China Issues SARS Alert as Winter Approaches

China has issued emergency instructions  to hospitals nationwide to isolate patients suffering from  severe respiratory diseases to prevent a winter recurrence of  SARS, a newspaper said on Wednesday.


On India's southern shores, the BBC's Soutik Biswas finds people reeling from a huge number of casualties.


Over two dozen rebels killed in Afghan battle: U.S

U.S.-led troops killed more than two dozen insurgents in a battle in Afghanistan's southern province of Helmand, without any civilian casualties, the U.S. military said on Monday.


Asian Tsunami Death Toll Jumps to 120,000

"Thousands of bodies rotting in the tropical heat were tumbled into mass graves, but officials said polluted water posed a greater threat..". BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - The death toll of the Asian tsunami disaster


Utility hires 150 more at Manchester center

Public Service of New Hampshire, an entity of Northeast Utilities , recently opened its expanded customer care center at 73 West Brook St., Manchester, N.H. The center, which has 275 employees, 150 of whom are new hires, oversees customer billing and handles more than 1 million customer calls a year.


If Hudson for three cross-your-fingers-and-hope-they-can-play guys teaches us anything, it's that the gifted pitcher is worth a lot less in a trade than as a free agent.


Lo dice, gelando gli operatori finanziari, David Rosenberg


JODHPUR, India  - "Is it this old woman who's getting married?" asked Kastury Ghosh, a bridal shop manager in the west Indian city of Jodhpur, as she peered over her glasses at a picture of Elizabeth Hurley.


The Hague - As details of the investigation into the murder of controversial filmmaker Theo van Gogh emerge, everything seems to point to the fact that the alleged killer was part of a Dutch network of suspected Islamic terrorists with international


Tracking the drug trade to its New York endpoint

The international drugs trade can take place just about anywhere in New York. Even on Broadway.


Crude Oil Futures Little Changed After Rising 1.6% Yesterday

Crude oil was little changed after rising 1.6 percent yesterday in New York as the US government reported an unexpected 1 million-barrel decline in supplies of distillate fuels, which include diesel and heating oil.


Roma, 7 nov. - (Adnkronos) - Distacco invariato tra ''C'e' posta per te'' e ''Ma il cielo e' sempre piu' blu''. Il programma di Maria De Filippi ha vinto ancora la sfida del sabato sera con 6 milioni 662 mila spettatori e il 30,45% di share.


The second round of DR Congo's landmark elections is thrown into confusion after a Supreme Court ruling.


The Choctaw Lady Warriors wore their basketball championship T-shirts, jeans and sneakers as they prepared to join Tuesday's procession celebrating the new National Museum of the American Indian.


Mozilla's latest pre-release version of its browser remains buggy, but performance enhancements give us reason to get excited. In Monkey Bites.


Jewish organizations and leaders in the U.S. are divided over Israel's plan to redraw the country's borders on its own if it cannot quickly negotiate peace with the Palestinians, and are giving the White House conflicting advice about whether to support or fund the effort.


The Nigerian government has confirmed reports that rebel groups in the country's main oil producing region have agreed to a ceasefire.


MOTORRACING: WIN PUTS ROSSI ON VERGE OF GP TITLE

ITALIAN star Valentino Rossi is set to secure his fourth successive MotoGP world championship title after his victory in Malaysia yesterday.


Nuclear Freeze Talks Must Not Last Too Long - Iran

Iran is prepared to keep uranium  enrichment activities frozen as long as nuclear negotiations  continue with the EU, but those talks should not last too long,  Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Hassan Rohani said Tuesday.


Future Indonesian leader calls for national unity

Jakarta (VNA) - In his first public statement since the second round of the Indonesian presidential run-off election, presidential candidate Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono called for national unity and warned of difficulties facing the country.


A 15-year-old girl has become the first person to survive rabies without prior vaccination. Jeanna Giese, who had been in a grave condition and on a ventilator for a month, is now in an intermediate care unit for intensive rehabilitation.


Deutsche Bank says it will cut 3,280 jobs outside Germany and reports a sharp rise in profits.


U.S. gasoline price soars past $3 a gallon: government

U.S. retail gasoline prices soared past $3 a gallon for the first time in four weeks, following a steep rise in crude oil costs, the government said on Tuesday.


Britney Spears was released early from UCLA Medical Center's psych ward because a court representative found "no just cause" for the hold, a source tells PEOPLE.   The doctor overseeing Spears's care had wanted her to stay, (as did her parents), but ...


Shuttle Set for Complex Trip to the Station

The space shuttle Discovery is to begin a complex 11-day round trip to the International Space Station as early as Thursday night.


Olympics : Japan's Kitajima completes breaststroke double

ATHENS : Kosuke Kitajima completed a sweep of Olympic breaststroke gold on Wednesday, capturing the 200m title in a Games record ahead of Hungarian teenager Daniel Gyurta.


N.Korea says U.S. to remove it from terrorism list

North Korea said on Monday the United States had agreed to remove it from its list of countries that support terrorism, a move Pyongyang has long sought to receive more aid and hopefully end its status as a global pariah.


Apple fan boys may soon discover which UK network provider they must switch to in order to secure an iPhone. An online source has reported that O2 may tomorrow announce a deal with Apple for the much-hyped handset.â¦


Four executives at German chipmaker Infineon were jailed today on charges of engaging in illegal price fixing of PC memory chips according to the US Department of Justice.


Pazhani's album is full of borrowed tunes

Pazhani album is a pot pourri of heavily borrowed tunes and lyrics, some of them from Rahman's compositions.


A military working dog wounded in Iraq during a rocket attack that killed its Marine handler was adopted Friday by the slain Marine's family.


A platoon in Iraq is being investigated for allegedly refusing to carry out a convoy mission its members deemed too dangerous, Army officials said Friday.


Generals Differ on the Timing of Troop Cuts

Fault lines are beginning to emerge in a debate between commanders in the field and senior generals at the Pentagon over options for withdrawing forces in Iraq.


White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen thinks Major League Baseball's steroids investigation is unfairly targeting Latino players.


With an epic drought gripping the region, Georgia lawmakers announced plans Thursday for a network of state reservoirs, while the governors of Alabama and Florida warned that Georgia's consumption threatens their downstream states.


Theater Review | 'Purple Hearts': Three Sailors, Lost at Sea, Fighting a War of Nerves

If youâve never seen or read a story about people trapped in a cave, a lifeboat, a mine, a crippled spacecraft, well, âPurple Heartsâ is one.


A computer program is created that can win or draw any game of draughts, scientists say.


Scientists in China have identified about 400 genes that appear to make some people more easily addicted to drugs, opening the way for more effective therapies and addiction control.


Company plans to save 500m euros a year in costs

LONDON (CBS.MW) -- General Motors said it will cut 12,000 jobs in Europe over the next two years, with the majority of cuts happening in Germany.


Delta Amends $680 Mln Debt Exchange Offer

Delta Air Lines Inc., struggling to  cut costs to avert bankruptcy, said on Thursday it was amending  its offer to exchange up to $680 million worth of its  outstanding $2.6 billion of unsecured debt, asking holders to  submit tenders by Oct. 26.


Every minute counts, UN warns as Indonesian death toll nears 100,000

Starvation, injury and disease are pushing massive numbers of refugees in tsunami-devastated Aceh closer to death "every minute", the United Nations warned as the number of Indonesians confirmed killed in the disaster climbed towards 100,000.


Roma, 20:58 - CALCIO, ROMA: CONVOCATI PER IL LIVORNO

Sono 20 i giocatori convocati dal tecnico della Roma, Luciano Spalletti, per la gara di domani con i...


US to send 3,200 more troops to Afghanistan: Pentagon

The US military announced Tuesday it was sending 3,200 additional troops to Afghanistan to help counter an expected offensive by the Taliban militia and help train Afghan national soldiers.


Angry Michael Jackson Says Eminem Video Demeaning

Pop star Michael Jackson, angry over a "demeaning and insensitive" new Eminem music video that makes light of the child molestation charges against him, on Tuesday asked that networks pull it off the air.


Powerful aftershocks jolt quake-ravaged areas of northern Japan

Emergency workers struggled to rush food and blankets to crowded evacuation centres as strong aftershocks jolted an earthquake-shattered swath of northern Japan on Monday.


Hurricane Damage to Hurt Allstate Profit

Allstate Corp. ALL.N, the No. 2 U.S.  home and auto insurer, warned on Wednesday its third-quarter  profits would fall well short of expectations due to more than  $1 billion in hurricane-related payouts.


By Carrie Johnson Washington Post  WASHINGTON -- If the U.S. government gets its way on Super Bowl Sunday, all bets will be off -- all online bets, that is.


Libby jury breaks with no verdict on perjury case

The jury deciding if former vice presidential aide Lewis "Scooter" Libby lied when questioned about who revealed a CIA analyst's identity on Friday adjourned for the weekend without reaching a verdict.


Assunta Romagnoli, 29 anni, madre di due bambini, assassinatadavanti alla chiesa: era andata a prendere la figlia che usciva da catechismo                                          Lucera, uccisa in piazza a coltellate L'omicidio per una lite condominiale                                                                                L'autore del delitto si Ã¨ costituito ai carabinieri un'ora dopo


The Scottish Football Association on Thursday scheduled a press conference for 1500 GMT at which George Burley will be unveiled as the new manager of Scotland's national team.


Delta Air Lines Inc. could file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as early as next week, a source familiar with the matter said Friday.


Powell to meet Libyan FM in highest-level contact in decades

US Secretary of State Colin Powell is to meet here Thursday with Libyan Foreign Minister Abdelraham Shalgham in the highest-level contact between the two countries in decades, the State Department said Wednesday.


Boeing Co. BA.N is revamping its  sales force in a bid to compete more effectively against rival  airplane maker Airbus EAD.PA BA.L, the Wall Street Journal  reported on Friday.


Boston College emerged from two days off - including a rare Saturday - and went into game mode for Thursday night's Atlantic Coast Conference showdown at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg.


One Person Dies in Accident-Filled Commute

By Stan Finger, The Wichita Eagle, Kan.  Jun. 27--One person has died and numerous accidents have been reported during a rainy Wednesday morning commute in the metropolitan area.   A man was pinned under the wreckage of his van following a two-vehicle collision at 7:15 a.m.


Il premio Nobel per la scoperta del Dna aveva parlato di neri dall'intelligenza inferioreOggi la marcia indietro: "Sono mortificato, non ci sono prove, giusto arrabbiarsi"                                          Dopo le frasi razziste Watson chiede scusa "Ma come ho fatto a dire certe sciocchezze?"                                                                                Il Cold Spring Laboratory di New York ha sospeso la collaborazione con lo scienziato


Modest mission accomplished against Zimbabwe, England are through to what is in effect a quarter-final against Sri Lanka at the Rose Bowl on Friday.


Viktor Yushchenko, to be sworn in as president Sunday, has pledged to steer Ukraine on a new course, fighting corruption and bringing the country closer to the European Union and NATO while maintaining good relations with Russia.


