Canada Routs Slovakia in World Cup of Hockey

Ryan Smyth scored twice and Martin St  Louis had a goal and an assist for the second straight game as  Canada eased to a 5-1 win over Slovakia in round-robin play at  the World Cup of Hockey on Wednesday.


Flamel might be earning more than had been calculated from its lead drug, but the company still isn't profitable.


One person in the UK is signing up to broadband every 10 seconds,  according to telecoms giant BT.


Headlines can tell you both more -- and less -- than they intend.


Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist said Wednesday he will not run for president in 2008, the most high-profile campaign dropout among Republicans more than a year before the first convention delegates are chosen.


A Georgian official dies in an apparent suicide, two days after the PM is found dead from gas poisoning.


The Bush administration announced Thursday it would provide US refineries with ``limited quantities'' of crude oil from the nation's emergency stockpile to help offset supply


Individuata a Terrasini, sul litorale palermitano, la villa dove i capimafia Salvatore e Sandrohanno trascorso gli ultimi anni di latitanza. Ma la casa era stata giÃ  "ripulita"                                          Trovato il covo dei boss Lo Piccolo I proprietari: "Avevamo paura"                                                                                I due coniugi che li hanno ospitato hanno prima negato, poi ammessoNella residenza anche la palestra in cui uno dei due curava la sua forma fisica


Crystal Langhorne scored 16 points and Laura Harper had 11 to help No. 1 Maryland rout Gardner-Webb 83-41 on Friday night in the fourth annual Junkanoo Jam on Grand Bahama Island.


Google takes fight to MSN with desktop search product

LONDON - Google is taking the fight straight to MSN after launching a beta application that allows users to search the web and their computer files direct from their desktops.


President Bush nominated Kellogg CEO Carlos Gutierrez on Monday as his next commerce secretary. If confirmed by the Senate, the Cuban-born Gutierrez, 51, will replace Don Evans, one


Battle of Britain tops the Champions League bill

The all-British clash between Manchester United and Celtic at Old Trafford should ensure that Wednesday night's Champions League matches are not short of fireworks.


"American Idol" still rising in TV ratings

"American Idol" piled up more gargantuan ratings in its third week and helped make the Fox network medical drama "House" the most-watched scripted broadcast on U.S. television this season.


Arctic People Seek Tropical Team on Global Warming

Arctic peoples aim to team up with tropical islanders in a campaign against global warming, arguing that polar bears and palm-fringed beaches stand to suffer most.


Peace summit opens in violence-torn eastern Congo

A peace summit aimed at ending fighting in Congo's blood-steeped eastern provinces of North and South Kivu opened on Sunday without the presence of President Joseph Kabila and rebel leader General Laurent Nkunda.


Democratic presidential candidates marked the two-week countdown to the Iowa caucuses Thursday by sharpening their rhetoric against one another, with Hillary Rodham Clinton comparing her rivals to one of the most unpopular figures in their partisan universe Â the current commander in chief.


GAZA CITY, 15 November 2004 - Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas was at the center of a shootout in Gaza yesterday hours after he emerged as Fatahâs candidate in the presidential election scheduled for Jan. 9.


Valencia, 15:47 - CALCIO, SPAGNA: AYALA A FINE STAGIONE AL VILLARREAL

Roberto Ayala a fine stagione passerà al Villarreal, club con il quale ha firmato per 3 anni....


Blog: How close is modern science to an era when technology can restore lost motor functions. Scientists say we're getting close-but a huge effort still remains.


Indonesia resumes sharing its bird flu samples in a deal that ensures developing nations have access to new vaccines.


Hilfiger May Have Crossed Accounting Line - Experts

Clothing maker Tommy Hilfiger Corp. may have overstepped its bounds in accounting for commissions it pays to overseas affiliates, tax and industry experts said.


Orr Comes to Charlotte to Warn Cost of Tax Incentives Too Steep When Luring Jobs

By Jim Morrill, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Feb. 14--Tax incentives to entice corporations such as Google cost taxpayers too much and aren't fair to existing businesses, former Supreme Court Justice Bob Orr told a Charlotte audience Tuesday.


Frightened Westerners - many of them longtime residents of this former African economic success story - piled into buses, boats and planes Saturday as a French-run evacuation built, despite government promises to protect the expatriates from a surge of


Even Non-Spammers Worry About Blacklists

By Karen J. Bannan About a year ago, Scott Madlener, a marketing executive, e- mailed a client several times but his messages were not getting through.


Madrid, 14:01 - BASKET, EUROPEI; ITALIA-LITUANIA; 1' DI SILENZIO PER PAVAROTTI

Il basket rende omaggio a Luciano Pavarotti. Oggi, prima dell' incontro Italia-Lituania, prima gara ...


Watch out MySpace, Facebook -- with new applications designed to enhance user experience -- is catching up as the online place for U.S. teens to socialize.


UPDATE 1-Avista says to buy stake in Oregon power plant

Utility company Avista Corp. (AVA.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Friday it has agreed to purchase the remaining half interest in the Coyote Springs 2 power plant in Oregon from bankrupt energy company Mirant Corp.


'Authorised' videos are Ok Go EMI has signed an agreement with Google's video-sharing website YouTube to allow its users to view "authorised" videos and recordings from the music firm's roster of artists.â¦


Asustek and Intel are developing a line of notebook PCs priced as low as $199, for emerging and education markets.


Baseball: Rodriguez gets wish: Yankees oust Twins

MINNEAPOLIS This was the purpose of his winter, the vision behind all the haggling and hurt feelings. Alex Rodriguez wanted baseball to matter again.


Flush with cash, the Senate Democratic campaign organization has reserved more than $25 million worth of television advertising time for the fall, the bulk of it aimed at toppling Republican incumbents in Ohio, Missouri and Pennsylvania.


Neighborhood Preservation Zones Hearing Set

By TOM BEAL, ARIZONA DAILY STAR  The city of Tucson wants to give urban neighborhoods a chance to create their own zoning rules - a tool it hopes will protect the character of residential areas as it tries to repopulate and redevelop older parts of town.


Scientists are developing an artificial vein for use in patients with circulation problems.


Afghans Say Don't Think Militants Hold UN Hostages

Three U.N. workers abducted almost three  weeks ago in Afghanistan are probably being held by criminals  and not by a Taliban splinter group that has threatened to kill  them, the Interior Ministry said on Wednesday.


BAGHDAD, Iraq - The scale and sophistication of militant attacks in Iraq are steadily increasing, with coordinated strikes and complicated ambushes that increasingly hit their targets, officials and analysts said Wednesday.    The spike in bloodshed - more than 200 dead in four days - has stifled American hopes that the transfer of sovereignty and the prospect of a democratic vote in four months could take the steam out of the uprising and pave the way for a reduction in U.S...


Microsoft in the fall will launch the latest version of its performance management product, offering it up as a key link in its ambitious DSI (Dynamic Systems Initiative) plan to reduce IT complexity by improving software and hardware manageability.


Space Shuttle Atlantis Lifts Off After Weeks of Frustrating Delays

By BETH GORHAM  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (CP) - Canadian astronaut Steve MacLean blasted off for space on Saturday, his broad grin as he entered the shuttle a sure sign of how thrilled he was that Atlantis was finally good to go.  The shuttle lifted off at 11:15 a.m.


U.S. copper miner Phelps Dodge Corp.   on Tuesday said it terminated its proposed takeover of Canadian   mining company Inco Ltd. N.TO, putting Brazilian CVRD's $17.4   billion offer in the lead to acquire the company.


NASA rovers will explore Mars for six more months

PASADENA, CALIF. - The twin Martian robotic rovers Spirit and Opportunity will explore the Red Planet for another six months, NASA said Tuesday.


While the focus at the world's is rightly on the top racers that turn up to compete for the coveted rainbow jersey, the Mondiale di Verona 2004 organisation also put on something for the rest of us - a chance ...


Storms battered the western United States on Saturday with strong winds, heavy rains and a blanket of snow that caused widespread power outages, a levee break in Nevada and two deaths in California.


Aston Villa up to fifth after 1-0 beating of Spurs

Nolberto Solano's inspired overhead shot fired Aston Villa to fifth in the Premier League in a 1-0 beating of Tottenham on Monday leaving Spurs just two points above the relegation zone.


HIV in Women : liberal attitudes toward having sex

The number of HIV-positive women has increased rapidly worldwide over the past two years, according to a new United Nations (UN) study, but Pakistan is among countries where prevalence is low.


Shifting resources to the launch of a depression therapy will hurt now, but should pay off later.


Udomchoke wins singles title as South Korea halt rampaging China

Thailand's Danai Udomchoke upset Asian number one Lee Hyung Taik to win the men's tennis title as South Korea sealed second place on the medals table behind China.


The International Space Station (ISS) crew will stay in orbit for two days longer than planned, Itar-Tass told today. The launching of the Soyuz TMA-5 spaceship has been postponed from October 9 to October 11 due to problems with the docking system.


Pats Shore Up Defense Ahead of Colts Game

NFL MVP Peyton Manning is coming to town, and the New England Patriots are calling in all the help they can find.


British F1 star Lewis Hamilton has his driving licence suspended for speeding in France, reports say.


Brown must mend Blair's foreign policy errors

Gordon Brown will be pressed to chart a different foreign policy course from Tony Blair to win back voters put off by the unpopular campaigns waged by the prime minister, who the Scottish politician hopes to ...


Long lines, malfunctioning machines and dueling lawyers could turn next week's U.S. presidential election and its aftermath into a disorderly and even chaotic experience, political analysts said on Tuesday.


Fading in polls, Clinton vows to fight on

PORTSMOUTH, New Hampshire  - A teary-eyed Hillary Clinton pushed for support on Monday as polls showed her poised for a huge New Hampshire loss to Democratic rival Barack Obama, but the former front-runner vowed to carry on with her presidential quest even if she loses.


Nobel Laureate Seeks to Explain AIDS Remarks

Just a day before she is scheduled to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, the Kenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai tried Thursday to defuse a controversy over reports that she


MORE than 200 people - including children - are believed to have died after the school hostage crisis in Russia came to chaotic and bloody end today.


US warns nationals after Qaeda strike on Saudi mission

JEDDAH: The United States renewed a warning to its nationals on Tuesday to stay out of Saudi Arabia following an attack claimed by Al Qaeda on its mission in Jeddah that killed at least nine people.


Scores of Taliban die in Afghan clashes: U.S. military

U.S.-led coalition and Afghan forces killed scores of Taliban insurgents in two separate battles in southern Afghanistan, the U.S military said on Wednesday.


Dismissal leaves Gator recruits in limbo

High school players and coaches like Ron Zook, but many will wait to commit until Florida hires his replacement. By FRANK PASTOR, Times Staff Writer.


