3 Republican Jokers, See, Walk Into a . . .

A team of eight Republican comedians rolled into New York on Thursday, beginning a two-week stand at the Laugh Factory in Times Square.


Cheap Botox ads in food store raises eyebrows

A discount grocery chain's offer of Botox treatments at bargain prices has sparked an outcry from critics who claim the campaign is unethical.


W3C highlights Mobile Web Initiative at workshop

Group seeks to make Web access for mobile device users as easy as it is for desktop users.


MURRAY, Ky.  -- A middle school teacher trying to buy pot was arrested after she sent text messages to state trooper instead of a dealer, police said.


Eyes tired? Musical alerts ease computer user’s day

What was the last sound your computer made? It may have emitted a chime when e-mail arrived, or a heraldic swish when you started up Windows.


Bush Urges Congress to Widen Surveillance Powers

As the president was speaking, Democrats denounced his anti-terrorism policies on Capitol Hill.


"We Shall Not Be Moved": Urban Communities, Eminent Domain and the Socioeconomics of Just Compensation

By Kelly, James J Jr  INTRODUCTION  The current debate over eminent domain as a tool to facilitate economic development shifts between two starkly unattractive alternatives.


New research finds that low fat beats low carb if you want to lose weight and keep it off. The findings were presented Monday at an obesity conference in Las Vegas.


Renault's Ghosn upbeat ahead of meeting with GM's Wagoner

Carlos Ghosn, head of Renault and Nissan, appeared upbeat ahead of a meeting with General Motors chairman and chief executive Rick Wagoner on a potential global automakers' alliance.


The Mozilla Foundation celebrated the worldwide release of Firefox 1.0 Tuesday as new Mydoom variants exploited yet another Internet Explorer vulnerability.


Russian authorities have searched the homes of dozens of managers working for the embattled Yukos oil company in what one board member described as a massive campaign reminiscent of the Stalinist purges, a news agency reported Sunday.


Marshall Falls in PlainsCapital Fort Worth Bowl

FORT WORTH, Texas - Senior quarterback Gino Guidugli completed 24-of-36 passes and threw two touchdowns to lead the University of Cincinnati to a 32-14 win over Marshall University in the second annual PlainsCapital Fort Worth Bowl, Thursday.


At Huckabee Central, Cheers for Evangelical Base

Polls showed that more than 8 in 10 of Mike Huckabeeâs supporters described themselves as evangelicals.


Japan's PM readies for Cabinet reshuffle

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi chose a new group of top leaders for his ruling party Monday, ahead of a Cabinet reshuffle aimed at boosting his ability to carry out reforms.


Violinist offers recording for free online

Acclaimed British violinist Tasmin  Little will give her next recording away for free as a digital  download in an attempt to popularise classical music.


Einstein, Plato and other big thinkers grappled with the concept of time. Now it's your turn. In the Wired Wiki.


For Brandon Bochenski , a first-period sequence indicated redemption. Bochenski made his return to the Boston lineup last night, seeing action on the top line alongside Marc Savard and P.J. Axelsson .


Goldman Sachs has promoted a record 299 people to managing director, the companyâs second-highest rank.


AT LEAST 10 per cent of the worldâs population over the age of 40 may have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The new statistics, released today for World COPD Day, suggest that


Mel Gibson gets restraining order against fan

Mel Gibson obtained a temporary restraining order against a man who allegedly showed up at his estate and the chapel he attends, demanding they pray together.


A woman is given a suspended jail sentence after pretending to have died in a car crash to avoid a speeding conviction.


The phone company reported an 89 percent rise in fourth-quarter profit, bolstered by a benefit related to income tax.


Corey Koskie knows baseball history, but his comes wrapped in a Maple Leaf flag. The Canadian-born third baseman, who spurned other suitors to sign a three-year


Apparently anyone who thought there was a major scandal at insurance brokerage Marsh & McLennan is mistaken. That, at least, was the claim yesterday of new chief executive Michael Cherkasky.


Hundreds of newly-qualified teachers in Wales cannot find work because too many of them have been trained.


Peterson trial penalty phase delayed again

The penalty phase of Scott Peterson's double-murder trial was delayed yet again today while lawyers and the judge in the case met behind closed doors with a man and his attorney.


The Stockholm International Water Institute in Sweden claims it takes 15 cubic metres of water, or 15,000 litres, to produce one kilogram of grain-fed beef.


Intel adds WiMax, 3G support to Linux device plans

Intel plans to offer WiMax and 3G support as options for ultraportable devices running Windows or Linux.


Michael Jackson postpones Tokyo Christmas event

American superstar Michael Jackson has postponed a pricey Tokyo Christmas event to next year so he could add another date to his schedule to meet fans, organizers said.


Less Preening, More Fun and a Touch of Dignity at Awards Show

The Screen Actors Guild Awards moved fast, looked effortless and fun, and turned out to be a worthy substitute for the more glamorous Golden Globes.


ADV: Trade Shares and Currencies Commission-Free

GCI offers commission-free online trading in shares, indices and major currencies. Register today for a free demo account - including charts, quotes and internet trading software.


Robot to Mix Chemotherapy Drugs at U.S. Hospital

The University of Colorado Hospital will use a robot to mix drugs for patients, which its developers say will eliminate human error and protect technicians from potentially dangerous drugs.


Former Pro Bowl linebacker LaVar Arrington was hospitalized Monday with serious but not life-threatening injuries after his motorcycle crashed on a highway ramp.


U.S. says 23 militants killed in Iraq battle

U.S. forces killed at least 23 insurgents suspected of having links with al Qaeda during a fierce battle in Iraq's western Anbar province over the weekend, the military said on Tuesday.


Idea di Naomi Campbell e del direttore creativo di Burberry


By MIKE SCHNEIDER  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Since the beginning of the year, NASA has endured an astronaut's arrest in a bizarre love triangle, a workplace murder-suicide and a freak hail storm at the launch pad.  What it hasn't had is a space shuttle launch.


Paris' subways slowed to a halt and rail lines were disrupted Thursday during a massive strike in France that was expected to give President Nicolas Sarkozy his first real test after five months in office.


Shaun Wright-Phillips has been placed on standby to make his senior England debut if Steven Gerrard is ruled out of tonightâs 2006 World Cup qualifier in Austria.


Microsoft prepares to release a new application for delivering "snippets" of data to Windows Mobile devices.


49ERS NOTEBOOK McAllister: the star running back that got away

It could have been the Candlestick crowds crooning "Deuuuce" instead of those in New Orleans. The 49ers were enamored with Saints running back Deuce McAllister before the 2001 draft, when McAllister went to the Saints with the 23rd overall pick.


Tony Blair will fight to keep Peter Mandelson as Europe's trade commissioner when leaders gather in Rome today to discuss the crisis gripping the European Union.


Climate is big issue for U.S. hunters, anglers

CULEBRA CREEK, Colo  - As the snow melts from the towering peaks in the distance, Culebra Creek runs fast and the trout are biting. But Van Beecham, a fourth generation fishing guide, is uneasy.


Republicans seize Democratic seat in key battleground state

Republicans took over from Democrats the seat in the key battleground state of South Carolinain the Senate races Tuesday, making it even harder the uphill fight by Democrats for the Senate control.


Ucraina, premier Yanukovich in lieve vantaggio su Yushenko

Il premier ucraino, Viktor Yanukovich, Ã¨ in leggerissimo vantaggio sull'ex governatore della Banca centrale, Viktor Yushenko, nel ballottaggio delle elezioni presidenziali in Ucraina. Con il 75 per cento


Scientists show what happens when an infection-fighting antibody attacks a gap in HIV's formidable defences.


Ruffalo, Hawke play "Real Men" in crime drama

Mark Ruffalo and Ethan  Hawke will play Boston thugs in the true-life crime drama "Real  Men Cry."


Bush unveils climate strategy ahead of G8

The White House unveiled a long-term strategy on climate change on Thursday, with plans to gather the countries that emit the most greenhouse gases and to cut tariff barriers to sharing environmental technology.


South Carolina's Holtz Retires, Ending 33-Year Career

South Carolina's Lou Holtz retired, ending his 33-year career as a college football coach and making way for Steve Spurrier to take over the program.


B K S Cine Circuit's Sivi is all about a ghostly spectre that haunts a man who conceals a shady past -- and her ultimate revenge on him.


Markdowns, and Shoppers, Are Out Early This Season

or simply desperate - umbrella-carrying shoppers kept right on shopping, after crowds on Friday enlivened retailers into thinking


Tamil Tigers said bidding to recapture Jaffna

A Tamil Tiger assault on a strategic naval base in northern Sri Lanka was part of an attempt to re-capture their former bastion on the Jaffna peninsula, a state-run daily reported Friday.


Jackie Chan wants to be respected like De Niro

Tired of his image as all-action hero,  Hong Kong film star Jackie Chan said on Friday he wanted to be  taken as seriously as Robert De Niro.


Finland to mourn school shooting victims

A national day of mourning is planned across Finland on Thursday, one day after police say an 18-year-old student apparently opened fire on classmates and school principal before turning the gun on himself.


NASA's Themis mission aims to unveil aurora borealis secrets

NASA is set to launch a spacecraft carrying five satellites on a mission to unveil the secrets of the origin of the aurora borealis.


L'aumento e' di un quarto di punto, ai massimi da 6 anni


IBM Outlines Mainframe Integration Roadmap

TechWeb - Among the new features is support for IBM's Virtualization Engine, a slice-and-dice technology that splits processors into as many as 10 virtual CPUs.


Canada poised to back cannabis painkiller

Canada is poised to become the first country to endorse a cannabis-based medicine after issuing final terms for the approval of a painkiller for multiple sclerosis patients.


Milan fashion shows off broken mirror effect

Italian fashion designer Rocco Barocco put a broken mirror effect on clingy cocktail dresses for his spring and summer 2008 show on Sunday, while Clips used feathers to finish long, slim evening gowns.


Empoli, 20:28 - CALCIO, EMPOLI: 13-0 NEL TEST CON IL SAN MINIATO

Test infrasettimanale per l'Empoli, che in vista della gara con il Napoli ha affrontato i dilettanti...


Iraqi Shiite Wants to Limit Sunni Patrols

Abdul Aziz al-Hakim said that the neighborhood patrols in Sunni areas must submit to government authority.


Move over, Robin Hood. Bill Gates has a new plan.


Le nomine decise dal cda dopo le dimissioni di Perissich


Literally putting a face on technology could improve our interaction with hi-tech gadgets.


Churchgoers want to help in tackling gun crime

Â·  Survey calls for churches to work with policeÂ·   Clergy can be 'honest brokers' for young people


EU remedies may not help Microsoft competitors

Legal observers are sceptical of the significance of a ruling by a European court that Microsoft must comply with anti-trust remedies imposed by the European Commission.


