NKorea may have nukes, but no missile delivery system: SKorean intelligence

South Korea's intelligence agency said that North Korea may have built nuclear bombs but lacked the technical know-how to mount them on missiles.


Review: Self-Absorbed 'Ocean's Twelve' Is Witty Fun

The first question everyone asks about "Ocean's Twleve" is, "Is it as good as 'Ocean's Eleven'?" Well, no, not really, but "Ocean's Twelve" still stands on its own and has enough wit, fun capers, intact storyline and gorgeous people that two hours will go


MADRAS, India, Dec. 26 -- On a balmy Sunday morning at Marina Beach, Brajita Poulose, 45, her husband, two sons and four other relatives strolled along the shore in the sunshine, enjoying the ocean breeze. Young men were playing cricket, joggers trotted past food vendors, fishermen hauled in their nets. Then, without warning, the placid ocean turned violent.


EUROPA/ITALIA - Come rispondere alla Ânotte oscura epocaleÂ dellÂumanitÃ : 31Â° Convegno di Vescovi amici del Movimento dei Focolari Roma (Agenzia Fides) - Sono attesi oltre 80 Cardinali e Vescovi dai cinque continenti al Centro Mariapoli di Castel Gandolfo per partecipare, dal 3 al 9 febbraio, al 31Â° Convegno di Vescovi amici del Movimento dei Focolari. Dal Libano sullÂorlo di un...


NEW YORK  - People treated at high-quality hospitals are more likely to survive and less likely to develop complications, according to a new report on more than 5,000 US hospitals.


The French economy ground to a halt in the third quarter as exports slowed, the national statistics agency confirmed Tuesday.


Iran Seeks Compromise at Paris Talks with EU Trio

Tehran hoped to reach a compromise at talks on Saturday over its nuclear program with Britain, Germany and France, which are trying to persuade it to stop enriching uranium, an Iranian negotiator said.


Sprint says WiMax on track for end-April

Sprint Nextel Corp  is on track  to launch commercial services for its next-generation WiMax  high-speed wireless network at the end of April, Chief  Technology Officer Barry West said on Tuesday.


An alleged member of a group with purported ties to the al-Qaida terror network was among four prisoners who appeared Thursday before U.S. military review tribunals in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.


Da lunedÃ¬ alle 20.30 su RaiUno conduce "Le tre scimmiette""Niente ansie, i risultati di 'Affari tuoi' sono irraggiungibili"                                                  La Ventura debutta su RaiUno A lei la sfida del post-Bonolis                                                                                Ricci: "Simona ingiustamente linciata per fatti personali"La showgirl: "Per abbattere me ci vuole la lupara"


Bloomberg Cast as Enemy No. 1 of Gun Rights

Across the country, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, a Republican, has emerged as the face of gun control.


California Official Rules on Gay Marriage

SAN FRANCISCO - California's constitution permits laws against gay marriage, the state's attorney general declared Friday in a long-awaited legal opinion that sought to avoid offending either side of the debate.    While acknowledging that "committed and loving relationships between two individuals deserve recognition under California law," Attorney General Bill Lockyer said it was up to the voters or the Legislature to decide questions about whether gay couples should be allowed to marry...


CB Home Run Integrates Mobile Phone and Wireless Internet For Improved Indoor Reception

Cincinnati Bell (NYSE:CBB) has the answer to improving mobile phone  reception and call clarity at home or in the office with today's  launch of CB Home Run.


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


Romanian Prison Inmates on Hunger Strile

More than 6,000 inmates at 24 prisons around Romania took part in hunger strikes and other protests Sunday to demand amnesty and better living conditions.Comment


US private equity firm buys shoemaker Jimmy Choo

Luxury shoemaker Jimmy Choo has been snapped up by a US private equity firm working with the firm's management team, including British co-founder Tamara Mellon.


Humanity is outstripping planet's capacity to sustain it: WWF

The world's population is consuming about 20 percent more natural resources than the planet can produce, the environmental organisation WWF International warned Thursday in its "Living Planet" report.


Jeanne spawns huge relief effort in Florida

VERO BEACH, FLA. -- People formed a line stretching more than 800 metres for food and water, while others searched in vain for generators in yesterday's sweltering heat as Florida residents began cleaning


Teheran 'cambiera' atteggiamento' in caso di sanzioni Onu


Microsoft trials piracy lock on Download Centre

Microsoft is testing a new feature on its Download Centre website that can lock out pirated copies of Windows. During the test period, users of Download Centre can opt to have the Windows software installed on their PCs validated as genuine.


Vital Signs: Patterns: Examining Dementia and Weight Loss

Obesity in middle age may be a risk factor or weight loss may precedes dementiaâs onset.


Want to conquer a contest with cool movie prizes? Then enter to win unique items in WXII12.com Entertainment's giveaway in conjunction with the Warner Bros.


Schlumberger profit rises, but lags forecasts

NEW YORK/HOUSTON  - Schlumberger Ltd , the world's largest oilfield services company, posted a 22 percent rise in fourth-quarter profit on Friday but missed Wall Street forecasts because of weakness in its U.S. onshore market.


2008 White House Derby: The Field So Far

The following are breakdowns of the current and potential candidates for the Democratic and Republican presidential nominations in 2008.


A Hummer owner in Russia's second city St. Petersburg has given antiglobalists the green light to pelt his oversized vehicle with rotten eggs, Russian news agencies reported on Wednesday.


Teachers Statewide Get Qwest Technology Grants

By Greeley Tribune, Colo.  Jun. 15--The Qwest Foundation will give grants totaling $100,000 to 28 teachers across Colorado to boost technology in the classroom, Qwest announced Thursday.


When the Talk Is Terse, a Twitch Speaks Volumes

Grimly austere barely begins to describe the atmosphere of dread that seeps through "Fear X" like a toxic mist.


French PM backs Airbus cuts as protests spread

The French prime minister defended thousands of job cuts at Airbus on Thursday, but protests over the losses at the planemaker silenced three German plants in a backlash that could threaten recovery hopes.


Dow, S&P slip, Nasdaq rises as fallout again weighs

Stocks seesawed near unchanged on Wednesday as gains in the energy sector helped offset concern about more fallout from the housing slump.


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After 20 seasons in the National Basketball Association, center Kevin Willis is going back to where it all began by signing a contract with the Atlanta Hawks.


Crombie Will Sit in 'Drowsy''s Easy Chair

Playbill - Canadian actor Jonathan Crombie, who has history with the development of The Drowsy Chaperone, will take over the cushion of Man in Chair in the Broadway production March 20.


Local Businesses Receiving Much of Chem Demil Work

By John Norton, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  Dec. 8--With work finally moving forward on Pueblo's chemical demilitarization program, $46.2 million in contracts have been awarded this year through the end of November, much of it to local firms.


NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Lebanese troops pounded suspected positions of Islamist militants at a Palestinian refugee camp on Saturday but the group vowed it would not give up.


The chief executive of Boeing Co. insisted Thursday that he is looking to prevent a trans-Atlantic spat over subsidies for Airbus Industrie by demanding an end to government aid programs for the rival aircraft manufacturer.


The Sudan government signs the second peace deal in a month, this time with the NDA umbrella group.


Europe enjoy a fabulous Friday to lead the USA 6Â½-1Â½ in the Ryder Cup at Oakland Hills.


No. 1 LSU overcomes stubborn host Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS - Top-ranked teams aren't solo shows, and star Seimone Augustus sure has plenty of help around her with the LSU Lady Tigers.


LSI Logic to Buy Agere, a Rival Chip Maker

LSI Logic hopes the deal, valued at $4 billion, will help it compete in the competitive market for data storage.


WICB acknowledges unresolved issues in dispute with players

ST JOHN'S, Antigua, CMC - The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), while naming the squad for the VB Tri-Nation Series in Australia, acknowledged late Friday that there are a number of unresolved issues in their contract dispute with the players.


Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason: Fat jokes wear thin quickly in ...

One of the most infuriating, pervasive elements of the 2001 movie Bridget Jones's Diary is its insistence that misguided heroine Bridget was actually fat.


At Least 14 Dead As Storms Sweep Through Florida

By JIM ELLIS LADY LAKE, Fla. - Storms blew through central Florida early Friday, killing at least 14 people, damaging hundreds of homes and a church and lifting a tractor trailer into the air, authorities said.


Entrepreneurs cash in on Ukraineâs orange revolution

KIEV, DEC 25: Everyone wants a bite of Ukraineâs âorange revolutionâ. Be it religion, scarves, hats or mugs, Ukraineâs outpouring of disgust at Opposition leader Viktor Yushchenkoâs rival being declared


Asian Stocks Rise After Oil Drops From Record; Toyota Gains

Asian stocks advanced after oil prices fell from a record Friday in New York, easing concern higher energy costs will damp consumer spending and corporate profits.


Kerryâs Gaffes Doom Election Chances George C. Landrith

For John Kerry, the good news is that he looked good and sounded good during the first debate. The bad news is that he did not say anything that will attract undecided voters or peal off Bushâs voters.


Stagione di concerti alla Rocca di Calascio


Two Japanese climbers die in US blizzard

Two Japanese mountain climbers were killed this week when an early-season Pacific storm swept through California's Yosemite National Park.


"Don't believe the truth", dovrebbe uscire alla metÃ  di maggio"Avevamo 60 pezzi, ne usiamo solo 12 per dispetto alla Sony"                                                  Arriva il nuovo cd degli Oasis e i fratelli Gallagher litigano                                                                                di GIOVANNI GAGLIARDI


South Korea's K.J. Choi, regaining confidence with his putter, reeled off six birdies in a blemish-free display to grab a one-shot lead in the Sony Open first round on Thursday.


Two U.S. scientists win Nobel for gene work

Americans Andrew Fire and Craig Mello won the 2006 Nobel prize for medicine on Monday for discovering how to control the flow of genetic information in a cell.


Nigerian Patrick Owomoyela, who plays for Arminia Bielefeld, will make his debut for Germany when they take on Asian champions Japan on Thursday.


There are few business predictions I'd make with cast-iron guarantees, but this one qualifies: The amount of information and content bouncing around the Internet will grow dramatically in the future.


Study: VoIP to proliferate in US households

The number of US households that use Net phone technology is expected to reach 12 million by 2009, a new study has shown. About 17 percent of all broadband homes in the United States will use Web telephony


Ford set to trim up to 13,000 more jobs: WSJ

Ford Motor Co  is set to announce up to 13,000 new job cuts after agreeing with the United Auto Workers union on terms of the redundancies, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.


Germany keen to support India's economic growth

NEW DELHI - German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said in New Delhi Wednesday that India's rapid economic growth made it an attractive destination for German investors.


A four-day general strike in Nigeria is expected to end shortly, with neither the unions nor government giving ground.


