Annika Sorenstam won her fourth straight Mizuno Classic title and seventh LPGA Tour title of the year. Her victory in the tournament, held in Otsu, Japan, matched Laura Daviesâ LPGA Tour record for consecutive victories in the same event.


Roma, 17:22 - CALCIO, LAZIO: NESSUN TIFOSO ROMANO FERITO A BUCAREST

Non ci sarebbero tifosi della Lazio feriti a Bucarest. La smentita di una notizia diffusa in precede...


Hundreds of terrified Gazans fleeing Hamas rule were trapped at a main crossing with Israel on Tuesday, hoping to gain permission to pass through Israeli territory to sanctuary in the West Bank.


Singer Cat Stevens has urged Ken Bigleyâs militant Islamic kidnappers to show mercy to their captive âin the name of Allahâ.


Kidnapped journalist, translator released

US journalist Micah Garen, who was kidnapped Aug. 13 in the southern city of Nasiriyah, was released along with his Iraqi translator after anti-American cleric


British Foreign Secretary David Miliband, insists the UK continues to back full Turkish membership of the EU.


KYOTO: LEGAMBIENTE, LA NORMA C'E' MA E' INSUFFICIENTE

(AGI) - Roma, 28 dic - "Il voto, peraltro tardivo, al decreto che attuerebbe gli accordi di Kyoto, e' del tutto insufficiente e da solo non portera' l'Italia a raggiungere gli obiettivi prefissati". E' deciso


Podcast: Reznor: Why do I end up stealing music?

A car that costs $2,500; CES 2008 wraps up; and geotagging photo Web sites.


Swiss police search for three masked men who seized the Spanish consulate in the capital Bern then fled.


Andy Roddick, along with Olympic silver medalist Mardy Fish and the doubles pair of twins Bob and Mike Bryan will make up the US team to compete with Belarus in the Davis Cup, reported CRIENGLISH.


Considering a career change? Take this simple test to find your true talent and matching colleges. Start your future today.


Martha Stewart Co. Hires Burnett to Create TV Show

Mark Burnett, creator of the hit reality TV shows "Survivor" and "The Apprentice," will develop a new prime-time television series featuring Martha Stewart, her company said on Tuesday.


Margaret Truman Daniel, the only child of former President Harry Truman, died Tuesday. She was 83.


Gallup poll shows double-digit lead for Bush, with momentum

A new Gallup poll puts President George W Bush 13 points ahead of challenger John Kerry in the US presidential race. The spread -- 55 to 42 per cent -- is among likely voters, Gallup said, and the poll was conducted between 13-15 September.


Price cut should help puffball dimmer sales

E-textile designer Maggie Orth has a new puffball dimmer switch for children's rooms, available in brilliant colors and patterns. All feature Orth's fuzzy sensor fabrics, which are antimicrobial and stain-resistant.


Sprint ends three charges, adds two more

Sprint will remove three fees from its customer bills but also adds two new charges.


Gentiloni, presto la sentenza sara' al Consiglio dello Stato


A congressional committee on Friday approved a bill that would allow popular President Alvaro Uribe to run for a second term in 2006, clearing the way for a final legislative vote as early as next week.


NEW YORK - Two men were taken into custody Friday after illegally landing a hot-air balloon emblazoned with the names Kerry and Edwards in Central Park, police said.  Police said the men had permission to fly the balloon, but not to land it the park.


Huge casualties are reported from tidal waves and earth tremors in southern and eastern Asia.


Despite beating expectations, Schlumberger gets knocked around by the market.


Pittsburgh turns a one-point deficit into an 18-point lead and the No. 18 Panthers bounce back from a rare home loss to beat Villanova, 69-57, on Wednesday night.


'In Bruges,' the scenery is nice; these tourists, not so much

In the dark comedy, two hit men (Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson) hide out in the medieval Belgian town until their boss (Ralph Fiennes) catches up with them.


Advertising: Shaken and Stirred: For Liquor Campaigns, the Webâs the Thing

Marketers of alcoholic beverages are joining the list of purveyors of consumer products that are devoting ad budgets to digital media.


com. It started at Nomar Garciaparra's Achilles' heel, ended at Curt Schilling's torn ankle tendon, and included hair, lots of it.


Moderate Abbas Wins Poll to Succeed Arafat

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Mahmoud Abbas won election  as Palestinian president by a landslide on Sunday, securing a  strong mandate to talk peace with Israel after years of  bloodshed and to end corruption at home.


Byrd, Ruiz retain titles and others lose ground

NEW YORK Â· On heavyweight night, Chris Byrd and John Ruiz are still champions. Not unusually, they kept their titles in contrasting ways.


A government minister attacks criticism of two officers who were accused of not doing enough to help a drowning boy.


The test that appeared to move Iran closer toward its aim of putting its own satellites into space.


We experience IBM's new message for developers I have to confess that I was feeling a little jaded when I got my invitation to attend the 10th anniversary IBM Rational Software Development Conference (June 10th - 14th in Orlando) - this being the fourth year in a row that Iâve covered it. Let me explain.â¦


Electricity bills could rise to cover the future decommissioning costs of new nuclear power stations, the Guardian has learned


FDIC Warns Consumers on E-Mail 'Phishing' Scam

The FDIC on Friday issued an alert about an increasingly common e-mail scam designed to steal personal information and money from millions of unwary consumers.


IBM opens venture-capital center in Dublin

(InfoWorld) - IBM launched its European Venture Capital Center in Dublin, the first such center outside of the company's corporate offices in Menlo Park, California. The center will be a place where IBM helps unite European startup companies with venture-capital firms and also where IBM can share some of its experiences with startups. Often small companies have found investors but lack the expertise to globalize and scale their offerings, said Nick Donofrio, IBM's executive vice president for innovation and technology, speaking during a press conference in Dublin. "We have those skills," he said. IBM will share such expertise with startups that participate in the center through events including subject-specific round tables or large conferences, such as one that IBM held in New York last week. Encouraging the success of emerging businesses ensures that IBM has strong partners to add to its ecosystem into the future, he said. IBM does not intend to invest in any of the participating companies directly but could in rare cases consider buying a company that might be developing technology fundamental to IBM's business, Donofrio said. IBM chose to place the center in Ireland in part due to its 50 year history in the country but also because of other factors that make it an ideal location. Ireland has a strong academic environment, government support for emerging technology companies, a culture of entrepreneurship and a presence of many global companies, said Deborah Magid, director of strategic alliances, software strategy for IBM Venture Capital Group. She couldn't say how many people the new center might employ but added that existing IBM staff would likely contribute to the center's efforts. IBM is alsoÂ opening an Innovation CenterÂ in Dublin, aimed at helping local software developers test and build products. In July,Â IBM said it was investingÂ â¬46 million ($59 million) and hiring 300 workers in Dublin. The new Venture Capital Center and Innovation Center are part of that ongoing investment. Â ADVERTISEMENTMAKE SOA REAL WITH IBM WEBSPHERE PODCASTStreamline processes and maximize efficiency within a proven service oriented architecture. Take back control of your business processes with IBM WebSphere.


Social-network sites give businesses ideas for new collaboration

If vendors have their way, a second wave of collaborative technologies -- including wikis, blogs, videos, and mashups, platforms and features borrowed from social-networking sites like MySpace -- soon will wash onto computers in the workplace.


Madonna's Kabbalah Center in Holocaust Row

A documentary about a branch of  Kabbalah, the mystical form of Judaism that counts pop idol  Madonna among its devotees, showed a member suggesting that  Jews died in the Holocaust because they had rejected the sect.


Top court to decide death penalty lawyer case

The U.S. Supreme Court said on   Tuesday it would decide whether a lawyer failed to adequately   represent an Arizona man who was sentenced to death after   actively thwarting the lawyer's efforts to help him.


A breakaway Sri Lankan rebel leader says he has no plans to disarm his fighters in the east.


Jaxtr is the latest in a new crop of VoIP start-ups that is attracting venture capital.


Londra, 13:10 - CALCIO, PREMIERSHIP; 1/a GTA: MANCHESTER UTD OSPITERA' READING

In Inghilterra è già tempo di calendari. La Premiership 2007/2008 scatterà il p...


Information on bursaries on offer at England's universities and colleges is presented in an online map.


Vince Young runs for a 39-yard touchdown in overtime to give Tennessee a 26-20 win over Houston for another comeback victory.


Station Casinos to go private in $5.4 bln deal

Station Casinos Inc.  said on  Monday it agreed to a $5.4 billion management-led buyout, after  the investor group buying the company raised its offer by about  10 percent.


Modena, 19:34 - CALCIO, MODENA: LAZZARI SALTA IL TEST

Test in famiglia per il Modena in vista della gara contro il Frosinone. Vi hanno partecipato anche i...


Sterling inched up slightly against the US currency to remain above the key two-dollar threshold on Wednesday.


Study: U.S., Japan have best IT environments

The U.S. and Japan have the top national environments for their IT industries to grow and flourish, including intellectual-property protections and IT infrastructure, according to a study released by the Business Software Alliance (BSA) Wednesday.


The Detroit Tigers clawed their way back from a 3-1 deficit to beat the New York Yankees 4-3 on Thursday and level their best-of-five game American League divisional playoff series at one game apiece.


NEW DELHI, Sept. 5. - âA good beginning.â That was how senior official sources categorised the first day of talks between the foreign ministers of India and Pakistan, Mr Natwar Singh and Mr Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri, today.


Atkins Gets Tech-Savvy to Reach More Dieters

U.S. dieters will soon be able to count their carbs on mobile phones, the company behind the Atkins Diet said on Thursday.


Warner Music agrees to sell its music for download on Amazon in MP3 format without copy protection.


Two foreign gunmen hijacked a Greek bus  carrying 26 passengers on Wednesday and demanded to go to  Athens airport to leave the country.


A huge fire has swept through a copper mine in northern killing at least 19 workers and injuring another 17 according to local officials.


On the road again, B.B. King preps new album

Three months. That was the  longest stretch B.B. King ever took off from the road. After  six weeks, however, that old antsy feeling came knocking.


Update: AMD's Q3 led by strong Opteron, Athlon 64 sales

As expected, Advanced Micro Devices Inc.'s (AMD's) third-quarter revenue came in a little under the company's earlier predictions, but strong increases in sales of its 64-bit desktop and server processors led to the company's fourth straight profitable quarter.


Bodyguard Battles Back with $100 Million Lawsuit

Liza Minnelli's bodyguard claims that she forced him to have sex with her in order to keep his job. M'Hammed Soumayah said that Liza Minnelli withheld his pay and coerced him into having intercourse.


FBI Investigating Big Contracts With Halliburton to Repair Iraq ...