Music fans have purchased and downloaded more than 200 million songs from the iTunes Music Store. The 200 millionth song, part of “The Complete U2,” was purchased by Ryan Alekman from Belchertown, MA. iTunes has made it easy to give the gift of music this holiday season with $15 and $25 iTunes prepaid cards available from retailers including Amazon.com, Best Buy, Circuit City, CompUSA, Kroger, RadioShack, 7-Eleven, Target, as well as the Apple online store and Apple retail stores. [Dec 16]


Egypt vows to take control of Gaza border

Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit said on Sunday Egypt would take steps to control its border with the Gaza Strip as soon as possible.


Paulson welcomes banks' steps on subprime debt

U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry  Paulson said on Monday that moves by some banks, including  Citigroup , to bring off-balance sheet investments tied to  subprime mortgages back onto their books would help ward off a  widespread credit crunch.


As is invariably the case when an NBA head coach is fired, the media has lined up behind deposed Denver Coach Jeff Bzdelik, who, after months of speculation, was fired yesterday and replaced on an interim basis by assistant Michael Cooper, who joined


Vietnam vet saved by Kerry says Sinclair film a campaign trick

Jim Rassmann, saved by John Kerry after being blown off Kerry's boat during a 1969 Vietnam firefight, said Friday a Sinclair Broadcast documentary critical of Kerry's


U.S. says five Britons kidnapped in Iraq still alive

The U.S. military believes that five Britons, a computer expert and four bodyguards, kidnapped in Baghdad in May are still alive, a top U.S. general said on Tuesday.


NATO Chief Urges Europe, U.S. to Agree Iran Policy

NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer urged the United States and Europe on Friday to agree a common line on Iran ahead of a summit next month aimed at relaunching transatlantic ties.


Nel daytime lotta tra Domenica In e Buona Domenica


All or part of four North American plants will be closed, and its parent company did not rule out selling the unit.


Plastic Wrapping Help Preemies Stay Warm

NEW YORK  - Polyethylene wrapping can help  prevent heat loss by very premature infants when they're born,  a Canadian group of researchers report.


Nostrums: In Broccoli Sprouts, Protection From UV Rays

An small study suggests that an extract from broccoli rubbed on skin produces protection against burns caused by ultraviolet radiation.


I didn't plan the party right: By the time it was underway, I had to get to work. That's when the breakfast I left on the stove caught fire and the guests fled. No one bothered to call the fire department. When I got home at 6 p.m., my kitchen was a pile of ash.


More tests carried out on Litvinenko contact

British scientists probing the death of  Alexander Litvinenko are carrying out tests on Saturday on one  of his contacts who has been contaminated with the same  radioactive poison that killed the former Russian spy.


U.S. FTC warns of bogus e-mail containing spyware

(InfoWorld) - A bogus e-mail message supposedly sent by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission contains spyware and targets corporate and banking executives as well as consumers, the FTC said Monday. The bogus e-mail poses as an acknowledgment of an FTC complaint filed by the recipient and includes an attachment. E-mail recipients who open the attachment to this e-mail can download malicious spyware onto their computers, the FTC said. Recipients shouldn't open the e-mail; instead they should delete the message, the FTC advised. The hoax e-mail is personalized, containing the name of the recipient and their business. The bogus message explains how the complaint will be used and says, "Attached you will find a copy of your complaint. Please print a hard copy of the complaint for your records in the upcoming investigation." Consumers can learn more about protecting themselves from malicious spyware and bogus e-mail messages at OnGuardOnline.gov, a Web site created by the FTC in partnership with other federal agencies and the technology industry to help consumers stay safe online. The site includes information on spyware and phishing.


Lehman Looking to End Title Drought in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS, Nevada  - Tom Lehman is poised to grab  his first victory for four years after claiming a one-shot lead  following the third round of the $4 million Las Vegas  Invitational Saturday.


Italian president accepts Prodi's resignation

Italy's president accepted Prime Minister Romano Prodi's resignation on Wednesday following the government's defeat in a Senate vote on foreign policy.


By David Robinson, The Buffalo News, N.Y.  Feb. 15--Stronger sales of its imaging chemicals helped CPAC Inc. turn a small profit during the third quarter, the Leicester-based specialty chemicals manufacturer said Wednesday.


Il fatturato delle imprese e' cresciuto del 7%


The government said Friday it was fining the American Red Cross $4.2 million for violating blood-safety laws. The violations include failing to ask appropriate questions of potential donors and not following test procedures, said the Food and Drug Administration. The FDA said it had no evidence of serious health consequences resulting from the violations.


WASHINGTON: A respected panel of US scientists has urged schools, food companies, government agencies and families to work together to reverse the childhood obesity epidemic.


ENVIRONMENTAL JOURNAL - 'Biological Invasions in the Sea' to Launch Gould Lectures

By PETER B. LORD  An expert on invasive species in marine waters will give the first lecture this year in the 2006-2007 Mark D. Gould Memorial Lecture Series sponsored by the Rhode Island Natural History Survey.


Charity Begins at Home? Perhaps Not at Hollinger

ow much does it cost to become a lion on the social scenes in New York, London and Toronto? Not as much as one might think, particularly if you take public credit for donations made with corporate funds.


Finland's Aki Riihilahti scored one goal and set up another as Crystal Palace beat 10-man Fulham 2-0 on Monday night for the Eagles' first victory since their return to the Premier League.


Iraqi soldiers clashed with gunmen in a Shiite district of Baghdad on Friday, killing at least seven people, officials said.


NBA Wrap: Magic Stun New Grizzlies Coach Fratello

Grant Hill posted 23 points and seven  assists to hand Mike Fratello his first defeat as team coach as  the Orlando Magic downed the Memphis Grizzlies 96-91 Saturday.


Panel: DeLay's golf outing for energy executives looked improper

The US House ethics committee's rebuke of Majority Leader Tom DeLay this week focused on an issue never raised publicly before: the appearance of impropriety created by an exclusive


WASHINGTON _ Forget the polls, the football verdict is in and it goes to John Kerry. In every presidential election since 1936, the Washington Redskins' last home game before the election has accurately predicted the winner.


Prosecutors Drop Sex Case Against Bryant

The criminal case against Kobe Bryant case collapsed Wednesday as prosecutors said they had no choice but to drop the sexual assault charge because the NBA star's accuser no longer wanted to participate.


Microsoft to heat up battle vs. Flash in '08

Every good general knows that even the biggest army is useless if you can't get it on the battlefield.Microsoft and Adobe will both experience a version of this dilemma in 2008, as they wrangle for market and mind share in the burgeoning RIA (rich Internet application) space, according to close observers of the companies."They both have their own power positions," said Forrester Research analyst Jeffrey Hammond, citing Flash's installed base, which has been pegged in the 90 percent range."The one place that Microsoft holds a wild card is with developers. There still are not that many Flex developers out there," Hammond added, referring to Adobe's toolset for RIA applications. The company is also developing the Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR), which lets Web developers build RIAs that can run on the desktop.Of course, Microsoft's worldwide legions of programmers don't pose a great advantage if not enough users install Silverlight, its cross-platform browser plug-in for RIA applications."They need to get Silverlight on 70 to 80 percent of the Internet-connected machines," said Greg DeMichillie, an analyst with Directions on Microsoft.One of the quickest ways to do that would be to ship the next version of Internet Explorer with Silverlight already embedded. But Hammond said this is unlikely, because doing so would likely prompt cries of outrage from competitors and perhaps antitrust lawsuits against Microsoft.Microsoft has instead has tried to seed usage of Silverlight through other tactics, such as getting high-traffic Web sites like NBA.com to use it. That in turn compels site visitors to install the plug-in.Silverlight 1.0 focuses largely on streaming media and therefore has more relevance for consumer-facing projects than enterprise IT shops.That all changes with the next version, which is expected in beta form early next year. "Silverlight 2.0 is where it gets interesting," Hammond said.The next release includes a subset of Microsoft's .Net Framework, meaning the company's vast base of developers can program against it using familiar .Net languages as well as tools like Visual Studio.The company has also aimed at Adobe's sweet spot -- graphic design applications -- with its Expression line of products.Adobe, on the other hand, may not have an adoption problem for its plug-in, and already has won the hearts and minds of graphic designers everywhere, but is not nearly as strong in tools as Microsoft."The biggest thing Adobe needs to bring FlexBuilder up to date with modern developer tools," said DeMichillie. "I would say they are two years behind Visual Studio.""The other thing not to underestimate is the value of Microsoft's programming languages," he added. "C# and VB -- they are real programming languages," he said. "[Adobe's] ActionScript has certainly grown up in the last year or two, but you won't find people building industrial-strength applications with it."While a wealth of smaller companies and startups have crowded the RIA platform space, DeMichillie said he expects only Adobe and Microsoft will emerge as true players."When you build a platform you need so many pieces," he said. "The other player trying to do this is Sun [with its JavaFX platform], but I don't think they have all the pieces."Hammond is somewhat more conservative. He also sees Adobe and Microsoft as the eventual leaders, but joined by between five and 10 smaller RIA vendors.For all the gamesmanship that is sure to unfold between Microsoft and Adobe in 2008, there is an overarching issue the firms must overcome, DeMichillie said: Convincing corporate developers that user interface development is just as important as the mainline systems that power their organization's core business processes."Their biggest problem is the backlog of applications they've got to build," DeMichillie said.


Rockies beat Giants, Bonds hitless again

The Colorado Rockies beat the Giants 6-1 on Saturday to earn their fourth successive win, while San Francisco slugger Barry Bonds found no escape from his recent slump at the plate.


How many people have gotten home after a blindingly stressful day and realize they've forgotten some important event or errand?


Life on Mars, Little Britain and Vincent are among the winners at this year's International Emmy awards.


Update 1: Sumitomo Mitsui Tries to Woo UFJ

Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. said Tuesday it proposed to UFJ Holdings Inc. that the two banks merge on an equal basis in its latest attempt to woo UFJ away from a rival suitor.


Citing technical challenges due to hurricanes, NASA officials said that the initial space shuttle mission for Return to Flight will slip from March to May 2005.


Monthly security updates include IE, Windows Media, and Visual Studio fixes.


Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ" is finally getting some respect in Hollywood.


RealNetworks, CCIA Delight in Microsoft's EU Loss

Digital media firm RealNetworks Inc. reacted with glee to a European Union judge's order that Microsoft Corp. immediately strip the Windows Media Player from its operating system in Europe, saying that compliance


France marks the 100th day in captivity in Iraq of French journalists Georges Malbrunot and Christian Chesnot.


Prevista apertura punti vendita a Londra e Los Angeles


SCO, Novell back in court Monday in Unix fight

A bench trial is set to begin Monday to determine how much The SCO Group must now pay Novell to compensate for Unix System V revenue collected by SCO.


Al Qaeda's Zawahri Says Will Keep Fighting U.S.