Roy Keane praises Wayne Rooney after the teenager is criticised by Spain defender Ivan Helguera.


Freeport-McMoRan urged to review Indonesian mining ops

A big US public pension fund announced plans for a shareholder drive to press mining giant Freeport-McMoRan Copper and Gold Inc. to improve environmental practices at a vast mine in Indonesia.


Morto l'autista del reporter di Diario Enzo Baldoni

Â«Lâinterprete di Enzo Baldoni Ã¨ stato ucciso, ma del giornalista italiano non si hanno notizieÂ». Sono da poco passate le 18 quando Ã¨ lo stesso direttore del settimanale Diario (giornale che aveva accreditato


Wallace scores 24 as Pistons edge Pacers

Rasheed Wallace had 24 points and 10 rebounds to help the Detroit Pistons beat the Indiana Pacers 110-104 on Tuesday night. Tayshaun Prince scored 17 points and Chauncey Billups added 13 points and eight assists for the Pistons, who won their third straight game.


Temperatures may be colder and skies may be grayer, but a winter visit to Prague and Budapest has no fewer WOW moments than a visit during more climate-friendly times.


Bank of America to buy Countrywide for $4 billion

Bank of America Corp said on Friday it would buy mortgage lender Countrywide Financial Corp for $4 billion in a move that could avert one of the biggest collapses in the U.S. housing crisis.


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UK checking whether bird flu meat reached shops

British health authorities said on Friday they were investigating whether meat contaminated with bird flu had reached shops, but stressed there was no threat to consumers.


More than half of all schoolchildren have been in debt by the time they are 17, says a charity.


Thai Officials to Be Punished in Protester Deaths

Senior Thai officials were negligent in the deaths of 78 Muslims in army custody in October and will be punished, Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said on Wednesday.


About 4.4 million now under recall; firm says units can overheat, possibly causing fire or shock. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Dell Inc.


A car bomb killed 22 people and wounded 40 on Thursday at an intersection in Baghdad where minibuses pick up and drop off passengers, Iraqi police said.


Andriy Shevchenko says he has no desire to quit Chelsea to return to AC Milan.


Nigeria's main trade union body has said it is planning a second general strike to protest at fuel price rises, warning it would target oil production.


Il premier israeliano Ariel Sharon Ã¨ dovuto intervenire in prima persona per limitare i danni di un grave incidente diplomatico. Un passo ritenuto insufficiente dal governo del Cairo che ha protestato contro


In Units of Action, Not Just Talk, Oil Is Still King

It should come as no surprise that a new forecast of United States energy use through 2030 shows that energy consumption is expected to rise.


CES to highlight tech for greening homes

While most electronics companies are still trying to establish green credentials, 2008 could mark a turning point for previously obscure "home automation" technologies that now are being advertised as a way to save electricity Â not just personal energy.


(InfoWorld) - Hewlett-Packard chief executive officer Mark Hurd blamedÂ the scandalÂ that has besieged his company on "a rogue investigation" that got out of hand, in an advance copy of his Congressional testimony released by a House Subcommittee on Wednesday. "How did such an abuse of privacy occur in a company renowned for its privacy? The end came to justify the means," Hurd wrote. "The investigation team became so focused on finding the source of the leaks that they lost sight of the privacy of reporters and others. They lost sight of the values HP has always represented." Former HP Chairman Patricia Dunn,Â forced to resignÂ Sept. 21 because of the scandal, defended in her testimony her decision toÂ investigate the leaksÂ of confidential board discussions to the news media. In her testimony, Dunn wrote that she knew investigators were obtaining the phone records of people it was investigating. Lawyers for HP and for an investigation firm carrying out the probe assured her the tactics were legal, she wrote. "I was fully convinced that HP would never engage in anything illegal," she wrote. "Given that attorneys were unambiguously overseeing the investigation ... reinforced my understanding that the investigations were being handled appropriately." Both are among severalÂ witnesses expected at a hearingÂ before the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Thursday in Washington. The committee is looking into the practice of "pretexting," or using false pretenses to gain access to confidential records. Investigators hired by HP to find the source of leaks engaged in pretexting to get hold of the phone records of directors, HP employees and reporters who cover the Palo Alto, California, technology company. Hurd, echoing comments he made in a news conference last Friday at HP's headquarters, said he was determined to get to the bottom of this episode and to try to restore HP's image. "I pledge that HP will take whatever steps are necessary to make sure nothing like this ever happens again," he wrote, "and that this company will regain not just its reputation ... but its pride." Although much of the criticism of the scandal surrounds the tactics used by the investigators, Dunn wrote in her testimony that equal consideration should be given to the leaks from within the company that damaged HP. HP's board was notorious for its leaks to news media and such disclosures made it difficult for the board to deal with important issues candidly, she wrote. Dunn explained that board deliberations on the selection of a replacement for former CEO Carly Fiorina in 2005 were leaked. She cited a BusinessWeek magazine story "disclosing opinions about various candidates and revealing details about ... the search process." "If you were a top CEO candidate, would you want to work for a company whose board could not be trusted to keep such information confidential? HP is very lucky to have been able to recruit Mark Hurd under such circumstances," Dunn wrote. "I wish fervently that none of this had ever happened," Dunn continued. "But boards have an unquestionable obligation to take steps to prevent [leaks]. That certain steps taken during the investigation went well beyond what was appropriate does not undermine the importance of the board's mission in this matter." Hurd also outlined several steps the company is taking internally to clarify its privacy policy for employees and to emphasize it in employee training programs.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.


Major union endorsements made early in the 2004 and 2008 Democratic presidential primaries:


IN THE course of his Celtic tenure, Martin OâNeill has been responsible for more records than Cliff Richard. Mercifully, though, none has been as odious as those produced by the Peter Pan of Pop.


The Dow Jones industrial average close up 133 points on Thursday, boosted by signs that the credit markets may be thawing.


Lessons must be learned from the severe weather, says Prime Minister Gordon Brown, as the chaos continues.


Peru's Fujimori apologizes for human rights abuses

Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori acknowledged on Friday that human rights abuses happened under his rule and apologized to families whose loved ones were killed in a war against leftist insurgents.


An Amnesty International report criticises the US over its treatment of prisoners during the war on terror.


The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences said China's gross domestic product will grow 9.4 percent this year and slow to just above 8 percent next year, according to published reports Monday.


Buenos Aires, 13:54 - Calcio, Argentina: Maradona Ã¨ ripartito per Cuba

Diego Armando Maradona e' partito oggi per Cuba, dove continuera' il trattamento per combattere la t...


A new study suggests that pregnant women may want to reduce their caffeine intake or cut it out entirely.


F.C.C. Reshapes Rules Limiting Media Industry

The Federal Communications Commission set new parameters on Tuesday for the size and scope of the largest news and cable companies.


Floridians Try to Pick Up Pieces in Lull Between Hurricanes

(Lake Wales, Fla.-WABC, September 10, 2004) - Hurricane Ivan is now on a collision course with Jamaica after blasting through Grenada and Barbados.


If Jade Goody Can Be Ousted By the Nation, Why Not Tony Blair?

By Susan Mansfield  RECENTLY, the British voting public united to oust a once- popular figurehead with whom everyone had become thoroughly fed up.


Rowdy Bar Ordinance Offers Way to Complain

By Mickey Ciokajlo, Chicago Tribune  Dec. 13--Chicago residents with complaints about local bars negatively affecting their neighborhoods will have new procedures to try to fix the problems under an ordinance passed Tuesday by the City Council's Committee on License and Consumer Protection.


Rampaging Elephants a Headache in S.Africa

There are no easy answers when it comes to keeping the world's largest land mammal in check.


Fullback Fred Beasley appears to be on a campaign to shake up his team, particularly the younger players. After Beasley said the team lacked fire on Monday, he was back at it Wednesday, criticizing members


Lion or No Lion, There's a Legend and Plenty of Money to Be Made

Some people are laughing, yes laughing, at Wednesday's Rancho Palos Verdes mountain lion sighting. But not me. No sir.


Alleged Tel Aviv Bomb Planners Surrender

Two female Palestinian university students, under investigation for allegedly planning to carry out a twin suicide bombing in Tel Aviv, have surrendered to the Israeli army, military officials said Thursday.


Ferguson relishing clash with United old boy Robson

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson locks horns with his former captain Bryan Robson on Saturday as he bids to end a memorable week on winning note.


Leading food retailers in the UK are still using too much packaging, with up to 40% of it unable to be recycled, a report suggests.


All the Bill Parcells bashers coming out of the woodwork with the Cowboys struggling will not get their wish. Parcells is not going to step down before he completes the task he went to Dallas to perform.


Study: Some Super Bowl advertisers 'missing the boat'

Reprise Media released results of its fourth annual study on companies' use of search marketing to complement their Super Bowl advertising campaign.


It was shaping up to be another mundane evening in the back-to-back life of an NBA team. The Knicks, pushed to the limit by the lowly Hawks in Atlanta on Tuesday, clearly were going through the motions early on against Memphis last night at the Garden.


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New Zealand Cricketer Franklin Takes Test Hat-Trick

James Franklin became the second New Zealand cricketer to take a Test match hat-trick as he helped restrict Bangladesh to 177 all out in the first Test in Dhaka.


Bat Saliva Drug May Improve Stroke Outcome

The results of a small study suggest that desmoteplase, an investigational clot-busting drug derived from vampire bat saliva, safely restores blood supply to the brain when administered up to 9 hours after a stroke occurs.


Cox, Showalter Get Manager of Year Awards

Bobby Cox and Buck Showalter were given little chance of success after payroll purges pushed out key players. Proving the predictions wrong, their teams won, anyway, and so did the managers.


Judge Nixes Troop Request to Stay in U.S.

A soldier who challenged an Army policy requiring him to serve past the date of his enlistment contract must return for duty in Iraq while his lawsuit is under review, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.


Manning Picks Perfect Time to Break Marino's Record

Peyton Manning tied Dan Marino's single-season record when he threw his 48th touchdown pass of the season.


Rare Carbon Dioxide "Lake" Found Under the Ocean, Scientists Report

The discovery offers proof that it would be possible to sequester carbon dioxide deep below the seabed, researchers say.


Users of YouTube's online video service will soon be able to view news, TV series, documentaries and other programs from the BBC.


SACRAMENTO -- They were at a seaside bungalow when the Indian Ocean swelled unexpectedly and roared mercilessly onto land. The invading currents swept Laura Wales in a swirl of debris, but somehow she survived.


Gay porn and Wonder Woman team up for French homosexual TV

Gay porn and "Wonder Woman" repeats are to be offered in heavy doses on television in France from Monday as the country's first station aimed at homosexuals starts operations via cable and satellite.