Fed seeks formula to reassure markets on higher rates

WASHINGTON : US Federal Reserve policymakers, widely expected to hike interest rates, struggled to find words to reassure financial markets that the economy is strong enough to withstand the higher rates.


Explosion rocks airport on Spanish holiday isle: report

An explosion of "medium strength" rocked the airport on the Spanish Mediterranean holiday island of Ibiza Saturday, the Europa Press news agency reported, quoting witnesses.


Three killed as Myanmar troops battle protests

Seething crowds of Buddhist monks and civilians filled the streets of Myanmar's main city on Wednesday, defying warning shots, tear gas and baton charges meant to quell the biggest anti-junta protests in 20 years.


World Cup Roundup: Victory Gives Brazil Date With the U.S.

Cristiane scored in the 75th minute to give Brazil a 3-2 victory against Australia on Sunday. Brazil advanced to its first berth in the semifinals of the womenâs World Cup.


NASA to review astronaut screening after arrest

NASA will review the way it screens astronauts for mental or medical problems after the arrest of astronaut Lisa Nowak on charges she tried to kill a romantic rival, the U.S. space agency said on Wednesday.


A strong earthquake shook southwest China's Yunnan province early Sunday, killing at least two and injuring hundreds, state media reported.


France's foreign minister arrives in Rwanda on a visit aimed at normalising bilateral relations.


Acting President Raul Castro blinked back tears Tuesday as he placed a red rose before a portrait of his late wife, Vilma Espin Guillois, a guerrilla warrior and women's rights pioneer who was the first lady of the Cuban revolution.


Burt Rutan, the man behind X-Prize winner SpaceShipOne, says the craft will not be used for scientific space experiments.


Virgin Galactic unveils SpaceShipTwo model

Entrepreneur Richard Branson on  Wednesday unveiled a model of the spaceship he hopes will be  the first to take paying passengers into space on a regular  basis as soon as next year.


The chief financial officer of WCI Communities, a struggling Florida home builder with plans to build a 22-story, luxury condominium tower in Columbia, said he would resign at the end of the year, just as the company seeks to work out a new financial agreement with lenders.


Rare sturgeon spawning seen in S. Dakota

Scientists have documented natural spawning by the endangered pallid sturgeon in the Missouri River.


US presidential rivals George W Bush and John Kerry will both campaign in Iowa, a key swing state, on Wednesday.


Robbie McEwen comes from nowhere to win the first stage of the Tour de France in Canterbury.


Scientists find new signs of life at North and South poles

COLONIES of micro-organisms found thriving under rocks at the North and South Poles are evidence that life can exist in harsh areas on Earth which may mimic conditions on Mars, scientists said on Wednesday.


Barry Bonds' preference is simple: He wants to finish his career with the Giants.


Hewitt still believes he can win another grand slam

Lleyton Hewitt won his only U.S. Open six years ago yet the battling Australian still believes he has it in him to win another.


Bayer Unit Plea-Bargains in Price Fixing

The Bayer Corporation, a subsidiary of the Bayer Group of Germany, has agreed to plead guilty and pay a $33 million criminal fine for taking part in a conspiracy


Stop a embargo e' linea italiana da anni, lo disse Ciampi


Talk about bad timing. At the start of a media blitz to support her new album, "A Public Affair," Jessica Simpson is on vocal rest.


Steelers roll over emotion-charged Bills

Emotion, heart and enthusiasm took the Buffalo Bills a long way. Uortunately for them, their offense couldn't help.


Il programma piu' visto di lunedi' e' stato Striscia


Roma, 23:20 - CALCIO, MILAN; ANCELOTTI: CAMPIONATO CON MOLTE SORPRESE

Con la vittoria a Messina e la contemporanea sconfitta della Juventus in casa con la Sampdoria, Carl...


8 States Plan to Press Bush on Health Bill

The states, including New York, say that new rules for a federal health insurance program for poor children will force some out and leave others who would be eligible without coverage.


No one expected Roger Clemens to throw a shutout on three days' rest Sunday, and quite frankly, the Houston Astros didn't need him to.


Vivendi third quarter sales beat expectations on music, telecoms

French media and telecommunications giant Vivendi Universal reported that third quarter sales fell to 4.7 billion euros (6.1 billion dollars) from 5.9 billion a year earlier but were nonetheless ahead of experts' expectations.


Frenzy a daily ritual at Amsterdam bike garage

AMSTERDAM -- "I thought it was right here." Mireille had that I'm-worried-but-I'm-not-going-to-panic-yet look on her face. It was 5:40 p.m., the top of the afternoon rush hour, and she had been searching for two minutes.


South Korea says to resume imports of US beef

South Korea will resume imports of U.S.  beef to what once had been the third-largest overseas market  for the American product, the agriculture ministry official  said in a statement on Friday.


Federal officials Wednesday proposed requiring automakers to install monitors in each wheel on a car to warn drivers when pressure falls more than 25% in any of the tires.


For the better part of two years, pink has been the dominant color in the life of Cameron Giles, a rapper who performs as Cam'ron.


Hurricane Ivan Pounds Eastern Caribbean Islands

Hurricane Ivan tore down trees, blew off roofs, knocked out power and forced hundreds of people to evacuate coastal areas as it pounded the tiny islands of the southeastern Caribbean on Tuesday.


Il leader del Partito, Carlo Fatuzzo, ha annunciato la svolta"Siamo molto delusi e per questo ritiriamo il nostro appoggio"                                          I Pensionati 'sfiduciano' Prodi e passano al centrodestra                                                                                "Parteciperemo con grande piacere alla manifestazione del 2 dicembre"


The Senate voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to confirm Robert Gates as defense secretary, with Democrats and Republicans portraying him as the man who will help overhaul President Bush's Iraq policies.


Freshman Charde Houston scored a career-high 20 points and Jessica Moore added 19 to lead No. 16 Connecticut to a 73-57 victory over Villanova last night in Storrs, Conn. The Huskies (10-4, 4-0 Big East) dominated inside, outscoring Villanova, 34-18, in the paint and finishing with a 35-26 edge on the boards.


Barcellona, 11:17 - CALCIO, BARCELLONA: PUYOL OPERATO A GINOCCHIO, STOP DI 4 MESI

Carles Puyol, capitano del Barcellona, salterà tutta la prima parte della prossima stagione. ...


T-Mobile Dumps Google in Europe for Yahoo

T-Mobile customers in 11 countries will see oneSearch as their mobile search application.


Liverpool outclass Derby at Anfield to move to the top of the Premier League table.


US security depends on policy, not Bush or Kerry: bin Laden tape

Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden told the American people that their security is not in the hands of either George W. Bush or his Democratic challenger John Kerry, but depends on US policy, in a video aired by Al-Jazeera TV.


Pop star Sir Elton John criticises Australian Prime Minister John Howard's position on gay marriage.


Representatives of first families stretching back almost a half-century came to pay respect at the funeral of Lady Bird Johnson.


European Union leaders clinched  agreement on Saturday on a detailed mandate for a new treaty to  overhaul the 27-nation bloc after persuading Poland to end a  stand-off that nearly torpedoed their summit.


Lo ha affermato il presidente di turno dell'Ecofin


Shuttle Atlantis landing put off to Thursday

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - NASA on Tuesday delayed   shuttle Atlantis' homecoming by a day due to bad weather   expected at the Florida landing site and because it wanted time   to examine video of an object seen falling out of the craft.


LABOUR officials yesterday dismissed reports that Tony Blair is contemplating a snap general election in February and insisted that May remained the most likely time for the poll.


An 89-year-old St. Clair County woman is the third person in that county to be diagnosed with West Nile disease this year, Dr. Eric Whitaker, state public health director, announced Tuesday.


Blog: The software maker said Tuesday that it is ready with a near-final "release candidate" version of its software, which will find its way on to servers later this year.


Attacking Iran would be a disaster: report

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


Coast Guard searching for missing Microsoft researcher

The U.S. Coast Guard continued its search off the coast of San Francisco for boater Jim Gray, a Microsoft researcher missing since Sunday.


Dan Rather's Future a Complicated Question

NEW YORK - In Kansas City, Mo., it's Kirk Black's job to answer for Dan Rather. The station manager of KCTV, like his colleagues at many other CBS affiliates, is facing a flood of calls and e-mails from viewers angry at Dan Rather for relying on apparently fake documents to suggest President Bush's National Guard service record was less than stellar...


Framingham health center seeking new, larger home

The Framingham Community Health Center, which just opened in March, is hoping to relocate and expand to serve a fast-growing population of low-income, mostly Brazilian patients.


Netsâ Kidd and Carter Could Still Be Traded

The trading deadline is 3 p.m. Thursday, and several officials in the Eastern Conference have said that the Nets are seriously considering their options for their face of the franchise Jason Kidd.


House and Senate candidates have spent at least $487 million this election cycle, $130 million more than congressional candidates had poured in by this point in the 2002 races.


Motorola posts quarterly operating profit

Motorola Inc  on Thursday posted a quarterly profit from continuing operations in the third quarter but revenue fell.


Another member of a group accused of storming a room at a Las Vegas hotel was charged with two counts of robbery with a deadly weapon.


Worldwide mobile phone subscribers totalled nearly 1.5 billion by the middle of this year (about one quarter of the world's population), according to the International Telecommunication Union.


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A Muslim RAF reservist who went AWOL during the Iraq war loses his landmark High Court legal battle.


Pakistan announces it will close four Afghan refugee camps in its border provinces by the end of August.


A group of mobile phone operators and handset vendors is developing a 3G (third-generation) mobile phone platform that combines many standard hardware and software components in an effort to reduce phone development time and costs.


Two women are badly burned after a suspected gas explosion in a house in east Belfast.


Iran to settle atom inquiry issues within month: IAEA

Iran agreed to answer remaining questions about its past covert nuclear activities within a month during talks with the International Atomic Energy Agency chief, the U.N. watchdog said on Sunday.


Canada on Thursday said it had found a suspected new case of mad cow disease, although the United States said it would not change plans to resume limited Canadian cattle imports after a devastating 20-month ban.


Afghan army chief seeks independent army

The head of the Afghan National Army said Monday his country is pushing the United States to accelerate training and equipping his army so the Afghans can fight the Taliban on their own.


US hopes to import 5.2 million flu shots

The US will import 5.2 million flu vaccine doses from Canada and Germany if plants there pass inspection, Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson announced Thursday.


A verdict is expected in the trial of six former Iraqi officials accused of crimes against the Kurds in the 1980s.


Karrie Webb took a big step toward her third Women's Australian Open title, moving four shots clear of the field with a 4-under-par 68 on Saturday at Royal Sydney.


Yahooâs chief executive and co-founder plans to expand the Internet stalwart to make it âa starting pointâ for consumers.


UPDATE 2-Hypo Real sold 3.6 bln euro portfolio to Lone Star

German property lender Hypo Real Estate (HRXG.DE: Quote , Profile , Research ) has sold a 3.6 billion euro ($4.4 billion) portfolio of mainly bad loans to U.S. firm Lone Star, boosting its profitability and ...