Al Qaeda's deputy leader Ayman al-Zawahri  said in a videotape broadcast Monday al Qaeda would continue to  attack the United States until Washington changed its policies  toward the Muslim world.


Saudi security sites 'targeted by rebels'

RIYADH: Militants tried to storm the Saudi interior ministry in Riyadh but were blocked and detonated their car outside the gate last night, a security source said.


BG Group sees annual profits leap by a quarter

Gas giant BG Group has said that net profits leapt 23 percent last year on rising production and increased energy prices.


Strong earthquake hits near Samoa, no tsunami alert

A strong earthquake with a magnitude of   up to 6.9 hit near the South Pacific nation of Samoa on   Thursday but there was no tsunami alert.


CINCINNATI - Democrat John Kerry yesterday paid tribute to the 1,000 US troops killed in Iraq and blasted President Bush over his handling of the war - a subject he barely mentioned during campaign stops in Ohio just a few days ago.


Bush Is Warned About Anti-Abortion Judges

The Republican expected to chair the Senate Judiciary Committee next year bluntly warned newly re-elected President Bush on Wednesday against putting forth Supreme Court nominees who would seek to overturn abortion rights or are otherwise too conservative to win confirmation.


Security Better, but Needs Work, Gates Says

By Jon Swartz  SAN FRANCISCO -- In his swan song to an annual gathering of 15,000 computer security experts here Tuesday, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates said the software giant has made giant strides in security.


From a distance, the bridge looks too slender and too graceful to be real, like a row of giant storks standing on abnormally long, fragile legs.


Reigning champions Egypt play Cameroon in the final of the Africa Cup of Nations.


John Howard was sworn in today for his fourth term as Australia's prime minister at a ceremony in the official residence of the British Queen's representative, Governor General Michael Jeffery.


Scattered showers and thunderstorms will develop in many parts of the U.S. on Tuesday, as a cold front pushes through the East and South.


Zurigo, 18:39 - CALCIO, FWP; CANNAVARO: QUI CON ZIDANE E RONALDINHO, GIA VITTORIA

A Fabio Cannavaro basta anche solo essere tra i possibili vincitori del Fifa World Player per sentir...


German inflation affected by VAT, oil prices in February

A sharp increase in sales tax and slowing oil prices had mixed effects on headline inflation in Germany this month, regional consumer price data from the eurozone's biggest economy showed on Tuesday.


Italy Refuses to Hand Over Casablanca Suspect-ANSA

Italy's highest court has blocked the extradition to Morocco of a Moroccan cleric suspected of involvement in the 2003 Casablanca bombings, Italian news agency ANSA reported on Thursday.


The Northclick Blog: A comma is a comma is a comma...or is it?

Internationalizing a website can bring all sorts of challenges, as Markus Wolff found out when working on a recent project:   When you're building international websites, there's always something new to learn. Especially if one of the languages your website is available in uses a character set different from anything you're used to. For jimdo.com, the greatest challenge as of yet is the chinese version.   His focus isn't so much on the content of the page but on one small character that caused him headaches - the comma. Unfortunately, it seems that Unicode has its own commas that don't quite adhere to the "normal" rules to make them easy to work with (and, in his case, split with a regular expression). The fix to the situation was simple, though - adding a "u" modifier after the expression made it Unicode-aware and split the information correctly.


Scientists discover planets in our galactic back yard

Until recently, they were able only to detect the presence of planets equivalent in size to our own neighboring gas giant Jupiter.


La linea sara' commercializzata dal prossimo autunno


A car bomb has blown up in the western Iraqi town of Anah, killing several people, a witness says. A resident contacted by telephone said the bomb had gone off near a civil defence building


China will no longer give giant pandas to foreign countries as a way of improving international relations, the domestic media has reported.


Ex-Marine testifies of killing Iraq civilians

TORONTO -- A former US Marine staff sergeant testified at a hearing yesterday that his unit killed at least 30 unarmed civilians in Iraq during the war in 2003 and that Marines routinely shot wounded Iraqis and killed them.


After a particularly anemic year that saw double-digit declines in album sales and no true blockbuster CDs, the recording industry is looking to its fall releases to deliver some much needed multiplatinum magic.


Relatives of many of the 202 people killed when terrorist bombs ripped through nightclubs on Indonesia's Bali island two years ago have gathered at the attack site to remember the dead.


Asian firms bridging the tech divide in Spain

Where the frenetic pace of technological change is concerned Asia's general dominance in the race to provide the next must-have gadget seems only too apparent to many a European.


FOXBOROUGH -- The Patriots have won 20 games in a row, and yesterday they tied the NFL record for most consecutive regular-season wins (17). Those are feats that take all the emotion the players can muster week after week.


Expected to make concessions for small biz The chancellor Alistair Darling is today expected to make a U-turn over plans to bring a single rate of capital gains tax (CGT) into play, following pressure from small business (SMB) lobby groups that deeply opposed the reform.â¦


By Ed Mendel, The San Diego Union-Tribune  Feb. 20--SACRAMENTO -- A surge of new highway money from a $19.9 billion  transportation bond has renewed political infighting over whether Caltrans  should use government or private engineers, bringing warnings of possible  project delays.


Carmakers must tell buyers about "black boxes": NHTSA

The government will not require  recorders in autos but said on Monday that car makers must tell  consumers when technology that tracks speed, braking and other  measurements is in the new vehicles they buy.


Science & environment: A demonstration by supporters of animal testing may reignite bitter row over the use of animals in medical research


Liverpool kids defeat Spurs on penalties

Tottenham crashed out of the Carling Cup on penalties tonight to Liverpool, after the teams had finished deadlocked at 1-1 after 90 minutes.


Man Utd reach an "outline agreement" to sign Wayne Rooney, as Everton press for the "best available deal".


FORT HOOD, Texas  - A U.S. soldier at the center  of the Iraqi prisoner abuse scandal was said in court on  Wednesday to have often flouted instructions, undercutting his  defense that he was following orders when he humiliated and  beat prisoners.


A major assault by US forces to wrest control of the rebel-held town of Falluja loomed closer yesterday after Iraq's interim prime minister, Ayad Allawi, warned that his "patience was running thin" with talks to find a peaceful solution.


Kreis, Real Salt Lake beat FC Dallas 3-2

Jason Kreis scored his MLS record 107th goal to cap off a second-half rally for Real Salt Lake and keep its playoff hopes alive with a 3-2 victory over FC Dallas on Saturday night.


King Abdullah of Jordan says it will be impossible to hold elections in Iraq in the current state of chaos there.


Chemotherapy treatments for children with brain tumours reduces long-term damage, say researchers.


Space shuttle Discovery soars on second launch try

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Space shuttle Discovery blasted off its seaside launch pad on Saturday, defying the odds of poor weather and ending the ban on night-time flights imposed after the 2003 Columbia disaster.


Palestinian rivals land in Saudi for unity talks

MECCA, Saudi Arabia  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and his Hamas rivals arrived in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for talks to end faction fighting which an envoy said had created a "catastrophic" situation.


Bush assails European subsidies to Airbus

President George W. Bush repeated his attacks against European subsidies to Airbus Industry, but stopped short of threatening again to take action at the World Trade Organization.


What causes the burnlike skin lesions associated with Stevens-Johnson syndrome?


Airbus expects air passenger traffic to treble in the next two decades, creating global demand for 24,300 aircraft.


Sophomore Dre Smith emerged from the confines of the end of the bench to score 20 points Monday in George Mason's 65-39 rout of Florida International.


US House votes to deny all aid to Saudi Arabia

The US House of Representatives has voted to deny all aid to Saudi Arabia, despite repeated assurances by the administration the desert kingdom was cooperating with the United States in the war on terror.


Hold onto your hats, Seattle SuperSonics fans. The 2004-05 NBA season is bound to be a roller-coaster ride. That's our guess, anyway, following the team's wacky first week.


Reggio Calabria, 22:00 - CALCIO, ASCOLI; SONETTI: ABBIAMO PAURA DI VINCERE

- Milano, 9 dic. - Nedo Sonetti sul ko di Reggio Calabria: "Nel primo tempo abbiamo sbagliato tutto...


A predicted collision between the world's biggest iceberg and an Antarctic promontory may now never happen.


London - British airline magnate Richard Branson announced a plan on Monday for the world's first commercial space flights, saying "thousands" of fee-paying astronauts could be sent into orbit in the near future.


Security consultant's blog found pushing crudware

A warning for us all A prominent IT security consultant has issued a mea culpa after learning an blog he set up on Blogspot and later abandoned was being used to push crudware.â¦


"Potter" puts model trains back on track

Sales of model trains are picking up steam again thanks to deals linking them to the "Harry Potter" and "The Polar Express" movies, along with a new approach to marketing the old-fashioned toys.


Larger sellers are benefiting from discounts that for the first time in the siteâs history, treat high-volume merchants better than mom-and-pop sellers.


A new variant of the Santy worm, which attacks Web pages usuing the PHP bulletin board software, appeared this week. Earlier variants used Google to find vulnerable Web pages; the new


That bouncing smiley-face thing over at Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) is at it again -- this time the little critter is rolling back the cost of the Arkansas retailer's online DVD rental program.


Letter on Iraq Still Makes Waves in Ariz.

The letter to the editor was printed over nine months ago but its effect is still reverberating through Arizona. The Dec. 2 letter in the Tucson (Ariz.) Citizen made a suggestion on how to end "the horror" of American soldiers being killed in Iraq: Go to the nearest mosque and kill five Muslims.


Supersize purses imperil backs and clog sidewalks.


India's Sehwag fined for misconduct in first Australia Test

India's batsman Virender Sehwag was fined 65 percent of his match fees for misconduct during the first Test against Australia here.


Continua ad aggravarsi il bilancio delle vittime nel sudest asiatico, sconvolto tre giorni fa da un violento maremoto: secondo le ultime stime fornite questa mattina, i morti sono oltre 65mila. In Indonesia


Irish passport given to Bigley to save his life

Irelandâs government has granted British hostage, Kenneth Bigley, an Irish passport; responding to his family's calls which hopes that stressing his Irish origin will convince his kidnappers to release him.


Micro power FM transmitters legal from Dec. Ofcom today announced that "micro power" FM transmitters such a the Griffin Technologies iTrip or Belkin TuneCast can legally be used from 8 December.â¦


Move Over Kudzu, Air Potatoes Are Taking Over the Landscape

By JOE WILHELM JR.  Potatoes don't normally look too threatening.  People may worry about the fried variety when it comes to counting calories, but it was the type that can quickly grow into a vine 60 to 70 feet tall that was targeted for removal Jan.


Coffee, tea or . . . salami? Starting next Tuesday, American Airlines will sell food on most of its flights of three hours or longer. On the menu are $3 "snack boxes" and $5 sandwiches on those flights. The airline originally said in December it would begin charging coach passengers for food, but until yesterday didn't disclose specific routes that ...


