Iverson scored 40 points, ending his streak of 50-point games at two, but still led the Philadelphia 76ers to a 102-90 win over the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night.


No Benefit Seen for Stopping Epidural During Labor

NEW YORK  - Stopping epidural medications  during the last stages of labor does not improve pregnancy  outcomes, but it does markedly increase pain, results of a  review study suggest.


Japanese Wireless Operator Invests In US Linux Vendor

NTT DoCoMo, which recently announced that three of its phones will be based on Linux, invests in US vendor MontaVista Software. By Mobile Pipeline News.


Israeli air strikes killed 14 villagers   in south Lebanon on Tuesday as Beirut pleaded for a swift end   to Israel's war with Hizbollah guerrillas that has cost around   1,000 Lebanese and 101 Israeli lives in four weeks.


Google Cuts IPO Price by a Quarter to $85-$95 a Share

Aug. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Google Inc., on the eve of pricing the second-biggest Internet initial public offering, slashed the value of the sale almost in half amid the worst market for US IPOs in almost two years.


Laptop full of new tunes stolen from Natasha Bedingfield

Chart-topping pop singer Natasha Bedingfield's laptop computer -- with a hard disk full of new songs and lyrics -- has been stolen at Heathrow airport.


New sites like SpeedDate, WooMe and Crazy Blind Date bring online dating into the Web 2.0 era.


A young evangelist draws thousands to worship at 'The Basement'

Matt Pitt, 23, operates a youth-oriented church in Birmingham, Ala., that features laser lights, hip-hop music, testimonials, and prayer.


The Democratic Party: an Advanced State of Decay

Let's hedge this with all the usual qualifiers. Kerry could pull it out. The spread's within the margin of error. Respondents to polls are lying out of fear of John Ashcroft.


German Lawmakers Extend Afghan Peacekeeping Commitment

The German parliament has voted to extend for another year the mandate of the country's 2,000-troop contribution to the NATO peacekeeping force in Afghanistan.


The Media Equation: TV Remote Moves Over for a Mouse

With a new fall season getting under way, will audiences leave behind the tyranny of the broadcast schedule and make up their own fall television schedule by downloading?


George Bush avoided scowling and John Kerry managed to crack a few more smiles.


Iraq's Allawi Gives Go-Ahead for Falluja Offensive

Interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi  publicly authorized U.S. and Iraqi forces on Monday to clear  the rebel cities of Falluja and Ramadi of "terrorists."


Sales of existing US homes fell by 8% in September, the biggest decline in 16 years, a report shows.


Too often, the consequence of a tight presidential race is the sacrifice of principle to the win-at-all-costs ethos. It should thus come as no surprise that the Bush administration is once again jettisoning prudent trade policy for political calculation.


Fox News' O'Reilly Says He Is Ready For Fight

NEW YORK -- Bill O'Reilly says being accused of sexual harassment makes this "the worst day" of his life. His associate producer is suing O'Reilly, claiming he talked dirty to her on the phone three times.


Hoping to avoid a repeat of Janet Jackson's infamous wardrobe malfunction during last February's MTV-produced Super Bowl halftime show, the NFL and ABC are exercising extra caution when it comes to airing their latest all-star event.


Calcoli biliari fattore di rischio per la pancreatite cronica

Un nuovo studio fornisce nuove evidenze che avvalorano l'ipotesi di uno stretto legame fra calcolosi biliare e pancreatite cronica in circa il 50% dei pazienti. Le donne i soggetti piÃ¹ a rischio. I calcoli


Stalled Sudan's Darfur talks may resume Friday - AU

ABUJA, Nigeria, Dec 16, 2004 (PANA) -- Stalled Darfur peace talks being held in the Nigerian capital of Abuja may resume Friday after Sudan assured the mediators it would withdraw its troops from the region, African Union (AU) mediators said.


Jodie Foster finds her inner killer in "Brave One"

In real life, two-time Oscar winner Jodie Foster is a mother and a fierce gun control advocate. But in her latest movie, she plays a stone-cold vengeance killer and admits she finds it oddly appealing.


Il velivolo si e' schiantato al suolo e ha preso fuoco


Losing presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovych appealed the results of last month's election to Ukraine's Supreme Court, arguing that the election be declared invalid because of massive fraud, a court spokeswoman said Wednesday.


Â· US guards start work after civilian deaths Â· Iraq to end immunity for security firms


Sun to launch next version of Solaris on Nov. 15

SAN FRANCISCO - Sun Microsystems Inc. will formally launch the next major release of its flagship Solaris operating system at a press event Nov. 15 at the Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose, California, company officials confirmed Friday. The launch will be part of Sun's quarterly Network Computing product announcement, which is expected to include new product offerings from a variety of Sun's product groups.


European Space Probe Calls Home from Titan

The European-built space probe Huygens entered the atmosphere of Saturn's largest moon, Titan, on Friday in the last lap of a historic voyage to unveil the secrets of the moon's fog-shrouded surface.


U.N.: World Population Goals Could Be Missed

Goals set a decade ago to cut world  population growth and ensure women's rights could be missed  without greater resources and political will, a U.N. report  said on Wednesday.


LAS VEGAS - Today is The Day. By the time the Wilson sisters of Heart take the stage at the Las Vegas Hilton and Penn & Teller bring out their woodchopper, the United States men's basketball team will know if it has punched a ticket to China. It appears to be pretty much a foregone conclusion, despite attempts by the ...


Afghan president orders investigation into civilian killings

President Hamid Karzai appointed Sunday a commission to investigate claims of heavy civilian casualties in anti-Taliban bombing raids by the US-led and NATO forces in southern Afghanistan this week.


Buy a Toshiba PC, and get some XDR memory.


The following is a roundup of contenders in 2008 contests for the U.S. House who have recently filed candidacy papers with the Federal Election Commission (FEC), as CQPolitics.com continues its comprehensive coverage of the upcoming congressional elections.


Lack of sponsors, Tiger costs International PGA tour slot

PEBBLE BEACH, California  - The International, a PGA Tour event since 1986 which uniquely used a modified Stableford scoring system, has lost its place on the tournament schedule due to lack of sponsorship.


A Comedians' Union? Imagine the Meetings

Hardened by decades of low wages, some 300 New York comedians have decided to unite to ask the city's comedy clubs for more pay.


American Teen Allyson Felix Grabs 200 Meter Silver

Jamaican speedster Veronica Campbell earned the Caribbean nation their first Olympic gold medal of the 2004 Games when she won the 200 meters Wednesday in a searing 22.


Agents Tell Players There's Little New In N.H.L. Lockout

An N.H.L. lockout will not end soon unless the owners show some willingness to negotiate, agents said after a meeting with the players union.


'We're not fat-cats' say MPs in expenses row

Lucrative allowances, second homes and salaries nearly three times the national average -- under withering fire, MPs were forced to defend themselves for claiming more than 140 million dollars in expenses last year.


The head of public policy for the Southern Baptist Convention says an overwhelming majority of Baptists still support President Bush and his handling of the Iraq war.


A New Record For Africans Risking Boat Route to Europe

MADRID, Sept. 3 -- Police caught nearly 1,200 people trying to reach the Canary Islands in overcrowded boats that set out from the West African country of Mauritania, setting a record for a weekend, officials said Sunday.


Vittima aveva stipulato 'contratto' con la romena arrestata


Memphis Has No Days of High Air Pollution

Memphis didn't have a day of excessive air pollution during the seven-month ozone season for the first time in seven years.


A lawsuit against Gary Winnick, the former chief of Global Crossing, refocuses attention on what Mr. Winnick knew about his company's finances as it imploded.


Bulgaria has started its first co-mission with the EU in Bosnia and Herzegovina, along with some 30 countries, including Canada and Turkey.


(InfoWorld) - Delivering on a promise made earlier this year, SAP has unveiled the first set of products to help businesses meet their compliance requirements, in addition to announcing a marketing agreement with Cisco Systems. The three new governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) applications, based on SAP's new SOA (service-oriented architecture), offer companies help with repository, process control, and risk management functions, the Walldorf, Germany, company said Wednesday. In May, SAP announced theÂ creation of a new GRC business unitÂ at its Sapphire customer event in Orlando. The unit was set up to develop new technology to help companies meet a growing list of compliance requirements, such as the Sarbanes Oxley Act (SOX), Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations for pharmaceutical companies, and Basel II regulations for the banking sector. The SAP GRC Repository application documents and maintains GRC information in a single central system, including corporate policies and regulations, and will also store and link risk and control libraries to multiple control frameworks and international regulations. The centralization of GRC information simplifies risk management, increases transparency and cuts costs associated with GRC initiatives, according to SAP. SAP GRC Process Control is designed to automatically aggregate business process risks for the entire company, provide supporting evidence of compliance and pinpoint control violations so that corrective action can be given a priority. The software integrates automated control monitoring for SAP and non-SAP applications. To help customers implement collaborative risk management processes, the SAP GRC Risk Management application provides a thorough analysis of key business risks at multiple levels of the company, across organization entities, business process and IT infrastructure, according to SAP. It is designed to help professional risk managers and company owners identify financial, legal and operational risks, analyze business opportunities in light of these and develop appropriate responses. SAP will sell all three products separately. The repository and process control applications will ship Nov. 30, with the risk management software product to follow in December. In addition, SAP has signed a joint marketing agreement with Cisco that will target GRC business processes and IT control issues across the entire IT infrastructure, including the network and application layers. Under the agreement, targeted at the U.S. and Canada, the companies will collaborate in sales and marketing activities, and provide complementary products that offer new levels of IT management and controls between Cisco's service-oriented network architecture (SONA) and SAP's three new GRC applications. Further information about the products isÂ available here.


WASHINGTON, DECEMBER 24: Celebrating bowlers at Strike Bethesda in suburban Maryland on Thursday were blissfully unaware that up in New Yorkâs Greenwich Village, the alleyâs owner had found himself in a brouhaha of Middle Eastern proportions.


Consumer Electronics: A Threat to the Workplace?

Employee-owned consumer devices used at work present a threat that security professionals must manage, analysts say.


Sudan has no plans to disarm 'Arab rebels'

A top official from Sudan's ruling party said on Thursday that the government would not disarm "Arab rebels" in the troubled Darfur region, saying they were not all members of the feared Janjaweed militia.


(New York-WABC and AP, December 25, 2004 ) - The NBA has a couple of attention-grabbers to lure basketball fans away from the Christmas dinner table.


Merck & Co's decision to stop selling the painkiller Vioxx, one of its most profitable drugs, could hardly have come at a worse time for the company.


David Beckhamâs prospects of skippering England in next weekâs clash with Spain at Real Madridâs Bernabeu stadium improved today when he returned to training.