AFRICA/COSTA DÂAVORIO - Radio Sanwi da 15 anni al servizio della Missione Stimmatina in Costa dÂAvorio: i suoi ascoltatori sono per la maggior parte non cristiani Abidjan (Agenzia Fides)- Una radio cattolica ascoltata soprattutto da non cattolici. Ã Radio Paix Sanwi di Aboisso nel sud della Costa dÂAvorio, promossa dai missionari Stimmatini, che questÂanno compie 15 anni di vita.  \


the main production unit of beleaguered Yukos. The oil giant insists the auction is state-sponsored theft and claims it is the victim of a Kremlin vendetta.


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


To installers of car stereos, auto systems sound fishy

When Derek Kenney unhooked the radio in a customer's 2000 Cadillac Sedan DeVille DTS, music wasn't the only thing that stopped coming out of the car.


Iraq police college a symbol of failed U.S. plan

It was intended to showcase U.S.   rebuilding efforts in Iraq, but instead Baghdad's new police   academy was declared a health hazard by U.S. inspectors who   found human waste dripping from the ceilings.


A previously unknown superstrain of the virus that causes AIDS has been diagnosed in a New York man who had unprotected sex with several men in October, sparking fears among health officials and gays.


Dream Team no longer: The U.S. squad is learning a hard lesson in how the rest of the globe plays ball


Darfur a 'Timed Bomb' Waiting to Explode - AU

Astronomical quantities of arms and ammunition have poured into Sudan's Darfur region in the last two weeks and the government is poised for a major military offensive, the African Union said on Friday.


Weyerhaeuser Earnings Up, But Costs Weigh

U.S. forest products company Weyerhaeuser Co. on Friday posted a higher fourth-quarter profit but said greater-than-expected costs hurt results and that bad weather could weigh on first-quarter earnings.


Texas Pacific, Cerberus submit bids for JVC: sources

Texas Pacific Group  and Cerberus  have submitted bids for control of struggling consumer electronics firm JVC , sources familiar with the matter said on Monday.


Blair's beleaguered deputy gives up controversial free manor

Britain's Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott gave up his grace-and-favour country estate, saying his free use of the posh pad had become a matter of controversy and criticism.


Ryan Moore takes medalist honors in stroke play at US Amateur

Ryan Moore took medalist honors in stroke-qualifying play at the US Amateur on Tuesday, shooting and even-par 70 for a two-round total of 139.


UN chief Kofi Annan says Iraq is almost in the throes of a civil war, as the country's president visits Iran.


Hundreds of police raid a Mexico City suburb and detain suspects after an angry mob kills two officers.


Police fired water-cannon and tear gas on Friday at the protestors who turned out in the tens of thousands. Many of the activists had marched peacefully in the police-authorised demonstration through Santiago


Apple Computer Inc.'s online music store, iTunes, will now accept PayPal for purchases of music downloads, audiobooks and gift certificates.


Commentary: A New Formula For Airline Profits

Branding can mean offering premium services--for a price.


Serbia and the Albanians of its breakaway Kosovo province are unlikely to agree on the future of the territory, United Nations envoy Martti Ahtisaari said as the two sides began a final series of talks on Wednesday.


French bank BNP declines to rule out a bid for rival Societe Generale, which is struggling after a trading scandal.


Olivier Rochus of Belgium upset top-seeded Guillermo Coria of Argentina 6-4, 6-4 Thursday in the quarterfinals of the Heineken Open.


Nigerian Court Upholds Obasanjo Election Victory

A Nigerian court on Monday rejected a legal challenge by the country's main opposition leader against the landslide victory of President Olusegun Obasanjo in last year's presidential elections.


Low-cost airline said it will bid at least $100 million for assets of bankrupt ATA Airlines. NEW YORK  - Southwest Airlines said Friday it will bid at least $100 million for certain assets of bankrupt


Italy Sends Migrants Back to Africa As Obtaining Asylum May Get ...

Hundreds of migrants from Africa in rickety boats have landed in the last few days on Lampedusa, a tiny Italian island, and the Italian government is responding quickly


The Norwegian state pension fund blacklists naughty corporations.


Portuguese police investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann have a copy of her mother Kate's diary, the BBC learns.


NL notebook: Expos move could come by Thursday

Exactly 33 years after the Washington Senators played their final game, the nation's capital might learn on Thursday that major-league baseball plans to return next season.


Lecco: incidente stradale, Castelli all'ospedale

Ieri pomeriggio il Ministro della Giustizia Roberto Castelli Ã¨ stato ricoverato presso l'ospedale Alessandro Manzoni di Lecco dopo essere rimasto coinvolto in un incidente stradale ad Olginate. La Lancia


iPhone a âBeautiful and Breakthrough Handheld Computerâ

After testing the iPhone for two weeks in multiple US cities, Walter Mossberg and Katherine Boehret consider it âa beautiful and breakthrough handheld computer. Its software, especially, sets a new bar for the smart-phone industry, and its clever finger-touch interface,â they say, âworks well.â In addition to combining âintelligent voice calling and a full-blown iPod,â iPhone also âoffers the best Web browser we have seen on a smart phone and robust email software.â It offers âthe largest and highest-resolution screen of any smart phone weâve seen, and the most internal memory by far. Yet it is one of the thinnest smart phones available and offers impressive battery life, better than its key competitors claim.â It is, the two conclude, âa pleasure to use.â


Uefa throws out Lille's protest against Man Utd's goal and charges the French club with improper behaviour.


Drug maker tells FDA panel that Intrinsa is safe

(WASHINGTON) - The maker of a new drug to treat women's sexual dysfunction says the product is safe and should be approved without delay.


Tensione in Israele si vota il ritiro da Gaza

GERUSALEMME. Il premier Sharon ha chiesto alla Knesset di sostenere il progetto di ritiro da Gaza e di sgombero in blocco di migliaia di coloni sostenendo che per Israele Â«Ã¨ scoccata un'ora fatidicaÂ». Ma


Incontro su assetti occupazionali alla luce dela fusione


Czech president vetoes euro arrest warrant

Euroskeptic Czech President Vaclav Klaus has vetoed a law making his country a party to the European arrest warrant, Czech Television reported Tuesday.


Spazio: successo per 'Space Ship One', navicella 'privata'

Lo 'SpaceShipOne', la navicella interamente finanziata da un team privato americano, Ã¨ riuscita oggi a superare la quota record di oltre cento chilometri di altitudine dalla superficie terrestre. Decollato


There is still no sign of the overview of the English test results for England's 14 year olds.


At the end of a dusty, dirt road lined with mango and mimosa trees, Barack Obama's Kenyan relatives sat outside on plastic chairs surrounded by chickens and drying corn kernels, listening to radio reports from New Hampshire.


Powell: Worsening insurgency makes election difficult in Iraq

US Secretary of State Colin Powell said Sunday that the escalating insurgency in Iraq could make the organizing of election in the country difficult, while atleast 16 people were killed in rebel attacks in Iraq.


Mobile phone virus author arrested in Spain

(InfoWorld) - Spanish police have arrested a 28-year-old man on charges that he created variants of the CommWarrior and Cabir mobile phone viruses, according to published reports. The man, whose identity was not disclosed, was arrested in Valencia, AFP (Agence France Press) reported Saturday. He is accused of creating 20 new variants of the viruses. Spanish police had named their operation "Leslie," because the virus author had written a note in his source code dedicating his malware to his fiance, Leslie, AFP reported. CommWarrior and Cabir are variants of the same mobile phone virus, which affects phones based on the Symbian OS, such as the Series 60 devices built by Nokia. The software has infected an estimated 115,000 phones but is not currently thought to be a particularly critical threat, said Ron O'Brien, a senior security analyst with Sophos PLC. "As a rule we have not seen a large number of viruses that specifically target mobile devices," he said. O'Brien believes that the suspect is probably not the creator of Cabir. Three years ago a Brazilian man published the worm's source code to the Web, claiming that he was the author of the malware. Cabir and CommWarrior spread via Bluetooth, and malicious code must first be downloaded by the victim in order to infect the phone. "It could be as simple as opening an instant message or opening an e-mail," O'Brien said. Different variations of the virus can shut down the phone, wipe out an address book, or even send SMS messages to other phones, O'Brien said.


Afghans flee as Taliban dig in for NATO raid

SPIN BOLDAK, Afghanistan  - More than 1,000 villagers have fled a southern Afghan town as Taliban fighters dig in to repel NATO efforts to drive them out, residents and officials said on Wednesday.


The Federal Reserve cut a key interest rate by half a percentage point today, the second rate cut in nine days, in an aggressive move to try to prevent a recession.


Ministro, cancelleremo le forme piu' precarizzate


Red Cross deeply concerned by humanitarian law violations in Iraq

The International Red Cross is "deeply concerned" at the impact of the fighting in Iraq and the apparent failures by all sides to respect humanitarian laws.


Technology stocks looked set to rise on Wall Street on Friday following Microsoft's  earnings after Thursday's bell, while concern about earnings and the economic outlook would likely weigh on blue chips.


Lo ha comunicato con una lettera al sito "Dagospia""Sono certo di non aver commesso alcun illecito, ma non dovevo farlo"                                            Funzionario di Palazzo Chigi si dimette "Anch'io ero sul volo di Mastella"


Chad threatens to expel new Darfur refugees

Chad threatened on Monday to expel  any more refugees arriving from Sudan's Darfur region, saying  their presence was triggering insecurity and calling on the  international community to take them elsewhere.


Program gives small firms a chance at the global market

Burlington Medical Supplies started selling its radiation protective gear in Europe more than 15 years ago, but the Newport News manufacturer didn't really have a plan for optimizing revenue overseas.


âSaturday Night Liveâ Takes Its Makeup Magic to the Met, With Scary Results

The Metropolitan Opera is bringing in the chief makeup artist from âSaturday Night Liveâ for its production of âHansel and Gretel.â


England could end their Ashes tour on Sunday by becoming the first side for 14 years to beat Australia in a home one-day final.


Cadbury is fined Â£1m for breaking food and hygiene laws relating to a salmonella outbreak.


Rescuers looking for three missing climbers on Mount Hood found a body Sunday in the area where one of the climbers made a distress call a week ago, authorities said.


Unseeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga thrashes world number two Rafael Nadal 6-2 6-3 6-2 to reach the final of the Australian Open.


Month of Apple Bugs kingpin comes clean The equivalent of a virtual nuke has just been set off in the field of vulnerability research and disclosure. The identities behind two of the noms de guerre that have elicited some of the most heated vitriol over the last 12 months appear to have been disclosed.â¦


Letter from captive Israeli soldier given to family

A letter written by abducted Israeli   soldier Gilad Shalit was given to his family by Gaza militants   in a potential breakthrough after nearly three months in   captivity, a source involved in the talks said on Friday.


