Investors in mobile phone giant Vodafone were rattled today by speculation the company could be drawn into a 40 billion US dollars (Â£20.8bn) bidding war.


U.S. Softballers Look to Cool Cat to Beat Japan

American Cat Osterman proved top dog in  a pitching battle with rivals Japan, as the U.S. softball team  rallied in extra innings to win 3-0 Monday.


A life-sized Nativity scene is seen in front of the obelisk and near the Christmas tree in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican after the unveiling ceremony, Friday, Dec. 24, 2004.


Ahmadinejad's account rejected in his own country, which is second only to Thailand for sex changes.


EU Peace Force to Take Over NATO Bosnia Peacekeeping

NATO peacekeepers once patrolled this Bosnian Serb rebel stronghold in armored personnel carriers, but the town is now so calm an EU force taking over on Thursday could monitor it from the bar.


THE improbable dream is almost reality. Glenn McGrath, brilliantly leading the charge in his 100th Test, yesterday joined pace partner Jason Gillespie in choking the life out of India's underachieving top order in the third Test.


Top-ranked USC has the talent, the swagger, and a trio of linebackers that may be the most feared unit not simply on the TrojansÃÂ -- but in the country.


Austria uncovers a child pornography network involving more than 2,360 suspects in 77 countries, authorities say.


Lavigne Says Fake Pop Starlets Are 'Pathetic'

CLEVELAND (Billboard) - With Ashlee Simpson in the news  this week following a disastrous lip-synching appearance on  "Saturday Night Live," Canadian pop singer Avril Lavigne says  it's "pathetic" that some young artists don't sing on their own  record or on stage.


Opinion: And tape walked quietly from the spotlight

The combination of technologies like SATA disk drives, grid architectures, de-duplication, removable disk cartridges and asynchronous replication coupled with their faster speeds and higher reliability ratings are simply too much for tape to withstand any longer. Expect to say goodbye to tape as a backup's primary target yet in your career.


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Budig reprises role on `All My Children'

Three fan favorites are coming back to ABC's "All My Children."


Police on Friday said they'd uncovered $74 million worth of crystal methamphetamine hidden in hollowed-out candles from China — one of Australia's biggest-ever drug seizures.


U.S. Court in Louisiana to Handle Vioxx Cases

Merck and Co. Inc. on Wednesday said a  federal court in Louisiana will handle pretrial matters in  product liability lawsuits around the country filed in federal  courts by former users of the company's withdrawn Vioxx  arthritis drug.


Single state in guardia, il raffreddore Ã¨ alle porte. Se di solito il vostro pranzo Ã¨ un panino e la vostra cena un appuntamento galante con la tv, sappiate che l'inverno riserva guai in vista. Ma stavolta


Two nurses accused of taking part in killing patients at a hospital after Hurricane Katrina will testify before a grand jury, indicating prosecutors could be focusing on a doctor also accused in the case, a source close to the investigation said Tuesday.


WASHINGTON, OCTOBER 5: Gordon Cooper, 77, one of the seven US astronauts who made the nationâs first manned spaceflights and became known as possessors of The Right Stuff, died on Monday at his home in Ventura, Calif.


There will be no jobs for unskilled workers in Britain within 10 years, the leading employers' organisation claims today. The prediction is based on the growth in


CIA Rectifying Prewar Estimates on Iraq WMD

The CIA is publishing a series of  classified reports revising its prewar intelligence assessments  of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction, an intelligence official  said on Tuesday.


Exposure to Organic Solvents While Pregnant Associated with ...

Children of mothers exposed to organic solvents during their pregnancies had lower scores on certain tests of language, behavior, and cognitive functioning.


No. 10 Virginia Dominates Clemson, 30-10

Alvin Pearman ran for 104 yards, including two fourth-quarter touchdowns, and Virginia shut down Clemson after the opening 15 minutes in a convincing 30-10 victory Thursday night.


Forget the iPhone, all phones should be 'unlocked'

Most U.S. carriers profit from consumer ignorance about the locking issue. But the iPhone controversy is changing all that. It's time consumers demand unlocked cell phones from their carriers.


NHL begins lockout that could be lengthy

Three months ago, the Tampa Bay Lightning won the Stanley Cup. Now there might not be a season for the Lightning to defend that championship.


Spark from tool ignites big wildfire in Alaska

ANCHORAGE, Alaska  - An Alaskan wildfire ignited by an errant spark from a power tool has spread to 50,000 acres and burned at least 70 structures in a popular recreation area, officials said on Saturday.


The Detroit Tigers optioned reliever Roberto Novoa to Double-A Erie and called up relief pitcher Craig Dingman from Triple-A Toledo.


Iraq's US-backed leader has made an impassioned plea for European nations divided by the war to reunite to help stabilize and rebuild his country.


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CDC: Rare Infection a Risk to Gay, Bisexual Men in US

A rare sexually transmitted disease  that is spreading among gay and bisexual men in Europe could be  poised to surface in the United States, the U.S. Centers for  Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday.


Former general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono who looks set to become Indonesia's next president held talks with the police about the security situation in Jakarta, which has suffered two major terror attack in the past year.


Broadcaster must apologise over Shetty race row

A broadcaster at the centre of a racist bullying row over Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty was ordered Thursday to make a series of on-air apologies following the controversy.


Nike was among the first organizers of womenâs athletic events to award jewelry to participants and age-group winners instead of medals or plaques, and now the idea is catching on.


An Eritrean Christian singer, held without charge for two years before fleeing into exile, takes asylum in Denmark.


Bush APEC agenda centres on trade, North Korea

WASHINGTON: In his first trip abroad since winning a second term, US President George W. Bush heads to an Asia-Pacific summit in Chile hoping to revive global trade talks and kill off North Korea's nuclear programme.


Experts rank the Hokies' five-player 2007 class No. 12 in the country, a boon helped both by Virginia Tech's switch to the ACC and Coach Seth Greenberg's recruiting style.


Court orders former trader Jett to pay $8.41 million

Former bond trader Orlando Joseph  Jett, who was accused of creating false profits to hide losses,  has been ordered by a court to pay $8.41 million, the  Securities and Exchange Commission said on Tuesday.


Rebels Attack Governor's Office in Iraqi City

Rebels attacked the provincial governor's office in Iraq's third city of Mosul on Thursday, killing one of his bodyguards and wounding four more, the US military said.


The 5-year chart for Motley Fool Stock Advisor recommendation Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) fails to show the fantastic success of the Lord of the Rings trilogy and the Harry Potter series of films.


The Denver Broncos arrived at Raymond James Stadium on Sunday with the best defense in the NFL. Since giving up 167 yards rushing in the season-opening win


The largest polar research programme for half a century, lasting two years,  is launched on Thursday.


National League Playoff Game Summary - Houston at St. Louis

Pujols hit his sixth homer of the playoffs, while Edmonds hit his third and second of the LCS...Sanders also had three hits...St. Louis' two runs in the first inning snapped a scoreless streak of 14 frames


Acclaim shutters offices, staffers ushered off premises

Glen Cove staff laid off on Friday, Texas staff locked out of their offices; games library in jeopardy. According to numerous sources, including some former Acclaim staffers, Acclaim Entertainment's home office


In Rush to Air, CBS Quashed Memo Worries

An examination of the process that led to the broadcast shows that CBS rushed the story onto the air while ignoring the advice of its own outside experts, and used as corroborating witnesses people who had no firsthand knowledge of the documents.


Brown outlines sweeping constitutional reform

Prime Minister Gordon Brown proposed sweeping changes to the way Britain is governed Tuesday, including moves towards a written constitution and changing the way it decides on going to war.


Esodo di Natale, in movimento 12 mln di italiani

Arriva il grande esodo delle festivitÃ  invernali. Si tratta del primo blocco, quello di Natale, che vedrÃ  partire almeno 4 milioni di italiani per spostamenti importanti e vacanze di almeno 3 giorni. Ma non finisce qui.


China-made Chryslers to reach U.S. by 2010

The first Made-in-China Chrysler cars, built by local partner Chery Automobile Co., could reach the United States or Europe within 30 months, as ambitious Chinese rivals race to penetrate the world's big auto markets.


UK CE firm preps sub-Â£200 HD DVD player

And Toshiba to bring 1080p to under â¬400 IFA 07 UK consumer electronics company - yes, we have a few - Venturer has pledged to bring HD DVD to the mass market with a slimline player set to retail for under Â£200 and â¬300.â¦


EU panel urges talks with Turkey about membership

BRUSSELS, Belgium -- In a move that could extend Europe's borders to the edge of the Middle East, the European Union on Wednesday recommended starting negotiations with Turkey on full membership.


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Vicepresidente Confindustria, riforma pensioni e' urgente


LOS ANGELES  - British actress Kate Beckinsale, who starred in the first two "Underworld" films, will not return for the upcoming third installment in the fantasy franchise.


Veterans of World War II are to re-enact their code-breaking heroics at Bletchley Park.


Players from around the globe gather in Buenos Aires to compete in the 17th gay football World Cup.


Macedonian government seeks referendum boycott

SKOPJE, Nov 6  - The Macedonian government, buoyed by US recognition of Macedonia's constitutional name, was pulling out all the stops Saturday to scupper a referendum that could set back the peace process with the restive ethnic Albanian minority.


Lucky 13 for Schumacher as he breezes to victory

Even by Michael Schumacher's standards, qualifying on pole and then winning his 13th grand prix of the season in one day is a super-human effort.


Hingis storms to record fifth Pan Pacific title

Former world number one Martina Hingis thrashed Serbia's Ana Ivanovic 6-4 6-2 to win a record fifth Pan Pacific Open title on Sunday.


update A price war is brewing in the world of Internet telephone services, as providers try to win over consumers who now have a host of options when it comes to making calls.


com. As Boston Red Sox first basemen Doug Mientkiewicz squeezed the ball in his glove for the final out of the 2004 World Series, you could almost hear a collective


Billboard singles reviews: Rihanna, Evanescence

The third single from Rihanna's  sophomore set, "A Girl Like Me," packs a much better radio  punch than her preceding solemn ballad, "Unfaithful."


Clarkson shelves tour due to low ticket sales

Singer Kelly Clarkson, the "American Idol" winner who went on to win two Grammys in 2006, has canceled plans for a summer tour due to disappointing ticket sales.


The compounds which colour dark fruit and vegetables may fight cancer, US research suggests.


Saint Etienne, 16:40 - CICLISMO, GIRO DEL DELFINATO: SECONDA TAPPA A MOREAU

Il francese della AG2R Christophe Moreau ha vinto la seconda tappa del Giro del Delfinato Libero, pr...