Dems see link to Swift Boat Vets, Bush-Cheney

CRAWFORD, Texas -- A volunteer for John Kerry said Friday he picked up a flier in a Bush-Cheney campaign office in Gainesville, Fla., promoting Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, a group the Bush campaign has insisted for weeks it has no ...


The FTSE 100 climbed above 6,000 on Tuesday afternoon as dealers digested the latest developments in the banking sector.


Oil prices held firm above $47 a barrel  as signals from the OPEC cartel of a possible cut to production  countered fears of a slowdown in second-quarter demand.


McKellen "sad" that Jackson may not make "Hobbit"

Sir Ian McKellen, who played the wizard Gandalf in the smash hit "Lord of the Rings" movies, said on Wednesday he is sad director Peter Jackson may not make a film based on author J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit."


In New York, Olympics Can Be Spelled JETS

New York will be forced to abandon its bid to host the 2012 Olympics if a deal is not reached soon on a $1.4 billion stadium for the New York Jets, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said yesterday.


Eurispes: bloccare i prezzi porterÃ  vantaggi minimi

Dieci centesimi di risparmio ogni mille euro di spesa. Davanti allÂ´ipotesi di una proroga dellÂ´intesa avanzata in queste ore dal ministro Marzano, lÂ´Eurispes ha calcolato dati alla mano che gli effetti


Ousted Afghan Governor's Backers Torch UN Offices

Hundreds of supporters of the deposed governor of Afghanistan's western province of Herat took to the streets and torched UN offices on Sunday to protest against his removal by President Hamid Karzai.


Trieste, 21:48 - CALCIO, TRIESTINA: PEANA AL CROTONE

La Triestina ha ceduto in prestito al Crotone (C1/B) il difensore Andrea Peana, 21 anni.


If you must pirate, use counterfeit Windows

MS exec gets pragmatic about piracy A senior Microsoft exec has admitted that some software piracy actually ends up benefiting the technology giant because it leads to purchases of other software packages.â¦


CBS Works Past Troubles for Premiere Week

NEW YORK - During a week that CBS was fined $550,000 for Janet Jackson's Super Bowl flash and its news division had to apologize for shoddy reporting, at least the prime-time ratings gave its executives something to smile about.    CBS handily won the ratings race during the first official week of the new television season, and stuck archrival NBC where it hurts the most: on Thursday night and among young viewers...


ETF Teardown: The Best Semiconductor Stocks

We zero in on some of the best investment ideas in the chip sector.


The train ride was easy.  London was rainy and cold.  So is Paris.  "cheesecake"


Russia's restive republic of Chechnya will elect a president to replace Akhmad Kadyrov, the pro-Moscow leader killed last May, the BBC reported Sunday.


A puny wind Domestic "microwind" turbines, recently championed as "power from the people" by opposition leader David Cameron, are about as useful as a chocolate teapot.â¦


Santa Flavia, 12:26 - PESI, PETRUCCI: EUROPEI 2008 A ROMA

Gianni Petrucci, presidente del Coni, ha annunciato, nel corso dell'esecutivo della Ewf, la federazi...


The four-hour A&E target is being fiddled by "dubious management tactics", academics say.


Abbas visits Jenin to continue election campaign

As part of his election campaign,Palestine Liberation Organization chief Mahmoud Abbas visited onThursday the northern West Bank town of Jenin and met with localleaders, Palestinian official sources said.


NAGPUR: After all the cameras had stopped rolling, Sourav Ganguly had one more look at the Nagpur pitch. He tried feeling it and might, just for a moment, have wondered whether all the hue and cry was really worth it.


Slain oilman's brother accuses Saudi Arabia in Khobar attack

The brother of a British oil executive killed in a suspected Al-Qaeda attack in Saudi Arabia accused the kingdom's security services of allowing some of the assailants to escape.


A woman appears in court charged with wounding in connection with the death of a man found dead in a garden.


New claims over Vioxx could cost Merck $18bn

MERCK faces a fresh barrage of lawsuits over its Vioxx arthritis drug that together could cost it as much as $18 billion (Â£9.8 billion) as hundreds of lawyers from across America will next week team up for a combined attack on the embattled drug


Excerpts from Friday's presidential debate at Washington University in St. Louis:


French police arrest more than 30 people in raids near Paris, targeting the instigators of November's riots.


Clijsters bids Belgium an emotional farewell

ANTWERP, Belgium  - World number four Kim Clijsters bid a teary-eyed farewell to her home fans after losing to France's Amelie Mauresmo in the final of the Diamond Games on Sunday.


Robot air attack squadron bound for Iraq

The airplane is the size of a jet fighter, powered by a turboprop engine, able to fly at 300 mph and reach 50,000 feet. It's outfitted with infrared, laser and radar targeting, and with a ton and a half of guided bombs and missiles.


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


Blast in Afghanistan kills 2, injures 48

A roadside bomb in western Afghanistan left two civilians dead and 48 wounded, including 10 children, officials said Thursday.


Police investigating the shooting of 16-year-old Jonathan Matondo arrest a man on suspicion of murder.


David Karp, who has chronicled pet peeves since Windows 95, says the complaints over Vista echo past gripes, but solving Vista's issues proves more challenging.


Miami Dolphins quarterback Jay Fiedler is sacked by New England Patriots Rodney Harrison late in the fourth quarter of the Dolphins 24-10 loss at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Mass.


Hugh Grant takes front row for Biba rebirth

British actor Hugh Grant took to the front row of London Fashion Week on Tuesday for the hottest ticket in


Smokers below 40 at five fold risk of heart attacks!

According to the British Medical Journal, a study published in 'Tobacco Control' has revealed that smokers aged below 40 are five times more prone to suffering from a heart attack than non smokers of the same age.


The opening of "Xanadu," the new Broadway musical based on the cult Olivia Newton-John roller-disco movie, has been postponed after one of its stars, James Carpinello, injured his foot during a rehearsal Tuesday.


High Street sales saw their strongest growth last month since mid-2006 despite recent rate rises, a report says.


Whether it's Bill or Hillary, the Clinton name is hot copy in political advertising these days. With midterm elections less than four months away, Democrats are invoking the former president to motivate voters with nostalgia. Republicans cite the former first lady and New York senator to mobilize her foes.


Hobbled Sharon's options limited despite vow to implement Gaza ...

JERUSALEM Aug 20 - Humiliated by his own party and under pressure from the opposition to call new elections, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon appears in no position to ensure the implementation of his Gaza pullout plan.


Genova, 19:02 - CALCIO, GENOA; GASPERINI: MILAN TROPPO FORTE

Il tecnico genoano Gasperini si arrende all'evidenza dopo lo 0-3 casalingo col Milan. "Il risultato ...


Palestinians to set date for elections for Arafat successor

RAMALLAH, West Bank Palestinian officials are pushing ahead with plans for life without Yasser Arafat. The officials met today to set a date for elections to replace their longtime leader after his death last week.


Microsoft's Software-Plus-Services Plan Praised

Partners at last week's conference are pleased with Microsoft's focus on software and hosted services.


U.S. says N.Korea to disable nuclear program end '07

U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Chris  Hill said on Sunday that North Korea "will provide a full  declaration of all their nuclear programs and will disable  their nuclear programs by the end of this year, 2007."


Sette persone nel registro degkli indagati dopo l'esposto di Francesco Cossigacontro chi si Ã¨ occupato delle indagini sul rapimento dell'ex imam                                            Abu Omar, indagati i pm milanesi e l'ex capo della polizia De Gennaro


Retail sales rose more than twice as  much as expected in May, while import prices surged, adding to  recent data suggesting the U.S. economy is recovering strongly  after a slowdown in the first quarter.


An Israeli helicopter struck a Palestinian vehicle in the southern Gaza Strip on Monday, killing one militant and wounding three people, Palestinian hospital officials said.


Mothers Split Over a Ban on Childrenâs Cold Medicine

Mothers reacted with confusion, irritation and some touches of defiance as a Food and Drug Administration advisory panel voted for a ban on cold medicines for young children.


Supremes back Wall Street on dot com era ladder deals

Take it to the SEC Disappointed US investors cannot use anti-trust laws to sue banks they accuse of fixing the price of initial public offerings (IPO) of some 900 companies in the late 1990s.â¦


R&B star Mary J Blige dominates the Billboard music awards in the US, winning nine prizes.


Natalia Bessmertnova, Ballerina of Innate Lyricism, Dies

Ms. Bessmertnova was a ballerina with the Bolshoi Ballet known for her lightness, delicacy and Romantic style.


Milano, 18:00 - CALCIO, MILAN; GATTUSO: KAKA' RESTA, SPERO TORNI SHEVCHENKO

Gennaro Gattuso in vacanza nella sua Corigliano ha commentato a Milan Channel le voci di mercato che...


Britain Agrees to Move Troops Closer to Baghdad

Britain agreed on Thursday to send troops to dangerous areas near Baghdad, a politically perilous step for Prime Minister Tony Blair who could face a sharp backlash if casualty rates start rising.


Search on for kayakers after storm shakes northern Germany

German police divers were searching for two boating enthusiasts who went missing after their kayak overturned in strong winds as a storm lashed the north of the country overnight.


E-passports to put new face on old documents

Countries begin test programs--get ready for a facial scan the next time you take an overseas flight.


IBM releases Tivoli updates for Cisco NAC

IBM plans to release updates to two products that tighten integration between its Tivoli product and Cisco Systems' Network Admission Control (NAC) technology, according to a statement from the company.


Incident prompts unease about whether the hair-trigger response of U.S. ports might affect the free flow of trade.


Thanks, Oprah! Talk show gives away 276 Pontiac G6s; GM provided ...

General Motors gave away $7.7 million worth of Pontiac G6s -- 276 of them -- Monday during the season-opening Oprah Winfrey show. The public relations value for the automaker may be incalculable.


A mother whose throat was slashed and newborn baby kidnapped was released from the hospital Sunday as authorities said they found a knife on property near her home.


Lava From Hawaii Volcano Drops Into Ocean

Lava from Kilauea volcano began dropping into the ocean at two new points this week, treating visitors to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park to a fiery show.


Lifetime Nabs Rerun Rights to 'Standing'

Lifetime Television has acquired exclusive cable reun rights to the CBS comedy "Still Standing," which stars Jami Gertz and Mark Addy as a married couple grappling with the stresses of parenthood.


New Netscape Browser Supports Internet Explorer

Preview version seeks best of both worlds, is based on Firefox.


Predicting a Volcanic Eruption Involves Guesswork

Mount St. Helens' convulsions over the past week have demonstrated all too clearly that the inner workings of a seething volcano, hidden under miles of rock, remain one of nature's stubborn secrets.