After helping the Boston Red Sox win their first title in 86 years, Pedro Martinez will try to lead the New York Mets to their first championship since 1986.


Negotiating with North Korea is rarely anything but bumpy. But in recent months, Japan once got close to getting Pyongyang's commitment to rejoin the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT)-but Tokyo blew it.


The British government said Wednesday that it had reduced the level of the terrorist threat facing the country from "critical" to "severe."


UPDATE 1-Beckham and Owen target England records

England captain David Beckham has denied reports that he plans to retire from international soccer after the 2006 World Cup and says his aim is to beat the appearance


With nomination contests in lily-white Iowa and New Hampshire settled, minority voting power now moves into the spotlight.


Walgreen Dec Same-Store Sales Up 4.2 Pct

U.S. drugstore chain Walgreen Co.  on Tuesday reported sales rose 4.2 percent in December at stores open at least a year, led by higher pharmacy sales.


US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke warns that the outlook for the US economy is deteriorating.


After years of indefinite confinement, many detainees at Guantanamo Bay say they feel they may never receive justice, according to transcripts of hearings obtained by The Associated Press. Fewer than one in five of detainees allowed a hearing last year even bothered to show up for it.


Clemens' ex-trainer stands by steroid story

Brian McNamee sits mostly stone-faced as Roger Clemens, his onetime client and close friend, brings the heat. "Ridiculous," "hogwash" -- terms used by the seven-time Cy Young Award winner to discredit McNamee's bombshell testimony in the Mitchell Report, in which the longtime personal trainer told investigators that he had injected Clemens with HGH and anabolic steroids -- fail to break McNamee's calm.


Through the scattered towns and along the dangerous roads of an area that one commander described as "kind of like the worst place in the world," U.S. Marines, British soldiers and Iraqi security forces are waging an offensive they say is vastly different from the urban warfare waged elsewhere in Iraq in recent weeks.


The rate of obesity in China has increased by 97% in 10 years, according to a government report.


Lashing out more common if one ear or finger is larger    HealthDayNews -- If one of your ears is bigger than the other, it may be a sign you're more likely to be aggressive when you get angry.    So say Ohio State University researchers, who found that the greater the asymmetry between certain body parts -- for example, if one foot, index finger, or ear is bigger than the other -- the more likely a person will show signs of aggression when provoked...


Ashlee Simpson Pokes Fun At Self After Lip-Synch Debacle

When Ashlee Simpson's band started playing at Monday night's "Radio Music Awards" she screamed, "It's the wrong song!


The BBC has won the rights to screen daily televised highlights of the Ashes series, it has been announced.


Get out of nuclear business, U.S. tells North Korea

The United States urged reclusive North  Korea on Thursday to get out of the nuclear business and rejoin  a treaty that aims to curb the spread of nuclear weapons.


Kiev, 13:18 - CALCIO, AZZURRI; DONADONI: NON HO DUBBI SU FIDUCIA FIGC

Alla domanda se avverta ancora pienamente la fiducia dalla Figc, Roberto Donadoni ha detto di sentir...


Yanukovych Has a Reputation for Toughness

Viktor Yanukovych, the Kremlin-backed candidate in Ukraine's presidential elections, rose to prominence as governor of the eastern Donetsk coal-mining and industrial region before President Leonid Kuchma appointed him prime minister in 2002.


Marsiglia, 16:02 - RUGBY, BERBIZIER: CON LA ROMANIA VOGLIO LA VERA ITALIA

Il ct della Nazionale azzurra di rugby, Pierre Berbizier, vuole il riscatto dopo la sconfitta contro...


San Francisco, ecco il movimento che predica baratto e fai-da-teIn 1800 sono riusciti a non acquistare nulla di nuovo per 365 giorni                                            I neopuritani anti-shopping non comprare diventa una fede                                                                                Il patto anti-consumistico Compact ha riempito le pagine dei giornaliTra i firmatari intense discussioni su quali strappi alla regola siano lecitidal nostro inviato VITTORIO ZUCCONI


Before the Bell: Taser Drops, Vastera Up

Shares of Taser International Inc.  TASR.O fell 9.5 percent before the bell on Friday after the  stun gun maker said it had received an informal inquiry letter  from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and was  compiling information to respond to the regulator.


Baghdad Car Bombs Kill at Least 26 as Polls Near

Insurgents detonated a suicide truck  bomb outside Australia's embassy in Baghdad Wednesday and hit  Iraqi security targets with at least three car bombs, killing  26 people less than two weeks before Jan. 30 elections.


Back at No. 1 for the 29th straight week, it's everybody's favorite ringtone. The music market tracker Billboard will begin ranking the customized mobile phone sound snippets beginning next week — another sign that ringtones are fast becoming a staple of recording industry sales,


Me and my adviser: A symmetry of understanding

With sales of £16bn ($31bn) in 2007 and trading profits of £877m, Wolseley (NYSE:WOS) has operations in 28 countries, is one of the world's leading suppliers of building materials, and the number one distributor of plumbing and heating products. But as Steve Webster, Wolseley's chief financial officer, says, it is perhaps the company that most people know least. Although it was listed in the late 1950s and has been in the FTSE 100 for the past eight years, few people realise the breadth and scope of its operations.


"Benji Off the Leash!" is the latest in the Benji series launched in 1974 by writer/director Joe Camp, who went to the late Frank Inn, a well-known animal trainer (and Camby native) looking for a dog to star in his movie about a stray ...


Japanese electronics maker Hitachi said Friday it will sell personal computers made by Hewlett-Packard Co. that are designed for businesses under the Hitachi brand in Japan.


Blair: media is feral beast obsessed with impact

Newspapers will and should be subject to some form of new external regulation, outgoing PM says.


Two British soldiers have been shot dead in an ambush in Basra, southern Iraq, the Ministry of Defence says.


Yahoo and Adobe partners for search integrated applications

It looks like an unlikely collaboration. Adobe rules in desktop publishing and imaging applications while Yahoo! was once the king of online search.


Technology ; Napster creator unveils online music technology

After registering music and copyright information in Snocap's database, labels and artists can manage online distribution through Snocap's copyright management system, which lets them set rules for each track on a global basis.


Danish MPs cancel a trip to Iran after Tehran demands they apologise for the Muhammad cartoon row.


Bank of England meets, expected to cut interest rates

The Bank of England (BoE) was widely forecast to reduce the level of its key interest rate on Thursday as it attempts to keep a lid on inflation amid fears of an economic slowdown.


NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- The Blackstone Group agreed to buy Prime Hospitality Corp., which owns Wellesley Inn and AmeriSuites hotels, for $790 million, including the assumption of debt.


NEW YORK (CBS.MW) - Lowe's reported a strong 15.5 percent increase in earnings in the third quarter early Monday and offered a bullish outlook for the full year.


Hollinger eyes sale of new media subsidiary - FT

Chicago-based publisher Hollinger International Inc. (HLR.N: Quote, Profile, Research) is considering the sale or merger of assets at its new media arm, a British newspaper said on Monday.


Lead poison symptoms may confuse doctors: report

Lead poisoning can be a slow, agonizing process or a swift killer with symptoms ranging from vomiting to bulges in the skull that can fool doctors, a report released on Monday said.


Firenze, 19:00 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA: LAVORO DIFFERENZIATO PER TONI

In vista della gara di domenica contro la Lazio, seduta di allenamento dedicata prevalentemente all'...


Combinazione vincente: 23- 25- 30- 44- 51- 68. Jolly: 58


Continental Airlines Inc  on Thursday posted a fourth-quarter profit as higher fares and more international flights helped offset soaring fuel costs.


Safin stumbles out of St Petersburg Open

Top seed Marat Safin suffered a quarter-final defeat on home soil when the Russian lost to MichaelLlodra 6-4, 6-1 at the one million US dollars St Petersburg Openon Friday.


Seven-year-old girl dies in quad bike collision

Â· Child was riding Christmas gift on unlit country roadÂ· Woman, 28, arrested and bailed after crash


The top ZIPs on our list home to highly affluent residents, but are they the richest? Not necessarily.


A 29-year-old man is remanded into custody charged with murdering a homeless man in Belfast.


Consiglio Superiore Sanita' gia al lavoro con scambio mail


The decision to keep secret the full legal advice given to Tony Blair in the run-up to the Iraq war is defended by Lord Falconer.


Afghan Kidnappers Set Saturday Night Deadline

An Afghan militant group holding three  U.N. workers hostage extended their deadline until Saturday  night to allow the Afghan government and the United Nations to  hold talks, a spokesman for the group said.


The number of people unable to pay their debts in England and Wales rises to a record 13,013 at the end of 2004, official figures show.


Hold off on those thoughts of winning Cleveland's first title since 1964. For now the Cavaliers have a much smaller goal. "More than anything we just want to win one game," center Zydrunas Ilgauskas said Wednesday. "Obviously the chances are against us in a big way but we worked so hard for nine months to get to this point so we have to fight."


U.S. Troops Training for Iraq in Israel -Paper

U.S. troops from Iraq are being trained by the Israeli army in urban and guerrilla warfare tactics at a military base in Israel, a local newspaper said on Wednesday.


Ofcom is cutting the price BT can charge its rivals for putting their broadband equipment in its exchanges by up to 60%.


'Earth and Space' Shows How Scientists Study From Afar

By Natasha Derrick, The State, Columbia, S.C.  Jun. 15--From a distance, a satellite picture of Madagascar appears to be a spindly octopus with long, rusty red tendrils. Or perhaps it is the sprawling flow of lava from an erupting volcano.


Filene's Basement , the Boston landmark that birthed the bargain, said it will close its original downtown store this year, and it's unclear whether it will retain its famous "automatic markdown" system when it reopens after two years of renovation.


Laurie Koehn hit five 3-pointers and scored 19 points to lead No. 19 Kansas State to a 84-50 victory over New Hampshire Friday in the first round of the Wildcat Classic.


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Strike in Kashmir over separatists' killing

Shops and businesses were closed in most parts of Kashmir's main city on Thursday in protest against the killing of an aide to a top Kashmiri separatist leader.


Il premier: "La sostituzione di Cimoli non Ã¨ all'ordine del giornoCi troviamo davanti ad una fase di transizione"                                          Alitalia, Prodi: "Bene, ora progetti validi" Bianchi: "Lo Stato resti sopra il 5%"                                                                                Il ministro dei Trasporti: "Lo Stato dovrebbe mantenere una quota significativa"


Bulldozer battle pushes Brits out of Spain

UK buyers take fright as thousands of illegally built homes are threatened with demolition


Manchester United have revealed they had no plans to sign Wayne Rooney until Newcastle made a bid for the striker. United boss Sir Alex Ferguson said he had held talks with Everton boss David Moyes about signing


The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday that it âstrongly recommendsâ that over-the-counter cold remedies not be used in children under 2.