Dal 2 gennaio obbligo di ticket per chi entra nella Cerchia dei BastioniFinora attivati meno di 3000 tagliandi, in panne il sito del Comune                                          Milano, scatta l'ora dell'Ecopass multe salate per chi sgarra                                                                                Chi entra nell'area limitata senza biglietto rischia da 70 a 275 euro di contravvenzione


Superman film star Christopher Reeve, who became a vocal advocate for spinal-cord research after a disabling horse-riding accident nine years ago, died Oct. 10 of complications from an infection caused by a bedsore, the Associated Press reported.


Stocks higher after drop in oil prices, reassuring words on ...

TORONTO (CP) - Stock markets moved higher Monday as investors showed growing optimism about the US economy. Lower oil prices also helped take indexes higher, with the price of crude slipping 49 cents from Friday's record close to $49.


Sierra Leone's failure to improve prison conditions threatens the country's peace, a UN report says.


Oil prices fell nearly 2 percent on  Wednesday after U.S. crude supply rose while distillate fuel's  slip in inventory was within market expectations.


Bowl games: Minnows swim with the sharks

Teams from minor conferences are increasingly closing the gap on college football's elite.


McCain and Clinton win White House battles

COLUMBIA, South Carolina  - Republican John McCain and Democrat Hillary Clinton won heated presidential nominating battles in South Carolina and Nevada on Saturday, picking up strength in an unpredictable White House race where no candidate has been able to sustain momentum.


Suicide bombers in Afghanistan may be recruited from Pakistan, a Pakistani minister says in a rare admission.


U.N. ambassadors consider new sanctions on Iran

In an effort to pressure Iran into suspending uranium enrichment, six key U.N. ambassadors began a week of negotiations on possible new sanctions but agreement was still elusive.


Red Soxâ Buchholz Pitches No-Hitter in Second Career Start

Clay Buchholz threw a no-hitter in his second major league start, just hours after being called up by the Boston Red Sox.


At Least 60 Deaths Caused by Hurricane Ivan

UPDATE, SUN 9PM: More than a million people have left their homes in Cuba, as Hurricane Ivan approaches. The ferocious storm is headed that way, after ripping through the Cayman Islands, tearing off roofs, flooding homes and causing general havoc.


More Anti-Bush Protests Mark New York Convention

An "unemployment" line of thousands snaked through New York on Wednesday to mark jobs lost under President Bush in a quiet protest a day after street scuffles and the arrest of more than 1,000 demonstrators.


Bomb Explosion in Nepal's Capital Wounds 38

A bomb tore through a government office in the Nepali capital on Tuesday, wounding at least 38 people in an attack police suspect was carried out by Maoist rebels.


Doctors and Drug Makers: A Move to End Cozy Ties

Pressure is building against the widely reported gifts and other potential conflicts between drug companies and doctors.


SAN DIEGO - For two days last week, companies from around the globe converged near San Diego to showcase their best products and services using mobile and wireless technology.


John Kerry accuses President George W Bush of incompetence over Iraq in a hard-hitting TV campaign ad.


A US TV network edits BBC Films' Dirty War to avoid showing a nude woman during a fictional chemical attack.


Menstruation as a Source of Stem Cells? Maybe Not

The prospect that âthe curseâ might be a source of stem cells to sustain life was a surprise to some experts.


United for urgent action, the White House and Congress raced toward emergency steps Thursday to rescue the national economy from a possible recession


Blood Pressure Drugs May Slow Alzheimerâs

Some types of blood pressure drugs that penetrate the brain may slow the deterioration of Alzheimerâs disease, according to a new study.


Mike Chisholm was so disgusted that he couldn't even finish his beer. Sure, the drink could have eased the Florida librarian's pain.


Panasonic to market first Blu-ray DVD player-recorder

Panasonic will sell the first Blu-ray DVD player-recorder in Japan in November, a company official said, months after rival Toshiba released a comparable product in a feud for the next standard of DVDs.


A South African trade union mission is being deported from Zimbabwe after defying a ban to enter the country.


An environment blog at The Wall Street Journal?.


More than 50,000 people in Addis Ababa demonstrate against government plans to renew border talks with Eritrea.


Three militant insurgent groups in Iraq have warned Iraqis not to vote in the 30 January election. Describing the election as a "dirty farce", a statement posted on a website said anyone who took part in the election would not be safe.


Australian Prime Minister Admits Funding Pre-Election 'Spam' Campaign

John Howard blasted for 'clogging up the Internet' with a mass e-mailing campaign


Prodi e D'Alema hanno parlato di una sola forza"socialista, laica, cattolica, ambientalista"                                          Il matrimonio dei riformisti: l'increbile al congresso dei Ds                                                                                di MASSIMO GIANNINI


Report: School Steroid Use Silent, Rampant

Texas high school students yearning for athletic fame or a chiseled physique are easily obtaining and using steroids as many coaches look the other way and parents seem unaware, a Dallas Morning News investigation has found.


CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Ticker) -- Even when he's more focused on sharing, LeBron James continues to help the Cleveland Cavaliers win big.


Plus: Are you having an identity crisis? [News.com Extra]


Motorola Inc. may have gotten a  Christmas present from rival cell phone maker Samsung -- the  Asian company was slow to beef up its product portfolio in time  for the holiday season, giving Motorola's newest feature-rich  phones an edge, analysts said.


Thousands of couples got Valentine's Day celebrations going early, locking lips at midnight Saturday in what organizers dubbed "Lovapalooza 2."


Great expectations for iPhone sales fizzle

Blog: AT&T's iPhone activation numbers disappointed many--especially Apple investors--but it's not a perfect measure of iPhone demand.


Coach: Marnie Dacko (third year, 20-36). Last year: 6-22, 2-14 (sixth place in Atlantic 10 East).


Freddie Mac year net down 27.6 pct to $2.1 billion

Mortgage finance company Freddie Mac  , still recovering from a 2003 accounting scandal, on  Tuesday said 2005 net income fell 27.6 percent from the  previous year to $2.1 billion.


Video links Colombia militia boss, Uribe

In his five years as president, Alvaro Uribe has repeatedly denied accusations that he's been cozy with Colombia's murderous right-wing militias, whose thousands of victims include suspected rebel sympathizers and union activists.


Yushchenko calls for new blockade after defeated prime minister ...

Viktor Yushchenko, fresh from his victory in Ukraine's disputed presidential race, called on his supporters Tuesday to blockade the Cabinet of Ministers building to prevent his opponent from holding a government session.


British government plans smoking ban that would bar lighting up in ...

Four hundred years after King James I denounced tobacco as "loathsome to the eye, hateful to the nose, harmful to the brain, dangerous to the lungs," the British government announced plans Tuesday to ban smoking in most public places


U.S., Russian lawmakers to meet, discuss tensions

U.S. and Russian lawmakers will hold a joint session of their foreign affairs committees in Washington later this month to discuss growing tensions between the two countries, the chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives panel announced on Tuesday.


An ex-pilot is jailed for 20 years for the murder of Indonesian human rights activist Munir Thalib in 2004.


High-Tech Defense Office Takes Lead On Telecommuting

The Defense Information Systems Agency describes itself as providing "global net-centric solutions" for the White House, the Pentagon and the armed forces.


Ford Motor Co  on Thursday posted a narrower fourth-quarter loss after cutting costs and boosting margins on vehicles and said it would offer broad buyouts to union workers in the United States.


Modificato l'emendamento: le liste che non saranno piÃ¹ cancellate nel girodi 3 anni, ma congelate in attesa che tutti gli iscritti trovino una cattedra fissa                                            Scuola, arriva la norma "salvasupplenti" le graduatorie diventano a esaurimento                                                                                E intanto rinviati ai 14 dicembre gli scioperi previsti per l'11 e il 13di SALVO INTRAVAIA


Northern Ireland midfielder Michael Hughes today insisted his challenge on Robbie Savage merited only a booking, not a red card. Hughes is due to miss the next World Cup qualifier against


Federal food safety officials said fresh spinach is "as safe as it was before the outbreak," even though investigators have not determined the cause of a deadly E. coli outbreak.


Under a New Watch, Miramax Still Homes in on Awards

Miramax may be a smaller and calmer organization under Daniel Battsek, but the studio has nonetheless remained in the thick of the awards race.


Floods pose "as great a threat as terror": independent review

Flooding in the UK is a threat on the scale of terrorism or a flu pandemic and should be planned for accordingly, the independent review into the summer floods said Monday.


Podcast: Will a judicial left hook floor TorrentSpy for good?

Judge rules against BitTorrent indexing service; harnessing power from the ocean, and Sprint Nextel names CEO.


A request from Kenya's leader for the Somali government to leave their exiled home in Kenya falls on deaf ears.


Sony BMG settles case over anti-piracy software

Sony BMG will pay $750,000 in penalties and costs and reimburse California consumers whose computers were harmed by anti-piracy software on some CDs sold by the record company, California officials said on Tuesday.


A Roma, carabinieri ritengono sia un atto dimostrativo


Microsoft Sets 2006 Target for Next Windows Version

Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Friday it will ship the next version of Windows in 2006, but scaled back plans to include a new system for finding


President Bush has been gaining ground among overall voters as a leader and the man to fight terrorism, but swing voters have been less impressed, a tracking poll suggests.


British police have charged eight terrorist suspects with conspiring to commit murder and use radioactive materials, toxic gases, chemicals or explosives to cause "fear or injury" in a case involving an alleged top al-Qaeda operative at the centre of a US ...


Health care providers would get smaller pay increases when caring for the elderly, poor and disabled under President Bush's budget plan submitted to Congress on Monday.


Roma, 17:56 - CALCIO, ROMA; SPALLETTI: NELLA RIPRESA CI SIAMO SVEGLIATI

"Cosa non ha funzionato nel primo tempo? Noi abbiamo sbagliato qualcosa in piÃ¹ perÃ² si gioca anche c...


Peru Says Court Upholds Berenson Sentence

LIMA, Peru  - The top human rights court in Latin  America has upheld a 20-year sentence for Lori Berenson, an  American imprisoned in Peru on terrorism charges, President  Alejandro Toledo said on Thursday.


An expert witness in dozens of cases related to child pornography is charged with committing perjury.


Terrorismo : allarme bomba per aereo Olympic a Stansted

Un aereo passeggeri della compagnia greca Olympic Airways e' stato deviato sull'aeroporto londinese di Stansted a causa di un allarme bomba giunto telefonicamente ad una testata greca. Un portavoce del ministero


The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) announced the locations and times for Saturday's Eastern Mass. Super Bowls. Home teams will be decided by a coin flip during the playoff organizational meeting today.


Gene-tweaked Stem Cells Enlisted to Battle Cystic Fibrosis

People with cystic fibrosis could be treated with genetically tweaked versions of their own stem cells. Researchers say that for the first time they have shown that human bone marrow-derived adult stem cells


SpaceDev does things that the big boys can't afford to do. Unfortunately, that includes losing money for a long time.