I pm di Tempio Pausania ricorrono alla Corte costituzionalecontro la decisione del governo che bloccÃ² le ispezioni                                          Segreto di Stato su Villa Certosa, la procura si appella alla Consulta                                                                                Il caso sarÃ  esaminato il 24 gennaiodal Comitato parlamentare per i servizi segreti di VLADIMIRO POLCHI


Pakistani electoral officials will decide on Tuesday whether to go ahead with a January poll, with up to a two-month delay widely expected in a country plunged into crisis by opposition leader Benazir Bhutto's assassination.


It always sounded innocuous enough, tucked into the adjectives Mitt Romney would rattle off when he described the qualities for the next president.


Fallon banned in France over positive test

Leading Irish jockey Kieren Fallon has been banned from riding in France for six months after testing positive for a prohibited substance.


First Backdating Conviction Brings Prison Term and $15 Million Fine

Brocade Communications Systemsâ former chief executive  received a 21-month prison sentence for designing a plan to tamper with the firmâs records of stock option grants.


French police say they will ban their technique for training dogs after a bag with plastic explosives was lost at a Paris airport during an exercise.


Palestinian PM assails Israel over West Bank raids

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad criticized Israel on Friday for mounting a major military sweep in the West Bank, saying such intervention was ruining a Western-backed internal Palestinian security plan.


An aging weather satellite crucial to accurate predictions on the intensity and path of hurricanes could fail at any moment and plans to launch a replacement have been pushed back seven years to 2016.


SOME time ago, when Jerome Thomas greeted a deflected strike against Tottenham Hotspur with the merest of smiles, he subsequently promised to celebrate properly upon his next goal.


21-year-old hotel heiress Nickly Hilton has officially ended her marriage to 33-year-old money manager Todd Meister after less than three months of marriage. The couple's annulment was granted Monday by a Las Vegas judge, and the decision was said to b...


Russia's most wanted man, the Chechen rebel leader Shamil Basayev, taunted the Kremlin yesterday by claiming responsibility for the attack on the school in Beslan and saying he had personally trained the hostage-takers.


Senator John Edwards, the Democratic vice presidential nominee, kept up the attack on President George W. Bush in a string of television interviews, as surrogates for both candidates clashed over Iraq in the wake of the second presidential debate.


But consumers choosing bigger players Almost a third of businesses in the UK use small internet service providers (ISPs), according to communications regulator Ofcom. Only five per cent of consumers use small, or niche ISPs, the research found.â¦


Roma, 12:05 - CALCIO, AIA: RADUNO ARBITRO DAL 23 AL 31 LUGLIO

Gli arbitri di serie A e B saranno sottoposti nei prossimi giorni a test medici e a un ceck-up clini...


A helping hand for Venus Express The European Space Agency (ESA) has enlisted the help of several ground-based telescopes for a project to complement Venus Express' study of our twin planet.â¦


Cugino del padre, di professione pescatore. Il giorno dopo l'omicidio giocava a calcetto. I vicini increduli: "Sembrava un bravo ragazzo". Si chiama Giovanni Potenza lâassassino della quindicenne Giusy barbaramente uccisa lo scorso 12 novembre.


Dolansâ Bid to Take Cablevision Private Is Rejected by Shareholders

In the largest rejection of a buyout ever, shareholders blocked the Dolan familyâs two-year, $10.6 billion effort to take Cablevision private.


A methane blast in a mineshaft in Russia's Siberia killed at least 10 people and injured 30 on Thursday, a government spokesman said.


A doctor has no duty to tell a woman considering an abortion that her embryo is an "existing human being," a unanimous New Jersey Supreme Court ruled Wednesday, averting a trial over when human life begins.


China Grabs Westâs Smoke-Spewing Factories

In its rush to recreate the industrial revolution that made the West rich, China has absorbed most of the major industries that once made the West dirty.


The first effective malaria vaccine promises to save millions of lives. Scientists were jubilant last Thursday when results of the trial involving children between one and four years in southern Mozambique


Five Britons abducted in Iraq,10 U.S. troops killed

Gunmen in police uniforms kidnapped five Britons in Baghdad on Tuesday and the deaths of 10 U.S. soldiers were announced, making May the deadliest month for the U.S. military in more than two years.


Capolavori reinventati per asta beneficenza su eBay


Apple, Amazon to Sell Movie Downloads Online

Apple and online retailer Amazon are about to launch music download services, the Wall Street Journal has reported.


ARSENAL'S capacity for shooting themselves in the foot in Europe has surfaced again as the English champions laboured to a draw with Rosenborg.


INDONESIAN police were warned of an attack against Western embassies 45 minutes before a 200kg car bomb ripped through the front gate of the Australian mission in Jakarta, but did not pass the threat on until hours after the deadly blast.


Bluepulse mobile social network now smartphone-ready

Bluepulse mobile social network has ditched the download installation. The big switch to Web platform adds functionality for smartphone users, who were previously unable to join.


Britney Spears says she "hit rock bottom" in rehab

Pop singer Britney Spears says she  "truly hit rock bottom" during a stint in rehabilitation this  year but told fans she did not blame her behavior on alcohol or  depression.


Kingfisher may ask IA to maintain its fleet

MUMBAI: The UB group-promoted Kingfisher Airlines is negotiating with national carrier Indian Airlines to outsource its aircraft maintenance to the latter.


Verizon Wireless kicks off mobile phone TV

Verizon Wireless, the second-biggest  U.S. mobile phone provider, said it launched the country's  first commercial mobile television service in 20 states with  full-length programs and picture quality similar to regular TV.


NBC offers cash back to Globes advertisers: source

NBC is offering cash back to some  Golden Globe Awards marketers after the network scrapped the  star-studded telecast, which typically generates about $25  million in advertising, a person familiar with the matter said  on Tuesday.


Somali govt, Ethiopian troops attacked in Mogadishu

Mortar bombs were fired at Somali government troops and Ethiopian soldiers in Mogadishu on Friday, Deputy Defense Minister Salad Ali Jelle said.


BA is to sell its stake in Australian airline Qantas and will use the cash raised to cut its debts, the airline announces.


Gas Price Falls for Eighth Week in a Row

U.S. retail gasoline prices fell to  an average of $1.791 for regular unleaded as motorists took to  the roads for the Christmas and New Year's holidays, the Energy  Department said on Monday.


Conservation groups say cuts in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean catch of bluefin tuna are too small.


Malgrado pressione case automobilistiche, piano decennale


Ridge quits as US homeland security secy

WASHINGTON: US homeland security secretary Tom Ridge, whose name became synonymous with colour-coded terror alerts and tutorials about how to prepare for possible attack, resigned Tuesday.


The first female president of India since independence is due to take her oath of office in Delhi.


New England Media Group appoints finance chief

THE REGION The New England Media Group, which includes The Boston Globe, appointed Christopher Pircio chief financial officer. Pircio, who joined the company in 2000, previously was executive director of financial planning and analysis for the group, which also encompasses Boston.com, the Worcester Telegram & Gazette, and Globe Direct. Pircio, 37, succeeds George Barrios, who was named treasurer of The ...


IT Professionals With Skills in Large Systems in Short Supply

By Tampone, Kevin  SYRACUSE - For those outside the world of information technology, mainframe computers that fill entire rooms may seem like relics of a bygone era.


Souness wins first league match as Newcastle manager

Newcastle manager Graeme Souness won his first league match in charge Sunday in a 2-1 victory over his former club Southampton. Steve Carr scored the winner in the 57th minute with a 30-yard


Chinese-American actress Lucy Liu loves collecting junk so much that she carries a crate with her wherever she goes.


The Elite Squad, the story of corrupt police in Brazil, wins the main prize at the Berlin Film Festival.


US ready for diplomatic action if Iran fails to heed UN uranium ...

The United States reserves the right to take diplomatic action if Iran fails to honor a United Nations call for it to cease all uranium enrichment activities, US Under Secretary of State John Bolton told AFP Saturday.


OK, maybe the merger of Kmart and Sears doesn't exactly put them in the realm of Wally World, but the $11 billion deal is nonetheless impressive.


Mediasurface to buy CMS vendor Immediacy

(InfoWorld) - Mediasurface, a maker of content management software (CMS), will buy Immediacy, also a content management vendor, for Â£5.6 million ($11.1 million) the companies announced on Tuesday. Mediasurface said the acquisition will give it a content management software offering for midsize businesses, rounding out its portfolio of CMS systems. Immediacy's CMS is geared for nontechnical users, according to Mediasurface's Web site. It can be used to administer Web sites or content within intranets and extranets. Mediasurface's main product is Morello, which is Web content management software that uses an interface that looks similar to Windows. It also makes Pepperio, a software package for small businesses to build Web sites. Mediasurface said it will issue shares to raise money for the acquisition as well as use cash. Â


A federal bankruptcy court judge may have cracked open the door for bidders to be allowed to make offers for United Airlines.


Scoperti dalla Guardia di Finanza in una cooperativa


A look back at the telltale signs of one company's meteoric rise.


Dmitry Rogozin, head of the Russian Homeland party, told the Russian radio station Ekho Moskvy on Sept.


Skis Rossignol stock sizzles on Quicksilver

Shares in French group Skis Rossignol, the biggest manufacturer of ski equipment in the world, sizzled upwards by 12.66 percent in the first trading session of the New Year followiing a newspaper interview that US sports group Quicksilver was stalking a stake.


Britain marks the 10th anniversary of Princess Diana's death Friday with a royal memorial service and a string of other tributes to the "people's princess".


ATHENS-In one of the biggest shocks in Olympic judo history, defending champion Kosei Inoue was defeated by Dutchman Elco van der Geest in the men's 100-kilogram category Thursday.


The Met Office's prediction that 2007 could be the hottest year on record has been defied by torrential rain.


Digging Out From One Storm, Hit Hard by Another

The lights went out about 2 am Sunday for the Patel family here, just as they did 23 days earlier. Through the night the family listened to the rain dripping into


Vietnam to vaccinate 400,000 children against cholera: reports

Vietnam plans to vaccinate 400,000 children in the capital against cholera, and officials warned Wednesday that cases of acute diarrhoea could flare up again after an outbreak sickened thousands last year.


Iraqi militant group has announced it is holding two missing French journalists, according to al-Jazeera.


On the Road: Colliding With Death at 37,000 Feet, and Living

In a corporate jet flying 37,000 feet above the Amazon rainforest, I heard the three words I will never forget: ÂWeÂve been hit.Â


Working the phones of a health-care hotline in Boston, Kate Bicego does something that is unique in the country: she explains how even the poorest people can get state-funded health coverage.


Panasonic Wants to Add Life to Your Home's Walls

Panasonic announces it is dabbling with technology that makes walls interactive; also announces advancements in interactive experiences with TVs.


Mariane Pearl drops lawsuit against al Qaeda in N.Y.