Orgeron's father: Ole Miss has hired USC assistant

Mississippi has hired Southern California assistant Ed Orgeron to coach the Rebels, Orgeron's father told The Associated Press on Wednesday.


Brian McNamee will answer questions from Congressional investigators  Thursday while his former client, Roger Clemens, meets with members of the House Oversight committee.


Defending champion Roger Federer is in awesome form as he powers past Marat Safin 6-1 6-4 7-6 at Wimbledon.


The intense bibliographic appeal of âPeople of the Bookâ turns out to be a mixed blessing.


Ennio Morricone has composed some of the most moving melodies ever written for films — music that enraptures Yo-Yo Ma.


Music director Pravin Mani comes up with an unspectacular album.


Pump cash into industrials, take a  chance on drugs and be selective with technology -- that is the  opinion of some money managers on Wall Street as they look  ahead to 2005.


Westwood takes lead in Nedbank Challenge

Lee Westwood ignored temperatures in the high 90s to shoot a 1-under 71 Saturday and take the lead after three rounds of the Nedback Challenge.


Starbucks opens first coffee shop in Russia

Starbucks  opened its  first coffee shop in Russia on Thursday, two years after it won  a legal battle to protect the right to its brand in the  fast-growing Russian market.


Chechen president speaks of his hope for peace

MOSCOW -- A few days before the election that won him the presidency of Russia's violence-plagued Chechnya region, Major General Alu Alkhanov gave a startling order to the police force he commanded: Shoot anyone wearing a mask.


Kidnapped UN workers freed in Afghanistan

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - US and Afghan forces have apparently freed three UN workers who were kidnapped in Kabul on Oct. 28. On Monday, US and Afghan forces raided a house in Kabul, in what appears to have been part of an operation to free the hostages.


Opera star Luciano Pavarotti has received a new government award for his work in promoting Italian culture in Italy and abroad, officials said.


The Transform SWF framework parses and encodes Flash (.swf) files. Classes for each of the tags and data structures in the Flash (SWF) File Format Specification are provided along with utility classes for a high level API for generating Flash files.   This release contains new convenience classes to simplify handling and generating flash files. FSHeader for getting information on files without decoding them completely; FSFrame for grouping together all the objects associated with a frame in a move and FSLayer for creating separate time-lines when displaying objects.


Oracle ups PeopleSoft offer to $24 per share

Oracle, which is in the midst of a hostile takeover attempt of rival PeopleSoft, on Monday raised its offer for the smaller software company by $3 per share to $24 per share.


Valencia coach Claudio Ranieri was unable to hide his frustration at referee Anders Frisk after his side crashed out of the Champions League on Tuesday.


Il presidente della Repubblica: "Insoddisfazione e inquietudine""Ora l'Europa a due velocitÃ  Ã¨ una strada obbligata"                                          Ue, la delusione di Napolitano "Meschini ripiegamenti sul passato"


The Football Association has dismissed out of hand a report that England manager Steve McLaren held talks with senior players about a recall for former captain David Beckham.


Plans call for a Linux-based platform that will be usable in multiple environments, including on PCs, servers and PDAs.


Diplomats should have talked to top Iranian sooner on captives

Diplomats trying to secure the release of 15 British troops captured by Iran earlier this year should have tried to speak to Iran's national security chief earlier, a report from lawmakers said Sunday.


Arts & entertainment: At a time when West End theatre is at its lowest artistic ebb in years, an attempt is being made to restore quality drama to the commercial sector.


New York - Manhattan is braced for an outbreak of "Maria Mania" this week as 17-year-old Maria Sharapova leads a Russian assault on the US Open.


Milano, 18:39 - CALCIO, LEGA: GIOCATORI CON MAGLIA 'LIBERATELI'

Antonio Matarrese, presidente della Lega Calcio, ha deciso di far indossare a tutti i calciatori di ...


McLaren have formally lodged their appeal against the decision not to penalize three drivers from Sunday's Brazilian Grand Prix because of fuel irregularities, the Formula One team said on Tuesday.


John Edwards wears jeans on the stump. Mike Huckabee plays bass guitar with local bands before his speeches and all the main candidates have been accompanied by family or people close to them on the campaign trail.


Tentative deal reached on economic package

The White House and the Democratic-led Congress have reached a tentative deal on a $150 billion economic stimulus plan that includes tax rebates for workers and business investment incentives, congressional sources said on Thursday.


Mike Arrington is doing a great job of laying out the options for Yahoo wrt Microsoft's offer to buy them out. He's written two pieces that helped put it together for me. Mike clearly has great sources in the investment banking community and among potential buyers of Yahoo, and is actively talking with them. He's got a business lawyer's mind and, as you know I'm sure, he's spent the last few years immersed in web applications.  Bottom-line: Yahoo's three choices are: 1. Tough it out alone. 2. Sell advertising rights to Google. 3. Accept Microsoft's offer.  Mike argues that option 1 would result in shareholder lawsuits and in the end would get Yahoo nowhere because they'd end up selling to Microsoft eventually. Option 2 would enable them to pay a major cash dividend to their shareholders, making up for the lost windfall coming from Microsoft's offer. Options 2 and 3 have the risk of being rejected by government regulators.  Now, as a member of Yahoo's developer community, and generally a respector of Yahoo (is that a word) -- I say take the deal. I don't think Yahoo has ever had leadership that has been up to navigating the treacherous waters of tech industry economics and politics. At least with the Microsoft acquisition they would get one -- Ray Ozzie. He's a guy you can sit across the table from and plot something out and he can deliver. I've had many good meetings with Yahoo people, but rarely have they resulted in action. From my own selfish point of view, Microsoft owning Yahoo might mean that Ray makes more trips to the Bay Area (figuratively) and when he sits down, we can talk about new open interfaces and developer programs for Yahoo properties. I've read most of the commentary on the Yahoo deal, and the other piece that made an impression was Mark Cuban's. He says that Yahoo should accept the Microsoft deal because it would give them the breathing room they need re Wall Street. He argues that the market has always allowed Microsoft to sink resources into developing markets, and that's exactly what Yahoo needs to become the organization that it has been trying to be. Instead, the market treats Yahoo as a comp to Google, but Yahoo doesn't have the economics of Google, so that's, long-term, a losing battle.  There's one more reason I think Yahoo should sell to Microsoft -- the fatigue of the people. The company has been wobbly too long. If they don't take the Microsoft offer it's going to be a long wobbly decline and the shareholders will be right to be angry. Here's their chance to get out, it's time, so just do it.


WALES captain Gary Speed today insisted Mark Hughes will join Blackburn with the blessing of the players - if his move to the Premiership is rubber-stamped.


Clear Channel Acquired In $18 Billion Deal

The transaction, between the company and a group of private investors, would be one of the biggest deals to take a company private


COLIN MONTGOMERIE let slip a festive cash bonanza after finishing a poor fourth in the Target World Challenge in California. Monty, who started the day two ahead of the field, ended three


A YOUNG Australian peacekeeper shot in the back by a sniper in the Solomon Islands yesterday was a hero before he died. Australian Protective Service officer Adam Dunning, 26, was murdered during an early morning attack in the capital Honiara.


Structurally Preserved Paleozoic Plant Fossils From the Cahaba Coal Field Jefferson County, Alabama

By Barwood, Henry  Paleozoic plant fossils with structurally preserved tissues are rare in Alabama. Stems and cones of Mississippian age have been recovered from the Erin Shale in Clay County (Adams et al. 1926; Gastaldo 1995; Gastaldo, Guthrie, and Steltonpohl 1993).


Russia receives ex-spy extradition request from Britain: report

Russia has received an extradition request from Britain for an ex-KGB agent wanted in the murder of Alexander Litvinenko, Interfax quoted a spokesperson for the prosecutor general as saying Monday.


Trial of record producer Phil Spector ends in a mistrial after the jury declared itself deadlocked.


Fonti azzurre parlano di un equivoco: "Nessun nuovo partito, Berlusconi pensaal futuro dei moderati". L'ipotesi di fare dei circoli della Brambilla una forza elettorale                                          Pdl, la spiegazione di Forza Italia "Vogliamo solo registrare il nome"                                                                                GiÃ  preso un appuntamento da un notaio. Ma non sarÃ  il partito unico della destraLa nuova formazione destinata a contrapporsi al nascente Partito Democratico


"These applications will not be large enough to sustain the multitude of silicon suppliers and equipment manufacturers who have expressed interest in developing products for WiMAX.


A woman and her fiance were gunned down on a busy Manhattan street in a brazen shooting that investigators believe was committed by the woman's ex-husband, who then turned the gun on himself.


Powerful typhoon bearing down on Okinawa

A powerful typhoon in the Pacific is set to hit the Okinawa islands Tuesday night, Meteorological Agency officials said on Tuesday morning.


In an Sept. 11 story about rebel attacks on natural gas and oil pipelines, The Associated Press reported erroneously that The Hershey Co. was among a dozen companies forced to suspend or scale back Mexican operations for lack of natural gas. Hershey says its operations weren't affected by the attacks. The error first appeared in July 11-15 stories from Mexico City about the gas pipelines.


Comment is free: Peter Preston: The cheerleaders of democracy have one anthem for Musharraf and another for Putin


Blog: Google blogger says health care industry should counter negative attention from Michael Moore's Sicko documentary by buying ads from Google.


What is it with all these movies showing New York City utterly obliterated?


Prezzi, nuovo paniere per i redditi bassi

Un impegno per tenere sotto controllo i prezzi dei beni di piÃ¹ largo consumo. Con particolare attenzione a un paniere dei 50-60 prodotti piÃ¹ diffusi tra le classi a reddito basso e medio basso. Il ministro


Settimo giorno di ricerche E spunta anche la pista satanica

Palermo, 7 settime - Settimo giorno di ricerche, ancora senza alcun esito per la piccola Denise Pipitone, 4 anni, scomparsa mercoledÃ¬ scorso mentre giocava sotto la sua abitazione in via Domenico La Bruna a Mazara del Vallo.


Animated film studio DreamWorks  Animation SKG Inc DWA.N on Wednesday reported a profit from a  year-earlier loss in its first earnings period since the  company went public in October.


Pa. Hospital Looks at Pediatric Mysteries

A child suffered from abdominal pain and migraine headaches that his pediatrician couldn't diagnose. So his parents took him to the Paul C. Gaffney Diagnostic Referral Service, where medical sleuths solve pediatric mysteries that stump regular pediatricians.


Infocus: Lessons Learned from Virus Infections

This article discusses how a virus outbreak will produce a few unique opportunities to examine the health of an organization's network -- and learn ways to further harden the network from future automated attacks.


