Y., to turn into the thoroughbred racing capital of the world, when the best horses, the best trainers, and the best jockeys spend almost six weeks competing in what many consider the top race meet in the world.


South Africaâs Ernie Els tees off on the 8th hole at Mount Juliet Golf course in the World Golf Championship in Thomastown, Kilkenny, Republic of Ireland on Saturday.


Israel agrees to ease Gaza blockade after protests

Israel agreed to allow some fuel, medicine and food into the Hamas-run Gaza Strip on Tuesday, at least temporarily easing a blockade that has plunged much of the territory into darkness and sparked international protests.


Toshiba prefers to use SED rather than Plasma

Toshiba is announcing that they plan to shift a portion of their TV line to the SED technology (Surface-conduction Electron-emitter Display).


France redoubles diplomatic effort to save hostages

France redoubled its diplomatic efforts on Tuesday to save two French reporters held hostage in Iraq ahead of a new deadline to scrap a school headscarf ban, as the Islamic militant group Hamas called for the men's release.


Livorno, 18:30 - CALCIO, LIVORNO: CON IL MILAN VERSO IL MODULO A UNA PUNTA

Ci sarà anche il croato Knezevic nella rosa del livorno che si prepara ad affrontatre il Mila...


Is the Segway Â a futuristic, two-wheeled, self-balancing "human transporter" Â headed for the golf course?


Anywhere Books sets up digital bookmobiles in developing countries like Uganda, Ghana and Macedonia. The souped-up vans can print and bind books on the spot, and children get the fresh-made publications for free. By Katie Dean.


LOS ANGELES -- The historic suborbital flights of SpaceShipOne have ignited interest in space tourism, but the budding industry and federal regulators must still resolve questions ranging from ensuring the safety of people on the ground to informing


Toscanini forbade it. La Scala's management discouraged it. But the "encore" calls from the balconies proved too much for Juan Diego Florez to resist.


Sprint and SBC Communications Friday announced a two-way roaming deal that will enable the customers of each vendor to access the hotspots run by the other.


In a deal valued at $20 million, Check Point Software Technologies gels a new growth strategy: buy others.


Charleroi, 15:15 - TENNIS, FINALE FED CUP: BELGIO-ITALIA 0-1

Italia in vantaggio 1-0 sul Belgio nella finale di Fed Cup. Francesca Schiavone ha battuto Kristen F...


The week of a world heavyweight title fight is usually the time for the champion to engage in trash talk. According to boxing's book of traditions this is when


Bombs struck workers in a predominantly Shiite area on the southeastern edge of Baghdad, killing at least eight people and wounding two dozen.


BOSTON -- The Gakkel Ridge, encased under the frozen Arctic Ocean, is steep and rocky, and scientists suspect its remote location hosts an array of undiscovered life.


Era tornato al suo paese rinunciando a protezione


Looking on the bright side of life can keep death in the shadows

Elderly people with an optimistic outlook had significantly lower death rates over a nine-year period than did those who were pessimistic.


Stock investors may want to fasten  their seatbelts this week, when a flurry of earnings and  economic data will once again be in focus.


Russian Soyuz capsule carrying Russian-US crew lands in Kazakh ...

Looking tired but elated, a Russian-US crew completed a six-month mission in space early Sunday with an on-target and on-time landing in the steppes of Kazakhstan.


Trend Micro offers cellphone, PDA security

CUPERTINO, Calif., Dec. 7 - Trend Micro has announced the availability of Trend Micro Mobile Security, providing antivirus and anti-spam protection for SMS messaging customers using data-centric mobile phones and PDAs.


RAID AEREO USA SU FALLUJA - Nel mirino covo di Al-Zarqawi

Al-Zarqawi ei suoi miliziani irregolari ancora nel mirino dell'esercito americano che oggi all'alba ha condotto un nuovo raid aereo sulla cittÃ  ribelle sunnita di Falluja. Obiettivo un presunto covo di terroristi


The OSCE urges calm in a dispute that has cut water supplies to Georgia's breakaway South Ossetia region.


A Metrolink commuter train struck a vehicle, derailed and sideswiped another train early Wednesday, killing nine people and injuring at least 100 others, authorities said.


Movie Review : 'Halloween': One Part Evil Killer, One Part Case Study

Rob Zombieâs movie, which he wrote and directed, wants us to care about the future serial killer Michael Myers even while it depicts him as a mute, literally faceless grim reaper.


NBA-James Inspires Cavaliers to Fourth Straight Win

LeBron James recorded 33 points to guide the Cleveland Cavaliers to their fourth straight win, a 99-88 victory over the Golden State Warriors Monday.


The Nigerian army kills at least eight militants in the oil-producing Niger Delta region, sources say.


Bomb blast kills one, injures 15 in southwestern Pakistan

At least one person was killed and 15 bystanders were injured in a bomb blast in a busy market in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province on Thursday, a local official said.


The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact between Hitler's Germany and Stalin's Soviet Union -- an accord which opened the way to World War II in Europe and which cost the Baltic countries their independence for 50 years -- ...


Els on tail of surprise Dubai leader Fisher

Three-times champion Ernie Els was breathing down the neck of surprise leader Ross Fisher of Britain when the Dubai Desert Classic second round was completed on Saturday morning.


ITW cuts outlook, citing slowing U.S. economy

Illinois Tool Works Inc.  cut its quarterly profit outlook on Friday, becoming the latest manufacturer to warn of the effects of a slowing U.S. economy.


Minnesota's pressure defense combined with 32 points from Vince Grier turns momentum to the Gophers, leading to a 60-50 upset of No. 19 Wisconsin on Saturday.


Croatian politician Vlatko Pavletic dies

Vlatko Pavletic, a former speaker of Croatia's parliament who served as acting president for two months, died Wednesday. He was 77.


Wannstedt won't pursue U. of Pittsburgh job

Ex-Dolphins coach Dave Wannstedt is an ardent supporter of the University of Pittsburgh, but he decided Thursday against pursing the Panthers' vacant head coaching position.


Chauffeur charged over blackmailing Yoko Ono

Yoko Ono's chauffeur tried to extort $2 million from her with embarrassing audio tapes and photos and threatened to kill John Lennon's widow, prosecutors said on Thursday as the man was charged with grand larceny.


Menâs Roundup: Vanderbilt Improves to 14-0 for First Time

Shan Foster had 24 points and 5 rebounds and No. 15 Vanderbilt remained undefeated with a victory over visiting Rice.


Torino, 16:20 - CALCIO, JUVE: TIFOSI MANIFESTANO PER I FALSI IN BILANCIO

L'associazione 'GiuleManidallaJuve' interviene sul caso dei presunti illeciti di bilancio di Inter e...


Il moltiplicarsi di episodi di violenza nei centri urbani mostra le zone d'ombra della convivenza tra cittadini e nuovi immigrati                                            Il far west che brucia i cuori delle cittÃ                                                                                di EDMONDO BERSELLI


It is not every day that the best golfer on the planet hooks his opening tee-shot into a lake, misses two tiddlers and sends another putt off the edge of the green.


Stocks Slide as Oil Nears $50 Per Barrel

U.S. stocks opened lower on Friday on  concerns the economy and corporate profits will slow as crude  futures touched another record and inched toward $50 per  barrel.


Gumbel Is Precisely the Problem for the NFL Network

Bryant Gumbel is struggling to learn what he should be doing after the two seasons and 16 games for the NFL Network.


LIVINGSTON, Mont. - A wildfire in an area peppered with property owned by celebrities nearly doubled in size Wednesday, prompting evacuation orders for about 325 homes.  The fire was estimated at 18,845 acres, or about 29 square miles, information officer Al Nash said.


Justine Henin began the defense of her Eastbourne International title in fine style on Wednesday, beating Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska 6-4 6-1.


Blog: Total HD, announced at CES this year, was supposed to appease next-gen DVD fence-sitters. Now Warner Bros. says the dual-format discs are going to be pushed back from mid-to-late 2007 until early next year.


Medical schools prepare for "silver tsunami"

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island  - Just a few years ago, a graduate from Brown University medical school had just an inkling about how to care for the elderly.


Ingres r3 open source database ships for Linux, Windows

Computer Associates International plans to widen the field for open source alternatives to commercial databases with the general release of the Ingres r3 database on the Linux and Windows platforms.


The bigger they are, the harder they could fall.


Devlish details emerge in Paris fashions

The difference between one suit and another is often as subtle as the placing of a button — a fact highlighted at the Paris menswear shows on Saturday, where the focus was on precision cut and luxurious fabrics.


How spam will likely enter the Twitter community

I think I know how spammers are going to enter the Twitter world. It'll come in the form of replies, which basically function like email. You can direct a message with a url to anyone as long as you know their username. Here's a screen shot that illustrates spam being sent to a hypothetical user. I didn't send it of course.  Another problem, the destination of the url is likely masked through the use of a shortener so the user could be clicking through to some really nasty place, with no way of knowing in advance that's where they're going. (Such messages probably wouldn't alert you in advance that they're about meds or poker or sex.) The press and bloggers will run stories saying "Spam Comes to Twitter" and they'll be right, even though it won't be the main part of Twitter. Users will expect the company to do something about it, but I don't see what they can do other than eliminate the feature. Users will certainly want the ability to completely opt-out of replies.


British boxing pundits are united in their praise for Ricky Hatton's fourth-round stoppage of Jose Luis Castillo.


Spain's Carlos Moya says Davis Cup victory over the USA is "like a dream".


AT&T to offer 20 TV channels for PC viewing

AT&T Inc. said on Tuesday it will  launch a new Internet browser-based television service that  will allow subscribers to watch 20 channels, including Fox News  and the Weather Channel, on their computers.


Torino, 18:46 - CALCIO, JUVE; DESCHAMPS: NON PERDIAMO LA CONCENTRAZIONE

Didier Deschamps, tecnico della Juventus, chiede un grande lavoro 'di testa' in vista del posticipo ...


With US facing surplus, panel urges easing flu shot limits

Two months after a flu vaccine shortage spread alarm across the country, a federal advisory panel recommended yesterday the government ease restrictions


Fujitsu performs euthanasia on plasma screen range Fujitsu has announced that it will end production of plasma screens due to poor profitability. The Japan-based company was the first to commercially introduce this technology in 1992, but sales of plasma TVs have been falling behind those for LCDs.â¦


Rich countries are likely to back Britain's bid to channel more debt relief and resources to Africa, which is ready to shake off the shackles of poverty, British finance minister Gordon Brown said.