The widow of slain Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl has dropped a lawsuit against al Qaeda, other groups and a Pakistani bank over her husband's kidnap, torture and murder, court records show.


Music industry overstates threat of P2P piracy

Also: Will the new online advertising models click? Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.


(InfoWorld) - Taiwan's textile industry is working more closely with the island's vaunted IT sector to use technologies such as RFID (radio frequency identification) and solar panels in clothing. The Taiwan Textile Research Institute opened an exhibition Friday to show ideas that it expects to produce for department stores in the next few years. Some of the clothes addressed e-health. They use sensors to collect data such as a heart rate, blood pressure and body temperature, and then RFID technologies to send the data to servers in hospitals where doctors can track the patients' health. The institute also showed a leather jacket with 1-inch flexible solar panels sewn into the back, providing enough electricity to power a digital music player. A system could be designed that's powerful enough to run a laptop computer, but it would take a lot more solar panels -- and therefore a very big jacket, said Chang Cheng-tung, deputy chief of system integration at the institute. Jackets with solar panels will likely be in mass production next year, he said.


ATA temporary layoffs won't help carrier--analysts

Temporary layoffs announced by ATA Airlines, a carrier with very little cash in a tough operating environment, will not save the airline from bankruptcy or liquidation, analysts said on Friday.


State Department enforces postings to Iraq

Facing staff shortages in Iraq, the U.S. State Department announced on Friday that diplomats would have no choice but to accept one-year postings in the hostile environment or face losing their jobs.


The benchmark US crude was down 96 cents, or 2%, to $43.03 a barrel, as traders felt confident about supply-and-demand dynamics. Prices are now down about 13% from their intraday record high of almost $50 a barrel on Sept.


The grandson of Thailand's king was among those killed after tsunami waves smashed into the Thai resort island of Phuket. Bhumi Jensen, 21, the son of Princess Ubolratana and her estranged American husband, was holidaying with his mother at the time.


Mondiali, statunitense precede Derrick Atkins e Asafa Powell


Tyco International Ltd. hasn't paid millions in federal income taxes from an allegedly false tax return filed by its chief tax adviser in 1999, the Internal Revenue Service says.


Utah Firm Envisions Big Roles for S.C.: Energy Solutions Sees Bright Future in Nuclear

By Sammy Fretwell, The State, Columbia, S.C.  Feb. 18--SNELLING -- Steve Creamer sat in an office building at a nuclear waste landfill here last week, chattering like a youngster at his first Major League Baseball game.


Hezbollah is to hold a rally in southern Beirut, to celebrate what it describes as its victory over Israel.


Sicet, finanziaria non ha previsto nulla sull'argomento


2 Rivals Make Higher Bids for Big European Steel Maker

Attempts by competing Indian and Brazilian steelmakers to acquire a big British-Dutch producer, the Corus Group, turned into a bidding war on Monday.


Surprises, giggles and new faces at Globe party

Even guest announcer Jessica Biel had to suppress a pre-dawn giggle when "Borat" marched onto the list of Golden Globe nominations on Thursday -- one of a handful of surprises among the choices for the year's best movies.


The Cubs reeled in another marquee free agent, reaching a preliminary agreement with Japanese star Kosuke Fukudome on a four-year, $48 million deal to be their right fielder.


Twice bitten: acts of stupidity can lead to identity theft

For the second time in over a year, a high profile figure has had his identity stolen after publicly releasing his own financial information. Is identity theft really this easy?


Oracle offers users lifecycle management tool

(InfoWorld) - OracleÂ unveiled a new management tool on Monday that will help its database users determine when to move, archive, and delete data. Oracle has been developing Information Lifecycle Management Assistant, a GUI tool based on ILM best practices described by its customers, for more than a year, according to Lilian Hobbs, senior principal product manager for ILM Assistant at Oracle. While users are spoiled for choice when it comes to archiving tools, she said customers have been looking for software to help them manage their data over the course of its lifetime. As users' databases treble in size every two years or so, finding ways to lower the cost of storing all that data is becoming more critical, added Willie Hardie, vice president of database product marketing at Oracle. Using ILM Assistant, an Oracle customer can create lifecycle definitions that are then assigned to tables in their database. The tool uses the customer's lifecycle policy to advise on how best to handle data as well as provide input on data storage requirements and how to realize cost savings in storage. For instance, Hardie said that as data ages and is less frequently accessed and updated, the information no longer needs to be stored on the fastest, most expensive storage devices and can be moved over to low-cost alternatives. Looking ahead, Oracle plans to provide tighter integration between ILM Assistant and specific types of storage devices, Hobbs said. Already, based on customer feedback, the vendor has provided a white paper on how best to use the Oracle tool with Network Appliance's SnapLock disk-based data retention software. Oracle is also looking to add more automation to ILM Assistant. "The first release is a passive tool," Hobbs said. "It gives you the scripts, and you have to go and implement them." The tool is currently very much date-driven in terms of its classification of data, but Oracle plans to offer a nondate type of classification in the future, she added, for instance, classifying data by its status as active or non-active. Currently, in order to use ILM Assistant, users must install the Oracle's free Application Express Web application development tool as well. Oracle looks to remove that restriction in future, Hobbs said. ILM Assistant works with Oracle Database 9i or more recent Database 10g releases. The tool is free to Oracle Database Enterprise Edition users and can be downloaded here.


Stay up to the minute on the latest products from the show billed as a launchpad for emerging technologies.


Arafat Relative Attacked, Escapes Unhurt

The Israeli army on Wednesday suspended a platoon commander on suspicion he emptied an ammunition clip into a 13-year-old Palestinian girl, or "verified a kill," after


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Intel quad-core Core 2 Extreme to ship mid-November?

Regular desktop CPUs to be Core 2 Quadros, apparently Intel's quad-core desktop processors will be branded Core 2 Quadro and Core 2 Extreme, Taiwanese motherboard maker moles have alleged. The chip giant's roadmaps have, in the past, indicated that the first quad-core desktop will be an Extreme-branded part.â¦


Environmentalists asked the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Wednesday to grant protected status to the California spotted owl, claiming the bird's old-growth forest habitat is threatened by logging.


A suspension bridge overloaded with 300 people attending a Hindu religious festival collapsed Tuesday, sending many of them into the raging river in a remote region of Nepal, police said.


Full Extent of Indonesia Disaster Slowly Revealed

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - A week after being  swamped by a massive tsunami, water is only just beginning to  drain off parts of Aceh's provincial capital, revealing the  full extent of the horrific destruction, and yet more bodies to  count.


British Prime Minister Tony Blair's exit  from office should be planned to the last detail and show him  as a "star" on a "farewell tour," according to a memo leaked to  a newspaper on Tuesday.


A radical Islamic cleric accused of having links to terrorist groups has lost his appeal against deportation to Jordan, an appeals panel ruled on Monday.


And Now for Something Slightly Different

Apple's iPod is the 800-pound white gorilla of the digital music market. But a number of new music players, on the market or in the works, have Apple in their sights.


EUROPA/ITALIA - Suor Maria Antonieta Bruscato rieletta Superiora generale delle Figlie di San Paolo; presenti in 52 nazioni di tutti i continenti per evangelizzare attraverso i mass media Roma (Agenzia Fides) - Il 9Â° Capitolo generale delle Figlie di San Paolo, apertosi il 29 agosto ad Ariccia (Roma) nella Casa Divin Maestro, ha rieletto Suor Maria Antonieta Bruscato Superiora generale per un secondo mandato. Nata nel sud del Brasile ...


LeBron James couldn't leave Las Vegas without making one last creative move — off the court.


N'Dour reteams with Cherry for "Wake Up" call

Youssou N'Dour has reprised the  collaboration with Neneh Cherry that gave him his biggest  international hit, "7 Seconds," in 1994.


Language of Losing Team? Read Their Bodies

While football players pride themselves on their stoicism, the Giants tend to advertise their emotions, body language experts said.


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8 Days, 10 Feet and the Snow Isnât Done Yet

Oswego County, on the southeastern rim of Lake Ontario, received between 5 and 10 feet of snow over eight days.


A comedian is in hospital with a fractured skull and a broken arm after he was attacked in Norwich.


Researchers say they have found the most effective treatment for a bad back.


FALLUJA: US Army and Marine units pushed through the centre of the insurgent stronghold of Falluja on Tuesday, fighting bands of guerrillas in the streets and conducting house-to-house searches on the second day of a major offensive to retake the city


GOP Sees Short Time to Sell Soc. Sec. Plan

President Bush and his allies have about three months to sell the public on his proposals to change Social Security, the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee says, as Republicans continue their search for Democrats who might come aboard.


Opportunities Await After Cape Henry Groundbreaking

By JAN GAILLARD  BY Jan Gaillard  Correspondent  LYNNHAVEN - Molecular research, robotics and laser science are just a few of the courses Cape Henry Collegiate will offer when its multi-million dollar Science and Technology Building is completed.


The Elderly Always Sleep Worse, and Other Myths of Aging

Poor sleep among the elderly, it turns out, is not because of aging itself, but mostly because of illnesses or the medications used to treat them.


From Shanghai, Tremors Heard Around the World

To many investors and analysts, the massive sell-off Tuesday was just the latest indication that share prices in China have been defying expectations.


Vili Fualaau, who married his former sixth-grade teacher Mary Kay Letourneau, was sentenced Friday in Municipal Court to a year in jail for drunken driving, with the time suspended except for one day.


Coach profit rises, but shares fall on outlook

High-end accessory maker Coach Inc  on Tuesday reported higher quarterly profit, but its shares fell more than 8 percent as its outlook for the current period came in below analysts' estimates.


Seahawks reclaim first place in NFC West

Rookie Michael Boulware saved the game for the Seattle Seahawks. Maybe the season, too. Boulware intercepted a pass by AJ Feeley and returned it 63 yards for a touchdown with 56 seconds remaining


Car bomb kills 5 U.N. soldiers in south Lebanon

KHIYAM, Lebanon  - A car bomb, "most likely" driven by a suicide bomber, killed five U.N. peacekeepers in south Lebanon on Sunday, a police source said.


Bomba carta contro vigili del fuoco, incendi e ronde


South Yorkshire's chief constable escapes censure from his police authority despite a driving ban.


The legacy of the Lord's Resistance Army

Nothianta Aduwe is a widow whose husband was killed when the Lord's Resistance Army attacked Katine in 2003. She tells us how she's had to rebuild her life from scratch, and about of the problems of caring for her disabled niece Eveline. For background on the LRA, click here


UPDATE 4-Select Medical to go private, shares soar

Select Medical Corp. (SEM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , which operates long-term acute care hospitals, said on Monday it agreed to be taken private in a $2.