A bride walks down the aisle at a Bristol church, just hours after giving birth on her wedding day.


PARIS -- Grape vines in the Champagne region are sagging this year with an abundance of fruit. But this won't mean increased supply -- or cheaper bottles of bubbly for consumers.


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But LCDs, consumer electronics are tough


What's RevPAR? An easily calculated number that provides a wealth of information about the operations of a hotel.


Toshiba to buy patents from Micron for $288 mln

Toshiba Corp. (6502.T) said on Friday it  would buy certain chip-related patents from Micron Technology  Inc.  and secure licences for all the patents held by  Micron unit Lexar Media Inc. for $288 million, ending lawsuits  between the Japanese electronics maker and Lexar.


BBVA builds U.S. muscle with $9.6 bln Compass buy

BBVA has agreed to buy U.S. bank Compass Bancshares Inc. for $9.6 billion, the Spanish bank said on Friday, realizing a long-held ambition to gain a firm footing in the United States.


Cubs general manager Hendry hospitalized

Chicago Cubs general manager Jim Hendry was hospitalized Wednesday at baseball's winter meetings.


A car bomb killed eight US Marines outside Fallujah on Saturday, the deadliest attack against the US military in nearly six months.


Tony Blair is set to give his final speech to the Trades Union Congress - urging people to face up globalisation and terrorism.


Arsenal grabs controversial win, United's struggles continue

London, England (Sports Network) - Arsenal stretched its unbeaten run to 45 games in a controversial 3-0 win at Fulham Saturday. Fulham outplayed heavily favored Arsenal for much of the first half, and appeared


Sono un uomo vecchio, non si quanto tempo Dio mi dara'


A group of women on the tiny UK Pacific colony of Pitcairn criticise sex abuse trials about to start on the island.


British Energy to delist to save rescue plan

Beleaguered British Energy has applied to delist its shares as it tries to stop shareholders from blocking a restructuring plan to keep the company in business.


U.S. Stocks, Dollar, Oil Rise, Bonds Slip

U.S. stocks rose on investors' hopes  for a year-end rally, while the dollar eked out gains and oil  advanced again on Thursday as OPEC ministers supported supply  cuts by applying official output quotas.


Travelers and airport employees face random checks following last week's security breach, and the feds promise to expand the security boost. In 27B Stroke 6.


October 08, 2004 - We've got an exclusive behind-the-scenes featurette for Trey Parker and Matt Stone's Team America: World Police.


US troops strike site in Fallujah; 11 said dead

A US air strike on the rebel-held city of Fallujah in western Iraq last night killed 11 people and wounded 17 at a wedding party, with women and children among the casualties, a hospital doctor said today.


State Street unveils $4.5 bln acquisition

State Street Corp. , one of the world's largest custody banks for institutional investors, said on Monday it would acquire Investors Financial Services Corp.  for about $4.5 billion in stock.


Intel Suggests Overlay To Boost Internet Performance

In a speech at the Intel Developer Forum, Intel senior vice president Pat Gelsinger said that by outfitting the Internet with an overlay network of computational services made up of computing


The Long Run: Personal Touch for Richardson in Envoy Role

Bill Richardson, who made his name as a dealmaker in the worldâs hot spots, argues that no Democratic candidate has as much international experience.


Earliest Gunshot Victim in New World Is Reported

Archaeologists in Peru have uncovered the human skeleton of what they conclude is the earliest known gunshot victim in the New World.


ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A bankruptcy judge gave US Airways Group Inc...


West Nile Virus Dangerous for Immune Suppressed

Organ transplant recipients are at particular risk of developing serious complications from West Nile virus because they take pills to suppress their immune systems, a study said on Monday.


Daly-Donofrio in hunt for LPGA title at tournament in Mobile

The Mississippi Press. MOBILE -- On a cool, overcast day, Heather Daly-Donofrio played the best round of her professional career on Saturday.


Canada "deeply concerned" over fate of Chinese dissident Wang Bingzhang

Canada joined the United Nations in calling on China to release dissident Wang Bingzhang, jailed for life two years ago for "espionage" and leading a "terrorist organisation".


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After winning his third Half Marathon title of the year beating last edition's silver medallist Fabiano Joseph, Kenyan Paul Kirui said he was not all afraid of competing against the Tanzanian.


Big-Budget 'Polar Express' Draws Mixed Reviews

Warner Bros.' big-budget movie for  children, "The Polar Express," pulled into theaters on  Wednesday with a load of mixed reviews, ranging from praise for  an instant holiday classic to jeers for a huge disappointment.


Reports of Brad Pitt Cheating Come and Go

The way things are going for Brad Pitt, pretty soon tabloids will say he cheated on Jennifer Aniston with ... you. On Wednesday, reports were flying that actress-model April Florio, who auditioned for a role in the movie "Troy," had been pursued by Pitt in the summer of 2003.


False plaits cost Bolivian beauty queen her title

The winner of a Bolivian beauty contest for indigenous women was stripped of her title moments after her coronation when judges noticed she was wearing false plaits, organizers said on Saturday.


Indice resta inferiore ai valori medi del terzo trimestre


TAMPA, Fla., (Sports Network) - The Tampa Bay Buccaneers on  Tuesday released wide receiver Bill Schroeder and kicker Martin  Gramatica, and activated offensive guard Matt O'Dwyer from the  physically unable to perform list.


Massa secondo e Alonso terzo, Hamilton solo settimo


A French Presidential jet left Amman  airport on Friday with ailing Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat  on board, on his way for treatment in Paris, witnesses said.


European equity markets ended higher on Tuesday, shrugging off early losses, as airline stocks were lifted by merger speculation, while industrial groups gained on earnings expectations.


Thousands of Hezbollah supporters set up camp in the heart of Beirut on Saturday, starting an open-ended sit-in with a carnival atmosphere intended to pressure the U.S.-backed government of Fuad Saniora into ...Comment


US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice opposes Taiwan's bid to join the UN, saying it is "provocative".


Woods seizes first strokeplay title of year

Tiger Woods picked up his first strokeplay title of a difficult year when he romped to an eight-shot victory at the Dunlop Phoenix tournament on Sunday.


UPDATE 2-IMF policy-makers fail to agree on debt relief

The International Monetary Fund's top policy-making group on Saturday failed to close divisions over debt relief for the world's poorest countries.


India's government announces that the two state-run telephone companies will launch a cheap high-speed internet service by mid January.


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From Conservation to Population, a New Look at Planet Earth

Can nine billion humans survive and try to improve their lives without depleting the planet?


Ian Paisley Jnr resigns from his position as a junior minister in the Northern Ireland Assembly.


PREMIERSHIP football club Manchester United is facing the possibility of a fresh bid from US sports tycoon Malcolm Glazer. The Old Trafford-based club said the owner of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers had indicated a "potential revision" to a previous proposal.


Saudi Arabia has suspended negotiations with Britain over the its purchase of 72 new Eurofighter aircraft from BAE Systems because of a row over an investigation into an alleged slush fund.


Barmy Army threaten Ashes boycott over Aussie fun police

England's Barmy Army has threatened to boycott the rest of the Ashes series,  accusing Australia's "fun police" of ruining the atmosphere at the first Test in Brisbane.


Group Formed to Track, Thwart IM Threats

A group of Internet security and instant messaging providers have teamed up to detect and thwart the growing threat of IM and peer-to-peer viruses and worms, they said this week.


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New Year's flare suspected as the cause; 360 people injured

A blaze in a crowded nightclub in central Buenos Aires killed at least 149 people and injured 360, city officials said today. The fire might have been caused by a


Spending hours staring at a computer may raise the risk of glaucoma, an eye disease that can lead to blindness, scientists say. The discovery contradicts years of advice that suggested that


Bush acknowledges frustrations in New Orleans

President George W. Bush faced new pressure to jump-start the recovery from Hurricane Katrina on Thursday as he toured the Gulf Coast region hit by the worst U.S. natural disaster.


Former Florida Swimming Coach Dies at 83

William H. Harlan, the retired University of Florida swimming coach who led the Gators to eight conference titles, died Tuesday, school officials said. He was 83.


Internet-based holiday company Ebookers says cutting 360 jobs during the year has helped reduce its losses by 39%.


This is not original reporting. The following information has been gathered from Grammy.com's list of Grammy nominees and from the story titled "47th GRAMMY Nominees Announced.


Wii continues video game dominance in December

The Wii continued to lead video game console sales in December, but the Xbox 360 wasn't far behind. Also, the PS3 showed significant improvement.


Sharon Rebuffs Netanyahu Bid for Gaza Pullout Vote

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon  on Tuesday rejected a call from Benjamin Netanyahu, his main  rival in the Likud party, to put his Gaza withdrawal plan to a  referendum and vowed to carry it out on schedule.


NO. 22 WASHINGTON 79, NO. 19 ALABAMA 76: At Anchorage, Alaska - Will Conroy scored 18 points, leading five Huskies in double-figures scoring and Washington (4-0) won the Great Alaska Shootout title game over Alabama (4-1) on Saturday night.


Ex-Houston mayor collapses at Lay funeral

Former Houston Mayor Bob Lanier collapsed Wednesday as he arrived at the funeral of Enron Corp. founder Ken Lay, who he had supported at the businessman's fraud trial.


Hong Kong optimism ebbing under China rule: poll

Ten years after Hong Kong's return from British to Chinese rule, public optimism over its future under Chinese rule has dipped amid demands for direct elections, according to a survey released on Wednesday.


The oozing oil slick that UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan desperately swims away from finally has caught up with him. It turns out Mr.


VIENTIANE: Asean must move as a group to achieve greater economic integration with others and not merely strengthen intra-regional cooperation, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.


KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Waves two stories high crashed on Jamaica's eastern shore yesterday, flooding homes and washing away roads as Hurricane Ivan's ferocious winds and pounding rains began to lash the island and threatened a direct hit on its densely populated capital. The death toll elsewhere in the Caribbean rose to at least 33.


Sony cut its profit forecast by about 9% - citing worries about the US slowdown and the strong yen.


Last season, the Philadelphia Flyers finished last in the N.H.L. with the worst record in their 40-year history. But this season, they have been first among the turnaround teams.


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The head of the U.S. Army's flagship military hospital was removed from his post on Thursday due to problems with the care of troops wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Army said.


Reports that Britons kidnapped in  Ethiopia have been found are investigated by the Foreign Office.


The Oklahoma city unearths a 1957 Plymouth Belvedere time capsule buried 50 years ago and celebrates an era of innocence and mobility.