Nello spettacolo 'Alice, una meraviglia di paese'


By Mary Ann Milbourn, The Orange County Register, Calif.  Jan. 31--Ceradyne Inc., the specialty ceramics maker, announced today it  received a $113 million delivery order from the Army for body armor, its  biggest single delivery order ever.


White House spokesman Tony Snow stepping down

White House Press Secretary Tony Snow, who has been battling cancer, plans to step down on September 14 and he will be replaced by his deputy, Dana Perino, a U.S. official said.


Liverpool Residents Refuse Editor Apology

A politician who tried to ease hurt feelings instead faced angry criticism Wednesday when he traveled to the hometown of a man beheaded in Iraq to apologize for his magazine's assertion that Liverpool residents were "hooked on grief."


NASCAR Says Merger Won't Hurt Nextel Cup

NASCAR is not expecting any immediate changes to its top-tier racing series following the merger between telecommunications giant Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc.


A report says that NBC Universal and Paramount are backing away from their exclusive commitment in the wake of Warner Brothersâ endorsement of the rival Blu-ray format.


Like humans, Diana monkeys possess a complex vocal tract whose shape can be adjusted to articulate sophisticated sounds.


A deputy to U.S.-backed President Hamid Karzai escaped a roadside bombing in northern Afghanistan on Monday, just four days after Karzai himself was targeted as he tried to hit the campaign trail for landmark Oct. 9 elections.


U.S. Ponders How Much Monitoring Needed Against Attack

At Lawrence Livermore lab in northern  California and other national labs, U.S. scientists are hard at  work devising new inventions to monitor unlikely but horrific  dangers that could stem from future terrorist attacks.


Together with a fine and quirky singer, Nancy King, Kurt Elling performed under the auspices of Jazz at Lincoln Center as part of a Valentine-weekend charm offensive.


Just When You Thought It Was Safe to Go Back in the Jungle

âRambo,â directed by and starring Sylvester Stallone, has its own kind of blockheaded poetry.


Social Equality Comes With a Beat, Again

âStep Up 2 the Streetsâ posits a universe where racial and class differences are minor obstacles to fun and pretends its clichÃ©s arenât clichÃ©s.


Ky. man says "I killed my family," 4 found dead

Four children were found dead in the Louisville, Kentucky, apartment of a Somalian immigrant who entered police headquarters on Friday and announced, "I killed my family," police said.


Benn calls for new treaty to control weapons trade

International Development Secretary Hilary Benn on Tuesday called on world leaders to make a priorty the concluding of a treaty regulating the trade of weapons.


BP Drugs Reduce Pneumonia Risk in Stroke Patients

NEW YORK  - Treatment with an ACE  inhibitor, a type of blood pressure drug that includes Zestril  and Accupril among others, appears to reduce the risk of  pneumonia in patients who've suffered a stroke, new research  suggests.


Former board member Tom Perkins alleges the computer giant hired consultants to pose as himself and other board members to fraudulently obtain private phone records. By Kim Zetter


Movie Industry Preparing Suits on File Sharing

Hoping to head off the kind of rampant online piracy that has plagued the record industry, Hollywood's major movie studios said yesterday that they would begin filing lawsuits


U.S. Uses Secret Evidence In Secrecy Fight With ACLU

The Justice Department is using secret evidence in its ongoing legal battles over secrecy with the American Civil Liberties Union, submitting material to two federal judges that cannot be seen by the public or even the plaintiffs, according to documents released yesterday.


Israel's air and sea blockade of Lebanon is about to be lifted, more than three weeks after fighting ended.


NEW YORK - Rising oil prices and a disappointing wholesale report offset a sharp drop in initial unemployment claims on Thursday, keeping stocks mixed in light trading.    Investors welcomed the latest Labor Department report, which showed 319,000 new claims for the past week, down 44,000 from a week ago...


Rail fares are set to rise by 4% on average next year, but some passengers will have to pay up to 7% more.


Democrats assail Republicans over scandal

Democrats said on Friday that warnings about former Rep. Mark Foley's inappropriate contact with young congressional aides were "swept under the rug" by Republican leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives intent on protecting their power.


Fans hatch plan to thwart Glazer takeover

MANCHESTER United supporter groups are believed to have met Keith Harris, the City financier, last night to discuss a fan-led restructure of the club with a view to blocking an Â£800 million takeover by Malcolm Glazer.


The climactic 1994 midterm elections offer some new old strategies for the Congressional battle this fall.


Briton to sue intelligence services over torture: report

A Briton who claims he was tortured while he was held at the US naval detention camp at Guantanamo Bay is set to sue Britain's intelligence services over the tactics they used to question him, The Guardian reported on Wednesday.


Malcolm Mays, 17, always said heâd be a film director.  Now powerful people are listening.


Who's fallen hardest? Who can bounce highest?


Monster.com Users Get Fake Offers And Request

Job hunters using Monster.com, the employment Web site owned by Monster Worldwide, received fake job offers by e-mail that asks for their Bank of America account information.


More than 700 businesses are calling on the chancellor to scrap a planned rise in fuel duty of 2p per litre.


An E. coli outbreak that has sickened 59 people in the Northeast is prompting concern among West Coast farmers after officials announced that scallions suspected as carriers of the bacteria came from a Southern California farm.


EU environment ministers agree to include airlines in the emissions trading scheme a year later than MEPs wanted.


Winslet gives libel cash to eating disorder charity

Oscar-nominated actress Kate Winslet has donated libel damages she won over a magazine report saying she sought help for a weight problem to an eating disorder charity.


Nicolais: 'tetto di 272.000 euro pone in svantaggio azienda'


African Poor to Bear Brunt of Global Warming Crisis

Africa's poor millions, already  suffering grinding poverty and rampant disease, risk bearing  the brunt of the global warming crisis unless urgent action is  taken now, a leading Nigerian scientist said Wednesday.


An election planned for DR Congo in June may have to be delayed, the head of the electoral commission admits.


Concern mounts over rising troop suicides

Every day, five U.S. soldiers try to kill themselves. Before the Iraq war began, that figure was less than one  attempt a day. The dramatic increase is revealed in new U.S. Army figures.


A poster signed by Jennifer Lopez and a guitar signed by Wyclef Jean are on sale in an MTV internet auction to raise money for hurricane victims.


Hirst off to church with skull and heart

Britart superstar Damien Hirst, famed for his pickled sharks and sheep, is taking his "New Religion" to church. With the skull of a child cast in silver and a heart pierced with syringes and razor blades, one of the most controversial artists is staging his provocative show next month at an Anglican church in London.


TXU Announces Plans for 2 Coal Plants Designed to Be Cleaner-Burning

The two power plants would use advanced technology intended to capture carbon dioxide before it escapes into the atmosphere.


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


August jobs cut by 4,000, first drop in 4yrs

Employers cut 4,000 jobs in August,  the first time in four years that monthly hiring contracted,  the government said on Friday in a report certain to boost  pressure on Federal Reserve policy makers to cut interest  rates.


LOS ANGELES - A consortium led by Sony Corp. has agreed in principle to acquire famed Hollywood studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc...


Charity Releases Information Pack after CJD Warning

The Haemophilia Society has issued an information pack to its members about vCJD today to allay fears over the Governmentâs announcement that they will be sending letters


Walter Dix completed a triumphant week at the NCAA track and field championships in Sacramento, by repeating as 200-meter champion yesterday and leading Florida State to its second consecutive team title.


Jazz piano legend Oscar Peterson dead at 82

Oscar Peterson, who sat atop  the world of jazz piano for decades with his driving two-handed  swing, technical wizardry and rapid-fire solos, has died, a  friend of the musician said on Monday. He was 82.


Fort Rucker-based team investigates deadly chopper crash

An investigation team from the US Army Safety Center at Fort Rucker has been sent to the scene of a fatal helicopter crash in Central Texas.


Execution Deadline Passes for US, UK Hostages

An execution deadline for two Americans  and a Briton kidnapped in central Baghdad by militants  demanding the release of women prisoners by U.S. forces in Iraq  expired Monday with no word on their fate.


A videotape shows a huge supply of explosives still at Al Qaqaa munitions complex nine days after the fall of Baghdad.


Infor Acquires IncoDev, a Leading Provider of ERP Software

Cola Enterprises, Pez International, Grohe, Cargill, Heinz, Heineken, xpdex, Godiva, Valvoline, 3M Unitek, GlaxoSmithKline, and Bristol Myers Squibb.


POTSDAM, Germany -- A crucial meeting of the World Trade Organization's four most powerful members has failed, officials said Thursday, dealing a major setback to efforts at reaching a new global commerce pact.


Organist to Play Music for Silent Movies at Hurricane Church

By CHARLOTTE FERRELL SMITH  A church may seem like an unusual place for a concert featuring the music of silent movies.   But it's all part of getting the most from the 2,600-pipe organ at Hurricane's Forrest Burdette Memorial United Methodist Church.


Decisione dopo il crollo, il peggiore degli ultimi 16 anni


TV Decoder Blog: TV Decoder: âTMZâ on TV Finds Its Footing

Harvey Levin and Jim Paratore, shown in September, are the executive producers of "TMZ." (AP via Warner Bros.) The three-month-old television version of âTMZ,â which is based on the popular Web site about the foibles of Britney, J. Lo and the like, continues to rank as the top-rated new show in syndication. Harvey Levin, the managing editor [...].


The flu vaccinations that doctors hoped  would save the lives of fragile elderly people have apparently  failed to lower death rates, U.S. researchers said on Monday.


World leaders and Palestinian representatives gathered in Cairo Friday morning for Yasser Arafat's military funeral service. The funeral came hours before chaotic scenes in the West Bank


Danny's big fight is with his conscience

According to Danny Williams it won't be a fist that ends his boxing career. It will be his faith. Since embracing Islam five years ago Williams has gone countless rounds with his conscience.


The Labour Party will hold its 2006 autumn conference in Manchester and not Blackpool, it is confirmed.


Bulgaria asks for six medics convicted of infecting Libyan children with HIV to be returned.


Sports comment: Time to quit talking and play ball in DC

What it doesn't have is a front office for said team, a permanent stadium, an actual owner, or a radio-television contract to broadcast games.


Global pledges of aid pass $2 billion, but supply snags keep many survivors waiting.


A German judge is to rule whether two men suspected of planning an al-Qaeda suicide attack can be held.


Dollar Recoups Losses on Greenspan Speech

The dollar recouped losses after  Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said the U.S. current  account gap cannot widen forever.


American women school men on value of teamwork

When they were growing from girls to women on playgrounds around the United States, they were the ones who weren't offended but complimented by the suggestion that they played basketball "like a guy.


SERVIR: NASA lends a helping hand in Central America

NASA is bringing high-tech satellite images and visualization tools to bear on the unique environmental problems of Central America.


