Crude oil's record-breaking run is not hitting consumer demand in France, the fastest growing euro zone economy, says budget minister Dominique Bussereau.


Israel threatens to scrap its promise to ease travel restrictions while Palestinians vote for a new leader.


Springfield's across U.S. vie for Simpsons' debut

It's the battle of the Springfield's  with residents in 14 towns with that name across the United  States competing to be chosen on Tuesday to host the premier of  the upcoming Simpsons movie.


Early exit polls suggest a resurgent Mitt Romney has won the Nevada Republican primary


Prominent Palestinian figures have appealed for an end to violence, adding weight to the election campaign of moderate Mahmoud Abbas to succeed Yasser Arafat and launch peace talks with Israel.


Cell phone concerto may be music to your ears

It's one musical performance where your   cell phone can -- and should -- ring.


Valencia, 13:43 - CALCIO, VALENCIA: STAGIONE FINITA PER BARAJA

Stagione finita per il centrocampista del Valencia Ruben Baraja, infortunatosi contro l'Inter in Cha...


Celtic move four points clear of Rangers

Celtic moved four points clear of Rangers at the top of the Scottish Premier League with a 2-0 win at Hearts on Sunday in their final match of 2004.


Appeal judges in The Hague have ruled that former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic has the right to defend himself but must have stand-by lawyers.


EUROPA/SPAGNA - Lettera del Vescovo di Palencia: ÂI Vescovi non hanno fatto altro che offrire ai cattolici alcuni criteri morali per orientarsi prima di decidere liberamente il proprio votoÂ Palencia (Agenzia Fides) - Mons. JosÃ© Ignacio Munilla, Vescovo di Palencia, ha scritto una Lettera nella quale incoraggia una lettura diretta della Nota della Commissione Permanente della Conferenza Episcopale Spagnola (vedi Fides 1/2/2008), Âsenza i...


The Good (New York) Times and the Tribune

When Times and Tribune reported results this week, the two headed in different directions.


Despite a strong profit outlook from Ford Motor Co., shares of automotive stocks moved mostly lower Friday on concerns sales for the industry might not be as strong as previously expected.


Medicare to Cover Quit-Smoking Counseling

American Cancer Society - Medicare will soon begin paying for counseling to help people quit smoking, the US Department of Health and Human Services announced.


An Australian who became the first person convicted at an American war crimes trial since World War II was freed from prison on Saturday, after completing his U.S. imposed sentence.


Typhoon Songda injures 21 as it approaches Japan's Kyushu island

Typhoon Songda had injured 21 people as it approached the southern Japanese island of Kyushu, bringing heavy rain and strong winds, officials said.


Pakistani Militant Farooqi had Links With Top Al-Qaeda Leaders

Amjad Farooqi, a Pakistani militant killed by the country's security forces yesterday, had links with top al-Qaeda leaders who instructed him to target westerners and top Pakistani leaders, a Pakistani minister said.


U.S. says ex-Chinese national sold military secrets

U.S. prosecutors charged a former Chinese national with stealing military-related trade secrets and using them in sales proposals to China and the Malaysian and Thailand air forces, the U.S. Attorney's Office said on Thursday.


The District of Columbia's long-standing ban on handguns was overturned Friday by a federal appeals court, which rejected the city's argument that the Second Amendment right to bear arms applies only to militias, not individuals.


LONDON: If your city's increasing traffic leaves you with nothing but a headache, here is a 'godsend vehicle' that promises to make life easier.


In midst of writers strike, People's Choice Awards may be revamped

In the midst of the Hollywood writers strike, People's Choice Award organizers may retool the format for the Jan. 8 ceremony, two people close to the show told The Associated Press.


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


Trojan horse drives spam into cell phones

Infected computers send out a slew of unwanted text messages, a security firm says.


Kevin Harvick is so hot right now that the competition clearly is concerned — so much so that Harvick believes a rival intentionally spread false allegations of cheating to rattle his team.


The British Embassy in Tokyo says it will help hundreds of teachers after a language school chain in Japan went bust.


Per incidenti del novembre scorso dopo morte Gabriele Sandri


NZ's Sixth Rate Increase in 2004 Probably the Last

New Zealand central bank Governor Alan Bollard raised the benchmark interest rate to a four-year high and said the sixth increase in 2004 may be the last as the economy slows and the local currency surges.


Hungary Appoints New Prime Minister after Political Crisis

BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife) -- Hungarians prepared for a new political era Thursday, August 26, after the country's ruling Socialists appointed Ferenc Gyurcsany, a flamboyant millionaire, as the new prime minister.


An Iraqi lawyer on Saddam Hussein's defense team has received several death threats in the last three weeks and has gone into hiding, the chief defense attorney for the deposed Iraqi leader said Monday.


Republican Sen. John McCain is emerging as the bipartisan scold whom neither presidential candidate can get enough of this year. Although the maverick Arizona senator hasn't been shy about taking both campaigns to task, Democrat John Kerry sounded out McCain as a possible running mate and President Bush will showcase him on the opening night of the Republican National Convention.


Domani su Raiuno con Orietta Berti, Toffolo e Pippo Franco


NASA's Departing Chief Defends Hubble Decision

NASA's departing chief, Sean O'Keefe, on Friday defended his decision to pursue a robotic repair mission to the Hubble Space Telescope, days after a panel of scientists said a shuttle mission would be better.


WASHINGTON - The US trade deficit continues to swell to new records, hitting $55.5 billion US in October. The US Commerce Department said Tuesday that the trade deficit grew by 8.9 per cent from September, even


Gold medal sendoff for US soccer veterans

As television cameras gathered in front of the US women's soccer team after it defeated Brazil 2-1 in overtime for the gold medal yesterday, the woman who scored the game


Top-seed Spadea, No. 3 seed Ancic advances to semifinals

Top-seeded Vincent Spadea beat qualifier Hugo Armando 6-3, 1-6, 6-4 Friday night to reach the semifinals of the Millennium International Tennis Championships.


Neville insists England must start delivering

Gary Neville has admitted he is sick of England being labelled the 'nearly men' of international football and insisted it is time to put the record straight.


A decade ago, the N.H.L.âs Canadian franchises were the leagueâs economic weak links. Now the skate is on the other foot.


Tigers reject Sri Lanka counter proposal to revive talks

Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels said they will spurn any new government proposals to revive peace talks not giving them self-rule as peacebroker Norway was set to try to jumpstart the negotiations.


A University of New Hampshire football player charged with murder in California is expected to turn himself in by Monday, authorities in San Diego said yesterday.


An Escape, and a Retreat: Porches in the Sky Bind a Neighborhood

New Yorkers have long used roofs and balconies to rise above the din. But in many older buildings, the humble fire escape has always been the next best thing.


End of Mourning Marked in Russia Massacre

An unidentified Ossetian woman touches a portrait of Beslan school massacre 9-year old victim Zelim Chedzhemov, at a cemetery in Beslan, North Ossetia, Monday, Oct. 11, 2004.


A Web blockbuster is evolving to try to stay ahead of rivals.


CHICAGO When Rep. Jan Schakowsky made her first trip to Iraq this month, the outspoken antiwar liberal resolved to keep her opinions to herself. "I would listen and learn," she decided.


Genova, 19:24 - CALCIO, GENOA: CRISCITO OK, VERSO ESORDIO VANDEN BORREN

Il Genoa ha sostenuto nel pomeriggio la seduta di allenamento a Pegli in vista della gara interna co...


The Navy can use high-power sonar during exercises off the Southern California coast, despite the technology's threat to whales and other marine mammals, a federal appeals court ruled Friday.


The Xeon 5355, which packages up two dual-core chips, is being shipped ahead of schedule.


Zero G Flights Could Bolster Space Tourism, Research Industries

Floating free above Earth and carrying out an experiment in space has long been the preserve of orbiting travelers, but at taxpayer's expense.


With the help of an American collector, a glass houseâs enchanting secrets are revealed.


The WTO launches a formal investigation into a US complaint that China has failed to tackle counterfeiting.


La. AG out in Katrina case against corps

A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that Louisiana's attorney general can't sue the Army Corps of Engineers on behalf of Hurricane Katrina victims who don't have lawyers.


By Krista Jahnke, Detroit Free Press  Feb. 17--LAS VEGAS -- Chauncey Billups and Richard Hamilton had an ideal situation at Friday's NBA All-Star media day.   They were there. They're certainly All-Stars.


DELTA Air Lines yesterday announced a massive restructuring plan that would cut 6000 to 7000 jobs and slash more costs, but nonetheless warned that bankruptcy remained "a real possibility".


VATICANO - LE PAROLE DELLA DOTTRINA di don Nicola Bux e don Salvatore Vitiello - ÂLÂimportanza della ÂlezioneÂ di Regensburg per la ÂdiplomaziaÂ della ChiesaÂ CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - In occasione delle reazioni di taluni settori del mondo musulmano al discorso del Papa in Germania la diplomazia vaticana, la cosiddetta Âdiplomazia della ChiesaÂ ha mostrato di basarsi proprio su quella ragione s...


Thatcher's son caught as he was about to flee

JOHANNESBURG - Mark Thatcher was preparing to flee South Africa when he was arrested and charged with bankrolling a coup plot in Equatorial Guinea, investigators said yesterday.


Fertilizer, frustration fuel Gaza's rockets

A visit to a rocketmaker shows a reliance on very basic materials. The range of rockets fired at Israel has slowly been growing.


Commentary: When Questions of Science Come to a Courtroom, Truth Has Many Faces

The knottiest problem has been deciding what scientific evidence or testimony should be considered in the first place.


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Forlan to sign five-year deal with Villarreal

MADRID, Aug 20  - Manchester United's Uruguayan striker Diego Forlan will be signing a five-year contract with Villarreal, the Primera Liga side said on Friday.


Breast Cancer Risk Linked to Normal Aging of Breast Tissue

TUESDAY, Nov. 21 (HealthDay News) -- A woman's risk for breast cancer as she grows older appears strongly linked to the natural process of lobular regression, Mayo Clinic researchers have concluded.


EU left warns Commission over Buttiglione

European socialists have vowed to lead an all-out rebellion against the new European Commission of Jose Manuel Barroso unless he meets concerns over controversial Italian nominee Rocco Buttiglione.


Jim Edmonds homered twice, giving him seven in six games, as the Cardinals put on a power show to beat the San Diego Padres, 9-3, last night in St. Louis.


Terrell Owens really likes being part of the Dallas Cowboys except for one thing: "The Snitch." Owens remains upset that someone within the organization has been airing his dirty laundry. It started with a preseason report about him being late to work and continued with the story about a problem that causes him to fall asleep in meetings.


Effort Intensifies to Secure Penn Station

Trash cans are welded shut, armed guards are watching rail yards and thousands of cops are patrolling Penn Station. North America's busiest train station is the epicenter of the city's largest police deployment in memory.