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating whether the Army's handling of a large Iraq contract with the Halliburton Company violated procurement rules, according to lawyers for an


Armstrong hits out at Italian investigation

Six-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong may come under further investigation in Italy in relation to his trainer's drug charges.


CHARLOTTE AMALIE, U.S. Virgin Islands - Chewing exotic flowers and common weeds, the indiscriminate eating habits of free-roaming goats have earned them expulsion from a U.S...


EADS bosses meet but make no decisions on how to end crisis

EADS' top four executives have met in Munich but took no decisions on how to end the aerospace group's management crisis prompted by the superjumbo Airbus A380's production delays.


By Terry, Juliet A  CHARLESTON - West Virginia Attorney General Darrell V. McGraw Jr. is the latest in a line of state attorneys general who want operators of MySpace.com to release the names and online identities of registered sex offenders.


Reforms which are beginning to take effect will allow courts to dispense swifter justice, a minister claims.


Registration Nears for Summer Pre-K: 50 Sites Will Offer Full-Day Program Starting in June

By Marc Freeman, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Mar. 10--Free summer pre-kindergarten classes are returning to Palm Beach County, as providers hope to attract more interest than last year.


BAGHDAD, Iraq - In the deadliest ambush yet on Iraq's forces, guerrillas killed dozens of unarmed Iraqi soldiers, many apparently forced onto their stomachs and shot in the head along a remote eastern highway near the Iranian border, Iraqi officials said


Stop al Maurizio Costanzo Show: "Mi concentrerÃ² sulla mattina"

Dopo 25 anni, il conduttore lascia la fascia serale. L'indiscrezione, riportata prima dal Messaggero, Ã¨ stata poi confermata dallo stesso anchorman. Costanzo concentrerÃ  la sua attivitÃ  sul talk-show della


India to ask young villagers to encourage safe sex

India plans to recruit one young man  and woman from every large village in the country to over the  next five years teach their peers about safe sex and HIV, a  health official said on Wednesday.


Israeli nuclear whistle-blower arrested in church

Heavily armed police commandos stormed a church compound and arrested nuclear whistle-blower Mordechai Vanunu on Thursday, seven months after he completed an 18-year prison sentence for treason.


Business & money: Survey shows nearly half of car shoppers are unaware of new environmental rating scheme.


Thunderous explosions and dense black smoke swirled through central Baghdad on Monday when two car bombs tore threw a crowded marketplace, setting off secondary blasts and killing at least 71 people, police said


Incremento piu' alto dalla costituzione della societa'


Nato troops in Bosnia search the homes of the children of indicted war criminal Radovan Karadzic.


Kimberly-Clark Posts Third-Quarter Profit

Kimberly-Clark Corp. KMB.N on Monday  posted a higher third-quarter profit as increased tissue prices  helped counter higher raw material costs.


Two of the favorite sons of preseason prognosticators, the Kansas City Chiefs and Indianapolis Colts, both entered Sunday facing top drawer opponents and the stark possibility of starting the


Israeli Rockets Kill Two in Gaza Strip Camp

Israeli rockets killed two gunmen in the Gaza Strip's biggest refugee camp Sunday, taking the death toll to 49 on the fourth day of a massive offensive to stop rocket firing into Israel, witnesses said.


Update 1: Ad Sales Spur Growth at Washington Post

The Washington Post Co. earned $82.5 million in its third quarter, the company reported Friday, well above the $19.9 million it earned in the year-ago period, when results were weighed down by expenses for


Boeing Announces Its Entry for $40 Billion Air Force Deal

Boeing announced a newly designed KC-767 as its proposed aircraft for a $40 billion Air Force contract competition to replace 179 refueling planes.


A Violent Police Unit, on Film and in Rioâs Streets

A new film is drawing attention to Rio de Janeiroâs violent and feared elite anti-trafficking police force, the BOPE.


Four members of gang that stole dozens of luxury vehicles sentenced to up to six years each


Brazilian plane crashes with 174 on board

A Brazilian passenger plane carrying 174 people crashed into a fuel station and set off a huge fire at Sao Paulo's Congonhas airport on Tuesday, killing at least one person.


Sabres edge Sens to move top of league standings

Thomas Vanek netted twice to help Buffalo end a four-game losing run against the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday, the 3-2 victory moving the Sabres into first place in the overall league standings.


Sierra de la Pandera, 17:34 - CICLISMO, VUELTA: 18/A TAPPA AL KAZAKO KASHECHKIN

Il kazako della Astana Andrey Kashechkin ha vinto la diciottesima tappa della Vuelta di Spagna, prec...


Microsoft to Open Research Center in India

Microsoft Corp. is further expanding its presence in India with plans to open a research center in Bangalore.


Ethics Panel Rebukes DeLay Twice in a Week

WASHINGTON - The House ethics committee Wednesday criticized House Majority Leader Tom DeLay for conduct that appeared to link political donations to legislation and for improperly contacting U.S. aviation authorities for political purposes, House sources said Wednesday...


A police hunt is launched after a convicted rapist on licence from jail goes missing from a Bradford hostel.


London - Birmingham City defeated Aston Villa 2-1 on Sunday to claim the second city derby, taking the match on first-half goals from Clinton Morrison and David Dunn.


Six thousand people are to be told they may have been exposed to the human form of mad cow disease through blood products, the government says.


In March 2004, Terrell Owens signed his dream contract -- seven years and $48.38 million.


Kidnappers Extend Deadline for French Hostages

Militants holding two French journalists hostage in Iraq gave France another 24 hours on Monday to revoke its ban on Muslim headscarves in schools, Al Jazeera reported.


DealBook: Citi and the Kitchen Sink Theory

At first blush, CNBC's report that Citigroup could announce up to $24 billion in write-downs Tuesday because of credit-related losses sounds like disastrous news. That figure is much higher than what sell-side analysts were expecting, and more than twice the high end of Citi's previous estimate in early November, which put the losses at $8 [...].


Allawi Says Rebels in Iraq Seek Civil War

Iraq's interim prime minister warned Monday that insurgents are trying to foment sectarian civil war as well as derail elections, while thousands of mourners turned out for funerals in the Shiite holy cities of Najaf and Karbala a day after car bombs killed 67 people.


Director in contention with German, Turkish films

Fatih Akin is riding two  horses as the Oscar race for foreign-language feature rounds  the far bend, heading to the January 22 announcement of Academy  Award nominations.


Serve garanzia obiettivi condivisi, nessun passo indietro


A former police officer says he did not suspect "foul play" in the death of heroin addict Rachel Whitear.


Israel Plans to Bury Arafat in Gaza Strip

A view of the Dome of the Rock mosque, located in the al-Aqsa mosque compound, Islam's third holiest site and known by Jews as Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City Saturday, Nov. 6, 2004.


Palm's losses continue, but Centro proclaimed a hit

Centro shipments set a company record, but Palm's still having a rough time battling component shortages and getting products out on schedule.


The chief songwriter and founder of the band Boston has more than a feeling that he's being ripped off by Mike Huckabee. In a letter to the Republican presidential hopeful, Tom Scholz complains that Huckabee is using his 1970s smash hit song "More Than a Feeling" without his permission.


Gray whale numbers remain greatly reduced: study

The Pacific gray whale population,  thought by some experts to have rebounded fully from the  ravages of whaling, actually is back to a mere fraction of  historic levels, scientists said on Monday.


Wall St. Journal to Continue Its Charges for Web Content

Speaking at the World Economic Forum, Rupert Murdoch said Thursday that The Wall Street Journal will continue to charge readers for access to much of its Web site.


Iranian women, scaling new heights, eye Everest

In May, they hope to be the first Muslim women to reach the summit.


Doctors who published research linking MMR vaccine and autism in children could be struck off.


PHILADELPHIA/NEW YORK  - Sprint Corp. is close to  an agreement to buy Nextel Communications Inc. for about $35  billion in a mostly stock deal that would combine the No. 3 and  No. 5 U.S. wireless telephone companies, sources familiar with  the situation said on Friday.


Limited sees '08 profitability boost from changes

Limited Brands Inc.'s  strategic changes, such as enlarging Victoria's Secret stores, are not expected to boost profitability in 2007 but should begin contributing to profitability in 2008, the company's chief financial officer said on Thursday.


Review: Media player scores big on portability

The Archos 605 has twice the screen size and five times the resolution of the video iPod, wireless connectivity, an optional DVR Station -- and it plays music, shows photos and lets you surf the Web, too.


Global finance chiefs on Saturday called for a more broad-based effort to calm financial markets, including tighter scrutiny by the International Monetary Fund and other institutions of increasingly powerful state-owned investment funds.


Blast kills five women in Somali capital: witnesses

A suspected bomb blast killed five women outside a busy market in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Tuesday, witnesses said.


Update 1: AstraZeneca Announces Research Deal

Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca PLC said Monday it bought a 20 percent stake in biology company Cambridge Antibody Technology as the two companies announced a US$175 million five-year research and development alliance on inflammatory disorders, including


Classic counter-insurgency seems to be bearing fruit in a small part of Iraq. But will it work elsewhere in the country?


Three people are injured after a petrol bomb attack is launched on a house in west Belfast.


Enters HD era Sling Media will bring its HD-oriented Slingbox Pro to the UK next year, along with the Slingbox AV and Slingbox Tuner the company also announced late last week, expanding its device line-up from one machine to three.â¦


Consumers who thought they were purchasing sleep aids, antidepressants and other drugs over the Internet instead were shipped a powerful anti-psychotic, sending some unwitting victims to the emergency room, federal health officials warned Friday.


Citigroup to buy First American Bank in Texas

NEW YORK : Citigroup, the world's biggest financial firm, said it has agreed to buy Texas-based First American Bank for an undisclosed sum.


National Guard Hands Over More Bush Papers

WASHINGTON - More than a week after a court-imposed deadline to turn over all records of President Bush's military service, the Texas Air National Guard belatedly produced two documents Tuesday that include Bush's orders for his last day of active duty in 1973.    The orders show Bush was on "no-fly" status for his last days of duty because he had been grounded almost a year earlier for skipping an annual medical exam...


US tycoon Donald Trump marries for the third time, in a glitzy ceremony attracting huge media attention.


Preparing to depart for visits to Japan, China, and Korea, US Secretary of State Colin Powell pledged that the Bush administration will continue its multilateral effort to solve the North Korea nuclear problem, even as John Kerry sharply attacked the Bush


Rocketing house prices have left many homeowners planning their retirement around the profits, a survey suggests.


The opening match of the 35th Ryder Cup featured four of the best golfers in the world, one of whom may yet be remembered as the greatest player of all.


An initiative by the Bureau of Land Management to conserve the habitat of the northern sage grouse is complicating efforts to earn the bird designation as an endangered species.


Merchandiser seeks to cancel Disney's Pooh character rights

Walt Disney Co. , the second-largest US media company, is facing a new legal front in its battle over the right to the Winnie the Pooh characters.