Australian police charge Indian doctor over British bomb plot

Australian police on Saturday charged an Indian doctor with supporting terrorism almost two weeks after arresting him over attempted car bombings in Britain.


Five Britons abducted in Iraq, 10 U.S. troops killed

Gunmen in police uniforms kidnapped five Britons in Baghdad on Tuesday and the deaths of 10 U.S. soldiers were announced, making May the deadliest month for the U.S. military in more than two years.


Sarkozy may have married Bruni, French newspaper says

French President Nicolas Sarkozy is believed to have married former Italian supermodel Carla Bruni at a small private ceremony held at the Elysee palace last week, a French newspaper reported Monday.


Part Two Last time round, we cautiously dipped a toe into the Mac development waters from the perspective of a Windows programmer with RAD experience. Along the way, I briefly looked at the rudiments of Objective-C syntax, and I described terms such as 'framework' and 'Cocoa'. (Remember, the idea here is not to turn you into a killer Mac coder, but rather to look at the essentials of mainstream Mac development using terminology that's familiar to a .NET, Delphi, C++ or VB developer.)â¦


SE Asian Leaders Meet on China Trade, Myanmar

Southeast Asian leaders met on Monday to agree a landmark tariff-cutting deal with China, the first flesh on the bones of what will be the world's largest free trade deal within a decade.


Tony Blair and Jack Straw are under mounting pressure to explain what role MI6 had in the failed attempt to free Kenneth Bigley.


Plus, all eyes on Eisner, and Home Depot does urban.


I missed the chance of being a `Charlie's Angel`: Bjork

Singer-actress Bjork has revealed that she turned down the opportunity of starring as one of the Charlie's Angels because she wanted to focus on her music career.


An array of injuries, mystifyingly poor play and a super-cool coach who lost his cool have headlined the Miami Heat's season, leaving the team grasping just to reach .500.


Web Video Shows Last Appeal of Beheaded UK Hostage

A video tape posted on the Internet  Sunday showed British hostage Kenneth Bigley making a final  appeal to the British government to meet his captors' demands  before he was beheaded by a militant group in Iraq.


Britain will host a key summit in a bid to bring the Middle East 'road map to peace' back on track, Tony Blair has confirmed.


Audit of Venezuelan vote confirms Chavez victory

CARACAS, VENEZUELA - An audit of ballots from 150 voting stations has confirmed that President Hugo Chavez won last week's recall referendum, reported the Organization of American States Saturday.


(andPOP) - Jim Carrey, Matt Damon, and Mick Jagger reportedly were forced out of a hotel in London Thursday morning when a fire broke out.


Tehran has plans to bomb Israel if it launches an attack on Iranian soil first, military officials say.


The undefeated New England Patriots aren't taking the only shot at history this weekend. There's a strong chance that this could be the most-watched Super Bowl ever


Logan-Helsinki route ends, at least for now

As scheduled, Finnair last week concluded its twice-a-week Boeing 757 service from Logan International Airport to Helsinki (above), offered on Tuesdays and Thursdays for the last two summers. Airport spokesman Phil Orlandella said Logan officials will begin negotiations with Finnair in January about offering the service for a third summer, and ``we're eager to see the Helsinki service extended."


Iran says to get missile system from Russia: report

Iran's defense minister said on Wednesday that Iran had agreed to buy an S-300 surface-to-air missile system from Russia, Iranian media reported.


Schalk Burger completed a mesmerising season by winning the International Rugby Board (IRB's) Player of the Year in London's Royal Lancaster Hotel last night.


Wave of Violence in Iraq as Marine Is Killed in Fallujah

BAGHDAD, 19 November 2004 - A wave of violence engulfed Iraq as a US Marine and an Iraqi soldier were killed in Fallujah yesterday.


Guards, Governments Seek to Save African Forests

Patrolling in a wooden boat between the thickly forested banks of the broad Sangha river, the four "eco-guards" have something to show for their efforts to tackle poaching in this swathe of central Africa.


China AIDS cases rising by 40 percent a year

The number of HIV/AIDS cases in China is increasing at a rapid rate of 40 percent a year, a health ministry official was cited as saying by state media.


'The Aviator' isn't Martin Scorcese's best movie but it's still one of the year's best and deserves Oscar recognition.


Washington, DC (Sports Network) - Washington's wait is over for the return of a Major League Baseball team, as it was announced on Wednesday that the Montreal Expos will be relocated to the nation's capital in 2005.


Agent: Pink Floyd's Chorus Owed Royalties

Members of the children's chorus who sang on Pink Floyd's anti-authoritarian 1979 hit, "Another Brick in the Wall," are owed thousands of dollars in payment, a royalties agent said.


Heavy goods vehicles will not be allowed to use the old Severn Bridge from November as repair work is carried out.


Airline Virgin Atlantic is to make travellers remove batteries from all Dell and Apple laptops.


Fifteen sea eagle chicks aged between four and eight weeks are being flown to RAF Kinloss today by the Norwegian Air Force, as part of a plan to reintroduce them to the Scottish landscape.


Tiger Woods held a three-stroke lead halfway through the Dunlop Phoenix, hoping to end a drought that has left him without a title since February. Woods shot a 3-under 67 Friday that gave him an 8-under 132 after two rounds in the $1.89 million event, the richest on the Japanese tour.


AT&T is expected to announce as soon as next week details about how it plans to offer mobile phone service using Sprint's cellular network.


Shock revisit just three months after first report The National Audit Office (NAO) has confirmed that it is to hold a new review of the NHS National Programme for IT.â¦


Virginia legislators are weighing a plan to add biometric data and radio signal emitting chips to licenses to prevent identity theft and thwart terrorists. Critics say the plan could compromise privacy and allow new varieties of fraud to flourish. By Mark Baard.


Sir Ian McKellen's debut as a panto dame is put on hold for one night due to problems with the show.


New Imaging Techniques Hold Promise for Variety of Diseases

THURSDAY, June 7 (HealthDay News) -- New ways of imaging the heart, the brain and the pelvis could lead to better diagnosis and treatment of illnesses such as heart disease, Alzheimer's disease and ovarian cancer.


MoD to save Â£600m with EDS' admin system

The Ministry of Defence said it will save Â£600m over 10 years with a joint personnel administration system to serve all UK armed forces to be built by global IT services giant EDS.


Study: Many Kids Cut From CHIP Got Other Insurance

AUSTIN -- A review found almost half of the Texas youth who left the state's Children's Health Insurance Program when eligibility requirements were altered found coverage elsewhere.


Injured Latvian resident returns to Riga

This morning, Latvian resident Vladimirs Kulesovs who suffered injuries in the tsunami disaster in Southeast Asia, returned to Riga from Moscow by train.


Challenger in tight Australian race vows to exit Iraq by Christmas

Australians voted in parliamentary elections Saturday with Prime Minister John Howard and his Labor Party challenger in a virtual dead heat, following a campaign that focused


UPDATE 4-Pinpoint McGrath puts Australia in command

Glenn McGrath celebrated his 100th test by grabbing two key wickets and putting Australia on course for an elusive series victory in India on the second day of the third test on Wednesday.


The Rutgers womenâs basketball coach, C. Vivian Stringer, retracted her criticism of Knicks Coach Isiah Thomas after speaking with him Saturday morning.


Cassazione respinge ricorso dell'ex regina delle televendite


Thirty-nine years after it first appeared, Jean-Luc Godard's document of youthful confusion has not aged one minute.


The Chief Medical Officer for England says alcohol tax should be increased to protect people's health.


By MATT SLAGLE  DALLAS - Dell Inc. beat Wall Street predictions in its first-quarter earnings report but said it would eliminate 10 percent of its work force over the next year as part of a broad plan to trim costs and become more competitive with rivals.


Colombia Wants to Meet Rebels Over Hostage Deal

Colombia is proposing to meet with Marxist rebels in a foreign embassy to negotiate the release of 50 imprisoned guerrillas in exchange for 72 hostages including three Americans.


For a brief moment Friday, President Bush was outshone by a fellow Republican, Arnold Schwarzenegger, the larger-than-life California governor who took the stage to promote Bush's re-election — and his own bodybuilding event.


Voting begins in Pakistan in two by-elections which the  president's choice of prime minister must win.


Children of women exposed to organic solvents at their jobs while pregnant run the risk of subtle cognitive and learning problems, a new study says.


Dow Jones +0,24%, Nasdaq +0,40, euro in calo a 1,3204 dlr


The dollar paused on Tuesday after a broad-based rally in the previous session as investors waited to see if forthcoming data would reinforce the Federal Reserve's optimism in the US recovery.


Coastal resorts are to get a spate of new hotels next year, it has been announced.Hotel chain Travelodge said it planned to open 10 new establishments at seaside resorts, creating 800 new rooms.The  34 million ...Comment


Intel Corp., the giant chipmaker, which has been plagued by product delays and cancellations this year, raised its fourth-quarter revenue forecast on Thursday well above Wall Street expectations.


Drug giant Merck pulled its painkiller Vioxx because it increased the risk of heart attacks and strokes. Now the company may face thousands of lawsuits.


Sister: Obama's success rooted in Hawaii

Millions of voters look at Barack Obama and see a future president. Maya Soetoro-Ng looks at her big brother and sees a father figure.


Long lines, limited resources plague first day to cast votes in ...

The lines were long. Democrats and Republicans were stuck standing together for hours, some outside in the sun. Tempers grew short.


Iranian Diplomat Freed in Iraq, Hopes Raised for Other

An Iranian diplomat taken hostage in Iraq last month has been released by his captors but the fate of at least 11 other foreigners, including a Briton threatened with beheading, remained unclear on Tuesday.


August Mid-Atlantic Factory Output Slows

Output at U.S. Mid-Atlantic factories  slowed in August as new orders dropped sharply, suggesting  recent weakness in the economy is likely to persist into coming  months.


Sprint chooses WiMax for high-speed wireless

Sprint Nextel Corp  on Tuesday  said it will spend up to $3 billion over two years to build a  high-speed wireless data network using WiMax technology in a  bid to capture new growth from emerging mobile services.


Violato codice Tv-minori. Sanzioni di 200 e 250 mila euro


John Lennon's piano may help New Orleans

The piano on which John Lennon composed his hit song "Imagine" in 1971 has been brought to New Orleans for a photograph session that the piano's new owner hopes will bring awareness to the hurricane-stricken city.


