Pakistan's President Musharraf to meet French counterpart Sarkozy

Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf prepared for talks Tuesday with French President Nicolas Sarkozy after pledging in Brussels that elections next month in his crisis-ridden country will be free and fair.


Storm Trojan fingered in tempest Prominent anti-spam services came under a sustained denial of service attack late last week. The assault targeted Spamhaus, Spam URI Realtime Blocklists (SURBL), and Realtime URI Blacklist (URIBL).â¦


WASHINGTON -- Federal securities regulators are moving to ease some financial-control rules for thousands of smaller public companies at the same time they look to stiffen requirements for individuals to invest in fast-growing hedge funds.


A woman is rescued after her car veers over a cliff and lands 90ft down on a ledge.


Former "enemy combatant" Jose Padilla is mentally competent to stand trial on terrorism charges, a U.S. judge ruled on Wednesday.


Nigerian militants to keep hostages over Christmas

A Nigerian militant group said on Monday it intended to keep four foreign hostages snatched last Thursday from an oil export terminal until after Christmas but will be treating them well.


A late-race collision between teammates Dario Franchitti and Marco Andretti yesterday at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif., left both drivers fuming and gave Scott Dixon a victory and a narrow lead in the IndyCar Series championship with two races remaining.


A close friend of "American Idol" semi-finalist Antonella Barba says that the aspiring singer is not the subject of some graphically sexual pictures purported to be of her that were posted on the Internet last week.


Pope Celebrates Mass for Tsunami Victims

Pope John Paul II celebrated a special Mass early Saturday in his private chapel for the victims of the Indian Ocean tsunamis and later publicly praised the outpouring of aid for the stricken populations as a sign of hope for 2005.


PARIS Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, touring Europe to drum up support for membership in the European Union, on Thursday criticized plans by several countries to let domestic referendums eventually decide his country's future.


Darfur Rebels Expect to Take Talks Decision Friday

Darfur rebels were set to announce later on Friday whether they were pulling out of stalled three-week-old peace talks with the Sudan government.


Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard faces two months out with a broken metatarsal.


As a work stoppage becomes reality, Hollywood would be wise to listen to Jeff Zucker.  "A strike will happen at everyone's peril," the NBC Universal chief told a breakfast of industry insiders last week. It's a sentiment shared by many in the Hollywoo...


The Treasuryâs schedule of financing this week included todayâs regular weekly auction of new three- and six-month bills and an auction of four-week bills tomorrow.


A report by business leaders says Scotland is the "worst performing" small country in Western Europe.


Clarke ends feud with Charles over 'social utopianism'

Prince Charles will today make the highly unusual move of publicly addressing the furore unleashed by his leaked memo to say the it is a "travesty of the truth" to suggest he said people should know their place.


Actress Lindsay "Herbie Fully Loaded" Lohan entered treatment for alcohol abuse three days after she was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, her press agent said Tuesday.


Disease looms after Pakistan floods kill 350

Disease threatened thousands of flood survivors in Pakistan's southwest, officials said, as freak rains which have killed around 350 people across the country continued to pour down.


Jones denies using performance-enhancing drugs

The accusations were levelled by Victor Conte, founder of the Bay Area Laboratory Co-operative (BALCO), the firm at the centre of the biggest doping scandal in sporting history.


Fix sought for critical space station computers

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - The International Space Station's main computers remained shut down on Friday following a critical systems crash, while visiting astronauts prepared to fix insulation damage on the space shuttle Atlantis.


Challenges await ex-general Yudhoyono as Indonesia's sixth president

Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was sworn in as Indonesia's sixth president, promising to revive a precarious economy by personally leading a war on endemic graft while also tackling terrorism.


The State of the World's Children 2005: Childhood Under Threat

Despite the near universal embrace of standards for protecting childhood, a new UNICEF report shows that more than half the world's children are suffering extreme deprivations from poverty, war and HIV/AIDS, conditions that are effectively denying


'Aviator,' 'Baby,' 'Neverland' Top Oscar List

Hollywood had a wide-open horse  race on Tuesday as Oscar nominations pitted two hard-hitting  dramas by veteran directors Martin Scorsese and Clint Eastwood  against the charm of films about wine drinking, Peter Pan and  Ray Charles.


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Thailand's Princess Galyani Vadhana, elder sister of revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej, has died six months after entering hospital with cancer, the palace said on Wednesday.


IRAQ - Tv araba: ucciso l'ostaggio britannico Bigley

Secondo la tv di Abu Dhabi l'ingegnere britannico Kenneth Bigley, rapito il 16 settembre in Iraq da un gruppo legato a Al Zarqawi Ã¨ stato ucciso dai suoi sequestratori. L'emittente araba ha citato fonti "irachene bene informate".


Monks command such respect in Burma because 80-90% of the country's population is Buddhist, the BBC News website's Sarah Buckley writes.


Call for More Action to Cut Global Warming

The Governmentâs chief scientist was today drawing attention to the problem of global warming. Professor Sir David King will address the issue in the Greenpeace business lecture tonight.


Rexel officially launches $4.45 billion Hagemeyer bid

Rexel , the world's biggest electrical parts distributor, officially launched its 3.1 billion euro ($4.45 billion) bid for Dutch rival Hagemeyer  on Friday, assisted by privately owned Sonepar.


Despite US connections, Donald's a true Brit

If not for his softly lilting accent and politely reserved demeanor, it would be easy to forget Luke Donald is an Englishman and not a lifelong Chicagoan.


Enron Corp. (ENRNQ.PK: Quote, Profile, Research) said Friday Chief Financial Officer Raymond Brown resigned and will be replaced on an interim basis by Robert Bingham.


I-Reporters on what they'd do with a rebate

Stephanie Grosser says her husband thinks he will buy a plasma TV with the rebate check they may soon collect from the federal government. "He is wrong," Grosser reveals. Instead, that money will go toward paying off student loans.


New York's revamped Museum of Modern Art opens for business once again after a $425m revamp.


Bills Backup QB Carted Off With Hurt Knee

Buffalo lost backup quarterback Travis Brown late in the third quarter with what appeared to be a left knee injury.


OMA hires new negotiator as talks with province over doctors' deal ...

TORONTO -- The Ontario government is doing the hard work other administrations have avoided in health care, Premier Dalton McGuinty said Friday as a new team of negotiators for the province's doctors resumed talks with the government.


Hostage-Takers Steal Millions from N.Irish Bank

A gang held the families of two Northern Ireland bank officials hostage for 24 hours before stealing about 20 million pounds ($39 million) in one of Britain's biggest robberies, police said on Tuesday.


Verso il 14 ottobre, si punta a 2 milioni di persone al voto


Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday stripped many of the duties of his top economic advisor - an outspoken critic who has accused the Kremlin of trying to muzzle voices of dissent and civil society in ...


Centro Italia motore dell?economia nazionale. Nel 2003 il pil delle Regioni centrali Ã¨ salito dello 0,7% a fronte del +0,3% segnato a livello nazionale. Lo rileva l?Istat nella sua analisi dei principali


An abundance of vitamin D seems to help prevent multiple sclerosis, according to a study in more than 7 million people that offers some of the strongest evidence yet of the power of the "sunshine vitamin" against MS.


U.S. wants to move quickly on Iran issue

The United States intends to move very quickly in early September to impose U.N. sanctions on Iran for refusing to suspend its enrichment of uranium, a senior State Department official said Thursday.


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U.S. Nuclear Tests Still Haunt Marshall Islands

Fifty years after a string of U.S. nuclear tests in the Marshall Islands, the western Pacific republic's people are still suffering lingering health problems, President Kessai Note said on Wednesday.


American strikes back at low-fare carriers

American Airlines, the world's biggest carrier, joined the industry's low-fare future Thursday by slashing and restructuring domestic fares at its Miami hub.


Over 100 Iraqis Killed, Wounded in Attack

Iraqi officials said Tuesday that more than 100 Iraqis were killed or wounded when a mortar attack hit an Iraqi National Guard headquarters north of Baghdad.


Stock markets buoyant as oil prices cool

European stock markets bounced higher in the wake of a strong overnight showing on Wall Street as oil prices closed lower in New York for the first time in nearly a fortnight.


The Iranian president is welcomed to Venezuela with full military honours, at the start of a state visit.


Senegal Draws Up Locust Battle Plan for West Africa

Only a military-style operation with bases across West Africa can stop the worst locust invasion for 15 years destroying vital food supplies, Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade said Tuesday.


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A Football Scout That Does His Prep Work

As a professional evaluator of football talent, Bob Lichtenfels travels nationwide to rank thousands of high school players and break news stories about their college decisions.


Britain's economy is growing faster than earlier forecasts, Treasury chief Gordon Brown said Wednesday in advance of an annual address to Parliament.


Rehabbed, Endangered Sea Turtle Returned To Ocean: Rare Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle Released By National Aquarium in Baltimore

BALTIMORE, Sept. 8 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The National Aquarium in Baltimore's Marine Animal Rescue Program today released a rehabilitated endangered Kemp's ridley sea turtle. The turtle was stranded in June on Hooper's Island in the Chesapeake Bay.


Former Champs 'disgusted' by Silverstone's axing

Former British F1 Champion Nigel Mansell is "disgusted" by Bernie Ecclestone's decision to drop the British GP, while Damon Hill has slammed the F1 supremo for being greedy.


The former top aide to Vice President Dick Cheney was found guilty on Tuesday of lying and obstructing a probe related to the Bush administration's handling of the Iraq war and could face years in prison.


The Sudanese Government and rebel leaders from Darfur have agreed to sign two accords aimed at ending the crisis. "What has been finalised is the security and humanitarian protocols," Sudanese Deputy Foreign Minister Najeib Abdel-Wahab told reporters.


New Benigni Film Looks for Love, Laughs in Iraq War

Having sought to portray a lighter side to Nazi concentration camps, Italian actor-director Roberto Benigni is now looking for laughs in wartime Iraq.


Long Before Legos, Wood Was Nice and Did Suffice

The designer Tucker Viemeister is still very attached to a well-worn set of wooden blocks he has had since childhood.


AMD et Chartered signent des contrats d'approvisionnement et de ...

SUNNYVALE, Calif. and SINGAPORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)â9 Novembre 2004--Chartered adopte la fabrication de prÃ©cision automatisÃ©e d'AMD et prÃ©voit de fabriquer des processeurs AMD64 en 2006.


Billionaire Richard Branson hopes to entice researchers to seek methods to contain climate damage. By the Associated Press.


Pope Benedict XVI marked the start of the Lenten season with an Ash Wednesday procession and a ceremony in which he urged the use of prayer to nourish hope.


Berti Vogts admitted last night he had little option but to quit as Scotland coach, blaming what he called "disgraceful abuse".


A man charged with four murders, including an elderly couple stabbed to death in north London, is due in court.