New game 'will blow past anything Hollywood has'

Microsoft's Halo 2 video game launched in stores across Canada at midnight this morning, its accompanying media frenzy and record-breaking sales confirming blockbuster games are becoming as profitable -- and as culturally important -- as first-run movies.


"Riduce i terreni arabili, cosÃ¬ si affamano i popoli piÃ¹ poveri"PiÃ¹ una societÃ  Ã¨ indigente, piÃ¹ alta Ã¨ la quota di spesa destinata                                          Biocarburante, l'allarme dell'Onu "Un crimine contro l'umanitÃ "                                                                                L'inflazione alimentare nei paesi emergenti Ã¨ doppia che nel resto del mondoSecondo il rapporto Onu, 854 milioni di individui nel mondo soffrono la famedi MAURIZIO RICCI


Ryder System Inc. R.N on Friday said  fourth-quarter profit rose on strong demand for truck leasing  and logistics services, especially in its fleet management  solutions division.


American Express to cut 2,000 jobs in restructuring

American Express has said that it expects to record a pre-tax charge in the fourth quarter of 2004 of approximately $100 million to $120 million in connection with various restructuring activities that it is undertaking within certain business units and


Roger Federer beats Nikolay Davydenko in straight sets to reach the US Open final.


Yahoo Panama ads charge by quality of ad audience

Yahoo Inc. is introducing a new  pricing feature for customers of its recently upgraded Web  search advertising system that allows them to pay for online  ads based on the quality of each site's audience.


Apple Computer Inc. shares fell Friday after Needham & Co. downgraded the stock to "hold" from "buy."


NATO will soon assume direct control over most military operations in Afghanistan, a move that will place 12,000 more U.S. troops under its authority, a spokesman for the alliance said Sunday.


A man accused of murdering a police officer tells a jury he was a former US Marine and an "average" marksman.


The Oakland Athletics and Texas Rangers disagreed over who's to blame for an altercation in the stands that led to the arrest of Rangers reliever Frank Francisco after he threw a chair that hit a woman and broke her nose.


Gov. Timothy M. Kaine said Thursday he would sign legislation requiring all sixth-grade girls to be vaccinated against the sexually transmitted virus that can cause cervical cancer.


U.S. Warns Tourists of Malaria in Dominican Republic

Americans traveling to some parts of the Dominican Republic should take the drug chloroquine to protect themselves from a malaria outbreak, U.S. health officials said on Thursday.


EMC Buys Document Sciences for $85 Million

EMC announced its intentions to acquire publicly held Document Sciences for approximately $85 million in cash. Document Sciences provides enterprises with software for creating and delivering personalized, multichannel communications to customers, partners, and suppliers.


Colossal relief effort moves ahead as tsunami death toll tops ...

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (CP) - Pilots dropped food to Indonesian villagers stranded among bloating corpses Thursday, while police in a devastated provincial capital stripped looters of their clothing and forced them to sit on the street as a warning to


Pakistani, Afghan leaders vow security cooperation

The leaders of Pakistan and Afghanistan vowed on Wednesday to boost intelligence cooperation to meet the menace of terrorism that was destroying both countries, Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf said.


EU Treaty Signing Overshadowed by Buttliglione Crisis

Tony Blair will tomorrow join other European Union leaders in Rome amid the growing crisis over the appointment of a new Brussels Commission.


Governments, aid agencies, insurers and travel firms are counting the cost of the massive earthquake and waves that hammered southern Asia.


China's Preparing to Enact Law Against Taiwan Secession

China's legislature has indicated that it is preparing to enact a law against secession, possibly mandating military action if Taiwan declares independence.


Near Fallujah, Iraq -- US soldiers discovered a house in southern Fallujah on Thursday believed by US military officials to be a main headquarters for the network of Jordanian guerrilla leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, whose group has claimed responsibility


USOC upset over FIG's attempt to pressure Hamm

The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) has rejected a request by FIG, the international gymnastics federation, to deliver a letter to all-around champion Paul


Old Bailey extends holding 13 suspects in 'aircraft bomb plot'

Thirteen men charged in connection with an alleged plot to blow up US-bound passenger jets have again been remanded in custody after the latest court hearing into the case.


Animali: grazie al Viagra risparmiate molte specie

L'introduzione sul mercato del Viagra ha portato al dimezzamento del volume del commercio illegale di animali come la tigre, il rinoceronte, vari rettili da cui da sempre si ricavano afrodisiaci. A sostenere


Powell and others depart, showing the president is moving fast to make good on his campaign promises. By Deb Price / The Detroit News.


Actress Julia Roberts Gives Birth to Twins

Actress Julia Roberts gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl, in a Los Angeles hospital on Sunday, People magazine reported on its Web site, citing an anonymous source.


Proposed reimbursement rules for hospitals that treat uninsured patients would cut millions of dollars from annual payments to Massachusetts hospitals that provide care for the majority of low-income and uninsured residents, according to new state projections.


Britain's media regulator said Tuesday it will consult the public on plans by British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC to launch pay-TV services on the country's free-to-air digital TV platform.


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Fisco. Vertice della Cdl: tagli per circa 6 miliardi di euro

"Ci siamo accordati su una impalcatura, che Ã¨ quella giusta, per una riduzione che supera i 6,5 miliardi di euro e comprende sia Irpef che Irap. Ora discuteremo i dettagli": lo ha detto Ignazio La Russa, al


In the Dreamscape of Nightmares, Clues to Why We Dream at All

By all evidence, outrageously bad dreams are a universal human experience.


A repeat sex offender planned to rape a 19-year-old after abducting her in 'every young woman's worst nightmare'.


BAGHDAD -- Ten US troops were killed in Iraq yesterday, a major blow on the same day a high-level panel in Washington recommended gradually shifting US forces from a combat to a training role.


Israele, raid nel campo profughi Bagno di sangue nella notte

GAZA - E' pesante il bilancio dell'incursionione militare di stanotte nella zona di Khan Yunis, nella striscia di Gaza: almeno undici palestinesi uccisi. Negli scontri sono morti anche due i soldati israeliani


Suicide bomber kills 40 at Baghdad college

A suicide bomber wearing a vest packed with explosives killed 40 people in a Baghdad college on Sunday, a day after Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki expressed optimism about a security crackdown in the capital.


LONDON: European stocks posted firm gains yesterday as takeover speculation provided a boost to sentiment and drug makers rebounded from last week's heavy falls.


Il film politicamente scorretto di Baron-Cohen non Ã¨ solo un fenomenodi botteghino, ma anche di costume. Amato, odiato, stra-citato, denunciato...                                            Dai capi di Stato ai siti amatorali nel mondo impazza la Borat-mania                                                                                Le reazioni di ebrei, zingari, afroamericani, paesi stranieriE alla fine il presidente kazako lo sdogana: "Meglio riderci su"


The senior vice president of Dell Inc.'s global online business and marketing division has decided to leave the computer maker rather than oversee the company's new consumer group, according to an internal e-mail.


Hundreds more hostages may be inside a school under siege in southern Russian than first thought, Russian officials have said. As the crisis entered its third day Friday, a spokesman


Villepin expects formal investigation over smear charges

Former French prime minister Dominique de Villepin said Tuesday he expects to be placed under formal investigation over an alleged smear campaign against President Nicolas Sarkozy.


Although relief organizations are distributing medical supplies to prevent the outbreak of disease following the Indian Ocean tidal waves, the main focus is still on dealing with the wounded, said Jamie McGoldrick, an emergency relief coordinator of the


IBM is hitting an all-time low -- for itself, that is -- in the storage market with a new series of entry-level arrays. The new arrays, including its first iSCSI array and an entry-level Fibre Channel model


Hundreds killed, wounded in south Sudan clashes

Hundreds of people may have been killed in the heaviest fighting between northern Sudanese forces and their former southern rebel foes since they signed a peace deal last year, a top southern officer said on Thursday.


A roadside bomb killed six Afghans working for a Western security company in the east of the country on Sunday, the provincial governor said. Afghanistan has been hit by a wave of suicide and roadside bombs in the last two years as Taliban insurgents switch to Iraq-style tactics after suffering heavy casualties in conventional attacks.


Resident Evil: Apocalypse dominated the weekend megaplex race with Milla Jovovich's return as the flesh-and-blood version of the violent videogame's sexy, kick-ass zombie whacker zapped up


Mystery surrounds Microsoft's virtualization flip-flop

Plans to ease licensing restrictions would have won company plenty of fans, so why did it reverse course at the last minute?


The number of Americans who may lose their homes because of late mortgage payments rose to a record in the first quarter, led by subprime borrowers pinched in an economy that grew at the slowest pace in four years.


Cisco Systems wants to turn the enterprise data network into an electricity meter.


MIGRAINE sufferers are twice as likely to have a stroke those unafflicted by the debilitating headaches, Canadian and American scientists said today.


Vieques Remains Explosive Place -- Cleanup is Slow Process at Former U.S. Navy Range

By Andrew O Selsky Associated Press  VIEQUES NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, Puerto Rico - One misstep on this former U.S. Navy bombing range can be fatal.


Pentagon to Place U.S. Ballot on Internet for Overseas Voters

The Pentagon's decision to post a write-in ballot came after pressure from both the Republican and Democratic Parties.


The Houston Astros, down two games to none heading into Game 3 against the St. Louis Cardinals in the National League Championship Series, knew they could absolutely not


Here's a proposition a majority of the Supreme Court can agree on, without rancor or regard for ideology: Europe is a good place to spend the summer. via Press of Atlantic City


General Motors to cut 12,000 European jobs

General Motors today announced that it is to axe up to 12,000 jobs in Europe over the next two years in a bid to reduce its annual costs by â¬500m (Â£340m).


Israel rejected mounting international   pressure on Monday to end its 20-day-old war against Hizbollah   guerrillas and the United Nations indefinitely postponed a   meeting on a new peacekeeping force for Lebanon.


Ichiro with 260 hits, Writes First New Chapter in 84 Years

Japanâs "Baseball talent" Suzuki Ichiro (31,â¢Seattle Mariners) has leapfrogged 84 years of outdated records of âmost hits in a seasonâ and stepped into the 260-hit peak.


Ben Roethlisberger had an emergency appendectomy Sunday and will miss Pittsburgh's season opener at home with Miami, the NFL's marquee opening-night game.


Google options end first day with robust volume

Chicago, August 28: Options on Google Inc, one of the year's hottest new stocks, ended their first day of dealings among Friday's most actively traded issues.


Controversial French cyclist Richard Virenque, a record seven-time winner of the Tour de France's King of the Mountains jersey, will retire at the end of the current season when he turns 35.