Europe eyes end to limbo in EU assembly vote

EU lawmakers are expected finally to declare the European Union's new executive arm fit for office Thursday, ending an unprecedented three-week state of limbo for the expanding bloc.


Stepanek tops Blake in Los Angeles final

Radek Stepanek upset second-seeded James Blake 7-6 (7), 5-7, 6-2 to win the ATP Countrywide Classic on Sunday. It was the second career title for Stepanek, who entered the match with a 13-15 record this season. He advanced to the final when wild card Nicolas Kiefer of Germany withdrew due to a sore knee.


Two Russian interior ministry troops are convicted of the killing of three civilians in Chechnya.


Zimbabwe's President Mugabe accuses the US and Britain of a relentless campaign to destabilise his country.


Ice caps 'melting faster than predicted'

Scientists fear Greenland ice cap melting so quickly it is triggering earthquakes.


Women's HIV rates rise rapidly, report says

The epidemic of human immunodeficiency virus infection is growing more rapidly in women than in men in almost every part of the world, according to a new report.


Italian Opera Diva Renata Tebaldi Dies at 82

Italian soprano Renata Tebaldi, one of the great post-World War II opera divas who Arturo Toscanini said had the "voice of an angel," has died, a family friend said Sunday.


China, Linux Could Put PalmSource in the Catbird Seat

Opinion: While the Palm Inc. spinoff has had a tough infancy, its acquisition of China MobileSoft promises to position it as a formidable contender in the emerging mobile market.


Jazz Family Patriarch Marsalis Dies in New Orleans

Ellis Marsalis Sr., patriarch of the family of jazz greats that includes his grandsons Wynton and Branford, died over the weekend at the age of 96, a New Orleans funeral home said on Wednesday.


Review: Size a Big Feature on Tiny Phone

By BRUCE MEYERSON NEW YORK - Thanks to the Razr fad, there are plenty of thin phones out there by now. But in terms of sheer smallness, the options remain slim.


Two Suicide Bombs Kill 27; Al Qaeda Claims Both

Suicide bombers killed at least 27  people in attacks in two Iraqi cities Monday in the worst  bloodshed since the country's historic election eight days ago.


With Supreme Court justices becoming increasingly comfortable in the spotlight, Sen. Arlen Specter says it might finally be time for their close-ups.


Explosion outside British embassy in Chile: UK

An explosion struck on Monday outside the British embassy in the Chilean capital of Santiago, causing minor damage to the building, a Foreign Office spokesman said.


Orchestra Haydn diretta da Rudner eseguira' domani a Bolzano


What's Coinstar got planned for the "fourth wall" of your supermarket?


The Army's published account of Pat Tillman's last moments was a distorted and incomplete narrative, according to dozens of internal Army documents obtained by The Washington Post.


'Su data incontro con Fiat solo speculazioni'


The $24 million fine is a tough rebuke to Univision for passing off Latino soap operas as childrenâs programming.


Jay Leno has maintained his customary position atop the ratings in late-night television despite the Hollywood writersâ strike.


Palermo, 19:50 - CALCIO, PALERMO: IN VENDITA BIGLIETTI GARA CONTRO CAGLIARI

Ã già cominciata la prevendita dei biglietti per la gara Palermo-Cagliari in programma domeni...


Human error seen as cause of futuristic train crash in Germany

Investigators are working on the basis that human error caused a futuristic magnetic levitation train to crash in Germany, killing 23 people and setting back efforts to market the system.


County: Troubled South LA hospital should drop trauma services

LOS ANGELES Los Angeles County supervisors have recommended that a troubled South LA hospital drop its trauma services as part of a "comprehensive rescue plan" to lighten the load in its emergency department.


Olmert curbs WBank building, expansion and planning

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has barred new construction work, building planning and occupancy tenders at West Bank settlements without his approval, documents show.


Stocks slip on drop in Chicago PMI, Wal-Mart off

Stocks fell on Thursday as an unexpected contraction in Midwest business activity raised concerns about the outlook for corporate profits.


Apple intros iPod Photo, iPod U2, iTunes 4.7

MacCentral - At a special music event featuring Bono and The Edge from rock group U2 held on Tuesday, Apple took the wraps off the iPod Photo, a color iPod available in 40GB or 60GB storage capacities. The company also introduced the iPod U2, a special edition of Apple's 20GB player clad in black, equipped with a red Click Wheel and featuring engraved U2 band member signatures. The iPod Photo is available immediately, and Apple expects the iPod U2 to ship in mid-November.


IT++ is a C++ library of mathematical, signal processing and communication system routines/functions. Its main use is in simulation of communication systems or for performing research in the area of communications.   It has been over 10 months since the first release of IT++ 3.10.x stable series was released. During this period a lot of new functionality and improvements have been committed to the main branch (trunk) of the IT++ SVN repository. Therefore, we decided to publish a set of development releases as 3.99.x series before preparing a new stable branch 4.0.x.  Since IT++ 3.99.0 is a development release, some interfaces might be changed in future versions. Moreover, some interfaces have changed with respect to the stable 3.10.x series. For a brief summary of new features, modifications and bug-fixes please have a look at the release notes: - http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=37044&release_id=135334  The source packages with IT++ 3.99.0 development release can be downloaded using the following links: - http://downloads.sourceforge.net/itpp/itpp-3.99.0.tar.gz - http://downloads.sourceforge.net/itpp/itpp-3.99.0.tar.bz2  The reference documentation in HTML format is also available as packages for download.  If you spot any problems or errors in this release, please ask for help on the IT++ Help forum.


Microsoft, Mozilla look into browser flaws

Recently disclosed security holes that affect Internet Explorer 7 and Firefox could let attackers grab data via malicious Web sites.


Manufacturers face widening cost gap: study

Rising energy and employee health-care  costs, as well as high taxes, caused U.S. manufacturers to fall  further behind their foreign rivals in terms of economic  competitiveness, according to a study released on Wednesday.


Ukrainians And Russians Unhappy With Democratic Institutions

Opinion polls show that there are fewer supporters of democracy in Russia than in Ukraine.


A Berlusconi,Cdl senza numeri e progetto e tu non sei leader


Shares in animation giant Pixar set new records, boosted by high hopes for its new film The Incredibles.


Directors of the game device company went on living large long after their handheld flopped. Then a high-speed Ferrari accident blew their world to bits. By Randall Sullivan from Wired magazine.


The remains of the Canadian submariner who died following a fire on board the HMCS Chicatoumi off the Donegal coast last week, have left Dublin Airport on board a Canadian military aircraft.


Wal-Mart Raises Full-Year Profit Outlook

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. ,  the world's biggest retailer, on Tuesday raised its profit forecast for the full year.


World Bank graft fight stirs debate on Africa aid

President Mobutu Sese Seko was said to   have sipped pink champagne daily, hired Concorde to fly his   family to New York to shop and bought numerous friends in high   places -- much of it with the help of foreign aid.


Cheney meets N.Korea abductee's parents in Japan

He didn't have time to meet Japan's defense minister, who has questioned the Iraq war, but Vice President Dick Cheney squeezed in a chat on Thursday with a couple whose daughter was abducted by North Korea decades ago.


Although their parents had arranged marriages in mind, Hashim Mian and Sabeen Ali fell in love without their parents' knowledge.


Lawyers for the former Chilean military ruler, General Augusto Pinochet, say their client has been questioned in connection with allegations that he hid millions of dollars in secret bank accounts while in power.


Governo ko in Commissione Fiducia alla Camera

Roma, 27 dicembre 2004 - Il governo e' stato battuto il Commissione Bilancio della Camera su un emendamento presentato da Teodoro Buontempo (An) che chiedeva di cassare la norma della Finanziaria introdotta al Senato che trasforma le sale Bingo in sale


Analysis: Obama front-runner label brief

Barack Obama didn't even have time to get used to being the front-runner before he was the underdog again.


Food and Drug Administration approvals kept medical device and drug company stocks in the spotlight with two device companies reporting product approvals Wednesday.


Nepal's provisional parliament approved a motion on Friday to abolish the monarchy as part of negotiations with former Maoist rebels to move a peace deal forward, live television pictures showed.


Four US soldiers are killed; Iraqi general gunned down

BAGHDAD -- Four US soldiers were killed yesterday north of Baghdad, and gunmen assassinated an Iraqi general and two companions in a Shi'ite neighborhood of the capital.


* Seismic wave generated by biggest earthquake in 40 years

COLOMBO: Over 23,000 people were killed and some 5,200 injured after a tsunami slammed into coasts from India to Indonesia... NEW DELHI: Huge waves that battered the Indian coastline after an earthquake in


Roger Federer defeats Lleyton Hewitt 6-3 6-2 in the final of the season-ending tournament.


Who Will Win the Next High-Tech Jackpot?

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE PALO ALTO, Calif. - As Facebook.com's mastermind, Mark Zuckerberg is sitting on a potential gold mine that could make him the next Silicon Valley whiz kid to strike it rich.


Kenya votes in close poll hurt by rigging claims

Millions of Kenyans voted on Thursday in a close-fought national election marred by delays, sporadic trouble and rigging charges from the opposition.


Faultless Singh Cruises Into Early Hawaii Lead

Vijay Singh started a new golf season  the way he spent much of the last one, at the top of the  leaderboard after firing a seven-under 66 Thursday to grab the  first round lead at the $5.3 million Mercedes Championships.


Peterson Jury in Calif. to Restart Deliberations

The jury deciding the fate of accused double-murderer Scott Peterson will have to start deliberations anew after a female juror was removed on Tuesday for researching the case outside the courtroom.


CBS Says It Can't Vouch for Bush Documents

CBS admitted today that it cannot vouch for the authenticity of documents used to support a story that questioned President Bush's National Guard service.


MUMBAI, India  - Like a recurring bad dream, Vangipurappu Laxman has come back to haunt the all-conquering Australia cricket side.


Earnings alert: STMicro sees market recovery

Plus: Amazon margins a concern...AT&T profit rises...Samsung SDI swings to loss...Outstanding earnings for Apple.


In the spirit of the Kerry campaign official who declared Vice President Cheney's lesbian daughter "fair game," let us now turn to the question of whether John Kerry's wife is fit to be First Lady.


The personal touch can be a pivotal item in the diplomatic toolbox. President Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin, time and again, have reached for just the thing to improve one of the world's most crucial partnerships.


Calgary, 11:49 - BOB A QUATTRO, CDM: GERMANIA I VINCE A CAGLIARI

Germania I ha vinto a Calgary la gara d'apertura della Coppa del Mondo di bob a 4. Andrè Lang...


A growing number of Senate Democrats who had previously praised attorney general nominee Michael B. Mukasey are now focusing on his refusal to answer a question about torture as a pivotal issue for his confirmation.


Players Offer to Slash Salaries to Save NHL Season

Hopes for an NHL season were left  hanging by a thread Thursday as players presented a proposal  that included a massive 24 percent rollback in salaries but did  not address owners' main demand for cost certainty.