LOS ANGELES (Back Stage) - If you want to make Paul  Giamatti squirm, just try complimenting him.


Take-Two loss shrinks, but outlook falls short

Take-Two Interactive Software Inc  said on Tuesday it cut its quarterly net loss in half, but the publisher of games such as "BioShock" gave an outlook that fell short of Wall Street expectations, and its shares fell 4 percent.


House Democratic leaders have coalesced around legislation that would require troops to come home from Iraq within six months if that country's leaders fail to meet promises to help reduce violence there, party officials said


Playing new style computer games can help people burn up a significant amount of calories, research has found.


Rescuers pull survivors from the rubble of a building which collapsed in floods that hit the Philippines 10 days ago.


NFL Prohibits Vick From Reporting to Camp

The NFL announced tonight that it will prohibit quarterback Michael Vick from reporting to training camp with the Atlanta Falcons this week.


Klein derided as mean-spirited for comments about handicapped

CALGARY (CP) - Premier Ralph Klein was blasted Thursday as mean-spirited and disrespectful for saying two women who heckled him over payments to the disabled didn't look handicapped.


An outbreak of cholera in northern Iraq kills eight people and infects 80 others, the Kurdish authorities say.


ElBaradei: Iran not an immediate nuclear threat

MONTEREY, California  - Iran does not pose an   immediate nuclear threat and the world must act cautiously to   avoid repeating mistakes made with Iraq and North Korea, the   head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency said on Tuesday.


Presidente Bouton imputato in un caso di riciclaggio


Serial blasts in Nagaland: 17 killed, 55 injured

GUWAHATI: At least 17 people were killed and up to 55 were wounded in four powerful explosions on Saturday in the revolt-hit northeast, police said.


Russia pulls out of key European arms treaty

Russia has frozen its participation in a key arms control treaty that limits the deployment of military forces in Europe, the Kremlin announced Saturday.


With the Beijing Olympics fast approaching, China has given six well-known domestic brands, some centuries old, a fresh look and new official English names, but not everyone is happy with them.


Vizio to lower price boom in high-def TVs

Upstart will come out with a 47-inch LCD TV with 1080p for under $2,000, a price substantially lower than those of competitors.


European Commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso urges Britain not to hold an EU referendum.


Family members of ground zero workers who died after breathing in toxic dust from the collapsed World Trade Center say they want their relatives officially recognized as victims of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.


YouTube lands on America Movil cell phones

America Movil, the leading cell  phone operator in Latin America, said on Monday it entered a  deal with YouTube.com to feature the popular Web site's videos  on its latest generation services.


Margine operativo lordo +13%, risultato operativo +19%


'My Old School Science Project Could Make Me a Fortune'

By Gavin O'Connor  When Mark Davies' grandmother called to say she had cleared her attic and found his old school space project, he thought nothing of it.


PS3 shortfall could hobble video game publishers

Shortages of Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 3 console may cause customers to hold off buying new video games, extending a period of slow growth for publishers including Electronic Arts Inc., the biggest.


Out with stainless steel, in with copper? It might be a new hospital trend Â not for looks, but for germ-fighting.


Playersâ chief Gordon Taylor has called for a sense of perspective to be applied to El-Hadji Dioufâs latest spitting offence, insisting the player âhas not committed murderâ.


At least 15 people are dead after being run down by a high-speed train in Madhya Pradesh state in India.


He has something saved Timlin's gas tank isn't on empty yet

After Mike Timlin gave up six hits in a span of eight batters last Tuesday night in Baltimore, including a three-run home run to Ramon Hernandez , it was tempting to conclude that it might be better for the 40-year-old reliever to retire to his Barcalounger than entertain thoughts of returning next season.


Barnes & Nobleâs Shares Fall After Weak Forecast

The bookseller said it was closing its Internet distribution center in Memphis, eliminating 200 jobs.


Mourinho pays tribute to Scunthorpe's steel

Jose Mourinho knows a well-organised, effective side when he sees one and the Chelsea coach was generous in his praise for Scunthorpe after the League Two side gave his millionaires a serious FA Cup scare.


Moscow faithful hail return of cherished icon

The religious faithful in Moscow are flocking to a Kremlin cathedral for a homecoming of sorts -- the return of a beloved icon, or holy picture.


Armed group beheads Iraqi contractor: website

An armed group has beheaded an Iraqi contractor, accusing him of working alongside US forces, according to a video released on an Islamic website on Saturday.


Venezuelan bank robbers arrested, hostages freed

ALTAGRACIA DE ORITUCO, Venezuela  - Venezuelan police swooped down on an ambulance used by robbers escaping a bank siege on Tuesday, arresting all four men and freeing a group of captives to end a two-day hostage standoff.


New listings on the Shanghai and Shenzen bourses are on track to raise an astonishing $52 billion this year. But how long can the money rush last?


Detained Suu Kyi meets Myanmar junta minister

Myanmar's detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi met a senior junta official on Friday, state media said, but it was not known what they discussed.


Microsoft-Novell survey gives their deal a thumbs-up

Survey commissioned by the two companies asserts that their high-profile agreement will drive customers away from joint rival Red Hat.


India issues decree on patent law reform under the leadership of ...

India committed to World Trade Organization agreement issued a presidential decree to implement the Product Patent Law. The communists and the opposition vowed to reverse it to keep the price of essential


Unfavorable drug studies don't get into print: report

Nearly a third of antidepressant drug studies are never published in the medical literature and nearly all happen to show that the drug being tested did not work, researchers reported on Wednesday.


A car bomb killed 18 children at a soccer field near the western Iraqi city of Ramadi, state television Iraqiya said on Tuesday.


Cassini takes a close-up look at Saturn's giant moon Titan

The international Cassini spacecraft began beaming close-up images of Saturn's moon Titan to Earth late Tuesday. Cassini reached the point of closest approach of about 279,000


A new report from the Congressional Budget Office confirms one of the most depressing facts about climate change: The best policy is the one that's going nowhere in Washington. The CBO report concludes that a tax on carbon emissions "would be the most efficient incentive-based option for reducing emissions and could be relatively easy [...].


Boeing says China needs $340 bln of planes over 20 yrs

Boeing Co  said on Tuesday that China will require 3,400 new airplanes worth about $340 billion over the next 20 years, raising its forecast for the country's booming aviation arena.


For his 40th birthday, the puckish artist Vik Muniz treated himself to a watch he had longed for ever since it was introduced in 1994.


Nokia Unveils Near Field Communication Product

Nokia's new Near Field Communication product will turn mobile phones into wireless wallets, the company says. It is conducting trials of the new technology in Germany, involving wireless ticketing with a transportation authority.


Thomson rescued by rival after boat capsizes

British sailor Alex Thomson has been rescued by a rival competitor after his boat capsized in the Southern Ocean while taking part in the Five Oceans round-the-world race.


Lebanon mourns slain anti-Syria MP, crisis deepens

Lebanon mourned on Thursday an anti-Syrian member of parliament whose assassination plunged the country deeper into crisis and threatened to derail efforts to elect a new president.


Age a Factor in Cervical Cancer Treatment

Elderly women with invasive cervical carcinoma are less likely to receive aggressive treatment than younger patients, and are more likely to die from the disease, a new study shows.


Virgin Mary Grilled Cheese frenzy may spur owner meltdown

I have come like a pilgrim to this modest Fort Lauderdale neighborhood, nestled conveniently between the flight path of a major airport and an Indian gaming casino, to witness a miracle - in marketing, if nothing else.


2 New Drugs Offer Options in H.I.V. Fight

Two new AIDS drugs, each of which works in a novel way, have proved safe and highly successful in large studies.


Stop di 4 ore per regolamentare tempi d'impiego categoria


US Congress sends Darfur bill to Bush for signature

The US House of Representatives late Monday gave final passage to the Darfur Peace and Accountability Act, which will expand peacekeeping operations in Darfur, Sudan and will punish those found to have committed genocide there.


ADV: Health Insurance for the Self-Employed!

Affordable health, dental, and life insurance for you and your family. Ideal for self-employed, small business owners. Fill out our form for a competitive quote.


E' quasi 5 volte superiore rispetto a quello del 2006


IT is a special honour for me to be speaking before such a distinguished gathering, including my illustrious predecessor and his colleagues from Korea and Japan who are all well-known for their visionary ideas and as proponents of East Asian cooperation.


Casa Bianca, le azioni di Al Qaida aumenteranno a settembre


On Monday, Kirk Kerkorian sold Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. for the third time. As a Hollywood reconciliation story, that means Kerkorian has bought and sold the venerable movie studio more times than Elizabeth Taylor married Richard Burton.


Two Turkish airstrikes this month destroyed more than 200 Kurdish rebel targets in the mountains of northern Iraq, killing hundreds of insurgents, the military said Tuesday.


Leukemia Drug Gleevec Continues to Amaze

FRIDAY, Dec. 3 (HealthDayNews) -- It was late 1997 and Doug Jensen, 71, of Canby, Ore., thought he'd developed a particularly stubborn cold. But his symptoms dragged on and "kept getting worse," he said.


Mzima Networks Expands Its East Coast Network With a PoP at Tel

NEW YORK, June 14  /PRNewswire/ -- Mzima Networks, a U.S. based leading next-generation Network Service Provider, announced that it has deployed a backbone Point-of-Presence (PoP) in the tel(x) Meet Me Room at 60 Hudson Street.


He has since won three presidential elections with more than 99 percent of the vote, all criticised by rights groups. millions of tourists from Europe, was showing signs of opening the democratic tap slightly.


Per quelli sul Dow +9 punti, +1,25 per quelli sul Nasdaq


Credit card companies would have to disclose interest rates and fees in clearer, easier-to-understand language under proposed new consumer-protection rules that could take effect by year-end.


Sir Alan Sugar answers criticisms of his treatment of former Apprentice contender Katie Hopkins.


Philippines says no outbreak of meningococcemia

The Philippine Palace officials on Monday declared that there is no outbreak of meningococcemia, saying the reported cases of the disease have been contained.


Abraham out for Sunday's game against Pittsburgh

Jets defensive end John Abraham will miss Sunday's game at Pittsburgh with a sprained ligament in his right knee. Coach Herman Edwards said Monday that an MRI exam revealed the injury to the lateral collateral ligament, and Abraham is week to week.


Boston Unveils Toys-For-Tickets Campaign

For a limited time, the city of Boston is accepting a new form of payment for parking tickets: Cabbage Patch Kids, Morphibians, even Mega Blocks.


MDs don't issue pregnancy, drugs warning

Doctors aren't doing a very good job of warning young women to avoid getting pregnant when they're taking prescription drugs that can cause birth defects, a new study suggests.


Honesty was the best policy for New York taxi driver Osman Chowdhury, who found 31 diamond rings in his cab -- and returned them to their owner


Lidge, Wheeler shine brightest in relief

Entering the National League Championship Series, the St. Louis Cardinals appeared to have a decisive edge over the Astros in several areas, including the bullpen.