Emerge da serie di sondaggi su aspettative degli italiani


CBS News anchor Dan Rather, who has been under fire of late, received applause and words of encouragement from a standing-room-only audience, as well as the support of rival network anchors, at a public appearance Saturday in New York.


New Zealand bids a last goodbye to Mount Everest hero Sir Edmund Hillary at his state funeral in Auckland.


The use of some antidepressant drugs appears linked to an increase in suicidal behavior in some children and teen-agers, a US advisory panel concluded on Tuesday.


Stocks head higher on Ford's positive guidance, C$ down on ...

TORONTO (CP) - Improved profit guidance from Ford energized sock markets Friday morning despite a consumer confidence reading that unexpectedly slipped.


BAGHDAD: Seven people were killed in a car bomb explosion outside the Al Arabiya television office in Baghdad yesterday and eight US Marines were killed in the bloodiest attack on American forces in Iraq in almost seven months.


Canada welcomes Americans with shot in the arm

By plane and by car, US citizens arrive for the hottest commodity in Vancouver, BC's tourist trade: flu vaccine. VANCOUVER, BC -- When Dave Fish and Karen Fletcher drove more than 100 miles to get here Saturday


'The perfect race, a very intelligent race'

Given that the party started before midnight and was still going strong in the wee hours of yesterday morning, it wasn'ta surprise when Chateau Richer's favourite daughter called and could barely carry on a conversation with her loved ones.


Arab publishers hail overdue spotlight at world's biggest book fair

Arab publishers hailed their invitation as special guests at the world's largest literary event, the Frankfurt Book Fair, as a long-overdue honor on the opening day of the show.


OPEC warns bio-fuels could lead to soaring oil prices: report

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries has warned that the drive for environment-friendly bio-fuel risked pushing oil prices "through the roof," the Financial Times reported Wednesday.


Faithfull shines as grandmother-turned-sex worker

Singer and actress Marianne Faithfull plays a grandmother in dire straights who becomes a sex worker in London's seedy Soho, in a touching yet hilarious movie that has lit up a hitherto subdued Berlin film festival.


Also: Nasa's Mars rovers--'biggest breakthrough' in science in 2004. [News.com Extra]


Duke's Brian Zoubek Out With Broken Foot

DURHAM, N.C. -- Duke's Brian Zoubek is out indefinitely after breaking his foot during practice, and Martynas Pocius underwent season-ending ankle surgery Tuesday.


Iraqis have met their greater goal of pride

THESSALONIKI, Greece -- For the 18 Iraq soccer players and to the thousands of Iraqi exiles who swarmed to this northern Greek city last night to watch them play in the Olympic semifinals, last night's match was about one thing: Iraqi pride. "We want to make the people back home happy, and please them, because the Americans have destroyed them," ...


Salvation Army will be ringing bells Friday

A 113-year-old tradition will make its way to the streets Friday once again. From 11 am to 1 pm the Salvation Army will hold the official kickoff of the Red Kettle campaign outside Wal-Mart.


Microsoft this week said it will sacrifice some key advances it had planned for Longhorn so it can deliver the successor to Windows XP in 2006.


Flu in pigs takes world closer to pandemic: WHO

The discovery of a lethal strain of bird flu in Chinese pigs has taken the world closer to a human flu pandemic but there is no need to panic yet, the World Health Organisation said.


Six lawmakers face questioning by Colombia's Supreme Court this week over their alleged links to paramilitary forces.


A man who unsuccessfully tried to barter with marijuana was arrested for stealing two auto tires after the deal was rejected, Roseville police said.


Fixing Typos by Web Users, Without Raising Hackles

People who sign up for OpenDNSâs service are offered an easier way to find Web pages and greater online protection from malicious sites.


Stocks closed higher on Wall Street as investors welcomed the merger of Kmart Holding Corp. and Sears. However, climbing oil prices restricted gains.


The hospital caring for the Georgia attorney with a rare strain of tuberculosis ranks among the best in the nation for research and treatment of the disease; it was born in an age in which thousands suffering from "consumption" trekked to Colorado's high, dry air in hopes of a cure.


BOSTON (CBS.MW) - A New Jersey state court has ruled that plaintiffs' attorneys can depose Merck & Co. chairman and chief executive officer Raymond Gilmartin in preparation for their lawsuits against the company over its recalled drug Vioxx.


Airport Accident Puts a Dent in Aid Delivery to Indonesia

The airport in Banda Aceh was closed after a plane carrying relief supplies hit a herd of cows after landing.


The NBA's second-leading scorer has played in every game for the Los Angeles Lakers this season despite having soreness in his left foot. He won't play in at least their next five, however. Kobe Bryant suffered a severely sprained right ankle Thursday night and the Lakers said yesterday they won't know exactly how long he'll be out for another 72 ...


Nicole Kidman's Aussie fiancÃÂ©, Keith Urban, is country music's sexiest man, according to a reader poll to be released Friday in Country Weekly.


Legislators urge Ottawa to stick to Kyoto

Canadian legislators tentatively urged the Conservative government on Wednesday to stick to emissions targets laid out by the Kyoto protocol on global warming -- targets that Ottawa says cannot be met.


Lanciata dal ministro degli Interni John Reid


Alexander Netkachev's Blog: Zend Framework News

Alexander Netkachev has a quick announcement for users of the Zend Framework posted to his blog today:   This week we have a few important news from ZF team. First, the 0.8.0 release is ready and, as usual, you can download it from Zend's site. [...] Thanks to Vanne, we now have PDF version of Zend Framework documentation    He also mentions another guide aimed at helping you bring your Zend Framework application up to date (with the newer versions of the Zend_Controller.


Science & environment: Earthquake-prediction techniques could help to forecast epileptic seizures, according to research


An inquest is due to be opened into the death of the former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko.


The brother of TV chef Gordon Ramsay has been sentenced to 10 months in an Indonesian prison over possession of heroin.


Seas Only Hope for World Water Supply, Says Spain

The world's fast-growing thirst for water can only be met by purifying sea water as rivers and reservoirs become unable to meet demand, Spain said on Thursday unveiling a major program to fight its own chronic shortages.


India's Shetty to meet UK queen after race row: paper

Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty, who won  the British reality television show at the heart of a racist  bullying row, looks set to meet Britain's Queen Elizabeth and  British Prime Minister Tony Blair.


SILVER SPRING, Maryland  - U.S. regulators should reject a proposed weight-loss pill called Zimulti because of concerns it may increase suicidal thinking and depression, an advisory panel unanimously said on Wednesday.


Traveling on his "poverty tour," Eric Pooley assesses the risky strategy of a candidate who tells the press: don't talk about me


'America's Mayor' Giuliani nudges toward White House bid

Former New York mayor Rudolph Giuliani, who guided his city through the September 11 attacks, moved a step closer to running for president in 2008 when he filed an official statement of candidacy with the Federal Election Commission.


The UK's electricity supply must be carbon neutral by 2050 to defeat global warming, the Lib Dems say.


A Sudanese official said yesterday that disturbingly high UN estimates of death among Darfur's displaced are mistaken and claimed the health situation was "normal" in the region gripped


A 43-year-old man extradited from Hong Kong in connection with the murder of a chinese woman denies strangling her a Belfast court has heard.


Mets 8, Astros 7: Glavine Struggles in His Return, But the Mets Are Glad He’s Back

Tom Glavine lasted five innings against the Astros and struggled with his command, but showed no signs of being bothered by the circulation problem that interrupted his season.


Israel Demands U.N. Probe Gaza Film Incident

Israel demanded Sunday the United  Nations investigate whether Palestinians filmed in the Gaza  Strip were militants using a U.N. van to transport rockets for  use against Israel.


journalists held in Iraq by militants demanding France end its ban on Muslim headscarves in schools. "Backed up by this national unity, I solemnly call for the release of Christian Chesnot and Georges Malbrunot.


GENOVA, 21 OTT - L'Italia e' il paese in Europa che ha 'regalato' piu' anni di vita ai propri cittadini ed oggi e' al quarto posto per aspettativa di vita. In 50 anni gli uomini hanno guadagnato quasi 13 anni, le donne oltre 15.


Grace Park leads them a merry dance in Korea

Grace Park might have made a shaky start on day three of the CJ Nine Bridges event in Korea today, but by the time she had finished the only ones shaking were those who had to follow in her wake.


Ruling party candidate leads in Romanian election amid fraud ...

BUCHAREST : Amid allegations of widescale fraud, the candidate of the ruling Social Democrat Party (PSD) narrowly emerged the leader in the first round of Romania's presidential election, according to partial vote tallies.


Dirty Teeth Can Kill You, U.S. Study Shows

Germs found in dental plaque can  make their way into the lungs and cause potentially fatal  pneumonia in elderly nursing home patients, U.S. researchers  reported on Tuesday.


Amazonâs S3 Cloud Has a Dark Lining for Startups

Amazonâs S3 online storage service was down for several hours, taking startups and other customers out with it.


Il centrodestra insiste e preme per una Telekom Serbia-bis

Deve essere archiviata l'inchiesta della procura di Roma che vedeva indagati Romano Prodi, Piero Fassino e Lamberto Dini per la loro mancata audizione davanti alla Commissione Telekom Serbia. A presentare


Liza Minnelli Slaps Assistant with Countersuit

Entertainer Liza Minnelli filed a  breach-of-contract suit on Tuesday against her longtime  personal assistant after he reportedly accused the performer  last month of beating him during alcohol-fueled rampages.


Morrison speeds rebranding of Safeway stores

WM Morrison shares jumped sharply yesterday after it reported strong sales at Safeway stores converted to the Morrisons name and said it would speed


Londra, 13:38 - CALCIO, PORTAVOCE UE: PROGETTO FIFA '6+5' VIOLA DIRITTO COMUNITARIO

Il progetto di Joseph Blatter di limitare il numero di stranieri nei club potrebbe trovare un ostaco...


Study of high-dose Zocor deals blow to Merck

A high-dose regimen of Merck's cholesterol drug Zocor offered no conclusive benefits over a low-cholesterol diet and a lower dose of Zocor in preventing a recurrence of cardiac events


Pop star Christina Aguilera is to marry long-time boyfriend and music executive Jordan Bratman.


A solar refrigerator for developing world

the sun is hot, so harvest the heat to make ice cubes.


Iraqi police say 30 killed in Baghdad clash

Thirty people were killed and 48 more wounded when gunmen attacked a Sunni Arab neighborhood of Baghdad on Friday, burning mosques and homes, a source at police headquarters said.


BAGHDAD, Iraq - Gunmen abducted two Americans and a Briton in a brazen attack Thursday on a residence in an upscale Baghdad neighborhood housing many embassies and foreign companies.    The three, all employees of Gulf Services Company, a Middle East-based construction firm, were seized from a two-story house surrounded by a wall in the al-Mansour neighborhood, said Col...