Sprint says CFO to leave in new executive shake-up

Sprint Nextel Corp  said on  Thursday Chief Financial Officer Paul Saleh and two other top  executives would leave the company in a new management shake-up  as the No. 3 U.S. mobile service grapples with subscriber  declines.


In central China, hundreds of adults and children have reportedly been kidnapped and forced to work under brutal conditions.


Kevin Federline has something to say to those who are offended by an upcoming Super Bowl ad featuring him as a fast-food worker: He's "really sorry."


NASA has delayed launch of the space shuttle Atlantis by 24 hours because of a lightning strike and other weather concerns, officials said Saturday.


Violence Spreads in Kenya, Killing 19 in House Fire

Ethnically driven violence intensified in Kenya on Sunday, and police officials said at least 19 people, including 11 children, were burned to death in a house.


Rice Woos Europe After Exposing Iran Policy Split

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice seeks on Friday to repair ties with Europe over Iraq but her tough line on Iran risks undermining transatlantic attempts to heal the rift on her first trip as the top U.S. diplomat.


Gaza rivals pull back, free some hostages

Gunmen began withdrawing from Gaza's streets, some hostages were released and many shops reopened on Sunday as a shaky ceasefire appeared to be taking hold in factional fighting between Hamas and Fatah, residents said.


DHS: beware stink-bomb touting terrorists

'Chemicals of interest' list smells fishy Unusual paranoia over chemical attack in the US takes many forms. It can be seen in a recent piece of trouble from the Department of Homeland Security, a long list of "chemicals of interest" it wishes to require all university settings to inventory.â¦


Even after two draining nights of disappointment, the New York Yankees are still in good shape. Sure, they squandered a pair of chances to close out Boston.


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The Tory leader backs a Lib Dem bill to make it illegal for anyone who does not pay taxes in the UK to sit in the House of Lords.


An Oregon man stopped taking the painkiller Vioxx when it was pulled from the market, switching to Bextra. Then questions about Bextra -- and four other drugs -- sent him back to his doctor with a new set of worries.


Secret evidence bogs down Gitmo hearings

The secrecy shrouding government files on terror suspects is bogging down the Pentagon's effort to hold trials at Guantanamo Bay, with defense attorneys accusing the government of withholding potential evidence.


Euronext shareholders on Tuesday  approved overwhelmingly a $14-billion plan to merge the multinational European exchange operator with the New York Stock Exchange and form the first transatlantic bourse.


Lettera al Foglio su no a presenza del Papa alla Sapienza


Sudanese troops and helicopter gunships launched another offensive against rebels in the Darfur region yesterday, breaking a deadline for fighting to end.


The Lede: Life in Cairo Without the Internet

Imagining hundreds of outage-related micro-dramas unfolding simultaneously.


BlueHornet Networks Introduces SureSend E-Mail Deliverability Enhancement Platform

BlueHornet Networks, Inc., a leading provider of e-mail marketing  solutions and subsidiary of Digital River, Inc. (NASDAQ:DRIV), today  introduced its SureSend™  e-mail deliverability enhancement platform.


Memo: Workers Threatened Over Prison Abuse

U.S. special forces accused of abusing prisoners in Iraq threatened Defense Intelligence Agency personnel who saw the mistreatment, according to U.S. government memos released Tuesday by the American Civil Liberties Union.


Timonen lifts Predators past Blues in OT

The more power plays the Nashville Predators got, the more they believed they would take advantage.


DES MOINES, Iowa  - Barack Obama took a big step on Thursday toward becoming the first black U.S. president as his campaign for change caught fire in Iowa and swept him past Hillary Clinton in the opening Democratic nominating contest.


Premier Wen Jiabao(front row, third from right) and other Asian and European leaders attend the Fifth Asia-Europe Meeting summit, which opened in Hanoi, Vietnam yesterday.


Bush's National Guard File Missing Records

WASHINGTON - Documents that should have been written to explain gaps in President Bush's Texas Air National Guard service are missing from the military records released about his service in 1972 and 1973, according to regulations and outside experts.    For example, Air National Guard regulations at the time required commanders to write an investigative report for the Air Force when Bush missed his annual medical exam in 1972...


Sircana: proposta Prodi prima del prossimo CdM


Brisbane - New Zealand batting hero Jacob Oram shunned comparisons with one of his country's great all-rounders Chris Cairns after he bludgeoned the Kiwis into contention against Australia here on Friday.


A Boost to Big Advertisers, Maybe Not to Smaller Ones

Microsoft's bid for Yahoo could provide more choice for big online advertisers living in a Google-centric universe but could hurt small- and mid-sized Internet publishers by taking away one of their options for selling ads on their Web sites.


"Weepin'" Willie Robinson, a blues singer who performed with Steven Tyler and Bonnie Raitt but also spent time homeless, has died at age 81.


Security firms are warning about a clever Windows virus called Bofra that has started circulating on the net.


US bases step up security after Tuesday's blast in Mosul

US forces stepped up security measures at bases across Iraq on Thursday after concluding that a suicide bomber, probably in Iraqi military uniform, was behind Tuesday's blast at a military base in Mosul.


Nell'Iowa Robert Hanson contrasta la legge dello Stato


WASHINGTON - President Bush nominated EPA Administrator Michael Leavitt Monday to be his next secretary of Health and Human Services.


Videos, photos and witnesses give clues to what happened in the chaotic seconds around the assassination attack on Benazir Bhutto. But still there are disputes over what killed her. Watch the video, see the photos, read the accounts and see if you can decide.


A Los Angeles judge orders a  woman accused of stalking Catherine Zeta Jones to stand trial.


The FBI has a backlog of hundreds of thousands of hours of untranslated audio recordings, an audit finds.


âThe Kite Runnerâ Film Outlawed in Afghanistan

The Culture Ministry has quietly banned the import of the film based on the best-selling novel about childhood betrayal, ethnic tension and sexual predation in Afghanistan.


Indonesian Cleric Linked to Bali Bombings

A witness Tuesday for the first time linked an aging Indonesian cleric to a regional terror group affiliated with al-Qaida and blamed for nightclub bombings in Bali that killed 202 people two years ago.


HK eyes regional steps in bird flu battle

Hong Kong is keeping a close watch on the bird flu situation and will recommend measures to collaborate with health agencies across the region in the prevention and control of the disease, according to a local government report released yesterday.


Blair to lead talks on Turkey's EU entry

Tony Blair will have a showpiece start to Britain's presidency of the European Union next year, overseeing the beginning of membership talks with Turkey.


Two people are feared dead after a mid-air collision between two light aircraft Sunday, British police said.


Petherick delighted over Franklin hat trick

Peter Petherick welcomed James Franklin into the test hat trick club with open arms last night. The former offspinner, who took his hat-trick on debut against Pakistan in Lahore 28 years


Intel Ordered to Explain Missing Evidence

The Special Master presiding over the discovery of evidence in AMD's antitrust trial against Intel, Vincent Poppiti, today gave Intel five weeks -- until April 10 -- to present a full written account of the custodial process, and the likely failing of that process, under which the company admits potential evidence in that trial was lost.


Gail Devers failed once again in the Olympic 100-meter hurdles, falling to injury just steps into her first race. Devers, 37, who has three world championships in the event, pulled up short and screamed as she slid under the first hurdle Sunday.


Glazer Approaches Magnier, McManus About Man United

Representatives of U.S. sports tycoon  Malcolm Glazer have made an unsolicited approach to key  Manchester United investors John Magnier and J.P. McManus, a  source close to the Irish racing tycoons said Friday.


Danone in exclusive talks to sell biscuit unit to Kraft

French food group Danone said Tuesday it was in exclusive talks with US rival Kraft Foods on the sale of Danone's biscuit unit for 5.3 billion euros (7.2 billion dollars).


Kate Middleton was hounded by photographers, a report on press regulation by MPs has concluded.


US media executives rattled by Disney's $140m deal

Media executives in Hollywood and on Wall Street are nervously watching a court case involving Walt Disney that will test whether directors can be held responsible


One play shy of turning their incredible winning streak into a six-pack, just a fourth-down tackle removed from having converted a grotesque 1-7 start to this season into a potential


Lecce, 17:47 - CALCIO, LECCE; ZEMAN: DOBBIAMO MIGLIORARE IN DIFESA

L'allenatore del Lecce Zdenek Zeman pensa di apportare delle modifiche alla squadra nella partita di...


U.S. forces raid govt ministry building in Iraq

U.S. and Iraqi forces raided the Health Ministry building in central Baghdad on Thursday and arrested the deputy health minister, a ministry spokesman and witnesses said.


The films and actors shortlisted for the 80th Academy Awards will be confirmed in Los Angeles later.


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Addicted to Work: Sir Ben Kingsley in "You Kill Me"

Fashion Wire Daily - In the black comedy "You Kill Me" that premiered Tuesday night at the IFC Center in New York City, Sir Ben Kingsley plays Frank Falenczyk, a Polish-American hitman from Buffalo with a big gun and a bigger drinking problem.


The trial pitting software giant Oracle Corp. (ORCL.O: Quote, Profile, Research) against unwilling takeover target PeopleSoft Inc.


Elkington books Open spot but O'Meara and Daly miss out

Former major champion Steve Elkington celebrated on Monday but Mark O'Meara and John Daly missed out on qualifying for next week's U.S. Open.


Dorm matron at Oprah school is suspended

A dormitory matron at Oprah Winfrey's school for disadvantaged girls in South Africa has been suspended amid allegations of serious misconduct.


'Sono stati sette anni di duro lavoro meraviglioso'


India-Myanmar helicopter sale threatens EU ban: NGOs

A European Union arms embargo to Myanmar is under threat from an Indian project to sell an attack helicopter to the military regime, Amnesty International said in a report.


The deportation of two brothers is stopped minutes before they were due to be sent back to Pakistan.


Google Expands Adwords Program to Newspaper Advertising

Who says newspaper media is dying? For Google, newspaper might still be a profitable advertising niche. Thus, it launches an Adwords extension program where advertisers can easily put up campaign ads on newspapers included in the Google newspaper advertising program. The new ad program would benefit both newspaper publishers and advertisers by streamlining the process of [...]


Scientists discuss their preferred targets for the next "flagship" mission to another world.


Top Bush aide raises doubts about Maliki: NY Times

U.S. President George W. Bush's national security adviser has raised serious doubts about Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's ability to control sectarian violence, The New York Times reported on Tuesday.


Florida running back Ciatrick Fason announced Wednesday he plans to forgo his senior year and enter the NFL Draft. The 6-foot, 215-pound junior has been one of the most consistent performers for the 20th-ranked Gators.


Madonna plans to adopt a child in Malawi, government officials said Wednesday, as the pop star arrived in the southern African nation on a mission to help AIDS orphans.