Turkey is battling the largest recorded outbreak of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever, which has killed at least 20 people this year, and experts said Tuesday more cases of the Ebola-like disease are inevitable in coming months.


Gunmen kidnap 14 at Baghdad computer store

Gunmen wearing camouflage uniform snatched 14 people from around a computer store in central Baghdad on Monday, an Interior Ministry official said.


Government certifies $19.3 million for 7

John Edwards' presidential campaign is entitled to $8.8 million in federal matching funds and John McCain's could get $5.8 million, election regulators said Thursday.


BACS, the UK clearing house and operator of the direct debit system, will today announce it is changing its name to Voca and planning to muscle in on the continental European market for automated payments.


SAN FRANCISCO Sept. 15, 2004 - Oracle Corp. topped Wall Street's profit forecast, but the business software maker saw sales of its business applications software slide 36 percent with the reversal of that


Reforming the tax system is more politically risky and economically complex than the president let on during the campaign.


NEW YORK, May 26 -- An American student arrested last year in London on allegations of providing al-Qaeda fighters with equipment to attack U.S. soldiers was in federal custody Saturday.


'Wayne Rooney era begins at Manchester United'

Manchester United Manager Alex Ferguson, calls him the best English player in the last 30 years, and he's expected to debut for the club tomorrow in its Champions League match at Old Trafford against Turkey's Fenerbahce.


Sudan and Darfur rebels will hold peace talks on 27 October, the Khartoum government and the UN say.


All Options Open for OPEC Meeting - Iran

All options, including cutting quotas, are up for discussion when OPEC ministers meet in Cairo this week to plan their response to a sharp fall in prices


Should Drinks Like Gatorade Sport the 'Junk Food' Label?

A billion-dollar battle over selling sports drinks and "enhanced" water in public schools has spilled into Congress and threatens to derail a major attempt to cut back the sale of junk food from school vending machines and snack bars.


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Turkish Bomb Blast Injures at Least 14 People

A bomb exploded under a police car at a pop concert Sunday in southern Turkey, injuring at least 14 people, the prime minister's office said.


BALTIMORE -- Undaunted by a first half in which the Baltimore Ravens failed to score against the struggling Dallas Cowboys, Kyle Boller spoke confidently to his offense about staging a comeback.


Researchers find big batch of breast cancer genes

A genetic mutation that raises the risk of breast cancer is found in up to 60 percent of U.S. women, making it the first truly common breast cancer susceptibility gene, researchers reported on Sunday.


Music producer Phil Spector has been ordered to appear in court Monday — a possible sign that he has been indicted by a grand jury for murder, his attorney said Wednesday.


The U.S. military is likely to wrap up its relief efforts for tsunami victims in Indonesia this month, a Navy commander said Saturday, a move that would end the biggest American military operation in Southeast Asia since the Vietnam War.


Oracle profit rises, forecast beats Wall Street view

Oracle Corp. , the world's third  largest software maker, reported profit that beat Wall Street  expectations on Tuesday and gave a positive growth outlook for  the current quarter that nudged its shares higher.


Share prices tumble in London in eerie echo of Black Monday crash of October 1987.


It didn't take long for the director of "The Incredibles" to be recognized for his unique talent.


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Japanese mobile phone firm DoCoMo is in talks to buy 3G handsets from Motorola.


Bush Administration Appeals Over Oregon Suicide Law

The Bush administration asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to uphold Attorney General John Ashcroft's power to stop Oregon doctors from helping terminally ill patients


Lasker Prizes to Honor 5 for Research in Medicine

A founding father of molecular biology and a surgeon who developed the standard operation for removing cataracts are among the winners of this year's Lasker awards for medical research.


New Orleans tornado, snow in winter weather

A winter storm brought near-blizzard conditions to much of the U.S. Midwest on Tuesday, forcing schools to close and disrupting transportation across the region, while a deadly tornado ripped through New Orleans.


Crude Oil May Rise From Record on Supply Threats

Aug. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil futures in New York will probably rise next week, after setting records every day except one since July, on concern that shipments will be curtailed as demand grows, a Bloomberg survey of traders and analysts showed.


The Red Sox' 6-0 victory may have been little more than a footnote for the home team, but it was still a matter of some urgency for the Minnesota Twins, who took the field knowing the Detroit Tigers had lost that afternoon, giving them a chance, with a victory last night, to vault ahead of the Tigers into first place ...


Oracle Corp.'s 18-month struggle to gain control of PeopleSoft Inc. drew to a close this morning when PeopleSoft's board agreed to a new $10.3 billion takeover offer.


Internet Gives Teenage Bullies Weapons to Wound From Afar

For teenagers, online harassment has become a part of life, but many schools and parents have only just become aware of it.


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'Possono essere responsabili dei problemi di anoressia'


'Passion' Source Named New Roman Catholic Saint

Description: NPR's John Ydstie talks with John Allen, Vatican correspondent for The National Catholic Reporter, about Sunday's beatification ceremony for five new Catholic saints.


Times of London goes tabloid after 216 years

The venerable Times of London published its final edition as a broadsheet newspaper on Saturday. On Monday, it relaunches as a tabloid.


Honolulu Blue: Six Lions Given Pro Bowl Nods

Six Detroit Lions were named to the Pro Bowl including three starters, corner Dre' Bly, returner Eddie Drummond and defensive tackle Shawn Rogers.


Clemens and Pettitte Deny Drug Accusation

The Los Angeles Times reported late Saturday that Roger Clemens was one of the six players whose names had been blacked out of an affidavit filed in federal court.


Hollywood directors hold off talks as writers strike

Hollywood directors said on Thursday they will seek to start contract talks with major film studios in January, giving striking screenwriters more time to restart their own stalled negotiations.


A judgement is due on a High Court challenge to plans for 17 regional casinos across Britain.


Russia Wins Permanent Military Base in Tajikistan

Tajikistan on Saturday formally granted Russian forces in the Central Asian state a permanent military base in a move Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed as a guarantee of regional security.


Q&A: Microsoft no longer a 'laughingstock' of security, Charney says

Although Microsoft has long been criticized for security flaws in its software, those days -- while not exactly over -- are receding, according to Scott Charney, corporate vice president of the company's Trustworthy Computing initiative. This is part 1 of a two-part interview.


Health Tip: Ask Questions About That New Drug

Don't be embarrassed to question your doctor about that new prescription he's written, the National Council on Patient Information and Education advises.


LAURA GRANVILLE of the United States crushed fifth-seeded Denisa Chladkova of the Czech Republic 6-1 6-1 to reach the quarter-finals of the WTA event here today.


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Japan, S Korea discuss best way to teach history

IBUSUKI - The foreign ministers of Japan and South Korea agreed Saturday to work to narrow the lingering perception gap over Japan's colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula, while their top leaders wrapped up their two-day meeting with a stroll and a


A new round of peace talks for Sudan's  troubled Darfur region will be delayed by two days because top  rebel delegates have been unable to get to Nigeria for the  negotiations, a rebel leader said.


COLUMBIA, Mo. - The University of Missouri-Columbia's $75 million basketball venue was formally renamed Mizzou Arena on Friday, just days after the Wal-Mart heiress for whom it originally was named was accused of cheating her way through another college.


FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida  - A judge in Florida made public Anna Nicole Smith's 5-year-old will on Friday and gave the go-ahead for the former Playboy playmate to be embalmed.


For the Lost and Stranded, Help From a Smiling Face

For forlorn travelers, volunteers at Travelers Aid stations around the country offer a friendly face and a helping hand.


West Nile Virus Claims Sixth Life In California This Year

The West Nile virus is now responsible for six deaths in California, with the number of people infected with the virus at 249, according to the most recent data released by the California Department of Health Services.


U.S. forces push further into Afghanistan

Hundreds of U.S. soldiers have established their northernmost base in Afghanistan, pushing further up the border with Pakistan to block militants crossing jagged mountains, train fledgling local forces and build support among wary tribesmen.


Carragher urges Liverpool not to concede title race

Jamie Carragher has urged his Liverpool team-mates to keep their nerve as Rafa Benitez's side battle to stay in the title race.


Two brothers who ran cartel plead guilty

In what the government called "the final, fatal blow" to the world's biggest cocaine supplier, two Colombian brothers who helped found the infamous Cali cartel pleaded guilty Tuesday to drug trafficking, agreed to forfeit billions in tainted assets, and received what could amount to a life sentence.


Concordato primo programma di cooperazione tra due Paesi


Unprecedented amounts of data will need to be secured in new, untested ways. What's the best course to pursue in such uncharted territory?


The bodies of three men are found in a Glasgow flat sparking what is understood to be a major murder inquiry.


NFL's Vick says guilty in dogfighting case

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick admitted on Friday he participated in an illegal dogfighting operation and was suspended indefinitely by the National Football League.


The villain is gone: Jonathan voted off CBS' `Survivor: Cook Islands' in latest episode

Sheer disgust for Jonathan by his tribe mates on CBS' "Survivor: Cook Islands" won out over any strategic thinking about keeping him around.


Identity theft losses drop, still top $49b

NEW YORK -- Americans lost about $49.3 billion in 2006 to criminals who stole their identities, an 11.5 percent decline that may reflect increased vigilance among consumers and businesses, a study released yesterday shows.


Swiss reinsurer Converium has confirmed in a regulatory filing that it is facing a probe by the US Securities and Exchange Commission into possible insider trading of its stock ahead of a profit warning in July.


Wal-Mart Donates $15,000 to Help Flood-Damaged Waterways in Northern Tier Region

By Anonymous  Last month, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. presented a $15,000 check to the Northern Tier Regional Planning and Development Commission (NTRPDC) to help fund a project to remove flood debris from area waterways in the Northern Tier region.


A senior executive of a Marsh &  McLennan Cos.MMC.N unit denied a newspaper report on Friday  that he would replace the insurance brokerage's chairman and  chief executive Jeffrey Greenberg.


Caso, 'vincere per sperare' Contro l'Egaleo con Di Canio

ROMA, 2 dicembre 2004 - Ultima spiaggia. La Lazio e' atterrata ad Atene, dove ha svolto l'ultimo allenamento in vista della partita di Coppa Uefa contro l'Egaleo. Poche le possibilita' di qualificazione agli


Stocks to watch on Friday: MICROSOFT  CORP. MSFT.O: The world's largest software maker will suffer  serious harm if it is forced to provide a version of Windows  without Windows Media Player audio-visual software, its lawyer  told a European Union court.


17 killed from suicide car bombs in Iraq

At least 17 people died as a result of two suicide car bombs in Baghdad Sunday, CNN reported. One of the car bombs apparently exploded prematurely at a busy intersection near


WGA meltdown raises doubts about Microsoft reliability, say analysts

The 19-hour WGA meltdown over the weekend raises questions about the reliability of Microsoft's services, analysts said today.