Tappe importanti, nessuno pensi a tanto peggio tanto meglio


Cagliari, 11:35 - Volley, donne: Cuccarini nuovo allenatore Airone TortolÃ¬

Giuseppe Cuccarini Ã¨ il nuovo allenatore dell'Airone TortolÃ¬. Nato a CittÃ  di Castello (Perugia), 46...


JERUSALEM -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas yesterday canceled a planned summit meeting this week with Ehud Olmert, saying the Israeli leader has failed to accept any of his suggestions for reducing tensions, such as renewing a cease-fire and releasing frozen tax revenue .


Mutation in one gene tied to Lou Gehrig's disease

A mutation in a single gene may raise one's risk of developing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also know as Lou Gehrig's disease, by as much as 30 percent, offering a potential new target for drug research, Dutch scientists said on Sunday.


Briefly: Sarkozy focuses on aircraft aid

Economic recovery in the euro zone is firmly established and inflation poses no threat, Otmar Issing, a European Central Bank executive board member, said Sunday.


Europe's golfers were closing in on a third straight Ryder Cup win over the United States at the K-Club.


Venus Williams overpowers Maria Sharapova while Rafael Nadal finally clinches victory on another rainy day at Wimbledon.


Tech Wizard Has One Eye on the Heavens, One on the Road, Aiming to Put People into Space and Also into Electric Cars

By Matt Nauman, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Dec. 10--Elon Musk wants to send humans to space. Here on Earth, though, he wants us to be able to drive very fast electric cars.   You might as well have fun before you leave the planet.


Surgeons to turn to Wii to sharpen their scalpel skills?

Forceps... swab... Nunchuk... Next time youâre about to go under the knife, you might want to ask your surgeons how much Wii training they've had to boost their medical expertise and manual dexterity.â¦


Hostage in wire cage renews his plea to Blair

A British hostage in Iraq has again appealed to British Prime Minister Tony Blair to help free him. The videotape aired on Wednesday left his family relieved


The head of the Spanish Bank attempting to takeover UK high-street rival Abbey has been ordered to stand trial over allegations he helped clients to evade taxes.


Even as Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld was in Iraq warning that violence could increase before the Iraqi election in January, car bombers struck


'Fahrenheit 9/11' Provokes Arab Reactions

Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 9/11" is provoking strong Arab reaction. Kuwait banned it, Jordan tried to cut it, Syria has not decided, and Saudi commentators are denouncing it.


A five-year-old Indian boy stuck in a  50-foot (17-m) hole for two days was lifted to safety on Sunday  in a massive rescue effort seen on live television.


Apre sede a Francoforte, Frank Schoenherr responsabile


Milberg Client Pleads Guilty to Taking Pay to File Suits

A former eye doctor in California pleaded guilty to accepting $6.1 million in secret kickbacks for serving as a lead plaintiff in securities lawsuits filed by Milberg Weiss.


Reforming Intelligence: A Forgotten Report

Pressure builds on the Bush Administration to release a post-9/11 reform document


The Manchester United boss said this week that if the Dutch hitman had four chances he would score with three of them. Well van Nistelrooy did have four chances against Sparta Prague in the Champions League last night .


Wall Street stocks crept higher on Thursday after news of a modest increase in private sector employment and a larger-than-expected rise in new factory orders cheered cautious investors.


Iraqi police dead, Qaeda claims kidnapping

Iraqi police found the bodies of 14 policemen on Friday, all shot in the head, and an al Qaeda-linked group said it had killed them to avenge the alleged rape of a woman last month.


REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (CBS) On audio tapes secretly recorded by Amber Frey, Scott Peterson endures harsh questioning from his one-time mistress and denies any involvement in his wife's disappearance.


Devalued Sonics Seek New Arena or a New City to Call Home

This season, the SuperSonics have dealt with the longest single-season losing streak in team history, a dispute with the city of Seattle and the threat of relocation to Oklahoma City.


By Staff and Wire Reports  Liberty Media Corp. will gain control over the satellite television broadcaster DirecTV Group Inc.


Mine rescuers face dark, death with confidence

SYLVESTER, W., Virginia  - Mike Vaught sounds about as comfortable about coal mining as you'd hope a man tasked to rescue others from deep within the earth would be.


A 51 milioni di dollari dai 2,3 miliardi del 2006


The Miami Heat, led by Dwyane Wade, received double-digit efforts from five players to overcome a 45- point performance from Allen Iverson and claim a 103-91 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday.


Four of Bob Marley's sons are to hold a concert to mark the 62nd anniversary of the reggae legend's birth.


Joe Ogilvie turns in a steady if unspectacular round Saturday, shooting a 3-under-par 69 that keeps him in first at the Bob Hope Classic.


The German automaker declares its intention of building its first four-door touring car since the '60s. But even the Gettys will have to be patient. By Lou Ann Hammond.


ASIA/NEPAL - Erezione del Vicariato Apostolico di Nepal e nomina del primo Vicario Apostolico CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - Il Santo Padre Benedetto XVI in data 10 febbraio 2007 ha elevato la Prefettura Apostolica di Nepal (Nepal) al rango di Vicariato Apostolico, con la medesima denominazione e configurazione territoriale. Il Santo Pa...


Last week, I received an e-mail that read âSteve Jobs, Bono and The Edge invite you to attend a special event.â (Larry Mullen and Adam Clayton were indifferent about my attendance, I guess


The Reds picked up Sean Caseyâs contract option for 2006 on Friday, an indication they have no intention of trading the popular first baseman who is among the teamâs highest-paid players.


Top European central bankers expressed concern on Friday about the success of a concerted action plan to grease the wheels of seized-up money markets, as U.S. banking giant Citigroup faced fresh strife.


Fabric and craft retailer lowers its profit outlook for both the third quarter and full year. ATLANTA  - Shares of fabric and craft retailer Jo-Ann Stores Inc.


UPDATE 1-Windies win toss, field v South Africa

West Indies captain Brian Lara won the toss and chose to field in the ICC Champions Trophy Group B decider with South Africa at the Oval on Saturday.


AT&T Corp. will cut more than 20 percent of its workforce this year, ratcheting up its planned layoffs from a previously estimated target of 8 percent, the long-distance telecommunications carrier announced Thursday.


"CSI: Miami" star David Caruso and his wife are splitting after eight years of marriage. Margaret Caruso filed for divorce from Caruso, 49, citing irreconcilable differences, according to a petition filed Feb. 2 in Superior Court. The couple, who married May 4, 1996, have no children.


A meeting of Asian leaders in the Philippines is postponed because of a coming tropical storm, officials say.


A deputy coroner testified Wednesday that she was delayed in getting to a public suicide victim because she had to make personal deliveries for her high-profile boss, who is being tried on suspicion of using county staff to benefit his lucrative private practice.


Snowstorms and freezing rain that hit the Ohio Valley in mid-week have complicated plans for delivering thousands of packages nationwide in time for Christmas, delivery companies said Thursday.


Qualcomm prepares for a cell-less future

Filling in Bluetooth and Wi-Fi integration Qualcomm has spent well in excess of $40m readying itself for a world beyond CDMA.â¦


France has said it is confident that two journalists held hostage in Iraq will be released, despite continuing uncertainty about their fate.


David Blunkett's difficulties deepened last night after the Conservatives finally decided to capitalise on his relationship with the married publisher, Kimberly Quinn, and called for his resignation.


NEW YORK - Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., Wall Street's fourth-largest securities firm, on Wednesday delivered third-quarter profit above projections despite a slowdown in its key investment banking business.  Lehman said it was snared in challenging market conditions.


Women could be living longer than men because they have stronger hearts, a study says.


Israeli forces arrested the speaker of the Palestinian parliament at his house in the West Bank early Sunday, and pressed their monthlong offensive in Gaza against Hamas.


Several Bird Species' Populations Down Sharply, Audubon Society ...

There's a reason why Arkansans haven't seen as many meadowlarks in recent years. The National Audubon Society says there aren't as many of the birds around as there once were.


Milano, 17:49 - CALCIO, MILAN: CONVOCATI PER IL LILLA

Sono 19 i giocatori convocati dal Milan per la gara di Champions di domani contro il Lilla.


Do you know how to spot the outperformers of tomorrow?


PARIS â President Nicolas Sarkozy and other senior French officials met here on Thursday with Mohamed ElBaradei, the director of the International Atomic Energy Agency, in an effort to smooth over differences between France and the agency over Iranâs nuclear program.


BBC News website readers have been sending in their pictures of the severe weather in parts of America and Canada


Up to 1,200 firms halted by Mexico pipeline blasts

Up to 1,200 companies in Mexico stopped production because of problems with the supply of natural gas following a rash of pipeline explosions caused by rebels, an industrial group said on Thursday.


One important topic for blog owners is how to increase traffic, which is easier than it seems, once you know how. In this article, you'll learn about 7 effective methods. By Terry Detty. 1105


Artworks Rushed to Auctions as Houses Expect Heated Sales

Collectors have consigned hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of art for the November sales in New York.


By Andrew Hay BRASILIA, Brazil  - More than 8,000 Brazilianlandless activists surrounded the central bank on Thursday andthreatened a big fight over land next year unless they get morepublic money to speed up land reform.


Cult guru to hang for Tokyo subway gas attack

A former cult leader who masterminded a   poison gas attack on Tokyo subway trains in 1995 had his appeal   against the death penalty rejected by Japan's Supreme Court on   Friday.


Kidnappers threaten to hand Hassan over to Zarqawi terror gang

The group holding Care aid worker Margaret Hassan has threatened to hand her over to Abu Musab Al Zarqawi's terror cell if their demands for the withdrawal of UK troops from Iraq is not met.


Rockies Place Their Faith in God, and One Another

Players on the Colorado Rockies, once described as an organization that adhered to a âChristian-based code of conduct,â say that faith is not a requirement for peer approval.


RIM to offer Japanese-language Blackberry in 2007

Research In Motion RIM.TO said on   Monday it aims to offer a Japanese-language version of its   popular BlackBerry device in the first half of 2007.


A wave of tennis fever has swept Brighton Beach, the Brooklyn neighborhood that calls itself Little Russia by the Sea.


Authorities have arrested 35 men suspected of membership in an al-Qaida- inspired group that planned to carry out attacks in Egypt, a police official said Saturday.


Storm 77, Liberty 75: Liberty Loses on Late 3-Pointer

Sue Birdâs 3-pointer with 10.6 seconds left, her only points of the game, lifted the Seattle Storm to a victory yesterday against the Liberty in New York.


Tiene invece la spesa edilizia: ad agosto +0,3%


An Author's Hasidic Roots Become Her Inspiration

Pearl Abraham may have broken away from Hasidism, but she writes about it with both an intimate knowledge and a striking tenderness.


Gordon Brown is beginning his first full day in office with an overhaul of all the major Cabinet posts.