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U.S. curbs road travel for its officials in Iraq

U.S. civilian officials have been barred from road travel in Iraq outside Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone because of possible attacks after a deadly shooting involving American security firm Blackwater.


Quick Statin Dose Marginally Helps Heart Patients

Putting patients with heart trouble on a high dosage of statin drugs quickly to lower their blood cholesterol levels offers only a marginal benefit compared to current treatment, a study said on Monday.


Royals beat Twins 6-3 to end 7-game skid

Gil Meche won for the first time in almost two months, David DeJesus and Mark Teahen homered, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 6-3 Wednesday to snap a seven-game losing streak.


Iraqi Govt. Stands by Voting Date Despite Violence

Iraq's interim government voiced  confidence on Monday that an election it has scheduled for Jan.  30 will go ahead despite violence and intimidation in some  areas and a threat of a boycott by the once dominant Sunni  minority.


Krill decline raises concern for Antarcticâs food chain

the heart of the rich Antarctic food chain that nourishes whales, seals and penguins â-ave declined by more than 80 percent in the past 25 years in key ocean regions, according


Yahoo Inc. and AT&T Inc.  are negotiating potentially sweeping changes that could scale  back their partnership, the Wall Street Journal reported,  dragging Yahoo shares down 5.3 percent.


British press gives Blair 'shopping list' for White House visit

Britain's newspapers on Thursday sent Prime Minister Tony Blair off to the White House with a political 'shopping list' to present to US President George W. Bush.


A maggio +0,4% su base mensile, -0,3% sull'anno


Dow flat; S&P, Nasdaq fall as investors shun risk

The Dow was flat as bargain hunters bought some defensive large-cap stocks, while the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq fell on Monday as the latest round of the global equity sell-off gave investors a reason to avoid risk.


Great Pond Mountain Trust Seeks Final Funds

ORLAND - Great Pond Mountain Conservation Trust's Campaign for the Wildlands has raised $2.49 million toward its goal of $2.86 million. The money will be used to conserve the 4,200 acres on and around Great Pond Mountain that the campaign purchased 18 months ago.


Shanghai, 13:50 - F1, ALONSO: NON SAREI ANDATO ALLA FERRARI

Fernando Alonso non risparmia frecciate a Michael Schumacher a pochi giorni dal Gp della Cina, terzu...


In Mr. Bush's Neighborhood, a Peculiar Intersection

The relationship between President Bush and Wall Street has always been a tangled one, layered with paradox and outright contradiction.


Further delay for milestone OiNK investigation Cleveland police have extended the bail granted to the former administrator of an alleged music piracy site for a second time, in a bid to collect more evidence for a case that could mark a watershed for UK internet law.â¦


Londra, 12:26 - CALCIO, CRESPO CHIAMA DROGBA: VIENI ALL'INTER

Hernan Crespo chiama Didier Drogba all'Inter. Dalle colonne del tabloid The Sun, l'attaccante argent...


Jeremy Peace researched the subject of Bryan Robson to such an extent that the West Bromwich Albion chairman would have no problems writing a detailed biography of his new manager.


Al Lido il documentario "Callas assoluta", ritratto intenso e appassionante di una donna tormentata"La coincidenza tra la presentazione in Laguna e la morte di Pavarotti ci colpisce molto"                                            Ascesa, trionfi e caduta di una star La Mostra rende omaggio alla Divina                                                                                Il regista Kohly: "Un personaggio attuale, mostro di durezza e schiava d'amore"E sulla love story con Onassis: "La lasciÃ² per sposare l'eroina tv dell'epoca"dal nostro inviato CLAUDIA MORGOGLIONE


West Ham sign France midfielder Julien Faubert from Bordeaux for Â£6.1m.


The final weekend leading up to Mardi Gras has been a boon for hotels, restaurants and bars, with business generally brisker than last year, the first Carnival since Hurricane Katrina devastated the city.


KKR to buy Dollar General for $22 per share

Private equity group Kohlberg Kravis  Roberts & Co.  said on Monday that it would acquire  discount retailer Dollar General Corp.  for $22 a share  in cash.


GAZA CITY: Three Palestinians, one a local Hamas leader, were killed yesterday as Israel pressed a major offensive in the Gaza Strip and imposed a watertight closure on the Palestinian territories ahead of the Jewish New Year.


A man is stabbed to death outside his east London home after confronting a gang of youths.


The Senate confirmed Edward Schafer as agriculture secretary with no objections on Monday even though Congress and the administration have differing views over a pending five-year farm bill.


An advisory committee to the World Health Organization has for the first time recommended that Russian and American scientists be allowed to manipulate a gene in the smallpox virus to speed


Dealbook: Winners and Losers in a Year of Deal-Making

A look at the winners and the losers behind the most notable mergers and acquisitions of the year.


Stocks & Bonds: Dow Tumbles 226 Points on Weak Profits

Wall Street pulled back sharply Tuesday as investors dealt with disappointing earnings reports and rising concerns about the mortgage market.


The US national team has started preparations with replacement players for the final round of World Cup qualifying. A group of more than 20 players joined coach Bruce Arena at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif., to begin practice yesterday, but the US Soccer Federation has not released names.


In U.S. downturn, KB Home turns to Mickey Mouse

Faced with the worst U.S. housing market in years, KB Home is wishing upon a star.


Just sit right back, and you'll hear a tale ... a tale of a new reality show. On Monday, "The Real Gilligan's Island" — a new TBS reality show that drops real people who fit the mold of the original 1960s characters onto an island — announced who will play Ginger, the pampered movie star: Rachel Hunter.


African Union (AU) mediators were trying hard to save the Darfur peace talks from collapsing Sunday after the Sudanese government announced its agreement to unconditioned halt of its military operations in the Darfur region.


Zombies and Scrabble Knock-Offs to Invade MySpace

MySpace is about to make it possible for developers to build applications that can run, and make money, on its site.


Airline industry seen losing up to $US4b in 2004

MONTREAL: The global airline industry stands to incur losses of between $US3 billion ($NZ4.6 billion) and $US4 billion this year as surging oil prices wipe out any hope of profit created by rising passenger traffic, the International Air Transport


Glastonbury begins with rain, rock and revels

Glastonbury, the world's biggest green field arts and music festival, opened on Friday with a record 177,500 people braving rain to hear British rockers Arctic Monkeys, Icelander Bjork and the haunting sound of Canadian band Arcade Fire.


Lindsay Lohan Arrested Again for DUI and Drugs

Lindsay Lohan was arrested in Santa Monica this morning for a DUI and Cocaine possession. Authorities, who were notified that Lindsay was driving recklessly while chasing a car in her Denali, pursued the starlet and brought her into custody.  The recen...


IBM to build new Department of Energy supercomputer

IBM Corp. has been tapped by the U.S. Department of Energy to build a $35 million supercomputer that could be used to monitor and maintain the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile.


President George W. Bush Health Fit As A Fiddle

Doctors have found President Bush fit for duty for a second term in office. President Bush had his annual physical exam at a Navy hospital outside Washington.


Secondo Merril Lynch, e' improbabile che fondo traini altri


Diet rich in fruits, vegetables helps heart, not cancer: study

NEW YORK - Chowing down on fruits and vegetables may not reduce the risk of cancer but that's no excuse to stop eating them. Researchers also found the foods may help heart health.


In Croatia, another wary struggle with Holocaust

JASENOVAC, Croatia -- As histories of the Holocaust go, that of the concentration camp at Jasenovac probably ranks among the most brutal and certainly the most disputed.


Kirsten Dunst puts the ingÃ©nue behind her

LOS ANGELES Kirsten Dunst tells a story about the strangeness of fame. She was 12 and had landed what would be her breakthrough role as an aging woman in a child's body opposite Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt in


Mexico's top electoral court is expected to declare Felipe Calderon president-elect when it rules on Tuesday.


Celtic striker Henri Camara and Nacho Novo of Rangers have both been banned for one game for their part in a brawl that marred the last Old Firm game.


Holy Spirits! Aussies turn pub into church

Jesus Christ may have turned water into wine, but for a group of Australian churchgoers the ideal place to worship on a Sunday is a pub.


6 world powers to discuss Iran in Vienna

The five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council and Germany will meet in Vienna later this week in hopes of approving a package of incentives and penalties meant to persuade Iran to give up uranium enrichment, diplomats said Monday.


Six-way talks on ending North Korea's  nuclear program resumed on Saturday with a dim promise of  progress, but envoys remained cautious after many false dawns  and at least one stumbling block across their path.


Asian shares rise strongly on growing expectations that the US Federal Reserve will cut interest rates still further.


Brick-and-mortar stores eye new music formats

The music industry continues to  build bridges between the digital and physical world.


Oakville, ON (Sports Network) - Canada's own Mike Weir fired a six-under 65 on Friday to take the lead during round two of the Canadian Open.


Alitalia, Unions Sign Deal to Split Company

Italy's troubled Alitalia airline has reached a deal with eight of nine unions to split the state-controlled firm in two in a plan to stave off bankruptcy.


A Chinese survey shows up to 75 percent of the country's city-dwellers suffer from poor health, and well-educated people die 10 years earlier than others.


How Blogs Are Changing the Recruiting Landscape

Many employers and search professionals now use Web journals to find potential job candidates and check for digital dirt.


Wounded by two Chad Pennington turnovers that were converted into 10 points, the Jets lost a game that brought them back to the rest of the pack.


An extra Â£20m is to be put directly into schools in Northern Ireland next year, the education minister says.


French Finance Minister Nicolas Sarkozy says Turkey should not join the EU without a referendum in France.


Audrey Hepburn's black Givenchy dress, seen in Breakfast at Tiffany's, will be auctioned in London.


Nokia Siemens in $935 Million Saudi Deal

Nokia Siemens Networks said Monday it will provide a digital network for Zain, a mobile phone operator in Saudi Arabia, in a deal valued at about $935 million.The contract includes operations, support systems, maintenance and services over five years for the network which will use 2G and 3G (second and third generation) technologies.Nokia Siemens Networks is the sole supplier of Zain Saudi's core network, the Finnish-German company said.'This deal is one of the most important in Nokia Siemens Networks' history, and also very strategic for our growth in Africa as Zain is present in more than 14 countries in the region,' said Walid Moneimne, head of the company's Middle East and African operations. Read more


Worker Allegedly Spits in Officer's Drink

LUFKIN, Texas - Two young men face felony charges after one of them allegedly spat in a drink he was serving to an East Texas police officer.    Brian Strban, 19, and Nathaniel Allen Baker, 22, were workers at a Lufkin Sonic Drive-In where the incident allegedly happened Sept...


Tokyo stocks closed little changed on  Wednesday with shares such as Softbank Corp. that will be added  to the Nikkei average in October getting a lift but  profit-taking hitting some small-caps and other recent gainers.