Blown out again, Dolphins shift game to primetime

Miami - Hurricane Jeanne forced the Miami Dolphins and Pittsburgh Steelers to move their game today to primetime. The teams and the league agreed to move the starting time from 11 am MDT to 6:30 pm MDT because


Palestinians to Elect Arafat Successor on Jan. 9

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinians set Jan. 9 as  the date for presidential elections to replace Yasser Arafat on  Sunday while the United States hinted it may be ready to resume  Middle East peacemaking.


Liza Minnelli hospitalized after falling out of bed and hitting ...

Singer Liza Minnelli was hospitalized after she fell out of bed and hit her head at her New York home. Her bodyguard called 911 when 58-year-old entertainer could not lift herself off the floor, People magazine reported.


Northwest Air CEO Quits for UnitedHealth

Northwest Airlines Corp. NWAC.O on  Friday said Chief Executive Richard Anderson is leaving the  company to join a health care group, as the airline struggles  with cutting costs, low fares and tough competition.


Dress Codes: How New York Got Its Look Back

In menswear the day has come where the mixing of the brands, national and international, has arrived.


Virtual Vote Lets Non-Americans Pick President

Even non-Americans can cast a vote in the upcoming U.S. presidential election thanks to a Web site tracking world opinion on the race for the White House.


Talk of the Day 'Exorcist' prequel debuts at No. 1

Demon thriller "Exorcist: The Beginning" debuted as the No. 1 weekend movie, displacing "Alien vs. Predator," which tumbled to No.


Coach Capello urges patience over change in England football team

Fabio Capello left no doubt about the size of the task facing him as he tries to drag England out of the international wilderness.


WASHINGTON - President Bush on Monday nominated Carlos Gutierrez, among the most prominent Hispanic business executives in the United States, to be his new Commerce secretary, as the president continued with what Republicans said would be a broad overhaul


Mariners outfielder Jason Ellison started a four-run rally and then touched off a benches-clearing shoving match in Seattle's 7-3 win over the Athletics yesterday in Oakland, Calif.


US Airways and its pilots union agreed yesterday on a new labor contract a week after the Arlington carrier asked a bankruptcy judge to force court-ordered pay cuts on employees.


Web, iPod e YouTube? Troppe sigle astruse

L'utilizzo dei termini tecnici e di acronimi incomprensibili per quanto riguarda la tecnologia, dai libretti di istruzioni alle pubblicazioni di settore, allontana il pubblico


Cala la fiducia dei consumatori Freno agli acquisti impegnativi

ROMA - Shopping? No, grazie. A novembre dopo cinque mesi di rialzi consecutivi l'indice che misura la fiducia dei consumatori italiani torna a scendere. Una flessione da attribuire alla situazione economica del Paese e ai timori per la disoccupazione.


Afghan woman takes on presidential politics

Sheâll have to move a mountain of cultural, religious and sexual prejudice to achieve this in a country where, only a few years ago, women could not work or walk the streets on their own, and


Elvis Presley scores his third No 1 in a month, as the re-released It's Now Or Never hits the top of the singles chart.


The Atlantis shuttle detaches from the International Space Station in preparation to return to Earth.


TORONTO, Nov 29 (Reuters Life!) - As temperatures drop across North America heading into winter, a seasonal creature emerges from homes everywhere -- the ice hockey mom.


Castro's Appearance at 80th Birthday Celebration is Questionable

If he does appear, Cuban authorities will likely celebrate it as a major victory over the leader's enemies. A no-show will likely set off a new round of speculation about his health


National Airport Tests Boarding Pass Screens

Passengers identified for additional security screening will now have their passes checked for explosives using document-scanning machines.


Interactive exhibits have been a mainstay in museums for more than three decades. In recent years museums have become more creative about the way they introduce technology into their exhibits.


Sentenced to three years The son of Labour MP and millionaire businessman Mohammed Sarwar has been jailed for three years after being found guilty of an Â£850,000 VAT scam involving imported mobile phones.â¦


The recent discovery of a never-published Ernest Hemingway tale may not have been much of a find after all.


Dr. Amy Marder still chokes up when she speaks of her Australian terrier, CeCe, who died last year during an operation.


Girl Is World's First Rabies Survivor Without Vaccine

A Wisconsin girl is the first known person in history to survive rabies without getting a rabies shot. Jeanna Giese, 15, was bitten by a bat while attending church in September.


'Forgotten' Earns $22M to Top Box Office

It's been a bad time for movies in general lately, but good for thrillers like "The Forgotten," which claimed the No. 1 box office spot over the weekend, scaring up $22 million.


UPDATE 1-Sri Lanka's Jayasuriya foils Pakistan in final

Sanath Jayasuriya took five for 17 to lead Sri Lanka to an emphatic 119-run win the triangular tournament final on Saturday and keep Pakistan waiting for their first one-day title at home.


It's a clash between the film industry and a consumer electronics company -- over a home theatre jukebox. The legal battle is over something called the Kaleidescape System.


A California man has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison and ordered to pay $5.4 million in restitution for selling pirated software online.


CLEVELAND -- Jason Michaels hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning and the Cleveland Indians held off the Oakland Athletics 4-3 Thursday.


The Discovery crew prepares for a fresh spacewalk to complete the rewiring of the International Space Station.


Northeastern quarterback Shawn Brady engaged in an aerial duel with Villanova's Marvin Burroughs, but the Huskies held on to win, 34-30, at Parsons Field yesterday because their defense took advantage of the lone turnover in the game.


A man is found guilty of the attempted murder of Nottinghamshire police officer Rachael Bown.


France Shows Off Road Bridge Taller Than Eiffel Tower

The world's highest road bridge, standing taller than the Eiffel Tower, was today inaugurated in southern France by the country's president, Jacques Chirac.


Rapper Foxy Brown was arrested in Florida and held overnight for battery and obstruction of justice, according to the arrest record and local newspaper reports on Friday.


Underwear that helps women slim or men feel cool and fresh -- purveyors of cosmeto-textiles were out in force at Paris's annual lingerie trade fair on Sunday.


Samsung Sets Aside $100M for Price-Fixing Probe Costs

Seoul, Korea-based Samsung Electronics Co. said today it has set aside $100 million to cover costs associated with the price-fixing investigation by the US Department of Justice (DoJ) for alleged price-fixing


Ivory Coast evacuation: People have lost everything

After several days of anti-French mob violence, France and the US began one of the most largest evacuations of hundreds of French citizens and thousands of others from Ivory Coast.


Sprint and Nextel announced plans for a $36 billion merger Wednesday, creating a new major wireless phone power with a customer base to challenge its two larger rivals.


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Norvegia, nascera' nuova societa' nel settore energia


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Brief scare aboard space station as shuttle heads home

A possible chemical leak aboard the International Space Station gave a brief scare after an otherwise flawless Shuttle Atlantis mission, due to wind up Wednesday.


Microsoft Issues Five Bulletins on Windows Flaws

Microsoft has released five Security Bulletins warning of several vulnerabilities that put computers running Windows at risk of attack.


Indonesia's forests threatened by logging, palm oil

It's one of the few countries that still has vast swathes of tropical rainforests left.


Leonard-Flesch team grabs lead on strength of six early birdies

NAPLES - Justin Leonard and Steve Flesch combined for a 9-under 63 and a one-stroke lead over Hank Kuehne and former Florida State standout Jeff Sluman on Friday after the first round of the Franklin Templeton Shootout.


ASEAN nations urged to work together against bird flu threat

Global health experts have warned Southeast Asia it must unite to combat the spread of bird flu. The World health Organisation says the virus has the potential to become the next human influenza pandemic.


NKorea nuke talks likely to resume next week, Seoul says

Six-nation talks on scrapping North Korea's nuclear programme are likely to resume next week, South Korea's foreign ministry said Tuesday, as disarmament efforts gathered pace after months of stalemate.


Three Indonesian Christians on death row for attacking Muslims will be executed later this week, their lawyers say.


Verizon Wireless takes the road less traveled

The carrier's chief technical officer, Dick Lynch, talks strategy as the mobile industry enters a new era.


The top Palestinian security official said the government was dismantling militant groups, including those connected to President Mahmoud Abbasâs Fatah faction.


Only a few weeks after leaving his job on Wall Street in the spring of 2004, Lawrence Schloss found himself dealing with dirty running water and eight-hour walks across glaciers that at times threatened to collapse.


Update 8: Ex-Computer Associates CEO Enters Plea

The former CEO of Computer Associates International Inc. pleaded not guilty to federal securities fraud and other charges Thursday in a multibillion-dollar accounting scandal at the business software maker.


Belarus offers Russia help over U.S. missile shield

Ex-Soviet Belarus agreed to join forces with Russia in opposing U.S. plans for a missile shield in Europe on Friday after the Kremlin patched up differences with its strategic ally by promising cheap gas next year.


France, seeking to calm tensions in Ivory Coast, plays down Gbagbo ...

PARIS - In an attempt to ease tensions in the Ivory Coast, France has opted not to point the finger of blame at President Laurent Gbagbo for the violence that has roiled the country in the past week.


Phreaking, wabbit, and fork bomb - the latest hacker lingo

SAN JOSE, Calif.) - Phreaks, spoofers and spammers want to invade your home computer, and the tricks of their trade include airsnarfs, wabbits and fork bombs.


A French court rules against Victor Hugo's heirs in their fight against a Les Miserables sequel.


Roma, 18:30 - CALCIO, LAZIO; LOTITO: ANCORA NON ABBIAMO SCELTO IL PORTIERE

Il presidente della Lazio, Claudio Lotito, intervenendo ai microfoni di Radio Radio, garantisce ai t...


Russian Airport Has Surged in Recent Years

Domodedovo Airport, starting point of the two planes that crashed Tuesday, is one of three main passenger airports serving the Russian capital.


After months of unsuccessful talks, the media giant asks YouTube to remove over 100,000 unauthorized video clips from the hugely popular site. By the Associated Press.


Ukraine presidential poll heads for run-off amid opposition claims ...

The Ukranian government has been criticised for serious flaws in the first round of the country's presidential election. The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe


In Missouri, a longtime bellwether, bragging rights are more important than delegates. And the Dems race is tightening


New Jersey asks Taco Bells to throw out their food

New Jersey health officials addressing an E.coli outbreak on Wednesday asked Taco Bell restaurants in the state to throw out all their food and better train workers in hygiene and food handling.


End of IRA on table in Northern Ireland negotiations

BELFAST: A decade after the Irish Republican Army's (IRA) first ceasefire came into force, negotiations open in Northern Ireland today aimed at reaching a deal to stand down the guerrilla group.