Harris Development May Threaten Rural Area: Flat Shoals Creek Area is Home to Endangered Lily

By Harry Franklin, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Ga.  Dec. 16--HAMILTON, Ga. -- During the 29 years since A. Stephen Johnson of West Point inherited all of the shoals area of Flat Shoals Creek, he has tried to keep the property in a natural state.


Revlon is considering a global campaign for its Mitchum deodorant brand and has contacted agencies for ideas, sources said.


Untying the knot at world's first divorce fair

Want to get divorced but not sure how it works? Need advice on how you discover if your partner is cheating on you?


TV: The Multimedia Synergistic Slumber Party

Hide your daughters! The new Âtween marketing force is here, and itÂs perky.


The father of one of six soldiers killed by a mob in Iraq says he does not think the killers will ever be arrested.


ECB set to call off tour to Zimbabwe over media ban

England's controversial cricket tour of Zimbabwe looks set to be cancelled after Michael Vaughan's squad were last night instructed not to travel to Harare.


NFL Game Summary - Baltimore At Cincinnati

Cincinnati, OH -- Jamal Lewis ran for 184 yards on just 16 carries along with a touchdown as Baltimore defeated Cincinnati, 23-9, in an AFC Central showdown at Paul Brown Stadium.


Britain confirms another case of foot and mouth

British authorities said on Friday they  had confirmed another case of foot and mouth on a farm in  southern England and ordered the slaughter of its cattle.


Cindy Sheehan, the soldier's mother who galvanized the anti-war movement, said Sunday that she plans to seek House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's congressional seat unless she introduces articles of impeachment against President Bush in the next two weeks.


Iraq's government plans to encircle Baghdad with trenches to boost security, as dozens more bodies are found.


European Powers to Offer Iran Incentives

Britain, France and Germany will offer Iran nuclear fuel and economic incentives Thursday, giving Tehran one last chance to abandon uranium enrichment and avoid the threat of U.N. Security Council sanctions, diplomats said.


Antimicrobial May Harm Developing Nervous System

Prolonged exposure to a germ killer widely used in industry and in household and personal care products, stunts the growth of developing nerves in the brains of rats, according to new research.


Iraq Eases Restrictions on Baath Party Members

The U.S. had been pressing Iraq to pass the measure in an effort to draw Sunni Arabs into Iraqâs political process.


What is Duane 'Dog' Chapman reading, watching, and listening to?


Il cantante, "e' stato un successo insperato"


Avanti con i lavori, che dovrebbe completarsi entro il 2012


Contestate le scene che mostrano l'imperatore con un giovane


Valencia, 18:39 - CALCIO, ROMA; SPALLETTI: VALENCIA STA BENE E HA FERMATO BARCA

Alla vigilia dell'incontro con il Valencia in Champions lague Luciano Spalletti ricorda ai suopi che...


Blog: CompactFlash Association looks to memory card boost transfer rates and capacity standard with the faster Serial ATA interface.


Singer Courtney Love has pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct for hitting a man in the head with a microphone stand at a New York nightclub.


EU and Iran begin difficult talks on nuclear program

BRUSSELS - The European Union and Iran begin talks Monday towards giving Tehran trade, technology and security rewards for suspending crucial nuclear activities that could be used to make nuclear weapons.


U.N. chief seeks new Mideast peace process

The U.N. political chief called for a new international effort to settle decades of Arab-Israeli conflict, saying the Middle East peace process has reached "a sorry juncture."


Xerox updates doc software, signs up HSBC and Boeing

Xerox Corp. has won several new document services deals and updated its content management and workflow software, it announced Tuesday.


Lionsgate says reaches deal with striking writers

Film and television studio  Lionsgate said on Thursday it reached an interim agreement  enabling striking Hollywood writers to work on its projects.


Economistsâ Tea Leaves Point to Recession

According to Wall Streetâs forecasters, the recession of 2008 is now unavoidable. That is, if you read between the lines of their predictions.


com Staff Writer. Ol' Dirty Bastard, a founding member of the Wu-Tang Clan, collapsed and died Saturday. He was 35. The exact cause of death is not known, but the rapper, born


LONDON -- British Gas on Tuesday announced sharp increases in domestic natural gas and electricity bills, blaming part of them on the high cost of wholesale gasoline.


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Malaysia's Muslim transsexuals battle sex change woes

When Khartini Slamah first came out as a transsexual, he was a dutiful Muslim son by day and a prostitute by night, working on the streets of the Malaysian capital.


I was robbed, Khorkina tells Russian paper

MOSCOW Russia's Svetlana Khorkina, who was second to Carly Patterson of the United States in the women's all-round gymnastics competition, has accused the judges of robbing her of the gold medal, saying "everything was decided in advance.


Patrick to speed environmental OK's for projects

CAMBRIDGE -- After a week of being excoriated by Massachusetts business leaders for proposed tax increases, Governor Deval L. Patrick yesterday changed the subject to a corporate crowd pleaser: Speeding up environmental regulatory approvals.


Birthday break: LeBron hurt but may play

James spent his 20th at home, nursing a broken left cheekbone sustained when he ran into Houston center Dikembe Mutombo's elbow during the Cavaliers' 98-87 loss to the Rockets on Wednesday night.


Londra, 23:00 - CALCIO, CARLING CUP: CHELSEA-EVERTON 2-1

Il Chelsea ha battuto l'Everton 2-1 a Stamford Bridge nella semifinale di andata di Carling Cup, la ...


Elan to pay $15m fines in settlement of SEC inquiry

ELAN, the troubled Irish drugs group, last night said that it had settled a US regulatory inquiry into its accounting methods by agreeing to pay $15 million (Â£8million) in civil fines.


Atlantic Records founder Ertegun buried in Turkey

U.S. rock star Kid Rock and Turkish  singer Tarkan were among those who paid tribute on Monday to  Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun, who launched the  careers of Ray Charles and Led Zeppelin.


Two men are convicted of swapping films and music over the net and face up to five years in prison.


First Judy Garland recordings fail to sell

Recordings of four songs by a  12-year-old girl who later became Judy Garland did not sell at  auction on Sunday when bidders failed to reach the required  minimum bid.


Saints-Cowboys Moved to Sunday Night, Dec. 10

The NFL moved the Dec. 10 game between the Saints and Cowboys to Sunday night as part of the flexible schedule negotiated in the current television contract.


Before Gentrification Was Cool, It Was a Movie

âThe Landlordâ gives audiences a chance to see a pivotal moment not only in the career of Hal Ashby but also in the history of New York real estate.


Parmalat Sues 45 Banks to Recover $4 Billion

Parmalat, the bankrupt Italian dairy and food company, sued 45 banks on Thursday seeking to recover money it paid to them in the year before the company's collapse.


Shaikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan was laid to rest on Wednesday evening at a site in the Zayed Grand Mosque on the outskirts of the city, as thousands of people from all over the country mourned his passing away.


By MICHAEL LIEDTKE  SAN FRANCISCO - Netflix Inc. delivered its 1 billionth DVD over the weekend, marking another milestone in the Internet rental service's evolution from a peculiar dot-com to a marquee attraction in millions of homes.


Ron Silver won't let his liberal tendencies stop him from voting ...

Like many left-leaning voters, Ron Silver, the popular character actor, says he is appalled by what he calls the incompetence of the intelligence services before and after Sept.


Some digital picture frames and other devices sold over the holidays may include malware.


Lifestyle: 10 September 2004, Friday. Bulgaria's capital is getting ready for week-long partying ahead of Septemer 17 St Sofia Day.


Kirk Hinrich scored 19 points and Eddy Curry added 17, helping the resurgent Chicago Bulls hand the New Orleans Hornets their ninth straight loss, 95-87 Wednesday night.


Hillary Rodham Clinton said Saturday that even if rival Barack Obama's claim that he has more support from her husband's administration was true, the statement was "silly" because voters look at qualifications, not a candidate's brain trust.


At least six city employees will be fired for improperly handling concerns about a woman's care for her four daughters, who were later found dead in their home, Mayor Adrian M. Fenty said Monday.


Chickens killed by unknown disease in Indonesia

The bird flue-like disease is killing chickens in Indonesia's Central Java, but a local officialsaid on Tuesday the symptoms shown were not as same as that of thebird flu.


Indian captain Sourav Ganguly says a change of batting lineup for today's second Test match against Australia may be needed after a dismal performance saw the home side crash to a massive defeat in the series opener.


Google Defies Order That It Publish Adverse Belgian Ruling

Google defied a court order to publish a ruling that prevents it from running summaries of news reports and links to articles in Belgium.


Blockbuster Inc. BBI.N, the largest  U.S. video rental chain, on Tuesday unveiled plans to launch a  $1 billion hostile bid for Hollywood Entertainment Corp.  HLYW.O if the smaller rival kept spurning its advances.


United refuse to buy into Glazer's takeover plans

AS IF ending Arsenalâs unbeaten run were not enough, Manchester United supporters had more reason to celebrate yesterday when the club rejected a possible Â£800 million takeover by Malcolm Glazer.


VILLAVICENCIO, Colombia  - A delicate mission to free three hostages held by Colombian guerrillas appeared to collapse on Monday as the government and rebel leaders accused each other of trying to kill the deal.


Palestinian police reclaim West Bank streets

NABLUS, West Bank  - Palestinian police are slowly starting to exert control over some West Bank towns, long the domain of hooded gunmen and their automatic rifles, with the aid of Western-backed funding and training.


CALCIO - Champions League, Juventus-Maccabi 1-0

La Juventus batte 1-0 il Maccabi in una partita valida per la seconda giornata di Champions League. In rete Camoranesi al 37'. Dopo un inizio blando da entrambe le formazioni, la Juventus attacca ma gli israeliani


EDITORIAL: Solution in Natomas: Why Don't Sellers Just Buy Back School Land?

By The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  May 25--From the air, Natomas appears to be a single giant flood basin stretching from northern Sacramento County into southern Sutter County. But when it comes to development, there are two very distinct basins.


Magic Lantern: Digital Playprint Library Release v0.1

Magic Lantern is a framework for developing multimedia applications. It is designed to be a cross-platform solution for multiple targets such as desktops, game consoles and set-top boxes.   The initial release of the Magic Lantern Digital Playprint libraries and mastering tools has been released for the Windows 2000/XP platform. These libraries and tools may be used to create and maintain Digital Playprints, the binary file format used by the Magic Lantern runtime engine.   This release is a superset of the previous Digital Workprint v0.1 and Math v0.1.1 libraries. That is, the Digital Playprint release contains the materials of those two releases.


Yaros, River Hawks send a blank message to Friars

Junior John Yaros picked a good time to collect his first collegiate shutout as UMass-Lowell, entering a tough stretch of Hockey East games, stymied Providence, 2-0, yesterday at Schneider Arena.


Trying to get three teenage boys to talk to you while they are playing "Halo 2" is like trying to find a needle in a haystack -- a wee bit difficult.