Da lunedi' la nuova edizione, 19 concorrenti faranno operai


Where Indian women lead, a better life follows

KANAIPUR, India  - Every morning 10-year-old Indian villager Nipa Haldar crosses a canal in a small boat and trudges along a mud road for 20 minutes to reach school, pursuing her dream of becoming a nurse.


A fossil dinosaur caught sleeping with its head tucked under its forearm has been discovered by Chinese scientists.


Federconsumatori: tra i cibi piu' cari sale e acqua


How many new cell phone accounts are opened in China a day?

Blog: There's a cell phone account for about every other person in China, and the accounts are opening up daily.


Prosecutor: Black stole, 'plain and simple'

A prosecutor accused media mogul Conrad Black and three former Hollinger International newspaper executives yesterday of systematically stealing $60 million from the company and creating an elaborate but bogus paper trail to hide the theft from shareholders.


Microsoft to localize software for India

Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer in New Delhi Tuesday said the company would translate its Windows and Office software into 14 Indian languages.


Scores of game industry women gather to talk about how to balance work and life.


Baseball: Backe carries Astros to victory over Braves

HOUSTON, Texas : Carlos Beltran doubled, homered, scored twice and drove in two runs as Houston posted an 8-5 triumph over Atlanta in game three of their National League Division Series.


The mayor of Paris pronounced them husband and wife, but Tony Parker and Eva Longoria aren't finished tying the knot. On Saturday, the NBA champion and star of "Desperate Housewives" are exchanging vows in a cathedral dating to the 12th century and throwing an exclusive, star-studded bash in a storied French chateau.


World War II is in your hands with the launch of the real-time strategy game from Atari. Atari announced today that Axis & Allies, the WWII-themed real-time strategy game for PC, has shipped to retailers nationwide.


Thereâs a lot going on under the surface of âFeel the Noise,â far more than its indefensibly generic title suggests.


USAID Head Says Level Of Rage Is High Among Africans In Darfur

The head of the US Agency for International Development, USAID, has just returned from Sudanâs Darfur region. Andrew Natsios says more than one million people have been displaced because the conflict there


The company will offer a power wet shaving system in the spring.


UPDATE 1-Before the Bell-Boston Scientific falls

Shares of Boston Scientific Corp. (BSX.N: Quote, Profile, Research) slid more than 3 percent in premarket trading on Wednesday after reporting that sales of its Taxus stent slowed


Three strong earthquakes shook northwestern Japan within a span of minutes on Saturday, rocking buildings hundreds of kilometres away in Tokyo.


Pakistan denies report of CIA bases in Pakistan for Osama hunt

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan Are there secret CIA bases in Pakistan to hunt for Osama bin Laden? Pakistan says no. It is denying a New York Times report, which says the spy agency has concluded bin Laden is being sheltered


Nearly 80 people onboard luxury liner the Queen Victoria are hit by a sickness bug on her second voyage.


Israel Pushes On with Gaza Strip Offensive

Description: NPR's Sheilah Kast talks with NPR's Julie McCarthy about Israel's ongoing offensive in the Gaza strip. Is really Prime Minister Ariel''s around today called for an expansion of an army operation


Registrata flessione del 4,2%, a 2.040 miliardi di dollari


A Muslim group in the Netherlands complains it was not consulted over  imam integration courses.


Novell's Microsoft attack completes Linux conversion

Novell Inc. has completed its conversion to Linux by launching an attack on Microsoft Corp., claiming that the company has stifled software innovation and that the market will abandon Microsoft Windows at some point in the future.


In vetrina ritratti della modella e gli abiti della popstar


Bush Mocks Kerry's Leadership Credentials

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. - President Bush mocked John Kerry's credentials to be commander in chief Wednesday, saying the way to bring U.S...


US actor Peter Boyle, best known as the curmudgeonly father in Everybody Loves Raymond, dies aged 71.


Police will search a further three Birmingham properties in the inquiry into an alleged kidnapping plot.


Umbilical Cord Stem Cell Therapy Successful: Paralysed Patient ...

Korean researchers, using stem cells isolated from umbilical cord blood, succeeded in reversing the paralysis of the lower limbs caused by spinal cord injury, of a 37-year-old female patient.


India HIV caseload seen dramatically lower

India has fewer than 2.5 million people living with HIV/AIDS, a senior health official said on Wednesday, nearly 60 percent lower than the 5.7 million estimated by the United Nations.


Paulson: need for greater China FX flexibility

The United States needs greater foreign exchange flexibility from China, U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said on Tuesday as the dollar continued its slide against most major currencies.


An explosion in a house Saturday killed two people and damaged several homes, police said.


IBRAHIM BIN ALI, Iraq -- The mud sucked at the soldiers' boots as they crept across the wet pasture after dawn. To their right, Humvees and tanks tracked the soldiers' progress from a narrow dirt road. To their left and in front stood cinder-block huts, shaded by date palm trees, where they believed...


Hillary Clinton defends health care plan

Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton on Sunday defended her plan for universal health care and insisted she won't repeat the mistakes that doomed her earlier effort to cover millions of people when she was first lady.


Suicide Car Bomb in Baghdad; U.S. Pounds Falluja

A suicide car bomber killed at least  eight people in an attack on a police checkpoint in Baghdad on  Friday, after a night of U.S. air strikes around the rebel-held  city of Falluja that killed scores.


Jack Straw says capping donations to political parties could result in single-issue pressure groups wielding undue influence.


John Kerry and his allies are intensifying their efforts to reach out to blacks and Hispanics with waves of new advertisements meant to energize two groups that historically side with the Democratic Party.


Service sector makes up for factory decline

Weakness in the manufacturing sector, especially the auto industry, may be dampening the nation's economic prospects, but the bigger services sector appears to be more than making up for it.


Clogged airports: A plan to cut N.Y.C. air traffic

US presses three airports near New York to reduce their flight schedule.


New authentication software could help news agencies -- stung by doctored images -- detect digital darkroom trickery. By Randy Dotinga.


Brazil's Culture Minister Leads Carnival Crowds

SALVADOR, Brazil  - Hordes of revelers poured on  to the streets of Brazilian cities in Carnival jamborees, led  by the country's culture minister and musician Gilberto Gil in  the northeastern city of Salvador.


Italy's Prodi wins key confidence vote to stay PM

Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi won a confidence vote in the Senate on Wednesday, allowing him to stay in office and drawing an end to a political crisis prompted by his resignation a week ago.


BBC education correspondent Mike Baker probes Gordon Brown's views on education.


The Federal Communications Commission ruled 3-2 that states are now barred from imposing telecommunications regulations on Internet phone providers, which treat calls no differently than any other application on the Net.


How investment in technology firms can help the UK recreate Silicon Valley.


Islamabad: Terming Kashmir as a "core" issue, Commonwealth Secretary General Don McKinnon on Saturday said its resolution was necessary for durable peace in the region.


Resignation will ease the pain of Merck investors

WHAT a pill Vioxx turned out to be for Merck. Between 50 cents and 60 cents a share were lopped off expected earnings this year after the US pharmaceutical giant gave up defending its painkiller in public


Clooney, Witherspoon set for Toronto film debuts

Oscar winners Reese Witherspoon and George Clooney were set to parade up the red carpets on Friday at the Toronto International Film Festival, setting the stage for a weekend of star-filled, gala premieres.


In China, new threats seen to free speech

BEIJING -- Citing concerns over the rising prevalence of pornography, the Chinese government recently launched a nationwide crackdown against Internet smut sites and pornography peddlers using new media outlets such as cellphone text messaging.


Apple, Beatles settle trademark squabble

iPod maker Apple Inc. said on Monday  it has settled a disagreement with The Beatles' company Apple  Corps Ltd. over the use of the brand, in a new deal that now  gives the computer maker control of the name.


Last night was the deadline for applying pro-rated signing bonuses onto this year's cap to lessen the burden on next year's. The Patriots were trying to get a long-term extension done for kicker (and sometime quarterback) Adam Vinatieri , who is scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent after the season.


North Korea invites UN atomic agency chief to visit

UN atomic agency chief Mohamed ElBaradei said Friday that North Korea had invited him to visit for talks on Pyongyang's nuclear programme.


U.S. oil futures set a new record $47.01  a barrel on Wednesday after a new threat against Iraq's oil  sector by rebel Shi'ite militia.  U.S. crude traded up 26 cents  to set a new high in the 21-year history of the New York  Mercantile Exchange contract.


Electronic Arts and ESPN Sign 15-Year Deal to Sell Games

Electronic Arts, hoping to shore up its eroding dominance in the sports video game market, signed a deal giving it the exclusive right to use the ESPN brand in games.


In grande offensiva lanciata da forze Usa e irachene


Big-city murders rose sharply in 2006 as violent crime increased nationally for the second straight year, the FBI reported Monday.


This is what passes now for perspective in college football. Where the fire-the-coach Web sites pop up by his third game, and the boosters circle like sharks.


Vodafone "looks forward" to 3G iPhone version

Vodafone Group Plc  said on  Thursday it was concerned that the current model of iPhone  mobile phones -- Apple Inc's  latest "killer" gadget --  did not operate on fast 3G networks.


Favored Florida Representative Resigns Amid E-Mail Scandal

Rep. Mark Foley abruptly left office less than six weeks before elections over questions about messages he sent a former male page


Procura di Roma vaglia prima informativa Consob


Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck did not practice yesterday because of a leg injury and was downgraded to questionable for tomorrow's game against Miami.


UConn Beats Toledo 39-10 to Win First Bowl

Connecticut can play football, too. UConn cruised to a 39-10 win over Toledo Monday in the Motor City Bowl in the Huskies' first bowl appearance since becoming a full Division I-A team three years ago.


Rell released from hospital, goes home to rest

DANBURY, Conn. Connecticut Governor Jodi Rell said she's tired but feeling well as she left the hospital three days after undergoing breast cancer surgery.


MILANO - Dopo che il quorum per l'elezione del presidente della Lega non Ã¨ stato raggiunto neppure dopo il quarto scrutinio, svoltosi oggi, le 42 societÃ¡ di AeB hanno deciso di chiudere l'assemblea elettiva.


TOKYO -- Heavy rain fueled by a typhoon lashed southern Japan, leaving eight people dead and causing landslides and blackouts, officials said Thursday. Two people were missing.


A European Union judge said he will continue to take into account testimony from former complainants in the EU's antitrust case against Microsoft, even though they had withdrawn support for the case.


CORRECTION-Thousands march in Taiwan ahead of doomed U.N. bid

About 250,000 people demonstrated in two  Taiwan cities on Saturday to back the island's doomed efforts  at securing United Nations membership, a move condemned by  rival Beijing and rejected by ally Washington.