Serena Williams demonstrated that her shaky knee is holding up fine, sweeping past Patty Schnyder 6-4, 6-2 yesterday to reach the quarterfinals of the US Open.


Online search leader Google Inc. said Friday it purchased FeedBurner, which helps bloggers and podcasters syndicate and make money from their online content, for an undisclosed sum.


U.S. health officials said they do not expect a flu shot shortage after a leading flu vaccine maker warned that it would hold up millions of doses because several batches were contaminated...


NATO troops attacked in Afghan capital, three hurt

A suicide car-bomber attacked a NATO convoy on a busy road in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Monday wounding six people including three NATO soldiers, police and NATO said.


North Korea accused the United States on  Saturday of provoking war by carrying out an anti-missile test  over the Pacific and holding military drills with South Korean  forces on the divided peninsula.


Highlights (and lowlights) from the pro, college and local sports ...

So a ânakedâ Nicolette Sheridan dropped a towel in front of Terrell Owens in the Eagles lockerroom and then jumped into his arms.


Music Review | Composer Portrait: George Crumb: All the Percussion Thatâs Fit to Pound

The ensemble So Percussion is gradually making its way through the ranks of composers most revered by percussionists.


Palestinian journalists on Saturday protested the kidnapping of a Fox News correspondent and cameraman, as concern about the men's safety grew.


Claudia Wallis, a TIME editor and mother of a 13-year-old, wrestles with the decision to take her daughter for the controvesial shot against sexually transmitted disease


The UK and US are discussing whether to site a US anti-ballistic missile defences on UK soil, sources say.


Regan lawyer plans lawsuit vs. HarperCollins: paper

The lawyer for Judith Regan, whose  plan to publish a book by O.J. Simpson called "If I Did It"  ignited a firestorm of criticism, plans to sue HarperCollins  for dismissing the publisher in breach of her contract, The New  York Times reported on its Web site on Tuesday.


Osaka, 10:57 - ATLETICA, MONDIALI: NONNA OTTEY FUORI NEI 100 DONNE

Finisce subito, invece, l'avventura di Merlene Ottey nei 100 metri ai mondiali di atletica di Osaka....


Judge rules against lethal injection procedure

NASHVILLE, Tennessee  - A federal judge has declared Tennessee's procedure to execute inmates by lethal injection puts them at risk of a painful death, and canceled next week's scheduled execution of a 52-year-old inmate.


THE 1904-05 Revival presented us with one major problem. We knew that the story was an exciting one.


The estranged wife of singer Lionel Richie has been charged with letting a man use her home to give illegal anti-wrinkle injections to patients including her and her former husband.


The nation's largest natural gas pipeline company agreed to pay the federal government $7.7 million to settle corruption allegations related to the U.N. oil-for-food scandal over aid to Iraq, according to a settlement announced Wednesday.


Mitchell steroid report fingers top baseball stars

Dozens of top baseball stars including Roger Clemens were named on Thursday in the long-awaited Mitchell Report on steroids use, which Major League Baseball hopes will help clean its tarnished image.


EU lawmakers demand to know location of CIA jails

STRASBOURG, France  - European lawmakers demanded   on Thursday that their governments reveal the location of   secret CIA prisons after U.S. President George Bush admitted   Washington held terror suspects in jails abroad.


Microsoft trying to make sense of multicore

Software maker to set up research center in Spain, with the Barcelona Supercomputing Center, to explore  "challenges and opportunities coming with multicore processors."


Liverpool's Peter Crouch scored on a header in the 80th minute to send the FA Cup winners past league champion Chelsea 2-1 Sunday in the Community Shield, the traditional lead-in to the English Premier League season.


Oporto, 11:07 - CALCIO, QUARESMA: NON ME NE VADO DAL PORTO

C'era chi lo voleva in Spagna e gli vedeva già fare le valige dal Porto. Ricardo Quaresma, al...


A big brother for every pupil A school in Doncaster is piloting a monitoring system designed to keep tabs on pupils by tracking radio chips in their uniforms.â¦


IRAQ - Italiane rapite, forse in mano Al Zarqawi

'Simona Pari e Simona Torretta 'sono state rapite da organizzazioni malavitose che potrebbero averle vendute al gruppo di Al Zarqawi'.Lo ha detto al Tg2 il viceministro degli esteri iracheno, Hamid Al-Bayati.


Firenze, 13:20 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA; PRANDELLI: PALERMO HA CARICATO SFIDA, NOI SERENI

Esame di maturità per la Fiorentina, attesa dalla delicata gara di Palermo: ''Loro hanno cari...


E' allo studio di Adusbef e Federconsumatori


La manifestazione rendera' omaggio a Giuseppe Tornatore


E-mail suggests the congressman's role was more active than ...

A newly obtained memo indicates US House Majority Leader Tom DeLay had personal involvement in directing some of the fund-raising activities of a political action committee that is under a grand jury investigation.


With cold efficiency, Vice President Dick Cheney sought to eviscerate the credibility of the Democratic presidential ticket Tuesday night — delivering a tough and terse message without the smirks and verbal miscues that cluttered President Bush's debate performance five days ago.


Scambiato a 1,3158 dollari su mercati europei


Looking back on the 2004 PGA Tour season

The PGA Tour season began last January in Hawaii and ended Sunday in Atlanta. And in between? So before the season gets all silly on us, let's take a look back at 2004.


In a Competitive Middle School, Triage for Aches and Anxieties

As schools expand to include students with physiological and psychological challenges, the school nurse has become more than just someone to detect a fever from a fake.


Myanmar's generals threatened military force against any demonstrators on Tuesday and parked army trucks at Yangon's Shwedagon Pagoda, the assembly point for monks leading the biggest anti-junta protests in 20 years.


89 dead in twin Russian plane crashes, terror probed

Two Russian passenger jets crashed simultaneously in different places after taking off from the same Moscow airport, leaving 89 people dead and raising new fears of terrorism in the heart of Russia.


(InfoWorld) - Nokia Corp. has added new features to its mobile mapping application, with a revamped user interface and a status indicator to alert users when they're connected to a GPS (Global Positioning System) satellite. The new version of Nokia Maps is free and became available for download on Tuesday. Other improvements include a more refined "nearby" search feature, which scouts out preprogrammed points of interest on the maps based on where the user is located. Basic route planning is free, although users may incur data transfer fees from their carriers. Other navigation upgrades are available for a fee. Nokia charges for a voice-guided navigation feature as well as other city and travel guides. Guides contain information on local cafes, music and clothing stores, museums and Wi-Fi hotspots, Nokia said. Nokia is offering a three-day trial for some of the advanced navigation features. Nokia said map data will be available for 150 countries by the end of 2007, with 50 of those able to use the application's navigation feature. Nokia has published a list of countries for which a navigation license is sold. Also improved is the PC Map Loader application, which lets users load maps onto their devices from their home computers before needing a map on the road. That function is now 10 times faster. PC Map Loader is also a free download. The mapping application,Â launched in February, is compatible with devices running on Symbian Series 60 second and third edition operating systems. Â


Bin Laden Driver Arraigned in Guantanamo

GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba Aug. 24, 2004 - Osama bin Laden's chauffeur was arraigned Tuesday in the first US military commissions since World War II, appearing at a pretrial hearing as defense lawyers sought to challenge the process.


New holiday online shopping trends emerge

Vendors and researchers have detected various new trends at play in online retail shopping this holiday season, such as shoppers' increased use of search engines and comparison shopping services to make better informed buying decisions. Not all trends are encouraging, however, such as a disconcertingly high percentage of shoppers willing to buy from spammers.


Police: Drunken driver collides with Chechen president's motorcade; 1 killed, 5 injured

ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia  -- A drunken driver collided Monday with a motorcade carrying Chechen President Alu Alkhanov, killing a security officer escorting him and critically injuring four others, authorities said.


Agents Tell Players There's Little New In NHL Lockout

An NHL lockout that is nine weeks old will not end soon unless the owners show some willingness to negotiate, agents said after a meeting with the players union.


Lo riferisce l'agenzia di stampa Pajhwok, citando la polizia


Five new moons have been discovered orbiting the giant planet Neptune.


U.S. job activity little changed in October: Labor

U.S. job openings, hires and job  turnover rates were little changed in October, the Labor  Department said on Tuesday.


"Team America," a political satire about a special American police force that goes around the world saving everyone from terrorism, stars dozens of 22-inch puppets.


The problems with Vioxx, taken off the market last week, raise questions about the Food and Drug Administration's safety review process. Observers say longer clinical trials should be required.


UN on Holocaust: Evil Wins When the Good Are Quiet

Those who incite hatred and mass murder are not always extremists but men of culture, Secretary-General Kofi Annan told world leaders in opening the first-ever General Assembly commemoration of the World War II Holocaust.


JEFFREY Greenberg was poised over the weekend to step down as chairman and chief executive of Marsh & McLennan, the firm at the centre of New York Attorney-General Eliot Spitzer's probe into insurance corruption.


Per il sottosegretario alla Giustizia Manconi l'appello Ã¨ un "paradosso comprensibile"Tra i 310 firmatari i responsabili dell'omicidio del giudice Livatino e di Giancarlo Siani Sicurezza                                            Gli ergastolani scrivono a Napolitano "Siamo stanchi. Condannateci a morte"                                                                                Nuovo allarme di Amato: non abbiamo piÃ¹ fondidi ALBERTO CUSTODERO


Chicago, IL, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- Illinois is defying the federal government with a new plan to make it safe and easy for residents to buy cheaper prescription drugs from Canada and Europe.


US soldiers patrol in Fallujah, Iraq, Friday Nov. 26 2004. In Fallujah, insurgents ambushed US troops as they entered a home during house-to-house searches in the former rebel bastion, killing two Marines


-0,5% a gennaio, per esperti: rimbalzo tecnico +6,2% anno


SPORTS OF THE TIMES Crossing Paths: Notre Dame and USC

LAST week a reporter drew a parallel between Tyrone Willingham's three seasons as the head football coach at Notre Dame and Pete Carroll's tenure at Southern California.


Contractor Says Army Unfairly Closed Bidding

A British firm said the U.S. military improperly excluded it from bidding on the largest security contract in Iraq, blaming the U.S. government for what it calls an "arbitrary and capricious" decision that could cause "harm to U.S. policy and goodwill" in Iraq, according to newly released court...


Usually derided as teetering "on the tip of irrelevance", this year's Asia-Pacific leaders' summit in Sydney hopes to rise above its reputation for glacial action and have a real impact on the course of climate change.