Rwanda Leader Says 'The War Is Already On'

Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Thursday renewed the invasion threat that ignited Central Africa's deadliest conflict, the 1998-2002 Congo war, saying


Sir Alan Budd has reported the findings of his inquiry into whether David Blunkett fast-tracked the visa application of his ex-lover's nanny. Send us your reaction.


Groups take Rio revelry back to neighborhoods

RIO DE JANEIRO -- At mid-morning last Sunday, a group of neighbors met at a corner bar in one of Rio's southern, middle-class neighborhoods. They drank beer and watched newcomers arrive steadily until the group, some two hours later, numbered more than 6,000.


U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, on a   mission to calm violence in the Middle East, holds talks in   Jordan on Thursday before going to Syria to seek its help in   bolstering a truce between Israel and Lebanon's Hizbollah.


LOS ANGELES  — When veteran Christian rockers Third Day won the Grammy for best pop-contemporary gospel album, they rushed to the stage at the Staples Center minus one member — guitarist Mark Lee.


Sharon urges expansion of Gaza offensive

towns over the border," Sharon told Israel Radio in his first public comments on the raid. killed two Israeli toddlers in a border town on Wednesday, witnesses said.


New Jersey Supreme Court Cancels Bear Hunt

TRENTON, NJ -- New Jersey's top court shot down plans Thursday for next week's bear hunt. The Supreme Court says the six-day hunt can't take place because the state lacks a proper management program for the animals.


Approval for Sale of Russian Oil Giant Yukos to State

The Russian Competition Institution has approved the sale of Baykal Finans Group, which had purchased Yuganskneftgaz, the main oil production of Yukos, to state company Rosneft.


The latest video clip of Fidel Castro was shown Monday on state television to promote an interview of the convalescing leader to air Tuesday, his first formal interview since taking ill 10 months ago.


Vanek's Hat Trick Helps Sabres Past Sens

Thomas Vanek scores three times for his first career hat trick, leading the Buffalo Sabres to a 5-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators.


EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - At the time, the news received little notice. Last March, the Patriots and running back Heath Evans agreed on a modest two-year contract. The deal paid Evans a $250,000 signing bonus and base salaries of $595,000 in 2007 and $730,000 in 2008.


BOSTON - The Red Sox ended their home season in typical fashion with another brilliant performance by Curt Schilling and another benches-clearing confrontation with the Yankees.


Arctic Council shies from recommendations to deal with global ...

REYKJAVIK, Iceland The signs of global warming and its effects on Earth's ice caps are more apparent. But despite the fresh evidence in a recently released report, the United States and other members of the


Crime Novelist Finds Inspiration, Answers Online

Cop sites, security alerts, and current events provided details and a touch of reality to tale of a suicide bomber.


A strong earthquake hit off the coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island, seismologists said on Wednesday.


Ryan Grant runs for 114 yards as Notre Dame defeats Navy 27-9

There's no secret to Notre Dame's 41-game winning streak against Navy. The Fighting Irish are bigger, stronger and faster - and they showed it on Saturday.


Japan launches a rocket carrying its third spy satellite, increasing its ability to monitor North Korea.


Bush avoids talk about child health care

President Bush encouraged governors Monday to support his call for changing the tax code to help more people buy private health care insurance, but did not address their pleas to increase funding for a health care program that insures millions of children of the working poor.


"Tree of Smoke" (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 624 pages. $27.00), by Denis Johnson: Who needs another book about the Vietnam War this late in the game, with so many other national scars to pick at since then?


European Parliament leaders fail to agree on the fate of Italy's nominee for justice commissioner, Rocco Buttiglione.


BAGHDAD, Iraq - A suicide car bomber plowed into an Iraqi military checkpoint northwest of Baghdad on Wednesday, killing 16 Iraqis and wounding about 30, as U.S. and Iraqi forces sealed off roads south of the capital in a campaign to curb the insurgency before January's elections...


Thousands flee homes as fresh floods hit Bangladesh

Large swathes of Bangladesh were  underwater again on Sunday after heavy rains, adding to the  misery of millions hit by flooding that has killed more than  830 people since late July.


Cuba Billboard Mocks US; Shows Iraqi Prisoner Abuse Images

HAVANA -- Cuba has retaliated for the US Christmas display in Havana that supports Cuban dissidents. Cuba put up a billboard Friday with photographs of American soldiers abusing Iraqi prisoners and a huge swastika.


CDC: More than 40 percent of Americans using prescription drugs

WASHINGTON - Americans are cramming their medicine chests ever fuller in the struggle to lower cholesterol, treat depression, reduce inflammation and ease other illnesses.


New Signs in Europe of U.S. Mortgage Fallout

The region is now feeling an autumn chill of slackening economies and warnings of further market upheaval.


Blog: The company says it needs the cash to fuel growth, but some bloggers think the problem is not enough subscribers.


News.com Extra: Italian bug sex on your cell phone

Also: Cure for road rage? 'Smart' traffic lights. See what people are saying on News.com Extra.


Astronauts board U.S. space shuttle ahead of launch

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla..  - The seven astronauts on the U.S. space shuttle Discovery scrambled aboard their spaceship on Tuesday to await blastoff on a construction mission to the International Space Station.


Disney Says CEO Eisner to Retire in 2006

Walt Disney Co Chief Executive Michael  Eisner will retire in September 2006, when his contract  expires, the company said on Friday.


Bolton boss Sam Allardyce claimed Wayne Rooney was lucky not to be sent off in Manchester United's 2-0 Premiership victory at Old Trafford.


La famiglia del falegname chiede rispetto privacy


Reigning NHL MVP Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins led the voting for the All-Star Game for the second successive year on Tuesday.


Leader della maggioranza a gran consulto, ieri sera a Palazzo Chigi, per tentare prima di tutto di individuare la strada dellâintesa, dopo mesi di "stop and go", sullâannunciato taglio delle tasse. Al


The Ministry of Defence releases the names of three RAF servicemen killed in a mortar attack in Iraq.


Ky. Suspects Arrested in Rare-Book Theft

Police have arrested four men in connection with the theft of several rare books from a university library, including a first edition of Charles Darwin's 1859 volume on natural selection.


"Sideways" film director Alexander Payne received an honorary degree in humane letters from the University of Nebraska at Omaha.


After running into opposition to its Sender ID antispam plan, Microsoft Corp. has revised and resubmitted it to the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) for consideration, according to a company spokesperson.


Yes, spitting in the face is crime, court rules

A man who intentionally spat at another can be charged with criminal assault, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Wednesday.


Empoli, 20:01 - CALCIO, EMPOLI; CAGNI: SODDISFATTO DEL 6-0 AL VIAREGGIO

MartedÃ¬ di riposo per l'Empoli, dopo il 6-0 di ieri nel test con il Viareggio che ha molto soddisfat...


States Fall Short in Fight Against Cervical Cancer

THURSDAY, Jan. 13 (HealthDayNews) -- States are not doing enough to prevent cervical cancer.


The campaign, which will promote exercise and healthier diet among Virginians, aims to reduce the rate of chronic illnesses such as obesity and hypertension through diet, exercise and other prevention techniques.


Police are investigating a website that claims to be collecting cash on behalf of tsunami victims.


Attacking Iran would be a disaster: report

Military action against Iran would have disastrous consequences, according to a report released on Monday by a coalition of British-based think-tanks, faith groups and others who urge a new diplomatic push to avert conflict.


Australian environmentalist and television personality Steve Irwin is killed by a stringray while diving.


Real Madrid paid the price for resting key players as a goalless draw at Villarreal saw them fall nine points behind league leaders Barcelona on Sunday.


Bihar, Jharkhand and Haryana to hold elections in February

Three Indian states, including impoverished and crime-ridden Bihar and Jharkhand in the east, will vote in February to elect new legislatures, the Election Commission said on Friday.


In 'Little Guyana,' Disbelief Over Terrorism Arrests

NEW YORK, June 3 -- In the heart of the Queens neighborhood known as Little Guyana, Mohamed Sattaur stood Sunday over his plate of deep-fried cassava, wearing an expression of disbelief. Like many of his neighbors, Sattaur, 46, a Muslim from Guyana, was stunned by the news that men from his country...


Media tycoon Conrad Black is convicted on charges of fraud and obstructing justice but is cleared of others including racketeering.


India's unmanned moon mission going smoothly: official

India's unmanned moon mission -Chandrayan - is expected to take place in 2007-08 as it is progressing smoothly, the country's space agency chief G. Madhavan Nair said Sunday in New Delhi.


Bills for Domestic Programs, Disaster Relief Get Support

Faced with pressures to deal with a spate of unanticipated natural disasters as well as with the election-year needs of dozens of key constituencies, Congress moved this week


Sudanese gov't, rebels to discuss power, wealth sharing Wednesday

The dicey issue of power and wealth sharing is to be discussed Wednesday in the second round of Darfur peace talks as the Sudanese government and rebel groups in the troubled region try to resolve the crisis.


A construction worker has pleaded guilty to manslaughter, admitting he strangled actress Adrienne Shelly while trying to rob her in her New York City apartment.


Maldives postpones elections after tidal wave disaster

The Indian Ocean atoll nation of the Maldives postponed parliamentary elections due Friday by three weeks after devastating tidal waves killed at least 55 here.


"Racing Stripes" is unlikely to ascend to the pantheon of perennially watchable children's films, but what it lacks in skill, it makes up for in heart.


Kinnear quits as Nottingham Forest manager

Joe Kinnear has resigned as manager of Nottingham Forest, the English second division club said on Thursday. Kinnear, who only took over in February, decided to step down with his team lying third from bottom of the table.


KABUL, Afghanistan -- Militants have killed 17 Afghan police officers across Afghanistan over the last two days, while four suspected Taliban fighters died in a clash with NATO and Afghan troops, officials said yesterday.


Erano dieci anni che l'estate turistica italiana non attraversava un momento di crisi cosÃ¬ forte come quello vissuto in questo 2004. E per il futuro si prevedono riduzioni dell'occupazione e la chiusura di alcune imprese.