NAJAF, Iraq - Four U.S. Marines assigned to the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force have been killed in separate incidents in Iraq's volatile Anbar province, the military announced Sunday...


Afghanistan produced record levels of opium in 2007 for the second straight year, led by a staggering 45 percent increase in the Taliban stronghold of Helmand Province, according to a UN survey to be released tomorrow.


Children too young to charge suspected of 3,000 crimes

Children too young to be prosecuted were the main suspects in almost 3,000 crimes last year including sexual offences, burglary, harassment and wounding, according to figures released under the Freedom of Information Act.


UN hears case for sanctions on top Sudan officials

Qatar, the U.N. Security Council's only Arab member, disclosed on Friday that experts hired by the United Nations had recommended sanctions against top Sudanese officials for atrocities in Darfur.


Coca-Cola Co. KO.N on Wednesday said  earnings for the remainder of 2004 would lag current  expectations because of weakness in key markets.


Cycling's governing body will use target testing and blood profiling to beef up its anti-doping program and try to restore credibility to the sport.


(InfoWorld) - One provider's planned in-flight Wi-Fi and voice services may arrive a bit later than expected, but U.S. business users should keep their eyes open for possible good news, too: competition. AC BidCo LLC won a U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) auction earlier this year for 3MHz of radio spectrum to be used for in-flight communications services. The company's affiliate, AirCell Inc., said Wednesday its offer of Wi-Fi hotspots and other services on airliners should get off the ground commercially in early 2008. That's later than the forecast it gave in June, when it said commercial service would go live in 2007. AirCell is working to complete the FCC licensing process and expects to get its license, for which it bid US$31.3 million, in the next 30 days, according to a company statement. The company changed its forecast just to give it more breathing room and may still go live in late 2007, said Tom Myers, director of marketing. Despite a brave effort by The Boeing Co.'s Connexion by Boeing unit, which said last month it would shut down after failing to attract enough users, personal in-flight communication has had a bumpy ride. For more than 20 years, Verizon Communications Inc. offered its Airfone service, which uses wired phones in seatbacks, but that expensive service wasn't widely used and last month was discontinued on airlines. In 2004, the FCC gave Verizon a non-renewable five-year license and moved to auction off the 4MHz radio spectrum that had been used for Airfone's air-to-ground links. AC BidCo got 3MHz of the spectrum, while JetBlue Airways Corp. subsidiary LiveTV LLC got 1MHz. The companies expect other North American countries to make similar spectrum changes in the next few years that will allow them to expand across the continent. AirCell plans to set up 802.11b/g access points in planes for Internet access that will look to passengers like DSL (digital subscriber line) broadband, Myers said. They could even make VoIP (voice over Internet Protocol) calls if an airline allowed it, though AirCell can shut down that capability at an airline's request. The company will use EV-DO (Evolution-Data Optimized) third-generation cellular technology to link the plane to base stations on the ground. Lower equipment costs and lower weight will allow for a service priced significantly below Connexion, Myers said. AirCell would like to offer cellular data services as well, but those await more regulatory changes, he said. LiveTV currently offers TV, satellite radio and other services on a variety of airlines. It is focused on using its spectrum for low-cost or free services featuring entertainment, on regional airlines, according to Scott Easterling, director of sales and marketing at LiveTV. The company has paid for its license and expects to go live in the fourth quarter of 2007. The narrowness of LiveTV's 1MHz licensed band -- which cost it about $7 million -- wouldn't allow many passengers to simultaneously use a regular Wi-Fi broadband service, so that would probably carry a premium price if offered, Easterling said. But there may be ways for travelers to keep on top of business for free, such as through e-mail, he said. "We can give away a connectivity experience that would be very acceptable to people," Easterling said.


King County finds average homeless person dies at age 47

SEATTLE, Wash. -- The average homeless person in King County died prematurely at age 47, and most likely suffered from alcohol or substance abuse, a new study found.


The sister of a woman who murdered her husband says she should face the death penalty.


Jeep Plunges Off Second Floor of Beau Rivage Garage

By The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Feb. 7--BILOXI -- A woman driving a Jeep Liberty crashed through the retaining wall on the second floor of the parking garage at Beau Rivage Casino and Resort.   The vehicle landed just to the right of the driveway to enter the garage.


Raids Kill 8 French Troops and American in Ivory Coast

DAKAR, Senegal Nov. 6 - In a swift and alarming escalation of the war in Ivory Coast, aerial bombings by two government warplanes killed eight French peacekeepers, as well as an American citizen, on Saturday


Li Ka-Shing to Buy French Perfume Vendor

Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing agreed Friday to buy ailing retailer Marionnaud Parfumeries SA, injecting Parisian cachet into his Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. empire by acquiring one of the leading perfume and cosmetics vendors in Europe.


Serbian MPs vote to condemn any attempt by its troubled province of Kosovo to declare independence.


Britain's Beckett in Beirut to see besieged PM

British Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett arrived in Beirut to meet with Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora who was holed up in his offices surrounded by demonstrators demanding that he quit.


A little-known son of King Sihanouk is set to be chosen as Cambodia's new monarch, as a special council meets.


Shares of Amazon.com AMZN.O fell more  than 16 percent on Thursday after the online retailer reported  earnings that fell short of analysts estimates and raised  concerns the company was focusing more on sales than profits.


Jury finds Black, others guilty of criminal fraud

A U.S. jury on Friday found Conrad Black guilty of criminal fraud and obstruction of justice in a grim Friday the 13th verdict that could send the former media baron to jail for up to 35 years.


Ex-Officials of Justice Dept. Oppose ProsecutorsÂ Tactic in Corporate Criminal Cases

Former Justice Department officials have asked the U.S. attorney general to curtail the tactics of federal prosecutors that encourage the disclosure of legal communications to avoid indictment.


Warren Buffettâs new firm, Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corporation, takes its first steps into the bond insurance market.


Kansas rice growers get preliminary approval for a large-scale plan to grow genetically altered rice for pharmaceutical purposes. Is it safe? By the Associated Press.


IL REPORTAGE. I militari da giorni in stato d'allertaNella capitale rafforzate le precauzioni nella comunitÃ  occidentale                                            Razzi su una pattuglia italiana paura ma nessun ferito a Kabul                                                                                dal nostro inviato ATTILIO BOLZONI


Crude oil prices fall sharply on OPEC's production cut

Crude oil prices fell Friday to the lowest in more than four months as traders regarded Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries'(OPEC) production cut as a too conservative measure.


A university student appears to be responsible for an advertising class assignment that went awry when the teacher's pug was threatened to be killed online, the school said.


A bomb damaged a gas pipeline Sunday in southwestern Pakistan, cutting supplies to thousands of homes in a region tense after a rebel tribal leader died in a battle with government forces.


E-Commerce Report: Despite Housing Slide, Real Estate Sites Sell

Although most of the real estate industry wishes it could fast-forward through 2008, a few online start-ups are surviving nicely.


UN resolution calls for immediate withdrawal of all foreign forces ...

New York (AsiaNews/Agencies) - The UN Security Council narrowly approved a US-French resolution late Thursday aimed for an immediate withdrawal of all foreign forces - an indirect reference to 17.


Roma, 16:26 - CALCIOMERCATO: VIA IL 2/7, COMPROPRIETA' FINO AL 20/6

Il calciomercato ha date precise (anche se le trattative vanno avanti lo stesso): i due periodi di m...


Il leader di Hamas accetta il suggerimento di Mubarak


Treasury Bill Auctions Set for This Week

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


Pfizer Inc. , the world's largest drug company, on Wednesday said fourth-quarter earnings rose on strong sales of cholesterol treatment Lipitor and arthritis drug Celebrex.


A roadside bomb killed five civilians and wounded 16 when it exploded near a minibus full of passengers in the war-ravaged Somali capital on Wednesday, witnesses and hospital staff said.


Josh Duncan's first shot was a dead-center 3-pointer. For his next shot, the junior center darted inside to get a three-point play.


Beijingâs Olympic Quest: Turn Smoggy Sky Blue

For the worldâs Olympians, Beijingâs air is a performance issue. For the cityâs estimated 12 million residents, pollution is an inescapable health and quality-of-life issue.


A general in the Iraqi National Guard is  held by the US military over  suspected links to militants.


EADS may cut four factories in France, four in Germany

The European aerospace group EADS, parent of crisis-hit Airbus, could announce next week the disposal of four factories in France, matching cutbacks in Germany.


FDA Orders Review of Painkiller Data, Issues Cox-2 Advisory

The furor over the safety of arthritis painkilling medications shows no sign of abating. Vioxx is gone from the market, following data linking it to increased cardiovascular risk.


Bangalore outsourcers may be affected by dispute

Operations of IT services companies in Bangalore face potential disruptions as the city protests a tribunal decision on the sharing of river waters between two states.


Malicious programs that can delete address books. Junk messages that flood a cell phone's inbox. Stealthy code that uses Bluetooth wireless technology to sneak onto handsets. Scared yet? Security experts say plagues like these will target mobile phones, but others contend cell phone viruses are the tech equivalent of smallpox: To the best of anyone's knowledge, they exist only in labs.


Israel completes withdrawal from Lebanon

ZARIT, Israel  - Israel's army pulled out of south Lebanon early on Sunday to complete a handover to the Lebanese army and U.N. peacekeepers under a ceasefire to end a war with Hizbollah guerrillas, Israeli military sources said.


Milano, 12:26 - CALCIO, LEGA: INIZIATA ASSEMBLEA PER APPROVARE REGOLAMENTO

E' iniziata l'assemblea generale ordinaria della Lega Calcio che dovrà approvare il nuovo reg...


A new drug, Lyrica (pregabalin) is a well-tolerated, effective treatment for pain in the extremities often experienced by people with diabetes, according to a recent report. In addition to reducing the pain, the drug seems to improve sleep.


SAN FRANCISCO - Online auctioneer eBay will stop supporting Microsoft's .Net Passport identification system by the end of January.


was a conservative estimate, said Shigeru Omi, regional director of WHO's Western Pacific Regional Office. "The maximum range is more ... maybe 20 to 50 million people," Omi said in a speech in Hong Kong on Monday.


Yesterday Proctor & Gamble's (NYSE: PG) Intrinsa went in front of the FDA's Advisory Committee for Reproductive Health Drugs.


A federal judge rejected a request by prosecutors to send former District of Columbia Mayor Marion Barry to jail for violating his probation in a criminal tax case.


BANGALORE, Oct. 7. - Reuters, the Â£3.2-billion information group, opened its back office here today, its fourth such centre in the world after Tiverton in the UK, New York and Singapore.