Drugs and therapy aid depressed kids, study says

The best treatment for depressed adolescents is a combination of Prozac and talk therapy, although the antidepressant carries a risk that some patients might harm themselves or others, concluded a study released yesterday.


Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Thursday that ruling party lawmakers will conduct a fresh investigation into the Japanese military's use of brothels during World War II.


Hunter wins crash-hit sprint for 11th stage

MONTPELLIER, France  - South African Robert Hunter won a crash-hit bunch sprint to take the 182.5-km 11th stage of the Tour de France on Thursday.


Adwatch: Bush slams Kerry health care plan

AIRING: National cable networks and select media markets in the 17 battleground states where Bush is on the air. Bush: "I'm George W. Bush and I approve this message.


Tiger Woods, now the number three ranked golfer in the world married Swedish model Elin Nordegren at an exclusive resort in Barbados on Tuesday.


I dati dell'osservatorio sul turismo procreativo. In testa alla classifica la Spagna. Flamigni contro il business: intervenga il governo                                            Bimbi in provetta Boom di viaggi all'estero                                                                                Dopo la legge 40, quadruplicate le coppie italiane che vanno in centri stranieri


Pressure has mounted on the White House for direct talks with Tehran.


Cuban leader Fidel Castro said President Bush appeared "deranged" during his inauguration speech, and he expressed little enthusiasm for renewed diplomatic ties with the European Union.


Norvegia, passeggero volo interno aggredisce piloti con ascia

Un passeggero di un volo interno norvegese ha aggredito con un'ascia i due piloti, che, feriti, sono riusciti a far atterrare l'aereo. I due piloti sono stati ricoverati in ospedale "ma non sono in pericolo


Supreme Court allows Republicans to challenge voters at Ohio polls

The US Supreme Court gave the Republican Party the go-ahead to place thousands of representatives inside Ohio polling centers to challenge voters' eligibility.


Pakistan on alert after al-Qaida suspect dies in raid

Police in Pakistan were today braced for a violent backlash from Islamist militants after a suspected al-Qaida operative was killed in a raid at the weekend.


Kenyan child trafficking probe spreads to Britain

A child-trafficking probe in Kenya has been expanded to Britain and three African nations, police in Nairobi said.


Boeing unveils 787 Dreamliner amid order flurry

EVERETT, Washington  - Boeing Co.  unveiled its lightweight, carbon-composite 787 Dreamliner on Sunday in front of 15,000 cheering employees, customers and suppliers, capping a weekend of hype and a flurry of orders for the new fuel-efficient plane.


Verona, 18:03 - CALCIO, CHIEVO: OBINNA OUT CON IL MILAN

Alla vigilia della sfida con il Milan, Luigi Delneri, allenatore del Chievo, è in piena emerg...


Wider variety of ethanol blends on the way, says DOE official

E10 doesn't have a lot of biofuel in it. E85 is tough to find. So why not E30?


Stilista, ho visto crescente entusiasmo per shopping in rete


Attesi 200mila partecipanti per il Gay pride svastiche dipinte nella notte contro il corteo                                                                                In arrivo piÃ¹ di 200 pullman per partecipare alla manifestazione di oggi pomeriggio: per gli organizzatori si sfioreranno i 200mila partecipanti. Il corteo, con 40 carri allegorici, partirÃ  alle 16 da piazza di Porta San Paolo per arrivare a piazza San Giovanni, una scelta simbolica come risposta al family day che in quella piazza si Ã¨ svolto.Alla manifestazione hanno aderito oltre 50 associazioni. Tre i ministri presenti: Pecoraro Scanio, Pollastrini e Ferrero. Madrina della manifestazione Ã¨ l'attrice Monica Guerritore che aprirÃ  il corteo con Daniele Silvestri, autore della canzone scelta come inno del Roma Pride, "Gino e l'Alfetta"


Everyone's wondering which DVD format adult studios will choose. But why? The future's about interaction and video-on-demand. Commentary by Regina Lynn.


The Federation of Tour Operators launches a legal challenge to Air Passenger Duty, which was doubled at the start of this month.


San Francisco Seeks to Fill Void in Wireless Plan

San Franciscoâs mayor, Gavin Newsom, remains committed to a plan to roll out a citywide Wi-Fi network despite EarthLinkâs decision to bow out an agreement to build the system.


The John MacLean Society and Clydeside Press have done the socialist movement a great service by republishing this excellent and inspirational biography of John MacLean by his daughter, Nan Milton.


A Fight for Life Consumes Both Mother and Son

The writer Susan Sontagâs death, as set out in a short and immensely disturbing account by her son, David Rieff, must rank as one of the worst ever described.


Cinergy Corp. of Cincinnati, Ohio, said Friday it plans to sell 6.1 million shares of common stock. The sale will be made under Cinergy's effective shelf registration statement previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


Italian soccer clubs warned on hooligans

Stadiums which fail to adopt tougher anti-hooliganism measures could be banned from staging matches next season, Italy's top sporting body said on Sunday following the death of a policeman on Friday.


Rocket Attack in Central Baghdad, Hotels Targeted

At least two rockets were fired toward  the Sheraton and Palestine hotels in central Baghdad on  Thursday and a fire broke out in the area, witnesses said.


E.D.S. Offers Exit Incentives to 12,000 Workers

Electronic Data Systems, the technology-outsourcing company, said Wednesday that it had offered extra retirement benefits to about 12,000 employees in the United States if they would retire early.


South Korea's request to have duplicate gold medals awarded in men's all-around gymnastics was rejected by the International Olympic Committee on Friday.


Justice aide close to prosecutor firings resigns

Another Justice Department official involved in the controversial firings of federal prosecutors is resigning, the department said on Friday.


Beslan terrorists were addicted to heroin, morphine and other ...

The terrorists who took over a school in Beslan last month were drug addicts, says Nikolay Shepel, Deputy Prosecutor General, Russia.


At least 10 people were killed in a fire early Monday at a state-run group home for the mentally disabled in southwest Missouri, the state fire marshal said.


President Bush's re-election disappointed many in the publishing industry, a blue-state business where liberals have long predominated, but it has boosted sales for a few anti-Bush books, notably Thomas Frank's "What's the Matter With Kansas?"


Telstra pays $254M for Chinese real-estate Web site

(InfoWorld) - Telstra Corp.Â paid $254 million for a controlling stake in SouFun Holdings Limited, which runs one of China's largest real-estate and home improvement Web sites, the company said Thursday. Telstra, Australia's largest telecommunications company, now owns a 51 percent stake in SouFun, and plans to use the acquisition to beef up its advertising business in China. SouFun makes money by selling advertising on its Web site. Telstra's advertising arm, Sensis, will help manage SouFun going forward, the companies said in a joint statement. The deal is also part of Telstra'sÂ broader plan to expandÂ its Sensis business beyond Australia and carry its intellectual property and management expertise to new areas, the company said. The founder and chief executive officer of SouFun, Vincent Mo will remain in charge at the Web site and retain his 30.9 percent share of the company. SouFun's management team will remain in place after the deal, the company's said. SouFun, which is already cash flow positive, is expected to post revenue of A$52 million (US$39.7 million) in 2007, with a profit of A$18 million after excluding income tax, depreciation and amortization, according to the companies. IDG News Service is a member of the IDG group of companies, which includes IDG Ventures, a US$1.4 billion venture capital fund which holds a 14.7 percent stake in SouFun. SouFun can be found at: http://www.soufun.com/.


Pope Benedict XVI did not intend to offend Muslims with remarks about holy war, the Vatican said Thursday, scrambling to defend the pontiff as anger built in the Islamic world over his comments during a trip to Germany.


Without warning, Myanmar's military  junta has ordered a massive 166-fold rise in the annual  satellite television levy in an apparent attempt to stop people  watching dissident and international news broadcasts.


AT&T adjusted profit up on strong wireless sales

Top telecommunications service  provider AT&T Inc.  on Tuesday said its profit and revenue  grew on an adjusted basis, helped by strong growth in its  wireless business.


(InfoWorld) - United Airlines was forced to scrap 24 domestic flights Wednesday when the computers it uses to dispatch flights failed. The outage occurred between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. Central Time, causing delays across the country. In total, about 268 domestic and international flights were delayed, United said. The average delay time was an hour and a half. "We continue to work hard to resume operations by tomorrow morning and kindly ask for our customers' patience," the airline carrier said in a statement. United does not know what caused the outage but said that it "affected the systems that United uses to dispatch flights for departure." The glitch delayed five United flights at Las Vegas International Airport, said Richard Viera, general manager of United operations there. "We had a system outage, and we worked with local people from United along with people from headquarters," said Viera. The outage disrupted operations for about one-and-a-half hours, but no flights were cancelled, and Viera had no complaints from Las Vegas passengers. "It went pretty well," he said. By late afternoon, United flights were moving on time in Las Vegas. This is the second time this month that a computer malfunction has caused significant delays in the U.S. On June 8, one of the two systems used by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration to manage flight plans failed, causing flight delays and cancellations across the country.


A Burundian army advance guard flies into Mogadishu to join the fledgling African Union peacekeeping force.


LPGA Event: HSBC Women's World Match Play Championship Site: Wykagyl Country Club (6,237 yards, par 71) at New Rochelle, N.Y.


Palestinian President Yasser Arafat has undergone minor exploratory surgery in his West Bank headquarters and is in a stable condition, a senior official says.


Casini: "Se si cambia legge elettorale tutti dovranno accettare il ...

Il presidente della Camera Pier Ferdinando Casini, intervenendo sullo scottante tema della riforma della legge elettorale, ha chiarito che se l'attuale sistema verrÃ  cambiato, tutti dovranno prepararsi ad accettare il verdetto delle urne.


NEC staff caught faking orders, taking kickbacks

Tax investigators probing Japanese electronics maker NEC Corp. have found that employees placed fake orders and took kickbacks, compounding the problems at a company long dogged by accounting troubles and possibly facing a Nasdaq delisting.


A hot show learns to drive on the other side of the road.


Because there's no discernible point to this film about one man's plan to "incinerate Dick Nixon," it has only craft and technique to recommend it.


Indian conglomerate Tata is planning to take advantage of the country's booming economy with a chain of shops.


Powell Says UN Is Doing Enough for Iraq Elections

Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Thursday that UN plans to help with the upcoming election in Iraq appeared to be on track, despite months of pressure for the world body to increase its staff.


Whitman: EBay To Buy Rent.com; Compliments Craigslist Stake

Without reserve. EBay (nasdaq: EBAY - news - people ) on Friday said it is buying Rent.com. The latter, which is privately held, provides online listings of apartment and house rentals.


On Monday, the First Ministers will gather to discuss some of the major health-care issues and what they can agree to do about them.