More U.S. Episcopalians Look Abroad Amid Rift

The Anglican archbishop of Rwanda was first, then his counterpart in Nigeria. Now Kenya's Anglican archbishop is taking a group of U.S. churches under his authority, and Uganda's archbishop may be next.


Indonesians blamed Web hosting company UK2 has apologised for problems some customers may have experienced yesterday.â¦


Microsoft to authorize Yahoo proxy battle: report

Microsoft Corp will authorize a proxy battle for Yahoo Inc this week to convince the Web company's shareholders to agree on a takeover deal that the Yahoo board so far has rejected, the New York Times' Dealbook blog said on Tuesday.


What's next for Toshiba and for HD DVD consumers? The answers may be hidden in Toshiba's own words.


Indie filmmakers can score Moby freebies

Dance musician Moby has  launched a Web site that gives his music away -- to the right  people, of course.


Venezuela's president says Colombian police lied about the arrest of Farc rebel leader Rodrigo Granda.


Schools in the Indonesian province of Aceh reopen for the first time since the disaster a month ago.


Police who chased a car for miles along a highway at speeds up to 100 mph said the driver was drunk, hardly a rarity in this resort town. But there was more: When they looked inside the flipped vehicle with guns drawn, they found an 11-year-old girl at the wheel.


Hurricanes, global warming and scientists: A volatile stew

Pick two scientists, any two scientists with strong climatology credentials, and ask whether global warming has anything to do with the recent onslaught of hurricanes and typhoons.


LINCOLN, Neb. -- Tom Osborne won't be leaving Nebraska anytime soon.


First nonprescription diet drug wins approval

The first over-the-counter weight-loss pill won approval from U.S. health officials on Wednesday, giving the two-thirds of Americans who are obese or overweight another option to help them shed pounds.


SAITAMA, Japan -- The European champions are playing for a much bigger prize. The best the United States can hope for is yet another bronze medal.


EU envoys back air passenger data deal with U.S.

European Union ambassadors approved  a last-minute deal clinched on Friday with the United States on  the transfer of personal data on transatlantic air passengers  to U.S. authorities to help combat terrorism, an EU presidency  spokesman said.


Beyond Bonds, Giants Look to 2 Intriguing Pitchers

The San Francisco Giants are in town tonight, and that means that Barry Bonds and his controversial pursuit of home run supremacy will take center stage at Shea Stadium.


Delta, pilots agree to full $1B reductions

Delta's pilots union said today that it has tentatively agreed to the full $1 billion in wage and benefit reductions the airline said it needs to help it avoid bankruptcy.


Sales declined 15 percent from a year earlier, to $244.9 million in the period ended Oct. 31, according to the company.


Suicide Bomber Kills GI, At Least 5 Iraqis in Diyala

BAGHDAD, Dec. 20 -- A suicide bomber strapped with explosives struck a group of American soldiers standing outside a city council meeting north of Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least six people, including one of the soldiers, and marring the celebrations of a major Muslim holiday.


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Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones of legendary rock group Led Zeppelin are due to get back together.


Turkey begins building a major dam, despite fears it will ruin an ancient site and displace communities.


Barack Obama declared Thursday he's the only candidate who can bring true change in Washington, hoping to persuade Iowa voters to give him the first victory in the Democratic presidential race.


Tropical Storm Humberto formed off the Texas coast Wednesday, promising to bring more rain and possibly flooding to a state coming off one of the wettest summers in more than 50 years.


Belgian PM Verhofstadt to step down on March 20

Belgium's interim prime minister, Guy Verhofstadt, will step down on March 20, paving the way for a new government that should bring to an end more than half a year of political deadlock.


Social networks Bebo and MySpace are the two most searched for terms of 2006 on Google.


Northwest flight attendants asked a judge to rule quickly on whether they could stage random, unannounced walkouts.


Intelligence Changes Stymied by Turf Wars

Congress is giving itself a month to come up with legislation restructuring the nation's intelligence apparatus, but Republican leaders acknowledge the goal may fall victim to turf disputes and lawmakers' focus on getting themselves re-elected Nov. 2.


Former PM Godmanis asked to form Latvia govt

Veteran politician Ivars Godmanis was nominated as Latvia's prime minister on Friday and will try to form a centre-right government in the Baltic state.


Hamas hails Gaza victory after seizing base

Hamas fighters on Thursday captured one of the last Gaza City bastions of forces loyal to Western-backed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.


Suicide Car Bomber Kills at Least 13 in Baghdad

A suicide car bomber killed at least 13 people in an attack on a police checkpoint in Baghdad on Friday, after a night of US air strikes around rebel-held Falluja that killed scores.


Certain Iowa bird populations in trouble

The survival of some bird species in Iowa is threatened, and urban sprawl is part of the problem. That's according to a state group that keep tabs on the conversation of wild birds.


Countrywide Financial Corp   posted a $1.2 billion third-quarter loss on Friday, but its  shares soared after the largest U.S. mortgage lender said it  expects to be profitable in the fourth quarter and in 2008, and  has weathered the worst of the housing downturn.


For decades, scientists have suspected Crohn's is caused by bacteria that cause a similar intestinal disorder in cattle, sheep and goats, but there was little evidence.


Thousands Flee Clashes in East Congo - U.N.

GOMA, Congo  - Thousands of civilians have fled  their homes after clashes in the east of Democratic Republic of  Congo, the United Nations' humanitarian arm said on Friday.


Applications for U.S. home mortgages  rose last week, as mortgage rates fell, an industry group said  on Wednesday.


Hoping to accelerate the deployment of a new wireless technology, Intel Corp. announced Monday it's invested in a venture started by billionaire Craig McCaw to deliver high-speed Internet service over the airwaves.


Masters champion Phil Mickelson is done playing for the year, the PGA of America announced Thursday in saying that Mike Weir would replace him in the Grand Slam of Golf.


LAGOS, Nigeria  Â Militants in Nigeria's restive oil region on Saturday invited actor and peace activist George Clooney to visit the area and asked for U.N. intervention in their conflict.


CIA transfers detainees out of Iraq, says report

WASHINGTON, Oct 24: The US Justice Department authorized the CIA to transfer detainees out of Iraq for interrogation - a practice that contravenes the Geneva Conventions, the Washington Post reported on Sunday.


Roma's Egyptian striker Mido pledges to sign a deal with Tottenham.


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Throughout his career, Philip Roth has imagined alternate fates for characters very much like himself: bright, sensitive boys who grow up to become self-conscious, conflicted men, torn


For the first time since the war ended nearly 30 years ago, a US passenger jet was on its way to Vietnam on Friday. United Flight 869 took off from San Francisco


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Gimme shelter US identity theft losses dropped 11.5 per cent last year to $49.3bn, according to a new study.â¦


R. Kelly Pepper-Sprayed In The Face, Jay-Z Not Too Bothered

See, this is what happens when you go on tour with people you donât like. Jay-Z reportedly was already pretty pissed at tourmate R. Kelly after the singer showed up late for shows, walked offstage mid-song


Oggi la giornata mondiale. L'idea di un'associazione di Pavia ha raccolto adesioni da tutta Italia                                          Un giorno nel segno della lentezza Ã¨ l'arte di vivere una slow life                                                                                Iniziative in molte cittÃ , scandite dai tempi biologici


Ministro Chiti: "Una buona legge, risponde a esigenze Paese"


Buenos Aires Nightclub Inferno Kills 175

By Mary Milliken BUENOS AIRES, Argentina  - A flare thrown from theaudience ignited a packed Buenos Aires nightclub where lockedexit doors trapped young New Year's revelers in smoke andflames, killing 175 people, officials said on Friday.


New York Times and Murdoch gunning for more clicks

Gray lady lifts her skirts The trend towards coughing up free online news continued apace yesterday following the New York Times's decision to drop charges on its website.â¦


Police name suspect in hunt for family's killers

Â· Mother and two teenagers bludgeoned to death Â· Sought man was woman's boyfriend, neighbours say


L'omicidio e' avvenuto nel popoloso rione Librino


NASA spacecraft tracks global air pollution

A Nasa spacecraft has begun the first-ever daily tracking of how air pollution moves across the globe, a scientist at Nasaâs Jet Propulsion Laboratory said.


Sources: Fannie to Announce Raines's Resignation

Fannie Mae will announce tonight that chairman and chief executive Franklin D. Raines has resigned, according to two sources familiar with the decision. The action comes just days after U.S. securities regulators confirmed that the mortgage industry giant had made serious and costly errors of financial reporting, according to two sources familiar with the decision.


Militia rapes leave lasting shame for Darfur's daughters

KALMA CAMP, Sudan -- She has been in the world for 18 days, and her life is tainted. Curled naked under a blanket close to her mother, Nashwa is too young to know shame, the emotion that will be like a shadow to her.


San Francisco Opera loses music director

The San Francisco Opera will not extend the tenure of music director Donald Runnicles when his contract expires in 2009.


A new computer chip developed by Intel promises to perform calculations as quickly an entire data center, while consuming as much energy as a light bulb. By the Associated Press.


The World Health Organisation is concerned that Indonesia has stopped sharing information about bird flu.


l At least 26 people have been killed in landslides triggered by torrential monsoon rains in western Nepal, officials said on Friday.


PAKISTAN - Ostaggi cinesi, liberati con blitz

L'esercito pakistano e' riuscito a liberare, con un blitz, gli ingegneri cinesi sequestrati da sabato scorso al confine con l'Afghanistan. Nell'operazione, un ingegnere cinese e' rimasto ferito e cinque rapitori uccisi.


With the launch of MLS and increasing interest abroad in U.S. players, elite college programs are forced to deal with the early exits of top players.


Livorno, 18:48 - CALCIO, LIVORNO: KNEZEVIC IN GRUPPO ALLA RIPRESA

Allenamento pomeridiano del Livorno in vista della gara di domenica prossima a Udine: il tecnico Arr...


China hails 100th anniversary of birth of nationâs modernizer

Deng Xianyan ran his fingers over a bottle of Deng family liquor as he mulled the legacy of his famous cousin, the late Chinese leader


By Mike Schneider THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- U.S. astronaut Sunita Williams has now spent more time spacewalking than any other woman, setting the record on Sunday as she and a crew mate upgraded the International Space Station's cooling system.


Defense Missile for U.S. System Fails to Launch

An important test of the United States' fledgling missile defense system ended in failure early Wednesday, the Pentagon said.


A Childrenâs Camera That Lets Piglet Say âCheeseâ

The Disney Pix Max digital camera lets you superimpose Disney characters over the picture in your viewfinder in real time.


STOCKS & BONDS On a Quiet Day, Profit Taking Leaves Markets Mixed

Stocks were mixed in a listless session yesterday as investors collected profits for a second consecutive day despite an unexpected drop in unemployment claims.