Hostages flee as army moves in to break Pakistan mosque siege

Security forces storm radical mosque in Islamabad  in an effort to end a bloody week-long siege.


Bad light and rain forces a draw in the first Test with England one wicket from victory over India.


E' in Emilia Romagna che vivono gli italiani piu' ricchi: le Marche presentano dati stabili. ANCONA- L'Istat ha tracciato il quadro sui redditi delle famiglie italiane: una fotografia della distribuzione della ricchezza nelle varie regioni.


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World finance ministers gathered under heavy guard on Sunday to discuss efforts to fight terror financing while warning the world must stay focused on the economic recovery and fight against poverty.


Labor-U.S.:  The Beauty Industry's Ugly Secret

By Ngoc Nguyen  SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Sep. 19, 2006 (IPS/GIN) -- A new advocacy group is pushing the $20 billion-a-year manicure industry to use safer products to protect nail salon workers from daily exposure to potentially dangerous chemicals.


Swedish Annika Sorenstam is all smiles as she holds winner's trophy following her victory on the final round of the US $ 1million (euro 780,000) LPGA Mizuno classic at Seta golf course in Otsu western Japan, Sunday, Nov 7, 2004.


Scotland's education minister, Hugh Henry, orders a review of the new chartered teaching scheme.


Managers Move Some Funds to Europe, Asia

U.S. fund managers seem inclined not to make any big shifts in allocations among the major asset classes, but a new Reuters poll shows money moving into Europe outside of the Eurozone and into non-Japan Asia.


JEBALIYA REFUGEE CAMP, Gaza StriP -- Israeli aircraft struck more targets in the Gaza Strip yesterday as the army massed an armoured force in apparent preparation for a major military operation against militants in Jebaliya, the Palestinians' biggest


Muslim Cleric Rushes to Arafat's Side Amid Confusion

A top Muslim cleric rushed to Yasser  Arafat's bedside in a French hospital on Wednesday, insisting  the veteran Palestinian leader was still alive even as aides  pushed ahead with burial preparations.


Suicide squirrel in opera-hating kamikaze bike spoke mangle

Finnished RZSL A Helsinki squirrel dived into the bicycle wheel of passing opera singer Esa Ruuttunen, hospitalising him and killing itself.â¦


Victims of sex crimes and abuse may be able to sue years later, after a key ruling in the "lotto rapist" case.


A Nobel winning novelist is among the alleged hit list of targets singled out for speaking about Turkey's treatment of its minorities


A judge threatened to jail the head of the state Department of Children & Families if the agency can't explain why it consistently has failed to get mentally ill jail inmates into psychiatric treatment.


French Media Watchdog Grants License to Hezbollah-Linked Network

Romania's broadcasting watchdog admonished the state television station Nov. 19 for failing to intervene when a presidential candidate said the U.S. Embassy was "a nest of pedophiles." Nationalist senator ...


Maranello, 14:14 - F1, DOMANI LA PRESENTAZIONE DELLA NUOVA FERRARI

Sarà presentata domani la nuova Ferrari. Saranno i piloti Raikkonen e Massa e i tecnici (il d...


The biggest charity concert since Live Aid has been staged in Cardiff - for victims of the Asian tsunami disaster.


Palestinian accused rapist shot dead in custody

Masked gunmen shot dead an accused rapist on his way to court in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Tuesday in the latest sign of a growing Palestinian breakdown of law and order.


Ramstein runway to close for repairs next month

A major portion of military air traffic in the European theater will be rerouted for 10 days in September when the Ramstein Air Base runway closes for repairs.


JERUSALEM -- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert testified for more than six hours yesterday before a commission investigating the performance of Israel's government and military during last summer's conflict in Lebanon.


Sollevato conflitto attribuzioni con Tesoro per revoca Cda


Dei comitati delle organizzazioni agricole e cooperative Ue


Virgin to Launch Commercial Space Flights

British entrepreneur Richard Branson said Monday that his company plans to launch commercial space flights over the next few years.


Days after becoming a United States citizen, Craig Ferguson will get a chance to zing President Bush. Mr. Ferguson, host of the âLate Late Showâ on CBS, said he had been booked as the entertainer at the annual White House correspondentsâ dinner in Washington on April 26. Mr. Ferguson, born in Glasgow, was sworn in as an American citizen on Friday. Customarily attended by the president, the dinner, described by Mr. Ferguson as âlike the Oscars for politicians,â is a gathering not without pitfalls for comics. Barbed political jokes led to criticism of Don Imus and Stephen Colbert.


Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Terry Glenn underwent knee surgery Thursday for the second time in six weeks in an attempt to give him a chance of featuring later this season.


Bear Stearns may become takeover target amid unrest

Bear Stearns Cos Inc's  management shake-up could make the investment bank a takeover target, but the possibility of more write-downs and chance of legal entanglements from the subprime mortgage crisis could sideline suitors for now, analysts said on Tuesday.


After months of heated debate, a major revision, protests and an unsuccessful legislative assault, the most sweeping changes to the nation's overtime rules in more than 50 years take effect tomorrow.


If Phil Mickelson continues to be paired with Tiger Woods on Friday afternoon in the alternate shot portion of the Ryder Cup program, he'll have to


Pakistani security forces killed three suspected Islamist militants in a clash in the North Waziristan region on the Afghan border on Saturday, the military said.


Ford Motor Credit, the financial arm of   Ford Motor Co. F.N said on Thursday it would cut 2,000 jobs   -- almost a quarter of its staff in North America -- and close   branch offices in order to cut costs.


24-hour, seven continent show could raise awareness but at what cost to climate?


Black & Decker shares drop after cutting fourth-quarter outlook

Tool maker Black & Decker Corp  slashed its fourth-quarter profit outlook on Friday, citing worse-than-expected conditions in North America and a one-time charge, and its shares fell as much as 10 percent.


I've been called many things in the (nearly) 30 years I've spent on this planet, much of which probably couldn't be repeated here.


Mexico orders army offensive against drug gangs

Mexico's new government, struggling with rampant drug trafficking and crime, ordered thousands of troops to the western state of Michoacan on Monday to fight drug cartels locked in a vicious turf war.


Uncertainty for Ruby and Rails despite changes

Zed rails, Bray dizzy The launch of a low-cost Ruby on Rails integrated development environment from SapphireSteel Software based on Microsoft's Visual Studio comes at a turning point for both the Ruby language and its associated Rails framework. But quite what the turning point will be is open to question.â¦


The increases in the cost of higher education continue to drive up the amount that students and families borrow, according to a new report by the College Board.


Broadway Takings Up as Weak Dollar Draws Tourists

Foreign tourists lured to New York by the weak U.S. dollar helped boost Broadway theater box office takings by 3 percent in 2004, an industry association said on Wednesday.


L'amministratore delegato sarebbe da ieri a New York


The Ministry of Defence is close to a decision on awarding a contract for the replacement of a fleet of military trucks, a German newspaper has reported.


U.S. to Impose New Sanctions Targeting Iran's Military

The Bush administration plans to roll out an unprecedented package of unilateral sanctions against Iran today, including the long-awaited designations of its Revolutionary Guard Corps as a proliferator of weapons of mass destruction and of the elite Quds Force as a supporter of terrorism, according...


Late fall reports that The Washington Post Co. (NYSE: WPO) would buy online magazine Slate from Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) were confirmed yesterday.


An out of this world IT job: Mars rover driver

From 100 million miles away, 14 workers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory  take turns daily planning the routes, work schedules and areas to be explored by the two Mars rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, as they make their way across the Martian surface.


Belgian horseback shrimpers vow to preserve trade

OOSTDUINKERKE, Belgium  - As dying trades go, Belgium's horseback shrimp fishery must be among the most arcane and outdated.


Santana says he signed with Mets to win World Series

Johan Santana, the Mets' new $137.5 million pitcher, got a taste of how New York honors its championship teams with the parade for Super Bowl-winning New York Giants and wants his turn.


OSAKA, Japan  - Bernard Lagat became the first American man to win a global 1,500 meters title for 99 years when he swept to victory down the home straight at the world championships on Wednesday.


Sen. Barack Obama is slated to pick up the endorsement of the powerful Teamsters, the second major union endorsement for the Democratic front-runner in a week, union officials told The Associated Press on Wednesday.


Russia has offered to work with Ukraine's new Western-leaning leader, in an end to its frosty silence over Viktor Yushchenko's election victory.


Game Theory: Dance Power, Metalhead Riffs and Singalongs

Elite Beat Agents for the Nintendo DS handheld console is a great mix of purposely nonsensical story and engaging gameplay.


ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Feb. 6 -- Despite the candidates' colorful posters papering road signs and storefronts, the political atmosphere two weeks before Pakistan's parliamentary elections is as bleak and foreboding as the gray winter sky shrouding much of the country.


Reports of further crackdown on Burma press

MARK COLVIN: More news from Burma, where the Prime Minister Khin Nyunt was toppled this week in a victory for even harder-line generals in the country's ruling junta.


Iraq remains key topic ahead of US debate

President George W. Bush has defended the invasion of Iraq despite a new report rejecting. Thursday ratcheted up the political fight over Iraq


Delphi to close auto parts factory in Spain

Bankrupt US auto parts supplier Delphi Corp. said it was selling a factory in Spain with the loss of 1,600 jobs.


What if, just like Andy Warhol said we would, we gave everyone their 15 minutes of fame?


NRC sees "nuclear renaissance" in coming years

Energy companies plan to file permit requests in the next two years to build 27 new nuclear reactors in the United States, according to a U.S. regulator who said Tuesday his agency expects a "nuclear renaissance."


The government's bid to update the mental health laws are criticised as "rooted in stereotype" by peers.


After a Multitude of Tests, an Answer From Grandmother's Memory

While the pediatrician worried that Beth might have a childhood muscular disorder, a grandmother made a diagnosis.


Body of NBC Executive's Son Believed Found

MONTROSE, Colo.  - The body believed to be that of  NBC Sports Chairman Dick Ebersol's 14-year-old son was  recovered on Monday from under the wreckage of an aircraft that  crashed in western Colorado and killed two others, officials  said.


McGrady targets former GM Weisbrod for comments

Tracy McGrady insists Orlando Magic general manager John Weisbrod was transferring blame by saying players failed to take responsibility for an abysmal season.


HMV partners with Microsoft for music service

British music giant HMV on Wednesday announced plans to launch a digital music service next year, using software being developed by Microsoft.


Lyon, France (Sports Network) - Juventus and French international striker David Trezeguet underwent surgery Tuesday on his injured left shoulder.


Illinois Seeks to Buy European Flu Shots

Citing "an urgent need" at a time of flu vaccine shortages, Illinois asked for federal permission Monday to buy at least 62,000 vaccine doses from Europe for the state's nursing home residents.


If you're not prepared, inflation can ruin your retirement.