Tignes, 17:45 - CICLISMO, TOUR: RASMUSSEN VINCE OTTAVA TAPPA

Il danese Michael Rasmussen (Rabobank) ha vinto in solitaria l'ottava tappa del Tour de France, la L...


NEW YORK  - Carbon monoxide poisonings at hotels and motels may not be common, but they're not becoming rarer with time either, according to a new study.


(InfoWorld) - Sony will begin selling an electronic-book reader in stores and on the Web in the U.S. by the end of October, and has opened a dedicated online bookstore for the reader, it said Wednesday. The display of the Portable Reader System PRS-50 uses technology from E Ink to reduce power consumption. The monochrome display needs battery power only when a new page is displayed. When power is turned off, the last page viewed remains visible. The reader will cost around $350, including a USB cable to load books and a power adapter to charge the internal battery, which is good for 7,500 page turns between charges. Buyers registering their reader withÂ Sony's online bookstoreÂ before the end of December will receive a voucher worth $50 for purchases of electronic books. The bookstore contains over 10,000 books, Sony said. Although the vast majority of the books must be paid for, there are several free titles on the bookstore's virtual shelves, including Nick Hornby's novel "How to Be Good" and Dinesh D'Souza's critique of new technologies and the new economy, "The Virtue of Prosperity." They can only be downloaded by U.S. residents, and special software, supplied with the reader, is needed to copy books onto the device. The software runs only on PCs with Windows XP. Sony uses a DRM (digital rights management) system to restrict the ways buyers can use books bought from its store. The reader will not display e-books bought from other stores using different DRM systems, Sony said. However, it will display documents free of the restrictions imposed by DRM, including images in BMP, GIF, JPEG or PNG formats; plain text and RTF (Rich Text Format) files; and unencrypted PDF (Portable Document Format) or BBeB (Broadband electronic book) files. The provided software can also convert documents in other formats, including Microsoft Word documents and RSS feeds, so that they can be read on the device. Sony's publishing schedule has slipped by around six months since it first presented the PRS-50. At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas in January it said the reader would go on sale in April. The company launched another reader using E-Ink's display technology, the LibriÃ© EBR-1000EP, in Japan in April 2004. Sony has no plans to sell the readers in Europe for now, although that may change after the second quarter of 2007, said company spokeswoman Delphine Viers.ADVERTISEMENTMAKE SOA REAL WITH IBM WEBSPHERE PODCASTStreamline processes and maximize efficiency within a proven service oriented architecture. Take back control of your business processes with IBM WebSphere.


LOS ANGELES  - Driven largely by sales  of the unrated version, "The Girl Next Door" sold more than  700,000 DVDs on its first day of release, according to  executives at 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.


The French Open women's semifinals are today, with top seed Justine Henin taking on Jelena Jankovic after number-two Maria Sharapova battles Ana Ivanovic.


A series of bomb blasts has killed at least 20 people in the northeastern Indian state of Nagaland in the deadliest attack since a ceasefire with the main Naga separatist group began seven years ago.


Moody's may cut Penn National, Argosy ratings

Moody's Investors Service on Thursday said it may downgrade the debt ratings for Penn National Gaming Inc. (PENN.O: Quote, Profile, Research) and Argosy Gaming Co.


Calories underestimated in "healthy" restaurants

NEW YORK  - People who opt for a meal at a "healthy" restaurant often consume more calories than they would dining at fast food joints that make no health claims, a new study shows.


It sounds like the plot for a scary B-movie: Germs go into space on a rocket and come back stronger and deadlier than ever. Except, it really happened.


Pakistan's Supreme Court is to debate if Gen Musharraf should be army chief while seeking re-election.


Un'ondata di maltempo Ã¨ attesa anche in Calabria e in Sicilia, dopo quella, gravissima, che da ieri ha investito la Sardegna dove due persone sono morte a causa di un'ondata di fango. In Sardegna Ã¨ di nuovo allarme.


Confess now, China urges corrupt officials

China's ruling Communist Party has offered leniency if corrupt officials confess, state media said on Friday of a problem that has fuelled mounting public discontent.


Britain's higher education system is expanding less rapidly than that of many of its economic competitors, a report from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development warns.


I have three conferences on the schedule this fall, which is an unusually large number of conferences for me these days. It's a pretty wide-ranging and eclectic group, and so far I'm not actually speaking at any of them, which suits me fine these days, I'm enjoying not speaking and just listening, to the extent that I can keep myself from saying anything.  1. I'm going to Jeff Jarvis's Networked Journalism conference on October 10 in New York City, to bring together bloggers and professional news people. I've been to a number of these meetups, and I appreciate Jeff's prime directive for us, no trash talk, we're there to find ways to work together. My main observation is that while we've accomplished so much in virtual space, we have neglected the material space. Putting bloggers in the same physical space with each other and professionals on a routine basis is a sure way to make new ideas and projects materialize. Where to do that? The newsroom, of course. 2. I asked for a press pass to the Web 2.0 Summit, and was graciously provided one. I've never been to one of these. I'll try to keep the expectations to a minimum, and an open mind, and as I said before, I'll try to say nothing at all, just listen and blog. I came pretty close to that at Gnomedex, only speaking once, and look at all the trouble that caused.  3. I'm going to Le Web 3 in Paris, my second European trip this year and I'm totally looking forward to it. I've gotten to know Loic Le Meur, the promoter of the conference, now that he lives in San Francisco, and it's fair to say that we've hit it off. It's so much fun to brainstorm with the guy. Yesterday he was here at the house in Berkeley and we sat in the den, with the FlickrRivr app running on the big screen, and it had its hypnotic effect on him. It really is something, you can't describe it in words, people have to experience it for themselves. As a result it's going to be part of the show in Paris, running constantly behind the speakers. Now that's what I'm talking about! A few days ago, in my wrap-up of TC40, I wrote: "Maybe someday these conferences could host real-time development, where media hackers put together new communication systems and deploy them before the conference is over." There will be over 2000 people at Le Web 3, some of them will be programmers, so maybe this is where we will get a chance to try out real time media hacking.


EU leaders finally clinch reform treaty deal

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


Women's skin ages faster than men's-study

Women's skin ages faster than men's, according to a German study using a new laser-based technique to measure damage from sun exposure and aging.


While KANK continues to lead at the box office.


Argentina edges Paraguay for first gold in 52 years

Athens, Greece (Sports Network) - A goal by Carlos Tevez in the 18th minute proved to be the difference, as Argentina edged Paraguay 1-0 in the gold medal game of men's soccer on Saturday at the Olympics.


Sony Says Not Leaving U.S. Plasma TV Market

Sony Corp. 6758.T on Wednesday  said it had no plans to abandon the market for plasma-screen  television sets in the United States in the near term, though  it did not say specifically what its intentions were  internationally.


U.S. stock futures pointed to a flat  market open  on Thursday on volatile oil prices and as     investors awaited a key economic report and comments from the  Federal Reserve Bank chairman on Friday.


Wind Tamer As Copters Battle Calif. Fire

By GILLIAN FLACCUS  OJAI, Calif. - Helicopters lifted off as winds calmed Sunday, ferrying water and transporting firefighters to battle a three-week-old wildfire that has scorched more than 200 square miles of the Los Padres National Forest.


Four men are injured in what appears to have been a random series of knife attacks in Paisley.


Ivan Remnants Turn Fatal Along East Coast

Remnants of Hurricane Ivan made a violent mark across the Southeast and the Appalachians, where several people were killed by falling trees and floods that washed away scores of roads. Search teams were sent to scour damaged areas for stranded residents.


U.S. consumer sentiment stagnated in  early September as doubts about the economy and the job market  persisted, a report indicated on Friday.


Immigrant dentists' skills upgraded at Turku University

The University of Turku started Monday updating the skills of immigrant dentists to meet Finnish requirements.


PATTAYA, Thailand  - Former world number one  Martina Hingis slumped to defeat on her comeback after two  years out with an ankle injury on Tuesday and said she had "no  plans" to play in any other tournaments.


Scelti due "trovatelli" per il musical "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"Dopo i provini sono stati "promossi" un segugio e un collie                                                  Broadway, attori a 4 zampe Un casting per cani randagi                                                                                E dopo il palcoscenico, vivranno in una fattoria nel Connecticutdi MATTEO TONELLI


Iraq to review security firms after shooting

Iraq will review the status of all security companies working in the country after a shooting incident involving guards from the U.S. firm Blackwater, the government said on Tuesday.


New strike against Hamas as Israel prepares to leave Gaza under ...

JERUSALEM : The Israeli military launched another deadly air strike against Palestinian militants in Gaza, as the government said that it expected to withdraw from the territory under fire.


A day after reporting his four young children were missing, a shrimp fisherman broke down and confessed that he threw them off an 80-foot-high bridge to their deaths, authorities said Wednesday.


India says the tsunami cost $1.6bn on its mainland alone as its confirmed death toll closes on 10,000.


ORLANDO, Fla. - Paul Criscione stood by the pool at the Orlando World Center Marriott Resort on an 80-degree afternoon and talked about the might-have-beens of the Boston College football season.


UN Calls for Immediate End to Congo Fighting

The United Nations called on Monday for an immediate cease-fire in eastern Congo as fighting between rival army factions flared for a third day.


Giovane ucciso in un agguato a Secondigliano

E' ripresa, dopo la breve "pausa" di Natale, la faida di Secondigliano. La vittima dell'agguato e' il 21enne Emanuele Leone. Sul posto sono giunti i carabinieri che stanno effettuando i rilievi. L'omicidio


Candidates Blitz States as Big Day Looms

Candidates made their final pushes with rallies and commercials in states from coast to coast.


Six Muslim scholars are thrown off a US Airways flight after saying their evening prayers before take-off.


Australian goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer refused to commit Friday to another season with Middlesbrough amid speculation that he could follow Mark Viduka out of the Riverside.


US oil major pays nearly $2B for 7.6% of Russian firm, partnership eyes projects in Russia, Iraq. MOSCOW  - US oil major ConocoPhillips and Russia's Lukoil announced Wednesday they would form a strategic


China has officially implemented its own &quotgreen card" system, which allows foreigners to obtain permanent residence in China, the Ministry of Public Security announced yesterday.


A new report has recommended that domestic radar approach services be transferred from Shannon to the Dublin radar centre.


Il petrolio sfiora i 50 dollari, l'Iraq alimenta l'impennata dei prezzi

Il caos iracheno fa schizzare alle stelle il prezzo del petrolio. Come preannunciato da più tempo dagli analisti, il prezzo di un barile di greggio giunge a sfiorare quota 50 dollari al barile. All'Ipe (International Petroleum Exchange), la borsa ...


Movie Review | 'The Case of the Grinning Cat': Leftist Politics Scampers Through Paris on Playful Paws

In âThe Case of the Grinning Cat,â the filmmaker Chris Marker fluidly moves over and under Paris, capturing images of fugitive beauty and pathos.