Prodi, Berlusconi won't testify over CIA "kidnap"

Prime Minister Romano Prodi and his predecessor Silvio Berlusconi will not be called to testify on behalf of Italy's former spy chief, who is accused of helping the CIA kidnap a terrorism suspect, a judge ruled on Tuesday.


by our Internet desk, 30 September 2004. The Indonesian parliament has passed a bill that changes the role of the country's powerful military, the TNI.


Nicolas Cage movie National Treasure tops the US and Canada box office for the third week in a row.


AL Wrap: Cabrera Lifts Red Sox Past Blue Jays

Orlando Cabrera hit a run-scoring  double in the bottom of the ninth inning to lead the Boston Red  Sox to a 5-4 win over the Toronto Blue Jays at Fenway Park on  Tuesday.


Infineon To Build Production Plant In Malaysia >IFX

NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Infineon Technologies AG (IFX) said it will build a new front-end production plant in Kulim High Tech Park, Malaysia.


Foreign Institutional Investor Warburg Pincus International will pick up 2.75 per cent stake in Kotak Mahindra Bank for Rs 75.9 crore (Rs 759 million), subject to shareholders' approval.


Indian doctor wants assurances before returning to Australia

An Indian doctor who was arrested in Queensland in relation to two failed bomb attacks in Britain but later released said he would only return to Australia if authorities assured him he would be safe.


Thailand may break more patents with cancer drugs

Thailand may break more patents of Western drugmakers by adding copycat versions of four cancer medicines into the nation's generic drug programs, a health official said Monday.


Courchevel 1850 might claim to be the most charismatic ski resort - it's where Posh and Becks went in their prime, last season, along with many a diva and divo - but there is another faraway place which, ...


Webb, Bush have terse exchange over Iraq

Democratic Sen.-elect Jim Webb avoided the receiving line during a recent White House reception for new members of Congress and had a chilly exchange with President Bush over the Iraq war and his Marine son.


Area Ad Agencies Building to Bigger Business

By Alison Trinidad, The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville  Mar. 2--In the wake of losing a national media account, Jacksonville  advertising executives insist they are more than just mom-and-pop outfits.   And at least one New York media consultant agrees.


Intel, colosso informatico americano, lancia il nuovo chipset per le nuove schede madri dei PC, il nuovissimo 925XE!!! Sempre a caccia di prestazioni superiori ed in vista dellÂ¡Ã¤abbattimento del muro dei


Panic Erupts as Workers Struggle to Bury Storm Dead

Hungry, thirsty and increasingly desperate Haitians burned tyres in protest and attacked aid trucks and people carrying scarce food and water as workers struggled to bury thousands of victims of Tropical Storm Jeanne.


IBM Spins Off PC Division with Chinese Partner

Following days of rumors, IBM late Tuesday made it official: the company said it was spinning off its personal computer business with the Lenovo Group, China's biggest maker of personal computers.


Australia PM says interest rates a key poll issue

SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister John Howard, under fire over his credibility ahead of an election expected within months, on Saturday identified interest rates and industrial relations as key election issues.


Georgia says it fired at Russian plane this week

Georgian forces fired at an airplane they believed was Russian after it violated the Caucasus republic's airspace on Wednesday, a senior interior ministry official said.


Genetic Flaw May Explain Some Cases of Autism

A rare genetic flaw that occurs spontaneously during development may sharply increase the risk that a child will develop autism, researchers report.


Toccato il massimo dal settembre 2002, sale di 5 punti base


Kaletra drug advert misleading, FDA tells Abbot

FDA on Tuesday made public a letter ordering Abbott Laboratories to stop circulating two advertisements for its antiretroviral drug Kaletra because the agency said the ads "exaggerat[e]" the drug's benefits and omit information about possible "life


Democrat Ned Lamont calls rival Sen. Joe Lieberman a "turncoat" in his latest ad. Not so, says the three-term Democratic lawmaker running as an independent, and he has some party support in Connecticut to prove it.


Arabic-language news channel Al-Jazeera has reported hostage-takers in Iraq are demanding Indonesia's government release Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir in exchange for two female hostages.


The US ambassador to the UN describes the killing by security forces in Afghanistan of civilians as "unfortunate".


Panel Pushes for Energy Security Funding

A bipartisan panel of energy experts said Wednesday that regulation of climate changing pollution and improved automobile fuel efficiency must be an essential elements of the nation's energy agenda — a view that clashes with the White House and many members of Congress.


Those Brilliant Fall Outfits May Be Saving Trees

As trees across the northern United States turn gold and crimson, scientists are debating exactly what those colors are for.


Democrats Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama split the spoils in the Nevada caucuses Saturday night, a race marred by late charges of dirty politics. John McCain and Mike Huckabee dueled for victory in a hard-fought Republican primary in South Carolina.


Planned weekend talks could promise a major break in the entertainment industryâs labor troubles.


WASHINGTON - Former President Carter says despite changes designed to eliminate voting problems in Florida, where the disputed 2000 presidential election was decided by a few hundred votes, conditions for a fair election in that state still don't exist.


Cinquecento uomini "dotati di strumenti di controllo" vigilerannoche non ci siano passaggi di armi da Damasco ad Hezbollah.                                                  Libano, accordo di Prodi con Assad "SÃ¬ della Siria a guardie Ue ai confini"                                                                                "Dall'Afghanistan non ci ritiriamo ma non inviamo piÃ¹ truppe"


Astronauts venture outside for space station work

Two space shuttle astronauts ventured into open space on Tuesday to begin the first of three spacewalks to upgrade the power system on the International Space Station.


Pakistan hand debuts to four players but still thrash Zimbabwe in the final one-day international.


Deliberations Begin in Air India Bomb Trial

Nearly two decades after Air India Flight 182 exploded over the Atlantic Ocean killing 329 people, the fate of the two Sikh extremists charged with the bombing is finally in hands of a judge.


Bush says to expect lean domestic budget

WASHINGTON -- President Bush sought Americans' support yesterday for quick action on an economic agenda that would bring far-reaching changes to their lives.


Wolverines Avoid Inciting Michigan State

Michigan did all it could to avoid giving bulletin board material to Michigan State. Seven television cameras and about 30 reporters converged on campus Monday, but the Wolverines didn't say much to incite the rivalry between the schools separated by about 65 miles.


Hans Ruesch, Writer and Grand Prix Winner, Dies at 94

Mr. Ruesch was a successful Swiss racecar driver in the years before World War II who later became a writer of well-received novels of adventure, two of which became Hollywood films.


BSU Volleyball Splits Pair With Gonzaga, Oregon

By The Idaho Statesman, Boise  Sep. 17--The Boise State volleyball team swept Gonzaga in Boise on Saturday morning in the Boise State Invitational, 30-26, 30-26, 30-28.   The Broncos were led by Jeanette Jenkins' 18 kills. Cameron Flunder and Arlee Tamietti each had 13 kills.


Chinese Finance Minister Jin Renqing resigns for personal reasons, the government announces.


PHOENIX (Ticker) -- The Phoenix Suns try to post their first 11-game winning streak in more than seven years when they host the Toronto Raptors on Sunday.


Life on the stump is a grind for candidates

John McCain's schedule today calls for a flight from Washington to Wisconsin. A town hall meeting in Oshkosh, a second one in La Crosse and a dinner in Milwaukee. Then, the Republican presidential front-runner flies home to Arizona.


Il volume e' rivolto a connazionali all'estero


Victims of violent crimes are being compensated too slowly, the National Audit Office says.


Tornadoes spawned by Hurricane Ivan claimed at least two lives and waves lashed onto shore as the US Gulf Coast today felt the first impact of the storm whose full fury was expected during the night.


Grandmasters push toilet row aside to play chess

It went down to the wire but in the end  the Russian turned up to play.


A parliamentarian from a prominent regional party in eastern India is shot dead by suspected Maoists.


Nicole Kidman accepted damages from The Daily Telegraph newspaper Friday for falsely reporting she had breached the terms of her promotional contract for Chanel No. 5 perfume.


Four times more camera phones will have been sold in Europe by the end of 2004 than last year, say analysts.


Palestinians Disband Gaza Security Force

Palestinian officials disbanded a Gaza security force feared by civilians and under fire by human rights groups, taking one of the first concrete steps toward security


The Grammy Awards will be in full voice next month, with the striking writers guild agreeing Monday to allow its members to work on the show.


LAC DE GRAS, Northwest Territories -- Gold opened this northern land, attracting a rush of prospectors and miners who splayed the earth, built up towns and then, after seven decades, closed up the last exhausted gold mine two years ago.


In an autobiography being published after her assassination, Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto says she was warned that four suicide bomber squads would try to kill her, one led by Osama bin Laden's 16-year-old son.


England' chief inspector of schools calls on teachers to report "over-zealous" inspectors.


Phishers catch on to the Net's 'long tail'

Online scammers are no longer targeting just the best-known brands, according to a new report.


E-Mail Marketers Offered New 'Quarterly Review' Service By Global IntelliSystems

DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla., Feb. 19  /PRNewswire/ -- In a recent in-house study of hundreds of U.S.


Barring a miracle (which isn't coming), the National Hockey League owners will officially shut down operations Wednesday when the collective bargaining agreement expires. Jobs will be lost, arenas will be dark, and fans will be left waiting. Both sides, entrenched in their positions, deserve equal blame for not hammering out a deal. There are no bargaining sessions scheduled, and why ...


A new study found that obesity is relatively rare in the foreign-born until they have lived in the United States - the land of drive-thrus, remote controls and double cheeseburgers â-or more than 10 years.


You're being traded anyway, so get a piece of the action It may be over a year since Vulture Central mentioned Paoga and it may only just be approaching launching an open Beta Test programme that anyone can sign up to â and you can here - but the reason for founder, Graham Sadd, starting the business remains. What has changed is pinpointing why potential users should be interested. Your personal information â or some of it at least - is already up for sale somewhere in the world, so why not grab a piece of the action yourself is now an underlying message. After all, it's you they are selling.â¦


China angrily rejects Taiwan's peace overture

China angrily rejected Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian's peace overtures, saying Beijing's stance was unchanged and warning that Chen risked "great catastrophe" by pushing for independence.


The Arizona Diamondbacks have narrowed their list of managerial candidates to three.


A New Museum in Paris Inches Toward Reality

President Jacques Chirac's affection for African and Asian art has resulted in the building of an indigenous art museum on the banks of the Seine.


Rise in online identity fraud has companies on the hook: Educate customers or lose them.


Centinaia i roghi, situazione critica per i pochi mezzi


In Second Term, Roberts Court Defines Itself

In the final days of the Supreme Court's term, the stage is set for the divisions that narrowly but decisively split the justices on social issues to be on full display.