ZTE shows dual-mode TD-SCDMA/GSM handset

(InfoWorld) - Chinese telecommunication equipment maker ZTEÂ has developed a prototype handset that supports both GSM and China's homegrown 3G (third generation) standard. The slim clamshell-design U80 handset, which was on display at the International Telecommunication Union's (ITU's) Telecom World 2006 conference and exhibition in Hong Kong. offers support for both TD-SCDMA (Time Division Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access) as well as GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) and GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) networks. ChinaÂ has yet to issue 3G licensesÂ or announce when 3G services will be available. The country is widely expected to issue at least one or more licenses for TD-SCDMA, a 3G technology largely developed in China. A dual-mode handset that supports TD-SCDMA and GSM would allow users toÂ switch between future 3G services and GSM networks, currently the most widely deployed cellular technology in China. The U80's main display is a 262,000-color TFT (thin film transistor) LCD (liquid crystal display) screen with a resolution of 176 pixels by 220 pixels. A secondary display on the outside of the clamshell is a CSTN (color super-twist nematic) LCD screen with a resolution of 96 pixels by 64 pixels. The phone's other features include a 1.3-megapixel camera that can swivel 180 degrees, allowing users to use the camera for video calls or to take photos. The software included support for English and the simplified Chinese characters used in China, as well as a media player capable of playing MP3 and AAC+ audio files, as well as MPEG4 and H.263 video files. Telecom World runs through Friday.


Connecticut AG may investigate Google's charge against Microsoft

Blog: The U.S. government rejected Google's initial complaint that Microsoft was engaging in anticompetitive behavior, but at least one state attorney general is willing to look into it.


Tonight's final presidential debate is restricted to domestic policy, but Iraq is certain to rear its controversial head. "There's no way to ignore it even if you're supposed


Oil prices have neared last week's record high after bouncing back above the $50-a-barrel mark despite a peace deal between rebel gangs in Nigeria.


U.S.-Iraqi forces ittle resistance in Baghdad

U.S. and Iraqi forces met little resistance as they swept through Baghdad on Friday in their biggest crackdown on sectarian militias and the U.S. military said it had no sign that the al Qaeda leader in Iraq had been hurt.


The San Diego Padres are right back in the NL West race thanks to another sweep of their biggest rival, the suddenly rattled Los Angeles Dodgers.


Intel programming tools reach new 64-bit chips

They let developers create software that supports 64-bit x86 chips--important in making the new generation of chips useful.


Brown orders doctors probe after British bomb plot

British police believe they have arrested the main suspects in an al Qaeda-style bomb plot, some of whom appeared in intelligence databases on radical Islamists, sources close to the investigation said on Wednesday.


Livorno, 19:28 - CALCIO, LITE SPINELLI-FOSCHI: 'HAI ROTTO', 'STUPIDGGINI''

Il presidente del Livorno, Aldo Spinelli, ha commentato l'esclusione di Amelia decisa dal suo staff ...


Senior Palestinian leaders flew to Paris Monday to assess the health of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. They had hesitated briefly after Arafat's wife launched a tirade


Sport: English and Scottish leagues: find out who your team is playing and when.


Militants Turn Over Keys to Najaf Shrine

NAJAF, Iraq - Thousands of pilgrims streamed into the Imam Ali Shrine on Friday, and militants who had been holed up in the site left it, handing the keys to Shiite religious authorities after Iraq's top Shiite cleric brokered a peace deal to end three weeks of fighting in this holy city.    Dozens of militants piled Kalashnikov rifles in front of the offices of their leader, radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr...


Roma, 18:50 - PALLANUOTO, TEST PREOLIMPICO: ITALIA-GRECIA 8-6

Seconda vittoria del Settebello nel doppio test con la Grecia di Alessandro Campagna. Dopo la vittor...


Prima di decidere intende 'ascoltare' la sua citta'


For sale: bankrupt copper mine, has new bulldozer

Once a socialist success story,  Serbia's bankrupt copper mine is now hoping surging copper  prices can attract a new owner with cash to reverse the  fortunes of the sprawling complex and dusty town beyond.


Never say New Yorkers don't have sense of humor — especially when they can stick it to the other side.


Arsenal striker Thierry Henry (centre) scores the first goal during the Premiership match against Chelsea at Highbury, in London, on Sunday.


Indonesia's students want justice for Suharto

As a student activist, Heri Akhmadi was  beaten and jailed. Unable to witness the birth of his son  because he was in prison, he named the boy Gempur Suharto, or  "Attack Suharto," after the man he holds responsible for his  suffering.


Toshiba HD DVD sales hit 1 mln in North America

Japan's Toshiba Corp said on Sunday  it sold 1 million HD DVD digital video recorders in North  America last year, driven by demand for Internet-delivered  content.


Rights groups file French torture case vs Rumsfeld

Human rights groups have filed a lawsuit in France alleging that former U.S. defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld allowed torture at U.S.-run detention centers in Iraq and Guantanamo Bay in Cuba.


76ers make Sonics third straight West victim

SEATTLE - Allen Iverson scored 34 points, including 13 in the fourth quarter, and the Philadelphia 76ers won their third straight game by defeating the Seattle SuperSonics 114-107 Friday night.


Leaders of seven African countries sign a treaty to preserve their continent's vast but fragile rainforest.


The number of new mortgages granted to home buyers fell to 62,000 in December, mortgage lenders say.


MYSTERY man Inzamam-ul-Haq starts on the loneliest trail in cricket today when he leads Pakistan into the furnace of an Australian summer.


A court on Monday threw out a defamation suit against Brigitte Bardot, ruling that the former film star turned animal rights campaigner was provoked into calling the host of Radio Courtesy "a little jerk."


Vibrazioni e pietre parlanti Il rock rinnova la strada

Omaggio ai Pink Floyd di Live at Pompei nel nuovo videoclip girato all'anfiteatro romano di Ostia Antica: il backstage di Portami via e la videointervista interattiva alla band milanese


The trial of two Sikhs accused of bombing an Air India jumbo jet in 1985 ends after 19 months in court.


Yanukovych supporters put up tents in Symferopil

Supporters of Viktor Yanukovych, who is judicially contesting the announced victory of Viktor Yushchenko in Ukraine's December 26 repeat presidential runoff election, put up a tent camp on the central square of ...


SRINAGAR, India -- First, Kashmir's movie theaters became military bunkers. Then, the popular sports stadium was converted into housing for the Indian army. Libraries and intellectual salons stopped holding workshops and discussions; Sufi concerts and sitar lessons were canceled. Young people were...


Chirac says he wants 2005 to be a year of 'trust' with Bush

French President Jacques Chirac said he hoped 2005 would be a year of "trust" with his re-elected US counterpart, George W. Bush, as the two men -- who have had chilled ties since the US-led war on Iraq -- looked ahead to several years of sharing the world stage.


Arab newspaper highlighted and commented on PLO Chairman Mahmoud Abbas' apology to Kuwait for the Palestinian position on Iraq's 1990 invasion of Kuwait, angered by what it saw as the PLO's support of the invasion.


Sept, 16, 2004 -- Shortages of a vaccine, which prevent serious and sometimes fatal childhood illness, are over. Authorities from the vaccine's maker say production of Prevnar is now back on track.


Plaxo gets naked, opens up some source code

A small step for the budding social network's quest to be the anti-Facebook: Plaxo has opened up a portion of its source code dedicated to helping users manage their various social-networking identities.


Eisner Testifies on Ovitz in Disney Case

Description: Disney CEO Michael Eisner testifies in a Delaware courtroom about his former friend and No. 2 man, Michael Ovitz. Disney faces a shareholder suit over the severance package Ovitz received when he left the company in 1996.


Delay of Intelligence Overhaul Endangers US Lives, Kean Says

The US will be at a greater risk of a terrorist attack if Congress further delays legislation to reorganize the nation's intelligence services, said Thomas Kean, chairman of the commission that recommended the overhaul.


(CBS/AP) The first anniversary of Saddam Hussein's capture was marked by violence across Iraq, including a suicide car bombing that killed 13 people in Baghdad and a report that seven US Marines died in combat in western Iraq.


Clemens sues ex-trainer over steroid allegations

Pitching star Roger Clemens has sued his former trainer for making false and defamatory statements about his steroid use that was chronicled by Major League Baseball's Mitchell Report.


Putin "Dictates" new measures of control over Russia

President Vladimir Putin has announced new measures to strenghten the governments power in tackling the fight against terrorism. In a cabinet meeting today, Putin blamed Russian authorities for being inefficient


The father of a murdered British tourist is flying to Kenya to call for a new  inquiry into his daughter's 1988 death.


Federal Alzheimerâs Researcher Accused of Conflict of Interest

Federal prosecutors charged the researcher with felony criminal conflict of interest, saying he earned $285,000 in private consulting fees from a drug maker.


Half the world's children threatened by extreme poverty: UNICEF

ROME - Extreme poverty threatens the lives of more than a billion children around the world, according to a report from the United Nations children's agency.


INTERVIEW: Newbridge Wants To Expand Australia's ALH -2-

MELBOURNE (Dow Jones)--US private equity group Newbridge Capital Inc. (NBG.XX) said Wednesday it plans to expand Australian Leisure & Hospitality Group Ltd.


Michael Meacher is to announce that he will take on Gordon Brown for the leadership of Labour.


Junior guard Bryan Blocker scored 25 points as Madison Park held off a late South Boston surge to take a key Boston City League boys' basketball matchup, 75-73, last night in Roxbury.


Police braced for a day of civil disobedience Tuesday after an ugly turn in relations between convention protesters and the thousands of officers assigned to police them.


After a dismal second-quarter showing, the retailer projects a Q3 loss.


NASA Genesis space sample shipped to Calif. lab

LOS ANGELES - Scientists in California Friday began examining for the first time samples of solar wind particles collected by the spacecraft Genesis, which crashed earlier this month in the Utah desert when its parachutes failed to open on landing.


DreamWorks Animation Enlists Ex-Chief of Viacom

The appointment comes as tensions run high between Viacom and its DreamWorks film unit, which the former purchased in 2005.


Media & professional: Â· Study criticises 'comfort zone' in staff's thinkingÂ· Make Poverty History and Vicar of Dibley singled out


TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran acknowledged Thursday that it plans to process tons of raw uranium, but said the UN nuclear watchdog agency was informed about the move long ago and accused the United States of sensationalizing the matter.


Receiver will allow your TV to display HD content that's stored on your PC.


For five days leading up to the NBA Finals, the story line was LeBron. Well, after Game 1 of the NBA Finals, the story line is . . . still LeBron. That tends to happen when the hyped one lays a brontosaurus egg on the national stage.