Chirac's Popularity Sinks on Turkey and Economy

French President Jacques Chirac's popularity has sunk to its lowest level in seven years because of fears over the economy and Turkey's bid to join the European Union, an opinion poll showed Sunday.


Rogue banner ad pulled Microsoft has admitted its Windows Live Messenger client displayed banner ads for several days punting an application blacklisted as a security risk.â¦


JERUSALEM, Aug. 31 -- The Israeli army turned over a small border area in southern Lebanon to Lebanese and foreign troops Thursday, a symbolic move paving the way for U.N. peacekeepers to go into the volatile region.


'Grudge' tops national, local box-office charts

Film industry forecasters were unanimous that "The Grudge" would wrestle the box-office crown away from three-time champ "Shark Tale.


Bin Laden Condemns Bush, Says New Attacks Possible

Osama bin Laden burst into the U.S.  election campaign on Saturday, issuing his first video tape in  more than a year to deride President Bush and warn of possible  new Sept. 11-style attacks.


Unions blame US Airways disaster on bad planning

PHILADELPHIA As operations return to near-normal for US Airways, union leaders today are blaming the airline's Christmas meltdown on bad planning, not worker absences.


The Black Caps are on top after two days of the first cricket test against Bangladesh in Dhaka, a day highlighted by a hat-trick to James Franklin.


Singapore Bans Human Cloning, Stem Cell Research OK

Singapore banned human cloning Thursday and said offenders would face 10 years in jail to prevent "abhorrent experiments."


Vampire-Style Killer Found Dead in Prison

A Scottish man convicted of murdering his best friend, whose blood he said he drank in an effort to gain immortality, was found dead Tuesday in his prison, officials said.


Court Panel Says New York Schools Need Billions More

A panel has found that an additional $5.6 billion must be spent on schoolchildren every year to provide a basic education.


Il ministro delle AttivitÃ  produttive: ''Non mi aspetto ...

Roma, 25 nov. (Adnkronos) - Domani in Consiglio dei ministri verrÃ  presentato ''un decreto legge che modificherÃ  i requisiti per beneficiare della legge Marzano'' per ''consentire a Volare di trovare la strada per il risanamento''.


Luna Rossa-New Zealand la finale dell'America's Cup

La Louis Vuitton cup in diretta. Il team italiano ha vinto il sorteggio per l'ordine di partenza: nella prima regata ha la destra e il diritto di rotta


British bank Barclays Plc  has held merger talks with U.S. bank Wells Fargo  that could create a financial giant worth about $180 billion, Britain's Sunday Express newspaper reported.


To root out Taliban, Pakistan to expel 2.4 million Afghans

But simply shifting the world's largest refugee community across borders would only serve to raise tensions, analysts say.


OTTAWA - The prime minister's communications director is denying allegations that Paul Martin considered eliminating the Canada Health Act in a draft of his 1995 budget.


Anything but Microsoft As the tenth anniversary of Sun Microsystems' StarOffice acquisition approaches it grows increasingly difficult to fathom what Sun intends for its suite.â¦


British conference on globalization draws US treasury secretary as star speaker

US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson will be the star speaker at this week's annual conference of British employers, who distrust their government but welcome globalization and foreign investment in Britain.


Venezuela's leader says his plans to sign big arms deals in Russia does not make him an aggressor.


CRAWFORD, Tex., July 8 -- Antiwar activist Cindy Sheehan said Sunday that she plans to run against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) unless Pelosi introduces articles of impeachment against President Bush in the next two weeks.


Fruits and vegetables may lower gallstone risk

NEW YORK  - Women who regularly eat fruits and vegetables may have lower odds of developing painful gallstones, the results of a large study suggest.


Fed: Trade frictions threaten resilient economy

BILOXI, Mississippi  - Officials from the Federal Reserve on Saturday warned of dangers from a rising tide of trade disputes and the harmful impact on what one otherwise termed a "resilient" United States economy.


Environmentalists have complained for years that the Colorado River below a manmade dam was washing away natural sediment in the Grand Canyon, wiping away beaches and native fish and plants.


Miles from the Capitol where President Bush will take the oath of office, dozens of officials from 50 federal, state and local agencies will work side by side in a high-tech command center keeping close tabs on the security situation for the first presidential inauguration since the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks.


NEW YORK (Billboard) - Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher  revealed Friday his band's sixth studio set will be released  internationally May 16, almost three years after its previous  set, "Heathen Chemistry."


Post-Election, Hollywood Seen as Liability to Left

Hollywood is licking its wounds after an election that saw voters not only reject the candidate it anointed -- Democrat John Kerry -- but repudiate the values that the liberal stronghold cherishes.


Olmert and Abbas try to narrow statehood differences

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met on Monday to see if they could narrow differences over Palestinian statehood ahead of a U.S.-sponsored conference in November.


Kyrgyzstan's government resigned on Wednesday in line with requirements set by a new constitution adopted at a nationwide referendum last weekend.


Austrians Win NY Empire Run-Up Again, Eldest Rolls On

The returning champions from Austria  both posted remarkable victories on Tuesday in the Empire State  Building Run-Up, while the Big Apple's favorite social climber  shined again at age 93 in the 28th annual race.


NEW YORK - A sharp drop in oil prices gave Wall Street a small relief rally Monday, with stocks regaining ground after falling earlier in the session.    While oil prices topped $55 per barrel in pre-market trading, the latest production report from OPEC - showing oil production at 25-year highs - deflated futures trading substantially...


Eurostat, deficit bilancia commerciale 15 mld a maggio 2007


The euro edged lower against the dollar on Friday after weaker-than-expected euro zone manufacturing data for September dragged the currency from a fresh record high.


David Gardner sits down for a discussion with the company's vice chairman, Peter Cuneo.


Chieti, 15:17 - CALCIO, C1; IL LANCIANO SOTTO CUSTODIA GIUDIZIARIA

La società calcistica del Lanciano, iscritta al campionato di serie C1, girone B, da oggi &eg...


Area health officials await flu shot delivery

Help is on the way for Fredericksburg-area residents at risk of complications from the flu. The Rappahannock Area Health District expects to receive enough flu vaccine within the next month to inoculate about 2,000 people.


A day after matching the course record with a 61, Purdy struggled through stifling heat to a round of 69 that left him at 10-under-par 130, one stroke behind leader Dean Wilson midway through the Texas Open.


Reggio Calabria, 19:57 - CALCIO, REGGINA: 19 CONVOCATI PER LA ROMA

Sono 19 i giocatori della Reggina convocati da Massimo Ficcadenti per la sfida di domani contro la R...


Gaza fighting escalates but truce efforts renewed

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


Beckham scores beauty as England beats Wales 2-0 in World Cup ...

David Beckham grabbed the spotlight away from Wayne Rooney with a spectacular goal, a needless suspension and a trip to hospital with a broken rib as England downed Wales 2-0 in a World Cup qualifying game Saturday.


At least eight dead in Green Zone blasts

Two explosions have killed at least eight people in one of the bloodiest attacks on Baghdad's fortified Green Zone. "There were body parts scattered everywhere.


NBA Needs to Look in Mirror, Not Just at Artest

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


Israel will allow the Palestinian prime minister to return to Gaza but without millions in donations, sources say.


The discount broker is in talks with UBS to sell its capital markets division.


New York, 11:18 - BASEBALL, MLB: RISULTATI

Questi i risultati delle partite della regular season della Major League Baseball, disputate nella n...


Soldier missing as floods hit large swathe of UK

Floods hit areas of north-west and central England, Wales and Northern Ireland on Friday, disrupting car and rail traffic and leading to the disappearance of a soldier on exercises, officials said.


Merck Falls as E-Mails Suggest Vioxx Smoking Gun

Merck & Co. Inc.'s Vioxx recall is mushrooming into a product-liability nightmare that erased another $23 billion of the company's valuation on Monday, but analysts said it will likely withstand the crisis.


BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd  has shipped the first of its smartphones to China and hopes to start selling them later this year, a major breakthrough for the company in penetrating the huge Asian market.


Abbas tells Hamas in Gaza crisis talks to end "coup"

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday rejected demands by Hamas for control of the Gaza border and told the Islamist group to "end its coup in Gaza".


Gov't to find new sources of economic growth

RBC, 27.09.2004, Moscow 11:36:38.The Russian government will work on diversifying sources of Russia's economic growth in 2005, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov announced at the annual conference "Russia, Investments in the Economy of Growth.


East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta  was in a serious but stable condition on Tuesday in an  Australian hospital, but medics were planning more surgery for  up to three gunshot wounds, a senior doctor said.


Il leader dell'Udc rilancia dopo gli ultimatum di Berlusconi "Non faccio il guastafeste: voglio un centrodestra diverso"                                          Casini: "La Cdl non ha piÃ¹ senso i vertici se li facciano da soli"


NY pressed to review deaths of Ground Zero workers

Activists, including U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, put fresh pressure on New York City on Friday to compensate Ground Zero workers following the first confirmed death from inhaling the dust of the World Trade Center wreckage.


ACTRESS Julia Roberts was said to be âthrilledâ last night after giving birth to twins. Her publicist revealed that she and cameraman husband Danny Moder had named the boy and girl Phinnaeus and Hazel.


Keyboard survives to type the tale You've got a desktop keyboard. And it's stained, grimy and filled with crumbs - not to mention the odd short, curly hair that really can't have got there through natural means. What do you do? You put it in the Whirlpool, that's what.â¦


ROUND ROCK, Texas -- Computer maker Dell Inc. said Monday it will delay filing its fiscal second-quarter report and suspended its share repurchase program because of previously-disclosed accounting probes.


Autostrada ora e' libera tra Lagonegro e Sibari


Lily Allen wants another baby after miscarriage

British singer Lily Allen says she wants to have another baby with her boyfriend Ed Simmons following her miscarriage a few days ago.


Student boggles rivals at bog snorkelling

The coveted title of World Champion Bog Snorkeller went for the third year in a row to a 17-year-old Welsh student who saw off 140-odd competitors at one of Britain's more unusual sporting events on Monday.


World AIDS Day to be recognized Wednesday

Wednesday's 17th annual World AIDS Day will be observed locally with a 6 pm gathering in front of the historic Butler County Courthouse.


Nell'indagine altri collaboratori e amici del premier: Gozi e ScarpelliniAl nome del presidente del consiglio si Ã¨ arrivati per un numero di cellulare                                            Prodi indagato per abuso d'ufficio l'inchiesta del pm di Catanzaro                                                                                dal nostro inviato FRANCESCO VIVIANO


Races close as Iowa kicks off White House campaign

DES MOINES, Iowa  - Voters in Iowa begin the process of choosing the next U.S. president on Thursday with two close nominating races, as a new poll showed Democrat Barack Obama leading John Edwards -- with Hillary Clinton falling to a potentially damaging third.


BOSTONâSome fans with shockingly short memories made the mistake of chanting "Who's Your Papi?'' last night when it looked like David Ortiz and his Boston Red Sox would run their opponents all the way back to Missouri.