Militants kidnap three foreigners in Kabul

Islamic militants claim they are holding three foreign election workers kidnapped Thursday from a UN vehicle in the Afghan capital of Kabul.


ISO votes to reject Microsoft's OOXML as standard

Microsoft Corp. has failed in its attempt to have its Office Open XML document format fast-tracked straight to the status of an international standard by the International Organization for Standardization.


Primetime Thursday Ratings: Solid Victory for CBS Despite Modest Wickedly Perfect

-Yesterday's Losers: Wickedly Perfect (CBS), life as we know it (ABC), Movie: Summer Catch (WB), North Shore


The classroom building where a gunman killed 30 people and himself on the Virginia Tech campus will be reopened for offices and laboratories later this month, the university announced Tuesday.


Bush, Kerry on final blitz to break poll deadlock

MILWAUKEE US President George Bush and Senator John Kerry ended their presidential campaigns yesterday with a frenzied multistate push for decisive votes and with the outcome locked in a breathless dead heat.


Germany's far-right looks set to enter parliament in an eastern state as voters go to the polls in regional elections.


British Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon arrived in India from Pakistan for talks with the defence and foreign ministers.


National Australia to Bear Irish Bank Theft Losses

National Australia Bank Ltd., the nation's largest lender, will bear any losses arising from the theft of about 20 million pounds ($38.5 million) from its Northern Bank unit in Northern Ireland.


Florida Supreme Court Puts Nader on Ballot

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.  - Florida's highest court on  Friday ruled that independent presidential candidate Ralph  Nader must be allowed to compete in the 2004 election in the  state, delivering a possible boost to President Bush's  re-election chances.


Arctic ice said to melt to lowest level ever

WASHINGTON - Arctic sea ice melted to its lowest level ever, continuing a trend spurred by human-caused global warming, scientists said yesterday.


Breast Cancer Genetics Takes Big Leap Forward

SUNDAY, May 27 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers say they've moved much closer to untangling the genetic threads that raise a woman's chance for breast cancer.


Novell: Microsoft 'sucked $60 billion' out of IT

This fourth priority's main focus has been improving or obtaining CRM and ERP software for the past year and a half. BARCELONA, Spain--Microsoft has sucked billions of dollars out of the IT industry that could


Michael Jackson, who has been living in Bahrain since he was acquitted of child molestation charges a year ago, is moving to Europe, has fired his business managers and has hired a New York-based firm to oversee his business affairs, his spokeswoman said Tuesday.


Is Verizon gaming Google in US wireless auction?

Divide and blanket Analysis In the battle for the so-called 700-MHz band - a lip-smackingly juicy slice of the US wireless spectrum - somebody just pulled a fast one. And you can bet it was Verizon, yanking the rug out from under Google and a crazed Eric Schmidt.â¦


As she lay ill last summer following a bone marrow transplant, Susan Sontag would listen to music, keep up on current events and indulge a passion seemingly too light for one of the world's leading intellectuals: Hollywood musicals of the 1930s, '40s and '50s.


Al Gore's son busted for drugs in hybrid car

The 24-year-old son of former Vice President Al Gore was arrested for drug possession on Wednesday after he was stopped for speeding in his hybrid Toyota Prius, a sheriff's official said.


After months of discussion over source code access, it looks like U.S. project leaders are underlining their earlier "No" to the British. That could queer the deal.


Still no remedy for Arsenal's travel sickness

A 2-2 Champions League draw at Panathinaikos is further proof that Arsenal's killer instinct evaporates on leaving British airspace.


Violence in Afghanistan has surged because of Pakistan's peace deals with pro-Taleban militants, a report says.


Six convicted French aid workers fly home from Chad

N'DJAMENA  - Six French aid workers sentenced to hard labor in Chad for trying to kidnap 103 children flew out of the African nation on Friday bound for France where they are due to serve their sentences in jail.


Top Iraqi parties call for election delay

Security deterioration forces rethink in election date, US President hopes date would not be changed. By Rouba Kabarra - BAGHDAD. Iraq's electoral commission said it would examine Saturday a request by 10


The National Transportation Safety Board will announce within two months the findings of its investigation into the crash of American Airlines Flight 587, which killed 265 people on Nov. 12, 2001.


A 13-year-old ski racer was killed Sunday morning in a collision with a resort snowmobile on Vail Mountain.


ACTON-BOXBORO Coach: Bill Maver (21st year, 163-52-1). Last year's record : 9-2. Playing surface : Artificial turf. Football website: abfootball.net. Returning starters (11): Tim Crowley, NG/OL, 5-9, 200, Sr.; Jeff Emmons, C, 6-3, 225, Sr.; Casey Lundberg, LB/OG, 6-2, 200, Sr.; Doug Mcharey, DE, 6-3, 200, Sr.; Pat Morris, DB, 5-11, 175, Sr.; Chris O'Brien, DE, 6-4, 190, Sr.; John ...


La maledizione del pari che perseguita l'Inter

Adriano che non riposa mai e segna sempre non basta neanche stavolta, il sortilegio del pareggio con rimonta subita continua anche contro la Lazio el'Inter incasella la settima X in nove partite. Mancini stavolta


Yahoo Nazi Memorabilia Ruling Overturned

A US appeals court ruled this week that a lower tribunal had no right to decide a case brought against US internet giant Yahoo by two French groups trying to halt online sales of Nazi memorabilia. Documents showed on Wednesday that the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco ...


U.S. Heartland Is Bursting with Corn, Soy

ROCHELLE, Ill.  - Golden mountains are rising out  of the fertile farmlands of the U.S. Midwest, a changing  landscape formed by huge piles of corn from the most bountiful  harvest in U.S. history.


KABUL, Afghanistan -- Three UN workers held hostage for nearly a month were preparing to fly home after their release yesterday from an ordeal that suggested Taliban-linked militants are adopting the tactics of Iraqi insurgents.


Anxiety grows as a holy month approaches. Iraqi premier gives an ultimatum to Fallouja to turn over a militant. By Ashraf Khalil. BAGHDAD - Six US soldiers were reported killed in attacks here and in the


In conseguenza della crisi finanziaria legata a subprime


Firefighters concentrated Monday on protecting mountain hamlets near a cluster of wildfires east of Los Angeles, as storms brewed that could bring much-needed rain.


The Boeing Airborne Laser (ABL) team fired a laser beam for the first time using the flight laser modules in the ABL System Integration Lab at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.


Bene anche per An e Udc.Fi: premier e' problema,dura la Lega


Dogs trained to smell bladder cancer in urine

LONDON - Manâs best friend could also be a lifesaver in the fight against cancer. Scientists said on Friday dogs can be used to detect bladder cancer by smelling urine.


Blazers Fine Randolph for Missing Team Flight

TORONTO (Sports Network) - The Portland Trail Blazers fined  forward Zach Randolph for missing the team flight to Toronto,  where they will meet the Raptors Sunday afternoon.


Gutierrez: I'll Fight Unfair Trade Rules

Commerce Secretary nominee Carlos M. Gutierrez is promising to aggressively fight the unfair trade practices of foreign nations and to speed up the government's handling of individual cases.


African leaders urge UN to brand Burundi killers as terrorists

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania  - African leaders appealed to the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday to impose sanctions on the Burundian rebel group that claimed responsibility for the weekend massacre of at least 160 refugees at a UN camp in ...


Japan refuses to withdraw troops from Iraq as hostage faces ...

Japan insisted it would not bow to the demands of Islamic militants in Iraq who threatened to behead a young Japanese unless Tokyo withdraws its troops from the country within 48 hours.


Actress Made Error When Speaking at LA Charity Event

Fashion Wire Daily - Fashion Wire Daily August 24,2004-Los Angeles-Call it a case of mistaken magazine identity.


West Indies captain Brian Lara announces he intends to extend his Test career into his 40s.


Stock investors will look to earnings reports from retailers Federated Department Stores Inc.  and Target Corp.  next week as well as new soundings on consumer sentiment as they to try to get a handle on the state of the U.S. economy.


Tired and sore, Tyson Gay didn't have energy left to celebrate completing one of the most impressive sprint doubles in the history of the world track & field championships.


When L.J. Smith says the Philadelphia Eagles' West Coast offense "starts with the tight end," he is not exaggerating.


Stocks fell on Friday, with the Dow dropping more than 2 percent, after American Express Co  warned of mounting credit-card defaults, adding to expectations of a U.S. recession.


A judge bans the word from a sexual assault case, sparking debate over freedom of speech and the right to a fair trial


Great Britain has been relegated from the Davis Cup group with the world's best teams in after losing to Austria. Greg Rusedski lost the crucial match to Stefan Koubek 7-6 6-4 7-5 to see Britain lose out in the tie 3-2.


Connecticut lawmakers debated a bill on Thursday that would require social-networking Web sites such as MySpace to verify users' ages and force minors to obtain parental consent before posting profiles.


Diana's mother called her a whore: court

Princess Diana's former butler told the inquest into her death on Monday that her mother had called her a whore for dating Muslim men.


ONE of two German sisters who allege they are the illegitimate...

ONE of two German sisters who allege they are the illegitimate children of the controversial Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conductor Herbert von Karajan has gone to court in Austria in a bid to be recognised as ...


Police say suicide bomber kills 12 north of Baghdad

A suicide bomber wearing a belt packed with explosives struck a recruiting station for neighborhood patrols in Iraq's restive Diyala province, killing 12 volunteers and wounding 10 on Thursday, police said.


Guide to Poisonous Plants a Handy Home Aid

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. _ I was happy to see the label "poisonous" on the plant Brugmansia when I visited a garden center in the other day. I applaud them for letting the public know _ especially shoppers who have curious small children or pets.


Teams with aspirations of winning a national championship can't afford to wilt in the final minutes of a close game.


Report: al-Qaida May Target VA Hospitals

Al-Qaida terrorists looking for a U.S. military target might try to attack a Veterans Affairs hospital rather than a base or other high-security installation, the FBI and Homeland Security Department warn in a new nationwide terrorism bulletin.


The Hague - Former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic condemned his war crimes trial as a "pure farce" on Wednesday in a defiant finish to his opening defence statement against charges of ethnic cleansing in the Balkans.


Amazon to Take Searches on Web to a New Depth

Amazon.com, the e-commerce giant, plans to take aim at the Internet search king Google with an advanced technology that the company says will take searches beyond


A health trust may have to bring in new practices to better monitor the hospital bug Clostridium difficile.


Rafael Benitez praised the captain's performance of Steven Gerrard after his dramatic late goal earned Liverpool a place in the last 16 of the Champions League on Wednesday.