Futures signal dip on Wall Street before Bernanke

Stock futures eased on Thursday,  suggesting Wall Street shares may pare some of the previous  day's gains as investors await word on the outlook for monetary  policy from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.


Stocks were flat on Monday after another sharp fall in the Chinese market took some of the shine off another string of corporate acquisitions.


THE HAGUE (THE NETHERLANDS): Assuring foreign investors of continuity in policies and that India will never become an "international liability," Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said there was no question of going back on the economic reforms initiated 13


Those trying to keep the bathroom scale steady this holiday season may find an effective ally at the breakfast table: high-fiber cereal.


Singh shows Ryder Cup losers what they missed

In the wake of America's crushing defeat in the Ryder Cup there were calls for the annexation of the Pacific island of Fiji. Having the world No 1 on their team might or might not have helped the US at Oakland Hills.


New York, 09:19 - BASKET, NBA: 13 PUNTI PER BARGNANI, TORONTO KO CON PHOENIX

Risultati delle gare del campionato Nba giocate nella notte: Indiana - Washington                   ...


The killer of a London head teacher loses an appeal against a decision returning him to closed prison.


17 innings later, A's defeat Dodgers 5-4

Bobby Crosby drew a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the 17th inning to score Marco Scutaro for the winning run in the Oakland Athletics' 5-4 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night &#151; the second-longest game in the majors by innings this year.


The Polish parliament adopts a resolution labelling the 1930s famine in neighbouring Ukraine as genocide.


Joe Hunter, the veteran session musician who helped craft the "Motown Sound", dies at 79.


Foreign National Shot Dead in Saudi Capital

The Saudi Interior Ministry identified the foreigner as a Briton, and said he was killed Wednesday in a parking lot at a shopping center in eastern Riyadh.


Those trailers the Federal Emergency Management Agency bought to house Hurricane Katrina victims were at the center of the storm again yesterday -- and not in a way that's going to make folks at the beleaguered agency any happier.


In a matchup of the top two picks in last year's draft, Emeka Okafor had 15 points to counter Dwight Howard's 10 as Orlando cruises to a 111-91 win over the Bobcats.


Four former detainees sued Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld yesterday along with 10 others in the military chain of command overseeing the American interrogation prison in Guantanamo, Cuba, alleging that the officials are personally responsible for


A UN envoy welcomes a move to deploy  African troops to Sudan's Darfur region, but says more are needed.


Thousands cheer Kerry, Clinton in Phila.

A trimmer and paler Bill Clinton helped rally tens of thousands of chanting John Kerry supporters downtown on Monday, less than two months after undergoing quadruple bypass heart surgery.


Friendster, in a bid for popularity, introduces 'Fan Profiles'

Flagging social network introduces new way for bands, celebrities, organizations to create profiles on the site. Unfortunately, it probably won't ameliorate its problems.


Japan Princess in 1st Official Duties in 13 Months

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


MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A manatee that traveled 720 miles up the Mississippi River and eluded his would-be rescuers was found dead Monday on the banks of a lake, police said.  Police spokesman Sgt.


Jamaica Braced as Eye of Hurricane Passes Coast

Hurricane Ivan battered Jamaica today but the island is expected to escape the worst of the storms. Hundreds of British tourists and residents in the tropical paradise


Technical Director Bob Bell brings some insight to the Renault F1 R25, the Renault F1 Teamâs 2005 challenger.


Experts looked at families' use of a range of products such as bleach, paint stripper and carpet cleaners. Children born into the 10% of families which used these products the most were twice as likely to suffer from wheezing as those who used the least.


Data Management Company Based in Carmel Says Deal May Bring Staff Expansion

By Erika D. Smith, The Indianapolis Star  Feb. 13--Carmel-based nFrame has been acquired by Continental Broadband,  a subsidiary of media giant Landmark Communications.


Secondo una stima flash pubblicata da Eurostat


Calciatore francese scagionato da tutte le accuse


An outsourcing reversal: Chinese firms in US

Places from Richmond, Va., to Barstow, Calif., are already wooing foreign direct investments.


Kansas is proving it doesn't need Wayne Simien to beat a quality opponent, even on the road. Playing without its standout inside player, the second-ranked Jayhawks got 28 points from the frontline of C.J. Giles, Christian Moody and Sasha Kaun on Sunday in a 65-59 victory over No. 8 Kentucky.


Michigan State coach Tom Izzo knows what it takes to win a national championship.


Spyware hackers raid Calif. city coffers

Wild Wild West Hackers attempted to swipe $450,000 after stealing login credentials associated with bank accounts run by the city of Carson, California. Police are working on the theory that the password for the general fund account was stolen after miscreants planted key-logging spyware onto a PC used by city treasurer Karen Avilla.â¦


With only the remnants of Hurricane Frances still around, the relief has begun in Palm Beach County. Officials began setting up five


Questa volta sul maxidividendo del concessionario


Offerti 52,3 euro per azione per ritirarlo dal listino


born out of a former gulag north of the Arctic Circle - come to be a key player in South Africa's gold industry? There used to be a lot of talk about foreign companies running off with Russian resources.


Probe reveals 'shockingly high levels' A probe into the culinary offerings of the UK's favourite fast food restaurants has found "shockingly high levels of salt in some family, individual, and children's meal options", which in many cases could result in kids receiving well over their maximum daily recommended limit in just one sitting.â¦


Paris Hilton will have to find a new agent when she gets out of jail.


Southern Cal dominates in blanking Irish

Southern California handed Notre Dame a beating for the ages. Mark Sanchez threw four touchdown passes Â two on short drives after miscues by the Fighting Irish Â and No. 13 USC beat the Fighting Irish 38-0 Saturday, the largest margin of victory for the Trojans' in the 79-game history of the storied rivalry.


Music Review | Wilco : Expressing Unsteadiness in Lyrics, but a Clear Focus in Delivery

Jeff Tweedy seemed loose and agreeable and Wilco sounded lean and combustible at the Hammerstein Ballroom on Monday night.


On one island visited by Sinbad during his travels, he found a giant bird with the wingspan of a whale, while Odysseus, according to Homer, discovered an island race of one-eyed giants who ate humans.


The Philippine army clashes with separatist Muslim rebels in a second day of violence on the island of Jolo.


Former Advisor to South African Deputy President on Trial

A South African court has opened the corruption trial of a former financial advisor to Deputy President Jacob Zuma. Prosecutors have alleged that Schabir Shaik gave Mr.


Controllati 3 palazzi complesso 'Serenissima' e 131 persone


TUNISINO TENTA INGRESSO IN ITALIA NASCOSTO PORTABAGAGLI, MORTO

(AGI) - Genova, 26 ago. - E' finito tragicamente il tentativo di un tunisino di 35 anni di entrare clandestinamente in Italia nascosto nel portabagagli dell'auto della sua amica. L'uomo, un animatore di villaggi


Japan's Fukuda on charm offensive in China

Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda played a friendly game of catch on his visit to China on Saturday, a symbol of warming ties between the North Asian rivals despite an intractable row over gas resources in disputed waters.


The drugs giant settles accusations that it withheld information about anti-depressants by agreeing to publish all its drug trials online.


Sergio Garcia loomed large in his rear-view mirror in the Mallorca Classic yesterday, but former taxi-driver Simon Khan finished in the driving seat.


F.T.C. Head Wonât Recuse From Google Deal

Deborah Platt Majoras said she wonât remove herself from an antitrust review of Googleâs purchase of DoubleClick, rebuffing requests from privacy groups opposed to the transaction.


Staring at the possibility of watching two of his young standouts stage a walkout on opening night, Chris Mullin made one of the most important decisions in recent Golden State Warriors history Monday.


With one debate down and two to go, President Bush and Sen. John Kerry are entering a critical new phase of a race that has been recharged and, in some ways, reframed.


Sydney, 10:57 - TENNIS,TONY ROCHE E' IL NUOVO COACH DI HEWITT

Lleyton Hewitt ha un nuovo allenatore: è Tony Roche. Il tennista australiano, attualmente al ...


Shell: Gemstar-TV Guide Replaces CEO With Battista, Reportedly ...

Switching channels. Jeff Shell is out and Rich Battista is in as chief executive at Gemstar-TV Guide International (nasdaq: GMST - news - people ). According to the Los Angeles Times, Shell is resigning to


SWARMS of pink locusts yesterday swept through Cairo in scenes recalling the biblical plague of Egypt. The swarms flew high above tall towers or swooped on to treelined streets, where scared pedestrians stamped on them or ran for cover.


Sale of driver details is out of control Deja-Datapocalypse The DVLA's sale of driver details to anyone with Â£2.50 to spare must stop, says the Scottish National Party, having uncovered just how many peoples' records have been sold by the department.â¦


Swim Advisories Issued for Two Beach Areas

By The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.  Sep. 20--State health officials issued precautionary swim advisories Wednesday for two sections of beaches in Horry County.   The advisories were issued because after rainfall overnight officials found increased levels of bacteria.


Blockbuster pressuring Hollywood Entertainment

The battle for video rental company Hollywood Entertainment Corp. heated up Tuesday as Blockbuster Inc. threatened to make a hostile $1 billion bid to buy its smaller rival


Bosnia deports first Muslim ex-fighter: report

Bosnia has deported the first of  dozens of Muslim former fighters identified as threats to  security after investigations requested by the United States, a  newspaper reported on Friday.


TOKYO -- The recent management changes in Sony Corp.'s video game division were needed to ensure the success of the new PlayStation 3 console, Sony President Ryoji Chubachi told a newspaper Friday.


Photo 7 of 8: Global gamers clash for cash

$2.5 million in prize money is on the line as gamers from Uzbekistan to Ecuador compete in the World Cyber Games.


Missouri needed to be perfect to fare well in its final two games of 2004. The Tigers faltered last week against Illinois, the nation's No.


U.N. rules to contain health emergencies take hold

New rules to help the United Nations contain public health emergencies took effect on Friday, requiring countries to disclose potential threats from disease, chemical agents, radioactive materials and contaminated food.


The TV Watch: At ÂToday,Â Giddiness Ushers in Vieira Era

The staff of ÂTodayÂ greeted its new co-anchor, Meredith Vieira, with the kind of relief and giddy happiness that enveloped Corazon Aquino after Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos were ousted.


TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- State Attorney General Charlie Crist announced Wednesday that his office filed a lawsuit against a Florida flu vaccine company for alleged price gouging.


Pea risotto? Where are my  fish fingers and ice cream?

Life & style: Jury out as school joins forces with gastro-pub in search for healthier lunches.


Google, Set for Offering, Cuts Share Price by About a Quarter

oogle today cut the estimated price range of its initial stock offering by about a quarter, to between $85 and $95 a share, valuing the Internet search engine company by as much as $25.8 billion.


Low Turnout Undercuts Portugal Vote on Abortion

A referendum to liberalize the abortion law was approved, but turnout was too low for the result to be deemed valid.


Proibito qualsiasi trattamento inumano e atto umiliante


Space shuttle Atlantis arrives at the International Space Station to deliver Europe's Columbus science laboratory.


Thousands Left Homeless by Storm Face Housing Shortage

Disaster relief agencies in Florida are beginning to confront one of their most difficult problems: finding long-term housing for thousands of displaced residents.


Primal Call and Response at a Bandâs Rumbling Bash

This group brings back â80s memories of hard, slovenly noise, when punk bands realized they could slow down and let their music fall apart a bit.


European officials issued their harshest condemnation yet of the euro's recent surge, in a joint statement after a monthly meeting yesterday.


FIFA is under pressure to act decisively  following the racist abuse directed at England players during  Wednesday's friendly against Spain in Madrid.


Tennis: WTA C'ships: Serena beats Mauresmo

Serena Williams faced Amelie Mauresmo in the first semi-final of the WTA Championship on Sunday. Victory in the tournament for Mauresmo would ensure her the season-ending number one spot in the women's rankings.


Yanukovich team appeals against voting results

KIEV, December 29 (Itar-Tass) - The Central Electoral Commission (CEC) of Ukraine began on Wednesday to discuss the complaint of the electoral team of presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovich, which believes that âthere was no free expression of the


A 5-year-old boy playing on train tracks fell and then froze up when he heard a locomotive approaching, leaving him unable to move before the train struck and killed him, police said.


The iPhone's camera is an unexpected plus

Blog: The iPhone's camera in action, shots of life in San Francisco and some thoughts


Bush Urges Putin Uphold Russian Democracy

President Bush on Wednesday urged  Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to "uphold the principles  of democracy" in a carefully worded message expressing concern  about Putin's proposed political reforms.


Embroidering the Fate of the First Man Who Thought He Was Napoleon

Antoine de Caunes's densely plotted costume drama suggests that Napoleon's demise might have been an elaborate hoax through which he escaped into anonymity.


A substance found in oven cleaner could improve standard glaucoma treatments, US research suggest.


Exiled from Cuba after quitting Fidel Castro's Cabinet, Manolo Ray moved to Puerto Rico, led a resistance movement against Castro in the early 1960s and gradually settled into a career running an international engineering company.


Kim References Softened in N.Korea; Experts Ask Why

North Korea seems to be softening its  rigid personality cult around leader Kim Jong-il, experts on  the reclusive communist state said on Thursday -- although they  were still unsure why the changes had been made.


British police arrested a 37-year-old  man on Monday on suspicion of murdering five prostitutes,  according to officers investigating one of the country's most  dramatic serial killings of recent times.


New heart guidelines for women stress aspirin

Virtually all women are at risk of heart disease and doctors should more strongly consider prescribing a daily aspirin for their female patients, the American Heart Association said in new guidelines released on Monday.


Al primo posto i colossi privati Lukoil e Yukos


Podcast: Why GM is betting on a high-tech start-up

GM believes a Silicon Valley-backed start-up can help engineer its way toward energy independence; MySpace bows to political pressure, but are other social networkers now on tap?


Supreme Court approves bill to legalize gay weddings, says churches protected

OTTAWA (CP) - Canada's top court says Ottawa has the authority to redefine marriage to include same-sex couples, but religious officials cannot be forced to perform unions against their beliefs.


Adobe brings Flash to LiveCycle enterprise server

Blog: In a major revamp, Adobe LiveCycle customers can choose between PDF or Flash for Web-based workflow applications.


Protesters Stone Nepal Mosque After Iraq Killings

Dozens of people threw stones at a mosque in Kathmandu and tried to set it on fire on Wednesday to protest against the killing of 12 Nepalis in Iraq.


Powell: North Korea is a 'terrorist state'

US Secretary of State Colin Powell pressed North Korea on Sunday to return to nuclear disarmament talks even as he branded the communist country a "terrorist state" that has "no respect for human rights.


Senators propose to track sex offenders online

Two U.S. senators said on Thursday  they would introduce legislation that would potentially protect  users of popular social networking sites like News Corp's  MySpace from registered sex offenders.


Al Gore electrifies the audience at the climate change summit by criticizing his own country's intransigence on the issue


Boeing Co  said on Monday it would buy up to $7 billion of its own stock, one of the plane-maker's largest repurchase plans on record, but kept its cash dividend unchanged.


Architecture Review | 'Team 10': New Ideals for Building in the Face of Modernism

ÂTeam 10: A Utopia of the Present,Â at the Yale School of Architecture, weaves a portrait of European architects who built a sense of community identity into their works.


Oscar-winner Helen Mirren is being lined up to star in a film set in the Gaza Strip, as a woman whose journalist daughter falls in love with a Palestinian and is killed, the company making the film said on Thursday.


More than 1.2 million people in metropolitan New Orleans were warned to get out Tuesday as 140-mph Hurricane Ivan churned toward the Gulf Coast, threatening to submerge this below-sea-level city in what could be the most disastrous storm to hit in nearly 40 years.


Grey clouds in Jamaica, though Cable and Wireless (C&W) said it is trading in line with expectations and that it is on track to increase annual profit to between 16 and 24 per cent.â¦


Bodies pile up in India as Govt warns toll will rise

Rescue workers have pulled corpses from canals and water-logged fields in India, after this week's devastating tsunami. The Indian Government has also warned the death toll of almost 7,400 from the tsunami


Expansive India sets trading sights on West Africa

DAKAR, Senegal  - Mangoes stand piled high in red,   orange and green stacks, a traditional sight on the roadsides   of Senegal during the harvest season.


'Interrogarsi su sconfitta elettorale, problema e' di linea'


Swiss reject move to bolster pensions with central bank profits

Swiss voters have rejected plans to use central bank profits to shoulder the growing burden of state retirement pensions, dealing a blow to left-wing parties and trade unions which had spearheaded the idea.


First US ship visit to Cambodia in 30 years

The American navy's USS Gary docked in this Cambodian port, becoming the first US military craft to visit the former communist country in more than 30 years.


Passengers at Dulles International Airport will be able to check out a new underground train system that one day will carry them from terminal to concourse -- replacing the much-maligned mobile lounges -- starting today, when a walk-in display of one of the train cars will open for public...


Unease in Gulf, Nigeria makes oil, financial markets jittery

THERE is eerie nervousness in oil and financial markets amid fears over oil supply as prices are edging towards $50 (around Rs 2,298) a barrel mark.


Consumers bright, Midwest business strong in Sept

U.S. consumer spending slipped in   August but falling gasoline prices elevated shoppers' moods by   September and Midwest factory activity picked up as well,   according to reports on Friday that suggested the economy was   still motoring along.


Explosion rocks Baghdad as Rumsfeld leaves

A gas tanker exploded in Baghdad Friday, leaving one dead and 19 wounded, just hours after US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld left the Iraqi capital and vowed the insurgency would be defeated.


Bush offers court fight against 'soft money'

President George W. Bush's re-election campaign promised to fight all unregulated "soft money" political groups in court, amid a mounting controversy about ads by Republican veterans slamming Democratic presidential hopeful John Kerry's war record.


As dispirited Democrats take stock of across-the-board electoral losses and begin an inevitable bout of soul-searching and recriminations


Good friends outside the ring, Byrd and McCline meet for ...

Chris Byrd and Jameel McCline are good friends who both happen to make a living hitting people in the ring. They go to dinner together and hang out at each other's houses.


Authorities have detained 15 foreigners in Chechnya, most of them citizens of former Soviet Muslim republics, military officials said Tuesday.


Italia crescita a +0,4%, nei G7 da +0,2% a +0,9%


An Appeals Court justice slammed the door on conservative talk show host Howie Carr's hopes of getting onto WTKK-FM soon.


BP reports profit fall on declining production

British oil giant BP announced a fall in net profit in the three months to June following 24 months of continuously falling production despite strong world demand for energy.


Madrid, 15:02 - CALCIO, REAL MADRID; MIJATOVIC: RAPPORTO FENOMENALE CON SCHUSTER

Il direttore sportivo del Real Madrid, Pedja Mijatovic, smentisce le voci sui suoi presunti rapporti...


Stornoway Diamond wins majority in 2 bid targets

Stornoway Diamond Corp.  said  68.2 percent of shares of Ashton Mining of Canada Inc.   and 67.5 percent of Contact Diamond Corp.  shares have  been tendered and taken up under Stornoway's offers to acquire  each company.


JVCL is a library of over 600 Delphi components developed by "Project JEDI" members.   The JVCL Team is proud to announce that the stable release of JVCL 3.33 is available for download.   JVCL is a library of more than 600 visual and non-visual components for Delphi 5, 6, 7, 2005, 2006 and 2007; C++Builder 5, 6, 2006 and 2007. JVCL is distributed subject to the Mozilla Public License Version 1.1 (http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/MPL-1.1.html) and is completely free for all developers (open source, shareware or commercial) and includes the full source to all components.  This release brings official support for RAD Studio 2007.  This release is available in four different flavors: - Full install + latest JCL - Full install without JCL - Source and examples only - Source only  The current version is JVCL 3.33.   The JVCL Team http://jvcl.sourceforge.net


Steam, Magma Building in Mount St. Helens

MOUNT ST. HELENS NATIONAL VOLCANIC MONUMENT  -  Magma continued to push up into the Mount St. Helens volcano on  Tuesday, pushing up the lava crust and creating a boiling lake  in the crater, a government scientist said.


Alleged Haditha ringleader faces lesser charges

Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich, the alleged leader of the Haditha, Iraq, killings of 24 unarmed Iraqi civilians in 2005, will face voluntary manslaughter and other charges but not more serious murder charges, the U.S. Marines said on Monday.