Russian war reporter found shot dead in Moscow

Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya,  an outspoken critic of the war in rebel Chechnya, was found  shot dead on Saturday at her apartment block in central Moscow,  news agencies reported.


Rival retailers' shares fall on Kmart-Sears deal

NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Shares of rival retailers fell in Wednesday trading following the news of Kmart buying Sears for $11 billion.


Home Office coughs to five database breaches

The internal menace Security at the British Home Office's Identity and Passport Service (IPS) database has been compromised four times, with individuals' data used inappropriately by Home Office employees and contractors. A fifth breach has hit a Prison Service database.â¦


The British actor Ian McShane opens next week as the patriarch Max in Harold Pinterâs âHomecoming,â a man-monster of diminishing powers and, of course, many vulgarities.


Rightists Make Strong Strides in Eastern German State Elections

Far-right parties made their strongest showing in six years in German state elections on Sunday, as voters reacted against Chancellor Gerhard SchrÃ¶der's governing party after sharp cutbacks in welfare benefits.


Tokyo, Japan (Sports Network) - Japan's baseball players have decided to go on strike for the first time in the 70-year history of the sport in that nation.


McLeish promises new recruits after shock Cup exit

Furious Birmingham City manager Alex McLeish vowed to go on a spending spree after watching his side suffer a shock FA Cup third round defeat away to League One minnows Huddersfield Town.


Freeview lobby cries foul on Ofcom HDTV plans

Haves and have-nots A group of broadcasting industry firms has criticised Ofcom's plans for high definition TV on the Freeview platform, warning they are built to fail and risk undermining the future of terrestrial TV.â¦


NHS patient waiting lists in England have fallen to their lowest level for 17 years, government figures show.


The study, which was conducted by Yahoo and media agency OMD, examined the way in which 13 US households reacted to being denied access to the internet for two weeks.


Stoccolma, 14:13 - CALCIO, SVEZIA; MELLBERG: MAI PIU' IN NAZIONALE CON LAGERBACK

Cacciato dal ritiro della nazionale per essersi presentato tardi in ritiro, Olaf Mellberg non vuole ...


US House plans community hearings on immigration

In an election-year battle over  immigration, congressional Republicans said on Tuesday they  plan to take the issue directly to voters with hearings across  the country on whether millions of illegal immigrants should  have a path to citizenship.


David Ortiz's drive into the right-field bullpen set off a frenzy at Fenway and gave the Boston Red Sox a shot at pulling off the greatest comeback ever.


ADL says Will Smith didn't praise Hitler

A Jewish group said Wednesday that it accepts Will Smith's explanation that he never praised Adolf Hitler in remarks the star says were misinterpreted.


Settimana scorsa individuato primo focolaio


Roma, 17:06 - CALCIO, BRESCIA: ISTANZA A CAMERA CONCILAZIONE CONI

La Camera di Conciliazione e Arbitrato per lo Sport del Coni ha ricevuto nella giornata odierna l'is...


It should be easier for mobile users to discover the amount of radiation generated by their handsets,  a leading expert says.


The mystery of Veerappan's missing moustache

The missing handlebar moustache of forest brigand Veerappan has triggered speculation that it wasn't the sandalwood smuggler who was killed in Monday's encounter with the Tamil Nadu Special Task Force near Dharmapuri.


Action star Ray Winstone, who more recently appeared in the Oscar winning movie "The Departed", was surprised by actor Harrison Ford's physical fitness on the sets of the new "Indiana Jones" movie.


Panama recalls medicine after mystery deaths

Panama on Friday withdrew stocks of a medicine used by thousands to treat high blood pressure after investigations linked it to a mystery illness that has killed 19 people.


The country's new military leaders set up a special commission to investigate corruption allegations.


Poi si e' tolto la vita.Ferito anche il figlio


Appena un mese fa, pur imbarazzata dall'uragano scommesse piombato in casa, Simona Ventura lo aveva difeso: Â«Stefano Ã¨ innocente, io e Stefano siamo innamorati, le voci su una presunta crisi sono cicliche sui giornali, ormai siamo abituatiÂ».


In today's corporate climate, where  self service means saving money, business travelers are  increasingly asked to make their own air, lodging and rental  car arrangements through online programs.


Scholars Decry Law School's About-Face on New Dean

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 13 -- Scholars across the political spectrum protested what they called an assault on academic freedom after the University of California at Irvine withdrew a job offer from a liberal professor who wrote an op-ed criticizing the Bush administration.


Today on the presidential campaign trail

Crowds, barbs mark final stage of New Hampshire primary campaign ... McCain gets nostalgic as he seeks repeat of 2000 New Hampshire primary win ... Campaigning takes a toll on Obama's voice ... Huckabee encourages N.H. voters to be first primary voters to choose him.


Lethal Weapon star Danny Glover has been arrested outside the Sudan Embassy in Washington during a heated protest march. After an incident in the African country Wednesday, Glover was charged with disorderly


Iraqi Minister Sees Internal Security in 18 Months

Iraq's interim Interior Minister Falah  al-Naqib said Monday he believed the country could establish  full control of its internal security within 18 months.


At least eight people are said to have died after inmates seize control of a top-security jail in Argentina.


Chrysler CEO seeks deals to boost sales abroad: WSJ

The chief executive of DaimlerChrysler  AG's (DCXGn.DE) Chrysler Group said he wants to use new  alliances to more than double sales outside North America, the  Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.


HIV Vaccine Years Away, Despite Hopeful Research

Researchers from universities in the UK, the US and South Africa have successfully identified key genes in the body's fight against HIV infection.


Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert by telephone on Saturday that militant groups had agreed to cease attacks on Israel from the Gaza Strip as of 0400 GMT on Sunday, an Abbas aide said.


Less than two weeks after Microsoft announced a $1 billion charge to extend the warranty of failing Xbox 360 consoles, the executive who headed the company's video game business has resigned to take a job at Electronic Arts.


Bush, Kerry to Meet in Key Debate Tonight

After a deluge of campaign speeches and hostile television ads, President Bush and challenger John Kerry will get their chance to face each other directly Thursday night before an audience of tens of millions of voters in a high-stakes debate about terrorism, the Iraq war and the bloody aftermath.


U.S. producer prices jumped a bigger-than-expected 2 percent in November, the largest gain in more than three decades, on a spike in energy prices, a government report showed on Tuesday.


Showing no signs of a torn thigh muscle that sidelined him for three weeks, Federer returned to action Monday with a 6-1, 7-6 (4) victory over Gaston Gaudio of Argentina in the first round of the ATP Masters Cup championships.


The House helped baseball begin to crack down on steroids three years ago. But by stepping into the Roger Clemens mess, Washington can only strike out


She's a pop singer, a pinup-worthy beauty and a paparazzi favorite, but Jessica Simpson insists she's just "a normal girl."


Oil futures prices briefly topped 55 dollars (US) a barrel after a report showed US supplies of distillate fuel, which includes heating oil and diesel, shrank for a fifth straight week.


Mentana lascia la direzione del Tg5. Opposizioni preoccupate

Con un commuovente editoriale, il direttore Enrico Mentana ha ieri annunciato, durante l'edizione delle ore 20 del Tg5, che Mediaset ha deciso di sostituirlo alla guida del telegiornale. Al suo posto (Mentana


People who find it difficult to clear nicotine from their body may be more vulnerable to getting hooked on smoking.


Il gruppo di Zarqawi annuncia: Â«Bigley libero a dispetto di Blair ...

I mass media inglesi, prime fra tutti le televisioni Bbc e Sky News, non danna alcun risalto al comunicato dei presunti sequestratori di Kenneth Bigley diffuso martedÃ¬ sera sul sito web âAlQalah.comâ sulla sorte dellâostaggio inglese rapito in Iraq


Gil Muratori teaches a unique class in fish etiquette

He's part of a National Park Service experiment in south Florida to send first-time fishing violators to a school instead of fining them.


Per la 15/a edizione coinvolte 900 aziende


This song is my song, this song is your song. That's the agreement reached between the publishers of Woody Guthrie's classic "This Land is Your Land" and JibJab Media, creators of an animated Internet short that uses the tune in a comic sendup of President Bush and Sen. John Kerry's presidential campaigns.


Texas museum to show Lucy fossil amid criticism

Lucy, the world's most famous human ancestor, will go on public display for the first time in the United States this week amid criticism that her 3.2 million year old bones are too fragile to withstand an 11-city tour.


Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden is alive but the trail is "completely cold", Pakistan President Musharraf admits.


By David McGrath Schwartz  By DAVID McGRATH SCHWARTZ  REVIEW-JOURNAL  Higher fees to connect new buildings and homes to sewer systems are in the works to pay for a $750 million pipeline that will pump wastewater into the middle of Lake Mead starting next decade.


The comeback is nearly complete for Opie and Anthony. It was just four years ago when the raucous radio duo became shocked jocks, yanked off the air for their infamous "sex in St. Patrick's Cathedral" stunt. The pair are back now as satellite radio stars and terrestrial radio saviors &#151; doing shows in both formats, and luring back listeners lost by David Lee Roth.


MINNESOTA, US -- Russia defeated the United States 3-1 in North American Pool play at the World Cup of Hockey in St Paul, Minnesota.


U.S. Soldier to Plead Guilty to Iraq Prisoner Abuse

MANNHEIM, Germany  - The highest-ranking U.S.  soldier accused of abusing Iraqi prisoners has reached a deal  to plead guilty to some charges at his forthcoming court  martial in Baghdad in October, one of his lawyers said on  Tuesday.


Qantas takeover offer seen as early as Wednesday

Qantas Airways Ltd. ,  Australia's top airline, is expected to announce a takeover  offer of around A$10.9 billion (US$8.55 billion) from a  consortium led by Macquarie Bank Ltd.  this week,  possibly as early as Wednesday, sources said.


Roma, 14:02 - CALCIO, ROMA; R. SENSI: ANCHE IL NOSTRO E' GRANDE GRUPPO

Rosella Sensi fa i complimenti al Milan per la vittoria della Champions ma elogia anche la sua Roma....


Los Angeles, 11:17 - CALCIO, AMICHEVOLE: PARAGUAY-COREA DEL SUD 1-1

Paraguay e Corea del Sud hanno pareggiato 1-1 in un'amichevole disputata a Los Angeles. (20/01/20...


Fermati un albanese ed un laziale di 15 e 16 anni. Denunciato un terzo minorenneAbusati due figli di immigrati ed un loro coaetano di 10, 11 e 12 anni                                          Viterbo, coppia di adolescenti "Hanno violentato tre bambini"


Peyton edges Eli in Manning brothers showdown

Peyton Manning won family bragging   rights over younger brother Eli by guiding the Indianapolis   Colts to a dramatic 26-21 win over the New York Giants on   Sunday.


US stocks opened flat on Friday after a government report showed that the US economy grew more slowly in the second quarter but at a rate that matched economists' forecasts.