IKB Deutsche Industriebank AG, wracked by losses from the U.S. subprime mortgage crisis, will sell 1.5 billion euros ($2.2 billion) in shares as part of a government-sponsored bailout, provided its shareholders agree to the move.


ARLINGTON, Va. Aug. 30, 2004 - Talks between US Airways Group Inc. and the union representing pilots have resumed, the Air Line Pilots Association said Monday.


Dollar perks up from Friday's jobs slump

The dollar drifted higher against the euro in a modest recovery after Friday's decline following weak US job creation numbers for September.


Church Collecting Donations for Victims of South S.J. Fire

By Leslie Griffy, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Feb. 12--A church near the apartment building gutted by a fire last week is taking donations for the 150 residents that the blaze left without a home.


STUTTGART, Germany  - The U.S. men proved their doubters wrong on Tuesday by qualifying for the team final at the world gymnastics championships and vowed this was just the start of things to come.


There is a chance for fireworks during the NBA's doubleheader today, but the anticipation of overly physical play in sports often leads to the opposite result.


Firefox aims at Microsoft in browser battle

In the rapid-fire pace of the technology business, Microsoft's successful, though illegal, campaign to thwart competition in the market for Web browsing software during the 1990s seems to be ancient history.


U.N. Mideast line unbalanced, ineffective: ex-envoy

A former U.N. Middle East envoy  quit his job last month with bitter allegations that U.N.  policy in the region had failed because it was subservient to  U.S. and Israeli interests, a newly leaked document shows.


U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said on Tuesday trade protectionism was on the rise despite strong global prosperity and warned it was a potentially dangerous trend.


Destiny's Child Take Over From Timberlake To Front Mcdonald's

Sexy trio Destiny's Child have taken over from pop hunk Justin Timberlake as the new faces of fast food chain Mcdonald's. The new partnership, which was announced yesterday, will see the Bootylicious singers


Russia Defense Minister in China Cooperation Talks

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov met Chinese military leaders in Beijing Monday to discuss cooperation between China, a fast-rising military power, and its main foreign arms and weapons-technology supplier.


Matsuzaka wins Game Three, enjoys duel with Matsui

Japan's Daisuke Matsuzaka was the winning pitcher in Boston's 10-5 victory over the Rockies in Game Three of the World Series on Saturday, bringing the Red Sox within one more victory of the Fall Classic crown.


Google Desktop Search Add-On Brings Battle Closer to Microsoft

Google has developed an add-on for the desktop search tool it unveiled last month. Called gdSuite, it gives its search function a Windows-like interface, Gartner research director Allen Weiner tells NewsFactor.


Former England captain Lawrence Dallaglio announces his retirement from international rugby.


Mammogram Study Reveals Follow-Up Failure

According to a new study, most women now receive their first breast screening mammogram for breast cancer at the age of 40, as recommended by experts in the US.


Leafs roll on the road, beat Rangers 2-1

Mats Sundin scored his 20th goal of the season to give the Toronto Maple Leafs a 2-1 win over the Rangers in New York on Wednesday.


Barile a 64,25 dollari.A Londra si attesta sui 70,81


US rock star Melissa Etheridge has been diagnosed with breast cancer, her spokesman has announced. The 43-year-old has cancelled a tour to undergo surgery.


U2 online deal hastens last spin for the CD

THE new album by the rock veterans U2 is called How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb. An alternative could have been How To Kill The Compact Disc And Make Two Billion Dollars.


Casini: vergogniamoci di aver lasciato solo il Papa


The CBI says the UK's complex corporate tax regime hurts its reputation as a business location.


Internet Mall (IM) (Czech Republic), group of Internet shops, reached proceeds of CEK 1.16 bil in 2006. The rival Kasa.cz (Czech Republic) reached proceeds of CEK 721 mil in total in 2006 and it expects a sale raise to about CEK 1 bil in 2007.


Car Bombs Kill Four U.S. Soldiers in Iraq

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Explosions hit five Christian churches in Baghdad on Saturday and the U.S. command said four more American troops and an Iraqi interpreter were killed by car bombs as violence flared while Iraqi Muslims began marking the holy month of Ramadan...


Addio a Carlo Rustichelli Compositore da colonne sonore

ROMA, 13 NOVEMBRE 2004 - Si Ã¨ spento questa notte dopo una lunga malattia nella sua casa romana il maestro Carlo Rustichelli. Ad assisterlo negli ultimi momenti la moglie Evi, la figlia, l'attrice Alida Chelli


Jason Taylor insisted there were a few people in the press box spilling ketchup on themselves last week when he was credited for no sacks and no tackles in a loss to the Buffalo Bills.


FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. - They can do it for love of God and country - or for the $60...


Uruguay's leftist candidate Tabare Vazquez is headed for victory in presidential elections with an estimated 50.9 to 53 percent of the vote, exit polls and pollster projections showed.


Reader Salil Kodkani and his family ran into Robin Williams at a restaurant.


Jet Crashes Before Picking Up Elder Bush

A private jet that was en route to Houston to pick up former President Bush clipped a light pole and crashed Monday as it approached Hobby Airport in thick fog, killing all three people aboard.


Next New Networks Debuts Online Micro-Networks

Next New Networks today unveiled its plans to launch 101 micro-networks  over the next five years to create a new kind of media company  specializing in targeting vibrant communities on the Internet.


Several dozens of people gathered on Trafalgar Square in London on...

Several dozens of people gathered on Trafalgar Square in London on Sunday to express their discontent with the British asylum to Akhmed Zakayev, an emissary of Chechen separatists.


Hackers got into a database containing the Social Security numbers of


Baseball has barely started breathing again since Barry Bonds and Jason Giambi admitted to using steroids - a scandal that froze the industry for an entire week.


Executive ministers meet to decide how best to respond to severe floods across Northern Ireland.


The 29-year-old Mary Pierce, a two-time Grand Slam champion, withdrew from the French Fed Cup team due to a right shoulder injure, one hour before the deadline for final nominations.


JP Morgan analysts disagree on future iPhones

Clients of JPMorgan Chase & Co   could be excused for feeling dizzy in the last few days after  reading the banking group's investment research on Apple Inc  .


Walking around the Detroit auto show floor with a friend, we spied an uninspiring new production model at the General Motors section. âOh look,â I said. âNational Car Rental has its own display.â Closer inspection revealed this blasÃ© straight-to-fleet sedan was actually Chevroletâs new â50th Anniversary Editionâ Impala.


Serbian war crimes suspect Vojislav Seselj could die soon if he continues his hunger strike, says a French doctor.


Voting opens in Ukraine election (12:20 PST)

KIEV: Voting began Sunday in Ukraine's presidential elections, seen as a critical test for the future of democratic development in the former Soviet state, a foreign news agency reported.


New reports on Afghanistan warn that Nato is not winning against insurgents and the country faces a humanitarian catastrophe.


Arts & entertainment: Former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney had a heart operation last September to open blocked arteries


US technology shares tumbled on Friday after Intel Corp. , the world's No. 1 chip maker, slashed its revenue forecast, but blue chips were only moderately lower as drug and industrial stocks gained.


Arts, Briefly: Britney Spearss Father Is Named Conservator

James Spears, the father of Britney Spears, was named her temporary conservator, putting him in control of her welfare a day after she was hospitalized for a psychiatric evaluation, The Associated Press reported. In addition, after a hearing in California Superior Court he was named a conservator, along with the lawyer Andrew Wallete, of the singerâs estate. The court also issued a restraining order against Ms. Spearsâs friend and sometime manager, Sam Lutfi, and gave permission to change the locks on her estate and remove anyone there. Ms. Spears, shown above outside a hearing last month regarding visitation rights for her two children, will be under conservatorship at least until Monday, when another hearing will be held.


Michelangelo's David Turns 500 and Still Turns On

Most women would agree he has a very nice rear end. Tall and handsome, he has the kind of Baywatch muscles that would make many of both sexes drool.


Tsunami-like waves created by an earthquake may have triggered the world's largest known hydrothermal explosion some 13,000 years ago, a federal scientist says


Sprewell wants trade if no deal is reached

Latrell Sprewell says he'll ask to be traded if the Minnesota Timberwolves don't sign him to a contract extension by Wednesday night's opener.


England captain Phil Vickery and centre Mike Tindall are ruled out of Saturday's Six Nations clash with Wales in Cardiff.


Lottery to determine who gets flu shots in state

For the price of a postage stamp, Valley residents can buy a lottery ticket for a chance to get a flu shot if they're at risk for complications from the virus.


U.S. sees Iraq link in increased Qaeda threat

The United States faces an increased threat of attack from al Qaeda, which will likely try to use battle-hardened associates in Iraq to strike inside the United States, an intelligence report warned on Thursday.


US Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld signs a copy of his book for Lt. Daryle D. Cardone while aboard the aircraft carrier the USS John F. Kennedy, Saturday, Oct. 9, 2004 in the Persian Gulf near Bahrain.


The director of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources has pledged to repay the state $2,000 for using state-owned aircraft to commute from his home and fly to charity hunting trips in South Dakota.


SunRocket, an Internet telephone company, has ceased operations, according to a person briefed on its status.


Arsenal chairman Peter Hill-Wood calmed fears there would be a takeover of the London club and was adamant the Gunners would remain in safe hands for the long term.


Felipe Massa starts on pole at the Turkish Grand Prix in Istanbul with championship leader Lewis Hamilton second on the grid.


Siemens AG said Monday it will defer an executive pay hike and contribute the proceeds to a 35 million euro ($44.3 million) fund to help employees of its former cell phone business.


Yasser Arafat was as unpredictable in death as he was in life. The longtime leader of the Palestinians lingered for days, with the world unsure of the severity of his medical condition.


Goldman Sachs is to pay its staff more than Â£8bn in salaries, benefits and Christmas bonuses this year.


Mardi Gras revelers pack hopeful New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS, Florida  - Mardi Gras revelers packed New Orleans on Saturday as large crowds turned out to watch parades and fill the French Quarter in what many viewed as another step in the long recovery from Hurricane Katrina.


'Passi significativi' nella posizione congiunta Usa-Ue


Democratic governors who will take over the majority of state capitols plan to use their newfound power to make changes and help put their party back in the White House.


down unless the government began talks on autonomy and revenue for the oil-producing Niger Delta region. Militia leader Mujahid Dokubo-Asari agreed to a truce on Wednesday to allow talks to proceed.


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


At least 17 people were killed and dozens wounded by a wave of car bombings in central Baghdad on Monday, most of them in a predominantly Shi'ite district, police and witnesses said.


SPRING GREEN, Wisconsin John Kerry has declared that as president he would immediately convene a summit meeting of all European and Arab heads of state "to figure out how together we're going to assume the burdens" of Iraq and proposing that another


Iraqi vice-president, minister wounded in bombing

Iraq's Shi'ite vice president and a cabinet minister were wounded in an apparent assassination attempt on Monday when a bomb killed six people at a ministry in Baghdad where they were attending an official ceremony.