HP Thermal Inkjet Technology Put to Medical Use

Researchers have developed a patch that uses modified thermal inkjet printer technology to administer medicines.


Preserve or let go: Blacks debate fate of their landmarks

Incomplete records and conflicting emotions within the black community make preserving African-American historical sites difficult.


BlackBerry Makerâs Profit More Than Doubles

Third-quarter profit for Research in Motion more than doubled on strong demand for its BlackBerry smart phones and related services by consumers and businesses.


As targets of resistors in Iraq, Iraqi security forces are preempting possible attacks by shooting at civilian cars. Yesterday, in Havsa, a town 40 km away from Baghdad, Iraqi policemen arrived at the scene


Trio set to make offers for Northern Rock

Billionaire Richard Branson, banker Luqman Arnold and an in-house management team are set to pitch formal offers for Britain's Northern Rock Plc  on Monday, the government's deadline for bids.


I initially thought the Nov. 21 front-page story about the failure of the House to pass the intelligence overhaul bill was a garden-variety example of congressional gridlock.


Theyâre Working on Their Own, Just Side by Side

Equipped with cellphones and Wi-Fi, young people who work independently are banding together in shared spaces.


"Baywatch," the sun-bleached saga of Californian life guards, was voted the worst-ever U.S. television import in a British survey released Thursday.


China, promised land and battlefield for Airbus and Boeing

French President Jacques Chirac's trip this week to Beijing will bring into sharp focus the battle between the world's biggest aircraft makers, Europe's Airbus and Boeing of the United States, for the prized ...


Citigroup poised to bid for Japan's Nikko Cordial

Citigroup is set to launch a tender offer for scandal-hit Japanese brokerage Nikko Cordial Corp., a Nikko spokesman said on Tuesday, a potential $5 billion deal that would mark Citigroup's resurgence in Japan.


Charlize and Mark are doing `The Italian Job`

Charlize Theron, Mark Wahlberg, and Jason Statham are reportedly in talks to appear in a sequel of the popular film The Italian Job.


Wayne Rooney announced his arrival as a Manchester United player by scoring the clubâs 12th European hat-trick against Fenerbahce at Old Trafford last night.


Si potra' andare alle urne fino alle 15 (ANSA) - ROMA, 25 OTT - Si sono aperti alle ore 7 i seggi elettorali per il secondo giorno di voto per le elezioni suppletive della Camera dei Deputati. Si vota in sei


A surprisingly big climb in US retail sales in September and a larger-than-expected gain in underlying producer prices bolstered hopes for an economic revival and views


Fertility Clinics Vary on Embryo Disposal

The nation's fertility clinics vary widely when it comes to how they perform one of the most delicate aspects of their jobs: disposing of unused frozen human embryos that were created to help infertile women become pregnant.


Boicottaggio attori candidati in solidarieta' sceneggiatori


Quiet Man Is New Capo of Resurgent Mexican Drug Gang

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico  - A discreet, soft-spoken  negotiator with a CEO's eye for corporate planning, he has  steadily risen to the top of a multi-billion dollar Mexican  business structured like a holding company.


Study: Salvage logging, replanting worse

Contrary to the conventional wisdom, scientists have found that logging big dead trees after a wildfire and planting young ones makes future fires worse, at least for the first 10 or 20 years while the young trees create a volatile new source of fuel.


Ribbit leaps into the Web networking market

A startup called Ribbit is launching a platform designed to let developers create telephony applications they can embed in Web pages and Web-based services.


Conditions are right for mobile security threats to start overwhelming businesses and consumers in North America.


America Online is teaming up with RSA Security in an effort to keep its users safe from online fraud and identity theft. RSA and AOL are announcing a new program called "AOL PassCode" that will encourage AOL


I hope Jamie Foxx has a nice Oscar-sized spot dusted off on his mantle, because if there's any justice in the world, he'll be going home with a statuette next February.


Blog: Apple posts the pair's rare joint appearance on iTunes, where it soars to the top of the podcast charts


A second bag of spinach contaminated   with toxic E.coli bacteria has been found in Utah, and   regulators hope it will offer clues about an outbreak that has   now sickened 173 people and killed as many as three.


European shares edged higher early on Thursday, with auto stocks leading the way after France's Renault posted a 4.2 percent rise in global sales last year.


Mass. Episcopal priests protest gay marriage ban

Five Episcopal priests in Massachusetts have vowed to stop performing all wedding ceremonies until the Anglican Church allows them to bless same-sex marriages, calling their protest a "holy fast."


What have we learned from the economic misery of 2001?


L'udienza del giovane ivoriano al palazzo di Giustizia di Perugiamentre nella Croydon Church si svolge la cerimonia funebre della ragazza inglese                                          Guede in tribunale per riesame A Londra i funerali di Meredith


A genre once known for high quality is now a source of lazy commercial fodder.


Rich Widow With a New Boyfriend and Many Surprises

Jacqueline Bisset looks lovely at 60, and that's the best thing about Klaus Menzel's laughably bad thriller.


Rap mogul "Suge" Knight named in gang crackdown

Rap music mogul Marion "Suge"  Knight has been named by police as a member of a notorious gang  in a crime-plagued suburb of Los Angeles.


Movie Review | 'The Great Debaters': Leading the Charge to Inspire Underdogs

There are enough things to admire about âThe Great Debaters,â the heavily fictionalized true story of The Little Debate Team That Could, that your impulse is to forgive the movie its shortcomings.


Real Madrid, Liverpool advance in Champions League

Real Madrid defeated Roma behind closed doors to clinch a place in the knockout phase of the Champions League. Madrid and Roma's match was played before no fans in Stadio Olimpico


Dovrebbe essere spalmata in 116 euro al mese


Raikes reflects on 26-year run at Microsoft

The longtime software executive, who came over from Apple in 1981, says he's not sure what he'll do when he leaves Microsoft in September, but it will probably be outside of tech.


Hundreds of angry French farmers mounted blockades around the country Monday to hold up fuel shipments in protest at soaring diesel and gasoline prices and to press their demands for government aid.


Era ricercato per l'omicidio di Giuseppe Riccardi


Tendulkar 231 not out as India take 308-run lead

Sachin Tendulkar cracked a masterful unbeaten 231 as India amassed 492 for nine in reply to Bangladesh's paltry first innings 184 by lunch on the third day of the first test on Sunday.


Per un'ora e mezza in merito alla scissione della societa'


Giant Island Windfarm Plan 'Seriously Flawed'

PLANS to build one of the world's biggest windfarms across vast swathes of Lewis have been dealt a devastating blow from a government agency.


Desperate Housewives star Marcia Cross gives birth to twin daughters as her show secures another four years.


Movie star Carrey pleads for Myanmar's Suu Kyi in YouTube

Hollywood actor Jim Carrey posted a message in the video-sharing website YouTube on Tuesday urging Americans to join a global campaign for the freedom of Myanmar's democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi.


Windows Media Center 2005 to support high def TV

ACCORDING TO Microsoft represetatives at IDF last week, it's very likely that the upcoming release of Windows Media Center 2005 will support high defination televison signals.


Coca-Cola to Put Caffeine Content Information on U.S. Labels

The Coca-Cola Company said the plan to include caffeine content on its drink products was voluntary and part of an industry initiative.


Computer giant Dell recalled about 4.4 million AC adapters worldwide because of fire and electrical shock hazards, the company and the Consumer Product Safety Commission said last week.


LeBron James scored 26 points to become the youngest player in NBA history to reach 2,000 in a career, leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 96-74 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Saturday night.


Judge rejects injunction by organizers over use of Olympic symbols

The local issue of Playboy remained on newsstands Friday, after a judge rejected a request for a temporary injunction filed by Athens Games' organizers over the magazine's use of Olympic symbols in a photo spread.


So quit fighting. Switch to Firefox, in a newly released 1.0 version. If you already are using Mozilla, a Web browser built using the same architecture as Firefox, then you know most of those benefits of switching.


Scoperta a Modena nuova malattia genetica

Lâidentificazione del ruolo fisiologico della apolipoproteina AV da parte di un gruppo di ricercatori dellâUniversitÃ  degli studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia in una rara forma di malattia genetica apre interessanti prospettive per la comprensione di


LONDON (CBS.MW) -ConocoPhillips Wednesday said it bought a 7.6 percent stake in Russian oil giant Lukoil for $2 billion and the two agreed that the US company could raise its stake to as much as 20 percent.


Record-Breaking Red Sox Clinch World Series Berth

The Boston Red Sox crushed the New  York Yankees 10-3 Wednesday to complete an historic comeback  victory over their arch-rivals by four games to three in the  American League Championship Series.


At Least 169 Killed in Buenos Aires Nightclub Fire

Officials in Buenos Aires say at least 169 people are dead and more than 375 injured after a fire swept through a crowded nightclub in the Argentine capital.


U.S.-led air raid kills 11 in Afghanistan: doctor

GHAZNI, Afghanistan  - Nine police and two civilians were killed in an air strike by U.S.-led troops in Afghanistan, a provincial doctor said on Thursday, but the coalition said Taliban fighters had been killed.


President Chavez sets a September deadline for Brazil and Paraguay to back Venezuela's membership of Mercosur.


PeopleSoft's board ousted Craig Conway as CEO after he made a misleading statement about the company's ability to recruit customers while fending off Oracle's $7.


Roma, 11:45 - CALCIO, CONCILIAZIONE CONI: C'E' MAZZINI

Tocca a Innocenzo Mazzini, ex vice-presidente Figc, tentare la conciliazione con la Federazione, pre...


Jurors still have work to do after convicting several former Wall Street bankers and a former Enron Corp. finance executive Wednesday of conspiring to push through a sham deal.


The wife of UK soldier Matty Hull killed by "friendly-fire" says watching the cockpit video  was "immensely sad".


Mishap Ends Briton's Transpacific Rowing Attempt

ANCHORAGE, Alaska  - A British man's attempt to  become the first person to row across the North Pacific Ocean  ended after his boat capsized, the U.S. Coast Guard said on  Wednesday.


Effort to End Bullying in School; Pupils Skeptical

Norwegian schools are meant to be magically free of bullying when students go back to class on Wednesday after the summer break.


A woman whose husband leapt from a balcony in Crete with their two children says the holiday was "make-or-break" for the couple.


LaVar Arrington Injured in Motorcycle Accident

According to LaVar Arrington's agent, the former Redskins linebacker suffers broken bones in his arm and leg, but no life-threatening injuries in a motorcycle accident on Route 50 Monday.


Diabetics should test their blood sugar levels more regularly to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, a study says.