Car bomb kills seven near Baghdad shrine

A car bomb exploded yesterday near Baghdad's most important Shi'ite shrine, killing seven people and wounding dozens as authorities imposed new security restrictions to prevent attacks on Shi'ite pilgrims ahead of major religious ceremonies south of the capital.


Protezione Civile: nessun danno a persone o cose


Stiamo finendo lungo processo di confronto


Prosecutor asks up to 3 years in jail for Libby

U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney's unremorseful former top aide should be sentenced to 2 1/2 to 3 years in prison for perjury and obstruction of justice in a case linked to the Bush administration's handling of the Iraq war, the special prosecutor in the case said on Friday.


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In an elevator with his entourage just after halftime, Denver Broncos cornerback Champ Bailey was asked why he was leaving the Nuggets' game so early.


Retail sales unexpectedly fall in December as consumers rein in their Christmas spending.


The largest European carrier has announced not one, but ten 3G phones for Christmas, including the Nokia 6630 and Sony Ericsson V800 with video phone support.


As restructuring talks continue, Opel's works council and US parent company General Motors are considering a possible merger of GM's European subsidiaries.


U.S. weather watchers turn to furry forecasters

With confidence in private weather forecasters slipping in the wake of some prediction gaffes during the past couple of years, perhaps woolly worms and groundhogs can take up the slack.


Howard Disappointed by Iraq Intelligence

On the eve of the federal election, Prime Minister John Howard said Friday he was disappointed that the intelligence he used to justify Australia's participation in the U.S.-led war in Iraq was wrong, but would not alter course on Iraq if re-elected.


Bianco, "se non altro e' la prova che l'ostaggio e' in vita"


Roboticists are using the lessons of 1930s human physiology to build the world's fastest walking robot.


Without getting into details of the missiles or their capabilities, Putin links their development to a response to the threat of international terrorism.


IBM Hints at Blade Servers for Small Firms

IBM said it plans to build a blade server system for small to medium-sized businesses.


Yuliya Nesterenko of Belarus surged ahead at the finish to capture the Olympic gold medal in the 100-metre dash, nipping Lauryn Williams of the United States and breaking a 20-year-old American stranglehold on the title.


Acclaimed exiled Kenyan author Ngugi wa Thiong'o leaves Kenya promising to return despite a brutal attack.


'New Yorker' humors us with 'Complete Cartoons'

If laughter is the best medicine, the latest compilation of New Yorker cartoons is a huge dose: 68,647 of them - every cartoon the magazine has published in its 79-year history.


The parent company of Gap, Banana Republic and Old Navy plans to test a new idea for a clothing chain targeting women over 35. In a statement, Gap Incorporated says it will try out its new


Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on Sunday met with the chief opponents of his plan to withdraw from the Gaza Strip and rejected calls from the Jewish settlers to hold a national referendum on the proposed pullout, participants in the meeting said.


Pescara, 19:07 - CALCIO, PESCARA: GONNELLA E' TORNATO IN GRUPPO

Doppio allenamento per il Pescara in vista della gara di sabato contro il Modena. Il tecnico De Rosa...


Yanks' Rivera Intends to Be Back for ALCS

A grieving Mariano Rivera was returning to Panama after two family members were electrocuted in his pool, but the star reliever intends to be in New York when the Yankees open their playoff series with the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night.


Girl, 6, Dies, Bringing Bronx Fireâs Toll to 10

The girl was the last surviving child of Mamadou Soumare, who also lost his wife and three other children.


Nortel again delays restated results MONTREAL,

Nortel Networks, one of the one of the worldâs biggest telecoms equipment makers, has again delayed filing its restated financial results, mainly because of revenue reporting issues, the company said Thursday.


Rice: Do not relent in fighting Iraq war

The United States is safer now than it was before the Sept. 11 attacks, but must not relent in fighting terrorism in Iraq and elsewhere, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Sunday.


In another embarrassing about-face, No. 1 chipmaker Intel (INTC) told customers Thursday that it will not make a much-touted 4-gigahertz version of its Pentium 4 PC processor.


Rights Group Wants Prosecutions Over Iraq, Darfur

Sudanese government officials  responsible for the slaughter in Darfur and U.S. officials tied  to the Abu Ghraib prison scandal in Iraq should be held  accountable and prosecuted, Human Rights Watch said in its  annual world survey released on Thursday.


Those Skype guys are at it again. In a new venture launching this summer, they aim to bring thousands of channels to your computer screen -- without the streaming stuttervision


British Prime Minister Tony Blair offered Wednesday to host a one-day Mideast conference in the new year to help rehabilitate the battered Palestinian Authority, encourage reform and serve as a bridge to renewed peace talks, stalled by four years of violence.


The board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) meets today to decide whether Kenya should get Sh18 billion funding under the Poverty Reduction Growth Facility (PRGF).


Forensic scientists are to review 4,000 more unsolved "cold case" sex crimes - some dating back to 1991.


Taiwan presidential hopeful denies misuse of funds

Former Taiwan prime minister and presidential hopeful Frank Hsieh on Friday denied allegations that he misused campaign donations during his 2002 run for mayor in the southern city of Kaohsiung.


U.S. to Keep Europe as Site for Deterrent to Missiles

The move comes despite an unexpected proposal by President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia to use a radar base in Azerbaijan instead.


Seven suspected neo-Nazis go on trial in eastern Germany over the burning of a copy of Anne Frank's diary.


Gates Foundation pledges $3 million to aid South Asia

SEATTLE - The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has pledged $3 million to provide aid to South Asian countries devastated by an earthquake and tsunamis.


US parents see media, not sex, as top worry:study

U.S. parents are more worried about the amount of time their kids spend watching television or meeting friends on Internet social networks than about sex or alcohol abuse, according to a new study.


Campaign tunes not so simple in campaigns

Choosing a theme song for a political campaign may sound fun but can produce plenty of sour notes.


An exhibition of computer games from the past 40 years will open next month at London's Science Museum.


Actor Michael Sheen is the latest celebrity to oppose the closure of Burberry's south Wales factory.


Chinese police arrest school stabbings suspect

Yan Yanming has been arrested in Ruzhou, central Henan province, when his mother turned him in to police after he attempted suicide at home.


Car Bomb Detonates Outside of Iraqi Police Recruiting Station in ...

A car bomb exploded near a police station in the Iraqi capital early today, as dozens of people were applying to join the force, killing at least 32 people and wounding 88, officials said.


Powell Looks to Reassure North Korea, Push to Resume Nuclear Talks

US Secretary of State Colin Powell is beginning his four-day trip to East Asia Saturday with a visit to Japan. In the coming days, Mr.


The New England Patriots stopped a late Seattle comeback to beat the Seahawks, running their streak to 20 wins.


Sorenstam, Hurst lead at U.S. Women's Open

Annika Sorenstam could not have asked for a better day in the U.S. Women's Open. She played solidly for an even-par 71 in the morning to keep a share of the lead, then spent the afternoon resting in her palatial quarters as Pat Hurst, Michelle Wie and the rest of her challengers battled the blustery conditions at Newport Country Club, knowing they would have a short night before the marathon finish.


Olympics Notebook: Kenteris, Thanou withdraw after ducking drug tests

ATHENS, Greece -- A dark cloud over the Games lifted yesterday as Greece's top two sprinters pulled out rather than face expulsion over a missed drug test.


Beijing progress good, time remaining crucial: Rogge

International Olympic Committee   president Jacques Rogge says preparations for the 2008 Beijing   Games are on track but feels good use of the time remaining is   vital for a well-organized Olympics.


Voters will have the final say on a tough new law that bans almost all abortions in South Dakota.


Justin Gatlin always wanted to make his  mark on the world. But as a teenager the new Olympic 100 meters  champion believed fame would come through art not sprinting.


Two men kidnapped by as many as 40 bandits at a Mexican hunting ranch near the U.S. border were released unharmed Wednesday, but three others remained missing, authorities said.


Andy Murray will hope to beat Stanislas Wawrinka for the first time when they meet in the final of the Qatar Open.


A referendum on constitutional reforms in Kyrgyzstan was flawed, monitoring groups say.


City Room: An Advance Look at Spitzerâs Speech

Gov. Eliot Spitzer is expected to strike a conciliatory tone in his second state of the state speech this afternoon, focusing heavily on issues like schools, property taxes and health insurance, based on excerpts released this morning.


Lancera' un'opa a 1,1 sterline per azione in contanti


TV Review | 'Moonlight': Vampire With a Rule Book and a Mighty Fine Kitchen

âMoonlightâ is a frothily toned detective series in which a metrosexual vampire functions as chief private investigator.


RealNetworks Slashes Music-Downloading Prices

With competition heating up in the online music business, RealNetworks, Inc. slashed prices Tuesday for downloading music.


Retail discord ringing over charity's bells

This holiday season's retail conundrum: to silence the bells, or let them ring. As the Salvation Army kicks off its annual red-kettle program today, a growing number of retailers, from Best Buy to Target, are banning Salvation Army bell ringers from their doors -- to avoid having to choose between competing charities and out of concern for customers, they say.


Microsoft unveils the beta version of its own search engine, dubbed MSN Search. It does not include some anticipated tools, such as desktop search.


Militants kill three foreigners in northern Iraqi city, saboteurs ...

Insurgents killed at least three foreigners on Friday in Mosul, a northern city that became a stronghold after Fallujah fell to US and Iraqi forces.


CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A prisoner who escaped last June was recaptured this week and accused of robbery after surviving for months by hiding out in a vacant electronics store and eating stolen baby food, police said.


One of London's newest landmark buildings, nicknamed "The Gherkin", is being valued for sale.


Jim Edmonds blasted a two-run homer in the 12th inning and the rejuvenated St. Louis Cardinals beat the Astros, 6-4, to force the N.L.C.S. to Game 7.


Second manned space mission in 2005: China

Beijing, Nov. 1. (PTI): China's second manned space flight will orbit the earth for five days with two astronauts on-board in a mission scheduled next year.


If you haven't updated your Windows computer in more than one year, you could be subjected to a barrage of unwanted adware.


Fallujah assault sparks Iraq-wide attacks

US troops are still fighting to crush resistance in the Iraqi city of Fallujah as rebels hit back with an armed rampage in Mosul and a car bomb that killed 17 people in a crowded Baghdad street.


Damon Gets a Chance to Carry the Yankees

The path of Johnny Damonâs ball was critical on Tuesday night for the Yankees as they tried desperately to grab a postseason spot.


Some 880 Italian troops arrived this weekend to enforce the Israel-Hizbullah cease-fire. UN forces now total 3,100. The goal is 15,000.


You knew it was coming Google is bringing its new-age advertising know-how to the UK newspaper business.â¦


Large mammals facing the fate of the sabre tooth

THE future of the world's large wild mammals is threatened by pressures similar to those that caused the extinction of two-thirds of such species at the end of the most recent Ice Age.