By Tiffany Martin  A lawyer for a Cambridge sand quarry wanting to set up a a large composting facility says it is significant that health authorities have not opposed the scheme.


Gas Leak Blast Kills Eight in Southern Italy

BARI, Italy  - Eight people from two families were  killed when a gas explosion destroyed their apartment building  in southern Italy early Saturday, fire services said.


Yale stands tall after scoring in the third overtime

Mike McLeod's third touchdown, a 1-yard run in the third overtime, followed by a defensive stand gave Yale a 26-20 victory over Penn yesterday in Philadelphia.


Murdoch Aims to Have Business News Channel

Rupert Murdoch, chairman and chief executive of the media conglomerate News Corp., told reporters Tuesday that he hoped to launch a business news cable channel by the summer.


Pentagon Scrubs Missile-Defense Flight Test

The first flight test in nearly two  years of a planned U.S. missile-defense shield has been  scrapped two days in a row this week because of bad weather,  the Pentagon said on Friday.


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


Ministro al-Naimi su aumento produzione sollecitata da Bush


A record 17 home-opener sellouts brought NBA attendance to 95 percent capacity for the first week of the season.


Treviso, 18:45 - CALCIO, TREVISO: PRESENTATO IL NEO TECNICO PILLON

Il nuovo alenatore del Treviso Giuseppe Pillon è stato presentato oggi allo stadio Tenni. Era...


La deputata della Quercia, vedova del giuslavorista ucciso dalle Br"Come  mai alla presentazione del documento congressuale di Fassino?                                            Mozioni, Olga D'Antona contro i Ds "Una ferita la presenza di Adriano Sofri"                                                                                "Che segnale diamo in questo modo alla magistratura?"


Studying a Navy Relic, Undisturbed for Nearly 60 Years

The U.S.S. Macon, the high-tech wonder of its day, was discovered on the ocean bottom in June 1990 after several searches.


Jason Lezak, fastest man in the world  this year, and Ian Crocker were eliminated in the heats of the  100 meters freestyle on Tuesday, leaving the United States  without an Olympic finalist in the event for the first time,  barring the boycotted 1980 Moscow Games and an open-water duel  between an Austrian and a Hungarian in 1896.


6 Civilians, 17 Insurgents Killed in Iraq Violence

A car bomb killed six civilians in Samarra, north of Baghdad, on Sunday when it exploded as a U.S. convoy was passing, police said. South of the capital, U.S. and Iraqi forces killed 17 suspected insurgents in raids.


Top 5 Movies of the Week(As on September 09th, 2004)


Russia Says Attack Was To Ignite Regional War

The guerrillas who took over a school in southern Russia argued heatedly over whether to abandon the siege in the moments leading up to the firestorm of explosions and shooting that killed hundreds, Russian officials said Monday.


The French leader urges hostage-takers in Iraq to free two journalists - 100 days after they were taken.


Borlaug awarded Congressional Gold Medal

President Bush presented the Congressional Gold Medal on Tuesday to agriculture scientist Norman Borlaug, whose work on high-yield, disease-resistant varieties of wheat is credited with starting the "Green revolution" and alleviating starvation in India and Pakistan in the 1960s.


Annan to help build support for Iraq gov't

Secretary-General Kofi Annan, responding to a call for assistance from Iraq's new premier, has agreed to help muster political and economic support for the country's new government, the U.N. spokesman said Friday.


LOS ANGELES (Sports Network) - Matt Leinart threw a pair of  touchdown passes and LenDale White ran for two scores, as No. 1  Southern California blanked Washington, 38-0, in a Pac-10  mismatch at the Coliseum.


Wiki Citizens Taking on a New Area: Searching

Jimmy Wales, co-founder of Wikipedia, is launching an Internet search engine based on the same voluntary collaboration that drives the online encyclopedia.


Home improvement retailer Home Depot  Inc said on Monday that under a tender offer that expired on  August 31, it agreed to buy 289.331 million shares of its  common stock for a total value of $10.7 billion.


Coming months vital for U.S. Iraq strategy

The next three to four months will be vital to determine if violence in Iraq can be cut further and security maintained with fewer American troops, the number two U.S. military commander in Iraq said on Tuesday.


Fla. Caregivers Charged With Child Abuse

A 4-year-old foster child whose unsolved disappearance rocked Florida's child welfare agency two years ago was caged and tied up before she vanished, authorities said Wednesday in announcing abuse charges against her two caregivers.


Shares of Overstock.com hit an all-time high Monday after the online retailer said it posted the largest sales in its history on the day after Thanksgiving.


Afghan vote count finally ends with Karzai a landslide winner

Afghanistan's protracted election vote count finally drew to a close with President Hamid Karzai the landslide victor, but an official declaration of his win still awaited the verdict of a fraud probe.


Go from zero to 80 grand by shifting a few financial gears.


Older women should avoid hormone therapy: study

Women long past menopause should not use hormones to prevent heart disease, researchers said on Wednesday.


Detectives in Ballymena are treating as suspicious the death of a woman whose body was found in the town.


Assets of the nation's retail money market mutual funds fell by $4.38 billion in the latest week to $824.69 billion, the Investment Company Institute said Thursday.


Il tecnico replica al capitano gialllorosso: "Si ricordi di Napoli, lui sa...". Su Cassano: "L'ho gestito anche come un figlio, e siamo arrivati secondi". TORINO; 18 settembre 2004 - Fabio Capello risponde


Yahoo Profit Triples on Google Stake Sale

Internet media company Yahoo Inc. reported on Tuesday a quarterly net profit more than tripled from the year earlier, boosted by stronger online advertising and the sale of its stake in Google Inc.


A US oil billionaire goes on trial accused of paying millions of dollars to Saddam Hussein's government.


A spate of plays are examining both the political and human costs of the war in Iraq


(InfoWorld) - Casting the open-source Eclipse platform as a linchpin of product uniformity efforts, BEA Systems plans to reconfigure several middleware clients so they can be plugged into the Eclipse IDE, a company official said on Monday. At the EclipseCon conference in Santa Clara, Calif. on Tuesday, BEA will announce intentions to make interfaces to the following BEA AquaLogic products available as Eclipse plug-ins in the second half of 2007: * BPM Designer and BPM Studio for business process management. * Data Service Platform 3.0 for data integration and converting data to Web services. * Service Bus 3.0, which provides enterprise service bus capabilities for SOA. These moves are part of the company's Workspace 360 strategy, which is intended to provide role-specific tools that enable collaboration in an SOA. BEA seeks to provide an environment where such persons as business analysts, architects, IT operators, and managers can collaborate and have a common workspace; Eclipse plays a key role in that strategy, said Pieter Humphrey, senior product marketing manager at BEA. "The idea is to unify our tooling across all of our product lines: WebLogic, Tuxedo, AquaLogic," Humphrey said. Currently, collaboration often occurs in an ad hoc way, such as with IT personnel working together on Visio diagrams, he said. "[Collaboration] is a very common pain point," Humphrey said. By retrofitting these products as Eclipse plug-ins, the company is moving forward on its promise to make its whole product line Eclipse-friendly, according to Humphrey. "Were making good on our complete product line rather than just having pockets of Eclipse here and there," he said. While BEA has gone full speed ahead with Eclipse since joining the Eclipse Foundation in 2004, Humphrey acknowledged the company was a latecomer to the Eclipse camp. Eclipse was founded by IBM in 2001 and was spun out into a separate organization in 2004. "It wasn't clear immediately at first how mature [the Eclipse platform] was," said Humphrey. BEA's Guardian enterprise support service, released last month, uses the Eclipse Rich Client Platform (RCP), BEA noted. Also on Tuesday, BEA plans announce that Konstantin Komissarchik, a BEA staff software engineer and Eclipse architect, has been elected to the Eclipse Foundation Board of Directors for one year beginning next month. BEA also will announce that Jess Garms, a senior engineering program manager at BEA, has been selected to co-lead the Eclipse Web Tools Platform Project management committee.


Iran slowing down uranium enrichment work: ElBaradei

Iran has slowed the expansion of its disputed uranium enrichment program, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said on Monday, after Western powers threatened to hit Tehran with harsher sanctions.


The Mexican Telecom Industry Is Developing Rapidly and Has Enormous Growth Potential, Making It One of the Most Interesting Telecom Markets in the World

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c42341) has announced the addition of "2006 Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband in Latin America report - Mexico and the Caribbean Countries" to their offering.


Bank of England seen keeping rates steady despite Christmas blues

Despite signs of a poor Christmas for British retailers, the Bank of England (BoE) will likely refrain on Thursday from cutting interest rates from the current level of 4.75 percent.


Ex-Indian prime minister Rao dies after heart attack

Former prime minister P.V. Narasimha Rao, who launched socialist India on the path of free-market reforms in the 1990s, died two weeks after suffering a heart attack.


Kennedy Backs Obama As Dems Aim for Feb. 5

Endorsement is a key nod from the Democratic establishment. GOP contenders Romney and McCain hammer on each other in Florida.


White House won't back sex scandal senator

The White House on Wednesday strongly suggested that US Senator Larry Craig should not reverse his decision to resign after pleading guilty in an airport bathroom sex sting.


Despite a year that is among the worst in their firmsâ long histories, the chiefs of both Bear Stearns and Morgan Stanley are holding tight to their perches of power.


President Bush warned Saturday that if Congress does not act now to overhaul Social Security, the choices ahead will be harsh and painful. He repeated his call to add private accounts to the system.


City Choses D.C. Developers to Lead Sursum Corda Project

Two well-known D.C. developers have been chosen to tear down the low-income Sursum Corda cooperative and replace it with a larger, higher-density neighborhood in the center of the city that would be home to a mix of poor, middle-income and affluent residents, D.C. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty said.


Roma, 13:28 - CALCIO, MILAN; KAKA': IN CHAMPIONS VORREI EVITARE BARCELLONA

In un'intervista pubblicata sul 'Magazine' di uefa.com, Kakà parla del cammino del Milan in C...


Settimanale paolini, politici cristiani lievito societa'


Lone Star Park drops three days from 2005 meet

Lone Star Park on Thursday received permission from the Texas Racing Commission to drop three days from the trackâs 2005 meet. Originally scheduled for 70 days from April 13 through July 17, the meet will


Rapid growth seen for India's mobile market

InfoWorld - New research has confirmed that India's mobile phone market is set for a period of fast growth, with revenue from cellular services expected to jump by more than 18 percent each year for the next five years.


Profanity concerns prompt CBS to show "9/11" on web

CBS Corp. said on Saturday it would  broadcast the documentary "9/11" on the Internet as well as the  airwaves after several affiliates said they would delay or  forgo the award-winning film because it includes profanity.


Britain to send extra troops to Afghanistan: reports

Britain is to announce that it will send up to 1,000 extra troops to Afghanistan, according to media reports Friday, sparking claims that it is being forced to take up the slack from its NATO allies.