AWG agrees $4.1 bln bid, gets other approaches

UK water firm AWG  said on Monday it had received new bid approaches after agreeing a 2.2 billion pound ($4.1 billion) offer from Osprey, an investment group including Canadian, Australian and British firms.


Linux Commercialization Transforms Community

Last week, I had the privilege to address the North Texas Linux Users Group. Ralph Green asked me to present information on my upcoming book called "Linux System Administration" by O'Reilly. I only had the cover and the gallies, since production goes to press in early March. So, I showed those.


Terry Bowden both supportive and critical on TV telecast

Terry Bowden joked this past week that his loyalty in Bowden Bowl VI would go to the highest bidder. If that were the case, the winning bid must have gone to one Ann Bowden.


Syria Has No Plan to Pull Troops from Lebanon -- UN

Syria has failed to meet a UN Security Council demand that it pull its troops out of Lebanon and has given no timetable for when it would do so, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Friday.


Rescuers are scouring the sea for missing tourists and soldiers are racing to recover bodies amid fears of disease as Asia counts the cost of a tsunami that has


Jupiter's Fredrik Jacobson couldn't have come any closer to making his first Ryder Cup team. The Swede just missed out on qualifying as one of the top five European players on the World Points list that was finalized last week.


Via libera della Consob olandese per il rinvio: 23 luglio


A Year After Saddam's Capture, Iraq's Rebels Fight On

Much has changed in the year since a  haggard-looking Saddam Hussein was pulled from a hole in the  ground and taken into custody by jubilant U.S. troops.


Star Jones Reynolds has landed her own daily talk show — and she won't have to worry about Barbara Walters this time.


Supermicro debuts super quiet server blade

Shhh, do you want to wake the baby? IDF Supermicro is showing off a new ultra quiet and low energy server blade at the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco this week.â¦


Prosecutor: Phillips drove car into boys

Former Nebraska football star Lawrence Phillips attempted to run over a group of boys with his car because he was upset about losing a pickup game, a prosecutor told jurors Thursday.


Police searching for a missing make-up artist get more time to question an arrested 51-year-old man.


ATHENS - Bronze is better than nothing. That's one Olympic lesson the US men's basketball team was able to understand. The Americans took the third-place game seriously Saturday night, earning some revenge


Dara' consulenza legale al centro Ceis di don Picchi


A man who had been quarantined with a drug-resistant form of tuberculosis for nearly a year was being transferred Thursday to a hospital in Colorado.


ETA Sets Off 7 Bombs Across Spain; at Least 5 Hurt

The Basque separatist group ETA set off bombs in cities across Spain Monday, slightly wounding five people and escalating their renewed fight for independence on the day Spaniards celebrate unity.


UN Secretary General Kofi Annan says security in Sudan's Darfur region is rapidly deteriorating, and violence could intensify.


Former Dolphins coach Dave Wannstedt accepted the coaching job at alma mater Pittsburgh on Thursday, exactly a week after he turned the Panthers down and said he wasn't ready to coach again.


Merrill Lynch co-president Ahmass Fakahany, one of people behind its  sub-prime investments, leaves the firm.


EU ministers are to meet to decide how to punish Turkey for barring Cypriot ships and planes from its ports and airports.


Germany will be the hardest hit, the paper said, with 6,000 workers facing redundancy at it's Adam Opel business.


Stepping up the heated battle of online search and services, Yahoo Inc and Adobe Systems Inc have joined forces to tap each others' customers and put Web search features into Adobe's popular Acrobat Reader software.


Detroit's signing of closer Troy Percival to a two-year, $12 million contract Wednesday could prompt the Tigers to put Ugueth Urbina on the market.


FedEx Corp. FDX.N  said quarterly  profit nearly quadrupled on in its international, ground and  freight businesses, but the stock slipped on disappointment  over the margins.


Africa's first amputee football cup is kicking off in Sierra Leone on Friday when the hosts meet Nigeria.


Jewish groups and politicians in Italy criticise a decision to grant day release to a convicted Nazi war criminal.


Germany has urged the Philippines to compensate German airport operator Fraport AG for the expropriated Ninoy Aquino Terminal 3, warning that failure to do so would discourage future foreign investment, the ...


Il ministro delle Infrastrutture vuole che vengano accolte le richiestedei magistrati: "Non si distruggano subito i documenti corpo di reato"                                            Intercettazioni, Di Pietro chiede modifiche "Bisogna preservare le prove"


Body Resembling Japanese Hostage Found in Iraq

A body resembling a Japanese hostage has been found in Iraq and will be flown to Kuwait or Qatar for identification, officials said on Saturday, after Tokyo refused a demand by his captors to pull out its troops.


Cars drag down core producer prices in Aug

U.S. producer prices edged up a  smaller-than-expected 0.1 percent last month and core prices  posted a surprise drop of 0.4 percent, the biggest since April  2003, on the back of sliding car prices, the government said on  Tuesday.


Capo Stato invita Lorenzo Conti a sospendere sciopero fame


A federal judge Thursday ordered former de facto president Reynaldo Bignone arrested in connection with human rights abuses stemming from Argentina's 1976-83 dictatorship, local media reported.


Company hasn't said when the device will be available.


Reggio Calabria, 23:07 - CALCIO, REGGINA; ULIVIERI: MILAN PIU' FORTE, MALE ARBITRO

"Sapevamo che il Milan era piÃ¹ forte, che Pirlo sa calciare bene le punizioni, che gioca. Hanno un p...


England blanks Wales as European qualifying continues

Manchester, England (Sports Network) - England beat Wales 2-0 Saturday in an intense World Cup qualifier at Old Trafford. The victory was bittersweet for England as captain David Beckham fractured a rib late in the win.


Hingis uses finesse as Kuznetsova employs power

Rafael Nadal advanced to the third round of the U.S. Open Wednesday but a knee injury could hamper his chances of dethroning top-ranked Roger Federer.


UPDATE 1-Ingram Micro to buy Tech Pacific for $493 mln

Ingram Micro Inc. (IM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the world's largest computer products distributor, on Monday said it would acquire Australia-based Tech Pacific for $493 million in cash, including debt.


Sondaggio Eurispes: solo il 25% degli italiani Ã¨ convinto del convinto'Tiene' solo il presidente della Repubblica, 'approvato' dal 58,5%                                          Crolla la fiducia nelle istituzioni Sotto il 50% anche la Chiesa                                                                                di ROSARIA AMATO


Schwartz: Sun COO Says Solaris Good For Open-Source Market

Sun Microsystems (nasdaq: SUNW - news - people ) officials indirectly confirmed what many suspected: Linux is not its open-source panacea.


E' accaduto tra l'isola di Zannone e San Felice Circeo


Obesity may raise the risk of stillbirth

Obese pregnant women may have  an increased risk of losing their baby relatively late in  pregnancy, and black women appear particularly at risk, a large  study suggests.


US Chief Justice Rehnquist Has Thyroid Cancer

William H. Rehnquist, the US chief justice since 1986, is suffering from thyroid cancer, a Supreme Court spokesman said. Rehnquist, 80, ``was admitted to Bethesda Naval Hospital on Friday, Oct.


Toshiba Corp, Japan's second largest chipmaker, has agreed to start selling a type of semiconductor known as flash memory to Apple Computer Inc, maker of the best-selling iPod digital music player.


Apple's notebook share jumped almost two percent in May, according to market research firm NPD.


Bosox continue to roll in interleague play

The Boston Red Sox are beating up on the National League while the Pittsburgh Pirates keep losing to every team they face.


Chubb Corp. CB.N, a large insurer of  businesses and wealthy individuals, said on Tuesday its  quarterly earnings rose, helped by an increase in property and  casualty net premiums written.


The Chinese author of a book about  long-dead Peking Opera stars has become the latest challenger  to the ruling Communist Party's censors, daring them on Friday  to explain their secretive ways before the law.


Star of 'Psycho,' Janet Leigh dies at 77

LOS ANGELES - Actress Janet Leigh, best known for her bloodcurdling in-the-shower death scene in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho, died Sunday at her home in Beverly Hills, Calif.


Study Finds Prior Trauma Raised Childrenâs 9/11 Risk

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


In Global Race, G.M. Wins by a Day of Pickup Sales

It was effectively a tie, but General Motors emerged from last yearâs hard-fought global sales race with Toyota feeling like the winner.


Using new technology, injured or disabled workers can talk their way to productivity.


The Inland Revenue is allowing an extra two weeks for some people to fill in their tax returns online if their first attempt has been rejected by the website.


Parigi, 12:29 - TENNIS, COPPA DAVIS: TSONGA CONVOCATO DALLA FRANCIA

Jo Wilfried Tsonga, finalista a sorpresa degli ultimi Open di Australia, è stato convocato da...


LOS ANGELES Nov 4, 2004 - A man was charged with trespassing after he stripped naked, scaled a airport fence, ran across the tarmac and climbed into a plane's wheel well before firefighters talked him out, officials said.


Ape Learning Center Welcoming 'Students'

Azy and Indah are heading to school this week — a unique experience for two clever orangutans whose classroom will eventually encompass more than 200 acres of lowlands, river forest and lakes.


Austria's Kate Allen wins the women's triathlon title with a stunning final leg on the run.


Madrid, 11:51 - CALCIO, MARCA: BARCELLONA O REAL NEL FUTURO DI ANCELOTTI

Carlo Ancelotti potrebbe sedere sulla panchina del Barcellona o del Real Madrid. Lo scrive il quotid...


134 Nations Drop Death Penalty; 62 Still Have It

A total of 134 countries have  given up capital punishment, 10 more than had done so at the  start of 2003, a campaigner against capital punishment reported  on Friday.


MR SVEN-GORAN ERIKSSON was told that he was looking weary yesterday. England had drawn 2-2 against Austria the previous night in their opening match of the 2006 World Cup qualifying campaign and the head coach was asked if he had considered resigning.


Swiss expulsion proposal draws criticism

The campaign poster was blatant in its xenophobic symbolism: Three white sheep kicking out a black sheep over a caption that read "for more security." The message was not from a fringe force in Switzerland's political scene but from its largest party.


Defiant lawmakers - shouting "Death to America" - unanimously voted Sunday to approve the outline of a bill requiring the government to resume uranium enrichment, a move likely to deepen an international dispute over Tehran's atomic activities.


A singles victory Sunday sent Spain into the December Davis Cup finals against the United States. Rafael Nadal beat French player Arnaud Clement 6-4, 6-1, 6-2 to clinch a berth in the finals for the Spanish team.


Actor Russell Crowe explains tussle with bodyguard on Toronto film ...

TORONTO (CP) - A tussle between actor Russell Crowe and a bodyguard/friend on a Toronto movie set unfolded Sunday in letters to the editor published by an Australian newspaper.


What's 'Wired' This Month: 'The King of Kong', Mark Halperin's PageCast, Nada Surf's 'Lucky'

From videogame documentaries and British sci-fi to U.S. presidential-campaign-tracking websites, a look at what's hot right now.