'Meno spese, meno tasse Perfetta sintonia con Siniscalco'

Roma, 15 ottobre 2004 - Due ore di vertice a Palazzo Chigi tra il presidente del Consiglio Silvio Berlusconi, il Governatore della Banca d'Italia Antonio Fazio e il ministro dell'Economia Domenico Siniscalco.


HLRadzinski scores for Fulham; Cole strikes for Arsenal in Premier ...

LONDON (CP) - Canadian Tomasz Radzinski scored his first goal for Fulham and Arsenal stayed atop the English Premier League with a 1-0 win at Manchester City on Saturday.


Merck, the beleaguered US pharmaceuticals group, could be forced to pay out as much as $18bn (Â£9.7bn) over 10 years as a result of lawsuits linked to Vioxx, its controversial arthritis drug.


Stephen Jackson of the Indiana Pacers was struck by a car and fired his gun outside a strip club early Friday, police said.


Fashion films celebrate reclusive kings of couture

Two French documentaries feting the  lives of reclusive designers Yves Saint Laurent and Karl  Lagerfeld shore up the myths that surround their subjects but  shed little light on the men behind the fashions.


Indian PM accepts invitation to visit Pakistan

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has accepted an invitation Wednesday to visit Pakistan from his Pakistani counterpart Shaukat Aziz.


A Swedish artist displayed a cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad to a seminar in Stockholm on Tuesday despite a death threat from al-Qaida in Iraq.


Rob Allen's Blog: Zend Framework Book Coming Soon

Rob Allen has some great news that Manning Publishing (of the popular "* in Action" series of books) has just announced - the future release of a book for the Zend Framework, Zend Framework in Action.    Chapter 1 is available for you to download and see where we are heading with the book. [...] In order to set expectations, I should probably point out that Zend Framework in Action is a tutorial book intended to show how to use the components of the framework together within "real world" projects.    Each component is dealt with in a "what is it?", "why use it?", "how do you use it?", "let's use it in the real world" manner. It's not an advanced exposition of each component as that would take many books!    Looks like a Great job done by Rob and Nick Lo so far - check out the first chapter and see what you think.


Studios launch campaign against BitTorrent

Hollywood stepped up its battle against internet pirates yesterday when the Motion Picture Association of America launched a legal battle against the filesharing networks BitTorrent and eDonkey.


Chirac orders retaliation for the 9 killded soldiers

French forces wiped out Ivory Coast's military aircraft in retaliation for the killing of nine of its soldiers stationed here, as anti-French feeling reach boiling point in the west African former French colony.


Parigi, 21:19 - CALCIO, LIONE: JUNINHO RINNOVA FINO AL 2010

Il brasiliano Juninho ha rinnovato fino al 2010 il contratto con il Lione, squadra della quale &egra...


World number nine James Blake says Britain's Andy Murray should not play at Wimbledon if he is only 90% fit.


DUBAI - An Italian journalist taken hostage in Iraq has been executed, Al-Jazeera television reported Thursday. The Arab television station said it received a video showing the killing of Enzo Baldoni.


John Edwards accused President Bush's re-election campaign of lying in television ads about John Kerry's Vietnam War service and his plan to reform health care.


Wal-Mart acquired SAP's ERP Financials to support its global expansion and to replace its legacy financial systems.


The study, conducted by deCODE Genetics in Iceland, examined the rates at which cancer occurred among all first to fifth-degree relatives of 32,000 patients who had cancer diagnosed between 1955 and 2002.


New Poll Shows Bush and Kerry in Dead Heat

President Bush is now in a statistical dead heat with Democratic challenger Sen. John Kerry for the Nov. 2 election, in a tightening of the race after the first debate last week, a poll on Monday showed.


The UK government is accused of trying to reclassify two kinds of cluster bombs ahead of a proposed international ban.


The grass-roots movement led by Shiite clergy is signaling its doubts about the Iraqi election, ending months of ambiguity over whether Shiite Muslim cleric Moqtada Sadr had surrendered his arms for a place in the political process.


Raytheon Co.'s board of directors is recommending that shareholders approve annual elections for all board members to replace the current system of three-year terms.


Saudi King says Britain failing to tackle terrorism

Britain failed to act on information  passed to it by Saudi Arabia which might have helped prevent  suicide bombings in London in 2005 that killed 52 people, Saudi  Arabia's King Abdullah said on Monday.


A federal judge on Thursday struck down President Bush's warrantless surveillance program, saying it violated the rights to free speech and privacy, as well as the separation of powers enshrined in the Constitution.


The retailer becomes the first to pull the plug on analog TVs.


Troops from the Black Watch regiment have begun a major operation in central Iraq.


Lilly Documents Link Prozac to Violence, Medical Journal Says

Eli Lilly & Co. documents linking the antidepressant Prozac to violence have been turned over to the US Food and Drug Administration by the British Medical Journal, the publication says in its Jan. 1 issue.


Pfizer says Celebrex linked to heart attack

Celebrex, the nation's leading arthritis painkiller, raises the risk of heart attack when taken at high doses, the drug's maker said yesterday in the latest blow to a class of powerful and widely promoted drugs.


Buy a house, get the electric car thrown in

Porteon is the latest entry into the (s)low-speed vehicle market.


Brutal winter weather across China on Monday stranded hundreds of thousands of people and choked energy flows, claiming a rising human and economic toll that pummeled local stock prices ahead of Chinese New Year.


Intel Corporation signed a cross-licensing agreement with Nvidia Corporation, which allows Nvidia to make and sell chipsets for Intel Processor powered computers.


Thai woman confirmed with bird flu as fears over human-to-human ...

BANGKOK - Thai officials on Monday confirmed that a woman had caught bird flu but played down fears of the first case of human-to-human transmission of the deadly virus following the deaths of two relatives.


Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton wanted to talk about the economy. A voter in the audience wanted to talk marriage.


Study ranks Va. in top 6 states in bioterrorism preparedness

WASHINGTON A new federal report says Virginia is among the top six states best prepared to handle bioterrorism. But it also says most states still don't have statewide response plans.


Abbas-Mastan revamp their style, and work out an okay imitation.


JACKSON HOLE, Wyo.  - Lofty oil prices may make  the road ahead a little steeper, but the economy is on track to  emerge from a recent soft patch intact, private-sector  economists at a weekend retreat agreed.


US Can Beat Insurgents, Rumsfeld Tells Troops

Iraq "looks bleak" and is a "tough situation," but there is no question that the United States will prevail over insurgents, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld


Keith Tkachuk had four goals and an assist to lead the United States into the World Cup of Hockey semifinals with a 5-3 victory last night over Russia in St.


Howard Stern, the ribald radio host  who has become a poster boy for bad behavior on U.S. airwaves,  will jump to Sirius Satellite Radio SIRI.O in January 2006,  freeing him from the grips of regulators and giving the nascent  satellite radio sector a big boost.


There Will Be Blood and Happy-Go-Lucky are among the contenders for the Berlin Film Festival's main prize.


Do you or someone you love need the security of knowing that help is available at the push of a button? During a medical emergency, American Medical Alarms, Inc. can help.


One is a Bush family loyalist who served four presidents and guided George W. Bush to legal victory in the disputed 2000 election. The other is a resolute Democrat, a 34-year congressman who steered a divided 9/11 commission to unanimity.


The ranking Sudanese diplomat in Canada yesterday accused US President George W. Bush of trying to buy votes from African-Americans to support his re-election bid by branding the crisis in Sudan's Darfur region a genocide.


Tech groups urge return of immigration reform bill

(InfoWorld) - Three major technology trade groups urged the U.S. Senate on Friday to resurrect a wide-ranging immigration reform bill that would expand a controversial skilled-worker visa program. The Senate late Thursday failed to gain enough votes to close debate on the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act and bring the bill to a floor vote. The bill, which critics said provided amnesty to illegal aliens living in the U.S., also would have expanded exemptions to the cap on high-skilled H-1B visa programs, a move supported by many tech vendors. [ Analysis:Â Immigration reform's high-tech impactÂ ] The bill would increase the annual H-1B cap from 65,000 to 115,000 and exempt foreign students who have earned a master's degree or higher from a U.S. university from the annual cap. Right now, 20,000 students are exempted from the cap. U.S. tech vendors don't want to lose those workers, especially because many of them have their education supported by U.S. tax dollars at public universities, said David LeDuc, director of public policy for the SIIA (Software & Information Industry Association). "We don't want to export our seed corn," he said. "We don't want [those students] leaving and working for our competitors." The bill also sets preferences based on merit, instead of family connections, for clearing multiyear backlogs for employment green cards, another provision supported by many tech groups. Tech vendors want to keep high-skilled workers in the U.S. under the long-term green card program but often face delays, LeDuc said. The SIIA, the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) and the ITIÂ (Information Technology Industry Council) all urged the Senate to try again to pass the legislation. Negotiations on the bill will continue, and ITI is optimistic the bill will still move forward, said James Ratchford, communications director there. The fate of the bill should become clearer by early next week, he said. LeDuc agreed, saying SIIA is confident the bill can still pass. Many large tech vendors have in recent years urged Congress to expand the H-1B program. In March, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates called for more H-1B visas during a visit to Washington, D.C. Gates said then he had "deep anxiety" about the ability of the U.S. to compete globally. SIIA's position is similar to Microsoft's. "Companies need to be able to hire the best and brightest workers regardless of where they're born," LeDuc said. The H-1B program isn't generating controversy during the congressional debate on the bill. Instead, provisions to allow illegal aliens to become permanent citizens have raised major concerns among many Republicans. But U.S.-based tech worker groups such as the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers-USA have opposed a higher H-1B cap, arguing that companies use the program to hire foreign workers for less money than unemployed U.S. workers would receive.


Cook Says Heâs Ready; Colorado Is Cautious

Whether the Rockies decide to add Aaron Cook to their World Series roster remains uncertain.


Neurological condition linked to obesity surgery

Some obese people who have  weight-loss surgery, particularly younger women, develop a  neurological condition most often seen in severe alcoholics and  linked to a vitamin deficiency, researchers said on Monday.


Doctors in Leeds carry out the NHS's first adult-to-adult live donor liver transplant.


After being imprisoned nearly half his life for the murders of his parents, Martin H. Tankleff walked free Thursday.


Alexander rushed for 154 yards and three touchdowns as the Seahawks clinched at least a wild-card berth, holding on for a 24-21 victory over the Arizona Cardinals.


Bold Prints and Shoulders Above the Rest

A review of the Jonathan Saunders, Tuleh, Preen Ohne Titel, Diane Von Furstenberg and Rodnik Fall 2008 collections.


Kerry accuses Bush of silence on missing explosives, war cost

US Democratic candidate John Kerry on Tuesday accused President George W. Bush of not being straightforward with the American people with the reality of the Iraq war, saying the president was hiding bad decisions.