Terni, 19:08 - CALCIO, C1/B: TERNANA, PROBABILE NUOVA SCONFITTA A TAVOLINO

La Ternana anche domani con la Salernitana (nella seconda gara interna per il girone B della C1) non...


Actress Eva Mendes checks into rehab: report

Actress Eva Mendes, whose movies include "Training Day" and "Ghost Rider," has checked into a rehabilitation facility in Utah, celebrity Web sites reported on Friday.


Despite Pact, New Violence Stymies Aid in Sudan

Two weeks after Sudanese authorities and their guerrilla enemies signed a peace deal, a surge of violence is engulfing Darfur.


In the Los Angeles Dodgers' 8-3 loss to the Cardinals last night, right fielder Milton Bradley went 2 for 3 with a double and a home run.


Chris Crocker has been called "queer," "a human train wreck," the "Britney guy," an androgynous "it" and much, much worse.


Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon says 2005 offers a historic opportunity for peace with the Palestinians.


Security Concerns Prompt French BlackBerry Ban

French officials are banned from using BlackBerry smartphones for national security reasons.


For "Beyond the Sea," Kevin Spacey was not only the star and a producer, but also director, co-writer and leader of a tour of nine cities, backing his Darin act.


Molik upsets Zvonareva, Sharapova advances in Zurich

Olympic bronze medalist Alicia Molik upset sixth-seeded Vera Zvonareva 6-3, 5-7, 6-2 to reach the Swisscom Challenge quarterfinals Wednesday.


Revising a Name, but Not a Familiar Slogan

The United Negro College Fundâs slogan remains a powerful ad message 35 years after its debut. The groupâs name, however, has become a source of alienation.


Japanese stocks are expected to move in a narrow range on Monday as investors take a wait-and-see attitude because of concern over the impact on the economy of the strong yen.


Dance Review | Neta Dance Company: In the Underworld, Looking for Beams of Blessed Light

In her latest program, Neta Pulvermacher reveals not just a trilogy of dances, but also three sides of the choreographer herself.


Bonds finally signs one-year deal with Giants

Slugger Barry Bonds and the San Francisco Giants agreed on a one-year contract on Monday, following a nearly two-month delay that suggested team ambivalence to the controversial player.


The all-encompassing internet retailer joins the increasingly crowded field of competitors for this market, and backs it up with an impressive lineup of participating studios and networks. But a few big ones remain aloof, and Apple is about ready to take the plunge, too. Â


Neonata della Versilia sta bene, pesa poco piu' di 2,4 kg


GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba - An Australian cowboy who converted to Islam and allegedly fought for the Taliban in Afghanistan went before a U.S. military commission Wednesday and pleaded innocent to war crimes charges...


At least nine Afghan police officers and a civilian were killed in a firefight with American forces who mistook them for Taliban insurgents just south of Kabul early Thursday.


In this singing, dancing shrine to herself, Dame Edna proves her stardom by brilliantly exploiting our culture's masochistic obsession with the rich and famous.


Clinton, Obama Campaign Across U.S. for Weekend Races

Bloomberg - Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama campaigned across the nation in a bid to win five Democratic presidential nominating contests that will be held this weekend from Washington state to Maine.


Two explosions have rocked northwestern Spain following warnings sent to a newspaper from Basque separatist group ETA. Four other small bombs have exploded at holiday resorts on Spain's northern coast this month.


It wasnât all that long ago that golfâs Ryder Cup was an obscure country-club weekend of drinking and revelry against the backdrop of an American rout of the outmanned British.


WASHINGTON Senator John McCain declined on Sunday to endorse the leadership of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and questioned whether the planned increase in US forces in Iraq would provide enough security for the country's elections on Jan. 30.


JFK airport plot suspects appear in Trinidad court

Two suspects in a foiled plot to blow up New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport appeared in court in Trinidad and Tobago on Monday and were accused of conspiring to commit terrorism.


Here are today's Battleground Dispatches Ã¢ÂÂ a roundup of what is going on right now in the year's hottest races, based on reports from local and national media.


Il presidente di Confindustria interviene sulla sua successione alla guida dell'associazione"Auspico che il mondo delle imprese dia un segnale di unitÃ  al Paese"                                           Montezemolo lancia la Marcegaglia "Spero venga eletta all'unanimitÃ "


Eternal city reveals new layers during metro dig

Raffaela La Pasta is not sure but thinks that the still half-buried skeleton she is unearthing in downtown Rome is female, and at least 1,600-years-old.


US long-term mortgage rates fall this week

US long-term mortgage rates dropped this week to their lowest levels seen in six months, Freddie Mac reported Thursday in its weekly nationwide survey.


New York feasts on pricey Kobe beef food fight

A high-priced food fight has erupted in New York, with the owner of a high-end eatery seeking revenge on the city's top food critic, who dished out a brutal review complaining of rubbery pork and limp lettuce.


WorldCom Inc. investors canceled a $54 million settlement reached last month with the company's former outside directors after a judge voided a provision of the agreement that would have exposed banks to higher damages.


Leinart leads four USC All-Americans; Peterson first freshman ...

Heisman Trophy winner Matt Leinart and three of his USC teammates made The Associated Press All-America team announced Monday. Tailback Reggie Bush, defensive lineman Shaun Cody and linebacker Matt Grootegoed joined their quarterback on the first team.


Israel begins transferring tax funds to Abbas

Israel on Sunday began transferring to the Palestinians some of the hundreds of millions of dollars in tax funds it had frozen for 17 months, hoping to bolster President Mahmoud Abbas while isolating Hamas.


By CARLA SALAZAR  HUAYRE, Peru - When Peruvian officials set out to spread the wealth, they probably didn't mean mayors should build extravagant town halls and heated swimming pools.


Travel: Millionaire plans to halt Folkestone's decline by launching triennial featuring top artists.


When the Howard Hughes Medical Institute of Chevy Chase announced in 2002 that it would bring some of the world's top scientists to a sleek new research center in Loudoun County, it was hailed as an economic boon, perhaps planting the seed for a new biomedical corridor.


Genentech Beats Forecast but Slips on a Core Drugâs Sales

Genentech reported a 6 percent rise in fourth-quarter profit, but its stock slipped after news that its cancer drug, Avastin, failed to meet sales expectations.


Un fratello di Bigley accusa Blair Il premier: "Non cederemo"

LONDRA - L'ennesima, cruenta decapitazione. E in Gran Bretagna scoppia la polemica. Il fratello di Kenneth Bigley, Paul, accusa Downing Street: "Il primo ministro Tony Blair ha le mani sporche di sangue".


Oakland Hills Praised for Its Fair Ryder Cup Set-Up

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan  - Oakland Hills, once  regarded as a monster of a course, has been praised by rival  Ryder Cup captains Bernhard Langer and Hal Sutton.


SAN FRANCISCO--Intel predicted three years of solid development in wireless broadband on Tuesday, as it showed the first samples of its Rosedale 802.


Paar, Bunim, Others Left Mark on Television

Of the industry heavyweights who have died during the past year, none left a more indelible mark on his world than Jack Paar.


Ottawa - Canada's premiers and territorial leaders released a health funding counter-proposal Tuesday, saying Prime Minister Paul Martin's offer of $24.


Music: An Actor Whose Approach to Singing Lets the Words Take Center Stage

Johnny Deppâs performance as captured on screen in âSweeney Toddâ is stunning in every dimension: dramatically, psychologically, physically and, yes, vocally.


Sindacati, gestita cosi' la compagnia non puo' sopravvivere


Ever dreamed of being made into a statue? 3-D scanners may soon make your fantasy a cheap reality. Alexander Gelfand reports from the American International Toy Fair in New York.


Gordon Brown welcomes the US secretary of state for talks on bolstering support for the war in Afghanistan.


Foster's sees modest earnings pickup in fiscal 2005

SYDNEY : Australian beverage firm Foster's Group forecast modest earnings growth in the current financial year after a poor performance by its wine business again hurt its bottom line in fiscal 2004.


Soccer: Rooney is dazzling in his United debut

For about $20, you can tour the Theater of Dreams and inhale the history of Manchester United in its Old Trafford Stadium. For $10 more, you could join the waiting list for a seat on match days - and witness the new arrival Wayne Rooney.


U.S. School Budget Woes Trim Teacher Ranks

Many U.S. public school districts are  starting a new school year with fewer teachers as less state  funding and other factors leave them with gaping budget holes  and nothing else left to cut but instructors, school and  teachers union officials say.


NAUDERO, Pakistan  - Thousands of mourners began the funeral on Friday of Pakistan opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, whose assassination plunged the nuclear-armed country into one of the worst crises in its 60-year history.


UN Tsunami Aid Gathers Pace, Delays Denied

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


Canada Signals Crackdown on Internet Pharmacies

The Canadian government signaled on  Thursday it was ready to crack down on Internet pharmacies that  send cheap medicine to the United States, often without  Canadian doctors having seen the patients.


UN Short-Circuits U.S.-Led Drive to Ban Cloning

U.S. efforts to secure a global  treaty banning the cloning of human embryos, including for stem  cell research, were dealt a major setback on Thursday when U.N.  diplomats agreed to work for a political declaration on the  issue instead.


20,000 American Indians to March at National Museum Opening

Across the Americas, Native Americans are preparing for Tuesday's opening powwow in Washington, D.C.—the largest such gathering in recent times.


Since seceding from the Soviet Union in 1991, Ukraine has tried to balance its close ties with Russia with its aspirations of broader cooperation with the European Union (EU).


Cards' Kline Suffering From a Hand Injury

Cardinals left-handed reliever Steve Kline rejoined the team Saturday but was unavailable to pitch, one day after visiting a hand specialist in St.


Music Review | '77BoaDrum': Part Snake, Part Dragon, All Drums

Thousands of New Yorkâs pickiest music connoisseurs spent hours in line to witness what was basically a glorified drum circle.


Revitalizing Downtown: Panel Members Who Took Part in Webcast Say Public-Private Partnerships Are Important in Redevelopment

By Jeff Ayres, Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach  Feb. 1--FORT WALTON BEACH -- There likely will be plenty of opinions on what kind of downtown the city should have in the future.


From UnixReview.com, there's a handy guide to functionality that PHP supports to help you get a handle on things like multiple socket requests - multi-tasking in PHP.    There's quite a bit more to tell, though, about PHP and concurrency. AJAX certainly boasts multi-tasking capabilities, and PHP supports AJAX about as well as the other Web languages support Ajax. An easy conclusion is that, by way of AJAX, therefore, PHP multi-tasks. However, common security, accessibility, and compatibility requirements prevent use of AJAX in many programs.   It's also true that PHP does not "support threads", as many observers put it. Even without AJAX, even without threads, there are still at least two distinct ways to achieve server-side multi-tasking with PHP. Let's look at how the language multi-tasks, and why:    They give an example of one way to fetch information from multiple sources normally (concurrent socket requests) to provide the "low level". They then show an example of how to use pcntl_fork, pcntl_exec, and streams support that can be built into PHP to create a three process function to grab the main pages (and status codes) from each of the sites in an array.