L'interrogatorio davanti ai Pm di Parma e' stato secretato


CNN Hires New President for Its U.S. News Group

CNN News Group on Monday said it has tapped an online media CEO as its new president overseeing U.S. news, just a little over a year after it hired a former local TV newsman to run its domestic operations.


McCain: Bush not straight enough on Iraq

Several Republicans and Democrats took President Bush to task on Sunday's talk shows over his repeated assertions that all is well in Iraq.


Explosion rocks central Baghdad, hits al-Arabiya network offices

A car bomb exploded outside the offices of the Al-Arabiya television station in central Baghdad on Saturday, injuring 16 people, police said.


AP Blog: Sharapova goes bananas on media

AP sports writers at the U.S. Open will be filing periodic dispatches from one tennis' greatest spectacles:


Samsung Ships SATA II Flash Drives to Dell

The 64GB solid state drives will be available in Dell and Alienware laptops soon.


BRUSSELS Raymond Goethals, the Belgian coach who led Marseille to the European Cup in 1993 and his country to third place at the European Championship in 1972, died of cancer on Monday.


An official is sacked and 100 people are investigated over the killing of a man in central China, state media says.


Tribunale Riesame respinge ricorso difensori


WASHINGTON - CBS got the bill Wednesday for Janet Jackson's eye-catching flash dance during the Super Bowl halftime show: a record $550,000.    The Federal Communications Commission voted unanimously to fine each of the 20 CBS-owned television stations $27,500, which is the maximum penalty for indecency...


Britain's leading private equity firms accept that a change to tax breaks they receive is "inevitable" reports say.


Al 5,50%, livello piu' alto da aprile 2001, decisione attesa


A 62-year-old British woman is killed after a tour bus rolls down a bank in South Island, New Zealand.


Doctors are told too many patients have been let down by poor use of freeze therapy to remove diseased tissue.


Stewart Cink threatened to turn the NEC Invitational into a runaway Saturday morning, making two birdies to start his long day at Firestone before Tiger Woods began closing the gap.


Russia "would only be too glad" if Ukraine joined the European Union (EU), Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday, the Interfax reported.


Stagione inaugura il 21 gennaio nell' ex cinema Nuovo Arti


Best-selling author Terry Pratchett reveals he has a rare form of early Alzheimer's disease.


Patriots fans might have had two reasons to be upset watching the game against the Detroit Lions two weeks ago. Not only were the Patriots struggling to hang on, but Fox seemed to have rolled out its "D" team of broadcasters.


Arriva Wind, il quarto gestore ad offrire servizi UMTS

Finalmente l'offerta UMTS di Wind Ã¨ stata resa pubblica, completando di fatto il panorama sul mercato italiano di servizi telefonici di terza generazione. Il servizio Ã¨ giÃ  attivo in 15 cittÃ  (Alessandria


Boeing announces 35 new orders for its 787 Dreamliner, hours before the plane is unveiled in Seattle.


UPS says it is offering voluntary buyouts to 650 workers

United Parcel Service Inc. said on  Monday it was offering voluntary buyout packages to 650  employees.


Letterman may return as writers shift tactics

Talk show host David Letterman has been pursuing a deal with Hollywood's striking writers that would allow his late-night television show to restart production, his company said on Saturday.


Apple to launch Western Europe iTunes in October

Apple has announced it is to open a multi-nation European iTunes shop sometime in October. The computer manufacturer's vice-president of applications, Eddie Cue, made the announcement yesterday at the Popkomm conference in Berlin.


NUSA DUA, Indonesia  - Negotiators at climate talks in Bali on Friday struggled to break a deadlock over U.S. objections to goals for cutting emissions by dropping a reference to a non-binding 2020 target in draft text.


Democratic presidential hopeful Tom Vilsack said Tuesday it's time for "tough love" in Iraq with a reduction in U.S. troops that would force the government to make the hard decisions about repairing the fractured country.


Flybe says it will close down its Bristol operations following its purchase of British Airways' subsidiary BA Connect.


Work rights for Romanians and Bulgarians are likely to be restricted, Home Secretary John Reid is to signal.


The big names flock to little town of Becklehem

Victoria Beckham, who spent much of the last week sleepless and in tears with a migraine, was determined not to be upstaged at the $1.25 million christening of her children.


No breakthrough seen for Iran-EU nuclear talks

European Union and Iranian officials  will discuss the standoff over Tehran's nuclear program on  Thursday but no breakthrough is expected despite a threat by  world powers of further sanctions.


Second Pitcairn man pleads quilty to sex charges

A second Pitcairn Island man has pleaded guilty to child sex charges, admitting he indecently assaulted young girls as he gave them rides on his four-wheel motorbike around the isolated South Pacific island, reports say.


The police watchdog finds a US-led crackdown on internet paedophiles is stretching police resources in Scotland.


Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Powers Mission to Study Earth's Magnetosphere

CANOGA PARK, Calif., Feb. 17  /PRNewswire/ -- Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne's RS-27A rocket engine powered five NASA scientific satellites into orbit today. The purpose of the mission is to unlock the mysteries of Earth's geomagnetic substorms.


A campaign urging people to be more aware of human trafficking is being formally launched.


Fierce Clashes in Iraq Kill 36; 203 Hurt

US troops battled Shiite militiamen loyal to rebel cleric Muqtada al-Sadr in the Baghdad slum of Sadr City on Tuesday in fierce fighting that killed 36 people, including


The House of Representatives passed a resolution Wednesday praising the patriotism Gen. David Petraeus, the commander of U.S. forces in Iraq, and condemning a MoveOn.org ad that refers to Petraeus as "General Betray Us."


A Baghdad sparite 380 tonnellate di esplosivo

Il clamoroso furto fa temere un'ulteriore escalation di attacchi da parte della guerriglia irachena. Le forze armate americane hanno detto che un collaboratore del terrorista islamico Abu Musab Al Zarqawi


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


Congressâ chief opponent of legislation to revamp the intelligence community said he remains unmoved, and left the White House scrambling through the weekend for a solution


Indiana Pacers Team Report - December 26

(Sports Network) - The Indiana Pacers fell to the Detroit Pistons, 98-93, at Conseco Fieldhouse on Christmas Day. This marked the first meeting between the teams since the disgraceful brawl that took place at The Palace on November 19.


NFL: Henson stumbles, but Dallas doesn't

Drew Henson will remember his first National Football League start as a personal milestone, but also as an experiment cut short. His Dallas teammate, Vinny Testaverde, replaced him as quarterback for the second


Udine, 19:58 - CALCIO, UDINESE: MARINO E' IL NUOVO TECNICO

L'Udinese ha scelto il nuovo tecnico: è Pasquale Marino, ex del Catania, il cuii ingaggio ver...


Kerry on Iraq: 'Wrong War, Wrong Place, Wrong Time'

Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry on Monday called the invasion of Iraq "the wrong war in the wrong place at the wrong time" and said his goal was to withdraw US troops in a first White House term.


Asia watches U.S. in Korea missile impasse

Many Asian nations would cheer if the Americans shot down a long-range missile tested by North Korea, but a failure would raise unsettling questions for allies that rely on the U.S. military umbrella.


Zimbabwe Admits Jamming Voice of America Broadcasts

Text of report by VOA News.com website on 28 February  A senior Zimbabwe Information Ministry official confirmed in parliamentary testimony Wednesday [28 February] that the government is jamming Voice of America broadcasts.


Announcing record profit and revenue for the past year yesterday, global resources group BHP Billiton says it has decided to award a $2bn bonanza to its shareholders.


2 arrested for alleged racial taunts at Yorke

Police yesterday arrested two men in connection with alleged racist taunts aimed at Birmingham City striker Dwight Yorke. YORKE... accused Rovers fans of making monkey gestures towards him last Sunday.


The death toll from Sunday's quake disaster will rise yet further and may top 100,000, the Red Cross says.


An ailing Pope John Paul II is to miss Ash Wednesday services for the first time in his 26 years as pontiff.


US musical The Producers gets a standing ovation on its opening night in London's West End.


Link By Link: Googleâs Lunchtime Betting Game

Even at an Internet company, information travels fastest on the ground.


Masters champion Phil Mickelson shot 13-under 59 to win the PGA Grand Slam of Golf. Masters champion Phil Mickelson tapped in a birdie on the final hole to become the fifth


Accountancy firms dominate the desired graduate careers of UK final year students, research suggests.


Republican John McCain says that if elected president, he would repeal the alternative minimum tax and keep government spending in check using vetoes and line-item-veto authority.


Ernie Els must wait until Friday to finish off Scott Drummond at the World Match Play.


The White House has postponed the unveiling of a new Iraq policy until after the holidays. Here's why.


Coastguards are attempting to refloat a German container vessel which ran aground off the coast of Kent.


Governor Race in Washington Comes Down to 10 Votes

After a bitter and protracted recount fight in the Washington state governorâs race, elections officials announced today that the Democratic candidate, Christine O. Gregoire


Possessions of late soul legend James Brown are to be auctioned to help settle outstanding taxes.


Norman Hackerman, Former UT, Rice President

By Matt Stiles, Houston Chronicle  Jun. 18--Norman Hackerman, a chemist who led both Rice University and the University of Texas during a four-decade career in higher education, died Saturday at a hospital in Temple. He was 95.


Tuareg rebels in Niger raid Agadez airport

Tuareg rebels in Niger carried out a hit-and-run attack on the airport of the Saharan town of Agadez on Sunday, but authorities said it caused no casualties or serious damage.


BHP Billiton played down jitters in commodity markets over the Chinese economy on Friday, by predicting demand would "be sustainable over the long term".


Focus on real crisis: Tax cuts, not Social Security, are the ...

Even if President Bush could snap his fingers and magically "fix" Social Security tomorrow morning, the nation would still be facing a fiscal crisis.


Linux outpaces Windows on servers - report

Linux continues to strengthen its position in the server market with revenue growth of almost 43 percent in the third quarter of this year, while Windows-based


Water Board Sued Over Chesterfield Wetlands / Suit Filed After Switch on Development Plan That Calls for New Road

By JULIAN WALKER  The State Water Control Board has another lawsuit on its hands related to a proposed 165-acre mixed-use development in Chesterfield County.


Societa' sara' quotata al Mercato Telematico Azionario


Parliament Says Votes in Ukraine Were Not Valid

Lawmakers failed to set a date for a new election and they cannot cancel the result, leaving the nation in confusion.


Veterans Affairs Secretary James Peake conceded Wednesday that the agency must do more to reach out to Guard and Reserve troops who fought in Iraq and Afghanistan about the mental health help available to them.