Nel Messinese, in abitazione anche lettere di 9 mesi fa


How to have fun with your iPhone right now.


President George W. Bush gave a vote of confidence to Colombia on Sunday, promising to secure more aid and a trade deal for his close ally President Alvaro Uribe as he fights a rebel insurgency and drug traffickers.


ALEXANDRIA, Va.  - Former Boeing Co. BA.N Chief  Financial Officer Michael Sears pleaded guilty on Monday to one  felony count of aiding the illegal hiring of a U.S. Air Force  official for a top job at the company.


The landmark war crimes trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor is to reconvene at The Hague.


Astronomers  have pieced together what  appears to be the first direct evidence that solar storms can wreak  havoc with comets, destroying the ion tails of icy wanderers in a collision  of highly charged particles.


La. Serial Killings Suspect Found Guilty

A jury took just 80 minutes to find a serial killings suspect guilty of first-degree murder Tuesday in the death of a 22-year-old Baton Rouge woman.


Ron Paul: How a Fringe Politician Took Over the Web

Despite his status among the longest of the long shots, Libertarian Party presidential nominee Ron Paul has become one of the internet's most omnipresent â- and some say most irritating -â subjects.


Union Proposal for Airport Screeners Stalls at the Gate

It's almost a replay from five years ago. The Senate plans to vote today on whether to extend union rights to federal airport screeners, a fundamental question that confronted Congress when it created the Transportation Security Administration after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Following a contentious debate at the time, Congress left union rights to the discretion of the Bush administration, which decided collective bargaining was inappropriate for TSA workers because of national security considerations. Last month, Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman (I-Conn.), brought the issue back, a sign of how the 2006 election has changed congressional priorities. ...


By Busrin Treerapongpichit, Bangkok Post, Thailand  Sep. 7--The prices of ethylene and its downstream products are expected  to continue rising next year due to tight supply, according to Narongchai  Phisutpanya, the senior managing director of PTT Polymer Marketing Co.


Researchers say they could be used to treat burn wounds, skin injuries    HealthDayNews -- Cells in the hair follicles of the skin appear to be stem cells that may offer potential new ways to treat burn wounds and other skin injuries, as well as hair loss.    That's the promising conclusion of a study in the Sept...


The US is no longer the world's most competitive economy, according to the World Economic Forum.


Sex Drive: Deaf Porn Gives Viewers an Eye-Opener

Subtitles and sign language might not be the first things that come to mind when you think of sex flicks, but Deafbunny's smart use of technology make its movies meaningful to the deaf community. Commentary by Regina Lynn.


People in India and Pakistan struggle to cope with the effects of three days of rain that left 350 dead.


Now that the purchase of AT&T Wireless is complete, Cingular Wireless' new status as the nation's biggest cell phone provider may prove fleeting if the merged company doesn't move quickly.


Unions and corporations would be allowed to pay for ads that mention political candidates in the weeks just before an election under rule options under consideration by the Federal Election Commission.


New 76ers Coach Jim O'Brien benches Glenn Robinson and Samuel Delembert to complete an overhaul of the starting five that also sees Allen Iverson at point guard.


Quality is Patchy in Europe's Art 'Mountain'

The coincidence of four major contemporary art shows in Europe this summer means there's simply not enough great art to go around


VIEW: Arafatâs rejection of Camp David âAhmad Faruqui

President Bush has a historic chance for coming up with a new peace plan based on the principles enshrined in the Oslo Accords. It is time also for Palestinians to unite behind a new leadership and stop the


New Toshiba notebooks highlight long-running trend

OCTOBER 05, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - Toshiba Corp.'s new desktop-replacement multimedia notebooks, introduced on Tuesday, are further evidence that US consumers still have yet to embrace the mobility offered by Intel Corp.


University uses Facebook photos as proof for disciplinary hearings

LONDON - Just who do you want seeing your photos on Facebook, one of the fastest-rising of the worldÃÂÃÂs new social networking websites? If youÃÂÃÂre a student celebrating the end of exams with traditional end-of-term high-jinks, the answer just might not include your college disciplinary committee.


Australia winger Harry Kewell will have another operation in a bid to cure the foot injury he suffered during the World Cup.


Fourth-seeded Anabel Medina Garrigues of Spain ground out a 7-5, 2-6, 6-4 win over Tzipi Obziler of Israel on Saturday to advance to the Guangzhou Open final.


Mexico Captures 'Legend of Drug Trafficking' to U.S.

Mexico has captured a drug lord  accused of handling half of the illegal drugs smuggled across  the border into the United States and who had a $2 million  price tag on his head, the government said on Monday.


Pilgrims Celebrate Christmas in Bethlehem

Several thousand pilgrims celebrated Christmas Eve in the traditional birthplace of Jesus on Friday, welcoming the new thaw in Israeli-Palestinian relations and voicing hopes for peace in the Middle East.


Boy Taken Off Life Support After Shooting

A 2-year-old boy was removed from life support Saturday, two days after being shot during a confrontation between his family and an intruder demanding money, authorities said.


Israel promises to help 'free and honest' Palestinian election

JERUSALEM  - Israel was set to approve arrangements to ensure the smooth running of the upcoming Palestinian presidential election as candidates began pressing the flesh after the official launch of campaigning.


The government has new rules for preventing food poisoning in fresh-cut produce, but companies don't have to follow them.


Chinese PM in Moscow to boost ties between neighbours

China's prime minister, Wen Jiabao, has hailed his country's expanding ties with Russia during talks in Moscow aimed at securing long-term access for China to Russia's oil and gas resources.


House OKs ban on F-14 part sales to Iran

The House drew attention Monday to the danger posed by shortcomings in U.S. military surplus sales, voting a second time to ban the Pentagon from selling leftover F-14 fighter jet parts sought by Iran.


President Arroyo told leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) yesterday that the Philippines will push for economic growth through more jobs, export markets and other anti-poverty measures.


George Michael kicks off first tour for 15 years

George Michael, who has caused as  much controversy as he has won critical acclaim, kicked off his  first tour in 15 years with a mixture of dance hits, ballads  and political commentary.


Not since Paul Gascoigne was bewitching fans and belching into microphones has English football witnessed an individual so well-suited to football and so ill-suited to fame as Wayne Rooney.


Sen. John Kerry dedicated his speech on energy independence Monday to actor Christopher Reeve, whom the Democratic presidential candidate remembered as a passionate environmentalist whose courageous fight against paralysis was "an inspiration to all of us."


A British soldier pleads guilty at a court martial to the war crime of inhumanely treating civilians in Iraq.


AMERICA/VENEZUELA - ÂGiovani, costruttori di una scuola nuova e di un mondo nuovoÂ: la Settimana della GioventÃ¹ Studentesca Cattolica sollecita i giovani a costruire la civiltÃ  dell'amore Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - La Chiesa del Venezuela celebra la domenica seguente al 12 febbraio la Giornata della GioventÃ¹ studentesca, e per questo motivo gli animatori ed i consulenti della Pastorale Giovanile Studentesca dell'AVEC (Associazione Vene...


Sun Microsystems, maker of the wildly popular Java programming language, got handed a stunning and potentially expensive defeat in court when a federal jury declared that Sun's Java infringed upon Kodak's intellectual property.


The government moved to take over the pension fund for United Airlines' pilots, a step to prevent the airline from exploiting the federal pension-insurance program.


U.S. says AP photog linked to insurgents

The Pentagon defended its months-long detention of an Associated Press photographer in Iraq, asserting that it has authority to imprison him indefinitely without charges because it believes he had improper ties to insurgents.


Ha il diritto di affermare la difesa dei valori


THOMASTOWN, Ireland Defending champion Tiger Woods says he hurt his back sleeping on a plane last week and will not know until before his tee time whether he can play in this week's American Express Championship in Ireland.


Here are 10 things you should know about the No. 1 golfer in the ...

The number of the day is 10. As in 10 million dollars, which is what Vijay Singh has won this year on the PGA Tour. As in 10 victories, which Singh is going for this week (and will probably get, since he won


Yankees 4, Blue Jays 1: Mussina Makes Successful Return to Rotation

Mike Mussina pitched shutout ball into the sixth inning in his return to the rotation as the Yankees won their seventh straight game, beating the Toronto Blue Jays Wednesday night.


Govt sets minimum price at $8.6 bn, against Dresdner Kleinwort Wassersteinâs lowest fair value of $15.7 bn. The Russian government on Friday approved the forced sale of the main subsidiary of Yukos, the


The fate of a British hostage kidnapped in Baghdad is looking increasingly perilous after his captors threatened to kill him if their demands are not met.


Toshiba announces HD-DVD / DVD combo disc

AN ALL-NEW TYPE of media disc, which is to combine the DVD standard with an all-new high definition format, has been developed by Toshiba and Memory-Tech.


GM shrinks sales gap with No.1 Toyota after firm Q2

General Motors Corp. narrowed the  gap with top seller Toyota Motor Corp. in the first half of  2007 thanks to a solid second quarter, although demand  continued to fall in its home North American market.


Free downloads BlackBerry maker Research in Motion (RIM) confirmed yesterday that it plans to offer a free download of IBM's Lotus Connections biz social networking software later this year.â¦


2008 Democratic Presidential Primary: Clinton 34% Obama 26% Edwards 15%

Rasmussen Reports - The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone poll of the Democratic Presidential nominating competition shows New York Senator Hillary Clinton at 34%, Illinois Senator Barack Obama at 26%, and former North Carolina Senator John Edwards at 15%. That's virtually unchanged from a week ago. The immigration debate has shaken up the Republican competition had no noticeable impact on the Democratic nominating process.


L'ad, siamo a +61% su parte satellitare e interattiva


L'operazione condurra' al potenziamento dei servizi di IpTV


Jakarta - At least 12 people were killed and about 50 injured on Tuesday when a plane skidded off a rain-slicked runway after landing in Indonesia's central Java province, hospital staff and reports said.


SANTIAGO, Chile  - Chile's Supreme Court cleared   the way on Friday for former dictator Augusto Pinochet to face   charges of murder, torture and other rights abuses at Villa   Grimaldi, one of the most infamous prisons run by his secret   police.


International press freedom watchdogs have condemned the media restrictions imposed by Thailand's military coup leaders, and called for them to be lifted immediately.


Study Links Animal Bacteria to Crohn's Disease

LONDON - A bacterium that causes intestinal illness in cattle and sheep could also be responsible for Crohn's disease, researchers said.


The plan would put those directorates into three new, separate and renamed agencies, each reporting to a separate assistant national intelligence director.


Don director stubs out controversy on smoking

Union Health Minister Anbumani is upset with Bollywood films for showing too much smoking! His ire was obviously directed at the promos of the much-awaited Don in which superstar Shah Rukh Khan exhales a pouch-full of air.