Eduardo Romero and Angel Cabrera come from the same country, but their bond goes well beyond that.


Storms shift, some rivers crest in Okla.

Flooding slowly subsided Wednesday in several northeastern Oklahoma communities but meteorologists predicted more problems because lakes and reservoirs were already filled to capacity.


Companies may still be trying to trim  costs and job cuts remain a threat, but in one area  belts are  being loosened a bit -- there are more holiday parties for  staff this year.


England captain Paul Collingwood is proud of his team's efforts despite their defeat to India in the sixth one-day match.


Junta Frees Nearly 4,000 Including 19 Political Prisoners

Burmaâs military junta released at least 19 political prisoners today, including pro-democracy party members, as part of a group of nearly 4,000 inmates it said were wrongly charged by an intelligence agency.


The usually heated rivalry between the Raiders and Broncos didn't have the same fire this Sunday after Denver waltzed into Oakland and embarrassed the Raiders, 31-3.


The number of DSL subscribers worldwide exceeded 78 million as of 30-June-2004, up by 30 million in 12 months, according to the latest data produced for the DSL Forum by industry analyst Point Topic.


Jackson is one of the first to take advantage of Time Warner Cable's new venture into Voice over Internet Provider (VoIP) telephone service here and she says it works great.


Manifestazione era stata sospesa a livello nazionale


French oil giant Total posts a record 12.58bn-euro net profit in 2006, but fourth-quarter earnings slip as oil prices fall.


(HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch:


African Union-led crisis talks on Kenya failed Thursday but mediators said President Mwai Kibaki and the opposition had agreed to work with former UN chief Kofi Annan to end unrest that has left hundreds dead.


Theo van Gogh, un controverso regista e scrittore olandese noto per aver girato un film sulla violenza contro le donne nella societÃ  islamica, film per il quale aveva ricevuto minacce, Ã¨ stato ucciso ieri mattina ad Amsterdam con diversi colpi di pistola


French film bible to go online in English

The influential French film  magazine Les Cahiers du Cinema is to get an English remake  after nearly 60 years in print.


Luxury Hotel Chainâs Board Backs Offer to Go Private

The directors of Four Seasons Hotels endorsed a $3.37 billion cash bid to take the company private, quashing some investor hopes for a higher offer.


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


Sottosegretario Gobbo, possibile decisione dell'azienda


Park Sentenced to 5 Years in U.N. Oil-for-Food Bribery Scandal

NEW YORK, Feb. 22 -- South Korean businessman and influence peddler Tongsun Park was sentenced Thursday to five years in prison for his role in the bribery scandal surrounding the United Nation's oil-for-food program for Iraq a decade ago.


Carphone Warehouse opts for musical life

Ties-up Virgin deal Carphone Warehouse is offering a music download service as an adjunct to its MyMobileLife website.â¦


OPEC oil producers on Saturday said they had already moved to rein in excess supply, a day after doubts over the group's resolve to cut sent prices into a tailspin.


Two months after the release of Irrfan Khan's latest international film Darjeeling Limited, which   was shot in India, the verdict is out.


The jury trying four men accused of murdering a Bradford policewoman starts its fourth day of deliberations.


RICHMOND, Dec. 12 -- Gov. Timothy M. Kaine proposed an expansion Wednesday of Virginia's effort to subsidize health care for the uninsured, targeting some women and small-business employees.


Murray upbeat after winning start to US Open

Andy Murray eased his way into his third US Open campaign on Monday saying his straight-sets, first-round win over Uruguay Grand Slam debutant Pablo Cuevas was a timely shot in the arm.


Ford's Scheele to Retire as President on Feb. 1

Ford Motor Co. President Nick Scheele, who postponed his retirement three years ago after being called to the US to help stop losses, will retire Feb. 1. He turns 61 next month.


Friends, Family Gather for Reeve Memorial

Three weeks after Christopher Reeve's death, his family and friends celebrated him Friday at a place that was central to his life: the Juilliard School, where he first honed his acting skills and later returned to receive an honorary doctorate.


Udine, 16:30 - CALCIO, UDINESE; PINZI: RISCATTEREMO MESSINA CON IL TORO

Dopo il ko di Messina ed in vista della sfida contro il Torino del grande ex Zaccheroni, il centroca...


Yukos woes flare up again, offsetting Venezuela vote

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Crude futures headed higher Tuesday to close at a new historic level near $47 a barrel, following news that a Russian court has rejected a plea from oil giant Yukos to suspend government efforts to collect a $3.4 billion tax ...


U.S., Iraqis Battle Resistance in Samarra

SAMARRA, Iraq - Sporadic gunfire echoed through this Sunni Muslim stronghold Saturday as U.S. and Iraqi forces battled pockets of resistance a day after launching what appeared to be the first major push to regain control of a string of cities before elections in January...


No, not the Jilly Cooper tome Yahoo! has bought college and high school sports site Rivals.com.â¦


Just a few days after the start of the free agency period, the Tigers made their first big splash in free agency, coming to terms on a 2-year deal with former Angels closer Troy Percival.


By JOHN ANTCZAK     LONG BEACH, Calif.  -- It was billionaire Paul Allen's $20 million that allowed Burt Rutan to build SpaceShipOne, the first privately financed manned rocket to reach space...


Writers negotiating with indie producers

The union for striking Hollywood writers said Wednesday it is pursuing agreements with several small independent producers that would allow at least some of its members to begin returning to work.


Drugs Better Than Shots for Anthrax, Study Finds

Mass vaccination programs aimed at protecting most or all Americans against anthrax are impractical and would save fewer lives than a speedy, localized response in the event of an attack, a new report concludes.


Baudo, parlare con discografici, complici di stesso progetto


Wallace powers Pistons to win over Pacers

Rasheed Wallace earned the plaudits with 24 points and 10 rebounds to help Detroit beat the Indiana Pacers 110-104 on Tuesday, earning the Pistons their third win in a row.


Poll finds Giuliani the favorite in GOP race

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani is the clear front-runner in the crowded GOP presidential field and has a substantial lead on the closest competition, according to a CNN poll released Monday.


Consumers Cheer Up, Budget Deficit Swells

U.S. consumers' mood brightened in  early December, which may bode well for retailers in the key  holiday shopping season, a survey showed on Friday.


Il principino Harry s'innamora La fiamma Ã¨ sudafricana

Londra, 28 novembre 2004 - Il principe Harry si Ã¨ infatuato di una studentessa bionda dicannovenne sudafricana, il cui padre gestisce una riserva di caccia nello Zimbabwe. Secondo quanto ha scritto oggi il


Ricerca Demos, guidano protesta autonomi e giovani


Second-Quarter Dough Fell at Krispy Kreme

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc., an investor favorite whose fortunes have soured in recent months, reported disappointing second-quarter earnings yesterday and saw its stock price drop by 10 percent.


Anthony Gonzalez considers himself a quick study. But even he was confused by the Indianapolis offense. Three weeks ago, Gonzalez, the Colts' first-round draft pick, acknowledged he was still struggling to pick up Peyton Manning's repertoire of audibles and hand signals.


Assuming Australia bat first at the Waca ground against Pakistan, you can be sure the blood will be pumping through my heart and veins faster than on most occasions that I face the first ball in a Test match.


Vendera' a Enel e Acciona la sua quota del 9,9%


Purported al Qaeda message: Unite with Taliban

In a message released Monday, al Qaeda's No. 2 leader called on Muslims to unite under Taliban leader Mullah Omar and stop attempting to form secular governments.


Bush sets out tiny 2.9 percent rise in space budget

President George W. Bush Monday set out a modest 2.9 percent rise in funding for the US space agency, just as NASA is racing to finish the International Space Station in 2010.


Small caps have the most growth potential.


Democrats woo Hispanics with immigration reform

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Florida  - Democratic presidential candidates wooed Hispanic voters on Saturday with pledges to keep working for immigration laws that would allow more of those already in the United States to become citizens and voters.


Gallacher scores first European Tour win

Scotland's Stephen Gallacher won for the first time on the European tour, beating Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell on the first playoff hole Sunday at the Dunhill Links Championship.


Police arrest two men in connection with the deaths of three people in a fire at a Cornish hotel.


Brawl Involves Players, Fans at Pistons-Pacers Game

A brawl involving players and fans at  Friday's game between the Indiana Pacers and Detroit Pistons in  Auburn Hills, Michigan may result in serious punishment from  the NBA.


MANHASSET, NY - Disk drive supplier Maxtor Corp. (Milpitas, Calif.) has announced that Paul Tufano has resigned as president, chief executive and acting chief financial officer, effective immediately, with


Richmond Times-Dispatch Lee Graves Column

By Lee Graves, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va.  Dec. 6--They'll be catching stripers -- not catfish -- but the winning  margin might be just a whisker.   That's the prediction of David Dudley of Lynchburg.


President Bush and UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan outlined sharply different world views in speeches kicking off the 59th General Assembly debate.


South Korea and Poland agreed to increase exchanges and cooperation in the information and technology (IT) sector, Seoul officials said Saturday.


Blog: Educational software company Blackboard offers Scholar as a social-networking site for academics.


Russia Signs Deal for Gas Pipeline Along Caspian Sea

Analysts say Russiaâs pipeline deal with Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan could strengthen its monopoly on Central Asiaâs energy exports.


NBA Wrap: McGrady Leads Rockets to Stunning Win

Tracy McGrady hit a running 3-pointer  with 1.7 seconds left on the clock to give the Houston Rockets  a dramatic 81-80 win over the San Antonio Spurs in National  Basketball Association play Thursday in Houston.


Johnny Podres became a celebrated figure in the storied history of the Brooklyn Dodgers in October 1955 when he pitched them to their only World Series championship.


Florida, which ended the regular season with an upset of Florida State, on Wednesday accepted a bid to the Peach Bowl. The Gators (7-4) will be making their 14th straight bowl appearance, extending a school record.


Variations in the performance of Scotland's schools are "too great",  according to a major study.


Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is expected to seek a permanent UN Security Council seat for India in a speech in New York.


Patients may not be given a choice of hospitals by the end of the year as ministers promised, a report says.


Il ministro, "ddl promuove sicurezza creando cultura adatta"


The new BlackBerry Curve is small, sexy and full-featured, making it one of the most appealing smart phones available. The one thing it isn't is curvaceous.


Palermo, Ã¨ accaduto a un 17enne che ha avuto uno choc anafilattico dopo averle ingoiate. Ma lo specialista ha dubbi: potrebbe essere un caso. Mangia una patatina e finisce in coma a causa di uno choc anafilattico.