On the third anniversary of the September 11 attacks, the victims were remembered and honoured in sporting events around the country and the world.


Intel will exceed previous Q4 revenue expectations

Intel is planning for a happy holiday season this month, as it expected to exceed its previous revenue guidance and has made progress in reducing its inventory, according to the company.


Perugia, 17:45 - CALCIO, FACCHETTI; CASTAGNER: ERA TROPPO FACILE VOLERGLI BENE

Ilario Castagner ricorda cosÃ¬ Giacinto Facchetti: ''Un uomo al quale era sin troppo facile voler ben...


Madrid, 10:53 - CALCIO: SPAGNA, ATLETICO MADRID VICINO A RECOBA

E' a Madrid, sponda Atletico, il futuro di Alvaro Recoba. Dopo una vita all'Inter il 31enne attaccan...


Ads watchdog says firm breached 'truthfulness code' Computer maker Dell has been rapped by the UK advertising watchdog after failing to include an essential cable in one of its PC and printer bundle ads.â¦


Uncover financial insights for your business daily with The New York Times - the authority on market trend news and analysis. Now delivered to your home or business starting at $2.40/wk.


Drug firm hit with 3d big penalty in five years

Schering-Plough Corp. paid $435 million in fines and pleaded guilty to criminal conspiracy charges to settle Justice Department accusations that it lied to the government about drug prices and improperly marketed cancer drugs for uses not approved by the Food and Drug Administration.


A Danish army officer and four military policemen are charged with abuse of Iraqi prisoners.


Insurgents have attacked a US convoy with a car bomb in the northern city of Mosul and three Iraqi civilians were killed in shooting after the blast.


Company recalls spinach as E. coli cases grow

The nation's largest grower of   organic produce said on Friday it had voluntarily recalled   fresh spinach products sold in the United States, Mexico and   Canada after the U.S. government said they could be linked to a   deadly and worsening E. coli outbreak.


SEATTLE Shaun Alexander ran for three touchdowns and the Seattle Seahawks clinched an NFC playoff berth for the second straight year by outlasting Arizona 24-to-21.


Second-quarter profit was largely fueled by international sales growth, the athletic gear company said.


Catania, 19:52 - CALCIO, CATANIA-PALERMO RIPRESA DOPO 40'

La gara tra Catania e Palermo è ripresa dopo un stop di circa 40 minuti in seguito al ancio d...


Nicolas Sarkozy swoons over future first lady at taboo-breaking Paris press conference


Bush: Â«In Iraq la violenza puÃ² aumentareÂ»

WASHINGTON - George W. Bush ha detto di aspettarsi Â«un aumento della violenza in Iraq in vista delle elezioni programmate per il gennaio del prossimo annoÂ». Il presidente degli Stati Uniti ha parlato nella


FOR GEORGE W. BUSH, as for any president seeking a second term, the party's convention presents a different, and in many ways more difficult, task than that facing his opponent.


MELBOURNE: Swiss-based miner Xstrata said on Monday it would take its A$7.4bn ($5.8bn) bid for Australiaâs WMC Resources directly to shareholders, turning hostile after WMCâs management rebuffed its offer last month.


Family Faces Site Visit Over Three Caravans in Village

Travellers who parked caravans in a Northumberland village will face a site visit by council planners tomorrow, amid objections from local people.


Sony stock hits 2-1/2-month low on battery woes

Sony Corp. 6758.T shares fell to a   2-1/2-month low on Monday after Toshiba Corp. 6502.T and   Fujitsu Ltd. 6702.T joined the list of PC makers recalling   Sony-made batteries, increasing potential damage to its   earnings.


Leaders of the Asia-Pacific Econo-mic Cooperation forum gather in Santiago, Chile today for their annual costume party. The two-day APEC summit has a broad agenda to push the groupingâs original aim of free trade in the region by 2020.


Croatia's highest court has ordered a retrial of eight former military policemen who were acquitted of killing and torturing Serb prisoners.


The incoming Democratic chairman of the House intelligence committee could not describe Hezbollah and incorrectly described al-Qaeda's Islamic roots in a recent interview.


SPRINT queen Marion Jones says she will sue accused steroid peddler Victor Conte over his allegations that she received banned drugs before winning five medals at the Sydney Olympics.


French president Jacques Chirac enjoyed a day of lavish hospitality as he visited Britain to celebrate the centenary of the Entente Cordiale.


ISTANBUL, Turkey - Ilker Yilmaz might just hold one of the world's most bizarre world records. The Turkish construction worker on Wednesday poured milk into his hand, loudly snorted it up his nose and squirted it 9.2 feet out of his left eye in what he hopes will be recognized as a new world record...


Anglican gay deadline looms in New Orleans

The U.S. Episcopal Church is in the middle of a wrenching debate that could end with its departure from the worldwide Anglican Communion over the issues of gay clergy and same-sex unions.


6 firefighters die battling fierce forest fire on Croatian island

The prime minister promised an investigation Friday into Croatia's worst firefighting tragedy, in which six men were killed and seven badly injured when they were trapped battling a fierce forest blaze. via PR-inside.com


Castellammare di Stabia, 10:37 - CALCIO, JUVE STABIA: TROVATE MOLOTOV VICINO STADIO MENTI

Quattro bottiglie molotov sono state ritrovate questa mattina dagli agenti del commissariato di poli...


Joint Chiefs Chairman Says US Treats Detainees Fairly

General Richard Myers, is dismissing allegations by the International Red Cross that American troops are abusing prisoners being held at the Guantanamo Bay in Cuba.


Chirac says 'no reason' to give up hope for French hostages

French President Jacques Chirac said there was "no reason" to give up hope that two French journalists held hostage in Iraq since August will be released.


Fino a 1,8 mld dollari per piattaforme off shore


Democratic Sen. Barack Obama on Wednesday called the view that President Bush has been perfect in fighting terrorism an illusion and urged Democrats to challenge the Bush administration's policies.


Simbolo inciso su pannello di legno, se ne accorge la scorta


New Prosecutor Revisits Justice in Dallas

DALLAS -- Craig Watkins is still settling into his 11th-floor office overlooking the city skyline, hanging up pictures, arranging his plaques -- and revolutionizing the criminal justice system he oversees.


The producer of "The World According to  Bush" has taken legal action against Google for distributing  the film for free, becoming the latest media company to seek  compensation for lost business on the Internet.


Cisco keeps tech stocks aloft, but oil hits Dow

U.S. tech stocks rose on Wednesday after Cisco Systems Inc.'s  strong profits and outlook reinforced optimism about earnings. But blue chips fell as tumbling oil prices hurt energy companies' shares.


The Bank of England held its key interest rate steady at 4.75 percent Thursday.


I giudici milanesi rigettano la domanda di rimissione in libertÃ  presentata dai legaliIn settimana l'esame dei ricorsi degli altri arrestati per associazione sovversiva                                          Respinta la scarcerazione di 6 brigatisti Riesame: "Ci sono prove sufficienti"


Cesare Prandelli has become the second manager to leave a major European side this summer without coaching a single competitive match, quitting his new AS Roma post to care for his ailing wife.


Oil prices set record at US$54 over Nigeria strike

Crude oil prices hit the US$54 mark yesterday, fueled by continuing worries over supply in Nigeria and reduced output in the hurricane-hobbled Gulf of Mexico.


African Union head meets Kenya's feuding parties

African Union chief John Kufuor shuttled between Kenya's president and opposition leader on Wednesday to try to break a political impasse behind post-election turmoil that has killed about 500 people.


President Bush handed out hugs and bed nets in Tanzania's rural north on Monday, saying the United States is part of an international effort to provide enough netting to protect every child under five in the east African nation.


Mexico's Pacific coast is on alert as increasingly dangerous Hurricane John approaches with strong winds and rains.


Considerato 're della cocaina',era ricercato anche in Italia


Altria Group said on Wednesday it plans  to spin off its international tobacco unit but will not give  details on the timing on the much anticipated move until  January.


Manuel Almunia is confident of acquitting himself well if he is selected for Sunday's crucial Premiership clash with Chelsea. There have been suggestions that the former Celta Vigo custodian will defer to


Myanmar Prolongs Opposition Leader's House Arrest

The US is disappointed that Myanmar extended the house arrest of Aung San Suu Kyi, their opposition leader and Nobel Prize winner.


Brazil accepts an offer from Abbott Laboratories to cut the price of an anti-Aids drug by 30%.


Ancestral remains back on Australian soil

Human remains smuggled out of the Kimberley almost a century ago are today back in Australia.


In tsunami's wake, India makes diplomatic advance

Within hours of the tsunami, India geared up for its biggest-ever relief operation, but not just with its own devastated coasts in its sights.


U-Va.ÃÂ running back Cedric Peerman, the ACC's leading rusher, brings lessons forged on his grandfather's tobacco farm to the Cavaliers' backfield.


Some 34 people die in a fire at an illegal shoe factory in eastern China's Fujian province, state media reports.


Salone del gusto, Carlo a pinacoteca Agnelli con Elkann

Si Ã¨ conclusa alla Pinacoteca Agnelli, nello Scrigno di cristallo costruito sul tetto del Lingotto, la visita di Carlo d'Inghilterra al Salone del Gusto di Torino. Sempre al Lingotto, Carlo ha incontrato


Circolazione regolare,oggi previsto sopralluogo di Bertolaso


European leaders celebrated Friday as the borders of nine countries along a Cold War frontier melted away, allowing a huge expansion to the EU's passport-free travel zone.


There is no evidence of fraud resulting from the loss of two discs containing 25m people's data, the chancellor says.


Foreign Experts Race to Identify Dead in Thailand

Foreign forensic experts joined the desperate race to identify Thailand's tsunami victims as the death toll and the number of missing mounted on Thursday.


Ireland and France are both under huge pressure going into Friday's vital World Cup clash in Paris.


Judge Reinstates Rules on Sonar, Criticizing Bushâs Waiver for Navy

The decision to restore a series of provisions meant to protect whales was a rebuke to an effort by the Bush administration to exempt the Navy from those rules and from federal law.


The AARP is launching a $500,000 ad campaign Sunday in 14 states pushing for Senate action on legislation that would let consumers buy U.S.-made prescription drugs from Canada and other countries.


Sumo TV offers viewers chance to create their own content and get paid for it.


CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos says Apple should think again if it believes it can make a phone to match iPod's success.


The Securities and Exchange Commission has sued JB Oxford Holdings Inc., a small brokerage and clearing company, and three of its executives for allegedly


Doctors have put aside ethical concerns to carry out a kidney transplant between two men who met online.


VATICANO - ÂOggi, nel ministero di un Vescovo, gli aspetti organizzativi sono assorbenti, gli impegni sono molteplici, le necessitÃ  sempre tante, ma il primo posto nella vita di un successore degli Apostoli deve essere riservato a DioÂ: lÂesortazione di Benedetto XVI ai Vescovi Castel Gandolfo (Agenzia Fides) - Il carattere Âapostolico e pastorale della preghiera del VescovoÂ Ã¨ stato il tema su cui si Ã¨ soffermato il Santo Padre Benedetto XVI durante lÂudienza ai Vescovi di nomina recente ricevuti in udienza nel Palazzo Apo...