Democrats Open Office to Monitor the Republicans

he Democratic National Committee said yesterday that it had assembled a team of officials to respond each day to the events at the Republican National Convention, employing a tactic similar to one the Republicans used last month.


Public access to millions of Nazi war documents, kept in closed archives for 60 years, could help Holocaust survivors win larger claims for restitution, survivors groups say.


Yanks May Have to Pay to Send Giambi Away

The Yankees are making plans for the 2005 season, desperately hoping that Jason Giambi will be a former Yankee but operating, at least for the moment, as if he will be with them.


Russia test-launches an intercontinental ballistic missile which can be armed with multiple warheads.


Wales' last deep mine, Tower Colliery, is set to close with a march of celebration.


Reinsurer Munich Re AG said Wednesday it expects to post a bigger profit in 2007 than last year, beating its previous target of more than $5.17 billion.


Parigi, 11:03 - RUGBY, MONDIALI: IL XV DELLA FRANCIA CONTRO L'IRLANDA

Questa la formazione della Francia che venerdÃ¬ affronterà l'Irlanda in una sfida valida per l...


Serena Pastes Schnyder, Capriati Next at US Open

Serena Williams, hoping her surgically-repaired knee holds out in her quest to capture a third US Open title, pounded No. 15 seed Patty Schnyder in straight sets Sunday to advance into the quarterfinals for a match-up with countrywoman Jennifer Capriati.


Along with Spa, the Japanese circuit is one of the toughest of the year. The drivers cannot afford the slightest mistakeâ¦ but can make a real difference.


There is no safe amount of alcohol that mothers-to-be can drink, experts believe.


Federated Department Stores Inc. , parent of Macy's and Bloomingdale's, posted higher-than-expected quarterly earnings on Wednesday and said it was encouraged by a stronger sales trend in October.


Avoiding unexploded grenades and hacking their way through cactus under a blazing sun, an American search team has located two caves where they believe a Marine who filmed the iconic flag-raising on Iwo Jima may have been killed 62 years ago in one of World War II's most symbolic battles.


About 800 friends and family members gathered Saturday to remember the humor and kindness of Jack Hensley, an American executed by terrorists in Iraq on his 49th birthday.


New Ahlstrom head says firm ready to list in 2 yrs

Long-standing Finnish bourse candidate Ahlstrom could be in shape for a flotation within two years, the specialty paper and fibre materials group's incoming chief executive said on Friday.


Sources: Palestinian militant killed in Israeli airstrike

An Israeli aircraft attacked a car near Khan Yunis, Gaza, on Monday, killing a Palestinian militant and wounding four others, Palestinian security sources said.


Test Shows Who Needs Extra Breast Cancer Treatment

A new genetic test can tell doctors  which breast cancer patients need to undergo the discomfort of  chemotherapy -- and suggests many women don't need to,  researchers said on Friday.


Vogts departs with sideswipe for his critics

As disclosed by The Daily Telegraph, Vogts was content to part with the SFA on amicable terms but insisted that he have his say about what he called "the disgraceful abuse" he believed he had endured in recent weeks.


Fort Lewis on the Way to Zero Net Waste Generation

To: ENVIRONMENTAL EDITORS  Contact: Robert E. DiMichele, Public Affairs Officer of U.S.


It's been dubbed a storm drain and cursed with endless problems, but the British public want the controversial Diana memorial fountain preserved as a cultural icon.


A minute that used to recur like a comet, once 86 years or so and missed by generations of Red Sox fans, is now beginning to feel like a birthright. For the second time in four seasons, the Red Sox are World Series champions.


Britain: Weapons Report Proves Hussein Was a Threat

Britain says a CIA report that concludes Iraq had no weapons of mass destruction before the US-led invasion last year nonetheless confirms that Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein posed a threat that could not be ignored.


Liposuction may sound an easy way to lose weight but scientists warn a healthy diet is needed to keep it off.


Joigny, 17:50 - CICLISMO, TOUR DE FRANCE: HUSHOVD IN VOLATA VINCE 4/A TAPPA

Il norvegese della Credit Agricole, Thor Hushovd, si è aggiudicato la 4/a tappa del Tour de F...


Stars rock around the world for climate change

EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey  - Some of the world's biggest pop stars from the Red Hot Chili Peppers to Madonna performed at Live Earth concerts around the globe on Saturday to urge fans and governments to fight global warming.


Australia is to ban alcohol and pornography in the Northern Territory's Aboriginal areas in a bid to curb child sex abuse.


LONDON Richard Branson, the adventurous entrepreneur behind the Virgin Group, said Monday that he would form a commercial space travel company that would start carrying passengers by 2007.


President Bush and Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) joined forces yesterday to seek legal action to reduce the influence of "527" political organizations, but the two remained in disagreement over whether Bush should condemn a television ad by the group Swift Boat Veterans for Truth attacking John F. Kerry's Vietnam service.


Iraqi Warns of Grave Results if U.S. Pulls Out

The Iraqi foreign minister also asserted that Turkey had massed 140,000 troops near the northern border.


Workers in Germany, the Netherlands and Finland take the most time off for sickness in Europe, a survey suggests.


Source: Security Guard Arrested In Md. Arson Case

A source told the AP that 21-year-old Aaron Speed -- who worked at the development -- will appear in federal court Friday. He worked for Security Services of America, which was hired to guard the Hunters Brooke subdivision, in Indian Head.


AMELIA ISLAND - Tom Lehman had yet to officially take the job as the next US Ryder Cup captain, and already his phone was ringing.


Il ministro degli Esteri riferisce a Palazzo MadamaDopo il dibattito, il voto su dodici proposte di risoluzione                                          Afghanistan, D'Alema rilancia la conferenza Al Senato la maggioranza conta i voti


Multimedia monster Clear Channel Communications (NYSE: CCU) turned up the volume today with a third-quarter report that was decidedly better than the headlines hyping a "60% drop" in earnings.


Prosecutors are investigating forgery allegations against the Russian opposition candidate Mikhail Kasyanov, reports say


Mickens Among Cuts as Jets Reduce Their Roster

Dante Ridgeway, a second-year receiver, was also cut, one day after catching a 14-yard pass for a touchdown in the JetsÂ 20-17 preseason finale.


Paris, Nov. 5 (NNN): Amid growing speculation and conflicting reports on Palestinian Authority leader Yasser Arafat's health, doctors at the Paris hospital where he is being treated denied that he was dead.


Ofcom and police claim they do not have power to initiate investigation into phone-in scandal.


German Communist era film wins top Europe award

"The Lives of Others", a drama about a secret policeman in Communist East Germany, won the top prize at the European Film Awards on Saturday held in Poland's capital.


Algerian Rebels Kill Two Policemen-Report

Algerian Islamic rebels killed two policemen in the latest attack during the holy month of Ramadan, official news agency APS said on Friday.


Evidence from one of five women found murdered in Ipswich is heard at the trial of the man accused of killing them.


U.S. service growth improves in January: ISM survey

The pace of growth in the U.S. service sector increased to its strongest in eight months in January on steady demand and lower costs, according to a report released on Monday.


NEW DELHI -- India's five-month-old governing coalition received a major boost yesterday when the ruling Congress Party won a solid victory over Hindu nationalist parties in a state election that had been widely seen as a test of the new government's staying power.


Lloyds TSB profit rise overshadowed by bad debts

Lloyds TSB said on Friday that its net profit grew by 12.4 percent to 2.8 billion pounds in 2006, despite a 20-percent rise in losses from un-repaid loans.


UK Prime Minister Tony Blair is in Israel on a renewed drive for peace between Israel and the Palestinians.


Russia and the EU were today embroiled in another major row after the Organisation for Security and Co-Operation in Europe (OSCE) said that it would not monitor next month's presidential elections in Russia because of "severe restrictions" placed on it by Moscow.


Musicmatch Acquired by Yahoo for $160 Million

Musicmatch Inc., a privately held Rancho Bernardo music software and services firm, is being acquired by Internet giant Yahoo for $160 million in cash.


Middlesbrough midfielder George Boateng has his red card against Tottenham rescinded following an appeal.


Microsoft's Ballmer to push mobile management

Microsoft on Tuesday will announce new mobile management server for wireless access, management and security, while Palm and others will announce compatible Windows Mobile devices.


Green's Bhs Department Stores Make Record Profit

Bhs Ltd., the UK department-store operator owned by billionaire Philip Green, made a record annual profit as the company refitted 50 of its stores.


Billionaire UK investor Joseph Lewis spends $860m buying a 7% stake in struggling US bank Bear Stearns.


The October bank holiday is one of the busiest of the year in the Republic, and bad weather has exacerbated the usual travel difficulties.


In riferimento a discorso ministro al Senato


Man Charged in 'Babyface' Extortion Case

A man claiming to be Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds' illegitimate son allegedly tried to extort $9 million from the Grammy-winning singer-producer by threatening to go public with the story, authorities said Monday.


UK's Brown makes fact-finding visit to Iraq

Britain's next prime minister, Gordon Brown, assured Iraq's leaders on Monday of continued British support as he made a flying visit to Baghdad to "listen and learn" before he takes office later this month.


Stocks went from flat to higher after a stronger-than-expected reading on new homes sales for July. That followed a better-than-expected durable goods report.


Napoli, 15:52 - CALCIO, GALEONE: CON PROCURATORI TUTTO CAMBIATO IN NEGATIVO

"I procuratori hanno cambiato in negativo il calcio. Non c'è piÃ¹ il rapporto diretto, i calci...


Mexican pop star Gloria Trevi was acquitted of rape, kidnapping and corruption of minors charges late Tuesday and ordered released from prison.


Smaller Companies Given 45-Day Delay on Audit Certification

although not large ones - were given a reprieve yesterday from requirements imposed in the wake of the Enron and WorldCom scandals that they certify their financial controls.


The Chinese local governments have closed 1600 Internet cafes and fined operators a total of 100m yuan ($12m) between February and August this year.


A huge collision in space 160 million years ago set the dinosaurs on the path to extinction, a study claims.


PROVO -- Utah County Commissioners Larry Ellertson and Steve White will deliver state of the county messages Friday at the Provo/ Orem Chamber of Commerce's monthly First Friday Forum in the Clark Auditorium at the Utah Valley Regional Medical Center's Northwest Plaza, 1134 N. 500 West.


Bene 'Crimini' su Raidue e 'La grande storia' su Raitre


Why would the proven leader in the "mail me" renting business pick on a company doing all it could to stay afloat? Check out this and other original content from CNET's Blog network.


3 killed in crash with Okla. turkey truck

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. - A car collided with a tractor-trailer carrying 5,000 kilograms of frozen turkeys, killing three people, authorities said Thursday.


Kanye West received ten nominations for the 47th Annual Grammy Awards to lead the field. The rapper/producer is up for Best New Artist, Song of the Year for "Jesus Walks," and Album of the Year for The College Dropout.