Vodafone cranks up 3G data rates for autumn

IF you're in Central London or an airport Vodafone will be pushing its HSDPA network to a possible 7.2Mb/sec download speed and introducing HSUPA to increase uploading to a possible 1.44Mb/sec, during the autumn as it tries to boost corporate data usage.â¦


Senate Hearings for CIA Nominee to Begin Sept. 8

U.S. Senate confirmation hearings  for President Bush's nominee for CIA director, Republican Rep.  Porter Goss, will begin Sept. 8, the chairman of the Senate  intelligence committee said on Sunday.


District Health System Faulted, Report Cites

Nearly half of District residents, many with chronic diseases, live in areas with a critical shortage of doctors to provide basic care.


The four English teams in the last 16 of the Champions League learned this morning that if they are to make it to Istanbul next May they will have to take a particularly torturous route.


Roma, 14:09 - CALCIO, OSSERVATORIO; MANGANELLI: TRA 24-48 ORE DECISIONI FINALI

Il vicecapo della Polizia, Antonio Manganelli, presidente straordinatio dell'Osservatorio riunito st...


Probe: Authorities Held Columbine Papers

Authorities decided soon after the Columbine High School massacre to withhold a document showing deputies knew one of the killers had been accused two years earlier of making death threats and building pipe bombs, according to a grand jury report released Thursday.


Bush-Martin back-slapping can't hide ideological divide

OTTAWA (CP) - Two days of friendly banter couldn't bridge the chasm separating George W. Bush and Paul Martin in style, substance and worldview.


Information technology can curb nation's energy demand, says U.S.

A pilot program in the Pacific Northwest shows significant promise for saving homeowners on energy costs, and participants in the Pacific Northwest GridWise pilot said they liked the remote home-management capabilities, too.


Indonesia tsunami toll shoots up as powers agree to disaster debt relief

Thousands more tsunami deaths recorded on the tip of Sumatra brought the death toll to just over 156,000 as the world's top economic powers agreed to freeze the debts of disaster-hit countries to free up money for the massive reconstruction effort.


Analysis: Afghan Leader Awaits Official Declaration Of ...

With over 90 percent of the vote counted by late last week, it appeared likely that Afghan Transitional Administration Chairman Hamid Karzai would become the country's first directly elected president.


Ranieri believes victory to be turning point

Valencia coach Claudio Ranieri believes that his side's Champions League win at Anderlecht on Wednesday will be a turning point for his team, but believes they have to improve further if they are to qualify for the last sixteen.


Invertito trend primi tre mesi, -4,6% in secondo trimestre


The South Korean government acknowledged Thursday that it extracted a small amount of plutonium during a 1982 research experiment, a declaration that came


KATMANDU, Nepal -- King Gyanendra dismissed Nepal's government and declared a state of emergency on Tuesday, saying leaders had failed to restore peace or hold elections. It was the second time he has taken direct control of the Himalayan kingdom in three years.


Key figures in Pakistan's parliamentary elections who could emerge as candidates for prime minister.


Three Marines from Camp Pendleton will face courts-martial on murder and kidnapping charges in the death of an Iraqi man in the town of Hamdania, the Marine Corps said Monday.


BlackRock Inc. BLK.N, one of the  largest U.S. fixed income managers, on Thursday said it will  buy its far smaller competitor State Street Research &  Management Co., marking the biggest takeover in the asset  management business this year.


La missiva Ã¨ stata acquisita nell'inchiesta in corso nel Regno UnitoLa principessa la consegnÃ² al maggiordomo: era un'assicurazione sulla vita                                            Lady D: "Carlo mi voleva uccidere" Spunta una lettera shock di Diana


AN Australian executive of gold mining giant Newmont will be free for Christmas, as will five other Newmont managers, after an Indonesian court ruled their detention was illegal.


Swiss bank suspends traders over mismanagement

Credit Suisse bank said on Tuesday it had suspended a "handful" of traders after an internal review showed up so-called mismarkings and pricing errors in its structured credit trading business.


Congress intends to send President Bush legislation next week to ease restrictions on federally funded embryonic stem cell research, inviting his second veto in as many years on the subject.


Chinese Vice Health Minister to Fight SARS in South

To prevent a winter return of the  deadly SARS virus, a senior Chinese health official will visit  southern Guangdong province this month to map out measures such  as banning civet cat from menus, a newspaper said on Monday.


Colombian warlord violates deal, faces extradition

Colombia offered to extradite a jailed paramilitary chief to the United States on Friday after kicking him out of a peace accord with the government on charges he organized drug trafficking from his prison cell.


Many advanced countries face collapsing populations. Making it easier for women to work may be the best way to increase birthrates.


Allawi: Saddam Hussein Appealed for Mercy

CAIRO, Egypt - Interim Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi said in an interview published Monday that a "depressed and broken in spirit" Saddam Hussein had appealed to him for mercy, saying his regime had meant no harm during the years it was in power.    Allawi also told the London-based Al-Hayat newspaper that he's been the target of four assassination attempts since becoming leader of Iraq - the most recent just five days ago - but he insisted his homeland's chaos would be controlled...


French President Nicolas Sarkozy wants to go further in easing France's maximum 35-hour working week.


New IBM Blade Cuts into Small Businesses

"We are dispelling the industry notion that blade servers are only a large enterprise play," Jeff Benck, vice president for IBM eServer BladeCenter, said.


European Stocks, Bond Yields Edge Higher

European stocks touched two-month highs on Monday as tech shares rallied after STMicroelectronics   stuck to its full year forecast while government bond yields firmed on continued speculation about interest rate increases.


Wrestler Benoit dead in apparent murder-suicide

Professional wrestling superstar Chris Benoit was found dead along with his wife and 7-year-old son in what police believe was a murder-suicide, authorities said on Tuesday.


The health benefits of regular walking might include helping prevent mental decline and Alzheimerâs disease, research in patients age 70 and older has found, bolstering evidence that exercise neednât be strenuous to be good for you.


The iPod is knocking the car stereo business on its ear. Looking to capitalize on the digital music player's sales success over the holidays, auto electronics makers are rushing to develop plug-in adapters that let drivers pick tunes from their iPods using the controls of their car stereos.


Europe's Organisation for Nuclear Research (Cern) in Geneva is celebrating 50 years of its work.


World Cup hero Jonny Wilkinson was named Monday to captain England for three rugby test matches in November. Wilkinson, who takes over for Lawrence Dallaglio, will lead England in matches against Canada, South Africa and Australia.


Saboteurs Halt Oil Exports In Southern Iraq

30 August 2004 -- Oil exports from southern Iraq have completely ceased following a series of pipeline attacks by saboteurs. Two senior officials from the South Oil Company, speaking on condition of anonymity


YASSER ARAFATâS widow took possession of his widely sought medical records, and was deciding whether to release the information publicly, her lawyer said today.


Lehman Brothers rising as banking power: Barron's

Lehman Brothers's  lagging stock price offers the chance to buy into a rising power as it seeks to join the company of larger investment banks like Goldman Sachs  and Morgan Stanley , Barron's reported in its June 18 edition.


Per esplorazione di idrocarburi,gara del ministero petrolio


WASHINGTON - Privacy advocates are concerned that an implantable microchip designed to help doctors tap into a patient's medical records could undermine confidentiality or could even be used to track the patient's movements.


The scientist who attracted the world's attention by cloning Dolly the Sheep is about to take another major step for medical research: cloning human embryos and experimenting on them with the British government's permission.


Whatâs Offline: New âBest Ofâ Lists for 2006

What is surprising this year are the lists from publications that usually do not write much about commerce.


Alex Zampier scored a career-high 18 points and Caleb Holmes added 16 as Yale snapped a three-game losing streak and defeated Harvard, 83-70, last night in New Haven.


Bulgaria's Key Interest Rate Rises to 2.37%

Bulgaria's National Bank said it was raising its base interest rate to 2.37% from 2.36% effective Wednesday.


N.J. Mom Vows to Keep Protesting Iraq War

When President Bush and the first lady come looking for votes in New Jersey, Sue Niederer vows to be nowhere near them. She doesn't want to risk finding herself in handcuffs again.


Grisly French hospital murders spark security call

PARIS, Dec 19  - French Health Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy on Sunday announced stepped-up security procedures in hospitals, as police continued to hunt for the killer of two nurses who were murdered in a horrific fashion two nights earlier.


New Superman movie dazzles critics in first reviews

"Superman Returns," which opens in the  United States next week, is receiving knock-out first reviews  from critics, with newcomer Brandon Routh tipped to win over  audiences as the latest crime-fighting "Man of Steel."


Fans wear hearts on shirts to welcome Beckham to U.S.

David Beckham wore a light grey suit and his wife Victoria looked posh in a purple dress on Friday as a throng of fans in soccer shirts reflected the storied life of one of the world's best-known players.


Militants bomb Kashmir mourners, killing one

Militants bombed mourners arriving at a Kashmir graveyard on Sunday for the funeral of a murdered opposition party leader, killing one and wounding six, police and witnesses said.


U.S. military cemetery running out of space

OVERLAND PARK, Kansas  - A Kansas military cemetery has run out of space after two burials in the last week, including that of an Iraq war casualty, officials said on Thursday.


CPI dips in August, home starts hit 12-yr low

Consumer prices unexpectedly dipped 0.1 percent last month and new home construction hit a 12-year low, data on Wednesday showed, underlining concerns about the country's economic outlook.


com September 13, 2004, 7:51 AM PT. This fourth priority's main focus has been improving or obtaining CRM and ERP software for the past year and a half.


Only the pop tart's committed audience will enjoy this grating musical flick, as she attempts to become America's sweetheart in song and screen, writes Jay Stone.


RSA's Coviello making good on billion-dollar promise

It's been more than two months since EMC officially exchanged rings in the $2.1 billion courtship of RSA Security, but former RSA chief Art Coviello says the honeymoon's still going on, and that he's happy to take a step down from the CEO's post â¦for now.


After 35 years of giving away prizes, newly retired Bob Barker picked up one of his own at the Daytime Emmy Awards on Friday night. The 83-year-old former emcee of "The Price Is Right" won his 19th trophy as game-show host, beating a field that included last year's winner, Alex Trebek of "Jeopardy!"


Roma, 18:17 - CALCIO, LAZIO; DELIO ROSSI: POCO DA RIMPROVERARE ALLA SQUADRA

Delio Rossi non ha nulla da rimproverare alla sua squadra dopo il ko interno con il Palermo. ''Ho de...


The head of the United Nations food agency on Thursday asked South Korea to donate more food to ease shorages in its impoverished northern neighbor.


Tragica conclusione nella scuola di Bailey, vicino a DenverLa polizia prima dice di aver ucciso l'uomo, poi parla di suicidio                                            Assalto con ostaggi in un liceo del Colorado morti una ragazza e il sequestratore                                                                                Subito evacuati gli 800 studenti. Torna l'incubo di Columbine


U.S. improves rate of blood pressure control: study

More Americans have their high blood pressure under control, reducing their risk of heart attack, stroke and other diseases, according to a new study released by the American Heart Association on Monday.