Talk about the dusty Red River Shootout between Oklahoma and Texas, and you most likely are to conjure the names of some of the legendary rivalry's all-time greats, like Major Applewhite, Brian Bosworth, Duke Carlisle, Earl Campbell, Barry Switzer and


Sacked rural payments chief to get Â£250,000

The government has offered to pay out a minimum of Â£250,000 to the former civil servant at the centre of a computer fiasco that left tens of thousands of farmers without any EU grants last year, it was revealed to MPs last night.


In the unpredictable world of professional football, there are but a few certainties: Dick Vermeil will cry like a baby after a win.


European shares opened modestly firmer  on Tuesday, helped by a reprieve for the battered dollar but  mixed company updates kept a lid on gains.


Tests Show Four-Year-Olds' Basic Skills Are in Decline ; Home News IN BRIEF

Children are arriving for their first day at school less able to read, write, add up or play than a year ago, a series of national tests has shown.


John and Ann Giese, parents of the 15-year-old Fond du Lac girl who has made news nationwide since she came down with human rabies in October, believe that Jeannaâs survival is a miracle.


Hu, protests mark HK's first decade under Chinese rule

Chinese President Hu Jintao swore in Hong Kong's leader for a new term on Sunday and reminded the territory that the motherland comes first, as the city embarked upon its second decade under Beijing's rule.


Thousands of women diagnosed with breast cancer should be given a new drug instead of the standard treatment because it is safer, more effective and may increase overall survival rates, doctors said yesterday.


Thailand launches anti-bird flu campaign in schools

Thailand is launching a campaign across its 40,000 schools to teach children how to avoid bird flu, the government said.


A look at a number of states where poll monitors are massing for Tuesday's election. Authorities worry they could confuse or intimidate voters, particularly where races are close.


The British are coming, the British are coming — to a new school in Manhattan. About 50 grade-school students arrived this week for classes at the British International School of New York, the city's only school centered on Britain's national curriculum.


Australia thrash West Indies by 127 runs to win the DLF Cup in Malaysia.


Mauresmo to battle Davenport in Porsche final

Filderstadt, Germany (Sports Network) - Newly-crowned world No. 1 Amelie Mauresmo of France advanced to Sunday's final of the $650,000 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix with a straight-set victory over fourth-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova on Saturday.


UK's Brown Says Labour Will Do More on Education, Benefits

UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown said the Labour Party must try to improve people's lives by bolstering such policies as maternity benefits and better schools while maintaining economic stability to win a third term.


Kolkata's street movieman races towards Oscar glory

He sits with his hand-cranked 1897 projector in a one-room shack in a grimy cluster, hearing the word   Oscar for the first time.


RuthÂs Chris Steak House was the first company to abandon New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. Ever since, some have wondered if Ruth Fertel, the companyÂs founder, would have done the same.


How should one handle a pregnancy announcement for an unmarried employee?

Q: I have an unmarried employee who's made a conscious decision to become pregnant. I'm happy for her, but I'm unsure of the proper protocol for making a pregnancy announcement. The pregnant employee wants others to feel comfortable in asking about her pregnancy, but she also doesn't want to upset our generally conservative environment.


Stalker Terrorizes Family Via Cell Phone?

The Kuykendall family in Fircrest, Wash., claims that a hacker has been stalking them for four months through their camera phones, using the microphones in the phones to listen to them and the cameras to watch. They say that even when they turn off the phones, the hacker can turn them back on.


It was a Wednesday night ritual for Barack Obama: After a day of debating taxes, the death penalty or some other divisive issue, he'd head to a meeting of "The Committee."


Internet Sex Video Case Stirs Free-Speech Issues in Hong Kong

Several arrests in Hong Kong for posting sexually explicit images of what appear to be some of Asiaâs best-known pop stars has led to a debate over free speech on the Web.


In Greenland, scientists study tundra for clues to warming

JAKOBSHAVN GLACIER, Greenland -- If Manhattan floods, it may start here, on an ice field that stretches in frozen silence to every horizon.


Reeve's death personal to one Michiana man

Christopher Reeve, who soared through the air playing the role of the superhero, also soared into the hearts of many, fighting a courageous battle against a paralyzing spinal cord injury.


Nintendo, Sony devices to target holiday shoppers

NEW YORK -- Nintendo Co. and Sony Corp. made separate product announcements yesterday that the video game giants hope will attract more customers ahead of the highly competitive holiday shopping season.


OPEC To Monitor Oil Prices in Wake of US Election

Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) President Purnomo Yusgiantoro said today that the cartel will monitor any impact on oil prices from the re-election of US President George W. Bush.


Canadian Gold Companies Merge Into Giant

Goldcorp and Glamis Gold agreed to a friendly merger worth about $21.3 billion.


Doctors Without Borders shuts clinics in Iraq

BRUSSELS - An international medical aid group that once won the Nobel Peace Prize is pulling out of Iraq, citing the recent targeting of aid workers by militant groups.


Wuhan, 13:47 - CALCIO, MONDIALI FEMMINILI: BRASILE-NUOVA ZELANDA 5-0

Il Brasile ha battuto la Nuova Zelanda 5-0 (1-0) in un match valido per il gruppo D dei mondiali di ...


Barcellona, 17:25 - CALCIO, BARCELLONA; LAPORTA: ETO'O NON E' IN VENDITA

"Samuel EtÃ²o non è in vendita". Il presidente del Barcellona, Joan Laporta, chiude le porte a...


Newspaper publisher Trinity Mirror says it will sell the Racing Post and a number of large regional papers.


Iraq's PM calls for weapons to be removed from holy cities after meeting the country's most senior Shia cleric.


Paris Hilton is suing over the use of her picture and catchphrase "That's hot" on a greeting card. Hilton sued Hallmark Cards Inc. in U.S. District Court seeking an injunction and unspecified damages to be determined at trial.According to the lawsuit ...


Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - Radio Station Blowout

December 23, 2004 - Few would argue that Rockstar Games have set a precedent in terms of in-game music with their latest installment of Grand Theft Auto.


Las Vegas ends late-night wedding-license service

Las Vegas bills itself as "the   wedding capital of the world," but late-night revelers who   decide they want to tie the knot now must wait until morning.


Dollar Pauses as Market Awaits Jobs Data

The dollar held steady across the board on Friday as the market readied itself for a U.S. jobs report later in the session which is likely to set the tone for expectations of U.S. interest rate rises.


The Bush administration, looking at the prospect of stronger oversight from a Democratic-led Congress, is withdrawing a proposal to let big polluters report less often on what they spew from their smokestacks.


Rodney Dangerfield Resting After Surgery

Comedian Rodney Dangerfield underwent a seven-hour operation Wednesday to replace a heart valve, his spokesman told The Associated Press.


Blood donor identified as France's 8th human case of mad cow disease

PARIS  - A donor whose blood was used to transfuse 10 people and to manufacture medicines has been identified as France's eighth known victim of the human equivalent of mad cow disease, health officials announced Thursday.


Clemens OKs $22M deal to return to Astros

The memory of his mother pushed Roger Clemens to come back. The chance to play with his oldest son persuaded him to pick the Houston Astros.


Fired Via E-Mail, And Other Tales Of Poor Exits

It wasn't the best public relations move the company ever made.


Tommy Thompson, US secretary of health and human services, resigned yesterday, marking the latest departure in a broad reshuffling of President George W. Bush's cabinet as he prepares for a second term.


Filmmaker Lumet to Receive Honorary Oscar

Veteran director Sidney Lumet, who picked up five Oscar nominations but never took home a prize, will receive an honorary statuette at the 77th annual Academy Awards on Feb. 27, organizers said Wednesday.


PERTH, Australia - An Australian court ruled Wednesday that a convicted heroin dealer can claim a $165 million tax deduction for money that was stolen during a drug deal.


VATICANO - Il Papa chiede ai religiosi e alle religiose di testimoniare Âquanto sia importante porre al centro di tutto la Parola di Dio, in special modo per quanti il Signore chiama a una piÃ¹ intima sua sequelaÂ CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - ÂAlla Parola di Dio nella vita della Chiesa sarÃ  dedicata la prossima sessione ordinaria del Sinodo dei Vescovi: vi chiedo, cari fratelli e sorelle, di offrire a questo impegno ecclesiale il vostro contributo, tes...


NEW YORK -- Stan Lee, the legendary cartoon hero creator who gave Spider-Man his powerful ''spidey-sense," is feeling a tingling in his wallet.


Amato propone sequestro auto per pirati,Di Pietro il carcere


The International Monetary Fund may release to Kenya a $35 million loan in December after the country reins in spending on salaries and sets up an anti-corruption commission, a fund official said Friday.


A Bronx man who shot two 16-year-old boys for throwing an egg at him, killing one and leaving the other permanently injured, was sentenced Tuesday to at least 40 years in prison, prosecutors said.


New Nextel Cup champ was destined to win

Jimmie Johnson's racing goals were a bit different before being stranded in 1994 in the Baja desert. Until then, the Southern California 19-year-old, was content to run off-road races and, maybe some day, win the Baja 1000 or an off-road title.


Clarke collapse leads to Cup tie abandonment

Leicester's League Cup tie at Nottingham Forest was abandoned after the Championship club's defender Clive Clarke collapsed at half-time.


No designated hitter tonight. Edge, St. Louis. Right?


Ressa al Palazzo di giustizia di Milano dove Ã¨ cominciata la prima udienza per il fallimento dell'azienda di Collecchio. Tra gli imputati, oltre all'ex patron Callisto Tanzi, anche tre societÃ  accusate di agiotaggio.


Lebanon's army clashes with gunmen in the northern city of Tripoli, after raiding the house of a suspected Islamist militant.


Le istituzioni musicali italiane in gara per celebrare la nascita del MaestroIn campo le migliori voci e i nomi piÃ¹ celebri della regia e della direzione d'orchestra                                          Grandi allestimenti e una fiction per il 150Â° anniversario di Puccini                                                                                In provincia di Lucca verrÃ  realizzata anche una pista ciclabileLa Rai produrrÃ  uno sceneggiato sulla vita del compositoredi ROSARIA AMATO


The plug may be pulled on a London show by Beenie Man, the Jamaican dancehall and reggae star just booted from the MTV Video Music Awards show for his anti-gay lyrics.


Hamas rockets fall, Israel eyes escalation

Hamas kept up rocket fire into Israel on Monday in defiance of a ceasefire call by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli threats to escalate military strikes in the Gaza Strip.


Bomb explodes under Indian train, 5 killed

GUWAHATI, India  - A bomb exploded under a packed passenger train in India's troubled northeast early on Thursday, killing at least five people, officials said.


US pushes for more economic reform in Mideast

This week the US and Egypt plan to sign a trade agreement worth $500 million annually.


MySpace, Chasing YouTube, Upgrades Its Offerings

A new service called MySpace TV will be set up as an independent Web site that people can visit to share and watch video.


Huge Black Holes Formed Quickly After Big Bang

Incredibly massive black holes had fully matured just a billion years after the birth of the universe, according to two separate studies.