Jobless Germans face giving up their cars: report

Germans on the dole might be forced to  give up anything more than the most modest of cars to help  support themselves if a plan by conservative political leaders  is approved, German media reported on Wednesday.


Four Israeli Soldiers Killed, Nine Wounded, in Tunnel Bombing

Four Israeli soldiers were killed and nine others wounded when Palestinian gunmen set off explosives in a tunnel they burrowed underneath an army post just outside the Gaza Strip border crossing to Egypt, Israeli officials said.


With federal public health officials scrounging for more influenza vaccine, a drug company announced Tuesday that it would supply an additional 2.6 million flu shots - though the doses will not be available until January.


E' Ermanno Merluzzi, l'accusa e' di tentato omicidio


Russia Holds First Vintage Aircraft Show

Historic warplanes buzzed over an airfield outside Moscow on Friday in Russia's first vintage aircraft show, attracting aviation enthusiasts from several European nations, World War II veterans and thousands of spectators. Aircrews from Austria, Belgium and the Czech Republic flew planes from the past century to the Monino airfield northeast of the capital for the Flying Legend air show marking Russia's Air Force Day.


Expect massive write-downs as Vikram Pandit's Citigroup and other beleaguered banks try to start 2008 with a clean slate.


'Influenzano negativamente le nuove generazioni'


Pakistan, Afghanistan to tighten boarder security

Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to increase cooperation against Islamic militants operating along their border. The agreement was reached at talks in Islamabad between Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf and Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai.


The Queen is to open a conference on climate change today during her state visit to Germany. The gathering, held at the British embassy in Berlin, will make recommendations on climate change to Prime Minister Tony Blair.


Appena annunciati e giÃ  ne parla tutto il mondo: sono i nuovi Imac G5. Sono stati loro, ovviamente, i grandi protagonisti della giornata d'aprtura dell'Apple Expo europeo a Parigi. Convalescente Steve Jobs


New York Knicks Team Report - November 14

(Sports Network) - The Knicks saw their two-game win streak come to an end Saturday, as they fell 103-97 to Indiana at Conseco Fieldhouse.


Why wait for the Zune phone? As Apple prepares to take the iPod into mobile phone territory, so O2 may be preparing to pitch its XDA smart phone line as an alternative portable media player platform, if allegedly leaked marketing collateral for its upcoming XDA Flame is to be believed.â¦


Mozilla is going after email.  Why this is a Very Good Thing for the market.


New York seniors get up to speed on sexual health and safer sex practices, now that sex-tech is extending sexual function to match sexual imagination. In Sex Drive Daily.


"Cloverfield," a low-budget Godzilla-style horror movie, scared up a monstrous $41 million opening at the weekend box office in North America, almost twice the tally of the new romance "27 Dresses."


PBS explores history, allure of Broadway musicals

Thereâsa magic in the Broadway musical that seems to transcend cultural styles and circumstances and generations. Whether breaking new ground or reviving a classic


The European Union and its allies got the go-ahead on Tuesday to slap potentially heavy sanctions on U.S. goods in a row that could stir trade tensions ahead of the U.S. elections.


Roma, 15:52 - CALCIO, SPALLETTI: INTORNO ALLA ROMA COSE CHE NON MI SON PIACIUTE

Luciano Spalletti, allenatore della Roma, alla vigilia della sfida di Champions League contro il Lio...


Parents who keep a clean house may unwittingly be developing asthma in their children, research suggests.


Shock horror for would-be power cable thief

Police in central England are hunting for a badly scorched would-be copper power cable thief after finding a hacksaw embedded in an 11,000 volt power cable on Saturday night.


Japan's Nikkei 225, Topix Drop; Canon, Honda, Nissan Decline

Japan's Nikkei 225 Stock Average fell 138.20, or 1.3 percent, to 10,718.93 at 9:02 am in Tokyo. The broader Topix index lost 12.


Tyler Hamilton, who won an Olympic gold medal for the United States in Athens, was fired last Thursday by Phonak, his Swiss cycling team, two months after testing positive for illegal blood transfusions.


Pacific islanders survive 34 days adrift

Four fishermen rescued near the Marshall Islands after surviving 34 days adrift in the Pacific, said they were ignored by a passing fishing boat less than a week after being lost at sea.


Chiesta l'apertura di un'inchiesta sulla fuga di notizie


Lots of Science Intact in Smashed-Up Genesis Capsule

Scientists and engineers are optimistic after having peeked inside the Genesis space capsule, which brought back bits of the Sun but crashed into the Utah desert Wednesday.


He is listed as questionable for Boston College's nationally televised home opener against Penn State tomorrow night. But yesterday, Jeremy Trueblood expressed his intent to play against the Nittany Lions after the junior left tackle practiced for the first time since injuring his left knee and ankle in the second quarter of BC's 19-11 victory last Thursday at Ball State.


"[The Labour] party gathers in Brighton for what is probably its last conference before the general election - and certainly its most difficult in years... The subject that overshadows this conference, haunts


Don't miss the best stocks of the next half-century.


Linux advocates have long insisted that open-source development results in better and more secure software. Now they have statistics to back up their claims.


Thousands of British troops to return home in May

Britain will reduce its contingent of just over 7,000 troops in Iraq by almost half in May as it hands the main province of Basra over to Iraqi army and security forces, a newspaper reported.


Existing home sales edge up from record low

The pace of existing home sales edged up in November from a record low, according to a report on Monday that offered some tentative signs of stabilization in the still-ailing housing market.


The cameras get turned on Michael Moore for a change at the South by Southwest film festival, where the documentary "Manufacturing Dissent" will have its world premiere.


The leading Democratic candidates capped months of expensive advertising Wednesday with evening news appeals to Iowa voters as Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton focused on change and John Edwards relied on a laid-off worker to make his case.


Henin says injury serious after quitting Fed Cup final

CHARLEROI, Belgium  - World number two Justine   Henin-Hardenne said on Sunday the knee injury that forced her   to retire from the decisive match of the Fed Cup final against   Italy was serious.


Ultimate Pitch? Baseball Spin? The Japanese Gyroball Mystery

When Japanese television analysts tried to deconstruct the mystifying slider thrown by Daisuke Matsuzaka, they called it a gyroball. But Matsuzaka claims he does not throw any such pitch in games.


Ex-NBA star charged with assaulting girl

Former NBA All-Star Eddie Johnson was denied bail Wednesday, a day after he was arrested and charged with sexually assaulting an 8-year-old girl.


The UAB Blazers said goodbye to a senior class that helped the program to winning three seasonsout of the past five years. The onus falls on next year's senior class to take the Blazers to a new level.


JAKARTA, INDONESIA -- Suspected Muslim militants detonated a car bomb outside the Australian Embassy in Jakarta yesterday, killing nine people and wounding 173 in a bloody strike at a key US ally in the war in Iraq.


Raiuno e Rai vincono comunque il prime time


Chicago Boy Wrongly Accused of Murder Gets $2 Mln

One of the youngest-ever accused  murderers, a 7-year-old boy who was wrongly charged with a  girl's death in 1998, was paid $2 million to settle his  family's lawsuit by Chicago's city council on Tuesday.


14,000 accounts suspended after latest data breach Skipton Financial Services has confessed to losing a laptop containing records of 14,000 customers. Information exposed by the breach includes names, addresses, National Insurance numbers, and fund investment details of clients of Skipton's Fidelity FundsNetwork.â¦


Ascoltati oggi tre militari Gdf ha hanno indagato sui fatti


A report into the Lockerbie bomber's conviction is expected to recommend a second appeal.


Actress Shepherd gets permanent "View" spot

Actress and comedian Sherri Shepherd  made her debut on Monday as the new permanent co-host of ABC's  popular morning talk show "The View," filling the seat abruptly  vacated last year by Star Jones Reynolds.


Trovati da sacerdote, lui depresso per problemi economica


Electronics giant anonymously won Ipix's patents on digital imaging technology for $3.6 million at bankruptcy auction.


"In agenda dopo Finanziaria,poi si parlera' squadra governo"


"Rapitori religiosi, ci hanno chiesto perdono"

8:30 - "Sono stato otto ore in una stanza ad attendere i quattro ostaggi. Con me c'era il mediatore": il commissario straordinario della Croce Rossa italiana, Maurizio Scelli, ha raccontato con queste parole


California regulators approve world's toughest smog rules

California air regulators Friday unanimously approved the world's most stringent rules to reduce auto emissions that contribute to global warming - a decision that could affect car and truck buyers from coast to coast.


In Annual Rite, Shoppers Mob Holiday Sales

Across the country on Friday, millions of Americans rushed into malls, downtown shopping streets and discount stores.


Crescita economica oscillera' fra il 3,75% ed il 4,0%


Ukraine leader, possible successors meet

A mortar attack killed four employees of a British security firm and wounded at least 12 in Baghdad's Green Zone, a fortified area that houses the U.S. and Iraqi leadership, the company and British officials ...


Botham: Zimbabwe tour should be scrapped

Ian Botham has urged the Government to step in and instruct the England cricket team to stay away from Zimbabwe this winter. The former England skipper believes the oneday series arranged for late November and early December should be scrapped.


People who use internet networking sites are being warned that they could be at risk of identity theft.


Pro-Syrian protesters set up tents in Beirut, after a rally calling on Lebanon's government to stand down.


Russian Troops Fled from Siege School Claim Locals

Russian soldiers fled as shooting broke out in the violence that ended the school siege and unprepared special forces were forced to borrow bullets from armed locals ,it was claimed today.


Mourning Contemplates a Return to the NBA

New Jersey Nets center Alonzo Mourning, who underwent a kidney transplant in December, will attempt a return to the NBA. Mourning, 34, will participate in the team's training camp, which begins in about a month.


Xbox exclusive Oddworld Stranger is now known as Oddworld Stranger's Wrath, Electronic Arts advised this week, claiming that the revised title "better reflects the spirit of the game".


Angry gay 'sinners' oppose Bush and Christian right

American gays, branded sinners by the Christian right, are waging an all-out battle to eject President George W. Bush from power in the November 2 poll.


Music-industry investigators must file a lawsuit to uncover the identities of people who may be copying their songs online, a U.S. appeals court said Tuesday in a decision that echoes earlier rulings on the subject.


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It'll end in tears, warns Chaos Veteran German hacking group the Chaos Computer Club is fighting the use of electronic voting machines in upcoming local elections.â¦


Patience urged as Fossett search goes on

RENO, Nevada  - Air crews searching for U.S. adventurer Steve Fossett four days after his plane went missing vastly expanded their search area on Thursday in a mission they likened to looking for a needle in a haystack in the vast Nevada desert.


European stocks fall amid new record price spike for oil

European stock markets reversed initial gains to fall in early trading, as New York crude oil futures rose to new record high points above 55 dollars a barrel, dealers said.