Newsday, Melville, N.Y., Change@Work Column: Blogs Make It Easy for Individuals to Tell the World About Their Professions

By Patricia Kitchen, Newsday, Melville, N.Y.  Jun. 10--Troy Rosasco, an attorney in Ronkonkoma, usually composes entries for his blog on disability law at 10:30 p.m., after his two kids are in bed, taking as long as two hours to craft a post.


Igor Kovalenko wears a corsage of 41 bright orange ribbons pinned to his black coat — one for every day spent in the Ukrainian opposition's dwindling tent camp that blocks the entrance to outgoing President Leonid Kuchma's office.


InfoWorld - Nokia introduced Skype Internet-calling software for its N800 Wi-Fi tablet on Wednesday, providing another alternative to using a cell phone, while a debate in the U.S. over what networks such devices may be able to use in the future heated up.


Businesses Urged to Set Clear Security Policy

State purpose, roles, and consequences for security practices and compliance, Gartner analyst says.


Adventurous IT executives are back in fashion.


The Cassini spacecraft has returned the best-ever view of the icy Tethys, one of the moons of Saturn, depicting its battered 1060km-diameter surface in this photograph released by Nasa.


OPEC President Purnomo Yusgiantoro said on Thursday that lower demand would push down oil prices in the second quarter next year.


UPDATE 1-Wal-Mart plans sterling benchmark bond -leads

US retail giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT.N: Quote, Profile, Research) plans to issue a sterling-denominated benchmark bond following investor roadshows next week, lead managers for the deal said on Thursday.


West Indies legend Sir Garfield Sobers officially opens the Cricket World Cup on Sunday.


Singh's record breaking season continues

Vijay Singhâs sensational, record-breaking year continued at the weekend when he won the 84 Lumber Classic at the Mystic Rock course in Pennsylvania, his eighth win of the 2004 US PGA Tour season.


Police in Colombia capture a leading suspected drug trafficker, Diego Montoya, the government says.


Milano, 18:57 - CALCIO, LIVORNO; ARRIGONI: UNA BUONA GARA

Sconfitto ma tutto sommato soddisfatto Daniele Arrigoni. E ha tutte le ragioni per esserlo il tecnic...


Muslim-secular rift deepens in Netherlands

A yawning religious and racial chasm has opened in the Netherlands in the two weeks since a Muslim apparently killed a secular Dutch filmmaker.


Obama widens lead over Clinton in New Hampshire

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire  - Democrat Barack Obama expanded his lead over Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire to 13 points as voting began in the state's critical presidential primary, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Tuesday.


Considering a career change? Take this simple test to find your true talent and matching colleges. Start your future today.


Hamas deploys gunmen in Gaza after border clash

The ruling Hamas faction deployed armed militants in key parts of the Gaza Strip on Friday, one day after it accused rival Fatah forces of trying to kill Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas sources said.


A survivor of the 7 July bombings is suing the government saying she has been "betrayed and let down".


Ball Bounced the Right Way Because Lewis Was Ready for It

good luck for the Giants, bad luck for the Vikings - when the backward pass from Daunte Culpepper bounced off Mewelde Moore's hands onto the Metrodome's


Intel shares slide as poor sales lead to lower profit forecasts

SAN FRANCISCO -- Shares of Intel Corp. fell more than seven per cent yesterday after the computer chip giant's management lowered the company's financial projections after concluding businesses and consumers aren't in a spending mood.


Unknown Nesterenko Makes World Headlines

Belarus' Yuliya Nesterenko won the top  women's athletics gold medal at the Olympics on Saturday,  triumphing over a field stripped of many big names because of  doping woes to win the 100 meters.


CES: Asus Eee rival emerges in Everex CloudBook UMPC

The ultra-mobile, Linux-based laptop scene gets a little more populated as Everex prepares to debut its CloudBook -- $400, two pounds, and coming later this month to the nation's biggest electronics retailer.


REGION: Iran says European position at N-talks still unacceptable

TEHRAN: Iran is still unable to accept some positions of European countries in crucial talks on its nuclear programme at the UN atomic agency, but an agreement remains possible, Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi said on Saturday.


Firenze, 13:29 - CALCIO, LIPPI: C'E' VOGLIA DI TORNARE MA NON ORA

''Sto bene lontano dal calcio, c'è voglia di rientrare ma non potete pensare che accada alla ...


Nokia offers mobile field service package

For companies seeking ways to increase the efficiency of their field forces, Finland's Nokia has introduced a one-touch system to connect teams with their back-office systems.


The first trial involving the CIA's extraordinary rendition program opened in Italy on Friday in the absence of all 26 American defendants accused of kidnapping an Egyptian terrorist suspect.


Olmert curbs WBank building, expansion and planning

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


UN Election Workers Held Hostage in Afghanistan

Description: A Taliban splinter group releases a video of United Nations election workers held hostage. The victims, seen on the al Jazeera Arabic news channel, are a British woman from Northern Island, a Kosovar woman and a Filipino man.


Long or short-term mobile phone use is not associated with increased risk of cancer, a major study finds.


Patriots Are One Game Away From True Perfection

The Patriots seized control of the A.F.C. championship game with a fourth-quarter touchdown drive to beat the Chargers and take what has seemed their inevitable spot in Super Bowl XLII.


The lumbering dinosaurs of the music biz just can't stop suing.


MSG Networks is taking the New York Mets to court, claiming that the baseball team didn't stick to the terms of its rights agreement when it negotiated a regional sports channel with Comcast Corp. and Time Warner Cable to go on the air in 2006.


ATHENS, Greece -- If you recall, my concerns involved car bombings, kidnappings, beheadings and Al Qaeda. So when the scariest moment of the Olympics involves a defrocked, kilt-wearing Irish priest who tackles


Column: Mavericks don't get it quite right

Avery Johnson complained about the refs, and his biggest adjustment &#151; changing his team's hotel from South Beach to Fort Lauderdale &#151; seemed more suited to a travel agent than a coach of the year.


Update: Unisys contractor arrested in VA theft

(InfoWorld) - Authorities have charged a 21 year-old Unisys Corp. subcontractor with stealing a desktop computer with billing information on as many as 38,000 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs medical patients. Khalil Abdulla-Raheem, of Washington, D.C., was charged Wednesday with theft of government property. He is the employee of an unnamed company that "provides temporary labor to Unisys," according to a statement released by the Veterans Affairs (VA) department's Office of Inspector General. The computer wasÂ stolen in late July from Unisys's Reston, Virginia, offices. It contained records on about 16,000 living patients who had received treatment at VA medical centers in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, as well as information on another 2,000 who are deceased. Data on an additional 20,000 patients may have been stored on the computer, according to the VA. The VA said that these records may have contained Social Security numbers, addresses, and insurance information. The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is now analyzing the computer to determine whether this information has been compromised, but investigators do not believe that Abdulla-Raheem was after the VA data. This is the second ofÂ two major data breaches at the VA this year. In May, personal information on about 26.5 million veterans was compromised when a laptop and external hard drive were stolen from a VA analyst's home. Authorities haveÂ arrested two teenagers in connection with that theft and the FBI has concluded that the sensitive information was untouched. Still, the data in question was unencrypted in both of these incidents, and the VA, which has regularly scored failing grades in the Federal Government's annual computer security scorecard, has been blasted for its handling of the matter. The department's Inspector General published a report in July citingÂ policy failures and a lack of supervision in the May incident, and called for the VA to adopt a clear policy for safeguarding sensitive data. With data notification laws pushing data breaches into the public eye, PC encryption has become a priority for many IT departments. In fact, laptop encryption will top a list of the ten most important security trends for 2007, due to be released on October 1 by the SANS Institute, a computer security training organization. "Every major organization is moving forward to buy and deploy encryption products," said SANS Director of Research Alan Paller, in an e-mail note sent Thursday. "The reason is that top management is adamant about not facing personal embarrassment because of lost sensitive data." Abdulla-Raheem was released on bail Wednesday and is due back in federal court for a preliminary hearing on October 3. Unisys has offered a US$50,000 reward for information leading to the recovery of the PC. So far, nobody has come forward to claim the money, according to Lisa Meyer, a Unisys spokeswoman. Unisys had not encrypted the data on the stolen PC because this was not required by the VA, but the company is now taking a second look at this policy, Meyer said. "An event like this causes us to reexamine everything we're doing," she said. Â


Chelsea stay healthy as injuries affect pack

English Premiership leaders Chelsea are set to be unchanged for Saturday's match at home to Norwich even though German defender Robert Huth has now returned to training after an ankle injury.


Lithuania Shuts Down Pro-Chechen Web Site

A pro-independence Chechen Web site was shut down by the Lithuanian government, officials said on Monday, two days after a message claiming responsibility for the school massacre in southern Russia was posted on it.


Former Derby County and Nottingham Forest manager Brian Clough dies aged 69.


Former cybersecurity czar: Code-checking tools needed

DECEMBER 02, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - WASHINGTON -- Software vendors need automated tools that look for bugs in their code, but it may be a decade before many of those tools are mature and widely used, said the former director of cybersecurity for the US


VC Nation: Door Is Open to High-Tech Offerings That Meet Thresholds

The initial public offering window, largely shut to technology firms for years, is beginning to creak open.


FDA says it did not try to block Vioxx results

The FDA (USA) says it did not try to suppress the findings of a safety official regarding the Vioxx painkiller. Vioxx was taken off the market last week because the drug increases a patient's risk of having a heart attack.


Bobby Mauch, Actor Who Played Opposite Twin, Dies at 86

Bobby Mauch played the pauper (or was it the prince?) in the rambunctious 1937 film of Mark Twainâs âPrince and the Pauperâ opposite his twin brother.


Bush Signs Into Law Debt Ceiling Increase

President Bush on Friday signed into  law a measure authorizing an $800 billion increase in the  credit limit of the United States, the White House said.


Hurricane Frances leaves millions without electricity and widespread damage as it passes over Florida.


German Police Detain 10 Neo-Nazis Before Hess March

German police detained 10 neo-Nazis on Saturday before a march marking the anniversary of the death of Adolf Hitler's deputy Rudolf Hess.


A new vaccine against rotavirus, the diarrheal infection that kills millions of children worldwide, doesn't appear to raise the risk of serious bowel


AT&T is expected to announce as soon as next week details about how it plans to offer mobile phone service using Sprint's cellular network.


On Thursday night at Safeco Field, Jose Lopez busted out of a 0-for-10 skid in a big way. The rookie shortstop went 3-for-4 with two doubles and a two-run home run to lead the Mariners past the Red Sox, 7-1.


House-Senate negotiators OK details of corporate tax bill

A major rewrite of corporate tax law that would repeal an export subsidy and lift retaliatory tariffs imposed by the European Union advanced closer to passage Wednesday.


Japan's players get yet another Osim earful

Japan's players got yet another verbal volley from coach Ivica Osim at the Asian Cup on Tuesday with their ears still ringing from the last one.