WASHINGTON - President Bush this afternoon officially nominated Condoleezza Rice, his national security adviser and a longtime confidante, to replace Colin Powell as secretary of state.


I ricavi sono saliti del 5,0% a 49 miliardi di euro


First cloned pet delivered by a US company

The first cloned-to-order pet has been delivered by a US company, reigniting debate over the ethics of commercial cloning. The 9-week-old kitten, named Little Nicky, was cloned for a woman in Texas, to replace


British opposition leader moots EU-India free trade deal

The leader of Britain's main opposition party mooted an EU-Indian free trade pact if the crippled Doha round of global trade talks fails.


Shawn Green is headed for the Arizona Diamondbacks after all, if the team can agree on a contract extension with the Los Angeles Dodgers slugger.


Fini: Â«Dai piÃ¹ ricchi un contributo di solidarietÃ Â»

ROMA - Rispunta il contributo di solidarietÃ a carico dei ricchi e una serie di agevolazioni per mettere al centro della riduzione delle imposte la famiglia. Lâipotesi di una quarta aliquota fiscale per


Michael Richards will apologize in person to the four black patrons he targeted in a tirade of racial slurs during a recent comedy club performance.


U.S. Bancorp said its second-quarter profit declined 3.7 percent after a strong gain a year ago.


OCEANPORT, New Jersey  - Trainer Bob Baffert waited five years to end his Breeders' Cup drought then celebrated two victories in as many hours on Saturday with favorites Indian Blessing and Midnight Lute roaring to commanding wins.


NEW YORK - Oil prices closed above $50 a barrel for the first time in New York trading Friday, as traders fretted about Nigerian oil production amid a threatened rebel uprising.


Canada to increase its $80 million aid to tsunami victims: PM

MONTREAL (CP) - Canada will add to the $80 million in humanitarian aid it will spend in South Asia to help countries recover from the devastating tsunami, Prime Minister Paul Martin said Wednesday.


A set of twins beat odds of 140,000-1 by being born with a shared birth sac and placenta.


A review of primary education in England says the system is "preoccupied" with testing and national standards.


LONDON (CBS.MW) -- British oil giant BP on Tuesday posted a jump in third quarter profits amid surging oil prices, but plans to spend more in 2005 helped pressure shares.


Company backs 128-bit encryption, support for home LANs


With a posted total of 42 or higher a the home team is off of a home win the road team scored 24 or more points their last game and the road team played a close gameâeither lost by five or less or won by 10 or less, itâs gone under 27-5.


Nepal Rebels Kill Troops Trying to Break Blockade

Maoist rebels blockading the Nepali capital killed four soldiers on Tuesday in an attack on a patrol trying to keep the main highway to Tibet open for traffic, an army spokesman said.


VIENNA: Opec is keeping its foot to the pedal on production in a bid to drag down oil prices but may be reluctant to rubber-stamp extra supplies by lifting official output limits, Saudi Arabia said yesterday.


Citigroup Alternative Investments is shutting down the hedge fund as its new leader, Vikram S. Pandit, puts his stamp on the long-overlooked division.


Percy Sonn, the president of the International Cricket Council who was instrumental in fighting racial segregation in the sport, died Sunday of complications following colon surgery. He was 57. Sonn became president of world cricket's governing body in 2006 and had been in critical condition in a Cape Town hospital since May 21.


PHPBuilder.com: Enjoy the Openness of MySQL

For anyone out there looking to move more away from the world of MS SQL for their databases, PHPBuilder.com might have an article that will help. Enjoy the Openness of MySQL steps you through removing your data from MS SQL and migrating it over to a MySQL database.


A Halliburton Co. shipment of radioactive material that landed in New York in October was lost en route to Texas, and was not found until Wednesday, when it turned up in Boston.


Holiday shopping experience lacks familiar ring /12-20

Holiday shoppers at Target and Wal-Mart expressed mixed opinions Sunday about seeing fewer Salvation Army red kettles outside of retail outlets this time of year.


Attachmate Heightens Security, Centralises Management and Brings Microsoft Usability to Host Access with EXTRA! ...

Specialist in productivity-enhancing host access, Attachmate, today announces the launch of 'next generation' emulation with EXTRA! Mainframe Server Edition version 8.0 for Windows XP. EXTRA! Mainframe Server Edition offers: 1) complete security framework ...


TV, radio look for record ad money in election

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK  - The presidential election is 14 months away and with as many as 17 candidates now running, U.S. television and radio broadcasters are elated at the prospect of billions more in advertising dollars.


British press crisis deepened in 2007: figures

The problems gripping Britain's press deepened in December as The Sun daily slumped below three million daily print sales for the first time in 33 years, according to figures released Monday.


Philippines President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo dedicated a plaque here in memory of Filipino and American soldiers who died fighting side-by-side in wars of the Pacific.


Ten amenity-packed autos with low-end price tags.


In the wake of a recent landmark Supreme Court ruling, patent reform is bubbling toward a boil on Capitol Hill, where advocates in both parties and both chambers are urging timely action on pending legislation and contending with well-financed interest groups on both sides of the issue.


It is an ordinary inn in Queens, catering to truckers and salesmen. But to refugees fleeing war and worse, it is the portal to a safe, long-sought world.


With his fourth five-hit game this season, Ichiro Suzuki is steadily moving toward another great feat in major league baseball. The Seattle Mariners right fielder now needs 10 hits in the remaining 10 games to tie the major-league record of 257.


At least 28 Lebanese legislators say they will not take part in consultations on a new government that President Emile Lahoud began today, a day after the Cabinet of veteran Prime Minister Rafiq Al Hariri resigned.


InfoWorld - Cisco announced plans this week for a $135 million acquisition of Reactivity, a maker of XML gateway and security hardware designed to speed and secure up Web services traffic on enterprise networks.


The incoming head of AOL said Tuesday he left a 31-year career at NBC for the chance to transform the online business into a formidable rival to television and other traditional media.


Lunardi favorevole a sentenza, Tassone molto perplesso


Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton is entitled to nearly $85,000 to pay his legal costs in a defamation lawsuit brought by a friend of actress Lindsay Lohan, a judge ruled Wednesday.


HIV prevention could save millions in Africa: study

Using drugs to prevent HIV infection could prevent as many as 3 million new cases in Africa if it was done right, researchers predicted on Tuesday.


BRIAN DICKERSON: Yes, but are you happy right now?

When asked to rank daily activities in order of enjoyment, most parents put spending time with their kids at the top of the list. It's not that they mean to lie, Norbert Schwarz says.


After 3 Weeks of Fighting in Najaf, 1 Riddle: Who Won?

In a single moment last week, all the mystery and contradiction surrounding Moktada al-Sadr, Iraq's rebel cleric, came into focus.


Trevon Hughes scored 22 points and Brian Butch added 16 as No. 21 Wisconsin beat Illinois, 70-60, last night in Madison, Wis., to give the Illini their first four-game losing streak under Coach Bruce Weber.


Evel Knievel sues rapper Kanye West over video

Veteran daredevil Evel Knievel is  suing rap star Kanye West for trademark infringement over a  music video that depicts the recording artist as "Evel  Kanyevel" trying to jump a canyon on a rocket vehicle.


Report Faults Military Technology in Iraq War

Front-line U.S. troops often lacked  access to surveillance and intelligence data during the  invasion of Iraq because of computer glitches, Technology  Review magazine reported on Tuesday, citing a report by Rand  Corp.


Reggio Calabria, 19:57 - CALCIO, REGGINA: 19 CONVOCATI PER LA ROMA

Sono 19 i giocatori della Reggina convocati da Massimo Ficcadenti per la sfida di domani contro la R...


Early Jerry Garcia paintings make splash

To Jerry Garcia's brother, the Grateful Dead guitarist's oil paintings were never rare works of art, just stuff that took up space in his garage.


North Korea plans nuclear test, U.S. calls it threat

North Korea said on Tuesday it would conduct its first nuclear test, and Washington warned it would respond to such an "unacceptable threat" to world peace.


Sun Microsystems is scheduled to launch Solaris 10, the newest version of its Unix-based operating system, on November 15th. But the fate of a plan to release an open-source version remains unclear.


The European Commission president warns he may impose carbon tariffs if the US fails to back a climate deal.


The chip that will power the PlayStation 3 is said to be up to 10 times faster than current processors.


Canada's Vaccine Plan May Be Model for U.S.

When it comes to getting flu shots for its citizens, the United States may someday soon look like a giant version of Canada, its national-health-plan neighbor to the north.


Striscioni Bertone e Thyssen, alta l'adesione allo sciopero


being in the same division/conference -- could never meet in the NBA Finals, they had many a memorable showdown in the Eastern Finals.


Qaeda's Zawahri rebukes Hamas over Mecca deal

Al Qaeda's Ayman al-Zawahri accused the Islamist group Hamas of serving U.S. interests by agreeing to respect past Palestinian accords with Israel in a Saudi-brokered deal with the U.S.-backed Fatah faction.


Russian sailor on board docked submarine killed by burst pipe

MOSCOW  - A Russian sailor was killed in an accident on board a Russian nuclear submarine at a Pacific base, a navy spokesman said Friday.


Le domande di rifinanziamento sono cresciute del 17%


Even with the academic and physical rigors freshmen face at the Naval Academy, Wyatt Middleton has become a star on the Midshipmen's defense.


Free Software Foundation takes on prominent Linux programmers' complaints against new features in General Public License revamp.


Leak Repairs Under Way for Shuttle Discovery

Engineers worked to fix a leaky hydraulic seal on NASA's space shuttle Discovery Wednesday as the agency weighs a possible delay for the spacecraft's planned October launch.


Rispetto al mese precedente, l'aumento e' stato dello 0,2%


Clint Eastwood's Letters from Iwo Jima wins the first major prize of the film award season, which culminates in the Oscars.


The media giant gets back in touch with its musical roots.


Spiders scale vertical glass surfaces using a fibrous "glue" secreted from their feet, scientists show.


simplifying and repealing superfluous laws and nipping other bureaucratic brainwaves in the bud. Ministers meeting


Iceland is to begin exporting whalemeat, which campaigners say breaches wildlife trading rules.


New York, 09:39 - HOCKEY GHIACCIO, RISULTATI NHL

Risultati delle gare del campionato americano di hockey ghiaccio (NHL) disputate nella notte: New Je...


Stocks fell on Friday, led by pharmaceutical shares after a US health official raised concerns about drug safety and a drop in chip-equipment makers following a ratings downgrade by Goldman Sachs.


The $101-a-share Rio Tinto bid represents a 32.8 percent premium to Alcoaâs hostile offer of $76.03 a share, potentially making it difficult for Alcoa to increase its bid.