Dal 4 febbraio su Canale 5 torna lo show con Bisio e IncontradaOspite d'onore il duo comico: "Siamo rimasti ragazzi"                                                  Con Zelig tornano Cochi e Renato "venerabili maestri" del cabaret                                                                                Gli autori: "PiÃ¹ qualitÃ , meno populismo e piÃ¹ battute"Fra i nuovi personaggi, due calciatori della Nazionale


The ballots have been printed, posters are quickly being plastered on nearly every bakery and street corner and candidates are busy insulting each other on national radio talk shows.


The Office of Fair Trading has set the clock ticking on the process that could see the Barclay brothers' deal to buy the Daily Telegraph reviewed by competition watchdogs.


OfficeMax Inc. , an office products distributor, said on Monday it has begun investigating allegations by a vendor that OfficeMax employees falsified documents for about $3.3 million in billing claims.


US-led assaults on insurgents kill 29 Iraqis

FALLUJAH, Iraq : At least 29 people were killed when US-led forces spearheaded overnight assaults on Iraq's notorious insurgent bastion of Fallujah and the northern trouble spot of Tall Afar, medics said.


Poll watch: Bush picks up steam in Midwest

WASHINGTON, Oct 29  - President George W. Bush appeared to be making a move on Democratic turf in the country's heartland but his challenger John Kerry fought hard in other key swing states ahead of Tuesday's election, polls showed Friday.


Diritti degli animali, Internet, Caccia, Etica dell'ecosistema I dipartimenti azzurri si moltiplicano: ora sono a quota 51                                            Nomine, il Cavaliere esagera  a FI mancano le scrivanie                                                                                Ultimo incarico: responsabile per "i rapporti con i giornalisti Rai" A MiccichÃ© Ufficio nomine: "SennÃ² gli alleati se ne approfittano"   di BARBARA JERKOV


Four soldiers were convicted Thursday of killing a truck driver and five passengers in Chechnya, but three of the defendants have been missing since disappearing while on trial.


U.S. space shuttle blasts off for space station

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - The U.S. space shuttle Atlantis blasted off on a construction mission to the International Space Station on Friday, ending a three-month grounding to repair the ship's hail-battered fuel tank.


For Orioles Prospect, a Learning Experience

By drafting the Georgia Tech catcher Matt Wieters with the fifth overall pick in the amateur draft, the Orioles made clear their direction for the future.


Louisiana: Out $34 billion to hurricanes

Hurricanes Katrina and Rita were a roughly $100 billion blow to Louisiana buildings and infrastructure, and federal rebuilding aid and insurance payments fall about $34 billion short of making up for the losses, a state agency says.


Body found may be last Ala. bridge child

A body believed to be the last of four children who were allegedly tossed from a coastal Alabama bridge by their father was recovered Sunday, authorities said.


Report: Vegas Sands Names Macau Arm Chief

US-based Las Vegas Sands Inc. has chosen the head of another casino company to oversee its operations in Macau, a Chinese gambling enclave that recently ended its casino monopoly, a newspaper reported Monday.


Tanzania's leader says he will seek a refund from the UK if a probe into the sale of a British radar system proves corruption.


MaturitÃ , oggi la seconda prova scritta                                                                                Archiviato il tema d'italiano, per i 497.253 maturandi 2007 oggi Ã¨ il giorno della seconda prova scritta. Viale Trastevere ha scelto latino per il classico e matematica per lo scientifico. Al linguistico gli studenti dovranno cimentarsi per la seconda prova scritta con la lingua straniera, all'artistico con la figura disegnata e al pedagogico con la pedagogia. All'istituto tecnico per geometri la materia scelta Ã¨ la topografia mentre negli istituti d'arte i ragazzi avranno a che fare con la "progettazione".


Identificato un centinaio di passeggeri senza biglietto


Dili-bound Downer rejects Australian blame for jail break

Foreign Minister Alexander Downer faces questions about the future of Australia's peacekeeping commitment to East Timor when he attends top level meetings in Dili tomorrow.


Nearly two dozen Democrats and Republicans are weighing White House bids in 2008. A look at the potential candidates:


The cost of a barrel of oil in London has dipped below $40 as energy prices have continued to slide. The price of Brent crude in London fell to a three-week low of $39.


In Mexico, Bush Seeks to Bolster Uneasy Alliance

President Bush faces difficulties as he tries on a state visit to revive what many Mexicans see as a moribund partnership.


Ex-N.F.L. Player Pleads Guilty in Balco Case

Dana Stubblefield pleaded guilty Friday to making false statements on his use of performance-enhancing drugs.


Astronauts on Candy Diet After Pantry Raided

The two U.S. and Russian astronauts on the International Space Station had to rely on a candy-laden diet for five weeks because their predecessors raided the pantry.


Governor shines star power on lucrative Japanese market

Tokyo -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger paused for the cameras before putting a bite of coriander-crusted tuna into his mouth, and the room lit up with the same kind of flashes that Barry Bonds elicits when he steps to the plate.


Such a move would take chutzpah and would cost HP around $30 billion. But analyst Jon Oltsik believes an acquisition of Juniper makes a ton of sense.


Credit Issuers Shares Dented by Kerry Plan

Financial companies were under scrutiny Friday after Sen. John Kerry vowed to push for legislation that would curb credit card fees and protect homebuyers from unfair lending practices.


Indonesian doctor arrested over illegal abortions in Bali

Police in the Indonesian resort island of Bali have arrested a doctor accused of carrying out an estimated 4,000 illegal abortions in the past four years, a report said.


The United States and Mexico will meet in the final of the Gold Cup for the third time after winning their semi-finals on Thursday.


Back With a Vengeance: The Music of the Night

The screen version of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical lacks both authentic romance and the thrill of memorable spectacle.


Finland's consumer watchdog said on Monday it had reprimanded broadcasters for causing children to run up huge mobile phone bills with interactive television game and chat programs.


Here's a new approach to tax season: Slow down.


Rakeysh Mehra: "The awards system is strange & funny"

The awards season has begun in right earnest. And the outcome of the first popular awards at GIFA has left its own trail of mixed responses.


Company Marks Centennial With Giant Boot

RED WING, Minn. - Red Wing Shoes will take a big step with a giant boot next week, when the Minnesota company celebrates its 100th anniversary.


Where Have You Gone, Air America ; The Nation Hasn't Turned Its Ears to You

By JESSE NOYES  It hasn't exactly been an American dream.  Since Air America Radio's inception, the liberal talk network has struggled to stay alive.


Judge Rules Out Key Blake Defense Theory

In a blow to Robert Blake's defense, a judge ruled Thursday the actor's lawyer can't present jurors a theory that others, including the star prosecution witness, conspired to kill Blake's wife.


Intel, the world's largest computer chip manufacturer, will cut 10,500 jobs, or about 10% of its total staff.


US women's water polo coach Guy Baker was seething so much about an unusual call that he could barely speak. His world champion squad was too "crushed" to explain what happened.


Mark Selby came from 8-5 down to beat former world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan 9-8 in the Welsh Open final here on Sunday.


US to Recognize Former Yugoslav Republic as Macedonia

The United States announced today that it would recognize a former Yugoslav republic as the Republic of Macedonia, touching off protests in Athens and celebrations in the streets of Skopje, the tiny nation's capital.


Ayala Expects to Recover from Hunting Injury

Washington Nationals reliever Luis Ayala was accidentally hit in the upper left forearm by a shotgun pellet during a holiday hunting trip, the club and Ayala's agent said yesterday. Though the pellet is still lodged in his arm, doctors believe Ayala will be ready for spring training.


Data to be released Wednesday will show that Saddam Hussein posed a diminishing threat at the time of the U.S. invasion and did not possess, or have plans to develop, nuclear, chemical or biological weapons.


Analisti attendono aumenti in base a dati tecnici


TSV Holdings Ltd share offer closed oversubscribed and a week early following strong institutional and retail support. TSV Holdings raised $6 million after offering 30 million shares at 20 cents each to investors


Grisly find draws attention to India fetus killings

Manual laborer Gulzar Singh is  haunted by the day he exhumed baby fetuses from a pit outside  an abortion clinic in one of the grisliest chapters in India's  fight against female feticide.


Bush Salutes Camp Pendleton Marines, Families

The nation's commander in chief traveled to Camp Pendleton, Calif., today the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force "for serving our country in a time when we need you.


'Keep your treasure until the right time'

Hundreds of virgins gathered in the Ugandan capital on Friday to meet the country's first lady and renew their pledges to abstain from premarital sex.


Real Madrid player and England captain David Beckham is all set to light the silver screen on fire by starring in his first feature film.


Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and other NATO defense ministers will meet in this small mountain resort on Wednesday to discuss increased training and contributions toward strengthening Iraqi security ...


Wall St indexes rise on Countrywide takeover buzz

U.S. stocks ended higher on Thursday following news Bank of America  is in advanced talks to buy struggling mortgage lender Countrywide Financial Corp .


FCC Chair to Seek Net Telephone Oversight

FCC Chairman Michael Powell said Tuesday that he would seek broad regulatory authority for the federal government over Internet-based telephone services to avoid stifling the emerging market.


Women a rare sight in China's corridors of power

There are women to be found in China's halls of power, but most of them are serving tea.


Madrid, 20:04 - CALCIO, SPAGNA: FEDERAZIONE SMENTISCE ESONERO DI ARAGONES

Luis Aragones resta alla guida della nazionale di Spagna. La Federcalcio spagnola ha


Following up on yesterday's piece about Demo-like conferences. Eric Norlin proposes that the economics are still out of whack. The people providing the value, the people attending the show, should get in for free. The demoers should pay. He has a point. In my HyperCamp proposal, that is how it works. The premise is that in 2007 everyone who attends is as much press as anyone else (everyone's a blogger) so what's the justification for some people getting in as press (i.e. free of charge) and others paying $2500.


A SERIES of co-ordinated terrorist strikes rocked the heart of Saudi capital Riyadh last night, days after al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden called for more attacks on his homeland.


President Bush had tears in his eyes during an hour-long tour of Israel's Holocaust memorial Friday and told Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice that the U.S. should have bombed Auschwitz to halt the killing, the memorial's chairman said.


Search is on for D.C. shelter for 50 veterans as dilapidated building is razed for development.


Abbas, Olmert to meet in Egypt for talks on Gaza

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - The Palestinian and Israeli leaders agreed on Thursday to meet for the first time in two months after an Islamist takeover of the Gaza Strip prompted both to sharpen their confrontation with Hamas in the enclave.


The Los Angeles Angels scored the winning run on a pair of errors in the 13th inning on Saturday to beat the New York Yankees 2-1.