WHO puts Tamiflu maker on bird flu alert

The World Health Organization has for the first time asked the maker of the anti-bird flu drug Tamiflu to ready the global stockpile after human-to-human transmission was suspected in a family cluster in Indonesia, a WHO official said Saturday.


Why it ain't going to happen Storage briefing Disk-based backup has become hugely popular in the last couple of years, to the extent that some suppliers have started talking about the "death of tape".â¦


Alcoa withdraws Alcan offer after Rio Tinto deal

Alcoa Inc.  said on Thursday it has withdrawn its $29 billion offer for Alcan Inc.   in light of Rio Tinto's   agreement to purchase the Canadian aluminum company for $38 billion.


TWO US Marines were killed in Iraq's Baghdad province, the marines said in a statement which gave no further details. The deaths followed the killing of eight marines over the weekend in the restive western Al-Anbar province.


No banned flu vaccines in stock given to the public, says FDA

The FDA reports that the five to six million banned flu vaccine doses warehoused in the USA (made by Chiron Corp) have not been moved and none has been used or given to the public.


Nokia, Motorola to cooperate on mobile video

Cell phone heavyweights agree to copromote broadcast standard for mobile TV, companies announce Monday.


Heads say England's school funding means pupils in disadvantaged areas are missing out.


Napoli, 11:19 - PALLANUOTO: MORTO D'ANGELO, ARGENTO A MONTREAL 76

Enzo D'Angelo, 57 anni, è morto oggi a Parigi, dove era ricoverato da tempo. Dapprima formida...


DURBAN, South Africa -- South Africa beat Australia 23-19 to regain the Tri-nations title after a five-year break. Percy Montgomery and wing Breyton Paulse received yellow cards which put the Springboks under


Jeff Garcia didn't play nearly enough to work out the kinks in Cleveland's offense. By the looks of things, 60 minutes wouldn't have sufficed.


Sposito, delusione per atteggiamento australiani Macquarie


Lou Reed rocks out at bankers' private gig

Rock star Lou Reed took a walk on the  not-so-wild-side on Monday when he played a private concert for  a group of Parisian financiers.


Il Maximo Diamond Award va a "Perfect parents"


Health debacle raises questions over Canada govt

An increasingly acrimonious meeting over health care is starting to raise questions about the stability of Canada's new minority Liberal government, but one minister


Modena, 22:56 - CALCIO, MODENA: DAL CAGLIARI ARRIVA PANI

Il Modena ha acquistato il centrocampista Claudio Pani, 21 anni, la scorsa stagione alla Pistoiese, ...


Wayne Rooney says he is "gutted" at Everton's handling of his transfer request.


NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 3: After 42 days of captivity in Iraq, including a few traumatic TV moments with guns at their foreheads, the return of Tilak Raj, Antaryami Bains and Sukhdev Singh on Friday morning was quite simply the reunion of three weary men


Archeologists divided over 'Home floresiensis'

Archeologists are at odds over the discovery of the skeleton of a dwarf-sized human species on the remote island of Flores, which is said could rewrite the history of human evolution.


High-Tech Roads Forecasting System Ready

A new high-tech computer system that provides pinpoint weather forecasts for specific stretches of highway, tested in Iowa over the past two winters, is attracting interest from transportation officials worldwide.


Visits to England's museums and galleries that scrapped entry fees three years ago rise slightly again.


The global market for handheld devices continues to dwindle, according to data released by IDC this week. The industry has recorded a year-over-year fall for the third successive quarter, the researcher said.


With prices soaring, a big tower goes on the block

The roaring commercial real estate market is getting too hard for property owners to resist.


The actor Max von Sydow in his most paternal role.


SKD definitely, maybe Macworld 2008 Uncertainty over Apple's iPhone SDK is making a least one potential partner cautious about backing the phone, despite its popularity.â¦


As if America hasn't gotten enough of Paris Hilton, she's packed her bags for another installment of "The Simple Life." The blonde heiress and best friend Nicole Richie plan on scoring a big hit the third time around. For the third installment of the r...


Morbid curiosity led this Critical Shopper into deepest Chelsea to the industrially cavernous Balenciaga boutique.


Napoli, 22:50 - BASKET, EUROLEGA DONNE: PHARD SCONFITTA ANCHE DAL SOPRON

Settima sconfitta per la Phard Napoli, che nell'ottavo turno del Gruppo A di Eurolega femminile &egr...


Those who are wondering when the United States can draw down its troop levels in Iraq should pay close attention to the details of Iraqi elections set for January 30.


Intelligence soldier pleads guilty in US Abu Ghraib abuses

The first US military intelligence soldier brought to court in the Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal yesterday pleaded guilty to two charges of conspiracy and mistreatment of Iraqi detainees, witnesses said.


Stronger Ivan Eyes Cuba After Slamming Caymans

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands  - Hurricane Ivan, one  of the fiercest Atlantic storms recorded, grew even more  powerful and headed toward Cuba Monday after pummeling the  Cayman Islands, Jamaica and Grenada on a track that eventually  will bring it to the U.S. coast.


German Merck profit soars on Serono deal

Merck KGaA, the German drug and chemical company whose products include the multiple sclerosis drug Rebif and cancer treatment Erbitux, said Monday that its fourth-quarter profit soared to nearly $5 billion as it reaped the benefits of its acquisition of Serono and the divestiture of its generic drug unit.


Spending: Catching the Bouquet, in a Dress You Bought Online

The Internet is helping to drive the shift to fashionable bridal attendant wear, as Web sites offer a broad choice of styles and fabrics and ease of purchase.


Morgan Stanley  on Wednesday posted a stunning fourth-quarter loss after recording a bigger-than-expected $9.4 billion of write-downs and said it sold a $5 billion stake to China Investment Corp to bolster its capital.


U.S. Jets Bomb Insurgent-Held Iraq Cities

BAGHDAD, Iraq - American warplanes struck militant positions in two insurgent-controlled cities Thursday and U.S. and Iraqi troops quietly took control of a third in a sweeping crackdown following a spike in attacks against U.S...


Emmanuel Adebayor scores twice as Arsenal come from behind to beat Tottenham.


Londra, 15:34 - RUGBY: SEI NAZIONI, XV INGHILTERRA PER MATCH CON FRANCIA

Il commissario tecnico dell'Inghilterra, Brian Ashton, ha annunciato la formazione che sabato affron...


Sammy Sosa's 608th home run and five RBIs weren't enough for the Texas Rangers.


German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday pressed China to improve human rights and take on greater international responsibilities as its global influence grows.


Report: Israel could become pariah state

An Israeli government report has warned that the country could face sanctions and become a pariah state if its conflict with the Palestinians is not resolved.


Geologist David Johnston wouldn't have died on Mount St. Helens today. New equipment developed since the 1980 eruption of the volcano has made it possible for volcanologists to take better measurements without hiking up the volatile mountain, a requirement 24 years ago that cost Johnson his life.


Real Madrid and Barcelona set for Ronaldo tug-of-war

Spanish heavyweights Real Madrid and Barcelona are poised to slug it out in a bid to prize star winger Cristiano Ronaldo away from Manchester United.


Unions differ on immigration legislation

The revival of the Senate's immigration legislation also resurrected a rare split inside organized labor.


Ballmer: 'No way' Apple will win digital media war

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer told invited press at a London briefing that Microsoft would prevail over Apple, Sony and other competitors when it comes to winning the hearts and minds of home consumers looking to integrate computer technology into their


I Return at Last to the Creationism-Intelligent Design... [Derived Headline]

I return at last to the creationism-intelligent design debate. After all my rather coy gambits on this topic over recent months, the conclusion may come as something of an anticlimax. It really is for me too: I'm tired of wrestling with it.


Contact says secret Russian groups poisoned ex-spy

An Italian contact of poisoned former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko accused "clandestine organizations" from Russia that were not under direct control of the Kremlin of targeting his dead friend.


KASHIWAZAKI, Japan  - Officials at the world's biggest nuclear power plant said on Tuesday there had been more minor radiation leaks after an earthquake in Japan that killed nine people and forced thousands from their homes.


The High Court is to decide whether a seriously-ill baby with a rare genetic disorder should continue to be treated.


U.S. expects N.Korea to shut reactor in 3 weeks

The United States expects North Korea to shut down the reactor at the heart of its atomic arms development within about three weeks, top U.S. nuclear envoy Christopher Hill said on Saturday.


As the Arctic heats up sooner than scientists anticipated, animals like the polar bear are losing ground.


Unexpected difficulties have apparently impeded the hoped-for release of two French journalists being held captive in Iraq. The staging of a joint Iraqi-US counter insurgency raid in Latifiya, southern Iraq


Oil hovers around $89 after Fed cut halts slide

Oil steadied above $89 on Wednesday after an emergency Federal Reserve interest rate cut halted a global financial market sell-off but failed to fully dispel fears of recession in the world's biggest oil consumer.


Helsinki, 11:09 - NUOTO, EUROPEI VC: FILIPPI IN FINALE NEI 400 MISTI

Alessia Filippi si è qualificata per la finale dei 400 misti femminili agli Europei in vasca ...


Ha avuto problemi con Cirio e Parmalat e bassa crescita


Only one in five European iPod owners  regularly buys songs online, new research shows, a signal that  the music industry will need to rely more heavily on other ways  to recover revenue lost to piracy and illegal downloading.


Dublin college introduces video game degree

Play Xbox, get Masters Video game fans may now have a legitimate excuse to spend all day hooked up to their PlayStations and Xboxes - thanks to a new video game masters degree at Trinity College Dublin.â¦


All-Russian US Open Final a Tough Sell for US Television

So it will be that hottie Maria Sharapova grunting her way to a second...no? Got beat? Then it's that tempestuous nude-posing Marilyn Manson-look-alike Anastasia Myskina gunning for a second...no? Elena Dementieva?


Edwardsâ influence in the South yet to be seen

Sen. John Edwards streaked through national politics like a rising star this spring and summer, gaining acclaim for his folksiness, youth and good looks.


R.E.M. hitting the studio with U2 producer

NEW YORK (Billboard) - Freshly inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, R.E.M. is preparing to record the follow-up to its 2004 disappointment "Around the Sun."


Dow Jones to buy MarketWatch for $519 million

London, November 15: Dow Jones & Co, publisher of The Wall Street Journal, said it is to buy online news site operator MarketWatch Inc to grow the revenues it derives from the Internet.


Internet Censorship Won't Succeed, Gates Says

Microsoft's chairman weighs in on the Internet, e-business, and his retirement plans.


Commerce Chief Focuses on Piracy in China

China has "got to start putting people in jail" to show it is serious about cracking down on widespread counterfeiting and piracy that costs U.S. companies billions of dollars in lost sales every year, a top Bush administration official said.