House set to reject Bush troop buildup in Iraq

President George W. Bush was resigned to a stinging rebuke from the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday over his Iraq war policy and his decision to send more troops, the White House said.


Mexican art exhibit rides country's film success

A group of Mexican artists is hoping to emulate the success of the country's filmmakers by showcasing cutting-edge works in an exhibit set to tour the United States.


Udine, 18:04 - CALCIO, UDINESE: DI NATALE TORNA A FAR COPPIA CON IAQUINTA

Doppia seduta di allenamento per l'Udinese di Galeone in vista della trasferta di Verona. I dubbi de...


Airbus wins $6.9 billion order from leasing firm: report

Airbus has won an order worth $6.9 billion from leasing company AWAS Ltd for as many as 100 planes, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.


Stocks up as Sprint news tempers oil rise

NEW YORK - Stocks extended their rally with modest gains Wednesday as Wall Street overlooked climbing oil prices to focus on strong results from Lehman Brothers and Sprint's $35 billion deal to acquire Nextel Communications.


After a group led by the Royal Bank of Scotland raised the cash portion of its offer for ABN, Barclays said it might add cash to its all-share offer.


Hamish Carter knew what he was up against when he and Bevan Docherty ran down the stretch together in the Olympic triathlon in Athens.


For many, story of love for baseball hits home

During the Astros-Cardinals playoff series last week, I wrote a column about the meaning of baseball for my 7-year-old son and children in general.


Sailors in the Persian Gulf have known him for years: a radio operator who taunts and insults passing ships. The rants are heard, logged then mostly forgotten.


Gonaives - Devastating floods unleashed by tropical storm Jeanne are feared to have killed more than 2 000 people in the northern Haitian city of Gonaives, the city's mayor said on Monday, as searchers keep discovering more bodies 10 days after the storm


LOS ANGELES Â· The "unavoidable" conflict between coach Phil Jackson and Kobe Bryant led Jackson to ask the Los Angeles Lakers to trade Bryant in January and hampered the team's shot at the 2004 championship, Jackson wrote in a soon-to-be-released diary


A 37-year-old Egyptian woman tested positive for the H5N1 bird flu virus and European officials on Wednesday debated whether they needed to take more action after an outbreak of the virus in British turkeys.


Cabir Variants Indicate Mobile Virus Threat

Two new variants of the Cabir mobile phone virus have been discovered, indicating that the source code for the virus is available in the malware underground.


First 'low-cost' daily newspaper to hit newsstands in Spain

A new daily newspaper will hit Spain's already crammed newsstands on Wednesday which will cost half of its paid competitors in an effort to steal readers from both paid and the hugely popular free papers.


Brown, Jeter Hand Yankees Series Lead Over Twins

Kevin Brown pitched six innings and Derek Jeter notched three hits and drove in three runs to lead the New York Yankees to an 8-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins in the American League Divisional Series Friday.


Canada and the United States have announced plans to decrease border wait times at the Detroit-Windsor, Ont. border crossings. Public Safety Minister Anne McLellan and US Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge


The UK is in danger of being less competitive because of its complex tax regime, Ernst & Young warns.


Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards said Saturday the U.S. needs help from Syria and Iran in stabilizing Iraq and he called the Iraqi prime minister a weak leader.


Mitsubishi UFJ faces sanctions in U.S., source says

U.S. financial authorities will likely take disciplinary action against Japan's Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG)  for slack monitoring of suspected money laundering, a source close to the matter said on Wednesday.


EU Commission taking its time with SCH bid for Abbey National

The European Commission is taking all the time it needs to rule on Banco Santander Central Hispano's bid for Abbey National, competition spokeswoman Amelia Torres said.


UK group drops Elephant Man, Vybz Cartel from awards list

TWO Jamaican dancehall acts - Elephant Man and Vybz Kartel - who had been nominated for British black music awards despite protests by gay rights groups, were dropped from the nominations on Tuesday.


Pride, parties and now World Cup babies for Germany

BERLIN, Feb 21 (Reuters Life!) - German hospitals are braced for a surge in births nine months after the host country of soccer's World Cup 2006 enjoyed an uncharacteristic wave of feel-good patriotism and parties, doctors say.


Passengers flying from some regional airports are being charged twice for services, an air watchdog says.


Another Chance for Baseball to Settle Its Score With Drugs

As baseball finds itself struggling to control the steroid issue, its past serves as a cautionary tale.


Justin Marshall will go where few New Zealand rugby players have gone before when he faces up to the haka at Twickenham on Saturday rather than issuing the All Blacks' famous pre-match challenge.


By Tom Miller, Grand Forks Herald, N.D.  Dec. 9--On the basketball floor, 4-of-11 shooting isn't too bad. On ice, it's nearly unheard of.


The Web challenges the region's authoritarian governments with a freer exchange of information and ideas.


Ingrid lost strength Saturday and was downgraded from a tropical storm to a tropical depression as it moved through the open Atlantic.


Bush Says Will Use Political Capital from Election

President Bush said on Thursday he earned "political capital" from the 59 million people who voted for him and will use it to advance a broad agenda that includes protecting


More evidence that hormone replacement therapy could be harming the hearts of older women is published.


Antiwar Anger at â02 Vote on Iraq Follows Clinton

Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton said today she was willing to lose support from voters rather than make an apology she did not believe in.


Ministro, abbiamo registrato una stazionarieta' dei prezzi


EU teams with industry to promote safety tech The European Union is teaming up with car manufacturers to promote automotive accident-avoidance technologies.â¦


Colombia Extradites Marxist Rebel Leader to U.S.

BOGOTA, Colombia  - The most important commander  of Colombia's largest rebel army ever captured was handed to  U.S. authorities at a Bogota airport to be extradited to the  United States Friday to face cocaine smuggling and kidnapping  charges.


Producer prices soar 3.2 percent in November

Producer prices surged at a 34-year high rate of 3.2 percent in November on a record rise in gasoline prices, the Labor Department said on Thursday.


IL PAPA A LORETO PREGA PER LE VITTIME DI BESLAM

ANCONA - Il Papa e' partito da Loreto, qualche minuto dopo le 16, con circa un'ora di anticipo rispetto all'orario previsto. L'anticipazione e' stata resa possibile dal fatto che Giovanni Paolo II ha fatto


Striking Atlantic City casino workers on Tuesday said they have reached a tentative five-year labor deal that increases pay and benefits but fails to make their contracts expire at the same time as those of workers in Las Vegas


Union Sees Progress In Talks, Hotels Don't

Officials representing 14 major Washington hotels and Unite Here Local 25 yesterday gave mixed reports of progress in negotiations for a new contract for 3,800 hotel workers.


Mourinho smells spirit of success in win over United

Jose Mourinho believes Chelsea's win over Manchester United in their Premiership opener was proof of the spirit already instilled in his expensively-assembled squad.


Family of brain-damaged woman to keep up legal fight

TAMPA, Fla. - After being dealt a blow by the Florida Supreme Court, the family of a brain-damaged woman at the center of a bitter right-to-die case still has several legal options as they try to save her life, their attorney said Friday.


Najaf Fighting Intensies Amid Peace Push

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A U.S. warplane bombed near Najaf's vast cemetery as fighting with Shiite militants intensified Tuesday...


As War Ravages Baghdad, CityÃ¢ÂÂs Ambulance Workers Must Pick Up the Pieces

As the city has disintegrated around them, ambulance workers are often overwhelmed, and have increasingly become targets themselves.


Buy quality, be patient, and leave trading to the traders.


Ganguly is India's highest run-getter captain in Test-abroad

Chittagong, Dec 18 (UNI) India's most successful Test captain Sourav Ganguly achieved another milestone when he became the highest run-getter for the country as skipper in the Test matches abroad.


Report: Jackson Prints Found on Porn Mags

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. -- Fingerprints belonging to both Michael Jackson and the boy accusing him of child molestation were found on pornographic magazines seized from Jackson's Neverland ranch last year, the Santa Barbara News-Press reported Saturday, citing sources it did not identify.


Official British toll in Asian tsunami disaster reaches 34

A total of 34 British nationals are now confirmed as having died in the Asian tsunami disaster, the Foreign Office in London said.


Premier kosovaro, questo sara' l'ultimo weekend


Margaret Truman Daniel, the only child of former President Harry Truman who was known for her series of crime novels, died on Tuesday in Chicago at age 83, the Truman Library said.


Key facts about Kosovo, which is preparing to declare independence from Serbia:


Crouched alone in the silence of the locker room, a pro tennis player no more, a red-eyed Andre Agassi twisted his torso in an attempt to conquer the seemingly mundane task of pulling a white shirt over his head.


La. Court OKs Anti-Gay Marriage Amendment

The Louisiana Supreme Court on Wednesday reinstated the anti-gay marriage amendment to the state constitution that was overwhelmingly approved by voters in September.


NASA Plans Second Shot at Shuttle Launching

Despite threatening weather, NASA has decided to go for a second attempt to launch the shuttle Discovery tonight.


Roma, 14:15 - CALCIO, CHAMPIONS: REAL A ROMA, TIFOSI A CACCIA AUTOGRAFI

Il Real Madrid è arrivato a Roma. La squadra spagnola domani affronterà all'Olimpico l...


Amid thanksgiving hymns and the dancing  of bare-chested warriors, Sudan's government and southern  rebels forged a comprehensive peace on Sunday ending Africa's  longest-running civil war.


The TUC says some unnamed employers are trying to water down the government's pension reform proposals.


Chinese President Hu Jintao arrives in Hong Kong to mark the 10th anniversary of its handover from Britain.


Keith Tkachuk scores on his team's first two shots Tuesday night and the St. Louis Blues end a seven-game winless streak with a 3-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs.


A newly revealed summit of terrorists raises fears of a fresh plan to attack the U.S. This bombmaker and pilot could be a key player


THE RACE: The presidential race for Democrats and Republicans in New Hampshire


Plaxo has debuted the newest version of its syncing application. It allows a user to federate their information across a variety of services, although not everybody's having a good experience.


Lo ha detto boss della 'Ndrangheta dopo l'arresto di ieri sera


Reshuffle after demerger Morse has shaken up things at the top with a number of board changes including the appointment of Kevin Alcock as its new chief executive.â¦


"Dal ritorno basta simulazioni" "Vogliamo gli europei 2012"

FAIR PLAY "Prima che Capello intervenisse avevamo affrontato l'argomento in Consiglio Federale e avevamo gia' deciso di prendere un provvedimento che entri in vigore all'inizio del girone di ritorno" cosi' il presidente della Federcalcio, Franco Carraro


A teenager who survived an apparent suicide pact in which her friend died had been excluded from school.