A marketing company is told its painting of a naked lap dancer on a field in Surrey is illegal.


NEW YORK - Breathing on his own and sipping liquids, former President Bill Clinton continued to make what doctors called a satisfactory recovery after undergoing a heart operation to bypass four severely clogged arteries.    Clinton was "resting comfortably" in intensive care at New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia Tuesday, "awake and alert and talking with his family," according to a statement by his office...


SpaceShipOne Lifts Off in $10 Million Prize Bid

MOJAVE, Calif.  - A privately built rocket plane  and its mother ship lifted off into clear skies above the  Mojave Desert on Monday in a bid to win a $10 million prize for  the first commercially viable manned spacecraft.


Pakistan arrests 'important' Egyptian Al-Qaeda operative

Pakistani security forces arrested an Egyptian Al-Qaeda operative in the northwestern city of Peshawar bordering Afghanistan, a security official said.


After Google, IPO Market Faces Tough Time

The IPO market now enters the post-Google era. And the outlook isn't pretty. The attention and fanfare over Google Inc.'s $1.


Roma, 15:43 - CALCIO, SERIE C1: 16 SQUALIFICATI, 3 TURNI A SIBILLI

Sono 16 i giocatori squalificati in C1 dal giudice sportivo Pasquale Marino. Per tre giornate Sibill...


Curran settles tobacco suit with RJ Reynolds

Maryland and two other states announced Wednesday a settlement of their lawsuits against Brown & Williamson Tobacco Co. over its "Kool Mixx" campaign, which officials claimed targeted African-American youth.


Clashes follow the verdict on the owners of a shopping complex in Paraguay where fire killed 350 in 2004.


India's September industrial output growth slows

India's industrial output rose 7.7 percent in the year through September, slowing from August, which analysts said could reflect weakening domestic demand following an erratic monsoon that is key for economic growth.


Fundamental Mormons seek recognition for polygamy

CENTENNIAL PARK, Arizona  - When Ephraim Hammon returns home from a day of working construction near Arizona's border with Utah, he's greeted by his wife SherylLynne. And then by his wife Leah.


Man deported after 'Berezovsky plot' because of evidence issue

A man was deported from Britain over an alleged plot to kill Russian businessman Boris Berezovsky because evidence gathered in the case was inadmissible in court, the Sunday Mirror reported.


Genova, 20:51 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA; ZOFF: QUALCHE PENSIERINO CATTIVO CE L'HO

Dino Zoff scuro in volto al termine di Sampdoria-Fiorentina. "Qualche pensierino cattivo ce l'ho", h...


The Columbus Crew extended their unbeaten streak to an MLS record 14 games in a season with a 1-0 win over visiting D.C. United last night. First-place Columbus (11-5-10) clinched at least a second-place finish in the Eastern Conference and maintained its four-point lead over the MetroStars.


Sports: 21 November 2004, Sunday. Bulgarian football club Levski defeated Locomotive Sofia 5-0 in an A-league match-up Sunday afternoon.


WASHINGTON - President Bush tried to make the case for an election mandate Thursday, holding a news conference to discuss his goals for his next term.


IBM Enhances Transaction Monitoring Tool

IBM will launch Friday a new version of its Tivoli transaction-performance monitoring product that greatly expands the range of application transactions it can track.


Blast at Pakistan Shiite Mosque Kills 19

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - A suicide attacker detonated a huge bomb inside a crowded Shiite Muslim mosque in eastern Pakistan during Friday prayers, killing at least 19 people and wounding dozens more, officials said.    Police said hundreds of people were inside the Zainabia mosque in the city of Sialkot at the time of the blast, which left body parts scattered inside...


Foreign Interest Appears to Flag as Dollar Falls

Investors and market analysts are increasingly worried that the last big source of support for the American dollar - heavy buying by foreign central banks - is fading.


Ken Jennings, a software engineer from Salt Lake City, has shattered records on the TV game show "Jeopardy!" His run began June 2, with a six-week hiatus for summer reruns. A look at Jennings' streak:


THE burning and deforestation of Brazil's vast Amazon rain forest causes nearly 3 per cent of the world's greenhouse gas emissions, according to a government report released today.


Long deployments pressure National Guard

The Pentagon is asking National Guard troops and their families to make sacrifices like never before in Iraq and other hot spots, the Army's chief of staff told a conference bringing together citizen-soldiers from across the country.


Sport: Cricket: England left with inexperienced attack to face India after seamer ruled out.


Can a comedian really make a credible run for the U.S. Senate? If he's good enough and smart enough and, doggone it, if enough people like him


With one federal approval received yesterday and another coming as soon as today, Cingular Wireless is finally poised to complete its $41 billion takeover of AT&T Wireless Services Inc.


"Beware of the End of the World (Wide Web)," Says Intel

Sep 10, 2004 (financialwire.net via COMTEX) -- (FinancialWire) Remember those "End of the World" signs? Well, Intel Corp.


New York Art Shuttered After Bush Monkey Portrait

A portrait of President Bush using monkeys to form his image led to the closure of a New York art exhibition over the weekend and anguished protests on Monday over freedom of expression.


ULAAN BAATAR, Mongolia -- While the world powers grapple with how to check North Korea's nuclear ambitions, Mongolia has quietly engaged the country and is pressing it to undertake reforms in a more direct manner.


Strong Quake Rocks Taiwan, No Reports of Damage

An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the  Richter scale shook northeast Taiwan on Thursday causing  buildings to sway in the capital, Taipei, but there were no  immediate reports of casualties or damage, officials said.


Star-struck Wall Street gave a  dazzling welcome to DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. on Thursday,  sending the shares of the animated film maker up more than 38  percent in their market debut.


E-Commerce Report: Readers Are Key Ingredient as Virtual Kitchen Heats Up

Recipe searches are among the most popular online endeavors for women, and major advertisers want to be there to greet them.


Todd Pratt is in camp with the Yankees trying to win a job as the backup catcher. In 2000, he started for the Mets in Game 1 of the World Series against the Yankees.


Russia is increasingly worried its nuclear material may fall into the wrong hands, and is working with the US to try to recover it from third countries, writes the BBC's Gordon Corera.


Israel carries out fresh air strikes on suspected targets of the Shia militant group Hezbollah in south Lebanon.


Ragazza aveva la polmonite, indagati due medici


Guest columnist Disengagement from Gaza can be catalyst for peace

Recent events in the Middle East have the potential to positively impact the region. Lost amongst all of the coverage of Yasser Arafat's passing was a historic 67-45 vote by Israel's parliament


Finding May Solve Riddle of Fatigue in Muscles

Scientists are reporting that they have determined why muscles get tired and devised, for mice, an experimental drug that can eliminate fatigue.


LBO Firms Rush to Exits with Quick Flips

Leveraged buyout firms often tout  themselves as value builders in companies they acquire, working  closely with management for many years before looking to sell  at hefty profit.


Microsoft Search Encounters Glitches on First Day

Microsoft Corp.'s  widely anticipated search engine, which launched in test mode on Thursday, encountered some glitches on its first day, the world's largest software maker said.


Saddam officials to be put on trial next week

Iraq said yesterday it had captured a top foreign-based supporter of the anti-government insurgency and would begin to try former figures of Saddam Hussein's regime next week.


Key Blacks Back Dean for DNC Chairmanship

Howard Dean, the former Vermont governor whose appeal with minorities was questioned during his presidential race, won support Tuesday from several key black Democratic National Committee members for his bid to be DNC chairman.


Hurricane Ivan Closes in on Grand Cayman

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands - Hurricane Ivan closed in on the Cayman Islands with winds near 155 mph on Sunday, uprooting trees, bursting the banks of canals and flooding homes and an airport runway on the British territory.    Cuba braced to become the powerful storm's next target, while Floridians who already have suffered through two other hurricanes in less than a month were hopeful they would be spared the brunt of Ivan's fury...


Combinazione: 10-23-31-35-61-87, Jolly 81, Superstar 15


A boat crossing a river in Afghanistan's most dangerous province sank on Saturday, and at least 60 people were killed, including Taliban militants, the Defense Ministry said.


Of opposable thumbs and software engineering

Where will evolution take us Itâs been almost 200 years since Charles Babbage first started work on his difference engine, and programmable computation is fast approaching 100 years old.â¦


Russia to sell part of Yukos's core asset

MOSCOW : Russia announced plans to break up Yukos in a crippling blow to Russia's largest oil producer and its billionaire founder who dared to challenge President Vladimir Putin's rule.


'The horse has bolted' Major record labels are still fighting the piracy battles of 1997 according to a leading rock musician and digital rights activist.â¦


Saudi forces have killed a suspected anti-government fighter in the northern town of Buraidah, hours after a security officer was shot dead in the area.


Anyone who's spent hours struggling to find a missing document on a computer hard drive will love Google's new desktop search program.


Xbox 360 Elite to raid Europe next month

At last... Millions of European gamers have sat patiently beside their old standard Xbox 360s ever since the first official mention of the all-black Elite version waiting for word on when they'll be able to get their hands on one. Now they know - the European launch date is 24 August 2007.â¦


Hundreds of homes destroyed as fire rages in California

Firefighters were on Monday battling to contain a raging forest fire near California's Lake Tahoe that destroyed as many as 220 homes and forced the evacuation of 1,000 people, officials said.


Helicopters evacuate Japanese villagers after earthquakes kill at least 16

OJIYA, Japan  - Military helicopters evacuated earthquake victims from a wrecked village and traumatized residents huddled in shelters and salvaged belongings from flattened homes Sunday in the aftermath of a string of earthquakes in northern Japan that killed at least 16 people and injured a reported 900 others.


This pilot fish is in charge of computing facility operations and he takes security seriously, changing policies to require regular password changes. But he knows that, for some people, that's not enough.


Two Britons die in Spanish helicopter crash: Foreign Office

Two Britons, reported to be a newlywed couple, died when their helicopter crashed near a seaside resort in southern Spain, the Foreign Office said.


MAOIST rebels who have cut off Nepal's capital for four days pledged today to expand their blockade to the Tibetan border as fresh violence left six people dead.


Cisco Ties Microsoft CRM to Your Phone System

In an effort to integrate its IP-based communications products with Microsoft customer relationship management software, Cisco Systems today announced the Cisco CRM Communications Connector.


Celebrations are taking place to herald the enlargement of the Schengen zone to include nine more EU countries.


The families of six men of Algerian origin extradited from Bosnia to Guantanamo Bay stage a rally in Sarajevo.


Internet outage hits business from Cairo to Colombo

Damage to undersea Internet cables hit business across the Middle East and South Asia on Thursday, including the vital call centre industry, prompting calls for people to limit their surfing.


For Israel's Arab Citizens, Isolation and Exclusion

KARMIEL, Israel -- Fatina and Ahmad Zubeidat, young Arab citizens of Israel, met on the first day of class at the prestigious Bezalel arts and architecture academy in Jerusalem. Married last year, the couple rents an airy house here in the Galilee filled with stylish furniture and other modern gr...