It's yet another typical autumn: Leaves fall, and Yankees rise

Beautifully colored leaves, warm days, chilly nights, high school football and ah, yes, October baseball. Like most things in nature, fall is predictable.


Gordon's goal: Get lead, avoid 'big one'

Jeff Gordon has a chance to tie the late Dale Earnhardt's record of three victories at restrictor-plate racetracks in one season.


Rate Hike on Tap at Fed's Final 2004 Meet

Federal Reserve officials are set to  jack up interest rates on Tuesday for a fifth time this year,  confident the U.S. expansion is self-supporting and no longer  in need of rock-bottom borrowing costs for a boost.


A Fool peers in through Wall Street's out door.


Bergamo, 12:40 - CALCIO, ATALANTA: CONDIZIONI RUGGERI RESTANO GRAVI MA STABILI

Restano gravi ma stabiliti le condizioni di Ivan Ruggeri, il presidente dell'Atalanta ricoverato da ...


Gene therapy beats skin cancer in two men: study

Genetically altered immune cells  wiped out tumors in two men with a deadly form of skin cancer  and kept the patients disease-free for at least 18 months, U.S.  scientists said on Thursday.


Turkey ups the stakes in diplomatic battle over EU bid

ANKARA, Dec 15  - Raising its tone on the eve of a critical summit, Turkey warned the European Union Wednesday that it would not hesitate to give up its 40-year dream of joining the bloc if it is offered a status falling short of full membership.


Oracle Corp.'s hostile $7.7 billion bid for rival software maker PeopleSoft Inc. could drop by one-third to one-fourth, Oracle co-president Safra Catz said Monday.


WHO Unveils Global Effort to Fight Smoking

One billion people may die of tobacco-related illness this century, almost all of them in developing countries, the World Health Organization warned yesterday as it rolled out an unprecedented global campaign to limit the spread of smoking.


Londra, 14:39 - CALCIO, WENGER: BECKHAM NON TRASFORMERA' ARSENAL IN CIRCO

David Beckham si sta allenando con l'Arsenal per tenersi in forma durante la pausa del campionato st...


NEW YORK -- The NBA announced extensions of its television contracts with ESPN/ABC and TNT on Wednesday, deals that will include rights for digital media content.


17 August 2004 -- Eight members of Iraq's National Conference arrived today in Al-Najaf in a bid to end a violent uprising in the city led by radical Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr.


La Procura di Palermo ha reso noti i video della polizia sulle indaginiche hanno portato alla cattura del superlatitante, l'11 aprile 2006                                            Ecco gli ultimi giorni del "padrino" Immagini della caccia a Provenzano                                                                                di SALVO PALAZZOLO


Powerful typhoon Chaba lashes southern Japan; at least 11 injured

A powerful typhoon lashed southern Japan on Monday, toppling trees and telephone poles with strong winds and torrential rains. Eleven people were injured after being cut by broken glass or knocked down by sudden gusts of wind.


TURKEY:  Political Graveyard May Get Extension

ISTANBUL, Dec 7 (IPS) - Turkey seems to have a far bigger  'cemetery' for political parties than many other  democratic nations. Its next occupant could be a controversial  pro-Kurdish party.


Canadian filmmaker brings remote Arctic people to screen

Inuit filmmaker Zacharias Kunuk bought  a video camera in 1981 with the proceeds from the sale of three  soapstone sculptures and the purchase kick-started his  movie-making career.


Republican lawmakers and aides failed for a decade to protect male pages from sexual come-ons by former Rep. Mark Foley — once described as a "ticking time bomb" — but they broke no rules and should not be punished, the House ethics committee concluded Friday.


There are books on the subject now, but back in 1969 coaching kickers was virgin territory. Marv Levy knows. He was there then and he's still there today.


Tre appuntamenti con lâArte della Mensa e del Convivio nei Musei di Orvieto per cercare echi e tracce di antichi riti della tavola Pozzo di San Patrizio Domenica 10 ottobre â Tutta la giornata - Conferenza ore 17.00 con degustazione di acque Un pozzo


An Egyptian appeals court on Monday upheld the four-year prison sentence given to an Egyptian blogger who criticized conservative Muslims and was convicted of insulting Islam and Egypt's president, court officials said.


Judge rejects AMD plea for confidential Intel documents

SAN FRANCISCO - A San Jose, California, judge ruled Monday that Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) is not entitled to trial documents that the company says might help it prove its European Commission antitrust complaint against Intel Corp.


Pyaar Ke Do Naam will have an elaborate wedding this week.


NY Bowling Alley Returns $1.3 Million Arafat Investment

A fashionable Manhattan bowling alley  that boasts celebrity customers such as Rudy Giuliani and  Harvey Weinstein said on Thursday it was returning $1.3 million  reported to have come from Yasser Arafat.


Lebanese Islamists seek surrender of camp militants

TRIPOLI, Lebanon  - Lebanese Islamists on Thursday sought the surrender of al Qaeda-inspired militants locked in deadly battles with troops at a Palestinian refugee camp but the group said it would not give itself up.


Web users can vote for the best and worst of the net in the Future UK Internet awards.


Israeli Settlers say Sharon Rejects Call for Gaza Referendum

Jewish settler leaders say Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has rejected their proposal to put his controversial Gaza withdrawal plan to a public vote.


VIENTIANE, Laos South Korea and Singapore have concluded a free trade agreement at a regional summit meeting in Laos, the South Korean government announced on Monday.


Humor: Supreme Court Gives Gore's Oscar to Bush

In a stunning reversal for the former vice president, the Supreme Court ordered that Al Goreâs Academy Award be given to President Bush.


Il cantante si racconta in studio da Linus e Nicola e in un libro: "Diario di un ragazzo italiano".


A study by US researches has found acupuncture can help the pain of arthritis in the knee and can improve freedom of movement. The study adds to evidence that the 2,000-year-old Chinese treatment, which uses


HCA to let employees cash in stock options faster

Hospital chain HCA said yesterday it will allow employees and its executives to cash in certain stock options earlier than was originally scheduled, a move that could be a financial plus for


Energy Workers Union to Merge with Steelworkers

The United Steelworkers of America and  the Paper, Allied-Industrial, Chemical and Energy Workers  International Union (PACE) said they will ask their members to  approve a merger of the two organizations, which would form the  largest industrial labor union in North America.


African leaders end their summit in Ghana without reaching agreement on setting up a pan-African government.


Microsoft Ships Windows Server 2003 SP1 Release Candidate

Microsoft on Monday debuted an almost-finished version of the first service pack for its Windows Server 2003 software, and like October's SP2 for the desktop Windows XP OS, stressed security in the update.


A new low threat virus has been popping up on some Symbian OS-powered phones, according to an F-Secure anti-virus. The virushas been found at some Symbian shareware download sites under the filename "Extended


Out-of-favour Real Madrid striker Michael Owen is confident he will retain his place in the England side.


Seems like anyone who can run for president in 2008 is considering it. And who can blame them? For the first time since 1928, there is no president running for re-election or vice president seeking his party's nomination.


Bonanni, su rinnovo contratti pubblici posizioni distanti


Chad Smith was elected to a third term as chief of the Cherokee Nation on Saturday as the tribe deals with controversy surrounding a vote to rescind the tribal membership of the descendants of its slaves.


First auction of 'street art' kicks off in London

Auction house Bonhams on Tuesday organised the first sale dedicated solely to "street art", with works by American artist Keith Haring, and Banksy, who anonymously paints on London's walls, on sale.


Kabul: Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Friday swore in a new cabinet which sidelines powerful warlords and brings in reformers to battle drugs and rebuild the shattered country.


Britain doing everything for hostage release: Blair:

[World News] London, Sep 26 : British Prime Minister Tony Blair reiterated Sunday his government would do everything it could to win the release of a Briton taken hostage in Iraq, Xinhua reports.


'Progetto politico',per ministro della Solidarieta' sociale


U.S. stocks mostly edged higher on Tuesday after growing optimism the Federal Reserve will soon make another cut in interest rates offset warnings from two leading retailers and weak economic data.


The UKâs oldest independent stockbroker was today being linked to a deal involving the sale of a 50% stake to US bank JP Morgan Chase.


Sept. 27 issue - CBS insiders are increasingly worried that the credibility of the network's news division has been grievously damaged by anchor Dan Rather's persistent defense of a story which relied on questionable


Sebnem Kimyacioglo had 10 points and 10 assists to help fifth-ranked Stanford rout Oregon State 83-45 Monday night in the Pacific-10 Conference opener for both teams.


Ukraine Transport Minister Found Shot Dead

Ukrainian transport minister and one of Ukraine's most prominent businessmen Heorhiy Kyrpa was found dead on Monday at his home outside Kiev, a government source said.


From exile, Thaksin attacks Thailand's coup leaders

Exiled Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra on Friday publicly denounced the generals who ousted him in a military coup as retrograde dictators who were destroying Thailand's reputation and economy.


17-year-old is punished for call to school official's home to ask why school had not been canceled.


Iraqi insurgents launch multiple attacks on police

BAGHDAD - Militants launched multiple attacks on Iraqi police north of Baghdad on Tuesday, killing 19 officers and five others. In the most deadly assault, gunmen stormed a police station about 20 kilometres


BBC director general: Gaza posting 'under constant review'

Media & professional: In the light of the Alan Johnston kidnapping the BBC will not send another correspondent to Gaza until 'satisfied it was safe to do so'. By Tara Conlan.


Ranbir Kapoor: I will always be there for Sonam

What sentence will best describe you - New kid on the block or Kapoor's kid on the block?


Macraba guerra di camorra Cinque agguati, morti e feriti

NAPOLI, 12 DICEMBRE 2004 - Nuovo agguato di camorra a Napoli. L'ultimo raid Ã¨ stato compiuto intorno alle 20 di ieri sera in largo Lala, una zona adiacente a via Terracina, nel quartiere Fuorigrotta. I killer


Finland won't forget Sweden's EU betrayal - memoirs

EU membership was the cause of Finland and Sweden drifting apart, according to the memoirs of Richard Brander, former Brussels correspondent of the Finnish News Agency (STT) and current Financial Editor of ...


Pilots may benefit from anti-impotence pill

A drug used to treat impotence could  help Israeli fighter pilots operate at high altitude.


THE biggest child pornography crackdown in Australia's history can be traced to an office block in Minsk, Belarus, a corner of the former Soviet Union the Russian mafia calls home.


Montecarlo, 12:00 - F1, GP MONACO: ALONSO SFRECCIA IN PRIME PROVE LIBERE

Fernando Alonso è stato il piÃ¹ veloce nella prima sessione di prove libere del Gp di Monaco, ...


The times, they aren't a-changing that much. Bob Dylan will head back on the road for a spring tour. The singer — and now author — announced dates for "The Bob Dylan Show," to kickoff in Seattle on March 7. After three nights there, Dylan will play in Portland, Ore.; Oakland, Calif.; Las Vegas; Los Angeles; and will conclude the tour April 6 in Chicago. More dates are expected to be added.