Dem Vilsack enters 2008 White House race

Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack announced his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination Thursday, positioning himself as a Washington outsider with heartland appeal. Vilsack also emphasized the nexus between oil dependence, national security and the economy, saying he would give high priority to weaning the nation off foreign oil and promoting alternative energy.


Nicola Legrottaglie, difensore della Juventus, ha da poco conquistato uno dei riconoscimenti meno ambiti nel mondo del calcio italiano. A lui infatti Ã¨ andato il "Bidone d'oro" 2004, il premio per il peggior calciatore dell'anno solare.


Typhoon Ma-On Strikes Japan, May Hit Tokyo

Two people were missing as powerful  typhoon Ma-on made landfall on Japan on Saturday, lashing the  nation with heavy rains and high winds, snarling transport and  prompting thousands to evacuate.


Drug-name mix-ups hurt patients, getting worse

Dr. Julius Pham's stomach churned when he saw a critically ill heart patient getting an antibiotic instead of a drug to support his blood pressure -- the kind of mix-up that is increasingly common in the United States, according to a new report.


Serena in denim puts the boot into tradition

Serena Williams strode on to court for her first match at the US Open in an outfit that would have sent shockwaves through the All England Club.


Starry-Eyed Innkeeper Hopes to Bring van Goghâs âFieldsâ Home

It is Dominique-Charles  Janssensâ dream to see an authentic van Gogh hanging on the wall of the tiny attic room where the artist died on July 29, 1890.


Radical food reform, not diet tricks, needed to beat obesity: experts

Radical international agricultural reform to cut down on the production of oils, fat and sugar -- not diet tricks -- is needed to halt the global obesity epidemic, scientists have warned.


Obama Makes `Defining Moment' With Rhetoric Evoking JFK, King

Bloomberg - Jan. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Barack Obama is making his mark on U.S. politics as the most memorable orator since Ronald Reagan, even if he doesn't win the Democratic presidential nomination.


Microsoft sees music opportunity in cell phones

AMSTERDAM - US software giant Microsoft is aiming to get its audio and video software into mobile phones before it is beaten to the 650-million-handsets-a-year market by rivals like Apple.


It was a day to seek refuge on the Rowley Mile here yesterday, not only from the showers but also from the results. There was a 22-1 winner in the first race of the Cambridgeshire meeting, and the 11-1 chance Nights Cross took the second.


Keith: New Club Will 'Reek With Attitude'

The VIP booths will look like Ford pickups and an American flag will circle the ceiling at I Love This Bar & Grill!, a $9 million project by country superstar Toby Keith and Harrah's Entertainment Inc.


Pinochet May Face First Trial After Court Ruling

SANTIAGO, Chile  - Former Chilean dictator Augusto  Pinochet moved closer to his first trial on human rights  violations on Tuesday when Chile's Supreme Court allowed murder  and kidnapping charges against him to go forward.


Blair Minister Accuses Putin Of Attacking Democracy

LONDON, Nov. 26 -- A British cabinet minister on Sunday accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of "huge attacks on individual liberty and on democracy" as British officials investigated the mysterious poisoning death of a former Russian spy.


Iraqi defense minister calls arrest of top Saddam Hussein aide ' ...

(Baghdad, Iraq-AP, Sept. 5, 2004 7:20 PM) ) Iraq's defense minister is casting doubt on the reported capture of Saddam Hussein's former right-hand man.


The San Antonio Spurs are closing in  on their fourth title in the past nine years with a surge that  has impressed even LeBron James. "It's awesome," the Cleveland  Cavaliers forward told reporters. "They don't have the great  athletes in the world. They don't have the greatest shooters in  the world.


Free-agent third baseman Pedro Feliz and the Philadelphia Phillies finalized an $8.5 million, two-year contract Thursday.


The presidential race may have been settled in Florida this year without the acrimony of 2000, but many of the state ballot measures approved on Election Day have ended up in court.


Gerry Scotti fa sempre il cattivo, film su Canale 5 il 22


German police clash with hundreds of anti-globalisation demonstrators in Hamburg, arresting 21 people.


If you're not, you're just not trying hard enough.


Â· Up to 900 threatened by 2050, says global analysisÂ· Habitat loss dwarfs effects of climate change


MONROVIA, Liberia - Armed UN troops arrested dozens of men Sunday in a sometimes bloody conclusion to a countrywide disarmament program, days after a fresh burst of violent in the war-battered West African nation.


Online security service adapts as you roam Roaming internet access specialist iPass is getting into device security via a deal with Symantec.â¦


Enterprise-level security now available in a home USB device

Blog: Yoggie offers a computer within a USB stick that handles enterprise-level Internet security for your home laptop or PC.


Triplice omicidio e' avvenuto a Brescia il 28 agosto


Duane "Dog" Chapman is waiting to hear whether a Mexican federal court will set him free or order his pending extradition and criminal case to proceed.


A stabilire la cifra Ã¨ stato il Tribunale civile di PalermoI soldi verranno dal Fondo di rotazione per le vittime della mafia                                          Riina pagherÃ  oltre tre milioni ai familiari del giudice Borsellino


Accusato per vicenda accaduta in America centrale


Finland's Tecnomen Corporation wins orders worth EUR6.0m

Finnish messaging solutions developer Tecnomen Corporation said on Thursday that it has received two major Messaging system expansion orders in Africa and Middle East. via Customer Interaction Solutions


DUP leader Ian Paisley has said that he is breaking off relations with the Irish government over the taoiseach's comments on IRA arms decommissioning.


Big Losers, but Can Viewers Keep the Pace?

Some find the contestantsâ drastic weigh loss on âThe Biggest Loser,â the NBC reality series, undermining for its viewers also trying to lose pounds.


Joey Bishop, the stone-faced comedian who found success in nightclubs, television and movies but became most famous as a member of Frank Sinatra's Rat Pack, has died at 89.


Microsoft is making a major push to get Windows users to embrace the security-focused overhaul to its XP computer operating system.


UPDATE 1-Mauresmo starts strongly, Williams wins again

Amelie Mauresmo made a powerful start in her bid to end the year as world number one with a 6-1 6-0 rout of Vera Zvonareva at the WTA Championships on Thursday.


Coyotes re-sign RW Johnson to three-year deal

----------------------------------------------- GLENDALE, Arizona (Ticker) - Mike Johnson missed most of last season after undergoing shoulder surgery, but that didn't stop the Phoenix Coyotes from giving him the veteran right wing a three-year contract ...


ASIA/THAILANDIA - Il Programma del primo Congresso Missionario Asiatico che si terrÃ  dal 18 al 22 ottobre a Chiang Mai (Thailandia) Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - EÂ stato reso noto il programma del primo Congresso Missionario Asiatico, organizzato dallÂUfficio per lÂEvangelizzazione della Federation of Asian BishopsÂ Conferences (Fabc), con il sostegno della Congregazione per lÂEvang...


Memories, reality collide as veteran revisits Vietnam

NGOC LAC, Vietnam -- Former Navy aviator J.B. Souder returned to this northern mountain village this month and met Le Ba Tuc, who had taken Souder captive after he was shot down here in 1972. The two embraced and couldn't stop grinning. ''Thank you for not killing me," Souder joked.


H. Lee Scott Jr., the chief of Wal-Mart Stores, spoke at length about the image problems that have dogged the giant retailer.


"Smokable" pain drugs promise faster action

All self-respecting painkillers these days offer "fast-acting relief," a promise we accept to mean anywhere from 15 minutes to more than an hour.


Painkillers Damage Intestine, U.S. Expert Says

More than 70 percent of patients who  took painkillers such as ibuprofen for more than three months  suffered damage to their small intestines, U.S. researchers  reported on Monday.


Season three of 'America's Next Top Model' is hitting back once more on September 22nd. The UPN reality show had announced the cast for the next coming season. 14 young girls have been chosen to live a new chapter of their life through the teach...


Schools should be given cash incentives to take underperforming children, says Lib Dem education chief Sarah Teather.


NEW YORK: For years, profligate American consumers have been chided for putting aside nothing for a rainy day. Now, with the Federal Reserve raising interest rates, the prospect that households could start


US Airways Gets OK to Use Taxpayer Funds

ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A bankruptcy judge gave US Airways Group Inc...


BAGHDAD Rebels launched multiple attacks on Iraqi police posts around the city of Tikrit killing 18 policemen and injuring three, while a car bomb in northern Baghdad injured nine people, Iraqi and US officials said Tuesday.


Ambiente, a Lecco l''Oscar' per la qualitÃ

Va a Lecco la 'maglia verde' per la qualitÃ  ambientale. Ma la cittadina lacustre si aggiudica il primato senza aver vinto nemmeno una 'tappa' dell'edizione 2005, grazie ad una 'scalata' di quelle che lasciano di stucco gli altri concorrenti.


Actor Ben Affleck came up with an ingenious way to cut costs for his directorial debut "Gone Baby Gone". He used   Boston locals as extras in his film.


Chirac highly praises Deng as great statesman of China & world ...

To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birthday of Deng Xiaoping, French President Jacques Chirac, in an exclusive interview by PD correspondent Zhang Zhuji stationed in France on August 19, talked about his contacts with Deng Xiaoping, highly


Wales captain Ryan Giggs will announce his international retirement on Wednesday.


India's Offer for Peace Talks on Kashmir Is Sweetened With Aid

India's prime minister, Manmohan Singh, came to Kashmir on Wednesday offering unconditional talks with anyone willing to renounce violence and a $5.3 billion economic


Michael Phelps wins more golds in Athens than Holland, New Zealand, Spain and Canada.


Putin ha detto che puntera' missili in caso di basi Nato


There WILL Be a Quiz: Weekly Markets Recap

The stock market's continued uncertainty last week may have made investors want to tune out.


Sofia Gathers Experts in Money Laundering Combat

Politics: 20 September 2004, Monday. Sofia hosts an international conference with the participation of representatives of the financial intelligence services of fifteen countries.


THE GLOBE'S Oct. 13 editorial ("Unguarded on Gaza") about comments by Ariel Sharon's adviser, Dov Weisglass, drastically misrepresented his interview with the Israeli daily Haaretz.


American Axle posts quarterly loss after charges

American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc.  posted a quarterly net loss on Friday as it took charges for worker buyouts and idling U.S. manufacturing capacity for parts for mid-size light trucks.


Bin Laden's driver is not a POW, U.S. judge says

Osama bin Laden's driver is not a prisoner of war as defined by the Geneva Conventions and can be tried by a Guantanamo war crimes tribunal, a U.S. military judge ruled in a decision made public on Thursday.


New Zealand all-rounder Jacob Oram will miss the start of the World Cup after fracturing a finger.