Russia sends into orbit 27 satellites in 2004

MOSCOW, December 29 (Itar-Tass) - Seventeen booster rockets blasted off from Russia's launch pads this year, sending into orbits 27 satellites, including eight that soared aloft by means of converted intercontinental ballistic missiles, the press service


Former detainees allege torture in US custody

Four Britons who were held incommunicado at the US military prison in Cuba for more than two years as suspected al-Qaeda fighters filed a lawsuit Wednesday alleging that they were tortured.


The European Union has approves the cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil, which could prevent nearly 3,000 cancers each year in the UK alone.


Fantasy Leagues Attract Money From Advertisers

Free or low-cost services from AOL, NFL.com and even Best Buy are attracting advertising dollars for fantasy sports leagues.


Bank of England set to sit tight over rates

Bank of England (BoE) policymakers are widely predicted to freeze interest rates at 4.75 percent on Thursday after last month's surprise hike to borrowing costs.


An Italian priest held hostage for over a month in the southern Philippines said Friday he lost 15 pounds on a meager diet during his ordeal but was not threatened by the Muslim militants who kidnapped him.


Sharon faces uphill battle to form new coalition

JERUSALEM - Israel's prime minister stepped up efforts yesterday to overcome resistance within his right-wing Likud party to include Labour in an enlarged government coalition, ahead of a decisive party meeting next week.


Indice Nikkei guadagna 12,11 punti a quota 16.450,58 punti


Diplomats and relatives of British relief worker Margaret Hassan said they believed Mrs. Hassan was the victim in a videotape that emerged yesterday showing a hooded gunman shooting a woman in the head.


OPEC oil producers on Saturday said they  had already moved to rein in excess supply, a day after doubts  over the group's resolve to cut sent prices into a tailspin.


John McLaughlin, who took temporary command of the CIA for three months this year during a wave of criticism of the spy agency, is retiring amid internal conflicts.


Bush Begins Weeklong Stay at Texas Ranch

President Bush and first lady Laura Bush are involved in a little he-said, she-said business here at the presidential ranch.


Ukraine's opposition yesterday set forth three demands designed to reduce fraud in the nation's Dec. 26 election rerun, insisting that tens of thousands of protesters would


After the debacle in Florida four years ago, former president Gerald Ford and I were asked to lead a blue-ribbon commission to recommend changes in the American electoral process.


Shell to become one company, scrap dual boards

Royal Dutch/Shell announced radical plans to merge its separate holding companies in an overhaul of its corporate governance structures after a review triggered by its oil reserves scandal.


It was already a caper of the highest order for director Steven Soderbergh to wrangle the complex set of A-and-B-listers who made Ocean's Eleven the fun romp it was.


Former dictator Suharto's health worsens

Former Indonesian dictator Suharto's condition worsened overnight, and he needs a second pacemaker and will likely undergo dialysis, a member of the presidential medical team said Saturday.


89 dead in twin Russian plane crashes, terror probed

BUCHALKI, Russia : Two Russian passenger jets crashed almost simultaneously hundreds of miles apart after taking off from the same Moscow airport, leaving 89 people dead and raising new fears Wednesday of terrorism in the heart of Russia.


BC's opponents can no longer dismiss Blair

Had Sean Williams not committed a team rules violation, which subsequently led to his dismissal from the Boston College basketball squad, there would likely be no reason for anyone to know the name of Tyrelle Blair.


Wii, DS in demand Nintendo took the crown last week for pre-Christmas console sales in Japan, with sales of Wiis and DS Lites higher than all the others combined.â¦


NATO to send training staff to Iraq before year's end: US ...

NATO will send military trainers to Iraq before the end of the year in response to appeals by Iraqi leaders for speedy action, US ambassador to NATO Nicholas Burns said Wednesday.


Roma, 19:24 - CALCIO, ROMA; SPALLETTI: NON MI FIDO DELLO SHAKHTAR

Alla vigilia della gara che potrebbe sancire l'accesso della Roma agli ottavi di hampions (basta un ...


Taking a drug that boosts "good" cholesterol and a separate pill that lowers "bad" cholesterol appears to be a more effective weapon against heart disease than taking a single drug, researchers say.


Windows Server 2008 launch set for February

Blog: Microsoft announces at its partner conference that its new server operating system won't have a formal launch until a February event in Los Angeles.


Murdoch Says Wants Standstill Pact with Malone

News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch on Tuesday said he can live with Liberty Media Corp. being a large shareholder of the media conglomerate if Liberty Chairman John Malone signs a pact preventing his company from raising its stake.


The government will Tuesday unveil plans to cut the time non-EU tourists can remain in Britain -- from six months to three -- as part of a tougher visa regime aimed at curbing illegal immigration.


Doctors may now give a flu shot to any New York resident who wants one, state health officials said.


Matthew Zemek / FOXSports.com Posted: 3 minutes ago

How does one even begin to analyze the latest unforgettable installment of a rivalry that always seems to produce an indelible and searing memory?


David Brin Searches for Sanity in the 'Age of Amateurs'

The science-fiction writer and former astrophysicist ponders the meaning of technologically advanced life, in the third installment of Wired Science Wonders.


Bush, Blair Pledge Support for Democratic Palestinian State

President Bush said he intends to pursue the establishment of an independent and democratic Palestinian state during his second term, and will develop a strategy with British Prime Minister Tony Blair to help ...


Millions Blocked from Voting in Election

Millions of U.S. citizens, including  a disproportionate number of black voters, will be blocked from  voting in the Nov. 2 presidential election because of legal  barriers, faulty procedures or dirty tricks, according to civil  rights and legal experts.


Work Begins on Colossal Artwork-in-the-Park

Workers in Central Park are now preparing for the biggest public art project the city has ever seen, "The Gates," by the artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude.


Helicopter fleet escorts Karzai to rally

Ghazni, Afghanistan - A fleet of helicopters escorted by fighter jets flew Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai to a rare campaign rally outside Kabul on Tuesday just days ahead of landmark elections.


Colombia's Uribe urges congressmen on trade deal

LLANOGRANDE, Colombia  - Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe told visiting U.S. lawmakers on Saturday his government's record illustrated it was addressing Democrats' concerns over anti-union violence and impunity that have stymied their approval of a free trade deal.


Bush, Kerry Campaign on Morning Talk Shows

ALAMOGORDO, NM -- Both President Bush and Sen. John F. Kerry appeared on network news shows this morning in an attempt to connect with voters in the final full week of campaigning before Election Day.


FALLUJAH, IRAQ - At least 15 people have been killed and 33 wounded after two separate US air strikes on the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah.


The 53-38 roll call Monday by which the Senate voted against considering a no-confidence vote on Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. Sixty votes were needed to bring up the resolution.


Thousands of people are due to march through Coventry in support of Jaguar workers whose jobs are under threat.


Al Congresso un risultato annunciato, ma con 160 no"Il partito ha ritrovato una ampia convergenza interna"                                          Ds, D'Alema rieletto presidente Veltroni lancia il partito riformista                                                                                Il Correntone? "Preferisco i voti contrari a quelli bulgari"Il sindaco di Roma: "Fed sia un mezzo e non un fine"


The verdict on whether it will go down as trash talk may not be rendered until after the Solheim Cup has been won.


British Airways reports a fall in  profits to Â£113m for the three months to December, from Â£166m a year earlier.


Estate Homes Rising in Seclusion: Incognito Aspect of Infill Site is Part of Its Appeal

By Doug Smith, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Dec. 15--south charlotte When a sign announcing a new development appears in front of a wooded tract, curiosity is sure to follow.   The one across from Calvary Church on N.C. 51 near Rea Road in south Charlotte is a perfect example.


Sajid's next venture is expected to be multi-heroine film with  Akshay Kumar in the lead.


Wal-Mart Maintains August Sales Forecast

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT.N) on Monday maintained its August sales forecast and said demand was particularly strong in the U.S. Southeast last week as people stocked up on duct tape, rope and water in preparation for Hurricane Charley.


Israel releases 170 in overture to Abbas

JERUSALEM -- Israel yesterday approved the release of 170 Palestinian prisoners in a goodwill gesture to Egypt and encouragement to interim Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas in hopes of future negotiations.


Video games ease sick kids', parents' pain

When 11-year-old Gus Luna was able  to play one of his favorite video games while recovering from  exploratory brain cancer surgery in intensive care, his mother  breathed a big sigh of relief.


Israeli tanks kill three Palestinians in Gaza Strip

Three Palestinians were killed by Israeli tank fire in the Jabaliya refugee camp in northern Gaza Strip overnight, Palestinian security and hospital sources said on Monday.


The dollar fell to a seven-month low against the yen and was within sight of a record low versus the euro on Monday, due in part to market views that Washington is happy


Lloyds TSB yesterday reassured investors the new International Accounting Standards would have a minimal impact on its business, and said trading remained robust


Sadr loyalty grows, even as Sistani returns

Mahdi Army emerging as well-organized parallel government


Empoli, 15:40 - CALCIO, EMPOLI; MALESANI: VINCERE PER CANCELLARE PERIODO NERO

Empoli a caccia del riscatto contro la Lazio. Malesani vuole i tre punti per frenare la serie negati...


Hollinger Inc. Chief Executive Conrad Black Resigns

Conrad Black quit as chairman and chief executive officer of Hollinger Inc., the company that controls the publisher of the Chicago Sun-Times, preempting a court decision that may have ousted him as early as today.


Volkswagen says full-year profits more than double fuelled by unit sales and increased demand for new models.


Amid continuing violence, Iraqis prepare for a crucial election. Here's what it will take for the next government to gain legitimacy--and why the new leaders may demand that the U.S. withdraw


Londra, genitori in rivolta dopo la "rivelazione" in una scuolaL'insegnante voleva tenere buoni gli alunni di un'elementare                                            "Babbo Natale non esiste" licenziata la supplente                                                                                dal nostro corrispondente ENRICO FRANCESCHINI


Greeks besiege banks for wildfire compensation

PYRGOS, Greece  - Thousands of Greeks besieged banks on Thursday, clamoring for state compensation for damage caused by the country's worst wildfires which burned on in some areas one week into the crisis.


NY court: DWI laws don't cover 'huffing'

A motorist accused of "huffing" stimulants from an aerosol can before getting into a deadly wreck cannot be charged with driving while intoxicated, New York's highest court ruled Wednesday.


German teenager indicted over Sasser worm

Prosecutors in Verden, Germany, indicted an 18-year-old student on Wednesday for allegedly creating the Sasser worm that crashed hundreds of thousands of computers worldwide after spreading at lighting speed over the Internet.