Jarome Iginla scored two goals to lead the Calgary Flames to a 4-3 victory over the New York Rangers on Wednesday night.


Gordon Brown says it would be wrong to dismiss any options over Northern Rock - including nationalisation.


Pop star Robbie Williams is admitted into rehab for treatment for prescription drugs.


Privacy cock-up for Viagra makers Casual use of file sharing by the spouse of an unnamed Pfizer worker has been blamed for leaking personal information on more than 17,000 current and former employees at the pharmaceutical giant.â¦


BAGHDAD, 19 October 2004 - Buoyed by the apparent success of a Baghdad arms-for-cash program, Iraqâs interim government yesterday announced plans to extend it to all of the country ahead of scheduled January elections.


Rajon Rondo , who has missed the Celtics' last two games and three of the last four with a combination of back and right hamstring woes, went through practice yesterday and thinks he'll be ready to play this afternoon against the Knicks. His coach isn't so sure.


Fun peak oil projections from Chevron's CTO

We've nearly used 1.5 trillion gallons. After that, there are only 1.5 trillion left.


Lindsay Lohan has been sued again for a 2005 car crash in Beverly Hills.


BUSAN, South Korea - Intel Corp. has taken another baby step on its roadmap for broadband wireless chips, saying Tuesday (Sept. 7) that it is sampling its WiMAX chip to "strategic partners" in preparation for a wide-scale rollout in 2005.


WEST DES MOINES, Iowa -- Two days before the Iowa caucuses, former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee (R) set aside a chunk of his limited time to do nothing more than sit in front of the television. For the better part of an hour, he joined his wife and three dogs to watch the University of Arkansas...


The search for new strategies to confront global warming takes center stage in Buenos Aires on Monday as thousands of environmentalists and government policy-makers gather for an international conference on climate change.


Yes, controversy sells. Criticism of an award-winning children's book over the word "scrotum" has brought Susan Patron's "The Higher Power of Lucky" into the top 40 on Amazon.com.


Mozilla Foundation, creators of the open-source browser Firefox, has released version 1.0 of its highly successful browser today. Firefox 1.0 browser will strongly compete against Microsoftâs Internet Explorer with more features and functionalities.


Blue Peter presenters apologise to viewers about the rigging of an online poll to name the show's cat.


Study Finds Prior Trauma Raised Childrenâs 9/11 Risk

Preschoolers who witnessed the 2001 terrorist attacks were at high risk of developing lingering problems if they had had a previous frightening experience, new research suggests.


The UK economy grew at its fastest rate in three years in 2007, but growth slowed towards the end of year.


Ryder Cup: Europe Heading for Massive Final-Day Lead

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan  - The U.S. Ryder Cup  team, wounded after a first day mauling, were losing a fight  for survival Saturday.


Wired Video: Hands-On With the MacBook Air

In this one-minute video, Wired's Jose Fermoso checks out Apple's new, ultra-light, ultra-slim MacBook Air.


$150,000 mortgage for only $610/month. Lower your mortgage - free quotes.


Half the members of a military commission scheduled to hear the first two cases against Guantanamo Bay detainees were removed from the panel for potential bias after challenges by defense attorneys, the Pentagon announced yesterday.


Milano, 21:47 - BASKET, AZZURRI: RESS INDISPONIBILE, CONVOCATO FANTONI

Tomas Ress si è dichiarato indisponibile a partecipare sia al raduno della Nazionale, in prog...


'JpegOfDeath' Using Windows Weakness To Spread Trojan

Security firm F-Secure warned that the latest Windows vulnerability appears to be attracting more than the typical interest among the hacking community and that given the speed at which the


A gennaio a 13,2, al di sotto delle previsioni


Park East Work Ready to Launch; 2 Huge Developments Win Council Approval

By TOM DAYKIN  Two former blue-collar landmarks with old Milwaukee names, Pabst and Pfister & Vogel, will soon begin the slow, expensive transformation to new housing, offices and retail space - with city tax dollars helping to foot the bill.


Pescara, 19:24 - CALCIO, PESCARA: NIENTE DA FARE PER CAROZZA

Penultima seduta per il Pescara in vista della trasferta di Arezzo. Timidi segnali di miglioramento ...


Bush, Kerry Puppets Debate in Times Square

NEW YORK - The felt flew during a rain-drenched Times Square debate between President Bush and Democratic contender John Kerry - in puppet form - on the afternoon before the real deal in Florida.    Thanks to "Avenue Q" producers and cast members, the naughty puppet citizens of the Tony-winning Broadway musical launched edgy questions about such edgy issues as unemployment, gay marriage and military service during Thursday's "Avenue Q & A."   It was a one-time-only comedic event that warned: "Any similarity between puppets and actual presidential candidates is purely coincidental."   The Bush and Kerry puppets stood with their human handlers behind official-looking podiums and addressed an assembly of soaked tourists and soggy musical theater lovers...


U.S. sports tycoons to take over Liverpool

English Premier League soccer club Liverpool have agreed to be taken over by U.S. sports tycoons George Gillett and Tom Hicks for 174 million pounds ($340 million).


"I don't know what to say. You have to give Ohio State a lot of credit. They're a good football team. I'm proud of them (the players); they fought back to give us an opportunity to win but we didn't get it done at the end.


Investors Pull Out of Homebuilder Stocks

Investors pulled out of homebuilder stocks on Wednesday after a pair of economic reports on the pace of home sales indicated the once-hot market might be cooling.


Much of the trouble centered on phishing, a type of attack where fake Web pages are constructed to harvest log-in details, credit card numbers or other personal information. And, oh yes, spam is back.


Barack Obama is projected to win the Maine contest to choose a Democratic presidential candidate.


Milano, 16:31 - CALCIO, MILAN; ANCELOTTI: GUAI A CONSIDERARE GIRONE FACILE

''Il rischio piÃ¹ grande sarebbe quello di considerare questo girone facile. Dovremo mettere la stess...


Bhutto says no deal yet with Pakistan's Musharraf

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto said on Saturday she had not yet reached a power-sharing deal with President Pervez Musharraf but will return to Pakistan "very soon".


The Dutch Supreme Court will issue its ruling on ABN AMRO's  suspended sale of its U.S. unit LaSalle on Friday and the decision could sway an acrimonious takeover battle for the Dutch bank.


Pop star Melanie Brown will take part in the next series of US TV show Dancing With The Stars.


Backstory: For Election 2012, my platform is me

Satirist Chuck Cohen announces his candidacy for the 2012 Democratic (or Republican) nomination.


Vaughan promises no let-up against Zimbabwe

England captain Michael Vaughan insisted there would be no complacency within his side when the hosts take on struggling Zimbabwe on the opening day of the ICC Champions Trophy at Edgbaston here Friday.


Merrill Lynch & Co Inc on Thursday said it took a $14.1 billion writedown and adjustments in the fourth quarter as bad subprime mortgage bets forced the brokerage to sell pieces of the company to foreign investors to raise capital.


Sainsbury's is to sell more than 500 of its own-brand goods in compostable packs instead of plastic packaging.


Crude futures prices surged above $48 per barrel yesterday as oil production and shipping disruptions caused by Hurricane Ivan caused domestic supplies to shrink more than expected.


The anticipated price war between cable and telecommunications companies over the price of Internet access has failed to materialize.


L'arresto cardiaco in anestesia locale e' durato 40 minuti


Human white flags were raised early and often. Michael Olowokandi. Sebastian Telfair. Leon Powe. There was no need to try to sugarcoat the obvious. The Celtics' four-game winning streak, which started 10 days ago against the Houston Rockets, came to a crashing thud last night before 17,004 at TD Banknorth Garden, when these same (sort of) Rockets vaporized the hosts, ...


South Korean police fought Saturday to quell thousands of rioting farmers in Seould after a rally against foreign rice imports, the BBC reported.


The music industry reacts angrily at a decision to give away the new album by Prince with a tabloid newspaper.


UAL Corp., parent of United Airlines, announced Wednesday it plans to slash the number of domestic flights and increase its more profitable international schedule, while at the same reducing the size of its fleet.


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


NHL, Players Give Ground in Negotiations

NEW YORK - In what could be a last-second breakthrough, both sides of the NHL lockout have given significant ground: The players' association will accept a salary cap, and the league has backed off its demand for a link between revenues and player costs.


Libya lifts death sentences on medics in HIV case

Libya lifted death sentences on Tuesday against five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor convicted of deliberately infecting children with HIV, paving the way for them to be freed after eight years in jail.


One of the most talked-about books of  the last two years was "The World is Flat," in which author  Thomas Friedman argued that borders between countries were  becoming less and less important.


WASHINGTON - A $38 million US effort to create a computerized accounting system for the Iraqi government has been suspended because the Ministry of Finance there has continued to use a paper system, according to the latest report of Stuart W. Bowen Jr., the special inspector general for Iraq reconstruction.


AKRON -- As the $7 million NEC Invitational begins today on Firestone County Club's South Course, there is bad news for the 75 players in the field who aren't Vijay Singh.


Three online sites - Expedia, Travelocity and Orbitz - offer convenient ways to voluntarily pay to offset C0 emissions caused by a trip. Just click to have the price of the offset added to your bill.


Air base duties in Germany evoke emotion in time of war

RAMSTEIN, GERMANY . Air Force Capt. Kieran Keelty wiped tears from his face as he spoke of the remains of U.S. troops that pass almost daily through his workplace, Ramstein Air Base.


As US forces continued its full scale assault on insurgents in Fallujah, militants brought terror to the streets of the capital Baghdad and other targets across central and northern Iraq.


Greek Police Surround Hijacked Bus Near Athens

Greek police surrounded a bus filled with passengers that had been seized by gunmen in the Athens suburb of Marathon early Wednesday, Greek police said.


Berlusconi: Chiesa continuera' ad essere protagonista


Computer can  help your dog communicate: scientist

Hungarian scientists are working on  computer software analyzing dog barks that could allow people  to better recognize dogs' basic emotions, Hungarian ethologist  Csaba Molnar said.


A new videotape shows two of the Sept. 11 hijackers smiling for a camera and reportedly reading a will in footage taken more than 18 months before they carried out the worst terrorist attack on U.S. soil.


Harvard Student's Murder Trial Nears End

Jurors deliberating the fate of a Harvard graduate student who fatally stabbed a working-class teenager last year must decide between two drastically different versions of the event.


All those T-shirts of losing teams? Off to Africa.

Major League Baseball is teaming up with World Vision, an international Christian humanitarian aid group, to save mislabeled clothing from the postseason for Ghanaians affected by recent flooding.


Domani gli assistenti di volo non serviranno rinfreschi per 4 ore sui voli nazionali. Ma i vertici della compagnia non ci stanno                                                  Alitalia, la societÃ  infuriata per lo "sciopero degli snack"                                                                                In una lettera Cimoli definisce "illegittima" l'agitazione"E' nostro diritto rivolgerci agli organismi competenti"