Reggio Calabria, 18:29 - CALCIO, REGGINA; BIANCHI: I MIEI GOL PER LA SALVEZZA

La Reggina riprenderà domani la preparazione in vista della gara casalinga di domenica contro...


Russian state oil firm Rosneft moved on Friday to take control of stricken oil major YUKOS's key unit, Yuganskneftegaz, bought at a controversial auction which YUKOS is challenging in the U.S. courts.


Ascoli, 15:28 - CALCIO, ASCOLI-BRESCIA RINVIATA A DOMANI PER NEVE

Il primo grande freddo sull'Italia colpisce anche il calcio:  Ascoli-Brescia, incontro di serie B pr...


The former British prime minister has taken a job as an adviser to JPMorgan, a part-time post that will not affect his role as a Mideast peace envoy, his spokeswoman said.


Tony Stewart knows his way around Dover and will attack the 1-mile speedway in today's MBNA America 400 like a man with nothing to lose -- because, well, he has nothing to lose.


Rialzi gia' decisi, con governo si valutera' quando attuarli


Klitschko to Defend Title Against Williams in Las Vegas

World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko will defend his title against Britain's Danny Williams in Las Vegas, promoters said on Tuesday.


South African reggae musician Lucky Dube is shot dead by armed robbers in Johannesburg.


Carnegie Mellon Chemists Advance Organic Semiconductor Processing

PITTSBURGH, June 27  /PRNewswire/ -- Any machinist will tell you that a little grease goes a long way toward making a tool work better. And that may soon hold true for plastic electronics as well.


Iran Says It Has Arrested Several Nuclear Spies

Iran has arrested dozens of spies,  including several who passed secrets about its nuclear program  to its enemies, Intelligence Minister Ali Yunesi said on  Tuesday.


Outwardly, they are saying the right things, telling the world they understand why the Patriots, a team they beat during the regular season, a team with a worse record, and a team that is playing on the road, is a 3-point favorite over them.


A âclever and sharpâ restaurant guide company with tellingâ rankings and âa penchant for quote marksâ from its thousands of âin-the-knowâ reviewers is âon the block.â


The Colombian government releases its most senior guerrilla in prison as part of a unilateral goodwill gesture.


U.S. Soldier Pleads Guilty to Iraqi Prisoner Abuse

A U.S. soldier pleaded guilty on  Wednesday before a court martial to abusing prisoners in  Baghdad's Abu Ghraib prison, including forcing one to  masturbate and photographing naked prisoners.


In a sign that the  federal airwaves police may ratchet up their campaign against  racy programming, the FCC on Friday determined that a woman's  naked backside is indecent enough to net ABC a proposed fine of  $1.43 million.


NEW YORK Aug. 28, 2004 - Viewers treated to a break from the TV ad wars during the Democratic convention last month won't get the same respite when Republicans gather to re-nominate President Bush.


Pitcher Jason Marquis is likely to become the latest acquisition in the Chicago Cubs' offseason spending spree.


PHILADELPHIA - Pfizer Inc. said Friday that its popular pain-reliever Celebrex may double the risk of heart attack at high doses, triggering a torrent of new warnings about an entire class of drugs used by millions.


Symantec Offers Compensation for Bad Software Update

A month after Symantec knocked out 50,000 Chinese PCs with bad software, the company is offering compensation.


US President George W Bush's State of the Union address is expected to focus on welfare reform and Iraq.


These days, who doesn't have to face the easy, breezy invasiveness of strangers in service positions?


The UK spends more per person on treating heart disease than any other country in Europe, figures show.


O'Driscoll and O'Gara give Ireland cause for concern

Sport: Rugby World Cup: Irish pair forced out of training session with fitness scares.


Counting African Lives Lost in First Weeks

More than a million babies die across Africa every year in their first month of life, a hidden tragedy neglected by donor countries and African governments.


Firenze, 15:14 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA; DAINELLI: DIMOSTRIAMO LA NOSTRA FORZA

Dario Dainelli, difensore e capitano della Fiorentina, elogia la squadra per la prestazione di domen...


Take a cue from celebrities who learned their tax lessons the hard way.


Tension rises as Rwanda threatens force in DRC

by the RN Internet desk, 1 December 2004. Following Tuesday's speech by Rwandan President Paul Kagame in which he hinted that Rwandan troops might already be operating inside the neighbouring Democratic Republic


Though it has a reputation for leaning Democratic, Maryland's congressional delegation has been fairly evenly split between Republicans and Democrats for some time. When was the last election that saw all of Maryland's House seats go to Democrats?  1974 1992 1968 1958


Hobson gets the nod Software vendor Sage has appointed Tony Hobson as its new chairman.â¦


FedEx Corp. FDX.N, the world's top  air-express shipper, on Wednesday said quarterly earnings more  than doubled on strong growth in its international, ground and  freight services.


The Federal Reserve raised a key interest rate another quarter- percentage point Tuesday, continuing its campaign to gradually remove the cheap money stimulus that it used to help jump-start the recovery from the 2001 recession.


CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - NASA said on Monday it plans to build a permanently occupied base on the moon, most likely at the lunar south pole.


Nintendo DS Review -- palmOne and HP Could Learn a Thing or Two

The new Nintendo DS gaming handheld, launched in the United States yesterday, is interesting in many ways. With this impressive new gaming device Nintendo has set it's target age group for the twenty and above crowd and not teenagers.


Torn Between Two Loves: The Oboe and the âHot Messâ

No amount of actorly nuance could paper over the shortcuts and disjunctions of Sarah Treemâs new play.


Bush nominates Leavitt for health secretary

President Bush has nominated EPA Administrator Mike Leavitt to replace Tommy Thompson as Health and Human Services secretary. Before joining the Environmental Protection Agency, Leavitt, 53, was governor of


Simpson charged with kidnapping, robbery in Vegas

Former football star O.J. Simpson was charged with kidnapping, conspiracy and robbery on Tuesday in connection with what authorities say was the armed theft of his sports memorabilia at a Las Vegas hotel.


Radio Gerusalemme, il 19 vertice a 3 con Olmert e Abu Mazen


Mobile Phone Production in India Growing

India produced nearly 31 million mobile phones last year, at a value of about $5 billion.


Dubai, 16:52 - CALCIO, INTER: STANKOVIC IN GRUPPO, TERAPIE PER SUAZO

Dopo la vittoria ai rigori di ieri contro l'Ajax nella Dubai Cup, Inter in campo questa mattina per ...


Two men are held over the alleged theft of sensitive data relating to the Beckhams' security measures.


Small manufacturers in the UK are struggling in the face of soaring oil prices and higher interest rates, the CBI says.


Fire extinguisher resolves German smoking dispute

Anti-smoker powder coats puffing girlfriend An anti-smoking German man earned himself a light cuffing last Sunday after his girlfriend declined a request to stop smoking in his flat, and he responded by emptying a fire extinguisher over her and the Bielefeld domicile.â¦


Stone puts his stamp of greatness on bold 'Alexander'

A year or so ago, Variety reported no less than five Alexander the Great biopics in the works: two small-scale European productions, a 10-hour HBO miniseries, a Baz Luhrmann-directed epic to star Leonardo ...


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.


Dal 24-26/2 a Milano filati antibatterici, antimacchia, antifumo


Foreclosure Notices Hit Record in Spring

The Mortgage Bankers Association reported today that mortgage holders starting the foreclosure process in the April-June quarter reached 0.65 percent.


The oil producing OPEC cartel Monday began reducing its oil output to maintain prices around current levels, the Wall Street Journal reported.


A Pakistani court has granted bail to the husband of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, a day after he was re-arrested in Islamabad.


CoolBrands paying US$59 million for Kraft's yogurt business, stock ...

TORONTO (CP) - Shares in CoolBrands International Inc. jumped more than 15 per cent Wednesday after the frozen treat maker said it has agreed to buy the yogurt business of Kraft Foods Inc.


L'ex terrorista Battisti non si presenta alla firma, Ã¨ fuga?

Milano, 22 agosto 2004 - Cesare Battisti, l'ex terrorista estradato dalla Francia per scontare quattro ergastoli in Italia, sabato non si Ã¨ presentato per firmare nel commissariato di Parigi. Chi lo frequenta


He heads to New York with no gap to close with Kerry, but in a weaker position than past incumbents.


Indonesia's ex-leader, 86, is in a critical condition after suffering multiple organ failure for the second time.


GETTING IN THE SPIRIT ; Sacred Heart and First Parish Join for the Festivities

NATIVITY PAGEANT  QUINCY  The city's Christmas celebrations continued  last night with a nativity pageant at First Parish Church in Quincy Center.  First- and second-graders from Sacred Heart School performed the story of Jesus' birth, and a children's choir sang carols.


By Dan Voorhis, The Wichita Eagle, Kan.  Feb. 14--Harvey County's Economic Development Council is opting out of the Greater Wichita Economic Development Coalition.


Ex-AIG boss pitched NYTimes bid to Morgan Stanley

Maurice "Hank" Greenberg, the former head of insurer AIG, approached Morgan Stanley  CEO John Mack about buying the New York Times Co. , a source familiar with the matter told Reuters.


No. 25 Oklahoma St. Beats Iowa St., 36-7

Vernand Morency rushed for 143 yards and two touchdowns and Jason Ricks kicked three field goals to lead No. 25 Oklahoma State past Iowa State 36-7 Saturday.


The six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear weapons program, initially expected to begin Wednesday, have been postponed, a Japanese Foreign Ministry official said Monday.


Chris Gayle hits a blistering 117 but South Africa beat West Indies by eight wickets in the opening ICC World Twenty20 match.


San Pietroburgo, 15:21 - TENNIS, ATP SAN PIETROBURGO: BOLELLI AL SECONDO TURNO

Simone Bolelli si è qualificato per il secondo turno del torneo Atp di San Pietroburgo (sinte...


Israel moves on Gaza crossing after U.S. pressure

Israel, under pressure from the United States, agreed to marginally loosen restrictions at Gaza's border crossing with Egypt on Thursday, but did not make any longer-term commitment to keep the frontier open.


Pedro Martinez can go a long way toward putting a dismal September behind him and give the Boston Red Sox a commanding lead in the AL division series when he faces the Anaheim Angels in Game 2. After watching


EU Leaders Agree to Cut Greenhouse Gases

EU leaders agreed Friday on a bold set of measures to fight global warming, pledging that a fifth of the bloc's energy will come from green power sources such as wind turbines and solar panels by 2020 and 10 ...Comment


Olympic bid suffers as Madrid's image is tarnished

THE Madrid Olympic bid has suffered a setback because of the racist chanting on Wednesday in the BernabÃ©u stadium, one of the most famous arenas in the world and a proposed venue for the 2012 Games.