Tutte con il segno piÃ¹ le principali piazze europee ad eccezione di Madrid con l'Ibex 35 che, dopo i primi scambi, segna -0,42%. Avvio positivo per la borsa londinese con l'Ftse 100 a +0,23%. A Parigi il


Kuchma accuses Yuschenko of broken promises

Accusing Viktor Yushchenko of 'outrageous behaviour', outgoing President Leonid Kuchma says the opposition leader's broken promises have prolonged the political crisis in Ukraine.


Shareholders in Kidde, the fire protection group, have indicated they would be prepared to sell out if United Technologies Corporation (UTC), the US industrial conglomerate


Bergamo, 12:23 - CALCIO, ATALANTA: ACCORDO CON SKY PER DUE ANNI

L'Atalanta ha raggiunto un accordo con Sky per i diritti esclusivi satellitari relativi agli incontr...


Nuclear bomb- making equipment could end up in the hands of terrorists because of the chaos in Iraq, a United Nations watchdog has warned.


China is touting the pre-emptive measures it has taken to cooperate with the world's public health establishment in fighting bird flu.


Do you want Novell to buy you? I didn't think so.


Letterman signs on for four more years at CBS

LOS ANGELES  - From the home office at   the Ed Sullivan Theater: David Letterman is staying at CBS for   another four years.


The increasingly competitive Web mail market has a new player: Instant messaging provider ICQ. The company now offers a fee-based service that includes 2GB of storage, a calendar feature, task manager, notepad


2 G.I.âs Charged With Murder of 3 Iraqis

The two soldiers have been charged with premeditated murder and planting weapons on dead Iraqis.


Sindacati: iniziative contro le esternalizzazioni


More than 30 killed in blast at Pakistan mosque

PESHAWAR, Pakistan  - More than 30 people were killed on Friday in a suspected suicide bombing at a northwest Pakistan mosque, where a former interior minister was offering Muslim Eid festival prayers with worshippers, police said.


No surprise - Americans like U.S. Mint more than IRS

In news bound to surprise absolutely no one, a survey released on Friday found that the U.S. government agency that prints money is better liked than the agency that collects it.


Family, Friends Remember 'Superman' Actor Reeve

About 100 family members and friends of Christopher Reeve remembered the "Superman" actor in a private ceremony on Tuesday at the family's Westchester County home in Pound Ridge, New York.


Baseball: Rare player strike grips Japan

TOKYO It leads the TV news, and everyone from schoolchildren to the prime minister is talking about it. The first baseball strike in Japanese history has gripped the nation and rekindled interest in what was


Many Obstacles to Digital TV Reception, Study Says

Nearly six million people with digital receivers may still lose TV signals when digital-only broadcasts begin next February, a new study says.


OPTUS and Vodafone yesterday formalised an alliance in which they will together spend $1 billion on third-generation mobile phone networks.


NATO helicopter gunships found the shattered wreckage of a missing Afghan airliner on a frigid mountain east of the capital Saturday, and officials said they believed none of the 104 people aboard could have survived the crash.


The Risk of Innovation: Will Anyone Embrace It?

Whether humans will embrace or resist an innovation is the billion-dollar question facing designers of novel products and services.


Nawaz Sharif, a Pakistani opposition leader and former prime minister, arrived in Islamabad today intent on ousting the current president.


LONDON  - World oil prices marched towards 55 dollars on worries about low stocks of US heating fuel and tight crude supplies, amid strong demand ahead of the northern hemisphere winter.


Sri Lanka ends ceasefire with Tamil Tigers

Sri Lanka's government decided on Wednesday to annul a six-year ceasefire agreement with the Tamil Tigers which would allow a full-scale military campaign to recapture the rebels' de facto state in the north of the island.


The Dow was up slightly but broader indicators dropped as investors awaited results from the Fedâs credit auction and digested Morgan Stanleyâs earnings report.


Vaccine claims to get their day in court

Science has spoken when it comes to the theory that some childhood vaccines can cause autism. They don't, the Institute of Medicine concluded three years ago.


Samsung Electronics To Boost LCD Production

"We have decided to increase LCD production capacity to meet the growing demand for large-size TVs and computer monitors," says Samsung.


Report claims former QB Couch was using HGH, steroids

Former No. 1 NFL draft pick Tim Couch had doping regimens that called for anabolic steroids and human growth hormone, according to documents obtained by Yahoo.com.


Opium cultivation in Afghanistan leapt by two-thirds this year, according to a new UN report that warns the countryâs economy could be forced to rely on poppy growing largely wiped out under the hardline Taliban militia.


Mariners will start anew with Hargrove as manager

Mike Hargrove knows just what he's getting into as the new manager of the last-place Seattle Mariners. After all, he lost 98, 95 and 91 games in his final three years with Baltimore.


Romney is Out; McCain Emerges as G.O.P. Choice

Mitt Romney said that he wanted to fight on but that taking his campaign all the way to the Republican convention would delay a national campaign against a Democratic contender.


Sales of previously owned homes fell 8.0 percent in September to a record low 5.04 million unit pace amid troubles in the subprime mortgage and credit markets, the National Association of Realtors said on Wednesday.


The impromptu show was supposed to be a secret. So why were hundreds of extra people lined up to see Franz Ferdinand outside a small club in Yorkshire, England?


President Bush promises to do "whatever it takes" to keep the country safe. Democrat John Kerry says Bush has failed and calls for "a fresh start."


Diana's sons kept royals together after her death

One of the lasting and most poignant scenes from the funeral of Princess Diana was the sight of her ex-husband and two young sons solemnly walking in silence as her coffin was led through London's streets.


It must say something about our times that Bruce Schneier, a geeky computer encryption expert turned all-purpose security guru, occasionally gets recognized in public. "My life is just plain surreal," he says.


Ky. Sen. Bunning Says Foe Spreads Rumors

Sen. Jim Bunning, a hard thrower during his Hall of Fame baseball career, fired at his Democratic opponent Wednesday, accusing him of spreading "disgusting" rumors that the incumbent is mentally incompetent.


Joint Chiefs Chairman Urges Curbs on Intelligence Post

The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has taken a position at odds with the White House in urging Congress this week to restrict the powers of a new national intelligence


Senior officials from the European Union, three U.S. states, Canada, Norway and New Zealand launched an international effort Monday to fight climate change by building a global carbon trading market.


ASHEVILLE, NC -- Repairs to damage from Hurricane Frances haven't been completed yet, but emergency workers in western North Carolina are having to gear up for the threat posed from Hurricane Ivan.


As Campbell, other seniors prove, there's value in having a ...

In a society of instant gratification, we don't like to be bothered with waiting on anything -- including the development of young college quarterbacks.


Semiconductor Breakthrough: Processor 24 times faster

Your processor can now run 24% faster at the same power levels based on the new strained silicon transistor technology, as claimed by IBM and AMD today.


Ingram Micro moves in on Asia Pacific market

Technology distributor Ingram Micro has announced that it has signed an agreement to purchase Australian based company Tech Pacific for AU$700 million, in a move designed to strengthen its Asia Pacific presence.


Climate talks head toward compromise deal

The U.S. and Europe headed toward a compromise solution Friday at the U.N. climate conference, breaking a deadlock over how ambitious the goal should be in negotiating future cutbacks in global warming gases, the German environment minister said.


Twelve die as Lebanese army raids hideout

TRIPOLI, Lebanon  - Lebanese troops killed seven Islamist militants, most of them foreigners, in a raid on their hideout in the northern city of Tripoli on Sunday, while sporadic battles shook a nearby Palestinian refugee camp.


Police make second arrest in Calgary house fire that killed two children

CALGARY (CP) - Police have arrested a second man suspected of starting a house fire that killed two young children late last year.


Roma, 23:22 - VOLLEY, A1 MASCHILE: CUNEO CAMPIONE D'INVERNO

La Bre Banca Lanutti Cuneo è campione d'inverno del campionato di serie A1 maschile di pallav...


U.S. blue chips opened lower on  Thursday, while tech shares were headed higher after Apple  Computer Inc. AAPL.O posted stellar financial results after  Wednesday's session.


Luna Rossa, caccia al riscatto in diretta con New Zealand

Dopo la sconfitta di ieri, il team italiano cerca il punto del pareggio nella seconda sfida della finale della Louis Vuitton Cup


Microsoft introduces desktop search feature

Microsoft Corp., world largest software maker, introduced its desktop search feature on Monday, taking aim at Google with its beta desktop search functionality.


Athletics: El Guerrouj wins historic double over Bekele

ATHENS - Hicham El Guerrouj completed the first Olympic 1500-5000 double since Finn Paavo Nurmi 80 years ago on the penultimate day of the Athens Games on Saturday.


The U.S. FTC said it will not block Google's acquisition of DoubleClick, concluding that the deal "is unlikely to substantially lessen competition."


Even before Congress passes an economic stimulus package, identity thieves are using promises of tax rebates to trick people into revealing financial and personal data, the Internal Revenue Service warned Wednesday.


UK's Prince Harry in Scuffle with Paparazzi

Britain's Prince Harry scuffled with photographers outside a London nightclub early on Thursday, denting attempts to shrug off his image as the royal family's "wild child.


THURSDAY, Aug. 26 (HealthDayNews) -- A new vaccine that may help protect children against croup is being tested by scientists at St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn.


GMC's revalidation plan is still too easy on medics, says report

The General Medical Council failed in its primary task of looking after patients because it was too involved in protecting doctors, Dame Janet Smith concludes in her fifth report into the murderous career of serial killer Harold Shipman.


Milan: Galliani "A Della Valle dico che ho buona memoria

Il vicepresidente del Milan Adriano Galliani, nel dopo partita di Cagliari, tenta di glissare sulla questione della Lega Calcio e delle elezioni previste per domani: "Se raggiungeremo il quorum? Contano di piÃ¹ le elezioni americane del 2 novembre".


AMD to ship 65nm Athlons in December - report

Slotting into existing product line AMD looks set to introduce its first 65nm processors in December this year, a quartet of dual-core Athlon 64 X2 CPUs, if a report citing sources who've seen the chip maker's latest roadmap are to be believed.â¦


Frequent cell phone use may slow brain function

If you haven't already been scared away from using your cell phone, now researchers are checking whether frequent usage can slow brain function.


Apple tangles with owner of itunes.co.uk

UK-based Internet entrepreneur Benjamin Cohen says that he got an unexpected shock last month after he checked his voicemail and heard a lawyer representing Apple Computer Inc.


Finally, a way to Google your hard drive

You can usually find information more easily on the vast Internet than you can on your own computer's hard drive. The reason, of course, is that the search tools designed to index the Internet are much better developed than those for personal computers.