MIA in Iowa - personal data on 3m UK driving test candidates

Prestige contract goes Pearson shaped A Hard drive containing personal details of three million candidates for the UK driving theory test has gone missing from a "secure facility" in, perplexingly, Iowa, Transport Secretary Ruth Kelly has told the House of Commons. The hard drive went missing in May, but 'only' includes name, address, phone number and email - no financial data.â¦


Strong start for TV converter box program, U.S. says

More than 1 million U.S. households have requested $40 government coupons since Tuesday to help pay for converter boxes for the coming switch to digital television, officials said on Friday.


The City Council backtracked Monday on its African Town economic empowerment zone, striking down a controversial proposal that loans be given only to black business applicants.


Ukraine parliament backs Yulia Tymoshenko as PM

Ukraine's parliament on Tuesday endorsed a bid by Yulia Tymoshenko, fiery advocate of the 2004 "Orange Revolution", to become prime minister for a second time, according to an unofficial count made by Reuters.


NBA's $7.4 billion TV deals boosted by new media

The NBA extended its  national TV package with ESPN/ABC and TNT on Wednesday,  including a bevy of new-media rights in one of the clearest  signs yet of the growing power of digital media in the sports  world.


School official works to stop misconduct

Arthur Brokop, a young substitute teacher, shut the windowless door of the first-grade classroom he'd been called in to oversee.


Jeff Weaver and two Angels releivers combine on a five-hit shutout in Monday's 1-0 win over the Orioles.


Researchers find a cache of fossils in Ethiopia belonging to early human ancestors.


Tony Blair is launching Labour's six key poll promises during a whistle-stop tour of the UK.


U.S. interrogations successful, lawful: spy chief

ST. MARY'S CITY, Maryland  - The CIA's harsh questioning of terrorism suspects was legal and saved lives, the U.S. national intelligence director said on Wednesday, as Congress questioned a CIA lawyer about the agency's destruction of interrogation videotapes.


E' la discesa piu' vistosa dall'agosto del 2003


Obama gives up funds from troubled donor

Presidential candidate Barack Obama will give $16,500 in contributions linked to an indicted donor to charity, part of the Democrat's effort to distance himself from a former friend and fundraiser.


Afghan Taleban leader Mullah Omar sacks one of his top military commanders, Mansoor Dadullah.


The doubts, the uncertainty, the mud-slinging that have kept investors indecisive all year are set to end one week from Tuesday when US voters go to the polls.


'Budweiser' Dispute Returning to Finland

The European Court of Justice on Tuesday batted questions about whether the name "Budweiser" could be used by two competing brewers back to Finland's national court.


Dal 2009 nuove garanzie per passeggeri in caso di disservizi


GREENVILLE, S.C. - A Goodwill Industries worker who turned in more than $5,000 she found in donated pajama pants will get to keep the money because the owner could not be found.


US downs Spain to face Australia in quarterfinals of women's U-19 ...

The United States beat European champion Spain 1-0 on Thursday to set up to a quarterfinal showdown against Australia at the Women's Under-19 World Championship.


SAN FRANCISCO - A state commission rebuked a northern California judge Wednesday for telling potential jurors that they should think of a phony reason not to serve if they couldn't acknowledge they were racially biased.    Placer County Superior Court Judge Joseph O'Flaherty, in cases in 1999 and 2000 involving black and Iranian defendants, told prospective jurors they should come up with some other reason to get off the jury if they had racial biases and couldn't admit them...


Rumsfeld says remarks on Hussein-Al Qaeda link 'misunderstood'

US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld was forced to go into damage control mode Monday hours after a statement he made began to spread through the media.


England to attack Wales with 3-man strike-force

England boss Sven Goran Eriksson could go with a three-man strike-force against Wales tonight. The Swede said he may play Jermain Defoe and Michael Owen at the front with Wayne Rooney just behind them.


Veteran actor Leslie Phillips is named "trouper of the year" by the Oldie magazine.


Retailer investigating conditions at meat plant after Unite says Poles given 'zero hours' contracts


China Says It Will Keep Troop Levels to Thwart Taiwan

China will maintain current troop levels at 2.3 million soldiers and promote technological warfare to thwart any independence attempt by Taiwan, the Chinese government said in its 2004 Defense White Paper.


North Korean officials arrive in Beijing

The U.S. and Japan on Tuesday called on China to press its ally North Korea for concessions over its nuclear and missile programs, as a delegation from the North arrived in Beijing amid urgent diplomatic exchanges.


By Edward Fitzpatrick; Journal Staff Writer  This week's ruling restores the agency's ability to collect court- awarded legal fees.


The promise of profit from proton therapy equipment presents financial and ethical quandaries for the nonprofit and academic medical communities.


Luciano Pavarotti, who has pancreatic cancer, was in "very serious" condition, the Italian news agency AGI reported Wednesday.


Pfizer Inc.  said on Tuesday it would cut its U.S. sales force by about 20 percent, or some 2,200 jobs as part of a comprehensive cost-cutting program.


LONDON - Advocates on both sides of the Anglican battle over homosexuality registered their unhappiness yesterday with the attempt by US bishops to keep their place in the global communion. Supporters of gay clergy accused American Episcopal bishops of caving in to pressure from conservatives, while traditionalists criticized what they said was a cleverly worded declaration of defiance. Episcopal bishops ...


Cardinals Win Playoff Series From Dodgers; Braves Force Game 5

A home run by Albert Pujols and another strong pitching performance on the road by Jeff Suppan moved the St. Louis Cardinals into the National League Championship Series.


More Evidence: Vioxx Increases Heart Risks

Aug. 26, 2004 -- The arthritis drug Vioxx may carry a higher risk of serious, even fatal heart problems than similar drugs such as Celebrex.


A top-level hockey agent who has been around the game since the days of the World Hockey Association said over the weekend he was sure the NHL would reject the players' offer.


Greying Japan's centenarians total record 23,000

The number of Japanese aged 100 or older is set to top 23,000 by the end of September, up 12 percent from a year earlier, in another sign of the nation's rapid transition to a greying society, officials said.


PHP-GTK Community Site: Blogging about PHP-GTK

The PHP-GTK Community site has introduced a new feature for members of the site - the ability to create and write to their own blog right there on the site.   These are the most visible sign of a new feature on the site: registered members now have their own blog on the site, and blogging about a manual update, community story or recent page is just one click away.   Clicking on the "small, dark, lowercase 'b' marks" on their site (when logged in, of course) will allow users to blog about a specific item or piece of content on the site. You can still create free-form posts, but this is a shortcut to prepopulating some of the details about the content without having to cut and paste or type it in yourself.   Check out the PHP-GTK Community site and check out this post for more information on how you can get started.


Directors deal "template" for others: MPAA chief

The head of the Motion Picture  Association of America said on Saturday a recent labor contract  between major studios and film and TV directors offers a  template for deals with striking writers and other guilds.


Naomi Campbell interviews 'rebel angel' Hugo Chavez

British supermodel Naomi Campbell has interviewed Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, describing him as a "rebel angel" who is unafraid to speak his mind but poses no threat to democracy.


Cellphones, roads, and girls in school. Is this south Sudan?

Southern Sudan is reawakening and rebuilding after a Jan. 9 peace deal ended 22 years of civil war.


Chafee keeps Republican hope alive in Rhode Island

Republicans may not like moderate   Sen. Lincoln Chafee, an Iraq-war opponent and frequent foe of   the Bush administration, but they love what he could do for   them in November's battle to control Congress.


The Metropolitan Museum of Artâs new exhibition invites the audience to give its opinion on 65 costumes using computers next to the displays, or online.


Pakistan's leader warns UN of new 'iron curtain'

UNITED NATIONS -- President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan asserted Wednesday that the fight against terrorists is being won, but that the "ultimate war" will be lost if the world's major powers don't work to resolve injustice in the Muslim world.


Venezuela ships Nicaragua diesel in show of support

MANAGUA, Nicaragua  - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez sent Nicaragua a shipment of cut-price diesel fuel on Saturday in a demonstration of his support for Nicaragua's leftist opposition leader, Daniel Ortega, before a November 5 presidential election.


Navy to Choose Presidential Copter Builder

The Pentagon gave the Navy the green light Thursday to choose a company to build the next presidential helicopter fleet, a decision with international and political implications.


Karzai All but Certain of Afghan Election Majority

KABUL, Afghanistan -- Interim leader Hamid Karzai has clinched a majority of the votes in Afghanistan's first presidential election under near-complete results Monday, leaving him all but certain of becoming this war-wrecked nation's first democratically


Hurricane Ivan Hammers Jamaica, Heads for Caymans

KINGSTON, Jamaica  - Deadly Hurricane Ivan ripped  Jamaica with powerful winds, torrential rains and huge waves on  Saturday, tearing away houses and washing out roads before  heading toward the tiny Cayman Islands and Cuba.


Thousands of people are beginning the holiday getaway, amid warnings of severe weather across the UK.


Wall Street skeptical on Alcoa acquisition report

Wall Street was unsurprised to hear of more takeover speculation in the mining sector on Tuesday, but despite a surge in Alcoa's stock price, few analysts believed the U.S. aluminum giant was about to be gobbled up.


Economists' forecast sees slow growth for state

Bee Staff Writer. Economists from UCLA expect slow but steady growth in California, but say continuing state budget problems and the threat of another national recession could short-circuit the recovery.


Jarno Trulli prenota un posto in prima fila. In occasione della presentazione dell`ultima produzione della sua azienda vinicola, Jarno Trulli ha parlato del prossimo Mondiale di Formula Uno, che lo vedrÃ  impegnato sulla Toyota.


Palestinian militants escalate rocket fire and Israel says it will keep up military pressure on Gaza.


Jailed Palestinian Says He Will Not Seek Presidency

In an apparent deal that will bring a younger generation of Palestinians into decision-making roles in the dominant political faction, Fatah, Marwan Barghouti, a popular


The newly released PC is the company's seventh all-in-one PC.


Hot Shooting Leads Warriors Past Cleveland

Stephen Jackson scores 29 points and Baron Davis adds 27 to lead the Warriors to a 105-96 victory over the struggling Cavaliers on Sunday night.


A US court rules that a Cuban, wanted on charges of bombing a plane by Cuba and Venezuela, should be set free.


Not once, but twice Edgerrin James thought that his knee had touched the ground, that he had put the Indianapolis Colts in a position to score points.


A man who murdered a woman in an explosion as he tried to cover up the killing of a flatmate is jailed for life.


Oracle Corp.  on Monday said rival business software maker PeopleSoft Inc.'s  board has accepted a sweetened purchase offer of about $10.3 billion, ending a long and bitter hostile takeover battle.


Alghero, 15:02 - TENNIS, DAVIS; BRACCIALI SI RITIRA: ITALIA-LUSSEMBURGO 3-1

Daniele Bracciali è stato costretto al ritiro per un problema lla caviglia dopo aver vinto pe...