One of the first companies to introduce a Facebook application, Snap Interactive is hoping it can stave off the competition.


GE stock lag may prompt NBC spin-off: report

General Electric Co. GE.N's lagging   stock price raises the question of whether it should spin off   its NBC Universal unit, Barron's reported in its September 11   edition.


Franco-Syrian relations stalled by hostility

PARIS, Oct 20  - France's co-sponsorship of a UN resolution ordering Syria to pull its troops out of Lebanon reveals an accumulation of ill will between the two countries, analysts say.


A trial has begun of 12 people accused of involvement in a slave labour scandal in northern China.


The rap artist O.D.B., who lived a life as wild as his lyrics, collapsed and died inside a recording studio Saturday, his record label said. He was 35.


A public war between a president and his intelligence arm is never good news. But with the war against the insurgency in Iraq at


Lo sport fa grandi numeri, Rai vince anche le 24 ore


About $1.35bn in overdue taxes to be recovered from YUKOS

RBC, 11.10.2004, Moscow 18:23:18.The Moscow Arbitration Court has recovered RUR39.113bn (about USD1.35bn) in overdue taxes for 2001 from YUKOS.


Abbas faces rough road to win over Palestinians

The straw poll at Ibrahim Amin's coffeehouse was nearly unanimous, and it did not bode well for the longtime deputy of Yasser Arafat who would now become his successor.


Sting Scales Down for Spring Tour of U.S.

Since establishing himself as a solo artist, Sting's tour's have become grand affairs featuring large bands. That will change in April, when he launches the Broken Music tour, backed by just three players.


Ivan could put Marlins vs. Expos at The Cell

ARLINGTON, Texas -- While the White Sox are in the midst of their last off day of the season Monday, their stadium might get a full workout.


Tony Blair has written to each EU member in a bid to put pressure on the Sudanese government regarding Darfur.


Indonesian Detective Police Chief, Suyitno Landung, holds pictures of arrested terror suspects in Jakarta, November 24. Indonesian police said they had arrested four Muslim militants over a suicide bomb attack


House price growth accelerated in November, rising 1.4% for the month, according to the Nationwide.


NEW YORK - Passwords alone won't be enough to get onto America Online under a new, optional log-on service that makes AOL the first major U.S. online business to offer customers a second layer of security...


Omelia del Papa davanti a circa 30mila persone nel santuario di Mariazell, nella Stiria"GesÃ¹ unico mediatore di salvezza, ma non disprezziamo le altre religioni"                                            Benedetto XVI: "L'Occidente Ã¨ in crisi perchÃ¨ ha paura della veritÃ "


Artest, Hunter wrong to place NBA on same footing with war in Iraq

In today's blog I want to talk about those streaking Seattle SuperSonics, a team that won 10 of its first 12, a team that last night beat Minnesota on their home floor, a team ... Wait, we're still talking about Ron Artest?


Rumsfeld gives US troops timetable in Iraq

US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld didn't bring much good news to a group of Marines in Iraq. He warned Sunday during a town-hall meeting in at an airbase in the country's west that violence may well


Essex police arrest Barrymore over suspicious pool death

Former television star Michael Barrymore, whose career foundered after a man was found dead in his swimming pool, has been arrested on suspicion of murder.


Russia Growls as Olympics Crowd Judges the Judges

Judges were in the firing line at the  Athens Games Tuesday after angry gymnastics fans mutinied and  Russia drafted a fierce protest to Olympics bosses.


Such security flaws are not uncommon, but Gmail deviates from the norm by not causing cookies to expire when users change passwords.


State Dept. Official Disputes Iraq Report

Officials from the State Department and the Government Accountability Office disagreed yesterday over whether spending by Iraqi government ministries in 2007 accurately reflected claims of progress the Bush administration made last fall.


October 27, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- According to a report by Internetnews.com, America Online  has reversed course and returned to the Microsoft-backed (microsoft.


palmOne Enhances Treo Smartphone but Challenges Remain

On 25 October 2004, palmOne introduced its next-generation smartphone, the Treo 650, which combines a compact mobile phone with e-mail, an organizer, messaging and Web access.


Panasonic plans to spend $860 million to expand a Japanese site for manufacturing image sensors, with a new facility opening in 2009.


Jack Mesi was a boxer on the rise until March 13 when several knockdowns brought on subdural hematomas or bleeding on the brain, boxers' No. 1 cause of death.


US Airways and its largest lender yesterday struck a new financing arrangement that could free up $140 million while the strapped airline remains in bankruptcy -- but only if holdout unions agree to major cost cuts.


Pechino, 14:02 - TENNIS, ATP PECHINO: ANCIC E LEE IN SEMIFINALE, LJUBICIC KO

Ivan Ljubicic, testa di serie numero 1, è stato eliminato a sorpresa 6-3, 7-6 (7-3) dal corea...


Google Inc.'s profile was relatively low as the World Mobile Congress opened, but chip makers eager to help develop the first phones using Google's Android operating system were not so quiet.


Per ministro decisione Bruxelles non incide in alcun modo


Shilpa, Paresh honoured by Giants International

Actors Shilpa Shetty and Paresh Rawal were felicitated by Giants International at a function held at The Oberoi, Mumbai this week.


The Inflation Rate May Not Be 15,000% ...

... but pay attention to it. Even a 2% inflation rate affects your investments.


ICC says no plans to bow to India's umpire demands

The International Cricket Council said it had no plans to bow to Indian demands to remove umpire Steve Bucknor from the third Test against Australia in Perth later this month.


Fannie Mae's regulators would move to oust top executives, including Chief Executive Franklin D. Raines and CFO J. Timothy Howard, if the company's board doesn't


'Hamburg Cell' Actor Wary at First Arab Screening

When "The Hamburg Cell" was first screened in the Arab world this week, Egyptian-born actor Kamel feared audience reaction could descend into violence.


AL batting champion Joe Mauer and the Twins agreed Sunday to a $33 million, four-year contract, avoiding salary arbitration and giving one of the team's young stars the security of a long-term deal.


In dramatizing how our government's mistakes and negligence helped pave the way for disaster five years ago, "The Path to 9/11" was meant to be a wake-up call for viewers.


Haiti Flood Deaths Climb; Food Supplies Tight

More than a week after devastating floods hit northern Haiti the death count rose sharply as reports came in from remote areas on Monday and aid workers struggled to feed thousands of desperate people.


Head Lice Provide Clue to Prehistoric Lives, Loves

A study of an ancient human pest -- head lice -- suggests that the ancestors of today's American Indians may have met and fought with pre-humans long extinct elsewhere, scientists said on Tuesday.


Il titolo schizza del 54% alla Borsa di Francoforte


UN Council Warns Rwanda Against Attack in Congo

The Security Council, in an apparent warning to Rwandan President Paul Kagame, said on Tuesday it intended to consider unspecified measures against individuals who undermined the peace process in Congo.


Bear Stearns Reports Steep 4th-Quarter Loss

The loss of $854 million exceeded fears about how badly the bank was hurt by its subprime mortgage bets.


Wide receiver Jerry Rice officially will become a member of the Seattle Seahawks today, provided that he passes a physical and the league approves a trade agreed to late Monday night sending


50 Killed, 120 Injured In Massive Baghdad Blast

Baghdad, Sept. 14 (NNN): In one of the deadliest attacks in recent times, at least 50 local Iraqis were killed and 120 others injured in a massive mid-morning explosion in central Baghdad police station on Tuesday, according to health officials here.


Oracle Corp , the world's  third-largest software maker, won a three-month-long campaign  to buy BEA Systems Inc  by raising its bid for the  company by 14 percent to $8.5 billion.


A boy has been badly injured after falling 100ft from a ridge on Snowdon while walking with his family.


Global Market for Cellphone Ring Tones Is Shrinking

After years of double-digit growth rates, the global ring tone market appears to have come to the end of its crescendo.


Oracle's Phillips talks up PeopleSoft integration

DECEMBER 15, 2004  - For the first time since closing a deal to purchase rival PeopleSoft Inc. for $13.3 billion, Oracle Corp.


Spacewalking astronauts to install new station unit

Astronauts on space shuttle Atlantis prepared for a walk in space on Monday to add a giant new piece to the International Space Station, and NASA engineers pondered whether a bump in the ship's heat protection system needs repair.


In Hindsight: Hey, We'Ll Just Call It the iPhone Week in Review

By Frank Michael Russell, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Jun. 24--Here's some news you may have missed last week, based on staff and wire reports.


Eva Herzigova in passerella per Fausto Sarli


msg 2 candidates: u get more votes with txt

Text messaging is playing a growing role in the 2008 presidential race as a handful of candidates look to the technology to reach younger voters often glued to their mobile phones.


Georgia Southern quarterback Jayson Foster won the Walter Payton Award on Thursday night as the top offensive player in the Football Championship Subdivision.


Valve prevails in cyber-cafe rights case

Judge rules that VU Games is "not authorized" to distribute Valve games in cyber-cafes; other claims, amount of damages remain at issue.


JERUSALEM - The Israeli man at the center of New Jersey Gov. James E...


Publishers are hoping that online growth will compensate for some of the decline from the print side.


Two blind people turned away from a restaurant because they had a guide dog are awarded compensation.


Talk about judgment: Mike Huckabee says he has placed his political fate in the hands of David Letterman.


Kostas Kenteris testifies in Athens in connection with the doping affair that led to his departure from the Olympics.


Politica puo' fare molto per uscire da situazione


WASHINGTON -- The U.S. trade deficit declined slightly in July as record exports of farm goods, autos and other products offset a big jump in foreign oil prices. The deficit with China hit the second-highest level ever, reflecting strong demand for Chinese-made goods despite a string of high-profile...


Sales on America's busiest shopping day of the year could exceed last year, retail experts believe.


The nation's capital and its suburbs have a rare opportunity to help decide a presidential election rather than just obsess about it, as next Tuesday's three-jurisdiction contest centers on Washington and its two neighbors.


OCEAN CITY, N.J. - As if shooting a loved one's ashes into space or pressing them into artificial diamonds were not sufficiently offbeat, relatives of the deceased now can have their ashes mixed into concrete to help form ocean habitats...


Mars was once covered with abundant water, evidence shows

The final results of the Rover research will be reported next year, but a growing body of evidence shows that Mars had a great deal of water several billion years ago, about the same time life was emerging on Earth.


Ariane 5 made its first successful launch on 30 October 1997. Its first operational flight took place in December 1999 when it launched ESAâs X-ray Multi-Mirror (XMM) satellite.


Parma, 13:50 - CALCIO, PARMA: ANCHE GNOCCHI IN RITIRO

Gene Gnocchi sarà in ritiro con il Parma a Folgaria (Trento). Gnocchi raggiungerà i su...