South Korea to keep ministry on North: media

South Korean lawmakers have agreed to spare the ministry responsible for relations with North Korea and reject a call for its closure made by the president-elect, local media reported on Saturday.


Ballmer: Phones are like remote control for life

In a keynote at CTIA, the Microsoft chairman concedes the power of the mobile phone, noting that while the PC packs more punch, the phone is the computer people actually have with them at all times.


Suicide Bombers Kill 20 Iraqi Security Personnel

Suicide bombers killed 20 members of  Iraq's fledgling security forces near a U.S. marine base west  of Baghdad and at a checkpoint north of the capital on Saturday  in a spate of guerrilla attacks across the country.


Chinese Premier Reiterates Resolve to Protect Intellectual Propertyrights

Chinese premier reiterates resolve to protect intellectual property rights    HAMBURG, Germany, Sept.


The uniform of the tennis professional is now virtually indistinguishable from the uniform of the cocktail waitress, pool boy or "Entourage" cast member.


For some phones infected by the Trojan, the only real fix is a hard reset, which wipes all user data from the device.


Drug wholesaler Cardinal Health Inc. (CAH) on Monday set a restructuring plan that involves cutting 4,200 jobs, or 7 percent of its work force, and closing 25 facilities around the world.


Jordan's King Abdullah said Sunday the problems in the Middle East go beyond the war in Iraq and that much of the region soon could become engulfed in violence unless the central issues are addressed quickly.


Linking Libya to plot to kill leader, Saudis recall envoy

RIYADH Saudi Arabia said Wednesday that it had recalled its ambassador from Libya and would expel the Libyan envoy in Riyadh over Libya's alleged role in a plot to assassinate Crown Prince Abdullah.


BetonSports gives DOJ one fingered salute one more time

Indictments are for pussies The American Governmentâs $4.5 billion question - just where did all that BetonSports.com money go? - is no closer to any kind of answer, despite months of legal wrangling.â¦


Deutsche Bank plans to eliminate 300 jobs from its investment banking unit amid market volatility.


Giants' Offense Feeling the Effects of Injuries

The Giants may be forced to try to puncture the Baltimore Ravens' menacing and formidable defense without a sturdy lineman and a speedy receiver.


Coca-Cola stops funding animal testing: PETA

Coca-Cola Co.  will no longer fund or conduct animal experiments, animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) said on Thursday.


Martha Stewart Living names ex-ABC official as CEO

Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc., still reeling from the legal woes of its founder, has named Susan Lyne, a board member and former ABC entertainment president, as its new chief executive and president, replacing Sharon Patrick, a chief architect of


Minn. Winter Sports Take on Snowless Twist

MINNEAPOLIS - From snowmobiling on alfalfa to strapping on cross-country skis with wheels, Minnesotans are finding ways of coping with a frustrating lack of snow.


One of Turkey's wealthiest men reported kidnapped in Iraq along ...

One of Turkey's richest businessmen said he has been kidnapped in Iraq, appearing in a video aired Saturday alongside one of his weeping


Bears want to lure Colts into Super "strip club"

Players are always cautioned against getting into late-night trouble before the Super Bowl, yet Bears defenders hope to lure the Colts into their on-field 'strip club' when the teams meet in Sunday's NFL title game.


Iraq signaled that world powers and neighboring countries, including Washington and its adversaries Iran and Syria, had agreed in Baghdad it was vital to all to stop sectarian violence spreading in the region.


Izenberg: Hats off to Derby-less Frankel

He is a mass of contradictions. In the jeweled circle of "celebrity" trainers of thoroughbred horses, he is the face at the edge of the crowd because that's as close as he wants to get to it.


New Menopause Hormone Therapy Guide Issued

Hormone therapy comes with clear risks but remains the most effective treatment for hot flashes and night sweats, say recommendations issued Thursday.


A jury finds Bristol Rovers striker Junior Agogo not guilty of attempted rape.


Ahead of the next general elections in Afghanistan, Germany's army intends to build a military camp south of Kabul to boost security at the start of the next year, a defense ministry spokesman said Saturday.


Treasuries Rise as Yields Attract Investors; Euro Economy Slows

The benchmark 10-year US Treasury note rose for the first day this week after its yield neared a three-month high and on speculation slower economic growth in Japan and Europe will spill over to the US.


Congress Members Seek Officer's Dismissal

A group of congressional Democrats is asking President Bush to dismiss a senior military intelligence officer who made church speeches that included inflammatory religious remarks while discussing the war on terrorism.


Italy defends bouncing refugees straight back

ROME: Italy has defended as an "emergency measure" its draconian new policy of airlifting illegal immigrants straight back to Libya the moment they set foot on Italian soil.


Will the Beslan massacre unify - or divide - the West in the global war on terrorism? The massacre of school children by Islamic terrorists in the North Osettian town of Beslan horrified the civilized world.


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


Male Birth Control Moves Closer to Reality

SUNDAY, Dec. 12 (HealthDayNews) -- The day when men can take a pill or rely on an implant to keep them from fathering a child may only be a few years away, experts say.


Dialling down the carbon footprint BT is investing a whopping Â£250m in a series of wind farms that will generate 25 per cent of the firm's energy requirements by 2016.â¦


A U.N. human rights mission on Monday accused Sudan's government of orchestrating and taking part in gross violations in Darfur and called for urgent international action to protect civilians there.


A SUSPECTED Palestinian collaborator with Israel was executed late today by two gunmen outside a mosque in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Palestinian security sources said.


Investors in the publisher of computer game Grand Theft Auto unveil plans to take control of the firm's board.


(InfoWorld) - More online users may begin accessing video and audio content produced by the European Commission now that Blinkx, the video search engine, is including in its database content from the European Commission Audiovisual Service. The European Commission Audiovisual Service includes videos, photos, and audio coverage of European news dating back to the 1940s. The content is currently available on the European Commission Web site but could reach a wider audience through Blinkx. Blinkx allows users to search for keywords and find multimedia material from a wide variety of sources, including major television channels like CNN, BBC News, and the Discovery Channel as well as amateur video sites like YouTube. Hundreds of hours of content from the European Commission, including the type of footage that could be used by media professionals and productions aimed at offering information about Commission policies, will become available, Blinkx said on Monday. Blinkx competes with the other popular sites including Google, Yahoo, and AOL, which all have developed video search services. Online video sites, particularly amateur video sharing sites like YouTube, have grown dramatically in popularity over the past year. Blinkx claims that its search uses more accurate and reliable technology than those offered by Google and Yahoo. It licenses its technology for use by other content providers including Lycos, which uses it to power its video search engine, and AOL, which uses it on its StudyBuddy.com site aimed at school kids.


No matter how many times Chicago Bears coach Lovie Smith watches the replay — and he's watched it a lot — he's still convinced Bernard Berrian had a touchdown.


Former Dallas Cowboys running back Emmitt Smith has been hired by ESPN as a studio analyst for its NFL pregame coverage.


News Corp posts higher 2nd-quarter profit on Fox News

Rupert Murdoch's News Corp (NWSa.N)  posted a moderate rise in fiscal second-quarter profit on  Monday on higher advertising sales at its Fox News channel and  the Fox television network, offsetting a decline in its movie  studio business.


Democratic Sen. Tim Johnson was in critical condition after brain surgery, the U.S. Capitol physician said on Thursday, an illness that could deprive Democrats of their precarious hold on the incoming Senate.


UAB defensive line coach Pat Donohoe resigned Monday but declared his innocence on a marijuana possession charge. Donohoe, 51, submitted his letter of resignation to UAB head coach Watson Brown.


MS Rolls Out Second Interim Beta of SQL Server 2005

Microsoft Corp. on Friday released its second Community Technology Preview of SQL Server 2005 and rolled out a new, free tool to manage SQL Server 2000 and MSDE (Microsoft Desktop Engine) 2000.


On Tuesday, November 2, 2004, California voters will go to the polls to decide whether to establish, in the California Constitution, an "Institute of Regenerative Medicine," with sweeping powers to regulate scientific experimentation, medical research


Cagliari, 19:08 - CALCIO, CAGLIARI; BALLARDINI: DAI TIFOSI LA SPINTA GIUSTA

"Non fa differenza vincere in Serie A o in una categoria di ragazzi. Sono soddisfatto per la squadra...


House and Senate conferees agreed  late on Thursday to ban the leasing of aerial refueling  aircraft as part of a final deal on a $422 billion defense  authorization bill, killing a proposed $23.5 billion Air Force  deal with Boeing Co. BA.N, congressional sources said.


Bin Laden top lieutenant calls for attacks on US, UK

DUBAI - Ayman al-Zawahri, the second in command of al-Qaeda and a close aide to Osama bin Laden, has purportedly called for attacks on US and British interests everywhere, according to a new audiotape.


Health Care Technology Is a Promise Unfinanced

While the Bush administration's words of support for a high-technology future for health care have been plentiful, the dollars, it seems, are scarce.


Loss Costs Brazil Top Cup Qualifying Spot

Ecuador upset Brazil 1-0 Wednesday to send the World Cup champions to their first loss in qualifying for the 2006 tournament, and it cost them the top spot in South America.


Police in ex-Soviet Belarus dispersed a  protest on Monday by about 2,000 entrepreneurs denouncing  President Alexander Lukashenko's decree that places  restrictions on hiring staff.


Merriam-Webster says the most searched word on its Web sites in 2004 was "blog." The dictionary publisher defines the word as "a Web site that contains an online personal journal with reflections, comments, and often hyperlinks provided by the writer.


Bloodiest Day for U.S. Troops in Iraq, 36 Killed

Thirty-one U.S. troops died in a  helicopter crash in Iraq and five more were killed in insurgent  attacks Wednesday, the deadliest day for American forces since  they invaded the country 22 months ago.


All Saddam's Deputies Eating Once Again - U.S.

Eight of Saddam Hussein's jailed  deputies, who refused to eat breakfast as part of what one of  their lawyers described as a "hunger strike," are eating again,  the U.S. military said on Monday.


Sri Lanka war imperils civilians, tsunami aid: UN envoy

A deadly new chapter in Sri Lanka's  two-decade civil war is putting the lives of thousands of  civilians at risk and derailing efforts to rebuild areas  devastated by the 2004 tsunami, a senior UN envoy said.